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A Look At The Arsenal That Iran Can Deploy In the Event Of War Against The U.S.
A Ghader missile is launched from the area near the Iranian port of Jask port on the shore of the Gulf of Oman during an Iranian navy drill, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Iran says it has tested advanced anti-ship missiles in the final day of a naval drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the world's oil supply. State TV says "Ghader", or "Capable", a missile with a range of 200 kilometers (120 miles), was among the weapons used Tuesday. It says the weapon can destroy warships. (AP Photo/Jamejam Online, Azin Haghighi) *FOX News:* *Inside Iran’s deadly ... more »
Trump and Iran: Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
*reaction of the commie libtards is actually amusing and highly predictable.* They have proven once again that their hatred of Trump is so irrational that they would rather see Trump kill 150 plus or minus peeps over an unmanned drone. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they fashion themselves as compassionate, loving, and protectors of the weak and disenfranchised? Of course that compassion does not apply to babies in the womb, but that's another story. One thing that stands out for me about this whole silly "should he or shouldn't he" is the way he talked to just about everyone... more »
Donald Trump's Foreign Policy...Until He Was Elected
In what seems like another lifetime, on April 27, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a speech to a friendly audience at the Center for the National Interest, outlining his foreign policy and how he would steer the United States through what was becoming an increasingly complex geopolitical reality. Here are some key excerpts that are particularly interesting given the current situation with Iran: "*Unfortunately, after the Cold War, our foreign policy veered badly off course. We failed to develop a new vision for a new time. In fact, as time went on, our fore... more »
Scamp the Tramp Wins World’s Ugliest Dog Contest
The bug-eyed, dreadlocked pooch took top honors at the 31st annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.
Bulldog Swallows 19 Baby Pacifiers
A Boston veterinary hospital got quite a surprise when a family brought in their bulldog after he stopped eating.
UK Study Shows Seal Singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’
Researchers in Scotland say gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
US Credibility Dented In Iran Standoff
The US started the spiral of tensions with the decision last May to leave the Iran nuclear deal and it is the responsibility of the Trump administration to make a gesture. How Trump can manage to do it is the big question. The Trump administration’s aggressive and confused policy towards Iran has dented the US credibility.
The Forgotten Refugees
I’ve avoided bombarding this site with too much material about parliamentary debates, but since Harry’s Place has flagged it up, I will do my worst. This is about a very, very, very belated debate about Jewish refugees. “the forgotten refugees” If this story were as well known as the plight of the world’s favourite refugees, it might give all those staunch anti-Zionists a little pause for thought. Hansard transcription is here. Theresa Villiers gave a particularly brilliant speech. So did Ivan Lewis, and Jim Shannon (DUP) whose reference to the BBC was particularly apposite. “Firs... more »
Iran And The U.S. Are Now Waging A Cyberwar
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/Getty *Business Insider:* *US Cyber Command reportedly launched a cyberattack against Iran as Trump nixed his military strikes* * US Cyber Command on Thursday launched an operation against an Iranian spy group, despite President Donald Trump's last-minute scrapping of a direct military strike, former intelligence officials said in a Yahoo News report. * The Iranian group is believed to have supported the limpet mine attacks against two tanker ships earlier last week, which resulted in the US increasing its military posture against... more »
The Fact That Americans Need To Be Deceived Into War Proves Their Underlying Goodness
Last night Fox’s Tucker Carlson praised Trump’s decision not to go forward with a planned attack against Iran which the president claims would have killed approximately 150 people in response to a downed drone, which if true would have been a profoundly barbaric response to […]
Premier mai technoprogressiste 2019
Ethical Technology - 13 hours ago
*Depuis le 1er mai 2018, l’espérance de vie en bonne santé a augmenté de près d’un trimestre dans le monde. Entre 2000 et 2016, l’espérance de vie dans le monde a progressé de 5,5 ans selon l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé.*
Only eight EU countries to phase out coal by 2030
By Paul Homewood The EU said Tuesday that eight of its 28 member countries aim to phase out coal-powered electricity by 2030, triggering charges it is missing the mark under the Paris climate deal. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it received the pledges as contributions to the bloc’s efforts to […]
Keep steel, allied products out of RCEP: Traders' body
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
22-Jun-2019 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) submitted a memorandum calling for India not to sign the mega trade pact.
Getting the last word
Charles Moore's latest* Spectator Notes* focus on the BBC's *Our Next Prime Minister* TV debate. He thinks Boris Johnson should have refused to appear: Behind Boris’s decision to appear was a mistaken cringe to the ‘mainstream media’ (MSM). The success of Donald Trump shows that the insurgent, anti-establishment candidate (which Boris is) must not defer in any way to the MSM. He must appear on their programmes only if he can ensure clear advantage, and he must never accept the agenda behind their programmes. He must communicate by other means, building sympathy with the ever-growing... more »
Wall Street: ‘Democrats Can Nominate Anyone but Sanders, Warren or Gabbard’
*Eric Zuesse* | In the end, it's all about the money.
Did Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Pocket $70 Million From Citgo’s Stolen US Assets?
*Anya Parampil* | The Guaidó coup administration is facing a collapse in credibility due to multiple allegations of financial corruption.
It was the spoken word that made us free
Cro-Magnon manSome humans living in Africa 60,000 years ago had a psychical anatomy similar to modern humans but they did not exhibit modern behavior. They lacked the capacity for innovation, and the stone tools they created were similar to the tools that their ancestors had been making for thousands of years. According to Jared M. Diamond, the groups of humans living in Africa more than 60000 years ago could not exhibit modern behavior because they lacked the biological tools for creating a large variety of sounds. But this changed between 60,000 and 40,000 years ago, when some gr...more »
Asia Is The Big Loser If Middle East Oil Is Interrupted
*Vandana Hari, Nikkei Asian Review:* *Asia has most to lose if Middle East turmoil hits oil supplies* *As US-Iran tensions, can crude importers defend their interests?* U.S. President Donald Trump says he might take military action against Iran to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. But he has indicated he won't necessarily jump in to protect international oil supplies from the Middle East if they are under threat from the Islamic Republic. The position, articulated by Trump in an interview with Time magazine on June 17, should not come as a surprise, even if it appears to... more »
Anderson, Outgoing Fayetteville Chancellor, Praised as Excellent Leader
Outgoing Fayetteville State University chancellor Dr. James A. Anderson is a towering figure whose intelligence, leadership and excellence will be missed at the North Carolina school and beyond, say those familiar with his tenure.
We Have the Emotional Video of the Very Last SR-71 Spy Plane Landing
*Dario Leone* *Security, * It was pretty epic. Taken in March 1990 the emotional video in this post shows the arrival of the iconic SR-71A Blackbird at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). During its career, this aircraft accumulated 2,981 flying hours and flew 942 total sorties (more than any other SR-71), including 257 operational missions, from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Palmdale, Calif., Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, and RAF (Base), Mildenhall, England. Moreover on Mar. 21, 1968 in this aircraft, Maj. (later Gen.) Jerome F. O’Malley and Maj. Edward D. Payne made ... more »
U.S. Air Force Testing Its New Hypersonic Weapons on a B-52
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * A perfect mix of very old and very new? *A new era in warfare? * The U.S. Air Force initiated test flights of the new hypersonic AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, mounting them below the wings of a B-52 Stratofortress. Known as the “Arrow,” the AGM-183A was slung aboard the B-52 in order to gather data on “drag and vibration impact” to the weapon, as well as how the B-52 would fare hauling the new missile. Built by Lockheed Martin, the weapon moves faster than any aircraft in current use and is able to be deployed rapidly. “This captive-c... more »
See Ya Later, F-35: Britain's 6th Generation Fighter Is In the Works
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Or could the new jet compliment the F-35? Take a look. As the EU consolidates its sixth-generation aircraft efforts around the Franco-German FCAS project, Britain continues to forge ahead with its own sixth-generation fighter. The Tempest fighter was unveiled last year at the *Farnborough Air Show*, as part of a sweeping military modernization program to maintain British combat capabilities over the coming decades. The project, inaugurated with an initial R&D infusion of 2.6 billion dollars, is slated to enter serial-production in the 2030’s. As pe... more »
You Will So Fail This (As In the Army's New Fitness Exam)
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Not easy. *All soldiers will begin training for the combat fitness test starting in October 2019, after which the Army secretary and chief of staff have up to a year to determine when it will replace the current physical fitness test, he said.* By October 2020, all soldiers will be required to take and pass the Army’s new gender- and age-neutral Combat Fitness Test, which has more events and less time for rest than the service’s current PT test, officials said on Monday. *(This article by Jeff Schogol originally appeared at Task & Purpose. Follo... more »
Step Inside America's M26 Heavy Tank As It Waged War Against Hitler
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By MWAK - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3969655] This was one though tank. A black Opel automobile raced through the streets of Cologne, Germany, on March 6, 1945. The driver, 40-year-old Michael Delling, was making a run for it. Rather than stay in the city as American and German troops fought, he and his clerk, 26-year-old Katharina Esser, chose to run for the last remaining bridge to the east. Making his way through the rubble-strewn streets, Delling dashed into an intersection near... more »
Due To Security Threats, U.S. Contractors Are Being Evacuated From Balad Military Base In Iraq
FILE PHOTO: MQ-1 Predators sit on the Bravo South parking ramp at Balad Air Base, Iraq © REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley *Reuters*:* U.S. forces prepare to evacuate contractors from Iraqi base: military sources* TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces are preparing to evacuate hundreds of staff working for Lockheed Martin Corp and Sallyport Global from an Iraqi military base where they work as contractors, three Iraqi military sources said on Friday. Nearly 400 contractors from the two firms are getting ready to leave Balad military base, which hosts U.S. forces som...more »
Cops Dress Up Like Road Workers to Ticket People Talking on Phones, Not Wearing Seat Belts
[image: undercover, seat belt]To separate citizens from their money, Georgia cops are dressing up like road workers to catch unsuspecting motorists on the phone or not wearing a seat belt.
Ash Barty one step away from the top of the world rankings
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Ash Barty is just one win away from becoming only the fifth Australian to be ranked number one in the world after easing past Barbora Strycova to reach the Birmingham Classic final.
Four children charged with burning down former Big Brother house
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Four children aged between 11 and 15 years old are charged with arson after they allegedly burned down the former Big Brother house near Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Whistleblower prosecutor orders lawsuits against crooked Tsipras judges to be reopened in Novartis probe. How long till my case has to be reopened and Tsipras, Trump jailed?
*How long until my case Delta 15 218 is reopened and Tsipras and the crooked judges suppressing evidence to set me up for a lethal penalty based on the slanderous lies of the original culprits are sentenced to multiple life times in prison?* *Using state officials breaking the law to kill a journalist reporting on the threats of global epidemic vaccines has left a stack of proof* *Since my life continues to be under threat, the next government must reopen my case in accordance with the rule of law and the guarantees for human rights.* *When my case is reopened and investigated pro... more »
Arctic Great Game: US Wants Polar Military Base to ‘Counter Russia and China’
*RT International* | Having fallen behind in its geostrategic planning, the US Navy planning for an the expansion of its Arctic operations.
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*The Dis-Grace of Harvard* This week, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv announced that Harvard University has withdrawn his acceptance to the college. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the then-high school junior became a prominent voice for school safety, meeting with politicians across the political spectrum. He was also a prominent defender of Second Amendment rights. After scoring 1550 on his SATs and graduating second in his class, Kashuv was admitted to Harvard, turning down scholarship money at other schools to do so. Then cam... more »
WHO RESCINDS "DANGEROUSLY MISLEADING" AND "OUTRIGHT FALSE" OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES FUELLING EPIDEMIC AMID FEARS OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
*WHO FINALLY WITHDRAWS OPIOID GUIDELINES BASED ON FALSE AND MISLEADING CLAIMS AND LEADING TO OVERDOESES, ADDICTION AND DEATHS AROUND THE WORLD* *HOW LONG UNTIL WHO, MERCK AND OTHERS ARE ON TRIAL FOR THEIR ROLE IN PUSHING FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS ABOUT EPIDEMIC VACCINES SINCE 2009?* *HOW LONG UNTIL THE REPEATED MURDER ATTEMPTS AGAINST ME FOR REPORTING THE ACCURATE FACTS ABOUT THESE VACCINES BY A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY IN THE GREEK GOVERNMENT RESULT IN PRISON FOR THE CULPRTS? * *ALL THE PROOF TO CONVICT** ALEXIS TSIPRAS AND PUT HIM IN JAIL FOR LIFE A LONG WITH GEORGE SOROS A... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Senate votes to block Trump's Saudi arms sale Nine countries will make up more than half the projected population growth between now and 2050 Over $1 Billion Worth Of Cocaine Seized At Philadelphia Port, U.S. Attorney’s Office Says Trump Administration Plans to Reclassify High-Level Radioactive Waste as Low-Risk Exclusive: U.S. tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules - sources Demogrocalypse - Japan Now Has More People Over The Age Of 80 Than Under The Age Of 10 Iran claims Trump tipped them off that a military strike was imminent — des... more »
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*Watch: Skeptical scientist wins rare New York City climate debate against warmist scientist – Audience flips from warmist views to skeptical after debate* The Soho Forum, Published on May 6, 2019 Resolution: There is little or no rigorous evidence that rising concentrations of carbon dioxide are causing dangerous global warming and threatening life on the planet. For the affirmative: Craig Idso is the founder, former president, and currently chairman of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change. The Center was founded in 1998 as a non-profit public charity de... more »
FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS ABOUT MERCK'S EBOLA VACCINE CONTINUE TO BE MADE IN UGANDA WITH COMPLICITY OF WHO, GOVERNMENT
*The WHO continues to allow media to make false and misleading statements about the effectiveness of Merck's Ebola vaccine, now being given to people in Uganda.* *Robert Redfield, director at CDC, relayed that warning to U.S. lawmakers, admitted to lawmakers that no one knew how effective the Merck jab was because there was no control group, yet media are claiming that the jab has proven to be 97% effective.* *Uganda's The Independent media, the country's government, WHO, Merck all have a responsibility not to make false and misleading statements about the Ebola vaccines, and fai... more »
Antibodies from Ebola survivor's blood. The most promising treatment but still not in use?
*From media* *Among the experimental treatments now being considered in the DR Congo and Uganda, the most promising seems on reviewing the evidence, to be MAb114, an antibody that was extracted from a person who had contracted Ebola during a 1995 outbreak in Congo and survived.* *https://www.who.int/ebola/drc-2018/treatments-approved-for-compassionate-use-update/en/* *A phase 1 study finished in January 2019 showed **MAb114** was safe for adults.* *http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/01/monoclonal-antibody-ebola-treatment-shown-safe-adults* *"As the Ebola outbr... more »
The Heat is on in Georgia (Not the US State) Staging another Coup?
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* "The heat is on" is not a reference to temperature or the cult of global warming.* *Slang: a time of great activity and/or pressure has begun* *Stormy. Acrimonious.* * And surely there were outside hands setting this fire alight. There are some points of interest in the articles below. Things that are suggestive to me of outsider involvement. Is someone provoking Russia at this time? I'd say yes. Georgia has got the right location and has long been tied to the US and Israel.* * Think Pankisi Gorge. Think of the ISIS leader who came from Georgia, trained by the US in the Georgian ... more »
The Price Of Folly
When Saigon fell in 1975, the head of the C.I.A. station sent out his last cable from there. He quoted Sanatayana's admonition that those who refuse to learn from history will repeat it. And then he added he hoped people would learn from Vietnam's recent history. Forty years later -- after "interventions" in Afghanistan and Iraq -- it's clear the Americans haven't learned a damned thing. Tony Burman writes: In 2015, after years of negotiations, the world’s major powers — including the U.S., Russia, China and the key nations in Europe — finally worked out a historic agreement with ... more »
Lava Jato Leaks: Is Brazilian Folha de S.Paulo Newspaper Joining The Intercept’s Fight?
