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Smith & Wesson: The 5 Best Guns Ever to Fire A Shot
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The best from a legend. *The pistol also features an optional loaded chamber indicator and optional thumb safety. Somewhat unique among pistols it comes with four different * *palmswell** grip inserts for maximum ergonomic comfort.* Smith & Wesson is one of the oldest, and most storied names in American firearms. Founded in the 1800s, the company specialized in revolvers and guns such as the No.3 and Schofield became synonymous with the Old West. Although Smith & Wesson is best known for its handguns,the company now makes guns of all stripes, from re...more »
No Fear: This Russian Submarine Was So Fast It Outran Torpedoes
*Robert Farley* *Security, * It was a legend. *The USSR and Russia began deprioritizing the Alfa mission even before the end of the Cold War; a boat with similar capabilities (and presumably of similar cost, at least at the beginning) would need to compete with other, far more pressing defense priorities.* The Soviet Union began the Cold War well behind the United States in submarine technology. Although the Soviets acquired several of the most advanced German submarine types towards the end of the war, the United States had amassed a wealth of experience in submarine and antis... more »
Two takes
Mishal tonight, looking stern Obviously, given what I've written today, I was duty bound to watch tonight's *BBC Weekend News* on BBC One in order to monitor how they reported the Labour antisemitism story. Well, they gave it 15 whole seconds. This is what the BBC newsreader read out, in its entirety: The Jewish Labour Movement has passed a vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. The group said it was because of the party's handling of antisemitism allegations. The shadow Attorney General Baroness Chakrabarti had called on the group not to personalise the issue. So... more »
The Reason Big Pharma and Big Food Want You to Think Eggs are Bad – And Why They Are Not
Ever since the cholesterol theory of heart disease was created during the 1970s and 1980s, eggs have been vilified as a potential threat for not only heart disease, but more recently even diabetes. Official institutional warnings of egg consumption continue, even as the cholesterol theory of heart disease is crumbling with the emerging unbiased science proving otherwise. The mounting evidence that cholesterol is vital for health and that people with low cholesterol have more health issues and shorter lives than those with high cholesterol is largely ignored when it comes to corpora... more »
Justice With Judge Jeanine
In case you missed her last night…
Why Kidney Sales Should be Allowed
I think this law [making sales of kidneys illegal] is basically a form of mass murder. The government is not merely allowing 5000 deaths a year, or failing to save 5000 people; it is killing 5,000 people a year. Since the killing is unjustified (it is not, e.g., done in self-defense, or defense of an innocent […] The post Why Kidney Sales Should be Allowed appeared first on Econlib.
U.S Africa Command Personnel Evacuate Tripoli As Libyan Strongman Khalifa Haftar Approaches The City
Footage of U.S Africa command personnel being evacuated from Libya to a U.S navy ship in the Mediterranean this morning #Libya #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/BsuMo9PbPC — CNW (@ConflictsW) April 7, 2019 *The War Zone/The Drive*: *Video Out Of Libya Shows U.S. Navy Hovercraft Evacuating Americans From Tripoli (Updated)* *As Khalifa Haftar's militia pushes deeper into Tripoli, Americans in the capital to help the UN-backed government are being whisked to safety. * actions of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by hardline General Khalifa Haftar, have made a thrust into Tripoli and have c... more »
Pakistan accuses India of planning a new attack this month
The Indian military may attack Pakistan sometime in less than two weeks, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed citing “reliable intelligence.” The two nuclear powers had a major flare up of tensions in February. “We have reliable intelligence that India is planning a new attack on Pakistan. As per our information this could take […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition suffers heavy losses as Houthi forces unleash heavy assault along Yemeni border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Houthi forces unleashed a heavy assault across the northern border region of Yemen, today, targeting several areas under the control of the Saudi Coalition and their allies. Starting in the Sanaa Governorate, the Houthi forces launched a big offensive to retake the key Madfoun axis, which is situated in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan National Army releases video from inside Tripoli International Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) released a new video this weekend of their forces inside the Tripoli National Airport. Led by Field Marshal General Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan National Army was able to over power the Turkish-backed forces of the Government of National Accord, forcing them to abandon the airport […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army plans to launch more offensives in western Aleppo: source
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a surprise attack at the western outskirts of Aleppo city on Friday evening, marking the first time this year that they have attempted to advance in any part of the country. Despite catching the jihadist rebels from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham off guard at the Scientific Research Center, the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia denies they are creating a ‘second Syria’ in Venezuela
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rejected the allegation that Moscow is trying to create a “second Syria” in Venezuela in a comment on the recent arrival of Russian military specialists in the Latin American state. “There is a 2001 agreement signed by Hugo Chavez and ratified by the national parliament. We have transferred military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rudy Giuliani Responds to Nadler Interview – Margaret Brennan Bias Slip…
President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani appears on FtN to rebut the framework put forth by Jerry Nadler. Toward the end of the combative and argumentative interview a frustrated Margaret Brennan accidentally let’s her bias surface visibly; she didn’t realize she … Continue reading →
Chairman Jerry Nadler: We Seek Evidence of “Betrayals to the Public Interest”…
As often stated, Democrats are not trying to use the ‘impeachment’ process in the technical sense of the word; in the words of House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler they want to use hearings to show President Trump guilty of “betrayals … Continue reading →
Libyan Civil War -- News Updates April 7, 2019
*BBC: **Libya crisis: Fighting near Tripoli leaves 21 dead* Libya's UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. Earlier the UN called for a two-hour truce so casualties and civilians could be evacuated, but it was unclear if there was any lull. Rebel forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar have advanced from the east with the aim of taking Tripoli. Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj has accused him of attempting a coup and says rebels will be met with force. *Read more* .... *Libyan Civil War -- News Updates April 7, 2019* Liby... more »
I sound the warning then that unless some have the courage
* I* sound the warning then that unless some have the courage to be in the world of form that fullness of myself, you will find that for want of the discipline of love and of the sacred fire this civilization will complete the three that have been projected by the fallen ones. You have heard that accidents come in threes; this is because the fallen ones misuse the science of the Trinity. Lemuria, the first; Atlantis, the second; will this continent then and this civilization be the third? Beloved ones, all is not secure until the majority of light is in the victory…. Beloved on... more »
If CO2 Caused Mid-Pliocene Warming, What Caused late-Pliocene Cooling? You Guessed!
