Leftists at the University of Oklahoma are trying to cancel an upcoming lecture by conservative commentator Ann Coulter scheduled to take place on campus in November. The students claim it would be inappropriate for the university to allow a “voice of hate” to speak on campus. According to a report by the College Fix, College leftists at the University of Oklahoma are trying to derail an […]
Daily Archives: October 24, 2020
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A team led by an astronomer from the University of Kansas has crunched data from NASA’s TESS and Spitzer space telescopes to portray for the first time the atmosphere of a highly unusual kind of exoplanet dubbed a “hot Neptune.” The findings concerning the recently found planet LTT 9779b were published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters. The paper details the very first spectral atmospheric characterization of any […]
Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Saker blog, It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Vice President of the World Bank Carmen Reinhardt recently warned on October 15 that a new financial disaster looms ominously over the horizon with a vast sovereign default and a corporate debt default. Just in the past 6 months of bailouts unleashed by the blowout of the system induced by the Coronavirus […]
Katharina Zammit, better known Kitty Schmidt, ran the famous Salon Kitty brothel in Berlin during the Nazi era. Senior officers in Hitler’s counter-intelligence service blackmailed her into letting them spy on clients by using hidden microphones placed in the bedrooms. Source link
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) appeared to forget what city she was campaigning in Saturday, asking someone nearby if she was in Cleveland before addressing a group of supporters. “Are we in Cleveland?” Harris asked an individual nearby before addressing the group. “Hey Cleveland! It’s Kamala!” she continued, waving to supporters: A hot mic caught Kamala Harris asking staff “are we in Cleveland?” before she spoke. pic.twitter.com/Fni0u5Xwgc […]
NASA selected Houston-based company Intuitive Machine to land an ice-mining drill on the moon’s south pole by December 2022. The space agency agreed to pay Intuitive Machines $47 million to land Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment (PRIME-1) on the moon in the first-ever mining mission to drill below the lunar surface, in search of water ice. A mass spectrometer will be used to determine how much of the […]
In a wide-ranging interview with Joe Rogan, rapper and independent presidential candidate Kanye West says it is his calling “to be the leader of the free world,” but he’s also open to being governor of California. Though he’s running for president, former Donald Trump supporter West says taking over a smaller, though still significant, political office has also “been an idea people throw at me.” Briefly […]
(Natural News) Liberals everywhere flipped a lid during the final presidential debate when President Trump used the term “coyotes” – a word that apparently none of them know the meaning of – to describe the child traffickers who bring young children into our country illegally from south of the border. Even though coyote is an established descriptor that has long been used in discussing matters related […]
After Socialist Victory In Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup By Bryce Greene, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. October 24, 2020 After Socialist Victory In Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/wapo-evo.png200px200px Bolivia’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party won a decisive victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday, with its candidate Luis Arce apparently winning by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff, likely achieving an absolute majority. The […]
In the run-up to the US presidential election, rapper 50 Cent made headlines this week after he criticized Joe Biden’s tax plans and called on fans to vote for President Donald Trump because he doesn’t “want to be 20 cent”. In response, ex-girlfriend and comedian Chelsea Handler promised to pay the rapper’s taxes if he withdraws support for Trump. Source link
Kansas police are hunting for a man they say abducted his two young daughters from a home where two boys were found dead. Donny Jackson, 40, is believed to be driving a black Honda accord, according to an Amber Alert that was issued Saturday. It’s not known what direction he was traveling. Authorities said that shortly after 1 p.m., they received a call from a home […]
A heavily redacted supply contract between the federal government and vaccine developer Moderna, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., was released Friday. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images A heavily redacted supply contract between the federal government and vaccine developer Moderna, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., was released Friday. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Even as the companies enlisted by the […]
Is Joe Biden ok? Joe Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Saturday to encourage people to vote early. Biden’s first stop in Bucks County, PA didn’t go too well for old Joe. Hundreds of Trump supporters surrounded Biden’s drive-in rally and honked their horns. TRENDING: Nashville Police Arrest Woman in Trump 2020 Shirt for Not Wearing a Mask Outside (VIDEO) Biden snapped and insulted Pennsylvanians who don’t […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday will host a campaign rally in Circleville, Ohio. The rally is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. EST. The president is barnstorming the country in the last days until the election, hitting critical swing-states important to his re-election. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the president is delivering campaign speeches outdoors in locations across the country. It is 10 days until the presidential election. […]
