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Democratic leader stacks committee against Bernie (with Israel partisans)
Consortium News reports that Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is nominating Israel partisans and Bernie Sanders opponents to key positions. Perez was put in place by Israel partisans. It appears that just like in 2016, the DNC is trying to sabotage a Sanders nomination... The post Democratic leader stacks committee against Bernie (with Israel partisans) appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Massachusetts urges revamp of scrutinized municipal marijuana pacts
Accords between Massachusetts municipalities and marijuana businesses, known as host community agreements (HCA), would be solely reviewed and regulated by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission under a redrafted bill. Massachusetts urges revamp of scrutinized municipal marijuana pacts is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Trump Middle East Peace Plan Calls for Palestinian State, Settlement Freeze
Officials say the plan more than doubles the territory currently under Palestinian control, although it also recognizes Israeli sovereignty over major settlement blocs in the West Bank.
Wienermobile Pulled Over in Wisconsin for Traffic Infraction
Everyone was not in love with the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile when it failed to give enough room to an emergency vehicle.
Exchange Rate Undervaluation for Export-Led Growth Promotion
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (IPS) - One mercantilist view is that exchange rate undervaluation – e.g., via accumulation of foreign exchange reserves in China's case – is ‘industrial policy' to promote export-led growth, benefiting producers of exports while discouraging imports. Read the full story, “Exchange Rate Undervaluation for Export-Led Growth Promotion”, on globalissues.org →
Multilateralism Versus Regionalism: Which Path Should African Countries Pursue to Expand Trade and Investment Opportunities?
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (IPS) - Increasingly, the ability of multilateralism to address contemporary global issues such as climate change and international trade is being questioned. In the case of international trade, WTO Members have thus far not been able to conclude the Doha Round, which was launched in November 2001. The Round was supposed to have been concluded on 1 January 2005, but it has been beset by persistent differences among the WTO Members. Whereas most developing countries believe that the Round is still active and have called for the fulfilment of all Doha mandates... more »
Russia’s Prodigious Gift of Higher Education to the Developing World
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Jan 28 (IPS) - Peoples' Friendship University of Russia - popularly known as RUDN (acronym from its Russian name Rossiysky Universitet Druzhby Narodov) - is a renowned, world-class educational and research institution in Moscow. Read the full story, “Russia’s Prodigious Gift of Higher Education to the Developing World”, on globalissues.org →
Genocide Scholar Warns That the Groundwork for Genocide in the US Has Been Laid
Brynn Tannehill, a defense analyst and genocide scholar, took to Twitter to warn that the necessary conditions and many of the precursor events for genocide in the US “are in motion.” Writer, scholar and activist Brynn Tannehill came out to say that the United States, particularly under the Trump administration, is already several steps down … Continue reading Genocide Scholar Warns That the Groundwork for Genocide in the US Has Been Laid →
German Man Catches The Deadly Coronavirus WITHOUT Going To China
More than 4,500 people around the world are now confirmed to have caught the coronavirus and 106 people have died, all of them in China. Germany, Sri Lanka and Cambodia yesterday became the latest countries to declare infections *Daily Mail:* *Now German man catches the deadly coronavirus WITHOUT going to China: Europe records its first case of human-to-human transmission as Hong Kong BANS travel to the mainland and Australian celebrity hotel goes into lockdown amid worldwide fears* * The 33-year-old man caught his illness from a colleague who travelled to Germany from Shanghai * ... more »
It's Their Party and They'll Cry If They Want To
They don't call it the Big Tent for nothing. But with the clowder of pedigreed fat cats straining its gilded threads to bursting from within, and the hordes of Bernie Bros of all genders clamoring from without, is it any wonder that the hosts of the Democratic Party are in full-fledged panic mode? It's such an epidemic of paranoia, it's impossible to call out all the elite victims by name. It would also be unfairly piling on - because do they really need my or anyone else's help to point out how morally diseased they are? They're doing a fine job all by themselves. Every time they ... more »
Assyrian Artist in New Zealand Calls for Peace and Tolerance
Assyrian International News Agency - 11 hours ago
Painting by Agnes Ishak, an Assyrian artists from Iraq now living in New Zealand.By day, Agnes Ishak works as an interpreter at the Māngere Refugee Resettlement Centre and for Red Cross as a cultural worker.
Archons and How They Interfere With Our Lives
*Patrick Herbert* - We are kept in a perpetual state of spiritual disconnect through orchestrated chaos.
US Propaganda Reorganises in Cambodia
*January 29, 2020* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - US State Department-funded and directed Voice of America recently noted that its networks in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia are reorganising, though no in such straightforward terms. VOA's article, "Journalists Form A New Press Association, Plan to Protect At Risk Reporters," claims: *The development comes amid an ongoing press crackdown by the government that has seen the shuttering of independent news organizations and radio stations in the country.* The article then obliquely mentions that the "at risk reporters" include Rad... more »
US Propaganda Reorganises in Cambodia
*January 29, 2020* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - US State Department-funded and directed Voice of America recently noted that its networks in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia are reorganising, though no in such straightforward terms. VOA's article, "Journalists Form A New Press Association, Plan to Protect At Risk Reporters," claims: *The development comes amid an ongoing press crackdown by the government that has seen the shuttering of independent news organizations and radio stations in the country.* The article then obliquely mentions that the "at risk reporters" include Rad... more »
The Case for Extending New START with Russia
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on May 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks via DVIDS) *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Is it wise to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia? In recent months, senior Trump administration officials and conservative defense analysts have expressed increasing doubts. Last June, then-U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said it ... more »
Sandy Hook Denier Charged with Having Victim’s Dad’s ID Info
A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents.
#FakeNews media lie to you: TV networks covered Democrat impeachment talks wall to wall but aren't doing so for Trump's defense
There are lies of commission, Democrats care about Blacks, and there are lies of omission, not mentioning that thousands of Blacks are shot year after year in Democrat run cities. When the House impeachment mangers droned on endlessly and repetitively about their totally made up impeachment case ABC, CBS, and NBC dropped regular programming and showed Schiff lying through his teeth. This week when Trump's lawyers are eviscerating Schiff's lies those same networks aren't covering them. Clearly the FCC and the folks who monitor illegal campaign donations need to count all the hours t... more »
Quick Question: Why did Joe Biden fire only 1 corrupt Ukrainian official?
Democrats and the #FakeNews media are saying that Biden isn't corrupt because the prosecutor he fired was corrupt and "everyone" wanted him fired. They say that the fact that that firing ended the investigation into Burisma, the company that paid Hunter Biden millions of dollars, was just a coincidence The question that that position raises is given that at the time the US had identified many people in the Ukraine government as being corrupt why did Biden use a quid pro quo to only fire the one corrupt Ukrainian who could hurt Biden personally? Why didn't Joe use the $1B in aid to ... more »
Nabilah Islam For Congress-- Making Georgia Bluer And More Equitable
The most recent candidate endorsed by Blue America, Nabilah Islam, sometimes stands out from the crowd because of her name, which for old people, doesn't sound like a name from the Georgia suburbs. Others (men) remark not on her name but on her physical appearance. What people don't realize-- at least not until they get to know her is that Nabilah, despite how she looks and what he name is, is both an All-American girl and a policy wonk. During one of the endorsement interviews, we were discussing her support for Medicare-For-All and the Green New Deal. She mentioned that voters i... more »
Did China’s Coronavirus Escape from the Wuhan Institute that Is Linked to the Communist Country’s Biological Warfare Program?
Data shows 13 of the 41 initial cases of Wuhan Coronavirus had no link to the seafood market. The Wuhan Institute meets biosafety-level-4 standards, qualifying it to handle the most dangerous pathogens, and it is linked to China's Biological Warfare Program.
Trump to Unveil Middle East “Peace Plan” as Netanyahu Indicted over Corruption
From DemocracyNow.org: “Trump to Unveil Middle East “Peace Plan” as Netanyahu Indicted over Corruption HEADLINE JAN 28, 2020 President Trump … Continue reading →
Biden corruption: The facts
Trump's lawyers laid out the case for Joe Biden being corrupt. This is important because if there is cause for a reasonable person, ie not a Democrat, to think that Biden engaged in corrupt practices in Ukraine then it's hard to see how Trump wanting to investigate that could be an abuse of power. So here are the undisputed facts: - Obama made Joe Biden responsible for US policy vis a vis the Ukraine - Hunter Biden is hired by corrupt Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma - Hunter Biden has said, on TV, that he was hired because his dad is Joe Biden - Hunter Biden had... more »
A Million Iraqis Asked Us to Leave. We Should Listen.
[image: a-million-iraqis-asked-us-to-leave-we-should-listen] Before more US troops die for nothing in Iraq, why don’t we listen to the Iraqi people and just come home? Let the people of the Middle East solve their own problems and let’s solve our problems at home.
US IMPERIALISM, THE GULF AND CHINA – A BROKEN WORLD ECONOMY
28 January 2020 — theplanningmotive.com MARX: SO OFTEN READ, SO SELDOM UNDERSTOOD. Finance Capital, Monopoly Capital and Imperialism Iranian General Qasem Soleimani’s assassination by the USA brings the issue of imperialism back to the fore. The General was not assassinated because he was planning future attacks. His fate was sealed on December 27th a week … Continue reading US IMPERIALISM, THE GULF AND CHINA – A BROKEN WORLD ECONOMY
5 Million Cases Worldwide, 650,000 Deaths Annually: The Seasonal Flu Virus is a “Serious Concern”, But the Wuhan Coronavirus Grabs the Headlines
The common flu virus will infect millions across the globe. It can be easily spread and will especially strike the young and the elderly. But this is not what has been described as the Wuhan virus. The common flu is far deadlier. This is not to downplay the Wuhan coronavirus flu, or to give it its medical name, 2019-nCoV.
Krakauer Lowers The Boom
on three asshats, Pole Smoker Don Lemon, Rick “Dick with Ears” Wilson, and some slimeball sack of sh*t from NPR. This is a MUST READ!EXCERPT: “2) There’s a level of anger far deeper and more consequential than expressed rage or visible behavior, it’s called Cold Anger. 3) Cold Anger does not need to go to violence. For those who carry it, no conversation is needed when we meet. 4) You cannot poll or measure it; specifically because most who carry it avoid discussion… And that decision has nothing whatsoever to do with any form of correctness.” Cold Anger will be on exhibit in … Co... more »
Thunderstruck!
Enjoy. The Gunny could seriously get used to watching the Liberal filth squirting tears! After watching this video, one HAS to wonder if the old adage is true and that is, Liberal’s minds are so open that what passes for a brain fell out long ago.
Thought for Today
A word of warning to our Democrat Socialist friends, the ones who believe that capitalism’s uneven outcomes are “unfair”, and that communism will surely work if applied to society by “the right people”: ” … [T]he most important political development of the nineteenth century was the wholesale loss of religious faith. What happens is that man’s natural idealism, struggling to assert itself and finding no congenital satisfaction in religious commandments about personal behavior, turns to utopianism, which inevitably – whenever formally actualized – brings on the death of liberty.” — ... more »
Who Really is John Bolton? The Washington Swamp Snakes Emerge
[image: Former White House National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton talks to reporters Wednesday, May 1, 2019, outside the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)] *LaRouchePAC is committed to stopping the impeachment coup on the Presidency of the United States. To get our latest SMS updates on the impeachment attempt against Donald Trump, please text SC20 to (800)929-7566 - We don't spam, and you can easily leave at anytime by txting STOP. Standard sms rates apply.* The New York Times on Saturday night published an excerpt from John... more »
The Standing Army We Were Warned About: 25 SWAT Cops Raid Man for ‘Penis Man’ Graffiti
[image: penis man]A Tempe, AZ graffiti artist known as “penis man” has been arrested at the hands of 25 heavily armed SWAT team members.
Neighbors Horrified After Cop Caught on Video Repeatedly Stabbing Family’s Elderly Dog
[image: stabbing]After a Ring Doorbell video was posted online of a police officer stabbing a dog and leaving it to die in the street, neighbors are on alert.
Day Seven – Senate Impeachment Trial, Defense Wraps Up – 1:00pm ET Livestream…
There will be 24 hours of presentation by House Impeachment Managers (over 3 days); 24 hours of presentation by Defense team (over 3 days); 16 hours of Senate questioning; 4 hours of closing arguments, equally divided; and then a Senate … Continue reading →
Study shows leftism denies Black kids a decent education
A new report is out entitled "The Secret Shame: How America's most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunity for All" The basic message is that controlling for all other factors the cause for a gap in educational outcomes for minority children is if the city they live in is run by "progressives"; ie leftists. For example in the ultra progressive San Francisco 70% of white students are proficient in math but only 12% of Black students are; that's a 58% gap. Washington DC is another ultra leftist city and the gap there is 62% But in conservative cities ... more »
Huawei Wins the 5G Battle for Britain (But America and China's 5G Fight Is Not Over)
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Technology, * Not by a long shot. British politics have been upended by Brexit ever since that fateful day in June 2016, when the British public surprised the world and voted to leave the European Union. The last three years and seven months have consisted of two British prime ministers, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, trying to figure out how to implement the Brexit separation with the least amount of damage to the UK’s economic and diplomatic power as possible. Brexit, however, has moved over as of late to make room for another important issue—whether H... more »
Trump's Impeachment Will Reveal One Critical Thing
*Barbara L. McQuade* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QOE9PFUWO&share=true] The legal and constitutional battles sparked by President Trump’s behavior could affect how the U.S. government works for generations, long after the impeachment trial is over. After the last Senate staffer turns out the lights, major questions remain to be decided outside of the Capitol about the limits of presidential power, the willingness of courts to decide political questions and the ability of Congress to exercise effective oversight a... more »
The Israeli Army Is Unprepared for a Ground War with Iran and Hezbollah
*Michael Peck* *Security, * If Israel has to go to war tomorrow against Iran or its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, there’s a problem. The Israeli mechanized division that would defend Israel’s northern border, or enter Syria or Lebanon to eject Iranian and pro-Iranian forces, are in bad shape. If Israel has to go to war tomorrow against Iran or its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, there’s a problem. The Israeli mechanized division that would defend Israel’s northern border, or enter Syria or Lebanon to eject Iranian and pro-Iranian forces, are in bad shape. The 319th Division, stationed in... more »
5 Questions (And Their Answers) About the Coronavirus
*Aubree Gordon, Florian Krammer* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC21PE9U89NQ&share=true] The coronavirus that started in Wuhan has sickened more than 4,000 people and killed at least 100 in China as of Jan. 27, 2020. Thailand and Hong Kong each have reported eight confirmed cases, and five people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the illness. People are hoping for a vaccine to slow the spread of the disease. Is there a vaccine under development for the coronavirus? Work has begun at multiple organizations, includin... more »
Michael Avenatti Researched Nike Stocks Before Allegedly Blackmailing Them: Court Docs
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: FILE PHOTO: Lawyer Michael Avenatti speaks as he departs federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo] The former Stormy Daniels lawyer is accused of trying to blackmail Nike. But he was also interested in their stocks. Attorney Michael Avenatti researched items related to insider trading before allegedly attempting to extort Nike for $25 million, according to court documents. Avenatti searched about insider trading on March 10, 2019 after taking the case of basketba... more »
How China's First Nuclear-Missile Submarine Was a Total Failure
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_RP4DRIGONOAC&share=true] But their current subs are no joke. *Key point:* Building a submarine on your own is hard, but constructing a nuclear-missile one is even harder. Beijing messed up as every new nuclear power does, but it has learned from its mistakes. During the early 1980s, the People’s Republic of China attempted to modernize its nuclear deterrent force. One concrete results of the effort was the construction of a single nuclear ballistic missile submarine, a... more »
Yes, South Korea Could Defeat North Korea Without America
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA4B16GW01&share=true] A very good thing. *Key point:* North Korea may have nuclear weapons but its conventional forces and economy are largely a joke. South Korea is much more powerful and advanced than North Korea. One of the most baffling military standoffs in modern history is that between North and South Korea. It’s a David vs. Goliath standoff where Goliath requires help from an even greater power and lacks the strategic focus to concentrate on his adversary... more »
Super Bowl TV Deathmatch: What 4K HDR TV Should You Buy for the Big Game?
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * Lots of choices and options. Here is what I would do. OK, so the sporting event of the year won’t really be in 4K HDR, but putting that aside for a moment, you might just be itching to buy a new TV to watch what will surely be the best football game of the year when the Chiefs take on the 49ers. And if you have an older set, and with prices dropping fast, now is the time to make that big purchase. The good news is you will have choices—lots of choices. What to buy, how much to spend and what technology to embrace are all really tough questions... more »
Why Russia Could Defeat America's F-15EX Jet Fighter
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E89I02AZ01&share=true] Not good. *Key point:* The F-15EX isn't cheap but they are easier to get ready than the stealthy F-35. The catch is that Moscow has the capabilities to take down the F-15EX in a way it can't harm the F-35. The debate continues over the Pentagon’s proposal to buy new F-15EX Eagle fighters from Boeing to complement Lockheed Martin-made F-35 stealth fighters. As lawmakers weigh the military’s request, *Air Force *magazine *has published* an info... more »
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Free Download: Eckhart Tolle, "A New Earth"
*"A New Earth"* by Eckhart Tolle "Unconscious people – and many remain unconscious, trapped in their egos throughout their lives – will quickly tell you who they are: their name, their occupation, their personal history, the shape or state of their body, and whatever else they identify with. Others may appear to be more evolved because they think of themselves as an immortal soul or living spirit. But do they really know themselves, or have they just added some spiritual sounding concepts to the content of their mind? Knowing yourself goes far deeper than the adoption of a set of i... more »
"Sometimes..."
“Not knowing you can’t do something is sometimes all it takes to do it.” - Ally Carter
"Disinformation: How It Works"
*"Disinformation: How It Works"* by Brandon Smith "There was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation. Propaganda was relatively straightforward. The lies were much simpler. The control of information flow was easily directed. Rules were enforced with the threat of property confiscation and execution for anyone who strayed from the rigid socio-political structure. Those who had theological, metaphysical or scientific information outside... more »
New Govt Crackdown On Iraq Protests
Burned protest tents in Nasiriya (Al Mirbad) Following Moqtada al-Sadr’s withdrawal of support for the anti-government protest movement there has been a concerted effort by the security forces and Hashd to break up some of the major sit-in sites. This has led to several deadly days of confrontations and showed the resilience of the protesters. Things began with Sadr’s anti-U.S. rally in Baghdad and then his followers leaving the sit-in camps. On January 24, Sadr held his march in the capital against the U.S. presence in Iraq. Afterward he said he would no longer stand with the dem... more »
New Zealand’s Hidden Role at the Biggest US Bombing Base in the Middle East
A recent issue of Air Force News revealed that a senior NZDF officer served a six-month posting at the Qatar base, placing New Zealanders at the heart of the main targeting and bombing centre in that region, writes Darius Shahtahmasebi The post New Zealand’s Hidden Role at the Biggest US Bombing Base in the Middle East appeared first on MintPress News.
Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges as US prepares to unveil new Mideast peace plan
Just In - 12 hours ago
The corruption charges, which come hours before the release of Donald Trump's long-delayed Israel-Palestinian peace plan, are the first criminal indictment against a serving Israeli Prime Minister.
From fish market to global epidemic: Key dates in the coronavirus outbreak
Tracking the sequence of events around how the coronavirus spread from a fish market in central China to Australian, US and European shores.
UK defies US warning on Huawei, allowing role in 5G network
Just In - 12 hours ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson grants China's Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network, resisting US pressure to exclude the company from next generation communications.
Defence helicopter believed to have sparked bushfire to south of Canberra
A bushfire caused by a defence helicopter is downgraded after being described as the "most serious" threat to Canberra since its 2003 fires, which killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 28
1920 Turkish National Pact said Turkey gave up rights to all Ottoman provinces with Arab majorities including Basra and Baghdad Did not include Mosul province which Turkey claimed had Turkish majority Kurds called Turks 1920 British also claimed Mosul province which it occupied after armistice with Ottomans in 1918 (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Inventing Iraq:... more »
Here’s the best map of Cape Breton
News 1. Lionel Desmond inquiry “Two days before former soldier Lionel Desmond used a rifle to fatally shoot three members of his family and then kill himself, his wife Shanna told him to leave their home in rural Nova Scotia after a heated argument, a fatality inquiry heard Monday,” reports Michael MacDonald for the Canadian […]
Was a Woman With ‘Chronic PMS’ Arrested on Suspicion of 189 Murders?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Astronaut Craves Salsa and Surf After Record 11 Months Aloft
The astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.
As US Rescues Some from Virus in China, Others Left Behind
As China rolls out containment measures unprecedented in modern history, locking down more than 50 million people in 17 cities, foreigners trapped in the quarantine zone are wondering when they can return home.
News of Bolton Book Sends Jolt Through Impeachment Trial
News of John Bolton’s book manuscript about his time as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has exploded into public view, sending a jolt through the president’s impeachment trial.
Online, you have no privacy
It's hard to emphasize how little privacy - effectively, none - we have online in this digital age. The risks to our personal, confidential information are enormous. For most of us, they don't amount to more than the danger of credit card fraud, or something like that; but for others, particularly those active in any sphere of public debate or opinion-forming, they may be targeted by those opposed to their positions. Such targeting may even become physical, rather than merely electronic. (Consider, for example, the union activists who blockaded [on private property] the famili... more »
What do we really know?
Michael Bloomberg was in Portland, Maine yesterday selling his multi-billion dollar campaign. The media were giving him free media coverage and touting him as a 'centrist' who could unite the country. If I had to predict at this point I'd say the Democrats will 'pick' Bloomberg as their presidential candidate and they will also choose Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as the V-P. Klobuchar is a corporate favorite who opposes Medicare for All and who is really bad on foreign policy. So it could look like two New York city rich guys running against each other for president. As I like to ... more »
China Thermal Power Up 2.4% Last Year
By Paul Homewood Provisional figures from the China Energy Portal indicate that thermal generation continues to rise in China, albeit at a slower rate then the last few years: https://chinaenergyportal.org/en/2019-electricity-other-energy-statistics-preliminary/ As I noted in November, there are three factors behind the slower rise in thermal (which is almost certainly predominantly coal-fired): Overall […]
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S LONGINGS: Is the new Little Women confusing?
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020And other heretical tales:* We'll start with a bit of full disclosure—we've seen Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Little Women three (3) separate times. On Friday, December 26—it was one day after Christmas—we *tried* to see the well-reviewed film. We headed off with our sister, our niece and our niece's two transplendent daughters, ages 13 and 7. Alas! Despite the well-documented refusal of men to attend the film, the theater was sold out—and we were on the train for home the very next day. After returning to our sprawling campus, we attended the film ... more »
"Bravery..."
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." - Franklin P. Jones
Would you like to be in Kazachstan right now? – Video
I’m dead certain that I’d prefer global warming. Thanks to Harnaś for this video The post Would you like to be in Kazachstan right now? – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Bangladesh: Cold-related diseases affect 4,110 people in 24 hrs
Various cold-related diseases affected 4110 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Monday. 27 Jan 2020 – Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 644 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection (ARI). Another 1,891 were treated for diarrhoea, and 1,275 ... Read more Bangladesh: Cold-related diseases affect 4,110 people in 24 hrs The post Bangladesh: Cold-related diseases affect 4,110 people in 24 hrs appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Bitter cold in Saudi Arabia’s north
Saudi Arabia has been experiencing bitterly cold waves, accompanied by active and sometimes strong winds, mainly in the northern regions. 25 Jan 2020 – Speaking to Al Arabiya.net, renowned weather expert Muad Al-Ahmadihe said that the cold wave that started a few days ago will continue for about two weeks more. He urged people to ... Read more Bitter cold in Saudi Arabia’s north The post Bitter cold in Saudi Arabia’s north appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Iran has capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage: nuclear agency 5 million left Wuhan before lockdown, 1,000 new coronavirus cases expected in cityChilling role of 'the Preacher' confirmed at CIA waterboarding hearing in Guantánamo*We need to plant 25 percent more trees than there are on Earth right now, or more than half a trillion in total, the study found. This would reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by a quarter, erasing 20 years of emissions. Yet it would not solve the climate problem on its own, without a sustained effort to cut emissions, comm... more »
Russia's 'Nuclear Doomsday Machine' Is Being Upgraded
*Zero Hedge/SouthFront:* *Dead Hand: Russian Real-Life Doomsday Machine* The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is also moving towards its end in 2021, and it is likely that New START will not be renewed. The United States, China and Russia are developing hypersonic weapons, which are not limited by any existing a... more »
"How It Really Is, For Most Of Us I'd Guess"
Pet Shop Boys, "Numb" But we *will* find and share the truth as best we can, for as long as we can. This coronavirus horror is only beginning...Stay strong.
#Resistance Hero John Bolton: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Liberals should definitely get their hopes up very, very high that John Bolton is going to provide the information needed to bring down the Trump administration and restore order to the universe. Definitely put all your eggs in that basket and invest all of your […]
Interventionism Makes Americans Less Safe
[image: undefined] There is something important to note about US interventionism in faraway lands: None of the people that the US government is killing, maiming, or destroying is invading and trying to conquer the United States. Neither are the governments of the nations in which the victims are citizens. No one is invading and trying to conquer the United States. There is something else important to note about US interventionism in faraway lands: It makes Americans less safe. Let us count the ways. 1. American tourists and business people traveling abroad are now subject to angry ... more »
The Chemical Manipulation Of Humanity: Brain Damage With Your Fries- Cooking Oil (Soy) and Neurological Changes
*The chemical manipulation of humanity has been an ongoing concern of mine, for some time now. We can and should call it a dysgenics program, because it is. I do include the promotion of veganism as dysgenic. Dysgenic is the antonym to eugenics.* *Hence dysgenic "having or causing a detrimental effect on the race" (1909) * *Eugenics is most often presented as having been undertaken to improve humanity. Perhaps? Or not? It's too loaded of a concept. Who decides what is improvement? Who decides who needs improving? You get the idea? What is never mentioned in the standard eugeni... more »
The Report: Impeachment, Day Six
On the sixth day of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, the president’s team of lawyers resumed their arguments in his defense. The day began with Jay Sekulow, Trump’s personal attorney, highlighting the facts that the defense says the House managers neglected in their case. He then introduced former independent counsel Ken Starr, who presented a constitutional argument against the president’s impeachment. Lawyers from the Office of White House Counsel and the president’s attorneys then addressed other factual elements of their case, including the role of Rudy Giu... more »
U.S. Senator Sanders Is Now The Front-Runner For The Democrat Nomination For President
*Bloomberg:* *Sanders Surges to Lead in California Propelled by Liberals* (Bloomberg) -- Bernie Sanders has not only taken the lead in several recent surveys of voters in Iowa, which holds the first in the nation caucuses on Monday, but he has also pushed to the head of the Democratic field in delegate-rich California. The Vermont senator, who has had strong support from Latinos and young voters, has been propelled into the top spot by voters who self-identify as “very liberal,” according to the latest UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies poll, conducted for the Los Angel... more »
To Huawei or not to Huawei; UK decides on 5G provider
Boris Johnson’s decision not to ban Huawei conveys a pragmatic approach as Britain edges closer to Brexit... More The post To Huawei or not to Huawei; UK decides on 5G provider appeared first on The Duran.
Bolton, Vindman twins & NYT conspire to damage Trump during Senate trial (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 447. More The post Bolton, Vindman twins & NYT conspire to damage Trump during Senate trial (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
WATCH: Unarmed Father Underhand Tosses a Book, So a Cop Shoots Him in Front of His Kids
[image: book]Small children watched in horror as their father was shot by police for underhand tossing a book out of the doorway to his own home.
Egypt MPs call for annulling free trade deal with Turkey
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 Tension between Egypt and Turkey surfaced again as the industry committee at the Egyptian parliament called for annulling the free trade agreement between the two countries, saying it “harms local products”.
Auto tariffs to be key topic in Japan-UK trade talks after Brexit
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 Auto tariffs are expected to come up as a top agenda item in Japan-UK trade talks that are expected to start as early as this spring after the latter's exit from the European Union.
EU ban on US chicken and 'hormone-treated beef' should be revisited - US Agriculture Secretary
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 Concerns that a previous EU-US trade deal was anti-democratic and would lower food safety, labour and environmental standards resulted in in mass protests in Germany, Austria and France in 2015.
«UE-Vietnam: notre maison brûle et nous signons des accords de libre-échange»
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 L'accroissement général du commerce n'est pas une garantie de redistribution équitable des richesses et l'augmentation des échanges de biens n'est pas neutre pour notre environnement.
Canada: le gouvernement lance la ratification du nouvel Aléna
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 Le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau a appelé l'opposition à approuver rapidement le nouvel accord de libre-échange liant Canada, Etats-Unis et Mexique, à la reprise des travaux du parlement à Ottawa.
Canada kicks off USMCA ratification process, urges bi-partisan co-operation
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 Canada's minority Liberal government kicked off the ratification process for a new continental trade pact and urged opposition lawmakers to formally approve the deal as quickly as possible.
UE-Mercosur : un accord incohérent avec le Green Deal
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2020 L'accord UE-Mercosur doit amendé pour être compatible avec le Green Deal européen et les Objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies.
New Jersey Defeats Mandatory Vaccine Bill
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance Drug ads account for the vast majority of most media outlets’ advertising revenues. As a result, the media are no longer providing fair and balanced reporting on health and the treatment of disease, and this includes vaccines During the 2019 U.S. legislative session, 22 bills across 17 states […] The post New Jersey Defeats Mandatory Vaccine Bill appeared first on Health Nut News.
A New Type of Conflict: France’s Ongoing Struggle for Pensions
The French strike over pensions has gone on longer than any other, even in 1968, has 60% support....yet the press barely covers it.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Gabriel Winant reviews Matt Stoller's *Goliath*, and discusses in the process the importance of challenging the assumptions capitalism as a system rather than presuming that it can be rendered just merely by taking steps to break up immediate monopolies. And Alexandra Posadzki's reporting on threats from Rogers if the federal government tries to make access to networks more affordable only confirms the need for a national public alternative to the telecom oligopoly. - Meanwhile, John Clarke argues that after recognizing that housing is a ... more »
On The Armed Prophets
Nations get ripped apart by revolutionary upheavals when there is a confluence of dialectical forces; forces which involve elements of both idealism and reality. The central characters in the revolutionary drama are the armed prophets: the brilliant philosophers who possess great political skill. They have the skill for arousing the masses, leading armies, and their political activity is fuelled by a utopian vision of how society should be organized and humanity should live. The philosophers with an army or angry mob at their back can upend any nation—the politics of several nations... more »
Iranian Media Is Claiming That The CIA Agent Behind The Soleimani Killing Was Shot Down In Afghanistan
State TV asserts that senior CIA officer Michael D’Andrea – whom it says had a key role in killing Iranian general Qasem Soleimani – was killed in the crash. The image it’s showing is of actor Fredric Lehne who plays a character based on D’Andrea in the movie Zero Dark Thirty pic.twitter.com/u8Ius9TwWq — BBC Monitoring (@BBCMonitoring) January 28, 2020 *Business Insider:* *Iranian state TV used a photo of an actor from 'Zero Dark Thirty' to spread a wild theory that a senior CIA official was killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan* * Iran's State TV seemed to confuse a real CIA ag... more »
Afghan Forces And Taliban Clash Near U.S. Plane Crash. U.S. Forces Have Removed The Bodies
The Taliban said it was responsible for shooting down the aircraft, a Bombardier E-11A which is used by the US Air Force to carry out surveillance missions *Reuters:* *Taliban repel Afghan forces' bid to reach U.S. plane crash site* KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan forces and Taliban fighters clashed in a central region where a U.S. military aircraft crashed, officials said on Tuesday, as the government tried to reach the wreckage site in a Taliban stronghold. On Monday, the U.S. military said an E-11A aircraft crashed in the province of Ghazni, but disputed Taliban claims to have brought... more »
WATCH: Dershowitz says charges against Trump are ‘outside’ of impeachment offenses
SOURCE: Jan 27, 2020 Here, Alan Dershowitz gives an excellent explanation of the parameters of “impeachment” ~We could all use a good lesson in civics, today. If there’s one thing this sham impeachment has brought to light, it’s the need to get involved in our political system and the need to pay attention to the goings-on within “the system”; especially what our hard-earned monies are being used for and to whom…HEA
Twofer Tuesday
*It's the Weather* It was 58 degrees (F) at the White Wolf Mine on Sunday. There is was trace snow Sunday night that dusted the place on Monday, but all in all, it's been a mild winter at 7,500 ft. on Arizona's Mogollon Rim. The automatic gate that lets you into the compound froze shut because the snow melted and was promptly turned to ice, the set the gears that turn to open the steel gate. And I had to chip a little ice and use some harsh language to get it open. Normally I wouldn't dwell on the weather here on the blog, but there are some of you who e-mailed me and asked me why... more »
Afghanistan - America's War Without an End
While you might be forgiven for thinking that the war in Afghanistan is over because it rarely makes it to the front pages of newspapers or a lead item on the nightly news, recent data from the United States Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) shows that such is clearly not the case. The war, now in its 19th year, is still going strong from the viewpoint of the United States Air Force as you will see in this posting. Let's open with this article from Janes: It is important to keep in mind that up until December 2014, the United States was operating in Afghanistan with its allies i... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/28/20"
*1/28/20, Updated frequently as available.* ○ Jan 28, 2020 12:51 AM: "Not trying to be an alarmist, but the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped by more than 50% to nearly 4,500 in less than 24 hours. It’s possible today’s stock market dip-buyers were a bit premature." ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ◆ *Buffett Indicator: Where Are We With Market Valuations?* "*As of 1/28/20* (updates ... more »
Normal Sea Ice Extent At Both Poles
After the ten hottest years on record, sea ice extent is normal at both poles. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Record cold in Alaska. Record cold in Greenland Meanwhile, climate experts have found … Continue reading →
A Battle-Carrier: Might America Still Try to Combine a Battleship and Super Aircraft Carrier?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000099033&share=true] Amazing or excessive? *Key point:* During the Cold War, such a combined warship was considered. It would have carried harrier jump jets and have been very expensive. In the early 1980s, the Reagan Administration was looking to fund high visibility defense programs. Reagan had been elected on a platform of rebuilding the armed services after the “hollowing out” of the early 1970s. One example was the reactivation of four World War II-era... more »
A remarkable bullish, correct PBS video on Heisenberg, Bohr, bootstrap, and amplituhedrons
Peter F. sent me a link to a new PBS SpaceTime video Hacking the Nature of Reality (17-minute-long YouTube video) and told me that it would make me smile. I was very skeptical about that claim. Everything that other people systematically create to bombard me/us with seems frustrating these days. But holy cow, Peter was right. I was smiling soon and despite additional skepticism about my continued smile, I did continue to smile. ;-) The video is amazing. This part of PBS was clearly conquered by someone who knows the stuff, who is on the right side of everything when it comes to discu... more »
Mnuchin's Madness
Last week, at Davos, Steve Mnuchin told Greta Thunberg to go back to school and study economics. Paul Krugman writes: One can only surmise that Mnuchin slept through his undergraduate economics classes. Otherwise he would know that every, and I mean every, major Econ 101 textbook argues for government regulation or taxation of activities that pollute the environment, because otherwise neither producers nor consumers have an incentive to take the damage inflicted by this pollution into account. And burning fossil fuels is a huge source of environmental damage, not just from climat... more »
Prince Charles Urges Carbon Cuts During 16,000-Mile Trip by Private Aircraft
[image: prince-charles-urges-carbon-cuts-during-16-000-mile-trip-by-private-aircraft] Prince Charles stopped at the Davos summit last week to stump for cuts in carbon emissions in the midst of a 16,000-mile journey by private aircraft.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, January 28, 2020
[image: Rio de Janeiro, Rio News, Brazil News, Brazil, blocos, street carnival, carnival 2018] We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: Forró do Ganjah (Lapa) – The Forró do Ganjah is back to Lapa this Tuesday. Trio Rapacuia will be performing live. DJ Juan Motta will spin Brazilian and international […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, January 28, 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, January 28, 2020
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Terçalina das Meninas (Consolação) – The Presidenta Bar hosts the group Terçalina das Meninas tonight, in Consolação. Regina Miranda, Rita Gentile, and Marcinha Chiochetti will be playing from 11:30 PM […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, January 28, 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Historians Uncover A Fourth Soviet Spy Who Worked On The U.S. Atomic Bomb
*Popular Mechanics:* *Historians Unmask Fourth Soviet Spy Who Worked on the Atomic Bomb* *Just what nuclear secrets did "Godsend" deliver to Russia in the 1940s?* * Historians have unmasked a fourth Soviet spy who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory during nuclear bomb development in the 1940s. * Los Alamos is still one of the foremost nuclear research facilities in the world. * The fourth spy was much more involved in high-level explosives research than historians could extrapolate before. The New York Times reports that historians have unearthed a new, fourth Soviet spy who... more »
The Big Picture: The Empire Of Banks (III)
Despite many metamorphosis, the ancient dream of the World Order lead by a dominant race of Anglo-Saxon bankers ruling the planet as a single entity never stopped moving forward, for more than two centuries. The objective hasn’t changed a bit and their ideological descendants are still pushing their evil plan as of today.
The White House, Pentagon, And US Navy Have Decided That 11 Active Aircraft Carriers Is The Number That The U.S. Should Have
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, front - file photo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford) *FOX News/Warrior Maven*: *Navy 'moves-out' on operating 11 aircraft carriers* They are floating attack machines, small cities on the seas and visible examples of U.S. military power -- and the Pentagon now plans to operate 11 of them. Aircraft carriers -- long seen as an indelible image of U.S. strength -- have multi-faceted missions such as maintaining safe passageway through the world’s key waterways, deterring potential enemies ... more »
Picture Of The Day
Poland's President Andrzej Duda, museum director Piotr Cywinski and survivors arrive at Auschwitz, January 27, 2020. Set up by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland in 1940, at first to house Polish political prisoners, it became the largest of the extermination centers where Adolf Hitler's plan to kill all Jews - the "Final Solution" - was put into practice. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from the following photo-gallery .... *Auschwitz survivors mark 75th anniversary of camp's liberation* (Reuters).
Graph Illustrates The Explosive Growth Of Infections From The Wuhan Coronavirus
*WNU Editor:* My gut is telling me that the numbers are actually higher. That the Chinese government is deliberately keeping the numbers low to avoid mass panic.
EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE DEMANDING WITNESSES, FOR PURELY CYNICAL REASONS
Leaks from John Bolton's book are making it at least somewhat more likely that witnesses will be called in the Senate impeachment trial. That's should make me happy, but it doesn't. President Trump is on trial, and the only witnesses who *should* be called are the ones on the Democrats' list -- Bolton, Mick Mulvaney, and so on -- but it seems clear that if witnesses are called, they'll come as part of a deal. Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.), an influential conservative in the Senate, has spoken with several colleagues in recent days about possibly summoning just two witnesses to Pres... more »
Bushfire could linger for days, leaving Perth wreathed in smoke
A bushfire in Perth's south is downgraded but authorities say it could burn for days, with a smoke alert issued for the city.
Americans on the right and left change their minds after hearing where Trump stands
John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
In recent years, voters have shifted their views on issues based upon the positions of politicians -- even when that shift clashes with their ideology.
Despite defeats, the Islamic State remains unbroken and defiant around the world
Brian Glyn Williams, Professor of Islamic History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
The Islamic State group, often called ISIS, is not just based in Iraq and Syria. A scholar tracks where the group and its affiliates have spread around the globe.
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