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Thomas Paine

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Friday, September 18, 2020

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People With No Guts Shouldn't Be Elected To Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 minute ago
Yesterday, Orange County ConservaDem, Harley Rouda, a former Republican who is now a New Dem, sent out a press release bragging about how he's the only Southern California freshman to be endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He noted they're "the world's largest business organization" but didn't mention that they are also vehemently and very aggressively opposed to anything and everything that supports the interests of working families. Rouda's voting record-- graded "F" by ProgressivePunch-- indicates the a real kinship with the Chamber. And, as he said, Rouda's freshmen neig... more »

Sea ice triggered the Little Ice Age, finds a new study

Hifast at Climate Collections - 17 minutes ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Arctic sea ice [image credit: cbc.ca] One of the researchers said: “These results strongly suggest…that these things can occur out of the blue due to internal variability in the climate system.” Oh, really? Now fast forward to the 21st century… On the question of a ‘regional’ Little Ice Age,…

US Climate In 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 17 minutes ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? My new paper on US climate trends has just been published by GWPF: ? ? A new paper published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation shows that U.S. climate has been changing very gradually, and mostly in a benign way.…

September 21: ‘We Are Many’ Global Virtual Premiere

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 27 minutes ago
On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before in their lives, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. We Are Many is the never-before-told story of the largest demonstration in human history, and how the movement created by a small band of activists changed the world. Eight years in the making, filmed in seven countries, and including interviews with John Le Carre, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Phyllis Bennis, Danny Glover, Mark Rylance, Richard Branson, Hans Blix and Ken Loach amongst othe... more »

Russian military accuses US of provoking tensions -“US and NATO carry full responsibility for possible escalation”

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 38 minutes ago
[image: Russian military accuses US of provoking tensions -“US and NATO carry full responsibility for possible escalation”] The Russian military has accused the United States of provoking tensions in the region, due to increased flights of strategic-bombers and spy planes over the Black Sea. As a result of increased activity of the US Air-Force over Crimea and the Black Sea, Col.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff’s main operational department, warned the United States and said that the “US and NATO carry full responsibility for a possible escalation.” The bombe... more »

Chinese Communist Party presents plan to take more control of the private sector

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 38 minutes ago
[image: Chinese Communist Party presents plan to take more control of the private sector] President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party’s Central Committee have announced a new plan to take more control of the private sector in the country. The 5000-word statement put an emphasis on greater involvement of party members in private companies to ‘rejuvenate’ the nation and boost law abidance and moral standards. “We must also see that socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, the scale of the private economy has continued to expand, risks and challenges have increa... more »

China’s new white paper on its contribution to UN peacekeeping underpins pursuit of Peace

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 38 minutes ago
[image: China’s new white paper on its contribution to UN peacekeeping underpins pursuit of Peace] The Chinese State Council released on Friday a white paper titled “China’s Armed Forces: 30 Years of UN Peacekeeping Operations” to lay out the country’s achievements and expectations with regard to its contribution to the UN peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs). “China has always resolutely safeguarded the UN-centered international system and the basic norms governing international relations underpinned by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and worked with countries around th... more »

Could China Really Get a Naval Railgun by 2025?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 45 minutes ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9940B9401&share=true] This type of new weapon is promising, but also very hard to achieve. *Key Point:* Both America and China want to have rail guns and have made prototypes. However, they come with a lot of technical difficulties. China could have the world’s most powerful naval gun by 2025, according to a U.S. intelligence report. China is testing a ship-mounted railgun “capable of striking a target 124 miles away at speeds of up to 1.6 miles per second,” accor... more »

How Democrats Accidentally Sabotaged Gun Control By Impeaching Trump

Fred Lucas at The National Interest - 45 minutes ago
*Fred Lucas* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] “The speaker had the choice of getting a major policy achievement for her side or jeopardizing her speakership. She chose her speakership.” A little-noticed casualty of Democrats’ impeachment push against President Donald Trump last year was gun control, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says. In an interview for my book, “Abuse of Power: Inside the Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump,” Massie noted that the president was ready to pull the trigger on a federal law allowing orders to disallow possession of a gun because of extr... more »

Can Trump Crush The Court's Liberal Legacy With Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death?

