January 7, 2017

Ellen Sends STRONG WARNING MESSAGE To Christians On Her Latest Show
What happens when you say what the Bible says? Well, if it pertains to homosexuality, you get uninvited to the party. Worse, you get accused of committing a "hate crime," the worst sin in America today.  

Shut Down: Joe Biden Tells Democratic Objectors 'It's Over' During Electoral College Certification Vote
Yesterday Congress voted to certify the Electoral College results. President-elect Donald J. Trump garnered 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 227. As Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) tried to make an objection, Biden quickly hot the gavel, noting that she lacked a Senate sponsor. “It is over,” said Biden, which drew cheers from the chamber.  

Another earthquake strikes off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island
The USGA reports a magnitude 5.7 quake hit around 7:15 p.m about 200 kilometers WSW of Port Hardy at a depth of 10 kilometers. Earlier, a 5.1 magnitude tremblor was recorded around 7:50 am, also about 180 kilometers west of Port Hardy.  

Obama Denies the Murder Wave on his Watch
Obama used the Harvard Law Review to broadcast his claim that “there is no growing crime wave,” despite the crime wave that has killed 1,500 Americans in 2015 and 2016.  

Media suddenly critical of 'messiah' references
After years of fostering the narrative of President Obama as a messiah, members of the media now seem to have developed a sudden aversion to attributing divine attributes to the leader of the free world.  

If You Listen to Liberals, Why Not Kidnap and Torture White People?
White straight men are the Devil in the religion of social justice. All evil flows from them." -- Margaret MacLennanThink about the significance of that. These animals WANTED their friends to see what they were doing and assumed they’d react positively to it. They thought that because this kid was white and they talked about Donald Trump a little bit, people they knew would be okay with what they did. This attitude does not come out of nowhere; it comes out of a Faustian bargain that liberals have made on race.  

‘Clinton quite effective at discrediting herself, doesn’t need Putin’s help’ - ex CIA analyst
“It’s designed to smear Trump. Because even the language that developed the notion that Vladimir Putin took it upon himself and instructed the intelligence organs in Russia to go out and discredit Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton didn’t need any help being discredited, she was quite effective at it herself,” Larry Johnson said.  

Abbas warns Trump: Don't move the embassy
Moving the embassy would be crossing a "red line" and could jeopardize peace prospects, warned Abbas, according to AFP. "Any statement or position that disrupts or changes the status of Jerusalem is a red line which we will not accept," he declared in a speech, a transcript of which was published by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.  

Israel cuts UN funding following 'anti-settlement' resolution
Israel announces it will be suspending a significant portion of its annual contributions to the United Nations for 2017.  

Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border
At least 43 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border, reports say. The explosion occurred outside a courthouse in the town, some just 7km (four miles) from the Turkish frontier. Azaz has recently been targeted by so-called Islamic State (IS).  

US tanks arrive in Germany to help Nato defences
The largest shipment of US brigades since the fall of the Soviet Union is arriving in northern Germany. The first of the 87 tanks and 144 military vehicles were being unloaded in the port of Bremerhaven on Friday. The equipment and 3,500 US troops are to be deployed along Nato's eastern frontier. The deployment aims to allay worries of potential Russian aggression in eastern Europe.  

Ivory Coast soldiers mutiny 'spreads to Abidjan'
A mutiny by soldiers in Ivory Coast appears to have spread to the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. Gunfire was heard inside a base for elite troops there. The mutiny began on Friday in the second-largest city, Bouake, before spreading elsewhere. The defence minister has gone to Bouake to discuss the protesters' demands, which are reportedly over pay.  

Abbas invites Trump to Bethlehem, warns against Jerusalem embassy move
Should the US embassy be moved to Jerusalem, the Middle East will enter a "crisis no one will be able to overcome,"...Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as saying Friday. "We heard a lot of statements relating to moving the US embassy, which we hope are not correct and will not be implemented, but if implemented...peace ...in the Middle East, and...in the world, will be in a crisis we will not be able to come out from."  

The False Economic Recovery Narrative Will Die In 2017
Yes, the narrative of the “new normal” has been around for so long now that many people have simply grown used to it. The assumption is that the fiscal “new normal” has become the fiscal “normal,” and though the fundamentals continue to strain under the weight of poor global demand and historic debt levitated by extraneous fiat stimulus, the masses feel far less fear than is warranted. Hey, why should they? We’ve managed around eight years skating on thin ice, why shouldn’t we expect eight more years of the same?  

Merkel's conservatives gain support despite Berlin attack: poll
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc is up despite the Christmas market attack in Berlin that killed 12 people, and most Germans are not worried about terrorism, an opinion poll showed on Friday.  

Nigerian soldiers find Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014
Nigerian soldiers have found a schoolgirl who was one of more than 200 pupils kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, an army spokesman said on Thursday.  

The suspect in the Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting was known to the FBI
The man authorities believe shot 13 people, five of them fatally, at Fort Lauderdale International Airport on Friday was known to the FBI prior to carrying out the massacre an FBI official said during a news conference Friday night.  

Georgia Tech Climatologist Chooses 'Career Suicide' to Keep Her 'Scientific Integrity'
A climatologist at Georgia Institute of Technology resigned from her post because she could no longer navigate the stifling political orthodoxy on climate change.

January 6, 2017

California’s Embarrassing Hire of a Failed Attorney General to Take on Trump
The California Legislature is hiring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to represent the state in expected fights with the new Trump administration over environmental, immigration, and criminal justice issues. But based on Holder’s track record, don’t expect to see California racking up legal victories.  

