Health experts this week revealed that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has emerged in the UK. To date, the variant is believed to be more contagious but not more lethal than other COVID-19 strains. Source link
Daily Archives: December 23, 2020
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Spain's foreign ministry yesterday summoned the Moroccan ambassador in Madrid, seeking clarification of statements by the latter's prime minister on the North African Ceuta and Melilla regions. "Spain expects that all its partners respect our country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the ministry said in a statement, adding that it had asked for a "clarification" on the statements made by Moroccan Prime Minister, Saad-Eddine El-Othmani. El-Othmani recently said in an interview that his country was seeking "dialogue" with Spain over the fate of Ceuta and Melilla, which have been under Spanish control for centuries. "The Ceuta and Melilla regions issue, which has […]
Tech entrepreneur and failed Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to run for mayor of New York City, according to the Big Apple’s Campaign Finance Board. NBC 4 reports: [Yang] has been widely reported to be considering a bid for mayor, and the Public Policy Polling survey released Monday was the second poll in recent weeks to show him with a lead over Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Yang would get 17 percent support in a Democratic primary, according to the PPP survey. That gives him a 1-point lead over Adams, with all other candidates at least 10 points back. New York City’s […]
WASHINGTON — An effort to pursue a mid-range missile capable of going after maritime targets using the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) has been terminated, according to the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill released Dec. 21. The bill, which emerged from conference committee, has zeroed out the Cross-Domain ATACMS program due to the program being terminated. The Pentagon had requested $62.5 million in its FY21 budget request. Defense News first reported in September the cross-domain upgrade to ATACMS, which was an anti-ship missile effort initiated by the Strategic Capabilities Office in 2016, was delayed due to technical problems. The Army would […]
By Tyler Durden Good news for people that like to make terrible decisions and avoid taking responsibility: robot scapegoats are here. According to a new academic paper published by the University of Southampton on December 11, robots can actually encourage risk-taking behavior in humans. The study was led by Dr Yaniv Hanoch, Associate Professor in Risk Management at the University of Southampton. The paper was published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. The study involved 180 undergraduate students who were given a computer assessment that measured how likely they would be to “press their luck” in situations where they were awarded money and […]
Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, In my 2011 book, Currency Wars, I gave a detailed description of the first-ever financial war game sponsored by the Department of Defense. This financial war game took place in 2009 at the top-secret Applied Physics Laboratory located about twenty miles north of Washington, D.C., in the Maryland countryside. Unlike typical war games, the “rules of engagement” for this financial exercise did not permit the use of any kinetic weapons such as bombs, missiles or drones. The only weapons allowed were financial instruments including stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and derivatives. The game was played […]
While all of the recent peace deals between Israel and Muslim nations have come under fire for one reason or another, the most recent accord with Morocco has attracted a bevy of naysayers from the highest echelons of US political circles as well. Source link
PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Iraqis, of course, recognized President Trump’s clemency for the four Blackwater contractors who murdered 17 men, women and children at Baghdad’s Nisour Square for what it is. It is the latest reminder that they possess no rights, no matter how basic, the ascendant global superpower is bound to respect. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, reacting to Trump’s Tuesday night pardons of four convicted mercenaries, expressed its outrage on Wednesday. “The ministry believes that this decision did not take into account the seriousness of the crime committed and was inconsistent with the U.S. administration’s declared commitment to the values […]
This combination made from file photos shows Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Heard, Liberty, Slatten and Slough, the four former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more a dozen Iraqi civilians dead. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This combination made from file photos shows Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Heard, Liberty, Slatten and Slough, the […]
Stablecoins should meet the same regulatory standards as other aspects of the financial system, says President Trump’s Working Group on Financial Markets. The working group published a report Wednesday detailing how it views retail payments using stablecoins and asking for public feedback on the issue. Stablecoins must meet appropriate money-laundering and oversight requirements, the document said: “Where a stablecoin that is primarily used for retail payments is adopted at a significant scale in the United States, the associated risks may require additional safeguards. We encourage relevant participants engaged in the design of such stablecoin arrangements and their functions, operations, transactions, and […]
Far left DC Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed Thursday, December 24, 2020 (Christmas Eve) as “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day” in Washington DC. President Trump earlier this month signed an executive order and officially made Christmas Eve a federal holiday so people could enjoy more time with their families and celebrate the birth of Christ. Muriel Bowser however is celebrating Fauci on Christmas Eve. Dr. Fauci, America’s top infectious disease doctor, destroyed millions of lives by using the fraudulent Imperial College Model to persuade President Trump to shut down the economy. TRENDING: Acting Secretary of the Department of Defense Chris Miller Thanks […]
The highest religious authority in the UAE, the Fatwa Council has issued a ruling permitting coronavirus vaccines for Muslims even if they contain pork gelatine. The fatwa comes amid growing concerns among many Muslims for whom consuming pork products is haram (forbidden) that the COVID-19 vaccine contains pork gelatine, a common vaccine ingredient which acts as a stabiliser to ensure the vaccines remain effective during storage and transportation. According to the council's Chairman Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, the coronavirus vaccines would not be subject to Islamic rulings on pork consumption due to the higher need to "protect the human body". The […]
