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Brumadinho Sees Increased Suicide Rates, Prescription Drug Use After Mud Slide
[image: Brumadinho dam burst disaster January 25, 2019, Brazil.] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mud from the Vale dam that broke in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, continues to affect residents of the municipality. Just over seven months after the company's iron dam collapse last January 25th, figures from the Municipal Health Secretariat show an increase in The post Brumadinho Sees Increased Suicide Rates, Prescription Drug Use After Mud Slide appeared first on The Rio Times.
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 8th September 2019 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
What Would You Eat to Save the Earth?
By Truthstream Media While people are fighting with each other about what is the correct diet for everyone, there is a propaganda push by government... more »
Justice? Man Sent to Prison for LIFE for a Non-Violent First Time Marijuana Offense
[image: prison]Craig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a first-time drug offense. He currently resides at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Father Locked in a Cage After Peaceful Posts Criticizing Judge He Says is Responsible for His Son’s Death
[image: father]After he says a judge's decision led to his son's death, a father was kidnapped and caged for voicing his concerns on Facebook. He is being held on $500,000 bond.
Join me on a virtual trip to explore Mount Athos, a restful break from the NWO Globalists
I*n these chaotic days as the collapsing NWO Globalist empire lashes out like a wild beast, suspending parliament to return the UK to a feudal state, I invite readers to take a break from it all and come on a little trip to Mount Athos.* *On our "virtual" trip accompanied by screenshots, we will also visit the kelli of Saint Paisios, a monk who literally shone with spiritual light and who performed miracles, as reported by many witnesses.* *While Globalists like Donald Trump are the prototype of the materialistic minded, fleshy human being, filled with egoism, narcissm, lies and... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Taylor Scallon discusses how GDP numbers fail to capture the precarious circumstances facing far too many Canadians. Kerri Breen reports on Ipsos' polling showing a majority of Canadians seeing the political system as being rigged in favour of a privileged few. But in case anybody assumed those types of concerns would serve the interests of the populist right, Owen Jones points out how Boris Johnson's plan to push bigotry in response to self-inflicted austerity looks to be failing miserably. - Karl Smith writes that U.S. Republicans have ... more »
Noises Heard as Coast Guard Searches for 4 Inside Cargo Ship
A rescue team has heard noises from inside a cargo ship where four crew members are missing after their huge vessel overturned and caught fire, but the flames and smoke have so far prevented the rescuers from safely penetrating the unstable vessel.
Baby in the Office? Providence Mayor’s Habit Sparks Debate
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has not been shy about bringing his baby to work, and in doing so has ignited a debate about the role of children in the workplace and cast a spotlight on the struggles of balancing a career and child care.
Congress Returns to McConnell’s Legislative ‘Graveyard’
Facing criticism that the Senate has become little more than what one member calls an "expensive lunch club," Congress returns for the fall session with pressure mounting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to address gun violence, election security and other issues.
British Airways Grounds Nearly All Flights as Pilots Strike
British Airways said it has canceled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travelers, due to a strike by pilots over pay.
Upcoming Privatizations Attract Swiss Banking Giant UBS to Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In its latest exclusive report Reuters says that Brazilian state-controlled lender Banco do Brasil SA and the world largest manager of private wealth, Zurich based UBS Group, are in advanced talks about an investment banking joint venture that could be signed as soon as next month. The Swiss bank aims […] The post Upcoming Privatizations Attract Swiss Banking Giant UBS to Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Financial Market Reduces Estimated Inflation for Fifth Consecutive Time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The financial market has reduced its inflation estimate for this year for the fifth time in a row. According to the Focus bulletin, a survey released every week by the Central Bank (BC), the forecast for annual inflation, calculated by the National Broad . . . To read the full […] The post Financial Market Reduces Estimated Inflation for Fifth Consecutive Time appeared first on The Rio Times.
91,600 Killed in Yemen Conflict As Congress Seeks To End Arms Sales & US Involvement In The War In Yemen
By Joziah Thayer The death toll in Yemen has reached over 91,600 according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). The ACLED... more »
THE FATUOUS, INFANTILE, FAUX: Replacing your pillows, still doting on Friends!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019Why Donald J. Trump is our president:* Saturday morning, there it was, as fresh and as cool as the proverbial "other side of the pillow!" The report had been published online at 6:30 AM. This is the way the report was described in MOST RECENT/VIEW ALL, Slate's main list of its featured contents: STRATEGIST EDITORS / SEPT 7, 2019 / 6:30 AM *When Should You Replace Your Pillows?* Finally, but also at last! *Finally*, we were going to get some straight talk concerning some news a person could actually use! Hungrily, we clicked Slate's link. Main headline i... more »
CNN: CIA Extracted Its Top Russian Spy In 2017
From left, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US President Donald Trump, and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak talk during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Photo: TNS *CNN:* *Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017 * Washington (CNN)In a previously undisclosed secret mission in 2017, the United States successfully extracted from Russia one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government, multiple Trump administration officials with direct knowledge told CNN. A person directly... more »
120 Million Workers Need To Be Reskilled Due To A.I., Says IBM Study
By Tyler Durden Over the next three years, 120 million workers in the world’s 12 biggest economies may need to be retrained as a result... more »
One Generation Hence
[image: Lyndon LaRouche seen here at his 95th birthday, accompanied by his wife Helga and his beloved dog. September, 2017 (Photos EIRNS)] In the memory of the great scientist Lyndon LaRouche, who would have turned 97 years of age yesterday, let us begin to approach the question of the future role of today’s youth in the world renewal over the coming quarter-century, in which mankind will master controlled fusion energy and begin the first human settlements beyond Earth, among other noble achievements. Let us examine the case of U.S. youth from this standpoint, by going back to the... more »
Real Estate Empires and "Non-Profit" Charter Schools
From *Common Dreams*: Charter schools, once the darling of politicians on the right and left, have become a hot potato in the Democratic Party 2020 presidential primary with nearly every candidate voicing some level of disapproval of the industry. A common refrain among the candidates is to express opposition to “for-profit charter schools.” Charter school proponents counter these pronouncements by pointing to industry data indicating only 12 percent of charter schools are run by overtly profit-minded entities, and that most charter schools are overseen by outfits that have a nonpro... more »
2020 Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, while California Atty General, Covered Up Planned Parenthood’s Illegal Selling Baby Parts
Former CA Attorney General Kamala Harris charged the journalist with illegal taping instead of charging Planned Parenthood with selling baby parts.
University of Alaska Study Shows Fire Was Not the Cause of the Collapse of the World Trade Center Building 7
The university simulated the destruction of building 7 exactly as was done by NIST, but could not get the same results. The engineers concluded that every column in the whole building had to fail at the same time to replicate the collapse, and this would be impossible unless they were destroyed by planted explosives.
Hong Kong Protesters March to US Consulate to Call on the US to Support Their Demands against China
Most of the marchers are motivated by freedom, but the convenient presence of thousands of American flags in Hong Kong, and hundreds of professionally printed posters in English, and the presence of US senators, suggest that the US government may be attempting to influence the movement.
'Hands Off Hong Kong' - the Cry That Seldom Is Heard
[image: undefined] Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have allowed Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, to return criminals to Taiwan, mainland China or Macau for crimes committed there – after approval by multiple layers of the Hong Kong judiciary. In the wake of those enormous nonviolent demonstrations, Carrie Lam, CEO of Hong Kong, “suspended” consideration of the extra... more »
Bill Dudley’s Noble Lie
[image: undefined] Former Federal Reserve official Bill Dudley’s recent op-ed calling for the Federal Reserve to implement policies that will damage President Trump’s reelection campaign states that such action would be unprecedented. Dudley claims the Federal Reserve bases its policies solely on an objective evaluation of economic conditions. This is an example of a so-called noble lie — a fiction told by elites to the masses supposedly for the people’s own good, but really designed to maintain popular support for policies that benefit the elites. Dudley’s noble lie is designed to ... more »
How disinformation could sway the 2020 election
Paul M. Barrett, Deputy Director, Center for Business and Human Rights, Stern School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The Russians won’t be alone in spreading disinformation in 2020. Their most likely imitator will be Iran. Also, Instagram could get even more infected with intentional misinformation than it has been.
Far fewer Mexican immigrants are coming to the US -- and those who do are more educated
Rogelio Sáenz, Professor of Demography, The University of Texas at San Antonio at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The volume of migration to the US from Mexico dropped 53% between 2003 and 2017.
The hidden story of two African American women looking out from the pages of a 19th-century book
Martha S. Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A 19th-century volume contained a mystery for two historians who combined their knowledge to tell the story of the women and their contributions to American democracy.
Russia's Ruling Party Suffers Loses In Local Elections
*CNN: **Russia's ruling party takes a hit in Moscow election* Moscow (CNN)Russia's ruling party appears to have lost multiple seats in Moscow's city legislature, according to preliminary voting results reported by state news agency RIA-Novosti. Self-nominated candidates aligned with United Russia, which supports President Vladimir Putin, are set to occupy 26 of 45 seats in the Moscow City Duma, RIA-Novosti cited Valentin Gorbunov, head of the Moscow Election Commission, as saying. United Russia previously held 28 seats, along with 10 self-nominated candidates backed by the party.... more »
5G Wireless: A Ridiculous Front for Global Control
By Jon Rappoport First, a few quotes to give a bit of background. 5G speed, for people who must download a whole season of their... more »
Democratic Presidential Candidates Face 7 Hours of Tough Questions on Climate Change, From Fracking to Fossil Fuels
CNN hosts seven hour town hall with Democratic presidential candidates on climate change: recap of key exchanges.
WILL CHINA USE ITS HYPERSONIC MISSILES TO LAUNCH A STRATEGIC STRIKE TO DECAPITATE THE GLOBALIST MONSTER?
*The US Army has unveiled plans to develop hypersonic missiles with speeds of Mach 5 by 2023. * *https://defense-update.com/20190830_lockheed-martin-dynetics-to-develop-a-hypersonic-missile-system-for-the-us-army.html* *https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/dead-mach-8-us-army%E2%80%99s-truck-mounted-hypersonic-missile-coming-74016* *China already has DF 41 hypersonic missiles of March 25 or more with a range of 13,000 kilometres, which puts the USA well within range, enabling it to execute a strategy aimed at decapitating the enemy with surgical strikes.* *With about 6000 hyperso... more »
Is Walmart Working With the Government to Distribute EVERYTHING When the SHTF?
