Politicians Warn Spy Chief: There Is A New Threat Called "Deep Fakes" Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, United States politicians are coming up with some wonderful descriptive terms to help use fear to get more restrictive laws passed.  Now lawmakers are warning the spy chief of a real threat called the “deep fakes.” Thanks to …

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Merkel Melts Down After Thousands Of Germans Protest Violent Migrants German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heckled as she condemned thousands of right-wing protesters in eastern Germany, who took to the streats after the deadly stabbing of a 22-year-old German man at the hands of two Afghan nationals in the town of Chemnitz. The German chancellor was heckled during …

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'Catastrophic': EU Passes Copyright Directive Including Internet 'Link Tax' and 'Upload Filter' Submitted by Planet Free Will The European Parliment has passed a controversial copyright directive that contains provisions which force tech giants to install content filters and sets in place a potential tax on hyperlinking. The bill was passed in a final vote of 438 …

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Former Barclays' CEO: "We Have to Continue Raising Rates" Bob Diamond, former CEO of Barclay’s, went on record with Bloomberg this week and stated that the Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates so that the central bank could have resources for use in the future, should they need it. Of late, there has been a …

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China Joins Russia In Massive War Games In Sign Of Growing Military Ties More details have emerged revealing just how extensive the joint China-Russia week long ‘Vostok’ war games will be, set to kick off Tuesday, which is to involve a combined total of 300,000 troops, 36,000 military vehicles, 1,000 aircraft, two Russian naval fleets and all airborne …

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France Says Russia Spied On Military Satellite In "Star Wars" Space Encounter On Friday France’s defense minister lashed out at Moscow in an usual accusation, saying a Russian satellite “with big ears” got so close to a French satellite last year that it could mean nothing but a clear attempt to eavesdrop. Defense Minister Florence Parly accused …

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Criminalizing Childhood: School Safety Measures Aren't Making Students Any Safer Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning. From metal detectors …

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How Cory Booker's Failed "Spartacus" Moment Made Brett Kavanaugh Look Like A Star During Thursday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker held the proceedings hostage with a dramatic display over the release a 12-page email conversation between Kavanaugh and several other people with the subject “racial profiling.”  The email …

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China Sought To Intercept British Warship, Claiming Expanded Territorial Waters In but the latest incident among a growing list that point to China’s expanding claims on the South China Sea, a British naval ship carrying Royal Marines had a confrontation with Chinese military vessels as it reportedly traveled through international waters. The incident took place near …

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US Drone War In Africa Set To Expand In Coming Months The US Air Force is nearing completion of a secret $100 million drone base in northern Niger that will target militant groups operating in the area. Foreign Policy says weaponized drones could be ready for action in the coming months, marking a significant escalation in the …

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