President Trump delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again victory rally in Circleville, Ohio at 4PM EST on Saturday with Election Day only 10 days away. LIVE: President Donald Trump in Circleville, OH #Ohio Text VOTE to 88022 https://t.co/UUprzZQZBO — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 24, 2020 Source link
The majority of Twitter content coming out of the United States, 92% of it, is created by just 10% of Twitter users, and 69% of those users are Democrat or Democratic-leaning independents, according to new research by Pew. Most U.S. adults on Twitter post only rarely. But a small share of highly active users, most of whom are Democrats, produce the vast majority of tweets. The […]
Al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin al-Masri, also known as Husam Abd-al-Ra’uf and originally from Egypt, was wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to aid foreign terrorist organisations and for killing US nationals. Source link
President Donald Trump’s attacks about Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, were “by far the dominant storyline” online about the presidential debate this week, Axios revealed Saturday, citing social media interactions tallied by NewsWhip. On Saturday, Axios reported: Coverage of business dealings by Joe Biden’s son — and pre-debate allegations by one of his former business associates, Tony Bobulinski — garnered more than twice as […]
Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com, Another batch of crazy housing data yesterday. Crazy in the sense that the housing market, or rather part of it, namely the higher end of it, has gone totally crazy and that by now everyone knows that this isn’t “sustainable,” that “there’s no way it can last forever,” as Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told CNBC. And he pointed out what everyone […]
The MMA world has reacted with a mixture of shock and admiration after Khabib Nurmagomedov announced he was retiring after submitting Justin Gaethje to retain his lightweight title at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi. Khabib defeated interim champion Gaethje in the second round via triangle-choke submission on Fight Island to extend his unblemished professional record to 29 fights, before announcing in the cage that it would […]
(Natural News) The threat of seasonal influenza combined with fears about the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) is driving many to rush out to get vaccinated with flu shots, believing the jabs to provide foolproof protection. But people are already dying from the vaccines, including nine people in South Korea who died just in the past week. According to reports, five people in South Korea died on Oct. […]
USPS Ordered To Reassemble Sorting Machines By Sharon Zhang, Truthout. October 24, 2020 USPS Ordered To Reassemble Sorting Machines2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/uspsmach.png200px200px Above photo: A tote of mail is scanned as it travels along a conveyor belt on December 18, 2014, at the USPS sorting facility in Scarborough, Maine. Joel Page/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. A federal judge has ordered the United States Postal Service (USPS) to restore […]
On Saturday, Russian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Khabib ‘The Eagle’ Nurmagomedov defeated his American opponent, Justin Gaethje, with a triangle choke submission technique in the 2nd round, scoring his 29th win. Source link
By Priscilla Blossom, Kaiser Health News Colorado voters are deciding a ballot question that seeks to limit how far into pregnancy an abortion can be legally performed. While the measure would change the law only in Colorado, it would resonate throughout the Rocky Mountain states and Midwest amid an intensifying national fight, fueled by a Supreme Court vacancy, over the future of abortion. In 1967—six years […]
Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his hit “Mr. Bojangles,” died Friday after complications from throat cancer. He was 78. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his hit “Mr. Bojangles,” died Friday […]
New emails released from Hunter Biden’s laptop from hell reveals Hunter was worried his business partner tied to the Chinese Communist Party would “rat” to the “Feds.” In 2010, Hunter Biden emailed his business partner linked to the Chinese Communist Party, Eric Schwerin: “Once the Feds got ya you’ll rat out your mother — or at least you would.” Eric Schwerin replied, “Probably. I wouldn’t be […]
The infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of Palestine is designed to have a negative impact on the lives of Palestinians, and it does. The dire situation has been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. No doubt to the delight of the Israelis, there can be no place easier to lock down than the occupied Palestinian territories. Although necessary, the drastic preventative measures had dire consequences for the […]
Hundreds of West Texas residents joined the Trump Train rally organized by the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of San Angelo. Members of the San Angelo, Texas, chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly organized a Trump Train rally for Saturday morning, Breitbart News reported. The rally drew hundreds of people with flags and banners supporting the re-election of President Donald Trump. Hundreds of cars, trucks, and […]