By Daisy Luther In conspiratorial circles, it’s long been rumored that Walmarts across the country would become FEMA camps after an epic disaster. Some folks... more »
A Man Cannot Be Without Faith
The idea of a conflict between reason and faith is a defining characteristic of modern philosophy. Most modern philosophers are atheists and they hold that either one can be a man of reason or a man of faith. But the pitting of faith against reason is not right—to lead a normal life, people have to use both, faith and reason. Faith is as much a natural attribute of the human mind as reason is. A man must believe in something—it’s his biological need to do so. Atheism or lack of belief in god does not result in a lack of faith—it merely means that instead of having faith in a god in ... more »
British MPs sent home after rejecting another election bid from Boris Johnson
Just In - 15 hours ago
Britain's Parliament is suspended for five weeks after a night of drama in which MPs again rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempts to force a snap election.
Brainwashing vs. Brainwashing — Eastern and Western Worldviews and Wireless Woes
By Patricia Burke A few months ago, while lying on the acupuncture table, I broke my nose. Understanding how and why that happened, and the... more »
IDF Kicks Off Large Exercise Simulating War Against Hezbollah
IDF Kicks Off Large Exercise Simulating War Against Hezbollah by JUDAH ARI GROSS , https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Drill focuses on roles of senior officers and their staffs during conflict in north, rather than tactics and fighting; comes week after cross-border exchange – The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday launched a large-scale exercise simulating war against Hezbollah and other …
EU Countries to Pressure Bolsonaro and Bind Mercosur Pact to Defending Amazonia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The European Union member countries continue to give credit to the trade agreement signed with Mercosur, but they are no longer half-hearted in binding its implementation to the government's agenda for the Amazon and the fight against global warming. The European sentiment is evident in a survey conducted by Folha […] The post EU Countries to Pressure Bolsonaro and Bind Mercosur Pact to Defending Amazonia appeared first on The Rio Times.
How to End Forever Wars
President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917. (Library of Congress) If the House of Representatives wished to resurrect the appropriations power as a check on unwanted presidential war-making, how might it go about doing so? It’s no coincidence that Congress’s control over war-making has all but vanished at the same time that its power over the purse has devolved into an up-or-down vote on a single, gargantuan appropriations bill, the contents of which are known only to a select few. Any member wishing to revive Congress’s constitutional power to end... more »
Germany plans investments using new "shadow budget", may be a state bank in disguise
*After Germany's top business chiefs signed 11 deals with China, booming thanks to its central bank, within just hours of arriving in Peking, reports suggest that Germany may start a from stimulus using a "shadow budget".* *It is not clear what a shadow budget means exactly, but it could be a kind of shadow state bank printing money as a service and not as debt to private bankers given the fact Germany is also drowning in debt with a growing budget deficit.* *At any rate, with its new alliance with China, Germany is well placed to escape the worst effects of any no deal Brexit di... more »
Comments on Rationing the Constitution
For the symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). David Marcus Andy Coan’s *Rationing the Constitution* is remarkable. He constructs a revelatory account of a broad swath of constitutional doctrine out of just a couple of building blocks. These blocks include the Supreme Court’s commitments (1) to minimum professional standards and (2) to some modicum of uniformity in federal law. That’s it. No observer of the Court’s work could plausibly doubt that these commitments exist. ... more »
Chins Up, All Ye Denizens of Hell!
If you're one of the millions of people suffering from terminal despair, please don't despair. Because you don't have an economic or a social problem as much as you have an attitude problem or a spiritual problem. The cure for what ails you is just the right blend of sermonizing, technological tweaks, and maybe even a little uninsured psychotherapy or drug rehab. Furthermore, advises Ross Douthat, the *New York Times' *resident conservative scold, you should also take heart knowing that climate change will not do all of us in nearly as quickly as substance abuse is doing some of u... more »
Introduction to Balkinization Symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution
This week and next on Balkinization we will be hosting a symposium on Andrew Coan's book, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Maggie Blackhawk (Penn), Aaron Bruhl (William and Mary), Aziz Huq (Chicago), David Marcus (UCLA), Victoria Nourse (Georgetown), Fred Schauer (Virginia), Adrian Vermeule (Harvard), and Mariah Zeisberg (Michigan) At the conclusion, Andrew will respond to the commentators.
