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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.

Sunday, February 2, 2020

2 February - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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President Trump Superbowl Full Interview With Sean Hannity…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Fox News broadcasts a pre-Superbowl interview with President Trump. Sean Hannity notes the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, SoU Speech Tuesday and 4:00pm senate vote on impeachment Wednesday, then asks if President Trump considered a delay in the State of the … Continue reading →

Can you trust a stranger? Meet the shop putting that question to the test

Rhiannon Stevens at Just In - 6 hours ago
One town's volunteer shortage has led to a unique shopping concept where customers are trusted to take what they want and pay when they can.

Live: The Chiefs take on the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV

Simon Smale at Just In - 6 hours ago
One of the biggest days on the global sporting calendar is here as the Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Follow all the action and entertainment in our live blog.

Scientists call for end to political 'smokescreen' when it comes to climate change

Just In - 6 hours ago
Hundreds of scientists despairing over the deadly bushfire season sign an open letter to Australia's leaders calling on them to abandon partisan politics and take action on climate change.

SA Speaker has 'no formal power' against colleague accused of inappropriate behaviour

Stacey Lee at Just In - 6 hours ago
A letter from SA Speaker Vincent Tarzia also reveals Liberal MP Sam Duluk's behaviour at a Liberal Party Christmas function is being investigated.

Barnaby Joyce to challenge Michael McCormack for Nationals top job if spill declared

Brett Worthington at Just In - 6 hours ago
The former deputy prime minister confirms to the ABC that he will seek to return to the Nationals leadership if both leader and deputy positions are spilled when the party meets to replace Bridget McKenzie.

Djokovic defends 'nice, friendly touch' on umpire's shoe, but hefty fine still looms

Just In - 6 hours ago
Novak Djokovic could be in strife for his tapping on the shoe of chair umpire Damien Dumusois during the Australian Open final, but the champion is defending his actions.

Australian Open venue to be renamed in honour of former premier John Cain

Just In - 6 hours ago
It was former Victorian premier John Cain's dream to establish a national tennis centre in Melbourne. Now Melbourne Arena will be renamed in his honour to recognise his work to help the Australian Open become the major national event it is today.

Tears, nervousness as Australians endure long wait to take off from Wuhan

Tracey Shelton And Bill Birtles at Just In - 6 hours ago
Almost 300 Australians leave the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan on a chartered Qantas evacuation flight that is taking them to Christmas Island via Western Australia.

On TikTok, Aussies are winning fans by being a pretend boyfriend

Ariel Bogle at Just In - 6 hours ago
You may never meet him, but Harvey Petito can still drive you to the beach.

What do voters in the NT's upcoming by-election care about?

Felicity James at Just In - 6 hours ago
Candidates for the upcoming Johnston by-election, triggered by the resignation of local Labor member Ken Vowles, begin their pitches.

Live: NSW Now: Driver allegedly blows 0.324 with child in car, Red Cross doubles bushfire grants

Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *A woman is charged after allegedly blowing 0.324 with a child in the car, while the Red Cross announces its bushfire relief grants will increase to $20,000 for people whose homes were destroyed.

FOX: Man Forced to Take Unlabeled Pills on SW Airlines Flight According to Witnesses. He Did Not Have the Coronavirus

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Citing an “abundance of caution,” Southwest Airlines and health officials on Saturday escorted a passenger off a plane at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after learning the person recently traveled to China and was showing flu-like symptoms. The airline confirmed in an email that medical personnel met the plane when it landed in Baltimore, saying: […] The post FOX: Man Forced to Take Unlabeled Pills on SW Airlines Flight According to Witnesses. He Did Not Have the Coronavirus appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Fate of Xolobeni Would Be the Fate Of Us All

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
Since 1996, activists in Xolobeni, a coastal region in South Africa, have been fighting a foreign mining conglomerate that learned that their ancestral lands happen to be rich in titanium. The anti-mining activists of Xolobeni, who have lost many comrades to hit squads, continue to struggle against this foreign company and its partners in the South African government. Given that their land is located in a global biodiversity hotspot, their struggle is the struggle of us all: it is the fight for water, soil, food, and air.

