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China says Indian forces crossed border, fired warning shots

https://apnews.com/0ea5d13315acb3cdc030d711a9d3e753
First of all let me remind you of a few facts. China and India has been fighting for the territory that is right between China, India and a bit of Nepal. Chinese claim the region and named it with a typical Chinese name, India did the same but in their own language. Nepalese claim that India invaded part of its territory while building a highway that leads to that very same region in dispute. Since 1962 both China and India want to stretch or reduce the border based on their own agendas.

Those fights have been brutal even resorting to unconventional fighting styles for modern armies like boxing, throwing stones, pushing enemies to make them fall down the cliffs, etc. Shots are, err, kind of uncommon, but they do happen every other day. They usually call them "warning shots" only.

By the way, they have been trying to negotiate a different deal since their only war ended in a hard to swallow truce long time ago. So where did they meet?
Let me give you a tip, you would link that place to bears, not pandas but bears. Curiously it seems the Bible also relates it with a bear. Oh and its current leader is as bald as this guy! =>

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China

https://apnews.com/28d6c05e87922013cf6c485d9568160d
Well, some time ago it was a row over meat and other products, now Australian journalists are not welcome in China. Actually they did not let them go at first, even if they had packed everything to leave China behind for good. Things are getting UGLY there.

Both journalists had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days.
They left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for CGTN, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained.
Both journalists were told they were “persons of interest” in an investigation into Cheng, The Australian Financial Review reported. Seven uniformed police visited each journalist’s home in Beijing and Shanghai at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, the newspaper said.
Birtles was due to depart Beijing on Thursday and was holding a farewell party on Wednesday when police came to his apartment and told him he was banned from leaving the country, ABC said. He was told he would be contacted on Thursday to organize a time to be questioned about a “national security case,” his employer said.

If they cannot blame you for anything, they will bother you till you can take it anymore.

El Salvador prosecutors search prisons in pact investigation

https://apnews.com/ee6a00d1d18658a3eb1a40ad9df3e460

They first criticized Nayib Bukele for being quite severe while dealing with criminals. Nowadays they want to accuse him of negotiating with the Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 as you might know it in the USA. This does not make any sense, he actually ordered them to mix criminals from several gangs. So why would he send a committee to negotiate with the MS?
Also keep in mind that there are local political parties that hate Bukele as much as Democrats hate Trump in the US.

Samsung wins $6.6 billion Verizon contract for 5G network

https://apnews.com/50e406d41d782a1bcbe2596bd6ecf4be
Did you want to carry along a brand new 5G cellphone? Well, that might happen in the not so far future in many more places.

But one 5G rival — China’s Huawei Technologies Ltd. — wasn’t in the running for the contract. Huawei has been largely absent from the U.S. since 2012, when a congressional panel warned phone carriers to avoid it.

How curious... is it not? Several media keep blaming Trump for how his administration has treated Huawei but even back in 2012 they noticed it was a threat. Oh and few years later China approved two controversial laws that would force companies with subsidiaries or headquarters in China to share any intelligence with the government. They still want to claim they pose no threat to US security.

Italy investigates Apple, Google, Dropbox over cloud storage

https://apnews.com/5d8de6ebe1f08233ba670fd44d4b1246

The competition and market authority said Monday it has opened a total of six investigations into Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox’s online storage service in response to complaints about unfair commercial practices and violations of the country’s consumer rights directive. In one case, it’s also looking into “vexatious clauses” in a contract.
The Italian probe follows wider efforts by European Union regulators to clarify the fine print tech companies use in their terms and conditions of service so consumers can better understand how their information is being used.

I wished they had done those "clarifications" a lot sooner than they usually do.

Russia’s Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive

https://apnews.com/bd9b23bb9c7dbfdf36ffb8ffb514e305

Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday.
“The patient has been removed from his medically induced coma and is being weaned off mechanical ventilation,” Berlin’s Charite hospital said in a statement. ”He is responding to verbal stimuli. It remains too early to gauge the potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning.”

By the way, Melana and others, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel now isn't so sure about closing the gas pipeline deal with Russia.
Oh and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called his poisoning outrageous.

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing

https://apnews.com/7c6e35f99ba2861e242ac607e20dac40

A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of the convicted individuals from execution.

Interesting attitude but why was it for just 5 out of 8 people in trial?

The court ordered a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the five. Another individual received a 10-year sentence, and two others were ordered to serve seven years in prison.

That was the reason, they weren't desperate to get such pardons. So what about the Crown Prince? Is he really getting away with it? Those men worked for his office after all.

Japanese economy is not rising but sinking

https://apnews.com/8453d44c1d4e0c2c65706f786171602f
What is notorious but almost left in the dark is that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is resigning due to health issues and the Japanese are now waiting for a new PM to keep their country going amidst the coronavirus crisis.

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Bill de Blasio touts 'peaceful' weekend as NYPD hits 25-year high in gun arrests
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-gun-arre...ekend-2020
So is this just another Democrat talking about their "summer of love" again?

'The problem is there’s too many guns out there, and there’s not enough consequences, and once we get our heads wrapped around that, I think we’ll be in a better place,' NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said

Later on they added de Blasio's remark on this weekend.

The news came after 23 shootings -- two fatally -- occurred over the holiday weekend. The shootings victims include a 6-year-old, his mother and three others who were wounded by gunfire while celebrating J’Ouvert, a Caribbean culture festival, in Brooklyn early Monday.
Despite the bloodshed, Mayor Bill de Blasio touted the three-day break as a "peaceful weekend" during his Monday briefing.
"We had one incident and it is a very troubling incident where one individual shot five people in Crown Heights in the early morning hours Monday. One of those people was a 6-year-old boy. And that's deeply troubling," he said. "Thank God none have life-threatening injuries. But except for that incident. Overwhelmingly, we had a peaceful weekend in central Brooklyn and it really is because of the hard work of everyone."

