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Thomas Paine

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Friday, July 31, 2020

31 July - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

10 pm MDT

Trump’s Desperate, Last-Ditch Effort To Hike Tensions With Iran-- This Might Be The Final Stretch For His Failed Policy Of Maximum Pressure
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 2 minutes ago
*Iranian civilians are endangered by recent sabotage carried out against both military and civilian targets. Here a woman sells spices in the bazaar. Photo: Reese Erlich* *-by Reese Erlich* author, *The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What's Wrong with U.S. Policy.* During the past month, Iran has suffered a half-dozen explosions and fires at military and civilian sites. A bomb blew up near the Parchin missile base outside Tehran, Iran’s capital. Fires broke out at an electric power station and aboard seven ships in a southern port city. Iranian government author...
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 31, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 minutes ago
China is on course for a powerful future, according to a new US report. Photo: Reuters *Kinling Lo, SCMP:* *US must prepare for an ever more powerful China, think tank says* * Rand Corporation considers how successful the ruling Communist Party is likely to be in achieving the goals it has set for the next 30 years * ‘Preparing for a triumphant or ascending China seems most prudent for the United States,’ it says The United States should prepare for an “ascendant” Communist-led China, according to a report released by Rand Corporation, a US government-funded think tank. The compi...
World News Briefs -- July 31, 2020 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 minutes ago
*Reuters:* *WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 292,000* The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 292,527. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. Deaths rose by 6,812. The four countries have dominated global headlines with large outbreaks. The previous WHO record for new cases was 284,196 on July 24. Deaths rose by 9,753 on July 24, the second largest one-day increase ever. Deaths have been av...
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Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 27 minutes ago
Dilly Dally - Desire
‘Oh s–t’: The moment the FBI found Clinton emails on Weiner’s laptop
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
By Ebony Bowden October 8, 2019 According to FBI technicians, there were over 340,000 emails between Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin.Getty Images FBI agents were stunned to find thousands of Hillary Clinton’s private emails while examining Anthony Weiner’s electronic devices for explicit text messages with a teen girl, a new book alleges. The agents called … Continue reading ‘Oh s–t’: The moment the FBI found Clinton emails on Weiner’s laptop →
Climate News - August 2020
A review and commentary on topical matters concerning the science, economics, and governance associated with climate change developments. *Alan Moran* 1 August 2020 Climate change scepticism: a central target of the establishment elites Establishment media institutions like Australia’s ABC, The Age, SMH and AFR, the UK’s BBC and mainstream US media are dominated by climate alarmists. Belief in climate change is a fundamental rationale for the elites' belief in increased government controls. Joining the established media in using this ideological framework are new media outlets and ...
Where did such a potent covert agency as CIA come from?
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 hour ago
note: Prouty in his 1973 book used these terms: Agency is C.I.A.; ST is Special Team meaning clandestine ops, often a mix of military and CIA; and Council means National Security Council. His excerpts follow: -USAF Col (ret.) Fletcher Prouty https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_Team/kAsnAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fletcher+prouty&printsec=frontcover ...................................................... But monopoly of finance via central banking had severely jarred the US Constitutional order by 1913; Pres. Lincoln had gone down to a covert cabal of financiers plus R...
The Search for Nirvana
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 hour ago
Every thinking man strives to attain nirvana (salvation) in his own way: a religious man seeks nirvana in his theological musings and prayers; an artist seeks nirvana in his works of art; a philosopher seeks nirvana in his philosophy; a politician seeks nirvana in his politics; a businessman seeks nirvana in his material achievements. But nirvana denotes the stage of intellectual, moral, and psychological perfection, the stage where there is total self-realization and self-fulfillment. Perfection, however, is not possible to man, and, no man can attain nirvana; he can only strive for...
