Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh demanded that Saudi Arabia stop the war in Yemen, accusing Riyadh of dragging the region into danger as a result of its destructive policies, Russian news website Sputnik reported on its Arabic version. Khatibzadeh added in statements to Sputnik that Riyadh has no right to state its opinion on Iran's nuclear program, and criticised what he described as the Saudi Kingdom's excessive purchases of […]
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Twitter has permanently banned the account of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” said Twitter in a statement. After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them […]
Twitter appears to have suspended the personal account of US President Donald Trump Friday, following a chaotic protest at the US Capitol earlier this week. More on this as it develops… Source link
By Philip Marey, Senior US strategist at Rabobank Summary Yesterday, Trump supporters stormed Congress. The ever increasing polarization of US politics and society has reached a level that poses a serious threat to the stability of the country. The question is now: is this the culmination of the civil unrest in the United States, or is this just another warning signal that the country is heading […]
The storming of Capitol Hill gave Americans a taste of violent methods that Donald Trump has employed overseas throughout his presidency, argued Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement. “What the Americans witnessed [on Wednesday] was a small result of the crimes that Donald Trump committed during his four years of presidency in Syria, Iraq and Yemen,” Nasrallah said in a TV appearance, also […]
(Natural News) Not long after unarmed Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit was murdered by Capitol police during the false flag “siege” in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence praised law enforcement for their “service.” In a tweet, Pence praised Capitol Hill Police and other law enforcement officers “for keeping us safe today,” adding that the Capitol “was secured and we are truly grateful.” Pence […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama. Source link
Forty-eight hours after violent right-wing extremists attacked the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats are putting in motion the process of removing President Donald Trump—who egged on the rioters—by drafting articles of impeachment. The resolution, authored by Reps. David Cicilline (D-RI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Ted Lieu (D-CA), charges Trump with “incitement of insurrection” for urging his supporters to go to the nation’s capital on Wednesday to protest […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the next steps with House Democrats on a conference call Friday. Many in her caucus are pushing to vote on impeaching President Trump next week. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the next steps with House Democrats on a conference call Friday. Many in her caucus are pushing to vote on impeaching […]
Apple is currently threatening Parler, the free speech alternative to Twitter unless they enact Draconian policies demanded by the Big Tech oligarchs. Because of Big Tech censorship, Parler is now the fastest growing social media company. Thursday morning Parler CEO John Matze made a bold statement on his rapidly growing social media platform and condemned censorship of Facebook and Twitter. 24 hours later, Apple threatened to […]
Iran's elite revolutionary guard corps on Friday unveiled an underground anti-ship missile base along the shores of the Persian Gulf to the country's south amid heightened tensions in the region, Anadolu Agency reports. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief General Hossein Salami, said at the inauguration ceremony that the objective of the missile base in Hormozgan province was to "protect country's territorial integrity and sovereignty." He said Iran […]
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) said in a video statement Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is trying to “steal” Iowa’s Second Congressional District from Rep. Marianne Miller-Meeks (R-IA). Even though Iowa state officials have certified that Republican Miller-Meeks defeated Democrat Rita Hart by six votes in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, Hart filed a petition to the House Administration Committee to overturn the election results. This […]
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is suing the federal government for $250k over his treatment at a super-maximum security prison in Colorado, according to the Boston Herald. In a handwritten letter, Tsarnaev alleges prison guards at the Federal Correctional Complex Florence – called the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” – have discriminated against him. Tsarnaev, 26, calls the treatment “unlawful, unreasonable and discriminatory.” He points out in […]
Wednesday riots that saw the US Capitol overrun by unruly supporters of US President Donald Trump resulted in mass injuries to law enforcement officials – some severe enough to have prompted hospitalizations – and in the deaths of at least five people, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. Source link
