War

Addressing world leaders at a trade fair in Hannover, Germany on Monday, president Barack Obama seemed to be far removed from reality. During his speech the US president said we’re fortunate to be living in the “most peaceful” era in human history. Along with reassurances of the current peaceful era, Obama added that he plans to call on European leaders to step up their efforts to fight ISIS revealing that the US would be sending an additional 250 Special Forces troops to Syria to help fight the terrorist group.

The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA have conducted a three day training exercise in Texas to help police departments deal with riots and a coming civil war.  The drills saw cops from fifteen different police departments learn how to counter “domestic and civil disturbances”, including how to use riot gear on members of the public. Infowars.com reports: “Riots are hard to detain, and as little officers as they have they are probably going to be outnumbered most of the time. It’s vital that they get it correct the first time,” Criminal Justice major Dylan Solis told KCEN-TV.

There’s a lot wrong with Jim VandeHei’s weird op-ed about a possible agenda for an independent presidential candidate, but this seemed especially deplorable:

Police in Michigan have been using online surveillance to monitor social media comments made about the Flint water crisis, according to emails released by Governor Rick Snyder’s office. The emails reveal that there had even been an attempt to press charges against one man over a Facebook post in which he criticized the governments handling of the crisis. RT reports: Although being reported by Michigan Live only now, the revelation initially came from an April 15 document dump by the administration of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

Russia has ordered an acceleration of troop movements in the Eastern Military District following reports that a global catastrophe is on its way.  Around 25,000 troops have been deployed since the 19 April, 2016, in a “drill framework” designed not to arouse fears in the general population. Troops have been told to be on full alert for a possible mega-earthquake any day now, should the Pactific Plate begin to fracture.