The Chains of Belief
Louis Hissink, Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 hour ago
Most of us have beliefs but what exactly is a belief? It is explicitly the hope that one’s belief that something is true, is true but presently you do not know explicitly if it is. It means literally ignorance of … Continue reading →
How the Billionaires Control American Elections
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 1 hour ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture The great investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald gave an hour-long lecture on how America’s billionaires control the U.S. Government, and here is an edited summary of its opening twenty minutes (the best part of it), with key quotations and assertions from its opening — and then its broader context […]
Couple Apologizes for Sheltering Accused School Shooter
AP News, Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A Florida couple regrets ever taking in a disturbed teenager in the months before he was accused of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
LA Police Video Shows Protester with Hands Up Shot in Head
AP News, Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
The May 30 video depicts a chaotic scene with officers — who were reportedly being struck by rocks, glass bottles and frozen water bottles — screaming “Less lethal!” and “Leave the area!” and firing at fleeing protesters.
‘Effectiveness Unproven’: Dutch Government Won’t Use Mask Mandate; ‘No Proven Effectiveness’
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: SIMON KENT The Dutch government on Wednesday advised the public that there will be no mask mandate to slow the spread of coronavirus, stating that their effectiveness remains unproven. The Minister for Medical Care Tamara van Ark made the decision after a review by the country’s National Institute for…
Wireless Radiation (RFR) – Is U.S. Government Ignoring Its Own Evidence for Risk?
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Smart Meter News: Wireless Radiation (RFR) – Is U.S. Government Ignoring Its Own Evidence for Risk? 28.03.2019 by emily Category Electromagnetic Health Blog ? To EMF Community: Below is information I pulled together for a government employee questioning risks from non-ionizing radiation, as he was under the impression only thermal effects cause harm. The material…
Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Smart Meter News: ? IS THIS WHAT HAPPENED TO TRUMP, HIS ADMINISTRATION AND GOP CONGRESS? ? FEBRUARY 18, 2008 WEBLOG Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head by Lisa Zyga , Phys.org A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for…
Goldminers Overrun Amazon Indigenous Lands as COVID-19 Surges
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Jenny Gonzales* - Miners are emboldened by the inflammatory anti-indigenous and anti-environmental rhetoric of the Jair Bolsonaro administration.
Two-Tiered Medicine: Why Is Hydroxychloroquine Being Censored and Politicized?
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Children’s Health Defense Team* - Even with the mixed results for late use, some clinicians have described “clear-cut and dramatically positive clinical responses” in individuals treated.
LOCKDOWN LUNACY 3.0—It’s over.
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 3 hours ago
From the Children’s Health Defence: Excerpts: If you’re hoping the COVID-19 pandemic will go on forever, this post may disappoint you. And, I get it. We have gone frothing-at-the-mouth nuts over a slightly above-normal virulence virus, with a unique and obvious age-distribution pattern that should have made containment easy and panic completely unnecessary. And, if you’re living in the United States, like I am, you probably think my declaration that this pandemic is “over” to be somewhere between wishful thinking and incredibly premature, and I hear you, too, although forgive me if ...
Documents Claim Prince Andrew Helped to Reduce Sentence For Epstein
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 3 hours ago
The post Documents Claim Prince Andrew Helped to Reduce Sentence For Epstein appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Megadroughts in Texas? Business as usual for mother nature.
Anthony Watts, Climate Realism - 4 hours ago
By Anthony Watts An article in the Texas Tribune, appearing among the top Google News searches this week for “climate change,” claims Texas ranchers are bracing for a megadrought brought on by climate change. The article claims, “A new study from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University warns that droughts in […] The post Megadroughts in Texas? Business as usual for mother nature. appeared first on Climate Realism.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 1 hour ago
NOTE TO READERS: I have not heard from our illustrious MFST Chair of Music, BluesJunky, since July 6th. I only spoke to him occasionally, and we never met in person, although I would have loved to gotten him down here and spent a night painting the town red with him had we had the chance. In the 4 years of our communications, always the gentleman, he never mentioned anything of an illness or a health problem. But who knows. He could be chasing nurses around a hospital covid-19 unit about now. My biggest hope is he has maybe had a 'flashback' to his younger days and is marching in...
