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Chains are only as strong as their weakest link – and, as Visual Capitalist’s Nicholas LePan notes in detail below, recent COVID-19 shutdowns have affected every link in the gold supply chain, from producers to end-users. Increased investor demand for gold coupled with a constrained supply has led to high prices and a bullish market, which has been operating despite these pressures on the supply chain. […]
Dan Yaseen, host of Speaking Truth to Empire, speaks with Professor Shireen Al-Adeimi. Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University. Having lived through two civil wars in her country of birth, Yemen, she has played an active role in raising awareness about the U.S.-supported, Saudi-led war on Yemen since 2015. Through her work, she aims to encourage political action among fellow […]
The Pentagon has accused Moscow of testing a new space weapon, insisting that such “aggression” validates the importance of the US’s Space Force. In reality, however, Russia merely used a scanning device on its own satellite. The latest Cold War-style ‘Russians are coming’ scare was issued by the US Space Command chief Gen. John W. Raymond on Thursday. The force said it has “evidence” that Moscow […]
(Natural News) The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) is pushing to end standardized testing at schools because, according to its members, the ACT and SAT tests are inherently “racist.” The organization put out a statement alleging that standardized testing inhibits the ability of some of its players to gain entry into prestigious schools, thus constituting the “longstanding forces of institutional racism.” University of South Carolina […]
Portland’s Mayor Tear-Gassed By Militarized US Police July 23, 2020 Portland’s Mayor Tear-Gassed By Militarized US Police2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/federal-police-spray-chemical-irritants-at-protester-outside-the-mark-o.-hatfield-us-courthouse-july-22-2020.-by-noah-berger-ap.-e1595539611410.jpeg200px200px The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence of federal police sent by President Donald Trump to quell the city’s ongoing unrest. Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, appeared slightly dazed and coughed and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079923235_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_d722b521befe61cc0ca7968b1739cc08.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007231079968614-initial-black-box-analysis-on-downed-ukrainian-jet-complete-canada-says/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – A team of international investigators has completed the download and preliminary analysis of the black box data from the downed Ukrainian jet in Iran, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said in a statement. “A team of investigators from the affected States, including two TSB investigators, met at the Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l’Aviation […]
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar tore into Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on Thursday, taking aim at Siegel’s Trump-friendly coronavirus coverage and downplaying of the pandemic while labeling him a “sycophant.” Coming off an obsequious interview with President Donald Trump that saw the president telling Siegel he was his coronavirus “guide,” the Fox News doctor on Thursday gushed over the president’s ability to recall five […]
The campus of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Beth J. Harpaz/AP hide caption toggle caption Beth J. Harpaz/AP The campus of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Beth J. Harpaz/AP One of the country’s leading business schools — the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania — has never had a woman or a person of color […]
Thursday was an up day for both bitcoin and ether prices. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $9,590 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT). Gaining 2% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $9,364-$9,686 BTC above 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since July 21.Source: TradingView Read More: 3 Reasons Bitcoin’s Price Could Soon Rise to $10K […]
Twitter on Tuesday banned THOUSANDS of QAnon accounts for some reason. “Twitter Safety” said it was because QAnon accounts have “the potential to lead to offline harm.”Not sure what that means.They don’t offer any examples. Twitter went on to say they will: 1. No longer serve content and accounts associated with QAnon in Trends and recommendationsKeycap digit two2. Work to ensure we’re not highlighting this activity […]
A full lockdown will be imposed across Iraq during the Eid Al-Adha holiday which starts on 31 July to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. The Director General of the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Health, Riyad Abd Al-Amir, said the High Committee of National Health and Safety headed by Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has approved the Health […]
The Johnson County Indiana Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that it will not be enforcing the governor’s mask order, informing residents that they will only “continue to enforce the law as guided by the Constitution of the United States.” “Governor Holcomb has enacted an executive order to mandate mask wearing in public places beginning Monday, July 27, 2020. As your elected Sheriff, I want to address […]
WASHINGTON — As defense spending flattens, it may be difficult for the Defense Department to further push down the unit cost of the F-35 joint strike fighter, the head of the Pentagon’s joint program office said Wednesday. “Overall, as you’re looking to the service budgets and as you look into the service spend plans, you see that the numbers of aircraft in those years are not […]
