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Monday, February 24, 2020

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 24, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Four soldiers from the army confirmed to have coronavirus. | Source: Shutterstock *CCN*: *Gripped in Coronavirus Panic, S.Korea Confirms Army Soldier Infections* The South Korean govt raised its alert for the coronavirus and almost immediately, the military found 4 soldiers to have COVID-19. * South Korea reports new cases of coronavirus as four army soldiers are affected. * 6,400 soldiers are being diagnosed as a precautionary measure. * The government raised alert level to the maximum, but reluctant towards imposing additional travel restrictions. Hours after the government of ... more »

The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails To Capture Many Deaths

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Late last month, maternal health experts from around Illinois were videoconferencing in Chicago and Springfield, poring over the files of expectant and new mothers who’d died in the state in 2017. Many of the deaths could have been prevented if only medical and other providers had understood the special risks that women face during this critically vulnerable time.

The Movement To Replace Neoliberalism Has Lost A Battle, But We Can Still Win The War

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Now is not the time for despair. Neoliberalism is limping to its death, and it’s up to us to make sure that what comes next isn’t something worse. Get ready for a decade of unprecedented change at an unprecedented pace. Our overlapping and interrelated environmental, justice and democratic crises are going to mature into their next iteration – perhaps in the form of barbarism, maybe ethno-nationalism, or hopefully something more equal and sustainable.

Why US Generals Do Not Oppose The Disastrous Never Ending Wars

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
There once lived an odd little man -- five feet nine inches tall and barely 140 pounds sopping wet -- who rocked the lecture circuit and the nation itself. For all but a few activist insiders and scholars, U.S. Marine Corps Major General Smedley Darlington Butler is now lost to history. Yet more than a century ago, this strange contradiction of a man would become a national war hero, celebrated in pulp adventure novels, and then... more »

Sanctions In Gaza

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Feb. 9 — The hardships in Gaza are well known, but the human implications of the blockade are rarely documented in the Western press. This is because the interests of Israel, the U.S. and other nations supporting these sanctions would not be well served by the truth. Let us be clear, these are Israel’s sanctions imposed as an occupying power, but this form of collective punishment upon an already impoverished civilian population is heavily backed by the U.S... more »

World Rainforest Movement: Dangerous Impacts Of “Zero Deforestation”

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
“Zero deforestation” pledges are one more idea in the list of voluntary initiatives created in the past 10-15 years to supposedly address the negative impacts of industrial agriculture commodity crops. Oil palm plantation companies have responded to pressure from global food corporations such as Unilever, Nestle and Mars and made a commitment to “zero deforestation”1. Global food corporations are major buyers of palm oil and they, as well as the financial backers of oil palm companies... more »

Corruption Of Sanctions & Tariffs Ignored By The Media

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The news is filled with stories about President Trump and his predecessors imposing sanctions on other countries, their officials, and other prominent persons. But the media rarely spells out exactly what these sanctions are, the intermediaries who enforce them, the impacts they have on innocent civilians – women, men and children – how they are countered or evaded, and whether they fulfill or undermine their diplomatic, military, or economic purposes.

Coronavirus – New deaths 158, new cases 725

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
24 Feb 2020 – Total reported coronavirus cases: 79,718 – Yes, the number of cases is still rising, but the rate appears to be slowing. Of course this doesn’t take North Korea into account, where I suspect the rate of both new cases and deaths is still rising 11,567 in serious or critical condition Total reported ... Read more Coronavirus – New deaths 158, new cases 725 The post Coronavirus – New deaths 158, new cases 725 appeared first on Ice Age Now.

"How It REALLY Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*The Perfect Storm...* Covid-19, total global economic collapse, and us, all of us, on the same boat... ○ ○ *Any questions? * Prepare yourselves. And God have mercy on us all...

"This Coronavirus Outbreak Just Took Some Bizarre New Turns"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"This Coronavirus Outbreak Just Took Some Bizarre New Turns"* by Michael Snyder "Many were hoping that this coronavirus outbreak would begin to subside, but instead we witnessed an explosion of newly confirmed cases over the weekend. In fact, the number of confirmed cases outside of China has doubled over the past five days. If that number continues to double very rapidly, authorities will be talking about a full-blown “global pandemic” in no time. When I watched a victim suddenly collapse and start to twitch on a subway in Hong Kong, I thought about the sort of panic that would se... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/24/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*2/24/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ *Watch the FED buy everything is sight, * *desperately trying to prop up this fraud.* "Dow Futures Down 900 Points, Erase YTD Gains, Below 'Iran Missile Strike' Spike Lows" ◆ https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dow-futures-down-900-points-erase-ytd-gains-below-iran-missile-strike-spike-lows Gregory Mannarino, PM 2/24/20 *“**Hyper-Alert:** MELTDOWN!* * Be First, Be Smarter, Or Cheat**"* - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://mon... more »

How NASA Approaches Deep Space Missions

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 11 hours ago
Centauri Dreams reader Charley Howard recently wrote to ask about how NASA goes about setting its mission priorities and analyzing mission concepts like potential orbiter missions to the ice giants. It’s such a good question that I floated it past Ashley Baldwin, who is immersed in the evolution of deep space missions and moves easily […]

President Trump and First Lady Melania Visit the Taj Mahal – Video and Pictures…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrived in Agra just before 5:00pm local (6:30am ET) to take in the view of the Taj Mahal silhouetted against a setting sun. Our President and First Lady stood watching the beautiful white … Continue reading →

The Anti-Greta

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
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El nuevo mandato de negociación de la Unión Europea para los acuerdos comerciales con los países de África, el Caribe y el Pacífico (ACP) convierte los Acuerdos de Asociación Económica en el acuerdo UE-Canadá (CETA)

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 El nuevo mandato tiene un alcance mucho mayor que la versión de 2002, ya que incorpora todo lo que la UE ha estado impulsando en sus TLC desde el Acuerdo Integral de Economía y Comercio o CETA.

Protest condemning free trade agreement between India and US

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 A protest was staged to condemn the free trade agreement between India and United States of America in the fields of animal husbandry, poultry and other sectors.

CETA: "Fake news" and "Canada bashing"?

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Many are getting the message that being against CETA is not being against Canadians or European friendship but about being against a blueprint for trade that usurps power from democratic bodies and gives it to large multinational companies.

The Peru-Australia free trade agreement: Australia's gateway into Latin America

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 PAFTA removes barriers to trade in goods between Australia and Peru across various industries and key barriers to services trade.

Brexit: EU and US trade deals 'at risk' if UK reneges on Northern Ireland pledges

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Concerns raised after reports UK negotiating team told to devise plans to ‘get around' protocol in withdrawal agreement

FTAs not benefitting Pakistan: FEBR

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 As none of the Free Trade Agreement has boosted exports from the country so far, the FEBR has recommended the government to review its trade and export policies with a keen focus on value-addition for a sustainable economic trajectory.

Libre échange avec l'Indonésie : un référendum nécessaire

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Cet accord ouvre le marché indonésien aux marchandises suisses, dont les produits pharmaceutiques et chimiques, et facilite l'importation en Suisse d'huile de palme, dont l'industrie agro-alimentaire est toujours plus friande.

As free trade talks progress, Cambodia eyes China's booming market

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 China and Cambodia have made progress in the view to signing a free trade agreement by the end of 2020, with talks set to be concluded by the middle of the year.

Naftogaz seeks nearly $8 bln for assets expropriated by Russia in Crimea

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Ukraine's joint stock oil and gas company Naftogaz said the group seeks nearly $8 billion of compensation for its assets expropriated by Russia in Crimea.

Carlyle vs Maroc: Le CIRDI suspend la procédure sur le fond

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Le Maroc obtient la suspension de la procédure au fond dans son litige face à Carlyle. La bataille juridique risque de s'allonger. Carlyle sur plusieurs fronts pour récupérer 400 millions de dollars.

EU eyes FTAs with Asean as a whole

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 The EU has expressed interest in pursuing a number of free trade agreements (FTAs) in the region, not only with Thailand but eventually with Asean as a whole, says EU-Asean Business Council Chairman Donald Kanak.

Old "Miss Germany 2020" is deceitful

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 11 hours ago
The post-modern left-wing NPCs are fighting against everything that the Western civilization has been built upon and that has been admired for hundreds or thousands of years – Christian and European values, nation states, freedom, democracy, private ownership, roles of men and women, the scientific method, meritocracy etc. – and it is unsurprising that the women's beauty is a target, too. Some of the beauty contests have come under attack in some Anglo-Saxon countries and swimsuits have been erased. Germans constantly want to retake the crown for the most unhinged left-wing nation i... more »

The Post-WWII Albania And Kosovo

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 11 hours ago
As in neighboring Yugoslavia, the communist revolutionary guerrilla forces, established by the aid and crucially supported by the Yugoslav communists led by local Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha, took over the power in Albania in 1944.[1] From 1945 to 1948 Albania was under the strong influence of Titoist Yugoslavia and […]

Greenland Temperature Update

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/climate-change-melts-12-5bn-tons-of-ice-in-greenland-50-years-earlier-than-predicted-telegraph/ ? You will recall all those stories from last summer about heatwaves and meltdowns in Greenland. DMI have now published the temperature data for last year, which shows those claims to be fake: DMIRep20-04. ? ? Across Greenland, annual…

New Gas Gridwatch Tool

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Joe Public ? We have a new toy to play with! ? https://gridwatch.co.uk/gas ? Just like its electricity big brother, this tool monitors usage of natural gas in the UK. ? ? It offers a stark reminder of just how…

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 54 – 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The less efficient the vehicle, the shorter the wait at the traffic lights, and vice versa – electric cars and newer vehicles must wait longer. So the incentive lies with inefficiency – genius! Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait…

Australian fires: Climate ‘truth bomb’?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Alan Longhurst Recipe for Australia’s climate ‘truth bomb’: dubious manipulations of the historical temperature record, ignorance of the climate dynamics of the Southern Hemisphere, and ignorance of Australia’s ecological and social history. A correspondent of The Guardian newspaper writes that her personal ‘climate truth bomb’ hit her while she…

Cost Of Net Zero Will Be ‘Astronomical,’ New Reports Warn

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Two new GWPF analyses reveal the true cost of going net zero: ? The cost of reaching the government’s “Net Zero” target will be astronomical for the UK economy. That’s according to analysis by two new reports published by the Global…

Turkey is transferring weapons to Libya via Misrata Port: LNA

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Turkey is transferring weapons and military equipment to Libya through Misrata Port, Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari has alleged. “Reconnaissance and intelligence units confirm the arrival of weapons and military equipment from Turkey to the Misrata seaport to support terrorist organisations and armed groups in the western region,” al-Mismari said in a statement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military to conduct observation flight over Turkey

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Russian inspectors will perform an observation flight over Turkey in the framework of the Open Skies Treaty, Head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergey Ryzhkov said. “The observation flight over the territory of Turkey will be performed on February 25-28, 2020 from the Open Skies airfield of Eskisehir. The maximum […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army keeps rolling in Idlib as they seize more areas in Jabal Al-Zawiya

