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Thomas Paine

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

24 October - Blogs I'm Following - 5 of 5

10 pm MDT



US Senators Request Expedited Visitor Visa for Syrian Democratic Forces General Mazloum to Testify to Congress

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
“OCTOBER 23, 2019 VAN HOLLEN, SENATORS REQUEST EXPEDITED VISA FOR GENERAL MAZLOUM U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Lindsey Graham … Continue reading →

Remembering The 1956 Hungarian Uprising

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
From: https://www.rferl.org/a/remembering-the-1956-hungarian-uprising/30232267.html “Remembering The 1956 Hungarian Uprising October 23, 2019 11:23 GMT By Ivan Gutterman On October 23, 1956, Hungary … Continue reading →

US Senator John F. Kennedy Speech About The Hungarian Freedom Fighters (Delivered October 1957)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : “Did the Hungarian Freedom Fighters fight and fall in vain? Did they contribute no more to…

Kurdish Dreams Fade After Trump Betrayal and Putin-Erdogan Deal

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Seven years of democratic autonomy killed in the blink of an eye by Trump: “Syrian government and Russian troops already … Continue reading →

The Commander-in-Chief of Syrian Democratic Forces Expressed Reservations About Some Terms of Putin-Erdogan Sochi Summit About Their Future

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
It’s insane that Russia and Turkey met in Sochi to settle terms for the future of this formally autonomous region … Continue reading →

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* On Thursday October 17th, White House Chief Of Staff Mick Mulvaney went on live national TV and self-immolated faster than some poor suicidal Saigon monk soaked in kerosine. Mulvaney didn't just display the out of control arrogance that got him his job; he confessed about Ukraine for the president and turned himself into the proverbial smoking gun. Who needs tapes when we already have a Ukraine call transcript, witness testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, and now, a live confession by Trump's number one guy? Hint to both houses of congress: Read that last ... more »

São Paulo Bill Limits Uber and 99 Cars to Number of Taxi Cabs

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A bill in the city of São Paulo seeks to enforce new rules for the operation of Uber, 99 and Cabify: the total number of drivers in these services may not exceed the number of taxi drivers in the city. The companies will be required to buy "kilometer credits" for […] The post São Paulo Bill Limits Uber and 99 Cars to Number of Taxi Cabs appeared first on The Rio Times.

Chile’s President Apologizes and Announces Package of Social Measures

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, delivered a speech on the national network on Tuesday night, October 22nd, where he apologized to Chileans for the lack of vision of historical issues. He announced a number of measures to ease tensions in the country, such as . . . To read […] The post Chile’s President Apologizes and Announces Package of Social Measures appeared first on The Rio Times.

Queensland mandating gender theory curriculum?

TOTT News at News – TOTT News - 22 hours ago
The Queensland government is set to make a new program with controversial links to gender theory websites compulsory in all schools across the state. The move is part of a national push to ‘educate’ children about the nature of sexuality and relationships, however many are concerned this will leave the most vulnerable in our society exposed to hyper-sexual information.

How Europe’s Greedy Lending to Africa Is Driving the Migration Wave That Fuels the EU’s Xenophobic Politics

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 22 hours ago
How Europe is creating the conditions in Africa that lead to migration....and the underlying stresses are set to get worse.

Russia's Nightmare: Will America's Javelin Missile-Wielding Titan Robots Hunt Tanks?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.kongsberg.com/globalassets/corporate/pictures/media/vlcsnap-2019-09-05-10h07m58s548.png] A deadly combo if it could happen. *Key point:* America is considering combining a remote-control robot with a remote-control missile launcher. Pity the poor tank. As if armored fighting vehicles didn't have enough problems, from missiles and rockets to IEDs lurking in the dirt. Now they are going to be hunted by anti-tank robots. A prototype variant of the Titan unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, mounts a Javelin anti-tank missile as ... more »

The U.S. Navy Wants Deadly Railguns On Its Ships. Good Luck with That.

James Mugg at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*James Mugg* *Security, * Will it work? Is it worth the cost? *Key Point:* Can it work? There’s* renewed** interest* of late in the US Navy’s (USN) * electromagnetic railgun*. Plans to perform at-sea weapon testing appear* to have been delayed* in favor of further research. So, while development will probably continue, there are still two major problems holding the railgun back. The first is meeting the weapon’s massive power requirements at sea. The second is demonstrating that it’ll be ‘better’ than existing weapons. The railgun launches rounds using electromagnetic force rat... more »

Call for year-round ‘spring’ lambs divides sheep industry

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Messing with the definition for “spring lambs” will only enrich foreign importers while fooling American consumers, say domestic producers who’ve submitted comments opposing a petition to make “spring lambs” a year-round phenomena. “This petition is not being driven by the American sheep and lamb industry nor consumers but by a foreign interest desiring to expand... Continue Reading

Shivam Distributors recalls dates for undeclared sulfites

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Shivam Distributors of Longwood, FL, is recallingan undisclosed amount of its 7-ounce and 14-ounce packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain a high level of a preservative that can cause adverse health conditions. “The recall was the result of a surveillance testing done by Florida Department of Agriculture that revealed high sulfite level,”... Continue Reading

Consumer group finds decline in EU food safety controls, funding

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
There is a declining trend in food controls and the resources allocated to them across Europe, according to a consumer group. The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) analyzed reports submitted by 12 member states on official control activities to identify trends from the information submitted over several years. The organization is urging governments to increase resources for... Continue Reading

Europe wants help to support future food safety system

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
The European Commission has launched a funding call for help to support food safety systems of the future. Proposals must aim to develop a research and innovation platform for collaboration across food safety stakeholders in Europe. This should involve national food safety authorities, EU agencies, policymakers, scientists and society. Outcomes of the Commission’s project will... Continue Reading

Google claims ‘Quantum Supremacy’ with Sycamore chip that out-computes modern supercomputers.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://m.hindustantimes.com/tech/google-claims-quantum-supremacy-with-sycamore-chip-that-outcomputes-modern-supercomputers/story-GywzmK3D33rtjgP5uTBiPI.html Advertisements

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Wednesday 23rd October 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Silicon Valley Tech Firms Donate $254,717 to Elizabeth Warren

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Corinne Weaver ~ Even though Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants to break up Big Tech and regulate it, those who profit from the tech industry support her anyway. Warren had her most successful fundraising quarter yet, raising $125,305 from employees at Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and their subsidiaries. Overall, in the […]

The Green New Deal’s Solar Absurdity

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Dr. Jay Lehr ~ Those who support the Green New Deal (GND) want what they claim to be the only real solution to the global warming problem which is solar power, and other so-called renewables to save our planet from the ravages of fossil fuel. They insist our dependance on fossil fuels can be […]

US In Moral Decline

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Walter E. Williams ~ Attorney General William Barr last week told a University of Notre Dame Law School audience that attacks on religious liberty have contributed to a moral decline that’s in part manifested by increases in suicides, mental illness, and drug addiction. Barr said that our moral decline is not random but “organized […]

Congress to oppose free trade deal, both within and outside parliament

bilaterals.org - 22 hours ago
24-Oct-2019 Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided that the party will stand against the free trade agreement, and is planning to protest the "anti-farmer" trade deal both within Parliament during the winter session.

"The Unraveling Quickens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"The Unraveling Quickens"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The central thesis of my new book "Will You Be Richer or Poorer?" is the financial "wealth" we've supposedly gained (or at least a few of us have gained) in the past 20 years has masked the unraveling of our intangible capital: the resilience of our economy, our social capital, i.e. our ability to find common ground and solve real-world problems, our sense that the playing field, while not entirely level, is not two-tiered, and our sense of economic security--have all been shredded. The unraveling of everything that actually matter... more »

An Especially Harsh Government Shutdown is Increasingly Likely

David Super at Balkinization - 23 hours ago
Prior to the end of Fiscal Year 2019 on September 30, Congress passed and the President signed a short-term continuing resolution (“CR”) to keep the federal government operational through November 21, 2019. At the time, the House had passedten of the twelve annual appropriations bills needed to fund the federal government (all but the intensely controversial Homeland Security bill and the parochial Legislative Branch bill). Then, and indeed even today, the Senate had passed none of the twelve bills. The hope has been that the House, the Senate, and the President would ... more »

October 24th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1008

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Thursday October 24th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago

Battle for manuka: Study finds Australia's honey superior to New Zealand's

Jennifer Nichols at Just In - 23 hours ago
The stakes have been raised in the fight by Australian beekeepers to continue to use the name 'manuka', after a five-year study proved our medicinal honeys are equal to, or better than, New Zealand's.

Casino boss blames 'anti-Crown' activists for exposing scandals

Daniel Ziffer at Just In - 23 hours ago
The Crown Resorts AGM was a typically feisty, if somewhat secretive affair, with executive chair John Alexander batting away allegations of numerous scandals involving the casino business.

Warning WA private hospitals, school at 'high risk' of fire in audit prompted by Grenfell disaster

Jacob Kagi at Just In - 23 hours ago
An audit initiated after London's Grenfell Tower fire which claimed more than 70 lives identifies 14 private West Australian buildings as having high-risk cladding and dozens of others requiring remedial work.

Bushfire victim says fines faced by power company 'like getting a speeding ticket'

Daniel Miles at Just In - 23 hours ago
Nineteen months after ferocious blazes tore through south-west Victoria, energy giant Powercor faces charges over failing to properly maintain electrical assets that allegedly sparked the fires.

Tasmanian peony pioneer retires, selling the farm to first-time flower growers

Hugh Hogan And Eden Hynninen at Just In - 23 hours ago
'A pleasant pastime' is over for Tasmanian flower grower Peter Botting. He has pruned his last peony leaving the industry in capable hands.

World-first trial growing 'super varieties' of lychee

Rachel McGhee at Just In - 23 hours ago
A world-first trial to grow Taiwanese lychee super varieties is underway in Central Queensland.

Festival shopkeepers strip-searched during lunch breaks, inquiry hears

Nick Dole at Just In - 23 hours ago
A solicitor who offered pro-bono legal advice at the Splendour in the Grass festival in 2018 tells a public hearing of a "military-style" operation, which saw shopkeepers and bar staff among those strip-searched by police.

'She has to bathe in a bucket': Top End water supplies hit critical low

Just In - 23 hours ago
Residents have been left vulnerable and fearing for their future water security as underground aquifers run critically low in rural Darwin and communities fear what a second poor wet season could mean for their future.

Driver who drank 'up to 40 cans of alcohol' pleads guilty to causing 12yo son's death

Peter Lusted at Just In - 23 hours ago
A father who was on his L-plates drank "up to 40 cans of alcohol" before getting behind the wheel pleads guilty to causing the death of his son.

Epic outback queue of motorhomes smashes world record

Damien Larkins And Krystal Gordon at Just In - 23 hours ago
The outback Queensland town of Barcaldine has officially set a new world record for the longest line of motorhomes.

'Mystery' company behind SPC jam sale not Australian-owned

Warwick Long And Andy Burns at Just In - 23 hours ago
The ABC has uncovered that the majority shareholder in the recently sold SPC jam factory in northern Victoria is a Malaysian-based investor.

Former intelligence official facing 30 charges for breaching national secrecy

Elizabeth Byrne And Matthew Doran at Just In - 23 hours ago
Despite his home being raided four years ago, Roger Uren has now been arrested and charged with breaching national secrecy rules.

Alert SA bushfire warning app not ready as fire burns in Murraylands

Eugene Boisvert And Stacey Lee at Just In - 23 hours ago
An app designed to alert South Australians about bushfires is still not ready as total fire bans were issued amid sweltering temperatures. A watch and act message has been issued for a fire burning near Swan Reach in the state's Murraylands region.

Five people now charged with murder after Scenic Rim home invasion

Just In - 23 hours ago
A man and woman are charged with murder after Michael Menzel died during an alleged home invasion last week, taking the number of people facing charges to five.

Have water, need trucks: Irrigators pledge 12 million litres for struggling farmers

Mollie Gorman And Cara Jeffery at Just In - 23 hours ago
A group of southern New South Wales irrigators have pledged to give millions of litres of their own water to those who need it most, but they need help to deliver it.

The Daily Brief 2019-10-22

This is a summary of 31 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Syria, Turkey, Assad, Putin, Siria, Aleppo, Turquía, Idlib, Estados Unidos, Irak, South_Korea, Erdogan, YPG, Rusia, Tabaqa, Ansarallah, Yemen, Cuba, Exxon, Daraa, Kurds, Iraq, US, Hasakah, Ansrallah, Saudi. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Espanol, Siria, World-News, Turquia, Turkey, Yemen-Es, Latin-America, Iraq, Yemen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

MiG-25 fighter jet frightened NATO with its insane velocity, US media reveals

The world’s fastest fighter jet, the MiG-25 (NATO reporting name Foxbat) frightened the US and its NATO allies when it was designed by the Soviet Union, according to the military-themed portal We Are the Mighty. Its turbojet design makes it possible for the plane to reach a speed of up to 2.8 Mach (around 3,500 km/h, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Military choppers land for first time at strategic Tabaqa Airport: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – On Tuesday, a source from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) told Al-Masdar News that the Russian military had begun deploying its aircraft to the Tabaqa Airport in the Al-Raqqa Governorate. According to the military source, the Russian Air Force was deploying its helicopters to the Tabaqa Airport as part of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Who-- Meaning What Government-- Was Immad Zuberi Working For?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
You probably never heard of venture capitalist Immad Zuberi-- unless you work for political campaigns hungry for money. He has been a cash cow, mostly for Republicans, but for corporate Democrats as well. The Feds got him after he donated $900,000 to Trump's inaugural committee-- a bribe that went right into Trump's pockets. Yesterday, the Justice Depratment announced that he pleading guilty "to multiple federal charges, including tax evasion and concealing his work as a foreign agent as he lobbied high-level U.S. government officials." But not for the Trump contributions. The al... more »

Can tariffs have a deflationary impact?

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 1 day ago
Before I read Deirdre McCloskey, I had a rather primitive view of methodology. Economists should develop hypotheses and then test these theories using real world data. Models were mathematical and empirical tests used regression analysis. Today, I have a more eclectic view. A macroeconomist uses basic economic concepts, stylized facts and financial market reactions to […] The post Can tariffs have a deflationary impact? appeared first on Econlib.

Is Russia Really Building Another Aircraft Carrier?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Europe* And this one would be very, very different. *Key point:* Moscow really wants a new light carrier, but also wants one that is faster and cheaper. Russia says it is building the world's first catamaran aircraft carrier. Russia's light aircraft carrier will feature a semi-catamaran hull, a representative of the Krylov Scientific Center told Russian news agency TASS (see the translation and a model of the design here). "The project is distinguished by the underwater part of a semi-catamaran form," he said. "Catamaran actually means two hulls unit... more »

Air Force Killer: This Is Why Russia's S-400 Anti-Air System Is Fearsome

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* All pilots hate it. *Key point:* Moscow is eager to sell (and use) the S-400 both to gain leverage and to threaten its rivals aircraft. The S-400 is one of the most controversial missiles in the world currently. The United States has imposed economic sanctions on countries simply for buying the system, but many of the world’s powers are interested in it, with India signing deals in September 2018 and China in April 2018. But what exactly makes the S-400 such a hot ticket item in the world today? How did it evolve from the earlier S-300? The S-30... more »

Expert Panel Finds Gaping Plot Holes In OPCW Report On Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
The Courage Foundation, an international protection and advocacy group for whistleblowers, has published the findings of a panel it convened last week on the extremely suspicious behavior of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in its investigation of an alleged chemical attack […]

Mass Layoffs Reach All Time Record At Walmart As The Sector Silently Cuts 42,000 Jobs

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Silver Report Uncut Economic collapse news Oct 2019. First we look at Wells Fargo once again having 350 job cuts The company just reported disappointing earnings thar reveal the company has been losing revenue. Then We look at the world’s largest employer Walmart because they have performed the largest mass layoffs in the companies history. …

Foreigners Urge Protesters to End Violence in Hong Kong

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
CGTN “This (the violence) is hurting Hong Kong,” “These things have set back the progress of peaceful evolution of democracy in Hong Kong by at least two or three generations,” observed foreign residents and visitors, who expressed concern about Hong Kong’s future, urging protesters to end violence. end

BIGGER RISK THAN GREAT RECESSION: Are You At The Epicenter of the Next Economic Collapse?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ITM Trading Slides and Links: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/bigge… In the last Great Recession (although it was incredibly tough for many people –and still is), there was one huge factor people are forgetting. And that is…the BANKS were the epicenter of that Crisis. In this video I’ll show you how that is no longer the case, and how …

It’s Not The Fed’s Repo Market Interventions…It’s What Comes Next!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
SilverDoctors Something is seriously wrong with the financial system, something which likely includes a banking crisis as evidenced by the Fed’s latest money printing schemes. Clear Repo Market details will not be coming, however, so let’s not focus on what may be happening, but instead, on what’s likely to come. Why is that? Because whatever …

Israeli Drone Downed in Southern Lebanon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
[image: http://socioecohistory.x10host.com/2018/11/07/modern-jews-admit-they-are-not-semitic-people-not-the-descendants-of-the-12-tribes-of-israel-the-bible-says-ashkenazi-jews-90-of-modern-jewry-are-not-semitic-people/]Revelation 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 … I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a [a]synagogue of Satan.

US Military Industrial Complex Needs War to Stay in Existence: Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Press TV The military industrial complex in the United States cannot continue to exist without wars, says an American writer and former professor. end

Hong Kong Cops Catch Fire as Masked Rioters Hurl Petrol Bombs

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
CGTN Masked radical protesters hurled petrol bombs from a flyover into a crowd in China’s Hong Kong Administrative Region on Sunday. A number of riot police caught fire in the attack. #HongKong#Police end

Exposed: Rachel Maddow is a Paid Deep State Propagandist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
[image: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1109959221611847681]Click on image for tweet.

Iraq Asks UN to Boot Out US Forces

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
US Troops Pulled Out of Syria & Moved to Iraq Are Now Asked to Leave the Country by https://www.rt.com/ US forces that crossed into Iraq after pulling out from Syria can only use its territory for transit and do not have permission to stay, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday. Hundreds of military vehicles carrying …

CAN GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKS KEEP THIS UP FOR DECADES… Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ITM Trading Have more questions that need to get answered? Call: 877-410-1414 Slides and Links: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/qa-wi… Fed Balance Sheet http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetar… – Viewer Submitted Questions: Question 1. BJbandjla: Some people say that central banks actually want the global monetary system to collapse to facilitate a wealth transfer to the elite. Others say the banks really don’t …

Craig Hemke: Fed Pawn Shop Repo Market Shows Panic Mode — Financial Crash Near

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Craig Hemke: Fed Pawn Shop Repo Market Shows Panic Mode — Financial Crash Near by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Early this year, financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke predicted the Fed would be forced to return to QE, just like in the 2008 market meltdown. Looks like Hemke’s prediction has come true because the Federal …

How Hong Kong Youth Are Indoctrinated to Hate China

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America RT America’s Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez live from Hong Kong to discuss the generational divide informing the ongoing protests and which Beijing has blamed on local institutionalized and mandatory “liberal studies” courses. Critics say the curriculum is too close to media, politicizes education and unfairly paints the Chinese government as authoritarian. end

Germany Increase Gold Reserves In September For First Time In 21 Years – IMF

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Germany Increase Gold Reserves In September For First Time In 21 Years – IMF by GoldCore, https://news.goldcore.com/ ◆ The gold reserves of the German Bundesbank rose in September for the first time in 21 years; German gold reserves rose to 108.34 million ounces in September from 108.25 million ounces last month ◆ It was the …

ALERT! First Time in 20 Years…German Central Bank Buys GOLD!! (Bix Weir) The End of Fiat in One Chart!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RoadtoRoota Now that every Central Bank on planet Earth is looking to buy gold…WHO ARE THE SELLERS?! The End Of Fiat In One Chart? by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ For the first time in 21 years, Germany has openly bought gold into its reserve holdings. German reserves climbed to 108.34m oz in September from 108.25m a …

World Economy is Sleepwalking into a New Financial Crisis, Warns Ex BOE Governor Mervyn King

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
World Economy is Sleepwalking into a New Financial Crisis, Warns Ex BOE Governor Mervyn King by Larry Elliott in Washington, https://www.theguardian.com/international Past crashes spawned new thinking and reform but nothing has changed since 2008 banking meltdown, says former Bank of England boss – The world is sleepwalking towards a fresh economic and financial crisis that …

Fed’s Fourth Bill POMO Is Most Oversubscribed Yet Amid Liquidity Scramble

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Fed’s Fourth Bill POMO Is Most Oversubscribed Yet Amid Liquidity Scramble by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ One day after the Fed unexpectedly saw a surge in demand for its term-repo operation, which was oversubscribed for the first time since the mid-September repo crisis erupted, the liquidity shortage in the funding market appears to be getting worse …

Stocks Surge As Fed Panics – Dramatically Increases Liquidity Provision Through Brexit Deadline

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Stocks Surge As Fed Panics – Dramatically Increases Liquidity Provision Through Brexit Deadline by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Many wondered what the driver of the late-day panic-buying across the US equity market was today. The answer is simple – The Fed… again. – In a statement issued at 1515ET, The New York Fed confirmed it would dramatically …

State ALP Government about to sack 18,000 Rural Fire Services volunteers for refusing to apply for a ‘blue card’

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 1 day ago
Takeover of independent, volunteer rural brigades by megalomaniacs of the urban fire services is imminent Unrelated or not the State Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford, a former ambulance driver from Victoria who is overseeing the impending sacking of more than 18,000 RFS volunteers from regional areas of Queensland, just lost the support of […]

Latino-owned Businesses Prospering Under Trump Economic Policies

Warren Mass at rss - 1 day ago
[image: latino-owned-businesses-prospering-under-trump-economic-policies] Several recent news reports have noted that Latino-owned small businesses have been thriving under the economic policies implemented by the Trump administration.

Most Witches Are Women, Because Witch Hunts Were All About Persecuting the Powerless

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Witch trials persecuted society’s most marginal members – particularly women.

Lawmaker Apologizes for Fake Omar Photo, But Not to Omar

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
North Dakota State Sen. Oley Larsen said in a Facebook post that he’s “sorry for spreading fake news” and was “willing to own my role in spreading misinformation” before lobbing fresh criticism at Omar.

Cow and Chicken Farmers Switch to Growing Mushrooms

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 day ago
Farmers Jennifer and Rodney Barrett raised chickens and cows on their Arkansas farm for 18 years before a realization struck them. Faced with conflicting feelings over the ethics of their business, the couple left the family business behind to start their careers as vegan mushroom farmers. Jennifer told the couple’s story in a post on […] The post Cow and Chicken Farmers Switch to Growing Mushrooms appeared first on Health Nut News.

WATCH: Palestinian father forced to demolish home in Jerusalem

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 1 day ago
A Palestinian father in East Jerusalem had to tear down his home after he received a demolition order from Israeli authorities. He said: "I built the house stone by stone and slowly completed it." Israeli claimed it was 'too near the US Embassy.' See video of the demolition... The post WATCH: Palestinian father forced to demolish home in Jerusalem appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

DOOMSDAY FAIL : South Pole’s Ozone Hole Shrinks To Smallest Since Discovery

Jamie Spry at Climatism - 1 day ago
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken *** H/t @randybrown97 DO you remember where you were when the “hole in the ozone layer” ended all life […]

The Utopian Mission of Liberals and Neo-Conservatives

Unknown at The Verma Report - 1 day ago
The failure of the Nazism, Fascism, and Communism did not destroy the doctrine of human perfectibility which found a way of migrating to other movements. The liberals were the first to be infected by this doctrine—in the late 1940s, a few years after the Second World War, the liberals became obsessed with the idea of creating a perfect global society. They started drawing the blueprint for a new utopia which would span the planet—a global democracy and free market under the benign command of enlightened progressive rulers. But the liberals could not take their agenda forward because... more »

Rep Mark Meadows Discusses Latest Impeachment Schemes…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Representative Mark Meadows appears on Fox News to discuss the latest schemes and developments from the basement of the Capitol building. Mr. Meadows explains how Adam Schiff continues manipulating the process to create a media narrative. . Andy Biggs appeared … Continue reading →

Is the Medical System the #1 Cause of Death in the U.S.?

AdminM at Health Impact News - 1 day ago
A new analysis from the British Medical Journal found that one in twenty patients experience preventable harm in medical care settings. The authors point out that patient harm in healthcare is a “leading cause of morbidity and mortality internationally.” We’ve been saying this for quite some time, and even these troubling numbers might be understating the problem. Gary Null has estimated that conventional medicine is the number one cause of death in America, killing almost 800,000 a year. Others have said that prescribed medication is the third most common cause of death globally a... more »

The Army Wants to Bring the "Linebacker" Bradley Back from the Grave

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* [image: By Spc. Darrick Fritz - http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/CSA-2005-10-03-101023.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=355158] A good idea? *Key point:* The M6 Linebacker was the Army's best armored anti-air troop carrier. Recent conflicts in Armenia, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have demonstrated the widespread adoption of drones by state actors—as well as rebel and terrorist groups—for reconnaissance purposes and as improvised attack platforms carrying grenades or explosive charges. Most recently, ... more »

Automatons – Life Inside the Unreal Machine

WTStaff at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - Unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere then you will know what Black Friday is all about.

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