October Surprise 2016 - octobersurprise2016.org https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html October Surprise 2016 – Video Review: My Hypothesis: The FBI’s Trump – Russia investigations, including its code name, the “Crossfire Hurricane” was introduced by the Mossad mole, or more likely, moles, within the FBI upper echelons as the cover for their own operation. Who were they? 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Find out with @lachlanvass from @E61Institute on this week’s Reuters Econ World podcast https://reut.rs/4cbXOkp ⚡️US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a temporary license on April 17 renewing a sanctions waiver that allows countries to purchase Russian oil stranded at sea. https://kyivindependenm/us-extends-russian-oil-waiver-for-1-month/ The effective extension of the waiver comes just two days after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that the Trump administration “will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,” as well as another waiver on Iranian oil. US Energy Department restores funding to carbon removal projects Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks RT by @michaeldweiss: If this wasn’t enough, watch our Hayden Center event with @michaeldweiss, @christogrozev, @Mpolymer, and John Sipher. 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