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Monday, October 14, 2019

14 October - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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10 pm MDT

Glaciers Don’t Lie, But Climate Scientists Do

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
Almost all of the world’s glaciers were retreating in 1910. NASA says earth was cooling and record cold at the time. 13 Oct 1910, Page 7 – Aberdeen Herald graph.png (1130×600)

Scientists Knew!

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
By 1951, scientists knew that there was a Medieval Warm Period, and that climate change was caused by fluctuations in solar radiation. TimesMachine: July 22, 1951 – NYTimes.com

Emergency and Shortages in Altruistic California

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 16 hours ago
Sometimes, one gets the impression that knowledge of economics has progressed. It can be guessed that proportionately fewer people than in the 17th century now think that trade wars are good (except within some backward governments). At other times, it seems that knowledge has not progressed much: take “price-gouging” laws, whose effects the California power […] The post Emergency and Shortages in Altruistic California appeared first on Econlib.

EXTINCTION REBELLION : Imagine If These People Had Real Power?

Jamie Spry at Climatism - 16 hours ago
“THOSE who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” – Voltaire “MUCH that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.” – Bertrand Russell “THE urge to save humanity is almost always a false-front for the urge to rule it.” – H.L. Mencken ••• H/t Paul Homewood CLIMATISM posts often […]

How Giuliani Directed Igor And Lev To Poison TX-32 Congressional Race With Over $3 Million In Russian Money To Get Marie Yovanovitch Fired

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Russian Bribes And Election Interference-- The Texas Connection* Texas Republican Pete Sessions has a well-deserved reputation as a complete sleaze-ball. A crony of Jack Abramoff, he was never charged with bribery, even though he accepted over $20,000 in tribal money for his role in a slimy casino deal in 2002. He ran the NRCC and played fast and loose with campaign finance laws, often ignoring them entirely. He was rewarded for his "good work" with the chair of the House Rules Committee. He became even more famous when he led a nearly successful effort to disband the Office of Con... more »

Get Off the President's Back, For Fuck's Sake!

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 16 hours ago
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Conservative-American) *I* just got done talking to Bill O'Reilly. You might remember him. He was one of the biggest stalwarts and hog warts of the conservative movement until some frigid women at Fox took too seriously his half-serious comments about warm showers, loufas and falafel sticks. Now, in the next exciting phase of his career, he's doing a podcast out of his mudroom (where, so he says, the acoustics are best). I feel sorry for the poor bastard, I really do, to see how far from right wing grace he has fallen. Really, for all my billions and influence... more »

US Coalition bombs Syrian Army convoy in southern Raqqa: SOHR

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported this morning that the U.S. Coalition bombed a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) convoy in the southern countryside of the Al-Raqqa Governorate. According to the SOHR report, the U.S. Coalition bombed the Syrian Army convoy as it was traveling through the Al-Rusafah area […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed forces capture 3 towns in northern Raqqa

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Turkish military and their allied militant forces have advanced in the northern countryside of the Al-Raqqa Governorate today after launching another big attack around Tal Abyad. Led by the so-called “Syrian National Army” (SNA), the Turkish-backed militants managed to capture the towns of ‘Ayn Arous, Bade’, and Jassim after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army kills several ISIS terrorists along Deir Ezzor-Sukhnah Highway

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an attack against a group of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists in the Badiya Al-Sham region of the Homs Governorate on Sunday. Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Islamic State terrorists north of the Sukhnah-Deir Ezzor Highway. According to a field […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army takes control of Tal Tamr region of Al-Hasakah

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken control of the Tal Tamr District of Al-Hasakah after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdraw from the area. According to the Syrian Army, their troops have deployed to the district and setup checkpoints inside the town of Tal Tamr. In February 2015, over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed militants capture strategic border city in northern Al-Raqqa

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants have reportedly captured a key border city in the northern countryside of the Al-Raqqa Governorate. Led by the so-called “Syrian National Army”, the Turkish-backed militants announced last night that their forces captured the strategic border city of Tal Abyad after several days of battle against the Kurdish-led […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists preparing to take advantage of Turkish operation to expand control over Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham are strengthening their positions around the Idlib Governorate in preparation for an operation against the Turkish-backed militants, Al-Watan reported on Monday. According to the Al-Watan report, the jihadists are exploiting the Turkish military operation in northern Syria to expand its control over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army enters Tabaqa city and several towns in Al-Raqqa

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has entered the city of Al-Tabaqa this morning after securing an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to a report from northern Syria this morning, the Syrian Arab Army troops that were deployed in southern Al-Raqqa were given the green light to enter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force destroys jihadist bases in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force carried out a number of airstrikes over the Idlib countryside on Sunday, as they targeted several sites belonging to the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Led their aircraft from the Hmeimim (var. Khmeimim) Airbase in Latakia, the Russian Air Force unleashed a plethora of strikes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Another climate scare debunked: Guatemalan coffee and migrants

James Taylor at CFACT - 16 hours ago
If global warming is responsible for declining coffee production, why are we enjoying record global coffee crops? The post Another climate scare debunked: Guatemalan coffee and migrants appeared first on CFACT.

UK & Ireland appear to have resolved BREXIT backstop. Is it enough to satisfy EU? (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 335. More The post UK & Ireland appear to have resolved BREXIT backstop. Is it enough to satisfy EU? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Checkmate in Syria as Damascus makes a deal with Kurds [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 16 hours ago
For the establishment, the only way the US leads is by interfering with other sovereign nations like Syria. President Trump doesn't agree. More The post Checkmate in Syria as Damascus makes a deal with Kurds [Video] appeared first on The Duran.

Blogorado 2019, Day 4

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Another fine, sunny day, with temperatures in the 70's, much nicer than when we arrived! We gathered for our usual breakfast at the Obligatory Cow Reference. (To explain its name: the restaurant isn't actually called that, of course, but has a cow-related name. Early in our Blogorado history, someone remarked that it was like an obligatory cow reference in a town that was, after all, founded towards the end of the great cattle drive period of Old West history. The name stuck.) I treated myself to their breakfast tacos and a short stack of flapjacks, which I couldn't finish - ... more »

SKRIPAL UPDATE – ENGLISH CORONER RUNS OUT OF LEGAL CAMOUFLAGE, AND GENUINE EVIDENCE, FOR POSTPONING INQUEST INTO DAWN STURGESS DEATH; SPOKESMAN ATTEMPTS LYING TO PRESS

Editor at Dances With Bears - 16 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The British Government’s narrative that a Kremlin-ordered assassination plot against a former GRU agent, Sergei Skripal, in March of 2018 also caused the death of a woman, Dawn Sturgess, three months later, has collapsed for lack of evidence admissible in court. After nineteen months of investigations by hundreds of […]

Washington’s Sum of All Fears: Kurdish Militants Cut a Deal with Damascus

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*Patrick Henningsen* | The US-Kurdish dance in northeastern Syria was always a game of musical chairs, and sooner or later, someone had to leave.

Traumas of severe autism and psychosis haunt a mother as she repairs her broken home and heart.

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: Every so often, we get a glimpse into the real lives of families facing the challenges of raising a child on the spectrum. Too often, we get a whitewashed, Hollywood version of autism, whether The Good Doctor or the... more »

Support Legal Action Against UK State Abduction: 'Our SON needs YOU to HELP get HIM his FREEDOM by HIS FAMILY who are really desperate for YOUR HELP'

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
PLEASE SUPPORT ACTION HERE This is the case was reported in the Mail on Sunday in March and featured here. Secret Court Hearing Takes Son with Autism Away from UK Mother The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang It... more »

Current Costs of British Renewables Subsidies per Household

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby The total annual renewables subsidy impact on UK household cost of living is £9 billion — which comes to £340 per year per household. The low and much-publicised offshore wind bids for Feed-in Tariffs with Contracts for Difference (FiTs CfDs) continue to confuse many analysts, […]

Green Britain Kills Its Shale Bonanza

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward Sadly the eco-rabble along with virtue signalling politicians appear to have succeeded in shutting down Britain’s energy future: Cuadrilla, the fracking company most active in England, has begun removing equipment from its only testing area after the work was blamed for minor earthquakes in August. […]