Jacob Heilbrunn at The National Interest - 45 minutes ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* What if the Supreme Court is called upon to decide the outcome of the 2020 election as it was in 2000? With the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the presidential race has taken another sharp shift. A climactic battle looms over the future of the Supreme Court that will have unpredictable political implications but could help to revive Donald Trump’s flagging fortunes. At a minimum, it provides him with the further opportunity to deflect attention from the coronavirus pandemic that he has mismanaged. With passions running ... more »

American Leadership Under Joe Biden Would Not Equal American Interventionism

Bailey Ulbricht at The National Interest - 45 minutes ago
*Bailey Ulbricht* *Politics, Americas* In a recent op-ed in The New York Times, Emma Ashford argued that a Joe Biden foreign policy would be a “return to a narrow Washington consensus that has failed our country and the world.” That's not exactly so. In a recent op-ed in *The New York Times, *Emma Ashford argued that a Joe Biden foreign policy would be a “return to a narrow Washington consensus that has failed our country and the world.” She asserts that a Biden administration would overutilize the military when responding to foreign policy challenges, driving America into a long... more »

Chinese espionage

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 56 minutes ago
9-17-20 WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and abroad…one of the five defendants told a colleague that he was very close to the Chinese Ministry of State Security and would be protected “unless something very big happens” and also agreed not to go after domestic targets in China, said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Rosen said. “Unfortunately the record of recent years tells us that the Chinese Communist Party has a demonstrated history of choosing a differ... more »

President Trump First Reaction to News of Justice Ginsburg Passing…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
The death of supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was announced while President Trump was holding a campaign rally. At the conclusion of the rally President Trump approached the media and found out for the first time that Justice Ginsburg … Continue reading →

If we don’t know our history, we are destined to repeat it

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 1 hour ago
I read this week from a UPI article that 60% of millennials and Gen-Zers are unaware that 6 million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust by the Nazis in World War II. I use the word “exterminated” as that is … Continue reading →

Tonight's Movie Is 'Memphis Belle'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
From *Wikipedia*: Memphis Belle is a 1990 British-American war drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick. The film features an all-star cast with Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Harry Connick Jr. (in his film debut) in leading roles. Memphis Belle is a fictionalization of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress by director William Wyler, about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the Memphis Belle, based in England during World War II.[1] The 1990 version was co-produced by David Puttna... more »

World News Briefs -- September 18, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*SCMP/AFP*:* Coronavirus cases top 30 million worldwide as WHO warns of ‘alarming’ spread in Europe* * World Health Organisation warns against shortening quarantine periods as region faces September Covid-19 surge * Governments are battling to contain fresh spike in cases, while wanting to avoid inflicting fresh damage on their economies Coronavirus infections topped 30 million around the globe on Thursday as the World Health Organisation warned of “alarming rates of transmission” across Europe and cautioned against shortening quarantine periods. The WHO’s regional director for Eu... more »

REPUBLICANS ARE PROBABLY ABOUT TO SEAT A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE -- AND SEAL TRUMP'S DOOM

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 1 hour ago
We've just lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Mitch McConnell has already vowed to try to ram through a replacement. McConnell announced Friday that he will move forward with trying to confirm President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday evening. “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,” McConnell said. We're told that President Trump will nominate a replacement for Ginsburg in the next few days. My guess is that it will be Amy Coney Barrett, a 48-year-old anti-abortion extremist. Barrett is a member o... more »

Preliminary Injunction Motion Filed in the UC Flu Mandate Case

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 2 hours ago
Hearing is set for October 14th at 1:30 p.m. Update by Rick Jaffe, Esq. Today we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the enforcement of the UC mandatory flu vaccine executive order which requires all students, faculty, and staff to get the flu shot (with certain accommodations to faculty and staff, but […] The post Preliminary Injunction Motion Filed in the UC Flu Mandate Case appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Middle Finger Symphony Theater

