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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

23 July - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 4

My Feedly! - 1 of 2     2 of 2

10 pm MDT

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 19 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin War Profiteers and the Demise of the US Military-Industrial Complex*According to this report, the US has completely lost the competency for building the new generation of tanks. It is no longer even a question of missing plant and equipment; in the US, a second generation of engineers who have never designed a tank is currently going into retirement. Their replacements have no one to learn from and only know about modern tanks from movies and video games. * Earth's Core Is Leaking, Baffling Scientists Iran Sentences "CIA Spy Ring" To Death; Publishes Video & Phot... more »

'I was ready to walk away': Farah rebounds to make 300th NRL appearance

Chloe Hart at Just In - 19 hours ago
Robbie Farah thought his NRL career was on the scrapheap as he contemplated retirement not so long ago, but now the Wests Tigers great finds himself preparing for his 300th first grade match.

40 years on: Pain of Appin mine disaster still just under the surface

Nick Rheinberger at Just In - 19 hours ago
A new memorial planned for the 14 victims of the Appin mine disaster will bring little comfort to the families still shattered by the explosion of 1979.

Injured father to be charged with murder of daughter found dead in car

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 19 hours ago
Sabrina Lekaj is remembered as an ambitious and academically gifted woman who was also an incredible pianist, after she was found dead inside her car in Adelaide.

Circus Rio shut down after two performers suffer serious injuries in less than a week

Just In - 19 hours ago
A circus touring in Adelaide is shut down by SafeWorkSA after two performers are seriously injured in separate incidents in less than a week, with one breaking his back and the other breaking her wrist.

Two Australian men arrested in Bali to be charged with cocaine possession and use

Anne Barker at Just In - 19 hours ago
Police in Bali are preparing to charge two Australian men for cocaine use and possession, after a series of drug raids in a trendy nightclub area of Canggu.

MasterChef stars to go, after Network 10 fails to reach new deal

Just In - 19 hours ago
Network 10 announces that Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris will not return as judges in the next season of MasterChef Australia.

Teacher at exclusive Sydney school stood down over sex with student

Antonette Collins at Just In - 19 hours ago
An exclusive Sydney private school, Reddam House, stands down a biology teacher after he was charged with having sex with a former student who complained to police.

Developers would need to prove they can afford to fix defects under proposed law

Jordan Hayne And Jake Evans at Just In - 19 hours ago
Developers would be required to engage in a range of transparency measures designed to stop them avoiding debts and defect bills, and nominate a person to take responsibility for the company's actions, under a proposal being considered by the ACT Government.

Distracted taxi driver had 180 metres to react before fatal pedestrian strike, court told

Rebecca Opie at Just In - 19 hours ago
An Adelaide taxi driver was distracted by his company booking monitor and so fatigued he did not know he had killed a pedestrian on impact, South Australia's District Court hears.

Why is closing a land tax loophole so controversial?

Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 19 hours ago
After a furious backlash from supporters, donors and some of its own MPs, SA's Liberal Government could rethink aspects of its controversial land tax measures flagged in last month's budget — but what is the dispute all about?

Vanuatu declares a state of emergency as beetles threaten its coconuts

Liam Fox at Just In - 19 hours ago
A state of emergency is declared in Vanuatu not because of a natural disaster or civil unrest, but because of beetles potentially devastating the country's coconut industry.

Jeremy Hunt, Tommy Robinson and The ‘Press Freedom’ Propaganda Troupe

Nina Cross at 21st Century Wire - 20 hours ago
*Nina Cross* | Is Tommy Robinson jumping on the media freedom bandwagon to justify breaching court orders to film perpetrators in grooming gang trials? A look at Robinson's claim of 'convicted of journalism' in the context of media freedom and the persecution of Julian Assange

WikiLeaks, Julian Assange And Decoding The National Security Commentariat

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society’s scrutineers, has become something of a rabble, and, as a confederacy of strewn dunces and the ongoing compromised, is ripe for analysis. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and […]

5 G - The Global Human Experiment Without Consent by Debra Greene, PhD

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
5G - The Global Human Experiment without Consent by Debra Greene, PhD Green Med Info. 11 July 2019 *Soon 5G will significantly increase our wireless RF radiation (radio frequency microwave) exposure 24/7/365. Senior telecom executives admit they have not done any safety testing on 5G, (nor do they plan to do any), but related research does show is cause for alarm. Thousands of independent studies indicate adverse health impacts from wireless radiation, ranging from cancer and sterility to DNA damage* 5G is the next generation of cell phone infrastructure, yet it is cate... more »