The Supreme Court declared in 1943, “There is no mysticism in the American concept of the State or of the nature or origin of its authority.” In reality, the cardinal doctrines of contemporary democracy are layer upon layer of mystical claptrap. The phrases which consecrate democracy seep into many Americans’ minds like buried hazardous waste. If Joe Biden wins the presidential election, voters will be told […]
With social media censorship hitting peak Orwell to combat ‘disinformation’ surrounding the November election, the industry’s army of fact checkers have become brazen in their quest to make sure the public isn’t exposed to dangerous thoughts. To help one understand the inner-workings of these highly credentialed, non-partisan, definitely agenda-free arbiters of reality (such as the COVID virus-leak debunker who worked at the Wuhan Institute of Virology), […]
Roughly 8,000 people took part in 16 unauthorised opposition protests throughout Belarus last Sunday, which marked the 11th week of opposition rallies since the country’s presidential poll on 9 August. Source link
You've been served: Harra Osbao Levantine cuisine is known for being delicious and for its literal names, which usually tell you what’s in the dish or how it is made. However, another thing it is known for, especially Syrian cuisine, is its funny names. This dish, Harra Osbao, is one of them and they usually have a story behind them. There are a couple of different […]
CNN’s Van Jones praised President Trump’s work with the black community during a panel discussion on the network Friday. Anchor Jake Tapper criticized Trump for remarks he made during the final debate on Thursday when he said he has “done more” for black Americans than any other president with the “possible exception of Abraham Lincoln,” according to Fox News. However, Jones then named several things Trump has […]
Authored by Luis Farias via RealClearPolitics.com, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party want Americans to see this year’s presidential contest as a referendum on Donald Trump, but the election of 2020 is about bigger things — bigger, even, than assessing a sitting president’s record in office. The stakes in this election involve the American way of life itself, and all that it promises, including personal freedom, […]
US President Donald Trump’s comment that Egypt will “blow up” a disputed dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile has sparked an outcry in Addis Ababa, where the government is calling the statement an “incitement to war.” Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew summoned US Ambassador Michael Raynor for clarification on Saturday, a day after Trump spoke in the Oval Office about Ethiopia’s $4.6 billion […]
(Natural News) The other day, a police officer with black skin was hunted down by Black Lives Matter (BLM) “protesters” who attempted to murder him and his girlfriend for their alleged contributions to “systemic racism.” Officer Joseph Mensah of Wauwatosa, Wisc., who is currently on paid leave pending an investigation into his alleged misuse of deadly force during an incident that occurred back in February, tweeted […]
Fascist Culture, Critical Pedagogy, And Resistance In Dark Times By Henri Giroux, Counterpunch. October 24, 2020 Fascist Culture, Critical Pedagogy, And Resistance In Dark Times2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/refinery-e1603566578933.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Nathaniel St. Clair. We must believe in the Principle of Hope. A Marxist does not have the right to be a pessimist – Ernst Bloch Across the globe, democratic institutions such as the independent media, schools, the legal system, certain […]
Earlier this week, Texas became the 11th US state to join the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google over the Internet giant’s alleged abuse of online search dominance. Source link
The U.S. Department of Defense has revealed that the Fifth Generation Aerial Target will take its first flight later this month at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, following nearly flawless completion of ground-based testing in September. “The single prototype executed 24 taxi test events (15 low-speed and nine high-speed) in just six days, with no interruptions or major problems,” says the Pentagon. The aircraft was scheduled to […]
This fall, bright red lawn signs have sprouted up around Maine that stick Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in company she’s avoided like her political life depends on it. One of the names in big block letters next to Collins’ is not a problem: Dale Crafts, the GOP nominee for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District. The other name, however, is less welcome: President Donald Trump. “Make Maine […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Bristol, Penn. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Bristol, Penn. Andrew Harnik/AP A few dozen cars at a drive-in rally in suburban Pennsylvania honked in unison as Democratic nominee Joe Biden blasted President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. In North Carolina, Trump […]
When a Special Forces soldier gets into a jam… They call the Tactical Operations Center (TOC). With one phone call, dozens of people get to work behind the scenes to help the brave soul who just saved the day. They protect the protectors. That’s why the USCCA built a new version of a TOC… TRENDING: “Uh, Why Would You Do That?” – Joe Biden Shocks Liberal […]
