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This Is How The U.S. Army Was Able To Double The Range Of Its 155mm Artillery
File photo - Artillerymen of 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment fire M109 Alpha 6 Paladins, on Tapa Army Base, Estonia, Nov. 27, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt Caitlyn Byrne, 10th Press Camp Headquarters) *FOX News/Warrior Maven: **How did the Army double the range of artillery attack?* *The Army has employed engineering adjustments to increase its 155mm artillery power.* What if an attacking U.S. Army ground force knew its ultra-long-range artillery had already decimated enemy supply lines and troop fortifications in advance of their move to take out the enemy? Moreove... more »
Autoimmune Disease – A Global Health Crisis for 100 Years
Autoimmune Disease is an epidemic of astronomical proportions – with over 50 million people diagnosed and many more undiagnosed or who are misdiagnosed. And it has been ravaging humanity for a century, without a cure. Dr. Brent Caplan and Dr. Tiffany Caplan – two of the leaders in treating autoimmune disease, have created an event built around the […] The post Autoimmune Disease – A Global Health Crisis for 100 Years appeared first on Health Nut News.
CAUGHT!! Senator Lindsey Graham lies his tail off about Russia to Maria Bartiromo [Video]
[image: LIndsey Graham playing tough pro-Trump guy while stabbing him in the back? Very possible.]Several of my recent pieces pointed the finger at South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for supporting Russiagate even while being the most prominent Republican voice speaking out against the use of the false narrative against the President. Watch this video, an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo: Notice all those times Lindsey Graham refers to […]
Anti-government protests gain steam in Israel
Pro-government militias persecute and wound protesters in violent attacks
China is to stay in Latin America and US has no choice but to acknowledge this
Latin America needs China whether Washington likes it or not.
Maxwell family stolen pension fortune, hidden away by Epstein? (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 611.
Did Coronavirus Cause a Dr Pepper Shortage?
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the production of a number of food and beverage products in 2020.
Tullock’s COVID Spike
There is perhaps no greater goal than promoting safe behavior during a pandemic. Policy makers need to know the correct proscriptive policy to encourage, or perhaps force, citizens to act in safer ways. For citizens themselves, the calculus is different. Safe behavior can fall on a continuum of greater or lesser risk, but that typically […] The post Tullock’s COVID Spike appeared first on Econlib.
Donald Trump’s Troop Shift to Asia Could Spark an Unexpected War With China
*Bonnie Kristian* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The Trump administration’s pivot to Asia will needlessly sap U.S. resources and deteriorate U.S.-China relations. Several thousand U.S. troops leaving permanent stations in Germany will soon be redeployed to the Asia-Pacific region to counter Chinese power from locations including Guam, Japan, and Hawaii. “In that theater, Americans and allies face the most significant geopolitical challenge since the end of the Cold War,” National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien argued in a *Wall Street Journal *op-ed, describing a plan tha... more »
Only Israel Can Modify Its F-35 Stealth Fighters. Here's Why.
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Middle East* Lockheed-Martin has afforded Israel special privileges. *Key Point*: Israel’s unique geopolitical situation in the Middle East necessitates a rapid domestic-repair capability. Israel secured a number of contractual rights from Lockheed-Martin that make their F-35I variants optimized for conflicts in the Middle East — and potentially the most capable F-35 variant in the world. *Domestic Repair and Maintenance* The F-35 Lightning II program is tightly owned by Lockheed. Physical or data systems modifications to the aircraft are essentially no... more »
From "Inception" to Al Capone: The Best of What's Coming to Amazon Prime in August 2020
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E67E0XSI01&share=true] There are a lot of good options to pick from. Amazon Prime Day may have been delayed until some time in the fall, but you can still put that Prime membership to good use in August, with a long list of shows and movies coming to Prime Video. - “Inception” (August 1.) Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Tenet,” has been delayed repeatedly, but you can still catch his mind-bending 2010 sci-fi thriller, which recently celebrated its... more »
Mini Aircraft Carriers and F-35s: South Korea’s Navy Could Soon Get a Big Boost
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E6851H9U01&share=true] Sometime later this decade, Seoul plans on launching a new amphibious assault-type ship that is in effect a small aircraft carrier. The backbone of South Korea’s power projection at sea is currently represented by the country’s two Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships. Though only the lead ship of the class, the ROKS *Dokdo* has been completed, another two ships are planned, and one is currently thought to be undergoing sea trials. These ships... more »
LG’s 77-Inch C9 OLED HDTV Gets $1K Price Drop (Be Aware of Burn-In and Overheating)
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * [image: https://www.lg.com/us/images/tvs/md06065196/gallery/OLED77C9PUB_1100_v1.jpg] It sounds like quite the deal. If you’ve long been an OLED fan but just couldn’t pull the trigger on 75-inch-plus models because of the sky-high price points, you may have just caught a huge break. If you head into your local Best Buy right now, you can get yourself LG’s 77-inch C9 OLED for $4,500, which is a grand off the regular price. The advice is to jump on this fast if you’re keen on this monster set, as the sale probably won’t last for much longer. In t... more »
Nadler Gets In Minor Accident, Delays William Barr’s Judiciary Hearing by 45 Minutes
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * The hearing -- which will be Barr’s first time appearing before the Judiciary Committee -- is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. ET. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) was involved in a minor car accident Tuesday morning on his way to Washington, D.C. for Attorney General William Barr’s hearing. Nadler wasn’t injured, but the accident has delayed the hearing by 45 minutes. The hearing -- which will be Barr’s first time appearing before the Judiciary Committee -- is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. ET. Democrats are expected... more »
Donald Trump: States Should Reopen Now as Coronavirus Outbreak Loses Steam
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *economy, * “I really do believe a lot of the governors should be opening up states that are not opening,” Trump said Monday during a coronavirus briefing from the Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Donald Trump has said that states should begin reopening as parts of the U.S. are showing signs that the COVID-19 surge is slowing. “I really do believe a lot of the governors should be opening up states that are not opening,” Trump said Monday during a coronavirus briefing from the Bioproces... more »
10 Retail Giants That Have Been 'Infected' by Coronavirus
*Stephen Silver* *economy, * The pandemic has been especially hard on the many companies who were struggling somewhat even prior to the start of the pandemic. Here are the stories of some of the companies who have run into trouble this year, whether declaring bankruptcy or having acquisitions fall apart. The coronavirus pandemic, needless to say, has not been good for the retail sector. Social distancing measures caused virtually all retail to close for several months, and some locations in some areas still haven’t reopened. The pandemic has been especially hard on the many comp... more »
How the U.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon Will Help Hunt Chinese Nuclear Missile Submarines
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA2C0SCK01&share=true] This plane will help deter Beijing. Here's how. A Chinese-government backed newspaper is reporting that several U.S. spy planes have been seen in the South China Sea and the Yellow Sea, at times traveling near sensitive border areas. The Chinese Global Times says U.S. Navy P-8A and U.S. Army RC-12X signals intelligence aircraft began new surveillance missions immediately following news that the United States asked China to close its consulate... more »
Will Cancel Culture Target Not Only Aristotle, But Also the Bible?
*Gunther Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* If you were really out to "cancel" classical writings, the Bible would probably be a prime target. Should Aristotle be booted out of the Western canon for ideological heresy? In a recent essay in the *New York Times*, the scholar Agnes Callard entered the lists to defend Aristotle from cancel culture. Apparently fearful that Aristotle might incur the displeasure of the proponents of cancel culture, she explained that several of his anti-liberal stances should not repel readers but prompt them to examine his grounds for them more closely. ... more »
Does This Video Show Hurricane Hanna Blowing Down Border Fencing?
Several news outlets in the U.S. and Mexico reported that the viral video captured Hurricane Hanna damage.
Twitter Gives Trump’s Son a Tweet Timeout
Twitter has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s son from tweeting on its site after he shared a video riddled with unsupported claims about the coronavirus.
Were Diamond and Silk, Ted Nugent Announced as GOP Convention Speakers?
A satirical tweet was mistaken as genuine on social media.
The Washington Post won't confront Donald Trump!
*TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020Not on his mental condition, not on his craziest claims:* What has kept President Trump from fully confronting the virus? In this morning's Washington Post, Parker and Rucker attempt to consider that question. In paragraph 5, they offer this portrait of the way the commander's head works: PARKER AND RUCKER (7/28/20): People close to Trump, many speaking on the condition of anonymity to share candid discussions and impressions, say the president’s inability to wholly address the crisis is due to *his almost pathological unwillingness to admit error*; a positi... more »
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Says Nuclear Weapons Will Prevent War
*Korea Herald:* *NK leader says nuclear deterrence will guarantee national safety permanently* North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country's nuclear deterrence will permanently guarantee national security, as he marked the anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, state media reported Tuesday. Kim made the remark during a speech at a national conference of veterans held Monday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the end of the three-year conflict, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The Korean War ended in an armistice signed on July 27, 1953, which leaves... more »
US – China Conflict Puts Allies In Crossfire
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for “an alliance of democracies” to confront China. It amounts to a new Cold War in which nations are being forced to side either with Washington or Beijing. It’s a classic tyrannical power-play by Washington. Such polarized demarcation of the planet as designated by Washington is impossible in a global economy which is highly integrated, from consumer and financial markets to supply chains. A news report this week once again underscores how even the American military is reliant on China for supplies of rare earth metals used in its wea... more »
Consequences Of ‘New’ US- South China Escalation Unclear
Predicting US policy and actions in the South China Sea in the last stages of a dying administration is a crapshoot. Indeed, some think this may only be an election-year ploy to unite the country against the “China threat.” While the language will last beyond a change in US administrations, its implementation will vary with these changes. Most affected countries, including China, will probably wait for the next US administration to change their approach – if they decide to do so. All Southeast Asian countries, including China’s main protagonist, Vietnam, have been relatively muted... more »
Killing Democracy In The United States
I fear that it either can’t or won’t end because, as Martin Luther King, Jr., pointed out in 1967 during the Vietnam War, the United States remains the world’s greatest purveyor of violence -- and nothing in this century, the one he didn’t live to see, has faintly proved him wrong. Considered another way, Washington should be classified as the planet’s most committed arsonist, regularly setting or fanning the flames of fires globally from Libya to Iraq, Somalia to Afghanistan, Syria to -- dare I say it -- in some quite imaginable future Iran, even as our leaders invariably boast of... more »
How The Harvard Covid-19 Study Became The Center Of A Partisan Uproar
The researchers found that Covid-19 patients who lived in polluted areas were more likely to die than those in less polluted areas, with a small increase in PM 2.5 associated with a large increase in the risk of premature death. If the results held up, it would be striking evidence of the need for a more expansive public policy to control Covid-19 that included environmental, as well as personal, protection. But the paper instantly touched off a political scrum, in large part because the Harvard team's conclusion was directly at odds with the Trump administration's drive to aggres... more »
Bolivia: ‘Beyond The Elections We have To Recover The State’
Beyond the elections, we have to regain the State. This is a more general conflict and no work is being done in that direction. We have been stripped of all the mechanisms that the state has to protect rights, as reactions to the pandemic. All of those instruments generated by a State, although liberal, should have measures to react to the pandemic. And all that action has been dismantled. So, there have been organic signs from the native peoples that are very strong, the mobilizations of northern Potosi of millennial warrior tradition have been impressive. Unfortunately, it has n... more »
Pandemic Worsens, Resistance Will Follow
Two recent developments in the US seem to capture just how the destructive, profit-driven irrationality of capitalism renders it incapable of effectively containing the present global pandemic. On July 10, the US recorded a staggering 70,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day and Florida saw 11,433 cases, with 435 more people hospitalised. The next day, the reopening of “The Most Magical Place on Earth,” Disney World, began in that state. Admission tickets for the four theme parks are already sold out for the month of July. The post Pandemic Worsens, Resistance Will Follow appe... more »
Bolivia’s Ongoing Coup
When the Bolivian government’s electoral authorities nervously announced to the nation that elections were to be suspended for the third time in four months, the fear instilled in many seemed to suddenly melt away. It was replaced by a fury of a country whose working-class districts and rural areas were led to believe that free and fair elections, on September 6th, would provide a peaceful route of the country’s dramatic economic collapse. The hope was that these elections would mark the end of authoritarian rule at the hands of an unelected regime, who stand as proof of how the US... more »
How The Fossil Fuel Industry Funds The Police
Black Americans are one and a half times more likely than white Americans to breathe air polluted by burning fossil fuels, three times more likely to die from the lung and heart diseases that such pollutants cause, and six times more likely to be killed by police. Those figures have more in common than just the victims. Oil and gas companies, fossil fuel-burning utilities and the banks that fund drilling donate heavily to police departments’ charity foundations, according to a new report published Monday by the anti-corruption watchdog Public Accountability Initiative and the non... more »
UN Spokesperson: The Riots Are “Peaceful Demonstrations”
[image: un-spokesperson-the-riots-are-peaceful-demonstrations] A spokesperson for the United Nations has criticized the Trump administration’s response to violent riots taking place in Portland and other American cities.
American “Stormtroopers” — A Bright Shining Lie
[image: american-stormtroopers-a-bright-shining-lie] Consider the depth of hatred of Trump that would cause leaders of the Democratic Party to compare U.S. law enforcement to Nazis.
Faith-based 'violence interrupters' stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for at-risk youth – not threats of jail
Deanna Wilkinson, Associate Professor. Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Gun violence has killed hundreds of Americans, including kids, this summer. There are proven ways to bring peace to city streets, says an expert in violence prevention – but someone has to pay for it.
