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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

7 January - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MST

Ever Wonder Where Trump's-- And His Followers'-- Contempt For The Constitution Is Leading Us?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Jamie Raskin (D-MD), is the guy people turn to when they want the sharpest insight into how the Constitution was meant to work and how it really does work. He's pretty much acknowledged the smartest constitutional scholar in any room. "The president just impeached by the House of Representatives for contorting U.S. foreign policy to advance his reelection," he told us yesterday, "now usurps the war powers of Congress to make assassination of strategic (not operational) military personnel an instrument of U.S. foreign policy. This is a perilous new provocation and political distrac... more »

Keep Your Enemies Close And Your Allies... at Arm's Length If They Eat Falafel

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 16 hours ago
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Conservative-American) *I*ncoming! I yelled at an Iranian falafel vendor as I huffed and puffed down 42nd Street before I had to pay him for the falafel sticks I just got. I choose to look at that as not refusing to pay my fair share but as parody because that's what liberal fatheads are screaming because Trump took out one of our former allies. "World War Three is coming!", they scream while figuratively setting their long hair on fire. Well, let me tell you all what fractures my falafel stick: Liberal alarmism! The climate crisis, Australia's on fire, th... more »

Angela Merkel test pilots China style internet surveillance (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 425. More The post Angela Merkel test pilots China style internet surveillance (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Capitalism and the Gut-Wrenching Hijack of India

Unknown at EAST BY NORTHWEST - 16 hours ago
Countercurrents, Dissident Voice, OffGuardian, Global Research, CounterPunch In India, the ‘development’ paradigm is premised on moving farmers out of agriculture and into the cities to work in construction, manufacturing or the service sector, despite these sectors not creating anything like the number of jobs required. The aim is to displace the existing labour-intensive system of food and agriculture with one dominated by a few transnational corporate agri-food giants which will then control the sector. Agriculture is to be wholly commercialised with large-scale, mechanised (mono... more »

Chart: Local approval in Michigan adult-use marijuana program creates uneven business opportunity

Maggie Cowee at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
Michigan’s strategy for adult-use cannabis businesses empowers localities to control their communities, but it creates disparate business opportunities within the state’s market. Regulators chose not to restrict the number of recreational marijuana businesses allowed statewide but granted municipalities local approval. Adult-use sales began in Michigan on Dec. 1, 2019, and could reach $1.4 billion to […] Chart: Local approval in Michigan adult-use marijuana program creates uneven business opportunity is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news f... more »

So much for special snowflakes' New Year resolutions . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Found on MeWe, in a group post I can't link directly: Peter

WEINSTEIN TRIAL SHOULD THOW LIGHT ON CLAIMS HE USED EX MOSSAD AGENTS TO STOP ACCUSERS, ESTABLISH PATTERN OF ABSUSIVE BEHAVIOUR BY MOSSAD AGENTS, SAME PATTERN IN MY CASE IN GREECE AND THE RAPE CASE IN CYPRUS

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Harvey Weinstein allegedly hired an “army of spies”, including former Mossad agents, in an attempt to stop accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him, according to a report in the New Yorkers.* *https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/07/harvey-weinstein-hired-ex-mossad-agents-to-suppress-abuse-allegations-new-yorker-report-claims* *The criminal trial of Harvey Weinstein is set to begin in New York today, more than two years after allegations of rape and sexual assault were first made against the Hollywood film producer.* *Jury selection is scheduled to ... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Our educational industrial complex is broken, time to reform higher education and student loans* Our educational industrial complex is broken, and swift reform is needed. College costs continue to rise much faster than inflation, and too many students are plowing themselves into debt and wasting years of their lives pursuing pointless degrees. Upon leaving college, these students are often surprised to discover that their degrees have little value. Of course, most colleges are liberal indoctrination centers, where conservative voices are few and often drowned out. It is time for ... more »

IRAN VERY REASONABLY THREATENS TO STRIKE PRIVATE PROPERTIES OF TRUMP, US ARMY SHOULD HELP IRAN OUT BY STANDING DOWN RADAR SYSTEMS

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*An Iranian Presidential advisor tweeted out a list of properties belonging to President Trump, along with a declaration that Iran has ‘no problems with the American people’, as they prepare for a surgical strike against the NWO Globalist clique causing so much conflict.* *Iran should also target the properties of Jared Kushner, Trump's handler. Trump is clearly too far gone to know what he doing half the time.* *US military should help Iran, China etc get rid of the clique of trouble makers, and guide attaks also to the private Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the chiefs of the m... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrates Australia Day across all its Mosques in Australia* *Ahmadis are the good guys. They express APPRECIATION of the nations that host them. They differ from other Muslims in believing that their founder was the Messiah* The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia invites you to their annual Australia Day celebrations where people can come together, united in allegiance to Australia. In all its Mosques across Australia, a formal ceremonial event will also take place where the Community will come together to pay respect to and hoist the Aust... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Record Heat and Cold Expose Climate Alarmists' Bias* Australia was literally on fire in December. Record heat made headlines in global media. So did the extreme rainfall in east Africa. You and everybody else on earth can guess what climate alarmists blamed for both: man-made global warming, a.k.a. climate change. But record cold in northern India at the same time didn’t make headlines in any major media in the United States or the United Kingdom. Why? Because it didn’t fit expectations. It’s a perfect example of climate alarmists’ obvious bias that’s seldom brought to light. In... more »

Links 1/7/2020

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

‘Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,’ 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Reducing planet-heating emissions and curbing use of pesticides immediately is necessary to prevent further collapse of insect populations.

Dozens killed in stampede during slain Iranian general's funeral

Just In - 17 hours ago
A stampede among mourners at the funeral ceremony for slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani kills 35 people and injures 48, according to Iranian state media.

'Lowest of the low': 86 scams related to bushfire relief reported to ACCC

Just In - 17 hours ago
Scammers are targeting the pursestrings of everyday Australians wanting to help people in need during the bushfire crisis, impersonating charities or the victims of relatives.

Nissan vows to pursue charges against ex-chairman who fled to Lebanon

Just In - 17 hours ago
Nissan will still pursue legal action against former chairman Carlos Ghosn despite his "regrettable" escape from Japan to Lebanon, where there is no extradition treaty.

This year's bushfires prompt calls to heed lessons learnt after Ash Wednesday trauma

Rebecca Puddy at Just In - 17 hours ago
Post-traumatic stress disorder sometimes take years after a bushfire to be diagnosed, and children can be especially affected by enduring fears.

This Norwegian-flagged supply vessel answered fire-hit Mallacoota's SOS

Sarah Farnsworth at Just In - 17 hours ago
A ship arrived off Mallacoota on New Year's eve — but it wasn't the much-anticipated Navy. Without fanfare, the Norwegian-flagged supply vessel Far Saracen arrived at the bushfire-besieged town in response to an SOS call from Victoria's Emergency Services.

Military Contractors Raytheon, Lockheed Martin See Stock Prices Soar Amid Iran Crisis

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 17 hours ago
Lockheed Martin, famous for its fighter planes, helicopters and missiles, saw its stock price spike to over $416, a jump of seven percent almost overnight. Raytheon and General Dynamics saw similar increases. by Alan Macleod | MintPress War. Motown singer Edwin Starr claimed it was nothing but a heartbreaker and good news only for the … Continue reading Military Contractors Raytheon, Lockheed Martin See Stock Prices Soar Amid Iran Crisis →

Stampede Kills at Least 35 Mourners at Soleimani Burial

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 17 hours ago
It’s being reported that at least 35 people have been killed in a stampede at the burial of a top commander Qasem Soleimani killed in a US drone strike, Iranian media report. The deaths have led to the postponement of Qasem Soleimani’s burial. A new time will be announced later, officials say. Qasem Soleimani was … The post Stampede Kills at Least 35 Mourners at Soleimani Burial appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

STATNEWS NAMES KEY SCIENTISTS WHO SHOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL IN OPIOID SCANDAL 2.0 FOR THEIR ROLE IN MAKING AND LICENSING MERCK'S EBOLA VACCINE

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*NAMES WILL BE INCLUDED IN MY CRIMINAL CHARGES TO BE SENT TO ALL ATTORNEY GENERALS IN EVERY US STATE ASKING FOR AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MERCK AND OTHER EBOLA VACCINES* *MSF LEADER SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN LIST* *FDA VACCINE CHIEF MARION F GRUBER WILL ALSO BE ON THE LIST* *PARALLELS WITH THE OPIOID LAWSUIT CLEAR* *Marie-Paule Kieny at the World Health Organization played an instrumental role in ensuring that there was no control arm for the Ebola vaccine trials.* *"Going into this meeting, we were told the idea of a controlled trial . . . was not going to be accepta... more »

Marcia the military wife comments, guest blogger

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 17 hours ago
The group where this was posted is generally conservative, and apparently some are unhappy about the President taking action (far less than Obama did with drones where he once in 2014 killed civilians at a wedding and the target wasn’t killed) because like Obama, he’s promised no more wars. So Marcia is letting whoever got snarky, have a piece of her mind. “As I sit here on the tail end of of my husband’s latest six month deployment to Kuwait, I’d like to as calmly as possible ask the many members of this group to tone down the anti military posts. I’m not sure why the death of ... more »

PENTAGON STARTS REVOLT AGAINT NWO GLOBALISTS, PENS LETTER SAYING US TROOPS WILL WITHDRAW FROM IRAQ

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*A TOP US GENERAL IN IRAQ WROTE A LETTER TO IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMING THE WITHDRAWAL OF US FORCES AS REQUESTED* *EXTREMELY REASONABLE LETTER ALSO SERVES TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF AN ESCALATION IN THE MID EAST WHICH DOES NOT SERVE US INTERETS* *US ECONOMY BETTER SUPPORTED BY A STATE CENTRAL BANK, SINGLE ENTRY BOOK KEEPING, DEBT CANCELLATION ETC THAN BY FOREVER WARS OVER OIL* *US ARMY SHOULD TAKE OUT THE PRIVATE BANKSTERS IN WALL STREET, THE TREASURY AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE ORCHESTRATING THIS ESCALATION THROUGH THEIR FRONT MEN LIKE TRUMP AND KUSHNER, USING DRONES AND SPECIAL FORCES I... more »

How Tech Killed Tractors, And Why Teachers Should Care

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 17 hours ago
If you don't spend a lot of time around farms and farmers, you might have missed this story, which just made its way into legit journalistic coverage via the Star Tribune of Minnesota-- there is an exploding market for forty-year-old tractors. Adam Belz reports on auction bidding wars over old tractors. Is it because of tractor nostalgia? Nope-- and if you think about your car or music system or the device with which you're reading this post, you already know the answer. Those earlier tractors were well-built and have lots of hours in them, but tyere's one other factor: *The other ... more »

Budget cut has environmentalists worried Halifax is forgetting about Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 17 hours ago
Environmentalists who celebrated extra cash in last year’s municipal budget for park land protection are worried a reduced budget for next year means the city is again forgetting about Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes. Halifax regional council is working on the capital and operating budgets for the year ahead, meeting weekly over the next few months. […]

Did Ukraine Give China an Unstoppable Nuclear Missile Arsenal?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Military vehicles carrying DF-15B short-range ballistic missiles drive past the Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee] A surprising duo... *Key Point:* Ukraine renounced nuclear weapons, but it still had plenty of know-how and delivery systems to give. While Ukraine renounced its own possession of nuclear weapons in 1994, many scientists and design bureaus in the country still have the know-how required to manufacture impor... more »

The 5 Most Complex Guns in the World

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: The first Prototype of the G11 Assault Rifle by Heckler & Koch. 26 August 2009. Bojoe.] What elegant machines. *Key Point:* Complex guns make for impressive engineering but bad weapons. When a military and police force picks a gun, they generally pick the least complex design that can fulfill the requirements. History is filled with failed prototypes that were better in some ways than the adopted rifle but were simply too complex for the end user and logistical services. But sometimes, complex guns make it through. Here are the top five mo... more »

Think War In Iran Is Likely? World War III Could As Easily Occur In One Of These Places

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The world is a dangerous place. *Key point:* Global tensions are rising in these areas. The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on several occasions during the Cold War. In the first two decades following the fall of the Berlin Wall, great power war seemed virtually unimaginable. Today, with China’s power still increasing and Russia’s rejection of the international order apparently complete, great power conflict is back on the menu. In what is slowly becoming a trad... more »

The Strange Story of the Heckler and Koch G41 Rifle

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.56%C3%9745mm_NATO#/media/File:5.56_x_45_mm_NATO.jpg] Germany's obsolete rifle. *Key Point:* The German rifle was specially heavy and was discontinued by the 1990s. In the 1980s, many countries were looking to transition from rifles that fired the older 7.62x51mm round to ones that could fire the new 5.56x45mm round. France had adopted the FAMAS in a slightly modified version of this caliber, while the United States had been using the M16 since the 1960s. But many countries hadn’t transitioned yet. Much of Europe... more »

Iran News Links 6-7 January 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
7 January 2020 • 23:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Orwellian https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2020/01/orwellian.html Millions Pack Tehran Streets To Pay Homage To Gen. Soleimani https://popularresistance.org/millions-pack-tehran-streets-to-pay-homage-to-gen-soleimani/ 3 Panel Radio Discussion on Latest Trump v. Iran Events https://jackrasmus.com/2020/01/07/3-panel-radio-discussion-on-latest-trump-v-iran-events/ SITREP- Pentagon … Continue reading Iran News Links 6-7 January 2020

Antisemitism has been used to smear the left, while the right targets Jews

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The year ended with two terrible setbacks for those seeking justice for the Palestinian people. One was the defeat in the British election of Jeremy Corbyn – a European leader with a unique record of solidarity with Palestinians. He had suffered four years of constant media abuse, recasting his activism as evidence of antisemitism.