Can Dündar, the former editor-in-chief of the anti-Islamist Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, received a 27-year prison sentence Wednesday for allegedly aiding a terrorist group by publishing a news story. Dündar left Turkey in 2016, stepping down from the top post at Turkey’s oldest national newspaper, following a public assassination attempt on the steps of the courthouse. Cumhuriyet has endured police action and prosecutions at all levels — from editor-in-chief to cafeteria cook — for publishing stories unfavorable to Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dündar and his Ankara bureau chief, Erdem Gül, initially faced legal action in 2016 after publishing a report that Erdogan was […]
President Donald Trump vetoed the annual defense authorization bill on Wednesday after a delay of more than a week, saying the the massive policy measure is a “gift” to China and Russia and fails to include several provisions he sees as necessary for national defense. “The act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military’s history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions,” Trump wrote in a message to Congress announcing the veto. “I will not approve this bill, which […]
By The Corbett Report If the Gateses and the Faucis and the representatives of the international medical establishment get their way, life will not return to normal until the entire planet is vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. What many do not yet understand, however, is that the vaccines that are being developed for SARS-Cov-2 are unlike any vaccines that have ever been used on the human population before. And, as radically different as these vaccines appear, they represent only the very beginning of a complete transformation of vaccine technology that is currently taking place in research labs across the planet. This is a […]
Over 100 Californians joined actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron for a Christmas caroling event on Tuesday night. The large group was caroling outside The Oaks mall, right next to a COVID-19 testing center in Thousand Oaks. Representatives of the mall released a statement, saying, “The event occurring at The Oaks at this moment is a non-sanctioned event.” After Cameron’s first caroling event last week, Thousand Oaks Mayor Claudia Bill-de la Pena questioned the actor’s religious morality. “Liberty and freedom are very fragile and they come with great responsibility. Continuing to hold large gatherings and ignoring all guidelines, I feel, is […]
According to the official narrative – which we should note increasingly more people distrust, including hospital workers who refuse to be vaccinated – the number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US has risen to 113,663, or 90% above the peak earlier in the year… … while the Covid-19 test positivity rate increased to 11.2%, above the summer peak but makes sense about three weeks after Thanksgiving. However, as Bank of America notes, the second derivative of hospitalizations continues to moderate with the weekly increase well below 10,000 versus the peak of near 15,000 almost two weeks ago. As a […]
President Donald Trump accused Iran of being behind an attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, amid rumors he’s considering closing it, threatening Tehran ahead of the one-year anniversary of their most serious confrontation to date. Tweeting out a photo of what he said were three rockets that failed to launch during Sunday’s attack on the embassy, Trump said they came from Iran and that there was “chatter” about additional attacks against Americans in Iraq. “Some friendly health advice to Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think it over,” he added. …Some friendly health advice to […]
(Natural News) Immediately after handing over the @POTUS handle to Joe Biden come January 20, tech giant Twitter is planning to ban President Donald Trump from the platform entirely – at least for a time and depending upon what he decides to post. Reports indicate that Trump, who will no longer have protected “world leader” status on Twitter starting on Inauguration Day, will be strictly moderated and treated just like any other random Twitter user who spreads “conspiracy theories” – the direct consequence of Trump doing absolutely nothing to stop Twitter censorship like he promised to do. In the “principles & […]
The final rule amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (CAA), which previously protected wait staffers’ tips from being taken by those in management or supervisor positions. Source link
The judge presiding over the trial of Sudan's ousted President Omar Al-Bashir over the 1989 coup that brought him to power announced yesterday that he is stepping down, citing health concerns, the official TV station reported. In the trial's ninth hearing, Judge Essam Mohamed Ibrahim told the court that this is the last hearing that he will preside over in this case, adding that he is stepping down due to high blood pressure and other health issues. He added that he already notified the head of the judiciary of his decision and the case has now been assigned to another judge. […]
President Donald Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday at the White House. The president cited the act’s failure to remove Section 230 protections for large tech companies and the effort to scrub Confederate symbols from the military as part of the reason for his veto. “Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military’s history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions,” Trump wrote in his veto statement. “It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia.” […]
WASHINGTON — Despite a push from a group of powerful House lawmakers, the final defense spending bill for fiscal year 2021 — released Dec. 21 — slashes the Marine Corps’ efforts to develop long-range precision fires capabilities. “The logic here doesn’t make much sense,” Wisconsin Republican Rep. Michael Gallagher, a House Armed Services Committee member, said in a statement to Defense News. “This year’s spending package increases funding where the Marine Corps sought reductions and makes reductions where they sought increases. If the Commandant doesn’t have the resources to implement his planning guidance — a strategy that has bipartisan support — […]
By Richie Allen On the last Richie Allen Show of 2020, Richie is joined by the independent journalist, Spiro Skouras. Spiro and Richie chat about UK government claims of a new faster spreading Coronavirus mutation, Health Freedom Passports and their implications for employees, the 4th Industrial Revolution, claims of a UN army of voluntary trolls, whose job is to destroy the independent media and much more. And, Spiro shares an incredible story about the day he met legendary Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan. Activist Post Note: We encourage you to listen to the entire episode, but Spiro’s segment begins around 43:00. Become […]
Figures announced by the CDC show the number of health-care workers, long-term care home residents and other “essential” personnel who have received doses of the COVID-19 vaccine has passed 1MM (the exact number is 1,008,025, with another 9,465,725 distributed to hospitals and providers around the country. We’re one week in, and while 1MM is a huge number, we’re still far away from the 20MM goal that Operation Warp Speed set for the end of the month. These data are accurate as of 0900ET. Moderna has only just started shipping and administering its vaccines this week (Dr. Fauci famously received a dose […]
The football star died of a cardiac arrest on 25 November, several weeks after undergoing brain surgery to remove a blood clot. He was 60 years old. Source link
Fox News anchor Sandra Smith on Wednesday confronted Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on whether or not she supports President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks, asking if the Trump-boosting senator was trying to ignore the question and not “commit to it.” Prior to the president potentially blowing up the COVID-19 relief bill at the last minute by threatening to veto because the proposed $600 checks were “ridiculously low,” Blackburn was one of six Republican senators to vote no on the legislation. The Tennessee lawmaker complained at the time that the long-awaited relief package, combined with the omnibus spending bill, was […]
Trucks wait to enter the Eurotunnel Complex on Dec. 16, in Calais, France. Some worry long lines of trucks could preview the possible chaos and shortages resulting from a no-deal Brexit. Pete Kiehart for NPR hide caption toggle caption Pete Kiehart for NPR Trucks wait to enter the Eurotunnel Complex on Dec. 16, in Calais, France. Some worry long lines of trucks could preview the possible chaos and shortages resulting from a no-deal Brexit. Pete Kiehart for NPR With just days to go until Great Britain officially leaves the European Union’s single common market and customs union, the two sides appear […]
As soon as he learned he was among the thousands of Ledger customers whose personal information leaked online Sunday, JimboChewdip, as he’s known on Twitter, acted fast. Not fast enough. JCD, as we’ll call him, spent Monday morning changing his passwords, only to soon get a notification that a new device was added to one of his two-factor authentication (2FA) accounts. He then tried to log in to his email. It was locked. “Within minutes I started getting notifications about password changes on Coinbase, Binance, Dropbox,” he later told CoinDesk. “I tried to call T-Mobile over wifi, but it wouldn’t work […]
President Trump on Wednesday vetoed the $740 billion defense bill. The National Defense Authorization Act passed both houses of Congress with veto proof supermajorities. This comes as no surprise because President Trump last week said he would veto the bill because it would not allow for removal of our military from other countries. I will Veto the Defense Bill, which will make China very unhappy. They love it. Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative, lands. Thank you! https://t.co/9rI08S5ofO — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020 […]
Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, the Israeli health ministry said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Three of the cases were returnees from England and are isolating at a hotel designated as a coronavirus quarantine facility, the health ministry said. The fourth case is under investigation, it added. The new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Britain and prompting high levels of concern among its European neighbours, some of which have cut transport links. Israel closed its borders to foreigners in March, with exceptions including […]
After Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) Executive Director Halie Soifer attacked Richard Grenell, President Trump’s recent choice to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, her comments were met with swift backlash, with Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton Klein releasing a statement condemning her “absurd” remarks. Soifer attacked the newly-appointed Grenell in a Tuesday tweet by describing him as unqualified, claiming he sought to “empower” far-right parties in Europe and has “emboldened actual neo-Nazis.” Today, Trump appointed Richard Grenell to the Holocaust Memorial Council. As US Amb to Germany, Grenell sought to “empower” far-right parties & anti-establishment […]
WASHINGTON — Congress granted partial funding for an Army tactical network program to modernize command posts after the effort hit delays. In the earlier House version the fiscal 2021 budget bill, lawmakers proposed eliminating funds for the program, called Command Post Integrated Infrastructure (CPI2), citing the request as “ahead of need.” In the final compromise, which President Donald Trump still has to sign, lawmakers opted to give the program $23 million of about $50 million requested by the Army Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), the modernization team’s acquisition arm. Paul Mehney, communications director for that acquisitions office, said […]
By Derrick Broze As Americans wait for their $600 stimulus check, the rich get richer and the U.S. government ignores the needs of the people. The U.S. Congress has approved the largest spending bill ever, disguised as a “COVID-19 Stimulus Bill”. The “Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021” has been promoted by politicians and mainstream media as a government effort to provide the people with relief from the ravages of COVID-19 and government enforced lockdowns. Unfortunately, the people have once again been shafted. Even mainstream propaganda outlet The Washington Post noted the presence of tax breaks for lobbyists: These measures, added onto the […]
President Trump has vetoed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act over its lack of action against Big Tech and push to remove Confederate names from some military bases. Trump vetoed the $740 billion NDAA on Wednesday in part because it made no Section 230 changes to the Communications Decency Act that would strip Big Tech of its immunity. “My Administration has taken strong actions to help keep our Nation safe and support our service members,” Trump wrote to the House of Representatives. “I will not approve this bill, which would put the interests of the Washington, D.C. establishment over those of […]
Core Durable Goods miss, Personal Income and Spending miss and drop, UMich Sentiment miss and drop, total jobless claims remains above 20 million, and new home sales miss and drop… all sending hard and soft macro data plunging… Source: Bloomberg But stocks were up because, hey, it’s just a fleshwound… and stimulus… Fintok about to run wild on Robinhood with a $2k stimulus check. pic.twitter.com/T2Bi7VHflF — TikTok Investors (@TikTokInvestors) December 23, 2020 And so, as all that hope evaporates, “investors” (used in the loosest way) bought Small Cap stocks with both hands and feet, while dumping big-tech at the cash open. […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed sending fighter planes on a flyover mission in the Central African Republic, as a show of condemnation of “attempts to destabilize” the country ahead of a general election. Macron “ordered a flyover of Central African territory by fighter planes” at the request of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and it took place on Wednesday, the Elysee Palace said in a readout of the phone call between the two leaders. The flyover was conducted in agreement with MINUSCA, the UN peacekeeping mission in the CAR, Paris noted. Also on rt.com French airstrikes kill over 50 Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists […]
