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Saturday, December 4, 2021

American Weakness: U.S. Would 'Consult Internationally' Before Any Response To Russian Moves On Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin A.K.A. Darth Stupid

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has suggested that any U.S. response to Russia's actions toward Ukraine would be carried out in conjunction with the international community.

"Whatever we do will be done as a part of an international community," Austin said on December 2 while on a visit to South Korea.

"The best case though is that we won't see an incursion by the Soviet Union into the Ukraine," he added, accidentally referring to Russia as the former Soviet Union.

Austin spoke after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm on December 2, warned Moscow to end its troop buildup near the Ukrainian border or face hard-hitting sanctions.

Asked whether the U.S. reaction would be strictly economic, Austin declined to answer directly, saying only that the "best methods" would be used.

Austin also called on Moscow to be transparent about its military buildup and voiced hope that the United States and Russia could work to "resolve issues and concerns and lower the temperature in the region."

Austin spoke to reporters after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook. They said they planned to update contingency war plans and review their combined military command while urging North Korea to return to diplomacy.

The United States called on the North to engage in dialogue, Austin said, adding that diplomacy is the best approach to pursue with North Korea, backed up by a credible deterrent.

The changing security environment prompted the United States and South Korea to agree to update long-standing operational planning for a potential conflict with North Korea, as well as review their...

My name is Mud, but call me Alowishus Devadander AbercrombieThat's long for Mud so I've been told
Told that by this sons-a-bitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold

I've got my pride, I drink my wine
I drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months

Or were it years
The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears
We had our words, a common spat

So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat

Dana White Reveals He No Longer Has COVID-19, Says ‘Thank You, Dr. Joe Rogan’

UFC president Dana White is doing much better after testing positive for COVID-19.

The sports mogul recently revealed that his entire family tested positive for the virus, but he’s now in the clear.

Not only is he in the clear, but he gave Joe Rogan a shoutout for his advice.

“I feel incredible! Today is day five since testing positive for COVID, and [Friday at 9 AM], I tested negative for COVID. Thank you, Dr. Joe Rogan,” White told TMZ during a Friday interview.

You can watch his full comments below.

People aren’t going to like these comments at all from White, which is honestly just sad. As I’ve said before, if your reaction upon hearing someone is sick is anything other than wishing them well, you need help.

Yet, if anyone says they listen to Joe Rogan’s advice on beating COVID-19, they get ripped to shreds. Don’t believe me?

Look at how Aaron Rodgers was treated when he revealed he was talking with Rogan about beating COVID-19.

Most importantly, White appears to be just fine, which is the only thing that really matters. He’s an awesome guy, and UFC fans everywhere were pulling for him when it was revealed he tested positive.

Now, he’s back to 100% and ready to roll.

You just love to see it!

Why Is The CIA Filled With Pedophiles?

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aware that at least 10 members of its staff committed alleged sex crimes against children, though only one employee was ever prosecuted, according to released documents first reported by BuzzFeed News.

One CIA employee had “inappropriate sexual activity with an unidentified two-year-old girl” and confessed to having sexual relations with a six-year-old, according to internal CIA reports dating from 2004 to 2019 accessed by BuzzFeed through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The employee was fired but never charged.

Another employee allegedly bought pornographic films depicting young girls, while another claimed to have viewed thousands of sexually explicit images of children, according to the documents. These employees also were not charged with any crimes.

One CIA staffer purportedly downloaded dozens of videos of child sexual abuse material depicting minors between the ages of 8 and 16, according to the documents. The employee would use government Wi-Fi to download the content and share it with others.

Many of the cases were referred to federal attorneys, who sent all but one case back to the CIA to deal with the matter internally rather than prosecute the employees, BuzzFeed reported.

When reached for comment, a CIA spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the “CIA takes all allegations of possible criminal misconduct committed by personnel seriously,” while the Eastern District of Virginia, which reviewed many of the cases, told BuzzFeed that it “takes seriously its responsibility to hold accountable federal government employees who violate federal law within our jurisdiction.”

