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Florida man crashes into Catholic Church, sets it on fire with worshipers inside
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	9 19:25 jpal [11135]
4 Security Force Members Killed in Baghlan Clashes	0 [11132]
Women, children among 14 killed, wounded as Taliban IED hits civilian vehicle in Ghazni	0 [11131]
10 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Ghazni province: Thunder Corps	0 [11132]
Iranian Quds Force spy captured in Germany, says intel agency	2 12:38 Abu Uluque [11134]
Fire breaks out at petrochemical facility in southwest Iran	6 16:24 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Virgin Mary statue set on fire outside Boston church	3 19:54 Frank G [11128]
Florida man crashes into Catholic Church, sets it on fire with worshipers inside	10 20:30 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [11137]
Rioter brings toddler to Portland riot	3 12:03 M. Murcek [11130]
Portland riots over Portland Trailblazers basketball poster	1 11:16 49 Pan [11128]
Portland Catch and Release Program	0 [11128]
~~Fatty~~ Obese woman says she is disabled as a reason for not following police orders at the Portland BLM/antifa rio	5 13:01 M. Murcek [11128]
Antifa rioters and people with shields try to move in closer to the entrance of the federal courthouse	5 13:21 746 [11132]
Portland city council woman @ChloeEudalyPDX & @OregonGovBrown blame the antifa and BLM violence last night on Donald Trump	4 16:37 AlanC [11130]
Portland city councilwoman demands that federal police leave Portland.	5 12:58 Abu Uluque [11136]
Following yesterday’s attack on law enforcement at the Portland federal courthouse where an officer was hit on the head w/a hammer, a more aggressive police presence was shown tonight	0 [11125]
Family of the man injured by federal police at the Portland antifa/BLM riot says they may sue. He was recorded throwing a gas canister toward police	3 07:27 Clem [11128]
Libya's NOC: UAE has instructed Haftar to maintain blockade on oil exports	0 [11124]
Red Cross: 20% of #migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean in June lost their lives	11 15:34 trailing wife [11137]
Massive campaign of arrests in #Hun targeting protesters	0 [11127]
Saraya Thawret al-Eshrin c laim the attack on a convoy of 4 trucks carrying logistic support to the #US forces in Diwanyha	0 [11128]
Iraq’s Hezbolah says they’re starting a comprehensive war against USA military on Iraqi soil.	4 15:57 Frank G [11133]
Israeli warplanes, warships violated Lebanese sovereignty several times in past 24 hours: army	2 13:00 Abu Uluque [11133]
Turkey demands Libyan Army withdraw from Sirte and Al-Jafra	0 [11129]
Senior Iranian military officer killed in Syria	1 01:31 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Russian air defenses foiled jihadist attack on largest base in Syria	0 [11134]
Jihadist attack ends in disaster along southern Idlib front-lines	0 [11127]
Yemen's Houthis agree to give UN access to abandoned tanker	0 [11127]
Statue of Virgin Mary vandalized outside Queens Catholic school	1 13:19 Skidmark [11131]
Federal officer in Portland struck with hammer during protests, several arrested	0 [11130]
Jessica Doty Whitaker: Over $10,000 Raised For Family of Young Mom Murdered For Saying ‘All Lives Matter'	5 19:05 Clyde Speaking for Boskone5688 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
More Than 150 Minneapolis Police Officers File PTSD Claims, Prepare To Leave The Force	8 22:53 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11130]
Iranian official: US begged us not to retaliate for Soleimani killing	6 07:54 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11130]
Christian icons in the Hagia Sophia will be covered using optical technology	10 23:53 Angager Slaise9400 [11140]
LNA sets important conditions for reopening ports and oil fields	0 [11129]
Pope 'deeply pained' over Turkey's move on Hagia Sophia	8 18:19 Tom [11131]
Tunisia's Ennahda faces growing opposition in parliament; MPs seek no-confidence vote against Ghannouchi	0 [11128]
Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM	0 [11128]
Mali opposition rejects president's concessions aimed at ending impasse	0 [11128]
Lebanon's top Christian cleric seen to criticise Hezbollah, allies over crisis	1 00:20 Chris [11128]
Britain, France agree joint unit to fight migrant traffickers	2 07:29 Clem [11129]
Iran agency says chain of errors caused Ukrainian plane crash	4 23:35 Dron66046 [11130]
Turkey vows to 'liberate Al-Aqsa' after turning Hagia Sophia to mosque	3 12:37 NoMoreBS [11135]
Rudy Giuliani claims Black Lives Matter 'will be proven to be a terrorist organization' for its ties to radical activist who was a part of a terror group and pardoned by Bill Clinton	1 13:05 JohnQC [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
California governor orders churches, businesses shut COVID-19 cases surge	4 17:39 Frank G [11129]
HCQ Helps Contain COVID-19 Cases: New Evidence and a Major Retraction	4 23:04 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11126]
Lancet retracts, replaces hydroxychloroquine editorial	4 23:03 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11128]
Atlanta Rapper Lil Marlo Tango Uniform	6 18:21 Frank G [11124]
Victim's family calls for unity after arrest of 2 people in beating of 80-year-old man in Lancaster	2 11:33 Skidmark [11131]
Officials investigating after 21 sailors, civilians hospitalized in San Diego naval ship explosion	0 [11125]
Washington NFL team to announce retirement of 'Redskins' nickname, reveal new name Monday	22 23:01 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11125]
Prison terms for French ex-spies who shared secrets with China	0 [11125]
Coronaplague Roundup	15 21:56 trailing wife [11129]
Two killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia border clashes	0 [11127]
The Bonnie Dick is Burning.... 21 injured at Naval Base San Diego	20 18:20 Frank G [11128]
Commentary in Pediatrics: Children don't transmit COVID-19, schools should reopen in fall	6 18:06 g(r)omgoru [11125]
'A creative director who rubbed himself up against staff in the elevator, soliciting for oral sex and drugging employees': Inside gaming giant Ubisoft's 'toxic' environment as FIVE senior staff behind Assassin's Creed resign and two are suspended	5 23:31 Dron66046 [11130]
Thousands of Russians protest governor's arrest, demand 'Putin step down'	1 00:23 Chris [11134]
Page 4: Opinion
Taurus G3C Pistol – Full Review	0 [11127]
Looks Like Sweden Was Right After All	13 21:17 Clem [11134]
Meat-eating boosts muscle health better than plant-based diet as we age, new study suggests	6 20:21 DarthVader [11126]
July 15 tax return deadline is right around the corner: What to know	0 [11129]
Gratuitous Rule Five Post: Pretty Faces	1 12:15 Skidmark [11126]
Poison ivy likely to become more abundant and more potent with climate change	8 22:09 Dron66046 [11134]
Op-Ed: I Don't Want To Live In A World Where We Can't Force Nuns To Kill Babies	3 13:17 SteveS [11129]
Hollywood's identity crisis: Actors, writers and producers warn of 'reverse racism' in the film industry which has created a 'toxic' climate for anyone who is a white, middle-age man	14 17:53 rjschwarz [11126]
If You Want to Save the Economy, Stop the Pandemic	9 19:01 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Ghislaine Maxwell's secrets, if revealed, will be incendiary	8 21:18 Clem [11132]
Portland Prosecutors Must Want More Violence. They Just Dropped Charges Against Dozens of Criminal Rioters.	1 08:38 b [11126]
Four Arab countries are in mess and the UN cannot avoid the blame	4 10:11 lord garth [11131]
When we have herd immunity Boris will face a reckoning on this pointless and damaging lockdown	7 08:16 Besoeker [11128]
Page 6: Politix
NYS Nurses Association calls for independent investigation after State nursing home report	2 12:30 magpie [11125]
Defeat the radical St. Louis prosecutor, support Mary Pat Carl.	11 21:41 swksvolFF [11134]
Name Change to re-virginize De Blasio.	0 [11126]
Politico Reports Chelsea Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell Were Such “Close Friends” They Actually Vacationed Together	14 18:30 Matt [11130]
Tammy Duckworth bursts into VP contention	7 16:14 Anomalous Sources [11127]
W. Virginia mail carrier admits to attempted election fraud, changing political affiliation on mail-in ballots	1 13:54 Vernal Hatrick [11130]
Judge approves petition to recall Seattle mayor	7 13:47 Skidmark [11126]
Russia Collusion Proven!	2 11:40 g(r)omgoru [11125]
I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection	8 15:54 trailing wife [11128]
Why can’t we paint “Make America Great Again” on the street in front of DeBlasio’s house?	9 12:39 JohnQC [11135]

