"Major" US-Funded Anti-Government Rally FLOPS in Thailand
Few showed up to a rally that has now fully exposed the "student protests," their real sponsors, and their real agenda. *September 20, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Anti-government protests organized by Thailand's corrupt billionaire-led opposition and the US government sought to create yesterday a "historical" event. Instead, barely 20,000 people showed up at the event's peak - a fraction of the "hundreds of thousands" promised - and most of the crowd consisted of fugitive billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra's "red shirts," a violent street front highly unpopular across the count... more »
Churchill problem polar bear report for week 3 and a triplet litter of cubs spotted
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Courtesy the Town of Churchill: Also, note that a mother with a litter of triplets spotted along the coast of Wapusk National Park (just east and south of Churchill) in good condition, 15 September 2020 (see photo below). Biologist Nick Lunn falsely claimed in 2018 that no triplet litters had been…
September 20th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1340
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday September 20th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Dr. Carrie Madej Speaks via YouTube to the People of the UK--and the World--about what the Globalists' Agenda Really Is!
*Dr. Carrie Madej* *Trafalgar Square, London, UK* *September 19, 2020* *H/T FreakedOut* A hero for our times. Funny, Dr. Madej has been saying these horrific and *absolutely shocking beyond belief *things about what's in Baal GateZ' vaccine for weeks now...and yet NOBODY has disputed what she is saying. *NOBODY!!!*
Survey identifies main food safety concerns for consumers
Six in 10 people said they would never go to a restaurant again if they contracted a foodborne illness while eating there, according to a survey. Surveyed consumers said their top food safety concerns included restaurant kitchen and wait staff hygiene, foodborne outbreaks, illness from contaminated food, and recalls. Findings come from the food safety supply chain... Continue Reading
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, And Her Replacement
It’s not my way to speak ill of the dead, so let me say a couple of positive things about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: * She clearly had a very strong work ethic. * She generally dealt civilly and respectfully with her ideological opponents. In this respect she was the polar opposite of almost all of today’s ideological left. I do not doubt that her long friendship with Justice Scalia was deep and genuine. Those things said, Justice Ginsburg was not my idea of what a Supreme Court justice should be. Indeed, in many respects, she was the opposite. . . .
FBI accused of withholding test results that may shed light on attempts to kill critic of Putin
8-30-20 FBI accused of withholding test results that may shed light on attempts to kill at least one critic of Putin After Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition activist, was poisoned in Moscow for the second time in two years, his wife, Evgenia, got on a plane to America bearing a vial of his blood. Speed was vital: she was told that the more time elapsed, the harder it would be to identify the mysterious toxin. FBI agents met her at Dulles airport near Washington and took the sample for testing. An early result was promised. Three-and-a-half years later the FBI is still silent... more »
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Vow To Kill President Trump And All Those Responsible For The Death Of General Soleimani
The chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned U.S. President Donald Trump of a decisive revenge for the assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani. *Tehran Times:* *IRGC chief to Trump: We will target everyone involved in Soleimani assassination* “Our promise to take revenge for the martyrdom of General Soleimani is decisive, serious and completely genuine,” Major General Hossein Salami said in remarks on Saturday. “Mr. Trump, do not doubt our revenge because it is completely decisive and serious,” he told the U.S. president. Salami said Iran will t... more »
America's Anti-Tank Platoons Did Great Damage To Hitler's Panzers At Mortain
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Americans from the 30th Infantry Division took a heavy toll on German panzers at a French crossroads near Mortain during World War II. A column of German Mark V Panther tanks advanced through a thick fog north of the French town of Mortain, blindly firing their machine guns. Suddenly, the lead panzer took a hit from an unseen American antitank round, penetrating the frontal armor and stopping it. A tank retriever approached the smoking tank only to come under fire. Then, crews of three tanks dismounted and gathered to discuss options. A... more »
