Record Heat-Wave Sends SoCal Electricity Prices Soaring

The second day of a dangerous heat wave brought record-high temperatures across Southern California, and sent spot electricity prices soaring to two-year highs.

As Bloomberg reports, electricity prices in Southern California averaged $552.19 a megawatt-hour in the hour ended 3 p.m. local time, the highest since August 31, 2016, as people blasted their air conditioners to keep cool.

The National Weather Service declared an excessive heat warning for the region, and California’s grid operator asked transmission operators to restrict maintenance in anticipation of high demand.

https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-08/record-heat-wave-sends-socal-electricity-prices-soaring

Chinese "Laser AK-47" Field Test Video Seeks To Silence Skeptics

To convince skeptics and naysayers the Chinese company that was the focus of international headlines after unveiling its “laser AK-47” that it claimed can set fire to a target from nearly a kilometer away has released a video of the weapon being tested as proof of its capability.

After all, the original report touted the weapon could "burn through clothes in a split second… If the fabric is flammable, the whole person will be set on fire. The pain will be beyond endurance," according to a Chinese weapons expert cited.

However the military commentary site Task and Purpose wrote: "it is hard to believe that the Chinese engineered a powerful-enough directed energy beam that can torch enemies from a half-mile away without being refracted by environmental factors like dust or fog — all with 'a rechargeable lithium battery pack similar to those found in smartphones.'"

Indeed much of the skepticism focused on what would constitute an unprecedented and almost unbelievable leap in laser power source technology, as TechCrunch noted, "the power required to set a person aflame instantly from half a mile away is truly huge. Let’s just do a little napkin math here."

TechCrunch explained:

https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-08/chinese-laser-ak-47-field-test-video-silences-skeptics

"That Wouldn't Be Fair" - Giuliani Refuses To Rule Out Possibility Of Cohen Pardon

After a brief media absence, Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to the Sunday shows with a vengeance this weekend with appearances on ABC's "This Week", CNN's "State of the Union" and NBC's "Meet the Press" to offer an official response to Michael Cohen's claim that he would put "family and country first" when deciding whether to cooperate with prosecutors who are reportedly investigating him for bank fraud and possible campaign finance violations following raids on his office, hotel and home.

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https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-08/giuliani-cohen-long-he-tells-truth-were-home-free

Skripal 2.0: Here's 10 Easy Questions The British Government Must Answer

In his statement to the House of Commons on 5th July, the British Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, stated the following:

“The use of chemical weapons anywhere is barbaric and inhumane. The decision taken by the Russian government to deploy these in Salisbury on March 4 was reckless and callous – there is no plausible alternative explanation to the events in March other than the Russian state was responsible. The eyes of the world are on Russia, not least because of the World Cup. It is now time the Russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on.”

Anyone with their wits about them will immediately notice the cognitive dissonance in Mr Javid’s statement.

https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-07/skripal-20-heres-10-easy-questions-british-government-must-answer

Correction: Trump-Russia-Oligarch’s Influence story

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some versions of a story July 5 about Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Vekselberg had hired Michael Cohen as a consultant. It was the New York investment firm headed by his cousin, Andrew Intrater, that hired Cohen.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Sanctioned Russian oligarch linked to Cohen has vast US ties

In American financial circles, Viktor Vekselberg was known for decades a man who got deals done — sometimes with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s blessing

By GARANCE BURKE and STEPHEN BRAUN

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https:// apnews.com/5e533f93afae4a4fa5c2f7fe80ad72ac/Correction:-Trump-Russia-Oligarch's-Influence-story

Giuliani: No Cohen concerns ‘as long as he tells the truth’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attorney says they are unconcerned about anything the president’s longtime personal lawyer could tell authorities.

Rudy Giuliani says on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday that they have no worries about Michael Cohen “as long as he tells the truth.”

FBI agents raided Cohen’s home, office and hotel room in New York in April as part of a probe into his business dealings. Cohen recently told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he is putting “family and country first” and protecting the president is not his priority.

Giuliani says Cohen “should cooperate with the government.” He adds, “We have no reason to believe he did anything wrong.”

Giuliani says he has advised Trump that there should be “no discussion of pardons,” adding that is “something you can decide down the road.”

https:// apnews.com/0a6f82fc0b624030b5a7525aa34303fa/Giuliani:-No-Cohen-concerns-'as-long-as-he-tells-the-truth'

Off to Europe: Trump to meet worried NATO heads, then Putin

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the established global order on shaky footing, President Donald Trump’s weeklong trip to Europe will test already strained bonds with some of the United States’ closest allies, then put him face to face with the leader of the country whose electoral interference was meant to help put him in office.

