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The 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability
RFK, Jr. discusses 5G in this embedded video from “The 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability Summit.” Watch all 42 educational talks free for a 7-day period at https://the5Gsummit.com. The post The 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
What you need to know when Google Maps freaks out on your road trip
What can possibly go wrong when you rely on satellite-based GPS for navigation?
Climate change 'one of many factors' responsible for bushfires, PM says
Scott Morrison acknowledges he caused "great anxiety in Australia" by taking a family holiday in Hawaii as bushfires burned, saying with the benefit of hindsight he would have made a different decision.
Thunder frustrated as BBL match abandoned due to thick bushfire smoke haze
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Bushfire smoke shrouds Manuka Oval in Canberra, forcing the abandonment of a Big Bash League game between the Thunder and Strikers
From outback WA to playing with The Beatles and Hollywood: A violin prodigy who took on the world
Ronald Thomas is one of the world’s preeminent violinists, playing with The Beatles and on the Star Wars soundtrack. Now after a glittering career he has finally returned home.
Payday lenders targeting vulnerable communities prompts call to expand no interest loan network
Tina Edwards was desperate for a fast loan to help pay for surgery for her three-year-old son, but her options were limited. She found she could get a no-interest loan through a local community centre and avoid a loan from a high-interest payday lender.
Three things police say went wrong when they tried to stop Gargasoulas
Police tell an inquest their hands were tied by a frustrating pursuit policy and outdated resources, which meant they could do nothing to stop James Gargasoulas before the Bourke Street attack except follow him and hope he got out of the car.
Mysterious termite mound 'people' cause a stir in the outback
Are they art or are they litter? These termite mound 'people' on a lonely stretch of highway are attracting attention in outback Queensland.
Tasmania has entered a 'golden age', but not everyone is enjoying it
Premier Will Hodgman has vowed to focus on vulnerable Tasmanians in 2020, and those doing it tough will be watching him closely, writes Emily Baker.
'We firmly reject this': Germany rebukes US over sanctions on critical gas pipeline
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Germany has delivered a rebuke to the US after President Donald Trump signed a bill barring firms from working on a pipeline that deliver Russian gas to Europe.
They grow fast and large, so can crayfish drive Australia's next seafood boom?
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A breakthrough in the way freshwater crayfish are bred is tipped to boost aquaculture production as global demand for the high-end seafood skyrockets.
The 'death assemblages' that put a smile on collectors' faces
Will you be trying to hunt down a cowry shell on the beach this summer? Don't forget it was once a living creature.
'We're setting people up for failure': Experts call for more teacher training on Indigenous language
Since the early '90s Aboriginal English has been recognised as one of more than 160 official dialects of English but many people have never heard of it, including some of those who speak it.
Tempting fate
Literally, about a quarter of an hour after Sue wrote, "Come to think of it I haven’t noticed as many of the traditional yuletide Palestine-victimhood stunts this year. Wot, no Banksy? No Lucy Winkett? No Danny Boyle? What’s going on?", the BBC News (UK) Twitter feed announced a brand new BBC News website article: Banksy 'nativity scene' appears in Bethlehem hotel https://t.co/DsAJXxxhw7 — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 21, 2019
It took one tweet from Mesut Ozil to remind the World with the China’s Uighurs
We must thank Arsenal footballer Mesut Ozil for breaking that silence and speaking about this huge elephant in the room aka China’s Persecution to Uighur Muslim ethnicity. With one Tweet, the German Turkish Muslim Ozil managed to bring the media attention as it should especially on a popular level. #HayırlıCumalarDoğuTürkistan pic.twitter.com/dJgeK4KSIk — Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) December 13, 2019 In that tweet in Turkish, the popular Arsenal footballer spoke about the persecution of the Uighur Muslim minority in China sending his greetings to the brothers resisting the Chinese... more »
The B-2 Is Feared by America's Rivals for This 1 Reason
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] It carries nuclear weapons. *Key Point:* The stealth bomber is deadly and hard to track. Should you venture out to one of the airshows periodically held near Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, you may be so fortunate to spot one of the world’s most otherworldly aircraft, the manta-like B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The Spirit’s swept wings measure fifty-two meters across—half the length of a football field—and its cockpit bulges organically from the surface like that of a 1950s-era sci-fi spaceship, contrasting dramatical... more »
East Asia's Stalingrad: The Battle of Shanghai Was Total Hell
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shanghai#/media/File:Shanghai1937KMT_machine_gun_nest.jpg] This battle foreboded the climatic city-wide battles of World War II. *Key Point:* The Japanese victory (and brutality) at Shanghai empowered further Japanese military aggression into the 1940s. In the summer of 1937, the “Pearl of the Orient” became a slaughterhouse. A million Chinese and Japanese soldiers engaged in savage urban combat in China’s coastal city of Shanghai. Before the battle, Shanghai had been a thriving metropolis bustling w... more »
Iran's Missile Forces: Just How Deadly?
*Behnam Ben Taleblu, Bradley Bowman* *Security, Middle East* Iran has heavily invested in these capabilities. *Key point: *Tehran’s cruise missile programs have benefitted extensively from foreign procurement. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) last week released a landmark report analyzing the capabilities of Iran’s military. In light of Iran’s September attacks on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, the report’s emphasis on Tehran’s expanding cruise missile capabilities has already proven to be prescient. The DIA’s new report, titled Iran Mil... more »
Here's How Lockheed Martin's YF-22 Killed Northrop Grumman's YF-23 Stealth Fighter
*David Axe* *History, Americas* It never stood a chance. *Key point:* History seems to have validated the Air Force’s 1991 decisions. The U.S. Air Force came very close to buying a rocket ship. In 1991, the Air Force selected Lockheed’s YF-22 fighter over Northrop’s YF-23 as the basis for the service’s new air-superiority fighter. That wasn’t the only major decision the Air Force made at the time. The service also selected Pratt & Whitney’s YF-119 as the engine that would power that YF-22, in the process rejecting General Electric’s YF-120. It’s apparent 28 years later that the ... more »
Five Questions With…A Hypnotherapist Who Helps People Heal from Conditions That Seem Hopeless in the Beginning
In the world of holistic healing, there are several different disciplines that are mostly relegated to small local businesses, run by people who always instinctively knew there was more to wellness than drugs, surgery and pills. Among these disciplines, the world of hypnotherapy is one of the most intimidating, on the surface at least. For many, the mere mention of the word “hypnotism” conjures up images of shadowy figures in movies and TV using their talents to control others or make them do their bidding (“You are getting sleeeeeepy…”). But what most people don’t realize is th... more »
Sunset, Earthrise
Late in the afternoon, I often walk up to the top of a ridge just a half-mile northwest of my house. From the top I look out over a broad valley, to a range of hills just above Laguna Beach. On a clear day, you can see the crimson sun gradually sink below the distant […] The post Sunset, Earthrise appeared first on Econlib.
Snowy Deluge
Armstrong Economics published a short post about a massive deluge of snow on Finland a couple of days ago. 30 feet of snow was deposited in a matter of hours, killing 80 horses. However, no precise accounts of snow deposition … Continue reading →
President Trump Delivers Remarks at Turning Point USA Student Action Summit – 5:00pm Livestream…
Today President Trump will be speaking at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida. The anticipated start time is 5:00pm ET: WH Livestream Link – Fox News Livestream Link – NBC Livestream Link . .
Saturday Night is Music Night
I can't see this catchy satirical song featuring on the BBC's *The Now Show*, but rnonetheless, roll over Mitch Benn. Here's someone sharper and funnier.
