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Despite MSNBC's Best Efforts, Bernie Is Still Surging And Is Now The Front-runner
The latest in a series of amazing polls for Bernie was released by ABC News and the *Washington Post* early this morning. Like every other poll, it shows Bernie soaring and Biden crashing. "Bernie Sanders has soared and Joe Biden’s crashed in national preference for the Democratic nomination for president, while the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary helped to clear some running room for a candidate who’s not yet been on the ballot: Mike Bloomberg. Sanders advanced to 32 percent support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in the latest ABC News/Washington Pos... more »
Barr/Stone Flap, the Assange Case, and the Fraud of the "Rules-Based Order"
Barr/Stone Flap, the Assange Case, and the Fraud of the "Rules-Based Order" Video of Barr/Stone Flap, the Assange Case, and the Fraud of the "Rules-Based Order" The recent cases of Roger Stone and Julian Assange unmask the fraud of the "rule-based order" and fake indignation of democrats and ruling elites. Their order = chaos, and is based on *their* rules, which are only defending a failed paradigm.
Coronavirus: preparing for the economic impact
I had an interesting discussion yesterday with a friend who's a senior buyer for a national hardware store chain (a big one). He told me frankly he doesn't know whether he'll have a job in six months' time, because the impact of the coronavirus epidemic in China may scupper his company. It sources a very large proportion of its products from that country, but its suppliers there - factories and exporters - are closed, and have been for weeks. No-one knows when they'll be open again. The company is finding it very difficult to line up alternative suppliers fast enough to ensure t... more »
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*This Is How Scandinavia Got Great* *This is a rather surprising article to come from the NYT. It argues that Nordic education stresses patriotism and a feeling of solidarity with fellow citizens. It sounds reasonable but Leftists deplore all that* ALMOST EVERYBODY ADMIRES the Nordic model. Countries like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have high economic productivity, high social equality, high social trust and high levels of personal happiness. Progressives say it’s because they have generous welfare states. Some libertarians point out that these countries score high on near... more »
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*Study: CO2 Climate Impact is ‘Effectively Unmeasurable’* A new study (Stallinga, 2020) assesses the climate sensitivity to rising CO2 concentrations is just 0.0014°C per ppm. Dr. Peter Stallinga has published a comprehensive analysis of the Earth’s ‘greenhouse effect.’ He finds an inconsequential role for CO2. Doubling CO2 from 350 to 700 ppm yields warming of less than 0.5°C (500 mK). Feedbacks to warming are likely negative, as adding CO2 may only serve to speed up natural return-to-equilibrium processes. As for absorption-reemission perturbation from CO2, “there is nothing CO2... more »
The Honesty Party
Warning. This may seem slightly off-topic but it's not entirely unrelated to BBC bias and I'm going to say it. Each time we see the last-trio-standing in the Labour leadership cabaret another massive haemorrhage of credibility squirts out; the last vestiges finally oozed out during C 4’s ‘hustings’. “It was devastating in the election campaign to knock on doors and find that many within the Jewish community just didn’t trust us any more.” - @RLong_Bailey Labour leadership candidates are asked to commit to tackling anti-Semitism by a former Labour voter. #C4Debate pic.twitter.com/V... more »
This is our 5,000th post — and we have a $5,000 matching pledge if you can help us for the next 5,000
Nine and a half years ago, Adam Marcus and I had an idea: A blog about retractions. Apparently, we needed to convince ourselves that it was a good idea. Otherwise, why would our first post, on Aug. 3, 2010, be titled “Why write a blog about retractions?” That was post #1. And this, dear reader, … Continue reading This is our 5,000th post — and we have a $5,000 matching pledge if you can help us for the next 5,000
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The Implications Of The Meaning Of “The”
The essay whose primary subject matter is the tiny word “the” is perhaps the most famous essay of the first half of 20th century. I am talking about Bertrand Russell’s essay, “On Denoting,” in which he talks about the philosophical implications of the meaning of the word “the.” First published in the journal *Mind* in 1905, this essay inspired the agenda of the Analytic Philosophy movement in the next 50 years. Much of what Russell says has been refuted, and Analytic Philosophy got mired in unresolvable disputes, but the essay is worth reading. In 1950, P. F. Strawson published the ... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - John Miller takes note of the corporate media's bias against Wet'suwet'en land defenders and others engaged in demonstrations in solidarity. Stuart Trew comments that we shouldn't let demands for convenience override the ongoing need for reconciliation. Paige Raibmon writes about the obvious error in writing Indigenous law out of the "rule of law" for the purpose of delegitimizing land defenders. And Jennifer Ditchburn points out the absurdity of relying on the concept of the rule of law at all as a means of undermining well-recogn... more »
War crimes by the 'exceptional nation'
This is the story about the man under the hood in Iraq being tortured by the US military. Warning: Some viewers may find this content distressing The bit at the end by Hollywood celebrity Ellen DeGeneres was after she caught lots of flak for hanging out with, and declaring her admiration for, George W. Bush who ordered this torture of Iraqi people.
Julian Wright cries in court amid bitter battle with billionaire sister for inheritance
The son of mining magnate Peter Wright breaks down in WA's Supreme Court whilst detailing the bitter dissolution of his relationship with his siblings, billionaire Angela Bennett and the late Michael Wright, who he said refused to speak to him at their father's funeral.
'I did the best I could to survive': Harvey Weinstein's former personal assistant speaks out
Twenty years after signing a non-disclosure statement, Harvey Weinstein's former personal assistant Rowena Chiu speaks out about being sexually assaulted by him.
Father kills mother and three children in suspected murder-suicide
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Hannah Baxter, who was set alight with her three children inside their car in Brisbane, dies in hospital in a suspected domestic violence case which also saw her estranged husband Rowan Baxter die after being found with self-inflicted injuries.
2019-nCoV originated from a laboratory?
Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21799.29601 The 2019-nCoV has caused an epidemic of 28,060 laboratory-confirmed infections in human including 564 deaths in China by February 6, 2020. Two descriptions of the virus published on … Continue reading →
Europe’s Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Reduction Treaty
It seems that in Europe Emmanuel Macron is a lonely voice in attempting to encourage Trump to renew the Arms Reduction Treaty and that his only significant supporter in moving towards dialogue with Russia is Angela Merkel. More The post Europe’s Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Reduction Treaty appeared first on The Duran.
Andrew Yang — Right Message, Wrong Target (Part 2)
The solution for the funding of UBI is very simple, it should be paid out of newly created debt-free money. And when people hear this they cry instinctively “That would cause inflation”. No! Inflation is caused by too much money chasing too few goods. The people at the bottom of society: the underclass, the homeless, […] More The post Andrew Yang — Right Message, Wrong Target (Part 2) appeared first on The Duran.
Vector of the European political agenda is changing: Russia is becoming a necessary partner
One of the main political events of the past week was the Munich Security Conference, which brought together more than 150 heads of state, senior diplomats and prime ministers in the Bavarian capital for an open discussion of burning issues of the current political agenda. A topic important for discussion was the vector of further […] More The post Vector of the European political agenda is changing: Russia is becoming a necessary partner appeared first on The Duran.
It's Rude to Point and Laugh. But Some People Just Ask For It.
In the pages of Salon, where our progressive betters ruminate, Nicole Karlis ponders the *latest fashionable anxiety*. She relates personal experiences of heartache, tears, stress and dehydration that people experienced after a forced separation from...........their water bottles. Says Ms. Karlis: "I have an irrational fear of the water bottle going missing, resulting in suddenly being thirsty and unable to access water. For the record, I did not start using a reusable water bottle *until I moved to the Bay Area* in 2013." Perhaps this is one of those moments when the significa... more »
Stop Calling It 'Wuhan Coronavirus'
*Mari Webel* *Science, Asia* [image: Volunteers in protective suits disinfect a factory with sanitizing equipment, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 18, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS] Names matter more than you think. Stop calling the novel coronavirus outbreak the “Wuhan coronavirus,” and start getting comfortable with “COVID-19.” That’s the World Health Organization’s recommended name for the disease. While identifying a new disease by its place of origin seems intuitive, history demonstrates that doing ... more »
Thought Israel's Air Force Was Powerful? It Now Has A New Launched Ballistic Missile
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Middle East* It's very difficult to intercept. *Key point:* For a country such as Israel with fewer launching platforms, a very fast and hard-to-intercept ballistic weapon — however modest its explosive power — might be just what it needs to hold at risk certain kinds of distant targets. Israel reportedly used in combat for the first time a new kind of fast, long-range missile. According to aviation journalist Babak Taghvaee, on April 13, 2019 Israeli air force warplanes fired, for the first time, at least one Rampage air-launched ballistic missile ... more »
China's Missiles Would Not Be So Powerful Without Ukraine
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Eurasia* This wouldn’t be the first time Ukraine’s ICBM knowhow was possibly exported. *Key Point:* The collapse of the Soviet Union left a lot of unemployed missile engineers. 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 important components of strategic weapons. China has often been particularly keen of this knowledge, acquiring Ukrainian help in designing their first phased-array radar system. Chinese poaching of Ukrainian aeros... more »
The Cybertruck Shows How Tesla Could Dominate the Auto Industry
*Michael D. Mehta* *Economics, * Tesla is at the forefront of cutting-edge automobile design. *Key point: *Imperfect, but revolutionary. With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Tesla’s newest vehicle. The so-called Cybertruck is an angular, stainless steel, all-electric pickup truck that quickly became polarizing. The launch didn’t go very smoothly. The truck’s windows shattered when its lead designer smashed them with a metal ball, causing Tesla founder Elon Musk to curse under his breath. Some love its futuristic look. Others hate it. Ev... more »
The Really Big Lie Crumbles
By Anne Dachel Fourteen years ago, when I was in the early stages of my coverage of autism in the news, I wrote a piece that was published on Scoop.co.nz entitled, The Really Big Lie About Autism. This article referred... more »
Delingpole: Britain’s Floods Have Nothing to Do With Climate Change
By Paul Homewood Boris Johnson’s Greenest Government Evah has come up with a brilliant new excuse to duck its responsibilities for all the floods now swamping parts of Britain: climate change ate our homework. From Hereford to Shrewsbury and South Wales to North Yorkshire, swathes of Britain are underwater thanks to flooding in […]
HSBC Announces Mass Job Cuts, Huge Write-Down, Asset Sales, Halt of Share Buybacks. Warns of Coronavirus Impact on Credit Losses & Revenues in China & Hong Kong
Once storied, now sprawling TBTF HSBC has started a big retrenchment in the face of mounting business woes. Is it the canary in the coal mine?
Green New Dealers not ready to practice what they preach
They preach sacrifice and control, but gorge themselves on Capitalism whenever they can. The post Green New Dealers not ready to practice what they preach appeared first on CFACT.
Chile Already Preparing for Intense Protests in March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The protests of the social movement will gain momentum again in Chile no later than March, according to the latest announcements. The 8M alliance (Coordinadora Feminista 8M - CF8M), together with other organizations, called for a "Feminist March" and announced a "mobilization calendar". Meanwhile, the latest . . . To […] The post Chile Already Preparing for Intense Protests in March appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Dismisses President of INMETRO, Appoints Military Officer Replacement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolsonaro government has just appointed another military officer to an executive post. The president of INMETRO (National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality) Angela Flores Furtado has been dismissed and will be replaced by Colonel Marcos Heleno Guerson de Oliveira Júnior, who has worked on several engineering projects […] The post Bolsonaro Dismisses President of INMETRO, Appoints Military Officer Replacement appeared first on The Rio Times.
Corporate Offices Market Rebounds in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Thursday, February 13th, the 'Webinar SiiLA: Escritório' was held. Giancarlo Nicastro, CEO of SiiLA Brasil discussed with Claudio Hermolin, president of Brasil Brokers, the performance of the corporate office market in Rio de Janeiro. According to the executives, commercial real estate in . . . To read the full […] The post Corporate Offices Market Rebounds in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Minister Marcos Pontes Reportedly Negotiating Terms for Tesla Plant in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to reports in the NSC Total column, the Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, Marcos Pontes, is negotiating with federal Deputy Daniel Freitas the installation of a Tesla plant in Brazil. The Minister and the Deputy did not wish to name the electric vehicle assembly plant, but they […] The post Minister Marcos Pontes Reportedly Negotiating Terms for Tesla Plant in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Casa Geyer Museum in Rio Awarded R$1.2 Million to Become Cultural Center
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Casa Geyer Museum, in Cosme Velho, South Zone of Rio, succeeded in raising R$1.2 million (US$300,000) for the adjustment project to become a cultural center. The information was published in the blog of journalist Lauro Jardim. According to the story, the house was awarded the grant from UNIPAR via […] The post Casa Geyer Museum in Rio Awarded R$1.2 Million to Become Cultural Center appeared first on The Rio Times.
Emigration from Venezuela Slows Down, Number of Returnees Increases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Opinion research institutes in Venezuela and the US news agency Bloomberg, specializing in economic issues, have drawn attention to changes in migration flows into and out of Venezuela. A slight stabilization of the Venezuelan economy, and negative experiences in the migrants' host countries are said to have slowed down emigration. […] The post Emigration from Venezuela Slows Down, Number of Returnees Increases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Commuter Trains Collide in Recife, Leaving 47 Passengers Injured
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two trains from the Recife Metro (Metrorec) crashed at 5:40 AM on Tuesday, February 18th, at the Ipiranga Station, on the line connecting downtown to cities in the Metropolitan Region. The crash left at least 47 passengers injured, who were attended to by the Fire Department and . . . […] The post Commuter Trains Collide in Recife, Leaving 47 Passengers Injured appeared first on The Rio Times.
Female Deputies Discuss Motion to Impeach Jair Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some members of Congress may have finally decided to act following Jair Bolsonaro's latest breach of decorum, when he, on February 18th, sexually insulted journalist Patricia Campos Mello, who is investigating his campaign's fake news scheme; women will be the main players in the proceedings. The leading female deputies and […] The post Female Deputies Discuss Motion to Impeach Jair Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Affirms Guedes Will Remain in Government “Until the Last day”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, stood up for the embattled Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, on Tuesday, February 18th, minimizing the controversial statements he has made in recent weeks. In the President's opinion, Guedes' statements, which had a negative impact, are no more than the Minister's "slip-ups". "If […] The post Bolsonaro Affirms Guedes Will Remain in Government “Until the Last day” appeared first on The Rio Times.
The American Health Care System Costs Four Times More Than Canada’s Single-Payer System (and the Public Option Won’t Help)
The increase in costs was driven in large part due to private insurers' growing role in administering publicly-funded Medicare and Medicaid programs. More than 50% of private insurers' revenue comes from Medicare and Medicaid recipients
Qanon - GAME OVER
If you are read in through Q, you know that behind the proverbial curtain, that the wheels of justice are grinding. Not least though you have been fully informed regarding the extent of the criminality been investigated which objectively, cannot be allowed to pass. Yet that is still us. Everyone else is either oblivious, or bought in on the MSM narrative. Even the arrests of the obviously guilty may have to be done in small doses at first. We have seen a number of essentially process crimes dropped against the known bad actors. All this sets up the more critical charge of ... more »
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
I am slightly optimistic this 15 Feb 2020. The lock down that has taken place on travel has been in effect for some time and the next two weeks should resolve the whole picture. Yet the actual apparent numbers are disturbing, but may well reflect the reaction of the authorities themselves. If the virus were in fact as dangerous as has been claimed, no one in the security system would stick their heads out of their station. Yet here they are chasing after a reporter who is likely infected. The other good news is that if the infection does hit, if opens observable voids in the ... more »
Dr. Francis Boyle Creator Of BioWeapons Act Says Coronavirus Is Biological Warfare Weapon
*[image: Dr Francis Boyle Coronavirus Biological Warfare Weapon]* Now consider something else. Canada and China are in conflict and have been for some time. Recently another voice beside myself came out to state that the Collapse of Nortel around 2000 was a CCP operation to benefit Huawei. Thus we can reasonably understand that the non existent Canadian Mil Intel service knows this and has been acting accordingly. Now understand that CCP espionage in Canada was caught. The perps were then sent home rather than arrested here and held. Why would you do that? Life imprisonme... more »
Before Babel: The Crystal Tongue
This is an important contribution. Let me insert my work on timelines. The crystal tongue is the global antediluvian language used by mankind prior to 12900 BP and the Pleistocene Nonconformity that induced a massive rise in the global sea level and its ultimate retraction. This was triggered by a targeted comet impact on the Northern Ice Cap. This event is described several times in the Kolbrin Bible in particular whose material clearly predates all other known texts and this acts as useful confirmation. The crystal language continued to be used by the family of Noah for... more »
Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, and Pardons Bernie Kerik and Michael Milken
Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by former Senator Obama when he was elected president in 2008.
