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Thomas Paine

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

Sunday, July 26, 2020

26 July - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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Dr. Paul Harris Set to Receive Tenure, Promotion After UVA Officials Reconsider Case

David Pluviose at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Reversing course, the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the University of Virginia which previously voted to deny Dr. Paul Harris tenure has now voted to recommend Harris, an education professor, for promotion and tenure.

Siberian Arctic Ice Melt July 2020

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 6 hours ago
The image above shows melting of Arctic sea ice extent over the last 20 days, July 5 to 25, 2020. At the bottom right, the shallow Hudson Bay goes to water rapidly, losing 500k km2 of ice. Even so, at 172k km2 that region is nearly average. The remarkable 2020 event is the effect of […]

Exactly Correct – Devin Nunes: “Robert Mueller Was An Avatar”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Representative Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the latest declassified releases in the corrupt DOJ operation against President Trump. About midway through the interview the topic shifts to Robert Mueller. Nunes notes that Mueller was … Continue reading →

Trump Gaining Among Independent Voters 100 Days From Election

Bob Adelmann at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: trump-gaining-among-independent-voters-100-days-from-election] Independents are moving towards Trump 100 days before the election.

WaPo Settles With Sandmann. More Lawsuits Remain

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: wapo-settles-with-sandmann-more-lawsuit-remain] The *Washington Post* has surrendered to the Catholic boy it smeared when a “Native American elder” accosted him at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. at 2019’s March for Life.

"The primary measure of technological progress is life expectancy. Not the stock market." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
"The primary measure of technological progress is life expectancy. Not the stock market." ~ Balaji S. Srinivasan NB: Graph from Our World in Data, who underline that: *The decline of child mortality was important for the increase of life expectancy, but as we explain in our entry on life expectancy increasing life expectancy was certainly not only about falling child mortality – life expectancy increased at all ages.Such improvements in life expectancy — despite being exclusive to particular countries — was a landmark sign of progress. It was the first time in human h... more »

CVS Covid Test Worse Than No Test at All

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 6 hours ago
I was pretty sure I had Covid on Saturday, July 11, but the first test I could schedule was at a CVS Pharmacy July 13. The next best time was July 14 at Complete Health Partners, an emergency medical clinic nearby. I scheduled them both out of caution and self-isolated myself in an upstairs bedroom. Very oddly, I thought, the CVS pre-screening form asked me if I had been to Wuhan, China in the past two weeks. Something told me they might be a bit behind the curve on what's happening with Covid-19. Scheduling both tests proved to be a good call. When I followed the signs at CVS ... more »

CENSORED: Peer-Reviewed Published Study Showing 5G Induces Coronaviruses Disappears from Journal

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
[The peer-reviewed study referenced in this article has been "withdrawn" since this article was published a few days ago, according to the NIH PubMed website. The Journal that published it, the Journal of Biological Regulations & Homeostatic Agents, which means it was peer-reviewed prior to acceptance and publication, has also removed it from their website. Health Impact News has reached out to the authors of the study to try and learn why it was removed, but as of publication time today (Sunday 7/26/20), we have not received any responses. Health Impact News has a copy, which is a... more »

Greg Hunter, "All Roads Lead to Gold in a Credit Implosion"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"All Roads Lead to Gold in a Credit Implosion"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter says, “Gold is like a tractor in first gear pulling up a hill,” as it touches all-time highs once again. Holter thinks the “gold tractor” is going to be shifting up a few gears in the not-so-distant future. Holter, who has been dubbed the new “Mr. Gold” by the reigning “Mr. Gold,” Jim Sinclair, explains, “There is no rush like a gold rush. The reason being is you get momentum followers. You get people who are greedy who want to make money. Then ... more »

US jet took off from base in Jordan to intercept Iranian airliner in Syria: media

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: US jet took off from base in Jordan to intercept Iranian airliner in Syria: media] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – New details about the U.S.’ interception of Mahan Air plane have been released by the Iranian media this week, including the origin of the American jets that were involved. According to Al-Alam TV, the U.S. F-15 jets took off from the Azraq Airbase in Jordan and intercepted the Iranian airliner in the Homs Governorate on the night of Thursday, July 24th. The Al-Alam report stated that this base is the same one that was used by the drone that carried out the assa... more »

Israeli drone crashes during mission inside of Lebanon

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Israeli drone crashes during mission inside of Lebanon] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Israeli army confirmed that one its drones had crashed inside Lebanese territory. In a brief statement, the military said it was not afraid of intelligence information leaking from the plane in this incident. “A little while ago, during the activity of IDF forces on the Lebanese border, an Israeli drone crashed in Lebanon … There is no fear of information leaking, ” said Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee tweeted on Sunday. Continue reading Israeli drone crashes during mi... more »

Russian Navy successfully tests Tsirkon hypersonic missile

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Russian Navy successfully tests Tsirkon hypersonic missile] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the results of the tests of the hypersonic “Tsirkon” missile, which was launched from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that “the experimental tests conducted by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, confirmed the unique tactical and technical characteristics of this missile in terms of the range and accuracy of the launch, as well as its velocity of hypersonic.” The Russian Defense Minis... more »