New Digital National Security Archive Collection Publishes Thousands of Declassified Nixon and Ford President’s Daily Briefs
By Claire Harvey The National Security Archive, with our partners at the scholarly publisher ProQuest, is publishing a new collection of declassified President’s Daily Briefs (PDBs) from the Nixon and Ford administrations. The collection, The President’s Daily Brief: Nixon, Ford, and the CIA, 1969-1977, offers researchers an unparalleled look into daily intelligence briefings provided to […]
Rosalind Franklin’s Numerical Data Went Farther Than One Double Helix Picture
By Catherine Meyers, Inside Science (Inside Science) -- If you’ve heard the name Rosalind Franklin, you’ve probably also heard the names James Watson and Francis Crick. Watson and Crick form the famous duo most widely credited with figuring out the spiral staircase shape of DNA, and Franklin’s public image has become inextricably linked to the story of how it all happened. read more
A President Trump Electoral Landslide In November?
*Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker*:* Are Fake News Polls Hiding a Potential Trump Landslide?* Listen to network or cable news and you will hear that the November election is over. Joe Biden has a growing double-digit lead over President Trump, despite the election being over three months away and the issues that may decide the election largely unknown at present. What do the polls say? Biden’s campaign manager, also known as CNN, has their “poll of polls” described as, “the five most recent national telephone polls measuring the view of registered voters.” Considering that only... more »
threefold flame enveloping heart
Thus the false pastors who preach create in fact a servile relationship to a favorite son, and internally and subconsciously it is actually the hatred of Christ that is at work….These are the preachments of the Devil who has created an alternative religion to the true teaching of Jesus Christ. -Morya: 7-2-1984 at Royal Teton Ranch, MT ……............................ Greetings from the heart of the Royal Teton Retreat, greetings from the hosts of the Lord and the Brothers who serve with Us. An emerald light is magnetized….In this case it is man who proposes, and so God disposes H... more »
Shedding Light on the Energy Setback Double Standard
The ballot proposal to undercut Colorado’s status as a major oil and natural gas producer is back. Well, sort of.… The post Shedding Light on the Energy Setback Double Standard appeared first on IER.
Coronavirus update: Andrea Bocelli reveals he wilfully flouted lockdown, CDC boss injected with experimental vaccine
Just In - 11 hours ago
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli admits to the nation's Senate that he flouted lockdown restrictions because he felt they impinged on his civil liberties, despite previously having tested positive for COVID-19.
UPDATED: Nova Scotia Shooting Update - Draft Inquiry Report Now Available from The Globe and Mail
*UPDATED: July 28, 2020 8:00 pm PST - Well, that didn't take long. The Feds and the Provincial Government of Nova Scotia have reversed their decision under intense pressure from the families of the victims and many other Canadians and will be holding a Public Inquiry into the Nova Scotia Massacre after all. But the same three political hacks and toadies will be "managing" the public inquiry. As the old saying goes..."There are many ways to skin a cat." and, IMO, this will just be another exercise in foot-dragging and obfuscation. It's what they doooooooooo.* *July 28, 2020 * Fo... more »
Severe flooding paralyzes Taif City in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
Heavy rains from Friday, July 24, 2020, have triggered widespread severe flooding that paralyzed the city of Taif in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The traffic in Taif City was brought to a standstill as floodwaters trapped many vehicles on roads and streets. The Civil...... Read more »
Myanmar's Protection Bill falls Short of Addressing Violence against Women
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - A legislation that aims to protect women against violence in Myanmar, while long overdue, is raising concern among human rights advocates about its inadequate definition of rape, vague definition for "consent", and anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rhetoric. Read the full story, “Myanmar's Protection Bill falls Short of Addressing Violence against Women”, on globalissues.org →
COVID-19 Means Development Setbacks for Mongolia
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Jul 28 (IPS) - Tapan Mishra is the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia.Mongolia has recorded very few cases of COVID-19, less than 300 as on date, despite its more than 4,000 kilometre porous border with China. However, the country faces a major economic impact from the pandemic. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Means Development Setbacks for Mongolia”, on globalissues.org →
Check your Israel privilege
Brendan O’Neil is on form. *Wiley isn’t ill – he’s racist* *How identity politics helped to resuscitate anti-Semitism. * I admit I hadn’t heard of Wiley aka Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., MBE (because grime isn’t my thing) until the latest hoo-ha about his racist Tweets. Oh, and by the way, I don’t Tweet myself - although I do spy on other people’s Tweets when my attention is drawn to them. BON (a common abbreviation) receives some rather hostile comments for his troubles. (Don’t confuse him with Bono. Or Bonio.) He points out that many people are eager to excuse the poor chap - “he’s ... more »
An Escofet is Missing BBC
*A Guest Post by Arthur T * Few can have failed to have been impressed by viewing press coverage of the latest portrait of Her Majesty. The work was commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and is by Spanish-born (in 1967) Miriam Escofet, an artist working in London. She is the daughter of artist Jose Escofet. Her family moved to London in 1979. I don’t doubt that it will be the taxpayer who foots the bill, thus it should be something that would interest our national broadcaster. It’s no use, though, looking to the BBC for information on this subject. As far as... more »
Culture Of Corruption-- Mitch McConnell's Pandemic Relief Bill... And Plenty Of The Worst Dems In Congress Love The Worst Parts Of It
*UnAmerican by Chip Proser* House Democrats passed a $3 trillion dollar recovery and stimulus package in May. The Republicans' bill, finally revealed last night, was about a third of that-- and McConnell said, arbitrarily, that it will likely represent lawmakers’ last major legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic. What an asshat! That's up to the pandemic not some closet case from Kentucky to determine. Besides, if he doesn't die sooner, he'll likely be out of power in a few months anyway. *Washington Post* reporters Jeff Stein, Laura Meckler and Tony Romm wrote that the tw... more »
For, We Are Man - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*We will not play god* *We unfallen, men, women* *For, we are Man* *© **2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was inspired and written today in the haiku style of poetry and published for the first time on my blog today, the 28th of July, 2020. My concept of Man is an evolved being who would be a union of God and man with a balanced state expressing both his or her humanity plus Divinity. Man is used as in the old English, meaning both man and woman.*
“…indirect evidence and common sense suggest that universal mask wearing is likely to increase the spread of COVID-19.”
“A survey of peer-reviewed studies shows that universal mask wearing (as opposed to wearing masks in specific settings) does not decrease the transmission of respiratory viruses from people wearing masks to people who are not wearing masks.” click here
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“An environmentalist wish (or demand) list – with little basis in science, practical experience or real world impacts.” – Paul Driessen (Tyranny, is what I call it. The man-made-global-warming lies and the Covid-19 lies are both promulgated by would-be tyrannical rulers, in my opinion. ) _____________ “I know this is short notice,” writes Driessen, “but ... Read more The post appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Peter Ridd Seeks High Court Appeal: Universities Face Govt Review Of Threat To Academic Freedom
By Paul Homewood A week after the Federal Circuit Court overturned an earlier court decision awarding him $1.2m, the marine physicist has confirmed the next front in his legal battle that has already cost more than $1m. Professor Ridd, who has personally spent $300,000 in his fight, has rallied his supporters in a fresh […]
Fedcoin: A New Scheme for Tyranny and Poverty
[image: fedcoin-a-new-scheme-for-tyranny-and-poverty] If some Congress members get their way, the Federal Reserve may soon be able to track many of your purchases in real time and share that information with government agencies.
