tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68652887520835707242024-03-19T01:47:32.136-07:00Coker Confidential™The consummate global news and information portalCCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-44462012039313758062024-03-17T00:30:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:57:01.707-07:00Russia Opens Its Vaults To Reveal Historical Biblical Truths<p><i>CC™ VideoSpective</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/54d-DCnnnyY" width="320" youtube-src-id="54d-DCnnnyY"></iframe></div><p></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-26349834630691027552024-03-16T00:30:00.000-07:002024-03-16T14:41:52.243-07:00Anthony Joshua - Back with a bang!<p><i>CC™ VideoSpective</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUFAay9UQ1qcO9Ix7Dy3ui7f20ibDefQz7KJJRoum-RLh7lI1MVoIvja1z3pPS94nwPK4HPe_LXJ-8MnpbkepslVueY798te9bYkZ_Q5LgcaNK9HBNbAx35lKsJbBoXo7AjQZN-6ZYM1Hj5zGtlLGCFxjd1jP6pXHgtJ3ZyaouXu3wprRM0_uwKR9Cno/w640-h480/Fulani-Herdsmen-Killing-640x480.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">CC™ Global Insights</span></i><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Dennis Agbo</span></i></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has sought for the reconstruction and compensation of victims in the recently demolished cattle markets in parts of south east states.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The cattle markets located in Lokpanta of Abia state and Ugwuoba in Enugu state were recently demolished over alleged harbouring and service as criminal hideouts for suspected kidnappers marauding the south east states.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the Miyetti Allah had since denied harbouring of criminals in their mist, stating that they had indeed in many occasions fished out criminal elements who infiltrated in their mist and handed them over to the security agencies.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a statement, on Sunday, a chieftain of MACBAN in the South East and the immediate past Chairman of the group in the South East Zone who currently is the Director in the national body, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki said that the plight of the displaced cattle dealers in the Abia and Enugu states was very bad.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">According to Siddiki the state of their members in the South East vis-à-vis the general economic hardship amidst the approaching Ramadan is too bad and needs to be looked into.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Siddiki said that while their members struggle to survive the torments of an unpalatable economic downturn like the rest of the Nigerian masses, their members in the South East are largely disturbed by the very recent tragedy of market demolitions in Lokpanta and Ugwuoba cattle markets by the governments of Abia and Enugu States, respectively.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He said: “While we recognise the need to comply with government policies, trusting that these actions are not deliberately intended to undermine our business interests, we are worried by the quantum of losses upon our people.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are however most optimistic that the human face in governance will compel the Governments of Abia and Enugu States to grant the victims of the demolitions adequate compensation to enable them get on in pursuit of their legitimate livelihood.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are eagerly looking forward to the quick construction of new market facilities to serve our people’s business cause. We are hopeful that the government of the states will carry our leadership along in matters concerning the reconstruction.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We urge our members to stay calm, await the final government decision, and pray for peace and stability across the South East.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“It is essential for our members to be law-abiding, avoiding actions that could jeopardize peace and stability in the region. We emphasize humility and sincerity towards our hosts for sustainable coexistence.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“In conclusion, we express gratitude to the governments and leaders in Igbo land. We urge them to further support and accommodate our legitimate business activities in cattle breeding and selling without hindrance.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Given the itinerary nature of the Igbo race and their notable successes across the globe we are very hopeful that they will continue to accommodate our people in Igbo’s cherished homeland.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“In this season of Ramadan when we deeply reflect on life and seek positive amendments, our people are enjoined to take stock of their lives and strive to adopt better ways of living that will enhance positive and rancour free interactions with whomever they meet in the course of business and life.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are confident that Nigeria will get better and today’s pains will be told as an unpleasant chapter of our history as a country. We plead with our political leaders to be conscientious in formulating and driving policies that affect the well-being of Nigerians.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">VANGUARD</span></i></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-78409796463353539572024-03-10T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-10T11:05:26.254-07:00Doing Business in Nigeria: Oluwatobi Ajayi's NORD vision for the Nigerian auto industry after leaving Mercedes-Benz to build his own car empire<p><i>CC™ VideoSpective</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ekCQwaFgj3k" width="320" youtube-src-id="ekCQwaFgj3k"></iframe></div><p></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-35714346191768141032024-03-09T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-10T10:56:20.172-07:00Former Tesla director Larry Ellison invited Elon Musk to Hawaii to 'dry out' from drugs, report says<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MhzV73noMoTOSMCKfhsmI2yDTleGWFGigPwUrrNzddTDiGdaOEjiK_THjMRZOSE0gfzaR-L-XHA5VizhPwRdTzC1uuOrS6aCApa40gBvajB2n4JXzMDmbXTVUadHCn77EG9-0vH34fkVHEmA_8G28gfGDTgsovkLML_up0naL1i6zkwc7C59gcIVul8/s1200/elon2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MhzV73noMoTOSMCKfhsmI2yDTleGWFGigPwUrrNzddTDiGdaOEjiK_THjMRZOSE0gfzaR-L-XHA5VizhPwRdTzC1uuOrS6aCApa40gBvajB2n4JXzMDmbXTVUadHCn77EG9-0vH34fkVHEmA_8G28gfGDTgsovkLML_up0naL1i6zkwc7C59gcIVul8/w640-h426/elon2.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">CC™ Business Interest</span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a class="byline-link byline-author-name" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/katherine-tangalakis-lippert" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-thickness: 0.5px; text-underline-offset: 1px;">Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert</a><span style="color: #111111;"> and </span><span class="byline-author-name" data-e2e-name="byline-author-name Lloyd Lee" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111;"><a class="byline-link byline-author-name" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lloyd-lee" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-thickness: 0.5px; text-underline-offset: 1px;">Lloyd Lee</a></span></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a>'s drug use so worried his business associates and company board members that they asked him to go to rehab and even take a break from working to "dry out" from various substances, including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine, a new report from <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-tesla-money-drugs-board-61af9ac4?st=ete3ewupeevvvsy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Outbound Click" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-tesla-money-drugs-board-61af9ac4?st=ete3ewupeevvvsy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a> said.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/rise-of-oracle-founder-larry-ellison-2017-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rise-of-oracle-founder-larry-ellison-2017-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Larry Ellison</a>, Musk's close friend, a former <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Tesla</a> director, and the <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-most-outrageous-larry-ellison-stories-2012-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-most-outrageous-larry-ellison-stories-2012-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">billionaire</a> cofounder of Oracle,<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;"> </span>went so far as to urge Musk to travel to Hawaii during winter 2022 to pause his work and avoid drugs, the outlet reported, citing people familiar with the offer.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ellison's proposal came amid increasing concerns among Musk's friends and associates that <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Musk's drug use</a> was getting worse, some of those people told the Journal.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At a party in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles around the time of Ellison's suggestion, the report added, one person who attended the event said Musk drank ecstasy in "liquid form" from a water bottle after having his personal security clear the floor for privacy.