China Leak: Top Excuse for Locking Uyghurs in Concentration Camps Is ‘Too Many Babies’
It is estimated that three-million people are languishing in more than 1,000 concentration camps across the country. Critics say the brutal camps are part of a genocide plot. Young men are locked up and women in the camps report being sterilized.
US Middle East "Peace Deal" Designed to Perpetuate Conflict
*February 19, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - A deal that is entirely unacceptable to one of its principal parties isn't a deal at all. In the case of the US-proposed "Middle East peace plan" - unsurprisingly endorsed by the US and Israel and few others - everything about it is designed to sabotage peace and perpetuate conflict - perhaps even expand it. The London Guardian in its article, "Palestinians cut ties with Israel and US after rejecting Trump peace plan," would note what are obvious conditions Palestine could not and should not accept: *The blueprint, endorsed by the Israe... more »
Scandal-Ridden OPCW Now Using Twitter’s “Hide Replies” Function
When Twitter first implemented its “hide replies” function last year I published an article warning that it could be used by establishment narrative managers to marginalize dissident voices and diminish the relatively egalitarian nature of the platform. When I wrote it I was imagining the function being used by overt manipulators like cable TV pundits and Washington Post columnists, and think tank operatives like Neera Tanden who vocally supported the implementation of the function.
Book Review ‘Eyes In The Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare’ by Arthur Holland Michel
Arthur Holland Michel, author of ‘Eyes In The Sky’, is one of the co-founders of the Centre for the Study of the Drone at Bard College in New York State. The Centre for the Study of the Drone has done extraordinary work in monitoring the spread in the use of drones, including publication of ‘The Drone Databook’, a detailed country-by-county study of military drone capabilities; a comprehensive study of counter-drone systems; and a weekly round-up of news and developments in the world of drones.
IBM Poured Cold Water on Google's Claim of Quantum Computing Supremacy
*Michael Bradley* *Technology, * Where are we in the wonderful and wild world of quantum computation? On Oct. 23, 2019, Google published a paper in the journal *Nature* entitled “Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor.” The tech giant announced its achievement of a much vaunted goal: quantum supremacy. This perhaps ill-chosen term (coined by physicist John Preskill) is meant to convey the huge speedup that processors based on quantum-mechanical systems are predicted to exhibit, relative to even the fastest classical computers. Google’s benchmark was ac... more »
A Psychologist Explains How Rule Breaking Leaders (Like Trump) Attract People
*Barry Richards* *Politics, World* [image: Reuters] Here's everything you need to know. Many of today’s politicians appear to appeal to the basic human need for safety, presenting their versions of strong leadership as the best hope for order and safety in a fearful world of growing instability and risk. Much evidence confirms that this appeal is certainly an important factor in the political landscape. But alongside this, other psychological dynamics are currently influential in a number of Western democracies – particularly in attracting people to support populist leaders an... more »
The Navy Has A Problem: Too Many Enemies And Not Enough Cruise Missiles
*David Axe* *Security, * Modernization may not happen fast enough. *Key point: *The Navy wants to modernize 90 missiles per annual budget cycle. Realistically, that means the fleet could get around 1,400 Block Vs through the mid-2030s. The U.S. Navy plans to upgrade a whole lot of Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles. Potentially more than a thousand of them. The rest, the service wants to dismantle. The result would be a much more capable, but potentially much smaller, U.S. cruise-missile arsenal. Capt. John Red, the Navy’s Tomahawk program manager, detailed the plan at the 20... more »
How the Coronavirus Creeps into a City
*Roger Keil, Creighton Connolly, S. Harris Ali* *Health, Asia* [image: Reuters] The COVID-19 outbreak began in a market at the edge of Wuhan, China. Emerging infectious disease has much to do with how and where we live. The ongoing coronavirus is an example of the close relationships between urban development and new or re-emerging infectious diseases. Like the SARS pandemic of 2003, the connections between accelerated urbanization, more far-reaching and faster means of transportation, and less distance between urban life and non-human nature due to continued growth at the city... more »
China Is Rapidly Closing The Naval Gap With Japan
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* What does this mean for Asia? And America? *Key point:* The Japanese Navy's ability to rapidly sortie the fleet with virtually no notice was perhaps the true test of the MSDF’s professionalism and efficiency. The best navy in Asia has a total of 114 warships and 45,800 volunteer personnel. It has a large fleet of fast, powerful destroyers, thoroughly modern diesel-electric attack submarines, and amphibious ships that can haul tanks and other ground forces. It can hunt submarines, square off against invasion fleets, and shoot down enemy ballistic ... more »
Could Smartphone Be the Cause of a 'Mental Health Crisis' Among Teens?
