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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Monday, August 31, 2020

31 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

10 pm MDT

Don’t “Trust the Science,” Trust Science While You Hone Your Critical Thinking Skills

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
What do we mean, "the" science?

Did Kenosha Police Give Water to Teen Later Charged With Double Homicide?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Police can be heard on a loudspeaker saying, "We appreciate you guys," during counterprotests following the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha.

Palestinian-led forces head to eastern Syria to fight ISIS

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
[image: Palestinian-led forces head to eastern Syria to fight ISIS] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – The Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds) sent a large batch of reinforcements to eastern Syria this week to help their forces and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization. According to a source in Aleppo city, the Jerusalem Brigade has sent a large number of fighters from the administrative capital to the border of Deir Ezzor and Homs, where they will participate in another operation against the Islamic S... more »

India claims China’s ‘provocative moves’ were thwarted along disputed border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
[image: India claims China’s ‘provocative moves’ were thwarted along disputed border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Indian Ministry of Defense said on Monday that the Chinese forces had carried out “provocative moves” aimed at changing the status quo in the border region with India, but the army was able to thwart these actions. The ministry said: “On the night of August 29-30, 2020, units of the Chinese army violated the previous agreement reached during the military and diplomatic negotiations on stopping the confrontation in East Ladakh, and the Chinese carried out provoca... more »

Erdogan slams ‘imperialist’ France over ‘Syria-style’ red lines in Mediterranean

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
[image: Erdogan slams ‘imperialist’ France over ‘Syria-style’ red lines in Mediterranean] On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a “red line policy” vis-à-vis Turkey amid the ongoing Turkish-Greek dispute in the Mediterranean, saying Ankara seems to only respect words backed by action. Tensions in the potentially hydrocarbons-rich body of water have escalated amid competing claims over which group of nations owns what. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a response to President Macron’s recent comments about setting up a Syria-style ‘red line’ in the eastern Medi... more »

Workers At Factories For Sporting Goods Companies Say Management Fired Them To Get Rid Of Union

Michael Sainato at Shadowproof - 6 hours ago
Around 200 unionized workers who make sports equipment for Wilson Sporting Goods, Mizuno, and CCM Hockey at a factory in Yangon, Myanmar, were fired at the end of June 2020 after orders from companies stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Workers At Factories For Sporting Goods Companies Say Management Fired Them To Get Rid Of Union appeared first on Shadowproof.

MA rules changes would allow marijuana delivery from wholesalers

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Under a new proposal in Massachusetts, delivery license holders would be able to buy cannabis directly from wholesale growers and manufacturers, a move that could increase the profitability of the delivery sector and benefit social equity applicants. The Cannabis Control Commission voted Friday to allow that change and others, though they will not be finalized […] MA rules changes would allow marijuana delivery from wholesalers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US House to take up cannabis descheduling bill week of Sept. 21

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
The MORE Act, a bill that would deschedule marijuana and thereby legalize it federally – with massive business implications – is scheduled to be considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives the week of Sept. 21, according to an email sent by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, discussed the plans […] US House to take up cannabis descheduling bill week of Sept. 21 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Secrets and Lies: Information Warfare During The Cold War and Today

Milton Bearden at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Milton Bearden* *Security, Europe* In the end, truth simply will not matter. The popular narrative, counterfactual or not, will win the day. In the course of a 30-year career with CIA, one that began a few years after the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, and ended a handful of years after it came crashing down in 1989, I was an active player in the propaganda games, the CIA Covert Actions of those Cold War years. I was also an occasional target of the KGB's propaganda games, their Active Measures. The contest between the KGB and the CIA was wild and woolly, but there were some rule... more »

Compassionate Policies Breed Compliance: The Case for the COVID "Bubble"

Mary-Louise McLaws at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Mary-Louise McLaws* *Health, Australia* Isolation causes stress and may reduce cooperation. But a compassionate germ bubble may foster resilience by reducing a sense of isolation for people living alone and friends, extended family and partners distressed by the separation. The concept of a COVID-19 “germ bubble” refers to close contacts with whom we don’t practise mask use or keep physical distancing. In strict lockdown, this generally means just the members of your own household. But several countries, such as New Zealand and the United Kingdom, have experimented with bubbles... more »

House Republican Introduces Bill That Prevents Violent Protesters from Getting Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * [image: Reuters] Protests have grown violent in recent months after the killing of George Floyd in May while he was under police custody. Most recently, the life-threatening injuries sustained by Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back seven times by a police officer in Wisconsin, has erupted another wave of civil unrest. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced a bill Friday that would force rioters and protesters convicted of violence, looting or vandalism to pay restitution for added “policing activity” needed to control the situation and to be ineligib... more »

Herman Cain’s Twitter Account Tweets Coronavirus ‘Is Not As Deadly’

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * [image: Reuters] The account, now supervised by family and social media managers, posted a series of tweets, posing questions at the intensity of the virus. The Twitter account formally ran by Herman Cain―former Republican presidential candidate who died from COVID-19 complications in July―tweeted Sunday that the coronavirus “is not as deadly” as it once was. The account, now supervised by family and social media managers, posted a series of tweets, posing questions at the intensity of the virus. “It looks like the virus is not as deadly as the ma... more »

Before World War II, The Navy Turned A Battlecruiser Into An Aircraft Carrier

Robert Purssell at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Purssell* *History, Americas* Desperate times call for desperate measures. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Although the Washington Naval Treaty put a stop to the battlecruiser program, it did permit both Japan and the United States to convert two of their battlecruisers, then under construction, into aircraft carriers. The redesign process, constrained by the already completed construction, nonetheless produced, for both countries, two useful–if not optimal–ships. In its more than two-century history, the United States Navy has frequently taken ships designed and bui... more »

The Foreign Coalitions Shaping Libya’s War

Trevor Filseth at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Most post-Arab Spring conflicts have been proxy wars fueled by outside backers. Libya is no exception, and both Serraj and Haftar have worked hard to cultivate foreign patrons. Almost a decade after the first protests of the Arab Spring, the chaos has largely abated. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, whose government once teetered on the brink of collapse, now happily rules the graveyard he helped to create. The Islamic State terror group has been defeated throughout the region, though tension remains between the country’s... more »

