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  • Is Stargate a Gateway to the Digital Gulag?

    02/12/2025 10:22:56 AM PST · by ProtectOurFreedom · 24 replies
    American Thinker ^ | February 12, 2025 | Janet Levy
    On January 20th and 21st, President Donald Trump took two actions that were so conflicting that the second nullified the gains of the first. Worse, it boosts the Great Reset advanced by the global elite and may herd Americans into the sort of digital gulag in which communist China confines its citizens. His first action was his January 20 executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO). Note that this is an announcement of intent, and he later said the U.S. might consider rejoining if they “clean it up.” In any case, a formal delinking can happen...
  • DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts

    02/06/2025 12:53:31 PM PST · by Fury · 70 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 02/06/25 | Katherine Long
    Employee has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics
  • Sorry, But Trump Is Wrong on Resettling Palestinians in Jordan and Egypt

    02/05/2025 9:12:37 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 69 replies
    Hotair ^ | 02/05/2025 | David Strom
    Middle Eastern countries are entirely right to oppose President Trump's plan to evacuate the Gaza Strip and resettle the Palestinians in nearby countries. I don't say this out of any sympathy for the Gazans. They have more than proven that they have no business running a state, no less a state next to Israel--a country that the vast majority of Palestinians want to see wiped off the face of the Earth. Trump on Egyptians and Jordanians needing to take in Gazans as refugees (despite their long opposition to it): "I would like to see Jordan and Egypt take some of...
  • Beijing’s monstrous ‘six story’ radar detects threats from thousands of miles

    02/01/2025 9:53:45 PM PST · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    Interesting Engineering ^ | January 31, 2025 | Kaif Shaikh
    New-year military video shows Beijing’s massive early-warning array CCTV Astunning close-up footage of China’s strategic long-range radar was seen on a state television report of President Xi Jinping’s Lunar New Year message to the military. Details on this seemingly advanced radar system that was featured again in a CCTV (China Central Television) report on Saturday remain obscure. Close-up footage, however, reveals dozens of antennas lined up in an octagon array in a structure approximately six stories high. SCMP reports analysts saying that the long-range radar in the footage has a key role in Beijing’s strategy to enhance early warning capabilities...
  • China Announces Countermeasures to Trump Tariffs

    02/01/2025 8:36:46 PM PST · by Nextrush · 30 replies
    RIA Novosti Russia ^ | 2/2/2025 | Nextrush/Self
    Beijing 2 Feb-RIA Novosti. China is dissatisfied with the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on goods from China, Mexico and Canada. Beijing will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and take appropriate countermeasures, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said...
  • Will Trump Blow Up America’s Most Effective Spying Alliance?

    01/31/2025 9:07:42 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 123 replies
    The Wall Street Journal ^ | Jan. 31, 2025 | Bojan Pancevski
    The Five Eyes is the most powerful spying alliance in history. Forged in the conflagration of World War II, the intelligence-sharing pact among the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand helped defeat Nazism and Communism, fend off al Qaeda and Islamic State and shield its members from the ever-growing risk of cyberattacks. Now former and serving members of the Five Eyes and outside experts say it is facing its biggest challenge ever: President Trump’s pledge to curb the “Deep State” by overhauling America’s vast intelligence apparatus. Trump left the Five Eyes alone during his first term and hasn’t named...
  • DeepSeek's chatbot achieves 17% accuracy, trails Western rivals in NewsGuard audit

    01/30/2025 9:33:22 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 23 replies
    Reuters ^ | 01/30/2025
    Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's chatbot achieved only 17% accuracy in delivering news and information in a NewsGuard audit that ranked it tenth out of eleven in a comparison with its Western competitors including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini. The chatbot repeated false claims 30% of the time and gave vague or not useful answers 53% of the time in response to news-related prompts, resulting in an 83% fail rate, according to a report published by trustworthiness rating service NewsGuard on Wednesday. That was worse than an average fail rate of 62% for its Western rivals and raises doubts about AI...
  • DeepSeek Launch

