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Monday, April 07, 2025

The threat of the world's first war in space appears to be increasing following comments from General Chance Saltzman, the US Space Force's chief of space operations. America plans to militarize space assets in response to increasing attempts by Moscow and Beijing to weaponize "low Earth orbit." Saltzman said that America's efforts to counter China and Russia's development of space domain weapons, including reports of Russia's orbital nuclear weapons platforms, are already falling behind. The General also said catching up and passing our adversaries is critical to maintaining "space superiority" in any potential conflict. read more


Two US border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation's busiest port of entry without showing documents. read more


Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old Palestinian-American teenager and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank. Two other Palestinian-American boys, ages 14 and 15, were injured in the incident. The IDF said its soldiers opened fire during a counterterrorism operation in Turmusaya when they saw three "terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving." This week ICC-indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Dotard Trumpf and presumably AIPAC mega-donors. The Hill Times newspaper in Canada refers to Netanyahu as "Israel's curse." (5 Sep 2024). Snopes.com verified the photo below is genuine: Savlanut, young lady, the IDF is killing Arabs as fast it can. read more


The British military discovered the sensors after a number of them washed ashore. Moscow is trying to collect intelligence on the UK's four Vanguard submarines, which carry nuclear missiles. At least one of the submarines is at sea as part of Britain's continuous at-sea deterrent. The Kremlin has a fleet of specialist submarines which are reported to be better equipped than Britain and NATO in terms of both seabed warfare and espionage. Russia has been stepping up surveillance and sabotage of underwater internet connections, energy pipelines, and military cables, which are key to the West. In 15 months, there have been at least 11 internet cables that have suffered damage in the Baltic Sea, partly because anchors have been dragged across the seabed by ships. Below is one of Britain's four Vanguard nuclear submarines, HMS Vigilant, at a naval base in Scotland. (Credit: James Glossop / AFP) read more


Sunday, April 06, 2025

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is questioning Trump's decisions to pick "amateur isolationists" for senior policy jobs at the Pentagon ... read more


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Too bad NDP is a small party, so the chances of Jagmeet Singh becoming PM one day are slim to none.

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