France to deploy 147,000 security forces to counter yellow vest protests and terror threats during NYE

France’s Interior Ministry released a statement Sunday saying that they are taking security measures due to “high terrorist threat” and concerns of “non-declared protests” in preparation for any unrest from Yellow Vests on New Year’s Eve.

They will deploy 147,000 security forces throughout France as yellow vests plan Champs-Élysées rally.

Paris Police will have a security perimeter around the Champs-Élysées where the planned New Year’s Eve light show and celebration is set to take place. The security forces will concentrate on gathering places, public transport and shopping areas, according to the Interior Ministry.

The Yellow Vests have planned a rally after seven weeks of protests against Macron’s governments taxes and are calling for Macron’s resignation.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/12/france-to-deploy-147000-security-forces-to-counter-yellow-vest-protests-and-terror-threats-during-nye/

Only 42% of people trust the European Union, poll shows

Shocking results of the latest poll by the EU Barometer, a poll of all 28 member states that is taken every other year, show that fewer than half of the EU’s citizens trust the bloc.

The report showed that only 42 per cent have confidence in the European Union. The number of citizens who do not trust Brussels is at 48 per cent.

The poll also revealed that most EU citizens of all 28 member states want to stop further expansion, which is certainly bad news for EU President Jean-Claude Juncker who during his union address this year said: “There can therefore be not a moment’s respite in our efforts to build a more united Europe.”

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/12/only-42-of-people-trust-the-european-union-poll-shows/

>>4533924

Don't think they got it

The International Criminal Court appoints a Palestinian official who overlooked torture in Palestinian jails

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December 31, 2018

The International Criminal Court appoints a Palestinian official who overlooked torture in Palestinian jails

By Ezequiel Doiny

On December 26, 2018, Ambassador Alan Baker reported for the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs:

The election of the Palestinian Attorney-General, Dr. Ahmad Barrak, to serve as a member of the “Advisory Committee on Nominations” of judges of the International Criminal Court, if it were not so serious, could be seen as comical. It cannot but invoke the ancient Latin maxim “ovem lupo commitere,” or in its literal and colloquial version “to set the wolf to guard the sheep.”

This sums up the acute absurdity to which respected international institutions in the international community, and particularly the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, have descended. Sadly, they have permitted themselves to be abused and manipulated by an irresponsible Palestinian leadership, intent on hijacking international organizations for obvious and blatant political purposes….

Headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands

Photo credit: Vincent van Zeijst

The election of the Palestinian Attorney-General, Dr. Ahmad Barrak, to serve as a member of the “Advisory Committee on Nominations” of judges of the International Criminal Court should be cancelled because while Dr. Ahmad Barrak acted as Attorney General of the Palestinian Authority, Human Rights Watch reported that the PA used threats, arbitrary arrests and violent abuse, including beatings, electric shocks and stress positions to crush dissent.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/the_international_criminal_court_appoints_a_palestinian_official_who_overlooked_torture_in_palestinian_jails.html

Hackers steal personal details of 1,000 North Korean Defectors

The data breach against North Korean Defectors came after hackers targeted computer at Resettling agency

Private data of approx. 1,000 North Korean Defectors present in the South have been exposed in a data breach which makes them vulnerable to all sorts of threats from the North, claims the officials from the Unification Ministry.

According to the officials, this is the very first time that the leaked details included names and addresses of North Korean defectors. It is also the first time that such a large-scale data breach has taken place, while a computer at the Gyeongbuk Hana Center, operated by the Hana Foundation, is responsible for the breach.

https://www.hackread.com/hackers-steal-details-of-north-korean-defectors/

4 dead, 68 missing after gas explosion rocks Russia high-rise

MOSCOW: Four people were killed and another 68 were unaccounted for after a gas explosion rocked a residential building in Russia on Monday, leaving hundreds without a home in freezing temperatures on New Year's Eve.