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Journal reported the "volume" of Musk's drug use had contributed to a <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-company-directors-drug-use-report-wsj-2024-2" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-company-directors-drug-use-report-wsj-2024-2" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">culture of peer pressure</a> among Musk's friends and board directors of his various companies that created an "expectation" for them to use drugs alongside him to maintain the social status gained by being close to the billionaire.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Musk, Ellison, and their lawyers <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/alex-spiro-attorney-elon-musk-jay-z-bobby-shmurda-2022-06" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alex-spiro-attorney-elon-musk-jay-z-bobby-shmurda-2022-06" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Alex Spiro</a> and Christopher Muzzi did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Journal previously reported Musk, who is reportedly one of several executives in Silicon Valley to try his hand at psychedelics such as <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-microdosing-ketamine-drug-use-treat-depression-parties-report-2023-6" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-microdosing-ketamine-drug-use-treat-depression-parties-report-2023-6" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">ketamine</a>, had also indulged in LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and "magic" mushrooms.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite proclaiming that he doesn't "like doing <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-weed-ketamine-rogan-420-isaacson-biography-2023-9" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-weed-ketamine-rogan-420-isaacson-biography-2023-9" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">illegal drugs</a>," Musk's drug use has previously put him and his companies on notice.</span></p><p class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After he <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-drug-tests-smoking-weed-joe-rogan-marijuana-cannabis-2022-8" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-drug-tests-smoking-weed-joe-rogan-marijuana-cannabis-2022-8" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">smoked marijuana</a> on an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, NASA made SpaceX pledge in writing that the company was following federal guidelines on drug use in the workplace. The company spent $5 million in taxpayer money to properly train its employees on the rules, the Journal reported.</span></p><p class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The billionaire also said on X that he had a prescription for <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/ketamine-therapy-depression-treatment-addictive-drug-clinics-2023-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ketamine-therapy-depression-treatment-addictive-drug-clinics-2023-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">ketamine</a>, which research has suggested can be used to treat depression.</span></p><p class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Experts previously told BI that the combination of hard drugs Musk is said to have used came with several <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">health risks</a>, especially at his age of 52.</span></p><p class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those include irregular heartbeat and incontinence, as well as psychosis if the user has bipolar disorder. In 2017, <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/31/elon-musk-is-bipolar-has-terrible-lows-and-unrelenting-stress.html" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Outbound Click" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/31/elon-musk-is-bipolar-has-terrible-lows-and-unrelenting-stress.html" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">CNBC</a> reported Musk suggested to his Twitter followers that he had the disorder.</span></p><p class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><i><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-elon-musk-hawaii-dry-out-drugs-report-2024-2?amp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Source: Business Insider</span></a></i></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-90213128646477597892024-03-08T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-10T10:44:46.870-07:00Toxic Culture: Elon Musk's company directors are said to feel an 'expectation' to use drugs with him to avoid upsetting the billionaire<p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1IdWuhROgKc_oJsN5-2nIUVVlE9NpTigD_I7IK1IlICBhJ601ewZFDIqVhZqkJerktvT6fKlKJcehuPfbCWtjP32BSYuoXulOu8rH65MHD4SlhSCzRRvug6n9isHgTvLte8oMconD6oDTq4pKqxeVyuO_DxsTco4ot0tHV_lCB81Kj-3SZHbBPiuiXc/s640/elon.jpg" style="clear: left; 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color: #111111;"><a class="byline-link byline-author-name" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/katherine-tangalakis-lippert" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-thickness: 0.5px; text-underline-offset: 1px;">Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> is said to have created a culture of peer pressure among some of his friends and business associates that encourages them to use drugs with him, <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">according to a new report from</span> <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-tesla-money-drugs-board-61af9ac4?st=ete3ewupeevvvsy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Outbound Click" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-tesla-money-drugs-board-61af9ac4?st=ete3ewupeevvvsy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a> that details how board members and directors of his various companies either participate in or enable his substance use to stay close to the billionaire.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Journal reported that at parties in recent years, Musk had been spotted taking ketamine recreationally through a nasal spray and drinking liquid ecstasy from a water bottle, citing people who witnessed the drug use <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">or were briefed about it.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Current and former <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Tesla</a> and <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-elon-musk" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-elon-musk" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">SpaceX</a> directors and board members— some of whom have invested tens of millions of dollars in Musk's companies or have significant stock options tied to their roles — had also used drugs with him, the Journal reported.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sources told the Journal that the "volume" of Musk's drug use had created a culture wherein his closest business associates feared losing their wealth and social status by upsetting the <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-net-worth" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-net-worth" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">billionaire</a> if they refused to use drugs with him.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Musk, his lawyer Alex Spiro, and representatives for Tesla and SpaceX didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Following a January 6 report by The Journal that said the 52-year-old had used <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-use-ketamine-microdosing-risks-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, and magic mushrooms</a> over the years, Musk said in a post on X: "Whatever I'm doing, I should obviously keep doing it!"</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the January report, which could jeopardize Musk's security clearance as well as the <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">billions of dollars of government contracts</u></a> enjoyed by SpaceX as a defense contractor because of federal regulations on drug use, NASA said in a statement: "The agency does not have evidence of noncompliance from SpaceX on how the company addresses the <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-nasa-no-evidence-drug-use-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-nasa-no-evidence-drug-use-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">drug- and alcohol-free</a> workforce regulations."</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Musk's reported drug use has been at the center of recent controversies after the Journal reported that a former director at Tesla was so concerned about <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-weed-ketamine-rogan-420-isaacson-biography-2023-9" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-weed-ketamine-rogan-420-isaacson-biography-2023-9" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">Musk's drug use</u></a> and unpredictable behavior that she chose not to stand for reelection to the <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-board-director-worried-elon-musk-drug-use-wsj-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-board-director-worried-elon-musk-drug-use-wsj-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">electric-car company's board</a>.