New York City’s Phase 4 reopening should be a turning point for the area, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. However, it’s not… On Wednesday morning (around 8:00 ET), EarthCam’s live feeds of the Charging Bull statue in the Financial District of Manhattan to Times Square to Broadway reveal a continued ghost town. Similar to what we showed last week. Charging Bull Times Square Times Square (street cam) Times Square […]
The stock market suffered losses amid a continued rise in US unemployment and worries about how the economy would fare with increasing numbers of coronavirus infections. US stocks were down on Thursday evening, according to CNBC News. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broadest indicator on the New York Stock Exchange, fell 1.3 percent, or 353.51 points, to close at 26,652. The S&P 500, a barometer […]
The Trump administration has called on Turkey to stop oil and gas drilling off the coast of Cyprus, a US Department of State spokesperson told Sputnik. “The United States is aware that Turkey has issued a NAVTEX (Navigational telex) for research in disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the spokesperson said on Tuesday. In his statement, the spokesperson added that the US urged Turkish authorities to halt any plans […]
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would cancel the in-person mass gathering of the Republican National Convention (RNC) scheduled for August in Jacksonville, Florida. “To have a big convention, it’s just not right,” he said. Trump said that the recent flareup of the coronavirus in Florida would put too many people in danger, including people traveling to the convention. “I just felt that it was […]
Each company on Thursday was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $400 million, but no seed money was immediately allocated as the firms will have to compete against each other for future orders. Through the Skyborg program, the Air Force wants to field a family of unmanned aerial systems that use artificial intelligence to adapt to battlefield conditions. The Skyborg drone should be cheap enough […]
Alex Jones discovers a frequent accusation about COVID tests being spread on social media. Many Americans are claiming they are receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis without even being tested. With false positives sometimes making up as high as 60% of tests, labs only reporting positive cases and the counting of probable cases as actual cases, the astronomical phony numbers we are currently seeing do not reflect […]
By RetailDive, Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant owner Ascena last year pushed back on the notion that it was anywhere near bankruptcy — its interim board chief in October pointed to its “large iconic brands and a business with significant liquidity” — and it doubled down on that as recently as March. That didn’t last. The company is restructuring under Chapter 11, filing documents on Thursday in the […]
The US is one of the worst countries in the world to raise a family, while Britain also scores badly, according to new research. America was ranked 34 out of 35 in a comparison of the world’s biggest economies, scoring three ‘F’ grades for safety, cost of living and work-life balance, a ‘D minus’ for health, and a ‘C+’ for happiness and education. Overall, it was […]
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the upcoming Republican convention event in Jacksonville, Florida has been canceled, saying “it’s just not right” during the coronavirus pandemic. “I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida component of the GOP convention,” the president announced during a press conference Thursday evening. #BREAKING: President Trump says he has canceled the Florida component of the Republican National Convention“I […]
(Natural News) The lengths to which the lawless, George Soros-funded prosecutors in St. Louis are going to in order to convict a couple arrested and charged merely for defending their home against a Left-wing mob of Black Lives Matter supporters has become readily apparent. In an interview with Newsmax TV’s Greg Kelly on Tuesday, Mark and Patricia McCloskey discussed the felony charges leveled against them by […]
New Tech Labor Movement Unites Office And Gig Workers By Tyler Sonnemaker and Allana Akhtar, Business Insider. July 23, 2020 New Tech Labor Movement Unites Office And Gig Workers2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/employee-activism-at-major-tech-companies-like-amazon-and-google-has-been-on-the-rise-especially-since-the-pandemic.-e1595538254838.jpg200px200px Above photo: Employee activism at major tech companies like Amazon and Google has been on the rise, especially since the pandemic. Tech workers across pay scales, job types, geographies, and companies have joined together in unprecedented shows of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city of Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to help maintain law […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced during a White House briefing that he was ordering the cancellation of the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, saying that “it’s not the right time” in light of the massive coronavirus outbreak in the state. Trump said the RNC’s delegates would still meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, and that he would still hold a convention speech, albeit “in a […]
Protesters walk through chemical irritants deployed by federal agents in Portland, Ore. The inspector general of the Justice Department says he is investigating federal officers’ roles in responding to protests in Portland and Washington, D.C. Noah Berger/AP hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Protesters walk through chemical irritants deployed by federal agents in Portland, Ore. The inspector general of the Justice Department says he is investigating […]
