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Russian government issues decree allowing young Syrians to study in Russian military schools for free


RT
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 19:12 UTC
Cadets of the Ussuriysk Suvorov military school during the graduation ceremony
© Vitaliy Ankov / Sputnik
Cadets of the Ussuriysk Suvorov military school during the graduation ceremony
The Russian government has issued a decree allowing young Syrians to study in Russian military schools for free if they have sufficient knowledge of Russian and pass the necessary exams.

New Syrian cadets "will be accepted in military schools after a competition, within the limits allowed by the Russian law and in line with the procedure applied to Russian citizens," reads the document published on the official web portal for legislative information on Friday.

The decree says the Syrian side should select future cadets and conduct necessary medical tests. Applications will then be forwarded to the Russian state agency responsible for the project (most likely the Defense Ministry - the body usually responsible Russian military schools) before January 15 of the year candidates wish to begin studies. The Russian side will then decide on the number of successful candidates.
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African-American leaders on Capitol Hill call for House Speaker Ryan to censure Maxine Waters

Cortney O'Brien
Townhall
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:20 UTC
maxine waters
© Monica Almeida / Reuters
Congresswoman Maxine Waters speaks at an immigration protest in Los Angeles
A group of conservative African-American leaders informed House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday morning on Capitol Hill that they wanted him to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) for her controversial speech last month encouraging supporters to harass Trump officials.

Maxine "is the unchallenged face of the Democratic Party," said Johms Gool of the Victory Christian Center, in Charlotte, NC. "She represents half of the U.S."

As such, he "encourages her to respect our liberty and issue a retraction" to her call to followers to harass Trump supporters.

"Reverse, retract and call for an end to this activity now."
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Peter Strzok rolls eyes and smirks while Trey Gowdy destroys him in opening statement

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:02 UTC
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

Strzok Gowdy
On Thursday the House Oversight Committee and House Judiciary Committee held a joint hearing with former top FBI invesigator Peter Strzok.

Chairman Gowdy destroyed Peter Strzok in his opening comments describing the undeniable bias of Peter Strzok in the Clinton email investigation and the Russian collusion investigation against President Trump.

Strzok sent several messages to hie lover Lisa Page admitting his bias and hatred against Donald Trump.

While Gowdy was speaking you could see Peter Strzok roll his eyes at one point and smirking.

Strzok was a top agent at the Obama FBI.


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Peter Strzok's bizarre, creepy smirk goes viral on Twitter

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:02 UTC
strzok smirk hearing

Peter Strzok
While Peter Strzok's marathon Congressional testimony was full of bickering, chaos and drama - mostly between members of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees - a clip of the disgraced FBI agent's seemingly giddy reaction after answering a question is creeping people out.


Comment: Psychologist Paul Ekman defines "duping delight" as:
[T]he near irresistible thrill some people feel in taking a risk and getting away with it. Sometimes it includes contempt for the target who is being so ruthlessly and successfully exploited. It is hard to contain duping delight; those who feel it want to share their accomplishments with others, seeking admiration for their exploits.

It is hard to contain duping delight; those who feel it want to share their accomplishments with others, seeking admiration for their exploits.

The presence of others witnessing the successful liar typically intensifies the delight experienced and increases the chances that some of the excitement, pleasure, and contempt will leak, thus betraying the liar.


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Venezuelan prepper looks back at "things I would have done differently if I knew what was coming"

J.G. Martinez D.
The Organic Prepper
Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:51 UTC
Venezuelan prepper looks back
Having overcome a few personal incidents that rocked the boat these last few weeks, I want to write now about one of the most important experiences regarding the psychological aspect of prepping. Looking back as a Venezuelan prepper, there are things I would have done differently if I had fully known what was coming our way.

Enduring what we have gone through, even after having a proper approach to prepping, sort of conventional in a sense: gensets, water tanks, storage capacity, dry supplies for a few months, and other stuff, all of these are into the field of the conventional and regular prepping.

Off-road vehicles perhaps, or at least a vehicle in good enough shape to take a beating up to the retreat, radios, some food production and particular, merchandisable skills. (I lack a little bit in the field of manual arts, like pottery or painting, but maybe it is just me...I can change a tire in record time, which is an art by itself especially in a Venezuela where the roads are plagued with thugs.)

This is stuff that any person concerned about self-reliance should have covered. But next, we have to try to imagine what could be on the horizon that we have never considered.

I am not talking about prepping for every conceivable threat. That is just not possible nor practical.

What I want, is that you imagine what your action course would be just in case your worst scenario, one so bad you could not even imagine, takes place.