Trump departs Tuesday on a four-nation tour amid simmering disputes over trade and military spending with fellow Western democracies and speculation about whether he will rebuke or embrace Russian President Vladimir Putin. He meets the Russian leader in Helsinki as the finale of a trip with earlier stops in Belgium, England and Scotland.

Trump has shown little regard for America’s traditional bonds with the Old World, publicly upbraiding world leaders at NATO’s new headquarters a year ago for not spending enough on defense and delivering searing indictments of Western trading partners last month at an international summit in Canada. On this trip, after meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, he’ll travel to the United Kingdom, where widespread protests are expected, before he heads to one of his Scottish golf resorts for the weekend.

https:// apnews.com/fb8503a469c44509b88986df547b0c29/Off-to-Europe:-Trump-to-meet-worried-NATO-heads,-then-Putin

Something for the planefags:

Dutch carrier KLM says it will halt flights to Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dutch airline KLM says it will halt flights to Tehran “as a result of the negative results and financial outlook” following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear accord.

The airline, part of the Air France KLM group, made the announcement in a short statement on its website Saturday.

KLM said its last flight will leave Amsterdam on Sept. 22 and return on Sept. 23.

KLM ceased flights to Tehran in 2013, resuming them in 2016 after the nuclear deal was signed. That deal saw sanctions on Iran lifted in exchange for it limiting its enrichment of uranium.

In May, President Donald Trump pulled America from the atomic accord, imperiling it.

Air France resumed flights to Tehran in 2016 after an eight-year absence. The airline continues its flights.

https:// apnews.com/e1251148af50499790935dc7f57713ac/Dutch-carrier-KLM-says-it-will-halt-flights-to-Iran

OBAMA DHS SEC REBUKES DEMS: ABOLISHING ICE ‘WOULD COMPROMISE PUBLIC SAFETY’

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson pushed back against Democrats calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to be abolished in a Friday op-ed published in the Washington Post.

The op-ed, titled, “Abolishing ICE is not a serious policy proposal,” likened demands to abolish ICE to a hypothetical demand from those who wanted to end the Vietnam war by abolishing “the entire Defense Department.”

“Obviously, that would have completely compromised national security,” Johnson wrote, adding that ending the agency “would compromise public safety” as well.

“Calls to abolish ICE only serve to sow even greater division in the American public and in its political leadership, damaging any remaining prospect of bipartisan immigration reform,” wrote Johnson.

http:// dailycaller.com/2018/07/07/jeh-johnson-dont-abolish-ice/

Muslim Father Rapes His Daughter As Punishment Because She Had Become ‘Too Westernised’

July 8, 2018

In Norway, an Islamic migrant got into an argument with his daughter who he felt had become too ‘Westernized’. He was furious because she was not following Islamic law. So, what does an Islamic father do when his daughter shames him? Well, one of two things… he either commits an honor killing or he rapes her to teach her a lesson. This father chose the latter. Of course, killing could have been phase two.bThe daughter managed to get away and run to a postman to get help. She then went to the police. The Muslim man is in his 40’s and his daughter is in her 20’s. He’s now charged with both rape and incest in the Norwegian city of Fredrikstad. Sadly, this is a common occurrence in Islam. Their ways are brutal and barbaric… this is just one more example of that.

http:// www.libertyinfonews.com/2018/07/08/muslim-father-rapes-his-daughter-as-punishment-because-she-had-become-too-westernised/

Watch: Refugees in Italy destroyed hotel rooms and threw all the beds out of the windows “3 star hotel is not enough”

July 8, 2018

Illegal immigrants in Italy were housed in a three-star hotel. They refused the shelter and began to riot. They destroyed everything and even threw the beds outside the window. They threaten to burn the hotel if they do not get free WIFI, new clothes and rooms in a 5 star hotel. These people do not respect the country that gives them shelter.

Italy should close its borders and deport illegal immigrants back to where they came from. Europe can not house and provide welfare to millions of illegal immigrants from all over the Middle East. Every country has a right to defend itself and its borders.

http:// www.libertyinfonews.com/2018/07/08/watch-refugees-in-italy-destroyed-hotel-rooms-and-threw-all-the-beds-out-of-the-windows-3-star-hotel-is-not-enough/

>>2081648

Already filtered.

>>2081669

Child'f foot. Say around eight? He would have been my first choice for a pedo.