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What are YOU Prepared to Do?

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

June 25, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit We have had several days of rain down here in the Republic of Texas and are scheduled to have several more, so you know what that means: Lot’s of coffee and Lot’s of writing! I know I promised not to publish but one rant about the on going … Continue reading What are YOU Prepared to Do? →

Arkansas Net Metering Order Issued

Paige Lambermont, IER - 12 hours ago

Arkansas will maintain its net metering policy. The state will continue to require that owners of rooftop solar arrays and… The post Arkansas Net Metering Order Issued appeared first on IER.

Seattle CHOP Leaders Tell Protesters to Go Home, Support “Revolutionary” Candidate Joe Biden

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Organizers admit violence has ruined Communist utopia. Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars.com – June 25, 2020 Image Credits: SOPA Images/Getty Images. Suggesting that violence has distracted from the movement’s message, Seattle CHOP leaders have told protesters to go home vote for “revolutionary change” by electing Joe Biden. Far-left Black Lives Matter demonstrators have been occupying … Continue reading Seattle CHOP Leaders Tell Protesters to Go Home, Support “Revolutionary” Candidate Joe Biden →

BET Founder Robert Johnson: Black People ‘Laugh’ at White People Toppling Statues, Canceling TV Shows

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Decoded-Information: It’s “tantamount to rearranging the deck chairs on a racial titanic. It absolutely means nothing.” Source: BET Founder Robert Johnson: Black People ‘Laugh’ at White People Toppling Statues, Canceling TV Shows

VIDEO: Man Shot in CHAZ/CHOP Wants to Sue Police for Not Responding Fast Enough

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Decoded-Information: One of the men shot in CHAZ/CHOP now wants legal representation to sue police Source: VIDEO: Man Shot in CHAZ/CHOP Wants to Sue Police for Not Responding Fast Enough

Expert Says COVID-19 Virus May Go Away Without Vaccine

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Decoded-Information: Says virus has weakened Source: Expert Says COVID-19 Virus May Go Away Without Vaccine

Cambridge Promotes Academic Who Said “White Lives Don’t Matter” to Full Professorship

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Decoded-Information: Institution rewards Priyamvada Gopal for publishing racist hate speech. Source: Cambridge Promotes Academic Who Said “White Lives Don’t Matter” to Full Professorship

This Week’s ‘Braying Jackass’ Award

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: This Week’s ‘Braying Jackass’ Award “The truth of the matter is you can’t just make stuff up. That’s one thing you learn as president of the United States.” –Barack Obama, who specializes in making stuff up

Truth….

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: Freedom Is Just Another Word... View original post

Gun Bits and Ridiculous Pieces..

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: Yeah..Seems that way.. Above the law: Blacks now have total immunity to commit violent crime across America… even when their violent crimes are caught on video Wally World..Have not been in one for years..Another reason why..(Besides the fact that most of the crap is made in China and…

Thursday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago

This and that for your Thursday reading. - Simon Enoch studies how P3 projects result only in public money subsidizing private profits. And a new report from the Canadian Labour Congress warns about the dangerous consequences of privatizing public goods and services. - Amanda Follett Hosgood examines how the authority of courts is being used to protect corporate interests at the expense of people's freedoms of speech and assembly. And Carol Linnitt exposes the predictable astroturfing behind the anti-environment Canada Action, which falsely claimed to be a "grassroots" organizatio...

US Air Force Posts A Video On Its 'Skyborg' Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

*Warzone/The Drive*: *Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out "Skyborg" Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program* The presentation outlines potential future mission sets, including air-to-air combat, and how the drones will fit into the service's larger plans. The U.S. Air Force has released a slick new video regarding its Skyborg program, which is developing a suite of systems that will form an artificial intelligence-driven "computer brain" capable of flying networked "loyal wingman" type drones and fully autonomous unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs. The video offers new insig...

Racialized Militarism, Peacebuilding And Defunding The Military

Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

As the Canadian government prepares to spend $1 billion on Raytheon missiles and related equipment, award a $19 billion contract for new fighter jets in 2022, and increase spending to $32.7 billion a year on the military by 2026, it is both timely and necessary to have a conversation about peacebuilding and the structures of violence. In this regard, the Canadian Peace Initiative has a campaign to establish a federal Department of Peace. And Eriel Tchekwie Deranger has urged NGOs advocating for a Green New Deal to: "center the destructive intertwined roles of capitalism, consumeri...

Latin Americans Fighting Mining Companies During COVID19

Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

Over the years, the mining industry has taken advantage of dictatorship, disasters, and a variety of distractions to expand operations in Latin America. In the time of Covid-19, with entire populations under lockdown and economies falling apart, mining companies have also hopped on the pandemic profiteering bandwagon. In Latin America, the areas of interest to mining companies whether they are exploring or digging for gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and other minerals can extend to vast areas of entire countries. Their activities also affect important ecosystems. These include hig...

Does Vitamin D Ward Off Coronavirus?

David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

We do not yet have a full clear picture of the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19.

Democratizing Energy To Counter The Climate Catastrophe

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

Youth climate activists have been striking to demand immediate climate action from political powers. They conjoined the issues of climate and labor by calling for a global climate strike in September, 2019, in which a historic 7.6 million schoolkids, (grand)parents and workers from 185 countries participated. Over 70 trade unions around the world supported the strike and the number of climate groups that are demanding a just transition for fossil fuel workers are also steadily increasing. The European landscape of climate activism is becoming densely populated. Numerous communitie...

Does China Have A 'First Use' Nuclear Policy?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

Trucks carry intercontinental ballistic missiles. Photo: 81.cn *Peter Pry, The Hill:* *China's 'no first use' nuclear fiction* Many China experts in government and academia, and anti-nuclear activists such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Federation of American Scientists, appear not to be worried by China’s rapidly growing nuclear capabilities, because Beijing’s official policy promises that China will not be the first to employ nuclear weapons in a conflict. Beijing promises that its nuclear forces are for deterrence and retaliation only, not for aggression. Western...

Massive Uprisings Confront White Supremacy

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

On May 25, a Minneapolis police officer tortured George Floyd to death in what his brother, Philonise Floyd, called “a modern-day lynching in broad daylight.” Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in all 50 states and Washington D.C.; the anti-racist uprisings continue. Why do a majority of people in this country now support the Movement for Black Lives? Why have calls to defund and abolish the police entered the mainstream discourse? Why are people risking the deadly coronavirus to join the protests? And why are we seeing what may be the broadest popular movement i...

US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief Payments to Dead People

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

The errors occurred mainly because of a lag in reporting data on who is deceased — a lapse that tax experts say is almost inevitable.

The Psychology of Coronavirus Denial

David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

“Motivated reasoning” is what social scientists call the process of deciding what evidence to accept based on the conclusion one prefers.

Hamas warns Israel’s annexation of West Bank will lead to war

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The ‘Ezzeddine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stressed its rejection of Israel’s plans to annex large parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, vowing to confront it firmly. The military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu ‘Obeida, said in a speech, Thursday, that the Palestinian resistance considered the decision […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Another 1.5M Filed for Unemployment; Total Now 47.7M. Is Trump in Trouble?

R. Cort Kirkwood, rss - 11 hours ago

[image: another-1-5-filed-for-unemployment-total-now-47-7m-is-trump-in-trouble] The wreckage from the Chinese Virus pandemic and imprudent shutdown of the economy by panicked public officials is far from finished. And that could spell trouble for President Trump come Election Day.

Iranian forces involved in heavy clashes along Iraqi border

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Since late Wednesday, the Iranian forces launched heavy attacks accompanied by shelling that targeted the positions of an enemy party in the Iraqi border areas. A member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Kawa Sheikh Mouss, in a special statement to a Sputnik Arabic correspondent in Iraq, revealed on Thursday, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey demands Libyan Army withdraw from Sirte for ceasefire, Egypt’s red line

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Turkish presidential spokesman said Thursday that the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) is calling for the withdrawal of the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces from Sirte and Al-Jafrag to reach a ceasefire. “Turkey is in Libya at the request of the internationally recognized legitimate government, but there are other […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian Air Force receives 3 new fighter jets: video

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, the Iranian Air Force received three locally-made Kawthar combat aircraft, as they continue to boost their aerial combat capabilities. The Iranian Ministry of Defense released a video showing the three fighters flying during their handover ceremony, which was conducted in front of Defense Minister Amir Hatami and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Mysterious’ Russian weapon is capable of defeating any US air attack: Soho

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Chinese newspaper, Soho, revealed a Russian weapon capable of repelling any American air attack on Russia. According to the newspaper, Russia’s possession of the S-500 air defense system will lead to serious consequences for the United States, should the latter send strategic bombers to launch an attack on Russia. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New satellite images reveal military buildup along Chinese-Indian border

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – New satellite photos show that China has added new installations near the area where the border clash with India took place, raising fears of renewed tension between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Military leaders from India and China agreed on Monday to end a week-long standoff at several locations along the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran will defy US threats and export weapons: MoD

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said that his country will be able to export arms despite U.S. efforts to extend the arms embargo. The Iranian Minister of Defense said during the ceremony of handing three new Iranian-made “Kawthar” warplanes to the Air Force this morning: “America has forgotten that Iran, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey arrests 3 journalists for revealing death of intel agents in Libya

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – A lawyer said that a Turkish court ordered the release of three journalists and three others that are imprisoned on charges of revealing state secrets in their coverage of the news of the killing of two Turkish intelligence officers in Libya. The eight defendants in the case, including six who […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Egyptian military is fully prepared to defend country and interests: PM

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during the Egyptian government meeting on Thursday, that the Egyptian armed forces are fully prepared and ready to ward off any dangers to which the country may be exposed. Madbouly described the statements of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi about Egypt’s right to defend […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Get Flynn! (Get Smart!)--Biden and Obama starring

Bob Dinn, balance10 - 10 hours ago

Strzok – memorializing a Jan. 4, 2017 meeting in the Oval Office regarding Flynn's phone call with Russian Ambassador Kislyak – said that Biden wanted to invoke the Logan Act against Flynn and that Obama ordered the investigation. Obama, according to the notes, sought to have "the right people on the case." The notes submitted in the Flynn case indicate the potential Logan Act violation became a pretext to investigate the former Trump official. Previously unsealed court documents revealed the FBI was preparing to shut down the Flynn probe until Strzok personally intervened. St...

Coronavirus: Worse Than Ever...Or More Fake News?

Daniel McAdams, null - 10 hours ago

Suddenly politicians are talking about locking the US back down. They are screaming about a "second wave" and warning that the hospitals are full. We know they cooked the books to pad the coronavirus death count...are they cooking the books again to bring back the panic? Watch today's Liberty Report: [image: undefined]

The 'Greatest' Generation’s Refusal to Fight the 'Good War'

Jacob G. Hornberger, null - 10 hours ago

[image: undefined] The most sacred shibboleth of US foreign interventionists is World War II. Whenever the issue of foreign interventionism arises, you can count on interventionists to raise what they call the “good war” and the “greatest” generation who fought it. If the “greatest” generation had not intervened in the “good war,” they exclaim, Nazi Germany and imperial Japan would have ended up conquering the United States and the rest of the world. Yet, there is an important oddity about World War II that is never raised in any discussions about the war. According to the website o...

A Suggestive Model for Europa’s Ocean

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago

What we learn about Europa may resonate with other moons in the Solar System, making the study of this ‘ocean world’ even more valuable as we look elsewhere among the gas giants. I notice this morning that a team of researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has presented results on Europa at the Goldschmidt conference, […]

'Once-in-50-years' rainfall event hits Nagasaki, Japan

The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago

Torrential rain struck the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki in Japan, on Thursday morning, June 25, 2020-- an event described by the national meteorological agency as 'once-in-50-years.' Rainfall in Sasebo also hit a record high for the month of June,...... Read more »

No room for antisemitism in the Labour Party etc....

sue, Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago

In 2016 we wrote about Maxine Peake, when she played the feisty heroine in “Three Girls” “I can’t imagine hard leftie, pro-Palestinian Maxine Peake playing anything other than a passionate Social Justice Warrior. It will probably be all about the struggle against those heartless authorities who wouldn’t listen. Not about the grooming gangs with a warped attitude to females.” Peake has also played a feisty character in “Shameless” and a feisty barrister in Silks and she is a real-life feisty agitator in that hypocritical, “literally a communist” (and probably well-remunerated than...

U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Mark Milley Warns That 'Divisiveness Leads To Defeat'

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

*CNN:* *Top general warns that 'divisiveness leads to defeat' as Pentagon concerns over politicization grow* (CNN)America's most senior general warned that "divisiveness leads to defeat" in a speech to Naval War College graduates on Wednesday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley counseled the audience to "eliminate anything that divides us." While he also spoke of the traditional need to keep an eye on adversaries "during periods when we are weary from conflict or otherwise preoccupied," and did not mention President Donald Trump by name, his comments appeared to ad...

Coronavirus: Call for inquiry and urgent action after ‘shocking’ disability death stats

John Pring, Disability News Service - 10 hours ago

Disabled people’s organisations have demanded an inquiry into the reasons behind the disproportionately high number of deaths of disabled people during the pandemic, following the publication of “shocking” and long-overdue official figures. They have also called on the government to take urgent […]

Coronavirus: Anxiety and confusion over ‘dangerous’ move to ease shielding

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The government’s decision to further ease measures that have been protecting hundreds of thousands of disabled people from coronavirus since late March has left many of them “stunned and anxious”, say campaigners. The 2.2 million people currently described as “clinically extremely vulnerable” […]

Watchdog snubs call for probe into DWP deaths, after delay of more than a year

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The equality watchdog has rejected calls for it to investigate deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), more than a year after an MP asked it to launch an inquiry. Labour’s Debbie Abrahams, a former shadow work and pensions […]

New alliance to scrap universal credit aims to mirror anti-poll tax campaign

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

Disabled activists have called for opponents of universal credit (UC) across the country to help mirror the campaign that led to the poll tax being abandoned in the early 1990s, by joining a new national alliance that is demanding UC is scrapped. […]

Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The government’s continuing failure to allow benefit appeals to be heard via video conferencing is discriminating against disabled claimants, say welfare rights experts. Many disabled people are being forced to ask for their tribunals to be postponed, because they are only being […]

Inquiry ‘lifts lid on can of worms’ that exposed RNIB service-users to harm and distress

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

“Comprehensive failings” within one of the largest and best-known disability charities placed service-users at undue risk of harm and exposed some disabled children with high support needs to actual harm and distress, the charity regulator has concluded. Royal National Institute of Blind […]

CHOP And The Juneteenth Longshore Strike

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

On June 19, the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU), a militant union of 42,000 members, shut down 29 ports along the West Coast of the United States and Canada, as workers withheld their labor for 8 hours. The strike was organized to demonstrate the labor movement’s solidarity with black lives after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and held on the Juneteenth anniversary of the emancipation of the last chattel slaves in the US in 1865. As part of the action, a mass demonstration marched through Oakland’s port and downtown, with ...

