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SNC Lavalin procured dozens of male prostitutes for Saadi Gaddafi
When SNC Lavalin funded Saadi Gaddafi‘s lavish three-month-long trip to Canada in 2008, the firm showered him with young male prostitutes — most of whom were between the ages of 14 and 15 years old — in the weeks both
The Roaring Twenties
[image: the-roaring-twenties] Unlike the impression modern-day history books present, the Roaring Twenties boomed when government was muted and sputtered when government interfered.
French hydroxychloroquine-COVID-19 study withdrawn
The authors of a preprint on use of hydroxychloroquine — the controversial drug heavily promoted by, and now, apparently taken by, President Trump, at least for a few more days — along with azithromycin for COVID-19 have withdrawn the paper. The preprint, “Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin: a potential interest in reducing in-hospital morbidity due to COVID-19 … Continue reading French hydroxychloroquine-COVID-19 study withdrawn
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Robert Reich argues that U.S. corporations need to prioritize the health of their workers over immediate profits. But James Galbraith writes about the wider need to move past disaster capitalism, including through government action to take core economic decisions out of the hands of self-interested executives and capital owners. - Meanwhile, Heather Vogell reports on the financial sector's latest inflation of asset values in order to justify making loans which could be securitized - this time in the commercial property sector rather than ... more »
How Bill Gates Controls Global Messaging and Censorship
Bill Gates is the world’s largest vaccine producer and the single largest donor to the World Health Organization (WHO)—since President Trump halted U.S. support pending an investigation of WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis—and the CDC Foundation. Those agencies are now marketing arms for his vaccine empire. In January of 2019, Gates had WHO declare “vaccine hesitancy” a top “global health threat” (with Ebola, HIV, war, and drug-resistant pathogens among others), signaling a worldwide Pharma Gold Rush to mandate vaccines to all people. Gates maxed-out in donations to Intelligenc... more »
Moderna COVID Vaccine Trial Sees 20% “Serious” Injury Rate as U.S. Invests BILLIONS More on Experimental COVID Vaccines
On Monday this week (May 18, 2020) Moderna put out a press release stating that they had seen positive results to the first phase of their COVID-19 vaccine trial. The news sent their stock prices surging, as the pharmaceutical company is working with Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases which Fauci heads. However, that all changed on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, when Stat News published an article stating that Moderna did not produce any data to back their claims. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. also published his own observation on the little bit of da... more »
DC Circuit Panel Orders Judge Sullivan To Respond Within 10 Days…
A three panel DC Appeals Court Panel, Judge Henderson, Judge Wilkins and Judge Rao have ordered Michael Flynn’s Judge, Emett Sullivan, to respond to the defense petition for a writ of mandamus within ten days: Quoting the U.S. vs Fokker … Continue reading →
Public Confidence In The Media Collapses To Record Lows
By Paul Homewood Guido has been tracking the You Gov polls on public confidence in the media during CV. It has been steadily collapsing, and now lies at an incredibly low 23%, while disapprovals have risen to 48%. In my view, the coverage by most of the media has been utterly scandalous, consistently running […]
“Science by Press Release”: Moderna’s Sensational Covid Vaccine Trials
* Science by press release is a really good descriptor of what science has been reduced to.Sensationalism, promoted through mass media coverage, that has little to nothing to do with reality. And science, itself, has become little more then system of belief, that generates ‘celebrity’ status and profits. That reality saddens me, personally. I like the idea of reproducible results and being able to verify results.. Nature has that down pat. Science, does not.* *Vaccine experts say Moderna didn’t produce data critical to assessing Covid-19 vaccine * *"But was there good reason f... more »
Chechen leader transferred to Moscow hospital over suspected COVID-19 case
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – A medical source told a correspondent for TASS News on Thursday that the President of the Russian Republic of Chechnya Ramadan Kadyrov has been transferred to Moscow, on suspicion of being infected with COVID-19. The correspondent reported: “Kadyrov is now under the supervision of doctors and his health condition is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinian-led forces in action against ISIS terrorists in eastern Homs: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds) has been on the offensive recently, as their forces to continue the remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the Badiya Al-Sham region. According to a field report from the Homs Governorate, the Jerusalem Brigade, alongside the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
A Timeline—Pandemic and Erosion of Freedoms Have Been Decades in the Making
CHD has put together a timeline of selected events, from before the coronavirus’s origins to the rationale for continued lockdowns, and invites readers to consider how these events—some of them seemingly unrelated— and the network of partnerships and relationships that they illustrate have contributed to the unfolding set of circumstances in which we now find ourselves. The post A Timeline—Pandemic and Erosion of Freedoms Have Been Decades in the Making appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
NC Program Rehabs Puppy Mill Survivors Paralyzed by Fear
In the aftermath of a puppy mill bust, the youngest dogs are usually ready for adoption as soon as they’re weaned and given a good scrubbing. But the older dogs, who suffered years of abuse and isolation, need far more than a bath. The American Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Animals found themselves […] The post NC Program Rehabs Puppy Mill Survivors Paralyzed by Fear appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Ins And Outs Of Nutrition In Sex Change
There is a rare condition in humans and other vertebrates where they genetically belong to one sex but also have characteristics of the other. Decades ago, scientists found that *Oryzias latipes* (Japanese rice fish, also called medaka) often undergo sex reversal in the wild and new exploratory research may lead to insight in humans. In medaka fish. sex reversal involves genetically female larvae (meaning they have two X chromosomes) going on to develop male characteristics, or vice versa. Scientists had already discovered that environmental factors, such as temperature changes in t... more »
'That lovely breeze through your hair’: Seniors cautiously revel in regained freedom
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As COVID-19 lockdowns are gradually lifted across the nation, people are easing into the "new normal". But for seniors, resuming their favourite activities comes with added risk.
Live: NSW Now: MPs reject pay rise, dangerous swells pound coastline
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*MORNING BRIEFING: *The State Government says it will reject any increase to MP salaries amid the pandemic, while dangerous surf conditions are forecast for the NSW coast.
Three dead in fiery crash near Chinchilla after overtaking
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Three people died and two others are in hospital after a car crashed into a tree and burst into flames near Chinchilla on Queensland's Western Downs, police say.
Emma claims unfair dismissal after inquiring about having to clean for JobKeeper
A hospitality worker who lost her job at a popular Hobart pub has filed an unfair dismissal claim, alleging her employment was terminated after she questioned why she was asked to work an extra 15 hours per week for JobKeeper.
Did Gov Destroy Economy for NOTHING? COVID May Be Less Deadly Than Flu, Study Finds
[image: did-gov-destroy-economy-for-nothing-covid-may-be-less-deadly-than-flu-study-finds] Does the Wuhan coronavirus’s fearsome reputation greatly exceed its reality? A Stanford University study indicates that this is precisely the case, finding that the disease’s mortality rate may be lower than that of the flu.
Interior targets Alaska Park bear cubs and wolf pups with cruel hunting plan
Bears and wolves on Alaska national parklands will be targeted by egregious sport hunting practices, based on a final rule released today and signed by Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The finalized rule reverses wildlife management regulations implemented for Alaska parks in 2015 after an extensive, multi-year public engagement process. Under the final rule, national preserve lands managed by the National Park Service will allow: Use of bait (donuts, grease-soaked bread, etc.) to draw in and kill brown bears; Use of artificial light to enter dens to kill bla... more »
Paging Dr. Fauci …
Rand Paul Calls Out Dr. Fauci, Shares Chart Showing COVID-19 Mortality Rate Similar To Flu For People Under 60 – True Pundit
Film: ‘Roe’ Plaintiff Says Her Anti-Abortion Switch Was an Act
Norma McCorvey, better known as "Jane Roe," was at first an abortion rights advocate, but in a twist she became a born-again Christian in 1995 and switched sides.
Did Bill Gates Brief the CIA in 2005 About a Mind-Altering Vaccine?
A 15-year-old hoax recirculated in 2020 — this time with Gates' name attached to it.
Trump Slams Mail-In Balloting Promoted by His Own Campaign
President Donald Trump railed against mail-in balloting that in some cases has been promoted by his own reelection campaign, alleging without evidence that it leads to “total election fraud.”
Planned Parenthood Received $80-Million in Small Business ‘Bailout’ Loans
Planned Parenthood is one of the largest donors to the Democrat party and also spends $150-million per year on lobbying. Despite the corporate welfare it already receives, 37 affiliated abortion clinics applied for, and received, $80-million in bailout loans.
Peggy Hall Reveals How to Stop Oppression By the Government
She recommends providing information to local leaders that they are probably not receiving elsewhere. She provides links for contacting officials, templates for letters, and updated information on laws. Peggy is an encyclopedia of proven strategies.
Peggy Hall, a California Educator, Shows Why COVID Lockdown Is Unlawful
COVID-19 does not have a disease rate above the normal. Therefore, California does not have an epidemic, and a declaration of lockdown is in violation of California law. [Does anyone in government care about laws when they stand in the way of power and wealth?]
Quick Moves – Full Senate Confirms John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence…
It is quite remarkable how quickly the senate can move on a confirmation vote when there is a heavy dose of self-preservation in play. Only two days after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) voted to advance the nomination … Continue reading →
Canada Has No Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Why not?
No wonder Bullshit Bonnie is working overtime. She wants the mandatory vaccine pushed through before Canadians wake up to the following absolutely shocking information. Read it and weep...not only for yourselves but for the children who will suffer from this murderous exploitation by Big Pharma. I received the following just now from my blog contributor RAH: ************************* Hi All: I was wondering if Canada had ANY vaccine injury compensation? NO...we are only one of (2) G-20 that don't (only province of Quebec does....WTF?). Came across this website(below). Check th... more »
"'Singularity': Marie Howe’s Ode to Stephen Hawking, Our Cosmic Belonging, and the Meaning of Home"
*"'Singularity': Marie Howe’s Ode to Stephen Hawking, * *Our Cosmic Belonging, and the Meaning of Home"* by Maria Popova "“We, this people, on a small and lonely planet,” Maya Angelou begins “A Brave and Startling Truth” - her cosmic wakeup call to humanity, which flew into space aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft and which opened the 2018 "Universe in Verse", dedicated to our ecological awakening on the wings of Rachel Carson’s courageous work. That year, Marie Howe - one of our great living poets, who awakens the creaturely conscience of the next generation in her ecopoetry class at ... more »
"The Risk..."
"Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though, we're human. Life changes us. We develop new traits. Become less territorial. We start competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse, we find ways to become more than our biology. The risk of course is that we can change too much to the point where we don't recognize ourselves. Finding our way back can be difficult. There's no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to God w... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 5/21/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 5/21/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *MAY 21, 2020 11:20 AM:* "Michigan Gov Lifts More Lockdown Restrictions, NJ Shuts Down Gym That Defiantly Reopened: Live Updates" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *5/21/20, 10:08:52 AM. **For updates click here:* *- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html* ○ - COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ○ - https://ncov2019.live/data
Marijuana MSO Harvest announces layoffs, other pivots in $24M cost-cutting
Arizona-based multistate cannabis operator Harvest Health & Recreation revealed that it recently cut $24 million in expenditures – including laying off an undisclosed number of workers – in an effort to “rightsize” the company’s operations. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Harvest disclosed during a May 20 earnings call that a “small amount” of the […] Marijuana MSO Harvest announces layoffs, other pivots in $24M cost-cutting is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Prince Edward Island to reopen cannabis stores with restrictions
Licensed recreational cannabis stores in Prince Edward Island will reopen on May 22 “with limited access,” the government-operated marijuana retailer announced. All four PEI Cannabis stores on the island were closed on short notice in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, although online sales continued. The reopened stores will feature public health measures, including: Restricting […] Prince Edward Island to reopen cannabis stores with restrictions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
High Times’ deal to buy cannabis grow, processing facilities falls apart
High Times Holding Corp.’s move to expand into marijuana operations hit a snag with the collapse of a deal to buy a cultivation and processing business in California. The parent of the iconic High Times magazine said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its planned acquisition of Humboldt Heritage was terminated by “mutual agreement” […] High Times’ deal to buy cannabis grow, processing facilities falls apart is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Delayed but not dropped: China's political Congress finally goes ahead
Despite the lingering threat of coronavirus, China's political representatives gather in Beijing for its most important political event of the year.
'Deplorable': Full Federal Court condemns six-year wait on sexual harassment ruling
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A Queensland victim of workplace sexual harassment reveals the "agony" of waiting six years for a court decision on her case and says she has had no explanation on why it took the Federal Circuit Court so long to hand down a judgment.
Social distancing 'common sense' needed as public transport network braces for commuter return
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South East Queensland's public transport network will face a key coronavirus social-distancing test with all Queensland students to return to the classroom on Monday.
Premiers are facing a wicked dilemma — and there's no correct answer
The Morrison Government, with its eye on economics, instinctively preferred a lighter hand. Where it couldn't be moved and the states had the power, they went their own ways, writes Michelle Grattan.
Live: NSW to let more people into pubs, clubs and restaurants
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says pubs, cafes and restaurants in NSW will be able to have up to 50 patrons in them at a time from June 1. Follow live.
Health workers caring for war veterans getting paid 'charity' wages
A bureaucratic wrinkle is forcing many health workers into a heartbreaking choice between caring for clients who've served their country and taking higher pay to care for other needy Australians.
Fury at no-show diners who ghosted Sydney restaurant amid 10-person coronavirus cap
People who book tables but don't turn up have been warned there is a "special place in hell" for them as NSW restaurants get to grips with the state's 10-person coronavirus cap.
These programs monitor your every keystroke as you work from home — and report back to your boss
Tech and employment law experts are sounding a warning on a surge in software that monitors employees working from home during coronavirus.
Resilience will help us get through COVID-19. But it might not be about fighting to keep things the same
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Software and ecology are two different worlds but researchers say they each have something to teach us about how we respond to COVID-19.
Trump pulls US from Open Skies treaty, accuses Russia of violating terms
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The United States steps back from the Open Skies treaty, accusing Russia of using it to identify vulnerable locations to attack within the US should conflict arise between the two nations.
What won’t get done in 2020: Halifax councillors look at COVID-19 capital budget cuts
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Halifax councillors tackled cuts to the city’s capital budget on Thursday, adding and subtracting from a list of more than $100 million in projects that won’t be completed in 2020. Along with $85.4 million in cuts to the operating budget, Halifax is looking to slash […]
Mask up: the hows and whys of wearing a non-medical mask
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Get used to wearing a mask. And make sure you wear it properly. Last month, two friends of mine in different cities reported being mask-shamed for wearing clearly non-medical masks in public (one homemade and one bought from a convenience store). They said they were […]
Does the Flu Shot Increase COVID-19 Risk (YES!) and Other Interesting Questions
doctormurray Does the flu shot increase the risk for coronavirus infection? YES! Could a new flu vaccine be partly responsible for the COVID-19 mortality rate in Italy? YES! Is the rush to a vaccine the best solution? No, it could bring catastrophic results. How does the SARS-CoV-2 infect and are protease enzyme supplements the key … Continue reading Does the Flu Shot Increase COVID-19 Risk (YES!) and Other Interesting Questions →
Facebook Censors PragerU for “Sharing of False News”
[image: facebook-censors-prageru-for-sharing-of-false-news] Facebook has moved to restrict most of PragerU’s content on the word of an “independent third-party fact checker” that isn’t independent at all.
How The Woodrow Wilson Influenza Of 1918 And The TrumpVirus Pandemic Of 2020 Brought Fascism To America
*by Harvey Wasserman* The 2020 TrumpVirus pandemic that is killing so many of us today has deep roots in World War I and the Woodrow Wilson Influenza that killed 50,000,000 back then. Along with mass death, both viruses have brought fascism to America. To avoid a full-on replay, we need to know how. Like today’s TrumpVirus catastrophe, the global pandemic of 102 years ago was almost entirely avoidable. It was not an innocent accident or Act of Nature. It spread from the fascist decisions of one man: Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was elected president in 1912 as a liberal democrat. He so... more »
Digital Contact Tracing: The Perils and Privacy Risks
Digital contact tracing was pioneered by – SURPRISE – the Chicoms. It’s being rolled out worldwide by – SURPRISE AGAIN – Google and Apple, ostensibly to help societies protect themselves against the spread of the Wuhan bioweapon virus. Conveniently, DCT also enables capture of every move you make, every person or business with which you interact, and every web search / phone call / tweet / Facebook post you make. Norton Security just released an excellent article, which is way too graphics-intensive to cut and paste, which is linked below. I suggest y’all have a look at it, as it... more »
No Criminal Prosecutions of Barky or Biden? Why I Disagree with AG Barr
AG William Barr has stated he does not foresee opening any DOJ prosecutory actions against either former President Barky Hussein Soetero, nor his right-hand man Joe “Touchy-Sniffy” Biden, for their roles in the attempted coup against President Trump, nor the wholesale fabrication of Russian “election meddling” tales, nor of their efforts to overturn the American electorate’s 2016 Presidential decision. As reported three days ago by Axios: https://www.axios.com/obamagate-bill-barr-russia-investigation-durham-5e67a1da-e50e-4a08-8e0e-6ba4215f9f8a.html Attorney General William Barr said... more »
Worldwide Launch Of COVID-19 Global Solidarity Manifesto
Washington, DC - The COVID-19 Global Solidarity Coalition will launch on May 23, 2020, unveiling a Manifesto signed by thousands of people and organizations worldwide. The launch will take place over a live video streaming through Zoom, Facebook Live, and YouTube. The goal is to establish guidelines, principles, and priorities for dealing with the current coronavirus pandemic to end the neoliberal assault on the environmental and social structures that protect the health and well-being of billions around the world. We call upon the global community to rethink the self-destructive... more »
May 30 Day Of Action: Stop Racist Murder And Violence
We will be protesting to stop the racist murder and violence that this administration has willfully unleashed. Not only is the government standing by as COVID-19 ravages African American, Latinx, and Indigenous communities—inciting mass Black death with their calls to reopen the economy, but the police and racist vigilantes continue to brazenly hunt and kill Black folks while they sleep in their beds and on open roads in broad daylight. We are calling for this united action to protest genocidal policies of the government that have allowed city and county jails, federal and state p... more »
Bending PPE Rules Spells Death For Health Care Workers And Families
Chicago - If he could have worn a fresh N95 mask for every procedure as mandated by the Centers for Disease Control, would surgical technologist Juan Martínez be alive today? It was a tough question for a reporter to ask a grieving daughter. “We can’t know, but they bent rules, and that’s not how healthcare should be,” Angela Martínez told People’s World. Angela held aloft a large portrait of her father at a demonstration on the lawn across from the entrance to University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago where he had worked for over 20 years. She was joined by her sister Rebecca, ... more »
U.S. Officials Calls For Talks Between Turks and Kurds In Syria
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* A U.S. State Department official is pushing for talks between Turkish- and Kurdish-led factions in Syria as part of a broader push for a political solution that would edge out Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. A U.S. State Department official is pushing for talks between Turkish- and Kurdish-led factions in Syria as part of a broader push for a political solution that would edge out Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. The United States has attempted to court both Turkey and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces—who have been at war with each other... more »
China's Path To Self Destruction Starts in Hong Kong
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Asia* "The real threat from China remains not its rise, but rather its collapse. Freedom is contagious. Xi’s actions against Hong Kong may, in hindsight, appear like treating a chest wound with a band-aid." The *Washington Post *reports that communist China’s Xi Jinping will soon tighten the noose on Hong Kong, effectively ending nearly a quarter-century of the “One country, two systems” compromise which the United Kingdom and the People’s Republic of China negotiated in order to enable Hong Kong’s 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty. Xi is an ethnic s... more »
QLED and OLED Heaven: 5 Top HDTV Deals for This Memorial Day
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_LR1EA950ZHD7U&share=true] What upgrade would you like to have? This Memorial Day weekend will indeed be quite different because of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, what we have witnessed over the past two-plus months is that streaming has gone through the roof. If you’re looking to upgrade your streaming and home entertainment experience, be sure to check out the dozens of amazing deals that are going on right now. If your local brick-and-mortar locatio... more »
Would Joe Biden Try to Stop Israel From Dealing With China?
*Matthew Petti* *Security, * His advisor wants to keep disagreements “between friends behind doors.” Former Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy advisor said that the United States should work out its differences with Israel over China “in a way that brings Israel along” and try to maintain “as little daylight as possible in public.” The United States has been pressing Israel over its sensitive infrastructure deals with Chinese companies as U.S.-China tensions heat up. Anthony Blinken, a top Biden advisor, previewed a strategy that would prioritize preserving a good relatio... more »
Afghan-On-Afghan “Insider” Violence Reaches New High: U.S. Government Report
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* Could this endanger the peace agreement? “Insider attacks” by attackers in Afghan military uniforms are continuing to increase, U.S. government investigators said. Taliban infiltrators and rogue soldiers have killed hundreds of Afghan troops and dozens of U.S. troops over the past few years. U.S. forces are supposed to leave Afghanistan soon under a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed on February 29, but the increasing number of insider attacks bodes badly for the future of the U.S.-backed Afghan government. Gunmen dressed as Afghan soldiers la... more »
Project Icarus: NASA’s Plan to Save Us All From Armageddon
*Caleb Larson* *Space, Space* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1F207D1270&share=true] Asteroids are a real threat. *President*: What is this thing? *Truman*: It’s an asteroid, sir. *President*: How big are we talking? *Scientist*: Sir, our best estimate is 97.6 billion— *Truman*: It’s the size of Texas, Mr. President. *President*: Dan, we didn’t see this thing coming? *Truman*: Well, our object collision budget’s about a million dollars a year. That allows us to track about three percent of the sky, and begging your pardon, sir... more »
Fire the 'Needlegun': Yes, Russia Built Underwater Rifles
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1C1F96AC90&share=true] These two rifles equipped Soviet Frogmen—and could be fired underwater. Frogmen, or underwater military specialists like U.S. Navy Seals, are equipped with a number of different weapons optimized for underwater missions, and their smallarms are no exception. Conventional firearms don’t do well underwater—and neither do the bullets they fire. In this neat video, an AK-47 is shot underwater and you can see why doing so would not be very helpful ... more »
Not-So-Stealth: Why Did An F-22 Raptor and F-35 JSF Crash This Week?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * It has NOT been a good week for the United States Air Force or the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. It has NOT been a good week for the United States Air Force or the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Late Tuesday an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flying out of the base located on the Florida panhandle, crashed. Fortunately the pilot, whose name has not been released, was able to eject and is safe and in stable condition, but the incident is the second crash of an aircraft operating out of the base in less than a week. Last Friday an F-22 Raptor also crashed... more »
Analiza Parlamento de Vietnam TLC con Unión Europea
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21-May-2020 La Asamblea Nacional de Vietnam comenzó hoy las evaluaciones finales de los términos del tratado de libre comercio con la Unión Europea (Evfta) y probablemente lo ratificará en los próximos días.