So there were 23 shootings but he only cared about 1 of them. What about the other 22 groups of victims?
Then some

...a former NYPD officer, and Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres have called for an independent investigation into an alleged work slowdown.
"You cut the budget. You take all the cops off the street and then you wonder why it takes longer for cops to get the job," he told the radio station.

Well, de Blasio always wanted to cut their budget but not his wife's, even if she doesn't need to spend $2 millions by hiring a speech writer, a hair dresser, among other people. Now with hundreds of cops getting dismissed, what city would be able to deal with criminality in a timely manner?

He attributed some the uptick in gun crimes to bail reform and court closures.

Definitely that's the worst way to deal with pitty criminals that never learn the lesson.

12 Hong Kongers arrested for fleeing from China

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/governm...-china-lam
Even their local government admitted mainland China will judge them. Weren't they Hong Kongers in the first place!? Why do they need to transfer them to Beijing or Shangai or Wuhan to face a trial? That's right! They were heading to Taiwan. Even so the CCP treats Taiwan as a "rebel" province so it'd be Chinese soil as well, based on their own logic not the Taiwanese, so why would they ever need to arrest them at all!?

"If these Hong Kong residents were arrested for breaching mainland offences then they have to be dealt with according to the mainland laws and in accordance to the jurisdiction before any other things could happen." Mrs Lam added that her government had "a duty to render assistance" to Hong Kong residents "caught in all sorts of situations" abroad and the government's representative office in Guangzhou, Guangdong's capital, will look into ways to provide that assistance and liaise with mainland authorities.

And what jurisdiction was it? When exactly did they leave Hong Kong to enter Guangdong province or any other Chinese province? They were sailing to Taiwan! Plus China can't just think all of the South China sea is theirs. There are several countries there that own parts of that sea as well!

News agency AFP reported on Monday lawyers representing some of those captured have been denied access to their clients. Mrs Lam did not address that particular aspect when asked.

And they aren't even allowed to meet their lawyers! How can the Chinese authorities call it a due process if they can't defend themselves by contacting their lawyers? Especially when they can't really prove they committed a crime there.

Taiwan urges alliance against Chinese aggressive actions

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/governm...ve-actions

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Tuesday for an alliance of democracies to defend against "aggressive actions" and protect freedom, alluding to Chinese actions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait as major threats to regional stability.
"The rapid militarisation of the South China Sea, increasing and frequent grey-zone tactics in the Taiwan Strait and East China Sea, coercive diplomacy used against countries and corporations...are all destabilising the Indo-Pacific region," Ms Tsai said, without directly naming China.
She called for a strategy that avoided war, yet conveyed the resolve to protect democracies by encouraging cooperation, transparency and problem-solving through dialogue.

China love to call US a bully. Oh really? And who exactly is bothering and threatening countries in the Pacific Ocean like Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia among others?

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Strange California Mail Dumps
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-ma...ion-report

Other mail-related incidents have sparked concerns around the country in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, nearly 3,000 voters in Georgia filed complaints with election officials, claiming their absentee ballots for the state’s Aug. 11 primary election were not delivered in time for them to vote, Atlanta’s FOX 5 reported.

So are they still able to vote in person at any local poll or what?

DOJ records show members of Mueller’s team ‘wiped’ phones during Trump probe
The documents were released after a lawsuit from Judicial Watch
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-rec...ped-phones

The records show at least several dozen phones were wiped of information because of forgotten passcodes, irreparable screen damage, loss of the device, intentional deletion or other reasons -- and came before the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) could review the devices.
The documents show that Mueller deputy Andrew Weissman "accidentally wiped" his phone twice after entering the wrong passcode too many times in March 2018. Lawyer James Quarles’ phone “wiped itself” without his intervention, the records say.
The records indicate Attorney Greg Andres phone was also wiped due to a forgotten passcode. And they say the phones of both Mueller deputy Kyle Freeny and Rush Atkinson were wiped accidentally after they entered the wrong passcode too many times.
The records say that a phone belonging to FBI lawyer Lisa Page – whose anti-Trump texts with FBI agent Peter Strzok were of interest to investigators -- was restored to factory settings when the inspector general’s office received it.

I've owned weird phones in the past but I've never experienced such an "automatic wipe" at all. It's just impossible to have hired a gang of idiots as attorneys or investigators that can't even keep their phones safe and working normally. They wouldn't have last more than a few months at any private firm.

Just in case you have missed them, these are the official DOJ records.

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The Atlantic calls to 'end the Nobel Peace Prize' following Trump nominations

https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-atlant...rize-trump

"Giving the peace prize to no one at all is a tradition the Nobel Committee should revive, perhaps on a permanent basis," Wood added. "The record of achievement of the peace laureates is so spotty, and the rationales for their awards so eclectic, that the committee should take a long break to consider whether peace is a category coherent enough to be worth recognizing. Peace had its chance, and blew it. The Trump nomination ... helps show why."

So Mr. Wood you need a reason why they should pick Trump and not your favorite candidate... Well, a Peace Deal is a feat by itself but what about a SECOND PEACE DEAL?

Trump and Israel and Bahrain: A New Peace Deal

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54124996
This makes Bahrain the fourth Arab country recognizing Israel's existence as a state!
You can't deny Trump achieved more feats in just 4 years than Obama and Biden in two terms.
Plus the fact Obama granted Iran a large sum of money that actually belonged to the Iranian democratic government not to the Ayatollah and his henchmen.

