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Nothing Happening In The Arctic
Despite endless hysterics based on cherry-picking a few warm days somewhere in the Arctic, there is nothing happening there. The MASIE record extends back to 2006, and every day in their record is shown in the graph below. The graph … Continue reading →
What if Russia's Su-35 Took on America's Best (Like the F-22 or F-35)?
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Who Moscow win? *The U.S. Air Force does not use the F-16 primarily as an air superiority fighter—the air-to-air mission is secondary—the AESA is needed to keep the venerable jet relevant. With an AESA, the F-16 could probably hold its own against the Su-35 at longer ranges—but it would still be a challenge.* Russia’s Su-35 fighter certainly has western defense outlets buzzing--and for good reason. Moscow, despite heavy sanctions and an economy that has certainly seen better days, keeps pumping out new combat systems one after another--items like new t... more »
Suicide Mission: The A-10 Warthog Could Have Dropped Nuclear Weapons
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * But the plane and the pilot would have died in the process. *Fast-moving fighter jets would have trouble escaping the aftermath of these massive explosions. On a nuclear mission, the Air Force expected its fighter pilots to fly toward their targets at altitudes greater than 30,000 feet before lobbing bombs at the enemy.* Despite what the Pentagon and senior Air Force leaders might say, the A-10 Warthog is far from a “single-purpose airplane.” But dropping nuclear bombs might be one of the things the low- and slow-flying attackers actually can’t d... more »
Underwater Armageddon: This New Russian Submarine Could Kill Billions of People
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, * Lots of nukes 'under the trunk'. *The Borei’s sleek 170-meter-long hull is considered more typical of Western-style submarine engineering, than the boxier Delta-class. Both the hull and the machinery inside the gargantuan 24,000-ton (submerged) submarine are coated in sound-dampening rubber.* On May 22, 2018, the Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky slipped beneath the waves of the Arctic White Sea. Hatches along the submerged boat’s spine opened, flooding the capacious tubes beneath. Moments later, an undersea volcano seemingly erupted from the dep... more »
Embarrassing: How a Russian Built MiG-29 Crashed Trying to Attack an F-15
*Dario Leone* *Security, * How? Designed to replace the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, the F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat, dual-role, totally integrated fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and deep interdiction missions. The F-15E saw action for the first time during Operation Desert Storm, the campaign which took place between Jan. 17, 1991 and Feb. 28, 1991 with the aim to free Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion. It was during this conflict that U.S. Air Force (USAF) Capt. Tim Bennett served as a flight leader with the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Since the first night of... more »
Did Trump Hire ‘Fake Nurses’ to Pose With Him During His Visit to Dayton?
A “friend of a friend” does not a compelling source make.
Does Massachusetts Have Strict Gun-Ownership Requirements, Low Firearm-Death Rates?
Attention turned to gun-violence prevention measures in the wake of a spate of mass shootings in the U.S. in August 2019.
Today’s Arctic Ice Precedented 150 years Ago
The usual alarms are sounding again this summer to celebrate the annual melting of Arctic Sea Ice prior to refreezing again. Science Daily claims: A new study provides a 110-year record of the total volume of Arctic sea ice, using early US ships’ voyages to verify the earlier part of the record. The current sea […]
"Through all time, wherever mankind have attempted to live in peace with each other, both the natural instincts & the collective wisdom of the human race have acknowledged and prescribed, as an indispensable condition, obedience to this one only universal obligation: viz., that each should live honestly towards every other." #QotD
*"The science of justice ... is the science of all human rights; of all a man’s rights of person and property; of all his rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.* * "It is the science which alone can tell any man what he can, and cannot, do; what he can, and cannot, have; what he can, and cannot, say, without infringing the rights of any other person. "It is the science of peace; and the only science of peace; since it is the science which alone can tell us on what conditions mankind can live in peace, or ought to live in peace, with each other.* * "These ... more »
‘Massive & unsustainable’ value gap between Canadian, US cannabis firms, analyst notes
Cannabis companies focused on the United States still have a “massive and unsustainable” valuation discount relative to their Canadian counterparts, according to a new report by Beacon Securities. As of this week, companies with an operational focus on the United States are trading at about 13-times consensus estimates for their 2020 earnings before interest, taxes, […] ‘Massive & unsustainable’ value gap between Canadian, US cannabis firms, analyst notes is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Marijuana company Sol Global to rebrand with new name
Toronto-based Sol Global Investments, which is increasingly focusing on the U.S. cannabis market, is changing its name to Bluma Wellness as part of a rebranding strategy. Bluma is an ancient Hebrew word meaning to flower, bloom or blossom, according to the company. This not the first name change for the company. In 2018, the firm […] Marijuana company Sol Global to rebrand with new name is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
President Trump Drops Sunlight MOAT on The Capital of Cultural Marxism…
Today is a day that Andrew Breitbart would have called epic. President Trump tweets truth bomb message (Mother of all Tweets), directly into the heart of Hollywood. Background: NBC/Comcast/Universal produced a movie called “The Hunt”. The basic synopsis is a … Continue reading →
Illegal-alien Charged in Fatal Crash Received Sanctuary in Church, Media Sob Stories
[image: illegal-alien-charged-in-fatal-crash-received-sanctuary-in-church-media-sob-stories] The illegal-alien accused in the death of a father of five in Colorado was a convicted drunk driver and accused of domestic abuse, yet he has been defended by open-borders Unitarians and the media.
“Demented and Evil”: Hollywood Film Portrays MAGA Folks as Prey for Elitist Hunters
[image: demented-and-evil-hollywood-film-portrays-maga-folks-as-prey-for-elitist-hunters] A new Hollywood film depicting Trump supporters as prey for leftist hunters is set to be released on September 27. But in the wake of recent mass shootings, producers of the film are rethinking their advertising and release strategy.
China Accuses US Of 'Gangster Logic' For Defending Meetings With HK Independence Activists
[image: undefined] China hit back Friday over the developing fresh diplomatic crisis centered on a US State Department official caught meeting with notable Hong Kong independence activists. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong said Washington is applying “gangster logic” after the day prior a US spokesperson called Beijing a “thuggish regime”. “The spokesperson at the commissioner’s office denounced the claim as a blatant slander against China, which has confounded right with wrong and again exposed US gangster logic and hegemonic thinking. ... more »
The Persistent Myth That Trump Opposes War
[image: undefined] Whenever I criticize the foreign policy of the current US administration, I always get some pushback from Trump supporters who insist that this president is doing more good than harm by “fighting the Deep State” and, even more commonly, by “keeping us out of wars”. This notion that Donald Trump is some kind of peace president, or even the notion that he puts any more inertia on the US war machine than his predecessor did, is contradicted by all facts and evidence we have available to us. Trump has not ended a single one of the wars his predecessors started, and ... more »
The China-Russia Alliance Won't Last
Reuters *James Jay Carafano, The National:* *Why the China-Russia Alliance Won't Last* Beijing and Moscow don’t even have to pretend the liberal world order is a speed-bump in their joint ventures. Both happily engage with the world’s most odious regimes, from Syria to Venezuela. And, of course, neither has any compunction about playing dirty when it serves their interests. So, now everybody wants to be Bismarck. They see themselves shaping history by artfully moving big pieces on the geostrategic chessboard. And one gambit they just can’t resist is moving to snip the growing bond... more »
Debunking the Persistent Myth that Trump Opposes War
*Caitlin Johnstone* - This myths is contradicted by all the facts and evidence we have available to us.