‘What is going on?’ Trump wonders why FBI never requested access to the DNC’s ‘hacked servers’
Commenting on Clapper’s testimony, John McAfee, the founder of McAfee antivirus software, told RT that Clapper engaged in the “most deceptive propaganda” that was ever delivered to the American public. McAfee added, “our intelligence community is so ignorant and naive that they should all be replaced.”  

Ryan Pledges to Defund Planned Parenthood
“Planned Parenthood legislation would be in our reconciliation bill,” Ryan said.  

Islamic terror cells shift from Mideast to U.S.-Mexican border
“An internal Mexican law enforcement report obtained by Judicial Watch confirms that Islamic terrorists have ‘people along the border, principally in Tijuana, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.'”  

Email Headache Returns: New Clinton messages show passwords, schedules flowed freely
A new batch of messages released by the State Department on Tuesday shows the former secretary of state and her team routinely shared her upcoming schedules, talking points and sensitive items – such as her iPad password – via the homebrewed system.  

FBI Claims DNC ‘Inhibited’ Its Investigation Of Stolen Emails
The Democratic National Committee “inhibited” the FBI’s investigation of email hacks by refusing to grant investigators access to the party’s computer servers, the bureau is claiming. “This left the FBI no choice but to rely upon a third party for information. These actions caused significant delays and inhibited the FBI from addressing the intrusion earlier.”  

‘Who gave them this and why?’ Trump blasts leaks of secret report on ‘Russian hacking’
“How did NBC get ‘an exclusive look into the top secret report he (Obama) was presented?’ Who gave them this report and why? Politics!” Trump said in a tweet.  

UK Brexit-Backer Nigel Farage to Attend Trump Inauguration
British anti-European Union politician Nigel Farage says he will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president.  

Report: Israel spy satellite discovers secret Russian missile cache in Syria
The pictures seemingly prove what western intelligence agencies have long suspected: Russia has provided Syria with a wide array of the most advanced missiles in its possession.  

After Obama, Israel should move closer to Moscow
Far too many American Jews would have no problem with Israel being destroyed, just as they would have no problem with America being destroyed.  

U.S. envoys appointed by Obama asked to quit by Inauguration Day
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has issued a blanket mandate requiring politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day... The mandate was issued "without exceptions" through an order sent in a State Department cable on Dec. 23, Gilbert said.  

California braces for 'once-in-10-year' storm amid fears of flooding, avalanches, blizzards
Sierra travelers trapped by back-to-back storms that dropped more than 2 feet of snow have a brief window to pass before the arrival of a weather system Saturday so wet forecasters are calling it an "atmospheric river." Up to 12 inches of rain below 8,500 feet is expected, and massive amounts of snow — up to 6 feet — above that elevation. A fourth, colder storm two days behind will drop yet more heavy snow. 

Trump says Toyota will face tariffs on cars made in Mexico
Donald Trump has tweeted that Toyota will face hefty tariffs on cars built in Mexico for the US market if it builds Corollas south of the border. The president-elect said the Japanese company would be hit with a "big border tax" if the plan went ahead. American car companies have faced harsh criticism from Mr Trump for building cars more cheaply outside the US.  

Syria conflict: Russia 'starts to reduce forces'
Russia is starting to withdraw forces from Syria and its aircraft carrier group will be the first to leave, the Russian armed forces chief says. The announcement comes days after Russia and Turkey negotiated a ceasefire in Syria which is largely holding, according to the UN. Russia has carried out air strikes on anti-government rebels since 2015.  

House passes resolution condemning UN for Israel action
The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the UN Security Council for censuring Israel over its settlement enterprise, and calling on the Obama administration– which allowed the UN move to pass– to veto any similar actions in the international chamber.  

Abbas: UNSC resolution says settlements illegitimate, not Israel
UN Security Council resolution 2334 was not an anti-Israel decision, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday evening... “UNSC resolution 2334 was not against Israel; it was against settlements, no more, no less,” Abbas told the Israelis...at the Mukata, the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah. “It did not say Israel is illegitimate; it said settlements are illegitimate."  

Report: Israel spy satellite discovers secret Russian missile cache in Syria
An Israeli spy satellite has discovered a number of Russian mobile short-range ballistic missiles stockpiled in Syria, Channel 2 reported Friday. In high definition photos taken by the Israeli "Eros B" satellite, the weapons, dubbed "Iskander" missiles, are clearly seen on trucks inside an army base in Latakia, located in western Syria.  

Turkey in 'crisis' over US presence at Incirlik nuclear base as Ankara pivots to Moscow
Turkey has said it is suffering a "crisis of confidence" over its relationship with the US as the NATO member reconsiders its position over the presence of American forces at the strategic nuclear airbase at Incirlik on the border with Syria.  

U.S. intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to WikiLeaks -officials
The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.  

Post Brexit vote: Britain has world’s top economy
Britain ended last year as the strongest of the world’s advanced economies with growth accelerating in the six months after the Brexit vote, it was revealed yesterday.  

Suspected rebels storm Philippine jail, 158 inmates escape
More than 100 suspected Muslim rebels stormed a jail in the southern Philippines before dawn Wednesday, allowing 158 inmates to escape in what officials said was the biggest jailbreak in the country.  

Celebs Plan Facebook 'Love-a-Thon' to Go Up Against Trump Inauguration
A group of celebrities are going up against the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump. The Jan. 20 "Love-a-thon" is being billed as a Jerry Lewis telethon of sorts, with comedic and musical performances to be broadcast on Facebook Live at the same time as the historic event in Washington, D.C.  

Al-Qaeda chief denounces Islamic State 'liars'
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the Islamic State against his organization, in an audio message released Thursday.  

