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WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — It’s time to get out that tinfoil hat.
A mysterious object was spotted by a local photographer over the skies of Whibey Island early Sunday morning, leading to lots of speculation and questions, but no solid answers. Continue reading “Missile launch? Lens flare? Mysterious object spotted over Whidbey Island raises questions”
The violent gang MS-13 has infiltrated a predominantly Hispanic school in Maryland, bringing terror and the campaign to recruit young students, with teachers calling the situation a “ticking time bomb.”
William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale has reportedly become a battleground after the gang established its presence at the school. Continue reading “Teachers reportedly fearful after MS-13 infiltrates Maryland school”
The College Fix – by Andrew Johnson
The University of Denver recently suspended a freshman student for fall quarter 2018 for having allegedly used several slurs frequently in everyday conversation, with the school saying that the behavior violated its harassment policy by creating “a hostile environment of divisiveness and disrespect.”
The student, meanwhile, has denied any wrongdoing in the matter, and a campus watchdog group has raised serious concerns about the university’s approach to the controversy. Continue reading “University suspends student after ‘some people said that other people said that she said offensive things’”
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended their historic meeting with a Singapore by signing a joint statement. The document promised “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” without detailing exactly what that would entail.
“President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula,” the statement said, using the North’s acronym for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Continue reading “Trump and Kim sign joint statement promising ‘complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’”
YouTube will display links to Wikipedia and other “fact-based” sites along videos about “conspiracy theories”.
After demonetizing thousands of channels (many of which were “truther” and “conspiracy”-related), YouTube is now taking further steps to fight undesirable videos. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced this week that the video platform will soon begin displaying links to “fact-based” sites alongside conspiracy videos. Called “information cues”, these snippets of information will link to “reputable” articles in order to combat “hoaxes” and “fake news” stories (gotta use lots of quotation marks to highlight mass media’s biased vocabulary). Continue reading “YouTube Will Fight “Conspiracy” Videos Using Wikipedia”
“When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes… Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821
The New York Times reports that the United Nations is pulling its staff from the besieged Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah as a massive assault on the country’s only major humanitarian lifeline appears imminent.
UN staff have played a key role in delivering foreign aid through what is now one of the besieged country’s only humanitarian access points to the outside world, through which 80% of all humanitarian aid flows. Continue reading “UN, Red Cross Evacuate Staff From Yemen Port City Ahead Of “Imminent” US-Saudi Coalition Assault”
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan
Billionaire George Soros lamented the rise of President Donald Trump and nationalist movements in Europe in an interview shared Saturday in the Washington Post, saying “everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.”
From The Washington Post:
George Soros, the billionaire investor and liberal donor, sat in his hotel suite by Lake Zurich this week, lamenting the turn much of the world has taken in recent years: “Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.” Continue reading “George Soros: ‘Everything That Could Go Wrong Has Gone Wrong’”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. open internet rules expired on Monday, handing sweeping new powers to internet providers to block, throttle or offer paid “fast lanes” for web traffic, but a court battle remains ahead.
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the 2015 Obama administration’s landmark net neutrality rules in December by a 3-2 vote, sparking a firestorm of criticism on social media websites, opposition from internet firms like Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), and protests among Democrats in the Republican-controlled Congress. Continue reading “U.S. net neutrality rules expire, court battle looms”
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Archive: TWFTT 6-11-18
By a 5-4 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a controversial Ohio voter-purge law.
It’s known as the “use-it-or-lose-it” law, and it’s the most aggressive voter-purge system in the country. The state currently strikes voters from the registration rolls if they fail to vote in two consecutive elections — and if they fail to return a mailed address confirmation form.
Those challenging the law said it violated the National Voting Rights Act, which says that a state cannot strike someone from the rolls for failure to vote. The emphasis is to get more people to vote — and not have them purged. Continue reading “Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter-Purge Law”
A rebellion by moderate House Republicans to force an immigration vote is widely expected to succeed this week, pushing members in at least one chamber of Congress to address one of the most hot-button topics in American politics months before the midterm elections and against the wishes of GOP leadership.
The final congressional signatures are likely to be added to a proposal in the next 36 hours that would bypass the wishes of House Speaker Paul Ryan and his deputies and ensure moderates a vote on immigration later this month. Continue reading “House DACA talks prepare to enter new high-stakes stage”
Ten-thousand Palestinians gathered and burned tires in five locations along the Israel-Gaza border fence Friday afternoon, according to the IDF spokesperson’s unit.
IDF soldiers used crowd dispersal measures in accordance with IDF rules of engagement and “are keeping high-alert.” Continue reading “10,000 Palestinians Participate In Gaza Border Fence Protest, 6 Wounded”
Speaking at NATO headquarters of Friday, Secretary of Defense James Mattis reiterated his opposition to the idea of withdrawing US troops from Syria. He said any withdrawal before progress was made would be a “strategic blunder.”
Mattis’ position reflects those of a lot of top US cabinet officials, who have resisted President Trump’s talk of a quick withdrawal. He argues that the UN peace plan necessitates an ongoing US military presence. Continue reading “Mattis: Leaving Syria Without Making Progress Would Be a ‘Blunder’”