“The ‘intelligence community’ is one of the most powerful parts of the American national security apparatus.” It is supposed “to keep the nation safe.” But “some intelligence agency employees have another on-the-job priority: sex chats.” The Manhattan Institute explains: Sources within the National Security Agency have provided chat logs from …
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the UN agency turning commitments into reality — Global Issues
Despite immense security risks and logistical challenges, the agency worked with international partners to transport and eliminate hundreds of tonnes of chemical materials under strict deadlines. This mission drew praise from global leaders, illustrating how a UN body with the right expertise can help neutralize threats to international peace and …
Another Government Agency Now Says COVID Likely Leaked From Lab
Delta variant: different from SARS-CoV2, perhaps, but symptoms like the common cold. CDC/LU Staff mage By Emily Kopp The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) now believes that the COVID-19 virus originated from a lab in China, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Five years after Chinese authorities first confirmed a …
Biden Admin Quietly Turned A Little Known Gov’t Agency Into An Arm Of The Trans Lobby. Trump May Dismantle It
drag queen at foreign festival subsidized by the U.S. government By Katelynn Richardson Under the Biden administration, a little-known federal mental health agency quietly transformed into a hub for transgender activists, handing out millions in grant funds to researchers and activists for programs to support LGBTQ-identifying youth and adults. Nearly …
2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency — Global Issues
“We saw extraordinary land, sea surface temperatures, extraordinary ocean heat accompanied by very extreme weather affecting many countries around the world, destroying lives, livelihoods, hopes and dreams,” WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said. “We saw many climate change impacts retreating sea ice glaciers. It was an extraordinary year.” Four of the …
‘Government Overreach’: Liz Warren’s Favorite Agency Just Granted Itself New Powers To Regulate Checking Accounts
Elizabeth Warren (Image via Twitter) By Owen Klinsky The lame duck Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule in December to curb overdraft penalties in what experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation is an example of government overreach that will ravage low-income Americans. The CFPB — …
UN health agency launches $56.4 million appeal to meet critical needs — Global Issues
In addition, the developments since late November, culminating with the overthrow of the Assad regime added new dimensions to the crisis, including population displacements as well as return of Syrian refugees from neighbouring countries. Since November 2024, over 882,000 Syrians have been displaced amid surging violence, further straining the country’s …
Biden orders scientific agency to expand use of ‘indigenous knowledge’
“Indigenous knowledge” includes pagan superstition and “discredited pseudoscience,” but the Biden administration wants federal scientific and regulatory agencies to use it, as a sop to progressive Native American activists. The Washington Free Beacon reports: The White House ordered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a federal regulatory agency, to …
Gigantic ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars are the next big target for NASA’s Curiosity rover, agency reveals
The ever-reliable Curiosity rover is about to begin a new quest to study giant “spiderwebs” on Mars’ surface, after successfully concluding its previous mission, NASA has announced. The web-like rocks span for miles and may hold secrets about the Red Planet’s watery past. Over the last year, Curiosity has been …
Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are Conducting a Large-scale Cybersecurity Exercise on Election Day?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting additional information regarding DHS’s and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) attendance at a homeland security conference in …
Remember When Obama Destroyed NASA and Made It a Muslim Outreach Agency?
I’ve been marveling at the latest wonder that Elon Musk has achieved at SpaceX today. And I couldn’t help but hearken back to a series of articles I wrote back in 2010 when Obama effectively killed NASA. Obama canceled NASA’s mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery …
Should There be a Dedicated Credit Rating Agency for Asia & the Pacific? — Global Issues
Opinion by Lin Zhuo (bangkok, thailand) Thursday, August 08, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 08 (IPS) – Following persistent and determined efforts, Africa has achieved a breakthrough in advancing the establishment of an African credit rating agency (ACRA), with the proposed launch scheduled for December 2024. More recently, the …
Turkish Intelligence Agency Brokers Largest Prisoner Swap with Russia in Modern Times
Turkey Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun. Image Source. by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News Most of the headline news yesterday was about the largest prisoner swap with Russia since the end of the Cold War period, giving a brief moment of positive news among a steady stream of negative headline …
Local Cops Refusing to Share Info with FBI as Weaponized Agency Suffers ‘Crisis of Confidence’
Many local law-enforcement officers “believe they could be targeted by the FBI and the DOJ because of their love for the United States of America and may be perceived as domestic terrorists because of how they may vote.” Wow. The FBI’s behavior was “that of a Third World country [and …
Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency — Global Issues
These are just a few of the concerning findings of a new report into the digital economy by UN trade agency UNCTAD, which insists that the thriving sector’s negative environmental impact must be taken more seriously – and slowed by investment in renewables. “The rise of technologies such as artificial …
Supreme Court Ruling Today Upends Government Agency Powers
Today the individual scored a historic victory over government overreach and totalitarian control. The The Chevron deference was a vast overreach by the administrative state. The heart of the Chevron decision says federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details when laws aren’t crystal clear. Story continues below …
John Kennedy Tells Chief Biden Regulator Point Blank That His Agency Is ‘Operating Illegally’
By Jason Cohen Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy accused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra on Wednesday of operating his agency in an illegal manner. The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandates that the CFPB operate using funds from the “combined earnings of the …
670 feared dead, says UN migration agency — Global Issues
In a media interview, Mr. Aktoprak said that the community in Yambali village, situated at the foot of a mountain in the remote Enga Province, is buried under between six to eight metres of soil. 150 houses are believed to be buried, said the senior UN official, around 90 more …
Israeli parliament – official calls for immediate destruction of UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza
During a discussion in the Israeli parliament, an official calls for the destruction of the the United Nations Relief and Works Agency … source
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UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny — Global Issues
“Stronger legislation can help deter potential and repeat offenders and expand the range of investigative tools and resources for law enforcement to stop crimes that affect the environment,” said Angela Me, Chief of Research and Analysis at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presenting the report. Launched in …
