If the 2020 Q1 was the quarter of market turmoil, Q2 the bitcoin halving and Q3 the explosion of stablecoins and decentralized finance applications, Q4 was the quarter of institutional FOMO for bitcoin and of Ethereum launching the first phase of its ambitious migration to a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at the data and timelines behind these two strong narratives, and […]
Daily Archives: January 7, 2021
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Former First Lady and wannabe tyrant Michelle Obama called on tech companies to permanently ban President Trump from their platforms. Obama’s statement comes as all tech giants have worked in unison to lock out President Trump from his social media accounts following Wednesday’s chaos at the US Capitol. Michelle Obama blamed Trump and his supporters for the chaos at the US Capitol yesterday. Obama said that […]
The Egyptian foreign minister made calls to his Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) counterparts yesterday to discuss the upcoming quartet that aims to "advance peace in the region", the ministry announced. During the phone call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Sameh Shoukry also spoke of efforts to work out "new ways to advance the peace process". Palestinian-Israeli talks stalled in 2014 after Israel refused to stop its illegal […]
After rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley walks to the House chamber to challenge the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. | AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Publishing house Simon & Schuster is canceling Sen. Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book, the company announced on Thursday, citing the violent riots on […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the “exercise of force and vandalism” by supporters of President Donald Trump at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, earlier the same day. “The OAS General Secretariat condemns and repudiates the attack against institutions being carried out today in the United States by protesters who disavow recent electoral results. Democracy has as its […]
WASHINGTON ― Top Democrats in the House and Senate have joined a growing call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office immediately, accusing the president of fomenting Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith are calling on Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of […]
The Chinese government may be holding over 1 million Turkic Muslim Uyghurs in internment camps – where they’re subject to forced labor, arbitrary detention, torture, physical and sexual abuse, and family separation – but according to CCP, by “eradicating extremism, the minds of Uygur women in Xinjiang were emancipated and gender equality and reproductive health were promoted.” Because of this, they are “no longer baby-making machines,” […]
Several dozen people have been arrested by Washington, DC, police in the hours after the storming of the US Capitol building on Wednesday, and federal investigators say their probe of the chaos is likely to last the rest of 2021. Source link
The US has complained that digital taxes in Turkey discriminate against American companies, paving the way for tariffs, Al Jazeera has reported. The complaint was made by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday. According to the media outlet, digital services taxes adopted by Turkey are said to discriminate against American companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles. Retaliatory tariffs could be […]
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove President Donald Trump from office and he would vote to do so. Kelly said, “I don’t think it will happen. But I think the Cabinet should meet and discuss this. Because the behavior yesterday, and in the weeks and months before that has […]
WASHINGTON — One year ago on the night of Jan. 7, 2020, Americans were shocked to learn that Iran had launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Iran called it “fierce revenge” for the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. As reports of the attack inundated the airwaves, viewers were left wondering what had happened — and perhaps most importantly […]
A similar poll in June 2020 found the majority of Democrats supported Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioting and burning down the Minneapolis police station. A snap YouGov poll just found more Republicans in favor of the Capitol Building being stormed than opposed to it. A majority of Democrats approved of the burning down of a Minneapolis police station this past summer; now Republicans show the […]
Not every stocks grows to the sky like Tesla (which just hit $835 after hours)… In 2016, Sarepta Therapeutics suffered a catastrophic 50%-plus plunge after the FDA voted that SRPT’s muscular dystrophy drug was not effective… What happened next? Well it exploded higher of course… And now, in 2021, the hedge-fund-hotel has done it again, collapsing over 50% after hours following reports that a key study […]
Attorney Jerome Marcus has pleaded with the US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania to be allowed to pull out of the Trump campaign case regarding ballot counting, claiming it was used to commit crimes. Marcus filed a motion in the federal court on Thursday, seeking to withdraw from representing the Trump campaign in a lawsuit against the Philadelphia County Board of Elections. Claiming his services were […]
(Natural News) Those hoping to travel or get an education post-coronavirus may have to get vaccinated with one of President Donald Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, says Anthony Fauci. The nation’s fakest doctor, who recently admitted to lying this entire time about “herd” immunity, now says that in order to return back to normal life, getting jabbed could be a requirement. “Anything is […]
Hundreds of US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday as the commander-in-chief touted false claims that the 2020 election was stolen him. At the time that security barriers were breached, congressional lawmakers were in the middle of certifying the results of the Electoral College. Source link
SpaceX will begin the global launch year with the flight of Türksat 5A, a Turkish communications satellite. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is slated to occur from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a 4-hour launch window that opens on 7 January at 20:28 EST (8 January at 01:28 UTC). The payload: Türksat 5A The only passenger aboard the flight […]
The pro-Trump thugs who charged up the Capitol steps on Wednesday were met with what seems like a different police department than 32-year-old disability activist Stephanie Woodward has encountered when being arrested at least 15 times. Woodward had never been left with hard feelings, even after a half-dozen cops lifted her from her wheelchair, carried her out to the street, and set her on the sidewalk […]
Fencing is placed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds the day after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours running rampant through the Capitol. Lawmakers from both parties are criticizing the response by the United States Capitol Police. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Fencing is placed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds the day after a violent throng of pro-Trump […]
Ripple tried to settle charges of conducting unregistered securities transactions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before the federal regulator sued it in December, CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Wednesday. In a Twitter thread, Garlinghouse addressed what he described as five “key questions” about the SEC’s suit against Ripple, though he warned that he was limited in what he could say as the case is […]
The Trump campaign has formally dropped all four election challenges in Georgia. The campaign says that they are voluntarily dismissing the lawsuits after they say they reached a settlement to review election data. “We are promptly voluntarily dismissing the following legal actions as per your request and consideration of the settlement,” the letter from Roswell attorney Kurt Hilbert reads. They added that they look forward to […]
Spokesperson for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Talaat Fahmy on Thursday welcomed the results of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. The summit led to a reconciliation between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following nearly three years of a bitter feud, Anadolu Agency reported. "We welcome and value the Gulf reconciliation as a step in the right direction […]
In addition to Senate confirmation, both the House and Senate must pass a waiver that exempts Austin from a law requiring the Defense secretary be out of uniform for at least seven years. Ahead of a confirmation hearing, Senate Armed Services will hold a hearing Tuesday on civilian control of the military. Despite the Pentagon chief historically being a quick and low-drama confirmation for most presidents, […]
President-elect Joe Biden claimed Thursday that the rioters who stormed the United States Capitol earlier this week would have been treated “very differently” had they been protesters associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Biden, who has promised to make addressing racial inequities a central component of his administration, made the comments while introducing his appointees for the Depart of Justice at a press conference […]
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released its strategy Jan. 7 to counter increasingly complex small drone threats with a focus on establishing a common threat picture, architecture and protocol across the services and sets up stronger coordination between other federal agencies in the homeland as well as with allies and partners abroad. Drones are getting cheaper and easier to use and get. Small drones run the gamut […]
Mark Steyn destroys the left’s hypocrisy on protests after the pro-Trump invasion of America’s Capitol. Source link
Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Over a two day period in late March of 1979, the people of Iran held a groundbreaking referendum to turn their country into a theocratic Islamic Republic where the religious leaders ruled supreme. According to the wholeheartedly honest and incorruptible officials who counted the votes, 99.3% of the ballots were cast in favor of becoming an Islamic Republic. (This bears […]
The US Capitol building was besieged by Trump supporters on Wednesday afternoon after the president called on citizens to continue to fight for what he called the legitimate results of the 2020 election. Source link
Turkey and France are working on a roadmap to normalise ties and talks are going well, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding Ankara was ready to improve ties with its NATO ally if Paris showed the same willingness, Reuters reports. Turkey has repeatedly traded barbs with France over policies in Syria, Libya, the eastern Mediterranean and Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as over the publication of cartoons […]
A judge in a Baghdad investigative court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump for ordering the January 2020 airstrike that killed Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Soleimani was the head of the Quds Force, the foreign sabotage division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Al-Muhandis was the founder of a Shiite militia group called Kataib […]
WASHINGTON — Following a protest by Raytheon Technologies, the Space Development Agency has reevaluated awards it made for eight satellites capable of tracking hypersonic weapons, opting to stick with its original vendors: SpaceX and L3Harris. “The reevaluation confirmed the original selection decision announced in October and concluded that [SpaceX] and L3Harris Technologies’ proposals offered the best value to the government,” said SDA spokesperson Jennifer Elzea in […]
Boeing shares are sliding in after-hours trading as the Department of Justice announced that Boeing had agreed to cough up $2.5BN to settle charges that it deliberately defrauded and mislead the FAA during the certification process of the 737 MAX 8. The settlement, which comes barely a week after the MAX embarked on its first commercial flight in nearly two years, will involve a total criminal […]
