During the BIG 4 Tech hearings today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted he follows UN directives when censoring content. Pichai was specifically asked about Youtube’s censoring of a video of a group of doctors who talked about the hydroxychloroquine’s effectiveness in curing those sick with COVID-19. Pichai said they censor content contrary to CDC guidelines. YouTube mirror: Source link
Daily Archives: July 29, 2020
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By Gordon Duff and New Eastern Outlook of the Russian Academy of Science (Est. 1816) Moscow: American elections are demonstrations to the world of how democracy can go bad. It is clear and simple. They are ruled by cash, run by ‘cons’ and exist inside a political system that is the most corrupt on earth. American politics matter to the world because, quite simply, when America catches a cold, the world goes on life support. We are going to be looking at a number of policy and leadership issues and the possibility of regime change in Washington and the potential impact, […]
Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) gaffed his way to meme status after grilling Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg about Donald Trump Jr.’s Twitter suspension, forcing the CEO to explain the platforms are, in fact, different. “If I may ask a specific of you: it was reported that Donald Trump Jr. got taken down for a period of time… why did that happen?” the rep asked during a House antitrust hearing on Wednesday. “Congressman, well first, to be clear, I think what you might be referring to happened on Twitter, so it’s hard for me to speak to that,” Zuckerberg replied politely, adding “but […]
(Natural News) A “Back the Blue” event that was scheduled to take place on July 25 in Long Island has been tampered with by Facebook, which reportedly removed its official event page for no apparent reason. After receiving more than 6,300 RSVPs, Long Island’s “Back the Blue” rally page suddenly disappeared, prompting Law Enforcement Today (LET) national spokesperson Kyle Reyes to bring it to the attention of Fox and Friends First. Speaking to Fox News correspondent Todd Piro, Reyes explained that Facebook pulled down the page on July 23, just two days before the event was scheduled to occur. “Now we […]
Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van By Jake Offenhartz and Gwynne Hogan, Gothamist. July 29, 2020 Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/video-shows-nypd-officers-throwing-a-protester-into-an-unmarked-van-on-tuesday-night-courtesy-of-abolition-park-media-e1596046361782.png200px200px Above photo: Video shows plain-clothed NYPD officers throwing a protester into an unmarked van on the night of July 27, 2020. From Abolition Park Media. NYPD officers dragged a protest leader into an unmarked minivan van and doused onlookers with pepper spray during an anti-police brutality march in Manhattan on Tuesday night. The individual, who friends identified as an 18-year-old trans woman named Nicki, was grabbed from the group by plainclothes officers at 25th Street and […]
As word spread on Wednesday that another lawmaker had contracted COVID-19, initial concern for his well-being was quickly overwhelmed with a tide of anger and frustration. Because it wasn’t just any lawmaker who contracted the disease. It was Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX). The conservative firebrand has steadfastly refused to wear a face mask while conducting his Capitol Hill business—including while greeting Attorney General William Barr before testimony in the Judiciary Committee just this Tuesday. Gohmert even took pains to force his COVID denialism on his aides, with one staffer suggesting to Politico that those in the office were berated for wearing […]
The New York City Police Department has come under rising criticism after plainclothes officers aggressively detained a woman at a protest and hauled her away in an unmarked vehicle. Video posted to social media shows men forcefully grabbing Nikki Stone, 18, off the street Tuesday during a demonstration against police brutality and shoving her into an unmarked police van. Uniformed bicycle officers then appear and form a perimeter around the vehicle as bystanders shout in protest. NYC is taking after Portland – a trans femme protestor was pulled into an unmarked van at the Abolition Park protest – this was at […]
Richard Myers is an decentralized applications engineer at goTenna’s Global Mesh Labs initiative, and previously a co-founder of Bytabit AB. Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services. The risk of internet censorship and surveillance is a growing concern in many parts of the world. NetBlocks, a digital rights advocacy group, frequently detects both total and partial internet shutdowns caused by overt censorship, natural disasters and technical mishaps. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has found domestic communication surveillance is common not just in authoritarian countries like China, but also […]
HUGE! Trump White House Implements Executive Order on Online Censorship: Prevents Tech Giants from Altering Users’ Free Speech – Demands Transparency of Moderation Practices Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
A former British ambassador to Turkey has been appointed to the helm of the government’s secret intelligence service, MI6, on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Richard Moore, a political director at the Foreign Office, will take over his new post in the Fall. He served as UK envoy to Ankara between January 2014 and December 2017. Moore will succeed Sir Alex Younger, who has been chief of the spy agency for the past six years. Born in Libya, Moore was Director for Europe, Latin America and Globalisation from 2010 to 2012 and Director for Programmes and Change from 2008 to 2010. He has had postings in […]
