August, 2019

The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as over insurgent guarantees on cutting ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said Tuesday. The development came during U.S.-Taliban talks over the past two days in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office. The U.S. side did not immediately confirm or provide details of what was resolved but the U.S. envoy reported “excellent progress” in the talks. The Taliban official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the negotiations.

In a message shared on Twitter, the former president specifically called for more gun control to help prevent more mass shootings...

Trump strikes back:

“Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32 mass shootings during his reign. Not many people said Obama is out of Control. Mass shootings were happening before the President even thought about running for Pres.” @kilmeade @foxandfriends

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2019

“It’s political season and the election is around the corner. They want to continue to push that racist narrative.” @ainsleyearhardt @foxandfriends And I am the least racist person. Black, Hispanic and Asian Unemployment is the lowest (BEST) in the history of the United States!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2019

John Brown Gun Clubs (JBGCs) maybe the most prominent. They exist in many states and operate under the banner of a network called Redneck Revolt, a collection a radical leftists and anarchists.
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Then there's the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA). This group's logo has a striking similarity to that of the defunct USSR. If nothing else, the SRA is diverse in its own way. According to the New Republic article, "2,000 of its members identify as LGBTQ, and 8 percent are transgender." A certain irony surrounds all these Antifa gun groups. Every one of them purports to be for minorities, yet their membership is overwhelmingly white males...

Elon Musk seems to be walking the talk, Go into space and drive humanity to new and exciting endeavours.

As reported by the Nikkei Asian Review, the government will soon invite researchers and academics to submit proposals in 25 areas, ranging from technologies which can support our aging bodies to environmental solutions that tackle industrial waste.
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Nikkei says, for example, that the research grant will go toward "a cyborg technology that can replace human bodily functions using robotics or living organisms by 2050."

Japan's interest in artificial hibernation touches upon this area too, a notion based on animal hibernation practices that could keep our bodies in stasis and potentially promote longevity.

The government is also particularly interested in automation technologies suitable for agricultural, forestry, construction, and fishery applications, as well as any proposals which will further Japan's goal of recycling waste from industrial applications...

Their innovative approach has so far proven effective in preventing the development of melanoma in mouse models and in treating primary tumors and metastases that result from melanoma. The focus of the research is on a nanoparticle that serves as the basis for the new vaccine... "In our study, we have shown for the first time that it is possible to produce an effective nano-vaccine against melanoma and to sensitize the immune system to immunotherapies." The researchers harnessed tiny particles, about 170 nanometers in size, made of a biodegradable polymer. Within each particle, they "packed" two peptides -- short chains of amino acids, which are expressed in melanoma cells. They then injected the nanoparticles (or "nano-vaccines") into a mouse model bearing melanoma.

A woman is on Facebook Live, outside of Senator McConnell’s home in Louisville, saying she hopes someone “just stabs the mother f*cker in the heart, please.” #KYSen pic.twitter.com/sHaPWqn32J

— Ben Goldey (@BenGoldey) August 6, 2019

Currently trending: #MassacreMoscowMitch @Milbank @JRubinBlogger pic.twitter.com/G574MTY16Z

— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) August 6, 2019

Keep in mind, McConnell, 77, is recovering from a broken shoulder that he sustained after he fell

McConnell falls some times because he has a problem with one of his legs because he had Polio as a child

This is the person far-left activists are harassing late at night

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019

Judicial Watch's lawsuit argues that unless the California law is enjoined, "states will assume the power to create their own qualifications for national candidates seeking to obtain a party’s nomination for president."

"This could lead to as many as 50 distinct and possibly inconsistent sets of qualifications regarding the only national election in the United States," the lawsuit argues. "Using rationales similar to California’s, states might come to demand medical records, mental health records, sealed juvenile records, driving records, results of intelligence, aptitude, or personality tests, college applications, Amazon purchases, Google search histories, browsing histories, or Facebook friends."

The four California voters who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit are: Jerry Griffin, a registered Republican from Los Angeles County; Michelle Bolotin, a registered independent from Los Angeles County; Michael Sienkiewicz, a registered Republican from San Francisco County and James B. Oerding, a registered Democrat from Yolo County...

The DNC sent an email to supporters on Monday, signed by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, encouraging donors to “split” a donation of $10 to $200 between the DNC and Giffords’ PAC... Asked about the email, DNC Communications Director Xochitl Hinojosa said: "Our goal is to end gun violence once and for all. The way to do that is by helping organizations like the Giffords PAC and by electing Democrats up and down the ticket who will work day in and day out to pass the reforms we need to protect our families and our children. That's the only way to ensure change." On Sunday afternoon, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., also sent out a fundraising email citing the shootings, with the subject line: “No more thoughts and prayers.”

26 more months? Gotta wait until after the election? Everyone is already sick of the corruption in congress and the media. We should probably also wait until 2025 so we don't affect the 2024 election, too. /s

WHERE IS BILL BARR?

MAGA cleaned up Baltimore before BLM.

Put that fact in your alternative history books! 😂 pic.twitter.com/ofh2RKZDAL

— Hotep Jesus (@HotepJesus) August 6, 2019

America’s two largest newspaper publishers will merge in an effort to combat declining circulation and plunging advertising revenue, but will still face pressure to cut costs at hundreds of already cash-strapped publications around the country. The $1.4 billion purchase of McLean-based Gannett by GateHouse Media, based in Pittsford, N.Y., will create a conglomerate that will own more than 250 daily newspapers and hundreds of weekly and community papers. The new company will retain the Gannett name and will have publications in 47 states, reaching more than 145 million unique visitors each month.

The spacecraft was carrying the foundation’s first lunar library, a DVD-sized archive containing 30 million pages of information, human DNA samples, and thousands of tardigrades, those microscopic “water bears” that can survive pretty much any environment—including space.

But when the Israelis confirmed Beresheet had been destroyed, Spivack was faced with a distressing question: Did he just smear the toughest animal in the known universe across the surface of the moon?...

Two brief demonstrations took place inside a giant cage and those watching were told to wear helmets as a precaution.
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The new vehicles aim to be better than helicopters, which are expensive to maintain, noisy to fly and require trained pilots...

Trump took the step "in light of the continued usurpation of power by Nicolas Maduro and persons affiliated with him, as well as human rights abuses," according to the order... The order affects "all property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person." These assets "are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in," the order said. The measure also bars transactions with Venezuelan authorities whose assets are blocked. It prohibits "the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order," as well as "the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person."

The Baton Rouge Police Departments says shots were fired at an apartment complex in the 900 block of Geranium Street around 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 while officers were responding to a domestic call of some sort. An officer with BRPD was reportedly shot in the leg and transported to a local hospital for treatment. It’s believed his injuries are non-life-threatening. Emergency officials say a possible hostage situation is underway and that SWAT is responding.

A Minnesota prosecutor has charged R. Kelly with prostitution and solicitation charges for a 2001 allegation that he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel and paid her $200 to dance naked with him... Freeman said the girl was trying to get an autograph from Kelly, and that the R&B performer gave her his signature and a phone number. When the girl called the number, she was invited to Kelly's hotel. There she was offered $200 to take off her clothes and dance, Freeman said... "According to Victim, the defendant was rubbing her body" and fondling himself, according to the complaint. "Victim stated that the defendant touched all over her body"... The charges are felonies, each punishable by up to five years in prison.

The mass shootings. Do you have questions? I do. pic.twitter.com/6o0UX1Z67r

— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) August 5, 2019