Ed Gillespie, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, currently has a three-point lead over his Democrat opponent, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam. Last week Mr. Gillespie was ahead by eight points, but his lead has shrunk. Virginians go to the polls next Tuesday.
In other news, police in Chapel Hill have identified the man who bombed the Davie Poplar on the campus of the University of North Carolina. According to various media reports, Joshua Daniel Edwards, the alleged bomber, has a history of psychological problems.
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Jobs Report Rebounds After Hurricanes, Unemployment Rate Falls
Job growth bounced back in October after a slowdown in September that was driven by the impact of the hurricanes Irma and Harvey. Restaurants, bars, and hotels recorded the biggest rebounds.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, its lowest level since 2000.
Wage growth was flat month-over-month. The average was dragged down by the number of lower-wage employees who returned to work after sheltering from the hurricanes.
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Deep State: Follow the Rothschild, Soros, And Rockefeller Money
It may sound cliché, but there is a great deal of wisdom in the old saying about catching criminals: “Follow the money.” That advice applies as much to catching small-time petty thieves as it does to big-time global crime syndicates. And it is especially relevant when trying to understand the bureaucratic and intelligence community components of the “Deep State,” and more importantly, the “Deep State Behind the Deep State.” This shadowy network, which is barely concealed at this point, includes secret societies such as Skull and Bones and the Bohemian Grove, as well as less-secretive organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Bilderbergmeetings. Money is key.
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Ed Gillespie Takes Lead in Va Gov. Race
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie has a lead on Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam less than one week before the election, according to a new poll.
Gillespie leads Northam by three points, 46 percent compared to 43 percent among likely voters in a poll released Friday by The Polling Company. The poll was conduced online and by telephone between October 3oth and November 2nd and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.46 percent.
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Muslims Team With Antifa to Obliterate Critics of ‘Religion of Peace’
There are new indications that forces on the left are building coalitions with Muslim Brotherhood fronts and fanning out across the U.S. in search of meetings, conferences, even informalchurch gatherings where Islam might be discussed in a negative light.
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Soros Fund Manager Raped, Beat Playboy Models, $27m Lawsuit Alleges
Two Playboy Playmates and a third woman have filed a lawsuit seeking $27 million, alleging a former fund manager for billionaire George Soros raped and beat them in a New York City penthouse described as a dungeon.
The three plaintiffs, who were not identified, claim portfolio manager Howie Rubin beat them to the point they needed extensive medical attention, the New York Post reported, citing a lawsuit filed in federal court.
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UNC IDs Chapel Hill Bomb Suspect; Man, Burned Professor Being Treated at Hospital
Police have identified the man who caused an explosive fire Thursday on the UNC campus as Joshua Daniel Edwards.
Edwards, 24, is in UNC Public Safety custody but has not been charged, police spokesman Randy Young said in an email Friday. Edwards, who was taken to UNC Hospitals for a mental evaluation, could face arson and other charges, he said.
UNC Public Safety took Edwards into custody shortly after an explosion scorched the landmark tree Davie Poplar on the UNC campus. UNC professor Dan Reichart suffered minor burns when a small detonation device exploded as he was attempting to kick dirt on the fire and put it out.
Reichart, who lives in Hillsborough, said Friday morning he could be at UNC Hospitals for a few days being treated for first- and second-degree burns to the face and arms.
He’s not in any pain but will have surgery today to apply an artificial biological membrane to help the skin underneath heal, he said. His doctor Bruce Cairns told him there shouldn’t be any scarring, he said.
Cairns, a burn trauma surgeon, leads the UNC Burn Center, “so I’m being taken care of by the best,” Reichart said.
Firefighters and police responded to the call near the Old Well at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. UNC police are investigating the explosion, which shut down Cameron Avenue for several hours…
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Catalonia Crisis: Puigdemont Says He is ‘Ready’ To Stand in Upcoming Elections
THE ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has said he is “ready” to stand in the snap regional elections in Catalonia.
Mr Puigdemont said in an interview with the RTBF channel in a programme due to air later tonight, that he was ready to be a candidate for the upcoming elections on December 21 and that he was willing to campaign from Brussels.
He also said that he left Catalonia in an attempt to avoid violence.
He said: “Violence has never been an option for us.”
Mr Puigdemont added: “What we want from Spain is recognition, respect.”
Mr Puigdemont was dismissed by Madrid as Catalan leader after the region’s unilateral declaration of independence, travelled to Belgium and failed to appear in a Spanish court on Thursday to answer charges of rebellion.
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Catalonia Crisis: Puigdemont Could Hand Himself in as Leader Says He’s Ready to Cooperate
OUSTED Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has said he is ready to co-operate with the Belgian authorities.
Mr Puigdemont, 54, told Belgium television that he wanted to appear “before the true Justice (of Belgium), not before the Spanish”.
He said that wanted to appear before the judges but that did not mean a Spanish court.
Mr Puigdemont said: “I will not run from justice. I will go to the justice authorities, but the real justice authorities.
“I have told my lawyer to tell Belgian justice authorities that I am completely ready to cooperate.”
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Catalonia Crisis: Spanish Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Ousted Catalan Leader Puigdemont
SPANISH judge Carmen Lamela has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former councillors, all currently in Belgium, the High Court said in a statement on Friday.
