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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.

Saturday, September 12, 2020

12 September - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

10 pm MDT

From 9/11 to the Great Reset. From Al Qaeda to Covid The Virus…

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago
11 September 2020 — Asia Times Davos types issue a new ‘with us or against us’ ultimatum eerily reminiscent of the old 9/11 world By Pepe Escobar This article was originally published on Asia Times. 9/11 was the foundation stone of the new millennium – ever as much indecipherable as the Mysteries of Eleusis. A year … Continue reading From 9/11 to the Great Reset. From Al Qaeda to Covid The Virus…

Plaguicidas cancerígenos incluidos en el Acuerdo Comercial Chile-Brasil (Piñera-Bolsonaro)

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
12-Sep-2020 El Acuerdo de Libre Comercio (ALC) entre Chile y Brasil se enmarca en la misma estrategia de crecimiento cuyos dañinos resultados en salud pública y dependencia alimentaria se han hecho más evidentes en la crisis sanitaria.

Weekend reads: Questions about Russian COVID-19 vaccine data; a p-value pledge; why one author removed her name from a paper

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 11 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: An Elsevier book chapter that claims COVID-19 came from space; … Continue reading Weekend reads: Questions about Russian COVID-19 vaccine data; a p-value pledge; why one author removed her name from a paper

Washington becomes seventh U.S. state to outlaw wildlife killing contests

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
Washington has just outlawed wildlife killing contests—the seventh state to do so in the past six years. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 7-2 this morning to pass a rule ending these gruesome spectacles where participants kill large numbers of wild animals simply for the thrill and for cash and prizes. The new rule prohibits contests for animals like coyotes, bobcats, crows, foxes and raccoons. That is significant as these animals typically have few protections under state laws and are the most common victims at such contests, where winners are decided based on who ... more »

Saturday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Patrick Greenfield reports on a new study from the Zoological Society of London showing how wildlife populations are plummeting in the face of environmental destruction. Charlie Warzel makes the seemingly modest request that people care about the large swaths of the western U.S. on fire as a result of climate change. And Martin Dunphy reports on new research showing the nearly immediate damage to human health caused by wildfire smoke. - Seth Klein offers seven lessons from Canada's World War II mobilization effort which we'd be applying... more »

Trump Tweets “Kim Jong Un Is In Good Health”. North Korea deal on the horizon?

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
*****News Topic 18***** Trump Tweets “Kim Jong Un Is In Good Health” After Latest Round Of ‘Near Death’ Rumors https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-says-rare-tweet-kim-jong-un-good-health-after-latest-round-near-death-rumors

Dazed and Confused. Former Biden Stenographer confirms Joe is indeed SLEEPY

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
*****News Topic 17***** Biden’s ‘mental acuity’ has diminished in the last 4 years, ex-WH stenographer says: ‘He’s lost a step ‘https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-stenographer-mental-acuity-public-speaking-white-house

Week in Review: Nature’s huge toll on cannabis growers, Illinois social equity questions, legalization efforts & more

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Wildfires in the West have devastated a number of marijuana farms in Oregon, Washington state and California, while an early freeze hit Colorado, threatening outdoor marijuana and hemp cultivation. MJBizDaily takeaway: It’s too early to attach a dollar figure to the damages, but costs will be in the millions. In Colorado, it’s likely the early […] Week in Review: Nature’s huge toll on cannabis growers, Illinois social equity questions, legalization efforts & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Exceptional rainfall and record floods hit African Sahel

Exceptionally heavy rains and record floods across West, Central, and East Africa have affected millions of people in recent weeks, with more than 200 people dead and hundreds of thousands left homeless. Unprecedented rainfall has destroyed homes and crops, adding...... Read more »

Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.

The "New AbNormal" Education System - School This Year is a Complete BallZ UP! Keep Your Kids Home

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
Folks,* the Western Edjumication system *can be summed up in the above photo. First, look at the signs on the children's desk. They're all communistic direction signs that govern even how people walk. How will these children function in a situation where there are no signs to tell them what side of the hallway to walk on or how far to stay apart? All this micro-managing of their personal freedoms and physical space...even to their ability to get from point A to B...is preparing them for an adulthood where they will live in a high-rise cubical of an apartment and just go from ther... more »

Winning On The First Try

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*-by Eva Putzova* It’s been a bit over a month since my bid for a congressional seat ended with *winning* 41.4 percent of the vote in one of the largest districts in the country in the midst of a global pandemic. I look back at our campaign as a truly winning campaign because to get 33,248 Arizonans to vote for an immigrant who didn’t shy away from supporting Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and a tuition-free college education in an environment where the Democratic Party with all its institutional power chose to back a lifelong-Republican-turned-Democrat with a strong pro-Tr... more »

Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Trump

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: chicago-s-fraternal-order-of-police-endorses-trump] The endorsement from the Chicago FOP chapter adds to a lengthening list of endorsements the president has been receiving in support of his reelection.

