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Saturday, February 15, 2020

15 February - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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Technology - NextWeb / Tech Crunch / The Verge

10:07 pm MST

“'Like Something Out Of The Book Of Exodus': Locust Armies Are Devouring Entire Farms In Kenya “In As Little As 30 Seconds”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“'Like Something Out Of The Book Of Exodus': Locust Armies * *Are Devouring Entire Farms In Kenya “In As Little As 30 Seconds”* by Michael Snyder "Locust armies numbering in the billions are absolutely ravaging large portions of eastern Africa and vast stretches of the Middle East. We are being told that these locust armies “are unprecedented in size and scope”, which means that we have never seen anything like this before. And as you will see below, the UN continues to warn that the number of locusts could get “500 times bigger” by June. But even if this plague ended right now, m... more »

"‘Mini Mike’ Bloomberg Considering Picking Crooked Hillary Clinton As His Running Mate In Desperate Attempt To Rally Demoralized Democratic Party"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"‘Mini Mike’ Bloomberg Considering Picking Crooked Hillary Clinton As His Running Mate In Desperate Attempt To Rally Demoralized Democratic Party" Sometimes the sheer magnitude of the stupidity and insanity just overwhelms you... How much lower can we go? You couldn't make this up, I couldn't anyway.

Country Singer Daniel Lee Martin Commits Suicide Amid Child Sex Abuse Probe

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Country singer Daniel Lee Martin, under investigation for child abuse sex crimes, has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Pasco, Florida Sheriff’s Office. On January 27, Martin, 54, was arrested after the alleged child victim told police that the singer exposed himself to her while they were sitting on a sofa. […] The post Country Singer Daniel Lee Martin Commits Suicide Amid Child Sex Abuse Probe appeared first on Health Nut News.

Erdogan demands Syrian Army immediately leave Idlib, refuses to wait until end of February

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded on Saturday that Syrian government forces immediately withdrew from areas close to Turkish observation posts in Idlib, backtracking from his previous pledge to wait for the move until the end of February. READ ALSO: Turkey Will Shoot Down Syrian Military Aircraft in Idlib – Erdogan “Until the regime’s [Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist setbacks continue as Syrian troops capture more towns in southwest Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has seized more ground in the southwestern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate amid the collapse of the jihadist defenses north of Taftanaz. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Scores Massive Advance Across Southern Aleppo According to the latest report from the front-lines, the Syrian Arab Army captured […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Moment Ansarallah missile hits Saudi fighter jet in northern Yemen: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces managed to shoot down a Saudi Tornado jet over the northern region of Yemen on the evening of Friday, February 14th, 2020. The Ansarallah forces were able to hit the Saudi jet with a surface-to-air missile that was not identified by the group. On Saturday, the Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army captures long-time jihadist stronghold in west Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The jihadist defenses in western Aleppo have completely collapsed after a short battle with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the outskirts of the provincial capital. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Captures Several Areas in Idlib After Jihadists Refuse to Lay Down Arms According to a military source in western Aleppo, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army capture several areas across western Aleppo: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has had a relatively successful day in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, as their forces have manage to capture several areas from the jihadist rebels. Starting along the Aleppo-Idlib border, the Syrian Arab Army began the day by storming the town of Ma’arat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey vows to drive Syrian Army from Idlib if they don’t leave by end of February

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
Tensions in northern Syria began to escalate earlier this month when Turkey retaliated against the killing of eight Turkish nationals in a shelling which Ankara claims was conducted by Syrian forces on one of Turkey’s observation posts in the Arab country’s Idlib province. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told the country’s NTV broadcaster on Saturday […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

3,000 teens attending BBYO Convention that propagandizes them on Israel

Alison Weir at If Americans Knew Blog - 6 hours ago
The international convention of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization meeting in Dallas this year provides fun, bonding, high-energy music... & propaganda for Israel. BBYO teaches thousands of young people how to advocate for Israel, and takes them on filtered trips to Israel that leave out Israeli human rights abuses, violence, and systemic discrimination... The post 3,000 teens attending BBYO Convention that propagandizes them on Israel appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Missouri Farm Awarded $265M in Suit Against BASF and Bayer

AP News at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A jury has awarded $265 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees.

Facebook’s Influencers Nod Shows Murky Side of Campaign Ads

AP News at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Facebook’s green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around setting rules for the fast-changing world of online political campaigning.

Hungarian Foreign Minister: Mass Migration Is a “Serious Threat” to Humanity

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: hungarian-foreign-minister-mass-migration-is-a-serious-threat-to-humanity] During a United Nations conference on counter-terrorism in Vienna, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó branded the mass migration plan championed by the UN a “serious threat” to humanity.

