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Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	10 21:10 trailing wife [11134]
Man, 32, who 'set fire to Portland's police headquarters' during the city's riots is arrested after cops spotted his name tattooed on his back in security footage	6 16:40 M. Murcek [11134]
Iran shows video of troops attacking fake US carrier in drill	7 14:29 Frank G [11131]
Palestinian man held after pulling knife on coworkers near Sderot	0 [11127]
Germany Arrests Lebanese-German Woman Accused of Joining IS in Syria	3 16:33 Skidmark [11132]
‘Outlawed’ armed groups ‘seeking chaos’ at Baghdad protests: interior ministry	0 [11134]
One Killed, Two Wounded in Kabul Blast	0 [11132]
‘Freed Taliban Prisoners Arrested Again’	0 [11131]
TLV protest on police brutality turns into violence between demonstrators	4 21:19 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11133]
Deiri Activists are reporting that Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp Militias are planning to bring in huge convoys of Heavy Weaponry into IRGC-Held Deir Ez Zor,in the next 2 days	6 17:34 lord garth [11128]
Six were arrested and fined for violating public health orders in Sydney, Australia at an illegal Black Lives Matter rally	1 00:27 Raj [11127]
National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is the main anarchist-communist legal organization that provides pro-bono help to antifa criminal suspects	2 09:31 b [11132]
More than 20 people were arrested at the antifa/BLM riot over the weekend in Richmond, Va. that were organized in support of the Portland antifa riots	1 10:50 Abu Uluque [11133]
100–200 far-left extremists attacked a federal facility in Atlanta that houses ICE and DHS offices	3 22:38 swksvolFF [11131]
Hundreds in Eugene, Ore. targeted the federal courthouse & numerous businesses. They started fires & smashed windows	5 09:50 Chris [11132]
More evidence of antifa actually organizing as an organization (and doing it on Twitter)	5 16:32 Woodrow [11129]
Portland roundup: Rioters threw a bomb at the front of the federal courthouse	1 12:19 Skidmark [11140]
Reports of rockets falling in the vicinity of Baghdad Airport area	0 [11126]
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf	3 14:58 SteveS [11134]
LNA forces constructing an obstacle (ditch & berm) in the vicinity of Sirte	0 [11132]
Mercenaries deployed by Turkey to support GNA doing (piss-poor) marching drills in Yarmouk Camp, Tripoli	0 [11136]
Iran detains 2 Swedish nationals over drug smuggling	0 [11134]
Iraqi PMF repels a terrorist attack at Syrian border	0 [11129]
Taliban announces three-day ceasefire for Islamic holiday	0 [11136]
Two caches of ISIS destroyed south of Kirkuk	0 [11125]
Two women charged with beating Wisconsin lawmaker during protest	10 18:23 Anomalous Sources [11129]
22 people facing federal charges in connection with Portland protests	4 16:34 Woodrow [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
11,900 US troops leaving Germany; 6,400 returning home	6 22:01 trailing wife [11135]
The Full List – Here Are The 269 Companies Who Are Supporting BLM & Antifa Riots	18 21:32 trailing wife [11147]
Ghani: '10,708 ANDSF Killed and Wounded Since Feb. 29'	0 [11128]
Wuhan Lab has signed an agreement with Pakistan to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities.	9 16:49 Silentbrick [11133]
Erdogan rattles on...	1 18:48 Old Patriot [11127]
Newly-arrived #Turkey troops spotted at the Heydar Aliyev Military Academy in Nakhchevan city. Other Turkish troops arrived in mainland #Azerbaijan, at a military base near Perekeshkul village, 20 km east of Baku.	3 22:15 swksvolFF [11141]
Afghan government says talks with Taliban will start in a week, along with prisoner swap	0 [11129]
Cavusoglu: IRINI is biased in favour of Haftar and against GNA	2 13:44 trailing wife [11127]
Mohamed Naser Ali, TV Host On Turkey-Based Muslim Brotherhood Channel, Warns: Libya Would Be Like Vietnam For The Egyptian Army	0 [11133]
Austin Protest Shooting Update: Is the Shooter a Veteran?	15 22:26 swksvolFF [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Firefighters battle huge blaze in San Francisco	1 15:07 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Arizona bridge burns, partially collapses after train derailment near Tempe Town Lake	1 12:29 Skidmark [11124]
More than THIRTY lifelike child sex dolls seized by Australian police	9 16:39 Woodrow [11128]
The pandemic pilgrimage: Muslims begin annual hajj in Saudi Arabia but with only 10,000 allowed to take part compared to last year's 2.5million due to coronavirus fears	3 16:29 rjschwarz [11126]
Girl, 16, is thrown to her death from an 11th floor apartment 'by her uncle after she spoke out against his abuse' in Iran	2 15:19 Lumpy Mussolini7603 [11124]
A record 212 climate activists were murdered in 2019, with Colombia and Philippines the deadliest countries	4 19:46 Clem [11131]
Hong Kong's hospitals could 'collapse' as city faces 'large scale' coronavirus outbreak, Carrie Lam warns	2 13:54 Skidmark [11129]
US Navy is studying 3,500 teenage Marine recruits in an effort to learn why coronavirus makes some young people so much sicker than others	2 16:46 Skidmark [11126]
