Glenn Greenwald

The independent watchdog agency which investigates potential wrongdoing by the National Security Agency (NSA) announced on Tuesday morning that it has opened an investigation into “recent allegations that the NSA improperly targeted the communications of a member of the U.S. news media.” Though the oversight unit, the NSA’s Office of the Inspector General, did not specify the journalist in question, the statement leaves no doubt that the investigation pertains to news reports that the identity of Fox News host Tucker Carlson had been improperly “unmasked” and illegally revealed within the intelligence community. Continue reading “The NSA’s Inspector General Opens Investigation Into Allegations of Illegal Spying on Tucker Carlson”

New York Post – by Aaron Feis and Sam Raskin

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday under threat of impeachment following the release of a scathing Attorney General report in which investigators concluded that he sexually harassed several women in violation of state and federal law.

“I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside,” Cuomo said from his Manhattan office. Continue reading “Andrew Cuomo resigns as governor of New York”

FEMA

WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer.

The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 11.  Continue reading “FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Aug. 11”

MSN

Several schools in Tennessee are under lockdown Tuesday morning after an “emergency situation” at Volunteer High School in Church Hill, about 80 miles northeast of Knoxville, near the border of Virginia.

Unconfirmed reports indicate a shooting happened at the high school with at least one person injured. Police have not yet released any information. Continue reading “Several schools on lockdown after reported shooting at Tennessee high school”

Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft

Wow was this weird.  Bill Gates acts like he is some sort of COVID king and smiles when it’s suggested that the elderly should be withheld their social security checks if they refuse to get vaccinated.

In a recent tweet of an interview, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, acts like he is President and king of COVID.  He smiles when it’s suggested that the elderly should be withheld their social security checks until they get vaccinated with the COVID vaccine. Continue reading “Bill Gates Smiles When Suggesting the Nonvaccinated Should Be Withheld Their Social Security Benefits”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Bird-in-Hand, PA — Amos Miller and his family has been running Miller’s Organic Farm for over a century, providing willing and highly satisfied customers with milk, chicken, beef, and eggs. All of the food coming from Miller’s farm is beyond organic, humanely raised in a non-factory setting and the animals treated with dignity as they spend their entire lives naturally and stress-free out on pasture. By any moral standard, Miller’s farm is the leading example of what farming in America should look like. Continue reading “Amish Farm Fined $250K, Facing Jail Time for Humanely Raising and Selling Food to Willing Customers”

The Indian Express

Most people will associate gang fights with movies and shows but they have become a reality on the streets of Thailand. However, the brawl is not among humans but rival gangs of monkeys instead! The fight was so epic that it even halted traffic and caused a jam. Now, the crazy footage captured by an onlooker is going viral.

In videos going viral, two big group of monkeys were seen charging at each other fiercely, terrifying commuters at a junction. As the simians continued their face-off, people on motorbikes and cars were seen waiting while a few tried to steer away from the commotion, fearing they could get caught in the fight. Continue reading “Hundreds of monkeys clash on a road in Thailand, bring traffic to halt”

Daily Wire – by Tim Pearce

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) claimed guns and “the violence they bring” are responsible for the death of Chicago police officer Ella French.

Twenty-nine-year-old French, a three-and-a-half-year veteran of the force, died over the weekend after she was shot during a traffic stop. French is the first officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty since Lightfoot took office in 2019, and the first female officer to be killed since 1988. Continue reading “Chicago Mayor Blames Guns After Female Police Officer Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

A bill proposed in Florida, which is receiving widespread support from police, House Bill 11, filed by Rep. Alex Rizo, (R-Hialeah), could be yet another massive blow to your right to film the police.

According to the bill, anyone who is “hindering” law enforcement in their duties, which could include filming them with a cellphone, could be arrested, fined, and even imprisoned. Continue reading “Proposed Bill Could Soon Land You in Prison for Filming the Police”

RT

BBC studios at Television Centre in West London were targeted by an agitated group of protesters opposing the government’s Covid-19 plans. The crowd attempted to break into the building, causing clashes with police.

The dramatic confrontation at the entrance of the BBC studios was filmed by witnesses at the scene. The footage showed a dozen or so Metropolitan Police officers rushing to stop the demonstrators, who appeared intent on forcing their way in. Continue reading “BBC studios STORMED by anti-Covid passport protesters, VIDEO shows clashes with police amid attempted break-in”

Breitbart – by John Binder

The so-called bipartisan “infrastructure” bill, backed by Senate Democrats and 18 Senate Republicans, would reward blue states with federal money for driving up immigration levels to the United States.