By Paul Homewood The Pliocene Epoch In yesterday’s post about the Antarctic turning green, we saw this claim: Current levels of carbon dioxide (CO²) in the atmosphere could lead to conditions comparable with the Pliocene period three million years ago, experts say. The last time levels of the atmosphere were as high as […]
Northwest Passage – Closed For Business
I shall return just once, to point out how wrong you’ve been about the sea ice, in September “Griff” July 29, 2018 The Northwest Passage has been a favorite topic of climate scamsters for years. With ice four meters thick, … Continue reading →
People power delays Ecuador’s asylum betrayal of Julian Assange (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 132. The post People power delays Ecuador’s asylum betrayal of Julian Assange (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Letter from Tobique, New Brunswick on the Jody Wilson-Raybould/SNC Lavalin Constitutional Crisis
*Tobique Nation, * *New Brunswick in 1865* Canadian First Nations from Coast to Coast to Coast are closely watching the SNC Lavalin constitutional crisis. *We Wai Kai Nation Ancient Totems Southern Kwakiutl, Campbell River, BC* I recently received a letter from *Dan Ennis,* who is a member of the *Tobique First Nations* in New Brunswick. His letter provides a First Nations perspective regarding the demotion of *Jody Wilson-*Raybould, a member of the* We Wai Kai Nation*, on Vancouver Island, BC, from her position of *Attorney General of Canada. *Last week, Jody Wilson-Raybould was... more »
Sunday Talks: Larry Kudlow -vs- Margaret Brennan…
National Economic Council Chairman Larry Kudlow appears on Face The Nation to discuss issues with the U.S-Mexico border and possible economic ramifications if the security issues are not addressed. Additionally, Kudlow discusses the USMCA trade deal and the status of … Continue reading →
"(Why) America is the Canary in the Coal Mine of Global Collapse"
*"(Why) America is the Canary in * *the Coal Mine of Global Collapse"* by Umair Haque "Lately, I’ve been discussing how we are beginning to run the risk of irreversible civilizational collapse now. Five great waves of collapse are merging to form a kind of tsunami — economic, political, social, cultural, and psychological collapse. Hence, the world around us appears to be plunging into chaos and ruin faster than anyone can even process it, make sense of it, understand it — much less do anything about it. But what does this alarming phrase “civilizational collapse” really mean? Am I... more »
Workers in Rio Find 30,000 Artifacts Dating Back to Brazil’s Empire
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While working to renovate Rio de Janeiro’s zoo, workers found historical artifacts dating back to Brazil’s imperial past at the Quinta da Boa Vista park, in the northern part of the city. Classified as an ‘archaeological treasure’ by Rio’s city government, the more than […] The post Workers in Rio Find 30,000 Artifacts Dating Back to Brazil’s Empire appeared first on The Rio Times.
Parts of Minnesota bracing for 2 feet of snow
“Next 10 days.. look at snow on wed/thurs,” says reader. https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/mn/truman/KMNTRUMA2?cm_ven=localwx_10day Thanks to Don Wilkening for this link “I realize this will change but.. my goodness..” says Don The post Parts of Minnesota bracing for 2 feet of snow appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Kilo: The Stealth Submarine the U.S. Navy Won't Want to Face in Battle
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And for good reason. *The propulsion plant is isolated on a rubber base so it doesn’t touch the hull, preventing vibrations from turning into noise that can be heard outside the boat.* Unlike the United States Navy, which went all-in on nuclear power, Russia maintains fleets of both diesel and nuclear-powered submarines. A land power encompassing much of Eurasia, Russian submarines are based much closer to “the action” than American submarines are. While Russia maintains nuclear submarines for distant ocean patrols, its fleet of diesel submarines i... more »
What It Would Really Take to Beat China In a War
*James Holmes* *Security, * With apologies to Nassim Nicholas Taleb: never underestimate the impact—and value—of the highly mundane. *Platforms specially designed for HA/DR must rank behind capital ships or ships that police the sea in the pecking order.* With apologies to Nassim Nicholas Taleb: never underestimate the impact—and value—of the highly mundane. Seafaring folk, including yours truly, have a habit of falling in love with glitzy armaments and platforms such as aircraft carriers, stealth fighters, and destroyers festooned with sensors and missiles. The reasoning goes ... more »
Kill the Carriers: How China Plans to Win a Superpower Showdown Against America
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A scary concept. *The Third Taiwan Crisis was a brutal lesson for a China.* More than twenty years ago, a military confrontation in East Asia pushed the United States and China uncomfortably close to conflict. Largely unknown in America, the event made a lasting impression on China, especially Chinese military planners. The Third Taiwan Crisis, as historians call it, was China’s introduction to the power and flexibility of the aircraft carrier, something it obsesses about to this day. The crisis began in 1995. Taiwan’s first-ever democratic election... more »
Dogfight Destiny: Why China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Can't Beat an F-35
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * "It’s no longer about a platform, it’s about a family of systems." *Fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35 have cockpit displays that indicate to the pilot the various angles and ranges from which their aircraft can be detected and tracked by various enemy radars. * The United States Air Force would maintain an “asymmetric” advantage over potential adversaries in the Western Pacific even after *the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force inducts the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter* into operational service. That’s the contention of the se... more »
Let the Debate Begin: Why Some People Can't Stand Glock Guns
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Yikes. *One issue that might contribute to the controversy is the Glock’s lack of an external safety that prevents the trigger from being pulled. * Handgun maker Glock advertises its pistols as the embodiment of perfection, and the Austrian-designed handguns have indeed attracted a fanatical following. One complaint about Glocks, however, is that their trigger pull is too light to be safe, causing accidental discharges. Is there any basis to this rumor? *(This first appeared late last year.)* The Glock 17 handgun was released in the United States i... more »
RIP: The U.S. Army Is Cutting and Canceling Hundreds of Weapons Programs
*David Axe* *Security, * The Army's $190-billion budget proposal, which represents an $8-billion boost compared to the branch's 2019 budget, channels $9 billion into six main efforts. *"We made hard choices inside of our budget," McCarthy said. We wanted to do that so we can protect them in the out years if it’s a flat fiscal environment."* The U.S. Army is slowing, cutting and canceling hundreds of weapons programs in order to free up cash for just six kinds of new hardware. The *"Big Six"* are key to winning high-tech wars against modern armies such as Russia's or China's, ac... more »
Understanding the Houthi Faction in Yemen
Photo Credit: EPA via The National *Editor’s Note: Yemen’s war, the world’s deadliest active conflict, has no end in sight. Many of its chief protagonists—including the Houthis, whose ties to Iran and hostility to U.S. allies put them at the center of the conflict—are not well understood. Sama’a al-Hamdani, the director of the Yemen Cultural Institute for Heritage and the Arts, does a deep dive on the Houthis. She details their goals and divisions, as well as how they might be induced to join Yemen’s nascent peace process.* *Daniel Byman* *** The war in Yemen is often misunderst... more »
Special Field Order #15 – Ex ACLU legal expert on Reparation
Fox News Published on Apr 5, 2019 2020 Democrats renew reparation calls; reaction from former ACLU national board member Michael Meyers. “Call for reparations is part of the ‘blame whitey movement'” — — SPECIAL SPECIAL FIELD ORDER #15 — –##– CHWMAAH Published on Jan 23, 2015 On the evening of January 12, 1865, Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton and Union General, William T. Sherman met with twenty of Georgia’s black ministers to discuss what some historians now call the nation’s first act of Reconstruction. The purpose of the meeting was for Sherman and Stanton to gather information ... more »
'Unprecedented': Australian residents interrogated over Turnbull adviser
In what's been described as a show of contempt by Beijing, Chinese intelligence officials have targeted two Australian residents over their ties to a former Turnbull government adviser who was working on a top secret report with ASIO.
BWorld 310, MORE stable electricity and competition
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 3, 2019. In a September 2017 paper, “Implementing the 10-point Socio-Economic Agenda,” the Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) made 22 recommendations for the power sector, among which are: (1) Support and approve the massive energy investments, (2) Increase the system reserve requirement to 25% of peak demand vs the current 17%, and (3) Formulate an energy road map (generation portfolio mix) with power supply quality, reliability and affordability as key objectives. These are good recommendations to expand and ensure more stable po... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 7
1916 Start of Battle of Bait Alsa and Sannaiyat between British and Ottomans 1941 UK Middle East cmdr Gen Wavell told War Office military intervention in Iraq not possible and diplomacy should be used instead UK Mid East Cmdr Gen Wavell thought Regent of Iraq could be restored to power by strong statement and show of force by Royal Air Force (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashi...more »
Who Will Stand Up To Hatred And Bigotry-- Trump? Bernie?
We've covered her quite a bit before but in case you've forgotten, Brandy X. Lee is a forensic psychiatrist at Yale, best known for the bestseller, *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President*. Friday she penned an OpEd for the New York *Daily News*, Trump’s mental condition seems to be getting worse: He should subject himself to a rigorous assessment now. She wrote that in the two years since she organized the conference at Yale "about how mental health professionals could warn the public ethically and effectively" about what... more »
Another thought for the day
It's actually grimly fascinating watching closely as the BBC tries to handle the Labour antisemitism story today. They are dragging their feet every step of the way, unlike Sky and ITV. And they are making the story much less prominent than Sky and ITV too. This is true BBC news management in action. It does make me wonder (again) if the BBC are running scared of the Corbynistas?
Energy 122, TAPP roundtable on the power sector
Last Tuesday, April 2, I participated in a roundtable on "Challenges Facing the Philippine Power Sector" organized by The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) and the US Chamber of Commerce, at Amcham office, Makati. Participants were from Amcham, Quezon Power, Aboitiz Power, Alternergy, GE, PIPPA, IEMOP, ECCP, GPDP, NGCP, DREAM, MBC, MAP, PCCI, PCFR, PSPA, PhilExport, USAID, etc. Meanwhile, one way to reduce power rates is to remove tariffs, non tariff barriers (NTBs) for both renewable and conventional power systems. Currently what we have are lots of taxes, tariffs, NTBs for con... more »
MICK MULVANEY IS RIGHT -- TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS WILL NEVER BE RELEASED
This is, in all likelihood, an accurate prediction: Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that Democrats will "never" see President Trump's tax returns. He's wrong about why, and he knows he is, but he knows his audience doesn't: "Nor should they. That’s an issue that was already litigated during the election. Voters knew the president could have given his tax returns, they knew that he didn’t, and they elected him anyway," Mulvaney said during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday." He added that Democrats "know they're not going to" get the tax returns. "They ju... more »
Liz Cheney Proposes Bill to Keep at Least 10,000 US Troops in Afghanistan
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — 18 years into the US occupation of Afghanistan, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is looking to ensure that the war can continue to... more »
Publisher’s Platform: It is Irresponsible for Restaurants to not offer Hepatitis A Vaccines to Employees
Or, ignore the issue, sicken your customers and be assured, you will be sued. Fact from the CDC: “Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 15,000 cases, 8,500 (57%) hospitalizations, and 140 deaths as a result of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported.” True, some of the above... Continue Reading
Another huge story
I see the recently-arrived *Corbyn faces fresh anti-Semitism* *row* is already slipping down the headlines into the picture-free lesser stories of the right-hand column of the BBC News website home page. Meanwhile, both Sky and ITV have a dramatic new take on the story high up on their news websites. Sky (as their second story) has: And ITV (as their fourth story) has: When will the BBC splash with this development? Or won't they even bother? Will they ignore it, or slip it into an existing report? *Immediate Update (16:46)*: The answer (as Newssniffer reveals) is: They slipp... more »
Clean Coal
The Four Corners Power Plant in New Mexico was widely cited as the world’s single largest polluter during the 1960s and early 1970s. Some people claimed (erroneously) that the smoke plume could be seen in a Gemini 12 satellite photo. … Continue reading →
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Tells Iraq To Expel U.S. Troops 'As Soon As Possible'
*RFE*: *Iran's Supreme Leader Tells Iraq To Push U.S. Troops Out As Soon As Possible* Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Iraq about the "detrimental" effects of having U.S. forces on its territory and urged its neighbor to get the troops to leave as soon as possible. In a series of tweets after meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in Tehran on April 6, the Iranian leader questioned the motives of the United States, saying it opposes Iraq’s "current democratic setting." "U.S. military presence in Iraq is detrimental to countries and natio... more »
Accelerating The Search For Dark Matter With Machine Learning
Yes, this is supposedly a particle physics blog, not a machine learning one - and yet, I have been finding myself blogging a lot more about machine learning than particle physics as of late. Why is that? Well, of course the topic of algorithms that may dramatically improve our statistical inference from collider data is of course dear to my heart, and has been so since at least two decades (my first invention, the "inverse bagging" algorithm, is dated 1992, when nobody even knew what bagging was). But the more incidental reason is that now _everybody_ is interested in the topic, and... more »
If Truth Be Told About Measles Deaths In U.S. 2004 to 2015
By Catherine J. Frompovich The recent measles fiasco in Rockland County, New York, was adjudicated by the decision of Acting state Supreme Court Judge Rolf... more »
"Maybe..."
“Maybe we like the pain. Maybe we're wired that way. Because without it, I don't know; maybe we just wouldn't feel real. What's that saying? Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop...” - "Grey's Anatomy"
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Ryan Meili writes about the need for leaders to listen to *bona fide* activists regardless of their cause - while drawing an important distinction where events are staged based on hate and/or misinformation. - Jack Knox recognizes that the work of averting a global climate breakdown requires good faith action by all parties, not the oil-and-gaslighting we've become accustomed to from Andrew Scheer, Scott Moe, Jason Kenney and so many others. - Ben Parfitt writes that the SNC-Lavalin scandal reveals the expectation by large corporations tha... more »
The Poet: TS Eliot, “The Hollow Men”
*“The Hollow Men”* “We are the hollow men. We are the stuffed men Leaning together, Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass, Or rats' feet over broken glass In our dry cellar. Shape without form, shade without color, Paralyzed force, gesture without motion; Those who have crossed With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom Remember us - if at all - not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men, The stuffed men. II Eyes I dare not meet in dreams In death's dream kingdom... These do not appear: T... more »
New York Times Pushes Nuclear Power as the Solution to Climate Change
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Eric Worrall / April 7, 2019 Guest essay by Eric Worrall In the face of the utter failure of large investments in renewables to deliver CO2 reductions, greens are increasingly embracing nuclear power as the solution to climate change. Nuclear Power Can Save the World Expanding the technology is […]
FOR YOUR HEARTS SAKE, STAY AWAY FROM MICROWAVE OVENS
Share List It’s a well known fact that Microwave ovens are detrimental to your health, but did you know that even standing near them while they “nuke” the food, much like Wifi, could lead to... The post FOR YOUR HEARTS SAKE, STAY AWAY FROM MICROWAVE OVENS appeared first on Healing Oracle.
All-white Donner Prize jury shortlists book by white man defending blackface
Peter MacKinnon’s book, University Commons Divided: Exploring Debate and Dissent on Campus, has been shortlisted for the Donner Prize. The selection criteria for the prize identifies three areas of scrutiny: The importance of the subject; The soundness and originality of the analysis in terms of identifying and defining the issues in question and presenting authoritative analysis […]
Why soldiers using an image of Jeremy Corbyn for target practice is not funny or clever.
*Jonathan Cook* | The media are manufacturing consent for potential increase in violence against Jeremy Corbyn.
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Intelligence Wars: Syria’ (2014)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | How Damascus has dealt with repeated covert state-sponsored Israeli assassinations inside Syria.
Episode #275 – ‘In Defense of the Truth’ with guests Joe Lauria, Mike ‘Spike’ Pike and more
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Just A Note Of Gratitude To Readers And Patrons
I was planning on writing a poem this evening, but all I’ve got coming up right now is sheer gratitude for the kind of life I get to live because of the generous support of my patrons and the circulation of my work by my […]
"Never Mind the Social Security Increase, Seniors Are in Trouble - Here’s Why"
*"Never Mind the Social Security Increase, * *Seniors Are in Trouble - Here’s Why"* by Paul Brandus "You might have heard that Social Security checks are going up 2.8% this year, the biggest rise in seven years. That translates into an average benefit of $1,461 a month, up $39. While welcome, it’s necessary to remember that the increase is tied to inflation. Higher payouts will simply enable retirees to keep up with the rising cost of living. It doesn’t mean that anyone’s standard of living will go up - as if an extra $1.28 a day will do much in the first place. Think of a treadmill... more »
São Paulo announces business office in China
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL – São Paulo Governor João Doria announced the opening of a business office in the Chinese municipality of Shanghai. The announcement was made after a meeting with China’s Ambassador to Brazil Yang Wanming this week at the seat of the São Paulo state government. From August 3rd […] The post São Paulo announces business office in China appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, April 7, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Dire Straits Legacy @ Vivo Rio (Centro) – Dire Straits Legacy is a constantly evolving project that moves beyond the cliché of a ‘reunion’ or tribute band, with the […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, April 7, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
WATCH: Cops Mistake Epileptic Man’s Seizure for a Crime So They Beat, Taser and Arrest Him
[image: seizure]Police mistook a man's epileptic seizure for a criminal act and proceeded to beat, taser, and arrest him for nothing more than a medical emergency.
‘Wait Till Your Asses Turn 18’: Cop Promises to Terrorize and Brutalize a Group of Children
[image: children]A group of children was terrorized by a cop after his feelings got hurt and they filmed the entire thing, making this cop internet famous.
The True Goal Of Immunization
In the recent propaganda campaign, designed to use a measles outbreak as an example of what happens when parents don’t vaccinate their children The post The True Goal Of Immunization appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Full Documentary | ‘Sacrificial Virgins’ – HPV: Protection or Profit?
Another insight into the tragic consequences felt by so many teenage girls from the often life debilitating Vaccination that is Gardasil. If you haven’t already watched ‘The Greater Good’ – We highly recommend it. The following excerpt has been taken from Naturalblaze.com What are “sacrificial virgins,” you may be asking? They are young, pre-teen and/or … The post Full Documentary | ‘Sacrificial Virgins’ – HPV: Protection or Profit? appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Prof. Abdullah on the College Scandal, Black Studies After 50, HBCUs
“Black Studies is probably the most enduring victory of the Black Power Movement,” says Dr. Melina Abdullah. “It’s part of an institution that never wanted it. And so it means that the struggle is constant, because the institution is always trying to shut us down and kick us out. But it also is kind of […]
Extraordinary, yeah, yeah
For the many not the Afua (h/t MB via StewGreen) Referring all honourable ladies and gentleman to a piece I posted a few hours ago, where I noted that: Leading into his paper review this morning Andrew Marr talked of "a growing fear in Fleet Street that we are on the edge of a Corbyn-led labour government" and described the *The Sunday Times* as "going flat out for Corbyn" with its antisemitism story, and then, turning to the *Mail on Sunday*, said, "And look at this...an eight-page pullout, 'How to protect your cash from Corbyn'. What I *didn't* note there was the tone of voic... more »
Unbeatable: New U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and State of the Art F-35s Will Dominate
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Change is in the air and on the water. *Observers have said new weapons, such as the Chinese DF-26 anti-ship missile reportedly able to travel up to 900 miles and other emerging threats, radically change the manner in which carriers will need to function, making them potentially less able to attack and project power.* The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next two new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include weapons-oriented ship-adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness. *(This firs... more »
Firefight Legend: Why the U.S. Army Still Loves the Old M4 Carbine
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * She might be old... *The Army is also upgrading its existing M4s to a new M4A1 standard. The upgrade consists of **new** fire control group that replaces three round burst fire mode to **full** automatic, along with an improved trigger and a heavier barrel for longer, more sustained fire before overheating. The A1 also has ambidextrous controls, for lefties. New rifles are being delivered to the M4A1 standard, and older rifles are being converted at a rate of approximately three hundred a day**.* The U.S. Army is an armed force with a truly global re... more »
Scary Video: A Russian Su-27 Fighter Intercepted This Plane over the Baltic (And It Matters)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * The brief clip depicts a Su-27 flying behind and then zooming past a US Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance plane. The footage cuts out as the RC-135 seemingly veers off to the right in response to the Su-27’s presence. *NATO’s constituent members, while generally less willing to publicize these engagements than their Russian counterpart have previously described Russia’s appetite for “high-velocity confrontations” as unsafe, reckless, and dangerous.* In what is *becoming* a monthly *occurrence*, the Russian Ministry of Defense has released cockpit footage...more »
F-15EX: Total Waste of Money (And Dollars That Could Be Spent on the F-35?)
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * "New versions of old F-15s designed in the 1970s-1980s cannot survive against the newest Russian and Chinese fifth-generation fighter and surface to air missile threats, not to mention rapidly developing future threats..." *The Pentagon appears to be twisting the Air Force's arm to funnel attention and resources to an aging fighter it doesn't even want.* After more than a decade and billions spent developing the consistently troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Air Force is eyeing a new variant of the F-15 — much to lawmakers' dismay. *(This fi... more »
Explained: Why Taiwan Needs New Submarines to Deter China
*James Holmes* *Security, * Even a single boat can throw an opponent’s strategy askew in modern naval warfare, as both the Argentine and British navies learned during the Falklands War of 1982. Time for Taiwan to get new submarines. New submarines for Taiwan? Yes, please! Submarine construction is poised to become a reality now that Washington has lifted restrictions that once prohibited exports of equipment to outfit or arm Taiwanese boats. It appears indigenous builders will construct the hulls—eight is the number bruited about—while foreign partners will supply the sensors, ... more »
Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Might Be Headed for the Scrapper
*David Axe* *Security, * The Russian navy might decommission its only aircraft without directly replacing the vessel, leaving Moscow’s fleet without any prospect of at-sea air cover for the first time in decades. The Russian navy might decommission its only aircraft without directly replacing the vessel, leaving Moscow’s fleet without any prospect of at-sea air cover for the first time in decades. *Admiral Kuznetsov*, the Russian navy’s sole flattop, in October 2018 suffered serious damage at the 82nd Repair Shipyard in Roslyakovo, a northern port city, when the PD-50 dry-dock s... more »
Octopus farming will soon be the norm. Here’s the case against it.
