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Thomas Paine

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Monday, August 19, 2019

19 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

10 pm MDT

Are Surplus Apples Hung for Free From Fences in Norway to Feed the Hungry?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
One woman's kindness sparked rumors about the harvesting habits of an entire country.

Pew report: Recreational cannabis tax revenues remain volatile

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Tax revenues generated by the legal recreational marijuana industry are highly unpredictable because of the lack of reliable data, according to a report released Monday by The Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit organization. Uncertainties regarding sales, prices and demand make projections difficult, according to the report. The study focuses on why states need to […] Pew report: Recreational cannabis tax revenues remain volatile is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Second medical marijuana processor launches in Iowa

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Iowa’s fledgling medical cannabis market, which counts 3,000 registered patients, has been bolstered by a second processor and new products. Here are the latest developments for a program that the Marijuana Business Factbook projects will reach $4 million-$5 million in sales this year: The second state-approved medical cannabis cultivator/processor, Cedar Rapids-based Iowa Relief, launched last week. The […] Second medical marijuana processor launches in Iowa is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Louisiana medical cannabis supplies adequate, state says

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Louisiana medical marijuana dispensaries aren’t reporting any supply shortages or other problems two weeks after patients began receiving products. That was the consensus Monday from state regulatory officials at a meeting to update MMJ supporters about the progress of Louisiana’s program. John Davis, an executive with GB Sciences Louisiana, one of two state-sanctioned MMJ growers, told […] Louisiana medical cannabis supplies adequate, state says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Lakeside 2019, Week 9, the rest of the story

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
Before starting on Week 10, first I have to say good-bye to Week 9. Wonderful closing performance of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra on Friday, August 16 with Angelin Chang performing Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saens. Then after intermission, the LSO performed Symphony no. 1 in C minor by Brahms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhkuad0gLM4 Friday morning we had our last class on clutter (Organization 101). One of the best stories was told by one in the audience who had collected elephants and needed to “let it go.” He had 3,000 of them. So he took a statu... more »

Human-Engineered Radioactivity Alarming

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago
Just check out the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Application's last 24 hour readings: https://netc.com/anim-map.htm Are elevated readings from Russia's recent radioactive disaster? Or perhaps China had some censored catastrophe? Or maybe the US? As nuclear plants fail, they will add to the long-lasting radioactive contamination from the heedless and horrendous nuclear explosions of the 20th century: I strongly agree that greenhouse gasses are escalating climate change - in addition to desertification and depleting fresh water supplies - but why isn't anyone talking about role of... more »

Is the So-Called “Manufacturing Renaissance” a Mirage?

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 7 hours ago
38 manufacturing industries continue to decline and nine of 10 of these industries are the critical industries that are fundamental to the manufacturing process

Why Al Sharpton and Other Democrats Don’t Care About Black Slavery

Selwyn Duke at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: why-al-sharpton-and-other-democrats-don-t-care-about-black-slavery] “Civil rights” activist Al Sharpton is a hypocrite who continually highlights black slaves long dead in a land where slavery is long dead, but ignores current-day black slaves.

Juventus Enters Bidding Dispute for Neymar, Says GloboEsporte

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The novel-like activities around Brazilian superstar Neymar's future destiny have just seen an important new chapter on Monday, August 19th. Juventus decided to enter the competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid, talking to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) about the star's current situation at the French club, according to the latest report […] The post Juventus Enters Bidding Dispute for Neymar, Says GloboEsporte appeared first on The Rio Times.

Trump Administration Wants Permanent Repeal of the 4th Amendment

Daniel McAdams at 7 hours ago
Departing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats sent Congress a letter requesting that several features of the misnamed USA FREEDOM Act be made permanent, allowing the US government to spy in Americans in perpetuity. The Trump Administration wants to be able to intercept phone calls and text messages as well as snoop into business records and other violations of the Fourth Amendment. The FREEDOM Act was passed after Ed Snowden revealed that the NSA was illegally spying on American citizens. Falsely advertised as "reform," the replacement bill only made "legal" the illegality o... more »

Announcing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission

aking at Lawfare - 7 hours ago
President Eisenhower Cooking Quail in the White House Solarium. Source: Wikimedia The world is facing a new era of technological ubiquity. With 19.4 billion connections globally between internet-enabled devices—1.6 billion of which were added in the last year alone—cyberspace is expanding into every area of life and transforming society at an accelerated pace. And the United States is the most connected nation in the world—which brings opportunities but also increased vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, U.S. politics, laws and national security policy have not kept up with both the ri... more »

missiles either overtly or covertly on ship freighters

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 7 hours ago
5-16-19 (CNN)* The* US claims to have multiple images of Iranian commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf that it believes are carrying missiles and other munitions, according to a US official with knowledge of the situation. CNN has not reviewed the intelligence that has led to the US assessment. The US government has provided no proof the ships are carrying hidden missiles and other munitions. The freighters have been modified, the official said, with large areas of their decks removed. The officials did not explain why these vessels would need to be altered to carry missile... more »

U.S. Air Force Can Now Turn Any Plane Into A Robot Plane

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Defense One*:* Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane* *Scientists say new ROBOpilot completed a two-hour test flight, essentially turning a manned plane into a drone.* Air Force scientists have announced that they had tested a robot kit that can turn virtually any plane into a self-piloting drone, through a program called ROBOpilot. Why is that important? For starters, planes and drones are expensive. The drone shot down over Iran last month cost $220 million. For years the military has rushed to fund fabulous, exquisite drones of all shapes and ... more »

Biden's Name Recognition Advantage Is All He's Got-- And It Isn't Enough

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Bipartisanship by Nancy Ohanian* The poll NBC and the *Wall Street Journal* released yesterday measured "feelings" towards several politicians. One thing that is super-clear is that Trump's in big trouble. The American voting public doesn't think, at this moment at least, that he deserves a second term. Just 39% of registered voters have positive feelings towards him. 53% have negative feelings for him, and of them, the vast majority have *very* negative feelings towards him. If that changes between now and election day, it's more likely to change for the worse, not the better. *•... more »

Plenty Of Offence

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
As every right-minded person (of whatever gender, or none, or every) knows, jokes aren't a laughing matter these days. And rightly so. If you make or laugh at an inappropriate joke you shouldn't just be ashamed of yourself, you should actually be shamed. Publicly. Painfully. Preferably with milkshake. Or just get clobbered within an inch of your racist life with one of Owen Jones's highly-reasoned, heavyweight tomes. And you should then be banned from social media. And lose your job. And, hopefully, die - especially if you're also old and voted for Brexit. ******* I saw a... more »

KY: Starting the New Year With Threats Against Teachers

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
Sadly, it's not unusual for teachers to start their new school year by being threatened, but even the worst administrators understand that it's useful to at least pretend that they think of teachers are respectable grown-up professionals. But in some districts, bosses go straight to thinly veiled warnings. And then there's those special rare occasions when teachers start the school year by being threatened by their state's governor. Welcome to Kentucky. All discussions of teacher upset in Kentucky have to start with one important reminder-- teachers in Kentucky will get absolutely ... more »

Raising Your Public School Profile

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
Modern corporate education reform has, in its own way, helped reveal many things that public education does badly. Teach for America, for instance, probably wouldn't have been quite so widely embraced if it weren't that some college teacher prep programs are inexcusably awful. And then there's the unleashing of free market forces. The free market does not foster superior quality; the free market fosters superior marketing. Some choice advocates imagine a world in which families just check out the test scores for schools, but if marketing was about quality, we'd all have spent decade... more »

Heliophysics with Interstellar Implications

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 8 hours ago
You would think that heading toward the Sun, rather than away from it, would not necessarily fall under Centauri Dreams’ purview, but missions like the Parker Solar Probe have reminded us that extreme environments are ideal testing grounds for future missions. Build a heat shield that can take you to within 10 solar radii of […]

NYT Signals Change in Trump Editorial Narrative From Collusion to Racism

Dave Bohon at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: nyt-signals-change-in-trump-editorial-narrative-from-collusion-to-racism] The *New York Times* appears to be transitioning its coverage of Donald Trump from questions of collusion to charges of racism.

ISIS Women’s “Morality Police Corps” Terrorizing Refugees in Syrian Camp

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: isis-women-s-morality-police-corps-terrorizing-refugees-in-syria-camp] Women in the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria who are former ISIS fighters have formed a “morality police corps” — enforcing sharia law and even conducting executions.

So much for carbon dioxide and global warming!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 8 hours ago
I'm obliged to N4RFC.com for putting up this Australian video debunking the alleged role of carbon dioxide in global warming. It illustrates, as nothing else does, the insanity - and outright lies - of those pushing this fraud. It's very short, and well worth watching. Next time someone wants to impose a "carbon tax", show them that, and demand that they explain themselves. Peter

Women artists rattle 'boys' club' with big, bold statements

Anna Hartley at Just In - 8 hours ago
A group of female artists takes to the streets and buildings of Brisbane in a bid to shake up the male-dominated art world and rattle your preconceptions on art.

If society could control 'uncivilised' behaviour, who should be the judge?

Alan Weedon And Kai Feng at Just In - 8 hours ago
Beijing's municipal authorities are asking citizens to vote on what local 'uncivilised' behaviour should be outlawed, and what kinds of punishments the city should dish out in response.

Going nowhere: Major Queensland roads slow to a crawl as commuters despair

Melinda Howells at Just In - 8 hours ago
As the congestion issue in south-east Queensland brings traffic to a grinding halt on major roadways and a heightened scrutiny of the public transport system, the ABC takes a look at how commuters are being impacted across the region.

'A badly kept secret': Health watchdog hired convicted sex offender to deal with complaints

Greg Miskelly at Just In - 8 hours ago
A whistleblower reveals the NSW Government employed a sex offender to investigate complaints of medical misconduct and fired employees who uncovered the staffer's past.

'Please tell them we are humans, just like them': Radhia's plea to come home

Just In - 8 hours ago
While others have been evacuated from the crowded camp, Radhia and her children are still stuck, writes Letta Tayler.

'Incurable' Bridget was born via surrogate in Ukraine and abandoned by her American parents

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 8 hours ago
Baby Bridget is America's Gammy. A surrogate child no longer wanted is left behind in Ukraine. Samantha Hawley tells a very personal story for Foreign Correspondent.

Government official who allegedly faked 'anonymous' complaint faces inquiry

Alexandra Blucher And Mark Willacy at Just In - 8 hours ago
The Queensland corruption watchdog orders an investigation into two Workplace Health and Safety officials accused of misusing their "authority and powers" to help CFMEU officials gain access to a construction site.

'Step too far': Jail terms, fines possible under laws limiting cash use to $10,000

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 8 hours ago
Australians could face two-year jail sentences and fines of up to $25,200 under proposed laws that limit the use of cash to $10,000 — a move some groups argue would create an Orwellian state.

