The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) infographic is designed to promote the need for the Golden Dome aerospace defense system. The graphic displays the primary ICBM threats to the US: China with 400, rising to 700 by 2035 and Russia with 350, rising to 400 by 2035. North Korea possesses ten ICBMs, but will have 50 by 2035 while Iran has none today but could have up to 60 ICBMs in ten years. Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, and India are not. The Golden Dome missile shield is set to receive $24.7 billion to kick off the initiative to tie together existing programs with newly developed technology. NORAD advises that Canada's participation in the missile defense system is limited to research involving the detection of incoming threats. Elon Musk's SpaceX company appears to be the front-runner to win a major contract in building the multi-billion dollar Golden Dome system. Sources: Link One Link Two read more
1) Canada has its first-ever minister of artificial intelligence (AI). Evan Solomon will have a massive job touching nearly every aspect of Canada's economy, government, and national security. Liberal PM Mark Carney had called for sweeping use of AI to create the "economy of the future," incentivize businesses to adopt AI, and build the requisite infrastructure. When it comes to the federal government, AI will be used to slash repetitive tasks and reduce costs in the public service. Solomon will also oversee digital transformation. 2) Turkiye unveiled the modernized Bayraktar TB2 drone enhanced with AI and capable of recognizing targets, making decisions in real time, and operating autonomously. During the initial Russian onslaught against Ukraine, the Bayraktar TB2 was a powerful weapon, but the Kremlin developed successful air defense countermeasures, limiting their effectiveness and use by Kiev. read more
A Mexican security consultant who worked for the USDoS was ambushed at a restaurant in Guadalajara. The former minister of security for Hidalgo state was also killed and another instructor was wounded. Mexico has a high homicide rate, mostly related to the drug cartels. In 2020, 35,644 murders took place and 70% of the recovered weapons originated in the US. Federal magistrates in New Mexico are dismissing national security charges against immigrants who crossed through a newly designated military zone, finding little evidence that immigrants knew about the zones. AUSAs had charged 400 immigrants with misdemeanor trespassing. Misdemeanor illegal entry into the US charges remain. In NYC, a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring 19 others on board as the tops of its masts were sheared off. The Cuauhtemoc, used for sail training and international goodwill tours, lost power just before crashing into the bridge at about 8PM. read more
The largest pre-Civil War mansion in all of the American South burned to the ground as a devastating fire ripped through the historic wooden structure built nearly 200 years ago. Flames broke out at the of 165 room Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana in the afternoon. Ten local fire departments were helpless to stop the fire from burning up all 53,000 square feet of the iconic building. There were no injuries and one Louisiana fire marshal said it was "the biggest fire" he ever saw. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. read more
The former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, has warned MPs that Chinese-made microchips in UK infrastructure could be exploited to cause blackouts and immobilize London.' read more
#5: Dotard Trumpf praised Hannibal Lecter in speeches a few years ago. What is his fixation with psychotic murderers? Did Trumpf think Hannibal Lecter is real and therefore pardonable? Source: www.newsweek.com
Beto O'Rourke: 'Biden Failed This Country' by Seeking Second Term
Ex-Texas representative, who lost gubernatorial election to Greg Abbott, joins Democrats lambasting former president.
Joe Biden "failed this country in the most important job that he had" by deciding to run for another term as US president before dropping out of the election that returned Donald Trump to the White House, former representative Beto O'Rourke said.
"We might very well lose the greatest country that this world has ever known," the Texan who has unsuccessfully run for the presidency and his state's governorship said on Pod Save America. "And it might be in part because of the decision that Biden and those around him made to run for re-election."
Beto O'Rourke is a progressive in the US, but not in the Middle East. Here AIPAC posts a photo of him meeting with their representatives: mondoweiss.net
The Democrats continue their circular firing squad of blaming each other for the 2024 disaster. The fault lies with a party that lost 6,265,888 antiwar voters they had in 2020, but were horrified by the daily images of the IDF bombing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in 2024. The ethnic cleansing in Israel is all paid for by the hardworking American taxpayer, something the Joe Biden administration didn't stop, costing Kamala Harris the election.
Link: www.theguardian.com
#14: Dotard Trumpf is a 21st-century grotesque melange of Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Richard III, and Nero: cdn2.rsc.org.uk
Good Morning Doc: You know that unfortunately our system is based on mythology and imagery, a Potemkin Village of might and prosperity.
I knew some people who immigrated to the US from post-WWII Europe, like thousands and thousands of other refugees. When many of them voted in the US for the first time in 1952 or 1956, they told me they all voted for "Ike" because he beat the Third Reich and simply because of automatic name recognition. These new Americans didn't know a thing about Adlai Stevenson or ever read John Steinbeck. So, the Republicans picked up an army of voters from these newly naturalized citizens. Years ago when I knew them, I asked why they voted GOP: "Because Republicans are tougher on the Commies than the Democrats." images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com
Decades later, those same folks (most of them are gone now) came to regret voting Republican after they aged and lost their health. These vulnerable elderly people became dependent on social security, Medicare, etc-- programs which are constantly imperiled by the Republicans.
They learned too late.
Hi Doc: To pay for all this, these people will have to suffer: mediaproxy.salon.com
This is the same USCP department that defended the Nation on 6 Jan 2021 from lunatics, now dragging out disabled and elderly Medicaid patients from the "people's house."
We may starve or die from medical neglect, but at least we'll be safe from nuclear Armageddon.
Hi Danni: A few weeks ago someone posted on DR an Argentine-American couple regretting voting for Trumpf because ICE detained their son. Argentinians know full well what dictatorship is, as you saw in the film, yet this couple still voted for Trumpf. Stupid is as stupid does.
Link: www.newsweek.com
Younger DR folks may not remember Karen Ann Quinlan who was artificially kept alive for ten years. Next month is the 40th anniversary of her passing.
In a permanent vegetative state, Karen Ann Quinlan was moved to the Morris View Nursing Home and cared for by Dr. Joseph Fennelly and six other physicians who volunteered their services.
Source: www.encyclopedia.com
Republic of Gilead meets Trumpf --- Mussolini: daily.jstor.org
But Republicans prefer white children, like Il Duce above.
#23: Hi Fresno500: One of these loser Boer families settled in Buffalo, NY, which is 76% white. The sumbitch did his homework before leaving RSA. Buffalo, NY is close to Ontario, Canada. If life doesn't work out for him in Blue State NY, he may make his way to Canada, another Commonwealth country with universal healthcare and an education system closer to RSA's than the US. ~52,000 white South African-born immigrants call Canada home: en.wikipedia.org
Hi OCU: So, two Trumpf projects are delayed for now. The IDF haven't finished mopping up Gaza and the Serbian people are putting up opposition to a hotel in Belgrade: drudge.com
Savlanut, Dotard! Doesn't the Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) have enough money already fer Chrissake? Trumpf has to rush these projects through before 20 Jan 2029.
#2: Hi Matt: The Mexican government is planning federal lawsuits against US gun manufacturers: stopusarmstomexico.org