"Screaming Eagle": An American Paratrooper's Incredible Journey Across Europe in WWII
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Trooper Lud Labutka of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, fought his way through Normandy, Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge. *Key Point*: "I would never jump from an airplane again, unless somebody called me a chicken." In an effort to calm his nerves just before he jumped into Normandy on D-Day, Lud Labutka thought it might be a good idea to accept the drink being offered from the paratrooper sitting across from him on their C-47 transport as it crossed the English Channel. It didn’t matter to him at t... more »
Britain's Pacific Fleet: A Neglected World War II Story
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Hitler wasn't the Royal Navy's only target. *Key Point*: Britain sank numberous Japanese warships. During World War II, after the Royal Navy’s traumatic departure from the Pacific Ocean in early 1942, the 4th Submarine Flotilla and its depot ship, the HMS *Adamant*, operated with the Eastern Fleet based at Trincomalee––a large, natural harbor located on the coast of Sri Lanka in the heart of the Indian Ocean. Dutch submarines joined them and were placed under British operational control after the fall of the Dutch East Indies to the Japanese.... more »
Thawing Ice Will Give Russia Access to New Resources and Trade Routes
*Stratfor Worldview* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QPI97W5A0&share=true] The Arctic is heating up as an area of great power competition and Moscow is way ahead with the highest number of icebreakers. Russia's surge of Arctic activity reflects the economic significance of the region and the impact of shifting climate patterns that now offer the prospect of an extended Russia maritime frontier. Russia has rebuilt and expanded its Cold War-era security architecture along its Arctic frontier, significantly incre... more »
Hillary's Late Night Phone Call To the President
*from the* *DMF 'GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY' Archive - August 1, 2017* Hillary Clinton phoned the President’s office shortly after midnight. “I need to talk to President Trump, it’s an emergency!” exclaimed Hillary. After some cajoling, the President’s assistant finally agreed to disturb his boss’s important time.......
Thousands Protest In Thailand Demanding Reform
*ABC News Online:* *Thousands of protesters gather in Thailand for 'largest rally in years' against the Government and monarchy* Protesters in Thailand have broken through the gates of a university in Bangkok in what is expected to be the country's biggest protest in years. Around 20,000 protesters had gathered by Saturday night (local time) to call for the military-backed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to be removed from office and for reforms to the monarchy. The student-led demonstration was expected to run all night and into Sunday morning. The protesters want Parliament ... more »
Trump Fails To Lower The Cost Of Drugs Again-- Even With His Silly Stunt To Blackmail Big PhRMA
*TheTrump Card* Trump is desperately trying to paint a picture-- even if just a superficial one destined to fall apart November 4-- for voters that he's delivering on his promises and boasts, like the silly fake peace treaties in the Middle East between Israel and countries it has never been at war with. Another one came to light last night when Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman reported that a deal to lower the price of drugs fell apart when Trump practically demanded that every bottle of drugs have a smiley picture of him on it! The story about how the Donald-- who bills hi... more »
Shut the front door – common ground can be found
I am not sure when it happened, but “shut the front door” became a funny euphemism for a more colorful saying. I have witnessed it being offered up as an excited way to say the person cannot believe what has … Continue reading →
President Trump Says His Nomination For Supreme Court 'Will Be A Very Talented, Very Brilliant Woman'
*Daily Mail: **Trump says his nomination for Supreme Court 'will be a very talented, very brilliant woman' because he likes them 'much more than I like men' as he calls Hispanic judge Barbara Lagoa an 'extraordinary person' and praises Amy Coney Barrett* * President Donald Trump said Saturday his Supreme Court nominee will be a woman as 'I like women more than I like men' * 'I will be putting forth a nominee this week,' he added at a campaign rally in North Carolina * He named conservative women Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa as possible nominees * He praised Lagoa in parti... more »
Satan Owns NOBODY! The Invitation to Join God’s Kingdom is Available to EVERYONE!