Trump Withdrawal; Russia-US Blocking UN Security Resolution Forced Syrian Democratic Forces to Strike Deal with the Russian Backed Syrian Regime

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
Trump’s withdrawal and Erdogan’s invasion put a genocidal Turkish army on one side and the Russian-backed Syrian regime on the … Continue reading →

Spain’s Supreme Court Sentenced Pro-Independence Catalan Leaders to 9 to 13 Years of Prison for Sedition-Misuse of Funds

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
From Vilaweb.cat: “Spain does not dare to condemn for rebellion but imposes penalties of up to 13 years in prison … Continue reading →

Links 10/14/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Parents burying stillborn child unearth newborn baby buried alive in India

Siobhan Heanue at Just In - 17 hours ago
A newborn baby girl in India survives against all odds after being buried alive and left in a shallow grave for up to two days before being found by a family burying their stillborn child.

Japan launches massive rescue mission after Typhoon Hagibis

Just In - 17 hours ago
The clean-up from Typhoon Hagibis has begun, with the Japanese people launching an unprecedented clean-up and rescue mission with 36 confirmed dead and nearly 20 missing.

Native title owners' push for more negotiation rights shelved after cattle industry fights back

Jacqueline Breen at Just In - 17 hours ago
The Northern Territory Government backs down in its fight with the cattle industry, abandoning plans to give Aboriginal native title holders more of say on proposed sub-leasing of cattle properties.

Controversial teddy bear fence destroyed by vandals along SA highway

Just In - 17 hours ago
A controversial teddy bear fence featuring thousands of teddy bears alongside one of SA's major highways has been destroyed, with many condemning the actions of vandals.

DreamWorks film banned in Vietnam depicting controversial Chinese map

Just In - 17 hours ago
Movie theatres in Vietnam are told to stop screening Abominable after some viewers complain about a scene featuring a map depicting China's "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea.

Tributes left for girl killed in 'terrible' accident at Melbourne childcare centre

Just In - 17 hours ago
Letters, flowers and stuffed toys are placed outside the Kiddy Palace childcare centre in Melbourne's north where police say a three-year-old girl was killed after she was accidentally hit by a car.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern boosts New Zealand's fight against extremist content online

Just In - 17 hours ago
The attack on March 15 that killed 51 Muslim worshippers was livestreamed on Facebook, and the video was shared on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook-owned apps Whatsapp and Instagram.

October 15th-20th Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Check out the events currently scheduled at the CCJF — Centro Cultural Justiça Federal (Federal Justice Cultural Center) in downtown Rio de Janeiro for the week of October 15th until 20th. CINEMA Classics and Successes of the Cinema / Film Club The CCJF film club chooses to show films that […] The post October 15th-20th Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.

Event in Brasília Encourages Youths to Become Global Citizens

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Enrolments are now open for high school students from the Federal District to take part in the Efeito+ Oficina em Educação para Cidadania Global (Efeito+ Workshop on Education for Global Citizenship). The meeting will take place on October 26th and will discuss with youths the significance of being a global […] The post Event in Brasília Encourages Youths to Become Global Citizens appeared first on The Rio Times.

Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our Fundraiser!

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Final hours for our fundraiser! Please chip in if you haven't already!

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Fired EPA scientists to release air pollution report they say agency unqualified to issue An 8-year-old girl climbed an 18-foot replica of Donald Trump's 'un-climbable' border wall in seconds Federal Reserve approves rules to loosen bank restrictions Syria Update: Turkey Is Blowing the Hell Out of It and the Russians Are Cheering Jeffrey Epstein's former friend Jean-Luc Brunel ready to speak to prosecutorsNestle, P&G say they will miss 2020 deforestation goals American STD Cases Rise To Record High 5,200 Tobacco Shops In France Now Selling BitcoinFederal Prosecutors ... more »

Ecuador under President Neo-coño Moreno: The IMF’s Deadly “Economic Medicine”, The Weaponization of Neoliberal Reforms

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
14 October2019 — Global Research By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Lenin Moreno: aka Neocon Moreno A popular insurrection is unfolding against the adoption of sweeping IMF reforms imposed by the “centre left” government of President Lenin Moreno. In March 2019, a 4.2 billion dollar IMF loan was granted to Ecuador. “We are here to help you” says the IMF. … Continue reading Ecuador under President Neo-coño Moreno: The IMF’s Deadly “Economic Medicine”, The Weaponization of Neoliberal Reforms

Twitter under fire for profiting from millions of UK users data which it illegally sold to advertisers

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
The crooks that run the global social media corps are at it again. Of course, they take Facebook’s lead where last July Facebook’s stock price actually went up after news of a record-breaking $5 billion FTC fine for various privacy violations. Just to repeat that – the fine was five thousand million dollars – and the stock price went up!

M.I.A. visits Julian Assange in prison: “It’s about truth—and that’s something people have to uphold and fight for” By Laura Tiernan

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Singer and rap artist M.I.A. visited Julian Assange at Belmarsh Prison on Saturday, calling for his freedom. The WikiLeaks publisher and journalist faces extradition to the United States under the Espionage Act, with charges that carry a 175-year prison term.

Ecuador News Links 14 October 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
14 Octber 2019 • 10:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Ecuadorian govt agrees to repeal austerity law that sparked protests as indigenous groups pledge to stop rallies https://on.rt.com/a3bs Death toll in Ecuador’s riots reaches 7, over 1,300 … Continue reading Ecuador News Links 14 October 2019

Syria News Links 14 October 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
14 October 2019 • 14:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back ‘Do people really think we should go to war with NATO member Turkey?’ Trump defends Syria withdrawal https://on.rt.com/a3cj Kurds Ally with Damascus Against Turkish Aggression https://www.globalresearch.ca/kurds-ally-damascus-against-turkish-aggression/5691892 Syrian … Continue reading Syria News Links 14 October 2019

If Germany Atoned for the Holocaust, America Can Pay Reparations for Slavery

Bernd Reiter at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Bernd Reiter* *History, Americas* Slavery's inheritance lives on. *Key point: *Sometimes difficult decisions are necessary to help a people heal. The idea of paying reparations for slavery is gaining momentum in the United States, despite being long derided as an unrealistic plan, to compensate for state violence committed by and against people long dead. The topic saw substantive debate in the July 30 Democratic primary debate, with candidate Marianne Williamson calling slavery “a debt that is owed.” Some Democratic congressional representatives are also pushing for financial... more »

Phase One Of China Trade Deal Reached

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What is now out there is a massive continuing purchase of USA agricultural products in particular, not least because the Chinese need this product. This is all good. In particular, it reward farmers who have been caught holding the short end as this war escalated. What is additionally clear is that CCP leadership has also come to their senses and will negotiate hard but also fairly and seriously. This is great news. It ius obviously not over yeat, but we do have real cooperation that starts by ending the agricultural part of the War. . *Trump Says "Phase One" Of China Trade... more »

What "Climate Justice" Really Means

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
[image: rotest.PNG] Climate justice is nothing more than another attempt to impose Marxism through the back door. In fact the whole enterprise is deconstructionist at best and that obviously will actually worsen the ecological equation as all improvements demand technology advances. Those advances have been occurring and the two salient changes that have contributed to superior outcomes is the advent of fracking in which plentiful natural gas has replaced coal thus sharply dropping the carbon output of the pore industry. The second is the advent of sufficient battery power to... more »

Age of Steel Spaceliners is NOW

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
We forget that size impacts hugely on the weight equation. Been able to replace high end materials with stainless steel creates a massive downshift in build costs simply because we have a century of best practice. Thus suddenly we can have fat rockets able to be used over and over again and thus move people and goods half way around the earth inside an hour.. The design should also allow an escape parachute system that allows the passenger unit to be separated. Again size overcomes a lot of issues. This will need to happen in the case of actual engine failure. The vertic... more »

Guard claims Jeffrey Epstein was wheeled out of prison, alive

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What ever is said, this type of claim conforms to the expectation that Epstein has been taken into witness protection.The whole reported scenario was full of gaping holes in which errors and omissions were the order of the day. Now we have a frightened guard tweeting confirmation at the time and this getting taken down.The whole situation was not even close to believable when every observer is on high alert.. *Guard claims Jeffrey Epstein was wheeled out of prison, alive* *October 2, 2019* * Dr. Eowyn* *This post first appeared at Fellowship of the Minds* * https://www.dcclothesli... more »