Ukraine urged Iran on Friday to deliver justice and pay full compensation to the families of those who died when a Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guards exactly one year ago, Reuters reports. Iran said 10 officers would soon go on trial for the downing of the Ukraine International Airlines plane shot down in Iranian airspace on Jan. 8, 2020, having last week allocated $150,000 for the […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested the demonstrator who entered the U.S. Capitol and put his feet up on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) desk, according to DOJ officials. Richard Barnett, 60, has been arrested in Arkansas and charged with entering and remaining on restricting grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property. BREAKING: Richard Barnett of Arkansas, who law enforcement identified as the man seen […]
COLOGNE, Germany — Swedish vendor Saab has received a contract to deliver underwater vehicles for blowing up sea mines to an Anglo-French program, the company announced Jan. 8. The deal, valued at 300 million Swedish kronor (U.S. $37 million), is for Saab’s Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System, or MuMNS, which is comprised of a remote-controlled vehicle capable of inspecting all manner of mines and attaching explosive charges […]
A University of Arizona-led research team has found bands and stripes on the brown dwarf closest to Earth, hinting at the processes churning the brown dwarf’s atmosphere from within. Brown dwarfs are mysterious celestial objects that are not quite stars and not quite planets. They are about the size of Jupiter but typically dozens of times more massive. Still, they are less massive than the smallest stars, […]
In a rare instance of a Left-wing Latin American leader siding with Trump, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has condemned controversial actions taken by major US social media platforms to block Trump messages. He’s long had warm relations with the US president even as other regional leaders have remained cold. Recognizing the extreme dangers and abuse of big tech censorship for political speech, especially statements by […]
Democrats are trying to get US President Donald Trump impeached again, with less than two weeks left in his term, saying he incited ‘insurrection’ at the Capitol. Their previous impeachment a year ago failed in the Senate. A four-page draft of the impeachment resolution, published by CNN on Friday afternoon, accuses Trump of “incitement of insurrection” over Wednesday’s events, when a crowd of his supporters broke […]
Friday, January 08, 2021 by: Mike Adams Tags: America, conspiracy, deep state, MAGA, Nancy Pelosi, national defense, President Trump, traitors, treason Bypass censorship by sharing this link: https://www.hangthecensors.com/487773.html (Natural News) Intel […]
Relations between Washington and Pyongyang have become even tenser after US President Donald Trump rejected Kim’s proposal to lift some sanctions in exchange for reciprocal steps on North Korea’s part. Source link
The Hubble Space Telescope has successfully measured the highly eccentric and distant orbit of an exoplanet circling a double star system 336 light years from Earth. The new exoplanet information is potentially important much closer to home as scientists search for the proposed Planet Nine in our solar system. Meanwhile, NASA has selected four small astrophysics mission concepts for further study as part of the experimental […]
Federal authorities have arrested Proud Boy Hawaii founder and alt-right media personality Nick Ochs in connection with the deadly pro-Trump rampage through the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. In an indictment unsealed in D.C. District Court, Ochs—who promotes his extremist opinions online as part of the “Murder the Media” podcasting and Youtube crew—is charged with trespassing into a restricted building. Attempts to reach him were not immediately […]
The newly detected strain — dubbed B.1.1.7 — appears to be more contagious. What precautions might be effective in trying to keep from getting infected? (Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Decentralized finance (DeFi), the sector of crypto that drove all the excitement this summer, isn’t quite back to its old energy, but the lull is over. “Raw DeFi numbers are at all-time highs, and they’re not fake,” Alameda Research founder Sam Bankman-Fried told CoinDesk in an email. “But in relative terms to the rest of crypto, they’re down from their peak but up from their nadir.” […]
The FBI arrested a West Virginia lawmaker on Friday for entering the Capitol building on Wednesday. West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans was taken into federal custody on Friday and charged with entering a restricted area of the US Capitol after he livestreamed himself running into the building. According to WSLS, Evans’s lawyer says the lawmaker has not yet resigned, however Democrats and Republicans are calling for […]
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iraqi militia leader and former national security adviser, connecting him to human rights abuses during the 2019 anti-government demonstrations in which hundreds of protesters were killed, Reuters reports. The US Treasury Department said in a statement it was blacklisting Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Committee (PMC). The Treasury accused him of being part of a crisis […]