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their wide-scale operation in the Idlib Governorate this afternoon, as their troops seized more ground in the Jabal Al-Zawiya region. READ ALSO: Russian Air Force Begins Heavy Attack Over Western Idlib According to the latest field report from this front, the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Several Turkish soldiers allegedly killed in new Syrian-Russian air attack in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Several soldiers from the Turkish Army were reportedly killed or wounded this afternoon following the joint airstrikes launched by the Syrian and Russian air forces in the Idlib Governorate. According to pro-opposition media, as many as ten Turkish soldiers were killed or wounded as a result of the joint Russian-Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel attempted to assassinate Islamic Jihad leader in Syria: Netanyahu

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the IDF’s attack last night in Syria’s capital city, Damascus. In an interview with Radio Jerusalem, Netanyahu said the operation was an attempt to target a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, but failed. “The Israeli army tried to assassinate and target […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed militants launch new attack in eastern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – For the second time in a week, the Turkish-backed militants launched an attack to capture the key town of Nayrab in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Reinforcements Head to Idlib Front-Lines – Video Backed by the Turkish military, the National Liberation Front (NLF) and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch: Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missiles over Damascus

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Syrian air defenses in Damascus brought down several ‘hostile targets’ coming from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights last night after the Israeli forces fired several missiles towards the southern outskirts of the capital. The Israeli military launched a series of raids against what they called ‘terrorist targets’ belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi forces kill 3 terrorists with close connections to ISIS leader

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – The Security Media Cell in Iraq announced on Monday the killing of 3 terrorists close to the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization and the arrest of seven others in northern Iraq. “The Special Operations Heroes of the [anti-terrorist] organization carried out an airdrop with the support of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Coronavirus Is Killing China’s Factories (And Creating Economic Chaos)

Gordon G. Chang at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Gordon G. Chang* *Economics, * "Walmart, which essentially forces suppliers to manufacture in China, told consumers to “save money, live better.” Yet how can they live better if store shelves are bare?" This looks like the end of China’s central role in global supply chains. A microbe in China—and the response of a totalitarian government—is killing it. Americans are angry. “I was on the phone with leaders from several hospitals in New York, and they told me that they had contracts with Chinese companies where they were waiting on things like plastic gloves, masks, all of this... more »

Finance Expert Refutes Claim That African Countries Are Borrowing Too Much - in Fact, They're Paying Too Much

Misheck Mutize at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Misheck Mutize* *Economics, Africa* [image: Reuters] Here's everything you need to know. There is renewed concern about the sustainability of rising debt levels in many African countries. Much of this debt is being incurred through foreign currency denominated Eurobonds issued on international financial markets. The total value of Eurobonds issued between 2018 and 2019 was more than the value of all bonds sold between 2003 to 2016. African governments are issuing and listing their Eurobonds on established international debt markets – usually London and Irish Stock Exchanges. A... more »

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty in Landmark #MeToo Moment

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The former Hollywood studio boss was convicted on charges stemming from a 2006 sexual assault and a 2013 rape, but the jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.

Ugandan Farmer Ends Food Insecurity for Family & Community

KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb 24 (IPS) - Charity Nalwoga is Liaison for Communications and Development at Trees for the FutureIn Aboke, Uganda, a modest restaurant serves locals breakfast, lunch and dinner. Carol Agoa isn't just the owner and cook, she also supplies all of the food for her restaurant. Read the full story, “Ugandan Farmer Ends Food Insecurity for Family & Community”, on globalissues.org →

Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault, acquitted of being a serial predator

Just In - 11 hours ago
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is convicted of sexual assault by a New York jury, a victory for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to go public with misconduct allegations against powerful men.

The Old Gray Mare

LL at Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
“In short, our gentleman became so caught up in reading that he spent his nights reading from dusk till dawn and his days reading from sunrise to sunset, and so with too little sleep and too much reading his brains dried up, causing him to lose his mind." ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, *Don Quixote * Sometimes, I fear that this could apply to me, except that I have no intention of tilting with windmills unless this blog applies. In the book, our hero (Don Quixote) finds an old, swayback donkey and his mighty steed must have a name. “After he in his memory and imagination had made... more »

2021 Pentagon Budget Request Hints at Russia and China as the New Focus of US Empire

Darius Shahtahmasebi at MintPress News - 11 hours ago
As the disastrous US wars in the Middle East begin to wind down, the Pentagon is shifting its strategy, budget and arsenal to focus on a confrontation with Russia and China, writes Darius Shahtahmasebi. The post 2021 Pentagon Budget Request Hints at Russia and China as the New Focus of US Empire appeared first on MintPress News.

How we stay blind to the story of power

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago
If one thing drives me to write, especially these blog posts, it is the urgent need for us to start understanding power. Power is the force that shapes almost everything about our lives and our deaths. There is no more important issue. Understanding power and overcoming it through that understanding is the only path to liberation we can take as individuals, as societies, and as a species.

Is Bloomberg Buying the DNC? If So, What Does He Plan to Do With It?

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
*Paradise lost. One misstep is all it takes to take the proud down low.* *by Thomas Neuburger* *Whom the gods would destroy, they first make proud.* —With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This is a small point that leads to a larger one. Consider what Mike Bloomberg is building within the Democratic Party, within the DNC. According to the following analysis he's turning the DNC into an anti-Sanders machine, a force loyal to himself, that will operate even after Sanders is nominated, even after Sanders is elected, if he so chooses. With that he hopes to limit and control what... more »

Did a Montana Man Sell Jerky Made From Human Meat?

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Trump’s India Visit Prioritizes Pageantry Over Policy

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Prioritizing pageantry over policy, President Donald Trump basked in India's welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the famed Taj Mahal.

Phanatic Mascot Gets New Look as Phillies, Creators Tangle

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
He's 42 years old, a little out of shape and clearly no spring chicken.

Pioneering Black Mathematician Katherine Johnson Has Died

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died.

China official grilled over coronavirus and Uyghur cover up on Q+A

Paul Johnson at Just In - 12 hours ago
The Deputy Head of Mission at Australia's Chinese Embassy takes centre stage as the relationship between China and Australia is examined on the latest episode of Q+A.

NASA's Mars mission reveals what lies beneath the Red Planet's surface

Genelle Weule at Just In - 12 hours ago
The first 10 months of data from NASA's Mars Insight mission reveal the Red Planet really does rumble, but there are lots of things scientists are at a loss to explain.

His daughter was murdered. Then Andy Parker made a horrifying discovery on YouTube

James Glenday at Just In - 12 hours ago
The only way Andy Parker can stop people watching his daughter Alison's final moments online is to scour YouTube and report the videos of her murder. He's finally had enough.

Sabotaging Kabul’s Multipolar Revolution With China and Russia

Federico Pieraccini at The Duran - 12 hours ago
As geopolitics never gets boring, Washington will now, 20 years after entering the country, try and use an agreement with the Taliban to scupper the regional plans of Kabul, Moscow and Beijing as well as to justify its continued existence in the country. More The post Sabotaging Kabul’s Multipolar Revolution With China and Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Washington prepares Europe for war

The Duran at The Duran - 12 hours ago
It is remarkable, that such kind of American diplomacy, as well as the exercise Defender-Europe 20, begins to scare even NATO allies. More The post Washington prepares Europe for war appeared first on The Duran.

USA is pulling nukes out of Turkey

Belit Onay at The Duran - 12 hours ago
As reported earlier, Air Mobility Command’s C-17A Globemaster III arrived at Incerlik AB, Turkey from Sicily, Italy on February, 20 as part of US-led exercise Defender Europe 2020, Air Mobility Command officials said. Five more C-17A Globemasters III arrived to Incerlik AB from Ramstein Air Base on February, 21. Our sources at Incerlik AB confirm […] More The post USA is pulling nukes out of Turkey appeared first on The Duran.

SAS management silent about advertisement backlash

The Duran at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Norwegian SAS spokesman John Eckoff says to faktisk.no that SAS has no evidence that Russians or right wing radicals are behind the negative backlash on the ad campaign. “We have seen no evidence for this,” Eckhoff says. More The post SAS management silent about advertisement backlash appeared first on The Duran.

LaRouche's Science of Physical Economy Is Still the Gold Standard To End Hunger and Pandemics

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago
[image: Staff monitoring passengers' body temperature in Wuhan railway station during the coronavirus outbreak. Jan. 24, 2020 (China News Service/Screengrab)] With the attention of the world riveted—and rightly so—on the COVID-19 epidemic, and the danger that it could escalate into a full-fledged global pandemic, despite China’s concerted efforts to contain it, the urgent steps needed to stop the threatened locust plague now spreading across the Horn of Africa and parts of southern Asia are not being implemented, and are scarcely on the radar screen of most of the nations of the wor... more »

Commentariat Central: Bernie Panic Edition

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 12 hours ago
The plutes and the pundits were caught flat-footed Saturday when, despite their best propaganda efforts, Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucuses not only by double digits, but with a broad coalition of old, young, white, black and brown voters. Realizing that Bernie was ahead, but not realizing yet by how much, the mainstream media had begun spreading the latest iteration of Russiagate in the days before the caucuses: to wit, Vladimir Putin wants Bernie to be nominated so that Donald Trump can win. That story fell to pieces when voters effectively ignored it in Nevada and are ignorin... more »

A Tale of Two Billionaires

TNA Video at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: duke-pesta-a-tale-of-two-billionaires] VIDEO - Bloomberg and Trump, a tale of two billionaires. In today's episode of Duke's Take, Dr. Duke discusses these two individuals, their massive amounts of wealth, and the stark contrast of their political stances.

Trump’s Betrayal of Julian Assange

Ron Paul at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: trump-s-betrayal-of-julian-assange] The real tragedy of the Trump presidency is nowhere better demonstrated than in Trump’s 180 degree turn away from Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange.

President Trump Delivers Remarks at “Namaste Trump” Rally – Motera Cricket Stadium – Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
As guests of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Trump and First Lady Melania attend the “Namaste Trump Rally” at the massive Motera cricket stadium. The first family was serenaded along the route by artists and floats, depicting India’s diversity. … Continue reading →

Pro-Iran Groups Name New Acting Head Of Hashd

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Pro-Iran Hashd units selected Muhammadawi to be new Hashd leader without consulting with other groups (Al Alam) Pro-Iran groups appointed Abdul Aziz al-Muhammadawi aka Abu Fadak from Kataib Hezbollah as the new chief of staff of the Hashd. Reportedlyhe needs to be confirmed by either retired Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi or Mohammed Allawi after his cabinet is voted upon. This move highlighted the growing divisions within the Hashd after the death of Abu Muhandis who helped unify those loyal to Tehran and worked to marginalize the others. In February,Abdul Aziz Muhammadawi was se... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 24

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1917 British retook Kut from Ottomans in 2nd Battle of Kut 1921 Churchill met with French who argued against Faisal being put in power in Mesopotamia because of his record in Syria against France (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia) (Musings On Iraq book review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) 1927 UK Iraq Commissioner Dobbs said that if Iraq not given independence would be unrest and England would have to re-occupy country or leave 1955 Iraq signed security treaty with Turkey UK eventually joined Would become anti-Communis... more »

Gruesome Video Shows Cops Kill Family’s Dog in Front of Kids, Force Dad to Cut Off Its Head

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: dog]A family has filed a lawsuit after Georgia cops came onto their property, killed their beloved dog and forced the father to cut off its head.

WATCH: Cop Punches Innocent Man in the Head 12 Times, Jokes About It with Fellow Cops

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: jury]Despite video evidence of a cop savagely beating an innocent man as his fellow cops held him down, a jury was swayed to acquit a brutal cop, now taxpayers will pay.

Bernie Sanders admits he has no idea of how to pay for all the "free" stuff he's offering

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
Bernie Sanders is saying that if elected he's going to provide the following "free" things: - Free college and forgiveness of all college debt that hasn't already been paid - Free health care - "Affordable" health care - Minimum $60k for school teachers who work 9 months a year - Nation wide $15/hr minimum wage Of interest these "freebies" would also be given to the 11 to 22 million illegal aliens in America who wouldn't be taxed to pay for them unlike Americans. When Anderson Cooper asked Bernie how much this was going to cost Bernie could only say that Medicare... more »

Afghanistan Has Confirmed Its First Case Of The Coronavirus

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Afghanistan confirms first coronavirus case in province bordering Iran* KABUL/HERAT (Reuters) - Afghanistan confirmed its first case of the coronavirus in the western province of Herat on Monday, declaring a state of emergency in a territory bordering Iran which itself reported a sharp rise in cases. Dozens of cases of the virus, which originated in the central Chinese province of Hubei in December, have been confirmed in Iran where 12 people have died, the highest death toll outside of China. "I ask people to try to stay at home and restrict their movements," Health ... more »

The Fertility of City-States

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 12 hours ago
Urban fertility is markedly lower than rural fertility. In the U.S., for example, rural women ultimately have about .3 more children than urban women. The obvious story is that (a) urban housing is more expensive, so (b) urban women live in smaller homes, which (c) makes having kids less pleasant. Raising my four children in […] The post The Fertility of City-States appeared first on Econlib.

The "ruling class" are losing their grip

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
Tucker Carlson addressed the issue last week. This five-minute clip is well worth your time. Andrew Codevilla, whom we've often met in these pages, discussed the "ruling class" a decade ago. His insights then are as valid today as always. Never has there been so little diversity within America’s upper crust. Always, in America as elsewhere, some people have been wealthier and more powerful than others. But until our own time America’s upper crust was a mixture of people who had gained prominence in a variety of ways, who drew their money and status from different sources and... more »

Chimères ?

Ethical Technology - 12 hours ago
La peur des chimères humain-animal est-elle un reflet de notre xénophobie atavique ?

Sweden's Socialist party rep says Bernie's supporters are no socialists

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
Johan Hassel the international secretary for Swedens ruling Social Democrats party visited Iowa before the election and had this to say about the people at a Bernie Sanders rally: *“We were at a Sanders event, and it was like being at a Left Party meeting,” he told Sweden’s Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, according to one translation. “It was a mixture of very young people and old Marxists, who think they were right all along. There were no ordinary people there, simply.”* The Left party in Sweden is the communist party which, for some inexplicable reason, changed its name after the f... more »

The WaPo reports that Trump's killing Soleimani has really hurt Iranian terrorism

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Many Democrats, and a few Republicans, were all upset that Trump had Iranian terrorist mastermind Soleimani killed. Of course Iranians who Soleimani oppressed and people all through the Middle East who he terrorized, not to mention the families of the Americans Soleimani killed, rejoiced. We were told by those saddened that there was one less terrorist mastermind in the world that the result would be an increase in Iranian violence. Well that didn't turn out to be true. Now the WaPo, as left as can be, is admitting that in fact the entire Iranian terrorism mechanism, the Revolutio... more »

Iraq And Three Gulf States Are Now Reporting Their First Coronavirus Cases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Three Gulf states, Iraq report first coronavirus cases, linked to Iran* DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all people who had been in Iran, which raised its toll from the disease to 12 dead and 61 infected. Oman’s health ministry said two Omani women were diagnosed with the virus after arriving from Iran, while the sultanate’s civil aviation authority said on Monday it had halted all flights to the Islamic Republic. Iraq said the new coronavirus was detected in an Iranian theology student in Najaf, w... more »

Conflicting Reports In Iran On How Many Have Died From Covid-19

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*SCMP:* *Coronavirus: how Iran’s death toll came to be the highest behind only China* * Iran’s health minister says the infections are believed to be linked to a merchant who bypassed travel restrictions by making indirect flights to China * Qom, south of the capital Tehran, has been identified as the centre of contagion, but authorities have warned it is possible the virus is present in all cities Iran has been thrust to the forefront of rising global concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus after reporting by far the most deaths of any country apart from China. Iran... more »

Democrats collude with Putin to interfere in 2020

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Everyone, even Trump, agrees that Putin tried to interfere in the 2016 elections and will try again in 2020. However as Mueller pointed out the actual effort that Putin used, even if one assumes that in fact it was Russia that leaked the DNC emails, was tiny. The Russians spent a few hundred thousand dollars while Hillary alone spent over a billion dollars. None the less many Americans think that our elections have been corrupted. The reason for that is simple as stated by Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe: *“[The Russians] meddled in 2016, they are going to meddle in 2020. Th... more »

Bernie Sanders has always supported tyrants

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
When the communists who ran the Soviet Union Bernie Sanders said that Russia was great. That despite the gulags and the 60,000,000 innocent people that the Russian communists killed. In fact the ability of the Soviet tyrants to imprison dissidents and the ability of the government to take every penny that workers earned seem to have been features in Bernie's mind. While the Soviet Union was calling for the overthrow of American democracy Bernie was cheering them on. After Castro was revealed to be a murderous intolerant gay killing monster Bernie still loved Castro so much that ... more »

Intelligence Officials Sow Discord By Stoking Fear of Russian Election Meddling

Dave DeCamp at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Another presidential election year is upon us, and the intelligence agencies are hard at work stoking fears of Russian meddling. This time it looks like the Russians do not only like the incumbent president but also favor who appears to be the Democratic front-runner, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. On Thursday, The New York Times ran a story titled, "Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump." The story says that on February 13th US lawmakers from the House were briefed by intelligence officials who warned them, "Russia was interfering in th... more »

Trump’s Betrayal of Julian Assange

Ron Paul at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] One thing we’ve learned from the Trump Presidency is that the “deep state” is not just some crazy conspiracy theory. For the past three years we’ve seen that deep state launch plot after plot to overturn the election. It all started with former CIA director John Brennan’s phony “Intelligence Assessment” of Russian involvement in the 2016 election. It was claimed that all 17 US intelligence agencies agreed that Putin put Trump in office, but we found out later that the report was cooked up by a handful of Brennan’s hand-picked agents. Donald Trump upset the Washin... more »

When a pipeline in Pictou County was rerouted

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
News 1. Kimber on the ferry: “Idle Some More” I really enjoyed Stephen Kimber’s Yarmouth ferry columns from last year, so I’m glad he’s back with another one: “Is ‘Idle Some More’ back for another season?” On the same day Bay Ferries was declaring itself open for 2020 bookings, Zach Churchill, the province’s minister of […]

Extradition Hearing Against Julian Assange Begins Amid Protests And False Claims By US Government

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
In what has been described by many as the most important case for Freedom of the Press in the 21st Century, the extradition hearings against Julian Assange began on Monday, February 24, 2020. Protesters were outside the Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London as the sound of protest was heard in the distance. The slogans "Free Julian Assange", "Journalism is not a crime", "Free press, Free Assange", were repeated over and over again in the crowd. In court, Assange said he cannot hear or concentrate because of the noise outside the court. This week's extradition hearing is the begin... more »

2nd Person in Days Killed by Mardi Gras Float in New Orleans

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous weekend street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade route during this year's Carnival season.

B. Smith, Model Turned Lifestyle Guru, Dead at 70

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation's top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Global Markets Fall Sharply Due To Coronavirus Fears

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*CNBC: **Dow drops 780 points as coronavirus cases outside of China surge* Stocks fell sharply on Monday as the number of coronavirus cases outside China surged, stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown from the virus spreading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 782 points lower, or 2.7%. The S&P 500 slid 2.5% while the Nasdaq Composite traded 3% lower. At its low of the day, the Dow was down 997.04 points. “The second-largest economy in the world is completely shut down. People aren’t totally pricing that in,” said Larry Benedict, CEO of The Opportunistic Tra... more »

South Yorkshire Floods Revisited

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood With all the data in for last year, I thought I would revisit the South Yorkshire floods in November. The trigger for the floods was exceptionally heavy rainfall on 7th November. Excluding upland sites, the heaviest rainfall that day was in Sheffield, which recorded 63.8mm. However that total was much less […]

Delingpole: Eco-Loon Boris’s £3 Trillion Net-Zero Scheme Will Bankrupt Britain, Reports Warn

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Dellers has a good summary of the new GWPF analysis of Net Zero: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s net zero policy will cost taxpayers the equivalent of a £100 billion HS2 project every year till 2050. The final bill will surpass £3 trillion – the equivalent of £100,000 per household. These are […]

US Forces In South Korea Have Raised The Risk Level Of Covid-19 From Moderate To High

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Pvt. Hector Mercado, 23, of the 25th Transportation Battalion, checks temperatures before allowing people to enter Camp Walker in the coronavirus-hit city of Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Stars and Stripes photo/Kim Gamel) *Military Times:* *US Forces Korea raises risk level as dependent contracts coronavirus* A widow of a retired soldier living in Daegu, South Korea has contracted the coronavirus, prompting U.S. Forces Korea to raise the risk level for the command from moderate to high. The widow is the first and so far the only case of an individual with ties to... more »

EU to Create Transatlantic Facial-Recognition Database with Link to US

RT at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
National police forces of 10 EU member states are calling to create a system of interlinked facial recognition databases in addition to Prüm, the EU-wide database-cross-referencing system that already allows for all-at-once scanning of individual DNA, fingerprint, and vehicle registration databases.

Italy: Lombardy is Under Quarantine, but the Coronavirus ‘Carrier’ Who Allegedly Brought Virus from China to Italy Is Symptom-Free

Gateway Pundit and Stars and Stripes at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
It is theorized that Mattia, who is considered the first patient to fall ill from the coronavirus in the area, may have contracted the virus from his manager who returned to Italy from China on January 21. However, the manager still shows no signs of the virus.

California: ICE Starts Arresting Illegal Immigrants at Courthouses in Defiance of State Law

Defense Maven at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
ICE agents arrested two repeat-offender Mexican nationals at Sonoma County Court despite a California law prohibiting federal agens from making arrests at courthouses without a warrant from a judge. ICE claims it doesn’t matter what laws California put in place, because they don’t nullify federal immigration laws.

George Zimmerman Files $265-Million Lawsuit Against Elizabeth Warren & Pete Buttigieg

Defense Maven at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Zimmerman is going after Democrat presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren for their remarks on Twitter that USA Today said were made “for political gain in misguided and malicious attempts to bolster their standings amongst African-American voters, all at Zimmerman’s expense."

Canada: Foul Play Suspected as Third Train Derails in a Month After Far-Left Call for Sabotage

Breitbart at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Three trains derailed in February after a far-left extremist website called on fellow extremists to sabotage the trains in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation anti-pipeline protests. Such protests have crippled Canada's rail system.

Court Orders Bayer to Pay $265 Million to Farm Hit by Deadly Herbicide

Modern Farmer at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
In 2018, Bayer bought Monsanto, a manufacturer of dicamba herbicide, for $63-billion, and, therefore, now holds Monsanto's liability. Internal emails indicated that Monsanto refused to test the product for safety so they could claim that there was no evidence of a health risk.

Whistleblower Against Obama and the Muslim Brotherhood Dies of Gunshot to the Chest

Breitbart at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Haney was ordered in 2009 by the Obama administration to purge DHS records of all information on Muslim Brotherhood terror networks and activities.

Optimizing The Geometry Of A Muon-Electron Scattering Experiment

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Tomorrow morning the Cornell arXiv will publish the preprint of a long scientific article, the result of 4.5 months of painstaking work by yours truly. So I thought I would give you a preview of its contents. Of course, it will take more than a single post to do a good job - I guess I can describe the generalities here, and leave it to another time the plunging into technical details that may only be interesting to insiders. First of all, what experiment are we talking about? It is called "MUonE", and it aims at measuring with the utmost precision the rate at which muons scatter ela... more »

U.S.-NATO make grab for Arctic region

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
US-NATO will hold war games in Norway's Arctic Circle in March, where it will be supporting climate change-induced resource extraction and increasing the military tension with Russia. Russia has the world's largest land border with the Arctic. The RAND Corporation (based in Santa Barbara, California) has come out with a study calling for the break-up (Balkanization) of Russia into smaller countries. This would make it easier for western oil corporations to make deals with these 'new nations' to have access to Arctic resources. Find the study *here*. Of course these moves by ... more »

THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S GUARDIANS: Guardians abandon their posts!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020The $8000 tax:* Long ago and far away, the Washington Post published a front-page report which was, in theory, important. Actually, Heather Long's front-page report appeared early last month. It graced the front page *of the Washington Post.* Long's report started as shown below. As a theoretical matter, her topic was very important: LONG (1/8/20): *America’s sky-high health-care costs are so far above what people pay in other countries that they are the equivalent of a hefty tax*, Princeton University economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton say. They are... more »

Images Of The US Army's 'Super Cannon' Have Been Leaked

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Defence Blog:* *U.S. Army leaks images of its new super cannon* The U.S. Army appears to have accidentally revealed the first image of the newest Strategic Long Range Cannon in a set of presentation material revealed during US-UK Modernization Demonstration Event. The Linkedin post was shared by the U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory, said that the U.S. Army hosted a US-UK Modernization Demonstration Event Feb. 20 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to identify capability collaboration to the British Army. “Officials from Army Futures Command, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities... more »

New Mexico Attorney General Sues Google Over Kiddie Privacy

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
New Mexico AG Hector Balderas sues Google for violating children’s privacy under federal and state statutes. Don’t be evil indeed!

REVEALED: Chief magistrate in Assange case received financial benefits from secretive partner organisations of UK Foreign Office

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The senior judge overseeing the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange received financial benefits from two partner organisations of the British Foreign Office before her appointment, it can be revealed.

The Divisions Of The Political Man

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
In the realm of politics, man is a mythical creature like the unicorn; he does not exist. What exists is an English man, a French man, an Indian man, an American man, a Chinese man, and so on—or a brown man, white man, black man, yellow man, and so on—or a Christian, a Hindu, a Jew, a Moslem, and so on—or a rich man, a poor man, a middle class man and so on. The political man is perpetually divided and politics of mankind is the science of managing the different factions of man.

Same, lame Russia meddling BS. Trump & Bernie react in completely different ways (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 479. More The post Same, lame Russia meddling BS. Trump & Bernie react in completely different ways (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Judge Halts Plan to Move Virus Patients to California City

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A court temporarily blocked the U.S. government from sending up to 50 people infected with a new virus from China to a Southern California city for quarantine after local officials argued that the plan lacked details about how the community would be protected from the outbreak.

Skeptic of World Being Round Dies in California Rocket Crash

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth.

President Trump and Melania Receive Bigly Reception in India

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
Apparently fake news does not cloud the minds of the Indian population. POTUS and FLOTUS received a warmer reception in India than they get from the US House of Representatives. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/donald-trump-india-visit-live-updates-agra-decked-up-to-welcome-the-us-president/liveblog/74275639.cms 2020 तक भारत को महान बनाए रखें! (Keep India Great in 2020!) — Safespace —

WATCH: Crazed Cop Fires Off a Shot Before Shoving Gun Into Subdued Man’s Head

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: head]A crazed cop is under investigation after he was caught on body camera firing off a round and holding his gun to a subdued man's head.

No, I Don’t Support Anti-BDS Laws

Andrew Koppelman at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
A recent notein the Harvard Law Review inadvertently misrepresented my political views. The Harvard editors have graciously corrected the error in the online version, and appended a statement noting the correction. However, it remains in the print version, for some time the erroneous version was available for download on the web, and of course there’s no telling how widely it has or will spread. Hence this clarification. The Harvard piece, a student note, concerns anti-BDS laws. Those laws, on the books in 28 states, provide that the state will not contract with anyone who refu... more »

Trump Won't Like the Winner: These 7 Nations Are History's Most Powerful

James Jay Carafano at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, * And America isn't at the top. *Key point: *As President Obama said, “Every nation thinks it’s exceptional.” What kind of cruel, evil-minded editor would ask any self-respecting scholar to risk all with a list of the top world powers? It’s an assignment fraught with peril, guaranteed to ensure offense to the living and the dead. After all, as President Obama said, “Every nation thinks it’s exceptional.” And here, the criteria for picking the top contenders can be as ambiguous and debatable as selecting the final four for the NCAA football playof... more »

Explained: Why the F-35 Is Now the World’s Most Dominant Stealth Fighter

John Venable at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*John Venable* *Security, * Here are 10 things you need to know about America's top fighter jet. The F-35 Lightning II is now the world’s most dominant multi-role fighter. Its detection range, geolocation, threat identification, and system response capabilities allow the jet to precisely fix and destroy the most advanced threats in the world including every layer of Russia’s latest SA-20 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. While it still has several rough edges, the F-35 has now crossed several thresholds that make it the most lethal and cost-effective fighter in or nearing ... more »

This Weird Little Ship Could Be the Future of Amphibious Warfare

David Axe at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps want to buy smaller, cheaper amphibious ships for landing troops and equipment on enemy shores. Could this be it? It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps want to buy smaller, cheaper amphibious ships for landing troops and equipment on enemy shores. The new, small amphibs would complement the Navy’s existing force of around three-dozen large vessels, helping the fleet to spread out over a wider area in order to avoid Chinese anti-ship missiles. Now the U.S. fleet is narrowing down ... more »

Damage Done: Growing Up in a Banking Desert Can Hurt Your Credit

Tony Cookson at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Tony Cookson* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] It’s lonely out there. *The Big Idea* A banking desert is an area without traditional financial institutions and services. They are common in rural areas because large financial institutions are reluctant to operate in less populated areas that are less profitable. Two colleagues and I found that people who grow up in a bank desert on Native American reservations are at a financial disadvantage throughout their adult life. They are less likely to use traditional credit, such as a credit card or a mortgage. When they do, their ... more »

Do De-Radicalization and Rehabilitation Programs Work?

Jideofor Adibe at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Jideofor Adibe* *Security, Africa* Unfortunately, there are few alternatives. The Nigerian government recently announced that it had released about 1,400 Boko Haram suspects. The reason given was they had repented and were to be re-integrated into society. The government said the releases – which happened in three tranches – were part of its four-year old de-radicalisation programme called Operation Safe Corridor. The announcement generated a lot of angst. Opposition leaders attacked the decision, as did soldiers fighting the terrorists. These reactions mask a fundamental chall... more »

Monday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Anand Giridharadas writes that with Bernie Sanders in position to win the Democratic nomination for president, the U.S.' election will answer the question of whether the country belongs to billionaires or to everybody else. - Emily Bazelon discusses how the Trump administration's choice to stop enforcing labour law is making life even worse for American workers. And Jim Stanford writes that the employers complaining about a "skills gap" as an excuse for stagnant wages are responsible for setting up precarious jobs and failing to invest... more »

Who Is Mistreating Whom?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Now that Teck has withdrawn its application for an oilsands mine in northern Alberta, Jason Kenney will be spitting fire and brimestone, blaming Ottawa for what he sees as a failure. He will repeat his song of grievance, claiming that Ottawa has treated Alberta unfairly since time immemorial. But Kenney is a hyocrite. If you're interested in unfair treatment, Mitchell Anderson writes, look at the gulf between Alberta's rural communities and its cities: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s most recent political career is defined by battling perceived inequities with Ottawa. The province... more »

Assange put lives at risk, lawyer for US tells court, but defence says he could die if extradited

Just In - 14 hours ago
A lawyer for the United States tells a London court Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that risked the lives of people who helped the West and journalism is no excuse for criminality.

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 12, raising fears of new stage in global spread

Just In - 14 hours ago
Authorities say 12 people have died in Iran from coronavirus, but local media reports say as many as 50 people could have died in the city of Qom.

HB 5044 Hearing This Morning in Hartford

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 15 hours ago
I’m on my way to Hartford, this morning to attend the hearing for HB5044 which removes the Religious Exemption. Hoping for good news. Kim

THE HACK GAP AT MARDI GRAS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
The right-wing site BizPac Review reports: ... there was an ” Epstein didn’t kill himself” float in New Orleans. The float depicts an “Epstein” character in an orange jumpsuit, while a woman behind him resembling Hillary Clinton holds something around his neck. The Epstein didn’t kill himself float. Cc: @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/1t7EUEoZUf — Paul Blair (@gopaulblair) February 22, 2020 This is hilarious. One of the groups at a New Orleans, Mardi Gras parade dressed as Jeffrey Epstein’s, While holding signs of Bill Clinton and “Epstein didn’t kill himself.” This is gold 🤣🤣... more »

A Divided America - The Intersection of Religion and Politics

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
While I have posted on this subject in other postings, I have only recently become aware of another analysis by a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization that looks at American society at the intersection of research, culture and public policy. In its 2019 American Values Survey, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) provides us with an interesting snapshot into how religion impacts political persuasion and how it impacts Americans' concerns about the direction that the United States is heading. Here are some highlights from the report. Let's start by looking at the cr... more »

Alaska wholesale cannabis flower prices remain strong despite heavy tax burden on growers

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Wholesale prices for recreational marijuana flower in Alaska remain high, though rates have fallen slightly as more growers build out facilities and the market expands as it matures. Alaska wholesale cannabis flower prices remain strong despite heavy tax burden on growers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Bernie Sanders briefed by US officials that Russia is trying to aid his campaign *The endgame being to elect Trump.* Members Of Nevada's Largest Union Defied Their Leadership To Support Bernie Sanders Fairview Development Center in Costa Mesa considered for housing coronavirus patients, judge temporarily blocks plan Hundreds of Animals Drop Dead After Being Exposed to Virus Disinfectant Eastern Kentucky Has Been Underwater, but You Probably Didn’t Notice Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration Mike Hughes: Daredev... more »

Cost Of Net Zero Will Be ‘Astronomical,’ New Reports Warn

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Two new GWPF analyses reveal the true cost of going net zero: The cost of reaching the government’s “Net Zero” target will be astronomical for the UK economy. That’s according to analysis by two new reports published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation. The reports find that decarbonising the electricity […]

Much improved FTA terms with Korea seen

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 The Philippines expressed optimism to conclude in April this year a much improved offer by South Korea in the proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).

Civil society groups oppose India-US MoU on intellectual property rights

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Feb-2020 Civil society groups want the contents of the MoU to be made public before its finalisation to ensure that India resists US demands to influence the implementation of India's IP legislations.

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