In the American epic, Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, there are two characters who can see much further than the other members of their gang: Captain Gus McCrae and Joshua Deets. McCrae’s co-captain, Woodrow Call, and their fellow cowboys learn to take Deets and McCrae at their word when they say they see something out where the Earth bends. Listening to Filecoin founder Juan Benet is […]
President Trump on Thursday cancelled the Jacksonville portion of the RNC Convention in Jacksonville, Florida. Watch: President @realDonaldTrump explains why he’s cancelled the RNC in Jacksonville: “Timing on this is not right… I have to protect the American people…” pic.twitter.com/ovD2RHC4Ly — TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) July 23, 2020 Advertisement – story continues below Trump told White House made the announcement at his Coronavirus Briefing on Thursday. […]
Some one million Turks are at risk of losing their German citizenship because authorities believe they hold dual nationality which was obtained after they were naturalised, duvaR reported. Germany’s Interior Minister of State of North Rhine Westphalia sent a circular asking municipalities for identifying those who became German citizens after 2000 and to check if they had subsequently obtained a Turkish nationality. Germany’s post-2000 law made it possible […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe whether search giant Google is in violation of antitrust laws on a number of fronts, a new letter he wrote to Attorney General Bill Barr provided to Breitbart News exclusively shows. “In recent weeks, news outlets have reported that the Department of Justice is nearing a decision about whether to take enforcement action […]
WASHINGTON — Despite numerous warnings of critical problems from experts within and outside the government over roughly 10 years, the cost to develop the now-canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle program for homeland missile defense more than tripled, and the program’s schedule slipped by four years, a new U.S. government watchdog report reveals. “At the time [the Defense Department] canceled the RKV program in August 2019, MDA [the […]
Yesterday, the FBI revealed to the press that a senior PLA researcher wanted by the US federal law enforcement agency is believed to have been granted refuge at a Chinese consulate in San Francisco. The bombshell report followed other shocking news: that the Trump Administration had ordered a Chinese consulate in Houston – the first PRC mission to be established in the US – to close […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967276_0:78:3000:1766_1200x675_80_0_0_25c626083840ce12e2f955a8e235cc74.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967314-us-arrests-3-chinese-researchers-seeks-fugitive-at-san-francisco-consulate-justice-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to China’s military, and a fourth individual is a fugitive harboured at the consulate in San Francisco, the Justice Department said in a press release on Thursday. “Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme […]
The US told Israel to ‘earmark’ land for a future Palestinian state, Ex-US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt told Israel’s Army Radio, i24 News reported. Greenblatt insisted that whilst US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘deal of the century’ allows Israel to take 30% of the West Bank for itself, the deal also stipulates that land should be ‘earmarked’ for a future state of Palestine, in return for US […]
“Out of an abundance of caution, Marines who may have had contact with the infected Marine have been removed from the detachment,” Butterfield said, noting that the infected Marine was never in direct contact with the president’s helicopters, which are referred to as “Marine One” when he is aboard. “No impact is expected to the President during his trip to Bedminster, N.J.” A White House official […]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made the maximum personal donation allowable to Joe Biden’s campaign for president, according to Federal Election Commission records. The donation appears on the FEC’s website of itemized receipts for donations to the Biden for President committee, OutKick the Coverage reported. Biden has repeatedly come to China’s side during this latest run for the White House. Biden slammed the president for calling […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has cleared Chile to purchase modernization upgrades for its F-16 fleet, with a potential $634.70 million price tag. Chile currently operates 46 F-16s. That include 10 Block 50 models purchased in the early 2000s, as well as 36 older models bought second-hand from the Netherlands. Reports that Chile would look to upgrade their existing F-16 fleet first emerged in 2017, […]
Sex toy manufacturers in China have seen notable increases in the number of orders they receive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially from other countries. According to the South China Morning Post, Libo Technology, a sex toy manufacturer based in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, has seen a 30% increase in exports and domestic sales since the closures and lockdowns began around the […]
Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times, A growing number of Americans feel that the political climate is preventing them from sharing their views, according to a new survey by the Cato Institute. The institute surveyed 2,000 Americans and found that 62 percent are reluctant to share their views due to the political climate. In 2017, 58 percent of people surveyed expressed the same opinion. Republicans are much more […]
As reparations become a more and more popular topic while anti-police and anti-racism protests rage across the US, rapper Ice Cube wants to see Hollywood studios take part and give yearly payments to black-owned companies. “I think these studios that we know and love should kick in to a studio that’s ran by black people with no outside influences, and whose movies and projects are owned […]