Somalia’s Intelligence Chief May Be Green Lighting Terrorism Against Americans

Michael Rubin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Security, * Another terror threat against America could be brewing. On August 23, 1996, Usama Bin Laden, a then-obscure Saudi jihadist, declared war on the United States. It would be more than a week before wire services or the U.S. press would pick up Bin Laden’s statement which came to Washington’s attention only after *Al-Quds*, a Palestinian newspaper published in London, reprinted some of his missives. The Clinton administration continued largely to ignore the Al Qaeda leader’s pronouncement. As far as the White House was concerned at the time, Bin Laden w... more »

Are Face Shields Effective Against Coronavirus?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * Fauci called the use of goggles and eye shields as “perfect protection” from COVID-19, but also said that it’s not “universally recommended.” What should you do? Most medical experts are now on board with the idea that face masks and coverings are a must in limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus. But what about face shields? This protective gear—simply a curved plastic or plexiglass panel attached to a headband—has long been used in health-care settings. It is often worn during medical procedures and surgeries in which bone fragments, blood, ... more »

"Systemic Chaos"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Systemic Chaos"* by Jeff Thomas "In the short time since the killing of George Floyd, demonstrations have taken place in all fifty US states. Riots have occurred in forty of them. In each of the incidents, many protesters held up signs saying, "Defund the Police." Of course, no one wants to become a riot victim, but in those cities and states that are Democrat-run, there’s a bit of a hitch: Politicians must be seen to sympathize with protesters, or they will not appear to be sufficiently outraged by "systemic racism." They must therefore choose between the safety of their constit... more »

Declassification at the Pentagon II: More Silly Secrecy

William Burr at UNREDACTED - 6 hours ago
A recent declassification decision by the Department of Defense illustrates the agency’s chronic inability to make wise decisions when reviewing classified historical records. In this decision, Pentagon reviewers denied almost the entirety of a Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum from 1969 that had already been declassified for years. The same document was released in full in 2009 […]

OMERS Looking at Asia-Pacific Infrastructure

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 6 hours ago
Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports OMERS plans to ramp up exposure to Asia-Pacific infrastructure markets: Canadian pension fund OMERS is poised to step up its exposure to Asia’s infrastructure market, focusing on renewables, telecommunications and transport. *Prateek Maheshwari, managing director at OMERS Infrastructure, told IPE Real Assets: “The intention is to further grow the success we have in the region.”* *Maheshwari, who is to relocate from London to Singapore next year to spearhead the investor’s expansion in the region, said: “We believe in the long-term growt... more »

Stoke Council's Conservative Coup d'etat

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Don't write about Stoke for ages and two local politics stories come along at once. Last night, preparations were nearing their climax. Tanks were assembling and reliable infantry units were radioed into place. And then, as the August Bank Holiday got underway, the coup! An email from Council Leader Abi Brown charged into Deputy Council Leader (and City Independent group leader) Ann James's inbox informing her with immediate effect that she was sacked. Cllr Joanne Powell-Beckett, also of the CIndies, was out too. In a rousing show of defiance not seen since Salvador Allende defended... more »

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Delivers Powerful Health Freedom Speech in Berlin

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Vic Bishop* - RFK Jr. is one of the most persistent voices for medical freedom from the pharmaceutical industry.

Robocop Is Here – New Police Helmet Scans For Signs of COVID-19 And Uses Facial Recognition

WTStaff at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Jack Burns* - It took 33 years but Robocop is now here.

German Court Overturns Protest Ban – Massive Anti-Lockdown March To Go Ahead

WTStaff at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Tyler Durden* - Earlier in the week, we reported that authorities in Berlin had banned a series of planned demonstrations against the country’s COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Controlling risk

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 6 hours ago
I wear a mask when I go out, even for my morning walk at 6:30 or 7 a.m. And I'm not wearing it to protect you; it's to protect me. I'm over 80, I'm in good health (with assistance from Big Pharma), but one statistic I do believe in the ocean of misinformation about Covid19, is that the elderly are more vulnerable. The more health deficits they have like obesity, heart disease, lung congestion, smoking, alcoholism, etc. the greater the risk they'll die of Covid19 if they get it or get really sick. When I walk in the morning, I may cross paths 4 or 5 other walkers or joggers, breat... more »

WATCH THE AWAKENING: Robert F Kennedy Jr Speech Against Medical Totalitarianism To One Million Europeans – Full Transcript

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago
*H/T Fort Russ.com* ER Editor: We’ve transcribed Robert F. Kennedy Jr‘s speech below (broadcast through *RT Deutsch*), punctuated as it is with German translation, made to hundreds of thousands [correction – over 1 million – ed FRN, Flores ] of Germans assembled in Berlin yesterday, Saturday, August 29, 2020, to protest the anti-democratic measures of the COVID scare. Below that is a short video of the Brandenburg Gate area as yesterday’s crowd was assembling, with a short video of Kennedy speaking to a reporter. Kennedy’s *Children’s Health Defense* has also issued its own video re... more »

Kenosha Police: 102 of 175 Criminal Arrests are From Outside Agitators…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
The Kenosha Wisconsin Police Department released an interesting media statement today highlighting that 60 percent of the Biden Rioters arrested are agitators who traveled from outside the area: [Source] Biden's twitter staff is as subtle as the bricks they provide … Continue reading →

Medicare For All Is A Beginning, Not The End Point

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
As a coup de grâce to the Bernie Sanders campaign Joe Biden declared that he would veto Medicare-for-All. This could drive a dedicated health care advocate to relentlessly pursue Med-4-All as a final goal. However, it is not the final goal. It should be the first step in a complete transformation of medicine which includes combining community medicine with natural medicine and health-care-for-the-world. Contrasting Cuban changes in medicine during the last 60 years with the US non-system of medical care gives a clear picture of why changes must be all-encompassing. The post Medi... more »

Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
“Have you ever been arrested for a crime?” I wasn’t surprised that was the first question. I’ve said consistently over the past eight years that I wear my conviction for blowing the whistle on the CIA’s torture program like a badge of honor. I said so on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and NBC’s Today Show. It’s no secret. “I’m going to tell you guys exactly the same thing that I tell your friends at Dulles Airport when they harass me. I’m represented by counsel. I don’t talk to cops. You have no right to detain me. I’m a journalist and I’m going to write about this incident using yo... more »

Ten Days Of Climate Extremes

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
Pick almost any slice of time in the recent past and you can find clues to how climate change is jacking up dangerous weather extremes. In the 10 days after the potential global heat record in Death Valley, an unusual lightning storm blasted California with more than 11,000 lightning strikes that sparked hundreds of fires; more heat records were set in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; unprecedented flooding in Asia washed away villages and threatened China's Three Gorges Dam; and twin hurricanes threatened the Gulf of Mexico, with Hurricane Laura generating a storm surge as ... more »

The Day After Election Day

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
For the second election in a row two of the least favored politicians in American history represent the range of choices speaks to the vacuity of the ‘process.’ In the throes of electoral passion, the insistence has been that personality and tenor are substance, hence the promise ‘to restore dignity to the presidency’ is put forward as a ready substitute for adequate healthcare, meaningful employment at a living wage, environmental repair, and real political participation. The American posture that elections create the political system has it perfectly backward. What better way to... more »

Trump And DeJoy’s Main Objective: Incapacitate The US Postal Service

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
Why in the world would anyone want to do great harm to one of America’s oldest and most revered institutions, the USPS? Why? It’s the upcoming presidential election, stupid! Talk about a massive dilemma by which our democracy may very well be destroyed! Americans have watched as Louis DeJoy, the newly appointed Postmaster General testified before the Senate and House committees relative to the current conditions of the U.S. Postal Service; conditions that are now at one of the lowest points in USPS history. At these hearings, we saw a snide, arrogant DeJoy make statements that al... more »

Obama, Harris And The Ruse Of Racial Representation

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
The nomination of Senator Kamala Harris to the position of Vice President of the United States has been widely recognized as a triumph for Black and Asian women in the country. Something similar happened twelve years ago when then-Senator Barack Obama accepted the nomination for President. There is no doubt that representation in the media, politics, education, corporate leadership, sports, among so many other areas, matters. However, the more crucial questions are how does representation matter as well as for whom and for what does it matter. Without addressing these questions, ... more »

Extreme Right In Venezuela Seeks To Sabotage The Election

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
In a little more than three months, on December 6, parliamentary elections will be held in Venezuela. The most extreme wing of the Venezuelan opposition, which forms the so-called G4 (that includes the parties Voluntad Popular of Leopoldo López, Primero Justicia of Henrique Capriles, Acción Democrática and Un Nuevo Tiempo) plans, with U.S. support, to boycott the electoral process and renew the mobilization in the streets. Colombian sources with access to U.S. government functionaries and to leaders of the Venezuelan opposition became aware of a recent video conference meeting inc... more »

Rescuers Penalized For Saving Lives At The World’s Deadliest Border

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
Humanitarian organizations are being penalized for fulfilling responsibilities abandoned by European governments at the world’s deadliest border, activists have warned after an eventful weekend in the Mediterranean. Late on Friday, the Louise Michel rescue ship was alerted by a charity reconnaissance plane Moonbird to a boat carrying 130 refugees in distress inside Malta’s search-and-rescue zone. The ship, funded by street artist Banksy and run by a seasoned team of rescuers, had already picked up 89 people in previous operations and so, unable to bring everyone on board, the cre... more »

The New York Times wants to improve the debates!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020Also, Gore refused to fight:* Now that the conventions are over, we're on the march toward the Trump-Biden debates. Yesterday, the New York Times ran ten letters suggesting ways to improve this year's debate. The letters were offered in response to Michelle Cottle's essay, How to Improve the Debates, which ran in print editions on Tuesday, August 18. Cottle in a member of the Times editorial board. In print editions, her essay ran in the place where editorials would normally appear. After reading yesterday's letters, we went back and read Cottle's essay, wh... more »

Japan and important factions supporting Suga’s bid for leadership

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 7 hours ago
Japan and important factions supporting Suga’s bid for leadership Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The sudden resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe because of ill-health means a leadership battle inside the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Hence, the ill-timing of Abe’s resignation equates to many lawmakers desiring continuity because of the economic […]

20 New Sexual Assault Counts for Adult Film Actor Ron Jeremy

AP News at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged Monday with 20 new counts involving 12 women and a teenage girl, authorities said.

Does This Video Show Biden Falling Asleep in an Interview?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The manipulated clip was shared by President Trump's social media director.

DC Circuit Appeals Panel Rebukes House Effort to Enforce Subpoena Compelling Don McGhan Testimony…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
In November 2019 activist Federal District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled former White House counsel Don McGahn must appear before Congress; however, she also ruled McGahn retained the ability to “invoke executive privilege where appropriate” during his appearance. The … Continue reading →

Kayleigh McEnany White House Press Briefing – Video..

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany provides a red-pill briefing from the Brady room. [Video below – Transcript will follow]

Thug Wounded by Rittenhouse Bitches He Failed to “Empty Entire Mag Into the Kid”

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
According to Lionel Du Cane, who writes for National File and InfoWars, the three ambulating species of bowel movement shot by Kyle Rittenhouse included one each pedophile, burglar, and domestic abuser. Now the beauty accused of felony burglary has spoken of his regrets: He only wishes he’d “had the courage” to “empty the entire mag” into Kyle when he had the chance. I’ll embed the story, as it contains several components that are hard to cut and paste: And here’s Paul Joseph Watson’s take on where we are at in this battle between “The Light and The Dark”: Anyone who … Continue read... more »

What Will Joe Kennedy Do After His Congressional Career Ends Tomorrow? A Biden Sub-Cabinet Position?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Tomorrow is primary day in Massachusetts and the more progressive of the two candidates, incumbent Ed Markey, is ahead of Joe Kennedy III in the Senate race. Every public poll this summer has shown Markey ahead and the latest-- an Emerson poll released yesterday-- has him beating Kennedy 56-44%, The RealClearPolitics polling average has Markey ahead 52.0% to 40.8%, an 11.2% gap. That's some turn-around since the first poll taken a year ago that showed Kennedy beating Markey 42-25% (a since evaporated 17 point lead for Kennedy). Much of the national coverage of the election has be... more »

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 243 – 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North ? ?

Watch: Bill Maher on Immunity

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 8 hours ago
1 May 2020 — Youtube This is a brilliant demolition of Lockdown, distancing, and obsessional hand-washing. Now how come Youtube didn’t censor Bill Maher for saying EXACTLY the same thing many doctors have been (trying) to say on Youtube and have been BANNED?

Killer of Patriot Prayer Participant Called Himself "100% Antifa"

Luis Miguel at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: killer-of-patriot-prayer-participant-called-himself-100-antifa] The shooter of a Trump supporter in Portland over the weekend is a far-left activist who has previously been arrested for illegal firearm possession.

How to Get Rid of Flies Without Chemicals or Even a Fly Swatter

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 8 hours ago
Spring and summer both signal that it’s time to kick back, relax, and open the windows to let a little breeze in. Unfortunately, both spring and summer also bring with them a few particularly annoying little houseguests: flies. Few things are as annoyingly persistent as these flying guys. Since using a flamethrower or pesticides aren’t sustainable (or even ethical) long term-solutions, I’ll be exploring how to get rid of these pests without endangering your family. Prevention Is The Key In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need to read this article because a perfect home would have n... more »

Did Kyle Rittenhouse Punch a Woman in This Video?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A video of a fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, supposedly shows the 17-year-old accused of killing two people at a protest assaulting a woman.

ME: Pandemic Excuses More Uncertified Teacher Replacements

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
On August 26, Governor Mills of Maine issued an executive order that any warm body with any kind of college degree (or maybe even without) may be certified as a teacher. The executive order actually has three parts. One gives instructions on how to count attendance if you want your state subsidy. One gives some loose instruction on facility disinfection. And one expands the eligibility for emergency teacher certification. Because of the "emergency shortages in essential school staff," *DOE may issue an Emergency Teacher Certificate to an individual how holds a 4-year postsecondary... more »

At Least 250 Students and Staff Across Six Pennsylvania Universities Test Positive for COVID-19

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 8 hours ago
At least 250 students and staff across the campuses of six Pennsylvania universities have tested positive for the coronavirus, as of Friday, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The reports come as students finished either their first or second week of classes, depending on the school. Temple University reached 58 cases by the end of Friday. There, […]

Howard University Mourns the Death of Alumnus and ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Howard University is in mourning after actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman, 43, died on Friday following a private, four-year fight with colon cancer. He rose to international fame after starring as T’Challa in the groundbreaking 2018 film “Black Panther,” becoming a beloved Black icon for fans, young and old. “Boseman was a man of grace […]

UMass Amherst to Furlough Nearly 850 Employees This Fall Due to Projected Budget Loss of $168.6 Million

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to indefinitely furlough “nearly 850” employees this fall due to a projected budget loss of $168.6 million due to the ongoing pandemic, the university announced Thursday, calling it “one of the greatest financial challenges in our 157-year history.” Among those most affected are dining hall workers and residence hall […]

The RNC’s Diversity of Thought or Just Misleading?

Emil Guillermo at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Clarence Henderson is a proud, self-proclaimed HBCU grad and a civil rights protestor from the ‘60s. He was also used by the Republicans last week at its convention to perpetrate another half-truth about the Republican Party. And every time it happens, it’s important that someone chime in to correct it.

Hundreds Break Local COVID-19 Regulations to Attend Pool Party Near U of South Carolina

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Roughly a couple hundred people violated coronavirus regulations in Columbia, S.C., to attend an over-crowded pool party near the University of South Carolina (USC) on Saturday, reports The State. “It was almost like Mardi Gras,” Columbia Fire Department’s Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins told the newspaper. After receiving calls from concerned neighbors, the department broke up […]

Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Blames President Trump For Widespread City Violence

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Joe Biden slams Donald Trump on race-fueled disorder saying 'he can't stop the violence because for years he has fomented it' as president hits back that riots have 'forced him out of his basement'* * Joe Biden is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Monday to deliver remarks on President Donald Trump's handling of the current race-fueled disorder * 'He can't stop the violence - because for years he has fomented it,' Biden plans to say, according to pre-released portions of his speech * He'll also ask, ''Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America i... more »

CDC Bombshell: Only Six Percent Of 'Covid Deaths' From Only Covid!

Daniel McAdams at 8 hours ago
Over the weekend the Centers for Disease Control dropped a bombshell report on coronavirus/Covid deaths: of the approximately 165,000 "Covid deaths" less than ten thousand died from Covid. The rest - a vast majority - had on average 2.6 serious additional diseases, with the addition in most cases of extreme advanced age. Is it time to begin litigating the damage done to the US and the world from the lockdown policies? Also today: the "largest protest in German history" over the weekend, as estimated millions turned out to oppose mandatory masks and lockdowns. Similar protests took pl... more »

Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Neil H, “The Remembering”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Colorful NGC 1579 resembles the better known Trifid Nebula, but lies much farther north in planet Earth's sky, in the heroic constellation Perseus. About 2,100 light-years away and 3 light-years across, NGC 1579 is, like the Trifid, a study in contrasting blue and red colors, with dark dust lanes prominent in the nebula's central regions. In both, dust reflects starlight to produce beautiful blue reflection nebulae. But unlike the Trifid, in NGC 1579 the reddish glow is not emission from clouds of glowing hydrogen gas excited by ultraviolet light from a nearby hot star. Instead, the... more »

The Poet: Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"The Peace of Wild Things"* "When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free..." - Wendell Berry

Why Doesn’t Joe Biden Have a Large Lead Over Donald Trump?

Amitai Etzioni at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] There are several parties who share the blame. During the last presidential election campaign, when it became increasingly obvious to many that Donald Trump was a very troubling candidate, Hillary Clinton wondered aloud: “Why am I not ahead by fifty percent?” After all, how can any reasonable person vote for this guy? The same question stands now, only in much sharper relief. People now have seen, for years, the damage Trump has done to all the country holds dear. He has wrecked democratic institutions, the health of millions... more »

Will Donald Trump Jr. Run for President in 2024?

