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Video Report: The F-35 Goes "Beast Mode" Against Multiple Targets
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Just one of the F-35s many weapons configurations. *Key point:* The F-35 is compatible with several weapon layouts to accommodate a wider range of tactical scenarios. Recently leaked video sheds light on one of the F-35’s possible weapons configurations, previously dubbed as “beast mode” in a Lockheed Martin infographic. The video, dating back to November of 2018, depicts an F-35 simultaneously firing five air-to-surface missiles against five test targets. At least one of the targets-- a light vehicle-- can be seen moving. Though it is presently un... more »
How The Battle of Gettysburg Changed U.S. History Forever
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This battle is celebrated in American myth and history because it resembles the whole war in condensation. *Key Point: *And marked the coming of the end for the South. The occasion was, for the North, inauspicious. In the Battle of First Manassas, the Federals were routed, humiliated, and almost utterly crushed. In the Seven Days, they were outmaneuvered and forced to retreat. At Second Manassas they were routed, humiliated, and almost crushed. At Antietam, they threw themselves piecemeal at the Confederates and wer... more »
Indian Health Service For All?
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D.— Kate Miner walked into the Indian Health Service hospital, seeking help for a cough that wouldn’t quit. An X-ray taken of Ms. Miner’s lungs that day, Oct. 19, 2016, found signs of cancer. What exactly the IHS doctor said to Ms. Miner about her exam remains in dispute. Notations in her […] The post Indian Health Service For All? appeared first on Econlib.
My 5 favorite books
We’ve been asked to discuss our five favorite books. Generally speaking, my favorite books are all fiction, and my 20 favorite non-fiction books are probably all travel books. I don’t do well with novels about groups of people, as I’m a bit oblivious to the subtleties of social interaction. My favorite books tend to involve […] The post My 5 favorite books appeared first on Econlib.
Famous Composers and Christmas Music
Good morning to those at Midway Island, Hawaii, Alaska or similar morning Time Zones. And to those in Eastern, Central and Mountain time zones where the chaos from morning has died down, perhaps you’re having lunch or a coffee. We bring you the origins of Christmas music synopsis by William Federer. ~ William Federer ~ […]
'I want to live in a tree house': Queensland man fights for approval
Anthony Aitken is a man with a mission to turn a tree house into a permanent dwelling, but he's discovered council approvals are a challenge, particularly when it comes to bushfire risk.
Prince Andrew skips traditional Christmas walk as Queen Elizabeth reflects on 'bumpy' year
Just In - 6 hours ago
Amid Brexit, Prince Philip's deteriorating health and a scandal over Prince Andrew's friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Queen Elizabeth II releases her traditional Christmas message before spending the day with family.
Camping fees debate heating up for Tasmania's Bay of Fires
As the area's popularity increases, could free camping next to Tasmania's picturesque Bay of Fires become a thing of the past?
'We seem to get more done': Regional town breaks record with highest representation of women
At the edge of the Nullarbor in the small West Australian regional town of Norseman, five women and one man make local government history.
As Facebook pivots to private, family group chats fire up
Those chats can be a spirited, loose, funny, exasperating places — sometimes all at once. How have they changed or influenced the dynamic around the dinner table?
Manicures, waxing, hairdressing … and handcuffs — this beauty salon is unlike any other
It might look like pampering at first, but at Bandyup Prison's in-house beauty salon inmates are taught valuable practical skills to help them get jobs upon release and reduce the chances of reoffending.
Iran starts internet shutdown before possible new protests
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Iran's authorities restrict mobile internet access in several provinces, a day before new protests are expected to kick off following demonstrations calls on social media.
Reenactment of George Washington’s Crossing of Delaware Completed
The event had to be scrapped because of bad weather the previous two years.
Remains of US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Returned to US
The military calls it a dignified transfer in which the cases containing the remains are transferred to a vehicle from the aircraft that ferried them to the United States.
Source Identified – IG FISA Report Identifies One Confidential Human Source Leading to Audit of FBI Activity…
Yesterday we identified one FBI Confidential Human Source who was part of the Trump campaign [SEE HERE]. Today we identify another, more interesting, one. Throughout the 478-page IG report on FBI FISA misconduct there are several mentions of Confidential Human … Continue reading →
The President and First Lady Christmas Message 2019…
Today President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share their Christmas message to all Americans. Presidential Message on Christmas Melania and I send our warmest greetings to those celebrating Christmas in the United States and around the world. During … Continue reading →
Fast Food Nations and Global Nutrition
CounterPunch, Dissident Voice, Global Research, Countercurrents, OffGuardian. A shorter version of this article initially appeared on the Outlook India website Daniel Maingi works with small farmers in Kenya and belongs to the organisation Growth Partners for Africa. He remembers a time when his family would grow and eat a diversity of crops, such as mung beans, green grams, pigeon peas and a variety of fruits now considered ‘wild’. Following the Structural Adjustment Programmes of the 1980s and 1990s, the foods of his childhood have been replaced with maize. He says that in the m... more »
Rushin’ To Destruction-2019 In Review, Part 7-- It’s The BeBesters! America’s #1 Most Hideous Family!
*-by Noah* Yep. Oranges don’t fall far from the tree. In this case, the tree is a giant round-ish, blubbery mutant orange tree with a vagina neck and orange science-defying flab-padded branches to match its obese cellulite farm legs that are rooted in some long ago god-forsaken hell-hole of a shithole land some call Mar-a-Lago and some just call Florida. As I noted a few days ago, Florida is a mythical land of giant snakes, virus-laden creepy-crawlies and, yes, tens of thousands of examples of a human subspecies known as Florida Man. It's Trump's official home now. Florida is now... more »
The Air Force Is Striving To Draw Out The F-35's Insane Killing Capabilities
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * What could they be? *Key point: *The U.S. Air Force hopes that a dedicated team will have the additional freedom and expertise to bring out the F-35A’s unique capabilities. Recent commentary on the F-35 fifth-generation fighter has centered around its firepower and stealth capabilities, but a recently released demonstration video depicts the fighter jet in a pleasantly different light. A clip from Capt. Capt. Andrew "Dojo" Olson’s instagram page showcases the F-35A Lightning II in a series of dramatic aerial maneuvers, performed at Luke Air Force B... more »
What Is That? Take a Peek at Nazi Germany's Secret Boat Car
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Was this boat on wheels worth the financial investment? *Key Point:* Not fake news. In the spring of 1940, as the German armed forces were sweeping across Western Europe, famed automobile designer Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, creator of the Volkswagen or “People’s Car,” was asked by the high command to build an all-purpose vehicle for the coming campaign against the Soviet Union. In April 1941, as the Balkan campaigns got underway, the Waffen SS asked Porsche’s son, heir, and namesake, Dr. Ferry Porsche, to desig... more »
The President & First Lady's 2019 Christmas Message...
*thank you Donald and Melania.* A very merry and blessed Christmas to you too.
Washington Post Attacks Barbara Loe Fisher and Dr. Joseph Mercola to Sway Public Opinion on MMR Vaccine
The inconvenient evidence that won’t go away… According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): During the 10-year period, 2004 -2015, there were ZERO deaths due to measles. During the same period, the government surveillance system –Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting System (VAERS) — 108 babies died following MMR vaccination. The following information was compiled and first reported by the National Vaccine Information Center, a respected national grass roots organization formed in 1982, by parents whose children have been injured by a vaccine. The Washington Post saw fit to denigr... more »
A Child’s Christmas Gift of Freedom
It is heartening to know that there are young children still reading books. While a growing majority of parents have been seduced into destroying their children’s imaginations by placing them in front of screens, there are still holdouts who realize that if their children are ever to become free-thinking adults, they must grow up expanding their minds in the meditative space of beautiful literature on paper pages.
GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘Disturbed’ by McConnell Impeachment Remark
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there will be "total coordination" between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial.
'From day dot it's been a nightmare': The dangerous surprise that's costing homeowners a fortune
Anais Wood says it took years to find the right apartment to buy. But now she's being forced to find tens of thousands of dollars to remove combustible cladding — or face criminal charges.
How Kore-eda Hirokazu made a 'an ode to Catherine Deneuve' in a language he can't speak
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The Japanese director followed up the international success of his film Shoplifters by making his first film outside Japan — directing a French screen queen in The Truth.
With thousands exposed to unsafe quantities of silica, this expert is blaming enforcement
The number of known silicosis cases in Australia is rapidly climbing, with the spike being driven by a trend towards engineered stone benchtops. One expert says the silica in them is significantly more toxic than asbestos.
The death of cinema? Today's releases show why the 'cultural institution' of Boxing Day remains
If you thought Netflix is killing going to the movies, cinema operators and the film studios that supply them want you to think again — and Boxing Day shows why you should.
'It's gripping from the minute you press play': the year in podcasts
Just In - 9 hours ago
Some of the ABC's best specialist podcast makers share the best series they listened to this year: from amusing true crime to 90s nostalgia and dystopian sci-fi.
