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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

25 August - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

How Much Better Off Would The Country Be If The Two Establishment Parties Just Disappeared?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Apparently George Washington was both prescient and correct when he warned, in his "farewell address" (1796), that political parties serve "always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection." The Founders made a big mistake, though-- still not corrected all these years later-- in not including the choice "none of the above"-- in all elections. The country's politics would likely be a lot... more »

"Poisoned" Kremlin Critic Flown to Germany as German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Nears Completion

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
The perfectly timed poisoning of unpopular, ineffective Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and the involvement of Germany comes as Washington sought to place maximum pressure on Berlin to cancel the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline. *August 25, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny - according to German doctors - was allegedly poisoned but is expected to survive. If Navalny was poisoned and the goal was to assassinate him, it was a poorly conceived, poorly executed, and most of all - poorly timed plan. Navalny's sudden reappearance a... more »

Academic Surgery Has Fewer Women, But They Get More NIH Grants

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
There are disparities in many fields of academia; physics has fewer women, for example, while psychology has fewer men. Some contend that is due to discomfort in not having equal representation. But fewer members of the same sex is assuaged if there is more money, and that is the case for female academic surgeons. They are outnumbered by men but get more NIH funding than men do. They get nearly 50 percent more R01 grants. read more

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Zoom Outages Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, U.S. suspects IS San Diego ocean temperatures jump nearly 20 degrees, hitting 77 in La JollaNavalny Poisoning Confirmed 1. COVID-19 can survive on frozen meat, fish for up to three weeks: study - Maine wedding reception linked to 53 virus cases, 1 death - EXCLUSIVE: Inside Harvard Business School's plans for helping students land coveted jobs and internships during the pandemic China says it has been injecting key workers with a coronavirus vaccine candidate for a month Hund... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates PM 8/25/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates PM 8/25/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest information. ◆ by David Leonhardt *"Virus laggards: *The United States is no longer the world’s only rich country still suffering through a major coronavirus outbreak. So is Spain. Spain’s number of cases has surged in the last month. Over the last week, its per capita rate of new cases has been five times larger than France’s, six times larger than Portugal’s and 15 times larger than Japan’s. Adjusted for population, Spain’s outbreak has even surpassed the U.S. out... more »

40 000 people affected, 4 000 houses damaged as heavy monsoon rains hit wide swaths of northern Thailand

Heavy monsoon rains have been lashing wide swaths of northern Thailand since August 20, 2020. 4 000 homes were damaged, 40 000 people affected and more than 1 000 displaced. Authorities reported that flooding has affected 382 villages in 25 districts in eight...... Read more »

No Work Can Be Done Without Due Care And Thought - The Wisdom Of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
*[image: Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange]* * Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange In Wisconsin**"Everything you do reveals something about your education, your character, your intelligence and your sense of the aesthetic. You may say, ‘Oh, but my job is only to sweep and wash the floor!’ Do you really think it is as simple as that? In doing so, you should also think about it and pay attention. Just the way in which you set about this work – which you find so easy – can show your intelligence. Even in sweeping there is an order to be followed and certain precautions to be tak... more »

Did the Catholic Church try to interfere in the course of justice?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
I was angry to read allegations that the Pope interfered in a clergy sex abuse case in Australia. They're not (yet) independently verified, but given my experience of such shenanigans (of which more later), they ring true. A low-ranking parish priest who agreed to give evidence against an archbishop accused of concealing child sexual abuse was mysteriously summoned to the Vatican before he was due to testify and allegedly quizzed by the Pope about what he was planning to say in court. * . . .* The explosive claim about the papal meeting, contained in The Altar Boys, indicates th... more »

Duke engineering prof corrects seven papers for failures to disclose startup he co-founded

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A chemistry journal has issued corrections for seven papers after learning that one of the authors failed to list his ownership of a company with a stake in the research. The articles, which appeared in Lab on a Chip — a journal “at the interface between physical technological advancements and high impact applications” from the … Continue reading Duke engineering prof corrects seven papers for failures to disclose startup he co-founded

The Future of the U.S. Marine Corps: Narcosubmarines

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GM1E52N1U4Y01&share=true] A new paper by three officers suggest that low-profile, semi-submersible vessels like those that traffic illicit drugs into the United States could provide an inexpensive, low risk solution to keeping groups of Marines fed and supplied during a war in the Western Pacific. The Marine Corps is changing. In a future high-end fight in the Pacific, teams of Marines could be flung far and wide throughout the Pacific operating relatively autonomo... more »

America's Middle Class Is Dying. Here's Why That's a Good Thing.

