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Campaigner on hunger strike over care package ‘shows need for reform of abusive system’

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

A disabled campaigner is on hunger strike in response to the failure of his local authority and the NHS to provide him with the support package he needs to “just live as a human being”. Jimmy Telesford said his experience in Lambeth, […]

Labour waters down criticism of government by its own shadow disability minister

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

Powerful criticism of the government’s performance on COVID-19 and disability employment by Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people was significantly watered down by her own party, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. An email mistakenly sent to DNS yesterday (Wednesday) by a […]

The truth about the government’s disability jobs ‘miracle’

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The government’s repeated claims that its policies have transformed the employment prospects of disabled people over the last seven years have been challenged by academics who suggest their figures are simply the result of a statistical quirk. Disabled activists have been left […]

Deaf campaigner sues government and Labour over lack of BSL at COVID briefings

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

A Deaf campaigner is set to take legal action against both the government and the Labour party after they both failed to provide British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters at televised coronavirus briefings this week. Katie Rowley, who is pregnant, said it was […]

Disability hate crime prosecutions plummet, while Home Office stays silent

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The number of cases of disability hate crime prosecuted in court has plunged by nearly 40 per cent in just one year, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) figures have revealed. The fall appears to be the result of a steep fall in the […]

Coronavirus: Criticism over new ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ guidance

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The government’s updated guidance for those who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” (CEV) to COVID-19 has been criticised for its lack of detail and clarity, and its failure to announce new support for those who are particularly at risk from the virus. The […]

Funding provides opportunity to build evidence of national DPO crisis

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

New research will seek crucial evidence of the “serious crisis” facing disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across England. Inclusion London has secured £80,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to research the state of England’s “chronically under-resourced, fragmented and precarious” DPO sector. It […]

Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ and ‘irrepressible’ Sian Vasey

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

Disabled activists have paid tribute this week to Sian Vasey – a much-loved, “multi-layered activist” who played a “pivotal role” in the disabled people’s movement for more than 40 years – who died last week. A stream of messages on social media […]

Pandemic recession likely to have ‘disproportionate’ impact on disabled people

John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago

The recession associated with the pandemic is likely to be having a disproportionate impact on disabled employees, just as it did in the last recession, according to academics. They have examined the impact on disabled people during the recession of 2007 to […]

The Energy Update – Week of October 12, 2020

IER, IER - 12 hours ago

This week the team highlights a recent article from David Kreutzer that examines the actual impacts of the Obama-Biden stimulus… The post The Energy Update – Week of October 12, 2020 appeared first on IER.

Secrecy Sleeves and the “Naked Ballot”

lbaker, Lawfare - 12 hours ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol (Wally Gobetz, https://flic.kr/p/akC7i5; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). During the 2020 general election, at least 16 states will provide absentee voters with a “secrecy sleeve” in addition to an outer envelope, voter instructions and the ballot itself. A secrecy sleeve, often called an inner envelope or “privacy sleeve,” is a paper envelope (or, in some cases, a folded piece of paper) within which voters place their absentee ballots. The secrecy sleeve enclosing the ballot is then placed inside an outer envelop...

UPDATED: The Covid Zone - Plus Claudia from "Cabin Talk", Jeff and Lucy from "The Dollar Vigilante" and more on the CovID Hoax/Scam

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 5 hours ago

*The Covid Zone* *H/T Aangirfan* *Greencrow says: *Good morning, folks. Welcome to the "CovID Zone". Where All the Rabbit Holes lead to Lies and Big Hoaxes and Scams. I'm presenting a series of new*Z *stories below which all prove in one way or another that humanity is being snookered and the crooks and liars are profiting handsomely from our mass deception. First we have the CDC coming right out and saying that Masks are unhealthy and lead to whatever flu-like illness they're falsely [by way of *the fraud PCR tests*] calling *CovID-19. CHECK THE END OF THIS POST FOR A COU...

When did Twitter and Facebook become the Internet Police?

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago

"Senate Republicans said Thursday they will subpoena Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey over the decision to block a news report critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. "This is election interference and we're 19 days out from an election," Senator Ted Cruz said, a day after the social network blocked links to the article by the New York Post alleging corruption by Biden in Ukraine." Yahoo News Republicans are checking to make sure we're not in North Korea. Could the Biden China e-mails and the broken laptop be a hoax? Well, it's 2020 and anything can happen. Ho...

The New Media Has Become like the Old Media—And That Means the Usual Bias

Ryan McMaken, null - 8 hours ago

[image: undefined] A sizable majority of American adults say—when polled—that social media organizations “censor” political viewpoints: A Pew Research Center survey conducted in June finds that roughly three-quarters of US adults say it is very (37%) or somewhat (36%) likely that social media sites intentionally censor political viewpoints that they find objectionable. Just 25% believe this is not likely the case. At this point, of course, it’s hard to see how this is even debatable. While “censor” is perhaps not the most accurate term to use here—given the word’s connotations of ...

Is Social Media Censorship An Attack On Speech?

Daniel McAdams, null - 8 hours ago

The social media suppression of an investigative report in the New York Post about the business dealings of Joe Biden's son, with conservatives pointing out the double standards and biases of these companies' policies. Are they right? Is there a solution? Plus today: Scott Gottlieb and crony capitalism, Gov. Newsome on the hot-seat, and strong words from Judge Napolitano. Watch today's Liberty Report:

OH, CANADA! Viral! World Lockdown Plan Leaked

Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 8 hours ago

October 14, 2020 SOURCE ED NOOR: When is a Jubilee not something to celebrate? 2021 and beyond perhaps? Ah, Communism and the Talmud. Old friends meeting yet again on a global scale set to destroy us all. This leak from the inner circles of the Canadian government, if true, confirms all of our worst fears. They plan to use the COVID hoax as a pretext to destroy the economy and put everyone in the world under lockdown unless they accept the vaccine. They want to confiscate all of our property in exchange for a guaranteed income. And yes, they have a stronger virus planned....

Supreme Court Halts Census in Latest Twist of 2020 Count

AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago

The ruling increased the chances of the Trump administration's retaining control of the process that decides how many congressional seats each state gets — and by extension how much voting power each state has.

Scotts Miracle-Gro leads funding to legalize adult-use cannabis in NJ

Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago

Agricultural giant Scotts Miracle-Gro is the largest contributor so far to efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, donating $800,000 of the nearly $1.3 million raised as of Oct. 2, according to state records. The donation reflects how mainstream companies are taking a keen interest in cannabis and, in this case, legalization. Scotts entered […] Scotts Miracle-Gro leads funding to legalize adult-use cannabis in NJ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Study: Coronavirus Can Survive 28 Days on Glass and Money

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * [image: Reuters] All of the experiments were completed in the dark to eliminate the impact of ultraviolet light, which has been shown that it can kill the virus. A new study by Australian researchers has discovered that the coronavirus can survive on banknotes, glass, and stainless steel for up to twenty-eight days. The findings, published in *Virology Journal*, revealed that in an environment that is 68 degrees Fahrenheit, SARS-CoV-2 was able to remain infectious for nearly a month on smooth surfaces like banknotes and smartphone screens. For c...

Hunter Biden Laptop Controversy Leads to Some Hilarious Yelp Reviews

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Hunter Biden, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC139797CBB0&share=true] At least some folks still have a sense of humor. In the latest bombshell in a presidential campaign full of them, the New York Post reported that it had obtained a cache of emails purportedly from Hunter Biden, the son of former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The emails, which the Post called a “smoking gun,” appeared to show an email from Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of the Ukrainian energy firm ...

Trump vs. Biden Might Be Closer Than You Think

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Donald Trump, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2OIJ932W2P&share=true] We are only weeks away from knowing who will be elected. Could the polls be misleading? Conventional wisdom is that the 2020 race is all but over. Yet Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon noted that the race for the White House is “a lot closer” than expected. Despite a ground-breaking fundraising month of $383 million and a double-digit national lead over President Donald Trump, Dillon declared o...

How to Counter North Korea's New Military Capabilities: Deterrence by Denial

Wallace C. Gregson, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Wallace C. Gregson* *North Korea, Asia* [image: Soldiers attend a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in this image released by North Korea's Central News Agency on October 10, 2020.] North Korea and its weapons are not the most important thing. The safety and security of our allies and friends, our conventional and extended deterrence, and revitalizing our relations with countries around the world are the most important. Kim Jong-un exceeded expectations with a new look. A parade to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary ...

