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Not sure if this will take off, but, there is a new subreddit for everything related to the protests in Iran:
https://www.reddit.com/r/iranprotests/
German Police Union Boss: Politicians Give Empty Words Against Antisemitic Incidents While Migrant Policies Make It Worse
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/12/german-police-union-boss-politicians-play-lip-service-antisemitism-migrant-policies-make-worse/
Sunni jihadists claim they blew up Iran oil pipeline
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/sunni-jihadists-claim-they-blew-up-iran-oil-pipeline/2017/12/30/b094a84e-ed74-11e7-956e-baea358f9725_story.html?utm_term=.0d45e51971d8
WikiLeaks: New cable from Anthony Weiner (then the husband of Hillary Clinton assistant Huma Abedin) laptop reveals that US embassy met with Swedish Pirate Party over WikiLeaks+elections 16 days before @JulianAssange arrest warrant was issued by Stockholm
https://imgur.com/tmiK6B7
Wikileaks Drops Bombshell Proof of New York Times Colluding with Hillary Clinton
https://archive.is/JeAHm#selection-4835.0-4835.80
Virginia man arrested in ISIS investigation, FBI says
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A Virginia man was arrested Friday on suspicion of trying to destroy evidence as authorities investigated him for allegedly supporting the Islamic State terror group and expressing an interest in carrying out an attack in the United States.
Court documents say Sean Andrew Duncan, a U.S. citizen, faces a charge of altering or destroying a thumb drive and memory chip to impede a federal investigation.
http://archive.is/PXw6B#selection-1251.0-1503.162
Iran protests: ‘Iron fist’ threatened if unrest continues (BBC, Dec 31, 2017)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation’s “iron fist” if political unrest continues.
Three days of demonstrations erupted over falling living standards.
But a Revolutionary Guards commander said the protests had degenerated into people chanting political slogans and burning public property.
They are the biggest show of dissent since huge pro-reform rallies in 2009. There are reports of two deaths.
There were calls for the removal or death of Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the cities of Khoramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutions Guards Corp is a powerful force with ties to the country’s supreme leader, and is dedicated to preserving the country’s Islamic system.
Brigadier-General Esmail Kowsari told the ISNA news agency: “If people came into the streets over high prices, they should not have chanted those slogans and burned public property and cars.”
Iran’s interior minister has also warned the public to avoid “illegal gatherings”…”
Standard of living or being stripped of all human rights? The only time you get protests like this over the standard of living is when the people are forced to go thru the garbage of the elite to find food. Granted being forced to move back to the 7th and 8th Centuries does greatly reduce the standard of living but that move is enforced by the stripping everyone of their human rights. Even Dimmihs like the BBC should know this, or is it that they think we are too dumb to know what is really going on.
Here in America our citizens called 911 for wrong order given at fast food restaurant.
Feminists were « pink hats » to stand against « angry white men »
Citizens of all races stand for BLM and demanded equality but supported affirmative action.ect
We elected Mr Trump because we are tired of the left mental disorder of the democrats and republicans. 8 years under the King helped MAGA.
In USA, Canada and Europe you see :sédition
(The crime of creating a revolt , disturbance or violence against lawful civil authority with intent to cause its overthrow or destruction)
Outside USA, Canada et Europe , people are standing up to their dictator .
Dictators are living like Kings while the people are starving.
Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Middle East .
Iranians are asking their dictator iranians first!
#Iran: Several members of the Iranian police surrendered & joined the protesters in Tehran tonight. #IranProtests
https://twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/947337324127453185
Republicans care about voter fraud; Democrats want to come out ahead, says study
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/republicans-care-about-voter-fraud-democrats-want-/
Suicide bomber strikes Afghan funeral, killing 15 (wapo, Dec 31, 2017)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/suicide-bomber-strikes-afghan-funeral-killing-12/2017/12/31/1181b706-ee19-11e7-95e3-eff284e71c8d_story.html
“A suicide bomber targeted the funeral of local official in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, officials said.
Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said the bomber set off his explosives vest among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. He said around 14 other people were wounded.
No one immediately claimed the attack. The Taliban and an Islamic State affiliate are both active in Nangarhar and routinely target security forces and local officials.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a sticky bomb exploded in a crowded neighborhood in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif late Saturday, wounding 12 people, according to Gen. Abdul Raziq Qaderi, the deputy provincial police chief.
No one claimed the attack, which took place in a relatively secure part of the country.”
