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This is the power of VFX and AI now.. Creating volumetric effects in AI and then using AfterEffects and Premiere to layer and edit + Topaz Labs to upscale, you can visually achieve the same effects that would have taken me A LOT longer in Cinema4D/Blender. This is really amazing, only because if I can do this now with what we have, imagine where it will be in 6-mo 🔥 it will only get better. Soon we’ll be able to do a lot more within 3D environments with gaussian splats and volumetric effects. It won’t be long after that before Cinema, blender and others integrate gaussian splats and generative prompting directly into the software design and render process. At that point things are going to get REALLY BADASS! I’m chillin tonight, finally a night off lol. But tomorrow I’ll show you guys how I did this ❤️
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This is the power of VFX and AI now.. Creating volumetric effects in AI and then using AfterEffects and Premiere to layer and edit + Topaz Labs to upscale, you can visually achieve the same effects that would have taken me A LOT longer in Cinema4D/Blender. This is really amazing, only because if I can do this now with what we have, imagine where it will be in 6-mo 🔥 it will only get better. Soon we’ll be able to do a lot more within 3D environments with gaussian splats and volumetric effects. It won’t be long after that before Cinema, blender and others integrate gaussian splats and generative prompting directly into the software design and render process. At that point things are going to get REALLY BADASS! I’m chillin tonight, finally a night off lol. But tomorrow I’ll show you guys how I did this ❤️

Dustin Hollywood

19,760 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

youtube terminated my channel on 8 may under "sex and nudity." appeal reversed it in 20 minutes. today their public comms account replied that the channel is demonetised for "mass-produced inauthentic content." same channel. same catalogue. fourth rationale in four months. the rotation: — 2 feb 2026: channel demonetised under "inauthentic content" — 3 feb 2026: i submitted an appeal video documenting my full production pipeline end-to-end — 5 feb 2026: appeal rejected. rejection cited generic examples (mass-produced templates, slideshows, repost content) that did not describe my work — 9 feb 2026: i replied with evidence of prior manual long-form approval for advertisers. response upheld the rejection but introduced a new rationale — "sexually gratifying content" — without resolving the original. specialist team stated my appeal video was "included in the comprehensive check." the video has 0 views on the youtube dashboard. — 8 may 2026: channel terminated under "sex and nudity." second channel auto-removed under "circumvention" — 8 may 2026, 20 minutes after appeal submitted: both channels reinstated — 27 may 2026: public reply from TeamYouTube states the channel is demonetised for "mass-produced inauthentic content" no strikes. no content removals. no specific videos ever cited. three months between the february determination and the may termination with no further uploads, no further flags, no warning that ceasing all activity would itself escalate. work is original AI-assisted surrealist VFX with full voiceover authorship and a multi-stage production pipeline. each piece takes days. there is no template. the most consistent signal across this entire process is that no rationale survives engagement. the inauthentic flag dissolved when i provided evidence of authorship. the sex-and-nudity termination dissolved on appeal in 20 minutes. now the rationale has rotated back to where it started. creators working in ambiguous moderation territory — horror, body-as-subject art, AI VFX — deserve more than a rotating set of policy rationales applied to the same catalogue without specific evidence. Rene Ritchie evidence in replies ↓
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Lola Viscera

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Here are 10 AI video editor GitHub repos worth bookmarking: 1. Shotcut Most actively maintained open source video editor in 2026. 14K stars. Cross-platform with AI-assisted features. Just shipped a new release April 30, 2026. 2. Kdenlive The closest open source alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro. Multi-track editing, proxy editing, VST audio, and customizable workspace. Best for professional workflows. 3. OpenShot The easiest entry point for beginners. Drag and drop, 400+ transitions, 3D titles, and AI-assisted trimming. 5,700 stars. 4. Blender Not just 3D. Blender's video sequence editor and compositing pipeline is used in professional film production. 18,300 stars. Unmatched for VFX. 5. Recordly Screen recorder with auto-zoom, cursor polish, webcam overlays, and styled frames built in. Built for demo videos and walkthroughs. 6. Wan2.1 Alibaba's open source text-to-video model. Cinema-grade 1080p generation. Apache 2.0. The gold standard for open source video generation in 2026. 7. HunyuanVideo Tencent's 13B parameter open source video model. 11.9K stars. Handles 720p and 1080p with high temporal coherence. 8. CogVideoX Apache 2.0 licensed. Loads natively via Hugging Face Diffusers. Strong prompt following and smooth frame transitions. Needs 16GB VRAM minimum. 12.5K stars. 9. Open-Sora Most starred open source video generation project at 24K stars. Full training pipeline for $200K. Production-level output quality. 10. Mochi 1 Focused entirely on motion quality. The most natural-looking physics of any open source video model. Water, fabric, and human gestures without AI jitter. Apache 2.0.
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Here are 10 AI video editor GitHub repos worth bookmarking: 1. Shotcut Most actively maintained open source video editor in 2026. 14K stars. Cross-platform with AI-assisted features. Just shipped a new release April 30, 2026. 2. Kdenlive The closest open source alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro. Multi-track editing, proxy editing, VST audio, and customizable workspace. Best for professional workflows. 3. OpenShot The easiest entry point for beginners. Drag and drop, 400+ transitions, 3D titles, and AI-assisted trimming. 5,700 stars. 4. Blender Not just 3D. Blender's video sequence editor and compositing pipeline is used in professional film production. 18,300 stars. Unmatched for VFX. 5. Recordly Screen recorder with auto-zoom, cursor polish, webcam overlays, and styled frames built in. Built for demo videos and walkthroughs. 6. Wan2.1 Alibaba's open source text-to-video model. Cinema-grade 1080p generation. Apache 2.0. The gold standard for open source video generation in 2026. 7. HunyuanVideo Tencent's 13B parameter open source video model. 11.9K stars. Handles 720p and 1080p with high temporal coherence. 8. CogVideoX Apache 2.0 licensed. Loads natively via Hugging Face Diffusers. Strong prompt following and smooth frame transitions. Needs 16GB VRAM minimum. 12.5K stars. 9. Open-Sora Most starred open source video generation project at 24K stars. Full training pipeline for $200K. Production-level output quality. 10. Mochi 1 Focused entirely on motion quality. The most natural-looking physics of any open source video model. Water, fabric, and human gestures without AI jitter. Apache 2.0.

Kanika

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An alert bystander, running along the river's edge near NIFS called MESA 911 Dispatch after seeing/hearing someone enter the water, go under and not surface. Following the noise, the runner made an effort to make contact with the person in the water, but did not see him once he neared the area. The man stayed on scene to assist IFD with the last seen point, which was crucial to the success of finding the victim in such a large body of water. Within 40 minutes of entering the water IFD Divers located the victim, approximately 15 feet from shore, 6 feet down, water temp. about 65 degrees, visibility was less than a foot. Thus far in 2026, IFD has had 28 Dive Runs with 12 of those marked working. This is the 9th fatal drowning in Marion County for 2026 with 2 additional that were non-fatal. Working Dive Rescue University Blvd and Blake St Dispatched at 6:58 PM 14 IFD Units Dispatched – Including IFD Tactical Dive Team 7 and IFD Tactical Dive Team 14 Victim Located by Diver 3 at 8:08 PM Victim pronounced deceased by IEMS On Scene Medical Doctor at 8:13 PM The incident and investigation have been turned over to DNR. Any additional information will come from DNR. 93 WIBC Indianapolis
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Johnette Cruz

62,135 Aufrufe • vor 29 Tagen

In Parliament, I explained why India must put land & property records on BLOCKCHAIN. Land records in India are in utter chaos. Ordinary citizens are made to run from pillar to post at registrar offices, while dalals and middlemen capture the system. Circle rates are exploited to fuel cash deals, property tax leakages continue, fake documents and encroachments multiply, and disputes over title never end. The numbers tell the story: •⁠ ⁠66% of all India’s civil disputes are land disputes. •⁠ ⁠45% of properties lack a clear title. •⁠ ⁠48% are already under dispute. •⁠ ⁠India ranks 133 out of 190 in property registration efficiency. •⁠ ⁠Even a simple property sale can take 2 to 6 months. When disputes arise, civil courts take 7 years on average to resolve them. •⁠ ⁠And 6.2 crore property documents are still pending digitisation. That is why I argued in Parliament for a National Blockchain Property Register. Time stamped, tamper proof, fully transparent. It can make title verification instant, and ensure every sale, mutation and inheritance is recorded cleanly and traceably in realtime. Countries like Sweden, Georgia and the UAE have shown what is possible. Transactions can finish in minutes, and dispute rates fall sharply. India must move from chaos to clarity. From a land record system that creates obstacles to one that prevents them.
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In Parliament, I explained why India must put land & property records on BLOCKCHAIN. Land records in India are in utter chaos. Ordinary citizens are made to run from pillar to post at registrar offices, while dalals and middlemen capture the system. Circle rates are exploited to fuel cash deals, property tax leakages continue, fake documents and encroachments multiply, and disputes over title never end. The numbers tell the story: •⁠ ⁠66% of all India’s civil disputes are land disputes. •⁠ ⁠45% of properties lack a clear title. •⁠ ⁠48% are already under dispute. •⁠ ⁠India ranks 133 out of 190 in property registration efficiency. •⁠ ⁠Even a simple property sale can take 2 to 6 months. When disputes arise, civil courts take 7 years on average to resolve them. •⁠ ⁠And 6.2 crore property documents are still pending digitisation. That is why I argued in Parliament for a National Blockchain Property Register. Time stamped, tamper proof, fully transparent. It can make title verification instant, and ensure every sale, mutation and inheritance is recorded cleanly and traceably in realtime. Countries like Sweden, Georgia and the UAE have shown what is possible. Transactions can finish in minutes, and dispute rates fall sharply. India must move from chaos to clarity. From a land record system that creates obstacles to one that prevents them.