How Did Hunter Biden’s Laptop Allegedly Go from a Repair Shop in Delaware to the New York Post?

Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago

News reports identified the hard drive's source as a computer repair shop owner in Delaware.

SBC OS Choices & Opinions

E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 9 hours ago

Some thoughts on choosing an operating system / Linux version for Single Board ARM based Computers. SBCs. Continue reading →

Amy Coney Barrett: Day 4 of the commie/libtards making fools of themselves and the ultimate rage inducer...

Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago

* which,* *admittedly, isn't hard to do* I guess they're dragging in the proletariat to testify why Judge Barrett shouldn't be having new business cards printed up which say "Justice Barrett." Good luck with that, fools. *RAGE* Yesterday, in the mail, Blue Cross of Idaho sent a little package. We pay Blue Cross a chunk of change to improve the outcome of our Medicare expenses, along with first paying a chunk of change to the government for our "free" healthcare. Have I mentioned before I hate Medicare? I do. So how did Blue Cross use subscriber money? *They mailed me this:* ...

Keanu Reeves 8 Quotes That Convey Powerful Messages About Life

Andrea Johnson, Enlightened Consciousness - 10 hours ago

If life has put you down and you feel demotivated and unable to fight back, then these quotes are sure to inspire you. Although Keanu Reeves is well known as an actor, he is also famous for being earth and humble, genuine, caring, and loving. He is someone who has battled many hardships since childhood. Reeves, who is in his late fifty’s, has over thirty years of career in Hollywood. Early on in his career, his acting was mocked for exhibiting a perceived skater-dude fuzziness. On YouTube, you can still find several gleeful complications of Reeves acting badly. Although we still ...

Er . . . no. Just NO!!!

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago

I've never been accused of being a *fashionista*. Casual sweatpants and T-shirts are more in my line. Nevertheless, I can still be appalled by some of the insanity inflicted on the fashion-conscious by modern designers. Here's yet another example of the breed. FASHION giant Gucci is flogging a £1,700 *[about US $2,200]* orange check dress with a ribbon on the front for blokes to disrupt the “toxic stereotypes that mold masculine gender identity”. They reckon it looks great with a pair of ripped jeans, a man bag and a woolly bobble hat. But it hardly embraces the average ma...

UFCW, medical marijuana grower ink labor contract in Rhode Island

Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago

Organized labor continues to make inroads into the cannabis industry with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) announcing the first agreement with a medical marijuana cultivator in Rhode Island. The contract between UFCW and Warwick-based Ocean State Cultivation Center provides for a “living wage,” comprehensive benefits, safe working conditions and opportunities for career […] UFCW, medical marijuana grower ink labor contract in Rhode Island is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Access barriers stall Canadian medical cannabis market, survey shows

Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago

Systemic barriers are making Canada’s legal medical cannabis program prohibitive, pushing patients to recreational and unregulated channels with no oversight from medical practitioners, a new survey says. That situation could be partly to blame for Canada’s stalled medical cannabis sales, which have seen flat expenditures of around 150 million Canadian dollars ($113 million) per quarter […] Access barriers stall Canadian medical cannabis market, survey shows is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Walk Away Be Real – One Black Man Speaks

E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 11 hours ago

A Black Man on the street, talking to a fellow Black Man, about why he ought to vote for Trump. Walk Away is happening. Continue reading →

Aphria’s record Canadian cannabis sales marred by weak EU revenue

Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

Strong demand in Canada for Aphria’s recreational marijuana products failed to offset disappointing international revenue in the Leamington, Ontario-based company’s first fiscal quarter. The Canadian producer’s net revenue declined 4.5% from the March-May period to 145.7 million Canadian dollars ($110 million), well below analyst expectations. In the highly competitive European market, Aphria’s net revenue declined substantially […] Aphria’s record Canadian cannabis sales marred by weak EU revenue is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for ...

Why I Am Not Posting The Hunter Binden Story On Twitter And Facebook

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago

*WNU Editor*: WNU has a small following on *Twitter *and *Facebook*. And it is only in the past week that I decided to put more effort and attention to these two social media platforms. Yesterday and this morning I learned that a few of my favorite sites on Twitter have been suspended or closed because they posted links to the New York Post on the Hunter Biden story. But I was not surprised. Since yesterday I have held back from posting anything on Hunter Biden on Twitter and Facebook knowing full well that that there may be consequences. It is sad to say that my instincts were ...

Mercosur expresa interés en un acuerdo de libre comercio con Panamá

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Países del Mercosur expresaron su interés en impulsar las negociaciones conducentes a la firma de un acuerdo de libre comercio con Panamá.

Países integrantes de RCEP llaman a la India a reincorporarse a las negociaciones

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Los ministros de 15 países de Asia-Pacífico que participan en el Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP) llamaron a la India a reincorporarse a las negociaciones.

Evaluando los Resultados de la ISDS

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 15 países encuestados altamente activos con pérdidas netas de ISDS representan acumulativamente USD 14.8 mil millones en resultados netos hasta 2017.

La Necesidad de un Arbitraje “africano” y la Reforma de la Ley de Arbitraje de Tanzania

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 En los últimos años, el Gobierno de Tanzania ha introducido cambios importantes a la legislación que rige la inversión extranjera en recursos naturales, y mecanismos relacionados con la solución de controversias, con el objetivo de librar a este sector de los vestigios de las relaciones “coloniales”.

Guatemala gana arbitraje a la israelí IC Power ante la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 El pasado 7 de octubre de 2020, un tribunal de arbitraje de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje resolvió que Guatemala no incumplió el tratado invocado en el procedimiento que mantiene, desde 2018, con la israelí IC Power por una cuestión tributaria.

Twitter And Facebook Continue To Suppress The Hunter Biden Story

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago

*Daily Mail:** Sorry, not sorry: Twitter locks Trump's campaign account for posting Biden Ukraine story after shutting down WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's - and DESPITE apology from Jack Dorsey for giving 'zero context' * * Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologized and called some of the company's actions in banning the sharing of the New York Post article 'unacceptable' * He said there hadn't been enough explanation as to why and that it was because 'personal information was shared' * He then reposted a series of posts from Twitter where the company claimed it blocked the sto...

How You Can Help Donald Trump Defeat the Coup and Prevent a Hunger Holocaust - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat

adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago

How You Can Help Donald Trump Defeat the Coup and Prevent a Hunger Holocaust - LaRouchePAC Fireside Video of How You Can Help Donald Trump Defeat the Coup and Prevent a Hunger Holocaust - LaRouchePAC Fireside Live every Thursday at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific - COVID and its accompanying shutdowns has disproportionately attacked the world’s poorest populations, especially in parts of Africa already ravaged by imperial resource wars, deliberate underdevelopment, and unrestrained locust plagues. The shutdowns have hindered the delivery of food and medical care, creating the probabilit...

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/15/2020

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

~ Today's Water Cooler ~

More Details Emerge On The Biden Family's Business In China

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

*Daily Mail:* *Second batch of smoking gun emails reveal Hunter Biden's dealings with 'disappeared' Chinese energy company chairman about his $30 MILLION consultancy fee 'for introductions alone' * * Hunter Biden was involved with China's largest private energy company CEFC * He was given equity, ownership of a holding company and huge consulting fees * Hunter was dealing with CEFC chairman Ye Jianming who has since vanished * In one email, Hunter said a lucrative deal would be 'interesting for my family' * A report about the emails did not include response from Biden or o...

Senator Tom Cotton on Big Tech Censorship: “Winter is Coming”…

sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago

As we shared yesterday, the examples of Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube blocking factual information about Joe Biden’s corrupt financial engagements with foreign entities is an “all-in” election interference effort. In many ways this is an extinction level event for … Continue reading →

New UN Climate Row: Alarming Report Contradicts Its Own Data–De Telegraaf

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago

By Paul Homewood While (to the best of my knowledge) the UK media have gullibly lapped up that UN report claiming a “staggering rise in climate disasters”, the Dutch paper, De Telegraaf, has had the gumption to challenge it: The row was triggered by the new report on “Human Cost of Disasters”. The report announced […]

Coronavirus on the Nile: Eight months of COVID-19 in Egypt in graph

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 10 hours ago

Another monthly post as part of the COVID-19. This time it is a quick look into COVID-19 numbers in Egypt after seven months. I started doing those posts when we hit the six months benchmark and actually, I found them useful. [image: Sensitizing the Giza plateau "Reuters"] Sensitizing the Giza plateau "Reuters" They are all based on official numbers released by the Egyptian Health Ministry. Breakdown of Eight Months of COVID-19 in Egypt Infogram As you can see the total number of cases of COVID-19 officially recorded in Egypt in September 2020 “4259” was less than the total num...

Trump To Sweeten Bailout Offer to Pelosi- For the Pandemic, of course.

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago

*Show the Predatory Capitalists some more love. 'Specially the "greens" Give them the money!* *"U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is willing to raise his offer of $1.8 trillion for a COVID-19 relief package to get a deal with House of Representatives Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a move likely to raise concern among his fellow Republicans in the Senate.The White House proposed the $1.8 trillion in stimulus last week in negotiations with Pelosi, who rejected the offer and continues to demand a $2.2 trillion deal. The talks appear unlikely to produce a...

UK Going Negative?

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago

* There's talk of the UK going negative on it's interest rates* *And it's been talked up for a few months now.* *Will it be the start of a trend? * *August 2020* *The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.1%, but the continuing Covid-19 pandemic makes the outlook for the economy very uncertain and the Bank is considering the pros and cons of taking the UK into negative interest rate territory for the first time.* *Earlier today * *The Bank of England has told banks to be ready and bosses say that they can handle Britain’s first ever sub-zero Bank Rate – ...

Singapore to Plant One Million Trees by 2030 to Protect Its Future

WTStaff, Waking Times - 11 hours ago

*Claire Turrell* - Between 1953 and 2018, Singapore lost nearly 90% of its mangroves to urban expansion and other human activities.

Pandemic Restrictions Cause Unprecedented Fall in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 pandemic restrictions caused an unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions in the first half of 2020 – larger than during the 2008 financial crisis and even World War II – experts said on Wednesday. As governments ordered lockdowns to try to crush the first The post Pandemic Restrictions Cause Unprecedented Fall in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions appeared first on The Rio Times.

Video Statement By Helga Zepp-LaRouche: Stopping Hunger In Africa - Not A Moral Challenge To The US But A Moral Challenge To The World

adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago

New International Economic Order Stopping Hunger in Africa — A Moral Test for Americans Video of Stopping Hunger in Africa — A Moral Test for Americans Helga Zepp-LaRouche urges concerned citizens world-wide, and citizens of the United States, to act on the recent call by Schiller Institute collaborator Phillip Tsokolibane to mobilize the resources needed to stop starvation in Africa.

September Inflation in Argentina Reached 2.8 Percent; 36.6 Percent in Past12 Months

Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's inflation accelerated slightly in September from August as some easing of quarantine restrictions allowed economic activity to begin to recover. The consumer The post September Inflation in Argentina Reached 2.8 Percent; 36.6 Percent in Past12 Months appeared first on The Rio Times.

NATO Supports Turkey While Seeking To Eliminate President Erdoğan

Thierry MEYSSAN, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago

In the Karabakh War, contemporary law is contradictory depending on whether it is interpreted in terms of ownership of the territory or the self-determination of the people. Taking advantage of this equivocation, the Turkish people (i.e., both Turkey and Azerbaijan) have just attacked this territory, self-proclaimed independent (Artsakh) although de facto linked to Armenia.

Coronavirus: Dutch Woman Believed to Be First Reported Reinfection Fatality

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, Europe* Researchers at the University of Hong Kong were able to sequence the virus from the patient’s two infections and found that they did not match—indicating that the second infection was not related to the first. An elderly woman from the Netherlands is believed to be the first known person to die after contracting the coronavirus twice, according to a study accepted for publication in the journal Clinical Infectious Disease. The eighty-nine-year-old woman suffered from Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a rare type of bone-marrow cancer, and ...

Azerbaijan Is Ready To Supply Natural Gas To Europe

Shahmar Hajiyev, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Shahmar Hajiyev* *Energy, Asia* Analysis of the European gas markets shows that European consumers have a high dependence ratio on Russian gas, and new sources of natural gas will reduce such dependence. Due to its rich hydrocarbon resources, the Caspian region is attracting the attention of many regional and non-regional states. Azerbaijan, with its rich crude oil and natural gas reserves, is an important energy player in this region. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020, the country's total proved natural gas reserves are equal to 2.8 trillion cubic met...

WHO: Young, Healthy People May Have to Wait Until 2022 for Coronavirus Vaccine

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2XIJ95ZY5A&share=true] If supplies are limited, it makes sense to first give them to the most vulnerable. Top officials from the World Health Organization have stated that young and healthy people may have to wait until 2022 to get a coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO’s chief scientist, said during a press briefing on Wednesday that healthcare workers, frontline workers, and the elderly will likely receive a vaccine first. “Most people agree ...

Why Both Donald Trump And Joe Biden Are Committed To Proxy War

Christopher Mott, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Christopher Mott* *Politics, Middle East* The American people deserve better than the two options being presented to them in the realm of foreign policy. For many in the commentariat, the recent calm and mostly professional demeanor of the vice presential debate seems a welcome break from the chaos and incoherence of the first presidential debate. Unlike that first event, the vice presidential debate allowed foreign policy topics to arise for discussion. But even so, a major missed opportunity was lost. One that speaks volumes about the bipartisan nature of so much of U.S. Middl...

Douglas SBD "Dauntless" Dive-Bomber: America's World War II Super Weapon?

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* Marine and Navy bomber pilots made history in the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, fondly known as 'Slow But Deadly.' *Key Point*: The SBD shouldered heavy responsibilities in 1942. World War II gave us many stories of aerial warfare, men and their machines fighting their way to victory and glory in the name of humanity. However romantic such a notion may be, World War II was the first in which airpower actually won battles, decided the outcome of campaigns, and ultimately the course of the conflict itself. That victory came about a...

No Thanksgiving This Year? CDC Worried Family Gatherings Driving Up Coronavirus Cases

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] To limit the spread of the virus, some medical experts are advising people to not host indoor Thanksgiving dinners with other individuals who aren’t part of their immediate household. An outdoor dinner with family and friends in the community is considered less risky. Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has warned that household gatherings are fast becoming new drivers of coronavirus infections. “In the public square, we’re seeing a higher degree of vigilance and mitigati...

Sweden To Increase Military Spending By 40%

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

Sweden's Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter is seen during the AFX 18 exercise in Amari military air base *The Guardian/Reuters:* *Sweden to increase military spending by 40% as tension with Russia grows* Military run down after cold war but Russian activity in Baltic Sea forces hasty rearmament Sweden will increase military spending by about 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into its armed forces as it aims to strengthen its defence amid growing tensions with Russia, the government has said. The country, which is not a member of Nato but e...

No, Dustin “Screech” Diamond Was Not Killed in a Prison Riot

Snopes Staff, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Russian Hospitals Near Capacity With Covid-19 Patients

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

Disinfection of the Kievsky railway terminal amid the COVID-19 pandemic © Mikhail Dzhaparidze/TASS *Newsweek:* *Russian Hospitals Near Capacity as New COVID Cases Spike: 'We Are Out of Beds'* As Russia faces a new surge in coronavirus cases, the country's hospitals have become overwhelmed, with health officials reporting on Tuesday that bed capacity is nearing 90 percent. Alexander Vanyukov, a surgeon at Moscow's Clinical Hospital No. 52, one of the country's key health facilities, told The Moscow Times that all 900 spots in the coronavirus ward were filled on September 28. "We...

The ‘Cold Jupiter’ Factor

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 11 hours ago

Gas giant planets in orbits similar to Jupiter’s are a tough catch for exoplanet hunters. They’re far enough from the star (5 AU in the case of Jupiter) that radial velocity methods are far less sensitive than they would be for star-hugging ‘hot Jupiters.’ A transit search can spot a Jupiter analogue, but the multi-year […]

Twitter targets Kayleigh McEnany for daring to share Hunter Biden post

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago

****News Topic 91***** WH press secretary locked out of Twitter for sharing Post’s Hunter Biden story. WH press secretary locked out of Twitter for sharing Post’s Hunter Biden story White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday was locked out of her personal Twitter account for sharing The Post’s bombshell cover story on Hunter Biden’s […]

Challenger to Maxine Waters gaining support

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago

GOP candidate – Joe Collins – unleashes viral campaign ad against Maxine Waters His Ad has had more than 3 million views since first airing. Good Job and Good Luck removing the eyesore from your district! Fox News October 12, 2020 . –Uriel–

Twitter and Facebook actively interfering in 2020 election, silencing investigative reporting

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago

Senate Judiciary Cmte to Vote to Subpoena Jack Dorsey Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Graham: “Twitter is actively blocking, right now this instant, stories from the New York Post alleging corruption and the Biden family receiving millions of dollars from communist China. This is election interference and we are 19 days out from an election. It has no precedent in the history of democracy. The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the hell is going on…on Tuesday, the Judiciary Committee, the full committee, will be voting on subpoenas to subpoena Jack Dorsey to come before our committ...

Imperial updates

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago

- *Responsible Statecraft* reports: Think tanks shape discourse and policy through testimony and media coverage, and employ experts who claim to be unbiased — simply putting forth ideas to win out in the free market. This market, however, is rigged. It’s well known that Pentagon contractors spend hundreds of millions each year on lobbying, but the other powerful weapon contractors wield to influence U.S. national security priorities — think tanks — is often ignored. A report released from the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative, or FITI, at the Center for...

Joe Biden’s visible anger when questioned about Hunter

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

****News Topic 90***** Senate committee investigating alleged Hunter Biden drive, smoking-gun email. Senate committee investigating alleged Hunter Biden drive, smoking-gun email WASHINGTON – A Senate committee is investigating a bombshell cache of documents about Hunter Biden’s foreign dealings acquired by a Delaware computer repairman and exposed Wednesday by The Post. The Senate Homeland Security and […]

1619 – The Left’s final assault on America

Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago

Eviscerating, denigrating and replacing American history with racist lies. “The centerpiece of the 1619 Project is the false claim that slavery was a uniquely American crime … In reality, the capture and enslavement of defeated foes and ‘inferior’ people is as old as humankind.” – Scot Faulkner___________ “The first session of an elected representative government ... Read more 1619 – The Left’s final assault on America The post 1619 – The Left’s final assault on America appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Bill Gates goes on NBC, spreading more doom and gloom

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

****News Topic 89***** Bill Gates says life will return to normal only after SECOND generation of Covid vaccines rolled out and virus eliminated globally. Bill Gates says life will return to normal only after SECOND generation of Covid vaccines rolled out and virus eliminated globally Technology tycoon Bill Gates said life can get back to […]

France – Coldest start to fall since 1998

Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago

Further evidence that the Grand Solar Minimum is cutting the growing season short. As revealed by the meteo-paris.com graph (below), France’s daily max temps began plummeting on Sept 23 to levels well-below the climatalogical average. The graph shows that max-temps since the beginning of autumn (Sept 21) to October 9 have had an anomaly of -2C. According ... Read more France – Coldest start to fall since 1998 The post France – Coldest start to fall since 1998 appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Brazil-based investment company agrees to pay $256 Million in bribery case

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago

J&F Investimentos S.A. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay Over $256 Million to Resolve Criminal Foreign Bribery Case DoJ Press Release October 13, 2020 J&F Investimentos S.A. (J&F), a Brazil-based investment company that owns and controls companies involved in multiple industries, including the meat and agriculture industry, has agreed to pay a criminal monetary penalty of $256,497,026 to resolve the department’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The resolution arises out of J&F’s scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to government official...

Civil Nuclear Cooperation Through 123 Agreements: A Primer

skarbassi, Lawfare - 16 hours ago

President Eisenhower signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum) News of Saudi Arabia’s alleged undeclared nuclear cooperation with China to extract uranium yellowcake from uranium ore has generated bipartisan concern from U.S. lawmakers over the kingdom’s nuclear weapons intentions, and it may stoke existing tensions between the White House and Congress over the administration’s lack of transparency over the United States’s own negotiations with Saudi Arabia for civil nuclear cooperation. Since early 2019, members of Congress have g...

Kyrgyzstan President Resigns After Weeks Of Turmoil

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

*Reuters:** Kyrgyz president quits; prime minister, newly sprung from jail, takes over * BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, leaving power in the hands of a nationalist rival whose supporters freed him from jail last week. The swift transition appears to put an end to more than a week of turmoil and unrest that followed a disputed election. Sadyr Japarov, 51, who was named prime minister this week, told cheering supporters that he had taken on the powers of the presidency, following the resignation of Jeenbekov and of the parliament ...

President Trump Make America Great Again Rally and Peaceful Protest – Greenville, NC – 1:00pm EDT Livestream…

sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago

Today President Trump is heading to North Carolina for a rally and peaceful protest at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville. The anticipated start time is 1:00pm ET. [Livestream Links Below] Trump Campaign Livestream – RSBN Livestream Link – Fox News Livestream … Continue reading →

Jury Finds Nebraska Woman Guilty of Dismembering Tinder Date

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Jurors took less than four hours to find Bailey Boswell, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the 2017 killing of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe of Lincoln.

Common sense was the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago

Rebel News Oct 14, 2020 Raheel Raza shares her thoughts on the loss of common sense among governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. FULL REPORT from Raheel Raza: https://rebelne.ws/3lLg3zT via Common sense was the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago

This and that for your Thursday reading. - Gloria Dickie documents how the Arctic region may already be in a death spiral caused by climate change. Katharine Murphy reports on IMF research showing that current policies and plans are woefully inadequate to address the climate crisis. Joseph Winters notes that the default position of U.S. residents is to recognize the danger and demand action - though of course even the most optimistic prospects for next month's elections won't see that reflected in policymaking. And Paris Marx writes about the need to challenge the inequality of we...

Fallacies about Herd Immunity

Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 12 hours ago

Dr Sunetra Gupta writes at AIER, American Institute for Economic Research Matt Hancock is Wrong about Herd Immunity. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Yesterday in parliament, Matt Hancock explained to the house why, “on the substance”, the central claim of the Great Barrington Declaration was “emphatically not true”. “Many diseases never reach herd immunity […]

Medical professionals are speaking out against lockdowns

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

True North Premiered Oct 8, 2020 While public health officials call for more restrictive measures and even additional lockdowns in order to curb the spread of COVID-19, more medical professionals are stepping forward to voice their concerns about the greater harm of these restrictions. While it’s important to protect the most vulnerable, the COVID-19 lockdown has … Continue reading Medical professionals are speaking out against lockdowns →

@Jack

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago

BREAKING: Sen. @tedcruz says that the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Tuesday to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and that he will testify next Friday. pic.twitter.com/SEZsAzbxFO — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 15, 2020 More at Zerohedge.

#skdebate Notes

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago

For those who weren't able to watch Saskatchewan's leadership debate last night, it's well worth a look: Many viewers seem to have been surprised by Ryan Meili's effectiveness. And he certainly moved past what I'd seen in the NDP's leadership campaigns in terms of managing the debate environment, making full use of the opportunity to talk directly to viewers while also challenging Scott Moe calmly but effectively. But neither Meili's command of policy, nor his ability to tie it into personal experiences and messages, should have come as news to observers who have paid attention...

Biden Campaign Staffer Claims Censorship of Foreign Lobbying Story Proves It’s Untrue

admin, Prison Planet.com - 13 hours ago

*Paul Joseph Watson* | Perfect logic.

Kamala Harris Suspends Travel For Just 2 Days After Member of Her Staff Tests Positive For Coronavirus

admin, Prison Planet.com - 13 hours ago

*Paul Joseph Watson* | "Remember how the media would be spinning this if it wasn't Kamala Harris."

Twitter Blocks Link to Republican Judiciary Website in Another Attempt to Censor Biden Scandal

admin, Prison Planet.com - 14 hours ago

*Paul Joseph Watson* | "Twitter is now blocking a government website."