Coronavirus: Peer calls for an end to use of ‘vulnerable’ to describe disabled people

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

A leading disabled campaigner and crossbench peer has called for an end to the use of the word “vulnerable” to describe disabled people. Baroness [Jane] Campbell said the term had been used repeatedly to describe disabled people during the “worst times” of […]

Why mobs are tearing down America’s monuments

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago

Tucker Carlson: Why mobs are tearing down America’s monuments June 22, 2020 In case you missed this — that any and all (all parties and departments of government) of Capitol Hill stands silent or allows this to happen isn’t just disgusting. Soldiers be prepared to shoot with prejudice. Time this is ended. . I am so angry that I can barely find printable words to type. This is far worse than the Sixties. That the National Guard is needed to protect our heritage is unbelievable. –Uriel–

Venezuela Sues The United Kingdom Over Frozen Gold

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

In January 2019, the Bank of England froze over $1.2 billion worth of Venezuela’s gold, refusing to release it to the democratically elected government and contributing to the deadly economic crisis caused by the Trump administration’s ongoing regime change efforts. Now Venezuela is suing the Bank of England and the trial is happening this week! The Venezuelan government isn’t even asking that the money be returned to them. Instead, they want the funds transferred to the United Nations Development Program so that this UN agency can buy food and medicine on behalf of the country to...

United States: 30% Didn’t Make Their Housing Payment In June

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

A stunning 30% of Americans didn't make their housing payment for June - a figure that is likely going to ripple through the housing industry in coming months. According to a new survey by Apartment List, the rate is similar to May and shows that even though other industries are rebounding, the situation has not yet improved meaningfully in housing. These figures stood at 24% in April and 31% in May, before falling slightly to 30% in June. One third of the 30% in June made a partial payment, while two thirds made no payment at all. "Missed payment rates are highest for renters (32...

Firing Police For Excessive Use Of Force Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Seattle - An Oregon police officer lost his job and then returned to work after fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in the back. A Florida sergeant was let go six times for using excessive force and stealing from suspects, while a Texas lieutenant was terminated five times after being accused of striking two women, making threatening calls and committing other infractions. These officers and hundreds of others across the country were fired, sometimes repeatedly, for violating policies but got their jobs back after appealing their cases to an arbitrator who overturned their disci...

Ex-Tax Assessor and licensed lawyer pleads guilty in adoption scheme in Arizona

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago

Paul Petersen pleads guilty to Arizona charges in adoption fraud scheme US Immigration and Customs Enforcement News Release June 18, 2020 Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen pleaded guilty today in Maricopa County Superior Court to running an adoption fraud scheme that involved bringing pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth, fraudulently billing those medical expenses to Arizona taxpayers. While Petersen faces charges in three states – Arizona, Utah and Arkansas – today’s plea agreements only resolve Petersen’s criminal cases in Arizona. This c...

Sadly, He Thinks like Maggie

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago

*1970's - Margaret Trudeau, newly Separated from Pierre* *Went on a binge of Dancing at NYC Discos...* *leaving her three young boys at home in Ottawa* There's no accounting for gene selection at the moment of conception. It is and will remain a mystery to humanity why we pick up some traits from our parents and not others. In le Dauphin we have a prime example of an offspring who could have been erudite and logical but who, in fact, is a scatterbrained *amadán.* Let's look at his latest pronouncement, as reported in this morning's *CTV newz.* Releasing Meng to free Kovrig and Spav...

The Best Law Capital Can Buy

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 25 (IPS) - Katharina Pistor's recent book, *The Code of Capital: How the law creates wealth and inequality* shows how law has been crucial to the creation of capital, and how capital continues to survive, evolve and enhance its ability to ‘make money', or secure wealth legally, i.e., through the law. Read the full story, “The Best Law Capital Can Buy”, on globalissues.org →

Looking Beyond the Lowest-common Denominator? DFID/FCO Merger

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jun 25 (IPS) - The progress on ending extreme poverty, preventable child deaths, gender equality and climate change was too hard won to be side-lined. Read the full story, “Looking Beyond the Lowest-common Denominator? DFID/FCO Merger”, on globalissues.org →

Lifting Livelihoods by Lifting Water

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

DOLAKHA, Nepal, Jun 25 (IPS) - While growing up in Lele village in southern Lalitpur, Pratap Thapa watched his parents plant maize on their terrace farm and wait for the rains. He often wondered how much of their drudgery could be reduced if water could be brought up from a nearby river. Read the full story, “Lifting Livelihoods by Lifting Water”, on globalissues.org →

Baathist Origins Of Iraq’s Agriculture System

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago

(AFP) Like the rest of the economy agriculture is facing a crisis in Iraq. That’s because the system is dominated by the state, which is not making enough money to pay its bills. This is a legacy of the Baathist system implemented in the 1970s which placed the government at the center of all transactions in the farming business. Farmers rely upon the state in every step of the food system. The Water Ministry provides water and irrigation to farmers at little to no costs. The seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery are all provided by the Agriculture Ministry usually via Stat...

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 25

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago

1933 Iraqi army sent to Dohuk in show of force against armed followers of Assyrian leader Mar Shimun (Musings On Iraq review of *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1961 Qasim said Kuwait part of Iraq and he would protect it from imperialists and deploy troops to liberate it Egypt said it was opposed because Nasser against Qaim 1961 Qasim ordered military to come up with Kuwait invasion plan 1961 London believed that Qasim’s comments about Kuwait being part of Iraq could lead to an invasion 1988 2nd Op Tawakal ala Al...

Did Trump Hold the Bible Upside Down?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

All eyes were on the president as he appeared for a photo opp amid widespread anti-police-brutality protests in June 2020.

Observation

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago

A Day at the Range You just take your rifle, put on your Crye Precision camo and off you go! Yes, I’m an American – weapons are part of my religion. I tried to explain that to the Canadians, who encourage Sikhs to carry knives, and they didn’t look at it the same way […] The post Observation appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Meet the “Potato Digger” Machine Gun

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons / Hmaag] Yet the gas-operated, lever-actuated weapon packed quite a punch. While developed after the now-infamous Maxim gun, the John Browning-designed Colt-Browning M1895 machine gun has the distinction of being the first truly automatic weapon adopted by the U.S. military and the first to be used in combat by American forces. Unlike the Maxim/Vickers machine guns that required a team of four to move and operate the M1895 was small and light enough that a team of two soldiers could effectively handle the weapon. Yet ...

How the 'Army of Africa' Helped the Nationalist Cause in the Spanish Civil War

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *History, Africa* [image: Wikimedia Commons] There were strangest bedfellows during the war. Civil Wars are anything but civil, and in many cases can make for stranger bedfellows than normal politics. This certainly could describe the situation in Spain. The Spanish Civil War (1936–39) that was considered a dress rehearsal for the Second World War where Germany tested new ways of empowering attack aircraft to support ground troops as well as terror bombing campaigns, but so too did the Soviet Union use the fields of Spain as a testing ground for armored warfare. T...

Counter Culture Mom Exposes Hollywood

TNA Video, rss - 12 hours ago

[image: duke-pesta-counter-culture-mom-exposes-hollywood] VIDEO - Tina Marie Griffin aka the Counter Culture Mom sits down with Dr. Duke Pesta to talk about the many evils that have been coming out of Hollywood for years. She then offers positive ways parents can purge the garbage and replace it with wholesome content.

