{fdd.org} ~ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an emergency directive on Tuesday... to all federal agencies to take immediate steps to combat a campaign to redirect internet traffic to websites controlled by malicious actors. Although DHS did not link this series of malicious operations to Iran, private cyber threat researchers at FireEye concluded that the evidence points to Iranian sponsorship. This operation follows a trend of global Iranian cyber campaigns, as identified in a November FDD report. While FireEye could only conclude “with moderate confidence” that Iranian actors were responsible for the operation, the firm noted that the “activity aligns with Iranian government interests.” This is consistent with assessments that the Islamic Republic relies on quasi-independent groups to conduct its cyber attacks. In an in-depth study of the cyber threat landscape in Iran, threat intelligence firm Recorded Future concluded that there is “consistent evidence” that cyber operations emanating from Iran are “government-sponsored.” The scale of this two-year operation is unprecedented. FireEye discovered related activity dating back to January 2017, predating the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran and the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal between Iran and the international community. “We found at least 50 different organizations affected across at least 12 countries — and that’s just what we’ve found so far,” a FireEye senior manager told The Washington Post. According to FireEye and Cisco, the “sophisticated” and “innovative” campaign used at least three different methods to manipulate “Domain Name System” (DNS) records, which translate URLs into numerical IP addresses so that internet users’ requests reach the intended websites. “DNS hijacking” enables hackers to decrypt the redirected internet traffic, read emails, and steal credentials... https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/01/24/u-s-government-hit-by-major-iranian-cyber-operation/
According to National Review, the Reproductive Health Act had already cleared the state assembly, where 92 members voted to approve it and just 47 voted against it. The legislation was then voted on by the state senate on Tuesday. The vote there was 38-24. Unsurprisingly, New York Gov. evil-Andrew Cuomo — a Democrat and a Catholic — will sign it with glee.
CBS New York reports, “Provisions in the bill include dropping most restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks, allowing midwives and nurse practitioners to perform abortions and ending criminal charges for harming children in the womb.”
Stacey Lennox at The Resurgent underscores an extremely important point, “The impact … is two-fold. First, nearly all criminal penalties are removed for killing a baby inside the womb. A mother who is 30 weeks pregnant and stabbed in the abdomen, killing her unborn child, will see no prosecution for the death of her baby. Next, because of definitions in previous court rulings … those factors that relate to the health of a woman are broadly defined… So in New York, no one can be prosecuted for the deliberate or accidental killing of an unborn child and health is so broadly defined as to make almost any issue sufficient for a woman to request an abortion. … New York just legalized Kermit Gosnell.”
evil-Cuomo, for his part, asserted, “The Reproductive Health Act is a historic victory for New Yorkers and for our progressive values. In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and women’s reproductive rights, I promised that we would enact this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new session — and we got it done. I am directing that New York’s landmarks be lit in pink to celebrate this achievement and shine a bright light forward for the rest of the nation to follow.”
That last part isn’t a farce; it’s sick. As The Daily Signal reports, the governor instructed “that the spire at One World Trade Center, the Governor Mario M. evil-Cuomo Bridge, the Kosciuszko Bridge and the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany all be lit in pink on Tuesday night.” Blood red would have been a more appropriate color.
“It’s bittersweet,” evil-Cuomo fretted. “There is a bitterness because we shouldn’t be here in the first place. We should not have a federal government that is trying to roll back women’s rights. … This administration defies American evolution.” Sadly, the Left cares more about “American evolution” than God’s creation.
Ironically, this new legislation was enacted during a time of dwindling abortion figures. As The Daily Wire notes, “According to the New York State Department of Health, 87,325 abortions took place in New York state during 2016. According to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there were 93,096 abortions in New York during 2015. The Guttmacher Institute reported that there were roughly 119,940 abortions in New York during 2014.”
All this goes to show that for the Left, abortion really is a religion. And the Left is willing to sacrifice as many children — with as much ease — as possible to foster it. For those trying to understand today’s terrible political and cultural climate, start with deciphering the breadth and acceptance of such blatant evil. ~The Patriot Post
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