China does have laws granting foreigners the right to political asylum

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*China is a signatory to the Geneva convention on political asylum and has an article in its Constitution saying foreigners can apply for political asylum.* *https://www.loc.gov/law/help/refugee-law/china.php* *I meet all the criteria, dear readers, and must fear imminent state organized murder as proven by my case Delta 15 218 at Larisa court and other documents. Furthermore, I have been refused help from Austria, EC President Jean Claude Juncker etc.* *So, I may be the first Western political asylum seeker at a Chinese embassy.* *Zerohedge has also reported on President Xi and... more »

Let s hope MP give a slow clap to the Queen's speech today after her failed fascist coup over parliament

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*The focus turns to the Nazi linked Queen again today when she gives a Queen's speech which is a de facto election propaganda for Boris Johnson who "**has no majority and it has no prospect of being able to pass most of the measures being announced this morning. In fact, this could become the first Queen’s speech to be voted down for almost 100 years. "* *In addition, the Queen's speech debate process may take six valuable sitting days of MPs with now only 15 days to go to a no deal Brexit disaster.* *The Brexit debacle has ended the fiction that the Queen is neutral. She has emer... more »

Prince Andrew's pal, Jeff Epstein channelled funding through Bill Gates maybe also to fund epidemic vaccine depopulation plot of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*All the dots are starting to connect when it comes to who has been organizing and funding the eugenics epidemic vaccine plot.* *It has emerged that paedophile and Satanist Jeff Epstein had close links with Bill Gates and his Foundation and Jeff Epstein directed Gates to donate to **$2 million to MIT's Media Lab.* *So, Epstein may also have directed Gates to donate hundreds of millions to various experimental epidemic vaccine projects and to WHO.* *Epstein is also a close friend of the UK royals, represented in the younger generation by Prince Andrew.* *From Zerohedge* *Jeffrey E... more »

GLOBALISTS DUTCH CENTRAL BANK PUSHES FALSE NARRATIVE ABOUT GOLD AS KEY TO FINANCIAL RESET

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*Globalist organization, the Dutch Central Bank, has begun pushing the false narrative that gold has "the superior value of limited supply, non-fiat, sound money assets" , retains its value when a financial collapse occurs and is going to be the key to a reset of the financial system.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/central-bank-issues-stunning-warning-if-entire-system-collapses-gold-will-be-needed-start* *A limited supply, non-fiat, money assets is a programme set for collapse as the history of the Roman empire shows. The Roman empire collapsed due to the continuos debasement... more »

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago

Who is Behind the Iranian Tanker Attack?

Steve Brown at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Iran is still investigating the source of the attacks, has made no official statement regarding responsibility, and no one has claimed responsibility. More The post Who is Behind the Iranian Tanker Attack? appeared first on The Duran.

Glycans May Bind to RNA, Initial Findings Suggest

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/glycans-may-bind-to-rna–initial-findings-suggest-66541?utm_content=103007151&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-212009668822281 Advertisements

Brexit: The Ticking Clock

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
It looks as if Johnson has no way to escape asking for a Brexit extension. Or does he?

Demonstrators Demand “Free Lula” in São Paulo Protest

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lula was convicted of passive corruption and money laundering crimes and has been in prison in Curitiba since April 7th, 2018. The demonstration was called by the Lula Livre (Free Lula) National Committee and aims to denounce flaws in the proceedings that led to the former president's arrest, after an […] The post Demonstrators Demand “Free Lula” in São Paulo Protest appeared first on The Rio Times.

Moro Considers Life Imprisonment and Death Penalty for Crimes in Brazil

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an interview with Boris Casoy, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Sérgio Moro, stated what he thinks about life imprisonment and the death penalty, and said he did not know "if all that is necessary", while the current system is a source of discontent. "Look, I see that several […] The post Moro Considers Life Imprisonment and Death Penalty for Crimes in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

U.S. Aircraft Carriers Aren't Easy to Attack and Sink. Here Is Why.