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 2 hours ago
*~ *NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED *~* Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY*:Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 18, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Emma Court, Bloomberg:* *U.S. Stands on Verge of Dark New Milestone: 200,000 Virus Deaths* (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will top 200,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus in coming days, a devastating milestone that comes eight months after the pathogen was first confirmed on American soil. The U.S., with 4% of the world’s population, accounts for about 21% of global coronavirus deaths. The disparity underscores America’s failure to contain a virus that blazed through populous states like Texas, Florida and California this summer despite predictions that warmer weather could bring a ... more »

US Comes Out to Defend Anti-Government Mobs it is Funding in Thailand

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 2 hours ago
*September 19, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The US government who has twice attempted to deny funding Thailand's anti-government mobs, has now come out openly defending the protests just ahead of a major rally being organized for later today. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee in a social media post demanded: *The U.S.-Thai alliance is underpinned by respect for democratic values & human rights. I urge Bangkok to reaffirm commitment to these norms by respecting citizens' right to free assembly & expression ahead of & during [weekend's] gathering.* The statement echos sim... more »

News Media Who Ignore The Assange Trial Are Admitting They Don’t Care About Journalism

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
The Sydney Morning Herald just published an article titled “Julian Assange interrupts extradition hearing again” about the WikiLeaks founder’s correct interjection that he never put anyone’s lives in danger with the publication of the Manning leaks a decade ago. It’s actually a rather shocking smear piece for the SMH, who has been one of the better Australian publications at giving Assange a fair hearing over the years. The article’s author Latika Bourke spends an inordinate amount of time waxing on about Assange’s naughty “outburst” and how he was reprimanded for it by the judge.... more »

NPR: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 2 hours ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by family. Chief Justice […] The post NPR: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 appeared first on Health Nut News.

How Hurricanes and Storms Have Wreaked Havoc on North Korea

Jessup Jong, Youngwoo Jung at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Jessup Jong, Youngwoo Jung* *Security, Asia* Just like how the 2018 flood had economic implications, this year’s flood is likely to damage the North Korean economy, particularly due to North Korea's vulnerability to floods. Instead of the “fire and fury” President Donald Trump warned of, a devastating tropical storm inundated North Korea at the end of August 2018 and again in 2020. The 2018 flood was preceded by a heatwave and followed by flash floods. In August of 2020, forty-nine consecutive days of rain severely flooded the Kangwon, North and South Hwanghae provinces of Nort... more »

China Holds a Lot of America's Debt—Could Beijing Weaponize It?

Scott B. MacDonald at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Security, World* Especially as future U.S. policy towards China looks likely to see decoupling occur. As the United States and Chinese economies decouple in the new Cold War, an important benchmark to watch is the selloff of China’s holdings of U.S. government debt. This raises a number of questions, ranging from how much of a selloff does China conduct to assessing the possible impact on the U.S. economy. After all, China is one of the major buyers of U.S. debt (though at a much slower rate), and the U.S. government has massive ongoing financing needs for ... more »

How Serious Are Threats to the U.S. Homeland?

dbyman at Lawfare - 3 hours ago
The September 11th Memorial Tribute In Light, 2014, New York City. (By Anthony Quintano, https://www.flickr.com/photos/quintanomedia/15201252371/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35330803) The Sept. 17 hearing on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” as its title suggests, does not make for happy watching. And, indeed, statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller duly assess an array of dangers related to national security, including election interference, a more aggressive Russia and China, a... more »

Netflix’s ‘Cuties’: It’s Not The First Attempt By Hollywood To Normalize Pedophilia — Nwo Report

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
If there is anything positive to be had from the elitist establishment’s obsession with getting us to accept child abuse as “normal”, it is that they continue to expose the demons that they are Source: Brandon Smith | Alt Market After studying and exposing the agendas of establishment elites for the past 14 years, I […] … Continue reading Netflix’s ‘Cuties’: It’s Not The First Attempt By Hollywood To Normalize Pedophilia — Nwo Report →

President Trump Official Warns Left-Wing Hit Squads Are Being Trained Across Country As Globalists Maneuver To Complete Their Worldwide Take-Down And America Herded Into Our Darkest Days

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
September 15, 2020 By Stefan Stanford – All News Pipeline – Live Free Or Die Just when I was about to publish this story on Monday, an absolutely startling story broke that not only proved the point of this story but implored me to add another important segment to it as a top Health and … Continue reading President Trump Official Warns Left-Wing Hit Squads Are Being Trained Across Country As Globalists Maneuver To Complete Their Worldwide Take-Down And America Herded Into Our Darkest Days →

AG Barr Drops Massive Truth Bombs: Wants ‘Violent’ Rioters Charged With Sedition – Liberals Freaking Out Over Barr’s Comments On Lockdowns, Riots, Prosecutors And Media

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
September 17, 2020 AG Barr Drops Massive Truth Bombs: Wants ‘Violent’ Rioters Charged With Sedition – Liberals Freaking Out Over Barr’s Comments On Lockdowns, Riots, Prosecutors And Media – Barr Warns Violence Could Get Much Worse Leading Up To November Elections By Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine For those who have been hearing mysterious “bangs” … Continue reading AG Barr Drops Massive Truth Bombs: Wants ‘Violent’ Rioters Charged With Sedition – Liberals Freaking Out Over Barr’s Comments On Lockdowns, Riots, Prosecutors And Media →

With ‘Deep State’ Pushing China & Russia Having ‘Killer Satellites’ In Space, The Stage Has Been Set For An Election False Flag Event – Is A Massive Blackout In November Ahead?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
September 18, 2020 By Stefan Stanford – All News Pipeline – Live Free Or Die In the only video at the bottom of this story, videographer ‘Leak Project’ starts off his video title by asking a great question: “Blackout in November?” Interviewing Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, a member of the Congressional EMP Commission and the … Continue reading With ‘Deep State’ Pushing China & Russia Having ‘Killer Satellites’ In Space, The Stage Has Been Set For An Election False Flag Event – Is A Massive Blackout In November Ahead? →

Black Mayors and Police Chiefs are Being Accused of White Supremacy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
No black official is radical enough for Black Lives Matter. Fri Sep 18, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. “I would have so much more respect for the Bail Fund if they had bailed … Continue reading Black Mayors and Police Chiefs are Being Accused of White Supremacy →

Fitzgerald Video: BLM Takes Over California Schools

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Pledge to BLM or fail! Fri Sep 18, 2020 Sean Fitzgerald Editor’s note: Below is Sean Fitzgerald’s new video, BLM Takes Over California Schools, which reveals the Gestapo atmosphere our children now face: Pledge to BLM or fail! The video was created in conjunction with the Freedom Center’s Stop K-12 Indoctrination campaign. To read our pamphlet on this issue, “Leftist … Continue reading Fitzgerald Video: BLM Takes Over California Schools →

The Scary Answer to Trump’s Question About Ilhan Omar

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
“Where are the people that vote for such a horrible woman who hates our country?” Fri Sep 18, 2020 Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Yesterday, while speaking at a Minnesota rally, President Donald Trump inquired as to how Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—“a horrible woman who hates our … Continue reading The Scary Answer to Trump’s Question About Ilhan Omar →

Video: Deport Soros as a Nazi Collaborator

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
It’s high time for the Shadow Party’s Godfather to face justice. Fri Sep 18, 2020 Frontpagemag.com With Fox News’ show Outnumbered recently stifling Newt Gingrich’s effort to tell the truth about George Soros funding the riots in America’s streets, Frontpagemag editors have deemed it vital to run the special Glazov Gang episode in which Shillman Fellow … Continue reading Video: Deport Soros as a Nazi Collaborator →

Covert Covid Collaboration

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
What did Dr. Anthony Fauci know, and when did he know it? Fri Sep 18, 2020 Lloyd Billingsley On Tuesday, Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan, told Tucker Carlson of Fox News that the coronavirus was “created in the lab” and “intentionally” released by the Chinese Communist Party to “make damage” around the world. That revelation bears stark … Continue reading Covert Covid Collaboration →

Prophecy Headlines – 9/18/2020

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Headlines – 9/18/2020 Top Israeli, UAE officials say new ties will make countries ‘close family’ Arabs: Israel Is Not Our Enemy U.S. hopes to name Qatar as major non-NATO ally, official says 2 US senators warn Poland’s president on anti-Semitism and restitution US accuses Hezbollah of stockpiling weapons and ammonium nitrate across Europe ‘Boiling again’: … Continue reading Prophecy Headlines – 9/18/2020 →

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped Shape the Modern Era of Women’s Rights

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
When he nominated Ginsburg to the Supreme Court, President Bill Clinton compared her legal work on behalf of women to the epochal work of Thurgood Marshall on behalf of African-Americans.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died at her home in Washington. She was 87.

RIP Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
The Supreme Court has announced the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the age of 87 from complications due to metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The 2020 election is officially in hyper-drive… SCOTUS – Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg … Continue reading →

Down Goes Ginsberg

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago
Chuck Schumer Just Shit His Britches

US Comes Out to Defend Anti-Government Mobs it is Funding in Thailand

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 3 hours ago
*September 19, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The US government who has twice attempted to deny funding Thailand's anti-government mobs, has now come out openly defending the protests just ahead of a major rally being organized for later today. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee in a social media post demanded: *The U.S.-Thai alliance is underpinned by respect for democratic values & human rights. I urge Bangkok to reaffirm commitment to these norms by respecting citizens' right to free assembly & expression ahead of & during [weekend's] gathering.* The statement echos si... more »

Terrorism Promoter Speaks at Thai Anti-Government "Student" Rally

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 3 hours ago
Fugitive billionaire's chief propagandist - who promoted terrorism and violence in 2010 - will be a key speaker at September 19th anti- government rally. *September 19, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Convicted criminal and terrorism promoter Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is confirmed by Thailand's anti-government protest leaders as one of the featured speakers at their rally later today. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk had been the editor of billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra's "Voice of Taksin" magazine. The magazine regularly threatened and promoted violence including calling for t... more »

Indiana officials investigating cluster of Salmonella infections

News Desk at Food Safety News - 3 hours ago
Health officials are urging anyone who ate or drank anything from an Indiana grocery store since Sept. 7 to monitor themselves for signs of Salmonella infection. Local media, FOX59, reported county officials are investigating a cluster of illnesses among patrons of La Aldea Grocery Store at 2801 Klondike Rd #D. Public health staff from the... Continue Reading

GOP Senate Lemmings Headed For Cliff

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
There was a ton of info in the latest Change Research poll of new and infrequent voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that was released yesterday. "New and infrequent" but this year 84% of them say they are definitely voting. This is going to be the highest turnout election in our lifetimes and Trump is the motivating factor-- mostly antipathy towards him. Biden leads by 49-37% among these voters, who went for Hillary Clinton by 35-30%. Undecided voters are largely negative about both candidates, but they’re much more strongly negativ... more »

Strong and shallow M6.9 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 21:43 UTC on September 18, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located...... Read more »

The Deep Tension between Divine and Popular Sovereignty in American Constitutionalism

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 4 hours ago
I have just published on the Canopy Forum on Law and Religion, at the. Emory Law School, an essay "Divine Sovereignty, Popular Sovereignty, and the Dilemma of American Constitutionalism." It is especially appropriate to bring this up on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which emphasizes not only the general theme of divine sovereignty, but also, more specifically, the presumptive "duty" of Abraham to obey the absolutely indefensible command that he sacrifice his son Isaac, after earlier, Abraham had, also indefensibly, banished his concubine Hagar and her son, Ishma... more »

Big Oil For the Long Run?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
Fred Imbert and Yun Li report the Dow drops 200 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall for third straight week: Stocks fell on Friday to end a volatile week as investors continued to dump shares of high-flying tech companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 370 points, or more than 1%. The S&P 500 dropped 1.7% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.2%. *Those losses put the major averages on track for their third straight one-week losses, which would be their longest weekly losing streaks in about a year. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down more than 1% each week to date; the Dow has lost... more »

Atlantic Hurricane Season Update

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Atlantic Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracks 2020 ? ?? There has been a load of nonsense written about how busy this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been, with Greek letters having to be used if we run out of normal ones.…

Tropical Storm "Beta" forms in the Gulf of Mexico, heavy rainfall expected along northwest Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm "Beta" formed in the Gulf of Mexico at 21:00 UTC on Friday, September 18, 2020. This is the 23rd named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the 10th so far this month -- a record for September. Storm Surge and Tropical Storm or...... Read more »

Death in the Sky: How Russian "Storm Birds" Wreaked Havoc on Hitler's Armor

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The Soviet Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-2 “Shturmovik” took a heavy toll in German armor on the Eastern Front. *Key Point*: The Shturmovik was both respected and loathed by German pilots, infantrymen, and tankers. Vasily Emelianenko led a flight of Soviet Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmoviks, or “Storm Birds,” in late June 1942 against a German-held airfield near Artemovsk in eastern Ukraine, flying low up a deep ravine to avoid detection. The Il-2 planes banked slightly to rise above the hill to their front, and the ground gave way as they spotted t... more »

Six Lesser-Known Facts About the Battle of Gettysburg

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal moment in the American Civil War, but rumors abound regarding the events. *Key Point*: The facts of history are sometimes more bizarre than the legends. *Gettysburg Fact #1: There Were 50,000 Military Casualties, 1 Civilian* Despite roughly 50,000 casualties reported on both sides during the Battle of Gettysburg, there was only one reported civilian casualty: Mary Wade, a seamstress, was hit by a stray bullet while making bread in her kitchen. *Gettysburg Fact #2: Officer Presence on Both Sides ... more »

Just How Good Are China's Aircraft Carriers If They Had to Fight?

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC11496C8280&share=true] These new ships are decent, but Beijing is still does not have any as large or modern as America does. *Key point: *Beijing has been studying aircraft carriers for a long time. They are getting better, but they aren't as good as the U.S. Navy's. While one of the United States’ aircraft carriers, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is dealing with a corona virus outbreak that has now become deadly, one of China’s aircraft carriers sailed past Taiwan in ... more »

Yes, India Will Have Their Own Special Version of the F-16 Fighter Jet

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2RHI9LIRLU&share=true] These planes would have important upgrades and tailored for India's requirements. *Key Point*: New Delhi needs modern aircraft to deter Beijing. Given recent conflicts, it seems more likely India will buy advanced fighter jets from America. India may soon acquire a supercharged F-16 specifically tailored to them by Lockheed Martin as part of an effort to match, rival or exceed Chinese air supremacy in the event of a conflict. *This article firs... more »

Happy Birthday, U.S. Air Force: Service Branch Turns 73 Today

John Venable at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*John Venable* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] With Brown at the wheel, you can bet this service will fly higher, farther, and faster than ever before. Sept. 18 marks the birthday of the U.S. Air Force and, at the ripe old age of 73, it has enjoyed a journey like few others. Born out of the Army, the Air Force became a separate service in 1947 with a mission that looked just like the one it executed as the Army Air Corps during World War II. Precision bombing, fighter operations, air defense, and mobility were incorporated into major organizations known as the Strategic A... more »

US to seek nuclear safeguards for Iran, N. Korea at upcoming IAEA Conference – State Dept.

[image: US to seek nuclear safeguards for Iran, N. Korea at upcoming IAEA Conference – State Dept.] US Assistant Secretary of State for Proliferation Christopher Ford will urge members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to adopt a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement for civilian power generation during a September 21-24 policy conference, while pressing for a nuclear-free North Korea and for new limits on Iran’s production of nuclear fuel, the State Department said in a press release. “The US delegation will highlight the ongoing threats posed by the Iranian and North ... more »

US may work out Oil deal with Syria’s Kurds – Trump

[image: US may work out Oil deal with Syria’s Kurds – Trump] The United States may work out a deal on Syrian oil with local Kurds and withdraw the troops that guard the reserves, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday. “We will make a determination. We will probably be dealing with the Kurds on the oil. We’ll see where it all ends up and will be out,” Trump said during a White House briefing. The US troops, jointly with the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, maintain control over a part of northeastern Syria, concentrating around the oil and gas fields in the provin... more »

US-Led coalition deploying Bradley fighting vehicles to Northeast Syria – Spokesman

[image: US-Led coalition deploying Bradley fighting vehicles to Northeast Syria – Spokesman] The US-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) plans to deploy Bradley fighting vehicles to northeast Syria to protect its troops, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said in a press release on Friday. “CJTF-OIR plans to position mechanized infantry assets, including Bradley Fighting Vehicles, to Syria to ensure the protection of Coalition forces and preserve their freedom of movement so they may conti... more »

Syrian tribe attack US-backed forces in eastern Deir Ezzor

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
[image: Syrian tribe attack US-backed forces in eastern Deir Ezzor] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Violent clashes erupted between members of the Syrian Al-Akidat Tribe and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after civilians, including women, were killed when the latter opened fire with their machine guns on a boat in the Euphrates River, which was carrying citizens trying to reach the areas controlled by the Syrian government to receive free treatment in its hospitals. According to Sputnik Arabic, who quoted local sources in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, the Al-Akidat ... more »

Again! Russia’s Su-27 intercepts US Patrol Aircraft over Black Sea – Defense Ministry

[image: Again! Russia’s Su-27 intercepts US Patrol Aircraft over Black Sea – Defense Ministry] Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled to escort a US patrol aircraft over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center said on Friday. “Russian airspace control systems detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over neutral waters of the Black Sea … a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Southern Military District was scrambled. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as an aircraft base patrol aircraft P-8... more »

Is Kohl’s Selling BLM Merchandise?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Anti-racism is not synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement, and vice versa.

Trump: Michigan Election Official a ‘Hater’ in Ballot Snafu

AP News at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The state mistakenly created overseas absentee ballots that didn’t list U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.

Iowa awards two additional medical cannabis dispensary licenses

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Iowa regulators awarded medical marijuana dispensary licenses to operators in Iowa City and Council Bluffs to replace two outlets that closed in March. The licenses will bring the state back up to five dispensaries, according to The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. The dispensary licenses were awarded to: Iowa Cannabis Company East in Iowa City. Cannabis Patient […] Iowa awards two additional medical cannabis dispensary licenses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Hand over your language, mineral wealth and the rest

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
9-16-20 Hi, Inner Mongolia. Hand over your language, mineral wealth and the rest, just like with Tibet and Xinjiang! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqa4R25bYcA .................................................................................................... 9-18 Brazil 36/533= 6.8% increase/day new cases/actice cases https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/brazil/ ……………………….......…… India 97.3/899.5= 10,8% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india …………………………..…........ Indonesia 3.7/53= 7% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavi... more »

Chinese Money: The Real Reason Why the Elites and Deep Staters Hate Donald Trump

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 5 hours ago
The motivation for four years of animosity and baldfaced lies may boil down to this: Donald Trump threatens their income. Billions of dollars, annually, to thousands of crony capitalists and high tech gurus and ruffled-feathers military brass and career civil “servants” and lifetime political hacks like Joe “47” Biden and his scurrilous punchbowl turd son Hunter. Billions of dollars that are collected against the best interests of the nation which is the secure home of the recipients. Billions of dollars tied to favorable trade deals, to biased tariff structures, to crooked rulings ... more »

President Trump Holds Great American Comeback Rally and Peaceful Protest – Bemidji, Minnesota – 7:00pm Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Tonight President Donald J. Trump heads to Minnesota for a campaign event at Bemidji Aviation Services in Bemidji, MN. The anticipated start time is 7:00pm ET – Livestream Links Below. Trump Campaign Livestream – RSBN Livestream Link – Fox News … Continue reading →

President Trump Impromptu Remarks Departing White House – Refutes Chris Wray…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As he departs the white house for a trip to Minnesota, President Trump delivers impromptu remarks and takes questions from the media. Two of the questions surrounded President Trump remarks on FBI Director Christopher … Continue reading →

Pentagon’s Top Spy Agency Turns To AI for Targeting and Operations Planning

Raul Diego at MintPress News - 5 hours ago
Reminiscent of the 1983 sci-fi classic WarGames, the DIA’s new MARS program aims to create a system that uses AI to scour volumes of foreign intelligence and make decisions on how to act on it. The post Pentagon’s Top Spy Agency Turns To AI for Targeting and Operations Planning appeared first on MintPress News.

The Final Nail: COVID-19 Marks the End of Democratic Socialism in Sweden

Eleanor Goldfield at MintPress News - 5 hours ago
Eleanor Goldfield reports from Stockholm on how COVID-19 has laid bare the US-style capitalist reality taking hold in Sweden and how the pandemic ushered in the end of democratic socialism in the country. The post The Final Nail: COVID-19 Marks the End of Democratic Socialism in Sweden appeared first on MintPress News.

7th Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo Begins Virtually Sep. 24

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The 7th annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo will be entirely virtual and will take place from Thursday, Sep. 24 to Sunday, Sep. 27, according to the Summit’s founder, Evangeline Mitchell. The event is the “only major national pre-law event created especially for HBCU students and alumni interested in becoming lawyers.” Registration for […]

Department of Education Will Investigate Princeton for “Admitted Racism”

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The U.S. Department of Education announced it was investigating Princeton University for “lapses in its nondiscriminatory practices ” in a letter Wednesday to the school’s president, USA Today reported. The investigation follows President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s Sept. 2 letter to Princeton’s community about the university’s efforts against systemic racism. “Racism and the damage it does […]

At least $2.6 million ratepayer funds being spent because Horowhenua DC refuses to determine mana whenua

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
By Veronica Harrod 18 September, 2020 At least $2.6 million ratepayer funds being spent because Council refuses to determine mana whenua. Horowhenua District Council has committed at least $1.4 million ratepayer funding to Te Rūnanga o Raukawa and $814,500 to Muaūpoko Tribal Authority and the Muaūpoko Lands Trust in two separate agreements over Levin’s Waste … Continue reading At least $2.6 million ratepayer funds being spent because Horowhenua DC refuses to determine mana whenua →

NZ’s National Library is culling 600,000 books

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Wiping out the data. Same as the internet cull. Precursor to tyranny. Guns gone, info gone, democracy gone, health freedoms going fast. Military on the streets. All the ducks in a row. EWR ___________________________________________________________________ Academics, historians, researchers and scholars feel a literary crime is taking place during the distraction of the global pandemic. Sheltered in … Continue reading NZ’s National Library is culling 600,000 books →

The NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 includes the right to refuse any medical treatment & to hold opinions without interference

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Part II of the Act covers a broad range of Civil and Political Rights. As part of the right to life and the security of the person, the Act guarantees everyone: 1 The right not to be deprived of life except in accordance with fundamental justice (Section 8) … Continue reading The NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 includes the right to refuse any medical treatment & to hold opinions without interference →

CDC Announces That Students May Be Kept From Parents FEMA Camps (09 10 2020)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
See at youtube for channel details. I have listened right through and the information is directly from the CDC’s (that private corporation) website. It is certainly a scenario to be aware of & to be looking out for anyway. We had similar brushes with it in NZ here (even though Adern has since said they … Continue reading CDC Announces That Students May Be Kept From Parents FEMA Camps (09 10 2020) →

Police State Victoria footage

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
See the thuggery, Police boot to head in plain sight. International Politics

Coronavirus Victoria: Treasury economist resigns in protest at ‘police state’

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
A former economist at the Victorian Treasury Department has quit his job in protest at Daniel Andrews’ “police state”, penning a devastating op-ed slamming the government’s coronavirus response. Sanjeev Sabhlok, who moved to Melbourne from India in 2001, resigned last week after being asked to remove a number of inflammatory social media posts criticising the … Continue reading Coronavirus Victoria: Treasury economist resigns in protest at ‘police state’ →

HUGE! Latest Study Finds False Coronavirus Mortality Numbers Have Risen to 29% of Total Reported Deaths in Last 8 Weeks

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Jim Hoft So let’s get this straight – based on the recommendation of doctors Fauci and Birx?the US?shut down the entire economy based on 9,000 American deaths due entirely to the China coronavirus? We were first to report that the?Director General of the WHO?on March 3, 2020 created panic…

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