Fight on Canadian plane over child refusing to wear mask cancels flight
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/fight-can...ask-flight
I know it's cumbersome to wear a mask for a long time. Yeah, it's a nice experience indeed. Even so you should wear one if you know beforehand that you will share a space with lots of other people you have never met before in your whole life.

Nevada judge clears way for trial of undocumented immigrant in four 2019 homicides
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nevada-trial-...-homicides
Sadly not all immigrants are good willed at all. Plus if you're visiting another country you should respect the law or else you'll face the consequences of your misdeeds.

La Nina forms in the Pacific – here's what it means for hurricanes, wildfires

The last time this weather pattern appeared was in 2017
https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-nina-forms...-wildfires

A La Nina climate pattern has appeared in the Pacific Ocean, which could lead to an increase in activity during the ongoing Atlantic hurricane season and create conditions more prone to wildfires out West, forecasters say.
La Nina, Spanish for “little girl,” is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean are cooler than average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s the opposite of the warmer-than-average “El Nino” -- and scientists believe this time the pattern will last through at least February.
“La Nina can contribute to an increase in Atlantic hurricane activity by weakening the wind shear over the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Basin, which enables storms to develop and intensify,” Mike Halpert, the deputy director of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said in a statement.

So prepare yourselves especially if you live along the coast, guys!

In the winter, the La Nina phenomenon usually brings more precipitation and colder-than-usual temperatures across the northern U.S., with the opposite happening across southern states.

That's in the US but down here in Costa Rica it always gets kind of cold or sultry depending on your location and quite rainy for sure.

Moria migrants and Greek islanders protest over new camp
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54125761

Almost 13,000 people had been living in squalor in the overcrowded Moria camp and are desperate to leave the island.
The island's residents also oppose the reconstruction of the camp and have blocked roads to stop aid deliveries.
But the Greek army has already begun setting up replacement accommodation.

Well, the fire left the immigrants quite vulnerable... and they don't want them to build another shelter?
That reminds me of what happened down here in Southern Costa Rica, some Haitian immigrants burned their shelter and escaped claiming they were tired of waiting the day they would be able to reach the Northern border shared with Nicaragua. Poor people! They ignore Ortega is the worst president in Central America after Noriega had been arrested in Panama long ago. If he EVER let them go through his country, they could easily catch the coronavirus and get no medical assistance.

9 / 11 - Saudi Arabian Royal Family should testify before the judge
https://apnews.com/ac77fbfb343c5133019153eb864a820d

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in a written ruling unsealed late Thursday ordered Saudi Arabia to make the royals — and other Saudi witnesses, including current and former government official — available for depositions.

Belarusian leader set to visit Russia as protests continue
https://apnews.com/cb5508c733e6dd78e1da9628b76acf64

Belarusian authorities detained scores of demonstrators Friday while seeking to end more than a month of protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who is set to visit Russia to help shore up his hold on power after 26 years in office.

So he's gonna run to ask his protector Putin to safe him from being kicked out of power in Belarus. Maduro did the same some time ago. This would make Lukashenko the second tyrant looking for Russia's assistance. Anyway Russia had already offered him to send Russian cops to help him stop public protests.

Prosecutors have launched a criminal probe against top members of the Coordination Council created by the opposition to push for a new election, accusing them of undermining national security.
All of the council’s senior members except for Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich have been either jailed or forcibly expelled from the country. Unidentified people attempted Wednesday to enter Alexievich’s apartment in Minsk, and diplomats from several European Union nations gathered there to prevent her detention and again on Thursday evening.

Well, it seems things are still excessively ugly for Belarusians. What's gonna happen on Sunday when another large mass will gather in their capital city to urge the authority to make changes and new elections and release the detainees?

In an interview with Russian television stations earlier this week, Lukashenko ruled out a full merger of Belarus and Russia but spoke in favor of closer integration.

 
From a practical point of view, that's pretty much the same to Belarusians.

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China will double its arsenal of nuclear warheads

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/china-will-...eport-says

United States believes it is time for China to participate in nuclear arms control.

This is extremely dangerous to say the least.

Here's the official Pentagon report.

The report specifies China’s fast increase in the number of warheads arming Beijing’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of threatening America will likely grow to 200 in the next five years. As an element of this expansion, China is increasing its inventory of long-range land-fired DF-26 Anti-Ship missiles able to fire both conventional and nuclear missiles.

Officials criticized China for praising nuclear arms deals but not partaking in them at all.

Large-scale coronavirus vaccination not necessary in China

https://www.foxnews.com/health/large-sca...icial-says

This is a question of balance between risks and benefits.
Since the first wave of the new crown epidemic in Wuhan, China has already survived the impact of the new crown epidemic several times.

So they're planning to go through this over and over again just because they need no vaccines!?
They surely hate their own people.

On Monday, the NHC reported just 10 new virus cases, all of which were said to be imported, across 31 provinces and the “Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on the Chinese mainland.” Asymptomatic cases are counted separately and tallied 39, all, likewise, said to be imported.

Oh really? Then why they're so fixated on Xinjiang, the province where the Uighurs live. Yes, they're the same that are forced to drink mysterious beverages the authorities claim are herbal medicines.

Democrats might not accept election results if Trump wins,

‘street battles’ could ensue: Atlantic writer

https://www.foxnews.com/media/atlantic-d...ump-unrest
So even if he rightfully and legally wins next November, they will wreak havoc just because Biden didn't win!?
Are The Atlantic staff out of their minds? How could they let him incite people to spread chaos just like that?
This seriously sound a lot like a communist party way to deal with losses.
What's next? Rigged polls to make sure only Democrats may ever enter the White House?  

