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Saturday, August 10, 2019

10 August - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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10 pm MDT

Sweet smell of success: How to control the odor emanating from your cannabis grow

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Not everyone likes the aroma of marijuana. Many municipalities, in fact, have laws requiring cultivation operations to mitigate or control marijuana smells. And some marijuana companies, simply seeking to be good neighbors, try to take steps to keep odors from escaping their facilities. Sweet smell of success: How to control the odor emanating from your cannabis grow is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Source: Jeffrey Epstein Dies by Suicide While Awaiting Trial

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday.

Ninety-Four Year Old Holocaust Survivor Performs in São Paulo

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Saul Dreier, a 94-year-old “young man” – as he terms himself – is a Polish Holocaust survivor who, five years ago, founded the Holocaust Survivor Band. Next Tuesday, August 13th, at 8 PM, at the Anhembi auditorium in São Paulo, this unique drummer will perform for the first time in Brazil. […] The post Ninety-Four Year Old Holocaust Survivor Performs in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.

“Ouro Branco” Premieres in Rio’s Candido Mendes Theater

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Candido Mendes Theater will host the premiere of the play “Ouro Branco” by André Ladeia, from August 14th to September 12th. The routine of four servants is disturbed by the impropriety of the Prosecutor General who, by extending their working hours, begins to harass them, instigating a true uprising […] The post “Ouro Branco” Premieres in Rio’s Candido Mendes Theater appeared first on The Rio Times.

Court Revokes Suspension of São Paulo’s Vale do Anhangabaú Works

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The state appellate court decided, on Friday, August 9th, to allow resumption of the São Paulo municipal public works in the Vale do Anhangabaú in the city center. For the presiding judge of the São Paulo Appellate Court (TJ-SP), the suspension poses a risk to the public economy. A week ago, […] The post Court Revokes Suspension of São Paulo’s Vale do Anhangabaú Works appeared first on The Rio Times.

On the Irrationality of “Total Freedom” and “Total Justice”

Unknown at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
The libertarians demand “total freedom” and the social justice warriors demand “total justice”. Their demands are based on their flawed view of freedom and justice. There is nothing called “total freedom” because human beings can have a good life only within the framework of a free society, which must have some form of authority to maintain law and order. The libertarians think that a free society should be free from all forms of authority. They don’t accept that without any authority a society will sink into chaos and anarchy, and that freedom can only exist in a society where the... more »

Reed Hastings: Stars In Every Position

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
*We’re like a pro sports team, not a kid’s recreational team. Netflix leaders hire, develop and cut smartly, so we have stars in every position.* That's Reed Hastings in a 2009 interview about his then-juggernaut business, Netflix. I came across it recently and, because Hastings has approached education and charter schools with the same business attitude, hoping to turn charter schools into a Netflix-style success story, it seems worth doing a deep read. This guy.Hastings has had his hand in many charter pies, from backing outfits like Rocketship and KIPP, as well as serving on the b... more »

Epstein takes his own life?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
It was reported this morning that Jeffrey Epstein, being held in a New York City jail and under suicide watch, hung himself. A sigh of relief was heard around the world as top politicians, actors, media moguls, assorted rich men, and intelligence agency operatives in Israel, UK and the US know they now have nothing to worry about. There will be no investigation that blows their cover. Things have been 'sorted out' by Mr. Big. And what about the young women who were exploited by Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell? Their stories will likely fade into the sunset. The s... more »

Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Hours After Documents Released — FBI Investigation Launched (Updated)

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Tyler Durden Update: The FBI is opening an investigation into Epstein’s death according to media reports. Media reports say @FBI opening an investigation to determine... more »

Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, 66, Found Dead In His Manhattan Jail Cell After Files In His Court Case Were Unsealed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, 66, kills himself in his Manhattan jail cell, 24 hours after files in his case were unsealed and two weeks after he was placed on suicide watch ahead of his sex trafficking trial* * Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead inside his New York City jail cell * His body was found early Saturday morning, with three law enforcement sources saying his cause of death was suicide by hanging * Epstein was arrested on July 6 on charges of conspiracy and sex trafficking, and was being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center without bai... more »

Tesla owner sues company for alleged battery fraud 

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Tesla model X [image credit: IB Times] In a world where car makers can remotely change the characteristics of a vehicle after selling it, obviously nobody wants the result to make the car less attractive to own than before. Did that happen here? A Tesla owner has filed a…

Worst UK Power Cut For Decades, As Wind Output Surges

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Facts about the widespread blackout yesterday are still thin on the ground. This report from Bloomberg pretty much sums up what we know so far: ? London and surrounding areas suffered a widespread power outage Friday during the evening rush hour…

U.K. Army Combat Units Are 40% Below Strength

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
British soldiers on duty in Afghanistan in 2009. Photograph: Omar Sobhani / Reuters/Reuters *The Guardian:* *UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets* Exclusive: Defence secretary Ben Wallace urged to turn ‘shocking trend’ around as matter of urgency. Britain faces an army recruitment crisis, with frontline combat units operating as much as 40% below strength, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal. Data released by the Ministry of Defence under freedom of information laws shows the number of soldiers in the British army’s infantry regiments has declined... more »

Can Robots Make An Army Platoon 10 Times As Effective?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Robots like this could improve the situational awareness of a platoon, especially if autonomous and paired with intelligence-processing systems and able to communicate clearly with human teammates. (Patrick Albright / Army) *C4IRSNet:* *Can robots make an Army platoon 10 times as effective?* Are humans with robots an order of magnitude better than humans without robots? It’s the question the Army’s Maneuver Center for Excellence is hoping to solve through trial and experimentation. The National Advanced Mobility Consortium posted a request for white papers Aug. 5 about technologie... more »

What Does "Personalized Learning" Even Mean?

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Personalized learning is all over the educational landscape these days, even though nobody can offer a clear and consistent explanation for what it might be. The field encompasses everyone from teachers designing more effective methods to businesses with a new edu-product to sell. Assuming for the moment that there is no solid, universal definition, let's consider the different aspects of instruction that could be involved when someone is pitching personalized learning. P*ace* Personalized learning can refer simply to pace. All students cover the same materials in the same order, mov... more »

Living with war in the Donbass

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
New president in Ukraine, new Rada (parliament), same shelling and killing of citizens in the eastern part of the country (Donbass region) who are ethnically Russian.....US-NATO support the operation. Life of Signalnoe residents (near by Dokuchaevsk) is not easy. There is no water in the settlement for more than 20 years, no jobs for young people and every day shelling on top of that! However, local people are optimistic and thankful to Russia for humanitarian aid and support. It would be impossible to survive without it in time of war.

A Safe Zone For Syrian Refugees — So Near, Yet So Very Far

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
Six years after Turkish President Recep Erdogan floated the idea of creating a safe zone in northern Syria, it still remains a chimera. When the Turks lobbied for the zone, notably in 2013 and 2015, the Obama administration rebuffed them on the plea that protecting it would entail putting a […]

After $8.5 million was spent on developing MyHealthNS, the vendor of the online portal for health records is calling it quits

Jennifer Henderson at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
Technology put a man on the moon but in Nova Scotia (and several other provinces) efforts to computerize a patient’s medical history continue to confound and disappoint despite the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars. Last week, Health Minister Randy Delorey was forced to announce the company which for the past three years had […]

African-Americans Sued Mississippi Company for Discriminating Against Them in Favor of Latinos; ICE Raid Removed Almost 600 Illegal Latino Workers

“The named Plaintiffs herein all are non-Latino, all applied for employment at Howard Industries’ Laurel, Mississippi transformer manufacturing plant during … Continue reading →

Fraser Baloney

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The Fraser Institute -- which receives funding from the Koch Brothers -- released a report this week with the headline, “The average Canadian family paid $39,299 in taxes last year, more than housing, food and clothing combined.” But, Alan Freeman writes, intelligent folks should be able to spot baloney when they see it: According to the institute, the average family spent 44.2 per cent of its income on taxes compared to 36.3 per cent on “basic necessities.” And it says that the tax bill has gone up by 2,246 per cent since 1961. It’s quite clever, talking about taxes rather than d...more »

Appeals Court Sets Damning Precedent, Rules Giving Cops the Finger is “Illegal”

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: flipping]A North Carolina appeals court ruled that a cop was justified in detaining and subsequently arresting an innocent person for the sole act of raising his middle finger.

Feel The Calmness And Certainty Of Self-Assuredness - A Quotation from M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
*Feel the calmness and certainty of Self-assuredness and know that Heaven and Earth are now your allies.* *© M.N. Hopkins* *To read more of my quotations, please click on the link below:* *Quotations by M.N. Hopkins*

The 'Eagle' Will Kill You: Why F-15 Is Still Unbeatable in Combat

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * She might be old... *In a world still dominated by fourth-generation fighters, the F-15 is an aging—but still formidable—fighter. The lack of sufficient numbers of F-22 Raptors to replace the Eagle has delayed the fighter’s retirement, and it now trains to complement the F-22 on the battlefield. * For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until the debut of its replacement, the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 was the U.S. Air Force’s frontline air superiority fighter. Even today, a modernized Eagle is sti... more »

Here is a real climate crisis…

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 15 hours ago
“Unlike the completely imaginary climate crisis of 2019, there was a very real climate crisis on this date in 1930.” click here

Saturday Comedy Bonus

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
One of the greatest!

Hitler's Greatest Mistake Was Invading Russia. What If He Never Did?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A world transformed? *Would this alternative German strategy have worked? A German Mediterranean option would have been very different than invading the Soviet Union. Instead of a huge Axis land army of 3 million men, the Mediterranean would have been a contest of ships and aircraft, supporting relatively small numbers of ground troops through the vast distances of the Middle East.* One of the most momentous decisions in history was Adolf Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Operation Barbarossa transformed Nazi Germany's war from a... more »

Battlecarrier: How America and Russia Dreamed of Merging Aircraft Carriers and Battleships

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Could it have become a reality? The dream of the battlecarrier did not die in World War II, despite the substandard performance of many of the converted ships, and despite the severe demands that jet aviation would put on modern flight decks. Indeed, the possibilities offered by new technologies kept generating proposals for new battlecarrier configurations for nearly as long as the last battleships remained in service. Even after the retirement of the last battleship, the idea of combining surface warships characteristics with aviation capabilitie... more »

This Video Proves the A-6 Intruder Was One Tough Strike Jet

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Time for a comeback? Composed by a former A-6 crew member (who spent many happy flight hours with the aircraft), the nostalgic, cool video in this post reminds us that the Intruder was a no-nonsense, payload carrying, bomb droppin’, butt kickin’ machine. The Grumman A-6 Intruder was the ‘Main Battery’ of carrier aviation throughout the Vietnam War, and it remained in service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps (USMC) until 1996. It represented the most capable medium attack aircraft in-theatre for the entire Vietnam conflict,... more »

U.S. Navy Destroyer Delays Could Mean More Copies of Older Ships

David Axe at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Problem? The U.S. Navy might not have any choice but to buy more of its venerable *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyers. It’s a risky proposition. Delays in designing a new large surface combatant, or LSC, could compel the fleet to develop yet another version of the *Burke*, which has been in production in a succession of increasingly capable -- and heavy -- variants since the late 1980s. Budgetary pressure and uncertainty about the LSC’s design “are forcing the service to think about what the *Arleigh Burke* program will look like beyond the current multi-... more »

The U.S. Navy Needs an Experimental Aircraft Carrier

David Axe at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * This is why: “Advances in the speed, range, coordination, and accuracy of anti-ship weapons could turn them into modern equivalents of dreadnought battleships: invincible one day, seemingly obsolete the next.” The U.S. Navy should convert USS *Nimitz*, the fleet’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, into a test ship once the flattop decommissions in the mid-2020s. That’s the recommendation of Navy lieutenant Douglas Cantwell, who served aboard the 1,092-feet-long carrier. His advice has precedent. The Navy recently formed an experimental “Surface D... more »