Turkey detains 20 suspected IS members, including 15 foreigners – police (reuters, Dec 31, 2017)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-islamic-state/turkey-detains-20-suspected-is-members-including-15-foreigners-police-idUKKBN1EP07K?rpc=401&
“Turkish police have detained 20 people, including 15 foreign nationals, on suspicion of links to Islamic State during raids in Istanbul, tightening security ahead of the anniversary of a nightclub attack in which dozens were killed.
The raids by the anti-terrorist branch of the Istanbul police took place on Saturday and targeted four locations across the city, the police said in a statement on Sunday. They did not give the nationalities of the foreign suspects.
The state-run Anadolu news agency said the suspects were believed to have been plannning an attack during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city.
Turkish police have been ramping up operations against suspected Islamic State militants in recent days, detaining around 195 on Thursday and Friday…”
Iran blames foreign agents for death of two protesters (memo, Dec 31, 2017)
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171231-iran-blames-foreign-agents-for-death-of-two-protesters/
“An Iranian official said two protesters previously reported killed in the city of Dorud on Saturday night during anti-government demonstrations were targeted by foreign agents and not the police.
“Violent clashes broke out in the illegal demonstration in Dorud on Saturday and unfortunately two people were killed,” Habibollah Khojastehpour, the deputy governor of Lorestan province, said in an interview on state television on Sunday.
“No shots were fired by the police and security forces. We have found evidence of enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign agents in this clash,” he added. Takfiri is a term for Sunni militants especially the Islamic State.”
Iran: Protesters killed by foreign agents, official claims
An Iranian official claimed on Sunday that two people who died during anti-government protests in Dorud were targeted by foreign agents and not Iranian police.
In an interview on state television, the Deputy Governor of Lorestan Province blamed demonstration violence on “enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign agents…No shots were fired by the police and security forces.”
euronews -Two Iran protest deaths ’caused by foreign agents’, local governor says
Da Jooooooos …..right?
That is what is implied.
Muslim Caregiver Refuses to Buy Elderly Woman Christmas Ham Due to ‘Religious Reasons’ (breitbart, Dec 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/31/muslim-caregiver-refuses-buy-elderly-woman-christmas-ham-due-religious-reasons/
“A Muslim caregiver in Sweden has caused controversy after she refused to purchase a Christmas ham for one of her company’s clients, saying that it violated her religious beliefs…”
Just what every elderly kuffar needs, a raghead caregiver.
“Just what every elderly kuffar needs, a raghead caregiver.”
Hey, didn’t it it work out just fine in North America? Let’s look at how Black slaves (serving as “mammies”, wet nurses, household servants, and all sorts of
low IQ, soon-to-be obsolete farm equipmentlaborers, became (otherwise) poorly assimilated, yet magically and culturally enriching, endlessly diversifying,helpful BLM advocatesvaluable contributing citizens, whose astonishingly remarkable abilities to thwart the very worst forms of urban crime and imprisonable offenses has made them a most pursued demographic component of communities throughout the entire world.Get back to me with your own assessment of this (admittedly
optimisticharsh) evaluation of mine.SIDEBAR: Throughout my entire life I have sought to be “colorblind”. That $h!t’s over with, F O R E V E R. The racialist taurine fecal matter that permeates ALL of “identity politics” and a majority of “Postmodernist”, Left Wing bull hockey, along with every last vestige of Liberal political rhetoric makes me want to puke.
Between Islam and the
Black Lies MatterBLMbowelmovements, it is no longer possible to summon up much in the way of compassion for, “people of color”. Especially when most minorities apparently have ZERO sense of benevolence (or appreciation) for the immense contributions made by this world’s Caucasian population.So be it.
No mercy. No latitude. No reprieve. No respect. NO NOTHING.
I fully-well realize how offensive this may be to many here at Vlad Tepes Blog. You are most welcome to (politely) refute or repudiate these claims of mine. My only hope is to prevent many of us (here) from experiencing the insane vitriol and murderous intent that continues to be expressed against all forms of Western Civilization.
In whatever spirit of maintaining this desire (if only of mine), to ensure that Western Civilization continues to maintain its currently, well-deserved, vanguard at our world’s life-saving and most progressive technologies, please feel free to correct me if I am in any way mistaken.
I count upon all of you, here at Vlad Tepes Blog, to keep me honest with respect to these (sometimes critical or offensive) observations of mine.
May every one of you please be blessed with the very happiest New Year.
NorseRadish
SCOTSMAN: Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Marred by Bag Checks, Record Armed Police, Anti-Terror ‘Ring of Steel’ (breitbart, Dec 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/31/record-armed-police-ban-bags/
“Record numbers of armed police will be on the streets and extra anti-terror barriers deployed amid the tightest ever security operation mounted at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations.
Additional road closures have been ordered this year as part of a series of “precautionary” measures put in place to protect Scotland’s biggest new year festivities.
