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Discredited bot-whisperers New Knowledge rebrand to Yonder, just in time to save 2020 election... from itself? Infamous commander of faux Russian bot armies New Knowledge has changed its name to Yonder, memory-holing its troubled reputation with a promise of a ‘more authentic internet’ just in time for the 2020 US presidential election. New Knowledge, the bot-hunting and consulting firm founded by a State Department alumnus, has undergone a makeover. Billing itself as “the leading authentic internet company,” whatever that means, the newly-rechristened Yonder has neatly divested itself of New Knowledge’s baggage, just in time to bury Americans in horror stories of Russian bot activity for the 2020 election cycle. The company is under investigation b...

Forgive & forget? Johnson readmits 10 Tory rebel MPs kicked out last month for voting against govt British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has readmitted 10 Tory rebel MPs who he’d expelled from the Conservative Party last month in a major purge, after they voted against his government in a crucial Brexit vote. A Conservative Party spokesperson said Tuesday that 10 of the 21 MPs who’d lost the whip for voting to seize control of the House of Commons timetable from the PM (in order to avoid a no-deal Brexit), have been welcomed back into the party fold. The spokesperson said Johnson met with the 10 MPs at his office on Tuesday evening. “The expectation of all Tory MPs and candidates standing for an election will be that when we come back we get this...

‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event The US was “arrogant” to send its troops to guard oilfields in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that it remains unclear from whom the installations need to be protected. The actions of the Americans in Syria violate international law, as their presence in the country is “illegal,” Lavrov reiterated, appearing alongside his Iranian and Turkish counterparts at a press-conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The statement that this [US] presence is needed to protect the oil riches of Syria is arrogant. It turns out that they are being protected from Syria itself. Also on rt.com ...

It’s happening! Britain WILL head to polls this winter as lawmakers vote for December 12 snap election (WATCH LIVE) UK MPs have voted for a pre-Christmas general election to take place on December 12. After multiple attempts by PM Boris Johnson to force a poll, he’s finally got his way in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. Lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday voted in favor of Johnson’s early parliamentary general election short-bill. It will be the first December election since 1923. //www.youtube.com/embed/8UoiT2yRLiA The British prime minister had tried and failed to get an election on three previous occasions having seen his Fixed-term Parliaments Act motions defeated by MPs. Under the law, ...

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto wins Japanese culture award – a first for video games Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Nintendo’s Mario, has been designated Japan's Person of Cultural Merit. The honor has been bestowed upon Kabuki actors, composers, and manga artists, but this is a first for video game developers. Miyamoto said in an interview with Sankei News that he was “thankful that light is being shone upon the medium of games.” The Person of Cultural Merit accolade has been awarded to 576 people since 1999 but, until now, a major cultural award has never graced the gaming industry. “This is a job where you cannot do anything by yourself,” he added. via GIPHY The only other country where videogames are officially a part of th...

House Democrats release resolution to take Trump impeachment proceedings public – and legal House Democrats have released a resolution outlining the sequence of impeachment procedures, and hope to silence Republicans’ complaints that the process is unfair, secretive, or straight-up illegal, by subjecting it to a vote. The resolution, released on Tuesday, authorizes members of both parties to subpoena and question witnesses, requisition evidence, and release transcripts (with appropriate redactions). Released by Rules Committee chair Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), it is expected to be put to a vote on Thursday. The House has released the full text of our resolution setting out our procedures and next steps in the impeachment inquiry of ...

‘Side with India and face our missiles’ – Pakistan’s minister for Kashmir issues stark warning to all friends of its enemy Countries who side with India in its standoff with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region face being at the receiving end of the Islamic Republic’s missiles, according to the country’s minister for Kashmir affairs. Speaking at a function on Monday, Minister Ali Amin Gandapur warned that Pakistan was willing to go to war over the contested territory. “If the tension with India escalates on the issue of Kashmir, Pakistan will be forced into a war,” he said. Gandapur added that he regrets that the world has done nothing to resolve the issue and issued a stark warning to countries considering supporting India in the dispute. ...

South Carolina priest denies Joe Biden communion over Democratic frontrunner’s stance on abortion Former US vice president Joe Biden was denied the Catholic sacrament of communion at a South Carolina church, because the priest took issue with his support for abortion, the cleric has confirmed to local media. “Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching,” Father Robert Morey told local media on Monday, confirming he had refused the Democratic presidential hopeful the sacrament during Sunday Mass at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Florence.  I will keep Mr. Biden in my prayers. ...

Entire pride of lions BUTCHERED in South Africa & body parts harvested for BLACK MAGIC An entire pride of lions has been brutally murdered by poachers so parts of their bodies could be used in black magic potions. The killers entered a South African game reserve undetected, prompting concerns about an ‘inside job.’ The Head Ranger at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria, South Africa, Bradden Stevens, 33, who spent a third of his life caring for the lions, made the grim and grisly discovery last Thursday.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156157009455388&set=pcb.10156157009525388&type=3&theater “Jarvis, Bashi, Tawana and Tau were brutally murdered, in what seems to be a muti [black magic] killing,” Stev...