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Saturday, January 18, 2020

18 January - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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10 pm MST

"Fukushima Update 1/18/20: 20,910.9 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated 1/18/20: Fukushima Equals 20,910.9 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of 1/4/20 - 3,242 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *20,910.9 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is still going stro... more »

"No, the Government Won’t Go Out of Business"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"No, the Government Won’t Go Out of Business"* By Bill Bonner "It always ends this way. It always, always, always ends this way. It’s depressing. Rome… Ming Dynasty… Zimbabwe… this end game that we’re talking about. The financial arrangements of the state are no longer sustainable… Government will not voluntarily let itself go out of business; it will use all its powers available to fund itself." – Former Director, National Economic Council, Lawrence Lindsay BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "Every empire finds its Berezina. Trying to enforce his trade war against the English, Napoleon crossed... more »

What can be done about climate crisis?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
Bruce Gagnon and Lisa Savage discuss climate crisis and what can be done about it. This show ran in August of this year - a much warmer time in Maine than the present moment. Lisa is now running for the US Senate seat in Maine currently held by right-wing Republican Susan Collins. Lisa is running as a member of the Maine Green Independent Party (MGIP) in what will be a first in the nation for a US Senate seat - a Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) race. That means there will be no spoiler and that voters can rank their true preferences. These kinds of RCV races tend to draw more people... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Scotland: No tuition fees? No thanks* *How the SNP's no-fees policy is harming Scotland's young people. There may be no fees but enrolment is severely limited* Attempting to entice the electorate with freebies was a prominent part of the Labour Party’s General Election campaign. Yet although the electorate rejected Labour, the popularity of its pledge to abolish university fees has prompted some to suggest that university education in England, Northern Ireland and Wales should be as it is in Scotland; namely, free. In truth, however, Scotland illustrates the danger of taking the o... more »

Links 1/18/2020

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

The SR-72 Spy Plane Will Be Faster Than You Can Ever Imagine

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Six times the speed of sound. *Key point:* Lockheed’s hyping of a hypersonic aircraft which may-or-may-not already exist seems explicitly intended to build support for additional funding. Hypersonic weapons—those capable of flying over five times the speed of sound—are the hot new buzz word of defense industrial complexes across the globe. China, Russia and the United States have all vigorously and relatively openly pursued a diverse array of hypersonic weapons programs, adding fuel to the fire of a growing arms race. While long-range ballistic m... more »

Sig Sauer's P365 Semi-Automatic: The Best Gun for Concealed-Carry?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Here's why. *Key Point:* Its the ideal concealed-carry pistol. For now, the Sig 365 appears to be a pistol with remarkably few downsides. The pistol did have several reports of failure to enter battery, where the slide goes fully forward chambering a live round. The company halted shipments and replaced the springs, and the problem seems to have been addressed. Aside from this minor issue the company quickly corrected, the Sig 365’s first generation has been a relatively trouble-free one. The new Sig P365 pistol breaks the mold of current subcompact ... more »

This Is How China's Will Fight And Win A War In The South China Sea

Kerry K. Gershaneck, James E. Fanell at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kerry K. Gershaneck, James E. Fanell* *Security, Asia* Globally, countries that hoped that they would never have to choose sides in a war between the U.S. and China found it was finally time to choose sides. *Key point:* On January 28, Beijing declared all of its coastal Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) to be “foreign military-free zones” and defined all sea space inside China’s declared “9-Dashed Line Map” to comprise China’s “Blue Sovereign Soil.” China’s claims of South China Sea (SCS) ownership are illegal, but Beijing’s hyper-nationalistic officials increasingly encourage i... more »

Here's Why Israel Decided To Upgrade Its F-4 "Super" Phantoms

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* It parallels the story of the F-35 and F-15X. *Key point: *This is far from the first time that manufacturers of new jet fighter designs have opposed pursuing upgrades of older models already in service. In 2018 reports emerged that the Pentagon would seek to procure a dozen upgraded F-15X fighters to replace an aging fleet of F-15C air superiority fighters. Rightly or wrongly, advocates of the F-35 stealth fighter fear the F-15X might impact F-35 procurement, even though the F-35 wasn’t meant to replace the F-15C. This is far from the ... more »

Revealed: The Secrets Behind Russia's Crazy 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo

Steve Weintz at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Russia* From fiction to reality. *Key Point:* It's coming soon. On November 10, 2015, Russian media accidentally-on-purpose revealed a glimpse into the Kremlin's new underwater weapon—the "Kanyon" or Status-6 nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed drone. Since then the debate swirling around the device, such as whether it is real, its practicality, military use and history. This has produced a picture of a very old idea reborn into a new and dangerous age. The Kanyon UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) as described and illustrated is a very, very large torpedo a... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*A fracking ban would trigger a global recession * The extraction of oil and gas through the techniques of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (colloquially, “fracking”) has catapulted the United States into leadership of the world’s energy markets. Since 2007, fracking has doubled U.S. oil production and increased gas production by 60%. Instead of a major importer, America is rapidly becoming the largest exporter of oil and is expected to supply the majority of net new energy traded on global markets over the next two decades. If the U.S. imposed a fracking ban, the supp... more »

Swiss Bank Conducts Survey on Price of Luxury in Rio and 27 Other World Cities

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To better understand the prices of luxury items around the world, the Julius Baer Group, a Swiss bank, conducts an annual survey examining in detail how much it costs to live luxuriously in several cities on the planet. Called the Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2020, the study compared the […] The post Swiss Bank Conducts Survey on Price of Luxury in Rio and 27 Other World Cities appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Banks Increase Presence in Portugal to Meet Demand

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union and the opportunity to attend to high-net-worth clients has led Brazilian banks to increase their presence in Portugal. Itaú Unibanco will open a new office in the country this month, while BTG Pactual has received the backing of the local regulator. XP […] The post Brazilian Banks Increase Presence in Portugal to Meet Demand appeared first on The Rio Times.

At Least Fourteen People Who Drank ‘Belorizontina’ Beer Are at Risk of Death

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 14 patients hospitalized with suspected diethylene glycol intoxication after drinking Backer's Belorizontina beer are in critical condition and are at risk of death, according to the Minas Gerais State Health Secretariat. All are hospitalized in Belo Horizonte's private hospital network. So far, there have been 18 reports of potential […] The post At Least Fourteen People Who Drank ‘Belorizontina’ Beer Are at Risk of Death appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo’s Micro and Small Industries Interrupted Downward Trajectory in 2019

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo Micro and Small Industry Activity Indicator, released on Friday, January 17th, shows that the sector experienced a year of stability in 2019. The survey, based on the entrepreneurs' assessment of the business, was commissioned from the Data Folha Institute by the Micro and Small Industry Syndicate (SIMPI). […] The post São Paulo’s Micro and Small Industries Interrupted Downward Trajectory in 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Doomsday climate predictions: wrong then, wrong now

CFACT at CFACT - 17 hours ago
How many doomsday predictions about the Earth’s climate must fail before they finally get broadly ignored and dismissed out of hand? The post Doomsday climate predictions: wrong then, wrong now appeared first on CFACT.

Lewis Goodall v Robbie Gibb

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
A thread from *Newnight*'s new policy editor on Sajid Javid's interview with the FT... *Lewis Goodall*: Two points: -final acceptance that referendum promise that we’d have exactly the same benefits of the single market was false. -pledging to double economic growth at the same time as leaving world‘s biggest trade bloc seems, erm, ambitious. Alternative trade deals won’t come online for years (if earlier it’s probably a sign they’re v basic) and as studies show, benefits of FTAs are pretty modest. Civil service estimates suggest that the biggest one, a US deal, will boost UK GDP by... more »

BC: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Reeks of Northwoods

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
BC stands for NEO’s Banned Classic. This article was originally published by our journal on 10.09.14. For some reason, this article is missing from Google search results. Since this article remains pretty relevant to those geopolitical events that are taking place on the geopolitical stage today, we deem it possible to present it to our readers once again. Should it go missing again, you may be confident that you will see it republished by NEO once more, should it still remain relevant by that time.

Latest MH17 Documentary By SBU Whistleblower Shares Some Shocking Truths

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The latest MH17 documentary, "MH-17: In Search Of Truth" by Ukrainian SBU whistleblower Vasily Prozorov, shares some shocking truths about that tragedy which strongly make the case that the UK conspired with Kiev to take down that civilian aircraft as part of a preplanned Hybrid War plot against the Donbas rebels that was also intended to frame Russia as the West's main geopolitical competitor.

Marx on British politics … and cab drivers

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
If you get nauseated by the perverse state of contemporary world politics and the slavish way in which mainstream media help to sustain the spectacle that is Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Rodrigo Duterte or their local variants, here is the perfect antidote: read Marx’s journalistic articles for the New York Daily Tribune.

Climate-related disasters have declined sharply over the past 30 years

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
Click here for the complete study and here for further discussion.

Trump Unveils Plan to Speed Up Permits for Big Projects

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
*[image: President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]* Quite bluntly we presently have a culture of legalistic obstructionism pursued by so called activists all funded by vested interests oposing change for selfish reasons. The best example of that was the fight over the new bridge now being built between Windsor and Detroit. It will be completed in 2024 or a good twenty years after first proposed. The fact is that most of the big bridg... more »

Haiti Faces Difficult Questions Ten Years After a Devastating Earthquake

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This country is one of the great horror shows of arrested human development. The only thing that the country is rich in is good will.Ten years have passed and the political class now ensures even that cannot be tapped. Any aid money will end up providing security for the big man. What Haiti needs is restorative agriculture implemented by natural communities supported by internal credit creation. That with modernity, even if it is a cell phone, can completely change outcomes here. Haiti was the first truly successful slave revolt and that was over two centuries ago. Its devel... more »

Learning to Unlearn: The Highest Form of Learning

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Can you become self aware? I really think it all starts there. That then begs the all important question of just who told you this. Yet that is the rub. You are also programmed to be accepting. All this is overcome by plenty of content. That means reading a lot. In fact we are seeing just that happening. Understand that is the real breakout of the Trump election win. Voters unlearned decades of leftist misinformation and then acted to support a candidate who agreed with them. How did that happen so quickly? Twitter allowed Trump to share important alternative voices. T... more »

Processed Foods Highly Correlated with Obesity Epidemic in the U.S.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Much as all this is blindingly obvious, it is also nice to see the meta stat picture confirming it all. It is also hard enough to avoid sugar in our diet from driving weight gains. Avoiding processed foods is a great start. The truth is that even avoiding processed foods still exposes us to hidden sugars in all sorts of foodstuffs. But that is a problem for those who are not particularly obese. Obesity or better runaway obesity is a huge growing problem. Processed food is obviously a facilitator. Yet we can also identify other drivers. Not least is outright sugar cravings. ... more »

PRESIDENT PUTIN TRIES GREENING – REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT OF PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV

John Helmer at Dances With Bears - 18 hours ago
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In law courts, justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. In politics, too. The problem with what President Vladimir Putin (lead image, right) announced in his Federal Assembly address this week, and what he did immediately after, is that things don’t look the way he says […]

Xi Jinping heralds 'new era' of China-Myanmar relations as he courts isolated Aung San Suu Kyi

Just In - 18 hours ago
China and Myanmar ink dozens of deals to speed up infrastructure projects in the South-East Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbour increasingly isolated by the West.

20th Century Fox no more as Disney rebrands movie studio

Just In - 18 hours ago
Disney is reportedly dropping the Fox from 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures, which it acquired last year from Rupert Murdoch's entertainment business.

Barty urges girls to 'chase your dreams' after winning Adelaide International for first home title

Just In - 18 hours ago
Ash Barty wins her first-ever WTA tournament on home soil, beating Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in straight sets to clinch the Adelaide International.

US STARTS SCREENING AGAINST SARS LIKE PNEUMONIA. BUT WILL THE CDC FOLLOW THE RIGHT PROTOCOLS?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*The new pneumonia like virus looks like it is another biological agent made in a lab similar to Ebola which has a genetically engineered component even according to package insert of Merck's Ervebo.* *The Globalists eugenciists may be seeking to start several different epidemics at the same time to create more chaos and confusion.* *Good to see that the USA is starting screening for SARS. Critical is that people who may be incubating SARS are placed in isolation and not quarantined together.* *Homeland Security, the Pentagon need to keep tabs on the CDC.* *From Zerohedge* *The U... more »

Putin's power grab may hint at NWO plans to bunker down in Siberia

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*Illuminati puppet Vladimir Putin has made a power grab over Russia#s goverment as discontent over policies channelling most of Russia s wealth to him and his crony oligarchs grows.* *A study names Russia, and another Globalist stronghold, Saudi Arabia, as countries likely to experience major social disorder.* *https://www.infowars.com/40-of-countries-in-the-world-to-experience-civil-unrest-in-2020/* *Putin is trying to portray himself as a patriot helped by Globalist outlets like Zerohedge, but the fact that Russia has also licensed a risky Ebola vaccine to be given to the entire ... more »

Are the NWO planning to escape to a lair in Russia during an engineered economic collapse and epidemics

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
*Illuminati puppet Vladimir Putin has made a power grab over Russia#s goverment as discontent over policies channelling most of Russia s wealth to him and his crony oligarchs grows.* *A study names Russia, and another Globalist stronghold, Saudi Arabia, as countries likely to experience major social disorder.* *https://www.infowars.com/40-of-countries-in-the-world-to-experience-civil-unrest-in-2020/* *Putin is trying to portray himself as a patriot, but the fact that Russia has also licensed a risky Ebola vaccine to be given to the entire population says everything about Putin's rea... more »

Weekend Update

LL at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
*Adoration* Let me put it this way (trying to be kind to the extent that it's possible). You can be a fat, slovenly, oaf with a moderately low IQ and still be able to get laid in North Korea. Then again, you can also be Harvey Weinstein, who is sort of the Kim Jong Un of Hollywood. It gives hope to all the men out there. And there you have it. *Cat Got Your Tongue?* I didn't watch the Democrat debate because frankly, I don't care what they have to say. But I did watch the highlights, and this was what I hoped that Bernie would have said: I think that Thin Lizzy has shot her bo... more »

Patricia Turner Walters Donates $2.5M in Art Pieces to Howard University

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 19 hours ago
Patricia Turner Walters donated her $2.5 million art college to Howard University in honor of her late husband Dr. Ronald W. Walters, according to Grio. Her gift of 152 African American art pieces included sculptures, photographs, prints and original pieces from eras such as the Harlem Renaissance. Walters taught at Howard for 25 years and […]

Can You Guess The World's Best Shotguns, Pistols, And Military Rifles?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Here they are. *Key Point:* A combined list to fit your needs. *5 Best Handguns:* The bustling global arms trade has resulted in many excellent handguns in the last hundred years. Some of the best handguns are more than a hundred years old, while others have been in production for less than a decade. All are excellent weapons for defense, and in some cases offense; they are equally at home in a homeowner’s gun safe or carried as an officer’s sidearm. Here are five of the best handguns currently in service worldwide. *The Colt M1911A1* Designed by p... more »

Some Say America Has Too Many Aircraft Carriers, But The Navy Fears A Shortage

David Axe at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Seriously. *Key point:* When the Obama administration in 2014 proposed prematurely to retire *Truman*'s sister ship USS *George Washington*, Congress overrode the decision and added billions of dollars to the Navy's budget to keep Washington in service. The U.S. Navy reportedly is considering cutting an aircraft carrier, dropping the number of flattops to 10 in the short term and potentially just eight in the longer term, despite a legal requirement for the service to operate at least 11 carriers. The Navy's own force-structure assessment calls for 12 c... more »

Opinion: ‘Impeachment’ as New Norm for Disposing of Annoying Opponents

Peter Rosenwald at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In this troubled and highly partisan world one is forced to wonder if ’impeachment’ is becoming the new norm for getting rid of, or at least trying to unseat opposition political leaders, in a bloodless coup d’etat. This week’s opening of the trial in the US Senate of impeachment charges […] The post Opinion: ‘Impeachment’ as New Norm for Disposing of Annoying Opponents appeared first on The Rio Times.

European Architecture with Triptyque’s Brazilian Tropicalism Innovates Worldwide

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When talking about contemporary and sustainable architecture, you cannot fail to mention the talented and renowned Franco-Brazilian office of Triptyque Architecture. Founded by Grégory Bousquet, Carolina Bueno, Guillaume Sibaud and Olivier Raffaelli in 2000 in Brazil, and 2008 in Paris, Triptyque is a world-renowned business. Its projects solidify the firm's […] The post European Architecture with Triptyque’s Brazilian Tropicalism Innovates Worldwide appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio Government Pledges R$32 Billion Investments in Water and Sewage Company

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio Governor Wilson Witzel took part in a working meeting with representatives of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on the State Water and Sewage Company (CEDAE) concession, on Friday, January 17th, at Guanabara Palace. The meeting discussed the main measures and deadlines for CEDAE's concession, which […] The post Rio Government Pledges R$32 Billion Investments in Water and Sewage Company appeared first on The Rio Times.

No TV Coverage for Flamengo Games in Rio State Championship

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo's debut in games played in the state of Rio on Saturday, January 18th, against Macaé, with its U-20 team, will not be broadcast. Among the 11 clubs in the state-wide competition, the red-and-black was the only one that failed to reach an agreement with Rede Globo during the negotiations […] The post No TV Coverage for Flamengo Games in Rio State Championship appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro Invites Regina Duarte to Replace Alvim as Head of Culture Secretariat

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro invited renowned actress Regina Duarte on Friday afternoon to head up the federal government's Secretariat of Culture. The invitation was made by phone, on a call from the president himself. According to Bolsonaro's allies, Regina is to reply within the next few days. Regina Duarte was invited […] The post Bolsonaro Invites Regina Duarte to Replace Alvim as Head of Culture Secretariat appeared first on The Rio Times.

Price Rises Cause Meat, Even Live Cattle, to Become Target of Organized Crime

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A little over a week ago, 40-year-old security guard Carlos Henrique Menoio de Carvalho was killed during an attempt to assault a truck in Rio de Janeiro. The crime took place at dawn, on Rodovia Presidente Dutra (BR-116), at km 164, in Jardim América just outside Rio. According to the […] The post Price Rises Cause Meat, Even Live Cattle, to Become Target of Organized Crime appeared first on The Rio Times.

Globoplay Streams Brazilian Content in the US for US$13.99 per Month

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Globoplay has begun its international expansion: the streaming service will be launched in the US on Sunday, January 19th, with over 500 titles, focusing on Rede Globo's programming such as 'Avenida Brasil', 'Domingão do Faustão' and 'Jornal Nacional' (Evening News), in addition to the platform's exclusive productions such as 'Ilha […] The post Globoplay Streams Brazilian Content in the US for US$13.99 per Month appeared first on The Rio Times.

China grows 6.1 Percent in 2019, Slowest Pace in Almost Three Decades

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China's economic growth, which slowed for most of last year, remained firm in the final quarter amid the easing of trade tensions with the United States, which brought the Asian country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to an expansion of 6.1 percent for the 2019 calendar year, according to data from […] The post China grows 6.1 Percent in 2019, Slowest Pace in Almost Three Decades appeared first on The Rio Times.

Keeping with its Crackdown on Alternative Voices, Google Deletes Press TV from YouTube

Alan MacLeod at Peace and Prosperity - 19 hours ago
[image: undefined] Without warning, tech giant Google “permanently removed” Iranian government-owned media channel Press TV UK’s YouTube channel Monday night amid increasing American hostility to Iran. “This attack on the freedom of speech of Press TV’s journalists seems to be part of an anti-Iran purge as the West sets its sights on regime change in Iran,” Press TV said. Its content, in its own words, focuses on “anti-imperialism, anti-racism, and covers aspects of the news which the mainstream corporate media in the United Kingdom have refused to air.” The London-based outlet had... more »

After US Killing of Iran’s Soleimani, Narrative Control on Social Media is Getting Worse

Eva Bartlett at Peace and Prosperity - 19 hours ago
[image: undefined] Twitter has been on a narrative-control rampage, removing or censoring legitimate accounts that are critical of US-led wars, propaganda and lies. Facebook and Instagram have increased their Big Brother policing, too. Attempts by American-based social media behemoths to silence or censor voices critical of the establishment-approved narrative is nothing new, but this trend seems to have intensified lately. Just in the past several days, following the criminal US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, Instagram and Facebook have been removing posts sup... more »

Russia’s Big Gamble in Libya

Steve Brown at Peace and Prosperity - 19 hours ago
[image: undefined] First, the background. When the United States abandoned the Iran agreement, that left Turkey’s oil imports adrift due to newly imposed US Treasury sanctions on Iranian oil exports. By December 2018, Turkey was forced to look elsewhere for its oil imports with Libya being the most logical choice by price and proximity, despite the violence there. Misrata rebels allied with Libya Dawn in charge of Libya’s largest free trade port, arranged oil exports from Zawiya and Sirte to Italy* and Turkey, at favorable prices. Recall that Tripolitania (west) and Cyrenaica (east... more »

Trump Is the Third President to Lie About Afghan War Success

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 19 hours ago
The Bush, Obama and Trump administrations all routinely lied to the American people about the success of the 18-year war in Afghanistan. They exaggerated progress and inflated statistics to create an illusion that that the war was winnable. But after the deaths of 157,000 people at a cost of $2 trillion, corruption is rampant and... Read more »

How Climate Change Influenced Australia’s Unprecedented Fires

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Looking harder at the Australia and California fires.

Janus-Faced On Climate Change: Microsoft’s Carbon Vision

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
“This is a bold bet – a moonshot – for Microsoft.” So claimed Brad Smith, Microsoft President, in a Thursday announcement painting a picture of a company that intends to be carbon negative by 2030. “And,” Smith continued, “it will need to be a moonshot for the world.” That vision […]

These Are 2019's Best Hunting And Shooting .22 Caliber Rifles

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, Americas* More people use .22 rifles on a daily basis than any other type of gun. *Key Point:* For those looking for a .22 rifle to teach their kids about shooting in the back yard, or even for occasional hunting trips, a cheaper .22 rifle like the Marlins I’ve mentioned should be more than enough. The question of what is the best .22 rifle is one of those perennial debates that never goes away. Though the humble .22 is often eclipsed by “full-sized” rifles on many review sites and blogs, the truth is that rimfire .22 ammunition is still by far the m... more »

Kel-Tec's KSG-25 Can Drop Some Serious Lead. Here's Why

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Shotguns are typically not what one would consider high capacity weapons. *Key Point:* The KSG-25 shotgun is a fairly impressive engineering achievement. Shotguns are typically not what one would consider high capacity weapons. The Kel-Tec KSG-25 bullpup shotgun however flips conventional wisdom on its head, producing a shotgun that can store an astounding forty-one shots of ammunition internally. The KSG-25’s design makes it by far the largest capacity shotgun on the civilian market and a unique addition to a gun owner’s collection. Most shotguns h... more »

Russia Feared This Submarine More Than Any Other

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Halibut_(SSGN-587)#/media/File:USS_Halibut_with_bow_thruster.jpg] Why? *Key Point:* The *USS Halibut* conducted some of the most secretive spy missions of the Cold War. One of the most unusual submarines of the Cold War was named after one of the most unusual fish in the sea. Halibut are flatfish, bottom-dwelling predators that, unlike conventional fish, lie sideways with two eyes on the same side of the head and ambush passing prey. Like the halibut flatfish, USS *Halibut* was an unusual-looking submarine, ... more »

Russia's S-500, the Ultimate Missile Defense System

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-400_missile_system#/media/File:96L6E_radar_radar_-_100th_Anniversary_VVS-R_-01.jpg] Will this make America's stealth fighters obsolete? *Key Point:* Systems could come online as soon as this year. Russian state media have begun leaking some information about the country’s next-generation air and missile defense system, the S-500. While maintaining that “most of the new system’s technical characteristics remain under wraps,” Sputnik this week began shedding some light on what those technical characteristics will ... more »

Integrating Black and White American Economic History

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
The interplay of black and white economic history: slaves, freedmen, Jim Crow laws and the Great Migration.

Grace Is A Gift To Be Shared - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Grace is a gift to be shared with those who willingly wish this gift to be bestowed upon them. We think of Grace as a Beautiful Being that seeks to share her wealth with others. It is in Grace that all sins are healed and all wrong doings forgiven.* *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read more of my poems & quotations, please click on the link below:* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins* *or visit:* *Pinterest*

Silymarin and Cholesterol

Dr. Jack Wolfson at TDW - 20 hours ago
The benefits of milk thistle have been known for thousands of years. One of the main reasons for the medicinal properties is a molecule in milk thistle called silymarin. Silymarin is a plant compound that comes from the milk thistle cactus, known as Silybum marianum. 100’s of studies have found that silymarin supports liver function. … Continue reading "Silymarin and Cholesterol" The post Silymarin and Cholesterol appeared first on TDW.

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