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What’s in H.R. 6172, the House’s Compromise FISA Reform Bill?
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019. (Gage Skidmore/https://flic.kr/p/2g8vr5o/CC BY-SA 2.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) The House of Representatives today passed, on a 278-136 vote, a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize certain intelligence-related authorities that are set to expire on Mar. 15 as well as make substantive changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and a number of related laws. The bill builds off an earlier bill i... more »
Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates -- March 11, 2020
*Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates -- March 11, 2020* Live: World battles coronavirus -- BBC The Latest: India suspends some visas over coronavirus -- AP Coronavirus live updates: WHO declares Covid-19 a pandemic while Italy death toll jumps by 196 -- The Guardian Coronavirus latest: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic -- DW Coronavirus update: New cases reported across Australia, cruise passengers quarantined in Cambodia, UK health minister tests positive -- ABC News Online Coronavirus latest: China’s imported cases rise as Italy reports deadliest day -- SCMP WHO d... more »
Live: Trump prepares to address the nation amid worsening coronavirus outbreak
US President Donald Trump will deliver a rare address to the nation in the coming hours, as the world reacts to the worsening coronavirus outbreak. Follow our live blog for all the latest.
Matildas overcome disjointed performance and stadium power outage to qualify for Tokyo 2020
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Australia's passage to the women's football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics was confirmed with an unconvincing second-leg win over Vietnam.
'In his bones': Country kid dances his way into prestigious city ballet school
Daley Catip's mum says she picked up on his love for dance when he was a toddler. Now the teenager from Emerald in Queensland has set his sights on a prestigious city ballet school.
Should you be selling your shares or is now the time to buy? We ask the experts
It's truly gut-wrenching to see thousands wiped off your investments or your super. But is now the time to sell or are there actually some opportunities to buy?
About 1.5 million people in NSW will contract coronavirus, state's Chief Medical Officer warns
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant says New South Wales is "nowhere near the peak" with about 1.5 million people expected to contract coronavirus.
Australian shares plunge further on Trump European travel ban
The Australian share market plunges nearly 8 per cent after US President Donald Trump announces a ban on travellers from Europe because of the spread of the coronavirus.
Why sport matters in the time of coronavirus
The threat of coronavirus is going to affect Australian sport at some point, which means we need to take advantage of what we currently have, while we can, writes David Mark.
The 'eye tooth bird' is a completely new dinosaur species
The tiny skull of what is thought to be the smallest known dinosaur that lived during the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered in 99-million-year-old amber from Myanmar.
He arrived in Australia with a letter of introduction from Einstein, on a 'wild, mad, crazy journey'
Out of his element and motivated by a "terrifying sense of doom", a Yiddish poet sets off on a mission to find out if a million persecuted Europeans can make a new home in the remote Northern Territory.
Couple's leather shop dream could help breathe life into 'dying' town
Tricia and Jim Pollock realise their lifelong dream to open their own leather shop and hope it will help to revive the tiny Eyre Peninsula town of Minnipa.
Syrian Army spy films from entrance of Idlib city: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – A new video was released by the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) 25th Special Mission Forces Division this week, showing one of their spies filming from the provincial capital of Idlib. In the short video, which was shared on several networks, the Syrian Army spy films from the entrance of Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Time running out: Jihadist forces have not withdrawn from Idlib buffer zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The jihadist forces south of the M-4 Highway (Aleppo-Latakia) have yet to withdraw from the designated buffer zone in the Idlib Governorate, despite the agreement reached between the Turkish and Russian presidents last Thursday. In particular, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reported on Wednesday that the jihadist groups, Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Militant groups fight each another in northern Aleppo: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – Two militant groups reportedly clashed with one another in the northern Aleppo city of ‘Azaz near the Turkish border on Wednesday. According to reports, the Turkish-backed Northern Storm forces of the so-called “Syrian National Army” (SNA) clashed with a group of militants from the northern Aleppo town of Mennagh. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US will not send troops to aid Turkey in Idlib: adviser
The United States is not going to commit troops to defuse tensions in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province despite appeals to do so, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said at the Heritage Foundation on Wednesday. “That’s a very difficult situation. Some folks suggested that we stop the fighting, but we are not going to drop […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Washington State Legislature Passes Controversial Sex-ed Bill, Prompting Ire From Parents, School Officials
[image: washington-state-legislature-passes-controversial-sex-ed-bill-prompting-ire-from-parents-school-officials] The Washington State Legislature has passed a bill that, if signed into law, would put in place radical changes to school sex-education plans that will affect children as young as five.
Why Can’t America Handle The Coronavirus Crisis?
The stock market was down by roughly 8% today, and the Trump administration seems to have no coherent view of what to do in the face of an epidemic. The response has been pretty ugly, everything from the Centers for Disease Control refusing to allow states to test people for coronavirus to White House official Larry Kudlow going on TV saying that the stock market declines are an opportunity to buy stocks.
Biggest Public Threat: Health Care For Profit
The coronavirus COVID-19, first detected in China, has now spread around the world. With hundreds of cases already identified across the U.S., this potential public health emergency has exposed glaring deficiencies in preparedness. Few people were reassured when Vice President Mike Pence said that health insurance will cover the cost of a test for COVID-19.
Is XR America Going To ‘Make XR Great Again,’ Or Is It An XR EXIT?
Before that hot, muggy, South Louisiana summer of 2016, I had considered myself more of a witness to the climate movement than affected community. I mean sure, Louisiana loses a football field of land every 45 minutes due to disappearing wetlands and rising seas. I doubt most people can wrap their heads around that, I know I couldn’t – not really.
District Court Judge Deals Blow To Las Vegas Pipeline Plan
Rupert Steele says he’s looking forward to his next trip to Nevada’s rural Spring Valley. That’s because Steele, chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, will be bearing good news for his relatives. He was talking about a recent ruling by District Court Judge Robert Estes that dealt a severe blow to a proposal to pipe groundwater from the Spring Valley and other spots in eastern Nevada to Las Vegas.
Trump Move To Gut NEPA, Bedrock U.S. Environmental Law, Would Slash Protection For Air, Water, Wildlife
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity joined hundreds of conservation groups to file formal comments today with the Trump administration opposing its plans to gut the rules that govern the landmark National Environmental Policy Act.
Colombian Farmers Continue Push Against Mining, For Peace
“What we have has cost us a lot of sweat,” said Ariel Velásquez, as an iridescent green hummingbird flitted between the flowers outside his home in search of nectar. “We don’t want mining in our territory.” A 36-year-old farmer, Velásquez lives at the very edge of Vereda La Soledad, a coffee and plantain farming community in the municipality of Jericó, in southwestern Antioquia, Colombia.
Prejudential Is A Must-Read To Understand Current Presidential Election Debacle
Every four years, ruling elites aligned on either side of the two-party duopoly choose their most important political official, the president, to defend and protect their interests. Ordinary Americans are taught that the electoral process is a shining example of democracy at work.
The Fed’s Baffling Response To The Coronavirus Explained
When the World Health Organization announced on Feb. 24 that it was time to prepare for a global pandemic, the stock market plummeted. Over the following week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 3,500 points, or 10%. In an attempt to contain the damage, the Federal Reserve on March 3 slashed the fed funds rate from 1.5% to 1.0%, in its first emergency rate move and biggest one-time cut since the 2008 financial crisis. But rather than reassuring investors, the move fueled another panic sell-off.
El Maizal Commune: 11 Years Building The Communal Horizon
On March 5, 2009, in the shade of a great Samán tree on the edge of unused farm lands rescued from a large landowner near the border of Lara and Portuguesa States, the people gathered with President Chávez and vowed to organize a commune which would collectively produce on those lands. Eleven years later, the El Maizal Commune has become a national and international reference for communal organization and production.
Open Letter to LAUSD Board regarding Citizens of the World Charter School Corporation
*A copy of this letter was sent to each individual member via email* March 11, 2020 Dear Members of the Board of Education: I am an educational rights attorney and law professor here in Los Angeles. I am writing you regarding the Citizens of the World Charter School Corporation (“CWC Corp.”), an alleged non-profit benefit corporation that operates a number of privately managed charter schools authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”). CWC Corp. is currently trying to occupy a portion of a public school, Shirley Avenue Elementary School, under the provisions ... more »
Spannabis cannabis conference postponed amid coronavirus pandemic
Leading European marijuana business conference Spannabis Barcelona was postponed less than 48 hours before the planned start of the event. The conference was postponed for several months after local authorities suspended all gatherings larger than 1,000 people in an effort to contain the coronavirus. Spannabis is the latest cannabis-related conference to be closed or postponed in […] Spannabis cannabis conference postponed amid coronavirus pandemic is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Harvest Health confirms $85.8 million Have A Heart cannabis deal
Harvest Health & Recreation, the Arizona-based multistate cannabis operator, confirmed its $85.8 million plans to acquire Interurban Capital Group, owners of the Seattle-based Have a Heart dispensary company. The company first announced its intention to acquire Have A Heart in January. That same month, Harvest said it was terminating its planned acquisition of Falcon International. Meanwhile, Harvest […] Harvest Health confirms $85.8 million Have A Heart cannabis deal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Washington state to allow social equity applicants exclusive access to revoked cannabis licenses
Social equity applicants for marijuana businesses in Washington state will be able to apply exclusively for a number of revoked cannabis retail licenses after legislators passed a law Tuesday aimed at boosting the participation of minorities in the industry. Gov. Jay Inslee is now due to sign the bill into law. The current state legislative […] Washington state to allow social equity applicants exclusive access to revoked cannabis licenses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Georgia House Approves Legislation to Ban Foster Parents from Having Sex with Children in Their Care
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that a new proposed bill has just passed the Georgia State House of Representatives "that would make it illegal for foster parents to have sexual contact with children they are caring for." It is House Bill 911 sponsored by Republican state Representative Ed Setzler. Health Impact News supports Rep. Setzler's bill, but we disagree with his published statement that these situations are "rare instances where a foster parent has inappropriate sexual contact with those in his or her care." Statistics show that the U.S. Foster Care system is... more »
Impact Measurement in Private Equity
Jim Totty and Richard Burrett of Earth Capital sent me a very interesting paper they wrote,* Impact Measurement in Private Equity – Cutting through the Complexity*: As global capital markets embrace the urgent need for impact investing, private equity is at the forefront of this dramatic change. However, there is currently a wide range of bespoke approaches to impact measurement, and the lack of standard methodologies in private equity is hindering capital inflows. In this article, we set out a straightforward framework for impact measurement in the private markets. At Earth Capi... more »
Georgia House Approves Legislation to Ban Foster Parents from Having Sex with Children in Their Care
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that a new proposed bill has just passed the Georgia State House of Representatives "that would make it illegal for foster parents to have sexual contact with children they are caring for." It is House Bill 911 sponsored by Republican state Representative Ed Setzler. Health Impact News supports Rep. Setzler's bill, but we disagree with his published statement that these situations are "rare instances where a foster parent has inappropriate sexual contact with those in his or her care." Statistics show that the U.S. Foster Care system is... more »
World Health Organiztion Declares Covid-19 Coronavirus A Pandemic
Daily Mail: *Coronavirus IS a pandemic: World Health Organization dramatically upgrades COVID-19 outbreak after 'alarming spread and severity' of cases across the globe* * The WHO said it was 'deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity' of the coronavirus * A pandemic is the uncontrolled spread of a new disease – more than 100 countries have recorded cases * Europe is now the centre of the crisis, with growing outbreaks in Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the UK * At least 112,000 patients have been infected and 4,000 have died since the outbreak began last De... more »
Defending Forward by Defending Norms
*Editor’s note: This post article is part of a **series** exploring the findings and recommendations of **the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission.* On Feb. 20, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo publicly condemned the Russian Federation for conducting a reckless cyberattack against Georgia in October 2019. In his statement, Pompeo admonished Russia for disrupting several thousand Georgian government and private websites and interrupting the broadcast of at least two major television stations. A substantial list of countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Norwa... more »
Defend Forward as a Whole-of-Nation Effort
*Editor’s note: This post is part of a **series** exploring the findings and recommendations of **the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.* The Cyberspace Solarium Commission puts forth a strategic approach of layered cyber deterrence, which combines a number of traditional deterrence mechanisms and extends them beyond the government for a whole-of-nation approach to defend the United States against cyberattacks of significant consequence. An essential element of layered cyber deterrence is the concept of defend forward. The commission builds on the Department of Defense’s original def... more »
Water Wars: Duterte Disdains Detente, Departs Defense Deal
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the amphibious assault ship USS America conduct operations as a joint Expeditionary Strike Force in the South China Sea on Feb. 15. Credit: US 7th Fleet. On Feb. 11, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his intent to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) that governs the legal status of U.S. military personnel on short-term deployments in the Philippines and sets consistent parameters for U.S. military personnel’s in-country operations. Duterte has long harbored suspicions about the U.S. military presence in his cou... more »
The Pentagon’s General Counsel Defends the Legality of the Soleimani Strike
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks to President Donald J. Trump, Jul. 25, 2019 (Source: Flickr/The White House/D. Myles Cullen) Speaking at Brigham Young University Law School on March 5, Defense Department General Counsel Paul C. Ney delivered an address setting forth both the international and domestic law justifications for the Jan. 2 airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. This was an important development, as the administration has not provided clear messaging on this topic before now (notwithstanding this two-pager submitted to Congress in February). Ney’s... more »
Turkey Threatens Retailiation If Idlib Ceasefire Is Broken
DHA Photo *Hurriyet Daily News*: *Turkey to retaliate heavily if cease-fire violated* Turkey will respond heavily if the cease-fire with Russia is violated in northwestern Syria’s Idlib, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on March 11. If the relevant parties of the Moscow deal violate the deal, Turkey will “never avoid going over them heavier than before,” Erdoğan said at the parliamentary group meeting. “Turkey will do more than mere retaliation if its observation posts in Idlib are targeted,” he emphasized. “We are closely monitoring the deployment of the Assad regime and allie... more »
Afghan Government Prepares To Release 1,500 Taliban Prisoners
Photo: According to the decree, 100 Taliban prisoners will be released daily for 15 days. (Reuters: Parwiz) *The Guardian:** Afghanistan peace talks stall over planned prisoner exchange* US agreement with Taliban was intended to help Afghans reach deal on political future Afghanistan’s political chaos has deepened with disputes over presidential election results and a planned prisoner exchange delaying peace talks with the Taliban even as the US starts its troop withdrawal. A US agreement with the Taliban signed last month on the departure of American forces was meant to set the ... more »
Creative Coronavirus Responses Appear Across the World, but Not in Trump’s America
The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus a pandemic and countries across the globe are coming up with clever methods of halting its spread putting the Trump administration's lackluster response to shame. The post Creative Coronavirus Responses Appear Across the World, but Not in Trump’s America appeared first on MintPress News.
Was COVID-19 Found in Packages of Toilet Paper?
The last thing readers needed amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic was fiction disguised as "news."
There’s Plenty of Toilet Paper in the US – So Why Are People Hoarding It?
“Stocking up on toilet paper is a relatively cheap action, and people like to think that they are ‘doing something’ when they feel at risk.”
A Rare Brown Dwarf Eclipsing Binary
The SPECULOOS-South Observatory at Cerro Paranal, Chile houses four 1-meter robotic telescopes, now deployed in the service of identifying rocky planets transiting low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. Acronym untanglement: SPECULOOS stands for Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars. An early success here is the just reported discovery of a triple brown dwarf system, with […]
Coronavirus update: Italy closes stores, Germany says over half of nation may get infected
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Coronavirus is officially declared a global pandemic, stores are closed across Italy as lockdown restrictions increase, and Germany says the virus is likely to infect up to 70 per cent of the country.
'Nobody wants to part with it': Cafe offers to trade coffee for toilet paper
Toilet paper is the butt of jokes in Australia but it has become currency for a desperate Far North Queensland cafe with dwindling supplies.
The world's biggest citrus fruit is overcoming some big challenges in the NT
It has been a tough few years for one of Australia's biggest pomelo farms, but better times are hopefully just around the corner.
Day two of Pell's High Court appeal will see prosecutors dismiss claims he 'lacked time' to abuse choirboys
George Pell's lawyers have argued that Victorian appeal judges did not properly assess evidence that suggested he lacked the opportunity or the time to molest two boys in the midst of a "hive of activity" after mass. Today, prosecutors will refute that claim.
Kate is in her third year as a P&C member, and she's growing resentful
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If you've ever wondered why the same group of parents volunteer for every school fundraiser, it may be time for a 'lazy parent levy', write Vivienne Pearson and Margaret Paton.
Coronavirus has closed our school for six weeks and counting. This is how we make it work
There's no playground or lunch bell at this Beijing school, but some 8,000 kilometres from the city, Angela and Jaima are preparing for another day of class.
Coronavirus forces school trip ban with parents possibly losing thousands of dollars
Teenager Adelaide Hardy's school trip to the UK had been planned for more than a year but is now cancelled due to coronavirus fears, with her parents possibly forfeiting thousands of dollars.
Live: NSW Now: University and school re-open, Easter Show set to go ahead despite coronavirus
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*MORNING BRIEFING: *Southern Cross University campuses will operate as normal and a Sydney high school will also re-open after coronavirus closed both institutions, while Sydney's Royal Easter Show is still on the cards for next month.
Power bills tipped to drop once AEMC implements demand reduction scheme
A plan to reduce household power bills by paying big commercial and industrial energy users to cut their consumption on days of peak demand will be brought forward ahead of next summer.
Her cruise was cancelled because of coronavirus, so Michelle found another way to have the 'perfect holiday'
Coronavirus is spooking many tourists, and others are cut off from their destinations by travel bans. But some are finding ways to make the best of a bad situation by holidaying closer to home.
Police shoot man dead after 'senseless' stabbing spree across Melbourne's east
Three people are dead, including one man shot by police, with a fourth person in a critical condition after what investigators believe is a random stabbing spree across Melbourne's east.
SCOTUS allows Trump to enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy pending case filing
Just In… Supreme Court once again lifts a nation-wide injunction by a district court – Who signed the application for stay is the surprise. Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy Innovation Law Lab,et al v. Homeland Security – No. 19-15716 – Emergency Motion Administrative Stay and Motion for Stay Pending Appeal Wolf, Sec. of Homeland, et al v Innovation Law Lab, et al. No. 19A960 – Order on Supreme Court Pending case – was approved by Judge Kagan pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. . The Hil John … Continue read... more »
Democrat Party, The Brian Sutherland of Politics
and they get KO’d once again and keep coming back for more “Lawfare” smackdowns. EXCERPT: “The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a win to President Trump on Wednesday by allowing his administration to enforce the “Remain in Mexico” asylum policy as litigation surrounding it continues. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had said a week earlier that it would block the policy in Arizona and California, the two border states where its authority extends. The Trump administration then turned to the Supreme Court for relief. “The application for stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referr... more »
World Health officially declares Corona Virus a Pandemic
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHO Director-General Press Release March 11, 2020 Today the World Health Organization had decided to come out and list COVID-19 as an official pandemic. Here is his public statement: Good afternoon. In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives. Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals. In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases,... more »
The Dark Side of Déjà Vu
So CNN and every other major mainstream media outlet has already declared Joe fucking Biden the Democratic nominee if not the 46th president. Fellow aging centrist Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina is calling not only for Bernie to drop out but for the cancellation of all other primaries. Biden's victory lap last night was worded to sound as if Bernie had already dropped out (He's not, according to his speech in Burlington today) before calling for the unity that wasn't so much in abundance when Sanders had reeled off three primary and caucus victories in a row. *Now* is ... more »
The Coronavirus Is Spreading Fast in Europe
*Hunter DeRensis* *Health, Europe* As the coronavirus is declared by the World Health Organization to officially be a “pandemic,” European leaders are beginning to come to terms with the ramifications of the spread of the disease. As the coronavirus is declared by the World Health Organization to officially be a “pandemic,” European leaders are beginning to come to terms with the ramifications of the spread of the disease. “The virus has arrived,” announced German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who warned that two-thirds of Germans may be in effected by the time the outbreak is broug... more »
Only 1 Case? Turkey's Coronavirus Coverup Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen
*Ergin Kocyildirim* *Security, Middle East* It was only a matter of time before Turkey identified a positive coronavirus case. While the coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 119 countries globally, Turkey has remained the only unaffected country among other countries with a population above 50 million for this long. The Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, was bragging about Turkey’s outstanding measures to control the deadly coronavirus outbreak until last night. At around 1:00 am local time on Wednesday, Koca confirmed that the country’s first coronavirus patient had been identifi... more »
Junk: Why the Soviet Union Hated Its Own T-35 Tank
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author - http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/tanks/t-35.php?menu=history5.php, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9817830] Doomed to lose in battle. *Key point:* Poorly built, easy to spot, and weak in armor, the T-35 was often a sitting duck. Despite making many other great tanks, Moscow erred when it produced the T-35. Recently, a Russian military museum in Sverdlovsk unveiled a moving replica T-35 tank, recreating one of the largest tanks ever to see combat, though only *very* briefly. Indeed,... more »
Why Interest Rate and Tax Cuts Won't Stop an Economic Meltdown if Coronavirus Sticks Around
*Milton Ezrati* *Economics, * But this doesn't mean they don't have value. A leading economist explains their role and how they can help. While financial markets gyrate and all fear the economic impact of COVID-19, the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates and hinted at additional monetary ease, while the White House has alluded to tax cuts. Given the depth of today’s concerns, these policy responses seem inadequate. And in some respects, they are. They certainly will do nothing to stop the spread of this still-mysterious virus. Nor will they do much, anything in fact, to eas... more »
In 2017 the Army Began a Crazy Amount of Upgrades to Its Main Battle Tank—and This Is the Result
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_RP5DRICLMCAA&share=true] An old tank made new. *Key point:* Why throw out the entire tank chasis when it can be updated? With a bunch of new high-tech changes, America's M-1A2SEPV3 tank is ready to rumble. The U.S. Army just got a new tank. But you wouldn’t know it from the way the ground-combat branch describes the vehicle. On Oct. 4, 2017, the Army’s program office for ground vehicles announced that the service had accepted the first M-1A2SEPV3 “on schedule and on ... more »
How to Save the U.S. Economy from a Coronavirus Meltdown: Helicopter Money?
*Desmond Lachman* *Economics, * The truth of the matter is that the coronavirus epidemic is simultaneously dealing the global and U.S. economies with a supply shock, a demand shock, and a financial market shock. How can it be stopped? At a time of crisis, economic policymakers are well-advised to hope for the best but to plan for the worst. This advice could not be more apt now at a time when the coronavirus epidemic seriously threatens the U.S. and global economic recoveries. Unfortunately, judging by President Trump’s most recent pronouncements, it would seem that the U.S. Ad... more »
Bernie Sanders: “Donald Trump Must be Defeated" (But Won't Quit the Race)
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Does this hurt Joe Biden? While the evening was not the worst-case scenario for the Bernie Sanders campaign, it was certainly a blow that has narrowed the democratic socialist’s path to the nomination down to a sliver. Former Vice President Joe Biden won four states, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, and Idaho, some by landslide margins. Sanders won only the North Dakota caucus, and holds a lead of a few thousand votes in Washington state, a race that is still too close to call. The primary results prove once again that Biden’s standing among Afric... more »
Bernie Sanders Is Nearly Done: Trump vs. Biden Is Almost Here
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Politics, * If you would have told me last spring that the Democratic presidential primary would be settled by the middle of March, I would have laughed at you and called you crazy. Another primary day, another romp for Joe Biden. His campaign, left listless and gasping for breath only three weeks ago, is now well on its way to claiming the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Never before in American political history has a presidential candidate had such a sporadic, almost unexplainable rise from the ashes as the former vice president has had in th... more »
“Whiteness Is Terrorism” Professor Doubles Down in New Op-ed
[image: whiteness-is-terrorism-professor-doubles-down-in-new-op-ed] A Connecticut professor who last year tweeted "whiteness is terrorism" is back in the news with a new op-ed in which he defends that tweet, claims victimhood, and suggests that all whites are innately racist.
"I see dishonesty as a core nationalist concept. When nationalists are in power, this requires covering up failures in order to make the nation seem 'great again'." #QotD
*"I see dishonesty as a core nationalist concept, as the ideology cannot easily survive in an environment of honest inquiry. Thus nationalist governments hide their true intentions in order to appear patriotic.... When nationalists are in power, this requires covering up failures in order to make the nation seem 'great again'."* ~ Scott Sumner, from his post 'Dishonesty is a core nationalist value, perhaps the core nationalist value' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Will The Elderly Stick Us With Trump Or Biden And Then All Die Off In The Pandemic Before The Consequences Are Felt?
James Carville is a vile, mouldering 75 year old man, who long ago lost any relevance he ever had-- other than on Comcast TV. Last night, as Biden was racking up his wins he cackled, "Let’s shut this puppy down, and let’s move on and worry about November. This thing is decided. There’s no reason to keep it going, not even a day longer." The elderly-- who were responsible for Trump's tenure in the White House (and thereby the inadequate response to COVID-19 and many of their own, perhaps untimely, deaths)-- are about to saddle the Democratic Party with another anti-inspirational, in... more »
Judge Rejects Hunter Biden Attempt to Stall Deposition – Overall Case May Be Settled…
Hunter Biden had attempted to use his fear of coronavirus in his attempt to avoid a deposition in a paternity and child support lawsuit against him. However, Arkansas Judge Holly Meyer was having none of it. [Ruling and order pdf] … Continue reading →
How Can You Benefit From Resistance Band Workouts?
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Challenging yourself physically by using different equipment is one of the many ways you can raise your fitness level. Resistance bands can make your exercises more intense and allow you to leave your comfort zone, but you must know how to use them properly. In this guide, you can learn […] The post How Can You Benefit From Resistance Band Workouts? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Updated Every Minute, 17-Year-Old Whiz Kid’s Coronavirus Site Used by Millions
A Seattle teenager has built a website that is keeping the world updated on the COVID-19 pandemic as it spreads. The site has been visited by 12 million people since it launched in late December. Computer whiz Avi Schiffmann, 17, spends much of his time these days continually updating and improving his website, ncov2019.live, which […] The post Updated Every Minute, 17-Year-Old Whiz Kid’s Coronavirus Site Used by Millions appeared first on Health Nut News.
COVID-19 and Total Social Control: ‘This is No Futuristic Scenario’
*F. William Engdahl* | It's not difficult to see exactly how governments and selected corporations are using the threat of pandemic to lock-down various aspects of society and force the public into accepting restrictions and mandatory protocols.
World News Briefs -- March 11, 2020
*Reuters: **WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses* GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first time on Wednesday as Britain and Italy announced multi-billion-dollar war chests to fight the disease. The United States also said it was considering new steps to battle the virus that emerged in China in December and has spread around the world, halting industry, grounding flights, closing schools and forcing events to be postponed. “We are deeply concerned both by the alarming l... more »
Truthdig Employees Stop Work To Protest Labor Conditions
California - Senior editors and contributors at Truthdig, including Executive Editor Kasia Anderson, Managing Editor, Jacob Sugarman, Foreign Editor Natasha Hakimi Zapata and Book Editor Eunice Wong, along with columnists Chris Hedges, Lee Camp and Paul Street and the cartoonist Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, as well as blogger Ilana Novick, announced in a joint letter today they were beginning a work stoppage today to protest what they describe as unfair labor conditions and the effort by the publisher, Zuade Kaufman, to remove the site’s founding Editor-in-Chief and co-owner Robert S... more »
Elliott Abrams Disrupted Over ‘Maximum Pressure March’ Campaign Against Venezuela
Members of CODEPINK interrupted a speech by Elliott Abrams hosted by The Alexander Hamilton Society at SAIS, the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in D.C. Abrams, named Special Representative on Venezuela by President Donald Trump in January 2019, oversees the administration’s regime change efforts in Venezuela. The administration’s rhetoric has become significantly more aggressive in 2020, with Trump himself threatening to “smash” and destroy the legitimate elected government of Venezuela. The State Department has followed suit, recently declaring... more »
Biden's win shows the power of Democratic moderates
Chris Weber, Associate Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
It is becoming clear that this election season, the Democratic Party will likely adopt a center-left agenda.
Critically Endangered Blue Whales Make “Unprecedented” Comeback Off Antarctica Coast
*Elias Marat* - The bounce-back of the blue whale population is not only great news for the species but also for the environment.
This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?
*John W. Whitehead* - This is not a test of our commitment to basic hygiene or disaster preparedness, although we’re not doing so well on any of those fronts.
Coke and Pepsi Among Ten Companies Sued For Plastic Pollution ‘Nuisance’
*John Vibes* - The environmental non-profit Earth Island Institute has filed a lawsuit against the companies who are responsible for a very large portion of the world’s plastic waste.
Medicinal Foods and Beverages Protect Against Coronavirus, Research Suggests
*Sayer Ji* - The reality is that there are natural alternatives that already have been, and continue to be worth investigating.
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 3/11/20"
Today, on the Stock Exchange... "Stocks Puke Into Bear Market As US Financial Conditions Crash Most 'Since Lehman'" ◆ *PM 3/11/20, Updated as available.* ◆ *Perfect storm: "*A perfect storm is an event in which a rare combination of circumstances drastically aggravates the event. The term is used by analogy to an unusually severe storm that results from a rare combination of meteorological phenomena." Coronavirus consequences precipitate total global economic collapse... ◆ "Pandemic Pandemonium May Be “More Destructive” Than The 2008 Lehman Financial and Economic Collapse" ◆ Gregory ... more »
Alleged “Crimes Against Humanity” Afghani Refugee ALLOWED INTO CANADA
March 11, 2020Brad Before crossing the border into Canada to make a refugee claim in 2017, Saida Ahmadi worked at a hospital in northern Afghanistan where her duties included virginity examinations. At hearings held in secrecy in Vancouver, the officials have accused Ahmadi of conducting such tests “at the request of the state” and testifying … Continue reading Alleged “Crimes Against Humanity” Afghani Refugee ALLOWED INTO CANADA →
WHO declares the outbreak of the new coronavirus is a pandemic
This is the first pandemic since H1N1 By Nicole Wetsman Mar 11, 2020, 12:33pm EDT Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images The coronavirus sweeping across the world is a pandemic, the World Health Organization declared today. There are now over 118,000 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in 114 … Continue reading WHO declares the outbreak of the new coronavirus is a pandemic →
What is a pandemic?
The WHO has declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a pandemic. But what does that mean? Coronavirus latest – live updates Melissa Davey @MelissaLDavey Wed 11 Mar 2020 16.59 GMT Last modified on Wed 11 Mar 2020 18.15 GMT Coronavirus outbreak described by WHO as ‘pandemic’ amid ‘alarming levels of inaction’ What is a pandemic? … Continue reading What is a pandemic? →
Christians in Gaza—A Little-Known, Embattled Minority
The number of Christians in Gaza has been reduced to just about 1,000... Israeli policies are causing suffering and impeding their ability to visit Christian holy sites... The post Christians in Gaza—A Little-Known, Embattled Minority appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Israeli soldiers kill a teen, injure 112 unarmed Palestinians
Israeli snipers invading the Palestinian Territories fatally shot a 15-year-old in the head with an expanding bullet, shot a 17-year-old in the head with a steel bullet (he remains in critical condition), shot a TV journalist in the head, etc... The post Israeli soldiers kill a teen, injure 112 unarmed Palestinians appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
With coronavirus driving away tourists, Italy's hospitality workers have nothing to do but sunbake
The Amalfi Coast draws 5 million visitors each year but, with Italy under a national coronavirus lockdown, this picturesque stretch of coastline is suddenly free of the crushing crowds.