Raghav Chadha

444,378 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

A Nairobi man is seeking help after an encounter with a woman on the night of Friday, 2 January 2026, after which his ATM card went missing and Ksh 70,000 was withdrawn in two transactions at an Equity Bank ATM in Kawangware, with CCTV images and bank alerts already obtained showing the woman at the machine. He says the matter has been reported at Riruta Police Station and is currently under inquiry, even as he continues to appeal for information from the public to help identify her whereabouts and ensure she faces justice. “Hello Cyprian. Help a brother. A woman who saw me swiping my card, stole it and withdrew Ksh 70,000 on Friday night. I am still getting more images from the bank and the case has been reported. I want the lady exposed and to face justice so no man goes through this. I dropped the lady in Satelight, Riruta while semi-unconscious. She tricked me saying she was going to a friend’s house with a key while I waited with an empty purse in my car. A few minutes later, I realized my ATM was missing and before I could block it, she had already withdrawn the cash. I am offering a reward of Ksh 15,000 to anyone who can positively identify her whereabouts, including her house number, estate, or place of stay. The police OB has been filed at Riruta Police Station and the case is being investigated. Money was stolen in two withdrawals, Ksh 40,000 and Ksh 30,000, from the Equity Bank ATM in Kawangware. I do not wish my identity to be disclosed but can provide pictures showing the lady, the location she tricked me to, and the purported estate she stays in. Let me know if you need any further information.”
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A Nairobi man is seeking help after an encounter with a woman on the night of Friday, 2 January 2026, after which his ATM card went missing and Ksh 70,000 was withdrawn in two transactions at an Equity Bank ATM in Kawangware, with CCTV images and bank alerts already obtained showing the woman at the machine. He says the matter has been reported at Riruta Police Station and is currently under inquiry, even as he continues to appeal for information from the public to help identify her whereabouts and ensure she faces justice. “Hello Cyprian. Help a brother. A woman who saw me swiping my card, stole it and withdrew Ksh 70,000 on Friday night. I am still getting more images from the bank and the case has been reported. I want the lady exposed and to face justice so no man goes through this. I dropped the lady in Satelight, Riruta while semi-unconscious. She tricked me saying she was going to a friend’s house with a key while I waited with an empty purse in my car. A few minutes later, I realized my ATM was missing and before I could block it, she had already withdrawn the cash. I am offering a reward of Ksh 15,000 to anyone who can positively identify her whereabouts, including her house number, estate, or place of stay. The police OB has been filed at Riruta Police Station and the case is being investigated. Money was stolen in two withdrawals, Ksh 40,000 and Ksh 30,000, from the Equity Bank ATM in Kawangware. I do not wish my identity to be disclosed but can provide pictures showing the lady, the location she tricked me to, and the purported estate she stays in. Let me know if you need any further information.”

Nyakundi Report

40,734 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

QUESTION: What is the relationship between section 91(2)—the term limit provision—and section 95(2)—the term length provision in the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)? ANSWER: Section 91(2) is the term-limit provision. It regulates the President’s tenure by limiting the length of time that he or she may hold or occupy the Presidency as a public officer to a maximum of two terms—whether consecutive or not—where three or more years’ service is deemed a full term. By contrast, section 95(2) is the term-length provision. It regulates the electoral cycle of the Presidency as an office or institution by defining a single term as five years (now proposed to be seven years under Clause 4 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) H.B. 1 Bill, 2026). The relationship between sections 91(2) and 95(2) is therefore as clear and straightforward as that between a truck driver and a 500 km highway: section 91(2) limits the driver, while section 95(2) defines the length of the highway. Section 91(2) caps the time any individual may occupy the Presidency; section 95(2) sets the institutional length or duration of each presidential term or electoral cycle. This distinction matters because a persistent misconception claims that section 91(2) is not the presidential term-limit provision but merely a qualification rule for election as President, asserts that section 95(2) is the actual term-limit clause. Many who advance this incorrect view rely on one sentence in the obiter dictum by Patel JCC at paragraph 50 of the precedent-setting judgment in Marx Mupungu v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 6 Ors (CCZ 7/21, 2021) [see: which includes section 95(2) among examples of term-limit provisions. That misconception overlooks a fundamental constitutional imperative: a presidential term-limit provision is, by definition, a disqualifier for election as President. Term limits on presidents are necessarily about elections. They limit qualification for election. Where there is no presidential term limit, re-election is unlimited. In a recent discussion with D. Tinashé Hofisi on 23 April 2026 [ on the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) Bill hosted by The Southern African Times, I explained the relationship between the two sections. Below is the verbatim text of the attached clip extracted from the discussion addressing the import of section 91(2) and its relationship with section 95(2): ME: “It’s a clear term limit provision; is similar to term limit provisions in other jurisdictions that are comparable to Zimbabwe. And when you say it doesn’t have time, it doesn’t make reference to time, I’m at a loss as to what that means, and where that is coming from, with respect to Dr Hofisi, because it says a person is disqualified for election as President or appointment as Vice President if he or she has already held office as President under this constitution for two terms. This is the only section which tells us how many terms a President is limited to. Section 95 doesn’t even tell us that he’s limited to one term. There’s no limit. This one limits the President to two terms. And the two terms, the last time I checked, was a reference to time. And in this case, the section doesn’t leave us doubting or not knowing what a term is or what sort of time a term is. Because it continues to say these two terms are counted whether they follow each other or not. But most significantly, for the purpose of the limit on the President, the term limit on the President, which is provided in this section: three or more years. That’s time. You said there’s no time here. Three years is time. The length of time is three years minimum, and the maximum is more. It’s not defined here. It’s three or more years. It’s more because that is subject to what the relevant law about electoral cycles says is the electoral cycle of the institution that the President occupies”. [verbatim text of clip from The 500 km Highway Metaphor: Distinguishing Sections 91(2) and 95(2) of the Constitution To clearly understand the relationship between sections 91(2) and 95(2), imagine the Presidency as a magnificent 500-kilometre highway built and maintained by section 95(2) of the Constitution. This provision creates the presidential highway itself: it defines the office of the President as a permanent public institution and sets the exact length of each single term — currently five years, now proposed under the Bill to be seven years. It establishes a structured, recurring electoral cycle that belongs to the people of Zimbabwe, ensuring regular, orderly renewal of leadership. Without section 95(2), there would be no defined road — only an open plain of indefinite power. Section 91(2) governs the individual truck driver on that highway. It imposes an absolute lifetime limit: no person may complete more than two full trips along this 500 km highway, whether those trips are taken back-to-back or years apart. Any segment of 300 kilometres or more — that is, three or more years in office — counts as one complete trip. There are no partial credits or exceptions. After two full trips, the driver is permanently disqualified from driving on that highway, again. The distinction is sharp and deliberate: Section 95(2) builds the highway and determines the length of each journey. Section 91(2) limits how many times any single individual is permitted to travel it. One structures the office; the other limits the person who occupies it. Together, they form the Constitution’s twin safeguards — working in perfect harmony to keep power temporary, accountable, and subordinate to the will of the people. To conflate their distinct roles is to weaken these vital safeguards and to invite the very tyranny the Constitution was written to prevent. The Profound and Protective Meaning of “Three or More Years” in Section 91(2) of the Constitution At the heart of section 91(2) lies one of the Constitution’s most brilliant safeguards: “for the purpose of this subsection, three or more years’ service is deemed to be a full term.” The word “more” is no mere drafting flourish—it is deliberate constitutional genius. It declares that section 91(2), as the personal lifetime term-limit provision, imposes no rigid numerical ceiling. Subject to what is reasonable and justifiable in a constitutional democracy under section 95(2), service of four years, five years, six years, seven years, or even longer—once it exceeds the three-year threshold—is unequivocally deemed a complete term for the purpose of lifetime disqualification. This flexibility is not a loophole; it is a wise design that refuses to let the term-limit clause under section 91(2) become brittle or easily evaded. This open-ended “more” is anchored in section 91(2)’s harmonious relationship with section 95(2)(b), which defines the official electoral cycle of the Presidency as a permanent public institution whose five-year lifespan is inextricably intertwined with that of Parliament. Section 91(2) places an iron-clad personal disqualification on the individual; section 95(2) defines the dimensions of the highway itself. Crucially, section 95(2) is not a term-limit provision under subsections (1) and (7) of section 328. Unlike the referendum-protected personal term limit in section 91(2), it may be amended by Parliament under section 328(5) without a national referendum. This distinction is no accident; it is constitutional wisdom. It allows the institutional framework of the Presidency to evolve with the nation’s needs while the unbreakable personal lifetime bar on any single individual remains forever sacrosanct. All told, sections 91(2) and 95(2) differ in character and purpose—one limits the President, the other structures the public office or institution of the Presidency—yet they stand together as the Constitution’s twin guardians. This elegant complementarity keeps presidential power temporary, accountable, and forever subordinate to the sovereign will of the people through the institution or office of the Presidency. To respect and defend this relationship is to honour the very soul of the Constitution: ensuring that no individual can ever turn the highway into their driveway—turning the public office into a personal fiefdom—and that the highway of governance remains open, regularly renewed, and eternally in faithful service to the people of Zimbabwe. This is the promise the Constitution makes!
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QUESTION: What is the relationship between section 91(2)—the term limit provision—and section 95(2)—the term length provision in the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)? ANSWER: Section 91(2) is the term-limit provision. It regulates the President’s tenure by limiting the length of time that he or she may hold or occupy the Presidency as a public officer to a maximum of two terms—whether consecutive or not—where three or more years’ service is deemed a full term. By contrast, section 95(2) is the term-length provision. It regulates the electoral cycle of the Presidency as an office or institution by defining a single term as five years (now proposed to be seven years under Clause 4 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) H.B. 1 Bill, 2026). The relationship between sections 91(2) and 95(2) is therefore as clear and straightforward as that between a truck driver and a 500 km highway: section 91(2) limits the driver, while section 95(2) defines the length of the highway. Section 91(2) caps the time any individual may occupy the Presidency; section 95(2) sets the institutional length or duration of each presidential term or electoral cycle. This distinction matters because a persistent misconception claims that section 91(2) is not the presidential term-limit provision but merely a qualification rule for election as President, asserts that section 95(2) is the actual term-limit clause. Many who advance this incorrect view rely on one sentence in the obiter dictum by Patel JCC at paragraph 50 of the precedent-setting judgment in Marx Mupungu v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 6 Ors (CCZ 7/21, 2021) [see: which includes section 95(2) among examples of term-limit provisions. That misconception overlooks a fundamental constitutional imperative: a presidential term-limit provision is, by definition, a disqualifier for election as President. Term limits on presidents are necessarily about elections. They limit qualification for election. Where there is no presidential term limit, re-election is unlimited. In a recent discussion with D. Tinashé Hofisi on 23 April 2026 [ on the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) Bill hosted by The Southern African Times, I explained the relationship between the two sections. Below is the verbatim text of the attached clip extracted from the discussion addressing the import of section 91(2) and its relationship with section 95(2): ME: “It’s a clear term limit provision; is similar to term limit provisions in other jurisdictions that are comparable to Zimbabwe. And when you say it doesn’t have time, it doesn’t make reference to time, I’m at a loss as to what that means, and where that is coming from, with respect to Dr Hofisi, because it says a person is disqualified for election as President or appointment as Vice President if he or she has already held office as President under this constitution for two terms. This is the only section which tells us how many terms a President is limited to. Section 95 doesn’t even tell us that he’s limited to one term. There’s no limit. This one limits the President to two terms. And the two terms, the last time I checked, was a reference to time. And in this case, the section doesn’t leave us doubting or not knowing what a term is or what sort of time a term is. Because it continues to say these two terms are counted whether they follow each other or not. But most significantly, for the purpose of the limit on the President, the term limit on the President, which is provided in this section: three or more years. That’s time. You said there’s no time here. Three years is time. The length of time is three years minimum, and the maximum is more. It’s not defined here. It’s three or more years. It’s more because that is subject to what the relevant law about electoral cycles says is the electoral cycle of the institution that the President occupies”. [verbatim text of clip from The 500 km Highway Metaphor: Distinguishing Sections 91(2) and 95(2) of the Constitution To clearly understand the relationship between sections 91(2) and 95(2), imagine the Presidency as a magnificent 500-kilometre highway built and maintained by section 95(2) of the Constitution. This provision creates the presidential highway itself: it defines the office of the President as a permanent public institution and sets the exact length of each single term — currently five years, now proposed under the Bill to be seven years. It establishes a structured, recurring electoral cycle that belongs to the people of Zimbabwe, ensuring regular, orderly renewal of leadership. Without section 95(2), there would be no defined road — only an open plain of indefinite power. Section 91(2) governs the individual truck driver on that highway. It imposes an absolute lifetime limit: no person may complete more than two full trips along this 500 km highway, whether those trips are taken back-to-back or years apart. Any segment of 300 kilometres or more — that is, three or more years in office — counts as one complete trip. There are no partial credits or exceptions. After two full trips, the driver is permanently disqualified from driving on that highway, again. The distinction is sharp and deliberate: Section 95(2) builds the highway and determines the length of each journey. Section 91(2) limits how many times any single individual is permitted to travel it. One structures the office; the other limits the person who occupies it. Together, they form the Constitution’s twin safeguards — working in perfect harmony to keep power temporary, accountable, and subordinate to the will of the people. To conflate their distinct roles is to weaken these vital safeguards and to invite the very tyranny the Constitution was written to prevent. The Profound and Protective Meaning of “Three or More Years” in Section 91(2) of the Constitution At the heart of section 91(2) lies one of the Constitution’s most brilliant safeguards: “for the purpose of this subsection, three or more years’ service is deemed to be a full term.” The word “more” is no mere drafting flourish—it is deliberate constitutional genius. It declares that section 91(2), as the personal lifetime term-limit provision, imposes no rigid numerical ceiling. Subject to what is reasonable and justifiable in a constitutional democracy under section 95(2), service of four years, five years, six years, seven years, or even longer—once it exceeds the three-year threshold—is unequivocally deemed a complete term for the purpose of lifetime disqualification. This flexibility is not a loophole; it is a wise design that refuses to let the term-limit clause under section 91(2) become brittle or easily evaded. This open-ended “more” is anchored in section 91(2)’s harmonious relationship with section 95(2)(b), which defines the official electoral cycle of the Presidency as a permanent public institution whose five-year lifespan is inextricably intertwined with that of Parliament. Section 91(2) places an iron-clad personal disqualification on the individual; section 95(2) defines the dimensions of the highway itself. Crucially, section 95(2) is not a term-limit provision under subsections (1) and (7) of section 328. Unlike the referendum-protected personal term limit in section 91(2), it may be amended by Parliament under section 328(5) without a national referendum. This distinction is no accident; it is constitutional wisdom. It allows the institutional framework of the Presidency to evolve with the nation’s needs while the unbreakable personal lifetime bar on any single individual remains forever sacrosanct. All told, sections 91(2) and 95(2) differ in character and purpose—one limits the President, the other structures the public office or institution of the Presidency—yet they stand together as the Constitution’s twin guardians. This elegant complementarity keeps presidential power temporary, accountable, and forever subordinate to the sovereign will of the people through the institution or office of the Presidency. To respect and defend this relationship is to honour the very soul of the Constitution: ensuring that no individual can ever turn the highway into their driveway—turning the public office into a personal fiefdom—and that the highway of governance remains open, regularly renewed, and eternally in faithful service to the people of Zimbabwe. This is the promise the Constitution makes!

