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...
Tag: apr 20 2021
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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...
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NO VAX, NO COLLEGES
The Wall Street Journal reported on 14 April that a growing number of colleges are beginning to require students to get the COVID-19 jab before returning for in-person studies. The report said Duke, North Carolina, and Brown have joined Rutgers and Cornell in demanding the jabs for students. “I think there’s a lot of common sense here,”...
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NY TIMES: GET JABBED, IGNORE THE FACTS
The New York Times once again revealed its intention to cheerlead vaccinations as the only way to save the world from the coronavirus while downplaying serious safety concerns. In its 14 April article, “Western Warnings Tarnish COVID Vaccines the World Badly Needs,” the following line appeared: “Safety worries about the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson...
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CNN: COVID VAX LIARS?
Commenting on the hesitancy of white evangelicals to get vaccinated, CNN published an article last Friday that criticized a pastor named Tony Spell for saying in a sermon: “I’ll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I’m proud to be anti-government.” The CNN Presstitute writes of pastor Spell, “He goes...
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