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SIMPLY PUT, NOT UP TO THE TASK: Tucker gets it amazingly wrong!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020* *But then, so does everyone else:* Last night, right at 8 P.M. Eastern, Tucker Carlson got it amazingly wrong. He got it just about as wrong as a top TV journalist possibly could. In fairness, everyone else was also getting it wrong. But Carlson *really* did. He was describing the late-night raid in which Breonna Taylor was shot and killed. Piously claiming to offer "the facts," he started as shown below. Two warnings! First, the account you're about to read is full of misinformation. Also, in highly annoying Euro fashion, Tucker always states a pe... more »
Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – Your Antidote to the Toxicity of Late-Stage Neoliberalism
Matt Stoller explains why Naked Capitalism is so often right and early and annoys the powerful.
The clothes make the candidate: The sartorial politics of this year's key Senate races
Jo-Ellen Pozner, Assistant Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Clothing is a way for politicians to convey authenticity and to tell their story.
DWP ‘performs partial U-turn’ over DNS ‘ban’ after criticism from campaigners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) appears to have performed a partial U-turn after disabled campaigners reacted angrily to an apparent ban on media requests from Disability News Service (DNS). Last week, DNS reported how DWP’s press office had failed to […]
China's Is Still Building Detention Camps In Xinjiang (And These New Camps Are Bigger)
*Daily Mail*: *China has built nearly 400 'suspected detention centres' where more than one million Uighurs are allegedly detained in Xinjiang, study reveals* * China has expanded its network of detention centres in Xinjiang, new study says * The Australian think tank found over 380 interment camps in the Chinese region * Over one million Uighurs and Muslim people are believed to be detained there * Beijing is also accused of 'coercing' 500,000 Tibetans into mass labour camps China's network of detention centres in the northwest Xinjiang region is much bigger than previously t... more »
Will Twitter Ban Chinese Media's Violent Threats Against Taiwan And Its Leader?
Voice:Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, who pledged deeper ties with the US at a dinner for a visiting senior State Department official,is clearly playing with fire. If any act of her provacation violates the Anti-Secession Law of China, a war will be set off and Tsai will be wiped out pic.twitter.com/hPZl42dVb1 — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) September 19, 2020 *FOX News: **Twitter stands by as Chinese media threatens Taiwan leader, critics say* *The platform has a history of allowing Communist Party officials to spread propaganda* Twitter appears to have allowed a state-affiliated... more »
When Was This Written?
Western civilization is being forced step by step into a state of civil war by the rising assaults of a revolutionary movement known as [redacted]. This movement centers in the universities and spreads outward into every institution of today’s society. It spreads in two ways: by indoctrination of those who are open to indoctrination, and […] The post When Was This Written? appeared first on Econlib.
New Middle East Peace Plan Would Use Jobs to “Turn Palestinians Away from Violence”
The Middle East Partnership for Peace Act relies heavily on the premise that the primary reasons that Israel and the Palestinians have not achieved peace are merely economic. The post New Middle East Peace Plan Would Use Jobs to “Turn Palestinians Away from Violence” appeared first on MintPress News.
Feinstein Fading: Senators Question Her Ability To Fight Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
[image: feinstein-fading-senators-question-her-ability-to-fight-trump-s-supreme-court-nominee] California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, who just turned 87 in June, is causing angst among more than a dozen fellow Democrats who think she could botch the party’s resistance to whomever Trump nominates to the Supreme Court on Saturday.
Rittenhouse Defense Releases New Video That Clearly Proves Self Defense
[image: rittenhouse-defense-releases-new-video-clearly-shows-self-defense] The prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse is more than state-sponsored legal terror, it’s an attack on the right of every American to defend himself against the terrorists now ruling the streets of American cities, argues a video from the FightBack Foundation.
MacArthur Makes a New Japan
[image: macarthur-makes-a-new-japan] After Japan capitulated in WWII, Douglas MacArthur, drawing on years of experience in the Orient, guided the country to peace and progress.
The Perversion of Science to Clear the Way for the Imposition of Compulsory Vaccines
The quest to claim the prestige of science is one of the major themes accompanying the rush of the rich and powerful to seize more wealth and political clout during the so-called “great reset” presently underway. Much controversy has surrounded the use of hydroxychloroquine as a cheap and readily available remedy for COVID-19.
Two More Retired Four-Star Generals Who Served Under President Trump Endorse Biden
Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers a question at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2016. The Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence hosted the event, which focused on efforts to keep the armed forces at the forefront of innovation. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp *Politico*:* 2 retired 4-star officers who served under Trump endorse Biden* They signed on alongside nearly 200 other retired generals and admirals. Two recently retired four-star officers who served under President Donald Trump have... more »
The Federal Acquisition Security Council: A Primer
A computer lab at Ohio University, 1984. (Flickr/Ohio University Libraries, https://flic.kr/p/hyyRNY; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Until recently, software from the Russian company Kaspersky Lab was used widely within the U.S. government. But in 2017, the Department of Homeland Security concluded that products from Kaspersky posed security threats to government networks, warning of the company’s problematic ties to Russian government agencies and its obligations to the Kremlin under Russian law. Given how many Kaspersky products were install... more »
US-Made Javelin Missile Fails During Ukrainian Military Drill Attended By President Zelensky
FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman rides atop of an APC with Javelin anti-tank missiles during a military parade in Kiev on August 24, 2018. © AFP/Genya Savilov *RT: **‘It didn’t work’: Much-hyped US-made Javelin missile FAILS during Ukrainian military drill attended by President Zelensky * After all the ballyhoo about their supply to Kiev you think they'd at least work? A US-made Javelin anti-tank missile has malfunctioned during a major military exercise, in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Northern Command, Maj... more »
Security In Iraq Sep 15-21, 2020
Violence in Iraq stayed at about the same level between the second and third weeks of September. Attacks have gone up in September overall in a possible fall offensive by the insurgents. Pro-Iran groups have also picked up their operations. September looks like it will have the most incidents by those groups in 2020. A total of 32 security incidents were reported in the press in Iraq from September 15-21. 10 of those were by pro-Iran groups. That included IEDs on a British diplomatic convoyoutside the Green Zone, and convoys carrying supplies to the Americans in Babil, Najaf, ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 24
1920 British took Fallujah during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1978 In Iran-Iraq deal Iraqi troops surrounded Imam Khomeini’s house in Najaf Told he could only stay in Iraq if abandoned politics 1979 Iraq warned Iran to not to interfere in Bahrain after Ayatollah Rohani called on Shiites to rise up against their Sunni rulers (Musings On Iraq review *The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict*) 1980 Iraq headed towards Zagros Mountains in slow advance destroying timeline for invas... more »
One Hundred Seconds Till The Apocalypse
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has adjusted its Doomsday Clock to provide humanity with an expert estimate of just how close all of us are to an apocalyptic “midnight” -- that is, nuclear annihilation. A century ago, there was, of course, no need for such a measure. Back then, the largest explosion ever caused by humans had likely occurred in Halifax, Canada, in 1917, when a munitions ship collided with another vessel, in that city’s harbor. That tragic blast killed nearly 2,000, wounded another 9,000, and left 6,000 homeless, but it didn’t imperil the planet. T... more »
Deep State’s Global Financial Reset is Here
The COVID19 plandemic has indeed provided the necessary impetus for many pre-planned totalitarian measures that collectively preserve the privilege positions of the geopolitical and banking elite. Maximizing the full potential of the global population in fear, the Deep State is expecting nothing but few resistance to the full digitization of the economy, which should enable … Continue reading Deep State’s Global Financial Reset is Here →
Ann Arbor Just Voted to Tell Cops to Stop Arresting People for Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, and More
[image: mushrooms]Ann Arbor has put themselves on the right side of history by refusing to arrest people for mushrooms, ayahuasca, ibogane, and other psychedelics.
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From Jenna Orkin Senate Report on Hunter Biden Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test "Buildings use more than half of the world’s electricity, mostly for temperature maintenance and ventilation, with air cooling accounting for nearly 20 per cent." Major fentanyl bust | 'Three out of every four people in Delaware could have been killed' 9,000 NYC workers to be furloughed: Mayor de Blasio Bill Gates’ Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on Life Flimsy PPE, missing soap, ... more »
How Any President Could End Judicial Review With a Single Sentence
*Krystal Ball explains judicial review* *by Thomas Neuburger* *"The weird thing about judicial 'originalism' is that the explicit principle of judicial review is nowhere to be found in the Constitution."* —Ryan Cooper, "Democrats have a better option than court packing" *The Supreme Court has no mechanism to enforce a power it was never given. A single sentence could end **their having it.* —Yours truly It's refreshing to finally read someone other than Thom Hartmann (and myself, thanks to Mr. Hartmann) agree that *Marbury v. Madison*, the 1803 Supreme Court decision in which the ... more »
Prophecy Headlines – 9/24/2020
Headlines – 9/24/2020 * Click here for the Birth Pangs Headlines Outline * * Click here for all headlines from September 2020 * * Click here for 2-year archive of birth pang headlines * Top Israeli officials fly to Bahrain to hammer out normalization treaty US ambassador: It will take 6-7 years for UAE to … Continue reading Prophecy Headlines – 9/24/2020 →
