..And It Had To Work Really Hard To Get There!
Friday, August 14, 2020
US Seizes 4 Iranian Fuel Tankers En Route To Venezuela, Diverts To Houston
It's been revealed that for the first time the US has successfully confiscated Iranian fuel cargo on the high seas that were deemed in violation of sweeping US-led sanctions on Iran's energy sector.
Recall that in late May Iran delivered five tankers laden with fuel to Venezuela at a moment the US was threatening military blockade in the Caribbean. Maduro sent military jets and warships to escort the Iranian tankers, which both countries hailed as a rare, victorious act of defiance against Washington's plans.
Later in July, when Iran again sent tankers for a second round of deliveries, which the two countries earlier announced would be 'routine', US federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit for the seizure of over 1.1 million barrels of gasoline on the four vessels. A judge issued a warrant for the seizure, but it remained unclear whether this could or would be carried out if the tankers never enter US territorial waters. Iranian oil tanker Fortune anchored near a refinery in Venezuela, via AP.
The efforts apparently met with success, as The Wall Street Journal reports, "One official said the vessels had been taken over without the use of military force but didn’t provide any details."
No doubt it was done either in international waters or in the territory of an ally friendly to the US maximum pressure campaign seeking to choke Tehran. The vessels - the Luna, Panid, Bering, and Bella - are now in US custody, said by the WSJ to be en route to Houston.
"Senior administration officials are expected to meet the tankers in the coming days at an event scheduled to mark the...
The Racism of the ‘Anti-Racist’ Movement
Black Lives Matter protests led many people to want to do something useful to reduce racial injustice. Racial justice groups are being flooded with money.
Big companies made multimillion-dollar donations.
“Bad idea,” says black radio host Larry Elder in my new video.
“It is condescending… and not helpful. I urge white people to chill. Stop helping us, because you’re making things worse!”
Making things worse, he says, because it supports the activists’ claim that “blacks are victims of racism. (But) if racism were in America’s DNA, Obama never could have got elected. Racism has never been more insignificant a factor in one’s success than right now.”
I push back. “It must be a huge problem or there wouldn’t be all this protest!”
“Well, they’re being lied to,” Elder responds. Teachers, black activists, and the media give “young people the impression that racism remains this huge problem in America when it is not.”
It’s not, he says, because today any person who does three things can succeed: “Finish high school, don’t have a kid until you get married, get a job. Do those things, you will not be poor.”
The biggest problem facing the black community today, says Elder, is the absence of fathers. In the 1960s, most black children were raised in two-parent households. That changed when our government’s war on poverty began.
The handouts sent the message that it’s the government’s job, not your responsibility, to take care of you and your kids. “A mother with two children makes more money than she would make on minimum wage because of all the goodies she gets through the...
'He Is White It's Time For Revenge,' Some BLM Supporters Celebrate Murder Of 5-Year-Old White Child Cannon Hinnant
The tragic, heinous murder of white 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant has brought many together in their demand for justice for this innocent child who was executed by his black neighbor.
But for some evil, soulless humans, and we are using that term generously, the murder of this baby has been a cause for celebration.
One man, again a generous term, on Facebook, who listed his place of employment as Taco Bell, appeared to openly celebrate the murder, Nationalist Review reported.
“Ion (I don’t) give a sh** he is white it’s time for revenge we tired shit over with now we shooting yall go cry to you moma,” an account belonging to Terrell Kent, who lives in the same town as the victim, said.
After being bombarded with hate mail for the abhorrent comment Kent posted again, this time saying that it was his brother, not he, who made the statement.
“For all y’all inboxing me and tagging me in shit that was not me who commented on that post or anything else I don’t even have a phone to post or even be on (Facebook).
“I work everyday and even when I did have a phone I never commented on anything like that and for all y’all who do know me know damn well I ain’t like that I got hella white friends.
“Ya’ll can clearly read the comments that tell you it won’t me and it was my brother on my page so y’all can stop ‘threating’ me
“And tbh I ain’t losing no sleep over this shit y’all just stressing my girl out with all this s**t so y’all can f**k off now,” he...
The 90 Miles Mystery Video: Nyctophilia Edition #379
Before You Click On The "Read More" Link,
Please Only Do So If You Are Over 21 Years Old.
If You are Easily Upset, Triggered Or Offended, This Is Not The Place For You.
Please Leave Silently Into The Night......
The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #1079
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.
You have been warned.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
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