USA Today

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Michael Porter Jr. is entitled to his opinion but noted that Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly spoke to the 22-year-old forward about his comments theorizing the coronavirus pandemic is “being used for population control.”

Porter Jr. said on his verified Snapchat account Tuesday that there is an “agenda” behind the COVID-19 pandemic and that the coronavirus is being used to “control” people and is “being overblown.”  Continue reading “Nuggets talk to Michael Porter Jr. about his coronavirus ‘population control’ comments”

Live Science – by Karen Rowen, May 03, 2010

A crude car bomb discovered in New York’s Times Square this weekend was found to contain gasoline, propane and fertilizer, according to police. Fortunately, the would-be bomber used a type of fertilizer that is not explosive. Experts say that it is actually quite difficult to make a bomb using fertilizer, because of the nature of the chemistry of the explosion.

Ammonium nitrate is the fertilizer compound that can be used in explosives, said John Goodpaster, who researches explosives at Indiana at University-Purdue University Indianapolis. This compound is not found in its pure form in the common fertilizers that are commercially available. And, even in its pure form, ammonium nitrate by itself is not explosive. Continue reading “How Do Fertilizer Bombs Work?”

Washington Examiner – by Anna Giaritelli, Cassidy Morrison

Contingency plans for handling a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border have yet to be seen despite President Trump’s warning last month that his administration was “focusing aggressively on the Texas border” due to what he described as “undercounted” hundreds of thousands of coronavirus outbreaks in Mexico and Latin America.

While top Department of Homeland Security officials have warned in recent months that the United States could see another border crisis if hundreds of thousands or millions of people flee poverty stricken and virus-ridden home countries for the U.S., government officials will not share how they are preparing and how they plan to avoid another 2019 crisis when media documented abhorrent conditions at immigration detention facilities nationwide. Continue reading “‘A public health disaster’: As coronavirus-fueled border surge looms, is Trump administration prepared?”

Now the End Begins – by Geoffrey Grider

Even though early reports coming out of Lebanon are calling this an ‘accident’, the timing of this explosion is highly suspect to say the least. For the past 6 weeks or so, Israel has been relentlessly bombing targets in Iran and Syria, due to an increase in terrorist activity coming from those areas. As recently as just yesterday, the IDF made air strikes on Iranian targets near Damascus.

When you look at the video of the explosion in Beirut, it was multiple explosions actually, it does not appear to be something that was accidental. It looks like a strategic air strike, the only question is why. If it does turn out to be from Israel, this could well lead to a fresh outbreak in hostilities in the Middle East. Continue reading “Israel Places IDF On High Alert After Beirut Port City Rocked By Massive Series Of Explosions Resulting In Nuclear Bomb Style Mushroom Clouds”

Yahoo News

Washington — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA), claiming its top officials diverted millions of dollars from the influential gun group for their personal use and enriched their families and close associates by awarding lucrative contracts.

The lawsuit from James, filed in New York state court, alleges the NRA and four of its top executives mismanaged funds and violated state and federal laws, resulting in the loss of more than $64 million for the organization in a span of three years. The senior leaders, James claims, used millions from the NRA’s coffers on trips to the Bahamas, private jets, luxury hotels and fine dining. Continue reading “New York AG seeks to shut down NRA in suit alleging financial crimes”

New York Post – by Vincent Barone

The mayor of Los Angeles is threatening to shut off water and power to any businesses or residences found to be hosting massive parties during the coronavirus pandemic.

The warning from Mayor Eric Garcetti is a direct response to reports of trendy Beverly Hills bashes that have been thrown this summer where revelers flout social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines. Continue reading “LA mayor threatens to turn off water, power after Beverly Hills bash”

Vox Recode – by Rebecca Heilweil

We know that face masks help protect others from Covid-19, and it looks like they also provide some protection against facial recognition technology — for now. A preliminary study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analyzed how well the technology fared when identifying people wearing face masks. Broadly speaking, the facial recognition algorithms designed before the pandemic struggled to recognize faces behind the masks. Continue reading “Masks can fool facial recognition systems, but the algorithms are learning fast”

Press TV

US Army Futures Command has confirmed that a cargo plane has landed in Israel to support the regime’s so-called Iron Dome system.

The Antonov An 225 arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport on Monday evening, carrying US military trucks to be equipped with Iron Dome air system. Continue reading “US cargo plane lands in Israel in support of the regime’s Iron Dome”

Breitbart – by Hannah Bleau

Well over three-quarters of Americans would support a nationwide mask mandate, a Hill-HarrisX survey revealed on Monday.

The survey, taken July 26-27 among 948 registered voters, asked, “Would you support or oppose a national mandate to wear a face mask?” Continue reading “Poll: Vast Majority of U. S. Voters Support a Nationwide Mask Mandate”

Global Research – by Richard Silverstein

A note to our readers

A Tikun Olan תיקון עולם report by author Richard Silverstein blaming Israel is yet to be confirmed. It is not corroborated by other press reports.

According to The Times of Israel, “Israel offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, … in a rare show of support for the enemy country. Why would Israel come to the rescue of Lebanon “with medical and humanitarian aid”? Continue reading “Israel Bombed Beirut?”