Thursday, July 23, 2020 by: Mike Adams Tags: CIA, covert budgets, deep state, Kevin Shipp, military technology, patriots, President Trump, shadow government, space weapons (Natural News) Today we bring you a hard-hitting interview with former CIA officer and whistleblower […]
Time Is Not On Our Side In Libya By Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter. July 23, 2020 Time Is Not On Our Side In Libya2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/female-protestors-in-tripoli-protest-against-calls-to-separate-the-country-into-three-autonomous-regions-march-2012.-by-magharebia-cc-e1595536090251.jpg200px200px Above photo: Female protestors in Tripoli protest against calls to separate the country into three autonomous regions, March 2012. Magharebia CC. Ahmed, who lives in Tripoli, Libya, texts me that the city is quieter than before. The army of General Khalifa Haftar—who controls large parts […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079965200_0:0:2854:1606_1200x675_80_0_0_42c81a6973885dfbcf5ece984efcc199.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079965235-us-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-delivers-speech-on-china-following-consulate-closure-order–/ The US government has ordered China to vacate its diplomatic premises in Houston by the end of the week amid intellectual property theft concerns. China has denied the accusations and criticised the United States for violating international law and inciting hatred toward Chinese nationals. Sputnik is live from Yorba Linda, California where US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is […]
“REQUEST YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT TODAY,” reads a mailer sent to North Carolina Republicans earlier this week by the North Carolina Trump Victory campaign, the Trump campaign’s joint field operation with the Republican National Committee in the state. The mailer, part of a push to contact more than three million voters in the state, calls voting by mail “easy and secure,” and urges recipients to use the […]
“From day one, any discussion of herd immunity or survival of the fittest or, you know, ‘Say farewell to the elderly,’ are the things that just did not sound right for us,” Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR. “So we went for a very different model in Jordan, based on social solidarity.” Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR “From day one, any discussion […]
Out of the nearly $8 billion in deposit growth that Signature Bank saw in the second quarter of 2020, $1 billion was raked in by the firm’s digital assets team, according to the bank’s most recent earnings report. While Signature doesn’t break out its total deposits by business line, the increase is a record for the New York-based, crypto-friendly bank. On an earnings call, Signature CEO […]
Michael Horowitz Obama-appointed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Thursday announced an investigation into ‘use of force allegations’ involving Department of Homeland Security officers who were deployed to Portland to quell weeks of non-stop riots. Horowitz is also investigating actions of federal agents in Lafayette Square in DC last month to quell the violence. Horowitz cited “Congressional requests, complaints received by the OIG, and a […]
The Knesset voted through sweeping powers to the Israeli government to manage coronavirus on Wednesday, i24 News reported. The new law, which passed 48-35 in its third reading, will go into effect on August 10. The new ‘coronavirus law’ will allowed new regulations and restrictions passed by the cabinet to be imposed for a duration of 28 days. The law will allow the Israeli government to […]
The letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray — authored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees — also included a public request that the bureau brief all lawmakers. It came amid increasingly vocal warnings from Democrats, including from Biden’s presidential campaign, about foreign interference in the 2020 race and fear of another […]
Rapper T.I. called for $44 trillion to be paid out as “reparations” to all black descendants of slaves in the United State on Tuesday’s edition of The Breakfast Club. “This is my goal,” the Ant‑Man and the Wasp actor declared. “My goal is to get every black person in America that’s a descendant of slavery one million dollars, at least. That’ll take about 44 trillion. So that’s my […]
WASHINGTON ― The White House and Senate Republicans are nearing an agreement on a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue proposal that would also seek $21 billion for defense, according to a draft obtained by the New York Times on Thursday. The emerging GOP proposal would include $11 billion in payments to contractors under the Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which allowed […]
Intel beat top- and bottom-lines in tonight’s earnings: Intel 2Q Rev. $19.7B, Est. $18.54B Intel 2Q Adj EPS $1.23, Est. $1.12 Intel CEO Bob Swan proudly celebrated the quarter: “It was an excellent quarter, well above our expectations on the continued strong demand for computing performance to support cloud-delivered services, a work- and learn-at-home environment, and the build-out of 5G networks. In our increasingly digital world, […]
Sex toy manufacturers in China have seen notable increases in the number of orders they receive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially from other countries. According to the South China Morning Post, Libo Technology, a sex toy manufacturer based in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, has seen a 30% increase in exports and domestic sales since the closures and lockdowns began around the […]