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * Casual talk that Trump Jr. would run for president in the future isn’t new. Ever since Trump swiped the White House in 2016, Trump Jr. has earned a strong reputation, morphing to be one of the most admired political weapons the president has on his team. Donald Trump Jr. made his first political, public appearance at the Republican National Convention in 2016, as he marched across the stage, waving and flashing subtle smiles at the bustling crowd. Once he reached the podium, he greeted the camera and the attendees with a stern, yet powerful look, s... more »

Celera 500L: The Future Airplane That Could Usher in a Revolution?

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * From the author: "The odd-looking airframe — which looks like something from a space movie — could actually represent a significant revolution in the aerospace industry, and in particular to all-important fuel efficiency — if Otto Avation’s claims about the Celera 500L airplane are true." In June of this year, the bullet-shaped Celera 500L was seen conducting taxiing tests at the Southern California Logistics Airport, showing how far the Otto Aviation program has come in recent years. The odd-looking airframe — which looks like something from a space m... more »

America’s Little-Known Power Play Against China in Africa

Seenaa Jimjimo at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Seenaa Jimjimo* *Security, Africa* [image: Reuters] Washington doesn’t need to compete dollar-for-dollar, or troop-for-troop, with Beijing in order to reassert itself in the Horn of Africa. The mere act of standing for basic tenets of U.S. foreign policy, like promoting human rights and democracy, can reverse the destabilizing authoritarian backsliding in the region’s largest, and arguably most important, country: Ethiopia. For the United States, China’s growing military and economic influence in the Horn of Africa, combined with the nagging threat of radical terrorism there, i... more »

Russia's Derivatsiya-PVO Can Destroy Cruise Missiles, Drones and More

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * From the author: The Russian military will reportedly complete the trials of its multi-functional projectiles for its latest Derivatsiya-PVO anti-aircraft system later this year. The gun is capable of firing smart munitions to fight air targets more effectively than other anti-aircraft platforms The Russian military will reportedly complete the trials of its multi-functional projectiles for its latest Derivatsiya-PVO anti-aircraft system later this year. The gun is capable of firing smart munitions to fight air targets more effectively than other anti-... more »

W.H.O. Flips-Flops from ‘Test Test Test’ to Mass Testing ‘Not Really that Useful’ — Nwo Report

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Source: EDWIN MORA World Health Organization (W.H.O.) officials did an about-face Thursday on the agency’s Chinese coronavirus testing guidelines, proclaiming that broad-based population tests are “not really that useful” and that the focus of testing should be on people showing symptoms. Both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and W.H.O. have reversed their previous […] … Continue reading W.H.O. Flips-Flops from ‘Test Test Test’ to Mass Testing ‘Not Really that Useful’ — Nwo Report →

PROJECT POGO & PROJECT ZYPHR: It doesn’t get more serious than these two black ops!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on The Truthers Journal: PROJECT POGO & PROJECT ZYPHR: It doesn’t get more serious than these two black ops! Ultra-Secret Zionist Scheme for World Takeover Revealed by Deep Insider… …Who Already Exposed Trump’s Aborted War Plan Against Iran “Every patriot needs to know about? Project Pogo and Project Zyphr.” — Intelligence Analyst &…

President Trump silently affirms the Jewish Noahide Laws Thursday, April 4, 2019

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on The Truthers Journal: President Trump silently affirms the Jewish Noahide Laws Thursday, April 4, 2019 “Education Day U.S.A” has been acknowledged and affirmed by every US President, every year, since Jimmy Carter in 1978.? The joint resolution confirms the importance of “education to the lives of [the Country] and the well-being of…

Guillotine Death by Noahide Laws PASSED BY CONGRESS-1991?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on The Truthers Journal: Guillotine Death by Noahide Laws PASSED BY CONGRESS-1991? by Daniel J Leach Jr May 7, 2011 Few Americans have ever heard of the Guillotine Death by Noahide Laws that PASSED CONGRESS in 1991 and signed into Law and was Approved March 20, 1991 by President of the U. S.,?George…

FULL ARTICLE Benjamin Fulford 8-17-20… “C…-19 campaign is sign of Full Satanic Rebellion against the Creator” | KpBlog.Space… the New Kp Blog

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Econamic Global Organizations: https://kpblog.space/2020/08/20/benjamin-fulford-8-17-20-c-19-campaign-is-sign-of-full-satanic-rebellion-against-the-creator-2/

Two wolves & a Sheep.

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Liberty & Freedom: There are two wolves and a sheep trying to decide what’s for dinner. One wolf is a Democrat and the other wolf is a Republican. Guess who you are? If you don’t do everything you can to get a fourth party at this dinner discussion you are finished. Done.…

Two wolves & a Sheep.

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Liberty & Freedom: There are two wolves and a sheep trying to decide what’s for dinner. One wolf is a Democrat and the other wolf is a Republican. Guess who you are? If you don’t do everything you can to get a fourth party at this dinner discussion you are finished. Done.…

“A Republic if YOU can keep it”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Liberty & Freedom: This was Ben Franklin’s answer when asked what type of government the Founders had just created. Two hundred and forty plus years later and it seems that the majority of Americans have little if any interest in doing so. We have become a weak and needy people, dependent on…

Monday Mirthiness: a ‘mostly peaceful’ #Election2020 choice

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: By now, I?m sure almost everyone who reads WUWT has seen the ridiculous CNN screencap with the FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTEST title while flames and burnt out cars inhabit the background. Josh did, and provides his take on it, along with a detour into the guillotine protest…

Geriatric Genocide Going On All Around Us: The Premeditated Mass Murder Of The Elderly — The Truthers Journal

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Life, Death and all between: Geriatric Genocide Going On All Around Us: The Premeditated Mass Murder Of The Elderly Children! Listen Up! The best I can see is that these Reptilian Cainites wants all the sick and ailing and especially the elderly be euthanized all in the name of CORVID-19 It’s nothing…

India Pushes to Increase Domestic Manufacturing of Solar Parts

IER at IER - 9 hours ago
India has a goal of installing 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022 , or slightly less than 10 percent… The post India Pushes to Increase Domestic Manufacturing of Solar Parts appeared first on IER.