Chaotic, Bloody, and Tragic: America’s Catastrophic Entry into the Korean War

Daniel Davis at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Daniel Davis* *History, Asia* A retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. explains how this war began. War is always chaotic, bloody and tragic. Rarely is there an easy or clean battlefield victory. The American 24th Infantry Division’s (24th ID) experience at the Battle of Taejon in July 1950, however, is an example of how a bloody tactical loss can result in a desperately needed strategic victory. That ultimately successful outcome, however, was not apparent as the last Americans withdrew from Taejon under North Korean pressure and it came at great personal cost to the men fighting it. The ... more »

This Video Shows How China Would Invade and Crush Hong Kong

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Could Beijing be bluffing? The continued protests in Hong Kong have led China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to release a propaganda video and a statement, showcasing the capabilities of the PLA’s selective Hong Kong garrison. Ostensibly, the video is to showcase the Hong Kong (HK) garrison’s ability to protect the sovereignty of China. However, the video could be seen as a threat to protestors, as the PLA shows off intense urban combat drills as well as anti-riot tactics in their video. The video can also be seen as a warning to possible foreign pow... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Department of Education to Probe Athletic Program Allowing Transgender Females to Compete With Girls* The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into whether female high school athletes were discriminated against when the state of Connecticut allowed males who identify as females to compete with them. The three high school girls pursuing the complaint include Selina Soule, who earlier this year missed qualifying for the 55-meter dash in the New England regionals. Two biological boys who identify as female were allowed to compete in Connecti... more »

What They Did to America is UNFORGIVABLE … (2019)

Hadenoughalready at 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Open your eyes and ears, folks. They’re LYING to you. Follow the money and see who benefits the most. It’s certainly NOT YOU… Tactical Toolbox -Published on Aug 2, 2019 ~Heed the warnings and pay attention. Shut off your TV and search the net for TRUSTED SITES, like HN&F, BNI, and many, many, others. HEA

Woman killed, four hospitalised after fiery crash in rural Queensland

Anna Hartley at Just In - 15 hours ago
A car carrying two adults and three children hit a tree and caught fire at Durong, about 90 kilometres north-west of Kingaroy this afternoon, with the driver believed to have swerved to avoid a kangaroo.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Climate change threatens the world’s food supply, United Nations warns* *Hang on! Aren't we always told that eating our food is bad for the planet? Don't we need to cut back our food consumption to save the planet? There have been many Warmist articles to that effect. But now we hear that we are running out of food and that is bad. I would have thought that running low on food would save the planet! Shouldn't Greenies be cheering about the "news" below?Sounds like the Warmists are having their cake and eating it too. Or is that not having their cake?Realistically, howe... more »

Food Labeling: How to Avoid Being Fooled

Ashley Swanson at TDW - 15 hours ago
Healthy or hype? What does the food label actually tell you? How do food companies try to trick us? These are the questions consumers should be asking when it comes to procuring food products. In this blog post, we will share with you our top tips to decoding food labels and how to avoid being … Continue reading "Food Labeling: How to Avoid Being Fooled" The post Food Labeling: How to Avoid Being Fooled appeared first on TDW.

Jamaal Bowman-- The Bronx Could Wind Up With The Most Great Members Of Congress Anywhere In America

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
The district just north of AOC's-- NY-16-- is solidly blue with a PVI of D+24. Trump only managed to attract 22.5% of the voters. And yet, the district's Rep. is a long-in-the-tooth fossil who does far more for the Likud Party in Israel than for the people in the Bronx and Westchester. Eliot Engel is a New Dem in a district that is far more progressive than he is. And this cycle he has drawn one of the highest calibre primary opponents anywhere in the country-- Jamaal Bowman, who has just been endorsed by Blue America. [image: Goal Thermometer]When Jamaal, a middle school princi... more »

Worst UK Power Cut For Decades, As Wind Output Surges

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Facts about the widespread blackout yesterday are still thin on the ground. This report from Bloomberg pretty much sums up what we know so far: London and surrounding areas suffered a widespread power outage Friday during the evening rush hour after windpower and natural gas generation levels dropped, according to […]

Wallabies thump All Blacks in stunning Bledisloe Cup upset

Just In - 16 hours ago
In front of a record crowd at Perth Stadium, the Wallabies win 47-26 against an All Blacks team down to 14 men for half the match in the Bledisloe Cup opener.

