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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

27 April - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 3

10:02 pm MDT

Can There Ever Be A Sensible Discussion About Vaccines & Why They Are Not Safe?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich What one learns as the most important and irreversible axiom of U.S. law is that FACT or TRUTH is the ultimate... more »

Two people dead in Canadian Salmonella outbreak linked to Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles and eclairs from Thailand

Phyllis Entis at Food Safety News - 9 hours ago
Frozen profiteroles and mini eclairs sold in grocery stores are the apparent sources of two deaths among at least 73 lab-confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Canada as of April 27, 2019, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The outbreak, which was first announced on April 5, 2019, has spread to... Continue Reading

Three Years Since Earth Turned Into A Frying Pan

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 9 hours ago
(Al Gore) believes humans may have only 10 years left to save the planet from turning into a total frying pan. Washington Post January 26, 2006 Al Gore, Sundance’s Leading Man Prior to that, Earth was destroyed by global warming … Continue reading →

Tom Horn: The Push for the Building of the Third Temple in Jerusalem

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 9 hours ago
Prophecy Watchers Published on Apr 26, 2019 Gary Stearman and Tom Horn briefly discuss the push for the building of the Third Temple in Jerusalem. end

The Northeast’s pipeline pinch

Mark Mathis at CFACT - 9 hours ago
Why are New England states paying more for natural gas than surrounding states (sometimes a LOT more) when the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays are nearby? WATCH NOW The post The Northeast’s pipeline pinch appeared first on CFACT.

Sweaty hand-waving pretend Catholic "Beto" O'Rourke praises Planned Parenthood...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*asked about late-term abortions, Beto O’Rourke defended Planned Parenthood, arguing that the organization saves lives at a campaign event on 4/25/19.* *Everything he said is a complete, total, and outright lie.* Vote for someone like Beto and you damn your soul. And if this fool is waltzing his corrupt and evil self up to the communion rail he is profaning the Eucharist in the most grievous manner and committing a serious sacrilege. *More Crazy:* Laura Loomer: *Ilhan Omar Scheduled to Speak About ‘Diversity’ at MN Middle School, Parents Not Allowed to Attend* Fox: *Ocasio... more »

Saturday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Lana Payne highlights how the fight over carbon taxes fits into a broader framework of class warfare - and how the right's climate nihilism needs to be met with solutions which will include workers in the benefits of an economic transition. - Elise Stolte discusses how Edmonton has benefited from a carbon price which has reduced pollution from coal-generated power. And Lindsey Kines reports on the push by Victoria's city council for free public transit. - Meanwhile, Steve Rukavina reports that Montreal is moving toward a ban on single... more »

Tracking the toxic air that’s killing millions

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
BBC News – Tracking the toxic air that’s killing millions https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48037412 Advertisements

#Merck to add #glyphosate to #vaccines in huge deal with #Monsanto

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
http://thesciencepost.com/merck-to-add-glyphosate-to-vaccines-in-huge-deal-with-monsanto/?fbclid=IwAR1FnuXul-ho-IoX0GtAu8h8hbAkHzGP1vafZSRcLo9FI3ae9S6Z-nDdE38

Neuroscientists have identified how exactly a deep breath changes your mind.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://qz.com/quartzy/1132986/neuroscientists-have-identified-how-exactly-a-deep-breath-changes-your-mind/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=qz-organicarchive

Hunting pumas to save deer could backfire, new research suggests

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/hunting-pumas-to-save-deer-could-backfire-new-research-suggests/

Things to do in a long distance #relationship.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://m.femina.in/relationships/love-sex/things-to-do-in-a-long-distance-relationship-113326.amp?__twitter_impression=true

The largest study involving #transgender people is providing long-sought insights about their health

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01237-z?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_2_SJH_Nature

Elon Musk: Any other car than a #Tesla in 3 years like ‘owning a horse’

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/23/elon-musk-any-other-car-than-a-tesla-in-3-years-like-owning-a-horse.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain

Human population boom led to Madagascar’s #megafauna extinction

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/human-population-boom-led-to-madagascars-megafauna-extinction-study/

Brain implants that let you speak your mind

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01181-y?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_2_SJH_Nature

Instead of Checking Politicians, Corporate “Journalist” are Fine Dining with Them

Stephen Boni at The Ghion Journal - 10 hours ago
As we crossed into the second decade of the 21st century, independent online news media stepped over a threshold as well. As to when, it had been building for a number of years so it’s not entirely easy to pinpoint, though the Sanders campaign of 2015-16 is a relatively decent marker. As to why, it may well be a combination of several things: The increase in the capabilities and user-friendliness of the Internet and its… The post Instead of Checking Politicians, Corporate “Journalist” are Fine Dining with Them appeared first on The Ghion Journal.

The Royal Navy Can't Seem to Figure Out How to Dispose of Old Nuclear Submarines

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Not an easy problem to solve. When you need to dispose of an old car, you can take it to a junkyard. But what do you do with a nuclear submarine whose reactor can make people glow in a most unpleasant way? Britain has retired twenty nuclear submarines since 1980. None have been disposed of, and nine still contain radioactive fuel in their reactors, according to an audit by Britain’s National Audit Office. These subs spent an average of twenty-six years on active service—and nineteen years out of service. “Because of this, the Department [Minist... more »

The Shameful Moralizing On Prisoner Voting Rights

Shadowproof at Shadowproof - 10 hours ago
Bernie Sanders' 2020 opponents jumped at the opportunity to give a question on prisoner voting rights the answer it demanded in a shameful display of moralizing. The post The Shameful Moralizing On Prisoner Voting Rights appeared first on Shadowproof.

Verizon Announces 20 More U.S. Cities to Get 5G Despite Telecom Admitting No Studies Say It’s Safe, Widespread Opposition, 5G Failure, and Future Lawsuits

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Telecom Industry executives cannot offer ANY scientific evidence that 5G is harmless and there is research that has already proven 5G IS... more »

US, Russia, and China Agree on Pulling Troops From Afghanistan

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — A new joint statement from the United States, Russia, and China expresses their mutual agreement on the general framework of the withdrawal of...more »

Brexit: What’s Next?