Quarter Four By-Elections Results 2019
Overall, 251,063 votes were cast over 84 local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. For comparison you can view Quarter Three's results here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Q3 +/- Q4 2018 Average +/- Seats Conservative 77 97,054 38.7% +8.0% +6.5% 1,260 +3 Labour 67 74,229 29.6% +10.2% -1.8% 1,108 -5 LibDem 69 35,731 14.2% -17.8% -5.8% 518 +3 UKIP 3 224 0.1% -0.5% -1.7% 75 0 Green 44 16,973 6.8% ... more »
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Heather Scoffield writes that a genuine commitment to fighting climate change could resolve multiple major issues facing Canada - while delay serves only to exacerbate them: At the core of today’s western alienation and of today’s search for prosperity is a much larger issue: the future of energy in a warming climate. It wasn’t on the agenda for the ministers and was only mentioned in passing in the prime minister’s mandate letter of marching orders for federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau. And that’s a missed opportunity to tackle the... more »
Record rainfall for Seattle – More rain on the way
The most rainfall since record-keeping began in 1945, perhaps a lot longer. But the headline merely says it’s the most rain this decade. I wonder why they downplayed it? _______ The 2 inches of rain that had fallen in the Seattle area by around 9 a.m. had broken rainfall records by the time some people ... Read moreRecord rainfall for Seattle – More rain on the way The post Record rainfall for Seattle – More rain on the way appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Iceland’s Emigration Center Disappears Under Record Snowfall
The violent snowstorm is also responsible for the deaths of up to 80 horses, according to Sigridur Bjornsdottir, a veterinarian for MAST, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority. “There is a tradition in Iceland for horses to stay outside year-round, and that has been the case since the country was settled,” said Bjornsdottir. “Farmers do not have ... Read moreIceland’s Emigration Center Disappears Under Record Snowfall The post Iceland’s Emigration Center Disappears Under Record Snowfall appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Bear caught on camera knocking down Christmas decorations, ringing doorbell
A bear gave a Florida family a Christmas surprise when he showed up at their home, investigated their Christmas decorations, and then rang their doorbell! In the funny video recorded by the doorbell camera, a small black bear appears on the family’s porch. Curious if there were any potential treats hiding in the Christmas decorations he sniffs them. He knocks over the Christmas figurines to see if there is anything inside of them. Not finding anything, he goes over to the doorbell. Perhaps he thinks there are better pickings indoors… According to the homeowner, nothing was dama... more »
Rushin’ To Destruction: 2019 In Review, Part 3-- As Florida Goes, So Goes The Nation: The Year In “Florida Man,” With An Extra Nod To Trumpanzee, aka President Florida Man!
*-by Noah* In presidential politics, it has become “As Florida goes, so goes the nation.” They used to say that about Ohio and, god knows, both major parties throw a ton of cash down in both states but it now seems that both parties are particularly desperate to win Florida every four years, and, whether it’s “Jeb” Bush or Rick Scott, there is no election law or sleaze barrier that can’t be broken. When it comes to presidential politics, it matters bigly who the governor is and Bush and Scott are two of the worst on the Florida Man list. How did they get in position to all but p... more »
More than absolutely necessary
I love this animated Christmas greeting from The Times. I particularly enjoyed Corbyn struggling with his bow and upside-down guitar. ******* Just tell me. Am I an Islamophobe? Not that I think it’s a valid term, for reasons I’ve stated many times before. However, when I read articles on websites like Gatestone Institute, I feel my reservations about Islam are well-founded and not. a. phobia. This piece is just one example of thousands. Denmark: Why Integration Fails. By Judith Bergman Here’s a taster: “In a recent survey conducted by the Danish Ministry of Foreigners and Integrat... more »
T'was the 'Sunday' before Christmas
I see that Radio 4's *Sunday *is posting some promotional tweets for tomorrow's programme, such as: Why are some evangelical Christians now calling for the removal of Donald Trump? Mark I. Pinsky is on the programme to explain. Who is the 'explainer'? Well, he's the sort of 'explainer' who tweets "What will the pundits do when they run out of euphemisms for asshole?" about the present incumbent of the White House. (Reading his Twitter feed, I think Jon Sopel and Tony the Zurch would love him, if they don't already). Oh, and as it's nearly Christmas, it's time for a BBC Radio 4 t... more »
Holiday reading ...
My book stack has been piling up beside me ready to start my holiday project. Can you guess what it might be? . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Pakistan Cannot Get Enough Of America's F-16 Fighting Falcon
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, South Asia* Pakistan operates around sixty-six F-16A/Bs and nineteen F-16C/Ds in four active squadrons. *Key Point:* Recent aerial skirmishes highlight the important capabilities F-16s continue to provide Pakistan’s military. During an aerial skirmish on February 27, 2019, an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison was shot down by a radar-guided missile. The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) claims the kill was scored by a JF-17 Thunder, a domestically-built fighter built with Chinese assistance. However, India subsequently revealed fragments of an AIM-120C-5 missil... more »
Is Free Trade Dead?
