Strategic Culture – by Arkady Savitsky

There had been a long fight with fiery speeches, long-winded discussions presenting opposing views, publications and statements in support of “resolute steps” on the one hand as well as the calls for carefully weighing pros and cons on the other. Finally, the concept of “racing headlong into the unknown” has prevailed. On May 23, the US House of Representatives turned down a measure that would limit the fiscal 2019 funding for the new 6.5 kt W76-2 low-yield (LY) or “flexible” nuclear warhead. The ordnance is to be installed on Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), which normally carry 100 kt W76 warheads. The nuclear weapon (NW) is to be developed in accordance with the provisions of Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).   Continue reading “US Congress Set to Fund New Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead”

Couregez

Be cautious, free VPNs are selling your data to 3rd parties

It isn’t unusual to find companies using deceptive practices when trying to market and grow their brands. One niche where this is very rife is in the VPN industry. It was recently revealed that contrary to claims on their websites, 26 of the 117 most popular VPN services log user data despite touting contrary claims in their marketing. That revelation will seem tame compared to findings on how free VPNs operate: many openly and brazenly share/sell user data.   Continue reading “Be cautious, free VPNs are selling your data to 3rd parties”

KSL – by Liesl Nielsen

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Facebook is set to build a new data center in Eagle Mountain that will span nearly one million square feet and represent a $750 million investment in the city.

“I want to thank God for this opportunity. God bless Eagle Mountain, God bless the state of Utah and God bless America,” said Eagle Mountain Mayor Tom Westmoreland as he fought back tears during a press conference where city and state officials revealed the name of the company Wednesday morning.   Continue reading “Facebook to build massive data center in Eagle Mountain”

LA Times – by Jaweed Kaleem

Standing on the front steps of First Congregational Church of Oakland late last month, Nichola Torbett issued a declaration.

“We can no longer tolerate the trauma inflicted on our communities by policing,” Torbett, a white church volunteer, said in front of churchgoers who held photos of African Americans shot dead by law enforcement. The church, she promised, would never call the cops again in nearly every circumstance. Dozens of members had agreed to do the same.

Continue reading “A California church flirts with an unusual social experiment: to never call police again”

ABC 30 News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Calls for President Trump to commute the sentence of a man who was recently sent back to prison after he was released in 2016 have crossed the political spectrum and call attention to “mandatory minimum” prison sentences.

Matthew Charles had served 21 years of a 35-year sentence for selling crack to a police informant in the 1990’s before he was released under reduced sentences of “mandatory minimum” sentences by the Obama Administration. An appeals court recently ruled that he was released in error.   Continue reading “Calls For Trump To Commute Sentence Of Man Sent Back To Prison Increase”

The New Observer

The right wing Jewish lobby financier Sheldon Adelson has pumped $30 million into the Republican Party’s “Congressional Leadership Fund” to help keep that party in control of the US Congress—so that President Donald Trump will keep up his slavishly pro-Israel foreign policy.

According to a report in Politico, casino mogul Adelson—who made his money out of a casino business empire which would be illegal in the Jewish ethnostate—cut a $30 million check after House Speaker Paul Ryan flew to Las Vegas to meet with the billionaire at his Venetian Hotel.   Continue reading “Right Wing Jewish Lobby Puts $30M into GOP to Keep Trump on Pro-Israel Track”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

The Big Pharma giant Bayer has just won approval from the US Justice Department for the $62.5 billion dollar takeover of the agrichemical behemoth Monsanto. The deal, which was solidified on Tuesday, has many people on edge knowing that Bayer, a company with a sordid history of corruption is merging with Monsanto, the company who has made an empire with its pesticide, herbicide, and genetically-engineered seed empire.   Continue reading “The Company that Is Taking Over Monsanto Knowingly Gave Thousands of Children HIV”

Daily Caller – by Grace Carr

San Diego parents pulled their kids from school and rallied outside the district’s headquarters Tuesday, expressing anger and frustration over a sex-ed curriculum they allege is completely inappropriate for their young children.