Atlantic contributing writer Shadi Hamid wrote that he doesn’t believe “Trump is a fascist or a dictator in the making” and doesn’t consider America a “failed state,” but he does have one significant concern.

Yeah, that Democrats will just rebel because they can't stand Trump beating two Democrats in a row at the polls.

“Democracy, after all, is supposed to self-correct after mistakes, particularly mistakes as egregious as electing Donald Trump — whose unfitness for the nation’s highest office makes itself apparent with almost every passing day,” he wrote.

So two peace deals in a month plus his attempt to help Ethiopia are not enough?

Massive breakthrough: 155 mm howitzer artillery

destroys incoming cruise missile

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/massive-bre...se-missile
So now the US doesn't need as many missiles as before to stop dangerous cruise missiles thanks to this improvement! They can now do it with a “hypervelocity projectile” able to travel at speeds up to Mach 5. This also allows the military to move their forces based on the current enemy's targets. They already had a similar technology in their ships but providing their tanks with this innovation makes them more reliable than ever. Plus it's obviously easier to carry more of these brand new bullets than missiles. Oh and they're safe to transport for they don't need any nuclear component at all.

Of course, an extremist like that Atlantic writer will never admit Trump has managed to improve the response of the US military against foreign threats.

Facebook loses bid to avoid Australian legal action

over data mishandling claims

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/facebook-au...ca-lawsuit

Facebook will not be able to avoid a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from Australia’s Privacy Commissioner over allegations it mishandled the personal information of more than 300,000 Australians after the Federal Court ruled against the social media giant today.
The Australian lawsuit alleges the company committed serious and repeated privacy breaches against its Australian users by allowing their information to be harvested by a researcher and sold to shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica.
The tech giant had applied to “set aside” the Australian legal proceedings as it was not based in the country — an application dismissed today.

Good! They seriously deserved this! You see, they've affected +87 million users worldwide.

Sally and New Orleans

https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-sal...ates-close

Yeah, this isn't a love story at all. People might really suffer from this new hurricane about to flood New Orleans if the forecast proves to be right.

LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenges Lebron James

to match reward money for gunman who ambushed two deputies in Compton

https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-s...in-compton

This challenge is to Lebron James. I want you to match that and double that reward. I know you care about law enforcement. You expressed a very interesting statement about your perspective on race relations and on officer-involved shootings and the impact that it has on the African-American community. And I appreciated that but likewise, we need to appreciate that respect for life goes across all professions.
I'll be very curious to see what his response it, if any.

You see, Lebron James was quite vocal about condemning cops that are abusive or kill suspects illegally while claiming their victims are black predominantly. So will he also support cops that were cowardly shot by vile criminals as well?

Compton mayor changes tone in wake of

ambush shooting of sheriff's deputies

https://www.foxnews.com/us/compton-sheri...-aja-brown

As the search continued Monday for a brazen gunman who ambushed two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, the anti-cop rhetoric from at least one local leader has softened.
Both deputies, shot in the head as they sat in a marked squad car, were initially listed in critical condition but have since stabilized and are expected to survive, according to multiple reports. In a statement released shortly after the shooting, Compton Mayor Aja Brown said she was “devastated to learn of the tragedy.”

If she hadn't changed her mind, I'd have started a campaign to kick her ass out of the Mayor's office if I were living in LA. Seriously, this is only outcome you can get from promoting violent riots that endangered people's lives, including officers' and bystanders'.

Reopening indoor dining at 25% capacity ‘just doesn’t work’

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/reop...-president

[Restaurants] really need to be getting back up to 100% [capacity] in order to survive.

Well, we had seen how bad things are getting in New York, but its neighbor isn't doing any better during this pandemic.

Israel launches airstrikes in Syria on 9/11 to destroy missiles

https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-lau...y-missiles

It appears Israel launched airstrikes in northern Syria to destroy a missile production facility on Friday, the 19th anniversary of the terrorists attacks on the United States, according to a private Israeli intelligence firm.
It’s the first reported Israeli airstrikes in Syria since Aug. 31 and Sept. 2 when Israeli jets targeted the Damascus International Airport and T-4 Syrian military airbase, respectively.

They had attacked the Al Safirah missile compound outside the city of Aleppo, located closed to the border shared with Turkey. So why is this important? Well, that's because Hezbollah and Iran might be behind these proliferation of weapons in the Middle East.

In 2018, American and western intelligence sources believed Iran had sent shipments of advanced weaponry to Hezbollah, deliveries that included Global Positioning System (GPS) components to make previously unguided rockets into precision guided-missiles, increasing the threat to Israel.

Brexit: Boris Johnson rails against EU

in push for new bill as Miliband hits back

https://www.foxnews.com/world/brexit-bor...d-bill-law

The British prime minister described his Internal Market Bill to the House of Commons as an 'insurance policy'
Johnson said Monday that a planned law designed to override portions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement was needed because the EU might "go to extreme and unreasonable lengths" in its treatment of former member Britain.
"I have absolutely no desire to use these measures," Johnson told lawmakers as he introduced the Internal Market Bill in the House of Commons. "They are an insurance policy."
Ed Miliband, business spokesman for the opposition Labour Party, accused Johnson of "trashing the reputation of this country and trashing the reputation of his office."

Keep in mind that PM Boris Johnson once said he wouldn't allow EU to divide Britain by separating Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom via some third list countries export impediment. Why does he think Europeans want to reunify Ireland by trade policies is unknown to this sharkish reporter.

Johnson claims the EU has threatened to use "an extreme interpretation" of the withdrawal agreement to "blockade" food shipments from the rest of the U.K. to Northern Ireland unless Britain agrees to accept EU regulations.

This is weird indeed. Why would they need to do it as if they were separate nations with no common past?

