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Sunday, February 5, 2017

February 5, 2017

Byron York: Justice Department demolishes case against Trump order
On the larger question of the Trump order’s constitutionality, the government makes a very simple point: foreign nationals in foreign countries do not have U.S. constitutional rights
Why 2017 is Ripe for Gog and Magog
Rabbi Kagan, popularly known as the Chafetz Chaim, after the title of his most famous book, died in 1933. Before his death, he revealed that the War of Gog and Magog would be fought in three stages. The first stage was WWI, which began in 1914.
Lost City of Atlantis Has Been Found – And it’s Connected to Jewish Temple in Most Incredible Way
The lost city of Atlantis has been found, and it’s straight out of the Bible – at least according to a stunning new National Geographic documentary which follows a high-tech, wide-ranging search for the mythical city with incredible results.
Underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga
A new photo has emerged from NASA Earth clearly showing the site of the underwater volcano eruption known as ‘Submarine Volcano III’ near Tongatapu. NASA Earth states the plume is emerging from a seamount located 33 km (20 miles) from Tongatapu.
Seismic activity increase seen in Idaho and greater Yellowstone region
Over the last year, this region has only seen 19 M=3+ earthquakes. However, 7 of these have occurred in the last month, including a M=3.4 just a few hours ago. None of these quakes caused any damage and few were felt. Nonetheless, the rate of earthquakes increased by a large factor.
New virulent disease threatens wheat crops in Europe and North Africa – researchers
A new, highly destructive strain of a disease that battered wheat crops in Sicily last year could spread across the Mediterranean in 2017, threatening harvests and the livelihood of small farmers, experts warned on Friday
BDS: The European-funded ‘grassroots’ campaigns
…NGO Monitor’s latest research reviews a number of EU regional funding programs designated for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. NGO Monitor found that 29 out of 100 EU-funded projects (from those that are ongoing or ended after November 2015), amounting to €16.7 million in grants, involve no less than 42 organizations that are known supporters of boycott campaigns.
Trump recognizes perils of settler enterprise
Trump administration officials were caught off guard this week when they learned Israel was rolling out yet more plans for settlement construction in the West Bank…Settlements as they currently exist “are not an impediment” to a peace agreement with the Palestinians, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer added. But over the course of the day, “may not be helpful” hardened into “are not helpful;” and “are not an obstacle” softened into “shouldn’t be an obstacle.”
Afghanistan and Pakistan avalanches kill dozens
Heavy snow and avalanches have killed dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Afghanistan nearly 100 have lost their lives in the past three days – including 16 in overnight avalanches just north of the capital Kabul. Thirteen people were killed in an avalanche in northern Pakistan, nine of them in the town of Chitral.
US reverses travel ban over court ruling as Trump fumes
The US authorities have rolled back a controversial travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries after a judge suspended it. The state department said it was reversing the cancellations of visas, 60,000 of which were revoked after President Donald Trump’s order. Judge James Robart ruled there were legal grounds to challenge the ban.
China lashes out at remarks by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on the East China Sea islands
The U.S. is putting regional stability in East Asia at risk, a Chinese spokesman said Saturday following remarks by President Trump’s Defense secretary that a U.S. commitment to defend Japanese territory applies to an island group that China claims. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Saturday called on the U.S. to avoid discussion of the issue and reasserted China’s claim of sovereignty over the tiny uninhabited islands, known in Japanese as the Senkaku and Chinese as Diaoyu.
Appointment of US ambassador to Israel delayed over political concerns
David Friedman’s appointment as the US Ambassador to Israel has yet to be confirmed reportedly due to Republican concerns regarding Friedman’s rejection of the longstanding “two states for two peoples” solution and his support of Jewish settlements. This delay comes on the heels of a White House statement that new settlement construction could be an impediment to peace.
Top Iran officer: If enemies do wrong, ‘roaring missiles’ will come down on them
TEHRAN — Iran’s missiles will come roaring down on the country’s enemies if they do wrong, a senior commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard was quoted as saying in a Saturday report from semi-official Tasnim news agency. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Guard’s airspace division, said: “If the enemy makes a mistake, our roaring missiles will come down on them.”
Bureaucrats Attempting to Sabotage Trump with Leaks
Many of the 2.7 million bureaucrats employed by the federal government oppose President Donald Trump’s policies and are actively attempting to sabotage his agenda.
Mainstream Media Burned by Own Bias in Hate Crime Story
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and much of the mainstream media just got badly burned in their rush to report apparent hate crimes on the Beloit College campus. In many ways, once again, they burned themselves with their own biases.
Anonymous posters criticizing pope appear in Rome
Posters accusing Pope Francis of attacking conservative Catholics appeared around Rome this weekend and were swiftly covered up by city authorities. The posters, put up during the night between Friday and Saturday by mystery activists, featured a picture of a stern-faced pope and the slogan: “Where’s your mercy?”
Severe Vegetable Shortage Deprives Europeans of Spinach, Broccoli
European consumers have been plunged into crisis by a vegetable shortage caused by severe weather. Shops across Europe – and particularly in the UK – have seen the shelves stripped of green produce like lettuce, broccoli and spinach.
How The Cashless Society Will Track You Everywhere
Alex Jones discusses the move towards a cashless society and reveals how digital currency is designed to track and analyze humanity.
TEPCO Admits Fukushima Radiation Levels Reach Record Highs As Hole In Reactor Discovered
With just 3 years left until the 2020 Olympics, Japan is likely desperate to reassure the world’s athletes that all is well, but an admission from TEPCO – the Fukushima nuclear plant operator – that they discovered a hole at least one square meter in size beneath the reactor’s pressure vessel, and lethal record-high radiation levels have been detected, will not likely reassure anyone.
Planned Parenthood was founded to ‘destroy the African-American community’: black leader
We are at a “divine moment in history” when “God is raising up abolitionists” to fight abortion “just like in the times of slavery,” an African-American pro-life leader said at a rally during the 2017 March for Life. Christina Marie Bennett shared the story of how she was almost aborted, but a janitor spoke with her mother and assured her God would give her the strength to have her baby. Because of this heroic janitor’s words, Bennett is still alive and uses her powerful testimony to spread the pro-life message and expose how the abortion industry targets minorities.