In addition to alleged sexual crimes, the internal reports revealed several other improprieties carried out by CIA staff. One CIA employee was investigated in October 2018 for...

Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #96

Twitter Slaps American Heart Association Article on mRNA Vaccines with Warning Label

Over the summer, my nephew’s best friend, age 34, died suddenly after receiving his second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Ironically, his pregnant wife had pressured him into getting the vaccine so he would be a healthy dad to their soon-to-be-born child.

Since then, we’ve heard many stories of young men developing myocarditis, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “inflammation of the heart muscle,” and pericarditis, which is “inflammation of the outer lining of the heart,” following vaccinations.

The American Heart Association recently published an article warning about the potential dangers of mRNA vaccines. Attorney Marina Medvin tweeted the article on Thursday, only for Twitter to flag it as “misleading content that could lead to real-world harm.”

When a reader clicks on the link to the article, a warning pops up that says, “This link may be unsafe. … The link you are trying to access has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe, in accordance with Twitter’s URL Policy.”

Following a list of four reasons why the link may have been deemed unsafe — including “violent or misleading content that could lead to real-world harm” — the site gives the reader the option to return to the previous page or ignore the warning and view the objectionable material.

Is Twitter now playing scientist? Will it be policing other papers from major health research publications, or just the ones that challenge its narrative?

A fact-checking organization called Retraction Watch reviewed the article and determined that it deserved an “expression of concern.”

First among its “concerns” was a typographical error: “PLUS” instead of “PULS,” the name of a cardiac test.

Retraction Watch also wanted readers to know that...

Ukraine Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov warned on Friday that Russia now has over 94,000 troops massed along the border and could be plotting an invasion before the end of January 2022.

“Our intelligence analyses all scenarios, including the worst. It notes that the likelihood of a large-scale escalation from Russia exists. The most likely time to reach readiness for an escalation will be the end of January,” Reznikov reported to the Ukrainian parliament.

Reznikov assured parliament that “if necessary, Ukraine will fight back,” but said it was better to work with allies to deter an invasion by changing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations of cost and benefit.

“The better we work – alone and together with our partners – the less the risk of escalation. The way is to make the price of possible escalation unacceptable for the aggressor,” he advised.

Russian forces conduct military exercises near Ukraine in April 2021. (AFP)

Reznikov said Russia has been using a tactic modeled on ocean tides to build up its forces on the Ukrainian border: Russian troops advance, camp on the border for a while, and then pull back – but they leave their equipment behind, so their positions remain supplied, fortified, and ready for a surge of troops to roll in when the invasion begins.

“If two large landing ships of the Baltic Fleet enter the Black Sea from the Mediterranean Sea, their total number in the region will grow to nine. Together with boats, this will allow the enemy to simultaneously transfer up to 3,000 servicemen and up to 250 armored combat vehicles. This keeps the level of tensions in the Azov-Black Sea region,” he said.

The Northern Fleet’s flagship, the Pyotr Veilikiy (Peter the Great) missile cruiser. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Reznikov told lawmakers it was important to proceed with a joint Ukrainian-British project to build two naval bases near the Crimean peninsula, colonized by Russia in 2014, to counter Russia’s strategy.

Reznikov assumed the post of defense minister in early November after resigning as deputy prime minister for Eastern reintegration, a position he held since March 2020. The reason for his resignation was not made public, but he was quickly nominated and confirmed as defense minister.

The previous defense minister, Andrii Taran, became unpopular with all parties in parliament because he was slow to implement vital reforms. Reznikov’s move into the position could have been intended to signal a new determination to get the Ukrainian military into top logistical shape, coupled with an acknowledgment that eastern Ukraine’s separatists would not be reintegrating with the Kyiv government any time soon.

In a television interview last week, Reznikov accused the Russians of waging an “information war” against its own citizens to prepare them for military action, while simultaneously testing and measuring the West’s resolve to...