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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.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

2 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10:02 pm MDT

Angels, MLB Mourn Skaggs After Pitcher Dies in Hotel Room

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Police said they were investigating but no foul play was suspected.

Border Patrol Head Condemns Agents’ Offensive Facebook Posts

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an investigation into "disturbing social media activity" was underway.

On the Brexit Party Protest

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 13 hours ago
They might turn their backs when *Ode to Joy* is played, but they certainly won't turn their backs on the salaries, perks, and very generous expense accounts. Nevertheless, the Brexit Party's miserable stunt in Strasbourg earlier can be considered an unqualified success. It led the news across all channels, upset swathes of people they like upsetting (liberals, centrists, leftwingers), and no doubt provide for a frisson of smug satisfaction among the BXP fraternity sat at home. Indeed, in another context and with quite different politics involved, the likes of Nigel Farage and his ... more »

A Pilot's Incredible Tale of the Iran-Iraq War

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *History, Middle East* [image: By Shahram Sharifi - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/Grumman-F-14AM-Tomcat/2432307/L/, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37338017] How did he survive? *Our aeroplanes were only armed with AIM-7s and AIM-9s, so we came in really close. I fired one AIM-9 at very close range, and when my missile hit the MiG, it blew up into a massive fireball almost immediately – I could not avoid the explosion.* Retired by the U.S. Navy on Sep. 22, 2006 the iconic F-14 Tomcat remains the backbone of Islamic Republic of... more »

Trump Claims 'Brand New' World War II Sherman Tanks Will Be Part of July 4th Salute to U.S. Military

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Say what? *Defense officials were unclear what the president meant by "brand new Sherman tanks." * President Donald Trump has vowed that "brand new Sherman tanks" will be on display this July 4th in Washington, D.C., and no one in the military seems to have an idea what the heck he is talking about. The "Salute to America" this year is meant to pay tribute to the U.S. military. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the president said the event will showcase the latest fighter aircraft and tanks. "We have to put them in certain... more »

Eddie Gallagher's Life Is Now in the Hands of 7 Jurors

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, America* [image: Reuters] What will they decide? *At least five, or two-thirds of the jury, are needed to convict.* NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The military judge in the war crimes trial of Navy Chief Eddie Gallagher said that some witnesses offered "inconsistent" testimony, but it was solely up to the jury to "determine the believability" as they deliberate over whether the veteran SEAL murdered a wounded ISIS fighter or shot at innocent civilians in Iraq in 2017. Both sides in the case presented their closing arguments before a jury of five Marines and...more »

Second Florida City Pays Hackers. How Smart Cities Leave Themselves Open for Cyberattacks.

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By B.N. Frank A city employee clicking on a malicious link is being blamed for this recent cyber attack in Lake City, Florida. Insurance will... more »

Israeli Attack On Syria Is A Message For Russia

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
How is global governance possible without a rule-based order? The relentless promotion of trade war, protectionism and militarism that we are witnessing brings to mind the famous coinage of Thomas Hobbes — Bellum omnium contra omnes ( “the war of all against all”).

President Taking Back Foreign Policy? Good! But Who Will Stop the Global Economic Collapse?

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump, joined by Republic of South Korea President Moon Jae-in, tours the Korean Demilitarized Zone Sunday, June 30, 2019, between North and South Korea. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20190702-pres-taking-back.pdf In an international webcast yesterday, Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche noted with pleasure that President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un revived "the Singapore spirit" this weekend. In American terms, she said, the complete surprise engineered by Trump at the DMZ – f... more »

The Only Way to Get Rich

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
We Bring You This Critical Alert, Contributed By Future Money Trends Author James Davis, Who I regard as an expert on investing in these critical times.... more »

Why Is The Iranian Stock Market Booming?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Iran's stock market is thriving, despite US sanctions which have battered its economy AFP *France 24:* *Iran traders ride bull market despite US sanctions* Iran's stock market is thriving, despite US sanctions which have battered its economy and an uncertain future as geopolitical tensions soar in the Gulf. Tehran Stock Exchange was buzzing Monday after the latest spike in a 12-month bull market, which veteran trader Mohsen said was mostly caused by the crash of Iran's currency, the rial. "Share values are not growing because of profitability but because of the companies' asset ... more »

One Hundred Years After World War I, Are We Heading Back to the Abyss?

