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A team of 200 pioneering scientists from across the globe is preparing to push the limits of scientific achievement and attempt to answer two key questions: is it possible to photograph a black hole and, if so, was Einstein right?

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is comprised of dozens of observatories that scan the area around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, named Sagittarius A*,  to piece together a silhouette of the black behemoth and provide humanity with its first-ever glimpse of a real black hole (as opposed to an artist’s rendering).  Continue reading “Event horizon: 1st-ever black hole photo to be released in astrophysics milestone”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Two weeks ago, somewhat out of the blue, ECB President Mario Draghi issued an odd statement confirming that the European Central Bank needs to approve any operation in the foreign reserves of euro zone countries, including gold and large foreign currency holdings.  Continue reading ““It Belongs To The People, Not The Bankers” – Italy Moves To Seize Gold From Central Bank”

The Daily Sheeple – by Sean Walton

The House of Representatives voted 263 to 158 on a Democrat-led bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday. Only 33 Republicans voted for the legislation. However, anybody who tries to cast those numbers as Republican indifference to violence against women isn’t telling the whole story.

Rather than simply reauthorize the law, Democrats used the opportunity to add more federal gun control to legislation originally aimed at combating domestic violence and sexual assault.  Continue reading “House Democrats sneak gun control measures into Violence Against Women Act”

The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat

Whether we like it or not, our society has become completely reliant on plastic. From food preservation to water transportation, computer technology to healthcare and medicine, plastic can be found in nearly every facet of the human experience. Continue reading “Scientists Found an Edible Mushroom That Eats Plastic, and It Could Clean Our Landfills”

The New American – by Dave Bohen

As China continues its efforts to eradicate Christianity and other faiths, Communist Party officials in Guangzhou, the capital of China’s Guangdong province, are offering a reward to residents who can provide information about underground churches, secret Christians, and others involved in unsanctioned religious activity. Continue reading “Chinese City Offers Reward for Ratting on Christians and Other “Illegal” Religious Folk”

Mint Press News – by Whitney Webb

CAIRO — Brigadier General Aryeh Eldad of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed that Israel was behind the 2013 military coup that ousted Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president. Eldad made the claim in an article published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv.

In the article, Eldad asserted:  Continue reading “IDF General: Israel Behind Coup That Installed Al-Sisi Dictatorship in Egypt”

AMN

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 .M.) – Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al–Moallem stated during a press conference with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza on Thursday that the occupied Golan Heights is Syrian, stressing that his country will retake it by any means necessary.

Moallem said U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights has only isolated them in the region, adding “our right in the occupied Syrian Golan is firm and can’t be disclaimed by time lapse and every inch of the occupied Syrian territories will be liberated.”  Continue reading “Syria will retake the Golan Heights by any means necessary: FM”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is pushing for a ban of “assault weapons” coupled with a buyback scheme.

He tweeted for this Wednesday, citing it as the step House Democrats need to take now they have passed legislation criminalizing private gun sales via universal background checks. Continue reading “Rep. Eric Swalwell: ‘We Must Ban and Buyback Assault Weapons’”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Three year ago – almost to the day – Saudi Arabia rattled its first sabre towards the United States, with an implicit threat to dump US Treasuries over Congress’ decision to allow the Saudis to be held responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

In a stunning report at the time by the NYTimes,  Saudi Arabia told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Continue reading “Saudis Threaten To Ditch Petrodollar As “Nuclear Option” To Block NOPEC Bill”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It’s a neocon nightmare come true: for the first time in modern history Iran is to set establish a Mediterranean port on the Syrian coast.

In a breaking exclusive, Asia Times reports that Iran has leased a section of the port of Latakia, on the northwest Syrian coast in close vicinity to the Russian Navy, which will end the Kremlin’s exclusive foreign presence on the coastal district. The Asia Times report provides the following details:  Continue reading “Iran To Establish First Ever Mediterranean Port On Syrian Coast”

Texas Tribune – by Alex Samuels

After a brief debate, the Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow local school boards to let their marshals carry their concealed guns on campuses.

The legislation — Senate Bill 406 by Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury — would eliminate the mandate that trained school marshals, whose identities are kept secret from all but a few local officials, keep their firearms under lock and key.  Continue reading “Texas Senate passes bill allowing school marshals to carry, not lock up, their guns”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Hazel Township, PA — A disturbing video was shared with the Free Thought Project earlier this year showing a school cop punch and pull the hair of a teen girl as guards held her arms behind her back. The community and parents of children at Hazleton Area High School have been furious since the video went viral and they’ve been demanding justice—although they have yet to see any.

