Alex Jones Storms Richmond Rally In 'Battle Tank'
Always the showman, InfoWars founder Alex Jones, the reactionary scourge of liberal Austin, Texas, showed up to Monday's "Lobby Day" anti-gun control rally in Richmond in a battle tank, cruising the streets near the rally with a bullhorn, helping to kick the overall energy level up a few notches.
‘Europhysics News’ Article on WTC Demolitions Surpasses One Million Views
Could it be the most widely read scientific article of all time?
The Mad Geopolitics of Israel’s EastMed Gas Pipeline
At just a time when the world holds its collective breath over risk of a World War over the US assassination of Iran’s leading general and other provocations, Israel has chosen to sign a natural gas pipeline deal with Greece and Cyprus that is the equivalent of tossing a loaded hand grenade into the hyper-tense region .
Gov. Tony Evers Backs Red-flag Bill, Is Open To Mandatory Gun Buybacks
Gov. Tony Evers rolled out red-flag legislation Thursday and said he would consider requiring gun owners to sell off some of their weapons.2
Peter Thiel Wants to Inject Himself With Young People’s Blood
Given Thiel’s obsession with warding off death, it comes as no surprise that the Silicon Valley billionaire is interested in at least one radical way of doing it
944 Trillion Reasons Why The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Hedge Funds
It also explains why the Fed had to get involved, if under the guise of saving the repo market, when in reality the Fed was once again bailing out the banks and levered funds that are facing trillions of dollars in losses should one clearinghouse go under, as the cascade of resulting events would lead to a domino effect where one counterparty after another failed, and one clearinghouse after another has to be bailed out, initially by banks, and ultimately by the Fed.
George Soros Launches Campaign to Silence ‘Climate Deniers’ on Youtube!
Many would agree that climate change is perhaps the biggest and most critically important issue that we face globally as a society. And I personally would agree with that 100%. But it all depends on which side of the fence you land on. And of course just like any argument, or debate, there are at least two sides to every story.
Uber Wins Dubious Honor Of Being First Big Tech Company To Bully A Small Nation Using Corporate Sovereignty
Six years ago, when Techdirt first started writing about the investor-state dispute system (ISDS) -- or corporate sovereignty as we prefer to call it -- it was largely unknown outside specialist circles. Since then, more people have woken up to the power of this apparently obscure element of international trade and investment deals
Virginia Gun Sales Soar As Dems Consider Draconian "Assault Weapons" Ban
Ever since Virginia’s Democrats retook the state assembly and Senate in November, Democratic Gov. Ralph “blackface” Northam and the legislature have been gearing up to pass a draconian gun control bill.
False Flag? Fmr CIA Officer Suggests US Hacked Ukrainian Plane Transponder To Provoke Iran Shootdown
Philip Giraldi, a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the CIA, penned a piece in the American Herald Tribune speculating that the U.S. launched several cyber-attacks, one on an Iranian missile defense system, and another on the transponder of the doomed Ukrainian plane.
"We're Ready To Fight": 1000s Expected At Massive Gun-Rights Rally At Virginia Capitol
As various pro-gun rights groups prepare to gather at Virginia's state capitol in Richmond on Monday in what's expected to be one of the largest pro-gun rallies in recent memory, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency, police are busy setting up barricades and temporary holding pens - and one lawmaker has even arranged to spend most of the day in a safe house, according to the Washington Examiner.
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
Federal and state law enforcement officers said that while they had only limited knowledge of how Clearview works and who is behind it, they had used its app to help solve shoplifting, identity theft, credit card fraud, murder and child sexual exploitation cases.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro fires his culture minister for giving a speech plagiarized from Joseph Goebbels
Last week, Roberto Alvim, gave a speech in his capacity as Brazil’s culture minister: backed by a Wagner aria, Alvim gave a speech about reforming Brazilian art that literally plagiarized the words of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s minister of propaganda.
In 2014 the U.S. Dept of Interior Warned Cell Tower Radiation Was Harming Birds; Studies Show 5G Will Also - Activist Post
Wireless “WiFi” radiation is microwave radiation. Research has determined that all sources of wireless radiation (including from cell phones and cell towers) is harmful to birds as well as other animals, insects, nature, and humans. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Interior wrote a letter about their concerns regarding exposure to birds.
FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes
The FBI believes the Saudi Arabian government “almost certainly” helps its citizens flee the country after they are accused of serious crimes, “undermining the US judicial process,” according to a newly declassified document obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Russian MPs confirm Mikhail Mishustin as new prime minister after cabinet resignation
Mikhail Mishustin has been ratified as next Prime Minister of Russia by MPs, after the cabinet resigned on Wednesday. Vladimir Putin had earlier proposed Mishustin, formerly head of the Federal Tax Service, as a candidate. In an overwhelming vote on Thursday, 383 lawmakers supported Mishustin's candidacy. Not a single MP cast their vote against the Prime Minister, but 41 MPs — members of Russia's Communist Party — chose to abstain, RIA Novosti reported.
How an Israeli Spy-Linked Tech Firm Gained Access to the US Gov't's Most Classified Networks
If the networks of the U.S. military, the U.S. intelligence community and a slew of other U.S. federal agencies were running the software of a company with deep ties, not only to foreign companies with a history of espionage against the U.S. but also foreign military intelligence, it would — at the very least — garner substantial media attention. Yet, no media reports to date have noted that such a scenario exists on a massive scale and that the company making such software recently simulated the cancellation of the 2020 election and the declaration of martial law in the United States.
EU Lays Out 1 Trillion-Euro Plan to Support Green Deal
The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and to help shift $1.1 trillion in investment towards making the economy more environmentally friendly over the next 10 years.
How Trump Rebelled Against The Generals
Trump organized his unorthodox worldview under the simplistic banner of “America First,” but [Secretary of Defense Jim] Mattis, [Secretary of State Rex] Tillerson, and [Director of the National Economic Council Gary] Cohn feared his proposals were rash, barely considered, and a danger to America’s superpower standing. They also felt that many of Trump’s impulsive ideas stemmed from his lack of familiarity with U.S. history and, even, where countries were located. To have a useful discussion with him, the trio agreed, they had to create a basic knowledge, a shared language.
LAPD Officers Faked Reports, Added Innocent People To Its Gang Database
Sure, gang databases seem like a good idea. Intel on known criminals is important and can help law enforcement keep tabs on the most problematic people in their patrol areas. Like many things that are great in theory, gang databases are awful in practice. The criteria for being "nominated" is vague and the people doing the nominating -- police officers -- aren’t detail-oriented or too worried about tossing innocent people into the virtual clink