Doctor on Coronavirus Fearmongering: “This is Child Abuse.”
[image: doctor-on-coronavirus-fearmongering-this-is-child-abuse] A doctor speaking in Washington, D.C. said keeping children in a state of COVID-19 fear is “not based on reality” and constitutes abuse.
New Jersey Gym Owners Defy Judge’s Orders to Close, Get Arrested
[image: new-jersey-gym-owners-defy-judge-s-orders-to-close-get-arrested] At 5:10 a.m. Monday, officers from both the Bellmawr Police Department and Camden County Sheriffs’ office entered the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, and arrested the owners.
Watch: A doctor speaks out on HCQ
In an impassioned speech in front of her colleagues at a hospital in Houston, Texas, a doctor talks of her experiences in using the drug Hydroxychlorquine or HCQ in the treatment of Covid-19, both as a cure and as a prophylactic (prevention).
How Western philosophy leads to ultimate destruction.
By Rei Tanotsuka, 29 July 2020 Have you ever wondered why we… Continue reading “How Western philosophy leads to ultimate destruction.”… The post How Western philosophy leads to ultimate destruction. appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter .
Impressive! A material that can't be cut
British and German engineers have developed a material that they say is impervious to cutting or drilling. Called Proteus, the revolutionary synthetic material is inspired not by diamonds and sapphires, the toughest natural materials known to man, but by the cellular skin of the grapefruit and the fracture resistant shells of the abalone mollusk. Proteus is made from alumina ceramic spheres encased in a cellular aluminium, metallic foam structure, and works by turning back the force of a cutting tool on itself. In the tests performed by its inventors, Proteus could not be cut by a... more »
China’s Silk Road Of Health Appears In South Asia
A virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal on July 27 becomes the third vector of Beijing’s ‘Silk Road of Health’ diplomacy in Asia. A Xinhua report on the event said China proposed that the four countries should “consolidate consensus of solidarity against COVID-19, carry […]
WATCH: Kids Held at Gunpoint as Cop Kicks Kneeling Mom in the Face—Over Vehicle Registration
[image: registration]A stop for an expired registration sticker ended with children held at gunpoint and a mother savagely beaten in front of them.
Covid-19 daily infections in Japan just below 1,000: Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and Okinawa
Covid-19 daily infections in Japan just below 1,000: Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and Okinawa Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan for new infections is worse in July than at any other time. This statistic is grim because the first known coronavirus case was in the middle of […]
Police search near Maddie McCann suspect's home
Just In - 12 hours ago
German authorities confirm police are using an excavator to search a garden near Hanover as part their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Antitrust Hearings Delayed as Tech Giants Push Ahead with Ruthless Market Dominance
The top tech CEOs are scheduled to testify at the conclusion of an investigation into antitrust practices by the largest tech monopolies who have been engaging in unfair practices for years now. But, is it too late? The post Antitrust Hearings Delayed as Tech Giants Push Ahead with Ruthless Market Dominance appeared first on MintPress News.
US Threatens European backers of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, NATO in DC’s Crosshairs
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is nearing completion despite all the best efforts by the U.S. to stop its construction, causing a rift between Washington and its largest European ally and the potential end of NATO. The post US Threatens European backers of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, NATO in DC’s Crosshairs appeared first on MintPress News.
Iran's Navy Fires A Missile At A Mock-Up US Aircraft Carrier In The Strait of Hormuz
*Times of Israel:* *Iranian Guards fire missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions* *Iran releases video showing military exercises held by paramilitary force in Strait of Hormuz, where American aircraft carrier passed through last week* TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday, an exercise aimed at threatening the US amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. The drill, in a waterway through which 20 percent of... more »
The Imperial Myth of Canada’s National Policy and It’s Implications for Today
From the Canadian Patriot Review The mythology of Canada’s National Policy is a multi-layered fallacy of composition which must be addressed from the standpoint of locating Canada’s struggle for nationhood as locked in the midst of a battle between two conceptions of man and law expressed in the British vs. American systems of political economy. […]
Bill Barr to slam Russiagate lie and Dem-supported riots in Tuesday appearance [Video]
William Barr, the Attorney General for the United States, is set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. He is coming in loaded for bear, as his prepared opening statement shows. That statement is available for reading in full here, as provided by Fox News in line with their own […]
Russiagate is a 100 percent fake story, Part III: The Brookings Institution and Ukraine [Video]
As our series continues, we briefly refer to the earlier parts of it: The first part of this series lays out the claim that we believe Russiagate to be a complete and total fabrication, mainly used by Democrats to damage or control President Trump, and also utilized by GOP people who wish to use it […]
Schrems II Offers an Opportunity—If the U.S. Wants to Take It
Flags are pictured in the Court of Justice of the European Union on June 26, 2017. (Valeria Fernández Astaburuaga, https://flic.kr/p/W77ewf; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) The *Schrems II* judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will reshape the relationship between national security and global data flows. By invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, the decision ends a two-decade transatlantic compromise on data exchange. The court found that U.S. surveillance practices were disproportionate and violated the fundamental rig... more »
Covid 16, Philippines having the strictest lockdown policies in the world
The Philippines has the strictest lockdown policies perhaps in the whole world. And this is the main reason for the terribly limping economy. I got data from Google Covid-19 Community Mobility Reports as of July 21, 2020. The report covers six areas measuring the degree of restrictions from the baseline day, the median value from the 5‑week period Jan 3 – Feb 6, 2020. These areas are Retail and Recretation (R&R), Grocery and pharmacy, Parks, Transit stations, Workplaces, and Residential. For brevity purposes, I use the figures in only three – R&R that covers restaurants, malls, li... more »
Heads Up: Double Meteor Shower to Light Up the Night Sky Tonight
nemesis maturity A DOUBLE METEOR SHOWER: Tonight, July 28-29, Earth is passing through streams of debris from two comets: 96P/Machholz and 169P/NEAT. Naturally, this is causing two meteor showers: the Southern Delta Aquarids and the alpha Capricornids. Added together, they produce 20 to 30 meteors per hour. The best time to look is during the …
The positive case for suppression: A guest post from the editor in chief of Clarivate’s Web of Science
The research process is rarely straightforward. There are a myriad of ways in which it can go wrong, from the inception of a hypothesis that goes on to be disproved, to failed experiments and rejected manuscripts, hopefully ending in the “happily ever after” of adding to the scholarly record through publication and worldwide dissemination… before … Continue reading The positive case for suppression: A guest post from the editor in chief of Clarivate’s Web of Science
Major indexing service reverses decision to suppress two journals from closely followed metric
Following pushback from members of the taxonomy community, Clarivate Analytics, the company behind the Impact Factor, has reversed its decision to suppress two journals from receiving those scores this year. As we reported in late June, Clarivate suppressed 33 journals from its Journal Citation Reports, which meant denying them an Impact Factor, for high levels … Continue reading Major indexing service reverses decision to suppress two journals from closely followed metric
China Has Big Plans for a New Stealth Fighter by 2035
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1A446D6B40&share=true] But could Beijing's new plane really outclass the F-35? China claims to be rapidly advancing artificial intelligence capabilities for a next-generation stealth fighter slated to emerge by 2035, according to a Chinese government-backed newspaper citing the chief designer of the J-20. The description of technical plans and systems applications offered by the Global Times appears to mirror that which is often described about the F-35, meaning that... more »
ABC says that violence is "intense peace": We're definitely living in 1984
One of the big lies that the #FakeNews media is pitching these days is that the riots by Antifa in places like Portland are "peaceful". This lie is critical because if people realized that Trump was sending in Federal officers to protect Federal employees and government property from violence and death they wouldn't believe the Democrats lies. Pelosi's calling Federal agents "stormtroopers" is clearly the action of a dishonest lying fascist when one knows that in fact the agents are dealing with bomb throwing rioters and insurrectionists not peaceful protesters. When the riots start... more »
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blames everyone but herself for the mass shootings of Blacks in her city
You can count on death, taxes, and thousands of Blacks being shot in Chicago every year. Oddly the Democrats who have been running Chicago for nearly 90 years say it's not their fault. White or Black the Democrats who run the city all propose the same solution; gun control. The fact that some of the most restrictive gun control laws in America haven't made a dent in the slaughter of Blacks doesn't seem to bother the rich Democrats who run the city. Now Lightfoot is blaming other states for her problem. According to her Chicago is “being inundated with guns from states that have ... more »
"How It Really Is"
Oh yes they will, and you'll do it, too...