(Natural News) The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Hollywood celebrities, Silicon Valley tech executives, and other high rollers are trying to bribe their personal concierge doctors to put them at the front of the line for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination once the jabs become available. Dr. Ehsan Ali, who runs Beverly Hills Concierge Doctor, told the paper his office is getting “hundreds of calls every single day” from clients who want VIP access to COVID-19 vaccines – meaning they want to cut to the front of the line ahead of hospital workers and the elderly. “This is the first time […]
Earlier this month, both houses of the US Congress passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) despite threats from US President Donald Trump that he would veto the $740 billion funding measure. Source link
Turkish police arrested at least 11 suspects in the country's northwestern provinces as part of an investigation into the smuggling of 117 illegal migrants, a security source said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Acting on a tip-off, security teams conducted simultaneous operations in the northwestern provinces of Istanbul and Edirne, arresting 11 suspects involved in migrant smuggling, said the source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The police also seized €10,000 ($12,200), 8,750 Turkish Liras ($1,145) and 14 mobile phones during operations. One bus, 5 vans, a car and a marine vessel were also seized by the Turkish […]
The 5,600-page coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress Monday evening specifically blocks governors from using emergency education relief funds for school choice programs. Page 1,865 of the 5,600-page bill states under “Restrictions” for the use of the $2.75 billion allotted for the Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund, created in the earlier coronavirus relief bill in March: Funds provided under this section shall not be used … (B) to provide or support vouchers, tuition tax credit programs, education savings accounts, scholarships, scholarship programs, or tuition-assistance programs for elementary or secondary education. Eric Boehm wrote at Reason Tuesday the new restrictions on […]
By B.N. Frank All wireless technology – including smartphones – emits harmful radiation that affects people, plants, and animals (see 1, 2, 3). Vulnerable populations and children (see 1, 2) seem to be at more risk. Nevertheless, people of all ages own smartphones, and during COVID they’ve been asked to download apps to track them. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is now asking COVID-19 vaccine recipients to download their app as well. From MSN: CDC seeks symptom checks on new COVID-19 vaccine app BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – As the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines roll out in the coming weeks, the […]
Andrew Yang has thrown his hat in the race for Mayor of New York City. The former Democratic Presidential candidate has filed the paperwork necessary, according to the city’s Campaign Finance Board. NBC broke the report Wednesday afternoon. Yang reportedly held a “slight lead among his fellow Democrats running for mayor” days ago, the report says. It was widely speculated that Yang may consider a bid for Mayor after Monday’s poll was the second in recent weeks to show him with a lead over Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Yang would be expected to get 17% support in a Democratic primary, according to the […]
The incident is likely construction-related and not from natural gas, and occurred while crews were working on the building’s air handling and boiler system, according to the company’s statement. Source link
NASA partially completed the Green Run Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test of the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on the second attempt in the B-2 Test Stand at the Stennis Space Center. The test was again conducted in secrecy on 20 December, and the test team was able to fill the rocket stage with its liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) propellants for the first time ever; however, a crucial, 10-minute long terminal countdown was aborted inside of the 5 minute mark when a valve failed to close within pre-set time limits. In a statement, NASA said that despite […]
As President Donald Trump tries to nullify the 2020 election, pardons perpetrators of one of the most infamous atrocities of the Iraq War, and throws a last-minute wrench into government funding and COVID relief legislation, his most trusted adviser has been half a world away. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House aide, has spent a significant amount of time after the election overseas, including championing the work he’s done in the Middle East. He’s planted an olive tree at the Jerusalem Grove of Nations, elbow-bumped with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu, and taken the first direct flight between Morocco […]
President-elect Joe Biden, shown here in August 2019, is poised to take over the White House’s Twitter accounts. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Brenner/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden, shown here in August 2019, is poised to take over the White House’s Twitter accounts. Tom Brenner/Getty Images How many followers does the U.S. president’s official Twitter account have? Right now it’s over 33.2 million, but that number will drop to zero after President-elect Joe Biden takes over the official @POTUS account on Inauguration Day. Twitter has confirmed the institutional White House Twitter accounts will not “automatically retain their existing […]
No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that’s exactly what it did. Jill Carlson is an investor with Slow Ventures and the co-founder of the Open Money Initiative. In this wide-ranging discussion with NLW she discusses how an economic crisis brought in a new generation of investors and why political moderation will be all the rage in 2021. Source link
Hannity guest host Rose Unplugged A Socialist called into Sean Hannity’s radio show this week and said the quiet part out loud. The Socialist caller, David, told Hannity’s guest host ‘Rose Unplugged’ that conservatives will never win another election again because the left “has the machines and has the courts.” “We don’t want to unite with you. We want to destroy every last one of you,” the caller said. When Rose asked what his end game was, the caller said, “A massive global reset that people can’t even imagine now…they have no idea what’s coming for them.” TRENDING: Acting Secretary of […]
Turkish seismic research vessel the Oruc Reis left the country's southern port of Antalya on Wednesday to continue its work in the Eastern Mediterranean, Following the release of another Navtex alert lasting through next June 15, the Oruc Reis left the port, accompanied by two other vessels, the Ataman and Cengiz Han. The ship had returned to Antalya on Nov. 30 for maintenance and refueling. The Orus Reis does geological, geophysical, hydrographic and oceanographic surveys, especially of the continental shelf, while also searching for natural resources. Turkey has sent out drill ships in recent months to explore for energy resources in […]