Libya on Thursday revealed a list of suspects involved in mass graves discovered in Tarhuna city and areas south of the capital Tripoli, Anadolu Agency reports. The list released by the country’s prosecutor general’s office will be distributed to corresponding institutions to arrest the suspects, a source at the office told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media outlets. The source noted […]
Republicans acknowledged the bickering, even as they tried to downplay the episode. “We have to resolve some of the conflicts with the administration. They moved in our direction.” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who faces a tough race in November. “It’s a normal part of the sausage factory.” “Nothing surprises me in the United States Senate,” added Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.). But privately, GOP lawmakers were […]
Police have arrested three suspects who belong to the Hells Angels gang and charged them on Tuesday for allegedly killing a rival gang leader in May. Authorities on Tuesday arrested Anthony Destefano, 27, and Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members Frank Tatulli, 58, and Sayanon Thongthawath, 29. Each of them was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Francisco Rosado, 51, who was supposedly the leader of […]
WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ball Aerospace to develop a new prototype antenna for the U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyers, the company announced July 21. The low-observable antenna will allow the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers to communicate over multiple frequency bands without compromising the ships’ stealth features. Ball will develop the antenna architecture, beamforming approach and the prototype itself. “We are pleased to […]
As the nationwide coin shortage continues to rage, a southeastern Wisconsin bank is offering above face value for coins. Last week, the Community State Bank (CSB) launched a coin buy-back program to assist local businesses affected by the shortage. The bank is offering customers a $5 bonus for every $100 worth of coins turned in at any of its seven locations. “The response has been tremendous,” […]
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, You know where I stand: Markets have been bloated to high heaven via unlimited and unprecedented liquidity injections creating the illusion of a bull market when there is none. Yes indices such as $SPX and $NDX show incredible strength driven by a few single stocks, but as we discussed the rest of the market is far from bullish. Equal weight […]
Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that: In response to Congressional requests, complaints received by the OIG, and a referral from the U.S. Attorney in Oregon, the DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has opened an investigation into use of force allegations involving DOJ law enforcement personnel in Portland, Oregon in July 2020. The DOJ OIG will coordinate our investigation […]
The US Army has finally logged off Twitch after its questionable efforts to connect with gamers were met with major pressure from online activists and suggestions that its dubious activity even fell foul of the Constitution. The military’s esports gaming team has “paused” its Twitch streaming and social media interactions following negative media coverage and “potentially unconstitutional bans,” journalist Rod Breslau first reported on Thursday. new: […]
(Natural News) The House of Representatives has been busy going through various appropriations bills to be added to the final budget. And the Democrat-controlled branch of the federal government has perhaps un-shockingly voted in favor of depriving newborn survivors of abortion their right to live. Various amendments that would have protected newborn baby lives from being murdered after leaving the womb when attempted abortions go awry […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007231079967027-israeli-fighter-jet-makes-aggressive-pass-over-iranian-passenger-plane-in-syrian-airspace—report/ According to reports in Iranian media, an Israeli aircraft made an “aggressive” close pass near an Iranian airliner that was flying through Syrian airspace on Thursday. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW… Source link
Thank you to the House of Suntory for partnering with Half Full and sponsoring this Bartenders At Home cocktail video. What inspired you to create this cocktail? “I wanted to emphasize the delicate, smooth, and mildly silky characteristics of the vodka, partnering it with other delicate Japanese ingredients (yuzu, sake, rice vinegar), to create a crisp, simple, yet nuanced cocktail.” When would you serve this drink? […]
Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally on the steps of city hall in Kansas City, Mo. on June 5. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally on the steps of city hall in Kansas City, Mo. on June 5. Charlie Riedel/AP Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Mo., says he found out […]
Over the past four years, nChain chief scientist Craig S. Wright’s layers of attempts to prove that he created Bitcoin have grown more complex. But according to cryptography experts consulted by CoinDesk, assessing Wright’s recent claim about how Bitcoin message signing works is straightforward – it’s just wrong. Since 2016, Wright has tried to use cryptographic evidence to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous […]
A judge ruled Thursday that Michael Cohen will be released Friday to home confinement, declaring that the government acted in a “retaliatory” manner by taking President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney into custody this month. “The purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen from furlough and home confinement to jail is retaliatory and its retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his first amendment rights to publish a […]
