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ISIS is “evolving into a new beast” in order to strike the West, a Brit who fought the terrorist group has warned. Macer Gifford chucked in his job as a currency trader in the City in 2015 and went to Syria to fight the Islamist extremists alongside Kurdish forces. He warned that despite the collapse of the Caliphate and the loss of almost all its territory ISIS still posed “as much of a threat today” as they went about recruiting fighters. His chilling warning comes as fanatics attempt to build a new Caliphate in Africa. Gifford told Express.co.uk: “I certainly...

President Joe Biden hosted executives from top car companies at an event discussing clean cars and trucks on Thursday. Top electric car company Tesla was noticeably absent. Biden unveiled a reversal of "the previous administration's short-sighted rollback of vehicle emissions and efficiency standards," during the speech. Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, as well as news outlets, noted their surprise in the car company being excluded from such an event. "Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn't invited," Musk wrote on Twitter Thursday morning.

In the latest Infra-Pork-Scam, the Deep State is spending $ 1.2 Trillion. Only the Super Rich can buy an NFL Franchise. The Elite of the Elite. An NFL franchise - there are only 32 in the World - is valued at $ 3.48 Billion. That’s the average, just updated. How many NFL Franchises can you buy with the latest Deep State Spending Scam? The Franchise, the Property, players contracts, parking lot, Training Facilities, the whole kit and kaboodle. Licenses.

...“The amount of the economy that’s been controlled by the central bankers has been growing,” said Fitts. “But now what they are doing is part of a creeping financial coup d’état …” Fitts pointed to an October 2020 video in which Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank of International Settlements, discussed how a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), or a digital dollar, would allow banksters to track all financial transactions. Carstens said: “In cash, we don’t know who is using a $100 bill today. A key difference with the CBDC is the central bank will have absolute control...

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns that Iran is only 10 weeks away from acquiring enough material to make a nuclear bomb. “Iran has violated all of the guidelines set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) and is only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon,” Gantz told ambassadors from countries on the UN Security Council during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Wednesday. “Now is the time for deeds – words are not enough,” he added. “It is time for diplomatic, economic and even military deeds.” In 2015,...

American pop star Britney Spears announced on her Instagram on Aug. 5 that she is Catholic and attends Mass. In a post made Thursday evening, Spears, 39, shared two videos. In one, she is seen posing in a pair of jean shorts and a sweater. In the second, she is shown twirling in a blue dress with flowers. In her caption, Spears said, “Pssss as for the next video … I just got back from mass … I’m Catholic now … let us pray 🙏🏼 !!!” Spears, a native of McComb, Mississippi, was raised Baptist. She first rose to fame...

Anyone know where Freeper LouD went or how he can be contacted, by any chance? He messaged me 19 years ago and we've never been able to meet for coffee.

The Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco said on Thursday that he is “grieved” by “disrespectful responses” to Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass. In an Aug. 5 statement, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone underlined that the pope introduced the new measures in the motu proprio Traditionis custodes out of a concern for unity. “Since Pope Francis issued Traditionis custodes, I have been grieved by certain disrespectful responses; some have even included slanderous attacks on the Pontiff,” the archbishop said. “I support Pope Francis, and his concern that those who are drawn to more traditional forms of Catholic worship also affirm...

o Prevent COVID-19 Infections in Humanitarian Settings Accessible version: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/global-covid-19/shielding-approach-humanitarian.html CS3194410-A 07/29/2020 This document presents considerations from the perspective of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for implementing the shielding approach in humanitarian settings as outlined in guidance documents focused on camps, displaced populations and low-resource settings.1,2 This approach has never been documented and has raised questions and concerns among humanitarian partners who support response activities in these settings. The purpose of this document is to highlight potential implementation challenges of the shielding approach from CDC’s perspective and guide thinking around implementation in the absence of empirical...

A New York Times reporter received backlash on social media after making a comment on another network that critics believe dismissed concerns about former President Obama’s star-studded maskless birthday party over the weekend. New York Times White House Correspondent Annie Karni discussed the controversy surrounding Obama’s much-criticized Martha’s Vineyard celebration where he was seen not wearing a mask and used the term "sophisticated" crowd, saying that the guests were "following all the safety precautions." -snip- "A NYT reporter on CNN justifying Obama's huge maskless birthday bash because he only invited "a sophisticated, vaccinated crowd" is about as emblematic of liberal...

My new t-shirt and hat I just ordered! I don't usually sport attire with political messaging, but I want to advocate for a cause that I'm passionate about.

Last night, while playing the Back 4 Blood beta on PS5, I was attacked by a large group of zombies. That’s not surprising; it happens all the time in the game. What was shocking was hearing a sound clip from one of the zombies that made it seem like it was yelling out a racial slur. Based on viral videos making the rounds right now, I’m not the only one hearing that similarity. Other beta players say they’re hearing the same thing: Zombies yelling the n-word. Back 4 Blood is the latest game from original Left 4 Dead developers Turtle...

Video reporting out of Ireland indicating Ireland's inability to provide a sequenced geonome map of the SARS CoVid 2 virus.

The streets of Daraa are empty these days, as if the war had returned to the city. The videos that appear on social networks under the hashtag #savedaraa are often grim – many houses were shelled by the Syrian army and completely destroyed and thousands of refugees are again leaving the city and nearby villages, fleeing yet another round of violence and hunger. Daraa, an impoverished city surrounded by agricultural areas in southern Syria, became the cradle of the Syrian revolution in 2011. A decade later, it is still fighting against the oppressive regime and protesting negligence, poverty and violence,...

Senate votes 64-33 to waive Budget Act in relation to bipartisan infrastructure bill. ---- Yippee. Spend, spend, spend! All the RINOs voting with Democrats. Now voting on procedure... What do McConnell and Bernie Sanders or Warren from MA have in common? Well, a lot more than they pretend...

Explanation: Earthlings typically watch meteor showers by looking up. But this remarkable view, captured on August 13, 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan, caught a Perseid meteor by looking down. From Garan's perspective onboard the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of about 380 kilometers, the Perseid meteors streak below, swept up dust left from comet Swift-Tuttle heated to incandescence. The glowing comet dust grains are traveling at about 60 kilometers per second through the denser atmosphere around 100 kilometers above Earth's surface. In this case, the foreshortened meteor flash is right of frame center, below the curving limb of...

Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns they have with Facebook. In Facebook Groups employing the feature, members can use it to rally prayer power for upcoming job interviews, illnesses and other personal challenges big and small. After they create a post, other users can tap an "I prayed" button, respond with...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6:41-51 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus offers himself as food for the soul. There is a great truth revealed in the bread of life discourse. It is the law of the gift. This personal, incarnating God wants to be eaten and drunk, to be radically and fully for the other. Why were the gods of the ancient world so popular? Because they were projections of ourselves—vain, arrogant, resentful, violent. This means that they put little moral pressure on us. They were frightening but not morally demanding. But this God who shows that he is...

Today I received in the mail a sample Voter Informational Guide and Sample Ballot for the CA Gubernatorial Recall Election, 14 September 2021. Great news. You can either mail or vote at assigned polling places. Polling places are listed and if you need riding assistance you may place a request. 46 names appear on the ballot. 9 are Democrats and you can also write in a name if you choose. Mail ballots will be mailed to registered voters between Aug 16 to Sep 7, 2021. Details may be found at http://www.sbcvote.com