One million evacuated, 18 killed and 14 missing as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in China

Just In - 16 hours ago
Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with maximum winds of 187 kilometres per hour, although it had weakened from its earlier designation as a "super" typhoon.

Two men rescued after being stranded on island off QLD coast

Just In - 16 hours ago
Two men are rescued after being stranded when their six-metre yacht crashed on the shore of a remote island off the Central Queensland coast.

"Fukushima Update 8/10/19: 19,859.55 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated August 10, 2019: Fukushima Equals 19,859.55 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of August 10, 2019 - 3,079 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *19,859.55 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it ... more »

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
I'm leaving town again for a week, though I leave you in the capable hands of the guest bloggers. I'll see you on the 18th.

H. L. Mencken's recipe for dealing with activist judges

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Both sides of the political spectrum in the USA have from time to time expressed "reservations" *(euphemism!)* at the decisions of judges that affect causes, laws and activities which they support. Ninety-five years ago, H. L. Mencken had a suggestion on how to deal with them. To punish a judge taken in judicial *crim. con.* by fining him or sending him to jail is a bit too facile and obvious. What is needed is a system (a) that does not depend for its execution upon the good-will of fellow jobholders, and (b) that provides swift, certain and unpedantic punishments, each fitted ne... more »

The BBC shows its contempt for Israel

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
All knife crimes are shocking, but the picture of one young victim with his innocent, kind-looking expression is particularly haunting. The description of the dead boy’s character is equally poignant: “Dvir Sorek had a heart of gold.” This teenage victim wasn’t in a drug gang; he didn’t come from a broken home or live in a deprived inner-city area or belong to a murky sub-culture. The tenor of the BBC’s report tells its own story. *Israel hunts killer of off-duty soldier in West Bank * That’s the headline. Even that choice of words is peculiar; when “Israel” starts hunting people...more »

Cancelling Cancelled Culture

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 16 hours ago
The future is indefinitely delayed and may never arrive. I haven't written much/at all about Mark Fisher's work for no particular reason, but I've often thought along the same lines as Magdalen Rose had certain themes that easily periodise them, but you can't say the same for the 00s and this decade (we can't even reach a consensus about what we should call it). For example, when you think about the 1980s the popular imagination is littered with hair spray, neon, electropop and stadium rock, arcade and video games, and catalogues stuffed with an overabundance of gender normative toy... more »

Neymar to Face Assault Charges in France Lodged by Stadium Fan

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Only one day after learning of the dismissal of the rape case against him, Neymar may again be forced to deal with the courts, this time in France. According to a report in the French newspaper “L’Équipe”, a fan in the stadium, who was attacked by the Brazilian striker during […] The post Neymar to Face Assault Charges in France Lodged by Stadium Fan appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Government to Assess Open Access Electricity Market

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Mines and Energy decree, published on Friday, August 9th, provides that studies on regulatory measures required to enable the opening of access to the free market for consumers with contracted loads below 500 kW should be carried out as of January 1st, 2024. The free electricity market, […] The post Brazilian Government to Assess Open Access Electricity Market appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opinion: Defending the Indefensible, Explaining the Inexplicable

Peter Rosenwald at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – For this gringo, a long-time and happy resident in Brasil, a “quasi-Brasileiro” as my friends say, answering the question: “What the hell is going on in the U.S.?” becomes harder and harder. Even fans of Bolsanaro ask how he could possibly wish to be called the “Brazilian Trump”. It’s a mystery, […] The post Opinion: Defending the Indefensible, Explaining the Inexplicable appeared first on The Rio Times.

