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Wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous, and safe New Year
2018-01-01
Praying hard that all the precautions prove adequate as the new year begins.
Let the party start! Sydney kicks off the New Year celebrations with stunning firework displays as the world rings in 2018

[DailyMail] New Zealand became the first major world country to welcome in the start of 2018 as more than 3,000 fireworks were launched into the night sky over Auckland. Sydney then joined in the party with a rainbow waterfall off the Harbour Bridge to celebrate gay marriage, which was recently legalised. Large displays are expected in Japan, South Korea and China before the celebrations move through India and the Middle East, before reaching Russia and Europe then passing over to the Americas.

Ring of steel around London as armed police take to the streets with dogs and vehicle barriers are erected after ISIS threaten to unleash 'New Year's Eve hell' in the capital

[DailyMail] Police officers armed with rifles and sniffer dog units will be patrolling the streets of London tonight as 250,000 people flock to enjoy New Year's Eve fireworks at the city's landmarks.

‘They Won’t Change Our Way of Life’? – London NYE Celebrations Overseen by Rooftop SAS Snipers

[Breitbart] London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will be overseen by rooftop snipers from Britain’s elite Special Air Service (SAS), according to reports

Scotsman: Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Marred by Bag Checks, Record Armed Police, Anti-Terror ‘Ring of Steel’

[Breitbart] Record numbers of armed police will be on the streets and extra anti-terror barriers deployed amid the tightest ever security operation mounted at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations.

'We WILL protect you': Police ramp up security checks and promise an unprecedented 'ring of steel' across major American cities for New Year's Eve amid looming threat of lone wolf ISIS attacks

[DailyMail] Cities across the United States are ramping up security measures to ensure a safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve for millions of revelers amid heightened fears of a terror attack.

Istanbul takes precautions for New Years Eve

[AlAhram] On New Year's Eve, the number of police officers on duty in Istanbul will be doubled to 37,000 and public celebrations will be cancelled or banned in some districts for security reasons, officials have said. Many roads in central Istanbul districts will be closed, while heavy vehicles will not be allowed to enter some areas, police have also said.

Egypt beefs up security during Christmas season, which lasts until January 7th

[AlAhram] Police have deployed 230,000 personnel nationwide to secure churches, parks and vital public institutions during Christmas celebrations.

Israel: Police boost forces ahead of New Year’s celebrations

[IsraelTimes] Police are stepping up security measures ahead of New Year’s celebrations to both ensure the festivities go smoothly and crack down on intoxicated drivers. This includes “extra units, special patrol units,” police say, “and border police are patrolling city centers, traffic police and volunteers also involved in preventing drinking and driving.”

WhatsApp down around the world, users say
Included because the timing is interesting,
[IsraelTimes] The WhatsApp messenger application
...through which videos travel fast and wide. It is often used to spread rumours and whip up hysteria, not just by jihad-lovers...
was temporarily down in locations around the world, according to users. Israelis are also reporting the application was not working.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  And from Germany:

2 die from fireworks in Germany, no repeat of mass groping

[Ynet] Two people have died from fireworks injuries amid New Year celebrations in Germany, but the country avoided a repeat of the mass groping in Cologne from 2016, amid heightened security and efforts to protect women from sexual harassment.

In the Brandenburg region outside Berlin, the dpa news agency reported Monday that a 35-year-old man died after igniting fireworks, and a 19-year-old suffered fatal head injuries after he set off a homemade device.

Police in Cologne reported seven cases of sexual harassment, while Berlin police reported 10 and seven arrests as several hundred thousand people celebrated at the city's Brandenburg Gate.

Police sought to prevent a repeat of New Year 2016 in Cologne, when hundreds of women were groped and robbed, mostly by groups of migrants.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-01-01 11:57  

#5  Ynet reports WhatsApp was down globally for only about an hour before being fixed. From the article:

The cause of the outage, about an hour long, was not immediately known.

In India, its biggest market with about 200 million of its billion-plus users, the app was down just a few minutes past midnight into the new year.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-01-01 11:51  

#4  Hotspotshield
Posted by: newc   2018-01-01 08:58  

#3  \_(?)_/¯
2001:4860:4860:0:0:0:0:8888 2001:4860:4860:0:0:0:0:8844
2001:4860:4860::8888
2001:4860:4860::8844

8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
Posted by: newc   2018-01-01 07:27  

#2  I will be tracking who silences Persia right now.

Twitter IP Address(es):
(199.59.148.10)
(199.59.150.7)
(199.59.150.39)

if DNSchanger screws u just set your DNS settings to 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 for OPENDNS or 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 forGoogleDNS
Posted by: newc   2018-01-01 02:11  

#1  Thankful that DJT is the actual conservative we hoped for in Bush II, and that HRC is home baking cookies for beloved instead of infecting the WH and the country.

And to "Make 2018 Great Again!"
Posted by: anymouse   2018-01-01 00:35  

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