The in-fighting has intensified so rapidly that Rubio even suggested this week that his committee’s annual hearing on global threats might not go on as planned, citing “heavy politicization.” The hearings allows members of the House and Senate intelligence panels to hear directly from the heads of the CIA, NSA and other agencies about the dangers posed by countries like Russia, Iran and China. “It’s become harder to get to an agreement on a forum that doesn’t turn into a political circus,” Rubio said. “Why would a career professional intelligence official at any level at this point want to be dragged […]
Sudan launched an online project to help in testing and containing the novel coronavirus that has widely spread in the country, according to a health official on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The project that has established a smart phone application called Corona SAFE will help overcome shortages of mass testing in the country, Sara Alamlik, the head of the health support division in the Health Ministry, told a press conference in the capital Khartoum. Corona SAFE provides users with information on the symptoms of COVID-19, as well as instructions on precautions to avoid contracting the disease. For his part, Mohamed Abuagla, the chairman […]
WASHINGTON — Replacements for components that caused cost increases and program delays for two multi-billion dollar nuclear warhead programs have been successfully tested, and the programs seem to be on track for their revamped production dates, according to a top official from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Charles Verdon, deputy administrator for defense programs at the NNSA, also pushed back Wednesday on a recent report from a government watchdog warning that the agency is moving too fast on another major warhead modernization. The issue with the B61-12 and W88 Alteration 370 warhead programs was first revealed by Verdon during last […]
Jon Rappaport explains how schools in the near future will use COVID-19 as an excuse to quarantine and vaccinate children and their families. Source link
Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Intact Ligaments Found in Siberian Lake by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Reindeer herders in northern Siberia have discovered the skeleton of a woolly mammoth whose ligaments remain intact at least 10,000 years after its death, reports the Associated Press. Scientists pulled parts of the mammoth’s skull, ribs and foot—some still held together by soft tissue—from the muck of Pechevalavato Lake in the Yamalo-Nenets district of Russia on July 23, according to Reuters. The team is currently searching the site in hopes of uncovering more of the region’s extinct fauna. Based on initial findings, “the whole skeleton is there,” Dmitry Frolov, […]
An attempt by Twitter to promote Thursday’s mission to Mars liftoff from Florida didn’t exactly go as planned, as people either showed they had no idea about the upcoming event or were only interested in trolling. “Who wants to be transported off this planet?” the official Twitter account published on Wednesday. While the background of their avatar, featuring the famous bird, has been changed to resemble the surface of Mars and their profile banner now shows an image of a NASA rocket launching in space, the generic tweet went over most people’s heads. It likely didn’t help that in a year […]
(Natural News) The Black Coalition Against Policing is now demanding that Duke University abolish their campus police and cut all ties with local police. The fringe coalition believes “policing is inherently rooted in white supremacy” and cannot be reformed. The fringe group is not alone. They are joined by over fifty other campus groups including the Asian American Alliance, the Black Law Students Association, the National Pan Hellenic Council and the Pre-Veterinary society. Over 1,000 students, alumni and community members have signed a petition demanding an end to campus security. Taking it a step further, the fringe coalition demands that Duke […]
Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution By Natalie Avalos, The Arrow. July 29, 2020 Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/art-agricultre-ane-indusrry-e1596047892349.png200px200px Settler colonialism has been defined as a structure, not an event, meaning that settler societies like the U.S., Canada, and Australia endure over time through racist laws and ideologies that naturalize the dispossession of Indigenous populations. One of the most effective strategies that settler states rely on to eliminate Indigenous peoples and their power is the idea that their knowledge is primitive and superstitious, examples of failed epistemology. This view is rooted […]
With all major pre-launch preparations complete, United Launch Alliance stands ready to launch NASA’s latest mission to Mars: the Perseverance rover and accompanying Ingenuity helicopter. Liftoff of the third of our world’s three missions to Mars during the current interplanetary transfer window is targeted for Thursday, 30 July 2020 in a two hour launch window that opens at 07:50 EDT and closes at 09:50 EDT (11:50–13:50 UTC). Mission history and design: Officially known as Mars 2020, the mission was formally announced by NASA on 4 December 2012 — just less than four months after the Curiosity rover’s technologically astounding landing in […]
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to White Claw (I think it was actually Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer, but that’s neither here nor there at this point) by my boyfriend’s sister. She was looking for a lighter alternative to drinking while on vacation. The idea of a spiked seltzer kind of skeeved me out. Coming from hazy memories of drinking Four Loko (before they got rid of the caffeine) in college and going through a phase of Icing my friends with Smirnoff, I didn’t think I wanted to stray too far from traditional alcohol. But what White Claw […]
