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Thomas Paine

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Monday, June 8, 2020

8 June - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

10:04 pm MDT

Hungary praises cooperation in Central Europe: Visegrad and reaching out

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 41 seconds ago
Hungary praises cooperation in Central Europe: Visegrad and reaching out Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Prime Minister of Hungary praised regional cooperation throughout Central Europe. At the same time, Viktor Orbán expressed his hope in furthering ties to a greater level with Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. Hungary is in the […]

More Voters Are Catching On-- Trump's Overall Job Approval: 38%

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 minutes ago
A new poll of registered voters helps explain why we're seeing more dangerously psychotic manifestations from Trump lately. His approval has sunk to 38%. And *all* the national polls show Trump losing-- including, but not pictured below-- the private polls from Trump's own campaign. The 5 polls, on average, show him losing by a tad over 8%. It's a Trump referendum... and voters don't want him in office again: The state polls are also miserable for Trump. The only swing state he's leading in is Iowa-- with an average over 3 polls of 3.5%. In blue states like California (down 23 p... more »

JobKeeper changes are on the way - here are the businesses likely to get cut off next

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Economists say it's likely that a number of firms will see the $1500 fortnightly JobKeeper wage subsidy for workers cut off. Others could get an extended lifeline.

Man arrested after woman, 20, found murdered in Sydney's west

Mark Reddie at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Police arrest a man outside Westmead Children's Hospital, after a woman's body was discovered early this morning at her home in Cambridge Park.

Peak equestrian body placed in voluntary administration

Just In - 11 minutes ago
The peak body for equestrian sport in Australia has been placed in voluntary administration by its board to avoid a "disastrous" tumble into insolvency.

Victoria records zero new cases of coronavirus, but Premier warns the threat is far from over

Just In - 11 minutes ago
Tens of thousands of teachers and students return to the classroom, adhering to strict hygiene rules, as the state records no new cases of coronavirus overnight.

Outback NSW city demands exemption from South Australian border closure

Declan Gooch at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Business owners and civic leaders in Broken Hill call for the South Australian Government to relax its border restrictions for residents of the outback NSW city.

Cairns police treat 76yo woman's death as suspicious

Just In - 11 minutes ago
Detectives are investigating the death of a 76-year-old woman in Far North Queensland after her body was discovered in Cairns early this morning.

AFL clubs hopeful of welcoming fans back to games sooner than expected

Just In - 11 minutes ago
A number of AFL clubs are hopeful of being allowed to welcome a small number of fans into their games sooner than expected, but a bid by Queensland clubs to open gates this weekend has been knocked back by the government.

Iconic Sydney wedding venues reveal plan to flout coronavirus restrictions and 'reopen to any numbers'

Bellinda Kontominas at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Some of Sydney's most popular wedding venues will defy coronavirus lockdown laws after their owner accused the NSW Government of allowing other industries to flout the law.

No Teachers Teach Average Students

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 29 minutes ago
The average height of the staff here at the Curmudgucation Institute is about 4.5 feet (the Board of Directors really pulls the average down). Yet if you buy clothes that fit a 4.5 foot frame, those clothes will not fit anyone here. The average guy named Peter Greene has made at least one major film. And yet, here I sit, with no IMDB entry or residual checks coming in for my work. So here's one reason that a lot of educational research is that it is the findings are about average students. And nobody teaches an average student. Each student is a very specific individual with a spec... more »

“Whaddya Mean It Didn’t Work”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 33 minutes ago

Six Months From Now

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 34 minutes ago
I've whittled away at this post for days, which is unusual for me and usually means I'm making things worse, not better. And my first impulse in these days has been to stay quiet and listen, because a national conversation about racism doesn't really need one more white guy's voice. But 1) silence is not an option right now and 2) this all has implications for educators. But I warn you-- if I have a gift for making the complicated clear and simple, it will not be on display here. I'm not telling you anything new to say that these are challenging times, though we have had times like ... more »

From the NZ govt: a new bill with online take-down powers

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 45 minutes ago
We are seeing more and more censorship now. It’s taken for granted by most reasonable people that seriously offensive/violent material be censored however this is a growing trend and repeatedly information that simply politely questions or takes an alternative view to the government narrative is being ‘fact checked’ and removed by Facebook. One of those … Continue reading From the NZ govt: a new bill with online take-down powers →

Report: U.S. Recession Officially Began In February As A Result Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 55 minutes ago
*Reuters:* *It's official: U.S. economy entered recession in February* (Reuters) - The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for determining U.S. business cycles said on Monday. The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research said in a statement its members “concluded that the unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production, and its broad reach across the entire economy, warrants ... more »

The Democratic Party Exists To Co-Opt And Kill Authentic Change Movements

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 58 minutes ago
ESTRAGON: Well, shall we go? VLADIMIR: Yes, let’s go. [They do not move.] Curtain. So ends both acts of the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot. One of the two main characters suggest leaving, the other agrees, followed by the stage direction that both remain motionless […]

Alex Jones Breaks Down the State Dept. Memorandum 7277: The UN Plan for Total Disarmament.