By Arkady Petrov SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In secret, the Frias family who owns the well established Folha de S.Paulo newspaper in São Paulo, appointed a team to unveil new findings on the work of former judge and current Justice Minister Sergio Moro and the Lava Jato task force, in a partnership with Glenn Greenwald’s […] The post Lava Jato Leaks: Is Brazilian Folha de S.Paulo Newspaper Joining The Intercept’s Fight? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Gang Breaks into Apartment and Steals R$500,000 Worth of Jewelry in São Paulo
By Xiu Ying SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A gang of more than ten robbers broke into an apartment in Brooklin, an expensive and upscale neighborhood of São Paulo’s South, on Friday morning, June 21st. The victims were tied up and about R$500,000 (US$125,000) worth of jewelry was taken. The perpetrators spent the night in a […] The post Gang Breaks into Apartment and Steals R$500,000 Worth of Jewelry in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sullivan witch hunt: top Czech attorneys vs Harvard
Some individual Western public intellectuals – folks like Roger Scruton – used to help the dissidents in the communist Europe before the fall of communism. These days, it's especially Western Europe and Northern America that is falling into a totalitarian system that is analogous to what we used to have before 1989. It's natural that some public intellectuals and otherwise visible pundits from the post-communist Europe are repaying the debt and trying to intervene into some egregious cases of the abuse of power in the West. Czech Protestant education guru John Amos Comenius (1592 Ea... more »
Need I Remind You? Biden Is Less Horrible Than Trump
John Lewis developed cordial relationships with segregationists too— but, unlike Biden— he wasn’t working with them to stop school integration. Ever since Biden bragged to a roomful of wealthy donors how he worked with racist senators back in the day, the media has been asking what it was exactly he worked with them on. A couple of days ago the *Washington Post*’s Matt Viser and Annie Linskey wrote that Biden “was a freshman senator, the youngest member of the august body, when he reached out to an older colleague for help on one of his early legislative proposals: The courts were... more »
Balance deficit
Further to Craig’s piece about the fab regularity of Ash Sarkar’s TV appearances, I was thinking the very same thing only yesterday. Not only in respect of our favourite literal commie - but what about the plethora of other glottal-stopping far-left political pundits, several (but not all) of whom are funny-tinged. (As I’m neither Angela Smith nor pale and interesting myself, I claim my privilege to use the phrase.) The thing is, has the political median shifted so far to the left that the BBC believes it *already* includes a sufficient ration of ‘right-wing’ contributors to provi... more »
America's F-35 vs. China's J-31 Stealth Fighter (This Video Breaks It All Down)
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Does Beijing have an edge? It’s fair to say that the U.S. F-35 is much more mature than the current version of the Chinese J-31. In fact, as shown in the footage, the J-31 is still the test version 001. Moreover giving the heavy smoke from exhausts heat signature is very high for the J-31 and could affect its stealthiness. The Shenyang J-31 (F-60) is a fifth-generation, multi-role, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft being manufactured for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, an affiliate of Aviation Indust... more »
Satire, skirting dangerously close to reality
I enjoy satirical news articles, poking fun at the shibboleths of modern living. Unfortunately, sometimes the satire is very near the bone. In a move to make purchasing congresspeople easier and faster for lobbyists, Congress voted to approve a new measure that calls for congresspeople to wear barcodes on their foreheads so lobbyists, activists, and corporations can simply scan them and self-checkout. Self-checkout machines will be installed at all exits of the Capitol Building, so once they've added congresspeople to their cart, lobbyists can pay right on the way out. "Purchasin... more »
Latest guest on This Issue
Bruce Gagnon and Rev. Bill Bliss discuss their recent Global Network study tour to Russia. Bill studied Russian in high school and has a life-long interest in the country. Bill was the first guest on This Issue when the public access show began in 2003. This edition of the show was the 150th during the 16 years it has been on TV across the state - now airing in 17 communities in Maine.
Where was Rob?
This week's* Newswatch *aired several of the main concerns about the BBC's Conservative leadership debate - (1) everyone talking at the same time, (2) the dodgy imam, (3) the Labour-affiliated questioner, (4) the stools, (5) Emily Maitlis's interruptions, (6) Emily Maitlis's interruptions of Boris specifically and (7) whether the whole thing provided more heat than light. I was rather expecting Rob Burley to come on to answer such points, but guest presenter Rebecca Jones informed viewers, "We asked BBC News for someone to come on the programme to discuss those questions but our req... more »
Growing evidence of wind farms’ horrific toll on wildlife: This time from India
Wind Turbines: The New “Apex Predator” The post Growing evidence of wind farms’ horrific toll on wildlife: This time from India appeared first on CFACT.
Russia's New Stealth Fighter Might Sink Your Warship. Here's How.
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Here comes the Su-57, a ship-killer? Russia is designing an anti-ship missile for its Su-57 stealth fighter. But is hunting ships the best mission for such an advanced aircraft? Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko made the announcement while visiting the Detal Design Bureau, which is developing a new anti-ship missile, according to Russian news agency TASS. “Today the enterprise is working on developing an active homing warhead for the promising anti-ship missile that is planned to be carried by the Su-57 fighter as well," Krivoruchko said. “A... more »
This Is the F-35 of Helicopters: Meet the RAH-66 Comanche
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Billions spent and all we got was two choppers. Pop quiz: what prominent U.S. military aircraft has a stealthy radar cross section and advanced networked sensors but has gone billions over budget and has fallen years behind schedule? While the F-35 stealth fighter might come to mind today, in 2004 the most timely answer might have been the RAH-66 Comanche. The slick-looking stealth helicopter spent twenty-two years in development, consuming over $7 billion dollars before being abruptly canceled with only two flying prototypes to show for it. The ... more »
Brazilian Documentary “The Edge of Democracy” Could be Oscar Material
By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – “The Edge of Democracy”, a documentary released this week by Netflix Brasil, following the “behind the scenes” of power during the rise and fall of the PT under the command of Dilma Rousseff and recounting the steps leading to the former president’s impeachment, may be nominated for […] The post Brazilian Documentary “The Edge of Democracy” Could be Oscar Material appeared first on The Rio Times.
PT Considers not Having a Mayoral Candidate in São Paulo for the First Time
By Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The leadership of the Workers’ Party (PT) is considering not having its candidate in São Paulo for the first time. Last Monday, the party’s Electoral Working Group (GTE) held its first meeting to begin preparations for the 2020 city elections. In a preliminary assessment, it is expected to […] The post PT Considers not Having a Mayoral Candidate in São Paulo for the First Time appeared first on The Rio Times.
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Sells Guitars for USD$21,5 Million to Fight Climate Change
By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – When David Gilmour announced that he was to auction off 127 of his most famous guitars, there was no doubting the star of the show. His fabled Black Strat is, quite simply, one of the most iconic electric guitars in history, and its legendary status was confirmed […] The post Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Sells Guitars for USD$21,5 Million to Fight Climate Change appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tribal loyalties
How tribal we all are. All the people who like Boris argue that a politician’s domestic volatility and volubility is none of our business and bears no relevance to anything else and on the other hand all those who don’t like him deflect by accusing the neighbours of being curtain-twitching busybodies and troublemakers. Same with almost any other of the issues that ‘divide us’. We ignore what we don’t like and can’t understand why others do likewise, in reverse. I suppose it all boils down to the way we approach life’s fundamentals. How informed we are. Traditional loyalties. Preju... more »
A point of view
The sub-headline in my hard copy of this week's* Spectator* only makes it worse. Underneath the headline* The brutality of the Beatles* and above the byline naming the author - Paul Wood (of the BBC) - comes the sub-headline *Why the Isis torture gang must return to Britain to stand trial*. That gives the game away. This is an opinion piece, an argument, as much as a report - though the reporting part of it is excellent, informative and grim. Comments could be going better though. The general response can be summarised as 'Wrong. Let the Iraqis try them and hang them. They commit... more »
SB276 Why Aren't Pediatricians Up in Arms Over Losing Their Right to Practice Medicine?
Yesterday, SB276 moved forward in California. This bill strangles a doctor's ability to write medical exemptions for his or her patients. Why would medical doctors give up more of their rights to practice medicine? We've seen some pretty cruel social... more »
Behold, the Cognitive Dissonance of the Media in One Graph
The mainstream media has been shaping our thoughts and views for hundreds of years now. It is one of the most important tool used by the ruling bloodlines, in cooperation with their own self-designated experts and scholars, who are interpreting for us the mundane events of the day. Just click on the image to enlarge. … Continue reading Behold, the Cognitive Dissonance of the Media in One Graph →
"Grow up. Couples row"
So, Boris and Carrie's neighbours called the police, made a recording of a private domestic row, contacted the *Guardian* and then handed the recording to the paper. And now it's the nation's top news story. As ex-BBC reporter Giles Dilnot tweeted, "The idea Tony and Cherie, Norma and John, Dennis and Margaret, Samantha and David, Sarah and Gordon, Philip and “Trixy” didn’t ever have a row, yes a proper bust up, is so ridiculous that if you think it, you should go back to bed until you wake up normal".