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 13 hours ago
The odds of a major war, even one that could fracture the world order, appear uncomfortably high.

Pentagon takes over G20, will push for Middle East peace and world federation

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
What is certain is that Germany went along with the re-admission of Russia into PACE. It will also probably agree to a no-deal Brexit. The post Pentagon takes over G20, will push for Middle East peace and world federation appeared first on The Duran.

Tucker Carlson joins Trump in North Korea, John Bolton exiled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 224. The post Tucker Carlson joins Trump in North Korea, John Bolton exiled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

No Longer Fiction: Orwell’s 1984 is the Reality of Our Times

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*Robert Bridge* | The worst part is, Orwell must be looking down on all of this madness with much surprise.

Australia survives scare to win first Women's Ashes ODI

Just In - 13 hours ago
Australia gets its Women's Ashes defence off to the best possible start with a two-wicket win over England in the first ODI in Leicester.

Announcing the Ron Paul Scholars Seminar!

RPI Staff at 13 hours ago
The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity is pleased to announce the launch of a new program exclusively focused on university students. It has long been our intent to create programs for the next generation of liberty leaders who will carry forth the message of peace and prosperity. This year will see the realization of our plans thanks to a group of generous supporters. The Ron Paul Scholars Seminar will be an all-day intensive series of lectures designed to be both theoretical and practical on the topic of “The National Security State or a Foreign Policy of Peace?” The ev... more »

Diminishing Dissent

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
Today’s Morning File is by Philip Moscovitch, while Tim is in court for the Assoun hearing (see Item #2). News 1. Shelburne School for Boys Writes Stephen Kimber: Was the government’s compensation program [in response to sexual abuse at the Shelburne School for Boys] crafted out of a well-intentioned desire to allow victims to tell […]

July 2 Is the Anniversary of American Independence

Steve Byas at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: july-2nd-is-the-anniversary-of-american-independence] If America decided to declare independence from Britain on July 2, why do we celebrate our independence on July 4?

Joseph Conrad On The Supernatural

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
When Joseph Conrad’s *The Shadow-Line* was first published in 1916, several critics noted that the novella was a fantasy because in it the previous captain’s ghost is apparently haunting the ship. So in the second edition of the book, which came in 1920, Conrad appended an Author’s Note in which he mounted a defense of natural world. He noted that the world “contains enough marvels and mysteries as it is… I am too firm in my consciousness of the marvelous to be ever fascinated by the mere supernatural.” Here’s an excerpt from Conrad’s Author’s Note: “This story, which I admit to be... more »

Leftist Violence: Expect More Portlands In Our Nation’s Future

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
.… as the cancer of self-righteous progressivism kills the tolerant brain cells of formerly reasonable people who vote Democrat. Richard Fernandez at PJ Media posted June 30th about the so-called Antifa mobs’ attacks on Andy Ngo, an Asian-American homosexual (that’s two protected classes, right?) who dares to be a conservative (uh-oh). All this is occurring, y’see, because the natural virtue of liberals has been infected by conservative hate. Yep, Nicolas Kristof says so, as he stands knee-deep in a pile of aborted late-term babies while surrounded by pagan symbology and holographi... more »

CFPB survives another separation of powers challenge

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
After all the raw emotion expended last year on the Consumer Financial Protection Board and on Mulvaney’s assumption of the director position, the group and its problems have since faded back into the woodwork. Mulvaney moved on to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as well as Acting Chief of Staff after firing the entire 25 member advisory council. In his place, the Senate confirmed Kathy Kraninger on December 6, 2018. Kraninger has since gone on to smooth ruffled feathers and appears to have been doing a credible job from her report before Congress. She has walked ... more »

THE WOKE AND THE BUSED: Willie Brown is a very bad person!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019Sharpton, Rock remember:* Full disclosure! At one point in time, a few years back, we did occasional radio spots with Willie Brown. At the time, he was co-hosting a daily radio show with comedian Will Durst. We didn't know what we know today: Willie Brown is a very bad person! We know that because of what he said right after last Thursday's Democratic "debate." And ladies and gentlemen, please remember: Willie Brown said it, not us! He said it in the San Francisco Chronicle. That said, who *is* Willie Brown? Brown was once, roughly speaking, the most pow... more »