Tapping Home-Grown Potential

cmaadmin, Diverse - 14 hours ago

Top 100 Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Producers

Trump On Biden Scandal: “This Is A Big Smoking Gun”; He’s “Blatantly Lying”

admin, Prison Planet.com - 16 hours ago

*Steve Watson* | President slams Facebook and Twitter for censoring massive story

Senior U.S. Army Official Says There’ll Never Be a Return to “Normal” Post-COVID

admin, Prison Planet.com - 16 hours ago

*Paul Joseph Watson* | Social distancing and mask wearing to become permanent.

Twitter CEO Dorsey Responds To Biden Block-Gate: Unacceptable

admin, Prison Planet.com - 20 hours ago

*Zero Hedge* | Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey offered his comment, rapidly backpedaling on the actions his firm had taken.

CDC Study: 85% of Coronavirus Patients Reported Wearing Masks ‘Always’ or ‘Often’

admin, Prison Planet.com - 20 hours ago

*Breitbart* | CDC researchers examined participants who reported wearing a cloth face covering or mask at least 14 days before illness onset, which falls into the incubation period of 2–14 days estimated by the agency.

New Zealand party accuses Facebook of election interference after being removed from platform for Covid-19 ‘misinformation’

admin, Prison Planet.com - 20 hours ago

*RT* | The move comes just two days before New Zealand holds a general election.

SHOCK: Man Who Had Hunter Biden’s Laptop Suggests There’s More, Hints At FBI Coverup, Fears Assassination

admin, Prison Planet.com - 20 hours ago

*National File* | "I prefer this outcome as opposed to getting shot jogging in the morning"

Pres. Trump Highlights New York Post’s Biden Corruption Story In New Ad

admin, Prison Planet.com - 20 hours ago

*Information Liberation *| "He's always been a corrupt politician. Disgraceful!"

Why We Need Trees to End to Poverty - Landmark Report

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

NEW YORK, United States, Oct 15 (IPS) - Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and a projected rise in extreme poverty, a team of scientists says the world can no longer afford to overlook the role of forests and trees in poverty eradication.With extreme poverty (living on $1.90 a day) projected to rise for the first time in over 20 years, a new study has concluded that global poverty eradication efforts could be futile in the absence of forests and trees. Read the full story, “Why We Need Trees to End to Poverty - Landmark Report”, on globalissues.org →

Amy Coney Barrett, Liar and Climate Denier, Disqualifies Herself for Any Position Involving Factual Evaluation

Gaius Publius, DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago

*by Thomas Neuburger* It couldn't be more simple. When Notre Dame Law professor and Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was asked at her Senate hearing about climate change (one of the *few* times senators questioned her on this subject), she had this to say: *“I don’t think I am competent to opine on what causes global warming or not.”* Every human on the planet is "competent to opine" on what causes global warming. Every human on the planet *knows* what causes global warming. *We* are causing global warming, and we will drive most of our children off of the planet...

EIA predicts energy recovery from Covid

David Wojick, CFACT - 12 hours ago

The good news is that they forecast a steady Covid recovery. Plus there is a lot to tell us what an enormous waste the Green New Deal would be. The post EIA predicts energy recovery from Covid appeared first on CFACT.

Did Trump Share ‘Biden for Resident’ Meme?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump, 74, mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden, 77, for being old.

Fred Dean, 68, Fearsome Pass Rusher of 49ers’ Dynasty, Dies

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Dean, the Hall of Fame pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers, was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus and was on a ventilator and in intensive care, according to former teammate Dwight Hicks.

Cop Sexually Assaults Child During Traffic Stop, Gets Only 14 Days in Jail, Won’t Register as Sex Offender

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago

[image: assault]A cop sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl during a traffic stop and he will only serve 14 days in jail, not register as a sex offender, and his record will be wiped clean.

Was ‘Stalking’ Mountain Lion Actually Protecting Her Cubs?

Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

"This is not fun," the Utah hiker said breathlessly as he was followed by a cougar for six harrowing minutes.

Where’s the evidence for the latest restrictions?

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

True North Premiered Oct 11, 2020 Earlier this week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would need concrete evidence and data before implementing more restrictions. By the end of the week, Ford shut down restaurants, bars, gyms and much more. What happened? True North’s Anthony Furey says there’s no evidence or data to justify the … Continue reading Where’s the evidence for the latest restrictions? →

IEA’s World Energy Outlook Incorporates Coronavirus Pandemic

IER, IER - 12 hours ago

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its World Energy Outlook 2020, the coronavirus pandemic reduced the average growth… The post IEA’s World Energy Outlook Incorporates Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on IER.

THROUGH A GLASS EXTREMELY DARKLY: Biden isn't out of the woods!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago

*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020* *Feinstein, off in the weeds:* We lost the thread of this week's planned report as we spent the past three days watching the Barrett hearings. Our original focus withered away as we sat and watched. On the other hand, we got to see Diane Feinstein say this, yesterday morning: FEINSTEIN (10/14/20): For me, the Voting Rights Act is extremely important. And it defines our election system to a great extent. *It’s hard for me to understand that anyone would want to do away with it.* What is your position in that regard? For what it's worth, the Court's de...

Refusing to be cancelled

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

True North Premiered Sep 10, 2020 In the premiere episode of season two of the True North Speaker Series, Candice Malcolm sits down the legendary Rex Murphy. For decades, Rex has provided a much needed dose of common sense in a world where good sense is anything but common. Rex is an icon of Canadian journalism … Continue reading Refusing to be cancelled →

Why is the mainstream media so out of touch?

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

True North Premiered Oct 12, 2020 Why does it seem like the mainstream media is insisting on more COVID-19 restrictions and rules? Why do they always cheer on Justin Trudeau’s pet projects? True North’s Sam Eskenasi explains how most mainstream media journalists are simply out of touch with the majority of Canadians. via Why is the … Continue reading Why is the mainstream media so out of touch? →

Locked Down and Loaded

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

True North Premiered Oct 13, 2020 The World Health Organization has flip-flopped again, now telling governments they shouldn’t rely on lockdowns to curb the coronavirus. This comes as numerous studies suggest lockdowns simply don’t work, though that isn’t stopping politicians from imposing them, even those like Justin Trudeau who promise “evidence-based” policy, True North’s Andrew … Continue reading Locked Down and Loaded →

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago

From Jenna Orkin US militias forge alliances with conspiracy theorists ahead of election Mask May Trap Virus Why Amy Coney Barrett Might Surprise Everyone EU and Britain to keep talking past Johnson's Brexit deadline AMC Entertainment May File For Bankruptcy For Real As Reopening Stalls NYC Vacuum Trains Called "Time Bombs" At Risk Of Sparking "Catastrophic Subway Fires" From Right Wing Project Veritas: Colorado Dem Operative Kris Jacks: ‘2020 is a Political Revolution’ … ‘Want To Change This Country With Violence’ ... ‘There’s Only One Way To Do It’ … ‘Guillotines, Mother f**ker’ …...

Trump’s Health Care Plan – The One The Democrats And Their Liberal “Fake News” Media Can’t See…

Tim Bolen, BolenReport - 13 hours ago

Let’s Be Honest – Trump And His People Read The BolenReport. So, They Know What’s Wrong With US Health Care And They Know How To Fix It… We Told Them What To Do – And They Are Doing It… Opinion By “Deplorable Super-Spreader” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Albert Einstein once said “Given one hour to … Continue reading Trump’s Health Care Plan – The One The Democrats And Their Liberal “Fake News” Media Can’t See…

The Post Biden Block- Twitter & Facebook Do A Streisand

E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 14 hours ago

Twitter & Facebook Censor the Washington Post. Will the Phone Company start censoring their phone calls next? Continue reading →

Joe Biden met with a Burisma executive; Yes folks Joe is corrupt

trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago

It's a matter of public record that the corrupt Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter Biden, Joe's son, more than a million dollars even though Hunter had no experience in the energy business. It's a matter of public record that when a Ukrainian prosecutor was investigating Burisma Joe Biden forced the Ukrainian government to fire that prosecutor; if they didn't Joe was going to withhold $1B in US aid. It's a matter of public record that Obama State Department officials raised concerns about Hunters job because even if Joe wasn't being paid off through Hunter it looked cor...

