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Open the Schools and the Playgrounds
David Henderson, Econlib - 12 hours ago
A group of researchers, spearheaded by Brown University Professor Emily Oster, have created and made available the most comprehensive databaseon schools and Covid case rates for students and staff since the pandemic started. Her data—covering almost 200,000 kids across 47 states from the last two weeks of September—showed a Covid-19 case rate of 0.13% among […] The post Open the Schools and the Playgrounds appeared first on Econlib.
Reflections on My Illustration Contest
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 12 hours ago
You might not realize from EconLog or my academic work, but I love crafting and sharing stories. Some are true, at least as far as memory serves. I’ve told my kids hundreds of stories over the dinner table, most revolving around absurd events of my childhood. I’ve also written a pile of fiction, mostly for […] The post Reflections on My Illustration Contest appeared first on Econlib.
"We Are Now In a Civil War" - Morning Update with Harley Schlanger
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
Stop WWIII "We Are Now In a Civil War" Video of "We Are Now In a Civil War" Press Availability: https://lpac.co/8791c DONATE to LaRouchePAC now: https://lpac.co/support-fight-71f95 "We Are Now In a Civil War" under this title, NSA whistle blowers Bill Binney and Kirk Wiebe spoke yesterday at a press availability organized by LaRouchePAC to expose the continuing lawlessness of the shadow government, which has been running the regime change coup against President Trump for nearly four years. Today we explore issues raised by discoveries on Hunter Biden's laptop, and how the...
Australia To Join India, US, And Japan In Large Naval Exercises
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Ships from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy sail in formation during Malabar 2018 in the Philippine Sea. *The Independent:* *Australia to join naval military drills with US, Japan and India in major challenge to China * First full joint exercises of ‘Quad’ nations in more than 10 years come deteriorating relations between members and Beijing Amid its ongoing military standoff with China in Ladakh, India has announced that Australia will join it, the US and Japan in naval exercises for the first time in 13 years. The last time the annual Malabar ...
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Ireland Becomes The First EU Country To Go Into Total Lockdown As Europe's Second Covid-19 Wave Gathers Force
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Newsweek:* *Ireland Becomes First EU Country to Re-Enter Full Lockdown as Europe Battles COVID Second Wave * Amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, Ireland will implement its highest level restrictions, from midnight on Wednesday. The country is the first European Union country to re-enter a nationwide lockdown, which will be in place for six weeks. The latest "Level 5" measures, which broadly reflect those imposed during the country's first lockdown in March, require residents to remain home, with all social gatherings banned except in certain circumstances. "At Level...
Protests Against Greed and Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Historic protests are taking place across Latin America as people take to the streets to voice their displeasure at the IMF, government corruption, and the spread of fascism. The post Protests Against Greed and Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America appeared first on MintPress News.
Study: 8 Million Americans Now Mired in Poverty Thanks to Coronavirus
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2M9J9L3KRX&share=true] Even businesses are now afraid to take risks. As early coronavirus financial relief ended without more to follow, the number of Americans now living in poverty has surged by eight million since May, according to a new study by Columbia University. The researchers noted that although the federal Cares Act—which gave individuals a one-time stimulus check of $1,200 and unemployed workers an enhanced benefit of $600 each week—was largely...
The Pentagon Has a Plan to Expand Its Satellite Constellation
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The United States is adding new constellations of Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites, lower flying, smaller platforms able to move faster and operate with much higher levels of throughput. The Pentagon is taking new measures to connect and mesh satellites together to track targets in war, share surveillance information and detect enemy missile launches by acquiring large numbers of new Low and Medium Earth Orbit satellites and hardening connections between them. The United States is adding new constellations of Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites, low...
Why It’s So Hard To Fix Lebanon’s Broken Government
Eric Bordenkircher, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Eric Bordenkircher* *Lebanon, Middle East* Lebanon's fractured politics is a blessing and a curse for the country. The devastating and fatal industrial explosion in Beirut in August coupled with an imploding economy renewed questions about Lebanon’s fate. Did the clock finally strike midnight on Lebanon’s deficient sectarian system? Will it mark the beginning of a new political system or an extensive overhaul? Or will Lebanon devolve into another civil war? More than two months since the explosion and one year into the devastating economic crisis, neither is occurring. Lebanon...
Is President Trump Telling The Truth About His Health?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*NBC: **Poll: Majority of Americans don't trust Trump's statements on his health * *Fifty-two percent of adults say they don't trust what President Trump has said about his health since testing positive for Covid-19 in the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking poll. * WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say they don’t trust what President Trump has said about his health since testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this month, according to new data from the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking poll. Fifty-two percent of adults say they don’t trust what Trump has said, while 38 p...
Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 10 hours ago
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the notorious Atlantic Council, funded by a who’s who of weapons makers and despotic regimes, to announce that the US would not, indeed, be withdrawing troops from Germany but sending them to Russia’s border instead. The post Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border appeared first on MintPress News.
Should we be alarmed if CO2 keeps increasing?
Robert, Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
CO2 levels have been far higher during previous ice ages. _______________ Should we be alarmed if CO2 keeps increasing? Yukon Jack The Democrats seem mightily confused about climate change. “Climate Change” was the rebranding of “Global Warming” which is the idea that human caused CO2 emissions is causing temperature increase, specifically the fear was the ... Read more Should we be alarmed if CO2 keeps increasing? The post Should we be alarmed if CO2 keeps increasing? appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election; plus, Ex-OPCW chief defends whistleblowers…
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
21 October 2020 — Grayzone Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election By Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton We entered the power base of Bolivia’s far-right, Santa Cruz, where the 2019 coup was hatched, and where the country’s elite seeks to consolidate its hold on power in the election this October 18. Continue reading… … Continue reading Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election; plus, Ex-OPCW chief defends whistleblowers…
The Children Are Our Future
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
And wasn’t expelled for it: Student newspaper publishes instructions on how to make a Molotov cocktail
Organic Farming Is Not Compatible With Conservation
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
A recent paper finds that if just 15 percent of farmland reverted to nature, it would wipe out nearly a third of the carbon we've generated since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. The good news; we can do that easily. The bad news; it involves science, and western elites in environmental activism, from Environmental Working Group in the U.S. To Swiss Public Eye in Europe, are never going to allow that without a fight. read more
I, Napoleon
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
I propose we set aside the confusing and ever changing clusterfuck of pronouns demanded of us by unhappy, gender confused individuals and simply refer to them as "me/me". #PronounsDay — Katewerk (@katewerk) October 21, 2020
Roberts sides with liberals as Supreme Court extends Pennsylvania ballot deadline
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
****News Topic 105***** Supreme Court Sides With Democrats On Pennsylvania Mail-In Deadline After Justice Roberts Joins Liberals. Supreme Court Sides With Democrats On Pennsylvania Mail-In Deadline After Justice Roberts Joins Liberals In a decision that could have profound consequences for the outcome of the election, late on Monday the Supreme Court denied a request from […]
WaPo BLASTS Hunter’s Ukraine deal…in 2014 when they wanted Hillary as POTUS
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
****News Topic 104***** Hunter Biden’s new job at a Ukrainian gas company is a problem for U.S. soft power. https://archive.fo/2XBHh
Boris Johnson’s three-tier system & circuit breakers, risk breaking economy
The Duran, The Duran - 12 hours ago
THE 1619 CONNECTION: Woodward's book is a bit Dick-and-Jane!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020* *So too with the Project?:* Last month, we broke down and purchased Bob Woodward's latest best-seller, Rage. After that, we tried to read it. We only got so far. Woodward's books tend to be written on something like fourth-grade level. We refer to the Dick-and-Jane sentence structure, but also to the lazy standards of evidence and proof the reporter brings to his various tasks. Full disclosure! We bought the Kindle version of Rage, for $14.99. Certain electronic evidence suggests that we gave up after reading page 198 of 452, an effort which had take...
Joe Biden’s Energy Plans will take California Rolling Blackouts Nationwide
Heartland Institute, Climate Realism - 1 week ago
Joe Biden’s energy and climate plans are a down payment on the socialist green new deal pushed by the progressive wing of the Democratic party. It will make energy more expensive and less reliable, and cost more jobs than it creates. The Heartland Daily Podcast · Joe Biden’s Energy Plans will take California Rolling […] The post Joe Biden’s Energy Plans will take California Rolling Blackouts Nationwide appeared first on Climate Realism.
North Korea Has a Pig Shortage Thanks to African Swine Fever: Report
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea, Asia* Veterinary quarantine officials and investigators have reportedly been sent to the affected areas. People in North Korea, as they are in the rest of the world, are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, which has reportedly led to a delay in the reopening of schools in the fall. But the pigs in North Korea are dealing with a widespread disease, too. According to Daily NK, African Swine Fever (ASF) has become so widespread in North Korea that it’s now impossible to find piglets at local markets. The disease tends to spread quickly among the pi...