"The Good Guys Are Not Coming To Save Us"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"The Good Guys Are Not Coming To Save Us"* by Paul Rosenberg "A lot of Americans know that the US government is out of control. Anyone who has cared enough to study the US Constitution even a little knows this. Still, very few of these people are taking any significant action, and largely because of one error: They are waiting for “the good guys” to show up and fix things. Some think that certain groups of politicians will pull it together and fix things, or that one magnificent politician will ride in to fix things. Others think that certain members of the military will step in a... more »

"Too Often..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out." - Oliver Wendell Holmes ○ “How small a portion of our life it is that we really enjoy. In youth we are looking forward to things that are to come; in old age, we are looking backwards to things that are gone past; in manhood, although we appear indeed to be more occupied in things that are present, yet even that is too often absorbed in vague determinations to be vastly happy on some future day, when we have time.” - Cha... more »

Tone-deaf Portland Mayor Blames President Trump for Weekend Violence

James Murphy at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: tone-deaf-portland-mayor-blames-president-trump-for-weekend-violence] Despite the fact that domestic terrorist group Antifa has been acting unfettered in his city for years, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler blamed the weekend murder of a Trump supporter in his city on President Trump.

Los Angeles Cancels Lease on Pastor John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: los-angeles-cancels-lease-on-pastor-john-macarthur-s-grace-community-church] In a staggering show of vindictiveness, Los Angeles County served notice this weekend on Pastor John MacArthur that it was canceling his church’s lease on county property.

Kenosha Cops: Many Antifa, BLM Terrorists Wrecking City Not From Kenosha

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: kenosha-cops-many-antifa-blm-terrorists-wrecking-city-not-from-kenosha] Kenosha police reported yesterday that nearly 60 percent of those arrested in the Antifa-Black Lives Matter riots since the shooting of sex-assault suspect Jacob Blake are outside agitators.

Should We Be Worried That In An F-16 Fighter Simulation A Military AI Defeated A Human Fighter Pilot?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
The Loyal Wingman drone, pictured above, is controlled by a human fighter pilot who instructs the drone's AI to perform specific tasks. Boeing *NBC:* *Military AI vanquishes human fighter pilot in F-16 simulation. How scared should we be?* Artificial intelligence can master difficult combat skills at warp speed, but the Pentagon’s futurists must remain mindful of its limitations and risks. From the outside, the simulated aerial dogfight the Pentagon held two weeks ago looked like a standard demonstration of close-up air-to-air combat as two F-16 fighter jets barreled through the s... more »

Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Chagos Archipelago region, Indian Ocean

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit the Chagos Archipelago region, Indian Ocean at 17:24 UTC on August 31, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was...... Read more »

DC Circuit Denies Flynn Writ of Mandamus Sends Case Back to Judge Sullivan for Final Disposition…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
I have a standing rule never to write about current events in a state of anger; forgive me for violating my own standard… this is infuriating (albeit not unexpected). The two-tiered judicial process to target a ‘transparently innocent’ man continues. … Continue reading →

Compendium

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
They’re out There… It’s official, the Pentagon has a task force dedicated to studying UFOs. Whether they ever get to the lizard wearing a Hillary suit or not is anyone’s guess. But once they’re identified, the task force will move on. Alaska is HUGE Alaska Superimposed on the Lower 48-Stretches from coast to […] The post Compendium appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

DC Police Ramp Up Aggressive Tactics After March On Washington

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Friday’s March on Washington brought massive crowds to downtown D.C. and ended without any significant confrontations between police and protesters. But as demonstrations bled into the weekend, the response from authorities took a combative turn. Locals who had been going to demonstrations in the District since the end of May said it was some of the most aggressive policing they had experienced at protests. Police deployed flash bangs and sprayed protesters with chemical irritants. Street medics with Medics for Justice, who have organized to provide medical assistance at protests ... more »

Reflecting On 12 Years In Palestine

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
In Palestine, I have split my time between working on human rights issues for Palestinians and working for the environment. These are not mutually exclusive as there is significant overlap. There are issues of colonizer assaults on the environment and environmental justice. There are issues of human sustainability and food security (dependent on the environment). Of course where and how we act evolves and changes in time. In those 12 years, I learned that our struggle as indigenous people in Palestine is connected to the struggle of indigenous people everywhere. I also learned that... more »

‘People Are Still Putting Their Bodies On The Line To Stop This Pipeline’

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Bias lived in the anti-pipeline camps for five months and got sev­en state mis­de­meanor charges of their own. Bias has been deal­ing with the gen­er­al legal after­math of Stand­ing Rock ever since, fight­ing their own charges and sup­port­ing the fed­er­al felony defendants. As peo­ple cel­e­brate the court rul­ing against the pipeline, Bias wants to remind them that the phys­i­cal part of the strug­gle is not over. “We’re still fight­ing this pipeline, because we still have peo­ple incar­cer­at­ed for the work we did in camp,” Bias says. ​“Peo­ple have got to rec­og­nize that p... more »

US And Russia Collide, While Syrian Tribes Call For US Withdrawal

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
On August 20, Pres. Trump met with Iraq’s PM, and said the US is leaving Iraq “fairly rapidly” and making decisions on Syria “fairly soon.” The Iraqi Parliament called for the total withdrawal of US troops. A meeting of 5,000 Syrian tribal members in northeast Syria on August 11 demanded the US forces, and their SDF militia partners withdraw from occupation of the area after the SDF assassinated Sheikh Mutashar al-Hafil and his relative Dar Mihlef al-Khalaf, which provoked a wave of protests, and the call of “Yankee Go Home”. “We are calling on the international coalition to tran... more »

South Sudan's Government And The Main Rebel Alliance Have Agreed To A Peace Deal Ending 17 Years Of War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur* Agreement provides for the dismantling of rebel forces and integration of their fighters into the national army. South Sudan's government and the main rebel alliance agreed on a peace deal on Monday to end 17 years of conflict. The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, signed the peace agreement at a ceremony in Juba, capital of neighbouring South Sudan, which has hosted and helped mediate the long-... more »