Mike Moore, 1949-2020

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
On Labour: "It was Nye Bevan ... who said that Labour used to be the cream of the working class. Now it is an intellectual spittoon for the middle class." ~ from his valedictory speech, 1999 "We're full now of people with [an] upper-class nature, [from] private schools, who now lecture to us [working-class people] about what we should do. I find that very funny." ~ from the 2017 interview for *The Ninth Floor* "How many of those people on *Country Calendar *do you think vote Labour now? ... Because we’re not seen to be on the side of those who are strivers. I do think we’ve go... more »

On Blairite Obsolescence

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Only one group of people can stir the passions among the self-styled hard heads and master strategists of the Labour right. If you said the Tories, the you'll have to try again: it's the left. Over the last four years their wrecking antics and scorched earth sectarianism yielded not one scintilla of policy, or rumour of an alternative to Corbynism. Which helps explain why Jess Phillips, the failed standard bearer of the of the right at this leadership election, had nothing to talk about except herself before her campaign collapsed like a souffle. Now Jess has sailed off to spend mor... more »

Daniel Hannan interview on Happy Brexit Day Jan. 31!

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
United Kingdom and Celebrate Brexit . . Glenn Beck speaks with Daniel Hannan on the Exit of Brexit. Great interview — notice he knows more about our exit from England better than 75 percent of the US citizenship. . Wow! –Uriel–

Tell Me Again Who Should Be Impeached for Ukranian Collusion

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
Today we discover the year-old tale of yet another lying liar on the Democrat Party’s House Judiciary Committee. Besides the impeccable Adam Schiff and the super-respectable Jerrold Nadler, we find that Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) is married to an attorney, Robert Powell … who while retained by Ukranian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, took some $700,000 in “fees” over ten years. Most of these funds changed hands in the two years leading up to Debbie Hyphen’s election to the House. Well, knock me over with a feather: Who’d of thunk such a thing could happen. Surely this is mere coinciden... more »

America is Making a Bad Bet on India

Arif Rafiq at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Arif Rafiq* *Security, Asia* America is dangerously emboldening India’s Hindu nationalist government as it nears the point of no return. Modi, whose term ends in 2024, could be succeeded by someone far more extreme. The cultivation of India as a strategic bulwark against a rising China has been a core feature of the Asia policy of successive U.S. administrations. New Delhi, some believed, served as a natural counterweight to Beijing. Like China, it had a billion-plus population, a fast-growing economy, and a large military, but it was also regarded as a liberal democracy that ... more »

Promises Kept: The Trump Administration Has Paved the Way for Promoting the Culture of Life

Stefano Gennarini, Grace Melton at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Stefano Gennarini, Grace Melton* *Religion, Americas* [image: Reuters] Despite recent unprecedented attention to pro-life concerns, international policy on abortion remains mostly unchanged, largely because the pro-abortion European Union virtually controls UN social policy. The Trump administration has elevated pro-life diplomacy to new highs and has created new pro-life expectations for all U.S. administrations going forward, illustrated by President Donald Trump’s historic participation at the March for Life and proclamation for a National Sanctity of Human Life Day. But des... more »

Party Crasher Wanted: Why America Needs an Outsider to Change the Outcome of the Next Election

Daniel L. Davis at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] A quality man or woman who owes no allegiance to either party will have profound advantages over either Trump or the Democratic nominee. Heading into the 2016 presidential election, American voters were faced with the stark choice between two major party candidates that had historic negative ratings, forcing Americans to select the least bad option. Election 2020 is likely to again lead voters to choose the least offensive option, especially based on the extreme animosity generated during impeachment. The only way to avoid... more »

Here's the Problem With Making Everyone Microchip Their Pet Cat

Daniel Allen at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Daniel Allen* *Politics, Europe* [image: By Dogbert420 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69092958] Does it even work? When dog microchipping became a legal requirement in England and Wales in April 2016, calls to extend the law to other pets were rejected. However, compulsory microchipping is now back on the political agenda. From October 2020 it will be mandatory for all owners to microchip their horses, ponies and donkeys and register their details on a centralised database . The government launched a consultation in October 2019 on whe... more »