Prof Jonathan Moyo

12,781 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

In June 1982, the IRGC deployed between 800 and 1,500 Revolutionary Guards to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Their mission was to recruit, train, and unify Lebanese Shia militants into a single organization under Iranian ideological guidance. The organization that emerged was Hezbollah. Its 1985 founding charter pledged allegiance to Iran’s velayat-e faqih doctrine and described the Iranian regime as the “vanguard” of a global Islamic state. This is not contested history. It is documented in a declassified 1984 CIA report, in Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem’s own memoir, and in the charter itself. In November 2024, after a ceasefire ended the previous round of fighting, Iran sent approximately 100 IRGC officers back to Lebanon to retrain Hezbollah fighters, reorganize them into small decentralized units, and oversee a full rearmament program funded at $50 million per month, most of it from Tehran. Reuters confirmed this through six sources briefed on Hezbollah’s finances. By March 2 2026, when Hezbollah launched its first rockets into Israel in solidarity with Iran after the killing of Khamenei, the group had been rebuilt from the inside out by its creator. Since March 2, at least 1,953 people have been killed in Lebanon. Over 1.2 million have been displaced. Nine bridges over the Litani River have been systematically destroyed, isolating the south from aid, food, and medical supply. On April 8, Operation Eternal Darkness hit over 100 targets across Beirut, the Beqaa, and southern Lebanon in ten minutes, killing at least 303 people in the deadliest single day of the war. Hospitals were overwhelmed. The Red Cross described the situation as “severe.” Lebanese authorities called it Black Wednesday. Hezbollah still has an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 rockets and 300 to 400 launchers remaining. On April 9 it claimed 72 operations including 36 rocket launches into Israel. On April 10 it hit homes in Misgav Am and Safed and fired a missile at Ashdod. The group is degraded. It is not broken. Its leader Naim Qassem declared resistance “to the last breath.” And Iran’s delegation, sitting tonight at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, has made Hezbollah’s survival the precondition for peace. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei stated that halting the war in Lebanon is “an inseparable part” of the ceasefire framework. Ghalibaf arrived with two demands: full Lebanon ceasefire and release of frozen assets. The IRGC issued a statement affirming it has launched nothing during the ceasefire. Iran is not fighting. Hezbollah is fighting. And Iran is negotiating on behalf of the weapon it built, funded, and rebuilt while the country that weapon operates inside is being destroyed. The costs of Iran’s proxy are denominated in Lebanese casualties, Lebanese bridges, Lebanese hospitals, Lebanese displacement. The benefits of Iran’s proxy are collected in Islamabad, where the precondition buys clock time, extracts sanctions leverage, and preserves Hormuz toll revenue. Iran created Hezbollah to resist Israeli occupation of Lebanon in 1982. In 2026, Iran is using Hezbollah to resist American pressure on Iran while Lebanon absorbs the strikes that Iran’s precondition ensures will continue. Every day Iran insists on a Lebanon ceasefire as its condition for talks, Israel strikes Lebanon harder under the explicit carve-out. The precondition does not protect Lebanon. It prolongs the war in Lebanon. And the organization that was built 44 years ago to defend Lebanese sovereignty is now the mechanism by which Lebanese sovereignty is consumed.
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In June 1982, the IRGC deployed between 800 and 1,500 Revolutionary Guards to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Their mission was to recruit, train, and unify Lebanese Shia militants into a single organization under Iranian ideological guidance. The organization that emerged was Hezbollah. Its 1985 founding charter pledged allegiance to Iran’s velayat-e faqih doctrine and described the Iranian regime as the “vanguard” of a global Islamic state. This is not contested history. It is documented in a declassified 1984 CIA report, in Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem’s own memoir, and in the charter itself. In November 2024, after a ceasefire ended the previous round of fighting, Iran sent approximately 100 IRGC officers back to Lebanon to retrain Hezbollah fighters, reorganize them into small decentralized units, and oversee a full rearmament program funded at $50 million per month, most of it from Tehran. Reuters confirmed this through six sources briefed on Hezbollah’s finances. By March 2 2026, when Hezbollah launched its first rockets into Israel in solidarity with Iran after the killing of Khamenei, the group had been rebuilt from the inside out by its creator. Since March 2, at least 1,953 people have been killed in Lebanon. Over 1.2 million have been displaced. Nine bridges over the Litani River have been systematically destroyed, isolating the south from aid, food, and medical supply. On April 8, Operation Eternal Darkness hit over 100 targets across Beirut, the Beqaa, and southern Lebanon in ten minutes, killing at least 303 people in the deadliest single day of the war. Hospitals were overwhelmed. The Red Cross described the situation as “severe.” Lebanese authorities called it Black Wednesday. Hezbollah still has an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 rockets and 300 to 400 launchers remaining. On April 9 it claimed 72 operations including 36 rocket launches into Israel. On April 10 it hit homes in Misgav Am and Safed and fired a missile at Ashdod. The group is degraded. It is not broken. Its leader Naim Qassem declared resistance “to the last breath.” And Iran’s delegation, sitting tonight at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, has made Hezbollah’s survival the precondition for peace. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei stated that halting the war in Lebanon is “an inseparable part” of the ceasefire framework. Ghalibaf arrived with two demands: full Lebanon ceasefire and release of frozen assets. The IRGC issued a statement affirming it has launched nothing during the ceasefire. Iran is not fighting. Hezbollah is fighting. And Iran is negotiating on behalf of the weapon it built, funded, and rebuilt while the country that weapon operates inside is being destroyed. The costs of Iran’s proxy are denominated in Lebanese casualties, Lebanese bridges, Lebanese hospitals, Lebanese displacement. The benefits of Iran’s proxy are collected in Islamabad, where the precondition buys clock time, extracts sanctions leverage, and preserves Hormuz toll revenue. Iran created Hezbollah to resist Israeli occupation of Lebanon in 1982. In 2026, Iran is using Hezbollah to resist American pressure on Iran while Lebanon absorbs the strikes that Iran’s precondition ensures will continue. Every day Iran insists on a Lebanon ceasefire as its condition for talks, Israel strikes Lebanon harder under the explicit carve-out. The precondition does not protect Lebanon. It prolongs the war in Lebanon. And the organization that was built 44 years ago to defend Lebanese sovereignty is now the mechanism by which Lebanese sovereignty is consumed.

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡

42,188 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

CUSMA not renewed & NO tariff relief in the first week of July in 2 minutes+. 1⃣ After saying he didn’t discuss CUSMA during a phone call with Trump on June 25, Carney says he did discuss it the next day. 2⃣ 🇨🇦 forecasted 2026 GDP growth is downgraded from 1.2% to 0.7%. 3⃣ Carney announces a competition to renovate 24 Sussex Drive at a cost of $50M with some of it fund raised. 4⃣ 38% of Carney’s cabinet are landlords revealing a stark bias against protecting renters. 5⃣ Dozens are left in the lurch as Immigration grants citizenship, then revokes it. Some are reinstated. Minister Lena Diab won’t reveal what caused the issue. 6⃣ Melanie Joly announces the Liberals are giving $500M to Minerai de fer Québec to decarbonize steel. Liberals have given >$11 billion to the steel, aluminum, auto & forestry sectors in the past year. 7⃣ Carney throws the entire Liberal climate action plan under the bus describing it as “not sustainable.” 8⃣ 🇺🇸 announces it will not renew CUSMA. The 🇺🇸 and 🇲🇽 will hold a third round of formal negotiations on July 21. None are scheduled for 🇨🇦. There will be no tariff relief. 9⃣ David Eby indicates the oil tanker ban will stay in place but will leave any pipeline approvals to Carney. This prevents any new pipelines to northern B.C. Carney gives B.C. $20 billion in return. 🔟The MOU pipeline will be along the TMX (southern) route. Trans Mountain, owned by the Federal gov't, will have a 90% stake with Pembina conditionally financing the remaining 10%. Cost to the taxpayer is unknown. Credit for some clips: cbcwatcher Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱
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CUSMA not renewed & NO tariff relief in the first week of July in 2 minutes+. 1⃣ After saying he didn’t discuss CUSMA during a phone call with Trump on June 25, Carney says he did discuss it the next day. 2⃣ 🇨🇦 forecasted 2026 GDP growth is downgraded from 1.2% to 0.7%. 3⃣ Carney announces a competition to renovate 24 Sussex Drive at a cost of $50M with some of it fund raised. 4⃣ 38% of Carney’s cabinet are landlords revealing a stark bias against protecting renters. 5⃣ Dozens are left in the lurch as Immigration grants citizenship, then revokes it. Some are reinstated. Minister Lena Diab won’t reveal what caused the issue. 6⃣ Melanie Joly announces the Liberals are giving $500M to Minerai de fer Québec to decarbonize steel. Liberals have given >$11 billion to the steel, aluminum, auto & forestry sectors in the past year. 7⃣ Carney throws the entire Liberal climate action plan under the bus describing it as “not sustainable.” 8⃣ 🇺🇸 announces it will not renew CUSMA. The 🇺🇸 and 🇲🇽 will hold a third round of formal negotiations on July 21. None are scheduled for 🇨🇦. There will be no tariff relief. 9⃣ David Eby indicates the oil tanker ban will stay in place but will leave any pipeline approvals to Carney. This prevents any new pipelines to northern B.C. Carney gives B.C. $20 billion in return. 🔟The MOU pipeline will be along the TMX (southern) route. Trans Mountain, owned by the Federal gov't, will have a 90% stake with Pembina conditionally financing the remaining 10%. Cost to the taxpayer is unknown. Credit for some clips: cbcwatcher Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱

RMC86

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On July 2, 2026, officers responded to a report of a gunshot near 1 South Orange Avenue. The preliminary investigation determined that an unidentified individual placed a firearm in a trash receptacle, minutes later returned to retrieve it, and accidentally discharged it, striking a building. No injuries were reported, and no one was threatened during the incident. OPD's Crime Center later located the individual in a downtown parking garage, where officers attempted to make contact. The individual fled. However, the firearm was later recovered nearby and placed into evidence. Investigators determined that the gun was stolen. Investigators also learned the individual was intoxicated throughout the evening and was observed dropping a firearm multiple times while in the presence of numerous patrons in the downtown area. Despite these concerning actions, the Orlando Police Department did not receive any 911 calls from witnesses. During the investigation, detectives reviewed surveillance video, collected evidence, and followed numerous investigative leads. Detectives also learned that officers had made contact with the same individual earlier that evening at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, where he was issued a trespass warning and directed to leave the property. Information obtained during that earlier encounter, combined with the ongoing investigation, enabled detectives to identify the suspect as Justice S. Fletcher. On July 6, 2026, Fletcher was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office on unrelated charges and on the outstanding warrant obtained by the Orlando Police Department. Orlando Police Department Charges: - Aggravated Assault with a Firearm - Shooting into a Public Building - Grand Theft - Discharging a Firearm on Public Property - Using a Firearm While Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages - Improper Exhibition of a Dangerous Weapon or Firearm - Resisting an Officer Without Violence - Tampering with Evidence The Orlando Police Department stresses the importance of immediately notifying law enforcement when witnessing dangerous behavior involving firearms. Prompt reporting can help prevent injuries and protect our community.
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On July 2, 2026, officers responded to a report of a gunshot near 1 South Orange Avenue. The preliminary investigation determined that an unidentified individual placed a firearm in a trash receptacle, minutes later returned to retrieve it, and accidentally discharged it, striking a building. No injuries were reported, and no one was threatened during the incident. OPD's Crime Center later located the individual in a downtown parking garage, where officers attempted to make contact. The individual fled. However, the firearm was later recovered nearby and placed into evidence. Investigators determined that the gun was stolen. Investigators also learned the individual was intoxicated throughout the evening and was observed dropping a firearm multiple times while in the presence of numerous patrons in the downtown area. Despite these concerning actions, the Orlando Police Department did not receive any 911 calls from witnesses. During the investigation, detectives reviewed surveillance video, collected evidence, and followed numerous investigative leads. Detectives also learned that officers had made contact with the same individual earlier that evening at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, where he was issued a trespass warning and directed to leave the property. Information obtained during that earlier encounter, combined with the ongoing investigation, enabled detectives to identify the suspect as Justice S. Fletcher. On July 6, 2026, Fletcher was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office on unrelated charges and on the outstanding warrant obtained by the Orlando Police Department. Orlando Police Department Charges: - Aggravated Assault with a Firearm - Shooting into a Public Building - Grand Theft - Discharging a Firearm on Public Property - Using a Firearm While Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages - Improper Exhibition of a Dangerous Weapon or Firearm - Resisting an Officer Without Violence - Tampering with Evidence The Orlando Police Department stresses the importance of immediately notifying law enforcement when witnessing dangerous behavior involving firearms. Prompt reporting can help prevent injuries and protect our community.

Orlando Police

10,342 Aufrufe • vor 20 Tagen

"CAN I EXCHANGE MY FULLY PAID FLAT FOR YOUR RURAL LAND?" A white guy in Manchester, England had a frank discussion with an African immigrant about economic development and empowerment in Africa. The English guy asked my fellow African: 'Do you by any chance own land in Africa?' The brother said yes he owns about 10 hectares in his rural village. "So, why come all the way to England when you have the means of production that can make you very rich?' The African brother started giving excuses: the land is undeveloped; the land has no borehole; that he don't have agricultural equipment to till the land; the government is not supporting rural farmers and many other excuses. The Englishman stood there listening quietly. After 20 minutes of giving all sorts of excuses, my African brother looked up at the quiet Englishman, hoping he understood why he travelled thousands of kilometres to come to England to work in menial jobs! The Englishman ask him "Can I exchange my fully paid flat and give you the title deeds and my 2 cars for your 10 hectares of land in Africa?" The African brother was stunned. He did not understand why a white man with a fully furnished flat and everything, would want to go and farm on a rural undeveloped land. The white guy sat him down and explained: ask any white man, he would gladly develop that land into a highly successful farm. He would grow high value crops eg all types of vegetables, strawberries, start cattle fattening programmes and develop a highly successful farm. The Englishman told him all the wealth is in that piece of land. He can make millions of dollars from that fertile land. The African brother spent days pondering about what his white friend said. After several months of planning and selling all he had in England, my brother came back home and started farming on his 10 hectares of land: putting up a borehole, installing solar energy, started poultry, piggery and cattle fattening and a horticulture project. We should never under-value our rural farms and travel to go work in distant lands. Our future is in developing our rural land and turn it into highly productive farms. Here is Wenceslous Nyamupfukudza, a youth farmer, consultant and agribusiness expert helping all farmers including those developing in rural communities. He developed his rural farm and grows all types of vegetables and keeps cattle. He teaches other rural farmers how to effectively and efficiently use the land for maximum agricultural productivity. We need to change our mindset about the land in our rural areas! It is our wealth!!! Knowledge is potential power, understand and grow your specialised knowledge - Think and Grow rich!
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"CAN I EXCHANGE MY FULLY PAID FLAT FOR YOUR RURAL LAND?" A white guy in Manchester, England had a frank discussion with an African immigrant about economic development and empowerment in Africa. The English guy asked my fellow African: 'Do you by any chance own land in Africa?' The brother said yes he owns about 10 hectares in his rural village. "So, why come all the way to England when you have the means of production that can make you very rich?' The African brother started giving excuses: the land is undeveloped; the land has no borehole; that he don't have agricultural equipment to till the land; the government is not supporting rural farmers and many other excuses. The Englishman stood there listening quietly. After 20 minutes of giving all sorts of excuses, my African brother looked up at the quiet Englishman, hoping he understood why he travelled thousands of kilometres to come to England to work in menial jobs! The Englishman ask him "Can I exchange my fully paid flat and give you the title deeds and my 2 cars for your 10 hectares of land in Africa?" The African brother was stunned. He did not understand why a white man with a fully furnished flat and everything, would want to go and farm on a rural undeveloped land. The white guy sat him down and explained: ask any white man, he would gladly develop that land into a highly successful farm. He would grow high value crops eg all types of vegetables, strawberries, start cattle fattening programmes and develop a highly successful farm. The Englishman told him all the wealth is in that piece of land. He can make millions of dollars from that fertile land. The African brother spent days pondering about what his white friend said. After several months of planning and selling all he had in England, my brother came back home and started farming on his 10 hectares of land: putting up a borehole, installing solar energy, started poultry, piggery and cattle fattening and a horticulture project. We should never under-value our rural farms and travel to go work in distant lands. Our future is in developing our rural land and turn it into highly productive farms. Here is Wenceslous Nyamupfukudza, a youth farmer, consultant and agribusiness expert helping all farmers including those developing in rural communities. He developed his rural farm and grows all types of vegetables and keeps cattle. He teaches other rural farmers how to effectively and efficiently use the land for maximum agricultural productivity. We need to change our mindset about the land in our rural areas! It is our wealth!!! Knowledge is potential power, understand and grow your specialised knowledge - Think and Grow rich!

