U.S. Says 34 Troops Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike
The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a number higher than the military had previously announced.
U.S. and Russian Dueling Roadblocks Create Friction Near Syria’s Oil and Gas Regions
U.S. and Russian forces have blocked or attempted to block one another’s movements along the strategic M4 highway that connects major towns and cities running parallel to the border with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, a United Kingdom-based monitor with ties to Syria’s exiled opposition, has reported.
2015: “Lab-Made Coronavirus Triggers Debate”
The creation of a chimeric SARS-like virus has scientists discussing the risks of gain-of-function research.
China built a lab to study SARS and Ebola in Wuhan - and US biosafety experts warned in 2017 that a virus could 'escape' the facility that's become key in fighting the outbreak
Scientists warned in 2017 that a SARS-like virus could escape a lab set up that year in Wuhan, China, to study some of the most dangerous pathogens in the world.
London cops announce citywide facial recognition cameras
In 2018, London’s Metropolitan Police Force announced trials of a facial recognition system that could be married to the city’s legendarily invasive CCTV thicket; the tests failed 98% of the time and led to arrests of people who opted out by covering their faces.
Wells Fargo's ex-CEO will pay $17.5m in fines and never work in banking again (but he is still very, very rich)
When John Stumpf (previously) was CEO of Wells Fargo, he oversaw a string of scandals including literally millions of acts of bank fraud, and still managed to walk out of the business with millions in bonuses and no criminal prosecutions.
HSBC Whistleblower Interview: World Economy Would Collapse if Banks Stopped Laundering Money
Do you ever wonder why the mainstream corporate media always tries to sell the public half truths, if any truth at all? Why the governments seem to only prosecute and jail members of the public and never the CEOs of companies or heads of organizations responsible for the largest and most wicked crimes?
The Richmond Rally Is a Perfect Example of Why You Can’t Trust the Media to Provide Reliable Intelligence - Activist Post
If you’ve been watching the news in the last few days, you are sure to be aware of the Gun Rights Rally held in Richmond, VA. And, depending on which news you watch, your ideas of what happened, who attended, what the rally was about, and how it proceeded could be radically different than the person next to you at work.
Japan Is Launching Its Own Space Defense Unit
Japan is following the United States’ lead and creating a military unit dedicated to space. On Monday, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced during a policy speech that Japan will establish its own space defense unit to protect its orbital assets, according to the Associated Press.
Queen Elizabeth II approves British govt’s Brexit bill
Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday formally approved the law facilitating Britain’s departure from the European Union at the end of this month, AFP reports.
Cop Gets 4 Years in Prison for Urinating on Little Girl, Filming It, Trying to Kidnap Her
Imagine for a moment that your young daughter is waiting for the bus at the same bus stop she waits at every day and a cop pulls up. The children may feel one of two things, either curiosity or — if they have had negative experiences with police before — fear. However, for one little girl, the feeling turned to sheer terror when the cop attempted to kidnap her and then opted to relieve himself, all over her—while filming the entire thing.
The CIA's "Signature School" Is Equipping Firefighters With Wearable Emotion/Facial Recognition Devices
Over the years, I have written about the possible dangers of firefighters carrying weapons and being trained like SWAT teams. But this latest story will leave you scratching your head and wondering what the CIA's "Signature School" has done to America's firefighters.
Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for $50M, claims defamation over 'Russian asset' remark
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against Hillary Clinton seeking $50 million in damages, claiming the former Democratic presidential nominee "carelessly and recklessly impugned" her reputation when she suggested in October that one of the 2020 Democratic candidates is "the favorite of the Russians."
China shuts down more cities in bid to contain deadly virus
China decided Thursday to lock down three cities that are home to more than 18 million people in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New Year travel rush.
Surveillance is the new blooming onion at Outback Steakhouse
The friendly surface-level rationale behind any mass data collection via surveillance is improved efficiency through metrics. With the right amount of the data, and the right analysts working through it, you can optimize pretty much any process. From a business perspective, this could potentially present new ways to work smarter, instead of working harder — increasing profits and productivity through better decision-making, which ultimately makes everyone happier.
‘Pentagon Racks Up $35 Trillion In Accounting Changes In A Year’
Rotten to the core and the source of most of the problems on this planet
Seattle Is the First Area in U.S. Where Residents Can Vote Via Smartphones
King County, where Seattle is located, announced on Wednesday that it’s implementing smartphone voting for an upcoming board of supervisors election. King County’s 1.2 million residents can use their cellphones to vote in the election, which begins on January 22nd and continues until 8PM PT on February 11th.
Historian Slams Greta Thunberg: “I Don’t See Her in Beijing or Delhi”
Historian Niall Ferguson has slammed Greta Thunberg’s climate change hypocrisy at Davos, asking why “I don’t see her in Beijing or Delhi.”
U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever chemicals
The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group.
Deplatformed: How Big Tech and Corporate America Subvert the Second Amendment
This is the situation in which we find ourselves as a nation today: Guns are not illegal, but private companies will make it increasingly difficult to buy, sell or own them – up to and including pulling your bank account. You have all the freedom of speech you like, but prepare to be deplatformed or have your voice buried by large tech corporations with their thumb on the scale of American discourse.