Police chiefs have urged revellers to be on alert for suspicious behaviour well over 100,000 people expected to descend on the city centre over the next two evenings.”
Hamburg Police to Deploy Mass Camera Network to Prevent New Year’s Sex Attacks (breitbart, Dec 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/31/hamburg-police-deploy-camera-network-new-years-sex-attacks/
“Hamburg police will deploy a mix of fixed cameras, vehicle cameras, and officer body cameras to dissuade sexual assaults and identify those who carry out attacks on New Year’s Eve.
CCTV cameras have been installed on major thoroughfares in Hamburg before the annual New Year’s Eve celebrations, including on the city’s famous Reeperbahn Street. Police Commissioner Ralf Martin Meyer commented on the new cameras, saying: “Video surveillance in these locations will help deter potential perpetrators from committing crimes,” Die Welt reports…”
Tax Burden: UK Poised to Prod Web Companies to Help Fight Terrorism – Minister (sputniknews, Dec 31, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201712311060446249-britain-terrorism-threat-internet-companies/
“The UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace has warned that the government’s patience is “running out fast” with Internet firms which prefer profits to public safety.
Britain’s perceived current terrorism threat adds significantly to it becoming the most vulnerable it has been in one hundred years, according to UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace.
He cited “encryption” and the “radicalization” of online content, which he said have led to a situation where “the cost of that is heaped on [Britain’] law enforcement agencies.”
“I have to have more human surveillance. It’s costing hundreds of millions of pounds. If they [internet firms] continue to be less than cooperative, we should look at things like tax as a way of incentivizing them or compensating for their inaction,” Wallace pointed out.
He explained that the government “should look at all options,” including taxation, because hefty sum are spent on people’s de-radicalization and because “content is not taken down as quickly as they [web companies] could do.”
Wallace also noted that despite these companies’ determination to grapple with child abuse online, they “don’t seem to be making the same effort” against extremism…”
French Authorities Boost Security Measures Ahead of New Year’s Eve (sputniknews, Dec 31, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201712311060445446-france-new-year-security-measures/
“French authorities boosted security measures on Sunday for New Year’s Eve celebrations, having deployed some 140,000 officers, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
According to the statement, 56,000 police officers, 36,000 gendarmes, 39,800 firefighters and 7,000 servicemen taking part in the Sentinelle operation have been deployed.
“New Year’s celebration will take place under remaining high level of the terror threat,” the Interior Ministry said…”
UN decries ‘deepening catastrophe’ in Yemen after milestone 1,000 days of bloodshed (RT, Dec 31, 2017)
https://www.rt.com/news/414663-yemen-un-humanitarian-catastrophe/
“Three-quarters of Yemenis, including over 11 million children, are in a desperate need of humanitarian aid while over a half are suffering dire food and water shortages, UN agencies are reporting, fearing the worst is yet to come.
The bloody conflict marked 1,000 days earlier this month since the Saudi-led military intervention in March, 2015. The gloomy anniversary spells further sufferings for civilian population and offers little hope for the future, as the war-ravaged country “has passed the tipping into a rapid decline from crisis to deepening catastrophe,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Program (WFP) said in a joint statement Friday…”
More Qhat for the survivors, a win in the end.
Nigeria north state says 5,247 Muslims dead from Boko Haram (abcnews, Dec 31, 2017)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigeria-north-state-5247-muslims-dead-boko-haram-52068239
“The Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria’s Muslim Council says at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the past four years in the northern state because of Boko Haram.
A report presented Sunday adds that more than 5,100 Muslims in the state have been injured since 2013. The report was presented to the Adamawa governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Bindow, calling for more support for victims and reconstruction of places of worship and schools.
It also recommends increasing security and financial support to local defense groups assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram.
The report says more than 12,700 properties, including houses, mosques, livestock and farm produce worth $220 million have been destroyed in the state.
The Nigeria-based Islamic extremists have killed more than 20,000 people in an eight-year insurgency.”
Rail traffic halted at Berlin station due to smoke, cause unknown – police
BERLIN, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Railway traffic was halted at Berlin’s Zoo train station on Sunday due to a large amount of smoke, and several people were rescued from the scene, German federal police said on Twitter.
The cause of the smoke was not immediately clear. German media showed smoke billowing from the large station, which is just steps from the site of the December 2016 Christmas market attack.
Police and fire officials were on site, the Twitter posting said. (Reporting by Christian Ruettger and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Alison Williams)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5224591/Rail-traffic-halted-Berlin-station-smoke-cause-unknown–police.html#ixzz52qcNsens
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South Korea seizes second ship suspected of providing oil to North Korea
South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday.
The seizure was the second to be revealed by South Korea within a few days, as the United Nations steps up efforts to squeeze essential oil supplies to the reclusive North following its nuclear or ballistic missile tests.
The ship, KOTI, was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port, the official told Reuters, without elaborating, due to the sensitivity of the issue. The port is on the west coast, south of Incheon.
A marine official also confirmed the seizure, which he said was done “recently”.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/31/south-korea-seizes-second-ship-suspected-of-providing-oil-to-north-korea.html
Iran warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ as unrest turns deadly
Tehran (AFP) – Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will “pay the price” after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across the country, two people killed and dozens arrested.
Videos on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass protests in 2009.
They showed demonstrations in Mashhad, Isfahan and many smaller cities but travel restrictions and limited coverage by official media made it difficult to confirm reports.
State media began to show footage of the protests on Sunday, focusing on attacks by young men against banks and vehicles, an attack on a town hall in Tehran, and images of a man burning the Iranian flag.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-warns-protesters-pay-price-unrest-turn-deadly-073258455.html
Iran protests continue into third night
Tehran (AFP) – Reports of clashes and marches spread across Iran on Saturday as protests spilled into a third night despite government warnings against any further “illegal gatherings”.
Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz and many smaller towns, while reports spread rapidly that several people had been shot dead by police in the town of Dorud.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-warns-against-illegal-gatherings-protests-112847988.html
A new video every 7 minutes? How fast can one person or even a few post these videos? That one is from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasgmtwXxS8jWGqm_hA3Txw/videos Nasim Mirzaie
Ex-Obama State Dept. Spox: We Didn’t Support 2009 Iran Protesters Because They Asked Us Not To
al jazeera – Iran: Government warns protesters if they don’t stop
CBC -Demonstrations held in Toronto in support of Iranian protests
Heated demonstrations in Iran are now entering their 3rd straight day
Iranian-Canadians took to Mel Lastman Square on Saturday to show support for widespread protests in Iran against the country’s government and weak economy. Heated demonstrations in that country are now entering their third straight day.
The demonstration was organized by the International Coalition of Women Against Fundamentalism (ICWAF) who issued a release urging the Canadian government to publicly support the Iranian people as well as their demands for rights and regime change. […]
Global Affairs Canada has weighed in on the street demonstrations. It said in a statement Saturday that Ottawa “is encouraged by the Iranian people who are exercising their basic right to protest peacefully,” and called for Iran’s authorities “to uphold and respect democratic and human rights.”
With the tense situation in Iran, Fallah says Toronto’s protest is meant to show solidarity with the Iranian people, and she hopes more Canadian officials will speak up.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/iran-protest-rally-mel-lastman-square-1.4468570
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Iran raps Canada’s ‘meddlesome’ stance on protests
Iran’s foreign ministry condemns Canada for supporting the protests sweeping the Islamic Republic.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran regards the meddlesome stance of the Canadian government as a violation of that country’s legal and international commitments,” says spokesman Bahram Qassemi, according to Press TV.
“Unfortunately, the Canadian government’s rhetoric is a rehash of the wrong, illogical and ineffective rhetoric of Canada’s previous governments against the Iranian people and is inadmissible,” he adds.
Canada on Saturday said it was “encouraged by the Iranian people who are exercising their basic right to protest peacefully.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-raps-canadas-meddlesome-stance-on-protests/
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Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism. Looks like they will not take it any longer. The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/947453152806297600
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUPBTNjr7gAVg1eYT_ix4VA Iran Revolution 2018
1st video Iran Protests Dec 31 then four minutes later is finished posting a 9-minute video?
Maybe the youtube timestamps aren’t accurate.
This person may be collecting videos from other places and uploading to her site.
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President Trump early Sunday warned Iran that the United States is watching for human rights violations as anti-government protests flare across the country.
“Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism,” Trump said.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366901-trump-us-is-watching-for-human-rights-violations-in-iran-protests
We are about to find out how determined the protesters are, if they continue to protest and increase the protests after the two deaths the Iranian government is going to have to turn the Revolutionary Guard and the MEK loose to stay in power. If on the other hand the protests slow down or stop the government has won. Its going to be intersting.
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country’s leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to the government and clerical leadership since a revolution in 1979.
Tens of thousands of Iranians have protested across the country since Thursday against the Islamic Republic’s unelected clerical elite and Iranian foreign policy in the region. They have also chanted slogans in support of political prisoners.
Demonstrators initially vented their anger over economic hardships and alleged corruption but they have also begun to call on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down.
There were no sign of protests on Sunday and the government said it would temporarily restrict access to the Telegram and Instagram messaging apps, state television quoted an informed source as saying.
Video from earlier days posted on social media showed people chanting: “Mullahs, have some shame, leave the country alone.”
The demonstrators also shouted: “Long live Reza Shah”. Such calls are evidence of an unprecedented level of anger and break a taboo. The king ruled Iran from 1925 to 1941 and his Pahlavi dynasty was overthrown in a revolution in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Islamic Republic’s first leader.
The protests are the biggest since unrest in 2009 that followed the disputed re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
http://www.oann.com/iran-said-protesters-should-pay-a-high-price-if-they-break-the-law/
An interesting timeline you won’t see elsewhere on the Iran protests
By J.E. Dyer December 31, 2017
The developments in Iran are so remarkable at this point that it wouldn’t surprise me to see a significant change in the regime, or a credible harbinger of change, in the next 2-3 days.
I’m not predicting such a change. But I am saying I wouldn’t be surprised to see it. Things are moving fast.
I promised you a timeline in the title, and that is further below. The grab-bag of updates here is not the timeline. I think you’ll find it worthwhile sticking around.
The individual updates are astonishing. First, a map view of how widespread the protests are. They’ve been spreading across Iran since Thursday, 28 December.
Partial map of Protests
https://twitter.com/AlirezaEshraghi/status/947195031143747584/photo/1
https://libertyunyielding.com/2017/12/31/interesting-timeline-wont-see-elsewhere-iran-protests/
A better map
https://twitter.com/LisaDaftari/status/947219622536806400/photo/1
1) Read the entire article, there are a lot of tweets that are interesting as are J.E.’s comments.
One of the interesting things is the report of the protesters seizing control of a radio station. This is a bigger deal then most will realize, it shows that they are thinking about getting their message out after the Government cuts off the social media. This may indicate a lot of planning and some type of central organization. If anyone has any more info on this subject, info that won’t damage the protest movement or get people killed please let us know.
The time line at the end of the article is interesting and shows that the US moving our embassy to Jerusalem may have played a part in the upraising.
The maps of the locations of the protests show that the protests are not just in one or two locations but all across Iran including their version of fly over country that the Iranian elites ignore. This is always a mistake for the elites and one they almost always make.
possibly originating at https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://eventpress.net/&prev=search in Yemen?
A commenter pointed out that the city names are in Arabic, not Farsi. http://eventpress.net/userimages/2017/12/1514665105blobid0.jpg
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&sp=nmt4&u=http://eventpress.net/news_details.php%3Fsid%3D16866&usg=ALkJrhiuVgxv5fvmG7CNimqrNpBQiGlrGg
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/photos/a.265191980246917.43849.264205757012206/1215512558548183/?type=3
(auto translated: Information from the department of situacionno – crisis center:
#Iran – caused by social discontent marches on the streets of major cities in the country, including Tehran, mashhad, isfagan and rasht. Protesters have clashed with the police. It is recommended to remain vigilant and not to visit places of mass gathering.
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and from Yemen?
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&sp=nmt4&u=http://eventpress.net/news_details.php%3Fsid%3D16875&usg=ALkJrhgdebletAkEHUDkhQ00_0PEQZvBbw
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a notice to Russian citizens in which it recommended to avoid places of gatherings and crowds in Iranian cities, which are witnessing continuous protests.
“Demonstrations between demonstrators and police are taking place in major cities of Iran, including Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Rasht,” the Russian foreign ministry said on its Facebook page. “We recommend caution and avoid visiting places of people’s gatherings.”
Users of social networking sites videotaped videos of Iranian security forces firing at protesters who chanted anti-Khamenei slogans in the city of Doroud.
Demonstrations condemning high prices and corruption began on Thursday in the city of Mashhad, the birthplace of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, before extending in the following days to several cities, including the capital Tehran, Kermanshah and Qom, where thousands of demonstrators marched in demanding the regime change its policy.
Yemen and Russia are spinning the Russian Facebook warning in different ways. It would be useful to see the warnings that each embassy is giving its citizens and staff.
OK. So the Russian ministry posts warnings on Facebook, but the other embassies are on vacation?
nada
https://twitter.com/SwissEmbassyIr (includes USA)
https://twitter.com/GermAmbTeheran
https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaInIran/
might be from https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&sp=nmt4&u=http://eventpress.net/news_details.php%3Fsid%3D16866&usg=ALkJrhiuVgxv5fvmG7CNimqrNpBQiGlrGg
the map, I mean – is it from Saudis or Yemenis?
from “Yemeni” eventpress link:
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&sp=nmt4&u=http://marebpress.net/news_details.php%3Flang%3Darabic%26sid%3D133149&usg=ALkJrhhIgYGt5jAJ0c3IeWhBCpNw09ZkXg
Saturday’s protests coincided with state-sponsored rallies across the Islamic Republic to mark the 2009 crackdown on security forces by organizing major pro-government events in Tehran and the scene of Iran’s second largest city.
