Beginning of Sorrows

16/01/2021

"Kim Jong-un, dressed in black leather coat and fur hat, smiled and waved as his military put on a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration.
The parade followed a rare party congress at which Kim admitted his regime's failings and branded America its "biggest enemy".
The new sub-launched ballistic missile is called Pukguksong-5, indicating an upgrade over an earlier version that was unveiled last year.
“The world’s most powerful weapon, submarine-launch ballistic missiles, entered the square one after another, powerfully demonstrating the might of the revolutionary armed forces,” state news agency KCNA reported."

NORTH Korea has unveiled a new submarine-launched nuclear missile it claims is the “world’s mightiest weapon”. Four of the enormous black and white rockets – which are still…

16/01/2021

"Iran’s move towards producing uranium metal could only be used to produce weapons, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom warned in a statement on Saturday. “Iran has no credible civilian use for uranium metal,” the group, known as the E3 in the context of the Iran nuclear deal, warned. “The production of uranium metal has potentially grave military implications.” The E3 statement came after Iran notified the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday that they would begin research on producing uranium metal, which Teheran claimed was meant to provide fuel to a research reactor in Teheran. The IAEA said “Iran informed the Agency in a letter on 13 January that ‘modification and installation of the relevant equipment for the mentioned R&D activities have been already started.'” The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the 2015 Iran deal is known, blocked the production or acquisition of plutonium or uranium metal or their alloys for 15 years. Iran would have been able to begin to research producing fuel based on uranium metal in 2025 if the other partners to the agreement would agree to it. France, Germany and the UK said it is “deeply concerned” by Iran’s preparation to produce uranium metal. “We strongly urge Iran to halt this activity, and return to compliance with its JCPoA commitments without further delay if it is serious about preserving the deal,” the E3 said. Iran’s announcement that it would work to produce uranium metal came over a week after Teheran said it would begin enriching uranium up to 20%, going beyond the JCPOA’s enrichment limitations. The US left the Iran deal in 2018, moving to a "maximum pressure" sanctions regime. Iran deal supporters point to the fact that the mullahs’ regime began major violations of the JCPOA after the American departure, while the proponents point out that the fact that Iran could jump to violating the deal so drastically – like 20% enrichment – so easily means that the agreement was not working in the first place. The US pressure campaign continued on Friday, in the final days of the Trump administration, with the US State Department announcing sanctions on anyone who transfers any of 15 materials used for Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missiles program. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps controls Iran’s construction sector." Pompeo also announced sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for working with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, as well some of their executives. The US will also sanction Iran’s Marine Industries Organization, Aerospace Industries Organization and Iran Aviation Industries Organization for engaging in activities related to conventional arms proliferation. US President-elect Joe Biden has said he seeks to return to the Iran deal, along with strict Iranian compliance to its terms. On Saturday, Biden announced that Iran deal negotiator Wendy Sherman would hold the number-two position at the State Department, confirming earlier reports. Sherman, who has a masters degree in social work, was the State Department counselor from 1997 to 2001, a period when she was also policy coordinator on North Korea. From 1993 to 1996 she served as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs. Because of her association with the Iran deal, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans and some Democrats, Sherman had been expected to face some trouble winning Senate confirmation. However, her path will be easier after Biden’s fellow Democrats won two run-off elections on Jan. 5 that gave them control of the Senate. Sherman is currently a professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group, a strategy and commercial diplomacy firm. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Tuesday for Antony Blinken, Biden’s nominee to be Secretary of State. Reuters contributed to this report."

US announces new round of sanctions after Tehran moves to produce uranium metal; Biden appoints Iran deal negotiator Sherman to senior State Dept spot.

16/01/2021

"Three samples of ice cream from a Chinese company tested positive for COVID-19, and thousands of boxes of the dessert have been confiscated as a result."

Three samples of ice cream from a Chinese company tested positive for COVID-19 and thousands of boxes of the dessert have been confiscated as a result.

16/01/2021

16/01/2021

"President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that he'll activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard to help get COVID-19 vaccines to millions Americans.
While outlining his administration's plan at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said his top priority when he takes office next week is to vaccinate Americans against the virus, as the pandemic continues to rage throughout the country. Previously, he pledged his administration would administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office. With current vaccines requiring two shots, that would cover 50 million Americans."

The President-elect said his team plans to "manage the hell out of this operation," to hit the ground running on vaccinating Americans.

15/01/2021

"Who wants to rule the world has to control food and health. And this is what Bill Gates is silently doing since years.
Indeed, Bill Gates has been quietly snatching up 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S. And that’s enough to make him the top private farmland owner in America."

Who is controlling the food industry in the Unisted States? Bill Gates is now America’s biggest owner of farmland. And that's scary for the future.