*Jean Twenge* *Public Health, Americas* The spread of smartphones and digital media like social media, texting and gaming could be a big factor. The first signs of a problem started to emerge around 2014: More young people said they felt overwhelmed and depressed. College counseling centers reported sharp increases in the number of students seeking treatment for mental health issues. Even as studies were showing increases in symptoms of depression and in suicide among adolescents since 2010, some researchers called the concerns overblown and claimed there simply isn’t enough go... more »
World War II Fact: Americans And Nazis Joined Forces For A Single Bloody Battle
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* How could this occur? *Key point:* The relief forces captured over a hundred SS prisoners. By that evening, the French prisoners were being driven to Paris. Nazi Germany surrendered three days later on May 8. In 1943, Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS and an all-around monster, decided it would be a good idea to take the top members of France’s political and cultural elite and imprison them in a medieval castle in Austria. That sentence alone should tell you that the Nazis’ predilection for acts of Hollywood villainy was deep-seated and i... more »
Could Donald Trump Solve the Kashmir Issue?
*Saloni Kapur* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The disputes over the line of control that separates Indian- and Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir, and the Durand Line separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, are remnants of the decolonization process. Before a recent meeting in Davos with Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, Donald Trump reiterated his offer to help mediate over the issue of Kashmir. It’s been six months since India revoked the special constitutional status for the disputed territory of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and put the state on lockdown. Wh... more »
Hackers May Have Found A Way To Ground America's Air Force
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* The F-15 was found to be at risk, are others? *Key point:* Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities that we don't know exist. A team of hackers in early August 2019 gained access to an F-15 fighter in an eye-opening U.S. military test. The successful hack underscores U.S. forces’ vulnerability to electronic intrusion. “It was the first time outside researchers were allowed physical access to the critical F-15 system to search for weaknesses,” reporter Joseph Marks wrote for *The Washington Post*. From the article: And after two long days, the s... more »
Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On February 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. prohibits extradition for a “political offense.”... Read more »
Life Is A Union Of Pain And Pleasure ‒ A Quotation by Mathew Naismith
*Life is a union of pain and pleasure* *Wisdom is the embracement of this union as a whole.* Written by Mathew Naismith *To read more of Mats writings, please click on the link provided below.* *https://freedomimmunity.blogspot.com/2020/*
Can Indian Farmers Adapt to Water Loss?
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
Feb 18 (IPS) - Over the last few decades, groundwater has become the major source of irrigation for Indian agriculture. Pumped by millions of privately-owned tube-wells, it contributes 60 percent of the water used for irrigation, having grown by 105 percent since the 1970s. Read the full story, “Can Indian Farmers Adapt to Water Loss?”, on globalissues.org →
Rio’s Secret Underground Carnival: the Bate-Bolas
[image: Brazil,There are an estimated 400 to 700 Bate bola groups performing in this year's four-day Carnival festivities.] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Away from the limelight, media coverage and swarm of foreign tourists who descend on Rio de Janeiro during this time of year, a different sort of festival will take over the suburbs for four days starting Saturday (February 22nd). Dressed in satin gowns, the Bate-Bola groups, revered by thousands, are […] The post Rio’s Secret Underground Carnival: the Bate-Bolas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Banks With Over 500,000 Accounts Required to Adopt Instant Payment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Financial institutions with over 500,000 active accounts will be required to offer the instant payment system to their clients, which will be introduced in November. The decision was announced in a circular letter issued yesterday, February 18th, by the Central Bank (CB). This requirement includes cash deposit accounts, savings deposit […] The post Brazilian Banks With Over 500,000 Accounts Required to Adopt Instant Payment appeared first on The Rio Times.