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Climate Change Is Forcing Trees to Move Northwest.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/go-west-my-sap/526899/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5ca9138500e48b00017e3b2a_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Climate Change Is Forcing Trees to Move Northwest
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/go-west-my-sap/526899/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5ca9138500e48b00017e3b2a_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Copper Kills Viruses on Contact
https://realfarmacy.com/copper-kills-viruses-on-contact/
Dynamic Planks: 9 Bodyweight Exercises for a Strong Core
https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/dynamic-plank-variations-exercises/?utm_content=in.dynamic-plank-variations&utm_source=runtastic&utm_medium=facebook.en&utm_campaign=strength&utm_term=paid
Growing Up Poor Not Only Affects Your Health, It Changes as Many as 1 in 13 Genes
https://www.sciencealert.com/being-poor-not-only-affects-your-health-it-changes-as-many-as-one-in-13-genes
Nobel Prize Winner: Lasers Could Permanently Destroy Nuclear Waste
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nobel-prize-lasers-destroy-nuclear-waste
Researchers initiate long-term monitoring of the Indian Himalayas to aid conservation
https://india.mongabay.com/2019/03/researchers-initiate-long-term-monitoring-of-the-indian-himalayas-to-aid-conservation/
Nuclear Power Can Save the World.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/sunday/climate-change-nuclear-power.html?smid=fb-nytopinion&smtyp=cur
ICYMI: Hello, April Edition (4/7)
It's practically like spring here in Northwest PA, but I still have some-- well, many-- choice items to share this week. Remember, these writers depend on you to boost their work, so if something here speaks to you, help push it out into the world! *I Asked USED Three Questions* Jeff Bryant just had three questions for the Betsy DeVos Department of Education, but they "created havoc" for the staff. *Fact-Checking DeVos's $5 Billion Tweet * DeVos tweeted that her new voucher plan will not take any money from public education. Valerie Strauss fact checks that assertion. *A Truck... more »
U.S. To Designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps As A Foreign Terrorist Organization
Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer *Middle East Eye:* *US to place Iran's Revolutionary Guards on terrorist list: Report* *Top White House officials endorse designation as senior military officials caution against it.* The United States will designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, an unprecedented move that will ramp up pressure on the elite force, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The newspaper, citing u... more »
Benjamin Netanyahu springs surprise election plan to annex West Bank settlements
Just In - 14 hours ago
In a last-minute election announcement that is bound to anger Palestinians and its allies, the Israeli Prime Minister says he will annex disputed Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he's re-elected.
Khan slams India’s claims about downing a Pakistani F-16 over Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan heavily criticized India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reportedly trying to spread false claims about the Indian Air Force downing a Pakistani F-16 jet over Kashmir. in an aerial incident between the two states at the end of February to promote “war hysteria”. He further criticized the Indian government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Did Israel destroy Syria’s nuclear weapons program?
Israel put an end to Syria’s alleged nuclear ambitions in 2006 when they bombed the country’s secret site near the Iraqi border. Dubbed “Operation Orchard” or “Operation Outside the Box”, Israeli F-15 and F-16 warplanes bombed an alleged nuclear site some 30 kilometers outside of Deir Ezzor city in Syria’s eastern region. While Israel kept […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Our army is coming for you’ – LNA forces advance on Tripoli
Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) are moving into positions around Tripoli, according to a statement made by LNA spokesman Ahmed Mismari from an undisclosed location on Friday. Mismari explained that these actions are part of ‘Operation Flood of Dignity’ and said that “the goal of ‘Operation Flood of Dignity’ is the liberation of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Update: Jihadists hit Masyaf Hospital in western Hama, 2 nurses killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels struck the large city of Masyaf in western Hama, today, hitting several sites inside this government stronghold. According to a source in Masyaf, the jihadist attack resulted in the death of at least seven people, including two nurses. The two nurses were killed at the Masyaf National […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army unleashes massive assault across Idlib in retaliation for jihadist attack on Masyaf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a massive assault across the Idlib Governorate this afternoon following the jihadist rocket strikes on the government stronghold of Masyaf. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army fired a large barrage of surface-to-surface missiles towards the jihadist-held towns of Nayrab, Saraqib, Kafr […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Philippine President threatens China with ‘suicide missions’ over disputed island
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Beijing against hostile activities aimed at Pag-asa island, where a Philippine military base is located, vowing to order “suicide missions” to retaliate against Chinese actions in a statement on 5 April. “I will not plead or beg, but I am just telling you that lay off the Pag-asa because […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Plastic Watch: 2.5 Trillion Dollar Annual Cost of Ocean Plastic Pollution
New study finds ocean plastic pollution costs $2.5 trillion dollars annually - and that estimate fails to account for direct and indirect impacts on human health, or the fisheries, transport, and tourism industries.
