The morning of the New Hampshire primary, Donald Trump, being interviewed on “Morning Joe,” said that he would welcome his “friend” Michael Bloomberg into the presidential race.
Which is probably the understatement of 2016.
The three-term mayor of New York and media mogul whose fortune is estimated at $39 billion, making him one of the richest men on earth, told the Financial Times on Monday he is considering a run.
Trump and Sanders both won as expected, and they won by large enough margins that the networks called it for both of them very early in the evening. Sanders is on track to win by a larger margin than expected. With 53% of the vote counted, Sanders leads by 20 points. The final result may be a little closer than that, but there’s no question that Clinton was badly defeated and embarrassed by a candidate that no one considered a serious threat to her when he started.
An animated short film made by two University of Kent historians challenges the present concept that immigration numbers are at a record high. Higher levels of migration was evident in Britain during recent and ancient history, according to researchers and archaeologists. EurekAlert reports: With migration now a major topic of debate across Europe, Professor Ray Laurence and Dr Julie Anderson, working with the University of Reading’s Dr Hella Eckardt, created a script and commissioned the film to provide the public, schools and policy makers with a better understanding of its history.
The sudden massive war drills ordered by Putin yesterday were in direct response to two major issues facing Russia – namely the fear of World War 3 being ignited by Turkish forces invading Syria, and the threat of a massive tsunami event occurring in the Northwest Pacific Ocean region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told commanders of the Southern Military District that they need to be prepared to deploy troops up to 1,860 miles away to reach either Syria, or the Northwestern American-Canadian coastlines in case of the need for rescue defenses.
Henry Kissinger has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to warn him that Russia needs to cooperate with the Western plans for a “New World Order”. According to Kissinger, Russia and the U.S. need to develop a partnership, as each ‘superpower’ has an important role to play in shaping the new world order in the future, and both powers combined will ensure a more coordinated approach in its creation. Fort Russ reports: On January 20th 2012, he arrived in Moscow to give Vladimir Putin an ultimatum and “friendly advice” not to run again for President of Russia.