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The Atlantic calls to 'end the Nobel Peace Prize' following Trump nominations

Democrats might not accept election results if Trump wins,‘street battles’ could ensue: Atlantic writer

  Between this and the ridiculous story The Atlantic they released with a supposed anonymous source to defame Trump using 3rd party information (I heard from a guy who heard from a guy), while twelve witnesses attested to first hand knowledge including Bolton (who pretty much hates Trump).... The Atlantic must sure have a serious thing for Trump.
But on the opposite end of the the spectrum...


California's Governor Newsom thanks Trump for help with fires
At the urging on Newsom back in late August, Trump approved a disaster declaration for California and ordered federal funding to be directed to the state.
The president reiterated on Monday that California needs to do better forest management – a remark that Newsom acknowledged.
“We have not done justice to our forest management,” Newsom said. “We acknowledge our role and response.”
Gotta wonder about things.  There a some who are saying the last fire that was started by a "Gender Reveal" party last week (WAPO & CNN) was instead the fault of climate change.  So Gender Reveal parties start climate change?


It appears the police are now getting a bit more than fed up with some politicians...
Minnesota police group pulls Democratic endorsements after candidate beats effigy of police union president
In a letter to state House Speaker Melissa Hortman released this week, Brian Peters, executive director of the association, said his group is deeply frustrated by the DFL caucus’ support of Thompson after he was filmed beating pinata effigies of Kroll and his wife, a TV news anchor.

(Star Tribune link)The endorsements that we rescinded, my issue was those candidates did not stand up to their leadership and put pressure on and ask why are we supporting a candidate who did this in Hugo. If this is the future of the Democratic Party, my organization is going to support elsewhere.

  And people thought it was outrageous when De Blazio turned his back on the NYPD when he took office as New York's mayor.


But now for something... different???

Is there life floating in the clouds of Venus?
It's an extraordinary possibility - the idea that living organisms are floating in the clouds of Planet Venus. But this is what astronomers are now considering after detecting a gas in the atmosphere they can't explain. That gas is phosphine - a molecule made up of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms.
  The truth is out there....

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But now for something... different???
Is there life floating in the clouds of Venus?
It's an extraordinary possibility - the idea that living organisms are floating in the clouds of Planet Venus. But this is what astronomers are now considering after detecting a gas in the atmosphere they can't explain. That gas is phosphine - a molecule made up of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms.
  The truth is out there....

Sometimes I feel like astronomers and astrophysicists and others are wasting people's money on useless searches. One thing is to fly to the moon but coming up with such a "scientific myth" when they can't even collect a single sample is a real priority for humankind indeed.

Trump issues stark warning to Iran

after reports country is considering plot

to assassinate US ambassador

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-i...ambassador
Officials have been reportedly aware of threats against the US ambassador to South Africa since the spring.

The Pentagon said Soleimani “was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."

Kamala Harris accidentally touts plans under

a 'Harris administration' during virtual roundtable

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-...roundtable

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's running mate in the 2020 election, raised eyebrows on Monday evening after she accidentally touted economic plans under a "Harris administration."
Speaking during a virtual roundtable with small business owners in Arizona, Harris vowed that they will have an ally in the White House with the campaign's "Build Back Better" initiative.
However, the California senator appeared to briefly suggest that she was at the top of the Democratic ticket.
"A Harris administration, together with Joe Biden as the president of the United States," she said. She quickly clarified, "The Biden-Harris administration will provide access to $100 billion in low-interest loans and investments from minority business owners."

Usually you just mention the president's name while talking about the incumbent administration no matter if you live in the US or Canada or even Costa Rica. The way she kept insisting in adding her surname to the ticket should make us suspect Biden is a mere decoy or ghost. So is Harris pretending to be the first female president by kicking out Biden who seriously looks as if he couldn't even remember basic terms like the constitution? "You know, the thing."  
Who would become the Vice President and the extra senator then? Hillary!? Pelosi!?

USPS employee shot in Virginia, second postal service worker attacked in less than a week

https://www.foxnews.com/us/usps-employee...e-virginia

The employee reportedly sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries.
It's unclear what prompted the shooting but the incident came just after another USPS employee was shot and critically injured in Chicago.

First cops and now even postal workers!? So what's next? EMS workers or firemen?

Eric Trump rips Biden: He blames president for wildfires while 'Democrats haven't done a damn thing' about BLM 'burning churches'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/eric-trump...g-churches
California Gov. Newsom outshined Biden with honest Trump praise: Eric.

And if you ever thought Black Lives Matter was a decent civil rights movement, you better think it a thousand times now.
Just check out this video  posted on YouTube back in July.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOI8RvvgryI

Christians at Grace Baptist Church in Troy, NY we’re gathering to worship Sunday when BLM stormed their sanctuary and took over their church.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/202...hurches-r/

Last weekend, at least four Catholic Church-affiliated buildings and statues from Boston to Los Angeles were set on fire or vandalized. A blaze that gutted the 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission, once led by Father Junipero Serra, is being investigated as possible arson.

That was reported back in last July.

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Also back in July 10th...

Chinese virologist accuses Beijing of coronavirus cover-up,

flees Hong Kong: 'I know how they treat whistleblowers'

https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-vi...stleblower
Well, if they treat people like the Uighurs in a terrible fashion, I guess she was right when she took the decision not to stay in China any longer. Probably she would have been another victim of the virus like Li Wenliang.  

