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Thomas Paine

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

Friday, August 21, 2020

21 August - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 6

10 pm MDT

John Negroponte Just Endorsed Biden! Is Henry Kissinger Next?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 minute ago
*Kamala and Joe by Nancy Ohanian* Not enough Republicans paraded around by the nascent Biden administration for you? Tim Reid at Reuters wrote that over 70 former Republican national security officials including ex-CIA and FBI chiefs will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday while launching a scathing indictment of [Señor Trumpanzee, aka- the Orange Menace] calling him corrupt and unfit to serve." That's today and... here's the statement from a brand new group: Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden. Some of the big names I recognized on the... more »

“Economy On Life Support; Banking Crisis; Wall St Euphoria; Home Sales Surge; Jobs Vanish”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 minutes ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“Economy On Life Support; Banking Crisis;* * Wall St Euphoria; Home Sales Surge; Jobs Vanish”*

Japan Bet the Empire At Leyte Gulf And Its Ambitions Sank With Its Battleships

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 16 minutes ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* Japan’s ability to resist was waning rapidly, leading Imperial Japanese Navy commanders to believe that they had to take high risks to have any chance of prevailing. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The stage was set. The most powerful naval task force ever assembled would meet one of the world’s largest remaining fleet of ships and aircraft. At stake would be the survival of the Japanese Empire, the independence of the Philippines, and the lives of nearly 200,000 sailors. By the end, the Imperial Japanese Navy would be broken as a fighting for... more »

Google to Debut “Fast Page” Labels on New Beta Version of Chrome Browser

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 16 minutes ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: Reuters] The Core Web Vitals won’t form part of the basis for page ranking for next year, but in the meantime, Google has announced a change: It will begin providing a “Fast Page” label for certain websites in Google Chrome for Android, on mobile devices. As Google is working to launch an algorithm shift next year, and has been preparing websites to comply with the new Core Web Vitals. The Core Web Vitals won’t form part of the basis for page ranking for next year, but in the meantime, Google has announced a change: It will begin providing... more »

This Picture Is How Nazi Germany Shot Allied Bombers Out of the Sky

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 16 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: An] As the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe’s fighter defensive against Allied bombers failed, flak forces began to shoulder a greater portion of the load as the main element of home air defense. During the Allied air campaign against the Third Reich in World War II, well over a million tons of bombs were dropped on German territory, killing nearly 300,000 civilians and wounding another 780,000. While much of the focus remains on the air battles above Germany—the Anglo-American bombing offensive and the defeat of the Luftwaffe—the... more »

Musical interlude

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 32 minutes ago
Sylvan Esso - Ferris Wheel

U.S. Seeking A Peceful Resolution To The Crisis In Belarus

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 35 minutes ago
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun speaks at a news briefing with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul, South Korea, July 08, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo *Reuters*:* Exclusive: No. 2 U.S. diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss Belarus* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that country’s election crisis... more »

Be sure and check how sanitized your mask is – and spare a thought for the sweatshop labour

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 58 minutes ago
This appeared in my feed today. As the person who shared it said…”I hope everyone is enjoying their sanitized masks”. A point to ponder. I have no idea what country this hails from but I dare say they are paid pennies per day for their tireless, unrewarding slave labour… yet another blot on the books … Continue reading Be sure and check how sanitized your mask is – and spare a thought for the sweatshop labour →

Jacinda Adern & Labour: The Truth Exposed (Vinny Eastwood)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 58 minutes ago
As you prepare to (eventually) vote some pertinent info on your current leader unearthed by Vinny Eastwood on his series looking at all the polis of the time (as in last election). Vinny Eastwood 48.4K subscribers Jacinda Ardern & Labour: The Truth Exposed (NZ Elections Pt3) http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/v… This last week almost every conversation I’ve been … Continue reading Jacinda Adern & Labour: The Truth Exposed (Vinny Eastwood) →

The Unpalatable Truth regarding Jacinda Ardern and the Con-vid 19 Plandemic

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 58 minutes ago
https://www.richard-prosser.com/post/the-unpalatable-truth-regarding-jacinda-ardern-and-the-con-vid-19-plandemic?fbclid=IwAR2FTEqxXLQD1fUMQ1–mqlxaYW9V1yIBjVlI1J0lJ_CkMGMglA9Y0_s5OU Photo: Al Jazeera

