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Poland to hold presidential election on May 10 as Duda looks for 2nd term The next presidential election in Poland has been set for May 10, with a run-off two weeks later if no one candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the parliament’s speaker, Elzbieta Witek, said on Wednesday. President Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the conservative ruling party and has been leading in recent opinion polls, is looking for a second five-year term, AP said. Trailing significantly in second place is Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska with the centrist and pro-EU opposition party Civic Platform, according to the polls. The newly elected president will be sworn in on August 6. Poland to hold presidential election on May 10 as Duda looks for 2nd term

Twitter Bans Zerohedge For Investigative Journalism About the Coronavirus - Zerohedge Responds by Tyler Durden (Zero Hedge) First it was Facebook, then all of New Zealand; now Twitter has decided to suspend Zero Hedge. Just as in the prior bans, which were eventually overturned, it is unclear what prompted Twitter's abrupt censorship: the only notification we received from twitter was the following: Twitter Bans Zerohedge For Investigative Journalism About the Coronavirus - Zerohedge Responds

Stalin Burned 100s of 1000s of Russian Peasants' Homes, But Everyone Blames Germany - Another WW2 Anti-German Slander Goes Up in Smoke by Mike Walsh (The Ethnic European) Very few people know the detail of Joseph Stalin’s notorious Torch-Man Order. As a consequence people little realise that images depicting German atrocities are falsified. Filmed atrocities were the responsibility not of the Reich, but of England and America’s Soviet allies. There can be no excuse for using images of one’s own crimes to stigmatise one’s enemy. To do so to justify war is a war crime. The banality of evil is that the Torch-Man Order is censored in the West and disguised behind the bland index Order Number #0428. Stalin Burned 100s of 1000s of Russian Peasants' Homes, But Everyone B...

UN Rapporteur for Torture: Assange Being Set Up To Be ‘Burnt at the Stake’ by Nils Melzer (swissinfo.ch) The detention and potential extradition to the US of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is an attack on democratic principles and the freedom of the press, says the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, the Swiss Nils Melzer. In an interview with news outlet Republikexternal link, Melzer delivered a damning indictment of the legal and political systems in the United States, Britain, Sweden and Ecuador. UN Rapporteur for Torture: Assange Being Set Up To Be ‘Burnt at the Stake’

One of the Most Charming Northern Russian Regions, Rich in Culture and History - Vologda (Video Report, Economy) by () This 30 minute in-depth look at Vologda is mostly about its economic renaissance, which is typical for such Russian regions, but it also touches on the cultural riches of this region. Vologda is one of the most unspoiled and charming Russian northern regions with rolling countryside, beautiful churches and monasteries and 18th and 19th century architecture. By Russian standards it is relatively unspoiled, and is known today for its high quality agricultural products, particularly dairy. One of the Most Charming Northern Russian Regions, Rich in Culture and History - Vologda (Video Report, Economy)