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Putin: “The Main Part” of Russian Armed Forces in Syria Will Start to Withdraw
March 14th, 2016Via: Reuters: President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that “the main part” of Russian armed forces in Syria will start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as U.N.-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war. Syria rejected any suggestion of a rift with Moscow, saying […]
Navy Secretly Conducting Electromagnetic Warfare Training on Washington Roads
March 8th, 2016Via: TruthOut: Without public notification of any kind, the US Navy has secretly been conducting electromagnetic warfare testing and training on public roads in western Washington State for more than five years. An email thread between the Navy and the US Forest Service between 2010 and 2012, recently obtained via a Freedom of Information Act […]
Chesapeake Energy Chief Executive Dies in Fiery Car Crash, a Day After Indictment
March 2nd, 2016Hmm. Via: Reuters: Former Chesapeake Energy Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon, a brash risk-taker who helped transform the U.S. energy industry with shale gas, died when his car slammed into an overpass on Wednesday, one day after being charged with breaking federal antitrust laws, police said. He was 56. McClendon was alone in his 2013 Chevy […]
13.5 Percent of the Japan’s Housing Stock Vacant or Abandoned
February 26th, 2016I’ve been interested in Japan since I was a child, but I’ve never been there. The closest I’ll probably ever get to Japan is looking around on Google Maps. I pick a random spot and use the Street View function to see what there is to see. So right up front, this is my disclosure: […]
Scalia Died Among Members of Austrian Elite Society, International Order of St. Hubertus — U.S. Branch Started in 1966 at Bohemian Club
February 25th, 2016Wow. Definitely nothing to see here… Via: Washington Post: When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died 12 days ago at a West Texas ranch, he was among high-ranking members of an exclusive fraternity for hunters called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s. After Scalia’s death Feb. […]
Dripping Blood, a Severed Arm, & 67 Tons of Cash on a CIA Plane
February 24th, 2016This is a good one. Via: Mad Cow Productions: When the ground crew at Harare International Airport comes out to refuel the plane, they’re horrified to see blood dripping down the fuselage. The plane’s crew dismisses it. Its led by two Americans, who claim they hit a bird earlier. Somebody calls the cops. … Stacked […]
Pregnant Secretary of Pope Francis Found Dead in Her Rome Apartment
February 24th, 2016Via: The Mirror: The Pope’s pregnant receptionist has been found dead in her apartment on the outskirts of the city. Miriam Wuolou, a 34-year-old of Eritrean origin, was seven-months pregnant when her body was discovered. She had worked at Pope Francis’ home and a priests’ guesthouse called Santa Marta for years. The Italian press reports […]
‘Let Us Inspect Your Home For Dirty Dishes – Or We’ll Get A Warrant,’ City Says
February 16th, 2016Via: Off The Grid News: A Minnesota city is asking a court for a warrant to enter a rental home in order to check to see if the place is clean. If the city wins the case, then inspectors apparently would be able to enter such a building anytime they wish. The renters and tenants […]
Three Heavily Armed Britons Arrested in Greece
February 15th, 2016Via: Guardian: Greek police have arrested three British men in two separate operations on suspicion of trying to move a large number of guns and ammunition into Turkey. The men, aged 22, 28 and 39 and all Iraqi Kurds with British passports, were found to have tens of thousands of small-calibre cartridges and more than […]
Scalia Discovered with Pillow Over His Head
February 15th, 2016Via: MySanAntonio: When Poindexter tried to awaken Scalia about 8:30 the next morning, the judge’s door was locked and he did not answer. Three hours later, Poindexter returned after an outing, with a friend of Scalia who had come from Washington with him. “We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His […]
