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Thomas Paine

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Monday, June 22, 2020

22 June - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

Iranian aircraft warned US warships to stay away from tankers heading to Venezuela: official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Mohsen Rezai, the Secretary of the Expediency Council for Diagnosing the Regime of Interest in Iran, revealed on Sunday that a dangerous incident took place between the American and Iranian forces last month, against the back drop of Tehran sending five tankers to Venezuela. Rezai said during a speech in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US tests new bomb that will change ‘the rules of the game’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The United States tested the new smart bomb, GBU-53 StormBreaker, using one of their modern warplanes. According to reports, the U.S. Navy’s FA-18E/F Super Hornet fighter and attack aircraft launched the GBU-53 StormBreaker all-weather bomb on a designated target. The new bomb can be used in all weather conditions, including […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi forces launch 3rd phase of anti-ISIS operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces announced on Monday, the launch of the third phase of “Operation Iraqi Heroes” in the Salaheddine, Diyala, and Kirkuk governorates. According to Yahya Rasoul, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces: “Under the guidance of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan Army announce no-fly-zone over north-central Libya
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmed al-Mismari, announced on Sunday that their forces had imposed a no-fly-zone over north-central Libya. In a post published on Facebook, Mismari displayed a map that shows the area where the new no-fly-zone will be implemented. Mismari pointed out that this region, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
"Economic Fantasy Snapshot 6/22/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Economic Fantasy Snapshot 6/22/20"* 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 ○ *6/22/20* ○ "A Tidal Wave of Corporate Bankruptcies Is Coming" "Experts foresee so many filings in the coming months that the courts could struggle to salvage the businesses that are worth saving."...
MILLIONS OF PIGS IN CHINA WERE HARMED, KILLED BY ILLEGAL VACCINES UNDER XI JINPING. HOW CAN PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHINESE PEOPLE, HAVE CONFIDECE IN XI JINPINGS CORONAVIRUS VACCINES GIVEN HIS POOR RECORD IN VACCINE SAFETY?
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*XI JINPING RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF ALLCHINESE, YET ALLOWED MILLIONS OF DEADLY VACCINES TO BE USED KILLING AND SICKENING PIGS* *APPARENTLY NO TIMELY WARNING FROM CHINA'S MEDIA NOT TO USE THE VACCINES ALTHOUGH XI JINPING SITS ON TOP OF GIANT SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS* h *ttps://www.porkbusiness.com/article/underground-asf-vaccines-china-whats-risk* *Underground ASF Vaccines in China: What’s the Risk?* *Jennifer Shike* *November 12, 2019 04:38 PM* *Unauthorized experimental vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) are being used on some pig farms in China, creating concern becau...
No Renewal?
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, is in hot water. Tom Lutz reports: Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, was under pressure on Sunday after claiming hundreds of thousands of people had applied for tickets to the president’s return to the campaign trail in Tulsa, only for the rally to attract a sparse crowd. The Tulsa fire department said 6,200 people attended. The Trump campaign claimed 12,000. The arena holds 19,000. The campaign had built an “overflow” stage outside the BOK Center, to host brief remarks by Trump and Mike Pence. Those speeches were canc...
This One Country (Not America) Should Enshrine Police Body Cameras into Law
Robert Diab, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Diab* *Politics, Canada* Without rules being codified in federal law, police across Canada will use cameras inconsistently and unpredictably. The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off an explosion of protests around the world. The spark that lit the fire was the video of his slaying. Some doubt that cameras are effective in curbing police violence, as the lead officer in this case proved — he knew he was being filmed by a bystander, but he kneeled on Floyd’s neck anyway for almost nine minutes. Yet the reaction to Floyd’s death shows that cameras can make...
Yes, This Chinese Fighter Plane Is a Copy Take From Russia
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E92Q1GPM01&share=true] And Moscow still isn't happy about it. *Key Point: *Russia has had multiple weapons reverse engineered by China. But what can they really do about it? *Recommended: What Will the Sixth-Generation Jet Fighter Look Like?* *Recommended: Imagine a U.S. Air Force That Never Built the B-52 Bomber* *Recommended: Russia's Next Big Military Sale - To Mexico?* *Recommended: Would China Really Invade Taiwan?* Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. Reme...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 6/22/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 6/22/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *JUNE 22, 2020 7:52 AM: "*Nearly 9 Million Infected As WHO Says Outbreak Still 'Accelerating' Following Largest Daily Jump: Live Updates" "It's going to be another brutal week..." ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *6/22/20, 5:33:31 AM. **For updates click here:* *- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html* ○ - COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ○ - https:...
HOW TRUMP S BEST BUDDY XI JINPING LET CRIMINAL GANGS RUN AMOCK AND WIPE OUT HALFOF CHINA'S PIGS, CREATING A FOOD CRISIS IN THE RUNUP TO CORONAVIRUS BIOWEAPONS OP
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
From https://supchina.com/2019/12/16/the-chinese-gangsters-using-drones-to-spread-african-swine-fever/ Chinese gangsters who are part of “swine stir fry syndicates” are using drones to spread African swine fever, according to Chinese state media (and initially reported in English-language media by the SCMP), scaring farmers into selling their animals at a discount before trafficking these sick pigs across province lines and selling them in “clean” areas. Three days ago, China Comment, an outlet affiliated with Xinhua News, published this sordid account, which we’ve translated below. Am...
South Korea Says John Bolton's Memoir On The Trump-Kim Summit Is 'Distorted'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
© REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque *Reuters:* *South Korea says Bolton's memoir on Trump-Kim summit is distorted* SEOUL (Reuters) - Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas in his upcoming book are inaccurate and distorted, South Korea said on Monday. Bolton gives details in the book of conversations before and after three meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, including how their second summit in Vietnam fell apart. The book, “The Room Where It Happened...
Cuba Seeks to Boost Its Post-Pandemic Economy
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In parallel with the start of the first relaxation stage of the coronavirus measures, Cuba's government announced new economic reforms late last week, with which the country intends to tackle the economic impact of the pandemic. State foreign trade is to be decentralized in order to grant companies greater decision-making […] The post Cuba Seeks to Boost Its Post-Pandemic Economy appeared first on The Rio Times.
'Owning the truth': Collingwood launches investigation into Lumumba's racism allegations
Just In - 14 hours ago
The Collingwood Football Club will launch an internal investigation into renewed allegations of racism at the club from former player Heritier Lumumba.
World Leaders Are Hoping That Bided Wins The Presidency In November
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Marc Champion and Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg:* *World Leaders Face Dilemma: Deal With Trump or Hang On for Biden* (Bloomberg) -- America’s allies and rivals face a tough choice as Donald Trump trails in polls ahead of November’s presidential election: Wait to see if he loses to presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden, or cut deals now to avoid negotiating with an emboldened second-term Trump.The president addressed that dilemma himself in a tweet celebrating the release of an American prisoner, Michael White, from Iran earlier this month. “Don’t wait until after U.S. Election to m...
Coronavirus surveillance here to stay, experts warn
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 14 hours ago
Extensive surveillance measures introduced across the world during the coronavirus outbreak have widened and become entrenched, digital rights experts say. Governments across the world have been accused of denting civil rights with the widespread use of techniques such as drone monitoring, contact tracing apps, fever scanners and more. [...Continued]
Biden And His Ventriloquists Keep Out-Hawking Trump
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 15 hours ago
Joe Biden keeps trying to out-warmonger Donald Trump, and by Joe Biden I of course mean the team of handlers who are animating the dementia-ravaged corpse of the Biden campaign like a ventriloquist operating a wooden dummy. In response to Trump suggesting an openness to […]
4 speeches that prove Black Panther Fred Hampton was the Godfather of rap
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
Had he not been assassinated in a police fusilade on a bitterly cold Chicago evening 47 years ago, Fred Hampton would’ve turned 68 years old today. The former head of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense is remembered today primarily for his skills as an organizer, who coined the phrase “Rainbow Coalition” to describe his deft assemblage of a broad array of politicized actors, including Confederate flag-wearing, working-class whites, Latino gangbangers, Black professionals, wealthy white college students and autoworkers.
Help needed: please vote for the next big feature on start.me
Stefan van Dierendonck, start.me - 16 hours ago
[image: Vote for the next big feature]After launching our popular new Bookmark Groups feature, we’re planning our next big feature. And we could use your help. So, if you’re interested in making your favorite start page better, please read on! This isn’t the first time we’ve asked for the input of our users. That time, you handsomely responded, and we knew… Read More Read More
How “socialist” was national socialism?
Alberto Mingardi, Econlib - 16 hours ago
How “socialist” was National Socialism? In The Road to Serfdom, Friedrich Hayek considers “The Socialist Roots of Nazism.” Bruce Caldwell has written extensively on the circumstances at the time Hayek was writing what today is his most renowned work. Hayek wanted to refute the view, which gained dominance in the Thirties, that German Nazism was in essence […] The post How “socialist” was national socialism? appeared first on Econlib.
Why the assault on a diplomat in Israel should come as no surprise
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
An Israeli [Arab] diplomat filed a complaint last week with police after he was pulled to the ground in Jerusalem by four security guards, who knelt on his neck for five minutes as he cried out: “I can’t breathe.”
All three victims identified from terror-linked stabbing in UK
Just In - 16 hours ago
All three victims of a terrorism-related stabbing in the English town are identified as three other victims are discharged from hospital.
Defeat the Coup Plotters Who Are Pushing for an Arms Race in Space w/LaRouche's Four Power Agreement
Alicia, LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
Defeat the Coup Plotters Who Are Pushing for an Arms Race in Space w/LaRouche's Four Power Agreement Video of Defeat the Coup Plotters Who Are Pushing for an Arms Race in Space w/LaRouche's Four Power Agreement Always on the lookout for new areas of geopolitical confrontation, the backers of the coup plot against President Trump are moving for an arms race in space. Keep in mind that one of their grievances against Trump is that he wants to work with other great powers to end the arms race on earth, as part of his commitment to "end the endless wars." If we can do that, the ...
Photos reveal inside of home where Ann Smith allegedly suffered extreme neglect
Just In - 16 hours ago
Police in South Australia release photographs taken inside the home of Adelaide woman Ann Smith, who died of profound septic shock and multiple organ failure in April.
Mohawk Nation News 'Systematic Hatred'
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
Posted on June 21, 2020 Reply Systematic HatredMohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. MNN. June 21, 2020. We have always and continue to duck the bullets of the invaders to our land, from pole to pole, ocean to ocean. This writer realized he had done little so far to help solve the ongoing pandemic facing indigenous people. He sent this letter
President Trump Held Off China Sanctions Over Xinjiang Camps To Protect Trade Deal
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Axios:* *Exclusive: Trump held off on Xinjiang sanctions for China trade deal* In an Oval Office interview on Friday afternoon, President Trump told me that he held off on imposing Treasury sanctions against Chinese officials involved with the Xinjiang mass detention camps because doing so would have interfered with his trade deal with Beijing. Driving the news: Asked why he hadn't yet enacted Treasury sanctions against Chinese Communist Party officials or entities tied to the camps where the Chinese government detains Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, Trump replied, "Well, w...
Standing up to racism in conservative western Maine
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
When Travis Verrill and Jason Gordon saw signs in a resident's window in Norway, Maine that were racist, they talked to the man and asked him to take them down. He did, and their video afterward caught the attention of two million people online. See news article *here *
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Greens promote child slave labor and ecological destruction* Why don’t African black lives and ecological values matter? or impacts in and beyond Virginia? Paul Driessen The US Supreme Court recently ruled 7-2 to reverse a lower court ruling that had invalidated a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will bring West Virginia natural gas to Virginia and North Carolina, for home heating, factory power, electricity generation and manufacturing petrochemical feedstocks. Environmentalists had claimed the US Forest Service had no authority to issue the permit, because a 0.1-m...
Man Hospitalized As Gruesome Video Shows Cops Repeatedly Taser Him in the Face
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: taser]While on his knees and surrendering, officers began repeatedly using a taser on a man's face for no reason, injuring him so badly he was hospitalized.
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Why Students Have Turned Away from History* *I think the reason why students take less history these days is that teaching it has largely been taken over by Leftists. And what they teach is one long whine -- which is boring. Patriotic history would be much more popular* I taught history from 1976 through 2013 at Harvard, Carnegie-Mellon, the Naval War College, and Williams College. The 37 years of my career coincided with a drastic change in the nature of history as it is taught in our colleges and universities. That led to an extraordinary decline in student interest in histor...
How the U.S. Military Plans to Destroy Hypersonic Missiles in a War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Space, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2MYD9LXNE3&share=true] The Pentagon means to pull it off. The Pentagon is looking to Space War as an emerging method to counter seemingly unstoppable hypersonic weapons attacks, with early prototyping of satellite sensors and other tracking technology to more quickly find and “take out” weapons traveling more than five times the speed of sound. “We have to work on sensor architecture, because they do maneuver and they are global, you have to be able to track them worldwide ...
Want to Own a Firearm to Protect Your Home? These Are the Rules.
Amy Swearer, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Amy Swearer* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC15B525B3F0&share=true] Don't be stupid and don't be a vigiliante. Millions of American gun owners are incredibly responsible. Every month, I find story after story of law-abiding citizens who used their firearms in lawful defense of themselves or others. Unfortunately, in looking through these stories, I also find far too many instances where gun owners messed up, acted irresponsibly, or didn’t appear to fully understand the limits of their right to self-defense. ...
NASCAR: Noose Found in Bubba Wallace Garage at Alabama Race
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the elite Cup Series, had successfully pushed them to ban the Confederate flag at its venues.
Important letter exposing WHO fraud
Denis Rancourt, Activist Teacher - 15 hours ago
Please read this letter that I co-authored for ocla.ca. http://ocla.ca/ocla-letter-who/ http://ocla.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-06-21-Letter-OCLA-to-WHO-DG.pdf Hou. #masksdontwork
U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms U.S. Police State
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at The Saker On June 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court, with only the libertarian right-wing (basically anti-government) Clarence Thomas dissenting — reaffirmed that America’s law-enforcement officers have “qualified immunity” from prosecution when they do things such as to shoot an innocent person in his own yard whose unthreatening pet dog is […] More The post U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms U.S. Police State appeared first on The Duran.
Young Americans are speaking up against burning the American flag
Hadenoughalready, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Leah Rosenberg – June 22, 2020 The American flag should be proudly raised by Americans – by ALL Americans. Whoever thinks America is racist or terrible can leave. What the American Flag Represents The American flag is a symbol of hope. It is a symbol of freedom; of the possibilities that exist in America and the potential to accomplish great things. The flag represents the strength it took to create the great country of the United States of America. It represents all those who dedicated their lives to protecting everything that America stands for. And today, we have American citizen...
Support for David Walter’s plea to Chief Justice Kiefel to restore Constitutional government
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 15 hours ago
Letter to the Editor Have you ever wondered why everyday life is in turmoil? Why you have been trying to save money but at the end of the month nothing is left after you pay for electricity, council rates, house payments, car payments and registrations, fuel bills, bank charges, kids school fees, medical bills, everyday […]
How Debates About Police Reform Echo Arguments Over Counterinsurgency
nwood, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Police officers in riot gear stand outside a building on a dark street. (Flickr/Roscoe Myrick, https://flic.kr/p/Tk5U7F; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) There are striking similarities between the current debate over whether to defund the police and the debate that began roughly 15 years ago over how the U.S. military should approach the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In both debates, the central question is one of scope: How much should the police and military be asked to do in creating and maintaining safety and stability, and how competent are they ...
Who Are The Real Killers
Hadenoughalready, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
howtohunt.com March 14, 2019 ~To those who choose to point fingers rather than open their eyes and see what’s really going on in our forests – STFU! YOU did this and now you dare to cry? What hypocrites you truly are. Stop raping our forests and return our woods to a sustainable balance as nature intended it to be. HEA
READ THIS FIRST BEFORE EVER WEARING A MASK
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Except for healthcare providers and when in high-riskvenues, no one should be wearing a mask. “People, take off your masks beforeyou really make yourself sick!” — The Coronavirus Coach From the Health Coach: Most masks are quite unhealthy and some are even disease-promoting—Here’s why! Chemical Off-gassing: However, when wearing a synthetic mask the person is filtering their air through a synthetic material that outgases the petrochemically derived constituents that most are made of. The masked individual is then breathing in those aerosolized toxic chemicals. Brand new products jus...
Agenda 21 well on course to depopulate Australia and the world
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The call by Mr Bob Katter to the purported Federal Government to restart an Australian car industry has fallen on deaf ears, just like pleas from thousands of intelligent Australians over the last 35 plus years who demanded that we build new power stations, irrigation dams, steel mills, metal […]
Oops – Those Montana glaciers were supposed to be gone! Wha’ happened?
Robert, Ice Age Now - 17 hours ago
Instead, they appear to be growing. _____________ The National Park Service removes all “glaciers gone by 2020” signs at Glacier National Park, Montana, after “larger-than-average snowfall over several winters), reads the headline. Following years of heavy snowfall, the National Park Service (NPS) is quietly removing all visitor center signs that declare the glaciers at Glacier ... Read more Oops – Those Montana glaciers were supposed to be gone! Wha’ happened? The post Oops – Those Montana glaciers were supposed to be gone! Wha’ happened? appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Eleven Of The Twelve Deadliest States Run By Democrats
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
Democrats run eleven of the twelve highest death rate COVID-19 states, and those eleven states accounted for 68% of US deaths. Link
From Where Does Power Grow?
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
For the communists, power grows out of the barrel of a gun; for the Antifa, power grows out of the butt of a gun—after being knocked down by the gun’s recoil, the weedy-wispy Antifa activists will surmise that the gun’s butt is the source of its power.
There's More To Berman's Firing Than Meets The Eye
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
What could be a more perfect chief prosecutor (in Trump's own backyard, no less-- where he committed decades of crimes and where so many of his cronies reside) for Trump than one who has never prosecuted a case? Renae Merle, who covers white-collar crime and Wall Street for the *Washington Post*, noted in a piece yesterday that the Trumpanzee "pick to be the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, is the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a longtime corporate lawyer with deep connections to Wall Street. But he has no experience as ...
Strong eruption at Merapi volcano, ashfall reported up to 45 km (28 miles) away, Indonesia
Indonesia's Mount Merapi has erupted twice on Sunday, June 21, 2020, ejecting ash up to 6 000 m (20 000 feet) into the sky, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). The first explosion occurred at 02:13 UTC (09:13 LT) and...... Read more »
Of Course, The US Will Exempt Their Zone of Kurdish Occupiers and Occupation from Sanctions
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*As Israel 2.0 gestates (gradually develops) * *A few, a very few, flashbacks on the topic.* - *2014: The Kurds: Israel's not so improbable ally* - 2015: Kurdistan aka “Second Israel”- Ethnic Cleansing the Indigenous of the Middle East - 2016: After declaring autonomy, Syrian Kurds (behind the scenes) ‘open to ties with Israel’------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kurdish-led authorities in Syria in talks regarding mechanism for U.S. sanctions exemption *Badran Jia Kurd, a vice president of the regional administration,...
IEDs Can Still Stop the U.S. Military in a War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] During years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs and roadside bombs were a consistent, serious threat responsible for massive amounts of U.S. casualties. Now, it is becoming increasingly clear that IEDs will continue to present significant threats in an era of great power competition. They claimed thousands of lives, dismembered soldiers, derailed advancing attacks and destroyed combat vehicles under enemy fire all while U.S. soldiers searched for and attacked violent insurgents. They are IEDs, a pe...
Wednesday June 24 Massachusetts Rolling Statehouse Rally to Fight Community Immunity Bills
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Get in your ghost "cah" and join this rolling rally to STOP two Massachusetts' vaccine bills! “Community immunity." Sounds wicked friendly. It's not. From our friends at Health Choice Massachusetts. CALLING ALL PARENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SURROUNDING STATES - JOIN...
Covid and the Era of Careless Chemicals
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Fox News 12 Sherman Texas I saw this story about a Texas boy burned by chemicals left on a shopping cart on the Massachusetts' Health Choice Facebook page and wanted to scry. That's not a typo - that's scream AND...
"How It REALLY Is"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
You'd better believe it...
Links 6/22/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Nazi Germany's Me-109 Was Deadly, but How Did It Compare to the Yak-1?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-662-6659-37 / Hebenstreit / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5477310] Let's see who won this dog fight. By the summer of 1942, the venerable and battle-proven Messerschmitt 109E was all but replaced by the improved Me-109F in front-line units. The “F” type was the natural progression in what was to be a continual attempt of the Luftwaffe to upgrade the Me-109 to stay ahead of newer Allied types. The Me-109F was never the most numerous version of this aircr...
What If the Biggest Source of Coronavirus Misinformation is the Government?
Will Duffield, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Will Duffield* *Politics, Americas* [image: Lufthansa employee wearing face a mask takes part in a protest against the reduction of the number of jobs due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski] Early official advice regarding mask use was dangerously wrong. On June 24th, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a joint subcommittee hearing about coronavirus misinformation. The hearing is seemingly intended to highlight social media platforms’ role in hosting false user speech ...
How Russia Lost Two Nuclear Torpedoes in 15,000 Feet of Water
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * This submarine has a very special lost cargo. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *K-8’s mission was similar to that of the German U-boats she shares the bottom with: the severing of the trans-Atlantic lifeline that kept the United States connected with Western Europe. She used different weapons and could operate at greater ranges than those boats, but her core purpose was the same. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Ne...
Smart Society, Stupid People
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 17 hours ago
From ZeroHedge: Jeffrey Tucker Excerpts: We’ve lived through the most bizarre experience of human folly in my lifetime, and perhaps in generations. Among the strangest aspects of this has been the near universal failure on the part of regular people, and even the appointed “experts” (the ones the government employs, in any case), to have internalized anything about the basics of viruses that my mother understands, thanks to her mother before who had a solid education in the subject after World War II. Thus, for example, are all governments ready to impose new lockdowns should the ...
"Is This The Lowest Point In Modern U.S. History?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Is This The Lowest Point In Modern U.S. History?"* by Michael Snyder "Things have certainly gotten really crazy here in 2020. First we witnessed the eruption of the worst global pandemic in 100 years, then the U.S. economy started collapsing, and then we watched major U.S. cities burn from coast to coast as rioting and looting spiraled out of control. Across two polls, more than 5,000 adult U.S. residents were recently surveyed on the state of America right now. A staggering 83% say that worrying about the future of the United States is a big source of personal stress. Also, 72% ...
High Times’ cannabis retail bid complicated by web of owners, social equity partners
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
The owner of pioneering High Times magazine is scrambling to close a marijuana retail acquisition in California that includes a tangle of owners and entities, several social equity partners and properties not yet built out. Los Angeles-based High Times Holding is trying to complete the $67.5 million deal with Harvest Health & Recreation by putting […] High Times’ cannabis retail bid complicated by web of owners, social equity partners is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Rubin On Progressives
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 17 hours ago
A Rubin Report summarizing the destructive impact of Progressives on a classically liberal society (I.e. destruction of our institutions). Continue reading →
Brazil Records 50,617 Deaths and 1.085 Million Covid-19 Cases (June 20th)
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil had 641 new Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, according to updated figures from the Ministry of Health released on Sunday, June 21st. With the addition of the new figures, the country reached a total of 50,617 deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic. Sunday's balance recorded 17,459 new cases […] The post Brazil Records 50,617 Deaths and 1.085 Million Covid-19 Cases (June 20th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tortuous and torturous: Why publishing a critical letter to the editor is so difficult
Luis M. Mestre, Stephanie L. Dickinson, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, & David B. Allison, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Often, when confronted with allegations of errors in papers they have published, journal editors encourage researchers to submit letters to the editor. Based on what we hear from such letter writers, however, the journals don’t make publication an easy process. Here’s one such story from a group at Indiana University: Luis M. Mestre, Stephanie L. … Continue reading Tortuous and torturous: Why publishing a critical letter to the editor is so difficult
Iran advanced its nuclear program, they are the ‘most dangerous country in the Middle East’: IDF chief
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Israeli Chief-of-Staff Aviv Kochavi said on Monday that “Iran has advanced its nuclear program” and has become the “most dangerous country in the Middle East against Israel.” “The Islamic Republic is already in the third circle, but it affects the second and first circles, and it has made great […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Time for a class-action lawsuit?
drinkingwateradvisor, The Drinking Water Advisor - 19 hours ago
“I am considering a lawsuit against Twitter. They are not making any attempt to hide their censorship against conservatives now.” click here
Australia-NZ bid to co-host 2023 Women's World Cup boosted as Japan pulls out
Just In - 18 hours ago
Australia and New Zealand are one step closer to co-hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup after Japan officially pulls out of the race.
Pope and Imam Sign “One-World Religion” Covenant
Hadenoughalready, 'Nox & Friends - 18 hours ago
World Prophetic Ministry February 13, 2019 H/T Carol (a close friend) A historic document signed recently by Pope Francis and leading Muslim Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb – whose official title is The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar – has many observers very concerned. This historic meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the most important Imam in Sunni Islam took place in Abu Dhabi at a gathering of religious leaders representing Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and other faiths. On the surface the covenant entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Tog...
Queiroz’s Wife Wanted for Questioning, Declared Fugitive from Justice
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Arrested on Thursday morning, June 18th, in a house in Atibaia, São Paulo, owned by a Bolsonaro family attorney, former adviser Fabrício Queiroz was the main target of Operation "Anjo" (Angel), the second offensive by the Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor's Office (MP-RJ) in the case of the so-called 'splitting' kickback […] The post Queiroz’s Wife Wanted for Questioning, Declared Fugitive from Justice appeared first on The Rio Times.
ICAC has found the NT speaker engaged in 'corrupt' conduct. Here's what the report says
Jacqueline Breen, Just In - 18 hours ago
Emails sent from the floor of Parliament and texts warning colleagues to "deny, deny, deny" — here are the stand-out findings from the first big report from the NT's new anti-corruption watchdog.
Stargazers in Asia and Middle East observe rare 'ring of fire'
Just In - 18 hours ago
A shimmering ring of light flashed into view on Sunday in parts of the eastern hemisphere as the moon drifted across the face of the sun in a rare eclipse.
How Stalin's IL-2 Shturmovik Were Able to Rain Ruin on Hitler's Tanks
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By no info - no info, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=354846] A powerful weapon. Vasily Emelianenko led a flight of Soviet Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmoviks, or “Storm Birds,” in late June 1942 against a German-held airfield near Artemovsk in eastern Ukraine, flying low up a deep ravine to avoid detection. The Il-2 planes banked slightly to rise above the hill to their front, and the ground gave way as they spotted two rows of German bombers lined up neatly on the airfield ahead. Emelianenko had lowered t...
University fee changes won't alleviate budget crisis, vice-chancellors say
Michael Vincent, Just In - 18 hours ago
Two of Australia's leading vice-chancellors hit out at the Federal Government's attempts to direct students into specific university courses.
Memes that made me laugh 12
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
Last week's collection. Peter
Scientists Panic, As Arctic Is 0.4F Warmer Than In 1915!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey The Arctic is thought to have recorded its hottest ever temperature of 100.4F (38C) in Siberia, an astonishing 32F (18C) above the normal level for this time of year. The mercury shot up to the unprecedented level in Verkhoyansk, 3,000 miles east of Moscow, as the region […]
Ethiopian-backed forces attack Sudanese Army camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – According to Al-Arabiya on Sunday, an Ethiopian militia, backed by the army, carried out an attack on a Sudanese Army camp. “The Sudanese Armed Forces responded to the attack launched by the Ethiopian militia, backed by the army, with armored vehicles and launchers, at the Anfal camp in the locality […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
If Turkish-backed forces capture Libyan city, Egypt will intervene: expert
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – Ashraf Sinjar, a professor of international politics at Port Said University, said on Monday that “Egypt is a rational force and does not want hostilities, and the international community understands its position.” However, the professor said that should the Turkish-backed forces, led by the Government of National Accord (GNA), capture […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
NRL shifts Storm home game against Warriors to Sydney due to Victorian coronavirus case increase
Just In - 19 hours ago
The Storm are forced to move Friday's home game away from Melbourne to Sydney due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in Victoria, with the players braced for a possible stint interstate.
American Aussie Rules convert who 'loved' Australia hailed at Top End funeral
Rick Hind, Just In - 19 hours ago
The burly ruckman who stood almost 2 metres tall lived with the storied AFL family the Danihers, played with Carlton-affiliated club the Northern Blues and was ultimately a beloved member of the Northern Territory Football League.
Roly's ark: How this retiree built a haven for native animals
Shannon Corvo, Just In - 19 hours ago
Rolland Franke, 66, is loving a unique retirement on his mum's former vegetable garden, with bettongs, wallabies, crocodiles and other native fauna. Here's how he created it.
Ruby Princess passenger diagnosed with flu days before coronavirus death, inquiry hears
Lily Mayers, Just In - 19 hours ago
A Ruby Princess passenger tells an inquiry doctors on board diagnosed her friend with the flu and said there was "nothing to worry about", just days before the woman tested positive to coronavirus and died in a Sydney hospital.
Iran reveals its capturing ‘accurate images’ of Israel, US from its satellite
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Secretary of the Expediency Council for the Diagnosis of the Regime in Iran, Mohsen Rezai, said that the Noor military satellite sends daily accurate pictures of the United States and Israel when it passes over them. He said that his country is monitoring the atmosphere of the two countries, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Police 'mystified' as youth car crime persists after horror crash
Chloe Chomicki, Just In - 20 hours ago
Four boys are arrested and charged after an alleged weekend crime spree in Townsville, less than a month after a horror smash involving a stolen car killed four.
Drinks out, sporting matches and live gigs: One state is 'a country mile' in front of others in relaxing coronavirus restrictions
James Carmody, Just In - 20 hours ago
Crowds of 30,000 at football games and drinking beers standing up are among the freedoms West Australians can enjoy from this Saturday, when the state enters Phase 4 of eased coronavirus restrictions.
Libyan National Army is ready to deal with any force threatening Libya: spox.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmad Al-Mismari, stated on Sunday that his air force will deal with any target that threatens Libyan territory. Al-Mismari said during the press briefing that the LNA has imposed a 200-km no-fly zone over the city of Sirte and its environs, starting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Why It Is Possible and Okay for Parents to Teach Their Own Kids
Nicole Russell, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Nicole Russell* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E7A40AGD01&share=true] It's pretty basic actually. High school-educated, working-class parents aren’t capable of overseeing their own child’s education, a state lawmaker said last week. New Hampshire state Sen. Jeanne Dietsch, D-Peterborough, made the comment at a committee hearing last Tuesday while promoting a bill that would stop the state Board of Education from creating a new way of allocating high school graduation credits. “This idea of parental choice...
Why Does America Sell Weapons To Other Countries?
A. Trevor Thrall, Jordan Cohen, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*A. Trevor Thrall, Jordan Cohen* *Politics, Americas* [image: A military officer salutes U.S. President Donald Trump (2-R) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) as they attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] We did a study to find out. This past June, the U.S. State Department inspector general who was fired by President Trump, revealed that the administration discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which the administration has pursued despite intense opposition in Congress in...
Struggling Small Businesses Need Time- And Bankruptcy Can Provide It
Brook Gotberg, Paige Marta Skiba, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Brook Gotberg, Paige Marta Skiba* *Economic, * For some small businesses, temporary will become permanent. The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown forced nearly a third of all small businesses in the United States to close. Some have shut down for good – one estimate puts the percentage at almost 2%, or over 100,000 so far. Those that remain and are gradually opening up must navigate a host of restrictions, including limits on customers, who themselves may be reluctant to get a haircut, dine out or engage in other activities that put them near others. Even in parts of the country ...
Does Senator Ed Markey Understand How the Internet Works?
Daniel Lyons, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Daniel Lyons* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks about federal government employees working without pay and workers trying to unionize at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder] Sen. Markey claims that AT&T’s practice violates its commitment to net neutrality, harms consumers, and stifles competition. He is wrong on all three counts. Amidst the turmoil created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has unearthed an insidious new threat to Americans: corporations giving away free services to he...
This £1bn Royal Navy Warship Has Spent Four Years Stuck In Port Because Of Engine Problems And A Shortage Of Sailors
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 19 hours ago
HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 destroyer, has been sitting in Portsmouth harbour since 2016 – when she spent a total of six days at sea *Daily Mail:* *HMS Hopeless: £1bn Royal Navy warship has spent FOUR YEARS stuck in port because of engine problems and a shortage of sailors* * HMS Dauntless spent 4 years in port due to engine problem and sailor shortage * Warship cost £1billion and has been sitting in Portsmouth harbour since 2016 * Six Type 45 destroyers were at sea for a combined total of 649 days last year One of the Royal Navy’s £1billion warships has spent four years stuck in p...
A Good Monday Morning
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago
Explaining the Left (part one)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
I’ve received a few back channel e-mails asking how an entire population of leftists (millions of them) can fail to discriminate between police and criminals, to pull down statues of abolitionists, or wear the neck-cloths of African tribes notorious for being slavers, all in the name of fighting imaginary neonazism, or how people can call […] The post Explaining the Left (part one) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Taking a break
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
22 June 2020 — The New Dark Age I need to take a break from this, I am totally burned out. I’ve been running this blog for far too many years. This version started in 2003 but earlier versions first started in 1983 and ran until 1992. This is not to say that I won’t add … Continue reading Taking a break
Iran's President Raises The Possibility That He May Order The Compulsory Wearing Of Face Masks
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 20 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York *Reuters:* *Iran's Rouhani raises prospect of compulsory wearing of face masks in public* DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is considering making it mandatory within days to wear masks in public places and covered spaces, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the tally of confirmed coronavirus cases continued to rise above 200,000. "Mainly for crowded and covered areas...we may make (masks) compulsory in a week, more or less. But first plenty of...
Grim Prospects for New York City as Few Office Workers Return Post Lockdown; How Hard Will Other US Cities Be Hit?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
An update on getting back to normal (not) in New York City.
Fugitive Convicted of Extortion in Brazil Detained in Spain
Daniel Lopes de Alcantara, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A 67-year-old man who had fled Brazil and was wanted by Interpol for extortion committed in 2006, was arrested by police in the city of Maliaño, in the Spanish region of Cantabria, as announced yesterday. The Cantabrian police received an e-mail from Interpol, an international police agency, on June 16th […] The post Fugitive Convicted of Extortion in Brazil Detained in Spain appeared first on The Rio Times.
Who Pays for Stranded Assets? Taxpayers Are Footing The Bill For 100-Year Old Oil Wells
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Why shuttering oil wells is a physical, economic, and political mess.
Is this fascist Labor Senator Ciccone from Victoria mixed up with electoral roll stacking?
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Another ALP grub from Victoria, but this one hates anti-vaxxers. How close is Raff Ciccone to corrupt branch stacker extraordinaire Adem Somyurek? A stacked electoral roll is the only way this intellectual pygmy could get elected from Jim O’Toole, Townsville bureau The Age – by Senator Raff Cicone As if the bushfires weren’t bad enough, […]
Qanon update - Future proves past
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
I want you to consider something. The meaning of this phrase *future proves past. * Is it possible, and an anon asked this question, that MIL INTEL is operating from both the future and that past? I know that this will become possible in the future. I even know how to approach it all empircally and its reality has been attested by known reports not understood by witnesses. Better yet we have experienced a sterady increse in temporal traffic as well. So yes, interdicting the Luciferian conspiracy would be a priority in the future as well. The whole Q meme has linked over and ...
Do you live in a coronavirus hotspot in Victoria? Check here
Mark Doman And Nathanael Scott, Just In - 20 hours ago
Search your postcode or suburb name to see if your suburb falls in one of the local government areas identified as a coronavirus hotspot.
CCTV images released of BLM protesters who threw UK slave trader statue into Bristol harbour
Just In - 20 hours ago
Avon and Somerset Police say they are seeking public assistance with CCTV footage to identify 15 people who tore down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol on June 7.

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