Jesus Christ: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the assembly; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself... more »
President Trump Says He Approves TikTok Deal With Walmart And Oracle
*SCMP:* *Donald Trump says he approves Oracle’s deal with TikTok in principle* * Move follows finding that deal fails to address data privacy concerns that raised national security issues * ‘It'll be totally controlled by Oracle and Walmart,’ Trump said. ‘The security will be 100 per cent’ US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has approved the Oracle Corporation’s proposed deal with TikTok for the Chinese video-sharing app to continue to operate in the US, after threatening to ban the app from the country in August. Trump told reporters at the White House that he has “giv... more »
Package Containing The Poison Ricin And Addressed To President Trump Is Intercepted By The Secret Service
*Daily Mail:* *Package containing deadly poison RICIN addressed to President Trump is intercepted by the Secret Service before it arrives at the White House* * Package was intercepted by screeners this week before it reached White House * It appears to have been mailed from Canada, and investigators seek the culprit * Ricin is a deadly poison that can kill in the amount of a few grains of salt A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement earlier this week. All packages addressed to the White House are sorted and... more »
President Trump Now Saying the Next Supreme Court Pick Will ‘Most Likely’ Be a Woman…
Many reasons present themselves as to why the Senate should seat President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth bader Ginburg as quickly as possible. Heading into an election season without the full complement of justices could prove to be a … Continue reading →
The Kantian Debates: Reinhold Versus Maimon
The debate between the disciples of Kant started in the late 1780s, while Kant was in his prime—at times, Kant himself vigorously argued with his disciples. I think, Hegel is only other figure in western philosophy whose work has led to such intense controversy as Kant’s. Here’s a short exchange between the two dedicated Kantians—Reinhold and Maimon: "All philosophy must begin with self-evident facts, and these are indemonstrable since they are the basis of all demonstration.” ~ Karl Leonhard Reinhold in a letter to Salomon Maimon (1791) "Of course all philosophy must begin wit... more »
Operation Legend: DOJ Sends Agents and Money to Cities to Increase Surveillance
[image: operation-legend-doj-sends-agents-and-money-to-cities-to-increase-surveillance] The U.S, Department of Justice has announced Operation Legend, designed to increase the surveillance capacity of cities and put federal agents in control.
Can Trump and McConnell get through the 4 steps to seat a Supreme Court justice in just 6 weeks?
Caren Morrison, Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has sparked a battle over the future of the Supreme Court. Against that backdrop, a nominee faces prescribed steps towards a confirmation vote in the Senate.
You Can’t Cheat Death
Reminder: Today the President holds the power to nominate a Supreme Court Justice and the Senate holds the power to confirm. Do it, without delay or apology. You think the Left would wait til a new President was elected to fill a Supreme Court vacancy? Remember the Kavanaugh hearings! Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg … Continue reading You Can’t Cheat Death →
Sept. 18: A horrible day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/why-concentration-camps-are-still-with-us Concentration camps were first developed by Spain, Britain and the U.S. about 1900. They were designed to humiliate and demoralize and, yes, to kill their prisoners. And that is still what they exist for __________________________________________________________________ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44585716 These are concentration camps today. The American base at Guantanamo is a concentration camp. And it features torture. There are almost certainly American concentration camps ... more »
US Deploys Additional Troops And Armoured Vehicles To Eastern Syria After 'Dust-Up' With Russian Forces
FILE PHOTO: American soldiers stand near military trucks, at the al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor, Syria, March 23, 2019. © Reuters / Rodi Said *Daily Mail:* *US deploys tanks to Syria to protect troops as aircraft carrier moves into position to give them fighter protection after resurgence of ISIS and Russian ramming incident* * The Army sent in six Bradley Fighting Vehicles, around 100 troops and Sentinel radar systems to North East Syria to protect US troops * The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier also entered the Persian Gulf Friday together with two guided-missile cruisers to fly mis... more »
Practice Makes Perfect: How Would the Navy Take on China's Submarine Fleet?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP4DRHYDTEAB&share=true] America has beat submarines in two world wars. But how does that experience translate into modern warfare? *Key point:* Newer and better weapons will allow the Navy to locate and destroy submarines. However, submarines have gotten better too. With things heating up in the South China Sea (SCS), much attention has been paid to the ships and submarines that could potentially square off against each other in the region. This ignores a key asset of ... more »
Trump Is Wrong: A Total Ban on WeChat Goes Too Far
*Huan Zhu* *Technology, The Americas* WeChat does present some risks, but banning it nationwide is overkill. As I explain below, a more targeted approach, such as banning the app on work phones of defense department employees, like the Australian government did, or even for all government workers, is more reasonable. WeChat is an internet application owned by Chinese tech company Tencent. It may not sound familiar to most Americans, but it is a tool widely used in China and among Chinese communities world‐wide. It is a one‐stop‐shop that combines payment services, social media... more »
