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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

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I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'LL REALLY BE A NATIONAL RED FLAG LAW

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
It's unlikely that other gun proposals can pass, but *The New York Times* really believes that a national red flag law is imminent: Congressional Republicans, under intense pressure to respond to this weekend’s massacres, are coalescing around legislation to help law enforcement take guns from those who pose an imminent danger — a measure that, if signed into law, would be the most significant gun control legislation enacted in 20 years. Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Republican, told his hometown newspaper, The Argus Leader, that he was “confident Congress will be ab... more »

BREAKING: Child Sex Slave Convicted for Killing Her Abuser Just Released from Prison

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: brown]Cyntoia Brown, who was thrown in prison for killing a man who had bought her as a child sex slave, has been freed from jail.

Cop Who’s Been on Paid Vacation for 3 Years, Arrested for Beating His Own 73yo Mother

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: mother]A deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff's department—who has a history of domestic violence—was arrested last week for beating his elderly mother.

WATCH: Cops Claim Mocking Man as They Suffocate Him to Death is Part of Their ‘Strategy’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: strategy]Police officer claim that joking and mocking a man as they suffocated him to death was part of a strategy that they could've done better.

From Plato to Plotinus

Unknown at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
A bust of PlotinusPlotinus is probably the most important philosopher in the 700-year period between Aristotle and Augustine of Hippo. Much of what we know about him comes from the biography *The Life of Plotinus*, written by his disciple Porphyry, who was a major philosopher in his own right. We know that Plotinus was born in Lycopolis, Egypt, in A.D. 205, but it is not clear if he was a Greek or a member of a Hellenized Egyptian family. Plotinus decided to become a philosopher in his 28th year—what he used to do before that is not known. His quest for philosophical knowledge broug... more »

Two Deadly Russian Submarines Fired Torpedoes at Each Other

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Problem? *That was some serious training. * Back in 2017, the Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine *Obninsk* fired a torpedo against one of Moscow’s newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, *Yuri Dolgoruky*. The massive Project 955 *Borei* missile boat in turn launched a torpedo back at *Obninsk*, a smaller Project 671RTMK *Schuka*-class vessel more commonly known as a *Victor *III in NATO parlance. But unlike in the Tom Clancy’s classic novel *The Hunt for Red October*, *Dolgoruky*’s skipper was not planning to defect to the United Sta... more »

Kenneth Hayne says trust in political institutions has been 'destroyed'

Jade Macmillan at Just In - 13 hours ago
Political rhetoric "now resorts to the language of war" and policy debates have been replaced by "three or four word slogans", according to the man who led the royal commission into the banking sector.

Federal Court Judge Authorizes Lula’s Transfer from Curitiba to São Paulo

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be transferred from Curitiba to São Paulo. The order was signed by substitute judge Carolina Lebbos, of the 12th Federal Court of Curitiba, on the morning of Wednesday, August 7th. The decision does not state where Lula will be held in São Paulo; […] The post Federal Court Judge Authorizes Lula’s Transfer from Curitiba to São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.

Could Rio Governor Wilson Witzel Succeed Jair Bolsonaro as President?

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, told the interview channel Na Lata, hosted by Antonia Fontenelle, that he would like to become President of the Republic, “preferably succeeding President Bolsonaro”. At first, the governor, clearly uneasy, refrained from answering what his wish would be, but ultimately confirmed that […] The post Could Rio Governor Wilson Witzel Succeed Jair Bolsonaro as President? appeared first on The Rio Times.

“Who Will Invade Brazil to Save the Amazon?”, Asks U.S. Magazine Foreign Policy

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which has already lost over 3,445 square kilometers in 2019, was the focus of the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy, published on Tuesday, August 6th, which headlines an article entitled “Who will invade Brazil to save the Amazon?”. According to the article, it is “only […] The post “Who Will Invade Brazil to Save the Amazon?”, Asks U.S. Magazine Foreign Policy appeared first on The Rio Times.

The War on Property Rights in New York City Has Begun

Amy Swearer, GianCarlo Canaparo at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Amy Swearer, GianCarlo Canaparo* *economy, * New York has made its affordable housing problem worse and violated the rights of its residents in the process. Owning property means more than having your name on a deed. Lawyers and judges often refer to property ownership as a “bundle of rights,” because with ownership comes more than just the mere right of possession. You also have the right to use, modify, dispose of, and exclude others from your property. You don’t need a law degree to appreciate any of that. Every child with a favorite toy understands the idea, and any grade ... more »

FBI Fired Four Employees Over Leaks Since 2016, Investigated 10 More

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, * Any guesses as to why? The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated at least 14 employees since 2016 for unauthorized disclosures of bureau information and fired at least four, according to documents released Tuesday. Several of the FBI employees were recommended for termination, but received lighter punishments, such as suspension without pay. The documents, which are six pages of summaries of the 14 internal investigations, do not reveal the specifics of each unauthorized disclosure. The summaries are heavily redacted, and include only details of... more »

This Video Proved How Powerful U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Can Be

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * The past meets the present. Today a typical U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing (CVW) is associated with the McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, F/A-18 variants. In fact the typical mix of a current CVW is one F/A-18F (two-seat) Super Hornet squadron, and three single-seat F/A-18E Super Hornet squadrons or a mix of F/A-18E Super Hornet and F/A-18C Hornet squadrons and it’s becoming common seeing the Strike Fighters Squadrons (VFA) equipped only with Super Hornets which are replacing the oldest legacy Hornets. Another version of the F/A-18, the EA-18G Growler have r... more »

Donald Trump wants death penalty for hate crimes. Adolf Hitler 2.0

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*Donald Trump is morphing into a fully fledged Nazi dictator before our eyes, but fotuately, the US intelligence community seems to have recognized the threat.* *In a pattern familiar from the last financial collapse due to the private fractional resereve banking system and excessive debt, the NWO Globalists have installed a semi lunatic and tyrant into the top political office in the USA using a propaganda campaign, lies and tricks, to roll out their totalitarian agenda, also medical martial law.* https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-07/when-you-get-email-fed-it-may-be-time-pani... more »

French cannabis legalization debate ignores race, religion and the mass incarceration of Muslims

David A Guba, Jr., History Faculty, Bard College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Muslims make up 9% of France's population and half of all its prisoners – many convicted on drug charges. But social justice isn't part of the country's growing debate on legalization.

What 1860 and 1968 can teach America about the 2020 presidential election

Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for what that division can mean.

Will The EU Suffer More Than UK From Brexit?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Zero Hedge/Mish Talk:* *Eight Reasons The EU Will Suffer Far More Than UK From Brexit* *The EU would be wise to make a deal with the UK. It will get clobbered in the event of no deal.* Conventional wisdom says the UK will get hit harder than the EU in the event of a no deal Brexit. Conventional wisdom is wrong. Here are eight reasons the EU will suffer more in both the short and long term. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: I concur with this analysis but with the following proviso. In the short term the smaller player will always be hurt the most. But in the medium to long term, ... more »

China Says It May Join U.S. Persian Gulf Maritime Coalition

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The US Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Sterett, at left, sails with the Chinese Type 903 Fuchi class replenishment ship Chao Hu, the background, and the Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigate Yun Chang during a counter-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden in 2014.. USN *Warzone/The Drive:* *China Curiously Says It May Join U.S. Persian Gulf Maritime Coalition Despite Trade War* *The U.S. wants to "internationalize" its new regional mission, but escalating tensions with Beijing could dampen prospects for China's involvement.* China has said that its navy could escort Chinese-f... more »

Papua New Guinea Has Become The Next Country to Fall Into China's Debt Trap

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape met with China's ambassador to PNG Xue Bing in Port Moresby yesterday. (Image: Supplied) *ABC News Online:** Papua New Guinea asks China for help with $11.8b national debt * In a move experts say could give Beijing even greater influence over Australia's nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has reached out to China to help refinance its 27 billion kina ($11.8 billion) national debt. Mr Marape made the request yesterday in a meeting with China's ambassador to PNG Xue Bing in Port Moresby, according to a stat... more »

Scientists Want To Adapt A Dragonfly's Ability To Track Down Prey To A Missile System

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*C4ISRNet:* *Can a dragonfly teach a missile how to hunt?* WASHINGTON — A computational neuroscientist is studying whether a dragonfly’s excellent hunting skills can be replicated in a missile’s ability to maneuver and destroy targets midair with better precision. Dragonflies are vicious little creatures with a hit-to-kill track record of 95 percent, meaning only 5 percent of its prey escapes. Sandia National Laboratories’ Frances Chance is building algorithms that simulate how a dragonfly processes information when intercepting prey, and she’s testing them in a virtual environmen... more »

Taliban Claim Deadly Suicide Attack That Targeted A Kabul Police Station Killing Scores And Wounding 145

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*BBC: **Afghan violence: Scores injured in attack amid US-Taliban talks* At least 14 people have died and nearly 150 injured after a car bomb targeted a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul. The explosion sent a large cloud of smoke into the sky and most of those wounded were civilians. The Taliban have claimed the blast, which comes amid peace talks between them and US. Both sides say there has been progress in the negotiations, which aim to bring a nearly 18-year war to an end. *Read more* .... *More News On Today's Suicide Bomb Attack In Kabul* Taliban suicide blast i... more »

Pentagon Watchdog: IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops: watchdog

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
U.S. soldiers climb into a vehicle of the U.S.-led coalition as they prepare to leave the city of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province July 28. The Islamic State is "resurging" in Syria even as the United States withdrew troops, and is solidifying its insurgent capabilities in neighboring Iraq, a Defense Department watchdog said Tuesday. AFP-JIJI *AFP: **IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops: watchdog* Washington (AFP) - The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was "resurging" in Syria while the United States withdrew troops, and has solidified its insurgent capabilities in nei...more »

U.S. natural gas is the new, global, soft power weapon

Todd Royal at CFACT - 13 hours ago
Lower LNG prices stymie terrorist-financing budgets in Tehran and lower the ability for Putin’s Russia to weaponize their energy assets for geopolitical adventures in Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Central Asian and the Middle East. The post U.S. natural gas is the new, global, soft power weapon appeared first on CFACT.

Why are you running for city council?

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
News 1. Lower Sackville byelection “Three women have declared as candidates for this fall’s special election in Lower Sackville,” reports Zane Woodford for Star Metro: The election to replace former District 15 councillor Steve Craig, who was elected in June to the Nova Scotia Legislature, is set for Oct. 5. Council set the date at […]

FOX: Epstein bankrolled Harvard, scientists to genetically engineer his own human race

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Reports have surfaced that Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced businessman accused of child sex trafficking, wanted to breed his own human race, and bankroll Harvard-educated and elite scientists to make it happen. RELATED STORY: New York Times Details Epstein’s Deep Ties To Wall Street The New York Times released a detailed report last week, revealing how […] The post FOX: Epstein bankrolled Harvard, scientists to genetically engineer his own human race appeared first on Health Nut News.

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 8/7/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
• "Dow Sinks 500 Points As 10-year Treasury Yield Slides to 1.60% on Trade War ‘Fear Factor’" Published: Aug 7, 2019 9:54 a.m. ET • 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/ • "Brace for a 2nd wave in stock-market volatility - and this one could be ‘Lehman-like,’ says Nomura" •

Reverse Birth Control: A Thought Experiment

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 13 hours ago
Some prominent sociologists argue that teen pregnancy, when it occurs, is functional. Teen pregnancy is a foolish life choice for middle-class teens, because they’re sacrificing bright futures. Lower-class teens, in contrast, don’t have bright futures to sacrifice, so why wait to become a parent? I’m skeptical of the underlying counter-factuals, but never mind that. Frank […] The post Reverse Birth Control: A Thought Experiment appeared first on Econlib.

BORIS JOHNSON TRIES TO SET UP A DICTATORSHIP IN THE UK TO PUSH THROUGH A NO DEAL BREXIT DISASTER

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*Boris Johnson, who was elected PM by about 100,000 Conservative Party members, is threatening to ignore a no confidence vote by PMs in September in a brazen power grab.* *https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/06/remainers-hatch-plot-calling-queen-sack-boris-johnson-defies/* *https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/02/uk/uk-election-lib-dems-intl/index.html* *https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/06/remainers-hatch-plot-calling-queen-sack-boris-johnson-defies/* *https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/05/government-national-unity-no-deal-margaret-beckett-referendum* ...more »

Andy Strominger becomes lead cheerleader at Greene's festival

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Carlo Rubbia demands particle physicists to be courageous and build the damn muon collider, a compact Higgs factory. A few days ago, the World Science Festival of Brian Greene posted a 90-minute video with interviews about the state of fundamental physics: Bill Zajc sent it to me and I finally had the time and energy to watch it, at a doubled speed. At the beginning, four minutes of Greene and visual tricks – similar to those from his PBS TV shows – are shown. I actually think that some of the tricks are new and even cooler than they used to be. I really liked the segment where Gree... more »

Moon-Mars Mission Fits the Call To Lift Up America’s Culture

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson pauses for a portrait while donning her spacesuit and going under water in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, Monday, July 8, 2019 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)] A new prospectus of the Moon-Mars mission, organized around the six points of the LaRouchePAC petition “We Commit to the Moon-Mars Mission,” and authored for LaRouchePAC by Ben Deniston, will appear in the Aug. 9 Executive Intelligence Review to be issued tomorrow. The piece lays out the extraordinary science and technology driver which... more »

Tightening Nickel Supply Threatens Electric Vehicle Boom

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Nickel supplies are a new electronic vehice maker worry.

US NRC to Conduct Public Webinar to Discuss Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning, Community Advisory Board Best Practices On Thursday August 8th; Registration Required; Public Meetings Next Fall

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Webinar registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2089180245165145868 Kris Singh’s Holtec and Canada’s SNC Lavalin, who have been investigated, and may remain under investigation, for … Continue reading →

Shares of Holtec Nuclear Waste Dismantlement Partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin, Dropped to Lowest Level Since 2005, Raising Fears of a Hostile Takeover Bid by Foreign Investors

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Shares of Holtec Nuclear waste dismantlement partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin Inc., dropped to the lowest since 2005, after SNC-Lavalin’s largest shareholder, … Continue reading →

Local Thoughts on Holtec Not Negotiating with Plymouth

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
From https://scituate.wickedlocal.com “What are your thoughts on Holtec not negotiating with Plymouth? Aug 3, 2019 at 6:00 AM Jam session is an opinion forum offering … Continue reading →

Caught In The Strait

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The seizures of vessels constitute a recipe for a tit-for-tat calamity. We are already seeing the bitter fruit of the harvest arising out of the seizure of Grace I. Two oil tankers – the UK registered Stena Impero, and the Mesdar, another Liberian registered vessel though British operated – were subsequently seized in the Strait of Hormuz.

Globalist eugenicist Kyriakos Mitsotakis seems to be losing his grip on Greece, truth about the Novartis show trials set to emerge

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*THE SOVIET SHOW TRIALS SEEMS TO BE THE MODEL THAT THE GLOBALISTS ARE SEEKING TO ROLE OUT ACROSS THE EU* *URSULA VON DER LEYEN IS MOVING TO TRANSFORM THE EU INTO A CENTRALIZED, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED ECONOMY SIMILAR TO THE FEDERAL SOVIET UNION* *SET TO LAUNCH PURGES OF CRITICS USING SOVIET SHOW TRIALS?* *The eugenicist Globalists seem to be panicking as their new minion in Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, faces growing pressure from inside his own party, New Democracy.* *Who knows? Perhaps Jeff Epstein or Mossad has some blackmail material on Mitsotakis as well as Trump? That might ex... more »

FDA raises red flag to Big Pharma over data manipulation, but allowed opioids onto the market in spite of all the data

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*The FDA has issued Novartis a rap on the knuckle for manipulating data to get approval of a gene therapy.* *https://www.statnews.com/2019/08/06/novartis-was-aware-of-manipulation-of-data-supporting-gene-therapy-approval-fda-says/* *But the real scandal at the FDA is that they have approved so many drugs on the basis of data that showed that they were not of much help and likely to dangerous, including the opioids.* *UK Dr Cathy Stannard, a consultant in pain medicine, says that that opioid painkillers rarely work for patients.* *https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49159730* *"Fewer t... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 14 hours ago
*We must change food production to save the world, says leaked report* *This hectoring towards getting us to become vegans or vegetarians comes at us from all sides. The health effects of such a diet are very uneven however, to put it mildly, so global warming has to be rushed out to fill the gap. An unexaminable hypothesis is a pretty weak reed to lean on however* Attempts to solve the climate crisis by cutting carbon emissions from only cars, factories and power plants are doomed to failure, scientists will warn this week. A leaked draft of a report on climate change and land...more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 14 hours ago
*Girls and boys are taught science differently, new study finds* *The predictable assumption below is that males and females have equal aptitude in science-related abilities such as methematics. But all the tests reveal that they do not. There are some good female mathematicians but they are rare. Only one woman, an Iranian, has ever won the Fields medal. So people who assumed that science would be more difficult for girls were simply being realistic. That was a common (stereotypical) belief but Gordon Allport pointed out back in the '30 that stereotypes tend to have a "kernel ... more »

Silly Jilly’s “Battery Boom”

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Silly Jilly has not got any better since she joined the Guardian: The UK risks being left behind in Europe’s home battery boom because of a controversial tax hike on solar-battery systems, according to a report. The energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie has predicted that Europe’s home battery capacity could … … Continue reading →

‘Pent-up demand’ for FDA-approved cannabis drug boosts UK maker

Kristen Nichols at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Strong patient interest in the only federally approved CBD product in the United States helped drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals record $72 million in revenue last quarter. Epidiolex, which is made by London’s GW Pharma (Nasdaq: GWPH), is a seizure control drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It has seen brisk sales and new patient enrollments since the […] ‘Pent-up demand’ for FDA-approved cannabis drug boosts UK maker is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Capital for access: The developing two-way marijuana road between California and Canada

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
It’s no secret that the number of business relationships between American and Canadian cannabis interests has skyrocketed since federal legalization went into effect north of the U.S. border. From a high-level perspective, it’s a simple trade: money for market access. That’s particularly true in California, which has no in-state residency requirement for cannabis companies and […] Capital for access: The developing two-way marijuana road between California and Canada is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

GSK drops out of Ebola vaccine development

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*GlaxoSmithKline drops out of Ebola vaccine development in a move which may signal that GSK has registered that the legal and political environment in 2019 has changed so dramatically that pushing a risky Ebola jab could result in billions in fines and jail sentences.* *A coalition of state attorneys general had demanded $45 billion from the three leading drug distributors in the U.S. to settle litigation over opioids.* *https://www.barrons.com/articles/opioid-stocks-plunge-on-report-of-45-billion-settlement-demand-51565113963* *Manufacturers face much higher fines.* *Merck and Joh... more »

MSF PROPOSES EVEN MORE DANGEROUS EBOLA HOSPITAL ARRANGEMENTS

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*MSF' S BRAZEN BIOTERRORISM AND ROLE IN THE MASS MURDER OF DR CONGO PEOPLE NEEDS TO BE PROSECUTED Anne Marie Pegg, a Médecins Sans Frontières doctor who co-ordinates the aid group's efforts in DR Congo, has for Ebola treatment centres to be placed inside hospitals, risking a massive increase in Ebola case. https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000107076357/der-schrecken-ebolas-nimmt-kein-ende She has called for patients potentially incubating Ebola to be treated beside patients with malaria or flu in hospitals. This approach is already leading to massive numbers of hospital infections... more »

Truth about Socialism from a Latino

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
YAFTV (Young Americas Foundation) Aug 2, 2019 BOOM: Rachel Campos-Duffy takes AOC to TASK over the real consequences of socialism! . . Wife of Congressman Duffy, Rachel Campos Duffy is a well-known television personality since her first appearances on MTV in 1994. Wife, patriot activist, lawyer, and mother of nine, she spends enormous amounts of time and energy on family, politics, and promoting republican conservative values. Her personal and family motto: My motto as a parent has always been that my job isn’t to get you into Harvard, it’s to get you into Heaven. What she hopes the... more »

How the Navy Plans to Destroy Incoming Enemy Nuclear Missiles

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind” test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile "ICBM" -- from a Navy ship at sea using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. *The Pentagon’s recently released 2020 budget calls for the addition of seven SM-3 Block IIA missiles, for a total of 54 missiles procured through 2020.* The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind” test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile "ICBM" -- from a Navy s... more »

How to Test the Littoral Combat Ship: Sent It Into a 'War' with Iran

Robert Purssell at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Purssell* *Security, * That will test if she is up to the challenge--or not. The Marine Corps *Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment* concept document states that littoral combat will take place in five dimensions: *seaward (both surface and subsurface); landward (both surface and subterranean); the airspace above; cyberspace; and the electromagnetic spectrum.* Even though the Marine Corps *Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment* of necessity focuses on future battles, it does have historical applicability. Conceptually, the 1942-43 Battle of Guadalcanal... more »

Several Countries Warn Citizens About Traveling to U.S. Due to Gun Violence

Rebekah Entralgo at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Rebekah Entralgo* *Politics, * On Sunday, immediately following the second mass shooting in less than 24 hours, the Japanese consulate in Detroit issued a warning for tourists in the United States, describing America as a “gun society.” Two Latin American countries have issued travel warnings to its citizens regarding traveling to the United States, following the back-to-back shootings last weekend that claimed the lives of over 30 people. In a statement announcing the advisory, the foreign ministry of Uruguay cited “growing violence” fueled by “racism and discrimination,” addin... more »

House Democrats Are Coming For Brett Kavanaugh

Kevin Daley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kevin Daley* *Politics, * Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee asked the National Archives Tuesday to release documents from Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s service in the George W. Bush White House Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee asked the National Archives Tuesday to release documents from Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s service in the George W. Bush White House. The request tracks Democratic promises to scrutinize Kavanaugh even after his confirmation to the Supreme Court. “The Senate Judiciary Committee received only a small fraction of Justice Kavanaugh’s White House... more »

Medicare for All Isn't What You Think It Is

Rachel del Guidice at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Rachel del Guidice* *Politics, * Like the private health care you have now? Sorry, that would be gone. Obamacare is old news for the political left. Now, the big item is “Medicare for All”—a single-payer, government-run health care system. But what kind of impact would that have on Americans’ lives? In this interview produced by The Daily Signal, we discuss that and more with the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, who joins us for an exclusive interview. *Daniel Davis: I’m joined now in the studio by Verma. She is the administrator of... more »

F-35 News: America's Deadliest Fighter Is Headed to Florida

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Vice President Mike Pence tweeted on Aug. 6, 2019 that squadrons of F-35 fighter jets will be based at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) outside Panama City beginning in 2023. The Trump administration is confirming that a U.S. Air Force (USAF) base in the Florida Panhandle that was devastated by Hurricane Michael will be rebuilt so it can house F-35 fighter jets. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted on Aug. 6, 2019 that squadrons of F-35 fighter jets will be based at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) outside Panama City beginning in 2023. According to The Associat... more »

Polls Shows Americans are Embracing Socialism. You Should Be Worried.

Jarrett Stepman at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Jarrett Stepman* *Politics, * The reason: videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. In one video, posted on Twitter by Young Americans Against Socialism, an audience member identifying himself as James Jackson from Sacramento, California, aired his grievan... more »

Is Russia's New Stealth Submarine Project Doomed?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Can Moscow afford more advanced nuclear-powered submarines? Russia’s ambitious submarine modernization program is spearheaded by two flagship projects: Borei, a heavy ballistic-missile submarine meant to replace the aging Delta and Typhoon lines in Russia’s nuclear triad; and Yasen, a nuclear-powered cruise missile attack submarine. Yasen’s current development incarnation is known as Yasen-M, an upgrade package that is meant to account for the sixteen-year gap between the first commissioned Yasen vessel-- *Severodvinsk*-- and the upcoming *Kazan. * ... more »

Don’t Believe China’s Commitment to Peace and Stability

James Holmes at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * Let’s refuse to let the Chinese Communists of the world use linguistic shenanigans to disguise their intentions. Make them communicate clearly. Make them defend the indefensible frankly, and we might yet shame them into humane conduct. It’s tough being a totalitarian nowadays. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) potentates crave nothing more than peace and stability, yet rival great powers and internal separatists cussedly refuse to let concord blossom across East Asia. Such are the travails besetting China according to the party’s latest defense white pape... more »

Dead Aircraft Carrier: What If Iran Sunk a Navy Carrier?

John Bird at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*John Bird* *Security, * How would Trump respond? *The will to prepare is as important as the will to win, yet for too long, the United States has neglected a focused and disciplined approach to properly resourcing the U.S. Navy's fleet. * The recent oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman reinforce the need to reestablish a highly visible U.S. naval deterrent in the Middle East. For eight months last year, no aircraft carrier strike group plied the region, the longest such interruption this millennium. With the United States needing a more robust posture against Iran and confron... more »

We Asked 2 Experts if a U.S.-Iran War Can Be Avoided

John Dale Grover at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*John Dale Grover* *Security, Middle East* A recent event looked into this very question...and much more. *This problem is made more dangerous because America’s interests and red lines seem to shift depending on which public official is doing the speaking. “Classical security dilemma-like stuff,” said Pillar, could cause unintended escalation.* America’s policy of maximum pressure on Iran continues, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury announcing new sanctions on eight Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commanders. That directive was tweeted during a luncheon event on... more »

The New Global Arms Race

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
With Washington officially concluding its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, we have heard all about the reasons for the American withdrawal, most specifically that Russia has violated the terms of the treaty while Washington has "*...**fully adhered to the INF Treaty for more than 30 years*...", we have heard very little about what Russian officials, most particularly Vladimir Putin, have had to say about the Treaty's demise. In this posting, I will look at Russia's response to the collapse of the INF and a worrisome sign of what lies ahead for the glob... more »

Public Prosecutor’s Office Advises Moro to Repeal Recent Deportation Ordinance

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
BRASILIA, BRAZIL – The Federal Prosecutor for Citizen’s Rights advised the Minister of Justice, Sérgio Moro, to suspend and revoke the ordinance published late last month establishing rules to forbid foreigners who are considered “dangerous” from entering Brazil. According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the Ministry of Justice’s ordinance includes “integral and blatant illegality […] The post Public Prosecutor’s Office Advises Moro to Repeal Recent Deportation Ordinance appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Needs More Pesticides to Join Modern World, Brazilian Minister Says

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina said more and more agrochemicals registrations would be approved, which is required for Brazil to “join the modern world”. Following the controversy sparked by the release of new agrochemicals, the minister claimed that the products authorized today are less toxic and better for the country. “The […] The post Brazil Needs More Pesticides to Join Modern World, Brazilian Minister Says appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Administration Releases Another R$3 Billion in Congressional Appropriations

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Civil House (Presidential Cabinet) sent a presidential message to Congress announcing the release of an extra appropriations payment of just over R$3 billion (US$ 730 million). The text was published in a special edition of the Federal Gazette yesterday afternoon, August 6th, after UOL had announced that the government […] The post Brazil Administration Releases Another R$3 Billion in Congressional Appropriations appeared first on The Rio Times.

Amazon Deforestation Sees Steep Increase in July

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in the Amazon in July of this year experienced a 278 percent increase over the same month last year. The data are from DETER (Real-Time Deforestation Detection), a system run by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) that is designed to help IBAMA fight deforestation. In June of this […] The post Amazon Deforestation Sees Steep Increase in July appeared first on The Rio Times.

Lula Convicted of Corruption in Atibaia Case, Sentenced to 12 Years and 11 Months Prison

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced on Tuesday, August 6th, to 12 years and 11 months in prison in the Atibaia site case, investigated by Operation Lava Jato. The sentence was handed down by federal judge Gabriela Hardt, who assumed the district court bench in Curitiba having […] The post Lula Convicted of Corruption in Atibaia Case, Sentenced to 12 Years and 11 Months Prison appeared first on The Rio Times.

Summer fun in Maine....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
*Peace Fair* The crowd above gathered in Brunswick, Maine last Saturday for the final Peace Fair which has been held for 15 straight years on the town green. Christine DeTroy, who initiated the fair and has done much of the leg work over these years, is now 91 years old and has reached her limit. No one seems yet willing to keep the tradition going. It's been a good run. The keynote speaker on Saturday was Maine artist Robert Shetterly who has painted the portrait series called Americans Who Tell the Truth. He's done more than 235 portraits and spends alot of time on the road s... more »

Memories from the Future: The Valley of Roses - A Talk Given By Nassos Komianos

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP9CLEOnBb8* Talk given by Athanasios Komianos Published on Oct 4, 2013 SUBSCRIBE 1K This was a presentation that took place at the Association for Research and Enlightenment at Virginia Beach for the VB friends of the IANDS on September 14 2013. This is an amazing experience that took place in 1921 involving a visit from someone in the future, from the year 3906 AD. Nassos Komianos summarized the whole story and insights of the Swiss teacher Paul Amadeus Dienach, who slipped in a rare state of consciousness, called narcolepsy for... more »

RWANDA, CONGO TIGHTEN THEIR BORDERS AGAINST EBOLA

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*The health minister of Rwanda and DR Congo have agreed to work together to tighten controls at their border to better control the spread of Ebola.* *https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/08/07/rwanda-congo-restrict-unnecessary-border-travel-amid-ebola/* *The ministers met after WHO and the CDC seem to have intervened last week to stop Rwanda closing its border. The border reopened after only half a day after extra CDC staff were sent there.* *Now responsible officials in both countries have taken the inititive to introduce measures to stop Ebola spreading.* *Wash basins have been set ... more »

Bill Gates's foundation now has a status similar to a country in WHO, a non state actor in official relations

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*Foundations belonging to Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have increased their influence over WHO in the past two years after obtaining the status of non State actors in officials relations with WHO.* *This allows staff sent by Gates and Bloomberg to sit on WHO's governing bodies meetings, planning policies and making decisions in spite of clear conflicts of interest.* *The Gates foundation is the largest private donor to WHO.* *Both Gates and Bloomberg attended a meeting with George Soros and David Rockefeller to discuss depopulation in 2009.* *https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article... more »

Muyembe admits in media that there is no proof that second Ebola jab is safe or effective. Why give it when it could infect people?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*Seth Berkley, from GAVI, has amitted that the Johnson Johnson Ebola vaccine could hurt people and is not going to help them.* *https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/ebola-rwanda-bolsters-drc-border-restrictions-190806124613362.html* *Berkley is quoted as saying “Hopefully, it doesn’t hurt it, but it’s not going to help it.”* *Another advocate for the vaccine, the new DR Congo Ebola task force chief, Jean Jacque Muyembe also admitted that there is no data on its safety or efficacy.* *I think it is very important to test this vaccine,” he says. “It is during the outbreak that we c... more »

Is Epstein and Mossad behind the "opaque consortium" trying to give risky Ebola vaccines without permission from the DR Congo?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*From Le Soir* *It was the Second World War, te war of vaccines, which led to the disgrace and resignation of Ilunga:... But Johnson and Johnson, the American company, has also positioned itself on the market, wanting to release its own, more broad-spectrum vaccine that must be administered in two doses, 56 days apart. A vaccine whose efficacy has yet been demonstrated on primates and which needs, to be validated, to operate on human cohorts. * *However, in addition to its difficulties of use, several scientists question its vector, the adenovirus, which could encourage other cont... more »

Trump's White Nationalism Is A Threat To The Safety Of Every American

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
When Nan Whaley, the mayor of Dayton heard-- through the grapevine-- that Trump was thinking of going to Dayton to comfort the victims of the white nationalist mayhem he had caused, she joked that if Dayton was lucky Trump would direct AirForce One to fly to Toledo instead. That would be a long shot-- he'll be there, and in El Paso, today. The *Washington Post*'s John Wagner reported that his "appearances that will not be universally welcome as the two cities grieve from weekend mass shootings that left 31 dead and many others injured and rattled. After hiding out in his rat-infest... more »

John McDonnell is Right about Scotland

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 16 hours ago
John McDonnell was a bit naughty talking off the cuff about the Labour Party and its approach to Scottish independence. But he's right. In his chat with Iain Dale at the Edinburgh fringe, the shadow chancellor said a Labour government would not stand in the way of a second Scottish independence referendum if Holyrood was minded to call one. This is against Conservative policy and, as it happens, Labour policy too. Ian Murray, the ever-useless member for Edinburgh South and the sole Labour survivor of the 2015 wipe out retorted that this is giving succour to those "who want to divide... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Fire Triggers Explosions at Siberian BaseIn the Wake of Two Mass Shootings, Fake News Proliferates on Social MediaThe bizarre life of 8chan owner Jim Watkins, the middle-age veteran who decamped to the Philippines and runs a pig farm How the founder of 8chan went from creating the 'darkest reaches of the internet' while on psychedelic mushrooms to calling for it to be shut down Violent Chaos Breaks Out In Hong Kong: Police Stations Set On Fire, Triads Beat Protesters, City Paralyzed 1. India shuts down internet, tries to end region's independence 2. China Threat... more »

This Is How U.S. Army Special Operators Rapidly Assault Moving Trains

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
US Army *Warzone/The Drive*: *This Is The Crazy Way U.S. Army Special Operators Rapidly Assault Moving Trains* *They tend to skip the “hand your ticket to the conductor” part.* It should come as no surprise that U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) have many mission sets and scenarios that must be trained for and rehearsed constantly to maintain proficiency. This is the mark of a truly professional organization. However, some of the methods are quite, well, unique within an already unique community. Case in point, rapidly dropping special operators onto the roof of a moving t... more »

Snapper fishing may be banned for three years in South Australia

Just In - 16 hours ago
Fishing for snapper in South Australia may be banned until 2023 to allow "decimated" populations to recover. The Government says if urgent steps are not taken, the iconic species could vanish from the state altogether.

Harvard geneticist at core of Ebola false flag forced to deny in media that he knew Jeff Epstein was a eugenicist

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*George Church, a Harvard geneticist and colleague of Ebola specialist Pardis Sabeti, has denied knowing that his mentor and funder Jeff Epstein was a eugenicist and transhumanist, planning to depopulate the world also perhaps by using lab manufacturered viruses such as Ebola, and engineer a new master race.* *https://www.huffpost.com/entry/george-church-sorry-jeffrey-epstein-contact_n_5d486f20e4b0ca604e367852* *Church's denial is implausible given the fact other scientists report Epstein spoke freely about his super race plans to a wide range of people in the 2000s.* *https://www... more »

The end of St.Greta Thunderpants?

Pict at Scottish Sceptic - 16 hours ago
Well it was fun while it lasted. We sceptics watched as a lot of gullible people, media and politicians fell for the puppydog eyes of a mentally challenged child who is such a control freak: she insisted they [her parents] … Continue reading →

Western Propaganda: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 16 hours ago
*August 7, 2019* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Nations running afoul of US and European hegemony often find themselves the target of concerted, long-term propaganda campaigns. Without creating a media front capable of confronting this propaganda, virtually nothing a targeted nation does can improve its image among the global public, because no matter what it does, it will be 'spun' by the US and European media to smear it. A pertinent example can be found in Southeast Asia's Kingdom of Thailand which possesses the second largest economy in ASEAN and has become one of Beijing's most impor... more »

Conflicts of disinterest: Why does it take a publisher 18 months, and counting, to correct papers?

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
On February 23, 2018, Stephen Barrett — a physician in the United States perhaps best known for his work at Quackwatch — sent Dove Press this message: I believe you have published 20 articles in 6 of your journals in which the lead author did not make a full conflict-of-interest disclosure. Please email me directly … Continue reading Conflicts of disinterest: Why does it take a publisher 18 months, and counting, to correct papers?

Not approved by special snowflakes

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
A bear killed a deer, because it was hungry. Normal behavior, of course; that's what bears do. The difference, in this case, is that it did so in someone's back yard - right in the middle of Colorado Springs suburbia. *WARNING: The video is VERY graphic, both visually and audibly. Don't play this near small kids or those who are squeamish.* What's astonished me about that video is not the fact that it happened so close to human habitation - it's the response from the special snowflake brigade. I've seen comments in some quarters about how cruel the bear was, and how the b... more »

Western Propaganda: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
*August 7, 2019* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Nations running afoul of US and European hegemony often find themselves the target of concerted, long-term propaganda campaigns. Without creating a media front capable of confronting this propaganda, virtually nothing a targeted nation does can improve its image among the global public, because no matter what it does, it will be 'spun' by the US and European media to smear it. A pertinent example can be found in Southeast Asia's Kingdom of Thailand which possesses the second largest economy in ASEAN and has become one of Beijing's most impor... more »

States Sue Over Opioid & Tobacco Harm, Yet Deny Justice To Vaccines’ Victims

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
By Nancy Hokkanen “Opioid epidemic” versus “autism epidemic” – why does the first phrase garner a far more proactive ethical response from media and the public? U.S. government law firms’ legal actions against opioid manufacturers have been embraced by news... more »

Links 8/7/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

FACT: These 5 Super Submarines Could Kill Billions of People

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Thanks to massive amounts of nukes they carry. *Not to be out done, America’s Cold War adversary—though severely reduced in its military might—maintains parity in exactly one area with the United States: Nuclear Weapons.​* While they have thankfully never been used during a shooting war, nuclear-powered submarines carrying nuclear-tipped missiles are the most deadly weapons mankind has ever devised. In some cases—as in the case of the Ohio-class submarine during the height of the Cold War—even a single vessel could reduce as many as 288 city-sized target... more »

Why the Air Force Launched 2 Dozen F-22 Fighters All At Once

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * One word: China. *Instead of always painstakingly deploying entire 24-plane squadrons or even the whole 48-jet wing, as custom dictated, in 2013 wing officers wrote new procedures for sending a quartet of F-22s plus a single supporting C-17 practically anywhere in the Pacific region possessing a suitable airfield, all within 24 hours of the word "go."​* A U.S. Air Force wing in Alaska managed to launch 24 F-22 Raptor stealth fighters plus an E-3 radar plane and a C-17 transport, all in quick succession. *(This first appeared in June 2019.)* The dramati... more »

Western Australia on track to become the second state to let some people legally end their lives

Nicolas Perpitch at Just In - 17 hours ago
Proposed voluntary assisted dying laws for terminally ill people look increasingly likely to pass through WA's Parliament, with the McGowan Government on the verge of having the numbers it needs in the Upper House.

Coach jailed over rape of student's mum at school rowing camp

Phoebe Hosier at Just In - 17 hours ago
The 60-year-old attacked the woman in her tent in the middle of the night at a state school rowing regatta at Lake Barrington, south of Devonport, while her teenage son and other parents and children slept in swags nearby.

'No kid should be in jail': 12yo at centre of doco issues plea to NT Parliament

Jacqueline Breen at Just In - 17 hours ago
Dujuan Hoosan, a 12-year-old who was nearly jailed as a 10-year-old, addresses the NT Parliament, urging them to try to understand troubled youth and look for alternatives to detention.

'If you're sick, go to the doctor': Flu kills 35-year-old woman days after diagnosis

Baz Ruddick And Nathan Morris at Just In - 17 hours ago
Jacinta Foulds's husband shares his grief just hours after the 35-year-old's death to warn others how suddenly influenza A can kill, saying: "I've lost my soul mate and the mother of my children. If you're sick, go to the doctor".

Former top cop considered terminating use of Gobbo as informer, commission hears

Danny Morgan at Just In - 17 hours ago
Victoria's former police chief commissioner, Simon Overland, considered terminating the use of gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo as an informer in 2006, three years before the arrangement ended, the Lawyer X royal commission hears.

DIY renovators warned they could become part of 'third wave' of asbestos cancer victims

Camron Slessor And Rhett Burnie at Just In - 17 hours ago
The lawyer for a man awarded a landmark $3 million payout from asbestos maker James Hardie has warned that the rise in popularity of home renovation TV shows could be putting more lives at risk.

Former high-ranking Navy officer pleads not guilty to historic child sex offences

Melissa Mackay Melissa Mackay at Just In - 17 hours ago
The officer, who has been extradited from Canberra to Darwin, faces eight charges relating to allegations he molested two boys between 2004 and 2006.

'They were sold a pup': 65-year land dispute nears end with order for rates refund

Kellie Lazzaro And Jarrod Whittaker at Just In - 17 hours ago
It was spruiked as Victoria's own Gold Coast, but people who bought land along Ninety Mile Beach in the 1950s could never build on their blocks.

Chinese Police Mass 12,000 Anti-Riot Officers in Shenzhen for Drill

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
Chinese Police Mass 12,000 Anti-Riot Officers in Shenzhen for Drill by Phoebe Zhang, https://www.scmp.com/ * Security forces shown tackling ‘demonstrators’ wearing black shirts * ‘Anti-mob’ tactics prepare forces for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic – More than 12,000 police officers assembled in Shenzhen in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Tuesday for …

US Carrier Drills in Disputed South China Sea as Beijing Closes Waters for Own Exercises

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
US Carrier Drills in Disputed South China Sea as Beijing Closes Waters for Own Exercises by https://www.rt.com/ USS Ronald Reagan has conducted demonstrative flight operations training to promote ‘peace through strength’ in the South China Sea, next to disputed strategic atolls where China has been holding its own military drills. – To showcase the strike …

US Appears to be Seeking a Pretext to Start Persian Gulf War, Moscow Warns, Expressing ‘Concern’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
US Appears to be Seeking a Pretext to Start Persian Gulf War, Moscow Warns, Expressing ‘Concern’ by https://www.rt.com/ The US appears to be seeking a pretext for war in the Persian Gulf, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said, expressing concern at Washington’s efforts to build up a coalition capable of deploying naval assets to the region. …

Pakistani Army to ‘Go to Any Extent’ to Support Kashmiris in Their Struggle – Military Chief

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
Pakistani Army to ‘Go to Any Extent’ to Support Kashmiris in Their Struggle – Military Chief by https://sputniknews.com/ On Monday India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and submitted legislation to parliament to divide the state into two federally administered territories. Pakistan responded by saying that it would explore all possible options to …

‘People Get Ready’: Israeli Organisation Issues Video Call to Rebuild Third Temple

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
‘People Get Ready’: Israeli Organisation Issues Video Call to Rebuild Third Temple by https://sputniknews.com/ The video’s authors aren’t the only ones who wish to see the Third Temple built, as last month, a prominent Israeli theologian argued that there’s never been any religious ruling that would tell the Jews to wait for the Temple to …

Brazil Motor Vehicle Domestic Sales Through July Jump but Export Sales Plummet

Newsfeed at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Automobile production in Brazil jumped 14.2 percent, and sales grew 9.1 percent in July from June, the best performance for the month since 2014, the National Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association — Anfavea — said on Tuesday. Vehicle sales climbed 12.1 percent year-to-date through July 2019 from the year-ago period, to […] The post Brazil Motor Vehicle Domestic Sales Through July Jump but Export Sales Plummet appeared first on The Rio Times.

London trader charged in Germany for VAT fraud

Ben Stockton at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 18 hours ago
A former Deutsche Bank trader in London has been charged by German prosecutors for his suspected role in VAT fraud.

Could cooler years be coming?

Dr. Jay Lehr, Joel Glass at CFACT - 18 hours ago
How could a solar minimum impact global temperature? The post Could cooler years be coming? appeared first on CFACT.

Universal Studio Pulls Ads For Upcoming Violent Fantasy of Liberal Elites Stalking Deplorables For Sport

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
It seems our woke moral betters in Hollywood, you know the ones, the grossly hypocritical movie makers and environmental frauds who shell out movie after movie of gratuitous violence and all the while preaching gun control, have according to the *Hollywood Reporter*, untimely chosen to combine their smug Hollywood hypocrisy with their sadistic daydreams brought on by their Trump Derangement Syndrome into a feature film for the masses, called *"The Hunt."* Untimely indeed! "Did anyone see what our ratfucker-in-chief just did?" one character asks early in the screenplay for The Hunt... more »

Musical Interlude: Bob Seger, “Turn The Page”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Bob Seger, “Turn The Page”

"You Never Know How Strong You Are..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

"Get Up Off Your Knees!"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Get Up Off Your Knees!"* On your knees you may live to see another day, but you’ll never live to see better days. by Robert Gore "Zoos are among the saddest places on earth: magnificent but confined creatures on display for gawking crowds, prevented from living out their biological destinies, fed their daily rations, and domesticated beyond where they could ever return to the wild. You have to feel pity and sorrow for these innocent prisoners; they’d flee in a heartbeat if they could. Humans have made themselves inmates—whether of a zoo, prison, or asylum is hard to say, likely ... more »

"For This Is What We Do..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
“For this is what we do. Put one foot forward and then the other. Lift our eyes to the snarl and smile of the world once more. Think. Act. Feel. Add our little consequence to the tides of good and evil that flood and drain the world. Drag our shadowed crosses into the hope of another night. Push our brave hearts into the promise of a new day. With love: the passionate search for truth other than our own. With longing: the pure, ineffable yearning to be saved. For so long as fate keeps waiting, we live on. God help us. God forgive us. We live on.” - Gregory David Roberts, “Shantaram”

"It's Better..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"Sometimes this human stuff is slimy and pathetic... but better to feel it and talk about it and walk through it than to spend a lifetime being silently poisoned." - Anne Lamott "It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." - Elizabeth Kenny

"God Grant Me The Courage..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.” - Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Two Steps From Hell, "Downstream" Geoffrey: "Why, you chivalric fool - as if the way one fell down mattered." Richard: “When the fall’s all that’s left, it matters a great deal.” - "The Lion in Winter"

Free Download: John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"The Grapes of Wrath" (Excerpts) by John Steinbeck "They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. If they don't get it, they die the way you die without air, without side-meat." [referring to the banks- CP] "The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it." "It ain't that big. The whole United States ain't that big. It ain't that big. It ain't big enough. There ain't room enough for you an' me, for your kind an' my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for thieves and honest men. For hunger and fat." ... more »

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