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Thomas Paine

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Sunday, February 16, 2020

16 February - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

10:06 pm MST

Stuck In The Middle With Who? What The Support For Bernie And Michael Bloomberg Says About The Democratic Party Establishment

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 minutes ago
*-by Bob Lynch* @BobLynchpin At first glance, it wouldn’t seem like the formerly Independent Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, and the formerly Republican mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, share anything in common other than the fact that they are both currently running in the Democratic Primary to be the nominee for President of the United States of America. The candidates come to the primary from complete opposite ends of the political spectrum. Bernie is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist and Bloomberg is a mega multi-billionaire who made his fortune selling hi... more »

Poe?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 26 minutes ago

Op-Ed: Dems Should Do The Sensible Thing And Nominate A Moderate Rapacious Psychopath

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 45 minutes ago
Editor’s note: In order to circumvent internet censorship, today’s Caitlin Johnstone essay has been replaced with an op-ed by Snooty McCentrist of the National News Conglomerate. NNC: Obey. After Bernie Sanders failed to impress in his underwhelming consecutive victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, it’s […]

Is The White House About To Approve A Global, Private Spy Network That Would Circumvent Official U.S. Intelligence Agencies?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 49 minutes ago
Erik Prince, a former Navy Seal and founder of private military contractor Blackwater USA, has been waiting to pitch his ideas to the US administration. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb *The Intercept:* *Trump White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter “Deep State” Enemies* The Trump administration is considering a set of proposals developed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a retired CIA officer — with assistance from Oliver North, a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal — to provide CIA Director Mike Pompeo and the White House with a global, private spy network that would c... more »

Presidents' Day Disaster: Meet the 5 Worst Wartime President's in U.S. History

Robert W. Merry at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*Robert W. Merry* *History, * Where does Trump rank? What about Obama? An expert gives us his take. *Key Point:* What did these presidents do wrong? What bad decisions did they make? How does history judge them? No presidential decision is as politically hazardous as the war decision. That’s because voters are quicker and more ferocious in turning on their chief executives when wars go awry than when events become troublesome in other areas of governance. Woe be to the president who finds himself in a war he can’t win and can’t get out of, or finds that the price of war far out... more »

Donald Trump Has a Plan to Keep the Economy Flying High

Shaun M. Dougherty at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*Shaun M. Dougherty* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MVE94DMYP&share=true] President Donald Trump has proposed one of the largest increases in funding for career and technical education in recent history. Will it work? President Donald Trump has proposed one of the largest increases in funding for career and technical education in recent history. As a education policy researcher who studies the economic and employment impact of career and technical education in high school, I believe this proposal has a lot of pote... more »

Superpower Slump: Is America Technologically Stagnant?

James Pethokoukis at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*James Pethokoukis* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / Sandia Labs] Science is hard. Tech progress is hard. Progress isn’t natural. And good ideas are getting harder to find. Has America been technologically stagnant for a half century? That’s apparently one of the main arguments found in *New York Times* columnist and AEI visiting fellow Ross Douthat’s upcoming book, *The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success*. Now, I haven’t read this book. But it was just reviewed by entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who quotes the following passage,... more »

The U.S. Economy Is Rigged

Milton Ezrati at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*Milton Ezrati* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] While the public cannot identify exactly how the system is rigged, it is nonetheless correct: elites in business and government collude regularity to run the American economy to their own advantages and have increasingly done so for decades. IT IS no secret that Americans have rebelled. On both the left and the right, people have made clear their disgust with business-as-usual. For the Republicans, the Tea Party rebellion began to alter the established party, and the election of Donald Trump rendered the change nearly complete.... more »

France's Muslim Predicament

Steven Philip Kramer at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*Steven Philip Kramer* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] The debate over Islam in France is not new. But there is good reason to think that it is at a turning point. IT IS often said that there is a Muslim problem in France. But that does not mean that French Muslims themselves are necessarily its cause, any more than that Jews were responsible for the Jewish Question in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe. The French Muslim world is large and heterogeneous and defies facile generalization. Unfortunately, facile generalizations abound. The French Muslim “problem” is freq... more »

Trump's Middle East Peace Plan: Historic or Disaster?

Stratfor Worldview at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*Stratfor Worldview* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A bad deal for Palestine. U.S. President Donald Trump's long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, released Jan. 28, may appear to try and appease both sides, but it will function as more of a one-state solution in disguise. The plan heavily favors Israeli demands and lacked the incorporation of Palestinian input throughout much of its drafting. As a result, it is less of a peace plan and more of a codification of the status quo, which sees Israel as the more empowered actor in now decades-long negotiations. The timi... more »

Presidents' Day Drama: George Washington Could Have Been Replaced

James Holmes at The National Interest - 56 minutes ago
*James Holmes* *History, * History would have been very different. *Key Point:* Meet the man who could have taken the Revolutionary War in a very different direction. Queries the great Sheldon Cooper: “How would the Civil War have gone differently if Lincoln had been a robot sent from the future?” None can tell. Nor can we tell with any exactitude how the War of American Independence would have unfolded differently had George Washington been a robot on an errand from the future. (Assuming he wasn’t. He did have an otherworldly character to him.) But we can essay some critical ... more »

Senator Tom Cotton Discusses Latest on Coronavirus: “Situation is Very Grave”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Senator Tom Cotton appears on Fox News to discuss the latest on the troubling issues with the Coronavirus. China has approximately 70 million people in quarantine during their effort to contain the spread of the virus. Senator Cotton has been … Continue reading →

Quarterly Reminder – Guidelines for Comments…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood”. 1.) First, please READ THIS ENTIRE THREAD – and the full text of any discussion thread you wish to participate in. Skipping to the comments to express an opinion without reading the … Continue reading →

Some Food Storage Links

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 hour ago
Acollection of links about food preserving. Continue reading →

Gentlemen, Start Your MAGA!

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Look…Up in the sky… Given the honor of Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500 race, President Trump gave thousands of fans a flyover of Air Force One and then rode onto the track in the presidential motorcade as the audience roared with delight. The motorcade took roughly a quarter lap before pulling aside in an infield staging area……. Following that magnificent entry, President Trump, with the beautiful 1st Lady Melania by his side, delivers his speech that included special shout-outs to the military, the active, retired, disabled and departed veterans, who make Our Country strong, and ... more »

President Trump Air Force One Flyover Daytona 500 (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*WNU Editor*: President Trump and the First Lady taking a lap around Daytona International Speedway in the presidential limo, "The Beast". (see below)

Did the California Legislature Cancel Presidents Day?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Sunday Talks: Congressman Matt Gaetz Discusses Questions for Bill Barr Testimony…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Representative Matt Gaetz appeared with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the ongoing issues within the DOJ and FBI. Additionally, Gaetz outlines some questions he would consider for the Attorney General during his upcoming testimony to congress March 31st.

‘The Deal of the Century’ And Its Hidden Secrets

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
‘The Deal of the Century’ And Its Hidden Secrets by Hazim El-Naser, http://www.jordantimes.com/ We oppose and reject the US-Israeli peace plan, or the so-called “deal of the century”, for many political, economic, social and religious reasons. It is rejected due to new signs that it will impede progress on the water issue between Palestinians and …

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Child in East Jerusalem

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Child in East Jerusalem by https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ A Palestinian minor was shot and injured by Israeli soldiers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to local witnesses. The child, who has been identified as Malek Issa, was returning home from school when he was shot in the head with …

Refugees Flee Worsening Syria-Turkey Conflict

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT America Hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing Syria as tensions between the Middle Eastern nation and Turkey, worsen. This week on the News with Rick Sanchez, Rick was joined by former Pentagon official Michael Maloof to break down the ongoing conflict. | Just Press Play has that segment and the best of other …

Keiser Report: Hash Power in a Time of Pandemic (E1502)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT In this episode of Keiser Report, Max and Stacy are at the Satoshi Roundtable in Mexico. Max interviews Alex Petrov of Bitfury to discuss the likely impact (or not) of the coronavirus pandemic on bitcoin hash power out of China. In the second half, Max continues his interview with Alasdair Macleod of Goldmoney.com to …

Betelgeuse Major Update: We May Have An Explanation Now!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Anton Petrov Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new update on the mysterious Betelgeuse – it didn’t explode but we now may have some answers. – Link 1: https://www.aavso.org/lcg Link 2: https://twitter.com/betelbot Dust picture: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso… end

Israel Sets Up New Iran Command for Action Against Iran: Report

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Israel Sets Up New Iran Command for Action Against Iran: Report by https://www.presstv.com/ The Israeli military has set up a new “Iran command” amid Tel Aviv’s anti-Tehran confrontational rhetoric, according to Israeli media. – According to The Jerusalem Post, the multiyear “momentum plan” was presented by Israeli chief of staff lieutenant general Aviv Kochavi to …

Repeating Fast Radio Burst Signals May Have Alien Origin After All, Harvard Astronomer Says

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Repeating Fast Radio Burst Signals May Have Alien Origin After All, Harvard Astronomer Says by https://sputniknews.com/ Last month, a team of scientists made the astonishing discovery that a mysterious source in a galaxy some 500 million lightyears from Earth was systematically sending out fast radio burst radio pulses in 16.35 day cycles. The discovery has …

UN Warns of ‘Major Shock’ as Africa Locust Outbreak Spreads

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
UN Warns of ‘Major Shock’ as Africa Locust Outbreak Spreads by Associated Press, https://nypost.com/ JOHANNESBURG — Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned Monday that “we simply cannot afford another major shock” to an already vulnerable …

Maniac Money Printers Gone Mad Fighting China Virus – Michael Pento

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Maniac Money Printers Gone Mad Fighting China Virus – Michael Pento by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday release) Money manager Michael Pento has long warned about China’s rapid accumulation of debt that now stands at $40 trillion. The coronavirus coming out of China is only going to make China’s problems far worse. Pento explains, “China has …

Coronavirus EXPOSED By Del Bigtree: What You Are NOT Being Told!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with Del Bigtree of The Highwire about the strange case of the Coronavirus contagion which has been dominating headlines throughout the world. While many believe it’s overblown, many believe it’s being covered up as well. There is a lot of confusion as far as where this epidemic is truly …

US-Led Coalition Military Base ‘Impacted’ After Multiple Rockets Fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
US-Led Coalition Military Base ‘Impacted’ After Multiple Rockets Fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone by https://www.rt.com/ The US-led coalition has confirmed its base in Iraq was hit after the heavily fortified Green Zone came under rocket fire on Saturday night, with multiple blasts reported in the vicinity of the US Embassy. – The US-led coalition says …

Bioweapons Can Be Racially Targeted

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Bioweapons Can Be Racially Targeted by https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ For those who doubt that bioweapons can be targeted to specific races or ethnicities, here is a documentary describing how it is done. You only need the last 10 minutes, so start around minute 41, 20 seconds. end

You Can Catch The WuHan Coronavirus More Than Once, And The 2nd Time May Be Deadlier

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Ethnic specific targeting of Asian males by the WuHan Coronavirus bioweapon. Emphasis mine: – Hubei Doctors Warn Of Even-Deadlier Coronavirus Reinfection Causing Sudden Heart Attacks by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ 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 …

This One Mistake By Hitler Was a Disaster (And Helped Keep Russia in the War)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* This story doesn't have a happy ending. *Key Point:* The plan, operation Platinum Fox, was one of the first setbacks of Germany's Operation Barbarossa. The Soviet Navy during World War II is perhaps best remembered for its vigorous role in the doomed defense of the ports of Odessa and Sevastopol in the Crimean Sea. However, in the Arctic North, the Soviet warships would have a major impact on the course of the war in the opening months of the war with Nazi Germany. A ragtag fleet of destroyers and patrol boats, backed up by two stout-hearted... more »

60% of Americans Will Skip Getting a Flu Shot This Year

Helen Colby, Meng Li at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Helen Colby, Meng Li* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC160AF3C7E0&share=true] Though the optimal time to get a flu shot is much earlier during the flu season, it is not too late to get the shot, as the season sometimes goes as late as May. The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so, about 60% of Americans will skip getting a flu shot this year. This can be especially frustrating when it is a friend or loved one who is putting themselves and those around them at risk. We are behavioral sc... more »

North Korea Tried to Fight the U.S. Navy (And Got Smoked)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* This one battle proved, once again, why the U.S. Navy dominates the high seas. *Key Point:* The UN ships could affect battles on land in two key ways: by bombarding coastal facilities and enemy troops advancing along the coast line with their large guns, and by seizing control of the sea from North Korea’s People's Navy, which was using its small boats and merchant ships to supply troops along the coast and infiltrate commandos behind South Korean lines. Just days after North Korea embarked on its steam-roller invasion of its larger but less... more »

Breaking decades of precedent, NT Greens to preference conservatives ahead of Labor

Steve Vivian at Just In - 2 hours ago
The Northern Territory Greens say they want to send a message to the Labor Party ahead of the Northern Territory election in August by preferencing it last in a pivotal upcoming by-election.

Student found alive six days after going missing on Gold Coast

Dominic Cansdale at Just In - 2 hours ago
A university student is found alive but suffering from exposure after going missing during heavy rain and flash flooding in the Gold Coast Hinterland last week.

'Trad is a four-letter word': Long-serving Labor MP claims Deputy Premier is 'abusing' colleagues

Allyson Horn at Just In - 2 hours ago
Labor's longest-serving politician, Jo-Ann Miller, accuses Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad of abusing and using standover tactics on colleagues to fight off internal unrest.

Bitter board election battle emerges at Australia's largest wheat exporter CBH

Emma Field at Just In - 2 hours ago
CBH Group chairman Wally Newman is facing serious allegations of releasing misleading company information as he tries to win a board election.

Carol has had to dodge homelessness because of a lack of affordable housing in Sydney

Jonathan Hair at Just In - 2 hours ago
Carol Edwards works full time but has dodged homelessness and is reliant on affordable housing. Unfortunately her story is not an uncommon one in Sydney.

Townsville police pursue youths after spate of car thefts — one at knifepoint

Sofie Wainwright at Just In - 2 hours ago
Police in north Queensland are attempting to locate a group of people, including several youths, over a series of car thefts — one at knifepoint — and reports of erratic driving in Townsville overnight.

'Stoked' Scott wins his first PGA Tour title in almost four years

Just In - 2 hours ago
Adam Scott wins his 14th PGA Tour title, ending a title-winning drought of almost four years, in an Invitational tournament in Los Angeles.

'It takes a toll': Heather Garriock admits hit to self-worth after Canberra United sacking

Just In - 2 hours ago
Outgoing Canberra United coach Heather Garriock admits coaching has taken a toll on her, as the trailblazer also opens up about the challenges for women and mothers in professional sport.

Accused bomber Domenic Perre to face trial two decades after deadly attack

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 2 hours ago
Domenic Perre, who has been charged with murder and attempted murder over the bombing of Adelaide's National Crime Authority building in 1994, pleads not guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

Scott Morrison wants Indigenous people to help with Closing the Gap. They already are

Yasmin Jeffery at Just In - 2 hours ago
When Corey Tutt was in year 10, his careers counsellor told him he would never succeed in science and that he could either pick a trade, end up in jail or die. Now he is working to ensure Aboriginal kids like him get all the opportunities they could possibly want.

Banksy Valentine's Day mural defaced after two days

Just In - 2 hours ago
The family that owns a house in south-west England where an artwork from Banksy appeared in time for Valentine's Day temporarily covers the mural after it is defaced.

Backpacker visa rules eased to help with bushfire recovery

Rachel Clayton at Just In - 2 hours ago
People on working holiday visas around the country will be able to volunteer to help communities recover from this season's devastating bushfires and have it count towards an extended stay in the country, under changes unveiled by the Federal Government.

Meet the latest crop of food producers on Flinders Island

Laurissa Smith at Just In - 2 hours ago
Flinders Island is known for its wild beauty and now, also for its culinary landscape.

Passenger from Westerdam cruise ship tests positive for coronavirus

Just In - 2 hours ago
An 83-year-old US woman tests positive to coronavirus in Malaysia, where she travelled after the cruise ship she was on was allowed to dock in Cambodia after being turned away from several other countries.

Chinese President's early knowledge of coronavirus outbreak raises questions

Just In - 2 hours ago
A speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping indicates he was aware of the coronavirus outbreak in early January, nearly two weeks before he spoke about it publicly, opening up criticism over why the public was not alerted sooner.

'Kept in the dark': Tensions grow on Diamond Princess as coronavirus quarantine continues

Just In - 2 hours ago
Australians are tired and calling for more information as they remain stranded on the Diamond Princess while some of the Americans on the luxury cruise liner are evacuated.

Maggie Beer's daughter Saskia Beer dies 'unexpectedly' in her sleep aged 46

Camron Slessor at Just In - 2 hours ago
South Australian cooking icon Maggie Beer said her family needs time and space to deal with the loss of her "beautiful, extraordinary" daughter Saskia.

Joshua Cheptegei just smashed the world 5km record. Guess what shoes he was wearing?

Just In - 2 hours ago
Ugandan world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei has shattered the 5km road world record. And yes, he did it wearing those Nike shoes.

Overcoming the perennial dilemma where your kid has hundreds of toys and nothing to play with

Emma Wynne at Just In - 2 hours ago
Why does your child have hundreds of toys yet they follow you around the house complaining of nothing to do?

Israel hopes Australia, other ICC members will help prevent war crimes investigation

Just In - 2 hours ago
Israel's Prime Minister hails what he calls efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians.

Police divers join search for Gold Coast student days after going missing in downpour

Dominic Cansdale at Just In - 2 hours ago
Police divers are joining the search for a 26-year-old woman after she went missing during heavy rain and flash flooding in Gold Coast bushland.

Coronavirus infection rate climbs again in China's Hubei province

Just In - 2 hours ago
The coronavirus infection rate in China's Hubei province is again on the rise after two days in which the number of new cases slowed, with 1,933 new infections and 100 deaths reported.

Project Moon Dust - A Little Help

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 3 hours ago
I have had sporadic luck with this sort of thing in the past. I need some help in finding a document that I saw in the Project Blue Book files as I was working on *The Government UFO Files*. I was working on the chapter that dealt with the Levelland sightings of November 1957 when I found the following, which tells us something about the beginning of Project Moon Dust: For those that do not, put simply, the original mission of Project Moon Dust, as stated by US Air Force Message #54322, dated December 23, 1957, was to *“to collect and analyze raw intelligence reports from the field... more »

DOJ Corruption – The Fork in The Road Few Noticed – What Bill Barr Needs to Explain to Everyone…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Foolishness and betrayal of our country have served to reveal dangers within our present condition. Misplaced corrective action, regardless of intent, is neither safe nor wise. The intelligence apparatus was weaponized against our candidate by those who controlled the levers … Continue reading →

Recoil be Damned!

LL at Virtual Mirage - 3 hours ago

The National Popular Vote Compact: Experts Review Pros and Cons

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 3 hours ago
Yeah, I know it’s poor journalistic form to state one’s opinions at the front end of an article, as it can prejudice readers’ own conclusions. Nevertheless, I’ll tell you that I believe the NPVC is a lousy idea. It can lead to the effective disenfranchisement of voting citizens in states with low population density. And that, in turn, leads directly to taxation without representation. If memory serves, the locals got a tad riled up over that very issue some 244 years ago. But this is an issue that, rightly or not, will not go away. Our friends on the left … Continue reading →

The Daily Brief 2020-02-15

This is a summary of 17 AMN articles on the following subjects: Erdogan, Idlib, Syria, Aleppo, Ansarallah, Saudi, Yemen, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, IRGC, Russia, Taftanaz, Damascus. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Iran, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army closes in on key airbase in northern Idlib: video

Footage filmed on Sunday shows soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) advancing towards a Turkish-controlled airfield as military vehicles reportedly belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces are spotted near Taftanaz Air Base, south of Taftanaz, Idlib province. Five Turkish soldiers were killed in shelling by the SAA at the same airbase on Monday. “It […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Over 50 US military vehicles enter northeastern Syria

A convoy of US military vehicles has arrived from Iraq to Al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, Sham FM broadcaster reported. According to its post on Facebook, at least 55 vehicles, including tanks and engineer equipment, entered the province from Iraq. The US-led coalition has been fighting against the Daesh* terrorist organisation in Syria and Iraq […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army celebrates after capturing strategic quarter in Aleppo: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured the strategic Al-Zahra’a Association Quarter in the northwestern part of Aleppo city on February 16, 2020, marking the end of the battle for the provincial capital after nearly eight years of fighting. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Advances to Strategic Jihadist Base in Northern Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

CNN: School Has a Six-Year-Old Special Needs Child Baker Acted for Days at Mental Institution Without Parent’s Permission

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 4 hours ago
A 6-year-old Florida girl with special needs was involuntarily committed to a mental health facility because she was “out of control” at school, according to an incident report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The school, Love Grove Elementary, called the police last week after they said the little girl, Nadia King, was “destroying school property, […] The post CNN: School Has a Six-Year-Old Special Needs Child Baker Acted for Days at Mental Institution Without Parent’s Permission appeared first on Health Nut News.

Sure, The Trump Family Is More Corrupt And More Disgusting-- But Would You Want To Hang With The Bidens?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Mini-Mike is suddenly getting so much max-vetting online, that Status Quo Joe, reeling from his disastrous performances in Iowa, New Hampshire and in the polls everywhere, may be slipping through the cracks. We can't have that, can we-- not before he and Bloomberg bloody each other to the point neither can walk out in public. So... hats off to ProPublica for publishing Daniel Golden's fine essay on Friday, The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother. Yes, the stinking corruption within the Status Quo Joe family is certainly not confined to young Hunter. The Biden family has enriched ... more »

New Illinois Bill Would Require 6th Graders in Public, Private, and Religious Schools to Get the Gardasil HPV Vaccine

AdminM at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
A new proposed bill would require some Illinois students to get the HPV vaccine. The bill was filed by Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston, on Feb. 11. HB 4870 amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. A synopsis for the bill states, "the Department of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring students, upon entering the sixth grade of any public, private, or parochial school, to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and requiring confirmation that the student has completed the series of HPV vaccinations upon entering the ninth grade of any public, private, or parochia... more »

Did the World Health Organization Totally Fail to Fight the Coronavirus?

Roger Bate at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Roger Bate* *Security, Americas* The World Health Organization (WHO) is drawing flak for its coronavirus response. Is that fair? The World Health Organization (WHO) is drawing flak for its coronavirus response. A recent article by the Wall Street Journal documents the pushback it has received. The specific concern is that WHO was too friendly and laudatory of the Chinese Government in its dealings with Beijing and didn’t declare a public health emergency quickly enough. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Ethiopian head of WHO, gushed that “China is actually setting a new standar... more »

Who Wins a War Between Britain and Iran?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Let's take a look. *Key Point:* Iran would make any war difficult. Breathless was the headline in Britain’s tabloid Daily Express: *“Iran military strength REVEALED as tensions with the UK soar.”* “A comparison of the UK and Iran’s military strength shows Britain falling behind when it comes to manpower, land and naval strength and petroleum resources,” the newspaper proclaimed after Iran seized a British tanker in the Persian Gulf, in retaliation for Britain seizing an Iranian tanker at Gibraltar. The Daily Express article was based on GlobalFirepow... more »

Turkey Isn't Giving up on Its War in Turkey

Stratfor Worldview at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Stratfor Worldview* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC17EC8A27B0&share=true] Not good. *Key point:* Ankara isn't giving up on ensuring it keeps the Kurds and refugees away from its borders. But in doing so, Turkey risks a war with Syria's ally Russia. Moscow and Ankara’s long-standing alliance of convenience is set to face a trial by fire in northwestern Syria. A Russian- and Iranian-backed offensive by the Syrian government to retake Idlib appears poised to roll back Turkish influence in the area and send... more »

Los Alamos National Laboratory: ”The Novel Coronavirus is Highly Contagious and More Infectious Than Initially Estimated”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*Los Alamos National Laboratory: ”The Novel Coronavirus is * *Highly Contagious and More Infectious Than Initially Estimated”* by IWB "Well the cats out of the bag as such. No denying it now! “The novel corona virus (2019nCoV) is a recently emerged human pathogen that has spread widely since January 2020. Initially, the basic reproductive number, R0, was estimated to be 2.2 to 2.7. Here we provide an estimate of this quantity. We collected extensive individual case reports and estimated key epidemiology parameters, including the incubation period. Integrating these estimates and hig... more »

Bill Gates & World Economic Forum Ran Coronavirus Outbreak Simulation Just 6 Weeks Before the Real Outbreak

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Another amazing coincidence … getting the picture? Billy Gates of depop renown rather infamy. Anything with his name on it has to be suspect. (This is in the other Wuhan/CV post today)…. EWR From humansarefree.com In this report we take an inside look at Event 201, which took place in NYC on October 18 2019. … Continue reading Bill Gates & World Economic Forum Ran Coronavirus Outbreak Simulation Just 6 Weeks Before the Real Outbreak →

Nearly 10K Military Personnel From 110 Nations In Wuhan China Weeks Before Coronavirus Outbreak!

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Thanks to Rose at thecontrail.com for this link. And the plot thickens so to speak doesn’t it? There had to be way more to this than meets the eye … EWR From activistpost.com By Spiro Skouras An important update regarding Wuhan China, which is ground zero for the coronavirus / Covid-19 outbreak, now reported to … Continue reading Nearly 10K Military Personnel From 110 Nations In Wuhan China Weeks Before Coronavirus Outbreak! →

Hear about an MD-acknowledged vaccine injury to a once fit healthy father now in pain 24/7 who can only walk 200 yards a day… (Tdap required for his job)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
This man, a former fire fighter, husband & father who moved his family & embarked on another career was required to have the Tdap vaccine. He says that after the following injury & throughout the initial emergency visits at the hospital, his condition would not be acknowledged by medical staff as being due to the … Continue reading Hear about an MD-acknowledged vaccine injury to a once fit healthy father now in pain 24/7 who can only walk 200 yards a day… (Tdap required for his job) →

The police raids we are seeing … are they OTT have they made us any safer?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
“Sadly, this is just the start…” an article on a January 2020 NZ police raid reads… “approximately 12 armed and uniformed goons from the Police metaphorically kicked in the doors of a young Christian family to search for a .22lr lever action rabbit rifle.” A rabbit shooting weapon? The start to weaponized state control of citizens … Continue reading The police raids we are seeing … are they OTT have they made us any safer? →

Sunday Talks: Trey Gowdy Discusses McCabe Non-Indictment and Ongoing Durham Investigation…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Former congressman Trey Gowdy appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the issues surrounding the non-indictment of Andrew McCabe for lying to DOJ-OIG investigators about his leaks to the media. Gowdy breaks out the narrow issue surrounding the internal McCabe investigation … Continue reading →

Sunday Talks: Steve Bannon Discusses Story of Bloomberg/Clinton Ticket…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Steve Bannon appears on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the recent story about billionaire Michael Bloomberg considering Hillary Clinton as vice-president on a 2020 ticket. Bannon says there is validity to the Drudge story that initiated a … Continue reading →

Mistrial Is Another Blow To US Coup In Venezuela; Our Work Continues

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 5 hours ago
Last week, we along with Adrienne Pine and David Paul were unsuccessfully prosecuted by the Trump administration for our protection of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC from April 10 to May 16, 2019. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision and so we remain innocent of the charge of interfering with the protective functions of the US Department of State. The judge declared a mistrial. It was a partial victory and we greatly appreciate the jurors who were able to see through the cloud of misinformation in the courtroom and vote to acquit us. The day our trial started... more »

Temperature data homogenization leads to overestimated warming, Beijing

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 5 hours ago
Lei Zhang, Guo-Yu Ren, Yu-Yu Ren, Ai-Ying Zhang, Zi-Ying Chu, Ya-Qing Zhou. Effect of data homogenization on estimate of temperature trend: a case of Huairou station in Beijing Municipality. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, February 2014, Volume 115, Issue 3-4, pp 365-373 Daily … Continue reading →

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Trump Supporters Are George W Bush Supporters LARPing As Ron Paul Supporters

Caitlin Johnstone at 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Trump administration has released its official statement to Congress justifying its drone assassination of Iran’s top military official Qassem Soleimani last month. Surprising exactly zero people, the formal notification makes no mention whatsoever of any imminent threat posed by Soleimani, a direct contradiction of this administration’s previous claims defending the assassination. “The Trump administration has been accused of lying after the publication of a new report that undermined its reasoning for assassinating Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last mo... more »

My mates and my mum lost their homes, I need to help: Feeling helpless in bushfires inspires volunteering

Ashlee Aldridge at Just In - 5 hours ago
"The whole area was pretty much wiped out, when I was down there I couldn't do anything,": Feeling helpless in a crisis inspires more people to volunteer.

Woman posing as photographer drugged mother in order to kidnap baby, police allege

Just In - 5 hours ago
A woman offering to take free photographs of babies drugged a mother with a cupcake in a bid to kidnap her newborn child and raise it as her own, US police say.

AFP warrants used to raid ABC valid, court rules

Jamie McKinnell at Just In - 5 hours ago
A case over the validity of police warrants used to raid the ABC's Ultimo headquarters last year has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Australia.

'Your Dad's flat is on fire': Fears for man after body discovered in burnt-out Townsville apartment

Sofie Wainwright And Lily Nothling at Just In - 5 hours ago
A man's body remains inside a unit in Townsville as police await the arrival of forensic investigators and confirmation it is safe to enter the smouldering building.

Farmers receive year's worth of rain — and hope — in one week

Lucy Thackray And Russell Varley at Just In - 5 hours ago
A week of unexpected rain in western New South Wales has delivered mixed results, bringing immense relief for some farmers, while barely wetting the dirt for their neighbours.

Forget the mask. Here's how to protect yourself from coronavirus

Olivia Willis at Just In - 5 hours ago
The risk of catching coronavirus in Australia is low. But there are simple ways to reduce your risk — and in doing so, improve your odds of staving off the flu and common cold.

'My voice could sing no more': Elton John's Australian shows in doubt after walking offstage

Max Walden at Just In - 5 hours ago
Singer-songwriter superstar Sir Elton John is forced to walk offstage due to pneumonia at a show in New Zealand, throwing into doubt upcoming performances in Australia.

In a town with no team sports, skateboarding is a force for change

Anthony Pancia at Just In - 5 hours ago
Teachers and Indigenous elders in the mining town of Onslow in the Pilbara say participation in after-school skate clinics is making a huge difference to children aged between 8 and 12.

Prototype bushfire shelter for personal and crew use sails through 800C testing

Mark Bennett at Just In - 5 hours ago
A prototype bushfire shelter has been tested to withstand 800C heat, bringing the invention a step closer to protecting firies on the front line.

Homeless and unemployed, Melissa now has a 'full-time job' recovering from the fires

Richard Willingham And Nicole Asher at Just In - 5 hours ago
It's been six weeks since a fire tore through the small town of Buchan in East Gippsland and despite promises of relief payments from all levels of government some farmers remain "homeless and unemployed".

If you're a traveller who cares about your carbon footprint, are some airlines better to fly with than others?

Just In - 5 hours ago
The good news? Some airlines are taking positive steps. The bad news? When you compare what's being done against the continued growth in emissions, even the best airlines are not doing anywhere near enough, writes Susanne Becken.

Fears Talgai dam could still fail as engineers begin work to stabilise wall

Just In - 5 hours ago
Authorities say there is still a danger a leaking dam at Talgai could fail, as engineers work to stabilise its wall and construct a water bypass channel.

Short story: My Brother the Sensor

Ethical Technology - 5 hours ago
Whatever the Ministry finds in his weekly blood samples they will never share, but we’ve shared a room for the few years my little brother has been alive, and if his uneasy breathing worsened or improved I would notice at once. The health drone’s visits are neither for him nor for us. His blood is for the epidemiological surveillance network - a stream in the red delta of hundreds of other kids with weak immune systems.

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