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The Campaign Moment: Trump accepted Biden’s debate proposal. Now what? – The Washington Post


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Опасные клиенты. Эскортница из Нью-Йорка раскрыла детали своей работы


Секс-работница из Нью-Йорка откровенно рассказала, как попала в индустрию “для взрослых” и с какими страшными ситуациями она сталкивалась.

Сьюзи, которая жила в Бушуике, а после перебралась в Филадельфию, дала интервью Мэтту Каллену, ведущему YouTube-шоу Our Queer Life.

Она рассказала ему о своей карьере в секс-индустрии и о том, какие услуги оказывает клиентам.

Сьюзи сказала, что серьезно относится к своей безопасности: всегда использует средства защиты, требует от клиентов предъявлять удостоверение личности, всегда берет деньги вперед, а в её доме установлены камеры наблюдения.

“Я рассматриваю это как GFE (“опыт с девушкой/подружкой” – услуга, при которой клиент платит секс-работнице за то, что она играет роль его девушки. Предполагает больше личного общения, большей эмоциональной близости, чем чисто секс с девушкой по вызову. – Прим. ИноСМИ), только без секса”, – поделилась она, хотя добавила, что придерживается “широких взглядов”.

Когда к ней приходят новые клиенты, она всегда рекомендует им начать с нуру-массажа, чтобы разрядить обстановку.

“После этого мы можем поговорить о других вещах”, – объяснила она.

Сьюзи рассказала, что в четыре года попала в приемную семью.

Она призналась, что не помнит ничего из того, что было до четырех лет. При этом Сьюзи говорит, что не подвергалась насилию, а если такое и было, то просто не помнит этого. Она описывает себя как девчонку-сорванца, которая всегда возвращалась домой в синяках.

“Как-то раз я ехала в поезде с мамой, мне чего-то захотелось, а она сказала: “Нет”. Я плюнула в нее и потом получила за это, – поделилась она. – Одна женщина увидела, как я плачу, и остановила поезд. Думаю, она решила, что дома я подвергаюсь насилию. На вокзале были полицейские, которые забрали мою маму. Они арестовали её, а меня отправили в детдом”.

Сьюзи восемь лет жила в приемной семье, поскольку её мама страдала биполярным расстройством, и ей было трудно найти работу.

Сьюзи было 12 лет, когда она ненадолго вернулась к своей маме.

Её мать встречалась с “парнем постарше”, и вскоре Сьюзи начала замечать, что происходят странные вещи.

“У меня стало пропадать нижнее белье, происходили странные вещи, мне было не по себе, – вспоминает она. – Я сказала своему школьному психологу: “Эй, я хочу вернуться к приемной маме, мне здесь некомфортно””

У Сьюзи до сих пор довольно натянутые отношения с матерью.

“Она не берет на себя ответственность. А я просто хочу, чтобы она признала вину и сказала: “Я облажалась и мне очень жаль””, – объяснила она.

У Сьюзи была трудная молодость: она забеременела в 18 лет и сделала аборт.

Затем она вернулась к маме, чтобы возобновить отношения, но всё закончилось не очень хорошо, и она снова стала жить одна.

Сьюзи поступила в колледж, когда ещё находилась в приемной семье, но ей пришлось бросить учебу, чтобы обеспечивать себя и свою приемную мать.

Примерно в это время Сьюзи и попала в секс-индустрию.

“Я разместила объявление, в то время оно было бесплатным. Мой телефон разрывался от звонков, а я думала: “О, черт”, – вспоминает она. – Тогда я делала только массаж, поэтому брала 300 долларов за час, во время сеансов на мне было только нижнее белье. Если они хотели, чтобы я была голой, я брала больше. Если они хотели других фетишей, оплата повышалась”.

По её словам, она перешла на “полный спектр услуг” только после расставания со своим первым парнем, когда ей было 23 года.

Сьюзи сейчас встречается с трансгендерной женщиной, которая иногда работает вместе с ней. Теперь она предлагает как индивидуальные услуги, так и в борделе, заявляя, что предпочитает работать на себя, так как ей не нужно отдавать 50% своего заработка.

Её главное правило – всегда пользоваться средствами защиты.

“Всегда помните про свою безопасность, – призвала она. – Я даже не целую своих клиентов в губы – мало ли, что они делают своим ртом”.

Сьюзи говорит, что продает свой “опыт”, называя себя “чувственной доминанткой”.

“Я – доминантка. Мне нравится все контролировать, но я не стану выбивать из вас всю дурь, если вы не заплатите мне много денег”, – добавила она.

Сьюзи старается не принимать слишком много клиентов, максимум трёх в день, поскольку она живет в красивом здании и не хочет привлекать внимание соседей к своей работе.

Сьюзи берет 600 долларов (около 50 тысяч рублей) за час нуру-массажа (без секса). Массаж происходит “тело к телу” и включает “взаимные прикосновения”, если она остается в нижнем белье.

“Если они хотят GFE, я накидываю ещё 1600 долларов (около 146 тысяч рублей)”, – поделилась она.

Сьюзи рассказала об особенно страшной ситуации, которая произошла с одним клиентом, когда она только начинала работать и не просила предоплату и не проверяла документы заранее.

“Он такой: “Вы предоставляете полный спектр услуг, так ведь?” А я такая: “Нет, не предоставляем, и мы не договаривались об этом по телефону””, – рассказала она.

После этого мужчина отказался платить, набросился на неё, схватил за горло и прижал к стене.

“Слава богу, со мной в доме кто-то был. Я закричала, и кто-то пришел мне на помощь, – вспоминает Сьюзи. – Он душил меня, прижав к стене. Было жутко. Этот опыт открыл мне глаза. Теперь я знаю, что никогда больше не впущу никого в свой дом без проверки документов и предоплаты”.

“Я очень благодарна за этот опыт, ведь все могло закончиться гораздо хуже. У парня мог быть пистолет или нож. Слава богу, до этого не дошло”, – добавила она.

Автор: Эмили Лефрой (Emily Lefroy)


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David DePape Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s Husband


Nancy Pelosi described ongoing security threats and DePape’s resonance with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Sponsored. “Reports …

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Cuellar’s in legal trouble, but Dems aren’t sweating his race – POLITICO


Dick Durbin called for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Son of prominent conservative family sentenced to nearly 4 years for Jan. 6


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4 dead as severe storms hit Houston area; hundreds of thousands lose power in Texas – NBC News


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Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia


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Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said his country is ready to provide support to Chinese businesses setting up production in Russia. “We are ready to provide investors from China with economic benefits, assistance and support, as well as access to the unique Russian technological base of highly qualified personnel,” Putin said during an address at the opening of the Russia-China expo event in the Chinese city of Harbin.

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin laid flowers on Friday at a WWII memorial in Harbin during his state visit to China.

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BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China on Friday, emphasizing the countries’ burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they sought to present an alternative to U.S. global influence.

Putin praised the growth in bilateral trade while touring a China-Russia Expo in the northeastern city of Harbin. He met students at the Harbin Institute of Technology, known for its defense research and its work with the People’s Liberation Army.

Harbin, capital of China’s Heilongjiang province, was once home to many Russian expatriates and retains some of that history in its architecture, such as the central St. Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church.

Underscoring the personal nature of the relationship, Putin said the Harbin institute and his alma mater, St. Petersburg State University, will open a joint school for 1,500 students. “I’m sure that it will become a flagship of the Russian-Chinese cooperation in science and education,” he said

Speaking to reporters, Putin praised his talks with Xi as “substantive,” saying that he spent “almost a whole day, from morning till evening” with the Chinese leader and other officials in Beijing the previous day. As he departed Beijing, the two leaders embraced.

The partnership between China and Russia “is not directed against anyone,” Putin said in a veiled reference to the West. “It is aimed at one thing: creating better conditions for the development of our countries and improving the well-being of the people of China and the Russian Federation.”

But he still had a back-handed rebuke for the U.S., and others who oppose the Moscow-Beijing relationship, saying an “emerging multipolar world … is now taking shape before our eyes.”

“And it is important that those who are trying to maintain their monopoly on decision-making in the world on all issues … do everything in their power to ensure that this process goes naturally,” he said.

Both Russia and China have frequently spoken of the “emerging multipolar world” in response to what they view as U.S. hegemony.

Joseph Torigian, a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute, said the message being sent by China and Russia was clear: “At this moment, they’re reminding the West that they can be defiant when they want to.”

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu addressed Putin’s visit in an interview with The Associated Press, saying Western powers should continue to support Ukraine as part of sending a message that democracies will defend one another.

“If Ukraine is defeated at the end, I think China is going to get inspired, and they might take even more ambitious steps in expanding their power in the Indo-Pacific, and it will be disastrous for the international community,” Wu said.