    01/29/2025 6:01:18 AM PST · by delta7 · 45 replies
    Armstrong Economics ^ | 29 Jan 25 | Martin Armstrong
    It was only a matter of time before an innovative mind created the next mainstream AI tool to compete with ChatGPT. In a massive step toward AI advancement, Liang Wenfeng of China launched DeepSeek, an open-source large language models (LLM) intended to compete if not one day overshadow ChatGPT. The launch immediately wiped $1 trillion off the US stock exchange and the tech competition between China and the US is coming to a head. ChatGPT is run by OpenAI. Its creation marked the dawn of a new way of interacting with the internet and accessing information. Users can ask AI...
  • Rand Paul to oppose Trump Labor nominee

    01/29/2025 12:00:44 AM PST · by RandFan · 22 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/28/25 11:24 AM ET | by Sarah Fortinsky
    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will vote against former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor, his spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. In a post Monday on the social media platform X, Paul took issue with Chavez-DeRemer’s labor-friendly views and highlighted NBC News reporting indicating he would oppose her nomination. “I’m the national spokesman and lead author of the right-to-work bill,” Paul wrote, linking to the NBC News report. “Her support for the PRO Act, which would not only oppose national right to work but would pre-empt state law on right to work — I think it’s...
  • Senators, vote ‘no’ on RFK Jr. — who’s still a ‘radical left lunatic’ hazardous to our health

    01/28/2025 10:06:19 AM PST · by TBP · 2 replies
    The New York Post ^ | January 27, 2025 | Editorial Board
    It was less than a year ago, in April 2024, that then-candidate Donald Trump went on a late-night tear against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “I lived with RFK Jr. in New York and watched him convince Governor Cuomo to make Environmental moves that were outright NASTY,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Upstate New York was not allowed to drill or frack as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and others ripped off New York Energy. Because of this, prices have skyrocketed all over that part of the Country.” “I’d even take Biden over Junior, because our Country would last a year or two longer...
  • Senators, vote ‘no’ on RFK Jr. — who’s still a ‘radical left lunatic’ hazardous to our health

    01/28/2025 6:18:26 AM PST · by karpov · 88 replies
    New York Post ^ | January 27, 2025 | Post Editorial Board
    It was less than a year ago, in April 2024, that then-candidate Donald Trump went on a late-night tear against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “I lived with RFK Jr. in New York and watched him convince Governor Cuomo to make Environmental moves that were outright NASTY,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Upstate New York was not allowed to drill or frack as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and others ripped off New York Energy. Because of this, prices have skyrocketed all over that part of the Country.” “I’d even take Biden over Junior, because our Country would last a year or two longer...
  • Robert Kennedy allies fear he could lose US Senate confirmation vote

    01/27/2025 3:58:32 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 47 replies
    The Financial Times ^ | Jan. 27, 2025 | Oliver Barnes and Myles McCormick
    Robert F Kennedy Jr’s allies fear that he has failed to convince enough senators to confirm him as Donald Trump’s top health official, according to people familiar with the matter. Kennedy, known as RFK Jr, was holding last-minute meetings with Democrats and Republicans ahead of two days of questioning by the Senate’s finance and health committees later this week, three people said. He has met more than 60 senators since his nomination. “There’s more anxiety now than ever,” said a person close to Kennedy. “This is a big week: if the vote were today it would be iffy. We really...
  • What would have happened if Trump had of gone after Hillary when he won?

    01/27/2025 4:05:46 PM PST · by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton · 28 replies
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    By all accounts Justice had Hillary dead to rights. Her trumped up charges against Trump colluding with Putin were used for the first impeachment...
  • Florida man arrested for allegedly making ‘violent’ threats against President Trump

    01/25/2025 9:51:07 AM PST · by thegagline · 24 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 01/25/2025 | Katherine Dinlevy
    A Florida man ​has been arrested for making “violent” threats against President Trump, police said. Shannon Depararro Atkins​ allegedly made posts on social media targeting the ​Commander-in-Chief. Atkins, 46, was arrested just before 7:30 p.m. Friday during a traffic stop in West Palm Beach — where he was allegedly found with cocaine, cops said. Authorities arrested Atkins after a tip, and the West Palm Beach man allegedly admitted making the “violent posts,” authorities said. “America needs one good bullet to be saved,” Atkins allegedly wrote on Facebook on Jan. 19, a day before Trump was inaugurated for his second term....
  • Elon Musk to far-right German political party: ‘There is too much focus on past guilt’

