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Dutch FM calls for no-fly-zone over Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, Stef Blok, called for a no-fly-zone over the Syrian governorate of Idlib in the northwestern part of the country. According to the Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister: “The scale of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Syrian province of Idlib is scarcely imaginable. A million people, most […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army achieves new advance in east Idlib after stifling militant offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was able to score a new advance in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Wednesday after foiling a counter-offensive from the Turkish-backed militants at Saraqib. Backed by Hezbollah, the Syrian Arab Army managed to enter the town of Afis on Wednesday afternoon, following […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed militants launch surprise operation in western Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants launched a surprise attack in western Aleppo on Wednesday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the town of Sheikh Aqil. According to a report from this front, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF), alongside Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), stormed the Syrian Arab Army’s positions in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Fist fight breaks out at Turkish Parliament over Idlib operation: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A fist fight broke out between rival politicians at the Turkish National Assembly on Wednesday after a Minister of Parliament lashed out at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the ongoing war in Syria. Video footage of the fist fight was captured and released to the public by several channels after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian President denies taking hostile actions against Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said on Wednesady that his country has not taken any hostile action against Turkey. Assad said, in statements with Russia 24 TV, “What hostile act has Syria done against Turkey? There are none. There are cases of marriage between Turks and Syrians, there are Turkish-Syrian families, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US forces storm Syrian government oil pumping station
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The U.S. military stormed an oil pumping station belonging to the Syrian government in the northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah this week. According to a field reporter for Sputnik Arabic, the U.S. forces stormed the station that is working to collect crude oil from the fields of the Al-Jibsah site before […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libya reopens embassy in Damascus for first time since 2012: video
Commander Khalifa Haftar’s Eastern-based government in Libya opened an embassy in Damascus on Tuesday, following the reportedly signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Syrian government. Footage filmed at the Syrian capital city shows Syrian Deputy-Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arriving to the embassy minutes before the Libyan flag was lifted and journalists invited to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia accuses Turkey of merging observation posts with terrorists
Observation posts of the Turkish forces in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone were located in the fortified areas of terrorist groups and practically merged with them, official spokesman for the RUssian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Wednesday. Konashenkov reminded that in accordance with the Sochi agreements from September 2018, Turkey pledged to oust terrorists […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Casting the Chicken Bones
Now that the fix is in and that Biden will be anointed to run against President Trump in November, the only real question remaining is who the Democrats will run as Biden's Vice President. THAT is the person we know that the elites will want. I know that many of you have your money on Michelle Obama, and others have their money on Hillary Clinton. Clearly the Butt Guy and Amy Who? are hoping that will be their reward for dropping out (that and a big bag of cash). But I don't think it will be any of those. They don't need to put a traditional hack in as president. It's not necessary.... more »
Another Bush Fails To Make It Out Of A GOP Primary, This Time In Texas
In December we looked at Republican congressional candidate Pierce Bush, the grandson of George H.W. Bush who was planning to run against freshman Democratic backbencher Lizzie Fletcher in gramps' old Houston seat, but switched districts when Republican Pete Olson announced he was retiring (TX-22). Despite the lineage, of because of it, and despite the endorsement from Olson, Bush came in third last night. Last night's no-runoff winner on the Democratic side was Sri Preston Kulkarni, who came close to beating Olson in 2018-- 51.4% to 46.5%, helping persuade Olson that it is time t... more »
Police union says cops can’t do their job without beating up Black people
Halifax’s police union is lashing out after two of their members faced scrutiny for assaulting a Black youth. On Monday, the union that represents Halifax police officers leaked an email to CBC complaining that chief Dan Kinsella placed the officers who assaulted a 15-year-old Black boy — leaving him with a concussion, bruising, and injuries […]
Can a fifteen-year-old muster the political force to end ambulance fees?
News 1. Port Wallace Gamble, Part 3 Tim Bousquet wrote this item. Joan Baxter’s investigative series “Port Wallace Gamble” continues with “Part 3: Cleaning up the historic tailings from Montague Gold Mines – Does Port Wallace development hang in the balance?” Baxter has done an excellent job showing us the present-day hazards of Nova Scotia’s […]
BC Premier Horgan feeling the heat from Public Opposition to Pipelines--drops 10% in public opinion poll - PLUS Pipeline Horror Story
*Pipeline Explosion Near Prince George BC* *Tuesday, October 9, 2018* *Approval ratings for Horgan drop 10 points in latest Angus Reid Survey* I went out to dinner with my group of old friends last night. We've met on average about four time a year for the past 45+ years. As usual, towards the end of the evening, after finishing catching up on news of our families, our holidays and our hobbies...the topic turned to current events. We started to discuss the recent *Wet'suwet'en/Coastal GasLink pipeline crisis*--that has not only got British Columbia in an uproar--but has affected... more »
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S END: Chernow discusses the teeth at great length!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020He barely mentions the thighs:* Alexis Coe's extremely improbable, extremely sad story begins on page xxvii. It's the third page of her six-page Preface, an absurdly misleading piece of work which leads to her absurdly inaccurate ten-page Introduction. At that point, Coe starts the actual text of the fluffed-out, 200-page book which has become a highly instructive best-seller. We refer to Coe's extremely strange book, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington. The highly padded, pointless book helps us get clear on a basic point: There... more »
Open Borders: Think of the Children
I love to see kids reading Open Borders. When my daughter was five, she read it over my shoulder as I wrote it – and I knew I was right to make it a graphic novel. Since then, I’ve heard about dozens of kids enjoying the book. When I advertise it and add #ThinkOfTheChildren, I’m […] The post Open Borders: Think of the Children appeared first on Econlib.
2-Year-old Taken From Parents for Using Medical Marijuana, Murdered in Foster Care
[image: foster]A little girl was taken from her loving parents because her father used marijuana to treat a medical condition. She was put into foster care where she was murdered.
WATCH: Tyrant Cop Attacks Good Samaritan Who Helped Crash Victim for ‘Smiling At Him’
[image: smiling]An innocent father had stopped to help a crash victim and called 911, but a tyrant cop then showed up and attacked and arrested him for smiling.
Calculating Life’s Possibilities on Titan
With surface temperatures around -180° C, Titan presents problems for astrobiology, even if its seasonal rainfall, lakes and seas, and nitrogen-rich atmosphere bear similarities to Earth. Specifically, what kind of cell membrane can form and function in an environment this cold? Five years ago, researchers at Cornell used molecular simulations to screen for the possibilities, […]
Netanyahu may yet prove himself the Houdini of Israeli politics
The Israeli prime minister has worn down voters by refusing to go, while his rival Benny Gantz has no visible path to power
Most coronavirus patients in nearly all Chinese regions recover
More than 87% patients in all Chinese regions, except for the Hubei province in central China, have recovered from diseases caused by the novel coronavirus, a spokesman at the National Health Commission Mi Feng told a news conference on Wednesday.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Moscow’s Difficult Decision on Idlib
As Recip Tayyip Erdogan prosecutes his latest military intrusion southward into Syria, all the old mythologies about the Turkish president and the 9-year-old Syrian conflict are rehearsed once again, hopelessly threadbare as they are. The problem now is not the fog of war. The problem is the war of fog.
The Comeback Codger
The big winner Tuesday night was Trump, as the same feeble and untenable Democratic establishment turned out its zombies to do exactly what they did in 2016-- hand the fascist leader a victory on a silver platter with a pointless status quo anti-change candidate. Biden, a nearly brain dead and completely flawed candidate who should be in a nursing home hot drinking hot cocoa was crowned champion of the anti-working class wing of the Democratic Party, by voters generally too stupid to know any better on the one hand, and voters as self-serving and greedy as any group of Republicans ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 4, 2020
© Global Look Press *RT:* *European Defence Agency CANCELS all meetings as two EU officials test positive for Coronavirus in Brussels – reports * Two European Union officials working at the bloc’s Brussels administrative headquarters have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson has confirmed. "We have confirmation of the case," spokesperson Dana Spinant said after the first case was revealed on Wednesday. Spinant added that reports about a male official working at the European Defence Agency contracting the virus were true, and that he had recently returned from... more »
The Benefits Of Coronavirus For The Health Of The Planet
A new sickness, COVID-19 known as *Coronavirus 2019*, has become one of the most worrying problems on the planet these days. Certainly, it could be a serious thing in many aspects, especially for the people who become infected and, consequently, for the health systems of many countries if this number were to extend to large portions of the population. Nonetheless, there are also positive aspects. As said by the proverb, every cloud has a silver lining. read more
Lattice QCD Calculations Disprove Anomaly In Muon Gyromagnetic Ratio
A new long article which appeared on the arXiv preprint repository last week is sending ripples around the world of particle physics phenomenology, as its main result -if proven correct- will completely wipe off the table the one and only long-standing inconsistency of the Standard Model of particle physics, the one existing between theoretical and experimental estimates of the so-called* anomalous magnetic moment of the muon.* read more
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center Still Uses Behavioral Shock Treatments - FDA Is Banning The Devices Involved
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has 45 people who've been exposed to electrical shocks through electrodes attached to their skin, under the guise of conditioning individuals to stop engaging in self-injurious or aggressive behavior. They have names such as Whistle Stop, SIBIS, GED, GED-3A 2, and GED-4 2. Some 35 years ago, they were approved as medical devices. read more
The atheist faith is a jealous one which will brook no gods beside themselves
Atheists are an amazingly intolerant lot. They are perfectly comfortable with teachers talking about atheist prophets like Nietzsche but they are quick to declare that Christian thought can't be shown in public. First thing to realize is that atheism is a faith based belief system; a religion. Atheists say there is no God but they can't prove that the evidence for Jesus is wrong; hence they believe the evidence is wrong based on their faith. According to Prof. Hawking if there is no god then we can't have free will. He points out that if we're purely material beings, with no soul... more »
Bernie vs. Biden
Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
As the Democratic Party’s “moderate” (or shall we say “establishment”) wing coalesces around Joe... more »
Clean Up – Aisle 70 Secondary Schools – hazmat gear needed
GRAB THE POPCORN AND SIT BACK — TRUMP’S SWAMP CLEANING ROLLING When Betsy DeVos went through the Senate hearings to be confirmed, there was massive outcry from some of the Democrats maligning her experience and doing everything they could to stop her confirmation. More than likely many in academia are now shaking in their boots and preparing to flee the country as DoJ, FBI, and Secretary DeVos follow through on President’s Trumps signature promise to “clean up the swamp.” Now she is making her move as President Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Education to clean up academia. –... more »
A New Generation Of Climate Activists Is Reviving Fossil Fuel Divestment
A wave of student-led actions swept across the campuses of around 60 U.S. and Canadian schools last month, as students turned to sit-ins, walkouts and banner drops to pressure universities into divesting their endowments from fossil fuel companies. Called “Divestment Day” by activists, the Feb. 13 series of actions was just the latest escalation for a movement that’s been undergoing a serious revival. In fact, even just one year ago, something like the events of Divestment Day would have been unimaginable, as the movement was just coming out of a protracted lull. Since then, however... more »
Extinction Rebellion Protesters Tie Themselves To Gigantic Oil Rig In Marlborough Sounds
Extinction Rebellion protesters have tied themselves to a huge oil rig in the Marlborough Sounds to protest deep-sea oil drilling. Two members of the climate activism group boarded the 100-metre high OMV rig at 10:30am on Tuesday and fastened themselves to the side of the vessel. The rig was travelling through the Marlborough Sounds on its way to Taranaki when the protesters commandeered it and clambered on board.