January 5, 2017

Germany demands MIGRANT CAP: Final nail in the coffin for Angela Merkel's refugee policy
ANGELA Merkel’s doomed refugee policy may soon see its final nail in the coffin as ministers demand a cap on migration.As the country is rocked by terror attacks and sex assaults stoking social divisions not seen since war time Germany, Horst Seehofer, the leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) is calling on Merkel to implement a refugee cap.  

HERE IT COMES: Republican Senators Launch Bill To Move US Embassy To Jerusalem As Trump Promised
"Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish state of Israel, and that's where America's embassy belongs," Rubio said in a joint statement announcing the bill. "It's time for Congress and the President-elect to eliminate the loophole that has allowed presidents in both parties to ignore US law and delay our embassy's rightful relocation to Jerusalem for over two decades."  

At Joshua’s Tomb: 10 Jews Come to Pray, Arabs Stone Them, Jews Get Arrested
Ten Jews who came to pray Wednesday night at the tomb of Biblical Joshua in the village of Kifl Haris, near Ariel, were attacked by stone throwing local Arabs – but when they called security forces for help they were promptly arrested, the Honenu legal aid society reported.  

Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition
Berlin-based artist and technologist Adam Harvey aims to overwhelm and confuse these systems by presenting them with thousands of false hits so they can’t tell which faces are real. The Hyperface project involves printing patterns on to clothing or textiles, which then appear to have eyes, mouths and other features that a computer can interpret as a face.  

Urgent warning: 'Army of demons' on loose
As 2016 ends, priests are calling for more exorcists to fight what they are calling “an army of demons.” It’s part of a general trend that has Christians worried...the danger is real. “Spiritism is clearly on the rise in North America; typically associated with contacting spirits to communicate with the dead. “Demons ultimately have one job, and that is to destroy,”  

Two Volcanoes Tremble
This morning at 7:09, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit the western part of Katla volcano, located under Mýrdalsjökull glacier, according to the Icelandic Met Office. Last night at 18:39, another quake of magnitude 3.7 hit the south part of Bárðarbunga volcano.  

Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria says truce 'humiliating'
An al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria has said the nearly week-old cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey is "humiliating" and those who agreed to it made a "big mistake." The cease-fire, which excludes the al-Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Sham Front as well as the Islamic State group, has largely held, except for intense fighting in the Barada Valley outside Damascus,  

‘All those terror attacks’: Sweden’s nuclear sites to get armed guards
Sweden has decided to tighten up security around nuclear plants by requiring guards to be armed. The measures will be introduced following recent terrorists attacks across the globe.  

'The internet will shut down for 24 hours in 2017 causing financial markets to crash'
Millions of computer users across the world could be blocked from the internet this year as the global network will shut down for 24 hours, US technology security vendor LogRhythm predicted in December. "In 2017, we’re going to see it hit big sometime, somewhere. If the internet goes down, financial markets will tank," he said. "I think hackers, in the name of protecting our freedom of speech, will retaliate by knocking down a major media outlet or two."  

Four people in Chicago are in police custody after a disturbing Facebook Live stream depicting the torture of a tied-up man was reported to authoritie
Throughout the video, people can be heard saying "F*** Donald Trump" and "F*** white people," among other things. At one point, the woman taking the video laughs at how her sister had commented telling her to stop beating the man.  

'Severe' 5.3 earthquake near Seddon wakes sleepy Wellington residents
A severe 5.3 earthquake at quarter past midnight has given disgruntled Wellingtonians a midnight wake-up call. GeoNet reported that the epicentre of the quake was 20km east of Wellington, at a depth of 40km.  

Rand Paul reintroduces his ‘audit the fed’ bill with Trump’s support
Kentucky senator Rand Paul has been attempting to push an audit of the Federal Reserve...Paul called the Reserve’s meddling in the free market an “unchecked,” and “arguably unconstitutional” venture. His 2016 Federal Reserve Transparency Act received bipartisan support, having been overwhelmingly supported by Republicans, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. However, senate Democrats ultimately shot down the bill.  

Turks questioning U.S.-led coalition presence at air base: deputy PM
Turks are questioning the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces at the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday, reflecting frustration at what Ankara sees as a lack of support for its operations in Syria. Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told broadcaster A Haber that the issue of the Incirlik air base, used by NATO and the U.S.-led coalition, was on the government's agenda.  

China's choices narrowing as it burns through FX reserves to support yuan
As China's foreign exchange reserves threaten to tumble below the critical $3 trillion mark, the biggest fear for investors is not whether Beijing can continue to defend the yuan but whether it will set off a vicious cycle of more outflows and currency depreciation. Data this week is expected to show China's forex reserves precariously perched just above $3 trillion at end-December, the lowest level since February 2011...  

NASA says mysterious object hurtling towards Earth could be an asteroid or a comet
NASA recently spotted two massive space objects hurtling towards Earth. While the American space agency has pinpointed one as a comet, the other has left it slightly more baffled. The comet is set to fly close to Earth this week, but the mystery object isn't expected to make an appearance until February.  

German Baltic coast hit by storm surge flooding
A storm surge has caused the worst flooding on Germany's north-east coast since 2006, leaving streets and cars submerged and causing major damage. Towns and cities along the Baltic coast were flooded, from Kiel in the far north to the resort island of Usedom near the Polish border. Sea levels were recorded in the port of Wismar at 1.83m (6ft) above normal overnight.  

Mosquito-borne virus prompts warning in Australia
Australian health authorities have issued a warning after a sharp rise in cases of a mosquito-borne virus. Ross River virus infected 314 people in Victoria in 2016, nearly a 50% increase on the year before, said the state's chief health officer Charles Guest. Prof Guest suggested stagnant water from recent heavy rain created conditions ripe for mosquito breeding.  