Scott Lincicome at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Scott Lincicome* *Politics, Americas* It turns out, people just keep getting richer. A frequent refrain among Washington populists (and in omnipresent political advertising) these days is that decades of global capitalism have “hollowed out” the center of the American workforce, leaving two predominant classes in the United States: the poor and the super‐​rich (aka “the 1%”). The alleged “polarization” of the American workforce drives domestic and international economic policies on the left and the right, all of which seek to “restore” the middle class to its long‐​past glory (a... more »

Australia Records its most Snowfall EVER outside of an Alpine Area

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 16 hours ago
Hundreds of snow-chasers descended on the NSW town of Oberon to enjoy the rare event, and have since drawn an angry rebuke from the local 'Gestapo' for breaking COVID social distancing rules. The post Australia Records its most Snowfall EVER outside of an Alpine Area appeared first on Electroverse.

Links 8/25/2020

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

The Wealth of Corporations: Why Firms Have Zero Net Worth, and Why It Matters

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
A theory of net worth and what that means for measurements of wealth.

Jim Crow in Reverse: NYU Black Student Group Wants Segregated Housing

NEWS WIRE at 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Despite the regressive nature of this policy, university administrators appear to be caving in to their demands.

RFK Jr. Talks with Ron Paul: ‘Do Not Trust the Medical or National Security Establishment’

NEWS WIRE at 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*Liberty Report* | Stunning interview which lifts the lid on some of the most stunning controversies of our time.

How Alexei Navalny Became Putin's Worst Enemy

Regina Smyth at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Regina Smyth* *Politics, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Navalny’s efforts have captured the imagination of young Russians and demonstrated the effects of generational change. The harrowing videos of Alexei Navalny, a blogger who has captured popular frustration in Russia, screaming in agony on Aug. 20, 2020 before being removed unconscious from a plane to a waiting ambulance, demonstrate the Kremlin’s increasing reliance on coercion to control dissent. This attack is not the first Navalny has endured. In 2017, he was doused with a green antibiotic that compromised his vision. In 2019... more »

How America Will Be Able to Defend Itself in Space from Russia and China

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Space* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Q3I93JW7K&share=true] The U.S. Air Force is taking fast new steps to rev up for warfare beyond the Earth’s atmosphere by networking satellites and prototyping innovative new weapons for use in space, due in large measure to rapid Chinese and Russian advances. The U.S. Air Force is taking fast new steps to rev up for warfare beyond the Earth’s atmosphere by networking satellites and prototyping innovative new weapons for use in space, due in large measure to rapid Ch... more »

How a Horrifying Chemical Weapons Disaster Helped Develop Chemotherapy

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* A forgotten tale of World War II. *Key Point*: The catastrophe's impact would far outlast the Allied war effort. On November 26, 1943 the SS* John Harvey *cruised into the harbor of Bari, Italy. The placid port city of 250,000, which had an old quarter dating back to the Middle Ages, had been seized by British paratroopers several months earlier without a fight. Located in southern Italy near the heel of the Italian boot, it was safely distant from the frontline to the north. The Harvey’s cargo security officer seemed especially eager to expe... more »

Lithuania’s open economy suffers

Adomas Abromaitis at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Submitted by Adomas Abromaitis… COVID-19 continues to test economy of the Baltic States. According to Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka, it is too soon to tell whether the second half of the year would be hopeful. The recent spike in coronavirus cases and growing uncertainty over the future might negatively affect business and consumer expectations, […]

GOP members for Biden reveal the cowards in the Second Civil War [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Fox News writer Brooke Singman reported early Monday morning that Jeff Flake, the former Republican Senator for Arizona, threw his support behind the Democrat nominee Joe Biden in the upcoming November 3rd Presidental election. He joins some two dozen former Republican members of Congress who all are endorsing Mr. Biden for the highest office in […]

Why analyze news and politics from an Orthodox Christian worldview? [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Note: This was originally written in a response on social media. Many thanks to the person who provoked this piece because it needed to be written. Many critics have often disagreed, vehemently so, with my reliance on Orthodox Christianity as the basis point for my opinions about earthly politics and geopolitical moves around the world. […]

Foreign Direct Investment and Supply Chains in a Risky World

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
More forecasts on the future of supply chains.

Virginia First State to Trial Balloon Mandating COVID Vaccine

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Yesterday, an ACTION ALERT was sent by the Autism Action Network to fight the suggestion of a MANDATE for COVID vaccine in Virginia. We might assume that the Governor's phones were ringing off the hook thanks to this alert and... more »

Crash! Back To School Forms Looking a Bit Empty

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
What on earth did schools expect? For months, parents have been told to keep their kids home. ALL non-emergency medical care was put on hold. And so yes, vaccine rates have "crashed." Can't wait to see what else crashes. Maybe... more »

Kamala Harris and AOC craft crazy climate law

David Wojick at CFACT - 17 hours ago
Everything in their bill depends on what a climate "frontline" community is. What line are you on? The post Kamala Harris and AOC craft crazy climate law appeared first on CFACT.

How eco-warriors are using Covid as an excuse to drive cars off the road–David Rose

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Good to see David Rose back on form. Roads narrowed so that pavements can be widened. Streets reduced from two lanes to one. Extra cycle lanes. Town-centre parking spaces suspended. Major diversions. Under the guise of protecting us from Covid, councils all across the country have introduced a […]

Guardian warns ‘last chance’ on climate change, after many other ‘last chances’

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Anthony Watts has a good round up of some of the climate doomsday forecasts that never materialised: If we do not heed this latest last chance, I’m sure there will be another last chance in the near future, just like all the previous last chances we’ve been given in the past 30 […]

Severe flooding leaves 1 500 people homeless and 3 dead in N'Djamena, Chad

At least three people lost their lives while around 1 500 were displaced by severe flooding in Chad's capital N'Djamena, which began on August 20, 2020. Inundations struck after several hours of heavy rains and were worsened by poor drainage system in the...... Read more »

Slow-moving meteor over southern Spain

This stunning and slow meteor overflew southern Spain at 02:02 UTC on August 22, 2020 (04:02 LT). The event was recorded by the meteor-observing stations located at Sevilla, Sierra Nevada, and Calar Alto. The meteor hit the atmosphere at around 62 000 km/h. It began...... Read more »

Steve Penny: Dollar Destruction Targeting $15,000 Gold and $750 Silver

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
Palisade Radio Tom welcomes Steve Penny, a full-time trader specializing in silver, gold, and uranium. Steve discusses how wealth becomes transferred during periods of crisis. He says, “Commodities have never been so cheap relative to paper assets.” He argues that today is a generational wealth transfer opportunity. His macro thesis is that the national debt …

China Arms Pakistan With ‘Advanced Warships’ As Threats Of Nuclear War With India Escalate

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
China Arms Pakistan With ‘Advanced Warships’ As Threats Of Nuclear War With India Escalate by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ When the Trump administration withheld billions of dollars in security aid to Pakistan in 2018, the logic then was that the Pakistani military would be forced to form greater ties with the US and surrounding allies to …

Cutting It Close! THREE Asteroids Inbound This Week Were Only Spotted THIS MONTH, NASA Reveals

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
Cutting It Close! THREE Asteroids Inbound This Week Were Only Spotted THIS MONTH, NASA Reveals by https://www.rt.com/ The near-constant bombardment of space rocks buzzing our planet continues, with planetary defenses alerted to a trio of asteroids measuring over 25 meters in diameter en route to Earth’s backyard this week. – To kick things off on …

Israeli Warplanes Carry Out More Attacks on Gaza

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
Israeli Warplanes Carry Out More Attacks on Gaza by https://www.aljazeera.com/ The Israeli army has intensified its near-daily attacks on Gaza since August 6, along with tightening the blockade. – Israeli warplanes carried out more air raids on Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early on Monday, according to the Israeli army. The Israeli army has …

Bright fireball explodes over Greece

A bright fireball streaked across the night sky over Greece at 18:36 UTC (21:36 LT) on August 18, 2020. The event was captured on video by a kopaida.gr web camera located in Livadia, central Greece. Featured image credit: kopaida.gr ...... Read more »

Explained: How Rogue "Killer" T-Cells Cause Intestinal Diseases

John Chang at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*John Chang* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] Although there are many treatments for IBD, for as many as 75% of individuals with IBD there are no effective long-term treatments. Between 6 and 8 million people worldwide suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, a group of chronic intestinal disorders that can cause belly pain, urgent and frequent bowel movements, bloody stools and weight loss. New research suggests that a malfunctioning member of the patient’s own immune system called a killer T cell may be one of the culprits. This discovery may provide a new target for IBD ... more »

The Army Rejected The M9A3 Beretta Pistol, But You Can Still Get One

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* Beretta officials protested that the new pistol solved many of the problems with the older handgun. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The U.S. Army may have declined to adopt the M9A3, but the pistol is still available on the civilian market. Shooters can take advantage of the research and development that went into further developing the classic Beretta 92 design. The -A3 is sold commercially with three seventeen-round magazines, giving the user access to a total of fifty-one rounds when carrying a loaded pistol and two loaded spare m... more »

How Syria Almost Sparked a Nuclear War Between America and the Soviet Union

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* A terryfying history. *Key Point*: The 1973 Yom Kippur War could have become a nuclear Armageddon. On the night of October 24, 1973, came the dreaded words: *Assume Defcon 3.* On bases and ships around the world, U.S. forces went to Defense Condition 3. As paratroopers prepared to deploy, B-52 nuclear bombers on Guam returned to bases in the United States in preparation for launch. On another October day eleven years before, the United States had gone to the next highest alert, Defcon 2, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This time the cataly... more »

What We Eat Is Destroying the Environment (And Making It Easier for Coronavirus to Spread)

Terry Sunderland at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Terry Sunderland* *Environment, World* [image: Reuters] We must harness the interconnected nature of our forests and food systems more effectively if we are to avoid future crises. As the global population has doubled to 7.8 billion in about 50 years, industrial agriculture has increased the output from fields and farms to feed humanity. One of the negative outcomes of this transformation has been the extreme simplification of ecological systems, with complex multi-functional landscapes converted to vast swaths of monocultures. From cattle farming to oil palm plantations, indust... more »

Why Great Britain Was Desperate To Sink Germany's Bismark Battleship

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Of all the German surface warships, the British feared Bismarck the most. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Like a pack of lions, the chasing British battleships *Rodney* and *King George V* caught and engaged *Bismarck* at a range of 16,000 yards. The German gunners’ return fire was ineffective, and the helpless *Bismarck* was torn apart. At 10:40 am on May 27, 1941, the German battleship sank some 300 nautical miles west of Ushant, France. The British Admiralty Board of Enquiry into the loss of the battlecruiser HMS *Hood*, presided ove... more »

Gas Flares Cause Preterm Births, Study Shows

Jill Johnston, Lara Cushing at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Jill Johnston, Lara Cushing* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Low-income communities and communities of color here bear the brunt of the energy industry’s pollution. Through the southern reaches of Texas, communities are scattered across a flat landscape of dry brush lands, ranches and agricultural fields. This large rural region near the U.S.-Mexico border is known for its persistent poverty. Over 25% of the families here live in poverty, and many lack access to basic services like water, sewer and primary health care. This is also home to the Eagle Ford shale, where domest... more »

Study: Shoulder-Fired Weapons Can Cause Brain Injury

Adam Linehan at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Adam Linehan* *Security, Americas* Is there a possible solution? *Key Point*: New helmet designs could improve protection for soldiers. Service members risk brain damage when operating shoulder-fired heavy weapons like the AT4, LAW, and Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, according to report by the Center for a New American Security. - “[Department of Defense] studies have demonstrated that some service members experience cognitive deficits in delayed verbal memory, visual-spatial memory, and executive function after firing heavy weapons,” CNAS reports. - Whether those symptoms can ... more »

Differences

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
Military Mindsets – just a few observations I’ve heard some criticisms lately and wanted to throw my cracker in the soup and allow you all to do the same if you are inclined to. So I’ve chopped out some topics, below: Army SPECWAR vs Navy SPECWAR Yes, I do know that there are joint […] The post Differences appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

BIDEN/HARRIS Hire Noted Campaign Messaging Expert

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
During Viral Campaign Donation Begathon the Biden/Harris Campaign Introduces Newest "Memeber" of the Team