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
 The Alex Jones Show by www.infowars.com Alex Jones breaks down the State Dept. Memorandum 7277: The UN Plan for Total Disarmament. end

The Rockefeller UN Global Takeover Is Upon Us

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
 The Rockefeller UN Global Takeover Is Upon Us by Jon Brown, www.infowars.com The globalists are making last-ditch moves. To understand the order out of chaos roller coaster we have all been on, we must observe the actual documentation of the Rockefeller global hydra and its tentacles within the United Nations. – We are facing …

Fed Hyperinflation Is Driving Investors Into Silver

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Arcadia Economics #Fed #Hyperinflation Is Driving Investors Into #Silver While the #silverprice has yet to experience the significant move that many like myself are still fully expecting, that doesn’t mean the developments are not happening below the surface. Fortunately I was invited onto Jean-Claude’s Beyond Mystic channel to talk about what’s going on, how this …

Israeli Police Kill Unarmed Autistic Palestinian Student

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT Hundreds turned out in Jerusalem for the funeral of a Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police. Eee-ad Halak, who was autistic, died on Saturday in Jerusalem, while on his way to a ‘Special Needs’ educational facility. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of …

Dodgy Data Firm Behind Retracted Hydroxychloroquine Study Raises Questions Over Haphazard Decisions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Dodgy Data Firm Behind Retracted Hydroxychloroquine Study Raises Questions Over Haphazard Decisions by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A data analytics firm behind an influential – and now retracted Lancet study which concluded that Hydroxychloroquine is dangerous, has one employee and is headquartered in a residential house just west of Chicago. Yet its bogus data prompted the World Health Organization, the …

Regime Change And Professional Agitators

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Duran The Duran Quick Take: Episode 565 The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the a regime change operation that has appeared to fail, for the time being, and how professional agitators were brought in with the hope of toppling the Trump White House. end

“A Police-Free Future”: Minneapolis City Council Votes To Abolish Police Department

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Illuminists-Satanists have taken over control of many cities in USA. This will turn Minneapolis (and by extension America) into Mad Max. The dystopian future as predicted in many Hollywood films: The Purge, Escape from LA/NY … is coming true. I still see the Deep State bringing out their guillotines by 2021. (Abolishing the Police …

NTEB Prophecy News Podcast: The World Economic Forum Shows You Plainly That Everything Happening Now Is The Great Reset

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
NTEB Prophecy News Podcast: The World Economic Forum Shows You Plainly That Everything Happening Now Is The Great Reset by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, we show you in the words from their own mouths the plan by global elites to force the ‘great reset’, a phrase they themselves …

SECRET Illuminati Masonic SYMBOL In Digital Dollar! (Bio-Metric ID2020 Vaccine, Mark of The Beast)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Scarack Truther SECRET SYMBOL In Digital Dollar! (Bio-Metric ID2020 Vaccine) The One Dollar Bill has been the main signature of the Illuminati since 1945. Many Have Deciphered the true meaning behind the Symbolism of the One Dollar Bill. Now that money in paper has become “Risk To Use,” because of a fake Virus. The Illuminati …

The Great Awakening Is Happening Worldwide, Change Is Coming: Claudio Grass

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
X22Report Spotlight Today’s Guest: Claudio Grass Todays Interview: Todays interview is with Claudio Grass, Claudio breaks down the current event of the pandemic. This event was used to control the people, remove their rights and to push a new world order. Claudio believes a great awakening is happening now and people are starting to see …

Dave Kranzler: China Knows U.S. Is Rigging Gold Price

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Arcadia Economics #DaveKranzler: China Knows U.S. Is Rigging #GoldPrice One of the questions that has popped up often over the #preciousmetals bear market, is whether China is aware that the U.S. is rigging gold and #silver prices. It turns out that #China has known about it for years, which makes it even more interesting to …

Pandemic, Economic Collapse, Full Societal Breakdown

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Pandemic, Economic Collapse, Full Societal Breakdown by MN Gordon, https://economicprism.com/ … Symbiotic Disharmony The recline and flail of western civilization beats on. Pandemic, economic collapse, full societal breakdown. The sequence grooves from one to the next with the symbiotic disharmony of a minor pentatonic scale. – Peaceful protests devolved to rioting, looting, and structure fires …

Being US Ally is Valuable But COMPLICATED, German FM says after Pentagon Reportedly Told Its Troops to Pack Up

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Being US Ally is Valuable But COMPLICATED, German FM says after Pentagon Reportedly Told Its Troops to Pack Up by https://www.rt.com/ The benefits of partnering with Washington come with one considerable ‘but’, Berlin’s foreign minister said on the heels of reports that the US is preparing to pull thousands of troops out of Germany. – …

Is 2020 the Fiat Currency System’s Last Hurrah?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
maneco64 With Central Bankers worldwide determine to create endless fiat currency reserves in order to stave off a collapse of our debt-based monetary system we think it is very important that we look at the high probability that by doing so the people in charge at the Fed, ECB, BoE et al. could actually deliver …

Ron Paul: Incredible Disappearing Coronavirus – The Narrative Has Failed

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Incredible Disappearing Coronavirus – The Narrative Has Failed by daniel mcadams, http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/ Suddenly there is no talk about coronavirus. Reputable doctors in Italy, the UK, and elsewhere are claiming the virus hardly exists any longer. Just over a week ago much of America faced jail if they dared break the “social distancing” rules put in …

TIME: Melinda Gates Says Black People Must Be Vaccinated First For COVID-19 After Health Care Workers

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 hour ago
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave more money from 2018-2019 to the World Health Organization than any entity except the U.S. government, who recently cut ties with the organization. Melinda Gates, the wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has revealed who she believes should be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In a […] The post TIME: Melinda Gates Says Black People Must Be Vaccinated First For COVID-19 After Health Care Workers appeared first on Health Nut News.

Six Years After ISIS, Assyrians Full of Hope for the City's Rebirth

Mosul -- Six years after the Islamic State (IS) group took Mosul, "the archbishop's visit to the city is a way to bear witness to the presence of Christians" and show that "they did not abandon the city and intend to contribute to its rebirth," said Fr Thabit Mekko, head of the Christian community in Karemlash, Nineveh Plain.

Michigan GOP, Democratic Reps Seek Hearing on Iraqi Deportations

Thirteen members of Michigan's delegation in the U.S. House are asking the Judiciary Committee for hearings on the deportation of Iraqi nationals, including Christians potentially facing religious persecution.

ISIS Attacks Increase in NE Syria

According to research published by the Washington Institute, the Syrian province of Deir al-Zour has experienced 638 ISIS attacks since March 2019. This was the highest number out of the 8 provinces reported on by the Institute.

Another University Professor in the Spotlight for ‘Vile’ Comments on Minorities

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 hour ago
Two petitions to fire University of North Carolina Wilmington professor Mike Adams for his inflammatory comments over the years about women and minorities have collected a total of 73,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon. One of the petitions says Adams’ Twitter account “contains threats towards minorities.” The other urges signatories to not financially support or […]

U of Nevada Police Chief: I Know We Let Our Community Down in the Past

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 hour ago
The University of Nevada’s police chief Todd Renwick has acknowledged that campus police “let our community down in the past” but has “put in the work to grow and to learn,” and is “always striving for better.” Renwick’s comments were made in reference to the death of George Floyd, which he described as occurring “at […]

Ivanka Trump Says ‘Discrimination’ Is the Reason This College Canceled Her Speech

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 hour ago
Ivanka Trump said that “viewpoint discrimination” and “cancel culture” are the reasons she was dropped as the virtual commencement speaker by WSU Tech, a college affiliated with Wichita State University. Last Thursday, WSU Tech said in an announcement that the president’s daughter was to be the commencement speaker on June 6. Later in the day, […]

Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 hour ago
Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

The Window Closed…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
When you know the playbook of Benjamin Crump; and you understand the playbook of how the AME grievance network intersects with the playbook of Crump; it is easy to predict activity. George Floyd’s life wasn’t what mattered, the political opportunity … Continue reading →

Attorney General Bill Barr Interview With Bret Baier on Current Issues and Events…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Attorney General Bill Barr sat down today with Fox News’ human cabbage patch doll, Bret Baier, to discuss recent racial antagonism, arson, riots and unrest throughout the country, as well as potential new developments in the Jeffery Epstein case. Within … Continue reading →

"Violent Social Unrest Ahead? History Suggests So"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Violent Social Unrest Ahead? History Suggests So" * by Chris Martenson, Podcast w/ Neil Howe *May 27,2020: *"Neil Howe, demographer and co-authour of the book "The Fourth Turning", returns to the podcast this week. In our prior interviews with him, we’ve explored his study of generational cycles (“turnings”) in America which reveal predictable social trends that recur throughout history and invariably result in transformational crisis (a “fourth turning”). Fourth turnings are characterized by a growing demand for social order, yet supply of it remains weak. The emergence of the s... more »

Coronavirus Shows Why We Need Separation of Medicine and State!

Ron Paul at rss - 1 hour ago
[image: coronavirus-shows-why-we-need-separation-of-medicine-and-state] The merger of state and church invites oppression and corruption. We need to adopt this same approach to medicine and the state.

Urban design advocates want much more expansive development at Queen City Landing

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 1 hour ago
In March, developer Gerald Bucheit killed a South Harbor development project called Queen City Landing, which has been long delayed by preservationists’ lawsuits claiming that the 23-story residential tower would interfere with ‘migratory bird patterns’. Nonsense litigation aside, urban design advocates

World Bank Says Pandemic Has Sparked The Broadest Economic Collapse Since 1870

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*AFP:* *Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank* Washington (AFP) - The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said Monday. The world economy is expected to contract by 5.2 percent this year -- the worst recession in 80 years -- but the sheer number of countries suffering economic losses means the scale of the downturn is worse than any recession in 150 years, the World Bank said in its latest Global Econom... more »

To achieve Net Zero, make a plan, good and solid

Richard Treadgold at CCG - 2 hours ago
It is futile if we can’t afford it. The UK can’t afford it, so don’t try to convert these costs, … Continue Reading →

Unknown group fires missile at Baghdad Airport

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Security Media Cell in Iraq announced on Monday evening that a missile landed in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport. The cell said in a statement, “The missile was launched from the Arab Khudair region, south of the airport area.” They noted that the accident did not result in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Rioters in US are linked ‘terrorists’ in Syria: Erdogan

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated in a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump that those behind the riots in the United States are linked to the Kurdish units in northern Syria. In a statement to the Turkish presidency on Monday, Erdogan expressed his “fears that the elements […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-06-07

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
This is a summary of 20 AMN articles on the following subjects: Egypt, Russia, Idlib, Syria, Libya, Sirte, Iraq, US, Palestine, PIJ, Iran, Israel, Netanyahu, China, UK, IRGC, Tripoli, Masyaf, Misrata, India, Pakistan, Aleppo, Turkey. Categories covered in this brief: North-Africa, Syria, Middleeast, World-News, Palestine, Iran, Turkey Let us know how you like this brief […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Tigers star Josh Reynolds 'very confident' of being cleared despite failing roadside drug test

Just In - 2 hours ago
The turbulent year of Wests Tigers playmaker Josh Reynolds takes another dramatic turn after failing a roadside drug test in what he says is a "false positive".

US protesters look to a brave social experiment after Floyd's death

Philip Williams at Just In - 2 hours ago
It's impossible to tell if this is the turning point demanded by so many or just another expression of anger punctuating the latest outrage before the next act of police brutality, writes chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams.

After mass protests across the country, Chief Minister says NT will be patient on borders

Steve Vivian at Just In - 2 hours ago
The Chief Minister says the rate of new coronavirus cases after Black Lives Matter protests in major Australian cities over the weekend will be a good indicator of whether southern states have the virus under control.

AFL clubs hopeful of welcoming fans back to games as soon as this weekend

Just In - 2 hours ago
A number of AFL clubs are hopeful of being allowed to welcome a small number of fans into their games this weekend, with the Gold Coast Suns believing a pitch to health authorities is "going down well".

'I don't want to sit down': Actor Meyne Wyatt delivers powerful speech on racism on Q+A

Just In - 2 hours ago
Actor Meyne Wyatt delivers a provocative closing monologue on Q+A on the issue of race relations in Australia. Watch it and read the full transcript here.

North Korea Says It Will Cut Military And Political Communications With South Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes part in the 13th Political Bureau meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on June 7 *Daily Mail*: *North Korea says it will cut military and political communications with 'enemy' South Korea in row over anti-Kim leaflets sent over the border* * North Korea will cut military and political communication lines to South Korea * It is upset about defectors sending leaflets and other materials to the country * On Tuesday, North Korea will end lines of communication at a liaison office North Korea will cut military and p... more »

US Veterans, Including Active Duty, Reject Militarization Against Demonstrators

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
The United States is in the midst of a mass uprising against police violence, but also a whole list of grievances such as the lack of jobs, health care, education and more. Sustained protests have been going on for two weeks defying curfews and severe repression by police. The national guard has been deployed to 23 states and President Trump threatened to deploy the military against people expressing their First Amendment rights. We speak with Danny Sjursen, a retired Major and spokesperson for About Face: Veterans Against the War, about how members of the military are responding ... more »

When A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Released, Who Will Get It First?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Katri Uibu, ABC News Online:* *When coronavirus vaccine is released, there won't be enough to go around. Who will get it first?* To get the world moving and kickstart international travel again, experts say we'll need up to 15 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Distributing such large amounts at once is near impossible. So, who are likely to get their hands on the vaccine first? *How long until we have a vaccine?* Around 120 labs globally are developing a vaccine, among them a promising Australian effort led by the University of Queensland. Up to 12 candidates are in more advan... more »

Minneapolis City Council President “We Are Re-Imagining Public Safety”….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Perhaps the best visible representative for the fantasy social-justice world that exists between AOC’s ears is the Minneapolis City Council President, Lisa Bender. With just the right amount of socially significant tattooing to claim credibility for ‘the movement’, Ms. Bender … Continue reading →

‘Taking the Knee’ For Forgiveness is Narcissistic Virtue Signalling at it’s Finest

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 2 hours ago
The post ‘Taking the Knee’ For Forgiveness is Narcissistic Virtue Signalling at it’s Finest appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Did Trump Say ‘There’s Many Per Capitas’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
"Per capita" means the average per person and is often used in place of "per person" in statistical observances.

How Can the Whole World be Lying? Response to my Mom and Anyone who Cannot Fathom a Houdini Magic Trick Carried out on a Global Scale

AdminM at Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
“How can the whole world be lying,” my mother innocently asked me when I told her that Covid-19 is the largest human experiment in history and that the mainstream media isn’t giving us the full picture. There was a silent pause followed by “But what about Dr. Fauci?” The following below is dedicated to my mom and anyone who cannot fathom a Houdini magic trick carried out on a global scale, “drifters” who cannot deal with negativity and grasp onto wisps of information without context or substance, and/or those gripped and immobilized by fear. This is also dedicated to those who feel... more »

Russia's Powerful Alfa Class Submarine Traded Stealth For Speed And Depth

War Is Boring at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, * An incredibly capable submarine. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Soviets retired six *Alfa*s by 1990 and the seventh in 1996. The successor *Victor III* and *Akula *boats were, like their NATO rivals, balanced—and thus far more fearsome in combat. Even if they were slower and lower-diving than the *Alfa*s. In 1969, the Soviet navy shocked the U.S. and NATO militaries with a new and incredibly capable submarine—one that could swim faster and dive deeper than anything else under the sea. But the seven high-tech *Alfa*-class submarines—able to r... more »

Coronavirus Is Going to Create a Wave of Poverty in America

Angela Rachidi at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Angela Rachidi* *Politics, Americas* Evidence is mounting that America’s lowest-income workers are enduring the worst of the economic fallout from COVID-19, and we can expect increased poverty in the months and years to come as a result. Evidence is mounting that America’s lowest-income workers are enduring the worst of the economic fallout from COVID-19, and we can expect increased poverty in the months and years to come as a result. Household surveys show that individuals at the lowest end of the income distribution have the highest rates of income and employment disruption si... more »

Defund the Police? How About Take the Police Out of Our Schools?

F. Chris Curran, Aaron Kupchik, Benjamin W. Fisher at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*F. Chris Curran, Aaron Kupchik, Benjamin W. Fisher* *Education, America* Minneapolis Public Schools terminated its contract for the Minneapolis police to provide officers in schools. Eight days after George Floyd was killed during an encounter with Minneapolis police in an incident that sparked protests around the world, Minneapolis Public Schools terminated its contract for the Minneapolis police to provide officers in schools. “I value people and education and life,” school board chairwoman Kim Ellison told a local newspaper. “Now I’m convinced, based on the actions of the Mi... more »

Why Admiral Isoruoku Yamamoto Warned Imperial Japan Not to Attack America

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Photographed at the Navy Department, Washington, DC - U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #: NH 78628Photograph received from the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 1973. Source 2: Encyclopedia Britannica., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/i] He fought for his country, but knew it would prove a difficult fight. *Key point: *Admiral Yamamoto was a patriot, that cannot be doubted. Here is how he tried to stop World War II but ended up fighting in it anyway. Brave, urbane, and complex, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was Japan... more »

Is U.S. Welfare Policy Racist?

Alma Carten at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Alma Carten* *Society, Americas* U.S. welfare policies have, from their very inception, been discriminatory. A recent UNICEF report found that the U.S. ranked 34th on the list of 35 developed countries surveyed on the well-being of children. According to the Pew Institute, children under the age of 18 are the most impoverished age population of Americans, and African-American children are almost four times as likely as white children to be in poverty. These findings are alarming, not least because they come on the 20th anniversary of President Clinton’s promise to “end welfare a... more »

Small but Useful: How the M29 Weasel Helped Crush Hitler

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Patrick Peccatte & Michel Le Querrec from near Paris, France - p011448Uploaded by oaktree_b, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22124822] One heck of an Allied workhorse. *Key point:* This mass-produced little workhorse helped move supplies and troops around. It also came in many variants, each with a unique role. The M29 Weasel was a machine conceived by a bizarre British chemist obsessed with ice for a unit that did not exist and a mission that never occurred. While super-secret Operation Plo... more »

How American Soldiers Found Love and Life in New Zealand During World War II

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Australia* [image: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/stories/usforces/usforces-056.jpg?itok=p-2MlELe] Live goes on... even during war. *Key Point: *American forces fought alongside New Nealanders to defeat the Axis. Here's how some Americans and News Nealanders fell in love. Early in the 20th century, the population of New Zealand was just under a million. According to official sources, 20 percent of New Zealand’s eligible manpower served in uniform during World War I. Of that 20 percent, 100,000 served overseas, an... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 8, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Stedroy Cabey *Reuters: **Voices from the streets; why protesters are marching the world over* (Reuters) - Protesters around the world have taken to the streets in response to events in the United States, where the death in police custody of black man George Floyd has sparked a wave of anti-racism demonstrations. Reuters interviewed five people in five countries about why they had taken to the streets in recent days and what they hoped to achieve. Here is what they said: *Read more* .... *Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 8, 2020* George Floyd death: Why US protes... more »

World News Briefs -- June 8, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
A world map showing official number of coronavirus cases and deaths per country *AFP: **New York starts reopening as WHO says virus 'worsening' worldwide* New York City -- the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak -- began partially reopening its shattered economy Monday after almost three months of lockdown, as the World Health Organization warned the health crisis was "worsening" worldwide. Some 400,000 New Yorkers were allowed to return to work as retailers began offering limited in-store and curbside pickup, with construction and manufacturing also permitted to resume op... more »

Vireo Health parts ways with marijuana industry veteran Bruce Linton

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 3 hours ago
Cannabis multistate operator Vireo Health International terminated former Executive Chair Bruce Linton, effective immediately and “on an entirely without-cause basis,” the company announced Monday in a news release. Linton’s exit comes roughly seven months after his November hiring, and Vireo said it does not expect to hire a new executive chair. Linton will remain on […] Vireo Health parts ways with marijuana industry veteran Bruce Linton is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Most of Facebook Censorship Board Has Ties to Billionaire George Soros

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
From judicialwatch.org The recently appointed Facebook oversight board that will decide which posts get blocked from the world’s most popular social networking website is stacked with leftists, including a close friend of leftwing billionaire George Soros who served on the board of directors of his Open Society Foundations (OSF). Judicial Watch conducted a deep dive … Continue reading Most of Facebook Censorship Board Has Ties to Billionaire George Soros →

‘Selling’ fascist surveillance to the gullible

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
Do read the new ‘safe’ way to return to work (if you still have a job of course). Or if your business hasn’t hit the wall. It’s called covi-pass. How to sell it to the gullible? just have a listen to the little presentation video by VST Enterprises. In a very chipper voice (like they … Continue reading ‘Selling’ fascist surveillance to the gullible →

Search continues for boy with non-verbal autism missing overnight on mountain

Just In - 4 hours ago
Search and rescue crews continue to look for 14-year-old William Callaghan, who has spent the night in near-freezing conditions on Mount Disappointment, north of Melbourne.

Australia's chances of hosting Women's World Cup soar as major rival pulls out

Dan Colasimone at Just In - 4 hours ago
Australia's chances of co-hosting the 2023 World Cup with New Zealand get a boost with Brazil withdrawing from the bidding process.

Democrats take a knee for George Floyd as they unveil US police reform bill

Just In - 4 hours ago
The Justice in Policing Act would ban chokeholds and make it easier to prosecute officers for misconduct while also addressing racial profiling.

AFL wants to open up gates for 'heartbeat' of game to return, even if it means financial pain

Just In - 4 hours ago
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the league will cop further financial pain if it means passionate supporters are allowed back into games sooner.

Government extends business tax boost through to 2021

Jordan Hayne at Just In - 4 hours ago
Businesses making up to $500 million per year will be allowed to continue writing off newly purchased assets worth up to $150,000 under an extended scheme designed to boost cash flow.

Iconic Sydney wedding venues reveal plan to flout coronavirus restrictions and 'reopen to any numbers'

Bellinda Kontominas at Just In - 4 hours ago
Some of Sydney's most popular wedding venues will defy coronavirus lockdown laws after their owner accused the NSW Government of allowing other industries to flout the law.

Prawn trawler crews head to outback Queensland to stay employed

Eric Barker at Just In - 4 hours ago
Skippers and deckhands head inland as the demand for prawns plummets due to coronavirus restrictions.

Aussie dollar and ASX jump, as Nasdaq hits record high despite COVID-19 recession

David Chau at Just In - 4 hours ago
The Australian share market jumps in early trade, after Wall Street's tech-heavy Nasdaq index hit a record high on hopes of a quick recovery from the coronavirus recession.

The world's most cashless country has a warning for Australia

Patrick Wood And Madeleine Morris at Just In - 4 hours ago
As Australia flirts with the idea of a cashless society after coronavirus, Sweden has a warning: be careful what you wish for.

'Without Hawke I wouldn't have been born': Chinese-Australians reflect on Tiananmen's legacies

Alan Weedon And Jason Fang at Just In - 4 hours ago
In 1989, then-Australian prime minister Bob Hawke surprised everyone by offering asylum to Chinese students in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Some 31 years on, Hawke's beneficiaries reflect on that pivotal moment.

Did Police Slash Tires at Minneapolis Protests?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Social media posts showed someone slashed the tires on nearly all of the cars parked at a Minneapolis Kmart located near George Floyd protests.

Reforming The Police Has To Include Keeping Racists And Bullies Off The Force-- And Firing The Ones Who Are There Now

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Last week, the NYC police union endorsed 3 contemptible candidates for Congress-- "ex"- Republican Michelle Caruso-Cabrera against AOC, anti-Choice/anti-LGBTQ fanatic Rubén Díaz, Sr. against Tomas Ramos and conservative IDC-er David Carlucci against Mondaire Jones. This exactly aligns the police union-- once again-- with the Wall Street banksters. The police union are a bunch of scumbags coast to coast. In fact, there have been increasing demands that the AFL-CIO kick them out of the umbrella union. In Seattle, that's already moving along. "AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka," wro... more »

President Trump Participates in Law Enforcement Roundtable: “There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police” – Video…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Earlier this afternoon President Donald Trump participated in a roundtable discussion with state, federal, and local law enforcement officials on police and community relations. Joining President Trump was Vice-president Mike Pence, chief of staff Mark Meadows and Attorney General Bill … Continue reading →

The Ignominy of Kenney’s Bill 1

susanonthesoapbox at Susan on the Soapbox - 4 hours ago
As Albertans flooded into the streets to join the hundreds of thousands of people around the world protesting systemic racism and police brutality, some of us worried about the UCP government’s move to limit our right to engage in peaceful … Continue reading →

TIM ALBERTA SHOULD KNOW BETTER

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
In the course of defending Mitt Romney's honor, Politico's Tim Alberta expresses a widely shared opinion: that the attacks on Romney in the 2012 campaign are somehow responsible for the GOP electorate's decision to nominate Donald Trump four years later. The mistreatment of this man, the demonization of him on a personal level by opponents in both parties, will be studied for decades to come. https://t.co/R0Nbwjdlzy — Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) June 7, 2020 No. This is exactly backwards. It was the left’s (and the media’s) treatment of Romney that numbed the electorate to real, val... more »

NBC: Prosecutors Formally Request to Talk with Prince Andrew in Epstein Investigation

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 4 hours ago
Federal prosecutors in New York have formally requested to speak with Prince Andrew as part of their criminal investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The request, made through the British government under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, or MLAT, is similar to a subpoena in this case for Prince Andrew’s testimony. Officials say that […] The post NBC: Prosecutors Formally Request to Talk with Prince Andrew in Epstein Investigation appeared first on Health Nut News.

Private Equity's Moment of Truth?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
David Wighton of Financial News reports after the Covid crisis, private equity faces a moment of truth: If private equity firms cannot clearly show outperformance of the stock market soon, surely even their stoutest defenders among investors will start questioning the hefty fees they pay. *Private equity firms insist they have learned their lesson. After the global financial crisis they were too slow to take advantage of all the cheap assets up for grabs. They are determined not to make the same mistake again. Some observers say they cannot afford to.* *It may seem crazy to sugges... more »

"I Want To Be A Consumer, Sir."

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*You've heard the logical fallacy so many times you've stopped acknowledging it. Yet all the exhortations to "go out and spend" to "save" the economy are mercilessly satirised in this piece of poetic brilliance by Patrick Barrington that appeared in 'Punch' two years before Keynes's encomium to irresponsibility first appeared:* *I Want To Be A Consumer * “And what do you mean to be?” The kind old Bishop said As he took the boy on his ample knee And patted his curly head. “We should all of us choose a calling To help Society’s plan; Then what do you mean to be, my boy, When you grow t... more »

We Need to Slow down and Reconnect with Our Ocean for the Future of the Planet

Jun 08 (IPS) - Stuart Minchin, is Director-General Pacific Community (SPC)COVID19 has brought the world to a halt. The devastating impact of the global pandemic on people's lives and the world's economy is a jarring and historic turning point for all of us but it is also an opportunity to re-think many of our practices. Read the full story, “We Need to Slow down and Reconnect with Our Ocean for the Future of the Planet”, on globalissues.org →

Zimbabwe and U.S. Diplomacy - this Time the Fight is About George Floyd

BULAWAYO, ZImbabwe, Jun 08 (IPS) - A recent diplomatic spat between Zimbabwe and the U.S. began after a senior U.S. official accused Zimbabwe of fomenting unrests across America in the wake of the killing of the unarmed African American, George Floyd."As tall as he is, if he continues to do that I will kick him out of the country," thundered Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe in 2008, his anger aimed at the then United States ambassador James McGee after the diplomat questioned the results of Zimbabwe's 2008 general elections. Read the full story, “Zimbabwe and U.S. Diploma... more »

Are There Enough Free-Thinking Americans Left to Resist the New World Order Take Over?

Admin at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
We have already published evidence that the Coronavirus Plandemic was a very well organized event for a specific purpose, as are the ongoing race riots happening throughout the world right now, and that this is just a prelude to ushering in a New World Order that is no longer a "conspiracy theory" but a plan that has been published for anyone who takes the time to study it. Now that the Globalists have boldly published their plans for radically changing the world with their New World Order, the biggest question remains: Are there enough free-thinking people left to truly understand... more »

Why Israel's Victory Was So Swift and Decisive During the Six Day War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2007%3Anewsml_GF2DVKHFSRAA&share=true] A look at how it was won and why the decision to attack was made. *Key point: *Israel had drilled and practiced for war. When it looked like they had to strike first or wait to be attacked, Israel chose to hit hard and fast. The Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF’s, or Zahal’s) strategic invasion of the West Bank region of Jordan began at 5 pm on June 5, 1967. The assault was launched by one of two armored brigades attached to the Pe... more »

Technical Difficulties: Technology Snafus Puts Biden’s Shortcomings on Display

Amitai Etzioni at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] If Joe Biden cannot run modern-day technology from his basement, then how can he run a country? Still, if Trump is reelected, then his capricious mismanagement of the response to the pandemic will cost many more lives. Joe Biden is not much present in the media these days, however, when he is, one is forced to ask: If you cannot run your basement, then can you run a country? After the pandemic began spreading around the United States, Biden’s staff members took their time turning a recreation room in the basement of his home... more »

Hero: Why the Marines Loved Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By United States Marine Corps - United States Marine Corps, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15441434] He was a soldier's soldier. *Key point:* He was a tough and fearless leader who did many daring deeds to protect his men. Here's how he served in World War II and Korea. Crouched in their foxholes along Edson’s Ridge on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, the Marines formed a critical but thin defense line between strategic Henderson Field and seasoned Japanese infantry lurking in the jungle. It... more »

How the U.S. Navy's Drone Ships Are Getting Better

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GM1E54A04B101&share=true] Robot supply ships and anti-mine vessels. The U.S. Navy operated two large, fast, drone supply boats as part of its emerging “Ghost Fleet, Operation Overlord” strategic campaign to advance tactics, technologies and mission envelopes for unmanned systems at sea. An announcement from Naval Sea Systems Command said that one of two supply vessels, converted into drone boats, completed “two 4-day autonomous transits, with 181+ hours of Intern... more »

Why the U.S. Military Still Loves Donald Trump

Mark Perry at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Mark Perry* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Trump is a braggart who doesn’t know the first thing about the military but the troops still have faith that he’ll remove them from overseas wars. Back in the summer of 2016⁠—when Donald Trump was still a citizen⁠—the New York real estate mogul and presidential candidate promised voters that, once he was in the White House, he would build the strongest and most lethal military in American history. There was nothing surprising in this, as most candidates for the presidency regularly make such promises no matter what their politic... more »

The Covert Art of China’s Military Activity in the East China Sea

Michael Auslin at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael Auslin* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] China is contesting for control, not of the high seas like Germany in World War I or Japan in World War II, but of the marginal seas and skies of Asia, even while the United States remains dominant on the high seas of the Pacific. [This is adapted from Michael R. Auslin, *Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific* (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 2020)]. Faced with China’s expansion in East Asia over the past decade, U.S. policymakers have attempted to reassure allies over American commitments, maintain a... more »

America Is Using Its Navy to Deter China Around Taiwan and the Spratly Islands

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1C0FB748A0&share=true] How do these partrols work? The U.S. Navy has conducted a Taiwan Strait transit to “demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a free and open IndoPacific,” according to a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. Navy destroyer USS Russel conducted the transit in the area, which borders the areas just North of the much-disputed South China Sea. Recent Chinese maneuvers, such as moving aircraft carriers into areas of potential threat to Taiwan, got th... more »

Would Donald Trump Pull U.S. Troops from South Korea?

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * President Moon has already been biting his nails for months over the cost-sharing talks. One can imagine his fingers turning into nubs after hearing about Washington’s force plans for Germany. The Trump administration’s supposed decision to cut the U.S. military presence in Germany by roughly one-third produced a catacomb of outrage that is becoming all too familiar for the White House. The news of the impending departure—the *Wall Street Journal* reported last week that the 9,500 troop reduction will be completed by September—caught German offi... more »

How Coronavirus Could Lead to Even More Racism

Mark Honigsbaum at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Mark Honigsbaum* *Society, * Pandemics are not only biological phenomena but also social phenomena. Pandemics are not only biological phenomena but also social phenomena. Throughout history, pandemics have been powerful engines of social change, exposing inequalities in the distribution of health and wealth, and prompting calls for the reform of social institutions. In this respect, the mass protests sweeping the US in the wake of the death of George Floyd can be seen as a symptom of a deeper social pathology, one that has been brought to the fore by the coronavirus pandemic and... more »

Fauci is "Very Concerned" That George Floyd Protests Will Spread Coronavirus

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a coronavirus response meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] “It’s a difficult situation. We have the right to peacefully demonstrate and the demonstrators are exercising that right.” Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday said he is “very concerned” that mass protests held over the police-involved death of George Floyd will spark a coronavirus resurgence. “It is the perfect set up for th... more »

How One Nation Beat Coronavirus (But for Good?)

Michael Baker, Nick Wilson at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael Baker, Nick Wilson* *Coronavirus, Oceania* It remains important that good science supports governments' risk assessment and management. Today, for the first time since February 28, New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19. According to our modelling, it is now very likely (well above a 95% chance) New Zealand has completely eliminated the virus. This is in line with our Te Pūnaha Matatini colleagues’ modelling. Today is also the 17th day since the last new case was reported. New Zealand has a total of 1,154 confirmed cases (combined total of confirmed and probable c... more »

America's Criminal Justice System Is the Dumpster Fire That Won't Stop Burning

Clark Neily at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Clark Neily* *Politics, Americas* [image: A line of Washington State Patrol officers in riot gear form as protesters point over a barricade during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near Seattle Police Department's East Precinct in Seat] If America is burning, it is fair to say that America’s criminal justice system—which is itself a raging dumpster fire of injustice—lit the fuse. Before you can fairly assess the legitimacy of the ongoing protests or the quality of the government’s response, you must understand the rel... more »

Back At It Again? Tech Censorship Returns to the Agenda After Coronavirus

Chris White at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott] President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could seriously curb Twitter’s business model after the company censored him, and Amazon is facing calls for CEO Jeff Bezos to testify in front of lawmakers over reports the company violated antitrust laws. Amazon, Twitter, and other major tech companies are facing intense criticism on antitrust issues and censorship claims in t... more »

Is There Structural Racism on the Internet?

Charlton McIlwain at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Charlton McIlwain* *Society, Americas* The racial inequalities afflicting Americans and our society today are in many ways a result of the result of spatial segregation. The racial inequalities afflicting Americans and our society today are in many ways a result of the result of spatial segregation. White people and nonwhite people tend to live in different neighborhoods, go to different schools and have dramatically different economic opportunities based on their race. That physical manifestation of structural racism has been true historically in this country, and is still the ... more »

Two of America's Most Powerful Aircraft Carriers Have Just Joined Forces

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1C7B925720&share=true] Now that's a pretty important milestone. Recently, the United States Navy released photos of the *USS Gerald R. Ford *(CVN 78) and the *USS Harry S. Truman *(CVN 74) transiting the Atlantic Ocean. This marked the first time that the new *Ford-*class aircraft carrier has operated with a *Nimitz-*class aircraft carrier together while underway. The photos provided the best visual comparisons of the two carrier classes to date—highlighting many ... more »

Gunning for change: doctors in the gun control debate in Canada 

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
When Dr. Rod Wilson first heard about the mass shooting that started in Portapique the night of April 18, and ended the next morning when police finally caught and shot the gunman in Enfield at the end of a 13-hour rampage through three counties in Nova Scotia, painful memories flooded in. “It took me back […]

Bourgeois Playgrounds

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
If you're a working class kid, a playground is a sprinkling of swings, a slide. a roundabout, bench, and climbing frame. If you're born into megabucks a playground is, well, something like Monaco. With the world convulsed by economic cataclysm, itself the unwelcome by-product of the health crisis, for the BBC to screen a documentary about the world's most opulent micro-state seems, well, not the most appropriate of timings. Still, there is a curiosity to be sated. What is a place like when the one per cent make up 30% of the people? *Insufferable*. There's little need to go into th... more »

Did Ted Cruz Say Democrats Wanted to ‘Arrest Churchgoers’ but Not ‘Looters’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Cruz criticized Democratic political leaders for what he perceived to be leniency.

Quick, Retreat – The Biden/Clyburn Campaign and Key Democrats Now Reverse Position, and Oppose Defunding of Police…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
CTH noted last night that something shifted. It was clear the Biden/Clyburn plan was quickly adjusted due to something internal; likely polling. Today, the background issue surfaces; the Biden/Clyburn campaign saying they do not support defunding the police. “As his … Continue reading →

Black Twitter Erupts At Democrats' Anti-Police Bill Stunt

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *"Don't Treat Africans Like Kids" - Black Twitter Erupts At Democrats' Anti-Police Bill Stunt* In their latest absurd showing of "solidarity" with the Black Lives Matter movement, Nancy Pelosi and a host of Democratic lawmakers took a knee and - get this - donned traditional African garb during a press briefing where they unveiled their new 'police reform' bill that the White House has already said has no chance of passing. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which Pelosi stressed was drawn up by the Congressional Black Caucus, calls for the introduction of a handfu... more »

“Defund the Police”? The Method to the Left’s Madness

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: defund-the-police-the-method-to-the-left-s-madness] Certain leftists want to eliminate the police because they want to become the police.

Wrongthink on BLM Narrative Costs Editor His Job

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: wrongthink-on-blm-narrative-sinks-editor-s-career] It now appears that any disagreement with the leftist Black Lives Matter narrative is a death sentence for one’s career.

Unseen Death: Did the George Floyd Riots Just Kill Gun Control and COVID-19?

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: unseen-death-did-the-george-floyd-riots-just-kill-gun-control-and-covid-19] With the ongoing protests over George Floyd’s death, it’s plain that many people just don’t seem concerned about COVID-19 anymore. But will the Minneapolis-inspired mayhem also cure the gun-control pandemic?

Gotham City Digest: The KKK is Alive and Well edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
(Make room, Karl Rove's Leather Slave.) ------------------------------ Yes, the protests have altered the pandemic. By the same token, you could also say that the pandemic changed the protests. Tens of millions of us are out of work or working from home, so we can spend more time at protests than we ordinarily could with a fully-functional economy. ------------------------------ If you want to know why the Minneapolis City Council voted in a veto-proof majority to disband the MPD, start with this paragraph. "For years, activists have argued that MPD has failed to actually ... more »

U.S. Army Inadvertently Reveals New Hypersonic Weapon Concept On Flickr

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, attends the Association of the United States Army's 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Dana Clarke) Aviation Week: *U.S. Army Flickr Page Inadvertently Reveals New Hypersonic Weapon Concept* A new hypersonic weapon concept has emerged inadvertently on a social media page managed by U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy that describes a Mach 5-plus projectile with the ability to penetrate into defended airspace and dispense a multi-role loitering air system over a target area. The concept—labeled as the ... more »

US military aircraft crashes north of Baghdad

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – An Iraqi security source told Sputnik Arabic on Monday evening that four U.S. military personnel were wounded from the international coalition in Iraq during the crash of an S-130 plane while it was landing at Taji base, north of Baghdad. The Sputnik source said the plane “veered off the runway […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan Army shoots down 2nd Turkish drone near Sirte

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) has shot down another Turkish drone that was attempting to bomb their positions near the port-city of Sirte. According to the Libyan National Army, their air defense forces managed to shoot down a Turkish drone that was approaching their positions in the western countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force swarms western Idlib in powerful response to jihadist attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force is buzzing through the sky of northwestern Syria this evening, following an attack by the jihadists in the Al-Ghaab Plain region of Hama. According to field source in the Hama Governorate, the Russian Air Force is conducting both reconnaissance flights and airstrikes over several areas along […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan Army shoots down Turkish attack drone near Sirte: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) has shot down another Turkish attack drone in northern Libya, as the unmanned aerial vehicle attempted to bomb their forces near the port-city of Sirte. According to reports, the Libyan National Army’s air defenses confronted a Turkish TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle in the western countryside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military drives through US checkpoint in northeast Syria: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – A Russian military patrol penetrated an American checkpoint in northeastern Syria (east of the Euphrates) this week, as the road war between the two world powers continues. On Monday, a video surfaced of a Russian military patrol speeding past a U.S. checkpoint in the Al-Hasakah Governorate, marking the second time […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch: Russian military’s advanced Strela 10 air defense system in action

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense, on its official page on Twitter, published a video showing its advanced “Strela 10” (arrow 10) air defense system in action. According to the Ministry of Defense, the tests were conducted in the Yisk area, which was the designated site for military exercises of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Many American Police Are Trained in Israel Where Oppressive Tactics like Knee-On-Neck are Common

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Isaac Davis* - American police act more like occupying forces than public safety organizations.

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