18 Jan 2021

New Study Shows Robots May Be Able to Have ‘Empathy’
A new study from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science has proven that a robot can anticipate another robot’s actions based solely upon visual cues. This means that robots may one day be able to use empathy to make predictions in a very basic way. Using a cognitive framework called “Theory of Mind,” the scientists believe that they’ve come across one of the very first stepping stones for artificial intelligence to understand how to anticipate actions purely through visualization.

Ghost Fleet Overlord Passes Latest Sea Trials
The Navy’s new unmanned surface vessel, dubbed “Ghost Fleet Overlord,” successfully passed recent sea trails, sailing more than 4,700 miles, almost entirely autonomously. According to a Department of Defense statement, during recent testing, approximately 97% of Ghost Fleet Overlord’s travel from the Gulf Coast to the Coast of California was done autonomously.

Russia Elevates Importance of Northern Fleet Upgrading it to Military District Status
In a further sign of the strategic importance of Russia’s Arctic military assets President Putin has upgraded the status of the Northern Fleet. The fleet, primarily based near Murmansk, which was previously upgraded and designated a Joined Strategic Command in 2014, now joins four other military districts in Russia. It consolidates a large part of Russia’s Arctic capabilities under one roof and contains territory of the Republic of Komi, the regions of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk and the Nenets Autonomous Region.

Shock as two female Afghan Supreme Court judges gunned down in Kabul ambush
In the latest of a wave of assassinations that has gripped Afghanistan, two female judges were killed on Sunday by gunmen in central Kabul as they headed to work. Identified as Zakia Herawi and Qadria Yasini by family members, the women were two of the 200 female judges employed by the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.

Ice Cream From China Contaminated With COVID: Officials
Officials in a Chinese municipality said that three samples of ice cream tested positive for the CCP virus, and thousands of boxes were confiscated, according to state-run media. Storage of the ice cream, produced by Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Co., was sealed after samples sent by the firm to a local disease control center last week tested positive for the virus.

Fox News Ratings Plummet After Abandoning MAGA Viewership
Before the 2020 election, Fox News was dominating its cable rivals – in large part due to Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, … Then, after host Chris Wallace ‘moderated’ the first Presidential debate by overtly protecting Joe Biden while attacking Trump, the network’s establishment bias upstaged even their ratings darlings. Disgusted MAGA viewers began turning to alternatives such as One America News and Newsmax for pro-Trump coverage after Fox made clear where they stand. Fox News’ ratings have plummeted

Coronavirus vaccine may not be harmful to embryos, but we need more information
“Both Pfizer’s and Modern’s vaccines are of a new and relatively unknown variety. They look safe, disappear from the body very quickly, and encourage excellent protection against the virus, but they have not been tested on pregnant women.

Parler’s website is back online, but app still not in stores
The chief executive of social media platform Parler, popular with American right-wing users but which virtually vanished after the U.S. Capitol riot, posted a brief message on the company’s website. Parler’s app, however, remains offline. “Hello world, is this thing on?,” Matze asked in a message dated Saturday, posted above a note from the company saying the platform would be restored after challenges were resolved.

Trump gets Muslim Country’s Highest Award for Bringing Peace to Region
…on Friday, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, presented President Trump with the Order of Muhammad, the highest state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Psalms in Space: Astronaut recites Bible Verses in Orbit
“Took these photos today, I love sunrises and sunsets,” Glover wrote on Instagram and Twitter. “Can you see the bands of color? They remind me of the scripture in Psalm 30, ‘weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.’ It seems darkest just before sunrise. I wish you all love and light. Goodnight from the @iss.”

EU demands Israel nix housing plans, raze fledgling settlements
Brussels slams Israel’s plans for 792 new homes in Judea and Samaria, calls for freeze on Jerusalem neighborhood, dismantling of ‘outposts’.
In a statement issued Sunday night, the EU castigated Israel for planning new construction in Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria, calling the move a violation of international law.

