Hours before the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan the Taliban saved Americans from a terrorist attack. They stopped a bus rigged with explosives headed toward Kabul airport. According to an unnamed U.S. citizen on the bus, after the stop Taliban soldiers forced passengers off the bus. After that, soldiers said it was rigged with explosives. There…
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Taliban Takes Afghanistan in 9 Days
In a surprising turn of events the Taliban has taken Afghanistan quicker than a family game of Monopoly. Just a few days ago US intelligence was saying the Taliban could take Kabul in 90 days. They did it in 9 days. Taliban takes Afghanistan in 9 days Three Afghan officials told The Associated Press that…
When Did Democrats and Republicans Switch Platforms?
Did the Democratic and Republican Parties switch platforms? Many people seem to think so. What’s the reality behind that? Did the party ideology switch? Did the party platforms switch? The reality is is that the republicans and democrats did not switch. The history of the is much more complicated. The Republican Party Was Founded to…
Did the FBI Leave a Backdoor In Your iPhone?
Is the FBI hacking into every iPhone? An unknown person posted a screenshot of (unconfirmed) source code to Github. The screen purportedly shows common OS X boot code. The computer code, written in C, contains a “suspicious” line: PROFILE_ENTER(“FBI”); Some people seem to think this allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation to bypass security measures…
15,000 Scientists Send Second “Warning” to Humanity
Vice: World Scientists Send Warning Notice to Humanity Alarmist, quasi-scientific claims are part and parcel of today’s politics. But it’s very hard to take any scientist seriously who makes absurd claims like “the global temperature is up 29 percent”. Do you even Kelvin, Mr. Scientist man?