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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.

Monday, September 14, 2020

14 September - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10 pm MDT


Michael Matt: Why are we not screaming from the rooftops?? (video)

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
* that's right, another Michael Matt video.* Adding to the dystopian world we now unwillingly live in, the evil crazy greenies in California, Washington, and Oregon, who are directly responsible for the out of control wild fires killing people, forest animals, and livelihoods, have got us socked in with smoke so thick it's not safe to go outside. Surprise - it's not climate change causing the fires. It's decades of mismanagement of the forests. * FEAR* Mask mania is about fear and control. A fearful population is an easily controllable population. When I went to Costco last... more »

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Will be TV-Only Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Coronavirus, Americas* [image: Reuters] High school and college out-of-state marching bands will not perform at the event, as their performances have been postponed to 2021. Local musical performers will take their place. The iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade—a celebratory practice dating back to 1924—will not be live this year as the ongoing coronavirus risks squash any forms of massive, large gatherings. The department store released a statement saying it had to “reimagine” the upcoming parade that’ll take place on Nov. 26—adding that this is the “first ... more »

5 Reasons To Not Buy Bob Woodward’s New Book Rage

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* Just how much new ground does the book break? Was the book written in a hurry? Bob Woodward, the celebrated *Washington Post* journalist and best-selling author, has experienced pushback from other reporters and social media goers for not revealing his recorded interviews with President Donald Trump about the coronavirus sooner. Some argue that Woodward could've saved thousands of American lives, as Trump admitted to downplaying the threat of the coronavirus and said it was “deadly stuff.” Others say the recordings just reinforced common t... more »

Joint Attack Warfare: How F-22s, B-21 Bombers and Drones Could Fight as One

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC16C9BDDDD0&share=true] Imagine how immense networking would change how multi-domain warfare is waged. Imaging a drone vehicle navigating through rigorous terrain and taking enemy fire. What if this drone could use high-fidelity, long-range sensors to find hidden enemies protected by advanced air defenses not easily-detectable by overhead air sensors? In a matter of seconds Navy destroyers off the coast and Air Force F-22 and B-21 pilots flying miles away receive i... more »

UAE deal shows: world leaders see Israel lobby as a gatekeeper in Washington

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 6 hours ago
The United Arab Emirates is seeking more support from the United States, and it believes it must go through Israel to get it. Other nations also understand the power of the Israel lobby in the US... Egypt, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Qatar, Tunisia, Congo, Venezuela... Obama himself acknowledged the lobby’s gatekeeper role when he reached out to Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations– and a rightwing supporter of Israeli settlements– in order to hire Hillary Clinton as secretary of state... So in his m... more »

President Trump Presents Distinguished Flying Cross to Members of California Air National Guard – Video…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Earlier today President Trump shared an incredible story of heroism by the Air National Guard during California wildfires. Their incredible act of heroism during the Sept 5th Creek Fire saved 242 adults and children. [Video Below – Transcript Will Follow] … Continue reading →

Ric Grenell Explains “The Big Ugly” – Outsider Trump is an Existential Threat…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard “Ric” Grenell explained last night why DC hates President Donald Trump and the stakes in the 2020 election. WATCH:

Did the Federal Government Just Secretly Take Over Vaccine Policy Usurping the Authority of the States?

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
Over the course of the last several months there have been a few developments, when looked at individually, that do not create much of a response or concern to the masses. Yet when you zoom out a bit, these events, scattered about and seemingly not connected, start to fit together into a pattern. The events I refer to are: 1) The enactment of The PREP Act by the Secretary of HHS. 2) The Secretary of HHS actions to remove shoulder injury and syncope from the NVICP. 3) The Secretary of HHS amending the PREP Act to allow pharmacists to administer childhood vaccines to our kids ages 3-... more »

Halifax continues to keep police services review secret

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 6 hours ago
In response to a freedom of information request, Halifax is refusing to release a review of policing in the municipality tabled at regional council earlier this year. In January, council voted to accept some of the recommendations in a report by B.C. consulting firm perivale + taylor. Halifax paid nearly $200,000 for the review, designed […]

Clear as mud: How the government’s reports on Nova Scotia forests obfuscate and confuse the data

Linda Pannozzo at Halifax Examiner - 6 hours ago
In recent days you might have received an email from the Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF) inviting you to answer a survey about its State of the Forest report (SOF), first published in 2008, and updated in 2016. Using data collected by the DLF, the document purportedly describes the changing condition of the forest, […]

UK Museum in Oxford Removes Shrunken Heads from Display

AP News at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum has removed its famous collection of shrunken heads and other human remains from display as part of a broader effort to “decolonize” its collections.

Virus Prompts Pause for Peeps Holiday Treats

AP News at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Peeps treats are going on hiatus for several months — another consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.

Twitter Censors Blog After Exposing US Funding Protests in Thailand

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 6 hours ago
*September 15, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - LD) - After exposing US funding behind Thailand's current anti-government protests and the US Embassy responding not once, but twice to growing awareness among the Thai public - Twitter moved to censor links to my Thai-centric blog, AltThaiNews. *READ MORE:* US Embassy Denies Funding Thai Protests Groups Listed on US NED's Own Website Attempts to post on Twitter any link from AltThaiNews results in an error message noting that the link was blocked because Twitter determined it was "harmful." US Embassy denials of funding Thai anti-governm... more »

"If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
* "If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth. That’s a good maxim."* ~ author Margaret Attwood, in an interview with* The Grauniad* *.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

UK Defense Secretary Says Drones Could Replace Troops In Future Wars

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Mr Wallace said a future fighting force would not be about ‘mass mobilisation’ like the wars of the past but instead about speed and readiness *Daily Mail:* *Defence Secretary Ben Wallace signals drones could replace troops as he warns that the UK must be ready to fight 'tomorrow's battles, not yesterday's' because Britain's enemies have 'studied our vulnerabilities'* * He set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ in future * Ex-Scots Guards officer spoke ahead of publication of a major defence review * Said it would lead to a ‘step change’ with milita... more »

The F-35 Is Getting Cheaper: Is It Time To Buy More Stealth Fighters?

Steven Bucci at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Steven Bucci* *Security, Americas* Lockheed Martin has exceeded expectations. Since its conceptual inception, the F-35 fighter jet has been known as an extremely expensive aircraft that can fill multiple roles. This high-priced “Swiss Army knife” of fifth-generation fighters is intended to replace fighters in the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. The down side always has been the cost. As good as the F-35 is, obtaining sufficient numbers to cover all of America’s global challenges and responsibilities has been daunting. That has begun to change—the price of the fighter jet has... more »

Georgia Tech Pays $50K to Settle Pro-life Student Group’s Suit Over Denial of Funds

Michael Tennant at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: georgia-tech-pays-50k-to-settle-pro-life-student-group-s-suit-over-denial-of-funds] Georgia Tech has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a pro-life student group after the group was denied funding for a speaking engagement by Alveda King, niece of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Burning Down the System? Facebook Censors Claims That Antifa Is Involved in Western Wildfires

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: burning-down-the-system-facebook-censors-claims-that-antifa-is-involved-in-western-wildfires] Facebook is busy nixing any content that claims Antifa is involved in setting wildfires in Oregon. They base their censorship on reports that local police agencies are being distracted from fire fighting by constant citizen requests for information.

In Trump Brokered Deal, Bahrain and Israel Establish Diplomatic Relations

Warren Mass at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: in-trump-brokered-deal-bahrain-and-israel-establish-diplomatic-relations] President Trump announced on September 11 that the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain would establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

Four People Arrested for Arson in Connection With Western Wildfires

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: four-people-arrested-for-arson-in-connection-with-western-wildfires] While California Governor Gavin Newsom and other climate alarmists like to claim that climate change is main reason for the severity of the wildfires currently burning in the West, another "man-made" cause is coming to light: arson.

Eye of Hurricane "Paulette" moves directly over Bermuda

The northern eyewall of Category 1 Hurricane "Paulette" started moving over Bermuda at around 06:00 UTC on Monday, September 14, 2020. At the time, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) and was moving NW at 20 km/h (13 mph). Its...... Read more »

The Guy Who Once Sold His Own Driveway Wants To Be Your President

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 7 hours ago
We all have known someone like this. They think they know a lot more than they really do. And when they talk about how things work, it's with so much confidence that you figure there must be some genuine smarts behind it. But in actuality, they are just full of shit. They manage somehow to stick around a long time, so it’s hard to imagine the person is completely clueless and inept. But once you start really paying attention to the things they say, you begin to wonder. What would happen if you put the person in charge of something challenging? When Joe Biden was vice preside... more »

Cornell Students Want to ‘Covid Cancel’ Freshman TikTok Star

NEWS WIRE at 21st Century Wire - 7 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Cancel culture with a COVID twist hits the Ivy League.

Oregon Man Arrested For Starting 7 Fires; Police Recover Molotov Cocktail - But Humanity has NO RIGHT to defend itself! (According to Globalist MainStream Media)

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago
*"Wild" Forest Fire near Portland, Oregon* Oregon Man Arrested For Starting 7 Fires; Police Recover Molotov Cocktail From Government Slaves/Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Amid windy and worsening conditions at least 35 have died from the spate of West Coast fires which many thousands of firefighters are still busy battling. And there are still dozens of missing persons who were in the vicinity of the blazes. Meanwhile the mainstream media is busy issuing headlines like this instead of actually trying to get to the bottom of what's behind the seeming simultaneous explosion of fires: ... more »

Blazing Sunlight – Senate Intel Committee Refuses to Give GOP Senators Documents From Russia Investigation…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Of all the *tells* that have surfaced in the past four years, this is the biggest. This is the one that reveals just how corrupt and duplicitous the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence really is. Do not pass over this … Continue reading →

Paper That Claimed Trump Called Dead Troops Losers, Now Threatens Violence If Biden Does Not Win [Opinion]

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
11 mins ago Mark Siidney The Atlantic has published an op-ed by Shadi Hamid, a notorius Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the infamously Globalist Brookings Institute. Hamid seems to try and intimidate ‘law and order’ Republicans into voting for Democratic candidate, Joe Biden. … Continue reading Paper That Claimed Trump Called Dead Troops Losers, Now Threatens Violence If Biden Does Not Win [Opinion] →

Tucker Carlson Questions DOJ Aggression Toward Julian Assange….

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
September 12, 2020 by sundance Nancy Pelosi previously labeled all Trump supporters as “enemies of the state.” Similarly we note the apparatus of the administrative state labels Julian Assange the same. There’s a good argument that the reason why Assange is considered such a threat to the U.S. is specifically because he could expose the … Continue reading Tucker Carlson Questions DOJ Aggression Toward Julian Assange…. →

Oliver Stone Tells Watters World: “I Think We Know That Someone From the DNC Leaked the Information to Julian [Assange]”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
8 mins ago Lawrence David Warning: This article contains speculation and conjecture that SM and the MSM is terrified of. We know nothing for sure, nor do we trust the USG when it comes to the ‘official story’ on matters like this. Why? The ‘Russian Collusion’ hoax for one … as you read, keep … Continue reading Oliver Stone Tells Watters World: “I Think We Know That Someone From the DNC Leaked the Information to Julian [Assange]” →

Pelosi Exposes Herself As Anti-American War Monger: Trump Securing Peace Deals In Middle East Is ‘A Distraction’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Criminal Pelosi Exposes Herself As Anti-American War Monger: Trump Securing Peace Deals In Middle East Is ‘A Distraction’ 1 day ago Eric Thompson Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, epitomizes what is wrong in our nations’ capital. When former President Obama was in office he praised for anything he accomplished, which as I … Continue reading Pelosi Exposes Herself As Anti-American War Monger: Trump Securing Peace Deals In Middle East Is ‘A Distraction’ →

Netflix “Cuties” Scandal Explodes Which Involves Minors Has The Closely Connected Obama Family Panicking

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Chris Badger Thomas September 12, 2020 Chris “Badger” Thomas RIGHT WING TRIBUNE–OPINION Both the Obamas and Rice are closely connected to the company, with the former president and first lady currently in the middle of a “multi-year agreement” signed back in May 2018 to help produce films and series for the platform. Rice, meanwhile, was appointed … Continue reading Netflix “Cuties” Scandal Explodes Which Involves Minors Has The Closely Connected Obama Family Panicking →

US v. Ted Stevens Tells You All You Need To Know About Why A Federal Prosecutor Doesn’t Indict Before They Are Ready.

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
September 13, 2020 by Shipwreckedcrew FILE – In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photo, prosecution Attorneys Brenda Morris, and Joseph Bottini, arrive at U.S. District Court in Washington. The special prosecutor who investigated the botched case against late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is not recommending criminal charges against any of the Justice Department attorneys who … Continue reading US v. Ted Stevens Tells You All You Need To Know About Why A Federal Prosecutor Doesn’t Indict Before They Are Ready. →

Activists Attempt to Enter Hospital Where Shot Deputies Were Taken, Shout Threats

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
St. Francis Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., in a file photo. (Screenshot/Google Maps) By Jack Phillips September 13, 2020 The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said protesters attempted to block and enter the hospital where two shot deputies were taken. “To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling ‘We … Continue reading Activists Attempt to Enter Hospital Where Shot Deputies Were Taken, Shout Threats →

Obama is Responsible for Racial Tensions in America Today

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
September 14, 2020 By Robert Spencer Racism is America’s original sin, and despite a century and a half and more of efforts to put it behind us, it is more of an issue than ever. A great deal of this is the responsibility of a man whose election to the presidency was hailed as the … Continue reading Obama is Responsible for Racial Tensions in America Today →

Jim Jordan Wonders if it’s ‘Time for Mueller and Company to be Investigated?’ After Cell Phones Wiped

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Image: Jim Jordan, Robert Mueller, Twitter Screenshot, YouTube Screenshot David Caron On: September 14, 2020 It was announced on Friday that more than two dozen cellphones belonging to members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team were “wiped” clean of their data before the Justice Department’s inspector general could check them, according to a report. Many … Continue reading Jim Jordan Wonders if it’s ‘Time for Mueller and Company to be Investigated?’ After Cell Phones Wiped →

Every Card is the Race Card, But They’re Not Playing with a Full Deck

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
September 14, 2020 By P.F. Whalen A few days prior to delivering a speech during the opening night of the recent Republican National Convention, guest-speaker and former football star Herschel Walker ripped Democrats in a tweet for “playing the race card way too much,” at their own convention the week prior. While Walker clearly … Continue reading Every Card is the Race Card, But They’re Not Playing with a Full Deck →

EconTalk with Bob Chitester

David Henderson at Econlib - 7 hours ago
The latest EconTalk interview is with one of my favorite people, Bob Chitester. It’s well worth listening to, especially his story about how he, a manager of a small-city PBS station, decided to make the series that made him famous and made Milton Friedman even more famous than he was: Free to Choose. He talks […] The post EconTalk with Bob Chitester appeared first on Econlib.

WATCH: Justice Rising – 9/11 Truth Conference

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 7 hours ago
14 September 2020 — Off Guardian * WATCH: Justice Rising – 9/11 Truth Conference Day 3https://off-guardian.org/2020/09/14/watch-justice-rising-9-11-truth-conference-day-3/* WATCH: Justice Rising – 9/11 Truth Conference Day 2https://off-guardian.org/2020/09/13/watch-justice-rising-9-11-truth-conference-day-2/ * WATCH: Justice Rising – 9/11 Truth Conference Day 1https://off-guardian.org/2020/09/12/watch-justice-rising-9-11-truth-conference-day-1/ * WATCH: COVID-911 – From Homeland Security to Biosecurityhttps://off-guardian.org/2020/09/13/watch-covid-911-from-homeland-security-to-bios... more »

Interview with Randee Green

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 7 hours ago
“*I come from a long line of criminals. Moonshiners, rumrunners, and drug dealers. Horse thieves and carjackers. Bank robbers, burglars, pickpockets, and con artists. And then there has been the occasional killer. You name it, whether it’s a felony or a misdemeanor, somewhere along the line a member of my family has committed it*.” So begins Randee Green’s, *Criminal Misdeeds*, the first entry in the Carrie Shatner mystery series. *15) Randee, how does a girl from south central Pennsylvania wind up writing an entire series that takes place in East Texas? What attraction does th... more »

Add the New Hampshire GOP to the Purge List

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Hat tip to Moonbattery: Aria DiMezzo, a transsexual Satanist anarchist, has won the Republican nomination for Sheriff of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, running on the campaign slogan “F*** the Police.” DiMezzo graciously observed that “totally oblivious” voters did not know what they were doing: DiMezzo, the High Priestess of the Reformed Satanic Church, said [he is] running for the law enforcement position to oppose the “reckless” partisan electoral system that allowed [him] to become the Republican nominee. “More than 4,000 people went into the voting booth on September 8 this we... more »

Leaked intel in POLITICO article endangers ambassador and National Security…We should all be demanding a CRIMINAL COURT investigation?

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
… Where does US intelligence leaks end and TREASON begin? –##– Report: Iran weighing plot to assassinate US ambassador to South Africa American Military News Ryan Morgan September 14, 2020 U.S. intelligence report determined Iran is considering a plot to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Politico reported, citing a U.S. government official close to the issue and another official who saw the intelligence. Officials have reportedly been aware of an ongoing general threat against U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks since early this year, however, new intelligence ... more »

The Gates Foundation is destabilizing Africa’s food economy by restructuring global food production

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
The same Gates Foundation which is behind every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic from financing much of the WHO budget, to investing in favored vaccine-makers like Moderna, is engaged in a major project in Africa which is destroying traditional small farmer production of essential food crops in favor of monoculture crops and introduction of expensive … Continue reading The Gates Foundation is destabilizing Africa’s food economy by restructuring global food production →

Your lung function is an important predictor of health and longevity

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
(NaturalHealth365) Since none of us are immortal, the impulse to estimate how many years we might have left is perfectly natural. But, what is the most accurate predictor of lifespan? Some studies have focused on factors such as telomere length, while others have examined levels of important antioxidants like glutathione. But, it turns out that … Continue reading Your lung function is an important predictor of health and longevity →

Australia Is A Full Scale Pilot Test For The New World Order

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on ConspiracyAnalyst.org: SHTFplan by Mac Slavo ? Several journalists and content creators have noticed that Australia looks like the most totalitarian police state that has existed in recent history.? It has become a full-scale pilot test for the elitists to see how well they can implement the New World Order. Australians have…

Your body is Acidic. If it were Alkaline, Cancer and microbes couldn’t live in. Our body is a microbe.

