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The Russian embassy in Syria’s account on Twitter has been suspended by the social media company after it posted claims “White Helmet” civil defence rescuers were faking images of bombings. The embassy claimed that news of an air strike on a vegetable market in the Maarat al-Numan neighbourhood of rebel-held Idlib, which left at least 38 civilians dead and 100 wounded, was fabricated and that the market was still intact. “Twitter suspends accounts that violate Twitter rules,” the default notice on the page of @RusEmbSyria reads without elaborating. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow has yet to offer an...

A boat made of reeds will be put to the test by a team of intrepid adventurers when they embark on the 800 mile journey from the Black Sea to Crete in August. The voyage aboard the vessel — the 'Abora IV' — is hoped will prove that the ancient Egyptians could have made similar trips in reed boats thousands of years ago. The 46 feet-long (14 metre) boat will be crewed by a team of two dozen researchers and volunteers, from eight different countries. Setting out from the Bulgarian port of Varna, on the Black Sea, the voyagers will...

At the second round of Democratic debates on Tuesday evening, Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., said opponents of raising the minimum wage are not Christians. "The minimum wage is just too low. And so-called conservative Christian senators right now in the Senate are blocking a bill to raise the minimum wage when scripture says, 'Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their maker,'" Buttigieg declared, citing Proverbs 14:31.

Simply for liking President Trump, the Left was going to make an example of that deplorable 20-year-old. Leftists were going to make her pay. And for a while there, they got away with it. Young Kathy Zhu, the newly crowned Miss Michigan, lost her title on account of her "offensive" tweets. The press went through every last one of the crown-winner's tweets over the years and found a couple it decided were "offensive," "racist," and "insensitive," broadcasting those. After that, the Miss World pageant organization dethroned her. Justice. The Left triumphs. That'll teach those Trump-supporting deplorables their lesson. Except that...

A historic 124-year-old Roman Catholic church in a rural Texas farming town that serves 244 families burned to the ground on Monday. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the State Fire Marshal’s Office continued to sift through the rubble and investigate what sparked the fire at the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Investigators said there were no injuries. Insurance adjusters estimated that the damages to the building, said to have been the largest all-wood church in the state, could reach $4 million, KWTX reported. The church was built in 1895 and included some...

Congrats to Governor Hickenlooper (Colorado) for going after Crazy Bernie's Medicare for All ideas. Bernie's wacky gestures (first 10 seconds of the video) are an absolute riot!  Bernie goes ballistic and shows his true nutcase colors on this one.  Don't miss it. Later on in the video, Bernie brags, "I've got practical experience since was a mayor."  I looked it up, and it's true. Bernie was big-time mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the '80s, a town of only 42,000.  Burlington is the 875th largest town in the United States.  BTW, Buttplug Neuman's city of South Bend (100K) is 288th on...

THE CLOCK'S TICKING ON GETTING DOWNED GAME COOL – ARE YOU PREPARED? In my opinion, the ability to properly care for wild game in the field is one of the most important tools a successful hunter needs in his toolbox. If you’re serious about hunting and putting quality meat in the freezer, you need to know how to care for the animal once you have it on the ground. While there are several different ways to field-dress wild game, the suggested steps to preserve and care for the meat are essentially the same. Regardless of your hunting skill level, any...

NSC expresses grave concern over North Korea test By Jung Da-min North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea, Wednesday morning, the latest in a series of missile tests off its eastern coastal area since May. These latest launches came six days after a similar test of two missiles last week. Hours after the missile tests, Cheong Wa Dae convened an emergency National Security Council (NSC), presided over by National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong. "We expressed grave concerns over the firing of the missiles, which could have a negative impact on peace-building efforts," the presidential office...

Not sure what if anything will be released today...please post what you are hearing...also if something is released I wonder how... ( Trump tweet, Nunes statement, a web page link, leak to Fox news???) but I got a feeling this will be a short thread...hope I am wrong

It has nothing to do with a US-backed ‘color revolution’, as Beijing claims, and everything to do with rights, liberties and democracy -- When black-clad protesters gathered at Hong Kong’s central Chater Garden for a mass rally on July 28, an unlikely tune rang through the air: a rendition of the United States’ national anthem performed by a megaphone-carrying activist in black sunglasses and a face mask. As activists waved American flags and appropriated “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a protest song, a China Daily editorial published that day reiterated Beijing’s verdict on a protest movement that has brought parts of...