We are now only ten days away from the US presidential election. Like it or not, the election affects us in the UK almost as much as those in the US. Such is the influence that the US has had on British policy for decades. The news recently broke that Trump’s dying campaign has received a boost of $75 million, reportedly to be used for attack […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) referred to his opponents as “chumps” while delivering remarks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. “I’ll work as hard for those who don’t support me as those who do, including those chumps with the microphone out there,” Biden said at a drive-in rally on Saturday before coughing into his hand: WATCH: Joe Biden insults Pennsylvanians who don’t support him, calls […]
A member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at the University of Kansas was made to admit her “white privilege” and told that her “values” as shared on social media were unbecoming of a sorority sister. Her crime? Retweeting a post by conservative pundit Candice Owens. Katherine Lauer, a student at the University of Kansas and a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, was put […]
Authored by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com, Somewhere back in the depths of the 20th century, a bunch of governors, mayors, and public sector union leaders got together and cooked up one of history’s greatest financial scams. They would offer teachers, cops, and firefighters extremely generous pensions but would avoid raising taxes to fund the resulting future obligations. Grateful workers would vote to re-elect their benefactors, while […]
With the US presidential election entering its final week, Donald Trump is gearing up for a punishing tempo of massive campaign rallies across key battleground states – including three in one day next Tuesday. Meanwhile Democrat Joe Biden is sticking to his socially-distanced drive-in events. Source link
The Sudanese Umma Party, led by Sadiq Al-Mahdi, on Thursday threatened the transitional government of his country over the normalisation of ties with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, the Umma Party threatened to withdraw support for the transitional government: “If it undertook establishing relations with the apartheid and occupation state.” The statement conveyed that the institutions of the transitional government are not qualified to make any decisions on […]
The Alaska Republican said Saturday she will split her votes on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Sen. Lisa Murkowski will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite her opposition to moving forward in an election year. The Alaska Republican said Saturday she will split her votes on Barrett. She will vote against a procedural hurdle on Sunday […]
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) stated that Senate Democrats have tried to focus on the real-world impact that Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s rulings would have and “That’s what Justice Ginsburg called on the Court to do — to consider the real-world impact of its decisions.” “Aloha, I’m Senator Mazie Hirono, and I have the privilege […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the General Services Administration (GSA) undermined the Trump transition team by violating a memorandum of understanding between the Trump transition team and the GSA – when they complied with requests from the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to provide private records on members of Trump’s team, according to a Senate report released on Friday. As Just the […]
Eight months on from their controversial first meeting, Magomed Ankalaev gained a definitive win against rival Ion Cutelaba with a sensational first-round finish of the Moldovan slugger at UFC 254 on “UFC Fight Island.” Russia’s Ankalaev was declared the winner of their first fight in February after landing an early combination of strikes that appeared to daze Cutelaba. The referee stepped in to call the fight […]
(Natural News) If you are someone who still holds out hope that the social media giants and the ‘mainstream media’ are staffed by people other than left-wing Stalinist authoritarians who hate America as founded, disabuse yourself of that notion because it’s not true. The New York Times Editorial Board flat-out called on Twitter to censor the President of the United States on election night if he […]
Our Fight For Quitobaquito By Hon’mana Seukteoma, Medium. October 24, 2020 Our Fight For Quitobaquito2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/quitobaquito-e1603563435923.jpeg200px200px Above photo: O’odham standing together at Quitobaquito before the wall was built. Conor Varela Handley. Standing Together. Border wall construction is destroying the Sonoran Desert’s most sacred spring. Growing up as a Tohono O’odham woman on my ancestral homelands taught me one thing above all: Take care of the land and […]
The development follows Turkish President Erdogan’s harsh reaction towards new measures that his French counterpart announced in response to the beheading of a school teacher by a Muslim refugee for showing Prophet Muhammad cartoons to pupils in a Paris suburb. Source link
The world is stressful to say the least. And while we’ve been cooped up inside, I’ve been getting antsier and antsier, even as the outdoors has become increasingly more accessible. It’s hard not to always feel like there’s a new project to take on inside, something to do, something to think about, to tune out from work and just kick back and relax. Thankfully, I recently […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to a crowd in September. Duda is in isolation after testing for the coronavirus. Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to a crowd in September. Duda is in isolation after testing for the coronavirus. Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, is in isolation after testing […]