Wenceslous Nyamupfukudza

71,266 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Kon~Kon~Kitsune! Taipei! We have received a special video message from Shirakami Fubuki for hololive STAGE World Tour '25 - Synchronize!- @ Taipei! Let's watch them! Everyone in Taipei! こんこんきーつね～！ Hello, I'm 白上フブキ! On February 27, 2026, I will be joining 宝鐘マリン as a special guest for hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 Synchronize Taipei. I am so excited to celebrate the final stop of the world tour together with the hololive members and with all of you. Let us make it an unforgettable night all the way to the very end. ✦⋆⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋆✦ 『hololive STAGE World Tour '25 -Synchronize!- @ Taipei』 ■ Event Details ■ 📅 Date & Time : Friday, February 27, 2026 Doors open at 16:30 | Show starts at 19:00(UTC+8) ▻Planned to be 90 minutes, actual performance times might differs. 📌 Venue : Taipei Music Center (Performance Hall) No. 99, Sec. 8, Civic Blvd, Nangang District, Taipei 【Phase 1: Real-Name Lottery Registration】(UTC+8) 📣 Registration Period: Monday, December 15 12：00PM to Wednesday, December 17 23：59PM 📣 Lottery Results Announcement: Starting from Monday, December 22 12:00 via email (UTC+8). ※ Results will be sent out throughout the day. Once all emails are sent, a public notice will be posted on the official Facebook page and X. You can also check your status under “Order Folder” on KKTIX. If selected, your order will appear as “Billings.” Those not selected will not receive an individual notice. 📣 Payment Deadline: By Wednesday, December 24 23:59 (UTC+8). 📣 Second-Chance Lottery Results: Friday, December 26 12:00 (UTC+8). 📣 Second-Chance Payment Deadline: By Saturday, December 27 23:59 (UTC+8). 【Phase 2: General Real-Name Ticket Sale】(UTC+8) 📣 Sales Start: Sunday, December 28 at 12：00PM (Real-name verification and quiz authentication required) 📣 Ticketing Platform: KKTIX Purchase link will be announced on the official Facebook page and X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, December 14. #hololive #hololiveSTAGE25 #ShirakamiFubuki #HoushouMarine
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Kon~Kon~Kitsune! Taipei! We have received a special video message from Shirakami Fubuki for hololive STAGE World Tour '25 - Synchronize!- @ Taipei! Let's watch them! Everyone in Taipei! こんこんきーつね～！ Hello, I'm 白上フブキ! On February 27, 2026, I will be joining 宝鐘マリン as a special guest for hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 Synchronize Taipei. I am so excited to celebrate the final stop of the world tour together with the hololive members and with all of you. Let us make it an unforgettable night all the way to the very end. ✦⋆⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋆✦ 『hololive STAGE World Tour '25 -Synchronize!- @ Taipei』 ■ Event Details ■ 📅 Date & Time : Friday, February 27, 2026 Doors open at 16:30 | Show starts at 19:00(UTC+8) ▻Planned to be 90 minutes, actual performance times might differs. 📌 Venue : Taipei Music Center (Performance Hall) No. 99, Sec. 8, Civic Blvd, Nangang District, Taipei 【Phase 1: Real-Name Lottery Registration】(UTC+8) 📣 Registration Period: Monday, December 15 12：00PM to Wednesday, December 17 23：59PM 📣 Lottery Results Announcement: Starting from Monday, December 22 12:00 via email (UTC+8). ※ Results will be sent out throughout the day. Once all emails are sent, a public notice will be posted on the official Facebook page and X. You can also check your status under “Order Folder” on KKTIX. If selected, your order will appear as “Billings.” Those not selected will not receive an individual notice. 📣 Payment Deadline: By Wednesday, December 24 23:59 (UTC+8). 📣 Second-Chance Lottery Results: Friday, December 26 12:00 (UTC+8). 📣 Second-Chance Payment Deadline: By Saturday, December 27 23:59 (UTC+8). 【Phase 2: General Real-Name Ticket Sale】(UTC+8) 📣 Sales Start: Sunday, December 28 at 12：00PM (Real-name verification and quiz authentication required) 📣 Ticketing Platform: KKTIX Purchase link will be announced on the official Facebook page and X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, December 14. #hololive #hololiveSTAGE25 #ShirakamiFubuki #HoushouMarine

hololive Meet at Taipei 2024

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Toronto parking enforcement facing backlash after alleged time theft exposed: David Menzies There oughta be a law! Toronto’s meter maids are ripping off taxpayers for $6 million/year! And after our expose, it’s business as usual! Rebel News recently returned to the scene of the crime. But there’s a twist to this true crime story: the criminals aren’t gangbangers, but rather, members of law enforcement! Astute viewers of Rebel News might recall that earlier this month we paid a visit to the headquarters for the central division of Toronto Parking Enforcement in north Toronto. The reason for our house call: we were told by an insider that parking enforcement officers were engaging in time theft. Which is to say, they are supposed to work 10 hours per shift, but they are only putting in eight hours (or less.) Teaming up with Jay Bannister of Mad Lab Press, we were able to document that morning shift starting duty at 6 a.m. They are supposed to be working until 4 p.m. But no: at around 1:30 p.m., the meter maids began returning to HQ. This time banditry works out to almost $6 million in theft. Our insiders say it has been going on for years now, meaning the City of Toronto (a.k.a., the taxpayer) has been hoodwinked for tens of millions of dollars! And yes, we caught them red-handed coming back to HQ early, surely yet another P.R. black eye for the Toronto Police Operations. So, what happened in the aftermath? You’re not going to believe it… According to our sources, the police brass conducted no fewer than six “emergency meetings” after our story aired. But get this: the focus of the meetings wasn’t to put an end the time-theft. Rather, the brass was hellbent on finding out who leaked the information to Rebel News! As a result, we were told, every officer on duty that shift was interrogated. But think of the logic here. There are some 400 parking enforcement officers working at three separate divisions. What makes the head honchos think that our source was someone at this particular division working this particular morning shift? Seriously, who’s running the cop shop in Hogtown these days: Sherlock Holmes or Inspector Clouseau? It gets worse: our sources tell us that the parking enforcement poohbahs are now looking into relocating this division to a purely private and gated facility. That’s the setup for the East and West parking divisions. Alas, at the central division, the meter maids share the parking lot with spaces set aside for public parking… which allows pesky journalists to ask impolite questions. So, instead of reading the riot act and telling employees to put in a full shift, the brass wants to put the corruption behind closed doors and carry on business as usual! Unbelievable. So, what about the gatekeepers for the cops? Well, we reached out to Councillor Shelly Carroll. She’s the chair of the Toronto Police Services Board. Our emails weren’t even acknowledged. We also reached out to the media relations department of the City of Toronto. We received a response from Melanie (no surname.) Here it is: “Thank you for your inquiry. This matter falls under the jurisdiction of Toronto Police Service; please direct questions to TPS.” There are two problems with this suggestion. First, it is members of the TPS who are the thieves! Reaching out to the TPS would be like going to the Godfather to complain about mafia activity in the neighbourhood. Secondly, it’s a moot point. As we explained to Melanie, the Toronto Police will NOT respond to media requests from Rebel News. (They much prefer to deal with the trained seals in the mainstream media.) It’s a classic Catch-22. And sure enough, it was indeed business as usual last Tuesday afternoon. In fairness, the meter maids didn’t return at 2 p.m., but rather 2:30 p.m. – a full 90 minutes before their shifts were supposed to end. Now the question remains: who do you call when it’s the cops who are the bad guys and the people who oversee the cops don’t give a rodent’s rectum?
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Toronto parking enforcement facing backlash after alleged time theft exposed: David Menzies There oughta be a law! Toronto’s meter maids are ripping off taxpayers for $6 million/year! And after our expose, it’s business as usual! Rebel News recently returned to the scene of the crime. But there’s a twist to this true crime story: the criminals aren’t gangbangers, but rather, members of law enforcement! Astute viewers of Rebel News might recall that earlier this month we paid a visit to the headquarters for the central division of Toronto Parking Enforcement in north Toronto. The reason for our house call: we were told by an insider that parking enforcement officers were engaging in time theft. Which is to say, they are supposed to work 10 hours per shift, but they are only putting in eight hours (or less.) Teaming up with Jay Bannister of Mad Lab Press, we were able to document that morning shift starting duty at 6 a.m. They are supposed to be working until 4 p.m. But no: at around 1:30 p.m., the meter maids began returning to HQ. This time banditry works out to almost $6 million in theft. Our insiders say it has been going on for years now, meaning the City of Toronto (a.k.a., the taxpayer) has been hoodwinked for tens of millions of dollars! And yes, we caught them red-handed coming back to HQ early, surely yet another P.R. black eye for the Toronto Police Operations. So, what happened in the aftermath? You’re not going to believe it… According to our sources, the police brass conducted no fewer than six “emergency meetings” after our story aired. But get this: the focus of the meetings wasn’t to put an end the time-theft. Rather, the brass was hellbent on finding out who leaked the information to Rebel News! As a result, we were told, every officer on duty that shift was interrogated. But think of the logic here. There are some 400 parking enforcement officers working at three separate divisions. What makes the head honchos think that our source was someone at this particular division working this particular morning shift? Seriously, who’s running the cop shop in Hogtown these days: Sherlock Holmes or Inspector Clouseau? It gets worse: our sources tell us that the parking enforcement poohbahs are now looking into relocating this division to a purely private and gated facility. That’s the setup for the East and West parking divisions. Alas, at the central division, the meter maids share the parking lot with spaces set aside for public parking… which allows pesky journalists to ask impolite questions. So, instead of reading the riot act and telling employees to put in a full shift, the brass wants to put the corruption behind closed doors and carry on business as usual! Unbelievable. So, what about the gatekeepers for the cops? Well, we reached out to Councillor Shelly Carroll. She’s the chair of the Toronto Police Services Board. Our emails weren’t even acknowledged. We also reached out to the media relations department of the City of Toronto. We received a response from Melanie (no surname.) Here it is: “Thank you for your inquiry. This matter falls under the jurisdiction of Toronto Police Service; please direct questions to TPS.” There are two problems with this suggestion. First, it is members of the TPS who are the thieves! Reaching out to the TPS would be like going to the Godfather to complain about mafia activity in the neighbourhood. Secondly, it’s a moot point. As we explained to Melanie, the Toronto Police will NOT respond to media requests from Rebel News. (They much prefer to deal with the trained seals in the mainstream media.) It’s a classic Catch-22. And sure enough, it was indeed business as usual last Tuesday afternoon. In fairness, the meter maids didn’t return at 2 p.m., but rather 2:30 p.m. – a full 90 minutes before their shifts were supposed to end. Now the question remains: who do you call when it’s the cops who are the bad guys and the people who oversee the cops don’t give a rodent’s rectum?