Could the U.S. Military's Dream of a Hyper-Networked Force Become Reality?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC163D3B86C0&share=true] In the future, weapons systems and war fighters in all domains will be able to share data in real-time and coordinate their moves. For more than a decade, the Pentagon has been working vigorously on finding ways to expedite joint interoperability and warfare information sharing across the services and across multiple domains in real time. The concept of passing targeting information from surface ships, to fighter jets to advancing ground uni...
'Time To Mute The President': Former Twitter and Google Executive Calls For Trump To Be Banned From Social Media Until After The Election
Jonathan Turley, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] Peter Greenberger, a former Twitter and Google executive, is calling for the social media accounts of President Donald Trump to be shutdown for the remainder of the election. For those of us who have criticized calls for censorship from Democratic leaders for years, the demand is yet another example of the slippery slope of censorship that awaits this country with increasing regulation of speech on social media. Congressional leaders like House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff have called for labeling and removal of material with some members directly thr...
China Policy: Trump vs. Biden
Peter Van Buren, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] Despite the campaign’s focus on domestic issues, there is still a world out there the next president will have to deal with. And there’s a very significant policy difference between Trump and Biden to be explored: China. First, a quick look back at 2016. What to do about Syria was a major point of contention between candidates Trump and Clinton. Remember how “boots on the ground” was a popular catch phrase and ISIS our bad guys? Clinton was going to war in Syria. Trump wanted no part of it, and proposed a broader change in US foreign policy to not look for buckets...
Expropriating democracy: on the right and legitimacy of not ratifying CETA
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
21-Oct-2020 Why retain ISDS, this neo-colonial vestige that is not supported by consistent evidence that it contributes to advancing development or the rule of law?
Major US trade deal with Brazil unlikely: USTR
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
21-Oct-2020 The US administration is holding talks with Brazil on trade in ethanol and sugar, but a broader free trade deal is unlikely in the near future, US trade representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said.
Is President Trump Threatening 'All Life On This Planet'?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden stand on stage during a break at a presumptive Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) *Washington Times: **Warren delivers doomsday warning, says Trump threatens 'all life on this planet'* *Democrat insists 'we have even less time than we thought' due to climate change.* Sen. Elizabeth Warren brought a truly apocalyptic warning to Minnesota in her attempts to get voters to support Joe Biden. The Massachusetts Democrat told students in St. Paul over t...
The Combination of These 5 Well-known Herbs May Help Slow Down the Aging Process
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 11 hours ago
In 2003 a nutraceutical product called Protandim created by LifeVantage Corporation appeared on the marked with promises to slow down and even reverse the aging process. Some even went as far as to call it a “fountain of youth.” While some people complain about its price and network marketing method of distribution, the five main ingredients in the product have been used for centuries in Ayurveda, Chinese, and herbal medicine, and while all of them are very beneficial for health separately, studies show that they may have a much more powerful effect combined. The Mechanism behind...
The DOJ just slammed Google with a landmark antitrust case, kicking off the largest legal challenge in the tech giant’s history
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Business Insider – by Isobel Asher Hamilton and Aaron Holmes The US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday morning, kicking... The post The DOJ just slammed Google with a landmark antitrust case, kicking off the largest legal challenge in the tech giant’s history appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
“Plan for the worst”: Law enforcement authorities all over America are bracing for massive election riots
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder The fact that law enforcement officials across the nation are expecting widespread violence following the election should chill... The post “Plan for the worst”: Law enforcement authorities all over America are bracing for massive election riots appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New Hampshire homeowners receive threatening letters over Trump 2020 lawn signs
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Fox News At least two residents who displayed pro-Trump flags and signs on their front lawns in small-town New Hampshire reportedly received letters threatening to... The post New Hampshire homeowners receive threatening letters over Trump 2020 lawn signs appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Report: Trump Paid Nearly $200,000 In Taxes To China
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Forbes – by Robert Hart A report from the New York Times reveals a decade of Donald Trump’s unsuccessful business activities in China, including an... The post Report: Trump Paid Nearly $200,000 In Taxes To China appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
I’m done with Harley Davidson and here’s why! Million Dollar Bogan
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Insane Throttle Biker News Radio Show Oct 16, 2020 When a company like Harley-Davidson gets hundreds of thousands of FREE advertising from it’s customers, you... The post I’m done with Harley Davidson and here’s why! Million Dollar Bogan appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New Video : What Part Of This Graph Isn’t Clear?
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/O2DuMW7
Hunter Biden Witness Moved From Prison Cell After Exposing Influence-Peddling Operation
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Hunter Biden’s former business associate Bevan Cooney, who flipped on the Bidens and exposed an influence-peddling operation, has been... The post Hunter Biden Witness Moved From Prison Cell After Exposing Influence-Peddling Operation appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
With Low Turnout, US-funded Hong Kong-style Mobs Attack Thai Police
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
US-funded mobs seek escalation in bid to destabilize Thailand, ruin Thai economy, and destroy ties between Thailand and China. Western media covers up, spins violence. *October 21, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Several thousand US-funded anti-government protesters violently attacked multiple police lines in a failed bid to storm Thailand's Government House in the capital, Bangkok. Police fell back several times - some police sustaining injuries - in an attempt to delay additional violence for as long as possible. The Western and local opposition media including fronts funded ...
Nashville, TN – 72 Degrees 10am
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Tennessee is becoming a popular state to move to. The post Nashville, TN – 72 Degrees 10am appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
“You Will Wish You Had Watched This Earlier”
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Johnny Bigger Oct 18, 2020 The post “You Will Wish You Had Watched This Earlier” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New Video : My Trip To Zombieland
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/R8x8LOc
The Latest Science On Lockdowns And Masks
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago
Coronavirus Pandemic Data Explorer – Our World in Data
Snap Election Possible In Canada
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Global News:* *One year after minority win, Liberals teeter on verge of possible election * One year after Canadians sent the Liberals back to work governing with a reduced minority mandate, the government is teetering on the edge of a possible election call after declaring the vote on a Conservative committee motion will be a matter of confidence. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was accused by Conservatives on Monday of “throwing down the gauntlet” in the midst of the second deadly wave of COVID-19 over opposition to a motion calling for the creation of a special committee tasked...
Statewide Free College Programs Aren’t Necessarily Equitable, Study Finds
Sara Weissman, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Just because state-wide free college programs make college more affordable, it doesn’t mean they’re equitably designed, according to a new report from The Education Trust.
COVID Testing and Contact Tracing in RI, the UK, and NYC: a Personal Anecdote/Saga
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Pandemic theatre?
On failing health
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
The news that Jason Kenney's UCP has approved a resolution demanding privatized health care - coupled with Kenney's refusal to reject the concept - has been rightly recognized as a dangerous development in Alberta. But it hasn't received much attention yet in Saskatchewan's provincial election campaign. And there's significant reason for concern that the same attack on universal health care may be coming our way as well if the Saskatchewan Party gets the chance. That arises partly out of its determination to follow the UCP wherever it goes, no matter how destructive and irration...
Wacky Wednesday
Whitetop, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Her: “I bet he’s thinking about that bitch in the restaurant with the big tits.” Him: “Damn, those tits were huge.” Whitetop
Iraqi Govt Offering Jobs When It Has No Money To Pay For Them
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Reuters) Iraq is in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since 2003. That’s due to the dual shocks of the crash in the oil market and the COVID-19 pandemic. That has led to a huge budget deficit with Baghdad being unable to pay all its public salaries and pensions. That hasn’t stopped the government from making promises it knows it can’t keep. On October 12 the Iraqi cabinet said it would launch a jobs program aimed at finding work for graduates and the jobless. It said that there were 1.6 million unemployed registered with the Labor Ministry which it was going to see...
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 21
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1930 Royal Iraqi Air Force flew 1st combat mission attacking Kurdish rebels 1980 Iraqi forces reached city center in Khorramshahr, Iran (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1980 Taha Yassin Ramadan head of Baath Popular Army said Khuzistan oil was Iraq’s until Iran opened negotiations to end war (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War, The...
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ By Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens
CJ Baker, Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
"All You Fascists Bound To Lose" was recently reworked by the Resistance Revival Chorus and Rhiannon Giddens. It appears on the Resistance Revival Chorus' debut album "This Joy." The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ By Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens appeared first on Shadowproof.
Wednesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Paula Ethans points out how anti-maskers and other COVID cranks have cynically drawn on the language of progressive protest movements to exacerbate the dangers of a deadly pandemic. And Umair Haque argues that the upcoming U.S. election may determine whether or not the country is even liveable in the years to come. - Seth Klein discusses the challenges posed by our climate crisis - and the need to do more in response than any party in British Columbia's election plans to pursue. And Jerry Dias writes about the increasing prospec...
Wednesday #skvotes Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Nearly 63,000 voters have applied for mail-in balloting packages, and those who haven't are being encouraged to go to advance polls over the course of this week. So with many people casting their ballots, let's take a look at the latest from Saskatchewan's provincial election campaign. - Ashleigh Mattern reports on the message from experts that people need to take responsibility for limiting the spread of COVID-19. But with Scott Moe once again showing his disregard for the most basic of public health precautions while insisting that schools don't need to bother following standard...
Ring around the rosy, pocket full of corruption
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
“Last week when all this [Biden laptop] broke, the focus quickly shifted from Hunter Biden’s emails to a decision by Facebook and Twitter to censor the Post’s reporting, and, in Twitter’s case, lock the Post’s official account for posting “hacked” materials (there’s no evidence the emails were hacked). When Twitter tried to walk back but also justify its draconian policies, the media reported on that, and when a handful of Republican senators announced they’d be subpoenaing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over the imbroglio, the media reported on that, too. What they didn’t report on is t...
The Puzzle of the GRU Indictment
jgoldsmith, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Pittsburgh at Night (Fraser Mummery, https://flic.kr/p/b8XMVt; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). It’s about two weeks before the 2020 presidential election. According to a bipartisan report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee, Russia engaged in “an aggressive, multifaceted effort to influence, or attempt to influence, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.” And in the words of the FBI director, Russia is engaged in “very active efforts ... to influence our election in 2020.” Unsurprisingly, three-quarters of Americans are “somewhat concern...
Defining Voter Intimidation: Six Battleground States
kiyer, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
The Supreme Court of Florida (Steven Martin, https://flic.kr/p/2j1ofeh; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). Lawfare* is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the nation confronts the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses for election administration. Through student-driven research, tool development, and direct services to jurisdictions, the project focuses ...
USA hypocritical in Turkey foreign relations
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
EBRD extends funds to Turkey’s Bank Loan of US$ 25 million to support entrepreneurs amid coronavirus pandemic Financing to support companies affected by economic impact of crisis Funds will boost resilience of Turkey’s financial sector The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to US$ 25 million (€22.5 million) to Alternatif Bank for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporates affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In parallel, the International Finance Corporation is providing a similar-size...
Crisis Looms In Alarmist Climate Science
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Climate science is dominated by alarmists addicted to the idea that increasing carbon dioxide will cause dangerous global warming. How much warming is thus the central scientific question. This question has been surprisingly difficult to answer despite 40 years of research, costing tens…
Ten fat polar bears filmed raiding a stalled Russian garbage truck
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: From the Siberian Times today (20 October) is a story with few facts but a fabulous video of six fat adults and four fat cubs as they set siege to a stalled open garbage truck in the Russian Arctic. It may have been filmed on Novaya Zemlya but that has not…
The truth behind renewable energy
GCD, ClimateCite Corp - 14 hours ago
Can renewable energy sources supply the world with a large share of the energy it requires? While some environmentalists advocate the total replacement of fossil fuels by solar, wind and battery power, Dr Lars Schernikau explains why this is impossible. by Dr. Lars Schernikau, HMS Bergbau Group, Germany & Singapore Download the Full Article Photo: A young man burning …
Early votes are in for this family – please vote
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
Joe Biden has aired a commercial which encourages people to vote. He only appears at the end and he does not say vote for me, although that is tacitly implied. While Biden is ahead in several swing state polls, the … Continue reading →
New Video : Life In The Disinformation Age
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 22 hours ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/QMvlY0k
New Video : Destroying Civilization With Fake Data
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/mJPfgyz
Scott Gottlieb: U.S. on Cusp of “Rapid Acceleration” of Coronavirus Cases
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * The fast-approaching holiday season and family gatherings could be the next drivers of new infections in the country, which has witnessed roughly 8.3 million confirmed cases and 220,000 related deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Scott Gottlieb (see our interview with him here), the former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has warned that the United States is only days away from “seeing a rapid acceleration in cases” of the coronavirus. “The summer was a backstop, of sorts, to the spring ...
Trump Or Biden Can Still Fix America’s Failing Foreign Policy
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *Politics, Americas* Washington’s foreign policy is in desperate need of reform. The next president can either make changes to our benefit—or ride the status quo to disaster. *Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from* *The Eleventh Hour in 2020 America: How America's Foreign Policy Got Jacked Up - And How The Next Administration Can Fix It. * Look, there’s just no good way to say this: American foreign policy for more than two decades has been an unqualified failure. If substantive changes are not made—soon—in how we engage with the world, we risk suffe...
Is China Preparing for War in the Taiwan Strait?