President-elect Joe Biden compared Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels on Friday, saying they shared responsibility with President Donald Trump for the riot on Capitol Hill. Biden declined to say that Cruz and Howley should resign, but said they should be defeated at their next elections. “They’re part of the ‘big lie,’” Biden said, saying that they had spread […]
The Defense Department is coming together jointly to develop counter-small unmanned aircraft system capability appropriate for use domestically, in host nations and in conflict. The Pentagon established the Army-led Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, or JCO, and approved a set of requirements to help counter small drones in September 2020 which laid a path for how industry can develop technology to plug into a single […]
January 8, 2021 By The Corbett Report Theyyyyyy’re heeeeere! That’s right, the Dinos are back in town, and that can only mean one thing: It’s time for The Corbett Report’s 4th Annual Real Fake News Awards! Get your suggestions in today (at corbettreport.com, of course) and buckle in for another struggle session with the biggest purveyors of fake news in the dinosaur media in 2020! Become […]
Despite what feels like countless examples over the last few years of Teslas experiencing what owners called “unintended acceleration” (like this), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday that it would “not grant a petition seeking a formal review of 662,000 Tesla vehicles for claims of sudden unintended acceleration,” according to Reuters. The regulator said that the review of a December 2019 petition, which […]
Larry Kudlow, the Director of the United States National Economic Council, and US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have both committed to fulfilling the remainder of their terms with US President Donald Trump’s administration. Source link
Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on Friday agreed to appoint a formal representative in Turkey, according to a senior Turkish official, Anadolu Agency reports. "Our hope is that other social network providers will also report their representatives and fulfill their obligations," Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said on Twitter. Last year, Turkey imposed a fine of 40 million Turkish liras ($5.43 million) on multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and […]
Hollywood leftist Rob Reiner is ordering members of Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, telling them that if they don’t oust the president during his remaining days in office, they will be supporting sedition, which is a federal crime. His ultimatum comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Friday that Democrats will once again vote to impeach President Trump if he doesn’t leave office first. Pelosi also […]
Located in the beautiful County Kilkenny of Ireland, the River House contains a unique mixture of Portuguese design influences and sustainable elements. The design comes from Isabel Barros Architects, who said that the project started with the desire to preserve the region’s ecological heritage while meeting contemporary lifestyle demands. The site presented several challenges, such as its proximity to a special conservation area along the River […]
WASHINGTON — The sale of F-35 joint strike fighters to the United Arab Emirates is likely to be on a signed contract before the end of the Trump administration, according to a top state department official. “Everything is on that trajectory” for a signed contract before Jan. 20, R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, told reporters on a Friday call. Members of […]
By Tyler Durden In another instance where conspiracy theory becomes fact, a coronavirus tracing app in Singapore can now be used by the police to track citizens for criminal investigations, according to Channel News Asia. In June, Singapore rolled out a mandatory COVID-19 tracing program that would identify people who had come in contact with virus carriers. The private data is managed by the government’s health department and […]
As mainstream media laughs at the concept of Antifa militants embedding themselves into the group of Trump supporters marching in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, more proof of these infiltrators emerges. Despite video footage and law enforcement confirmation, the narrative that Antifa intentionally escalated the situation is being mocked by the entire establishment. According to a New York Post law enforcement source, “At least two known […]
There appears to be a major discrepancy between BofA debit/credit card data, which showed a remarkable increase in the month of November… … and the Fed’s own consumer credit data aggregation, because according to the latest Consumer Credit report, in November revolving debt, i.e., credit card debt, shrank for a second consecutive month declining by $787MM following the $5.5 billion drop in October. This means that […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is drawing fresh ire amid new reports revealing Covid-19 doses are sitting idle and even being thrown out, despite calls from Bill de Blasio and others to widen eligibility requirements. Under Cuomo’s vaccination rollout plan, healthcare workers and the residents and staff of nursing homes are being prioritized for the jab. The governor has said the state “ethically” owes it to […]