Rebel News

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The Yale professor who accurately predicted the entire Iran war just said World War III is about to start with 90% certainty. He explained exactly how it starts, who triggers it, and why NOBODY can stop it. Professor Jiang made 3 predictions in 2024 that all came true: 1. Trump would win the election 2. He would start a war with Iran 3. The US would lose that war Now he has made 8 NEW predictions and every single one is terrifying... The war in Iran was never about Iran. It was about saving the US dollar. America's empire runs on the petrodollar where every country must use dollars to buy oil. But when America froze $200 billion in Russian assets after Ukraine, it told the world the dollar is a political weapon. So Russia, China, and Iran started building a trade bloc to ditch the dollar entirely. These 3 countries cover the entire Asian continent and can build railways connecting their economies while cutting America out. Trump's plan was to bomb Iran's leadership and watch them surrender like Venezuela did in January. But Iran is a mountain fortress with 92 million people and 31 independent armies across 31 provinces each designed so no single strike can wipe them out. 6 weeks in, decapitation failed. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, attacked US bases across the Gulf, and started charging ships $2 million per crossing to fund their war. And here's where it becomes a world war... Russia's grand strategy is the Third Rome doctrine. If Iran falls, Russia's southern border is exposed and both Russia's trade corridor and China's Belt and Road run directly through Iranian territory. Losing Iran means permanently losing access to the Middle East and Africa. So Russia enters the war. When Russia enters, China follows. They reinforce Tehran from east and north, provide financing, and Russia puts Iran under its nuclear umbrella taking tactical nukes completely off the table. Professor Jiang put the probability at 80 to 90%. And while the world watches the Middle East, North Korea is making its move: The US pulled THAAD missile defense out of South Korea for Iran operations. Seoul sits 20 minutes of artillery from the North Korean border with 25 million people exposed. North Korea doesn't even NEED to attack. They just threaten. South Koreans are rich with everything to lose. North Koreans have nothing to lose. Simple extortion. Nobody is coming to help because America is stuck in the Middle East. But the prediction that will BREAK the internet is this one: Trump gets a THIRD term. Professor Jiang laid out two constitutional loopholes. First is Trump runs as VP under Don Jr. or Vance, they win, the president steps down, Trump takes over through succession. The 22nd Amendment bans being elected president more than twice but says nothing about becoming president through succession. The second option is even simpler: By 2028 America is at war on multiple fronts with a draft in effect so Trump invokes emergency war powers and delays the election just like Zelensky did in Ukraine. And the draft is already real. Automatic registration starts in December. Males 18 to 24 are entered into the system automatically. The Department of War literally PUBLISHED the playbook online: - Secure the Western Hemisphere as US territory which explains Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama - Force NATO to fight Russia - Strangle China through maritime choke points - Convert civilian factories into weapons production (the Pentagon already told Ford and GM to prepare to STOP making cars and start making munitions) His final advice was genuinely one of the realest things I've heard all year: We will need leaders. Not politicians or billionaires. Average people who knock on their neighbor's door during a blackout and say let us figure this out together. Because when empires collapse, and he believes America's collapses within 10 years, the people who survive built community before they needed it.
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The Yale professor who accurately predicted the entire Iran war just said World War III is about to start with 90% certainty. He explained exactly how it starts, who triggers it, and why NOBODY can stop it. Professor Jiang made 3 predictions in 2024 that all came true: 1. Trump would win the election 2. He would start a war with Iran 3. The US would lose that war Now he has made 8 NEW predictions and every single one is terrifying... The war in Iran was never about Iran. It was about saving the US dollar. America's empire runs on the petrodollar where every country must use dollars to buy oil. But when America froze $200 billion in Russian assets after Ukraine, it told the world the dollar is a political weapon. So Russia, China, and Iran started building a trade bloc to ditch the dollar entirely. These 3 countries cover the entire Asian continent and can build railways connecting their economies while cutting America out. Trump's plan was to bomb Iran's leadership and watch them surrender like Venezuela did in January. But Iran is a mountain fortress with 92 million people and 31 independent armies across 31 provinces each designed so no single strike can wipe them out. 6 weeks in, decapitation failed. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, attacked US bases across the Gulf, and started charging ships $2 million per crossing to fund their war. And here's where it becomes a world war... Russia's grand strategy is the Third Rome doctrine. If Iran falls, Russia's southern border is exposed and both Russia's trade corridor and China's Belt and Road run directly through Iranian territory. Losing Iran means permanently losing access to the Middle East and Africa. So Russia enters the war. When Russia enters, China follows. They reinforce Tehran from east and north, provide financing, and Russia puts Iran under its nuclear umbrella taking tactical nukes completely off the table. Professor Jiang put the probability at 80 to 90%. And while the world watches the Middle East, North Korea is making its move: The US pulled THAAD missile defense out of South Korea for Iran operations. Seoul sits 20 minutes of artillery from the North Korean border with 25 million people exposed. North Korea doesn't even NEED to attack. They just threaten. South Koreans are rich with everything to lose. North Koreans have nothing to lose. Simple extortion. Nobody is coming to help because America is stuck in the Middle East. But the prediction that will BREAK the internet is this one: Trump gets a THIRD term. Professor Jiang laid out two constitutional loopholes. First is Trump runs as VP under Don Jr. or Vance, they win, the president steps down, Trump takes over through succession. The 22nd Amendment bans being elected president more than twice but says nothing about becoming president through succession. The second option is even simpler: By 2028 America is at war on multiple fronts with a draft in effect so Trump invokes emergency war powers and delays the election just like Zelensky did in Ukraine. And the draft is already real. Automatic registration starts in December. Males 18 to 24 are entered into the system automatically. The Department of War literally PUBLISHED the playbook online: - Secure the Western Hemisphere as US territory which explains Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama - Force NATO to fight Russia - Strangle China through maritime choke points - Convert civilian factories into weapons production (the Pentagon already told Ford and GM to prepare to STOP making cars and start making munitions) His final advice was genuinely one of the realest things I've heard all year: We will need leaders. Not politicians or billionaires. Average people who knock on their neighbor's door during a blackout and say let us figure this out together. Because when empires collapse, and he believes America's collapses within 10 years, the people who survive built community before they needed it.