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Journal also reported that SpaceX executives worried Musk was on drugs during a <a data-analytics-product-module="body_link" data-vars-hyper-link="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-drug-use-cringeworthy-spacex-meeting-wsj-2024-1" data-vars-link-domain="AMP" data-vars-link-type="Inbound Click" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-drug-use-cringeworthy-spacex-meeting-wsj-2024-1" rel="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; text-decoration-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">"cringeworthy" all-hands meeting</a>, in which the billionaire arrived nearly an hour late, rambling and slurring his words for about 15 minutes before the meeting was taken over by the spacecraft manufacturer's president.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 30.1px 0px;"><i><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-company-directors-drug-use-report-wsj-2024-2?amp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Source: Business Insider</span></a></i></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-34037272780072732502024-03-07T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-07T14:26:23.129-08:00The ten best football (soccer) players of all time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is no question that 'the beautiful game' has been blessed with some of the most glorious talent ever assembled in any sports, over the generations. Here are the ten best football (soccer) players of all time according to a consortium of ardent analysts and personalities in the game. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The list allows many fans of the beautiful game to offer their own opinion and suggestions on the veracity of the rankings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;">Edson Arantes do Nascimento - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;">Pelé (Brazil) - RIP </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #434343; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343;">Most career goals (of any footballer ever, like ever), FIFA Player of the Century, France Football's greatest FIFA World Cup player, TIME 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century list, Brazil's all-time leading goal scorer, Santos' all-time leading goal scorer, youngest FIFA World Cup winner, most assists in FIFA World Cup history, 1958, 1962 & 1970 FIFA World Cup, top goal scorer in FIFA World Cup finals, two Copa Libertadores titles, six Campeonato Brasilerio Serie A titles, two Intercontinental Cups, 1970 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, 1958 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player, 1970 Bola de Prata.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"> There isn't really much that needs to be said here. Pele was simply the best and the only player that could have possibly eclipsed him from the premier position would have been Maradona, if the latter had won a second FIFA World Cup.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2) Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina) - RIP</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements:</strong> 90min's Greatest Footballer of All Time, Corriere dello Sport's Best Athlete in History, 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, 1985 Serie A Footballer of the Year, FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, FIFA Goal of the Century, Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century, two-time South American Footballer of the Year, four-time Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year, two Scudetti, one Coppa Italia, one Copa del Rey, one UEFA Cup. The late Maradona was a football genius and took over a game like no other player did, probably not since the number one player on the list, <span style="color: #4d5156;">Pelé.</span></span></div><div data-label="Drop here..." style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #434343; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-label="Drop here..." style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #434343; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVQ2m9U0uPpqZhbH78G_jqiIyWBWgmGzXp377ZeVRXAGCuzYYBPqLEW2nKnMbwGPl68WUtqjAmCF3xRAbe1U7U1AcWbX2JjPpFDOmDYpx44ofAmFRB_bMU1xdPxJLm5P3oueNvWp2PU/s770/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="770" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVQ2m9U0uPpqZhbH78G_jqiIyWBWgmGzXp377ZeVRXAGCuzYYBPqLEW2nKnMbwGPl68WUtqjAmCF3xRAbe1U7U1AcWbX2JjPpFDOmDYpx44ofAmFRB_bMU1xdPxJLm5P3oueNvWp2PU/w640-h360/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getty Images</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements:</strong> 1998 Ballon d'Or, 1998, 2000 & 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year, 2002 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, 2000/01 Serie A Footballer of the Year, UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years, L'Equipe Best French Player of All Time, 2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, only player to be named Player of the Year in three of the top five leagues, most goals in FIFA World Cup finals, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2000 UEFA European Championships, one Champions League, two Scudetti, one La Liga title, one Intercontinental Cup. Zizzou should have won two FIFA World Cups and the evidence of his genius was in taking an average and aging French side to the FIFA World Cup final in 2006, while eliminating a star-studded Brazil side in the process. Zizzou never lost to Brazil when it mattered and he was 2-0 against two of arguably the best Brazillian teams of all time, the 1998 and 2006 teams with stars like Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo (<span style="color: #4d5156;">"O Fenômeno"</span>), Roberot Carlos and Cafu, just to name a few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements:</strong> 1971, 1973 & 1975 Ballon d'Or, 1974 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, three-time Dutch Footballer of the Year, two-time Dutch Sportsman of the Year, three European Cups, one La Liga title, nine Eredivisie titles, one Copa del Rey, six KNVB Cup, one Intercontinental Cup. Johan Cryuff was 'Total Football' and he was the architect of modern football, as we know it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong>1972 & 1976 Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, 1966 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award, four-time German Footballer of the Year, 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1972 UEFA European Championships, three European Cups, five Bundesliga titles, four DFB-Pokals, one Intercontinental Cup. The Der Kaiser, as he is fondly called, won the FIFA World Cup as a player and also as a manager. He is also one of only two defenders to ever win the Ballon d'Or and he infact won it TWICE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6) Ronaldo aka <span style="color: #4d5156;">"O Fenômeno"</span> (Brazil)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong>1997 & 2002 Ballon d'Or, 1996, 1997 & 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year, 1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, 2002 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe, 1996/97 European Golden Shoe, 1994 & 2002 FIFA World Cup, 1997 & 1999 Copa America, two-time Pichichi winner, 1998 Serie A Footballer of the Year, two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, one KNVB Cup, one UEFA Cup, one Intercontinental Cup. Ronaldo easily could have become the greatest football player of all time, but his knees and overall lack of personal discipline, did him in. He was simply a joy to watch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong>2005 Ballon d'Or, 2004 & 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year, 2005/06 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, 2004 & 2005 FIFPro World Player of the Year, one UEFA Champions League, two La Liga titles, one Scudetto. 2002 FIFA World Cup winner. Ronaldinho was one of the most gifted geniuses with the ball at his feet. He was exquisite to watch and played with so much joy that his passion seemed like par-for-the-course, even in the most energy-sapping of games. Just ask England in 2002 and they will tell you that no one 'smiled while killing you' with so much ease as Ronaldinho. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong>1957 & 1959 Ballon d'Or, five European Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, eight La Liga titles, five-time Pichichi winner, World Team of the 20th Century, one Copa del Rey.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alfredo Di Stéfano is considered by some to be the best player of all time, and many consider that he should be ranked above fellow Argentines Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Indelibly associated with the Real Madrid side that won 5 European Cups between 1956 and 1960, remarkably Di Stéfano did not even come to Europe until he was in his late 20s. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">It was during his time in Spain with Real that created his legend. In 11 seasons, in addition to the European Cup triumphs, he helped them win 8 league titles and the Copa del Rey, scoring 308 goals in 396 appearances for Los Blancos. His partnership with Ferenc Puskás became legendary, exemplified by the 1960 European Cup Final, where Di Stéfano scored a hat-trick, and the Hungarian four in the 7 – 3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt, still spoken of, nearly 60 years later, as one of the finest games of club football ever played. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #363636; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 15px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE79DvkDGlYfTzc7AUXHGh3DrhyphenhyphenStUt3XA_xDwv3LXhs9OkzcHUG2w6pmaURiP-l2VkTEe8Cn3_G2rJyQsklAWKCam1ahNz9u13T_2sYbPJKVyY7NDENeZU-7RbQhTeZGfexr0HQAooTs/s939/DiStefano.