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is heading toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to arrive at Florida’s coast this weekend. The state says it will suspend coronavirus testing as a precaution. National Weather Service hide caption toggle caption National Weather Service Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is heading toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to arrive at Florida’s coast this weekend. The state says it will suspend coronavirus testing as a precaution. National Weather Service Florida will stop testing for the coronavirus for several days, due to concerns about the potential impact from a looming tropical weather system. After the state’s […]
One of the most unfortunate aspects of the crypto space is its tendency to attract scams. The world bore witness to this in early July when one of the boldest hacks in Internet history – the hijacking of several prominent Twitter accounts, including those of presidential candidate Joe Biden as well as tech titans Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos – turned out to be a ruse to harvest some bitcoin. CoinDesk was one of the hijacked accounts, too (our handle is all better now, thanks), and it was far from the first time our brand was exploited by crooks looking to make […]
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) tested positive for the COVID-19 China coronavirus Wednesday. In a statement posted online and in an interview with KETK-TV, Gohmert speculated on whether wearing a mask played a role in his being infected with the virus. That prompted mockery by reporters and others who apparently are unaware that both the World Health Organization and the Surgeon General have cautioned that mishandling of coronavirus masks could cause infection. Gohmert says he feels fine and is asymptomatic. He is driving home to Texas from D.C. to quarantine at home. Gohmert said to KETK, “It’s really ironic, because, you know, […]
A group of authors have denounced and condemned Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention in 2022, saying that its human rights violations and discriminatory laws prevent it from being the right candidate. The kingdom submitted its bid to host the convention in the city of Jeddah along the Red Sea, as this year’s convention is being held virtually in the New Zealand capital Wellington and the 2021 convention in US capital Washington, DC. Its bid was protested, however, in a letter sent to the World Science Fiction Society which organises the convention, in which 80 science fiction […]
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued on Wednesday 18 asylum seekers who were pushed into Turkish territorial waters off the Aegean coast by Greek coastal authorities, according to a security source, Anadolu reports. The coast guard was dispatched to the area after asylum seekers called for help off the coast of the Marmaris district in the southwestern province of Mugla, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking the media. Trying to make their way in two rafts, the asylum seekers were turned back by the Greek coast guard off Cape Kadirga. After reaching the Turkish shore, they were transferred to the provincial migration office. Turkey has been a key […]
LONDON — The program to replace the British Army’s aging AS90 self-propelled artillery has hit at least a two-year delay, with the forthcoming howitzer not expected to reach initial operating capability until the first quarter of 2029. The decision to defer the Mobile Fires Program was taken to allow the Ministry of Defence to address key technical risks and meet requirements in the government’s integrated defense, security and foreign policy review expected around the end of the year, according to sources with knowledge of the program. Britain’s new heavy artillery had been due to gain initial operating capability in the fourth […]
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus adviser, is now telling all Americans to accept the “new normal” of wearing a face mask after she pressured Tennessee officials to require mandatory mask wearing in public. Dr. Birx, who stepped into the spotlight as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator after the department of Dr. Anthony Fauci, says that wearing a face mask is the “next phase” of the coronavirus recovery and even tactically agreed to a federal face mask mandate. “We have this new normal, and guess what we’re saying and asking every American to do is to adopt this new normal,” […]
National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans by Collin Binkely/AP education writer/abcnews One of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will support any local chapter that decides to strike over reopening plans. In providing its blessing, the union is also offering local chapters access to its financial and legal resources as they navigate a return to the classroom. Union officials […]
Facebook censors almost 90 percent of ‘hate speech’ before it’s allowed to circulate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress at Wednesday’s Big Tech hearing, responding to pressure from Democrats to submit to the advertiser boycott. “We’re able to proactively identify 89 percent of the hate speech that we take down before, I think, it’s even seen by other people,” Zuckerberg told the Antitrust Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. The statement was in response to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) pressuring Facebook to “join the civil rights movement” by submitting to the demands of the Stop Hate For Profit campaign, […]