An entire section of the 12-storey residential building collapsed when a gas explosion tore through the high-rise in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk nearly 1,700 kilometres east of Moscow in the Ural mountains.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/1603394/4-dead-68-missing-after-gas-explosion-rocks-russia-high-rise

Russian intelligence detain American ‘Paul Whelan’ in Moscow on spying charges

Russia’s domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow, local news agencies reported.

The FSB, which said the American had been detained on December 28, added that a criminal case had been opened against him.

The statement identified the American in Russian, using a name that appeared to translate as Paul Whelan.

The agency said the American was detained “while carrying out an act of espionage”.

Russia’s Tass news agency said Whelan faces between 10 and 20 years in jail if found guilty.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2180147/american-suspected-spying-detained-russian

The Migrant Caravan Could Have Brought In Something Far More Sinister Than Criminals

The migrant caravan, which made its way to the US border from Central America this year, highlighted the need to secure America’s border.

Criminals and outlaws tried to use the caravan to cross into the United States illegally.

But the CDC is now looking into whether the caravan may have brought something far more sinister than criminals.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) look into the increasing number of sick immigrants illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico.

The CDC is also investigating whether these illegal immigrants may have brought other diseases into the country.

https://www.americanpatriotdaily.com/latest/migrant-caravan-sinister-criminals/

Iraqi Forces Announce 30 Daesh Commanders Eliminated in Syria’s Deir Ez-Zor

The airstrike comes after RT Arabic reported that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had granted Iraqi jets general permission to conduct strikes on the Daesh* terrorist group in the country.

Earlier in December, Iraqi planes hit a meeting of Daesh fighters in the area, claiming they killed some 44 militants.

Iraqi President Barham Salih

© AP Photo / Iranian Presidency Office via AP

Iraqi President to Visit Damascus First Time Since Start of Syrian War - Source

The village of al-Susah is located near the Eastern Syrian city of Hajin, which was previously one of the last remaining jihadist strongholds in the country. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) also opposes Daesh in the area.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812311071125224-iraq-syria-forces/

Dumbing down of America strikes again

Western IQ scores are falling. Is it computers or something else?

It’s unquestioned that IQ scores are dropping in the West, but I think there’s more to it then screen time. Educational trends and culture matter too.

The West is losing IQ points. Daniel Hannan points to a disturbing reality in the modern world – we’re getting more stupid. Western IQ scores are dropping (and keep in mind as you read Hannan’s words and mine that IQ tests measure a very specific type of academically-based, analytical intelligence):

Dumbed-down education. Beginning in the 1960s, the Western education system implemented a vast number of pedagogical changes that downplayed intellectual muscle work such as memorization and side-stepped critical thinking skills.

Some of these changes were in service to the post-WWII idea that “the new is always better than the old.” Many, though, were intended to create ideological change in the children and to address perceived social injustices.

The first and worst change, which still floats along the periphery of American education, was to do away with utilizing the marvels of our phonetic alphabet and replacing it with “whole word” language learning. I recognize that phonics is not perfect. We have some words that defy phonics:

Starting in the 1970s, the educational establishment looked at newly opened China and said, “Wow, they have a really high literacy rate without a phonetic alphabet. Instead, their kids learn to read and write using character recognition (i.e., “whole word learning”). Let’s do that with our kids.”

What these geniuses missed was that the Chinese students were going to school six days a week and studying reading and writing several hours a day, complete with brute force memorization (which is a great form of mental exercise). Meanwhile, we were “teaching” our poor, captive children “whole language reading” for 45 minutes per day (at most), five days a week (at most). America’s literacy rate collapsed.

https://www.watcherofweasels.org/western-iq-scores-falling-computers/

Seven young men charged with gang rape of girl, 13

BURI RAM: Seven young men, aged 14-22, were charged with the gang rape of a girl aged 13 in a school's toilet in Ban Kruat district late Friday night.

Local police initially charged the four suspects under 18 years of age on Saturday while the interrogation of the suspects and the victim were underway.

