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Social media slams Fox News' Priebus interview as 'ludicrous', 'not buying it'


RT
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:38 UTC
Wallace and Priebus
© Fox NewsChris Wallace and Reince Priebus
Fox News and host Chris Wallace have been blasted for an interview with incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, with viewers describing it as "disappointing" and "ludicrous." Speaking to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Trump's chief of staff Priebus said that the president elect "accepts the fact that in this particular case it was entities in Russia." He also criticised the Democratic National Committee (DNC), however, for their shoddy defense against cyber attacks.

The report, which was carried out by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), found that Russian president Vladimir Putin interfered in the election to aid Trump's campaign. The report has been widely mocked online for its lack of proof, misinformation and preoccupation with RT.

"The primary actor was the foreign entity... Russia. Here's what we have, we have the DNC as a sitting duck... It started as a spearfishing expedition...just so happened that the DNC had almost no defenses on their system," Priebus said, adding that "actions may be taken" in response to Russia's alleged hacking.

For viewers, however, many seemed to side with Trump's earlier comments in relation to the report, with a number of Facebook users stating that Wallace's approach to the interview and clear desire for Priebus to blame Russia was "disappointing."

Comment: The indoctrination of MSM's own people goes long and deep, especially in the face of facts. Social media has made the connections and distinctions and adjusted, shouldn't they?

See also: Priebus says Trump acknowledges Russia's role in US election hacking

As Enrico Braun writes, for Russia Insider, Priebus has "flubbed it big time":
This is an epic fail by Trump's chief-of-staff - an establishment insider picked to grease the new outsider president's interactions with Congress.

Donald Trump has the neocon establishment in a head-lock. They have been caught red-handed lying, with the truth being disseminated widely in alternative media. The US government's and media's claims being demolished on a daily basis. It would be crazy for The Donald to throw in the towel now - and anyway, it's totally against his style.

Reince is a careerist cuckservative who seemed promising, but he may have just screwed himself. Detente with Russia is going to be the centerpiece of Trump's foreign policy. He cannot afford a chief-of-staff who is contradicting his boss's stated position at every turn.


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Footprints

GM won't move production from Mexico to U.S. despite Trump's criticism, car maker facing a hefty tariff


RT
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:55 UTC
General Motors
© Daniel Becerril / ReutersA general view shows the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico. A general view shows the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico.
General Motors has no plans to move small car production to the US from Mexico because of President-elect Donald Trump's criticism of the company, said CEO Mary Barra.

She told reporters manufacturing decisions and plant investments are made far in advance of production and can't be easily reversed.

"This is a long-lead business with highly capital-intensive investments—decisions that were made two, three and four years ago," Barra said.

Last week, Trump attacked General Motors for building some of its Chevrolet Cruze compact cars in Mexico. He tweeted that the largest US automaker should make cars at home or face a hefty tariff.

Comment: Also see: Busted: GM sells Mexico-made cars to Ohio GM factory workers, lied about it to Trump and public with MSM cover

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Wedding Rings

ISIS propaganda chief was previously married, had kids and lived in UK


RT
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:04 UTC
twitter isis
© Dado Ruvic / Reuters
The most senior Westerner in the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist organization lived in Britain for some years and even married a British woman in a small town in the north of England.

Propagandist Yahya Abu Hassan, the author of several articles urging IS supporters to carry out attacks on Western capitals, was identified last December as US-born John Georgelas.

The 33-year-old was once married to a British citizen and lived in the UK throughout his teens and early 20s.

It is believed that Georgelas met Joya Choudhury through a Muslim dating website in 2003. They tied the knot in Rochdale, near Manchester, the following year.

Comment: Further reading:

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Eye 1

How to Master the OODA Loop

Brett & Kate McKay
Art of Manliness
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:10 UTC
OODA Loop
John Boyd is described by some as the greatest military strategist in history that no one knows. He began his military career as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, but he slowly transformed himself into one of the greatest philosopher-warriors to ever live.

In 1961, at age 33, he wrote "Aerial Attack Study," which codified the best dogfighting tactics for the first time, became the "bible of air combat," and revolutionized the methods of every air force in the world.