City of David recognized as ‘testament’ to US Judeo-Christian heritage
The City of David was recognized as a “testament to America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and founding principles”…at a special ceremony… US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Chairman of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Paul Packer dedicated a plaque recognizing the “seminal role” the City of David plays in connected visitors to “the origins of the values that helped shape America.”

IDF strikes Hamas tunnel workshops after 2 rockets fired toward Israel
The IDF struck tunnel excavation workshops belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip on Monday morning after two rockets were fired toward Israel, according the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. The strikes took place after two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in open areas near the coast off of Ashdod in southern Israel. Rocket sirens were not activated because the rockets fell in open areas.

Egypt, Jordan intelligence chiefs meet Abbas in Ramallah
On the eve of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden, the heads of the Egyptian and Jordanian intelligence services on Sunday visited Ramallah, where they met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…The visit of the two intelligence chiefs was within the context of ongoing coordination between the Palestinians and the two Arab countries in preparation for engaging the Biden administration…

Facebook Censors Mexican Cardinal for Denouncing ‘New World Order’
Facebook has censored a video of Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, for suggesting that globalist leaders are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to bring about a new world order. In place of the cardinal’s weekly video, Facebook exhibited a greyed-out screenshot emblazoned with the banner “False information.”

Google Is Evil
Famously, Google’s motto is “Don’t Be Evil.”…”Hilariously” is more appropriate because Google is, in fact, an evil company. But it’s not just Google. Name the tech giant and they are pretty much working in ways that are detrimental, if not downright destructive, to the United States of America and the freedoms we hold dear. Google not only tracks every keystroke you make, but it also manipulates your worldview without you even knowing it.

Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Fear of mass starvation
“Hundreds of thousands might starve to death” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a government official quoted in a leaked copy of notes taken at a meeting of humanitarian workers. The government-run Tigray Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) is assessing needs following the conflict there. The federal government declared victory at the end of November.

Tunisia arrests dozens as protests break out for second night
Riots and violent clashes between Tunisian police and protesters broke out on Sunday in the capital Tunis and several other cities for the second consecutive day, while security forces arrested dozens of young people. The disturbances came as the country faced an unprecedented economic crisis and a nationwide lockdown imposed since Thursday as part of efforts to rein in surging coronavirus infections.

Egypt condemns new Israeli West Bank settlement project
Egypt’s foreign ministry has condemned an Israeli project to build 780 new settlement units in the West Bank, labeling the campaign a “new violation of international legitimacy decisions.” Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez stressed Egypt’s “complete rejection” of the continuation of settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, urging a “complete cessation” of settlement building.

Jordan condemns Israel’s approval of new settler homes in West Bank
Jordan has denounced Israel’s decision to construct more than 780 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and to recognize two additional outposts. Daifallah Fayez, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, said that the Israeli decision constituted a flagrant and serious violation of international law and the pertinent resolutions…

Earth is spinning faster than it has in 50 years, scientists reveal
The Earth has been spinning on its axis faster than it has in five decades, scientists around the world have revealed. 2020 already saw some of the shortest days recorded in history, with 2021 predicted to be even shorter. “It is certainly correct that the Earth is spinning faster now than at any time in the last 50 years,” confirmed Peter Whibberley, a senior research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory.

Tropical Cyclone “Kimi” to make landfall over Queensland, Australia
Tropical Cyclone “Kimi” formed at 02:10 UTC on January 17, 2021, as the 3rd named storm of the 2020/21 Australian region cyclone season. Kimi is moving slowly south of the north tropical Queensland coast and is expected to turn southwest tonight (LT) and cross the north tropical coast on Monday, January 18 (LT).

Trump Finally Drops the Sledgehammer and its Beautiful
President Trump has signed a five page memo ordering all federal agencies to initiate a review, and send a report to the White House Office of Management and Budget that would detail funds that could be redirected from “lawless” cities and states.

Judge Releases Dominion Audit Report: System ‘Designed’ to ‘Create Systemic Fraud’
A Michigan judge has released the bombshell report on the audit of Dominion Voting Systems, revealing that the machines and their software were “designed” to “create systemic fraud.”