(Natural News) Swiss-American author and researcher Neal Sutz has revealed that not just Switzerland but also Italy played a major role in stealing the 2020 election for Joe Biden. Switzerland, Sutz revealed, recently purchased the sole rights of Scytl, the bankrupt Spanish company tied to Dominion Voting Systems that, according to several statistical analyses, switched hundreds of thousands of votes from President Donald Trump to Biden. […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has denounced US President Donald Trump for the insurrection by his followers on Wednesday, accusing him of inciting the violence and saying he is unfit for the nation’s highest office. Trump is due to step down in two weeks. Source link
Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters feel angry and betrayed over the Thursday video in which the president tried to distance himself from a pro-Trump riot in Congress, despite the president’s advisers assuring him he had not alienated too many of his fans. Shortly after his White House video—in which a scripted President Trump acknowledged that a transition to a “new” administration was underway, but stopped short […]
President Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House last month. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Getty Images President Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House last month. Al Drago/Getty Images In an apparent attempt to quell a political storm building around him, including calls for his resignation or removal, President Trump finally acknowledged he had lost the […]
Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a Bitcoin developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power. Pseudonymous developer Fi3 (@piccioneLibero2 on Twitter, or “free pigeon”) will receive an undisclosed sum to work on an implementation of Stratum V2, the next iteration of a Bitcoin mining protocol software developed by Braiins, a subsidiary of the Czech mining entity Slush Pool. “Square Crypto […]
The man who was photographed with his feet on Speaker Pelosi’s desk was arrested in Arkansas on Friday. Protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday after Vice President Mike Pence announced he would not reject Biden’s electors. Several protesters found their way into Nancy Pelosi’s office. Pelosi’s aide confirmed Friday that a laptop was stolen from the Speaker’s office. TRENDING: Breaking: President Trump Announces He Will […]
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Khartoum has signed an agreement with the US Treasury Department to settle Sudan's debts at the World Bank. Finance Minister Heba Ahmed signed the agreement on behalf of Sudan along with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. According to a statement issued by the ministry, a memorandum of understanding was signed to facilitate Sudan's payment of its arrears and […]
Several of the Trump supporters followed Graham as he walked around the airport with security guards. “One day [you] will not be able to walk down the street. It is today,” yelled one woman who wasn’t wearing a mask in violation of airport rules. She was wearing a “I love Trump” shirt with the letter “Q” on the back of the shirt, a likely reference to […]
Pop superstar and Joe Biden backer Lady Gaga joined her leftist celebrity counterparts and weighed in on the Capitol riots that dominated the city on Wednesday during a joint session of Congress to certify the electoral votes, expressing hope that lawmakers “focus to impeach Trump” to “disqualify him from future election.” “I hope we focus to impeach Trump so Congress has the constitutional authority to possibly […]
Authored by Pat Buchanan via Buchanan.org, President Donald Trump, it turns out, was being quite literal when he told us Jan. 6 would be “wild.” And so Wednesday was, but it was also disastrous for the party and the movement Trump has led for the last five years. Wednesday, the defeats of Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in Georgia’s runoff elections were confirmed. This translates […]
This comes two days after crowds of Trump supporters broke into the US Capitol, disrupting a Congress meeting to officially confirm Biden’s presidential win. Source link
Palestine, Libya and Qatar announced more infections and deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Friday as they continued efforts to contain the disease, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said 23 more people have died from the virus in the last 24 hours in territories under Israeli occupation and blockade and that 822 new cases have been identified. In the Palestinian territories with a […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday demanded resignations from both Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO), accusing them of playing a key role in instigating the Capitol riots for expressing their intent to object to the electoral votes in disputed states ahead of the joint session of Congress. “Sen. Cruz, you must accept responsibility for how your craven, self-serving actions contributed to the deaths […]
Amid unprecedented turmoil among the nation’s political leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday asked the Joint Chiefs chairman to keep an “unstable” President Donald Trump from launching America into surprise military hostilities in his final days in office. “The situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced […]