A group of Palestinian cyclists were attacked Saturday by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank after a trail app landed them on a remote path dotted with Jewish settlements, Reuters reported. Avid cyclist Amer Kurdi and four others set out on what was supposed to be an 80-km ride, using the hiking app Komoot to chart a path north from the Palestinian village of Birzeit. Over an hour into their […]
The measure would kick off a process forcing the Pentagon to scrub names, monuments and paraphernalia honoring the Confederacy and its leaders from military bases and assets over the next three years. The House defense bill passed Tuesday, would force the renaming of bases within a year. The effort, sponsored by former presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), comes amid protests over systemic racism and policy […]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) most recent mask mandate, which orders three-year-olds to cover their faces, exempts lawmakers and government employees while they are “on duty.” Bowser issued the order Wednesday, mandating everyone over the age of two wear a mask in both indoor and outdoor settings. “Under the new Mayor’s Order on masks, people must wear a mask when they leave their homes if they […]
Don’t take down those Fort Bragg road signs just yet. Republicans and Democrats in both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly this week to back legislation forcing the Defense Department to rename military bases honoring Confederate leaders, including Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas and Fort Benning in Georgia. The moves came despite repeated veto threats from President Donald Trump over the issue […]
As the CEOs of the big platform tech giants prepare to sit for a (virtual) Congressional hearing later this month, that multiple states are investigating the consumer tech giant for allegedly deceiving customers, according to documents obtained by Axios. The Cupertino-based tech behemoth is no stranger to investigations despite its sterling reputation. The company is already facing antitrust investigations from Democrats in the House, as well […]
Newly surfaced cellphone footage has placed the spotlight on a California resident who recently went out of her way to block a Postmates deliveryman from entering an apartment complex and bringing an order to a customer. Footage of the bizarre confrontation was recorded and shared on social media Wednesday by part-time Postmates contractor Jordan Gipson. At the time of recording, Gipson was completing a delivery for […]
The French foreign minister on Thursday said that his country is ready to help Lebanon overcome the critical situation caused by the escalation of the ongoing economic crisis, Anadolu Agency reports. “France is ready to mobilise its efforts for Lebanon’s side, therefore serious and credible corrective measures must be adopted and implemented. Help us help you,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a joint press conference with his Lebanese […]
Pop superstar and The Voice host John Legend accused President Donald Trump of “waging war” on America’s neighborhoods after the president announced plans to increase the presence of police in crime-ridden cities across the country. On Wednesday, President Trump ordered the Department of Justice to “surge” the number of federal law enforcement officers in Chicago, a city that has seen, as of July 19th, 414 murders, a staggering […]
WASHINGTON – The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ball Aerospace to develop a new prototype antenna for the U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyers, the company announced July 21. The low-observable antenna will allow the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers to communicate over multiple frequency bands without compromising the ships’ stealth features. Ball will develop the antenna architecture, beamforming approach and the prototype itself. “We are pleased to […]
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) voted with House Democrats on legislation to remove Confederate statues from Washington, D.C., and defended the decision on social media by claiming that the Confederacy represents the Democratic Party’s “racist past” and he was happy to help them “confront” such previous wrongdoings. On Wednesday night, Crenshaw sided with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who recently called for 11 statues of Confederate leaders […]
After years of controversy, the NFL team formerly known as the Washington Redskins has finally abandoned its moniker, simultaneously beloved by its fandom and loathed by white progressives and SJWs across the US. But with the 2020-2021 season just a month away, the team has decided that – until a more suitable name can be chosen – it will be going by “the Washington Football Team.” […]
Health Editor’s Note: The U.S. is banned from traveling to countless countries due to our raging rates of sickness and deaths from coronavirus. If you actually were willing to chance COVID-19 by being confined to an airplane, you are not given that chance to tempt viral fate. Now, we have states that ban other states from entering unless residents from those states maintain a 14 day […]
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has incredibly been declared fit to race at this weekend’s Andalusian Grand Prix, despite breaking his arm in a huge crash during a race last weekend. Marquez recovered from an early setback during Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez before producing a brilliant comeback, only to then spectacularly crash his Repsol Honda at Turn 3. Marquez coped well with the heavy […]