Quanta Magazine's anti-quantum zeal

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
Most people enjoy the summer. There are lots of things to write about but the interest is refocused on the holiday activities. To avoid week-long hiatuses, let me mention a new article by Philip Ball in the Quanta Magazine: Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, Passes First Tests What I find remarkable is that virtually every single sentence in the article is completely wrong. The "new story" that is discussed is about the purported tests of "Quantum Darwinism": the information that can copy itself in a nearly classical way becomes the information that is likely t... more »

Why Content Creators are Flocking Over to LBRY

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 20 hours ago
The post Why Content Creators are Flocking Over to LBRY appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

America's Own Decepticon "Starscream" F-15 Is Ready to Do Battle with Iran

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Master Sgt. Roy Santana, US Air Force - http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1053188/f-16-farewell#.UsX02PRDt8E, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30448548] Get ready. *The escalating tensions follow an announcement last month by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of new sanctions against any country, including U.S. allies, that imports Iranian oil, the country’s top source of income. The White House also designated the Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, part of a hardening stance towa... more »

Stealth Hacked? China Claims It Can Find and Destroy the Air Force's F-22s and F-35s

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Technology, Asia* [image: By Alert5 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52820207] Is it possible? *The U.S. Navy and Lockheed may have already solved the problem. The service openly talks about the E-2D’s role as the central node of its NIFC-CA battle network to defeat enemy air and missile threats. Rear Adm. Mike Manazir, the Navy’s director of air warfare, described the concept in detail at the U.S. Naval Institute just before Christmas in 2013.* *State-run Chinese media* is claiming that the People’s Liberation Army has b... more »

Meet the YF-23 Black Widow II: The Stealth Fighter That America Passed On

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Technology, Americas* [image: By U.S. Air Force - This Image was released by the United States Air Force with the ID 060810-F-1234S-004 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.বাংলা |] Why? *The first YF-23, with Pratt & Whitney engines, supercruised at Mach 1.43 on Sep. 18, 1990, while the second, with General Electric engines, reached Mach 1.6 on Nov. 29, 1990. By comparison, the YF-22 achieved Mach 1.58 in supercruise. * During the late 1970s, a new generation o... more »

Treasury Seizes 25.3 Tons of Cocaine in First Half of 2019

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Data from the Ministry of Economy obtained exclusively by GloboNews show that between January and June this year, the Federal Treasury seized 25.3 tons of cocaine in ports, airports, and other inspection locations by the federal customs agency throughout the country. This figure confirms the rate at which cocaine is […] The post Treasury Seizes 25.3 Tons of Cocaine in First Half of 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Study Shows Eighty Percent of Diabetics may Suffer From Cardiovascular Disease

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A study carried out by EndoDebate in partnership with Revista Sade showed that 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes have evidence of cardiovascular weakness. More than half (52 percent) report at least two of these symptoms: dizziness, chest and leg pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Entitled “When Diabetes […] The post Study Shows Eighty Percent of Diabetics may Suffer From Cardiovascular Disease appeared first on The Rio Times.

BP and Bunge Merge Brazilian Operations and Create World-class Biofuel Player

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – U.S. commodities trader Bunge, a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, and British energy company BP have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture that will create a leading bioenergy company in Brazil, one of the world’s largest fastgrowing markets for biofuels. “Brazil is the Saudi Arabia of biofuel,” BP’s […] The post BP and Bunge Merge Brazilian Operations and Create World-class Biofuel Player appeared first on The Rio Times.

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* "This is the kind of White Nationalism we voted for!" -The *Daily Stormer*, shortly after Herr Trump's infamous twitter attacks on The Squad It's not just the *Daily Stormer*'s readers who embrace the above sentiment, it's virtually any republican you may have the misfortune to know. For those of you that aren't familiar with it, the *Daily Stormer*, also known as TDS, is an American Neo-Nazi, white supremacist and anti-semitic commentary and message board. It is not to be confused with Tucker Carlson's slightly less blatant *Daily Caller*, although it would be perfect... more »

The Daily Brief 2019-07-21

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Syria. Categories covered in this brief: Lebanon, Syria Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents Hezbollah allegedly preparing for war with Israel after Syrian conflict: US newspaper […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump; Kissinger; David Koch; Alan Dershowitz; Many Others In Epstein “Little Black Book” From Ca 2004

Trump figures prominently in the alleged Epstein “Little Black Book” of phone numbers. Friend-advisor to Putin and Trump, Henry Kissinger, … Continue reading →

Observation

LL at Virtual Mirage - 21 hours ago
There are a lot of misconceptions floating around the political landscape. It may be time to define the differences between communism, socialism and 'democrat socialism' as espoused by Bernie Sanders. Communism: Commissars and apparatchiks decide what you don't need and take it, distributing it to other people. If you resist, the government arrests you and puts you in a work camp where you can support others more effectively and become re-educated. After twenty or thirty years, if you're still alive, you are released. Socialism: Bureaucrats decide what you don't need and take it, di... more »

John Helmer: MH17 Evidence Tampering Revealed by Malaysia – FBI Attempt To Seize Black Boxes; Dutch Cover-Up of Forged Telephone Tapes; Ukrainian Air Force Hid Radar Records; Crash Site Witness Testimony Misreported

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
The Malaysian government has come out against the findings of the JIT in the MH17 crash, charging US, Urkainian, and other offiicials with lying and engaging in evidence suppression and tampering.

Aussie Emma McKeon shows support for Japanese swimmer diagnosed with leukaemia

Just In - 22 hours ago
Another Australian swimmer at the swimming world championships uses a photo opportunity with their medal to make a statement, but in decidedly less controversial circumstances this time.

Super early mangoes from the NT hit Sydney and Melbourne

Matt Brann at Just In - 22 hours ago
It might be the middle of winter, but southerners can now get a taste of summer with the first mangoes of the year getting picked near Darwin.

South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplane entering its airspace

Just In - 22 hours ago
South Korean jets fired warning shots after a Russian military plane violated the country's airspace, Seoul officials say, in the first such incident between the countries.

Woman drove to supermarket to buy eggs after radio told her of PM's visit

Erin Somerville at Just In - 22 hours ago
A woman apologises for throwing an egg at the Prime Minister's head during the election campaign, describing her actions as "selfish and stupid". She is ordered to complete 150 hours of community service for the egging and is fined $100 for drug possession.

Aquired Hemophila and Tuberculosis.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
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Why Climate Changes

greatclimatedebate_w84mic at The Great Climate Debate - 22 hours ago
Do you wonder why 2015 was the hottest year since thermometers were invented? It turns out that global warming is caused by ozone depletion, not greenhouse gases. In August 2014, Bárðarbunga in central Iceland began erupting basaltic lava flows that in six months covered an area of 33 square miles, the size of Manhattan, the highest rate of such lava …

High-fashion hat making tackles mental health issues and isolation in outback towns

Matt Bedford at Just In - 22 hours ago
Flamboyant fascinators and fedoras, once destined for fashion's grandest stages, help to overcome isolation and mental health issues in outback Australia.

Woman who egged Scott Morrison sentenced to community work

Erin Somerville at Just In - 22 hours ago
A woman who threw an egg at the Prime Minister's head during an election campaign event is sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order and will have to complete 150 hours of community service.

Bridging visa 'blow out' now bigger than Hobart and Government expects it to keep growing

Jackson Gothe-Snape at Just In - 22 hours ago
The Department of Home Affairs says 229,000 people are in Australia on bridging visas and experts wonder what impact this new influx of workers is having on the country.

Fugitive Graham Potter 'using hair colour, wigs, fat suits' during nine-year pursuit

Ainslie Drewitt-Smith at Just In - 22 hours ago
Police have released new images of a fugitive's tools in a fresh appeal for information to find one of the country's most wanted, on the run for nine years.

Video of uncontacted Amazonian tribe highlights threat from logging

Just In - 22 hours ago
An indigenous Brazilian group trying to protect the Amazon rainforest from logging releases footage of an uncontacted tribesman, who sniffs a machete before running off into thick forest.

12yo boy was supplied with cannabis by family, court told

Rebecca Parish at Just In - 22 hours ago
A boy who stole from a pizza delivery driver and caused $6,000 damage to a vehicle at a construction site was being given cannabis by his family at the time, a court has heard.

Mental health workers moved on to fixed-term contracts in NDIS transition

Ellen Coulter at Just In - 22 hours ago
Tasmanian mental health workers are concerned that one organisation's transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is leaving them with less job security and less in their pay packet, with the peak body saying the problem is widespread.

'Freak gust of wind' caused chairlift to detach, sending skier plummeting 5m to ground

Just In - 22 hours ago
A man walks away with bruising after the chairlift he was sitting in fell at least 5 metres to the ground at Thredbo, where a similar incident happened three years ago.

Inside the CIA's tactics to recruit spies in Iran

Just In - 22 hours ago
If Iran is telling the truth about uncovering 17 Iranian spies working for the CIA — and exposing the identities of American agents too — then the agency will be in damage-control mode for months to come, writes Joseph Fitsanakis.

Woman spared jail after hot tub sex assaults on roller derby teammates

Sarah Farnsworth at Just In - 22 hours ago
A Melbourne roller derby player is spared jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting three teammates in hot tubs at a Christmas party, with a judge saying she "over-stepped in significant ways".

Alleged bomb maker's actions went 'beyond experimenting', prosecutor says

Tom Fedorowytsch at Just In - 22 hours ago
An SA judge questions whether an alleged Adelaide bomb maker was a "curious man who's done something stupid", but a prosecutor says his actions went "beyond experimenting".

Year 7 student allegedly raped by Year 12 student at Melbourne Catholic boys school

Matilda Marozzi at Just In - 22 hours ago
A Catholic boys school in Melbourne's east is sued for negligence by a family who allege their son was raped at the school by another student who was at least five years older than him in 2013. The parties agreed a confidential settlement.

Truckers: Government Suspends New Freight Rates, Will Negotiate Wednesday

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The official table fixing minimum prices for road haulage was suspended on Monday, July 22nd, said the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Freitas, and the ministry’s press office reported that the suspension is expected to last until Wednesday when the minister will meet with truckers’ representatives, who have voiced disagreement with […] The post Truckers: Government Suspends New Freight Rates, Will Negotiate Wednesday appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Recorded One Case of Human Trafficking Every Four Days in 2018

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Figures from the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights show a worrying scenario: Brazil recorded one case of human trafficking every four days in 2018. Cases involving sexual exploitation are the most prevalent. Grandmothers are the principal perpetrators. The data are part of a survey by the National Ombudsman’s […] The post Brazil Recorded One Case of Human Trafficking Every Four Days in 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Government Approves 51 Additional Pesticides, Totaling 262 This Year

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Agriculture approved on Monday, July 22nd, the registration of more than 51 pesticides, totaling 262 this year. The pace of release of new pesticides is the highest ever seen for the period. Of this total, seven are formula-based products, those that farmers may buy in agricultural supply […] The post Brazilian Government Approves 51 Additional Pesticides, Totaling 262 This Year appeared first on The Rio Times.

Fifty-Eight Percent of Brazilians Unable to Cite any Positive Measure by Bolsonaro

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Datafolha survey found that four out of ten Brazilians were unable to cite a measure by Jair Bolsonaro’s government in the first six months of his administration. When asked about what the president had done best during this time, 39 percent of respondents replied: “nothing.” Another 19 percent were […] The post Fifty-Eight Percent of Brazilians Unable to Cite any Positive Measure by Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court Case Took 63 Years to Decide

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – When young Paulo Roberto Menezes filed a paternity investigation on April 21st, 1956 in the city of Alegrete (RS), he surely had no idea that the case would only be finally judged 63 years later. His intention was to be acknowledged as the son of José Cândido de Almeida – […] The post Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court Case Took 63 Years to Decide appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio de Janeiro Hosts International MBA Tour in August

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Those interested in attending an MBA abroad will again have the chance to start the selection process without leaving the country. The MBA Tour returns to Rio de Janeiro on August 19th, from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm, connecting potential students to the best business schools in the world. Enrolments […] The post Rio de Janeiro Hosts International MBA Tour in August appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro Disqualifies Experts From Brazil’s Council on Drug Policy

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The decree published in this Monday’s edition (July 22nd) of the Federal Gazette, excludes positions reserved for experts and representatives of civil society, such as doctors, psychologists, and jurists, from the National Council on Drug Policy (CONAD). One of the council’s roles is to approve the national drug policy plan. […] The post Bolsonaro Disqualifies Experts From Brazil’s Council on Drug Policy appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: Pagode da Garagem (Carioca) – A free and fun “roda de pagode” to cheer your week up in A Garagem. Composed of Yasmin Alves, Vinicius Maia, Vinicius Santa […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, July 23, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
[image: São Paulo dance scene, contemporary dance in São Paulo] We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Mooca in Dub (Mooca) – A free-entrance party for dub lovers happens every Tuesday in Mooca. From 10 PM to 4 AM, prepare for a blast of Jamaican music […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, July 23, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

If Left Unchecked, Trump Will Obliterate the Right to Asylum

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 22 hours ago
Since his inauguration, Donald Trump has effectuated 600 unilateral changes in immigration policy, more than any president in recent memory. Pursuant to its “zero tolerance policy,” the administration arrested undocumented immigrants who crossed the border, took thousands of their children away, put them in cages and then lost track of them, in violation of the Constitution’s Due Process Clause and the Convention on the... Read more »

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 22 hours ago

Study This Picture: The Very Different F-35 That Could Have Been

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Technology, Americas* [image: By Balon Greyjoy - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74185045] What happened? *Would Boeing have done any better? Hard to say—the Joint Strike Fighter was always a technically challenging and extraordinarily ambitious program. It is likely that Boeing would have run into similar but different technical and budgetary problems. * 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 20... more »

Step by step, program by program, food safety leaders in government plan to make a difference

Coral Beach at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
LOUISVILLE, KY — New blood in the nation’s top two food safety jobs is promising a new era of food safety in the United States as the FDA and USDA continue to work on everything from romaine lettuce to ground turkey. Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the Food and Drug... Continue Reading

Researchers find animals in salad discoveries not as rare as believed

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Most reports of animals being found in fresh produce involved frogs, according to a University of Illinois study. More than 50 percent of 40 incidents involved frogs, but lizards, snakes, mice, birds, and a bat, were discovered in salad greens, green beans, or mixed vegetables. Ten of these – nine frogs and one lizard –... Continue Reading

U.S. Attorneys for Arkansas win consent decree for FDA enforcement for food warehouses

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Without much attention last November, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized the contents of several Arkansas food warehouses. The federal district court ordered the warehouse raid. FDA asked for the action in the United States of America vs. 24 Cases of Raisin Bran Cereal and J and L Grocery,... Continue Reading

EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
The federal Environmental Protect Agency has tossed another petition calling for a ban on the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos. Two years ago, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied requests fo revoke all tolerances or maximum residue levels for food and cancel all chlorpyrifos registrations. EPA is once again allowing farmers to continue using the pesticide in their... Continue Reading

One in three oyster samples contaminated with norovirus

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
More than a third of raw oyster samples from production areas in Europe were positive for norovirus, according to a survey. Data submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) showed human fecal contamination is present in oyster production areas. The survey found a significant difference in noroviruses (NoV) between production areas compared to dispatch... Continue Reading

July 23rd – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #915

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Tuesday July 23rd – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Nancy Pelosi in Detroit: NAACP ‘Resist We Much’ Speech…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Nancy Pelosi delivered a rather unusual “Resist We Much” speech to the NAACP convention audience in Detroit. WATCH:

Food Fight: Democrat Style

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
Burt Prelutsky ~ On the 4th of July, Joe Biden said he wasn’t prepared at the second debate for Kamala Harris’s attack. If I’m not mistaken, with his usual gift for clichés, he said: “It came out of the blue.” It made me wonder just how many naps the guy takes. How was it […]

Patriot Humor – Racist

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
Racist!A Handy GuideRacist, Racist, RacistMedia FocusHero?Megan RapinoeMegan Rapinoe and Melissa StockwellThe CommitteeWhy We Dislike ThemFailRightsWhat It’s LikeDeep ThoughtsAged AOCJust In CaseA Grave FutureCartoons Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post

"Is This What Has Got the Fed So Spooked?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"Is This What Has Got the Fed So Spooked?"* by Phoenix Capital "Just what exactly is terrifying the Fed? Over the last week, multiple Fed officials have surfaced to suggest the Fed needs to start cutting interest rates right now. Indeed, on Thursday, John Williams, who runs the NY Fed (the branch in charge of market operations) suggested the Fed needs to cut rates to ZERO again. Not 2%, or 1%, ZERO. This is happening at a time when economic data is rebounding, unemployment is below 4% and GDP growth is north of 3%. So what exactly is going on? What does the Fed know that has it so... more »