"The Truth Hurts, But The Lack Of Truth Hurts More"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"The Truth Hurts, But The Lack Of Truth Hurts More"* by Mark Manson "Each week, I send you three potentially life-changing ideas to help you be a slightly less awful human being. This week, we’re talking about: 1) our inability to be objective about, well, anything, 2) the death of expertise, and 3) opinions are overrated. Let’s get into it. *1. What you see is who you’re with* – A few years ago, I wrote an article about the ways our minds fail at interpreting what is objectively true about the world around us. I discussed cognitive biases, heuristics, false memories, and the way... more »

Asteroid 2011 ES4 to flyby Earth at 0.32 LD

An asteroid designated 2011 ES4 will make a close approach to Earth at just 0.32 LD / 0.00048 AU (71 806 km / 44 618 miles) at 16:12 UTC on September 1, 2020. This is the 60th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This...... Read more »

Food Supplies Are In Real Danger and No Ones Talking About It

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 9 hours ago
The post Food Supplies Are In Real Danger and No Ones Talking About It appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

SECRET FRENCH PLAN TO SET UP SWINE FLU VACCINE CENTRES TO VACCINATE ENTIRE POPULATION SEEMS TO BE BASIS FOR CORONAVIRUS VACCINE CENTRES

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 9 hours ago
*THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT RELEASED A PLAN ON 21ST AUGUST 2009 WITHOUT PUBLICITY TO SET UP CENTRALIZED VACCINE CENTRES BY SEPTEMBER 28TH TO VACCINATE ENTIRE FRENCH POPULATION WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC* *THE PLAN WAS TO VACCINATE THE ENTIRE POPULATION IN FOUR MONTHS, THAT IS, BY END OF JANUARY 2010* *2009 PLAN SEEMS TO BE BASIS OF CENTRALIZED CORONAVIRUS VACCINE CENTRES NOW IN PROCESS OF BEING SET UP IN USA AND LIKELY ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN SECRET* *2009 PLAN FORESEES MOBILE VACCINE TEAMS **TO VACCINATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PRISONERS* *ECHOES TRUMP'S REQUEST TO THE CDC TO SE... more »

Laura Only Ranks 17th For Minimum Pressure

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Hurricane Laura Much has been reported about Hurricane Laura’s wind speeds of 130 Kts at landfall, which if true would make it the fifth most powerful hurricane at landfall to hit the US, tied with five others: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html However atmospheric pressure tells a rather different story. When Laura made landfall, the minimum […]

More Bollywood over-the-top fight action

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
(A quick note: it's been pointed out that the clips I've shown in this latest series, at least so far, are from Telegu-language movies, which are known as "Tollywood" in India, rather than "Bollywood", which is technically a reference to Hindu-language films. However, here in the West, "Bollywood" has become a catch-all description for all Indian films; so I'll continue to use it in that sense.) This excerpt, from the movie Sarrainodu, is about as over-the-top as any I've ever seen, from two perspectives. One is the punishment the hero absorbs before he starts to fight back. I... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Martin, Tennessee, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/31/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/31/20"* *Updated as available.* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Deceptive correlations to reality by these arch-criminals are total lies. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ◆ *8/31/20* *○* Gregory Mannarino, *AM* *8/31/20:* *"Important Updates"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch... more »

“Lock-downs just mean that the same number of susceptible people will die, only later in the pandemic,” says MD

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
“Barring a major breakthrough, the pandemic will infect and kill about the same number of people whether a lock-down is in place or not.” – Robin Willcourt MD _____________ Lock-downs just mean that the same number of susceptible people will die, only later in the pandemic Robin Willcourt MD We cannot ‘legislate’ against a virus ... Read more “Lock-downs just mean that the same number of susceptible people will die, only later in the pandemic,” says MD The post “Lock-downs just mean that the same number of susceptible people will die, only later in the pandemic,” says MD appeared ... more »

Covid deaths in English NHS Hospitals

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
31 August 2020

Watch: UKC News: ‘Case-demic’ Exposed and Why Gov’t COVID Narrative is Collapsing

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
As people return for their ‘Stay-cation’ summer holidays, many schools and businesses are now wanting to open up, which poses a dilemma for politicians and government health officials – who risk losing much of the power they’ve managed to accumulate over the last 6 months by fostering an air of “pandemic” hysteria, and by promulgating fears of a second wave of coronavirus ‘cases.’ In this program we show how the main testing systems don’t actually work and how case numbers are being inflated by government in order to justify roll-out an obvious totalitarian and technocrat agenda. Al... more »

Shortened census count will hurt communities of color

Aggie Yellow Horse, Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies and Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 10 hours ago
The census will likely count fewer Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, Asian Americans and Americans of Hispanic or Latino origin than there actually are.

India Says Its Army Detered China's Military Movements Near The Border

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *India accuses China of 'provocative military movements' near border* *Two countries locked in standoff along southern bank of Pangong Lake in Ladakh* India and China have accused each other of military provocation and violating sovereign territory along their disputed Himalayan border, escalating tensions between the two sides which have been locked in a months-long standoff. A statement by India’s defence ministry accused the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of carrying out “provocative military movements to change the status quo” on the southern bank of ... more »

German direct action for peace

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Hundreds of anti-war activists rallied in Kassel on Friday outside Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall arms factories. Demonstrators spoke out against Germany's exports of weapons and investments in the arms industry. "We need a lot more money, a lot more resources for comprehensive health care for everyone, the pandemic made that clear. Instead, more and more money is flowing into armaments, rearmament, the military," said Daniel Seifer from the Rheinmetall Disarming Alliance. Protesters attempted to block entrances of both factories, preventing employees from coming to work.

World News Briefs -- August 31, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Israeli, U.S. officials land in UAE, Kushner urges Palestinians to negotiate* ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on a historic trip to finalize a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state, and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace. White House senior adviser Jared Kushner also said on arrival that Washington could maintain Israel’s military edge while advancing its ties to the UAE, the Arab world’s second largest economy and a regional power. In apparent... more »

Brains and Bias, continued.

G. Patrick Lynch at Econlib - 10 hours ago
Read Part 1 of my review. While Ritchie’s book does a laudable job in describing for the reader some of the most common pitfalls in scientific research, after these first chapters he starts to lose his way. He includes an additional chapter about what he calls “hype,” in which he tries to describe the […] The post Brains and Bias, continued. appeared first on Econlib.

Should I Start a School?

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 10 hours ago
When fellow professors discover that I homeschool my children, their most common reaction is: “How do you get any work done?” Hand to God, I’ve never found it hard. I started homeschooling my older sons back in 2015 when they were 12. They were already more mature than most adults will ever be, so Caplan […] The post Should I Start a School? appeared first on Econlib.

The Virus May Strike Teachers Unions

David Henderson at Econlib - 10 hours ago
I promised to post my latest Wall Street Journal op/ed after 30 days had expired. Here it is: The Virus May Strike Teachers Unions What happens when they refuse to do their jobs and it turns out home-schoolers are better at it anyway? By David R. Henderson July 29, 2020 12:38 pm ET If you […] The post The Virus May Strike Teachers Unions appeared first on Econlib.

Free Download: Albert Camus, “Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays”* "In the speech he gave upon accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Albert Camus said that a writer "cannot serve today those who make history; he must serve those who are subject to it." And in these twenty-three political essays, he demonstrates his commitment to history's victims, from the fallen maquis of the French Resistance to the casualties of the Cold War. 'Resistance, Rebellion and Death' displays Camus' rigorous moral intelligence addressing issues that range from colonial warfare in Algeria to the social cancer of ... more »

Message to Russia? Six B-52 Bombers Took Part in 'Allied Sky' Flyover

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The single-day mission was intended to demonstrate NATO solidarity, enhance readiness and provide training opportunities that were aimed at enhancing interoperability for all participating aircrews from the U.S. and NATO allies. Allied Sky was meant to be the latest iteration of Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions that have been conducted in the European theater of operations since 2018. On Friday, six B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers took part in an operation dubbed "Allied Sky" and flew across 30 NATO countries in a single-day mission that was mean... more »

Home Surveillance Cameras (Like Ring) Can Tip off Raids, FBI Warned

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GM1EB180GMO01&share=true] It turns out that Big Brother doesn't like your own private big brother. In recent years, home surveillance cameras, from Ring and other brands, have become hugely popular. The cameras from the company, which is owned by Amazon, have put home security at an affordable price, and have even been used to capture bee pollination in real time, at the home of one of TNI’s editors. Across the United States, U.K., France and Germany, home surveillance ... more »

Why the Surrender of Imperial Japan Still Matters

Christopher Nelson at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Christopher Nelson* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Harry Truman’s decision to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki cannot be judged by modern-day nuclear war concerns. Wednesday will be the seventy-fifty anniversary of Imperial Japan’s formal surrender, thus ending the year’s annual debates over the tragedies preceding President Harry Truman’s decision to use nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The tragic lessons tied to these events remain central to peace and stability in the world. This year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to send one of th... more »

Could Coronavirus Save the World from a Rough Flu Season?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E91B0BX801&share=true] In what could be considered good news for the United States, currently, Australia, Brazil, and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere are in the midst of the winter flu season, and the data is indicating that the overall number of flu cases there is relatively low For the past couple of months, health officials and doctors have been warning about the quickly approaching flu season, saying that a devastating one-two punch of the seasonal viru... more »

TCL's 2020 6-Series QLED 4K HDTV: The Reviews Are In...

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: https://www.tcl.com/usca/content/dam/tcl/products/home-theater/6-series/6-series-gaming-nobg.png] It looks like TCL has done it again with a well-priced TV with good features. Did we mention QLED? TCL, earlier in August, released this year’s new 5-Series and 6-Series Quantum Dot TVs, which promise great performance at an affordable price, while also continuing to offer the Roku TV interface. The QLED TVs were first announced back in January at International CES. The 6-Series TVs are available in 55-, 65-, and 75-inch sizes, priced at $64... more »

"2020's Economic Destruction Due To The State's COVID Response Will Pale In Comparison To What's Coming!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"2020's Economic Destruction Due To The State's * *COVID Response Will Pale In Comparison To What's Coming!"* by Gary Barnett “It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen. The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning. Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less f... more »

"Mencken, Where Are You Now That We Need You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
○ ○ “Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), usually designated simply H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the "Sage of Baltimore" and the "American Nietzsche". He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.” - https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken

"Russians Won’t Interfere in U.S. Elections"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Russians Won’t Interfere in U.S. Elections"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "We have two pieces of bad news… both becoming clear over the last two weeks. First, the Republican Party is dead. We’ll roll the corpse over tomorrow and have a look. But sadly, the Democrats are alive and well. *Waste of Time *Here at the Diary, we try to ignore politics as much as possible. Like TV, Facebook, and dinner parties, they’re a waste of time. Besides, we have no desire to take something away from anyone else, neither with a pistol or an election. If we can’t earn it – or at least ste... more »

Nebraska ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana challenged in court

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide whether to allow residents to vote in November on the legalization of medical marijuana – a move that would create business opportunities to cultivate and sell MMJ. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner on Friday filed a challenge to Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s ruling that the medical marijuana ballot […] Nebraska ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana challenged in court is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Big Oil is in trouble. Its plan: flood Africa with plastic.

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
31-Aug-2020 Faced with plunging profits and a climate crisis that threatens fossil fuels, the industry is demanding a trade deal that weakens Kenya's rules on plastics and on imports of American trash.

Knezevic warns Darmanovic he will sue the state before the international court of arbitration

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
31-Aug-2020 Knežević and the Atlas Group's affected companies have the right to initiate arbitration proceedings against Montenegro, according to the arbitration rules of UNCITRAL, ICC or ICSID.

India can benefit from African Continental trade pact: MEA

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
31-Aug-2020 Underscoring India's commitment towards growth in relations with Africa, New Delhi said the country's businesses could benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement that was gathering pace.

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