She's back!

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
To paraphrase: "Hello, Hello. It's good to be back, it's good to be back" Sorry, what with one thing and another, this blog seems to have been lying in the reeds, dying, this year at times. What's the next step, waiting in the wings? Well, whatever it may be... Like an animal trapped in a hot car, I watched the controversial Emily Maitlis's return to controversial *Newsnight *after her controversial brief summer holiday. For old time's sake. With a flashed smile, Emily said it was "nice to be back". And, whatever else you can say about it, she was certainly back, going af... more »

Afterthoughts

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Whatever you might think of his campaign (and I don't support it), anti-lockdown activist Professor Richard Ennos told an interesting anecdote this week about an encounter with a BBC reporter back in April: The first time I ever spoke...I went along to a meeting which was of concerned people which was in April and it was at Holyrood Park and it had already been smeared by the Scottish government. The First Minister had said that people shouldn't go along, it would just be a load of anti-vaxxers, etc. Anyhow I went along and I had to speak because there was no one else there to ... more »

QAnon, Cuties and the BBC

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
The BBC's disinformation unit might have to be renamed its QAnon unit, given how intensely they cover that conspiracy theory. It even led to this tweet from the BBC's disinformation reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh: He soon had second thoughts and deleted it. This resulted in the following exchange, which I thought I might share with you: *Simon Dolan*: I thought he might delete it. Do you want to clarify @Shayan86? *Shayan Sardarizadeh*: Happy to clarify. The tweet lacked context about the film, so I deleted it. Here's a tweet with clear context about what critics and those be... more »

Disney isn't contradictory; it always supports killing

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
Recently a number of commentators have been pointing out that Disney said it couldn't work in Georgia because the state passed a bill limiting abortions to prior to the unborn child's heart starting to beat but then Disney gladly worked in the part of China where over a million Muslim Uyghurs have been put into concentration camps and where Uyghur babies have been killed. There is no contradiction. In both cases Disney is siding with killing as an acceptable policy. People have sex in Georgia and they get pregnant Disney says that they should be able to kill their unborn sons an... more »

Jewish Rabbis condemn SPLC's "hate map"

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
The SPLC started out as a good group fighting the Democrat founded KKK. But it's now morphed into a Democrat hate group that labels anyone who subscribes to traditional Christian or Jewish morality as haters. 100 Orthodox Jewish Rabbis have called on Amazon to stop using the SPLC to decide which charities are legitimate and which ones aren't. The Rabbis sent Jeff Bezos a letter which said: *The letter charges that the SPLC "frequently vilifies group based upon nothing more than their advocacy for biblically-based beliefs about sexuality and family ethics that were uncontroversial... more »

FDNY catches man who slugged a woman: Courts let him free

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
Democrat politicians love criminals and hate we the people. In New York City a man on a bike slugged a woman. He was pursued by some firefighters who caught him and held him until the police could come to arrest him. The man was charged with assault, menacing, harassment and attempted assault and at his first hearing was held on a $20,000 bail. However four days later at his second appearance in court he was released without bail. Democrat politicians keep letting criminals back on the streets to prey on we the people while they live in their gated communities and have their ow... more »

Did Kroger Tell Employees They Can Wear BLM Masks, but Not Flag Masks?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Adding a color background to a baseless statement doesn't make it any more factual.

The B-21 Stealth Bomber Revolution Is Almost Here

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * All we know, at least so far, point to a weapons platform like no other on the planet. The first flight of the new U.S. Air Force B-21 stealth bomber is now less than two years away, a milestone expected to usher in a new era in stealth technology, avionics, targeting, data management and AI for bomber aircraft . “The B-21 is intended to stand in and hit heavily defended targets with special-purpose weapons that we can use to strike from a distance or by other means. We know the B-21 will bring unique characteristics with low observability and weapon... more »

Trump vs. Biden: What Happens if No One Wins the Electoral College?

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HWI9V5SN5&share=true] How might a proper winner be announced? Will Congress or the courts have to take action. “Folks, it looks like we don’t have a forty-sixth president just yet,” Fox News’ Chris Wallace said during the network’s live coverage after the Electoral College votes were cast. “The House is in the process of convening to settle this contingent election, which is the fourth time in history that this has happened. Stay tuned.” The presidential sco... more »

Precision Strike Missile: How the U.S. Army Plans to Sink a Navy

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The U.S. Army will be able to target and destroy moving enemy ships at ranges out to 500 km by 2025 with its emerging, land-launched Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), a developing weapon intended to bring a new level of mid-range attack possibilities, precision and advanced targeting technology to the force. The U.S. Army will be able to target and destroy moving enemy ships at ranges out to 500 km by 2025 with its emerging, land-launched Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), a developing weapon intended to bring a new level of mid-range attack possibilities... more »

China Wants to Combine Swarm Weapons and Armored Vehicles

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MPI9MW146&share=true] Joint warfare operations are about to change quite dramtically in the years to come. If armored combat vehicles were fast approaching heavily fortified enemy positions, and closing with an enemy within range of fire, integrated drone swarms might offer a substantial tactical advantage by blanketing the area with surveillance, testing enemy defenses, or themselves functioning as explosives. Such a strategic approach, long underway in terms of U.... more »

Former FDA Chief Blames Early COVD-19 Testing Failures for Virus Spread

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * Gottlieb’s comments come as the United States’ early efforts to combat the pandemic are under renewed scrutiny after it was revealed that President Donald Trump acknowledged the dangers of the coronavirus in a February interview with journalist Bob Woodward and then downplayed the threat soon after so that he wouldn’t “create a panic.” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has acknowledged that the lack of testing nationwide early in the novel coronavirus outbreak was the chief blunder that allowed the ... more »

China: We Can Track the F-22 Raptor and Stealth F-35

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* Beijing has certainly made this claim in the past. Is it accurate or more hype? Stealth fighters such as America's F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aren't technically invisible, but they are difficult to track on radar. Now the People's Republic of China is claiming its latest fixed-wing early warning aircraft (AEW) can track such aircraft. The new Xian KJ-600 AEW, which recently conducted its maiden flight, could boost the People's Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) combat capability dramatically, reported the Eurasian Times. Pr... more »

AN OCTOBER SURPRISE FOR AN AUDIENCE OF ONE?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 12 hours ago
We know that Donald Trump's reelection campaign has wasted millions of dollars on advertising the campaign knows won't affect the election outcome, just to please the boss: Some spending choices appear devised, at least in part, to satisfy Mr. Trump himself, including the Super Bowl ads, which were purchased as part of an advertising arms race with [then-presidential candidate Mike] Bloomberg. The two ads on game day cost more than the Trump campaign spent on local television through the end of July in each of four battleground states: Wisconsin ($3.9 million), Michigan ($3.6 millio... more »

WATCH: Cop Arrested for Repeatedly Stealing from Elderly Dead Man’s Home—Not Fired, Paid Leave Instead

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: stealing]A cop was caught on a hidden camera repeatedly burglarizing the home of a dead elderly man and was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, but not fired.

Whose Lives Matter?

Walter E. Block at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] To say that “Black Lives Matter” has been in the news of late would be the understatement of the year, if not the decade. Maybe, even the century. This phrase is on everyone’s lips, on front yard signs, placards, billboards and even, in very large letters, on the streets of not just a few cities. It is the rare newspaper that appears without commenting upon this phrase each and every day. In order to make sense of this phenomenon, let us consider a few distinctions. First, there is the plain old ordinary declarative phrase “black lives matter.” Of course they do... more »

Navalny, Nordstream 2, Belarus, and the American Elections: The Tangled Web of Smears against Russia

Valeria Z. Nollan at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] The narrative is banal and so familiar: Russia is once again accused of having “poisoned” an individual trumpeted by the Western media as threatening the Russian government’s interests. The minor political activist Alexei Navalny made the headlines after a suspicious incident at the airport in Tomsk on August 20, 2020 sickened him and necessitated emergency medical assistance. Russian doctors at the hospital in Omsk fought for his life for two days and stabilized his condition. Questions abound concerning the way in which the events surrounding this incident have... more »

Did Medal of Honor Recipient Joe Jackson Die Without Proper Tribute?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Joe Jackson, a Medal of Honor recipient, died at age 95 in January 2019.