Serious Question: Marco Rubio Knows EXACTLY What Trump Is-- Why Why Is His Head Still Up Trump's Ass?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
You don't usually see major newspapers calling sitting senior senators in their own cities a "reliable sycophant" in an headline. But Sunday, the *Miami Herald* decided an editorial about Marco Rubio and Señor Trumpanzee needed just that: As Trump’s reliable sycophant, Rubio drags us further into the president’s swamp. For all his huffing and puffing about Trump, Rubio rarely over votes against him. His Trump adhesion score is 90.9%, even higher than Rick Scott's! Besides Scott, Cory Gardner (R-CO), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Patrick Toomey (R-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chuck Grassley (R... more »

Lights out in NPARC communities last night. No cash to splash thanks to inadequate Telstra phone cabling

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 1 day ago
Paradise takes on an ugly face from our northern correspondent A broken communications trunk cable near Coen in central Cape York Peninsula has caused chaos in northern communities preventing any eftpos transactions or telephone communication since Sunday morning. Locals who contacted a Cairns communications company by satellite phone on Monday were warned residents could be […]

CCTV shows van allegedly carrying $200m of ice smash into parked police car

Jonathan Hair at Just In - 1 day ago
Police charge a 26-year-old man after a van allegedly carrying 273 kilograms of methylamphetamine collided into a parked patrol car outside Eastwood Police Station.

'They can be misused': When homeowners are allowed to train spy cameras on you

Kathy Sundstrom And Robert Blackmore at Just In - 1 day ago
Safety versus spying: the legalities of using hidden cameras in a world were technology allows you to protect your home remotely.

Accused murderer 'thought he had President Trump's protection'

Just In - 1 day ago
A man charged with killing an alleged New York mob boss was deluded by internet conspiracy theories and thought he was helping US President Donald Trump defend democracy, his attorney claims.

'Paper, pee or poo': Fatberg jingle released to flush out bad waste practices

Just In - 1 day ago
Water authorities in SA are sick of having to deal with masses of congealed waste made out of wet wipes, condoms and tampons — so they've released a jingle.

Sharon took out a $175 loan to feed her family at Christmas. A week later her debt almost doubled

Oliver Gordon at Just In - 1 day ago
More payday lending practice stories are coming out of the woodwork as ASIC says it is "building a casebook" for a possible ban.

Senior bank bosses may have to wait seven years for their bonuses

Peter Ryan at Just In - 1 day ago
Top financial executives may soon have to wait seven years to claim all their bonuses, as the banking, insurance and superannuation regulator moves to align pay with long-term performance.

Search for missing Melbourne hiker to focus on alpine huts amid worsening weather

Just In - 1 day ago
The search for missing hiker Jeremy Boyden and his dog Rocky enters its fourth day, as rescue teams focus on searching the large network of alpine huts scattered across Victoria's high country amid worsening weather.

'Worst-ever love story': Dad's emotional plea as police hunt Australian's killer

Sarah Thomas at Just In - 1 day ago
Police release footage of Australian traveller Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese at a service station just days before their bodies were found on a Canadian highway.

I wanted to see the drought for myself. I didn't expect to see this

Michael Rowland at Just In - 1 day ago
This week I took a 900km trip through regional Australia to see for myself how bad the drought was. These are the five things I have learnt, writes Michael Rowland.

Recent studies of QE

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 1 day ago
I see more and more academic studies confirming that Federal Reserve QE policies were effective during the Great Recession. Here is the abstract of a 2018 paper by Eric Swanson: I survey the literature on monetary policy at the zero lower bound (ZLB) and effective lower bound (ELB) to make three main points: First, the […] The post Recent studies of QE appeared first on Econlib.