Garreth Bloor at Econlib - 10 hours ago
In Bloomberg Opinion, columnist Munir Sharma quipped that Britain is a small country like its European allies. In his view Britain has simply not accepted the truth of its smallness, unlike fellow EU members. In his view, Brexit is simply display of misplaced overconfidence. There is no “great” in Great Britain to be sought. Imminent […] The post Brexit: What’s Next? appeared first on Econlib.

Obama White House engaged Ukraine to give Russia collusion narrative early boost

The Hill at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Concrete evidence that the Ukrainian government was being pressed by Obama administration to help build the Russia collusion narrative. And that onion is only beginning to be peeled. The post Obama White House engaged Ukraine to give Russia collusion narrative early boost appeared first on The Duran.

Rudy Giuliani DESTROYS Hillary Clinton, “America’s Number One Crime Family” (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 10 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 153. The post Rudy Giuliani DESTROYS Hillary Clinton, “America’s Number One Crime Family” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

MARK ZUCKERBERG & BILL GATES ARE CAPABLE OF GLOBAL GENOCIDE THROUGH THE MISUSE OF DNA DATA

Amanda-Mary at Healing Oracle - 10 hours ago
Share List Do these two men that control global communications and global health, know a lot about sharing DNA? Whilst the majority of the world is distracted, the New World Order continues unabated. Bill Gates... The post MARK ZUCKERBERG & BILL GATES ARE CAPABLE OF GLOBAL GENOCIDE THROUGH THE MISUSE OF DNA DATA appeared first on Healing Oracle.

spying for China

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 10 hours ago
4-13-17 https://www.shiftfrequency.com/claiborne-arrested-treason/#more-102412 In addition to cash payments, Chinese spies provided Claiborne with vacations, an apartment, Apple electronics, and tuition to a Chinese fashion school, according to the indictment. Suggesting she learned tricks from Hillary Clinton, her former boss, Claiborne allegedly told co-conspirators to delete all emails and evidence after getting caught. ……................................................................................................ https://heavy.com/news/2017/03/candace-claiborne-state-depa... more »

Netizen Report: Saudi Arabian Authorities Arrest Three Bloggers and Execute 37 Prisoners, Several of Them Protesters

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Netizen Report Team The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the... more »

BCP Has Clue – Is Comey Toast? When Will What Break?

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 11 hours ago
Here's two vidoes from a guy I like. BCP cuts together bits from various news sources and wraps them in interesting insights. These ask if Comey is up for arrest and who else might be on the chopping block soon. Continue reading →

Judge Dodges Legality of NSA Mass Spying, Citing Secrecy Claims

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Aaron Mackey EFF’s case challenging NSA spying, Jewel v. NSA, has come further than any case trying to end the government’s mass surveillance programs.... more »

Has Rod Rosenstein Flipped His Allegiance, or Just Doing a CYA?

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Last week, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein criticized the Barky Administration and Saint James Comey for their disinformation campaign about “Russian collusion” in the 2016 elections. DAG Rod hammered Comey for his bureau’s leaks to the MSM during the runup to the election and immediately thereafter. Before y’all start doing handstands, do note that Rosenstein also said that there’s “overwhelming evidence” the Rooshins “hacked American computers and defrauded American citizens”. What that evidence might be, ol’ Rod ain’t saying. So these comments might just be a CYA move on Rosenstein’s p... more »

Kalifornia Deep State: Pelosi, Brown, Newsom, Getty Families Control State Politics for Decades

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Here’s a short video that traces the nepotistic ties between four uber-wealthy leftist families who’ve dominated Kalifornia politics for decades. Ronald Reagan escaped their dragnet, but he’s about the only one of any consequence to do so. The internet reference in the video title is to Obama’s transfer of control of domains to ICANN, a globalist agency that fronts as “an independent California nonprofit” organization. ICANN (should it wish) has the capability to limit issuance of new domains to persons with the “wrong” political ideas. The Catholic Jesuit Order (which was training ... more »

Fort Bragg Apologizes for Widespread Blackouts During Cyber-Attack Drill

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Tyler Durden (ZH) — Fort Bragg in North Carolina conducted a cyber-attack military exercise for 12 hours overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning that simulated how personnel would... more »

Could Russia's Stealth Fighter Take on an F-22? (That Actually Might Not Matter)

Robert Farley at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Moscow might not make enough of them. *With respect to other buyers, the Russians may eventually find export customers, but few seem interested at this point. * The PAK FA (now known as the Su-57) has played the bugbear for Western air forces for nearly a decade, the terrifying Russian jet that will eat F-35s for breakfast. American aviation analysts in search of something, anything that might threaten U.S. air dominance settled on the PAK FA, a frankly evil looking jet that bore a very mild resemblance to the MiG-31 “Firefox” that Clint Eastwood mad... more »

No More 'Stealth' Submarines: Could Quantum 'Radar' Make Submarines Easy to Track (And Kill)?

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] And China is researching it. According to some evaluations, today’s cutting-edge submarines like the *Virginia- *and *Sea Wolf*-class attack submarines have been evaluated to run only five decibels louder than average oceanic background noises. Even less-expensive Swedish air independent propulsion submarines have successfully passed undetected to sink U.S. carriers during exercises. Yet some naval analysts are decidedly bearish on the prospects of submarine stealth in the twenty-first century, looking ahead to highly se... more »

Meet Japan’s G4M Betty Bomber: It Sank Two Big Battleships (And Changed History)

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By Charles M. Daniels - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8033946504/in/set-72157631292290354, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24339383] Tokyo's sometimes forgotten bombers did some real damage. The two types of aircraft responsible for sinking the Prince Of Wales and Repulse represented the best of Japanese aviation in 1941. The older, more numerous type consisted of Mitsubishi G3M twin-engine aircraft, known simply as “Nells” to Allied pilots. (The Allies gave boys’ names to Japanese fi... more »

Publisher’s Platform: Beef and Cut Fruit Manufacturers should pay medical bills and wage loss of Salmonella and E. coli Victims

Bill Marler at Food Safety News - 11 hours ago
Opinion Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been contacted by victims of the recent E. coli O103 ground meat outbreak, and recent Salmonella outbreaks linked cut fruit and ground tuna, called today on those companies responsible to pay the medical bills and lost wages of... Continue Reading

Happy Easter!