Saudi-Indian Bromance Gets Complicated
The India-Saudi relationship was historically a finely poised balance of mutual interests despite all contradictions. Its glacial pace had an inner logic — don’t push too hard, as life is real. But the Modi government quickened the pace — probably with an eye on Muslim politics. Petrodollar recycling is largely […]
The true potential disaster of a no deal Brexit has not been forecast properly by any economist in my view
*Exports and imports to and from the EU make up about one sixth of the UK's GDP.* *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom* *For the UK to be cut off overnight from its largest trading partner as will happen in a no deal Brexit would be an economic catastrophe. It would set in motion a rapid downward spiral resulting in the total economic collapse of the country and mass starvation.* *Jobs would be destroyed in a domino effect, first the ones in export and import, then the ones in the domestic economy. Tax revenues would collapse. Inflation would surge. * *To ... more »
Feynman probably invented the "many worlds" meme
...and used it as a reason to immediately reject Everett's musings... I have already written this finding in a comment but let me dedicate a special blog post to the revelation because famous physicists, and especially Richard Feynman, are often connected with far-reaching claims about the "Many Worlds Interpretation" of quantum mechanics. If you click at the hyperlink above, you may remind yourself of some basic facts about this meme. Let's return some 62 years into the past. As a student of John Wheeler's, Hugh Everett III wrote the thesis, The Theory of the Universal Wavefunction... more »
Untitled
*New NYC teachers given book with essay titled ‘Dear White Teacher’* A cadre of newly hired teachers will report to city schools this week following orientation sessions where they were given a book that includes an essay titled “Dear White Teacher,” The Post has learned. But unlike the Department of Education’s controversial “implicit bias” training — which, among other lessons, tells teachers that “racial equity” requires favoring black students over whites — the essay’s message is that white instructors should stop being afraid to discipline black students. Essay author Chrysan... more »
TRUMP TRIES RUNNING FOR REELECTION LIKE A NORMAL INCUMBENT, FAILS MISERABLY
What's surprising to me about the Trump administration's Afghan negotiations is that they're apparently being conducted in an adult manner, more or less -- or at least they were until this past week: In an interview on Thursday at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, argued that it had been clear for years that the only lasting peace would come from some kind of political process between the Taliban and the Afghan government. He said that his idea of a successful negotiation would be one that “redu... more »
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*There is NO climate emergency!* Climate models predict disaster – but real world evidence shows no such thing Dr. Jay Lehr & Tom Harris Speaking at the 13th International Conference on Climate Change, held July 25 in Washington, DC, Dr. Roy W. Spencer of the University of Alabama in Huntsville said: “There is no climate crisis. Even if all the warming we’ve seen in any observational dataset is due to increasing CO2 (carbon dioxide), which I don’t believe it is, it’s probably too small for any person to feel in their lifetime.” And yet, that same month, Democrat Representatives... more »
Some Claim To Fame
Over the weekend, Donald Trump blew up a meeting between the United States and the Taliban. The meeting was supposed to take place at Camp David. Max Boot writes: It’s appalling that Trump would have even considered hosting Taliban leaders just days before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks plotted by their ally, Osama bin Laden. Imagine what Trump — who excoriated President Barack Obama for negotiating with the Taliban — would have said if Obama had invited them for a sleepover. But Trump's claim to fame has been that he's a dealmaker: "Deals are my art form,” President Trump ... more »
Was I right yet again? London bank estimates China's economy will be twice as large as the USA's in ten years
*Readers of my blog will know that I predicted that China's economy would be twice as large as the USA's and new projections from Standard Chartered, a multinational bank headquartered in London, agree with my estimate.* *Screengrabs from their animation "Visualizing the Boom in Emerging Markets" based on GDP and PPP calculations.* *https://www.visualcapitalist.com/animation-the-biggest-economies-in-2030/* *By 2030, the bank estimates China's economy will be 64.2 trillion compared to 31 trillion for the USA (and this is the best possible assumption, the realistic one is that the ... more »
Araruama City Councilor Killed With Seven Shots in Rio de Janeiro State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Councilor Ciraldo Fernandes da Silva, 57 years old, was murdered last night, September 8th, with seven shots. He was a member of the city council in Araruama, in the Lakes Region of Rio de Janeiro State. According to 'Disque Denúncia' ("Call In Crimes"), a non-governmental service that assists Rio's security […] The post Araruama City Councilor Killed With Seven Shots in Rio de Janeiro State appeared first on The Rio Times.
Urban Heroes: Cleaning Up a Rio Beach Alongside Bay Protectors Group
By Vince de Jong & Marijne Scherjon RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro, ‘the marvelous city’, owes its extraordinary, world-famous looks to its location in Guanabara Bay. However, continued urbanization has put the bay under great pressure. Almost 16 million people . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] The post Urban Heroes: Cleaning Up a Rio Beach Alongside Bay Protectors Group appeared first on The Rio Times.
America is excessive: A Russian's view
Karen Shakhnazarov, film director, People's Artist of Russia: "The reasons why empires collapse are also clear. At some point, they become excessive. They're excessive, their expansion is excessive. Now, it's happening to the Americans. They're excessive. Their efforts are too big for their capabilities. They're unable to control all of it. They're in decline." Quite interesting.
MY SUGGESTIONS FOR ELECTION POLICIES, VOTE REMAIN, RESET FINANCIAL SYSTEM, REFORM CONSTITUTION
*My thoughts on the policies that Lib Dems, Labour and other moderate Conservatives could put forward for the upcoming crucial election to stop the victory of the Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage a no deal Brexit disaster.* *My suggestions are* - *Remain in the EU with a pledge to work to make the EU more accountable* - *Refrom the banking system, switch from private to state central bank* - *Launch a massive stimulus for businesses, education, the NHS * - *Lift people out of poverty* - *Invest in renewable energy and sustainable technologie* - *Codify the Con... more »
‘No scientific contribution’: Journal pulls paper alleging radiation coverup
The journal Magnetochemistry has retracted a 2019 article by a controversial researcher in New Zealand who argued that scientists are suppressing evidence that microwave radiation from smartphones and other devices cause harm to people. The paper was titled “Conflicts of interest and misleading statements in official reports about the health consequences of radiofrequency radiation and … Continue reading ‘No scientific contribution’: Journal pulls paper alleging radiation coverup
MPS CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT OF BORIS JOHNSON AS PARLIAMENT SUSPENDED
*Boris Johnson and the Queen are to suspend parliament from today for five weeks in order to continue to plot a no deal Brexit disaster without the scrutiny of MPs, a move which in my view merits impeachment "for high trasons and other crimes and misdemeanours" as Plaid Cymru's party leader has proposed.* *https://news.sky.com/story/live-johnson-meets-irish-pm-ahead-of-second-push-for-snap-general-election-11805412* *https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-impeachment-brexit-no-deal-delay-house-commons-latest-a9097266.html* *Johnson has no mandate from the peop... more »
What Do You Do About Democratic Candidates Who Oppose Medicare?
From 1905, when it was first introduced, to 1965 when a Democratic landslide the year before than finally allowed it to pass, Medicare had been opposed by conservatives-- of both parties. In its last few years before passage, Wilbur Mills (D-AR), the completely conservative Democrat sexual predator and alcoholic who chaired the then all-powerful House Ways and Means Committee prevented Medicare from being voted on. The Democratic landslide of 1964 broke the grip on Congress of the alliance between the GOP and the right-wing (mostly) southern Democrats. Democrats gained a net of 37... more »
Editor's Note
Have been battling a nasty cold this weekend. Finally feeling better, but blogging will be light today.
Man accused of impersonating police had previous conviction of deception, court hears
A man accused of impersonating a police officer by carrying out traffic stops and forcing a driver to pay a fake fine was previously prosecuted for pretending to be a SafeWork SA officer, a court hears.
Nicola Gobbo secretly doctored statements of pivotal witness, royal commission told
The Lawyer X royal commission hears barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo bragged about secretly editing witness statements from a hitman whose evidence was pivotal in several gangland trials.
Terrifying scenes as firestorm threatens homes in Sunshine Coast blaze
Just In - 17 hours ago
Alarming footage shows high winds driving a large bushfire overnight on the Sunshine Coast, where 10 homes have been lost at Peregian Springs and Peregian Beach.
Unintended consequences - the Cobra Effect
I was amused to read this article at the Foundation for Economic Education's web site. In colonial India, Delhi suffered a proliferation of cobras, which was a problem very clearly in need of a solution given the sorts of things that cobras bring, like death. To cut the number of cobras slithering through the city, the local government placed a bounty on them. This seemed like a perfectly reasonable solution. The bounty was generous enough that many people took up cobra hunting, which led exactly to the desired outcome: The cobra population decreased. And that’s where things get in... more »
Shock Trials: Why the U.S. Navy Detonates Massive Bombs Near Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Some crazy testing. *Is this a really bad idea?* The US Navy is planning to finalize weapons integration on its new USS Ford carrier and explode bombs in various sea conditions near the ship to prepare for major combat on the open seas, service officials said. Service weapons testers will detonate a wide range of bombs, to include a variety of underwater sea mines to assess the carrier’s ability to withstand enemy attacks. “Shock Trials,” as they are called, are typically one of the final stages in the Navy process designed to bring warships from .de... more »
RANKED: 3 U.S. Military Rifles That Were Killers (On the Drawing Board Only)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Why they failed. *Why did they never make it into battle?* The history of the U.S. military’s small arms adoption process is filled with “what ifs.” Plenty of great firearms have been turned down, from the FN FAL to the Savage Model 1907. Here are some of the best rifles that were trialed by the U.S. military but never adopted. *1. The Pedersen Rifle:* The semi-automatic infantry rifle was a concept that garnered intense interest during the interwar period. While semi-automatic rifles such as the French RSC 1917 and 1918 and Mauser Selbstlader 1916... more »
NATO's Mighty Military vs. Russia's A2/AD Missile Machine and Air Defenses: Who Wins?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Who wins in a fight? *A problem or just hype? * The United States has the right tools to take on *Russian anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) zones* in the European theatre, but it does not have enough capacity to take on Moscow’s new bastions head-on. Moreover, the U.S. military is overly reliant on air power to defeat those emerging threats. “We have the tools, but we do not have nearly enough of them—and the speed that we would need to eliminate these A2/AD bubbles—to be able to deploy our forces is going to be controlled by the depth of the bench of... more »
CNN’s Chad Myers’ CO2 ignorance
Chad Myers is either one of the most scientifically ignorant meteorologists in the world, or caved to pressure after Bill Nye and others called him a "denier." The post CNN’s Chad Myers’ CO2 ignorance appeared first on CFACT.