The ‘Guedes Doctrine’ Puts out ‘For Sale’ Signs for Brazil

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government wants to sell everything. This is not a journalistic exaggeration or an attempt to capture the readers' attention: it is the literal words of Jair Bolsonaro's economic 'wunderkind', the ultra-liberal Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, and of Salim Mattar, the secretary-general of privatizations, a figure whose mere existence […] The post The ‘Guedes Doctrine’ Puts out ‘For Sale’ Signs for Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Seeking Distance From Bolsonaro, Two Former Allies Target General Elections in 2022

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Potential opponents of President Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, the governors of São Paulo, João Doria of the Social Democracy Party (PSDB), and Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, of the Social Christian Party (PSC), ended 2019 distanced from Bolsonaro, who led them to victory in the election, as they pursue strategies […] The post Seeking Distance From Bolsonaro, Two Former Allies Target General Elections in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times.

NETANYAHU SHOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND GET HIS BLACKMAILED GREEK POLITICIANS TO BACK OFF THEIR MURDER ATTEMPT AGAINST ME

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*GHISLAINE MAXWELL AND NAT ROTHSCHILD CAN ALSO PICK UP THE PHONE AND GET JUSTICE MOVING IN MY CASE* *MORE AND MORE EVIDENCE POINTS TO MOSSAD AS THE KEY PLAYERS IN ORGANIZING THE GLOBALIST DEPOPULATION PLOT, ALSO TARGETTING THE AVERAGE ISRAELI* *EUGENICIST JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND ORGANIZER OF FUNDS FOR THE WHO GLOBAL MEDICAL MARTIAL LAW PLOT WAS REPORTED TO BE A MOSSAD AGENT* *HIS PARTNER GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS ALSO A REPORTED MOSSAD AGENT* *HER FATHER ROBERT MAXWELL WAS GIVEN A STATE FUNERAL IN ISRAEL* *MOSSAD SEEMS TO BE AT THE HEART OF A GLOBAL BLACKMAIL RING* *MOSSAD AND ISRAELI STA... more »

NASA and NOAA temperature data tampering is real

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
“NASA and NOAA have been erasing the 1940s warmth in the Eastern Arctic for decades.” click here

PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER FOR ISRAEL AND MOSSAD ESCALATES AS BRITISH RAPE VICTIM OF ISRAELI GANG CONVICTED AND GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*A British teenager who was convicted of lying about being gang raped by Israeli gang has been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for three years, after the judge again refused to consider all the evidence that her retraction was made under duress and in violation of due process.* *The convictions means she now has to spend three years and thousands of pounds appealing an obvious show trial verdict or face four months in jail. And she could face defamation charges.* *The case is very similar to mine, strongly suggesting that the same people are behind the two, namely Moss... more »

Climate Doublespeak

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
You should debate a climate scientist You aren’t qualified to debate a climate scientist Apparently they won’t debate me because they are sure they would win.

Latest Fraud From Climate Alarmists

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
As always, climate alarmists are relying on fraud to scare the public. Radio Canada Satellites show that only a tiny percentage of Australia is on fire. What the creator of the fake image appears to have done is replaced cloud … Continue reading →

A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration

Federico Pieraccini at The Duran - 18 hours ago
The murder of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, in the early hours of January 3 by US forces, only highlights the extent to which US strategy in the Middle East has failed. It is likely to provoke reactions that do not benefit US interests in the region. More The post A Terrorist Attack Against Eurasian Integration appeared first on The Duran.

Ukranian Whistleblower Reveals MH-17 Tragedy Was Orchestrated by Poroshenko and British Secret Service

InfoBrics at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Mythology That MH-17 Downing Was Done by Donbass Volunteers Has Fallen Apart More The post Ukranian Whistleblower Reveals MH-17 Tragedy Was Orchestrated by Poroshenko and British Secret Service appeared first on The Duran.

