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First a little background : MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Raging wildfires in the Argentine Patagonia have blazed through nearly 12,000 hectares of scrubland and planted and native forests, threatening local communities, according to firefighting authorities in a report published Sunday. The fires started almost a week ago in the Andean region of the Argentine province of Chubut and are putting a power plant and a school at risk as well as affecting rural properties. The causes of the fires have not yet been established, but Chubut Gov. Ignacio Torres told journalists on Thursday there are indications that one of the biggest active fires was deliberately set . “The wretches who started the fire are going to end up in jail,” Torres said, while announcing a reward of 50 million pesos (approximately $34,000) for anyone who provides information about the incident. Volunteer firefighter Jorge Aranea in El Hoyo was battling to control the flames on Friday. “It’s sad to see everything burning. A...

 Yes, even Gabbard:

 Huh: The BBC has more . But Niko is right: France (and the West) is losing their colonies, and since they don't have much in their own resources, they are panicking. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Know any ex-Russian or ex-Chinese intelligence agents working for mainstream American news or Google? How about from a country who's conveniently getting billions of dollars in military aid?

 

 

 

 Niko House and JB from RBN discuss: As Malcolm X said:

 As the media does nonstop coverage of the one person who they said they don't like (but ratings always trumps personal feelings), I will say that the two most interesting takes of the shooting this past weekend was from Status Coup's Ron Placone, and Niko House. Niko delved into the more conspiratorial aspects a bit more, while Placone was more straight-forward about how this would impact the election. What's also interesting about this ordeal is: Trump supporters blaming Democrats and Obama (you know the people they used to call "wimps" for wanting stricter gun laws). That people at the rally claimed to have seen the shooter, but were ignored by security. That Trump is using the "Black Power Fist Pose" unironically.  Trump once bragged about taking out foreign leaders.

 Let's start off with Margaret Kimberly's explanation on RBN: George Galloway talks about the looting: Danny Haiphong's review: The Duran on Victoria Nuland's involvement: Bonus: Niko House warned us a while back: Richard Medhurst on Victoria Nuland's involvement (or lack thereof):

 

 People like Kyle Kulisnki and Niko House have their takes (I lean more toward Niko on this one), but what I find most disturbing about the story is the reaction: namely things like this: From the blurb (the link won't matter because this page is constantly having stories added to it, forcing older ones to scroll down): The United States Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and Supreme Court Police are adding security measures in response to demonstrations surrounding the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe V. Wade.   Protesters descended on areas outside the Supreme Court overnight after the draft opinion was released, and have remained throughout the morning.  A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told CNN the department is activating its Civil Disturbance Unit to manage protests, but declined to specific how many officers or where they’d be deployed.   The United States Capitol Police said it is working with other ag...