FBI Director Christopher Wray was busy this past week in the hot seat at several Congressional hearings. Under grilling by representative Markwayne Mullin at a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, Wray finally admitted Antifa not only exists but is organized, something he has denied in the past. Wray was also called out for the...
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UKRAINE TENSIONS HEATING UP: RUSSIA AMASSING TROOPS
Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine and announced on Friday it will begin military exercises in the Black Sea and will block foreign ships in parts of it through October. The U.S. State Department condemned Russia’s actions saying this was part of an “ongoing campaign to undermine and destabilize...
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INDIA: MORE LOCKDOWNS, MIDDLE CLASS VANISHING
Another day, another round of lockdowns and more economic hardships. Starting yesterday, India imposed a lockdown on its capital, New Delhi, as COVID cases spiked in the city of 29 million people. The shelter-in-place dictates require people to not leave their homes, and “non-essential” businesses, including factories, must close for at least a week. PUBLISHER’S...
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MYANMAR: OPPOSITION FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT
As we have been reporting since the 1 February coup in Myanmar, protests continue to break out in the country to call the military junta illegitimate, despite hundreds being killed by the country’s security forces. Tens of thousands of protesters in Myanmar have taken to the streets to fight for democracy after a military coup...
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IRAN BLAMES ISRAEL FOR NUCLEAR FACILITY EXPLOSION
For decades, the Trends Journal has been reporting on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. In 2012, we wrote an article titled, “The Bibi Bomb,” which referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the United Nations holding up a cartoon-style drawing that illustrated an Iranian nuclear time bomb ready to explode. In his speech...
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BIDEN HITS RUSSIA WITH SANCTIONS
Despite providing hard evidence, President Biden last Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia for alleged election interference and its role in the SolarWinds computer hacking into federal systems. The Wall Street Journal reported that Biden’s sanctions and diplomatic expulsions fell short of the most “disruptive economic measures” it could have taken. The Trends Journal has been monitoring the worsening relationship...
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MORE WAR CRIMES IN TIGRAY
As we have forecast since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched the war against Tigrays last November, the conflict in the country would destabilize the Horn of Africa, create a humanitarian crisis, and would not end quickly, as he had promised. Ethiopia also remains in a standoff with Sudan over territory disputes along their borders,...
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FRANCE: GOV’T GIVES MORE POWER TO POLICE
On 1 December, the Trends Journal reported on the “BACKLASH IN FRANCE OVER PROPOSED LAW CRIMINALIZING POLICE IMAGES.” In our article, we detailed how President Emmanuel Macron faced intense scrutiny over a proposed bill that would make it illegal to post photographs of police officers on social media accounts with the intent to identify the...
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U.S. INTEL: CHINA IS TOP THREAT
A report that was released last Tuesday from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that China is the biggest international threat to the United States. The report said China’s Communist Party will continue “its whole-of-government efforts to spread China’s influence, undercut that of the United States, drive wedges between Washington and its...
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U.S.-CHINA FACEOFF: EUROPE TAKING SIDES
As we have been reporting, such as in our 30 March article, “BIDEN VS. CHINA’S BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE: U.S. LOSES,” as China expands its global presence, the U.S. is taking measures in its attempt to maintain its lead as the world’s most powerful nation. Our article pointed out that Beijing is moving ahead full...