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#25091374 at 2026-09-30 13:09:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30641: Mid Week Madness Edition
10:00 AM EDT
Campaign 2026
Lt. Governor Candidate David Pepper (D-OH) Speakers with Voters in Youngstown, OH
Lt. Governor candidate David Pepper (D) speaks with voters in Youngstown, OH.
https://www.c-span.org/event/campaign-2026/lt-governor-candidate-David-Pepper-d-oh-speakers-with-voters-in-youngstown-oh/447735
#23244620 at 2025-06-27 14:12:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28338: America’s back, Daddy’s home Edition
Fiery meteor traveling 30,000 mph lands near Georgia town, NASA reveals details
Updated: 12:09 AM EDT Jun 27, 2025
BLACKSVILLE, Ga. - NASA has shared what they know after many people in the Southeast filed reports of a fiery ball falling from the sky on Thursday.
Key information:
A fiery object was seen falling from the sky around 12:21 p.m. Thursday
The meteor was traveling at a rate of 30,000 mph
The fireball was produced by an asteroidal fragment weighing about a ton
The event was reported in at least five states
The meteorite landed near Blacksville, Georgia
According to NASA, the object that fell from the skies landed near Blacksville, Georgia, which is in Henry County.
The event was seen by the GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) sensors, NOAA GOES satellites, and many residents from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
The fall appears in data from five different NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar) and TDWR (Terminal Doppler Weather Radar) radars. A composite image of radar signatures can be found below.
According to Bill Cooke, lead, NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the meteor was first seen at an altitude of 48 miles above the town of Oxford, Georgia, moving southwest at 30,000 miles per hour.
Cooke said the meteor disintegrated 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT.
For comparison, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, nicknamed "Fat Man," had an explosive yield equivalent to 21,000 tons of TNT.
The resulting pressure wave propagated to the ground, creating booms heard by many in that area. Cooke added that the fireball was produced by an asteroidal fragment 3 feet in diameter, weighing over a ton.
It is also worth noting that a minor meteor shower is currently passing through the atmosphere. June Bootids typically lasts from June 11 to July 2 with its peak occurring usually around June 21, according to the American Meteor Society.
This type of meteor shower only produces strong activities on rare occasions and is typically observed with rates of one visible meteor a night. It is also best seen during the evening hours.
WYFF News 4 talked with Astrophysicist David Moffett, who oversees Furman University's planetarium and observatory, said, "I thought maybe this is associated with the meteor shower, like the current one, but it's not."
"The thing is that time ranges when those meteors could occur," Moffett said. "It could be associated with that meteor shower, or it could just be a completely random instance."
Video from White Horse Road in Greenville and from Anderson show the fireball falling from the sky at 12:21 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Charleston previously said the following "Many reports of a #fireball across the Southeast U.S.
It is not certain, but the satellite-based lightning detection shows a streak within cloud free sky over the NC/VA border, over Gasbury, VA. This streak was detected between 12:51 to 12:56 pm."
The WYFF News 4 newsroom started getting calls about 12:30 about a "fiery ball" falling from the sky.
David Pepper provided video from White Horse Road that shows something falling from the sky at 12:21 p.m. Watch video below. You can see it about 10 seconds into the video.
We have seen reports of the sightings in Georgia and Tennessee.
Earlier, the NOAA Satellite & Information Service said:
"There have been many reports of a #fireball streaking across the southeastern U.S. this afternoon!
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (#GLM) on @NOAA's #GOES satellites can occasionally detect these bright meteors (aka #bolides) when they pass through the atmosphere.
See the quick flash #GOESEast captured around the Virginia/North Carolina border today. #GOES19"
https://www.wyff4.com/article/meteor-falls-from-the-sky-south-carolina-georgia-nasa/65211524
https://twitter.com/NOAASatellites/status/1938307801110941923
#15850335 at 2022-03-13 00:22:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20043: Rally Bread REEEEEEEEEEEE Edition
Quick Dig re: Homrighausen
Embattled Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen indicted on felony charges
A Tuscarawas County grand jury indicted Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen on 15 charges Friday after a year of conflict between the 8-term veteran and the City Council's efforts to hold him accountable.
