🇰🇵 Dialogue or/and confrontation?
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has stated that the country must prepare for "both dialogue and confrontation" with the US during the presidency of Joe Biden, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
At the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, Kim stressed that "in order to protect the dignity of our state" and guarantee a "peaceful environment" preparation for confrontation is crucial.
Not very high expectations for the new US administration?
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has stated that the country must prepare for "both dialogue and confrontation" with the US during the presidency of Joe Biden, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
At the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, Kim stressed that "in order to protect the dignity of our state" and guarantee a "peaceful environment" preparation for confrontation is crucial.
Not very high expectations for the new US administration?
Where might the president's gaffes take the country?
Several Republican representatives, led by former White House doctor Ronny Jackson, urged Joe Biden to take a cognitive test to "follow the precedent set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities".
🗣 “The American people should have absolute confidence in their President,” the letter reads. "They deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties of Head of State and Commander in Chief. They deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader.”
Several Republican representatives, led by former White House doctor Ronny Jackson, urged Joe Biden to take a cognitive test to "follow the precedent set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities".
🗣 “The American people should have absolute confidence in their President,” the letter reads. "They deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties of Head of State and Commander in Chief. They deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader.”
🚔 One person has died and another 12 have been injured in several shooting incidents in the US state of Arizona, local police said.
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The entire Portland police’s rapid response unit resigned after their cooworker, Corey Budworth, was indicted for assaulting independent photojournalist Teri Jacobs with his baton during an August 2020 protest.
US water supplies in 'precarious' security situation amid heightened hacking attacks, claim experts sptnkne.ws/G7ZV
🚫White House reportedly freezes $100 mln military package to Ukraine
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🚫White House reportedly freezes $100 mln military package to Ukraine
This year alone, the US has approved two aid packages to Ukraine worth $275 million in total
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Dr. Samuel Hoff speaks on how the US deals with global powers on the issue of nuclear weapons.
"And they all f****** hate me"
Donald Trump reportedly complained about the African American voting bloc’s dislike of him, despite a highly-touted 2018 criminal justice reform bill.
The former president grumbled about this fact, according to the WSJ reporter Michael Bender's book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost," which comes out in August.
Donald Trump reportedly complained about the African American voting bloc’s dislike of him, despite a highly-touted 2018 criminal justice reform bill.
The former president grumbled about this fact, according to the WSJ reporter Michael Bender's book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost," which comes out in August.
'Y’all Pray for Jake Gyllenhaal'
Taylor Swift announces 30-track re-recording of her 4th album, Red, as she teases a new 10-minute song. But wait, what does Jake Gyllenhaal have to do with this?
The pop star and the actor claim to have had had an affair in 2010 and many fans assumed that Red was dedicated to the end of that particular dalliance.
Taylor Swift announces 30-track re-recording of her 4th album, Red, as she teases a new 10-minute song. But wait, what does Jake Gyllenhaal have to do with this?
The pop star and the actor claim to have had had an affair in 2010 and many fans assumed that Red was dedicated to the end of that particular dalliance.
🦠 Joe Biden on Friday warned that unvaccinated people are in growing danger due to the spread of the Delta variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus, but suggested that the disease mutation was unlikely to cause new lockdowns in the US.
🇵🇱US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau about cooperating against threats posed by the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
Anyone up for the hunt?
An astronomer who proposed that Oumuamua could be an artificial object, has urged humanity to search for alien civilizations by hunting for their technology.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astronomer, suggested that there are "quite reasonable odds" that civilizations like ours may exist, even in our galaxy.
🗣"The chances are that we will be encountering alien technology – in other words, equipment – long before we encounter creatures from other worlds," he said.
An astronomer who proposed that Oumuamua could be an artificial object, has urged humanity to search for alien civilizations by hunting for their technology.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astronomer, suggested that there are "quite reasonable odds" that civilizations like ours may exist, even in our galaxy.
🗣"The chances are that we will be encountering alien technology – in other words, equipment – long before we encounter creatures from other worlds," he said.
The cycle of military weapons
The US is reportedly withdrawing some of its air defense forces from several Middle Eastern countries as it shifts them back to the US for maintenance in order to use them against China.
Several MIM-104 Patriot air defense batteries have been pulled out of Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and at least one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is also being pulled out of Saudi Arabia, according to the WSJ report.
Is this a shift from the War on Terror to a “great power confrontation” with Russia and China?
The US is reportedly withdrawing some of its air defense forces from several Middle Eastern countries as it shifts them back to the US for maintenance in order to use them against China.
Several MIM-104 Patriot air defense batteries have been pulled out of Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and at least one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is also being pulled out of Saudi Arabia, according to the WSJ report.
Is this a shift from the War on Terror to a “great power confrontation” with Russia and China?
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"It is time to end Democrat majorities on Capitol Hill!"
During the conservative Faith & Freedom lobbying group's 'Road to Majority' conference, former US Vice President Mike Pence slammed cancel culture, critical race theory, and "censoring free speech" among other US policies.
During the conservative Faith & Freedom lobbying group's 'Road to Majority' conference, former US Vice President Mike Pence slammed cancel culture, critical race theory, and "censoring free speech" among other US policies.
Is the Border Czar on the edge?
56 GOP House members signed a petition urging Joe Biden to appoint another official to lead US efforts to solve the border crisis instead of Kamala Harris.
"Despite being in the midst of a border crisis this country has not seen in two decades, Vice President Harris has not yet shown adequate interest in observing this crisis first-hand," the document reads.
56 GOP House members signed a petition urging Joe Biden to appoint another official to lead US efforts to solve the border crisis instead of Kamala Harris.
"Despite being in the midst of a border crisis this country has not seen in two decades, Vice President Harris has not yet shown adequate interest in observing this crisis first-hand," the document reads.
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▪️US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Saturday that he would return to Moscow “soon”.
▪️California Governor Newsom was attacked by a homeless “aggressive individual” in the middle of the governor’s visit to downtown Oakland, the US Sun reported on Friday.
▪️The US has reportedly cancelled a NATO flag-lowering ceremony in Afghanistan due to confusion over its meaning.
▪️Blogger Dave Portnoy has been reinstated on Twitter after users protested his suspension.
▪️CNN was branded a propagandist by Beijing after it published a story on China’s COVID vaccination rate on Friday.
▪️US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Saturday that he would return to Moscow “soon”.
▪️California Governor Newsom was attacked by a homeless “aggressive individual” in the middle of the governor’s visit to downtown Oakland, the US Sun reported on Friday.
▪️The US has reportedly cancelled a NATO flag-lowering ceremony in Afghanistan due to confusion over its meaning.
▪️Blogger Dave Portnoy has been reinstated on Twitter after users protested his suspension.
▪️CNN was branded a propagandist by Beijing after it published a story on China’s COVID vaccination rate on Friday.
🐶 A “suspicious” object that prompted a brief closure of the CIA headquarters turned out to be… a dog collar remote control.
The CIA had to briefly close down its headquarters on Friday after an object was found on a sidewalk column near the front gates. The agency deployed a special robot designed to deal with “dangerous devices”, according to WJLA.
The suspicious item turned out to be absolutely harmless - perhaps the intelligence agency should have let sleeping dogs lie this time.
The CIA had to briefly close down its headquarters on Friday after an object was found on a sidewalk column near the front gates. The agency deployed a special robot designed to deal with “dangerous devices”, according to WJLA.
The suspicious item turned out to be absolutely harmless - perhaps the intelligence agency should have let sleeping dogs lie this time.