(Natural News) “Cat Dad” Paul Gallant, a Seattle-based radio host who took to Twitter back in June to strongly criticize President Donald Trump’s demand that the riots in Seattle stop, came home one day to find that his apartment complex had been destroyed by rioters. This has caused him to reevaluate his beliefs about firearms. Gallant – who co-hosts the show Danny and Gallant on ESPN – had previously replied to a tweet from Trump that criticized Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan. The mayor had compared the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) to the “Summer of Love,” a social phenomenon that occurred in the 1960s and […]
Calls For Video Related To John Neville’s Death Persist By Lee Anne Denyer, WXII. July 29, 2020 Calls For Video Related To John Neville’s Death Persist2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/black-lives-matter-protest-in-north-carolina-tony-ndege-speaking-july-2020-wxii-ch-12.png200px200px Above photo: Screen shot of Black Lives Matter protest in North Carolina, Tony Ndege speaking, July 2020 WXII, Ch 12. See video here. Protesters made new demands of Forsyth County elected officials Tuesday, calling for a general increase in transparency from county leaders, and specifically, the release of video pertaining to the death of an inmate at the Forsyth County Detention Center. “We’re fighting for truth, justice, dignity, humanity, economic justice, social justice,” said Tony Ndege, […]
The bizarre press conference Monday by self-identified doctors promoting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment has become a campaign issue, with a congressman who attended the event at the steps of the Supreme Court being attacked for doing so. Footage of the event, which was organized by the Tea Party Patriots and starred a handful of doctors who have criticized prevailing views on the pandemic, went viral on Monday afternoon racking up more than 13 million views on Facebook after it was boosted by pro-Trump social media accounts. In it, Dr. Stella Immanuel declared that hydroxychloroquine cures COVID and that masks aren’t […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In a slap at a longtime ally frequently reviled by President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday that the U.S. plans to withdraw roughly a third of the 36,000 American forces stationed in Germany. Nearly 5,600 of the 11,800 troops to be removed from Germany […]
Bitcoin, crypto derivatives and DeFi continue to be hot in late July. Just one week ago, bitcoin’s price hit an intraday high of $9,568 in a low-volume environment. This week’s action, fueled by increased exchange volumes, has traders excited at the thought a long-term bull market may be back. As much as $446 million in trades were done on Coinbase Monday. “The market has clearly jumped to a bullish stance,” said Vishal Shah, and options trader and founder of derivatives exchange Alpha5. “Volatility is higher and we’re now looking at the previous resistance of $10,550 as our new support region.” Some […]
Sundar Pichai The House Anti-Trust committee on Wednesday grilled CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. Twitter did not attend Wednesday’s hearing. GOP Rep Jim Jordan (OH) asked Google if they are actively helping Joe Biden win the 2020 election. Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to give Jim Jordan a “yes” or “no” answer. TRENDING: BREAKING: Antifa Terrorist Who Threw Bomb at Federal Agents in Portland is Identified — BY HIS GRANDMOTHER! Congressman Jim Jordan asked Sundar Pichai several times if he can assure the American people that Google won’t tailor its features to help Joe Biden win the election. Sundar […]
The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad has called for the Palestine Liberation Organisation to be reformed, Quds Press has reported. The group also hailed the proposed national conference to be held in Gaza to reunite the Palestinian factions. The comments were made after a meeting in Istanbul. The call for PLO reform includes the choosing of a new executive committee which would be able to agree on a national programme based on pulling out of the Oslo Agreement. Hamas and Fatah agreed recently to hold a national conference that would reunite them against the US deal of the century and Israel’s […]
The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government and warned that anyone doing business with Damascus was also at risk of being blacklisted, Reuters reports. Assad’s son, Hafez, was among four people and 10 entities, including a Syrian army unit, targeted by Washington over accusations they either aided government funding through luxury real estate construction – sometimes on land belonging to displaced civilians – or prolonged the nearly decade-long war. “More sanctions will follow as part of a sustained campaign of economic and political pressure to deny the Assad regime […]
Saturn is truly the lord of the rings in this latest snapshot from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, taken on July 4, 2020, when the opulent giant world was 839 million miles from Earth. This new Saturn image was taken during summer in the planet’s northern hemisphere. Hubble found a number of small atmospheric storms. These are transient features that appear to come and go with each yearly Hubble observation. The banding in the northern hemisphere remains pronounced as seen in Hubble’s 2019 observations, with several bands slightly changing color from year to year. The ringed planet’s atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and […]
President Donald Trump also retweeted multiple versions of the video on Twitter, but he did not upload a version of the video to the site. Source link
