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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (C) inspect honor guards, when Jong-un paid an unofficial visit to Beijing, China, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 28, 2018. (KCNA/via Reuters) A recent investigation found that North Korea may be shipping coal directly into China. As one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, China’s smuggling activity is likely a violation of UN sanctions against Pyongyang.
Japanese media Nikkei reported on June 29 that it had obtained data on about 180 vessels, with close ties to North Korea, from two ship information companies, MarineTraffic and Refinitiv, and tracked their movements for 18 months starting in January 2021.
Thirty-seven vessels had docked at Longkou port in China’s Shandong province while transmitting Automatic Ship Identification System (AIS) data. In addition, at least 20 vessels had docked at ports in Liaoning and Hebei provinces, which handle large volumes of coal.
Nikkei reported that on Aug. 8, 2021, satellite images showed a freighter docked at a coal-loading berth at Nampo port of North Korea. The ship’s layout and features match the North Korean-registered Tae Phyong 2, according to three experts who studied the high-resolution image.
The ship’s AIS data was then used to track its subsequent movements.
On Aug. 9, the following day, its signal was detected in the Yellow Sea near Nampo. Subsequently, it moved westward to the coastal areas of China’s Shandong Province. At 3:00 a.m. on Aug. 13, the ship entered Longkou Port, Shandong Province, and stayed there until Aug. 26. During this period, the AIS signal showed the vessel remained at a berth where coal is normally unloaded, before moving to an adjacent berth.
A March 2022 report by the Panel of Experts of the UN Security […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker