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This is the new Samizdat. We must use it while we can.
God bless every one on this new year !!!
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To Vlad, Eeyore, Yucki, Richard, Martin, WrathOfKhan and EVERY ONE who have made this site a must-go-to place:
May the very best of 2020 be the worst you can expect for 2021.
From the good side of news, I can tell you that the world will not end in the first 16 hours or so, because that is how long we here, in OZ, have already been in 2021. 😉
Lets hope that during this year, the sheep will finally “turn” and realise that the Emperor is naked and the Dog has no bite 😉
https://youtu.be/p-9-3DtUzug
I love the video
@Oz-Riita well, that dog looks like a very good bellwether. Peace to you on the new year!
Some 30 Cars Burnt on New Year’s Eve in France’s Strasbourg – Reports (sputniknews, Jan 1, 2021)
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202101011081624128-videsome-30-cars-burnt-on-new-years-eve-in-frances-strasbourg–reports/
“Hooligans have burnt some 30 cars in the eastern French city of Strasbourg despite the coronavirus-linked curfew, the Figaro newspaper reported on Friday, citing a source in the local authorities.
“However, the situation is less tense than a year ago,” the source said.
According to other media reports, several people have been detained in Strasbourg.
The unrest with burnt cars and clashes between hooligans and law enforcement officers have taken place in Strasbourg on New Year’s Eves for the last several years.”
That’s not much. I’m waiting for the nationwide tally for New Year’s Eve. Last year, it was below 1,000 – a definite improvement over the past years.
Just found it: France was under curfew therefore less than 100 vehicles last night were torched.
https://www.fdesouche.com/2020/12/31/violences-urbaines-du-nouvel-an-mulhouse-strasbourg-et-nice-ouvrent-le-bal/
Nigerian army kills scores of Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes, says spokesman
Read more At: (aninews, Jan 1, 2021)
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/nigerian-army-kills-scores-of-boko-haram-terrorists-in-airstrikes-says-spokesman20210101124425/
One last cowboy beaten down
Riding to his final stand
Heading West, yes, ever West
If even only in his mind
To that old fabled promised land
Then on the radio a tune comes up
If only even in his mind
Reminding him of that girl he knew
So long ago and far away
He wonders where she is today.
The road is long the night is, too
The stars tucked in their bed of blue
Their twinkle white emerging bright
From black the sun fades bloody red
His Chevrolet old pick-up truck
Eating dotted lines all up
Just like she did when she was young
In the year of our Lord, 1971.
On and on this ribbon road
Winding black all through his mind
And on the radio a singer sings
Of all the stars gone to the ground
‘Cause not enough good faith was found
To let this one old cowboy stay
Retired from his slingin’ days
So here he heads to one last stand
His faith still steel
For his promised land.
“Never give up!” he suddenly hears
The radio song has suddenly stopped
“You don’t give up, no matter what!”
The cowboy spins the dim-lit dial
It matters not–the tunes are gone
On every station this same strange voice
Yet familiar speaking straight to he
Who heard it many years ago
It is his father’s voice, you see.
“I’m old now, Daddy, not like you knew
Me as a strong young man of 22.”
“–Doesn’t matter,” the radio says,
“You don’t give up until you’re dead.”
Then just like that, the voice is gone
Back comes on the radio song
The cowboy sheds just one tear more
For his father lost into the sky.
At 3 a.m. a road sign says:
“Your Last Stand 80 Miles Straight Ahead.”
Funny, that, the cowboy thinks
Fate isn’t often so polite
To announce its plans in black and white
I realize the die is cast
That good prevails because it must
But like a roadside vigil of flowers laid
The sign also says, brother
You still must pray.
Then finally at the long-drawn dawn
In a ghost town of his mind, at least
This cowboy beaten so far down
Arrives upon his time and place
This reckoning, his last good grace
To save the promised land he loves
Like one last cowboy, one sunrise
He Trumps the best-laid plans of those
Who seek to slay his wild West.
In the early January frigid morn
If even only in his mind
He calls back up the sun so red
He calls out every star so white
He lays them on their bed so blue
Then adds a stripe for me, and you
And with guns ablaze he starts to fight
Against the darkest evil known
Relenting never, ever still
Until his West is
Won.
The very best in health, happiness and prosperity to all in 2021.
“I am my mother’s son.
And I am our son’s mother.
Together we bring you Archewell.
We believe in the best of humanity.
Because we have seen the best of humanity.
We have experienced compassion and kindness,
From our mothers and strangers alike.
In the face of fear, struggle and pain,
It can be easy to lose sight of this.
Together, we can choose courage, healing, and connection.
Together, we can choose to put compassion in action.
We invite you to join us.
As we work to build a better world,
One act of compassion at a time.”
https://archewell.com/
‘The very best in fair-sharing health, happiness and prosperity to all in 2021.’
A tale of two cities
Independence and Safe
Fathered alone
Kind Mothered Face
Adorn every room
Palm fortunes will grace
Free industry
And those knowing their place.
‘Duty to truth through
A compassionate lens’
No one will wake up
Because we are all friends
Everything Out
Each one depends
The cowboy said, “stranger
“I know how this ends.”
‘Powerful narratives,
And universal values’
In with the sedatives
And positive kow-tows
Certain Lives Matter
Where no character goes
Remember your Mother
Her creation she knows.
‘I am my mother’s son.
And I am our son’s mother.’
Where is the father
To make him a brother
Entwined in the child
To serve and to smother
If not virtue endowed
Sees Hate in the other
Thank you. This is beautiful and encouraging. And thank you for the following antithesis. I wish “Archewell” stayed across the Pond. Not a father in sight. Sad.
Bring on 2021, I’m grateful I know who I am.
The very best in health, happiness and prosperity to all in 2021, to all too, Johnnyu.
And to our kind host, Vlad, bringing world events into the realm of economic, political and religious objectives designed to enslave humanity with rewards of terror and pleasure.
https://youtu.be/UrAcPFUIoZE
Wow.
Happy new year all.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-bc-bans-sale-of-alcohol-on-new-years-eve
Health officials in British Columbia have issued a prohibition of service and sales of alcohol on New Year’s Eve. According to the release, the prohibition comes into effect at 8 pm on the Dec. 31.
New Year’s and April Fools all in one. Cool.
I just love that quip !
The art of doing nothing in the name of something all too real. This is the only way I can explain the inaction of Barr, Scotus, and many others with unused power at their disposal in the face of an existential threat to the U.S.A. they can’t all blind, stupid, or secret commies, so why?
I think their lives, or their family’s lives, are threatened covertly or overtly.
USA Watchdog:
https://usawatchdog.com/more-voter-fraud-revealed-election-not-over-2021-economic-update/
(Richard: Here is a JE Dyer article from December 17, 2019, it is a 40 something analysis of Crossfire Hurricane. It is long but it nails what is now happening.)
After Crossfire Hurricane: A roadmap for wirebrushing the perpetrators’ methods and motives – Liberty Unyielding
J.E. Dyer
95-121 minutes
After Crossfire Hurricane: A roadmap for wirebrushing the perpetrators’ methods and motives
During 2016 debate. Guardian News video
When the dust settles from the current dramatic paroxysms of the DOJ IG report and the unwatched impeachment hearings, we have a reasonable idea what comes next.
Attorney General Barr’s prosecutor John Durham will come out with findings from his investigation of U.S. government agencies and their handling of the “Russia-Trump” probe.
And if the House votes to impeach President Trump, the Senate will decide how to reject the House’s absurd lack of foundation and not remove Trump from office.
We don’t know if the latter will entail a trial in the Senate or not. The Senate may decide not to hold a trial, because there’s no evidence and the counts of impeachment are meaningless bunk.
https://libertyunyielding.com/2019/12/17/after-crossfire-hurricane-a-roadmap-for-wirebrushing-the-perpetrators-methods-and-motives/
WATCH: Civil war-like incidents and yells of “Allahu Akbar” again on New Year’s Eve in Vienna
https://medforthblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/civil-war-like-incidents-and-yells-of-allahu-akbar-again-on-new-years-eve-in-vienna/
Sometimes the darkest challenges, the most difficult lessons, hold the greatest gems of light.
Let’s make the Light of Truth BLAZE through 2021, and burn those to cinders with it that want us harm.
The Fourth Turning;
https://youtu.be/Qj5w7BimQJo
In the end I wasn’t very impressed by thus interviewee.
The question of a new year: 2021
By J.E. Dyer December 31, 2020
A lot of people would love to have reassurance about the coming year. But the truth is, no human knows for sure what it will bring.
It has never been more important to deal in the truth. This is not, in fact, a time like any other. Astonishingly, we are in a time when we can confidently say that.
It’s ridiculous to say other things we’ve been saying; e.g., that there has never been so much carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. We have the means of satisfying ourselves that (a) our ability to directly measure that is of such short duration that we should laugh ourselves silly to make such a claim; and (b) that what indirect estimates tell us is the opposite. There have been a number of occasions in the past when there was more CO2 in the atmosphere – and the civilizational development and arrangements of mankind were nothing like what they are today. Our measurement of atmospheric CO2 right now is risibly uninformative about the effects we may have had, in the extremely short span of time we’ve been able to take comparable direct measurements.
But we can know with meaningful certainty that man has never been where he is as 2021 dawns: with China attacking other nations, including ours, in a strange, “asymmetric” form of warfare, as a global “pax” of nearly 70 years duration, which crumpled beneath us in the first term of the previous American president, recedes in the rearview mirror, and patterns the world hasn’t seen for centuries are reawakened.
https://libertyunyielding.com/2020/12/31/the-question-of-a-new-year-2021/v
To all of you, a new year starts and my wish is Happiness and Laughter in your lives.
Laughter will keep us sane of spirit and strong in resolve.
Always go to bed with a smile and you’ll make up with a smile.
Happy New Year to ALL.
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Paul Kengor: Abolition of Private Property Is at the Core of Communism
WEF Predicts Abolition of Private Property in 2030
By Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Philipp
December 31, 2020 Updated: December 31, 2020
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To define communism in a sentence it is best to use original words by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who wrote that communist doctrine can be summarized as the abolition of private property Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College, told The Epoch Times in an interview.
“The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property,” Marx and Engels, the founders of the communist doctrine, wrote in The Communist Manifesto, a book that forms the basis for communism.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/paul-kengor-abolition-of-private-property-is-at-the-core-of-communism_3638769.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-01-01-2
Democrat Who Objected to Electoral Votes in 2005: No Regret, but This Time Is Different
By Zachary Stieber
January 1, 2021 Updated: January 1, 2021
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The former senator who while in office objected to electoral votes in 2005 said Thursday she doesn’t regret what she did while insisting this time is different.
“I do not regret it for one half a second,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said during an appearance on CNN.
Boxer teamed with Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) to challenge Ohio’s electoral votes during the Jan. 6, 2005, joint session of Congress that convened to count votes from the 2004 presidential election.
The Congressmembers objected to draw attention to alleged election irregularities, which they alleged led to the disenfranchisement of voters, particularly in Ohio.
“I, thank God, have a senator joining me in this objection, and I appreciate Senator Boxer’s willingness to listen to the plight of hundreds, and even thousands of Ohio voters, that for a variety of reasons were denied the right to vote,” Tubbs Jones, who is no longer in office, said during the joint session.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrat-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-in-2005-no-regret-but-this-time-is-different_3640179.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-01-01-2
(Richard: Pence has said he won’t make any decisions on his own but Pelosi doesn’t trust him, apparently she knows something that she thinks will change his mind.)
House Asks Court to Dismiss Effort to Clarify Vice President’s Power in Electoral Counting
By Zachary Stieber
January 1, 2021 Updated: January 1, 2021
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The House of Representatives is asking a court to reject a petition from Republicans that requests judges to say Vice President Mike Pence has the authority to reject some electoral votes.
“This Court should reject plaintiffs’ effort to overturn Congress’s centuries-old role in counting electoral votes and resolving disputes about them in the constitutionally mandated Joint Session,” the House said in an amicus brief on Dec. 31.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans this week sued Pence, asking a judge to authorize Pence to pick Republican electors over Democratic ones. They said the U.S. Constitution gives Pence the “exclusive authority” to decide which Electoral College votes to count, and that a portion of the Electoral Count Act of 1877 is unconstitutional.
The suit centers around the joint session of Congress that’s held every four years to count electoral votes. Electors meet in each states under the Electoral College system after presidential elections and cast ballots for the candidate that won the most votes in their respective states.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-asks-court-to-dismiss-effort-to-clarify-vice-presidents-power-in-electoral-counting_3640286.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-01-01-1
Oregon Healthcare Worker Hospitalized After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
By Zachary Stieber
January 1, 2021 Updated: January 1, 2021
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A healthcare worker in Oregon was hospitalized this week after suffering a severe allergic reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The worker is employed by Wallowa Memorial Hospital. The worker, who was not identified, is recovering at a hospital after experiencing the reaction, or anaphylaxis, the Oregon Health Authority said in a statement.
The hospital shared the authority’s statement but gave no further information.
The reaction was one of the first reported to Moderna’s vaccine, which was authorized at a later date than the one made by Pfizer and BioNTech. A Moderna spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, there is “a remote chance” that Moderna’s vaccine could cause a severe allergic reaction. The reaction would usually occur within a few minutes to one hour after getting injected, drug regulators said in a fact sheet.
Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include difficulty breathing, a fast heartbeat, and dizziness.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/oregon-healthcare-worker-hospitalized-after-getting-covid-19-vaccine_3640155.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-01-01-1
NYSE Begins to Delist Chinese Telecom Giants in Compliance With Trump’s Order
By Frank Fang
January 1, 2021 Updated: January 1, 2021
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced on Dec. 31 that it is in the process of delisting three Chinese telecom companies with ties to the Chinese military.
The three state-owned companies—China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corporation Ltd., and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.—will see their securities suspended from trading between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11, according to a statement. The delisting proceedings were made in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order (E.O.) 13959.
Trump issued the order (pdf) in mid-November, banning U.S. investments in Chinese companies designated by the Pentagon as having ties to the Chinese military, citing threats to U.S. national security.
Earlier this week, the Trump administration extended the investment ban to “any subsidiary of a Communist Chinese military company.” The extension was announced by the Treasury Department, which also stated that it planned to publicly list subsidiaries that were “50 percent or more owned” or “determined to be controlled” by Chinese military companies.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nyse-begins-to-delist-chinese-telecom-giants-in-compliance-with-trumps-order_3640172.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-01-01-1
(Richard: We are in a war and the Repub members of Congress need to wake up and understand what is happening and what is coming.)
Reigning U.S. ‘Teacher of the Year’ Urges ‘Heroes’ to Commit Terror Attacks Against Republican Lawmakers
He called for Mitch McConnell to receive the Rand Paul treatment.
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Rodney Robinson, a public school indoctrinator who was named national teacher of the year in 2019, is calling for “heroes” to commit terror attacks against Republicans.
Robinson made the comment in reference to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). He celebrated the cowardly ambush attack against Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) by his own neighbor in 2017 and called for McConnell’s neighbors to accost the senate majority leader.
“Who are Mitch McConnell’s neighbors? I’m just saying Rand Paul’s did what a true Kentucky hero should do. It’s your time to step up,” Robinson wrote in his violent tweet celebrating political violence.
Trending: Where Are Rand Paul and Ted Cruz on Opposing Certification of Electoral Votes?
Rand Paul’s wife, Kelley, responded directly to Robinson’s remarks:
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/reigning-u-s-teacher-of-the-year-urges-heroes-to-commit-terror-attacks-against-republican-lawmakers/
Expand His Powers to Decide Electoral College Votes
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
December 31, 2020 Updated: January 1, 2021
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Vice President Mike Pence asked a federal judge on Thursday to reject an effort to give him “exclusive authority” to decide which Electoral College votes should be counted during the upcoming joint session of Congress.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans last week filed a lawsuit against Pence, requesting that the court grant Pence power to decide which votes to count on Jan. 6, 2021, when lawmakers will gather to observe the formal certification of states’ electoral votes for the president of the United States.
Pence argued that he was not the correct defendant to the lawsuit. In a Thursday filing (pdf) to U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, an attorney representing Pence wrote, “A suit to establish that the Vice President has discretion over the count, filed against the Vice President, is a walking legal contradiction.”
Plaintiffs earlier said that their counsel had “made a meaningful attempt” to reach out to Pence’s counsel but discussions “were not successful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed,” according to a filing asking for an accelerated schedule in the case.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-asks-judge-to-reject-push-to-expand-his-powers-to-decide-electoral-college-votes_3640007.html?utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mb-2021-01-01
Number of GOP Congress Members to Object to Electoral College Votes Grows
By Jack Phillips
December 30, 2020 Updated: January 1, 2021
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More House members have said they will object to the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6 as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he would join the effort.
Rep.-elect Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he will also object.
“I will vote on January 6th to CHALLENGE the Electoral College because the American people deserve a FREE and FAIR election! The FRAUD that DID take place on Election Day can’t be allowed to stand!” Jackson wrote.
On Wednesday, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said he will join the effort, which is being led by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). President Donald Trump spoke with Brooks and several other Republican House members earlier this month and backs their effort.
“On January 6, 2021, I plan to object to the Electoral College certification from states that experienced these unprecedented issues like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin,” Duncan said in a statement. “I plan to object for the people of the Third District of South Carolina and the millions of Americans who are demanding transparency into the 2020 election. We the People know this is a pivotal decision for our great country. May God bless the United States of America.”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/number-of-gop-congress-members-to-object-to-electoral-college-votes-grows_3637975.html?utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mb-2021-01-01
Four Deaths in Elderly Reported From 3 Countries During First Days of Vaccine Rollout, Authorities Urge Calm
By Celia Farber
December 31, 2020 Updated: January 1, 2021
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In the first days of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, at least 4 deaths from heart attacks were reported in people between the ages of 75 and 91, in 3 countries.
These deaths all took place between 2 hours and five days after the Pfizer BioNTech mRNA Covid vaccine was administered; In all cases, they had co-morbidities.
In Kalmar, Sweden, an 85-year-old man with pre-existing conditions died of a heart attack on Dec 29, the day after receiving the shot.
In Israel, there were two deaths, one in a 75-year-old man from Beit She’an, who died of a heart attack two hours after vaccination. The second, an 88-year-old man, died in Jerusalem, also within 2 hours of vaccination.
In Lucerne, Switzerland, a 91-year-old man, a nursing home resident, died, 5 days after receiving the Pfizer BioNtech Covid vaccine.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/four-deaths-in-elderly-reported-from-3-countries-during-first-days-of-vaccine-rollout-authorities-urge-calm_3639786.html?utm_source=CCPVirusNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-01-01
Rep. Gohmert’s Lawsuit Explained; What Will Happen on Jan. 6?—Rick Green
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rep-gohmerts-lawsuit-explained-what-will-happen-on-jan-6-rick-green_3640009.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2020-12-31-5
As in Vienna, the mob in Berlin, yelling Allahu Akbar, marched through the streets of course not wearing Corona face masks, while the Germans had to stay in their houses and were not even allowed to set off New Year’s Eve firecrackers
https://medforthblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/as-in-vienna-the-mob-in-berlin-yelling-allahu-akbar-marched-through-the-streets-of-course-not-wearing-corona-face-masks-while-the-germans-had-to-stay-in-their-houses-and-were-not-even-allowed-to-s/
WATCH: War of migrants against Berlin police on New Year’s Eve – supermarket set on fire – Tonnes of fireworks stored there that were not permitted to be sold because of Corona explode
https://medforthblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/watch-war-of-migrants-against-berlin-police-on-new-years-eve-supermarket-set-on-fire-tonnes-of-fireworks-stored-there-that-were-not-permitted-to-be-sold-because-of-corona-explode/
STUNNING: All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘Private Dinners’, ‘Sponsored Trips’ From Chinese Communist Propaganda Front
by Natalie Winters – December 29, 2020
https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/media-private-ccp-dinners-trips/
Every. Major. Media. Outlet. In. America.
The National Pulse – December 29, 2020
“It’s for Mike Pence to Judge whether a Presidential Election Was Held at All”
by Ted Noel – December 26, 2020
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/its_for_mike_pence_to_judge_whether_a_presidential_election_was_held_at_all.html
How January 6th Plays Out.
The National Pulse – December 30, 2020
Remember Dr. Ted Noel?
Out with the old…2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJkK_gTOMGQ
In with the new…2021
https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice/status/1344897547370954753
“London stands together against racism. Tonight and always
#BlackLivesMatter @GeorgeThe Poet”
Mayor of London (gov.uk/coronavirus) – December 31, 2020 – Twitter
https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/1344803887526649859
Red Wave In Congress May Be Building For January 6th – Congressman Claims Up To 100 Lawmakers Could Vote Against Results
Adam Casalino
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Red Wave In Congress May Be Building For January 6th – Congressman Claims Up To 100 Lawmakers Could Vote Against Results
What’s Happening:
Democrats and the media continue to push their version of the 2020 Election. They have sidelined any evidence of problems and they are demanding that everyone, including Republican lawmakers, must fall in line.
Some Republicans have given in, seemingly convinced that there is not enough evidence to over turn the result and concerned about rocking the boat in Washington.
https://thepatriotjournal.com/congress-red-wave-jan-6-100-lawmakers/?utm_source=gjwhg&utm_medium=email
There will be more, this is the number before Trump puts any evidence out for them to see, he and hte 100 plus Reps will put a fear of voter anger in the members of congress.
Gunmen kill prominent journalist in western Afghanistan
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-kill-prominent-journalist-western-afghanistan-75005116?
“An Afghan journalist and human rights activist was shot and killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen in western Afghanistan, the fifth journalist to be killed in the war-ravaged country in the past two months, a provincial spokesman said.
Bismillah Adil Aimaq was on the road near Feroz Koh, the provincial capital of Ghor, returning home to the city after visiting his family in a village nearby, when gunmen opened fire at the vehicle.
According to the provincial governor’s spokesman, Arif Abir, others in the car, including Aimaq’s brother, were unharmed. Aimaq worked as the head of the local Radio Sada-e-Ghor station and was also a human rights activist in the province.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid insisted the insurgents were in no way connected with the shooting.
Aimaq was the fifth journalists slain in attacks in the past two months. Last week, Rahmatullah Nekzad, who headed the journalists’ union in eastern Ghazni province, was killed in an attack by armed men outside his home. Nekzad was well known in the area and had contributed to The Associated Press since 2007. He had previously worked for the Al Jazeera satellite TV channel.
Afghanistan’s intelligence department claimed two perpetrators in that attack were subsequently arrested and aired video recordings of the two, with their purported confessions to the slaying and to being Taliban. However, the Taliban denied involvement in the killing, calling it a cowardly act. Large swaths of Ghazni province are under Taliban control.
The Islamic State group, blamed for a series of attacks on a range of targets in Afghanistan in recent months, claimed it had killed another Afghan journalist earlier in December. Two assailants opened fire and killed TV anchorwoman Malala Maiwand as she left her house in eastern Nangarhar province. Her driver was also killed.
In November, two journalists were killed in separate bombings.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the relentless attacks on journalists in Afghanistan. The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has called the country one of the world’s deadliest for journalists.
Earlier this week, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said the targeted killings of Afghan journalists have negatively impacted reporting in the country and led to self-censorship in the media community. The statement said a number of female journalists have left their jobs in the provinces due to ongoing threats.
The statement further says that majority of journalists are not able to go out in some provinces openly and government has neglected when they reported the threats they were facing.T
Target killing and violence have increased across Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Kabul government continue hold peace negotiations that began in September. The talks, after some recent procedural progress, have been suspended until early January and there is speculation the resumption could be further delayed.”
12 of Gen. Soleimani’s Outstanding Features in Ayatollah Khamenei’s Words
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/01/01/2422410/12-of-gen-soleimani-s-outstanding-features-in-ayatollah-khamenei-s-words
“The Leader of the Islamic Revolution spoke about some of the characteristics and actions of the hero of the Islamic nation, Martyr General Qassem Soleimani, in his statements on December 16, 2020, and January 8, 2020.
On the occasion of the anniversary of Gen. Soleimani’s martyrdom, Khamenei.ir is reviewing 12 of these features.
Well, these days, many things have been said about that great personality, that good, dear, courageous and fortunate comrade of ours who went to heaven. And what they said about him and his personality traits are correct, but I too wish to raise certain points which I think are important:
1. He was brave and a strategist, and a man of action at the same time
Shahid Soleimani was both brave and insightful. His actions were not merely marked by courage. Some people have courage, but they do not have the necessary wisdom and acumen to utilize their courage. And some people enjoy the wisdom, but they do not take action. They do not have the guts to take action. Our dear martyr both had the necessary guts and the necessary acumen. He would embrace danger and he had no fears. His courage showed itself not only in recent events but also during the Sacred Defense Era during which time, he was the commander of the Tharallah Army. Both he and his army showed exemplary courage. And he was a man of wisdom as well. He would think carefully and he had reasons for his actions. This simultaneous courage and acumen manifested itself not only in the arena of the military but also in the arena of politics. I said this many times to the friends active in the arena of politics as we were witness to his behavior and his actions. He was courageous and wise in the arena of politics as well. His words would exert tremendous influence and they were convincing.
2. He used his courage and acumen on the path of God
Above all, he was pure and sincere. He would expend his courage and acumen on the path of God and he was not a hypocrite and a pretentious man. Sincerity is very important. We should practice sincerity as well.
3. He strictly observed the limits set by God
Another one of his qualities was that despite being a commander who had mastery over the military, he was very careful to observe shar’i principles. Sometimes, people forget about shar’i principles in the arena of war, saying that there is no time for that, but he was very careful in this regard. He would not use weapons if he did not deem it necessary. He would take care not to transgress against other people’s rights. He would exercise caution in areas that many people do not deem necessary, but he would try to be cautious. He would embrace danger, but at the same time, he would protect others’ lives as far as he could. He would watch over the lives of his comrades, his soldiers and his colleagues from among other nations who stood beside him.
4. The Revolution and being a revolutionary were his red line
The Revolution and being revolutionary were his definite red lines. Some people should not try to undermine this aspect of his personality. This is a reality about him. He was absorbed by the Revolution and being a revolutionary was his red line. Of course, he was not interested in aligning himself with different parties, different factions and the like, but he was completely committed to the idea of being a revolutionary. He was committed to the Revolution and to the auspicious and dazzling guidelines of our late Imam (may God bestow paradise on him).
5. He neutralized all of the illegitimate plans of the US for the West Asian region
One example of his insight and his courage was that – the enemies might know this well, but some friends might not know it – is that he managed to foil all illegitimate plots of the Americans in West Asia with the help of regional peoples – or it could be said with the support that he offered to them. That man managed to stand up to all the plots that had been hatched with money, with vast propaganda efforts made by the Americans, with the diplomatic capabilities of the Americans and with the bullying that they exert on politicians – particularly on some weak countries. He managed to foil all the schemes set up by them in West Asia.
Regarding Palestine, the Americans intended to consign the issue of Palestine to oblivion and to keep the Palestinians weak so that they would not dare speak of fighting, but that man empowered the Palestinians. He did something to make a small region like the Gaza strip – which is a small strip of land – stand up to the Zionist regime despite all their extravagant claims. He created such a disastrous situation for them that they asked for a ceasefire after just 48 hours! This was done by Hajj Qasem Soleimani. He empowered the Palestinians. He helped them stand up and resist.
This is what our Palestinian brothers have said to me time and time again. Of course, I was already aware of his feats, but they testified to that. All Palestinian leaders acknowledged the same thing on their numerous trips to our country. That is while when we had meetings with such officials, who were in contact with him – these were ordinary official meetings – he would sit in a corner in order not to be seen by others. If we needed to know his opinion and if we needed his testimony, we had to look here and there to find him. He would not place himself within sight and he was not a man of prevention.
The US plans in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon were foiled thanks to the assistance and actions of that dear martyr. The Americans would like Iraq to be like the taghuti regime of Iran – the Pahlavi regime which existed in the past – or like today’s Saudi Arabia. They want it to be a region full of oil where they will be able to do whatever pleases them. As that person said, they want that country to be a “dairy cow”. They want Iraq to be like that. However, pious and brave personalities, youth and Marja taqlid (source of emulation) of Iraq stood up to the Americans and Hajj Qasem- may God bestow paradise on him- helped and supported that vast front in its entirety. He proved to be an active counselor and supporter in that country.
The same thing can be seen in the case of Syria and Lebanon. As for Lebanon, the Americans are willing to deprive Lebanon of its most important element of independence – in other words, the Resistance Force and Hezbollah – so much so that Lebanon would be defenseless in the face of Israel and so that they would be able to advance as far as Beirut. As it happens, they did so years ago. However, Hezbollah became stronger on a daily basis. Today, Hezbollah serves as both the hands and the eyes of Lebanon. And our dear martyr played a brilliant and prominent role in this regard. He enjoyed acumen and courage. He was a brave mujahid and a diligent brother.
6. His martyrdom showed the whole world that the Revolution is alive
Another chapter about Shahid Soleimani is the blessings ensuing his great martyrdom. Whenever that dear martyr delivered a report – be that a verbal or a written report about the tasks that he had carried out – I would praise him both verbally and deep in my heart, but [today] I bow down in respect to what he started and brought about for the country and for the whole region [Audience weeps]. A great feat was accomplished. He caused a movement. His spirituality and his martyrdom made him so prominent and outstanding. See how the Iranians and the Iraqis bid farewell to him. Notice how the people in Kadhamayn, in Baghdad, in Najaf and in Karbala behaved in bidding farewell to that body torn to pieces. [Audience weeps]. I thank his pure soul from the bottom of my heart.
His martyrdom showed the whole world that the Revolution is alive in our country. Some people wanted to pretend that the Revolution is over and that it is dead – of course, some people are still trying to make this happen. However, his martyrdom showed that the Revolution is alive. You saw what happened in Tehran and in other cities. With his martyrdom, Shahid Soleimani cleansed dust-covered eyes. The enemies felt humble in the face of the greatness of the Iranian nation. Of course, they may not show it, but they have no other option. The enemies who are trying to describe that grand mujahid and that Sardar and Commander of fighting against terrorism as a terrorist – in other words, the unfair and untruthful Americans who rave and rant all the time and whose words are actually worthless – had such intentions in mind, but the Iranian nation slapped them across the face! [ Jan 8, 2020 ]
7. He became the champion of the Iranian nation and the Islamic nation
The Soleimani martyrdom is a historic event. It is not a normal event that will be erased from historic memory. That event was recorded in history as a brilliant incident. Shahid Soleimani turned into the champion of the Iranian nation and the Islamic Ummah. This is a fundamental point. Iranians are proud of themselves for the fact that a man rose from a distant village who turned into a brilliant personality and a champion of the Islamic Ummah as a result of his endeavors and self-edification.
8. He was the embodiment of Iran and Iranian cultural values
He is the champion of the Iranian nation because the people saw in him their own cultural, spiritual and revolutionary assets and values. While he was still alive and while he was pursuing his work – in a very simple manner and without any ostentation – the people would put up his photos on the street and they would feel proud of him. And when he was martyred, it was not only revolutionaries who commemorated him. Rather, people from all social backgrounds showed their sentiments towards him: even those who were not expected to show their feelings for a revolutionary figure. Why is that? It is because of this fact: he was the embodiment of Iran’s and the Iranians’ cultural values. This is really valuable. From another perspective, he enjoyed a spirit of courage and resistance. Courage and resistance are among Iranian qualities. Humiliation, retreat, passiveness and other such negative qualities are the antithesis of our national sentiments. Those who claim to be nationalists, but who act in a weak and humiliated manner are self-contradictory. He was the embodiment of courage and resistance. Everyone could see and witness this in him.
9. He was very bright
We could equally refer to his acumen and intelligence. He was very smart. There are many points about this aspect of his. Long before its realization, he predicted the emergence of a so-called religious orientation that was inclined to a particular denomination and that worked against the Resistance and he shared his thoughts with me saying: “According to what I see in the world of Islam – he mentioned the names of some countries – a certain orientation is coming into being.” And after a while, DAESH came into being! He was a shrewd and intelligent person. When dealing with the affairs in the countries where he was involved, he would act in a very wise and judicious manner. I could easily feel this. Well, we were constantly in contact with one another about different matters. He was shrewd. This is another Iranian quality. This is another quality of our Iranian cultural assets.
10. He exhibited a spirit of self-sacrifice and love for human beings
He also exhibited a spirit of self-sacrifice and love for human beings. He did not attach significance to this or that nation. He loved all human beings and he sacrificed himself for everyone. Moreover, he was a man of spirituality, purity and piety. He was really spiritual, pure and mystical and he did not pretend. Well, these are a collection of valuable virtues and ethics. The people saw these in him and he embodied them. In the deserts and mountains of such and such countries, he faced different enemies and he embodied and reflected the values of Iranian culture. Therefore, he turned into the champion of the Iranian nation.
11. He was a manifestation of Resistance against Arrogance’s coercion in the Islamic world
On the other hand, we said that he was a champion of the Islamic Ummah. Why? Because with his moves and ultimately, with his martyrdom – his martyrdom also complemented his actions – he became the code word for inspiration and for rallying the Resistance front in the world of Islam. In today’s world of Islam, whenever some people wish to resist in the face of arrogant bullying, their role model and their code word is Shahid Soleimani. He is respected and commemorated in different countries. His photo is put up here and there, his name is chanted on every tongue and they hold different occasions in his memory. In fact, he taught the people how to use the resistance software and the fighting paradigm and he promoted them among nations. Well, these are very important and very sensitive roles. That is why he is an outstanding personality and a champion icon in the world of Islam.
12. He defeated Arrogance both during his lifetime and with his martyrdom
These are facts that have been proven. He defeated arrogance in his lifetime. The reason being that the American president [Donald Trump] once said: “We spent seven trillion dollars in Iraq, but we gained nothing.” He even had to travel in the dark of night to pay a visit to an American base in Iraq. The whole world believes that the US did not achieve its goals in Iraq and Syria – in particular, in Iraq. Why? Who was the agent behind their failure? It was Soleimani who was the champion. Therefore, he defeated them in his lifetime.
He defeated them after his martyrdom as well. The burial ceremony that was organized in Iran for him was really astonishing and unforgettable. The same is true of the burial ceremony in Iraq with the presence of millions of Iraqis. They bid farewell to his body in Najaf and Baghdad: with the participation of millions of people! He as well as Shahid Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were bid farewell. That ceremony and the following commemoration events astonished the soft war generals in the camp of arrogance. The outstanding and most influential generals in the soft war of arrogance were astonished to see that incident and they could not understand, in any way, the great movement that defeated them. [ Dec 16, 2020 ]”
He was also an enabler of the enslavers of his own people. What tripe.
Time of Iran’s Revenge in Hands of Resistance Forces: Top Judge
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/01/01/2422661/time-of-iran-s-revenge-in-hands-of-resistance-forces-top-judge
“Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi said the time and location of revenge for Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by the US in Jan. 2020, will be in control of resistance forces.
“The time and location (of the revenge) will be determined by resistance forces,” Raeisi said on Friday in an address to a ceremony marking the first anniversary of General Soleimani’s martyrdom.
The Judiciary chief said the definite expulsion of Americans from the region will be one of the manifestations of the harsh revenge.
Raisi said the enemy must know that life will get very difficult for it from now on, and the perpetrators of the assassination won’t be safe anywhere in the world.
The US president will not be immune to the administration of justice. The enemy should not think that the US president would enjoy a margin of safety after ordering the crime, he added.
He further noted that the enemy must await Iran’s harsh revenge.
Lieutenant General Soleimani and his Iraqi comrade Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Units, were assassinated along with their companions in a US terror drone strike authorized by Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.”
ISIS Claims Knife Attack in Capital of Russia’s Southern Chechnya
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2714876/isis-claims-knife-attack-capital-russia%E2%80%99s-southern-chechnya
“ISIS has claimed responsibility for a knife attack on police on Monday in the capital of Russia’s southern Chechnya region, Al-Naba newspaper affiliated with the group said on Friday.
It made the claim without providing any evidence, according to Reuters.
Two assailants killed one policeman and injured another on Monday in Grozny, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said.
The region has seen previous attacks on security officials and an insurgency since Moscow fought two wars with separatists after the 1991 Soviet Union breakup.
Kadyrov said the attackers were brothers from the neighboring region of Ingushetia who worked at a bakery in Chechnya.
They were shot dead while trying to seize weapons, he said.”
Top officials in the net as Saudi Arabia’s anti-graft authority pursues more cases
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/602042/SAUDI-ARABIA/Top-officials-in-the-net-as-Saudi-Arabias-anti-graft-authority-pursues-more-cases
“Anti-corruption authority in Saudi Arabia has initiated more criminal cases in different sectors in the Kingdom.
In a report posted on its website, the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said that cases are related to fraud, bribery, and financial corruption and involve high profile officials.
The authority cited details of some of the most prominent cases which are as follow:…”
Pakistani PM launches Turkey-funded shelter home
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210101-pakistani-pm-launches-turkey-funded-shelter-home/
“Pakistan’s prime minister on Friday inaugurated a 100-bed shelter home constructed by Turkey’s state-run aid agency for people in poverty near the capital Islamabad, Anadolu Agency reports…”
Turkey arrested 340 Islamic State group suspects in December: report
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/1/1/turkey-arrested-340-is-suspects-in-december-report
“Turkish authorities detained more than 340 suspected Islamic State group members in the last month of 2020, according to state media.