Scaremongering Suncreen: The Myths And Why They're Wrong

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 18 hours ago
Many people are reluctant to use sunscreen, even though it’s an important element in preventing the skin cancers that affect about two in three of us at some time in our lives. The Cancer Council says myths about sunscreens contribute to this reluctance. Here are 4½ sunscreen myths and what the evidence really says. Confused about the ½? Well, it’s a myth most of the time, but sometimes it’s true. read more

"The Soleimani Psyop & The Financial WMDs"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (3rd L), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (2nd L) and Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (L) attend the Jan. 6 funeral ceremony in Tehran of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Forces, who was killed in a US drone airstrike in Iraq. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidency handout / Anadolu Agency *"The Soleimani Psyop & The Financial WMDs"* by Pepe Escobar "On foreign soil, as a guest nation, US has assassinated a diplomatic envoy whose mission the US had requested The bombshell facts were delivered by caretake... more »

Cherish Your Father - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
*Cherish your father* *He will grow old and be gone* *Enjoy his presence* *© ** 2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was inspired last week after a call from my brother saying that Dad was in Hospice and unconscious. He suffered a sudden acute condition that needed an operation but at 97 years of age, Doctors decided not to perform it which makes perfect sense to me. At that age he would not survive the operation itself. Dad's body is still holding on though he is not expected to last much longer. I decided to publish it in the haiku form of poetry today, the 7th of ... more »

Iran and China now deterred

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
The abrupt elimination of Sulemani last week is huge. American deterrence just became completely real. 1 The USA can stand back from the global oil market and suffer no damage. 2 Closing the strait of Hormuz is massively damaging to Iran and also China in particular. This provides the USA a non tariff lever in the trade war that drives costs in China. Iran no longer has a trade based tactical weapon. 3 Iran now faces a steadily rising threat of a full out anti mullah revolution without any obvious way left to stop it from happening. This has been brewing for a... more »

Sears on hTERT code

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is real progress. Not least though is that we have successfully reversed measurable aging in mice. That is the important take home and it is easier than you think. It is of course hard enough to keep yourself in decent condition as we age. The work on telomerase suggest that the length loss is also a loss of genetic information. Thus the effort to change that. Yet now we learn that they can also be restored as well. This really confirms that genetic information is actually stored in the spirit body rather than the DNA which is a working library. Our prime objectiv... more »

China’s Plan to Conquer the Ocean

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
The international Law of the Sea was established to provide a framework for dispute resolution between sovereign nations. Yet it has worked mostly on the basis of enlightened self interest in which all parties do not assert anything without gaining an international consensus. The CCP has taken it upon itself to game this to establish a body of extraterritorial rights not contemplated or accepted by anyone else. It is very much a case of easing into an apparent vacuum. This is obviously unwelcome because it actually demands an international response leading to a completely new di... more »

Bizarre Entity Encounters!

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Here we get two likely rear views of two male giant sloths. The huge muscle groups are showing up. These creatures happen to be aboreal and usually like to run on their hind legs, but the four footed stance likely provides speed. The second hairless report my also be a hairless giant sloth as well. This could have also been after a full moult in the spring and it was dark as well. The last one is the oddity and reminds us of ancient sculptures. . * Bizarre Entity Encounters! * *Tuesday, December 17, 2019 * * https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2019/12/bizarre-entity... more »

Reform USAID energy aid policies now!

Paul Driessen, David Wojick at CFACT - 18 hours ago
President Trump should help poor nations by directing USAID to support coal and gas, not just wind and solar The post Reform USAID energy aid policies now! appeared first on CFACT.

In Iran Showdown, Conflict Could Explode Quickly – and Disastrously

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
The odds of conflict morphing into war are higher than most think.

Why Was Soleimani Assassinated?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
RonPaulLibertyReport President Trump and Mike Pompeo told us that Iranian Gen. Soleimani had to be assassinated when he was in Baghdad at the end of last week because he was on a mission to plan and implement attacks on US military and diplomatic personnel in the region. But their story is not holding up very …

Financial Nuclear-Option Will Settle Trump’s Oil War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
Has Trump sold out? You can decide. Financial Nuclear-Option Will Settle Trump’s Oil War by Pepe Escobar, http://thesaker.is/ On foreign soil, as a guest nation, US has assassinated a diplomatic envoy whose mission the US had requested – The bombshell facts were delivered by caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, during an extraordinary, historic parliamentary …

Six B-52 Bombers Ordered To Indian Ocean Base To Be “Available” Against Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
The Americans are quietly withdrawing troops from the Middle East but denying they are vacating their bases. See: US Withdrawing Forces from Region Despite Contrary Claims: Military Sources . This is not a sign of Peace. It is the opposite: WAR! They are withdrawing troops so that when Iran launches retaliation, there will be minimal …

World War 3 Warning: Iran in Line to Unleash ‘Disastrous’ Response to US Attack in Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
 World War 3 Warning: Iran in Line to Unleash ‘Disastrous’ Response to US Attack in Israel by ALESSANDRA SCOTTO DI SANTOLO, https://www.express.co.uk/ WORLD WAR 3 fears continue to surge as Iran is expected to unleash a “disastrous” response to the US attack on General Qassem Soleimani that could see Israel as the first target …