Homrighausen, 73, stopped coming to work and council meetings for months in this city of about [13],000 residents south of Canton along I-77
[13] months ago: Dover mayor asked to resign
March 11, 2022, 11:08 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/now/embattled-dover-mayor-richard-homrighausen-211957243.html
Everett, a Democrat, welcomed former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and David Pepper, chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, as his special guests at a fundraising spaghetti dinner.
A former Dover police officer and president of Tuscora Lodge 4 of the Fraternal Order of Police, Everett is attempting to unseat incumbent Mayor Richard Homrighausen, a Republican, in the November general election.
An estimated 225 to 250 Everett supporters attended the event, which began at 4:30 p.m. in the [Masonic Temple] on N. Wooster Avenue. There they heard Strickland and Pepper offer their support and provide ringing endorsements of Everett's candidacy.
https://eu.timesreporter.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/16/former-governor-visits-in-support/33673306007/
RICHARD P. HOMRIGHAUSEN
Member, Tuscarawas County Republican Executive Committee, 1990 - Present
Member, APPA's Policy Makers Council (PMC), 2002 - Present
Member Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dover, Ohio, 1977 - Present
https://mayorrick.com/bio.php
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
https://www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/
Ohio city removes Nativity, Ten Commandments display from public property after atheist complaint
Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen told Fox 8 that the atheist group, the Freedom from Religion Foundation, threatened a lawsuit if city officials did not comply and move the Christian displays onto private, instead of public, property.
The Grand Haven Tribune reported that both the Nativity scene and the Ten Commandments monuments have been moved not far from where they originally stood, to property owned by Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
December 04, 2018
https://www.christianpost.com/news/ohio-city-removes-nativity-ten-commandments-display-from-public-property-after-atheist-complaint.html
Harrison commissioners demand firing of Nick Homrighausen from CIC
Homrighausen is the son of embattled Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen.
The two commissioners concluded their press release by saying, "We fully believe that if county commissioners lose trust in and question the business practices of a Harrison County business partner, commissioners certainly shouldn't stay in business with them without changes, especially when Harrison County taxpayers are footing the bill."
February 24, 2022
https://news.yahoo.com/harrison-commissioners-demand-firing-nick-184909951.html
1.7: Another Richard Homrighausen
Couple Sentenced For Obtaining $1.7 Million in Military Health Care Kickback Scheme
NEW ORLEANS: KIMBERLY HOMRIGHAUSEN, age 44, and RICHARD HOMRIGHAUSEN, age 37, were sentenced on January 7, 2021 by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe for conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks related to compounded medications paid for by TRICARE, a federally funded health care benefit program that serves United States military personnel and their families.
January 12, 2021
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/couple-sentenced-obtaining-17-million-military-health-care-kickback-scheme
#11932194 at 2020-12-07 06:28:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15231: Ghost Ship Edition
>>11932193
Resignations in the news 11/30/2020 thru 12/6/2020 - part 2
FCC Boss Ajit Pai Will Step Down January 20
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ankej/fcc-boss-ajit-pai-will-step-down-january-20
Phil Anastasia Retiring After 40 Years Covering Local Sports
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2020/11/phil-anastasia-retiring-after-40-years-covering-local-sports.html
Jennings superintendent Art McCoy says he is stepping down
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/jennings-superintendent-art-mccoy-says-he-is-retiring/article_a00460eb-976e-5710-b7e4-06defb1351d9.html
Celebrating a Career: Paul Wagner Retiring after 41 Years with WICU-TV
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42983270/celebrating-a-career-paul-wagner-retiring-after-41-years-with-wicutv
Guthrie President, CEO Dr. Joseph Scopelliti retiring
https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/local-news/guthrie-president-ceo-dr-joseph-scopellitti-retiring/
UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity set to retire
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/sports/college/greg-mcgarity-university-of-georgia-retires/85-e7bd8cbe-1aa7-457a-88c4-f062d529c919