A young man in the United Kingdom has been arrested, tried and convicted of attempting to possess a pistol and ammunition with the intent of endangering life. In June of 2018, he purchased a Glock 17 and five rounds of ammunition on the dark web. The cost was £300 in bitcoin. The papers in the UK say the pistol and ammunition were intercepted at the Newark Airport in New Jersey.  That is probably true.  Many of these sorts of actions are preceded by a “sting”. I would not be surprised if the firearm and ammunition were ordered in a...

Here is George Jones and his first recording of Hold Everything in 1955. He recorded the tune again in 1962. THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) You can tell a lot about a Democrat debate by reading the reviews posted about it by CNN and the New York Times. – Those two fake news media sources are, after all, the official mouthpieces for the Democrat Party, and their readers/viewers heavily tilt towards the voters who will end up picking the party’s nominee next year. Over at CNN, old political chimera/hack David Gergen hilariously (unintentionally) said that the “highlight” of the debate was the emergence of a “coalition of five moderates: Bullock, Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Ryan, and John...

During Wednesday's Financial Services hearing in the House, Congressman Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.) steered the conversation with Rodgers away from SunTrust's potential merger with BB&T to the company's obvious intolerance for legal immigration. "If we have private detention centers that are caring for children, or detaining individuals who [might not be] following American law -- you say, 'I'm not going to bank [with] them.' Is that fair?" Duffy pressed. When Rogers tried to defend SunTrust, saying it "considers a variety of factors..." Duffy interrupted him and asked again, "Is it fair?" Without waiting for an answer, he pushed Rodgers on whether...

Never before have presidential candidates offered voters so much “free” stuff.Kamala Harris wants you to “collect up to $500 a month.”Elizabeth Warren says, “We need to go tenfold in our research and development in green energy.”No one has tracked the cost of all of the promises. So my video team did!Who will spend the most?Here are the new spending proposals from the five most popular (according to ElectionBettingOdds.com) candidates.In my latest video, we break it down by category, education spending first:Joe Biden wants to “triple the amount of money we spend for Title I schools” ($32 billion) create “universal pre-K”...

DUNBAR, Pa. (KDKA) – A dartboard at the Fayette County Republicans booth with the faces of four liberal congresswomen taped on it has sparked controversy on social media. A woman attending the Fayette County Fair shared a photo on Facebook of the dartboard. The dartboard features the faces of four Democratic congresswomen President Trump had recently targeted in controversial tweets. The fair-goer also said there was a cornhole board with Nancy Pelosi’s mouth as the opening. Bill Kozlovich, Fayette County GOP Chairman, said his cornhole board game has been around for years. Instead of bean bags, he uses stuffed socks...

MAGA fan Scott Presler was tired of all the constant bickering in the media about Baltimore's numerous problems, so he personally decided to do something about it. Rather than simply complain or join the online chorus, he has organized a massive trash clean up of the city set to take place in the near future. Presler just wants to help out in any way that he can. "I’m so tired of people saying, ‘We should do this, we should do that'....I was just like, ‘I’ve had, it. I’m going to go to Baltimore, even if it’s just me on a street...

Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford has told Boris Johnson to "stop playing fast and loose with our country" as the UK leader prepares for a no-deal Brexit. Mr Drakeford added that leaving the EU without a deal would "decimate our agricultural and manufacturing sectors and risks ripping the Union apart" The Welsh first minister made the remarks before meeting with Mr Johnson this evening. The prime minister ratcheted up his game of chicken with the EU over Brexit on his visit to Wales, claiming it will be the fault of Brussels if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal. Mr...

Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution? In my adopted hometown of Colorado Springs, the answer is "No" if you believe in strict border control or question whether the U.S. can survive as a nation-state. The answer is "No" if you wish to meet with others to express concern about the unsustainability of current U.S. immigration policy. The answer is "No" if you dare to speak unvarnished truths about the deleterious security and economic impacts of illegal immigrants, Third World and sharia-promoting Muslim refugees,...

Years ago, it was hard to be a racist. You had to be fitted for and spend money on a white gown and don a pointy hat. You celebrated racism by getting some burlap, wrapping it around a cross, setting it ablaze and dancing around it carrying torches. Sometimes, as did Lester Maddox, you had to buy axe handles for yourself and your supporters to wield to forcibly turn away black customers from your restaurant. Or, as in the case of Theophilus "Bull" Connor, you had to learn to direct fire hoses and vicious police attack dogs against civil rights...