Houthis Fire Cruise Missile at US Navy Destroyer in Red Sea
The US Navy destroyer Laboon was attacked by a cruise missile fired from a Houthi militant area of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
“On January 14 at approximately 4:45 p.m. (Sanaa time), an anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Iranian-backed Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon (DDG 58), which was operating in the Southern Red Sea. The missile was shot down in vicinity of the coast of Hudaydah by US fighter aircraft. There were no injuries or damage reported”, CENTCOM said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).
In the early hours of Friday, the US and UK military carried out 23 airstrikes on targets in four provinces in different parts of Yemen, including the capital of Sanaa and the cities of Al Hudaydah, Taizz and Sadah, local government sources told Sputnik. Later in the day, the US Air Forces Central said that US strikes against the Houthis in Yemen had hit more than 60 targets in 16 different locations.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria later said that the US and the UK had carried out 73 strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, killing five fighters and injuring six others. A member of Houthis’ high political council, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, described the Western attacks as “barbaric terrorism” and “deliberate and unjustified aggression.
“In December, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the creation of a multinational operation to secure the Red Sea, saying the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles, and Spain would participate in the mission. The Houthis vowed to attack any ships joining the US-led naval coalition.
In November, the Houthis announced their intention to attack any ships affiliated with Israel and called on other countries to recall their crews from the vessels. The Houthis vowed to continue their attacks until Israel ended its military campaign in Gaza it had launched in retalitaion to Hamas’ attacks on its territory back in October, 2023.
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Bill Gates Hopes AI Can Reduce “Polarization,” Save “Democracy,” Ignores Censorship Implications
The notion that whoever controls and shapes AI could potentially wield significant influence over large swathes of society could be one of the most alarming and prominent over the next few years.
In a recent episode of “Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates,” Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and tech billionaire Bill Gates controversially delved into the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for maintaining democracy and promoting world peace.
The discussion was aired on January 11, 2024.
Read the transcript for the episode here.
The conversation explored the idea of using artificial intelligence as an instrument to foster unity in society, enhance global amity, and help overcome geopolitical polarization.
Microsoft, founded by Gates, and OpenAI, whose CEO Altman is currently working closely with Microsoft, are promoters of using AI to solve global issues.
Gates spoke excitedly on the topic: “I do think AI, in the best case, can help us with some hard problems…Including ‘polarization’ because potentially that breaks democracy and that would be a super bad thing.”
In addition to resolving polarization, the two heavyweights also discussed the notion of AI potentially acting as a peacemaking tool.
Gates said, “Whether AI can help us go to war less, be less polarized; you’d think as you drive intelligence…I’d love to have people working on the hardest human problems, like whether we get along with each other. I think that would be extremely positive if we thought the AI could contribute to humans getting along with each other.”
Sam Altman responded positively to Gates’s vision, stating: “We’ve got to find out and see, but I’m very optimistic. I agree with you, what a contribution that would be.”
“If the key is to stop the entire world from doing something dangerous, you’d almost want global government, which today for many issues, like climate, terrorism, we see that it’s hard for us to cooperate,” Gates said, when the topic came to global issues like nuclear.
On the topic of polarization, Altman and Gates lamented that the government, they allege, didn’t act on social media “polarization,” but hoped that there would be potential with AI.
“I don’t understand why the government was not able to be more effective around social media, but it seems worth trying to understand as a case study for what they’re going to go through now with AI,” Altman added.
The discussion notably omits a critical aspect: the influence of the programmers’ own beliefs and principles on the AI’s functioning. The designers and developers of AI systems inherently embed their own ideas about democracy, free speech, and governance into the AI’s algorithms. This raises significant concerns about the impact of these personal biases on the AI’s neutrality and its ability to make fair, unbiased decisions.
The prospect of AI systems being programmed with particular ideologies could have profound implications for free speech. If an AI is designed to favor certain political or social viewpoints, (excluding those it decides are “polarizing”) it could potentially suppress opposing perspectives, leading to a form of digital censorship.
This becomes especially concerning in the context of AI platforms that manage large-scale public discourse, such as social media algorithms or news aggregation tools. The power to subtly shape public opinion and control the narrative on critical issues could be an unintended consequence of AI programmed with specific democratic ideals. Or perhaps that’s the intention all along.
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COUP: Democrats & Deep State Preparing to Remove President’s Control of Military if Trump Elected
Democrat lawmakers, advocacy groups, and former government officials are “quietly devising plans” to stop former President Donald Trump from asserting control of the military if elected president again in November, according to a report.
NBC News’ article titled, “Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House,” details how “a loose-knit network of public interest groups and lawmakers” are preparing to “foil any efforts” for Trump to use the military to carry out his political agenda if he becomes Commander-in-Chief once again.
The report acknowledged that despite the fact Trump will have “vast powers” as Commander-in-Chief bestowed by the Constitution and the American people, these groups are nonetheless working to subvert his ability to lawfully carry out his agenda.
“America’s commander-in-chief has vast powers at his disposal — some well-known, others not so much. Some lawmakers and pro-democracy advocates worry there may be nothing stopping a president from mobilizing the military to intervene in elections, police American streets or quash domestic protests,” NBC News reported.
Among the individuals and groups involved in this soft coup are former Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and leftist activist groups like Democracy Forward.
From NBC News:
Those taking part in the effort told NBC News they are studying Trump’s past actions and 2024 policy positions so that they will be ready if he wins in November. That involves preparing to take legal action and send letters to Trump appointees spelling out consequences they’d face if they undermine constitutional norms.
“We’re already starting to put together a team to think through the most damaging types of things that he [Trump] might do so that we’re ready to bring lawsuits if we have to,” said Mary McCord, executive director of the Institution for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law.
