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  • UPDATE: Facebook Cryptocurrency Project Faces More Turmoil Ahead Of Launch

    Laura Loomer - Oct 12th 2019 11:48am EDT

    Several more “founding members” of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra have pulled out of the program ahead of the first board meeting for the currency’s governing body Monday. “Stripe and eBay have followed PayPal in backing out of Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra,” Engadget said. “They confirmed to the Financial Times that they would pull their support, while Mastercard and Visa have also dropped out.” Neither […]

  • Russia Sentences Israeli-American Woman 7.5 Years In Prison For 9 Grams Of Marijuana, Netanyahu Pleads For Her Release

    Laura Loomer - Oct 12th 2019 11:42am EDT

    A Russian court sentenced an Israeli-American woman to seven-and-a-half years in prison Friday after she was arrested by Russian authorities for marijuana possession, despite repeated attempts made by Israel’s Prime Minister demanding her release. In April, 25-year old Naama Issachar was apprehended in a Moscow airport during a stopover for the connecting flight to Tel […]

  • South Park Escalates Tiff With Chinese Government In 300th Episode

    Laura Loomer - Oct 12th 2019 11:26am EDT

    Long-running animated series South Park continued its fight with the Chinese government in its 300th episode this week after the program was cutoff in China last week. “In the episode, titled “SHOTS!!!,” Towelie forces Randy Marsh to declare ‘F— the Chinese government,’” Business Insider said. “Marsh is reluctant at first since he’s been selling marijuana […]