Fermented Foods May Lower Your Risk of COVID-19 Death (Mercola)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 58 minutes ago
Story at-a-glance Countries that consume higher amounts of traditionally fermented foods have lower COVID-19 mortality rates. According to German researchers, significant changes in the microbiome caused by modern life and low fermented food consumption may have increased the spread or severity of the disease For each gram-per-day increase in the average national consumption of fermented … Continue reading Fermented Foods May Lower Your Risk of COVID-19 Death (Mercola) →

Electronic Warfare, Threat To NZ? Dr Nick Begich on The Vinny Eastwood Show

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 58 minutes ago
Thanks to Vinny Eastwood for more truth from the trenches. Find more info about Dr Begich at EarthPulse.com EWR Vinny Eastwood 48.4K subscribers Sponsored by Billy Te Kahika (TK) The Vinny Eastwood Show is listener supported for 12 years running, so if you value the aid being given to Advance NZ, NZPP & Billy TK, … Continue reading Electronic Warfare, Threat To NZ? Dr Nick Begich on The Vinny Eastwood Show →

Push to Rename the University of South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center Gains Steam

cmaadmin at Diverse - 58 minutes ago
The State reported that the University of South Carolina is facing increased calls to rename a major building on campus that’s named after the late Strom Thurmond, “a prominent S.C. lawmaker and ardent segregationist.” According to The State, Moe Brown, “a former USC football player and current Congressional candidate, led a press conference Friday in […]

Pitt Introduces Mandatory Anti-Racism Course for Freshmen

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 58 minutes ago
Starting this fall, all incoming freshman will be required to take a one-credit course focused on anti-racism at the University of Pittsburgh, according to the New York Daily News. The course, “Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance,” was developed by a 12-member committee of faculty and students. Other interested students can opt to take the […]

Jefferson Davis Parkway in New Orleans to be Renamed After Former Xavier University President

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 58 minutes ago
After a unanimous vote by council members, Jefferson Davis Parkway in New Orleans, Louisiana, will be renamed in honor of Dr. Norman C. Francis, the longtime former president of Xavier University of Louisiana and civil rights activist, according to NBC Philadelphia. In January, the street, which runs through Xavier, a historically Black university, will be […]

How Practical Was Aristotle’s Politics?

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 1 hour ago
Aristotle defines politics as a practical science, but was he aware of the practical political realities of his time? He was living in Athens, in a time of tumult, but he does not talk about the threat to Athens from Macedon. In his work on political theory, *Politics*, Aristotle mentions Macedon twice, both times in a non-political context. Where did his loyalties lie: Athens or Macedon? He had lived and worked in Plato’s Athenian Academy for more than twenty years, but left Athens in 343 BC to become a tutor to the prince of Macedon, Alexander. Four years later, in 339 BC, Athen... more »

Brennan Spox Delivers Statement Following 8 Hr Discussion With Durham Investigative Unit…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Former CIA Director John Brennan delivers the following message through his former chief of staff and spokesperson Nick Shapiro. The statement following an interview today by investigators looking into the background of the fake Trump-Russia conspiracy which John Brennan was … Continue reading →

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 21, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Konstantin Eggert, DW*: *Putin wants Belarus in Moscow's orbit — with or without Lukashenko* Russian President Vladimir Putin may not send tanks to Belarus. But he will strive to bail out its embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko — on Moscow's terms, writes Konstantin Eggert. While EU leaders held a special summit on the situation in Belarus and refused to recognize the election result, Alexander Lukashenko suddenly sprung into action. Now that the EU has denied him legitimacy, he is free to behave as he likes. There is no more need for him to pretend that the voice of Brussels... more »

Russia Confirms New Coronavirus Vaccine to Be Tested on 40,000 Volunteers

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Europe* But will it work? Russia’s recently approved coronavirus vaccine, called “Sputnik V,” will soon be tested on 40,000 people. As this particular vaccine has only undergone rapid phase one and two clinical trials on a limited number of individuals, medical experts around the world, including White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, have voiced their concerns regarding its safety and efficacy. Phase three trials are considered by many medical experts to be critical for any vaccine development, as they have the ability to root out any po... more »

Attorney General Bill Barr Gets It: The Media Doesn't Care About Objective Fruth

Lathan Watts at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Lathan Watts* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a joint briefing about an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 11, 20] "When the word ‘narrative’ came into currency, I knew we were in trouble, because the word narrative suggests that there’s no objective truth." In a recent interview, Attorney General William Barr said of the dominant news media: They are projecting a narrative. When the word ‘narrat... more »