Making A Joke 50 Years Ago Could Land You In Trouble In The Former Soviet Union. Today In The Age Of Twitter, The Same Thing Can Happen
*Spectator:* *Now – as in the Soviet Union – making a joke can be a dangerous, life-changing mistake* *A well-wisher sent me a copy of The Joke last year after I’d lost five positions as a result of making some stupid gags on Twitter* I was surprised to learn that the novelist Milan Kundera celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday. I had no idea he was still alive. He has taken up residence in that old people’s home that many former luminaries of western culture now occupy — the one with the sign above the door saying ‘Forgotten, but not gone’. In Kundera’s case, his decline into ob... more »
Trivia : April 7th
These things happened on this date…. Family Watching TV, 1950s First U.S. Long-Distance Demonstration of Television April 7, 1927 Herbert Eugene Ives of Bell Laboratories broadcasts a picture from Washington D.C. to New York, broadcast 320 kilometers over telephone lines. It was a speech by then U.S. Secretary of Commerce and future U.S. President Herbert Hoover in which he stated, “Today we have, in a sense, the transmission of sight for the first time in the world’s history. Human genius has now destroyed the impediment of distance in a new respect, and in a manner hitherto unknown... more »
President Dithers
Ten days ago, Donald Trump threatened to close the American-Mexican border. Then he reversed himself, saying he would give Mexico a year to comply with his demands -- but he held out the prospect of 25% tariffs on cars imported from Mexico. Max Boot writes: The good news: Trump did not carry out an ill-advised ultimatum. The bad news: The president of the United States has once again been exposed as a very bad poker player. Trump is the maestro of empty threats. The pontiff of broken promises. The bard of bluster, bluff and BS. You cannot take him seriously — and increasingly, fe... more »
Sunday morning music
For a complete change of pace, how about some music hall? This was a mainstay of British entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and some of its songs and acts crossed the Atlantic to America as well. Its songs were popular up to World War I, after which it morphed into variety shows and music. Both were contemporaneous with musicals, and influenced (and were influenced by) them. There are so many songs from the music hall era that it's impossible to list them all here. (See this list of major British performers, just for a start!) I've therefore selected just... more »
UK Energy Savings Fail To Materialise
By Paul Homewood One of the central planks of the government’s decarbonisation agenda is energy saving. The latest figures from BEIS however suggest that progress has slowed to virtually nothing in the last five years, at least as far as electricity is concerned: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends Consumption fell sharply after the 2008 recession, […]
Category theory as an egalitarian religion
Several TRF essays have discussed the controversies around the Mochizuki proof of the \(abc\) conjecture, most recently in November 2018. The conjecture states that whenever integers obey \(a+b=c\), then the maximum number, let's assume it's \(c\), isn't parametrically larger than a (multiple of a) power of the product of all primes in \(a,b,c\). So it's some inequality linking both the additive relationship between \(a,b,c\) with some multiplicative one. Šiniči Močizuki's solution is a corollary of a whole new ambitious theory in mathematics (possibly a flawless theory, possibly a ... more »
Waiting for Godot
In Samuel Beckett’s play *Waiting for Godot*, endless 'waiting' is projected as a type of action. The opening sequence shows two aging and weary characters, Vladimir and Estragon, at a country road waiting for someone called Godot whose status is not clear. Here’s an exchange between them: Estragon: Let's go. Vladimir: We can't. Estragon: Why not? Vladimir: We're waiting for Godot. Estragon: (despairingly). Ah! At the end of Act I, the appearance of the boy sums up the uncertainties of waiting. The boy has a message from Godot, but the message is meaningless: Boy: (in a rush). Mr. ... more »
Untitled
*Don’t rush those regulations on small colleges* The closure of Mount Ida College was unfortunate and terrible for all those involved. But the student disarray and faculty and staff job losses that ensued are not the norm for small colleges, and certainly not the lens through which the public should view these institutions. Regulators are reacting to Mount Ida’s closure by rushing to determine rules for colleges facing challenges in Massachusetts. The risk of publicly identifying an institution on a “watch list” will preclude any chance of a turnaround and potentially cause undue ... more »
Untitled
*Judge blocks offshore drilling* By Craig Rucker Good grief! Yet another bold initiative by the President to strengthen American energy security is thwarted by a liberal judge legislating from the bench. This happened last Friday when U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason (an Obama appointee) slapped down President Trump’s move to open up the Chukchi Sea in the Artic, as well as other places in the Atlantic, for oil and gas drilling. The Greens, naturally, were ecstatic: “President Trump’s lawlessness is catching up with him,” Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe said. “The judg... more »
Nearly Forty Thousand Branches of Non-Profit Organizations in Brazil Shut Down due to Crisis
By Richard Mann – Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The economic crisis in Brazil contributed to the closure of 38,700 offices of third sector NGOs in the country. The IBGE study Private Foundations and Non-Profit Associations (FASFIL) shows that, between 2013 and 2016, the reduction was 14 percent, reaching mainly the Northeast, with […] The post Nearly Forty Thousand Branches of Non-Profit Organizations in Brazil Shut Down due to Crisis appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hussle No More: Can’t Find Peace with the World If You’re at War with Yourself
There was a time, not too long ago actually, where I thought I had it all figured out. After enduring two years of hardship that I would never wish upon my worst enemy, I finally arrived at a modicum of wisdom. What I know now that I did not understand before is that I know nothing at all. A sage man once said that with knowledge comes woe; that is because knowledge grows the ego… The post Hussle No More: Can’t Find Peace with the World If You’re at War with Yourself appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
What’s Behind Jeremy Hunt’s Choice of Amal Clooney as UK ‘Media Freedom’ Ambassador?
*Nina Cross* | Jeremy Hunt's announcement of Amal Clooney as special envoy for media freedom hours after Wikileaks warn of Julian Assange's likely expulsion from Ecuador's embassy in London may not be incidental.
The Collected Works of Katya Adler
On the sofa Back in the mid '70s Richard Dawkins came up with the term 'the Concorde fallacy' to describe the logically erroneous way of thinking that leads you to continue to invest in a project merely to justify past investment in it, rather than assessing the current rationality of investing, irrespective of what has gone before. I may have fallen for the Concorde fallacy myself by beginning to transcribe the BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler's contributions to Andrew Marr's paper review this morning and, having gone so far with it, then felling, well, I suppose I'd better spend a ... more »
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