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE79DvkDGlYfTzc7AUXHGh3DrhyphenhyphenStUt3XA_xDwv3LXhs9OkzcHUG2w6pmaURiP-l2VkTEe8Cn3_G2rJyQsklAWKCam1ahNz9u13T_2sYbPJKVyY7NDENeZU-7RbQhTeZGfexr0HQAooTs/w418-h640/DiStefano.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football Soccer Cards</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 15px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #434343; font-family: inherit;">9) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;">Major Achievements: </strong>2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 & 2021 Ballon d'Or, 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year. 2021 Copa America and 2022 FIFA World Cup winner. Barcelona all time top goal scorer, La Liga all time top goal scorer, six-time Pichichi winner, Argentina's all time top goal scorer, most goals scored in a calendar year, 2011 & 2015 UEFA Men's Player of the Year, seven-time La Liga Player of the Year, 2014 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, 2005 Young European Footballer of the Year, five-time European Golden Shoe winner, four Champions Leagues, nine La Liga titles, six Copa del Rey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">he horrific suffocation of George Floyd, by the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, has not only shocked and enraged the world it has once again brought the surface the degree of hatred, prejudice and wickedness inspired by race that still exist in the hearts of some human beings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">George Floyd is the latest addition to a gallery of victims of US police brutality, against black peoples: Eric Garner, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile and Freddie Gray, are examples of black men who have been murdered by American police.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In spite of outrage like the one we are witnessing today, black people continue to suffer prejudiced treatment in the hands of some white people and institutions in many white dominated countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The killing of Mr Floyd by a group of white American police men is a heinous and despicable crime which offends humanity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to say that it is not only blacks in America that are suffering the kind of injustice that led to the death of George Floyd . In Nigeria, police brutality of the type that claimed the life of George Floyd is routine and currently there is a Fulani knee on the neck of Nigerians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On 7 and 8 June, 2005, six young Nigerians, 5 men and one woman of Igbo extraction, Ekene Isaac Mgbe, Ifeanyin Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Paulinus Ogbonna and Anthony and Augustina Arebu were murdered in cold blood by members of Nigerian police led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Danjuma Ibrahim. Mr Danjuma is still wearing the uniform of the Nigerian police.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In July 16 2019, Mr Chinedu Obi, aka ‘Zinquest’ an Igbo was arrested by the Nigerian Police for being covered in tattoos, wearing a gold chain and in possession of an expensive I-phone.The police shot him and then watched him bleed to death. These are just two examples from many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These crimes against humanity continue to take place because the Fulani caliphate hijacked Nigeria, through a rouge constitution after the civil war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What else can I say, when the game keeper is the poacher? What hope has the sheep, when the Shepard is a wolf? What future has Nigeria, when the Nigerian government is on the side of Fulani terrorists?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In Nigeria it is one rule for Fulanis and another for others. Fulani terrorists masquerading as cattle rearers carry AK 47 openly in Nigeria, but the police arrests others with legal gun licence because they are from other ethnic groups. The Buhari government has pursued a policy of disarming ordinary Nigerians, while aiding Fulani terrorists to arm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fulani terrorists are free to operate from their bases in forests, where they are supplied with Nigerian military helicopters and the world looks on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">White police officers kills one black man, thirty cities in America erupt in violence, but Fulani terrorists wipe out villages after villages in Nigeria, and the Nigerian government, press and the world keep silent. Yes, it is right to protest against evils of the type claimed the life of George Floyd, but evil has no colour. Evil is pervasive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am forced to as; does black life matter, only when white People kill blacks? Does black life matter when black youth kill black youth in London? Does black matter when police from Islamic north Nigeria kill Christians southerners because of who they are? Who cares about the hundreds being killed daily in Nigeria by Fulani terrorists? Are they not black lives?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What can I say. Nigerians cry on. Maybe, one day, Nigerians will wake up from magical thinking and realise that people create their own heaven or hell and no people can progress, unless they take control and commit to change, evil will win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I suppose Black people should also fight against tribalism, toxic ethnic nationalism, corruption, religious intolerance and terrorism. This is the way to demonstrate that indeed, Black livers matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The white knee on the neck of black George Floyd black neck made it impossible for him to breathe and he died while the other police men and many others stood by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a time like this, it is easy to forget who is a racist. A racist is not only a white police Officer with his knee on the neck of a black man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is any human being who restricts his goodness, justice and love to people of his race, religion, nationality and or ethnicity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a person, who narrowly defines his goodness and finds good reasons to exclude others from it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whenever a human being finds good reason to do to others, what he or she would not want others to do him, members of his family and or ethnic and religious group, that individual is a racist, who has a suffocating knee on the neck of his victim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A racist is a person who opposes a relationship because of tribal or ethnic and or religious differences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A racist is a person who refuses to employ another on the basis of ethnicity, gender or religion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A racist is a human being who discriminates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A racist is a prejudiced human being eaten up by hatred of those, who are different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How does a man with a knee on his neck get up? While his knee was on my neck you passed by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While his knee was on my neck, you looked away. While his knee was on my neck, you called me a criminal and a "nigger." While his knee was on my neck, what did you do? Indeed, all lives matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All lives matter. The colour of evil is not white. There are evil black and white peoples.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every week in London, a black youth kills another black youth. White people spearheaded the abolition of slavery and many black peoples were involved in the slave trade. They sold blacks to whites as slaves. I have experienced evil from both whites and blacks. Evil has no colour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is important not to judge a race by the actions of a few people from the race. In the final analysis we are all belong to the human race and are individuals who are responsible for our actions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If we are prepared to ascribe the evil of one individual to his race, we should also be ready to ascribe the goodness of another individual to his race.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We need to see people as individuals before the colour of their skin. We need to dig deeper. All lives matter do matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Freedom only comes when men reject the status quo and take control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">People overcome tyranny when they rise up to oppose evil and wrong, whenever they see it, no matter who is the victim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is time to demonstrate that Nigerian lives matter. It is time to end Fulani terrorism and police and, military brutality in Nigeria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All lives matter. No one should have his knee on the neck of anther human being. End racism and ethnic nationalism, and terrorism. Embrace equality under the law and justice as fairness for all. All lives matter.</span></div>
