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Slavery is alive and well‚ yet Westerners who ended it in their lands are guilted for it while those same accusers disregard its current practice. 27.6 million people were living under the conditions of forced labor around the world on any given day in 2021‚ according to data published in a report on Tuesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO). As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports‚ this equates to roughly 3.5 people for every 1‚000 people worldwide and is an 11 percent increase since 2016‚ when there were 24.9 million people living in forced labor (3.4 people per 1‚000 population). The vast majority of these are thought to have been in privately-imposed forced labor (23.6 million in 2021)‚ rather than state-imposed forced labor (3.9 million in 2021). Chart The report‚ titled ‘Profits and poverty: The economics of forced labor’‚ reveals the extent to which forced labor is a global issue. At 15.1 million‚ Asia and the Pacific had by far the highest number of people living in forced labor in 2021‚ accounting for more than half of the global total. Europe and Central Asia was the region with the second biggest absolute number at 4.1 million people‚ followed by Africa with 3.8 million‚ the Americas with 3.6 million and the Arab States with 900‚000 people living under these conditions. When looking at prevalence‚ a different order emerges: the Arab States were the worst offending group of countries that year (5.3 people in forced labor per 1‚000 population)‚ followed by Europe and Central Asia (4.4 people per 1‚000 population)‚ Asia and the Pacific (3.5 people per 1‚000 population)‚ the Americas (3.5 people per 1‚000 population) and Africa (2.9 people per 1‚000 population).Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! And the economic scale of illegal forced labor profits is vast. Forced labor is estimated to generate illegal profits summing to $236 billion in 2024 alone‚ with exploiters making at average of $9‚995 per victim. This is according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO)‚ released Tuesday. This profit represents the wages that “rightfully belong in the pockets of workers that instead remain in the hands of their exploiters as a result of their coercive practices.” It is even a low estimate‚ since the ILO does not include further illegal profits made through means such as recruitment fees or the money from avoided taxes. Forced labor is here defined as “work that is both involuntary and under penalty or menace of coercion”. As Statista’s Anna Fleck shows in the following chart‚ sexual exploitation is the biggest driver of forced labor profits‚ accounting for some $172.6 billion worldwide in 2024. This breaks down to a significant amount in all regions‚ at $58.6 billion in Europe and Central Asia‚ $48.4 billion in Asia and the Pacific‚ $34.9 billion in the Americas‚ $16.1 billion in Africa and $14.6 billion in the Arab States. Chart Despite making up nearly three quarters (73 percent) of the total illegal profits from forced labor‚ sexual exploitation accounts for only 27 percent of all people in privately imposed forced labor (i.e. not including state-imposed forced labor). Some of the other major areas for illegal forced labor are industry (including mines and quarrying‚ manufacturing‚ construction and utilities)‚ the services sector (including but not limited to wholesale and trade‚ accommodation and food service activities‚ transport and storage)‚ the agriculture sector (forestry‚ hunting‚ cultivation of crops‚ livestock production and fishing) and domestic work (in third party households). According to the ILO’s calculations‚ illegal profits for forced labor have increased by some $64 billion since 2014 worldwide. This is the result of both more people in forced labor (23.7 million in 2024 versus 18.7 million in 2014) as well as more illegal profit being generated per victim. Total Solar Eclipse Special Report: Deep State Using Event to Test Federal Communications Takeover for Martial Law

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he could attend the group’s gathering planned for Russia in October. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he will consider attending the BRICS Summit scheduled for the Russian city of Kazan in October 2024‚ after learning that he has been invited to the gathering. During an address to the nation on Friday‚ Vucic checked the date of the BRICS summit with Foreign Minister Ivica Dacia‚ who pointed out that the Serbian leader had been offered the opportunity to attend.  “Was I invited as a guest of honor?” Vucic responded with surprise. “Thanks for the invitation‚ we will consider the possibility when the time comes.”  As chair of BRICS for 2024‚ Russia will host the group’s annual summit‚ announced by President Vladimir Putin for the regional capital of Kazan. The “top level” gathering will comprise over 200 political‚ economic‚ and public events. The exact dates of the summit have yet to be announced. Last year‚ a group of Serbian MPs proposed joining BRICS instead of the EU‚ arguing that the organization would provide better prospects the country.Introducing Next Level Foundational Energy from Dr. Jones Naturals starting at 30% off! This cutting-edge dietary supplement is designed to elevate your energy levels and support your overall well-being. Read more Serbian MPs propose abandoning EU ambitions for BRICS Serbia applied for EU membership in 2009 and was granted candidate status in 2012. However‚ its application has stalled over the bloc’s demands for “the normalization” of Serbia’s relations with the breakaway province of Kosovo. The Movement of Socialists‚ which acts as a junior partner to the ruling Serbian Progressive Party‚ has accused Brussels of using “political blackmail” in an effort to force Serbia to give up its territory.  “The indisputable fact that Serbia’s so-called European path has a clear alternative embodied in… BRICS‚” lawmakers said last year‚ insisting on public dialogue on the matter. Republika Srpska‚ the Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ has also expressed a desire to join BRICS‚ arguing that it is a clear alternative to the EU.  “Since Brussels keeps making new and vague demands‚ I think Bosnia-Herzegovina should apply to BRICS. I believe it would be admitted faster‚” President Milorad Dodik said last August‚ after BRICS agreed to admit six new members.  READ MORE: Serbian MPs propose abandoning EU ambitions for BRICS The BRICS group of major emerging economies was created in 2006 by Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ and China‚ with South Africa joining in 2010. Egypt‚ Ethiopia‚ Iran‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and the UAE become full-fledged members in January 2024‚ while dozens of other countries have reportedly expressed an interest in joining.  Total Solar Eclipse Special Report: Deep State Using Event to Test Federal Communications Takeover for Martial Law

The study also found that moving from feeling extremely alert to extremely sleepy was associated with feeling 10 years older in both studies. According to the study authors‚ sleep is crucial for both physical well-being and mental health. The brain undergoes a series of processes while someone sleeps‚ but how “young” it can make a person feel has rarely been addressed.  Just two nights of interrupted sleep is enough to make a person feel years older than they really are‚ according to researchers at the Stockholm-based Karolinska Institute. In their study‚ published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B‚ they found that if people want to feel young they should take a look at their sleeping habits.  “Many people feel younger than their calendar age. While this phenomenon is less prevalent among younger individuals‚ as we reach our thirties and beyond‚ the discrepancy between how old we are and how old we feel becomes more pronounced‚” the researchers write. “Subjective age‚ often referred to as how old we feel‚ is a concept that goes beyond mere perception. It turns out that feeling younger than our actual age is associated with living longer‚ better mental and physical health‚ and more positive psychological traits (e.g. optimism‚ hope‚ resilience)‚ prompting suggestions to include subjective age as a biophysical marker of aging as part of health examinations‚” they add. The first study the researchers ran looked at 429 participants with 66% being women‚ and with the age range being between 18 and 70. In this first study‚ they showed that for each additional day of insufficient sleep in the last 30 days‚ the subjective age increased by 0.23 years (about 3 months). So for each day of poor sleep‚ the persons in this study felt‚ on average‚ roughly 3 months older.Winter Sun Plus is NOW 25% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula! In the second study‚ researchers looked at 186 participants with 55% being female and the age ranges being between 18 and 46. They asked the volunteers how old they felt after two nights of full sleep (9 hours) compared to two nights in which they slept only 4 hours. The participants said that two nights of sleep restriction (4 hours) made them feel 4.44 years older compared to when they were getting 9 hours of sleep. The study also found that moving from feeling extremely alert to extremely sleepy was associated with feeling 10 years older in both studies.  The participants also responded differently to sleep loss depending on whether or not they were an evening type person or a morning person. Those who usually stay up later felt older than their actual age even after plenty of sleep‚ but morning types felt much older than the evening types when their sleep was interrupted. “Sleep has a major impact on how old you feel and it’s not only your long-term sleep patterns‚” said Dr. Leonie Balter‚ a psychoneuroimmunologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and first author on the study. “Even when you only sleep less for two nights‚ that has a real impact on how you feel.” Balter added that interrupted sleep could also cause harm to a person’s health in other ways including: unhealthy eating‚ a reduction in physical exercise‚ and a disinterest in socializing and a disinterest in engaging in new experiences. “It’s important to realize how malleable a subjective age is‚” she said. “If we can make people feel younger‚ they may be able to have the associated benefits‚ such as being more willing to take on new experiences and being socially active and physically active.” “If you want to feel young‚ the most important thing is to protect your sleep‚” Balter said. Total Solar Eclipse Special Report: Deep State Using Event to Test Federal Communications Takeover for Martial Law