Harris County GOP chair who assumed role after facing backlash for racist Facebook post resigns
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/30/harris-county-gop-chair-resign/
US Magistrate Judge Andy Austin Is Retiring. Here's What He's Doing Next
https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2020/11/30/us-magistrate-judge-andy-austin-is-retiring-heres-what-hes-doing-next/
Chief of staff in Aurora Aldermen's Office retiring
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-strueber-st-1203-20201202-fnxvs5jwdvgrzg5i3uzvhkbpje-story.html
Lloyds has named Charlie Nunn, a senior banker at rival HSBC, as its next chief executive
https://www.businessinsider.com/lloyds-bank-ceo-charlie-nunn-hsbc-2020-11
Louis Vuitton online strategy head Ian Rogers resigned
https://infotechlead.com/cio/louis-vuitton-online-strategy-head-ian-rogers-resigned-64093
Facing concerns over racism, NYC marathon exec steps down
https://www.ksat.com/sports/2020/11/30/facing-concerns-over-racism-nyc-marathon-exec-steps-down/
Ohio Democratic Party chairman David Pepper stepping down at end of year
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/30/ohio-democratic-party-chairman-David-Pepper-stepping-down-next-month/6467206002/
Mid Island - Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne officially resigns as Tofino's mayor
https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/mid-island-pacific-rim-mla-josie-osborne-officially-resigns-as-tofinos-mayor/
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism CEO Herb Malone retiring
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/stories/gulf-shores-and-orange-beach-tourism-ceo-herb-malone-retiring,100786?
STC CEO announces resignation
https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/11/30/stc-ceo-announces-resignation/
Jersey's civil aviation director resigns following 'incompetence' report
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-55132142
Jeff Platsky closes a 45-year journalism career with no regrets
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/opinion/2020/12/01/jeff-platsky-closing-45-year-journalism-career-no-regrets/6400089002/
Scripps College President Lara Tiedens to resign
https://tsl.news/scripps-president-resigns/
Sky TV boss resigns a week after deciding to return to Europe
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300171657/sky-tv-boss-resigns-a-week-after-deciding-to-return-to-europe
Delegate Warren Miller announces he will resign from the Maryland General Assembly effective December 31st
https://scotteblog.com/2020/11/30/delegate-warren-miller-announces-he-will-resign-from-the-maryland-general-assembly-effective-december-31st/
Longtime ABH reporter Lee Shearer retiring
https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/2020/12/01/longtime-abh-reporter-lee-shearer-retiring/115077510/
#11748616 at 2020-11-23 09:27:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14996: Patriot's Worldwide Edition
>>11748528
Yep that's it..but it's strange I remember a lecture on that drug and it kinda sucked and had bad side effects.. they're claiming Trump was given that drug and because of it he became super man…wtf…..if I smell what I think I'm smelling Rob Portman is going to have a very bad day.
I just started digging on his involvement in Ukraine and why Hunter Biden would target him. Well—fancy this. Rob took Biden's side re Ukraine….then later "Trump gave him a call" and Rob ended up stone walling at the impeachment. I swear Trump is always 1 year ahead of schedule and way under budget.
THEN corrupt Cincy politician David Pepper writes an OPed slamming Portman for being so easy on Trump. This is hysterical because Pepper is the DNC chair in OH and he was "fake attacking" Portman who clearly sided with Biden but changed his mind for "some reason".
FUCK censorship we should be able to share this stuff. I just have to figure out what Rob was doing in Ukraine and WTF game is going on with the fake vaccine and that shitty drug and why is Trump pretending to go along?
#10860801 at 2020-09-30 23:28:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13900: Minnesota FTW Rally EditionEdition
Another Dem jumps ship
Ohio Dem backs Trump after history of feuds with her party
Democratic Ohio state Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent on Tuesday endorsed President Trump over former Vice President Joe Biden.
The endorsement comes after a history of feuding with Ohio Democrats, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Not only am I Black, I am a proud American and delighted to endorse President Trump for re-election," Kennedy Kent, who represents Ohio's 25th District, wrote in her endorsement posted to the president's 2020 campaign website. "Furthermore, I am honored to share with people my intent to vote for him and spread the word on the value of his leadership and his dedication to the American people."