Indian Air Force Deployed Indigenous LCA Tejas Fighters to Pakistan Border

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * And that is history—for a number of reasons. This week the Indian Air Force deployed its Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on its western border with Pakistan as tensions with China continue to simmer in the Ladakh valley in the east. The Tejas is India's first domestically-produced fighter aircraft, and it has been deployed to forward airbases to reportedly take care of situations along the western and northern fronts. "The LCA Tejas was deployed by the Indian Air Force on the Pakistan border to thwart any possible misadventure," a government source told *I... more »

Just Say No to COVID Supremacists

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 1 hour ago
This is your brain on Pandemic Panic. Just Say NO! Kira Davis explains in her article I Am Sick To Death Of COVID Supremacists. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. But leaving all that aside, and leaving aside my personal feeling that masks are more of a placebo than anything, I am willing to lean […]

World News Briefs -- August 21 - 22, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Thirteen of 15-member U.N. Security Council oppose U.S. push for Iran sanctions* NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15-member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition, arguing that Washington’s move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago. In the 24 hours since U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he triggered a 30-day countdown to a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran, including an arms emba... more »

Here's How Russia Almost Lost World II: Stalin Purged His Own Officer Corps

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Yalta summit in February 1945 with (from left to right) Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. U.S. Army. Signal Corps.] No officer corps ever suffered the degree of loss that the Red Army suffered in peacetime, at the hands of its own government, during dictator Joseph Stalin’s paranoid purge of 1937-1938. Officer corps expect to suffer heavy losses in war. The entire 1914 class of France’s St. Cyr military academy, for example, perished in World War I. But no officer corps ever suffered the degree of loss tha... more »

Black September Remembered: How The PLO Forged The Modern Middle East

Sean Durns at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sean Durns* *Security, Middle East* Black September birthed the modern U.S.-Israel security relationship, gave rise to the Assad family in Syria, and foreshadowed problems that still plague the region. “Throughout history,” Henry Kissinger observed, “the boundaries in the Middle East have moved with the shifting sands.” The former U.S. Secretary of State was writing about the so-called “Black September” crisis which unfolded fifty years ago this month when Palestinian terrorists attempted to take over Jordan. While often forgotten today, the events of half a century ago forever... more »

Goodbye Hitler, Hello Himmler? The Nazis Were Planning A Post-World War II Comeback

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * With Heinrich Himmler at the head. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Himmler had taken the identity papers belonging to the dead Field Policeman Sergeant Heinrich Hitzinger—whom, ironically, he earlier had executed for defeatism—shaved off his moustache, and put on a black eye patch. They hoped their exodus would lead them to safety in the high Bavarian Alps, where they would attempt to be secretly spirited out of the country by Werewolf agents––the clandestine Odessa operation. On the evening of May 23, 1945, in the northern German state ... more »

750 Million Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released Into Florida Keys

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* Why? More than 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes received final approval from local authorities to be released into the Florida Keys over the next two years. The approval by the region’s Mosquito Control District comes on the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) green-lighting an experimental use permit that granted the British-based, U.S.-operated biotech company Oxitec permission to release these mosquitoes out into the wild. Oxitec’s mosquito—also known as OX5034—is a genetically modified version of the Aedes ... more »

I cannot tell you how important it is to undo every thread that you have sown in ignorance and in error.

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 2 hours ago
Look at yourselves now–how you have reaped the cycles of karma that you have sown. Must you stand there and allow them to continue on their course? Indeed not, for you are a co-creator! Ask then the Almighty to arrest those cycles not of the light that are continuing in the world, in your consciousness, and in the planetary body. For the Mighty I AM Presence has the authority and power to instantaneously arrest and reverse any cycle and to cause a complete erasing, a disintegration of it right back to the twelve o’clock line. It is as though you would see a moving picture in ... more »

Charlottesville After Three Years: Dress Rehearsal for 2020’s Nation-Wide Communist Coup

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Charlottesville Survivor • August 11, 2020 See Also: Charlottesville After Two Years: An Alt-History Of What Should Have Happened I was there: three years ago tonight, Friday, August 11, 2017, was the apex of the Alt Right: a typically imaginative resurrection of America’s torchlight procession tradition, taking the Left completely by surprise and provoking hysteria among … Continue reading Charlottesville After Three Years: Dress Rehearsal for 2020’s Nation-Wide Communist Coup →

Fort Lori: Dem Chicago Mayor Who Can’t Contain Rioting Throughout City Bans Protests From Her Block