Calculating the Cross Section of Planar Radiation Upon a Sphere and Finding the Average Radiation Intensity Over the Sphere
The incidence of planar radiation upon a sphere, such as that from the sun upon the Earth, is an important calculation for climate science, so I am going to demonstrate that calculation. Some people have doubts about the common claim that the average incident intensity of solar insolation upon the Earth per unit area is one-quarter of the radiation intensity at that part of the Earth where the surface is at normal incidence to the solar radiation. Let the amplitude of the planar radiation be P0, which is commonly expressed as W/m2. The incident radiation on the sphere surface nor... more »
Transplanting Human Autism Microbiome In Mice Causes Autism
By Teresa Conrick In late Spring, this study came out, Human Gut Microbiota from Autism Spectrum Disorder Promote Behavioral Symptoms in Mice . The importance of the results should jolt even the most skeptic: “We transplanted gut microbiota from human... more »
There's Gold in Them Thar Kids!
California say goodbye Families want to move and cry You're obscene, with vaccines, and denying rights To patients and doctors, but do not think we will not fight A worried Mom will never quit To makes these rules you are... more »
Guardian Panic Over Svalbard–Updated Images
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen Note: There appears to have been some problems with accessing the graphs on the initial post, so I have reloaded them and re-issued this as a new post. The Guardian has been working itself into a frenzy about Svalbard: Since 1971, temperatures here have risen by 4C, five […]
Thousands complain about solar panels
By Paul Homewood h/t John Hultquist Solar panel chickens are coming home to roost! Thousands of people who bought solar panels have complained to a financial watchdog that they are not bringing them the returns they were promised. Many people took out loans to pay for panels on the promise they would […]
Last night’s strikes in eastern Syria killed 18 Iraqi fighters: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Last night, an unidentified warplane carried out airstrikes over the eastern Syria city of Albukamal, causing a number of explosions that were heard throughout the area. According to Russia Today, an unnamed Iraqi security official confirmed the airstrikes, saying that at least 18 Iraqi fighters were killed in Albukamal. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: IDF claims several rockets fired into Israeli territory from Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Several rockets were allegedly fired into Israeli territory from Damascus this morning, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said moments ago. According to the IDF, pro-Iranian fighters, working with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, fired the rockets into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights region. No further details were released. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
WHAT’S THE US UMBRELLA FOR? GORILLA RADIO INTERVIEW ON TURKISH THREATS TO CYPRUS, GREECE AND THE REST OF EUROPE
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Cover yourself. When it’s raining, you can’t borrow somebody else’s umbrella for shelter. In September 1938, the umbrella of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain became the symbol of his foolishness in accepting Adolph Hitler’s terms for the takeover of the Sudetenland, then Czechoslovakia, as “peace for our time” (lead image, […]
Government turns blind eye as council sells “family silver” to pay bills
Despite the Bureau revealing that Peterborough council had potentially breached guidelines on selling public assets, the government has decided to take no further action
Cancer Link Confirmed in Largest Ever Cell Tower Radiation Study
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2018/08/21/cancer-link-confirmed-in-largest-ever-cell-tower-radiation-study/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com Advertisements
Science Confirms That Being In A Relationship Is Making You Fat
https://www.thehealthyarchive.com/2019/05/relationship-making-you-fat.html?m=1
Bloody Weekend Leaves Several Dead in Rio de Janeiro Favela Communities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alessandra Rodrigues said that her son Lucas Rodrigues, 18, was a quiet boy. They lived in Novo Holanda, in Rio's north zone, where he made money selling water and popcorn to motorists on the highways surrounding the impoverished community. At his funeral Sunday, she said that he was gunned down […] The post Bloody Weekend Leaves Several Dead in Rio de Janeiro Favela Communities appeared first on The Rio Times.
Palatial First Seat of Brazil Government, in Salvador, May Become Hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It was built in 1549 as a wattle and daub house, where Tomé de Souza, the first governor-general of the colony, would live and work. In 1808, he hosted King João VI for 34 days after he had landed in the port of Salvador fleeing Napoleon's troops. In 1837, it […] The post Palatial First Seat of Brazil Government, in Salvador, May Become Hotel appeared first on The Rio Times.
