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US Revokes Emergency Use of Malaria Drugs for Coronavirus
Citing reports of heart complications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine pose a greater risk to patients than any potential benefits for treating COVID-19.
Were Bibles Pulled From Shelves at Barnes and Noble?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
President Maduro: United States Is Living An Anti-Racist Spring
President Maduro said that the US is experiencing an anti-racist spring, in reference to the massive protests for the murder of George Floyd. “People on the street are saying who Donald Trump is every day,” said the Venezuelan president during his participation on Monday in the TV show “Between Values,” in which he also asserted that the American people “live an anti-racist spring”. On the other hand, he stressed that historical figures such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are more present today than ever among Americans who fight for their rights. “They are the martyrs for a ... more »
The Democratic Party Exists To Co-Opt And Kill Authentic Change
The entire role of the Democratic Party is to enthusiastically agree with American support for movements calling for real changes that benefit ordinary people, while making no actual moves to provide no such changes. The actors read the lines but remain motionless. Barack Obama made a whole political career out of this. People elected him because he promised hope and change, then for eight years whenever hopeful people demanded changes he’d say “Yes, we all need to get together and have a conversation about that,” express sympathy and give a moving speech, and then nothing would h... more »
Amid George Floyd Protests, Democrats Are Choosing a “Tough on Crime” Ticket
Despite national demands for sweeping police reform, Biden appears likely to choose Kamala Harris, famous for her conservative, “lock them up” stance on crime, as his running mate. The post Amid George Floyd Protests, Democrats Are Choosing a “Tough on Crime” Ticket appeared first on MintPress News.
Days of heavy rain trigger deadly flash floods, damage 250 houses in Ankara, Turkey
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
Heavy rains triggered severe flash flooding in Turkey's capital city of Ankara on June 11 and 12, 2020, leaving one person dead and about 250 houses damaged. The Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara confirmed that hundreds of buildings and houses were impacted,...... Read more »
Activist Peggy Hall Scores a Victory in Her County Against Face Masks
Peggy says the local health emergency has been unlawfully prolonged so that her county may collect federal and state emergency funds, she says that this is fraud, and then she threatened to sue the county. The Deputy Health Director recently resigned.
Jihadist Ambush Malian Convoy Killing Dozens Of Malian Troops
Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in Mali despite the presence of thousands of French and UN troops [File: Malin Palm/Reuters] *France 24: **Dozens of Malian troops killed or missing in jihadist attack* Dozens of troops were either killed or are missing after jihadists ambushed their convoy in central Mali, military sources said on Monday. About a dozen vehicles came under attack on Sunday at Bouka Were, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the Mauritanian border, a senior military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Some of the vehicles were able... more »
Coronavirus deaths this month!
*MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020In theory, information is good:* In theory, information is good. With that in mind, we extend a discussion from last week with some information about coronavirus deaths this month. On a national basis, daily deaths continue to drop. That doesn't mean they won't go back up—but according to the Washington Post, these are the most recent numbers: *Coronavirus deaths, nationwide* June 8: 498 June 9: 959 June 10: 843 June 11: 897 June 12: 758 June 13: 626 June 14: 395 *Current seven-day average:* 710.9 The current seven-day average stands at 710.9. That represen... more »
Got my 'Savage for Senate' shirt
Our Lisa Savage for US Senate in Maine T-shirts have begun to arrive from the printing house. I bought two - red and baby blue. Some of the funds from each shirt goes toward Lisa's campaign. You can order one *here* if you'd like. They come in five different colors. Lisa did a great interview in recent days on The Humanist Report and already has over 7,500 views. Watch it *here*. Support is growing, Bernie Sanders-style Democrats in Maine are increasingly telling Lisa they want to put her as their #1 choice in the November Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) election. A campaign manage... more »
New information revealed about Russian cruise missile operation in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The Russian Kalibr cruise missiles have been repeatedly used in Syria to target terrorist groups like the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in several parts of the cuntry. According to the magazine “Natsionalniya Oporna” (National Defense), the targets of the Russian 3M -14 cruise missiles launched from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US F-15 fighter jet crashes, search for missing pilot under way
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A U.S. aircraft crashed this morning in the North Sea near the English county of Yorkshire. The pilot has not been found yet. The cause of the crash is under investigation, according to Sky News. Currently, a search and rescue operation has been launched at the crash site to find […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Baghdad denounces Turkey’s new military operation inside Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – On Monday, the Joint Operations Command in Iraq commented on the new Turkish military operation that is targeting the northern part of the country. The Operations Command described this operation as a “provocative behavior” and explained: “We deplore the penetration of Iraqi airspace by Turkish planes, which happened on Sunday […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ethiopia is prepared to defend itself against Egypt over Renaissance Dam: military chief
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – In a state released on Friday, Ethiopia’s Deputy Chief of Staff, General Birhanu Jula threatened war against Egypt, saying that his country “will defend its interests to the end” on the issue of the Renaissance Dam. Jula said, in an interview with the Amharic Addis Zimen newspaper, that Addis Ababa […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Anti-gov’t protests continue in Sweida as tensions increase over economic crisis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The anti-government protests continued in the administrative capital of Al-Sweida on Monday, as several people took to the streets to demonstrate in this southern governorate. According to reports from Sweida city, a half dozen demonstrators were arrested by local security forces amid heightened tensions at the protests, brought on by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi military seizes missile launcher used to attack US forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Iraqi security forces on Sunday, the seizure of a small cargo vehicle equipped with platforms to launch Katyusha missiles north of the capital, Baghdad. A statement from the security forces said: “Based on the urgent directive to conduct an intelligence effort to follow up on those working to target […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
"Compassion and Enabling"
"Compassion and Enabling" by admin "Sometimes there is a very blurry line between feeling and expressing compassion, and enabling someone. Showing compassion is giving someone space and understanding so they can work through their predicament whilst remaining at a healthy emotional distance. This healthy emotional distance can be hard to judge in close knit relationships such as marriage and families. For should one fall over the edge of compassion and into the field of pity, neither party will benefit. Pity serves no one in relation to creating the desired changes within relations... more »
"Then You Are Dismissed..."
"It is easy to be disgruntled if you are denied rights and freedoms to which you feel entitled. But if you are not coherent, if you cannot put into words what it is that displeases you and why it is unfair and should change, then you are dismissed as an unreasonable whiner. You may be lectured about perseverance and patience, life as a test, the need to accept the higher wisdom of others." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Gravity is different, but not metaphysically different, from other forces
In the Quanta Magazine, Natalie Wolchover asked four physicists Why Gravity Is Not Like the Other Forces. Well, I think that in an impartial setup, the first question should be whether gravity is different, not why is different, but thankfully, the implicit statement is "largely true" in this case. (It's "largely true" but a complementary article "why gravity is basically the same as other forces" would still be totally desirable, too.) Well, in our "theory of nearly everything" (TONE), there are four forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, the strong nuclear forc... more »
US Air Force F-15 Jet Crashes In North Sea. Pilot Missing
"Search and Rescue effort are currently under way, but the pilot and of the aircraft is still missing. We will provide updates as they become available, while prioritizing respect and consideration for the pilot's family." - Col. Will Marshallhttps://t.co/bJ8LHnY4ad pic.twitter.com/d5u1l6f2iu — RAF Lakenheath (@48FighterWing) June 15, 2020 *Air Force Times:* *UPDATE: Wreckage of crashed F-15C Eagle found in North Sea, pilot still missing* The wreckage of an F-15C Eagle fighter jet that crashed into the sea east of the United Kingdom has been found, but rescue personnel are still ... more »
Is The “Second Wave” Another Coronavirus Hoax?
[image: is-the-second-wave-another-coronavirus-hoax] After the mainstream media told us to ignore the “stay-at-home” orders and go to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, suddenly they all embraced a new fear story to terrify the masses: a “second wave” of coronavirus was among us.
CNN’s Lemon: White Americans Are Racist. My Hydrangeas Told Me So.
[image: cnn-s-lemon-white-americans-are-racist-my-hydrangeas-told-me-so] CNN talker Don Lemon bluntly stated that any white person who grew up in the United States is a racist, that those who disagree are “white mansplaining.” And that President Trump, of course, is a very bad man.
Cannabis firm Hexo to be dropped from benchmark Canadian stock index
Hexo Corp. is losing its spot on the S&P/TSX Composite Index, a benchmark group of stocks representing the Canadian equity market. The change will take effect June 22, according to a press release issued after markets closed Friday by index operator S&P Dow Jones Indices. The Ontario-based company is the only cannabis producer among 14 […] Cannabis firm Hexo to be dropped from benchmark Canadian stock index is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Russia Convicts And Jails Ex-U.S. Marine For 16 Years On Spying Charges
*RT*:* Russian court finds ex-US marine Paul Whelan guilty of espionage, sentences him to 16 years in prison * Eighteen months after he was arrested in a Moscow hotel room and accusing of spying, a Russian court has handed down a 16 year jail term to Paul Whelan, a national of four western countries: Canada, Ireland, the US and the UK. The 50-year-old defendant described the trial, partly held behind closed doors, as a "sham" and protested his innocence throughout the process. After Monday morning's verdict, he immediately stated that he intends to appeal. There have been sugge... more »
Delaying Death Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, Jun 15 (IPS) - While the end of life remains the inescapable fate of every man, woman and child, death can be delayed as has been demonstrated repeatedly throughout human history. Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, a paramount objective is delaying death from Covid-19 for many millions of people across the globe. Read the full story, “Delaying Death Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic”, on globalissues.org →
Agroecology Strengthens Farmers' Resilience But Highly Underfunded in Africa
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NAIROBI, Jun 15 (IPS) - With just a quarter of an acre of land in Kesses near Kenya's Eldoret town in the Rift Valley region, Samson Tanui is practising agroecology and his permaculture unit has become the centre of attraction for farmers from near and afar amid food shortages during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “Agroecology Strengthens Farmers' Resilience But Highly Underfunded in Africa”, on globalissues.org →
Forty Percent of Police Families Experience Domestic Violence, Compared to 10% in the General Population
*Police protecting the down-trodden from violence* *by Thomas Neuburger* "*If there's any job that domestic abuse should disqualify a person from holding, it's the one job that gives you a lethal weapon, trains you to stalk people without their noticing, and relies on your judgment and discretion to protect the abused from abusers."* —Conor Friedersdorf here, slightly paraphrased Protecting the abused from abusers is an important role in any society — or at least a sane society. It's the role, in fact, of government itself, especially in an exploitive economic system like our own. ... more »
Trump declares emergency against the International Criminal Court
As the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to pursue actions against U.S. citizens, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States today moved to counter this international body which has a questionable reputation. The Trump Administration plans to sanction the ICC if the judges proceed with possible charges of war crimes committed by American soldiers. Executive Order on Blocking Property Of Certain Persons Associated With The International Criminal Court White House Executive Order June 11, 2020 “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United Stat... more »
AP Writer Smears Robert E. Lee in Article About Army Posts
[image: ap-writer-smears-robert-e-lee-in-article-about-army-posts] In an article clearly designed to smear the Confederate generals for whom many American army posts were named for — such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Hood in Texas — Associated Press writer Dan Sewell even felt it was necessary to distort the record of the greatest Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, in his effort.
WATCH: Half-Dozen Cops Attack, Arrest Innocent Man, Accusing Him of ‘Dancing in the Street’
[image: dancing]An innocent man working out in his neighborhood was attacked by cops, assaulted and arrested for dancing during his daily workout.
Is The ‘Second Wave’ Another Coronavirus Hoax?
[image: undefined] Just a week or so ago the mainstream media and thousands representing the “medical community” told us we must throw out the “stay-at-home” orders and go to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police. The Covid-19 virus will not bother people who are protesting this injustice, they said. The virus only attacks people leaving their homes to protest the stay-at-home orders. Now, after thousands of businesses – many of them black-owned – have been reduced to rubble and innocent people in the inner cities no longer have anywhere to sho... more »
World News Briefs -- June 15, 2020
Nearby residents and people who visited Beijing’s Xinfadi market queue to be tested for Covid-19. Photo: AFP *SCMP:* *Beijing battles ‘explosive coronavirus outbreak’ as food market cases mount* * Scientists struggle to track source of cluster linked to massive food wholesale centre * Mass testing and strict lockdowns imposed in some parts of the capital while other cities order isolation for travellers from Beijing Beijing is battling an “explosive outbreak” of the coronavirus, with health authorities reporting 36 new local infections in the city in one day – all linked to a food... more »
Junuary in the Cascades
“Ahhhh…. January in the Cascades,” says the National Weather Service in a Tweet. Oops. “Scratch that. Turns out that summer is less than a week away. Who knew?” Ain’t global warming a bear? https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/1272220133654556673 Thanks to Adoni for this link The post Junuary in the Cascades appeared first on Ice Age Now.
"Disorders Now and To Come"
*"Disorders Now and To Come"* by Jim Kunstler "The desperate condition of the USA is a much greater illness than the symptomatic grievance of systemic racism - though, for the moment, that complaint galvanizes the nation’s attention because it is woven into so many strands of national myth, narrative, and historic psychodrama. The short version of systemic racism is that predatory white Europeans came upon the New World and raped it, and then, utilizing that ill-gotten treasure, proceeded to rape the rest of the world and the non-whites peacefully living there (a.k.a. Colonialism).... more »
The Not So ‘Great Reset’
The post The Not So ‘Great Reset’ appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Private Lawsuits Against Nation-States Are Not the Way to Deal With America’s Cyber Threats
The Capitol at Night (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, https://flic.kr/p/RdDbpY; Public Domain, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) Protecting the United States from malicious cyber activity and holding the perpetrators accountable has never been more important. The United States was already facing a cybercrime wave before the coronavirus pandemic hit. By the FBI’s account, daily cybercrime complaints have quadrupled during this crisis, as non-state actors look to exploit the pandemic for financial gain and nation-states turn to cybercrime to collec... more »
Seattle’s “Autonomous Zone” Has Armed Border Patrol & Deportations
[image: seattles-autonomous-zone-has-armed-border-patrol-deportations] The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone has a guarded border and is forcing out political dissenters, whom activists deems “white supremacists,” by mob-rule.
Virginia Repulican Loses Reelection Bid Over Gay Marriage, Immigration
[image: virginia-repulican-loses-reelection-bid-over-gay-marriage-immigration] Virginia Congressman Denver Riggleman’s decision to officiate at the gay wedding of two of his campaign workers last summer, as well as his support for increased immigration, sank his reelection bid.
Death of a giant ship
Back in February, the very large ore carrier (VLOC) *Stellar Banner* ran into trouble in Brazil. The ship was leaving harbor with a cargo of 270,000 tons of iron ore, bound for China, when she suffered extensive damage to her bows. The leak could not be contained, so her captain chose to ground the ship rather than risk her sinking, and her crew was evacuated. Here's video of the ship aground in shallow water, about 62 miles from the Brazilian coast. The ship was refloated earlier this month after more than half her cargo of iron ore had been removed. She was then towed out ... more »
Was the coronavirus outbreak an intelligence failure?
Erik J. Dahl, Associate Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Warnings about major disease outbreaks are supposed to come from national and international medical intelligence and surveillance agencies that most Americans have never heard of.
Le transhumanisme en Suède – historique, situation présente et futur incertain
Ethical Technology - 12 hours ago
*Les premières initiatives dans les années 1990, les figures les plus célèbres et les réalisations importantes d’un des mouvements transhumanistes les plus anciens.*
The racist (and dumb) iconography of the anti-gun control zealots
News 1. Black Lives Matter “We have been watching the Black Lives Matters protests and the conversations about police violence,” write a group of people in a federal prison. “We have been taking part in our own conversations with prisoners of all races. We would like to share some of our conversations and conclusions with […]
Ice cream and the Long Hot Summer
The worldwide Black Lives Matters protests against police brutality and racial injustice have prompted me to meditate on (among other topics) … vanilla. For vanilla — one of the most expensive spices on the planet — loomed large in my youthful witnessing of a quiet act of resistance against forces that have kneed the necks (literally […]
Destructive thunderstorms hit Calgary, Canada
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
A line of severe thunderstorms produced destructive hail, flooding, and at least one possible tornado to Calgary, Alberta, on Saturday night, June 13, 2020. Many motorists were stranded after roads turned into rivers. A large weather system moved through Alberta on...... Read more »
Argentina: "Swarm of Lights" over Buenos Aires
Source: El Horizonte (Mexico) and Planeta UFO (Argentina) Date: 06.15.2020 Argentina: "Swarm of Lights" over Buenos Aires ARGENTINA - A number of videos showing unidentified flying objects quickly went viral through Twitter, placing the word UFO among the trending topics of that social network. Footage was mainly obtiained from several states [provinces] of Argentina, such as Córdoba, Tucumán, Buenos Aires and Rosario. However, some users noted having experienced sightings in certain parts of Uruguay. This is one of the videos recorded in the province of La Rioja, from which a se... more »
Will The Death Of George Floyd Mark The Rebirth Of America?
I you had told me that, in the span of a few months, a novel coronavirus that dates back only to last year and systemic American racism that dates back to 1619 would somehow intersect, I wouldn’t have believed it. If you had told me that a man named George Floyd would survive Covid-19 only to be murdered by the police and that his brutal death would spark a worldwide movement, leading the council members of a major American city to announce their intent to defund the police and Europeans halfway across the planet to deface monuments to a murderous nineteenth-century monarch who sl... more »
Members Of Congress Receive COVID-19 Small Business Loans
Members of Congress obtained disaster loans for their businesses through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The program has been embroiled in controversy since it launched in March. Large corporations received multimillion-dollar loans. Minority-owned businesses were shut out of aid. Seventy-four members of Congress own businesses or have relatives or spouses who own businesses. Of this number, only 14 of them responded to repeated inquiries stating that they did not apply for federal loans, including those with considerable wealth. The CARES Ac... more »
Unfinished Revolution: Where Do The George Floyd Protests Go From Here?
Will we release some steam for a few days, be satisfied with the prosecution and (if we’re lucky) conviction of a few cops, accept a few reforms of a police system that will never be accountable to anyone else but their maker — the ruling class? Will we settle for mere survival, be content not to be killed, so that we can live under the peace of everyday violence and robbery forced upon our communities, our health, and our lives? Will we hang onto illusions that equate equal opportunity with being as exploited as a vanishing group of white, middle-class workers are or as a few bla... more »
The International Criminal Court Responds To Recent Measures Announced By The US
The International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") expresses profound regret at the announcement of further threats and coercive actions, including financial measures, against the Court and its officials, made earlier today by the Government of the United States. The ICC stands firmly by its staff and officials and remains unwavering in its commitment to discharging, independently and impartially, the mandate bestowed upon it by the Rome Statute and the States that are party to it. These are the latest in a series of unprecedented attacks on the ICC, an independent internatio... more »
Infiltrating Antifa: The Feds And Their Long History Of Subversion
Antifa is a leaderless, direct action platform, making it unusually easy for police, intelligence groups, and rival organizations to infiltrate and frame for violence. For example, on the same day that Trump tweeted his wish to see Antifa banned, a livestreamer was forced to run away after he incited a New York BLM group to “flip” over a truck before the crowd called him out. So, let’s see how the federal authorities infiltrate, provoke, and subvert. As usual, the state is the most violent of all the institutions involved. It subverts and oppresses as methods of its survival. The ... more »
‘This Is Not What A Food Bank Was Designed To Do’
“You have so many people that have been displaced from work, you have so many single moms with children at home, and you have so many isolated seniors, that the demand for services has just gone through the roof,” Blake Young, the organization’s president and CEO for 15 years, said. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the organization served approximately 150,000 people each month. In April and May, that number went up to more than 300,000 people. But the worst may be yet to come, thanks to the ongoing recession. Regional food banks, which are designed to be safety nets, not main sou... more »
US-Led Nicaraguan Opposition Inflates COVID19 Death Lists
The US is still trying to overthrow the democratically elected president of Nicaragua who won with 72% of the vote – this time it is a Covid-19 related coup attempt. The US-led opposition is utilizing doctors instead of students to kill off Sandinistas by falsely claiming Sandinista doctors have died and by claiming that all deaths are from Covid-19 because they allege “the health system has collapsed.” They learned well in the 2018 coup attempt that deaths are a necessity if you want a lot of favorable media coverage in the corporate press, as well as interest from readers. Macab... more »
Chris Hedges: Gaslighted By The Ruling Class
The elites have no intention of instituting anything more than cosmetic changes. They refuse to ask the questions that matter because they do not want to hear the answers. They are systems managers. They use these symbolic gestures to gaslight the public and leave our failed democracy, from which they and their corporate benefactors benefit, untouched. The crisis we face is not, as the ruling elites want us to believe, limited to police violence. It is a class and generational revolt. It will not be solved with new police reforms. The problem is an economic and political system th... more »
From Political Science to Public Policy: Three Lessons
This post, part of the Bridging the Gap channel, is written by Tana Johnson, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she was an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University and a Research Fellow at Princeton University. She earned her doctorate in Public Policy from the […]
Economic Fallout: Why Central Asia Is Still Struggling to Survive the Coronavirus
*Kamran Bokhari* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] So far, the medical impact of the pandemic in Central Asia appears to have been contained but there has been widespread damage throughout the country. Central Asia’s fossil fuel exporting states have been struck very hard by the economic fallout from the coronavirus. There is a need for a massive infusion of cash to ensure that the domestic energy sectors remain afloat while these countries move along the path of diversifying their economies towards green growth sectors, services, manufacturing, tourism, etc. But if the region’s... more »
Kia: The Ultimate Auto Company Comeback?
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, Asia* Here is how the South Korean carmaker recovered from chronic reliability problems to become a global leader in safety ratings. The auto industry is no stranger to comeback stories. In the past few decades, dozens of car brands have surmounted bankruptcy, regulatory woes, and periods of prolonged technical stagnation to re-establish and expand their market share. The latest example of a corporate rebound has been the remarkable resurgence of Kia Motors Corporation. Here is how the South Korean carmaker recovered from chronic reliability problem... more »
Why Generals Should Not Be So Political
*Giselle Donnelly* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000227853&share=true] Bad for the chain of command and cilivian-military relations. *Key Point: *The Constitution exists for a reason. Generals can have opinions, but they also are subordinate to the chain of command. Interviewed by CNN host Jake Tapper over the weekend, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell was asked whether he agreed with the denunciations of President Trump issued by James Mattis and John Allen, both retired Marine f... more »
Washington Needs to Act Fast on Libya, Before It's Too Late
*Thomas Trask, Jonathan Ruhe* *Security, Africa* The United States must appoint a Special Envoy for the Eastern Mediterranean to devise a negotiated solution to the Libya conflict. When the leader of Libya’s official government declared his Tripoli stronghold liberated last week, it was at a press conference in Ankara with Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan. Curiously, Erdogan’s Russian counterpart has provided much of the *support* for the opposing side in Libya’s civil war. This underscores how Libya is escalating into a destabilizing proxy war, worsened by America’s often confu... more »
The Sig Sauer P938: Your New Favorite Concealed Carry Weapon?
*Richard Douglas* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.sigsauer.com/store/media/custom/product/938legimggal1.jpg] Here’s why it is such a good gun. The Sig Sauer P938 9mm pistol is an ideal choice for anyone searching for a concealed carry weapon. Deciding on the right gun for you is based on multiple factors. With ten different variations and the reliable quality of the Sig Sauer brand, the P938 line of micro-compact pistols has a suitable option for almost any preference. Read on to see if the P938 has the right choice for you. *Accuracy* The P938 is accurate for a micro... more »
Twitter Cracks Down on Massive Chinese Coronavirus-Focused Disinformation Network
*Chris White* *Politics, Asia* [image: Security personnel wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People before the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China May 25, 2020. REUTERS/] “Narratives around Covid praise China’s response to the virus while tweets also use the pandemic to antagonize the U.S. and Hong Kong activists.” Tech experts who worked with Twitter to remove 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government say the profiles promoted deceptive content regar... more »
Back to the Moon
SpaceX Starship (How SpaceX is Changing Starship to be Able to Land on the Moon), more than a capsule and a lander, and a dune buggy. I encourage you to read the article cited. Project Artemis is well underway and absent other difficulties, will take Americans (and American allies) back to the moon in four […] The post Back to the Moon appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
A Sun Clock For 2020 - It Can Predict Solar Cycle Activity With Surprising Precision
The math used to analyze cyclic phenomena like the ebb and flow of ocean tides has been applied to Sol, the star we orbit. While it can't do anything to flatten its irregularities, or the impacts it has on communications, temperature, and weather, the "Sun clock" created by scholars shows it starts and stops on a much more precise schedule than can be discerned by observations plotted linearly over time. read more
Objectif janvier 2021 pour la Zone de libre-échange continentale
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 Repoussée en raison de la pandémie du Covid-19, la mise en œuvre effective de la zone panafricaine de libre-échange reste plus que jamais d'actualité pour ses promoteurs.
Second round of US-UK talks kick off today
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 The two sides bear down on the goal of signing a deal before the US election — an extremely ambitious deadline that would require negotiations to be substantially complete by early August.
Egypt, UK to sign free trade agreement after Brexit: Trade Minister
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 Egypt will soon sign a free trade agreement with the UK following the latter's exit from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea.
US trade deal 'could pose greatest risk to UK food since BSE crisis'
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 Consumer group Which? is warning the government not to allow in chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.
Trade between Iran, India to return to normal in 2 weeks
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 The fifth round of the preferential trade agreement talks between Iran and India were held in Iran.
Ambassador: India intends to expand bilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 India and Uzbekistan are engaged in negotiations for finalizing a preferential trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty.
EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID world
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 Negotiators from the Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific community confirmed that talks on a trade and political cooperation deal to replace the twenty-year-old Cotonou Agreement were close to completion.
Algérie-Tunisie : Un projet d'une zone de libre-échange bientôt relancé
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 Le projet d'une zone de libre-échange entre l'Algérie et la Tunisie sera bientôt relancé, a annoncé, le ministre tunisien du commerce, Mohamed Messelini
EU failed to consider environmental and social impacts of South American trade deal: complaint
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Jun-2020 The European Commission has ignored its legal obligation to ensure the trade agreement with the ‘Mercosur' group of South American countries will not lead to social, economic, environmental degradation and human rights violations.
Justices Rule LGBT People Protected From Job Discrimination
The court decided by a 6-3 vote that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.
The Sacking of Gough Whitlam and the Royal Intention Behind the Five Eyes
From the Strategic Culture Foundation An important reckoning with a great historical injustice is underway in Australia which presents the world with a rare opportunity to look into the darker corners of the corridors of power too often ignored by even the most ardent truth seekers among us. This reckoning has taken the form of […] More The post The Sacking of Gough Whitlam and the Royal Intention Behind the Five Eyes appeared first on The Duran.
WATCH: Cops Choke Innocent Man Walking Home With Groceries, Inject Him With Sedative, Then He Dies
[image: walking home]An accomplished massage therapist was on his way home from buying some iced tea when he was tackled by cops, choked, and injected with ketamine before dying.
WATCH: Cops Wake Up Sleeping Father in Wendy’s, Shoot Him in The Back, Killing Him
[image: father]A father of three fell asleep in the Wendy's drive-thru which would prove to be fatal after police showed up and shot him in the back as he ran away.
NSW economy to shrink by 10 per cent, Treasurer warns
The NSW economy is expected to contract by 10 per cent and unemployment could jump to 7.75 per cent as Treasurer Dominic Perrottet gets set to reveal the financial cost of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
James Tedesco stars as Roosters punish Bulldogs in 42-6 thrashing
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In the NRL's first postponed premiership match since 1997, the Sydney Roosters full-back scores a hat-trick of tries in an embarrassing loss for Canterbury.
Scorched Earth in Syria - Washington's New Policy
While the world focuses on the battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the situation in Syria grinds on with the United States playing the role of spoiler. Let's start with this excerpt from a recent Hudson Institute livestream event entitled "Maximum Pressure on the Assad Regime For its Chemical Weapons Use and Other Atrocities". In attendance, was Ambassador James Jeffery, Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Enjoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. When asked the following about Syria and America's role in the nation: But the place itself, we have no interest... more »
Dark matter theory: Information has mass, says physicist
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/dark-matter-theory?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1592057416
3 ways to improve your mental game for ultimate career success
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High consequence infectious diseases (HCID)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid
Bill Gates Funds GM Mosquito Genetic Extinction and GM Mosquito-Vaccines
Bill Gates is funding research on using mosquitoes to deliver vaccines, despite having admitted that injecting foreign substances into the blood circumvents the body's natural immune system.
Minneapolis City Council Votes To Replace Police with Community-Led Model
The proposal would eliminate the Minneapolis Police Department as a charter department and create a “transformative new model” for public safety. At least seven employees have left the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's death.
The World Economic Forum’s ‘Great Reset’ Is a Blueprint for Tyranny
The WEF's 'Great Reset' of the global economy flows from Covid-19 and the “opportunity” it presents, and it is linked to the "next global disaster" of climate change. Event 201, the pandemic exercise in October 2019, was co-sponsored by the World Economic Forum and the Gates Foundation.
Officer Fired, Police Chief Steps Down, Wendy’s Set Ablaze After Atlanta Shooting
Police chief Erika Shields resigned following weeks of protest. Rioters at Wendy's attacked a CNN film crew. The police officer who shot Brooks fired and the local district attorney said that he plans to file charges against him.
BlackRock Authored the Federal Reserve’s Bailout Plan Before There Was a Crisis
The Fed plans to leverage the $454 billion from the COVID-19 stimulus program, the CARES Act, into a $4.54 trillion bailout plan.
Hank Williams Jr.’s 27-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Accident
The accident occurred outside of Paris, Tenn., about 110 miles west of Nashville.
COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE BEING PURPOSEFULLY MURDERED IN HOSPITALS REPORTS STATE
There are a more and more brave people now coming forward to tell their personal stories of what is actually happening in our front line hospitals and what the reality is like behind the Fake... The post COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE BEING PURPOSEFULLY MURDERED IN HOSPITALS REPORTS STATE appeared first on Healing Oracle.
America’s Maidan/Tiananmen Square/Perestroika/Plutocracy Conspiracy (delete as appropriate)
The riots, pogroms and protests going on in the US right now are interesting for their political depth, their complexity, and their exposure of numerous details that had not previously been visible behind the curtain of political correctness and mythological constructs. On the one hand, they show the potential for […]
Churchgoers Aren’t Able to Sing During the Pandemic – Here’s Why That Matters
*Donna M. Cox* *Religion, Americas* Though such restrictions are understandable, they rob congregations of an important aspect of their Christian faith. Because of COVID-19, churches no longer reverberate with song; hymnals are neatly stacked and projection screens blank. Even as church leaders plan for reopening, scientists warn that it might be too early to resume singing in groups. Though such restrictions are understandable, they rob congregations of an important aspect of their Christian faith. As the Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 5, Believers should be “filled with the s... more »
How This General Plans to Harness Advanced Technologies to Help America on the Battlefield
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2APD9W72K1&share=true] This is TNI's second interview with General Murray, Commanding General of Army Futures Command, U.S. Army. *Editor's Note: This is TNI's second interview with General Murray, Commanding General of Army Futures Command, U.S. Army. * *TNI: What are some of the main challenges your Command is thinking about in terms of future warfare? * *Murray:* “First you figure out the environment and then you figure out what you need to fight in the envir... more »
The French Chauchat Was Filled with Problems, But It Was Not the Worst Machine Gun Ever
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* [image: By French official photographer - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//346/media-346773/large.jpgThis is photograph Q 85382 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39780550] An expert tells us why this myth needs to end. Firearms design is a tricky thing, for every excellent firearm there are dozens of forgotten weapons. However, just as many of the best machine guns are remembered, so too are the bad ones. This is certainly the case of the World War I era "Fusil Mi... more »
Trump Must Hold Hamas' Terror Proxies Accountable
*David May, Joe Truzman* *Security, Middle East* By employing HAA as a proxy, Hamas can carry out terrorist attacks while maintaining plausible deniability. The balloons near an Israeli playground in February should have been a welcome sight. Instead, they were carrying bombs intended to kill, maim, and terrify. Panicked teachers hurried their students inside. The explosives were part of a Palestinian campaign to attack Israeli population centers with bombs and incendiary devices that float to their targets with the aid of balloons, inflated latex gloves, and even condoms. One g... more »
A leftist admits his objective isn't to debate but to blacklist voices he disagrees with
A while back Trump made a casual comment that since doctors had just learned that UV light and certain cleaning agents could kill the China virus wouldn't it be nice if doctors could somehow figure out how to use those in the human body. His actual words were: *"Question that probably some of you are thinking of if you're totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it," Trump said, lookin... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 15, 2020
While the number of nuclear warheads in the world has fallen since a count in 2019, China, India, Britain, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea have increased their nuclear weapon stocks. Photo: AFP *SCMP:* *China boosts its nuclear arsenal as world’s stockpile shrinks* * China, India and Pakistan are modernising their weapons while Russia and the US shed old nuclear arms, say monitors * New threats such as chemical and biological weapons emerge, adding to global instability, finds peace research institute China is one of the six countries that increased its nuclear arsenal in the past... more »
Why is censorship a one way street?