IG Report Delay, Declassification and Investigative Timeline…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
With most DC speculation now placing the timing of the IG report on FISA abuse likely around September or October, this is a both a reminder of sorts and a warning of sorts. August 31st, 2020, shuts the historic window … Continue reading →

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls For $20 An Hour Minimum Wage

Evie Fordham at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Evie Fordham* *Politics, * Will it happen? Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib called for a federal minimum wage of up to $20 an hour at a “One Fair Wage” event in Detroit on Sunday. “Big fights like this one, $15. When we started it, it should have been $15. Now I think it should be $20 … It should be $20 an hour. $18-20 an hour,” Tlaib said in a video posted by America Rising on Monday. Tlaib and Michigan Democrat Debbie Dingell participated in an event called “Server for an Hour” to support the Raise the Wage Act that passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representativ... more »

A-10 Warthogs Laid Waste to 23 Iraqi Tanks During the Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dario Leone* *History, Middle East* [image: By Senior Airman Matthew Bruch - https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1173912/fearsome-four-ship-188th-warthogs-train-razorback-range, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56208988] This is their story. *In a fast and furious engagement, Solomonson and Marks took out eight more tanks, six with Mavericks and two with cannon fire.* The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II was designed for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support agai... more »

The Horrific Story of a SR-71 Blackbird Refueling Gone Wrong

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dario Leone* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/756534/sr-71-lasre] Tragic. *“Out of nowhere, the nose gave a small pitch down and a hard pitch up. I pushed the stick quickly forward, but the nose and canopy struck the bottom of the tanker. The nose section was gone just forward of the cockpit and the canopy had caved in on me. I thought, ‘I’m inside the tanker; death is imminent!’* 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 ... more »

Iran's Navy Doesn't Have Battleships (But It Has a Ton of Fast Speed Boats)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Are they any good? *In October 2016, an article by the Tasnim news agency reported that an Iranian company showcased the first-ever unmanned GEV vehicle ever in an exhibition, though the article was promptly taken down after posting and the exhibitors refused to speak with media afterwards. A new prototype was pictured atop a lovely Persian carpet.* Iran has fielded a variety of unusual weapons over the years: F-14 Tomcat fighters hotwired to fire Russian missiles, homemade mini-submarines, and remanufactured Cold War jets. In 2006, Ir... more »

Iran Delivers Shocking Blow to UK with Oil Tanker Seizure

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Duran Published on Jul 22, 2019 PLEASE SEE, the first part of our Iran analysis which covers Iran’s offer (later rejected) to the US to negotiate a new nuclear deal with the Trump White House. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I1qr… – Within a matter of hours Iran offered the US a nuclear deal compromise, and then seized …

Is US Already in a Recession? Dollar to Devalue

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Jul 22, 2019 Ian Winer, investor, philosopher and author of “Ubiquitous Relativity: My Truth is not the Truth” joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the slowing growth of the US economy and whether a recession looms. He argues that the Fed and other US institutions appear to be “preparing for the worst.” …

The Clearing of North Sinai for the Palestinians? The Coming Fulfillment of Revelation 12:6,13-14

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Emphasis mine: The Clearing of North Sinai for the Palestinians? by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ North Sinai: Creating a new Egypt in Sisi’s image In the heart of Al-Arish, the capital of the North Sinai Governorate, Metito is building a desalination plant at the cost of $96 million. – The water group, which is headquartered in the UAE, …

Epstein the Satanist? Will Australia Ever Investigate Its Role? (Warning, Graphic Material)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Epstein the Satanist? Will Australia Ever Investigate Its Role? (Warning, Graphic Material) by https://www.veteranstoday.com/ Editor’s note: The articles and materials below, some of them unfit for children to see, depict what was done to children in Australia, the United States, Britain and is being done around the world. – This story alleges that the world …

Is UK Provoking Iran?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Press TV Published on Jul 21, 2019 A UK-flagged ship was seized for violating international maritime rules by Iranian authorities on Friday. Now London wants to impose sanctions on Iran. end

Israel Committing Genocide Against Palestinians, Says Commentator

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israel Committing Genocide Against Palestinians, Says Commentator by https://www.presstv.com/ Political commentator, Paul Larudee, says the Israeli demolitions are part of the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in the occupied territories. end

‘Clear and Decisive Win’: Why Netanyahu Needs a War on Gaza More Than Ever Before

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
‘Clear and Decisive Win’: Why Netanyahu Needs a War on Gaza More Than Ever Before by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Media reports of an impending Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip are now a regular occurrence. The frequency of these reports fluctuates based on Israel’s own political landscape. – Empirical experience has taught us that when Israeli …

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