Maybe Fox Should Extend Tucker Carlson's Exile To... Forever
Fox News sent Tucker Carlson away on a little unannounced vacation until the heat dies down on his white nationalist TV show. Most normal people didn't know Fox was running a nightly KKK rally in prime time until the media exploded in a frenzy about Carlson's claim that White Supremacy is nothing but a hoax, immediately after the white supremacist mass murders in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. At the end of his Wednesday show, Carlson announced: By the way, I am taking several days off-- headed to the wilderness to fish with my son. Politics is important, fishing with your son, somet... more »
Is Donald J. Trump a white supremacist?
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019The Times tries to puzzle it out: * If someone asked us if we think that Donald J. Trump is a white supremacist, we know how we would answer. The exchange would start as shown below. We don't know what would come next: QUESTION: Do you think Donald J. Trump is a white supremacist? ANSWER: We're not sure what you mean. What does a person have to do, or have to believe, to be a white supremacist? We don't know where the exchange would go from there. But that's the way it would start. This morning, the New York Times asked a new fact-check team to fact-check ... more »
Epstein Documents Released Revealing Massive Scope of Elite Sex Trafficking Operation
By Eoin Higgins This is a developing story and may be updated. (CD) Thousands of pages of documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of young... more »
Syrian Army tanks enters Idlib after new advance in Hama: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was filmed entering the Idlib Governorate on Friday after the military’s recent advances in northern Hama. The Syrian Arab Army was able to enter the Idlib Governorate’s southwestern countryside after they seized the key hilltop of Tal Sakher. Since capturing Tal Sakher, the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China’s H-6 heavy bomber to be armed with hypersonic missiles
The main mission objective of China’s H-6K bomber is to strike key strategic points deep within enemy territories, the state broadcaster revealed, leading experts to predict that the warplane could eventually be armed with hypersonic weapons that can destroy hostile military hubs 3,000 kilometers away within minutes. Together with J-20 stealth fighters, H-6Ks could devastate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force destroys militant tank during Syrian Army offensive in Hama: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:35 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force destroyed a militant tank during the Syrian Arab Army’s recent advance in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate. In a short video released on Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed their air force destroying the militant tank in an indisclosed part of the northern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Alleged CIA spy ring ‘busted’ by Iran tried to gather intel on Iranian oil sales – report
The alleged CIA spy ring that Iran claims to have dismantled in June was trying to gather intelligence on the Islamic Republic’s oil sales, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed traders. According to the media outlet, many of the 17 people accused of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency had allegedly worked in the oil and energy sector as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
This Is What A Trade War Worst-Case Scenario Look Like?
US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Reuters) *Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart, NYMag:* *What Does a Trade War Worst-Case Scenario Look Like?* Ben: You wrote in a post today that China’s weakening of its currency reduces the cost of U.S. exports, which makes Chinese goods less expensive for American consumers. On the flip side, it makes American goods pricier and less appealing to foreign buyers. Does it seem to you that the hit to U.S. manufacturers is why the stock market is freaking out today (it closed down 767 points), or is it more because this l... more »
Israeli occupation: a nightmare from which there’s no waking up
The Israeli occupation is a constant, chilling presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and among Palestinians living in Israel: children and adults are routinely abducted, Israeli housing is built on Palestinian land while Palestinian homes are demolished – just a few examples from one "average" day. The post Israeli occupation: a nightmare from which there’s no waking up appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
TRUMP DENOUNCES LIBERAL ELITES FOR MOVIE IN WHICH LIBERAL ELITES ARE THE VILLAINS
About an hour ago, President Trump tweeted this: Liberal Hollywood is Racist at the highest level, and with great Anger and Hate! They like to call themselves “Elite,” but they are not Elite. In fact, it is often the people that they so strongly oppose that are actually the Elite. The movie coming out is made in order.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2019 ....to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true Racists, and are very bad for our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2019 He'... more »
Another Major Chinese Bank Is Nationalized By Beijing
*Zero Hedge*: *Bailout #3: Chinese Bank With $200 Billion In Assets Is Nationalized* Step aside Baoshang Bank and Bank of Jinzhou, it's time for Chinese bank bailout #3. Last month, when reporting on the imminent failure of yet another Chinese bank in the inglorious aftermath of Baoshang Bank's late May state takeover, we dusted off a list of deeply troubled Chinese financial institutions that had delayed their 2018 annual reports... *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Expect more banks to close and/or be nationalized because the bottom line when it comes to the Chinese economy is thi... more »
Free Download: Henry David Thoreau, "Walden" and "On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience"
"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the univ... more »
How a mural of a missing man in a sleepy rural town is reinvigorating interest in a cold case
Ryan Chambers went missing in India 14 years ago but his loved ones hope this artwork will get people talking again.
Hong Kong protests spread to Australia revealing divisions within Chinese community
Student demonstrations between the pro-Hong Kong and pro-Beijing camps have broken out nationwide over the past fortnight, ranging from scuffles at the University of Queensland to peaceful hours-long debates on the sidewalks outside Monash University in Melbourne.
Steve Smith has a strange but effective batting style — but is it OK for kids to copy it?
Could Steve Smith be leading a revolution in the art of quirky batting? His unusual but highly effective style has England's cricketers stumped and the purists scratching their heads.
It looks like a yellow human tongue. Here's Australia's booming seafood delicacy
The taste and texture of long-spined sea urchin roe isn't for everyone but the industry is thriving in the cool waters of Tasmania.
After El Paso, Mexico is starting to push back against Trump's America
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Mexico has been largely compliant with the demands of its northern neighbour, but change could be in the air, writes Ann Deslandes.
Australia is out of sync with what's happening in the outside world
The almost-predictable public outcry over Andrew Hastie's column on China's rise all but extinguished any discussion of the strategic argument the Liberal MP was attempting, Laura Tingle writes. But will the growing likelihood of a crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong break the Australian Government out of its torpor?
"Life Is Never Easy..."
"Life is never easy for those who dream." - Robert James Waller
"The Reality of Life"
*"The Reality of Life"* by The Zman "In his July Diary over at VDare, John Derbyshire recounted an exchange he had with Mark Steyn about biological reality. Like most men his age, Steyn is incapable of thinking clearly about race and ethnicity. Instead he tries to jam reality into the blank slate fantasy, where culture makes the man. Steyn asked, “Why is Haiti Haiti and Barbados Barbados? Why is India India and Pakistan Pakistan? Skin color and biological determinism don’t get you very far on that.” This is a popular form of arm flapping by right-wing Progressives. Whenever they a... more »
Epstein Documents Released Revealing Massive Scope of Elite Sex Trafficking Operation
A court has unsealed thousands of pages of documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking of young girls.