The Trump administration has suffered a major blow to its environmental policy rollbacks. On Wednesday, the open bid for oil companies to drill in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge came to an end, without any big oil companies placing a bid. Interestingly, only three bidders expressed interest in the leases, one of the bidders being the state of Alaska. The other two bidders were small companies […]
By Matthew Guariglia The arrival of government-operated autonomous police robots does not look like predictions in science fiction movies. An army of robots with gun arms is not kicking down your door to arrest you. Instead, a robot snitch that looks like a rolling trash can is programmed to decide whether a person looks suspicious—and then call the human police on them. Police robots may not […]
Democrats are trying to assume the moral high ground by calling out violence in the wake of Capitol protests, but footage shows Democrat leaders have made multiple calls for violence over the last four years. Footage compiled on social media capture statements made by several prominent Democrats threatening violence as a result of Trump derangement syndrome. Check out the videos below, captioned by Grabien editor Tom […]
That didn’t take long… One of the most iconic images of the chaos at the Capitol this week was of a man sitting back with his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk… The man, now identified as a Northern Arkansas Trump supporter by the name of Richard Bennett, has just been arrested, according to CNBC. BREAKING: The man photographed with his feet on Speaker Pelosi’s desk during […]
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor says he’s ready to return better than ever when he rematches Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 later this month. McGregor, whose planned “season” of fights in 2020 was cut short after just one bout due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is planning a huge year in the UFC in 2021, starting with victory over former interim champion Poirier on Fight Island […]
(Natural News) A controversial Chinese firm that has connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was able to land a $1 billion mask contract with a bunch of sleazy California politicians in April of 2020. Judicial Watch recovered 848 pages on the matter, including communications and contract negotiations between high level Chinese business elites and California politicians. The deals between the California Office of Emergency Services […]
Democratic House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her Senate Minority Leader colleague Chuck Schumer have threatened to begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, accusing him of “sedition” and blasting the Trump supporters who took over part of the Capitol on Wednesday as “rioters, insurrectionists” and “thugs.” Source link
Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer “his entire life.” The South River, New Jersey, native joined the New Jersey Air National Guard as a means to that end. He served in post-9/11 Operations Enduring Freedom and Desert Shield, and worked for the 108th Air Refueling Wing at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. But, at just 42 years old, he was killed defending the country’s […]
Gene Bracegirdle was relieved to get his first dose vaccine shot recently in rural Colorado. Matt Bloom/KUNC hide caption toggle caption Matt Bloom/KUNC Gene Bracegirdle was relieved to get his first dose vaccine shot recently in rural Colorado. Matt Bloom/KUNC In the small town of Oak Creek, Colo., — a three-hour drive from Denver assuming the roads are clear — Gene Bracegirdle, a firefighter and EMT-in-training, […]
I won’t do that again. Money Reimagined goes on break for three weeks, and what happens? Bitcoin soars 82%. More than 54,000 Americans die of COVID-19. And, oh yeah, an insurrection happens in Washington, D.C. On the second, the numbers speak for themselves: a heartbreaking failure of human organization. On the third, I’m too gobsmacked to speak anyway. So, today we discuss the first. I want […]
Nearly half of Republicans support the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday following what many see as a stolen election. Only 27% see it as a threat to democracy.The rest think stealing elections is a bigger threat to democracy. Via YouGov.com: A YouGov Direct poll of 1,397 registered voters who had heard about the event finds that most (62%) voters perceive these actions as a […]
Saudi to build fastest rollercoaster in bid to attract tourists READ: The Axis of Torture was taught by a Nazi and is likely to grow Source link
Sen. Marco Rubio called for “honest reflection” in the conservative movement on Friday after a group of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “For those of us on the center-right of American politics, now is the time that calls for honest reflection,” he said in a video posted to social media. Rubio reminded Trump supporters that the Republican Party won the House, the […]
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is using an unclassified training exercise to ready some personnel for offensive missions that protect the nation in cyberspace. The 341st Cyberspace Operations Squadron — which falls beneath the 867th Cyberspace Operations Group and 67th Cyberspace Wing — designed Cyber Valhalla to better prepare the airmen they provide to U.S. Cyber Command’s elite Cyber National Mission Force, responsible for tracking and […]