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*It's not just our physical health which is important.* *Our souls are more important.* *We have immortal souls.* *Thanks to the great grace and love of Jesus Christ, our immortal souls need never die or suffer.* *We do not have immortal life as an inherent quality. It has to be given to us by God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.* *In a similar way, a computer does not have the software for the internet as an inherent programme. It does not have an internet cloud as an inherent component. Internet software, browser etc have to be downloaded onto a computer's hard disc. A connect... more »

I am Coming Back Soon...

admin at Coyote Blog - 11 hours ago
RL has been nutty of late, but I have a backlog of things I want to write about and will be back next week (barring any fresh disasters).

America should oust the NWO private banksters and their fixers from Clinton to Trump and start a new chapter

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*Robert Mueller's cover up of Donald Trump's links to Illuminati bankster Putin is falling apart even as Trump is trying to stop witnesses from testifying to Congress and paving the way to sue them for defamation.* *https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/26/fox-news-andrew-napolitano-trump-obstruct-justice-op-ed* *https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/democrats-threaten-to-jail-trump-officials-who-defy-congressional-subpoenas-1508782147834* *My thinking is that Donald Trump is a particularly unhinged puppet of a particularly unhinged circle of Illuminati banksters, ultimately... more »

Israel to Release Two Syrian Prisoners in ‘Good Will Gesture’ Following Return of Israeli Soldier’s Body

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*21WIRE + South Front* | A new twist to a deal which was brokered - with Russia as the 'man in the middle.'

The Times is almost at it again!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019The concerns of the top two percent:* This very morning, right on its front page, the New York Times could almost be said to be at it again. We refer to the latest front-page report by education reporter Eliza Shapiro. Inevitably, the report is built around the question of who gets to go to Stuyvesant High, the city's most elite public high school. At the Times, few things matter *except for* Stuyvesant High. Shapiro's report starts like this: SHAPIRO (4/27/19): Ronald S. Lauder, the billionaire cosmetics heir, and Richard D. Parsons, the former chairman ... more »

Bt Brinjal Illegally Growing in India: Who Is Really Pulling the Strings?

Colin Todhunter at EAST BY NORTHWEST - 11 hours ago
CounterPunch, Global Research, Dissident Voice, OffGuardian, Countercurrents, RINF In February 2010, the Indian government placed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal. Prior to this decision, numerous independent scientists from India and abroad had pointed out safety concerns regarding Bt brinjal based on data and reports in the biosafety dossier that Mahyco, the crop developer, had submitted to the regulators. Campaigner Aruna Rodrigues explains: “The then Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh instituted a unique four-mont... more »

HUMANITY POISED FOR EPIC VICTORY OF CHINA'S STATE RUN CENTRAL BANK MODEL AGAINT FAILING PRIVATE BANKERS NWO

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*This Easter 2019, the world is in an epic battle between China's state run central bank and the private banksters controlling the USA, UK, Europe, Russia and trying to roll out the NWO.* *Having failed to knee cap China by cutting off its export market to the USA at short notice, Trump is now seeking to cut off its access to vital raw materials like oil.* *This by forcing China to use the dollar, which the NWO controls. * *Again, it has used the shock and surprise tactic, leaving China just four more days until it seeks to enforce sanctions on Iranian oil, which China can buy in... more »

World's second-largest diamond discovered in Botswana

Just In - 11 hours ago
The 1,758-carat diamond is bigger than a tennis ball but still much smaller than the world-record holder — the 3,016-carat Cullinan Diamond, which was cut into nine pieces for the British crown jewels.

Labor pledges multi-billion-dollar overhaul of childcare subsidies

Henry Belot And Eliza Laschon at Just In - 11 hours ago
Bill Shorten says Labor's changes would make childcare free for around 370,000 low-income families, saving them on average $1,400 a year.

In the Land of the Free: Child Sex Trafficking Now Fastest Growing Business in Organized Crime

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: children]“Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.”—John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

WATCH: Residents Furious As Massive Cop Body Slams Little Girl Who Was Not Resisting

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: teen]Residents are outraged after witnessing a massive cop, three times the size of his victim, pick up a tiny teen girl and slam her into the pavement.

Suicide Rates Drop Worldwide yet Increase 24 percent Among Brazilian Teens

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Study from UNIFESP (Federal University of São Paulo) says that while suicide rates are falling worldwide, numbers have increased by 24 percent among adolescents living in large Brazilian cities between 2006 and 2015. The study, published in the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, indicates that suicide […] The post Suicide Rates Drop Worldwide yet Increase 24 percent Among Brazilian Teens appeared first on The Rio Times.

Mexico prohibits Scandal-Plagued Brazilian Odebrecht From Participating in Federal Contracts

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
By Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mexico has banned Brazil’s construction conglomerate Odebrecht from participating in public federal contracts, Mexico’s public administration ministry said on Friday. State-owned entities, such as oil firm Pemex, are banned from entering into a contract with Odebrecht or receiving proposals from the firm for three years, the ministry said […] The post Mexico prohibits Scandal-Plagued Brazilian Odebrecht From Participating in Federal Contracts appeared first on The Rio Times.