Ketogenic Diet Foods You Need To Have

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://m.femina.in/wellness/health/ketogenic-diet-foods-167904.html

Elon Musk: ‘Paper money is going away,’ cryptocurrency tech has merit

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
Elon Musk: ‘Paper money is going away,’ cryptocurrency tech has merit https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/20/elon-musk-paper-money-is-going-away-cryptocurrency-tech-has-merit.html?__source=facebook%7Cmakeit

Mini tornado causes significant damage in Adelaide's southern suburbs, Australia

A mini-tornado ripped through Adelaide's Morphett Vale overnight August 18, 2020, causing significant damage to houses and tearing down power lines. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), a cold front triggered the storm, which was accompanied by showers...... Read more »

Greece to expand border fence with Turkey

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Greece to expand border fence with Turkey] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Greek government said Monday that it will press ahead with plans to increase the length of a cement and barbed wire fence it built in 2012 on its northern border with Turkey to prevent migrants from entering the country. Cabinet spokesman Stelios Petsas said the conservative government made the decision this year after tens of thousands of asylum seekers tried to enter the European Union member state in late February when Turkey said it would not try to stop them. Continue reading Greece to expand... more »

Russia to supply Belarus with advanced air defense systems amid presidential turmoil

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Russia to supply Belarus with advanced air defense systems amid presidential turmoil] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Belarusian Ministry of Defense said on Monday that Russia will supply advanced types of air defense systems to Belarus, among other weapons. The ministry said, in a statement published on its website, that the supply of these systems will be based on the cooperation plan for the period between 2021 and 2025, which the Belarusian military delegation signed with the Russian company “Almaz-Ante” specialized in the manufacture of weapons. Continue reading Rus... more »

Israeli warplanes launch several strikes over southern Gaza

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Israeli warplanes launch several strikes over southern Gaza] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Palestinian media said at dawn on Tuesday, that Israeli warplanes bombed targets in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian activists confirmed that an explosion was heard east of the city of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the entry of the Israeli warplanes into the airspace of the city. They reported that Israeli reconnaissance aircraft were flying intensively in the airspace of Gaza before bombing a number of areas. Continue reading Israeli warplanes launch ... more »

Syrian Army shoots down Turkish drone over Idlib: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army shoots down Turkish drone over Idlib: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently shot down a Turkish military drone that was flying over their positions in northwestern Syria. According to ANNA News reporter, Aleksandr Kharchenko, the Syrian air defense forces were “tired of watching it fly over their heads” before they shot it down. The drone, which was identified as a Turkish Bayraktar TB2, has been seen flying over the Syrian Army’s positions in Idlib and Hama on several occasions over the last few weeks. Continue reading Syri... more »

Russia military comes under attack by militant forces in northwest Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Russia military comes under attack by militant forces in northwest Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The Russian military was conducting a patrol along the Aleppo-Latakia Highway (M-4 Highway) this morning, when their forces were attacked by militants inside the Idlib Governorate. The militant forces aligned with Turkey posted a photo of the Russian military convoy after it came under attack this morning; it shows one of the vehicles partially on top of a median along the Aleppo-Latakia Highway. The attack was believed to have been carried out by the militant forces that... more »

Erdogan warns Greece: ‘We will not back down in Mediterranean’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Erdogan warns Greece: ‘We will not back down in Mediterranean’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, criticized the Naftex notice that Greece issued to ships in the eastern Mediterranean, saying that Athens would be responsible for the conflicts in the region. In his speech after chairing a government meeting, Erdogan described the Greek Naftex notification as an act that threatens the coastal and navigation safety of all ships in the region. He continued that “Greece has thrown itself into chaos that it cannot get out of, through ... more »

Nearly 80 containers of dangerous chemicals found at Beirut Port

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Nearly 80 containers of dangerous chemicals found at Beirut Port] Lebanese military specialists and their French colleagues have found 79 containers with dangerous chemicals in the port of Beirut, where a deadly blast occurred earlier this month, the Lebanese army informs. “During the period between August 14 and 22, 25 containers with hydrochloric acid were found, as well as 54 containers that contained other chemicals, the leakage of which could be catastrophic,” the Lebanese army said in a Monday statement. On 4 August, the Lebanese capital was rocked by an exceptionally ... more »

The Daily Brief 2020-08-24

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-08-24] This is a summary of *24* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Hasakah, Syria, Colombia, Venezuela, Iran, US, ISIS, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Raqqa, Ansarallah, Yemen, Akkar, Lebanon, China, India, Libya, Sirte, F35, Morocco, Mediterranean, Damascus, Iraq*. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, World-News, Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Lebanon, North-Africa, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Turkey promised Russia they would re-pump water to Hasakah:... more »

NZ High Court ruling a minor setback for big party COVID fascism

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 18 hours ago
By Tony MobilifonitisKIWIS face the most crucial election in their history on October 17, with both major parties – Labor and the “opposition” Nationals – now united on running with the medical dictatorship model driven by the Gates-Rockefeller-World Economic Forum “global health” cabal.Despite the New Zealand High Court’s bizarre recent ruling that the first nine […]

Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
Right now COV 19 has jump started the complete transition from office to home work for literally half of the work force who used offices.. It is all possible because of band width infrastructure now able to support this. It was expected to be a slow moving change, but no more. It has already happened. BC TEL just occupied a gorgeous build in Vancouver and effectively vacated most of the space a couple of months back. They own the building and are looking for a tenent. That is when I woke up to how hard this was hitting all those Grade A office buildings. It does mean that he... more »

Researchers find method to regrow cartilage in the joints

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
This is huge as it will still use surgery, but eliminate sticking in hardware. We do need this to happen. It also helps sidesteps unwelcome ossification as well. They key change is that we can now produce cartilage and manage its growth and ultimate ossification as needed. We have been waiting for this for decades and it is here. It may also serve to support new tooth growth.. *Researchers find method to regrow cartilage in the jointsby Christopher Vaughan, Stanford University Medical Center* *AUGUST 18, 2020* *Cred**it: CC0 Public Domain* ... more »

Oil Companies Wonder If It’s Worth Looking for Oil Anymore

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
It really is time to answer that question. The next decade will see the elimination of essentially the entire market for automotive fuel. That is huge for the oil industry. Over half of all oil production is used for transportation. I do not see jet fuel replaced anytime soon nor even bunker fuel. Neither benefit much from the advent of the viable battery. Unfortunately the automotive industry and long haul trucking are both excellent prospects for a complete changeout. Tesla has led this charge and actual production increase is now at plausibly fifty percent per year. T... more »

Brennan on Deck, Panic in DC

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
It is now clear that we had an attempted soft coup whose aim was to eliminate Trump and it will turn out, to plausibly reinstall Obama. Brennan led this effort, unless someone can really tell us otherwise. He now gets his interview with Durham and as this makes clear, it is not a venue he can hope to lie his way out of. From what i am able to determine, those 200,000 sealed indictments are been held until past the November election. However the two dozen or so coup participants will i think be publically outed after September 1st. Their silence speaks volumes. Even Brennan h... more »

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 24th August 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 19 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

The rush to patent, control, profit from the coronavirus dates back to 1999, implicates the CDC, Dr. Fauci

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Wake Up To The Truth: Lance D Johnson August 24, 2020 (Natural News) The rush to patent, control and profit from coronaviruses dates back to 1999 and implicates the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and virus researchers such as Ralph Barrick and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leader of the National Institutes of Allergy…

World Bank/IMF Exposed: COVID Aid Conditional On Imposing Extreme Lockdowns, Curfews

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Justice4Poland.com: by Tyler Durden Tue, 07/28/2020 – 03:30 Via GreatGameIndia.com, Huge foreign loans are given to sovereign nations by the World Bank, IMF and the likes. But the conditions that come attached to these loans are seldom told by governments to their citizens. A recent case in Belarus has exposed…

Why Is Lukshenko Being Color Revolutioned Just Now?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Justice4Poland.com: By F. William Engdahl21 August 2020Image Credit: Homoatrox Title: Protest rally against Lukashenko, 16 August. Minsk, Belarus License: The Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license Under Some Conditionshttps://bit.ly/325WwSw The globalist Powers That Be have clearly decided to topple the long-standing sole-ruler of Belarus, President Aleksander Lukashenko. The question…

Forecasts of regional climate change in question

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 19 hours ago
“A new paper reveals that climate models have failed to take important natural factors, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, into account in their climate models on which leaders have been basing their policies. “ click here

India should not give concessions in dairy sector to the US: Amul

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
25-Aug-2020 India should not give any concessions to the US under any trade deal as subsidised imported milk and other dairy products would kill livelihoods in India especially when the sector is expected to create 11 million jobs in rural households.

That nagging thought about Virginia’s threat to mandate immunization….

Fuzzyone at 'Nox & Friends - 19 hours ago
Do any of you see a similarity between Virginia’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Norman Oliver, saying he was going to mandate Covid-19 immunizations (link here)… AND the armed guards standing around to make sure everyone drank the “fruit drink” Jim Jones mixed up down in Guyana back in 1978? (link here) These vaccines have been rushed through a process that should take years…. What could possibly go wrong? Asking for a friend…. Fuzzyone

Chilling commentary from Tucker Carlson that we should all listen to [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Let us demonstrate some insanity: What would you say if I told you that the CDC is uncertain that masks provide any protection at all from the coronavirus? Does that sound crazy to you? We finally see President Trump wearing a mask here and there, and his opponents Joe Biden and Kamala Harris look like […]

Mass Bankruptcies and the Unavoidable Collapse Magnified by the Fed. It Has Begun.

Dewey Fernfield at The Duran - 19 hours ago
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Covid-19 Pandemic Another Threat to Indigenous Communities

PARIS, Aug 25 (IPS) - The voices of indigenous people worldwide are being silenced and their lives made invisible. Stewards of the earth, they are left at the fringes of public discourse in countries around the globe. Indigenous people are not "extinct", they exist, and they are building innovative networks and solutions, that could be the key to many of our world's problems. Read the full story, “Covid-19 Pandemic Another Threat to Indigenous Communities”, on globalissues.org →

World Bank’s ‘Mobilizing Finance for Development’ Not Financing Development

SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (IPS) - The World Bank leadership must urgently abandon its ‘Maximizing Finance for Development' (MFD) hoax. Instead, it should resume its traditional multilateral development bank role of mobilizing funds at minimal cost to finance developing countries. Read the full story, “World Bank’s ‘Mobilizing Finance for Development’ Not Financing Development”, on globalissues.org →

Mayan Train Threatens to Alter the Environment and Communities in Mexico

Mexico City, Aug 25 (IPS) - Mayan anthropologist Ezer May fears that the tourism development and real estate construction boom that will be unleashed by the Mayan Train, the main infrastructure project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will disrupt his community. Read the full story, “Mayan Train Threatens to Alter the Environment and Communities in Mexico”, on globalissues.org →

This Cheap Submarine From Sweden 'Sank' a U.S. Aircraft Carrier

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* How was the Gotland able to evade the U.S. Navy's elaborate antisubmarine defense? *Key Point*: The advent of cheap, stealthy and long-enduring diesel submarines is yet another factor placing carriers at greater risk when operating close to defended coastlines. In 2005, USS *Ronald Reagan*, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Fortunately, this did not occur in actual combat, but was simulated as part of a war game pitting a carrier task force including numerous antisubmarine ... more »

India is a Powerhouse in Vaccine Manufacturing

Rory Horner at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Rory Horner* *Public Health, Asia* [image: Reuters] Thanks to its vast manufacturing capacity, India will undoubtedly export vaccines, continuing its role as the “pharmacy of the developing world”. The great COVID-19 vaccine race is on. Pharmaceutical companies around the world are going head to head, while governments scramble to get priority access to the most promising candidates. But a richest-takes-all approach in the fight against the deadliest pandemic in living memory is bound to be counter productive, especially for the recovery of low and middle income countries. If g... more »

From Civil To Proxy War: How Syria Became Iran And Israel's Battlefield

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* By one count, there have been over 150 Israeli strikes in Syria stretching all the way back to 2012. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Now that Assad’s hold on power is secure, it’s becoming clear that growing infrastructure of Iranian bases in Syria is likely there to stay—and that Iran intends to use them to funnel drones, artillery, anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons to Hezbollah to challenge Israeli military dominance. This has elicited an intensifying Israeli bombardment campaign to knock out the buildup, both through preemptive... more »

Musical Interlude: Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"

Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Costa RIca

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Costa Rica at 21:51 UTC (15:51 LT) on August 24, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 27.2 km (16.9 miles). OVSICORI-UNA reports M6.0 at a depth of 23 km (14.3 miles). EMSC registered it as M5.3...... Read more »

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