Streaming service Twitch is the latest social media platform to ban President Donald Trump, following Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of an indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram. Twitch announced they have disabled Trump’s account indefinitely, preventing him from streaming videos to his followers. A spokesperson for the company cited Wednesday’s Capitol Hill protests as the reason behind the decision. “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the president’s […]
(Natural News) White House economic adviser Peter Navarro has just published his second in a series of bombshell reports explaining just exactly how Democrats and their allies in the deep state stole the election from President Donald Trump. “Evidence used to conduct this assessment includes more than 50 lawsuits and judicial rulings, thousands of affidavits and declarations, testimony in a variety of state venues, published analyses […]
Thousands of protestors stormed the Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, animated by accusations that the November election was stolen from President Trump through widespread voter fraud. Source link
The Republican members of Congress who conspired with President Donald Trump to upend our election and encourage the armed rioters who violently invaded the United States Capitol should be investigated and expelled from the House and the Senate with all deliberate speed. Our Constitution makes it clear that while elected officials are ultimately accountable to their constituents, each chamber of Congress is responsible for disciplining its […]
Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jake Angeli (center), a QAnon supporter known for his painted face and horned hat, standing inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Supporters of President Donald Trump, including […]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called for the removal of President Trump by impeachment or the 25th Amendment at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Earlier Thursday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a similar statement. Pelosi: “Yesterday, the President of the United States incited an armed insurrection against America. The gleeful desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple of our American […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Turkey's number one trade partner in the Middle East, the UAE's state minister for foreign affairs said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. "We don't cherish any feuds with Turkey," Anwar Gargash told the US-based Bloomberg. Turkey's desire to expand its regional role "at the expense of Arab countries" constitutes the main problem between the two countries, Gargash claimed. The UAE will soon resume transport […]
Buffalo Bills fans jumped into action with a petition calling for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to stay away from the stadium almost as soon as the team announced that spectators would be allowed to watch the upcoming AFC playoff game in person. Now, it looks like the fans have had their way. Cuomo announced that he would not be attending the game. Cuomo initially claimed […]
WASHINGTON — Washington was plunged into chaos Wednesday, as a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden as the next president. As a result, thousands of national guardsmen are moving towards D.C., while lawmakers are calling for Trump to be impeached or removed from office under the 25th Amendment. Many of these actions have ramifications for the […]
Footage captured by Brandon Gray of Just Another Channel shows Capitol Police and Trump supporters in a standoff until mace, flashbangs and other less-than-lethal measures were used against the crowd. Trump supporters at the front of the crowd can be heard saying, “There’s a million people pushing us guys. Millions of people are pushing us. It’s not us,” while they were pinned between the mob and […]
In a world where the only thing that matters anymore is how many billions in liquidity central banks inject at any given time, and as a reminder, the last time we made this calculation the answer was $1.3 billion per hour... … it is understandable that the biggest wildcard for capital markets and millions of traders is when will the Fed “taper” its $120 billion in […]
Acting Pentagon Chief Miller Says Will Execute ‘Time-Honored’ Peaceful Transfer of Power to Biden Source link
On the first anniversary of the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash which killed all 176 persons aboard, a UN human rights expert called for urgent measures to protect civilian aircraft flying in conflict zones or areas of high military tensions, Anadolu Agency reports. "The downing of Flight PS752 sadly highlights the insufficiencies of the international conventions related to air safety, both in preventing military actions against civilian planes, […]
President-elect Joe Biden excoriated President Donald Trump’s supporters who stormed Capitol Hill as “domestic terrorists” on Thursday. “They weren’t protesters — don’t dare call them protesters. They were a riotous mob, insurrectionists, domestic terrorists,” Biden said sternly in a speech Thursday. The president-elect angrily excoriated Trump and his supporters for enabling the violence in the Capitol, during an event in Wilmington, Delaware, to introduce his nominations […]
Mark Vandroff, the senior director for defense policy at the National Security Council and a retired Navy captain, did not cite a reason for his departure in a letter sent to National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien and obtained by Defense News. Vandroff’s resignation follows the resignation of Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger Wednesday. Media outlets have reported that several top national security aides are also […]
Foster + Partners has unveiled its competition-winning designs for Guangming Hub, a new, lushly landscaped Transport Oriented Development that will serve as a “forest gateway” into Shenzhen, China. Strategically located on the high-speed rail link connecting Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the contemporary urban center will feature a sustainable mix of transit options from new metro lines to shared surfaces for cyclists and pedestrians. The design […]
In keeping with the rich getting richer narrative that has washed over the street for most of 2020 (all it took was unlimited QE, who would have thought?), Brevan Howard is the latest fund to report a record year despite a global pandemic and the ensuing recession. The firm’s main fund had its best year in its existence – nearly 2 decades – rising 27.4% in […]