Israeli diplomats campaigning to deflate Paris summit
Israel’s ambassadors around the world are engaged in a two-prong approach to combating the upcoming Paris Mideast conference, on one hand trying to convince countries not to attend, and on the other hoping to persuade those countries that will participate not to pass a resolution that might then be taken to the UN Security Council.  

California gun owners brace for ammo shortages and price hikes
California lawmakers and voters passed a slew of gun control laws in 2016 that impose significant new restrictions on the state’s more than 6 million firearms owners. The new regulations, which take effect in stages over the next two years, affect a broad range of practices, from where you buy your ammunition to how you store your guns and who can borrow them.  

Praise The Lord: Moving truck spotted outside White House
A moving truck was seen on Wednesday parked outside the White House, where President Obama will live and work for just two more weeks.  

Dan Rather teaching ‘Truth in the News’ course
Raising eyebrows among some critics, former CBS anchor Dan Rather is now teaching an online course focused on ethics in journalism.  

4 Chicago Teens In Custody After Broadcasting Kidnap Of Trump-Supporter Live On Social Media
The victim is repeatedly kicked and hit while forced to denounce white people and Donald Trump. Additional footage has been revealed...  

Trump Is Working On A Plan To Restructure, Pare Back The CIA And America's Top Spy Agency
Just in case the accusations that president-elect Donald Trump is a puppet of the Kremlin, intent on destabilizing and weakening the US weren't loud enough, moments ago the WSJ assured these would hit an unprecedented level with a report that Trump, a harsh critic of U.S. intelligence agencies, is working with top advisers on a plan that would restructure and pare back the nation’s top spy agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, prompted by a belief that it has "become bloated and politicized."  

Marijuana-Related Illness Increases in Legalized States
As various states move towards the legalization of marijuana, doctors are noticing the increase of a particular illness that is associated with regular use of the drug. Emergency rooms have been seeing an influx of patients with the same symptoms – severe abdominal pain and intense vomiting – and this increase is particularly high in certain states that have already legalized the use of marijuana.  

Republicans Push for Constitutional Amendment on Term Limits
Sen. Ted Cruz and House Rep. Ron DeSantis are joining forces to push for a constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on members of Congress. In a statement, Cruz said such an amendment would eliminate the current incentive system in Washington that encourages politicians to fly under the radar.  

Global Debt Hits 325% Of World GDP, Rises To Record $217 Trillion
While we eagerly await the next installment of the McKinsey study on global releveraging, we noticed that in the latest report from the Institute for International Finance released on Wednesday, total debt as of Q3 2016 once again rose sharply, increasing by $11 trillion in the first 9 months of the year, hitting a new all time high of $217 trillion. As a result, late in 2016, global debt levels are now roughly 325% of the world's gross domestic product.  

January 4, 2017

1 of the last remaining Shakers dies at 89, leaving just 2
Sister Frances Carr, one of the last remaining members of a nearly extinct religious society called the Shakers, has died. She was 89. Carr died Monday surrounded by family and friends in the dwelling house at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester after a brief battle with cancer, said Brother Arnold Hadd, one of the group's two remaining members. Their community at Sabbathday Lake was settled in 1783...  

A new bipartisan move, led by Senators Rubio & Cardin, is underway in Congress to defend Israel against UN Resolution 2334. This is encouraging.
I commend my friend, Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican, and Sen. Ben Cardin, the Maryland Democrat, for leading this effort to defend Israel, America’s most faithful and loyal ally in the Middle East. Today, they introduced a Senate resolution with broad bipartisan support that strongly opposes the actions taken by the U.N. and the Obama administration and lays out a positive American agenda towards Israel and the peace process with the Palestinians going forward.  

The Place for Tax Woes: Nine MSNBC Personalities Had Tax Liens Filed Against Them
MSNBC’s hosts have a tax problem. A Heat Street review of public records show that a total of six current, prominent MSNBC pundits have recently settled federal or state tax liens, while one still has tax problems. Moreover, at least two other hosts who recently left the network have also had massive tax liens filed against them.  

Terrorism is Satanism Metropolitan Hilarion's (Alfeyev) address to the Russian Duma
Those who have unleashed this war do not deserve to be called the faithful. They are Satanists because they do the will of the Devil, bringing to people grief, death and destruction. They are cursed by both religious leaders of all confessions and ordinary people – believers and non-believers alike throughout the world. And the only way to cope with them is to destroy them systematically and purposefully, tracking them down wherever they are hiding and eliminating them collectively and individually  

Threats To Watch In 2017
#1: Putin is massing 55,000 troops on border of Ukraine & threatening the Baltic States. NATO looks weak. What the Trump-Pence team should do immediately...  

WikiLeaks offers $20k reward to prevent Obama govt ‘destroying US history’
The whistleblowing website tweeted that the reward would be issued for “information leading to the arrest or exposure of any Obama admin agent destroying significant records.”  

IT BEGINS: Trump Transition Team Seeks All Agency Records On Border Wall And Obama Immigration Orders
The transition team also asked for copies of every executive order and directive sent to immigration agents since Obama took office in 2009, according to the memo summarizing the meeting. Trump has said he intends to undo Obama's executive actions on immigration, including a 2012 order to allow children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents to remain in the country on temporary authorizations that allow them to attend college and work.  

The Spiritual Connection Between the Holocaust, 2017 and Gog and Magog
There is a final part of the Chafetz Chaim’s prediction. He said that the third part of the war of Gog and Magog would occur 72 years after the second stage, although it was not clear whether he meant 72 years after the beginning of WWII or 72 years after the end.  