Melbourne funeral company backs protest over surge in suicides
A PROMINENT funeral business in Victoria is sponsoring online adverts for another “illegal” protest in Melbourne today (Sunday) over the number of suicides directly related to the destructive social effects of the illegal and cynical lockdown of Victoria.The advert, which appeared on Telegram social media and described as “An initiative by Tobin Brothers Funerals”, features […]
How a Nazi Fanatic Spearheaded the Battle of the Bulge
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* SS Colonel Joachim Peiper was a ruthlessly efficient officer who drove his armored spearhead toward the River Meuse as rapidly as possible. *Key Point*: The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last major offensive on the Western Front. During the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle America has ever fought, Hitler chose the Sixth Panzer Army for the German juggernaut’s most important role. The decisive spearhead was given to a combat group commanded by a young lieutenant colonel named Joachim Peiper. The planning for the Ardennes offen... more »
New Japanese Strike Weapons Could Spark An Asian Arms Race
*Lionel P. Fatton* *Security, Asia* Only America can stop it from occurring. Stuck between an assertive China, a nuclearizing North Korea, and an increasingly unreliable United States, Japan is mulling the acquisition of strike capabilities. Its upcoming missile defense policy could destabilize East Asia. The United States must act. While Americans are absorbed by the battle against coronavirus, street protests, violence, and the presidential campaign, the rest of the world is moving fast. In Japan, where Yoshihide Suga replaced Shinzo Abe as prime minister following the latter’... more »
It's Time To Take A Look Inside The B-21 Stealth Bomber
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Thanks to the Air Force. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite this widespread belief that the B-21 is a revolutionary stealth platform, perhaps the greatest margin of difference with the new bomber is in its onboard computing, mission systems, avionics and internal technical configuration. Not only will the platform draw upon advanced artificial intelligence and information processing, but its data management systems are said by senior Air Force weapons developers to incorporate never-before-seen technologies. Will the new B-21 stealth b... more »
What the U.S. Can Do to Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
*Asaf Romirowsky* *Security, Middle East* How can the United States make progress beyond the Arab states normalizing ties with Israel? Against the backdrop of normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and more recently Bahrain, are continued condemnations by Palestinian leaders. Palestinian president Abbas called the moves a “stab in the back,” “despicable,” and a “betrayal.” Even so, rumors regarding Saudi normalization continue to circulate. Momentum is palpable. How then to move forward with an “outside in” strategy for Palestinian-Israeli peace? Keeping press... more »
Game Changer: How Boeing's B-29 Superfortress Revolutionized Air War
*Warfare History Network* *History, * The B-29’s revolutionary gunnery system made a Japanese fighter pilot’s job neither pretty safe nor interesting. *Key Point*: The Superfortress was key to American strategy in World War II. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a game changer. First rolling off the assembly line as a production aircraft in July 1943, the Superfortress was the answer to America’s need for a high-level long-range strategic bomber. Conceived in 1938, the Superfortress was designed to increase the range, payload, and speed of its predecessors and was ultimately slate... more »
Who is Behind the Judge Who is Trying Julian Assange?
Emma Arbuthnot is the chief judge who conducted the trial for the extradition of Julian Assange in London to the USA, where a 175 year prison sentence awaits him for “espionage,” that is, for having published evidence of US war crimes, including videos of civilians’ killings in Iraq and Afghanistan, as an investigative journalist. At … Continue reading Who is Behind the Judge Who is Trying Julian Assange? →
Good Ellsberg, Bad Assange: Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dismantles False Narrative
Opponents of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange often hold up Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg as an example of someone who was responsible for a good leak. They insist WikiLeaks is not like the Pentagon Papers because supposedly Assange was reckless with sensitive documents. by Kevin Gosztola On the seventh day of an extradition trial against … Continue reading Good Ellsberg, Bad Assange: Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dismantles False Narrative →
Assange Hearing Day 12: US Government’s Insistence of its Right to Prosecute Anybody Around the World
A less dramatic day, but marked by a brazen and persistent display of this US Government’s insistence that it has the right to prosecute any journalist and publication, anywhere in the world, for publication of US classified information. This explicitly underlay the entire line of questioning in the afternoon session. by Craig Murray The morning … Continue reading Assange Hearing Day 12: US Government’s Insistence of its Right to Prosecute Anybody Around the World →
Assange’s 8th Day at the Old Bailey: Software Redactions, the Iraq Logs & the Extradition Act
The extradition trial of Julian Assange at the Old Bailey struck similar notes to the previous day’s proceedings: the documentary work and practise of WikiLeaks, the method of redactions, and the legacy of exposing war crimes. by Dr. Binoy Kampmark In the afternoon, the legal teams returned to well combed themes: testimony on the politicised … Continue reading Assange’s 8th Day at the Old Bailey: Software Redactions, the Iraq Logs & the Extradition Act →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says US Has Reimposed UN Sanctions On Iran
*CNN:* *US has reimposed UN sanctions on Iran, Pompeo says* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday evening that the US has reimposed UN sanctions against Iran, a move expected to be effectively ignored by global allies and adversaries alike. The latest move is the latest in the "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran -- one that has left the US largely isolated. It comes after the administration failed to extend the conventional weapons embargo set to expire next month under the Iran nuclear deal. "The United States expects all UN Member States to fully comply with their ... more »
September 18: Julian Assange Hearing Report
New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager took to stand to testify about using WikiLeaks documents in his work. Hager published Other People’s Wars, New Zealand in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror, and said that WikiLeaks-released military and diplomatic files “greatly increased my understanding of the conduct of the war. It would have been impossible to write the book without these confidential and leaked sources.” In his written testimony, Hager explained, “It is in general impossible to research and write about war to a useful standard without access to sources th... more »
Day 12: Julian Assange Hearing
Yet another shocking example of abuse of court procedure unfolded on Wednesday. James Lewis QC for the prosecution had been permitted gratuitously to read to two previous witnesses with zero connection to this claim, an extract from a book by Luke Harding and David Leigh in which Harding claims that at a dinner at El Moro Restaurant Julian Assange had stated he did not care if US informants were killed, because they were traitors who deserved what was coming to them. This morning giving evidence was John Goetz, now Chief Investigations Editor of NDR (German public TV), then of Der... more »
Labor Must Make Defense Of Black Lives Its Own Imperative
Black trade unionists across the U.S. are calling on the labor movement to defend Black Lives Matter protesters and to fight racism in their own ranks. The attacks by police and increasingly violent armed racist militias evoke the memory of many such violent incidents against Black people in earlier periods, from slavery to segregation to the civil rights era. For Labor Day 2020, Truthout reached out to Christopher Silvera, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808 in Long Island City, NY; Elise Bryant, executive director of Labor Heritage Foundation and president of the Communic... more »
For the Planet, There Is No “Lesser Evil”
By now, most people in the United States recognize that the climate crisis poses the greatest threat to humanity and nature. Faced with a president who continually dismisses the dangers of global warming and has taken numerous measures to expand fossil fuel production, many progressives and even some on the Left have declared the need to vote for Biden as the “lesser evil” in November. Noam Chomsky went so far as to label the Republicans “the most dangerous organization in human history” because of Trump’s aggressive pro-fossil fuel agenda. The post For the Planet, There Is No “Le... more »
The Two Sides to a Supreme Court Nomination
Two people have to agree for a person to be nominated for a position on the Supreme Court: the President and the nominee. We can ask the same question about each of them: Under the current circumstances what kind of person would tender or accept the nomination? We know the answer for President Trump: a person who puts personal, careerist, and narrow partisan interests ahead of a concern for the national interest -- in everything he does, including both moving forward on a nomination and choosing the nominee. We don't know who the nominee will be, of course, but mightn't we enterta... more »
U.S. Did Have Plans To Use 80 Nuclear Weapons Against North Korea
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California. U.S. NAVY/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS RONALD GUTRIDGE *Warzone/The Drive:* *Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea* In 2017, a war between North Korea and the United States was much “much closer than anyone would know,” President Trump claims. Current nuclear war plans are among any nuclear-armed military’s most closely guarded secrets. Details of one such attack plan recently became ... more »
Dollar Vigilante Back - and Better than Ever. Plus: Update on New Westminster Quay Pier Fire and - Why have the BLM Rioters/Arsonists stopped?
*Jeff Berwick and Dollar Vigilante - Back* *and Better than Ever* Hi Guys. Just a brief post to present Jeff Berwick's "must watch" episode of Dollar Vigilante...lots of video clips from "CovID World". Jeff tells it like it is and says that the lockdown this fall will be very baaaaaad...and that there will be food shortages. Also, wanted to give an *Update on the New Westminster BC Pier Park fire* that blackened the lower BC skys a few days ago. It WAS arson as I said it was. BUT although they arrested the guy who set the fire...they mysteriously have not charged and therefore ... more »
A Tall Tree of Inspiration, Now Fallen but Still Inspiring....
She fought the good fight for as long as she could.... Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 * Thank you for all you did!*
Holding comedians to account: Nine and News miss John Barilaro, hit Friendlyjordies instead
[image: John Barilaro, Jordan Shanks] Once venerable, the Nine Entertainment-owned Fairfax press has sunk to holding comedians to account and protecting corrupt government. Michael Tanner on the rise of vloggers and the stoush between Youtuber Friendlyjordies and the mainstream media.
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