*David Uren* *Economics, * Conflict over trade dominated the economic headlines in 2019, so it’s surprising that the year ended with significant progress on three trade agreements. Conflict over trade dominated the economic headlines in 2019, so it’s surprising that the year ended with significant progress on three trade agreements. Each tells a different story about the outlook both for the global economy and for relations between nations. As well as the deal struck between the United States and China last week, the Trump administration won agreement from the Democrats for chan... more »
The U.S. Military Wants to Destroy Russia and Chinese Hypersonic Missiles in a War
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's how. (*Washington, D.C.*) Carrier strike groups, mechanized armored columns of ground vehicles and sensitive ground sites can all be destroyed in a matter of several minutes by fast, maneuverable hypersonic weapons traveling at five-times the speed of sound. Now - the Pentagon wants to stop them with new space sensor layer technology designed to give U.S. commanders a chance to knock hypersonic missiles straight out of the sky. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is now entering Phase IIa of an emerging sensor technology ... more »
The Iran-Iraq War Saw U.S. F-5Es and Soviet MiG-21s Battle To The Death
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Middle East* But it was more than a proxy war. *Key point: *It became obvious that both the F-5E and the MiG-21 lacked the advanced sensors, weapons and electronic countermeasures necessary for survival over a battlefield saturated with massive volumes of anti-aircraft weaponry. There have been countless discussions over which is the better fighter jet— the U.S.-made Northrop F-5E Tiger II or the Soviet MiG-21 Fishbed. That can be a hard argument to settle. The Iran-Iraq war was probably a draw for the two types. More than 15,000 of these two cheap... more »
Sidney Powell Extensive Interview With Eric Metaxas…
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s primary defense attorney Sidney Powell, appears for an extensive interview with Eric Metaxas. Ms. Powell uses her knowledge of the Flynn case to overlay some of the larger issues with prosecutions within the Department of Justice. … Continue reading →
Polar bear cubs play on the thin ice that supposedly threatens them with extinction
Originally posted on polarbearscience: This video tweet deserves a post of its own: two relatively inexperienced cubs-of-the-year in Russia deliberately break through thin ice, fall into the icy water and crawl back out – over and over again, for fun, as their mother watches in the background. Play is one way animals learn important survival…
The Mysterious Death of JFK Assassination Witness Dorothy Kilgallen
Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act: Denial of Justice: Dorothy Kilgallen, Abuse of Power, and the Most Compelling JFK Assassination Investigation in History by Mark Shaw Post Hill Press (2018) I found this book a big disappointment. Over the last decade Shaw has compiled a massive amount of evidence related to journalist Dorothy…
Forced harvesting of body organs – 10 years of investigation
Deerpark Studios 8.22K subscribers Harvested Alive -Ten year’s investigate of force organ harvesting As a doctor, Zhiyuan Wang spent 30 years studying how to save lives. He never imagined that he would spend another 10 years investigating how doctors killing innocent lives…… Welcome to visit our website to know more detail. http://www.harvestedalive.com Image by Sasin … Continue reading Forced harvesting of body organs – 10 years of investigation →
The REAL reasons for Australia’s drought – what you aren’t being told
thecrowhouse 185K subscribers #ArrestScottMorrisonForTreason The Drought and accompanying firestorm currently gripping Australia has been brought about, and is being managed, very deliberately, and the treasonous criminal racketeers masquerading as the Australian Government are using this drought they have purposely manufactured to push Agenda 21 onto the people of Australia. If you are an Australian, or … Continue reading The REAL reasons for Australia’s drought – what you aren’t being told →
Musical Interlude: Runrig, “Running to the Light”
Runrig, “Running to the Light”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The mysterious blue reflection nebula found in catalogs as VdB 152 or Ced 201 really is very faint. It lies at the tip of the long dark nebula Barnard 175 in a dusty complex that has also been called Wolf's Cave. The cosmic apparitions are nearly 1,400 light-years away along the northern Milky Way in the royal constellation Cepheus. * Click image for larger size.* Near the edge of a large molecular cloud, pockets of interstellar dust in the region block light from background stars or scatter light from the embedded bright star giving the the nebula its characteristic blue color. Ul... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke,"The Apple Orchard"
*"The Apple Orchard"* "Come let us watch the sun go down and walk in twilight through the orchard's green. Does it not seem as if we had for long collected, saved and harbored within us old memories? To find releases and seek new hopes, remembering half-forgotten joys, mingled with darkness coming from within, as we randomly voice our thoughts aloud wandering beneath these harvest-laden trees reminiscent of Durer woodcuts, branches which, bent under the fully ripened fruit, wait patiently, trying to outlast, to serve another season's hundred days of toil, straining, uncomplaining, by not ... more »
Facebook's divisive algorithms traced back to Darwin's cousin
The author of a book examining the origins of internet-fuelled bigotry argues it goes back to the 1800s when the basics for modern-day quantitative data mining were formed.
