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World News Briefs -- September 14, 2020
Current infection rates in Europe according to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), with Spain and France among the worst-affected countries in the recent rebound *France 24:* *Europe to see rise in coronavirus fatalities in October, November, WHO warns* The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch told AFP on Monday. "It's going to get tougher. In October, November, we are going to see more mortality," WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said, as the contin... more »
Professor/Imposter Defended Machete Murder of Boy in Police Youth Group
[image: imposter-professor-defended-machete-murder-of-boy-in-police-youth-group] Hispanic boys who want to be cops should be killed, said a former professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
California Mega-church Defies Latest Court Order Prohibiting Indoor Worship Services
[image: california-mega-church-defies-latest-court-order-prohibiting-indoor-worship-services] This is the continuing of saga of what happens when an irresistible force (the state) meets an immovable object (MacArthur and his church).
More Americans Losing Trust in Media, Says Knight Foundation
[image: more-americans-losing-trust-in-media-says-knight-foundation] Attorney General William Barr has a unique perspective on how the media is reporting the news. His views are the same as those reported by the Knight Foundation.
China pilots “civilization code” surveillance system
*****News Topic 23***** Chinese Government Combines ‘Track and Trace’ Corona System With Social Credit Score. Chinese Government Combines ‘Track and Trace’ Corona System With Social Credit Score A petition to prosecute Nancy Pelosi for violating Covid-19 regulations by visiting a hair salon in San Fransisco has attracted thousands of signatures in just 24 hours. At […]
Re-Purposing Radioactive Waste for Agricultural Experimentation (?)
Please tell me there is no intent for living beings to consume the plants cultivated in this radioactive soil: Fukushima Minpo (2020, September 11). Radioactive soil plan casts shadow over Fukushima village. The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/11/national/iitate-fukushima-contaminated-soil/ Villagers near Fukushima Daiichi’s ruined nuclear power plants are raising concerns about contaminated soil that was supposed to have been taken to an intermediate storage facility but is not. Now the government is saying it will “reuse contaminated soil in local area... more »
Video: Russian Army circles in on US led forces in northeastern Syria
[image: Video: Russian Army circles in on US led forces in northeastern Syria] Russian armored vehicles, under the air-cover of helicopters, have moved towards territory currently occupied by the International Anti-Terrorist Coalition led by the United States in northeastern Syria. The Russian forces are tasked to monitor the illegal presence of the forces led by the United States military. During their patrol, the Russian servicemen have inspected ten illegal settlements in the territory. Earlier last month, the Russian government criticized the United States and accused the adm... more »
Greece and US hold military exercise near Turkish border
[image: Greece and US hold military exercise near Turkish border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Greece, in conjunction with the United States, will begin a five-day military exercise using tanks on Monday near the land border with Turkey. According to the Greek newspaper Ethnos, the joint Greek-American tank exercises will be held from September 14th to September 18th at the Xanthi Training Center. According to the information, the ABRAMS tank modified for the M1A2 will participate in the exercises. The newspaper said there will be a competition between the tank crews participatin... more »
Germany: Police searches homes of soldier suspected of planning terrorist attack
[image: Germany: Police searches homes of soldier suspected of planning terrorist attack] Around 70 special forces of the German police (LKA) have searched the apartment and workplace of a soldier suspected of planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the country, according to Der Spiegel. The suspected is a 40-year-old man living in the town of Neubrandenburg and has connections to extreme right-wing circles. The Public prosecutor’s office in Rostock stated that the on-going investigation is not about explosives, but about electronic media following threats made against an ind... more »
Mike Pompeo visit in Guyana raises alarm bells in Venezuela
[image: Mike Pompeo visit in Guyana raises alarm bells in Venezuela] The Guyana visit of US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is raising alarm bells in neighboring country Venezuela, given the timing of the trip. Pompeo who is expected to visit the South American country on September 17 and 18 is expected to sign a series of agreements with President Irfaan Ali. However, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has warned about the timing of the trip, describing the intention of the United States as “ominous” due to upcoming general elections in Venezuela in November. Continue ... more »
Ecuador to negotiate temporary fishing ban near Galapagos Islands with China
[image: Ecuador to negotiate temporary fishing ban near Galapagos Islands with China] Ecuador is going to offer China alternatives to the Beijing-proposed 3-month moratorium on fishing in the vicinity of Galapagos Islands marine reserve following controversy around excessive Chinese fishing there, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Monday. In late July, Ecuador sounded alarm over the presence of hundreds of aggressively behaving Chinese-flagged fishing vessels in the continental shelf near its Galapagos Islands. Ecuadorian authorities informed Beijing that fishing was ... more »
Hamas: ‘We found a valuable treasure in the Gaza Sea’
[image: Hamas: ‘We found a valuable treasure in the Gaza Sea’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed arm of the Hamas Movement, announced that it had found a “valuable” military treasure deep in the sea of Gaza. The group cclarified that hundreds of shells were found on board of two British warships sunk off the coast of Gaza and that the brigades had re-manufactured these shells as part of their missiles. The commander in the engineering corps of the brigades, Abu Salman, said: “We examined the British shells that we found in the depths of the sea after... more »
South Africa denies any knowledge of alleged Iranian plot to assassinate US envoy
[image: South Africa denies any knowledge of alleged Iranian plot to assassinate US envoy] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The South African authorities have confirmed that they are not aware that Iran is preparing a plot to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to the country, Lana Marks. A spokesman for the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lunga Ngqengelele, described in a statement by telephone, according to Bloomberg Agency, the American reports on this matter as “surprising” for his country, and the official said: “We learned about this report only this morning.” Nggengele ... more »
Russia, Belarus should prepare armies to fight possible external aggression – Lukashenko
[image: Russia, Belarus should prepare armies to fight possible external aggression – Lukashenko] Russia and Belarus should prepare their armies in order to resist possible external aggression, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday. “I believe that in no case should we look back at what they will tell us. They disregard us, they do not look at our wariness, they conduct exercises when they want. Therefore, we also, if you support this thesis, without straining the overall situation, we will prepare our armies so that, God forbid, we could resist it,” he said at a... more »
Putin and Macron discuss Libyan conflict during phone conversation
[image: Putin and Macron discuss Libyan conflict during phone conversation] The Kremlin’s Press office announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his french counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Libyan conflict at length during a phone conversation on Monday. The Statesmen discussed the importance of greater cooperation to implement the decisions made during the Berlin Conference (January 2020), which was passed as Security Council Resolution 2510. French President Macron also reiterated his country’s position to find a political solution to the on-going conflict and to... more »
Senior IS finance provider killed during Anti-Terrorist Operation in Western Iraq
[image: Senior IS finance provider killed during Anti-Terrorist Operation in Western Iraq] The Iraqi military, in cooperation with the US-led international coalition, has eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who was responsible for financing IS camps, in the western Al Anbar province, Iraq’s Security Media Cell, an official outlet providing information on the country’s security, said on Monday. “The air forces of the international coalition in cooperation with the Iraqi forces’ counter-terrorism service made a landing in the town ... more »
Powerful explosions reported along Israeli-Lebanese border
[image: Powerful explosions reported along Israeli-Lebanese border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The sound of heavy artillery was heard along the Lebanese-Israeli border on Monday, a source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, artillery fire was heard inside the occupied Sheba’a Farms region, which was accompanied by machine gun fire as well. The source added that the artillery fire was likely from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), as they are in control of those border villages in the occupied Sheba’a Farms region. Continue reading Powerful explosions repo... more »
Sounds of artillery fire heard in Lebanon-Israel border area – Reports
[image: Sounds of artillery fire heard in Lebanon-Israel border area – Reports] Sounds of tube artillery are heard in the vicinity of the Shebaa farms area on the Israeli-Lebanese border, Lebanon’s official NNA news agency reported on Monday. Earlier in the day, the NNA reported an explosion in the area of the Golan Heights at the intersection of the Lebanese-Syrian-Israeli borders. The blast origin and a source of smoke in the area have yet to be identified. The sounds reached the settlements of El Aarqoub and Hasbaiyya, located not far from the farmlands, the news outlet reported... more »
Trump War Room – Biden Relying on Teleprompter
Joe Biden is relying on a teleprompter to answer questions: "move it up here," he tells his staff. There are long pauses between his words as he waits for the prompter to scroll. pic.twitter.com/zYlMbfd2mA — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) September 7, 2020 What is this? https://t.co/MjV7FE9WcY pic.twitter.com/s6kn7NVqyL — Cernovich (@Cernovich) … Continue reading Trump War Room – Biden Relying on Teleprompter →
Startling anonymous post from a claimed Biden ex-staffer lays out the alleged depths of his dementia
September 13, 2020 By Thomas Lifson Normally, I would spurn the idea of citing an anonymous post that purports to contain inside information on a presidential candidate. But two factors currently weigh on my mind, causing me to make an exception. One is that MSM Trump-haters have no compunction at all over relying exclusively on … Continue reading Startling anonymous post from a claimed Biden ex-staffer lays out the alleged depths of his dementia →
Attacks on Trump? You ain’t seen nothing yet!
September 14, 2020 By Eric Utter -Satire- President Trump has been the victim of numerous unhinged and unverified attacks recently, each one more preposterous and less vetted than the one before. “Anonymous sources” say he secretly loathes the military and thinks those who serve are “pathetic” and “losers.” His deeply troubled, publicity-seeking niece claims he is “fundamentally … Continue reading Attacks on Trump? You ain’t seen nothing yet! →
Google is giving Joe Biden a very unusual and valuable in-kind campaign donation
September 14, 2020 By Andrea Widburg Google is the world’s most popular search engine, accounting for 75% of all desktop internet searches and over 90% of all mobile phone searches. That’s why it matters tremendously that it’s using its power over what Americans know to limit searches that might lead to information about Biden’s suspected dementia. It … Continue reading Google is giving Joe Biden a very unusual and valuable in-kind campaign donation →
Dismantling the Electoral College Means Destroying America
September 14, 2020 By Joseph MacKinnon Democrats plan to end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court with radical judges. These changes would give the left license to radically transform the nation. There is, however, another threat they’ve dusted off ahead of the Nov. 3rd election that—if executed—wouldn’t just be transformative, but totally destructive. They … Continue reading Dismantling the Electoral College Means Destroying America →
The Left’s New Martyrology
September 14, 2020 By Civis Americanus Left-wing extremists are emulating the Brownshirts of 1930s Germany. This means specifically (1) identification of convenient martyrs to the Cause like Horst Wessel and (2) exploitation of the purported martyrdoms to incite mindless violence including murder, pillage, arson, and riot along with desecration of places of worship. Wessel was … Continue reading The Left’s New Martyrology →
The Bushes, the Clintons, China… and Trump
September 14, 2020 By Julio Rivera The Clinton, Bush, and Trump families will forever be intertwined in not just American history, but the history of the world. The past several years have certainly seen a major change in what once seemed to be a warm relationship between the Trumps and the Clintons, two elite New … Continue reading The Bushes, the Clintons, China… and Trump →
It’s the Russians! Biden’s Potemkin Campaign
September 14, 2020 by Robert A. Hahn In this April 26, 2018, photo the facade of a former bank is seen behind steel beams holding it up during during construction in a so-called “opportunity zone” in Newark, N.J. According to plans OCA Architects, the new building, which is at 505 Clinton Avenue, will be a … Continue reading It’s the Russians! Biden’s Potemkin Campaign →
The Psychology of the Left
14 September 2020 William Greenough Scientists from the University of British Columbia have investigated the psychological characteristics of people who like to portray themselves as victims. The findings are revealing. What is virtue signaling? Virtue Signaling describes the demonstrative display of moral values. For example, when someone speaks out against racism in an anti-racist society. The aim … Continue reading The Psychology of the Left →
Google’s Autocomplete Ban on Politics Has Some Glitches
The search giant tweaks its algorithm after WIRED finds it would suggest “Donate Biden,” but not “Donate Trump.” Google’s autocomplete function suggested “Donate Biden” for a time on Thursday, despite an earlier pledge to steer clear of politics.Photography: Alex Wong/Getty Images Google said Thursday that it had reined in the autocomplete function of its search … Continue reading Google’s Autocomplete Ban on Politics Has Some Glitches →
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*Newsnight*'s policy editor Lewis Goodall has been busy on Twitter this afternoon relentlessly heckling Boris Johnson, trying to find holes in everything the PM's saying, passing on every criticism of the PM he can find, finding no holes in anything the PM's critics are saying, interpreting the PM's body language against him, editorialising against the PM, etc. And he's spinning like a stuck record for Ed Miliband too. [*Update*: And he's even 'liking' praise for him now]. He's so one-sided it's a wonder he doesn't capsize. He'll be on *Newsnight *tonight no doubt, having poli... more »
Transcript of David Attenborough's 'Extinction: The Facts', BBC One (13/9/2020)
*The body of this transcript consists of David Attenborough's narration from Extinction: The Facts. Everything behind bullet points comes from the experts who appeared in the programme. * ********* Our planet is home to a seemingly infinite variety of species. From ocean giants to the tiniest insects. We call this abundance of life biodiversity. But today, it's vanishing at rates never seen before in human history. - News report - "The UN panel of experts has found that one million animal and plant species face extinction". - It is worse than expected. This is happ... more »
Green Energy is Not Green
“It’s green stupidity.” -Viv Forbes _________________ Green Energy is Not Green by Viv Forbes with help from a few of his Peers 14 Sep 2020> Solar energy is very dilute, so solar collectors usually cover huge areas of flat arable land, stealing farmland, starving wild herbs and grasses of life-giving sunlight thus creating “Solar Deserts”. ... Read more Green Energy is Not Green The post Green Energy is Not Green appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Loyalty Oaths Compared: An Orwellian Exercise
A key tenet of American’s civic religion is that the McCarthy-era persecution of Communists and Communist sympathizers was both paranoid and immoral. Academics are especially strident in their commitment to this tenet. And since they are academics, they’re especially dismayed by academia‘s persecution of Communists and Communist sympathizers. The most infamous form of this persecution: the […] The post Loyalty Oaths Compared: An Orwellian Exercise appeared first on Econlib.
Democrats Campaigning to Keep Green Party off the Ballot in Key Swing States
Voter shaming did not work for the Democrats in 2016 and with this latest attempt to bar the Green Party from even standing, Democrats are choosing a high-risk strategy that could backfire on election day. The post Democrats Campaigning to Keep Green Party off the Ballot in Key Swing States appeared first on MintPress News.