Guest post by John L. Kachelman, Jr. “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition And – We’ll – All – Stay – Free!” An absolute truism of history and conflict states that “desperate times call for desperate measures.” The desperate times stir the heart with resolve and fortify one’s commitment with courage. The desperate times force men to move from mere words to courageous actions. The […]
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has recorded a notable escalation in Israeli attacks against Palestinians since the recent normalisation agreements signed with Arab states, Arab48.com reported on Friday. In a report, the PLO disclosed that it had recorded Israeli aggression on Palestinians between 15 September, the date of signing the deals in Washington, and 15 October. More Israeli settlements in Palestine – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor] The report […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proclaimed Friday that the Republican majority is steering the Senate into “one of the lowest moments” in the institution’s history. Delivering an impassioned speech on the Senate floor, Schumer criticized Republicans for proceeding with Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, accusing them of acting in a hypocritical manner because of how they handled former President Barack Obama’s […]
Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden became frustrated with a large caravan of Trump supporters who crashed his “drive-in” rally in Pennsylvania, calling them “chumps” for not supporting him. It all started on Saturday when dozens of Trump supporters in vehicles arrived sporting big Trump flags and honking wildly outside of Biden’s event in Bucks County. The pro-Trump demonstration outside Biden’s little event underscores how tight the […]
Moving-focused group MyMove analyzed data from the USPS about change-of-address requests. By far, this is the most comprehensive snapshot of migration trends during the coronavirus pandemic – revealing nearly 16 million Americans moved between February and July. MyMove determined temporary moves soared 27% between February and July compared with the same period last year. The data also shows permanent address changes rose by 1.9% year over year. The […]
According to Forbes magazine, more than 50 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election in the United States, as authorities have adjusted the electoral system due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Many Americans have voted by mail, a measure that Donald Trump has harshly criticised, saying it may result in voter fraud. Source link
US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker announced on Friday that the possibility of recognising Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara by the US, in exchange for Morocco’s normalising of ties with Israel: “Is not on the table at the moment.” In statements to the press circulated by the US State Department, Schenker conveyed that he would not reveal: “The nature of the US […]
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) blasted Judge Amy Coney Barrett for saying “sexual preference” but refused Thursday to call on Joe Biden (D) to apologize after he used the term in May. National Review’s Washington correspondent John McCormack spoke with Hirono in the Capitol this week and questioned her about the “apparent double standard,” the report continued: National Review: Senator, last week at the hearing you mentioned […]
Authored by C.Boyden Gray via RealClearPolitics.com, The “fracking” revolution has unleashed an incredible American energy boom over the past decade. America is now the biggest producer of oil and gas in the world, beating Saudi Arabia and Russia. Fracking has contributed to an economic revival in areas of the country once in freefall. Pennsylvania is now second only to Texas in natural gas production, and Ohio is […]
Donald Trump once again questioned the accuracy of mail-in ballots as he cast a vote for himself in Florida. “I voted for a guy named Trump,” the president told reporters after casting his ballot at the West Palm Beach public library, which is near his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he spent Friday night after campaigning. Trump also railed against mail-in voting, suggesting it’s less “secure” than doing […]
(Natural News) If there’s one good thing that we can say about Disney’s Mulan film, it’s that it brought to light the fact that China’s financial support of Hollywood influences it to censor films and avoid exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses. The problem is so widespread that directors like Judd Apatow have spoken out about how major studios are so afraid of losing […]
Produce For The People By Jacquelyn Voghel, Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 24, 2020 Produce For The People2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/farm.jpg200px200px Above photo: Riquezas del Campo co-op farm. Pioneer Valley Workers Center. Hatfield, MA – For many farmers, the 2020 season has posed numerous difficulties: an ongoing drought, early frost and a need for extra public health precautions amid the pandemic, to name a few. But in a year marked by […]
According to emergency services, six crew members have been rescued after their vessel caught fire in the Azov Sea. Source link
