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Russia launches fresh wave of 35 Iranian-made suicide drones hitting Kyiv energy hub in huge explosion
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-Great Cultural Revolution
Journalists Warn Of Frightening Trend Where Rules Apply To Them
[Bee] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Journalists have become increasingly concerned about a rising trend of journalists having to follow the same rules as everyone else.

"It's not fair that we're being treated the same as other people," sobbed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz. "I'm literally shaking with rage."

The troubling trend came to a head this past week as several journalists who had endangered a man's life were then made to endure a Twitter suspension, just like any other person. "It is absolutely unacceptable to silence the press like this," said Taylor Lorenz, still sobbing. "We journalists are supposed to be able to invade other people's privacy and put their lives at risk, while no one is allowed to do the same thing to us. I am deeply troubled by the sudden expectation for the press to follow the same rules as any common citizen."

While journalists have repeatedly expressed concern over their loss of recognition as a source of truth, having to now suffer the consequences of their own actions has confirmed their deepest fears. "This is exactly like the Kristallnaacht, the opening salvo of the Holocaust," cried Taylor Lorenz, grabbing a third box of tissues. "The government, led by Elon Musk, has handed me a one-week Twitter suspension merely for stalking people like prey. He might as well be firing up the gas chambers."

At publishing time, sources report that Taylor Lorenz had continued sobbing, drenching her 55th birthday cake with tears.
Posted by: Frank G || 12/19/2022 11:09 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under:

#1  *snicker*
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/19/2022 19:24 Comments || Top||


Remembering when FACT CHECKERS told us we were Conspiracy Nuts
Posted on February 7, 2020 | Updated on June 29, 2021

[FactCheckOrg] NO SIGNS OF BIOENGINEERING
As for the general notion that the virus has been bioengineered, there is no evidence that this is true. On the contrary, as we've explained before, all lines of evidence point to the virus coming from an animal. That's consistent with what scientists have learned about the ecology of coronaviruses in the last 20 years, Sheahan said, including SARS and MERS --- and it fits with the fact that the virus shares 96% of its genome with a bat virus. "
I wonder if they ever corrected themselves?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 12/19/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
Add to that the FACTCHECK.ORG's Covid-19/22 Vaccine Fact-checking

vs.

FDA ADMITS Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been linked to blood clotting in older individuals,

Side Effects

"All three vaccines have been linked to a number of side effects. Heart inflammation is causally linked to the Moderna and Pfizer shots, experts around the world have confirmed, while Johnson & Johnson’s has been associated with blood clots."
Posted by: NN2N1 || 12/19/2022 5:36 Comments || Top||

#2  Facrtcheck = barely disguised op-ed.
Posted by: Whanter Clese9689 || 12/19/2022 6:44 Comments || Top||

#3 
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/19/2022 7:48 Comments || Top||

#4  "No signs of bioengineering"

Because designer HIV Spike Proteins are common and naturally occurring in virology.
Posted by: mossomo || 12/19/2022 13:56 Comments || Top||

#5  I keep seeing commercials for the new Pfizer early treatment drug when I watch Cleveland local sports. At this point, if I have an accident and end up in an ambulance, I going to ask them to take me a vet where I can get care that I trust.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/19/2022 15:31 Comments || Top||


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Bakhmut & The Ukraine Trench War - fortifications, attrition, and lessons - Perun
[YouTube] For months now, a city with a pre-war population of 70,000 has been the focus of relentless artillery and infantry attacks by the Russian military and the "Wagner PMC."

For many commentators, the attacks seem nonsensical. At a time when Russia is pivoting to defence just about everywhere else along the line, why keep pouring men and materiel into a city that simply doesn't have value relative to the effort expended trying to take it.

In this video I zoom in on the battle for Bakhmut, and explore its history, implications, and some of what we have heard about the tactics there.

At the same time, we also look at Russia's campaign of fortification building across much of the rest of Ukraine (and Russia). As the world focuses on Russia's Bakhmut attacks, Russia is throwing up belts of defences that...for now at least...seem to have some of the hallmarks of typical Russian defence procurement.

Many thanks to the people who provided input into this episode, with a special thanks to Sgt. Kates - USMC, for giving the kind of input only a combat engineer can (I do not have any idea how to clear a minefield)

As always, this video represents merely person views based on imperfect information gathered during an active war.
Posted by: DarthVader || 12/19/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:


Fifth Column
The domestic terrorist account the FBI SHOULD have demanded Twitter delete: Musk-owned site finally bans Antifa account - that has arranged assaults and doxxed opponents - after it was revealed Feds targeted satire accounts for takedown
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The Twitter account for a Colorado-based Antifa group has been suspended - after new owner Elon Musk promised to purge all accounts that incite violence

  • Screenshots taken Saturday evening show that @COSAntiFascists, the Colorado Springs cell of the FBI-branded domestic terror group, has in fact been nixed

  • Ngo, an editor for The Post Millennial, had been one of many onlookers to express anger last month over the group's continued presence on the platform

  • The Colorado group - which had 15,000 followers- is one of several far-left profiles scrubbed in the past week, several allegedly belonging to the

  • Musk, 51, last month announced he would permanently suspend accounts without warning if they promote violence and are not labeled as parody.
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/19/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1  The FBI was telling Twitter who to ban, and Antifa was never banned. So the FBI supports Antifa?
Posted by: Angstrom || 12/19/2022 9:25 Comments || Top||

#2  Of course they do, how many arrest from terrorism have you seen the FBI make of antifa members?
Posted by: Chris || 12/19/2022 9:56 Comments || Top||

#3  Antifa doesn’t exist so they aren’t subject to investigation or arrest.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/19/2022 10:16 Comments || Top||

#4  If I want to police them, I infiltrate and let them talk. Unfortunately we do not execute the killers!
Posted by: Woodrow Shineting2688 || 12/19/2022 11:08 Comments || Top||

#5  Yet.
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/19/2022 22:04 Comments || Top||


Olde Tyme Religion
Why Die Hard Is A Hanukkah (not a Christmas) Movie
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