Iran intends build massive railway linking Persian Gulf to Mediterranean: MP

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Iran intends build massive railway linking Persian Gulf to Mediterranean: MP] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – In a statement to the Fars News Agency on Sunday, Minister of Parliament, Mohebati Yousefi, stressed the need to quickly start implementing a project linking Iran, Asia and the Mediterranean Sea via Syria and Iraq, pointing out that this would reduce the duration of the goods transport operation by three days. The Iranian parliamentarian indicated that the project will link the Persian Gulf through the port-cities of Basra (Iraq), and Latakia (Syria). Continue reading... more »

Iran reveals details of US interception of airliner over Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Iran reveals details of US interception of airliner over Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The Iranian authorities announced on Sunday that they have determined the base used by the U.S. forces to intercept the Mahan Air plane that was flying over Syria on Thursday, July 24th. In an interview with Iranian state television, the Special Assistant to the Head of the Iranian Shura Council for International Affairs, Hussein Amir Abdollahian, said that the Islamic Republic has determined the base used by the U.S. Continue reading Iran reveals details of US interception of airli... more »

Five Years of Facebook: A Rant

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 7 hours ago
Social media is a fact of social life and an increasingly central vector of capital accumulation. The content generation and imminent networking capacities these platforms enable offers new ways of organising, as well as the means for indulging a bit of mass manipulation. But you don't need me to tell you this. We're not living in 2006 any longer and this is understood to the point of assuming the status of a banality. What gives then? If you permit your author a moment of indulgence, Saturday marked five years of this blog having a page on the Facebook, so while you're here why no... more »

Hurricane "Lane" caused first known case of both heavy rainfall and multiple instances of fire simultaneously

A recent study by the University of Hawaii examined the impacts of the 2018 Hurricane "Lane" and revealed that preceding moisture conditions brought by the storm exacerbated fire hazards, and both fire and rain severity were impacted by the hurricane...... Read more »

Today’s Intolerant Democrats Dishonor Memory of John Lewis

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
I began this post with a question in mind: Why did Representative John Lewis stay in the Democrat Party all his political life? The state and local governments of both Selma and Montgomery were run by Democrats during the early 1960s. Jim Crow legislation was largely a product of Democrat politicians. Democrat President LBJ did sign both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but nullified 99% of the progress made therein with his “Great Society” brainchild. If you’re not familiar with that pernicious piece of social engineering, it did more to destroy black... more »

The road between BLM and CAIR – from peaceful to terrorist

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
What Do BLM and CAIR Have in Common for now? Simple — the enemy of my enemy is my friend –Until there is no more enemy left then we return to our fight against each other What enemies do they have in common? Israel and the United States. The following is recent video. It is visual proof that BLM and CAIR are determined to destroy the United States and Israel. So who do you really think is behind all of this violence? How come whites are seen chanting, screaming, and ranting? How many are actually of Islamic faith is a … Continue reading →

A world from Bill

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
We went to high school “together,” although I don’t think we ever spoke. “The Republican party still has not learned they did not win. Trump won. With out Trump they would just be the looser party who spends all their time bitching at the Dems in office. That is all the Republican party did after Reagan left office. Republicans just talk and get nothing done. That is why Trump has been so refreshing. He gets things done in a big way. A big example, talker and no action guy is Lindsey Graham. The entire press including Fox news is on the war path to rid of Trump. I have said ... more »

Dark money for Biden

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
“A staggering $5.7 million—96 percent—of the $5.9 million bankrolling Victory 2020, a new pro-Biden super PAC, came from a single leftist “dark money” donor: the Sixteen Thirty Fund. The Sixteen Thirty Fund is the lobbying wing of the $635 million empire run by Arabella Advisors, according to its FEC filings. It’s a startling revelation for a group used to operating in nearly total anonymity, but for anyone familiar with the Sixteen Thirty Fund it’s par for the course for the Left’s best-kept secret. Last year we broke the story on the secretive, half-billion-dollar nonprofit net... more »

Evidence for cloth masks? Not much

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
I’m still looking for peer-reviewed research that recommends universal face mask use by the general public using non-medical grade masks. Doesn’t seem to be any. Only suggestions for more research. Covid-19: What is the evidence for cloth masks? BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1422 (Published 07 April 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1422 https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1422 “A preprint of a rapid systematic review has assessed the current evidence on respiratory illnesses and the use of face masks (mainly surgical paper masks) in community settings.4 Th... more »

Trump Claims Victory After Signing Executive Orders to Lower Drug Prices

Luis Miguel at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: trump-claims-victory-after-signing-executive-orders-to-lower-drug-prices] The president signed a handful of orders that would reduce costs to consumers, such as passing rebates for insulin directly to buyers.

Black Trump Supporter Murdered in Broad Daylight in Milwaukee

James Murphy at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: black-trump-supporter-murdered-in-broad-daylight-in-milwaukee] A prominent Black Donald Trump supporter was murdered on the street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday. Police are investigating the possibility that Bernell Trammell was murdered due to his support for the president.