She also said that despite her feelings toward the Democratic Party, her "values" align more with Trump's than with "Joe Biden's divisive rhetoric, promotion of mass incarceration, and disrespectful, insensitive ideologies that substantiates his infamous comment '…if you're still deciding between me and Trump, then you ain't Black…' during an interview on a popular African American radio program earlier this year."
TRUMP-BIDEN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN CLEVELAND: TOP 5 MOMENTS
Kennedy Kent said in a separate press release that her husband, also "a lifelong Democrat," is also supporting Trump's reelection.
"Under President Trump's leadership, Black Americans have experienced record unemployment and the poverty rate among the Black community has fallen to its lowest level in U.S. history," she wrote in the release. She praised Trump's "willingness to listen to" Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., "and the concerns of invested citizens from diverse communities in economic distress.
DEMOCRATIC REP. VERNON JONES ON ENDORSING TRUMP: 'I PUT MY COUNTRY BEFORE MY PARTY'
Kennedy Kent served two years before being voted out of state's House Democratic Caucus in June 2018 after sending a letter on official Ohio Legislative Black Caucus letterhead without permission and has not returned to the Statehouse since May 2019, when she was blocked from entering a room, The Enquirer reported.
House Democrats also accused the state congresswoman of forging electronic signatures in June 2018, according to The Colombus Dispatch.
"She basically hasn't been involved with the party or her Statehouse job for a long time," Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper told the outlet. "This is the first I've heard of her in a while. Obviously, she checked out of her public position a long time ago."
Kennedy Kent, who is not seeking reelection in 2020, blamed House Democrats' "muddied mistreatment and unlawful action" as the reason why she left the party.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-dem-backs-trump-after-history-party-feuds
#7526188 at 2019-12-16 21:10:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9627: For Sale! Fast Cash for a Fren! Pic related!! Edition
Trump files for re-election in Ohio
Posted: Dec 16, 2019 / 02:00 PM EST / Updated: Dec 16, 2019 / 02:01 PM EST
Election 2020-Trump-Ohio
Ohio Republican Chairman Jane Timken files paperwork for President Donald Trump's re-election bid in Ohio at the secretary of state's office in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
COLUMBUS (AP) - Republican President Donald Trump has filed for re-election in Ohio just days before a House impeachment vote is scheduled against him.
The state Republican chairman, Jane Timken, says Trump supporters view the impeachment proceedings as a hoax. She says they will be more focused on the positive impacts of Trump policies on jobs, trade and the economy.
Timken filed the re-election paperwork with the Secretary of State's office in Columbus on Monday.
The Democrats' state party leader, David Pepper, said that lost manufacturing jobs and tariffs harmful to farmers will hurt the president's re-election bid in the state.
https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/trump-files-for-re-election-in-ohio/
Posted late last bread >>7526040
#7526040 at 2019-12-16 20:52:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9626: I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN! Let'em have it!! Edition
Trump files for re-election in Ohio
Posted: Dec 16, 2019 / 02:00 PM EST / Updated: Dec 16, 2019 / 02:01 PM EST
Election 2020-Trump-Ohio
Ohio Republican Chairman Jane Timken files paperwork for President Donald Trump's re-election bid in Ohio at the secretary of state's office in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
COLUMBUS (AP) - Republican President Donald Trump has filed for re-election in Ohio just days before a House impeachment vote is scheduled against him.
The state Republican chairman, Jane Timken, says Trump supporters view the impeachment proceedings as a hoax. She says they will be more focused on the positive impacts of Trump policies on jobs, trade and the economy.
Timken filed the re-election paperwork with the Secretary of State's office in Columbus on Monday.
The Democrats' state party leader, David Pepper, said that lost manufacturing jobs and tariffs harmful to farmers will hurt the president's re-election bid in the state.
https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/trump-files-for-re-election-in-ohio/
#1550803 at 2018-05-26 21:48:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1949: Changuard
Sir Iain Robert Lobban, KCMG, CB (born 1960) is a former British civil servant. He was the Director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the British signals intelligence agency, from 2008 to 2014.
