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LinkSwarm for April 26, 2019

Democratic mayors behaving badly, violence, mayhem, and an Easter Bunny smackdown. Welcome to your Friday LinkSwarm! Long, detailed post on FISA abuse under the Obama Administration. Fully 85% of all Obama Administration requests were not compliant with federal law. AFL-CIO … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 12, 2019

At long last, the FISA abuse/FBI spying on the Trump campaign scandal is finally being dragged into the light again. At the same time, Wikileaks head honcho Julian Assange has been extracted from the Ecuadorian embassy arrested, pending extradition to … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Remnants in Hajin Pocket Crumble

It appears that the Syrian Democratic Forces have just about finished crushing the last holdouts in the former Hajin pocket: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Wednesday claimed the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are getting close to … Continue reading →

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Followup: Islamic State Defeated in Battle for Marawi City

Here’s news from (mostly) a few weeks ago: Islamic State fighters have been defeated in the Philippines: The Philippines has declared an end to five months of fighting in southern Marawi City between the armed forces and militants loyal to … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Affiliated Groups And Their Current Status

According to this Intel Center list, there are currently 43 worldwide terrorist groups which have pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State. I started wondering how many of those were active, how many weren’t covered by that … Continue reading →

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jihad/Not Jihad in the Philippines

There’s been some confusion over the phrase “Did you hear what happened in the Philippines?”, as the answer to that question varies depending on which incident you’re talking about. One is jihad-related, the other not. The ongoing fighting in Marawi … Continue reading →

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Philippines Invasion Update

Remember last Wednesday’s piece on Islamic State-affiliated fighters invading Marawi City in the Philippines? How are things looking there? Much worse: A Muslim militant group linked to ISIS attacked and took control of parts of Marawi city on Mindanao island … Continue reading →

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Philippines City Invaded By Islamic State Fighters

While all eyes were on Manchester, fighters loyal to the Islamic State were launching a big attack half a world away: A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 15, 2016

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm, including some recent big stories: Truck plows into Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing at least 84, including a father and his 10 year old son from Lakeway. The murderer is evidently a Muslim from … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 6, 2015

I’ve got a cold and my dog had major dental surgery yesterday, so pardon me if I seem out of it. Democratic Party makes it clear they expect reporters to be good little lapdogs, going so far as to escort … Continue reading →

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