It's easy to see why Democrats support censorship; it never applies to them. If someone says all lives matter they are censored, fired, and tossed off of social media platforms. But if someone says that all whites are racists they know that they won't be censored. A conservative who points out that rioting hurts Black can be censored but a leftist who calls fo rioting won't be. Trump is fact checked on matters of opinion--will sending ballots to millions of people who don't exist result in voter fraud--while the lies told by the Chinese tyrants who murdered thousands of pro-democra... more »
The chastisement: Not the China virus but Democrat politicians; the new barbarians
People talk of God "chastising" us by allowing us to suffer the consequences of our sins in order to turn us back to Him. Some people have wondered if the China virus was a chastisement that has resulted from our societies embrace of promiscuity and abortion. After all it was the deliberate lies and the refusal to address the disease by the Chinese Communist government that directly led to the pandemic. But historically barbarian invasions have also been viewed as God punishing His people in order to bring them back to His Truth. Christians prayed to be saved from the Vikings, the ... more »
Cerberus for The 21st Century
There is a gulf -- a growing gulf -- between Trump World and the real world. Francine Prose writes: Given how busy most Americans are these days – home-schooling their kids, dealing with unemployment, waiting on line at food banks, protesting systemic racism, worrying about our economy and our educational system – few of us have the time, the energy or inclination to wonder what it’s like to be Donald Trump, to imagine how his mind works, what he really thinks and believes. But over the past few weeks, the increasingly strange, intentionally provocative, inappropriate and frankly... more »
Coronavirus Recovery: Why Local Markets are Key to Reviving Our Locked Down Town Centres
Local markets, not supermarkets, are a key part of reviving city centres as the UK emerges from its coronavirus lockdown.
Glenn Beck — Can’t Take It Any More — Righteous Rant
Glenn Beck: I Can’t Take it Anymore! . Blaze TV June 8, 2020 Glenn Beck says enough is enough! Why NOW does the coronavirus suddenly not matter? Why now is the media telling us protests CAN be violent?! Donald Trump is NOT the problem. YOU – press, progressives, leftists – WANTED riots in the street! Everything he said would come is here, and progressivism is at the end of the road! And now you have a choice to make, America. –00– Amen! –Uriel–
How to Repel AntiFa chaos in soft-target suburbs — POF
How Small Communities can COMMAND Law and Order ~ Rex Reviews PLAN – ORGANIZE – FOLLOW THROUGH . . TiborasaurusRex June 3, 2020 The unheard story of how a rural community that stood against incoming mayhem and came out clean and smiling. It was a community effort: Bikers standing with cowboys, roughnecks, shopkeepers, brewers, and veterans, under the kind watch of local police and sheriff deputies all dedicated to protect their homes and businesses. –Uriel– PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED OF THE CRAP Choices Brandenburg, KY June 12, 2020 . OR Lake Street, Minneapolis today . Seattle Autono... more »
American Sentenced to 16 Years in Russia on Spying Charges
Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive and Marine Corps veteran from Michigan, was arrested in 2018 while attending a friend's wedding in Russia.
TROLL WARNING! “Freedom Watch” and Larry Klayman have Joined Team Mikovits…
By Kent Heckenlively, JD Like a classic hero I feel obligated to provide fair warning to my enemies of what awaits them if they continue on their present course. Godzilla (in the form of Larry Klayman and Freedom Watch) has joined the Mikovits team. Don’t know who Larry Klayman is? Here’s his bio: Larry Klayman, … Continue reading TROLL WARNING! “Freedom Watch” and Larry Klayman have Joined Team Mikovits…
"To Hell With More..."
"People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better." - Ray Bradbury
Strong and shallow M5.9 earthquake hits Turkey, leaving 1 person dead and 18 injured
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit eastern Turkey's Bingol province at 14:24 UTC (17:24 local time) on June 14, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority...... Read more »
Will the United States Really Go to Zero Troops in Afghanistan?
A U.S. soldier sits aboard a CH-47 helicopter during an advisory mission in Southeast Afghanistan on Sept. 5, 2019. Photo credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholas Brown-Bell via DVIDS In the final U.S. presidential debate of 2016, candidate Donald Trump sharply criticized his opponent Hillary Clinton on the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Specifically, he claimed that by withdrawing all U.S. forces from that country, “she gave us ISIS because her and Obama created this huge vacuum.” On Feb. 29 of this year, President Trump authorized Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad to sign ... more »
Putin Identifies the Ukraine-Style Coup Against President Trump; Helga Zepp-LaRouche Addresses Online Seminar, Urges Four Power Summit
[image: Vladimir Putin met with President of the United States of America Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka. June 28, 2019 (kremlin.ru)] Three days before Donald Trump was inaugurated President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2017, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin matter-of-factly told a Moscow press conference that the incoming U.S. President was being subjected to a Ukraine-style regime-change attempted coup d’état, even before he had taken the oath of office. “In my opinion,” Putin stated, “there are several goals; some are obvious. The first is to ... more »
Trump Tells West Point Graduates No More "Endless Wars", While Putin Explains Intent of Russiagate
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Trump Tells West Point Graduates No More "Endless Wars", While Putin Explains Intent of Russiagate Video of Trump Tells West Point Graduates No More "Endless Wars", While Putin Explains Intent of Russiagate As the anti-Trumpers escalate their drive to further destabilize the United States, Trump returned to his winning theme from 2016, that he will end the "era of endless wars." With the U.S. again engaging in serious dialogue with Russia, Putin used a television interview to repeat what he said in January 2017, that the ... more »
The Rhetoric of Bigotry: Hate, Insincerity, and Intolerance
For the symposium on Linda McClain, Who's the Bigot?: Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Imer B. Flores *It’s not the hate you give. It is the hate “we” give.* Starr Carter in The Hate U Give(George Tillman Jr., 2018) Commenting on Linda C. McClain’s most recent book for another Symposium ( *see*Imer B. Flores, *The Rhetoric of Bigotry—in Law, Life and Literature: On Linda McClain’s *Who’s the Bigot?, and her *Response to Commentaries on *Who’s the Bigot?, 99 B. U. L. Rev*.*2685 and 2713, 2728-36 (2019)), I began by articula... more »
Poll: Black Americans Most Likely to Know a COVID-19 Victim
Twenty-six percent of nonwhite New Yorkers say a family member or close friend has died from COVID-19, compared with just 10% of white adults in New York City.
Marijuana MSO execs pinpoint state markets they’re least bullish on – and those they’re eyeing for the future
This is the second installment of a two-part series in which top executives from multistate operators discuss the state-legal marijuana markets they like the most and the least. The first installment can be viewed here. Executives’ comments have been edited for length and clarity. (Click on the orange arrows to advance the slideshow.) Marijuana MSO execs pinpoint state markets they’re least bullish on – and those they’re eyeing for the future is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Canadian exports of medical cannabis oil jumped fivefold in 2019
Canadian-produced medical cannabis oil reached more international shores than ever last year as businesses look to leverage their first-mover advantage in new overseas markets. Canadian exports of medical cannabis oil jumped fivefold in 2019 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
After 4 months of hysteria, Covid-19 hasn't beaten annual flu yet
In January 2020, we started to hear about the new coronavirus causing the disease later called Covid-19. In the first blog post, I mentioned that I didn't believe that the virus was really new. Well, it seems that this statement – like many other propositions that I made about the disease – was increasingly supported by evidence. For example, indirect evidence summarized in a Harvard study and criticized by the BBC yesterday indicated that the virus already existed in August 2019. I am sure that many of you understand that the actual point of my first article about Covid-19 was the ... more »
ROADS TO INCOHERENCE: Jelani Cobb's unusual statement!
*MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020What in the world did he mean?:* For ourselves, we've long suggested taking the songwriters' advice: "Try a little tenderness," the songwriters said, long ago. In 1966, Otis Redding made the song a modern-day classic. But the song was first recorded in 1932! When Michael Brown charged Officer Wilson, we suggested that Officer Wilson should have thrown his gun far away and just run for his life. (We were told that you can't police that way, and that's probably true.) In more recent events, we don't know why you'd arrest someone on suspicion of passing a bad t... more »
Sister Cities: Minneapolis and Mogadishu
I was born in St. Paul, Minnisota, so it saddens me to see the Twin Cities falling down like the Twin Towers. How did “failed states” come about in the USA resembling collapsed social order in places like Somalia? There are differences, of course: Mogadishu was blown up by Islamist Jihadists, whereas Minneapolis suffers at […]
No Hunting: Wolves are protected even in human settlements, the EU's highest court rules
Europe's wolf population is slowly recovering with them granted protected status in special habitats. The EU's highest court has ruled that preservation legislation still applies if wolves stray into inhabited areas. The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that wolves are also protected when they stray from protected reserves into areas where humans live. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg was ruling on a case from 2016 in Romania when a wolf strayed into a village between two areas where the animal is protected. The animal was captured before being escaping an... more »
Drugstores in Greater Belo Horizonte Begin Selling Cannabidiol Products
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Betim, and Contagem are starting to sell cannabidiol products. The sale was authorized by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) in April this year. Ten Pacheco Drugstores branches in Belo Horizonte, one in Betim, and one in Contagem will now be selling the product. It may […] The post Drugstores in Greater Belo Horizonte Begin Selling Cannabidiol Products appeared first on The Rio Times.
Free Market Energy in Brazil Should Account for Up To 50 Percent of Consumption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In ten years, the free market for energy should account for over half of Brazil's consumption, concentrating all large-scale industrial and commercial consumption, and possibly also the largest residential segment, according to Wilson Ferreira Junior, president of state-owned power giant Eletrobras. "I strongly believe in this market, I think it […] The post Free Market Energy in Brazil Should Account for Up To 50 Percent of Consumption appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio de Janeiro: Clash in Rocinha Favela Leaves One Dead and Three Wounded
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One man was killed and three were injured, among them a State Police (PM) officer, during a clash yesterday morning in the Rocinha favela, in the southern part of the city, according to the PM State Secretariat. UPP Rocinha State Police officers were on their way to take over when […] The post Rio de Janeiro: Clash in Rocinha Favela Leaves One Dead and Three Wounded appeared first on The Rio Times.
Another Coronavirus Outbreak in China Proves New Species Could Be On Its Way
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Saturday, June 13th, a new outbreak in Beijing's main food distribution market was detected by the relevant authorities. The alert was issued out of concern over the threat of a new wave of Covid-19, which would ruin everything that has been achieved so far. Consequently, the market was closed […] The post Another Coronavirus Outbreak in China Proves New Species Could Be On Its Way appeared first on The Rio Times.
Guatemala: Indigenous Leader Lynched for Alleged Witchcraft
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Chimay, a village in the department of Petén in Guatemala, Mayan leader Domingo Choc Che was burned alive on June 6th after being accused of witchcraft. Four of the suspected murderers have since been arrested. Several videos of his incineration can be seen on YouTube and Facebook and have […] The post Guatemala: Indigenous Leader Lynched for Alleged Witchcraft appeared first on The Rio Times.
ICU Bed Occupancy Reaches 85 Percent in City of Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The ICU bed occupancy rate for patients with Covid-19 in the National Health System (SUS) network in the city of Rio de Janeiro currently stands at 85 percent. In ward beds for patients with suspected Covid-19, the occupancy rate is lower and stood at 41 percent on June 14th, according […] The post ICU Bed Occupancy Reaches 85 Percent in City of Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Awarded International Prize for Fighting Hate Speech
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Journalist Beatriz Buarque was surprised to receive the news that the non-governmental organization (NGO) Words Heal the World had been chosen the Best Organization for Peace by the Luxembourg World Peace Forum. The NGO, founded by Beatriz in 2018 in the United Kingdom, trains youths to develop strategies to deconstruct […] The post Brazilian Awarded International Prize for Fighting Hate Speech appeared first on The Rio Times.
Media Apocalypse, Episode 3: Rasmus Nielsen
This episode of Media Apocalypse features Rasmus Nielsen, Director at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford. He talks with us about different models for public support of journalism. Rasmus is the coauthor (with Robert Gorwa and Madeleine de Cock Buningof) a November 2019 Reuters Institute Report: What can be done? Digital Media Policy Options for Europe (and beyond).
Black Lives Matter & The Question of Violence | Gary Younge
5 June 2020 — Youtube Double Down News “Riots are often justified, what’s the French Revolution but a riot blessed by history” Full 33 minute interview with Gary Younge: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-33min-gary-37948951
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 6/15/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 6/15/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *JUN 15, 2020 6:51 AM: *“Florida Reports Pullback In New COVID-19 Cases After Record-Breaking Streak, WHO Says 100+ Cases Confirmd In Beijing: Live Updates” *JUN 15, 2020 6:51 AM: *"China Blames Imported Salmon For Biggest COVID-19 Cluster Since February, Major Indian City Revives Lockdown: Live Updates" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *6/15/... more »
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*Classes on weekends, no spring break: Colleges scramble academic schedules for upcoming year* A growing number of New England colleges are shifting their academic schedules for the upcoming year, sending students home for the fall semester before Thanksgiving, canceling spring break, and holding classes on holidays and the weekends. Emerson College announced Wednesday that most classes in the fall will incorporate both in-person and online components, but students will not return to Boston after Thanksgiving break. Clark University in Worcester also announced that fall classes wo... more »
IF THERE ARE ATTEMPTS TO OVERTURN A BIDEN VICTORY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE FROM THE TOP DOWN
We worry that President Trump won't leave office if he's defeated in November, but he's telling us he'll accept the outcome. U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov. 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House. “Certainly if I don’t win, I don’t win. I mean, you know, go on and do other things,” Trump told Fox News Channel in a television interview broadcast on Friday. A forthcoming book about Melania Trump says that her husband was prepared to flee the country if he l... more »
"Economic Fantasy Snapshot AM 6/15/20"
*"Economic Fantasy Snapshot 6/15/20"* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... No resemblance to reality is intended or claimed. Read at your own risk. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them*. ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *6/15/20* *○* Gregory Mannarino,* AM 6/1520* *"**Stocks Set To Dive At The Open**"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/... more »
The First Coronavirus Vaccines May Not Prevent You From Getting Covid-19
*Of course they won't. The vaccines will, however, make lots and lots and lots of money for big pharma and Bill Gates. Below is a prime example of spin for a vaccine that, it appears, is already known will not work. Same as the seasonal flu vaccine. But, after all the hype, fear and mass terror you gotta give the brainwashed masses some sort of panacea.* *Link * *"Desperation for a way to keep economies from collapsing under the weight of Covid-19 could mean settling for a vaccine that prevents people from getting really sick or dying but doesn’t stop them from catching the corona... more »
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*Study: As Sea Levels Rise, Island ‘Drowning’ Is Not Inevitable* Coral reef islands across the world could naturally adapt to survive the impact of rising sea levels, according to new research. The increased flooding caused by the changing global climate has been predicted to render such communities – where sandy or gravel islands sit on top of coral reef platforms – uninhabitable within decades. However, an international study led by the University of Plymouth (UK) suggests that perceived fate is far from a foregone conclusion. The research, published in Science Advances, for the... more »
I am nothing else
“I am nothing else but what God thought of me; I would not be here if there was not a thought in God the Father’s mind about me. I do not just happen to be. God the Father thought of me and wanted me to be here. And God the Son redeemed me and stays in the Blessed Sacrament personally for me to be united with me day by day. And God the Holy Spirit took His abode in my soul by the call of my Baptism and considered my soul His dwelling. His holy place.” Sister Ida Peterfy, The love of God our Greatest Treasure, https://sacredheartsisters.com/her-words-and-reflections/
Five Eyes membership threatens New Zealand’s foreign policy independence
*In 2008 peace activists in New Zealand deflated a large inflatable globe housing a satellite dish at a top secret spy base in protest of US military actions. The group, ANZAC Ploughshares, cut through fences and razor wire and avoided electronic sensors before using a sickle to slash one of two 30-metre white globes at the Waihopai base near Blenheim at the top of the South Island.* By Bob Rigg As World War II drew to a close, the anti-Nazi alliance which had won the war was already imploding. The United States and Great Britain, the two major western members of this alliance, be... more »
British Columbia Breaks Records for Cold and Snow
The Grand Solar Minimum is impacting Canadian farmers, just as it did last year when planting was the most-delayed on record. A recent report from Agricensus warns that "cold weather is slowing emerging Canada crops". The post British Columbia Breaks Records for Cold and Snow appeared first on Electroverse.
Northeastern U.S. Suffered Record Cold on Sunday
Syracuse and Buffalo were among the cities breaking all-time low temperature records this weekend... The post Northeastern U.S. Suffered Record Cold on Sunday appeared first on Electroverse.
Must read report on UK deaths caused by lockdown chaos, difficult to estimate number due to UK (and Italy's) gov approach overclassifying coronavirus deaths
E*XCESS DEATHS IN UK FOR 11 WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN ON MAY 9TH WERE 63,700 ACCORDING TO BBC* *MOSTOF THESE DEATHS OFFICIALLY ATTRIBUTED TO CORONAVIRUS * *BUT THIS MAY WELL BE OVERESTIMATION DUE TO DELIBERATELY VAGUE APPROACH WHICH EQUATES TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS AT TIME OF DEATH WITH DYING FROM CORONAVIRUS, ACTUALLY TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS* *PLUS CORONAVIRUS TESTS GIVE MANY FALSE POSITIVES * *THAT MEANS, MANY WHO TESTED POSITIVE MAY NOT HAVE HAD CORONAVIRUS* *PLUS ONE FIFTH OF ALL PEOPLE WHO GOT CORONAVIRUS IN UK GOT IT IN HOSPITAL* *HOSPITAL TRANSMISSION ACCOUNTED FOR 22% OF CAS... more »
Cooking Official Statistics Is Not Easy, for Now
After the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a drop in the unemployment rate—from 14.7% in April to “only” 13.3% in May—a friend emailed me to share his suspicion that the unexpectedly low figure was a propagandist lie. The probability of that is not zero, I explained to him, but it is extremely low. These data […] The post Cooking Official Statistics Is Not Easy, for Now appeared first on Econlib.
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