    
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Who's in the News
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14	Antifa/BLM
5	Govt of Iran
4	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban
3	Arab Spring
3	Human Trafficking
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Hezbollah
2	al-Nusra
2	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-07-13
Florida man crashes into Catholic Church,
sets it on fire with worshipers inside

Sun 2020-07-12
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan

Sat 2020-07-11
Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Fri 2020-07-10
Latest explosions in Tehran reportedly hit warehouses of rockets that belong to the IRGC

Thu 2020-07-09
Yemen's Ansarallah forces threaten to target Saudi palaces

Wed 2020-07-08
22 Taliban militants killed, wounded on Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Tue 2020-07-07
Iraqi security analyst Husham Al Hashimi assassinated outside his Baghdad home

Mon 2020-07-06
Sen Tammy Duckworth in favor of tearing down George Washington Statues!

Sun 2020-07-05
Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation

Sat 2020-07-04
Happy Fourth!

Fri 2020-07-03
MSNBC Dubs Mount Rushmore as a 'Racist' 'Symbol of White Supremacy'

Thu 2020-07-02
Massacre reported in Irapuato, Mexico — 24 people dead

Wed 2020-07-01
Lebanon’s army has scrapped meat from all meals it offers to soldiers on duty as food prices skyrocket

Tue 2020-06-30
Denmark Jails Man over Iran-Backed Assassination Plot

Mon 2020-06-29
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claiming responsibility for Karachi Stock Exchange attack. Majeed sucide Brigade

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