Feared: Why Hitler's Fw-190 Fighter Plane Was One of Nazi Germany's Finest
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By US Army Air Forces - http://www.warbirdphotographs.com/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9891680] Berlin would lose the war, but it had many deadly tools that let it get pretty far before the tide was turned. *Key point: *Every time the Allies sent in their bombers, they would lose some to the mighty FW-190. Here is what made that devious plane so infamous. On July 28, 1943, Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Erwin Clausen shot down another two B-17 Flying Fortresses to add to the two he had shot down the p... more »
Samsung's New Note 20 Might Be Pretty Affordable (But There's a Catch)
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC14354DFB00&share=true] Industry rumors are that the new device's specs have been greatly downgraded. A flurry of leaks over the course of last week relayed what appeared to be exceedingly good news for Samsung fans: the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 is shaping up to be shockingly affordable, potentially being the first Note entry since 2013 to cost less than that year’s corresponding Galaxy S model. But a more recent report by consistently reliable tech publication ... more »
Kill Chain and Massive Punishment and Retaliation: South Korea’s Plan for War with North Korea
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* Two strategies define Seoul’s plans for the North: non-regime change retaliation—and leadership decapitation. Perhaps one of the most important foundations on which South Korea’s defense strategies rest are two military doctrines, the Kill Chain strategy, which would try to forestall North Korean attack on the South, and Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation, a serious attempt at regime change. Below, we offer a quick rundown of each and why they matter. *Kill Chain* South Korea’s Kill Chain is in essence a detection and preemptive strategy. ... more »
Evangelical Christians and the Creation Museum: A Window into Conservative Politics?
*William Trollinger, Susan L. Trollinger* *Politics, North America* [image: Reuters] Mainstream geologists and biologists will probably find the Creation Museum more frustrating than educational. But for those hoping to better understand the divides of modern American society, the museum is illuminating. It shines a light on the worldview held by a segment of the U.S. population with significant economic resources and political connections at the highest rungs of power. Summer travel in the United States has slowed but not stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among those de... more »
A Sort of Silencer: What is the U.S. Army’s New Smuzzle?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / The U.S. Army] The smuzzle, which has been in development since 2007 when the Army began to consider the requirements for its next-generation infantry weapon, could cut the volume in half at the shooter’s ear while reducing recoil by as much as one third, and even dropping the volume downrange by one quarter. In the movies, soldiers are often equipped with ubiquitous “silencers,” which make their weapons nearly silent, sounding little more than a soft “pop, pop” sound when the weapons are fired. In fact, it is pure fiction and ... more »
The 5 Most Disastrous Raids in US Special-Ops History
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The successes of special operators are well known, but special operations have always faced criticism from more conventionally oriented parts of the military. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Most of these operations combine an excessive degree of military optimism about the parameters of possibility with a lack of political understanding of the risks and costs of failure. Since World War II, the U.S. military has experimented with special-operations forces, small groups of warriors with the equipment and training to undertake extremely difficult... more »
The Secret Way Minneapolis Is Structurally Racist
*Julian Agyeman* *Politics, North America* As a scholar of urban planning, I know that Minneapolis, far from being an outlier in segregation, represents the norm. Across the U.S., urban planning is still used by some as the spatial toolkit, consisting of a set of policies and practices, for maintaining white supremacy. The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, the location where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the ground by a police officer’s knee. But it is also imprinted in streets, pa... more »
Award-Winning PR Firm Durée & Company Launches CannabisMarketingPR.com to Serve its Growing Cannabis and Hemp/CBD Practice
Media Contact: Durée & Company, Inc. (954) 723-9350 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — July 28, 2020 — Durée & Company, a Fort Lauderdale and Aspen full-service public relations, marketing and special events firm, is pleased to announce that it has added some green to its signature pink color with a new cannabis- and hemp-focused website! An addition to […] Award-Winning PR Firm Durée & Company Launches CannabisMarketingPR.com to Serve its Growing Cannabis and Hemp/CBD Practice is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Random Thoughts
Progressives: You’re on Your Own How are you going to handle it? Are the Democrat overlords going to give the people the tax money back that they’ve been pumping into Seattle PD, to help them up-armor? The Never-Ending Argument Don’t Ask How dumb the progressives think you are… […] The post Random Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
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From Jenna Orkin Egypt, France carry out large-scale exercises in Mediterranean amid heightened tensions with Turkey Packets of seeds from China mislabeled as jewelry are mailed to Americans in six different statesChild hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims Ethiopian foreign minister outrages Egyptians with 'Nile is ours' tweet, as US 'considers sanctions' First Arab country acquires new Chinese missile systemIn Era of Sickness, Doctors Prescribe Unusual Cure: Voting S... more »
Escaping Paternalism Book Club: Part 3
Summary In Chapter 6 of Escaping Paternalism, Rizzo and Whitman argue that paternalistic behavioral economists have recklessly rushed from laboratory experiments to real life. Even if the experiments were above reproach, their external validity is questionable at best. Sunstein, Thaler, and the rest have overpromised and underdelivered: A central claim of behavioral paternalists is that […] The post Escaping Paternalism Book Club: Part 3 appeared first on Econlib.
Tropical Depression "Hanna" barrels through Mexico, leaving 11 people dead or missing
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After making landfall in Texas as Category 1 hurricane, Hanna weakened into a tropical depression as it barrelled through Mexico, bringing severe flooding that caused considerable property damage, killed at least five people, and left six others missing in the...... Read more »
NATO 2030 - What Lies Ahead for the Alliance
While the world grapples with the war against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the drums of another war continue to beat loudly. On June 8, 2020, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg launched NATO 2030, a "conversation" about strengthening the Alliance in "an increasingly competitive world" (i.e. in a world that is no longer unipolar, thanks to Russia and China). According to NATO's 2030 website, NATO 2030 is: "..*.about making sure our Alliance remains ready today to face tomorrow's challenges. And how NATO will keep us safe in the next decade and beyond.*" Here are Stolten... more »
In Defense of Barbarism
Barbarism is not a bad thing—it’s the lifeblood of a civilization; it’s what enables a civilization to protect itself and conquer; it’s what fuels a civilization’s creativity and cruelty. Both culture and carnage are the hallmark of barbaric people. Every civilization of the past, in its phase of expansion, has been barbaric, and over a period of time when there was a decline in their barbarism, the civilization went into the phase of contraction, and if they could not recover their barbarism, the civilization fell and was soon forgotten. In his book *The Hour of Decision*, Oswald ... more »
Plastics in Oceans Will Triple By 2040, Absent Immediate Drastic Action
Unless we take drastic steps NOW- and stop allowing plastics pushers to set the agenda- plastics in the world’s oceans will triple in twenty years, by 2040.
"The Big Skedaddle"
*"The Big Skedaddle"* by Jeff Thomas "In the early twentieth century, there was an exodus out of Europe. George, my paternal grandfather, looked around England, where the family had been since the eleventh century, and decided that a national decline had begun. Although England was still very much an empire, it had fallen into the decline that ancient Rome had experienced before it. Where it had once expanded its possessions and profited from them, it was now spending millions of pounds maintaining them. The less profitable colonies were becoming a liability and the more profitable... more »
DUELING DISPROPORTIONS: Robert Christen was shot and killed "by police!"
*TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020But was misconduct involved?:* Within our failing society, quite a few people are shot and killed by police officers every year. That said, these incidents don't all involve misconduct by those officers. Depending on how you want to score it, we'll guess that most of these incidents don't involve such misconduct. Consider the shooting death of the late Robert Christen in September 2015: By all accounts, Christen was a good and decent person when he was on his meds. According to Christen's mother, he also had a long and terrible history of mental illness. ... more »
"The Insane Leading the Blind"
*The NFAC warriors on the march, led by Grand Master Jay.* *"The Insane Leading the Blind"* by Jim Kunstler "On our way to becoming a nation of hobos, the Democratic Party’s Antifa shock troops brought out the lethal weapons this weekend, hoping to provoke a Kent State 2.0 type bloodbath that would clinch the election for the mummified remains of Joe Biden, currently reposing in his basement sepulcher. How’d that work out? In Louisville, Saturday, just after lunchtime, the self-styled Not F***ing Around Coalition (NFAC) was mustering for action and “inspecting firearms” (according ... more »
Why people ignore warning signs
News 1. Witness told police that mass murderer “builds fires and burns bodies, is a sexual predator, and supplies drugs in Portapique and Economy” Tim Bousquet is on vacation, but still reported on documents related to the RCMP’s investigation in the mass murders of April 18/19, which a Nova Scotia judge ordered redacted. And there’s […]
Video footage of massive fire caused by explosion in western Iran
[image: Video footage of massive fire caused by explosion in western Iran] Earlier in the day, Mizan news agency reported a fuel tank explosion at a parking lot in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah that caused a conflagration in the area. Sputnik presents footage of a massive fire that erupted at a parking lot in Kermanshah province in the west of Iran on Tuesday, In the video, flames are seen engulfing trucks parked in the vicinity, with plumes of black smoke rising to the sky as firefighters battle the blaze. Continue reading Video footage of massive fire caused by explos... more »
Turkey to suspend Mediterranean exploration amid talks with Greece
[image: Turkey to suspend Mediterranean exploration amid talks with Greece] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday that his country has stopped energy exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean for some time pending talks with Greece. In an interview with CNN Turk, he said, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked to suspend operations as a constructive approach to negotiations. The long-standing tension between the two NATO members escalated during the past week, after the Turkish navy issued a warning notice about conducting ... more »
Video: Syrian mercenaries setting up training camp for foreign fighters arriving in Libya – LNA
[image: Video: Syrian mercenaries setting up training camp for foreign fighters arriving in Libya – LNA] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The official spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, released on Tuesday morning, a video clip that he said documents the presence of members of the Free Syrian Army’s “Sultan Murad Brigade” in the Libyan Yarmouk Camp. Al-Mesmari said, “The Syrian Sultan Murad Brigade, which is affiliated with Ankara, is setting up a training camp for them in the Yarmouk Camp in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, to train groups of mer... more »
Iran unveils ‘surprises’ during large-scale naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormus
[image: Iran unveils ‘surprises’ during large-scale naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormus] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Iran announced the start of the “14 Greatest Messenger” maneuvers on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, in which some “surprise equipment and weapons” used to target warships from long distances are used. “The Revolutionary Guards are conducting these large and joint exercises with the aim of preserving and enhancing its combat readiness,” Brigadier General Abbas Nilfroshan, spokesman for the exercises said on Tuesday. The Fars News Agency quoted the general as ... more »
Several dead after ISIS launches big attack against Syrian Army forces near strategic highway
[image: Several dead after ISIS launches big attack against Syrian Army forces near strategic highway] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched a surprise attack on Tuesday against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate. According to a field report from Hama, terrorists from the Islamic State stormed the Syrian Army’s positions near the strategic Khanasser Highway, which links the Hama and Aleppo governorates. The Khanasser Highway was the first major roadway to be reopened after the Syrian Army... more »
New blast hits western Iran amid mysterious rise in explosions
[image: New blast hits western Iran amid mysterious rise in explosions] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – Over the past few weeks, a series of fires and explosions have hit sensitive Iranian facilities. In early July, a blaze swept through a uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, and a blast was reported at a gas storage tank east of Tehran. In mid-July, a fire broke out at a plant producing liquefied natural gas in the city of Fariman. A fuel tank has caught fire after a blast in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, the Mizan news agency reported. Continue reading New blast hits... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-07-27
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-07-27] This is a summary of *22* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Armenia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Iraq, US, Mediterranean, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Netanyahu, IDF, Ahmadinejahd, Iran, Idlib, Latakia, Syria, China, France, India, Damascus, Ladakh*. Categories covered in this brief: Middleeast, World-News, Iraq, Turkey, North-Africa, Lebanon, Iran, Syria Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Azerbaijan summons Jordanian ambassador over allegations of armi... more »
What virus?
The rioters bring the virus back home, but suffer no consequences. How doesn't this work? Who is paying them? Who is feeding them? Who transports them from city to city? Who is housing them? Who stock piles the frozen water bottles and bats in convenient places? Two months tearing Portland apart? That costs money. BLM, the organization, which is international, has collected billions, not just from global Marxists like Soros, but from the wealthy corporations they are blackmailing. And you, Democrats, Independents and Libertarians, if you're donating to the "cause" are helping. ... more »
Horrifying Video Shows Cop Make K9 Maul Non-violent Man by His Neck After He ‘Fit the Description’
[image: neck]Richard Bailey Jr. was not violent and only verbally argumentative when cops took him to the ground, released the K-9 and had it maul his neck.
"Economic Fantasy Update 7/28/20"
*"Economic Fantasy Update 7/28/20"* 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 ○ *7/28/20* ○ Gregory Mannarino, *AM* *7/28/20:* *“**The Fed. To Increase Asset Purchases**”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.co... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 208 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North ? ?
President Trump Again Pushes Unproven Drug as Coronavirus Treatment
In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump also challenged the credibility of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Why the U.S. Air Force Sent Stealth F-35s Near the Arctic (Russia?)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MAE951TSD&share=true] The military needs to be ready for anything as Russia fortifies its positions in the Arctic. The Air Force has sent a group of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to an Alaskan Air Base as part of a clear strategic shift toward both the Pacific and the Arctic region. Eielson Air Base is southeast of Fairbanks and a mere 110 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Sending F-35s there was no surprise, and it was done just a few months prior to the Air Force’... more »
1982 Almost Saw The World's First Modern Aircraft Carrier Battle
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * But it was narrowly avoided. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *We can thank a day of unusually mild weather on May 1, 1982 for leaving us with many more living Argentinian and British sailors and aviators today than might otherwise have been the case. On the afternoon of May 1, 1982, crewmen on the deck of the Argentine carrier *Veinticinco de Mayo *(“May 25”) scrambled to load six A-4Q Skyhawk attack planes with four Mark 82 bombs each. The subsonic jets were to be the tip of the spear of Argentine Navy Task Force 79 as it attacked a British Ro... more »
California State University’s Mandate of Ethnic, Social Justice Studies Driven by Hatred of America
*Mike Gonzalez* *Politics, Americas* [image: Professor Angela Davis speaks at a rally calling on Congress to censure President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein] What is exactly going on? Pan-African studies are “the intellectual arm of the revolution,” the unrepentant communist Angela Davis triumphantly told students at California State University, Los Angeles, in a candid moment in 2016. Well, that arm got a lot longer this week. The entire California State University system just announced Thursday that it was making ... more »
History Tells Us Donald Trump Can Beat Joe Biden. The 1988 Election Proves It.
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * Despite his popularity in the polls early, Dukakis ended up losing the popular vote and the Electoral College. Bush took home 40 states -- no president has been able to rally this much Electoral College support since 1988. Does that mean Trump can still win? Michael Dukakis, former Democratic presidential candidate who lost the 1988 election against then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, cautioned presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden that dominating the polls is “no guarantee of success” -- as Dukakis led by a 17 percent nationwide margin, but ... more »
The CZ-550 is a True Big Game Rifle and a Top Seller
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* This rifle has been a popular choice for years with hunters and while it is far from the most ideal home defense weapon for those who fear what the future may bring it likely isn’t a bad choice for a well-stocked home arsenal. The coronavirus has pretty much shut down the country for months and even as things are reopening it is unlikely that big game hunting is something many are thinking about, yet surprisingly according to the National Rifle Association’s American Hunter, which tracks sales via GunBroker.com, the CZ-USA 550 was the top-selli... more »
Putin Is Smiling: 40 Ships to Join the Russian Navy This Year
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] These are the latest efforts to modernize the Russian Navy’s fleet. Much has been made in recent months about the exponential growth of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which currently consists of between 313 and 342 warships—compared to the U.S. Navy’s 285 warships. China has undertaken a bold strategy to double the size of its destroyer force, and to even have global navy dominance in the coming decades. However, the PLAN doesn't present the only potential threat to the United States Navy. This weekend, Russian ... more »
Received a Mysterious Package of Seeds From China? Authorities Say Don't Open It.
[image: received-a-mysterious-package-of-seeds-from-china-authorities-say-don-t-open-it] Americans across various states have received unsolicited mailings containing mysterious seeds from China, prompting concerns of invasive plant species.
New £19 billion ‘e-highway’ network with overhead cables for electric lorries ‘could slash carbon emissions by 5%
By Paul Homewood h/t AC Osborn An electric road system which could see a network of overhead charging cables along the UK’s major road network ‘would almost completely decarbonise UK road freight’, a report has found. The plan, which would cost an estimated £19.3billion, would see National Grid powered catenary cables charge 65 […]
Offshore wind power ‘so cheap it could return money to consumers’-Claims Independent
By Paul Homewood h/t Robin Guenier A grossly misleading headline from the “Independent”: Renewable energy is on course to become the cheapest kind of power to produce in the UK, meaning household electricity bills could fall if savings are passed on to consumers. In the past, government subsidies for energy projects have […]
Robert Kennedy Jr. in An Extraordinary Debate Performance Vs. Alan Dershowitz
Do not miss this debate. RFK, Jr. finally gets a chance to show the world the truth about Big Pharma, the CDC, NIH, and the U.S. Congress’s complicity in a vast criminal enterprise that is protected by law and is allowed to use the American people as guinea pigs for obscene profits.
New ‘Space Race’ Must Create a New Economy, and Prevent a New World War
[image: This illustration depicts NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance will land at the Red Planet's Jezero Crater a little after 3:40 p.m. EST (12:40 p.m. PST) on Feb. 18, 2021. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.] American, Russian, and Chinese media are discussing many potential outcomes of the fact that by the end of this week, three major missions to Mars will have been launched almost at once to explore the red planet by February, with other missions to the Moon’s surface being prepared. Negotiations to avoid the nuclear powers making war in space ar... more »
Diplomacy, or Sleep-Walking Into World War III—Which Will You Choose?
Diplomacy, or Sleep-Walking Into World War III—Which Will You Choose? Video of Diplomacy, or Sleep-Walking Into World War III—Which Will You Choose? With diplomatic efforts moving ahead, especially regarding cooperation in space, there is a great potential to achieve world-wide the positive developments—especially in the application of scientific and technological advances in manufacturing—realized by the U.S., under President Kennedy's Moon mission. At the same time, the provocations coming from U.S. War Hawks, in league with the British networks behind Russiagate, put us on a s... more »
Scoring On His Own Goal
Justin Trudeau has a talent for shooting himself in the foot. Back in 2017, the two people who are at the centre of Trudeau's problems now were also front and centre then. Susan Delacourt writes: The presence of [Bill] Morneau and [Julie] Payette in this summer’s political headlines speaks not just to recurring characters, but to recurring themes for Trudeau, and quite possibly some lessons unlearned from three years ago. It’s striking, in retrospect, how two announcements within one week in July 2017 have retained the power to send ripples through this very strange year in Canad... more »
Australian Outback Pub Bans Messy Emus for ‘Bad Behavior’
While Australian pubs occasionally have a parrot in the bar, emus are not indoor birds.