President Trump Touts 'Beautiful' Letter From North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
*Daily Mail:* *Kim Jong Un just wrote 'beautiful' letter delivered by hand to vent about war games in South Korea, Donald Trump reveals, after North Korean dictator oversaw ballistic missile tests* * Donald Trump said he received a letter Thursday from the North Korean dictator * He said Kim was not happy with U.S. military exercises * Kim has overseen a series of short-range missile tests Trump said the letter was delivered by hand to avoid leaks * He said it went straight from the DPRK to his office * South Korea this week conducted military drills with the US * Comes after Nor... more »
More cold temperature records topple in Russia
New daily cold records set in the central regions of European Russia, especially in the Yaroslavl region. 7 Aug 2019 – According to the site ” Weather and Climate, in Rybinsk the low temperature was 7.2 degrees, which is 0.1 degrees lower than the previous record held since 1982, In Pereslavl-Zalessky was 3.7 degrees, well ... Read moreMore cold temperature records topple in Russia The post More cold temperature records topple in Russia appeared first on Ice Age Now.
China is preparing for a cooling planet
At least a Dalton minimum in the next twenty years China is preparing for a cooling planet Adoni China has weather records going back for thousands of years. Those records show solar maximums and solar minimums. Those records have earth headed for at least a Dalton minimum in the next twenty years, perhaps worst. China ... Read moreChina is preparing for a cooling planet The post China is preparing for a cooling planet appeared first on Ice Age Now.
"Really?"
○ Hat tip to Jim Quinn's always hilarious "Friday Fail": - https://www.theburningplatform.com/2019/08/09/friday-fail-274/
President Trump Impromptu Press Conference Departing White House – Video and Transcript…
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. President Trump was leaving the White House at 9:48am for travel to New York and New Jersey when he conducted a full press conference that lasted more than 30 minutes. The journalists were melting. … Continue reading →
Sometime, somewhere the sword of steel must be drawn and the right hand of the Buddha within you must be raised!
*There* is great darkness at the end of this cycle, preparing for a new birth. And where there is the vortex of the living Word within each and every one of you, there you may know that that self-luminous, intelligent energy--which is the will of God that has been imprisoned by black magicians and betrayers of the Word--itself seeks to make contact with the Mother’s heart….For unless there be an extraordinary transmutation, how can the age endure? How can miracles of light come to pass? And thus in an age of terrorism, in an age of depraved minds made so by all sorts of c... more »
FDG PET-CT In Clinical Decision-Making
Researchers have published the results of the largest prospective multicenter trial conducted of FDG-PET/CT in head and neck cancer, providing data on clinical decision-making. read more
Stroll Down Memory Lane – Impeachment and Habeas Corpus, Democrat Version
AP Archive – July 21, 2015 As members of Congress prepare to consider what constitutes grounds for impeachment, more than 400 legal scholars from around the U-S are issuing a letter saying the case against President Clinton falls short. . . Obama Taunts GOP: “Sue me!? Impeach me!?…Really?!?” July 14, 2014 . . US NewsTV – August 7, 2019 Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff only stamped real time at the beginning of impeachment on Donald Trump . .. Nadler and Schiff Then and Now . . Nadler (2019) vs. Nadler (1998) . . 1998 Charlie Rose Interview about Clinton Impeachment … Continue reading →
Because Politics Are All About REVENGE
Tommy Lee, former junkie/Mötley Crüe bandmate, domestic abuser and suspected seething host of unknown strains of hepatitis, has a message for all y'all Trump supporters. So There!
Shooter’s ANTIFA Ties - Top Headline
[image: top-headline-christian-gomez-trevor-loudon-dayton-shooter-antifa-ties] VIDEO - In this episode of Top Headline, expert Trevor Loudon calls in to share information about the recent Dayton shooter’s motives and ANTIFA support. Loudon talks about the radical left’s support for violence and gun control for only those they oppose.
Pelosi Asks Trump to Call a Senate Vote on House-passed Gun Control
[image: pelosi-asks-trump-to-call-a-senate-vote-on-house-passed-gun-control] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking President Trump call back the Senate from summer recess to vote on further infringements of the Second Amendment.
What the Post-9/11 War on Terror Can Teach Us About Responding to Domestic Terrorism Today
Photo Credit: Joel Angel Juarez/AFP/Getty via WTKR *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Let’s be clear: America isn’t only facing random gun violence. FBI Director Christopher Wray recently said that “a majority of the domestic terrorism cases that we’ve investigated are motivated by some version of what you might call white supremacist violence.” The white-nationalist domestic terror attacks perpetrated from Pittsburg to El Paso—as well as the fact that there are now more guns loose in America than people—must serve as a wake-up call. Although ... more »
Red Flag: “Oppose a Disease at its Beginning”
By Michael Boldin With the idea of a federal “red flag” law passing gaining support in Washington D.C., we’re told that this would only be... more »
"Taghri's Prize" is now available in a print edition
My latest book, "Taghri's Prize", is now available in a paperback edition, as well as an e-book. It was *not* fun getting it ready. Amazon uploaded my text file, then sent me a template for the right cover size based on page count. I had my cover designer prepare the print cover to that specification, which he did very precisely; then I submitted the cover for approval. It was rejected because its dimensions were wrong - even though they conformed exactly to what Amazon had specified! That was *very* frustrating, for both my cover designer and myself. Fortunately, he was a... more »
Fluoride May Diminish Kidney And Liver Function In Adolescents, Study Suggests
More evidence of the dangers of fluoride exposure.
Trump Administration Reauthorizes ‘Cyanide Bombs’ to Kill US Wildlife
*Andrea Germanos * - Conservation groups say the devices are indiscriminate killers that should be banned.
The Army's New Tank Is Here: Check Out the M1A3 Abrams Tank (No Lasers Needed)
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Instead of searching for the elusive Holy Grail of ultralight armor or laser weapons, technologies that would justify building a brand new tank, the Army would be best served by aggressively pursuing a major redesign and improvement program for the Abrams, an M1A3. *As the poet Robert Browning once said, a man’s reach should exceed his grasp. This saying should apply, in general, to the development of a future tank. But there needs to be common sense in the modernization process. Until a revolution in materials is realized, the Army needs to exploit the ... more »
Iran's Crazy Plan to Fight a War Against America: Sink an Aircraft Carrier?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* Or start World War III? *Experts reckon that China will have a similar requirement for persistent ISR across the vastness of the Pacific, but Iran will have a considerably easier task. The Islamic Republic’s southern borders run the length of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, a coastline longer than that of California, Oregon, and Washington combined, and both are less than three hundred miles wide at their widest.* Recent events, particularly the downing of a U.S. Navy MQ-4 Triton by Iranian military forces, again raise the possibili... more »
352 Kills: That's How Many Wins World War II's Top Fighter Ace Has
*Warfare History Network* *History, * The real 'Top Gun'? *Plunging full speed through the three tiers of targets, Bubi flamed two Americans, passed through the Russian fighters without firing, and then knocked down a Boston. Continuing downward until leveling off just above the treetops, the Germans looked back to see the Yaks and Mustangs tearing into each other in a massive, swirling dogfight. The Me-109s had hurtled through the hostile formations at such speed that the Americans and Russians did not recognize them as German. With each side thinking the other had attacked, it... more »
Why are F-35 Stealth Fighters Dogfighting Old P-38 Lightings?