Loren B. Thompson at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Loren B. Thompson* *Security, * How vulnerable are America's carriers? *Key Point:* Only a handful of countries can sink a U.S. carrier. Large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the signature expression of American military power. No other combat system available to U.S. warfighters comes close to delivering so much offensive punch for months at a time without requiring land bases near the action. As a result, the ten carriers in the current fleet are in continuous demand from regional commanders -- so much so that extended overseas combat tours are becoming the norm... more »

To Take Down Big German Tanks, The British Looked To Even Bigger Guns

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Early tanks were dangerous for operators when they weren't under enemy fire. *Key Point:* It helped stop Germany's advance...for now... When the first tanks appeared in World War I, they were relatively lightly armored and protected the crews only against small-arms fire. In addition, much of the armor was riveted. Projectiles striking the exterior of the armor could pop off rivet heads or flake armor from the internal surfaces, creating fragments that would fly around the vehicle interior, causing injuries or death. In fact, British tank cr... more »

How This New York Family Became One Of America's Biggest Arms Dealer

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* And lived on top of millions of rounds of ammunition *Key point: *Millions of rounds of ammunition. In central New York, 50 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River, is a small spit of land known as Bannerman Island. Originally called Pollepel Island, the tiny island was noted for tales of ghosts, and the local Native Americans would dare to visit it only during daylight. Early Dutch settlers used the island as a signpost marking the end of a rough passage through the Hudson highlands, and it also served as a strategic defens... more »

Right Word - The Wisdom of Rudolph Steiner

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago

Marielle Franco Case: Civil Police Lost Footage That Could Confirm the Councilor’s Killers

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Key evidence for the progress of the investigations into the murder of Marielle Franco is now gone. A UOL report released on Sunday, October 13th, discloses that the Rio de Janeiro Homicide Police Station has lost footage that could confirm who killed the city councilor, brutally . . . To read […] The post Marielle Franco Case: Civil Police Lost Footage That Could Confirm the Councilor’s Killers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Boeing and Porsche Work Together to Develop Electric Flying car

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Boeing and Porsche have agreed to create the concept of an electric flying car, wguch will be capable of vertical take-offs and landings. The two companies will develop the concept for a design, which will then result in the construction of a prototype by engineers from the two companies for […] The post Boeing and Porsche Work Together to Develop Electric Flying car appeared first on The Rio Times.

Reconciliation 'starts with kids in schools' says Aboriginal mural artist

Shannon Corvo at Just In - 20 hours ago
Arrernte man Scott Rathman wants to see more Aboriginal artists teaching in schools to hopefully stamp out racism and stereotypical beliefs.

'Unholy set of interests' leading to deskilled aged care workers, royal commission told

Anne Connolly at Just In - 20 hours ago
More than half of Australian nursing homes are understaffed, with residents having less access to qualified nurses than ever before, the aged care royal commission hears.

Brothel operator demanded sex acts as part of 'training', court hears

Michael Inman at Just In - 20 hours ago
Bradley Lester Grey, 54, pleads not guilty in the ACT Supreme Court to charges of allegedly telling prospective sex workers they would need to perform acts with him to prove they were right for the role.

Philippine police chief resigns amid drug scandal allegations

Just In - 20 hours ago
The Philippines' police chief steps down after being accused of involvement in "recycling" confiscated drugs, an allegation that could undermine the Government's anti-narcotics campaign.

Australia's first glass bridge unveiled in outback Queensland

Krystal Gordon at Just In - 20 hours ago
Queensland's youngest gorge has been bridged entirely with glass, providing tourists with 360-degree views of an ancient oasis.

'It's up in your news feed': Miner's family learns of inquest news via social media

Lucy MacDonald at Just In - 20 hours ago
Almost six years after her father died in a mining accident on Tasmania's west coast, Tamika Sylvester is still waiting for answers — with the family learning of inquest news via social media.

Alleged terror plotter was making 'patriot's cookbook' to kill 'thousands', court told

Karen Percy at Just In - 20 hours ago
A Melbourne court is told Phillip Galea was preparing a document which he hoped would lead to "thousands upon thousands" of terrorist acts because of a perceived threat from Muslims and the political left.