China Has A Strategy To Beat America's F-35. Arsenal Planes Could Defeat It
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * China could defeat a force of 5th generation fighters by expending enormous numbers of older aircraft to force the US planes to use all of their missiles, thus exposing tankers and other infrastructure to attack. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The “arsenal plane” concept remains innovative and exciting and has the chance to solve some of the key force structure problems that wargaming and analysis have identified. As the U.S. increasingly pushes for longer-ranged air-to-air missiles, more opportunities for separating sensor-from-shooter-from-we...
Thousands of Americans Surrendered At This Battle. Forty Percent Never Made It Home.
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* [image: .S. military and Philippine government officials attend a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the fall of Corregidor to the Japanese during World War II on Corregidor, Cavite, May 6, 2017. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Corey Pettis.] “My love to you all. God bless you and keep you. Sign my name, and tell mother how you heard from me. Stand by.” *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The fall of Corregidor was the result of everything going wrong. “Tell Joe, wherever he is, to give ’em hell for us,” said the radio signal. “My love to you al...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
MIAMI, Jul 31 (IPS) - In the cinematic context of the death of the Italian and universal composer, Ennio Morricone, author of the background music of more than four hundred films, as an indirect tribute, Europe took a solid step. Read the full story, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, on globalissues.org →
The Taurus Judge Could Be an Intruder's Worst Nightmare
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * Just don't try owning one in California. As a home defense option, the Taurus Judge could be an intruder's worst nightmare. The five-shot revolver, which was designed and produced by Brazilian Taurus International and introduced in 2006, is available chambered for .410 bore shotshells and the .45 Colt cartridge. While it is noted for its recoil with .410 loads, making it far from ideal for beginners, it will certainly provide the stopping power for those times when such things matter. That fact could explain how the Judge has remained a top-selling ...
More Than Just the AR of Shotguns: Rock Island Armory VR80
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * An amazing value for an amazing long gun. The Saiga-12, which was designed by the legendary Mikhail Kalashnikov*—*today the Kalashnikov Concern*—*was essentially a semi-automatic shotgun version of the AK-47. While it is now impossible to import an actual Russian-made version, the Kalashnikov USA KS-12 isn't just the next best thing, it offers the best of both worlds including American craftsmanship and engineering and the iconic Kalashnikov design. Not to be outdone, Armscor/Rock Island Armory released the VR80, which became one of the hottest semi...
FDA, CDC say Thomson onions behind mysterious Salmonella outbreak
Coral Beach, Food Safety News - 3 hours ago
Federal officials in the U.S. say a California company will be recalling red onions because a Salmonella Newport outbreak has been traced to them, but as of Friday night that recall was not posted. The red onions from Thomson International Inc. are the likely source of the outbreak, which has sickened more than 500 people... Continue Reading
Gregor Gregersen: Silver’s True Value Hidden As It is Mispriced By Orders of Magnitude
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Silver Bullion TV SBTV’s guest this week is Gregor Gregersen, founder of systemic wealth protection specialist Silver Bullion and The Safe House vault in Singapore. Despite the rally in silver prices recently, Gregor has no doubt that silver is grossly mispriced compared to the massive global debt. If gold is a jumbo jet taking flight, …
My Debt to Yugoslavia
Aleksandar Sarovic, The Duran - 3 hours ago
If a man lives well in his homeland, he loves it. So I loved Yugoslavia. Evil people attacked Yugoslavia. It hurt me a lot. I used arguments to defend Yugoslavia to the extent of my abilities. Unfortunately, my words did not reach a lot of people, and therefore, couldn’t help. I have been a witness […]
Does Coronavirus Linger in the Body?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
There are a few places in the body that are less accessible to the immune system and where it is difficult to eradicate all viral infections.
