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BLM activist claimed in ultra-viral tweet that racist messages were left on his car. Video shows he placed them there himself
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
American convoy confronted and blocked by Syrian regime army unit in western Hasaka	0 [14]
Good morning	5 20:10 AlmostAnonymous5839 [10]
Turkey issues life sentences to three for deadly 2016 Istanbul attack	0 [3]
Palestinians appalled by assassination of ‘collaborator’ murderer	4 08:07 Mercutio [4]
Israeli research center finds 28 new Hezbollah missile launch sites	0 [3]
Attack in Samangan Ends, 3 Attackers and 10 Others Killed	0 [9]
Miami man arrested for damaging police cars says group recruits others to incite protest violence	0 [7]
Somalia's army chief survives bombing of his convoy; 1 dead	0 [3]
5 IS suicide bombers, 2 security members killed near Baghdad	0 [6]
Nigerian military airstrikes kill scores of gunmen in NW region	0 [11]
Turkey rejects ceasefire in Libya	3 09:56 Whiskey Mike [7]
Ansarallah forces launch massive attack on Saudi airports, military bases	0 [9]
Syrian Army launches retaliatory strikes against jihadist forces behind Hmeimim Airbase attack	0 [10]
Iranian forces arrest ‘foreign intelligence agents’ in southern Iran	0 [5]
Lebanese Army comes under attack at several points in Beqaa: 1 soldier killed	0 [14]
Second Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq	0 [4]
New explosion reported in eastern Iran	2 14:39 M. Murcek [14]
Perpwalkers on Parade	2 20:07 AlmostAnonymous5839 [9]
Portland Fire & Rescue Medic Hit with Ball Bearing Launched from Slingshot-Arrest Made	8 16:38 swksvolFF [1]
BLM activist claimed in ultra-viral tweet that racist messages were left on his car. Video shows he placed them there himself	5 20:30 rjschwarz [9]
Antifa have set the former Portland elk fountain on fire again	3 09:23 Mullah Richard [5]
Alaska Airlines flight makes an emergency landing in Seattle	2 09:03 trailing wife [8]
George Soros group to spend $220M on causes promoting racial equality and criminal justice reform	6 09:13 g(r)omgoru [7]
Missouri.. Cops protect citizens painting a blue line over BLM	2 09:24 Mullah Richard [1]
Alaska Airlines flight makes an emergency landing in Seattle after passenger threatens to 'kill everybody on this plane unless you accept Jesus was a black man'	9 22:16 Canuckistan sniper. [10]
Arrests at US-Mexico border soar by 40 percent in June after Trump shut closed the border and suspended asylum and immigration procedures amid coronavirus	2 15:41 Skidmark [11]
4 Security Force Members Killed in Parwan Clashes	0 [1]
13 Security Force Members Killed in Taliban Clashes	0 [8]
Page 2: WoT Background
Baghdad asks Germany to remove Iraq from EU money laundering and terrorist financing list	1 14:58 swksvolFF [2]
In first, Saudi academic publishes paper in Israeli journal	3 08:33 Skidmark [2]
China and Iran draw up military and trade partnership in defiance of Trump administration	1 08:03 Mercutio [1]
More from the German gov’t domestic intelligence report	0 [5]
Govt Data Shows Rise in Taliban Attacks Since Peace Deal	0 []
Moscow says it regrets Turkish Hagia Sophia move	2 02:48 g(r)omgoru [8]
Mali president's son quits parliament role amid protests	0 [4]
Tunisia PM will reshuffle cabinet amid row with moderate Islamist Ennahda party	0 [3]
Greece has 'no right to speak of the Hagia Sophia': Turkish FM	0 [5]
Libya's security is part of Egyptian national security: MP	0 []
Lifting Lockdowns Not the Culprit Behind New Surge in Coronavirus Cases, Doctor Says	14 23:53 Clem [12]
Hamas denies commander arrested for collaborating with Israel	2 03:11 gorb [8]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Boycott Goya Fails Spectacularly	10 20:36 rjschwarz [6]
Israel: In the battle against COVID-19, where’s the data?	3 20:37 rjschwarz [6]
Scooby-Doo's Velma was 'explicitly gay' in script for 2002 film starring but studio blocked it, reveals James Gunn	6 20:03 AlmostAnonymous5839 [4]
Video footage of Azerbaijani forces attacking on Armenian military	3 09:18 g(r)omgoru [4]
1-year-old boy dead after being shot at NYC cookout	8 20:29 Enver Chineter7070 [12]
German study finds no evidence coronavirus spreads in schools	8 15:47 Skidmark [3]
Two US marine bases in Japan are locked down over soaring coronavirus cases as nearly 100 personnel test positive	2 09:34 magpie [1]
St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters had run-ins with local synagogue	7 20:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [5]
Terre Haute gurney ride scheduled for Monday night	6 22:53 Canuckistan sniper. [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Can Trump Pull a Truman?	8 23:35 Canuckistan sniper. [7]
Trump Wears Mask Causing Media To Question Effectiveness Of Masks	3 10:33 swksvolFF [6]
My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes?	19 16:40 Regular joe [6]
Joan Swirsky: 'Heads-Up Jewish Americans‐Democrats Are Your Enemies'	7 13:28 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [5]
Illinois House of Horrors: Rockford Abortion Clinic's Procedures and Practices	4 21:04 trailing wife [7]
Today a mask, tomorrow a hazmat suit ‐ where does it stop?	4 16:02 Skidmark [4]
Iran Months Away From ‘Going Nuclear?’ – Time to End the Iranian Nuclear Program	7 23:51 trailing wife [9]
No more pandemic panic, please	16 20:53 trailing wife [6]
Trove of Leaked FBI, Fusion Center and DHS Documents Provide Insight Into Antifa, Charlottesville, Political Bias, and the Erosion of Civil Liberties	5 06:44 Bright Pebbles [5]
Parents' unwillingness to impose boundaries on their children has spawned a generation of 'infantilised' millennials, sociologist claims	4 06:50 Bright Pebbles [3]
Stumbling Tiger: Has China’s Rise Peaked?	14 23:20 Thorong Grundy1520 [8]
Page 6: Politix
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students	3 23:03 DarthVader [9]
Democrat’s Call to Remove Gettysburg’s Confederate Statues Receives Backlash	10 20:00 Thaith Elmeresing6163 []
Joe Biden: America Is Ready for ‘Systemic’ and ‘Institutional’ Changes	8 17:31 Maggie Poodle6767 [4]
NYC Weekend: Shooting Victims Far Exceed Coronavirus Deaths	2 04:10 Bright Pebbles [1]
Mad Maxine: Trump, Supporters, Making Sure Blacks ‘Do Not Rise To Any Level Of Influence And Power’	10 18:12 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [12]
CNN’s Jeff Zucker Announces ‘New and Expanded Race Team’	5 20:04 crazyhorse [5]
Biden Addresses 'The Crowd"	5 19:44 Unereger Jones1182 [5]
Former Dem Sen. McCaskill Goes Off on Lindsey Graham for Standing by Trump	3 20:29 Barbara [4]
Mueller writes op-ed to defend his investigation of Roger Stone: ‘He remains a convicted felon’	7 19:51 AlmostAnonymous5839 [2]
Chance the Rapper Says Blacks Might Be ‘Racist' if They Prefer Biden Over Kanye West.	1 03:16 gorb [1]
AOC defends rise in NYC crime saying people are 'stealing bread to feed their children during record unemployment' despite weeks of bloodshed and 130% surge in shootings	8 19:47 AlmostAnonymous5839 [4]
British Labour MP forced to apologize for calling Israel a terrorist state	2 07:00 Bright Pebbles [5]

