Yahoo News

The Obama administration is expected to announce as early as tomorrow the retaliatory steps it plans to take against Russia for the alleged cyberassault that may have affected the U.S. presidential election, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Federal authorities are also expected to lay out in further detail why it is so confident that Russia was behind the hacks and tried to influence the U.S. election. Sources sid that groups believed to be involved in the Russian-backed operations will be named.   Continue reading “Retaliation for Russian Election Hack Could Be Announced Thursday”

Yahoo News

About 200 people showed up at a Philadelphia mall on Tuesday in a disturbance planned on the social media app Snapchat, leading led to four arrests, ABC affiliate WPVI reported.

Police say they were called with a report of an extremely large crowd of juveniles causing a disturbance at around 6:45 p.m. at the Philadelphia Mills Mall.   Continue reading “Police: 200 Descend on Philadelphia Mall in 2nd Night of Violence; Fracas Organized on Snapchat”

Yahoo News

If you’ve never seen a moose, do. They’re giants. A bull can weigh 1500-lbs and stand damn near 7-feet tall. Up close they seem larger. Elephantine. Handily the second-largest animal walking around North America, the long gangly legs of a moose make it seem like a car could whiz right underneath their broad ribs. As this video shows, they cannot.   Continue reading “Good God, Don’t Hit a Moose with Your Car”

Daily Mail

From Florida to Louisiana, one photographer has captured these captivating images of homeless people across the United States.

Mary Lou Uttermohlen’s ongoing documentary project, Structure Out of Chaos, shows how the homeless have organized their lives by building shantytowns.

Uttermohlen told Feature Shoot that the series began in 1993 when she moved to Miami.   Continue reading “The shantytowns of America: Inside the shacks, cars, tents and boxes that America’s homeless call home”

The Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

According to the albeit dubious Washington Post, the Obama administration will soon announce retaliatory measures against Russia for the putative role it played installing Donald Trump in the White House.

Once again citing unnamed “U.S. officials,” the Post reports the punitive moves “are expected to include covert action that will probably involve cyber-operations,” and the public will learn precisely what’s planned “as early as this week.”   Continue reading “Without Providing Any Evidence Of Hacking, Obama To Announce “Punishment” Plan For Russia”

Breitbart – by Jerome Hudson

President Barack Obama added an additional $7.917 trillion to America’s national debt, which amounts to a 68 percent increase from the $11.657 trillion debt level President George W. Bush accrued by the end of his presidency.

While there are several ways to determine a president’s contribution to the U.S. debt, the most accurate figure is achieved by combining the budget deficits from each fiscal year and adding the total amount to whatever the debt level was at when the last president left office.   Continue reading “Obama Added $7.917 Trillion to the National Debt, 68 Percent Spike”

Red State – by Susan Wright

Child abuse.

I was the only girl from a family full of boys. Growing up in a very rural part of North Carolina, left to our own devices for most of our days, we had to find our fun where we could.

BB guns, climbing trees, snake hunting through the woods (when it was warm enough), exploring, in general – these were the things that occupied my brothers’ time. Because I hated to be left out, quite often, I tagged along.   Continue reading “8-Year Old NJ Girl Used As Weapon In Social Justice Warrior Mom’s Attack On Boy Scouts”

MSN

Tony Award–winning actor George S. Irving passed away Monday at age 94, Deadline reports. Famous for gruff, crotchety characters, Irving made his debut on Broadway in the chorus of Oklahoma!, and went on to perform in Call Me Mister, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Irene — for which he won a Tony Award and starred opposite Debbie Reynolds. (Coincidentally, that production also featured a 15-year-old Carrie Fisher, who also died this week.)   Continue reading “Tony Winning–Actor George S. Irving Dead at 94”

BCC News

The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, has died aged 96, his daughter has said.

Juliet Johnson said her father had been “ailing for some time” but “died peacefully” on Christmas Eve.

Watership Down, a children’s classic about a group of rabbits in search of a new home after their warren was destroyed, was first published in 1972.   Continue reading “Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96”

Mail.com

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Following a year of deadly confrontations between police and citizens across the U.S., police in Alaska’s capital city are spearheading a campaign to turn 2017 into a community-wide year of kindness.

Juneau police will kick off the campaign with public potlucks on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day to encourage locals to commit daily acts of kindness and to reach out weekly to individuals outside their usual circles.   Continue reading “Police in Alaska capital city launch 2017 kindness campaign”

Mail.com

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s planned Mideast policy speech a “pathetic step,” further heightening tensions between the two close allies as the Obama administration prepares to leave office.

The comments by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan were the latest salvo in a toxic exchange following the U.S.’s refusal to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution last week that called Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem a violation of international law. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed the resolution, and accused the U.S. of colluding with the Palestinians in drawing it up.   Continue reading “Israel Cabinet minister calls Kerry speech ‘pathetic’”

WSAZ 3 News

ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) — Beginning in 2018, flying could become more difficult for Kentucky residents.

Kentucky driver’s licenses are not compliant with the REAL ID Act, and the state has not been granted an extension to become compliant.   Continue reading “Kentucky travelers will not be able to fly with driver’s license”

Haaretz

President-elect Donald Trump said that the U.S. “cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect” hours before Secretary of State John Kerry was set to give a speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“They used to have a great friend in the U.S., but……. not anymore. The beginning of the end was the horrible Iran deal, and now this (U.N.)! Stay strong Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!” Trump tweeted.   Continue reading “Trump: Stay Strong Israel, January 20th Is Fast Approaching”

53 AD
Even before all the books of the Bible were written, there was talk that Christ’s return had already taken place. The Thessalonians panicked on Paul when they heard a rumour that the day of the Lord was at hand, and they had missed the rapture.

500
A Roman priest living in the second century predicted Christ would return in 500 AD, based on the dimensions of Noah’s ark.   Continue reading “The End”

Jon Rappoports

Big media attacks “fake news.” Independent reporters rightly point the finger at big media as the predominant purveyor of fake news.

Oops.

Here I want to comment on one of the most devious forms of MSM fake news: the limited hangout.   Continue reading “Mainstream fake-news: the devious limited hangout”