House sets up Monday hearing to hear evidence on Trump impeachment…
December 5, 2019
Monday's hearing, which will start at 9 a.m., will feature presentations from staff counsels for both parties on the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees.
France Paralyzed By Largest General Strike In Decades…
December 5, 2019
In what appears to be the biggest disruption to French society since the gilets jaunes demonstrators nearly torched Paris last year, public workers across the country stayed home on Thursday, immobilizing public transit across the country as the first general strike in more than 20 years began. The walkout was called by unions angry at President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms (not unlike how a planned - then scrapped - gas tax hike sparked the giles jaunes).
FBI probing terroristic threat against McMinnville couple suing Joe Biden’s brother
December 5, 2019
The threat came in August in a plain white envelope to the McMinnville home of Michael Frey and his wife, Natalie Frey, just days after Knox News publicly revealed their claims of fraud and deception against Biden’s brother, Jim Biden, in a federal lawsuit. Inside the envelope was what appeared to be blood-stained currency from a Middle Eastern country commonly known as a haven for terror groups and a “torture ticket” — a voucher for the infliction of torture.
Trump Warns “Schiff, Bidens, & Pelosi Will Testify” If Impeachment Goes To Senate
December 5, 2019
.....trial in the Senate, and so that our Country can get back to business. We will have Schiff, the Bidens, Pelosi and many more testify, and will reveal, for the first time, how corrupt our system really is. I was elected to “Clean the Swamp,” and that’s what I am doing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2019
Hillary Clinton has a coughing fit during Howard Stern Interview. Speculation continues in regards to HRC’s health…
December 5, 2019
Howard Stern: “You can’t even cough without people thinking you’re dying”.
Hillary proceeds to cough for 3 minutes straight.This appearance was not a good look for her. She should be in pretty bad shape by the time she nabs the DNC nomination for 2020.
Worth Watching: Tucker Investigates the destruction of rural America…
December 5, 2019
Amazon now offers quantum computing in the cloud – Amazon Braket…
December 5, 2019
Not sure if anyone is aware of this, but there's also apparently Azure Quantum which is relatively similar and has an IonQ option.
Smith & Wesson’s Website Hacked to Steal Credit Card Details…
December 5, 2019
Malicious Javascript code was injected into the Smith & Wesson's website on Nov. 27 and remained there until Tuesday morning. It was designed to spoof the checkout process to steal payment card details...
Researchers develop AI that reads lips from video footage…
December 5, 2019
Cave explorer dubbed ‘pedo guy’ by Elon Musk describes hurt, humiliation…
December 5, 2019
“I was effectively given a life sentence with no parole,” Unsworth said. “It feels very raw, I feel humiliated, ashamed, dirtied.”... Unsworth is seeking unspecified damages for pain, suffering and emotional distress from the tech entrepreneur who testified that his stock in Tesla and SpaceX is worth around $20 billion...
Nestlé cannot claim bottled water is ‘essential public service’…
December 5, 2019
The court of appeals ruling is a victory for Osceola township, a small mid-Michigan town that blocked Nestlé from building a pumping station that doesn’t comply with its zoning laws. But the case could also throw a wrench in Nestlé’s attempts to privatize water around the country.
Chick-fil-A Grantee Covenant House Hosted Drag Queen Story Hour…
December 5, 2019
It was revealed that Chick-fil-A would be ending its support for the Salvation Army – considered by many to be the premier organization for helping the homeless and hungry – and giving, instead, to Covenant House International, an organization that helps homeless youth but clearly celebrates LGBTQ pride.
Jobless Claims Dive 10,000 to 203,000…
December 5, 2019
The fall in claims indicates that the labor market remains tight and layoffs scarce. An estimate of private payroll growth from payroll processor ADP and Moody’s Analytics this week came in lower than expected this week, suggesting that job creation could be cooling... This was the lowest weekly jobless claims number since mid-April’s 193,000, which was the low going back to 1969.
Pelosi asks House to proceed with articles of impeachment against Trump…
December 5, 2019
Trump-Bezos Round 2: Amazon Faces Broad Antitrust Probe Of Cloud Business…
December 5, 2019
"U.S. antitrust enforcers have broadened their scrutiny of Amazon beyond its retail operations to include its massive cloud-computing business."...
Rachel Maddow Sued and Forced to Defend Her Accusation that OAN News was Paid By Russia in Court…
December 5, 2019
If Rachel Maddow loses her $10 million defamation case brought by the owner of San Diego-based One America News Network, she can blame, in part, a UC Santa Barbara linguistics professor. The professor, Stefan Thomas Gries, argues in a long analysis of Maddow’s on-air speech patterns that when she says “literally,” she means “in fact.” Judge Cynthia Bashant in downtown San Diego federal court will hear both sides Dec. 16 in a hearing on an anti-SLAPP motion.
Lawyers for the MSNBC host said in that Oct. 21 motion that Bashant should throw out the suit by Herring Networks because Maddow was merely using hyperbole — and expressing her own opinion — when she said: OAN “really literally is paid Russian propaganda.”...
Archaeologists discover Egyptian remains at the site of an ancient cult…
December 5, 2019
As per the archaeologists, the newly found artefacts mostly hail from the New Kingdom, from 1570 BC to 1070 BC and the Hellenistic era which is usually believed to begin in 323 BC with Alexander's death and ends in 31 BC...
Massive Leak of Data Reveals Money-Hiding Secrets of Superrich—and This Is ‘Only the Beginning’…
December 5, 2019
Obamas pay $11.75M for Martha’s Vineyard home on nearly 30 acres…
December 5, 2019
The Obamas paid about half the original asking price for the property when it first became available in 2015, the report said. The sellers were listed as Wycliffe Grousebeck, owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, and his wife Corinne Basler Grousbeck...
Elon Musk’s Father Has A Baby With His Step-Daughter, 40 Years His Junior…
December 5, 2019
“We were lonely, lost people,” Errol Musk said. “One thing led to another - you can call it God’s plan or nature’s plan.”...