I had no reason to get cancer. Not that there is a reason why someone gets cancer, but there are certain factors that make you “higher risk.” In fact, when you sit down with your doctor after your diagnosis, they go through a list of things that they suggest you look at in your lifestyle. I was already doing all of them. I don’t have any […]
An unidentified patient receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. At least 18 people, including children, were reported dead. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP An unidentified patient receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. At least 18 people, including children, were reported dead. Mariam Zuhaib/AP Officials in Afghanistan say […]
THIS IS PEAK 2020! Joe Biden wanders aimlessly behind his sister wife — completely lost — as she speaks to a parking lot of honking cars! Advertisement – story continues below There’s not a fiction writer alive today who could have predicted this nonsense!Joe is completely lost! The honking cars add a special touch to this insanity. TRENDING: “Uh, Why Would You Do That?” – Joe […]
The Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Sid Ali Khaldi sparked widespread controversy after calling on critics of the constitutional amendments, which will be voted on in a referendum early next month, to leave the country. The minister announced in televised statements: “Our constitution is good. The first of November is the date for the referendum on the amendments, and those who are not satisfied with […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a cemetery honoring Chinese veterans of the Korean War on October 21. The commemoration was widely viewed as part of Kim’s recent efforts to move closer to Beijing, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping on October 19 also honored the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the conflict. Kim visited the cemetery, located in Hoechang County, South Phyongan Province, for a wreath-laying […]
The nationwide fervor that drove millions of white college students out into the streets to protest systemic racism and police brutality has since cooled, probably because, once the dust settled, most normal people had a second to survey the facts and realize that thousands of unarmed black men actually aren’t being killed by police every year in the US (the real figure is closer to 9). […]
Summary: US tops 80k cases for first time Global daily cases top 500k New record reported in Portugal Austria sees record new cases for 4th day Brussels imposes new restrictions for 14 days Spain, Italy weighing stricter measures to fight outbreak * * * The US smashed its previous daily record on Friday when it reported 83,304 new cases, exceeding its prior July 29 peak with just […]
Anti-government protests have been held weekly for the past several months across the Jewish state, with many Israelis demanding the Israeli premier’s resignation over his corruption indictment, as well as wide-spread rage over the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, deemed as insufficient. Source link
The Libyan factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on Friday, after five days of talks sponsored by the United Nations (UN) in Geneva. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stated on its Facebook page: “The talks of the 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee in Geneva today culminate in a historic achievement as Libyan teams reach a permanent ceasefire. This achievement is an important turning point towards peace and stability in Libya.” The mission aired a live broadcast […]
The time and resources President Trump’s campaign has been pouring into the battleground state of Michigan appear to be paying off, according to two new polls. Zia Poll surveyed “2851 likely voters and newly registered voters who have never voted in an election” and found Trump leading Joe Biden, 49 percent to 45 percent, for a four-point lead. MICHIGANTrump 49% (+4)Biden 45% Zia Poll, LV, 10/11-18https://t.co/esjBX01ujS […]
Authored by Victoria Taft via PJMedia.cdom, Last week, we were dumpster-diving for ballots, navigating the depths of a 15-yard box for the 100 stale beer and coffee ground-stained ballots dumped by some malevolent (or lazy) postal worker in Kentucky. This week, another 99 ballots and hundreds of pieces of first-class mail were found dumped by yet another postal worker, this one in New Jersey. Both ballot-tossing layabouts are being […]
Georgian flyweight Liana Jojua’s hopes of picking up her second UFC win on “Fight Island” at UFC 254 were left in blood and tears after she was stopped at the end of the first round due to a nasty cut on her nose. Jojua started well against UFC newcomer Miranda Maverick, but soon found herself fighting off the back foot as the American started to load […]
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up in 2014 to expose official failures to bring child abusers to justice. But a victim of the Rotherham grooming gang accused the inquiry of trying to “bury” the scandal of Asian men abusing teenage girls for decades with impunity. Source link
Azerbaijan said it shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian Air Force near Qubadli. On October 24, in the afternoon, the Azerbaijan Air Defense Units shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian air force in the Gubadli direction of the front, according to a press release issued Saturday by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The statement did not provide information […]