Turkish military beefs up forces near Syrian Army lines

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Turkish military has increased its presence in the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate this week after a number of hostile exchanges with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the end of June. According to opposition accounts, a large Turkish military convoy entered the Bab Al-Hawa crossing and made […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Drone footage captures aftermath of missile fired from Syria landing in Northern Cyprus

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Drone footage filmed in the Tashkent region in Northern Cyprus on Monday shows fires caused by an explosion after the territory was hit overnight by what appeared to be a Russian-made S-200 missile. Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay told local media that “the missile was a stray Russian-made S-200 that was fired in response […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large number of foreign jihadists head to northwestern Hama from Turkish border: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – Last week, a large number of foreign jihadists departed from the northeastern region of the Latakia Governorate to northwestern Hama. The foreign jihadists from the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), a terrorist group that controls a substantial part of western Idlib, reportedly redeployed many of their fighters from the Turkish border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian S-300 system was put on high alert during Israeli attack but wasn’t used: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian military’s S-300 system was put on high alert during the Israeli attack on Sunday evening; however, it was not used, a source told the Arabic language version of Sputnik News. According to the source, the Soviet-era S-200 had managed to intercept five out of six Israeli cruise missiles […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

World News Briefs -- July 2, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Reuters*: *China condemns violent Hong Kong protests as 'undisguised challenge' to its rule* BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China on Tuesday condemned violent protests in Hong Kong as an “undisguised challenge” to the formula under which the city is ruled, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who stormed and trashed the legislature. A representative of China’s Hong Kong affairs office denounced the demonstrators, who are furious about proposed legislation allowing extraditions to China, and said Beijing supports holding criminals responsible, stat... more »

Brazil sent 1 million contaminated chickens to the UK in two years

Andrew Wasley at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 14 hours ago
Our data analysis showed that Brazil is exporting tonnes of salmonella-infected frozen chicken to Europe despite its much lower standards

Revealed: How the global beef trade is destroying the Amazon

Andrew Wasley at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 14 hours ago
A huge cattle ranch business is flouting bans designed to protect the rainforest and selling its cows to the world's largest meat company, our investigation has found

JBS: The Brazilian butchers who took over the world

Andrew Wasley at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 14 hours ago
The world's biggest meat company has the power to impact climate change and openly admits to corruption, yet you've probably never heard of it

Canada’s 257 cannabis inspections yield 3 ‘noncompliant’ ratings, 65 health/diversion-related deficiencies

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Health Canada handed out three noncompliant ratings to cannabis producers from the nearly 260 inspections the federal regulator conducted in the last fiscal year, according to its recently released compliance report. The inspection data illustrates the state of compliance – and, in some cases, shortfalls – for Canada’s fast-growing medical cannabis producers for the fiscal […] Canada’s 257 cannabis inspections yield 3 ‘noncompliant’ ratings, 65 health/diversion-related deficiencies is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepr... more »

Chart: Sales of cannabis products spiked over Mother’s Day, Father’s Day weekends

Maggie Cowee at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Retail data reveals sales spikes in several marijuana categories over Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekends, highlighting differences in gender-based cannabis gift-giving in states that have legalized adult use. Data from Seattle-based analytics firm Headset shows that sales increased 35% to 80% in several product segments over Father’s Day and Mother’s Day weekends in California, […] Chart: Sales of cannabis products spiked over Mother’s Day, Father’s Day weekends is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Lastest Space Alert at printer

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
- Nancy Randolph (from Topsham, Maine) and I finished the latest edition of *Space Alert*. It now goes to the printer and it will be in the mail around July 9. It's always a collaborative and fun process with Nancy as we put this newsletter together. I gather the articles, photos and cartoons and Nancy does the design and layout. We kick it back and forth a few times before it is finished. - Nancy told me today that she was somewhere over the weekend and some folks were talking about the recent arrests at Bath Iron Works just 10 miles up the road f... more »

NEXT YEAR'S D.C. FOURTH OF JULY WILL BE EVEN WORSE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Our toddler president cried less than we expected when he wasn't allowed to play with certain toys two years ago: After watching the Bastille Day parade in 2017 in Paris, Mr. Trump said that “we may do something like that on July 4 in Washington down Pennsylvania Avenue.” He later raised the idea of a military parade on Veterans Day, but abandoned it in the face of public opposition from city officials, private dissent from the Pentagon and a price tag of more than $90 million. But he's been sulking ever since, and now, of course, he's getting his way: President Trump said on Monda... more »

