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Chinese troops march during the Vostok 2022 military exercise at a firing range in Russia’s Far East, on Aug. 31, 2022. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) After securing a third term as leader of China’s ruling communist party (CCP) at its national congress, Xi Jinping ordered the nation’s military for the first time to focus on fighting wars. Experts believe this remark was made mainly for domestic political purposes.
According to Chinese official media reports, Xi said at the Joint Operations Command Center of the Military Commission on Nov. 8 that the entire CCP military should “focus all its energy on fighting wars, and work hard on fighting wars, speed up the improvement of its ability to win to defend national sovereignty and security.”
He claimed that his visit was to show the determination of his new military commission to comprehensively strengthen training and preparation for war.
Li Zhengxiu, a military expert at the Taiwan National Policy Foundation, told The Epoch Times on Nov. 9 that most countries do not deliberately reveal their military preparations.
“Xi is actually very clear that no country will take the initiative to attack China at present, including the United States. Therefore, he issued such an order while inspecting the Central Military Commission with only one purpose, that is, to spare no effort to maintain the rule of the CCP and its stability in mainland China. His speech is not directly related to other countries,” he said.
Li added that Xi’s emphasis on war preparation only highlights his vanity as the CCP military’s top leader as a warning to his domestic opposition not to challenge his absolute authority. Chinese soldiers operate with their Type 96A tank during the Tank Biathlon competition at the International Army Games 2022 in Alabino outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 16, 2022. […]
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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