This election season, many people who wouldn’t be natural allies of centrist Democrats under normal circumstances are pulling out all the stops to rally their particular audience to vote against Trump’s re-election, via voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Groups such as the Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump are organizing their fellow disaffected Republicans. Former CIA and NSA director General Michael Hayden put […]
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after casting his ballot in the presidential election in West Palm Beach, Fla. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump talks with reporters after casting his ballot in the presidential election in West Palm Beach, Fla. Evan Vucci/AP Before embarking on a packed day of campaign rallies, President Trump stopped at a library in Florida’s Palm […]
Bitcoin has proven itself to be a risk asset, not a safe haven, with “considerable” potential upside, according to a Friday note from JPMorgan’s Global Quantitative and Derivatives Strategy team obtained by CoinDesk. Writing to clients in “Flows & Liquidity,” one of JPMorgan’s flagship publications, the authors said that characterizing bitcoin as a “risk” asset rather than a “safe” asset is “more appropriate” based on the […]
Is Ivanka Trump running New York City?Is Jared Kushner the governor of New York State? Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are threatening to sue an anti-Trump “GOP” group for posting billboards in Times Square blaming Ivanka and Jared for the coronavirus deaths in New York City. Ivanka and Jared are not doctors. They do not write health policy. They are not in charge of PPE supplies. […]
Seven rights groups have condemned the prosecution of world-famous Egyptian geotechnical engineer Mamdouh Hamza who is facing terrorism charges, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. Hamza is facing terrorism charges from the Public Prosecution, under Case number 4148/2020, which refers to a tweet on his Twitter account about Al-Warraq Island protests that took place in July 2017. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies confirmed that pro-government Egyptian […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, his spokesman said on Saturday. The spokesman, Blazej Spychalski, said on Twitter that the 48-year-old conservative leader was tested the day before and his result was positive. He said the president feels well and is in isolation. Duda’s diagnosis comes amid a huge surge in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and […]
Alex Jones is joined by banking industry expert Catherine Austin Fitts, who explains how the aim of the global financial structure is to merge the worst aspects of crony capitalism with communism in a neo-feudalistic model of financial dictatorship. Source link
Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, Before 1914, the global monetary system was based on the classical gold standard. But over the past century, monetary systems change about every 30 to 40 years on average. Sure enough, 31 years after the end of the classical gold standard, in 1945, a new monetary system emerged at Bretton Woods. The dollar was officially designated the world’s […]
The Pontiff’s words of support for same-sex civil unions came as he was interviewed for a new documentary called “Francesco” that premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. Source link
The Israeli calls against the participation of Hamas in the upcoming elections are getting louder, alleging that the involvement of a movement representing a threat to Israel is banned under the Oslo Accords. Thus, anti-Hamas advocates are demanding the Israeli authorities to block the way for the movement’s participation in the election race, by arresting its candidates, banning the elections, and closing voting centres. This position […]
A 104-year woman locked down in a care home for months has gone viral after filming a message begging to see her family again. In a video shared on the Care Home Relatives Scotland group on Facebook, Mary Fowler says she is “very well looked after” at the Balfarg Care Home in Glenrothes, Scotland, but adds: “I want my family, though.” “This is my right. Please help. […]
Utility Pacific Gas and Electric’s meteorology team warned Friday that one of the strongest offshore wind events of the fire season could arrive in Northern California beginning Sunday. Ahead of the wind event, PG&E may be forced to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers to avoid trees and branches from blowing into power lines, sparking fires. PG&E said more than 466,000 customers across 38 counties, […]
A huge blaze has erupted in an abandoned building in France’s northern port city of Le Havre, triggering the evacuation of nearby houses. Footage from the scene shows a large column of fire and thick clouds of smoke in the air. The fire broke out on Saturday. According to France’s emergency services, the building is an old warehouse that is currently abandoned. Le Havre police said […]
On 27 September, fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The recent flare-up is the deadliest since the two sides fought a war in the 1990s. According to Iranian officials, dozens of mortar shells from both sides have fallen on the country’s territory in recent weeks. Source link
Iranian troops have been moved to the Azerbaijan-Iran border amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, multiple news outlets reported. Locals residents have spotted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps troop movements along the state border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan. Some Twitter user wrote: “Dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, together with soldiers, are heading to the north of Iran to the border with Nagorno-Karabakh.” – […]