Film: ‘Anthropocene – The Human Epoch’ is an Epic Cinematic Meditation on Human Impact on Earth’s Evolution
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - I’d have to agree. But, fundamentally, ANTHROPOCENE is a clarion alarm that reverberates inspiration as well as caution and that makes it a must-see for all humans who hope that planet Earth will be habitable by our progeny and their progeny for many generations to come. ANTHROPOCENE, the latest from […] The post Film: ‘Anthropocene – The Human Epoch’ is an Epic Cinematic Meditation on Human Impact on Earth’s Evolution appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, September 2019
8 September 2019 — Climate & Capitalism Reading Matters Five books for reds and greens …. Waste … Solar Power … Sustainable Food Systems … Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society … America’s Overripe Economy. Climate & Capitalism can’t review every book we receive, but this column lists and links to those that seem … Continue reading Ecosocialist Bookshelf, September 2019
Hiding the heat in Australia
“Bourke, NSW has had 768 days over 110F (43C) since 1872. More than half of those days occurred before 1910, so BOM makes them magically disappear.” click here
How To Tell If Someone Is Truly Smart Or Just Average
Sorry folks, truly smart folks are actually made. This item is an excellent item on how this all comes about. Let me simplify. Master mathematical tools. All of them lead to brain rewiring. A body of mathematical thought will suddenly switch on if you grind away long enough. Mastering Relativity means switching on Tensor analysis in your brain. The same held true for arithmetic and algebra. Practice forced the rewiring. You are now smarter. After you have raised your processing ability to a high level and actually long before, you must inhale huge amounts of organized th... more »
The New York Times is Right About Economists, for the Wrong Reasons
Yes, we do not need more data. We need to understand a working Econome that starts and actually ends in its ability to completely end poverty. I have stated that i do have such an Econome and that ending povert is completely possible and plausible. Yet it is also subtle or we may have stumbled into it long ago. Recall that such an Econome must integrate community, credit, governance, and the individual. This hardly lends itself to glib pronouncements or the application of crude ideas. Once again i do emphasize the application of what i describe as the rule of twelve as a ... more »
President Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image of Iran
The resolution available to our surveillance cameras have been a so called secret for decades. They are not a secret to anyone, but the purpose is simply to not distribute the superior product at all. They do exactly the same thing to all our data from space objects as well. All this has resulted in the army of human researchers never having good confirmation data in the event they see something. You need low resolution to narrow down your search areas. I have seen unending queries that could be easily evaporated by increasing the resolution. What this strongly implies is t... more »
NASA admits that climate change occurs because of changes in Earth’s solar orbit,
What we truly need is a usable indication of the present direction and scale of what can be described as the Milankovitch Delta. Better yet it would be useful if we also synch it with the sun spot cycle in particular. This should allow us to quote the cycle in the form of say C 14 +,- (1,2,3,4,5,6). It is creditable then that C ** - 6 would possibly represent the little ice age in the beginnings of our ability to observe. Today we may be at C14 +2. All this is completely keyed to variation in solar input and it is both complex and simple as well and largely predictable. Th... more »
Mo’in Suleiman al-‘Attar
September 8, 2019: Mo’in Suleiman al-‘Attar, 42, was killed in what was described as an accidental explosion in Central Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported that the Palestinian has been identified as Mo’in Suleiman al-‘Attar, 42. He was killed in the explosion in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. Mo’in was first… The post Mo’in Suleiman al-‘Attar appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Bassam al-Sayyeh
September 8th, 2019: Bassam al-Sayyeh, 47, died in an Israeli prison, due to medical negligence, according to the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission. Al-Sayyeh, 47, was detained on August 10, 2015, he was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2011 and blood cancer in 2013. The commission held the Israeli government fully responsible for the racist… The post Bassam al-Sayyeh appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Could This New Russian Fighter Kill an F-22 or F-35 in Combat?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * The MiG-35 is here. *While “4++” means little in an absolute sense, it’s not difficult to see why Mikoyan insists on characterizing the MiG-35 this way. They want to present it as, not just an iteration, but a massive technical leap over the MiG-29 that it succeeds. It seems reasonable enough to draw a hard distinction between fighters separated by over forty years. However, that narrative of an exponential improvement is somewhat complicated by the multitude of MiG-29 variants released over the prior decades. For instance, many of the MiG-35’s cha... more »
Dogfight to the Death: Russia's Su-35 vs. Eurofighter Typhoon (Who Wins?)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Place your bets. *Key point: Technology-wise, neither the Su-35 Flanker nor the Typhoon is currently equipped with an active electronically scanned array radar, but both have good beyond visual range capability.* With heightened tensions in Europe over Russia’s actions Ukraine, NATO countries have stepped up their air patrols over the *Baltic states* of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. While the U.S. Air Force often deploys aircraft to help *police the air* space over those former Soviet republics, often the task falls to European air arms to keep Mos... more »
Russia Had a Crazy Plan to Sink U.S. Aircraft Carriers: Nuclear Weapons
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Carrier-Killer missiles armed with nukes, to be exact. *Crazy idea or workable? You decide. * China's development of anti-ship ballistic missiles has raised fears that U.S. aircraft carriers are in mortal danger. By using converted intermediate-range ballistic missiles, originally designed to carry nuclear warheads to destroy cities, China might sink U.S. carriers from 1,000 or even 2,000 miles away. Yet the Soviets had the same idea back in 1962—and concluded it wasn't feasible, according a trove of recently declassified CIA translations of S... more »
MARK GALEOTTI IS A FACT FAKER – HIS BOOK ON RUSSIAN CRIME IS A HATE CRIME, A WAR CRIME
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Repeating lies over and over makes old-fashioned Joseph Goebbels-type propaganda. Repeating lies, then contradicting them; moving them from one government-paid think-tank to another; footnoting a new lie to an older version; quoting policemen and gangsters saying fatuities; adding slang and the words of pop songs—this is still Goebbels-type but stretched […]
Phone Home?
