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A THREE JUDGE PANEL OF THE US SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULING IN FAVOR OF A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION VACCINE MANDATE FOR LARGE COMPANIES EMPLOYING MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE...FOX NEWS
It's now Saturday in Australia and thousands are again protesting vaccine mandates and vaccine passports in cities across the country including Melbourne.
There thousands have rallied and held a march in the center of the city...
French Premier Jean Castex announcing a ban on New Year's Eve concerts and fireworks tonight.
Castex declining to ban family gatherings for the Christmas season but urging people to gather in the smallest numbers possible.
Also Castex pushed the notion of COVID testing before family gatherings.
He spoke following a "defense council" meeting on COVID this afternoon...(BFM-TV France)
DUTCH GOVERNMERNT MAY TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS TOMORROW
(UPDATED)
It appears that Dutch authorities may enact new restrictive COVID measures in the Newsdump Weekend period.
An emergency meeting of cabinet ministers set for tomorrow amid fears about the Omicron variant.
An advisory panel said to be recommending a hard lockdown.
One of the members of the panel Marion Koopmans calls out the notion of the hard lockdown being a bridge to third dose COVID shots....(NOS Netherlands)
DENMARK CLOSING THEATERS, CINEMAS AND CONCERT HALLS AND IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON THE OPERATING HOURS OF RESTAURANTS.
ALSO CLOSED MUSEUMS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS. THE COVID RESTRICTIONS SAID TO BE IN FORCE FOR FOUR WEEKS STARTING SUNDAY...CGTN CHINA
Ireland ordering restaurants and pubs to close at 8 pm starting Monday...(BFM-TV France)
HERE IN THE US THE PROBLEM OF BLOOD CLOTS IS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED IN REGARDS TO THE RARELY USED JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE.
A CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PANEL RECOMMENDING THAT THE AGENCY RECOMMEND THE MODERNA AND PFIZER COVID SHOTS OVER J AND J...ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS 18 INDIA
The Biden Administration wants the US Supreme Court to reverse lower court rulings stopping a federal vaccine mandate for some health care workers...CNN
Protest tonight in western Germany thousands demonstrating in Bielefeld against forced vaccination and vaccine passports...
Police in Berlin have banned a protest opposing COVID restrictions tomorrow saying such a large group of thousands of likely unmasked people would pose a health threat...(DPA News Agency Germany)...DPA-RTL GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
AUSTRIAN POLICE PLAN CRACKDOWN ON SATURDAY PROTESTS OPPOSING COMPULSORY VACCINATION
ALL AUSTRIANS 14 YEARS AND OLDER WITH FEW EXECEPTIONS ORDERED TO GET COVID SHOTS.
THIS HAS LED TO MASSIVE WEEKEND PROTESTS OPPOSING COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
NOW AUTHORITIES ARE MOVING TO STOP THE PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ON GROUNDS THAT BUSINESS IS BEING DISRUPTED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF MAJOR CITIES.
THEY INTEND TO CLAMP DOWN ON ANY UNAUTHORIZED PROTESTS STARTING TOMORROW...(ORF AUSTRIA)...ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN RECENT HOURS AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES MOVED TO EXPAND BANS ON FORCED VACCINATION PROTESTS.
BUSINESS GROUPS ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP PROTESTERS OFF THE STREETS DURING DAYTIME SHOPPING HOURS IN MAJOR AUSTRIAN CITIES AND SOME CASES NO PROTESTS ARE BEING ALLOWED AT ALL...ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MEANWHILE AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CREATED LESS RESTRICTIVE MEASURES FOR UNVACCINATED PEOPLE DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD.
THEY WILL ALLOW TEN UNVACCINATED PEOPLE TO MEET TOGETHER DECEMBER 24th,25th,26th AND 31st...(NOS Netherlands)
The former Prime Minister of Slovakia arrested by police last night as he organized a protest against COVID restrictions in the country.
Robert Fico trying to use a car motorcade as a form of protest since street gatherings of more than six people are banned.
But police took him away before a protest could begin...(NOS Netherlands)
THE MASK MANDATE REINTRODUCED IN THE AUSTRALIAN STATE OF QUEENSLAND.
IT WILL BE IN FORCE STARTING 1 AM SATURDAY IN HOSPTIALS, AGED CARE HOMES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TAXIS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
RUSSIA TODAY PUBLISHED ITS PROPOSAL FOR A SECURITY TREATY TO DEFUSE TENSIONS OVER UKRAINE.
THE PROPOSED TREATY CONTAINS EIGHT ARTICLES.
A KEY PROVISION PREVENTS EASTWARD EXPANSION OF THE NATO MILITARY ALLIANCE INTO UKRAINE AND OTHER FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS NEIGHBORING RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA...BBC NEWS
Ukraine's ambassador in Israel says his country may recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the coming months and even open an embassy branch there.
But the catch is that Israel must increase defense and security ties with Ukraine...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A FORMER US DEFENSE CONTRACTOR ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ESPIONAGE FOR RUSSIA.