His Energy-Maneuverability (E-M) Theory helped give birth to the legendary F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft.

Perhaps his most significant contribution to military strategy, though, came from a series of briefings he gave. In them, Boyd laid out a way of thinking about conflict that would revolutionize warfare around the world.

The idea centers on an incredible strategic tool: the OODA Loop — Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. Nation-states around the world and even terrorist organizations use the OODA Loop as part of their military strategy. It has also been adopted by businesses to help them thrive in a volatile and highly competitive economy.
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Heart

In Tampa, Food Not Bombs activists arrested for feeding the homeless—again

Kate Bradshaw
CL Tampa
Sat, 07 Jan 2017 18:36 UTC
Two activists with Food Not Bombs are handcuffed after they defied police orders to stop feeding the homeless in a downtown Tampa public park.
© Anthony MartinoTwo activists with Food Not Bombs are handcuffed after they defied police orders to stop feeding the homeless in a downtown Tampa public park.
Temperatures were dipping into unfriendly territory Saturday afternoon as sports fans flocked to the events at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

At nearby Lykes Gaslight Park, members of Tampa's homeless community were gathered for hot coffee and bagels, courtesy of the group Food Not Bombs.

There were no altercations, no illicit substances, no bad behavior—unless you count that, according to the City of Tampa, that coffee and bagels were illegal.

Why?

Because you have to have a special permit in order to offer free food to the needy in city parks. But obtaining a city permit to feed the homeless twice a week—to set up a table and open bags of chips and bagels and spoon organic beans and rice from a pot—can be pricey because of the insurance policy the city requires.

Given how often they do it (homeless people have to eat frequently, too), that can add up.

Volunteers with Food Not Bombs knew their actions were technically illegal. They had been warned about it earlier in the week.

And they did it anyway.
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Attention

Child abuse: ISIS brainwashes preschoolers, films them executing "spies"

Bridget Johnson
PJ Media
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 18:05 UTC
isis video
After an end-of-the-year video showing pre-teens hunt down and kill bound prisoners in an abandoned building, the Islamic State today released an even more gory follow-up with children as young as preschool age murdering prisoners tied to broken carnival rides.

The 18-minute highly produced video out of ISIS' Khayr province in Syria was distributed through publicly accessible Islamic State media channels, social media and file-sharing sites, including Google Drive and, briefly, YouTube.

It begins by showing adults training in a bombed-out building, but transitions into adults leading small children in exercises. A boy about 9 or 10 years old is shown gleefully participating in a public stoning.

Like previous ISIS videos featuring children, the video argues that coalition bombing is a reason for kids to join jihad and kill Americans.

Comment: This is why ISIS is a Frankenstein monster. Even if it is or has been controlled or directed by 'higher powers' (e.g., CIA, Turkish/Saudi intel, etc.), it is not simply a mercenary army that will do the bidding of its masters. Mercenaries are only as loyal as their paycheck is reliable. But brainwashed fanatics can't be so easily controlled. Now the world is stuck with them. Ironically, many of the major geopolitical divisions can be healed if all countries sincerely unite their efforts to put an end to international terrorism. And that at least has the chance of happening, if Trump's USA and Putin's Russia collaborate.

The U.S. has never been really serious about fighting terrorism. It's too useful. (See for example: John Kerry admits that Russia entered Syrian war to stop ISIS, U.S. used ISIS to pressure Assad) Russia has always been serious about it, because terrorism has always been a real threat to them. If the U.S. were to get serious, that would be something amazing. But the war would have to be fought on two fronts, which includes purging the American deep state of its own terrorists.

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Blackbox

Dutch journalists question official MH17 story after collecting evidence at crash site


RT
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:02 UTC
MH17 probe
Two Dutch journalists proved it is not "too dangerous" to collect evidence at the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine when one visited the area, but Dutch police confiscated everything the reporters collected there, along with their cellphones and laptops.

Just days ago, Michel Spekkers and Stefan Beck returned to Holland from eastern Ukraine where the two journalists had been gathering first-hand knowledge of the locals' attitudes towards Moscow and Kiev, as well as preparing a report on the political situation in the troubled region.