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on Adonis Diaries: Your body is Acidic. If it were Alkaline, Cancer and microbes couldn’t live in. Our body is a microbe. That is how we evolved. SIMPLE WAYS TO enhance an Alkaline environment while we live Many people who are reading this have a high acidity level in his or her body.…

Is The Chinese J-31 5th-Generation Stealth fighter A Total F-35 'Rip-Off'?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Image: Chinese internet *FOX News/Warrior Maven:* *The Chinese J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter may be a total F-35 'rip-off'* *Chinese progress with the J-31 calls to mind several timely strategic calculations* Chinese media reports have been referencing new photos of the emerging J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter appearing on social media, ostensibly showing various design improvements to the new radar-evading multi-role aircraft. A May 5 report in the Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper, says the new photos show an … “upgraded version with modifications made to its aero... more »

When Will It Be An Unambiguous Rout?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
How would the media sell ads if the narrative of the 2020 election was just "anti-Republican tsunami ahead" every day? And how would the two parties motivate their bases to turn out if that was the story? *New York* Magazine's Alex Carp looked to Frank Rich for an explanation of how to navigate a news cycle on steroids. He noted, as many of us have, that, "Just as the revelations in Jeffrey Goldberg’s reporting on Donald Trump’s insults to veterans have begun to fade from the headlines, details from Bob Woodward’s latest book on the president, including his intentional downplayin... more »

Group to drop court challenge of Utah’s restrictive medical cannabis law

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Activists in Utah plan to drop a lawsuit challenging the state Legislature’s action to replace a citizen ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana with a more restrictive measure. Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) and the Epilepsy Association of Utah plan to file a motion to drop the suit, according to Salt Lake […] Group to drop court challenge of Utah’s restrictive medical cannabis law is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Arkansas medical marijuana sales reach $143 million

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Arkansas medical marijuana stores have sold $143 million worth of medical cannabis since sales began in May 2019. Another way to put it: Arkansas dispensaries have sold 22,350 pounds of medical marijuana in about a year and a half. According to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC), the 80,000-plus registered MMJ patients in the state […] Arkansas medical marijuana sales reach $143 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Haim Saban backs Biden; will host a fundraiser next week

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 8 hours ago
The event will feature Biden, along with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and costs $500,000 per person... Saban is an Israeli-American billionaire who has stated: "I’m a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel.” Saban is close to Jared Kushner and helped broker the deal between the UAE and Israel... (Meanwhile, Sheldon Adelson, another pro-Israel billionaire, is funding Donald Trump and Republicans)

Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?

Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
No, it's not the TV news networks. The American election certification process is a lot more complicated than that.

Time To Deal With The Substitute Shortage

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
This is not the biggest issue facing schools right now-- but it's not nothing. And in some districts, it's about to become a critical issue. The state regional education office for our area announced a special opportunity to get quick and easy training to become an emergency certified substitute teacher. And it only costs $25! And that sound you hear is me slapping my forehead hard enough to push my hairline back another inch. "We are desperate for your help, but we're going to charge you money to provider it to us." Why didn't the regular teacher leave this guy a guide?The substitu... more »

SAT, ACT Scores Still Required for Some Scholarships in Georgia

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 8 hours ago
SAT and ACT scores are optional next year for admission to Georgia public colleges and universities, but are still required for some scholarships, The Athens Banner-Herald reported. A standardized test score is still required for some scholarships, including the state’s Zell Miller scholarship – “the top tier of Georgia’s two-tiered HOPE scholarship program” – which […]

Miseducating Black Students as a Form of Educational Malpractice and Professional Betrayal

Donna Ford at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Professional malpractice in education is a reality and it must be interrogated. Our field is not exempt from accountability; what we do can truly save lives.

Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has released a guide detailing how to forge much-needed collaborations with Head Start.

Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation Create Scholarships at Four HBCUs

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN, GoVols247 reported. Grambling State University, Southern University, Tennessee State, Fisk University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University in New Orleans received the […]

Is Germany Calling The Shots In Germany?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Addresses Bundestag © Bloomberg *Bloomberg: **Germany Is Calling the Shots in Europe and Merkel Isn’t Sorry * (Bloomberg) -- When Berlin broke with its frugal tradition and opened the spending taps this year, a senior official in the German Economy Ministry was flabbergasted that the European Commission griped instead of showing gratitude. For years, Germany was reprimanded by the commission — the European Union’s powerful executive arm — as well as the U.S. and the IMF for what’s been called a “fetish” for balancing its budget. Now that it had u... more »

ABC News/Ipsos Poll Showing Trump in Trouble Was Skewed Against Him

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: abc-news-ipsos-poll-showing-trump-in-trouble-was-skewed-against-him] Increasingly polls are just another tool being used to denigrate the president and oppose his reelection efforts.

Is Melbourne’s “Health Dictatorship” Our Future? Australian State Goes “Full Wuhan”

William F. Jasper at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: is-melbourne-s-health-dictatorship-our-future-australian-state-goes-full-wuhan] Arresting pregnant moms, warrantless searches, harsh quarantines, 8-5 curfews, surveillance drones, exorbitant fines, and more — by politicians in bed with Beijing.

Alphonso: China’s Ears in Your House

Steven Neill at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: alphonso-china-s-ears-in-your-house] It’s no secret that information is big business today and that just about every new item in your house is spying on you, but generally unknown, however, is that one of the biggest cyber snoopers on the planet has strong ties to the Chinese government.

Silicon Valley Resurrects the Star Chamber

Steven Neill at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: silicon-valley-resurrects-the-star-chamber] The majority of Americans agree that online platforms should regulate child porn, harassment, and false medical and health issues, but most Americans feel Big tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and PayPal have pushed this practice too far by creating biased definitions of hate speech and censoring political viewpoints differing from the views of the companies’ leadership.

Israeli Human Rights Group Highlights How Israel Makes Fishing in Gaza Deadly

Kathryn Shihadah at MintPress News - 8 hours ago
As is the reality with most elements of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, the greatest challenge in Gaza’s fishing industry is not the whether, or fluctuations in the market – it’s simply living to fish another day. The post Israeli Human Rights Group Highlights How Israel Makes Fishing in Gaza Deadly appeared first on MintPress News.