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Relax. This is not what you think. Retired Maj. Earl Conrad Jr., a World War II (WWII) fighter pilot who flew the original P-38 Lightning, visited Luke Air Force Base (AFB) on Oct. 3, 2016, to get a glimpse of the F-35 Lightning II, the namesake of the legendary fighter aircraft which dominated the skies over the Pacific during his time in service. Conrad’s visit was hosted by the pilots of the 62nd Fighter Squadron (FS), who not only took him on a walk around the flightline to get a closer look at the jet, but also provided the 97-year-old veteran a ... more »
"The Heart of Unknowing: Who Am I?"
*"The Heart of Unknowing: Who Am I?"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "The question of who we are, is a seed that can bear much fruit if given the chance to unfold. At some point in our lives, or perhaps at many points in our lives, we ask the question, "Who am I?" At times like these, we are looking beyond the obvious, beyond our names and the names of the cities and states we came from, into the layers beneath our surface identities. We may feel the need for a deeper sense of purpose in our lives, or we may be ready to accommodate a more complex understanding of the situation in wh... more »
Translating the Constitution
I have just posed a draft of my latest piece, Translating the Constitution, on SSRN. This is a review of Larry Lessig's new book, *Fidelity and Constraint*, and expands on my contribution to our recent Balkinization symposium on the book. Here is the abstract: Lawrence Lessig's recent book, Fidelity and Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2019), restates and expands his important and influential theory of interpretive fidelity as translation. This book review is in three parts. Part One explains why, although Lessig's theo... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/9/2019
Today's Water Cooler:
Musical Interlude: Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit"
Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit"
Auditor withdraws cannabis firm CannTrust’s financial report amid controversy
The independent auditor for Canadian marijuana company CannTrust has taken the uncommon step of withdrawing its report on the Ontario company’s financial statements for the quarter ending March and full-year 2018. It’s the latest blow amid an ongoing scandal involving unlicensed marijuana cultivation by CannTrust that has cast a dark cloud across Canada’s cannabis industry. […] Auditor withdraws cannabis firm CannTrust’s financial report amid controversy is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Second Florida medical cannabis company gets OK to exceed dispensary cap
Florida regulators are allowing a second medical marijuana company, Atlanta-based Surterra Wellness, to exceed the statutory cap of 35 dispensaries per company. State health officials will allow the company to open six more medical marijuana shops after Surterra sued in response to a health department ruling allowing competing MMJ company Trulieve to exceed the limit, […] Second Florida medical cannabis company gets OK to exceed dispensary cap is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Michigan medical cannabis businesses to pay tiered license fees
Medical marijuana businesses in Michigan soon will face a new licensing fee structure that will increase renewal costs for large growers but lower them for dispensaries. The tiered pricing structure for the state’s 250 MMJ businesses will go into effect Oct. 1, according to Mlive.com. “We want to make the fees reasonably related to the […] Michigan medical cannabis businesses to pay tiered license fees is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Massachusetts marijuana company M3 Ventures fined $50K for pesticide use
M3 Ventures, a marijuana company in Massachusetts, was hit with a $50,000 fine by state regulators for using prohibited pesticides at its cultivation facility and lying about it. M3 Ventures, which does business as Triple M, is both a marijuana retailer and cultivator. The company was first forced to quarantine products by the state late […] Massachusetts marijuana company M3 Ventures fined $50K for pesticide use is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Nevada company wins $500K contract to review Missouri’s medical cannabis applications
A Nevada company has won a one-year contract estimated at $517,319 to review and score the medical marijuana business applications in Missouri. The selected company, Wise Health Solutions, is a joint venture between Nevada-based firm Veracious Investigative and Compliance Solutions of Nevada as well as cannabis college Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California, according to KMIZ, a […] Nevada company wins $500K contract to review Missouri’s medical cannabis applications is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Curaleaf fined $250K for Massachusetts marijuana ownership snafu
Massachusetts-based Curaleaf was fined $250,000 for failing to disclose a change of ownership structure related to its cannabis operations in the state. The fine relates to Curaleaf Massachusetts changing its status from non-profit to for-profit but not detailing additional changes as parent company Curaleaf started trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), according to MassLive.com. […] Curaleaf fined $250K for Massachusetts marijuana ownership snafu is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
'We've Forgotten Much..."
"We've forgotten much. How to struggle, how to rise to dizzy heights and sink to unparalleled depths. We no longer aspire to anything. Even the finer shades of despair are lost to us. We've ceased to be runners. We plod from structure to conveyance to employment and back again. We live within the boundaries that science has determined for us. The measuring stick is short and sweet. The full gamut of life is a brief, shadowy continuum that runs from gray to more gray. The rainbow is bleached. We hardly know how to doubt anymore." - Richard Matheson, ("The Thing")"
"What Our Grandkids Taught Us About Buying the Dip"
*"What Our Grandkids Taught Us About Buying the Dip"* By Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – "A revelation is at hand… We got back home in the late afternoon, after a long drive from Paris. It’s August in France… Shops and restaurants are closed. Call a repairman and you get a recording. The highways groan under the weight of campers, RVs, and autos loaded down with roof racks on top and bicycles on the back… coming or going to or from the South… Provence or the Pyrenees. We went up to Paris to pick up one part of the family and to drop off another. A few years ago, we all converged indep... more »
The UN’s Food Police
By Paul Homewood The BBC highlighted the latest IPCC report concerning meat eating. But as Marc Morano discusses on Fox News, what are the UN going to do to enforce a change in our behaviour? https://video.foxnews.com/v/6070312085001/
Throwing cold water on extreme heat hype
By Paul Homewood h/t bisto52 The founder of AccuWeather throws cold water on extreme heat hype: A story came to my attention recently that merited comment. It appeared in London’s The Telegraph, and was headlined, “Give heat waves names so people take them more seriously, say experts, as Britain braces for hottest day.” […]
'It Is Very Interesting..."
"It is very interesting how the human mind works. We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to feel safe. We have millions of questions that need answers because there are so many things that the reasoning mind cannot explain. It is not important if the answer is correct; just the answer itself makes us feel safe. This is why we make assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions. We have agreed that it is not safe to ask questions; we have agreed that if people love us, they should know w... more »
Judge Tells Restaurant Iguana Thrower: Don’t Brag About It
Forty-nine-year-old Arnold Teeter pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals and resisting arrest.
Bribe or Donation? Parent’s Defense Questions the Difference
Robert Zangrillo is accused of paying $250,000 to get his daughter into college as a fake athlete.
Trump Gets Letter from North Korea, Says More Talks Likely
Trump says he expects there will be more talks aimed at resolving the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
A Brief History of the S’more, America’s Favorite Campfire Snack
The term s'more is first found the 1938 guide 'Recreational Programs for Summer Camps.'
"Rude Awakening"
*"Rude Awakening"* by James Howard Kunstler "Now that everyone and everything not “woke” is a racist, a white supremacist, and a domestic terrorist, the mau-mauing of America is complete. The mug of strong English tea on my desk (a beverage from the worst modern colonialist nation) happens to be white. It is ashamed and disgusted by its privilege of holding captive eight ounces of a beverage-of-color. The beverage’s final indignity, of course, is to be ingested in my white body, and turned into countless chemical reactions there that benefit me while annihilating the beverage’s exi... more »
"Sometimes I Think..."
"I know something of shame... how can we not all feel it? We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own adventure and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors... I think we wake up every day with high intentions and by dusk we have routinely fallen short. Sometimes I think God created the darkness just so he didn't have to look at us all the time." - Helen Simonson, “Major Pettigrew"
Amazon admits it sold fake supplements
Written by Joseph Mercola D.O., Ph.D. Amazon was born in 1994, when hedge fund executive Jeff Bezos incorporated the company and began direct-selling books online with a plan to create technology that would make it simple for consumers to make their purchases. His fairy tale, rags-to-riches story of his rise to wealth and fame and […] The post Amazon admits it sold fake supplements appeared first on Health Nut News.
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 8/9/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, “Deeper Into The Rat-Hole” - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ •
James Hansen on Climate Policy: The Latest
We have at most ten years—not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory… The post James Hansen on Climate Policy: The Latest appeared first on IER.
How “Hackable” Is The US Military? Who’s Watching You Shop?
How to give great video surveillance to your opponents? How about buy their equipment? Or just buy domestic equipment with known vulnerabilities. Continue reading →
90 Scientist From Italy Sign Petition Opposing “Anthropogenic Global Warming” Sophistry
*So the science isn't settled? Of course it isn't!* *The Italian petition is completely ignored by "The Establishment**"**(The Establishment** is a dominant group or élite that holds power or authority in a nation or in an organisation**: entrenched élite structure)* *The Establishment is not necessarily correct. In fact I'd say it's rarely correct. If ever? It's neither moral or superior. It's merely the power or perceived authority. I'm willing to challenge that entrenched elite structure. Are you?* *Let's check out this latest report:* *The Italian version, entirely* *Italia... more »
Open Thread
We spotted a couple of Painted Ladies in the garden recently. A 'once-in-a-decade' Painted Lady butterfly phenomenon is taking place in the UK they say. This is not a once-in-a-decade phenomenon, just a new open thread.
Jobs & a future for coming generations
Demand it - make it happen! Convert the war machine to sustainable production - solar, wind turbines, tidal power systems, commuter rail systems, weatherizing homes, repairing crumbling infrastructure, and more. Make the demand now and repeatedly. Protest and survive. Cut the Pentagon budget to pay for the Green New Deal.
Nagasaki Marks The 74th Anniversary Of Atomic Bombing
A ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki is held in front of the Peace Statue on Friday morning. Photo: KYODO *Japan Today:* *Nagasaki observes 74th anniversary of A-bombing* Nagasaki marked the 74th anniversary Friday of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue calling at the annual memorial ceremony on the Japanese government to immediately sign a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. "As the only country in the world to have experienced the devastation caused by nuclear weapons, Japan must sign and ratif... more »
This Missile Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy Destroyer
The Mk 41 is an amazing launch system, and it comes in different sizes and configurations, but it requires a deep void in the ship to accommodate it. Lockheed Martin *Warzone/The Drive:* *This Bolt-On Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy Destroyer* *The launcher could allow everything from amphibious assault ships to logistics ships to carry the Navy's most potent surface-launched missiles. * The folks over at BAE Systems have come up with a fairly novel way to give any ship with some deck space Mark 41 vertical launch system (VLS)-like capability wit... more »
Helping people climb a ladder – a perspective
The following is an edited version of a comment on Hugh Curtler’s (a retired college professor of philosophy) post regarding whether we should help people in need or let them fend for themselves. I provide a link below to his … Continue reading →
How to lose influence and irritate people
A recap. ITBB was set up about seven years ago to debate or pinpoint the BBC’s bias, but Craig and I wrote a proviso into our ‘constitution’ allowing us to deviate and go off-topic if we wanted to. We have an invisible preemptive, written-in apology for accidentally flouting Jacob Rees-Mogg’s list of grammatical crimes up to and including the Oxford comma and the odd typo. At that time we thought Biased-BBC (the mothership) was growing away from us; we felt edged out by the sheer volume of material posted by the one-man blitzkrieg that was ‘Alan’, who disappeared as anonymously a... more »
Anarchapulco 2020 – ∃VOLVE | 13th – 16th Feb, 2020
Freedom Fighters, Anarchists, Libertarians, Investors, Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts and any else we missed out who wants to live life to the fullest, without the chains imposed on them by the state will find something of interest at Anarchapulco 2020 event held in Acapulco, Mexico. 2020 will be the events 6th year and likely its biggest yet. … The post Anarchapulco 2020 – ∃VOLVE | 13th – 16th Feb, 2020 appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
No-Deal Brexit Could See Bitcoin Reach All New Time High
Experts are predicting that Bitcoin could see new all-time highs in the coming months if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal. The possibility of a no-deal Brexit has already seen the pound slump heavily against both the Euro and the Dollar over the past few weeks. Bitcoin has seen a change in … The post No-Deal Brexit Could See Bitcoin Reach All New Time High appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
‘Vaccines are Safe & Effective’ – A Cult Driven by Blind Faith
We all know the official line on Vaccines, they are of course, Safe and effective. The science is settled, the debate is over and long may we all prosper in a World without contagious diseases – well, as long as those pesky anti-vaxxers die off. But there is one small problem with this narrative, it’s … The post ‘Vaccines are Safe & Effective’ – A Cult Driven by Blind Faith appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
A New Explosion Has Hit A Military Facility in Russia
*Sputnik:* *New Explosion Hits Military Facility in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region, Five Injured* On Monday, a fire erupted at a military depot located near the Siberian city of Achinsk, which caused multiple explosions and left 12 people injured. At least five people have been injured in a new explosion at a military ammunition depot near Achinsk, the Krasnoyarsk Region in Russia, emergency services said. Per a press release, a projectile went off during maintenance works aimed at demining and neutralasing the consequences of the emergency in Kamenka. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor... more »
40 Million People in Modern Slavery, Immigrants Returning It to the U.S.
[image: 40-million-people-in-modern-slavery-immigrants-returning-it-to-the-u-s] Millions of people, mostly women, are held in bondage in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere across the globe, and sadly, slavery is returning to America thanks to immigration.