J. Michael Cole, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*J. Michael Cole* *China, Asia* Although Beijing is undoubtedly committed to further widening the military imbalance in the Taiwan Strait and to deploying assets that can delay or even prevent a U.S. intervention, China’s ability to prosecute a quick invasion of Taiwan at acceptable cost remains, by most yardsticks, too much of an uncertainty. Since the beginning of 2020, China’s signaling of its purported intentions toward Taiwan has taken an unmistakable turn for the belligerent, with editorials clamoring for military action and a substantial increase in People’s Liberation Ar...
Criminals Hate Regulations-- Who'da Thunk?
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
You know who hates rules and regulations? Criminals-- and not just the Mafia. It includes the exploitative class and the conservative political parties that represent that class' interests. It's why I've never voted for a Republican. And it's why I've never identified as a Republican... despite knowing how corrupt and worthless the Democratic Party has become over the course of my lifetime, especially since Bill Clinton helped usher in a take-over by the Republican wing of the Democratic Party in 1992. But even most of the worst of the conservaDems tend to back at least *some* ...
The Plight of Domestic Workers in Brazil
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct 21 (IPS) - Waldeli Melleiro is a project manager at the Brazil Office of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Christoph Heuser is the resident representative at the FES Brazil Office.The inclusivity of Brazilian society is put to the test as the coronavirus pandemic highlights a labour sector ripe with historical and structural inequality: domestic work. Read the full story, “The Plight of Domestic Workers in Brazil”, on globalissues.org →
Q&A: Human Trafficking Survivor Harold D’Souza: “The Perpetrators are More Aggressive Than Ever”
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (IPS) - The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic continues: as more people around the world lose their livelihoods, human trafficking is on the rise. Support services for survivors have been shut, and past gains to combat it have been reversed. Funding has dried up. Read the full story, “Q&A: Human Trafficking Survivor Harold D’Souza: “The Perpetrators are More Aggressive Than Ever””, on globalissues.org →
Food Security Bursts Onto the Global Agenda
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
ROME, Oct 21 (IPS) - Mario Lubetkin is Assistant Director General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)The month of October 2020 will be recalled as one of the most important moments in raising awareness about world food security, whether in the global debate or in the search for possible concrete solutions. Read the full story, “Food Security Bursts Onto the Global Agenda”, on globalissues.org →
Which Leaders Will Lose From A Biden Victory?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Joe Biden addresses supporters at his South Carolina primary night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart *Fortune:* *Meet the national leaders who stand to lose from a Biden victory* If Donald Trump is forced from the White House in the November election, he won’t be the only loser. Though many governments would likely celebrate the end of the most unconventional and at times chaotic U.S. presidency of modern times, others will have reason to miss it. For the leaders of Turkey, North Korea and Israel, the ledger has been almost entirely pos...
Yahoo Doug Ford, Puts A Real “Iron Ring” of Protection Around His Government & Negligent Long Term Care Homes
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
* Are you surprised? I’m not. After all the malfeasance was obvious, now the Ford government will ‘plead’ innocent and avoid responsibility. Pay attention to the weasel wording.* * This should not be allowed. This should not stand. It’s reprehensible. It was the Ford Government’s policy that allowed for the sick to be moved in LTC homes. That allowed for homes to be at over capacity. They’ll claim they couldn’t have known, but, that’s a lie. Common sense suggests otherwise.* *CTV: New Ford government legislation could protect long-term care homes, province from COVID-19 lawsuits...
Blowback From Europe After Joe Biden Categorized Poland And Hungary As 'Totalitarian regimes', Comparing Them To Belarus At Last Week's Town Hall
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Brad Patty, The Post Millennial:* *Joe Biden is dead wrong on Hungary and Poland * Presidential candidate Joe Biden raised hackles among our allies last week. He told the ABC town hall audience “You see what’s happened in everything from Belarus to Poland to Hungary, and the rise of totalitarian regimes in the world.” He went on to turn this into a campaign plank, but our allies in Eastern Europe were understandably upset. Hungary, for example, is close to joining only seven NATO countries that meet their defense budget obligations to the alliance. They are our partners in th...
Biden’s Bluff
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 12 hours ago
Clearly Biden and the Democrats have gone all in on the electability of the nominee. The bluff is two-fold. Something for Everyone The first dimension is Biden as the blank slate on which a multitude of promises are bestowed. Everyday there are announcements: Biden’s climate plan has popular approval Biden calls for end to violence […]
Cop Rips Woman’s Hair from Her Scalp Over Broken ‘Third Brake Light’ That Was WORKING
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: brake light]A stop over working "third brake light" escalated to the point that a woman was dragged from her car and her hair ripped from her scalp.