Education and career
Born in Nigeria, Lobban graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Arts in languages.[1][2] He joined GCHQ in 1983 and undertook a variety of roles before joining the GCHQ Board in 2001.[2] He was a participant of the Cabinet Office's Top Management Programme that year. He has also completed the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Ministry of Defence's staff college at Shrivenham.[3] Whilst on the Board he was responsible for moving the operations of GCHQ into its new base at The Doughnut at Benhall, Gloucestershire. Before being appointed Director, Lobban was Director-General (Operations); having taken up this post in early 2004. He became the Director of GCHQ in July 2008, succeeding Sir David Pepper.[2]
Lobban spoke of his regret over the treatment of cryptographer Alan Turing in October 2012.[4] Turing, who committed suicide after being convicted of homosexuality, was described by Lobban as a "national asset" and said that more people like Turing were needed to face contemporary information security threats.[4]
In November 2013 in the wake of the global surveillance disclosures by the former American National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, Lobban and the other heads of the British intelligence agencies, Andrew Parker of MI5, and John Sawers of MI6 appeared before the Joint Intelligence Committee.[3] During his questioning by the committee Lobban said that "I do not look at the surrounding hay" referring to the metadata collected by GCHQ.[3] Lobban said that the disclosures had been discussed by terrorist groups in the Middle East and Afghanistan.[3] The effect of Snowden's revelations would make GCHQ's task "…far, far harder in the future".[3] Snowden's extensive disclosures revealed details of GCHQ's recent activities and capabilities, including the Tempora electronic surveillance program, GCHQ's tapping of international fiber-optic communications, and the NSA's payment to GCHQ over £100 Million between 2009 and 2012.[5]
It was announced in January 2014 that Lobban would stand down as GCHQ director before the end of the year.[1] Lobban's American equivalents, the head of the National Security Agency, General Keith B. Alexander, and his deputy, John C. Inglis, also stood down from their posts in 2014.[1] He formally retired on 24 October 2014.[6]
After retiring from the government, Lobban went on to advise the Australian government before joining the advisory board of private security firm the Holdingham Group, which is now known as Hakluyt & Company.[7]
Lobban was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2006 New Year Honours for services to national security[8] and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to national security.[9]
Lobban is a supporter of Everton F. C.
#451208 at 2018-02-21 15:21:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #554: Phase [2] Edition
last bread
>>449405
>>449423
>>449446
>>449459
>>449464
>>449628
>>449658
>>449685
>>449694
>>449700
>>449743
>>449763
>>449974
Gotta Love the Trolls... Letting us know when we gittin warmer!
Directors of GCHQ
Sir Edward Travis 1946-1952
Sir Eric Jones 1952 Dec-1960
Sir Clive Loehnis 1960 Dec-1965
Sir Leonard Hooper 1965 Dec-1973
Sir Arthur Bonsall 1973 Dec-1978
Sir Brian Tovey 1978 Dec-1983
Sir Peter Marychurch 1983-1989
Sir John Adye 1989 Dec-1996
Sir David Omand 1996-1997 Dec
Sir Kevin Tebbit 1998 Jan-July
Sir Francis Richards 1998 July-2003
David Pepper 2003 April-
Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003
Below Main Buildings in Whitehall code-named PINDAR and built in early 1980's. The MOD set up in 1946 only fully came into be
257 KB (39,190 words) - 01:19, 14 February 2018
Deep Digging, Lots of names, Why symbol and info added a week ago?
https:// wikispooks.com/wiki/Document:UK_Intelligence_And_Security_Report,_2003
#449996 at 2018-02-21 11:11:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #553 - No Sleep Edition
>>449974
Gotta Love the Trolls… Letting us know when we gittin warmer!
Directors of GCHQ
Sir Edward Travis 1946-1952
Sir Eric Jones 1952 Dec-1960
Sir Clive Loehnis 1960 Dec-1965
Sir Leonard Hooper 1965 Dec-1973
Sir Arthur Bonsall 1973 Dec-1978
Sir Brian Tovey 1978 Dec-1983
Sir Peter Marychurch 1983-1989
Sir John Adye 1989 Dec-1996
Sir David Omand 1996-1997 Dec
Sir Kevin Tebbit 1998 Jan-July
Sir Francis Richards 1998 July-2003
David Pepper 2003 April-
Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003
Below Main Buildings in Whitehall code-named PINDAR and built in early 1980's. The MOD set up in 1946 only fully came into be
257 KB (39,190 words) - 01:19, 14 February 2018
Deep Digging, Lots of names, Why symbol and info added a week ago?
https:// wikispooks.com/wiki/Document:UK_Intelligence_And_Security_Report,_2003
WW cabal… Connect the Dots.
