Yahoo News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopes the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran.

“I know Donald Trump,” Netanyahu told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an interview scheduled to air Sunday night. “And I think his attitude, his support for Israel is clear. He feels very warmly about the Jewish state, about the Jewish people. There’s no question about that.”   Continue reading “Netanyahu says he hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal”

Reuters

U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that as the 2016 presidential campaign progressed, Russian government officials devoted increasing attention to assisting Trump’s effort to win the election, the U.S. official familiar with the finding told Reuters on Friday night, speaking on condition of anonymity.   Continue reading “Russia intervened to help Trump win election: intelligence officials”

Reuters

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp as the country’s top diplomat, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday, an appointment that would put in place an official with close ties to the Russian government.

News of Rex Tillerson’s possible appointment comes as U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Trump win the White House.  Continue reading “Trump likely to name Exxon CEO secretary of state – source”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

You can really see how coordinated the effort is for political leaders and their lapdog mainstream media to call for the shutting down of free speech under the label “fake news,” which is really just another way of them saying, “Things that go against our agenda” or “The only fake news you get to watch or read is *our* fake news!” *whine*   Continue reading “Are They Actually Calling for a “Ministry of Truth” Now?”

Yahoo News

On Thursday, Rep. Sam Johnson, a Republican from Texas and chair of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced legislation to significantly cut Social Security.

The bill introduced by Johnson, who is also the chair of the Social Security subcommittee, slashes benefits, adds means testing, and would raise the retirement age from 67 to 69.   Continue reading “GOP introduces plan to massively cut Social Security”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Georgia is demanding answers after an unsuccessful attempted breach of the server housing the state’s voter registration database was connected to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson penned Thursday, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp explained a failed bid to penetrate the firewall guarding state computer systems on November 15 ‘was linked to an IP address associated with DHS,’ the Wall Street Journal reports.   Continue reading “As Feds Blame Russia, GA Secretary of State Just Accused DHS of Hacking its Election Systems”

Reuters

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health said on Friday that the Miami Beach area was no longer considered an active Zika transmission zone.

The CDC said there had been no new cases of local Zika virus transmission identified in South Miami Beach for more than 45 days, suggesting that the risk of infection was no longer greater than in the rest of Miami-Dade County.   Continue reading “Health agencies say Miami Beach no longer Zika transmission zone”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In what is being touted as further diversification of the president-elect administration, Donald Trump is expected to name Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) to lead the Interior Department, according to reports. McMorris Rodgers gets the nod ahead of Sarah Palin and Harold Hamm.   Continue reading “Trump Shuns Palin, Picks McMorris Rodgers For Interior Secretary”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Los Angeles, CA — The TSA are notorious for sexual assaults, groping children, forcing the elderly to remove clothing, humiliating those with special needs, and outright brutality. And, this latest case from Los Angeles International Airport, in which a mom battling breast cancer was humiliated and assaulted, further proves that notion.

This time, however, the TSA would attack the wrong person who knew her rights and knew the power of filming. Denise Albert is co-host on the Sirius XM Stars program, The Mom’s, who was traveling through LAX when she was targeted by TSA because her medical cream for her breast cancer treatment was ‘suspicious.’   Continue reading “Mom Battling Breast Cancer Humiliated by TSA Attempting ‘Aggressive Body Cavity Search in Public’”

The Daily Sheeple

Listen to this healthcare worker in Georgia discuss how the federal government through Obamacare is threatening to withhold Medicare and Medicaid payments to health institutions unless they mandate flu vaccines specifically for at least 97% of their healthcare workers statewide… In turn, the healthcare institutions are threatening to fire everyone who refuses to take these vaccines because its bottom lines for them.

She’s objecting to the vaccine… and she has a really good question: “Why the flu?” of all things. Why specifically that worthless vaccine of all vaccines?   Continue reading ““Lining up Like Sheep”: Obamacare, States Forcing Vaccines on All Healthcare Workers Statewide or They’re Fired”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Only in California.  California State Senator Kevin de Leon has introduced a bill, SB-54 or the “California Values Act” (because if you disagree with this legislation then you’re obviously just an immoral, racist asshole), that explicitly prohibits “state and local law enforcement agencies” from investigating, detaining, detecting, reporting or arresting people for “immigration enforcement purposes.”  Moreover, the bill would force “public schools, hospitals, and courthouses” to establish “safe zones” that “limit immigration enforcement on their
premises.” Continue reading “California State Senator Files Legislation To Create “Safe Zones” For Illegal Immigrants”

USA Today

The suspect in the fatal shooting of two south Georgia police officers shot and killed himself Thursday as heavily armed officers surrounded a house in Americus, Ga., where he was holed up.

