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Hollywood actor Viggo Mortensen has written a letter to Spain's El Pais newspaper criticizing the far-right party Vox over its use of the character he played in "Lord of the Rings." On April 28, Vox posted a tweet showing the party as Aragorn, played by Mortensen in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the JRR Tolkien novel, fighting off a horde of enemies represented by the logos of LGBT rights groups, Catalonian separatists and anarchists. The image was posted on the day of general elections alongside the caption: "Let the battle begin!" Now the actor has written an excoriating letter to El Pais, the country's paper of record, criticizing the "ignorant" and "absurd" use of the character. Mortensen describes himself as a "person interested in the rich variety of cultures and languages that exist in Spain and the world," and decries any implied connection with what he says is an "ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist political party." "It's even more ridiculous to use the character of Aragorn, a polyglot statesman that advocates for the awareness and inclusion of the various races, customs and languages of Middle Earth, to legitimize an anti-immigration, anti-feminist and Islamophobic political group," he writes. The election was won by the center-left Socialist Workers' Party, but Vox will become the first far-right party to enter the country's parliament since dictator General Franco's rule ended in 1975. "I would laugh at its clumsiness," writes Mortensen of the image, "but Vox has entered parliament with 24 seats; it's no joke and we will have to be alert and proactive just like Aragorn is in Tolkien's story." Vox won fewer seats than some had predicted at an election which saw the third-highest voter turnout in the history of Spanish democracy, according to official figures. Sourse: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/europe/viggo-mortensen-vox-spain-scli-intl/index.html
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Danielle Goldstein won the Shanghai leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour for the world's top showjumpers in a nail-biter. The colorful Israeli rider and her powerful, big-striding 13-year-old chestnut mare Lizziemary edged Ireland's Darragh Kenny and Balou Du Reventon by just 0.08 seconds in the jump-off. Dutch veteran Jur Vrieling and VDL Glasgow v. Merelsnest finished third, 2.65 seconds back. "This is one that everybody really wants to win," Goldstein told LGCT television. "The money is huge here, and the crowd is unbelievable, so this is amazing. We've come a long way, and we've made it worthwhile." In the Global Champions League team competition, the Monaco Aces of Frenchman Julian Epaillard and Belgium's Jerome Guery triumphed ahead of the Paris Panthers. 'Rocketship' It was the second LGCT triumph for Goldstein, who also won in Estoril two years ago. "She is like a rocketship underneath you, you have just so much raw power, she tries her heart out for me," Goldstein said about the horse she has been riding since 2016. "I couldn't ask for anything more." Watched by a cosmopolitan crowd at the China Art Palace in Shanghai, with many spectators donning hats and designer outfits, the lone Asian stop of the Tour saw nine riders qualify for the jump-off, on a sandy course over 1.60-meter jumps set by Uliano Vezzani. Ireland's Kenny had set the pace as the third rider in the jump-off, finishing in a time of 38.06 seconds as he stepped up the pace in the second part of the course to beat the previous leader, Vrieling. "Dani did one less stride to the last fence and that made a huge difference," Kenny said afterwards. "I've been aiming my horse for this for two months now and it's a great show." The sixth rider, Belgium's Pieter Devos, the winner of Miami Beach two weeks ago, put down the fastest time (37.49 seconds) in the jump-off, but dropped a pole at the penultimate fence. Another Belgian, Niels Bruynseels, and his big striding horse Delux Van T&L, were equally unlucky, dropping a pole at the last fence as they finished in a time of 38.21 seconds. Close finish With just two more riders to go, Goldstein guided Lizziemary round the course in a clear round in 37.98 seconds, as Kenny looked on from the sidelines and showed his frustration after getting beaten by such a thin margin. Could the last rider, LGCT rookie Titouan Schumacher and Atome Z, produce a masterpiece in front of the China Art Palace? It wasn't meant to be for the 164th-ranked Frenchman, as his horse dropped a pole, and they finished in eighth place in a time of 39.12 seconds. Head-to-head television pictures comparing Kenny and Goldstein's rides showed Lizziemary won the jump-off in the final few strides. "Today worked out," said Goldstein. "Some days it doesn't, but it was really our day and she jumped amazing the whole day. I didn't nail the first line the way I would have liked, but I made it up somewhere else...I couldn't be happier." Devos remains overall leader The Global Champions Tour, show jumping's richest circuit, is held at a record 20 venues in 2019, including new stops in New York, Montreal and Stockholm. It was staged in Shanghai for the sixth straight year. Her victory earned Goldstein a place in the lucrative GC Prague Playoffs November 21-24, which will see all individual LGCT winners compete against each other in the season finale. After stops in Doha, Mexico City, Miami Beach and Shanghai, Devos remained