Didn't they Expect Us?
8chan/8kun QResearch SOUTH AFRICA Posts (2)
#20777607 at 2024-04-25 18:07:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research South Africa #12: Joburg Blast and Highjacked Buildings Edition
>>20777577
>Before Lobban, GCHQ's director was Sir David Pepper, who managed the agency from 2003 to 2008. After leaving GCHQ, Pepper joined the advisory board of Thales, an arms and cyber security company, and became a strategic adviser to Defence Strategy and Solutions, which helps arms firms secure government contracts.
"Hacktivity 2012 - Sir David Pepper - Cyberspace and Beyond - Evolution in Action"
https://youtu.be/dz3fJyLXpLw
Nov 22, 2012
25:38 - "Companies also need to think about external collaboration which may in fact be more difficult and the driving force here I think is the need for collective defense because a lot of the threats are threats in common and so collaboration and information sharing is essential if companies can defend themselves effectively."
25:57 - "To be effective in countering threats, countries have to collaborate."
Sir David Pepper: "French defence group [Thales] hands advisory role to former head of GCHQ"
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/french-defence-group-hands-advisory-role-to-former-head-of-gchq-gzcpxm8qcc7
Tuesday October 06 2009, 1.01am BST
Sir David Pepper, the former head of GCHQ, the Government's top-secret listening post, has been appointed as a senior adviser to Thales, the defence and aerospace giant.
Sir David, who retired in July 2008 after five years running the signals intelligence centre, is to become a member of the group's UK advisory board.
His appointment comes as defence companies make a pre-emptive attack against widely anticipated government cuts to their industry. Last month Thales was among a group of leading defence companies that released a report highlighting the beneficial impact its members have outside their traditional role of supporting the Armed Forces and protecting British troops.
https://www.theregister.com/2009/10/02/gchq_Pepper_thales/
Fri 2 Oct 2009 // 12:26 UTC
Thales UK's CEO Alex Dorrian said Pepper will help the firm grow its national security and resilience businesses.
Pepper said: "Thales UK is a very successful British company; many of its 8,500 people work on critical security systems for the UK government. It encompasses a fascinating array of technological and engineering capabilities, and I am delighted to be joining its advisory board."
His contacts are no doubt valuable to a contractor seeking access to the growing national security budget.
The Thales UK job is Pepper's second appointment since leaving the GCHQ "Doughnut" in Cheltenham. In October he became a non-executive director of Gloucestershire County Council, which was approved on condition he does not lobby ministers or civil servants for 12 months.
An ABCA spokeswoman said the same conditions apply to his Thales appointment.
The ABCA's goals are to "avoid the risk that an employer might gain an improper advantage by appointing a former official who holds information about its competitors, or about impending government policy" and "avoid any suspicion that an appointment might be a reward for past favours".
It's unknown is whether Thales UK is a GCHQ contractor or whether it was granted any business by Pepper. Of course, even the existence of the agency's technology contracts is completely secret, so it's likely we will never know.
#20777577 at 2024-04-25 18:01:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research South Africa #12: Joburg Blast and Highjacked Buildings Edition
>>20766881
>Sir Iain Lobban
>>20766886
>Andr? serves on the Advisory Council of the United States Institute for Peace, a U.S. government agency dedicated to global conflict resolution and is a member of the Atlantic Council Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. He developed and stood up the Cyber Alliance to Defend Our Healthcare, a voluntary coalition of 36 cybersecurity companies to protect the healthcare sector from cyberattacks during global pandemics.
"Spy masters, pandemics and the revolving door"
https://youtu.be/4FdUn8BQi8Y
May 7, 2020
"Britain's Profiteering Spymasters Ignored the Country's Biggest Threats"
https://consortiumnews.com/2020/10/29/britains-profiteering-spymasters-ignored-the-countrys-biggest-threats/
October 29, 2020
Almost all of Britain's former spy chiefs are personally profiting from working for cyber security and energy companies after retiring from the U.K.'s major intelligence agencies.