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
By Allan Miller | Aug 21, 2020 Far-left Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has banned protesters from congregating on the block where she lives, citing concerns for her safety. She defended the ruling, stating, “I have a right to make sure that my home is secure.” While like all other Americans she certainly has a natural … Continue reading Fort Lori: Dem Chicago Mayor Who Can’t Contain Rioting Throughout City Bans Protests From Her Block →

OUTRAGEOUS: SDNY Ignores Gov. Cuomo Killing Thousands, Clinton Foundation Crimes and ActBlue Bundling BLM Donations – Indicts Triple-Amputee War Vet Brian Kolfage

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Joe Hoft Published August 20, 2020 OUTRAGEOUS: The Deep State attorneys at the Southern District of New York indicted triple amputee Brian Kolfage along with Steve Bannon and two others for independently building a wall along the Southern border. But the Clinton Foundation, the Democrat ActBlue’s bundling of BLM donations, and New York Governor Cuomo’s … Continue reading OUTRAGEOUS: SDNY Ignores Gov. Cuomo Killing Thousands, Clinton Foundation Crimes and ActBlue Bundling BLM Donations – Indicts Triple-Amputee War Vet Brian Kolfage →

Astroturfed DNC ‘Car Parade’ After Biden’s Acceptance Speech Trumped by ‘Creepy Joe Biden’ Truck Parade

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Joe Hoft Published August 21, 2020 Last night was the final night of the 2020 DNC Democrat Dumpster Fire. After Sleepy Joe Biden finished his acceptance speech as the party’s chosen candidate, the Bidens stepped outside to fireworks and cars in a parking lot with ‘supporters’ cheering for Sleepy Joe. Earlier in the day FOX … Continue reading Astroturfed DNC ‘Car Parade’ After Biden’s Acceptance Speech Trumped by ‘Creepy Joe Biden’ Truck Parade →

Trump Supporters Outnumber Biden Supporters 100:1 Outside Delaware Arena Where Joe Biden Will Give His Speech (VIDEO)

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Cristina LailaPublished August 20, 2020 This wasn’t supposed to happen. Trump supporters outnumbered Biden supporters 100:1 according to a conservative activist who showed up to the Delaware arena where Biden will be giving his Dem nomination acceptance speech tonight. A protest dubbed “Delaware Rallies Against Biden” kicked off Thursday evening outside of the Chase Center … Continue reading Trump Supporters Outnumber Biden Supporters 100:1 Outside Delaware Arena Where Joe Biden Will Give His Speech (VIDEO) →

Chinese Spies…Everywhere

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Even in the CIA. Fri Aug 21, 2020 Michael Ledeen The United States has taken a dramatic step against a Chinese penetration of American schools and universities. Known as Confucius Institutes, these—numbering some 75 across the country—have set up shop in our educational institutions in order to spread propaganda and suppress free speech. The Washington-based … Continue reading Chinese Spies…Everywhere →

Video: Democrats – The Party of ‘Unity’ and ‘Empathy’?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
When ‘unity’ and ‘empathy’ maim and destroy. Fri Aug 21, 2020 Frontpagemag.com [To get the whole story on the roots of the Left’s malice and what lies behind its war of destruction on free societies, read Jamie Glazov’s United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror: CLICK HERE.] Subscribe to the Glazov Gang‘s … Continue reading Video: Democrats – The Party of ‘Unity’ and ‘Empathy’? →

Joe Biden’s Orwellian Rewrite of History

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
The willingness to distort the past is one of the Left’s most important weapons for instituting tyranny. Fri Aug 21, 2020 Bruce Thornton Bruce Thornton is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. In an apocryphal story about Christopher Columbus, the great explorer was insulted at a banquet by a man who … Continue reading Joe Biden’s Orwellian Rewrite of History →

A Fake DNC Convention Ends With Real Nastiness

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
The democracy is fake, but the hate is real. Fri Aug 21, 2020 Daniel Greenfiel Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. On the last night of the imaginary DNC convention taking place inside an editing room, the … Continue reading A Fake DNC Convention Ends With Real Nastiness →

Israel-Advocacy Groups Urge Facebook to Label Criticism of Israel as Hate Speech

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 2 hours ago
145 groups pressure Facebook to adopt an Israel-centric definition of 'hate speech.' The initiative is largely funded by multi-millionaire Israeli-American Adam Milstein (who served in the Israeli military 1971-4) and is backed by the Israeli government... more »

Israel bombs Gaza for 11 days, US media show little interest

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 2 hours ago
“We've been through this countless times, but it's harder now with a global pandemic and the whole world falling apart, no electricity and no water." A 3-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy, and at least two women were among those hospitalized... Two reports: a media analysis and a report from the ground... more »

WHO Chief: Pandemic May Last for Two More Years

Luis Miguel at rss - 2 hours ago
[image: who-chief-pandemic-may-last-for-two-more-years] World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus says the COVID-19 pandemic may last for up to two years more.