Assange: Empire Of Surveillance And Imperialism
The trial against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a perfect metaphor for how United States imperialism operates in the world today. The Armed Forces, the Department of State, and the CIA caused thousands of deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Syria, but it’s the person who showed to the world those crimes who is going to be sentenced to 175 years in prison for 18 crimes... more »
Bernie Sanders Was Right About The Cuban Literacy Campaign
The corporate media have long been looking for ways to discredit Bernie Sanders, and they settled on a surprising statement he made in the 1980s during his tenure as mayor of Burlington when he said, “We have a lot to learn from Cuba.” Now, they have latched onto a statement he made about Cuba during an interview on “60 Minutes” after winning the Nevada caucuses: “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad,” Sanders said.
Jeffrey Sterling: Assange Case Shows USA Will Use Any Method To Quiet Dissent
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling, who was convicted for revealing details about Operation Merlin. He discusses the extradition trial and persecution Julian Assange is facing, his own experience of being prosecuted –on circumstantial evidence– for whistleblowing, whether the WikiLeaks founder would face a fair trial in Virginia... more »
The Armoured Glass Box Is An Instrument Of Torture: The US Plot To Kill Assange
March 02, 2020 "Information Clearing House" - In Thursday’s separate hearing on allowing Assange out of the armoured box to sit with his legal team, I witnessed directly that Baraitser’s ruling against Assange was brought by her into court BEFORE she heard defence counsel put the arguments, and delivered by her entirely unchanged.
Months After Supporting A Deadly Coup, WaPo Admits Bolivia’s Elections Were Clean
The Washington Post published an op-ed yesterday from a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showing that there was no fraud in the October elections in Bolivia after all. The Post had for months claimed that President Evo Morales won the election fraudulently, thus justifying the U.S.-backed coup that ousted him weeks later.
For Those Living In Public Housing, It’s A Long Way To Work
Let’s say there are two people in Atlanta who need jobs. They poke around on Snagajob, a job-search site for hourly work that lists hundreds of thousands of jobs in 300,000 locations. They scroll through listings for FedEx delivery driver, or shift manager at Wendy’s, or lot associate at Home Depot. But one job seeker lives in a public housing development, and the other doesn’t.
Eight Key Maps And Charts That Illustrate The Impact Of The Coronavirus On The World Economy
*BBC:* *Coronavirus: Eight charts on how it has shaken economies* The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected tens of thousands of people. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs. Here are eight key maps and charts to help you understand the impact seen on different economies and industries so far. *Read more *.... *WNUU editor:* A must read for those who follow global economics.
U.S. Navy Wants A Port In Oman To Accomodate Its Aircraft Carriers
*Business Insider:* *Inside the Middle East port that the US wants to host aircraft carriers as it pressures Iran* * US Central Command is asking Congress for $21 million to expand its logistics footprint at the port of Duqm in Oman. * Located outside the Persian Gulf, Duqm gives the US more capabilities in the region, including another port that aircraft carriers can use. * Duqm could also give the US an advantage in a burgeoning competition with China, which is expanding its influence around the world. A year after the US clinched a deal with Oman to access facilities and ports in... more »
A very wet takeoff
Here's footage taken a few days ago of a US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy transport taking off from Prestwick in the UK during a heavy rainstorm. It kicks up a lot of spray. I wonder what landing would be like, with that much water on the runway? I suppose the Galaxy is heavy enough that it wouldn't aquaplane, but a lighter aircraft might be a different story. Peter
Iraq’s Oil Exports Up In Feb, Revenue Down
(Bloomberg) Iraq’s oil exports increased in February 2020, but its revenues fell as oil prices took a hit from disruptions in the world economy. In February, Iraq exported an average of 3.391 million barrels a day (mbd). That was up from January’s 3.306 mbd. That was below 2019’s average of 3.5 mbd because Iraq has been cutting its oil production to try to comply with OPEC quotas, but it is still over its limit. Iraq has never followed any of the plans of OPEC to raise prices because almost all of its revenue comes from petroleum, and it hopes to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 4
1935 Jamil al-Midfai became premier of Iraq 2ndtime 1950 Denaturalization law allowed Jews to leave Iraq if gave up citizenship 1959 Communists held large protests in Mosul trying to deter military revolt there against Gen Qasim (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) (Musings On Iraq interviewwith Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1981 Islamic Conference Organization’s peace plan was rejected by both Iran and Iraq 1981 Italy aut... more »
Coronavirus Exposes Global Economic Vulnerability
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 04 (IPS) - As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 threatens a global pandemic, major stock markets around the world have suffered their worst performance since the 2008 financial crush. Read the full story, “Coronavirus Exposes Global Economic Vulnerability”, on globalissues.org →
To Attack a Female Journalist’s Credibility, Go After Her Body
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) - This article is part of special IPS coverage of International Women's Day on March 8 2020 Natalie Southwick is Program Coordinator/Coordinadora del Programa, Central and South America & the Caribbean, The Committee to Protect Journalists* (CPJ) & Renata Neder is CPJ's Brazil CorrespondentBrazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello made her career reporting from conflict zones around the world -- but lately, the greatest threats to her security are coming from closer to home. Read the full story, “To Attack a Female Journalist’s Credibility, Go After Her B... more »
UN Report: World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women's conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a new UN report revealed. Read the full story, “UN Report: World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls”, on globalissues.org →
Bloomberg's collapse shows the power of the #FakeNews media
After spending around half a billion dollars Bloomberg is dropping out of the Presidential race. It shows that money alone can't buy an election. But it also shows the power of the #FakeNews media. One reason Trump won is that the #FakeNews media was actually supportive of him to some extent during the primaries believing that he'd be easy for Hillary to beat. The #FakeNews media has spent decades telling America how great Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are. That is why the two Democrat contenders are two rich old white men. That's why all the women and people of color have been eff... more »
After 75 Years The Last British Base In Germany Has Closed
British Army re-basing programme from Germany🇩🇪completed. Final farewell from Catterick Barracks #AufWiedersehen pic.twitter.com/iTxTHeYaFM — Britische Armee (@APO2Ge) February 21, 2020 *The Guardian: **British army hands back last headquarters in Germany* Catterick Barracks Bielefeld is closing with the withdrawal of 20,000 army personnel The British army has relinquished control of its last remaining military headquarters in Germany following 75 years in the country, ahead of the final withdrawal of serving personnel. Following the second world war, the UK was among a number ... more »
Full-0f-Woe Super Wednesday
Look on the bright side, fellow progressives and socialists. Because as far as Joe Biden is concerned, his slew of primary wins hasn't even happened yet. He thinks that they will happen tomorrow, or on what he adorably dubbed Super Thursday. Wednesday's children and Sandernistas might be full of woe today, but just wait until tomorrow. Because while the fortune-telling nursery rhyme predicts that Thursday's child has far to go, Biden will only keep demonstrating how disturbingly far gone he truly is. Godzillionaire Mike Bloomberg has dropped out. But as of this writing, Elizabe... more »
Trump is the new FDR:He's working hard to keep us from panicking
After Pearl Harbor the US faced its greatest threat ever. Two monstrous fascist regimes were threatening the world. America's military was weak and things looked bleak. The first thing FDR did was to declare that all Americans had to fear was fear itself. That's because panic and fear only lead to greater suffering greater loss. In order to win WWII Americans had to knuckle down and deal with the huge burden that they were facing. It was the right thing to do. That's precisely what Trump is doing today in the face of the coronavirus threat. While the coronavirus will, at worst... more »
Fear of medicine shortages as India limits exports
Just In - 13 hours ago
The world's main supplier of generic drugs restricts the export of 26 pharmaceutical ingredients and the medicines made from them, including paracetamol, as the coronavirus outbreak plays havoc with supply chains.
Mr. Krugman, Stick to Economics
Paul Krugman won a Nobel Prize in Economics, but he is as dumb as the rest of us about politics--even though his status would never allow him to admit as much. The morning after Super Tuesday, he offers this analysis on Twitter: Of course, it's Bernie's fault that he lost. We know it has nothing to do with the former and current DNC kingpins pulling every lever of power and influence to scare the scared people into voting for Biden. If Bernie were just a little more "magnanimous," rather than uppity and honest--he would have had a chance on Super Tuesday. And yet--if there was e... more »
Assad's Rhetoric Change In Advance Of Turkish/ Russian Meeting?
*UPDATE: According to RT this interview will be shown Thursday- so interesting timing again.* * "The interview, which Rossiya-24 channel will show in full on Thursday"* *Darn, I'll have to wait!* *Why the change in tone? At this time?* * Assad: "What hostile action - big or small - did the Syrian people commit against the Turkish people? There is no such thing."* *Perhaps between the people there hasn't been hostility- Recalling when Tozz was a commenter here at the blog years ago. He was a resident of Aleppo City at that time. A typical Syrian. Sunni. Arab. Because, yes, in fact... more »
House Subcommittee Voices Concerns Over U.S. Management of the Coronavirus
May at the Capitol (Architect of the Capitol, https://flic.kr/p/dBKDxV; United States Government work, https://www.usa.gov/government-works) On Feb. 26, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation held a hearing in which lawmakers questioned officials responsible for the U.S. response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The hearing occured only a day after the announcement of possible community spread of infection in California and the Trump administration’s appointment of a policy czar-like figure, Amb. Deborah Birx, the State Departme... more »
Boeing Unveils It's Concept Of A U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
*Warzone/The Drive*:* Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army's Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter* *The Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products.* After weeks of teasers offering fleeting glimpses of the design, Boeing has finally revealed its entry for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, or FARA. This project aims to fill the gap left by the early retirement of the service's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters. The service plans to eventually replace nearly half of its AH... more »
It Was a Good Thing Nazi Germany Never Bothered to Seize the Middle East's Oil
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* [image: By Daderot - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35059015] Could Berlin have won? *Key point:* Hitler would eventually run out of oil. Perhaps success in the Middle East would have made more sense than invading Russia? With Rommel driving on Egypt and the British pushed out of Greece, a sudden pro-Nazi coup d’état in Iraq lay rich oil fields and more at Germany’s feet. In the spring of 1941, events in the Middle East suddenly exploded in a crisis for Great Britain. On March 24, Lt. Gen. Erwin Rom... more »
Fail: Trying to Use Tunnel Under Enemies' Trenches in the Civil War Was a Bad Idea
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_WM2E77P19GS01&share=true] It would also not work well during World War I. *Key point: *Tunnels seemed like a solution to break through or eliminate an enemy's lines. However, digging underground risked collapse or accidentally detonating your own explosives. It was just after 3 am on Saturday, July 30, 1864. A month of relative quiet along a two-mile stretch of Union and Confederate trench lines immediately east of Petersburg, Virginia, was about to come ... more »
Wild: Yes the Navy Gave Birth to the Air Force
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E97O0Z0801&share=true] Just like today when the Air Force led to the Space Force. *Key point:* Aircraft were a new technology that was originally a part of other branches. However, the fight to establish and independent air branch meant overcoming interservice rivalries. On March 25, 1898, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt recommended that two officers “of scientific attainment and practical ability” be appointed to investigate the Sam... more »
U.S. Navy Nightmare: All Russian Warships Armed With Hypersonic Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Could it happen? Here’s a scenario the U.S. Navy would rather not contemplate: every Russian surface warship armed with hypersonic anti-ship missiles. But two interesting things have happened over the last few months. First, in January 2020, Russia conducted its first launch of a Zircon missile from a surface ship. The *Admiral Gorshkov*, the first of the new Project 22350-class frigates, fired the missile from the Barents Sea against a ground target, according to a TASS report. "In accordance with the program of the Zircon’s state trials, the *Admir... more »
Trump Just Gave Israel the Ability to Attack Iran's Nuclear Sites with F-35s
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* The U.S. State Department has approved an Israeli request to buy eight KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers. If Israel does decide to bomb Iran, the U.S. government has made it a little easier. The U.S. State Department has approved an Israeli request to buy eight KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers. Including support equipment, spare parts and training, the deal is valued at $2.4 billion, with the first aircraft arriving in 2023. The sale “supports the foreign policy and national security of the United States by allowing Israel to provide a redundant ... more »
Pups for Trump? Could a Dog Pick the Next President?
*Clive Wynne* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's why it might help understand the personalities of candidates. I’m not sure who first said it, but it’s clear a lot of people agree with the sentiment: “Never trust a person who doesn’t like dogs.” Many pet lovers share the belief that a person’s attitude to dogs reveals something essential about their character. During the political campaign season, Americans are deciding who has the characteristics, skills and temperament to be president. As a dog psychologist and founder of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona ... more »
Why Bernie Sanders Could Lose (No Democratic Party Conspiracy Necessary)
*Mitchell Blatt* *Politics, * It’s not exactly surprising that most mainstream Democrats are not huge fans of Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist who is not even a full member of the Democratic party. “The Establishment” is the new Illuminati. A shadowy amorphous group that is looming around every corner but never seen, responsible for everything and nothing, all-powerful, but unable to transmit results from a caucus. “The Establishment” is an undefinable blob that can be defined as anything and everything in the hands of a conspiracy theorist with an agenda. ... more »
Climate Change Nightmare: Canada Has a Gas Leak Problem
*Romain Chesnaux* *Economics, * One of the issues the oil and gas industry faces is the leakage of gases from wellbores — the holes drilled into the ground to look for or recover oil and natural gas. Methane leakage from wellbores has become an important issue because this greenhouse gas is far more potent than carbon dioxide. Northeastern British Columbia has been a major centre of conventional oil and gas production since the 1960s. More recently, the shale gas sector has also targeted the region. One of the issues the oil and gas industry faces is the leakage of gases from we... more »
Welcome to the Democratic Party Civil War
*Christian Whiton* *Politics, * As with the Russia collusion hoax and impeachment fiasco, it would be hard to craft a sequence of events that is turning out worse for Democrats than this year’s nominating process. Establishment Democrats are likely to breathe a sigh of relief after Super Tuesday’s results, which revived former Vice President Joe Biden as a viable option to stop socialist Bernie Sanders. But further analysis should mortify Democrats of all stripes. In effect, a broad Democrat field has been narrowed to two of its least appealing candidates, and disillusionment in... more »
Mine Warfare Is A Big Part Of The Navy's New Maritime Strategy
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Both offensive mine and countermeasure technologies are needed. *Key point: *The Navy can now use sonar and video-guided underwater warheads to attack and destroy enemy sea mines at the bottom of the ocean. The US Navy is making an aggressive push toward "offensive" mine warfare designed to attack and destroy enemy ships and submarines with undersea explosives - all while preparing a complex suite of interwoven mine countermeasure technologies. “We will produce a mine warfare plan to include offensive mine lines of effort. We are asking the CNO (Chief ... more »
This Stealth Fighter Could Dominate the Skies Until 2060
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Can the F-22 really be that lethal? *Key point: *The Raptor has received relatively few upgrades compared to legacy fourth generation F-15 and F-16 aircraft and now is significantly outdated in some ways. While much attention has been focused recently on the F-35 and F-15X, not much has been given to the U.S. Air Force’s premier air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor. While the Raptor was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world when it entered service in the early 2000s, sensor, radar, and datalink technology have all advanced since then. T... more »
U.S. Air Force Pilots Have Flown in Russian MiG-29 Fighters
*David Axe* *Security, * The end of the Cold War paid off. *Key point:* Poland still operates around 30 MiG-29s alongside F-16s and old Su-22s. Russia's MiG-29 first flew in 1977. Forty-two years later it's one of the most numerous warplanes in the world. As of 2018, around 820 MiG-29s and variants were in service, accounting for six percent of all the world's military aircraft. But as far back as 2001, one American F-15E pilot found the twin-engine Russian fighter to be lacking in range and situational awareness. Guy Razer, then a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, at t... more »
Gas Shortage! The U.S. Air Force’s New Tanker Doesn’t Work
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Air Force just admitted that its new aerial tanker doesn’t work. But the service still wants to keep buying the flawed refuelers while also retiring older tankers that everyone knows work just fine. The U.S. Air Force just admitted that its new aerial tanker doesn’t work. But the service still wants to keep buying the flawed refuelers while also retiring older tankers that everyone knows work just fine. The Air Force has decided it would deploy Boeing new KC-46 tanker only in the event of a major war, the service's chief of staff Gen. David Goldf... more »
Half the World’s Sandy Beaches Could Disappear By 2100
*Simon Boxall, Abiy S. Kebede* *Environment, Americas* These “softer” parts of the shoreline have always been at the mercy of ocean storms and the tides. But the predicted sea level rise on top of these daily inundations pushes the boundary between coast and sea inland, a process known as coastal retreat. Up to half of the world’s sandy beaches are at risk of disappearing by the end of this century if no action is taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions. That’s according to a new study, published in Nature Climate Change. Even assuming a better outcome for action on climate chang... more »
Fatal Constipation? This Drug Can Treat Schizophrenia (But Has Horrible Side-Effects)
*Dolly Sud* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] One such drug – often reserved for difficult to treat cases of schizophrenia – can lower people’s white blood count to dangerous levels and can also lead to fatal constipation. People who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia can suffer extremely disabling and distressing symptoms, such as tormenting voices and paranoid thoughts. But with the right treatment, most people can live complete and fulfilling lives – thanks mainly to their antipsychotic medication. But of course, all medications have side-effects and for some people on anti... more »
Putin Is Pushing: NATO Jets Are Scrambling to Intercept Russian Patrol Planes
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* British and Norwegian Typhoon and F-16 fighter jets scrambled two times in late February 2020 to intercept pairs of Tu-142 patrol planes belonging to Russia’s Northern Fleet after the Tu-142s flew farther south than normal and approaches Norwegian air space. Russian submarines are deploying farther, in greater numbers, than at any time since the end of the Cold War. The undersea surge has prompted NATO to initiate a surge of its own, launching large numbers of maritime patrol planes to find, track and practice sinking the Russian boats. But there’s... more »
UK Govt Punishes Voters As Costly Climate Policies Drive Up Electricity Bills