Brand new ‘beautiful’ equipment heading Iran’s way to hit harder ‘than ever before’: Trump goes hyperbolic on Twitter

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
From uncensored.co.nz Hours after threatening to destroy 52 Iranian sites, President Trump went back on Twitter to brag about two trillion dollars’ worth of ‘beautiful’ US military hardware, which he expects will carry out the destruction. RT – Jan 5, 2020 Hours after threatening to destroy 52 Iranian sites, President Trump went back on Twitter … Continue reading Brand new ‘beautiful’ equipment heading Iran’s way to hit harder ‘than ever before’: Trump goes hyperbolic on Twitter →

COVER-UP: Why Are Vaccine Adverse Events Not Acknowledged or Reported by Medical Professionals?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – https://californiaglobe.com/ – “…When I shared with the treating physician that ADEM was listed as a possible reaction to the meningococcal vaccine and asked whether we should report this to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), I was told a firm “NO” without further discussion. Three weeks later, the…

Christians Beheaded for Christmas, The West Goes Back to Sleep, by Giulio Meotti

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: Systematic extermination of Christians doesn’t receive the attention and concern that it would for other groups. From Giulio Meotti at gatestoneinstitute.org: How much bigger and more extended must this war on Christians become before the West considers it a “genocide” and acts to prevent it? The day after Christians…

Smoke Plumes From Australia’s Vast Bush Fires Darken Northland, NZ Sky on the 5th of January

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: How sad it was to see the scale of the devastating Australian bush fires first hand today in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. Even though the savagely fierce blazes are over 2.5 thousand kilometers away, the fires created such a massive plume of dingy- coloured smoke that sunlight…

Iran Demands Explanations on US Support Note by Brazil

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Iranian Chancellery summoned Brazil's representative in Tehran on Sunday, January 5th, to demand explanations from Brazilian diplomacy about Brazil's position on the events in Iraq that culminated in the death of General Qassem Soleimani of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Soleimani was hit by an American missile five days ago. […] The post Iran Demands Explanations on US Support Note by Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Smoke from Australia’s Mammoth Fires Could Reach Rio Grande do Sul

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Forest fires have been affecting Australia for several weeks. Winds in the upper atmosphere have already carried the smoke to Argentina and Chile. Somar Meteorology forecast is alerting about health and environmental risks in Brazil's south. The smoke from the fires in the Australian forests is expected to reach Rio […] The post Smoke from Australia’s Mammoth Fires Could Reach Rio Grande do Sul appeared first on The Rio Times.

Is There Economic Recovery Under Bolsonaro? Answer Depends on Whom You ask

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Throughout 2019, the world heard the name of Brazil's ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro. Whether for denying the fires in the Amazon, silencing himself before human rights violations in the country or for his taunts to a number of figures who criticize him for his positions against the environment, the press […] The post Is There Economic Recovery Under Bolsonaro? Answer Depends on Whom You ask appeared first on The Rio Times.

ANATEL Launches Website for Prepaid Phone Line Registration Search Using CPF

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, January 6th, the Prepaid Lines Search Website, a tool through which consumers can check the existence of active prepaid lines registered to their CPFs (Individual Tax Registration Number), started operating in Brazil. The search can be performed at this website, where undue registrations may be identified, in order to […] The post ANATEL Launches Website for Prepaid Phone Line Registration Search Using CPF appeared first on The Rio Times.

PSL Party Expels Suspect of Participating in Attack on ‘Porta dos Fundos’ Producer

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Accused of participating in the attack on the 'Porta dos Fundos' producer, Eduardo Fauzi Richard Cerquise was expelled on Monday, January 6th, from the PSL party chapter in Rio de Janeiro. According to the website of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), he had been affiliated with the party since 2001. […] The post PSL Party Expels Suspect of Participating in Attack on ‘Porta dos Fundos’ Producer appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio’s 2020 Carnaval Should Have 20 Percent More Tourists, with 400 Street Blocks

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Riotur projections, the city will welcome approximately 1.9 million tourists in the coming weeks, "beating" the 1.6 million mark of 2019. Although it will only be officially opened on January 12th, with the presentation of the 'Favorita' Block in Copacabana, the party started on Sunday, January 5th, with […] The post Rio’s 2020 Carnaval Should Have 20 Percent More Tourists, with 400 Street Blocks appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s 2020 Olympic Delegation May Have More Women Than Men

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has never had a larger female delegation in the Olympic Games than a male one; however, that may happen in Tokyo 2020, should men's collective sport fail to secure its positions. Currently, the group consists of 80 confirmed women and 65 men. To total the 152 athletes there are […] The post Brazil’s 2020 Olympic Delegation May Have More Women Than Men appeared first on The Rio Times.