Chinese defector virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan

publishes report claiming COVID-19 was made in a lab

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/la...1600232678

Doctor Li-Meng Yan, a scientist who studied some of the available data on COVID-19 has published her claims on Zenodo, an open access digital platform. She wrote that she believed COVID-19 could have been “conveniently created” within a lab setting over a period of just six months, and “SARS-CoV-2 shows biological characteristics that are inconsistent with a naturally occurring, zoonotic virus”.
“The natural origin theory, although widely accepted, lacks substantial support,” Dr Yan writes in the report.
“The alternative theory that the virus may have come from a research laboratory is, however, strictly censored on peer-reviewed scientific journals. Nonetheless, SARS-CoV-2 shows biological characteristics that are inconsistent with a naturally occurring, zoonotic virus.”

Well, the defector had studied it with her colleagues and were amazed at how impossible this combination of features could appear on a natural virus. What other virus has demonstrated to be this potent and able to mutate and affect as many organs as SARS-CoV-2? It can severely damage your lungs, your brain, yes, your brain as well, your heart, your intestines, your kidney... Not even ebola nor the plague nor AIDS can do that!

You didn't know Covid-19 could also hurt your brain cells? I guess you'd need to read the following article.

The new coronavirus can infect brain cells, study finds

https://www.livescience.com/brain-invasi...virus.html

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can sometimes hijack brain cells, using the cells' internal machinery to copy itself, according to a new study.

The research, posted Sept. 8 to the preprint database bioRxiv, has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, but it provides evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect brain cells called neurons. Although the coronavirus has been linked to various forms of brain damage, from deadly inflammation to brain diseases known as encephalopathies, all of which can cause confusion, brain fog and delirium, there was little evidence of the virus itself invading brain tissue until now.
While setting up shop in infected cells, the virus also caused metabolic changes in nearby neurons, which were not infected. These nearby cells died off in large numbers, suggesting that the infected cells might steal oxygen from their neighbors in order to keep producing new virus, the authors noted.
Finally, in the mouse experiments, the authors genetically modified one group of mice to express human ACE2 receptors in their brains, while another group of mice only bore the receptor in their lungs. The first set of mice rapidly began losing weight and died within six days, while the second set did not lose weight and survived. In addition, in the mice with brain infection, the arrangement of blood vessels in the brain changed dramatically, presumably to redirect nutrient-rich blood to "metabolically active hot spots" where the virus had taken over, the authors wrote.

This virus is definitely a killer. Let's hope nobody's neurons get infected at all.

Safety driver in autonomous Uber crash charged with negligent homicide

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/s...sh-charged
The district attorney claimed the woman didn't pay attention to what was happening on the street because she was watching the Voice on her phone. There was no other mechanism to change the direction or activate the brakes automatically. Now the court should figure out if they can really let autonomous cars be tested on public roads.

Seattle police disperse Grand Hyatt protests sparked by fake press release

https://www.foxnews.com/us/grand-hyatt-p...department

Protesters have been dispersed by police Tuesday evening after gathering at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Seattle.
The unrest was sparked by a press release that appeared to be from the hotel claiming to offer shelter for the homeless as dense smoke from nearby wildfires has led to hazardous air quality in the area.
A spokesperson for Hyatt told Fox News that the hotel did not distribute press release and would be investigating the matter.

They gotta be evil as to play with the homeless people's feelings that way.

CNN Got Sued for Doctoring a Clip showing only portions of Alan Dershowitz's declaration at the Senate

https://www.foxnews.com/media/alan-dersh...mpeachment
He claims he isn't doing it for the money but for his honor as a constitutional scholar and he will donate any compensation to charities.

The city manager of a Los Angeles-area suburb was put on paid administrative Tuesday after his social media post on the ambush shooting of two sheriffs' deputies over the weekend was heavily criticized.

Los Angeles-area city manager put on leave

over social media post on two shot deputies

https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-c...r-deputies

Jose Ometeotl was put on leave pending an internal investigation, Lynwood City Councilman Salvador Alatorre told Fox News following the council's closed session meeting Tuesday night. Alatorre put forth the motion to discipline or dismiss Ometeotl following his personal Instagram post that read "chickens come home to roost" after two deputies were shot multiple times while sitting in their patrol vehicle Saturday in the nearby city of Compton.

Only an idiot would mock the police like he did on Instagram.

Baltimore murder suspects protected by sanctuary laws

https://www.foxnews.com/us/baltimore-murder-sanctuary
They seem to have killed Gabriella Ardon but a judge set them free. By the way, Wulfo, you should care about that for sure!

Orellana-Hernandez was arrested by the Prince George’s County Police Department in January. ICE lodged a detainer the day of the arrest, but it wasn't honored and he was released, the agency said.

He could be back in PG County by now.

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AOC says Ginsburg's death should 'radicalize' Dems: 'I need you to be ready'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-say...o-be-ready
'We need to focus on voting for Joe Biden. 'I don't care if you like him or not,' AOC says

So she doesn't give a damn thing about democracy for she wanna force people to vote for Biden just because.
Plus who cares if a judge passes away after telling people about her dying wish? If it's perfectly legal to vote for a nominee before the elections, well, let's do it. You see, you can't make people wait forever just because somebody left the Supreme Court one way or the other. Plus it's mandatory for a president to submit his nominees for the SCOTUS right? So why shouldn't Trump perform his duty?

AOC clearly sounds like a radical member of BLM or Antifa instead of a congresswoman that respects the law.

By the way, Trump stated his nominee would be a woman.

Former Canadian PM John Turner passed away at age 91
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54220721
The BBC reminds us of how his Liberal Party faced a terrible defeat back in 1984.

Canada unveils COVID-19 'gargle, spit' test, first of its kind
https://www.foxnews.com/world/canada-cov...-spit-test
The test takes about 30 seconds to administer and requires no health professional

Unlike the nasopharyngeal swab, this is a new saline gargle where you put a little bit of normal saline water in your mouth, you swish it around a little bit – and you spit it into a little tube. And that’s an easier way to collect it for young people.