Are you an 'eco-grinch' – and is it necessarily a bad thing?
From wrapping paper and excess food to unwanted Secret Santa gifts, do you ever worry about the amount of rubbish you're throwing away at Christmas time?
'What love is all about': Grandparents' priceless contributions to childcare
As school holidays begin across Australia, hours upon hours of childcare will be carried out by grandparents, particularly in migrant communities. Hear their stories of love, hard work and expectation.
French screen queens Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche face off in a note-perfect family drama
An ageing diva and her screenwriter daughter reunite around a film set in this funny, tender and beautifully observed film from the award-winning director of Shoplifters.
Summer reading guide: The best books to catch up on this break
The ABC's book experts round up their favourites from 2019 — from dystopian cli-fi to a cross-country American fantasia, harrowing historical fiction and a girl-powered New York story.
With their caliphate destroyed, Islamic State heads south for new recruits
As Islamic State sets its sights on the Indian state of Kerala, romance has become an intoxicating tool to lure young men and women into violent extremism.
Some of the secrets of the Claremont serial killings have finally been revealed
From Sarah Spiers's final phone call to secret cameras and salacious details of a complicated personal life, the Claremont serial killings trial is finally shining a light on a mystery that has horrified Perth for decades.
Fire burning at emergency level as two blazes join together on Sydney's edge
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The NSW Rural Fire Service says two bushfires in the Blue Mountains area have joined together and could still connect with the "mega fire" burning on Sydney's edge.
ATARs measure privilege, not academic merit, and it starts in kindergarten
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The ATAR didn't measure my academic ability and dedication. It measured how well I coped with poverty and abuse, writes Tara Schultz.
Human rights are rarely debated openly in China. Xiao Ma's case is a fascinating exception
When Xiao Ma was sacked after gender reassignment surgery she took her employer to court. Can she change China's workplace equality laws? Cecily Huang reports.
I spent the day with Santa in a shopping centre. This is what kids asked him for
What do you imagine the modern child asks Santa for when they meet him at a suburban shopping centre? The answers might surprise you.
Diving into the sun...and ever outward. Expanding our horizons
Taking a pause from Earthly troubles... today we'll look right into the sun! Real-life missions *and* the big news that *we're re-issuing SUNDIVER!* After a several year hiatus, my first novel - a murder mystery with cosmic implications, plunging into the furnace of a star - is available, revised and with a new introduction. See below! Meanwhile, in other space news... Jason Derleth, head of NASA's Innovative and Advanced Concepts program (NIAC), is interviewed by Fraser Cain on Universe Today. Jason has done a terrific job developing NIAC into NASA's Venture or DARPA center, nur... more »
The Jim Crow Disney Film That Just Won’t Die, “Song of the South”
With racist stereotypes and Old South tropes, the film isn’t available to the millions of subscribers of the company’s new Disney Plus streaming service, and it hasn’t been released in theaters in decades.
Evangelical Leaders Respond to “Christianity Today” Anti-Trump Editorial
[image: evangelical-leaders-respond-to-christianity-today-anti-trump-editorial] *Christianity Today* has gotten significant push-back from evangelical leaders at odds with the magazine’s insistence that President Trump should be removed from office.
Laura K sees the Winter Solstice light after the Christmas election
The fiendishly slow-to-move, user-unfriendly *Daily Express *website has well and truly beaten my patience when it comes to transcribing videos accurately, so, despite trying hard to prepare a spot-on transcript myself tonight, I'll simply have to post the *Express*'s own transcript - which is more or less right. This then (as per the *Express*'s transcript) is Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC's *Brexitcast*: From a historical point of view, when people look back at this period and they look at the extent of the Labour defeat, I think people will look back and think, "hang on - people ... more »
Chet Raymo,"Free As A Bird"
*"Free As A Bird"* by Chet Raymo "All afternoon I have been watching a pair of hummingbirds play about our porch. They live somewhere nearby, though I haven't found their nest. They are attracted to our hummingbird feeder, which we keep full of sugar water. What perfect little machines they are! No other bird can perform their tricks of flight - flying backwards, hovering in place. Zip. Zip. From perch to perch in a blur of iridescence. If you want a symbol of freedom, the hummingbird is it. Exuberant. Unpredictable. A streak of pure fun. It is the speed, of course, that gives the ... more »
"I See No Reason..."
"Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told- and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.' The reason is that beliefs guide behavior, which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead... more »
Some More Good Ones From A.F. Branco
Some A.F. Branco humor to lighten the day Continue reading →
“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”
*“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”* by Tom Purcell “The report said people are getting dumber - at least I think that’s what it said, but the big words kept throwing me off.” “Ah, yes, you speak of a recent study by Stanford University researcher and geneticist Dr. Gerald Crabtree. He believes human beings are undergoing intellectual decline.” “We are?” “Writing about the study in the Natural Society Newsletter, Mike Barrett says that, according to Crabtree, our cognitive abilities are the result of ‘the combined effort of thousands of genes.’ If a mutation were to happen to anyone, it c... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Thanks for stopping by!
"Half The Harm..."
"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it. Because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves." - T. S. Eliot
Can you imagine 9 meters of snow on your roof?
Icelanders entering and exiting their houses by crawling through windows on upper floors and bracing their roofs to handle the snow load. “There has never been snow even similar like this,” says Valgeir Þorvaldsson. “When we were building these houses, you did not think that you would have to shovel these roofs like this. I ... Read moreCan you imagine 9 meters of snow on your roof? The post Can you imagine 9 meters of snow on your roof? appeared first on Ice Age Now.
UFO Breaks Laws of Physics - whatEVER
*UFO spotted by Navy Pilot "broke laws of physics"* An image taken from a video released by the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program shows a 2004 encounter near San Diego between two Navy F/A-18F fighter jets and an unknown object. U.S. Department of Defense People always ask me...*"greencrow, why don't you ever write about UFO's and other "tinfoil hat" stuff?*" Actually, *nobody *ever asks me that--but the truth is, I don't--and this article which appeared in today's Vancouver Sun is a textbook case on why. First of all...it's always "US Navy Pil... more »
Dec. 21:A Merry Christmas and a murderous New Year. okay also murderous Christmas
I'm starting to write this one early because Christmas is crashing in on me, and my children are arriving, and shopping to be done - but the world doesn't stop at all. So I'll start with........ Almost all wars are fought at the wish of the greedy. But that's not how our news media report them. World War One was not a war of good against evil. That was the idea pedalled by the news media on each side. And it was a lie. The nineteenth century had been a century of rapid growth of capitalism in Europe. Each country had it's capitalists who wanted a war against it's capitalist comp... more »
With No Choice But Trump, Voter Sues Over Minnesota Primary
A Minnesota voter frustrated because President Donald Trump would be the only name on the state Republican primary ballot in March is challenging the move and muddying the launch of the state’s first presidential primary in decades.
Check Out CZ's P10F and the P10S: Guns That Work for Self Defense?