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Graeme Decarie, The Decarie Report - 3 hours ago
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Over 1,500 daily Covid-19 cases in Japan: New highs for Aichi, Fukuoka, and Tokyo
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 3 hours ago
Over 1,500 daily Covid-19 cases in Japan: New highs for Aichi, Fukuoka, and Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times New high infection rates of coronavirus (Covid-19) occurred in several parts of Japan. Thus with 1,578 new infections, it is clear that early August is crucial in containing the crisis. In Tokyo, […]
Trump Approval Rating Bounces Back to 50 Percent
Robert, Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
Rasmussen’s daily presidential tracking poll released on Friday reveals that 50 percent of likely American voters approve of President Trump’s job performance, while 48 percent disapprove. It has been five months since Trump’s approval rating rose over 50 percent, back when he was still in the early stages of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. I ... Read more Trump Approval Rating Bounces Back to 50 Percent The post Trump Approval Rating Bounces Back to 50 Percent appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Medically Kidnapping Children for Drug Trials and Sex Abuse – The History of the CIA Project MK-ULTRA
AdminM, Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
We have reported on the CIA MK-ULTRA project in the past. (See: MK Ultra and Modern Day Mind Control: The Battle for America’s Soul) See also the film produced earlier this year, Out of Shadows. This history of the CIA Project MK-ULTRA program written by Larry Romanoff is one of the more comprehensive treatments I have seen online, and we want to re-publish here to give it more exposure. We have previously documented how children are medically kidnapped for drug experimentation, as well as kidnapped for child sex trafficking, and it is all "legal" in the United States, primarily ut...
Did Alexander Vindman ‘Quit’ the Army After Admitting to Falsely Testifying at Impeachment?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Vindman was the target of smear campaigns after serving as a key witness during impeachment hearings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators
cmaadmin, Diverse - 4 hours ago
Across the country, early childhood care and education programs have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most closed in March, and though some are reopening as they are allowed by states, it’s expected that many will never reopen. These programs were financially precarious before the pandemic, and after months of closures and now with new regulations around cleaning and social distancing, it’s tough to make the numbers add up.
Big Tech Crushes It. Now What?
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
Yun Li and Fred Imbert of CNBC report the Dow closes 110 points higher amid Big Tech rally, Apple soars 10% to a record: Stocks wiped out earlier losses and closed higher on Friday as the biggest tech companies and market leaders — Amazon, Apple and Facebook — soared after posting stellar quarterly results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.67 points, or 0.4%, to 26,428.32 after dropping about 300 points at its low of the day. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7%, or 24.90 points, to 3,271.12, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4%, or 157.46 points, to 10,745.27, led by a 10% jump in ...
Carbon Tax Update, August 2020
Jordan McGillis, IER - 4 hours ago
As covered by Morning Consult on July 31, the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) has commissioned a report on its carbon… The post Carbon Tax Update, August 2020 appeared first on IER.
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Another Arizona Congressional Seat Ready For A Red To Blue Seat-- The Last Of Crooked Wing-Nut David Schweikert?
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*Of Congress' 3 most corrupt Republicans, only Schweikert (right) is still in office and not yet headed for prison* In 2016, Trump won David Schweikert's Phoenix area congressional district (AZ-06)-- but he did far worse than either McCain or Romney had. This is one of those rare districts where Hillary outpolled Obama. Entirely within Maricopa County, it includes the northern suburbs of Phoenix, from Paradise Valley and Scottsdale all the way to Fountain Hills in the east and Carefree in the north. The PVI is R+9, but Schweikert isn't as safe as someone in a district that red-- on ...
The coercions of the world have exactly the power humanity gives to them
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 hour ago
To Those Who Are Ready to Leave Their Misconceptions at the Gate of the Kingdom: The coercions of the world have exactly the power humanity gives to them….The vain diatribes of accusation and subtle intellectual rhetoric which continue to divide the world, the drivel of human sophistication and sophistry, these are not true culture not can they give to the God-seeker a sense of his infinite beauty…. good and ecil must be examined in the light of their inherent qualification to determine whether they are enshrined by the consciousness of truth or error….the Infinite bides his time a...