Iran’s statistics center says unemployment was 12.4 percent in the current fiscal year, 1.4 percentage points higher than last year. There are about 3.2 million unemployed in Iran, which has a population of 80 million.
DEC 19 https://news.sky.com/story/missile-attack-escalates-tensions-between-saudi-arabia-and-iran-11177870
China’s Historical Hesitancy to Crack Down on North Korea
December 29, 2018
Washington, D.C.- Emerald Robinson, Political Correspondent
As President Trump calls out China once again for potentially violating U.N. sanctions by providing oil to North Korea, satellite imaging suggests that the rogue regime is preparing for another ballistic missile test. Though China has been more compliant with sanctions on North Korea under the new administration, historically the country has been hesitant to act against it’s troublesome neighbor.
Brigham McCown, CEO of Nouveau Consulting and a former Navy officer once responsible for overseeing air warfare strategy on the Korean Peninsula, says there are several reasons for this hesitancy. First, McCown says that the larger country enjoys having it’s smaller neighbor as a buffer state between itself and a U.S. presence. As an ally to America, South Korea’s goal has long been reunification with the North. According to McCown, that something the Chinese are not so warm on. “They don’t want an American presence on their doorstep,” added McCown.
McCown says that the Chinese perspective remains that a unified Korea is not in the best interest of China. Neither is it in the interest of Russia either says McCown. The two separate states are a leftover from the ending of World War II in the Pacific where the Korea’s were divided along the 38th parallel.
http://www.oann.com/chinas-historical-hesitancy-to-crack-down-on-north-korea/
South Korea seizes second ship suspected of providing oil to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday.
The seizure was the second to be revealed by South Korea within a few days, as the United Nations steps up efforts to squeeze essential oil supplies to the reclusive North following its nuclear or ballistic missile tests.
The ship, KOTI, was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port, the official told Reuters, without elaborating, due to the sensitivity of the issue. The port is on the west coast, south of Incheon.
A marine official also confirmed the seizure, which he said was done “recently”.
The KOTI’s estimated time of arrival at the port was Dec. 19, according to VesselFinder Ltd., a tracking service provider,
The ship can carry 5,100 tonnes of oil and has a crew mostly from China and Myanmar, Yonhap News Agency reported, adding that South Korea’s intelligence and customs officials are conducting a joint probe into the vessel.
http://www.oann.com/south-korea-seizes-another-ship-suspected-of-transferring-oil-to-north-korea/
The only thing ‘saving the Left from Trump’ is self-delusion
By Howard Portnoy December 30, 2017
A pathetic year-end moratorium by Washington Post veteran Ruth Marcus sounds “a note of holiday cheer” for liberals “as this appalling year limps to a close.” It takes a special kind of person to view a year in which the stock market reached record highs and ISIS was chased out of 98% of the territory it once occupied as appalling, but let’s chalk that up to a difference of opinion.
Ditto for what Marcus considers to be the three bright spots in an otherwise bleak year: “the media, the courts and, yes, even the Republican-dominated Congress.”
https://libertyunyielding.com/2017/12/30/thing-saving-left-trump-self-delusion/
CNN – Watergate reporters weigh in on Russia investigation
On State of the Union, Watergate reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward look back at Trump’s first year in office and its effect on the country.
Sweden: Candlelit vigil for rape victims after Fittja gang rape acquittal
Protesters rallied in solidarity with rape victims throughout Sweden at a candlelit vigil in Fittja, a district of Stockholm, on Saturday.
Law enforcement authorities are responding to an active shooter attack in Douglas County, Colorado, with multiple officers reported down.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Parker Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department, Castle Rock Police Department and Colorado State Patrol are all responding to the scene and residents of the area are being asked to shelter in place near C-470 between University and Colorado Boulevards.