“Knowledge is Liberation” — “Knowledge is Power”

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
The western civilization believes that “knowledge is power.” But the Hindu civilization’s view of knowledge is shaped by the Sankhya system developed in the Vedic age (about three thousand years ago)—the Sankhya philosophers preached: “Knowledge is liberation.” While the western people share their knowledge with each other and use it to make rapid progress in the world, the Hindu people neglect the world—they keep their knowledge inside themselves with the aim of using it for the attainment of personal liberation or salvation. The idea that “knowledge is power” is more conducive f... more »

Alexei Navalny News Links 23 August – 8 September 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
12 September 2020 — The New Dark Age Russia: Nord Stream 2 vs. Poisoning of Alexei Navalny https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/russia-nord-stream-2-vs-poisoning-of-alexei-navalny/ Orchestrated Events Responsible for Alexey Navalny’s Illness? Alexei Navalny’s Case Matters to the Kremlin Distinct False Flag Aroma About Navalny Incident Belarus, Navalny Cast Shadows On Russia’s Ties With EU https://orientalreview.org/2020/09/09/belarus-navalny-cast-shadows-on-russias-ties-with-eu/ Navalny, Novichok, and Nord Stream 2 http://infobrics.org/post/31749/ … Continue reading Alexei Navalny Ne... more »

How a Senate Inquiry Revealed the Israeli Surveillance Industry’s Role in Orchestrating Russiagate

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
A Senate investigation reveals that a consortium of Israeli hacking and surveillance firms coordinated and facilitated meetings between Trump campaign operatives and Russia during the 2016 campaign, but they don’t really want to talk about it.

Israel Funds America’s Israel Lobby, While U.S. Taxpayers Pay for Endless Fraud Against Themselves

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 13 hours ago
Imagine for a moment that there is a foreign government that receives billions of dollars a year in “aid” and other benefits from the United States taxpayer. Consider beyond that, the possibility that that government might take part of the money it receives and secretly recycle it to groups of American citizens in the United … Continue reading Israel Funds America’s Israel Lobby, While U.S. Taxpayers Pay for Endless Fraud Against Themselves →

9/11 Two Decades On… A Legacy of Horrors and Imperial Defeat

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 13 hours ago
This week marks 19 years since the 9/11 terror attacks hit the northeastern United States resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths. It was an era-defining event which has shaped the first quarter of the 21st century, and perhaps even beyond that. Within weeks of the horror, the United States launched a global “war on terror” which … Continue reading 9/11 Two Decades On… A Legacy of Horrors and Imperial Defeat →

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Chopping and stacking wood all day. Getting ready for winter. Blogging will return this evening.

Will The Trump Campaign's Door To Door Efforts Help President Trump Win In November?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee aren’t sending volunteers or staffers to talk with voters at home, and don’t anticipate doing anything more than dropping off literature unless the crisis abates. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert *NYPost:* *Trump campaign reaches 100M voters as team Biden avoids door knocks * WASHINGTON — President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee passed an enormous milestone this week — making contact with their 100 millionth voter through door knocking and phone banking. The RNC says it has knocked on the doors of 12 million potential ... more »

Why Are Politically Correct Institutions In The U.S. Caving In To Communist China?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon*:* The Dialectic of Woke* Column: Why politically correct institutions cave to Communist China Last week a few sharp-eyed members of the audience for Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan noticed something ugly in the credits. The film’s producers thanked, among others, the publicity department of the "CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Committee" as well as the "Turpan Municipal Bureau of Public Security." These are the same political and disciplinary institutions that oppress China’s Uighur minority. Disney cooperated with them witho... more »

UK Conservative Party firm on BREXIT. Labour looks lost under Keir Starmer

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Via iNews (https://inews.co.uk/opinion/keir-starmer-brexit-withdrawal-agreement-642575).. A big part of political combat is over what the fight is actually about. Traditionally, the Conservative Party has preferred to fight elections on the issues like defence, the economy and crime, while Labour has preferred to fight elections on issues like health or education. The success of Boris Johnson in 2019 […]

UK Conservative Party firm on BREXIT. Labour looks lost under Keir Starmer.

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
UK Conservative Party firm on BREXIT. Labour looks lost under Keir Starmer. by The Duran UK Conservative Party firm on BREXIT. Labour looks lost under Keir Starmer. The Duran: Episode 668. Via iNews (https://inews.co.uk/opinion/keir-starmer-brexit-withdrawal-agreement-642575)… A big part of political combat is over what the fight is actually about. Traditionally, the Conservative Party has preferred to […]

Nobody Wants A War In Space

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The U.S. Space Force isn't the only military space branch popping up around the world. (Image: © U.S. Space Force) *Chelsea Gohd, Space.com*: *Everyone wants a Space Force — but why?* *"Nobody wants a war in space."* As perceived security threats mount in Earth's orbit, countries around the world are following the example of the United States and creating their own "space forces." Nine months ago, in December 2019, the U.S. Space Force was born. The new military branch was created with a focus to protect the nation's satellites and other space assets, which are vital to everythin... more »

Doing A Woodward

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Roger Cohen -- who is recovering from COVID -- catalogues all the things "you know" about Donald Trump: You know that ego could not resist 18 interviews with Bob Woodward, just as you know that he spent some of those interviews detailing his lies to the American people about the virus (he preferred “to always play it down”), just as you know that he said in 2018 that the Aisne-Marne American cemetery in France he declined to visit was “filled with losers,” just as you know that in 2017 he said Haitians “all have AIDS” and Nigerian immigrants wouldn’t ever “go back to their hut... more »

Atlanta Rhythm Section – smooth but less known

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 14 hours ago
The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) is likely not a top of mind group. They formed as a session band in the early 1970’s emphasizing a rhythm guitar sound. Some of its members were in an earlier band, “The Classics IV,” … Continue reading →

Man-made West Coast wildfires

Peter Murphy at CFACT - 14 hours ago
The vast spread of wildfires in the nation’s three Pacific Coast states—California, Oregon and Washington—are the fault of politicians, bureaucrats and green interest groups. The post Man-made West Coast wildfires appeared first on CFACT.

‘Where we at?’: SWAT Gets Lost, Throws Grenade Into Innocent Elderly Man’s Home as He Watches TV

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: grenade]An innocent 79-year-old man was watching TV when a lost SWAT team threw a flashbang grenade into his home and attacked him.

Will The U.S. Military Leave Incirlik Air Force Base In Turkey And Relocate To The Greek Island Of Crete?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Washington Examiner:* *US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to ‘disturbing’ Erdogan actions, senior senator claims* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “disturbing” foreign policy has spurred U.S. officials to intensify preparations to withdraw from Incirlik Air Force base, according to a senior Republican senator and American analysts. “We don't know what's gonna happen to Incirlik,” Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee for Europe, told the Washington Examiner. “We hope for the best, but we have to plan for the ... more »

BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
I saw this post this morning (Politically Incorrect Canadian) and I realized that Wall Construction has been ignored now for several months……..short video… So I had to find the Trump Wall Construction site, great updates….about 200 miles of wall have been placed…. I then found this youtube of the construction being done in the El Paso, Tucson, Yuma, El Centro, and San Diego sections of the Border Patrol Districts…. GREAT JOB MEN/WOMEN constructing the WALL!!!! Enjoy! ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)

You know it makes sense

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
The news that Andrew Neil looks set to return to the BBC with an enhanced role, with Tim Davie highlighting his importance by talking to him on Zoom on his second day in the job, is a good sign. Mr Davie's prompt call stands in marked contrast to the previous BBC regime which, according to the *Daily Telegraph*, didn't contact him even once after his programme was taken off air. The downside, of course, is that Andrew might have to tone down his barbed remarks about the Corporation again. A constructive suggestion: How about moving *Newsnight* to 8pm and replacing Emily Mait... more »

Friction over Bobby at the BBC (updated)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
*The Times *reports today that BBC Asian Network presenter Bobby Friction has encountered resistance from BBC bosses after rubbing up against BBC editorial guidelines with a bitter, impartiality-busting tweet against the Conservatives (and Margaret Thatcher). BBC managers forced him to delete it. A BBC spokesman tells the paper that Bobby "has been reminded of his responsibilities as a BBC presenter." The question is: Will he take any notice though? The top-rated comment below the report reads: It is self evident that the BBC has no control over its celebrity presenters and ... more »

Russian President Putin Apologizes To Serbian President Vucic Over Russian Wpokeswoman Zakharova Facebook Post

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova © Mikhail Voskresenskiy © Sputnik *BBC*: *Putin apology to Serbia over Russian spokeswoman Zakharova* Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a rare apology to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic for a senior Russian official's Facebook post which angered Mr Vucic. Mr Vucic told Serbian TV about the apology and the Kremlin confirmed it. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted a photo of Mr Vucic sitting opposite President Donald Trump in the White House and below it a photo of actress Sharon Stone's legs. ... more »

Plans for seven-storey building at North and Oxford streets coming to new Halifax committee

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
A developer is submitting an updated proposal for the corner of Oxford and North streets, and a new committee created for the Centre Plan will weigh in on the design next week. George Giannoulis’s Mosaik Properties, affiliated with his family’s Mythos Developments Ltd., is hoping to build a seven-storey apartment building with about 130 one- […]

What Happens When an F-22 Faces Another F-22?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* This kind of training would be invaluable for emerging F-22 pilots. *Key Point*: Why not practice against older F-22s to know what it is like to go up against a real stealth fighter? The U.S. Air Force may use its older F-22s as “enemy” fighters in mock-combat exercises as a way to fully prepare F-22 pilots for major air warfare against the most advanced opponents in the world. The Air Force has 186 F-22 fighters and, as is widely known, does not plan to build new ones or restart production lines. Many of the more modern F-22 variants have rece... more »

Lockheed Martin Sending Drones to Poland to Support Stealth F-35s

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* A dynamic-duo in the works? While the Polish Air Force won't receive its first F-35A Lightning II jet fighters until 2024, this week it was announced that those aircraft could have quite a unique “wingman.” According to multiple reports Poland will not only acquire 32 of the fifth generation stealth fighters under a deal signed in January, but the aircraft's manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, would also supply the Polish military with long-range drones to enhance the operational capabilities of the F-35. “Both the U.S. and Poland are interested in a ... more »

America vs. Russia: Brinksmanship With Nuclear Bombers Risks Starting a Disastrous War

Jason Ditz at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Jason Ditz* *Security, Europe* B-52s vs. Russian jets in the Black Sea could start a crisis that spark a war no one would ever want. In the past few months, the Black Sea is a lot less quiet than it ought to be. A mostly land-locked sea with decades of treaties designed to keep interlopers from sending warships into the area willy-nilly, the source of tension is in the skies, with U.S. planes showing up just outside of Russian airspace. There have been times where such interceptions are reported twice or even thrice a week, usually with Russian Su-27 fight jets intercepting U.S... more »

Hottest August Claims In California Don’t Stack Up

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The LA Times claims that last month was the hottest August in record in California: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-10/a-sizzling-record-august-was-hottest-month-on-record-in-california And NOAA seem to confirm this: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/national/time-series And yet as we already know, last month’s heatwave was not exceptional there. So do NOAA’s claims stack up? Let’s start with Los Angeles itself, which is […]

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Wildlife populations have declined by 68% since 1970—and it’s humanity’s fault* *The WWF is a propaganda outfit. And, like the dictators of the 20th century, they like big numbers. The dictators had elections with around 98% of the vote being for the dictator. They were somehow oblivious that such numbers simplty made them look absurd The WWF are only a little behind. About wildlife populations we read here:"Most importantly, what lies behind this 68% figure is the inequality in population losses in different regions on the globe. A staggering 94% decline in LPI has taken ... more »

Beijing Imposes Restrictions On All US Diplomats In China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*SCMP:* *Beijing will impose ‘reciprocal restrictions’ on US diplomats in China – including Hong Kong* * Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian calls the measures an ‘appropriate, mandatory response’ to Washington’s move last week * Under that rule change, Chinese diplomats in America must get permission before they can meet government officials or visit university campuses US diplomats in China will be subject to new restrictions after Beijing announced on Friday that it would retaliate against Washington’s decision to limit the movement of Chinese diplomats in America. Foreign m... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*State Department to require Chinese Confucius Institutes to register as foreign agents* The U.S. State Department could move as early as Thursday to announce that Chinese “Confucius institutes” will be required to register as foreign agents, Bloomberg reported. Confucius institutes are Chinese government-funded centers on college campuses in the U.S. and throughout the world, whose stated aim is to promote knowledge of Chinese language and culture. However, U.S. agencies and elected officials have warned that the institutes serve as propaganda centers used by China to project sof... more »

How to Thrive in the World as Someone Who Feels Things So Deeply

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
How to Thrive in the World as Someone Who Feels Things So Deeply — Purpose Fairy https://www.purposefairy.com/91962/thrive/

10 Things About Albert Einstein You Didn’t Know.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
10 Things About Albert Einstein You Didn’t Know | World Science Festival https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/2015/11/10-fun-albert-einstein-facts/

Bahrain to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel – [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Bahrain will normalize relations with the State of Israel. This was announced on Friday, September 11th, and here, we can see and hear President Trump discussing it. Only four weeks ago, the United Arab Emirates normalized their relations with the Jewish state. The UAE event and the more recent normalization of relations between formerly warring […]

Julian Assange REALLY got on the US intel agencies’ nerves [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 15 hours ago
What is wonderful is when personal freedom is experienced in the United States. What is horrible is when that country does a “Soviet-style” turnabout and imprisons you for free speech. This is the story with Julian Assange, whose Wikileaks site has been a vital player in calling out abuses of power within the United States […]

Joe Biden EXPOSED For Plagiarism & Lying During His 1988 President Run!

FreeSpeechFan at The Duran - 15 hours ago
From dumb to dumber! Resurfaced video of the golden years when Joe Biden admitted he was dumb and the mainstream media called him out on his poor morals. In 1988 this was enough for the media to rule him out of the presidential race. Now, in dumber times, his campaign and the mainstream media prop him up using minders and prompters in an attempt to hide his failing mental acuity. Who is dumber them, or us for accepting this pretense? Time Magazine: Why Joe Biden’s First Campaign for President Collapsed After Just 3 Months WATCH this resurfaced news video from 1987 that compl... more »

The False Tale of Killing Osama bin Laden

G2mil at The Duran - 15 hours ago
On April 4, 2011, President Barack Obama announced his reelection campaign despite having lied about every campaign promise. The President and the Pentagon were criticized in Congress and the press for their pointless surge in Afghanistan that resulted in no military progress. Criticism suddenly ended on April 30th when the President announced the killing of Osama bin Laden. President Obama repeatedly suggested that bin Laden was responsible for the 9-11 attacks, even though the FBI has never released evidence that bin Laden was involved in the 9-11 attacks nor has anyone else. Th... more »

RIDING THE DRAGON: The Bidens’ Chinese Secrets (Full Documentary)

FreeSpeechFan at The Duran - 15 hours ago
From the Director of the award winning documentary *The Creepy Line*, M.A. Taylor bring you his latest documentary* Riding the Dragaon: the Bidens' Chinese secrets* *The Dealings of the Biden Family Firm Explored* The documentary uncovers the secret world of Joe Biden and his family's relationship to China and the sinister business deals that enriched them at America's expense. https://bidenfilm.com/ © 2020 Lightspeed Pictures Blaze TV https://bit.ly/2KJHuwu

Stocks Warning Signal as Peak Euphoria Reverses Rapidly! Did the Fed Just Pull the Plug?

Dewey Fernfield at The Duran - 15 hours ago
source The sheer amount of panic that investors have felt in a matter of a few days has been real. Even the new mascot for day traders, the guy from Barstool Sports, literally said he’s overleveraged and lost millions in an instant. When people take on more risk than they even realize, eventually they face […]

“I Am Not A Rapist” — Review

TheDarkMan at The Duran - 15 hours ago
This programme or one like it is long overdue; screened late at night on September 10, it can currently be found on BBC iPlayer. I Am Not A Rapist follows two young men and a teenager who were all accused of rape in different circumstances. First up is Liam Allan, whose case led to a […]

From Terrorists to Viruses: Dystopian Progress

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
For anyone old enough to have been alive and aware of the attacks of September 11, 2001 and of so-called COVID-19 in 2020, memory may serve to remind one of an eerie parallel between the two operations. However, if memory has been expunged by the work of one’s forgettery or deleted by the corporate media flushing it down the memory hole, or if knowledge is lacking, or maybe fear or cognitive dissonance is blocking awareness, I would like to point out some similarities that might perk one up to consider some parallels and connections between these two operations.

America’s Current Jobs ‘Great Depression’

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Two well-known and highly respected mainstream economists, Carmen Reinhart, a chief economist for the World Bank, and Vincent Reinhart, chief economist for Morgan Stanley bank, have recently published an article in the widely read capitalist source, Foreign Affairs, entitled ‘The Pandemic Depression’. Arguing primarily from a global perspective, the economists have concluded the US economy as of the 3rd quarter 2020 is not merely now experiencing a ‘great recession’ but now qualifies as another Great Depression.

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