Drinking water and most feminine hygiene products contain high levels of PFAS chemicals. A recent University of Cincinnati (UC) study reveals a concerning link between exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and delayed puberty in girls. PFAS are common environmental pollutants dubbed “forever chemicals.” These harmful chemicals are used to make different environmental and consumer products like firefighting foams and nonstick products. PFAS has long been a cause for concern due to its widespread presence in soil‚ water‚ food‚ and even human blood. The study‚ published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives‚ involves 823 girls aged six to eight years old‚ with 379 of them coming from the Greater Cincinnati area in Ohio and 444 from the San Francisco Bay area in California. The study tracks the relationship between PFAS exposure‚ hormones and puberty onset‚ particularly the first signs of breast development and pubic hair. Researchers monitored pubertal development‚ including signs such as breast development and the emergence of pubic hair‚ while testing their blood for PFAS levels for several years. Alarmingly‚ researcher Susan Pinney‚ from UC’s Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences‚ found that 85 percent of girls had measurable levels of PFAS in their systems‚ while 99 percent had PFOA‚ a PFAS compound. This suggests that PFAS exposure contributes to decreased hormone levels‚ which results in delayed puberty onset. (Related: Forever chemicals: Study shows exposure to PFAS linked to post-diet weight gain.)Winter Sun Plus is NOW 25% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula! “The study found that in girls with PFAS exposure‚ puberty is delayed five or six months on average but there will be some girls where it’s delayed a lot more and others that it wasn’t delayed at all. We are especially concerned about the girls at the top end of the spectrum where it’s delayed more‚” Pinney said. Moreover‚ Pinney warned the public about the long-term implications associated with delayed puberty‚ including a heightened risk of breast cancer‚ renal disease and thyroid disease. “Puberty is a window of susceptibility. Environmental exposures during puberty‚ not just to PFAS‚ but anything‚ have more of a potential for long-term health effects. What these have done is extend the window of susceptibility‚ and it makes them more vulnerable for a longer period of time‚” she said. Drinking water and most feminine hygiene products contain high levels of PFAS chemicals Pinney warned that local factors contribute to PFAS exposure in Greater Cincinnati. For instance‚ a DuPont plant near Parkersburg‚ West Virginia‚ has been releasing PFAS into the Ohio River‚ the primary source of drinking water in the area‚ for decades. These PFAS flow downstream to major water intakes on both sides of the river near eastern Hamilton County. Pinney also claims that a firefighter training area near those same water intakes also contributes to PFAS exposure‚ as they have found PFAS in firefighting foam. Aside from PFAS in drinking water in the local area‚ non-toxic family products company Mamavation‚ in partnership with Environmental Health News‚ found in a separate investigation in 2022 that PFAS are also present in various tampon brands‚ including some labeled as organic. The report‚ released after testing 23 different tampon products in an Environmental Protection Agency-certified lab confirms the contamination of five popular tampon brands with detectable levels of fluorine‚ indicative of PFAS contamination. The brands in question are Maxim Hygiene Organic Cotton Cardboard Applicator Tampons‚ OrganYc Complete Protection Tampons‚ Playtex SPORT Regular &; Super Tampons‚ Tampax Cardboard Applicator Unscented Tampos and Up &; Up Regular Tampons. They contained PFAS levels ranging from 19 to 28 parts per million. Watch the following video about forever chemicals detected in water systems of nearly 2‚800 U.S. cities. Total Solar Eclipse Special Report: Deep State Using Event to Test Federal Communications Takeover for Martial Law

Poland plans to increase its military spending from 3% of GDP in 2023 to 4% this year‚ increasing its importance within NATO. Poland’s military faced the surprise dismissal of a senior commander in charge of Eurocorps—an EU-backed rapid reaction force—over an alleged intelligence leak. Lieutenant General JarosÅ‚aw GromadziÅ„ski was recalled to Warsaw after the military counterintelligence service opened an investigation regarding his “personal security clearance.” Polish Defence Minister WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Kosiniak-Kamysz commented that the  sacking came “in connection with the acquisition of new information about the officer”. The dismissal coincided with Poland’s embattled Prime Minister Donald Tusk telling an interviewer this week that “war is no longer a concept of the past” as he warned that there is a risk of the Russo-Ukrainian war escalating in the months ahead. Tusk also made it clear that the Islamist attack in Moscow last week and hypersonic missiles reportedly having breached Kyiv’s defence system were turning points in a war in which‚ according to most military pundits‚ Russia has a growing advantage.  In his first major foreign interview since becoming PM‚ Tusk called for “parallel structures” to be created within NATO among European nations in time for November’s U.S. elections. Regardless of who is in the White House‚ Europe needs to become more self-sufficient militarily‚ he said. Poland is regarded as a major pro-American geopolitical bulwark against Russia.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! GromadziÅ„ski’s removal from his role managing the EU’s rapid response force has not been linked publically to the political power struggle currently engulfing Polish politics‚ most recently dragging in Poland’s Central Bank. Multiple scandals during October’s election campaign involving the Polish military may add to current speculation‚ at a time when Tusk and his newly installed liberal coalition government aims to increase its control of the military and intelligence apparatus. Poland plans to increase its military spending from 3% of GDP in 2023 to 4% this year‚ increasing its importance within NATO. Total Solar Eclipse Special Report: Deep State Using Event to Test Federal Communications Takeover for Martial Law