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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

21 November - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MST

Last Night's Democratic Party Debate

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Pretty decent debate last night. Elizabeth started off strong but in the end Bernie won. Biden was as pathetic as usual and I get more certain by the day that I would *never* vote for him-- and I was completely certain of that in 1980. Kamala was desperate, dishonest and hideous and ought to drop out this afternoon. I'm no Tulsi fan but she sure wiped the floor with both Kamala and Mayo Pete when they attacked her, showing how weak and insipid they both are. It's worth noting that the moderators were pretty good and mostly didn't try ginning up bullshit fights. (But I couldn't run ... more »

Former Ukrainian Secret Service Official Leaks Info on How Ukraine

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Funded Clinton Campaign with Stolen IMF Money From GatewayPundit: I asked in my previous post, what were the Clintooons doing and how they were missed in the Biden Quid Pro Joe. Well here it comes…… Excerpts: Vasily Prozorov is a former employee of the Ukrainian security service SBU. On his blog Ukraine Leaks, he reveals how former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Oligarch Victor Pinchuk may have helped divert IMF funds to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. “Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko was terribly afraid of a Republican victory, believing Donald ... more »

Ukrainian MP Claims $7.4 Billion Obama-Linked Laundering

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Puts Biden Group Take At $16.5 Million From ZeroHedge: WOW, this blows up the democrat narrative! Excerpts: A Ukrainian MP says a document leaked from the Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General contains claims against Burisma owner Nikolai Zlochevsky, as well as Hunter Biden and his partners – who allegedly received $16.5 million for their ‘services’ – according to Alexander Dubinsky of the ruling Servant of the People Party. Dubinsky made the claim in a Wednesday press conference, citing materials from an investigation into Zlochevsky and Burisma. “Zlochevsky was charged with t... more »

Kodak Agfa presents : Features of an era “The Mohamed Ali Royal dynasty of Egypt” in photos Part-2

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 16 hours ago
This is the second part of my photo-series about my visit to The features of an era “Mohamed Ali Royal Dynasty” edition that was held in March 2019 at Aisha Fahmy Palace aka “Al-Gazeira Centre of Arts". You can check the first part of the series here. I am still trying to hijack the Mohamed Ali whistleblower trend as he is back this time in the international media with interviews in BBC, NY Times and Guardian. There is a new round of interviews coming on the way by him as it seems. He held a very raising eye-brow press conference in London calling for some revolution/peaceful-trans... more »

King Fouad I's oil painting [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 16 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Fouad I's oil painting] An oil painting of King Ahmed Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan at "Features of an era" exhibition at Aisha Fahmy's palace "Centre of Arts" , Cairo.

Khedive Ismail and son King Fouad I [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 16 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Khedive Ismail and son King Fouad I] Khedive Ismail's original Bronze statue by Mostafa Matwally and in the back an oil painting of his son King Fouad I as part of "Features of an era" exhibition , which is hosted at Aisha Fahmy Palace.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*How Colleges Have Made Students Poorer and Undereducated* There is general agreement among higher education observers and reformers that tuition and fees at public universities have increased at an unsustainable pace. It’s equally uncontroversial to note that financial aid hasn’t kept up with unrelenting tuition increases, leaving students in the lurch. In his new book, “The Impoverishment of the American College Student,” James V. Koch lays out exactly how bad it has been—and how we got to this point. The book is extremely detailed and heavy on data. Koch brings together the lat... more »

Dr. Shiva, Scott Adams, and “VAXXED II…”

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 16 hours ago
By Kent Heckenlively, J.D. I have a confession. I’m a complete fanboy when it comes to really smart people. That’s why I start every day listening to the Scott Adams podcast. He says interesting things and occasionally interviews really smart people. Recently he had on Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email, four degrees from … Continue reading Dr. Shiva, Scott Adams, and “VAXXED II…”

Ambassador Sondland’s testimony

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
"On examination, Ambassador Sondland admitted that only his presumptions tied conditions to the aid. His actual exchange with the President offered only, "I want nothing from Ukraine! Tell him to do what he ran on; tell him to do the right thing. I want nothing from them - there is no quid-pro-quo!" The MSM did not report the examination of the Ambassador to its viewers! They instead told their viewers that a conviction in the Senate was made inevitable by Sondland's testimony, ignoring altogether, Sondland's admission that only his presumptions tied conditions to the Ukrainian a... more »

Northern Pulp’s “political game”

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
The story of the bleached kraft pulp mill in Pictou County, which has already dragged on for 53 years, is coming to a nail-biting climax. How — and when — it’s going to end is anyone’s guess. Time is running out, and two key dates loom. The first is December 17, 2019, which is the […]

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Living near a park could add years to your life! City dwellers whose homes are close to green spaces are less likely to die young 'because they have cleaner air and exercise more' (?)* *Not this old chestnut again. There are normally one or two studies every year that claim to prove a relationship between pollution (or lack of it) and health and I regularly review them. See here. Without fail, the studies are full of holes. They do not show what they purport to show. They omit major methodological precautions that would have protected them from false conclusions and as a resu... more »

Denunciations Break the Silence on Child Abuse in Latin American Catholic Church

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Catholic Church in Latin America is now the centerpiece of the "third wave" of child abuse cases, after the first one that broke out in 2002 in the United States and the one that ensued in Europe and Oceania. This is the conclusion of Child Rights International Network (CRIN […] The post Denunciations Break the Silence on Child Abuse in Latin American Catholic Church appeared first on The Rio Times.

Uber Now Demands Security Code Before Trip from More Passengers in Brazil

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uber is expanding a security feature in Brazil and other Latin American countries: a four-digit code must be provided to the driver before the ride can begin. This PIN code is available via SMS or directly from the App. The company is trying to expedite this process by authorizing the […] The post Uber Now Demands Security Code Before Trip from More Passengers in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Agriculture Minister Leaves USA Without Definition on Brazil’s Meat Exports

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro's government failed to set a deadline or procedure for the reopening of the US market for Brazilian fresh beef, even after Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina's official visit to Washington. The minister met on Wednesday, November 20th, with . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Agriculture Minister Leaves USA Without Definition on Brazil’s Meat Exports appeared first on The Rio Times.

Sig Sauer's Copperhead Machine Gun Was Built for the U.S. Army (They Passed)

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * Why? *Key point: *But in shrinking the gun down, SIG may have gone a bridge too far. SIG’s “Copperhead” pistol is one of the smallest guns of its type on the market. With a 3.5 inch barrel and an MSRP of over 1800 dollars, the gun is a very niche product. The odd design is a result of being built for the U.S. Army’s subcompact weapon (SCW) project. Unfortunately for SIG, the competing B&T APC9K won the contract. But does the Copperhead have wider appeal? The SCW project was meant to provide U.S. Army personal security details (PSDs) with a compact ... more »

Is China on the Verge of Building Super Stealth Fighters?

David Axe at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: dvidshub.net/image/4091500/pax-river-itf-expands-f-35b-expeditionary-envelope] Real or a fake? *Key point:* Beijing is working hard on many new technologies, but it may not be a game-changer. Chinese scientists claim they have developed a new kind of material for making aircraft less detectable by radar. But the development probably is not the breakthrough that some observers claim it is. Prof. Luo Xiangang and colleagues at the Institute of Optics and Electronics, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chengdu, said they had created t... more »

Why the U.S. Navy's Dream of a Montana-Class "Super Battleship" Died

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* [image: By U.S. Navy - Official U.S. Navy photo NH 61246 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1239175] No longer advanced enough. *Key point: *New technologies made super battleships too expensive and vulnerable to be worth building. In the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy still expected to need huge, first rate battleships to fight the best that Japan and Germany had to offer. The North Carolina, South Dakota, and Iowa class battleships all involved design compromises... more »

See Ya, F-35: Is Britain's Tempest Fighter the Future of Stealth Fighters?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.baesystems.com/en/productfamily/tempest-and-the----future-of-combat-air] Better than the F-35? *Key point (Note: This first appeared last year and is being reposted due to vast reader interest): *The new Tempest fighter will likely be more advanced than even America's vaunted F-35. The Tempest was unveiled alongside a new “Combat Air Strategy” document marking the UK’s reorientation to preparing for high-intensity conflicts and the danger posed by modern anti-aircraft weapons. However, the document largely focuses on i... more »

Battle Of Pistols: Can Heckler & Koch's VP9 Pistol Beat The Glock 19?

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * We explore. *Key point: *The VP9 is a very ergonomic striker-fired 9mm pistol. If there’s anything you need to know about the company Heckler & Koch, it’s that they are pretty much synonymous with quality firearms that are in service with military, law enforcement units, and civilians all over the world. And if you know anything about Heckler & Koch, then you should have heard about the HK VP9 9mm pistol, which was first released to the general market in 2014. Today, the HK VP9 competes with other handguns such as the CZ P10C, Glock 19, and the Wa... more »

The Air Force Needs More Bombers, Not Less

David Axe at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Expert: “A single B-1 or B-2 can deliver the same effects as an entire aircraft carrier battle group in some circumstances. Bomber capabilities need to be bolstered, not cut.” Facing flattening budgets in the coming years, the U.S. Air Force could as a cost-saving measure retire a portion of its roughly 160-strong bomber fleet. But experts and officials agree that, over the longer term, the Air Force needs more bombers, not fewer. Squaring that circle is a major challenge for budgeteers. The Air Force claims that over the next few years it needs to find ... more »

This Means War: Yes, Russia's Su-35 Can Take on the F-15 or F-16

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* [image: By The original uploader was Alvinrune at English Wikipedia. - This file has been extracted from another file: USAF F-15C fires AIM-7 Sparrow.jpgTransferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Mo7amedsalim using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.] What would happen? *Key point:* As good as the F-16 and F-15 are, it would be close and the Su-35 would prevail in close-quarters combat. The U.S. Air Force does not use the F-16 primarily as an air superiority fighter—the air-to-air mission is secondary—the AESA is needed to keep the ven... more »

Juul spreads over the world as home market collapses in scandal

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 16 hours ago
Despite ongoing legal cases and investigations in the US, the vaping business is attempting to expand and is lobbying foreign governments to relax rules around nicotine products

Day Five Impeachment Hearings – Fiona Hill and David Holmes – 9:00am ET Livestreams…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 16 hours ago
Today begins day five of the House impeachment hearings. Testimony today will include Fiona Hill, President Trump’s top adviser on Russia; and David Holmes, a very sketchy State Department fellow whose wife, Stephanie Holmes, also works at the State Dept; … Continue reading →

When moonbats defy science, medicine and reality

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
The American Civil Liberties Union sent this tweet a couple of days ago, on the occasion of International Mens Day. Just for their information, the state of being known as "a man" or "male" is defined in medical science. It involves having a Y and an X chromosome. There are, of course, a number of people who are classified as intersex, where it's medically "difficult" to determine their sex; but such cases are vanishingly few (less than one-tenth of one percent of humans, according to authoritative research in the field). For all intents and purposes, the XY chromosome is de... more »

Links 11/21/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

A Report from VIE in DC For the Unacknowledged Vaccine-Injured Children: We See You

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Jennifer Kozek It is interesting that the Washington Post’s Headline includes the subtitle, “Democracy Dies in the Darkness,” when the story of vaccine injury never sees the light of day. The Washington Post refused to publish this Op-ed. On... more »

Burisma case blown wide open today in Ukraine

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 17 hours ago
Ukrainian MP says Burisma head to be indicted, Hunter Biden slush fund named One America News Network Nov 20, 2019 . The Rest of the Story . Kyiv Post, January 18, 2015 — “Prosecutors put Zlochevsky, multimillionaire ex-ecology minister, on wanted list.” Case was dropped. The Guardian, April 12, 2017 — “The money machine: how a high-profile corruption investigation fell apart” fascinating article that carries the ring of investigative uncovered events from 2013 forward. A transfer had been flagged as suspicious, and British authorities had frozen the account and initiated a money-la... more »

Yes And

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 17 hours ago
Why do I see such a profound lack of “yes and” in education conversations? “YES we can criticize bad data AND advocate for preparing students for the jobs of the future.” “YES we can advocate for abolishing the the tests AND argue to improve education.” — Akil Bello (@akilbello) November 13, 2019 This tweet (shared with permission) really hit me where I live. Because defenders of public education have too often let themselves be pushed into a one-part argument when a two-part argument is what's called for. Blame No Child Left Behind. It was educational baloney, but rhetorical ... more »

Food poisoning researcher up to four spoiled papers

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
The Journal of Food Safety has retracted two papers by a group from Iran over concerns that the work was tainted by problems with peer review and bad data. The articles, both of which appeared in 2018, came from the lab of Ebrahim Rahimi, of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tehran. … Continue reading Food poisoning researcher up to four spoiled papers

Manufacture Of Consent: Why Democracy Has A Major Mass-Media Problem

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 18 hours ago
Before Chomsky, there was Lippmann: the First World War and ‘manufactured consent.’ While the ‘manufacture of consent’ is an idea now mostly associated with Noam Chomsky, the phrase was actually coined by the US journalist and writer Walter Lippman in his influential book Public Opinion (1922) – a fact that Chomsky and Edward S Herman, his co-author of Manufacturing Consent (1988), readily acknowledge. read more

Green “nirvanas” beset by crime waves

CFACT at CFACT - 18 hours ago
A crime wave is underway in the once-Golden state of California, and another crime wave is soon likely in the once-Empire state of New York. The post Green “nirvanas” beset by crime waves appeared first on CFACT.

Prosecutor General Advocates Use of Banking and Tax Data Without Court Order

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Prosecutor General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, advocated yesterday, November 20th, at the Federal Supreme Court (STF), the direct communication of suspicious tax and financial transactions to the Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF). On Wednesday morning, November 20th, the Supreme Court (STF) plenary began to discuss whether oversight or "intelligence" […] The post Prosecutor General Advocates Use of Banking and Tax Data Without Court Order appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opinion: How (and Why) the Presumption of Innocence Became Controversial in Brazil

Michael Royster at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The presumption of innocence is one of democracy’s fundamental components — no country without it can rightly call itself a democracy. Yet, the question has vexed courts the world around, including most recently Brazil, where it may yet cause an institutional crisis. First How: constitutional histories Brazil’s 1988 Constitution copied […] The post Opinion: How (and Why) the Presumption of Innocence Became Controversial in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Chamber Committee Approves Second Instance Constitutional Amendment

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By 50 votes to 12, the Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) in the Chamber of Deputies approved, on Wednesday, November 20th, the eligibility of the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC 199/2019) that allows imprisonment after conviction in the second instance. The text will now proceed to […] The post Brazil’s Chamber Committee Approves Second Instance Constitutional Amendment appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, November 21, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
[image: Rio news, Brazil news, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. PARTY: Bombastic (Lapa) - The Bombastic party will make everyone dance like there is no tomorrow in Lapa. DJs will spin the hottest from funk, hip-hop, and reggaeton music. There will […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, November 21, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, November 21, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
[image: São Paulo nightlife guide, Rua Augusta, party, Blitz Haus] We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Horoyá (Bela Vista) – Group Horoyá will perform tonight at Itaú Cultural, in Bela Vista. The percussionists' ensemble will present the magic from West African and Afro-Brazilian sounds at 7:30 […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, November 21, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

What Democrats are doing should frighten you

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 18 hours ago
My thoughts exactly. Even if you hate President Trump, you should be very afraid of the way Congressional Democrats and the media are destroying our justice system and basic principles of evidence and innocence. It's the show trials of the 1930s, USSR.

Australia's bowlers find a way to turn the tide at the Gabba

Geoff Lemon at Just In - 18 hours ago
The blistering heat at the Gabba provided far-from-ideal conditions for Australia's attack, but the manner in which Pakistan were dismissed for 240 after they chose to bat on the first day bodes well for the home team's summer ahead.

Unusual home invasion trial involving an electric prod, a cat and a woman in a Halloween costume abandoned

Elizabeth Byrne at Just In - 18 hours ago
Two Canberra men are sentenced to good behaviour bonds after pleading guilty to minor charges, ending an at-times bizarre trial that took several odd turns.

Case of prisoner sentenced and jailed in secret prompts calls to reconsider law reform

Jack Snape at Just In - 18 hours ago
The fluke public discovery of a man imprisoned in secret has prompted a call to revisit reform of secrecy law, almost 10 years since the last major inquiry occurred.

Alleged $25m corruption not picked up in sample checks, audit chief confirms

David Weber at Just In - 18 hours ago
An alleged corruption scandal involving up to $25 million at WA's Department of Communities was not picked up in sample checking procedures, WA's auditor-general confirms.

'Very concerning' police presence in Central Australia following police shooting

Lauren Roberts And Katrina Beavan at Just In - 18 hours ago
It is not an "appropriate policing response" to have a camouflaged, specialised police unit armed with weapons doing general duties tasks in the streets of Alice Springs, independent Member for Stuart Scott McConnell says.

Man faces trial over suburban gun battle that 'sounded like fireworks'

Elizabeth Byrne at Just In - 18 hours ago
The target of the attack was the Canberra Comancheros' former leader, Peter Zdradkovic, whose finger was shot off during a gunfight.

Biden Jr Benefited From Money Laundering, Ukraine MP Says

ORIENTAL REVIEW at OrientalReview.org - 18 hours ago
As President Donald Trump is facing another week of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, new facts of corruption-related activities of the former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Ukraine have been revealed. November 20, 2019 speaking at a press-conference at Interfax-Ukraine’s press center in […]

The Norma Desmond Drama Queen Of American Politics Soundbite Mini-Series is Not Playing Well in Peoria.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
Anyone who has watched Adam Schiff's overly dramatic readings of his closing statements, as he looks directly into the television camera at the end of his House Committee to Lynch the President, I'm sure cannot help but be reminded of a badly scripted Hollywood production. The whole charade is for the purpose of cable news sound bites, grist for mill and media distribution. The left is trying to mobilize a modern day social media version of a vintage Hollywood film torch-bearing mob to throng the White House and drive Trump out of office. But that's not what's happening. People g... more »

Trump Must Understand a War With Iran Would Be Hell

Doug Bandow at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Middle East* Iran and its allies have been preparing for this fight. *Key point: *The entire Middle East could go up in flames. Sixteen years ago, the George W. Bush administration manipulated intelligence to scare the public into backing an aggressive war against Iraq. The smoking gun mushroom clouds that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice warned against didn’t exist, but the invasion long desired by neoconservatives and other hawks proceeded. Liberated Iraqis rejected U.S. plans to create an American puppet state on the Euphrates and the afterm... more »

Russia's Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Might Be The World's Last Living Battleship

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Close enough. *Key point: *Originally intended to threaten the U.S. Navy’s most precious warships—aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines—the surviving ships now play a different role. In the 1970s, the Soviet Union embarked on a project to do what no navy had done for decades—build a surface warfare vessel comparable in size to the battleships of World War I and World War II. The U.S. Navy—and every other navy in the world—had given up on ships of this size due to expense and vulnerability. Why concentrate capabilities in a single ship wh... more »

Why The Glock 42 .380 ACP Pistol Is Truly Unique

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The pistol combines the Austrian gun manufacturer’s gun operating system with the .380 ACP pistol cartridge. *Key point: *In the right hands, the Glock 42 pistol could conceivably become as deadly as its larger caliber brethren. A combination of the successful Glock pistol design and a caliber invented by armsman John Moses Browning, the Glock 42 is certainly worth taking a look at. The pistol combines the Austrian gun manufacturer’s gun operating system with the .380 ACP pistol cartridge. The result is both a pistol for concealed carriers who desir... more »

Leonard Cohen and the Divine Voice

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
These are the last echos of Lenard's oeuvre as a poet and his music. He was a remarkable poet first and he found a way to share it with millions. There have been others of course, but his work will reach for poetic immortality. He had a high bar.So many writers, so many poets and all deserving.The academics can now take up his work and learn to master the nuances of a great master who spoke to us. Our Valhalla has its bard.. *Leonard Cohen and the Divine Voice* *By David Remnick* *November 7, 2019* * https://www.newyorker.com/culture/video-dept/leonard-cohen-and-the-divine-v... more »

Venice Declares State of Emergency as City Battles Worst Floods in 50 Years

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Venice of course is a Global Treasure and clearly demands a major engineering effort that eliminates this particular threat. Sadly it is also unique in the world. We do need to have communities around the world to do restorations using modern tools. They do not have to be truly primitive tribes. Antique cities do need a similar treatment made livable to act as a teaching environment... *Venice Declares State of Emergency as City Battles Worst Floods in 50 Years* * The Italian city’s high-water mark reached 74 inches on Tuesday* *By Melissa Locker * *Nov. 13, 2019, ... more »

New Superconducting States Have Been Discovered

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Fifty years ago, no one even understood why this phenomena existed at all. We are at least past that and are now learning how nature engineers it into materials. We have even reached room temperature for particularly exotic complexes. I do suspect that we will ultimately produce an active multi layered skin able to internally generate super conductance at a useful operating temperature and then leading to the UFO engineering that we see in our skies. This report establishes that we are slowly learning to work at the scales necessary. *New Superconducting States Have Been... more »

cancer genes in MMR vaccines

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
The whole Vaccine protocol was essentially grandfathered against having to meet modern scientific methodology. Except that it has carried on and on to the point that all the pigs arrived at the same trough. Now it is blowing up with real damage been inflicted at levels not apparent in the past. Conjecture: The principle driver of childhood cancers is vaccination itself. Conjecture: The principle cause of many rare cancers are vaccines. Neither of these may be true at all. Population studies may well tell us a much different tale. It is clear though that it is high tim... more »

Unilateralismo y violencia como política de Estado contra los niños migrantes. La negación de perspectivas bilaterales y abordajes regionales

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
21-Nov-2019 Guillermo Castillo Ramírez Desde nuestro punto de partida, todos los que decidimos salir de nuestros lugares de origen hemos vivido momentos oscuros, difíciles, complicados, inciertos, y aunque fue una tortura hacer este recorrido viviendo en la miseria, podemos decir que somos sobrevivientes. Sobrevivientes, Ciudadanos del Mundo. Pascal Ustin Dubuisson. Para Balderrama. ....En estos tiempos de exclusión y barbarie, donde la brecha de la desigualdad e injusticia ha crecido de manera (...)

Wolf Richter: The Fed Slaps Down Negative Interest Rates

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
The first major discussion of negative interest rates recounted in the FOMC minutes show serious disapproval.

Scum and Rot

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
*The Take-Away* Your take-away from the impeachment hearings should be an understanding of the methodology used by politicians to launder taxpayer dollars that they've earmarked as "foreign aid" and "military aid" back to themselves through family, friends and corporate donations. Ukraine is the tip of the iceberg. Imagine the rot that would be uncovered if we could shed ourselves of the FBI, which is part of that corruption, and have genuine investigations, unfettered. We know that the corrupt, lying, filthy, sly mainstream media wouldn't investigate this sort of thing honestly. ... more »

The North Beach weka that died of “unknown causes” had “both lungs exuding FROTHY PINK FLUID” consistent with 1080 poisoning

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
“So, Massey, couldn’t work out that “FROTHY PINK FLUID” is consistent with 1080 poisoning?” From Clyde Graf: So, as expected, the Department of Conservation has come out with porkies, again, trying to divert attention from its recent aerial operation and the hundreds of poisoned rats, and other animals that washed up on West Coast beaches. … Continue reading The North Beach weka that died of “unknown causes” had “both lungs exuding FROTHY PINK FLUID” consistent with 1080 poisoning →

WHERE ARE THE MISSING REPORTS DOC? Some pertinent questions about the NORTH BEACH, WESTPORT, INCIDENT (9 Nov, 2019)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
By Carol Sawyer Questions for DoC – read on! In this post are pictured all the reports the Dept of Conservation have provided in the following link: https://www.doc.govt.nz/…/2…/testing-shows-no-1080-in-rats/… They say in this report : “Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research tested eight dead rats and one weka. None of these animals had any residue of 1080 toxin. … Continue reading WHERE ARE THE MISSING REPORTS DOC? Some pertinent questions about the NORTH BEACH, WESTPORT, INCIDENT (9 Nov, 2019) →

Country’s and Cities – Deploying Heavy Security Measures Against The People As They Implement The Evil That Is Agenda 21

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: The Courage Of This Brave Woman, Deborah Tavares Exposing Agenda AGENDA 21. WEATHER WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE CONTROLLING THE WEATHER IS TO BE SOLD TO THE PEOPLE AS CLIMATE CHANGE . . . AND POLICIES ARE BASED UPON CLIMATE CHANGE vs THE FACTS OF WEATHER WARFARE. https://youtu.be/-wt2Qbcy0Q8 THE…

Out of Office

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
No, it's nothing to do with impeachment. It's just that I’ve been away from the office again, but I felt compelled to add comments to two of my previous posts even though they are deader than the parrot and extinct / gone but not forgotten. Here and here if you’re interested. **** The media is relentless, isn’t it? I’m beginning to feel very sorry for Prince Andrew, and that’s saying something. I have to insert this caveat - I knew he was widely regarded as a complete asshole years ago when he was partly stationed at RNAS Culdrose and we heard multiple first-hand accounts to that e... more »

True Nature of HK Riots: ‘Pro-Democracy Revolution’ Or Mob Violence?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
CGTN A number of Western media outlets have been projecting the unrest in Hong Kong as some sort of a “pro-democracy revolution” where rioters make their demands “peacefully.” But is that really true? end

EXPOSED: Hollywood & DC Elites Destroy Souls & Corrupt Institutions w/ John Paul Rice

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
Hollywood, like Wall Street, is an operation of the Synagogue of Satan. Remember Harvey Weinstein(Jew)? Remember Jeffrey Epstein (Jew) and his temple on his pedophile island with a statue to the Owl “god” Molech/Moloch? – Sarah Westall Hollywood producer and owner of No Restrictions Entertainment, John Paul Rice, rejoins the program to discuss the truth …

Israel-Iran: Risk of An All-Out Conflict Grows After Syria Strikes

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
More war mongering, war propaganda from the Illuminist MSM. Israel-Iran: Risk of An All-Out Conflict Grows After Syria Strikes by Jonathan Marcus, https://www.bbc.com/ The Israeli Air Force’s strikes against targets in Syria mark the latest stage in a developing struggle between Israel and Iran, one that inevitably risks a much broader conflict. Iran is eager …

Yes, Taiwan Can Build Its Own Submarines

David Axe at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Everyone knows the Indigenous Defense Submarine program is risky. But one Taiwanese expert believes it could succeed. Taiwan wants new submarines to replace its two 1980s-vintage front-line boats. But China has leaned on every major submarine-exporting country to not conduct business with Taipei. So Taiwan is going it alone, with some technical assistance from companies in the United States and Japan. Everyone knows the Indigenous Defense Submarine program is risky. But one Taiwanese expert believes it could succeed. “It is expected that the first subma... more »

Poland Could Soon Be Flying The F-35 Stealth Fighter (And Russia Isn't Happy)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* For Moscow, with love. *Key point: *Russia has more than NATO to worry about. In February 2019, the Polish ministry of defense issued plans to procure thirty-two “fifth-generation [stealth] jets” for its Harpia fighter program to replace the Polish Air Force’s aging Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-22 jets. As the F-35 Lightning II is currently the only fifth-generation stealth fighter on the market—unless you count the Su-57 sold by Russia, Poland’s chief potential adversary—there’s little doubt as to which aircraft is being referred to. In April 2... more »

End of the Road?

From DAILY BEAST: During the first break in Wednesday’s impeachment hearings—which featured U.S. Ambassador to the EU and million-dollar Trump donor Gordon Sondland implicating President Donald Trump in a quid pro quo with Ukraine—Fox News anchor Chris Wallace declared that Sondland “took out … Continue reading →

“The UN Is Being Turned into a Public-Private Partnership”: Harris Gleckman Explains Stealth Takeover by World Economic Forum

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system – and what can be done to stop it.

Will This Trend Reverse? - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*United States Congress* *Gross incompetence* *Encouraged and Rewarded* *Will this trend reverse?* *© ** 2019 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I woke up in the night with this poem in my head and got up to record it for future use yesterday. You can pick your organization whether in Government, Courts, Business, Education, Associations, Institutes and Non-Profits. This ineptitude and incompetence along with corruption has reached pandemic proportions. It can only get much worse, leading to a total collapse of our current way of life and then it will slowly get better over time ... more »

This What Happened When Russia's Spy Submarine Caught Fire And Sank

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * A mysterious story from 2019. *Key point: *The immediate cause has not been officially confirmed at the time of writing. A fire broke out on a Russian research submarine earlier this week, killing fourteen sailors in what is Russia’s worst submarine disaster *since 2008*. Russian authorities have remained tight-lipped on the nature of the data being collected by the submarine and the circumstances of the fire. "On July 1, fourteen submariners - sailors died in Russian territorial waters as a result of inhaling combustion products aboard a research s... more »

Brazil’s Government Expects Full Internet Access in Urban Schools by 2020

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, attended by President Jair Bolsonaro, the government announced on Tuesday, November 19th, the expansion of the Ministry of Education's (MEC) 'Educação Conectada' (Connected Education) program. The measure involves investments of R$224 million (US$56 million) by the end of 2020. In all, approximately 70,000 […] The post Brazil’s Government Expects Full Internet Access in Urban Schools by 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Carlos Slim Group Announces Three Year Investment Plan of R$30 Billion for Brazil

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Slim Domit, son of Carlos Slim, the owner of América Movil and one of the richest businessmen in the world, has submitted to President Jair Bolsonaro a plan to invest the equivalent of R$30 billion (US$7.5 billion) over the next three years in Brazil. On leaving the […] The post Carlos Slim Group Announces Three Year Investment Plan of R$30 Billion for Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Syrian Army secures advance after launching offensive in southeast Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – On Wednesday morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an attack to capture a town in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Led by the 25th Special Mission Forces (formerly Tiger Forces), the Syrian Arab Army began their attack by storming Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

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