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CDC Sets Highest Alert Activation Over Ebola

The Centers for Disease Control has issued their highest alert activation over the Ebola outbreak.

Dr. Tom Frieden, CDC Director, announced on the social network Twitter Wednesday the operations center has moved to a “level one response.”

The last two times the CDC has elevated to a level one was the 2009 outbreak of bird flu and to cover the aftermath of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.  The level one is basically an “all hands on deck” order to stop the outbreak of disease.

The increase by the CDC is coming in the wake of Nigerian authorities admitting they did not immediately quarantine a sick man who arrived on an airplane that later died of Ebola.  At least one other person directly connected to the man died of the disease and five others are confirmed to have the virus.

“What we do know is that the Ebola virus, both currently and in the past, is controllable if you have a strong public health infrastructure in place,” President Obama said.   “The countries that have been affected are the first to admit that what’s happened here is that their public health systems have been overwhelmed. They weren’t able to identify and then isolate cases quickly enough. You did not have a strong trust relationship between some of the communities that were affected and public health workers. As a consequence, it spread more rapidly than has been typical with the periodic Ebola outbreaks that have occurred previously.”

Dr. Pritish Tosh of the Mayo Clinic said that the conditions in the field to deal with Ebola are nowhere near the level of industrialized countries like the United States.

Boko Haram Leader Mocks #BringBackOurGirls Hashtag Campaign

The head of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram has released a video where he mocks the western-oriented campaign called “Bring Back Our Girls” that uses a hashtag on Twitter calling for the release of girls kidnapped by the group.

The new video features the leader gathering his troops together and then chanting “Bring Back Our Army”, a reference to their demands that the government release captured terrorists in return for the release of the captured girls.

The leader also screamed “Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill Christians!” throughout the video.

The Christian Post reported yesterday that 219 of 276 kidnapped from a public school in April are still being held by the terrorists.

Nigerian military officials say they know the location of the 219 remaining girls but have still been unable to find a way to safely move in and rescue them.

Earthquake Shakes Morningside During 4th of July Week

Morningside was shaken by 2.7 magnitude earthquake Wednesday night.

The quake, which struck around 10:15 p.m., was centered near Yellville, Arkansas, about 30 miles from Morningside.  Friends and partners of the show who were on social media reported feeling their homes shake for a brief moment but there were no reports of damage.

Several witnesses said they could hear the rumbling outside of their homes similar to a truck on the highway or passing train.

The quake was the second to strike Arkansas in the last month.  A magnitude 3.8 quake struck near Fairfield Bay, Arkansas on June 4th causing minor damage.  The epicenter of that quake was about 50 miles from the Yellville quake.

Boxing Champ Vilified on Twitter For Anti-Abortion Stand

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is facing a heavy backlash on social media after taking a strong anti-abortion stand.

Mayweather, who unified the WBA and WBC Welterweight titles in a controversial win Saturday night, revealed during the week that he had broken up with his fiancée after she secretly had an abortion.

“I’m totally against killing babies,” Mayweather said on Twitter as he posted a sonogram photo of what he said was the twins.  “She killed our twin babies.”

Floyd was immediately attacked by pro-abortionists on Twitter and Facebook saying that he had no right to demand his now ex-fiancee have the babies and that he had no right to say abortion is killing a baby.  Many slammed him for making a public statement about something they felt was only his ex’s business.

Some even called for him to be stripped of his title before the fight and to no longer be allowed to professionally fight because of his anti-abortion stance.

Starbucks Apologizes For Satanic Message From Employee

Apparently a Starbucks employee thinks he can help Satan steal souls through coffee.

A Louisiana woman visited a Starbucks at the Mall of Louisiana after church and found that the employee of the store wrote Satanic symbols in caramel on her drinks.  One drink had a pentagram and the other read 666.

“I unfortunately can’t give the young man’s name who served it, because I was so appalled that I could not bring myself to look at him,” Megan Pinion wrote when she posted the picture to Facebook. “I am in no way judging his beliefs of dis-meriting his beautiful artwork. I am however judging his lack of professionalism and respect for others. I am a teacher in the public school system and if I were to present a child of atheist or pagan believers with a Christian art project I could be sued in a heartbeat.”

Pinion said she was a Catholic who would love to share her beliefs daily to her students but has to follow the school’s ethics code.

Starbucks quickly apologized to Pinion for the incident and said the actions of the barista do not represent the company in any way.  There was no word if the barista was disciplined for his actions.

Jihadist Planning Fort Hood Style Attack Posted Pending Attack Online

The jihadist who was being sought by the FBI and military authorities after friends reported he was planning a Fort Hood style attack reportedly posted his impending attack on social media.

Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, who was known as John Thomas Booker before his conversion to Islam, posted on Facebook March 19th of his intent to die.

“Getting ready to be killed in jihad is a HUGE adrenaline rush! I am so nervous,” Hassan posted. “NOT because I’m scared to die but I am EAGER to meet my lord.”

Hassan was discharged by the Army on March 28th after the confirmed the postings and comments to friends.  However, the FBI and military officials put out an alert for Hassan because of his intentions to cause harm to troops.

And FBI spokesman said there is no imminent threat to public safety.

Sources told FoxNews that Hassan has been placed inside a locked mental health facility for evaluation and treatment.

NSA Targets System Administrators to Obtain Access

The latest NSA revelation revealed they obtained access to multiple systems by targeting the system administrator for hacking and surveillance.

The document from fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA would target the personal Facebook and emails of system administrators to hack their personal computers to gain information on corporate systems.

One of the documents released was actually titled “I hunt sys admins.”

The NSA targeted more than passwords once they obtained system access.  They would obtain customer lists, network maps, business correspondence and even information described as “pictures of cats in funny poses with amusing captions.”

The document also showed the NSA targeting users of the TOR web browsing system that has higher levels of security than the normal systems.

Squeaky Dolphin Stalks Online Users

If you have a Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Blogger account, then the NSA and their British counterparts have used Operation Squeaky Dolphin to spy on you.

A document released by Edward Snowden to the Guardian newspaper and NBC News shows a program called Squeaky Dolphin that would track in real time users of major social media sites to build a profile of their interests.

The leaked document instructs users of the program how to target specific data sets within the websites to gain the information they wish to obtain.  Everything from Facebook likes and posted links, to Twitter messages with keywords to videos watched on YouTube was collected and sorted by the program.

The released document shows examples of real life Twitter user feeds collected without the user’s knowledge discussing the NSA and security matters.

The document also outlined how to hack into the servers of the major social media sites and obtain information without the knowledge of the website owners. Operators of Squeaky Dolphin then could track individual messages to the computer and location where they were posted.

Iran Says World Has Surrendered To Their Will

The President of Iran has taken to the social media network Twitter to declare victory in their negotiations with the world over their nuclear program.

“Our relationship w/ the world is based on Iranian nation’s interests. In #Geneva agreement world powers surrendered to Iranian nation’s will,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote.

The statement is just the latest in celebratory declarations by Iran’s leadership saying that the deal struck in Geneva with major world powers is not going to hamper their ability to produce nuclear weapons.

“No facility will be closed; enrichment will continue, and qualitative and nuclear research will be expanded,” Iran’s chief negotiator Abbas Araqchi said. “All research into a new generation of centrifuges will continue.”

Iranian officials are also talking about a side deal, or “nonpaper”, which is code for an informal side agreement that does not have to be publicly admitted.

Cyclone Cleopatra Kills 17 In Sardinia

Cyclone Cleopatra roared into the Italian island of Sardinia killing at least 17 people and leaving dozens missing.

The storm’s heavy rains led to flash flooding and many rivers to overflow their banks. The flooding destroyed several bridges and swept away cars and homes.

A mother and daughter died when they car was swept away in the flash flooding. A family of three died when a bridge collapsed onto their car.

Prime Minister Enrico Letta has declared a state of emergency for the island, calling the situation a “national tragedy.” He said that $27 million would be immediately allocated to emergency relief efforts and that soldiers are being sent to the island for search and rescue operations.

Reports say the flash flooding reached 10 feet high at times. The mayor of the told of Olbia told the BBC the storm was “apocalyptic.”

Officials say that citizens of the island are coming together. Many residents with homes left undamaged by the storm are using social media to contact those who have lost homes and are inviting them in for meals and shelter.