The video was uploaded to Facebook by a student at Hazelton Area High School in February. It has been nearly two months since this incident and not only has the officer not been fired, but he is still working in the school.  Continue reading “Cop Still Working at School Despite Video of Him Smashing School Girl’s Head into a Table”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The Army has selected its first subcompact weapon in more than 50-years.

Brügger & Thomet’s APC9-K (Advanced Police Carbine) was chosen over Sig Sauer and four other firearm manufactures that submitted their prototypes last year to the Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON), which asked companies for a “highly concealable [Sub Compact Weapon] system capable of engaging threat personnel with a high volume of lethal force while accurately firing at close range with minimal collateral damage.”   Continue reading “Army Awards First Submachine Gun Contract In Over 50-Years”

Middle East Monitor

Israel is planning to settle some 250,000 settlers in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights over the next 30 years, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) revealed yesterday.

According to Anadolu, the report comes one week after US President Donald Trump signed a presidential decree recognising the Golan Heights as “Israeli territory”. Continue reading “Israel to house 250,000 settlers to occupied Golan Heights”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Williamston, SC — In 2017, the former police chief for Williamston, South Carolina walked into a bank of America with a gun, handed the teller a note, and then walked out of the bank with a sack of cash. He was later arrested and found guilty for committing armed robbery—a felony, according to 16-11-330— that imposes a penalty of 10 to 30 years. However, he received no jail time. Now, after receiving his blue privilege in the form of a wrist slap for robbing a bank, this former top cop has struck again.

Richard Edward Inman, 47, was arrested late last month for robbing yet another Bank of America—this time, in Pawleys Island. Inman was apparently on a mission to get away and as he tried to escape, he was shot.  Continue reading “Police Chief Who Wasn’t Jailed for Robbing Bank, Just Robbed Another Bank and Got Shot”

The Daily Sheeple – by Sean Walton

House Bill 206, designed to restore Second Amendment rights in Idaho to 18-20-year-old adults in Idaho cities, has passed both the House and the Senate. Is on the way to Governor Brad Little for his signature. It is expected that Governor Little will sign it.

Under current law, an Idaho resident 21 years old or older can carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the state without a permit. A nonresident over the age of 21 or an Idaho resident between 18 and 21 years of age cannot carry a handgun within city limits without having a concealed carry permit.  Continue reading “Idaho to restore Second Amendment rights to 18 year olds.”

Breitbart – by Matthew Boyle

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is pressing the IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of leftist group Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), an organization that has been mired in scandal.

Cotton argues that a series of recent reports regarding the leftist group’s patently political activities are troubling, and in a letter to the head of the IRS provided to Breitbart News exclusively ahead of its public release questions whether these actions warrant removal of the group’s status as a nonprofit organization.  Continue reading “Tom Cotton Pushes IRS to Investigate Southern Poverty Law Center’s Tax-Exempt Status”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Speaking Tuesday in the House of Commons, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt issued a critique of US policy and stern rebuke to President Trump’s recent controversial move to bestow formal US recognition on the Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory.

Hunt’s words, which he said represents long-standing UK policy, came during a question and answer session in reaction to a fellow Conservative MP member, who raised the “matter of the greatest regret that our allies, the United States, are in clear contravention of UN Resolution 497.”  Continue reading “UK Condemns Trump’s Recognition Of Golan Heights As Israeli Territory”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

Four years into the Saudi War in Yemen, the invasion has turned the poorest country in the Middle East into one constantly on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe. This is in no small part driven by a Saudi naval blockade, which has severely limited food imports.

In the past year, food imports were down some 60% from pre-war levels. Given that Yemen, before the war, had to import about 90% of its food, there isn’t exactly a way for locals to get around this lack of imports.  Continue reading “Yemen’s Food Prices Soar as Saudi Blockade Limits Imports”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack is a member of Everytown Business Leaders for Gun Safety, part of Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety.

Stack is also an active supporter of Congressional Democrats’ efforts to criminalize private gun sales via gun control bill H.R. 8.  Continue reading “Dick’s CEO a Member of Michael Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group”