15/01/2021

"Russia's government has resigned, hours after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could prolong his stay in power.

If approved by the public, the proposals would transfer power from the presidency to parliament.

Mr Putin is due to step down in 2024 when his fourth term of office comes to an end.

But there is speculation he could seek a new role or hold on to power behind the scenes.

Mr Putin put forward his plans in his annual state of the nation address to lawmakers. Later, in an unexpected move, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that the government was resigning to help facilitate the changes."

The surprise move came after President Vladimir Putin announced plans to change the constitution.

15/01/2021

"Iran deploys 'su***de drones' as fears grow over revenge attack on Israel

IRAN has deployed deadly "su***de drones" in northern Yemen, an area controlled by Tehran's Houthi allies which is just a few hundred miles from Israel, analysts have claimed."

IRAN has deployed deadly "su***de drones" in northern Yemen, an area controlled by Tehran's Houthi allies which is just a few hundred miles from Israel, analysts have claimed.

15/01/2021

"In what many are saying is a forewarning against an imminent Iranian strike, a rather ominous video was published on Wednesday by the IDF’S Homefront Command. The Army’s clip instructs Israeli civilians to keep a radio in their bomb shelters in case of massive power or internet outage."

Although the IDF tried to keep the video lighthearted, reports from Tehran indicate that their nuclear ambitions have only gained steam in anticipation of a Biden presidency.

14/01/2021

"National Guard at Capitol Authorized to Use Lethal Force in Aftermath of Mob

The dramatic escalation in authorities granted to the 20,000 Guard troops stationed in D.C. is only the latest response to last week’s massive security failure."

The dramatic escalation in authorities granted to the 20,000 Guard troops stationed in D.C. is only the latest response to last week’s massive security failure.

14/01/2021

"LONDON — A digital Covid vaccination passport is being jointly developed by a group of health and technology companies who anticipate that governments, airlines and other firms will soon start asking people for proof that they have been inoculated.
A coalition known as the Vaccination Credential Initiative — which includes Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle, as well as U.S. health care non-profit Mayo Clinic — was announced on Thursday."

A digital Covid vaccination passport is being jointly developed by a group of health and technology companies including Microsoft and Salesforce.

13/01/2021

" Large airstrikes in Syria overnight Tuesday shook the ground in the border city of Albukamal and the city of Deir Ezzor 120 kilometers to the northwest. Both cities are on the Euphrates river and are part of the network of Iranian bases and influence in Syria. These airstrikes were different than most other reported in the past year, the eviscerated a warehouse, a military headquarters and other sites. Two dozen people were reported killed, including Syrian soldiers and members of Iranian-backed groups.

What do we know? A warehouse near Deir Ezzor in a place called Ayyash was photographed after its apparent destruction. A military security headquarters housed in what looked like a 1970s era dilapidated building in Deir Ezzor, was ripped apart. Several white caravans were damaged near Albukamal on the Iraqi border. Aurora Intel and other online sleuths have geolocated many of the sites. The caravans were part of an “informal” crossing into Iraq, one likely used by Iran. In the past these areas have been guarded by Kataib Hezbollah. In 2018 an airstrike destroyed an area that was run by this pro-Iranian group. We know about Kataib Hezbollah’s role in Iran’s trafficking because it was run by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy of the PMU or Hashd al-Shaabi, a group of mostly Shi’ite militias in Iraq that receive a salary from the state. Muhandis was close to Qasem Soleimani, and they were both close to Imad Mughniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah. Soleimani and Muhandis were killed by the US and Mughniyeh was killed in Damascus years ago."

The strikes come as the Trump administration is wrapping up its era.

13/01/2021

13/01/2021

"A recent earthquake that hit Mongolia and even shook Russia may have unraveled a prophetic omen that reveals the powerful implications of this seismic event.

MONGOLIA: RARE 6.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Lake Khövsgöl in northern Mongolia, about 34 miles from the border with Russia at 5:33 a.m. local time on Tuesday."

According to Mongolian tradition, their nation was descended from Magog.

13/01/2021

"Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites in the Deir Ezzor region of eastern Syria and in Albukamal near the Syria-Iraq border on Tuesday night, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.

