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DOJ Atty reveals 300 domestic terrorists investigations have been opened since May 28th
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Violent attack on the PortlandPolice east precinct overnight was organized by antifa group Youth Liberation Front	7 22:36 Silentbrick [1785]
Rioters who set fire to the PortlandPolice east precinct overnight came armed with helmets and shields bearing the antifa "two flags" symbol	4 14:37 Warthog [1768]
Good morning	5 17:17 Grusomble Grimp6835 [1775]
2 More Kidnapped Indian Engineers Freed in Afghanistan	0 [1756]
'Key' Daesh Member Arrested in Kunar Raid	0 [1775]
12 People Killed in 'Roadside Blast' in Baghlan, 2 in Talib attack	0 [1762]
Faryab Policeman Arrested for Killing 3 Colleagues	0 [1767]
Turkish Army sends large armored convoy to Idlib	0 [1765]
Russia sends 5 planes with humanitarian aid to Lebanon, UK, America, others promise aid	0 [1812]
Bomb attack wounds 4 Iranian officers in Sistan-Baluchistan	0 [1804]
Iraqi forces arrest 9 Daesh militants in Baghdad, and Kirkuk	0 [1803]
Day 3: Lebanon in ‘state of emergency’ as Beirut blast death toll climbs to 135	1 11:44 Cesare [1816]
Arab and Iranian Food Markets Burn!	10 10:57 DarthVader [1769]
DOJ Atty reveals 300 domestic terrorists investigations have been opened since May 28th	8 16:46 Iblis [1812]
Meth lab found at San Francisco hotel room used as city COVID-19 shelter	5 15:22 swksvolFF [1767]
Shots fired at latest Portland riot	5 17:57 Skidmark [1788]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jumblatt calls for international investigation as Macron visits Lebanon	4 17:06 swksvolFF [1755]
Bodies of two Kurdish refugees who died en route to Europe found in Greece, Turkey	0 [1755]
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany	2 11:59 Frank G [1762]
Libyan desert will swallow Egyptian soldiers, official warns	0 [1800]
City hall in TelAviv Israel lit up in the colors of Lebanon's flag in solidarity, day after devastating BeirutBlasts	2 15:52 swksvolFF [1787]
L.A. County Supervisors Vote to Put Defunding Police on November Ballot	1 10:26 Skidmark [1754]
Nasrallah Threatens Israeli Ammonia Storage Facility – a Missile Strike on the Ammonia Tanks in Haifa	3 07:05 M. Murcek [1764]
Saudi works on yellow cake production... with China...	8 21:42 trailing wife [1778]
From July 31, 2020: ‘In dramatic policy shift, Israel to hold Lebanon accountable for Hezbollah attack: Defense Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the IDF to bomb Lebanese infrastructure if Hezbollah harms Israeli soldiers or civilians.‘	4 15:02 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Eli Lilly is testing passive covid-19 vaccine	0 [1757]
Israel removes coronavirus public service ad after Chinese protest	1 17:25 trailing wife [1779]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive ahead of Trump visit UPDATE: 2nd test is negative	1 16:44 Vespasian Ebboting9735 [1754]
Julian Assange testimony requested in Rich v Fox News August 5, 2020, Seth Rich involvement in DNC email and document leak, UK court per Hague Convention	0 [1758]
Russia plans to remove radioactive subs, reactors from its Arctic sea floor	4 17:30 Skidmark [1795]
It has started: Hundreds of Belgians take Bill Gates, Belgium and WHO advisor to court	1 14:54 g(r)omgoru [1763]
Erectile dysfunction drug aviptadil may also treat Covid-19, experts believe	9 22:33 Grunter [1796]
North Korea quarantines thousands of people and ships food to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries - despite insisting the country is still virus free	4 16:50 jpal [1751]
China's rat tribe: Over a million people live in subterranean tunnels 50 years after Chairman Mao told them to 'dig deep' to survive the Cold War	0 [1752]
Coronavirus, what coronavirus? Chinese beer lovers ditch face masks and flaunt social-distancing rules as they celebrate Asia's largest booze festival	0 [1749]
Huge explosion rips through a Chinese chemical factory near Wuhan, killing six people	3 15:22 gorb [1751]
CNN Reporter In Brazil Gets Robbed During Live Report	9 15:24 gorb [1762]
Bill Gates Jumps The Shark	4 13:54 Clem [1758]
"We Are Going to Go to the Moon. We Are going to have a Base on the Moon. We Are Going to Send People to Mars!"	6 21:46 Rob Crawford [1787]
YouTuber Jake Paul's Home Raided by FBI	3 20:36 charger [1768]
More than 1,300 people were killed in the first half of 2020 by armed groups in DRCongo	4 08:03 Mullah Richard [1753]