Putin this month began his fifth term in power and Xi began his third last year. The Russian leader’s trip “is an example of the two big authoritarian countries supporting each other, working together with each other, supporting each other’s expansionism,” Wu added.

Russia has become isolated globally following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. China has a tense relationship with the U.S., which has labeled it a competitor, and faces pressure for continuing to supply key components to Russia needed for weapons production.

Putin began the day by laying flowers at a Harbin monument to fallen Soviet soldiers who had fought for China against the Japanese during the second Sino-Japanese war, when Japan occupied parts of China.

At the trade exhibition in Harbin, Putin emphasized the importance of Russia-China cooperation in jointly developing new technologies.

“Relying on traditions of friendship and cooperation, we can look into the future with confidence,” he said. “The Russian-Chinese partnership helps our countries’ economic growth, ensures energy security, helps develop production and create new jobs.”

A joint statement on Thursday described their world view and expounded on criticism of U.S. military alliances in Asia and the Pacific. The meeting was yet another affirmation of the friendly “no-limits” relationship China and Russia signed in 2022, just before Moscow invaded Ukraine.

Talks of ending the fighting featured frequently in Thursday’s remarks, although Russia has just opened a new front by launching attacks in Ukraine’s northeastern border area. The war is at a critical point for Ukraine, which had faced delays in getting weapons from the U.S.

China offered a broad plan for peace last year that was rejected by both Ukraine and the West for failing to call for Russia to leave occupied parts of Ukraine.

Since the invasion and subsequent Western sanctions on Moscow, Russia has increasingly depended on China for technology and some consumer imports while exporting cheap energy. Trade between the two countries increased to $240 billion last year.

European leaders have pressed China to influence Russia to end its invasion, to little avail. Experts say the Moscow-Beijing relationship offers strategic benefits, particularly when both have tensions with Europe and the U.S.

“Even if China compromises on a range of issues, including cutting back support on Russia, it’s unlikely that the U.S. or the West will drastically change their attitude to China as a competitor,” said Hoo Tiang Boon, who researches Chinese foreign policy at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. “They see very little incentive for compromise.”

Xi and Putin have a longstanding agreement to visit each other’s countries once a year, and Xi was welcomed at the Kremlin last year.

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Wu reported from Bangkok. AP writers Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, and Simina Mistreanu and Christopher Bodeen in Taipei, Taiwan, contributed.


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Russia’s Most Notorious Enforcer Looks Set to Get One Hell of a Promotion


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Amid a flurry of changes in the Russian government this week as Vladimir Putin carries out his post-inaugural reshuffle, something strange and potentially dangerous happened in Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov’s longtime righthand man, Magomed Daudov, suddenly up and quit.

“After a meeting with the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, I decided to resign as chairman of the parliament of the Chechen Republic,” Daudov was quoted as announcing on local television.

He gave no further explanation for the move. Kadyrov, bizarrely, claimed that after nearly 10 years on the job, Daudov had simply decided it was time to “search for himself in other spheres.”

Experts say there’s something more alarming going on, however—and that Daudov, accused of torturing and hunting down dissidents in the Chechen Republic, is about to get one hell of a promotion.

It’s likely, said Ruslan Kutaev, chair of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Caucasus, “that Daudov was relieved of his post as speaker of the Chechen parliament in order to be appointed to a federal position.”

“In the coming days it will become clear,” Kutaev told the Caucasian Knot, adding that such an appointment would mean “Kadyrov and his people are sought after on the federal level.”

Kadyrov and his allies are said to be angling for Daudov to get a gig as a deputy defense minister, according to the well-connected VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, citing an unnamed source.

If he does see his star rise, according to political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin, it would mean the Kremlin “wants a closer look at him.” They want “to see what he is capable of, his potential. And then they will be able to think about how to use him further, in what regions and in what capacity,” Oreshkin told the Caucasian Knot.

For those familiar with his track record, such an appointment would be alarming.

Daudov, who received the Hero of Russia award in 2007, has long been accused of acting as Kadyrov’s enforcer to quash dissent and carrying out some of the worst human rights abuses in the Chechen Republic.

Known as “Lord” for his nickname while fighting during both Chechen wars—at first on the side of the rebels, and later the government—he was accused of ordering and overseeing the torture of young men during a so-called anti-gay purge in 2017 that is believed to have claimed several people’s lives and forced many others to flee.

Victims interviewed by Human Rights Watch recalled hearing their abusers cite orders handed down by Daudov, and several others said they’d spotted him at detention sites while torture was being carried out.


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Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract ‘in near future’, says Novak – Reuters


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