Ricardo

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE, pt 2—Tucker Carlson claims his "Israelism" is about the Israeli govt, not Jews. Then why did Tucker rage-bait against Jews with an overt, Holocaust-related lie? Tucker claimed that at the Holocaust Remembrance event at the US Capitol, "there was no mention" of the U.S. soldiers who defeated the Nazis and liberated the concentration camps. But not only did the event "mention" these incredible American soldiers, including the 250,000 men who gave all, but the opening remarks STARTED by praising them. There were also numerous other instances honoring the memory of American servicemen. The keynote speech, in fact, was given by the great-grandson of Dwight Eisenhower, who led allied forces as they defeated the Nazis in 1945. All of this can be found in YouTube videos of the event. Just one person from Tucker's sizable staff could have found all of this in under 10 minutes. Here's the beginning of the opening speech, by the Director of the US Holocaust Museum, Sara Bloomfield: "Welcome to the 2026 Days of Remembrance commemoration. Today, as we pay tribute to all the Americans who fought in World War II, I want to single out Roddie Edmonds of Tennessee, a 25-year-old master sergeant in the 106th Infantry Division. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and sent to Stalag IX-A." Also, attending the event were surviving U.S. soldiers and family members of WWII servicemen. And Holocaust Museum Chairman Jeff Miller remarked, "This year, as our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, we remember those who fought to defeat tyranny and the leadership that made victory possible. We remember the soldiers who liberated the camps." But, of course, that didn't stop Tucker from lying. After playing a clip showing a candle lighting by a uniformed member of the Old Guard, Third Infantry Regiment, Tucker snarked, "What are we remembering here? And we do have a sense that it’s we’re not remembering the American soldiers who liberated Dachau, for example. We’re not remembering the quarter million American men" who fought the Nazis. Most importantly, this gives lie to the myth — pushed by Megyn Kelly and others — that Tucker is only criticizing "Israel." Crucially, it exposes the real purpose and motivation for Tucker dedicating a full hour to create a new trope called "Israelism." After all, why else would he make a central component of his rant intentionally lying about a Holocaust event? It was organized by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and its speakers were Americans. How is that proof of "Israelism"? The answer, of course, is obvious. When Tucker says "Israel," he means "Jews." No matter how much he or Megyn Kelly tries to pretend otherwise.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE, pt 2—Tucker Carlson claims his "Israelism" is about the Israeli govt, not Jews. Then why did Tucker rage-bait against Jews with an overt, Holocaust-related lie? Tucker claimed that at the Holocaust Remembrance event at the US Capitol, "there was no mention" of the U.S. soldiers who defeated the Nazis and liberated the concentration camps. But not only did the event "mention" these incredible American soldiers, including the 250,000 men who gave all, but the opening remarks STARTED by praising them. There were also numerous other instances honoring the memory of American servicemen. The keynote speech, in fact, was given by the great-grandson of Dwight Eisenhower, who led allied forces as they defeated the Nazis in 1945. All of this can be found in YouTube videos of the event. Just one person from Tucker's sizable staff could have found all of this in under 10 minutes. Here's the beginning of the opening speech, by the Director of the US Holocaust Museum, Sara Bloomfield: "Welcome to the 2026 Days of Remembrance commemoration. Today, as we pay tribute to all the Americans who fought in World War II, I want to single out Roddie Edmonds of Tennessee, a 25-year-old master sergeant in the 106th Infantry Division. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and sent to Stalag IX-A." Also, attending the event were surviving U.S. soldiers and family members of WWII servicemen. And Holocaust Museum Chairman Jeff Miller remarked, "This year, as our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, we remember those who fought to defeat tyranny and the leadership that made victory possible. We remember the soldiers who liberated the camps." But, of course, that didn't stop Tucker from lying. After playing a clip showing a candle lighting by a uniformed member of the Old Guard, Third Infantry Regiment, Tucker snarked, "What are we remembering here? And we do have a sense that it’s we’re not remembering the American soldiers who liberated Dachau, for example. We’re not remembering the quarter million American men" who fought the Nazis. Most importantly, this gives lie to the myth — pushed by Megyn Kelly and others — that Tucker is only criticizing "Israel." Crucially, it exposes the real purpose and motivation for Tucker dedicating a full hour to create a new trope called "Israelism." After all, why else would he make a central component of his rant intentionally lying about a Holocaust event? It was organized by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and its speakers were Americans. How is that proof of "Israelism"? The answer, of course, is obvious. When Tucker says "Israel," he means "Jews." No matter how much he or Megyn Kelly tries to pretend otherwise.

Joel Mowbray

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Understanding the BitTorrent Swarm — A Broader Look With Real Data Dynamics BitTorrent isn’t just a file-sharing protocol; it’s one of the most efficient large-scale distribution systems ever designed. At its core lies a simple but powerful principle: when users contribute bandwidth, the entire network accelerates. This is the swarm and its efficiency can be explained through clear data patterns and network behavior. 🔹 The Swarm Model: How Participation Becomes Performance In a traditional client-server setup, bandwidth is fixed. If 10,000 users try to download a 1 GB file from one server with 1 Gbps bandwidth: ➠ Maximum theoretical throughput per user: 0.1 Mbps ➠ Average download time: 2–3 hours ➠ Server overload: very likely BitTorrent rewrites this logic. When 10,000 users join a swarm and each contributes only 50–200 Kbps of upload bandwidth, the network’s total available throughput multiplies thousands of times. This is why, in real swarm studies: ➠ Larger swarms consistently show 30–400% faster download speeds ➠ Popular torrents reach equilibrium within minutes, not hours ➠ Throughput per user remains stable even under heavy demand BitTorrent’s efficiency grows with usage — something centralized systems struggle with. 🔹 Why More Peers = More Speed (Backed by Data Behavior) BitTorrent breaks files into hundreds or thousands of small pieces. Each piece circulates among peers using a strategy called rarest-first ensuring no piece becomes a bottleneck. Here’s what the data shows: 1. Bandwidth multiplication effect If each peer contributes: ➠ 100 peers × 100 Kbps upload = 10 Mbps swarm capacity ➠ 5,000 peers × 150 Kbps upload = 750 Mbps swarm capacity ➠ 20,000 peers × 200 Kbps upload = 4 Gbps swarm capacity This turning point when collective bandwidth surpasses any server is why torrents of large files often download faster than centralized sources. 2. Availability resilience Even if 90% of peers leave, as long as one full copy exists across the swarm’s collective pieces, the file is recoverable without interruption. 3. Load balancing automatically occurs BitTorrent’s choking/unchoking algorithm ensures: ➠ High-bandwidth peers exchange more data ➠ Low-bandwidth peers still participate ➠ No single peer becomes a bottleneck The data flow adapts in real time based on peer performance. 🔹 The Swarm’s Global Impact: Why It Still Matters BitTorrent traffic routinely accounts for: ➠ 10–20% of global internet upload traffic (varies by region) ➠ Multiple petabytes of data exchanged daily ➠ Millions of active swarms at any given time The model works because it scales with demand: ➠ More users → more bandwidth. ➠ More bandwidth → faster delivery. ➠ Faster delivery → stronger swarm health. This “self-reinforcing cycle” is a core reason decentralized systems from Web3 storage to blockchain data sync borrow heavily from BitTorrent’s architecture. 🔹 The Big Picture The BitTorrent swarm illustrates an important truth about decentralized networks: Efficiency doesn’t come from the center it comes from participation. When thousands of people contribute small amounts of bandwidth, the result is a global system capable of speeds that outperform traditional content delivery models. This is not just technology; it’s cooperative acceleration at internet scale. In One Line Files move faster when everyone contributes and BitTorrent proves it with real data. H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 BitTorrent #TRONEcoStar #BitTorrent #SwarmNetwork #DataAnalysis #DecentralizedSystems #P2P
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Understanding the BitTorrent Swarm — A Broader Look With Real Data Dynamics BitTorrent isn’t just a file-sharing protocol; it’s one of the most efficient large-scale distribution systems ever designed. At its core lies a simple but powerful principle: when users contribute bandwidth, the entire network accelerates. This is the swarm and its efficiency can be explained through clear data patterns and network behavior. 🔹 The Swarm Model: How Participation Becomes Performance In a traditional client-server setup, bandwidth is fixed. If 10,000 users try to download a 1 GB file from one server with 1 Gbps bandwidth: ➠ Maximum theoretical throughput per user: 0.1 Mbps ➠ Average download time: 2–3 hours ➠ Server overload: very likely BitTorrent rewrites this logic. When 10,000 users join a swarm and each contributes only 50–200 Kbps of upload bandwidth, the network’s total available throughput multiplies thousands of times. This is why, in real swarm studies: ➠ Larger swarms consistently show 30–400% faster download speeds ➠ Popular torrents reach equilibrium within minutes, not hours ➠ Throughput per user remains stable even under heavy demand BitTorrent’s efficiency grows with usage — something centralized systems struggle with. 🔹 Why More Peers = More Speed (Backed by Data Behavior) BitTorrent breaks files into hundreds or thousands of small pieces. Each piece circulates among peers using a strategy called rarest-first ensuring no piece becomes a bottleneck. Here’s what the data shows: 1. Bandwidth multiplication effect If each peer contributes: ➠ 100 peers × 100 Kbps upload = 10 Mbps swarm capacity ➠ 5,000 peers × 150 Kbps upload = 750 Mbps swarm capacity ➠ 20,000 peers × 200 Kbps upload = 4 Gbps swarm capacity This turning point when collective bandwidth surpasses any server is why torrents of large files often download faster than centralized sources. 2. Availability resilience Even if 90% of peers leave, as long as one full copy exists across the swarm’s collective pieces, the file is recoverable without interruption. 3. Load balancing automatically occurs BitTorrent’s choking/unchoking algorithm ensures: ➠ High-bandwidth peers exchange more data ➠ Low-bandwidth peers still participate ➠ No single peer becomes a bottleneck The data flow adapts in real time based on peer performance. 🔹 The Swarm’s Global Impact: Why It Still Matters BitTorrent traffic routinely accounts for: ➠ 10–20% of global internet upload traffic (varies by region) ➠ Multiple petabytes of data exchanged daily ➠ Millions of active swarms at any given time The model works because it scales with demand: ➠ More users → more bandwidth. ➠ More bandwidth → faster delivery. ➠ Faster delivery → stronger swarm health. This “self-reinforcing cycle” is a core reason decentralized systems from Web3 storage to blockchain data sync borrow heavily from BitTorrent’s architecture. 🔹 The Big Picture The BitTorrent swarm illustrates an important truth about decentralized networks: Efficiency doesn’t come from the center it comes from participation. When thousands of people contribute small amounts of bandwidth, the result is a global system capable of speeds that outperform traditional content delivery models. This is not just technology; it’s cooperative acceleration at internet scale. In One Line Files move faster when everyone contributes and BitTorrent proves it with real data. H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 BitTorrent #TRONEcoStar #BitTorrent #SwarmNetwork #DataAnalysis #DecentralizedSystems #P2P

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