Trump: Achieving Real Peace
On our way to a first-class government. Sep 23, 2020 Michael Ledeen Peace. You could probably write a very short summary, something along these lines: “we’re going to actively search for ways to cooperate, bring more countries into this deal, and turn the Middle East into a new zone of peace.” It could be … Continue reading Trump: Achieving Real Peace →
Insanity Wrap #56: Explosive Report on Biden Family Corruption Syndicate
Stephen Green Sep 23, 2020 Insanity Wrap needs to know: What does Hunter Biden do for a living? Answer: Seriously, we read all the reports and we still can’t tell what he does, aside from bend his father’s ear. Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap. Seattle voters get … Continue reading Insanity Wrap #56: Explosive Report on Biden Family Corruption Syndicate →
Zero Carbon Commission Backs £27bn Carbon Tax
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler From Business Green: Carbon tax could generate £27bn by 2030 that could be invested into Covid-19 recovery efforts, emerging green technologies, and cushioning against any rise in household bills, campaign group argues As the UK prepares to leave the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) at the […]
What UN Needs is a Cease-Fire Inside its own Security Council
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - With more than 20,000 civilians killed last year in conflicts in 10 countries — including Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for a "global cease-fire": a proposal which failed to generate a positive response since he first announced it last March. Read the full story, “What UN Needs is a Cease-Fire Inside its own Security Council”, on globalissues.org →
Why Is Women’s Leadership Not in the Headlines?
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - The question has never been whether women can lead as capably as men. Women have always led, and women will always lead, especially when the times are hard, and their communities are in need. The question that we need to ask is, why is women's leadership invisible? Why is their potential and their power stifled? Read the full story, “Why Is Women’s Leadership Not in the Headlines?”, on globalissues.org →
Making State-Owned Enterprises Work for Climate in China and Beyond
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - President Xi Jinping announced on Tuesday China's aim to become carbon neutral before 2060. Achieving this goal will require the support and engagement of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), as they currently generate more than half of the country's energy sector emissions. SOEs are major drivers of greenhouse gas emissions globally, particularly in emerging economies. Read the full story, “Making State-Owned Enterprises Work for Climate in China and Beyond”, on globalissues.org →
Three Ways Donald Trump Could Achieve Success with North Korea in a Second Term
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* Three big ideas: liaison offices, ending the Korean war and limited sanctions relief. *Editor's Note: The following is part of a new symposium here in Korea Watch that will analyze potential U.S. policy options towards North Korea should Donald Trump win reelection. Check back soon for more contributions in the coming days. * If Donald Trump is reelected to a second term in November, his options for a successful strategy towards North Korea will increase. Less concerned about how various constituencies might respond at the ballot box to his p... more »
How Donald Trump Is Shaping History
*Armstrong Williams* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] At the end of the day, there is only one person in charge, one person to whom we can credit this deal that so many doubters thought would never come. That person is Donald Trump. This week, I had the great honor and privilege of observing history. I was blessed to be a guest of the White House and witness the signing of the momentous peace agreement between Israel and two Arab nations: Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Watching as President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Emirati... more »
Samsung’s 58-Inch Q60T Series: The Best Big Screen 4K HDTV For the Money?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * One word: Tizen. Not too many years ago, highly regarded QLED and OLED HDTV sets often retailed for thousands of dollars—well out of reach for many middle-class Americans. Fast-forward to today and they have become much more affordable, often selling for under a grand. It really has become the golden age of HDTVs. It’s no different with Samsung’s 58-inch Q60T Series, which can now be had for under $800 at Best Buy. This beauty is arguably one of the best HDTVs out there that’s in the under-60-inch range. Not surprisingly, the 75- and even 80... more »
Wholesale cannabis bud prices rise significantly in Colorado
The average market rate for wholesale marijuana in Colorado hit a three-year high, according to new figures from the Colorado Department of Revenue. For the quarter from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, the average market rate for a pound of unprocessed retail marijuana bud was $1,316, and the average market rate for a pound of […] Wholesale cannabis bud prices rise significantly in Colorado is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Trump signs memo extending eastern gulf restriction on new oil leasing
Interesting how quiet the crickets and violins have been on this story. Trump Syndrome thanks to media censorship once again determines what is newsworthy and or not newsworthy. In this case, a ban on new drilling begun in 2006 and ending in 2022 is extended. But are environmentalists thanking the President for this? Of course not. It doesn’t fit the terrible Trump syndrome profile. –##– Secretary of the Interior: We listened to Floridians on offshore leasing ban | Commentary Orlando Sentinel David L Bernhardt September 10, 2020 . In August, President Trump told Floridians that dril... more »
The US Senate Committees’ Report on Chinese and Russian Corruption of the Biden Crime Family
Just imagine: If Ol’ Joe successfully steals the Oval Office with bogus mail-in ballots, the GOP can launch an impeachment on day one of his regime. The evidence is remarkable: Joe nodded and winked as Hunter did stuff that exceeds anything Schiff accused Trump of doing. The Feinsteins, the hubby of Kamalama Harris, the Pelosis, and of course The One – Barack Hussein Obama – all have known financial ties with communist regimes in the Steppes as well as the Orient. Their paid toads in Congress will be working overtime to put the hush-hush on this report. Read it yourself … Continue r... more »
FDA-Cleared Electrocardiogram Monitor App is Available in the US Starting Today on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2
FDA-Cleared Electrocardiogram Monitor App is Available in the US Starting Today on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 – Samsung Global Newsroom https://news.samsung.com/global/fda-cleared-electrocardiogram-monitor-app-is-available-in-the-us-starting-today-on-galaxy-watch3-and-galaxy-watch-active2?utm_source=nr_facebook&utm_medium=social
Are Humans Still Evolving? Scientists Weigh In
Are Humans Still Evolving? Scientists Weigh In https://www.sciencealert.com/are-humans-still-evolving?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Self-defense in a surveillance society
I've pointed out on several occasions that the present justice system, in many parts of our country, is biased against those who seek to legally and legitimately defend themselves. Some activist and extremist District Attorneys and prosecutors appear to be aggressively pursuing charges against those who defend themselves against rioters, whilst simultaneously refusing to press charges against the latter. Effectively, the law in those areas has been weaponized to support extremism. My previous articles on the subject include: - Self-defense under a justice system that's no lon... more »
Hope And Fear
Canadians got a double dose yesterday. There was hope in the afternoon and fear at night. Susan Delacourt writes: Politics is always a dance between hope and fear — doubly so in a pandemic. So Canadians were treated to two speeches from Trudeau and his government on Wednesday, ranging from optimism to pessimism as COVID-19 remains dangerously on the march through this country. The speech from the throne, with its promise of “brighter days” — not exactly sunny ways — was clearly drafted as the more hopeful declaration from Trudeau’s government. But the prime minister’s televised ad... more »
Does the U.S. Navy Have a 'Confidence' Problem?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * [image: Reuters] Rear Adm. Howard Markle, director of NAVSEA’s Industrial Operations Directorate, has assumed duties as the acting commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard until a permanent relief take’s command. Capt. Kai Torkelson, commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), was removed from his job on Monday. In a statement, the U.S. Navy said Torkelson was relieved by Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, the head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), due to a loss of confidence in Torkelson’s ability to command. Rear Adm. Howard Markle, director of NAVSEA’... more »
2020 HDTV King? Samsung’s Q90T QLED TV-One of the Year’s Highest-Rated TVs
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * The TV has rave reviews and would be a good buy as the socially-distanced holiday season approaches. The Q90T is the flagship of Samsung’s 2020 4K QLED lineup, and it’s clearly been one of the better-received high-end TVs to arrive on the market this year. Some recently published reviews have only added to its acclaim. Techradar released its review this month, and stated that the Q90T “doesn’t need to use its intense brightness to dazzle viewers and instead goes for natural colors and exceptional black levels. It lacks some of the features of the ... more »
U.S. Navy Missile Cruiser USS Antietam Conducted Tomahawk Live-Fire Missile Test
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * [image: Reuters] The exercise demonstrated the Antietam’s ability to track, target and engage threats to protect the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Earlier this week the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS *Antietam *(CG 54) conducted a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (TLAM) strike drill, during which it targeted the Farallon de Medinilla range, which is located on an uninhabited two-hundred-acre island off the coast of Guam. The live-fire missile shoot was conducted as part of Valiant Shield 2020, a U.S. only,... more »
Did the U.S. Marine Corps Bail on Big Drones Too Early?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * [image: Reuters] It is now unclear if the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps can find common ground in a drone that could operate off the flight decks of Navy warships. Earlier this year the United States Marine Corps opted not to go forward with plans to develop a ship-launched drone to serve in an airborne early-warning role. The Marines had been considering a variant of the in-development Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary Capabilities drone—dubbed MUX—to fill an “eyes in the sky” role and carry radar to help manage air battles arou... more »
In memoriam: Sir Harry Evans
The Bureau's founder Elaine Potter mourns a giant in the world of news who had long been one of the Bureau's greatest champions and supporters
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
You can measure the effectiveness of resistance by the fury of the response by ruling elites. The post Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance appeared first on MintPress News.
Morrison, Andrews and Halton in big, dirty vaccine deal (Part 2)
SCOTT Morrison gave the game away early in the piece when he bragged in an interview that he had predicted a pandemic way back in 2016. A video of his comments is circulating on the internet. Morrison was not being clever, but merely repeating predictions floating around Jane Halton’s global health cabal, the collection of […]
Trump Closes Gap on Biden in Florida; Now Leads by Four Points
[image: trump-closes-gap-on-biden-in-florida-now-leads-by-four-points] According to an ABC/*Washington Post* poll taken among likely Florida voters last week, President Trump has umped to a four-point lead over his Democratic opponent Joe Biden in the Sunshine State.
SHOCKING HUNTER BIDEN report details possible extortion risks & ties to China & Ukraine
Via Just the News (https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/senate-report-slams-bidens-conflicts-interest-flags)… The long-awaited joint report by the GOP-led Senate Homeland and Government Affairs and Senate Finance Committees delivered several blockbuster revelations less than two months before Election Day, suggesting Obama administration officials ignored clear warning signs about ethical conflicts and possible extortion risks involving Joe Biden’s family. Perhaps the most explosive […]
Trade deals handing Japanese seeds to multinational corporations
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
24-Sep-2020 Japan need a policy that is based on a major shift from industrial agriculture to agroecology by small farmers. For this to be possible Japan must pull out of TPP and other similar FTAs.
Corporate trade deals: A history of resistance
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
24-Sep-2020 From the Seattle protests against the WTO, to the defeat of TTIP and the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the attempt to impose corporate trade deals has often created moments of crisis for the system.
Ukraine renewables feed-in tariff reduction could lead to investor action
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
24-Sep-2020 Investors in renewable energy projects in Ukraine are considering legal action after feed-in tariffs for solar and onshore wind power plants were reduced retroactively to 2015, according to an expert.
Throw Sand In The Gears Of The Machine
Humanity will continue along its self-destructive trajectory until the masses use the power of their numbers to force real change. Humanity will not use the power of its numbers to force real change as long as it’s being successfully propagandized not to do so. The […]
Sanctions likely to be lifted in Mali once Interim President takes office
Sanctions likely to be lifted in Mali once Interim President takes office Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The military coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appears to be winning trust regionally. Thus ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) is showing signs of compromise. At first, ECOWAS had tried to […]
Chinese State Media Says If The U.S. Deploys Military Forces To Taiwan, It Will Mean War
President Xi Jinping poses with soldiers on a navy ship last year as China continued its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. Photo: AP *Global Times:* *Deployment of US forces to Taiwan means war: Global Times editorial* Military Review, the professional bimonthly journal of the US Army, in its latest issue published a series of articles on the so-called China's armed invasion of Taiwan. A US Marine Corps captain in his article called for returning the US forces to Taiwan, and another article suggests providing a corps of "two-to-four divisions... against the PLA bridgeheads"... more »
Two great talents, two big hearts pass away
Rightfully so, the passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a huge loss for our country. Her diminutive stature belied the large intellect and courage to fight battles, first for herself, and then for women and the … Continue reading →
Hunger Will Kill Us Before Coronavirus: The Thirty-Ninth Newsletter (2020)
24 September 2020 — Tricontinental Baasanjav Choijiljav (Mongolia), Promise, 2018. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In April 2020, a month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the pandemic, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the numbers of people who lived with acute hunger around the world would … Continue reading Hunger Will Kill Us Before Coronavirus: The Thirty-Ninth Newsletter (2020)
Nations Should Begin Removing Facebook, Twitter, and Google from Their Information Space
Legal options are a start. The ultimate goal should be replacing Facebook, Twitter, and Google with local alternatives like Russia, China, and many other nations are already doing. The Thai government has begun legal proceedings against US-based social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Google. This comes at a time when nations around the globe have begun pushing back against the abusive American tech firms and their role in advancing US foreign policy and in particular, illegal US interventions including war.
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 16
On Wednesday the trap sprang shut, as Judge Baraitser insisted the witnesses must finish next week, and that no time would be permitted for preparation of closing arguments, which must be heard the immediate following Monday. This brought the closest the defence have come to a protest, with the defence pointing out they have still not addressed the new superseding indictment, and that the judge refused their request for an adjournment before witness hearings started, to give them time to do so.
Police Pin 10yo Boy With Autism Down With Knee to the Neck and Break His Arm—Lawsuit
[image: autism]A mother called for an ambulance for help with her autistic 10-year-old but police showed up first and things got violent fast.
The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes Of Age (III)
The first part of the three-part essay is here. The second part is here. Discourse of shared legacies The disintegration of the former Soviet Union in 1991 was a geopolitical disaster for Russia. But the watershed event, paradoxically, prompted Moscow and Beijing, erstwhile adversaries, to draw closer together, as they […]
The Largest Oral Tradition in History
The ancient Hindus have created a massive literature which they transmitted orally for several millennia—to facilitate memorization, the source material was kept minimal and each sutra (aphorism) was designed to serve as a mnemonic device. The Indus Script has been dated to 3000 B.C., but literary writing began in the 5th century B.C.; the oral tradition has, however, continued till the 15th century A.D. Most scholars believe that the oral transmission has been accurate and there is no reason for us to question the accuracy of the ancient texts. The *Rigveda*, the oldest of the fo... more »
US And UAE Pushing For A Deal On F-35 Fighter Jets Sale By December
A formation of US Air Force F-35 jets perform aerial manoeuvres during combat exercise in Utah [File: Handout via Reuters] *Reuters:* *Exclusive: U.S. eyes December agreement on F-35 jets with UAE - sources* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a deal without running afoul of Israel. Sources close to the negotiations said the goal is to have a letter of agreement in place in time for... more »
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*The Observer [Leftist] view on Boris Johnson’s environmentalism* *Boris is pretty sane so he can be expected to do mostly tokenistic things. He relies on Northern seats for his government and they are a rather cynical lot. Greenie righteousness is probably one of the things that put them off the Labour partyBut Boris does seem to have been damaged by his encounter with the Coronavirus, which may explain why his leadership has been weaker than expected. And that could also make him less able to resist the constant pressures to be “Green”* Much has been made of Boris Johnson’s purp... more »
How the Brits Build Support for Endless Wars
How the Brits Build Support for Endless Wars Video of How the Brits Build Support for Endless Wars It is no accident that the media is filled with stories portraying China as an enemy of the U.S. Pompeo told legislators in Wisconsin yesterday that the Chinese Communist Party is even "infiltrating...PTA meetings"! Perhaps you should check under your bed before going to sleep, to check for a CCP infiltrator! This effort to create an "enemy image" of other nations is psychological warfare, which goes against what the President is trying to do, when he speaks of ending "the era of end... more »
‘Citizen Income’ Will be New Name for Brazil’s ‘Family Grant’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro's new social program should be called 'Renda Cidadã' (Citizen Income), according to the rapporteur of the Proposal for Constitutional Amendment (PEC) of the so-called Federative Pact, Senator Márcio Bittar (MDB-AC). This bill makes room in the federal budget for increased spending. The Renda Cidadã should replace and […] The post ‘Citizen Income’ Will be New Name for Brazil’s ‘Family Grant’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
Savings Accounts Lose to Inflation, but Brazilians Still Like Them
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although savings accounts have been negative since last year, that is, with profitability losing to inflation, Brazilians still believe it is a good investment. A survey conducted by C6 Bank/Datafolha indicates that out of every ten Brazilians, three believe that saving is a good choice when it comes to investing […] The post Savings Accounts Lose to Inflation, but Brazilians Still Like Them appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Social Isolation Rate Continues Decline Since April, Reaches 37.5 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Without ever reaching the 70 percent rate considered ideal by health authorities, social isolation in Brazil amid the novel coronavirus pandemic reached its highest rate in April, at the very beginning of the measure, with 46.1 percent of Brazilians isolating, and since . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Covid-19: Social Isolation Rate Continues Decline Since April, Reaches 37.5 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Totals 4.6 Million Cases and 138,900 Deaths from Covid-19 (September 23rd)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic reached 138,977 in Brazil, according to the most recent data update from the Ministry of Health, released on Wednesday evening, September 23rd. In the past 24 hours, 869 new deaths were recorded. On Tuesday, the total stood at 138,108. Health authorities […] The post Brazil Totals 4.6 Million Cases and 138,900 Deaths from Covid-19 (September 23rd) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Electoral Math And The New Gilded Age
For the Symposium on Jack M. Balkin, The Cycles of Constitutional Time (Oxford University Press, 2020). Sam Wang For the last few years, my examination of U.S. election data and electoral mechanisms has led to a growing realization that as a nation, we've been here before. Commonplaces of our era - close national elections, minoritarian government, and deep partisanship – were also features of a previous time: the Gilded Age in the 19th Century. Jack Balkin's new book *The Cycles of Constitutional Time* argues convincingly, from a historical perspective, that we are in a secon... more »
With Most Western Countries Now Facing A Second Covid-19 Wave, Will Panic Buying Return?
*The Guardian*: *UK supermarkets urge shoppers not to panic over lockdown fears* Major grocery chains caution against stockpiling as Asda brings in 1,000 safety marshals Supermarket bosses have urged shoppers not to start panic buying, while Asda is bringing in 1,000 safety marshals, as the industry braces for a potential change in shopping habits ahead of new lockdown restrictions. Tesco boss Dave Lewis said stockpiling was “unnecessary” as there was no disruption to product supply chains as a result of new government measures to tackle rising Covid-19 infection. Giles Hurley, ... more »
For Some German Soldiers, World War II Continued After May 1945
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Following the surrender of most major German units, some continued to fight the Allies in Europe for months. *Key Point*: Diehard Nazis continued to resist. It was said on May 8, 1945, that some of the victors wandered around in a daze. They were puzzled by a strange silence. The guns were no longer firing the permanent barrage, their constant companion, during those last months since they had crossed the Rhine. Some could not quite believe it was all over. They had longed for an end to the war in Europe for years. “Then suddenly it wa... more »
Will a COVID-19 Vaccine be Safe and Effective? How and When Will We Know?
*William Petri* *Health, * It may not be life back to normal next year, but all signs point to a healthier 2021. With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will decide if a vaccine is safe and effective. Based on the status of the Phase 3 trials currently underway, it is unlikely that the results of these trials will be available before November. But it is likely that not just one but several of the competing COVID-19 vaccines will be shown to be safe and effective by the end of 2020. I am a scientist and infectious ... more »
Coronavirus: 5 Things You Need to Know about Its Aerial Spread
*Stacy Morford* *Health, World* With temperatures getting cooler, it’s going to be harder to keep windows open to bring fresh air into enclosed spaces, and that affects the way the virus spreads. Scientists have been warning for months that the coronavirus could be spread by aerosols – tiny respiratory droplets that people emit when they talk or sneeze and that can linger in the air. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appeared to acknowledge that risk on Sept. 18. It posted guidance on its website listing aerosols among the ways the virus spreads and saying there was... more »
Art of the F-35 Deal: UAE Seems Set to Get Stealth Fifth-Generation Fighter
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Middle East* What about Congress? What about Israel? A week after Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized relations it appears that the deal to sell the Arab nation the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is also being finalized. The United States and the UAE could likely have an initial agreement on the sale of the stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December 2 – the UAE's National Day, which marks the country's formal independence from the United Kingdom. The White House has been determining how to structure a ... more »
This British Tank Proved One of the Most Successful Vehicles of World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* How was the Cromwell tank developed? *Key Point*: The Cromwell was numerically the most important British- built cruiser tank during World War II. At the outbreak of World War II, the British War Office assumed that conditions on the Western Front in France would be the same as those experienced in the Great War of 1914-1918. It therefore wanted a very heavy infantry tank that would be invulnerable to known anti-tank guns of the time. Further, it wanted a tank with a wide trench crossing capacity, and able to negotiate ground churned u... more »
New Aircraft Carrier for Royal Navy: HMS Queen Elizabeth Finally Set Sail This Week
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * And she has stealth fighters. The Royal Navy's new flagship *HMS Queen Elizabeth* finally set sail on Monday from Portsmouth after four postponements earlier this year due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus among its crew as well as bad weather. The new £3.1 billion 65,000 ton aircraft carrier will take part in Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland with Royal Air Force (RAF) and U.S. Air Force F-35B Lightning II fighter jets as well as several other British warships, a U.S. Navy destroyer and Dutch Navy frigate. This exercise is a chan... more »
Study: 80% of People Who Contract Coronavirus Will Develop Symptoms
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC251J9NTYTM&share=true] The catch is that not everyone may realise what their symptoms mean. Roughly four out of five people infected with the novel coronavirus likely will exhibit some symptoms, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine. That means only about 20% of the infected will remain asymptomatic while they carry the disease and potentially transmit it to others. “Keep in mind that a person with either asymptomatic or pre-symptomati... more »
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*Betsy DeVos Just Dropped Another Bomb On Princeton’s ‘Systemic Racism’* By now, you know that the Department of Education is investigating Princeton University over its president’s declaration that racism is systemically “embedded” in the university’s administrative and campus culture. In fact, Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber went so far as to declare that “racism and the damage it does to people of color nevertheless persist at Princeton as in our society, sometimes by conscious intention but more often through unexamined assumptions and stereotypes, ignorance or i... more »
In 2019 due to Trump's economic policies real median income grew by 6.8%, $4400 for a typical household
Joe Biden wants to raise taxes, increase regulation, increase the cost of energy, stop fighting back against unfair trade practices by countries like China, and totally revamp the US economy. During the Biden years the economy was in a shambles and Blacks had sky high unemployment even as Democrats and the #FakeNews media kept telling us what a great job Joe and Barack were doing. Trump takes over, cuts taxes, cuts regulations, fights back against countries like China stealing American jobs and voila the economy explodes and minority unemployment hit historical lows. Of course t... more »
Did Putin bribe Joe Biden?
We now know that in on 2/14/2014 the wife of former Moscow mayor and oligarch Yuri Luzhkov sent $3.5 million to Hunter Biden's company Rosemont Seneca Thornton LLC. In Russia you don't get to be the mayor of Moscow without being in Putin's pocket. Can you imagine how the #FakeNews media would react if it were to come out that the wife of a Russian oligarch sent Trump Jr millions of dollars? Of course as this information comes out the liars in the "free press" are already closing ranks to protect Joe. Just as they did when it came out that Joe had used his position to get a pros... more »
Hunter Biden used Chinese funded credit card to buy luxury items
Ye Jianming is the founder of CEFC China Energy Company. He has close ties to the tyrants running China including serving as deputy secretary for the China Association for International Friendly Contacts(CAIFC) which is a front group for the Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army(PLA). He wired $100,000 to the Biden's law firm, Owasco. A month later Hunter Biden and Gongwen Dong, an associate of Jianming's, applied for a $100,000 line of credit under a shell company called Hundon West III LLC--a company that Biden helped form. Hunter, James Biden, and Sara Biden--James's... more »
Years later, researcher at center of highly publicized case has another paper retracted
A neuroscientist who was stripped of her PhD by Danish officials as part of a case going back a decade has notched her ninth retraction — but it took a while. In 2010, following questions about her work, Milena Penkowa received a three month suspended sentence for embezzlement, document forgery, and “fabrication of evidence.” A … Continue reading Years later, researcher at center of highly publicized case has another paper retracted
Which of Trump's Supreme Court choices might be most reliably conservative?
Matthew Dahl, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Notre Dame at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
A quantitative analysis of potential nominees to the Supreme Court reveals that conservatives could get a real lock on the nation's highest court.
Homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods still undervalued 50 years after US banned using race in real estate appraisals
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
New research shows homes in white areas have appreciated $200,000 more since 1980 than similar homes in nonwhite areas – a result of both old racist housing policies and modern real estate practices.
Low tax on heating is bad for climate, says Harrabin
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby This totally one-sided by Harrabin shows just how he has become no more than a propagandist for the green agenda: The rich benefit most from a de facto subsidy for home heating, a report says. The paper from the think tank Green Alliance makes the point […]
Massive bird die-off in Western U.S. linked to cold blast
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Researchers at the University of New Mexico have found that the mysterious deaths of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of migratory birds in the Western U.S. were primarily caused by a cold blast that killed off edible insects and induced hypothermia. Around...... Read more »
COULD THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA'S FONDNESS FOR HORSERACE JOURNALISM ACTUALLY HELP DEMOCRATS THIS YEAR?
This confirms what we already knew: President Trump, during a news conference at the White House Wednesday evening, refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election. Asked by a reporter whether he would “commit here today for a peaceful transfer of all power after the election,” noting the violence that has arisen in some cities, Mr. Trump demurred. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” he said. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.” “We want to get rid of the ballots and you’ll have ... more »
Listuguj Mi’gmaq battle Canada for Treaty lobster fishing rights
Listuguj Mi'gmaq GovernmentCensored NewsOn Sunday, September 20, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government (“LMG”) began its fall lobster fishery. The catch will be used to provide for the community’s needs, with most distributed to community members for food and the rest sold to finance fisheries operations and community initiatives to support economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. Canada’s
Ohlone West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site announcement Sept. 24, 2020
Ohlone West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site announcement Sept. 24, 2020Special Announcement by the National Trust for Historic Preservation Regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village SiteThe Campaign to Save the Historic West Berkeley Ohlone Shellmound and Village Site and the National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold a Press Conference to Make a Special Announcement
18 Percent Of Americans Don't Have Enough To Eat, Which Makes Them...Obese?
More than 18 percent of U.S. adults claim they do not have access to adequate food from day to day, according to a new paper, which more than doubled between 1999 and 2016. The result: Higher obesity. People got fat from not enough food? There are obvious confounders, namely recall bias - and it's hard to reconcile an obese person stating on surveys they don't get enough to eat with biological reality. Scientists know that the only diet that really works is fewer calories. In 100 percent of studies people who consume fewer calories than they burn lose weight. They don't gain it eati... more »
How a proposal for tiny homes for veterans could shape Halifax’s affordable housing policy
A proposal for tiny homes could lead to some big changes in the way Halifax supports non-profits and charities building affordable housing in the municipality. The Homes For Heroes Foundation is an Alberta-based charity that builds clusters of tiny homes for veterans. The idea is to house 15 to 25 veterans in a village of […]
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