Part of the aim is to identify like-minded organizations and create a coalition to challenge Trump from day one, those taking part in the discussions said. Some participants are combing through policy papers being craftedfor a future conservative administration. They’re also watching the interviews that Trump allies are giving to the press for clues to how a Trump sequel would look.
Other participants include Democracy Forward, an organization that took the Trump administration to court more than 100 times during his administration, and Protect Democracy, an anti-authoritarian group.
“We are preparing for litigation and preparing to use every tool in the toolbox that our democracy provides to provide the American people an ability to fight back,” said Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward. “We believe this is an existential moment for American democracy and it’s incumbent on everybody to do their part.”
One of this anti-Trump network’s top concerns is President Trump removing stay-behind bureaucrats in the Pentagon who won’t faithfully execute the president’s lawful orders or carry out his anti-war agenda.
“The Pentagon is going to be a super high priority, and they have to understand there will be a new sheriff in town,” NBC cited Bannon as saying. “You’re going to see a massive housecleaning at the Pentagon. President Trump wants to put in a philosophy of how to win wars.”
The network is also working to prevent Trump from pulling out of NATO because the U.S. bankrolls most of the alliance’s budget.
“Lawmakers like Blumenthal are taking steps akin to placing sandbags around a building before a hurricane hits. They’ve made it tougher for a president to pull out of the NATO military alliance, for example,” NBC reported.
These groups are also “wary” about Trump possibly invoking the Insurrection Act, which NBC admits “gives a president considerable discretion,” to use active-duty military to carry specific policy objectives.
“There are an array of horrors that could result from Donald Trump’s unrestricted use of the Insurrection Act,” Blumenthal said in an interview. “A malignantly motivated president could use it in a vast variety of dictatorial ways unless at some point the military itself resisted what they deemed to be an unlawful order. But that places a very heavy burden on the military.”
A former Trump administration official who wished to remain anonymous echoed Blumenthal’s worry: “The Insurrection Act is a legal order, and if he orders it there will be military officers, especially younger men and women, who will follow that legal order,” he said.
Finally, this Democrat network claims they are duty-bound to prevent Trump from asserting control of the military because they claim he might “assassinate political rivals.”
These claims are made by the same people who pushed the “Russia collusion” hoax coup in a bid to unseat President Trump in his first term.
For example, former Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord was the one who processed the FISA warrants unlawfully used to spy on Trump’s campaign in 2017 as part of the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” witch hunt.
Conservatives on social media widely criticized these efforts as a “coup” and an act of “treason.”
Treason, that’s called treason https://t.co/YMlAO0EBSR
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) January 14, 2024
This is called a “coup,” and openly discussed by the very same people who lecture you that *Trump* is the danger to democracy. Every day they panic even more exposing themselves for what they are. And they wonder why the American people have had enough. https://t.co/edQI5QvUzz
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) January 14, 2024
COUP: NBC is reporting that Democrats are preparing to remove the president’s control of the military if Trump is elected. The framers put the president at the top of the military hierarchy to ensure that the military would always remain subordinate to the elected, civilian… https://t.co/XwthSr7vWy
— @amuse (@amuse) January 14, 2024
Openly admitting that they are planning a military coup if Americans re-elect Donald Trump.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 14, 2024
All to protect democracy of course. https://t.co/65JFH8DeJy
Pre-emptive coup https://t.co/7uGH6MpUcM
— Jack Poso ?? (@JackPosobiec) January 14, 2024
As deep state democrats strategize a military coup if Trump gets re-elected – NBC soft pedals the treason. Neurolinguistic programming at work. https://t.co/nt0UpW0EKa
— Robert W Malone, MD (@RWMaloneMD) January 14, 2024
Translation
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 14, 2024
“We’re scared Trump is going to win and throw us in gitmo for treason, so we are trying to organize a coup so that doesn’t happen.” https://t.co/niKieOjPeN
What do we call this? If Trump is in office? A coup on a sitting president.
— Wendy Patterson (@wendyp4545) January 14, 2024
§2385. Advocating overthrow of Government. Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department… https://t.co/5dxpA5SpxQ
This is what is called a Coup d’état pic.twitter.com/sG6cARSEjG
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) January 14, 2024
The NBC News military coup proposal piece tries to argue they need to pre-orchestrate military defiance of the Commander-In-Chief bc, among other things, Trump might assassinate opposing lawmakers.
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) January 14, 2024
All-time hall of fame “It’s Coming Right For Us” predicate creation https://t.co/bUkSUJZDpR pic.twitter.com/Au911gSDSt
Regime action plan 2024: seems “Caesar Trump” rhetoric is devised to legitimize military coup if elected. https://t.co/XaZptAw5gA
— Lee Smith (@LeeSmithDC) January 14, 2024
HOLY SHIT…
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 14, 2024
NBC News just admitted the Deep State exists.
A “network of public interest groups and lawmakers” are “quietly devising plans” to prevent Trump from using the military to carry out retribution.
They know Trump is going to win, and know what he’s about to do. https://t.co/ZqBiQWSVTw
But don’t worry — these unelected bureaucrats just want to remove the democratically elected Commander-in-Chief’s lawful control of the military to “protect democracy.”
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Emergency Live Broadcast: UN/WEF Warn The Planet That Arrival of Disease X is Imminent — Alex Jones Exposes The Truth!
Alex Jones lays out how the United Nations and World Economic Forum are priming the world to prepare for the deadly “Disease X” they claim will be 20 times deadlier than Covid. Tune in to learn how to stop the medical dictatorship power grab!
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