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world, his fortune having grown to over $185 billion. The billionaire seemed surprised by the announcement. Musk was officially named the richest person on the planet on Thursday, not-so-narrowly edging out Bezos thanks to a 4.8 percent boost in Tesla’s stock value. The South African-born electric car purveyor’s […]
(Natural News) Assemblyman Noah Nicholas Perry of New York has introduced a bill that would allow for the “removal and/or detention” of any person deemed as a “case, contact or carrier” of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), in order to place that person into a detention, aka concentration, camp. Known as Bill A416, the proposed legislation would give sweeping powers to state governments to rip people from […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sudan’s cabinet of ministers on Thursday approved a fiscal budget for 2021 in a meeting with the transitional Sovereignty Council. Source link
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on the head of the Capitol Police to be fired for the security failure that saw Trump supporters violently invade the Capitol building, leading to police shooting at least one insurrectionist. “There was a failure at the top of the Capitol Police, and I think Mr. [Steven] Sund — he hasn’t even called us,” Pelosi said at a press conference […]
President Donald Trump speaks in the press briefing room as Vice President Mike Pence listens behind him. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP President Donald Trump speaks in the press briefing room as Vice President Mike Pence listens behind him. Susan Walsh/AP Updated on Jan. 7, 2021 at 1:55 p.m. ET After the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol, calls have continued to grow […]
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired trade execution startup Routefire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “While we’ll no longer be supporting the Routefire platform, we are very excited to continue on our mission of bringing advanced trading infrastructure to the rapidly developing cryptocurrency markets by joining Coinbase,” Routefire wrote in a blog post Thursday, adding: “We remain deeply committed to this ecosystem […]
Elaine Chao Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning citing Wednesday’s chaos at the US Capitol. “Our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed. As I’m sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside.” Elaine Chao said. It […]
INTERVIEW: Ramallah's Farmers' Market is taking a stand against annexation Mother of two Fatime Barakeh who is 24-years-old and mother of five Bisan Qadieh who is 32 work six hours a day to reap the fruits of their labour. The women see this as an effort to support their families, including their husbands, who have all struggled as a result of the high unemployment levels in the […]
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), is resigning in the wake of Trump supporters breaching the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. “Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed,” Chao wrote in a statement. “As I’m sure is the case with many of you, it […]
Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski has asserted that Mark Zuckerberg handing himself the power to silence President Trump via an “indefinite” Facebook ban is handing the Big Tech oligarch too much power. Zuckerberg announced in a blog post earlier today that the social media giant was suspending Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for at least two weeks until Joe Biden is inaugurated. This followed Twitter deleting […]
Entirely to be expected, Beijing is gloating over the dramatic images of Wednesday’s ‘Stop the Steal’ protest chaos which briefly saw Trump supporters occupy the Capitol Building and the Senate chamber itself. On Thursday morning state-run Global Times compared the security breakdown which significantly delayed the Congressional certification of Biden as the next president to recent anti-government unrest in Hong Kong, for which Chinese officials have lately […]
China’s Xinhua News Agency took a swing at the US’ pride on Thursday, offering a helpful Chinese translation of a phrase relevant to recent events: the violent storming of the US Capitol building by supporters of US President Donald Trump. Source link
World leaders reacted with shock and dismay to the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of US President Donald Trump, protesting congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory, Anadolu Agency reports. "Shocking scenes in Washington, D.C. The outcome of this democratic election must be respected," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Twitter. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the events "disgraceful" and said the US "stands for […]
After the Pentagon on Wednesday approved an initial request from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to send in more members of the D.C. National Guard — opting to mobilize all 1,100 of them — top Pentagon leaders huddled to decide whether to take additional action on Wednesday night, the official said. Miller and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy ultimately decided to mobilize additional personnel due to the severity […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Vice President Mike Pence Thursday to remove President Trump from office via the 25th Amendment. Schumer, the soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader, called the chaos that erupted on Wednesday an “insurrection.” “What happened at the U.S. Capitol was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer.” The Senate […]
In a last-ditch effort to protect fossil fuel companies, the Trump administration has reversed a conservation law that prohibits such companies from killing migratory birds accidentally. Fossil fuel industries have long been seeking the reversal of the law, which is part of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The law has been protecting migratory birds from deaths caused by disasters like oil spills for over 100 […]