Andrew Marr is 'mugged by reality'
Two of TV's top broadcasters, Channel 4's Jon Snow and the BBC's Andrew Marr, live in the North London enclave of Primrose Hill. Only one of them, however, is quoted in the *Daily Mail* this weekend saying: In Primrose Hill we have some of the richest people living in their nice houses and going to their lovely cafes, and in the other direction there are young kids in gangs who are killing each other. The drugs trade is incredibly violent, lethal and destroying lives in big numbers, and the people doing it are the middle-class, wealthy people taking drugs in the privacy of their... more »
Aborted US Strike On Iran ZERO Personal Risk For Most People - Even For Sailors Working On Tankers - NOT A Risk Of World War 3
Another post to help people scared of the Iran - US situation. For most people the personal risk is zero. Short summary: Trump seems to have ordered a strike on selected Iranian facilities - and then backed down at the last minute after attempting a diplomatic phone call with Iran and talking to a couple of Iranian officials. He says he did it becaue he was told at the last minute that it would kill about 150 people in Iran which is not proportionate for shooting down an unarmed drone. He may also have been influenced by reports that powerful national leaders in Iran were angry at... more »
11 killed after skydiving aircraft crashes in Hawaii
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An investigation is underway into a skydiving plane crash at an airfield on the North Shore of Oahu which killed all on board, with authorities fearing family on the ground watched the aircraft go down.
Live: Shootout heartbreak for Matildas as Norway advances at World Cup
There are no more second chances for the Matildas at the Women's World Cup, as they take on Norway for a place in the quarter-finals. Follow along in our live blog.
'Cocked and loaded': What happened for Trump to call off war with Iran?
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War with Tehran was only "10 minutes away". So what made Donald Trump decide not to give final approval for strikes on Iran, and how have his supporters responded?
Putin, Xi Urge End To MAD World. Lord Russell's Spectre Frowns
Nice sentiment but at least rational. This is actually getting ahead of the curve but that may well be completely deliberate because it presents willing partners when Trump chooses, or more correctly is able to actually engage. Understand something completely unimaginable. Trump's rise is actually informing the collateral rise of a global populist movement supporting local security and *GLOBAL SECURITY*. This will be able to isolate local oligarchys which will end the age old game of WAR. All cultures can find common cause with this. Throw in the ending of global poverty as ... more »
The Vatican is considering allowing married men to become priests in remote parts of the Amazon
Waiting for change in the Vatican is akin to waiting for stone to melt. I for one understand that a full integration of married men and women is fully in concert with the mission of the church and as a bonus eliminates the historic distortion that the church has suffered as a male only system. What this really shows us is a clear road forward. Train them up and send them out to postings on the edges were political potential is zero. Reserve political advancement to the clearly formed and celibate as this likely goes together. Also recruit from those in their fifties as ... more »
Cytophone detects and blasts circulating cancer cells
This is extremely welcoming. It was always a thing too far out to be practical and that has finally changed. This may never actually cure cancer or more than specific cancers or sickle cell anemia but it stands to allow victims to come under a permanent stalemate at least which is as good as a cure as we discovered with AIDS. It is potentially a major revolution for all blood related disease which indirectly cancer is and mst other disease. After all even simple infectious agents can be tagged and stopped in this manner by simply having a session at a blood machine... *Cytophon... more »
There’s Evidence on How to Raise Children, but Are Parents Listening?
There has been a faux conversation around child care often driven by promoters of some sort and with little hard evidence of quality improvement. There are really two factors that do matter to some degree. One is the birth date for school entrance and the other is parental reading of some sort. This produces a measurable advantage, but not so compelling that it can not be easily overcome. Those are actually pretty minor as compared to other possible sources of friction. Back up a second, you are dealing with a growing brain. The important surge takes place post puberty and ... more »
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