The planned US troop withdrawal from Germany will not help Washington advance its goals in Europe but will do exactly the opposite, the head of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee has warned. “Instead of strengthening NATO, the troops’ withdrawal will weaken the Alliance,” Norbert Roettgen, an MP from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, told Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung. “The effectiveness of the US military will not increase, but will be reduced, particularly when it comes to Russia and ongoing military conflicts in the Near and Middle East.” Also on rt.com Thousands of US troops to begin moving out of Germany […]
(Natural News) The NBA’s Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer, Mark Tatum, entered into a partnership with three Chinese cities in 2016, as he turned a blind eye to the slave labor in the Xinjiang region. The partnership was dubbed “an international elite development initiative” that included the construction of new training camps that would be used to scout and recruit talent to provide NBA-level coaching to underprivileged communities in China. The NBA and other American corporations profit from China’s slave labor As the NBA expands its market in China, executives must turn a blind eye to the thousands of Xinjiang […]
The Heart Of Darkness In Portland By Mike Hastie, Counterpunch. July 29, 2020 The Heart Of Darkness In Portland2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/hastie-troops-charging-protesters-in-portland.png200px200px Above Photo: By Mike Hastie. Troops charging protesters in Portland. Note: After writing this column, Mike Hastie confronted the militarized federal troops outside of the courthouse in Portland. He talked to them about their oath of office and was pepper-sprayed in the face at close range. He kept talking. This video in the tweet below has received millions of views. Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/CLZwKvuTxH […]
A Connecticut man has been arrested for using a samurai sword to decapitate his landlord, a professional bridge player, over a rent dispute, authorities said this week. Jerry David Thompson, 42, was charged with murder Monday after his 64-year-old landlord, Victor King, was found dead in the kitchen of his Hartford home on Sunday afternoon during a welfare check, the Hartford Police Department said. Since his arrest, Thompson has refused to speak about the crime to authorities or a public defender, claiming he is a sovereign citizen. He is currently being held on a $2 million bond after his Tuesday arraignment […]
Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has resisted wearing a mask and tested positive for coronavirus. He participated in a lengthy hearing with Attorney General Barr on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has resisted wearing a mask and tested positive for coronavirus. He participated in a lengthy hearing with Attorney General Barr on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, who during the pandemic has repeatedly refused to wear a mask in public, tested positive […]
93% of all bitcoin address balances are estimated to be in the black, according to Glassnode, as bitcoin continues to trade above $11,000. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
77-year-old Joe Biden on Wednesday forgot what year it is… AGAIN! Biden is back in his Delaware basement after venturing out and traveling down the street for a low energy campaign event. Biden held a virtual event with UnidoUS on Wednesday when he got confused and forgot what year it is. “…But you know, in the 2020 census, which is now two censuses ago…” TRENDING: BREAKING: Antifa Terrorist Who Threw Bomb at Federal Agents in Portland is Identified — BY HIS GRANDMOTHER! WATCH: Biden was totally lost yesterday during a campaign event and welcomed people to the wrong community center. Biden […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has approved legal amendments that restrict retired army officers from running in elections without permission from the military, according to an announcement in the official gazette on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Critics of Sisi, a former army chief who was re-elected for a second term in 2018, say the amendments, passed by parliament this month, aim to curb any opposition from prominent former army generals. The government denies this. The amendments bolster the role of the army by allowing it to offer an opinion on proposed constitutional amendments and bills related to political rights, elections and national security, […]
In another section of the course on insider threats, the media is labeled an adversary, and DoD personnel are instructed to report any contact with the press to their “information security office.” Price Floyd, who served as acting assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in the Obama administration and director of media relations at the State Department in the George W. Bush administration, also criticized DoD’s new policy on operational security and response to leaks. “I think this administration confuses leaks with stories that are written that they don’t like,” Floyd said. “Because this administration, of course, gives out information […]
A critical piece of the U.S. Army’s network modernization push is ensuring its systems work with allies. In future battles, the Army will not fight alone; it will be joined by coalition partners, as well as other U.S. services. As the Army moves to improve its integrated tactical network, it must ensure that its network tools work with coalition and service partners. The Army recently completed a critical design review of Capability Set ’21 a set of new network tools that will be delivered to soldiers next year. The service is in the first phase of procuring the new capabilities. A […]