Police heard a single gunshot inside the house and tried for more than an hour to make contact with the suspect, 32-year-old Minquell Lembrick. Police eventually used a robot to open the door of the residence and found Lembrick dead of what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.   Continue reading “Police: Suspect in Ga. cop-killing took his own life; 2nd officer dies”

Reuters

A senior German conservative has warned Facebook it could face fines if it fails to act faster to tackle online hate speech, and he said the government could propose legislative measures in the new year.

Speaking at a party conference of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) in Essen, western Germany, Volker Kauder suggested politicians were running out of patience with efforts by social media providers to crack down on hate speech.   Continue reading “Merkel ally threatens Facebook with fines over online hate speech”

Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Miami, FL — Miami-Dade Police are under fire tonight after a pair of their finest handcuffed a panhandler, who was also a double-amputee, and then dropped her to the ground, leaving the woman there crying out for help, after being arrested for trespassing. Of course, there are two sides to every story.

In an attempt to evaluate the scene from multiple perspectives, one could say the police were just doing their jobs. After all, the woman was reportedly belligerent and trespassing. And in all fairness to the police, she may have thrown herself to the ground because she knew the incident was being recorded and possibly wanted to make a few dollars in a lawsuit against the city.   Continue reading “Cops Throw Handcuffed Legless Woman to the Ground, Watch Her as She Cries for Help”

Anti-Media – by Shaun Bradley

As physical currency around the world is increasingly phased out, the era where “cash is king” seems to be coming to an end. Countries like India and South Korea have chosen to limit access to physical money by law, and others are beginning to test digital blockchains for their central banks.

The war on cash isn’t going to be waged overnight, and showdowns will continue in any country where citizens turn to alternatives like precious metals or decentralized cryptocurrencies. Although this transition may feel like a natural progression into the digital age, the real motivation to go cashless is downright sinister.   Continue reading “Cash Is No Longer King: The Phasing Out of Physical Money Has Begun”

Reuters

Almost 60 percent of transgender Americans have avoided using public restrooms for fear of confrontation, saying they have been harassed and assaulted, according to the largest survey taken of transgender people in the United States.

The survey of 27,715 respondents reached an estimated 2 percent of the adult transgender population in 2015, seeking to fill a gap in data about a severely understudied group whose experiences and challenges from medicine to law to economics and family relations are poorly understood.   Continue reading “U.S. transgender people harassed in public restrooms: landmark survey”

Reuters

Legislation expanding the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky human rights act from Russian citizens to cover abusers in any country passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday as part of an annual defense policy bill, leaving the landmark measure on the verge of becoming law.

The legislation was included in the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, setting policy for the Department of Defense, despite the recent election of Republican Donald Trump as the U.S. president.   Continue reading “U.S. Congress votes to apply Magnitsky human rights act globally”

RT

A promising new HIV vaccine has successfully passed initial trials on 33 HIV-positive patients, and will now be tested on 600 people who do not suffer from the illness to find out its ability to prevent infection.

The results of the first tests of the vaccine, dubbed SAV001, have been published in the journal Retrovirology. It is a ‘killed whole-HIV-1 vaccine’, which means that it contains the virus itself, but modified and already harmless for the human body. The vaccine aims at producing anti-HIV antibodies in uninfected patients.   Continue reading “Canadian scientists to test promising HIV vaccine on 600 volunteers”

Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

This is a remarkable, must watch interview between Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and California Congressman Adam Schiff.

More than anything else, the primary takeaway is the completely clownish and pathetic manner in which Mr. Schiff represents himself and his office. The only reply he has to Carlson, which he uses on at least three occasions, is to blurt out “party of Reagan” in a childish attempt at guilting Tucker into a mutual embrace of neo-Cold War jingoism.  Continue reading “Congressman Calls Tucker Carlson a Russian Agent on Prime Time Television”

Mish Talk – by Mike “Mish” Shedlock

Global financial repression picks up steam, led by India. After declaring large denomination notes illegal, India now targets gold.

It’s not just gold bars or bullion. The government has raided houses, no questions asked, confiscating jewelry.   Continue reading “India Confiscates Gold, Even Jewelry, in Raids on Hidden Money”