atop the overall leaderboard with 120 points, following his fifth-place finish in Shanghai. Bruynseels, who was sixth in Shanghai, is second in the overall standings with 94 points, followed by Germany's Daniel Deusser with 83 points. Global Champions League The Monaco Aces, who had been lying in pole position after the first round, made a tactical horse-rider switch to clinch the Global Champions League (GCL) for teams Sunday as they finished on a total of four penalties and in a combined time of 156.3 seconds. The Paris Panthers were second, with the same penalties as the Aces, but at four seconds back. Kenny put down two clear rounds with two different horses, while his Belgian team mate Gregory Wathelet had four penalties in the second round. The Prague Lions, with Holland's Marc Houtzager and Bruynseels, were third, on a total of eight penalties. The two-day GCL had been re-scheduled to Saturday and Sunday after one of two specially chartered horse flights from Europe was delayed. The team event normally finishes before the start of the Longines Global Champions Tour, which concluded on Saturday. "It was decided with FEI [International Equestrian Federation] approval to change the earlier team competition to ensure the horses were well rested and fresh for the weekend with horse welfare the top priority," the GCL said on its website. The Monaco Aces had taken the lead in Shanghai after the first round, which saw five teams producing double clears on a technical course over 15 jumps, which included three sets of double combinations. "I was super happy — It's only half of the job done, but a good day for the team," said Epaillard of the Aces, after guiding Virtuose Champeix to the team's first clear in just over 74 seconds. His Brazilian team-mate Marlon Modolo Zanotelli also had a perfect first round with VDL Edgar M: "He's a fantastic horse and just gets better and better — I'm very lucky to have him," the Brazilian said. Although Epaillard said on Saturday the Aces were unlikely to make a horse-rider change overnight, the team switched Modolo Zanotelli for Guery and Garfield de Tiji Des Templiers for the second round on Sunday. Although Guery, the winner of the opening LGCT in Doha, had a pole down on the penultimate fence, Epaillard and Virtuose Champeix delivered once more with another clear round to clinch the first GCL victory for the Aces. "We fight a little bit today, it was really a team victory," said Guery on Sunday. "They did a super job the first day, and we changed a little bit the plan for today." Epaillard said he had felt "a lot of pressure" after the first round. "Very bad for our heart, but it was super," he added. It was tough weekend for Switzerland's Pius Schwizer and Germany's Daniel Deusser of the Shangai Swans, the winners of the first two legs. Although the team finished in 11th place in Shanghai, on a total of 29 penalties, they remain in the lead in the overall standings, with 90 points. Saint Tropez Pirates are second, with 79 points, followed by the Aces with 74 points. After stops in the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, the LGCT and GCL series are headed to Europe for the next five months, with Madrid scheduled to open proceedings on May 17-19. Other venues include London, Rome, Saint Tropez, Monaco and Paris. Sourse: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/04/sport/global-champions-tour-goldstein-spt-intl/index.html?cid=sportsticker
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"This is the climate election," declared Queensland Greens Sen. Larissa Waters at a Brisbane forum, weeks before the Australian election this month. It's unsurprising that Waters would say this: The environment is always at the heart of the Greens' policy. But a series of natural disasters has forced many other Australians to take notice. Fires, floods and the worst drought in living memory have ravaged Australia in the past year, laying waste to thousands of homes, devastating the livelihoods of farmers and wreaking millions of dollars' worth of damage. In January, record-breaking temperatures soared so high, for so long that asphalt roads started to melt. "When I was first elected in 2010, scientists were telling us it was the critical decade," Waters told the audience. "It's nearly the end of that decade and we've bloody wasted it." The electorate is aware. Concern about climate change is now at a 10-year high among Australians, with 64% believing it should be a top priority for the government, according to an Ipsos poll released in April. Thousands of climate striking students recently walked out of class, while Extinction Rebellion activists are stopping coal trains and blocking roads. The Greens have long campaigned for action but remain a minor party without the numbers to govern. But as climate change becomes a key issue in the May 18 election, Australia's two major parties agree that something needs to be done. The questions are what, when -- and crucially -- how much is it going to cost? No clear climate policy Australia is getting hotter. The rise in temperatures, once a future threat, is now an ever present danger, raising the risk of severe droughts, bush fires and intense rainfall across the country, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. On paper, at least, the country is taking action. In 2015, Australia was among the nearly 200 nations that gathered in the French capital and pledged to take decisive action on climate change, under the Paris Climate Agreement. Specifically, Australia agreed to cut its carbon emissions to 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2030. The government's doing that by encouraging businesses and the public sector to cut emissions through its Emissions Reduction Fund, while promoting investment in new technologies like renewable energy. Currently, investment in renewable energy is growing fast and renewables -- mostly hydropower, wind and solar -- provide around 21% of Australia's energy needs. In the United States, it's closer to 17%, and in the United Kingdom it's about 20%. Despite this, in its 2018 Emissions Gap Report, the United Nations said there had been "no improvement" in Australia's climate policy since 2017, noted that emission levels for 2030 were projected to be "well above" target. Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists Australia will meet its Paris Agreement targets. But critics say that's only because it's carrying over credits obtained under the Kyoto Protocol, and it's not doing enough to cut emissions now. "Australia has certainly been lagging behind on climate change action, by which I mean the effort to decarbonize the economy and reduce emissions," said Frank Jotzo, director of the Center for Climate Economics and Policy at the Australian National University. Efforts have been held back, he said, by intense political wrangling that has seen policies introduced then revoked. But in this election politics might also help. The opposition Labor Party has seized on climate policy as one of the few points of difference with Morrison's ruling Liberal Party. If elected, it's promising to cut Australia's carbon emissions by 45% on 2005 levels, compared to the government's minimum pledge of 26%. Earlier this year, when it became clear the government's perceived inaction on climate could cost it votes, it introduced a climate policy, which includes a $2 billion Climate Solutions Fund, as well as plans for the world's second largest pumped hydropower station. While climate change expert Jotzo said the new climate policy was light on details, he saw it as a "positive sign." "It's an acknowledgment that a mainstream party in Australia needs to have a climate change policy in order to be electable," he said. The coal face of the issue While both main parties are talking a big game on climate change, their commitment to action is being tested by the prospect of a large, new coal mine planned in north Queensland. The government has long argued that Australia needs coal to sustain its world-leading run of economic growth. In February 2017, Prime Minister Scott Morrison -- then treasurer -- made his position clear when he brought a lump of coal into Parliament. "This is coal. Don't be afraid, don't be scared," he said, to jeers from the opposition. "It's coal that has ensured for over 100 years that Australia has enjoyed an energy-competitive advantage that has delivered prosperity to Australian businesses." For years, Indian mining conglomerate Adani has been pushing for approval for its Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin, in Queensland. The mine would ship coal to India, China and Vietnam to feed the growing energy needs of those nations and create much-needed jobs in Australia. The Galilee Basin is one of the world's largest unexploited coal reserves and covers 274,000 square kilometers (105,792 square miles) -- an area bigger than the United Kingdom. The issue has divided voters into pro-Adani or anti-Adani camps in Queensland, said Maxine Newlands, political scientist at James Cook University. "But that's really a trope for the whole debate about where does Australia go and its climate change policy," she added. Economy versus environment When the mine was proposed in 2010, the prospect of 10,000 new jobs caused a rush of excitement in Townsville. That opportunity could have helped solve the north Queensland coastal city's high-profile unemployment problem: about 8% of Townsville is unemployed, compared to the national average of 5% -- meaning that about 8,000 people are jobless. Since then, fierce protests and a lack of access to funding and state subsidies have downsized the capacity of the proposed mine from a behemoth producing 60 million metric tons of coal a year to a more modest 27.5 million metric tons per year facility. That cut the job creation prospects, too. No party wants to lose voters in regional seats by appearing to condemn the unemployed. So both parties are trying to avoid the issue. Environmental protesters, however, are facing it head on. A convoy of Stop Adani protesters recently drove up the east coast of Australia from Hobart in Tasmania to the mine in central Queensland, some in electric cars, to spread their message to voters. "If this mine goes ahead, there are half a dozen mines that will surely follow and that will render us with no chance of turning around climate change," Greens Party leader Richard di Natale said when the convoy stopped in Brisbane. Protesters say more mines in North Queensland could boost traffic from coal ships near the Great Barrier Reef, which has already suffered damage from higher emissions caused by warming seas. The natural wonder runs 2,300 kilometers (1,500 miles) down the length of the coast, 350 kilometers (217 miles) from the mine. Adani company says that in stage one, the mine will produce only a small fraction of Australia's annual coal output, and argues that if Australia isn't mining the coal, other countries will step in to meet