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Dutch Firebrand Geert Wilders Banned From Visiting Islamist Enclave
Anti-Islamisation Dutch politician Geert Wilders has been banned from visiting the Islamist stronghold Brussels suburb of Molenbeek by the local government in order to prevent any “provocation.”
Molenbeek Mayor Françoise Schepmans announced that Mr Wilders, along with Belgian populist politician Filip Dewinter, would be banned from holding any type of meeting in the suburb which has been described as a hotbed of radical Islamism. Mayor Schepmans said she is working with police to ensure neither of the two politicians is allowed to “provocate” in the area, Berliner Zeitung reports.
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Headache for EU? Anti-Establishment Parties Eye Victory in Sicily
REGIONAL elections in Sicily could cause another headache for the EU as anti-establishment parties eye victory.
The right-wing anti-establishment 5-Star Movement is within touching distance of victory in the regional poll, seen as a barometer for 2018’s general election.
Centre-left parties allied to Italy’s former Prime Minister Mateo Renzi are expected to lose their majority after confidence in them fell to just 12 percent.
Sicily will then either be led by 5SM, or by a centre-right coalition backed by another former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
Mr Berlusconi’s candidate Nello Musumeci is currently leading polls, but the anti-establishment 5SM is close behind.
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London News: Thousands of Anarchists to Storm London on Bonfire Night
ANARCHISTS are planning to descend on London on Bonfire Night for their annual Million Mask March.
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Two Suspected Jihadists Extradited to France
Two suspected jihadists were extradited to France on Friday, where they were suspected of being involved in plots to carry out separate attacks.
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France Plans New Caledonia Self-Rule Referendum in 2018
The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia will hold a referendum on self-rule next year, under a deal reached with the French government.
New Caledonian leaders held nine hours of talks with French ministers in Paris on Thursday. The political agreement could pave the way for independence.
November 2018 is the deadline for the vote. New Caledonia, east of Australia, has about 275,000 inhabitants.
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The distraught mother of Sulayman Khalid, 22, who was caught planning ISIS -inspired terror attacks on government buildings says her son was just a ‘normal’ young boy.
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Continent Totally Unprepared for Another Migrant Crisis: European Police Union
A new survey of police across the European Union has revealed that many officers feel totally unprepared to handle another large wave of migrants, citing too few personnel and resources.
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Russell Crowe has come under fire from the Department of Immigration, after he offered to help house and employ six refugees from the now-closed Manus Island detention centre.
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Number of Migrants Arriving in Greece From Turkey Up 200 Per Cent
The number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands from Turkey since this August is up 200 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas described the spike as a “special phase” and explained that arrival rates had shot up from 87 people per day in July to 156 per day in August, and then 214 a day in September and October.
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The 26-year-old former ABC presenter launched a tirade on Twitter against those in power, saying that the treatment of the people on Manus Island was deeply ‘un-Australian.’
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The Great Tech Panic: What You Should (And Shouldn’t) Worry About
Technology is transforming our lives so profoundly, so quickly, that it can be scary. We asked experts to weigh in on how much we should be stressed about self-driving cars, rogue nuke launches, evil AI, and more.
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On the Great Tech Panic : Interesting to note that technology is such advanced that robots are now able to almost replicate the Human Being – and I say almost. But, what happened to technology advancing aircraft design? We are still flying around in slow jet aircraft, the engines of which were ‘invented’ back in the 1930s, what has stalled the move into faster and cheaper aircraft design, and I don’t mean by using better jet engines whose design is fast approaching 100 years old.
So what exactly is being hidden from us?
Technology has advanced aircraft engine design; modern jet (and internal combustion) engines use relatively little fuel in proportion to air, which is why they can cover such great distances without refuelling.
Other than rockets (which have to carry all their combustible material), what power sources would you anticipate?
The Deep State’s Area 51 or what is now termed as Groom Lake would probably provide some of those answers Mark.
You may also wish to look up the Sirius Disclosure – Youtube – and watch 13 hours of factual presentations from retired Generals, Aerospace Scientists and other notable people who have worked with or have knowledge of forms of propulsion now in use, that to the uninitiated would be deemed science fiction.
Be warned though, you will need to have an open mind.
I love how European imperialism is evil while Muslim imperialism is ignored or even celebrated.
As for air transport, look at how long the Concorde has been gone, largely because the airlines couldn’t make the budgets work. That was due to low volumes and unique engineering problems inherent in a Mach 2 airliner.
I’ve been on the Dreamliner, which is a bottom dollar tin can. The A380 is much better built and has the typical superior Airbus interior, but the experience is largely anesthetic, like flying on any other Airbus.
So, in the DC area they’re removing statues of great men like Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jefferson, taking down plaques commemorating where George Washington went to church and replacing them with…
…a statue of crack-smoking, money embezzling, woman-beating former mayor Marion Barry.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/marion_barry_to_get_his_own_statue_in_washington_dc.html
Welcome to Zimbabwe on the Potomac.
For anyone who still doubts that the US is a one-party state:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-04/both-bush-presidents-lash-out-trump-ghw-confirms-he-voted-hillary