Up to $25,000 cash payment to businesses in coronavirus support package
Businesses will get up to $25,000 and instant tax relief, with welfare recipients also in line for one-off cash payments as part of the Government's multi-billion-dollar coronavirus package.
UVA to Support Development of Affordable Housing Units
The University of Virginia (UVA) said it will support the development of 1,000 to 1,500 affordable housing units on university-owned land over the next decade. For this initiative, part of UVA’s Good Neighbor Program, the university will select housing development partners through a competitive process. “As an anchor institution, we feel a responsibility to be […]
Three Wayne State U Press Employees Allege Racial Discrimination
Three Wayne State University Press employees have filed individual complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, charging the university with race-based discrimination against them, reported Publishers Weekly. The employees are editor-in-chief Annie Martin; editorial, design and production editor Kristin Harpster; and marketing and sales manager Emily Nowak. They […]
U of Michigan Removes Provost Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Martin A. Philbert has been removed as provost of the University of Michigan (UM) amid multiple allegations against him of sexual misconduct, reported MLive. UM president Mark Schlissel informed Philbert “he had lost confidence in his ability to serve as provost based on information that has come to light so far in an investigation regarding […]
Stepping Away from the Brink: Part VII: Faculty and The Academy
Faculty, in conjunction with students, represent the core of an academic institution. Without either, colleges and universities don’t have a purpose. It is faculty who provides education, advice, and enlightenment to our next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians, educators, and hopefully change-makers. However, as higher education continues to find itself on the brink, questions around the appropriate faculty structure remains critical to thinking of the future of institutions.
Cornoavirus Silver lining—Online Learning?
Let’s face it. Learning isn’t about entering in engaged conversation while standing in togas. It’s the changing world of teaching a younger generation already well attuned to technology. Coronavirus fears have resulted in some unintended positive consequences.
Sanders says he's staying in race for White House despite Biden's victories
Just In - 8 hours ago
Democratic US presidential contender Bernie Sanders is staying in the White House race despite suffering a series of sweeping losses to front-runner Joe Biden.
True believers gather to watch top silks duel over cardinal's fate
The justices weren't the only ones wearing robes at the High Court as George Pell's lawyers launched a final bid to overturn his convictions on child sexual abuse charges.
WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic, calls on all countries to take aggressive action
Just In - 8 hours ago
Coronavirus is now officially a pandemic, with world health chiefs saying they can "guarantee" other countries will soon be facing deadly outbreaks on the scale of those seen in Italy and Iran.
British tourist in Bali is Indonesia's first confirmed coronavirus death
Indonesia has its first coronavirus death — a British tourist visiting Bali — but her demise has led to authorities arguing over whether her positive test was properly communicated to doctors.
Lunar Recession
cm/yr Years cm km mi/km mi Earth-Moon (mi) 3.8 4,500,000,000 17,100,000,000 171,000 0.621371 106,254 132,646 3.8 1,000,000,000 3,800,000,000 38,000 0.621371 23,612 215,288
Grumpy Bernard is in this Until the Last Dog is Dead.
This is not entirely a shock. Sanders is no democrat. He has no loyalty to the Democrat party or its leadership. Even last night he was running against them, making vague accusations of voter suppression. His loyalty is to the movement he has given voice to. True to his commie roots, he knows that a bloody and ill-fated resistance is better than compromise. Bernie knows Biden can't make it to the convention without the media *cleaning up his messes* with broom and dustpan, like sanitation workers following an old sh*tting horse in a parade. We do however have two things to look fo... more »
The answer: One week
The question: What’s the difference between Italy and the rest of the Western world? The FT provides a graph: Here are a few misconceptions I see: 1. It’s not that bad because the death rate is only around 1%, and it mostly kills old people. 2. It’s not that bad because it’s likely to fade […] The post The answer: One week appeared first on Econlib.
The entrepreneurial state and Big Pharma
You never let a serious crisis go to waste, as Rahm Emmanuel once said. Mariana Mazzucato fully agrees, and thus she replies to a question of the British Medical Journal: “Is it time to nationalise the pharmaceutical industry?” with a resounding “yes!” It is easy to imagine that calls such as these will multiply, in […] The post The entrepreneurial state and Big Pharma appeared first on Econlib.
Eleven million jobs at risk from EU Green Deal, trade unions warn
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler The European Green Deal risks deepening economic and social divisions between east and western EU countries, trade unions say, warning the 27-member bloc risks imploding before it reaches its 2050 climate neutrality goal. Trade unions have stepped up warnings that the Green Deal put forward by […]
Met Office’s February Storms Misdirection
By Paul Homewood The Met Office are up to their tricks again! https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2020/03/04/record-breaking-rainfall/ Their graph seems to suggest that Storm Dennis and Ciara are unprecedented in the 1981-2010 period. For a start, they claim this is the UK daily total, but they don’t publish this data, so it cannot be checked. (So […]
N. Atlantic 2020 Surprise
For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold.The way 2018 went and 2019 followed,suggested this may be the onset. However, 2020 is starting out against that trend. First some background. An example is this report in May 2015 The […]
Coronavirus on the Nile : Pandemic in time of heavy rains , Patients number hit 67 but people are recovering "Live updated"
[image: Sensitizing EgyptAir airplane at Cairo International Airport] Sensitizing EgyptAir airplane at Cairo International Airport World Health Organization has just announced that the Coronavirus can be characterized as a Pandemic from a few minutes ago. At the same time, Egypt’s ministry of health announced that the number of Coronavirus patients in the country increased from 59 to 60 but at the same time the 27 cases have tested negative after positive. EgyptAir sanitized Cairo International airport as well as its airplanes which is a great move. Nevertheless, the main event i... more »
During A Coronavirus Pandemic, AAAS Tries To Create Scares About Thirdhand Vaping
A new paper tries to "suggest" that a silent killer may be among us - particulate matter so tiny you need an electron microscope to detect it, left behind on furniture by smokers who sat there at some point in the past. Even movie theater seats. And then vapers may be doing the same thing, with nicotine. This particulate matter, inference goes, jumps from their bodies onto seats, where it waits for you to perch, then leaps onto your body, worms its way through your skin, enters your organs, bioaccumulates, and causes cancer. read more
Donald Trump seems to be mentally ill!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020But then, so does everyone else:* Is Donald J. Trump "mentally ill" or cognitively impaired in some serious way? In January 2018, the New York Times declared, in an editorial, that journalists shouldn't discuss this question. In so foinf, the Times undermined a nascent discussion being conducted by Yale's Dr. Bandy X. Lee. In effect, the Times revealed its Trumpy side that day. He's strongly inclined to wish away the coronavirus onslaught. The Times wants to wish away the question of Trump's mental health. Is Trump "mentally ill" or cognitively impaired i... more »
Deterrence by Denial: The Missing Element of U.S. Cyber Strategy
*Editor’s note: This post is part of a **series** exploring the findings and recommendations of **the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.* As laid out by Benjamin Jensen in a prior post, the layered cyber deterrence called for by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission relies on the three layers—shaping behavior, denying benefits and imposing costs—all working in concert to dissuade aggressive action from adversaries. Deterrence by denial, what Joseph Nye calls denial by defense, is an effort to make it more difficult for an adversary to achieve an objective or to increase the cost of an a... more »
Layered Cyber Deterrence: A Strategy for Securing Connectivity in the 21st Century
*Editor’s note: This post is part of a **series** exploring the findings and recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.* Every day, headlines tell the same stories. Another large-scale cyber intrusion steals millions of users’ data. Another city is held hostage by a ransomware attack. Another state is caught spreading disinformation through social media and probing networks for ways to undermine democratic institutions and elections. More malware is found on critical infrastructure. It isn’t war, but it certainly doesn’t feel like peace. The United States has not been ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/11/2020
Today's Water Cooler: Man, I hate writing these summaries, and Google hates us, so they don't help with hits anyhow. I should think of something else to do with this space that adds real value.
South American bloc's new trade appetite has suitors calling
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 Mercosur is negotiating with South Korea, Canada and Singapore, while Indonesia and Vietnam are possible candidates. Plus, a deal with the European Free Trade Association is in its final stages.
Comunicado de la Campaña contra los Tratados de Comercio e Inversión ante las movilizaciones campesinas
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 La Campaña contra los TCI se une al cuestionamiento que los agricultores y ganaderos expresan en sus movilizaciones, y denuncia de una manera firme que la agricultura, la alimentación, el clima, la sostenibilidad, los servicios básicos y los derechos de las personas no pueden ser moneda de cambio de los intereses de las élites económicas y de las empresas transnacionales.
Les produits agricoles ne seront pas exclus du Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 Le Conseil des Etats suisse a rejeté une initiative qui voulait exclure les denrées agricoles de l'accord de libre-échange avec l'Amérique latine.
Romania wins €2.36bn lawsuit against spirits producer
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 Romania has won the second lawsuit filed against it by brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula, who accused Romania of allowing the development of a black market for the sale of alcohol.
'Corporate courts' and post-Brexit trade deals
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 An alliance of civil society groups has delivered nearly 70,000 signatures calling on the UK government to commit to keeping controversial ‘corporate courts' out of post-Brexit trade deals.
Tunisian parliament urged to pass Africa Free Trade bill
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
11-Mar-2020 The Tunisian parliament is under increasing pressure to revisit its decision not to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: “You Don’t Need College to Learn Stuff”
[image: teslas-ceo-elon-musk-you-don-t-need-college-to-learn-stuff] SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the Satellite 2020 conference, “you don’t need college to learn stuff…. Everything is available basically for free.”
Missouri House Committee Passes “Second Amendment Preservation Act”
[image: missouri-house-committee-passes-second-amendment-preservation-act-prohibiting-state-officials-from-enforcing-federal-gun-laws] On Monday the Missouri House General Laws Committee approved House Bill 1637 — the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” — and referred it to the full house with a “do pass” recommendation.
Hong Kongers’ Heroic Fight
[image: hong-kongers-heroic-fight] Beijing’s communist elites and Wall Street’s globalist elites continue conspiring together to strangle freedom in the prosperous city-state.
ICE Arrests More Than 200 Illegals in Boston, More Detainer Defiance in New York, Thugs Collared at the Border
[image: ice-arrests-more-than-200-illegals-in-boston-more-detainer-defiance-in-new-york-thugs-collared-at-the-border] ICE agents in Boston have arrested more than 200 illegal aliens in recent weeks and collared another illegal-alien sex-crime suspect in New York. At the southwest border, federal agents continue to arrest previously deported illegal-alien thugs.
Rights Versus Wishes
[image: rights-versus-wishes] The provision by the U.S. Congress of a so-called right to health care should offend any sense of moral decency.
DID SANDERS DO BETTER IN 2016 STRICTLY BECAUSE VOTERS HATE HILLARY?
Jonathan Chait offers a theory for the failure of the 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign: Four years ago, Bernie Sanders put up a surprisingly strong fight against Hillary Clinton on the strength of his support among white working-class voters, who proceeded to desert Clinton in November. On the basis of those two elections, the left quickly formed a series of conclusions. The working class had become alienated by neoliberal economics and was searching for radical alternatives. Because the Democrats had failed to offer the kind of progressive radical alternative Sanders stood for, voters ... more »
Syrian Army strikes jihadist forces along Latakia-Hama border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful attack on Wednesday against the jihadist rebels along the administrative border of the Hama and Latakia governorates. According to a field report from the Hama Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army heavily shelled the jihadist positions at the towns of Kabani and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian anti-aircraft missiles light up the sky in navy drill: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense released a new video on Wednesday that showed their Arctic Fleet testing their anti-aircraft missiles during naval drills. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish special forces open fire on Greek military vehicle: report
Turkish security forces on Wednesday opened fire on a Greek military vehicle stationed in the border area, Greek media reported, calling it another instance of Turkey’s increased aggression in the Aegean and at the land border along Evros River. According to the Ekathimerini newspaper, this is not the first case of offensive behaviour by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-Israel Predictably Behind Turkish Aggression in Syria
*Tony Cartalucci* | Turkey now has to decide if it wants to end the Syrian conflict on the side of those losers, or with the victors.