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text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAjD-q5r7CNkIl0Ooj39bUjBWkWq4cBaiUBncTY3kqkvC-GiWBDlI1oe58ib1itf7C3cpPjG44aCDmpVH6jHGukhtHgm5m4W0fGEHH5kF_REO8h7OHSjf_Nn1U3Z4JDnnsgfVu6-ELdKnEt4HqsEe3l4ceLmyeI1c_go4IvaHSmuM1VjjtUYJIZeu7_A/s299/sultan-of-sokoto.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="299" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAjD-q5r7CNkIl0Ooj39bUjBWkWq4cBaiUBncTY3kqkvC-GiWBDlI1oe58ib1itf7C3cpPjG44aCDmpVH6jHGukhtHgm5m4W0fGEHH5kF_REO8h7OHSjf_Nn1U3Z4JDnnsgfVu6-ELdKnEt4HqsEe3l4ceLmyeI1c_go4IvaHSmuM1VjjtUYJIZeu7_A/w640-h482/sultan-of-sokoto.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />CC™ Editor's Flashback</span></i><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, has condemned the military crackdown against the Islamist Boko Haram sect.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"We cannot solve violence with violence," Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar told a meeting of religious leaders.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Boko Haram, based in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, says it is fighting for Islamic rule.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been behind recent assassinations of prominent figures and a wave of bombings.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two years ago, Nigeria's security forces brutally suppressed an uprising by the sect, destroying its compound in Maiduguri - the capital of Borno state - and then capturing and killing its leader Mohammed Yusuf.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of disappearing, the group, which opposes Western education and is fighting for Islamic rule, re-emerged last September and vowed to avenge its leader's death.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last month, it said it had carried out an attack on the headquarters of the Nigerian police in Abuja, which killed at least six people.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the response of the security forces has led to criticism from rights group and the governor of Borno state.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Correspondents say many residents of Maiduguri are now more scared of the army than they are of Boko Haram.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"That problem can never be solved by drafting soldiers into cities where there is [a] problem - and in the process innocent lives were lost," said the sultan, who once served as military officer.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is the first time the sultan has spoken about the Boko Haram insurgency.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Muslim clerics who have criticised the sect have been among those targeted for assassination in drive-by shootings over the past year.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The sultan also said the five policemen who have just gone on trial this month for the killing of Mr Yusuf should not be given bail.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Boko Haram's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad".</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;">But residents of Maiduguri, where it was formed in 2002, dubbed it Boko Haram.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Loosely translated from the local Hausa language, this means Western education is forbidden.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Boko Haram sees such education as corrupting Muslims.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation - is split between the predominately Muslim north and largely Christian south.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Editor’s Commentary - This piece was published on July 29, 2011 and another Southerner, Goodluck Jonathan was President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Sultan Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar has always been a wolf in sheep’s clothing. In the piece in question from 2011, he (Sultan Abubakar), the leader of Nigeria’s Northern Muslims, vehemently opposed the military crackdown on the terrorists at the time, particularly because it was being led by a Southern Chief of Army Staff, a South-Easterner (Retired Lieutenant general Azubuike Ihejirika) to be precise, and it was also yielding results in terms of decimating the insurgents in a devastating way. </span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sultan Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai and ex-president, Muhammadu Buhari are religious and ethnic Fulani irredentists, who secretly and overtly (as El-Rufai did as Kaduna State Governor) subscribe to the tenets of Fulani supremacy and dominance by any means necessary. The hypocrisy of the Sultan of Sokoto is not debatable and he lacks (and will always lack) credibility when it comes to the twin issue of ethno-religious intolerance in Nigeria, as it relates to the ethnic cleansing in the Middle-Belt and other parts of Nigeria by the Fulani Herdsmen and Boko Haram.</span></span></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-14512523613875525942024-03-02T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-03T01:12:34.359-08:00A troubling trend that has gone unchecked for ages: Nigeria lecturer suspended after being exposed in 'sex-for-grades' filmCC™ Eye on Africa<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The University of Lagos has suspended a lecturer (also said to be a Lead Pastor of the local Foursquare Church) who was caught on film propositioning and sexually harassing an undercover BBC reporter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">The church has reportedly condemned the actions of Boniface Igbeneghu and suspended hm from all ministerial/pastorial duties.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">Ironically, the church (Foursquare Church) he serves as a flock leader is a global church that was founded by an American woman, </span><a href="https://www.foursquare.org/about/history/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Aimee Semple McPherson</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was one of several academics secretly filmed as part of a year-long investigation by the BBC show that focuses on Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The film, which has sparked widespread social media comment, explored alleged sexual harassment by members of staff at two top West African universities, the University of Lagos (Nigeria) and the University of Ghana (Ghana). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A number of high-profile figures, including celebrities and politicians, have joined in the conversation about the issues it raised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The report also saw students, some with their identities hidden, making allegations about their own experiences with professors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr Igbeneghu has made no comment.</span></div>
CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-54384162345014127102024-03-01T00:30:00.000-08:002024-03-01T08:00:16.852-08:00Putin warns West it is leading the world towards a potential nuclear confrontation<p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">CC™ Headline News</span></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28tRD514eS9kd4wqpzW_FQe37AqdxKhdE_zIqosV4SAoLDluElLh0evorSFMeRAzmYSA8bmM2eE9nb_qI8RR4RJ5uIqypLKCUzPgWy0I6hSTRBftlaBx07ivw4GGbZurUHUneUKqYK91ERQBer2GNz_Vs-fHoMJkVS0juvW8VDiUUbO-RPGV4EglUDAE/s1024/05-nuclear-alert1-jumbo.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28tRD514eS9kd4wqpzW_FQe37AqdxKhdE_zIqosV4SAoLDluElLh0evorSFMeRAzmYSA8bmM2eE9nb_qI8RR4RJ5uIqypLKCUzPgWy0I6hSTRBftlaBx07ivw4GGbZurUHUneUKqYK91ERQBer2GNz_Vs-fHoMJkVS0juvW8VDiUUbO-RPGV4EglUDAE/w640-h426/05-nuclear-alert1-jumbo.webp" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: inherit;">President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday of a “real” risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine, offering a defiant and emboldened stance in his annual speech to Russians.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: inherit;">Speaking in Moscow, Putin said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the West of “tragic consequences” for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They have announced the possibility of sending Western military contingents to Ukraine… The consequences for possible interventionists will be much more tragic,” he said in his address to the nation.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“They should eventually realise that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. Everything that the West comes up with creates the real threat of a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons, and thus the destruction of civilisation,” said Putin.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His comments appeared to be a response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal earlier this week to rule out sending troops to Ukraine — a stance that drew swift rejection from other leaders in Europe.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nevertheless, the debate has struck a nerve in Moscow, which has long seen its conflict with Ukraine as part of a wider “hybrid war” being waged against it by NATO.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Western leaders have repeatedly criticised Putin for what they see as his reckless use of nuclear rhetoric.