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Thomas Paine

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Friday, September 20, 2019

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What’s Good For the Price of Oil……. By S. Artesian

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
1. Staggering under the weight of its overproduction, capitalism spies in the visage of its recent savior, China, the image of its once and future enemy, China. Every thing that was the producer of "recovery," "growth," "expansion," -- fracked oil, microprocessors, corn, soybeans, smartphones, flat screens, container ships, becomes a relation of relapse, decline, contraction.

Something interesting about Rees-Mogg and a broken oath

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
We in the UK are on the verge of embracing, if only through resignation, disbelief, tabloid pugilism and sheer damn tiredness, a new variant of despotism. One that will be policed and lubricated by state surveillance if it succeeds – a danger that Paul Mason set out in the Guardian. The comic photo-opportunities of Prime Minister Johnson with a bull and a kipper are contrived. Their aim to encourage us to lower our guard and regard his government as irrational bluster and boosterism. Whereas he and his hedge-fund backers seek to turn us into the playthings of deregulated capitalism.

Ecosocialist Bookshelf, Sept. 2019, Part 2

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
19 September 2019 — Climate & Capitalism Reading matters We seldom receive enough new books to justify two columns in one month, but our red and green bookshelf is overflowing … Climate & Capitalism can’t review every book we receive, but this column lists and links to those that seem relevant to our mission, along with … Continue reading Ecosocialist Bookshelf, Sept. 2019, Part 2

Attack on Saudi Aramco facilities exposes MbS weakness, as flotation to save Kingdom jeopardized (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 308. The post Attack on Saudi Aramco facilities exposes MbS weakness, as flotation to save Kingdom jeopardized (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

The Grey Zone of Climate Economics

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Green New Deal touted today didn’t even have climate change in mind. Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff to Democratic representative Ocasio-Cortez, confessed to this. “The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all. We really think of it as a how do you change the entire economy thing.” The post The Grey Zone of Climate Economics appeared first on The Duran.

Mercenaries and the privatization of war

George Callaghan at The Duran - 16 hours ago
In the past 30 years or so we have witnessed the increasing privatization of war. The post Mercenaries and the privatization of war appeared first on The Duran.

How Dangerous Is Trump To America As A Foreign Asset?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Yesterday, in his *Atlantic* column, David Frum delved into a sordid piece of British history that led to the Founding Fathers including the power of impeachment in the Constitution. The recently restored Charles II of Great Britain, in need of money he couldn't get from Parliament, accepted bribes from the French Sun King, Louis XIV, in return for Dunkirk, then a British base on the coast of France (and for Charles' pledge to convert to Catholicism). "Foreign corruption inducing treason," wrote Frum, "was the core impeachable offense in the eyes of the authors of the Constitutio... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin In stunning move, Trump declassifies documents related to Russia probe To decarbonize we must decomputerize: why we need a Luddite revolution The government just admitted it will use smart home devices for spying India is replaying Trump's favorite strategy by accusing the media of fake news in Kashmir, where it cut off the internet and tried to silence journalists Apples rot in Kashmir orchards as India's weeks-old trade lockdown plunges the industry into turmoil Battle For The Arctic: Russia Deploys S-400 Missile Defense Systems To Control New Frontier [image: U... more »

Will Russia's Su-35 or Su-57 Stealth Fighters Soon 'Join' NATO?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Not exactly. *Key point: *Turkey is looking to expand its military procurements to new partners. As the Su-57 inches closer to serial production, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken the unprecedented step of personally pitching the upcoming fifth-generation fighter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the MAKS 2019 Air Show. Doubling down on what *The National Interest *previously described as the Russian President’s increasingly proactive role in advertising the Su-57 to prospective buyers, Putin treated Erdogan to an ice cream cone af... more »

Why Half of Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighters Went Into the Sky

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * More than an escort mission. *Key point: *Being president has its perks. *Rather, the unprecedented decision to utilize six of Russia’s most advanced fifth-generation fighters—approximately half of the currently available roster—in a VIP escort mission is the latest step in Russia’s ongoing Su-57 branding campaign. ​* Several weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in southwestern Russia. *Vid... more »

U.S. Marine Corps Rocket Launchers Could Surprise Chinese Forces

David Axe at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Marine Corps is testing out yet another way of deploying its far-firing artillery rocket vehicles for quick precision bombardment of enemy forces. The U.S. Marine Corps is testing out yet another way of deploying its far-firing artillery rocket vehicles for quick precision bombardment of enemy forces. In mid-August 2019 as part of a wider amphibious-warfare experiment, the Marines rolled a wheeled High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, onto a landing craft and sent it across the beach as part of a simulated raid. Combining landing c... more »

Fishy data doom paper by USDA aquaculture researcher

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A scientist for the U.S. government has lost a 2017 paper on spawning in catfish for problems with the data. The paper, “Effective dose of salmon GnRHa for induction of ovulation in channel catfish,” was written by Nagaraj G. Chatakondi and appeared in the North American Journal of Aquaculture. Chatakondi is a geneticist with the … Continue reading Fishy data doom paper by USDA aquaculture researcher

Doctors Have The Highest Suicide Rate Of All Professions

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/doctors-have-the-highest-suicide-rate-of-all-professions.43288/ Advertisements

Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pterosaurs-were-monsters-of-the-mesozoic-skies/

3 ways your environment affects your intelligence.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/environment-intelligence?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1568819295

Do no harm: a roadmap for responsible machine learning for health care.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0548-6

Is "Groupthink" A Problem For Climate Science?

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
When the Australian federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef in August, she told waiting reporters on the shore that she’d seen “amazing wildlife, fish, turtles, clams … a reef teeming with life”. Such an upbeat assessment seems at odds with the Scientific Consensus Statement, released by the Queensland government in 2017, which said “key Great Barrier Reef ecosystems continue to be in poor condition”. read more

Forensic Evidence In Paul Frampton's Drug Smuggling Case

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
A few weeks ago, in an article where I discussed some new ideas for fundamental physics research, I briefly touched on an incident in which Paul Frampton, a well-known theoretical physicist, got involved in 2011. The paragraph in question read: read more

Doofus Of The Day #1,054

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Today's award goes to the faculty and students who took part in this nonsense. Speaking as a Christian pastor, it's enough to make me cross (you should pardon the expression). Students at Union Theological Seminary in New York City were instructed to confess to potted plants as an "expression of worship" and as a "liturgical response to our climate crisis." Many online mocked a tweet from the seminary affiliated with Columbia University for celebrating the unusual chapel service where students of the cloth "held our grief, joy, regret, hope, guilt and sorrow in prayer; offering t... more »

CalPERS Short-Changed by CIM in Pay-to-Play/Bribery Scandal; Looks Like Apollo Stiffed CalPERS Too

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 16 hours ago
How CalPERS was cheated by conniving fund managers, as is pervasive among private equity investors.

Was CT DPH Commissioner Strongarmed into Removal of Religious Vaccine Exemption?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
A message from our friends at HealthChoice Connecticut: Was the DPH Commissioner strong armed into supporting a draconian push to create an unnecessary solution to an imaginary problem? On Monday September 16, 2019, Governor Ned Lamont and DPH Commissioner Renee... more »

Links 9/20/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Funny Friday

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 17 hours ago
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Weeks’ Special : Houston – You Had A Problem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These Stories And More Inside.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One day a boy comes home from school and says…. “Dad I need to know the meaning of hypothetically and realistically for school.” So the father replies… “Go ask your mother if she would sleep with a man for 1 million dollars.” So the little boy goes and asks and sure enough she says “Yes”. His dad says…. “OK, now go ask your sister if she would sleep with a man for a million dollars.” So he does, and sure enough she … Contin... more »

Vape crisis continues, federal cannabis bill moves, Utah licenses & more

Laura Hamilton at Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
State regulators from across the country react to the vaping crisis, a federal marijuana banking bill sees movement, Utah ups its medical cannabis licensing opportunities – and more of the week’s top marijuana business news. States’ responses to vaping crisis State regulators nationwide have begun responding in earnest to the vaping illness epidemic, which now stands […] Vape crisis continues, federal cannabis bill moves, Utah licenses & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

UK and Lebanon sign trade continuity agreement

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
20-Sep-2019 The new UK-Lebanon Association Agreement provides, among other trade benefits, tariff-free trade of industrial products together with liberalisation of trade in agricultural, agri-food and fisheries products.

Explainer: Abe, Trump head for trade deal; auto tariffs a sticking point

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
20-Sep-2019 Japan is expected to agree to cut tariffs on imports of US beef and pork to around levels granted to signatories of the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Ces entreprises qui s'attaquent aux lois protégeant l'environnement

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
20-Sep-2019 Un nouveau cas de litige entre investisseurs étrangers et Etats se profile dans le cadre du Traité sur la Charte de l'énergie, à l'origine de nombreuses affaires qui ont défrayé la chronique en Europe.

Pres. Weah signs several acts into law

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
20-Sep-2019 The President signed the act ratifying the Economic Partnership Agreement between West African States, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union and its members.

The EV Free Lunch is coming to an end

Ronald Stein at CFACT - 17 hours ago
States are beginning to hit electric vehicle owners with high fees in an effort to hold all vehicles equally accountable for financing repairs and maintenance of our highway infrastructure. The post The EV Free Lunch is coming to an end appeared first on CFACT.

Hitler's Nightmare: This Is How the Allies Hunted down Nazi Submarines

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Willy_Stöwer_-_Sinking_of_the_Linda_Blanche_out_of_Liverpool.jpg] The inside story. *Key point*: The U-Boat threat was a huge danger and America and the United Kingdom had to find a way to systematically turn the hunters into the hunted. Cut off in mid-transmission, this contact report came from a U.S. Navy patrol bomber operating over the Atlantic Ocean some 95 miles north of Cape Peñas, Spain, at 0316 hours on November 12, 1943. Repeated attempts to restore radio communicat... more »

Israel Will Never Lose a Major War (We've Got 5 Reasons Why)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* See for yourself. *Key point:* Israel was born into a hostile environment and has gone out of its way to arm itself with the best weaponry available. Since 1948, the state of Israel has fielded a frighteningly effective military machine. Built on a foundation of pre-independence militias, supplied with cast-off World War II weapons, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have enjoyed remarkable success in the field. In the 1960s and 1970s, both because of its unique needs and because of international boycotts, Israel began developing its own mil... more »

All of the Powerful and Advanced New Submarines the Navy Is Building

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5449474/pearl-harbor-welcomes-uss-hawaii-home-deployment] Key point: An overhaul to modernize America's subs (and to increase their number) is long overdue. *Key point:* An overhaul to modernize America's subs (and to increase their number) is long overdue. The U.S. Navy is getting close to inking a deal for a new type of attack submarine. The new “Block V” variant of the *Virginia*-class submarine adds, via a lengthy “payload module,” 28 vertical missile tubes to the 12 tubes on earlier versions of the *... more »

Fact: 1 Imperial Japanese Soldier Kept Fighting Until 1974

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/A6M3_Zero_N712Z_1.jpg] It took a lot to make him believe otherwise. *Key point:* Some soldiers were so fanatical that they kept fighting months or years after Japan officially surrendered. The Japanese empire was a fine place for young Hiro Onoda. In 1939, at age 17, he hired on with a lacquerware company that posted him to Hankow (Wuhan) in Japanese-occupied China. There, he visited suppliers by day and danced the night away with obliging Chinese women. His idyllic world, alon... more »

Cold kills!

Robert at Ice Age Now - 17 hours ago
Shortened growing seasons with disastrous crop losses entailing mass disease and famine. ____________ Cold kills! Lloyd Martin Hendaye As Earth’s solar shield diminishes, Cosmic Rays penetrate Earth’s atmosphere to seed cloud-cover, inducing global overcast that drops temperatures to glacial levels. Asserting that solar activity during Sunspot Cycle 25 could be the weakest in 200 years, ... Read moreCold kills! The post Cold kills! appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Aussie Day #1 – President Trump and First Lady Melania Welcome Prime Minister Morrison and Lady Morrison – State Visit…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 17 hours ago
Today the President and First Lady will welcome Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Lady Jenny Morrison for an official state visit to the United States. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – Oi, Oi, Oi After a day of formal and semi-formal … Continue reading →

Saturday Down South: Week #4

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 17 hours ago
The eight largest sports venues in the world are college football stadiums. Collegiate football for the most part has over it's 150 years remains a pure sport, untouched by drastic rule changes, paid players and unpolluted by destructive busy body left-wing ideology that threaten most sports today. Only the all-american game of baseball can claim the same intensity of life-long loyalty of it's fans like college football. Four of those eight stadiums are in the SEC, where the game football is a religion. And on Saturdays, along with many others stadiums large and small alike across t... more »

Federal Police Arrest Women Selling Images of Rape and Torture of Their Own Children

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two women were arrested on Thursday, September 19th, in the second stage of Operation "Pedomom" of the Federal Police (PF). They were part of a criminal scheme, involving a couple in Ukraine, which produced and distributed files containing images of child sexual abuse. The victims were the women's own children. […] The post Federal Police Arrest Women Selling Images of Rape and Torture of Their Own Children appeared first on The Rio Times.

Invasion of the Two-Wheelers! Yet Another Challenge for Congested Brazilian Cities?

Scott Salmon at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Suddenly, it seems, they are everywhere. Weaving against the flow of traffic; whizzing silently among unsuspecting pedestrians; occasionally clustered in day-glo streetside herds; or randomly abandoned, alone, in unexpected locales. The streets – and sidewalks – of Brazil’s cities have been invaded. By scooters! For . . . To read […] The post Invasion of the Two-Wheelers! Yet Another Challenge for Congested Brazilian Cities? appeared first on The Rio Times.

Argentina’s Economic Woes Could Reduce Brazil’s 2019 GDP Growth by 0.5 Percent

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
[image: Brazil,Argentina is one Brazil's main trading partners, and its economic crisis may affect Brazil's GDP.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Argentine crisis is having a strong impact on Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The reason for this is the forty percent drop in Brazilian exports to Argentina in the first eight months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, say economist at the Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE). […] The post Argentina’s Economic Woes Could Reduce Brazil’s 2019 GDP Growth by 0.5 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.

YouTuber Felipe Neto to Receive Medal of Legislative Merit Award from Congress

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal Chamber of Deputies nominated the digital influencer, businessman and author Felipe Neto to be awarded the Chamber of Deputies' Medal of Legislative Merit. The most important and highest award in the field led to an unprecedented action --that of bestowing the commendation upon an influencer opposed to the […] The post YouTuber Felipe Neto to Receive Medal of Legislative Merit Award from Congress appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro is Aware He Will be Confronted at UN General Assembly

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) said on Thursday, September 19th, that it's clear that will be "confronted" during his participation in the UN General Assembly next week, in New York. According to Bolsonaro, he has been "viciously" attacked by some countries that point . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Bolsonaro is Aware He Will be Confronted at UN General Assembly appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Wonderful City Of Plastic Surgery: Why Rio de Janeiro is One of the Most Famous Cities for Plastic Procedures – Sponsored

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When it comes to plastic surgery, Brazil is one of the most popular countries in the world, second to the USA in number of procedures. In 2015, according to the International Society of Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics, 1.2 million plastic surgeries were performed in Brazil. Worldwide, the country still takes […] The post The Wonderful City Of Plastic Surgery: Why Rio de Janeiro is One of the Most Famous Cities for Plastic Procedures – Sponsored appeared first on The Rio Times.

The US War on the Middle East Continues

Steve Brown at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Russia and China have publicly and privately urged the United States to stand down from US threats versus Iran, and neither country would of course participate in any coalition versus Iran. The post The US War on the Middle East Continues appeared first on The Duran .

Henry Ford ,The Father of Economic Populism

John Beasley at The Duran - 18 hours ago
The business model Henry Ford designed included concepts like, economies of scale, supply chain management, logistics, scientific management practices, and economic populism. The post Henry Ford ,The Father of Economic Populism appeared first on The Duran.

Guantanamo Bay and shortsighted US foreign policy

George Callaghan at The Duran - 18 hours ago
The United States proclaimed its war on terror. All too often this meant a war on civil liberty. The post Guantanamo Bay and shortsighted US foreign policy appeared first on The Duran.

Dead Bird Nests Contain 36 Different Pesticides, Including DDT

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 18 hours ago
In ‘clean green’ NZ (not) of course our authorities can kill off 10,000 birds in one drop with 1080 poison (link below article), and believe it or not, they are ‘saving our birds’. EWR From achnews.org In Brussels and Florence, people began to express concern over the rising finds of dead newborn birds (tits) in … Continue reading Dead Bird Nests Contain 36 Different Pesticides, Including DDT →

Humanity’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’: Starving, Enslaving, Raping, Torturing And Killing Our Children

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 18 hours ago
By Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out four conflict configurations that are paid little attention by conflict theorists. In this article, I would like to discuss a fifth conflict configuration that is effectively ignored by conflict theorists (and virtually everyone else). This conflict is undoubtedly the … Continue reading Humanity’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’: Starving, Enslaving, Raping, Torturing And Killing Our Children →

Irrefutable Film Footage Of Climate Engineering Aerosol Spraying (GeoengineeringWatch.org)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 18 hours ago
Don’t imagine NZ is exempt, well documented here also. For a long time. Continually denied of course. See this post for what your Ministers for the Environment have said about both its existence and claimed non-existence. Predictable flip flops. EWR Geo Watch http://GeoengineeringWatch.org TO READ OR POST COMMENTS ON THIS VIDEO, PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO … Continue reading Irrefutable Film Footage Of Climate Engineering Aerosol Spraying (GeoengineeringWatch.org) →

“Climate change: Rugby World Cup highlights injustice”–Silly Matt McGrath

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Hotscot Today’s silly story comes from Matt McGrath: Ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, a report from Christian Aid highlights what they term the "climate injustice" endured by Pacific island participants. Fiji, Samoa and Tonga face an uncertain future in a warmer world, with rising seas […]

The Fed Has Not Covered Itself in Glory: Fed Funds Mess Edition

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Why the Fed should be embarrassed.

Researchers Blame Marriage Rate Decline On A "Lack Of Economically-Attractive Men"

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Let us be serious. The mere fact that a man in particular is holding down a regular job is a powerful indication that this individual is mentally stable. And no women wants to tie up to a whack job. In fact most are over sensitive to all that because they see themselves as potential victims. Again it needs to be mandated that at age thirty, all singles contract with a professional marriage arranger. Someone has to stand for imperfection. And we do need the majority to be married to suppress the knock off effects. . *Researchers Blame Marriage Rate Decline On A "Lack Of Econ... more »

Hoarding et al

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
How hard it is. We are talking about obsessive attachment. The big problem is that we attempt to deal with this through our rational mind. The victim will always rationalize retention. For most of us, attachment to things usually fades well enough. Today, families are now getting stretched out in time and passing things on is becoming less of a driver. This can ease the problem. Of course, we all hear about the worse cases Problem is that there is no end of weaker cases as well. In those situations various stratagems of removal have to also be used. And we live in an ag... more »

Big Tech & Big Brother Are Going To Join Forces To “Secure Elections”

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Here is the problem. Our technology is completely able to track every key stroke and also increasingly to also interpret those key strokes on a continuing basis. Since it is possible, it is been done. The terroist excuse is merely a licence for all this. As we have also discovered, all our laws protecting individual rights are simply ignored on the basis of it you do not know, then you need not know and we can do it anyway. Certainly the past administration went for it all and in fact weaponized it a well. In the past, our key protection has been that the sheer weight of dat... more »

Was Hitler a Red-Armband-Wearing Communist?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Hitler was certainly an informed communist during this period. Then it became a death sentence. From there we have the start of the NAZI party which actually adopted Marxism in all but name. IT was always a socialist outlier and certainly when in power adopted all the same methods. Hitler wove into this his primitive ideology of National race supremacy which surely had antecedents as well. His strength was his oratory and his ideas were borrowed and deeply believed. Unfortunately, he never had access to the education he truly needed which would have easily tempered a... more »

‘Invisible’ pharmacists selling knock-off drugs: the rise of antibiotic resistance in Cambodia

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 18 hours ago
For the first time researchers have spoken to unregistered pharmacists selling antibiotics in Cambodia and discovered startling misuse of the drugs

Remote Darling River town expected to run out of raw water within days

Just In - 18 hours ago
A council in far west New South Wales has started trucking water to the remote Darling River town of Pooncarie, which is expected to run out of raw water within days.

'Mum, it's OK': Drug-overdose inquest hears of mother's final conversation with daughter

Kathleen Calderwood at Just In - 18 hours ago
The mother of a teenager who died after taking drugs at the FOMO music festival says she's forever grateful their last words to each other were "I love you" as an inquest into the overdose deaths of six young people comes to an end.

Barnaby Joyce says he sent drought reports to PM via text

Kath Sullivan at Just In - 18 hours ago
The Federal Government's former special drought envoy says he sent "an awful lot" of reports to the Prime Minister, after a letter tabled in the Senate notes he did not compile a final report during his tenure.

'I feel beautiful': Inside China's turn back to Imperial-era garments

Alan Weedon at Just In - 18 hours ago
While Chinese society has changed immensely over the past century, some younger Chinese are donning Imperial-era garments to reconnected with the country's long history — a move now supported by Beijing.

Indonesia could be set to ban sex out of marriage, but how would it be enforced?

Tasha Wibawa at Just In - 18 hours ago
More than 1 million Australians travel to Bali each year and soon they may need to keep in mind that having sex could land them in jail.

Rugby league club ordered to destroy 'rape and pillage' t-shirts

Bridget Murphy And Luisa Rubbo at Just In - 18 hours ago
Members of a NSW rugby league club who were photographed at an airport wearing offensive t-shirts emblazoned with a topless mermaid look set to face the wrath of the sport's officials.

Thousands of roses and not a single hamburger: All you need to know about the US state dinner

James Glenday at Just In - 18 hours ago
Perhaps the US state dinner will prove the perfect setting for Donald Trump and Scott Morrison to take their budding bromance to the next step.

Victorian man arrested over 1993 murder of Adelaide woman

Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 18 hours ago
Police arrest a Victorian man over the stabbing murder of Adelaide woman Suzanne Poll at a shop in April in 1993 after a DNA breakthrough.

Woman with heart condition bashed to death by partner wielding a pipe

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 18 hours ago
A Perth man who viewed violence as an acceptable way to manage his relationships is jailed for life for killing his partner, who had a chronic heart condition, by bashing her to death with his fists and a metal pipe.

Search for small plane missing in northern New South Wales with two on board

Just In - 18 hours ago
A search is underway for a small plane that has gone missing while flying two people from Murwillumbah to Taree in northern New South Wales, after it failed to arrive at its destination.

A training college has just been hit with a record $26m fine it will never pay. Here's why

Stephen Letts at Just In - 18 hours ago
The ACCC is unlikely to pocket its record penalty against a defunct training college, but it says its Federal Court win is important for the message it sends and because the debts of affected students will be cancelled.

Plans to build Dan Murphy's liquor outlet near Aboriginal communities rejected

Jano Gibson at Just In - 18 hours ago
Woolworths' bid to set up a Dan Murphy's liquor store in Darwin is rejected by the Northern Territory Liquor Commission on the basis it would increase the risk of alcohol-related harm in nearby Aboriginal communities.

'Revered' couple to stand trial over slavery allegations at Melbourne bakery

Karen Percy at Just In - 18 hours ago
A court hears Dr Seyyed Farshchi and his wife were "admired" in Melbourne's Iranian community. Today they've been committed to stand trial on slavery allegations involving an Iranian asylum seeker.

Champion Ash

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Interesting fact: Nigel Farage has been on *Question Time *once in 2019. Far-left scribbler Ash Sarkar has been on three times.

What larks!

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
He's not always a jolly 'un, is he, our Jolyon? The barrister and anti-Brexit campaigner is presently particularly annoyed at the BBC (and Rob Burley): It never surprises, @BBCPolitics, does it? Here, editing the video footage to remove me from the joint press conference https://t.co/alZ8vW9GVI — Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) September 19, 2019 He went on to reply to his own tweet and say: Even those who do not need to pretend to hold a neutral position on Brexit - such as The Sun - are happy to acknowledge the contribution I have made. But not Rob Burley's BBC Politics, which r... more »

Friday Follies

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
*Should you VOTE for Warren?* We've all seen her on stage. Yes, it's a rain dance. And if she makes it rain, does that mean that she should be president because she can (by doing that idiotic dance that she does) stop global warming and reverse climate change!! All she has to do is wait for a favorable weather report and do her pookie dance. Think about it. The progressive lemmings would run into the sea in ecstasy at the thought of President Rain Cloud Warren fixing climate change. *Should the Police carry Guns?* It's an old argument. Black Lives Matter feel that one armed police... more »

Forget F-35s: The Navy Wants a 6th Generation Stealth Fighter

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4524282/australian-f-35] The Navy is currently analyzing air frames, targeting systems, AI-enabled sensors, new weapons and engine technologies to engineer a new 6th-Generation fighter to fly alongside the F-35 and ultimately replace the F/A-18. *Key point:* Militaries are always thinking several steps ahead about what the ideal weapons systems of the future could be. The Navy is currently analyzing air frames, targeting systems, AI-enabled sensors, new weapons and engine technologies to engineer a new 6... more »

Why Nazi Germany's Air Force Was Doomed

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Henschel_Hs_129B.jpg] A huge mistake for Hitler. *Key point:* Heavy bombers were important to cause substantial damage to enemy industries and cities, but Germany didn't have them. An armada of German Heinkel He-111 bombers droned through the Ukrainian night sky on September 21, 1944, en route to Poltava Airfield in the Ukraine for a mission against American bombers parked at the base. The B-17 Flying Fortresses and their escort P-51 fighters were part of an experimental coop... more »

Green New Deal about imposing Socialism

Robert at Ice Age Now - 19 hours ago
There’s a lot more than science behind climate alarmism. __________ Green New Deal about imposing Socialism Adoni “The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all.” Obviously that must have been said by a critic the the Green New Deal, right? Wrong. The speaker went on to ... Read moreGreen New Deal about imposing Socialism The post Green New Deal about imposing Socialism appeared first on Ice Age Now.

CalPERS Short-Changed by CIM in Pay-to-Play/Bribery Scandal; Looks Like Apollo Stiffed CalPERS Too

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
How CalPERS was cheated by conniving fund managers, as is pervasive among private equity investors.

Why Degrowth Is the Only Responsible Way Forward

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Why degrowth is necessary and potentially attractive.

Impossible to Unsee

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Strong Men In Europe: Tony Abbott Visits Hungary

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
“I extend a special welcome to Australia’s former prime minister. It is in part due to his tough policy that we regard Australia as a model country. We especially respect it for the brave, direct and Anglo-Saxon consistency which it has shown on migration and defence of the Australian nation”. […]

Aussie Days – The Arrival…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 20 hours ago
The White House will become a sea of yellow roses and good cheer over the next few days as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania prepare to honor Prime Minister Scott Morrison from Australia. Yes, today begins a … Continue reading →

After a Talk With Moro, Bolsonaro Keeps Federal Police Director General

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Moro and Bolsonaro met this week, shortly after the president's return to Brasília. Bolsonaro spent nine days in a hospital in São Paulo after a fourth procedure since the stabbing to his abdomen in 2018. The two had . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] The post After a Talk With Moro, Bolsonaro Keeps Federal Police Director General appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian National Team Drops to 3rd Place in FIFA’s Ranking

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian team fell one position in the world men's ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and is now in the third position. According to the list, released yesterday, September 19th, Belgium remains at the top and France rose to second place. The other teams in the Top 10 […] The post Brazilian National Team Drops to 3rd Place in FIFA’s Ranking appeared first on The Rio Times.

Distance Higher Education Offers now in Brazil More Places Than the Classroom-Based

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Census of Higher Education released today, September 19th, by the AnÍsio Teixeira National Institute of Educational Studies and Research (INEP) and by the Ministry of Education (MEC) shows that, for the first time, the offer of vacancies in undergraduate courses in distance education (EaD) is higher than that of […] The post Distance Higher Education Offers now in Brazil More Places Than the Classroom-Based appeared first on The Rio Times.

Industrial Entrepreneur Confidence in Brazil Remains High in September

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Industrial Entrepreneur Confidence Index (ICEI) remained stable from August to September at 59.4 points, the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) reported today, September 19th. This stability interrupted a three-month consecutive sequence of hikes. According to the CNI, the figures show that Brazilian entrepreneurs' confidence remains high with this stability: […] The post Industrial Entrepreneur Confidence in Brazil Remains High in September appeared first on The Rio Times.

Value of Forest Production in Brazil Reaches R$20.6 Billion

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The value of forest production recorded by 4,897 Brazilian municipalities in 2018 totaled R$20.6 billion (US$5.2 billion), an increase of eight percent in comparison with the previous year. From this total, the highest production figure was recorded in forestry (R$16.3 billion), which accounts for 79.3 percent of the total, with […] The post Value of Forest Production in Brazil Reaches R$20.6 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.

Prosecutor Wants Special Jurisdiction for Flávio Bolsonaro

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "There is a tendency to root out the so-called privileged forum, which has no privilege, it is nothing but respect for the position held by the individual," said the Rio State Prosecutor Soraya Taveira Gaya, when giving a favorable opinion for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to have a privileged forum before […] The post Prosecutor Wants Special Jurisdiction for Flávio Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.

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