This sounds like good news for everybody. Even so I find it curious because I thought countries like Israel already had a replacement for nasopharyngeal swab tests. Anyway they claim that they develop this test for children that would obviously hate the standard test for coronavirus.

TikTok-Oracle-Walmart deal has Trump's blessing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54221897

TikTok and ByteDance both welcomed President Trump's approval of a proposed deal, which would still need to be signed off by the Chinese government.

That's exactly the part that makes me worry a bit about the deal, the involvement of the Chinese Communist Party. Plus both American companies will only purchase 20% of ByteDance's shares.

Australia has banned Huawei and ZTE but is also considering banning TikTok in the near? future.

Authorities intercept envelope addressed to White House with ricin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/authori...use-report
'At this time, there is no known threat to public safety,' the FBI said.

They claim it appears to come from Canada. Back in 2018 a Navy veteran was arrested for sending such mails to the White House. There's no actual treatment or antidote for such a poison.

Prince Andrew facing new pressure to talk to the FBI after Jeffrey Epstein’s chef starts fully cooperating

https://knewz.com/prince-andrew-epstein-chef/

Prince Andrew’s apparent evasion sticks out even more now that Chef Adam Perry Lang, 51, who worked for Epstein between 1999 and 2003, is now said to be cooperating with the feds.

What will happen next? Would Prince Andrew speak with the FBI agents or not?

Former MI6 man suspected of selling information to undercover Chinese spies
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54213041

Fraser Cameron, who runs the EU-Asia Centre think tank, is suspected of passing sensitive information about the EU to two spies allegedly posing as Brussels-based journalists.
He is alleged to have exchanged the information for thousands of Euros.
But Mr Cameron told The Times the allegations were "ridiculous".

Arresting spies is on the rise in the world indeed!
The BBC reveals that the British intelligence has been working closely with its Belgian counterpart.  

Ethiopia charges opposition figures with terrorism
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54219925

The charges were laid in connection with a wave of ethnic unrest which followed the killing of popular Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa, leaving more than 150 people dead in late June.
The country's attorney general said the group would appear in court on Monday.
Critics have accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of locking up those who oppose his government.

What makes this complicated for PM Ahmed is that he also needs to take care of the Tigray province rebellious groups. They already threaten to declare the war to the incumbent PM. Who knows if they might now try to find new allies among those arrested by the Ethiopian authorities.

Rochester shooting: Two dead after mass shooting in New York
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54217286
New York state definitely is agitated nowadays. Blame a party and alcohol for this mess.

Thailand protests: Activists challenge monarchy by laying 'People's Plaque'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54222524
This protests take place in a country where the monarchy rules and Thai people have no right to criticize it at all. Young adults are asking for a reform but the so called old timers don't support them at all and view them as "kiddos". Protesters demand PM Prayuth Chan-ocha's resignation. He managed to become the PM after a coup back in 2014.

BBC suggests you should visit "boring" Luxembourg city
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200914...od-capital

Luxembourg has become a hugely attractive location to do business, thanks to its favourable tax structure, stable government and proximity to other large European financial centres. Housing offices for some of the world’s largest companies.

Plus it has to offer a nice scenery your eyes wanna see. Keep in mind a writer once called it the most beautiful balcony of Europe.

Xinjiang: China defends 'education' camps
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-54195325

China has defended its controversial policies in the Xinjiang region, just days after the US government announced import restrictions on products coming out of the area.
But a new document says millions of workers have benefited from "education and vocational training".
"Xinjiang has built a large knowledge-based, skilled and innovative workforce that meets the requirements of the new era," the report reads.
It says the training provided includes written and spoken Mandarin, labour skills and "knowledge of urban life". The report says people from rural areas have started their own businesses or got jobs in factories after receiving state support.

Since when exactly do people need to take a course on urban life? Plus why were they forced to take it in the first place?  

Yasukuni Shrine: Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial memorial
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54216632 

Mr Abe posted a picture of himself at the Yasukuni Shrine, telling his followers he had gone there to inform the spirits of his resignation.
He largely stayed away from the shrine, which honours Japan's war dead, but also convicted war criminals, during his time as prime minister.
Mr Abe's 2013 visit angered China and South Korea.
Visits by Japan's leaders to the shrine have previously been seen as a lack of remorse for its militaristic past. Neither China nor either of the Koreas has reacted to this latest visit as yet.

Keep in mind Abe has been replaced with Yoshihide Suga as the Japanese PM. This politician had already defended Abe when the latter had paid the shrine a visit in 2013. Even so their neighbors won't like his visit at all. Could it be connected to his affiliation to that Japanese semi secret society I told you about some time ago?

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Death toll reaches 200,000 in US  but Biden multiplies it by 1,000

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-s...from-covid
I know this is an election year and all but he shouldn't come up with such crazy ideas, not even in Europe there's been so many deceases caused by covid-19 so far. Why does he want to "kill" about two thirds of all Americans now? Back in June he had "killed" 120 million Americans.  

Former NFL player Herschel Walker warns people about BLM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hersche...-blm-trump

He wants people to do their homework and investigate BLM leaders. You'll soon find out they've admitted they're trained Marxists!
Marxism denies all kinds of religion except for one: State religion alias venerate the leader and the party!
I don't think any of us ever needs to found some Chinamerica around here, do you?

Ginsburg can and should be replaced as soon as possible

https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-voic...l-election

Black Voices For Trump board member Paris Dennard reminds us of those 29 times a Justice has been confirmed by the Senate in election years. What makes this quite interesting is that Ginsburg herself was a Clinton nominee that was confirmed 42 days later on August 3, 1993.