History Tells Us That Generals Are Only As Good As The Men And Women Who Follow Them

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * General Omar Bradley proved a capable subordinate to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Allied supreme commander in Europe. Great commanders need great subordinates. In the campaigns in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was ably served by a number of extraordinary officers, including Mark W. Clark, George S. Patton Jr., and Omar Bradley. Each of Ike’s subordinates contributed mightily to Allied victory, but in the final analysis it was the unheralded Bradley who proved to be Ike’s indispensible lieu... more »

Massive EDM Hits

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 7 hours ago
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Coronavirus Mysteriously has HIV Glycoprotein Inserts not Present in any other known Coronavirus

Admin at Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
Folks, this coronavirus epidemic is getting more interesting and possibly scary. In this just published research, investigators found that that “spikes” exist in this strain not present in any other known coronavirus. Furthermore, these inserts are the same as certain glycoproteins in the HIV-1 virus. The authors state this is “unlikely to be fortuitous.” I am NOT a virologist. I am a clinician, and I humbly but honestly believe that I have far better clinical answers for problems like this than most all of conventional medicine combined. I want to follow this trail as it suggests ... more »

Sunday Talks: Steve Bannon Discusses “The Crime of the Century”, the “Soft Coup”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Steve Bannon appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss ongoing political events. At the beginning of the interview Bannon focuses exactly on the issue that is paramount to the American population but is being avoided by politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham … Continue reading →

Sunday Talks: Lindsey Graham Discusses Impeachment ‘Next Steps’ With Maria Bartiromo…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the impeachment proceedings, the likely continuance of resistance investigative efforts, and Graham’s role in any Senate proceedings. Despite never having a single investigative hearing since … Continue reading →

Coronavirus Upends Travel Within and Outside of China

Mitchell Blatt at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Mitchell Blatt* *Coronavirus, Asia* Unreal scenes: Passengers entering the security line at Nanjing Lukou International Airport present their tickets to security officers in full white pandemic suits. NANJING, CHINA - Passengers entering the security line at Nanjing Lukou International Airport present their tickets to security officers in full white pandemic suits. Those taking international flights must fill out health declarations. Everyone who enters the concourse must have their health checked. The airport is calm and uncrowded as a worker walks by spraying disinfectant fr... more »

Canada Wanted A Lighter Rifle, But What It Made Was A Total Failure

Matthew Moss at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Matthew Moss* *Technology, * Carbines proved better for overburdened troops in World War II. In 1943, Canada’s Long Branch Arsenal began developing a lightweight version of the Rifle №4 that, at six pounds and 10 ounces, was three pounds lighter than the standard №4. The need for a lighter firearm was obvious in the late stages of World War II. But the Long Branch Lightweight Rifle, as Long Branch’s new weapon was known, couldn’t compete with the reliable carbines that ultimately met the demand. Long Branch saved a significant amount of weight by lightening the Rifle №4’s rece... more »

Is The Royal Navy The Solution For America's Aircraft Carrier Troubles?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Leasing might be the answer. *Key point: *This idea has numerous historical precedents. Can it work? Would President Trump embrace it? We have a few ideas thanks to one top expert. To offset a shrinking defense budget, the British military is considering whether to lease a carrier to the Americans, according to British media. The instigator of the scheme? The British Army, which considers carriers to be expensive floating targets. So if the budget demands sacrifices, let it fall on the Royal Navy. “The army hates aircraft carriers, which they have a... more »

Pakistan plans to ink dual citizenship deal with Turkey

jezail.org at The Duran - 7 hours ago
02/02/20 – WEll,well,well. Is this a way to get around US Congressional restrictions on “aid” to Pakistan by circumventing end use restrictions for helicopter engines and things like that? “Shah also welcomed the establishment of mutual training programs and the upgrading of law enforcement equipment with Turkey.” click here jezail.org on the web and jezail.org […] More The post Pakistan plans to ink dual citizenship deal with Turkey appeared first on The Duran.

Would You Vote For Anyone-No-Matter-Who Against Trump? What About Republican-Pretending-To-Be-A-Democrat Michael Bloomberg?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Did you get inundated with requests for contributions on Friday? The DCCC and DSCC-- and the lame consultants they work with-- encourage their candidates to flood everyone's mailboxes with desperate, hollow pleas for donations for the bullshit "end of the month deadline." It used to be all about the end of the quarter deadline. Soon it will be about the end of the week deadline and eventually the end of the day deadline. Coincidentally, the final reports have come in with the end of the quarter FEC filings. Let's talk a look at the FEC reports filed for each candidate vying for th... more »

China Coronavirus Watch: Transmission Methods, Travel, Potential Mutation, AIDS Connection Debunked

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 8 hours ago
Would the United States, faced with a similar challenge, do better than China?

Sean Hannity Previews his Pre-Game Interview With President Trump: “Mini-Mike” on a Box…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Sean Hannity has a pre-Superbowl interview with President Trump taped and scheduled to air before the big game. Hannity gave a little preview of the interview this morning: . President Trump hits “mini-Mike”. President Trump can see the DNC game. … Continue reading →

Look – Headline: “New South Carolina Poll is a Disaster for Joe Biden”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Yesterday we shared: “The Biden Purpose if Finished, Watch How Fast He Plummets“, the reasoning is simple. The Zelensky election was April 21st, 2019. Joe Biden announces his run for office April 25th, 2019. Impeachment 1.0 collapses with Robert Mueller … Continue reading →

Farage last speech on Brexit – thumbs nose and waves patriotic flag at EU

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
United Kingdom kicks up their heels and waves their patriotic nationalism thanks to last Farage speech. WAY TO GO Farage! . . Bwahahahahahahah –Uriel–

Did Chief Justice unintentionally confirm something by denying Sen. Paul question

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
Chief Justice Roberts refused to address a question that known rebel Senator Rand Paul wanted asked of Rep. Schiff and House Managers. Did he unintentionally manage to name the Whistleblower? We wouldn’t have an idea…except that Sen. Paul released the question to the public after the session. Note: Having the General Public know the name of a whistleblower is dangerous and can be life threatening for the person. That said having the information about the background researched that corroborates or denys the unbiased, nonpolitical, truthful and first-hand knowledge by either the IG or... more »

Jihadists attacked Russia’s main base in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The commander of the Russian Reconciliation Center, Major-General Yuri Borenkov, announced that the jihadist forces launched drones towards the Hmeimim Base in western Syria last night. READ ALSO: Russia strengthens main base in Syria after several jihadist attacks – video “At approximately 23:00 on the evening of February 1, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army tours strategic Aleppo town captured last week: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was seen patrolling the area near Khan Tuman, in the vicinity of southern Aleppo, Friday, after it had been recaptured. READ ALSO: Syrian Army surrounds Turkish military post and ex-jihadist base in southern Idlib – video The SAA soldiers can be seen walking through the streets, with debris from destroyed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Japanese warship heads to Middle East: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
JMSDF Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami DD-110 has left Yokosuka Base and is heading toward the Middle East, according to an order from the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF), the 47News media outlet said Sunday. READ ALSO: IRGC commander warns Israel against naval presence in Persian Gulf ​According to the media report, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese protest against Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ at US embassy

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassy in Beit Aoukar on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” peace plan. According to reports from the area, the protest took place in front of the main checkpoint to the embassy. The Lebanese General […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces release video showing dozens of destroyed enemy vehicles in northern Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces launched a big offensive last weekend to capture several important areas in northern Yemen, including the Nihm District of eastern Yemen. READ ALSO: Ansarallah forces capture important sites in northern Yemen amid massive offensive This offensive would prove incredibly successful for the Ansarallah forces, as they were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Solar farm output creates challenges for Vic, NSW remote power grid stability

Christopher Testa at Just In - 9 hours ago
The energy market operator says the scale and pace of solar in remote areas is presenting technical issues affecting the power grid's performance and stability.

Farmers could be waiting a year to fully fence their properties

Lucas Forbes at Just In - 9 hours ago
The timber industry is scrambling to meet a surge in demand for wooden fence posts as farmers try to rebuild from disaster.