growing demand from Asia. The government cleared the way for the mine just before calling the election. Now, Labor -- running on its pro-environment platform -- needs to give final approval, at a local level. But the timeline for approval isn't clear. Whatever happens, there is likely to be anger -- and potentially protests -- on the losing side. Climate change expert Jotzo said he hopes that the next Australian Prime Minister, whoever that might be, will soon realize that a faster transition to renewable energy won't lead to economic ruin -- it could, potentially, have the opposite effect. "There is an interesting vision of Australia as the renewable energy superpower, as an exporter of renewable energy. That is a realistic prospect and one that holds significant economic opportunities," Jotzo said. "What you'd see is very large solar parks in the north of Australia producing very large amounts of hydrogen that are then being shipped to east Asia and potentially Europe." Of course, that would take money, time and political will. Right now, the country seems to be short of all three. Sourse: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/australia/australia-climate-election-intl/index.html
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More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a racist regime designed to keep the country's black population under the thumb of an elite white minority. But while democracy has delivered freedom for all South Africans, not enough has changed for those living in the country's vast townships. In fact, despite 25 years of democracy, South Africa remains the most economically unequal country in the world, according to the World Bank. If anything, the rainbow nation is even more divided now than it was in 1994. In many ways, the legacy of apartheid endures. Previously disadvantaged South Africans hold fewer assets, have fewer skills, earn lower wages, and are still more likely to be unemployed, a 2018 World Bank report on poverty and inequality in South Africa found. And, at the other end of the spectrum, an elite, mainly white minority continues to thrive. While the African National Congress (ANC) is expected to win again in Wednesday's national elections, it may be facing an increasingly disillusioned electorate. The gap between rich and poor is wider in South Africa than in any other country where comparable data exist, the World Bank found. Mthandazo Ndlovu, Oxfam South Africa's democracy and governance manager, say inequality has been exacerbated as a result of "systemic failures at a government level." It's not just income inequality that is cause for concern, he adds, but also unequal access to opportunities and essential public services. "One would have assumed that 25 years into democracy we would have had better access to land, better access to health care, we would not have children falling into pit latrines due to failures in the provision of ablution facilities," he said. This is not to say the government hasn't made significant strides in leveling the playing field, he added. Access to basic services such as electricity, water, education and health care has improved considerably since the ANC came into power, according to the World Bank report. But a fraction of the population still enjoys the lion's share of the spoils while the rest struggle to make ends meet. South Africa's richest households are almost 10 times wealthier than poor households, according to World Bank estimates. "If you look at the number of people who sleep on an empty stomach, these numbers are quite shocking," adds Ndlovu. Poverty levels are highest among the black population, followed by South Africa's "coloured" population -- the accepted term for mixed-race people in the country. n South Africa, the white population makes up the majority of the elite — or top 5% — explained Murray Leibbrandt, economics professor at the University of Cape Town. Read: South Africa's Suidlanders are prepping for a race war Part of Leibbrandt's work has involved tracking the social progress of 30,000 South Africans from 2008 to 2017. "The best signifier of a country that's really on its way isn't a society with no inequality," he said. "It's a society with declining inequality and a growing middle class." By Leibbrandt's estimates, South Africa's middle class is small and sluggish, and comprises approximately one in five South Africans. While the middle class has hardly grown since 2008, the black percentage of the middle class has increased from 47% to 64%, he says. "The picture that we pick up in our statistics is that we haven't been successful in breathing transformation through the country. And it fractures the country." Levels of inequality in South Africa appear to be passed down from generation to generation. "It's a very embedded phenomenon that doesn't change very quickly, because it's the result of the way the whole society coheres," Leibbrandt said. The way forward, he suggested, starts with South Africans recognizing the situation as it is right now. "The point is that this inequality and these livelihoods of people, that is their daily life. And so if we are going to try and flourish together ... then we do need to try and understand that." Sourse: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/africa/south-africa-elections-inequality-intl/index.html
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Digital Pathology Market Size, Opportunities, Key Growth Factors, Revenue Analysis Till 2030


