Russell Brand – “My Innocence is Linked to the Transference of Your Money!” (23.9.2023)

Russell Brand could have stayed on YouTube – which recently ‘demonetised’ his content – but instead has chosen to shift the burden of his output to ‘Rumble’! Rumble is an emerging video-based social media platform that is competing for a share of the advertising market YouTube currently dominates and other similar organisations seek to break into. More than this, however, but Rumble, as of the 23.0.2023, has refused to ‘demonetise’ Russell Brand’s content and so it has become the de facto platform of choice for Brand and the vast network of corporate support that still surrounds him. Should the allegations transition from ‘vacuous’ to ‘substantiated’ – watch for Russell Brand to be ‘cancelled’ everywhere and reduced to the powerless individual he currently pretends to be.

China: Foreign Ministry Firmly Opposes “British Interference” in Internal Affairs!

“We do not accept irresponsible accusations against the measures for law-based governance in Hong Kong.” Noting that Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal affairs, Mao said the legal basis for the Central government’s governance of Hong Kong is China’s Constitution and the Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

The National Security Law and the improved electoral system have enabled Hong Kong to enter a new stage in which it has restored order and is set to thrive, Mao said.

The HKSAR government’s law-based action regarding those suspected of violating the National Security Law is a just move to maintain the rule of law in Hong Kong and what is required to safeguard China’s national sovereignty and security, she said, “It is constitutional, legal and beyond reproach.”

The UK needs to know that no foreign interference will ever shake the Chinese government’s firm resolve to fully and faithfully implement One Country, Two Systems and no attempt to destabilize Hong Kong will ever succeed, Mao said.

President Putin: Russia to Safeguard International Fairness & Justice with China! (23.9.2023)

He said that faced with a complex international situation, the world is rapidly moving toward multipolarity, economic globalization is progressing against headwinds, unilateral actions are unsustainable, and hegemonism is not popular. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia bear important responsibilities for promoting global development and progress. Both sides need to strengthen their multilateral strategic cooperation, protect their legitimate rights and interests, and make new efforts to promote the international order toward fairness and justice.

The two sides also exchanged views on the current international and regional situation. On the Ukraine issue, Putin reiterated Russia’s willingness to resolve it through dialogue and negotiation.

During his visit to Russia, Wang Yi also co-chaired the 18th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation, attended a meeting between high representatives of China, Russia and Mongolia on security issues, and met separately with Lavrov and Jadamba Enkhbayar, secretary of the Mongolian National Security Council.

Ghana: President Urges UN to Consider Reparations for Slave Trade! (22.9.2023)

“Reparations must be paid for the slave trade,” Akufo-Addo said to an eruption of applause.

“No amount of money will ever make up for the horrors, but it would make the point that evil was perpetrated, that millions of productive Africans were snatched from the embrace of our continent, and put to work in the Americas and the Caribbean without compensation for their labor,” he said.

He also called for the illicit flow of funds from Africa to be returned to the continent.

While the current picture on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals “is not very bright,” Akufo-Addo expressed the hope that “it is within our capacity to turn things around.”

A good start would be to make the needed changes to the structures of the United Nations, “then we can rebuild trust and reignite global solidarity,” he said.