The girl's parents filed a complaint that she had been lured by the seven men into a toilet at a school in tambon Bung Charoen at about 11pm on Friday, where she was then gang-raped.

The four suspected minors were brought to the child and juvenile court of Buri Ram because police could detain them for only 24 hours. The other suspects, aged over 18, were held at the Ban Kruat police station.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/1603066/seven-young-men-charged-with-gang-rape-of-girl-13

Whatever happened to Antifa , they all crawl back into mommies basement

A Modest Proposal Regarding Antifa*

We all know that the vicious hooligans who call themselves “Antifa”, aside from having virtually no fashion style, or in all truth, no discernible intellectual ability, tend to dress in all black: black hoodie, mask, sunglasses, black slacks, black hearts…which makes it somewhat difficult to identify the perpetrator when one of these mindless cattle temporarily leaves the herd and attacks someone, typically, for no valid reason.

https://www.watcherofweasels.org/modest-proposal-regarding-antifa/

Sound familiar

S. Korean presidential top secretary refutes civilian surveillance claim

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (UPI) – A South Korean top presidential aide dismissed allegations that the presidential office monitored civilians for political purposes.

Cho Kuk, a presidential secretary for civil affairs, said Monday that the presidential office never surveilled civilians or created a list of people who are critical of the government.

"Unlike the previous government, the Moon Jae-in government never surveils civilians or creates a blacklist," he told lawmakers at a televised parliamentary session on Monday.

The previous government was under fire for civilian surveillance.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/12/31/S-Korean-presidential-top-secretary-refutes-civilian-surveillance-claim/8001546251584/

>>4534122

Stifle creativity

2 dead, nearly 30 injured in bombing at Philippine mall

Cotabato, Philippines – Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, officials said.

The bomb went off near the baggage counter at the entrance of the South Seas mall in Cotabato city, wounding shoppers, vendors and commuters. Authorities recovered another unexploded bomb nearby as government forces imposed a security lockdown in the city, military and police officials said.

Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said by phone that an initial investigation showed the design of the bomb was similar to those used in the past by local Muslim militants who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

Government forces launched an offensive against the militants belonging to a group called Daulah Islamiyah last week and at least seven of the militants died in the fighting, Sobejana said.

“This is a part of the retaliation, but the problem is they’re victimizing innocent civilians,” he told reporters.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2018/12/31/deadly-philippine-mall-bombing/38821937/

Closer Everyday . suggest people stop scoffing and start paying attention … No where to run to. No where to hide

Revelation 13:16

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:”

Could ‘1984’ become reality by 2024? Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for regulation of facial recognition

Microsoft President Brad Smith is optimistic about the potential of facial recognition technology to solve a range of societal issues, like finding missing children and diagnosing diseases. But he also has serious concerns about a future in which facial recognition spreads without strong regulations.

Smith outlined his fears during a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. Thursday.

“Technology is making possible a new type of mass surveillance,” he said. “It is becoming possible for the state, for a government, to follow anyone anywhere. It’s making it impossible for the government or state to follow everyone everywhere.”

Smith raised three key concerns about the future of facial recognition. The technology has the potential to amplify bias against women and people of color. It can lead to invasions of privacy and, critically, it allows governments to monitor citizens in ways never before seen.

“The future I just described has been written about,” Smith said. “It was almost 70 years ago that it was addressed by George Orwell and he painted a picture of Big Brother watching our every move.”

Microsoft is calling for the federal government to enact laws governing facial recognition technology that focus on issues like consent, third-party testing, fairness, and privacy to avoid a future “with tech companies forced to choose between social responsibility and market success.”

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/1984-become-reality-2024-microsofts-brad-smith-calls-regulation-facial-recognition/

>>4534223

Run out of red ink did ya

Mother, mother

There's too many of you crying

Brother, brother, brother

There's far too many of you dying

You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today, yeah

Father, father

We don't need to escalate

You see, war is not the answer

For only love can conquer hate

You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

>>4534262

Thanks for the memories

>>4534358