June 25, 2019 Google pulls videos accusing it of election manipulation from YouTube… which it owns Google’s video platform YouTube is apparently no place for content that accuses the tech giant of political bias and election meddling. An expose based on a sting operation was taken down by the company a day after its release.
June 25, 2019 SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy center core in fiery explosion during failed landing (VIDEO) In its latest audacious mission to retrieve rockets after launch, SpaceX fell just short with its center core booster overshooting the sea-based landing pad, crashing into the water with a fiery explosion.
June 25, 2019 US sanctions on Khamenei & Zarif ‘close path of diplomacy’ – Iran The US has destroyed the glimmering chance for negotiations and undermined “world peace and security” by targeting the Iranian leadership with a new wave of sanctions, Tehran has said.
June 25, 2019 Mexico sends 15,000 troops to US border in all-out push to halt migrant tide & avoid Trump’s tariffs Mexico has sent nearly 15,000 troops to its northern border, announcing a crackdown on illegal crossings and caving in to President Donald Trump’s threats to impose punitive tariffs unless it cuts the flow of migrants into the US.
June 25, 2019 Pompeo ‘is still a CIA director who takes over State Department’ – China’s Global Times editor Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “can no longer play the role of a top US diplomat,” Global Times editor Hu Xijin tweeted, declaring the former spook “has become the most troublesome US official for China.”
June 25, 2019 Kalashnikov unveils next-gen kamikaze drone (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) The Kalashnikov Group has showcased its latest reconnaissance and attack drone which can autonomously locate and destroy hostile targets in the air, on land and in the water.
June 24, 2019 Soyuz brings Space Station Expedition 59 back to Earth (VIDEOS) Three Expedition 59 crew members have safely returned to Earth aboard the Soyuz spacecraft after spending more than six months at the International Space Station.
June 24, 2019 Soros & US billionaires call for new wealth tax; public reacts with instinctive skepticism A group of US billionaires including infamous financier George Soros is backing a “moderate wealth tax” on the fortunes of the richest .01%, echoing several Democratic candidates’ proposals. Somehow, Americans don’t trust them.
June 24, 2019 India annuls Israeli missile deal in favor of domestic alternative… again? India has reportedly canceled its $500 million contract for Israeli anti-tank missiles after the country’s defense manufacturing sector conducted successful tests and promised to deliver an indigenous alternative within two years.
June 24, 2019 PACE invites Russia back to European human rights body The Council of Europe has invited Russia to participate in the summer session of its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), after ruling that all members have the “rights to vote.” Moscow was stripped of its voting rights in 2014.
June 24, 2019 6/24/19: LIFTING THE MASK OF MARS – IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU DENY W/ RICHARD C. HOAGLAND This week, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover found a surprising result: the largest amount of methane ever measured during the mission. It’s exciting because microbial life is an important source of methane. Additionally, the rover snapped a photo of an unk…
June 24, 2019 White House confirms Trump meetings with Putin, Modi, Xi & others at G20 US President Donald Trump will meet individually with the leaders of Russia, India, China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Germany at this weekend’s G20 economic summit in Osaka, Japan, senior White House officials have confirmed.
