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#BREAKING an Ukrainian plane carrying 180 passengers crashed close to Imam #Khomeini airport near #Tehran

Investor, CEO, and presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg says he would allow investors and employers to hire the “the best” workers from around the world instead of Americans. “This country needs more immigrants and we should be out looking for immigrants,” Bloomberg told the San Diego Union-Tribune on January 5.: For those who need an oboe player for a symphony, we want the best one. We need a striker for a soccer team, we want to get the best one. We want a farmworker, we want to get the best one. A computer programmer, we want to get the best one....

Al Hadath stating that the Ukrainian aircraft was shot down accidentally by Iranian air defense systems.

During the early morning hours on Wednesday in Iran, multiple earthquakes have been detected around the country, including an earthquake near an Iranian nuclear power plant. Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall reported: 2 Strong 'Earthquakes' Have Struck Iran In The Past 2 Hours; The First a Preliminary Magnitude 5.5 & The Second a 4.9 – USGS" https://twitter.com/BenjaminHallFNC/status/1214767869520744448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1214767869520744448&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-passenger-plane-goes-down-in-iran-earthquake-detected-near-nuclear-facility

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said it was aware of media reports regarding a plane crash in Iran and was gathering more information.

Earthquake data (GFZ): Date & Time: Wed, 8 Jan 02:20:03 UTC - 1 hour 51 minutes ago Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km Magnitude (Richter scale): 5.0

Long anticipated, the Colt Python relaunch has finally come and looks well worth the wait. How Has The 2020 Version Of The Colt Python Been Enhanced: •More consistent trigger pull shot to shot •Stronger stainless steel construction •Beefed-up frame above the cylinder •Hex-screw attached user-replaceable front sight •Recessed target crown on a one-piece barrel

<p>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg voiced strong support Tuesday for enacting new gun regulations in Virginia a few months after groups he backs spent millions of dollars helping Democrats win full control of state government.</p> <p>But the former New York City mayor said confiscating the military-style assault rifles already in circulation would be unworkable. And Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he has no plans to confiscate guns or cut electricity to gun owners who refuse, responding to what he called “misinformation” spreading online about his gun control plans.</p>

Ivanka Trump talked about the current and future state of the U.S. workforce at CES — an appearance that was met with a fair amount of enthusiasm among the tech-industry attendees. In a keynote session Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas, the daughter of and adviser to President Donald Trump said the administration has worked to put in place multiple programs to retrain American workers and is looking for new ways to bring people into the workforce.

Who wants to participate in a music play-off bracket-type poll for best songs of the '70s? 2 and 5 years ago I ran "tournaments" to pick the best songs of the '70s and '80s, based on Billboard rankings, so only the best of the best were included! You can view how this played out here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3249477/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3635562/posts I want to do that for the '60s, and some posters expressed interest in the '60s back then.

I’m going to hold off on commenting on the news tonight until we know more, but there is one thing I will say: Jill and I are keeping our troops and Americans overseas in our prayers. We hope you’ll keep them in yours.— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 8, 2020

BREAKING: Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 180 people crashes near Tehran - local media

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is not seeking escalation or war, Iranian Foreign Minister tweeted after Tehran hit U.S. targets in Iraq on Wednesday, adding that Tehran would defend itself against any aggression.

MSNBC gave airtime to baseless Iranian propaganda alleging the Islamic Republic had killed 30 American military members in missile attacks Tuesday night. . . MSNBC host Chris Matthews brought in NBC News Tehran bureau chief Ali Arouzi, who repeated the Iranian claims to MSNBC’s national audience. .. MSNBC did not immediately return a request for comment on the decision to air the Iranian propaganda claim.

LENIN & SWARTHY SHOW - THE "GHOST OF SOLEIMANI" DROPS IN & CURRENT EVENTS

Dear friends, If this world, Iran and America's fifth column Leftist Democrats and the demonic constitutional apostates absolutely despise President Trump because he stands in the way of global socialistic fascism via "climate change" and globalism; what then after the Rapture of the body of Christ when the Two Witnesses of Revelation arrive (Rev. 11:1-7)? Remember my beloved, we DO NOT wrestle with flesh and blood (vain fallen mankind) in this world of ours, but with the fallen demonic angelic spiritual world of Satan and his lawless host. (John 8:44, 2 Cor. 4:2-4, Eph. 2:1-2; 6:10-18, 1 John 5:19). Remember...

Silvio Horta was found dead in a Miami motel room Tuesday. Sources tell "Variety" he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Horta created the U.S. version of "Ugly Betty" from the original Columbia telenovela. He got his big break writing the screenplay for the horror film "Urban Legend."

Full text: "All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning."

My dear friends, right before our Lord's crucifixion and execution, His disciples - as they looked upon Herod's Temple from the Mount of Olives - asked Jesus, "when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world (Matt 24:1-3)?" The very first reply given by our Lord to His disciples was the very stern warning, "Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt. 24:4)! How amazing that our Lord, with ALL PERFECT understanding and perception, PERFECTLY knew; the spirit and the EXPONENTIAL power of media which would EXPONENTIALLY dominate...

The gun-control group responsible for a 2018 march on Washington, D.C., raised the vast majority of its funds from undisclosed donations over six figures, a recently released tax document shows. The March For Our Lives Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization launched in the aftermath of the deadly 2018 shootings at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is bankrolled almost entirely by large donations in excess of $100,000. The group reported $17,879,150 in contributions and grants over the course of 2018, its first year of operations. Ninety-five percent of those contributions came from 36 donations between $100,000 and $3,504,717—a...