F-35 and F-15s: Learn How Israel Would Fight A War With Iran

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Middle East* Here's how it'd go down. *Key Point:* Israel has a missile system that can counter Iran. The Middle East is aflame from Baghdad to Gaza. But the most frightening conflict is one that is yet to happen. Though Iran's atomic weapons program has receded from world attention, displaced by the Syrian Civil War and Islamic extremists overrunning Iraq, the specter of an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear facilities hovers over the region. Or, there might be some other trigger. Perhaps a Hezbollah attack that draws Israeli retaliation and the... more »

You Still Can't Beat the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* New precision weapons and more. *Key point:* The new weapons not only increase F-22 lethality, but are already shaping future Air Force combat tactics. (Washington, D.C.) The Air Force and Lockheed Martin are now arming the F-22 stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or “field of regard” and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time “collaborative targeting” between aircraft. The new weapons not only increase F-22 lethality, but are already shaping future Air Force combat tactic... more »

How One U.S. Ally Is Preparing To Battle Russia's "Little Green Men"

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* How will the British combat hybrid warfare? *Key Point:* The Special Reconnisance Regiment (SRR) is getting an upgrade. Britain is giving its vaunted special forces a special job: fighting little green men, gray wars and black ops. All these colors belong to Russia’s “hybrid warfare” strategy, which eschews massive military force in favor of more subtle means such as political manipulation, cyberwarfare and special forces operating incognito (the “little green men” in unmarked uniforms that spearheaded the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014)... more »

Forget the F-35 or Stealth: This Plane Might Be the Navy's Most Important of All

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: Two E/A-18G Growlers assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, taxi at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, Jan. 23, 2020.] Indispensable. *Key Point:* And it has no stealth at all. The United States Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task of jamming—and potentially destroying—hostile radars that could guide deadly surface-to-air missiles against friendly aircraft. This mission is known as S... more »

The Navy's Old Nimitz Aircraft Carriers Can Still Do Some Serious Damage

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Nimitz-class carriers are a monumental achievement—an enormous, highly complex and yet highly successful ship design. *Key point:* The real strength of a carrier is in its air wing. The most successful U.S. Navy carriers of the postwar era all belong to a class named in honor of World War II’s most successful admiral, Chester W. Nimitz. The class’s lead ship, commissioned in 1975, bears the fleet admiral’s name. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were, at the time, the largest warships ever constructed. Although superseded by the new Ford class, ... more »

Would America's F-35s and F-22s Have An Achilles Heel Against China?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the F-22 Demo Team prepares to be launched out by a crew chief at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 30, 2020.] Sobering. *Key Point:* The Rand Corporation’s *Pacific Vision wargame* simulating a conflict with China in 2008 found that even in a favorable scenario for the United States—half of U.S. missiles hit at long range and the none of their opponent’s do—a force of U.S. fighters outnumbered roughly three to one would be overwhelmed after firing off all its missiles. In Len Deighton’s ... more »

Nazi Germany's Kugelpanzer Is Definitely The Weirdest Tank In History

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* The total lack of records regarding the Kugelpanzer confines historians to the realm of conjecture. *What We Want to Know:* How did this thing even work? Why was it created in the first place? The *Star Wars *prequel movies featured various *monowheel robots* and *vehicles* amongst its various fantastical elements. After all, who in real life would be crazy enough to invent such impractical designs? Why, the Nazis, of course! The unique Kugelpanzer, or “ball tank”, was built in Germany and at some point shipped over to Japanese-occupied ... more »

Armored Coffins? Why Italy's Tanks Performed So Poorly Early in World War II

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* They were a disaster. Here's why. Mussolini entered Italy into World War II on June 1940, hoping to ride on the coattails of Nazi German conquests. *Il Duce *had grand visions of a Roman Empire reborn, but his clumsy opportunism would result in the destruction of his Fascist regime in three blood-soaked years. In addition to disastrous operational leadership, Italy’s immature industrial base relegated the Army and Air Force to fielding outdated or deficient equipment during the early years of World War II such as CR.32 biplane fighters and j... more »

“I was basically dead … they wanted to turn me off” … the Waikato man subsequently cured from Swine Flu with Vitamin C

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
This is not a new story however some folk will not have heard of it so I’m reposting the information. Recently the fact checkers on facebook classed Vitamin C for healing as fake news. Anyway since technically we are still in name at least allowed to exercise our democratic right to judge the info for … Continue reading “I was basically dead … they wanted to turn me off” … the Waikato man subsequently cured from Swine Flu with Vitamin C →

1080: UNSAFE PRACTICES OBSERVED at THE MATUKITUKI AERIAL 1080 POISON DROP!

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
By Carol Sawyer On 11th and 12th February, 2020, 1080 poison was dropped by helicopter in the Matukituki Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park. The loading zone was on Mt Aspiring Station, in a paddock beside a public road. Three helicopters belonging to Way to Go Heliservices Ltd, and two JJ Nolan Transport Ltd trucks were … Continue reading 1080: UNSAFE PRACTICES OBSERVED at THE MATUKITUKI AERIAL 1080 POISON DROP! →

It’s no accident the entire world faces rising house prices, homelessness & poverty : watch Bilderberg the Movie & learn who really controls the world

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch: From Jenese James I watched Bilderberg The Movie last night – (written & Produced by Daniel Estulin, Directed by Joan Cutrina). I have read his books, and asked him if anyone from NZ has been to Bilderbergs, but that was quite a few years ago – over a decade…

The world as you knew it is over: Medical Martial Law … examining the CDC’s amendment of the laws around the control of communicable diseases (CDC, US, 2016)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Celeste Solum discusses the CDC’s amendment of the laws around the control of communicable diseases which includes apprehension and detention of persons, requirements relating to issuance of a Federal Order for Quarantine, Isolation, or Conditional Release, medical examinations and so on. EWR diamondisc 4.23K subscribers Celeste Solum – “The World As You Knew It Is … Continue reading The world as you knew it is over: Medical Martial Law … examining the CDC’s amendment of the laws around the control of communicable diseases (CDC, US, 2016) →

Jacinda Ardern Police at it again

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on ecoliberty: https://youtu.be/x-JV6AMShFQ Jacinda Ardern is sending police around to people’s houses to silence opposition to her government

High School Runner Not Feeling Great About Her Chances Against The Girl With The Beard, from The Babylon Bee

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: HARTFORD, CT—Local high school track runner Vanessa Vogel was excited for her track meet this past weekend, having trained many months for her shot at a record and possibly a college scholarship. But when Vogel lined up and saw a brave runner with a beard from a nearby high…

Intense Battles For the Mind Are Raging! Turkish/ Russian Dissolution or Adapting to Changing Realities?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*"Realpolitik is the ability to adapt as realities change. It speaks of resilience, strength and determination"* *Wow! * * The empire's opinion makers are positively drooling at the prospect of a Russian/Turkish falling out. They want it so bad their willing to fabricate a reality that doesn't exist at this time. Imagining and presenting all sorts of scenarios to manage our minds.* * Mentioned some of this yesterday in the post* *Securing the M4 and M5 Highways in Syria a Blow to Turkey? Or for US/ Israel & Their "Greater Kurdistan" Plan?** I'm simply not seeing the blow to Turke... more »

Testing Waters – Drudge: Bloomberg Considering Hillary Clinton as VP on Ticket…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Ever since the DNC Club road-map showed Bloomberg as the likely nominee to move into the Democrat race & assemble all of the ‘Never Bernie’ coalitions under one establishment tent, there has been speculation of a possible alternate motive: to … Continue reading →

Under sea volcanoes will increase ocean temperatures

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 6 hours ago
Previoulsy unknown under sea volcanoes to be charted….. “800 degree plumes of water, from generally small lava flows, are gushing into our seas right now, from the coast of Oregon to the South Pacific.” Click here for an interesting discussion … Continue reading →

Arctic sea ice much more resilient than thought 

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Still waiting More so than the climate alarm movement thought, anyway. Hence all the failed predictions of disappearing summer sea ice in the Arctic, and erroneous claims of ‘rapid melting’ that no longer hold water 😎 Observations show a ‘sideways trend’ in Arctic sea ice volume since around 2010,…

UK Getting Wilder, Wetter Weather? Data Says Not

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? As we keep being reminded, global warming will bring wetter, wilder weather to the UK more often. Except that the facts tell the opposite story: ? Climate change? Scientists are wary of saying climate change has caused a specific event such…

Markets Against the Mob’s Purpose

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 7 hours ago
Caleb Brown of the Cato Institute reminds us that yesterday would have been the 201st birthday of Frederick Douglass, a slave who escaped Maryland in 1838, thereby valiantly breaking the law. The Economist of January 25 contains two articles apparently unrelated, but illustrating, each one in a different way, an important feature of free markets. […] The post Markets Against the Mob’s Purpose appeared first on Econlib.

Saturday Afternoon Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 7 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Don Pittis writes about Thomas Piketty's take that Bernie Sanders may be exactly what the U.S. needs. - Laurie Penny wonders whether we're yet capable of overcoming the culture of complicity around the powerful men daring the justice system to hold them to account for immoral abuses of others. Laura Bassett questions why Mike Bloomberg expects a pass on dozens of examples of harassment and discrimination. And PressProgress calls out Andrew Wilkinson for minimizing the harm suffered by survivors of domestic and sexual violence. - Elisha ... more »

"The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Thanks for stopping by!

"Don't Wonder..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"Don't wonder why people go crazy. Wonder why they don't. In the face of what we can lose in a day, in an instant, wonder what the hell it is that makes us hold it together." - "Grey's Anatomy"

"A Cherokee Proverb: The Two Wolves"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, generosity, empathy, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about this for a minute and then asked the grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied, ... more »

Whitaker Compares DOJ, McCabe -vs- Flynn, Says: “Concerned About Credibility of DOJ”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
The corruption and rot that remains inside the DOJ is specifically because AG Bill Barr refuses to deal with it. A result was the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation fiasco. AG Bill Barr cannot admit rogue anti-Trump prosecutors defied his leadership … Continue reading →

Another editorial shift; hello, goodbye!

New Mandala at New Mandala - 7 hours ago
Dear New Mandala readers, It’s time for an editorial change again! Read on to find messages from the outgoing and incoming editors, Becky Gidley and Elly Kent. Becky Gidley: It has been a pleasure to be a part of this amazing institution of Southeast Asian studies, but the time has come already to hand over... The post Another editorial shift; hello, goodbye! appeared first on New Mandala.

Policy of Self-Destruction: Turkey Supplies Syrian Fighters with Military Equipment

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 7 hours ago
Amid a surge in military operations in Idlib governorate, Turkey has been gradually escalating military provocations, creating obstacles to the advance of the Syrian Arab Army. Currently, Ankara decided to not even try to hide the fact that it funds and supplies terrorist organizations and controlled armed groups.

ABC RADIO NATIONAL ON THE SUFFERING AND RESILIENCE OF JULIAN ASSANGE

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 7 hours ago
Phillip Adams interviews John Pilger on ABC Radio National on the plight and hope and courage of Julian Assange ahead of his courtroom struggle to prevent extradition to the the United States.

The Poet: Fernando Pessoa, "Follow Your Destiny"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Follow Your Destiny"* "Follow your destiny, Water your plants, Love your roses. The rest is shadow Of unknown trees. Reality is always More or less Than what we want. Only we are always Equal to ourselves. It’s good to live alone, And noble and great Always to live simply. Leave pain on the altar As an offering to the gods. See life from a distance. Never question it. There’s nothing it can Tell you. The answer Lies beyond the Gods. But quietly imitate Olympus in your heart. The gods are gods Because they don’t think About what they are." - Fernando Pessoa

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Timeline: How DNC Manipulated 2016 Presidential Race

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*You wonder why independent voters and millions of Democrats don't trust the establishment?* *-by Michael Brennan* December 16, 2014: President Obama signs into law omnibus spending bill that increases maximum possible individual political contributions from $129,600 annually to $777,600, substantially increasing the amount of money flowing through party committees. (Congressional Research Services) April 7, 2015: A Clinton campaign memo to the DNC articulates “Pied Piper” strategy to elevate the most extreme Republican candidates: “Our hope is that the goal of a potential HRC camp... more »

There's a new pastime in this tiny Gulf town — and it's proving to be a surprising hit

Kemii Maguire at Just In - 8 hours ago
Doomadgee locals have taken a shine to pottery classes in the Gulf of Carpentaria, helping the community.

The environmental impact of Australia's bushfires has been exacerbated by decades of environmental mismanagement

Nick Kilvert at Just In - 8 hours ago
The ongoing degradation of ecosystems, the fragmenting of wildlife into smaller and smaller patches of habitat, the dominion of jobs and economic growth over environmental health, has made our ecosystems vulnerable to major upheavals such as bushfires.

Discovery of Gould's petrel chick on Broughton Island a sign of hope for threatened seabird

Emma Siossian at Just In - 8 hours ago
After a long-term conservation project starting with the removal of pests on an island more than 10 years ago, there's now evidence threatened Gould's petrels are breeding.

What miserable, Buddhist hell beings can teach you about valuing your one human life

Alice Moldovan at Just In - 8 hours ago
Supernatural beings can show us the mystery of the world, why there's an alternative to the idea of punishment, and provide a glimpse into our own human essence.

MPs snub UK by planning US trip as Huawei spat escalates

Andrew Greene at Just In - 8 hours ago
In a move they say is partly designed to send a blunt message to their UK counterparts about their Huawei decision, members of Australia's intelligence committee are planning a visit to the US instead of London.

Cherbourg elders call to ban young offenders from town to stop 'revolving door' of crime

Johanna Marie at Just In - 8 hours ago
Indigenous elders in a Queensland town call for tougher bail conditions and for offenders to be banished from the town, but others in the community disagree.

This is how thousands of Chinese women defied the one-child policy to give birth twice

Just In - 8 hours ago
A generation grew up under China's one-child policy and while thousands of women were forced to abort second pregnancies, many others defied the law and gave birth in secret, writes Lise Floris.

In a sea of political grief, Scott Morrison held on to this one thing

David Speers at Just In - 8 hours ago
Despite the findings of brazen political interference and colour-coded spreadsheets, the Prime Minister has consistently argued all projects funded under the sports grants saga were at least "eligible". But now, he'll need to change his tune or admit he was wrong, writes David Speers.

What happens when a billion people can't go out? Online flirting, workouts and dance parties

Bill Birtles at Just In - 8 hours ago
Across a normally bustling nation of 1.4 billion people, streets are empty and most restaurants are closed as the coronavirus quarantine drags on. But online, it's a different story.

Women's careers ended by childcare costs that now exceed private school fees

Conor Duffy at Just In - 8 hours ago
Research finds Australian families pay as much for childcare as they would to send their child to a private primary school, as the sky-high costs push mothers like Lina Gyle to decide to have only one baby.

The new no-ball rule … and five other things to watch for at the Women’s T20 World Cup

Jack Snape at Just In - 8 hours ago
Ahead of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup opener on Friday, question marks linger over Australia's form and whether the no-ball rule has finally been fixed.

Latest Biological Warfare Drill/Hoax/False Flag reaches Fear Porn Crescendo

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Diamond Princess - Victim of Latest Boogah Boogah* *Hoax/Drill/False Flag* The greencrow has become an expert at sussing out the real answers to the dumb media questions like the one in today's CBC copied below: "What went wrong on the Diamond Princess? Why cruise ships are a hotbed for viral outbreaks" *Greencrow asks:* What went "wrong"? Well, you don't need a degree in microbiology to figure that one out. All you need to do is find out *who owns the Diamond Princess* by googling the ship's name. I found out that the owner of the passenger cruise ship is *CSSC Carnival Crui... more »

Democrats Team Up With Trump To Maintain Disastrous Healthcare System

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
On Tuesday, February 4, Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union (SOTU) address. As expected, it was filled with contradictions, falsehoods, and distortions. Among other things, Trump spoke for close to ten minutes about health care in the U.S., claiming that he “will always protect Medicare.” However, neither Trump and the Republicans, nor the Democrats can be trusted when it comes to health care. Just last week, for example, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump suggested he would think about cutting Medicare and Social Security to reduce the federal... more »

What Is Happening To Assange Will Happen To The Rest Of Us

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
David Morales, the indicted owner of the Spanish private security firm Undercover Global, is being investigated by Spain’s high court for allegedly providing the CIA with audio and video recordings of the meetings WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had with his attorneys and other visitors when the publisher was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The security firm also reportedly photographed the passports of all of Assange’s visitors. It is accused of taking visitors’ phones, which were not permitted in the embassy, and opening them, presumably in an effort to intercept calls. It r... more »

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

X-Zone Broadcast Network - David Schindele

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 8 hours ago
Former Air Force missileer, David Schindele, was the guest this week. He had been part of a group of former military officers who had encounters with UFOs. In his case, as he was eating breakfast, he heard about a UFO sighting near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. When he arrived at the Launch Control Facility for duty, he learned that the missiles in his flight had gone off line.. You can listen to my interview with David Shindele here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/22706890 To end confusion about some of this let me say that this was a year before a similar event took pl... more »

Out-of-Context Photos Are a Powerful Low-Tech Form of Misinformation

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Have some healthy skepticism when you encounter images online.

"Hubei Doctors Warn Of Even-Deadlier Coronavirus Reinfection Causing Sudden Heart Attacks"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Hubei Doctors Warn Of Even-Deadlier Coronavirus* * Reinfection Causing Sudden Heart Attacks"* by Tyler Durden "Doctors working on the front lines of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have told the Taiwan Times that it's possible to become reinfected by the virus, leading to death from sudden heart failure in some cases. "It’s highly possible to get infected a second time. A few people recovered from the first time by their own immune system, but the meds they use are damaging their heart tissue, and when they get it the second time, the antibody doesn’t help but makes it w... more »

After November…

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
In order to get a rock solid lock on the House and the Senate, the Gunny figures that the GOP requires SOLID (NOT RINOs like Romney) 290 Republicans in the House and sixty-seven (67) in the Senate. THEN, in order to restore the Republic to what it was before the eight wasted years of Comrade Obama and his Demsheviks, the following needs to be done (Add your own in comments): 1. A Constitutional Amendment enforcing TERM LIMITS on Congress. a. A Congcritter can only serve two terms in the House. Then a five year time span must pass before they … Continue reading →

The 'sane right' makes some tepid moves... International concerns - and historical parallels

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 9 hours ago
The Lincoln Project aims to encourage a rising-up by American conservatives who are embarrassed by Putin-Trumpism and who are determined not to let their movement sink into treason and turpitude, without a fight. The most-famous founders are Gov. John Kasich and George Conway – yes, he of the bizarrely fascinating marriage to Trump factotum Kellyanne. They are exemplars of those whom I call RASRs – Residually Adult-Sane Republicans. Although punctuated by a strange and only marginally relevant anecdote about Civil War General Dan Sickles, their manifesto is worth a glance, especial... more »

Hibbing, Minnesota hits new record low

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
New record low of -32 degrees set at 5:17 AM in Hibbing yesterday morning! https://www.fox9.com/weather/hibbing-minnesota-hits-new-record-low-of-32-degrees-friday-morning Thanks to Thomas Krassman for this link The post Hibbing, Minnesota hits new record low appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Saudi Arabia shivers from record cold

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the country’s north over the past two days. In Tarif, on the border with Jordan, the temperature hit minus -5°C, according to the weather services. It dropped to minus three in Hail further southeast, and minus 2 in Arar on the border with Iraq. In the capital Riyadh, the ... Read more Saudi Arabia shivers from record cold The post Saudi Arabia shivers from record cold appeared first on Ice Age Now .

Record-breaking cold grips eastern Turkey

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Snowfall and blizzard hamper efforts to find 13 migrants missing in Van province. Residents of Göle in the northeastern Ardahan province saw temperatures drop to a record minus 40 degrees on Sunday night. Göle had the unenviable record last year as well, at minus 32.5 degrees. Freezing temperatures, accompanied by snowfall and blizzards, also cut ... Read more Record-breaking cold grips eastern Turkey The post Record-breaking cold grips eastern Turkey appeared first on Ice Age Now.

“China’s economy is crashing and possibly will be taking the global supply chain (and economy) down with it”

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
A reader who calls himself (herself?) Quaesiveris submitted this comment in response to someone else’s comment about the seeming overabundance of coronavirus information. I truly hope I’m wrong, but I fear that Q is correct. ______________ China’s economy is crashing and possibly will be taking the global supply chain (and economy) down with it Quaesiveris ... Read more “China’s economy is crashing and possibly will be taking the global supply chain (and economy) down with it” The post “China’s economy is crashing and possibly will be taking the global supply chain (and economy) d... more »

First Coronavirus Death Outside Asia Reported in France

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 9 hours ago
France has seen the first death of the Coronavirus outside of Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old tourist from China who had been hospitalized since Jan. 25, the French health minister said. Is this significant, well in terms of media hype it is, for some time people have been dismissing the dangers of the Coronavirus … The post First Coronavirus Death Outside Asia Reported in France appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

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Ancient Global Warming & More

LL at Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
*It's Settled Science* Man-caused global warming has been shown to have begun as early as 1200 BC. In this article (link) scientists discuss how the city of Heracleion was once above water. The lost city of Heracleion (Egyptian and Greek) was city that existed before the foundation of Alexandria in 331 BC. The city saw its golden days as it served as the main port of entry to Egypt for all ships arriving from the Greek world. Some are concerned that the beachfront home of Barack and Michelle Obama at Martha's Vineyard will suffer the same fate as the oceans rise due to global wa... more »

Colombian National Strike Committee Issues Call To Renew Anti-Government Protests

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
A popular uprising against the far-right Ivan Duque government began last year opposing the rise in assassinations of social leaders and the neoliberal economic measures. The Colombian National Strike Committee (CNP) has called for a series of fresh protests over the next couple of months after the far-right government of Ivan Duque failed to reach any sort of agreement with them.

‘War In The Woods, Round Two:’ Amid Civil Unrest, Activists Gear Up For Bigger Battle Over Trans Mountain

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
OTTAWA — Recent protests and blockades are only the beginning of the civil disobedience that lies ahead as Ottawa pushes ahead with the controversial Trans Mountain expansion project, claims an activist group. “I really do see this as a taste of things to come,” said Alexandra Woodsworth, campaign organizer at the British Columbia-based Dogwood Initiative.

Data Governance And The New Frontiers Of Resistance

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Four centuries after the East India Company set the trend for corporate resource extraction, most of the world is now in the grip of unbridled corporate power. But corporate power is on the cusp of achieving “quantum supremacy” and social movements in the digital age need to understand this in order to shift gears in their struggles. The quantum shift here comes from “network-data” power; the ingredients that make up capitalism’s digital age recipe.

Measuring Our Impact On The Planet

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Joaquin Phoenix has lived up to his surname. Rising from the flames – or, in this case, emerging from the bright white stage lights – he stood before the world: exposed, authentic, vulnerable. Phoenix at Sunday’s Oscar awards ceremony treated us to a uniquely raw, real and rare moment. Arguably the hottest person on our worryingly overheated planet right now, the world hangs on his every word. His tone was serious and sombre, his words tough and true.

Shut Down Canada Until It Solves Its War, Oil, And Genocide Problem

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Indigenous people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause — defending the land from those who would destroy it for short term profit and the elimination of a habitable climate on earth — combined with their courage and the absence on their part of cruelty or hatred, has the potential to create a much larger movement, which is of course the key to success.

New Employment Analysis Shows That A Good Job Is Hard To Find These Days

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The constitutionally mandated State of the Union address opened Feb. 4 with the first of many boasts: “Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting.” Trump went on with the lie, “The average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country.” A Milwaukee, Wis., job fair in November 2019 verifies the fact that unemployment is high in Black communities in cities.

Meet The M551 Sheridan: The Tank That Dropped On Enemies From The Sky

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* Today, airborne troops are probably better served by modern antitank missiles such as the Javelin for antitank defense, rather than a light tank which virtually any form of antiarmor return fire could annihilate. *Key point: *The M1 Abrams is a better tank, but its weight limits where it can be deployed. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an innovative weapon system that proved an overcomplicated failure in action. However, several hundred Sheridans provided useful service in three wars, and left behind a sm... more »

Navy Warhips Ought To Fear Russia's New Stealth Fighter

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC12C8B806B0&share=true] It'll sink them. *Key Point:* Is fighting ships the best use for a stealth fighter? Russia is designing an anti-ship missile for its Su-57 stealth fighter. But is hunting ships the best mission for such an advanced aircraft? Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko made the announcement while visiting the Detal Design Bureau, which is developing a new anti-ship missile, according to Russian news agency TASS. “Today the enterprise is working on d... more »

Is the U.S. Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle in Trouble?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * What is the problem? The US Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle looks to be facing a troubled procurement schedule in the upcoming fiscal year. Although greenlit for full-rate production in June 2019, the JLTV saw several upgrades implemented in 2019 to address deficiencies found in service trials. But problems with the JLTV may have resulted in cuts in procurement. The JLTV is supposed to be the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army’s next generation tactical vehicle, replacing a multitude of MRAPs and up-armored Humvee variants in service as the primary li... more »

How the Army Can Fight and Win the Wars of the Future

Samuel Arlington Page at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Samuel Arlington Page* *Security, * To prepare for a looming confrontation with a heavily-equipped enemy, the U.S. Army should make fundamental changes to its warfighting concepts Currently, the U.S. Army is undergoing a transformation while preparing for *Multi-Domain Operations* and *Large-Scale Combat Operations*. These concepts include an axiom that describes U.S. forces as being “over-matched” by near-peer adversaries, such as China or Russia. In response, the US Army uses an acronym, DOTMLPF-P, to examine its Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materials, Leadership, Personn... more »

Iran Is Still As Committed As Ever To Destroying Israel

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* This is how Tehran would try to do it. *Key point:* Israel would not make it easy. How might Iran retaliate for a U.S. drone strike that killed its most important general? By attacking Israel. A senior Iranian official has already threatened to strike Israel if America were to respond militarily to any Iranian retaliation for the death of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, and the driving force behind Iran’s network of proxy armies such as Hezbollah. "If the US tak... more »

Your Holiday Weekend Read: How President Abraham Lincoln Saved America

Michael E. Haskew at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael E. Haskew* *History, Americas* [image: Abraham Lincoln Birthday Observance at the Lincoln Memorial. National Park Service.] Glory, glory hallelujah. The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the highest office in the land in November 1860, and the event prompted the secession of numerous southern states beginning with South Carolina the following month. Subsequently, 10 more states seceded from the Union, the Confederate States of America—a new nation—was proclaimed, and the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861, with the firing on Fort... more »

Forget Valentine's Day: What About Malentine's Day?

Deana Rohlinger at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Deana Rohlinger* *Science, * [image: Giant male panda Ru Yi plays with a heart-shaped pillow on Valentine's Day at the Moscow Zoo in the capital Moscow, Russia February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov] Every heard of it? We explain. On Feb. 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships. The holiday can trace its origins to a 2010 episode of “Parks and Rec,” in which the main character, Leslie Knope, decides that the day before Valentine’s Day should be an opportunity to celebrate the platonic love among women, ideally with booze ... more »

Human 'Obsession' With Love - the Past Tells All

Adam Parker at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Adam Parker* *History, World* [image: Reuters] Here's what we know. Valentine’s Days is not all love hearts and roses for everyone. For the hapless in love, the day can be a yearly reminder of failed romances, unrequited love and the seemingly unending search for the illusive “one”. Such problems of the heart span cultures and history. The inhabitants of the Graeco-Roman world suffered the same heartaches and the same emotional highs and lows as we do today. While we are left with apps to swipe on, a greater belief in magic in this period provided interesting opportunities to ... more »

A Mini SR-71? Meet the CIA's A-12 Oxcart (We Don't Know How Fast It Could Fly)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* You can't fight what you can't catch. *Key point:* These jets were fast...very fast... Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not mobilized its troops for war. This led Johnson to rule out plans for a preemptive or punitive strike in favor of diplomatic measures which eventually saw the ship’s abused crew released nearly a year later. On October 30, 1967, a CIA spy-plane soared eighty-four thousand feet over Hanoi in northern Vietnam, traveling fast... more »

Why This Picture Terrifies North Korea (They Can't Stop Stealth)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And now America has the F-35. *Key point:* Defeating North Korea's air force won't be very difficult. In any conflict in the skies over North Korea, the U.S. Air Force will likely follow a familiar pattern. First, it will need to sweep the skies of enemy fighters—not a difficult prospect considering the decrepit state of the North Korean air force. Concurrent with that will be a campaign to shut down the country’s command and control and air defense systems, and finally a close air support and interdiction campaign designed to support friendly forces... more »

Jennifer Lopez is 50 Years Old and In Amazing Shape. How Does She Do It?

Samantha Brennan at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Samantha Brennan* *Culture, * Is she a source of inspiration? Now that the Super Bowl and its half-time show are behind us, let’s take a few minutes to reflect upon what the amazing performances by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira mean for women in mid-life. Are J.Lo and Shakira, ages 50 and 43 respectively, an inspiration for women, or do they raise the bar so high that regular, middle-aged women feel like they should just throw in the towel and give up? While the world focused on their looks and on whether their performances objectified women and were “too sexy” for prime time, I t... more »

Special Report: A Plastic Tide

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance – The world now produces 299 million tons of plastics a year, most of which ends up in the oceans A hard-hitting documentary from Sky News, “A Plastic Tide,” showcases the urgent problem of plastic pollution and what some activists are doing about it Volunteers in Mumbai, India, […] The post Special Report: A Plastic Tide appeared first on Health Nut News.

Russian Interpreter Help Wanted; Please Provide Transcript of Putin’s Fracking Comments

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 10 hours ago
Impeachment Testimony Describes Putin’s Propaganda War On American Fracking Why is Russia so interested in American natural gas production? In her testimony, Hill explained that Putin “saw American fracking as a great threat to Russian interests” and that a fracking ban would “play into strengthening Putin’s hands.” That’s because natural gas supplies are central to … Continue reading "Russian Interpreter Help Wanted; Please Provide Transcript of Putin’s Fracking Comments"

UK Getting Wilder, Wetter Weather? Data Says Not

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood As we keep being reminded, global warming will bring wetter, wilder weather to the UK more often. Except that the facts tell the opposite story: Climate change? Scientists are wary of saying climate change has caused a specific event such as Storm Ciara. And they are divided on the impact […]

Wake Up Senators!

Eric MARGOLIS at OrientalReview.org - 10 hours ago
The US Senate, long the lap dog of the man who would be king, President Donald Trump, appears to have finally remembered its proper constitutional role. Last week, the Senate voted 55/45 for a new bipartisan War Powers Act to constrain military action against Iran. The Congress voted a similar […]

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