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: Electricity bills are headed higher for British households even though costs in the wholesale market are falling, a phenomena that one utility blamed on the government and grid operators. Bulb Energy Ltd. became the first energy supplier to raise its prices, citing higher network and policy costs. It…
Fact-checking the NY Times’ “Lies”
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: News Review by Kip Hansen ? 4 March 2020 ? The NY Times has been at it again ? this time printing bald-faced inaccuracies (some might call it lying?.). Hiroko Tabuchi, a climate reporter for The New York Times, penned ?A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific…
Dictatorships buying at British arms fair
Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog: https://youtu.be/sTCYJw6a1r0 This 6 March 2019 video is called Ministers woo foreign cops accused of heavy-handed tactics at British arms fair. By Ceren Sagir in Britain today: Arms fair brings human rights abusing regimes and dealers together OFFICIALS from human rights abusing regimes and arms dealers gathered at the…
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From Jenna Orkin Iran reports 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus, at least 77 dead; MPs hit hard Record-Breaking Warm Weather Expected Around Globe As Human-Caused Climate Crisis Now As Powerful As El Niño's Effects, Says WMOHow Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decadesCan We Get a Vaccine Early? How the Rich Are Preparing for CoronavirusMysterious pink smoke over east Edmonton triggers confusion, fire calls California's rules for independent party voters could suppress the Bernie vote The number of millennials with early-onset Alzheimer's disease ... more »
Anti-Coronavirus Measures Take Drastic Turns in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy
With deaths spiking in Iran and Italy and infections spreading quickly through Europe, the Mideast and the Americas, countries were considering new drastic measures to curb the new coronavirus.
‘Host City Contract’ Gives IOC Much Leeway to Cancel Olympics
Japanese Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto suggested in Parliament this week that the Tokyo Games could be postponed by a few months from the planned July 24 opening.
America was built on bird turd
Yep, when I say America is full of shit, I’m not trying… Continue reading “America was built on bird turd”… The post America was built on bird turd appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Cop Attempts Mass Shooting Inside Bar, Arrested for Attempted Murder and Is Set Free With NO BAIL
[image: murder]A cop was tackled to the ground after he started shooting up a bar, arrested, charged with attempted murder and then set free with no bond.
Veterans confront Biden
Veterans Confront Biden on War record at Oakland Super Tuesday Stopover from About Face on Vimeo. On March 3, 2020 at around 12:00 pacific standard time, only moments after Presidential hopeful Joe Biden addressed voters at the Buttercup Diner in Oakland, California saying he believed he would do better than expected on Super Tuesday, he was confronted by two military Veterans who expressed their anger about Biden’s vote in favor of the Iraq war and ongoing opposition to fully ending the decades long wars and withdrawing United States troops, stressing that those disastrous choice... more »
Banks and Landlords Have To Pick Up the Costs of the Pandemic To Come to Forestall a Depression
Why banks and landlords (and the health care industry) need to pay their share of coronavirus costs.
The Long War in Afghanistan - Lying and Deceiving the American People
At a recent hearing "U.S. Lessons Learned in Afghanistan" before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, clearly outlined the lies that Washington has told Americans during the 18-year-old war in Afghanistan that shows no real signs of progress or resolution other than the "conditional peace agreement" that was signed with the Taliban on February 29, 2020. If you weren't aware of SIGAR, it was created by Congress in 2008 to oversee and report on waste, fraud and abuse regarding reconstruction spending in ... more »
Neocon ‘Vulture Capitalist’ Paul Singer Reported to be Buying Up Twitter Stock to Oust CEO Jack Dorsey
Singer funded the Steele dossier that set off Mueller's Russia investigation, he pressured the GOP to accept the LGBT agenda, and he is driving the transfer of America's tech companies to Israel.
China suppressed Covid-19 with AI and big data
China used locational and other data from hundreds of millions of smartphones to contain the spread of Covid-19, according to Chinese sources familiar with the program.
This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen: One Day After Fed Rate Cut, Repos Signal Record Liquidity Shortage
This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen: One Day After Fed Rate Cut, Repos Signal Record Liquidity Shortage by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Yesterday morning, when we discussed the sudden spike in liquidity shortage that resulted in both a (record) oversubscribed term repo and the first oversubscribed overnight repo since the start of the repo crisis, we said that …
The Afghan Taliban Are Claiming Victory Over America In The War
Afghan men celebrate ahead of the U.S-Taliban agreement in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday. Parwiz / Reuters *NBC:* *U.S. sees Taliban deal as exit from Afghanistan. Militants see it as victory over the superpower*. *“Even if we don’t say that the U.S. is defeated in Afghanistan, it's an open secret now that they are,” a member of the Taliban's Haqqani network said.* DOHA, Qatar — The Taliban cheered, whooped and cried "God is Great" just moments after one of their leaders signed an agreement that could lead to the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan after more than 18 ye... more »
NWEA Offers More Testing Baloney
When a system doesn't work, you have a couple of choices-- you can address the problems that are causing failure, or you can insist that the original system is super-duper and start imposing new rules to try to work around the flaws in your original system. Like the latch that doesn't work properly, but instead of fixing the latch, you just teach everybody to lift and push the door to the side to get it to open. The problem is particularly acute when your entire business is based on a failed model. Absolutely not looking at latest MAP testSo here we are with another great piece of ... more »
US Launches Its First Airstrike On The Taliban Since Peace Deal
*BBC: **Afghan conflict: US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal* The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good talk" with a leader of the group. The US signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan after years of war. But a US forces spokesman said it launched an air strike on Wednesday in response to Taliban fighters attacking Afghan forces in Helmand province. The Taliban has not commented. It was not immediately clear if th... more »
Western Propaganda Against Turkey
While pretending to protect Turkey, Western propaganda hides its calls for help. The problem is by no means the clashes with the Russian army at Idleb, nor the fate of the families of jihadists, it is much more serious. The world is a cruel place. It is not by blinding ourselves that we will be able to come to the aid of threatened populations.
Virus Hammers Business Travel as Wary Companies Nix Trips
Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they've dealt a gut punch to a travel industry already reeling from the virus outbreak.
Biden Claims 9 Super Tuesday Victories, Including Texas
A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier.
The Paradox of Political Problem Perception (or if you will, Persily's Paradox)
For the symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2020). One of the central concerns animating Rick Hasen’s excellent book, *Election Meltdown*, is Americans’ decreasing confidence in the electoral system. Genuine worries about voter suppression and voting machine insecurity, as well as manufactured anxieties due to disinformation, lead citizens to question the fairness of the system and the legitimacy of election results. As scholars of comparative politics are quick to recount, trust in ... more »
Can Trump deliver a U.S. pull out from Afghanistan? (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 487. More The post Can Trump deliver a U.S. pull out from Afghanistan? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Another migrant killed trying to enter Greece as Turkey slammed for 'blackmailing' Europe
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Turkish officials accuse Greek forces of killing a migrant and wounding five trying to cross the border, a claim rejected by Greece as "utterly fake news".
Canberra Capitals win ninth WNBL championship after stunning comeback against Southside Flyers
The Capitals claim back-to-back WNBL championships, putting in a commanding third-quarter display to down the Southside Flyers in front of a raucous home crowd.
95-year-old woman becomes Australia's second death related to coronavirus
A 95-year-old resident of a Sydney nursing home where a staff member has been diagnosed with COVID-19 tests positive to coronavirus after her death. NSW now has 22 confirmed cases after five other cases were also confirmed.
There Have Been 21 Debate Questions About Paying For Social Programs, Zero About Paying For War
Democratic debate moderators are sending the message that we can afford policies that spread militarism—but not those that protect human life. The implication of these moderators’ questions—that the cost of Medicare for All is so great it will hurt ordinary people—disregards the tremendous harm being inflicted on ordinary people right now by a staggeringly expensive healthcare system.
Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Trigger Loss Of Biodiversity – New Study
One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change, say researchers from McGill University in Canada. The widespread use of Roundup on farms has sparked coancerns over potential health and environmental effects globally.
Wage Inequality Continues To Rise As Racial And Gender Disparities Persist
Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according to a new EPI report. State of Working America Wages 2019 details the most recent hourly wage trends through 2019, showing that large gaps by gender, race, wage, and education level remain—and some of these gaps are increasing.
China's Submarine Lead In Asia Is Growing
Many Asian navies have plans to acquire new submarines in the next ten years, often expanding their overall fleet strength. Many of these designs are indigenous. But China's lead, relative to the rest, could grow. H I Sutton *Forbes: **China's Submarine Lead In Asia Could Grow By 2030* Submarines are the hot asset among Asian countries right now, with ~239 in service with the region’s navies. Almost every navy is acquiring new types. If we look ahead 10 years the submarine landscape in the region will be very different. And by 2030 China could have more than twice as many as any ... more »
Some global cannabis trade events, key for business marketing and growth, feel coronavirus sting
Some U.S. and international cannabis industry conferences and trade shows – important for marijuana and hemp businesses to market their products and cultivate relationships with vendors and buyers – are feeling the fallout from coronavirus fears. So far, a small number of cannabis-related business events in this country and overseas have been canceled or postponed. Other […] Some global cannabis trade events, key for business marketing and growth, feel coronavirus sting is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Turkish forces ‘neutralized’ 3,200 Syrian soldiers in Idlib: Erdogan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that “the Syrian regime has lost more than 3,200 of its elements since the launch of the Spring Shield.” Erdogan affirmed during a speech to his party that “Turkey will not allow the blood of its martyrs to be wasted” and that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army retakes initiative in southern Idlib, launches new attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has retaken the initiative in southern Idlib after fending off a series of attacks from the Turkish-backed militants. According to the latest report from this front, the Syrian Arab Army began their push towards the town of Sufahan, which is one of the last areas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed militants suffer heavy losses in failed Saraqib offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants suffered heavy losses during their failed attempt to capture the strategic city of Saraqib, a source from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) said on Wednesday afternoon. According to the source, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) suffered heavy casualties while storming the Syrian Arab Army’s positions west […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan asks Trump to supply Turkey with weapons for Idlib operation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shared that he asked US President Donald Trump to aid Turkey in its military operation in Syria’s Idlib by supplying ammunition to its forces deployed there. He also expressed hope that upcoming talks with Moscow on the situation in the province will result in an “immediate ceasefire in Syria”. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey strikes Syrian military’s air defense system in Idlib: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – A new video was released on Tuesday that showed a Turkish drone targeting the Syrian military’s Pantsir-S1 air defense system in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. In the video released on Tuesday, a Turkish drone can be seen zeroing in on a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Pantsir-S1 (SA-22) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Militants attempted to carry out chemical weapons attack during Syrian Army advance: Russia
The Russian Reconciliation Centre for Syria stated on Wednesday that a group of up to 15 terrorists had attempted to carry out a chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province. “On 2 March, a group of up to 15 terrorists attempted to detonate explosive ammunition together with containers full of a poisonous chemical agent. The terrorists […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed militants launch major counter-offensive to retake Saraqib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants have launched a major counter-offensive in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Wednesday, as they attempt to retake the strategic city of Saraqib from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Led by the National Liberation Front (NLF), the Turkish-backed militants began their counter-offensive by storming the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2020: Assad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued Decree No. 76 of 2020, scheduling the date for the parliamentary elections on Monday, April 3rd, 2020. The Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic on Facebook announced that President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree specifying the date of Monday April 3rd, 2020 as the date […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military enters Saraqib to block Turkish attacks: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Russian military has entered the strategic city of Saraqib this week after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) managed to retake the area from the Turkish-backed militants. According to a report that was released on Monday by the Syrian Arab Army, the Russian military redeployed to Saraqib to help secure […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
DEAR YOUNG PEOPLE: THE PARTY IS THERE FOR THE TAKING, BUT YOU HAVEN'T SEIZED IT
I feel a sense of relief after Joe Biden's big night, even though I think he's a weak candidate with naive ideas about the potential for working with Republicans, and even though he rejects big structural changes to the way America is run. Ideologically, I'm probably closer to Bernie Sanders than to Biden. (My preferred candidate is Elizabeth Warren.) Was there was a conspiracy to seize the nomination from Sanders? Of course there was. It was a perfectly legal and acceptable conspiracy -- party elders and second-tier candidates got together and decided to coalesce around Biden to he... more »
Drawing the line between impact and activism
The Bureau wants to do more to make its journalism useful to those driving change
Persistent Engagement Neglects Secrecy at Its Peril
Sailors stand watch in the Fleet Operations Center at the headquarters of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet. The United States Cyber Command is fundamentally changing its cyber strategy, moving from restraint and deterrence toward a posture of persistent engagement. This new strategy is better aligned with the practice of cyber conflict, and its innovativeness is reflected in the lively debate it has generated among scholars and practitioners. Much of this debate has focused on the lack of clarity concerning the strategy’s implementation and the resulting risks of unintend... more »
Alt-Media: Debunking The Dogma
*Came to this by way of a link left by gallier 2* *What an excellent article excerpted below* "The countless intellectual opportunities that this provides for the average person anywhere on this planet can’t ever be overstated, and the Alt-Media Community is one of the only platforms that someone has to network with other likeminded individuals and contribute to the “collective’s” ever-expanding treasure trove of knowledge if they so choose. *That being the case, the situation isn’t all that rosy either, since all massive communities – even relatively decentralized ones such as Alt... more »
Organic Trade Association's Puppet Group 'The Organic Center' Exposed
The Organic Trade Association has canceled The Organic Center's Annual Benefit Dinner due to venue concerns about coronavirus in Anaheim about the Natural Products Expo West. read more
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates"
*Covid-19 Pandemic Updates* Full articles at links. Updated frequently. *03/04/2020 - 14:06:* "Another Cruise Ship Linked To Outbreak In NorCal As US Death Toll Climbs To 10: Virus Updates" *Mar 04, 2020 08:42 AM:* "WHO says fatality rate higher than thought; TWO strains spreading; FAUCI PANDEMIC WARNING; AMAZON employee tests positive for virus; Seattle ‘a ghost town’; Man in mask passes out on NYC sidewalk; Tensions rise as U.S. death toll reaches 9" *MAR 4, 2020 8:07 AM:* Italy Closes All Schools & Universities, German Minister Declares Outbreak "A Global Pandemic": Virus Update... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 3/4/20"
*AM 3/4/20, Updated frequently 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... ◆ "The Unstoppable Coronavirus vs. The “All-Powerful” Federal Reserve" ◆ Gregory Mannarino, AM 3/4/20: *"**Critical Alert: All Eyes On The 10Yr Yield**"* - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Up... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Polly Toynbee and David Walker write about the brutal social consequences of a decade of austerity in the UK. - Andrew Jackson reviews James Crotty's *Keynes Against Capitalism* with a strong emphasis on Keynes' recognition of the need for a democratically-planned economy. - Justin Ling suspects that a political reckoning may be on its way as housing prices soar far beyond the means of Canada's working class. And Leilana Farha writes that the effect of setting housing policy based on the profit motive of developers is to deny pe... more »
Big day at polls for Lisa in Maine
*Lisa Savage with Portland volunteer Jess Falero at a polling station where ballot access signatures were gathered to put Lisa on the ballot in November. Well over 7,000 signatures were gathered for Lisa across Maine on Super Tuesday - only 4,000 were needed. Next step is Lisa will be on the ballot in November for the most watched US Senate race in the nation against Susan Collins.* Through most of the winter, volunteers for Lisa Savage spent hours at a time driving miles and miles to try to get one Green Party member signature. Often when we found the house no one was there ... more »
The Red Baron: Outline of A Conservatism for the Political Left
*Introduction* "A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of" *conservatism*. As it does the Americas, and Russia, and Turkey, and India, I may add. Throughout the world, more or less imperfect (semi)democracies find the voter support drifting from the (neo/social) liberal democratic hegemony of past decades, making the mock citation of Marx's and Engels' *Communist Manifesto*, ring truer today than the original statement regarding communism did in 1847. Most importantly, large segments of the working and middle class now seems to be swayed by conservative messages about King an... more »
Viral Mutations
There's a lot of politics being slung around when it comes to the coronavirus. It will only intensify as people make runs on toilet paper at Costco and empty the shelves of water bottles, and as the stock markets bounces like a yo-yo, losing and gaining a trillion here and a trillion there. One of my early concerns was that COVID-19 would mutate and based on research, that happened. There is COVID-19L, which is more aggressive, and COVID-19S, which is a milder infection and looks more like the flu that we're familiar with. (more here) Researchers say there are now two types of the ... more »
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