New articles of impeachment against President Trump introduced by Rep. David Cicilline seek not only to remove him from office for the very short remainder of his term – they would block him from ever running for office again. According to the articles, President Trump’s insistence that he won the election by a “landslide” and other statements “encouraged – and foreseeably resulted in – imminent lawless […]
Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has joined others in condemning the violence that took place at the US Capitol – but his comments are falling on deaf ears, as shortly before the breach he called for a “trial by combat.” “The violence at the Capitol was shameful,” Giuliani tweeted on Thursday. The former New York City mayor and current Trump lawyer compared the actions to the […]
Thursday, January 07, 2021 by: Mike Adams Tags: Capitol Building, chaos, civil war, election fraud, Joe Biden, President Trump, traitors, treason, uprising, vote fraud, White House Bypass censorship by sharing this link: https://www.hangthecensors.com/487499.html […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Washington, DC police made 68 arrests in connection with the unrest at the US Capitol and is working to identify additional suspects involved in violence and property destruction, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee told reporters on Thursday. Source link
Milrem Robotics, the Estonian-based company known for its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles, has unveiled new video footage of its new medium-class Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle. The short clip released Wednesday showed initial mobility tests of Type-X RCV that designed to support mechanized units. According to a company news release, the Type-X will become an intelligent wingman to main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles capable of […]
Members of the House Judiciary Committee have announced articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump, alleging he will “remain a threat to national security, democracy and the Constitution” if he is allowed to remain in office for two more weeks. The removal threat came after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the minority leader, said in a statement that the president should be “immediately” removed from office, either […]
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, seen here during a press conference on January 6, 2021, has called for President Trump to be removed from office. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, seen here during a press conference on January 6, 2021, has called for President Trump to be removed from office. SAUL LOEB/AFP […]
One bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion. Top shelf Institutions are buyingThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is now the largest bitcoin futures trading platform, with some $2.1 billion in outstanding contracts, according to data site Skew. CME is frequently cited as a harbinger of institutional involvement due to its long-standing pedigree in traditional markets. Crypto malwareResearchers […]
Messaging app Snapchat joined Facebook-Instagram and Twitter and locked Trump out of his account. A Snap spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that Trump was locked out and the company will be monitoring the situation. On Wednesday both Twitter and Facebook locked Trump out of his accounts after he called for peace. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that Facebook has banned President Trump from its services […]
As the US ruling elites have fully succumbed to Israel's political discourse on Palestine, the Israeli government of right-wing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may feel that it, alone, is capable of determining the future of the Palestinian people. This conclusion is, perhaps, gleaned from Israel's behavior in recent years and months. The expansion of illegal Jewish settlements, the plan to annex large swathes of the Occupied […]
“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,” Schumer said in a statement. “The quickest and most effective way — it can be done today — to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th Amendment. If the Vice […]
The archbishop of Washington, DC, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, issued a statement Wednesday suggesting that some of the blame for the violence in the nation’s Capitol falls on the shoulders of President Trump. “The divisive tone that has recently so dominated our national conversations must change,” Cardinal Gregory said, in apparent reference to Trump. “Those who resort to inflammatory rhetoric must accept some responsibility for inciting the […]
We are reminded almost daily that our national security rests on a foundation of software. Every system the Department of Defense buys depends on code to function and each military service is establishing software factories to crank out tools that connect their systems, assess them, and help commanders decide how to use them. The importance of software was recently reinforced by Russia’s supply chain attack that […]
Researchers have discovered a new blue whale species, according to a paper recently published in Endangered Species Research. The researchers behind the paper recorded a novel blue whale song and verified it in the western Indian Ocean. The song was heard from the Arabian Sea coast to the Chagos Archipelago in the central Indian Ocean and even as far as Madagascar. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos […]
January 7, 2021 By The Corbett Report Welcome to #SolutionsWatch, a new regular podcast series from The Corbett Report that seeks to examine the movements, technologies, activities and philosophies that purport to provide solutions to the problems that we face and to highlight the work of activists who are making a difference. Let’s work together to make the world a better place. Become an Activist Post […]
Facebook announced it has banned the account of US President Donald Trump, one day after Trump supporters stormed the US capitol. In a message posted to his social media platform, CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained he will squelch the leader of the free world’s right to free speech due to yesterday’s events, which he claims Trump helped incite. “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly […]