Professor who predicted Brexit and Trump claims European Union will CEASE TO EXIST in 2017
A PROFESSOR who predicted Brexit and the election of Donald Trump believes the European Union will cease to exist by the end of 2017. Mark Blyth, a professor of political economy, was one of only a few academics who correctly guessed three of the biggest political shocks of 2017. The Brown University lecturer was adamant Britain would vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump would become next president and Italy would vote No in its referendum.  

Natural disaster damage hits 4-year high: Munich Re
Natural disasters including storms and earthquakes caused $175 billion of damage in 2016, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday, the highest level since 2012.  

Dawn of the New World Order: 2017 will be the year EVERYTHING changes
NEW WORLD ORDER: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will trigger a revolution across Europe. Fredrik Wesslau, from the European Council of Foreign Relations, predicted the “unthinkable is now thinkable” after Trump was swept into the White House.  

Wikileaks' Assange: 'A 14-year-old kid could have hacked Podesta' emails
"We published several ... emails which show Podesta responding to a phishing email," Assange said during Part I of the interview, which aired on "Hannity" Tuesay night. "Podesta gave out that his password was the word ‘password’. His own staff said this email that you’ve received, this is totally legitimate. So, this is something ... a 14-year-old kid could have hacked Podesta that way."  

5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Vanuatu
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has struck the western region of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, hours after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Lau Basin triggered a tsunami alert in waters near Fiji. The latest quake in Vanuatu, a country of around 250,000 people, resulted in no casualties or major damage, authorities said.  

Russia offers Philippines arms and close friendship
Russia is ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons including aircraft and submarines...as it diversifies its foreign ties... Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has thrown the future of Philippine-U.S. relations into question with angry outbursts against the former colonial power and some scaling back of military ties while taking steps to boost ties with China and Russia.  

Mark Zuckerberg to study impact of globalisation with US tour
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is embarking on a tour of the US...in an attempt to understand how the country has been divided by the impact of globalisation and technology. The chief executive of the world’s largest social network has made it a personal challenge to have visited people in every state in the US by the end of the year, to discover how they are living, working and thinking about the future.  

Trump takes aim at House Republicans, and they run for cover
The Trump effect has landed forcefully on Capitol Hill. Less than two hours after President-elect Donald Trump criticized House Republicans — in a tweet, of course — for trying to gut an ethics investigative unit on the first day of business in the new Congress, those plans lay in shambles in the Republican conference’s meeting room.  

Eurozone inflation surges to 1.1% in December
Eurozone inflation has surged to its highest rate in more than three years, driven by increased prices for energy, food, alcohol and tobacco. The annual inflation rate hit 1.1% last month, according to official statistics agency Eurostat, a sharp jump from November's rate of 0.6%. The rate is the highest since September 2013, when inflation was also 1.1%.  

Indonesia suspends military co-operation with Australia
Indonesia has suspended all military co-operation with Australia, saying "a lot of things needed to be improved". Army spokesman Maj Gen Wuryanto said the halt came into force in December and a broad range of activities were affected, including joint training. Australian Defence officials confirmed Indonesia had halted all defence co-operation over "teaching materials".  

Huckabee visits West Bank: 'Build Israel Great Again'
Standing in front of a bright red banner reading "Build Israel Great Again," former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee promised Tuesday during an appearance in the West Bank that President-elect Donald Trump's policies toward Israel would be very different than President Barack Obama's.  

Male college students to undergo ‘critical self-reflection’ of masculinity
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is currently taking applications for its “Men’s Project,” a six-week program that aims to counter the alleged harmful effects of society’s masculinity paradigms and pressures and empower participants to promote “gender equity.”  

Trump Tells DHS To Prepare For Border Wall Construction
A memo from the Department of Homeland Security, which was recently reviewed by Reuters, suggest that the Trump administration plans to hit the ground running on the construction of that U.S.-Mexico border wall when they move into the White House later this month. The memo apparently summarized a meeting held between DHS officials and Trump's transition team on December 5th in which requests were made for an assessment of "all assets available for border wall and barrier construction."  

NBC’s Big Bet on Megyn Kelly Comes With Big Risks
NBCUniversal will spend millions of dollars each year for the next few in the hopes that Megyn Kelly can succeed in areas in which she’s never been tested: daytime talk and Sunday newsmagazines.  

Hikers discover ancient menorah, cross etchings in Israel
It’s rare when Hanukkah and Christmas arrive on the same day, as they did in 2016. But what three Israeli hikers discovered during the holidays made the coincidence truly remarkable.  

Fiji Earthquake 2017: 6.9-Magnitude Tremor Triggers Tsunami Warning
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck 176 miles south of Fiji early Wednesday, 6.2 miles below the Earth’s surface in the South Pacific, triggering a tsunami warning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A 5.7-magnitude aftershock also was reported.  

January 3, 1017

Ford to Build in America, Cancel Mexico Expansion Plans as ‘Vote of Confidence’ in Donald Trump
Ford will build a plant in Michigan instead of Mexico as a “vote of confidence” in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s incoming administration, its CEO Mark Fields announced on Tuesday. The announcement means Ford will cancel its plans to build a new plant in Mexico and will instead invest $700 million in Michigan—creating 700 new jobs here in the United States—CNN reports.  

Almost 1,000 cars torched around France on New Year's Eve but government insists it 'went particularly well'
Vandals in France torched 945 parked cars on New Year's Eve in an arson rampage that has become a sinister annual "tradition" amid a row over whether the government sought to play down the figures. According to the French interior ministry, the total of 945, which included cars that were either "totally destroyed" or "more lightly affected", amounted to a 17 per cent rise compared to last year.  

‘Facebook Law’ Passes Knesset Preliminary Vote
The bill proposes to authorize the Administrative Court to issue, on behalf of a plaintiff, an order to remove content from the Internet in cases where there exist two cumulative conditions: one, that publishing the content constitutes a criminal offense; and two, that there exists a real possibility that publishing the content would harm the safety of an individual, the public, or the state.  