Over 1,000 Israeli Websites Targeted In Major Cyber Attack
Pictured: The image that appeared on thousands of Israeli websites depicted Tel Aviv in flames was put there by a hacker ground calling itself 'Hackers of Savior' *Daily Mail/AFP:* *1,000 Israeli websites are hacked to show images of Tel Aviv in flames and a message reading: 'The countdown to destruction has begun'* * The group responsible for the cyber attack calls themselves 'Hackers of Savoir' * Cyber attack came the day before Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day on May 22 * Jerusalem day marks when Israel captured the eastern part of the city in 1967 * Animosity between the two n... more »
The yahoos have not paid much attention to Gulliver’s Travels.
6-1-2006 Thirty-three years after the invention of gene-splicing, the reality of biotechnology is still far short of what many once dreamed it would be, partly because the tools for manipulating genes have been crude. That is about to change. As nine scientists explain in "Engineering Life," beginning on page 44, new "bio fab" approaches to assembling complete genetic circuits promise to advance biotechnology in much the same way that the invention of integrated circuits transfigured electronics. They should enable workers to reengineer cells more ambitiously, to create organisms ... more »
Gotham City Digest
(Yeah, the black guy told you so. Reap it, you umber buffoon.) ------------------------------ OK. Done. Glad we got that over with so quickly, Rapey Joe. ------------------------------ Because we produce more rotting corpses by noon than most countries do in a month. #KAG! ------------------------------ A parallel universe where time travels backwards. Sounds like a Republican wet dream come true. ------------------------------ Well, it looks like another IG is about to bite the dust. ------------------------------ "Honey, what do you want for lunch?" "Let'... more »
Plugged In Podcast #52: Dr. David Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans
Dr. David Kreutzer, IER’s Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Planet of the Humans. Dr.… The post Plugged In Podcast #52: Dr. David Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans appeared first on IER.
Coronavirus: ‘Long delayed’ data on disabled people’s deaths to be published
Official figures showing how many disabled people are dying due to coronavirus will finally be published next month, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has told DNS that it recognises the importance of providing the figures […]
Net closing on government departments that refuse to publish deaths reports
The government is facing calls to publish two coroners’ reports that link the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the deaths of benefit claimants. New information shows that the missing reports were written by coroners in 2015 and 2016, but neither […]
Coronavirus: ‘Greater clarity needed’ over mayor’s COVID-19 transport plans
Accessible transport campaigners in London are continuing to fight for greater clarity around sweeping measure announced by the capital’s mayor as England begins to ease its coronavirus lockdown. Sadiq Khan has announced plans to create what he has called one of the […]
Coronavirus: Supermarkets and government must act on ‘food crisis’, MPs hear
The major supermarkets and the UK government must do more to solve the “food crisis” that is still affecting millions of disabled people months into the coronavirus crisis, MPs have heard from a national disabled people’s organisation. The environment, food and rural […]
Bus company forced to act after campaigner’s wheelchair space victory
A disabled campaigner has secured an “important victory” that has forced a transport company to bring in new measures to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to use buses. Wheelchair-user Nina Grant, from north London, began legal action against Arriva after repeatedly being […]
Project set to bring 50 years of disabled people’s movement to life
A new five-year, lottery-funded project is set to bring to life the history of the disabled people’s movement over the last half-century. The user-led disability arts organisation Shape has secured £142,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for the development stages […]
Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis has entrenched social isolation, research finds
New user-led research has highlighted how the coronavirus crisis has entrenched social isolation among many disabled people. More than three-fifths (61 per cent) of the disabled people questioned by disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly (DCIS) said they felt socially isolated, while […]
Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock
Two international disability rights groups say governments and health authorities are putting the lives of disabled people at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic because of their failure to take “concerted action”. International Disability Alliance (IDA) and International Disability and Development Consortium […]
What's up with Germany, South Korea, Taiwan?
*THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020Also, what's up with those N95 masks?* Frankly, we wonder as we wander. Today, we'll cite two questions we don't see being widely reported or discussed: First, what explains the vastly different death rates from Covid-19 in different relevant countries? More specifically, what explains a range of cases like this? *Coronavirus deaths per million population, as of May 21:* Spain: 598 Italy: 537 United Kingdom: 531 France: 431 Canada: 163 Germany: 99 Norway: 43 South Korea: 5 Australia: 4 Taiwan: 0.3 Let's ignore the United States this once (289). Let's ignore B... more »
FDA Bureaucrat Brags on Blocking Physicians Prescribing Hydroxychloroqine in Early COVID-19
[image: fda-bureaucrat-brags-on-blocking-physicians-prescribing-hydroxychloroqine-in-early-covid-19] As physicians worldwide were seeing striking success using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, the FDA erected bureaucratic barriers.
Justice Department Warns California Governor Against Religious Discrimination
[image: justice-department-warns-california-governor-against-discriminating-against-churches] A letter from an assistant attorney general and four U.S. attorneys in California sent on Tuesday warned California Governor Gavin Newsom about discriminating against churches in his shutdown and reopening orders.
President Trump Delivers Remarks After Touring Ford Component Plant – Michigan, 3:20pm ET Livestream…
Promoting an economic reopening, President Trump travels to Michigan today and tours the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti. The president is expected to deliver remarks to the workers and audience at 3:20pm ET. White House Livestream Links – Fox … Continue reading →
President Trump Impromptu Remarks Departing White House – Video
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. Earlier today President Trump held an impromptu press availability as he departed the White House for a trip to Michigan. [Video Below Transcript Will Follow] .
Community sport can survive coronavirus challenges through volunteer spirit
Volunteers are the backbone of grassroots sport in Australia and the work they carry out has never been more important, as local and junior leagues look to get back on their feet, writes Richard Hinds.
Are you stressed about how much your super has gone down in 2020? If so, you may be in the wrong fund
Many people have been shocked and worried by how much their superannuation balance has fallen in 2020. If that's you, then you might be in the wrong super fund.
IF TRUMP LOSES IN NOVEMBER, COULD HE TAKE FOX NEWS DOWN WITH HIM?
The president of the United States -- laser-focused on America's most pressing problems as usual -- just tweeted this a little while ago: Many will disagree, but @FoxNews is doing nothing to help Republicans, and me, get re-elected on November 3rd. Sure, there are some truly GREAT people on Fox, but you also have some real “garbage” littered all over the network, people like Dummy Juan Williams, Schumerite Chris... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2020 ....Hahn, Richard Goodstein, Donna Brazile, Niel Cavuto, and many others. They repeat the worst of the Democrat speaking... more »
Hurricane Hype (Again)
James Taylor explains at climaterealism Miami Herald Misleads Readers About Reassuring NOAA Hurricane Study. A study finding calmer recent storm seasons was flipped into alarms about global warming/climate change. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Among the top Google News search results this morning for “climate change,” the Miami Herald published an article asserting a […]
Commissar Komisar
I’m a therapist who deals with people who are anxious. Many of them are particularly anxious during this lockdown. One, John R., age 32, told me that in the late evening before bedtime he goes back and forth between the Fox News Channel and CNN, and each of them makes him angry. I suggested […] The post Commissar Komisar appeared first on Econlib.
Coronavirus Has Caused Democrats To Move Back Toward Trust In Science
A year ago, and for this entire century, the nexus of anti-vaccine beliefs and other denial of science has been Democratic states. While places like Mississippi and Alabama had vaccine rates near 100 percent, an infectious disease crisis that began on the west coast forced politicians in California, where kids without vaccines totaled more than the other 49 states combined, to shuck off their wealthiest constituents and mandate them. (1) Then COVID-19 took the world by storm and all of that changed. read more
Anomaly!: The Lost Chapters (Part 5)
The text below is the fifth part of what could have become "Chapter 13" of the book "Anomaly! Collider Physics and the Quest for New Phenomena at Fermilab", which I published in 2016. For part 1 see here; for part 2 see here; for part 3 see here; for part 4 see here. *No superjets in Run 2* read more
"The Writing Is on the Wall for the U.S. Dollar"
*"The Writing Is on the Wall for the U.S. Dollar"* Thursday, May 21, 2020 – Week 10 of the Quarantine By Bill Bonner "It is so easy to be wrong and to persist in being wrong when the costs of being wrong are paid by others." - Thomas Sowell SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Time is speeding up. Things we expected to take decades are happening in just days, months, weeks… And here in Northwest Argentina, we get a sneak preview of the fast-approaching future… What do we see, exactly? The end of the American Empire, for one. And the end of the fake dollar that supports it. *King of the Plane... more »
Nevada marijuana sales up 20% in 2019, but COVID-19 slows progress
Nevada marijuana sales for 2019 reached $692 million, a 20% increase from fiscal year 2018, but lost sales stemming from the market disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic is throwing cold water on future projections. That information comes from a new study by Las Vegas-based RCG Economics. The report, “2020 Marijuana Economic & Fiscal Benefits Analysis: […] Nevada marijuana sales up 20% in 2019, but COVID-19 slows progress is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
YouTube Partners with Government to Censor Videos with Dissenting Views on COVID and Lockdown
YouTube, Vimeo, and other Big Tech companies are no longer operating as private business. They are working closely with government agencies to orchestrate a systematic censorship of videos that express views not approved by those agencies.
US Supreme Court Has Ruled that Forced Vaccines Are Constitutional
Forget the Constitutional argument, folks, and focus on increasing public awareness of the facts and indignation over betrayal by those who we have trusted. Nothing short of a tsunami of public indignation will spare mankind from forced vaccines.
U.S. Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China
Just three years ago, Americans had a neutral view of China (and nine years ago it was strongly favorable). Today, the same polls show that 66 percent of Americans dislike the country. by Alan Macleod As the U.S. military turns its attention from the Middle East to conflict with Russia and China, American war planners are … Continue reading U.S. Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China →
A collection of spirits (good & not so nice)
- Washington is walking away from another arms control treaty with Russia - the Open Skies Treaty that allows each nation to fly over the others with spy planes to ensure they are keeping to various treaty agreements. But the US don't do treaties no more.... - Iran is shipping oil to Venezuela but the Pentagon is threatening to intercept them. This would be piracy - not really anything new when it comes to America. The US sees the coming collapse of empire and knows the window is closing fast. That is the reason for so many desperate 'last ditch' ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/21/2020
Biden tinkers with campaign leadership ~ Cuomocest ~ Warren, just sad ~ Pelosi, just sad ~ Liberal Democrats and means-testing ~ "The Patchwork Pandemic" ~ Employment, leading indicators, manufacturing, housing ~ Animals return! ~ Michigan flood ~ Private equity ruins health care ~ An obituary to reckon with
"A Band-Aid on a chest wound"
That's how the Guardian describes the rush by illegal immigrants to get in line for California's handout of taxpayer dollars to them. Last month, California made headlines when it announced a first-in-the-nation plan to create a $125m coronavirus relief fund for undocumented workers. But its rollout got off to a chaotic start this week, with thousands of calls flooding phone lines, creating huge delays, and so many visitors to the official website that it crashed for hours. Adding to already overwhelmed telephone systems, the state issued last-minute directives that said callers ne... more »
Consensus Reality Meltdown – Self-Fulfilling Memes
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - It is time to acknowledge that the bubble of perception that forms one’s reality is not a solid structure.
100 Years Ago Today, A Massacre Ignited a Civil War that America Has Forgotten
*Johnny Liberty* - The Baldwin-Felts Agency would later go on to play a prominent role in the Ludlow Massacre of 1914.
Scientists Discover Evidence of Parallel Universe Where Time Flows Backward
*Jake Anderson* - A new discovery in Antarctica has caused a stir in scientific circles as possibly representing the first tangible physical evidence of a parallel universe.
Plastic Bottle Made From Plants Degrades in Just One Year
*Jordan Davidson* - One company is looking to end the need for plastic bottles that last hundreds of years and are rarely recycled.
Uruguay exports largest-ever shipment of high-THC flower, but buyer remains a mystery
A shipment of medical cannabis exported from Uruguay in late 2019 to Europe is raising eyebrows, both about the buyer’s identity and the cargo’s sheer size. The 1,000-kilogram (2,205-pound) shipment of high-THC cannabis flower was legally exported from Uruguay to Portugal late last year, according to Uruguayan customs documents viewed by Marijuana Business Daily. By comparison, […] Uruguay exports largest-ever shipment of high-THC flower, but buyer remains a mystery is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
British Columbia books record tax revenue from cannabis sales
British Columbia’s monthly share of the federal excise duty on adult-use cannabis hit a fresh high, as the province continued to execute its plan to greatly expand the number of private- and publicly-owned marijuana stores. For December, British Columbia’s share of the federal excise tax was 2.5 million Canadian dollars ($1.8 million) – the province’s […] British Columbia books record tax revenue from cannabis sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Aurora Cannabis follows through with promised US entry via $40 million hemp deal
Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis has struck a $40 million stock deal to purchase U.S. hemp firm Reliva, checking off a long-stated ambition for the Alberta company’s executives to enter the United States market. Under the terms of the acquisition, Aurora will pay $40 million of its common shares. The company will pay an an additional […] Aurora Cannabis follows through with promised US entry via $40 million hemp deal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Coronavirus update: United States secures 300 million doses of experimental vaccine
Just In - 10 hours ago
The US pledges almost $2 billion to secure 300 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine — almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned — with first deliveries due to begin in September.
No audiences, no box office, no end in sight: How theatre companies are navigating the shutdown
With COVID-19 claiming its first major arts scalp this month, we checked in with five organisations to see how they're coping with lost income and the shift to online.
A Reawakened American Economy And Workforce Can Address The Needs Of Mankind - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat
A Reawakened American Economy And Workforce Can Address The Needs Of Mankind Video of A Reawakened American Economy And Workforce Can Address The Needs Of Mankind Join us tonight for a preview of LaRouchePAC's soon-to-be released report addressing the need create 50 million new productive jobs in the United States, and 1.5 billion jobs worldwide. Will we emerge from this crisis by rebuilding our economy as a full set industrial economy where our citizens explore the frontiers of science, both in the biosciences and through space travel, in the universe writ large, or we can cont... more »
600 Doctors Warn Trump: Lockdown May Be More Deadly Than Coronavirus!
Hundreds of doctors have sent a letter to President Trump warning that the nationwide lockdown is killing thousands of Americans. It may end up more deadly even than the coronavirus it is intended to defeat. Doctors understand that you don't kill the patient to save the patient. Also, homeschool moms in Lake Jackson, TX, defy officials and take their kids to the park. City workers call the cops - but in a twist, the moms know their Constitution and end up schooling both the cops and city officials. Watch today's Liberty Report: [image: undefined]
Will the Political Class Be Held Liable For What They’ve Done?
[image: undefined] Politically-dictated lockdowns and prohibitions have recently destroyed tens of millions of American jobs. Politicians have effectively claimed a right to inflict unlimited economic damage in pursuit of zero COVID-19 contagion. The perverse incentives driving the policy have multiplied the harm far beyond the original peril. Almost 40% of households earning less than $40,000 per year have someone who lost their job in recent months, according to the Federal Reserve. The Disaster Distress Helpline, a federal crisis hotline, received almost 900% more phone calls in... more »
All Monkeys in Crucial Coronavirus Trial Contract Covid-19 – Denting Hopes of Vaccine
A coronavirus vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University may not prevent people from becoming infected with the disease, experts have warned. In the latest animal trials of the vaccine, carried out on monkeys, all six primates in the test went on to catch deadly Covid-19, including three that had been vaccinated. Dr William Haseltine, […] The post All Monkeys in Crucial Coronavirus Trial Contract Covid-19 – Denting Hopes of Vaccine appeared first on Health Nut News.
Israel, Iran Leaders Trade Threats On Twitter
"He should know that any regime that threatens Israel with extermination will find itself in similar danger," Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured May 17, 2020) tweeted about Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP Photo/Adina Valman) *AFP: **Israel, Iran leaders trade Twitter blows* Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned arch-foe Iran after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted comments accusing Israel of "state terrorism" and calling for "eliminating the Zionist regime". "He should know that any regime th... more »
President Trump Says U.S. Will Withdraw From Open Skies Treaty - Report
*Daily Mail:* *Donald Trump pulls out of 'open skies' treaty which lets Russia fly over U.S. military sites, claiming Kremlin repeatedly flouted deal* * Donald Trump's administration is giving six months notice that it will leave the Open Skies treaty which entered forced in 2002 * It allows Russia and the U.S. to overfly each other's military installations in agreed surveillance flights * But the U.S. claims Russia has breached the treaty by not allowing flights over its installations including those beside Poland * In 2017 a Russian Tu-135 military jet flew low over the Capitol an... more »
Why Tom Burke’s Green Deal Is Pie In The Sky
By Paul Homewood Environmentalist Tom Burke has just written this article for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy: One of the hardest truths about the pandemic, which so abruptly cancelled everyone’s future plans is that, even now, we do not fully understand what this means. Despite a colossal global […]
National Grid Facing Unprecedented Wind Power Surplus
By Paul Homewood https://twitter.com/emilygosden/status/1263097072649043968 With a windy weekend forecast, it sounds like constraint payments will be sky high!
Met Office Are Censoring Critical Comments
By Paul Homewood https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2020/05/07/coronavirus-will-impact-the-atmospheric-co2-record-but-not-enough-to-slow-global-heating/ The Met Office has obviously decided to join the BBC/Guardian, and have changed it from GLOBAL WARMING to GLOBAL HEATING, in a deliberate attempt to rack up the hysteria. Yesterday, I objected to this, the Met Office don’t appreciate criticism and still have not released my comment […]
Migrants Lead Struggle As ‘Reopening’ Fuels Resistance
Ford Motors CEO Jim Farley said during a recent conference call, “The auto industry is [the U.S.] economic engine. Restarting the entire auto ecosystem is how we restart the economy.” (New York Times, May 18) But Farley has it wrong. It’s the 400,000 production workers at the Detroit Three automakers, Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler (FCA), who resume working today around the world who will have the final say. After a series of wildcat strikes across the industry in mid-March protesting unsafe working conditions in close quarters and lack of protective equipment, the workers... more »
The US Military Continues War Practice In Europe And The Pacific
During the COVID-19 pandemic, not only will the U.S. military have the largest maritime military maneuvers in the world, with Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) coming to the waters off Hawaii August 17-31, 2020 bringing 26 nations, 25,000 military personnel, up to 50 ships and submarines and hundreds of aircraft in midst of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, but the U.S. Army is having a 6,000 person war game in June 2020 in Poland. The State of Hawaii has the most stringent measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, with a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all persons arriving in H... more »
How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic
There were two immediate reasons for the US to blame China for the novel coronavirus global pandemic. First, it was a convenient way to divert attention from the fact that the US government had done nothing—despite months of notice—to effectively prepare for the arrival of the virus. Second, it was a necessary way to undermine the remarkable way China had been able to tackle the epidemic, with massive infusions of personnel and equipment as well as relief into Wuhan and Hubei province. US President Donald Trump’s attack on China is explained not as the rant of an unstable individu... more »
McDonald’s Workers Across The US Strike To Protest Coronavirus Working Conditions
Hundreds of McDonald’s workers in the US are protesting unsatisfactory working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, with some quitting and others decrying the risk they say they’re being exposed to from Covid-19. Strikes took place in over 20 cities across the US, including Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose in California, as well as St. Louis, Missouri, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee. The protests were planned for Wednesday, ahead of the company’s annual shareholders meeting the following day. Some vehicles also blocked drive-throughs and sport... more »
Empire Files: The Forgotten Wars, Part I
The US war on Afghanistan will soon enter its 20th year. Two decades we’ve seen an endless loop of news stories: progress then setbacks, lies then revelations, a new end, then a new beginning. But, for the most part, it has simply vanished from media and politics--no longer discussed at all. However, it has not vanished for those impacted--not for the people of Afghanistan, nor the young men and women sent to fight them. In part one of the Empire Files series on the US empire's forever war, Marine Corps infantryman turned anti-war activist John Motter tells Abby Martin the hidden ... more »
North Brooklyn Demands Halt To Fracked Gas Pipeline Construction
Brooklyn, NY – National Grid resumed the North Brooklyn “MRI” Pipeline construction by allegedly authorizing themselves to continue, despite the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extension of the shelter in place orders. Residents and local elected officials have expressed strong opposition to the pipelines cutting through their neighborhoods carrying highly volatile fracked gas. Members of the North Brooklyn community, supported by local and citywide elected officials, held a virtual press conference on May 20, 2020 to condemn corporate utility National Grid’s decision to re... more »
Prioritizing Health Over Politics In The World
The excessive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a call to all governments and all political figures, both national and international, to cease politicizing this issue and fighting for bits of power, in order to create a great monolithic force of unified struggle in favor of health, economic recovery, and – something that short-term minds often forget – the viability of our common dwelling-place, which is this planet. President Trump has not taken the preventive measures the international experts advised, losing crucial weeks which could have modified the spiral of the spread of i... more »
Pivot To Mass Struggle: A Lesson From Ferguson
Like the financial meltdown of 2007–08, the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression and a period of political radicalization, this period will dawn a new epoch in struggle. The transition to a new period of struggle is always difficult due in part to the changes needed to adjust to a new political situation and orient to new developments. The process of adjustment will involve discussion and debate within and amongst activist, labor, service groups, and others on the current situation, studying past struggles to discover insights that could provide guidance for activists... more »
The Light At The End
Within just a few weeks—faster than the blink of an eye in geological time—a tiny, microscopic entity brought the global monolith of human civilization, the captains of industry, the might of the world’s militaries, the financial juggernauts of money and manufacturing, to their knees. According to the likely, but still uncertain theory, the novel coronavirus behind the disease named COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) whipsawed its way across East China, from wet markets in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic. Within months, two million people worldwide were confirmed infecte... more »
Groups Fight To Keep Desert National Wildlife Refuge Intact
Las Vegas - Conservation groups say Nevada eventually could lose its Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas if Congress approves a request from the U.S. Air Force to expand its sprawling military range. Russell Kulhman, executive director of the Nevada Wildlife Federation, said the proposal to add acreage to the Nevada Test and Training Range would dramatically shrink the number of acres for recreation, and possibly threaten the area's bighorn sheep population. He said every couple of decades, the Air Force requests more space on the refuge, reducing the public's acces... more »
Political choices. Part 2.
While I’m aware that this topic represents something of a minority interest and many visitors to sites like this will scroll past as soon as they see what it’s about - I still feel that, well, someone’s gotta do it and it might as well be me. And I haven't forgotten the reason I started writing about bias against Israel (and/or antisemitism) in the first place, and why I chose to do so on a general ‘BBC bias’ platform, rather than below the line on a dedicated “Zionist” blog, like, say, Elder of Ziyon or Harry’s Place. I know that this specific issue isn’t necessarily at the top of... more »
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