https://www.defenseone.com/business/2015/05/obama-nominates-former-afghanistan-war-deputy-lead-army/112708/

President Barack Obama will nominate Gen. Mark Milley, a soldier with a background steeped in Special Forces and infantry command, to lead the Army. If confirmed as the Army’s chief of staff, Milley would take over amid steep cuts to the size and budget of the Army.

“He not only has plenty of operational and joint experience in Afghanistan and Iraq and on the Joint Staff, but he also has the intellect and vision to lead change throughout the Army,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said at the Pentagon Wednesday.

Milley’s selection notably leaves Gen. Lloyd Austin in command of U.S. Central Command, overseeing the fight against the Islamic State and terrorism across the Middle East.

https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/society/protests-in-southwest-iran-due-to-water-crisis/

Protests broke out in dozen cities in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran on Thursday night due to the water crisis.

Facing severe water shortages which have devastated their lives, people poured on the street protesting the regime’s inaction.

Instead of answering people’s demands, the regime dispatched its security forces to Khuzestan province. Footages from Iran show security forces resorting to massive gunfire to disperse crowds of locals who are merely protesting water shortages.

According to reports from Iran, cities like Ahvaz, Bostan, and Mahshahr witnessed protests and people clashing with the security forces.

According to locals, security forces use AK-47 assault rifles to open fire on people who are just protesting water shortages.

For the last few days, the water crisis in Iran, mainly in the south, reached a critical point, leaving people without water for hours. People took to the streets, pointing the blame at the regime and its corrupt policies. In Ahvaz, angry protesters blocked the main road while protesting severe water shortages.

https://humanevents.com/2021/07/16/fbi-signature-expert-says-hunter-biden-signed-receipt-for-laptop/

A retired FBI agent with a specialization in signature analysis said that Hunter Biden signed the receipt for his abandoned laptop in April of 2019.

According to Just the News, retired Special Agent Wayne A. Barnes, who mastered signature analysis while unmasking Soviet Spies during the Cold War, says the “R.H. Biden” signature – short for Robert Hunter Biden – matches Hunter’s Social Security card, driver’s license, and other public documents.

“The signature on the computer repair store from April 2019 was signed by RHB,” Barnes wrote in a report. He added that the signature showed no signs of forgery or digital replication.

MSNBC union busting ?

https://discourseblog.com/recording-msnbc-union-busting-25th-anniversary-town-hall/

A majority of the group has already indicated its support for a union, and the organizing effort has received public backing from many of MSNBC’s top cable news stars. MSNBC’s top brass, however, is not so enthusiastic. Though the unit asked for voluntary recognition, MSNBC refused and instead demanded a National Labor Relations Board election—a step often taken by companies that are trying to buy time to torpedo a union drive. The NRLB election is set to kick off on July 20 and wrap up by August 17.

Three executives—MSNBC President Rashida Jones, senior VP of perspective/analysis programming Greg Kordick, and senior VP of news programming Dan Arnall—responded to the question. Their responses avoided overtly antagonistic anti-union language and often sounded generous towards the employees trying to unionize. But they managed to hit many of the familiar talking points that most managers wheel out when faced with a union vote: that the union is a potentially unwelcome third party; that individuals might get drowned out by the collective; that the company is a “family”; and that a union is not necessary to achieve the aims the workers are pushing for.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-politics/trump-lawyers-powell-wood-might-be-penalized-over-michigan-election-case

DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in Detroit is considering whether to order financial penalties and other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers.

During a Monday hearing, Judge Linda Parker spent hours drilling deeply into details about an unsuccessful lawsuit that challenged Michigan’s 2020 election results.

The lawsuit alleging fraud was dropped after Parker found no evidence that votes for Trump somehow were destroyed or given to Joe Biden.

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the City of Detroit now want the lawyers to face the consequences of pursuing what they call frivolous claims.

The judge didn't make an immediate decision.

The attorneys include Trump lawyer-allies Sidney Powell of Dallas and L. Lin Wood of Atlanta.

In the hearing, Powell and Wood reportedly took different approaches as they faced scrutiny. Powell said she took full responsibility for the complaint filed in Michigan, while Wood said he didn’t read the paperwork before it was filed, NPR reports.

After the hearing, Wood posted a “video snippet” of the court proceedings on his social media and now he could be held in criminal contempt of court, according to court documents obtained by Forbes. The documents drafted Thursday say Michigan law prohibits the broadcasting of judicial proceedings.

The judge is giving Wood until next Thursday, July 22, to show cause to why should not be disciplined for posting the video.

KEK

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akg4qj/migrants-say-theyre-being-electrocuted-by-ice-mandated-ankle-monitors

For months, Ms. C couldn’t sleep through the night. After being released from Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) custody, she was ordered to wear an electronic ankle monitor that needed to be charged every 4 to 5 hours. She told lawyers at the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic that the device “hurt the backside of [her] ankle," and gave her "lacerations, … numbness … [and] sores,” according to interview notes provided to Motherboard. . She requested another model.

But now, the alternative, bulkier ankle monitor electrocutes her four times whenever it runs out of battery and when it is fully charged.