http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/multiple-officers-down-in-colorado/
An Iranian army officer warns protesters against mullahs’ plans to quell demonstrations and declares that the army stands side by side with the oppressed people
https://twitter.com/mutlaq772/status/947480328586825728
UN Chief Guterres’ New Year Message: Not an Appeal, a Red Alert for the World (sputniknews, Dec 31, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/world/201712311060448278-un-secretary-guterres-red-alert/
“The year 2017 has witnessed numerous brutal conflicts, devastating natural disasters and a surge of nationalism. On the eve of 2018, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging the world to unite in order to reverse the daunting course of events…”
At Least 2 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Northern Cameroon – Reports (sputniknews, Dec 31, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/africa/201712311060446420-two-killed-boko-haram-attack-cameroon/
“MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least two people were killed and 30 more injured as a result of the suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon’s northern region of Far North on Sunday morning, media reported citing local sources…”
Car With 16 Gas Cylinders Found Near Cathedral in Eastern France (sputniknews, Dec 31, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201712311060446472-france-gas-cylinders/
“A car with 16 empty gas cylinders was discovered on Sunday night next to the Notre-Dame Cathedral in the commune of Aix-les-Bains in the east of France, according to Dauphine.
As the newspaper writes, the vehicle with the cylinders was in the parking lot near the church.
Sappers arrived to the scene from Lyon to carry out the operation to neutralize it. Cylinders were empty, the fuse system in the car was not found.
The car was transported to the commissariat of the commune, gas cylinders were seized by the authority of the municipality. The owner of the car was later identified.”
BREITBART – ‘Small Arsenal of Guns’ Found in Top-Floor Texas Hotel Room Hours Before New Year’s Celebration, Say Police
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police found a “small arsenal” of guns in a top-floor hotel room just hours before a scheduled New Year’s Eve celebration. The hotel is an open-atrium design that could allow a shooter to fire upon the celebrating crowd.
Just hours before a massive New Year’s Eve celebration at the Houston Hyatt Regency Hotel, an off-duty Houston police officer working security for the hotel encountered an allegedly intoxicated man who acted “erratically and belligerent,” KTRK ABC13 reported.
After having difficulty subduing the man, the officer called for “urgent backup.” The call went out at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
Responding officers found “a small arsenal of guns” in his top-floor hotel room, Click2Houston reported. The officers called investigators to the scene.
The detectives discovered more weapons in his vehicle.
The Hyatt Regency, located in downtown Houston, is a traditional New Year’s Eve hotspot for the Bayou City. The open-atrium hotel is staged to drop more than 5,000 ballons on partiers as the clock strikes midnight — signaling the arrival of 2018.
The open-atrium design of the hotel could allow the man a sniper-like position from the hallway of the top floor.
Police arrested the man on charges of unlawfully carrying a weapon and trespassing, KHOU CBS11 reported.
The suspect allegedly had ammunition in his room in addition to several firearms.
Hours later, a tow truck could be seen removing a white Chevrolet pickup truck from the hotel’s garage.
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/12/31/small-arsenal-of-guns-found-in-top-floor-texas-hotel-room-hours-before-new-years-celebration-say-police/
North Korea: South seizes second ship in oil supply row
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42527294
Police arrest man found with an arsenal of weapons on the top floor of a Houston hotel on New Year’s Eve – in chilling echo of the Vegas massacre – just hours before a huge ‘ball drop’ party was set to take place below
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5224961/Police-arrest-man-weapons-Houston-hotel-NYE.html
WikiLeaks Drops Proof That NYTimes Colluded With Hillary Clinton
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25249/wikileaks-drops-proof-proves-nytimes-colluded-joseph-curl#
MEMRI TV – Sheikh in Canada – What Was Taken by Force Will Be Restored by Force Alone
Canada Friday Sermon about Jerusalem by Jamal Taleb: We Will Not Achieve Dignity through Negotiations; What Was Taken by Force Will Be Restored by Force Alone
Sheikh Jamal Taleb, Imam of the Islamic Centre of SW Ontario in London, Ontario (ICSWO), said that Arab dignity would not be achieved through negotiations or by running to the “Black House” or to Moscow. Citing Gamal Abdel Nasser, he said: “Whatever was taken by force will be restored by force alone.”
In a Friday sermon at the ICSWO on December 15, a week after Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Taleb complained that instead of saying “Palestine and noble Jerusalem as its capital,” we now say “Palestine and East Jerusalem as its capital… because this is what our masters told us.” The Lebanese-born Imam Taleb has been serving the London Muslim community since 2001 and is a member of the Canadian Council of Imams.
NHS is forced to apologise after a woman having a smear test specifically requested a female only to be met by a pre-op transgender medic ‘with stubble and a beard’
Patient asked to be seen by female nurse but was met by biologically male nurse
When she pointed out the mistake, the nurse said ‘I’m not male, I’m transsexual
But the patient has now received an apology from the London-based NHS Trust
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5224421/NHS-apologises-woman-allocated-transsexual-nurse.html
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Costa Rican government says that a plane believed to be carrying 12 people has crashed in a wooded area.
https://apnews.com/da509f9ce0bf4c299be91ba53a30bc6a
This Year in Stupid 2017
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad
The only thing I disagree with is about Trumps intelligence, he is a lot more intelligent then people think, this underestimating of his intelligence is one of his big advantages in dealing with the left.