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*As public schools go all virtual in fall, parents eye private schools that say they will open their campuses* *Once again the Left harm those they purport to help. Leftist governors and Leftist teachers' unions have been very reluctant to tell their teachers to go back to work. The evidence shows that reopening the schools is very safe for all concerned so why?It's another demonstration of their hatred of their own society. Keeping the schools closed messes up a lot of people and they like that. They seem completely unembarrassed that they will hurt the poor by it -- ... more »
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*'Bold leadership': Seven young climate activists to have a say in UN* *Children as experts? It suits the infantile theory that is global warming, I guess* *The global warming theory is that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 cause increasing global temperatures.* *They do not, as the "grand hiatus" shows: For 30 years between 1945 and 1975, CO2 levels leapt but global temperatures remained flat, which completely contradicts the theory. See here* New York: The head of the United Nations will start meeting regularly with young climate activists, saying participation by youth on... more »
‘Some papers can slip through the net,’ says journal that published 5G-COVID-19 paper
We have heard back this morning from the publisher of a journal that yanked a paper that linked 5G cellphone technology and the novel coronavirus last week — a paper that scientific sleuth Elisabeth Bik mused was the “worst paper of 2020.” The response to our request for comment from editor in chief Pio Conti … Continue reading ‘Some papers can slip through the net,’ says journal that published 5G-COVID-19 paper
THE POST-TRUMP REPUBLICAN PARTY PROBABLY WON'T LEARN AND PROBABLY WON'T NEED TO
Bret Stephens imagines what the Republican Party will do if Donald Trump suffers a decisive loss in November. The infighting will begin the moment Florida, North Carolina or any other must-win state for Trump is called for Joe Biden. It will pit two main camps against each other. On the right, it will be the What Were We Thinking? side of the party. On the further right, the Trump Didn’t Go Far Enough side. Think of it as a cage match between Marco Rubio and Tucker Carlson for the soul of the G.O.P. Both sides will recognize that Trump was a uniquely incompetent executive who — as ... more »
Community Outraged After Police Seen Violently Attacking a Child Over Minor Bicycle Infraction
[image: bicycle]A small boy was violently taken down and arrested by officers much larger than him after being stopped for a minor bicycle infraction.
Racetrack Project Could End One of Last Few Flat Stretches of Rio’s Atlantic Forest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On August 7th a "Virtual Public Hearing" of the Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Control Commission (CECA), a body of the State Environment Secretariat (SEA), will be held to discuss the construction of a racetrack for Formula 1 in the city of The post Racetrack Project Could End One of Last Few Flat Stretches of Rio’s Atlantic Forest appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina’s Woes Highlight Brazil’s Economic Preëminence in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Michel Chevalier was a French engineer and economist, charged by his country's government with drawing up an assessment of the financial situation in the Americas in 1836. The term "Latin America" is credited to him and to his study. Unlike the case of the United States, where America and the […] The post Argentina’s Woes Highlight Brazil’s Economic Preëminence in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latin America’s Wealthiest Fortunes Grew by Almost US$50 Billion During Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The coronavirus pandemic will increase the number of poor and unemployed in Latin America but is also increasing the region's largest fortunes, according to a report released on Monday by Oxfam Charitable organization. According to this global network of non-governmental organizations, at least 73 of Latin America and the Caribbean's […] The post Latin America’s Wealthiest Fortunes Grew by Almost US$50 Billion During Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Oil Pipeline Rupture in Ecuador’s Amazon Region Causes Environmental Disaster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the start of April, one of the most devastating oil disasters to affect the country in the past 15 years occurred in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. An earthquake triggered a landslide in the provinces of Sucumbíos and Napo, which caused two pipelines to rupture. As a result, at least […] The post Oil Pipeline Rupture in Ecuador’s Amazon Region Causes Environmental Disaster appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Fiocruz Research Center Expects Coronavirus Vaccine from February 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Researchers at Fiocruz (The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, one of the world's leading public health research institutions) are betting on an initial vaccination against Covid-19 becoming available in February 2021 for a specific public. From then on, the domestic production of the doses may ensure immunization to the general population, says […] The post Brazil’s Fiocruz Research Center Expects Coronavirus Vaccine from February 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Bishops Sign Letter Criticizing Bolsonaro Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of 152 Catholic Church archbishops and bishops signed a letter with harsh criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro. In the document, the clerics mention that the federal government demonstrates "omission, apathy, and rejection for the most impoverished," as well as "inability to tackle crises". "The contempt for education, culture, […] The post Brazilian Bishops Sign Letter Criticizing Bolsonaro Government appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Stand on China Is Precisely What Government Should Not Do, say Analysts
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Tuesday, Brazil signed with the United States a declaration to the World Trade Organization (WTO) with covert criticism of China's performance in international trade, further signaling the alignment of the Bolsonaro government with the Trump administration and indicating that the country may take sides in the trade dispute that […] The post Brazil’s Stand on China Is Precisely What Government Should Not Do, say Analysts appeared first on The Rio Times.
This Startup Grew 60 Percent in 2020 Due to Global Concern over Amazon Deforestation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sustainability has never been this important on the agenda. At a time when the Brazilian government is being called upon by politicians and international financial institutions to control deforestation in the Amazon, a Brazilian company is growing precisely to ensure sound agricultural practices - Agrotools, a technology company founded in […] The post This Startup Grew 60 Percent in 2020 Due to Global Concern over Amazon Deforestation appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Interests in Negotiations Between Serbia and Kosovo
Kosovo government building in Pristina, Kosovo in February, 2018. (Wikimedia Commons/Albinfo, https://tinyurl.com/y69pfxyo; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) The Kosovo-Serbia conflict ended formally on June 20, 1999, but tensions have nonetheless percolated from time to time in the intervening 21 years. The journey to a permanent resolution to the conflict faced another roadblock a few weeks ago when Kosovar President Hashim Thaci was indicted on war crimes stemming from Thaci’s actions during the war between Kosovo and Serbia that occurred in th... more »
Government seeks access to jailed Australian after her relocation to new Iranian prison
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is seeking access to jailed Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, after she was moved to a new prison in Iran.
Dozens of senior Queensland police promotions may be invalid after flawed appointment process
Some of Queensland's most senior police officers may have their promotions scrapped after an independent review finds the appointments were flawed.
Lucky twist of fate leads to gold find of a lifetime
If Shane King's friend didn't cancel a prospecting trip, he would not have found this rare gold coin.
'Just mind blowing': While two Miami mayors ignored each other, Florida's COVID-19 cases spiralled out of control
While Victoria struggles with a surge in COVID-19 cases numbering hundreds each day, the US state of Florida is battling a spike of a very different magnitude, with more than 400,000 cases.
'Not expecting to be flooded with visitors': Will COVID-19 travel bubble save Tasmania's tourism?
Tasmania's borders will open to travellers from South Australia and the Northern Territory on August 7, but the tourism industry says that will not be enough to keep the state's economy afloat.
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