Outrage After Police Photographed Taking Wheelchairs from Injured Homeless and Crushing Them
By Eoin Higgins Boston, MA — (CD) Police in Boston Tuesday night reportedly destroyed three wheelchairs belonging to homeless city residents in a garbage truck...more »
What? This is English teaching in Japan???
“The English will answer: We are powerful at sea, and prosperous on… Continue reading “What? This is English teaching in Japan???”… The post What? This is English teaching in Japan??? appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Bernie Sanders Says He'll Release Info On Aliens If Elected - Which Party Is More Likely To Believe The Truth Is Out There?
On The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (which you can view a video of below, because podcast doesn't mean what it used to mean) Senator Bernie Sanders pledged to release government information about aliens. He says it's an issue for his wife. It's also an issue for Democrats. When I wrote *Science Left Behind* with Dr. Alex Berezow in 2011 there was a lot we had to leave out. Why, I had wondered in articles prior to that, did our Scientist In Chief in President Obama surround himself with UFO believers, a vaccine denier, and a guy who thought girls couldn't do math? read more
Mind-Muscle Connection: Thinking About Weights Is As Important As Lifting Them?
The 'mind-muscle connection'. Ancient lore for bodybuilders, latest buzz for Instragram fitness followers, or more for aesthetes than athletes? A new analysis in *Frontiers in Sports and Active Living* suggests that to lift heavier, or longer, it is better to focus on moving the weight itself - not your muscles. read more
Humans Adapt: During The Last Ice Age, Ethiopians Lived On Rats In Thin Mountain Air
It's a mystery why humans would go to a place even colder during an ice age, and live on giant rats. Yet they did. Most people don't associate Africa with mountain living today, but Ethiopians moved to the Bale Mountains during the Palaeolithic period 45,000 years ago. At around 4,000 meters above sea level, the Bale Mountains in southern Ethiopia are inhospitable region. There is a low level of oxygen in the air (making activist protests against astronomy by claiming sacred heritage on Mauna Kea in Hawaii even more silly, since it's higher) temperatures fluctuate sharply, and it ra... more »
Is The Kremin Covering Up A Nuclear Disaster?
Six people injured in a mysterious Russian military accident suffered serious radiation doses as well as injuries from an explosion, according to a new report *Daily Mail:* *Is Putin covering up a nuclear disaster? Ambulances covered in protective film transport six Russians who suffered severe radiation poisoning in mystery explosion during 'test of new hypersonic missile'* * Putin's top secret war missile 'may have exploded during tests' in Nyonoska * Radiation levels higher in city 18 miles from military accident, causing civil panic * Iodine tablets sold out at pharmacies after... more »
LEGAL UPDATES
NY Lawsuit #1 Update on Repeal of Religious Exemption on August 9, 2019: A memo of law from the state defendants was submitted opposing our Temporary Restraining Order. Michael Sussman drafted a response and parents submitted over 350 Affidavits which we bound. On July 30, the affidavits and our brief to the court was mailed […] The post LEGAL UPDATES appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
ICE Raid Reminds Me Strongly of Marta and the Nazis
When I was a little girl I read, and read, and read. The stories that moved me most were about children in difficult circumstances because these stories helped me make sense of the confusing world I lived in. One of my favorite stories was Marta and the Nazis, a story about a girl whose father was seized in Austria by the Nazis. She was left alone and had to escape to Switzerland without being identified and captured. When I watched the news video today of the little girl whose father was taken by ICE from his job in a factory I was reminded strongly of Marta: https://www.yahoo.c... more »
Precious Metals Soar on Falling Yields, Currency Turmoil
By Mike Gleason What a wild week it’s been for investors. The threat of global trade wars and currency wars sparked big swings across all... more »
Ukraine-Russian Relations and the Future of Ukraine
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Eurasia* [image: The Center for the National Interest] The Center for the National Interest recently hosted a Thursday luncheon talk on Ukraine and its future under its newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The election of Volodymyr Zelensky in April 2019 upended Ukrainian politics, and it looks as if the comedian and businessman will remain an unpredictable force as he settles into his new role as president of Ukraine. The Center for the National Interest hosted a Thursday luncheon talk titled “The Future of Ukraine and Ukraine-Russia Relations,... more »
Glock 21 Gun: The Weapon Every Military Would Love to Have?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, * Or is it simply all hype? *The Glock 21 is a bridge between new and old, mating a powerful old favorite round with modern handgun technology. The gun not only succeeded in the civilian market but helped a whole new generation of gun owners get into .45 ACP handguns. * In 1990, the world of the .45 ACP cartridge was turned upside down. For more than seventy years the domain of the Colt 1911, a new Austrian handgun, dared to use the venerable old bullet in a modern design that included, of all things, a polymer frame. Glock’s adoption of the .45 ACP ... more »
Dead Submarines: 5 Worst Sub Disasters of All Time
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A history lesson. *It is still a mystery as to what exactly happened to Scorpion—the boat simply failed to return to port on May 27 that year. The Navy launched a search, but eventually declared it lost on June 5. Eventually, Scorpion was located under 10,000ft of water by a Navy research ship later that year.* Since the Second World War, the United States, Russia and China—and a host of other nations—have lost vessels and their crews to accidents. Operating submarines is a risky business under the best of circumstances—and will likely remain so. Ev... more »
Is An Oil Price Crash Coming?