The bill, among other things, includes the Digital Equity Act that would help expand broadband to American communities that currently lack access to the internet. Continue reading “Infrastructure Bill Rewards Blue States for Driving Up Immigration Levels to U.S.”

Breitbart – by Katherine Hamilton

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has repeatedly rebuked health officials for giving anti-science guidance throughout the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, called for Americans to stand up to “petty tyrants” using “fear and propaganda” to control society.

“It’s time for us to resist. They can’t arrest all of us,” Paul said in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday.”We don’t have to accept the mandates, lockdowns, and harmful policies of the petty tyrants and bureaucrats. We can simply say no, not again.” Continue reading “Sen. Rand Paul on Pandemic Lockdowns: ‘It’s Time for Us to Resist’”

The Post Millennial – by Alex Anas Ahmed

An Oregon high school diploma does not guarantee that students who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level.

Governor Kate Brown dropped the requirement that students demonstrate they have achieved those essential skills by signing Senate Bill 744 into law. She declined again Friday to comment on why she supported suspending the proficiency requirements, reported OregonLive.

Continue reading “Oregon Governor signs new law allowing students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math”

MSN – Washington Examiner – by Christopher Tremoglie

While appearing on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci offered strong criticism of those who participated in the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota this weekend. The rally had about 700,000 people. Fauci expressed strong concern that another surge could happen as a result of the rally. He also urged Americans to prioritize the health issues related to the pandemic. Continue reading “How can Fauci criticize Sturgis without mentioning Obama’s party or Lollapalooza?”

The Guardian – by Cecilia Nowell

Just over 10 years ago, a small group of Indigenous Guatemalan farmers visited Beata Tsosie-Peña’s stucco home in northern New Mexico. In the arid heat, the visitors, mostly Maya Achì women from the forested Guatemalan town of Rabinal, showed Tsosie-Peña how to plant the offering they had brought with them: amaranth seeds.
 Continue reading “‘It could feed the world’: amaranth, a health trend 8,000 years old that survived colonization”

Antonius Aquinas

A half century ago one of the most disastrous monetary decisions in U.S. history was committed by Richard Nixon.  In a television address, the president declared that the nation would no longer redeem internationally dollars for gold.  Since the dollar was the world’s reserve currency, Nixon’s closing of the “Gold Window” put the world on an irredeemable paper monetary standard. Continue reading “A Look Back at Nixon’s Infamous Monetary Decision”

Daily Caller – by Katelynn Richardson

A Las Vegas rock-climber was seen scaling a 600-foot Strip hotel early Tuesday morning. He planned the stunt to protest local and nationwide COVID-19 mandates.

“These new mandates are a threat to our freedoms and a threat to our civil liberties,” Maison Des Champs said in a video he recorded mid-climb. “Fifteen days have slowly turned into 400-something, and now is the time to draw the line.”
 Continue reading “Vegas Man Scales 60+ Floor Hotel Ropeless In Protest Of COVID-19 Mandates”

Todd Starnes

There is growing concern among Tennesseans after Gov. Bill Lee quietly issued an Executive Order on Friday giving the state permission to call up the National Guard and State Guard “in connection with certain health care and emergency services operations.”

Tennessee Stands, an influential statewide conservative coalition, said they found some of the governor’s orders “exceptionally concerning.” Continue reading “Order Authorizes Natl Guard, Quarantines, Involuntary Commitment for ‘Certain Healthcare’ Operations”

EIN Presswire – by Wild Horse Ranch Productions

YREKA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2021
California, Oregon and other western states are now enduring one of the most intense droughts in recent history.

And coupled with the mega-drought are catastrophic wildfires, which are further damaging riparian areas and decimating the alpine forests that are needed to hold precipitation in the form of snow pack.  Continue reading “Klamath River Dams – California Governor Gavin Newsom Plans To Charge Taxpayers Hundreds of $-Millions To Drain Lakes”

RT

A nonprofit organization in the US has sued the State Department, claiming the Biden administration is unlawfully withholding records of American diplomats who allegedly have been subjected to anal swab Covid tests by Beijing.

Judicial Watch, a conservative non-partisan educational foundation, filed the lawsuit on Friday. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the organization had previously requested the State Department to provide “non-identifying records of US diplomatic personnel being subjected to invasive COVID-19 ‘anal swab’ tests by the Chinese government.” However, no response has been provided within a legitimate time period. Continue reading “Lawsuit filed against US State Dept for allegedly concealing info on ‘abusive’ anal-swab testing of American diplomats in China”