[LucyT]

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ma·trix noun \ˈmā-triks\

: something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) within which something else originates or takes form or develops

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matrix

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Thank you for developing Threat Matrix 2015 thread, KC_Lion.

Good job, and we appreciate it.

[blueyon]

thanks for the ping....I am sure this years Threat Matrix will fill up fast..............I am not ready for what I think 2015 will bring us

[LucyT]

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Link to 2014 Threat Matrix.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3124555/posts

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[Velveeta]

Thank you both for the new TM thread and ping!

[blueyon]

Not sure if this one should be here. I just find it very odd she did this..I feel like the world has gone collectively insane

Merkel tells Germans not to attend anti-Islam rallies

http://news.yahoo.com/merkel-tells-germans-not-attend-anti-islam-rallies-114701418.html

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned the country’s citizens not to participate in weekly anti-Islam rallies that have attracted growing numbers of supporters in the eastern German city of Dresden.

Merkel condemned the organizers of the protests and said they were driven by prejudices and hatred against foreigners.

The chancellor used unusually direct words in her New Year’s speech on Wednesday for the rallies organized by a group calling itself Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West, or PEGIDA which have been attended by thousands.

When the protesters chant “we are the people,” they actually mean to say “you don’t belong — because of your religion or your skin color,” Merkel said.

PEGIDA organizers insist they are protesting only against extremism and not against immigrants or Islam itself, but the demonstrations have received support from far-right groups, prompting concerns that anti-foreigner sentiment might be rising.....................

[azishot]

Thanks for the ping to the new thread. It’ll come in handy when (not if) bad stuff happens.

[KC_Lion]

Thank you all for the wonderful posts.

They are already informative, F.R. truley is an excellent Hub of Information and this Threat Matrix Pings and Posts really help you follow what is going on.

But that is only made possible by you great FReepers! :D

[rodguy911]

Thanks for everything you guys do on this thread. Its a much needed addition to Fr.
Happy New Year as well.!

[TheOldLady]

Thank you for the thread and ping, my friends.