Mackay man arrested in Darwin over alleged child abuse offences

Kate Ashton at Just In - 20 hours ago
A 70-year-old man is remanded in custody over a string of alleged child abuse offences uncovered in a joint investigation between NSW Police, Northern Territory Police and the Australian Federal Police.

Sheep meat price surges as swine fever forces China to pay for protein

Belinda Varischetti at Just In - 20 hours ago
African swine fever has depleted China's pig herd, creating a protein shortage that is benefitting Australian sheep farmers.

Detained asylum seekers more than 200 times more likely to self-harm than Australians: research

Max Walden at Just In - 20 hours ago
University of Melbourne researchers have found rates of self-harm among asylum seekers as high as 260 per 1,000 people on Nauru, but say unreported rates are unknown and they expect the real figures to be much higher.

Officer sentenced over releasing domestic violence complainant's details to former partner

Melanie Vujkovic at Just In - 20 hours ago
Queensland police officer Senior Constable Neil Punchard is sentenced to two months' jail, wholly suspended, for releasing the personal details of a domestic violence complainant to her former partner.

Five times the cost, twice as long: Snowy Hydro 2.0 'a drain on the public purse'

Carrington Clarke at Just In - 20 hours ago
After taxpayers were promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 for $2 billion in four years, the project is now likely to cost five times that amount and take twice as long to be completed.

Information Warfare: Twitter Targets Hong Kong

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 20 hours ago
*October 14, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - When Twitter Safety announced that it was taking actions against "information operations" directed at Hong Kong - informed observers could have immediately assumed that Twitter was not actually serious about stopping anything of the sort - but rather ensuring the information operation *they *are a part of was protected and those attempting to take action against it were purged from their platform. And of course, those informed observers would be correct. The official statement published on Twitter's official blog titled, "Information ope... more »

Information Warfare: Twitter Targets Hong Kong

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 20 hours ago
*October 14, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - When Twitter Safety announced that it was taking actions against "information operations" directed at Hong Kong - informed observers could have immediately assumed that Twitter was not actually serious about stopping anything of the sort - but rather ensuring the information operation *they *are a part of was protected and those attempting to take action against it were purged from their platform. And of course, those informed observers would be correct. The official statement published on Twitter's official blog titled, "Information ope... more »

A Coalition Of Support: Parliamentarians For Julian Assange

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated, not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its citizens in overseas theatres. Mamdouh Ahmed Habib, a dual Australian-Egyptian […]

WHO & UNICEF recommend vitamin A be administered to children with measles

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 20 hours ago
“Several recent investigations have indicated that vitamin A treatment of children with measles in developing countries has been associated with reductions in morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) issued a joint statement recommending that vitamin A be administered to all children diagnosed with measles … Continue reading WHO & UNICEF recommend vitamin A be administered to children with measles →

Revealed: The Australian companies manipulating our weather

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 20 hours ago
From tottnews.com For over five decades in Australia, the study of clouds, rain and the atmosphere has been largely hidden from the public, as a secretive network of government agencies and private business interests continue to manipulate the weather around us to their personal benefit. OVERVIEW Geoengineering, or weather manipulation, has now become commonly accepted … Continue reading Revealed: The Australian companies manipulating our weather →

Climate Change, Junk Psychology and the NZ Herald

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on Sto Vounó: In September of this year a letter from scientists and professionals was delivered to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, entitled There is No Climate Emergency. The letter points out that: Natural as well as anthropogenic factors cause warming. Warming is far slower than predicted. Climate policy relies on inadequate…

Poll: U.S. Veterans, Public Say The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan Were Not Worth Fighting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
*PEW Research:* *Majorities of U.S. veterans, public say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting* Nearly 18 years since the start of the war in Afghanistan and 16 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, majorities of U.S. military veterans say those wars were not worth fighting, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of veterans. A parallel survey of American adults finds that the public shares those sentiments. Among veterans, 64% say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting considering the costs versus the benefits to the United States, while 33% say it was. ... more »

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