JOHN MURRAY ROWE JR. APPROACHED BY AN FBI AGENT PRETENDING TO WORK FOR THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT...TASS RUSSIA
Belarus says that Polish soldier defected telling authorities that fellow soldiers murdered volunteers seeking to held migrants illegally entering Poland...TASS RUSSIA
(UPDATED) THE TALKS BETWEEN IRAN AND FOREIGN POWERS OTHER THAN THE US OVER THE 2015 JCPOA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT ENDED TODAY IN VIENNA AND ARE TO RESUME.
IRAN IS SEEKING AN END TO US SANCTIONS...PRESS TV IRAN...
THE US SAYS THAT THE TALKS MADE MODEST PROGRESS BUT THAT MUCH WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE...VOICE OF AMERICA
The US Navy has successfully tested a high-energy laser weapon in the Gulf of Aden. The USS Portland, an amphibious ship, fired the weapon at non-moving practice target.
This laser weapon was previously tested successfully on a drone in the Pacific Ocean in May of 2020.
The Gulf of Aden waters close to Yemen where Iranian backed Houthi rebels use drones in their military operations...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The Royal Air Force says that a British warplane shot down a small hostile drone over Syria on Tuesday.
The RAF describes the incident as the first downing of an enemy aircraft since the Falklands War in 1982...BBC NEWS
BRITISH POLITICS AND A SHOCK FOR PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON AND HIS CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
YESTERDAY'S SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A SAFE CONSERVATIVE SEAT A LOSS. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WINNING THE CONTEST FOR THE NORTH SHROPSHIRE SEAT...BBC NEWS
The defense rested its case at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial today. Maxwell told the judge in the case that she will not testify in her own defense.
Closing arguments Monday with the jury likely to have the case by Tuesday. If the jury does not reach a verdict by Wednesday, a break for Christmas begins on Thursday.
Included in the linked story an embedded video report on frustration over evidence that was censored by federal prosecutors to hide the names of other individuals with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during their activites...CNN
In a Minnesota courtroom today former police officer Kim Potter testifying. She is on trial for killing black motorist Daunte Wright back in April.
Potter saying she made a mistake reaching for her gun instead of her taser...BBC NEWS
A FEDERAL JUDGE REJECTING A SWEEPING BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT INVOLVING THE OXYCONTIN MAKER PURDUE PHARMA.
US DISTRICT JUDGE COLLEEN MCMAHON OBJECTING TO PROVISION PROTECTING THE SACKLER FAMILY FROM FACING OXYCONTIN LAWSUITS...POLITICO
(UPDTED-FOUR ISRAELI FIRMS ON LIST) FACEBOOK'S PARENT FIRM META SAYS IT HAS BANNED SEVEN "SURVEILLANCE FIRMS" FROM TARGETING USERS ON ITS PLATFORMS.
15-HUNDRED PAGES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AND 50,000 USERS WARNED ABOUT MALICIOUS ACTIVITY...BBC NEWS...
FOUR ISRAELI SPYWARE FIRMS ON THE BANNED LIST. ONE OF THEM WORKED WITH THE CONVICTED RAPIST AND MOVIE MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN...YNET NEWS ISRAEL
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced on Thursday that it will launch a super PAC for the next year's mid-term elections.
AIPAC's super PAC and federal PAC will support both Democrat and Republican candidates who are pro-Israel...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
In an interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid President Trump speaking out about apathy among American Jews for Israel.
Trump noting that the "New York Times" owned by a Jewish family the Sulzbergers are Israel haters.
Some organizations quickly pounced on Trump's comments to label them Anti-Semitic.
More details on the interview from "Israel National News"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
LONG-TIME REPUBLICAN POLITICAL OPERATIVE AND FORMER ADVISER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ROGER STONE INVOKING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT AT THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED HOUSE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE...DAILY BEAST
A QUICK NOTE ABOUT SATURDAY COVID FIGURES WHICH ARE BEGINNING TO TRICKLE OUT CHINA REPORTING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF POSITIVE TESTS 125.
AUSTRALIA POSTING A RECORD TOTAL OF 4,022 FOR SATURDAY...(WORLDOMETERS)
WORLDOMETERS COVID NUMBERS FOR TODAY (FRIDAY)
In the US today 163,707 new positive tests and 729,488 Worldwide.
Those numbers a week ago today 136,839 and 608,254.
In selected nations outside the US new positive tests the UK 93,045, France 58,128, Germany 48,375 (Final Total Pending), Spain 33,359, Italy 28,632 and Russia 27,743.
South Africa 20,713, Poland 20,027, Turkey 18,141, The Netherlands 15,367 and Vietnam 15,236.
Denmark, 11,194, Belgium 10,040, The Czech Republic 9,488, Ukraine 8,899 and South Korea 7,434.
Canada 8,921.
Israel 720.
And that's the way it really is Friday December 17th, 2021 Day 641 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 641 of America and the World held hostage to COVID shots.
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