Transnational Organized Crime and National Security: Hezbollah, Hackers and Corruption

ehalliday at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Ransomeware attack (Source: Flickr/Christiaan Colen) American law enforcement efforts have become increasingly multifaceted as the government attempts to combat the continuing ingenuity and sophistication of transnational organized criminal groups. Since the publication of the first post in this series, the U.S. government has announced several significant actions taken against transnational organized crime groups. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) promulgated a slew of sanctions against the financial networks of both Hezbollah and Cártel de Jalisco... more »

Tuesday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - David Roberts writes about the developing recognition that we all bear responsibility for consumption emissions - though even better would be a focus on limiting emissions produced, consumed and exported alike. Daniel Masoliver examines some of the steps we can take as individuals to rein in our own emissions - though those pale in comparison to the scale of the problem originating with large polluters. And Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher and Patrick Bigger point out the massive emissions emanating from the U.S.' military. - Marc Lee disc... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Education in Israel* *Israel has to devote such a large part of its bugdget to defence that that other sectors are short-changed. Voluntary organizations such as World ORT help take up some of the slack* According to the OECD, in 2015 Israel was fifth from bottom in ranking students’ mathematics, science and reading levels. For expenditure per child at the secondary level, Israel fared even worse: fourth from bottom. It is putting great strain on hard-working educators to expect them to produce skilled and knowledgeable students when no investment – either of money, of faith o... more »

This Strange Looking Plane Could Have Been The F-35

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Americas* [image: By USAF - http://www.edwards.af.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=267640] Check out the X-32. *Even if Boeing managed to solve the airframe issue, they would have had to deal with the extremely complex sensor fusion software. The software was always going to be a challenge under the best of circumstances. * On October 26, 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin’s X-35 had won the Joint Strike Fighter contest over Boeing’s X-32. *(This first appeared in late 2015.)* The win secu... more »

Lessig's Defensive Crouch Constitutionalism

John Mikhail at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the symposium on Lawrence Lessig, Fidelity and Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2019). *Fidelity & Constraint* is a deeply interesting and insightful book. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the theory and history of American constitutional law. In this post, I will focus on one thread of Professor Lessig’s rich narrative—his account of the New Deal revolution—and explain why I find it unconvincing. Lessig identifies himself as “a nationalist, not a federalist,” on the question of government power (432;... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Alaska Senator: We Can’t Build ‘a Simple Road’ Without ‘Radical Extreme Environmental Groups’ Suing Us* Members of Congress who claim that building “a simple road” in his state will harm wildlife, like the porcupine caribou, “don’t know what they’re talking about,” Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan (R) told CNSNews.com in an exclusive interview last Wednesday. “No offense to my colleagues here, but they don’t know what they’re talking about,” Sen. Sullivan said. “There was this notion that the porcupine caribou herd was going to be hurt by a road - that’s literally absurd. That was th... more »

It takes years to fully recover from big storms like Sandy

Jack L. Harris, Assistant Professor of Communication, State University of New York at New Paltz at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Getting everyone whose lives were thrown off-track back takes a lot of personal effort, paired with work done by a constantly shifting mix of nonprofits and governmental agencies over many years.

They Live On Another Planet

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
It's time, Geoff Stevens writes, for climate deniers to fold their tents: It is time they stopped wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on court challenges to the federal government's carbon pricing regime — the 2018 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to give it its official name. It is time they stopped misleading the public about Ottawa's anti-pollution strategy. Any lingering doubt should have been swept aside by the Ontario Court of Appeal on Friday when it decisively rejected the Ontario Progressive Conservative government's challenge to the aforementioned GGPPA. But Andr... more »

Iran's Missile Programs and Israel's Hypocrisy

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
With the news that Iran has now exceeded its limits for 3.57 percent enriched uranium under the JCPOA as shown on this article from Iran's Mehr News Agency which quotes from Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif: ...other threats from Iran seem rather pertinent given Washington's penchant for war and Israel's non-stop hatred for all things Iranian. Here is another news article from Mehr, quoting Mojtaba Zonnour, the Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission: In light of this threat, let's take a brief look at Iran's missile capabilities. ... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 2, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
US media reported Washington launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone on June 20 AFP/File *CNBC:* *US-Iran cyber strike marks a military ‘game changer,’ says tech expert* * Military warfare could increasingly look like a loss of connectivity — rather than a loss of life, according to Splunk’s cybersecurity expert. * Haiyan Song’s comments come after what she described as America’s “game changing” cyber attack on Iran’s military systems last month. * At that time, the Trump administration call...more »

Future of Coalition's $158 billion tax plan now rests in hands of the Senate

Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 15 hours ago
Labor unsuccessfully tries to move amendments to the Federal Government's $158 billion tax cuts package, which passes the Lower House of Parliament.

George Burgess rubbed out for nine NRL games over eye gouge

Just In - 15 hours ago
George Burgess is handed the biggest suspension in the NRL in seven years after his eye gouge on Robbie Farah, meaning he will only return for South Sydney if the Rabbitohs make the finals.

It Costs A Lot Less To Forgive All Student Debt Than It Does To Give The Wealthy Another Tax Cut

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
The post-debate Morning Consult poll shook up the Democratic primary quite a bit— at least for Kamala Harris. She surged into 3rd place behind Biden and Bernie and tied with Elizabeth Warren, after beating up on Biden in a way that seemed effective for many in the audience. She gained 6 points and Biden lost 5. In fact, everyone in the top 5 lost ground, except Kamala and Bernie. *•* Biden- 33% (-5) *•* Bernie- 19% (flat) *•* Warren- 12% (-1) *•* Kamala- 12% (+6) *•* Pete- 6% (-1) That polling surge for Kamala was reflected in her campaign's fundraising efforts as well. She raise... more »

Day 9 on the road: North Carolina to the Mississippi River

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Miss D. and I left Brevard, NC on Monday morning, on our way home to Texas. We made a brief stop at the Bear Tracks Travel Center, which we'd visited on Day 6 of our tour. The owner (an older lady) had three large amethyst geodes for sale in her shop, which we'd noted on Friday. They were all tall half-cylinders of various heights. We were struck by their exceptionally reasonable prices. We're used to seeing good-quality, large-size geodes priced at thousands of dollars apiece in retail stores. These were all listed in the hundreds of dollars, far below what we'd normally hav... more »

The church has always been out of step with the culture

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
The earliest church was seen as too exclusive and a threat to the social order because it would not honor all *deities*; today Christians are again being seen exclusive and a threat to the social order because we will not honor all *identities*. Timothy Keller https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-we-need-to-learn-from-early-church/

The Story On How This Sr-71 Crashed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone, National Interest:** The Story of When an SR-71 Blackbird Crashed While Refueling* *We've got the details.* “My aircraft had smashed into the ground approximately 20 miles east of El Paso at 0915 hours." The SR-71 would be a very short-ranged aircraft were it not for air refuelling, limited to around 2,000 NM. Multiple air refuellings extended the range of the aircraft to the limits of crew endurance. Many missions have exceeded 12,000 NM. Forward basing of the SR-71 and KC-135Q tankers permitted faster response, shorter range, shorter duration missions, fewer air ...more »

Antitrust and Ideology

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 16 hours ago
Most people, including many among those who think of themselves as defenders of free markets, believe that antitrust laws are justified. It nearly goes without saying. So the recent paper of Ryan Young and Clyde Wayne Crews (“The Case Against Antitrust Law,” Competitive Enterprise Institute, April 2019), which reviews the case against these laws, is […] The post Antitrust and Ideology appeared first on Econlib.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin 'Precipitous' fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealedRussia plans to tow a nuclear power station to the Arctic. Critics dub it a 'floating Chernobyl' American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound New Soros/Koch-Funded Think Tank Claims To Oppose US Forever War Game Tests Fake News Spotting Ability Dandy new propaganda technique? Official Secrets: Film About Iraq War Whistleblower Flame-Throwing Tractos Leaked Border Arrest Figures Reveal Dramatic Drop, Weeks After Mexican National Guard Deployed"Is That A Typo?": Economists In Disbelief At Australia's Rec... more »

Even With China Emitting 5X As Much Energy CO2 As The US, Climate Goals Are Still Attainable

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
Though numerical models don't always correlate with reality, a new paper states that the world can achieve a 2 degree Celsius climate-stabilizing goal and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century, without closing newer plants that, let's be honest, no country is going to close. read more