Via SchiffGold.com, Last September, Peter Schiff warned during an interview on RT Crosstalk about the devaluation of the dollar. Everybody in America is going to be impoverished to a degree by these failed policies.” Peter recently appeared on the Chris Salcedo Show on NewsMax to talk more about government spending, inflation, and the weakening dollar. The US government has spent trillions of dollars for coronavirus relief, running up massive budget […]
One of the additional security precautions involves the deployment of around 6,200 members of the US National Guard, who will provide support to the Capitol police. Source link
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump exposes the weaknesses and failure of Western democracy. Trump, Rouhani added, is an "unfit person" who embarrassed his country, Iranian news outlets reported. "We have seen what damage a populist person has inflicted upon his own country in the last four years, bringing disgrace upon his nation while also […]
“The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy,” she added. Milley’s office did not immediately comment. Congressional Democrats, and some Republicans, are seeking Trump’s removal from office — either through action by Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet or […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball announced on Twitter Friday morning that Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at age 93. The team said Lasorda suffered caridopulmonary arrest at his home Thursday night and died almost an hour later. Lasorda attended the team’s Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 27 in Texas that clinched the Dodgers’ first World […]
Few people now will recall when U.S. President Ronald Reagan introduced missile defense in his Strategic Defense Initiative speech in March 1983, that it was met with worldwide criticism. Despite the false claims that he was starting a new arms race and was undermining mutual assured destruction, he succeeded in establishing a program that has spent over $200 billion in the past 37 years. Despite this, […]
If you think that investing in solar panels and a sustainable wardrobe instead of fast fashion are expensive, take a look at how climate change is escalating the cost of repairing disasters. The U.S. spent $95 billion on fixing damage caused by natural disasters last year, which was almost twice the 2019 costs. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos These figures come from Munich Re, a […]
By Tyler Durden As we have been warning for quite some time – and again overnight – the (largely irrelevant) December jobs report was a bomb, with nonfarm payrolls tumbling 140k in December, well below consensus and its first decline since April, as a result of the widespread covid lockdowns at the end of 2020. That said, the composition of the establishment survey was firmer, however, […]
My cell phone blew up mid-afternoon yesterday. Was I watching what was going on in Washington, D.C.? The Capit0l was being stormed! There was a coup taking place! I never turned on the television, or did more than scan a few Internet accounts of the events. I even asked that the television be kept off at home, the better to avoid the breathless hysteria of cable […]
Authored by Michael Tracey via Medium.com, We are being told that a “coup attempt” no longer needs to be understood as constituting an “attempt” to seize control of the government – as had generally been the common understanding of the term before the events of yesterday, which have caused the entire political and media establishment to go completely haywire. Is it unusual for a mob to […]
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has taken aim at outgoing President Donald Trump and Republican senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley after protesters breached the Capitol building in violence which led to five deaths. Popovich, who is also the team’s president, has made no secret of his dislike of Trump and his presidency over the course of the last four years, and has often […]
(Natural News) Good news, gentlemen: Eating walnuts can help stave off prostate cancer. This is according to researchers from the University of California, Davis, who found that walnuts, aside from helping to reduce excess cholesterol and increasing insulin sensitivity, are also capable of reducing the levels of a protein associated with prostate cancer. According to nutritionist Paul Davis, who acted as the study’s lead researcher, their findings provide additional evidence that walnuts, […]
Hollywood star Amber Heard received a seven-figure sum as a part of her divorce settlement with Johnny Depp that had been reached in 2017. The actress publicly promised to “split” the money between the Children’s Hospital LA and a human rights organisation. Source link
This post contains spoilers for the Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 finale. As Star Trek: Discovery ended its third season Thursday, Starfleet medical officer Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) made a big promise to Gray, a young deceased Trill boy who still appears to his partner, Adira. “We’ll help you to be seen,” Culber said. “Truly seen.” Gray and Adira became historic additions to the Discovery cast […]