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War Whore

Orangeman's Day celebrations turn violent: Police say rioters tried to murder them during 6th night of unrest in N. Ireland


RT
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:46 UTC
Police
© Charles McQuillan/ Getty Images
Improvised explosives and more than 70 petrol bombs were thrown at Northern Ireland police officers in the city of Derry following Twelfth of July celebrations.

Northern Ireland's police service said rioters tried to murder them on the sixth straight night of violence in the city. The unrest coincides with the Loyalist marching season which sees Loyalists and Unionists marching through Nationalist areas.

The violence broke out in the Bogside area of the city following Twelfth of July marches earlier in the day.

July 12, also known as Orangeman's Day, marks Protestant William of Orange's victory over Catholic King James in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The day is celebrated by the, mainly-Protestant, Unionist community and shunned by the, largely-Catholic, Nationalist community.
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Rocket

The other new revolutionary Russian weapons systems no one is talking about: ASATs

The Saker
The Unz Review
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:27 UTC
Putin address

The President of Russia delivered the Address to the Federal Assembly. The ceremony took place at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the March 1st, 2018, speech of President Putin to the Federal Assembly, had a tectonic effect on the world public opinion. Initially, some tried to dismiss it as "Russian propaganda" and "bad CGI", but pretty soon the reality hit hard, very hard: the Russians either had already deployed or were about to deploy weapon systems which were decades ahead of anything similar in the West and against which the West had no defensive measures.

For those interested in a good summary about these weapons, please check this rather well done RT video:
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Family

Trump admin reunites 57 of 103 separated migrant children with parents - other 46 not eligible because of parents' criminal histories

Brittny Mejia
Los Angeles Times
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:20 UTC
immigrant mother child
Early Thursday, the Trump administration said officials had reunited 57 of 103 young migrant children separated from their parents, but have not returned another 46 for reasons including deportation and criminal histories of some of the adults.

The federal government began its first major wave of reuniting migrant children with their parents on Tuesday, the deadline set by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw for those children younger than 5. Sabraw ordered the reunifications after a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Of 103 children younger than 5 who were covered by the court case, 57 had been reunited as of 7 a.m., officials said. Forty-six were "acknowledged by the court to be ineligible for reunification or determined by HHS, DHS and DOJ to be ineligible under court-approved criteria."

"As of this morning, the initial reunifications were completed. Throughout the reunification process our goal has been the well-being of the children and returning them to a safe environment," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions said in a joint statement. "Of course, there remains a tremendous amount of hard work and similar obstacles facing our teams in reuniting the remaining families. The Trump administration does not approach this mission lightly, and we intend to continue our good faith efforts to reunify families."

Twenty-two of the 46 were ineligible due to safety concerns posed by the adults, including serious criminal histories and adults determined not to be a parent, according to HHS. There were 24 not eligible due to circumstances of the adults, including 12 adults who have been deported, nine who are in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, two in the custody of state jails and one whose location has been unknown for over a year.
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Dollar

Asbestos in baby powder: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7bn in talc cancer lawsuit


RT
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:18 UTC
Johnson and Johnson
© Mike Segar / Reuters
A jury in the US state of Missouri has awarded $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families after they claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer.

The jury has initially awarded $550 million in compensation and added $4.1 billion in punitive damages.

Johnson & Johnson, which is currently battling some 9,000 legal cases involving its signature baby powder, said it was "deeply disappointed" and planned to appeal. "Johnson & Johnson remains confident that its products do not contain asbestos and do not cause ovarian cancer and intends to pursue all available appellate remedies," spokeswoman Carol Goodrich said.

Of the 22 women represented in the case, six have died from ovarian cancer. Lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Mark Lanier said in a statement that J&J had covered up evidence of asbestos in its products for more than 40 years.
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USA

Veteran says he's forced to sell home after HOA fines him for displaying US flag in flower pot

Kathleen Joyce
Fox News
Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:01 UTC
Flags

An Air Force veteran was forced to sell his home after his HOA fined him for the American flag he hung outside his residence.
A former Air Force air traffic controller said he was forced to sell his home after his Home Owners Association fined him for the American flag he hung in a flower pot outside of his residence.

Larry Murphree lived in the Tides Condominium Association, a community for individuals 55 and older located in Sweetwater, Fla., since it opened, the Washington Post reported Monday. One day he received a letter from the HOA at the building which told him to take down the flag placed in a flower pot on his porch.

"I got a violation letter that stated the American flag was an unauthorized object and for me to take it down," Murphree told First Coast News.

"I lost it," Murphree said upon receiving the letter. "It just dawned on me there's people that strap on a gun every day to protect me and the people I love. It's a small flag, but it stands for a big 'thank you.'"
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