ISIS kills several Syrian soldiers in Deir Ezzor attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization carried out a powerful attack on two Syrian Arab Army (SAA) buses as they were traveling through the Deir Ezzor countryside on Monday. According to a military source in Damascus, the terrorists took advantage of the poor weather in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, especially […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed forces reenter Sirte after losing city to Libyan Army

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces have managed to reenter the strategic coastal city of Sirte after launching a counter-attack against the Libyan National Army (LNA). According to reports from the front, the GNA forces retook several sites inside of Sirte, while also capturing a number of soldiers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hamas leader speaks at Qassem Soleimani’s funeral in Tehran: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh said that assassinations will only make resistance against Israel in Palestine and the region stronger, speaking at the funeral for Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani in Tehran on Monday. “I say that the resistance project in Palestine and the region will not be weakened or fall into a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-01-05

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
This is a summary of 19 AMN articles on the following subjects: Baghdad, Iraq, Libya, Turkey, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nasrallah, Soleimani, Iran, US, Russia, Syria, Ahvaz, Aleppo, Kenya, Trump, Qatar, Haftar, Mitiga, Qom. Categories covered in this brief: Iraq, North-Africa, Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Middleeast, Syria, World-News Let us know how you like this brief in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

2nd phase of CPEC starts with establishment of SEZs in various parts of country

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
07-Jan-2020 The second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative has started with the establishment of special economic zones in various parts of the country.

Swiss F-5E/F Tiger Jets Could Soon Be Flying In The U.S. Air Force

David Axe at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * It's up to Congress. *Key point: *The Navy and Marines use the F-5s to play the role of enemy planes during realistic war games U.S. lawmakers are close to finalizing the Pentagon’s budget for 2020. The $738-billion National Defense Authorization Act should allow the U.S. Navy to acquire 22 used F-5E/F Tiger fighters from Switzerland for around $40 million. The purchase arguably is a serious loss for the Swiss air force. The F-5s are at least 35 years old and unsophisticated. But they would play an important role in U.S. service. The Navy and Marines us... more »

These 5 Air Forces Control The World's Skies

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Don't violate their air space. *Key Point:* Numbers are not everything. Qualifying the five most powerful air forces in the world is certainly a difficult and challenging proposition. There are large, well-trained and well-equipped air forces that are obvious candidates for such a list. Then there are less-obvious candidates—like Russia. The Russian Air Force, while plane-for-plane older than many air forces, has numbers, the ubiquity of the largest country by size on Earth, a modernization plan and nuclear weapons. It cannot be ignored, and thanks t... more »

Israels Merkava Tank Seems Almost Unstoppable

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Middle East* [image: Merkava tank Mk IV] Can anything destroy it? *Key Point:* The Merkava can take a real punishment. The Merkava tank is sometimes called the most survivable tank in the world. The reasons given usually include its active protection system, forward engine design, urban warfare specific modifications, and thick armor. But do these claims hold up to scrutiny? The Merkava was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom. Originally designed to duke it out with Soviet tanks in the deserts s... more »

Latest MH17 Documentary Shares Some Shocking Truths

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
The latest MH17 documentary, “MH-17: In Search Of Truth” by Ukrainian SBU whistleblower Vasily Prozorov, shares some shocking truths about that tragedy which strongly make the case that the UK conspired with Kiev to take down that civilian aircraft as part of a preplanned Hybrid War plot against the Donbas […]

Fomenko Foughts

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 19 hours ago
I’ve decided to re-study Fomenko’s historical reconstruction because the isotope data derived from Leona Libby’s Japanese Cedar tree rings does not support the mainstream chronology. Gunnar Heinsohn has proposed that Antiquity ended in a global catastrophes around 930 CE, along … Continue reading →

Facebook cracks down on deepfake videos in lead-up to 2020 US election

Just In - 20 hours ago
Facebook will remove deepfakes and other manipulated videos from its platform, in a move aimed at curbing misinformation ahead of the US presidential election.

Prospector describes eerie scene as he stumbled on missing WA couple's deserted bush camp

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 20 hours ago
A prospector who stumbled across the abandoned campsite of a couple who went missing in remote Western Australia tells an inquest it looked like it had been vacated for days.

'Dog act': Mum flees bushfire on horseback, returns to find home looted — twice

Baz Ruddick And Daniel Doody at Just In - 20 hours ago
A NSW woman's home survived the New Year's Eve bushfires, but not the worst instincts of the thieves who robbed her even as the bush around her house was still smouldering.