Gunmen kill Christian worshippers at Coptic church near Cairo
At least nine killed, including members of Egypt’s Christian minority, in shooting at Marmina church in Helwan district
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/29/gunman-launches-deadly-attack-on-coptic-church-near-cairo
This site made Huma’s emails searchable:
http://huma-emails.thebradfordfile.com/
Vladimir Putin’s New Year 2018 Message
An American tourist was shot and killed while apparently being robbed in a resort town on Mexico’s Pacific Coast that has become popular with surfers and Hollywood stars.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/30/california-city-official-is-gunned-down-while-vacationing-in-mexico.html
Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Uncovered, Reveal Additional Mishandling of Classified Information
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
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Documents also show more instances of pay to play with Clinton Foundation donors
Abedin’s controversial mother advised Clinton speechwriter to exclude references to ‘democracy/elections/freedom’ and ‘empowerment of women’ for Clinton speech in Saudi Arabia
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-clinton-emails-uncovered-reveal-additional-mishandling-classified-information/
zero hedge – California Prosecutes Man For Posting Anti-Muslim Messages On Facebook
California has leveled misdemeanor charges against 41-year-old Mark Feigin after he sent five anti-Muslim posts to the Islamic Center of Southern California’s (ICSC) Facebook page in 2016.
The California Attorney General’s office argues that his comments constituted “repeated contact by means of an electronic communication device” with “intent to annoy or harass,” a misdemeanor under California law, Reason.com reported Friday. California courts are scheduled to begin the trial Jan. 2, according to court records. Feigin admitted in October 2016 that he wrote the following comments between Sept. 17 and 25 of the same year.
“THE TERROR HIKE … SOUNDS LIKE FUN” (In reference to the Center’s advertised “Sunset Hike”)
“THE MORE MUSLIMS WE ALLOW INTO AMERICA THE MORE TERROR WE WILL SEE.”
“PRACTICING ISLAM CAN SLOW OR EVEN REVERSE THE PROCESS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION.”
“Islam is dangerous – fact: the more muslim savages we allow into america – the more terror we will see -this is a fact which is undeniable.”
“Filthy muslim shit has no place in western civilization.”
ICSC Communications Coordinator Kristin Stangas blocked Feigin soon after he made the final post, but also kept copies of the comments to pursue legal action. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Feigin Oct. 19 and interviewed him. Feigin is now arguing that his charges should be dismissed because they are based on an unconstitutional application of the law.
Specifically, Cal. Penal Code § 653m(b) states that “every person who, with intent to annoy or harass, makes repeated telephone calls or makes repeated contact by means of an electronic communication device … to another person is … guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this subdivision shall apply to telephone calls or electronic contacts made in good faith or during the ordinary course and scope of business.”
The AG’s office argues that Facebook comments are not legally different from telephone calls in this circumstance, and that Feigin’s intent was clearly to “annoy or harass,” making his actions illegal.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/california-prosecutes-man-posting-anti-muslim-messages-facebook
Justice Dept. Officials Gave Hillary More Than $416K
Contributions to President Donald Trump were paltry by comparison…
(Mark Tapscott, Lifezette) More than 2,600 individual contributions collectively worth in excess of $416,000 were made to 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by persons who listed the Department of Justice (DOJ) as their employer, according to federal campaign data compiled by opensecrets.org.
Contributions to President Donald Trump were paltry by comparison, coming from only 61 individuals listing DOJ as their employer and making 54 donations collectively worth $20,252. All of the data covered the election cycle from Jan. 1, 2015, through the 2016 election on November 8.
Forty-one of the Clinton donors gave the maximum allowable amount of $2,700 for the general election. None of the Trump donors gave the maximum amount; the largest single amount he received was $1,000.
http://www.libertyheadlines.com/justice-dept-officials-gave-hillary-416000-2016/
Controversial ‘Problem of Whiteness’ course reintroduced at UW-Madison
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This spring, a controversial course titled “The Problem of Whiteness” will once again be offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The African Cultural Studies course seeks to teach students to “understand how whiteness is socially constructed and experienced in order to help dismantle white supremacy,” according to its online description.
When the course debuted during the spring 2017 semester, it prompted national headlines and much controversy, with some Republican lawmakers even calling for the course to be canceled.
The class this spring may touch on that, based on the fact that its professor created a montage of headlines criticizing the course as its new syllabus cover sheet, its online description shows.
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/40421/