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After pulling Russia out of arms control treaties with the United States and previously warning he was “not bluffing” when he said he was ready to use nuclear weapons, Putin had appeared in recent months to dial down his nuclear threats.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the fresh warning comes with the Kremlin buoyed by recent gains on the battlefield in Ukraine, but also an economy that has largely defied sanctions and ahead of an election certain to extend Putin’s term in the Kremlin until 2030.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Russian forces ‘advancing’ -</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The current state of affairs marks a sharp reversal in fortunes for Moscow over the last 12 months.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year at this time, Russian troops were reeling from Ukrainian counteroffensives that pushed them back in northeastern and southern Ukraine.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But after a Ukrainian campaign in the summer of 2023 failed to bring similar results, Kyiv is back on the defensive.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The initially strong Western support for Ukraine also appears to be fraying, with a $60-billion US aid package stalled in Congress.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Outgunning Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, Putin’s troops seized the eastern stronghold of Avdiivka and are attempting to build on their advances.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Putin on Thursday pointed to recent successes.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The combat capacity of our armed forces has increased many times over,” he said.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“They are advancing confidently in a number of areas,” he added, without providing details.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Flanked by Russian tricolour flags and standing alone on stage at the Gostiny Dvor Palace near Moscow’s Red Square, the Russian leader reeled off his country’s arsenal of advanced weapons, including the Zircon and Kinzhal supersonic missiles.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But he slammed reports Russia was preparing to deploy a nuclear weapon in space as a “ploy” by Washington to draw Moscow into arms control talks “on their terms”.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Election campaign -</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Putin also touted Russia’s strong economic performance at home and outlined a number of small-scale domestic reforms as part of his pitch to Russians ahead of next month’s presidential election.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His speech was broadcast not only on state television but also on large digital screens and free of charge in cinemas across the country.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the economic front, he said Russia was faring better than many expected.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Massive investment in military production, as well as high salaries and benefits for soldiers, has largely shielded the economy from the worst consequences of Western sanctions.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is little doubt on the outcome of the March 15-17 vote, with all genuine opposition candidates barred from standing and the Kremlin’s most vocal critic Alexei Navalny now dead.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But Putin has still been campaigning, traveling around the country and making numerous media appearances since the start of the year, including recently flying a Russian bomber.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 71-year-old former KGB officer, in power since the final day of 1999, is the longest serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin — a record he is set to pass during his next six-year term.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even before Putin ordered forces into Ukraine in February 2022, he had increasingly portrayed himself as a defender of Russian values against a decadent, liberal and expansionist West.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He has used the military campaign to escalate a crackdown on domestic opponents, with hundreds prosecuted for criticising the Kremlin and its military offensive.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The speech came on the eve of a planned funeral for Putin’s top opponent Navalny, who died in prison on 16 February in unclear circumstances.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Putin, who famously never referred to the opposition leader by name, has remained silent on Navalny’s shock death that prompted outrage at home and abroad.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">AFP</span></i></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-38701176280885379862024-02-29T00:30:00.000-08:002024-02-29T04:36:01.703-08:00White Rage: The unspoken truth about America's divide<i>CC™ VideoSpective</i><div><i><br /></i>
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Approximately 41% of Biden-voting respondents answered similarly.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some Republicans have floated proposals to secede from the union, including former Texas GOP chair Allen West. After <a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" data-rapid_p="28" data-ylk="slk:the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit spearheaded by the Texas attorney general" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-rejects-texas-gop-bid-overturn-2020-election-2020-12?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background-color: transparent; color: #188fff; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit spearheaded by the Texas attorney general</a> aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results, West said that "perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The survey shows Republicans and Democrats heavily distrust one another, with 80% or more of respondents from each party saying the opposing side presents "a clear and present danger to American democracy." In addition, 80% or more of survey respondents said they're worried they or someone close to them will experience "personal loss or suffering due to the effects" of the opposing party's policies.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An overwhelming number Trump voters in the survey - about 83% - said that society needs to stop the many "radical" and "immoral people trying to ruin things" in the country, further noting that the US needs a "powerful leader in order to destroy the radical and immoral currents" prevalent in society.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Biden voters were less supportive of the same sentiments. For example, 62% of Biden voters at least somewhat agreed that the country needs a "powerful leader in order to destroy the radical and immoral currents" in the country, compared to 82% of Republicans who said the same.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The divide between Trump and Biden voters is deep, wide, and dangerous," Larry Sabato, the director of UVA's Center for Politics, wrote. "The scope is unprecedented, and it will not be easily fixed."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even if they can't agree with each other on policy or the direction of the country, around 80% of voters from each side said they preferred democracy over any other style of government.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While it wasn't captured in the survey, both parties also seem to agree on major priorities like modernizing and improving infrastructure, as evidenced by<a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" data-rapid_p="30" data-ylk="slk:a bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate in August" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-approves-biden-bipartisan-1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-mitch-mcconnell-2021-8?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background-color: transparent; color: #188fff; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> a bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate in August</a> with 19 GOP votes.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the original article on <a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" data-rapid_p="31" data-ylk="slk:Business Insider" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/majority-of-trump-voters-believe-its-time-to-secede-survey-finds-2021-10" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background-color: transparent; color: #188fff; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">Business Insider</a></span></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-70083210642788833262024-02-25T00:30:00.000-08:002024-02-27T07:38:01.728-08:00Regarding the adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6spMLSH1BNvXaL7qA0kn1JgZm1MbkEmtrJ_dnrUjoXyMXRC5dPkmspCwpaNq-vTwJXEVtlVq0VNd8HqEtThm_MWwmdxsHCby0kiefd3nyPm6P71gQO-hKTR7x89ciF58KYF808M9-wo/s550/Pharma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="550" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6spMLSH1BNvXaL7qA0kn1JgZm1MbkEmtrJ_dnrUjoXyMXRC5dPkmspCwpaNq-vTwJXEVtlVq0VNd8HqEtThm_MWwmdxsHCby0kiefd3nyPm6P71gQO-hKTR7x89ciF58KYF808M9-wo/w640-h428/Pharma.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">CC™ ViewPoint</span><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="mailto:ibelemedo@yahoo.com" target="_blank">By David Ibeleme, MD, <span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">MBBS; PG-Dip; MSc.; MPH</span></a></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #242424;"><span style="background-color: white;">T</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">here have been a lot of reports of vaccine adverse affects on several platforms across the globe. This post serves to put some of the things into perspective based on what we know from the science regarding the COVID-19 vaccines at this time.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before, I share my perspective I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the families of everyone who is reported to have passed as a result receiving any of the WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I trust the Lord to comfort and strengthen them as they go through this season of bereavement.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's always a sad time when anyone has an adverse reaction to a medication (in this case a vaccine) that is meant to make them feel better. It creates a sense of low confidence in the medical interventions and institutions and most certainly increases vaccine hesitancy.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For us as doctors and medical personnel who have taken an oath "to do no harm", it's always a major concern. We therefore always feel it for the individual(s) and their family, and our best wishes go to them for speedy recovery and in the case of fatalities our sincerest condolences are extended to their families.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are currently over two hundred and thirty one million (>231M) recorded Covid-19 cases globally accounting for over four million seven hundred and thirty five thousand (>4.735M) deaths globally. Adding vaccine related adverse effects does not help the situation for us at all.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, we must also note that everyone who takes a vaccine knows (or ought to be informed before the shot) that side effects generally ALWAYS follow.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These side effects are usually non-life threatening for the most parts and also indicate that the immune system is responding very well to the vaccine.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It must also be noted that every individual reacts differently to vaccines and even to medications generally (I have a cousin that developed a near fatal adverse reaction to Ibuprofen or Motrin).</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My wife and I have had our vaccines (AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine) already and we are doing well, along with a host of our friends and colleagues who have also had their vaccines.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here in Trinidad and Tobago where I live, about 500,000 people have already had COVID19 vaccines and a phenomenally significant majority are doing very well. We have no officially confirmed vaccine related deaths to date and have less than ten (10) reported major adverse reactions, and these have all been resolved.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With respect to clotting issues in relation to the COVID19 vaccines; note that Clotting issues are way more common in the general population and in people who have had the COVID19 infection, than in people who have had the vaccine. That's the irrefutable fact.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hence, the fact that one person develops (or some people develop) clotting, following vaccination should never negate the benefits of vaccines. Benefits that have been evident and undisputed for over two hundred (200) years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Indeed the benefits of vaccines have been proven over the years COVID19 or no COVID19. Hence, the advent of COVID-19 should not change that. This is why most, if not all of us have been vaccinated against diseases like polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, pertussis, yellow fever, hepatitis, HPV, etc.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We can all testify that countless numbers of deaths have been prevented through the use of vaccines. Vaccination remains the major tool in the fight against infectious diseases.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am a polio survivor, however, I have been left with permanent paralysis in my right lower limb because I was not vaccinated on time, against the polio virus.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vaccines are manufactured under strict protocols to ensure safety and efficacy, and the current COVID19 vaccines approved by the WHO have definitely gone through these rigorous measures. This is also why they are given emergency use authorization before full authorization. The emergency use authorization is to help protect the most vulnerable in a pandemic and also in determining how the vaccines perform in the general population. Emergency use authorizations are not just for vaccines but for medications in general and even for laboratory tests. Medications are often pulled or recalled and not granted full authorization if or when they are found to cause significantly adverse effects while they have emergency use authorization.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some people have stated that these COVID-19 vaccines are not the same as the original vaccines we have been taking for years. Please permit me to clarify that a bit. Of the over twenty (20) Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by at least one WHO recognized authority; there are only two (2) mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Modena, these are the newest technology vaccines); nine (9) killed inactivated vaccines which include Sinopharm, Sinovac, Coronavac and Covaxin (these have the same technology for injectable polio, rabies, hepatitis A and influenza); five (5) viral vector vaccines which include AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sputnik V and Convidecia; four (4) protein subunit vaccines which are Abdala (from Cuba), Epivac-corona, RBD Dimer and Zivifax, one (1) conjugated vaccine, Soberana from Iran.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The technology for these vaccines have been with us for decades; mRNA for about thirty (30) years, conjugate and protein subunits for over forty (40) years, viral vector vaccines for about fifty (50) years and killed inactivated vaccines for over seventy (70) years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To date over six (6) billion doses of COVID19 vaccines have been administered across two hundred and seventeen (217) countries globally. So far, over two and half billion (>2.5B) which accounts for over thirty three percent (33.2%) of the global population. It must also be noted that a very significant number of those vaccinated are doing very well and have significantly been protected against severe illness.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I must also indicate that correlation is not necessarily causation.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hence, some reported fatalities following vaccinations have been clarified following autopsies as not being due to the vaccines, but due to some underlying condition that the deceased had which might not have been apparent to them or their relatives.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I encourage people who have had adverse effects and relatives of people who have died following vaccination to report them quickly and consistently to the relevant authorities. This will ensure that it can be properly investigated and also aid in the knowledge that we are acquiring regarding the vaccines. Remember that if it is not officially reported, then it cannot be officially confirmed and recorded.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once again our sincere condolences go out to families whose relatives have had fatal adverse effects secondary to vaccine administrations or to any medications.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let us continue to follow the recommended public health protocols and stay safe as we continue the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-30183216551579292962024-02-24T00:30:00.000-08:002024-02-27T07:27:21.171-08:00Crypto is the next step toward a cashless society<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg765kENUnP9y2G1t4UAI82NGHuHaqYfNx004y1Gz1FOebtv-dbZhL1WT4Wvu5F0WtFX-CIZ9BgE-v14zSZj_7CrpuNpc03Gxy-LPwPqDHiipN3xQqtIBZ1RQgmG6nT9x0b0QZ1UR0ZQpc/s259/Eurozone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg765kENUnP9y2G1t4UAI82NGHuHaqYfNx004y1Gz1FOebtv-dbZhL1WT4Wvu5F0WtFX-CIZ9BgE-v14zSZj_7CrpuNpc03Gxy-LPwPqDHiipN3xQqtIBZ1RQgmG6nT9x0b0QZ1UR0ZQpc/w640-h479/Eurozone.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />CC™ Financial News</span><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julian Hosp</span></i></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It will take some time for consumers to warm up to crypto, but education is the key to its mass </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">adoption. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From QR code payments to mobile banking apps, consumers worldwide are increasingly reliant on </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">digital payment solutions, especially as mobile technology becomes more ubiquitous. Government-led efforts in driving cashless economies have been a key factor, with countries such as </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Singapore</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> or the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Philippines</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> seeing their central banks driving the adoption of contactless payments during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, usage rates for digital payments platforms have recorded</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> promising growth, even as high as 5,000% in the Philippines alone.