Making ma’amoul is a family and friends affair. Mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins, or friends come together and form a sort of assembly line, with some forming the date balls, others making dough balls, some filling them, some shaping them and the all-important person who stands by the oven and makes sure the ma’amoul doesn’t burn! Hundreds of cookies are made and distributed to the families of everyone who helped. I love this tradition and although I don’t live near many of my family members, the few who I do live by gather before Eid and carry on the tradition. However, with […]
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish private drone manufacturer has won a contract to sell a batch of 50 miniature tactical drones to the Greek Ministry of Defence, the company announced July 28. The company Assuva Savunma Sanayi said two Proton Elic RB-128 drones sent to Greece successfully passed acceptance tests. Remzi Basbug, president of Assuva, said this is the company’s first export deal to a country that is both a NATO and a European Union member. “We have obtained all necessary export licenses for the export to Greece,” Basbug said, adding that the company has previously sold the same drone systems […]
Facebook-owned social media site Instagram has deleted a post by pop singer Madonna that allegedly spread “false information,” according to the platform. The video Madonna shared is being censored on nearly every major social media platform on the internet with YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram all scrambling to take down every version uploaded. The viral footage features America’s Frontline Doctors promoting Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a treatment for coronavirus. In the caption on her post, she claimed a vaccine for Covid-19 has “been found and proven and has been available for months. They would rather let fear control the people and let […]
By Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor, for Press TV Iran’s military has just held a bunch of war games in the Strait of Hormuz featuring a mock-up of US aircraft carrier, which of course would be the prime target if the US ever attacked Iran—its fleet in the Persian Gulf would face serious problems. I think Iran is sending a message that if Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump think that they need to start a big Middle East war to try to keep them out of prison and keep them in power, well, they need to think again, because that war […]
Oregon’s governor claims she reached a deal with the Trump administration that will see a withdrawal of federal agents that were sent to Portland after a courthouse was attacked, but DHS says they are staying until violence stops. “After discussions with the vice president and administration officials this week, the federal government has agreed to my demand and will withdraw these officers from Portland,” Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown said. Part of the agreement will involve state troopers providing protection for federal buildings like the Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse, which is where federal agents had been deployed after protesters attempted to […]
(Natural News) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty, a former U.S. Ambassador to Japan who is leading in polls in Tennessee ahead of the November elections, laid out a vision last week to not only recapitalize American industry but to force China to accept responsibility for the global coronavirus pandemic and pay up. In an interview with Breitbart News, both men blasted Communist China over its mishandling of coronavirus, which was allowed to infect citizens who then spread the virus all over the world via global travel. And at the same time, both laid out their […]
More than eight months after nine Americans from a prominent local Mormon family were killed in northern Mexico during a deadly ambush, their family members are suing the drug cartel allegedly responsible for the “coordinated assaults.” The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota Western Division last week, claims that the Juarez Cartel in Mexico “attacked” several family members of the LeBarón family because they were wealthy, vocal critics of the cartel who staged anti-cartel demonstrations. The lawsuit reveals horrific new details, including efforts by two children, including a 9-year-old girl shot in the arm, to […]
About half of the Miami Marlins’ roster has tested positive for COVID. ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian explains the challenges Major League Baseball faces as play resumes amid the pandemic. Source link
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An NBA player is drawing heat for saying that he thinks the coronavirus that has swept the U.S. is now being used for a “bigger agenda” to “control the masses of people.” Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., who did an apperance this week on Snapchat, was asked to “speak on this coronavirus being [overblown] to scare people into being controlled.” “That’s facts,” the 22-year-old baller said. “Personally, I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda. It’s being used for population control just in terms of being able to control the masses of people.” “Because this virus, […]
Egypt is mourning the death of a doctor dubbed “the doctor of the poor” who died at age 76. Dr Mohamed Mashali became famous over the course of his career for providing health care to the residents of poor villages near where he lived in Tanta. He specialised in endemic illnesses, bilharzia and worm diseases, which mainly affect poor people. According to reports, he charged his patients 10 Egyptian pounds for a check-up, in contrast to other doctors who charge 40 pounds. Sometimes he would waive the fees and buy patients their medicine for them. Asked once in an interview why […]