Links 8/10/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Why Iran's Navy and Army Will Always Crush America in a War (Well, Iran Believes It)

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Tehran's propaganda machine comes center stage. Did you know that Iran’s navy has always defeated the United States? Did you know that Iran’s army is so invincible that no country can win a ground war against it? Welcome to the megalomaniacal world of Iranian media, where the impossible is still impossible —but makes for great propaganda. “Americans have always been the ultimate and full-scale losers in all their encounters with the IRGCN [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy], and the most notable cases of their defeats were on April 14, 1988, and ... more »

China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier May Have 'Technical Problems'

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] What does that mean? China’s newest aircraft carrier may be experiencing technical difficulties. Chinese authorities banned maritime traffic from a 1,300-square miles zone in the Yellow Sea off of northern China earlier this month. The same area had been blocked off just a few days before the announcement, as the Chinese navy conducted four days of sea trials of the Type 001A, China’s first indigenous aircraft carrier. Which suggests that the People’s Liberation Army Navy is quickly conducting another set of sea trials just days a... more »

Germany’s Pilots Don’t Have Enough Warplanes to Fly

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Can it be fixed? German air force pilots don’t have enough flight time to meet NATO training requirements. But that’s not because of poor training. The problem is that the Luftwaffe doesn’t have enough flyable planes for its pilots to fly. “Almost half of the Luftwaffe’s pilots were unable to meet NATO’s target of 180 flight hours last year because their aircraft were grounded by maintenance issues,” according to Britain’s *Daily Telegraph* newspaper. Only 512 of the air force’s 875 pilots met the number of required fl... more »

Can Britain Build A Hypersonic F-35 Stealth Fighter?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Just what would it take to do it? Can an F-35 be turned into a hypersonic aircraft? News last month that Britain is boosting its hypersonic weapons program didn’t come as a surprise. Many other nations are doing it. What caught everyone’s attention was that there are plans to rework the jet engines on the 1990s Eurofighter Typhoon—which propel the aircraft to Mach 2—into hypersonic engines that could achieve Mach 5 or faster. Which naturally led to a question: can existing fourth- and fifth-generation fighters—whi... more »

Illustrious MIT and Harvard Tested Radioactive Nutrition Experiments on "Retarded" Children in Massachusetts State School

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Children at Fernald State School fed Radioactive Cereal by scientist at MIT & Harvard University Note: Hell is for children, to quote Pat Benatar. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, there are children around the world whose fates are in the hands... more »

How Google discriminates against conservatives and skeptics

David Wojick at CFACT - 17 hours ago
Google's authority based search algorithms are rigged to favor liberal content. The post How Google discriminates against conservatives and skeptics appeared first on CFACT.

The Daily Brief 2019-08-08

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hama, Idlib, Syria, Russia, China, Hmeimim, Latakia, Turkey, US, Germany, Kurds, YPG, India, Kashmir, Pakistan, ISIS. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, World-News, Turkey, Middleeast Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 18 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Amazon is developing high-tech surveillance tools for an eager customer: America's policePentagon report says ISIS is 're-surging in Syria' following Trump's troop withdrawal Giuffre Vs. Maxwell 'Brief radiation spike' after rocket engine blast in northern Russia "Insect Apocalypse:" US Farmland 48 Times More Toxic To Insects Than 25 Years AgoLead US Prosecutor In Epstein's 2008 Case Unexpectedly ResignsThe Swiss Battle To Cheapen The Franc 1. Kashmir internet blackout so bad locals unaware India rewrote constitution 2. Iran is reportedly jamming ship... more »

Giants: Who Really Rules The World?

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 18 hours ago
Abby Martin sits down with Peter Phillips, former director of Project Censored and professor of Political Sociology at Sonoma State University. His new book “Giants: The Global Power Elite” details the 17 transnational investment firms which control over $50 trillion in wealth—and how they are kept in power by their activists, facilitators and protectors. The … The post Giants: Who Really Rules The World? appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

There Will Be One Day - A Poem & Guest Post by Magnus Ericcson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
*There is many ways humans* *can write and try to debate and * *describe our true identity* *But instead I say:* *There will be one day that you will laugh, * *with joy and love in your heart at the fact* *that you actually one day did chose to * *believe that you were not a part of God* *A day when you thought that you consisted* *of darkness, pain, misery and confusion.* *And did forget that* *You Are God. A loving God. * *A vibration purely consisting of* *divine love, joy and happiness* *And your inner pain and misery* *will stop that day you will understand, * *or rather know that it... more »