Nullarbor remains cut off by bushfires as highway closure drags on for ninth day

Jarrod Lucas at Just In - 20 hours ago
WA's Emergency Services Minister is making no apologies as authorities take an ultra-cautious approach by delaying the reopening of the state's only sealed road into South Australia.

Greens councillor investigated after facilitating climate change protest meetings

Holly Richardson at Just In - 20 hours ago
Brisbane's only Greens councillor, Jonathan Sri, is being investigated by the councillor conduct review panel for allowing climate change protest meetings to take place in his office but he says he would do it again if given the chance.

'Even the moisture in your air conditioner will attract them': Camel cull in APY Lands begins

Isadora Bogle at Just In - 20 hours ago
The first mass cull of feral camels in South Australia's remote APY Lands will start tomorrow, after dry conditions see the pest's numbers dramatically increase in the region.

Fire chief calls out debate around fuel reduction burns as 'an emotional load of rubbish'

Just In - 20 hours ago
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews moves to shut down calls for a massive increase in fuel reduction burns and is backed up by the state's fire chief, who says the debate involves "hysteria".

Is Conflating DRAG QUEENS With Transgenderism A Sex Crime?

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
This New Years Eve presentation with Posie Parker (deplatformed on Twitter) is a belter. Now we know that the transgender-agenda is pure Tavistock we can see they were planning it as far back... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Bloomberg Making Nice to China Pays Off; Highly Profitable Conferences Help Stoke Terminal Business

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Bloomberg goes to some lengths to toady to China. And his commercial motives are much more obvious than Trump's were with Russia.

Laos: West's War on Asian Development

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 20 hours ago
*January 7, 2020* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - At face value, the Financial Times' article, "Laos’s Belt and Road project sparks questions over China ambitions," reads like a politically-motivated attack on infrastructure development in Asia. Because it is. The article's subheading, "High-speed train line in one of Asia’s poorest countries may benefit Beijing more than locals," alone contradicts the correlation between the development of infrastructure and the alleviation of poverty. It also reveals the article as indeed, a politically-motivated attack on China and Asian development cou... more »

Laos: West's War on Asian Development

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 20 hours ago
*January 7, 2020* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - At face value, the Financial Times' article, "Laos’s Belt and Road project sparks questions over China ambitions," reads like a politically-motivated attack on infrastructure development in Asia. Because it is. The article's subheading, "High-speed train line in one of Asia’s poorest countries may benefit Beijing more than locals," alone contradicts the correlation between the development of infrastructure and the alleviation of poverty. It also reveals the article as indeed, a politically-motivated attack on China and Asian development cou... more »

Monetary policy: Better to expect too much than too little

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 20 hours ago
We simultaneously expect too much and too little of monetary policy. It’s better to expect too much. A few months back I argued that it was mistake to use a falling unemployment rate as evidence that monetary policy has been too tight in recent years. Unemployment was also declining in the late 1960s and again […] The post Monetary policy: Better to expect too much than too little appeared first on Econlib.

Can Harvey Weinstein Get A Fair Trial?

TheDarkMan at The Duran - 20 hours ago
American justice is very different from British justice. For one thing, it is much more open; often the police release huge tranches of material about alleged offenders and victims. It is not unusual for photographs of dead bodies, even autopsy photographs to show up relatively shortly on-line, obviously to the distress of the friends and […] More The post Can Harvey Weinstein Get A Fair Trial? appeared first on The Duran.

Awaken Today - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Awaken today from this nightmare of your own making and rejoice in the endless possibilities that await you on your road ahead. Be at peace and be in love and once again sit upon the throne of Light and radiate the Hearts Light out into your worlds of darkness and see the transformations that will occur in yourselves and in others. Live simple lives and know that all will go well for you and those you touch during this dance of life.* *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read more of my poems & quotations, please click on the link below:* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins... more »

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 6th January 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Patriot Humor – Cash and Ash

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
Cash and AshIranProfileHe Didn’tMagic!HelpMark AlexanderGuiltyFoolsAnd All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirtVeteranUnsolved MysteriesCancel CultureSelf DefenseOnce It Gets Started…DisarmedShotFree SpeechSeat KickersNo RoomCartoons Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post

Energy And Environmental Newsletter – January 6th 2020

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
By John Droz, Jr ~ This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz. Greed Energy Economics: The world is investing less in renewable energy Big Green Lobbies to Steal from the Poor and Give to the Rich Climate alarmist banks go carbon-colonialist Video: What the Divestment Movement Doesn’t Understand Falmouth (MA) Turns Climate […]

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