Democrat-led States Sue USPS, Saying Changes Endanger "Fair Elections"

Luis Miguel at rss - 2 hours ago
[image: democrat-led-states-sue-usps-saying-changes-endanger-fair-elections] A number of states joined in a lawsuit to halt measures taken by USPS to cut back on costs, alleging they would interfere with mail voting.

Did 41 Senators ‘Vote to Let Babies Scream Until They Die If Born Alive’?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
U.S. Senate Bill 311 provoked widely shared social media posts that targeted Democratic and Independent senators in 2020.

The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?

WTStaff at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - But make no mistake: Americans only think they’re choosing the next president.

Magic Mushroom Ingredient May Improve Mental Health

WTStaff at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*GreenMedInfo Research Group* - Psilocybin may be gaining mainstream acceptance by providing a safe "trip" out of desolation and into a more open, positive state of mind.

Spirit Airline Pledges $250,000 in Air Travel to Civil Rights Organizations

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 3 hours ago
In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests this summer, a growing number of companies are making financial commitments to racial equity. Spirit Airlines has joined the wave of new efforts, promising $250,000 in air travel to nine civil rights organizations across the country. “At Spirit, we promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and strongly […]

800,000 Covid-19 deaths with little let-up in America, Brazil, India, and Mexico

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 4 hours ago
800,000 Covid-19 deaths with little let-up in America, Brazil, India, and Mexico Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The international coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is now responsible for 800,000 known deaths. In the four nations of the highest number of deaths, the numbers keep flowing. Therefore, unlike the hardest-hit nations in Europe, the countries […]

We Get Letters, We Get Letters-- Or At Least We Used To... Before Trump Hired Louis DeJoy The Destroy The Post Office

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Louis & Donald Fix The Post Office by Nancy Ohanian* I'm absolutely positive that Trump gave DeJoy a blanket pardon before DeJoy went for work for him. Either that or DeJoy is plum loco. On Tuesday DeJoy issued a disingenuous official statement on his disenfranchisement shenanigans, acknowledging that the postal service which he has been systematically disrupting, "will play a critical role this year in delivering election mail for millions of voters across the country... I want to assure all Americans of the following: *•* Retail hours at Post Offices will not change. *•* Mail pr... more »

Did Democrats Omit ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The phrase "under God" is still regularly recited by members of the Democratic party.

Postmaster Says Election Mail Will Go Through Despite Cuts

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
New Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he has no plans to restore mailboxes and other agency cuts made since he took over, sparking fresh questions over how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of an expected surge of mail-in ballots for the November election.

Is This Meme About Trump and Epstein Accurate?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A social media meme sought to exonerate U.S. President Donald Trump from any connection with Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes.

Golden State Killer Sentenced to Life for 26 Rapes, Slayings

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state.

Why the Russia's Akula-Class Submarines Mattered

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2008%3Anewsml_GM1E4B919BN01&share=true] Eventually, Moscow's silent service would actually start to become silent. *Key Point: *Washington kept close tabs on Moscow's submarine development. They certainly noticed when the Akula-class submarines were suddenly quiter than other Soviet subs. American-laid hydrophones littered to the ocean floor. They were arranged in arrays, bridging the GIUK Gap chokepoint, the area of ocean in the North Atlantic between Greenland and the United King... more »

Stealth vs. Stealth: What Happens When Russia's Su-57 Meets America's F-35?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * We should hope to never find out the answer. *Key Point*: In a close-quarters dogfight between an F-35 and Su-57 with no secondary assets or any other intervening variables, it is difficult to see how the Su-57 could lose. As Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter moves into serial production in much larger quantities than previously expected, the U.S. expert defense community will be prompted to revisit the consensus view that Russia’s flagship fifth-generation fighter will not be produced in sufficient quantities, and is too far away, to pose a salient th... more »

Swarms Of Chinese Helicopter Rocket Drones Could Overwhelm The U.S. Navy

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* China has a history of overwhelming its enemies with sheer numbers of troops. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *What’s particularly interesting about a Chinese drone swarm is China’s predominance in drone production. Chinese manufacturer DJI makes nearly 80 percent of the drones used in the United States and Canada (U.S. authorities recently warned these robots could be stealing data from their users). Such a solid manufacturing base puts Beijing in a strong position to build large numbers of small attack drones. China has a history of overwhelm... more »

A "Hamiltonian Moment" for European Defense?