The sixth grade curriculum includes lessons on gender identity, birth control, the stages of sex, STDs, HIV and pregnancy. Parents are calling the material “too much, too soon” and age-inappropriate while San Diego officials defend the curriculum by arguing that the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention supports the lesson plans, CBS News 8 reported.   Continue reading “San Diego Parents Pulling Their Kids From School Over Inappropriate Sex-Ed Curriculum”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis vowed on Tuesday that American ships will continue to confront China over its militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established an extensive military presence despite its promise not to do so.

Mattis said that U.S. forces are maintaining a “steady drumbeat” of naval operations around the disputed Spratly islands, adding that “only one country” seems to be bothered by the maneuvers.   Continue reading “Mattis: US Will Confront China With “Steady Drumbeat” Of American Ships Over Weaponized Islands”

The Electric Intifada

Palestinians are welcoming the news that Shakira won’t be playing in Tel Aviv this summer.

PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, said that Shakira’s decision dashes Israel’s hopes “to use her name to art-wash its latest massacre in Gaza.”   Continue reading “Shakira abandons plan to play in Tel Aviv”

BBC News

Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website’s effect on the country.

Communication minister Sam Basil said users posting pornography and false information would be identified.   Continue reading “Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month”

Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer/Helicopter Pilot Bryan Woolard and Henderson (Acting Tactical Flight) Officer J. Oberding were reportedly at the hanger facility on the night of 1 October and were operating LVMPD’s MD-500 helicopter under the call sign “Air 5” (#N911WY) when they received a call from a Lieutenant K. Delzer who ordered the two eager officers to respond to an active shooter incident at the “Route 91 venue,” according to an Officer’s Report (See page 81 and 82) filed with the department four days after the massacre.   Continue reading “SHOCKING new details surface exposing LVMPD’s 1 October helicopter sniper mission”

Fox News

An off-duty San Antonio Police Office was shot six times after a road rage incident turned into a shootout in the parking lot of a gentleman’s sports club on Tuesday, according to the city’s police chief.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a news conference the off-duty officer and a 25-year-old driver pulled into the parking lot of the Allstars Gentleman’s Sportsclub off Interstate 10 after the motorist accused the officer of cutting him off. The driver then pulled out a gun and started shooting, hitting the officer six times in the lower-torso.  Continue reading “Off-duty Texas police officer shot 6 times after road rage incident, officials say”

LA Times – by Jim Bovard

“I need a witness!” exclaimed the security screener at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a scanner, he explained, I must undergo an “enhanced patdown.” I told him that if he jammed his hand into my groin, I’d file a formal complaint. So he summoned his supervisor to keep an eye on the proceedings.

I thought of this exchange last week when the New York Times revealed that the Transportation Security Administration has created a secret watchlist for troublesome passengers. The TSA justified the list by saying that its screeners were assaulted 34 times last year, but did not release any details about the alleged assaults.

Continue reading “After pointlessly groping countless Americans, the TSA is keeping a secret watchlist of those who fight back”

RT

The reported killing of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko on Tuesday in Kiev was actually a ruse played by the Ukrainian law enforcement to prevent a planned hit, the Ukrainian authorities said.

Reporting on the high profile case on Wednesday, the head of the SBU, Ukraine’s national security service, Sergey Gritsak said Babchenko was alive and unhurt.   Continue reading “‘Assassinated’ journalist Babchenko alive, Kiev says, accusing Russia of murder plot”

Mail.com

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants, including two suicide bombers, dressed in military uniforms and riding in two armored vehicles launched a surprise attack on the Interior Ministry in Kabul on Wednesday but Afghan forces managed to repel the assault, leaving all the attackers dead.

It was a rare victory for Afghan security forces, who have struggled to secure the capital in recent months amid relentless attacks by the Taliban and the IS affiliate in Afghanistan. According to the ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, one policeman was killed and five were wounded in the assault.   Continue reading “Afghan forces repel Islamic State attack at Kabul ministry”

Mail.com

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers said Wednesday they had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to end the largest flare-up of violence between the sides since a 2014 war. Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, said Egyptian mediators intervened “after the resistance succeeded in warding off the aggression.” He said militant groups in Gaza will commit to the cease-fire as long as Israel does.   Continue reading “Gaza’s Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel”