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North Korean dictator Kim Kong-un has ordered citizens to hand over their pet dogs — so they can be killed for food.
The hermit state says pet dogs are now considered a “decadent” luxury and “a ‘tainted’ trend by bourgeois ideology,” and must be surrendered, according to a report by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo media outlet. Continue reading “Kim Jong-un orders North Koreans to hand over pet dogs — so they can be used as meat”
Chicago taxpayers spent $66 million renovating a convention center into an emergency coronavirus hospital that ended up only treating 38 patients. Further, the contract to renovate the facility went to a politically connected company instead of one that said it would waive fees or donate such money to coronavirus relief organizations. Continue reading “Chicago Spent $66 Million On A Coronavirus Facility That Treated 38 Patients—Total”
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— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) August 18, 2020
Do you remember the old saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun”? Well, tomorrow I turn 53 and I am not having fun. So why does time continue to fly? Any ideas would be appreciated.
Jill in OKC
A judge is allowing a Los Angeles megachurch to hold indoor services despite health orders as long as it practices coronavirus safety measures.
Los Angeles County had sought a court order barring Grace Community Church in Sun Valley from holding the services, arguing that they were an immediate health threat. Continue reading “Judge allows Los Angeles megachurch to hold indoor services despite health orders”
Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., established ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ a few months ago. She is an emergency room physician as well as a lawyer. She was recently terminated from her positions at two hospitals because of what they alleged to be an ’embarrassing video,’ in which she and her colleagues held a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading “Dr. Simone Gold, M.D.: “Scientifically, the masks are useless and irrelevant, that’s a fact.””
A man driving near a demonstration in Portland, Oregon has been taken to hospital after being pulled from his car and physically attacked by several protesters – one of whom deliberately kicked him in the head.
The attack, which was filmed by various bystanders, occurred late on Sunday night at the intersection of Broadway and Southwest Taylor Street, a few blocks from the federal courthouse and other buildings that have been the focus of recent protests. Continue reading “Portland: Man left with serious injuries after being kicked in head by protester”
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI has been charged with spying for China, including by disclosing tradecraft and information on sources to Chinese intelligence officers who had co-opted him, according to documents unsealed Monday.
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested last week after an undercover operation in which prosecutors say he accepted thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for his past espionage activities. He told a law enforcement officer who was posing as a Chinese intelligence officer that he wanted to see the “motherland” succeed and that he was eager to resume helping China after the coronavirus pandemic subsided, prosecutors said. Continue reading “Former CIA Officer Charged with Giving China Classified Info”
As colleges across America reopen for in-person learning this fall, some are asking students to report peers who might not be following guidelines that universities have set up to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
For example, the University of Miami has set up a system where “students are encouraged to report concerns about unsafe behaviors” of their peers, and administrators will review the concern. Continue reading “Universities ask students to play ‘coronavirus police,’ report peers who might have COVID-19”
As remote learning creates more distance between school districts and students, school and state officials are clinging to control however they can. From sending Child Protective Services (CPS) agents to investigate charges of neglect in homes where children missed Zoom classes last spring, to proposing “child wellbeing checks” in homes this fall, government schools and related agencies are panicking over parents having increased influence over their children’s care and education during the pandemic. Continue reading “With Remote Learning, Schools Are Watching and Reporting Parents at Alarming Rates”
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Archive: TWFTT 8-17-20
A clash between Syrian forces and U.S. troops reportedly left at least one Syrian dead on Monday — a rare fatal confrontation on a battlefield confused by a surplus of foreign intervening forces in the protracted civil war. The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria denied reports that an American service member was wounded in the incident near a Syrian air base, and that the coalition had carried out an airstrike during the clash.
An independent war monitoring organization and Syrian state media spoke only of Syrian casualties. Continue reading “Deadly clash reported between U.S. and Syrian forces”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Lufkin, TX — A couple’s verbal dispute over a parking space turned into a nightmare after a call was made to 911 to settle it. When police showed up, the man involved in the dispute, Mark Anthony Smith, 48, was savagely beaten by three deputies who all used their rifles to inflict serious injury. He was then falsely charged and thrown in a cage.
Four months later, and the three Angelina County Sheriff’s Office deputies involved the beating and false arrest of Smith have not been charged and instead given paid administrative leave, otherwise known as a paid vacation. Continue reading “Cops Beat Innocent, Cuffed Man with Rifles and Knees, Break His Ribs — Get Paid Vacation”
Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalising ties with Israel, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday, reported Reuters.
“In the wake of this agreement (with the UAE) will come additional agreements, both with more Gulf countries and with Muslim countries in Africa,” Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen told Army Radio. Continue reading “Israel intelligence minister: Bahrain, Oman to follow UAE in formalising ties”
An over 18-hour-long standoff continued early Monday at a suburban Texas neighborhood where three responding officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire. The unnamed suspect allowed two hostages to leave but remains barricaded inside the home with a third as the dramatic scene carries on for a second day. Continue reading “Texas standoff: Two hostages released by barricaded suspect following hours-long negotiations after officers shot”