(Natural News) Multiple teams of military medics have reportedly been deployed to both Texas and California in response to a claimed deluge of new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The nation’s two most populous states have each reported about 10,000 new cases of the virus, though these may simply be non-symptomatic people who decided to get tested and turned up positive, possibly with false results like what […]
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have repeatedly denied allegations that the emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee which they published in 2016 were provided to them by Russian or any other state actor, but rather than they were leaked to the organisation via “official circles in Washington DC”. Democratic National Committee (DNC) documents published by WikiLeaks in 2016 and could not have been obtained through hacking, according […]
In the week leading up to his announcement of a “surge” of hundreds of FBI, Justice Department, and Homeland Security personnel to Chicago, Donald Trump wanted a bigger, more public, more violent fight on the streets of the Windy City. According to three people familiar with the president’s private remarks, Trump previously envisioned an ostentatious, camera-ready show of force. He wanted to go after what he […]
Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington. Jim Urquhart for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jim Urquhart for NPR Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service […]
At least three federal agents may be permanently blinded by Antifa-BLM protest mob this week.The mob was pointing lasers at their eyes.FOX News reported: At least three federal officers in Portland may not recover their vision after earlier this week demonstrators, who have shown up in crowds of over 1,000 for more than 50 consecutive nights, shined lasers in their eyes and threw fireworks at a […]
Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian coronavirus testing centre at the entrance of the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reported. Construction of the facility, designed to contain the spread of the virus in the city, began nearly three months ago. As the structure was nearing completion, Israeli bulldozers destroyed it. Hebron witnessed the worst outbreak of the deadly virus in the West Bank, which has been struggling over […]
“I could not allow my nieces, I could not allow the little girls that I go home to, I could not allow victims of verbal abuse and, worse, to see that — to see that excuse and to see our Congress accepted as legitimate and accept it as an apology and to accept silence as a form of acceptance, I could not allow that to stand,” […]
A bipartisan bill being introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday requires the state treasurer to tabulate the cost of the coronavirus outbreak to the state and send an invoice to China. State Rep. Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain) tells Breitbart News the bill, HB 6025, will be filed and assigned to a committee today. According to the legislation, which is cosponsored by two Democrats, […]
Navigation Brief WASHINGTON – Good Afternoon, Drifters My dear friend Claude Berube over at the Naval Academy Museum put on a fantastic event last night, the second NavyCon. NavyCon is a group of people sitting around talking about Sci-Fi, how it has been influenced by the Navy and what lessons we can draw from it in the future. I’ll post the link next week so you […]
The feud continues… For those who have not been paying attention to this dramafest, it began on Monday when Republican congressman Ted Yoho reportedly called Democratic congressowman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) “disgusting” and “out of her freaking mind” after she asserted that the riots and looting across America was because of poverty and unemployment: “Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren’t paying their […]
The latest incident comes less than a day after Russian warplanes intercepted NATO spy planes flying near Russia’s borders in the Black and Baltic Seas. A Russian Aerospace Forces Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept and shadow a US P-8A Poseidon spy plane over the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defence Management Center announced Thursday. “The crew of the Russian fighter jet approached to within a […]
The catastrophic news that war is possible between Egypt and Turkey in Libya passed almost without notice, not least because Saudi Arabia is using the name of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in its frantic struggle to win the race to be the Arab country which is most normalised with Israel. I am not talking about an amateur blogger looking for fame or a free […]
During an exchange with an undercover agent posing as an intermediary for a fictional Arab sheikh, Myers was infamously recorded saying “money talks in this business and bullshit walks.” He was subsequently convicted of bribery and conspiracy charges, and sentenced to serve three years in prison in 1981. Myers is now charged “with conspiring with and bribing” former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Domenick Demuro, who pleaded […]
The FBI is accusing the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, of harboring a fugitive University of California, Davis, researcher charged with visa fraud for lying about her connections to the Chinese military. Prosecutors said in a U.S. District Court filing in San Francisco that biology researcher Tang Juan fled to the Chinese consulate after the FBI questioned her about her visa application on June 20. […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is over the halfway mark in certifying the new carrier Gerald R. Ford’s 11 advanced weapons elevators, which have been at the center of an ongoing controversy over the delays in getting the Navy’s most expensive-ever warship ready for its first deployment. In a press release Thursday, the Navy announced it had certified Lower Stage Weapons Elevator 1, the sixth certified […]