Artificial Intelligence In Hamburg

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
Are you going to be in the Hamburg (Germany) area on July 7th? Then mark the date! The AMVA4NewPhysics and INSIGHTS ITN networks have jointly organized, with the collaboration of the DESY laboratories and the Yandex school of machine learning, a public lecture titled "*Artificial Intelligence: past, present, and future*". The lecturer is Prof. Pierre Baldi, from the Center for Machine Learning at the University of California Irvine. The venue is the auditorium (horsaal) of the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) laboratories, just west of the center of Hamburg, at Notkestrasse 8... more »

Many Senior Roles At The Pentagon Remain Vacant Or Filled By Temporary Officials

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, taken from an airplane in January 2008. Wikipedia *CNN: **18 senior Pentagon roles are currently filled by temporary officials or vacant * Eighteen of the most senior roles at the Pentagon lack permanent appointees, the Department of Defense confirmed to CNN on Monday, providing a complete list of positions currently being filled by temporary officials. It is a reflection of the Department of Defense's ongoing struggle to establish an unprecedented transition plan aimed at ensuring continuity of leadership at t... more »

Links 7/2/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

L'accord Mercosur-UE fait aussi grincer des dents côté brésilien

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
02-Jul-2019 Le Mercosur inquiète aussi au Brésil, où l'on craint l'impact sur une industrie moins compétitive que l'européenne et un recours excessif au "principe de précaution" visant les produits agricoles sud-américains.

Food, Agriculture, Sovereignty: A book that dismantles the myths of Tunisian agriculture

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
02-Jul-2019 By Hafawa REBHI Food, Agriculture, Sovereignty. What seems at first glance an umpteenth study on the agricultural sector in Tunisia is a polymorphic and polyphonic book. To demonstrate the correlation between the three notions, the members of the Working Group for Food Sovereignty (GTSA), supported by the German Social Democrat Foundation, Friedrich Ebert, used all the disciplines that could have served their purpose. History, geography, microeconomics, macroeconomics, sociology, (...)

PM hopes for Aust-EU trade deal progress

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
02-Jul-2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia wants to get into the "meaty section" of trade discussions with the European Union as soon as possible.

RCEP and Indo-Pacific initiatives play second fiddle

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
02-Jul-2019 The Indo-Pacific concept was developed in recognition of the need for ASEAN to respond with a united front to emerging regional issues, thereby preserving ASEAN's centrality.

Musical Interlude: PowerThoughts Meditation Club, "432Hz - Before Sleep ➤ Serenity & Inner Peace - Heal Your Mind, Body and Soul "

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
PowerThoughts Meditation Club, "432Hz - Before Sleep ➤ Serenity & Inner Peace - Heal Your Mind, Body and Soul " Blissful and relaxing 432 Hz music. This tuning is said to have a healing effect on our body, mind, and emotions. Although we call this sleep music, you may find that it goes hand in hand with relaxing, meditating, studying, therapy, yoga, etc. Mp3 DOWNLOAD: http://bit.ly/2E6ZEUf Listening to 432Hz music resonates inside our body, releases emotional blockages and expands our consciousness. 432Hz allows us to tune into the wisdom of the Universe, Divine Intelligence, and o... more »

The F-35 Is a Killer Thanks to This War Simulator

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Amazing. *The OODA Loop is of equal importance to the F-35 which, while engineered to dogfight as well, is built to draw upon its long-range sensors to complete the process - before ever seen by an enemy.* As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pilot faced unseen life threatening attackers closing in -- during an air-combat Red Flag exercise closely replicating actual warfare scenarios. Yet, in a life-saving flash, the ...more »

The Rifle Japan Thought Would Win the War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Spoiler alert: It didn't. *Japanese infantrymen saw themselves as modern ashigaru, or lightly armed peasant warriors. * Officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs) began to indoctrinate the Japanese fighting élan into their conscripts through close combat training with an inordinate amount of time spent on bayonet fighting and hand-to-hand combat. Training units seldom conducted combined arms operations since the military dictum was that infantry would win decisively by closing with the enemy with bayonet assaults. Above all, the new IJ... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Monday 1st July 2019

By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

This Is How The F-22s In The Middle East Would Be Used Against Iran If War Breaks Out