*Where are the Extraterrestrial Civilizations?* Reference the Drake equation and the Fermi paradox. There have to be those among you who "believe". And I'm not talking about faith that Hillary Clinton is a lizard with a human skin. That's only speculation at this point. About 50 years of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) have failed to find anything, even though radio telescopes, receiver techniques, and computational abilities have improved enormously since the early 1960s. All we have discovered is that *our* galaxy is not teeming with very powerful alien trans... more »
Toby Greene free to play in Giants' AFL semi-final despite guilty decision
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Greater Western Sydney star Toby Greene avoids suspension and is cleared to play in the Giants' semi-final against the Lions, after being handed a significant fine by the AFL for a serious misconduct charge.
AFL legend Danny Frawley dies in single-car crash in western Victoria
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Former St Kilda star and Richmond coach Danny Frawley dies in a car crash in western Victoria aged 56. The player, coach and commentator is remembered as a "legend" of the Saints*.*
Canberra developer fined after teen breaks neck at worksite
The ACT's WorkSafe commissioner says a fine of $180,000, delivered to a developer responsible for safety breaches that saw a 16-year-old student break his neck on a construction site, is inadequate.
The life lessons cooking great Margaret Fulton passed on to her granddaughters
A who's who of Australia's culinary and publishing circles gather to celebrate the life of Margaret Fulton — and learn her 10 life lessons — at a State Memorial Service in Sydney.
Lambie assumes role as legislation kingmaker with Government chasing her vote
Federal politicians return to Canberra for the first time in more than a month and all eyes are on independent Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie as she holds the Government's legislative agenda in her hands.
Brexit: Ultra Fracas
Why the Brexit Ultras are down but not out.
Greek media wheel out John Cleese, contact in Jeff Epstein;'s black book, to push a no deal Brexit propaganda. 301 Brits in Epstein's contact book
*John Cleese, who is listed as a contact together with his wife Alice Fay, in paedophile Jeff Epstein's Black Book is in Athens, Greece, preparing to put on one of his tawdry shows. * *And Ekathimerini and other media have used him to project the notion that the average British person wants a no deal Brexit disaster and it won't be so bad.* *The average Brit is not in the Black Book of Jeff Epstein, paedophile, Satanist and likely Mossad agent, dear Greeks, like John Cleese.* *http://www.ekathimerini.com/244297/article/ekathimerini/life/for-monty-python-star-john-cleese-life-is-a-co... more »
QUEEN COULD REFUSE ROYAL ASSENT. TO BILL BLOCKING A NO DEAL BREXIT. URGENT NEED TO CODIFY THE CONSTITUTION, ABOLISH THE MONARCHY ALTOGETHER
* The Queen may today refuse assent to the Bill to block Brexit "or delay her approval, which would effectively veto the bill and keep it from becoming law, thereby paving the way to a No Deal Brexit on October 31," according to Globalist media Zerohedge.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-09-08/did-boris-johnson-just-rope-dope-his-way-hard-brexit* *Given her record in the Brexit crisis so far, especially her readiness to suspend parliament for five crucial weeks, it is quite possible that the Queen will refuse her royal assent today or delay it until October 31st to allow a n... more »
From Cohabitation to Cohousing: Older Baby Boomers Create Living Arrangements To Suit New Needs
Cohousing as an alternative to corporate-sponsored senior communities.
Illegal Miners React to Inspection Operation and Demand Bolsonaro Protect Them
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Miners operating illegally in the Crepori national forest, in Pará, distributed audio and video clippings calling on residents to react against the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) inspections and questioning President The post Illegal Miners React to Inspection Operation and Demand Bolsonaro Protect Them appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kashmir: How Modi’s Aggressive 'Hindutva' Project has Brought India and Pakistan to the Brink – Again
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
Sep 09 (IPS) - Abdullah Yusuf is a lecturer in politics at the University of Dundee. August is immensely important in the history of the Asian subcontinent, marking the month that India and Pakistan gained independence from the British in 1947. Now, in 2019, it has once again proved momentous, when, ten days before India's Independence day celebrations, prime minister Narendra Modi's government revoked the autonomy of Indian-administered Kashmir – a status provided for under the Indian Constitution. Read the full story, “Kashmir: How Modi’s Aggressive 'Hindutva' Project has Brough... more »
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From Jenna Orkin America’s Wealth Hinges on Its Ability to Borrow Big – or Else (Bloomberg!)Hong Kong Protestors Using Mesh Messaging App China Can't Block: Usage Up 3685%MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito resigns after New Yorker exposé shows he quietly worked with Epstein to secure anonymous donations Amazon tests Whole Foods payment system that uses hands as ID Activists claim win against chemical plant at heart of Guardian's Cancer Town seriesNYPD: More than ten times the number of officers have died in the 18 years since 9/11 as were killed in the attackWhy industry is going green on... more »
Political pressures rolled back globalization before. It can happen again
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
09-Sep-2019 It's a good guess that the new global economic system will give overt political considerations greater weight than its predecessor. Countries will link trade benefits and penalties to their political agendas.
Mauritius agrees to sign free trade agreement with China
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
09-Sep-2019 Mauritius will sign a free trade agreement with China, it's second biggest supplier, providing duty-free access to the Asian market for 8,547 products, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on its website.
RCEP meet: ASEAN members, partners reaffirm their resolve to conclude free trade deal talks
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
09-Sep-2019 The 16 negotiating partners have agreed that they should not lose the long-term vision of deepening and expanding the value chains in the RCEP.
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