According to SANA, the damages caused by the airstrike are being evaluated. The strikes targeted a series of warehouses and sites belonging to pro-Iranian militias throughout the area, according local news source Deir Ezzor 24. Casualties were reported in the airstrikes, according to the Step News Agency. Targets belonging to Iranian forces and Iranian-backed militias in the Deir Ezzor area have been repeatedly targeted by airstrikes, often reported as "unidentified aircraft," in recent years. This is the third alleged Israeli airstrike reported in Syria in the past three weeks. Last week, an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted locations in southern Syria as explosions were heard in the skies over Damascus on Wednesday night. The strike reportedly targeted weapons depots, observation points and radar sites belonging to the Syrian military and pro-regime militias. In December, two airstrikes targeted sites near the Lebanon-Syria border in Al-Zabadani and Masyaf. The airstrikes come amid the last days of US President Donald Trump's administration, with some analysts concerned that Israel and the US could try and carry out military action against Iran before the Biden administration enters the White House. The IDF has reportedly increased air defenses in the Eilat area and remains on alert along the northern border due to concerns that Iran could carry out an attack against Israel from Lebanon, Syria or Yemen. Tensions have been high in light of an alleged Israeli airstrike last year in which a Hezbollah terrorist was killed and the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, which Iranian officials accuse Israel of conducting. Iran also recently marked the one year anniversary since the assassination of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and officials threatened to conduct revenge attacks on American and Israeli targets in the region."

According to SANA, the damages caused by the airstrike are being evaluated.

12/01/2021

"Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in the District of Columbia on Monday.

His announcement comes ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.

Federal assistance has been ordered to the District beginning Monday and continuing through January 24, enabling FEMA to "coordinate all disaster relief efforts" with the purpose of "alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population" and provide assistance in any emergencies that arise."

The emergency declaration comes as authorities voice growing concerns over security for the inauguration on January 20

12/01/2021

"Federal intelligence on extraterrestrial technology — at your fingertips.
By way of the Freedom of Information Act, thousands of the CIA documents on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), as the government calls them — are now accessible via download at the Black Vault, a website operated by author and podcaster John Greenwald Jr."

Federal intelligence on extraterrestrial technology — at your fingertips.

12/01/2021

"Photos of the QRA jet's flightpath published online show the aircraft making its way over east London.
So far there has been no official acknowledgement from the RAF or the American airforce (USAF) which operates a number of airbases in East Anglia.
USAF F15 fighter jets from RAF Lakenheath have been flying training missions over Cambridgeshire.
A similar incident happened last year when RAF Typhoons intercepted a commercial flight after a passenger became aggressive in the cabin."

People from Cambridgeshire to north London have taken to Twitter to share their shock at a loud rumbling sound this afternoon, with some houses shaking in the unknown noise

12/01/2021

"Austin Beutner, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, said Monday that students will have to receive the inoculation once it is available before heading back into the classroom, according to a report."

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12/01/2021

"A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck a lake along the Russia-Mongolia border, seismologists say. Only few details are currently available.
The earthquake, which struck at 5:33 a.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in Lake Khövsgöl in northern Mongolia, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the border with Russia, or 288 km (179 mi) southwest of Irkutsk."

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck a lake along the Russia-Mongolia border, seismologists say. Only few details are currently available. The earthquake, which struck at 5:33 a.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in Lake Khövsgöl in northern Mongolia, about 55 kil...

12/01/2021

"Two US Capitol police officers have been suspended for their conduct during the mob assault of the Capitol in Washington last week, a US lawmaker said Monday.
At least 10 other Capitol police officers are under investigation following the riot, and federal agents will investigate whether other law enforcement personnel were involved in the attack on Congress, CNN reported."

1 suspect allegedly posed for selfie with rioter, another directed intruders around building while wearing MAGA hat

11/01/2021

"Edwards summarizes his concerns best with the following statement: "even in the richest country in the world, food poverty has become a real problem during this pandemic."

The Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils. Soaring food inflation may result in social-destabilization; the question is where will it start?

11/01/2021

"Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Makassar Strait, 28 km northwest of Pulau Lingayan Island, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Monday, 11 Jan 2021 9:57 am (GMT +8) - 51 minutes ago"

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user reports and get links to further info.

11/01/2021

"Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have banned 15 Christian families from gathering for worship services based on the presumption that they must have been coercively or fraudulently converted to Christianity as they are not Christian by birth.
The deputy superintendent of police of Karnataka’s Hassan District and his colleagues summoned the families in Bannimardatti village this week and asked them to prove that they were Christian, accusing them of availing benefits provided by the government as both Christians and Hindus, persecution watchdog International Christian Concern reported.
The officer then ordered the Christians to not gather for worship services in their village."

Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have banned 15 Christian families from gathering for worship services based on the presumption that they must have been coercively or fraudulently converted to Christianity as they are not Christian by birth.

10/01/2021

"Pakistan’s national power grid has failed, leaving almost the entire country in the dark. With officials blaming a mysterious “plunge in the frequency,” conspiracy theories quickly proliferated.

"A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistani power minister Omar Ayub Khan wrote on Twitter, shortly after the country was plunged into darkness before midnight on Saturday.
Pakistanis soon shared pictures of their blacked out cities and towns, with the starry night sky clearly visible above without the usual light pollution."