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*National Interest:* *How America's F-22s (Now Near Iran) Could Strike If War Breaks Out* The likely mission of the F-22 Raptors in the event of full-scale hostilities with Iran would be targeting Tehran’s surface-to-air missile batteries, especially the S-300 system, its best air defense. Taken on Jun. 27, 2019 the pictures in this post show U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptors arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Raptors are deployed to Qatar for the first time in order to defend American forces and interests in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The USAF did no... more »

Children's Health Defense Vax versus Unvaxed Children Part 2

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Thank you to Robert Kennedy Jr and his team at Children's Health Defense for this scientific dissection of the lies that come out of our CDC regarding the real outcome of our vaccination program. A program that is now being... more »

Chlorine and Vaccines: Summer Pool Health Threats Versus Measles

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
We've had a concerted media campaign to scare Americans about measles for many months. So what about this very real summer danger, for which there is chlorine but no vaccine? My point is this: life is full of germs, illnesses,... more »

Reversing Food Allergies with Gut Bacteria

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Thanks to Judie R for sending me this link. The study is a glimpse of hope for those suffering from food and other allergies. You'll note that while searching for ways to prevent and stop them is lauded, you won't... more »

More than 30 dead as walls collapse from Indian monsoon

Just In - 18 hours ago
Rescue efforts are ongoing in Mumbai, where a wall crumbled after parts of India's financial capital received more than 300 millimetres of rain in one day.

'Try being a Leb': Author from Punchbowl shortlisted for Miles Franklin

Michaela Boland at Just In - 18 hours ago
Michael Mohammed Ahmad says he writes about "confronting things" as his book The Lebs is shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

How Kangaroo Island could save koalas from chlamydia

Just In - 18 hours ago
Koala chlamydia has had devastating effects in Queensland and New South Wales, but a population believed to entirely free of the disease on Kangaroo Island is being heralded as a potential lifeline.

Man with sword vowed to 'kill everyone', court hears

James Hancock at Just In - 18 hours ago
Police are fighting to keep a man behind bars who allegedly sent 400 pages of "menacing" emails to an officer, over fears he could "commit Victoria's next atrocity".

Australia joins the low rate 'era of irrationality, impotence and inequality'

Stephen Letts at Just In - 18 hours ago
One per cent may be uncharted territory for Australia, but it still fairly high in a world awash with negative rates. The fact rates are still going down is a big worry, writes Stephen Letts.

From His Booster Seat Robert Reich Proclaims "The Left is Now the 'Center' of American Politics."

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
Former Clinton Administration Labor Secretary, Robert B. Reich The *last time we visited* one of our favorite kickball of the past, Robert Reich, he was on the CNN spouting crazy, claiming the anti-Trump campus unrest of 2017 were actually a right-wing plot to delegitimize liberals. Needless to say, we had a field day with that one. So much so, one DMF reader humorously accused me of abusing short people. But undeterred, today we visited Dr. Reich's site to see what leftist craziness has infected his overly active political imagination. He didn't disappoint. "Donald Trump, Fox New...more »

Glasto: like being hit over the head with a copy of the Guardian

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
So much to say - so little time - but I thought this was worth a read. Brendan O’Neill is spot on here! (and it’s BBC related) The great irony of Stormzy’s Glastonbury set. (£) Poor you if you haven’t got access to Speccie online. Here’s a taster: “Watching Glastonbury feels increasingly like being hit over the head with a copy of the Guardian. David Attenborough rocked up to congratulate the festival on giving up plastic. ‘Yaaay!’, screamed the crowd, before heading back to their plastic tents. (Attenborough rather overlooked the fact that, thanks to the plastic-bottle ban, peop... more »

Constantinople didn’t rule out recognizing Montenegrin Orthodox Church

Jelena Rakocevic at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Having recognized the OCU, the Ecumenical Patriarchate set the stage for a series of schisms in the Local Churches. The post Constantinople didn’t rule out recognizing Montenegrin Orthodox Church appeared first on The Duran.

U.S. Air Force's Newest Air-To-Air Missile Is So Secretive That They Require A Custom Storage Bunker

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
USAF *Warzone/The Drive*: *New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB* *Budget docs dated March of 2019 give the first official explanation of the program and why it needs a $6.5M high-security storage vault at Hill AFB.* Big news hit in late June that the USAF and the Navy have been well on their way to secretly developing an all-new beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile intended to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM. The missile is officially called the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, or JATM. The effort has been fast-tracked in... more »

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