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report: A Lawfare Series
Today marks the launch of the official report of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. It will be posted here later today, and we urge you to read it in full. Meanwhile, here at *Lawfare* we will be posting a series of commentaries on various highlights from the report, starting today after the report is released and continuing into next week. For those who have not been following the Cyberspace Solarium Commission: It is a bicameral, bipartisan, intergovernmental body created by the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and charged with developing and articulating a comprehensive... more »
Weinstein sentenced – 23 years behind bars
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison, Addresses Court . . Good! Now more need to be brought to justice. –Uriel–
Schiff’s Groundwork for Trump’s Second Term
According to Paul Craig Roberts at the Institute for Political Economy, Adam Schiff may have quieted down publicly for now but in reality he believes Schiff is actually laying the groundwork to drag Trump through the impeachment swamp once again should he be reelected. Trump sees his efforts and refuses to back down. Roberts wrote that: ” The claims of interference reported by the New York Times come from unnamed sources, described as “US intelligence officials,” in a recent briefing of the House Intelligence Committee organized by Rep. Adam Schiff. … Schiff arranged these new claims... more »
COVID-19 Must Be Serious: The IRS May Delay April 15th Filing / Payment Deadline
Two facts of life: Death and taxes. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, announced he’s aiming to improve short-term liquidity in American financial markets by delaying the upcoming April 15th filing and payment deadline for federal income taxes. If Mnuchin presses forward, this delay will be a “once in a hundred years” event. Your humble correspondent knows of only one other case of such a delay, and that was for a single day in April 2018, due to software issues on the IRS website. Rare bi-partisan Congressional support is rallying behind this decision (even Schumer and AOC r... more »
Interview With Dr. Josh Sharfstein: “We Need to Prepare and Assume That the Coronavirus Could Be as Bad as Italy.”
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC243F9HLMWH&share=true] Here's what we know. *Heilbrunn:* How severe do you think the coronavirus will become in America? *Sharfstein: *It’s hard to make a prediction whether we’ll be seeing the kinds of problems that Italy is seeing now, or whether we’ll be experiencing this condition more like South Korea or other countries that have just not had the sheer volume of cases and deaths that Italy has had. It’s hard to say, but I think that we need to prepar... more »
Bringing the Thunder: Why South Korea's K-9 Artillery Are No Joke
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E86M0W2L01&share=true] North Korea hates this. *Key point:* The K-9 Thunder are deadly self-propelled guns. They play an important role in deterring North Korea. In December 2017, Norway announced it would purchase twenty-four K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from South Korean firm Hanhwa for $215 million, with an option for up to twenty-four more in the future. The K9 edged out an upgraded M109 howitzer offered by the Swiss firm RUAG and the German Panzerha... more »
Missile Tanker: How the Marines Changed a KC-130J Fuel Tanker Into a Spy and Missile Warplane
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETOKYHKAC&share=true] Now that's innovation. *Key point:* The KC-130J has a lot of cargo room, so the Marines figured why not use it to rain death upon your enemies? The Harvest Hawk is the result. Dropping bombs out of cargo planes has been a common measure of desperation for under-equipped air forces and opportunistic mercenaries throughout the history of aviation. However, in 2009 the U.S. Marine Corps found a way to make a virtue out of flexibility by... more »
How America Once Planned to Conquer and Annex Canada
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9271DOM01&share=true] Woah matey. *Key point:* America had tried to seize Canada in the War of 1812 and failed. However, it took a long time for Washington's imperial dreams towards its norther neighbor to end. The end of a war only rarely settles the central questions that started the conflict. Indeed, many wars do not “end” in the traditional sense; World War II, for example, stretched on for years in parts of Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific. *This piec... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 11, 2020
Marines check their weapons during a call-away drill in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Bennett | US Navy *CNBC:* *Coronavirus cases in the military are probably more widespread than known, Pentagon official says* * A Pentagon official said Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases within the military and the overall Defense Department is probably higher than the total that has been reported. * “I think that it is likely that the number is higher,” said U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Paul Fr... more »
Bernie Sanders Says He’s Moving Ahead with His Dem Campaign
The independent senator from Vermont said he's looking forward to the debate scheduled Sunday with frontrunner JoeBiden.
WHO Declares that Coronavirus Crisis is Now a Pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity,” as well as the "alarming levels of inaction." of the outbreak.
Did a Doctor in Italy Warn Coronavirus Wasn’t Just a ‘Bad Flu’?
Physician: "The current situation is difficult to imagine and numbers do not explain things at all."
Was ‘Duck Dynasty’s’ Si Robertson Found Dead?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Tests Show New Coronavirus Lives on Some Surfaces for Up to 3 Days
The work suggests that COVID-19 can spread through the air as well as from touching things that were contaminated by others who have it, in addition to direct person-to-person contact.
Did Dinosaurs Contract COVID-19?
Further, submitted without additional comment: *TSA* (link) Three TSA staff who work at San Jose airport test positive for coronavirus sending all employees who came into contact with them into quarantine and sparking fears they could have passed it on to thousands of passengers. Passengers and their luggage was pawed by three TSA staff, and they interacted with other TSA staff who likely haven't shown symptoms yet. I realize that you, healthy people don't die of this particular plague often, but there are a lot of old people who are at risk who passed through those gates.
Despite Al-Nusra Breaches, Syria and Russia Working to Open M5 Highway
*Khaled Iskef* | Until militant groups begin to withdrawal from positions threatening the M5 highway, then further clashes are expected.
South Dakota tribe votes to legalize cannabis on reservation
Members of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota voted to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on their reservation, according to preliminary results from the Oglala Sioux’s election commission. The results of Tuesday’s referendum to allow MJ sales on the Pine Ridge Reservation will be certified next week. Voters approved medical marijuana by an 82% […] South Dakota tribe votes to legalize cannabis on reservation is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Landscape, or meatscape?
The Glover Prize is one of Australia's most prestigious art awards. However, its latest winner has upset several apple-carts by his irreverent approach to the field. A Tasmanian artist has won a prestigious landscape prize with a painting of a hunk of meat sitting on a bed of mashed potatoes with peas and gravy. Hobart local Robert O'Connor won the Glover Art Prize for his painting 'Somewhere near Oatlands'. "It's fun to try and disrupt a landscape prize by entering a hunk of meat into it," he said. "I was just trying to amuse myself really." * . . .* While some love his piec... more »
This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?
[image: undefined] This is a test. This is not a test of our commitment to basic hygiene or disaster preparedness or our ability to come together as a nation in times of crisis, although we’re not doing so well on any of those fronts. No, what is about to unfold over the next few weeks is a test to see how well we have assimilated the government’s lessons in compliance, fear, and police state tactics; a test to see how quickly we’ll march in lockstep with the government’s dictates, no questions asked; and a test to see how little resistance we offer up to the government’s power gra... more »
U.S. Oil Production Breaks a New Record; Saudi Arabia Initiates Price Cuts
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. oil production broke another record in 2019, surpassing 12 million barrels per… The post U.S. Oil Production Breaks a New Record; Saudi Arabia Initiates Price Cuts appeared first on IER.
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