World's largest nuclear fusion project that will replicate reactions in the SUN to create 'the ultimate clean energy source' begins assembly in France	6 16:44 Bobby [11127]
Zimbabwe election violence: No closure for families two years on	4 13:46 trailing wife [11128]
Locals scramble to higher ground as world's largest dam faces mounting pressure	7 21:43 Frank G [11132]
Flu cases plummet in southern hemisphere, attributed to coronavirus measures	8 15:06 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Report: British PM 'extremely concerned' over second coronavirus wave	18 18:41 Dale [11130]
Eni, BP, Total Hit Gas at Bashrush Prospect Off Egypt	2 08:37 AlanC [11133]
Florida man charged with using COVID-19 relief funds on Lamborghini	2 13:06 Mullah Richard [11132]
Malaysian court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty in 1MDB case	0 [11133]
Caldwell fire burns 67,789 acres in California; Gold Fire, Hog Fire nearly 70% contained	1 00:42 Raj [11126]
China suspends Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, UK	2 11:00 Skidmark [11128]
Iran reports record one-day coronavirus toll of 235 dead	0 [11132]
China hits back at Australia, defends sovereignty in South China Sea	2 07:20 Procopius2k [11125]
Tropical storm warnings issued for PuertoRico, Virgin Islands with Isaias likely to form	1 08:07 lord garth [11129]
Peter Navarro Outlines White House White House Initiative on Critical Supply Chains	7 19:34 Frank G [11132]
Chicago PD Deputy Chief Dion Boyd Found Dead In Apparent Suicide At Homan Square Police Facility	1 09:57 Skidmark [11128]
From RANTBURG's 'how smart is this' department: Deep sea microbes that laid dormant for 100 MILLION years are ‘revived' in a lab after being fed certain minerals	12 16:46 Woodrow [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Social Darwinism	3 14:45 SteveS [11126]
Campus Activists Demand Free Tuition and Reparations	8 22:25 JohnQC [11136]
What Will Schools Do When a Teacher Gets Covid-19?	16 19:17 Ebberegum Croling1752 [11131]
Is Racism Responsible for Today's Black Problems?	7 18:27 Anomalous Sources [11127]
VDH: Waiting for the Counterrevolution	3 23:57 charger [11133]
China Food Crisis? Rising Domestic Prices And Large Import Purchases Send A Signal	7 23:26 Pancho Turkeyneck5267 [11135]
Lockheed Martin Tops Q2 Earnings Forecast, Lifts 2020 Financial Guidance	1 00:48 Raj [11127]
Joe Biden Seen Sniffing Cardboard Cutout Fans At Baseball Game	5 12:43 swksvolFF [11134]
Panic over rising Covid-19 case numbers is as irrational as it is dangerous	2 10:26 Iblis [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Susan Rice: Ready to help Joe Biden win and govern	3 22:57 JohnQC [11130]
House Dems to investigate WH move to end ban on some gun-silencer sales	9 18:23 Iblis [11128]
Valjar defaults to Steele dossier 'memory hole' - insists on current focus	2 16:40 charger [11128]
Orange Man skips John Lewis farewell at Capitol Rotunda, sends VP	15 16:52 Woodrow [11131]
"I Thought I Was Supposed To Be Heard": Full Highlights From Barr 'Hearing'	9 15:22 Glenmore [11130]
Federal agents depart Seattle after pressure from local and Washington state officials	6 11:05 Abu Uluque [11124]
New Lawsuits Coming For CNN, WaPo Over Breach Of Contract With Sandmann Settlements?	11 18:31 746 [11135]
Barr Defends Sending Federal Agents To Portland: ‘Since When Is It Okay To Burn Down A Federal Courthouse?’	20 16:12 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11135]
Apparent junkies turn stretch of NYC’s Midtown into a shooting gallery	4 12:31 NoMoreBS [11129]
Police Agencies Pulling Out of Democratic Convention	5 16:00 Rambler in Virginia [11130]

    
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                        21:19 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

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15	Antifa/BLM
5	Sublime Porte
5	Commies
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Arab Spring
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Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
Germany arrests ISIS woman who abused Yezidi woman in Syria

Mon 2020-07-27
Islamic extremists in Nigeria execute 5 men as warning against converting to Christianity

Sun 2020-07-26
Allahu akbar: Turks hold Hagia Sophia triumphal march

Sat 2020-07-25
Taliban ready for intra-Afghan dialogue immediately after Eid

Fri 2020-07-24
Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers

Thu 2020-07-23
Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby

Wed 2020-07-22
At Least 14 People Wounded In Mass Shooting Outside Funeral in Chicago

Tue 2020-07-21
BLM Beats Conservative Michelle Malkin With Clubs In Denver

Mon 2020-07-20
Turkey says 27 IS suspects arrested in Istanbul

Sun 2020-07-19
Minneapolis: ‘It’s 24-Hour Crime’

Sat 2020-07-18
Jordan’s top court dissolves country’s Muslim Brotherhood

Fri 2020-07-17
Nigeria: 602 Boko Haram terrorists surrender

Thu 2020-07-16
Video footage from Iranian port after 7 ships caught fire

Wed 2020-07-15
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