Attorney Marc Elias filed a request Tuesday on behalf of Democrat Rita Hart that asks the U.S. House of Representatives to overturn the election result in Iowa’s second congressional district, which was won by Republican Marianette Miller-Meeks. Elias, a partner at the Perkins Coie law firm, was responsible for hiring Fusion GPS in 2016 to compile the “Russia dossier” that led to FBI surveillance of the Trump campaign and the subsequent investigations into supposed “Russia collusion.” He frequently represents Democrats in challenges to election results, and filed lawsuits nationwide to expand vote-by-mail in 2020, including the ongoing runoffs for U.S. Senate […]
WASHINGTON — Congress increased the Missile Defense Agency’s budget by $130 million to fund a new satellite constellation capable of tracking hypersonic weapons. A satellites in low Earth orbit will provide targeting data for hypersonic weapons that are dimmer than traditional ballistics and can maneuver in flight, plugging a massive hole in the U.S. missile warning architecture. Lawmakers, who approved the appropriations package Dec. 21 by a majority wide enough to overcome a veto hinted at by President Donald Trump, had expressed concern throughout the year that the agency’s budget does not include any funding to develop the Hypersonic and Ballistic […]
Imagine walking around Basque Country, strolling past a historic farmhouse. You might see the ruins of an old building with a collapsed roof, but one architectural firm saw tons of possibilities. Collectif Encore transformed this Labastide-Villefranche building into a sleek, modern home full of amazing features. The architects call this project Hourre House. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos They kept the roof open in a dazzling, creative design concept. Above the dining room table and living room area, the open roof adds to a light and airy space full of industrial-inspired light fixtures. A safety net over the roof allows […]
By Brandon Turbeville In a recent interview with DC-based al-Monitor, former U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, revealed what many of us already knew and had been writing about long ago. Namely, that American foreign policy is not directed by the President, but by the military industrial complex and the Deep State itself. In the interview, Jeffrey, who is supposed to work at the behest of the President, stated that he and his team misled the Trump administration during the course of the war in terms of which direction their “strategy” should take. One revelation was that, while the Trump administration […]
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump slammed Congress’ omnibus stimulus bill which was supposed to give Americans fiscal relief from the coronavirus crisis. In the announcement, Trump slammed the “ridiculously low” $600 stimulus payment to the American people, and demanded Congress amend the bill to give citizens at least $2,000. Trump’s request to increase the stimulus payment led Black Twitter to recognize him as their president of choice. MAN KEEP THAT NIGGA TRUMP IN OFFICE BRUH LOL !!! — Cammie Lee (@Blp_Cammielee) December 23, 2020 $600 Stimulus Check Bring Trump Back Dis New Nigga BROKE‼️ — Bfb From ROSELAWN Dr (@BfbDaPackman) […]
There have been few “success stories” created as a result of both the Fed and Softbank goosing the NASDAQ over the last 24 months quite as notable as Cathie Wood at ARK Invest. In addition to the ongoing power struggle at Wood’s company, its ARKK Innovation ETF just passed JP Morgan “for the largest actively managed exchange-traded fund.” The company’s Innovation ETF now has over $18 billion in assets and on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that ARK now owned more than 10% of 15 different stocks. Additionally, Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas put out a great piece on Wednesday describing how the ARKK ETF could actually […]
An animal rights activist passed himself off as meat giant Smithfield Foods’ CEO in a Fox Business interview warning that meat plants like his (supposed) own are “petri dishes” for pandemics like the novel coronavirus. Fox’s Maria Bartiromo spent six minutes interviewing a prankster posing as recently-promoted Smithfield Foods CEO Dennis Organ, never once suspecting the animal rights activist was someone other than the former COO – who, it must be said, he didn’t resemble in the slightest. ‘Organ’ made a point of discussing how “we might bear some responsibility” for the current US Covid-19 misfortunes, vowing to address future challenges […]
(Natural News) A Joe Biden presidency is going to be a dream come true for the Chinese Communists, a huge break they probably never in a thousand years imagined would come true. Not only is the incoming president and his son compromised by the ChiComs, the people Biden is selecting to fill roles in his Cabinet are either pro-Beijing sycophants (like Biden himself) or China apologists. Either way, it’s completely understandable why Beijing was pulling for Joe to beat President Donald Trump, who was tougher in China than any president in modern history. Case in point: Biden has selected Washington swamp […]
The day before, the two nations’ leaders had met to discuss enhanced military cooperation as Morocco faces a renewed challenge to its territorial claims over Western Sahara. However, Mauritania has long recognized the indigenous Polisario’s Front’s claim on the land. Source link
Egypt is working to boost its supply of coronavirus vaccines as the number of recorded infections rises, the health minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The country signed a contract to get vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm)on Dec. 4 and is expecting further deliveries after receiving the first batch earlier this month, Hala Zayed told reporters. Medical staff and people with chronic diseases would get priority, Zayed said, without giving details on the quantity of vaccines or timeframe. Local media reported that the first batch contained 50,000 doses. "We are working with more companies to get the largest […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday on SiriusXM’s “The Dean Obeidallah Show” that President Donald Trump’s reported meeting with former national security adviser Mike Flynn, who has advocated for a declaration of martial law to redo the 2020 election, is an act of “sedition.” James said, “The days of President Trump are closely coming to an end. And the reality is is that this is an act of sedition. This president is engaging in illegality, and the fact that he would even consider martial law is an affront to our values and to the Constitution. The people have spoken, and he […]
Not everybody loves extremely windy days. But if you’re trying to generate more power via wind farms, there’s nothing like a blustery day in the winter. Last Friday, the wintry weather set a record in Britain as more than 40% of that day’s electricity was generated on wind farms. The 17.3 gigawatts (GW) generated by wind turbines just beat the former record, which was set in January of this year. High winds kept the 40% figure going through Saturday. Less than one-fifth of the day’s electricity came from coal plants and gas. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos “It’s great to […]