Northwest Passage Cruises No Longer Go Through The Northwest Passage

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 12 hours ago
An ice-free Northwest Passage was once the stuff of legend. But it’s now becoming the norm thanks to global warming, and commercial freighters to luxury cruise ships are racing to turn a profit off the newest frontier on earth Climate … Continue reading →

Fake Journalists-- Whether At Politico Or The Texas Monthly, Don't Know What A Primary Is

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
The headline is idiotic. The *Texas Monthly* asked, trying to be provocative, I suppose: Can Out-of-State Liberals Oust a Texas Democrat? The answer, of course, is NO. Only a solid home-grown progressive Democrat from Webb or Bexar County is going to oust Henry Cuellar. Good candidates aren't found on top shelves in an old WalMart and they don't get invented. No one wins a race who isn't positively *driven* by inner demons, especially not a primary. Six of the nine counties that make up Texas' 28th district are deep blue. Tiny Atascosa, Wilson and even tinier McMullen Counties are... more »

Feeling the burn

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
For the boy who wants the ultimate destructive toy, I daresay this comes close. There's a more in-depth video discussion of this flamethrower here, including the laws and regulations governing their ownership and use (there aren't many of them). There *is* a practical application for flamethrowers, of course, in setting fire lines for back-burns, etc.: but they tend to be lower-pressure, shorter-range units. This beast is designed to dump its cargo at maximum range and velocity, as quickly as possible. It appears to have much the same range and burn duration as the US World... more »

Free Speech and Shutting Down Vaccine Debate

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
By Dr. Joseph Mercola The following referenced information contains opinion and perspective on a health topic related to vaccine science, policy, law or ethics that is being discussed in public forums, including in medical, law and other professional journals; newspapers, magazines and other print; broadcast and online media outlets; state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. […] The post Free Speech and Shutting Down Vaccine Debate appeared first on Health Nut News.

Homeland Security makes hopeless attempt to address massive gapbs in US national security defences

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Too late, Homeland Security is trying to address a "policy void", which leaves US national security as full of holes as Swiss cheese, by issuing a call for papers identifying gaps. * *https://www.lawfareblog.com/call-papers-homeland-security-project-belfer-center* *But the lack of credibility of Homeland Security and the Pentagon may mean that few people answer the call. Who, after all, wants to end up as a smeared, murdered whistle blower? That is the fate any one is facing who identifies a serious gap in the US national security as my case Delta 5 218 in Greece proves.* *Whethe... more »

PENTAGON HAS TO STOP UNHINGED TRUMP FROM STARTING WAR WITH CHINA, TELL HIM USA WILL BE FINISHED BY SUPERIOR CHINESE TECHNOLOGY AND MILITARY

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Pentagon officials need to step in an stop the Trump administration officials from bringing the USA into a military confrontation with China which it will almost certainly loose.* *Trump officials said on Friday that sanctions would be applied to China over any oil purchases from Iran from May 1st, threatening the country's lawful and legitimate and vital interest in trading oil for Yuan.* *https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/no-wind-down-for-china-on-stopping-its-iran-oil-buys-trump-officials-idUSKCN1S2238* *China can, it seems, use a train link to transport oil... more »

US government ensnared in a debt trap which will destroy the dollar due to private central bank

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*From Zerohedge* *This article explains why the US Government is ensnared in a debt trap from which there is no escape. Its finances are spiralling out of control. In the context of a rapidly slowing global economy, the budget deficit can only be financed by QE and bank credit expansion. Do not draw comfort from trade protectionism: it will not prevent the trade deficit increasing at the expense of domestic production, unless you believe there will be an unlikely resurgence in personal saving rates. We can now begin to see how the debt crisis will evolve, leading to the destruction... more »

That "Flatwoods Monster" ... 3 of 3

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 12 hours ago
*Something "Happened"? It's happening. It will continue to happen..."We" happened... so! We're not alone. We are not alone and them not being here because we can't get there...Is pretty weak tea.* *That "Flatwoods Monster" * *... 3 of 3* *by Alfred Lehmberg* At that moment of the portrait's startling reveal, history was barely *if indelibly* made as a shocked American public gasped at the sight of the "Green Monster of Braxton County " on their nascent television sets for the first time! Too searing to *last* apparently... eh? The oddly penultimate Flatwoods program is bare... more »

Trump's policies start to cause dangerous levels of inflation

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Trump's partial closure of the border with Mexico strangling trade could lead to soaring inflation for fruit and vegetables of as much as 40%.* *China can fuel inflation by banning all exports to the USA at short notice, such as next week, dealing a lethal blow.* *Trump may seek to introduce price controls to keep fruit and vegetables affordable. But the side effect will be the bankruptcy of companies who cannot cover their costs.* *With the Fed Reserve unable to raise interest rates because of the record debt, there is only one way out of hyperinflation and that is the cancellati... more »

Trump Makes Post-Mueller Vow To Release “Devastating” FISA Docs

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Trump vowed to release all text messages related to the Russia investigation with no redactions. The post Trump Makes Post-Mueller Vow To Release “Devastating” FISA Docs appeared first on The Duran.

RED ALERT! ILLUMINATI BANKSTER PUTIN MAKES HIS WW3 MOVE AFTER BANKRUPTING RUSSIA

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Signs that Illuminati bankster Vladimir Putin and his merry band of oligarchs are preparing to make a push for World War 3 after looting the Russians using the private fractional reserve banking system are growing, also by nationalizing three banks (that is, transferring the private debts of oligarchs to tax payers)* *The private Russian central bank is to keep interest rates at the punishing rate of 7.75% ensuring the accelerating impoverishment of the population. Inflation is at 5.3%, more than 2.5% lower.* *The oligarchs have also started to withdraw so much money from Russia t... more »

Twenty-three kids and a grandma show the way

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 13 hours ago
As a 60 year-old man, I have grown weary of politicians acquiescing to industry funders who want them to permit industry to conduct environmental degradation with impunity. So, when I see younger folks (or maybe an older one or two) … Continue reading →