The U.S. Military Is Not Prepared for Chemical and Biological Warfare
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Middle East* Troops were going under-trained for a poisonous battlefield after years of counter-insurgency warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Chemical warfare is growing more common while it’s becoming easier for terrorists to cook up home-brewed bio-weapons in their basements. The U.S. Army is worried its troops are not prepared for a biological or chemical attack. At the same time, chemical warfare is growing more common while it’s becoming easier for terrorists to cook up home-brewed bio-weapons in their basement...
World War II What-If: The U.S. Had Other Horrifying Plans For Japan in 1945
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, Asia* In April 1944, the U.S. Army started cooking up special chemical compounds to destroy or otherwise damage crops. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The idea of destroying farms and food stores to hurt an opponent during war is as old as recorded history. By the end of World War II, the United States was nearly ready to put the old tactic into action on an enormous scale. In May, President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima reignited discussions of whether the United States *actually needed* to drop atomic bombs to force Japan to sur...
SigSauer AR-15 M400 Tread: A Cut Above at a Cut Rate Price
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *Technology, * With the AR-15 market currently being driven by quality and price, SigSauer has responded with the M400 TREAD. With the AR-15 market currently being driven by quality and price, SigSauer has responded with the M400 TREAD. A stylish, and incredibly equipped carbine, designed as the best fit out-of-the-box for a wide variety of skill levels and body types. Impressed at first glance, I was ready to hit the course and find out if this rattlesnake inspired carbine can live up to its optimally defensive namesake. *Accuracy* To start on the bench for ...
WWII Mortars Were Originally Designed to Deliver Poison Gas and Smoke Munitions
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Development of the M2 began after World War I as an attempt to improve the British-designed Stokes-Brandt 4-inch mortar. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *With a good rate of fire and a hefty punch, the 4.2-inch chemical mortar was an unsung weapon of the U.S. Army in World War II. In the last days of March 1945, a soldier named Carl Getzel sat on a hill outside the city of Aschaffenburg and watched as it was slowly destroyed. The young private was part of the American 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division. His unit was tasked to take t...
Diamondback Firearms DBX 57 Is Somehow a 'Pistol'
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Is this just another budget AR-15? Introduced at this year’s SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show) the Diamondback Firearms DBX 57 is quite a firearm. It is chambered in 5.7x28 millimeter, has an 8-inch barrel, standard AR-15 mil-spec trigger and a Magpul MOE-K grip. It has more than a passing resemblance to the Sig Sauer MPXand this semi-auto, locked breech, dual gas pistol firearm has an overall length of 16.1-inches without the folding brace and 24.5-inches with it extended. By the legal definition of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire...
Medically Kidnapping Children for Drug Trials and Sex Abuse – The History of the CIA Project MK-ULTRA
Admin, Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
We have reported on the CIA MK-ULTRA project in the past. (See: MK Ultra and Modern Day Mind Control: The Battle for America’s Soul) See also the film produced earlier this year, Out of Shadows. This history of the CIA Project MK-ULTRA program written by Larry Romanoff is one of the more comprehensive treatments I have seen online, and we want to re-publish here to give it more exposure. We have previously documented how children are medically kidnapped for drug experimentation, as well as kidnapped for child sex trafficking, and it is all "legal" in the United States, primarily ut...
Briefings Continue….
sundance, The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Never attribute malice to that which can be explained by the bureaucracy of the system; perhaps that is the biggest lesson learned from my recent travels and briefings. As incredible as it might sound, those who run government investigations do … Continue reading →
Is This a Pic of Marijuana Under a Scanning Electron Microscope?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Marijuana does not look nearly this colorful unless, possibly, you're under its influence.
