The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation linked to the international nuclear agreement with Iran on Thursday, one year after the landmark pact was announced, defying President Barack Obama’s veto threat. Voting largely along party lines, the Republican-controlled House voted 246 to 179 to pass a new set of sanctions on Iran, […]
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Bernie Sanders sold out: And now for the Killary wars to come
The worst disservice Sanders has done to his supporters, other than to lead them on a wild goose chase for real change, is to virtually ignore his rival’s vaunted “experience.” He need not have mentioned Hillary Clinton’s Senate record, since there was nothing there; her stint as law-maker was merely intended to position her […]
Mystery That No One Has Solved: The Voynich Manuscript
In a world where knowledge is only a Google search away, mysteries have become scarce, indeed. Although there are plenty of things that humans still do not understand, the amount of knowledge that is being generated on a daily basis is simply overwhelming. Mysteries in the modern era are in fact, in short supply. Enter […]
WW3 is an INFORMATION war! Post-Kirchner Argentinian regime blocks RT and TeleSUR
The Argentinian state media authority has decided to suspend the nationwide broadcast of RT Spanish. In 2014, RT became the first foreign TV channel to be shown on national television in Argentina. According to an official notification from the national RTA SE media body, the suspension will come into force in 60 days. The […]
Dino-killing asteroid impact triggered lethal algal bloom
The asteroid that killed the nonavian dinosaurs may have also killed countless marine animals after it triggered a worldwide algal bloom, a new study finds. The infamous 6-mile-long (10 kilometers) asteroid hit Earth about 66 million years ago, creating the Chicxulub crater, an expanse spanning 110 miles (180 km) across and 12 miles (20 […]
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Northern Taiwan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 shook parts of northern Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the temblor as striking 114 kilometers (70.8 miles) northeast of capital Taipei at sea at a depth of 242.9 kilometers at 1.23 p.m. (0523GMT). According to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency, no casualties […]
Common Core Crisis Hits U.S. As School Kids Opt-Out En Masse
Parents across the U.S. are rejecting Common Core, as more and more students and parents are opting-out of their ridiculous program en masse. Over half a million school-aged children opted out of Common Core standardized testing last year, and that number is rapidly increasing. Tenth Amendment Center reports: In November 2013, Federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan […]
Iran ballistic missile test controversy leaves Washington puzzled & concerned
“We haven’t recently tested any missile with the range of 2,000km and with an eight meter margin of error,” Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Monday, reported Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency. Dehran added that the development of Iran’s missile program will not stop as the country continues to increase its defensive capabilities. Russia […]
Giant oarfish emerges after being woken by earthquake off Taiwan
A monster sea creature has surfaced from beneath the deep after being disturbed by earthquake tremors. This giant oarfish measures a massive five metres (16ft) long – almost three times to height of the fisherman who landed the catch. And the so-called “earthquake fish” is freaking locals out after emerging just two hours after […]
An up-close and personal reason on why Vaxxed was sacked
Why was Vaxxed shut down? The answer? Jane Rosenthal and her (ex) husband, Craig Hatkoff. That’s my opinion, my story, and I’m sticking to it. Yes, there were other pressures on Robert De Niro. I know all about them. But Jane Rosenthal and her husband Craig are very, very tight with De Niro. How […]
Turkish fighter jets bomb Kurdistan Workers Party targets in Northern Iraq
Turkish military said it launched airstrikes on PKK militants in northern Iraq on Tuesday , Reuters said. At least 13 Turkish fighter jets reportedly took part in the operation. The army hit shelters, caves and ammunition depots used by PKK fighters in northern Iraq and in areas near the town of Semdinli, in the […]
SOTT FOCUS: ‘Weaponizing refugees’: NATO projects its own darkness onto Russia
Perhaps the only positive thing about the deteriorating social and environmental conditions on our planet is the fact that they tend to drive our ‘leaders’ to increasingly desperate acts to secure their positions in power. As part of this process, this ‘elite’ are also given to telling increasingly outrageous and transparent lies. Take the […]
Donetsk Defense Report: Situation tense as Kiev carries out & plans ‘bloody provocations’
The situation in the Donetsk People’s Republic remains tense. Over the past day the Ukrainian military shelled the territory of the Republic 230 times in thirty-sixviolations of the ceasefire. In the shellings the enemy used 122mm mortars one time, 122mm mortars 104 times, 82mm mortars 105 times, 100mm anti-tank towed cannons MT-12 ‘Rapira’six times. […]
Blame game: Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal
A senior official from Syria’s main opposition group said on Monday that the first major attempt to halt the fighting after nearly five years of war was in danger of total collapse because of attacks by government forces. The cessation of hostilities drawn up by the United States and Russia, faced “complete nullification” because […]
There’s A River Of Boiling Water In The Amazon Rainforest Straight Out of Amazon Legend
Shrouded in legend and mystery, the Amazon rain forest is a place where the line between fact and fiction seems to blur into obscurity, although as scientists respectfully probe deeper into this enigmatic jungle, some of its most outrageous myths are turning out to be true. Tales of a boiling river, for instance, have abounded […]
U.S. Planned Massive Cyber Attack On Iran Had Diplomacy Failed
The New York Times has reported that Iran would have been a target for an extensive cyber attack, capable of bringing down power grids, air defense systems and communications, if the nuclear negotiations had failed. ars technica reports: The contingency plan, known internally as Nitro Zeus, was intended to be carried out in the event […]
No woman should be asked these questions during a job interview
Attention hiring managers: Don’t ask a woman about her marital status, plans on having kids or her child-care arrangements during a job interview. These questions, which are almost never put to men, are not only irrelevant to assessing a potential candidate, they’re also sexist and potentially illegal. And yet… An astonishing 75 percent of […]
North Korea’s Bomb Test Hysteria
Here media hysteria goes again. This is BBC. It is very difficult to know what has happened. The media and many governments around the world immediately condemn this test. The EU says it is against UN Security Council resolutions – a council consisting exclusively of much stronger, nuclear powers. Before we get carried away, it should […]
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 26
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Registration of around 12,000 people for the late February elections dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Also in the […]