'Always had a smile on her face': Family distraught as search for missing 3yo ends in tragedy

Tara Cassidy at Just In - 8 hours ago
Police divers find the girl's body in a dam near the family home after hundreds of people joined a search of the property on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Testifies in Favor of Including GMOs and Gene Edited Foods in Organic

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee last month that plants grown with the help of genetically modified organisms and gene editing could be allowed to be certified organic in the future. Despite the growing demand for organic food (record sales were reported in 2018), it appears the genetically engineered food […] The post U.S. Agriculture Secretary Testifies in Favor of Including GMOs and Gene Edited Foods in Organic appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Case for Gold Keeps Getting Stronger As Negative Interest Rates Spread

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Clint Siegner The world has truly entered uncharted waters with negative interest rates spreading so far and wide. Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global... more »

Comparing The Heatwaves of 1990 and 2019

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 8 hours ago
By Paul Homewood As we know, Britain recorded its hottest day on record in Cambridge last month. But does this mean that it was the hottest day for the country as a whole? I now have the data from the Met Office, which proves that it was not as simple as that. […]

Graduate Education

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago

How History Can Actually Solve the South Korea-Japan Crisis

Katrin Fraser Katz at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Katrin Fraser Katz* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/SOUTHKOREA-JAPAN-LABORERS-RC130FCF0030.html] Tokyo and Seoul must also summon their own capacities and resolve to pull themselves out of this bitter impasse that threatens to leave both countries, and the U.S.-backed regional order, depleted. Lessons from periods of bilateral recuperation in the past can help them illuminate pathways for doing so. Korea-Japan relations, already strained by South Korean Supreme Court rulings last fall ordering Japanese companies to compensate World War II victims ... more »

What’s Behind the Protests in Kashmir?

Sumit Ganguly at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Sumit Ganguly* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans during a protest after Eid prayers in Srinagar. India recently enacted a law which will end a special autonomous status given to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, known in the West as simply “Kashmir.” Amit Shah, India’s minister for home affairs, announced in Parliament that the Bharatiya Janata Party government was revoking Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in the name of bringing prosperity to the region. Since 1954, this article has governed federal relations between India and Kashmir, India... more »

Video Alert: Beautiful HD Footage Shows Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of Aircraft in Open-Air Storage at the Boneyard

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)] Stunning. *The 309 AMARG is a one-of-a-kind specialized facility.* The incredible time-lapse video in this article shows U.S. Air Force (USAF) aircraft boneyard you as you’ve never seen it before. Commonly referred to as the “Boneyard,” the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz., contains about 5,000 retired military aircraft throughout 2,600 acres. The 309 AMARG is a one-of-a-kind specialized facility within the Air Force ... more »

An Angry Sweden Demands Answers After a Russian Su-27 Came 20 Meters Close to a Swedish SIGINT Aircraft

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Europe* [image: (Photo by Mary Kavanagh, Canadian Forces Artist Program/Released)] Not having it. *According to Colonel Anders Persson, the Russian fighter jet pilot behaved aggressively.* As reported by The Local, Russia’s ambassador to Sweden has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Feb. 24, 2019 to explain why a Russian Navy Su-27 came within 20 meters of a Swedish military aircraft on Feb. 19. The Swedish aircraft is likely a Gulfstream IV that is modified with Signals intelligence (SIGINT) payloads. Foreign Ministry press spokeswoma... more »

U.K. PM Boris Johnson Planning Brexit Face-to-Face With Macron and Merkel…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
“Operation Fear” is the globalist, multicultural, left-wing operation aimed at trying to stop Brexit by any means necessary. The promoters of Operation Fear include almost all EU and British media along with U.S. political EU allies such as Nancy Pelosi, … Continue reading →

ACLU 'The Government Is Hiding Its Plans for Anti-Pipeline Protests'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
The Government Is Hiding Its Plans for Anti-Pipeline Protests By Emerson Sykes Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project Censored News MARCH 20, 2019 | 5:00 PM President Trump likes to build things — apartment buildings, casinos, golf courses, walls — and among his first acts as president was to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline over the objections of

This Is Why China Is Thinking Long And Hard Before Sending The PLA Into Hong Kong

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Anti-extradition bill protesters attend a rally in Victoria Park demanding democracy and political reforms in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter *David Dodwell, SCMP*: *China will think long and hard before sending in the PLA – it needs the Hong Kong ‘experiment’ to work, and it wants Taiwan back* * There is still time for the violent protests to be reined in. Hong Kong remains an indispensable connector between mainland companies and the world, and the city stands as proof of China’s commitment to the market-driven global economy There has been much hand-wri... more »

No Media Gatekeepers Needed: Over Half The Public Now Regard Scientists As Good Communicators

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
In 2006, when Science 2.0 began, it felt like the world was ready for a writing network composed of scientists. There had already been two attempts, one failed and one wildly successful, albeit more focused on cultural issues than science. The reason it felt time was because the public didn't trust journalists, who were (and are) often overtly partisan while scientists didn't trust journalists because they were (and are) often wrong. Why not make scientists the journalists? read more

Chinese Embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CBC:* *Chinese Embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs* Canada issued joint statement with EU defending right to protest for Hong Kongers China's embassy in Ottawa told Canada on Sunday to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs a day after the country issued a joint statement with the European Union in defence of the "fundamental right of assembly" for Hong Kong citizens. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Hong Kong on Sunday in the 11th week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub. On the e... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Paper Genocide -- White Nationalism'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Posted on August 19, 2019 “PAPER GENOCIDE” – “WHITE NATIONALISM” Please post and distribute. Mohawk Nation News The Spitting Bear has some comments on the forthcoming election of the corporation of the ‘government of Canada’. . Read article at Mohawk Nation News http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2019/08/19/paper-genocide-white-nationalism/

The 1619 Project: New York Times Reinvents America …

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
… as an incurably racist sh*thole built by white supremacists on the backs of black men and women. As an incurably evil nation that has done nothing good for humanity, not anywhere on earth, not at any time. As a rotten nation where slavery apparently still exists. This revisionist garbage is what our Betters in the elite media believe, and what they will cram into our children’s minds in the government schools. This is the Pulitzer-Prize-winning, MSNBC-praised, New-School-endorsed, NPR-hyped, Democrat-POTUS-candidate-promoted thinking that confronts conservatives, the propaganda ... more »