In May, Declassified UK revealed that since 2000, nine out of 10 former chiefs of MI6, MI5 and GCHQ have taken jobs in the cyber security industry, a sector they promoted while in office as key to defending the U.K. from the "Russian threat."
The burgeoning and profitable cyber industry in the U.K., where former spy chiefs gain employment, is now worth over ?8-billion. Sir Iain Lobban, who ran GCHQ from 2008 to 2014, has become director or adviser to 10 private cyber or data security companies since leaving office. His own consultancy, Cyberswift Limited, had over ?1-million in assets by the end of 2018, four years after he left GCHQ.
The "revolving door" between government and industry is meant to be regulated for conflicts of interest by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA). However, Declassifiedcan find no evidence that an intelligence chief has ever had an ACOBA application rejected. This allows them to lobby their old agencies on behalf of their private interests after they leave office.
One former MI6 head, Sir John Scarlett, was given "unconditional approval" by ACOBA when he became an adviser to a major oil company in 2011, meaning he was immediately free to lobby his former colleagues in intelligence and parliament on behalf of the firm.
The last three heads of MI6 all joined oil or gas-producing companies, which are among the world's largest contributors to climate change, after they left the service. Declassified can reveal that former MI6 chief, Sir Richard Dearlove, has earned more than ?2-million from his role on the board of American oil and gas company, Kosmos Energy, which was until 2018 registered in the tax haven of Bermuda.
Climate change has also been largely ignored by the security agencies, evidence suggests, despite the U.K. government last year recognizing it as a "security risk," adding, "There is no doubt that climate-related security challenges are real. They are here. They are now."
Russia and cyber attacks have been evoked as the pre-eminent threats to the U.K. public, alongside terrorism, in countless public interventions by intelligence chiefs. Russia engages in offensive cyber operations, as do Britain and its allies, but the constant evocation of a threat from Russia, often without real evidence and amplified in the media, has helped U.K. security agencies accrue permissive investigatory powers and larger budgets, directly benefiting the private cyber and arms industry.
Robert Hannigan was GCHQ's director from 2014 to 2017, establishing the National Cyber Security Centre as part of GCHQ in 2016, while being responsible for the U.K.'s first cyber strategy in 2009. Three months after he stepped down from GCHQ, in July 2017, Hannigan publicly warnedthat "a disproportionate amount of mayhem in cyber-space" was coming from Russia, and called for "pushback".
The following month, Hannigan became chair of the European advisory board of BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity firm producing products to protect businesses against "sophisticated cyber attackers", including nation state actors. In 2018, Hannigan became chair of BlueVoyant International.
Hannigan's predecessor, Sir Iain Lobban, who ran GCHQ from 2008 to 2014, has joined or advised no less than 10 cyber or data security companies since leaving office, including Hakluyt Cyber, Prevalent AI, and C5 Capital.
Before Lobban, GCHQ's director was Sir David Pepper, who managed the agency from 2003 to 2008. After leaving GCHQ, Pepper joined the advisory board of Thales, an arms and cyber security company, and became a strategic adviser to Defence Strategy and Solutions, which helps arms firms secure government contracts.
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#135310 at 2023-12-22 13:48:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #414: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Edition
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DECEMBER 26, 1984
Reagan Administration: Mr. Barrett discussed the Reagan administration's press coverage and responded to callers' questions. Due to the age of source media, the video breaks up.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?49325-1/reagan-administration
DECEMBER 26, 2007
Clinton Campaign Ad: An ad was shown for Senator Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential nomination campaign that was released by AFSCME PEOPLE.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?201729-1/clinton-campaign-ad
DECEMBER 26, 2009
Weekly Presidential Address: President and Mrs. Obama delivered a Christmas message to the nation. In their remarks they praised service personnel and their families and asked Americans to show their support for the troops and other families in need.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?290908-101/weekly-presidential-address
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Washington Journal: Alan Dershowitz on The Case Against Impeaching Trump. Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz talked about his book, The Case Against Impeaching Trump. In his work he described his "shoe on the other foot test," meaning he asks proponents of impeaching the 45th president whether they would be making the same arguments if Republicans were advocating for impeaching former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had she become president in 2016.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?455905-4/alan-dershowitz-the-case-impeaching-trump
December 26, 2023
7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532482-2/open-phones&playEvent
December 26, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: David Pepper Discusses His Book "Saving Democracy"
Author and former Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper discusses his book "Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every American."