"Our main objective was there to talk with people and to find out what people really thought about the area and about their lives," Beck told RT.
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Fire

Unexplained explosions, fire damage several Ohio homes

Mike Sigov
Toledo Blade
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 14:11 UTC
Toledo house fire
© WTOL
Explosions reported at structures on Norwood and Woodland avenues

About a half-dozen central Toledo homes were affected by two residential fires reported within about 30 minutes and 1½ miles of each other late Saturday and early today, leaving one family homeless, authorities said.

There were no reported injuries, according to the Toledo Fire Department.

Fire crews responded to a fire at a vacant duplex at the 1240 Norwood Ave. about 11:56 p.m. Saturday, a fire dispatcher said. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion. Reports indicated that three homes had caught fire.

About 12:23 a.m. there was another explosion and a house fire reported, this time at 381 Woodland Ave., according to the fire department. Toledo fire Lt. Matthew Hertzfeld said the American Red Cross was called to the address to assist residents with accommodations.

The dispatcher said fire crews had extinguished the flames at both locations but not before the two houses where the fires originated were a total loss and six neighboring houses damaged by the fires that had spread.

Comment: Given the information provided, it's hard to say what would cause two separate homes, 2 miles from each other, to explode within 1/2 an hour. Interestingly enough, the American Meteorological Society received 127 reports of a fireball over OH, IL, WI, MI, IN, IA, PA and Ontario on Sunday, January 8th 2017 around 11:15 UT, this includes 21 reports of the meteor seen over Ohio.

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Hearts

Russia delivers 11 tons of humanitarian aid to Aleppo residents


Sputnik
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:11 UTC
aleppo destruction
© Sputnik/ Mohamad Maruf
Russian military has delivered more than 11 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the residents of the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

Facilities, where the civilians could receive essentials, including hot meals, continue to operate across Aleppo.

"Within last 24 hours, eight humanitarian events have been held, in course of which citizens have received humanitarian aid: in the Sheikh Maqsood area of the Aleppo city - 1.5 tons; in the Suleiman Hitira School area of the Aleppo city - 1.3 tons; in the Hamdaniya 4 area in the Aleppo city - 2 tons; in the al-Ismailiya area in the Aleppo city - 500 kg; in the Salah al-Din area in the Aleppo city - 1.8 tons; in the Han al-Zaitun area (Suleimaniya) of the Aleppo city - 2 tons; in the Hai al-Fardus area in the Aleppo city - 900 kg; in the temporary accommodation facility in the Suleiman Hitira School in the Aleppo city - 1.3 tons," the ministry said in a daily bulletin.

On December 16, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Syrian army's operation to liberate militants-controlled eastern Aleppo ended, however, several hotbeds of militants' resistance remained.

On December 22, last militants left eastern Aleppo, thus the Syrian army gained full control over the city. Syrian President Bashar Assad called the liberation of Aleppo a "watershed moment."
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Chart Pie

Republican voters like Trump more than Congress


Rasmussen Reports
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:55 UTC
Donald Trump
Most voters share the views of the president and the party coming to power, but Republicans identify a lot more with Donald Trump than with the GOP Congress.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 53% of all Likely U.S. Voters identify with the GOP team: 37% feel Trump's views are closest to their own when it comes to the major issues facing the country, while another 16% feel most closely in sync with the average Republican member of Congress. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say the views of the average Democratic member of Congress are closest to their own. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Among Republicans, however, 63% say that Trump's views are closest to their own when it comes to the major issues, while only 27% say that of the views of the average Republican member of Congress. Among Democrats, 72% identify with the average Congress member from their party, while just 16% think Trump's views are closest to theirs.

Just a month before Election Day, 51% of GOP voters still felt that their party's leaders didn't want Trump to be president, although that was down from 66% four months earlier.

Comment: If Trump doesn't want to become the next Obama, he'll have to keep it this way. Even better would be to mould Congress into a body that is actually respectable. That's a long shot, of course. Positioning himself as the people's president is the next best thing. But that requires actions worthy of their support. The question is, will he? Can he?

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