Booker’s lead pollution in Newark resurfaces as he campaigns for president

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Former mayor Cory Booker shares in blame for Newark, NJ’s water crisis, critics say: ‘He left a mess’ Fox News Danielle Wallace August 15, 2019 As thousands of residents of New Jersey‘s largest city are provided with bottled water amid a contamination crisis, its former mayor – Democratic presidential contender, Sen. Cory Booker – is facing renewed backlash from critics who claim he mismanaged the city’s water commission during his time at City Hall. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged local officials last Saturday to administer free water bottles to Newark residents afte... more »

Hong Kong Billionaire Tycoons Call For An End To Protests

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has reportedly lost $3 billion since the protests began in June. Reuters: Bobby Yip *ABC News Online*:* Hong Kong billionaire tycoons call for end to protests as unrest affects their profits* Hong Kong's property tycoons are hurting, the share market is tanking and the tourism sector has taken a beating as the pro-democracy movement continues to strangle the city. While the US-China trade war has fuelled some of the losses, weeks of violent protests have wreaked havoc for investor sentiment and caused huge reputational damage for the semi-autonomous t... more »

The Restoration Alliance…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Link to Graphic with Explanation HERE When we see that justice is measured, not by due process, but by compulsion (Mike Flynn); when we see that in order to invoke our sixth amendment right to due process, we need to … Continue reading →

NYPD Fires Officer for 2014 Death of Eric Garner

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Police Commissioner James O’Neill said it was clear Daniel Pantaleo “can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer.”

UK to Pressure Social Media Companies to Fight Anti-Vax Info

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said authorities need to address misleading information online about vaccinations.

Early Epstein Accuser: Police Could Have Stopped Him in 1997

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Alicia Arden said she never heard back from investigators about her complaint. No charges ever came of it.

Warren Offers Public Apology Over Claim to Tribal Heritage

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
"Like anyone who has been honest with themselves, I know I have made mistakes," the Massachusetts senator said.

U.S. Tests Ground Launch Cruise Missile That Was Previously Banned Under INF

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
WATCH: U.S. flight-tests ground launched Tomahawk variant off of California in a test that went "more than 500km", a first since the end of the INF treaty earlier this month. Notable that they chose the Tomahawk as the original ground-launched version of it was killed by INF pic.twitter.com/aIPKRFHdvC — Jeff Martin (@JeffMartinDC) August 19, 2019 *CNN: **US tests ground launch cruise missile previously banned under INF* The US military conducted a flight test of a conventional ground-launched cruise missile off the western coast of the US Sunday, a missile test that would have be... more »

CONSERVATIVES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TACTIC NOW?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
There were demonstrators at President Trump's New Hampshire rally last week, and Breitbart's Joel Pollack is appalled by their tactics. Hundreds of left-wing protesters formed a gauntlet outside President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, last Thursday, forcing Trump supporters to walk through on their way to the SNHU Arena, and endure taunts of “shame” and “KKK.” ... There was apparently no violence in Manchester, thanks in part to the left’s use of so-called “peacekeepers,” who were monitors wearing orange or yellow jerseys. But police — who otherwise did... more »

Hurray: The Damaged F-22 Stealth Fighters from Tyndall Air Force Base Are Now Back in Action

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm).] A very good thing. *Nevertheless this progress is a far cry from initial reports and pictures, which showed the roof of hangars fallen onto F-22s and other aircraft.* The most badly damaged F-22s are now flyable and will leave Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) by Nov. 6, 2018 as more than 1,300 airmen work to bring Tyndall back from the brink following Hurricane Michael. As reported by Air Force Magazine, seventeen F-22s remained at Tyndall as one of the most powerful storms in history rippe... more »

Air Battle: Russia's Su-30SM vs. America's F-22 Stealth Fighter (Who Ejects?)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Or dies? *While the Raptor’s superior performance can make up for a lot of the deficit, close-in, the lack of a high off-boresight missile is a serious deficiency—which the U.S. Air Force hopes to address in the coming years* Russia has deployed at least four advanced *Sukhoi Su-30SM Flankers* to its base near Latakia, Syria. The jets are the latest in a series of Russian deployments to the war-torn Arab nation that includes tanks, armored personnel carriers, heavy artillery and a sizable infantry contingent. *(This first appeared in 2014.)* While ... more »

India's Military Is Stacked with Weapons That Could Kill Billions

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Here are the 5 most lethal. *India first tested a nuclear weapon in 1974, with the detonation of a 12 kiloton explosive device. The Indian government has been consistently tight-lipped on the status of their nuclear arsenal, and as a result a considerable amount of mystery surrounds India’s nuclear weapons.* Recently India alleged a series of ceasefire violations—in the form of automatic weapons fire—by Pakistan on the border between the two countries. According to India, it was the sixth attack in just five days. Such events are a reminder that ten... more »

Let's Not Turn Kashmir Into Another Gaza

Nasir Javaid, Muhammad Salar Khan at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Nasir Javaid, Muhammad Salar Khan* *India-Pakistan, South Asia* The world cannot afford to see Kashmir become another Gaza, forever causing a spillover of violence with no peaceful end in sight. The world is witnessing a rise of populist politics. The sphere of such politics is so vast that it produces leaders like Donald Trump and Boris Johnson from the *developed* nations as well as populists such as Imran Khan and Narendra Modi from the *developing* countries of the world. While the memories of the referendum for Brexit in the United Kingdom and the passage of anti-immigratio... more »

10 Ways America's Military Will Crush You in Any Battle

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Simple. *The 509th Bomb Wing operates most of America’s B-2s, the stealth bomber that can slip into enemy airspace, destroy air defenses and runways, and then leave without the enemy knowing what happened. The B-2 has been used in strikes in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq and flew many of its missions from Missouri to the target and back, taking about 30 hours for each mission.* When America needs to break its way into an enemy country, these are the people who slip, kick, or explode their way past the defenses and blaze the way for follow-on forces. ... more »

Indonesia's West Papua Protests Turn Violent Over Accusations Of Discrimination

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNN:* *Protesters set fire to a parliament building in West Papua as demonstrations spread* Thousands of protesters in the provincial capital of Indonesia's West Papua have set fire to a local government building amid widespread demonstrations sparked by alleged police discrimination against Papuan students. The Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua have for decades been wracked by a long-simmering and occasionally violent separatist movement, with flare-ups common. On Monday morning, crowds marched through Manokwari, the capital of West Papua, setting fire to the parliam... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/19/2019

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

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 8/19/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, "IT BEGINS! Mass Debt Expansion, Insider Trading, Con Jobs, And Fakery" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Bolton, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!

Mind Control Extraordinaire: “A Spoke In An Ancient Wheel”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich With all the unusual circumstances surrounding the alleged ‘suicide’ of Jeffrey Epstein during the past week or so, one would think... more »

911, WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY: Trump Driving Dollar OFF A CLIFF!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
This is a critical update from one of the best financial commentators I know, a good friend of ours, Mr. Lior Gantz of WealthResearchGroup.com and... more »

Dominance: Material vs. Rhetorical

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 10 hours ago
Do the rich dominate our society? In one sense, they obviously do. Rich people run most of the business world, own most of the wealth, and are vastly more likely to be powerful politicians. In another sense, however, the rich aren’t dominant at all. If you get in public and loudly say, “Rich people are […] The post Dominance: Material vs. Rhetorical appeared first on Econlib.

Iran Tanker Leaves Gibraltar Heading To Greece. Iran Warns U.S Against Seizing It

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Iran warns US of 'grave consequences' if America seizes its newly-released oil tanker as the vessel heads towards Greece after leaving Gibraltar* * Gibraltar released an Iranian oil tanker Sunday, more than six weeks after it was seized by British marines on suspicion of violating EU sanctions * Ship is heading for Greece, after Iran gave assurance it would not go to Syria * Tehran has warned the US not to try and seize the vessel for a second time * Iran has refused to give guarantees over British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, which is it still holding after it wa... more »

"There Is No Normal"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"There Is No Normal"* by Jim Kunstler "The wheel of time rolls forward, never retracing its path, but because it is a wheel, and we are riding in it, a persistent illusion persuades us that the landscape is recognizably the same, and that our doings within the regular turning of the seasons seem comfortably normal. There is no normal. There is for us, at this moment in history, an especially harsh turning (so Strauss and Howe would say) as our journey takes the exit ramp out of the high energy era into the next reality of a long emergency. The human hive-mind senses that something ... more »

Left-wing Antifa Terrorist Violence Erupts in Portland; “Proud Boys” Score P.R. Win

James Murphy at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: leftwing-antifa-terrorist-violence-erupts-in-portland-proud-boys-score-p-r-win] Many predicted violence this past Saturday as the right-wing "Proud Boys" rallied in Portland. There was violence, but it came from the violent left-wing extremist group Antifa.

Biden’s Online Donations Are Fading

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: biden-s-online-donations-are-fading-too] If trend lines mean anything in politics, Joe Biden’s third try for the presidency looks like it will once again end in failure.

Listeria outbreak in Canada linked to frozen chicken; recall underway

Kelsey M. Mackin at Food Safety News - 10 hours ago
Public health officials in Canada posted a Public Health Notice today regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to frozen cooked chicken. The outbreak has hospitalized 85 percent of victims. The Public Health Agency of Canada announced it is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada to investigate... Continue Reading

Michigan shutters medical marijuana lab over alleged health, safety violations

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Michigan regulators suspended the license of a medical cannabis testing facility after determining that the health and safety of patrons or employees were jeopardized. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency released a complaint alleging bulletin detailing the suspension of Iron Laboratories. The complaint alleges several violations regarding the company’s facility in Walled Lake, where Michigan-based Iron Laboratories tests for […] Michigan shutters medical marijuana lab over alleged health, safety violations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news... more »

The Ultimate Ignorance..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

World News Briefs -- August 19, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*France 24:* *Turkey 'strongly' condemns air strike on its convoy in Syria* Turkey’s defence ministry “strongly” condemned an air strike on its military convoy heading through Syria’s Idlib province on Monday, which it said was a violation of agreements with Russia. “Despite repeated warnings we made to the authorities of the Russian Federation, the military operations by the regime forces continue in Idlib region in violation of the existing memorandums and agreements with the Russian Federation,” the ministry said in a statement. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Syrian civil wa... more »

Youth Services Cop Engages in Oral Sex with Sex-Trafficked Teen—NOT Arrested, May Get Job Back

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: teen]A California cop admitted to sexting a sex-trafficked teen, engaging in oral sex with her and he was not charged with a crime and may even get his job back.

Maduro Government Showed ‘Willingness’ for New Elections During Secret Talks

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*Antiwar.com* | Despite the purported offer, US inclination for unilateral regime change seems intact.

Fake: Video of Whale Hunting Massacre Bolsonaro Posted is not From Norway

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday, August 18th, President Jair Bolsonaro posted a video on social networks that shows a massacre of whales by hunters on an island in Denmark. But the president attributes the scene to Norway, in a (failed) attempt to criticize the country that suspended donations to the Amazon Fund last […] The post Fake: Video of Whale Hunting Massacre Bolsonaro Posted is not From Norway appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Passes Bill Likely to Increase Already High Number of C-Sections

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
[image: Brazil,More than half of Brazil's babies are both via cesarean section.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – São Paulo’s state legislature (Alesp) approved a bill last week that would give women the option of a cesarean section birth within the public health system, even if there is no medical reason for it. With Governor João Doria expected to sanction the bill into law within the next few days, […] The post São Paulo Passes Bill Likely to Increase Already High Number of C-Sections appeared first on The Rio Times.

US “Mandatory Childhood Vaccines” Programs Are Just One Part of The UN “Agenda 21” World De-Population Plan…

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 11 hours ago
Wake up people… Look at What The “Globalists” did to Our “Millennials…” The United Nations (UN) “Agenda 21” plan is here right now, staring us in the face. “We the people” of the United States are the target of this insidious, deadly, plot to make a one-world government. That United Nations (UN) “Agenda 21” program has … Continue reading US “Mandatory Childhood Vaccines” Programs Are Just One Part of The UN “Agenda 21” World De-Population Plan…

Secretary Ross Adds 46 Subsidiaries to Huawei “Entity List” – Grants 90-Day Window for U.S. Companies to Withdraw…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the security concerns around Chinese company Huawei and technology products designed to extract intelligence and data. [Details of Commerce Announcement Follow Video] Secretary Ross explains the Commerce Department decision to … Continue reading →

A Cycle of Renewal, Broken: How Big Tech and Big Media Abuse Copyright Law to Slay Competition

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Cory Doctorow As long we’ve had electronic mass media, audiences and creators have benefited from periods of technological upheaval that force old gatekeepers to... more »

Mom Thrown in Jail, Her Child Stolen—for Successfully Treating Her Cancer with CBD Oil

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Matt Agorist In the land of the free, parents whose children voluntarily wish to abstain from chemotherapy and have their parent’s consent, can and... more »

The Saudis Learn the Term 'Asymmetric Response'

Tom Luongo at 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Saudis just learned that some moments in history show their significance as they unfold. Iran shooting down a US Global Hawk stealth drone and President Trump refusing his war-hawk cabinet in retaliating militarily is one of them. I said then and still maintain that this was a turning point in the history of the world. Any retaliation by the US would be catastrophic for the world economy. It would unleash a regional conflict on multiple fronts which would not be any kind of controlled theater… … That for all the might of the US military and financial empire... more »

Behind a Made-for-TV Hong Kong Protest Narrative, Washington is Backing Nativism and Mob Violence

Dan Cohen at 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Donald Trump tweeted on August 13 that he “can’t imagine why” the United States has been blamed for the chaotic protests that have gripped Hong Kong. Trump’s befuddlement might be understandable considering the carefully managed narrative of the US government and its unofficial media apparatus, which have portrayed the protests as an organic “pro-democracy” expression of grassroots youth. However, a look beneath the surface of this oversimplified, made-for-television script reveals that the ferociously anti-Chinese network behind the demonstrations has... more »

Are Recessions Inevitable?

Ron Paul at 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] Stocks fell last week following news that the yield curve on Treasury notes had inverted. This means that a short-term Treasury note was paying higher interest rates than long-term Treasury note. An inverted yield curve is widely seen as a sign of an impending recession. Some economic commentators reacted to the inverted yield curve by parroting the Keynesian propaganda that recessions are an inevitable feature of a free-market economy, whose negative effects can only be mitigated by the Federal Reserve. Like much of the conventional economic wisdom, the idea tha... more »

Who Could Have Possibly Predicted This? Solar Roads a Failure

admin at Coyote Blog - 11 hours ago
I seem to have established a couple of tiny blogging niches for myself, as there are two things with an absolute certainty that readers will email me -- solar road stories and pictures of steam plumes used to illustrate pollution articles. So as not to disappoint my loyal readership in these two niches, Popular Mechanics […]

None (Dems) Dare Call It Bribery

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
but it is. No doubt the Feral Bunglers and Incompetents (FBI) along with the Dept of Just-Us will immediately investigate this violation of 18 USC 20. Bribery. EXCERPT: REVEALED: Five Amazon executives donated $12,700 to the Democrat congressman leading the antitrust investigation into their business practices, just two months before he grilled them in CongressNOTE: Five Amazon senior executives made individual campaign contributions to House Democrat Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island Cicilline was leading the antitrust probe into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google’s business pra... more »

Anything That Hurts America and Americans

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
the Democruds are behind it 100% with their Lord and Master George Soros paying the way! “So I’ve been saying for about two years that I hope we have a recession,” Bill Maher said. “And people get mad at me, as Sean Hannity thinks I’m actually causing a recession. I’m just saying we can survive a recession. We’ve had 47 of them. We’ve had one every time there’s a Republican president.” EXCERPT: “Maher, for his part, has put his money where his mouth is. Last April, he donated $1 million to the Senate Majority PAC in an effort to help Democrats win … Continue reading →

Islamic State (((IS))) Behind Mass Murdering (((suicide))) Bombing in Afghanistan

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Who Does This All Over the World? **The Islamic State* * group(TM) has claimed responsibility for the attack * Another day, another bombed out wedding reception hall. Dozens killed and maimed. How many Middle East darkies have been killed this way in the last 18+ years? Tens of thousands, I wager. *This is how some entities get their jollies..*.and how they sate their unquenchable appetite for human blood. The BBC lets its mentors know that they can dip their ladles into the blood feast. The first clue in the reverse-engineering of the BBC "Voice of Satan" retelling of the h... more »

Archaeological Findings On Babylonian Conquest Of Jerusalem

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
An archaeological excavation on Mount Zion in Jerusalem has found clear evidence of the Babylonian conquest from 587/586 B.C. The discovery is of a deposit including layers of ash, arrowheads dating from the period, as well as Iron Age potsherds, lamps and a significant piece of period jewelry - a gold and silver tassel or earring. There are also signs of a significant Iron Age structure in the associated area, but the building, beneath layers from later periods, has yet to be excavated. read more

People Who Post To Social Media Under The Influence Of Drugs Often Regret It

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
The use of social media is ubiquitous in today's culture. A recent Pew Research report found that, among 18 to 29-year-olds, over 90 percent use some form of social media while essentially 100 percent of young Americans (ages 18-29) have mobile phones, 94 percent of which are smartphones. read more

5 Tips for Better Erectile Function

Dr. Jack Wolfson at TDW - 11 hours ago
Erectile dysfunction strikes millions of men in the U.S. alone. In fact, some sources claim over half of men above age 40 describe some level of erectile dysfunction (ED). Men don’t like to talk about it, in my experience. The women in their lives do, but again, the men don’t. ED is seen as a … Continue reading "5 Tips for Better Erectile Function" The post 5 Tips for Better Erectile Function appeared first on TDW.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 19, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Military vehicles carrying DF-21D ballistic missiles roll toward Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj *IBTimes:* *China Can Wipe Out US Forces In Asia If War Breaks Out, Says Report* Australian researchers have issued a new report claiming that China’s hi-tech ballistic missiles could cripple U.S. military bases and naval forces within hours if an armed conflict erupted in the Western Pacific between the two superpowers. The 104-page report was published by the United Sta... more »

It's Raining Plastic, From the Pyrenees to the Rockies to the Arctic

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Rainwater samples collected across Colorado and analyzed under a microscope contained a rainbow of plastic fibers. Photograph: USGS (source)* *by Thomas Neuburger* I often worry whether we aren't one of those species that self-eliminates, that commits "ecological suicide" as many bacteria do when they turn their environment too acid to live in. It's certain we're polluting the air with CO2 in a way that will change the climate from habitable to very inhospitable. But we're doing this in other ways as well — according to the latest news, surprisingly, with plastic. To be more exac... more »

New Glacier Forming in California

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
The remnants of last season’s snow pack. You’re looking at a picture of glacier as it begins to form. This wall of snow is more than 40 feet (12.2 meters) in height. Photo taken above Hope Valley on 17 August 2019 Hope Valley is near Kirkwood Ski resort in California. Twenty miles south of Lake ... Read moreNew Glacier Forming in California The post New Glacier Forming in California appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Cops Are Now Using Facial Recognition Tech To Detect FEAR in Real Time…What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Press For Truth The militarization of our police has taken an Orwellian turn for the worse as technology is merging with the force to... more »

74% of Economists in Survey See US Recession by End of 2021

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A strong majority, 74%, of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.

Officials Seize Marijuana Mixed with Jalapeño Peppers

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A Customs and Border Protection K-9 unit alerted officers to a shipment of peppers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility in San Diego.

Did Trump Order Facebook and Twitter to Require Users to Like and Follow Him?

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Syrian Army breaks through militant lines to advance on Khan Sheikhoun: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this past week after cracking the militant lines near the key city of Khan Sheikhoun. Chronicling the Syrian Arab Army’s advance in southern Idlib was the Anna News Agency, who captured exclusive footage […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli stealth bombers flew undetected over Syria and Iraq during July attack: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Israeli F-35 stealth bomber allegedly flew undetected over Syria and Iraq during their attack on a Hashd Al-Sha’abi base in the Salaheddine Governorate last month, the Russian aviation website Avia.Pro reported. Citing information provided by Iraqi intelligence, Avia.Pro reported that the main reason they were undetected by the Iraqi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian-speaking jihadist private military companies active in Idlib: TASS

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
The first jihadist private military company in the history of the Middle East, Malhama Tactical, is training armed, outlawed gangs active in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone, Nezavisimaya Gazeta wrote. The free-news.su news and analytics outlet reported, citing “opposition sources,” that the Syrian air force had allegedly killed the company’s leader Abu Salman al-Belarusi, also known […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army scores new gains north of Khan Sheikhoun

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance in the southern countryside of Idlib today after beginning their assault on the key town of Khan Sheikhoun last night. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture several areas over the last two hours, including an important […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army resumes offensive in northeast Latakia to capture jihadist stronghold

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in northeastern Latakia this afternoon after taking a brief hiatus near the integral town of Kabani. Backed by Russian air support, the Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade (Ghiath Forces) from the 4th Armored Division began storming the jihadist positions along the northern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian gov’t slams Turkey for aiding militants in Khan Sheikhoun

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Turkish armoured vehicles were heading for the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in the province of Idlib, where government forces were fighting terrorists, according to the state channel Syria TV. “Turkish armoured vehicles with munitions have violated the Syrian border and have entered the city of Saraqib, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia's Flew Two Nuclear-Capable Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Near Alaska

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Why did Putin do it? Russia has flown two nuclear-capable Tu-160 strategic bombers within striking distance of Alaska, again flexing its threat projection capabilities vis-a-vis Washington on the heels of several past Tu-160 flights near US borders earlier in 2019. The Tu-160 “White Swan” bombers covered a distance of 6,000 kilometers over the span of 8 hours before landing in Anadyr airfield in the Chukotka region, one of Russia’s easternmost airports that’s a mere 370 miles off American borders. The flight was part of a weeklong tactical drills ... more »

Taliban Trolls Could Adopt New Terrorist Tactics in the Wake of America's Peace Plan

Robin Simcox at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robin Simcox* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] If the United States does negotiate a durable peace settlement in Afghanistan, then it possible that some of the most hardcore Taliban elements that want to carry on fighting may be drawn to the transnational jihadism of ISIS-K. President Donald Trump wants out of Afghanistan by 2020. He may get his wish. Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan, has been negotiating with the Taliban for a nearly a year and is hopeful that the next round of talks will produce a “lasting and honorable” peace agreement... more »

Time Is Running out for a Deal with North Korea

John Dale Grover at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*John Dale Grover* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/NORTHKOREA-USA-SOUTHKOREA-RC1D87F14DE0.html] Between Kim's 2019 deadline and South Korean and American elections in 2020, it is getting harder to find the time to hash out an agreement. Time is running out to achieve a real breakthrough with North Korea. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have attempted multiple times to find a diplomatic solution over Kim’s nuclear arsenal. South Korean leader Moon Jae-in has also reached out to both sides, most recently declaring his dream ... more »

Navy Deathmatch: F-14 Tomcat vs. F/A-18 Super Hornet (Who Wins)?

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * One news outlet spoke with former U.S. naval aviators and actual Topgun—that is, the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program—pilots to learn about the differences between them, and what it’s like to turn and burn in these birds. If you’ve watched the trailer—which was released on Jul. 18, 2019 —for the next year’s Top Gun: Maverick, then you’ve seen scenes of Tom Cruise rocketing off an aircraft carrier and fighter jets cruising in close formation over the water. The official two-minute teaser in fact boasts blockbuster scenes with Maveric... more »

Tiananmen Option: Would China Use Military Force in Hong Kong?

Peter Harris at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Harris* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] If push comes to shove, then overwhelming force might yet be viewed by Beijing as necessary to avoid imperiling the regime as a whole. Will Xi Jinping deploy the People’s Liberation Army to suppress the peaceful protests in Hong Kong, or will Beijing opt for a more conciliatory approach to quieting the unrest that has rocked the city for the past several months? So far, China has refrained from pursuing the so-called “Tiananmen option” in Hong Kong, instead relying on local police and criminal gangs to mete out nonlethal violence a... more »

America's 'Fire Brigade': Why the U.S. Marines Will Totally Kill You in a War

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Truly the best of the best? *While the Harrier is not the best fighter or strike aircraft—until the Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter becomes operational—it is the only short-takeoff, vertical-landing aircraft that can operate from amphibious assault ships. The subsonic attack aircraft, though perhaps a compromise in many respects, is essential to the Marines’ unique concept of operations.* The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself on being America’s 911 force—a fire brigade that the president can call upon to fight the nation’s battles in an emerge... more »

Getting beyond the fabricated story.....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
Global Network board members Bruce Gagnon and Will Griffin discuss the current crisis in Ukraine: how fascists are killing thousands of people, support from the right-wing authoritarian government, and how the US supports and trains the fascists. Sign the petition to ban weapons going to the US-NATO backed regime in Kiev *here* Also this excellent article by Diana Johnstone on the origins of the 2014 coup in Kiev - see *here* GN Website: http://space4peace.org/

Addressing Gender & Protection Issues During Humanitarian Emergencies

PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug 19 (IPS) - Nimarta Khuman is a Gender and Protection Advisor at UN Women under the Australia Assists Program, managed by RedR Australia. Her role involves supporting the Vanuatu Government's Department of Women Affairs and Gender and Protection Cluster to address gender and protection concerns related to the Ambae emergency and other natural disasters.Vanuatu is among the world's ‘most at-risk' countries to natural disasters. In the last 12 months alone, the country has faced multiple volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclone and tsunami. Read the full story... more »

The Role of Women’s Organisations in Crisis-Settings

BEIRUT, Aug 19 (IPS) - Marcy Hersh, is the Senior Manager of Humanitarian Advocacy at Women Deliver & Cecilia Chami is the Programs Director of Lebanon Family Planning Association for Development and Family Empowerment (LFPADE).To mark World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate the overlooked women leaders who are first responders, unwavering advocates, and powerful change-makers in humanitarian emergencies. Read the full story, “The Role of Women’s Organisations in Crisis-Settings”, on globalissues.org →

Facebook Censorship & Hypocrisy

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: facebook-censorship-hypocrisy] Facebook and YouTube are penalizing conservatives for not being politically correct, yet not punishing liberals for hate and threats of violence.

Can The Islamic State Make A Comeback In Iraq Part 3? Interview With Horizon’s Alex Mello

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Reuters) Violence in Iraq is at the lowest level since the 2003 invasion. This is despite the Islamic State announcing its annual spring-summer offensive Revenge of the Levant. That raises the question of whether IS can make a comeback again like it did after the Surge. To help delve into this question is Alex Mello a security analyst at Horizon. He can be followed on Twitter @AlexMello2. *1. Even before the Islamic State lost its last bits of territory in Iraq its leadership said that it was returning to an insurgency and would endure and return just like it did before. What ar... more »

Mom Thrown in Jail, Her Child Stolen—for Successfully Treating Her Cancer with CBD Oil

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: cancer]For successfully treating her daughter's cancer with CBD and refusing chemotherapy, a mother has been thrown in jail and her daughter kidnapped.

Top Court Rules Cops Can No Longer Stop People After Claiming to Smell Marijuana

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: smell]In a major win for freedom, Maryland's top court ruled this month that police can no longer stop people based on the smell of marijuana.

I'll see your backed-up toilet, and raise you . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
. . . an exploding maritime convenience! Paul, Dammit!, who blogs over at Hawsepiper, tells the gruelling tale of cleaning up after the ship's head (or toilet, for those who don't speak nautical) exploded over the weekend. Go read all the gory details for yourself. When cleanup involves a Tyvek isolation suit, a respirator, a hose, and bleach by the gallon, I think we can safely say it's rather worse than the average backed-up domestic toilet! Peter

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 19

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1921 UK cabinet decided Feisal would be coronated king and then Anglo-Iraq treaty drafted (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1984 France agreed to refinance $1.4 bil in debts Iraq owed France biggest western backer of Iraq 1988 UN Res 619 created military observation group to watch Iran-Iraq border to make sure ceasefire followed (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *Th... more »

Hurricane Camille Remembered

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Above: A boat hurled into a house in Biloxi, Mississippi by the storm surge of Hurricane Camille in 1969. Image credit: NOAA Photo Library. This month marks the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Camille, the second most powerful to git the US coast. The strongest was the Labor Day Hurricane of […]

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