*Joe Romm* *Energy, * Study: economics of renewables are impossible for oil to compete with. Plunging prices for batteries and renewables are driving an electric vehicle (EV) revolution so rapidly that the economics of oil “are now in relentless and irreversible decline.” That’s the startling conclusion of a detailed new analysis for “professional investors” of the economics of EVs versus gasoline cars produced by BNP Paribas, the world’s eighth-largest bank by total assets. The report is good news for humanity because it means peak oil demand may be less than a decade away, w... more »
Looks Like a B-2 Bomber: Watch the Test Flight of Russia’s New Stealth Attack Drone
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * But is it really stealth? On August 7, 2019 the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing the first flight, five days earlier, of a prototype stealth drone called Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B. The flying-wing drone circled for twenty minutes around two thousand feet above the Chkalov State Flight Test Center in Astrakhan (near the Caspian Sea) before coming down for a landing. Okhotnik, which means “Hunter,” is a large flying-wing style Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or a “Strike Reconnaissance Unmanned Complex” in Russian nomenclature. That me... more »
Raptors Armed with Lasers? Air Force F-22s Could Get Some Serious Firepower
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Lasers are coming to the U.S. military. *Separately, in May 2017 the Army tested a five-kilowatt drone-killing laser mounted on an eight-wheeled Stryker armored personnel carrier in an air-defense trial at Fort Sill. The mobile armored laser shot down twenty-one of twenty-three drone targets in what was billed as a realistic exercise. A powered-up ten-kilowatt version, with greater range and hitting power, will be tested in November.* On June 26 an Apache helicopter successfully tested a high-energy laser pod on targets at the White Sands testing... more »
Delusions About Russia
*Dimitri K. Simes* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Russia is a dangerous adversary. But treating it as an outright enemy could result in a self-fulfilling prophecy, triggering mortal threats to its neighbors which otherwise may not be in the cards. TWENTY-SIX years ago at a national policy conference in Los Angeles co-hosted by his foundation, Richard M. Nixon observed that one of America’s most fundamental foreign policy objectives was to build a new international order after the collapse of the Soviet Union which included the newly-democratic Russia as a partner. He stated... more »
Hong Kong's Umbrella Uprising Could Be Costly for Taiwan
*Wallace C. Gregson* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Like it or not, Hong Kong is a test for the United States. The region is watching. The Hong Kong unrest continues past nine weeks and shows no sign of abating. “Unrest” is an inadequate description. The reaction of the protestors is beyond anger; it is beyond frustration. Even government civil servants have taken to the streets. Participants urge one another to act like water, flowing through the city around obstacles and continuously gaining force. Faces are masked to protect identities, and care is taken to avoid meaningle... more »
Is White Terrorism The New 9/11?
*Curt Mills* *Security, United States* The potential perils of overreaction. Tucker Carlson, America’s most prominent journalist, went further than most this week in the wake of twin national tragedies. White supremacy is a “hoax,” the Fox star said, the heir in spirit to the discredited Russia collusion story. “It’s actually not a real problem in America,” said Carlson. “The combined membership of every white supremacist organization in this country would be able to fit inside of a college football stadium… It’s a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on... more »
How Far Did the Armenian Genocide Extend? A New Book Examines that Question.
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] In The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924, Morris and Ze'evi make a compelling case that Turkey carried out a gruesome genocide on its Armenian population, but are unpersuasive in arguing that it was extended to all Christians living within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire and then what became modern Turkey. *Benny Morris and Dror Ze’evi*, *The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924* (Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University ... more »
The FTC Can Rise to the Privacy Challenge, but Not Without Help From Congress
Postcard of the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., dated 1930-1945. (Source: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0) *Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on TechTank.* Facebook’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reignited debate over whether the agency is up to the task of protecting privacy. Many people, including some skeptics of the FTC’s ability to rein in Silicon Valley, lauded the settlement, or at least parts of it. Others, however, saw the five-billion-dollar fine, oversight reforms, and compliance certification measures as a drop ... more »
Burning Forests for Rain, and Other Climate Catastrophes
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NAIROBI, Aug 09 (IPS) - The villagers living on the foothills of Mount Kenya have a belief: If they burn the forest, the rains will come. Read the full story, “Burning Forests for Rain, and Other Climate Catastrophes”, on globalissues.org →
Land Degradation Jeopardizes Ability to Feed the World
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
BONN, Aug 09 (IPS) - Ibrahim Thiaw is UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary to the UN Convention to Combat DesertificationWe have known for over 25 years that poor land use and management are major drivers of climate change, but have never mustered the political will to act. Read the full story, “Land Degradation Jeopardizes Ability to Feed the World”, on globalissues.org →
Desertification a Frontline Against Climate Change: IPCC
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 (IPS) - A new United Nations report has described farming, land degradation and desertification as critical frontlines in the battle to keep the global rise in temperatures below the benchmark figure of 2 degrees Celsius. Read the full story, “Desertification a Frontline Against Climate Change: IPCC”, on globalissues.org →
Global Geodetic Framework Helps Monitor Natural Disasters & Rising Sea Levels
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 (IPS) - There are several initiatives in place to foster sustainable development-- and the Global Geodetic Reference governance frame is one that has proved effective. Read the full story, “Global Geodetic Framework Helps Monitor Natural Disasters & Rising Sea Levels”, on globalissues.org →
If Fertility Rates Remain Constant
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Aug 09 (IPS) - What if current fertility rates of countries remain constant for the rest of the 21st century? Under this assumption, the populations of high fertility countries skyrocket while those of most low fertility countries plummet and world population nearly triples in size by the century's close. Read the full story, “If Fertility Rates Remain Constant”, on globalissues.org →
UAE Frees Activist After 5 years in Detention For Tweeting Against Torture
By Afef Abrougui Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have freed activist and political prisoner Osama al-Najjar after detaining him for more than five... more »
Outrage After Police Photographed Taking Wheelchairs from Injured Homeless and Crushing Them
[image: wheelchair]"Can we all agree that it is inhumane and cruel and a waste of resources to crush the wheelchairs of people who are living on the street after a car accident in a full body cast?"
WATCH: Cop Finally Arrested After Beating Handcuffed Woman, Smashing Handcuffed Man’s Head In
[image: handcuffed]A police officer has been arrested after video showed that he beat a handcuffed woman and smashed a handcuffed man's face into a concrete wall and then lied to cover it up.
Official Secrets: Priti Patel’s Early War on Whistleblowers
[image: undefined] As British ambassador to the US Kim Darroch tended his wounds of humiliation last month, following the leak of a cache of diplomatic cables and documents, including emails describing President Trump as ‘inept’ and ‘uniquely dysfunctional,’ an outraged UK government descended into panic over how to handle such an apparently sensitive and damaging betrayal of confidential information. A police investigation was launched to find the leaker. Is this dubious leak now being used to mount an attack on whistleblowers – with the help of Boris Johnson’s new Home Secretary... more »
Who Is Helping Trump Turn America Fascist? Are All Trump Contributors Racists?
There are plenty of ways to contribute to Trump's campaign-- directly or indirectly, as well as directly *and* indirectly. There are also ways-- many ways-- to cover up your contributions. I noticed, for example that there were dozens of individuals (as opposed to companies) who had given $10,000 or more to Trump's Make America Great Again Committee. Just in the last couple of months, these were some of the people who thought contributing over $10,000 each to Trump's committee was a good idea. Does that make them fascists? Racists? Bad people? *•* William Polk of Waco, Texas-- $35... more »
Detroit Man Dies 2 Months After ICE Deported Him to Iraq — a Country He’d Never Been To
By Eoin Higgins A Detroit man who was born in Greece died Tuesday after being deported to Iraq, a country he had never been to and where... more »
IS TOM STEYER TRYING TO FOOL US INTO GETTING HIM INTO THE DEBATES?