The growing number of innovations in the areas of pathology would further increase the size of the market to a great deal, in the next six years. According to MRFR, the Digital Pathology Market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.5% over the review period from 2021 to 2028 and expected to reach USD 1.4 Billion by 2028.

Digital Pathology or Computational Pathology leverages completely new perceptions through data analysis, enabling pathologists to consult on treatment options. The rapidly evolving pathology sector is a key element of modern diagnostic practices. There have been several innovations and widespread adoption of digital pathology. It has long been realized that the traditional histopathology is inefficient as it exposes samples to various handlers, increasing the scope for human error.

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The digital pathology, on the other hand, eliminates the risk factors, while also providing the pathologist with the necessary images and clinical information to generate the most accurate and complete clinical diagnosis. Hence, pathology centers across the globe are increasingly adopting digital pathology to increase diagnostic speeds and accuracy. This broad uptake is, in turn, helping the market of digital pathology to grow rapidly.

Advantages like speedy diagnosis processes are facilitating treatments, which drive the market ahead. Additionally, the advanced medical services and the burgeoning healthcare sector worldwide are fostering the growth of the digital pathology market. The demand for fast proceedings of treatments, with an accurate diagnosis, is rising, which results in the growth of the digital pathology market.

The transition to cloud pathology is a prominent trend, observed during the analysis, which is expected to push up the growth in the market. This is due to the cloud-based delivery of solutions, which is cost-effective, take minimal installation time without needing a sophisticated IT infrastructure.

Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies into digital pathology is another such trend noticed during MRFR analysis. Investors are ready to invest hugely in start-ups attempting to apply artificial intelligence. Many entrants are getting benefitted with substantial grants. Technology experts think that machine learning and other sophisticated technologies could assist pathologists, making them more precise in their analysis.

AI has the capacity of turning pathology into a digital zone. However, AI experts need to ensure that AI technology can reliably process reams of data, and the software is seamlessly integrated into the workflow of pathologists. Advances in the automation enable pathologists to spend more time on tougher cases, providing them with insights about the issues that human eyes can’t detect.