A Grand Designs of the sea: The 'folly' of buying a fixer-upper yacht with mates
Falling in love with a classic timber yacht was just the beginning of years of laborious and costly work. Michael Troy reflects on how he did it without going broke.
UNC Student Who Died While Saving Classmates Honored as Star Wars Jedi
Riley Howell will be honored in a forthcoming book, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — The Visual Dictionary."
This Christmas, Israel Intensifies Its War on Christians in The Holy Land
*21WIRE + Redress Online* | The pattern of systematic persecution and exclusion is still going strong in 2019.
William Binney on RussiaGate, UkraineGate and British Meddling in US Elections
*UKC* | New forensic findings strongly indicate that DNC emails from 2016 were leaked and not hacked, and of likely CIA involvement cyber cut-out 'Guccifer 2.0'
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my friends and readers. Well, this is how the tree looked last night right after I wrapped all my gifts, carefully wrapped little miracles of topology that, of course, got torn to shreds this morning. Here are pictures of Popeye the cat playing with his new gifts: I hope you all have a safe and happy holidays.
A Low-key Christmas for Iraq's Assyrians
Assyrian International News Agency - 10 hours ago
An Assyrian woman inspects a home in the town of Bartella east of Mosul, Iraq, after it was liberated from Islamic State militants, November 23, 2016. ( Reuters)In the UK, in spite of creeping secularism, Christmas remains a nationwide celebration, with towns and cities alight, nativities in schools, church carol concerts and panto throughout the fe
UN, UK Treating Persecuted Christians As 'Enemies'
Assyrian International News Agency - 10 hours ago
The United Nations Refugee Agency appears to be committed to blocking persecuted Christians from receiving any assistance. According to a recent CBN News report: Christian Syrian refugees .
My Five Favorite Novels
This list is in no particular order and is subject to change depending on the weather, what I had for breakfast and the day of the week… A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin Mark Helprin is easily my favorite living novelist. It is a close choice between this one and […] The post My Five Favorite Novels appeared first on Econlib.
"Courage..."
"Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow." - Dorothy Thompson
"How to Become Less Uptight in Two Minutes"
*"How to Become Less Uptight in Two Minutes" * by David Cain "The classic advice for public speaking nerves is to picture the crowd in their underwear. I wonder if the person who invented that ever tried it. I find it immediately increases the tension of a speaking situation. It makes you more aware of what’s at stake—the possibility of embarrassment, for the audience too. What does work is to picture the room around you as it was at 4 am. Empty and silent. Nobody there to need any particular thing to happen, or not happen. This simple thought makes it clear that the room itself is... more »
"What You Don't Understand..."
"What you don't understand you can make mean anything." - Chuck Palahniuk
Pu'uhonua o Pu'uhuluhulu Maunakea Happy Holidays from the Frontline
Watch video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/puuhuluhulu/videos/1085947605130957/ .
Game-Changer? Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is Packing Hypersonic Missiles
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * We take a look. *Key point: *It remains to be seen how much these weapons will increase production costs of the already expensive Su-57. In the prior months, *The National Interest* discussed the possibility of Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter being outfitted with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. Russian state news reported Kinzhal integration on the Su-57 earlier this week: "In accordance with Russia's State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with... more »
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! to all truth seekers around the world or Happy Holidays, or Happy Hanukkah, or whatever words help you bring a warm glow to your heart. Robert The post Merry Christmas! appeared first on Ice Age Now.
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 25
1920 Gertrude Bell wrote that Feisal was the only solution to Iraq and its first choice to be king (Musings On Iraq book review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) 1943 PM Nuri al-Said formed his 3rd cabinet Made Mullah Mustafa Barzani Minister of Kurdish Affairs in failed attempt to co-opt him and end his revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Ku... more »
"All I Want for Christmas Is an Unmanipulated Market"
*"All I Want for Christmas Is an Unmanipulated Market"* by Charles Hugh Smith "All I want for Christmas is an unmanipulated market, because manipulated markets always crash big and crash hard. Virtually every market in America is heavily manipulated by the Federal Reserve, which creates currency out of thin air to either buy assets (outright market manipulation) or distribute to financiers, banks and corporations, which then manipulate the markets with their own profiteering (stock buybacks, leveraged buyouts, derivatives, etc.). The Fed decided long ago that the housing and stock ... more »
Merry Christmas
To everyone, I hope your holidays--whichever holidays you celebrate--are joyous and filled with love. To those who observe Christmas, have a wonderful day. To those who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope there's an excellent Chinese restaurant near you. (Later today my brothers and I are going to be part of the War on Jewish Christmas.) I'll just leave you all with these two headlines from this morning's Memeorandum, illustrating the true spirit of the season.
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