    
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                        23:35 Canuckistan sniper.

                        23:23 Thorong Grundy1520

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                        23:03 DarthVader

                        22:53 Canuckistan sniper.

                        22:43 trailing wife

                        22:16 Canuckistan sniper.

                        21:04 trailing wife

                        21:01 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

                        20:53 trailing wife

                        20:37 rjschwarz

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                        20:29 Barbara

                        20:29 Enver Chineter7070

                        20:14 Angoter Scourge of the Bunions3072

                        20:12 Zhang Fei

                        20:10 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        20:09 Shomong Grinter6242

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                        20:06 European Conservative

                        20:05 AlmostAnonymous5839

Who's in the News
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9	Antifa/BLM
5	Sublime Porte
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
2	Commies
2	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Arab Spring
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Islamic State
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	PFLP
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Hamas
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-07-14
BLM activist claimed in ultra-viral tweet that racist messages were left on his car. Video shows he placed them there himself

Mon 2020-07-13
Florida man crashes into Catholic Church,
sets it on fire with worshipers inside

Sun 2020-07-12
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan

Sat 2020-07-11
Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Fri 2020-07-10
Latest explosions in Tehran reportedly hit warehouses of rockets that belong to the IRGC

Thu 2020-07-09
Yemen's Ansarallah forces threaten to target Saudi palaces

Wed 2020-07-08
22 Taliban militants killed, wounded on Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Tue 2020-07-07
Iraqi security analyst Husham Al Hashimi assassinated outside his Baghdad home

Mon 2020-07-06
Sen Tammy Duckworth in favor of tearing down George Washington Statues!

Sun 2020-07-05
Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation

Sat 2020-07-04
Happy Fourth!

Fri 2020-07-03
MSNBC Dubs Mount Rushmore as a 'Racist' 'Symbol of White Supremacy'

Thu 2020-07-02
Massacre reported in Irapuato, Mexico — 24 people dead

Wed 2020-07-01
Lebanon’s army has scrapped meat from all meals it offers to soldiers on duty as food prices skyrocket

Tue 2020-06-30
Denmark Jails Man over Iran-Backed Assassination Plot

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