COLOGNE, Germany – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he supports the use of armed drones to protect soldiers’ lives, wading into a fierce debate in Germany about buying such technology for future operations. Stoltenberg told the German press agency DPA that the alliance would use weaponized unmanned aircraft in accordance with international law and in support of deployed troops. “These drones can support forces on the ground and reduce the number of pilots we send in harm’s way,” he was quoted as saying. His comments come as the question of arming drones has caused a major kerfuffle between the CDU and […]
By John Klyczek From Bill Gates to BigQuery, From Blockchain to Hashgraph In my recent article series, I document how the US Department of Education’s emergency COVID rules for “Distance Learning and Innovation” (85 FR 18638) have deregulated the federal requirements for “adaptive learning” and other ed-tech forms of “artificial intelligence” that are now being bankrolled by floods of stimulus money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. I’ve also documented how such CARES-financed ed-tech, including adaptive-learning and socioemotional-feedback technologies, are set up to be data-mined through public-private partnerships that are being funded by the Bill and Melinda […]
Forget the global recession, the virus pandemic, trade wars, soaring geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and tens of millions of working-poor crushed deeper into poverty because the stock market is soaring and Wall Street is on an IPO bonanza ahead of the holidays. The stock market is in party mode as Robinhood traders pile into very bubblicious companies such as Tesla and Virgin Galactic. The underlying strength in these growth stocks is the likelihood of ongoing global stimulus. That momentum over the last eight months has propelled much of the market to sky-high valuations. To expand more on the valuation story, […]
The discovery of a new contagious mutation of SARS-CoV2 in the UK has triggered a new wave of restrictions in the country and has led more than 50 nations to slap tough travel restrictions on Great Britain. Lorry drivers and officials have shared their personal experiences about the abrupt crisis at the border. Source link
Fox News host Pete Hegseth completed the circle on Wednesday morning, applauding President Donald Trump for pardoning four military contractors convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007. Hegseth’s public praise of the president follows a lengthy lobbying campaign on behalf of the convicted war criminals by the Fox & Friends personality. As you may recall, just before Trump tossed a hand grenade at the 11th hour into coronavirus relief legislation, the outgoing president went on a pre-Christmas pardoning spree that included four security guards for private military security firm Blackwater. The contractors—Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, Dustin Heard, and Nicholas […]
“You have a group of 650 people whose wealth has gone up a trillion dollars since mid-March,” says Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies. He recommends taxing a portion of those gains. Source link
President Trump is exposing the “slow walking” of Georgia’s signature verification. They don’t want the results out before January 6th. They are slow walking the signature verification in Georgia. They don’t want results to get out prior to January 6th. They know what they are trying so hard to hide. Terrible people! @BrianKempGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2020 TRENDING: Acting Secretary of the Department of Defense Chris Miller Thanks VP Pence for Efforts in Most Complex Military Operation in History? The Epoch Times reported on what the Trump campaign expects out of the audit: A lawyer for Trump […]
The EU on Wednesday announced that humanitarian support for refugees in Turkey will be extended until early 2022, Anadolu reports. "These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education," said a European Commission statement. The commission said included in this extension are the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN), which provide cash assistance to refugees in partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay), and the Conditional Cash Transfers for Education (CCTE), which provide support to families whose children attend school regularly. The programs, originally set up and funded under EU […]
GOP lawmakers said the Constitution always contemplated voting in person. A district court rejected the suit, contending that the courts had no power to police an internal congressional dispute. But McCarthy appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, where the matter has been pending since October. Letter, in a notice to the appeals court, said Gianforte and Mitchell’s decision to vote by proxy proves that the McCarthy-led lawsuit “must fail” and “does not belong in court.” “Two plaintiffs’ use of remote voting also reaffirms the compelling interests that led the House to adopt the […]
George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and author, expressed his gratitude Wednesday for being among the group of presidential pardons and commutations as President Donald Trump’s term in the White House comes to an end. Papadopoulos had been charged with making false statements during FBI special counsel Robert Muller’s investigation into accusations of the Trump campaign colluding with Russia. Papadopoulos told Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” that he is “extremely grateful” for his pardon. He added that the pardon coming right before Christmas “made it even more special.” “I’m absolutely ecstatic,” Papadopoulos stated. “And first […]
WASHINGTON ― Some of the country’s leading defense firms are likely among the 18,000 SolarWinds customers that may have been swept up in one of the country’s worst cyber espionage failures, but investigations to determine the scope of the hackers’ reach will take significant time. Experts say there simply are not enough skilled threat-hunting teams to identify all the government and private-sector systems that may have been probed. FireEye, the cybersecurity company that discovered the intrusion into U.S. agencies and was among the victims, has already tallied dozens of casualties. It’s racing to identify more but already, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, and […]
The Humane Society International (HSI) U.K. has warned shoppers to be wary of purchasing faux fur products online, even from leading brands including Amazon, eBay, Shein and Romwe, among others. This warning follows a recent HSI investigation, which revealed that online retailers are selling items labeled to contain faux fur despite actually including real fur. In the investigation, HSI’s undercover shoppers purchased various faux fur products; the items were then subjected to laboratory tests to determine whether they contain animal fur. As it turns out, most of the items were made with real fur. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos In […]
By Tyler Durden There is potential for conspiracy gold in a 2018 patent filed by aerospace engineer Dr. Salvatore Cezar Pais, who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, a research organization within the Navy that specializes in electromagnetic drives and superconductors. The patent (US10144532B2) describes: a craft using an inertial mass reduction device comprises of an inner resonant cavity wall, an outer resonant cavity, and microwave emitters. The electrically charged outer resonant cavity wall and the electrically insulated inner resonant cavity wall form a resonant cavity. The microwave emitters create high-frequency electromagnetic waves throughout the resonant cavity causing the resonant […]