While Boeing announced its second-quarter earnings Wednesday, it said the KC-46 charge was “primarily driven by additional fixed-cost allocation resulting from lower commercial airplane production volume due to COVID-19.” In short, because Boeing’s commercial plane production has slowed down, it’s costing more to produce the KC-46, a derivative of the Boeing 767 airliner that is manufactured on the 767 production line in Everett, Washington, and converted into a military tanker. Greg Smith, Boeing’s chief financial officer, said with the ramp down of production on some commercial airliners, certain fixed costs have been transferred to other programs. “That’s essentially what took place […]
Two prisoners from Ramon prison have been put in quarantine following the announcement of a state of emergency in the prison, reported Wafa news agency. Serious concerns have long been expressed that the virus could spread rapidly within a closed prison environment. According to the Palestinian Chronicle, concern was raised after two Israeli prison guards tested positive for the coronavirus. Members of the Israeli Prison Service underwent tests after Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Al-Hazeen tested positive for coronavirus a day after he was released from the same prison. READ: Another Palestinian political prisoner dies in Israeli prison due to deliberate medical negligence This comes after Israel’s Supreme […]
So far, congressional leaders in both chambers have refused to implement routine testing for lawmakers, even rejecting an offer from the administration to supply rapid tests for members to use. And some senior aides have privately questioned how leadership would require tests when they can’t even get every member to wear a mask. But some senior lawmakers have continued to push their leaders to adopt a more frequent testing regimen. That includes Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who said Wednesday that he’s told GOP leaders that all members should be tested when they return to the Capitol after a […]
MELBOURNE, Australia — American firm Boeing has signed an agreement with Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to support upgrades to Japan’s fleet of F-15 fighter jets. The agreement, made through the U.S. Direct Commercial Sales process, is part of a larger $4.5 billion modernization program for 98 of Japan’s F-15J/DJ Eagle interceptors ordered through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales process and approved by the U.S. State Department in 2019. Boeing will provide MHI with retrofit drawings, ground support equipment and technical publications for the upgrade of the first two F-15J aircraft to the Japan Super Interceptor configuration, also known as F-15JSI. […]
A man was shot to death inside a New York City deli last week, according to the police. Kaseem Scott, 25, died after being shot by a man wearing a face mask at the State Island shop on July 22nd, authorities say. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has released surveillance footage of the execution in a plea for additional information. “WANTED for HOMICIDE: Do you know this guy? On 7/22/20 at approx 9:30 PM, inside of 3400 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island, the suspect shot the 25-year-old male victim in the chest, causing his death. Any info call or DM […]
…from SouthFront Turkey is looking for opportunities to shift the current balance of power in Libya after its proxies failed to break the Libyan National Army defenses and capture the port city of Sirte in northern Libya in an off-the-cuff advance. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Saturday 25 July that Turkey had signed a military cooperation agreement with Niger during his visit to the African nation, where he held meetings with a number of officials and discussed the effects of the Libyan situation on the region. Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou also revealed Turkish interest in economic cooperation, especially in […]
Get ready for a new sensation: breathing into your car before it starts. In a bid to make roads safer, Russia’s is planning to introduce ‘alcolocks,’ which require a driver to prove their sobriety before a vehicle moves. According to Moscow business daily Kommersant, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a plan to introduce alcohol locks en-masse. The technology, known as an ‘ignition interlock device,’ is already set to become mandatory in the European Union from 2022. The locks work by making it impossible to start a car when alcohol above a certain threshold is detected in the driver’s […]
(Natural News) Big Tech, Big Pharma and Big Media are now actively colluding to silence all doctors, websites, videos and online content that explains why hydroxychloroquine can save lives and end the coronavirus pandemic in mere weeks. Over the last few days, Big Tech and Big Media conspired to censor all videos of “America’s Frontline Doctors” who revealed how hydroxychloroquine is saving thousands of lives in Emergency Rooms across America (and can even be used as a preventive medication). The video presentation by the doctors has been deleted everywhere across Big Tech platforms in a desperate effort to make sure Americans […]
ROME—The offices that house the Vatican’s computer network system were one of the few allowed to stay minimally staffed during the pandemic to ensure that God’s work—as it were—continued unfettered. But in early May, weeks before Italy and the Vatican emerged from a draconian COVID-19 lockdown, a series of cyber intrusions reportedly took place, masterminded by Chinese hackers keen on eavesdropping on the Pope’s plans for the controversial Catholic Church in China, according to the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future and reported in The New York Times. One of the hacks used a fairly standard Trojan malware called PlugX Payload, which was […]