As the West Goes Up in Flames, Trump Couldn’t Care Less

Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
The air outside my window is yellow today. It was orange yesterday. The Air Quality Index is over... more »

Was Donald Trump Wrong for Holding an Indoor Rally in Nevada?

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak claimed that Trump “is taking reckless and selfish actions” that are jeopardizing the lives in Nevada. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) blasted President Donald Trump’s efforts in holding an indoor campaign rally Sunday night that welcomed thousands of attendees, violating the state’s coronavirus response rules. Sisolak took to Twitter about the rally, noting that Trump “is knowingly packing thousands into an indoor venue to hold a political rally” and added that the president has “forgotten that this ... more »

Harvard Letter: Coronavirus Is a “Life-Threatening Disease in People of All Ages”

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HHI9LQ8CN&share=true] Yes, even young peopel can die and at the very least can spread the virus to those who are more vulnerable. New data has found that the novel coronavirus still carries substantial risk to young people, challenging the notion that the contagion is only deadly for older adults, according to a Harvard research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “Given the sharply rising rates of COVID-19 infection in young adults, these findings un... more »

The Wing, LG’s Swinging OLED 5G Smartphone, Is Finally Official

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * It might be the most frequently teased smartphone of 2020 from a company other than Apple or Samsung. But the LG Wing, a swiveling, two-screen smartphone from LG that features both OLED screens and 5G capability, is finally official. It might be the most frequently teased smartphone of 2020 from a company other than Apple or Samsung. But the LG Wing, a swiveling, two-screen smartphone from LG that features both OLED screens and 5G capability, is finally official. The LG Wing 5G was announced in a press release Monday. The Wing works in two modes-... more »

Why the Iranian Regime May Have Just Signed Its Own Death Warrant

Michael Rubin at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Politics, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2OPI9FSRWD&share=true] Author: "Afkari may be gone, but historians will look at his execution as the day Khamenei ended the Iranian and Western hope for internal reform and instead signed the death warrant for the Islamic Republic." Early on the morning of September 12, 2020, Iranian authorities in Shiraz hanged Navid Afkari, a twenty-seven-year-old wrestling champion whom a security court had sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing a man during unrest two ... more »

What Will the Next Presidential Administration Mean for the FCC?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] The FCC, barring vacancies, has five commissioners at any given time, three of the current president’s party and two of the opposite party, although all are appointed by the president. The Federal Communications Commission is the government agency that regulates the nation’s communications infrastructure. That means everything from the wireless spectrum to radio to television to (possibly) the Internet. In the past, the FCC has often dealt with actual monitoring of content, especially during Republican administrations—as lo... more »

Why Missouri Citizens Oppose 5G Cell Tower

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC29JG93LOC1&share=true] Thankfully there are no real known health risks associated with 5G. As 5G rolls out across the world throughout 2020, outlandish conspiracy theories about the next generation of wireless technology have rolled out along with it. Conspiracy theorists have alleged—without basis—that 5G technology has had something to do with the spread of coronavirus, based on the presence of 5G towers in Wuhan, and in other areas where the virus spread in ... more »

Mnuchin: ‘Now is Not the Time to Worry’ About U.S. Federal Deficit

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] The alarming federal deficit has been a top concern for Republican lawmakers, stalling the progress on the next coronavirus relief bill. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned the country to not fear the nation’s expanding federal deficit as the coronavirus pandemic has shattered economic stability. “Now is not the time to worry about shrinking the deficit or shrinking the Fed balance sheet,” Mnuchin said in a CNBC interview Monday. “There was a time when the Fed was shrinking the balance sheet and coming back to normal. ... more »

"Symbolically lowered"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
A Grade II listed statue was illegally pulled down earlier this year by a far-left mob, then dragged through the streets and chucked into the Bristol Channel. The local, democratically-elected council, despite years of debate, had never voted for it to be removed and opinion polls had shown majority public support for its retention. Well, that's one way of putting it. This BBC News website report, however, puts it rather differently: *Campaigners* spent decades calling for the statue to be removed and *protesters* at the Black Lives Matter rally *took matters into their own ... more »

Time for Communities to set up their own vigilante guards. Men need to wake up, step up and BE MEN

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*Victoria, Australia Police Car deliberately* *hits demonstrator* *Victoria, Australia Police stomp on* * demonstrator's **head...putting him into a coma* *Twitter shots of Police Violence in Victoria, Australia* *Father of man whose head was stomped on* *gives interview* *H/T Isn't That Interesting* *Victoria, Australia (8pm curfew, 1hr allowed outside): police knock a man down with their car, and stomp on his head. He's now in a coma. **State premier Dan Andrews comments: "all of this can be avoided if people don't protest." * *********************** Folks, if you watched the vi... more »

Minnesota Police Group Withdraws Support for Democrats – Public Opinion of Joe Biden Marxist Movement Shifts…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
An interesting report from One America News Network highlights a shift in Minnesota similar to the recent shift in Wisconsin. Due to increased violence from Joe Biden’s Marxist supporters, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Union has withdrawn their support … Continue reading →

Meet Our Guest Ducks (Again)

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 9 hours ago
With the coronavirus, it has been hard for many of us to just keep going, let alone set aside time to blog (certainly not as much as we otherwise might!). So, we wanted to acknowledge that by giving our guest Ducks from last year an additional semester (at least!) to have this platform for talking […]

O'odham Ofelia Rivas -- Over 35 Years of Human Rights Work on O'odham Land

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Ofelia Rivas delivering testimony on border militarization before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Jamaica. Photo by Brenda Norrell. Ofelia Rivas is founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall and delivering food to O'odham on the south side of the border during the pandemic. By Censored News O'odham Solidarity Website In May 2002, Ofelia Rivas raised her own funds to attend

Bezos Doubles Wealth as Amazon Essential Product Prices Rise 1000% Amid Pandemic

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 9 hours ago
A report by Public Citizen found that “Amazon is engaged in price gouging on products it sells directly” through its Amazon Essentials line, with products like facemasks and corn starch seeing elevenfold increases in price. The post Bezos Doubles Wealth as Amazon Essential Product Prices Rise 1000% Amid Pandemic appeared first on MintPress News.

Yoshihide Suga Set To Become Japan's Next Prime Minister

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*DW: **Japan: Yoshihide Suga wins race to replace Abe* As the new head of the ruling party, Suga is now virtually guaranteed to become Japan's next prime minister. The country's current leader, Shinzo Abe, is stepping down due to health problems. Yoshihide Suga won Japan's ruling party leadership race on Monday. With the top position, Suga is expected to become the country's prime minister in an upcoming parliamentary vote to be held on Wednesday. The conservative Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) internal leadership vote went ahead to find Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor, ... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~

Heh

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
Spikes Tactical, one of the better-known vendors of AR-15 rifles, parts and accessories, has something new to offer. It's an engraved magazine for the AR-15. For its inspiration, refer to the Kenosha shooting incident a few weeks ago. One of the rioters attempted to assault the shooter by striking him with his skateboard. That proved to be Not. A. Good. Idea. Spikes Tactical has several other not-politically-correct engraved magazines on offer. Some of them made me smile. No, I'm not being compensated in any way for mentioning them: I merely found them amusing, and though... more »

New Jersey Governor Declares Juneteenth a State Holiday

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 9 hours ago
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week that declared Juneteenth – the day commemorating the emancipation of African Americans – a state holiday, The Hill reported. Juneteenth is typically celebrated on June 19 but the state legislation will declare the third Friday in June “Juneteenth Day,” according to Murphy’s office. June 19 marks […]

Racial and Social Justice Is the Work of College Student Educators

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
Since our founding in 1924 by six women employed as job placement officers who were dissatisfied there was no network for women working in colleges, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) has represented student affairs professionals across higher education. Fast-forward to the Civil Rights Movement, student affairs and ACPA were again among the first to […]

Even More Questions About the Durham Investigation

nsobel at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
President Trump speaks at a press conference on Sept. 7, 2020. (White House photo) In July, Jack Goldsmith and I published an analysis of U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing probe of the government investigators responsible for examining Trump-Russia related matters before and after the 2016 election. Then, we concluded that a federal prosecutor was not the appropriate institutional actor for the inquiry as it developed, and that President Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr have damaged the investigation’s credibility through their public commentary about it. Since then, there... more »

Poll: Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump By 10 Points in Arizona

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HYI98H5P1&share=true] Will that lead hold? Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds his first double-digit lead in Arizona over President Donald Trump as the race for the White House inches closer. Biden earned a ten-point lead over the president, as he garnered 52% of support among likely voters in Arizona, with Trump trailing behind at 42%, according to the latest tracking poll by OH Predictive Insights released Monday morning. Five percent still ... more »

No, Wildfires in the Western U.S. Don’t Stop at the Canadian Border

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC20YI9OSGVO&share=true] Climate change is real and there have been hundreds of wild fires in Canada. Wildfires, in recent weeks, have been burning uncontrollably throughout the Western United States. As of Monday, the more than 100 fires had killed thirty-five people, across twelve different states, with over 4 million acres of land burned. The fires were originally triggered by thunderstorms and were later spread by strong winds. In total, they have caused an ominous red... more »

Simple Way to Stop Coronavirus: Don’t Sing and Shout

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] The difference between whispering and shouting is roughly thirty-five decibels—and at the higher levels, particle emission rates were boosted fiftyfold. New research out of the University of California, Davis, has revealed that speaking softly has the potential to limit the spread of the coronavirus in high-risk, poorly ventilated indoor spaces. A reduction of six decibels in average speech levels was shown to have a similar effect on cutting the transmission risk of the virus as increasing a room’s ventilation level twofo... more »

What Trump actually said to Woodward!

<b>bob somerby</b> at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020* *Let's take a look at the record: * How dumb can our public discourse get? Our public discourse can get so dumb that the exchange shown below can occur. On yesterday's Meet the Press, NBC's Chuck Todd was speaking with RNC chairperson Ronna McDaniel. This exchange occurred: TODD (9/14/20): You just said that the WHO didn’t do enough to warn the world of a pandemic. *The president of the United States has admitted that he's purposely downplaying the severity of this virus to not panic the public.* So both of your statements can't be true. MCDANIEL: *N... more »

Covid House of Cards(3) More PCR Testing Problems "Could be Picking Up Dead Virus"

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago
*BBC* * More PCR Testing Problems* Most people are infectious only for about a week, but could test positive weeks afterwards. Researchers say t*his could be leading to an over-estimate of the current scale of the pandemic.* But some experts say it is uncertain how a reliable test can be produced that doesn't risk missing cases. Prof Carl Heneghan, one of the study's authors, said instead of giving a "yes/no" result based on whether any virus is detected,* tests should have a cut-off point so that very small amounts of virus do not trigger a positive result. * *He believes ... more »

New Drug Price Executive Order Issued Sunday

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
Trump Signs Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices in Fight Against Big Pharma The order aims to provide Americans with the same prices foreign buyers enjoy Fox News Peter Aiken September 13, 2020 The Trump administration has regularly placed drug costs at the heart of its health policy, with the president already signing a series of four orders in July to lower drug prices. [at least one of which is now revoked through the current executive order] The July orders focused on reducing costs for elderly patients and people on Medicare, requiring that they pay no more than any “economica... more »

China charges 1st person with sedition since 1997 in Hong Kong

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
Times are getting much worse in Hong Kong…from people caught on boats being labeled as separatists to massive arrests in the city for opposition to Chinese colonization to children in classes being in trouble for having simple little artwork about a free Hong Kong. This should drive home how precious the rights and freedoms guaranteed under OUR CONSTITUTION are but I doubt it makes a dent in the far left here in the U.S. To these idiots bleating FOR SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM here and being anarchists this should be a warning of both how they would be treated there in … Continue reading... more »

Politico story – Why knowing what is behind an article…Part 2

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
Is just as important as reading an article… The Rest of the Story . Now that I highlighted a few parts, let’s move on as I point out the problems with her comments. It would seem at least according to some accounts that for at least one year after graduation, Tianna Spears traveled? How did she pay for those years? Where did she visit during all that time? Well, that appears to be a mystery wrapped up in what amounts to exaggerations or worse which throws the rest of her story into question. Tianna Spears Matador Network has earned quite … Continue reading →

Reviewing a Politico story on Tianna Spears – Part 1

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
It is a hobby of mine these days, especially with the wild tales of the MSM leftist mouthpieces, to research articles that catch my attention. Ones like the one discussed here in particular bring more questions and observations than understanding and acceptance of their purpose. I am not saying there is not cause for concern in the government, certainly the State Department itself has drawn many questions especially over the last twenty years. Obviously others have as well. But in order to report with some reliability and accuracy, a reporter should do a minimum of questioning, vali... more »

Community and World United, We Say No!

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
Children’s Health Defense is proud to stand with over 30 organizations and over 20 countries as we work together to pushback on medical mandates, unsafe vaccines, and increasingly totalitarian governments. The post Community and World United, We Say No! appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

The truth behind Netanyahu’s admission that police killing was a cover-up

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
Apology over portrayal of Bedouin citizen as a terrorist in 2017 incident does not just expose police crimes, it deepens the deception

The real state of affairs

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
14 September 2020 Source: https://twitter.com/JohnDStats

The Sudden Reversal on Facial Masks: Mandated Public Masking in Wisconsin, USA

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
There is apparently no science behind mandatory public masking. None. Multiple analyses of randomized controlled studies over the last decade have demonstrated the inability of facial masks to impede transmission of viruses, e.g., here, here, here, here, here, here, here.

A Conversation at the Edge of the Human Future

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
Prefatory Note: I am posting below a long interview with Konrad Stachnio on wide-ranging questions, which stretched by knowledge past its breaking point, especially in assessing where the technological innovations on the horizons will lead us. It is one of 17 conversations published by Clarity Press under the title, Civilization in Overdrive: Conversations at the edge of the Human Future. Preface by Stachnio after interview.

Belarus President Lukashenko In Talks With Russian President Putin At Sochi

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*RT:* *Lukashenko meets Putin in Sochi as western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya threatens to cancel any agreements * Exiled former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has criticized Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for meeting with the “usurper,” a term she has used to describe the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanovskaya ran against the incumbent in an election on August 9, as the most prominent opposition candidate allowed on the ballot. According to the official results, Lukashenko received 80 percent of the vote, but ... more »

Climate Scientist David Legates Vindicated After NPR Attack

Jim Lakely at Climate Realism - 10 hours ago
National Public Radio (NPR) posted an article Saturday attacking University of Delaware climate science professor David Legates. Legates’ sin is that he has just been appointed to a top position within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and he is not alarmed by global warming. NPR, which mentioned The Heartland Institute in its article, […] The post Climate Scientist David Legates Vindicated After NPR Attack appeared first on Climate Realism.

Was the Netflix CEO Arrested on Child Pornography Charges?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
False rumors were spread on social media in order to capitalize on heightened panic about pedophilia.

Trump Slammed For 'Downplaying' Coronavirus...But Was He Right?

Daniel McAdams at Peace and Prosperity - 10 hours ago
Last week's bombshell that President Trump told WaPo writer Bob Woodward he was trying to "downplay" the coronavirus so as to not panic the population resulted in the usual hysteria from the president's critics. Was it an incredibly reckless and dangerous approach...or did it make good sense? Plus in today's Liberty Report: New poll shows America is sick of Fauci - is it a surprise? Also, panic over the "casedemic" continues as US hospitals empty for lack of Covid patients. Still the scaremongering continues in the media. Watch today's Liberty Report:

In a War on Restaurants, Media Tout the Lockdown Narrative

Jeffrey A. Tucker at Peace and Prosperity - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] Just when the fear starts to subside, and growing public skepticism seems to push governors into opening, something predictable happens. The entire apparatus of mass media hops on some new, super-scary headline designed to instill more Coronaphobia and extend the lockdowns yet again. It’s a cycle that never stops. It comes back again and again. A great example occurred this weekend. A poll appeared on Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It showed that confidence in Anthony Fauci is evaporating along with support for lockdowns and mandatory Covid vaccines. ... more »

Chinese Tech Firm Has Built A Massive Global Database For Hybrid Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *Zhenhua Data leak: personal details of millions around world gathered by China tech company* *Cybersecurity experts concerned by possible intent behind use of big data to compile lists featuring everyone from low-key individuals to the royal family* The personal details of millions of people around the world have been swept up in a database compiled by a Chinese tech company with reported links to the country’s military and intelligence networks, according to a trove of leaked data. About 2.4 million people are included in the database, assembled mostly based on... more »

5 Things Joe Biden Can Do to Win the Presidential Debates

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Although debates don’t have much of an impact in swinging voters, they do tend to boost voter knowledge and confirm party positions. As Trump has a strong debate presence, it’ll be crucial for Biden to win the upcoming presidential debates if he wants to land a spot in the Oval Office in November. The first time President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will take the debate stage is nearly two weeks away—and it looks like Biden may see a defeat under the national spotlight. According to a poll co... more »

Time To Open Nongovernmental Contacts with North Korea

Doug Bandow at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2AHI9G8O5L&amp;share=true] More communication will help to diffuse future crises and could even slowly change North Korea over time. On August 28, the State Department announced that it was extending the travel ban to North Korea for another year. Separately, the Trump administration continues to prohibit North Koreans from visiting the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that his department “has determined that there continues to be serious risk to Un... more »

Phosphine On Venus Could Mean Life: What Is Phosphine?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * While scientists have traditionally not suspected that life exists on Venus, astronomers have discovered signs of a chemical called phosphine in that planet’s atmosphere. The astronomers believe that “something now alive is the only explanation for the chemical’s source.” There’s been a surprising amount of reporting this year, in the mainstream media, about UFOs and other indications of the paranormal. The media widely reported, back in April, that the U.S. Navy had released a trio of what were described as UFO videos. The videos emerged from Free... more »

Report Warns That Climate Change Poses ‘Serious Emerging Risks’ to Economy

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] Last year, researchers from Stanford University discovered that climate change makes poor countries even poorer and further widens income inequality. A task force for a federal financial markets regulator has sounded the alarm in a new report that asserts climate change may spawn “serious emerging risks to the U.S. financial system.” “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC)... more »

Arab Unity in the Middle East Can Be a Barrier to Iran’s Regional Goals

Alma Keshavarz, Kiron Skinner at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Alma Keshavarz, Kiron Skinner* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Iraq struggled to find opportunities to expel Iranian influence, until Mustafa al-Khadimi. Since taking office in May 2020, al-Khadimi has shown promise in engaging with the United States on foreign policy issues, particularly on Iran. The State Department-led maximum pressure campaign against Iran has revealed serious fissures between the Trump administration and the E3, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Not only have the Europeans refused to join the economic-sanctions campaign, but more recently t... more »

Lessons From Seoul’s Second Coronavirus Wave

Mitchell Blatt at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mitchell Blatt* *Health, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HLI93XLST&amp;share=true] Seoul shows the choice does not have to be either full lockdown or full opening. At 10pm this past Thursday night, the streets of Seoul’s popular shopping and dining district Myeongdong were completely empty. A few scattered pedestrians walked along the roads, where there were no cars. The LED video boards on the sides of buildings were still playing ads. A robotic clam over the entryway to a seafood restaurant still opened and closed its shell... more »

U.S. Announces Troop Cuts In Iraq That Are Unlikely To Make Many Happy

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
(ANHA) At the start of September 2020 the U.S. Central Command head General Kenneth McKenzie announced that American troop levels would be down to 3,000 in Iraq. The U.S. had already been drawing down and exiting bases in the country since the start of the year. President Trump is hoping to use this withdrawal as part of his re-election campaign. The problem is the president insists that American forces stay in Iraq, which will make many parties there and Iran unhappy meaning little is gained from the move. The announced drawdown doesn’t work in the U.S., Iraq or Iran. First, i... more »

This Day in Iraqi History - Sep 14

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1960 Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Venezuela meeting in Baghdad created OPEC 1980 Iran’s Chief of Staff of military said it no longer abided by 1975 Algiers Agreement with Iraq over Shatt al-Arab border 1980 Iran’s Pres Bani Sadr and PM Rajai flying in helicopter along Iran-Iraq border was fired upon by an Iraqi MiG Iraq didn't know who was in the helicopter 1980 Iran sent military reinforcements to border over clashes with Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict*) 2001 Bush told Blair that there might be an Iraq-Al Qaeda connection ... more »

Phoenix Light Rail Fail: @valleymetro 2020 Report

admin at Coyote Blog - 10 hours ago
Well, it is that time of the year when Valley Metro, the Phoenix area transit authority, publishes its fiscal year (July-June) ridership numbers, and boy are they awful this year. In past installments, I have pointed out how our shift to funding a ridiculous light rail system in one of the least dense cities in […]

China's State Media Says 'China Must Be Ready For A Potential War'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
PLA Photo:VCG *Hu Xijin, Global Times:* *China must be militarily and morally ready for a potential war* Chinese people don't want war, but we have territorial disputes with several neighboring countries instigated by the US to confront China. Some of these countries believe that the US support provides them with a strategic opportunity and try to treat China outrageously. They believe that China, under the US' strategic pressure, is afraid, unwilling or unable to engage in military conflict with them. Thus they want to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. Considering that there i... more »

WATCH: ‘I’m Shooting Him, I Need a Paid Vacation’ — Taxpayers Held Liable After Cops Conspire to Murder Man

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: paid vacation]A biker with Hell's Angels received a settlement this month after cops thought they turned their body cameras off before conspiring to murder him to receive a paid vacation.

The Exploitative System that Traps Nigerian Women as Slaves in Lebanon

LAGOS, Nigeria, Sep 14 (IPS) - "I need help, right now I cannot walk properly," trafficking victim Nkiru Obasi pleaded from her hospital bed in a video she posted online. The young Nigerian woman had been injured in the Aug. 4 Beirut blast, which ripped through the Lebanese capital, killing 190 people injuring a further 6,500 and damaging 40 percent of the city. However, it's not her injuries keeping her in Lebanon but a restrictive and abusive system of migrants laws. Read the full story, “The Exploitative System that Traps Nigerian Women as Slaves in Lebanon”, on globalissues.o... more »

Nepal’s Glacial Lakes in Danger of Bursting

KATHMANDU, Sep 14 (IPS) - A new report out this week warns that hundreds of glacial lakes in the Himalaya are in danger of bursting because global heating is melting the ice on the world's highest mountains. However, on only two of them have there been mitigation measures to reduce water levels. Read the full story, “Nepal’s Glacial Lakes in Danger of Bursting”, on globalissues.org →

What Is Happening to the Farms Which Used to Feed the World?

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago
End Famine, Back Independent Family Farming—Build a New Economic System Video of End Famine, Back Independent Family Farming—Build a New Economic System This video, from the Schiller Institute's September 5-6 conference, paints a devastating picture of what Wall Street and globalist cartels have done to our family farms. In the midst of a hunger pandemic which will kill thousands in Africa, portions of the Americas, and Southwest Asia, American cattlemen and other farmers are committing suicide at record rates, driven into bankruptcy, unable to get any kind of reasonable price for... more »

COVID-19 Vaccine Result Possible by Early to Mid-October

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago
On September 7 NPR put out a vaccine coverage story entitled, “How Can You Tell if a COVID-19 Vaccine Is Working?” The coverage includes an interview with Holly Janes, PhD, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. She stated that the trials currently underway are event-driven studies, and said, “An event-driven trial means that the primary analysis of the trial happens when you get enough events.” The article explains that by the term “events,” “Janes means laboratory- confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease. Janes says that the trial now underway ai... more »

Lies, Damned Lies, and Paul Krugman's Statistics

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 10 hours ago
What is a woke* New York Times* pundit to do when he's universally blasted for ridiculously tweeting that there was no huge backlash, either verbal or physical, against Muslims in the aftermath of 9/11? First, he had his "team of publicists" studiously refuse to address the controversy for three days, because personally responding to more than 25,000 Twitter critics is not something that Very Important Pundits apparently do. Second, he passive-aggressively denigrated his Muslim critics even further by brag-tweeting about another invigorating weekend run he'd taken around his pricey... more »

Now is not the time to abandon core American values

Larry Bell at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Individual freedom and responsibility are under assault. The post Now is not the time to abandon core American values appeared first on CFACT.

Governor Newsom’s unscientific fire hustle

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 10 hours ago
WRONG, GOVERNOR! No amount of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, carbon offsets, and the rest would have meaningfully altered the hot, dry conditions that led to this year's devastating fires. The post Governor Newsom’s unscientific fire hustle appeared first on CFACT.

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