During an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday night, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) admitted she hopes to see President Trump dragged out of the White House. Anchor Ayman Mohyeldin asked Waters about a recent quote by Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said she’s “counting the hours” until she can pull President Trump “out of there by his hair, his little hands and his feet.” “Is that what a lot of Democrats are thinking right now about President Trump, that he’s got to get out of there one way or the other?” Mohyeldin asked. Waters responded, “We want him out, and we […]
Submitted by DataTrek Research Women’s Work: The Key to 2021’s Recovery We continue to believe that progress in female labor force participation (LFP) is a central issue to watch in gauging the strength of the US labor market and economic recovery in 2021 and beyond. History shows female LFP has been a critical long-run driver of the size of the American workforce back to World War II as well as defining the contours of more recent secular trends: Female LFP (red line in the chart below) nearly doubled from post-WWII (32.0 pct in January 1948) to its peak of 60.3 pct in […]
Millions more people will be plunged into England’s toughest Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions from December 26 in a bid to stem the rising number of infections, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday. The new measures will apply to Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, some areas of Essex and the borough of Waverley in Surrey. At least 18 million people in England are now living under the Tier 4 rules, which ban people from leaving their homes without a “reasonable excuse” and mean they cannot meet other people indoors, including over the Christmas and New Year period. Tier 4 measures were […]
(Natural News) The core of The New York Times‘s hit 2018 podcast series Caliphate was retracted after the fake news outlet discovered that the man it had relied upon for the program’s narrative is not a reliable source of truth. The Times has already reassigned Rukmini Callimachi, its star terrorism reporter, to a different beat, and Shehroze Chaudhry, the alleged terrorism expert who told his story through Caliphate, is currently facing criminal charges in a federal court in Ontario for allegedly perpetrating a terrorism hoax. “We fell in love with the fact that we had gotten a member of ISIS who […]
Since COVID-19 became a pandemic, various theories have been proposed as to where it came from, putting in doubt a general belief that it had all started at market selling animals in Wuhan. WHO experts are now set to visit the city to investigate the origins of the infection that has put the whole world on hold this year. Source link
Afghanistan has long had a security problem, despite the many who have sought to guarantee its safety. The latest of those revealed themselves this week when Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif offered the Afghan government the help of Afghan Shia militants to fight against Daesh. "In Afghanistan, we are prepared to support [militants] under the leadership of the Afghan government," said Zarif. Kabul's reaction was not an agreeable one. Foreign Ministry spokesman Graan Hewad told Anadolu that "the Constitution, national interests and foreign policy of Afghanistan do not permit Afghan citizens, except when under the national flag, to enter regional wars […]
One of the most prestigious press freedom groups labeled Mexico as the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere. The country continues to see widespread impunity in attacks and murders against journalists in direct retaliation for their work. The revelations come in the latest report from the Committee to Protect Journalists that documented 45 murdered worldwide. The international press freedom organization recorded 30 killed in 2020, with 21 of those being targeted for their work. The group also documented the murder of 15 other journalists while trying to confirm if they had been killed in connection with their work. […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s new shipbuilding plan shows that over the next five years it plans to decommission 11 cruisers with more than 1,340 vertical launch tubes, but Congress doesn’t think the Navy has a serious plan to replace them with a new generation of large surface combatant, according to the text of a recent funding bill. Citing a lack of clear direction for its large surface combatant building program and a recent reduction in plans for the next iteration of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Congress is set to strip the project of more than 70 percent of the requested […]
By Elias Marat A new analysis has found that 54 million people in the United States, including 18 million children, will lack access to sufficient food by the end of the year. The report from U.S.-based anti-hunger group Feeding America underscores the extent to which chronic food scarcity and malnourishment has surged in poor communities amid a devastating increase of coronavirus infections which federal and state governments have failed to get under control. The group has distributed 4.2 billion meals across the country between March and October 2020. It is estimated that there has been a 60 percent average increase in […]
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In October, I discuss how the “2nd Derivative Effect” would mute the impact of future stimulus programs. With the passage of the $900 billion stimulus package, we can update the estimates for the economic impact heading into 2021. While most hope more stimulus will cure the economy’s ills, the “2nd derivative effect” will be problematic. Of course, since vast portions of the stimulus package went to everything but “helping out the average American,” such ensures the impact will be far less. Let me recap. NOTE: This article was written prior to Trump’s rejection of the stimulus bill. The analysis is […]
The image in question shows a picture of a swimsuit-clad lady that was apparently “liked” by the Pope’s account, though at least one media outlet notes that it could just be “a fancy Photoshop trick.” Source link
If you suspected that Maria Bartiromo would be easy to dupe, those assumptions were borne out on Wednesday morning when the Fox Business anchor spent more than six minutes interviewing an animal rights activist who she believed to be the CEO of Smithfield Foods, which bills itself as “the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer.” According to Direct Action Everywhere, activist Matt Johnson was able to get booked on Bartiromo’s show as Smithfield Foods’ new CEO and President Dennis Organ. During the interview, he warned viewers that factory farms like the ones Smithfield operates could create the next pandemic, without […]
