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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“But as the Mason wrapped up its response to the Central Park distress call shortly before 2 a.m. local time on Monday morning, two ballistic...”
Missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled territory toward a US Navy ship responding to an attempted hijacking on Monday. The ship, the destroyer USS Mason, was targeted by the Iran-backed rebels near Yemen a few years ago. The Houthis' involvement in the Israel-Hamas war has led the US to...
How Ridley Scott's Napoleon Stacks Up Against the French Emperor's Real Story
Via: Vic Eldred • MOVIES & TV - CLASSIC to CURRENT • 1 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“The movie is a work of historical fiction, but Scott’s team worked to ensure that at least some details are historically accurate. Michael Broers,...”
Ridley Scott’s biopic Napoleon, in which Joaquin Phoenix plays the French emperor, hits theaters on Nov. 22. The film tracks Napoleon’s rise to fame during the French Revolution, delves deep into his lifelong love for his wife Josephine, and depicts his most famous military battles, culminating...
Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Black Friday shopping to call for Palestinian uprising: 'Intifada revolution'
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 88 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“The protests took place in heavily trafficked areas across multiple cities, including New York City, Los Angeles and Boston despite the ongoing...”
Anti-Israel protesters rallied across the country Friday in an attempt to disrupt Black Friday shoppers, with some calling for a Palestinian uprising in the Middle East. The protests took place in heavily trafficked areas across multiple cities, including New York City, Los Angeles and Boston...
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 93 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, had advocated for keeping him out of general population and away from other inmates, anticipating he’d be a target....”
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional...
Why The New York Times’s Jan. 6 U-turn is a big deal
Via: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 41 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“When Rasmussen polling asked in April (after the Tucker release): “How likely is it that undercover government agents helped provoke the Capitol...”
Is The New York Times going soft on the Jan. 6 rioters? Maybe beginning to doubt its lopsided coverage of the events of that day? Starting to think the Justice Department’s investigation into the protests, deemed “the biggest criminal inquiry in the Justice Department’s 153-year history,” is just...
A Deal with the Devil
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 156 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
““I would like to make it clear here again: The war continues, the war will continue until we achieve all of our goals: to eliminate Hamas,...”
Link to Quote: Israel-Hamas truce begins as hostages are set to be freed (nypost.com) A temporary 4 day pause in the fighting between Hamas and Israel begins today. Supposedly, both sides will exchange women and children. Hamas will give up the innocent hostages it took during their savage...
Tis the Season
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 37 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“ "Every time extremist Republicans in Congress bring us to the brink of a government shutdown, it threatens to stop the momentum that we built...”
Link to Quote: Buttigieg preemptively blames ‘extremist Republicans’ for any woes on ‘busiest travel days in US history’ (foxbusiness.com)As we enter that rolling time of the year, which some like to refer to as the holidays, it is a time to remember what was great about traditional America. The...
Musk’s X sues Media Matters after report shows ads next to pro-Nazi posts
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“The lawsuit said that Media Matters manipulated the X algorithm by following 30 accounts made up only of controversial users and large companies,...”
X, the Elon Musk-owned social media company formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against Media Matters and its writer Eric Hananoki on Monday, over what it called an “intentionally deceptive report” about antisemitism on the platform, according to a filing. Media Matters, a nonprofit based...