It’s Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 5 hours ago
On 27 July two court hearings took place – one in the UK, the other in Spain. Both concerned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. From their proceedings, it became clear that it’s not Assange who should be facing prosecution, but the current office holder of the US presidency and his associates. At the 27 July ‘administrative hearing’ at Westminster magistrates court, Judge Vanessa Baraitser stated that the prosecution had failed to present its latest ‘superseding indictment‘. That superseding indictment was first made public on 24 June, just prior to the last court hearing, though t...
BBC guidelines? What are those things of which you speak?
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
You know that thing where BBC journalists aren't supposed to betray BBC impartiality by expressing points of views on matters of political controversy on Twitter and that other thing where lots of them are happily doing just that, well, here's a collection of *Newsnight* policy editor Lewis Goodall's tweet on one such matter - the composition and existence of the House of Lords. I think it's safe to say that he doesn't even attempt to hide what he thinks - and his behaviour hasn't changed since he's joined the BBC, despite BBC guidelines: *Tweeted after joining the BBC*: - ...
Korean Americans For Black Lives
Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 5 hours ago
Liberty Park is one of the very few public green spaces left in Koreatown; the choice for ‘Ktown for Black Lives’ to meet here is intentional. Organized by the neighborhood’s activists and community members, the monthly gathering aims to mobilize residents against state-sanctioned violence that regularly takes the lives of Black and Brown people. Since its start in June, hundreds of ‘Ktown for Black Lives’ attendees have assembled on the 2.5 acres of land to participate in political education and mutual aid efforts such as the redistribution of meals and sanitary supplies. ‘Ktow...
Parents, teachers say Nova Scotia needs a plan for outdoor learning
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Getting kids outside and into nature to learn has plenty of benefits, but some parents and teachers say they’re not sure how outdoor classrooms and outdoor learning, which the province is encouraging in its back-to-school plan, could work this upcoming school year. Stacey Rudderham is […]
Fool’s errand
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 5 hours ago
Over 152,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19. The US has 4.3% of the global population, but 23% of the COVID-19 deaths and 26% of the global cases. Yet, those facts seem to not sink into the minds of supporters … Continue reading →
August 1 is Emancipation Day, but are Black people truly free?
El Jones, Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
We are a collective of incarcerated Black people – political prisoners held hostage by the state – and our supporters on the outside who are making this statement on Emancipation Day. On August 1, African people across the globe celebrate Emancipation Day. This marks the day the Abolition of Slavery Act was passed freeing enslaved […]
International best-selling Author & Commentator, Dr Vernon Coleman, Refers To Chemtrails In Latest Talk
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: Dr Vernon Coleman, a former medical practitioner, has written over 100 books, including works about human health, politics, animal issues, and a range of novels. Currently, he is investing his energy in to trying to wake people up from their propaganda-induced slumbers to some of the genuine…
As Unemployment Benefits End Today Trump Administration Gives Another $2.1 BILLION from Taxpayer Funds to Big Pharma for COVID Vaccines
AdminM, Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
On the day unemployment benefits for Americans are ending (July 31, 2020), it was announced that the Trump administration has just given another $2.1 BILLION to Big Pharma for COVID vaccines, and this time the two recipients of this massive amount of U.S. taxpayer funds are companies outside the U.S., France based Sanofi, and UK based GSK. This now brings the total amount of taxpayer funds given to Big Pharma for future COVID vaccines to around $7 BILLION. No other country even comes close to this number for vaccine development, and the amount is only eclipsed by the Bill and Melin...
Will Government be Permanently Larger After the Pandemic Ends?
David Henderson, Econlib - 7 hours ago
In his 1987 book Crisis and Leviathan, economic historian Robert Higgs argued that in the 20th century, the U.S. federal government grew mainly as a result of three crises: World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. During those crises, the feds raised taxes, introduced more spending programs, and took on more regulatory […] The post Will Government be Permanently Larger After the Pandemic Ends? appeared first on Econlib.