    01/27/2025 8:56:14 AM PST · by Miami Rebel · 58 replies
    The Forward ^ | January 26, 2025 | By Philissa Cramer
    (JTA) — Days after stoking controversy by delivering what some believed to be a Nazi salute and making Holocaust jokes, Elon Musk appeared at a campaign rally for a far-right German political party to tell supporters to be proud of their heritage. Musk’s appearance Saturday at the rally for Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, was unadvertised and came by video. It was the second time in as many weeks that the world’s richest man and close ally of new U.S. President Donald Trump has appeared alongside Alice Weidel, the party’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s Feb. 23 election. During...
  • Trump, Bill Gates, mRNA, Massive AI Data Centers… What Could Go Wrong?!

    01/25/2025 2:22:36 PM PST · by rebuildus · 42 replies
    Old School ^ | 1/25/25 | Patrick Rooney
    I voted for President Donald J. Trump three times. I did that because I love my country, and am committed to help preserve, protect, and improve it. I admire so much about the President. Starting with his great strength of vision and the willingness to pursue it. I am one hundred percent onboard with his desire to protect the citizens of this country from those who seek... And I am one hundred percent onboard with the President’s desire to “Make America Great Again.” I am grateful that this President is quickly fulfilling a number of campaign promises to the American...
  • Colombia’s Petro Orders Tariffs on US Imports as Trade War Looms

    01/26/2025 4:08:02 PM PST · by hardspunned · 64 replies
    Barrons ^ | 1/26/25 | Agency French Express
    Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday announced 25% tariffs on US imports, in a tit-for-tat move after US President Donald Trump hiked taxes on Colombian goods and sanctioned the country's leaders after Petro refused to accept migrant deportation flights. Writing on X, Petro initially said he would impose 50% tariffs on US goods, but later deleted the post and announced that he had instructed his minister for external trade "to raise tariffs on imports from the US to 25%."
  • Donald Trump's chief of staff denies Elon Musk West Wing access

    01/26/2025 6:29:33 PM PST · by simpson96 · 57 replies
    Hindustani Times ^ | 1/25/2025 | Tuhin Das Mahapatra
    Susie Wiles, Donald Trump’s newly appointed chief of staff, has cemented her authority within the administration by barring Elon Musk’s attempt to secure a permanent base in the White House's West Wing. During Trump's campaign, the Former president labelled Wiles as the “ice maiden” because of her cool composure and successful work approach. However, she quickly made it clear that not everyone would be welcomed into Trump’s inner circle—especially those “who want to work solo or be a star.” Musk's increasing influence has sparked tension. Online chatter even referred to Musk as the “power behind President Trump” and jokingly dubbed...
  • Trump says Keir Starmer doing 'very good job'

    01/25/2025 7:04:36 PM PST · by RandFan · 66 replies
    BBC ^ | Jan 25 | Anthony Zurcher
    US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir, Trump added that they would be having a call "over the next 24 hours". Trump and the Labour leader have met on a number of occasions, including a visit by Sir Keir to Trump Tower in New York during the presidential campaign. Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk, however, has been strongly critical of Sir Keir...
  • Trump is dead wrong to leave his own ex-officials exposed to Iran’s wrath

    01/25/2025 11:43:52 AM PST · by lasereye · 168 replies
    NY Post ^ | Jan. 24, 2025 | Post Editorial Board
    Whoever steered President Trump into removing of the security teams protecting former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others facing Iranian death threats was way off-base — and the prez should reverse that dangerous call at once. Pompeo tops Tehran’s hit list for his part in taking out Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani in January 2020, a massive strategic win for Trump in his first term. The threats are neither hypothetical nor vague: In 2022, Supreme Leader (and Grand Ayatollah) Ali Khamenei’s website published the video “Revenge is definite” that showed animated versions of Pompeo and Trump being scoped out by...