Light Revolution Confronting CCP in Hong Kong

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
[image: Pro-democracy protesters point laser beams at the Hong Kong Space Museum during a demonstration on August 7, 2019.] An important and effective addition to the arsenal of the demonstrators would be the addition of a miner's helmet with a high powered head lamp. This would make it almost impossible to record faces, even in sunlight. Thousands of people doing this would also be a powerful symbol of China's return to the light. The lasers also serve to unnerve policemen who suddenly need eye protection or at least think so. Rather than refering to this as a color revolution... more »

LPP Fusion Will Scale to Higher Fusion Yield With New Beryllium Electrode

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This technology is advancing steadily and is impressive. i have been following it for a decade and real progress has been steady. Here we learn that the use of Be is so far highly successful. It also turns out to be self cleaning. We will take it. As usual, it continues to be a clear lesson on just how long it actually takes to advance every promising technology. Developers always need to promise quick results to investors. It never happens that way. *LPP Fusion Will Scale to Higher Fusion Yield With New Beryllium Electrode* *Brian Wang | July 25, 2019 * *https://www.nextbi... more »

New workers of the world

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is an excellent item that captures what is happening everywhere. All forms of industrialization is happening everywhere and this makes for an unplanned flux drawing in workers everywhere. Read their stories here. Critically, they are all doing better and hope to do even better. The big picture tells us that the whole global population will be middle class by 2050 which is only thirty years away. The remaining issue of poverty is only structural and can be fixed far sooner. . *New workers of the world* * Photographs for Bloomberg Businessweek by Nadege Mazars, Iris H...more »

The Physical Meaning of Einstein’s Gravity Field Equation?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This outlines where we are at after decades of encouragement by the defense industry. Try nowhere. Of course if something important ever emerged from these many studies and competition, it would immediately go dark. What i do know is that the ability to manipulate gravity was established around 1955 and then the lights got turned off. I only know because we have a deathbed confession and the only reason i have that is that we confirmed the possibility three years ago in our lab work. I then did a literature search to discover the priors and there it was. Almost all UFO s... more »

Immediate Objections To Nuclear Bombing Of Hiroshima-Nagasaki By Respected US Public Figures

From History News Service July 29, 1998: “Second-Guessing Hiroshima? By Leo Maley III and Uday Mohan Second-guessing the necessity and … Continue reading →

Mayor Remembers Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki; Calls For Nuclear Disarmament; Stands with Fukushima Victims

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Sumiteru Taniguchi’s back injuries from Nagasaki bombing, January 1946, by USMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiteru_Taniguchi “This, we will certainly…

The Future is black(out)

Pict at Scottish Sceptic - 18 hours ago
We have officially entered the age of stupid. First we had the enormous black out of electricity in Scotland that was clearly down to wind. Then we had the Australian blackout: Australia’s energy regulator is taking legal action against four … Continue reading →

Petrobras Sells Group of Seven Fields to 3R Petroleum for US$191 Million

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Petrobras signed a US$191.1 million contract with SPE 3R Petroleum on Friday, August 9th, for the sale of its total stake in a set of seven onshore and offshore production fields, the Macau Potiguar Basin, in Rio Grande do Norte, the state-owned company said. The Macau Complex includes the Aratum, […] The post Petrobras Sells Group of Seven Fields to 3R Petroleum for US$191 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.

U.S. Gives Go-Ahead for Eduardo Bolsonaro to Head Brazilian Embassy

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The United States granted its “agrément” — which in diplomatic language means formal authorization — to deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP) to take over the Brazilian Embassy in Washington. The reply to President Bolsonaro’s request arrived on Thursday, August 8th. The White House’s favorable decision to the appointment of Eduardo, son […] The post U.S. Gives Go-Ahead for Eduardo Bolsonaro to Head Brazilian Embassy appeared first on The Rio Times.

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