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Churches and soft targets need real security now. Off-duty cops or trained armed members inside make difference between tragedy and nothing. Notebook with church/school addresses shows targeted intent, not random crazy. This kind of threat is rising against places of worship. 🚨#BREAKING: A man in North Carolina has been arrested after he showed up to …
Starbucks Korea got hit with a huge backlash after launching a “Tank Day” promotion on May 18, the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement. A lot of Koreans thought the campaign slogan and branding referenced the 1987 torture death cover up involving student activist Park Jong-cheol. Protests broke out almost immediately, activists smashed Starbucks …
New details emerge from the Islamic Center of San Diego after two shooters opened fire Monday afternoon… The deceased include a dedicated mosque security guard who directly engaged the shooters in the parking lot… Police Chief Scott Wahl confirms the guard’s rapid intervention allowed school administrators to lock down the children’s wing… The gunmen—aged 17 …
Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Post. Senior Israeli officials have told U.S. diplomats that Iranian protesters will “get slaughtered” if they take to the streets against their government even as Israel publicly calls …
That question was put directly to four major AI platforms as part of a methodological exercise on how AI models respond under pressure. The Jerusalem Post is not predicting military action. One question keeps coming up in newsrooms, on social media, and in private conversations as tensions build – when will the United States strike …
“A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17’s have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,” the source said. C-17s are massive, …
Iran’s army vowed Saturday to join the crackdown on protesters, one of a number of stepped-up warnings from the country’s security services as demonstrations against the regime continue to grow and the death toll mounts. The army said Saturday it would “firmly safeguard national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property,” blaming Israel and what it …
If you’re still banking on access to your local branch, don’t count on it. Major US banks have announced plans to shut 311 branches since late August — a pre-Christmas wipeout that puts 2025 on track to be the worst year ever for walk-in banking. JPMorgan Chase led the pre-Christmas cull with 66 closures, followed …
NEW: RFK Jr. has launched an investigation to see if drugs taken by trans shooter Robin Westman may have played a role in the horrific attack. “When I was a kid, we had shooting clubs at our school.” “There’s never been a time in America, in the history of humanity, where people walk into a …
As seen in the chart below, US technology funds have seen historic outflows over the last month. With over $5 billion of outflows since October 1st, this is more than DOUBLE the outflows seen at the start of the 2022 bear market. Despite record highs, we have record selling. pic.twitter.com/KcMjrtv3VV — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …
Walz’s claims in 2014 congressional hearing are a tall tale, video and local news reports show At a 2014 congressional hearing held to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tim Walz, then a congressman representing Minnesota’s first district, recalled being in Hong Kong when the Chinese Communist Party crushed the student protests …
FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned of the heightened possibility of a coordinated terror attack in the US. Wray told NBC News the FBI is ‘increasingly concerned [about] the potential for some kind of coordinated attack here in the homeland.’ Explaining that such an event ‘may be not that different from what you saw against …
“Israeli forces could enter the city and harm civilians without facing American consequences,” POLITICO reports, citing three US officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Measuring about 64 square kilometers in size, Rafah is severely overcrowded, with hundreds of thousands of civilians who fled there after the Israeli army designated the city a “safe zone” in …
via naturalnews: Nearly a decade ago, at least 50 Ukrainian protesters gathered in Kiev’s Maidan Square to revolt against government corruption and abuse of power, an act that is now known as the Maidan Uprising. Several police officers ended up shooting and killing many of the opposition protestors in what has since been determined to have been …
BREAKING: Maidan massacre trial finds that former Ukrainian President Yanukovych didn’t order snipers to shoot protesters. The US coup d'état in Ukraine was made possible by CIA funded Ukrainian Nazis who killed their own people and blamed Yanukovych. The US Govt wrecked Ukraine. https://t.co/v58A63B1II — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) October 27, 2023 🔊 … Senator Chris …
New on MoA: Ukraine’s Sudden High Air Losses Likely Caused By New Russian Missiles I am not sure how valid this is but I am sure it is relevant: Victor vicktop55 @vicktop55 – 16:58 UTC · Oct 24, 2023Military expert Vladislav Shurygin: The Pentagon has become sharply concerned about the suddenly increased effectiveness of the Russian …
A missile strike that killed at least 15 people in a Ukrainian market was blamed on Russia. There’s now growing evidence it was fired by Ukraine. A missile that struck a busy market in Kostyantynivka, east Ukraine, was likely misfired by Ukraine and not the result of a Russian attack, a New York Times analysis …