Jair Bolsonaro Criticized After Sexual Innuendo Against Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro stooped down another level in his aggressive discourse, and this time struck two targets: the press and women. On Tuesday morning, the president insulted the Folha de S.Paulo reporter, Patricia Campos Mello, using ironical sexual innuendo. "She [the reporter] wanted a scoop [an exclusive, in journalistic jargon]. She […] The post Jair Bolsonaro Criticized After Sexual Innuendo Against Reporter appeared first on The Rio Times.
SPQR
*primus pilus* The Primus pilus or Primipilus was the senior centurion of the first cohort in a Roman legion. The origin of the name is ancient. In early republican armies, he was the commander of the first manipol of third line (triarii) A common, but wrong translation of "primus pilus" is "first spear", however a much more accurate translation would be "first pillar" since the word "pilus", sometimes confused with "pilum" or javelin, is a specific term to indicate the weapon of the triarii (a spear, not a javelin). The Primus Pilus, centurion of the First Century of the First Coho... more »
Philippine Junking of Military Alliance with U.S. May Cause Domino Effect
The scrapping by the Philippines of a military partnership with the US occurs with rather embarrassing timing for Washington, as it seeks to rally its allies to adopt America’s hostile line towards China. by Finian Cunningham | RT Evidently, the Southeast Asian nation has decided it doesn’t need Washington’s presumed military ‘protection’ and is confident … Continue reading Philippine Junking of Military Alliance with U.S. May Cause Domino Effect →
Forensic experts behind Claremont DNA breakthrough also examined Gerard Ross killing
British forensic experts who helped make a DNA breakthrough in the Claremont serial killings investigation linking the crimes to Bradley Edwards were also asked to investigate the cold-case murder of a Perth schoolboy.
Former counsellor at St Kevin's College alleges she was demoted after raising concerns about sexual misconduct
The Catholic boys school at the centre of a grooming scandal is facing fresh allegations it mishandled concerns of inappropriate sexual conduct by a teacher towards a student.
Young adult dies from meningococcal disease as W strain appears again
A young adult dies from meningococcal disease in Western Australia after contracting the W serogroup strain, the WA Health Department reports.
Australian paedophiles set to be in sights of nation's foreign spy agency
Australia's premier foreign cyber intelligence agency would be enlisted to help track down online paedophiles, terrorists and other serious criminals under a proposal being developed by the Federal Government.
'She completely vanished': Disappearance of Goldfields woman baffles authorities for decades
It was meant to be a regular walk home for Kate Haythornthwaite but what happened next has baffled authorities and tormented her loved ones for decades.
Fleas and ticks may be creating new sub-species of shingleback lizards
An international study led by Flinders University is to investigate whether parasites can create subspecies of sleepy lizards and cause them to have difficulty recognising one another.
Miner's body not found for hours after he was mistakenly sent to deadly 'goaf', inquest hears
A coronial inquest has heard that workers at a Queensland mine suspected that a sensor that alerted them to a deadly gas leak may have been faulty.
Failings of 'well-intentioned' officers laid out in Bourke Street police report
The police officers who chased James Gargasoulas in the hours before he went on a murderous rampage treated the pursuit as a "routine investigation" and failed to consider what would happen if they couldn't catch up to the now-convicted killer, a stinging internal review finds.
Solar-powered plane could stay aloft for a year, defence giant says
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Days after a solar-powered military aircraft completed its maiden flight above the SA outback, a local aviation company says it is set to become the country's first manufacturer of electric aeroplanes.
King penguin usually seen en route to Antarctica spotted on Tassie mainland
Another "quite fat" king penguin is spotted on the Tasmanian mainland, with one wildlife officer calling the sighting especially rare "unless you're on a tourist ship going to Antarctica", although no cause for concern.
Coates reignites stoush at the top of Australian sport
AOC president John Coates and ASC chairman John Wylie have a long history of disagreements. Now Mr Coates has brought new fuel to the fire.
Anita has lived in this small coastal town for 15 years. Her home just sold like a 'hot potato'
This town of St Helen's on Tasmania's east coast has long been an idyllic, sleepy holiday spot, but property prices in the region have gone up 20 per cent in just two years.
Father and three children dead after car allegedly set alight in Brisbane
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Rowan Baxter and his three children — all aged under 10 — die after the car they were in was allegedly set on fire in Raven Street, Camp Hill this morning.
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