King Biden says we peasants don't deserve to know what he's up to

trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago

Biden has gotten a lot of flak from honest people over his statement that we the people don't deserve to know whether or not he intends to shred the Constitution by packing the Supreme Court with Democrat loyalists who will rule the way the DNC wants irrespective of what the Constitution says. But that's not the first time Biden has said that we the people don't deserve to know what he's up to. When Biden was credibly accused of sexual assault by Tara Reade--now there's a story the #FakeNews media have black holed--Tara said that there could be notes taken by a Biden staffer in J...

Joe Biden lied: he did discuss Hunter's involvement in Ukraine with him

trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago

You may not have heard that a treasure trove of information about Hunter Biden's corrupt dealings has shown up--apparently on a computer he left at a repair shop and never claimed. The reason you may not have heard is that Twitter and Facebook are censoring the news. Yeah the same Twitter and Facebook which didn't censor the anonymously sourced Atlantic story, denied on the record by 10 people who were there including John Bolton who hates Trump, that Trump had disparaged deceased veterans. The information the New York Post published was obtained from a computer that was abandon...

A Pushy Number: Libs’ pollster Crosby Textor granted access to 27 million unlisted mobiles

Jommy Tee, Michael West - 14 hours ago

[image: Crosby Textor application for access to unlisted mobile phone numbers] When the Coalition communications minister very quietly changed the regulations to enable access to millions of unlisted mobile phone numbers for ‘political research, the Liberal Party’s pollster Crosby Textor was quick out of the blocks with an application to access the database, writes Jommy Tee.

Censorship and Narrative Are Incestuous Bedfellows

Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 10 hours ago

**Updated below.* I'll admit it. I am a diehard fan of the New York Post. I have been for most of my adult life. Who couldn't be a fan of a tabloid that once famously screamed "Headless Body Found in Topless Bar?" To be precise, I don't read the Post as much as I *scan* it. If its scandals and scare headlines do nothing else, they greatly enhance the effects of my first cup of morning coffee. My daily hit of Post is the necessary prelude to seeing what the New York Times is up to. It's also fun to count the hours or days that it takes for the Times to catch up to the Post's scoop...

Cameron Peak Fire grows to largest in Colorado's history

The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago

The Cameron Peak Fire started on August 13, 2020, on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake in Colorado. By October 14, it surpassed both the 2002 Hayman and 2020 Pine Gulch fires to become the largest wildfire in history...... Read more »

Argentina Now in Deep Recession, Needs Credible Roadmap, Says IMF Chief

Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Argentina faces very dramatic challenges, the country is in a deep recession and social conditions are worsening”, was the response of IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva when asked about the difficult challenges faced by Argentina and if the current government has the political will and consensus to move . . . […] The post Argentina Now in Deep Recession, Needs Credible Roadmap, Says IMF Chief appeared first on The Rio Times.

America Can No Longer Ignore Israel’s Support For U.S. Competitors

Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Michael Rubin* *Israel, Middle East* Not only have Israel’s strategic justifications always been based on flawed assumptions of the goodwill of China, Russia, and now Azerbaijan and Turkey, but the damage done to America’s strategic interests cannot be ignored. Within the United States, much of the debate surrounding Israel misses the point. Congress focuses its discussion about Israel on the peace process: Are Israeli settlements in disputed areas retarding the chance for peace? Should peace with Arab states precede peace with the Palestinians or, as the Trump administration b...

Brazilian Crime Boss Linked to Italian Mafia on Cocaine Route Leverages Court Clashes

Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A luxurious lifestyle, intelligent, entrepreneurial, and non-violent profile. According to investigations by the São Paulo Civil Police, the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Federal Police, this is André de Oliveira Macedo - the 43-year-old drug dealer known as . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Brazilian Crime Boss Linked to Italian Mafia on Cocaine Route Leverages Court Clashes appeared first on The Rio Times.

Election Meddling: Hunter Biden Email Scandal Censored by Silicon to Protect Joe Biden

NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago

*21WIRE* | Systemic the corruption within Democratic Party and Silicon Valley is shown to be an affront to a viable democracy in America.

Workers Tried To Blow The Whistle On COVID19 Hazards

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

As soon as the coronavirus pandemic began, workers across the country flooded federal and state offices with complaints that their employers weren’t protecting them from the health threat. The concerns have continued to pour into workplace safety agencies for seven months, totaling nearly 40,000 as of Thursday. It turns out the allegations have been a flashing warning sign all along, according to a new working paper published by the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. The analysis of data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows that a rise i...

Czech Republic Faces Medical 'Collapse' Due To Exponential Rise In Covid-19 Coronavirus Infections

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

Daily cases in the Czech Republic reached a record 9,544 today after the country's relative success in the spring gave way to a massive second wave in the autumn The Czech Republic recorded 66 new deaths today, and unlike in most of Western Europe the daily death rate is higher than during the first wave of the pandemic *Daily Mail*: *Czech Republic faces medical 'collapse': Army builds field hospitals as Europe's number one Covid hotspot sees record 9,544 new cases * * Second wave has caused a record surge in cases and infected 4,000 hospital staff in the Czech Republic * Czec...

The 555th Fighter Squadron “Triple Nickel” Has Its Own “Have Glass V” F-16C Aircraft

David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 13 hours ago

Now both the “Triple Nickels” and the “Buzzards” have received at least one F-16CM in the new paint scheme. The 555th Fighter Squadron, belonging to the 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, [...] The post The 555th Fighter Squadron “Triple Nickel” Has Its Own “Have Glass V” F-16C Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist.

How Hitler Found His Blueprint For A German Empire

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Native peoples in the United States continue to struggle for justice. While this year brought some important victories, such as Washington’s NFL team finally dropping its racist name and logo, and a landmark win in the Supreme Court for Native rights in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the difficult work of recognizing and redressing the country’s legacy of oppressing its first inhabitants continues. Efforts by Native and allied activists to spread observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an alternative to Columbus Day is an important part of this work. The post How Hitler Found His Blueprint...

US Company Paid Off PM Maliki To Service And Rob Iraqi Military Base

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago

Sallyport Global Services is an American military contractor. It is accused of giving bribes to Iraqi officials including former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to acquire a deal to service the Balad Air Base in Salahaddin. Recently it had been accused of smuggling fuel from that base as well. In 2018 Sallyport’s parent company Caliburn International filed paperswith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it might have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a deal with the company Afaq. In January 2014 Sallyport won a contractworth $1.1 billion to provide securit...

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 15

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago

1906 Protests in Mosul ended against Ottoman census that included counting women 1927 1st successful oil well started at Baba Gargur field in Kirkuk (Musings On Iraq review *Imagining The Nation, Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) 1960 Islamic Party complained to Gen Qasim that his govt neglected religion while accepted Communists Asked Qasim to ban Communists and their media while releasing any cleric arrested since 1958 coup (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism B...

Debt Collectors Have Made A Fortune This Year

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Earlier this year, the pandemic swept across the country, killing 100,000 Americans by the spring, shuttering businesses and schools, and forcing people into their homes. It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for earnings in a quarter. It primarily had the CARES Act to thank: The bill delivered hundreds of billions of dollars worth of stimulus checks and bulked-up unemployment benefits to Americans, while easing pressures on them by halting foreclosures, evicti...

Central Bank President: Environmental Risk Leads Brazil to Receive Less Foreign Resources

Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The return of foreign resources to Brazil, after the massive outflow of investments between March and April, was proportionally lower than that of foreign peers due to Brazilian environmental policy, points out Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Brazilian Central Bank. "What started to become more apparent is this perception […] The post Central Bank President: Environmental Risk Leads Brazil to Receive Less Foreign Resources appeared first on The Rio Times.

94 page PDF details Deep State-Media collusion to destroy Trump

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago

94 page PDF details Deep State-Media collusion to destroy TrumpThe Duran: Episode 703. CBS Obtains 94-Page Outline Showing FBI and Chris Steele Collaborative Use of Media Reporting… CBS News Catherine Herridge has obtained a 94-page spread sheet (pdf here) showing dates of media reports, dates of Steele reports on the same material, and the FBI […]

Trump’s Health Care Plan – The One The Democrats And Their Liberal “Fake News” Media Can’t See…

Tim Bolen, BolenReport - 13 hours ago

Let’s Be Honest – Trump And His People Read The BolenReport. So, They Know What’s Wrong With US Health Care And They Know How To Fix It… We Told Them What To Do – And They Are Doing It… Opinion By “Deplorable Super-Spreader” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Albert Einstein once said “Given one hour to … Continue reading Trump’s Health Care Plan – The One The Democrats And Their Liberal “Fake News” Media Can’t See…

The Long Overdue Alaska-Canada Railway Takes One Step Closer to Reality

Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 14 hours ago

In the early hours of September 26, President Trump sent out the announcement on Twitter that a gigantic continental project long through dead and buried will be revived: The 2570 km Alaska Canada Rail connection which will move freight, oil, grains and other goods from Anchorage to the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta. In his tweet […]

To Rebel Against Necessity and More

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

Autumn is the dying season. This morning when I came home from a walk, he was lying there on his back. He was dead.

Bullets Are Not the Seeds of Life: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2020)

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

15 October 2020 — Tricontinental Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq (Sudan), Procession (the Zār), 2015 Dear friends, Greetings from the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 9 October 2020, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations’ World Food Programme. In the citation for the award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee pointed to the ‘link between hunger and armed … Continue reading Bullets Are Not the Seeds of Life: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2020)

Reflections on One Billion Americans

Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago

Matt Yglesias’ new One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger is a delightful book. But should you take my word for it? Since I’ve published book-length defenses of both natalism and immigration deregulation, I’m obviously going to smile upon a book that reaches the same conclusions, right? Truth be told, though, I often dislike […] The post Reflections on One Billion Americans appeared first on Econlib.

Trump Says He’s “Ready to Sign” Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, Pelosi Resists

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * [image: U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger during a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] But can a compromise be forged? President Donald Trump on Thursday pinned the blame on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for stalling passage of the coronavirus stimulus package, as he noted he is “ready to sign.” Trump took to Twitter early Thursday morning, saying that Pelosi “couldn’t care less about the American People or the great American Worker. She should a...

DirecTV Merger with Dish Network? U.S. Government Says No (For Now)

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *DirecTV, * It seems that the Department of Justice antitrust regulators have informed AT&T that any merger between DirecTV and Dish “would likely have to wait until faster 5G wireless service is more widely available in rural markets.” Concerns have been raised over whether a unified satellite TV company would cause prices to rise in areas of the country, including tribal lands, in which other forms of Internet access are not available. AT&T, due to its high debt load, has had trouble participating in the upcoming bidding for the C-band spectrum, FierceWireless ...

Yes the U.S. Army Wants Even Longer-Range Drones for its Troops

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Drones, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1ABE28C030&share=true] Smaller, faster, longer-range drones will help the Army fight enemies from further away and still win. Army weapons developers tasked with writing requirements for drones, ground robots and other unmanned systems are consistently looking to adapt to changing warfare circumstances and anticipate the kinds of new “tactics, techniques and procedures” they will need to both envision and write as new technology continues to emerge quickly. In short, what...

How General Patton Defeated the Germans at Fort Koenigsmacker in World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* In the struggle for the French city of Metz, General Patton threw the U.S. 90th Infantry Division at the fortress walls to crack the German line. *Key Point*: Conquering Koenigsmacker was a minor victory for the 90th Infantry Division and Third Army in the context of the division river crossing characterized by General Patton as “epic.” In his autobiography, *War As I Knew It*, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., set the tone for what was to become one of his Third U.S. Army’s infantry divisions’ major accomplishments in World War II. He st...

The IMF Can’t Be Any Clearer: The Global Economy Is on the Brink of a Crisis

Desmond Lachman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Desmond Lachman* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] The IMF is now warning in the clearest of terms that any slowing in the world economic recovery could cause serious problems to the global financial system. As a second wave in the coronavirus pandemic now appears to be threatening the United States and global economic recoveries, the world's economic policymakers would do well to pay attention to the International Monetary Fund’s latest warnings about the vulnerability of the global financial system. Maybe then they will become more focused on the urgent need to keep provid...

How the U.S. Military Could Someday Beat China and Russia's Best Tanks

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC21RI9C3M12&share=true] There are ways for computers to still tell what kind of enemy weapon is being used and how it might be countered. What happens if Russia or China builds a new secret tank or heavy armored vehicle that even the most advanced U.S. databases are not able to recognize? What if a weapon attacks U.S. forces that is simply not in any known threat library? Does the U.S. military have any recourse with which to make a fast, informed, combat-sensitive...

40 New Destroyers: How the Chinese Navy Keeps Growing

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *China, Asia* Their plan calls for doubling the amount of modern destroyers within five years. China has taken another step toward doubling its fleet of destroyers from twenty up to forty within the next five years by adding two new Type 052 guided missile destroyers, bringing this year’s total up to four. Within the span of just this year, the Chinese have also added two amphibious assault ships and now four destroyers to the fleet, sustaining an alarming shipbuilding pace which continues to catch the eye of the Pentagon. The second newest destroyer, the Tangsha...

WWII: What Was it Like to Parachute Into France on D-Day?

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The following is a compilation of the experiences of more than 80 paratroopers who survived parachuting into Normandy, from the jump to the drop to the landing. What was it like to parachute into Normandy in the opening minutes of June 6, 1944—D-Day? Almost 1,000 C-47 transport planes delivered more than 13,000 paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions from the skies above northern France. Each plane carried up to 16 paratroopers, each weighed down with 125 to 150 pounds of gear. When a plane near...

HomePod vs HomePod mini: How Do They Stack Up?

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Apple, * What are the key differences between the first HomePod and HomePod mini? The introduction of the new iPhone 5G models got much of the attention, but the “Hi, Speed” event held by Apple on Tuesday included another new product launch: That of the HomePod mini, the latest speaker in the company’s HomePod line, and the first new HomePod since the original HomePod speaker hit the market in 2018, the year after it was first announced. The main differences between the original HomePod and the HomePod mini are that the new one is both smaller and cheaper, with ...

Bombing Buchenwald: Could Allied Warplanes Have Stopped the Holocaust?

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The August 1944 American air raid on a weapons factory at the Nazis’ horrific concentration camp was one of the most precise bombing missions of the war. *Key Point*: Would a mass Allied bombing campaign against the Nazis’ concentration and death camps have stopped the slaughter and saved hundreds of thousands of lives? Unfortunately, no one knows. In early 1945, the 50,000 starved and brutalized prisoners incarcerated at KL Buchenwald—the infamous concentration camp located atop a hill known as the Ettersberg, just to the northwest of...

Operation Winter Storm: The Stalingrad Rescue Effort That Ended in Catastrophe

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein’s efforts to rescue the Sixth Army at Stalingrad turned into an unimaginable disaster. *Key Point*: In the end, both Manstein and Paulus refused to go against Hitler’s wishes. It was November 24, 1942. Speeding across the snow-covered landscape of eastern Ukraine, the personal command train of German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was on its way to the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk, where he would take up his new assignment as commander of Army Group Don. Two recent events weighed heav...

China Is Now the World's Largest Economy. We Shouldn't Be Shocked.

Graham Allison, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Graham Allison* *Economics, Asia* China has now displaced the U.S. to become the largest economy in the world. Measured by the more refined yardstick that both the IMF and CIA now judge to be the single best metric for comparing national economies, the IMF Report shows that China’s economy is one-sixth larger than America’s ($24.2 trillion versus the U.S.’s $20.8 trillion). Why can't we admit reality? What does this mean? This week, the IMF presented its 2020 World Economic Outlook providing an overview of the global economy and the challenges ahead. The most inconvenient fact...

How This U.S. Navy Destroyer Survived Waves of Kamikazes in World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Battered by devastating kamikaze strikes off Okinawa, the crew of the destroyer USS Laffey fought heroically to save their lives and their ship. *Key Point*: The gallant Laffey, the only surviving Sumner-class destroyer in North America, remains afloat today. Two warships have been named in honor of Seaman Bartlett Laffey, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. The second *Laffey* was built as a *Sumner*-class destroyer by Bath Iron Works of Maine. Commissioned February 8, 1944, the USS *Laffey* (DD-724) had already amassed a proud record ...