Markus Kaim, Ronja Kempin at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Markus Kaim, Ronja Kempin* *Security, * The coronavirus presents an opportunity to strengthen Europe's capacity to defend itself, but only if deeper political integration is undertaken. If the debate over European defense wasn’t already fraught, the coronavirus crisis—and the EU’s subsequent contracting economy—has put it at risk of becoming the virus’ next victim. To cope with the economic consequences of the pandemic, many member states will be forced to reduce their defense spending. Bad memories of the consequences of the financial and debt crisis of 2009/2010 will be awake... more »

IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOP AND QANON, I SEE WE'VE MOVED INTO THE "DENY EVERYTHING" PHASE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
The GOP is now pretending that it has nothing to do with this Q fellow: Vice President Pence said Friday that he has no knowledge of the QAnon conspiracy theory and that he dismisses it “out of hand.” Pence was pressed in a pair of news interviews Friday morning on the conspiracy theory after President Trump earlier this week complimented its followers by saying they “love our country.” “I don’t know anything about that conspiracy theory,” Pence told “CBS This Morning” host Tony Dokoupil when asked if he or Trump actually believed in QAnon.... Dokoupil continued to press Pence, acc... more »

Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch! A New Debt Paradigm Is Quickly Approaching, Be Ready!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *PM 8/21/20:* *"Must Watch! A New Debt Paradigm Is Quickly Approaching, Be Ready!"* - https://traderschoice.net/

What Dems Want Nationally: Locality’s Mail-in Vote Fraud So Bad, Judge Orders New Election

Selwyn Duke at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: what-dems-want-nationally-locality-s-mail-in-vote-fraud-so-bad-judge-orders-new-election] Here’s a question: If one locality couldn’t conduct a mail-in-ballot election without vote fraud so rampant a judge would be compelled to order a new election, what’s would happen if this system were replicated nationally?

Belarus News Links 21 August 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 4 hours ago
21 August 2020 — The New Dark Age Belarus unrest: Opposition leader says Belarusian people must not stop now https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-53869007 The right is leading the movement in Belarus to a dead end: is there another way? http://www.marxist.com/belarus-another-way.htm The Geopolitics Of The Belarusian Crisis: Anti-Russian, Neutral To China, Pro-Polish https://orientalreview.org/2020/08/21/the-geopolitics-of-the-belarusian-crisis-anti-russian-neutral-to-china-pro-polish/ A single photo which says it all … Continue reading Belarus News Links 21 August 2020

CIA Behind Guccifer & Russiagate – a Plausible Scenario

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William Binney is the former technical director of the U.S. National Security Agency who worked at the agency for 30 years. He is a respected independent critic of how American intelligence services abuse their powers to illegally spy on private communications of U.S. citizens and around the globe. Given his expert inside knowledge, it is worth paying attention to what Binney says.

Shoots Down Covid19 Myths Front-line doctor attacks media, questions need for vaccine, before interview cut short

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A doctor being interviewed on Spanish television clearly went off-script and used his air time to fact-check the press, contradict the fear porn and question the need for a vaccine.

Deportation Union: Rights, accountability and the EU’s push to increase forced removals

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Deportation Union provides a critical examination of recently-introduced and forthcoming EU measures designed to increase the number of deportations carried out by national authorities and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex. It focuses on three key areas: attempts to reduce or eliminate rights and protections in the law governing deportations; the expansion and interconnection of EU databases and information systems; and the increased budget, powers and personnel awarded to Frontex.

How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

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Having run Nour for the past two decades, the Shaheens have dealt with multiple landlords and understand the challenges that can come from a change in owner. However, in 2018, Hondo enterprises – a property investment company headed by millionaire Texan DJ Taylor McWilliams – purchased Brixton market in a joint venture for around £37.25m. This was when challenges came to a head.

Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 21 August 2020

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21 August 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Florida Approves Release of 750 Million GM Mosquitoes amidst Public Outcry The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) approved Tuesday the first-ever U.S. release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Despite public outcry and scientific dispute over the human health and environment risks posed by this field trial, the … Continue reading Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 21 August 2020

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