On Twitter, I get a number of ads from Democratic presidential candidates. Late last month, this showed up in my feed: I was angry when Steyer joined the race. I think the Democratic field needs to be cleared of vanity candidates. And I certainly don't have any interest in giving money to a billionaire. But a digital Steyer is welcome to look me in the eye and make a request for my money. Today, however, I'm seeing this Steyer ad instead: Steyer wants the readers of this ad to think they're donating to an organization, not him. He wants us to think we're giving to a cause, not t... more »
Some Slight Freedom of Speech in Canada
Last month, I spent about 18 days at my cottage in Canada. I have a few friends there who smoke cigarettes and over the last few years I’ve brought back empty cigarette packages with the plan to post about them on EconLog. I’ve never got around to it until now. The typical cigarette package has […] The post Some Slight Freedom of Speech in Canada appeared first on Econlib.
Jeff Epstein court documents partially unsealed, shed light on the eugenicist Globalists
*The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ordered the partial release of what is expected to be approximately 2,000 pages of documents related to convicted pedophile sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. * *"Giuffre also alleged she was 'forced' to have sex with Dershowitz, 'model scout' Jean Luc Brunel, and 'many other powerful men, inc. numerous prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known Prime Minister..." (Tony Blair? in Jeff Epstein's Black Book? along with Prince Andrew)* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-09/epstein-d... more »
Netizen Report: Online Journalists are Under Fire Across The Globe
By Ellery Roberts Biddle The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the... more »
Foundation Allowed to Release Drug Use Study Censored by the Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Federal Attorney General’s Office (AGU), the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) have agreed to release a study on drug use by Brazilians that cost R$7 million (US$1.8 million) and had been censored by the federal government. The study, which is now available […] The post Foundation Allowed to Release Drug Use Study Censored by the Government appeared first on The Rio Times.
Villa Olivia: Brand New Cultural Venue in Downtown Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Next Saturday, August 10th, another venue dedicated to local culture will be inaugurated in the charming Morro da Conceição, located near Praça Mauá, in downtown Rio. The “Casa de Cultura Villa Olivia” will occupy a centennial manor house on Ladeira João Homem, a bucolic spot filled with studios and home […] The post Villa Olivia: Brand New Cultural Venue in Downtown Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
When Telecoms Refer to 4G & 5G Small Cell Towers as “Nodes” That Doesn’t Mean They Aren’t Emitting Harmful Radiation
By B.N. Frank Research has already determined that exposure to all sources of cell phone and wireless radiation is harmful. There is still no scientifically... more »
Which targets should China consider hitting with its hypersonic missiles first?
*Media report that Chinese bomber scould soon be armed with hypersonic missiles that can strike targets up to 1,864 miles away within minutes.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-07/chinas-h-6k-heavy-bomber-could-soon-air-launch-hypersonic-missiles-pre-emptive* *In fact, the bombers already are armed with hypersonic missiles.* *https://middleeastheadlines.com/xian-h-6-bombers-transport-chinas-hypersonic-weapons/9815655/* *Ten H-6K carrying six hypersonic missiles could attack 60 high-value targets at once, notes a Chinese expert.* *I would like to suggest some critical targets f... more »
"Red flag laws" as a tool of oppression
I wrote yesterday about so-called "Red Flag laws", and how they could be misused by people for various reasons. I hadn't expected to be proved right so quickly, but . . . If you go into the comments on any one of these Tweets, you’ll see quite a number of people also stating that if they see anybody with a gun (open or concealed) they will red flag that person. These people don’t want red flag laws to prevent mass shooters. They just want to abuse them to harass law-abiding gun owners with the weight of the law. Not just does this put people’s rights at risk, it also puts the li... more »
As Hong Kong fights for democracy, it loses status as millionaires' playground
It's a city built on luxury, glamour and insane wealth. But as Hong Kong's democracy movement gets bigger and stronger, the uber-rich visitors who prop up its economy are staying away.
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 9
1920 UK Foreign Sec Lord Curzon replied to US complaints about San Remo agreement saying US would not be shut out of Iraq oil and was just business deal not treaty (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1920 Railway line to Baghdad cut by tribal fighters in Diyala during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1933 Shammar and Jabour tribes attacked 60 Assyrian villages south of Dohuk Captured males given to Iraqi army who execut... more »
This Is The Same Pattern The Fed Followed Before The Great Depression
By Brandon Smith There is immense confusion surrounding July’s Federal Reserve meeting and the rather insane aftermath that has been spurred on in the trade...more »
Queen emerges as Globalist kingpin trying force through a no deal Brexit
*MPS need to make it clear to the Queen that parliament is sovereign. * *The United Kingdom’s constitution, in reality, has one rule: if you have a parliamentary majority you can do whatever you want. Everything else is noise. * *https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/08/could-government-national-unity-stop-no-deal-brexit* *The Queen and a Prime Minister cannot usurp the will of parliament. and suspend parliament and force through a no deal Brexit when a parliamentary majority has voted against it.* *The British people are not sovereign. They were also never asked about a n... more »
THE HORROR, THE HORROR: We human beings don't reezun reel gud!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019Maddow limns mental health: * Simply put, we human beings just don't reezun reel gud. As one example among at least several, consider what happened when Albert Einstein wrote his own "Einstein made easy" book, Relativity: The Special and General Theory. The 87-page book appeared in 1916. At age 37, Einstein was already famous as the greatest genius since Newton. A publisher suggested that he write a short book which would make his theory of relativity accessible to us general readers. To this day, the book which emerged is almost wholly incoherent, though... more »
From trade war to currency war. Global economy braces for difficult times ahead (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 272. The post From trade war to currency war. Global economy braces for difficult times ahead (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Some Evidence People Are Leaving “News” And Losing Trust
A nice summary by Emily Molli of Subverse with statistics (graphs and charts) about the erosion of trust in Media. Continue reading →
Heatwaves & Flash Floods The “New Normal”? They Always Have, Hayley!
By Paul Homewood Hayley Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, writes in The Conversation: “It’s hard to believe, isn’t it, that we had a heatwave just last week?” Those words were spoken by a BBC news presenter, in front of graphic images of fire service rescues, as heavy rain caused floods and landslides which […]
The Growing Military Partnership Between Russia and Iran
While Washington's ongoing war of words against Iran seems to have taken a bit of a break, there has been a significant but little-reported development which could provide us with a framework for any physical war between the United States and Iran. Here is a recent news report from PressTV, an Tehran-based affiliate of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting: You will note that the joint naval drills will be held in the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and, most importantly, the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for oil exports through the Persian Gulf. In another PressTV report, Rear Ad... more »
Ebola scare in the UK, plane quarantined
* Fllowing an Ebola scare in Rotterdam, a plane landing in the UK today from Paris was quarantined pushing the Globalist narrative that Ebola can spread all around the globe at top speed by plane.* *https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/08/ebola-scare-at-rotterdams-maasstad-hospital-is-a-false-alarm/* *Public Health England's Ebola response team is lead by a Daniel Busch, the scientist at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2014 which was also aggravated by a massive violations of standard protocols.* *https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-public-health-rapid-supp... more »
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