Trump's Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
*Donald Trump declares a coronavirus national emergency on March 13, 2020 (source)* *by Thomas Neuburger* On September 1, the Trump administration announced a nationwide moratorium on evictions to last until December 31, a full four months. The reason for the moratorium, according to a White House spokesman, was to make sure that people "struggling to pay rent due to the coronavirus will not have to worry about being evicted and risk the further spreading of, or exposure to, the disease." The moratorium applies only to people "who would otherwise be eligible for federal stimulus ... more »
THE ROLE OF MISTAKEN BELIEF: Acosta interviews three Trump supporters!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020* *Why weren't they wearing masks?:* Last Thursday, it finally happened. CNN's Jim Acosta descended from the heavens and walked among the mortals. He asked (at least) three Trump supporters an obvious question: *Why aren't you wearing a mask?* That's the question Acosta asked. It was a* very good* question! That very day, we'd marveled telephonically about the way so many of The Others were crowding together at Trump events, risking grim Covid deaths. Also, about the way no journalists ever seemed to ask that obvious question. In fairness, it had l... more »
We Lost Because We Weren’t Big Enough (the Left in the UK and the US)
Where now for Anglo-American socialism?
Japan’s 5G Approach Sets a Model for Global Cooperation
A crew sets up a 5G tower in the U.K. (Flickr/John K Thorne, https://flic.kr/p/2jAEszZ; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) *As countries around the world develop their fifth-generation mobile networks—known as 5G—heated discussions have broken out about how to approach procurement. Since there are a limited number of 5G vendors, many countries have raised concerns over vendor lock-in—that is, dependence on a single vendor and an inability to switch vendors without incurring significant costs—and its implications for supply-chain risk. Media attention has foc... more »
Asian Americans' political preferences have flipped from red to blue
John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Asian Americans were engaged in an electoral realignment long before Kamala Harris was added to the 2020 Democratic ticket.
Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
Douglas W. Jones, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Iowa at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Russian agents reportedly placed malware in U.S. voter registration systems in 2016 and are actively interfering in the 2020 election. Here's the state of election cybersecurity.
It's still a conservative Supreme Court, even after recent liberal decisions – here's why
Ofer Raban, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Those who say the Supreme Court's last term was a liberal success fail to understand that the types of decisions they see as victories are fleeting triumphs that will not endure.
Exploring Tidal Heating in Large Moons
Io, Jupiter’s large, inner Galilean moon, is the very definition of a tortured surface, as seen in the image below, taken by the Galileo spacecraft in 1997. Discovering volcanic activity — and plenty of it — on Io was one of the early Voyager surprises, even if it didn’t surprise astrophysicist Stanton Peale (UC-Santa Barbara) […]
Trump Chinavirus Timeline
EARLY DAYS OF COVID-19: What Trump Did, What Democrats Did Dec. 10: earliest known coronavirus patient Dec 15 – WHO tweets, “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission Dec. 31 – Taiwan warns WHO and China possible human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus. Global health body did not make it public or share with other countries. Jan 21 – first case on US soil. Jan 23Trump advisors informs him of new virus, he is told the ‘good news’ was that it was not deadly for most people.” WHO says Wuhan coronav... more »
September 14, 2001: The Day America Became Israel
The rubble was still smoldering at Ground Zero when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to essentially transform itself into the Israeli Knesset, or parliament. It was 19 years ago, 11:17pm Washington D.C. time on September 14, 2001 when the People’s Chamber approved House Joint Resolution 64, the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) “against those responsible for the recent attacks.” Naturally, that was before the precise identities, and full scope, of “those responsible” were yet known - so the resolution’s rubber-stamp was obscenely open-ended by necessity, ... more »
Trump’s War On Journalism Takes Center Stage
In the last half-century, journalists James Bamford, Ben Bradlee, Seymour Hersh, and Neil Sheehan were each threatened with prosecution under the Espionage Act. But the U.S. government never followed through with Espionage Act charges against a journalist until 2019, when WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested and charged. Trevor Timm, the executive director for the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), told a magistrate court judge, “[President Donald] Trump’s administration is moving to explicitly criminalize national security journalism, and if this prosecution is allow... more »
US-Linked PR Firm Ran Fake News Networks For Right-Wing Latin American Regimes
A major US PR firm located just a few blocks from the White House has been caught running an industrial grade propaganda operation on social media. The information warfare blitzkrieg relied on fake accounts and pages to spread disinformation on behalf of right-wing, US-backed governments in Latin America, while deploying covert propaganda to destabilize the leftist governments in Venezuela and Mexico. The company behind the campaign, CLS Strategies, signed a contract to represent Bolivia’s far-right junta and provide “strategic communications counsel” in the lead-up to that countr... more »
With Global Heating, Expect Inferno Seasons In The American West
More than 3.1 million acres have burned in California this year — some 3% of the state — with many wildfires still at zero containment and months of fire season left to go. This far exceeds the previous record set in 2018, when 1.7 million acres burned, including the town of Paradise. These raging fires, some exacerbated by the blistering heat last weekend, are the direct result of climate change. The planet is currently 1.0°C to 1.2°C (about 2°F) hotter than it ought to be. This excess heat is entirely due to humans, mainly from burning fossil fuels and destroying forests. The po... more »
The Liberal Class Is Complicit In Mass Murder
There is an out-of-fashion quote that goes something along the lines of: “For Evil to flourish good people need only to do nothing.” The notion of “evil” has been banished from the supposedly sophisticated discourse of the “woke” liberal classes. But for 99% of human history, evil was very much a material reality, namely the grotesque arbitrary power of the rich to rape, starve and murder. The modern evil is the plan by the corporate elite and their political administrators to willingly, in the full knowledge of the science, engage in putting greenhouse gases into the air to the po... more »
Astronomers See Possible Hints of Life in Venus’s Clouds
Several outside experts — and the study authors themselves — agreed the potential sign of life is tantalizing but said it is far from the first proof of life on another planet.
Democrats hate you: They blocked, again, a relief bill for Americans suffering from the COVID shutdowns
Instead of working with Republicans or holding their noses and voting for an imperfect bill in order to get relief to we the people Democrats, every single one of them in the Senate, voted against the bill. The Democrats fought against the original relief bill for weeks. In both cases they insisted that items that did nothing to help Americans vis a vis the China virus but which advanced Democrat's extremist socialist agenda be included. Now, as then, Democrats are holding your financial security hostage in order to get what they want. Democrats want you miserable when you vote i... more »
These are Joe Biden's Democrats: Blocking emergency room entrances to shout that they hope two cops die
After months of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and other major Democrat politicians either explicitly or tacitly commending violence and the big lie that all cops are racist some thug tried to assassinate two LA cops who were just sitting in their police car. The officers were rushed to a hospital where they were treated; it was unclear if they'd survive. A crowd of "protesters" blocked the entrance to the ER and even tried to get inside while some of them said "we hope they die". This is Joe Biden's fault. Recently, after seeing bad polling results, Joe Biden condemned violence he o... more »
Mueller's investigators essentially admit they were doing very bad things
It turns out that senior members of the Mueller investigative team wiped clean 27 government phones--however they didn't use BleachBit. In 22 cases the reason was that the person forgot the password. As Congressman Nunes pointed out you'd think that allegedly crack lawyers and investigators could come up with more plausible cover stories for destroying evidence. How many people do you know who accidentally wiped their phones-- losing all their contact info, emails, and texts in the process? Yet Democrats want us to believe that highly intelligent lawyers and FBI agents who used ... more »
‘Women’s respect is a priority for us’: Journal finally retracts paper claiming women with endometriosis are more attractive
The journal that published a paper claiming that attractive women were more likely to develop endometriosis has finally retracted the article, more than a month after the authors called for the move. The article, “Attractiveness of women with rectovaginal endometriosis: a case-control study,” appeared in September 2012 in Fertility and Sterility, an official publication of … Continue reading ‘Women’s respect is a priority for us’: Journal finally retracts paper claiming women with endometriosis are more attractive
TNW Aero Survival Rifle: The Best Pistol-Caliber Carbine for Survival?