Dennard derided Biden as a "bigot" who he said "destroyed the Black community" through endeavors like the 1994 Crime Bill which was signed into law by Clinton, and that "generational wealth" in the Black community has been hampered by the Delaware politician.

Now you know why it's so hard for Biden to win votes in the black community in the US.

If you live in Vermont, Bernie Sander's state, don't help victims of robbery!
https://www.foxnews.com/us/vermont-emplo...ng-robbery

Shedyak, who also works as a part-time volunteer firefighter, recovered the purse, but the suspect escaped while Shedyak called police. He returned the purse to its owner and returned to work.
In a Facebook post, Shedyak detailed the events that followed: a few days after the incident, he was suspended for his actions pending an investigation, then fired by management. Shedyak claims that he was told he was fired for “safety issues while on company time.”

University Professor placed on administrative leave for her immoral wish
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-trump-pr...-suspended

“I’ve become the type of person where I hope they all get it and die," Professor Jennifer Mosher said while talking to students remotely about how some Trump supporters refuse to wear masks or social-distance, especially at his rallies, The Hill reported. "I’m sorry, but that’s so frustrating — just — I don’t know what else to do. You can’t argue with them, you can’t talk sense with them. I said to somebody yesterday I hope they all die before the election."
After a student reportedly recorded what Mosher said and posted it on social media -- where it went viral -- the university issued a statement saying it was "aware of an overtly political statement made by a faculty member in a recent virtual classroom session and widely circulated on social media.

So instead of disagreeing with people that reject face masks we should now wish they suddenly die of coronavirus?

Chicago US Post workers won't deliver mail!
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-posta...on-the-job
They're growing tired of being shot at work so they expect authorities to do something any time soon or even the Election Day will get messy indeed.

A day after the second worker was shot, another USPS employee was hit with a paintball in Chicago’s South Side.

Well, I can't blame them for feeling insecure while driving there. So people living in the South Side gotta pick up their mail at the post office.

Bill Gates is optimistic the pandemic won't last forever
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-new...ormal-2021
While his foundation donated $650 millions to fight the disease, he believes they should be producing vaccines for poor countries as well. Even so he's worried about some of the nefarious consequences the pandemic has brought forth so far.

Vaccination rates have dropped by 14% in developing countries, erasing 20 years of progress, and that for the first time in years "extreme poverty" is increasing, causing ill-effects on education, mental health, and other indicators that he said is "much greater than I expected.

By the way, an expert wants people to know the vaccine will be safe for everybody.

There will be no shortcuts. This vaccine will be safe. It will be effective. Or it won't get moved along. And when a vaccine is either approved or authorized by the FDA, I and my family will be in line to get it.

Bill Gates tells Chris Wallace Trump's travel ban may have worsened coronavirus pandemic
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-gates...ace-sunday

On Jan. 31, Trump issued a travel ban on China after the coronavirus broke out in Wuhan before issuing others in February and March, banning travel from Europe and other countries with coronavirus outbreaks.
"We created this rush, and we didn’t have the ability to test or quarantine those people," the billionaire philanthropist said.

Tell me, how exactly does banning tourists from China and Europe accelerate the virus spread if they can't enter the country and pay a visit to anybody in the US?

Democrats and its longstanding dream of packing the US Supreme Court with their nominees
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-ba...rt-packing
They warn that they will add extra Justices to the Supreme Court if a Trump nominee gets confirmed this year. This includes Kamala Harris and even Joe Biden himself. Curiously, Biden had said in 2019 he wouldn't support that initiative. So Biden can't keep his own word!

By the way, Ginsburg herself was against packing the court.

Nine seems to be a good number. It's been that way for a long time. I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court. Well, if anything would make the court appear partisan, it would be that. One side saying, 'When we're in power, we're going to enlarge the number of judges, so we would have more people who will vote the way we want them to.

I hope the Dems will respect her opinion on that. Eventually...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens retaliation for all involved in killing of Soleimani

https://www.foxnews.com/world/irans-revo...-soleimani

The threat comes after reports of an alleged plot to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to South Africa
The guard's website quoted Gen. Hossein Salami as saying, "Mr. Trump! Our revenge for martyrdom of our great general is obvious, serious and real."

19th-century Maya slave ship wreck discovered off Mexico
https://www.foxnews.com/science/19th-cen...red-mexico

The shipwreck was found in 2017 about two nautical miles off Sisal, Yucatan, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). After three years of research in Mexico, Cuba, and Spain, the ship has been identified as the 19th-century steamer “La Union.”
“Between 1855 and 1861, it carried to Cuba a monthly average of 25 and 30 Mayans, captured in war or deceived with false documents,” explained INAH in a statement.

They claimed they've found evidence that slavery continued even after Mexico had abolished it back in 1829. So a Mayan was worth some 160 or 120 pesos.  

Amazon employees and a Bribery
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/s...ty-sellers

Each of the defendants provided consulting services to vendors on Amazon’s marketplace, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, and they collectively paid more than $100,000 in bribes to the e-commerce giant's workers.
The people charged include two former Amazon workers who prosecutors say bribed company employees to reinstate the sale of products deemed inferior or even dangerous.
They also reportedly worked to attack clients’ rivals and used inside access to suspend accounts and share proprietary details about Amazon’s algorithms for listings.
In exchange for the money, Amazon insiders provided the defendants with access to proprietary Amazon data and -- in some cases -- credentialed access to the company’s systems, prosecutors asserted.
At least 10 Amazon employees and contractors accepted bribes in the scheme, prosecutors said.

So if I've got some extra cash to burn I should contact them and ask them nicely to help me boost my sales and affect my rivals' no matter what? What if Amazon ignores it's selling faulty products?