THE REBEL WIRE 08/27/2018 IRAN ALLIES WITH SYRIA

Judges: Smart meters are 4th Amendment 'search' Privacy and health activists long have raised opposition to smart meters – the technological wizards that monitor power usage in a home, sometimes on a minute-by-minute basis, and report it to the utility that owns them. And sometimes others. Now an appeals court has affirmed that their readings constitute a “search” under the Constitution’s Fourth […] Read More

Donald Trump’s just-right statement on John McCain ANALYSIS/OPINION:President Donald Trump put out a brief expression of sympathy for the family of John McCain in the aftermath of the Arizona senator’s death — and now, a couple media cycles later, it’s like he unilaterally bombed North Korea, or purposely ran over a box full of kitties.But on this, Trump shouldn’t be criticized. At […] Read More

Iran and Syria sign deal for military cooperation (Worthy News) – Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defense ministers of the two countries in Damascus, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami traveled to Damascus on Sunday for a two-day visit, meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and senior military officials, […] Read More

Republicans Secretly Study Potential Investigations if Dems Take Control of House (Worthy News) – Congressional Republicans are getting ready for hell. Axios has obtained a spreadsheet that’s circulated through Republican circles on and off Capitol Hill — including at least one leadership office — that meticulously previews the investigations Democrats will likely launch if they flip the House. Why this matters: Publicly, House Republicans are putting […] Read More

Romanian or Russian? A geopolitical issue in Moldova BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Japan’s ambassador to Moldova is fluent in the country’s official language: Romanian. But in a geopolitical twist, the mayor of the eastern European nation’s second-largest city is a Russian speaker who needed a translator when he met the diplomat last month.While Balti Mayor Nicolai Grigorisin’s inability to communicate directly with the […] Read More