Julian Assange: Obama Is Trying To ‘Delegitimize’ Trump With Russia Hack Claims
Julian Assange claims in an interview airing Tuesday that the Obama White House is “trying to delegitimize” Donald Trump’s administration by claiming that the Russian government hacked Democrats’ emails during the election. Assange, who was interviewed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London by Fox News’ Sean Hannity, also reiterated his claim that the Kremlin was not the source of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks.  

Trump pleads with Chicago to ‘ask for Federal help’ after most violent year since ‘96
With Chicago’s homicide rates for 2016 at their highest since 1996, Donald Trump has called on city officials to “ask for Federal help” if authorities can’t curb the city’s increasing violence. Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!  

Huckabee to Kerry: Yes, Israel is both Jewish and democratic
Former Arkansas Governor has a message for Kerry following his speech: Yerushalayim is one city and you don't divide it.  

Trump: North Korean nuclear weapons won't happen
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump responded on Monday to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s threat to perform a test launch on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!” tweeted Trump.  

EU Parliamentarians visit Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
"Terror used to be concentrated in certain countries such as the IRA in Ireland and the Basque terrorists in Spain. However at present we have global terror which we saw in Ankara, Paris, Tunisia, Egypt and Berlin, all stemming partially from the same origin and we must develop a global anti-terrorist strategy to combat it.  

String of severe storms sweep across Southern states leaving at least 5 dead
Five people were killed Monday night as a powerful storm system swept across the Southern states, leaving a trail of destruction, officials said. The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes, and the threat remained early Tuesday for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.  

This Ancient Hebrew Discovery is About to Rewrite History as We Know it
Archaeologist, epigrapher and professor of ancient Egyptian studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada, Dr. Petrovich used Hebrew and the Bible to translate inscriptions found on 18 ancient stone slabs. His findings have truly rocked Bible critics to the core.  

Mysterious Menorah, Cross Etchings Discovered in Judean Lowlands
Israeli hikers unearthed a water cistern in the Judean foothills last weekend engraved with a seven-branched menorah (candelabra) and a cross out of chalk bedrock. The menorah engraved on the wall of the cave has a three-foot base, and it evidently portrays the menorah that stood in the Second Temple. A cross was engraved near the menorah. Another engraving was found on the side of the cave which seems to resemble a type of key that is characteristic of antiquity.  

Scariest People of 2016: No. 1-John Pleuss
It’s hard to say which is worse – an administrative law judge accused of deciding cases based on the attractiveness of claimants or a federal agency that allows him to remain on the payroll long after the allegations come to light. Such is the story of John Pleuss and the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, or ODAR.  

Moscow seeks naval drills as Russian warships visit Manila
Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, sending two warships to Manila for the first official navy-to-navy contact, as President Rodrigo Duterte pivots to United States' traditional rivals. Admiral Tributs, an anti-submarine vessel, and a sea tanker Boris Butoma, arrived late on Tuesday for a four-day goodwill visit...  

Exclusive: Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance
In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team asked the Department of Homeland Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and barrier construction. The team also asked about the department's capacity for expanding immigrant detention and about an aerial surveillance program...  

Tremors In Assam As 5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tripura
Tremors were felt across Assam and Northeast India as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Tripura, near the India-Bangladesh border. The epicentre of the quake was near Ambassa, 59 km from state capital Agartala.  

1,565 Refugees Diagnosed with Active TB Since 2012, Three Times More Than Previously Reported
Between 2012 and 2015, 1,565 refugees were diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, according to annual reports published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC data, which has been public but obscure until now, shows that the number of refugees diagnosed with active TB in recent years is more than three times greater than previously reported by any media outlet.  

Syrian war: Peace talks under threat amid rebel warning
Syrian rebel groups say they are halting preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and Turkey for later this month. A statement, signed by a number of groups, cited "many big breaches" of the ceasefire by the Syrian government and its allies as the reason. The ceasefire deal was brokered by Turkey and Russia last Thursday and has mostly held since then.  

Germany sees 'overwhelming' sales of Hitler's Mein Kampf
The German publisher of a special annotated edition of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf says sales have soared since its launch a year ago. About 85,000 German-language copies of the anti-Semitic Nazi manifesto have been sold. Publisher Andreas Wirsching said "the figures overwhelmed us". He is director of the Institute of Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich.  

'Bloodshed will follow if Trump moves US embassy to Jerusalem'
The Palestinians will start a new violent uprising if Donald Trump's incoming White House administration relocates the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a senior Fatah official said this week in an interview translated by MEMRI. "I believe that any American act of stupidity will ignite the Palestinian territories," Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu al-Einein told Egypt's Alghad TV on Sunday.  

Assange To Hannity: Source For WikiLeaks Was Not Russian Government
In an exclusive interview with FOX News Channel's Sean Hannity the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange said Russia was not the source for the DNC and John Podesta hacks.  

IS suicide bomber kills 36 in Baghdad market
A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a bustling market in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital.  

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border gets scientists' attention
A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists.  

The Same Idiots Who Pushed the Iraq War Are Now Stirring Up Hysteria About Russia
The propaganda about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction was one of the most blatant examples of “fake news” in American history. Now, many of the same idiots who pushed the Iraq war lies are stirring up hysteria about Russia.  

Puerto Rico's new gov promises immediate push for statehood
Puerto Rico's new governor was sworn in Monday, promising an immediate push for statehood in a territory facing a deep economic crisis.  

Mark Zuckerberg reveals he’s no longer an atheist
Mark Zuckerberg is a true believer again. The Facebook founder, who formerly identified as an atheist, revealed last week that religion has come back into his life in a holiday post.  

