The Elites And Their Contempt

US Fighter Jet Downed In Iran, Large Aerial Search Underway For Crew Iranian media has announced that national forces have shot down a US fighter jet, and a US search and rescue effort is is active over Iran in an effort to locate two crew. Israeli media as well as Axios are also reporting it, with emerging photos and videos suggesting it is an F-15 fighter jet. "Iranian state media published pictures and videos that allegedly show parts of the downed plane and one of the ejection seats," Axios writes. Photos initially...

Ex-Mossad Chief Stuns By Saying Settler Violence An 'Existential Threat' To State Of Israel Via Middle East Eye A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has said that settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank reminds him of the Holocaust. Tamir Pardo, who served as director of Mossad from 2011 to 2016, made the remarks in an interview with Channel 13 while touring Palestinian villages affected by ongoing settler attacks, alongside former Israeli army officials. "My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and what I saw reminded me of the events that happened against Jews...

Study Finds Self-Driving Cars Crash More Often, But Cause Far Fewer Injuries Self-driving cars may be involved in more crashes than human drivers on a per-mile basis, but the evidence suggests those accidents are generally far less likely to result in serious injuries or fatalities, according to Aulsbrook Car & Truck Lawyers. A review of autonomous vehicle safety data found self-driving vehicles are involved in about 9.1 crashes per million miles traveled, compared with roughly 4.1 for human-driven vehicles. However, the report found autonomous vehicle crashes are typically much less severe,...