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It may have seemed like an obscure United Nations conclave, but a meeting this week in Geneva was followed intently by experts in artificial intelligence, military strategy, disarmament and humanitarian law. The reason for the interest? Killer robots — drones, guns and bombs that decide on their own, with artificial brains, whether to attack and kill — and what should be done, if anything, to regulate or ban them. Once the domain of science fiction films like the “Terminator” series and “RoboCop,” killer robots, more technically known as Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, have been invented and tested at an accelerated...

In Illinois, a female minor must get a parent’s permission to have a tooth pulled. She must get her parent’s OK to get plastic surgery. She will need her parent’s permission to get a tonsillectomy, should that become necessary. But, starting June 1, 2022, a minor female in Illinois will no longer need her parent’s permission to get an abortion. Abortion advocates are cheering this new law, claiming it “expands health care options” for kids. If it’s only a “health care option,” though, why leave parents out of the loop?

Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected by the U.S. and its allies. The proposals, which were submitted to the U.S. and its allies earlier this week, also call for a ban on sending U.S. and Russian warships and aircraft to areas from where they can strike each other's territory, along with a halt to NATO military drills near Russia. The demand for a written guarantee that...

As Taiwan loses another diplomatic ally in Nicaragua, it's time for the Biden administration to consider how to balance against China in its own backyard. caragua’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally dropped its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and established relations with China last week. “The People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory,” the ministry said in a statement. The decision is a major blow to the island-state and a major diplomatic victory for Beijing. The change in diplomatic recognition also indicates that China continues...

New York Legislation Provides for Indefinite Detention of Unvaccinated at Governor’s Whim. On January 5th, 2022, the New York Senate and Assembly will vote on a bill that would, if passed into law, grant permissions to remove and detain cases, contacts, carriers, or anyone suspected of presenting a “significant threat to public health” and remove them from public life on an indefinite basis. Bill A416 presents a serious risk to the basic liberties of all Americans in the state of New York, including their right to choose whether or not to receive medical treatment and vaccinations related to thus far...

Isn't it interesting that many of the participants in these schools by Klaus are currently world leaders. Gee, I wonder how that happened? Klaus Schwab School, World Economic Forum for future covid dictators, partial list. Klaus married to a Rothschild. Trained by Henry Kissinger at Harvard School of Business. Started a global leaders school in 1971. Involved 31 nations, currently funded by 1,000 international corporations. 1992 Established Global Leaders for Tomorrow School which was reestablished as the Young Global Leaders in 2004. In 2004, 70 nations applied for admission. 1st class incuded, Angela Merkel, Nicholas Sarkozi, and Tony Blair. Other...

“To date, a total of 542 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified and investigated in residents of Dallas County, including: 148 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha); 4 cases of B.1.351 (Beta); 344 cases of B.1.617.2 (Delta); 11 cases of B.1.427 (Epsilon); 19 cases of P.1 (Gamma); 9 cases of B.1.526 (Iota); 4 case of C.37 (Lambda); 1 case of B.1.621 (Mu); 1 case of B.1.1.529 (Omicron); and 1 case of P.2 (Zeta). One hundred and 10 cases have been hospitalized and 9 have died. Eight COVID-19 variant cases were reinfections. One hundred and twenty-three people were considered fully vaccinated before...

The eight-time All-Pro linebacker was booked and charged with two felonies. The charges were reportedly brought forth after Taylor allegedly failed to let authorities know that he’d changed his home address — something he’s required to do as a registered sex offender. Lawrence Taylor, 62, was booked around 8:45 p.m. ET on Thursday night and released just hours later, according to jail records acquired by TMZ Sports. A spokesperson for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the former NFL superstar was charged with sex offender violations. [snip]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocks Sen. Ben Cardin's (D-MD) attempt to confirm Dilawar Syed as Deputy SBA Administrator. Objection...

The cast of Bob's Burgers is down a voice after Jay Johnston was reportedly fired from the animated series. According to The Daily Beast, Johnston had allegedly been spotted in photographs of unidentified rioters at the riot that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The outlet reports that high-level execs have "banned" Johnston from the series, meaning he will no longer voice Jimmy Pesto Sr. on the hit comedy show.