Journalists Exposed By WikiLeaks Will Now Cover Trump White House
WikiLeaks’ publication of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta revealed the close ties between prominent journalists and the Clinton campaign. Many of those same journalists will now be covering the Trump White House.  

Shaky NZ felt record 32,000 quakes in 2016
New Zealand experienced a record breaking 32,828 earthquakes in 2016. There were also 80,000 landslides, two tsunamis and a volcanic eruption to cap off a year described by GeoNet as "the ground breaker".  

Istanbul Attack Is Turkey’s Fourth Terror Incident In Less Than One Month
A terrorist opened fire on a famous Istanbul nightclub Saturday, marking the fourth major Turkish terror attack in less than a month. The popular Reina club was reportedly full of nearly 600 people when a gunman dressed in a Santa suit killed nearly 40 people with a Kalishnikov rifle. The crowd was rife with foreigners with nearly eight different nationalities represented among the dead.  

No Damage Reported After 3 Earthquakes Hit North Oklahoma
Three earthquakes have struck in the area of northern Oklahoma that was rattled last year by the largest earthquake in state history. The U.S. Geological Survey says back-to-back earthquakes hit Monday morning near Pawnee, about 75 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The USGS says the quakes had magnitudes of 3.2 and 3.3 and there are no reports of injuries or damage.  

Earthquake swarm nears end, for now
People in Imperial Valley experienced a recent earthquake swarm this past weekend. It started New Year’s Eve day and the remnants of the swarm could still be felt today. “We’ve been experiencing a swarm of earthquakes with about ten events of magnitude three and larger, with the largest one a magnitude of 3.9....  

January 2, 2017

Did Obama Just Set Off Gog and Magog?
Soble retold the Jewish teaching that Sennacherib was supposed to be Gog when he came against Jerusalem in the time of King Hezekiah. He called Sennacherib an avowed atheist and narcissist. Without actually pointing a finger directly, Soble made the point that President Obama’s recent move in the UN Security Council echoes the narcissistic flaw of Sennacherib.  

Climate Change Skeptics Welcome Open Debate Under Trump Presidency
After years of imposed “scientific consensus” on global warming, a number of skeptical climate scientists are hopeful that their views may finally get a hearing under the new administration. Georgia Tech scientist Judith Curry, for instance, labelled a “climate heretic” by Scientific American for her contrarian views, sees a light at the end of the long Obama tunnel.  

Israel Chief Rabbi: We Don't Need America, We Have God
Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, gave a divine response to the Obama Administration’s gross betrayal of the Jewish state last week. “We mustn’t forget that the hearts of kings and captains are in the hands of the Lord, and we can count on no one but (the Lord),” continued Yosef.  

Chicago murder rate up nearly 60 percent in 2016 for biggest spike in decades
The murder rate in the nation's third-largest city more than doubled in 2016 -- a staggering statistic that represents the largest spike in decades, statistics show. According to the Chicago Police Department, 762 homicides were recorded last year -- an increase of 277 deaths, or a 57 percent jump.  

'Time to act' Italy calls for mass migrant deportations as half a million refugees arrive
A two-page directive has reportedly been sent out to police stations across Italy ordering officers to increase efforts to deport economic migrants. Indicating fear of terror in Europe, the notice says the change is important to battle “a growing migratory pressure and an international context marked by instability and threats”.  

The US Has Yet To Provide Evidence Russia Directed A Hacking Operation To Undermine Election
The United States government has yet to produce evidence tying the Russian government to a purported hacking operation meant to undermine the 2016 presidential election. This is despite reports from journalists stating the contrary.  

Sanhedrin Blasts United Nations, Blames Obama for Worldwide Terror
“All the land of Israel belongs exclusively to the Nation of Israel, and not to an invented nation with no legal or historic claim to the land,” wrote the Sanhedrin, referring to the false narrative pushed by the Palestinians. “Pursuing this baseless claim weakens those who support it and strengthens the violence and evil that is growing in the world.”  

Former Australian PM: Move Embassy to Jerusalem, Cut Off PA Funds
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called for Australia to cut off the $40 million in aid it gives the Palestinian Authority annually, over the Abbas regime’s support for “terrorists and their families.” The Liberal politician also supported moving the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.  

Obama's anti-Trump quest to crush America
Obama is doing all he can to sabotage President-elect Donald Trump to prevent him from successfully undoing the failed socialist policies of the last eight years. But he didn’t start this quest yesterday. This past year Obama covered a lot of ground in his bid to diminish and jeopardize America:  

Corrupt Politician Exposed: Citizens Demand Sanctuary in Their Own Country
“Sanctuary cities” are Orwellian nonsense writ large. There is no safety, there is no security, and they undermine the very concept of city, which exists to serve and protect … citizens. Democratic elites have banned firearms, and reduced the powers of the National Guard and local law enforcement to do their jobs. 

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border gets scientists' attention
A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists.  

IS conflict: Baghdad suicide car bomb blast kills 35
At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, security and medical sources say. Sixty-one other people were injured by the blast in the predominantly Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City. The Sunni jihadist group Islamic State said it had carried out the attack, which "targeted a gathering of Shia".  

Migrants storm border fence in Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 African migrants attempted to storm a border fence. The migrants were attempting to reach Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Only two were successful, but both were injured scaling the six-metre (20 ft) fence and needed hospital treatment. One guard lost an eye, officials said.  

Bolton to Trump: Cut aid to UN settlement resolution supporters
Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton has reportedly called on the incoming Trump administration to retaliate against countries who supported a recent UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlement. Washington-based news site The Hill quoted Bolton as telling New York radio station AM 970 that Malaysia and Venezuela in particular should have their US aid cut.  