MintPress Is Going Behind The Headlines
Mnar Muhawesh Adley, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
That is why as part of our effort to continue reporting on stories you won’t find anywhere else, we have teamed up with Behind the Headlines, a new, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of journalism that dares to challenge official narratives and bucks party lines. The post MintPress Is Going Behind The Headlines appeared first on MintPress News.
From Assassinations to Sanctions: Emergency Powers and the Rise of the Imperial Presidency
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
A decades-long push to concentrate power in the Oval Office through emergency response legislation has made the Office of the President more powerful than ever. The post From Assassinations to Sanctions: Emergency Powers and the Rise of the Imperial Presidency appeared first on MintPress News.
Don’t Vote for a Psychopath: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government
John Whitehead, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
Studies have shown that despite clear evidence of the damage that has already been inflicted on our nation and its citizens by a psychopathic government, voters continue to elect psychopaths to positions of power and influence. The post Don’t Vote for a Psychopath: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government appeared first on MintPress News.
New Hampshire: Trump Supporters Receive Letters Threatening to Burn Down Their Homes
NY Post, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Let's think strategic. Is it possible that threats such as this are designed, not to win votes for Biden but for Trump? If martial law is the end game for the Deep State, and if riots are needed to justify martial law, then a Trump victory is the only way to make rioting plausible.
Occult Ritual in Boston as Antifa Member Eats a Heart
National File, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Video shows an Antifa member reportedly sucking the blood out of a heart meant to symbolize that of President Trump. [Is this activity designed to attract votes for Biden or Trump?]
THE BIG BANG RESET: $200T to RESET, with $80T This Weekend…(VERSION WITH SLIDES)
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
ITM TRADING, INC. 16 Oct 2020 Lynette has been warning you about the $200 Trillion Dollar Reset of Major Bank Contracts within the next year. And it’s now being announced they are officially Resetting over $80 Trillion by Monday, October 19. Lynette shows you why this is being called “The Big Bang” across the media, …
Google Promotes Maine Shellfish Scare – As Production Sets Record
James Taylor, Climate Realism - 1 day ago
Google News is promoting claims that global warming is killing off Maine’s shellfish. However, objective data show that Maine is producing a record aquaculture harvest and Maine’s lobster catch is also setting records. At the top of search results today for “climate change,” Google News is promoting a Sci Tech Daily article titled, “Iconic Food […] The post Google Promotes Maine Shellfish Scare – As Production Sets Record appeared first on Climate Realism.
With Low Turnout, US-funded Hong Kong-style Mobs Attack Thai Police
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 12 hours ago
US-funded mobs seek escalation in bid to destabilize Thailand, ruin Thai economy, and destroy ties between Thailand and China. Western media covers up, spins violence. *October 21, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Several thousand US-funded anti-government protesters violently attacked multiple police lines in a failed bid to storm Thailand's Government House in the capital, Bangkok. Police fell back several times - some police sustaining injuries - in an attempt to delay additional violence for as long as possible. The Western and local opposition media including fronts funde...
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Plead to 3 Criminal Charges
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The company will plead guilty to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback laws, Justice Department officials said.
Drone Swarms: Can the U.S. Military Defeat Them in a War?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Drones, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1AFA2E03D0&share=true] Time to bring out the lasers? What are the best weapons to defeat this new challenge? Swarms of enemy drones approaching a forward operating base or groups of dismounted soldiers present a unique and increasingly challenging threat. Enemy drones can blanket areas with surveillance, test enemy defenses, jam communications and even themselves become explosives to attack targets. The variety of uses of small drones, and the guidance systems which direc...
Type 60: Japan's Double-Barreled Tank Destroyer Never Went to War
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Asia* [image: By Earlybird - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1168134] Though it probably couldn’t go head-to-head against a tank, it had one advantage over virtually every armored vehicle—two main guns. First fielded in the early 1960s, this odd-looking tank destroyer took a page from the United States Marine Corps’ tank destroyer playbook by mounting not one but two recoilless rifles on the top right of the hull. The Type 60’s dual 105mm M40 rifles fire a large rimmed High-explosive Anti-tank (HEAT) cartridge. Th...
How sexist abuse of women in Congress amounts to political violence – and undermines American democracy
Mona Lena Krook, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Women & Politics Ph.D. Program, Rutgers University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Misogyny combined with partisan vitriol is a dangerous combination for women politicians and American democracy, says a recent House resolution denouncing 'violence against women in politics.'
19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots -- and that's why we've got laws regulating behavior at polling places
Kristin Kanthak, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Laws that have long kept campaigners away from voters at polling places may not work in a world where a T-shirt symbol can be interpreted as campaigning.
From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former Yugoslavia
Keith Brown, Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Demonstrations by Macedonian villagers in the 1980s, which helped spark the end of Communist rule in the former Yugoslavia, hold vital lessons for Americans peacefully protesting for police reform.
How might the campaign’s endgame be disrupted? Here are five scenarios, drawn from the history of election polling
W. Joseph Campbell, Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Polling shows Joe Biden with a large lead over Donald Trump nationally in the presidential race. But there are many ways that presidential race polling has gone wrong in the past, and could do so now.
People want data privacy but don't always know what they're getting
Rachel Cummings, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
Parents of 545 Children Separated at Border Can’t Be Found
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.
BMJ journal retracts, replaces study on chronic fatigue in children
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
A BMJ journal has retracted and replaced a paper on chronic fatigue in children after admitting that it misrepresented the nature of the research in the editing process. But the article has drawn scrutiny beyond merely the characterization of the analysis. The paper, “Cognitive–behavioural therapy combined with music therapy for chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus … Continue reading BMJ journal retracts, replaces study on chronic fatigue in children
An Election?
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
By this evening, we'll know whether we're headed into a federal election. Bruce Anderson and David Coletto at Abacus Data have surveyed Canadians on the prospect of an election: About a third of those surveyed say they have been following this situation very or pretty closely. One in five Canadians (20%) hadn’t heard of it. The rest had only a vague recollection. Compared to our norms this indicates a relatively low level of public engagement so far. Conservative supporters are slightly more likely to be following the events closely, but about a third of all four major party suppo...
An old island ferry undergoes a radical transformation
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I was intrigued to read an article at the Old Salt Blog about a Norwegian island ferry, launched in 1961, that's been converted into a houseboat for two Danish architects and their child. According to marine architecture sites, the MV *Bukken-Bruse* was built in 1961. She was a small ferry, 126 feet long and weighing less than 400 tons fully loaded. She was built with access ramps at either end, so she could put her bow or stern against a pier and load or discharge motor vehicles. This meant that vehicles could drive straight on, then drive straight off, without having to tur...
Facebook demonetized the Babylon Bee for inciting violence through satire
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
I saw this tweet and assumed it was the Federalist publishing satire: Facebook Demonetizes Satire Site Babylon Bee, Claims Monty Python Spoof 'Incites Violence' https://t.co/CCflyp4pWp — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 20, 2020 But it turns out it's true. That's right Facebook is preventing the Babylon Bee from making money because the Bee mocked Democrat Senator Hirono for wanting to burn ACB at the stake. Here's the Bee's take on the situation: In what universe does a fictional quote as part of an obvious joke constitute a genuine incitement to violence? How does context not com...
The Lockdowns are killing people with dementia: Another cost that is never mentioned
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
This summer the number of deaths from dementia has gone up by 20%, 11000 more people have died than usual from dementia. It turns out that social isolation leads to dementia, heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, cognitive decline, and death. That makes sense but when Democrats keep pushing lockdown forever for everyone they act as though keeping people under what is basically house arrest has no negative impacts. They have to pretend that locking everyone down is good since their real objective is to make you suffer enough that you'll vote for Joe Biden. The current e...
"Struggling" bar owner in Joe Biden ad is really a rich tech investor
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
Joe Biden even lies in his campaign ads. A recent one featuring Joe Malcoun who is a co-owner of the Blind Pig, a bar/music venue, in Michigan doesn't mention that he inherited a ton of money. So much money that he's an angel investor for startup tech companies. What's also bizarre about the ad is that Joe Malcoun has made the maximum legally allowed contributions to the Biden campaign so it's clear that by hiding that Joe Biden is being deceptive. Even worse is the ad makes no sense. Joe Biden is a big fan of the tyrannical governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, who's draconia...
Australia: Four Newborn Babies Die After Being Denied Heart Surgery Due to COVID Travel Rules
admin, Prison Planet.com - 15 hours ago
*Paul Joseph Watson* | Interstate transfers to Melbourne blocked due to corona lockdown restrictions.
Citing White Birth Rates, Chinese Ambassador Claims Western Leaders Are Pursuing a “Genocide Policy”
admin, Prison Planet.com - 15 hours ago
*Paul Joseph Watson* | Dr Zhao Yongchen responds to accusations of human rights abuses against Uighur population.
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