CNN

These are the images that show what will soon be known as the world’s next tallest building rising from the desert. When the 3,280-feet-tall (1,000-meter-tall) Jeddah Tower, in Saudi Arabia, opens in 2020, it will knock Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa off its throne as the tallest skyscraper in the world by 236 feet (72 meters). Construction of the landmark is estimated to cost $1.4 billion.

When CNN visited the site at the end of 2017, the tower was 252 meters (826 feet) high and already had expansive views of the kingdom.   Continue reading “Jeddah Tower: What does the world’s next tallest skyscraper look like now?”

The Guardian – by Rebecca Ratcliffe

The United Nations has allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish in its offices around the world, with accusers ignored and perpetrators free to act with impunity, the Guardian has been told.

Dozens of current and former UN employees described a culture of silence across the organisation and a flawed grievance system that is stacked against victims.

Of the employees interviewed, 15 said they had experienced or reported sexual harassment or assault within the past five years. The alleged offences ranged from verbal harassment to rape.   Continue reading “Sexual harassment and assault rife at United Nations, staff claim”

Daily Mail

A student who has spent the last six years preparing for the apocalypse has detailed his meticulous planning, which includes taking a bag of emergency supplies with him wherever he goes.

Alex Mason, 17, who is a doomsday prepper – someone who is actively preparing for a global catastrophe – stockpiles food such as rice and canned goods, has taught himself impressive survival skills and even set up an Instagram account with his friend Myles Allen, 17, to spread the word.   Continue reading “‘Doomsday prepper’ teen prepares for apocalypse”

Colorado Public Radio – by Sam Brasch

Would you eat venison if there was a chance it could slowly eat away at your brain?

If there’s a slight possibility, it doesn’t bother Patrick States. On the menu this evening for his wife and two daughters at their Northglenn home are pan-seared venison steaks with mashed potatoes and a whiskey cream sauce.   Continue reading “Could Colorado’s Zombie Deer Disease Ever Spread To People?”

Daily Mail

Controversial televangelist Kenneth Copeland was all smiles on the tarmac near his Fort Worth, Texas mega church as he took delivery of his new $3million Gulfstream V private jet.

‘This is a big deal, this is a big plane’ he says in a video posted on his ministry’s website, before grinning into the lens and asking viewers, ‘do you see this?  do you see this? I hope so, you bought it. You and Jesus.’  Continue reading “‘Jesus bought this’: Delighted televangelist Kenneth Copeland giggles with glee as he unveils new $3million private jet paid for by donations from his followers”

Defend Europa – by William

Today marks the launch of Britain’s first ‘Migration Museum‘, intended to reflect the ‘migratory history’ of the peoples of the United Kingdom. The enterprise, modelled on similar projects on Ellis Island, in Paris and in Germany, is long overdue if you read the opinion columns of the left-wing press. It is currently being housed across the River Thames opposite parliament, until a permanent home for its exhibitions can be built or found.   Continue reading “Britain’s ‘Migration Museum’ Is Decidedly Jewish”

Sputnik News

The Bitcoin cryptocurrency was developed by “American intelligence agencies,” Natalya Kaspersky, CEO of the InfoWatch group of companies and specialist in cyber security systems, said during her presentation at ITMO University in St. Petersburg.

Kaspersky was giving a speech on information wars and digital sovereignty. Photos of her presentation entitled “Modern technologies – the basis for information and cyber-wars,” have been published on social media.   Continue reading “Bitcoin is a ‘Project of US Intelligence,’ Kaspersky Lab Co-Founder Claims”

RT

The US will counter any “threat to America’s democracy experiment” in the world, if necessary with military force, the Pentagon chief threatened. Jim Mattis said Russia and China are potential adversaries for the US.

Unveiling the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy, Mattis said the main focus for US defense was competition with resurgent powers Russia and China which, he said, want to impose an authoritarian model of government on other nations.  Continue reading “‘Work with our diplomats or deal with US military’ Mattis warns, unveiling new defense strategy”

Leafly – by Lisa Rough, Dec 15, 2015

In an incredibly backwards display of irony, the union representing the Pittsburgh police has filed a most unusual lawsuit. A civil rights grievance has been filed against the city, claiming that officers being required to undergo mandatory drug testing is not only a violation of their contract, but of the Constitution as well.

Curiously enough, it appears that this unconstitutionality only applies to police officers, not to the public that they are meant to protect and serve. The officers’ argument is that a urine drug analysis constitutes an “illegal search and seizure,” and police would be forced to “forfeit their constitutional rights to protect the city from a civil liability.”  Continue reading “Police Say It’s Unconstitutional to Mandate Drug Tests on Officers”

The Organic Prepper

2018 has started off with a bang… and not in a good way. So far, it’s shaping up to be the worst year of the flu in more than a decade. More than 100 people across the country have already died and we’re only 3 weeks into the new year. Hospitals are running out of IV bags. They’re setting up tents to treat people in the parking lot. Pharmacies are out of Tamiflu.

In short, this virus is bad news.   Continue reading “30 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Catching the Flu”