Hamas leader floats idea of West Bank-Gaza Strip federation
A senior Hamas official said on Friday that a federation between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip could be a feasible solution to the ongoing division between Hamas and Fatah. “A federation between the West Bank and Gaza Strip may be better than the ongoing division,” Mousa Abu Marzouk, the vice president of the Hamas Politburo, told Al-Ghad, a London-based Arabic satellite channel.  

Israel will no longer return bodies of Palestinian Hamas militants
The decision will now become a permanent change in policy, it said. The two video clips published by the Hamas military wing show a mock birthday for Oron Shaul, who Israel said was killed during the Gaza War in 2014. In one, his face has been digitally inserted over someone else's body, bound and in army fatigues.  

More than 1,100 migrants fight riot police as they storm Spanish border
At least 1,100 asylum seekers rushed the barbed wire fence protecting the tiny north African enclave, which is surrounded on all sides by Morocco, in a desperate bid to reach the EU. Spanish and Moroccan authorities desperately fought to restore order as the migrants, most from sub-Saharan Africa, scaled the border barrier and brawled with police.  

1 of Chicago's bloodiest years ends with 762 homicides
One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city and more than New York and Los Angeles combined. The nation's third largest city also saw 1,100 more shooting incidents last year than it did in 2015, according to data released Sunday by the Chicago Police Department. The statistics underline a story of bloodshed that has put Chicago at the center of a national dialogue about gun violence.  

Manhunt Underway After Shooting Attack at Istanbul Nightclub Kills 39
A manhunt is underway in Turkey after a gunman went on a rampage in a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year's Eve celebrations early Sunday morning, killed at least 39 people and injured at least 69 more, according to Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.  

Gingrich Says Biggest Worry About Trump Administration Is That They Might 'Lose Their Nerve'
Less than three weeks before the presidential inauguration, leading Trump ally Newt Gingrich said his biggest worry about the incoming administration is that they will "lose their nerve."  

2016 a record-breaking year for earthquakes in New Zealand
In 2016, New Zealand experienced a quake on average every 15-20 minutes. But one singular quake in November may have caused more damaged than all the others combined.  

National Security
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Russian hackers had penetrated the U.S. electric grid. Authorities say there is no indication of that so far. The computer at Burlington Electric that was hacked was not attached to the grid.  

January 1, 2017

Texas judge halts federal transgender health protections
A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered a halt to another Obama administration effort to strengthen transgender rights, this time over health rules that social conservatives say could force doctors to violate their religious beliefs.  

Dozens of minor earthquakes rattle Southern California near Mexico border
Dozens of small earthquakes have rattled Southern California’s Imperial Valley -- the largest measuring magnitude 3.7. No injuries or damage were reported Sunday following what seismologists call a “swarm” of quakes. The quakes continued to strike intermittently early Sunday.  

COLD HARD FACTS? Satellite spots MASSIVE object hidden under the frozen wastes of Antarctica
Scientists baffled by bizarre observations of gigantic 'anomaly' buried beneath polar icecap.  

Report: Trump team wants Netanyahu at inauguration
US President-elect Donald Trump's team has "aggressively courted" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the incoming president's January 20 inauguration, according to a report on Saturday by the New York Post. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team...has been pushing for Netanyahu to attend the January 20th festivities and for the two world leaders to meet before then, a source told the Post.  

Abbas calls for world to recognize State of Palestine
2017 will be the year of recognizing the State of Palestine, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday night. “We are calling for 2017 to be the year of international recognition of the State of Palestine because more recognitions will strengthen the possibility of achieving a two-state solution and real peace,” Abbas said in a televised speech...  

'ISIS seeking to launch mass-casualty chemical attacks in Europe'
Islamic State militants have aspirations to launch mass-casualty chemical attacks on targets in Britain and elsewhere in Europe... Ben Wallace also said British authorities feared that as the militant group was driven out of strongholds in the Middle East such as the Iraqi city of Mosul, Britons fighting for the group would return home and pose a growing domestic threat.  

Dozens killed at Turkish nightclub
At least 39 people were killed and at least 69 wounded in an attack in a nightclub early Sunday as they were celebrating the new year, Turkey's Interior Minister said. "We are face to face with a terror attack," Interior minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters.  

New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 'a year for peace'
On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. “On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Mr. Guterres in an appeal for peace.  

Israel PM discusses Syria conflict with Putin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict in Syria and "continued security cooperation", his office said.  

Putin won 2016, but Russia has its limits as a superpower​
In a New Year’s address that came off like a victory lap, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his country Saturday in the wake of a wildly successful 2016 that saw the Kremlin leader shore up Russia’s standing abroad and acquire a host of powerful geopolitical friends.  

North Korea Is Preparing Inter-Continental Missile Test, Yonhap Reports
Kim Jong Un said North Korea is in the “last stage” of preparations to test-fire an inter-continental ballistic missile, refusing to slow his nuclear arms development as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in Washington.  

In 2017, GOP Congress sees mandate to undo Obama's agenda
Republicans' grip on all levers of power stands as a mandate to the GOP-led Congress, which will move swiftly to try to undo eight years of outgoing President Barack Obama's agenda.  

Italy to seek to track down and deport migrants with no right to stay
Italy will seek to deport more migrants who have no right to be in the country and will open new detention centers to hold them before their expulsion, according to a written directive and a ministry source.  

Homeland Security Officials Took Millions in Bribes to 'Look the Other Way' on Drug Cartels
Hundreds of DHS employees have "looked the other way" as drugs crossed the border because cartels have made them offers they can't refuse. Other employees have sold green cards and other documents illegally.