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532482-3/David-Pepper-discusses-book-saving-democracy&playEvent
December 26, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532482-4/open-phones&playEvent
December 26, 2023
9:00 AM EST
U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session
The Senate will hold a brief session. No votes will take place until Monday, January 8.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532565-1/senate-pro-forma-session
December 26, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf
December 26, 2023
4:00 PM EST
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day)
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf
December 26, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Tiny Troops Story Time
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/
December 26, 2023
7:33 PM EST
Cold Moon: Full Moon in December 2023
https://www.almanac.com/full-moon-december
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Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390
Morsle
https://morsle.fun/
Today in History - December 27
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-27
Congressional Record Most Recent Issue
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record
FAA Daily Air Traffic Report
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report
FAA National Airspace System Status
https://nasstatus.faa.gov/
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#128818 at 2023-05-30 13:55:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #376: Memorial Day Edition
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MARCH 6, 2023: Former White House Officials on Bush Administration Development Policy
Former members of the George W. Bush administration discussed ways they changed government development projects, what worked, and lessons learned, in a discussion hosted by the Wilson Center. Much of the focus was on the administration's broadening of public-private partnerships, particularly regarding global public health initiatives, which panelists said were vital in advancing U.S. foreign policy.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526476-1/white-house-officials-bush-administration-development-policy
2:07 AM EDT
APRIL 17, 2023: Fmr. President Clinton Speaks at Good Friday Agreement Conference
Former President Clinton, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern were panelists at a conference on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement hosted by Queens University Belfast. Moderated by Queens University Belfast Chancellor Hillary Clinton, the three leaders reflected on the challenges and stories behind the historic peace agreement, and the lessons learned from their experiences.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527467-3/fmr-president-clinton-speaks-good-friday-agreement-conference
3:05 AM EDT
APRIL 24, 2023: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Democracy
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden discussed the role of libraries as the "cornerstone of democracy," pushes to ban books, efforts to combat misinformation and ways to create common ground in libraries during an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Pew Charitable Trust.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527600-3/librarian-congress-carla-hayden-democracy
4:10 AM EDT
APRIL 24, 2023: Filmmaker Ken Burns and Others on Democracy in the United States
Filmmaker Ken Burns and others discussed the history of democracy in America, polarization, decline of trust in institutions, and the role of the news media in democracy during an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Pew Charitable Trust.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527600-5/filmmaker-ken-burns-democracy-united-states
4:30 AM EDT
Gilbert Achcar, "The New Cold War". University of London professor Gilbert Achcar talked about the emerging power rivalry between the U.S., Russia, and China. This virtual event was hosted by Haymarket Books in Chicago.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527941-1/the-cold-war
5:19 AM EDT
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Remembrance Ceremony
The U.S. Holocaust Museum holds its annual remembrance ceremony honoring the Holocaust's estimated 12 million victims.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527543-1/us-holocaust-memorial-museum-remembrance-ceremony
6:15 AM EDT
WCEF2023 - Reverse Supply Chains in the Electronics Sector
World Resources Institute
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/5/wcef-reverse-supply-chains-electronics-sector
6:25 AM EDT
MAY 17, 2023: Medal of Valor Ceremony
President Biden honored nine first responders with the Medal of Valor at the White House. "From small towns to big cities, you're cut from the same cloth. You run into danger when everyone else runs away from danger," said the president about the three New York Police Department officers, a Houston police officer, Colorado police official, Ohio sheriff's deputy, and three New York firefighters.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528167-1/medal-valor-ceremony
7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528331-2/open-phones&playEvent
8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: David Pepper Discusses His Book "Saving Democracy"
Author and former Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper discusses his book "Saving Democracy: A User's Manual
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528331-3/David-Pepper-discusses-book-saving-democracy&playEvent
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