Russia’s security chief described the arrest of 33 Russian private military contractors in Belarus as a presidential campaign stunt	0 [1754]
Global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday	2 10:00 Skidmark [1753]
Gang member carries out three shootings after being freed without bail	5 15:37 York Harding [1761]
‘Ren & Stimpy Show’ revival with new episodes coming to Comedy Central	13 11:30 Hupinens Juling5588 [1771]
Tina Knowles Lawson urges Vogue to hire more black photographers	4 17:24 746 [1778]
Tens of thousands of pedophiles operate in Israel every year, leading to about 100,000 victims annually, according to an Israeli pedophile monitoring association.	13 14:56 g(r)omgoru [1760]
Page 4: Opinion
Riotous BLM Protesters Suddenly Realize They're All White People	3 15:38 swksvolFF [1753]
Russian fella Igor Grechushkin connection to Beirut Warehouse #12 blast	3 18:45 b [1801]
CDC warns against drinking hand sanitizer after poisoning deaths	10 16:53 swksvolFF [1752]
CDC Director Tells Reporter There's a "Possibility" Hospitals Are Over-Counting COVID-19 Deaths	7 17:39 Skidmark [1782]
A psychiatric journal made a big mistake about transgender surgery	0 [1756]
The Rise of Russian Military Contractors	1 01:09 Skidmark [1763]
Don Surber: Trump Is American Conservatism	2 06:35 M. Murcek [1755]
The West is One Vast Social Engineering Experiment	1 00:36 crazyhorse [1767]
Where are all the guns and ammo purchased under Obama?	3 10:03 ed in texas [1774]
Lt. Col (ret.) Sausage Alexander Vindman: They Aren't Paying Me $1 Million for My Memoir for Nothing	14 19:13 Anomalous Sources [1796]
Page 6: Politix
Michelle Obama: Former US first lady says she has 'low-grade depression'	25 20:41 charger [1818]
Sen. Hirono Walks Out of Hearing After Refusing to Denounce or Criticize Antifa	4 17:12 Tom [1756]
Democrats Gutted Anti-Hezbollah Legislation Days Before Attack on Israel	0 [1754]
FBI Escalates Investigation Into Ukrainian Oligarch Tied to Florida Democrat	2 02:57 gorb [1788]
Peter Meijer won the GOP primary to replace Justin Amash	4 20:38 charger [1788]
Soros Boosts St. Louis Prosecutor After Indictment of Gun-Toting Couple	3 17:05 Tom [1780]
De Blasio: ‘What We’re Seeing Here’ with Isaias ‘Is the Result of Global Warming’	5 16:48 M. Murcek [1762]
EU starts dreaming of an EU force winning in Libya	2 13:40 Clem [1750]
Macron to head to Beirut	0 [1754]
De Blasio appears to blame NYC's crime surge on lack of federal stimulus money	1 10:43 Raj [1756]
Checkpoints will be set up at New York City's tunnels and bridges to trace travelers from 35 COVID hotspot states and enforce 14-day quarantine - and anyone who flouts it risks a $10,000 fine	17 19:17 Anomalous Sources [1783]
Joe Biden Snaps at Black Reporter over Cognitive Test Question: ‘Are You a Junkie?’	12 16:22 Clem [1756]
Aaron Keyak: 'Biden will re-engage with Iran for a diplomatic solution'	2 18:08 Airandee [1775]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Antifa/BLM
7	Commies
5	Hezbollah
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
2	Taliban
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iran
2	Narcos
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	Arab Spring
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-08-06
DOJ Atty reveals 300 domestic terrorists investigations have been opened since May 28th

Wed 2020-08-05
Death toll from Beirut blast reaches 100 but is expected to rise even further

Tue 2020-08-04
Beruit goes BOOM!

Mon 2020-08-03
Israel army says it has foiled a terror attack at the border with Syria

Sun 2020-08-02
Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists

Sat 2020-08-01
Turkey Sends Fighter Jets to Azerbaijan After Threat to Bomb a Nuclear Power Plant

Fri 2020-07-31
Indonesian Court Convicts, Sentences Top 2 Jemaah Islamiyah Militants

Thu 2020-07-30
ISIS claims responsibility for killing of top Iraqi commander

Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
Germany arrests ISIS woman who abused Yezidi woman in Syria

Mon 2020-07-27
Islamic extremists in Nigeria execute 5 men as warning against converting to Christianity

Sun 2020-07-26
Allahu akbar: Turks hold Hagia Sophia triumphal march

Sat 2020-07-25
Taliban ready for intra-Afghan dialogue immediately after Eid

Fri 2020-07-24
Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers

Thu 2020-07-23
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