COVID-19 ads that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl planned to run on Facebook got caught in the social network’s ban on political advertising. Los Angeles County hide caption toggle caption Los Angeles County COVID-19 ads that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl planned to run on Facebook got caught in the social network’s ban on political advertising. Los Angeles County Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s district sweeps from the beaches of Santa Monica to the San Fernando Valley. Among the two million people she represents are Latino communities hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “Many essential workers, many […]
By Wayne Allyn Root I have the most important Christmas message ever for President Trump. I’m one of the few who can deliver this message. I understand the man. I appreciate the man. Even the liberal media has described me as President Trump’s fiercest champion since the day he came down that escalator in June 2015. The liberal Daily Beast called me, “The Las Vegas version of Trump.” Anthony Scaramucci said, “Wayne Allyn Root was there for Trump before Trump was there.” TRENDING: Acting Secretary of the Department of Defense Chris Miller Thanks VP Pence for Efforts in Most Complex Military […]
After hearing a series of fifteen petitions on Tuesday against Israel's Jewish Nation-State Law, the High Court of Justice is not expected to strike down the "racist" legislation, Dr Hassan Jabareen, the founder and executive director of Adalah rights group, has said. Eleven Supreme Court justices sat on the panel sitting as the High Court of Justice. The latter generally hears petitions and provides judicial review over the branches of the Israeli government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the hearing on his Facebook page: "The court receives its power to rule by virtue of a basic law, and therefore cannot judge […]
High-profile members of the Democrat Party, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), are rallying behind President Donald Trump’s call for Congress to provide more direct relief to the American people in the form of higher stimulus checks. The president on Tuesday addressed the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill passed by both chambers earlier this week and demanded they amend the bill to provide more direct relief to American families. “I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple,” Trump said, drawing […]
Designer Piotr Czyżewski is well aware of traffic jams and parking issues, so he decided to try to tackle the problem by developing EXO ONE, a single-person electric vehicle, in the hopes that it will replace the multiple-person cars cramming the roadways. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos The EXO ONE is futuristic, even by 2020 standards, and it addresses many environmental and societal issues that will continue in the years to come. The motor, brilliantly tucked inside the back wheel to save space inside the vehicle, propels the three-wheeled car at 0-60 km/h in just 3 seconds. That will help […]
With 59 percent of French citizens refusing the vaccine, French Technocrats will make a deal that they cannot refuse: get jabbed or give up public transportation. This kind of extortion is being observed all over the world, including the U.S. ⁃ Editor Patrick Wood By: Agence France Presse People who fail to get a Covid-19 vaccination could be banned from using public transport in France, according to a draft law sparking angry protests from opposition politicians on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday got his cabinet’s backing for a bill that is designed to provide a legal framework for dealing […]
The US Justice Department is suing Walmart Inc., accusing the corporation of helping to fuel the opioid crisis through its pharmacies and ignoring warnings about their practices. According to the lawsuit filed in US District Court in Delaware, Walmart irresponsibly dispensed highly-addictive painkillers through its various in-store pharmacies. The lawsuit also accused the company of putting “enormous amounts of pressure” on pharmacists to fill a high volume of prescriptions “while at the same time denying them the authority to categorically refuse to fill prescriptions issued by prescribers the pharmacists knew were continually issuing invalid prescriptions.” Walmart operates more than 5000 pharmacies […]
Authored by Doug French via The Mises Institute, The New York Times managed to find some young people whose silver spoons provide a sour taste in their mouths. To hear them talk, their good fortune is making them sick. “I want to build a world where someone like me, a young person who controls tens of millions of dollars, is impossible,” Sam Jacobs, 25, told the Times. Jacobs went off to college a normal young man and came back a socialist. Suddenly his family’s “extreme, plutocratic wealth” became too much of a burden for him. “He wants to put his inheritance toward ending capitalism,” Zoë Beery […]
One of the men behind Alfa-Bank, one of Russia’s largest financial institutions, has revealed that he tried to establish relations with President Trump’s team, who turned him down due to fears of being connected with Russia. Speaking to Moscow daily RBK, the chairman of Alfa’s board of directors Pyotr Aven admitted that his company tried to develop relationships in Washington, which he later testified about to US Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller as part of his inquiries into Russian interference in the 2016 US election. According to Aven, his attempt to contact the Trump administration came after a warning from Russian President […]
(Natural News) Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, is a condition that prevents the body from properly using the energy derived from food. As a result, diabetic patients have abnormally high blood sugar. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 34 million Americans have diabetes while another 88 million people are at risk of the disease. These numbers can spell trouble in a collapsed society where medical supplies have gone dry. One of the worst-case scenarios is when a patient has to be amputated due to gangrene, which happens when body tissues die due to a loss of blood supply. High blood sugar can limit blood flow […]
The area close to Patras, the regional capital of Western Greece, reportedly experienced a significant tremor on 23 December. Source link
Egypt's top Islamic scholar said that the country's religious authority receives between 4,000 and 4,800 divorce cases every month, citing couples' lack of awareness and understanding of each other's rights as reasons for the increase in cases. In remarks in a seminar organised by the Al Watan newspaper on Monday, Mufti Shawky Allam added that divorce has been taking place for frivolous reasons, warning husbands against divorcing their wives unless there are no solutions to their problems. He also urged divorce officials to discuss the problems with them and to provide advice. Egypt witnessed 211,600 divorce cases in 2018, according to the state-run statistics […]
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Today, Wednesday December 23, the first two basic training aircraft T-345A (MM55234 & MM55235), developed and produced by Leonardo Spa, are arrived at Galatina AB, the home of the 61 ° Stormo. The T-345s are destined to replace the entire MB339 fleet of the Italian Air Force, including those of the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force aerobatic team. (Photos via Italian AF) Source link