100 DAYS OF DARKNESS: The Coming Oppression Of The Biden Reich Will Create The Least Free Generation That America Has Experienced Since 1776 
We are still 11 days away from the January 20th inauguration of Joe Biden, but the purge of Christians and conservatives is already well underway. Last night, as fascist Twitter took down the account of the president of United States, Donald Trump, they also began to purge millions of followers from the profiles of patriots and Christians. The NTEB Twitter account has lost 700 followers since last night, but higher profile people like actor Kevin Sorbo had 40,000 of his followers scrubbed in just hours. Welcome to the Biden Reich.

Beijing Biden Plots Early Legislation To 11 million Illegal Immigrants Citzenship
Taking the jobs from American minorities — pity those minorties remain shackled to the party of slavery. Democrats need voters to cover their notorious election fraud. Illegals will do nicely.

You may want to rethink the jab
The Bill Gates Effect: WHO’s DTP Vaccine Killed More Children in Africa Than the Diseases it Targeted.

Newly Released Docs Show THEY KNEW EARLY: FBI, State officials aware early on Steele made major mistake in Russia reporting
D-bags knew — from the beginning. – that the Russia hoax was just that. It was a pretext for a soft coup and still, no one has gone to prison.

Report: Biden team already holding talks with Iran on US return to nuclear deal
Officials in the incoming Biden administration have already begun holding quiet talks with Iran on a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and have updated Israel on those conversations, Channel 12 News reported Saturday.

Homeland Security Committee Releases Report Outlining Biden Family Selling U.S. Policy for Personal, Financial Gain
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finalizes a report [pdf available here] with evidence of Joe and Hunter Biden conducting financial deals with foreign governments.  The report outlines how the Biden family sold access to government policy for personal financial benefit.

WATCH: Biden’s First Migrant Caravan Is Already Thrashing Its Way Across Central America by Bronson Stocking
A large horde of migrants is making its way through Central America hellbent on getting to the United States in time to capitalize on Joe Biden’s plan to amnesty millions of illegal aliens. They better hurry. Biden is reportedly planning to introduce an amnesty bill in his first 10 days in office.

John Weaver Out at Lincoln Project After Admitting ‘Inappropriate’ Convos with Young Men
Lincoln Project cofounder John Weaver is no longer affiliated with the Democratic Super PAC after admitting—in the classic tradition of the Friday evening news dump—to having “inappropriate” sexual conversations with young men.

H.R. 1: Democrats’ Latest Attempt to Rig Elections
Democrats love to rig elections. After all, why should they take a chance on losing and play by the rules, when they can just change the rules to make it easier for themselves to win? Changing the rules to give themselves an unfair advantage is exactly why Democrats introduced H.R. 1, a radical bill that would change both our campaign finance laws and our voting processes across the country.

55 People Died in US After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
Fifty-five people in the United States have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports submitted to a federal system. Deaths have occurred among people receiving both the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, according to the reports.

Iran Releases Rare Footage Of Prior IRGC Ballistic Missile Attack On US Forces
Iran’s military has published on social media a new video clip of the Iranian missile strike on the Ain Al-Assad base in western Iraq, where US forces are stationed.

Deep State Democrats Begin Campaign Of Targeting And Destroying The 75 Million Americans Who Supported Donald Trump
Democrats as a general rule are not smart people, but they are very well-versed at being scheming and crafty, a dangerous combination if there ever was one. Having waged a 4.5 year war against one man, Donald Trump, they now turn their ire and anger onto a much larger target, the 75,000,000+ American citizens who voted for him.

UPDATE: Antifa Activist Daniel Alan Baker Arrested for Plotting to Murder Trump Supporters — Tells Supporters on YouTube He Received Soros Money
Antifa supporter Daniel Alan Baker was arrested for plotting to murder Trump supporters and police on Inauguration Day.

DECLASS begins, CNN complicit in capitol raid 
Trump’s “declass” bombshell is part of the exposure of the corrupt, criminal cabal that currently runs America. Joe Biden may even be implicated, and it’s certain that Chief Justice Roberts will be named in some of the documents, as he signed the illegal FISA warrants.