Global Digital Pathology Market – Segments

  • By Type: Human Pathology and Animal Pathology.
  • By Application: mHealth, Telemedicine, Disease Diagnosis, and Drug Discovery, among others.
  • By End Users: Hospital/Clinics, Pharmaceutical Companies, Reference Laboratories, and Research Institutes, among others.
  • By-Products: Storage Server Systems, Scanners, and Software, among others.
  • By Regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and Rest-of-the-World.

Global Digital Pathology Market – Regional Analysis

North America market leads the global digital pathology market with a significant share. The well-developed healthcare sector in the US & Canada, together with high per capita healthcare expenditures of these economies drive the regional market growth. Moreover, the presence of some of the matured market players fuels growth in the regional market. The market is further expected to create a substantial revenue pocket throughout the forecast period (2017-2023).

The digital pathology market in the European region takes the second lead. The market is predominantly driven by the availability of funds for research, well-developed healthcare infrastructure, huge patient population, and government support for R&D. The UK and Germany, backed by high healthcare expenditures majorly propel the growth of the Europe market.

The Asia Pacific digital pathology is emerging as a promising market globally. Expected to become the fastest-growing market for digital pathology, The APAC region is estimated to grow rapidly over the projected period. Moreover, factors such as the increasing healthcare expenditures along with favorable government policies of developing economies like India and China foster the regional market growth.

Digital Pathology Market - Competitive Analysis

Highly competitive, the digital pathology market appears to be fragmented with the presence of several large and small players. Many well-established players, along with the new entrants, form a competitive landscape. Through strategic initiatives, such as acquisition, expansion, collaboration, and product/technology launch, these players try to gain a competitive advantage in this market. Substantial investments are transpired in R&D to develop a completely different technology compared to their competition.

Major Players:

Players leading the digital pathology market include Danaher Corporation (US), Olympus Corporation (Japan), Inspirata (US), Huron Digital Pathology Inc. (Canada), 3DHISTECH Ltd. (Hungary), Koninklijke Philips N.V. (the Netherlands), Microdimensions GmbH (Germany), F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Switzerland), Mikroscan Technologies, Inc. (US), and Definiens (Germany), among others.

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WES MOORE EXPOSED: Lies and Left-Wing Lunacy, Militant Marxism and Race Hustling


IF YOU WANT A GRIFTER FOR GOVERNOR and An Enemy of the State, Go Ahead and Vote for Wes Moore.


Did You Know?


* He lied for years about where he was born in order to curry favor with Baltimoreans, the core of his Leftist constituency.


See Tiny.cc/WesLies.


His actual place of birth was Washington, DC or in his first place of residence, Takoma Park, Maryland, as his website now attests - https://wesmoore.com/about/.


* He's only spent a relatively trivial amount of time in Baltimore, and only because of his studies at Johns Hopkins. A portion of his college career was spent abroad in South Africa - Tiny.cc/WesJudy.


* He's backed by George Soros - the Hungarian but Globalist billionaire who spends his fortune meddling in the political and social affairs of other nations.


Wes's charitable foundation, Robin Hood, funded in large part by Soros, has come under fire. It's difficult to determine what its specific objectives have been, or, how it has actually helped those who would be its clients.


Incidentally, it's reported that Wes draws an annual salary from the organization of $900,000.


See https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/robin-hood-foundation/.


* He advocates for open borders and using massive amounts of revenue, both from private donors and taxpayers, to afford newly-arrived migrants with subsidies such as food stamps and Medicaid.


It ensures that those persons will eventually be Democrat voters - because voting for the opposite party when the opportunity comes to cast the ballot would be like biting the hand that feeds them.


* He concerns himself with issues of race when we would do better in being a colorblind society. Dr. Martin Luther King said that we should be judged by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.


* He's a definite Marxist. There are cues in the language he uses - such as the term "Anti-Racist". (It's Ibram X. Kendi's favorite - https://www.google.com/search?q=Ibrahim+X+kendi&client=ms-android-sprint-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&inm=vs#tts=0.)


His aim is to Indict The System, overhaul it entirely, and punish those members, especially the police, who do the most to make it function.


He would have Qualified Immunity removed, so that cops would be prosecuted or sued for the ordinary acts of force necessarily used to properly defend against violent assailants who resist arrest.


He seeks to defund the police, and reroute that funding to social workers. He would send them in place of the officers, to be potentially stabbed and / or shot.


See Tiny.cc/WesSalon and Tiny.cc/IndictTheSystem.


* He used the other Wes Moore, and threw him away, like a dirty Kleenex.


After weeks of pressing him for information on his life for the book, the free Wes stopped visiting, does not speak to the other, nor does he send any form of support.


The book, which contains numerous discrepancies according to persons named within it, is here to obtain in PDF form without cost - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://cl2hart.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/4/4/59447175/the_other_wes_moore__1_.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiW7_nK7JH7AhUCTjABHZXsDdcQFnoECDsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1jawbV-kR0e6Q06DljPYHF.


* He is denounced by both families directly involved in the tragedy that launched this controversy.


The other Wes Moore's relatives, and that of Officer Profero, would prefer that he stop exploiting the images of their loved ones, and invading (by proxy through press conferences) the precious little privacy they've had since the scandal first broke.


In fact, the other Wes's community, led by his uncle, has asked that Wes Moore step down.


See https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/the-other-wes-moores-family-speaks-candidate-moore-should-cancel-his-campaign.


* He is endorsed by the embattled Biden Administration and Hillary Clinton (who now wants to blame Paul Pelosi's attack, committed by a Nudist, on "MAGA Extremists").


Both said entities are overly controversial in their own right, and represent their own perceived or actual forms of extremism.


Clinton is the author of the Russia Collusion Hoax - Tiny.cc/CrazyHillary - and Biden is noted as the most authoritarian President we've ever had - issuing several hardline Executive Orders that were challenged in court as being unlawful - in particular his "Jabs for Jobs" imposition.


It would likely be Wes's plan to reinstate lockdowns, shutdowns and / or mask mandates, and possibly to mandate vaccine passports. It's been his requirement that we be vaccinated to attend his rallies.


See https://twitter.com/iamwesmoore/status/1478033826333048836.


It appears that Wes's desire is to violate the larger portion of our Constitutional rights.


We don't need that kind of "leadership". It's Dictatorship.

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WHY PRESIDENT MOHAMMED BUHARI'S WAR ON CORRUPTION FAILED AND WHAT MAKES A NATION FANTASTICALLY CORRUPT.


BY OBINNA NNAJIUBA


When President Muhammadu Buhari who campaigned vigorously using the anti-corruption fight as a strategy came to power in 2015, he promised to "kill corruption" completely, one of the most pressing problems facing Nigeria. He quickly launched an anti-corruption campaign, arresting, prosecuting, and persecuting some selected high-profile individuals, mostly members of the opposition party, and allegedly recovering billions of dollars in stolen funds yet to be accounted for.


However, eight years down the line, there is little or no evidence that Buhari's war on corruption has had any real impact. Corruption remains very rampant indices in Nigeria's political history. Some critics argue that Buhari in himself is fantastically corrupt and does not have the political will to fight corruption. they point to the fact that he has not been willing to prosecute some of his allies who have been accused of corruption.


Barely 5 months after the earlier renovation of Aso Rock Presidential Villa in 2014/15, President Buhari upon inception of office Budgeted 3.5B for the renovation of the aforementioned project. Before the election of President Buhari in 2015, he promised to make his assets declaration public but breached the promise he publicly made to the Nigerian people.


Before being elected to power in 2015 President Buhari called the subsidy regime a fraud, few weeks after his inauguration, he acknowledge that there is a subsidy and has since then borrowed to pay the subsidy, very recently Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed announced that the Federal Executive Council received $800M from the world bank to share to 50Millon Nigerians as palliative before petrol subsidy is removed in June 2023, she went further also to state that in 2023 alone the federal government has budgeted #3.36 trillion naira to take care of petrol subsidy till mid-2023, what a fantastically corrupt regime?