*Richard Douglas* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.tnwfirearms.com/product-p/asrx-cplt-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.htm] This weapon could help you in a crisis, but it does have some concerning issues. If society collapsed tomorrow, what gun would you like to have by your side? The “survival rifle” is an attempt to solve that dilemma. Survival rifles aim to provide enough power for hunting and self-defense while remaining easy to carry. The TNW Aero Survival Rifle is a pistol caliber carbine designed to be easily transportable in a hiking bag, vehicle, or bug-out bag. Let’s take a look at ... more »
Samkhya and Buddhism
Isvarakrsna’s *Samkhyakarika *is the important source of information on the Samkhya system; he is generally placed in the fifth century A.D., because the *Samkhyakarika *was translated into Chinese between A.D. 557 and A.D. 567. But the Samkhya system is much older—Chanakya’s *Arthashastra*, which is dated to B.C. 300, has references to the Samkhya, Yoga, and Lokayata systems. The other Hindu systems — Nayaya, Vaisesika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta — came after the Samkhya, Yoga, and Lokayata were systematized. There are striking similarities between Samkhya and Buddhist systems—for i... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2020
China says its military build-up is about defending its sovereignty and poses no threat to any country. Photo: AP *SCMP*: *China-US relations: Beijing slams Pentagon report, blames Taipei for stirring up regional tensions * * ‘China Military Power Report’ makes ‘groundless accusations’ about Beijing’s spending, nuclear policies and Taiwan, defence ministry says * Military advancement ‘driven by defending national sovereignty’ and is no threat to any country, it says A US report accusing China of ramping up its nuclear and missile forces to “revise” the international order is libell... more »
Innocent 74yo Grandmother Strip Searched in Public After Cops Claimed to Smell Weed
[image: strip]An innocent grandmother and her grandson's girlfriend were strip searched, forced to remove their pants and bras after a cop claimed to smell weed during a traffic stop.
The Royal Navy's New Aircraft Carrier Is Getting Ready for F-35s
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * HMS Queen Elizabeth will soon get an important new capability: stealth fighters. Let the training begin. It is sometimes fashionable for a "royal" to be a little tardy, and in this case it was truly a case of better late than never last Wednesday. The Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier *HMS Queen Elizabeth* finally left Portsmouth after delays due to cases of the novel coronavirus being found amongst her crew. The carrier, which is still undergoing training in preparation for her maiden voyage next year, was originally scheduled to depart on Monda... more »
Did Coronavirus Kill the Movies?
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Box office figures show most moviegoers aren’t returning to theaters. Could that change? Movie theaters, after a months-long shutdown, are back. But that doesn’t mean moviegoers have returned along with them. More than 100 movie theaters reopened last week in the U.S., meaning that around 70 percent of theaters are now open. One would think would lead to an increase in the box office. But according to Box Office Mojo figures, the top film of the weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” made just $6.7 million, with only two other films, “The New Muta... more »
Here’s Why Benelli’s Vinci Is a Game Changing Shotgun (For Hunting)
*Richard Douglas* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/vinci-shotguns] It is a great weapon, but not perfect and only meant for hunting. I bought into the hype for this futuristic-looking shotgun. Benelli promised to revolutionize the hunting shotgun with the Vinci, but frustratingly comes up just short of greatness. Despite its flaws, there’s a lot to love about this firearm. Just remember, this isn’t a home defense shotgun, it’s a hunting weapon. The looks, the inertia driven system, and its modular design make for some very compelling points to its ... more »
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump Are Clearly Not Friends
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* Of course, nobody outside of Trump or Kim’s inner circle will know whether a real, lasting friendship has been formed. But the likely answer will come as a disappointment to those in the media (particularly on television) who like to take every word that comes out of Trump’s mouth and scrutinize it for a larger meaning. If you haven't read any of the letters between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that *Washington Post* reporter Bob Woodward got a hold of, don’t fret. The media has certainly read them—and the overw... more »
Lies, damned lies and propaganda
I've noticed that, in some of the photographs of rioters and activists demonstrating in our streets, they're shown wearing T-shirts with stylized likenesses of Che Guevara. I don't think they have any idea what a psycopathic, merciless, murdering SOB he was. The problem is, those of us who saw Che Guevara for what he was aren't helped when false "facts" are used to vilify him. For example, I've found this image circulating on the Internet recently, and being used explicitly to condemn those rioters wearing his image on their T-shirts. I confirmed that this image was, indeed, t... more »
EP 103: Biden vs. Trump: Who’s Better for True Conservationists?
In Episode 103 of District of Conservation, Gabriella compares the 2020 candidates on the issues of Second Amendment rights, hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation, land management, public lands access, and more. She dissects and assesses Joe Biden's proposals on firearms and conservation issues against President Donald Trump's record. Is it better? Is Trump [...] The post EP 103: Biden vs. Trump: Who’s Better for True Conservationists? appeared first on CFACT.
UK accelerates talks with TPP members after closing Japan trade deal
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 The UK will hold multiple rounds of talks with the 11 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership with an eye on joining the trade pact, its trade minister said.
Free trade agreements define the way our agricultural exporters do business
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Australia's agricultural export performance over the past 15 years has been supported by the proliferation of free trade agreements.
Turkey aims to sign agreement on free trade with Azerbaijan
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Turkey aims to sign an agreement on a free trade with Azerbaijan, said the Turkish Ministry of Trade.
Zleca : Vers accroissement des échanges avec les EAU
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Selon les responsables émiratis, la Zleca est une excellente opportunité pour les investisseurs des EAU.
Londres conclut avec Tokyo son premier accord commercial d'envergure pour l'après-Brexit
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 L'accord, qui devrait être finalisé en octobre, va plus loin que l'accord existant entre le Japon et l'Union européenne.
What It Means To Be Anti-Science
"Anti-scientific thinking" is a bad disease of our time, and one which may affect a wide range of human beings, from illiterate fanatics such as anti-vaxxers and religious fundamentalists on one side, to highly-educated and brilliant individuals on the other side. It is a sad realization to see how diversified and strong has become this general attitude of denying the usefulness of scientific progress and research, especially in a world where science is behind every good thing you use in your daily life, from the internet to your cell-phone, or from anti-cavity toothpaste to hadron ... more »
COVID-19 Has Been A Gold Rush For Journals - But Media Coverage Of The 'Infodemic' May Confuse The Public
Are you excited about dozens of COVID-19 vaccine candidates? Do you get confused about whether or not it's as harmful to have been exposed to the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus as it is to have COVID-19? Do you think the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine will either save you from COVID-19 or give you a heart attack? If any of the above are true, you have been reading too much corporate media and witnessed coverage that they can claim is resulting from peer-reviewed journals. read more
Mattis & Military Industrial Complex sends a warning to US President Trump
*****News Topic 22***** The United States & Its Constitution Have Two Months Left. The United States & Its Constitution Have Two Months Left Copyright .© Paul Craig Roberts 2019.- Please contact us for information on syndication rights. This site offers factual information and viewpoints that might be useful in arriving at an understanding of the […]
Merkel searches for way out of Nord Stream 2 – Navalny MESS she created
Via Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-politics-navalny-idUSL8N2G80ZE)… Berlin prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the case of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is being treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning, and hand information to Moscow – if he agreed. The German government had earlier said it would not investigate the case because the poisoning took place in […]
Merkel searches for way out of Nord Stream 2 – Navalny MESS she created
Merkel searches for way out of Nord Stream 2 – Navalny MESS she created. by The Duran Merkel searches for way out of Nord Stream 2 – Navalny MESS she created. The Duran: Episode 670. Via Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-politics-navalny-idUSL8N2G80ZE)… Berlin prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the case of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who […]
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Bruce Campbell makes the case for the federal throne speech to be ambitious in dealing with our concurrent crisis of public health, climate breakdown and inequality. But Karl Belanger writes that all signs instead point to the Libs using the opportunity to play political games. - Georgina Hayes reports on new research showing that face masks serve to reduce the COVID-19's severity as well as its spread. And Renée Filippone writes about the success of Denmark's return to school - though it's worth noting the significance of their underlyi... more »
Falkland Islands Presents “State of Environment 2020” Report
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Falkland Islands Government has released the ‘State of Environment 2020’ report. The publication combines environmental facts and figures to provide a summary of the overall state of the Falkland Islands' natural environment at the end of 2019. The report collates data from a range of different sources across the […] The post Falkland Islands Presents “State of Environment 2020” Report appeared first on The Rio Times.
Breaking down street barriers for people who are blind and partially sighted
News 1. QAnon knows no borders Joan Baxter reports on QAnon, a global movement that promotes conspiracy theories, which has followers here in Nova Scotia. QAnon only started a few years ago with one post on the 4chan internet channel. Baxter took a look around to check out some of the post QAnon and its […]
Iran Waging Cyber Attacks To Sway 2020 US Presidential Election To Boost Biden
*Washington Free Beacon*:* Iran Behind Hack Attacks, Online Disinformation Campaigns to Boost Biden* Tehran waging cyber attacks to sway 2020 presidential election Iran is behind an ongoing series of hack attacks and online disinformation campaigns meant to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election and boost Democratic candidate Joe Biden. The Islamic Republic is betting on Biden's campaign, according to regional experts and U.S. officials tracking the country's efforts to sway the presidential contest. Tehran has engaged in cyber espionage operations targeting President Donal... more »
Was a Russian MiG-29 Fighter Shot Down in Libya?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * A video that was widely shared on social media last week reportedly showed a Russian-speaking pilot being picked up by a Mi-24 Hind gunship helicopter in Libya. Numerous reports suggest the pilot was a private contractor and that his MiG-29 fighter aircraft was shot down. The short clip shows his white-and-orange parachute on the ground, along with other equipment, including a Soviet-era style flight helmet. A video that was widely shared on social media last week reportedly showed a Russian-speaking pilot being picked up by a Mi-24 Hind gunship helicop... more »
U.S.-South Korea Major Military Drills: How Long Can they Hold?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2002%3Anewsml_RP3DRHZELXAB&share=true] Between the coronavirus and cost-sharing issues, Seoul and Washington might not resume exercises for quite a while. South Korea and America are unlikely to return to major joint military exercises anytime soon, casting a potential pall over the future of U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) military cooperation. As reported earlier this week by The Korea Herald, U.S. Army chief General James McConville raised doubts over the feasibility of continued ... more »
Iran's New Fateh-Class Submarine, Explained
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2006%3Anewsml_GM1DSHNWAAAA&share=true] The indigenously-designed and built Fateh-class submarine is one of Iran’s largest. The Iranian Navy has several types of submarines in service—mostly small-sized hulls based on North Korean designs. Tehran’s military machine is heavily dependent on other country’s weapon designs, be they Soviet tanks or American planes, although the Iranian navy’s newest submarine is the product of an indigenous design. Meet the Fateh-class submarine. ... more »
Is Iran Becoming a Secular State?
*Pooyan Tamimi Arab, Ammar Maleki* *Religion, Iran* Over the years, research and waves of protests and crackdowns indicated massive disappointment among Iranians with their political system. This steadily turned into a deeply felt disillusionment with institutional religion. Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion and modernity. Ayatollah Khomeini’s mass mobilisation of Islam showed that modernisation by no means implies a linear process of religious decline. Reliable large-scale data on Iranians’ post... more »
Can China Successfully Manage Being Both a Continental and Sea Power?
*Stratfor Worldview* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1BETVEOVZAB&share=true] Ruling over large, diverse territories is no easy task and it can draw attention away from maritime commerce and power. China borders the largest number of countries by land, and its navy now boasts the largest number of battle force ships by sea. With the pressures and opportunities of both a continental and maritime power, China faces an amphibian’s dilemma, as the characteristics best suited for life at sea and life at land may not alw... more »
Goldman Sachs Expects 35-percent Growth in U.S. Economy in Third Quarter — Good for Trump
[image: goldman-sachs-expects-35-percent-growth-in-u-s-economy-in-third-quarter] Wall Street is awakening to the reality of a Trump victory in November, helped along by an improving economy.
WATCH: Blatantly Wasted Man Hits 3 Cars, Gets Let Go By Cops After Saying ‘My Uncle is a Congressman’
[image: cars]A visibly intoxicated man crashed into 3 cars, and was falling all over the place as cops "investigated" and was subsequently allowed to simply walk away.
Debt is the Real Pandemic
[image: undefined] According to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest “Update on the Budget Outlook,” this year’s $3.3 trillion federal deficit is not just three times larger than last year: it is the largest federal deficit in history. The CBO update also predicts that the federal debt will equal 104 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) next year and will reach 108 percent of GDP by 2030. The CBO update also shows that the Social Security, Medicare, and highway trust funds will all be bankrupt by 2031. This will put pressure on Congress to bail out the trust funds ... more »
Trudeau's Green Gamble
Michael Harris writes that Justin Trudeau is preparing to take a green gamble. The last time the Liberals placed that bet, things did not work out well for them: In 2008, then Liberal leader Stephane Dion took on Stephen Harper and his Conservative government by pitching a Green Shift for Canada. Dion introduced the notion of a carbon tax linked to tax cuts, claiming that a host of economists and environmentalists endorsed his policy. The Liberal leader warned that Canada must either get greener or face tariff restrictions on energy exports like dirty oil from the tarsands. Harpe... more »
Civil Unrest in America - An Unintended Consequence
Sometimes fear does result in unintended consequences. Recent press releases from two of America's largest gun manufacturers show us what the recent civil unrest has created in the most heavily armed civilian population in the world. Sturm, Ruger and Company is the largest gun manufacturing company in the United States. Here is the first page of the company's press release showing their results for the second quarter of 2020: Net firearms sales rose from $94.971 million in the second quarter of 2019 to $129.413 million in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 36.3 per... more »
Faith in Renewal
For the Symposium on Jack M. Balkin, The Cycles of Constitutional Time (Oxford University Press, 2020). Stephen Skowronek *The Cycles of Constitutional Time* draws a bit on my own work on cycles of “political time,” but Balkin’s analytic lens is wider. “Constitutional time” is a composite of several different but intercurrent patterns of change, all of which are implicated in the moment at hand. After distinguishing these patterns, Balkin draws inferences about near term prospects from their contingent juxtapositions and mutual impingements. As a scholarly construction of where... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Large number of Russian warships deployed between Syria and Cyprus: photoOregon’s air quality is so far beyond ‘hazardous’ that no one knows what it means for health In Oregon, a New Climate Menace: Fires Raging Where They Don’t Usually Burn Long Time Climate Denier Hired at NOAA Google just changed the higher education game. Colleges and universities should be paying attention. 1. Facebook removes false claims that antifa started Oregon fires 2. Facebook's Peter Thiel reportedly dined with a white nationalist 3. Facebook will give staff paid time off to w... more »
TikTok Owner Picks Oracle Over Microsoft as US Tech Partner
President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to ban TikTok by Sept. 20 and ordered owner ByteDance to sell its U.S. business, claiming national security risks due to its Chinese ownership.
Balkinization Symposium on the Cycles of Constitutional Time
This week at Balkinization we will be holding a symposium on my new book, The Cycles of Constitutional Time (Oxford University Press, 2020). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Khiara Bridges (Berkeley), Jed Britton-Purdy (Columbia), Mark Graber (Maryland), David Grewal (Berkeley), Stephen Griffin (Tulane), Randy Kennedy (Harvard), Sanford Levinson (Texas), Stephen Skowronek (Yale), Julie Suk (CUNY), Sam Wang (Princeton), and Mariah Zeisberg (Michigan). At the end of the Symposium I will respond to the commentators.
U.S. Intelligence Is Claiming That Iran Is Plotting To Assassinate The US Ambassador To South Africa Lana Marks As Revenge For Killing Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
*Daily Mail*: *Iran is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks as revenge for killing General Qassem Soleimani, intelligence officials claim* * U.S. officials say they have been made aware of threats towards the South African ambassador, Lana Marks * Marks, 66, is said to be a close friend of President Trump and have known one another for more than two decades * The plot against Marks is believed to be in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani as he was visiting Baghdad in January * Soleimani led the Quds Force, a... more »
Ending The Pentagon’s Pandemic Of Spending
The inadequate response of both the federal and state governments to the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the United States, creating what could only be called a national security crisis. More than 190,000 Americans are dead, approximately half of them people of color. Yelp data show that more than 132,000 businesses have already closed and census data suggest that, thanks to lost wages, nearly 17% of Americans with children can’t afford to feed them enough food. In this same period, a number of defense contractors have been doing remarkably well. The post Endin... more »
Long-Awaited Win For Water Protectors
On Thursday, September 10, 2020, in a long-awaited ruling, United States District Court Judge Daniel Traynor (District of North Dakota) allowed a lawsuit challenging law enforcement’s 2016 use of fire hoses and munitions against water protectors opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to move forward with discovery. The case had been stalled for more than two years after Morton County and other defendants filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the case. Plaintiff Vanessa Dundon is a member of the Navajo/ Diné Nation who was shot in the eye with a teargas canister while atte... more »
Toronto: Rally For Six Nations Members Arrested In Land Dispute
Hundreds of people demonstrated outside of the office of the Ontario ministry of Indigenous affairs in Toronto on Saturday to show support for members of Six Nations of the Grand River arrested in a land dispute. Demonstrators carried placards and a large banner that read: "Land Back." The gathering near Bloor Street East and Church Street was in support of a group that calls itself the Six Nations Land Defenders. "Land Back" was painted in red capital letters on the street near the office with messages in chalk surrounding the words. The post Toronto: Rally For Six Nations Member... more »
Our Unjust System Of Mass Supervision
Wisconsin’s disastrous system of mass supervision is at odds with our widely shared values of justice, human dignity and compassion. Detaining people struggling with poverty, housing insecurity, mental health issues and addiction issues for alleged rule violations is at odds with common sense approaches to justice. Yet, public officials in Wisconsin have been keeping its prisons and jails overcrowded for many years by doubling down on this unjust practice. A new report by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU demonstrates the deep racial injustice and extent of the harm caused by mass s... more »
Social Justice Demonstrations Mark First Week Of NFL
NFL players marked the first full weekend of professional football by participating in social justice demonstrations, with various teams opting to stay in the locker room, link arms or kneel during the national anthem. All eyes were on the NFL players after a summer of protests against racial injustice years after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick first began kneeling during the anthem to demonstrate against police brutality and racial injustice. The post Social Justice Demonstrations Mark First Week Of NFL appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
The Implications Today of LaRouche's Forecast of Events of 9/11, Made in January 2001!
The Implications Today of LaRouche's Forecast of Events of 9/11, Made in January 2001! Video of The Implications Today of LaRouche's Forecast of Events of 9/11, Made in January 2001! Before George W. Bush was sworn in, Lyndon LaRouche forecast that there would be a "Reichstag Fire" event, which would open the door for "secret government" crisis management ops, leading to wars and the imposition of dictatorial powers. Today, there are new warnings, presented at public events of LaRouchePAC, that we are again facing such threats, including possibly a military coup against Pres... more »
Who Is To Blame For The Latest Brexit Crisis?
*Mish Talk:* *EU is to Blame for the Latest Brexit Crisis* *The UK is threatening to ignore the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. How did we get here?* *"No Miserable Squabbling" * Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs to back his Plan to Override Part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. *In a Zoom call with about 250 of them, he said the party must not return to "miserable squabbling" over Europe. The EU has warned the UK it could face legal action if it does not ditch controversial elements of the Internal Market Bill by the end of the month. And a Tory MP has proposed an ... more »
Russia Blasts US’ Indo-Pacific Strategy
The meeting between the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on September 11 took place at a particularly delicate juncture in regional politics. Russia is carefully ploughing a neutral line in the India-China standoff while also drawing closer to China to push back […]
Duck your heads Brunswick!
Cell phone footage shot by Eric Van Dongen, who was watching the launch of Astra's 3.1 rocket which failed shortly after lift-off and crashed to the ground. The rocket launch was on 9-11 from the spaceport at Kodiak Island, Alaska. (Local residents call it the 'spacepork'.) They were promised it would be a civilian launch complex but nearly all launches so far have been military Star Wars tests. Representatives from the spaceport responded to the accident by saying: *The fire was put out quickly and no one got hurt, Mark Lester, president of the Alaska Aerospace Co... more »
BREAKING: US-funded Front Supports Thai Terrorist Sympathizers
US government-funded Thai Lawyers for Human Rights openly defends Thai terrorist sympathizers who burned Bangkok down in 2010. *September 14, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The US government-funded front - Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) - funded since its creation in 2014 by the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED), is at the center of current, ongoing anti-government protests in Thailand. TLHR's lawyer Anon Nampa is a core leader of the protests themselves and TLHR uses its platform to provide free legal services to other protest leaders as well as its strong social... more »
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*We must take appropriate measures that allow kids to get back to school* Rand Paul Labor Day has passed, and in most years, the entire country would now be back to school. Kids would be learning, catching up with old friends, and swapping stories from the summer. Teachers would have decorated and readied themselves for a year of struggles and smiles, learning and community. Traffic is always heaviest this time of year, because of school buses full of kids, and parents going to work, returning from summer vacations. But in far too many places, including much of Kentucky, this is no... more »
UK Chief Of Defense Intelligence Issues Warning That Russia's Skyfall Missile Is A Serious Nuclear Threat
Russia's Skyfall missile would be able to fly around the Earth for years and could launch a nuclear strike at any moment *Daily Mail*:* Russia's new Skyfall missile will be able to fly around Earth for YEARS and ready to launch nuclear strike at any moment, Britain's defence intelligence chief warns* * Skyfall missile can 'attack from unexpected directions,' says Defence chief * Accident involving the missile caused radiation spike and left at least five dead * Russian president Vladimir Putin has called it 'a radically new type of weaponry' Russia's new Skyfall missile will be a... more »
24 Spotless Days and Counting: How does that Compare Historically? And where is Cycle 25?
Today marks the Sun’s 24th consecutive spotless day -- a somewhat surprising feat given that Solar Cycle 25 had recently been showing clear signs of life... The post 24 Spotless Days and Counting: How does that Compare Historically? And where is Cycle 25? appeared first on Electroverse.
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*BBC One viewers left 'terrified' by Sir David Attenborough's new documentary Extinction: The Facts* *Sir David is a talented entertainer and he is good at using that to worry people. The loss of species to extinction is his big concern, particularly furry species that we can relate to. Most of our pets are furry and it seems likely that in our recent evolutionary past we too were furryTo my knowledge he has never shown concern about species such as cockroaches. Yet cockroaches are an important lesson in extinctions. Mankind has attacked them furiously yet they t... more »
Brazil Confident It Can Meet China’s Growing Appetite for Iron Ore
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian officials say there is no room for fear when it comes to the country’s capacity to keep up with Chinese demand for iron ore. Iron ore prices hit six-and-a-half year highs last week as the Chinese construction and manufacturing sectors experience levels of activity last seen almost a decade […] The post Brazil Confident It Can Meet China’s Growing Appetite for Iron Ore appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Fiocruz Study Points to High Lethality in Rio and Overburdened Hospitals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), through its monitoring bulletin regarding epidemiological weeks 35 and 36, which respectively correspond to the periods from August 23rd to 29th and August 30th to September 5th, the deaths rate by Covid-19 The post Covid-19: Fiocruz Study Points to High Lethality in Rio and Overburdened Hospitals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Massive Arrests after Clashes in Santiago on 47th Anniversary of Pinochet Coup
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chilean police said that on Saturday that more than 100 people were arrested, after clashes marking the 47th anniversary of the coup d'etat that overthrew the populist leftist government of President Salvador Allende. Sixteen police officers and two civilians were wounded in the clashes that erupted after ceremonies commemorating Allende, […] The post Massive Arrests after Clashes in Santiago on 47th Anniversary of Pinochet Coup appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Sees Crowded Beaches Again On Sunday; Temperature Hits 38°C
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The beaches of Rio de Janeiro were crowded again on Sunday, September 13th. The intense heat, around 38°C, was an invitation to swim in the sea. But remaining on the sand is still banned. The city hall decree in force allows the following activities on The post Rio Sees Crowded Beaches Again On Sunday; Temperature Hits 38°C appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fierce Competition in E-Commerce Generates Delivery Time Battle in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since the start of the pandemic six months ago, many families have embraced a widespread custom: buying online. The requirement during quarantine with stores closed has led The post Fierce Competition in E-Commerce Generates Delivery Time Battle in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bogotá Mayor Calls for Reconciliation after Violent Protests against Police Brutality
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -The mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, begged for forgiveness on Sunday, September 13th, and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia's capital the past week left 11 civilians dead and hundreds injured. Protests in Bogotá and satellite city Soacha began following the death on Wednesday of Javier Ordonez, 46. A widely shared […] The post Bogotá Mayor Calls for Reconciliation after Violent Protests against Police Brutality appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Revolutionary History of the Catapult
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Trebuchets became such a mainstay of warfare that they remained in use for centuries and died hard, being finally superceded by gunpowder and the cannon. It was the spring of 1097 and the Turks guarding the walls of Nicaea were in a confident mood. The fabled fortress city of Asia Minor had, up until very recently, been a jewel in the crown of Byzantine Christian Emperor Alexius. Now it belonged to them, fueling their belief that the whole of Byzantium’s ever shrinking domains was preordained to become theirs ... more »
China Is Expanding Its Island-Building Strategy into the Pacific
*Steve Raaymakers* *Security, Asia* Vulnerable Pacific island nations and territories are increasingly turning to ‘assistance’ from China. The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific that is in danger of inundation as the climate changes and sea levels rise. Much less is known about its strategic location and the attention now being paid to it by Beijing, which has proposed large-scale dredging to reclaim land from lagoons. The aims are to raise the height of atolls and create land for industrial development, including two major ports. ... more »
North Korea’s SLBMs: Victor Cha Responds to Daniel DePetris
*Victor D. Cha* *Security, Asia* Cha responds to a recent opinion piece in TNI's Korea Watch regarding North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missiles. *Note: The following is a letter to the Editor in response to an opinion piece authored by Daniel R. DePetris regarding North Korea's SLBM capabilities. * On September 7, 2020, *The* *National Interest (TNI)* published an article critiquing Beyond Parallel’s analysis of a satellite image acquired on September 4, 2020 regarding activity at the Sinpo South Shipyard in North Korea. In it, the author accuses our analysis as bei... more »
$10,000 for 'Circus Training': Does the Federal Government Need to Pay for This?
*Chris Edwards* *Politics, Americas* There is no reason to think that federal politicians have superior knowledge to state-local leaders regarding how to run policing, schools, housing, and other local activities. The Trump administration is threatening to cut federal aid to cities that do not follow its approach to policing and civil unrest. The administration also wants to cut aid to public schools that do not follow its approach to reopening. Previously, the Obama administration tried to micromanage neighborhoods and housing through control over federal aid dollars. As a gen... more »
Meet The OSI: The DOJ's Elite Hunters Of Nazis Hiding In America
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* Sixty-five years after the end of the war, the U.S. Department of Justice is still on the case. Crowded in front of the television in Eli Rosenbaum’s office, his staff was taken with a giddy anticipation not often found in employees of the United States Department of Justice. The mood was doubly odd because the footage they watched was pretty dull: a Gulfstream jet idled on a runway at Cleveland International Airport. Rosenbaum’s eyes were glued to the screen too, but he wasn’t giddy. He wore a skeptical frown. The coverage was broad... more »
What We Can Learn From America's 1970s and 2000s Economic Slowdowns
*James Pethokoukis* *Economics, Americas* History has lessons to teach us. The 1960s were a time of fast economic growth, driven in part by fast productivity growth. (The labor force was also expanding at a rapid pace.) Plenty of economists, futurists, and policymakers thought the good times would never end. Keynes’s “economic problem” of material abundance for all was surely well along to being solved. But even more than that, the booming economy would help bring about a future that would seem roughly in sync with the techno-optimist science-fiction of time, including *The Jets... more »
Turkey accuses Greece of arming 18 Aegean Sea islands
[image: Turkey accuses Greece of arming 18 Aegean Sea islands] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar accused Greece of arming 18 islands in the Aegean Sea in contravention of international law, indicating that this increases tension and undermines dialogue. According to Anadolu Agency, the Turkish Defense Minister called on Greece to abandon the provocative actions that could escalate the tension. Akar said that “from Turkey’s point of view, tension and provocative movements will not benefit whatever it is, especially Greece.” “We support dia... more »
Hezbollah establishing ties with Ireland’s IRA: newspaper
[image: Hezbollah establishing ties with Ireland’s IRA: newspaper] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – On Sunday, a British newspaper claimed that there is coordination and a relationship between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and a banned European military organization. The British newspaper, Sunday Times, stated in its report that “British intelligence has reached, after updating my assessment, that an alliance may have emerged between Hezbollah and the new Irish Republican Army,” according to which the Lebanese party would supply its Irish counterpart with money and weapons. Continue reading Hez... more »
UAE sends Israeli experts to Yemen to establish military base: Ansarallah-aligned governor
[image: UAE sends Israeli experts to Yemen to establish military base: Ansarallah-aligned governor] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Ansarallah aligned governor of Socotra Island said on Saturday, that “the United Arab Emirates has sent Israeli experts to the strategic island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.” The Ansarallah-aligned governor of the Socotra Archipelago, Hashem Saad Al-Soqtari, confirmed, in a statement to the Saba News Agency, that “the ambitions of the countries of the aggression coalition, and behind them America and Israel, will fall on the land of Socotra, which ... more »
Egypt intervened to stabilize Libya, Turkey seeks expansionary policies: Shoukry
[image: Egypt intervened to stabilize Libya, Turkey seeks expansionary policies: Shoukry] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – On Sunday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed his country’s absolute support for all efforts aimed at settling the conflict in Libya, including the Libyan consultations in Morocco. During a press conference with his Armenian counterpart, Zahrab Mnatsakanyan, Shoukry stated that Egypt supports all efforts aimed at reaching a solution to the crisis in Libya and has no reservations about any Libyan party participating in the political process. Contin... more »
US Ambassador To China Unexpectedly Resigns As Tensions With Beijing Increase
President @realDonaldTrump chose Ambassador Branstad because his decades long experience dealing with China made him the best person to represent the Administration and to defend American interests and ideals in this important relationship. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) September 14, 2020 *CNN:* *US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad stepping down as tensions with Beijing rise* Terry Branstad will be stepping down as United States Ambassador to China after more than three years in Beijing, a source confirmed to CNN Monday. Branstad is expected to leave Beijing before the Novemb... more »
Killing a child because the MOTHER is disabled
Is this coming to the United States pushed by pro-abortion Democrat politicians like Harris and Biden and Pelosi? They insist they are “progressive,” and in modern language, that means abortion on demand for any reason at any point in the pregnancy. If China and England can rule against the mother, then why not a progressive U.S.? https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/06/murder-disguised-as-care The author, Obianuju Ekeocha is founder and president of Culture of Life Africa and lives in the UK. Ethnically, she is Nigerian. We’ve met her before—she achieved some name recog... more »
Every Soul Is Whole - A Quotation from Loner Wolf
[image: A profound idea that is at the heart of human existence. A most powerful idea on which to meditate.]
Doing the right thing: Alcoholism researchers retract six-week old paper after finding errors
Oh, those insufferably progressive Scandinavians, always doing the right thing. A group of alcoholism researchers in Denmark has retracted a 2020 paper on gender and alcohol treatment after finding errors in their results. And they’ve set up a system to avoid similar problems in the future. The paper, “Gender differences in alcohol treatment,” appeared in … Continue reading Doing the right thing: Alcoholism researchers retract six-week old paper after finding errors
Both medical and adult-use cannabis legalization on South Dakota ballot for November
South Dakota in November will become the first state in the nation to vote on both medical and adult-use marijuana legalization. South Dakota also is the lone state in the country’s heartland where cannabis is on the ballot now that a Nebraska medical cannabis initiative has been scuttled by the state Supreme Court. The two […] Both medical and adult-use cannabis legalization on South Dakota ballot for November is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The chair and its enemies
This article won’t come as a surprise to those, among our readers, that are partisans of standing desks (quite a few of them, I suppose, in the US, not so many in Europe). This piece by Sara Hendren, abstracted from her book What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, presents interesting […] The post The chair and its enemies appeared first on Econlib.
One Thing Rationally Ignorant Voters Don’t Know
A Twitter follower of mine just praised president Trump for saving money by donating his salary back to government departments (I didn’t bother to add the many justified “sic”): “He takes a ZERO salary from the american people. How much did americans paid for Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, etc?” Is this a significant saving for […] The post One Thing Rationally Ignorant Voters Don’t Know appeared first on Econlib.
Ripped, hench and buff!
"Check out the 'ceps on young Dougie" is the general consensus. But the conversation is worth a listen as well.
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE: FAILED STATE EDITION
*The Atlantic*'s Shadi Hamid is not a worrier. He describes himself as someone who has argued against catastrophism—I don’t believe Donald Trump is a fascist or a dictator in the making, and I don’t believe America is a failed state I used to argue that Trump isn't a fascist or dictator in the making because fascism seemed to be one of many things he was too ignorant, lazy, and unfocused to achieve. I no longer feel this way, although if he wins reelection, I hold out the hope that he'll get bored with repression and spend his days watching TV and tweeting while trying to obtain a N... more »
Covid-19: Brazil Records 4.33 Million Cases and 131,600 Deaths (September 13th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday, September 13th, the Ministry of Health reported that 14,768 new Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours, totaling 4,330,455 cases since the start of the pandemic. Of this total, 3,573,958 have recovered . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Records 4.33 Million Cases and 131,600 Deaths (September 13th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
US Clears All Airports for Flights Coming from Brazil; Tourist Restrictions Still in Place
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Reversing measures in force since May 28th, on Monday, September 14th, the United States government will lift two of its restrictions on flights departing from Brazil, according to a document from the Department of Homeland Security. The text, published in the Federal Register, mentions the end of the requirement that […] The post US Clears All Airports for Flights Coming from Brazil; Tourist Restrictions Still in Place appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Brazil Records Faster Death Rate Drop Than Eleven Latin American Countries
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a deceleration process after a long period in the plateau, Brazil is showing a significant drop in the indicators of deaths by Covid-19 in relation to other eleven Latin American countries. To illustrate this, the decrease in deaths . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Records Faster Death Rate Drop Than Eleven Latin American Countries appeared first on The Rio Times.
Court Allows In-Person Return in Rio’s Private Network Schools
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new Labor Court ruling has suspended the effects of the injunction that prevented the return to classes in Rio de Janeiro's private schools on Monday, September 14th, before the availability of a vaccine against Covid-19. The decision was taken by Judge Carlos Henrique Chernicharo, of the Federal Labor Court […] The post Court Allows In-Person Return in Rio’s Private Network Schools appeared first on The Rio Times.
Luxury Hotel Reopens its Doors in São Paulo in Partnership With Einstein Hospital
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Tangará Palace, a luxury hotel in the city of São Paulo, has had its doors closed for almost six months, with no guests. Now it is preparing to reopen with new attractions, an outdoor restaurant, and security protocols developed in partnership with Albert Einstein Hospital. Its . . . […] The post Luxury Hotel Reopens its Doors in São Paulo in Partnership With Einstein Hospital appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Government Wants to Include Guaranteed Basic Income Program ‘Renda Brasil’ in Constitution
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government is negotiating the inclusion in the Constitution of the main concepts of Renda Brasil (Guaranteed basic income program), a social program to replace the Bolsa Família (Family Grant). In an interview with the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, the government leader in the Senate, Fernando Bezerra, stated […] The post Brazilian Government Wants to Include Guaranteed Basic Income Program ‘Renda Brasil’ in Constitution appeared first on The Rio Times.
Boom in Brazilian High-End Real Estate Market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian luxury real estate market has some peculiar characteristics. It is independent of the country's growth and, from time to time, shows sharp growth - even if economic indicators are in the opposite direction. This is seen at the moment. A few days ago, Coelho da Fonseca, one of […] The post Boom in Brazilian High-End Real Estate Market appeared first on The Rio Times.
Who Is 'The Biggest Threat To World Peace' China Or The U.S.?
*Eurasian Times:* *China or USA: Who Is “The Biggest Threat To World Peace”?* After the Pentagon’s report on China’s expansionist policies and its military ambitions, Beijing has returned fire by calling that the United States itself is the biggest threat to world peace. According to the annual Defense Department report to the Congress on Chinese military developments and goals, the PLA is rapidly expanding its sphere of influence especially in space and cyber warfare capabilities, and that its current prime target is the USA. The pentagon’s report, predictably, caught the backlas... more »
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