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Maybe Santa will bring one? *Key Point:* Worth it? We take a look. In 2017 CZ introduced their first striker fired pistol, the CZ P10C. A mid-sized 9mm pistol with a 15-round magazine capacity designed to compete with the Glock 19, Walther PPQ, and HK VP9, the P10C gained a solid reputation for reliability, impressive ergonomics, and a smooth and light trigger pull. Late last year, CZ introduced two new pistols in the P10 line up: the P10F and the P10S. In case, you didn’t figure out, the letters stand for: - S... more »
Trump's China Trade Deal Looks Pretty Good, Actually
*Daniel J. Ikenson* *Politics, Americas* [image: United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer gestures as he chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, looking on after posing for a family photo at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019] Cautiously... More clarity and more questions emerged over the weekend about the terms of the U.S.-China trade deal, which warrants an update to this preliminary assessment published on Friday. The deal is pretty good for what is seems to accomplish. That may sound like fingerna... more »
Wait. How Many Companies Did Not Pay Income Taxes?
*Chris Edwards* *Politics, Americas* The numbers don't add up. The liberal tax group ITEP has a new study suggesting that many large corporations did not pay income taxes in 2018. The study relies on taxes reported on financial statements, but those are often quite different than actual IRS payments, which are private and undisclosed. Low corporate income taxes may seem like a scandal, but we should eliminate these taxes altogether. Corporate taxes ultimately land on individuals as workers, shareholders, and consumers, and in today’s global economy economists think that corporat... more »
Wanted: Smart Bombs That Can Chase Moving Vehicles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Something from Star Wars or coming soon to a war near you? Someday an enemy tank or a terrorist pickup truck will zoom down the road, with a smart bomb hot on its tail like a bloodhound. It’s an almost comical thought. But the U.S. Army wants a guidance system that will allow laser-guided bombs to hit moving targets. The goal is to develop hardware “capable of beam steering a laser designator on moving targets during typical handheld operations when coupled to a sighting optic,” according to the Army’s research solicitation. The problem is a mismatch ... more »
A Small Outpost Of Marines At Wake Island Delayed Japan's War Machine For 30 Days
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* And history would never forget them. *Key point: *The Wake Island defenders, military and civilian alike, were extraordinary individuals. In mid-December 1941, the 400 U.S. Marines who called the island outpost of Wake home stood a lonely sentinel in the watery Central Pacific wilderness, like a cavalry fort in an oceanic version of the Western frontier. As the Japanese juggernaut spread the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere to the farthest reaches of the Pacific Ocean, most of America’s Pacific battle fleet, the backbone of the na... more »
U.S. Submarines Are Getting New W76-2 Tactical Nuclear Warheads (And It Might Be a Giant Mistake)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why? It was a small, obscure-sounding item in the 2020 defense budget—a mere $19.6 million to procure W76-2 warheads, a sum which could pay for just one quarter of a single F-35A stealth fighter. But it, along with a select few other items including plans for a Space Force and border wall funding, generated such controversy that Senate Republicans and House Democrats spent three additional months hashing out a compromise defense budget after striking an initial deal this summer. Ultimately, the House conceded on most of its defense policy prioriti... more »
Another Episode of Attorney General Hospital….
Cue the dramatic organ music! From the Barre Montpelier Times Argus: The eavesdropping program was scheduled to expire on March 11, 2004, unless Ashcroft agreed to its extension. But at that time the attorney general was seriously ill with pancreatitis, so Comey was serving as acting attorney general. Believing the program to be illegal, Comey […]
India News Links 16-21 December 2019
21 December 2019 — The New Dark Age India’s 2019 Legislative Season https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/21/india-s-2019-legislative-season/ We Live in Hysteric Times: What Trump’s Impeachment Really Means https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/21/we-live-in-hysteric-times-what-trumps-impeachment-really-means/ The fight against communal reaction in India is the fight for socialism http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/21/pers-d21.html India’s Government Is Going to War Against Its Own People https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/20/indias-government-going-war-against-its-ow... more »
ANDREW SULLIVAN THREADS THE NEEDLE, BADLY
Once again, Andrew Sullivan tries to position himself as an eclectic thinker possessing a rare level of insight that both conventional liberals and conservatives lack. Sullivan tells us that the *expressed ideology* of the 2016 Donald Trump campaign was compelling, while describing Trump's *personal behavior* as abhorrent. First, the campaign ideology: ... reflect for a second on the campaign of 2016. One Republican candidate channeled the actual grievances and anxieties of many Americans, while the others kept up their zombie politics and economics. One candidate was prepared to s... more »
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