Sunday Darie the sports minister on the other hand announced that a total of 21 billion naira will be needed to renovate the national stadium in Lagos. As if that was all, the Aviation Minister announced that he had commissioned 10 firefighting trucks for the airports at the cost of 12 billion Naira, which translate to 1.2 billion per truck. This is unbelievable and it happened and still happening under the watch of whom many Abinitio believed that he has come to fight corruption.


In 2015, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari took a $2.1 billion loan from China Exim Bank to finance railway projects, only God knows where these projects were.


In 2016, the government obtained a $1 billion Eurobond from the international capital market to fund its budget deficit, which practically meant borrowing Money to share or basically for consumption.


In 2017, the government secured a $3 billion loan from the World Bank to finance infrastructure projects, which are nowhere.


In 2018, the government took another $2.8 billion loan from China Exim Bank to fund the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project, which is yet to be completed.


In 2019, the government borrowed $2.5 billion from the World Bank to finance various development projects, and Nigerians are yet looking out to find where these projects were situated. In 2020, the government secured a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank to support the country's economic recovery efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021, the Nigerian government received approval from the World Bank for a $1.5 billion loan to support the country's economic recovery efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


In August 2021, the Nigerian government received approval from the National Assembly to borrow $4 billion from external sources to fund infrastructural projects in the country.


It is important to note that some of these loans were taken for specific projects, and the Nigerian government has never been transparent in its borrowing and loan repayment processes which is an aberration to some constitutional provisions and the monies borrowed so far can't be juxtaposed side by side with the number of projects on the ground.


Our National Budget under GMB was padded, stolen, and missing, and no details since after the passage in 2016, the ICT Ministry budgeted 1Billion for office furniture presented by Buhari to the National Assembly, till date no one is facing trial for this monumental fraud, however, perpetrators are rewarded with either juicy position or more contracts.


Under the watch of "Saint Buhari", An Ex-Governor stole over N70B from a failed monorail project, and GMB rewarded him with a Ministerial post and almost allowed the same Individual to succeed him, what a country.


In all, there are several reasons why Buhari's anti-corruption campaign has failed.


First, the campaign has been characterized by a lack of accountability and openness. There have been claims of corruption inside the anti-corruption agency itself, and Buhari has refused to disclose information about the sums that have been recovered.


The campaign has also been picky. Buhari has concentrated his attention on his political rivals while disregarding corruption allegations implicating his allies. Additionally, inside his political sphere, President Buhari oversaw the worst election ever held in Nigeria, which was overseen by Professor Mahmud and INEC.


Third, the campaign has been ineffective. Many of the high-profile officials who have been arrested have been acquitted or have had their cases dismissed. And even when convictions have been secured, the sentences have been light.


As a result of these failures, Buhari's anti-corruption campaign has lost public trust. A recent poll found that only 15% of Nigerians believe that Buhari is doing a good job of fighting corruption, whereas the rest believe otherwise.


The failure of Buhari's anti-corruption campaign is a major setback for Nigeria. Corruption is a major obstacle to development, and it is one of the main reasons why Nigeria remains the world's poverty capital with over 133 million Nigerians living below the poverty line.


corruption is a major problem in Nigeria today, it hurts the economy, the government, and society as a whole. Aside from President Buhari's weak dispositions, several factors contribute to corruption in Nigeria including weak institutions, lack of transparency, a culture of impunity, poverty, etc.


If Nigeria is to break the cycle of corruption, it needs to build a strong and independent anti-corruption agency that is free from political interference. It also needs to create a culture of transparency and accountability, and it needs to ensure that all Nigerians are treated equally under the law.


Until these things are done, Buhari's war on corruption will continue to fail even as he has less than a week to go.

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