In an NPR interview, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said the U.S. Capitol “was ransacked by a mob that was incited by the president of the United States.” Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images In an NPR interview, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said the U.S. Capitol “was ransacked by a mob that was incited by […]
President Trump To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021 “>announced on Friday he will not attend the inauguration on January 20th. The Biden camp is not planning a typical inauguration.That’s a good idea. Source link
The president of the Bahrain Journalists' Association (BJA) has claimed that Arab media professionals advocating normalisation with Israel are being bullied and threatened online. Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed made her claim during an online conference organised by the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) in which she asked her Jewish colleagues for support. "If you'd like to support us as we support peace, it would be a good […]
“Pennsylvania will be the most important Senate race in 2022,” Fetterman wrote in the email, which included a bolded link to send him donations. “I’m confident we can win if we go for it. But before we make the call to announce a campaign, I want to get an idea of just how many of you would be with us.” Fetterman, who was elected lieutenant governor […]
President Donald Trump revealed Friday that he would not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration ceremony on Capitol Hill. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” he wrote shortly on Twitter. Trump revealed his plans after reports indicated Vice President Mike Pence was willing to attend the inauguration if he received an invitation to the ceremony. […]
There’s more than one great reason to consider a tiny home, whether for living minimally, reducing energy use or saving money. Now, Australian company Ubertinyhomes is making tiny homes even more accessible by selling DIY plans for its Patara Tiny Home for just $250 AUD (about $190). The plans, which were designed by Samuel Commerford, come in both metric and imperial measurements to make construction even […]
By B.N. Frank Utility “Smart” Meters – electric, gas, and water – are expensive and unnecessary. In the U.S. they were federally mandated and proponents promised that these meters would reduce customer bills and save energy. Research has determined that they DO NOT SAVE meaningful amounts of energy. Also, in many cases, customer rates have been increased for their installation AND frequent replacement (see 1, 2, […]
Authored by Glenn Greenwald via greenwald.substack.com, In the days and weeks after the 9/11 attack, Americans were largely united in emotional horror at what had been done to their country as well as in their willingness to endorse repression and violence in response. As a result, there was little room to raise concerns about the possible excesses or dangers of the American reaction, let alone to dissent […]
The Islamic Republic marked the one year anniversary of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani on Sunday, with the general widely admired in his native Iran and throughout much of the Middle East for his assistance in squashing Daesh (ISIS)* and al-Qaeda* terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Source link
Israel has deployed its Iron Dome and Patriot air defence batteries around the southern city of Eilat over concerns of an attack by Houthi forces from Yemen. According to a report last week by Israeli broadcaster Kan, the Israeli military has been preparing for the possibility of a strike by Iran-backed Iraqi militias and the Houthis. These fears were heightened on the first anniversary of America's […]
A Danish TV network has launched a new show, reportedly aimed at audiences between the ages of 4 and 8, about a man with an unrealistically large and retractable penis. A new animated Danish children’s series, John Dillermand, features a man with a penis that can extend several feet, and can be used as a third arm to complete tasks — such as walking a dog […]
Hundreds of National Guard troops were posted in the streets of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, but there was little they could do to respond as pro-Trump rioters overran the Capitol. Investigations are imminent, to determine whether the Capitol Police were undermanned and unprepared for the threat posed by two days of rallies against the results of the 2020 election, but the answer as to why […]
MVRDV has shared its designs for the Matrix 1, an office and laboratory complex to be located in the heart of Amsterdam Science Park. Engineered to meet BREEAM Excellent certification as well as ambitious Amsterdam targets for energy performance (EPC 0.15) and water retention, the innovative building will also house the University of Amsterdam’s new SustainaLab. This will be a specialist facility for researching technologies and […]
By Insight History The Great Reset is just the latest installment of the grand agenda to completely reorder global society by the end of the 21st century. Prior to the Great Reset for instance, the United Nations (UN) Agenda 21 was adopted by 178 governments in Rio in 1992, taking the form of a “comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by […]