Alex Berenson1 hr ago445Wherein a CNN finds out that virus gonna virus and the vaccines don’t really work so good.Just wait until he hears that vaccinated people die of Covid too. He’s gonna be soooo mad!Also, Chris, the Tooth Fairy is not real. We’ll talk about Santy Claus later. That’s enough hard stuff for one day.

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said today that only 1.7% of COVID cases in the current Omicron wave are being hospitalised compared to 19% in the previous wave and that the vast majority of cases are “fairly mild.”“In the current wave, only 1.7% of Covid cases are being hospitalized, an average of fewer than 350 cases daily over the past two weeks, versus an average of more than 800 in the previous wave, at an average of 19%,” reports Business Tech based on Phaahla’s statement.Gauteng, the province that includes Johannesburg, has also seen a decline in positivity rate to...

I'm hearing stories of weird things happening in IVF clinics starting in March of this year. They can't figure out the cause.Steve KirschDec 17 394310 I just got off the phone with a woman who works at a large IVF clinic. She has to remain nameless to avoid being fired for speaking out. Nobody is supposed to know about the serious problems happening in the IVF clinics.Let me tell you what is really going on and the scientific study that explains it.Rest assured that the so-called “fact checkers” will call the IVF clinics who will deny there are any problems...

At yesterday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed vaccine mandates for airline workers. Clip...

The nonprofit group suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the release of documents related to the approval of Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine calculated it should take the agency only 12 weeks with 19 reviewers working full-time to review and produce the documents.U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials skipped the start of oral arguments Tuesday as a federal district court weighed whether the agency can take 75 years to fully release documents on Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID vaccine, according to a lawyer representing plaintiffs who sued the FDA for the documents.A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer representing the FDA told...

Another “conspiracy theory” has been proved to be correct with the possibility that a microchip with details of a vaccination certificate can be placed under the skin.This last week a company from Stockholm Sweden named Epicenter “The House of Digital Innovations” was to showcase a new subdermal implant for COVID-19 vaccination certificates.The Chief Distribution Officer of Epicenter, Hannes Sjoblad said on Wednesday “Implants are very versatile technology that can be used for many different things, and right now it is very convenient to have COVID passport always accessible on your implant.”According to Sjoblad, “this is handy in case your phone...

Anthony Fauci has evolved from guide to menace in the COVID 19 drama. He taken more positions than the Kama Sutra and now is an obstacle to the end of the pandemic. I'd like to share with you what has driven me to lose all respect and trust in that charlatan. His proclamation which in essence said "I am science" was astonishing. It was the marriage of a maniacal ego and a blowhard. He lied about NIH funding Gain of Function. Then oddly, the NIH removed it from its website. No documents exist explaining why officials decided to remove the...

A Kamala Harris aide attempted to shut down an interview with Charlamagne Tha God after the vice president was asked who the "real" president is."I want to know who the real president of this country is — is it Joe Biden, or Joe Manchin?" Charlamagne asked Friday during his Comedy Central show, "Tha God’s Honest Truth," alluding to the influence Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.V.) has in Washington as Democrats are unable to pass their social spending bill through the Senate without his vote.One of the vice president's aides then tried to step in and end the interview, but Harris...

ransomnote: The UK does the same things the US does to artificially inflate deaths, counting deaths within a month or two months of a positive Covid test, which the CDC has admitted can't distinguish between Covid and other flu viruses. So the data is padded, particularly for young people who are not succeptible. Here's an excerpted example from the data below:I wonder why they don't count post 'vaccination' deaths the same way? The latest figures published by the new UK Health Security Agency on Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths show that the vaccinated population still accounted for 4 in every...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the state has begun construction on a border wall, which it's working to build to counter what it views as the Biden administration’s lackluster enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.“Texas has officially started building its own border wall,” Abbott announced in a tweet Friday. “[President Joe] Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws. Texas is stepping up to do the federal government’s job.”Texas has officially started building its own border wall.Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed...