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Tree Lines Creeping Back Up In Rockies
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Brave pioneers trekked through unknown parts of the Canadian Rockies a century ago to take photographs of the region and build the area’s first topographical maps. Fast forward to present day and scientists are using these timeless pictures to understand how much of the landscape has evolved over the […]
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Paola Frelich writes about the uber-rich whose habit of being strictly isolated from anybody else has allowed for life to continue as usual while workers face the risks of a pandemic. And Dominic Rushe comments on the split in the U.S.' economy between those with concentrated wealth which is only growing thanks to massive capital injections, and those scrambling to make ends meet as minimal benefits have been allowed to expire. - Patrick Butler reports on the results of an inquiry finding a direct link between poor housing and COVID-19 deat... more »
HCQ Works. Banning Its Use Causes Needless Suffering and Death
[image: hcq-works-banning-its-use-causes-needless-suffering-and-death] If used correctly, there’s a good chance hydroxychloroquine-based treatment will help and there’s essentially no chance that it will do harm. To ban its use is to withhold life-saving treatment for mere political purposes. That’s not only immoral, it’s tantamount to murder.
Unmasking Kamala Harris’ Revolutionary Maoist Ties
[image: christian-gomez-trevor-louden-unmasking-kamala-harris-revolutionary-maoist-ties] VIDEO - Anti-communist author, researcher, and filmmaker Trevor Loudon exposes the far-left revolutionary Marxist-Leninist and Maoist ties of those around and propping up Senator Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate and potential future U.S. President.
Democratic Convention LOSES Mainstream Media: Virtual Event Virtually “Unwatchable”
[image: democratic-convention-loses-mainstream-media-virtual-event-virtually-unwatchable] It isn’t easy for a Democratic Party event to inspire bad press from its PR team, the mainstream media (MsM), but the party’s 2020 convention has managed to do just that.
Racist, Pro-violence Anti-White Billboard Removed in Boise After Outcry
[image: racist-pro-violence-anti-white-billboard-removed-in-boise-after-outcry] Lamar Advertising received hundreds of negative response to a billboard in Boise, Idaho, picturing a burning police car, and took down the ad.
Chicago Special Prosecutor: Cook County State’s Attorney Abused Discretion, Lied to Public in Smollett Case
[image: chicago-special-prosecutor-cook-county-state-s-attorney-abused-discretion-lied-to-public-in-smollett-case] The special prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett case said Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their authority in handling the case and that they repeatedly lied to the media and might have violated the ethics of the legal profession.
'Horse whisperer' Robert Redford Rescues Neglected Horse in New Zealand
Los Angeles (AFP) - From "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Electric Horseman" to "The Horse Whisperer," movie star Robert Redford has spent much of his career in the saddle. So it came as no shock to fellow cast members on the set of his latest movie when the Hollywood hero dropped everything to come to the rescue of a neglected gelding in the wilds of New Zealand. "There was a horse who was clearly abused, who was tied to this wooden fence that was right by the freeway," Bryce Dallas Howard, Redford's co-star in the Disney fantasy "Pete's Dragon," told AFP. "And we w... more »
Plugged In Podcast #57: Lisa Linowes on Wind Industry Subsidies
Lisa Linowes, of WindAction, joins the show to discuss serious problems with the wind energy industry and how government intervention,… The post Plugged In Podcast #57: Lisa Linowes on Wind Industry Subsidies appeared first on IER.
Coronavirus on the Nile : A look into 6 months of COVID-19 in Egypt in graph
It has been officially six months since Egypt witnessed its first coronavirus case in Mid February when a Chinese national tested positive for the virus and since then it had been a very long 6 months. According to many is the first phase of the virus that infected nearly 21 million people around the globe, killing from them at least 774,000 at least according to the official numbers of the World Health Organization. According to many experts, those 6 months have been actually the “first wave”. Just like any other countries, Egypt had its ups and downs in this stage. This is ... more »
“Historical cold and snow event” warnings for for South American
“Antarctic air” will advance over a large part of Argentina and reach parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Peru and even Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, forecast warns. ___________ 17 Aug 2020 – The Brazilian meteorology company MetSul warned this Sunday that a “very intense” polar air mass will reach half of the Brazilian territory and ... Read more “Historical cold and snow event” warnings for for South American The post “Historical cold and snow event” warnings for for South American appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Common Over-the-counter and Legally Prescribed Medications Aiding the Medical Kidnapping of Newborns from Unsuspecting Mothers
Drug testing mothers about to give birth varies from state to state and facility to facility. Most facilities only drug test mothers who are considered “high risk” for drug abuse. For a mother to be considered high risk, facilities have a set of guidelines they follow to determine if the testing is necessary. Some states and facilities drug test all mothers to be. But in order for them to do a drug test, consent is required, which is rarely, if ever, mentioned to mother. It is hidden somewhere among the fine print of the multiple papers given to you to sign, and usually included wi... more »
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook and So-Called “Fact-Checkers” for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD. CHD is a non-profit watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries. CHD has been a frequent critic of ... more »
Marijuana technology company Dutchie nets $35 million in capital raise
Oregon-based Dutchie, an online ordering platform for cannabis retailers, raised $35 million from a group of investors that include rapper Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital, NBA star Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The raise, which will be used to fund new products and expansion, reflects a loosening of the […] Marijuana technology company Dutchie nets $35 million in capital raise is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
How to make sure your vote counts in November
Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
Double-check that you're registered, find out where and when you can vote, make a plan and tell your friends. Set a reminder on your calendar, and make sure you actually vote.
What do the kids think about back-to-school?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The voices of youth are largely missing from our COVID-19 conversations, and Dalhousie University researchers hope to change that with a study designed to hear directly from Nova Scotia’s Primary to Grade 12 students. On Monday, researchers at the university’s Healthy Populations Institute launched the […]
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook and So-Called “Fact-Checkers” for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD. CHD is a non-profit watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries. CHD has been a frequent critic of ... more »
Common Over-the-counter and Legally Prescribed Medications Aiding the Medical Kidnapping of Newborns from Unsuspecting Mothers
Drug testing mothers about to give birth varies from state to state and facility to facility. Most facilities only drug test mothers who are considered “high risk” for drug abuse. For a mother to be considered high risk, facilities have a set of guidelines they follow to determine if the testing is necessary. Some states and facilities drug test all mothers to be. But in order for them to do a drug test, consent is required, which is rarely, if ever, mentioned to mother. It is hidden somewhere among the fine print of the multiple papers given to you to sign, and usually included wi... more »
UN Ambassador Moncada: US Keeps Plotting To Invade Venezuela
The Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, reiterated his denunciation of the United States’ orchestrating an invasion in Venezuela to destroy the military and political forces of the Bolivarian Revolution. On his Twitter account, the Ambassador indicated that the White House’s war propaganda against Venezuela seeks to assassinate the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro and turn the country into a colony. “War propaganda in the US affirms that its objective is democracy in Venezuela. The truth is more sinister and deadly: eliminating President Maduro c... more »
Bolivia: The Scream Of Áñez Out!
Áñez Out is the main demand of the current popular protest mobilization in Bolivia. Barely a week ago the demand was: Elections, now! That was calling for September 6, agreed date by the political organizations and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), for the elections to be held. That was at the time against the new postponement of the elections for October 18 adopted by the TSE, which was the third one, with the excuse of protecting the population against the coronavirus, without having carried out any consultation with the political forces and the popular movement. Áñez proc... more »
What you see if you watch Tucker Carlson!
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020For one thing, you see these two clips:* What do you see, and what do you hear, if you watch Tucker Carlson Tonight? You'll hear a lot of crazy, over-the-top, majorly pseudo analysis by the program's host. That said, not everything you hear will be crazy--and you''re likjely to see video clips you won't encounter amid all the happy talk on the other two corporate cables. Last night, Carlson opened with a ten-minute segment featuring lots of ugly street violence from several major cities. He followed with a short interview with a Seattle talk show host who ... more »
The Uniting History of the USPS in America
*Amy Werbel* *Politics, * When congressional leaders meet to consider proposals to protect the USPS, they should weigh the value of this cherished and historic service in uniting our country. House representatives are set to be recalled to Washington, D.C., amid an ongoing pandemic and fiercely-contested election season. The impetus for this emergency session is a foundational element of American life: the United States Postal Service. Reports suggest that Trump appointees are trying to sabotage the service to limit its capacity to process mail-in ballots before the coming Novem... more »
After A Hard Fight In North Korea, The M16 Rifle Had A Troubled Future
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The story of the original M16, whose descendants the M16A4 and M4 carbine today fight in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State, goes all the way back to the 1950s and the institutional soul-searching that came after another war—Korea. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As U.S. forces streamed out of bases in the United States bound for Southeast Asia, few would have imagined the M16 rifle, which seemed to have such a rosy future, would encounter such controversy. The weapon which had garnered such glowing reports from American advisers and Vi... more »
Nuclear 'Pearl Harbor': America Once Plotted To Nuke the Imperial Japanese Navy
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Asia* Bikini Atoll wasn’t the first Pacific island in the atomic crosshairs. *Key Point*: When the Manhattan Project got off the ground in 1943, both the atomic bomb and the defeat of Japan looked like a long time and a lot of work away. Less than a year after the formal end of World War II the United States tested its new superweapons in peacetime. Operation Crossroads in 1946 at Bikini Atoll tested the effects of nuclear weapons on naval fleets and harbors. While burrowing through the vast Manhattan Project archives historian Alex Wellerstein turned ... more »
Sandy Hook Families: Gun Maker Trying to Wipe Out Lawsuit
A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims’ families has accused Remington Arms of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out their lawsuit over how the company marketed the rifle used in the massacre.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 18, 2020
The PLA’s latest live-fire drill took place at an altitude of 4,600 metres (15,000 feet) in an undisclosed location in the Himalayas. Photo: qq.com *SCMP*:* China-India border dispute: PLA flexes military muscle with live-fire drill in Tibet* * Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily releases video and details of the exercise as state media steps up propaganda campaign * Footage shows recently deployed artillery being used in what military expert calls a ‘demonstration of power’ Chinese state media has again highlighted a PLA exercise near the Indian border, as tensions continue ... more »
1,000 gallons of methyl fentany
6-10-20 There were roughly 1,000 gallons of methyl fentanyl, which is several times stronger than regular fentanyl, and 17.5 tons of meth captured in a giant raid in northeast Myanmar…. So they will invite outside “investors” — inevitably Chinese mafia, Khuensai says — to come and build the labs. The mafia imports the chemists, operates the refinery and traffics the drugs to wealthier countries such as Australia, US or Japan…. It’s unlikely the methyl fentanyl was synthesized in Myanmar. The seized lab equipment was suited to cooking meth, not fentanyl. That means it was li... more »
Bright fireball explodes over the city of Linyi, China's Shandong Province
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
A bright fireball exploded over the Chinese city of Linyi, Shandong Province at 14:59 UTC on August 16, 2020 (22:59 LT). The event was captured on camera run by the Chinese Meteor Monitoring Organization (CMMO). According to the CMMO's Linyi observation station,...... Read more »
Censorship Claims Another Victim: Honest-Journalism Giant, Del Bigtree’s “The Highwire”
YouTube terminated Del Bigtree's "The Highwire" account and purged hundreds of truthful videos on vaccines. The bigger picture news here is that YouTube’s owner, Google, is effectively a vaccine company and the "factcheckers" behind the takedowns provided by vaccine marketeer extraordinaire, Bill Gates. The post Censorship Claims Another Victim: Honest-Journalism Giant, Del Bigtree’s “The Highwire” appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Navigating Vaccine Exemption in the Military
With the new COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, it's more critical than ever for military personnel to prepare to advocate for their health. The post Navigating Vaccine Exemption in the Military appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
The Virus: The PR Firm Behind WHO’s Celeb Endorsements
“Soft power” is a term that refers to stealth influencing using celebrities and other social media influencers
For Teachers, This Is All Unfortunately Familiar
It didn’t have to be this way. I’m not the first person to make that observation, and I won’t be the last. But it bears repeating. Because, for many regular citizens this school reopening-during-a-pandemic business may seem like a brand new adventure, but for educators, this is a new arrangement of a song they’ve heard many times before. In some alternate universe, political leaders—top folks, like governors and even the President—sit down last winter, or even last spring, and have a long hard talk about schools in the midst of a pandemic. “Schools are critical,” someone declares. ... more »
WATCH: Plandemic II: Indoctornation – The Second Covid-19 Film by the World’s Most Censored Filmmaker
*Vic Bishop* - Watch the second Plandemic video before it gets removed from the web.
Going Forward... What's The Democratic Party Going To Be?
No one knows what's going to happen, but it would be a safe bet that Americans aren't going to have a chance to vote for a real progressive for president in a very long time, probably longer than I'll be a sentient being. Or maybe not. Maybe Biden and the Democrats will screw up so badly that the Democrats lose Congress in 2022 and then the Democrat in the White House in 2024-- whether Biden or Kamala-- loses to a Republican who also screws up. So 2028... I may still be walking around and sentient. My grandmother was at that age. But... I still feel cheated. I so wanted one damned... more »
Bangladesh Clothing Factory Workers Face Layoffs As Retail Corporations Cancel Orders During Pandemic
Thousands of factory garment workers in Bangladesh are laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as U.S. and E.U. retailers cancel orders. The post Bangladesh Clothing Factory Workers Face Layoffs As Retail Corporations Cancel Orders During Pandemic appeared first on Shadowproof.
One Aim for the Next 100 Years of the 19th Amendment: More Women in All Levels of Public Office
August 26th 2020, Women’s Equality Day, will mark the 100th anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the Amendment. Today, Virginia Sapiro (BU, Department of Political Science) and I published this column in BU Today’s *Point of View*, arguing that, on the 100thanniversary of the 19th Amendment, a critical priority before we mark the next significant anniversary should be increasing political representation by women—particularly women of color—at all levels of office. Here are a few points we make in our... more »
CANADIANS! LISTEN TO 3 BLONDE WARRIORS DISCUSS CANADA & AUSTRALIA
Cassie Koutras Canadians! Stand forewarned and prepare yourselves. We have seen over the decades how what happens in one nation happens in another although on a different timeline. Remember when the Prime Ministers of both nations each read a word-for-word identical pre-prepared announcement at the commencement of the Iraq War? These three women discuss the truth of Australia; Cassie is locked down in Melbourne. Allona is running for office as a proponent of good health without vaccines and so many other medical draconian measures undertaken in Australia. Ending the Pay for Vac... more »
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Release Book on Coronavirus Response in October
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * Cuomo’s book, “American Crisis” will be released Oct. 13, just three weeks before Election Day. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been placed in the national spotlight in recent months due to his coronavirus pandemic response, which has inspired him to write a book that details his experiences under pressured leadership and his relationship with President Donald Trump. The third-term governor has been applauded for his straightforward, yet comforting press conferences that updated New Yorkers on the intensity of the coronavirus. "In his own voice, An... more »
Russia’s Vaccine Chief Says West Seeking to Poach Country’s Scientists
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Russia’s vaccine-development agency, has claimed that Western research institutions are aiming to poach the country’s scientists to work for them. Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Russia’s vaccine-development agency, has claimed that Western research institutions are aiming to poach the country’s scientists to work for them. “Our researchers have been working at the Gamaleya Institute for ten years. … Any American or European university can only dream of having such researchers. And they are seeking to lure them away... more »
New Coronavirus Spike at Churches Causes Heightening of Restrictions in Seoul
*Mitchell Blatt* *Health, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC26UH932U8G&share=true] Korea's management of the crisis has been seen in sharp contrast to America's own approach. Over the three-day National Liberation Day weekend of August 15-17, conservative protesters gathered en mass at an illegal rally in Gwanghwamun Square, civic organizations held seminars, and students took advantage of the extra free time to crowd bars and cafes in Hongdae, Sinchon, and Gangnam, Seoul’s hopping leisure districts. The number of new daily ... more »
Digital Freedom of Speech Open Letter
END THE TYRANNY OF CENSORSHIP TODAY Dear Digital Citizens of the World, My name is Brian Rose and I am the Founder & Host of London Real, an independent media and education company that has been broadcasting long-form interviews with some of the greatest thought leaders in the world for the past nine years. In … Continue reading Digital Freedom of Speech Open Letter →
Plandemic: Indoctornation World Premiere – Digital Freedom Platform
PlandemicINDOCTORNATION WORLD PREMIERE August 18, 2020 Get ready.On August 18 2020 at 5pm UK time/12 noon EST, the Digital Freedom Platform by London Real is proud to be exclusively livestreaming what might be the most important documentary you will ever see: PLANDEMIC – INDOCTORNATION. Created by the team behind the game-changing Plandemic video segment from … Continue reading Plandemic: Indoctornation World Premiere – Digital Freedom Platform →
Paul Stramer – Lincoln County Watch: It’s Getting REALLY Serious – Max Igan
Monday, August 17, 2020 It’s Getting REALLY Serious – Max Igan Found Here: https://youtu.be/lrg2yjUImqc Posted by Paul Stramer at 7:52 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Ready007August 17, 2020 at 12:04 PM Following video was banned on youtube and Millie Weaver has been arrested. Shadowgate – 2020 Documentary of the Shadow Government (Deep … Continue reading Paul Stramer – Lincoln County Watch: It’s Getting REALLY Serious – Max Igan →
Democrat-Controlled Chicago Spent $66 Million On A Coronavirus Facility That Treated 38 Patients—Total
Chicago taxpayers spent $66 million renovating a convention center into an emergency coronavirus hospital that ended up only treating 38 patients. Further, the contract to renovate the facility went to a politically connected company instead of one that said it would waive fees or donate such money to coronavirus relief organizations. Ashe Schow Aug 15, … Continue reading Democrat-Controlled Chicago Spent $66 Million On A Coronavirus Facility That Treated 38 Patients—Total →
Solidarity with Islam or with Persecuted Christians?
by William Kilpatrick | Aug 17, 2020 Imagine that you find an envelope outside your door. In it are six bullets and a note: “With these six bullets we will kill you and your family.” Imagine that a few days later a box is left at your door with a note saying, “In this box we … Continue reading Solidarity with Islam or with Persecuted Christians? →
Canadians are being gaslit by the expert class
by Candice Malcolm August 16, 2020 Canadians are being gaslit. The narrative we’re being told by the “experts” no longer resembles real life and there is a growing disconnect between everyday people and the expert class who tells us what to do and tries to tell us what to think. For more than four months, … Continue reading Canadians are being gaslit by the expert class →
LILLEY: Morneau is out so why isn’t Trudeau?
Brian Lilley Aug 18, 2020 Canada’s Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Blair Gable / Reuters Justin Trudeau got back to work on Monday after more than two weeks spent between two different cottages just in time to fire his finance minister. Sure, Bill Morneau says he resigned on his own … Continue reading LILLEY: Morneau is out so why isn’t Trudeau? →
SATIRE PURGE: Twitter suspends multiple conservative satire accounts including The Babylon Bee
The Babylon Bee, an account known for its scathing humour and social commentary, was suspended and quickly restored by Twitter. Many other satire accounts remain suspended though. James Anthony The Post Millennial August 17, 2020 5:02 PM The Babylon Bee, an account known for its scathing humour and social commentary, has just been suspended by … Continue reading SATIRE PURGE: Twitter suspends multiple conservative satire accounts including The Babylon Bee →
EXCLUSIVE: Trudeau gov’t gave $20 million to company that paid Liberal minister
Nico Johnson Montreal, QC August 14, 2020 2:04 PM Guilbeault was an adviser to Cycle Capital Management (the organization that received this federal funding). According to his LinkedIn, the Liberal minister worked for the organization as a strategic councilor. As well as this, the Office of the Ethics Commissioner states that Guilbeault had received income … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Trudeau gov’t gave $20 million to company that paid Liberal minister →
Day 1 Of The Digital DNC: A Night Of GOP, Moderate Outreach Falls Flat
After months of riots assaulting the Founders, America-was-never-great speeches, and national anthem protests, the convention went another direction, kicking off with the Constitution, then the Pledge of Allegiance. By Christopher Bedford August 18, 2020 The first completely digital Democratic National Convention in American history kicked off Monday night, gifting CNN and MSNBC viewers two hours … Continue reading Day 1 Of The Digital DNC: A Night Of GOP, Moderate Outreach Falls Flat →
Joe Biden Sits Down for a “Hard Hitting” Interview With Rapper Cardi B
[image: joe-biden-sits-down-for-a-hard-hitting-interview-with-rapper-cardi-b] In an interview short on specifics about his plans and long on rhetorical gibberish, Democrat nominee Joe Biden sat down with rapper Cardi B to discuss the 2020 election.
Pelosi Calls House Into Session Early to Vote on Bill to Fight USPS Efficiency Cuts
[image: pelosi-calls-house-into-session-early-to-vote-on-bill-to-fight-usps-efficiency-cuts] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the House back into session early so members can vote on legislation to block the Postal Service from making cost-cutting changes.
President Trump Honors 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment by Pardoning Susan B. Anthony
[image: president-trump-honors-100th-anniversary-of-19th-amendment-by-pardoning-susan-b-anthony] During a White House ceremony on Tuesday morning celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, President Trump announced he would be pardoning perhaps its most ardent supporter, Susan B. Anthony.
Cops Charge Senator, 13 Others, With Felonies in Confederate Memorial Vandalism
[image: cops-charge-senator-13-others-with-felonies-in-confederate-memorial-vandalism] Police in Portsmouth, Virginia, have issued felony warrants for 14 people involved in the vandalism of the city’s Confederate memorial that left a protestor in a coma after one of the historic site’s four statues fell on his head.
US Attacks Syrian Army Outpost As US Firm Moves To Steal Syrian Oil
Obama's "Assad must go" Syria policy lives on, even three plus years into the Trump Administration. Yesterday, US troops illegally occupying Syrian territory shot at a Syrian army checkpoint and a US helicopter followed up by destroying the outpost. At least one Syrian soldier was killed in the incident. Earlier this month a politically-connected US firm signed a contract with the US government to "modernize" US-controlled oilfields in Syria - to "starve Assad." Also today: insanity in Australia and New Zealand. Today on the Liberty Report:
Postal Service Halts Some Operational Changes After Outcry
The abrupt reversal comes as more than 20 states, from New York to California, announced they would be suing to stop the changes.
Donald Trump's Iran Point-Man Has a Message For Biden: Iran Is Biggest Threat
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* “The biggest threat that our allies and partners in the region face is not the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It’s Iran. You’ve got to start there.” Special Representative Brian Hook warned that the next U.S. administration should understand that Iran is the “biggest threat” in the Middle East, and said that countering Iranian influence is a “bipartisan issue.” Hook, who will be leaving the State Department next week, has overseen the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran since September 2018. The future of the camp... more »
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Took Part in South China Sea Exercises
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* It was a serious show of force. Monday marked the beginning of the United States Navy’s twenty-seventh Rim of the Pacific exercise, and even with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, it will remain the world’s largest international maritime exercise, one that is designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships with partner nations. The exercise takes place in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, but across the Pacific in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy concluded another operation as a show of force in the region that involved... more »
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to NBA-Funded Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization that allows for the public use of a saliva-based test for the novel coronavirus that was developed at Yale University and funded by the National Basketball Association. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization that allows for the public use of a saliva-based test for the novel coronavirus that was developed at Yale University and funded by the National Basketball Association. The test, known as SalivaDirect, is designed for widespread publi... more »
Joe Biden Would Take West Bank Annexation Off the Table: Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* Amb. Dan Shapiro said that Biden’s primary victory vindicated the bipartisan consensus on Israel. Israeli annexation of West Bank territories “would not be on the table” under a Joe Biden administration, retired U.S. diplomat Dan Shapiro told an audience of pro-Israel Democrats. Israel had been planning to annex its settlements in the disputed Palestinian territories as part of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal sponsored by U.S. President Donald Trump, although the plan was suspended last week as part of a diplomatic deal between Israel an... more »
How Industrial Might Crushed the Axis (Not Nuclear Weapons)
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_RP5DRHXYJLAA&share=true] The ability to out spend and out gun your opponent by replacing lost weapons was decisive. *Key point: *None of the Axis powers had the same economic might or production. As a result, they simply could not compete in the end. “We won because we smothered the enemy in an avalanche of production, the like of which he had never seen, nor dreamed possible.” The above quote is attributed to William Knudsen, president of General Motors an... more »
“Its Body Looked Like a War Zone”: Air Pollution Could Wipe Out 80% of Bees in India
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Environment, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2007%3Anewsml_GM1DVSQQYHAA&share=true] Can this timely study help New Delhi save its bees? A three-year study out of India has discovered that even mild air pollution has the potential to wipe out 80% of giant Asian honey bees, a key pollinator in South Asia. Without such bees and other insects, domestic production of fruit, vegetables, nuts, and legumes could be at heightened risk, the study’s research team noted. Moreover, this particular bee produces more than 80% of the ... more »
Trump’s “Law and Order” Campaign is a DistractionTrump has...
Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
*Trump’s “Law and Order” Campaign is a Distraction* Trump has refused to act to contain the coronavirus, opting to sit on the sidelines as the pandemic ravages the country. But when it comes to waging violence against his own people, he’s quickly risen to the occasion. Here are 6 ways Donald Trump has failed to attack the coronavirus, but instead has attacked Americans. *1. LEADERSHIP? * Trump has said he has “no responsibility” for the coronavirus pandemic, fobbing it off on governors and mayors whose repeated requests for federal help he’s denied. But when it comes to assau... more »
Immune Resiliency Summit – Own Your Future: Register for FREE
There’s a new online event starting TOMORROW, August 19 – The Immune Resiliency Summit – a 5-day summit featuring dozens of the world’s foremost authorities in new medicine, energy and overcoming our current global crisis, body and soul. We have been fed nothing but powerless and fear about everything from our immunity to our ability […] The post Immune Resiliency Summit – Own Your Future: Register for FREE appeared first on Health Nut News.
Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and 3 of Facebook’s ‘Fact-Checkers’ Are Being Sued for Censorship
*Children's Health Defense Team* - Facebook currently censors pages, targeting this purge against factual information about vaccines, 5G and public health agencies.
WATCH: Body Cam Shows How Cops Turn Peaceful Protests into Riots by Attacking Them
*John Vibes* - Body camera footage captured during recent demonstrations shows how cops turn peaceful protests into riots.
"Over-promise and Over-spend"
*"Over-promise and Over-spend"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "The trouble with a democracy is that “the people” vote. You know them as well as we do. They’re our friends and neighbors. Nice people. They run their own lives plausibly well. But you wouldn’t want them running your life. Or your country. *Highest Bidder: *And they never really do. The insiders, cronies, and Deep State elite control government policy, not the voters. But the insiders are not all the same. They divide into two groups – Republicans and Democrats. Each needs votes to gain power. So, with an elect... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Cumby, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"How Could You? A Dog's Story"
*"How Could You? A Dog's Story"* by Jim Willis "When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub. My housetraining took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed, listening to your confidences and secre... more »
"I Remember..."
"I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more – the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to joys, to perils, to love, to vain effort – to death; the triumphant conviction of strength, the heat of life in the handful of dust, the glow in the heart that with every year grows dim, grows cold, grows small, and expires – and expires, too soon, too soon – before life itself." - Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, English writer, "Youth"
What if the economy does not tank in August?
In late July, there were increasingly frantic claims in the media that failure to enact another massive fiscal package would hurt the economy. I’ve pointed out that disposable income growth in 2020 has been astounding, and argued that a lack of fiscal stimulus is not the problem. So what will people say if the economy […] The post What if the economy does not tank in August? appeared first on Econlib.
Israel Launches Week-Long Bombing Campaign in Gaza Amid Ongoing War Crimes Investigation
Israeli leaders have characterized the latest bombardment as retaliatory, citing “incendiary balloons” and “riots” as justification. The post Israel Launches Week-Long Bombing Campaign in Gaza Amid Ongoing War Crimes Investigation appeared first on MintPress News.
Hawaii Spy Arrested and Charged with Espionage
Former CIA Officer Arrested and Charged with Espionage DoJ Press Release August 17, 2020 Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, was arrested on Aug. 14, 2020, on a charge that he conspired with a relative of his who also was a former CIA officer to communicate classified information up to the Top Secret level to intelligence officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Criminal Complaint containing the charge was unsealed this morning. “The trail of Chinese espionage is long and, sadly, strewn with former American intelligence offic... more »
Plausible Deniability: Did Michelle Obama Just Insult and Threaten the Citizens of the United States?
From last night’s Democrat Socialist Party national convention (a/k/a Snoozefest part one): Moochie’s keynote address. “Things will only get worse” if Donald Trump is reelected. WHAT things will get worse? Soshul injustiss? White supremacy? Or sponsored leftist violence? Watch and decide for yourself what Missus Barky means. And enjoy Michelle’s injection of urban black accents and vocabulary, plus the occasional little choked-back tear. An Academy Award-worthy performance. Oh, and please tell me who are the folks fingered at the 6:00 point, where Mooch tells us how Barky and she tr... more »
How America’s First True Progressive President, a Democrat, Blocked Women’s Suffrage and Perpetuated Segregation
Here’s some history Democrat fanboys and fangirls might want to study. Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, was our President from 1901 thru 1909. A “trust buster”, Teddy founded the Progressive Party in the United States – a political alliance initially aimed at breaking up monopolies and giving more economic power to our nation’s then-new middle class. Coming out of the 19th century, American society had two economic classes: The uber wealthy tycoons and industrialists, and the dirt poor farmers and day laborers. This Roosevelt is also remembered for his foreign policy, based on the ... more »
SCOTUS Opinion on Foreign Entities Not Having Free Speech… my thoughts!
I wrote yesterday about this SCOTUS case decided June 29, 2020. In it the Court declared that foreign entities do not have a right to First Amendment guaranteed Free Speech. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ET AL. v. ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL. 19-177 (link) I sat down last night, and again this morning, trying to read this opinion of the Court. I was expecting to be dazzled with brilliance. I was deeply disappointed when I found myself baffled with bull… stuff! It isn’t that the Court didn’t prove it’s reasoning. It is because the Court proved it’s … C... more »
Trump Says ‘Seized’ Iranian Fuel Bound for Venezuela Now in Houston
*Antiwar.com* | Both Venezuela and Iran, natural trading partners, are under heavy US sanctions.
After 14 Years as President of Indiana U, Dr. Michael McRobbie Will Retire in June
Following 14 years as president and 24 years in senior positions at Indiana University (IU), Dr. Michael A. McRobbie will enter retirement in June 2021, concluding one of the longest tenures of a university president in the country. “I am immensely proud of all that has been accomplished over the period I have been president,” […]
UNC at Chapel Hill Moves Online After 130 Students Test Positive for COVID-19
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reversed its decision to hold in-person classes after about 130 students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of fall classes, reports CNN. According to UNC’s COVID-19 dashboard, the percentage of positive cases rose from 2.8% to 13.6% between the weeks of Aug. 3 and […]
Tough Budget Decisions Lead to Smart Outcomes for Florida’s Private HBCUs
While Florida has been leading the charge in HBCU funding, other states across the US are watching and learning.
Academic Uses Spotlight of Stage to Highlight Diversity Initiatives
Theater has always been a part of Dr. Harry J. Elam Jr.’s life. Last month, Elam was named president of Occidental College.
Maldacena, Milekhin: sci-fi-like semi-realistic traversable wormholes
The wormhole scene from Interstellar, 2014. Traversable wormholes like this one are normally thought "impossible due to the energy conditions" but as long as we ignore these inequalities, the simulation of the observations was created to be as realistic and GR-obeying as possible. Thanks to Kip Thorne for that (he got the Nobel Prize for something else, LIGO). In April, I discussed Maldacena's playful magnetic black holes where the electroweak symmetry may be restored on the Corona. Along with Alexey Milekhin (both IAS), they just released a morally similar paper with some "not quit... more »
Is This a 327-Pound Halibut?
The world's largest flatfish can weigh more than 500 pounds.
How the Skirmish at Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge Changed the Battle of Gettysburg
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E97102J001&share=true] The fight would help save the Union. *Key Point: *The fight over the bridge was a very short part of the overall battle. However, the Union burned it and prevented the South from capturing it. The citizens of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, awoke one morning in late June 1863 to find the Civil War literally at their doorsteps. Because the bulk of the fighting to that point had taken place in the South, residents of most Northern state... more »
Michelle Obama Blisters Trump in Powerful DNC Speech
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Obama said that she loathes politics but insisted that America must “make a change in this election,” considering the current violent and chaotic state of the country that’s being exposed to “our children.” In a night loaded with sympathy for lives lost due to the coronavirus pandemic, anti-President Donald Trump rhetoric and an emphasis to “build back better” by exercising the right to vote, former first lady Michelle Obama stole the virtual stage through her pre-recorded speech aired at the end of the first night of the D... more »
Meet David S. Ingalls: America's World War I Naval Fighter Ace
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1257497] His skills were impressive and feared by the Germans. *Key Point: *Ingalls would be the first fighter ace in American history. He would also go on to have a fascinating political and military career. Although U.S. Army Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s victories in World War I were exceptional feats, the exploits of his naval counterpart, David S. Ingalls, remain virtually unknown. Both men were from Ohio, but that is where the similarity ends. David Ingalls w... more »
Meet the Veteran Who Went Through the Bataan Death March
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Original uploader was Emir214 at tl.wikipedia - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 535564., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w] This is his hellish tale. *Key Point: *Live as an Imperial Japanese POW was a terrible ordeal. Here his what one brave soldier went through and how he managed to survive it. Staff Sergeant William Nolan dared not raise his hopes this August day in 1945, but something unusual wa... more »
New York Braces for ‘Difficult’ Flu Season Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] State health authorities are “very concerned” about the surge in flu cases and have warned that it will make the coronavirus pandemic more complicated “in many ways.” New York is preparing for a devastating double whammy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the fast-approaching flu season. State health authorities are “very concerned” about the surge in flu cases and have warned that it will make the coronavirus pandemic more complicated “in many ways.” “You’re in the flu season. Everybody is sneezing, everybody is co... more »
Can Economic Threats Change People's Minds About the Confederate Flag?
*Jordan Carr Peterson, Christian Grose* *Society, Americas* Economic concerns could be effective in shifting Southerners’ attitudes about Confederate symbols. Activists nationwide have resumed demanding the removal of statues and symbols that are considered racially offensive – such as of slave owners, Confederate leaders and the Confederate flag. The requests – and related boycotts and threats of other economic protests – have been part of the national controversy about racism in American life and have sparked questions about how to recognize traumatic elements of U.S. history.... more »
How General Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps Earned Its Infamy
*Warfare History Network* *History, Africa* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-554-0872-35 / Pirath, Helmuth / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5412588] They had to come to Italy's rescue. *Key Point: *Rommel was a very good commander and his opponents feared him. Here is how he was able to hold his own in desert warfare. On April 15, 1942, Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel summoned his subordinate commanders of the Panzerarmee Afrika to a conference to outline his plans for the coming offensive against the British Eighth ... more »
Racism Linked To Cognitive Decline in African American Women
*Lynn Rosenberg, Patricia Coogan, Yvette Cozier* *Society, Americas* A study found that women reporting the most racism scored lower on tests of cognitive function than those who reported few such experiences. African Americans have higher rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans. Chronic stress, associated with cognitive impairment and reduced volume in the brain’s memory area, could be a culprit. But racism may be one of the ultimate causes. And for African American women, the problem may be particularly pernicious. We are epidemiologists at Boston Univers... more »
Fox News Hosts Rave Over Michelle Obama’s DNC Speech
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] “You got the sense when you talk about authenticity, she has it in spades.” — Fox News host and anchor Dana Perino *Fox News* hosts applauded former first lady Michelle Obama’s virtual speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday night, with *Fox News Sunday* host Chris Wallace saying she “flayed, sliced and diced” President Donald Trump. “Michelle Obama, as she said, doesn’t like politics and she said that this speech was her main contribution to the Biden campaign,” Wallace said. “It was a heck of a contribution,”... more »
Have the Palestinians Become a “Footnote” In the Middle East?
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The National Interest spoke to Dalia Dassa Kaye, director of the Middle East program at the RAND Corporation. The new Israeli-Emirati deal is a gamechanger. Or it’s a nothingburger. Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced last week that they would establish diplomatic relations, making the UAE the third Arab state in history to do so. The deal was a rare victory for President Donald Trump, whose previous Israeli-Palestinian peace plan was rejected by the Palestinians and met with a cold shoulder from Arab states. B... more »
Status Update – Meeting and Briefing Today….
First, thank you for the continued support. This is a highly unusual situation and far outside my comfort zone. Over the past several years y’all know I have dug deep into the investigative weeds behind all things associated with the … Continue reading →
Make Corporate Landlords Pay For Housing Crisis
While so many of us struggle to survive, some of the richest billionaires in the world dominate the residential real estate industry in the United States. These corporate landlords are companies owned by extremely wealthy individuals, Wall Street entities like private equity firms and hedge funds, and institutional investors. At least six leading residential property owners — Essex Property Trust, Brookfield Property Partners, Equity Residential, Related Companies, Irvine Company, and Blackstone — have top executives on the Forbes billionaires list. The U.S. real estate industry i... more »
U.S., Fascists Set Scopes On Socialist-Leaning Belarus
Belarus’s government has its contradictions. While Belarus still maintains features from its socialist history as part of the Soviet Union, it lost other socialist features during and after the USSR’s collapse. The people have some legitimate grievances against Lukashenko, especially regarding his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking advantage of these grievances, Washington and the Belarus opposition use problems caused by the pandemic as a pretext against Belarus’s sovereignty — despite the U.S. government’s own mishandling of the pandemic crisis. As of this writing, the... more »
Coup 53: The Anglo-American Coup Against A Democratic Iran
On August 19, the 67th anniversary of the Anglo-American coup in Iran, COUP 53 will hold a special transatlantic virtual premiere in partnership with venues across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, followed on August 20 by an exclusive live Q&A with the editor Walter Murch director Taghi Amirani and a surprise special guest! Ten years in the making, COUP 53 tells the story of the 1953 the Anglo-American coup d'état that overthrew Iran's government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called Operation Ajax. It was all about Iran... more »
The Specter Of A Fascist Coup By Trump Haunts The US
Spreading faster than COVID-19 among those on the portside, warnings of a fascist-style coup by Trump are rampant this presidential campaign season. Meanwhile, in the real world, more than 51 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March. Some 27 million people have lost their health insurance on top of around 30 million who were uninsured before, in the face of the massive pandemic. The Federal Reserve has pumped $7 trillion into corporate bonds, municipal securities, loans and grants to business, while millions are going hungry. The pandemic death toll in the US is 1... more »
SouthCom Feels Threatened By Russia’s ‘Fundamental’ Support Of Venezuela
The head of the Southern Command of the United States Armed Forces, Craig Faller, declared that Russia and Cuba represents a threat to them due to the “fundamental” support they give to Venezuela, a country on which the Donald Trump regime has imposed a brutal total blockade and continually threatens military invasion. In viralized statements on social networks, Faller says that they have had to set off the alarms because of “the size of the threat” represented by “Russian influence” and the support that the Eurasian country gives to the government presided over by Nicolás Maduro.... more »
‘What Happens If Julian Assange Dies In A British Prison?’
For Assange however, justice delayed is not only justice denied. With global attention shifting from Wuhan to Washington, from Minneapolis to Lebanon, the father of two young children has spent another five months in incarceration without access to lawyers or family visitations. It follows what is approaching ten years of what the United Nations has repeatedly labeled arbitrary detention – the British government has so far failed to respond to three separate U.N. reports and correspondences on the matter. Serena Tinari, a Switzerland-based investigative journalist, condemned Brita... more »
What Is Next for Washington After Its Failed Venezuela Strategy?
The decision to cease calling Guaidó “president” would be a tacit recognition that Washington had blundered in turning over billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets, including CITGO, to Guaidó’s parallel government. This is no small failure. The activist role of the Trump administration in trying to get other countries, organizations and corporations including Russia, China, Cuba and, believe it or not, Iran to comply with the sanctions against Venezuela has few parallels in history. Washington’s case for sanctions is underpinned by the argument that Guaidó and not Maduro is the r... more »
A classic example of regulatory capture and the "nanny state"
Regulatory capture has been defined as follows: Regulatory capture occurs when a government’s regulatory agency, which was created in the public interest, ends up advancing the political or commercial concerns of the very people, companies or entities it is supposed to be regulating. Regulatory capture, in the world of government monitoring, is like when the gamekeeper turns poacher, or at least, assists the poacher. * . . .* If you are having problems because the wolves keep eating the sheep, perhaps setting up an agency might help protect those sheep. However, you have a proble... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/18/2020
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Massachusetts cannabis company to dump $2.6 million worth of vape pens
Massachusetts-based marijuana business Temescal Wellness plans to destroy more than 40,000 vape cartridges, worth $2.6 million, that have sat unused after the state temporarily banned marijuana vaping during the 2019 health crisis linked to the hardware. “People are just not comfortable with these products, and they’re not comfortable with any company that would sell these […] Massachusetts cannabis company to dump $2.6 million worth of vape pens is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Inventory growth of Canadian cannabis edibles/beverages far outpaces sales
Packaged inventory of cannabis edibles in Canada has increased much faster than sales in recent months, according to fresh data from the country’s federal health department. Federal licence holders, provincial distributors and retailers were sitting on some 6.3 million packaged units of edible cannabis products as of May. That compares to sales of about 1 […] Inventory growth of Canadian cannabis edibles/beverages far outpaces sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Uyghur news
8-17-20 Hospitals in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) were forced to abort and kill babies born in excess of family planning limits or who were in utero less than three years after the mother’s previous birth, according to a Uyghur obstetrician and other sources. Hasiyet Abdulla, who currently lives in Turkey, worked in multiple hospitals in Xinjiang over the course of 15 years, including the XUAR Hospital of Traditional Uyghur Medicine. Abdulla recently told RFA’s Uyghur Service how hospital maternity wards implemented family-planning policies that res... more »
Do surgical face masks improve the operating room environment?
M A Ritter, H Eitzen, M L French, J B Hart. The operating room environment as affected by people and the surgical face mask. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1975 Sep;(111):147-50. doi: 10.1097/00003086-197509000-00020. The microbiological counts were determined in an operating room suite of 8 rooms … Continue reading →
DARPA Launches Project CHARIOT in Bid to Shield Big Tech Profits
DARPA announces a new type of cryptography to protect the Big Tech firm profits from the dawn of quantum computers and allow backdoor access into 3 trillion internet-connected devices.
Your invite to the Trade Secrets book launch
We’re very excited to be publishing our director Nick Dearden’s new book, Trade Secrets: The truth about the US trade deal and how we can stop it, in under a week’s time. We’d like to invite you to our book launch on Tuesday 1 September, where Nick will be in conversation with Zoe Williams, journalist at The Guardian and co-host of the Another Europe Is Possible podcast.
Renewable Mandates Are Leading to Electricity Shortages and Price Spikes in California
California does it again. In 2001, California experienced rolling blackouts due to energy market manipulation by energy wholesalers and a… The post Renewable Mandates Are Leading to Electricity Shortages and Price Spikes in California appeared first on IER.
I'M SURE YOU'LL BE ASTONISHED TO LEARN THAT EVERYTHING TRUMP SAYS ABOUT THE SWINE FLU PANDEMIC IS WRONG
Today the president sent this tweet: Looking back into history, the response by the ObamaBiden team to the H1N1 Swine Flu was considered a weak and pathetic one. Check out the polling, it’s really bad. The big difference is that they got a free pass from the Corrupt Fake News Media! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020 Subsequently, he spoke about the Obama administration's swine flu response at a news conference: Trump on Obama admin: "They got very bad reviews. If you look at the Gallup poll, Gallup did a review of them. Now you have to understand, that was a fa... more »
Former Trump Homeland Security official says country less secure under Trump
Yet one more former Trump official has expressed his concern over negative impact of the president’s tenure. In a Reuters article by Moira Warburton called “Official says U.S. ‘less secure’ due to president’s actions, endorses Biden,” the followong paragraphs can … Continue reading →
Groundbreaking New Material Could Allow AI to Merge With the Human Brain
The post Groundbreaking New Material Could Allow AI to Merge With the Human Brain appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Crown Prince MBS' hit-team caught again!
Canadian border guards thwarted a sophisticated plot to kill a Saudi former senior intelligence official, who has been targeted by the oil kingdom’s crown prince because he served a rival member of the royal family, according to a lawsuit filed in an American court. The target of the alleged assassination attempt is Dr. Saad al-Jabri, who rose through the ranks of the Saudi aristocracy in the 1990s, under the tutelage of his patron, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef. Prince bin Nayef is the grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, and until 2015 was destined to... more »
Special Tribunal finds 1 defendant guilty, acquits remaining over Rafic Hariri assassination
[image: Special Tribunal finds 1 defendant guilty, acquits remaining over Rafic Hariri assassination] In February 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed when a huge truck bomb blew up in Beirut. Hariri, a billionaire construction tycoon, was Prime Minister from 1992 until 1998 and again between 2000 and October 2004. A Hezbollah supporter has been found guilty on all counts by a Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the Netherlands but three other men have been acquitted.On February 14, 2005, Mr Hariri and 21 others were killed when a truck bomb as he drove throu... more »
Turkey more concerned with Russia than Egypt in Libya: Presidency
[image: Turkey more concerned with Russia than Egypt in Libya: Presidency] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that his country does not want to enter into a confrontation with any country in Libya, expressing his belief that Egypt can play a constructive role in Libya. Kalin expressed his country’s support for the idea of disarming the cities of Sirte and Al-Jafrah, noting that this step would be useful to end the clashes, adding that “if the legitimate Libyan government approves the disarmament of Sirte and Al-Jafrah with conditions th... more »
Iran begins large-scale modernization of T-72 tanks: photos
[image: Iran begins large-scale modernization of T-72 tanks: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Iran has begun the large-scale modernization of the Russian T-72S tanks. Work is underway in the Tanker Plant in the area of the city of Doroud (Lorestan Governorate) to modernize these tanks, as the Iranian Armed Forces continue to strengthen their forces. The Minister of Defense, Major General Amir Hatami, recently visited the military facility and was briefed on the ongoing work progress. As shown in the photos published by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the tanks were e... more »
Ansarallah leader says negotiations with Saudi Arabia reached dead end, war to continue
[image: Ansarallah leader says negotiations with Saudi Arabia reached dead end, war to continue] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The leader of the Ansarallah Movement, Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, launched a verbal attack against the Saudi-led Arab Coalition and the government of Yemeni President ‘Abd Rubbah Mansour Hadi. Houthi said during an interview on Al-Jazeera: “The mediation efforts led by the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, with Saudi Arabia have reached a dead end.” The Ansarallah Movement leader accused Saudi Arabia and the UAE of obstructing the peace in Yemen by ... more »
"Believing Without Evidence Is Always Morally Wrong"
*"Believing Without Evidence Is Always Morally Wrong"* by Francisco Mejia Uribe "You have probably never heard of William Kingdon Clifford. He is not in the pantheon of great philosophers – perhaps because his life was cut short at the age of 33 – but I cannot think of anyone whose ideas are more relevant for our interconnected, AI-driven, digital age. This might seem strange given that we are talking about a Victorian Briton whose most famous philosophical work is an essay nearly 150 years ago. However, reality has caught up with Clifford. His once seemingly exaggerated claim tha... more »
The Poet: Maya Angelou, “Alone”
*“Alone”* “Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home, Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone. I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong, That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone, Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can't use, Their wives run round like banshees, Their children sing the blues. They've got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone, But nobody, No, nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone, Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alon... more »
"7 Things Fear Has Stolen From You"
*"7 Things Fear Has Stolen From You"* by Marc Chernoff “There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.” - Ben Johnson "Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid; courage means you don’t let fear stop you. *Everything you want is on the other side of fear.* Don’t ever hesitate to give yourself a chance to be everything you are capable of being. Although fear can feel overwhelming, and defeats more people than any other force in the world, it’s not as powerful as it seems. Fear is only as deep as your mind allows. You are still in control. The key is to acknowledge your fear... more »
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was “Introduced” As An Untouchable In India
The clearest proof that Kamala Harris does not care about civil rights or human rights is that she isn’t in … Continue reading →
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