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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.

Friday, September 18, 2020

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

 10 pm MDT


Trump urged to move Bureau of Indian Affairs to the State Department

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Tribal governments and Native American businessmen are urging President Donald J. Trump to move the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) to the Department of State (DOS), and name Tara Sweeney — currently the

Friday: Harley Takes Your Questions

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
Friday: Harley Takes Your Questions Video of Friday: Harley Takes Your Questions Can We Revive the American System to Defeat Our Historic Enemies from the City of London? We are not just involved in a presidential campaign, but are in the midst of an historic battle, the outcome of which will shape the next generations: Will Americans and members of EU states continue to allow themselves to be manipulated by the psychological warfare experts who devised the nexus of "social media" platforms, on behalf of and in collaboration with the War Hawks, to keep us in perpetual wars? Or wil... more »

Scheer Intelligence: How Today’s Uprisings Compare To The 1960s Rebellions

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The 1960s live on in U.S. memory as an era of counterculture rebellions and the civil rights movement that changed the course of the nation’s history. The mass uprisings that took place from coast to coast have been immortalized in myriad films and books, but these often focus on well known figures rather than the everyday Black and Chicano youths that fueled the movement. In their new book, Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the 1960s, renowned historians Mike Davis and Jon Wiener set out to capture the complete history of the city’s revolutionary political scene by focusing on the w... more »

Changing The Washington Guard

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
At the risk of counting chickens before they hatch, what would the return of Team Blue portend? As is patently obvious, the US is in trouble. Climate driven heat waves and fires grip the nation. An already faltering economy with deep contradictions could only tank given the shock of the pandemic that has necessitated varying degrees of sequestering. In fact, the downturn had already started before COVID-19 hit. An already largely privatized healthcare system run for profit and a social ethic that rejects “socialized” public health measures could only have proven inadequate. The ... more »

A Cold War Power Play At The Inter-American Development Bank

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Having launched his presidential campaign by labeling migrants from south of the U.S.-Mexico border as “rapists and criminals,” Latin America was perhaps one of the last places President Donald Trump expected to rely on as a source of steadfast friends. It thus comes as no surprise that in the new Cold War against China, Trump’s tactics in recruiting allies in Latin America have been reminiscent of the many “caudillos” that have plagued the continent in the past. The politicized impeachment of Dilma Roussef, deposing of Evo Morales, and attempted invasion of Venezuela set the back... more »

Wise People Know Winning A War Is No Better Than Losing One

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
US President Donald Trump and his ‘war council’ – led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – have amplified their aggression against China. What began as a trade dispute in the 1990s has now escalated into the United States making an existential challenge against China. The threat against China is made not for irrational reasons, but for perfectly rational ones, which are laid out below in our Red Alert no. 9 (also available as a separate download from our website). These have to do with the emergence of China as a major economic and technological power. The post Wise People Know Wi... more »

TUC Calls For Israel Sanctions To “End Apartheid”

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The British Trades Union Congress has condemned Israel’s annexation plan, calling it “another significant step in the creation of a system of apartheid” in the West Bank. Passed on Tuesday, the motion is thought to be the first time the British trade union umbrella body has described Israeli policies as apartheid. The TUC motion calls for the UK to “take firm and decisive measures, including sanctions” against Israel to stop annexation, end the occupation and respect the right of Palestinian refugees to return. It also called for unions around the world to join the campaign “to st... more »

Schools Reopen — And Teachers Fight For Their Lives…

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
As schools begin to reopen, within teacher unions around the country, teachers have been coming together to discuss the risks they’re willing to take — both to protect public health in the short term, and to protect public education in the long run. The starting place for the unions, noted Stacy Davis Gates, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, is that the push to reopen schools as if they could wish the pandemic away, whether it was coming from President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos or from Chicago’s mayor Lori Lightfoot, “was wrong and dangerous.” ... more »

‘This Is What Voter Suppression Looks Like’

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Two tribes in South Dakota and a voting rights group are suing four state officials, accusing them of failing to offer adequate voter registration services. The complaint says South Dakota “is depriving thousand of tribal members and other citizens of their federally guaranteed opportunities to register to vote and to change their voter registration addresses when these citizens interact with state agencies.” The Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Four Directions filed a federal court complaint on Wednesday. The post ‘This Is What Voter Suppression Looks Like’ appeared ... more »

New York: Protest At ICE Headquarters Over Forced Hysterectomies

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
A security guard brandished her gun at demonstrators who forced their way into ICE headquarters in New York City to protest claims of ‘mass hysterectomies’ being performed on immigrant women. The video of the female guard pointing the weapon at Abolish ICE protestors as they chanted inside the city’s Jacob K Javits Federal Building in Manhattan was posted on social media. The guard reportedly works for private security firm Paragon Systems, which provides protection for the building that also houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and FBI offices. The post New York: Protest A... more »

What Does WWII Have To Do With Military Spending

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
“I’m going to perform a magic trick by reading your mind,” I tell a class of students or an auditorium or video call full of people. I write something down. “Name a war that was justified,” I say. Someone says “World War Two.” I show them what I wrote: “WWII.” Magic![i] If I insist on additional answers, they’re almost always wars even further in the past than WWII.[ii] If I ask why WWII is the answer, the response is virtually always “Hitler” or “Holocaust” or words to that effect. This predictable exchange, in which I get to pretend to have magical powers, is part of a lecture o... more »

Importing Inequality: Immigration and the Top 1%

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Data from UK tax records with new information on migrant status to show that that migrants are highly represented at the top of the UK’s income distribution.

Will a Military Coup Undo the November Elections, Donald Trump and the Republic Itself?

Matthew Ehret at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation On March 20, I published an article called Why Assume There will be a 2020 Election? where I laid out the existential threat of a new Wall Street military Coup which would not only render elections obsolete, but would impose a new fascist hell onto America and the world. In that […]

Navalny team rummages through toxic hotel room to gather smoking gun water bottle

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
*****News Topic 29***** Putin Critic Navalny Releases “Evidence” Of Novichok Poisoning https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/navalnys-team-releases-evidence-novichok-poisoning

NBC News reports Pentagon finds ZERO evidence of NYT “Russian Bounties” story

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
*****News Topic 28***** Exhaustive Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence For NYTimes’ “Russian Bounties” Story https://www.zerohedge.com/political/detailed-pentagon-review-finds-no-evidence-nyt-russia-bounties-story.

Lawsuits already piling up before the 2020 General Election is even started

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Introducing the 2020 Election Litigation Tracker Scotus Blog James Romoser September 11, 2020 Twenty years ago this fall, a hotly contested presidential election led to 36 days of legal turmoil that culminated with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bush v. Gore. This year, as America prepares to vote during the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court once again may shape the outcome of a presidential election. It could do so in a couple of ways. The expected surge in voting by mail increases the chance that the result will be inconclusive on election night, because many ballots may rema... more »

DACA receives 9th Circuit decision – Trump Admin wins round

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
9th Circuit Deals a Blow to Certain Immigrants Holding TPS Status – Business Calls on Congress to Act National Law Review Laura Foote Reiff September 17, 2020 Volume X, Number 262 On Sept. 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit issued a long-anticipated decision, overturning a federal district court nationwide injunction halting Temporary Protecting Status (TPS) designations for individuals from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador. See Crista Ramos, et al. v. Wolf, et al. The decision opens the door to removal of TPS holders from those countries, but at a staggered pace. Haitians are stil... more »

According to Oxfam, Rich Countries Have Already Hoarded Most Future COVID Vaccines

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 11 hours ago
Oxfam studied five leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently under clinical trial and found that rich countries had pumped billions of dollars into securing 51 percent of the promised doses. The post According to Oxfam, Rich Countries Have Already Hoarded Most Future COVID Vaccines appeared first on MintPress News.

Austerity at Home and Imperialism Abroad: What a Joe Biden Win Would Mean for America

Roger D. Harris at MintPress News - 11 hours ago
If past performance is any indicator of future outcomes, a brief look at past Democratic presidencies offers insights into what a Biden win could mean for America and the world. The post Austerity at Home and Imperialism Abroad: What a Joe Biden Win Would Mean for America appeared first on MintPress News.

Two Letters from Readers about the Current War Against Humanity

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Greencrow says: * Lately I've been receiving some remarkable letters from readers who like me, have enlisted in this existential war against humanity. Here are two letters from lands far flung from my home here in British Columbia, Canada. The first is inspired by the recent* North American catastrophic migratory bird loss* and the recent "Wild" fires. It's from The Netherlands: ******************* Letter from The Netherlands: Dear 😁 First of all, I do want to apologize for the Englisch faults in my writing, English is not my native language. Ik live in the Netherlands in ... more »

Ohio Limit of 1 Ballot Drop Box Per County Blocked, Appealed

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the Republican secretary of state’s order limiting counties to one ballot drop box, and both the state and the Republican Party have appealed.

Did Joe Biden Wave to an Empty Field?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Fox News host Sean Hannity helped spread this rumor to millions of viewers.

Celebrate Constitution Day by watching this leftist university staff member shred the document for being too "triggering"

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Joel Abbott Sep 17th, 2020 233 years ago, the Constitution of the United States was signed and ratified at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Gathering in 1787, the U.S. Founding Fathers established the document “in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, … Continue reading Celebrate Constitution Day by watching this leftist university staff member shred the document for being too "triggering" →

Israelis Prepare to Celebrate the Year’s Holiest Days Under Lockdown

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
As the pandemic in the country worsens, officials warn that new restrictions might not be enough to cut infection rates significantly. Many people question the logic and motives behind the rules. Praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday, ahead of the Jewish High Holy Days.Credit…Sebastian Scheiner/Associated Press By Isabel Kershner Sept. 18, 2020 … Continue reading Israelis Prepare to Celebrate the Year’s Holiest Days Under Lockdown →

Christian Girls Are Being Kidnapped at an Alarming Rate in Egypt

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
John Paluska | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Thursday, September 17, 2020 Coptic Christian girls in Egypt are being abducted and trafficked at alarming rates according to “Jihad of the Womb,” a report that provides an in-depth look at why so many Coptic Christian girls are being abducted, CBN News reports. Reportedly, Egyptian officials have done little … Continue reading Christian Girls Are Being Kidnapped at an Alarming Rate in Egypt →

Israel Signs Historic Abraham Accord Peace Treaty And In Doing So Begins The Prophecy Time Clock That Leads Straight To The Time Of Jacob’s Trouble

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Inside the language of the Abraham Accord, you will find wording that briefly but powerfully states that in order to gain a peace treaty with the UAE, Israel has to do two things. First, they have to give up any and all aspirations of annexing anything until at least 2024. Secondly, Israel must agree to … Continue reading Israel Signs Historic Abraham Accord Peace Treaty And In Doing So Begins The Prophecy Time Clock That Leads Straight To The Time Of Jacob’s Trouble →

Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Correctly Points Out That George Soros Has Been Funding Radical Left Wing Activists Groups For Years

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The tentacles of end times super-villain George Soros have finally reached to Fox News, who is now carrying water for Soros and defending him against all those who seek to expose his nefarious schemes to uproot and destabilize the United States. Newt Gingrich found that out yesterday when he rightly said George Soros is behind … Continue reading Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Correctly Points Out That George Soros Has Been Funding Radical Left Wing Activists Groups For Years →

Therapeutic Property Diminishment (TPD)

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
Don’t call it looting anymore. It’s Therapeutic Property Diminishment (TPD). Therapeutic Property Diminishment (TPD), also known as “looting”, a more equitable and empowering action for all parties involved. LootSafe firmly believes that all forms of TPD, or looting, should be safe and voluntary for all parties involved. We can create a safer, looted world, […] The post Therapeutic Property Diminishment (TPD) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Review The Rise of Islamic State, ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
*Cockburn, Patrick, **The Rise of Islamic State, ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution**, London, New York: Verso, 2015* *The Rise of Islamic State, ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution* was written by reporter Patrick Cockburn. He said he wanted to explain what led to the 2014 fall of Mosul and its aftermath, but that was misleading. What he wrote instead was a series of personal reflections upon the Mideast. Each chapter was like its own short essay and unrelated to the others. That meant there wasn’t a coherent story to the book. Not only that but as it progressed each chapter got... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 18

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1916 British leaders told troops to continue advance in Mesopotamia vs Ottomans after huge loss at Kut One of biggest British defeats in WWI 1950 PM Said threatened to expel Jews from Iraq over Israel 1980 Iran’s Foreign Minister rejected Iraq’s claim to Shatt al-Arab 1980 Saddam sent Tariq Aziz to Arab countries to argue Iraq’s case to back it against Iran (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982*) 1980 Iraqi artillery hit Iranian city of Abadan (Musings On Iraq review *The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Con... more »

Florida Democratic Party-- Exposed!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*State Senate candidate-- and passionate environmental leader-- Katherine Norman will change Tallahassee in ways that will be a transformational joy for the entire state of Florida* Congratulations are due Joan Walsh for her powerful and cogent exposé of the crooked, worthless Florida Democratic Party in the new issue of *The Nation*: Do Florida Democrats Want to Win the State Senate This Year? "Party leaders’ reluctance to support promising challengers, and a penchant for punishing those who complain about that lack of support," she wrote, "provokes the question." Too bad she ... more »

New Canadian cannabis flower now available in German pharmacies

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Germany-based Four 20 Pharma and Northern Green Canada announced their first shipment of non-irradiated medical cannabis flower has reached German pharmacies. The export “from Toronto, Canada to Paderborn, Germany is the part of a larger supply agreement between Four 20 and NGC that will extend into 2021.” Marijuana Business Daily confirmed with a German pharmacy that two […] New Canadian cannabis flower now available in German pharmacies is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canada’s recreational marijuana sales grow to record CA$231 million

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Retail sales of adult-use cannabis in Canada grew yet again this past July, increasing by 15.2% over June’s record to a new high of 231.6 million Canadian dollars ($175.6 million). July’s sales imply an annual Canadian marijuana market worth nearly CA$2.8 billion. Monthly sales of regulated recreational cannabis increased across all Canadian provinces, Statistics Canada […] Canada’s recreational marijuana sales grow to record CA$231 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

France urged to act on medical cannabis after falling ‘alarmingly behind’

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
A French parliamentary committee is urging the government to publish a decree needed to initiate a delayed medical cannabis experiment as industry and patient advocates say the country is falling behind in implementation. The appeal was made in a document that was unanimously supported by the parliamentary committee. The document emphasizes the need to establish […] France urged to act on medical cannabis after falling ‘alarmingly behind’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Heartland, CEI Press Conference Addresses California Wildfires

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 12 hours ago
This morning, I joined Myron Ebell (Director of the Center for Energy and the Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute) and Steve Milloy (Board of Directors for The Heartland Institute) for a telephonic press conference regarding California’s wildfires and attempts to blame the wildfires on global warming. Media in attendance included: Bloomberg News Breitbart CBN […] The post Heartland, CEI Press Conference Addresses California Wildfires appeared first on Climate Realism.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
🇪🇺😷🚫 Large parts of Europe are gearing up for broad new restrictions to stop the spread of the #coronavirus as infections worldwide top the 30-million markhttps://t.co/WUSqyBpX2m by @WardieJerusalem for @AFP & @EUDataNewsHub pic.twitter.com/VhxJhUvW80 — EU Data News Hub🇪🇺 (@EUDataNewsHub) September 18, 2020 European cities announce new restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar https://t.co/ThMeeMER9K pic.twitter.com/lzpYBMxC6u — Reuters (@Reuters) September 18, 2020 Here's what's happening with 46 days until #Election2020 • President Trump steps up rhetoric on cultural issues i... more »

Man Facing 15 years in Prison For Breaking a Cop’s Hand … With His Face

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: face]The man's defense attorney called it ridiculous to charge her client with using his face to cause "serious physical injury" to an officer's fist.

A DARPA-Funded Implantable Biochip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets by 2021

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: DARPA]An experimental new vaccine developed jointly with the US government claims to be able to change human DNA and could be deployed as early as next year through a DARPA-funded, injectable biochip.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Wearing a face mask to reduce the risk posed by the coronavirus, House Homeland Security Committee member Rep. Dan Crenshaw attends a House Homeland Security Committee hearing about 'worldwide threats to the homeland' on Capitol Hill in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor*: The above picture is coming from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).

Biden Retells First-in-college, Horatio Alger Tale That Helped Sink Him in 1987

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: biden-retells-first-in-college-horatio-alger-tale-that-help-sink-him-in-1987] Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden again fibbed about his past yesterday, and the fib was the same one that helped wreck his run for the White House in 1987.

Food Shortages Have Begun – Which is Why this Woman Teaches How to Grow Your Own Groceries in the City

Marjory Wildcraft at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
Marjory will be a featured speaker on this topic at G. Edward Griffin's Red Pill Expo, on October 10 and 11, at Jekyll Island, Georgia. Tickets are on sale for either physical attendance or live stream here.

Colorado: Thousands Attend Rally Against COVID Restrictions as Media Remains Silent

Denver Channel at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
The demonstration was in support of two lawsuits, one filed by Bandimere Speedway against Jefferson County for its health regulations on businesses. The second was filed by Colorado House minority leader Representative Patrick Neville against Governor Jared Polis's emergency mask mandate.

Fox News Host Cuts Off Guest When He Links BLM Antifa Violence to George Soros

Fox News at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
Soros funding is perhaps the most important single cause of the growing street terrorism in America and in other countries as well. The fact that this is taboo for public discussion at the supposedly conservative Fox News and even the White House, is powerful evidence of controlled opposition.

Antifa Camp Out on Land Owned by City of Portland

Post Millennial at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
The camp was supposedly set up for homeless people but has been used as a convenience for rioters.

Analysts Expect North Korea To Shocase Its Newest Weapons At A Major Military Parade On October 10

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
A satellite image shows people assembled in formation near Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in apparent preparations for a major ruling party parade on October 10 *Daily Mail:** Is Kim Jong Un about to unveil new weapons? Analysts say flurry of activity at North Korean base suggests big reveal* * North Korean troop formations have been practising for Oct 10 military parade * Analysts have seen signs of activity at a shipyard used for missile launches * A top military official in the South said Kim could unveil a submarine weapon North Korea analysts are watching for signs that Ki... more »

US Climate In 2019

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood My new paper on US climate trends has just been published by GWPF: A new paper published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation shows that U.S. climate has been changing very gradually, and mostly in a benign way. The paper, by British climate writer Paul Homewood, examines official […]

Citing National Security U.S. To Ban TikTok Downloads And WeChat This Sunday

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*CNBC*:* Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday* * The Commerce Department announced it will ban U.S. business transactions with China-owned social apps WeChat and TikTok on Sunday. * The announcement sets up two different time frames for WeChat and TikTok, with a full ban on WeChat going into effect Sunday along with a ban on updates and maintenance to the TikTok app. * TikTok has a Nov. 12 deadline before companies are banned from providing cloud and internet services for the app, which could give Oracle more time to hammer out its offer for TikTok to satisfy Presi... more »

"The Stalinization of Kansas City"

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
That's the title of an article in the American Spectator. Kansas City is merely the latest example of progressive overreach. “There’s no way you can do any homework on Black Lives Matter and not see that it’s a Marxist political organization,” Jason Whitlock, America’s bravest sportswriter, told Tucker Carlson of Fox News. BLM “is not about black death. It’s not about black men.” Whitlock, who is himself black, knows whereof he speaks. The civic leaders of Kansas City, Missouri — where Whitlock got his start — refused to do their homework. On Saturday, Black Lives Matter murals we... more »

Việt Nam ready to share experience to help UK join CPTPP

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 Việt Nam is willing and ready to share its experience with the UK if the country wants to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

India engaging with ASEAN to review free trade agreement: Piyush Goyal

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 India is engaging with the 10-member ASEAN to review the free trade agreement, Parliament was informed on Friday.

India seeks market concession for rice, access for grapes, pomegranates from South Korea

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 India will seek concessions for its rice exports to South Korea as Seoul levies a whopping 513% tariff on imported rice and buys rice from only five countries under its tariff rate quota regime.

BOI eyes five new trade agreements with key trading partners

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 Sri Lanka's apex investment promotion body, Board of Investment (BOI), is eyeing five new trade agreements with key trading partners—Japan, China, European Union (EU), United States and United Kingdom (UK)— over the next three years.

Will the UK really join the CPTPP free-trade bloc in Asia-Pacific?

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore are willing to give Britain a seat at the table but the interests of the remaining seven states are unclear.

Au-delà de la politique de Bolsonaro, c'est le contenu même de l'accord UE-Mercosur qui promet une catastrophe environnementale

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Sep-2020 La commission d'experts a parlé : hausse annuelle de la déforestation de 25% pendant 6 ans, entrée sur le marché européen de denrées produites avec des pesticides interdits dans l'UE, risque d'affaiblissement des standards environnementaux et sanitaires européens.

Navajo President blocks Dine' College professor from questioning COVID-19 vaccine risks

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Navajo President blocks Dine' College professor from questioning COVID-19 vaccine risksBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsNavajo President Jonathan Nez blocked a Dine' College professor online from questioning the biological and cultural risks of coronavirus vaccine experiments on Navajos. Dine' College Assoc. Professor Christine M. Ami said, "I have been officially blocked from commenting on the

Solar panels generate mountains of waste — and heat the planet

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 12 hours ago
They also heat the planet, blanket wildlife habitats and cause other ecological damage. The post Solar panels generate mountains of waste — and heat the planet appeared first on CFACT.

The criminal destruction of evidence in the Assoun case by cops should scare the hell out of all of us

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
News 1. Premier calls for criminal investigation of cops “Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil wants police acts in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) for a possible criminal investigation,” I reported yesterday: At a post-cabinet meeting scrum with reporters [Thursday], I had the following exchange with McNeil: […]

Powerful tornado hits capital Managua, Nicaragua

5 homes were destroyed and 67 damaged after a powerful tornado ripped through Nicaragua's capital Managua on Thursday, September 17, 2020. At least 14 people sustained injuries. The tornado struck at dawn and lasted approximately four minutes. According to the...... Read more »

Trump and Masks

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Donald Trump's rejection of masks is truly puzzling. Paul Krugman writes that their benefits are obvious. Consider what has happened in New York State and in Arizona: In New York State as a whole, the number of people dying daily from Covid-19 is only slightly higher than the number killed in traffic accidents. In New York City, only around 1 percent of tests for the coronavirus are coming up positive, compared with, for example, more than 12 percent in Florida. At first, Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, did everything wrong; not only did he keep the bars open, but he r... more »

CONFIRMED: US-funded Communication Tools Distributed to Thai Mob

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 13 hours ago
*September 18, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Just ahead of a major rally organized by US government-funded opposition groups and Thailand's billionaire-led opposition parties - Western-funded NGOs like Human Rights Watch have been helping promote US government-funded software tools to help agitators circumvent any attempts to restrict or monitor communication during the protests. Sunai Phasuk - HRW's Thai head - posted on social media information about how to access two applications called "Briar" and "FireChat." Another app called Bridgefy has also been distributed among the ... more »

Innocent Mom, Baby Homeless After Cops Destroy Home in Raid for Man Who Was Already in Jail

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: mother]An innocent mother has been evicted from her home after cops destroyed it — on video — while looking for a man they had already arrested.

On Violence and Politics

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 13 hours ago
For the Symposium on Jack M. Balkin, The Cycles of Constitutional Time (Oxford University Press, 2020). Khiara M. Bridges Jack Balkin’s *The Cycles of Constitutional Time* is stunningly expansive and wholly wonderful. My analysis focuses on just a sliver of the massive theoretical undertaking that Balkin accomplishes in the book. Here, I will train my focus on Balkin’s understanding of “constitutional crisis.” Balkin argues that although the past four years have been equal parts surreal, chaotic, and maddening, they have never laid claim to a constitutional crisis. According ... more »

No Fire and Fury: Donald Trump’s Crucial North Korea Choices in a Second Term

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Asia* From the author: It is imperative that a re-elected President Trump not return to the dangerously confrontational policy toward North Korea that he embraced during the initial months of his first term. If Donald Trump defies the predictions of polls and pundits once again to win another term as president, he will have considerable latitude to adopt bold initiatives, especially with respect to foreign policy. Such latitude could be especially useful in the case of U.S. policy toward North Korea. Trump’s volatile performance during his first... more »

Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Atomics All Want to Replace the Reaper Drone

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETIMWDFAA&share=true] Potential bids by Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Atomics all are essentially trying to achieve the same thing—a stealthy Reaper replacement. As a part of the U.S. Air Force’ annual Air, Space, and Cyber conference, held digitally this year due to pandemic restrictions, some of America’s most storied aerospace companies revealed concept art for their stealthy drone bids. *Northrop Grumman* Northrop Grumman’s bid, the same company tha... more »

Biden Staffers Nervous Over His Upcoming Presidential Debate Performance

Bob Adelmann at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: biden-staffers-nervous-over-his-upcoming-presidential-debate-performance] Biden's staff has every good reason to be nervous about the upcoming debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, as a poor performance could effectively end his campaign.

Yes Virginia "Cuties" is child porn by legal standards

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
A Supreme Court justice once said that pornography is hard to define but he knew it when he saw it. Because pornography is hard to define the US legal system has come up with a 6 point test to determine if something is child pornography; it's called the Dost test: 1. Whether the focal point of the visual depiction is on the child's genitalia or pubic area. 2. Whether the setting of the visual depiction is sexually suggestive, i.e., in a place or pose generally associated with sexual activity. 3. Whether the child is depicted in an unnatural pose, or in inappropri... more »

Kamala Harris hangs with the best people: Bailing a child rapist out edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Harris has urged people to give money to the Minnesota Freedom Fund(MMF) in order to bail out rioters so that they could go back and burn someone else's business after they'd been arrested. If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 1, 2020 She was so persuasive that multiple members of Joe Biden's staff, you remember Joe he's the number two person in the Harris administration, to contribute. If bailing out rioters so they could go and loot so... more »

Minneapolis Democrats voted to eliminate the police are now surprised that crime has increased

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Two months ago the rich white Democrats who run Minneapolis voted to eliminate the police department because a few cops in their department allegedly killed George Floyd. I'm so old I can remember learning about how Democrat Harry Truman, when President, says "the buck stops here". Apparently now when city leadership mismanages the police department so that bad cops are allowed to stay on the force the buck stops with the good honest cops who will be fired in order to avoid the Democrats who are in charge having to accept responsibility for their own actions. This is a great exa... more »

China State Media Says Current Military Exercises Are Not A Warning But A Rehearsal For A Taiwan Invasion And Takeover

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Global Times editorial:* *PLA Friday drills not warning, but rehearsal for Taiwan takeover: Global Times editorial * The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is conducting a real-combat military exercise near the Taiwan Straits starting Friday. Taiwan media reported that starting 7:16 am, aircraft of the PLA were approaching Taiwan island from four directions: the southwest, west, northwest and north of the island. Taiwan reportedly made 22 broadcasts to "dispel" the PLA aircraft, and the island used "airspace" instead of "air zone" or "air defense identi... more »

Racist to deny us right to oppose Zionism, British Palestinians tell Labour

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
In an open letter to the party on Friday, the group rejected Labour’s recent attempts to conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Jewish hate, insisting on “the right of Palestinians to accurately describe our experiences of dispossession and oppression.”

China Sends 18 Warplanes Into Taiwan Airspace During US Envoy’s Visit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Sep. 18, two H-6 bombers, eight J-16 fighters, four J-10 fighters and four J-11 fighters crossed the midline of the #TaiwanStrait and entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ. #ROCAF scrambled fighters, and deployed air defense missile system to monitor the activities. pic.twitter.com/sGaxXlO0BT — 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. (@MoNDefense) September 18, 2020 *SBS/Reuters*: *Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese aircraft buzz the island amid escalating tensions* Chinese jets have buzzed Taiwan, the island's defence ministry says, in an escalation of tensions while a senior US offici... more »

China shows force during US envoy visit to Taiwan

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: China shows force during US envoy visit to Taiwan] The People’s Republic of China sent 18 military planes, including fighter-jets, over the Taiwan strait in a show of force, during a closed-visit of the US envoy to Taiwan. This comes after deteriorating relations between China and the United States, as US lawmakers have recently introduced a bill to end the one-China policy. Under Secretary of State, Keith Koch, visited Taiwan to discuss economic growth and energy independence and met with various business leaders in the country. Continue reading China shows force during U... more »

Provocation against Greece – Turkey holds new Navy exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Provocation against Greece – Turkey holds new Navy exercise in the Mediterranean Sea] The Turkish naval forces held surface and air defense fire exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean amid escalating tension with Greece over drilling activity in the region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Friday. “Our TCG GEDİZ Frigate successfully performed its surface and air defense fire practice under the activities of operational readiness in eastern Mediterranean Sea on 17 September 2020,” the ministry said on Twitter. Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean have been brewing for man... more »

Lavrov says Russian-Turkish agreements on Syria implemented, yet not at desirable pace

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Lavrov says Russian-Turkish agreements on Syria implemented, yet not at desirable pace] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik on Friday that the Russian-Turkish agreements on the Syrian conflict settlement were being implemented, although not fast enough. “The land that is controlled by terrorists is gradually narrowing and, first of foremost, this concerns the de-escalation zone in Idlib. Russian-Turkish agreements — including the need to distinguish between members of the armed opposition who are open to dialogue with the government, from terrorists who have... more »

US-Kurdish oil deal breaks International Law – Russian Foreign Minister

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: US-Kurdish oil deal breaks International Law – Russian Foreign Minister] The oil deal between the United States and Syrian Kurds is a blatant breach of international laws, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik. “There have recently been statements of illegal US group in the east of Syria, which signed a deal that allows a US oil company to extract hydrocarbons on the Syrian sovereign territory — in the most outrageous breach of all possible principles of the international law,” the minister said. Continue reading US-Kurdish oil deal breaks International Law – ... more »

Ammunition blast hits Iraqi military base in northern Saladin province

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Ammunition blast hits Iraqi military base in northern Saladin province] An ammunition explosion has stricken the Iraqi-based Majid al Tamimi military facility, formerly known as the Speicher operating base, in the northern province of Saladin, the Iraqi Security Media Cell, which provides official information on security incidents, said on Friday. “The blast of an ammunition container with various explosive devices occurred at the Majid al Tamimi ‘Speicher’ base. The reason for the explosion was poor storage conditions, according to the Saladin Operations Command,” the serv... more »

CONFIRMED: US-funded Communication Tools Distributed to Thai Mob

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 13 hours ago
*September 18, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Just ahead of a major rally organized by US government-funded opposition groups and Thailand's billionaire-led opposition parties - Western-funded NGOs like Human Rights Watch have been helping promote US government-funded software tools to help agitators circumvent any attempts to restrict or monitor communication during the protests. Sunai Phasuk - HRW's Thai head - posted on social media information about how to access two applications called "Briar" and "FireChat." Another app called Bridgefy has also been distributed among the ... more »

COVID-19 Has Brought 'Thirdhand' Smoke Epidemiology Back From Its Science Grave

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
With COVID-19 and worries about the SARS-CoV-2 virus keeping millions of people at home, activists and lawyers are hoping to resurrect worry about a problem dismissed by scientists as a money grab; third-hand smoke. read more

China's Third Aircraft Carrier Could Launch by End of 2020

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* When will the vessel set sail? How many aircraft can it deploy with? Here is everything we know at the moment. China may launch a larger, more high-tech third aircraft carrier as soon as the end of this year, a development further heightening concerns among Pentagon observers about China’s aggressive naval modernization activities and the sheer speed of Chinese shipbuilding. The Chinese government-backed Global Times newspaper, citing a publication called Ordnance Industry Science Technology, states that photos taken in early September show that ... more »

F-35s and More Range: How U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Will Fight On

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* Next year, the Navy’s carrier USS Carl Vinson will be deployed with a ten-aircraft F-35C squadron on the aircraft’s first carrier deployment. Since their creation a century ago the goal of the aircraft carrier was to extend the range of naval forces beyond the horizon, and now U.S. Navy carriers could extend that range significantly further. Speaking at last Friday’s Virtual Hook convention webinar of the Tailhook Association, Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, director of Air Warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, offer his thoughts on ... more »

This Indian Tank Took 35 Years to Build (and Was a Complete Disaster)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Nearly 75 percent of India's Arjun tanks were inoperable due to technical problems in 2015. *Key Point*: The Arjun tank was trapped for decades in a development death spiral, and the end product is correspondingly mediocre. In the mid-1970s, India began development on a totally new, advanced main battle tank that would satisfy the needs of the country’s Armored Corps. An impressive combination of firepower, armor protection and mobility, the tank was to be India’s first indigenously produced tank—and one of the best in the world. The service date... more »

When Will PlayStation 5 Go on Sale? How Much Will It Cost?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/] Everyone is looking for ways to relieve their boredom during the coronavirus shutdowns. It’s been known for a long time that Sony’s PlayStation 5 game console was set for release this holiday season, but now we know exactly when the next generation of the PlayStation will be arriving. Sony announced at its PS5 Showcase this week that the PlayStation 5 will arrive in the United States on November 12, at a price tag of $399.99 for the digital-only edition, and $499.99 for the version that comes ... more »

Defense Secretary Esper: "China Cannot Match" the U.S. Navy

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Technological advances and hundreds or thousands of drone ships and submarines will keep America ahead of China. Despite the frequent chorus of concern about the pace of Chinese naval modernization, and its well-known efforts to rival or even outmatch America, the U.S. Secretary of Defense says China is a long way from being able to effectively defeat the U.S. Navy. “I want to make clear that China cannot match the United States when it comes to naval power. Even if we stopped building new ships, it would take the PRC years to close the gap when it co... more »

Critical race theory in education

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
I was reading a summary of an article on critical race theory in education about black teachers. I think 5 people were interviewed and from that the author, Michelle Jay who is black, concluded, "The study confirms several tenets of critical race theory including the assertion that racism is not aberrant, but endemic and permanent in American society, and routinely exists in public schools." This is always the theme in critical race theory which is taught from the highest levels of government and military (reeducation camps) to first graders (get 'em while they are young and paren... more »

DESPACITO JOE BIDEN Warns UK on Brexit and Good Friday Agreement

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Via The Irish Times (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/joe-biden-warns-britain-the-belfast-agreement-cannot-become-casualty-of-brexit-1.4356187)… US presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned Britain that the Belfast Agreement cannot become “a casualty of Brexit, ” as he stressed that a trade deal with the United States is contingent upon the agreement being upheld. In his first comments on the deepening controversy over the British government’s move […]

U.S. Air Force Testing Robot Dogs To Protect Their Bases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
© CC0 / 1ST COMBAT CAMERA SQUADRON *Warzone/The Drive*: *The Air Force Just Tested "Robot Dogs" For Use In Base Security* The quadrupedal robots secured the perimeter of a base during a recent test of the USAF's Advanced Battle Management System. They look like they were cast straight from an episode of Black Mirror, and eventually, their mission could be similar in some ways, but for now, robot dogs are stretching their legs in the big test exercise environment for the United States Air Force. Last week, the U.S. Air Force hosted the second demonstration of its new Advanced Ba... more »

Forced Sterilization Is Nothing New To Criminalized People In The US

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
The United States has long used citizenship status and perceived criminality as a means to determine whether individuals deserve basic human rights. This week’s egregious allegations of mass hysterectomies at an immigrant jail in Georgia are consistent with the long U.S. tradition of state-sanctioned eugenics, medical abuse and forced sterilizations against those whose humanity the state does not recognize or value. News reports on Monday revealed that gynecologists in an immigrant jail in Georgia have performed high rates of hysterectomies, often without the full awareness of the... more »

Czechia, Israel have many more daily "cases" per 1M than any Covid powers ever had

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 14 hours ago
...and still nothing is happening... The radical leftists have rebranded themselves as carriers of the gospel that a flu-like disease named Covid-19 will kill everybody and they made billions of gullible sheep obsessed with the number of "cases" which means positive tests. So all the media for morons have been filled with irrelevant factoids about XY "cases" in this or that country, in the world, during a day, week, or month, "cases" surpassing one psychological threshold or another. Only top immunologists etc. in countries like mine (e.g. Dr Beran) got the opportunity from the medi... more »

Journal retracts paper claiming smarter people are more likely to use a condom to avoid HIV

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
A psychology journal has retracted a 2020 paper purporting to find that smarter people are more likely to use a condom during sex to avoid HIV. The new study, by researchers from Singapore and the United States led by Sean Lee of the Singapore Management University School of Social Sciences, appeared in Personality and Individual … Continue reading Journal retracts paper claiming smarter people are more likely to use a condom to avoid HIV

US Bans WeChat, TikTok Citing National Security

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The government said its order, previously announced by President Donald Trump in August, will "combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data."

DEMOCRATS MIGHT WIN THE WHITE HOUSE, TAKE BACK THE SENATE -- AND LOSE SOME HOUSE SEATS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
I'm feeling fairly good about the Trump-Biden polls, and about the Senate races -- the *New York Times*/Siena College polls has more good numbers today from Maine, Arizona, and North Carolina. But I'm concerned about the House. Right now FiveThirtyEight says Democrats have a 6.4% generic-ballot lead; on September 21, 2018, Democrats had a lead of 8.8%, and their final lead was 8.7%. (I chose September 21 because Election Day was three days later in 2018 than it will be in 2020.) At Real Clear Politics, the Democrats' generic-ballot lead is now 5.7%. On September 21, 2018, it was 8.0... more »

On the Vedic Gods

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 14 hours ago
The word “*Veda*” is derived from the Sanskrit root *vid*, to know; thus, it might be inferred that three thousand years ago, the *Vedas *referred to the important knowledge that was available to the people of that period. The *Vedic *teachers seem to have realized that the material world is not the creation of a conventional god but of an omnipotent and omnipresent author who is undivided, timeless, and motionless—they give this author the exalted title of *Atman* or *Paramatman*, the great soul, or living principle of the universe. Since the living principle cannot be grasped by ... more »

Trump’s Confession Of Assassinating Assad Is In Defiance Of US Executive Order 12333

Sabtain Ahmed DAR at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
President Donald Trump never ceases an opportunity to give provocative public statements that are against all the norms and values of the West. In his latest statement on Tuesday he again created an outrage and once again damaged the reputation of United States when he said he wanted to order […]

Distributing Vaccines for COVID19 & Flu Consultation Ends Today – Respond Now!

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 14 hours ago
The post Distributing Vaccines for COVID19 & Flu Consultation Ends Today – Respond Now! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

New Zealand Faces Worst Recession On Record

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Bloomberg:* * New Zealand in recession as coronavirus lockdown hits economy* * The country fell into its deepest economic slump since the Great Depression in the second quarter as Covid-19 restrictions paralysed business activity * But the 12.2 per cent drop in GDP is unlikely to dent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s chances of winning a second term in the October 17 election New Zealand suffered its worst economic slump since the Great Depression in the second quarter as a strict nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus brought the country to a standstill. Gross domestic pr... more »

Trump's appeals to white anxiety are not 'dog whistles' – they're racism

Bethany Albertson, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Dog whistles constitute coded language that only some voters can hear. But Trump does not hide his bigotry when talking about Mexican 'rapists,' the 'China virus' and 'law and order.'

Timing, signatures and huge demand make mail-in voting difficult

Luke Perry, Professor of Government, Utica College at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
It's not just whether the US Postal Service can handle the load. In 2020 primaries, states have had trouble distributing, collecting and counting mailed-in ballots.

Why Teddy Roosevelt's warning to lay off a candidate's religious beliefs is still relevant today

David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
President Trump is using religious rhetoric against his Democratic opponents. A historian of religion cites similar attacks over a century ago.

Weaponized Narratives - The Future of War

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
With Washington continuously ramping up the rhetoric against both China and Russia, a physical conflict between the world's superpowers could well be in the offing. As you will see from this posting, the first and possibly most important phase of the "war" is already being undertaken. The Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University looks at the "social, political, economic and cultural implications of the changing nature of war and conflict". One of the Center's focuses is on the "Weaponized Narrative Initiative": A weaponized narrative is defined as follows: "*A ... more »

Cannabis companies with specific plans for new funding find success at raising capital

Michael Regan at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Capital markets remain very tight, but they started to open up again for marijuana companies in the third quarter of 2020, as shown in Viridian Capital Advisors’ deal tracker. Yet demand remains much greater than the supply of available funding, driven by the capital intensity of the industry and the limited participation by most institutional […] Cannabis companies with specific plans for new funding find success at raising capital is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

“Go To Travel” to include Tokyo but Covid-19 concerns remain

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
“Go To Travel to include Tokyo but Covid-19 concerns remain Sawako Utsumi and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The “Go To Travel” campaign will finally witness Tokyo joining the club in Japan. However, fears remain because the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Tokyo is ongoing. Indeed, in the last week – and with bars and other […]

UK August Mean Temperature Showing No Significant Warming

Kirye at Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
Hi everyone! As Tony announced, I, @KiryeNet, am a new member on his Real Climate Science team! Have you seen his video? If not, please do take a look at it. I like charting data, and so I made this … Continue reading →

Special Forces: Meet China's Very Own Elite Commandos

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Chinese special operations units are a recent creation. *Key Point*: China is beginning to flex its muscles. Some special force units get all the attention. America’s Delta Force, Russia's Spetnatz and Britain's SAS have glamorous reputations. When was the last time you heard about China's commandos? But Chinese special forces exist, and they have been growing in size, sophistication and global reach, according to the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO). Their command structure has been streamlined and training has become more reali... more »

The Royal Navy Has Developed The World’s Most Advanced Torpedo

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* The new torpedo was tested over the course of four days at special ranges near the Kyle of Lochalsh on the northwest coast of Scotland, located around fifty-five miles west-southwest of Inverness. It was just over 150 years ago that British engineer Robert Whitehead developed the first effective self-propelled torpedo—and prior to that point the term “torpedo” was used to describe a variety of underwater mines and booby-traps. But beginning with the Whitehead torpedo the term now is for a self-propelled projectile that travels under or on the wate... more »

Pessimists Have Been Saying "America is Doomed" For Centuries

Maurizio Valsania at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Maurizio Valsania* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Conditional pessimists evoke images of turbulence and peril. But they call on America to be its best self. Pessimism looms large in America today. It’s not just because of Donald Trump, the vicar of fear and violence. It’s COVID-19, a faltering economy, the growing power of Russia and China, fires and climate change – you name it. Journalists and analysts have launched warnings: American democracy is about to end; the American century is about to end; the American era is about to end. If Trump loses, there’s no certainty ... more »

Deportation Union: revamped return policies and reckless forced removals

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Join Statewatch and TNI on 28 September at 13:30 BST/14:30 CET for the first webinar of a three-part series accompanying the publication of the report Deportation Union: Rights, accountability and the EU's push to increased forced removals.

Assembly Committee Approves Opinion Calling for Rio Governor’s Impeachment

Oliver Mason at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday afternoon, September 17th, the special committee of the Legislative Assembly of Rio (ALERJ) that analyzed Wilson Witzel's The post Assembly Committee Approves Opinion Calling for Rio Governor’s Impeachment appeared first on The Rio Times.

Latin America Resuming Social and Public Life Too Soon, Alerts W.H.O. Director

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still requires major control interventions, The post Latin America Resuming Social and Public Life Too Soon, Alerts W.H.O. Director appeared first on The Rio Times.

Almost 14 Percent of São Paulo Residents Have Been Infected by Novel Coronavirus

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Approximately 1.64 million people in the city of São Paulo - 13.9 percent of the total population - have already been infected with the novel coronavirus. This is the result of the fifth stage of the serological survey conducted by the City Hall, which tested 5.7 thousand adults throughout the […] The post Almost 14 Percent of São Paulo Residents Have Been Infected by Novel Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolivia’s Interim Leader Jeanine Áñez Quits Presidential Race

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Áñez has quit the presidential election scheduled for October 18th. She said she did not want to split the vote and see the return to office of ex-President Evo Morales' The post Bolivia’s Interim Leader Jeanine Áñez Quits Presidential Race appeared first on The Rio Times.

New Gene Editing Twist Successfully Treats Myotonic Dystrophy in Mice

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
New Gene Editing Twist Successfully Treats Myotonic Dystrophy in Mice – Patient Worthy https://patientworthy.com/2020/09/17/gene-editing-twist-treats-myotonic-dystrophy-mice/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Patient%20Worthy&utm_content=New%20Gene%20Editing%20Twist%20Successfully%20Treats%20Myotonic%20Dystrophy%20in%20Mice

Record Cold hits North-East/North-Central U.S., as the entire Eastern Half of North America holds Colder than Average

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 15 hours ago
From Canada all the way down to Mexico, a record-breaking blob of "blue" and "purple" has engulfed the eastern half of North America, and will continue to linger for some time... The post Record Cold hits North-East/North-Central U.S., as the entire Eastern Half of North America holds Colder than Average appeared first on Electroverse.

11 Scientific Predictions for the upcoming Grand Solar Minimum (spoiler: wrap up, its getting cold)

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 15 hours ago
There is ever-mounting evidence warning the next epoch will be one of sharp terrestrial cooling due to a relative flat-lining of solar output. Heed the findings of some of the top minds in the fields of Solar Physics and Climate. Reject the IPCC dogma. The post 11 Scientific Predictions for the upcoming Grand Solar Minimum (spoiler: wrap up, its getting cold) appeared first on Electroverse.

Did Trump Say the Military Had No Ammunition When He Took Office?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
A claim made by President Donald Trump has actually been on the internet for years.

Bolivia Declares National Emergency Due to Amazon Fires

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than half a million hectares of forest are burning in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, at the edge of the Amazon, which faces two successive years of drought and high temperatures. The country's interim president, Jeanine Áñez, declared a "national . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Bolivia Declares National Emergency Due to Amazon Fires appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals Prohibits Reopening of Private Schools

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday, September 17th, the Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals (TJ/RJ) denied the city government's appeal of a decision prohibiting the reopening of private schools. TJ Chief Judge Claudio de Mello argued in his ruling that he . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals Prohibits Reopening of Private Schools appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil to Have Largest Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Latin America

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and the Industrial Development Company of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CODIN) yesterday, September 17th, signed an agreement to install the largest vaccine plant in Latin America. The Industrial Complex of Biotechnology in Health will cover . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Brazil to Have Largest Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.

Falkland Islands New Port: “Big Benefits” and Enhanced Safety

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The planned new port for the Falkland Islands to be constructed at Stanley Harbor was analyzed during a presentation this week to members of the public in the Town Hall, by a team from BAM Nuttall and Royal Haskoning, the companies responsible for the planning and construction of the project. […] The post Falkland Islands New Port: “Big Benefits” and Enhanced Safety appeared first on The Rio Times.

Covid-19: Brazil Totals 4.4 Million Cases and 134,900 Deaths (September 17th)

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has reached 4,455,386 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Within 24 hours, since Wednesday's bulletin, 36,303 new positive diagnoses for novel coronavirus infection have been recorded. The data are included in the Ministry of Health's daily update, released on Thursday evening, September 17th. The report is based […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Totals 4.4 Million Cases and 134,900 Deaths (September 17th) appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Attraction of Oil: First Ever US Secretary of State Visit to Suriname and Guyana

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mike Pompeo on Thursday, September 17th, became the first US secretary of state to visit Guyana and Suriname as the discovery of oil fuels a sudden new interest in the small South American nations. The stops come at the start of a three-day tour that will also take Mr Pompeo […] The post The Attraction of Oil: First Ever US Secretary of State Visit to Suriname and Guyana appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Calls for Rejection of Support to Venezuelan Elections

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil yesterday urged the international community to refrain from supporting the legislative elections in Venezuela called by Nicol . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Brazil Calls for Rejection of Support to Venezuelan Elections appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio’s City Council Rejects Mayor Crivella’s Impeachment Petition by Four Votes

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, September 17th, the City Council rejected impeachment proceedings against Mayor Marcelo Crivella, for a crime of liability in a scheme named "Kickback HQ" by investigators. The Rio Prosecutor's Office identifies Crivella . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. […] The post Rio’s City Council Rejects Mayor Crivella’s Impeachment Petition by Four Votes appeared first on The Rio Times.

Gringo View: Our Existential Dilemma

Peter Rosenwald at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) At the beginning of the third act of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, struggling in the knowledge of the rot and corruption that pervades his kingdom, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark famously asks the most existential of all questions: “To be or not to be?” That is the question which in one form […] The post Gringo View: Our Existential Dilemma appeared first on The Rio Times.

Dollar Reverts High and Closes Slightly Down With External Relief

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dollar has reverted the high observed throughout Thursday's session, September 17th, and closed with a slight drop of 0,92 percent, at US$5,238, a new minimum since July. The relief in the currency's rate, which rose as much as one percent in the first trading hour, was sustained by its […] The post Dollar Reverts High and Closes Slightly Down With External Relief appeared first on The Rio Times.

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