Letter carrier Henrietta Dixon, a 30-year veteran, sorts mail to be delivered before she sets out on her route in Philadelphia. Changes within the Postal Service could make some deliveries late. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Letter carrier Henrietta Dixon, a 30-year veteran, sorts mail to be delivered before she sets out on her route in Philadelphia. Changes within the Postal Service could make some deliveries late. Matt Rourke/AP On his first day on the job last month, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy addressed the nearly half million U.S. Postal Service career employees in a video message. He […]
Ledger suffered a data breach, crypto mining in India comes with questions and a new decentralized finance (DeFi) looks to offer lending and saving opportunities for PoS token holders. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top shelf Anchor AweighLiquidity mining is coming to proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains. Anchor, the new DeFi platform from Terra, Cosmos, Web3 Foundation and Solana, is designed to launch with a governance-token reward. Version 1 will go live in October, according to a Terra co-founder, offering […]
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) tested positive for the COVID-19 China coronavirus Wednesday, prompting the Justice Department to announce Attorney General William Barr will get tested after being in contact with Gohmert at Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. Gohmert was tested at the White House for screening to fly with President Trump to Texas. Gohmert did not take the trip. Gohmert was seen walking with Barr outside the hearing Tuesday, with reporters observing the two talking without wearing masks. “Kerri Kupec, a DOJ spokeswoman, says AG Barr will be tested for covid-19 today. He and Louie Gohmert were in close proximity because […]
Details of the controversial ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which looks into global sports disputes, have been released in a 93-page document. The ruling shows that the UAE’s Etihad Airways played a decisive role in having Manchester City’s two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League overturned. Earlier this month, the CAS verdict dismayed many in the footballing world by ruling that the Abu Dhabi-owned English Premier League club had not breached UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. City’s European ban was overturned by CAS following accusations that the club’s owners disguised at least £204m ($264m) in the […]
Nearly 12,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Germany as soon as is feasible, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, but the ones who will be stationed back in the U.S. may be called up for rotational deployments back to Europe. Under the plan, troop levels in Germany would drop from 36,000 to just over 24,000, Defense Secretary Esper told reporters, with 5,600 of those re-positioned to other European countries and the remainder shifting to U.S. bases to be determined. “I want to note that this plan is subject to, and likely will, change to some degree as it evolves over time,” […]
Pro-Israel lobby groups in the US have come out in force to unseat Ilhan Omar in the August Democratic primary elections. The freshman lawmaker is locked in a bitter race with Antone Melton-Meaux, who is said to be a “moderate” candidate backed by lobbyists. An investigation by Mondoweiss into Federal Election Commission records and Facebook’s advertising library has found that pro-Israel PACs (political action committees) have injected around $2 million into the race to support their favoured candidate Melton-Meaux, through multiple channels. Some of the most vociferous anti-Palestinian groups, whose political home is normally the Republican Party, have joined forces to […]
The Rotenbergs, who made a fortune through contracts related to the Sochi Olympics, were sanctioned and had their U.S. assets frozen in March 2014 as part of the Obama administration’s decision to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin and his close associates over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Arkady Rotenberg was later chosen by Putin to direct the construction of a bridge connecting Russia with mainland Crimea. The pair has found a way to bypass the sanctions, the subcommittee claims, by moving money through shell companies and investing it in high-value artwork. The report cites more than one million documents reviewed, interviews with […]
It’s been an exceptionally busy year for troops supporting missions stateside. If confirmed as the next head of U.S. Northern Command, Air Force Lt. Gen. Glenn VanHerck will be overseeing troops deployed to the border, activated in support of COVID-19 pandemic response and providing relief to communities hit by hurricanes, among other things. VanHerck, who currently serves as the director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, took questions on these and more topics from senators on Tuesday during a confirmation hearing, in which he stopped short of offering an opinion on the use of service members, active-duty or otherwise, to […]
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months before delivery, has been developed by scientists at the University of Warwick. Utilising cutting-edge volatile organic compound analysis technology, designed to characterise airborne chemicals, the scientists ‘trained’ the device using machine-learning techniques to identify the chemical vapour patterns from preterm birth using vaginal swabs taken during routine examinations. Their technique is detailed in a paper for Scientific Reports and could lead to a cost-effective, non-invasive, point-of-care test that could form part of routine care for women identified as being at risk […]