Trump pulls US out of UN arms treaty

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Associated Press release can be read HERE. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. It entered into force on 24 December 2014. [101 states ratified the treaty. Obama was willing to cede control of our nation,our 2nd Amendment, and our sovereignty over to the UN so that they could gain more control over our country. He made sure that the United States ratified the treaty on September 25, 2013. Other countries have done so with disastrous loss of autonomy as well as sovereignty. The loss of their arms rights a... more »

Trivia : April 27th

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
These things happened on this date in history…. Lavender Scare April 27, 1953 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order banning homosexuals from serving in the federal government. Over 5,000 federal employees were fired under suspicions of being homosexual. It was in response to the belief that homosexuals posed a security risk due to their susceptibility to blackmail. The order’s language restricting national security access based on sexual orientation was repealed in 1995 by U.S. President Bill Clinton. The order was explicitly repealed in 2017 by U.S. President... more »

Make Schools Matter--Join Extinction Rebellion

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
*Yes, schools still matter, or they can matter, if they are telling the truth and educating children of all ages about the global climate emergency and how we must work together now to save life on Earth. * *If schools are not making the factual teaching of global warming their top priority, and if they are not letting children know that we do not have time for them to grow up and become environmental scientists and lawyers before we act, and if they are not giving children the tools and confidence to act now, then those schools do not matter. Full stop. * *It is time for everyone... more »

CHINESE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES HYPERSONIC ROCKET, MILITARY CERTAINLY FAR AHEAD

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*China has the military and technological edge over the USA, a game changer.* *Excerpts from media* *The purpose of Jia Geng No.1 is likely to examine shockwaves at hypersonic speeds.* *The Shanghai Morning Post notes that Xiamen University is the first university in the world to have developed and flown a hypersonic rocket.* *"We call [the design] the double waverider," said Zhu Chengxiang, an assistant professor at the university’s School of Aerospace Engineering and part of the Jia Geng No. 1 team.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-25/watch-chinese-university-successfully-l... more »

Our weekly date

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Today's introductions on *Dateline London *ran as follows: - This week... The caliphate is over but the carnage continues. After losing its last strongholds in Syria and Iraq, will Islamic State go global? And last time President Trump visited London, he criticised the Prime Minister, he kept the Queen waiting and he was stalked by protestors and a giant inflatable. This time it's a state visit. Will the pomp and ceremony keep things on track or will the UK's drawn-out political crisis leave even more things to go wrong? Also I only promised you one Brexit-... more »

CYBER ATTACK CRIPPLES LARGEST US MILITARY BASE IN THE WORLD. WAS IT A MILITARY EXERCISE OR A WARNING?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*If you are conducting a military training and cyber warfare exercise, would you cut all power in your largest military base with 50,000 personnel, including your special forces, to show the world how many gaps you have?* *Maybe if you are very incompetent. * *Or maybe, you have just experienced a real world cyber attack and need a cover story?* *I am not sure what the real situation is, but the story seems strange to me. And it seems that many people who experienced the event thought it was an attack by a hostile force.* *Excerpts from media* *Fort Bragg officials issued an apo... more »

About one in four American soldiers have been prescribed the dangerous, addictive opioids, caused huge death toll

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*Excerpts from media* *Veterans are twice as likely as non-veterans to die from accidental overdoses of the highly addictive painkillers, a rate that reflects high levels of chronic pain among vets, particularly those who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to federal data.* *U.S. government and healthcare officials have been struggling to stem the epidemic of overdoses, which killed more than 64,000 Americans in the 12 months ending last January (2017) alone, a 21 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. About 65,000 ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 27

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1924 New parliament met for 1st time to ratify Anglo-Iraq Treat write constitution write law for parliamentary elections Was lots of opposition to treaty Some wanted to amend which UK rejected 1980 Radio Tehran aired fake story that Saddam had been assassinated 1981 Iraqi counterattack stopped Iranina effort to retake Qasr e-Shirin central front 1982 French delegation returned to Iraq to help work on its Osirak nuclear reactor Left after Iranian bombing of reactor in 1980 1987 Iran Op Karbala 10 took 2 towns and 100 sq mi in Sulaymaniya (Musings On Iraq interview with author Antho... more »

The M-16 Assault Rifle: The Gun Born in North Korea

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: By U.S. Army Europe Images from Heidelberg, Germany - Capt. John Arthur tackles the stress shoot eventUploaded by GiW, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29781130] A walk down memory lane. *As U.S. forces streamed out of bases in the United States bound for Southeast Asia, few would have imagined the M16 rifle, which seemed to have such a rosy future, would encounter such controversy. The weapon which had garnered such glowing reports from American advisers and Vietnamese troops would fall victim to fatal, last-min... more »

How the U.S. Military Would Go To War (And Kill) Godzilla

War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, * You know, just in case. Godzilla. Kings of the monsters. The original Kaiju. Born of humanity’s hubris, it comes from the depths of the Pacific ocean. It comes to wreak havoc. It comes to kill. Some of the more soft-hearted elements of the American military wish to weaponize the beast. Fools! The creature must be destroyed. But how? The U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing in Japan—America’s largest combat wing—thinks it would have no problem felling the beast. Senior Airman Mark Hermann told *Air & Space* magazine he could destroy the monster with “.50-calib... more »

This Gun Can Pierce a Bullet Proof Vest (With a Big Catch)

War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1500/1*VrmHhBtY3zp9ktczKBxSQA.jpeg] If you are really, really close. The 5.45-by-18-millimeter Russian Pistolet Samozaryadny Malogabaritny — “compact self-loading pistol”—is a small pistol for concealed carry. Emphasis on small. The Tula Design Bureau designed the PSM in the late 1960s as an alternative to the standard Makarov. Developed for use by general officers and intelligence operatives, the PSM was accepted by the Soviet government in 1972. Production began at Izhevsk a year later. Members of the Po... more »

Why Russia’s Super-Maneuverable Su-47 ‘Golden Eagle’ Fighter Jet Failed

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Imgur] She looked impressive, but it never made it into the Russian Air Force. In 1996, the March/April issue of Russian military periodical *Air Fleet Bulletin* published an innocuous-seeming photo of a meeting between Russian military chiefs and aviation industry counterparts. Sitting on the table before them were two model airplanes. One was an advanced variant of the by-then well known Flanker multi-role fighter. The other was a strange black jet with forward swept wings—that is, the wings seemed to be swept the “wrong way.” Whether t... more »

Come Aboard the USS Washington: The World War II Battleship That Japan Feared

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By United States Navy - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18272802] An amazing track record in battle. Prior to American entrance into World War II, the USS Washington’s initial assignment was escorting supply ships between England and Russia in support of the Lend Lease Act. One of two North Carolina-class battleships, she would gain her fame in battle after being transferred to the South Pacific in 1942. The Washington is responsible for turning th... more »

'Masters From Two Equal Branches of Government': Trump and Congress Play Hardball

jshaub at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
President Trump leaves the U.S. Capitol along with Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Trump proclaimed recently that his administration would be “fighting all the subpoenas.” And the headlines are filled with the proliferating disputes between the Democratic-controlled House and the administration. According to CNN, the Democrats have declared they will take the disputes “to the courts,” even though, as several scholars quoted in the art... more »

Constitutional Hardball and Congress’s Oversight Authority

jbies at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
President Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the 2019 State of the Union address. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) Over the past week, the president’s statements and the executive branch’s actions in response to congressional oversight requests suggest that the executive branch may have decided to adopt of strategy of maximal resistance to oversight across the board. If so, this would be a dramatic break from the executive branch’s approach to responding to congressional requests for at least the past half-century. Implementing a strategy designed to sto... more »

Too Many Seek False Dreams - A Discourse by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*Too many seek false dreams, empty dreams of power and fame or fortune won in the physical world. These will come to nothing in time. Man has needs to be fulfilled, yet in your world, the greed of a few has taken precedence over the needs of the many. A great imbalance occurs when this is the driving force of any civilization. Great upset, discontent, and general unhappiness occurs within such societies that allow the few to manipulate and deceive those of less intelligence or knowledge as a means of maintaining economic or political power. Resources are wasted-not just phys... more »

Trump Tells NRA, ‘The Left is Coming for Your Guns’ As He’s Been Quietly Taking Your Guns All Along

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: guns]Donald Trump just spoke to the NRA, claiming that the "left is coming for your guns," but he ignored the fact that he and the right are coming for them too.

Over Privileged Posh Boy Climate Bully with Plastic Wrapped Flowers Meets his Match

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
This posh boy climate protestor made the mistake of harassing Gerard Batten in the street. He also asked to see my pants. ….posh boys with plastic wrapped flowers … be better than this. #GerardBatten @UKIP #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/oSUmt7KS31 — Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) April 25, 2019 Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment…and have a good laugh. … Continue reading "Over Privileged Posh Boy Climate Bully with Plastic Wrapped Flowers Meets his Match"

Can't take a joke

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
*Twitter is a private company and is allowed to ban whomever it likes. Except for accounts I like, in which case it’s an outrageous affront to freedom of speech. * * (Titania McGrath, social commentator)* Liam Neeson's famous speech from the film *Taken *is best known for its final phrase: I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like... more »

'We make decisions about who comes here': Morrison channels Howard in refugee pledge

Andrew Greene at Just In - 14 hours ago
Scott Morrison will invoke John Howard's refugee policies when he appears alongside the former Prime Minister to pledge a re-elected Coalition government will crack down on who comes to Australia.

Dockers take down Bulldogs, Giants win Sydney AFL derby

Just In - 14 hours ago
Fremantle beats the Bulldogs in David Mundy's 300th match and the Giants get the better of crosstown rivals the Swans, while the Crows and Lions celebrate away victories.

Government Plans to Implement Drug Tests to Drivers

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The government of President Jair Bolsonaro said that it performed a group of technical studies “aimed at the implementation and use of technologies” to detect the presence of toxic substances in drivers. According to the publication earlier this month, specific devices will be able to […] The post Government Plans to Implement Drug Tests to Drivers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Environment Minister Slashes Own Budget And has Military Occupy Key Posts

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, had the annual budget for the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) cut by 24 percent. The institution is directly linked to his portfolio. Salles was named Minister of the Environment by President Jair Bolsonaro. […] The post Environment Minister Slashes Own Budget And has Military Occupy Key Posts appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin The Style Section Meets State Craft: Amal Clooney and the Foreign Policy Influencers Fired for a Felony, Then For Perjury. Meet the New Police Chief Untreatable Form of Lyme disease Could Hit 2 Million Americans by 2020 The $177 billion owner of Lay's chips is suing small-time Indian farmers for growing a type of potato it claims exclusive rights over The CIA's first post on Instagram is a cryptic mashup of hidden messages Hundreds of students and staff at UCLA and a Cal State campus were placed under quarantine amid measles outbreak Ebola Doctors In Congo Are Threa... more »

Taking a couple days off

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
Just wanted to let everyone on my mailing list know I’ll be taking two or three days off to rest and recalibrate after an intense last few weeks. I really appreciate you all and I’ll be back real soon. Love you!

NYC Sends “Disease Detectives” In Jewish Neighborhoods Looking for Unvaccinated – Attorneys Prepare Lawsuits

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
By Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News A day after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency over measles outbreaks in Jewish communities of Brooklyn, and ordered forced vaccinations of everyone not yet vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, the Washington Post is reporting that the Health Department has sent “disease detectives” into the community to force […] The post NYC Sends “Disease Detectives” In Jewish Neighborhoods Looking for Unvaccinated – Attorneys Prepare Lawsuits appeared first on Health Nut News.

Causes

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
The BBC, as was to be expected, swiftly moved its focus onto the 'fears of a backlash against Muslims' angle this week in the wake of Easter Sunday's terror attacks targeting Christians and foreigners. Given the volatility of Sri Lankan society, of course, that's a far from unreasonable fear. Still, the corporation's account of 'What led to [the] carnage?' presents a markedly different one to that given by the Associated Press. According to the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan, the attacks need to be seen in the context of Muslim suffering in Sri Lanka, first at the hands of the Tamil T... more »

Someone's been on the happy pills again

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
So it turns out that Tommy Robinson is intending to stand as an independent against Gerard Batten's UKIP up 'ere in't North West. (Didn't see that coming!). The BBC reported his announcement along with Hope No Hats' call for voters to come out and oppose him. To my astonishment though, the BBC let slip in that piece that Tommy Robinson's "real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon". Who knew? Everyone's been keeping *very* quiet about that!

So, here's the thing, Carole, people you disagree with will sometimes be on TV

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Someone with extreme views, and John Rhys-Davies Well, this week's *Question Time *may have had only one passionate Brexit supporter among a sea of People's Vote advocates - actor John Rhys-Davies - but even that was too much for some people: The actor said that "the real elephant in the room is population. If we had fewer people, we would have less pollution." Now, of course, Carole is correct about this argument being "a whisper off eugenics" and must cough up a furball every time the BBC platforms Sir David Attenborough, patron of Population Matters, who campaigns on the very ... more »

On Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Kazuo Ishiguro’s *Never Let Me Go* is the story of a group of genetically-engineered children who have been reared at the Hailsham House to serve as organ donors. The purpose of the Hailsham House is to prepare them for their future — by keeping them (their organs) healthy through regular medical checkups, preventing them from smoking cigarettes, and installing in them the methods of self-repression and denial that will keep them steady and dependable from one organ donation to the next. The novel is narrated by Kathy H., who on the first page announces that she has worked for more... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*UK: Fee‑paying schools ‘save billions for the taxpayer’* Independent heads hit back against VAT threat Private schools are saving taxpayers billions of pounds a year, their head teachers have said in a forceful defence of the sector. The heads used their annual report yesterday to assert the financial benefits of fee-charging schools and the good they are doing for society. The schools bring economic benefits and taxpayer savings totalling more than £20 billion a year by educating pupils who would otherwise need state places and by providing employment, community facilities and t... more »

In Whom Or What Do You Trust?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Trust, they say, is the coin of the realm. But, according to the CanTrust Index, trust in Canada has taken a beating. Susan Delacourt writes: For the first three years that this index was conducted, [Justin] Trudeau’s trust numbers hovered around 46 per cent. But that dropped to 40 per cent this year, accompanied by similar plunges for the news media and large corporations. In 2018, a reasonably healthy 51 per cent of people expressed trust in the media, while 28 per cent said they trusted big business. In 2019, it’s just 40 per cent for the media and 20 per cent for large corpora... more »

Charter Lessons From Democracy Prep

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 15 hours ago
I was as unimpressed as anyone when education privatization fan Campbell Brown launched the 74 site as a platform for the same old "Charters schools rule, public schools drool" song and dance. But since that launch, and particularly since Brown stepped away from the site, the straight journalism side of the operation has done some commendable work (though the propaganda side is still frying up its same old baloney). You can ignore the site, but then you're going to miss pieces of reporting like this piece about Democracy Prep. It is detailed, thorough, and pretty unflinching about s... more »

Weekend reads: A U.S. gov’t memo on publishing leaves scientists in disbelief; money wasted on flawed research; an eye doctor whose research subjects were at risk

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of a paper on red wine, tea, and … Continue reading Weekend reads: A U.S. gov’t memo on publishing leaves scientists in disbelief; money wasted on flawed research; an eye doctor whose research subjects were at risk

#Chocolate May Help Your Brain – New Scientific Review Finds Benefits of Cocoa

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a27289178/chocolate-brain-benefits/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBMH Advertisements

Docs use stem cells to cure premature baby’s lung disease

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/docs-use-stem-cells-to-cure-premature-babys-lung-disease/article26947136.ece

Elon #Musk says Tesla #robotaxis will hit the market next year

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/04/22/elon-musk-says-tesla-robotaxis-will-hit-the-market-next-year.html?__twitter_impression=true

New York Outbreaks Drive U.S. #Measles Count Up to 626

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-04-22/new-york-outbreaks-drive-us-measles-count-up-to-626?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

SO WHAT WILL SEAN HANNITY'S JOB WITH TRUMP BE IN 2021?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
A couple of days ago, *Vanity Fair* reported this: [Sean] Hannity has told friends that he intends to leave Fox when his contract expires in early 2021, two people who've spoken with him said. “Sean doesn't feel supported,” a staffer close to him said. “He has no relationship with [Fox Corporation CEO] Lachlan [Murdoch, Rupert's son]. Sean thinks, Wait a second, I was hired to get ratings and I get ratings, but now people are embarrassed about me? He feels Fox spends a lot of time supporting Shepard Smith but his show makes no money. That's annoying to him.” My guess is that Fox wi... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Greenie versus Greenie* *Britain's rarest birds are being put at risk by Natural England decision to revoke shooting licences, farmers warn * Britain's rarest birds are being put at risk after Natural England's decision to revoke shooting licenses, farmers have said. They have argued that the decision to make shooting pest birds including magpies and crows without an individual license unlawful means that conservationists will no longer be able to protect the nests of songbirds from being plundered. Landowners have argued that this has come at the worst time of year, as it is wh... more »

Sending food to famine-ridden countries is ‘barmy’–Attenborough

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Phil Salmon Admirers of “cuddly” David Attenborough might like to recall what he said in 2013: Sir David Attenborough has attacked the idea of sending food aid to countries enduring famine as “barmy” and has urged for more debate about population control, it has been reported. The natural […]

UK Wildfires? Blame Them On Global Warming!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public UK’s wildfires are due to climate change! The UK has been hit by nearly a hundred large wildfires in 2019, making it the worst year on record already. The hot spell in February and the recent Easter heatwave have contributed to a total of 96 major […]

Does Biden Have A Place In History Waiting For Him? Yeah-- And REALLY Different From Bernie's

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Cook's Amy Walter framed Biden's misguided run for the presidency slightly different from my own preference to hearken directly back to Warren G Harding's Return to Normalcy campaign; hers is Restoration Versus Revolution. That works. Think about the English Civil War (1642-1651). Charles I was executed in 1649. The restoration refers to the period from 1660 when Charles II returned from exile in Holland and was restored to the throne, which those who hated Oliver Cromwell-- who ran the show while there was no king-- called "a divinely ordained miracle." Many who participated in th... more »

How North Korea's Air Force Would Die a Fiery Death

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Asia* [image: By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces - 2011.5.3 육군방공학교 비호사격, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36991266] Seoul's dangerous anti-aircraft gun gets overlooked but has some deadly features. South Korea’s K30 Biho Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (SPAAG) rose to international prominence when it beat out Russia’s Pantsir system for a massive Indian contract. While this contract is being disputed with the Indian government, it is worth looking at the Biho as it was considered to be one of the best anti-air systems ... more »

31 Pilots Told Us Why They Love the F-35 (More the A-10, F-16 and F-15)

John Venable at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*John Venable* *Security, Americas* [image: DVIDS] High praise. *The F-35A’s radar effectively can shut down enemy fighter and surface-to-air radars without those adversaries becoming aware they are being electronically attacked. Coupled with stealth, this jet is all but invisible to enemy radars.* Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and politicians have questioned the worth of this jet, the only people who know the ground truth are the pilots themselves. *(This fi... more »

3 Reasons the B-52 Bomber Will Outlive All of Us

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Middle East* Retirement will simply have to wait. Do you remember when the defense industry could actually build airplanes? Not just build airplanes, but mass produce them in large numbers? Of course you don’t. Over time, military aircraft have become so complicated and defense industry has become so impervious to outside forces that you probably weren’t born when the United States could actually build tough, reliable and relatively low cost airplanes. *(This article by Jeff Schogol* *originally appeared** at Task & Purpose. Follow Task & Purpose o... more »

How Russia Got Its Hands on a 'Mini SR-71' Mach 3 Spy Drone (And Stole Its Secrets)

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A nearly forgotten story from the Cold War. In November 1969, the U.S. Air Force sent Russia an early Christmas gift. It was a sleek flying machine that bore an uncanny resemblance to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The American generosity was purely unintentional. The aircraft was actually a cutting-edge drone dispatched on a mission to photograph Communist Chinese nuclear sites. And the drone did what it was supposed to until it failed to turn around, and kept on going north into Siberia before crashing. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... more »

Michael Smith chats with a friend

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
“Paraphrasing a conversation I had today with a friend: Me: "Let's do a little logic exercise to help you understand what I'm trying to say." Friend: "OK." Me: "Do you think if I called you a thief, you would be more likely or less likely to want to associate with me?" Friend: "Probably less." Me: "What if I called you a rapist?" Friend: "Probably even less likely." Me: "OK, what if I called you a pedophile?" Friend: "Probably even less likely than the other two." Me: "OK, so how likely do you think it would be for me to pay attention to people who don't know me and call me a ... more »

'Everest of shearing' conquered as 16yo world record clipped

Jon Daly at Just In - 16 hours ago
Lou Brown used meditation and shear effort to clip just under one sheep a minute for eight hours and claim the new world record.

Anti-Adani convoy get frosty welcome from Queensland coal mining town

Jemima Burt at Just In - 16 hours ago
The 400-strong group arrive in Clermont to a frosty welcome from pro-coal locals who wave 'Start Adani' placards and heckle the protesters as they drive into town. Some local businesses will even refuse the protesters service during their stay.

Perfect 10 propels Courtney Conlogue to Bells Beach title

Just In - 16 hours ago
A prefect score sees American Courtney Conlogue ring the bell for a third time at the iconic Bells Beach World Surf League event on the Victorian coastline.

Counter-terror police release two people without charge after search of North Melbourne property

Just In - 16 hours ago
Two people are released without charge after they were arrested during a Joint Counter Terrorism Team operation in North Melbourne on Friday afternoon.

Presidential orders seek to kickstart mining industry revival

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 16 hours ago
History was made in March when federal officials gave the green light for construction and operation of copper mines in Arizona and Minnesota. Credit a pair of presidential orders designed to guarantee America's supply of vital resources. The post Presidential orders seek to kickstart mining industry revival appeared first on CFACT.

NOAA data tampering claim is valid

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“Alarmists claim that it is due to Time of Observation Bias or changing station composition, but that isn’t what is going on. NOAA is simply making the data up. Every month, a certain percentage of stations does not report, and … Continue reading →

Bayes likes Mayor Pete

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 16 hours ago
Who has the best chance of beating Donald Trump? A clue can be found using Bayes Theorem. Here is the logic. Let A be the event that a candidate wins the general election, and B be the event that a candidate wins his or her party's nomination. Predictit gives us the betting market's view of P(A) and P(B). It is a safe assumption that P(B / A) = 1, that is, a candidate can win only if nominated. We can then use Bayes theorem to compute P(A / B), the probability that the candidate will win the general election conditional on being nominated. So here are the results for P(A / B) as of... more »

NYT: Vaccinators in Pakistan gunned down, local vaccine skeptics say “our children are healthy”

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Editor’s note: These reports come after 25,000 children were sickened, allegedly after their Polio vaccine. Mainstream says they were not sickened by the vaccine and that is a rumor. Thoughts? (see links at bottom) RIP to all killed. MABAD — Two gunmen on motorcycle shot and killed a polio vaccinator in the southwestern Pakistani city […] The post NYT: Vaccinators in Pakistan gunned down, local vaccine skeptics say “our children are healthy” appeared first on Health Nut News.

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