The Daily Populous

Sunday December 19th, 2021 morning edition

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A Russian court of justice appears to have overtly documented the regular presence of the Russian military in the occupied Donbas region of Ukraine in a corruption case against a local company in charge of ration supplies for troops.

Since the beginning of the war in the Donbas in 2014, which has claimed over 13,000 lives, Russia has aggressively denied its military involvement or the presence of its regular military in the region.

The court documentation that surfaced online is unprecedented proof of Russia’s direct involvement in the war at an official level.

The court published the verdict on its website on Nov. 10 but it was only recently noticed by Ukrainian media.

The military officer allegedly demanded monthly bribes to ensure unrestricted food supplies to regular Russian military units in the Donbas.

According to the text, the Russian military formations fulfill “tours of duty in the occupied Ukrainian territory.”.

Peskov once again denied the presence of Russian military units in the Donbas. »

Spain Poised to Recognize Animal Sentience Within Civil Code, Clarifying Animals Are Not “Things”

Authored by aldf.org

This approval is the first step toward updating animals’ legal status in the Spanish Civil Code — among other reforms consistent with that change.

The nonprofit Observatorio Justicia y Defensa Animal (Animal Justice and Defense Observatory), which launched the #AnimalesNoSonCosas (Animals Are Not Things) campaign in 2015, notes:.

[There are] many more laws around the world that explicitly recognize animal sentience or do so indirectly by defining animals with reference to sentience. »

AOC pushed back on Nancy Pelosi's stance against banning congressional stock-trading: 'We write major policy and have access to sensitive information'

Authored by businessinsider.com

AOC pushed back on Pelosi after she rejected the idea of banning members of congress from owning stock.

AOC says it should be banned because members "write major policy and have access to sensitive information.".

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of a ban on members of Congress from trading and holding individual stock while in office. »

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley compared himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ in interview from prison

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"QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley compared himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ in an interview.

Speaking from prison, Chansley complained about being in solitary confinement, which he said was "soft torture.".

Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," compared himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ in a podcast interview from prison. »