Pakistan’s national power grid has failed, leaving almost the entire country in the dark. With officials blaming a mysterious “plunge in the frequency,” conspiracy theories quickly proliferated.

09/01/2021

"Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, 10 Jan 4:12 am (GMT +13) - 3 hours 48 minutes ago"

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user reports and get links to further info.

09/01/2021

"Indonesia plane crash rescue mission finds 'body parts of passengers' floating in sea. Search and rescue captain Eko reportedly told TV One that rescuers saw "bits of flesh" and "possibly human bodies" in the sea with "aviation fuel or aircraft fuel" near the crash-site location"

Search and rescue captain Eko reportedly told TV One that rescuers saw "bits of flesh" and "possibly human bodies" in the sea with "aviation fuel or aircraft fuel" near the crash-site location

09/01/2021

"Three people died in Spain as Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across the country, blanketing Madrid in the heaviest snowfall in decades and troops being mobilized to rescue trapped motorists.

Rescue services reached 1,500 people trapped in cars, while skiers glided down Gran Via, normally one of the busiest streets in the capital. Other Madrid residents used the freak blizzard to snowboard down the road or pelt each other with snowballs."

A man and woman who were traveling in a car drowned after a river burst its banks and a homeless person froze to death in the eastern city of Calatayud.

09/01/2021

"A passenger jet carrying 62 people went missing Saturday after departing from Indonesia's capital.

Sriwijaya Air 182, a domestic flight, took off from Jakarta at approximately 1:56 p.m. local time, losing contact with air traffic controllers at 2:40 p.m., according to Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati."

A passenger jet carrying 62 went missing Saturday after departing from Indonesia's capital.

09/01/2021

"Apple and Google are facing new pressure to deplatform Parler, a social network founded as a less moderated and more conservative-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter. Late Friday, BuzzFeed News reported that Apple has given Parler 24 hours to put a moderation platform into place or be expelled from its App Store."

Parler’s CEO has said the site "adheres to the law."

08/01/2021

"FLORIDA DOCTOR GREGORY MICHAEL DIES AFTER RECEIVING PFIZER COVID VACCINE THAT ‘PRODUCED SORES’ AND CAUSED HIM TO HAVE HEMORRHAGIC STROKE

Dr. Gregory Michael, 56, an OB-GYN at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, died Monday after experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke, the Palm Beach Post reported. The medical episode is believed to have been caused by a lack of platelets, the outlet reported. Michael had received the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 18 then experienced a “strong reaction,” according to his wife, Heidi Neckelmann."

Florida doctor Gregory Michael had a 'strong reaction' then died of a stroke more than two weeks after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

08/01/2021

"Thought the 2020 “double planet” was impressive? This weekend, stargazers can witness Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn share the sky as part of a mind-blowing “triple conjunction.”

It’s an intergalactic ménage à trois that doesn’t involve Uranus. Thought the 2020 “double planet” was impressive? This weekend, stargazers can witness Mercury, Jupiter and …

08/01/2021

"​Iraq issued an arrest warrant for President Trump on Thursday for the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader one year ago in a US drone strike at the Baghdad airport, according to a report.
A judge in Baghdad’s investigative court that was looking into the deaths of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis last January issued the warrant."

​Iraq issued an arrest warrant for President Trump on Thursday for the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader one year ago in a US drone strike at th…

08/01/2021

"Mahmoud Habbash, an adviser to Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on religious and Islamic affairs, said on Wednesday that the “settlers' calls” for the demolition of the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount pose a serious danger.
The statement came after the PA’s official news agency Wafa reported that Jewish organizations that support the construction of a Holy Temple on the Temple Mount have asked the Israeli government to submit a proposal to the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem and the Jordanian government to demolish the Dome of the Rock and to build the Temple in its place.
Habbash said in a statement that the “settlers” who made these calls enjoy broad support from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu."

Adviser to Abbas claims "settlers" are calling for the Dome of the Rock to be demolished and replaced by a Holy Temple.

07/01/2021

"Facebook and Instagram are blocking President Donald Trump’s accounts “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday."

"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his page.

07/01/2021

"Twitter is locking President Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours after removing three tweets that contained “repeated and severe violations” of its civic integrity policy. It says the account will be permanently suspended if violations continue, and it will not be unlocked unless Trump entirely deletes the three offending tweets. The decision comes after Trump tweeted a video that Twitter said posed a “risk of violence.”

It says the risk of harm is greater than the news value.

06/01/2021

"Live Updates: Pence and Lawmakers Evacuate as Trump Supporters Storm Capitol, Halting Count of Electoral Votes

The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, with senators and members of the House locked inside their chambers, as Congress began debating President-elect Joe Biden’s victory."

The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, with senators and members of the House locked inside their chambers, as Congress began debating President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.