Canada Covid Positivity Metric July 30
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 7 hours ago
The map shows that in Canada 8929 deaths have been attributed to Covid19, meaning people who died having tested positive for SARS CV2 virus. This number accumulated over a period of 182 days starting January 31. The daily death rate reached a peak of 177 on May 6, 2020, and is down to 7 as […]
KFC to Test Lab Grown Chicken Nuggets Made From a 3D Bioprinter This Upcoming Fall
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 5 hours ago
The company formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, is one of America’s long-standing, most iconic fast food brands, and the popular franchise is still widely frequented throughout the United States, with over 4,000 locations dispersed across 50 states as of June 2020. KFC has long been known for its signature fried chicken recipe, which features “11 herbs and spices,” but the company has been been utilizing many not-so-natural ingredients in recent years, much to the chagrin of purists who long for the “good old days.” Now, KFC is poised to test a new type of artificially ...
Does Video Show Toddlers Holding Profane Signs at Protest?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Children in Portland, Oregon, were captured on video using four-letter words during protests against police brutality.
The Poet: W.H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"September 1, 1939"* "I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves of anger and fear Circulate over the bright And darkened lands of the earth, Obsessing our private lives; The unmentionable odor of death Offends the September night. Accurate scholarship can Unearth the whole offense From Luther until now That has driven a culture mad, Find what occurred at Linz, What huge imago made A psychopathic god: I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return. ...
Free Download: Kahlil Gibran, "The Garden of the Prophet"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"The Garden of the Prophet" * by Kahlil Gibran "Oftentimes we call Life bitter names, but only when we ourselves are bitter and dark. And we deem her empty and unprofitable, but only when the soul goes wandering in desolate places, and the heart is drunken with over-mindfulness of self. Life is deep and high and distant; and though only your vast vision can reach even her feet, yet she is near; and though only the breath of your breath reaches her heart, the shadow of your shadow crosses her face, and the echo of your faintest cry becomes a spring and an autumn in her breast. And...
Musical Interlude: David Gates, “Suite, Clouds & Rain”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
David Gates, “Suite, Clouds & Rain”
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda. In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image. *Click image for larger size.* Narrow band image data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off the reddish star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arms an...
Chet Raymo, "Awww…"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Awww…"* by Chet Raymo “In one of his always delightful essays, Stephen Jay Gould traced the "evolution" of Mickey Mouse from the time of his creation by Disney, in 1928, to the mouse we know today. The early Mickey was a bit of a rascal - mischievous, occasionally cruel. And he looked more or less like a real adult mouse: small head in proportion to body, pointy nose compared to cranial vault, beady eyes, spindly legs. As time passed, Mickey's personality softened and his appearance changed. Head and cranium became enlarged, eyes grew to half the size of the face, limbs got pudgi...
"Our True Friends..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their own miserable lives." - Paulo Coelho
Gregory Mannarino, "Alert! Expect Gold, Silver, and Crypto To Melt-Up! And This Is Why"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"Alert! Expect Gold, Silver, and Crypto To Melt-Up! And This Is Why"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *Related:* *07/31/2020 - 16:00:* "Mission Accomplished: Fed Officially Blows The Biggest Ever Bubble"
How World War I Was Not The "War to End All Wars"
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Although some observers characterized the conflict as the “War to End all Wars,” an even more devastating war lay ahead. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *By the end of hostilities, World War 1, also known as the Great War, resulted in more than 40 million military and civilian casualties and billions of dollars in property damage. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, visited the city of Sarajevo and were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a 20-year-old Yugoslav natio...
An Experimental Aircraft Carrier: A Good Idea for the U.S. Navy?
David Axe, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Lessons can be learned from experimenting. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * The U.S. Navy should convert USS *Nimitz*, the fleet’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, into a test ship once the flattop decommissions in the mid-2020s. That’s the recommendation of Navy lieutenant Douglas Cantwell, who served aboard the 1,092-feet-long carrier. His advice has precedent. The Navy recently formed an experimental “Surface Development Squadron” for *Zumwalt*-class stealth destroyers, Littoral Combat Ships and drone vessels. “The Navy needs a platform ...

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