At least 34 of the suspects were remanded in custody, some were deported and others are still awaiting trial, according to security sources cited by Anadolu.
Police operations in Ankara led to the arrest of 18 Iraqi nationals alleged to have links with the IS group, while separate raids in Izmir province led to the detention of 11 more suspects.
One of the suspects detained in Izmir, named only as Ramazan O, is linked to a suspect in a recent terror attack in Austria.
Ramzan O, also known as Abu Haris, remains in detention alongside two others.
Authorities said at least 15 foreign suspects were also arrested in Istanbul ahead of the New Year.
At least 15 foreign suspects were also held in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul before the New Year.
Turkey, which neighbours both Syria and Iraq, has faced several attacks by the IS group, including at least 10 suicide bombings and four armed attacks.
On January 1 2017, a gunman opened fire on party-goers at a nightclub in Istanbul, killing 39 people and injuring 79 others. Turkish authorities later named the perpetrator as Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek national with links to the IS group.
A Turkish court in September handed Masharipov 40 life sentences – one for each of the victims and one for the massacre itself – for “deliberate murder” and “violating the constitution”.”
K-P gets first female district police officer
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2278185/k-p-gets-first-female-district-police-officer
“For the first time in the history of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a woman has been posted as the District Police Officer (DPO).
According to sources, a grade-18 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, SP Sonia Shamroz has been posted as the DPO for Lower Chitral.
Sonia recently returned to the country after receiving a Chevening Fellowship from the United Kingdom. She has been honoured to serve as the first female principal of the Mansehra Police Training Center…”
8,143 expats deported from Kuwait in 2020
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/8143-expats-deported-from-kuwait-in-2020-1.76220810
“A total of 8,143 expatriates were deported from Kuwait in 2020, a security report showed today.
The deportees included 6,003 handed over by the residency affairs police and 2,140 others by other sectors of the Interior Ministry, the report published by Al Jarida newspaper said.
Some 317 people were, meanwhile, interrogated during the year in connection with cases of human trafficking and fraud, it added. Seventy-one of them were sent to Kuwait’s Central Prison.
Kuwaiti prosecutors also handled 44 cases related to illegal residencies in exchange for money involving 259 persons, of whom 21 were sent to the Central Prison.
Illegal residents
Egyptian expatriates accounted for the majority of overall suspects in offences, including 221 or 69.7 per cent in criminal cases and 176 or 64.5 per cent in misdemeanor cases, the paper said.
Foreigners make up nearly 3.4 million of Kuwait’s 4.8 million population. Illegal residents registered at the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry are estimated at 186,000 from different nationalities.
Restrictions prompted by the global coronavirus pandemic are believed to have increased their numbers.
In recent months, there have been increasing calls in Kuwait for curbing foreigners’ employment amid accusations that migrant workers have strained the country’s infrastructure facilities.”
Turkey neutralizes 3 YPG/PKK terrorists in N.Syria
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-neutralizes-3-ypg-pkk-terrorists-in-nsyria/2095500
“Turkish security forces neutralized at least three YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, the country’s National Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
The terrorists were trying to infiltrate into the Operation Peace Spring zone, south of Turkey’s border, the ministry said on Twitter.
Turkish authorities use the word “neutralized” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor, and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.”
Iran says it will enrich uranium up to 20 percent, UN nuclear watchdog says
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210101-iran-says-it-will-enrich-uranium-up-to-20-percent-un-nuclear-watchdog-says
“Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it intends to produce uranium enriched to up to 20 percent purity, well beyond the threshold set by the 2015 Vienna accord, the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday.
“Iran informed the agency of its intention to enrich uranium at a rate of up to 20 percent in its Fordow underground plant, to comply with a law recently passed by the Iranian parliament,” an IAEA spokesperson told AFP.
The letter dated December 31 “did not state exactly when this enrichment activity would begin”, the spokesperson added.
Russian ambassador to the IAEA Mikhail Ulyanov reported the information earlier on Twitter, citing a report submitted by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to the board of governors.
“It is an additional blow,” a diplomat based in Vienna told AFP, as Tehran continues to retaliate to US sanctions by progressively abandoning limits on its nuclear activity laid down in the deal.
According to the latest report available from the UN agency, published in November, Tehran was enriching uranium to levels greater than the limit provided for in the Vienna agreement (3.67 percent) but not exceeding the 4.5 percent threshold, and still complied with the Agency’s very strict inspection regime.
But there has been turmoil since the assassination in late November of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
In the aftermath of the attack, blamed on Israel, hardliners in Tehran pledged a response and parliament passed a controversial law calling for the production and storage of “at least 120 kilogrammes per year of 20 percent enriched uranium” and to “put an end” to the IAEA inspections intended to check that the country is not developing an atomic bomb.
The Iranian government opposed the initiative which was also condemned by the other signatories to the accord who called on Tehran not to “compromise the future”.
The other signatories to the deal — China, France, Germany, Russia and Britain — have been playing for time, in advance of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president.
The Democrat has shown himself to be determined to save the pact.
Biden, who takes office on January 20, has signalled Washington would rejoin the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear programme.
The deal has been unravelling ever since President Donald Trump dramatically withdrew from it in May 2018 and imposed crippling economic sanctions on Tehran.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said the change of administration in the US means that there is “a last window” for progress that “shouldn’t be wasted”.”
“We Want Everything”: Pelosi’s San Francisco Home Vandalized With Pig’s Head and Spray-Paint
by Kristinn Taylor – January 1, 2021
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/want-everything-pelosis-san-francisco-home-vandalized-pigs-head-spray-paint/