Now that Trump has effectively been locked out from social media following yesterday’s decision by Twitter to suspend the president’s account for 12 hours while threatening a permanent suspension if Trump violates the company’s terms of service, a suspension which was then promptly followed by Facebook and Instagram, moments ago Mark Zuckerberg, who had no problem with generating copious traffic and ad revenue on the back […]
Baby elephants are some of the most adorable, fun and playful creatures in the whole world and this recent video which has been doing the rounds on the internet and gone viral is proof of it. Source link
Students at Turkey's Bogazici University yesterday protested against the appointment of their educational institute's rector without an election. Yesterday, Turkish police closed the gates of Istanbul's prestigious university and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at students protesting against a rector picked by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reported. The second student demonstration in three days against Erdogan's pick to head a top university delivered a […]
Mike Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms appointed by Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, will almost certainly be replaced by incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer anyway. But the change could happen sooner than the shift of power on Jan. 20, according to sources. Paul Irving, the House sergeant-at-arms since 2012, was also under intense scrutiny and is expected to be pressured to step down following the rioting […]
Following the events on Capitol Hill, Mark Zuckerberg has blacklisted President Donald Trump from the Facebook and Instagram platforms “indefinitely.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated in a recent post that following the events on Capitol Hill yesterday and President Trump’s comments on social media about the situation, Facebook would be banning the President’s access to the platform “indefinitely.” Breitbart News reported yesterday that President Trump had […]
A combination aviary and bird-watching platform in China’s Suzhou Taihu Lakeside National Wetland Park, this stunning conceptual design by Margot Krasojević Architecture utilizes piezoelectric energy to move parts of the structure, mimicking birds in flight. At the heart of the dome, a high tensile steel loom acts as a gallery for birds, while the primary structure is made from stainless steel spine beams that move and […]
By Michael Snyder No matter how bad things become, stock prices just keep going up and up and up. In 2020, we experienced the worst public health crisis in 100 years, the U.S. economy was plunged into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans filed more than 70 million claims for unemployment benefits, and civil unrest raged in major cities all […]
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois joined with Democrats calling for invoking the 25th Amendment to remove president Trump from office, one day after a group of Trump supporters (mixed with what appear to be Antifa !?) stormed and ransacked the US Capitol while protesting the 2020 election. “The president caused this. The president is unfit and the president is unwell. And the president now must […]
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra blatantly violated new Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the UK, with police being alerted to an illegal hair appointment and giving a verbal warning to the business owner. “Police were alerted at around 17:40hrs on Wednesday, 6 January to reports of a Covid breach taking place within a hairdressers on Lansdowne Mews, Notting Hill,” a Met Police spokesperson told The Daily Mail about […]
(Natural News) Following yesterday’s false flag “storming” of the Capitol Building — staged by left-wing Antifa / BLM instigators who dressed up as MAGA supporters — we witnessed the final act of betrayal against our constitutional republic as members of Congress flipped against truth and voted to accept the fraudulent Biden electors, making Joe Biden the “president-elect.” The false flag storming of the Capitol Building is […]
The US Capitol was rocked by an unprecedented act of political insurrection on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building to protest Congress’s certification of election results in Joe Biden’s favour. Source link
The U.S. Air National Guard has converted one of its C-17 Globemaster III airlifter into mobile vaccination clinic. On Thursday, the Air National Guard press release said that the C-17 aircraft, operated by 154th Wing Airmen, was modified into a mobile vaccination clinic to administer the vaccine to activated guardsmen on neighboring islands. “A joint team of Medical, Logistical, and Operational guardsmen based out of Oahu […]
Trump allies eager to deflect blame for Wednesday’s attack on the presidential vote count have claimed that the rioters were “antifa” infiltrators, citing a Washington Times report on evidence compiled by a little-known facial recognition company associated with a far-right blog. But the company at the center of the story says the Times article is a hoax, and wants a retraction and apology. As Capitol Police […]
Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed the Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber and occupied offices. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Trump Supporters at the Capitol yesterday’s event in Washington DC told people to stop damaging property. For some reason Big Media doesn’t want to report this. Yesterday after the President spoke in Washington, the million or so followers of the President marched to the Capitol. This is when some individuals in the crowd started damaging the Capitol building. When this occurred, the Trump supporters in the […]
US Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack has pledged to hang an Israeli flag outside her Capitol Hill office, which is right next door to that of Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who is of Palestinian heritage. Cammack was sworn into the 117th Congress last week by the House Speaker as the US Representative from Florida's Third Congressional District. "She [Tlaib] has some very strong opinions about Israel, and I have […]