New Cold War? China Orders U.S. Consulate Closed in Payback for Houston.

Luis Miguel at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: new-cold-war-china-orders-us-consulate-closed-in-payback-for-houston] The Chinese government gave the United States 72 hours to carry out the closure of its consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for a similar order from America.

CDC: Still Commingling Flu, Pneumonia and Covid Numbers- ILI Illnesses

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
Massage the numbers. Sell the "pandemic" As was done in June, continues into July - CDC: Covid/Influenza/ Pneumonia Data Week Ending June 27/20 *Key Updates Week Ending July 18 /20* *Read through and understand that ILI means "Influenza Like Illnesses"* *And when you get to the end of the screen shot below you will read that the combination of three Influenza Like Illnesses are being commingled, cojoined, intermingled and put forth as Covid numbers.. Last paragraph first* *This is downright dishonest, misleading and utterly despicable.* *But that's how you fudge the numbers ... more »

David Icke – In Company of Satan

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
QANON RESEARCH CHANNEL Jul 25, 2020 Conversation with David Icke in 2016. He was right about everything he told us what we see these days. Lister to the end, learn from it. It can explain a lot to you. via David Icke – In Company of Satan – YouTube

SATANIC SUBLIMINAL SYMBOLISM ★ SEXUAL PERVERSION HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
QANON RESEARCH CHANNEL Jul 25, 2020 Know their symbolism, they are all Satanist. They sold their soul to the devil. Symbolism will be their downfall! Know your enemy. GOOD vs EVIL Dark to LIGHT. Unite against it. WWG1WGA via SATANIC SUBLIMINAL SYMBOLISM ★ SEXUAL PERVERSION HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – YouTube

How Far will the Globalists Go to Bring the United States to Its Knees?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Sarah Westall Jul 23, 2020 See part 1: https://youtu.be/ryHUSh9ZtGo Author and legal expert, Joel Skousen, joins the program to discuss the deep state infiltration and their globalist plans. He explains the lengths the globalists will go to bring the United States to its knees. He also shares his thoughts on President Trump, the future of … Continue reading How Far will the Globalists Go to Bring the United States to Its Knees? →

2020 VATICAN SECRETS OF THE END TIMES

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
LeoLyonZagamiChannel Streamed live on Jul 22, 2020 via 2020 VATICAN SECRETS OF THE END TIMES: Leo Zagami interviewed by Greg Szymanski – YouTube

Sign of The End Times: Lightening Striking the Statue of Liberty on St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
LeoLyonZagamiChannel Jul 23, 2020 via Sign of The End Times: Lightening Striking the Statue of Liberty on St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day – YouTube

ILLUMINATI SECRETS – VATICAN SATANISM AND MORE

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
LeoLyonZagamiChannel Jul 24, 2020 Leo Zagami interviewed by John DeSalvo Biophysicist, Professor, Authored 11 books: Been on Ancient Aliens, Nostradamus, America Unearthed. via ILLUMINATI SECRETS VATICAN SATANISM AND MORE on SCIENCE AND BEYOND – YouTube

U.S. PATRIOTS AGAINST SATANISM

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
LeoLyonZagamiChannel Streamed live on Jul 23, 2020 U.S. Patriots against Satanism with SPECIAL GUEST MAGA TITAN and others. via U.S. PATRIOTS AGAINST SATANISM learn more about it on THE LEO ZAGAMI SHOW – YouTube

California Churches Defy Lockdown Order: Christ Is Head of the Church

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Penny Starr 25 Jul 2020 Two churches in California are defying Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders to keep their doors closed because of the coronavirus, including Grace Community Church in a Los Angeles suburb, where Pastor John MacArthur posted a letter on Friday titled, “Christ, Not Caesar, Is Head of the Church.” MacArthur laid out his … Continue reading California Churches Defy Lockdown Order: Christ Is Head of the Church →

Update: China’s countermeasures to cause the US real pain over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston – Global Times

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
By GT staff reporters Source: Global Times Published: 2020/7/22 Easing China-US ties impossible under Trump govt: experts A security guard drives away from the Chinese Consulate General in Houston on Wednesday. Photo: AP China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the US for asking China to close its Consulate General in Houston, a reckless and … Continue reading Update: China’s countermeasures to cause the US real pain over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston – Global Times →

Charlamagne Tha God Tells Joe Biden to ‘Shut the Eff Up’ Over ‘First Racist President’ Remark – Sputnik International

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
25.07.2020 The radio host had Biden on his popular radio show The Breakfast Club in May, where the Democrat claimed that black people who vote for Donald Trump “ain’t black”. Charlamagne tha God has ripped Joe Biden for calling Donald Trump the first racist president in US history. “How the hell can Donald … Continue reading Charlamagne Tha God Tells Joe Biden to ‘Shut the Eff Up’ Over ‘First Racist President’ Remark – Sputnik International →

It’s Not Just What is “In” The Documents, It’s What’s “On Them” That Tells The Story….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Now that everyone is familiar with how the Mueller Special Counsel Team took over Main Justice (DOJ and DOJ-NSD) in May 2017, let’s take a look at a critical ten days. On July 12, 2018, at the apex of the … Continue reading →

If The Sheridan Tank Was So Good, Why Was It Retired?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* The Sheridan’s greatest shortcoming in the field lay in survivability, as is usually the case with light tanks. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Airborne troops are probably better served by modern antitank missiles such as the Javelin for antitank defense, rather than a light tank which virtually any form of antiarmor return fire could annihilate. On the other hand, light tanks would offer an effective infantry support weapon for blasting away at enemy strongpoints, while remaining immune to return fire from small arms and light suppo... more »

How To Save Billions At the Pentagon? Trade Aircraft Carriers For Drones and Missiles

T. X. Hammes at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*T. X. Hammes* *Security, Americas* [image: An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft is pictured with its wings folded before being launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed] We might not need such big platforms anymore. The convergence of new technologies is creating smaller, cheaper, autonomous weapons that challenge America’s arsenal of few, costly, but exquisite weapons. This convergence also presents the nation with an opportunity to field forces that are... more »

Thomas used to hit his peers at school. Since meeting his mentor he has learnt to be patient

Penny Travers at Just In - 7 hours ago
Thomas used to struggle with school and often hit his peers. Since meeting his mentor David through the Menslink mentoring program, he's learnt to be patient and respectful.

Overpriced masks, sanitiser and emergency scooters: South Africa launches coronavirus corruption probe

Just In - 7 hours ago
Following allegations of bogus charities and face masks being sold for nine times their usual value, investigations begin into where money from a $36.6 billion packaged designed to keep South Africans alive during the global pandemic is being spent.

Australia's largest ever bushfire, like you've never seen it before

Kevin Nguyen, Philippa McDonald And Maryanne Taouk at Just In - 7 hours ago
An ABC visual investigation reveals incredible new details about Australia's biggest-ever bushfire, which scorched more than 1 million hectares last summer and left a trail of destruction on Sydney's doorstep.

The big question you should be asking your friends and family right now

Just In - 7 hours ago
Many of us have become good at minimising our own painful experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. But there is an important question you may be missing, writes Jane Fisher.

Reaganomics has passed its use-by date as impoverished workers go on spending strike

Ian Verrender at Just In - 7 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown Australians' lives into turmoil. The idea they will willingly embrace a push for lower wages and greater employment flexibility at the next election is the stuff of pure fantasy, writes Ian Verrender.

All states spy, but here's why the US is taking action against China's Houston consulate

Tracey Shelton at Just In - 7 hours ago
In a system where states often "turn a blind eye" to the intelligence gathering of diplomats to suit their "mutual interests", why has the US ordered the closure of China's Houston consulate?

I've had a coronavirus test. How long will it take to get my results back?

Sarah Scopelianos at Just In - 7 hours ago
Feeling sick? Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews wants you to get tested and get tested quickly. Here's what you need to know.

'I cried in my cell, I was just a boy': The push to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility

Henry Zwartz And Joseph Dunstan at Just In - 7 hours ago
In Australia 10-year-old children can be incarcerated. Youth advocates are urging the states and territories to change that, ahead of a meeting of attorneys-general today.

Gone With the Wind star Olivia de Havilland dies aged 104

Just In - 7 hours ago
She made 50 movies in her career, was nominated for five Oscars and won two and helped weaken the grip studios had over actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Ancient Rome Was Teetering – Then Okmok Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away

Robert at Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
Researchers have previously hypothesized that an environmental trigger may have helped set in motion the crop failures, famines and social unrest that plagued the Mediterranean region at the time when the Roman Republic collapsed. What environmental trigger could have been so powerful? An excellent article by Katherine Kornei in The New York Times (22 Jun ... Read more Ancient Rome Was Teetering – Then Okmok Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away The post Ancient Rome Was Teetering – Then Okmok Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away appeared first on Ice Age Now.

"All Sins..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"All sins, of course, deserve to be treated with mercy: we all do what we can, and life is too hard and too cruel for us to condemn anyone for failing in this area. Does anyone know what he himself would do if faced with the worst and how much truth could he bear under such circumstances?" - Andre Comte-Sponville Joe South, "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"

Masks For All? Good Luck With That

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Huntington Beach is in Orange County, between Los Angeles and San Diego. It's the population center of the 48th congressional district and if you want to know how a reactionary Russian spy and psychotic bigot like Dana Rohrabacher could have been elected to Congress 15 times... just watch the video above and try to get into the heads of his people. The current congressman, freshman Harley Rouda isn't nearly as bad as Rohrabacher. He beat Rohrabacher in the anti-red wave of 2018-- 157,837 (54%) to 136,899 (46%). Rouda ran as a Democrat, but he isn't really a Democrat; he's a moder... more »

Draw or Pyrrhic Victory: Why the Battle of Coral Sea Helped America Win World War II

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-13065, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=802474] Both navies were hurt, but Tokyo could not recover as quickly. *Key point: *America would learn some hard lessons during this fight. But they would hold their own and Imperial Japan would soon see the tide turned. In the first five months of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese military won an almost uninterrupted string of victories, seizing Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and most of the Solomon Islands... more »

The Confederate Flag Is Pure Racism (Not Southern Heritage)

Clare Corbould at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Clare Corbould* *Politics, North America* They claim the battle flag represents their Southern heritage, as if that heritage comprises an innocent history of mint juleps and church-going. The problem with that claim, as the history of the use of the flag demonstrates, is that the heritage it symbolises is also that of enslavement, inequality, violence and gross injustice. Most Australians — aside from a few groups dedicated to reenacting American Civil War battles and history buffs including Bob Carr and Kim Beazley — were not familiar until recently with the charged history of ... more »

Britain's Lion-class Battleships Would Have Terrified Hitler (But Never Made it to the Sea)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * But they never set sail. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In most configurations, the* Lion*s would have been somewhat smaller, somewhat slower, slightly better protected Iowas, more effective than the U.S. *North Carolina* and *South Dakota* classes. *Lion* likely would have had little trouble with the latest German or Italian battleships, in part because of the latter’s fiscal inability to compete with the Royal Navy, and the former’s habitual inability to competently design battleships. The five battleships of the *King George V* class served t... more »

Is Cancel Culture Real? New Poll Says Americans Are Self-Censoring

Emily Ekins at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Emily Ekins* *Politics, Americas* [image: A woman wearing a protective face mask holds a sign during the Black Lives Matter protest, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, in Birmingham, Britain, June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine] Nearly a third of Americans are afraid for their jobs. *50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions* A new Cato Institute/​YouGov national survey of 2,00... more »

Thoughts for a Sunday Afternoon

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 8 hours ago
Albania Besides being mentioned in the feature film and political documentary “Wag the Dog” (1997), not much leaks into the mainstream consciousness when it comes to Albania. In Albania there are 3 levels of the territory: the Republic of Albania, the territory in which the Albanians settle and Greater Albania. I worked in and […] The post Thoughts for a Sunday Afternoon appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Deep recurring earthquakes detected beneath dormant Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii

USGS seismologists have detected deep long-period earthquakes beneath the dormant Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii at depths of about 20 to 25 km (12 to 15 miles) occurring with surprising regularity every 7 to 12 minutes. While low-frequency earthquakes are not unusual,...... Read more »

Everywhere and Nowhere: The Many Layers of ‘Cancel Culture’

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Can you say exactly what “cancel culture” is?

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 7/26/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 7/26/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest ○ Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. By Remy Tumin and Elijah Walker "The coronavirus caseload around the United States continues to soar. Eighteen states set single-day case records in the past week, pushing the country closer to breaking the national single-day record for new cases, set less than two weeks ago. More than 73,500 were reported on Friday and more than 66,300 coronavirus cases on Saturday. The record is 75,697. With more than 4 million... more »

Olivia De Havilland, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dies at 104

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Havilland, the sister of fellow Oscar winner Joan Fontaine, died peacefully of natural causes.

Trump Campaign: President Will Keep Battleground States, Flip Others in November

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-campaign-president-will-keep-battleground-states-flip-others-in-november] The shift in momentum towards Trump is palpable and measurable, and to his supporters, comforting.

Goodbye Cruel Sports World

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Yep, a take from Pink Floyd….I just came across this meme. Apparently many feel the time has come….. Yep, I’m “woke”, just not the “woke” you wanted…… Thanks again, that 3.5 hours spent watch the game, I WON”T MISS IT. Anything in nature sounds better, even getting rained/snowed on. I rather be doing this. See below. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)

"Economic Fantasy Update 7/26/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Economic Fantasy Update 7/26/20"* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Deceptive resemblances to reality by these arch-criminals are total lies. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"Martenson: We Are On Our Own In The Post-COVID World"* ○ *7/26/20* ○ Gregory Mannarino, *7/26/20:* *“Markets, A Look Ahead: US Dollar Decimation By Design”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *Marke... more »

Musical Interlude: Gnomusy (David Caballero), “Ballerina”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Gnomusy (David Caballero), “Ballerina”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Colorful NGC 1579 resembles the better known Trifid Nebula, but lies much farther north in planet Earth's sky, in the heroic constellation Perseus. About 2,100 light-years away and 3 light-years across, NGC 1579 is, like the Trifid, a study in contrasting blue and red colors, with dark dust lanes prominent in the nebula's central regions. In both, dust reflects starlight to produce beautiful blue reflection nebulae. But unlike the Trifid, in NGC 1579 the reddish glow is not emission from clouds of glowing hydrogen gas excited by ultraviolet light from a nearby hot star. Instead, the... more »

Chet Raymo, "Pigeons"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Pigeons"* by Chet Raymo "That old curmudgeon H. L. Mencken wrote: "The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind." Admitting that no one - including this writer - is immune to self-delusion, still it is hard for anyone who respects empirical evidence to argue with Mencken. Half of Americans believe in ghosts. Almost seventy percent believe in angels. More people believe in astrology than express interest in astronomy. Almost anything paranormal - ESP, UFOs, channeling, etc. - is deemed more interesting t... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Can You Imagine?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Can You Imagine?" * "For example, what the trees do not only in lightning storms or the watery dark of a summer's night or under the white nets of winter but now, and now, and now - whenever we're not looking. Surely you can't imagine they don't dance, from the root up, wishing to travel a little, not cramped so much as wanting a better view, or more sun, or just as avidly more shade - surely you can't imagine they just stand there loving every minute of it, the birds or the emptiness, the dark rings of the years slowly and without a sound thickening, and nothing different unless the ... more »

Tehran's Nightmare: Israel Getting Its Hands On These U.S. Weapons

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* It's not just about the F-35. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Israel has most of what it needs from the United States; in several areas, the technical capabilities of the IDF exceed those of the U.S. military. But in some areas the Israelis could take more advantage of U.S. technology, especially if strategic necessity and financial reality came together in more productive ways. With only a few notable exceptions, Israel can buy whatever it wants from the United States, generally on very generous terms associated with *U.S. aid package... more »

War on Humanity SITREP: Letter from a True British Columbia Loyalist...now a Reluctant Dissident

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*British Columbia Resistance Flag* The following is an Op-Ed from my frequent contributor RAH. This is "*boots on the ground" *reporting on what the 1% Communists are doing to our local economies on purpose under cover of the Plandemic/Scamdemic. *Wake up People!* This is a global-wide Communist Coup! Please read and I will have final comments to follow: ****************** *"B.C. Economy: R.I.P * As a First Generation Canadian, I reflect on my late parents and their families who were WW2 refugees. Arriving in Canada with not much more than shirts on their backs, the majority... more »

World War II Stopped a Battleship Arms Race

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * 7 countries, many battleships. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *That’s a lot of battleships. With its immense resources and industrial capacity, the United States would have become the world’s premier battleship power, followed by the Royal Navy. The other major powers would have been limited by geography and economics, although both the Germans and the Japanese could likely have held their own for a while. The late 1930s promised a renewed era of battleship construction, similar in some ways to the bonanza that immediately followed the constructi... more »

Russia's Nuclear Missiles Could Destroy The World

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Russia inherited the world’s most extensive missile collection from the Soviet Union. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The RS-28 Sarmat may be one of the farthest-flying missiles in Russia, thanks to a massive range —10,00- to 18,000 kilometers, or approximately 6,800 to 11,000 miles which would put virtually the entire world in range. Russia inherited the world’s most extensive missile collection from the Soviet Union, which it actively maintains and upgrades. *In the Russian exclave Kaliningrad, missiles serve in an anti-access/area-denial role... more »

Is This How China Could Make America Pay in a War?

Lyle J. Goldstein at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_BM2E57111HC01&share=true] Beijing certainly is thinking about how to use such weapons to make a "Great Undersea Wall." *Key point: *Mines are hard to find and are cheap to produce en masse. Yet, the Navy is working on counter measures. As defense analysts brood over the evolving military balance in the western Pacific, considerations related to undersea warfare keep coming to the fore. Given the lethality of modern anti-ship cruise missiles, surface combatants of... more »

SR-71: The World's Fastest Aircraft Took A Herculean Effort To Get Flying

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * The SR-71 was amazing. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Peter Merlin, an aviation historian described how much of an effort was required to get the SR-71 into the air. “It took an army of people to prepare the aircraft. A Blackbird operational mission essentially had a countdown, like a space mission did, because there was so much preparation involved in both getting the crew ready and the vehicle ready, an unbelievable amount of effort and manpower.” The SR-71 was fast but fussy — getting the Blackbird into the sky took hours of preparation. Once ... more »

Good Luck Or Bad? This Man Survived The Nuclear Attacks On Both Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* Consider it a case of being in the wrong place at the worst possible time… twice! *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While he slowly recovered from his wounds and was deaf in one ear, he lived until the age of ninety-three. He passed away peacefully in the city of his birth, Nagasaki. In the years between the bombings and his death he worked for American occupation forces, became a teacher and even returned to work at Mitsubishi. Nearly seventy-five years ago in August 1945, at least 150,000 people may have been killed in Hiroshima when the first ... more »

Macron sides with Greece & Cyprus, WARNS Turkey, as Russia moves into Libya (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 10 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 610.

UPDATE: Covington Pro-Life Student Nick Sandmann Settles With Washington Post – With Official Court Documents

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 24, 2020 Covington Catholic pro-life student Nick Sandmann settled with the Washington Post it was reported earlier today. Sandmann’s lawyers filed an $800 million lawsuit against CNN, WaPo and NBC Universal after the outlets used a selectively edited video to make Nick Sandmann and his fellow Covington friends look like they … Continue reading UPDATE: Covington Pro-Life Student Nick Sandmann Settles With Washington Post – With Official Court Documents →

Whitey Is the Problem: First Look at DNC Party Platform Includes 15 References to Whites — ALL of them Negative

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Very odd, considering how many of them are White The American left does not even hide their hatred for white people anymore. Jim Hoft Published July 24, 2020 The first rough drafts coming out on the DNC 2020 party platform include 15 mentions of whitey. All of them negative. The DNC capitalizes Blacks, Latinos, and … Continue reading Whitey Is the Problem: First Look at DNC Party Platform Includes 15 References to Whites — ALL of them Negative →

Angry Black Lives Matter Mob Holds March in Chicago: Only Blacks Allowed Up Front to Twerk – Whites Made to Follow Behind

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 24, 2020 Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced last night that the statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago’s Grant Park would be removed. It was gone by morning. Advertisement – story continues below Rioters had attempted, and failed, to remove the statue last week. They were stopped by riot police. Chicago … Continue reading Angry Black Lives Matter Mob Holds March in Chicago: Only Blacks Allowed Up Front to Twerk – Whites Made to Follow Behind →

This Weekend: Please Send Us Photos of Leftist Mob Violence and Rioting from Your City — We Want to Expose the Democrat Destruction Next Week

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 23, 2020 For weeks now since the death of George Floyd in May Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Marxists and other far left groups with the support of the Democrat Party have been looting, rioting and destroying businesses, homes and public property across America The mainstream media HAS YET to air this … Continue reading This Weekend: Please Send Us Photos of Leftist Mob Violence and Rioting from Your City — We Want to Expose the Democrat Destruction Next Week →

Gregg Jarrett: FBI Director Chris Wray Is Hiding Joe Pientka from Investigators – Hid Documents for 4 Years that Prove Trump’s Innocence (VIDEO)

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 23, 2020 DNI chief John Ratcliffe on Thursday declassified documents that revealed the FBI’s so-called ‘defensive briefing’ given to Donald Trump and General Flynn in August of 2016 was actually part of the ‘insurance policy’ to take out Trump and his campaign. Ratcliffe sent the partially declassified documents to GOP Senators … Continue reading Gregg Jarrett: FBI Director Chris Wray Is Hiding Joe Pientka from Investigators – Hid Documents for 4 Years that Prove Trump’s Innocence (VIDEO) →

Ignored by the Media and Dr. Fauci: Nearly Twice as Many Children and Young Adults Died from Flu than from China Coronavirus in Past Year

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 23, 2020 Most US schools have been closed since March due to the Wuhan Coronavirus. Democrats want to keep the schools closed. They say its because of coronavirus. But it’s only because of politics. Advertisement – story continues below So far this year, via the CDC— since February, there have been … Continue reading Ignored by the Media and Dr. Fauci: Nearly Twice as Many Children and Young Adults Died from Flu than from China Coronavirus in Past Year →

HUGE! — President Trump: If Schools Do not Reopen Their Funding Should Go to the Parents (VIDEO)

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 24, 2020 Democrats want to keep the schools closed. They say its because of coronavirus. But it’s only because of politics. Advertisement – story continues below So far this year, via the CDC— since February, there have been 226 deaths of children and young adults under age 24 in the United … Continue reading HUGE! — President Trump: If Schools Do not Reopen Their Funding Should Go to the Parents (VIDEO) →

UPDATE: Seattle Antifa Continue to FIRE MORTARS and HURL EXPLOSIVES at Police Officers

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 25, 2020 Peaceful Protest. Antifa went on an all-out assault Saturday against police officers and the city of Seattle. The protesters are firing mortars and hurling explosives at police. And the Democrat politicians are scolding police instead of the violent leftist mobs. Advertisement – story continues below Police have made at … Continue reading UPDATE: Seattle Antifa Continue to FIRE MORTARS and HURL EXPLOSIVES at Police Officers →

Portland City Officials Order Feds to Remove Protective Fence from Courts Building to Aid Rioters in their Ransacking

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 26, 2020 This is just stunning. Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland, Oregon officials have made it clear whose side they’re on and it’s not the side of law and order. For over 50 straight nights antifa-BLM rioters have ransacked the downtown and destroyed public property. Advertisement – story continues below … Continue reading Portland City Officials Order Feds to Remove Protective Fence from Courts Building to Aid Rioters in their Ransacking →

Jair Bolsonaro Holds Up Package of Hydroxychloroquine — Announces He Has Tested Coronavirus Negative

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Jim Hoft Published July 26, 2020 Brazilian President Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus on July 7th. In early April Jair Bolsonaro urged residents to keep the economy going despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement – story continues below President Bolsonaro also said he was taking hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to combat the virus. On Wednesday President … Continue reading Jair Bolsonaro Holds Up Package of Hydroxychloroquine — Announces He Has Tested Coronavirus Negative →

Lessons From the U.S.S. Indianapolis….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Long time Treehouse friend Zurich Mike asks some interesting questions earlier. Perhaps there are intervals, metaphors per se’, when we see history repeat. Consider the story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. In June 1945 the Indianapolis received orders to undertake a … Continue reading →

Sunday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Murray Mandryk writes that any responsible government has to be willing to prepare for renewed restrictions on activity if the spread of COVID-19 requires it - though sadly, Scott Moe is falling short of that standard while reiterating his determination to prioritize profit over people. - Matt Bruenig offers a framework for unemployment benefits which offers plenty of food for thought about how Canada's EI can be improved to cover far more people with fewer arbitrary restrictions and limitations. - Blanca Mugyenyi highlights how preposterou... more »

Anti-China Hysteria Drives Record 2021 US Defense Spending

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Anti-China hysteria has emerged as the central ‘threat’ designed to justify endless U.S. military spending and adventurism in the Asia-Pacific. The 2021 Department of Defense spending bill has become contested terrain for a progressive wing of Democrats seeking to curtail endless military spending and a Republican-led bipartisan coalition focused on increasing spending to “stay competitive” with ostensible threats from Russia and China. On July 21, the House passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with an increase in stipulated defense... more »

Police Budgets Are Ballooning As Social Programs Crumble

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Faced with mass teacher layoffs, deep cuts to education and social services, and a looming eviction crisis, police budgets across the nation remain absurdly high and have been largely insulated from Covid-induced belt-tightening. Worse yet, a number cities have opted to increase police budgets, claiming the funds are needed to pay for reforms. This is despite the fact that racial justice protesters across the country are clearly calling for the defunding of police—a demand that stems from abolitionist principles. Budget cuts are seen as part of a process of dismantling prisons and... more »

On Contact: Paying The Land

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to comics journalist Joe Sacco about his new book, ‘Paying the Land’. In the book Sacco travels to the frozen Canadian Northwest Territories to reveal the Dene people in conflict over the costs and benefits of the resource extraction industry and development. The Dene have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time immemorial, by their account. To the Dene, the land owns them, not the other way around, and it is central to their livelihood and very way of being. The post On Contact: Paying The Land appeared first on PopularResist... more »

Wall Of Vets, Grandparents Support Black Lives Matter Movement

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Portland, Ore. — The protests have drawn people from all walks of life, and on Friday night, veterans from all over showed up downtown to create a “Wall of Vets” to protect protesters. And they showed up in white shirts to support the Black Lives Matter movement. "It's something I believe in. The other vets here -- this is the first time they've come down; they don't like crowds either; we believe in something; it's time to stand," said Jonathan Fisher, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Veterans responded after the Navy veteran, Chris David, seen on video being beaten by federa... more »

South China Sea Provocations And Meeting China Halfway

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
In the words of (ret.) Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Secretary of Defense Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff, the Trump Administration has been dangerously “poking China in the eye.” After sending aircraft carriers and destroyers to the precincts of the Taiwan Strait, last week the Pentagon dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups – including escort cruisers and destroyers, 120 warplanes and 12,000 troops — to South China Sea waters claimed by China. China responded by deploying fighter jets to its near-by base on Woody Island and reminding the world of its anti-aircraft carrier mis... more »

Forbes Fables Part 3: Rising Global Food ‘Insecurity’ as Yields Set Records

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 10 hours ago
Among the top Google News search results for “climate change” today, Forbes published an embarrassingly fictitious article making several false claims about climate change and rice production. The Forbes article is titled “Rice, Climate Change And A Post-COVID Opportunity For Women In Guyana.” The article is typical of establishment media articles – and particularly Forbes […] The post Forbes Fables Part 3: Rising Global Food ‘Insecurity’ as Yields Set Records appeared first on Climate Realism.

Forbes Fables Part 2: India and Thailand ‘Crisis’ as Rice Production Sets Records

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 10 hours ago
Among the top Google News search results for “climate change” today, Forbes published an embarrassingly fictitious article making several false claims about climate change and rice production. The Forbes article is titled “Rice, Climate Change And A Post-COVID Opportunity For Women In Guyana.” The article is typical of establishment media articles – and particularly Forbes […] The post Forbes Fables Part 2: India and Thailand ‘Crisis’ as Rice Production Sets Records appeared first on Climate Realism.

Police Declare Riot at Seattle Protests, Make Arrests

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Authorities said rocks, bottles, fireworks, and mortars were thrown at officers as they tried to clear a hot spot.

11-9-2015 pretender Guru Ma through Kim Michaels

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 10 hours ago
11-9-2015 ("Guru Ma" through Kim Michaels) “So, I am, indeed, the ascended master Guru Ma….” http://www.kimmichaels.info/about-books/130-don-t-drink-your-own-kool-aid-part-2 ………………….. Impostor of ECP, this psychic vibe cannot be Guru Ma. Guru Ma is an office in Hierarchy of one in embodiment, not so different from office of “Mother of the Flame,” which is also upon one in embodiment. Be not deceived. -r, mt. shasta ....... 517. It is not wise to expect only an incoming tide, for no power could then be accumulated. Like a fine weaving a web of cooperation of the centers is creat... more »

Comet Interceptor: ESA announces new space mission to intercept 'pristine' comets

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced its new mission -- Comet Interceptor -- is expected to launch in 2028. The mission aims to investigate a "pristine" comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar...... Read more »

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