Australia and New Zealand will host 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Jacqueline Howard, Just In - 12 hours ago

The trans-Tasman bid beats out that of rival Colombia by 22 votes to 13 at the FIFA council meeting in Zurich, paving the way for the best female soccer players in the world to make the trip down under in 2023.

Chinese structures appear near border disputed with India

Just In - 12 hours ago

There had been talk of tensions cooling on the China, India border but one week after 20 Indian troops were killed in fighting new satellite images show structures being built on the Chinese side, leaving India to verbally hit out.

Third Reich Redux

Kurt Hyde, rss - 13 hours ago

[image: third-reich-redux] The coronavirus emergency set the stage for many decrees by officials — many unconstitutional — telling citizens what to do. Such abuses of power can easily become permanent.

Selective Tolerance: AIPAC and its Pro-Apartheid Ilk Come to Bat for Black Lives Matter

Kathryn Shihadah, MintPress News - 13 hours ago

Pro-Israel groups in America are sending mixed signals: yes, we want equality for Black Americans; no, we do not want the same for Palestinians. The post Selective Tolerance: AIPAC and its Pro-Apartheid Ilk Come to Bat for Black Lives Matter appeared first on MintPress News.

Senate Confirms 200th Judicial Appointee Under Trump

Bob Adelmann, rss - 13 hours ago

[image: senate-confirms-200th-judicial-appointee-under-trump] With the Senate confirmation of Judge Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, the president has now successfully appointed 200 judicial nominees to the federal bench.

Exploiting Black/White relations to make America red

Craig Rucker, CFACT - 13 hours ago

The Left wants us divided, resentful and at each other's throats. That's how they plan to conquer. Don't play their game. There is so much more that unites us. The post Exploiting Black/White relations to make America red appeared first on CFACT.

"Obeying The Law Is For Suckers"

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago

So says Derek Hunter, who makes several almost unanswerable points. Bold, underlined text is my emphasis. If you watch the news, national or local, there is a disturbing percentage of our fellow Americans doing whatever the hell they want to do with little or no concern for the law. And the law has little or no concern for itself, at least when it comes to those charged with enforcing it. * Across the country, charges are being dropped against rioters and looters. Why? Many of those people in position to prosecute the guilty have no interest in doing so. Hell, many of them ran on ...

Coronavirus Has Seen A Surge In Phone Scams: Here's How To Spot And Foil Them

The Conversation, Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago

Most of us have experienced unwanted calls at home. This is in spite of efforts by regulators, including the Information Commissioner’s Office and Ofcom, whose most recent report shows that around half of the UK population still receive nuisance calls. Many of these unsolicited calls annoy us because they interrupt our dinner or favorite TV show – but some, such as sales or scam calls, can cause distress or even harm. read more

New Indictment: Assange Worked With Anonymous, Recruited Hackers

Luis Miguel, rss - 14 hours ago

[image: new-indictment-assange-worked-with-anonymous-recruited-hackers] A new indictment from the DOJ accuses WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of working with hacker groups to obtain classified information.

The Trump Death Cult: Mississippi, Florida and Arizona

DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago

*"There Is No 2nd Wave" -Mike Pence by Nancy Ohanian* Mississippi is a hot COVID-mess. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs told the *Jackson Free Press* that the state has to "prepare for an overwhelmed hospital system in which basic emergency care will be rationed." That's the entirely predictable result of idiots refusing to wear masks. Dobbs wasn't surprised and said Mississippi is "anticipating an absolute disaster coming into the fall because we're ramping up... "We have been seeing people taking on risky behaviors that we knew would lead to transmission. People are not payin...

TRAUMA AND REVOLUTION: Yale grads explore the depth of the rot!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago

*THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020The traumatization of children:* Just for today, let's extend our anecdotal survey of the terrible things that can happen to children. Let's even consider their possible traumatization. We turn to an Associated Press report, a report we found this morning on the web site of the Washington Post. We'll focus on the 7-year-old caught up in these events: DAZIO (6/18/20): *The half-brother of a black man recently found hanged in a Southern California park was fatally shot by police after opening fire on deputies* about to arrest him on charges he beat his girlf...

U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian Ships For Transporting Oil To Venezuela

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

© CCO *Reuters:* *U.S. puts sanctions on five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed Washington’s backing for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. Speaking at a news conference, Pompeo said the ships delivered about 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and related components, and warned mariners against doing business with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who...

Venezuela Warns U.S. Navy After USS Nitze Conducts A Freedom Of Navigation Operation (FONOP) Off Venezuela

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

BREAKING: #USSNitze conducts a freedom of navigation operation, contesting an excessive maritime claim by #Venezuela. The @USNavy ship lawfully navigated an area the illegitimate #Maduro regime falsely claims control over. @StateDept @DeptofDefense 1 of 3 https://t.co/mf9Hbfpdhs — U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) June 23, 2020 *Navy Times:* *US Navy conducts FONOP off Venezuelan coast* A U.S. Navy warship conducted a freedom of navigation operation, or FONOP, Tuesday off Venezuela in an effort to contest “an excessive maritime claim” by the South American nation. The guided-miss...

The Deeply Concerning, Misguided D.C. Circuit Mandamus Ruling in the Flynn Case

Marty Lederman, Balkinization - 12 hours ago

Originally posted at *Just Security* Yesterday morning—in a stunning decision that broke from usual standards of judicial process and self-restraint—D.C. Circuit Judges Neomi Rao and Karen LeCraft Henderson granted Michael Flynn’s preemptive mandamus petition to shut down Judge Emmet Sullivan’s consideration of the government’s motion to dismiss the criminal charge against Flynn. The court ordered Judge Sullivan “to grant the government’s Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss” the charge before the judge even considers the merits of that motion, apparently in order to prevent him from *conv...

These Are the Guns North Korean Soldiers Would Use to Target American Troops

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean soldiers with weapons attend military training in an undisclosed location in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 11, 2013.] The guns of the KPA Ground Forces help ensure North Korean sniper, airborne, and marine infantry units remain operationally relevant now and into the near future. *Key Point: *North Korea's massive infantry army gives America one million reasons not to fight a war. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 ...

The United Nations Has a Lebanon Problem

Toufic Baaklini, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Toufic Baaklini* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] This is an opportunity for both the United Nations to demonstrate its commitment to going further than maintaining the status quo in Lebanon and for the Trump administration to show that it is willing and able to flex its muscle in the international body to usher in positive change to an institution long accused of inaction and complacency. Over the course of four decades, a United Nations peacekeeping force has established permanent residency on Lebanese soil. Despite more than three hundred fatalities and millions of do...

Thousands of People Died In this Battle During the Korean War. Did They Have To?

Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Daniel L. Davis* *History, Asia* [image: Illustration cropped from a U.S. Army poster depicting the Battle of Chipyong-Ni, a part of the Korean War. Public domain.] The Battle of Bloody Ridge had been a fierce, and inhumane struggle, in which even many of the survivors would suffer the psychological effects of the war for decades. *Key Point:* The bloody battle was a last-ditch attempt to build leverage for peace negotiations. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missi...

Look Closely: This Was One of the Best Submachine Guns of World War II

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Surprise! It was the Suomi KP/-31. World War II saw the development of some fine—and arguably not so fine—small arms. In the category of the submachine gun, the United States military had its Thompson, the Germans had the MP40, the Soviets had the PPSh-41 and the British had the Sten Gun. While the StenGun arguably comes in at the bottom of most lists, the Soviet’s PPSh-41 is often regarded as one of the very best submachine guns fielded during the war. The blowback weapon was reliable, rugged and had a blisteringly fas...

How U.S. Submarines Won the War in the Pacific

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* On hundreds of special missions throughout World War II, American submarines performed myriad tasks, always at enormous risk to the crews and their boats. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The records of the submarine forces had accounted for 55 percent of all Japanese maritime losses. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * ...

A Tribute to Owen Harries

Tom Switzer, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Tom Switzer* *Politics, World* Founding National Interest editor Owen Harries has died but his legacy will not fade. He left a vital imprint on political and intellectual debates about the direction of American foreign policy. There are people whose memory fades with time. There are others whose importance only grows. Such a man was Owen Harries, who died today at age ninety. Co-founding editor of *The National Interest*, Harries distinguished himself in the 1990s as a leading conservative realist critic of the post-Cold-War foreign-policy consensus that sustained the belief in ...

Revealed: The Pentagon’s Pacific Plans for the B-21 Stealth Bomber

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The most cutting edge air defenses increasingly draw upon faster computer processing, digital networking between otherwise separate “nodes,” and multi-frequency radar technologies. The Pentagon plans to deploy its emerging B-21 stealth bomber in the Pacific as part of a decided effort to ensure technical superiority, sustain deterrence, and, if needed, hold potential adversaries at risk. The plan, articulated by Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey, incorporates the integration of...

What is Kim Jong-un Planning?

Daniel R. DePetris, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * Just when you think an off-ramp between the two Koreas is increasingly difficult to spot, North Korea's Central Military Commission unexpectedly provides one. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a gift for keeping Korea watchers and government officials on their toes at all hours of the night. One moment, North Korean troops are preparing to deploy into the Kaesong and Kumgang area and setting up loudspeakers along the DMZ. The next, those speakers are being removed and military action plans against South Korea are on hold until further notice...

AR-500: The Most Powerful Rifle on the Planet? (Here are the Fact)

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* One incredibly powerful weapon. *Key point:* This rifle is one of the deadliest ever. But it is huge and very expensive. The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to barrels, the rifle can be customized in a variety of ways to improve power, functionality and appearance. One major innovation in the field of power is the AR-500. The AR-500 fires a modified .500 Smith & Wesson bullet, the .500 Auto Max, resulting in a rifle that manufacturer Big Horn Arm...

Justices Rule for Trump Administration in Deportation Case

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

A 7-2 ruling allows for the expedited removal of people who are picked up at or near the border and fail their initial asylum screenings.

“I want to apologize for my misconduct,” says anesthesiologist whose work is under investigation

Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 12 hours ago

A Japanese anesthesiologist who just notched his sixth retraction apologized for his misconduct and said his institution is now investigating his entire body of work. Hironobu Ueshima, of Showa University in Tokyo, who has roughly 170 publications, told Retraction Watch by email: I want to apologize for my misconduct. Showa University has already launched the … Continue reading “I want to apologize for my misconduct,” says anesthesiologist whose work is under investigation

A US Navy Destroyer Entered Venezuelan Waters

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Heightening already increased tensions with the country, a Navy destroyer, the USS Nitze, entered Venezuelan waters yesterday, conducting what the military is calling a “freedom of navigation operation” in the Caribbean. The Nitze, according to Southern Command’s official twitter account, was “contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela. The U.S. Navy ship lawfully navigated an area the illegitimate Maduro regime falsely claims control over.” In addition to the Nitze, an American military Boeing RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft was also spotted in the area. In an official s...

Trump admitted relocation of American soldiers to Poland is aimed against Russia

InfoBrics, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Lithuania has become a satellite of Poland after Trump’s meeting with Duda. More The post Trump admitted relocation of American soldiers to Poland is aimed against Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Jihadists, Far-Right Killers, And Northern Irish Nationalists Most Dangerous In The EU

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

*EU Observer*:* Jihadist and far-right killers most dangerous in EU* Jihadist and far-right extremists were the most lethal, but Northern Irish nationalists also posed a threat, according to a new EU report on terrorism. The killing of 17 EU civilians in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year showed that "the so-called Islamic State (IS) still looks to conduct large-scale attacks targeting EU citizens", Europol, the EU's joint police agency in The Hague, said on Tuesday (23 June). IS, which used to control parts of the Middle East, was also responsible for the Paris shootings in 20...

Egypt’s Sisi draws RED LINES in Libya. Erdogan furious (Video)

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 578. More The post Egypt’s Sisi draws RED LINES in Libya. Erdogan furious (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Zoom meeting with Maine Poor People's Campaign

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

Last night I was invited to join the Maine Poor People's Campaign meeting about connecting the dots between US foreign militarization, domestic militarization and poverty. They were very clear that they needed to branch out and work more directly with the peace movement (as well as other movements) if any of us hoped to be successful in dealing with police violence, growing poverty and climate crisis. I look forward to further connection with the PPC. Bruce

A Black Man’s Letter to Black Lives Matter

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

I am tired of our Nation cowering, appeasing, acquiescing, and surrendering to this absurd organization calling itself Black Lives Matter (BLM) By Lt. Col. Allen West —— Bio and Archives—June 23, 2020 In the aftermath of the George Floyd incident, everyone seems to want to have a conversation about race in America. Just recently, presumptive … Continue reading A Black Man’s Letter to Black Lives Matter →

Taking Down White Jesus, His European Mother, And Their White Friends”, Not Today Shaun King

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Neither Bernie Sanders nor AOC can walk back their support for this radical prominent Black Lives Matter activist By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—June 23, 2020 Not today Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- supporting Shaun King. Not tomorrow, not the next day, and as far as a majority of humankind is concerned, NOT EVER! “Black … Continue reading Taking Down White Jesus, His European Mother, And Their White Friends”, Not Today Shaun King →

Democrats Exposed as the Racists They’ve Always Been

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

A black vote of 20 percent, and quite possibly 30 percent for President Trump, will teach the Democrats that even their most cherished “value”––abortion––is not enough to keep the black population loyal to their historically empty promises and innate By Joan Swirsky —— Bio and Archives—June 23, 2020 They say that out of every bad … Continue reading Democrats Exposed as the Racists They’ve Always Been →

China Pays The Vatican 2 Billion in Bribes

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Tithings not Bribes… By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—June 24, 2020 via China Pays The Vatican 2 Billion in Bribes

DOJ Seizes Major Human Trafficking Site

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

We applaud the Department of Justice for continuing to protect and rescue children and adults from being victims of human sex trafficking By Liberty Counsel —— Bio and Archives—June 24, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Justice has shut down a major website for prostitution and sex trafficking and has indicted the owner. CityXGuide.com was … Continue reading DOJ Seizes Major Human Trafficking Site →

World's largest dam in 'danger of collapse' amid historic floods -- 400 million people at risk, China

The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago

A flood alert has been raised near Three Gorges Dam in China-- the largest hydropower project in the world-- as the country grapples with its worst flooding in 70 years. Torrential rains have been causing havoc throughout the southwest and central region this month,...... Read more »

ABC Slammed For Suggesting ‘Chess Is Racist’ Because White Always Goes First

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

June 24, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Chess is inherently “racist” because the white pieces always have the first move, according to completely ridiculous suggestions by an ABC radio station. Chess grandmasters and former world champions immediately slammed the ABC, describing the idea that chess is “racist” as “completely ridiculous” and an example of Marxist liberal … Continue reading ABC Slammed For Suggesting ‘Chess Is Racist’ Because White Always Goes First →

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Once Claimed Jewish Ancestry, Now Says She’s ‘Black’

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

June 24, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Democrat socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has claimed that “Latinos are black” in response to questions about racism and the ongoing protests in the United States following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The far-left socialist then called for “conversations around ‘colorism’” during an interview with Telemundo. “What do you think the Latinx community should do … Continue reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Once Claimed Jewish Ancestry, Now Says She’s ‘Black’ →

Former Israeli PM Named as Sex Offender in Jeffrey Epstein Court Filings Submitted by Dershowitz

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

June 25, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Notorious deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein ordered his “sex slave” Virginia Roberts Giuffre to have sex with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, according to a bombshell sealed deposition that has just been made public. Lawyers for Alan Dershowitz, who was a friend of Epstein as well as a member of … Continue reading Former Israeli PM Named as Sex Offender in Jeffrey Epstein Court Filings Submitted by Dershowitz →

Optimistic Originalism, the Sequencing Problem, and Chris Green on the Sense-Reference Distinction (Part III)

Stephen Griffin, Balkinization - 13 hours ago

This is the third in a series of posts related to my article “Optimistic Originalism and the Reconstruction Amendments.” This post discusses a central argument in the article advanced against theories of original public meaning (OPM), which I call the sequencing problem. I will illustrate this problem by focusing on an influential article by Chris Green, “Originalism and the Sense-Reference Distinction.” I employ his article partly because this appears to be Chris Green week at Balkinization and also because he had plenty of objections to what I said about his work in “Optimist...

White House Petition To Declare George Soros a Terrorist & Seize Assets Gains 213K Signatures

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

June 25, 2020 Baxter Dmitry A White House petition to declare George Soros a terrorist and seize his organization’s assets under RICO law has amassed a staggering 213,798 signatures from patriots. The “We the People” petition calls on the Department of Justice to “immediately declare George Soros and all of his organizations and staff members … Continue reading White House Petition To Declare George Soros a Terrorist & Seize Assets Gains 213K Signatures →

VERITAS: Whistleblower Exposes Facebook’s Biased Anti-Conservative Content Moderation Policies

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

This is part of the #ExposeFacebook campaign by Project Veritas. Jun 23, 2020 Shane Trejo Guerrilla journalism outfit Project Veritas released information on Tuesday from a Facebook insider who is blowing the whistle about the company’s biased anti-conservative content moderation policies. Zach McElroy, who was formerly a content moderator for Facebook employed by the … Continue reading VERITAS: Whistleblower Exposes Facebook’s Biased Anti-Conservative Content Moderation Policies →

Race, Racism, and International Relations

Jarrod Hayes, Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago

This is a guest post by J.P. Singh–Professor of International Commerce and Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy, Berlin. He specializes in culture and political economy. Singh has authored or edited ten books, published over 100 scholarly articles, and worked […]

Coronavirus update: US records its highest daily infection rise in two months

Just In - 13 hours ago

The US records a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in two months, while scores of migrants arriving in Somalia are telling United Nations workers every day that they are unaware of COVID-19.

Let’s Fact-Check Reuters: They Say DNA Vaccines Don’t Change Your Genetic Makeup – True or False?

WTStaff, Waking Times - 13 hours ago

*Jon Rappoport* - One such technology is: DNA vaccines. They would alter recipients’ genetic makeup permanently.

Bayer Pays $10BN To Settle Thousands Of Monsanto Glyphosate Lawsuits

WTStaff, Waking Times - 14 hours ago

*Tyler Durden* - At some point glyphosate is going to have to be outlawed.

Over 1 Million People Sign Petition To Designate KKK As Terrorist Organization

WTStaff, Waking Times - 14 hours ago

*John Vibes* - The KKK has been terrorizing Americans for decades.

Bulldogs beat Swans as AFL remembers John Kennedy Sr

Just In - 15 hours ago

An undermanned Bulldogs outfit posts a 28-point win over Sydney at the SCG, as both sides pay tribute to an AFL Legend.

Nathan Cleary goes from hospital to Penrith hero in win over Rabbitohs

Just In - 15 hours ago

The Penrith half-back, laid low by an infection, helps guide the Panthers to a 20-12 win over South Sydney, moving them to the top of the ladder.

"Economic Fantasy Snapshot AM 6/25/20"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

*"Economic Fantasy Snapshot AM 6/25/20"* 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 ○ *6/25/20* ○ Gregory Mannarino, *AM 6/25/20: * *"Critical Updates! Plus...Say Goodbye To Your Rights And Freedoms"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* -...

Congo Announces End to 2nd Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever

AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

The outbreak killed 2,280 people over nearly two years.

In Just 5 Years, We Could Be Looking at What Replaces the F-22 Stealth Fighter

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* Sure, rapid prototyping sounds great, but could it work? The United States’ premier 5th generation stealth fighters, the F-35 and F-22, still have many years of life left in their wings. But, both the Navy and Air Force are already drawing up plans for their 6th generation stealth fighters. While the Navy is likely to use a conventional acquisition strategy similar to how the F-35 was acquired, the Air Force is looking back to the future. *Next Generation Air Dominance* The 6th generation aircraft program, called the Next Generation Air Domin...

$30 Billion Couldn't Stop These 5 U.S. 'Wonder Weapons' From Flopping

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Here's why. *Key point*: Large military budgets produce a fair amount of waste. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * The United States spent $610 billion in 2018 on defense, roughly one-third of all military spending on the planet—but that doesn’t mean that money is always being used efficiently. Over thirty years, the U.S. Army has en...

U.S. Marshalls Asked To Prepare to Protect The Nation's Monuments

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

Protestors attach a chain to the statue of President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House in an attempt to pull it down as someone throws a roll of toilet paper at the statue during racial inequality protests in Washington, June 22, 2020. Protesters tried tearing down a statue of the seventh president of the United States in a park near the White House on Monday, scrawling "killer scum" on its pedestal and pulling on the monument with ropes before police intervened. REUTERS/Tom Brenner *Washington Post:* *U.S. Marshals told to prepare to help p...

Four Cops Boiled a Mentally Ill Man to Death, None Were Charged and 3 are Still Cops

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: boiled]Four cops boiled a mentally ill man until his skin fell off and he died. None of them were ever held accountable and have been cops ever since.

President Trump Confirms That Thousands Of US Troops Will Be Departing From Germany

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

*Daily Mail: **Donald Trump says thousands of U.S. troops will move from Germany to Poland as he attacks Angela Merkel's government for 'not paying' for NATO* * President Trump said Wednesday at a press conference with the Polish president that he was open to sending U.S. troops stationed in Germany to Poland * 'Some will be coming home and some will be going to other places, but Poland would be one of those other places,' Trump said * Trump wants to pull American forces out of Germany who he accuses of not spending enough money on NATO, but buying Russian oil * 'You're spendi...

Unbundling DACA and Unpacking Regents: What Chief Justice Roberts Got Right

Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 13 hours ago

Benjamin Eidelson This post offers preliminary analysis of *DHS v. Regents*, last Thursday’s Supreme Court decision invalidating the 2017 rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. I’ll focus mainly on Chief Justice Roberts’ approach to the merits, which closely tracks a theory developed in a brief that I co-authored on behalf of the “D.C. Respondents” (as well as an op-ed that I published in the fall).[1] I’ll also flesh out the Court’s sound reasons for refusing to consider *post hoc *justifications articulated by the Department of Homeland Security ...

Applications for Jobless Aid Fall to Still-High 1.48 Million

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

While the report is the 12th straight drop in those seeking unemployment benefits, a new surge in COVID-19 infections threatens to derail the economy again.

Bayer Agrees to $10.9 Billion Glyphosate Settlement

Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

Bayer agrees to $10.9 billion glyphosate settlement, resolving much pending US litigation. The company still faces European woes.

The Necessary Countercoup In Full Strategic Dimension

adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago

[image: President Donald J. Trump is escorted by Col. Stephen Snelson, Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, as he walks from Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Saturday, June 20, 2020, to Air Force One to begin his trip to Tulsa, Okla. (Official WH Photo)] The entire world now confronts the collapse of the financial and political system put into place in 1989 following the demise of the Soviet Union. That old order has disintegrated, and can never be restored. The question is whether a new, just, economically advanced and peaceful world, will be born now, this one founded on the ...

Hello AntiFa: The Strength You Will Never Know, The Heart You Cannot Stop Beating

SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago

Today the historically-illiterate jackwagons, the products of two generations of communist-controlled government school education, are planning to destroy the statue honoring Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation of African-American slaves. This statue was celebrated by Frederick Douglass, and paid for by donations given by black freedmen. Even if the smug leftist pricks knew this bit of history, they’d still be offfffennnded by the evil white man and the true-to-life image of a black man throwing off his chains. Erasing historical images, in the mini-minds of the brain-dead, apparently ch...

‘We Are Going to Slaughter Them N—‘: Cops Recorded Plotting ‘Civil War’ to ‘Wipe Blacks Off the Map’

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: blacks]Cops were recorded plotting a race war in which blacks would be "wiped off the map" in an effort to "put them back about four or five generations.”

Residents Horrified to Find Out Cop Once Charged with Murder Hired to Patrol Their Streets

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: murder]After being charged with murder and fired for her role in the death of an innocent man, a cop was quietly hired to patrol a neighborhood and residents aren't happy.

Businesses & Residents Sue Seattle Over Failure to Clear Out CHOP

Luis Miguel, rss - 14 hours ago

[image: businesses-residents-sue-seattle-over-failure-to-clear-out-chop] A class-action lawsuit brought against the city of Seattle claims residents have had their safety and livelihoods compromised due to government's tolerance of CHOP.

How Should We Deal With Russia?

ORIENTAL REVIEW, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

Is it possible to have a dialogue with Russia from a position of strength, false accusations, infringing upon its interests, and openly interfering in its internal affairs? Lately, the topic of Russia seems to be a constant on high-level political platforms and the news feeds of leading media outlets in […]

Finding Nova Scotia’s history and future in the drowned forests of the Minas Basin

Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago

News 1. Proposed class-action lawsuit expanded to include province The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A proposed class-action lawsuit against Northwood now includes the Province of Nova Scotia. Jennifer Henderson reports on the lawsuit, which was filed by Erica Surette on behalf of her mother, who died from COVID-19 while living […]

Shorrock Still Pushing His Zombie Lagoon

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago

By Paul Homewood If you thought it was dead and buried, think again! A couple of years ago, the Swansea Tidal Lagoon project seemed to deader than a Norwegian Blue, after the government rejected the contract price requested. Since then, Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP), the company set up to develop the […]

Proposed class action lawsuit against Northwood expanded to include province

Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A proposed class action lawsuit against Northwood brought by Erica Surette on behalf of her mother who died at Northwood Centre during the COVID-19 outbreak has been widened to include the Province of Nova Scotia. Surette’s lawyer Ray Wagner alleges negligence on the part of […]

Poll Shows Public Dead-set Against Biological Males Competing Against Females in Sports

James Murphy, rss - 1 day ago

[image: poll-shows-public-dead-set-against-biological-males-competing-against-females-in-sports] While the American public is against biological males competing against females on the athletic field, radical groups such as the ACLU are fighting to allow so-called transgender females to dominate women’s sports.

Meet Ruger's AR-556: The Best 'Affordable' AR-15?

Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Richard Douglas* *Security, Americas* [image: https://ruger.com/productImages/8500/detail/1.jpg] One of the best that money can buy. Ruger’s first AR-15 debuted with the impressive SR-556 model. However, with its hefty price tag, the SR-556 was out of reach for many. With the AR-556, Ruger attempted to provide a bare-bones, functional AR-15 at a budget price. While the idea of owning an AR-15 may be intimidating, knowing some facts about them can ease some fears. Let’s break down the specifics. *Accuracy* The Ruger AR-556 delivers when it comes to accuracy. The AR-556 comes st...

See This Picture? This Is America Getting Revenge for Pearl Harbor

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *History, * The Doolittle Raid seventy-five years ago was more than one of history’s most momentous air attacks. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *What really shamed the Japanese military was the failure to prevent an American carrier task force from sailing close to the homeland. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * At noon on April 18, 1942, the ...

This Crazy Looking Thing Is the U.S. Navy's New Transport Aircraft

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2USG99H6UW&share=true] A powerful new aircraft. The U.S. Navy has now received its first “fleet ready” Osprey tiltrotor variant, a new, high-speed adaptation of the battle-tested transport and combat aircraft engineered for specific Navy missions. The Navy Osprey, called the CMV-22B, arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, according to a statement from the aircraft’s maker, Bell-Textron. It is the third overall delivery to the U.S. Navy...

RIP, F-35: Meet the Air Force and Navy’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighter Programs

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EAB40RXE01&share=true] Though the program is full of promise, both branches have to prove to Congress that they’re worth it. Both the United States Air Force and the United States Navy have separate programs for getting a 6th generation fighter into the air. The Air Force and the Navy both fly the 5th generation F-35 jet, with the Air Force also being the sole user of the F-22 Raptor, perhaps the world’s stealthiest jet fighter. Despite the airframe’s dominanc...

World War III? This Is What Would Have Happened If North Korea Won in 1950

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* [image: A woman walks past a TV broadcasting file footage for a news report on North Korea firing an unidentified projectile, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran] Preventing a Communist victory in Korea might have been the circuit-breaker that stopped World War III. *Key Point:* We don't know exactly what would have happened, but it would have deepened American fears about a Communist takeover. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Ru...

Marine Who Fought At Iwo Jima: A Japanese Soldier Asked Me for Hot Chocolate

Paul Szoldra, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Paul Szoldra* *Security, Asia* Even the enemy soldier wanted some. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Every man that's been in combat knows that sometimes funny things happen. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * The Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945, was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, as former Cpl. Don Graves knows firsthand a...

The Odds Are With Us - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago

*The odds are with us* *The many versus the few* *Freedom is a choice* *© **2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was inspired by current events in our world of the masses being manipulated through scamdemics, funded and staged race **riots that are all encouraged by bad science and medicine and globalist funded organisations and front institutions that in reality are funded by tax payers and pillaged pension funds. I wrote this poem yesterday in the haiku style of poetry and published it for the first time today, the 25th of June, 2020.* *To read more of my poems & quota...

Why destroy statues?

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago

Destruction of public property and historic statues of abolitionists and liberators is definitely serious business. Taking the perps and vandals seriously (except to arrest them) is just stupid. It's appalling to hear city leaders, state governors, and pastors of conservative churches this naïve. They are paying blackmail to the mob. Where is their common sense? Are they truly riddled with guilt or just trying to buy some time? *This has never been about the Civil War, the Confederate flag, who fought on which side, what 15th century explorer worked for which European nation or wh...

AMA: Chris Green asks about "constitutional truthmakers"

JB, Balkinization - 14 hours ago

In this installment, Chris Green asks some very interesting theoretical questions about whether there is a single "constitutional truthmaker," and he proposes a single test that will decide all questions of constitutional interpretation. *Chris Green:* Do you think there is unitary constitutional truthmaker (see https://ssrn.com/paper=2901157 ), i.e., a single reality that tells us when the Supreme Court’s constitutional interpretations are wrong? Is it possible to get from “text and principle” to a single reality that renders constitutional claims true or false? By my lights, “the...

China vs India: Who Really Benefits?

21wire, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago

*Tony Cartalucci* | In the end, this standoff serve the interests of neither nation, but it does serve the interests of Washington's desabilization plans for the region.

Uncovering the Secret of the Deep State

Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 14 hours ago

On June 23, the Canadian Patriot Review’s Matthew Ehret was invited onto Rogue News Radio to discuss the British pedigree of the Deep State from 1776 to the present, the battle currently underway to control the terms of the new system which will replace the bankrupt economic order now melting down, and the importance of […] More The post Uncovering the Secret of the Deep State appeared first on The Duran .

The New Age of Anti-Capitalism

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago

A new age of anti-capitalism has dawned; this time the nations are not discarding capitalism because they want to adopt socialism or communism but because they want to be free from the bondage of culture, constitution, and economics—they see every past and present value, the book of constitution, and the rules of economics as an instrument of oppression and want to live free in a nihilistic and anarchistic utopia. The liberal elite, who control the mainstream media, the digital industry, and the academic industry, are playing a major role in making a case for the utopia of nihilism a...

"A Country Not Salvageable"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

*"A Country Not Salvageable"* Nor, Many Say Quietly, Worth Saving by Fred Reed "What fun, what entertainment. And rare: One seldom sees the collapse of a landmark society in a rush of wondrous idiocy. Would I could sell tickets. Don’t look at it as a loss, but as a show, an unwanted but grand amusement. The coup de grace in our ripening decadence is the current uprising purportedly, though implausibly, over racism. But never mind. The causes don’t matter. The deal is done. Still, it is interesting to recognize that the protesters are, perhaps deliberately, confusing the incapacity ...

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

Barr's Justice Department

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

What is going on at the American Department of Justice is deeply troubling. Ruth Marcus writes: It is becoming alarmingly difficult to keep track of all the reasons to worry about what’s happening at Justice under Barr — and increasingly clear that what we know that is worrisome may be the tip of the iceberg. And it is becoming absolutely imperative that Barr and other senior department officials testify about their activities. Last Friday saw the botched massacre of Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. The episode was telling for those, mysel...

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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago

*Insane: Black Female Principal of Prominent Chicago High School Under Pressure to Resign for Warning Against Violence and Looting* Amid all manner of unhinged derangement coursing through our society in this season of tumult, this still reads as satire. Alas, satire seems to be facing cancellation at the hands of reality. In which a progressive black woman is under pressure to step down from her leadership position because she is outwardly opposed to criminal conduct: The principal of a well-known Chicago high school is under pressure to resign because, among other ‘problematic’...

SCOTUS decision on LGBT and Title VII

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago

This was a bad decision, not because workers with special sexual interests and behaviors should be fired without cause, but because SCOTUS redefined the clear meaning of a law passed over 50 years ago. It’s a terrible precedent. Sex meant biology and gender meant grammar when Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed; orientation was an introduction to college or a new job. Now sex means anything I want it to mean. With this ruling, SCOTUS can reach back and change the clear intent of a law while keeping it. What if other aspects of law like contract law, or property l...

The U.S. Should Communicate in the Jus ad Bellum Lexicon to Strengthen Its Deterrence Posturing

maiesi, Lawfare - 16 hours ago

A boat flying the Iranian flag crosses the bow of a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf, April 15, 2020. (Source: Official U.S. Navy photo) *Editor’s Note: In a **previous post** related to this topic, the authors argue the U.S.’s reliance on the Rules of Engagement has failed to provide strong legal bases for its threats to use force in self-defense.* Deterrence has always been a central pillar of American foreign policy and national security objectives. The United States has traditionally rested on its nuclear and conventional arsenal coupled with economic power to enable its deterren...

Mike Pompeo and the Death of the Two-State Solution

A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago

While the following question and answer session with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 24, 2020 appears to greenlight Israel's unilateral annexation of at least part of the West Bank as quoted here: "*QUESTION:* *Hi. Israel may be annexing parts of the West Bank and Jordan Valley in a week, and Jordan has said annexation could kill its peace treaty with Israel. UAE’s Ambassador to the U.S. Otaiba said it would end any hopes of normalizing relations with the Gulf and Arab states. So my question is: How concerned are you about potential ramifications of annexation? And ...

Launching QED: The case for a federal ICAC

Michael West, Michael West - 2 days ago

[image: QED, Federal ICAC] Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, trust in government had reached its lowest level on record, according to a major study conducted by The Australian National University. Just 25% of Australians said they had confidence in their political leaders and institutions.

TRUMP'S ATTITUDE TOWARD CORONAVIRUS TESTING EXPLAINS WHY HE WON'T POSTPONE THE ELECTION

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago

We know that President Trump believes in the Power of Positive Thinking, so if you have less testing for the coronavirus you'll have fewer cases, and you'll develop a positive mental attitude about the virus, and then it will go away, like magic. Rallying the faithful in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night, President Trump opined that “testing is a double-edged sword,” explaining that “when you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people; you’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down please.’” The president confessing to a deliberate...

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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago

*Covid-19 has led to a pandemic of plastic pollution* As the world produces more protective equipment—and gorges on takeaways—pity the oceans THE THAMES has always been a reflector of the times, says Lara Maiklem, a London “mudlark”. Ms Maiklem spends her days on the river’s foreshore foraging for history’s detritus, from Roman pottery to Victorian clay pipes. She can tell the time of year, she says, just by the type of rubbish she has to sift through: champagne bottles during the first week of January; footballs in summer. The year 2020 has left its own mark. Since the coronaviru...

The Cause of Millennial Insanity…

Fuzzyone, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago

It has become apparent to me that the Millennial left has “group insanity.” As Ragnar posted this morning, it seems vaccines may be the problem causing a lot of infant deaths and illnesses in this country, I believe that the current insanity may have been caused by a LACK of the old fashioned vaccine given to us by our parents, a practice discontinued 60 years ago. These Millennial leftists have had a definite lack of Cod Liver Oil in their lives…. No really. Have you ever seen another age group act like this bunch of pampered idjits? Who is to … Continue reading →

Open letter to governments on ISDS and COVID-19

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

25-Jun-2020 We urge you to take immediate action to ensure that the duty of governments to regulate in the public interest is safeguarded and put beyond the scope of ISDS claims.

Kenya sets terms ahead of trade talks with US

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

25-Jun-2020 Kenya has moved to fence in its key economic segments as it prepares for the first round of free trade area (FTA) negotiations with the US from July 9 to 17.

UK says no deadline for US trade deal, talks tough on terms

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

25-Jun-2020 Britain has no deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said, criticising the US administration for talking a good game on free trade while restricting import access.

L'Équateur ratifie l'accord avec l'Association européenne de libre-échange

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

25-Jun-2020 Le gouvernement équatorien a ratifié ce mercredi un accord commercial avec l'Association européenne de libre-échange, qui lui permettra d'ouvrir son offre commerciale à la Suisse, au Liechtenstein, à la Norvège et à l'Islande.

"There Are None So Blind..."

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

Most white parents don't talk about racism with their kids

Tiffany Yip, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago

In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of white parents of 6- to 11-year-olds said they didn't talk to their kids very much about racism.

BBC Street Party

tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago

Update : This video has been censored by YouTube, so I am embedding it here. You can also see it on BitChute The BBC calls terrorism which injured 22 police officers, a “street party.” https://youtu.be/Mxznmd7ntK0