'The scale is immense and the scars run deep': Q+A host Hamish Macdonald on covering the NSW bushfires

Natasha Johnson at Just In - 9 hours ago
Hamish Macdonald was holidaying on the NSW south coast when the New Year's Eve bushfires flared. He switched into reporting mode and began covering a disaster he says has become more personal than any he has covered in his career.

Interest rate cuts are far more likely when you add a global coronavirus outbreak into the mix

Ian Verrender at Just In - 9 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to hit our national income and tip the economy into a period of contraction, possibly even recession, writes Ian Verrender.

How does Djokovic's latest achievement shape the big three battle for dominance?

Richard Hinds at Just In - 9 hours ago
Novak Djokovic has again showed you don't just have to play well to challenge him — you have to suffer. And even that might not be enough, writes Richard Hinds.

Is it Barnaby's time again? There's no easy answer for the Nationals' leadership woes

Lucy Barbour at Just In - 9 hours ago
Bridget McKenzie's resignation is the latest mess in a string for the Nationals over the past few years, and the biggest test now is whether the party can clean itself up and unite, writes Lucy Barbour.

Novak Djokovic reveals how close he came to losing Australian Open final to Dominic Thiem

Luke Pentony at Just In - 9 hours ago
Down two sets to one and facing a break point against Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic knew he could have been staring at defeat in the Australian Open final before somehow finding a way to win his eighth title.

UK police shoot man after terrorism-related stabbing attack

Just In - 9 hours ago
British police kill a man during a "terror-related" incident in which two people are stabbed on a high street in London's south.

Alan Dershowitz as a messenger

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 9 hours ago
It is a cliche that it is often easier to slay messengers whose messages we find repugnant than to address who is sending the messages in the first place. So it is, I think, in some very real way with Alan Dershowitz, who is the subject of much ridicule and opprobrium for his defense of Donald Trump. Don't get me wrong: I have denounced Dershowitz's substantive arguments as "preposterous" and have signed a marvelous letter drafted by Georgetown Prof. John Mikhail demonstrating exactly why they fail. But that is, in some way, beside the point with regard to understanding the criti... more »

Problem: Are Humans Creative Enough To Solve the Climate Crisis?

John Quiggin at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*John Quiggin* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YQE9YOSRF&share=true] There is growing evidence that Earth’s systems are heading towards climate “tipping points” beyond which change becomes abrupt and unstoppable. There is growing evidence that Earth’s systems are heading towards climate “tipping points” beyond which change becomes abrupt and unstoppable. But another tipping point is already being crossed - humanity’s capacity to adapt to a warmer world. This season’s uncontrollable bushfires overwhelmed the nation. ... more »

Russia Is Building Their Own AR-15. Is It Any Good?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * How will it compare? *Key point: *This is a smart move on Russia's part for various reasons. However, questions remain. Here are a few answers we hope can shed some light on this new weapon/ A Russian arms maker has developed a Russian-ized version of America’s AR-15 rifle. Promtekhnologiya LLC, which produces ORSIS-brand rifles and carbines, has redid the AR-15 (known as the M16 in the U.S. military) with a heaver 7.62-mm round used by Russian weapons such as the AK-47 rifle and RPK machine gun. “The analogue of the American AR-15 rifle was tested... more »

Weird but Cool: How the Navy Used Crazy Hydrofoil Warships During the Vietnam War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By PH1 Jeff Hilton, USN - U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-86-03484, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1629787] Superfast. Hydrofoil boat technology was first tested during Operation Market Time in the Vietnam War. This technology, invented in the early 1900s, had never been applied to combat vessels until the U.S. Navy (USN) deployed two preliminary hydrofoil models during Vietnam. The success of the newly developed hydrofoils USS *Tucumcari* and USS *Flagstaff* elongated USN investments in hyd... more »

The Haters Can Keep Hating: Soda Taxes Can Make Your Health Better

Gary Sacks at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Gary Sacks* *Politics, Australia* [image: Pepsi soda is shown on display in Compton, California, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake] Government can help, here. This year’s Australian of the Year, Dr James Muecke, is an eye specialist with a clear vision. He wants to change the way the world looks at sugar and the debilitating consequences of diabetes, which include blindness. Muecke is pushing for Scott Morrison’s government to enact a tax on sugary drinks to help make that a reality. Such a tax would increase the price of soft drinks, juices and other sugary drinks by ... more »

Conflicts Between Protesters And Sadrists Over Their Return And New Interim Premier

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
Protesters in Basra against PM designate Allawi (Al Mirbad) The naming of former Communications Minister Mohammed Allawi as the designate premier and the return of the Sadrists to the protest squares has led to new conflicts. First, Mohammed Allawi was officially named as the designate prime minister on February 1. He called for a continuation of the protests to keep the pressure on the ruling parties to carry out reforms, and promised to hold those responsible for the deaths of demonstrators accountable. He was not well received by the street however as every major city in the sou... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 2

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
1970 Iraq went to UN over Shah placing troops on border after coup he backed vs Pres Bakr failed 1987 Iran Op Karbala 5 withdrew from bridgehead on Iraqi Fish Lake defensive line in Basra (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 3: Iraq’s Triumph*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq ... more »

The Mexican-American War and Constitutional War Powers

MWaxman at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
A map depicting the summary of operations in the Mexican-American War, 1846-1847. On this day in 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending a two-year war. The treaty set the southern Texas border at the Rio Grande and ceded Mexico’s northern provinces (which now include California and large parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Colorado) to the United States in return for $15 million. In July of that year, the Senate approved the treaty’s ratification. In discussions of constitutional war powers, it’s the *start* of the Mexican-Ame... more »

IS THIS PEAK TRUMP?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
Some perspective: [Liberals'] hand-wringing about their structural disadvantages ignores the advantages that Trump keeps giving them — the fact that in the best economy in 20 years he can’t stop making people hate him, can’t stop missing opportunities to expand his base, can’t stop forcing vulnerable Republicans to kiss his ring and thereby weaken their own prospects. Impeachment has only extended this pattern, with Republicans voting to shorten the trial even when it makes them look like lackeys, and too cowed in many cases to even take the acquit-but-still-condemn approach that D... more »

Climate Delusion: Washington Post Claims More Plant Growth Is Bad

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: From the team at CFACT ~ Is it better or worse to have a global climate that benefits plant growth? The obvious answer would be, better. However, now that it is has been shown that global warming benefits plant growth, climate activists and their media allies want us…

More climate delusion: Plant life near Mt. Everest is bad

CFACT at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Maybe more plant life will cause more snow melt, maybe more plant life will cause less snow melt, and maybe more plant life will not impact snow melt rates at all, whatever it is it's bad and your fault. The post More climate delusion: Plant life near Mt. Everest is bad appeared first on CFACT.

COLDTYPE Issue 199 February 2020 – is now online

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
2 February 2020 — Coldtype Download and read all issues of ColdType – free of charge at www.coldtype.net/reader.html —————- BREXIT IS HERE and we lead this issue with what should – but won’t – be our final words on the matter, from Matt Carr, who looks at the ‘imperial nostalgia’ that drove Boris Johnson and his chums to Britain’s … Continue reading COLDTYPE Issue 199 February 2020 – is now online

Packed Airbus skids off runway in Iran amid heavy snowfall

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
A packed Airbus A319, operated by Iran’s flag carrier, failed to land safely at Kermanshah Airport in western Iran, ending up in the middle of a snow-covered field after “running out of runway.” 1 Feb 2020 – The governor of Kermanshah told IRNA that the A319, with 110 aboard, had landed “without any problems,” but ... Read more Packed Airbus skids off runway in Iran amid heavy snowfall The post Packed Airbus skids off runway in Iran amid heavy snowfall appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Iraq's Assyrians Flee in the Face of Lawlessness and Sectarianism

An Iraqi police officer guards Baghdad's Chaldean Catholic Virgin Mary Church.With armed police outside and CCTV cameras within, St Joseph's Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad does its best to protect its worshippers from the dangers of modern-day Iraq.

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