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This unprecedented rise in cashless payments is also paving the way for the broader adoption of crypto, with the number of crypto users worldwide hitting around 106 million in January. While this marks an impressive 15% month-on-month growth, it is still just a drop in the ocean when compared to the 4.7 billion people who have access to the internet.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But as crypto continues to command headlines, what will it take for mass adoption to happen?</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.575; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A new model of financial accessibility</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, billions of people worldwide are unable to access even the most basic financial services via traditional means, and thus are unable to save or manage their money securely. In times of economic devastation, such as this past year in which global economies have been staggered by the impact of COVID-19, the vast gap between rich and poor has become abundantly clear. The global pandemic has only perpetuated the absence of inclusive financial infrastructure, which has led to approximately one-third of the global population having no financial safety net to fall back on.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With crypto wallets, however, anyone can transfer their crypto internationally without needing to maintain a minimum balance in their account, as long as they have an internet connection. As crypto applications are built on decentralized blockchains, transactions are performed on a peer-to-peer basis in the absence of traditional intermediaries such as bankers or brokerage houses. This results in significant savings in transaction costs, as traditional cross-border remittance fees for small amounts can be as high as 7% after taking into account intermediaries’ fees on both the sender and recipient side. Meanwhile, the same fees for cryptocurrencies are often less than 1 percent — regardless of transaction amount.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Furthermore, highly decentralized platforms are permissionless, meaning that anyone with a crypto wallet and internet connection can lend, remit or trade their crypto without validation by a central authority or intermediary. Instead, transactions are executed by smart contracts, which automate them as long as pre-encoded conditions are met. Beyond the cost savings, consider the time savings as well. Remittance transactions can take several days to be processed, whereas cryptocurrencies can be transferred in mere minutes.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, most crypto platforms still ask for some form of formal identification as part of their identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC) process. This can range from a phone number to photo ID to proof of residential address. Some platforms adopt a multi-tier approach in which the more information that users provide, the more services they can access. While necessary for KYC and Anti-Money Laundering compliance, this poses barriers to users who do not own any formal identification documents.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having said that, some decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, still honour the principles of anonymity and trustless working by not enforcing KYC on their users. The elimination of account verification and waiting time for approval has drawn many towards these types of DEXs — such as PancakeSwap, Uniswap and DeFiChain’s DEX — and has made finance truly accessible and inclusive for all.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Beyond simple transactions, recent innovations in the crypto space promise a much more equitable financial system where the unbanked and underbanked can access more means to build wealth. While DeFi products, such as token holding and staking on a DEX, might be a little too advanced for this group of users at the moment, simplified centralized decentralized finance (CeDeFi) services and improvements in financial literacy over time will help to open the door to these inclusive wealth creation opportunities.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.575; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Education is key to crypto adoption at scale</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Widespread adoption of digital payment technologies, such as QR codes and biometrics, is definitely a promising sign that consumers have become more digitally savvy than ever before. In the Asia Pacific, more than 90% of surveyed respondents said they would consider at least one new payment method in the next year.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to new payment technologies, the proliferation of retail investing has led to a paradigm shift in the investment landscape, with trading activities doubling over the past year. User-friendly platforms such as Robinhood and their well-known crypto counterparts — such as Coinbase — have made investing much more accessible to non-institutional investors.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This historic rise in cashless payments and retail investing saw the public gain more exposure to different asset types. However, in the United States, a staggering 84% of adults are either uninterested in cryptocurrencies or have never heard of them. While this could be attributable to the seemingly intimidating technicalities involved, we are now in a good place to gradually transition towards a more crypto-forward society.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For now, there’s much more to be done to help mainstream consumers gain a better understanding of crypto. Crypto projects, for one, would do well to invest more resources towards creating educational content to bridge the knowledge gap — whether through guides or detailed explainers. Meanwhile, taking on a more transparency-focused approach that looks to debunk misconceptions and ensure that users are aware of the risks associated with crypto, will enable those users to navigate their entry into the space with greater ease and confidence.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.575; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Crypto is the MVP in the cashless drive</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As conversations on cryptocurrencies evolve, governments are taking note. While cash will not be eliminated any time soon, as many as 86% of central banks around the world are looking into central bank digital currencies in their quest to go cashless. The world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC) — the Sand Dollar — was announced by the Central Bank of the Bahamas way back in 2018 and officially launched in October last year. The technology team behind this project was led by U-Zyn Chua, who went on to co-found DeFiChain.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although CBDCs will be regulated by a central authority, their adoption will send a profound message to market participants on the legitimacy of digital currencies. The introduction of CBDCs is thus a much-needed springboard to catalyze large-scale crypto adoption.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the short term, crypto is not going to replace the existing financial system, but will instead carve out its own ecosystem that is fit for a new generation of digital-first, financially savvy users. While it will take some time for consumers to warm up to crypto, the nascent technology will prove its worth in due time by offering cheaper, safer and more inclusive financial services for all.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Julian Hosp </strong>is the CEO and a co-founder of Cake DeFi, a platform dedicated to providing access to decentralized financial services and applications. He is also the chairman of DeFiChain, a DeFi platform built on the Bitcoin network. Julian is an active speaker for the Washington Speakers Bureau and an adviser for the EU’s blockchain groups. Julian graduated from Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck with a Doctor of Medicine in human medicine.</span></i></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.775; margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>COINTELEGRAPH</b></span></i></span></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-46870447279260382562024-02-23T00:30:00.000-08:002024-02-23T07:21:51.278-08:00A History of Afro-Argentines: How Argentina Erased Its Black Population <p><i>CC™ VideoSpective</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R5L_GsCllHk" width="320" youtube-src-id="R5L_GsCllHk"></iframe></div><p></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865288752083570724.post-83034479190672485922024-02-22T00:30:00.000-08:002024-02-23T07:01:36.128-08:00The Story of Benjamin Banneker<p><i>CC™ VideoSpective</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dgfTmxaFiVk" width="320" youtube-src-id="dgfTmxaFiVk"></iframe></div><p></p>CCG Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137748212962421781noreply@blogger.com