The U.S. Army's Grand Experiment: Putting Guns on Small Drones

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Army, * “We are looking right now at a remotely operated single-shot weapon which looks like a pen,” Col. Sam Edwards, Director of Robotics Requirements, Capability Development Integration Directorate, Ft. Benning, Ga., told The National Interest in an interview. The Army is experimenting with arming small, soldier-operated drones with guns to shoot enemy targets with either a 9mm pistol or tiny ink-pen-like gun barrel mounted on. “We are looking right now at a remotely operated single-shot weapon which looks like a pen,” Col. Sam Edwards, Director of Robot...

Patient of the Week: Brandt’s Cormorant

Rebecca Duerr, DVM MPVM PhD, International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 13 hours ago

A Brandt’s Cormorant came to us last week after ingesting a fish hook and having two others lodged in its mouth. The two in its mouth were removed by our colleagues at Native Animal Rescue in Santa Cruz, but the hook that had been swallowed was a potential serious problem that may have needed surgery; […]

Firearms training: Old NFO lays it on the line

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago

Friend, fellow blogger and fellow author Jim Curtis, known in the blogosphere as Old NFO, has written a blunt, to-the-point article pointing out the many problems with modern firearms training. Here are a few excerpts. I’m worried about the division I’m seeing becoming more and more prevalent in the gun world, where you are judged by who you’ve trained with, what latest plastic fantastic or custom gun you’re carrying in the latest holster, while firing the latest and greatest super ammo, while being able to in W seconds fire X rounds into Y square inches at Z yards. Or how to...

Harris Suspends Travel After Staffer Tests COVID-19 Positive

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Harris was scheduled to travel to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.

Senate Judiciary Sets Oct. 22 Vote on Barrett’s Nomination

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed past Democratic objections to set the panel's Oct. 22 vote on recommending her confirmation even before final witnesses testify before and against her nomination.

Fox reports Twitter and Facebook silenced Hunter Biden bombshell, CNN – crickets [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 14 hours ago

Anybody ever doubting that American news is managed ought to be able to see that this is the case today. Consider these three splash pages, whose screenshots were taken within seven minutes of one another at 01:30AM Eastern Daylight Time, October 15, 2020: First let’s look at CBS News, a major network prone to fits […]

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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 14 hours ago

* They’ve Got to Get Rid of Western Civ—They Have To * For ten years I served on the GRE Literature Exam committee. The exam is one of the special subject matter exams separate from the regular GRE (with math, verbal, analytical sections), and several English departments require that applicants take it. Each year five of us would meet for several days at Educational Testing Service’s campus outside Princeton to pore over data on prior tests, review the performance of each question, and select new passages and craft new questions for the next administration. During my tenure, five y...

Extreme drought drains Paraguay River to its lowest level in 50 years

The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago

The Paraguay River is now on its lowest level in 50 years as the region is reeling from months of extreme drought. The drop in water levels slowed down cargo vessel traffic, resulting in cost overruns for imported goods and a loss of 250 million dollars. The river...... Read more »

Solicitor General Urges STF to Clarify How Homophobia Decision Affects Religious Freedom

Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Solicitor General (AGU) José Levi, on Wednesday, October 14th, filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to clarify the scope of last June's judgment that decided to classify homophobia and transphobia as crimes of racism. The AGU seeks clarification as to whether the measure affects the following: […] The post Solicitor General Urges STF to Clarify How Homophobia Decision Affects Religious Freedom appeared first on The Rio Times.

Pacific trade and development agreement PACER Plus to enter into force

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Pacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in 60 days now that the Cook Islands has become the eightth country to ratify it.

Bangladesh and US begin discussions in Dhaka to explore FTA option

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Bangladesh and the US have begun discussions to explore possibilities of a Free Trade Agreement as part of efforts on economic recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

Affaire OPL 245 : Eni dépose une demande d'arbitrage auprès de la Banque mondiale

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Suite au refus du Nigeria d'attribuer à nouveau le bloc OPL 245 à Eni, la firme italienne s'est tournée vers le CIRDI afin qu'il mène une procédure d'arbitrage.

Orange attaque l'Etat irakien après avoir perdu 400 millions de dollars dans un opérateur local

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 L'opérateur télécoms français Orange a lancé une procédure judiciaire contre l'Etat irakien pour "expropriation" en mars 2019 de son investissement dans l'opérateur Korek Telecom, estimé à plus de 400 millions de dollars.

Orange begins legal proceedings against Iraq government

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Orange Group has instituted legal proceedings against Iraq in an attempt to claw back more than USD 400 million in investments it alleges were expropriated by the country's regulator.

La Tunisie déposera les instruments de ratification de son association à la ZLECAF

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Les instruments de ratification par la Tunisie de la convention de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine ont été signés par le Président de la République.

Les ministres du RCEP exhortent l'Inde à reprendre les négociations

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Le 14 octobre, les ministres de 15 pays d'Asie-Pacifique qui sont en train de négocier l'accord de Partenariat économique régional global (RCEP), ont exhorté l'Inde à reprendre les négociations de cet accord.

Zimbabwe ratifies EPA with UK

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 Zimbabwe has ratified an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom in a deal expected to promote reciprocal trade concessions between Harare and London.

On eve of UK deadline, trade talks with EU still stalled

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago

15-Oct-2020 On the eve of a European Union summit that British Prime Minister had set as a deadline to seal a post-Brexit trade agreement, talks remained in a deep rut over fundamental differences on the issues of state aid and fisheries.

Family Outraged As Cops Swarm Home, Falsely Accuse Son With Down Syndrome, Berate Him

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: down]Police swarmed the home of an innocent family and began immediately berating their son with Down Syndrome, accusing him of being a criminal.

Say It Isn’t So, Joe!

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

Double Masked Party-Of-Science Unpossible! Campaign announces Kamala Harris is suspending her travel until Sunday, Oct.18, after her communications director, Liz Allen, and a non-staff flight crew member tested positive for coronavirus. * So sad she can’t be around to answer questions.

Update #1 From The Pandemic's Trailing Edge

Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago

About a month ago, I told you that if it can work anywhere, it can work here. I'm in Northwest PA, a rural/small town county with a little under 50,000 people. As of a month ago, we had about 70-ish confirmed cases. Schools re-opened, almost entirely face-to-face five days a week. Well, things have changed. Our confirmed case number has doubled in about five weeks. The norm was days with zero or one or two new cases; now we are having some days with double digits. In two of the local four high schools, this week we learned that there were two cases in each of two high schools....

We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

Study: Renewable Energy does Nothing to Reduce CO2 Emissions According to these reports, US$3660 billion has been spent on global climate change projects over the period 2011–2018. Fifty-five percent of this expenditure has gone to wind and solar energy. According to world energy reports, the contribution of wind and solar to world energy consumption has… Continue reading →

You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement

Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago

Readers of this website will especially want to read pages 49 thru 55 of the Democratic Party Manifesto Platform: “Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice.” As far as I’m concerned, you’ll be voting for communist tyranny. Here are pages pages 49 thru 55: ___________ “COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE” Climate ... Read more You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement The post You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting to re-enter the P...

You Have Entered the Covid Zone

Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago

Imagine, if you will, a strange, bizarre world where … Thanks to Winston Smith and Steve Hunter for this cartoon The post You Have Entered the Covid Zone appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The Government You Buy

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago

Doug Ford says he can't be bought. But his behaviour suggests otherwise. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Ahead of the last election, after a series of investigative columns in this newspaper exposing the Wild West of Ontario politics under the last Liberal government, all parties came together to support the cleanup (because all parties were part of the problem). Ontario’s legislature banned contributions from business and labour unions in 2016, so that vested interests wouldn’t trump voter interests. To compensate for the millions of dollars that all major parties were forsaking, th...

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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago

* UK: £50billion on wind farms? You might as well spend it on unicorn tears* Speaking to the virtual Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister was, for once, full of that old bluster and self-confidence, as he announced his new energy plan for the UK. The answer to our electricity needs? Off-shore wind farms. Loads of them. Everywhere up and down our coast. He would make Britain the “Saudi Arabia of green energy”, he told a bemused public. This from a man who once said wind turbines couldn’t blow the skin off a rice pudding. He was pretty much right then. I wonder what chan...