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Why America’s Economic War On China Is Failing
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump—supported by most of the U.S. establishment—deepened the U.S. government’s assault on the Chinese economy. The “trade war” seemed to play well with Trump’s political base, who somehow hoped that an economic attack on China would miraculously create economic prosperity for them. In 2018, Trump slapped tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of various Chinese goods. Then, Trump’s administration went after Chinese high-tech firms such as Huawei, ZTE, ByteDance (the owners of TikTok), and WeChat. The post Why America’s Economic War On China Is Failing appe...
Pandemic Could Push Up To 150 Million Into ‘Extreme Poverty’ By 2021
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Amid findings that the combined wealth of the planet's billionaires skyrocketed to $10.2 trillion during the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Wednesday that the public health crisis could cause global extreme poverty to rise for the first time in over two decades and push tens of millions of people into that category by next year. "Between 88 million and 115 million people could fall back into extreme poverty as a result of the pandemic, with an additional increase of between 23 million and 35 million in 2021, potentially bringing the total number of new people living i...
Trump Administration Imposes Crushing New Sanctions On Iran
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed a new, crushing round of sanctions that virtually blacklists Iran’s entire financial sector - raising concerns it will cut off the country’s ability to import humanitarian goods like food and medicine. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said in a statement that the sanctions, which target 18 banks and penalize foreign institutions that do business with them, are part of efforts to cut down on “illicit access to U.S. dollars” and won’t stifle humanitarian efforts. The post Trump Administration Imposes Crushing New Sanctions On Iran ap...
Fierce battle continues in Karabakh as Azerbaijani forces launch new attacks
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Fierce battle continues in Karabakh as Azerbaijani forces launch new attacks] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – Despite the agreement to meet in Moscow for peace talks, the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces continued their clashes inside the Karabakh region, as the former attempts to advance at the northern and southern axes. According to reports from the field, the Azerbaijani Army launched new attacks along the southern and northern axes of Karabakh, with a heavy concentration on the area around the key city of Jebrail. Earlier in the day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense an...
Russia began modernizing Syrian Army 2 years ago: Assad
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Russia began modernizing Syrian Army 2 years ago: Assad] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is completely dependent on Russian weapons, and that it will be modernized in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Defense. Assad told Russia’s Sputnik Agency on Thursday: “Two years ago, we began implementing a plan to modernize our army, and it is clear that we will do this modernization in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Defense, because our army for several decades has been completely dependent on R...
Azerbaijan shows off captured tanks, military equipment in Karabakh: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan shows off captured tanks, military equipment in Karabakh: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense released footage on Thursday of several armored vehicles captured by their forces in the Karabakh region. In the first part of the video, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense shows footage of enemy tanks that were captured during the intense clashes in the Karabakh region. The second part of the video shows captured military equipment and armored vehicles up close, with the camera zooming into the inside of a tank. Continue reading Az...
Ex-Ukrainian lawmaker accuses ex-president of supply Syrian militants with weapons
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Ex-Ukrainian lawmaker accuses ex-president of supply Syrian militants with weapons] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – Former Ukrainian parliamentarian David Zhvania announced his intention to file a lawsuit against former President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of supplying Syrian militants with internationally prohibited ammunition. Zhvania said in a recorded statement that he posted on his YouTube channel that he is preparing to submit a new official lawsuit to the State Investigation Office against Poroshenko, accusing the former president of plotting an authoritarian cou...
Armenia and Azerbaijan may sign truce in next 24 hours: France
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Armenia and Azerbaijan may sign truce in next 24 hours: France] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Elysee Palace in the French capital, Paris, announced that the two parties to the conflict in the Karabakh region may sign a truce today or tomorrow that puts an end to the fighting that has lasted since September 27th. The AFP quoted the French presidential palace as saying, “The two parties to the conflict are heading towards a truce on Friday or Saturday.” This statement comes just hours after both Baku and Yerevan agreed to attend a peace conference in Moscow that will be m...
US reveals F-18 Super Hornet deployed to Middle East with stealth-spotting infrared sensors
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: US reveals F-18 Super Hornet deployed to Middle East with stealth-spotting infrared sensors] An advanced infrared targeting pod due to be installed on a future version of the US Navy’s bread-and-butter fighter aircraft has been spotted in recent photos showing the jets in action over the Middle East. In photos dated September 30, 2020, and posted on the Pentagon’s Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website, an F/A-18F can be seen carrying the new infrared search and track system (IRST) pod while on patrol. The sensor is the small black button on the fron...
Voter fraud is real and significant; at least tens of thousands of illegal ballots were cast in the last election
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
The Public Interest Legal Foundation has a new report out based on a deep dive into voter registration and votes cast that shows that tens of thousands of fraudulent ballots are cast in recent elections. Democrats want to send ballots out to every registered voter but the study found 349,773 deceased people who are still registered to vote. In 2018 the study found the following: - 37,889 people cast two votes from the same address - 6718 people voted after dying - 34,000 illegally voted from commercial addresses; not their home address - 8,360 people voted in two di...
Treasury Department confirms that Hunter Biden got $3.5M from Russian oligarch Elena Baturina
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
When Joe Biden was Vice President his son Hunter got a wire transfer from the billionaire wife of the former mayor of Moscow Elena Baturina. The Treasury Department has confirmed this despite Joe Biden falsely saying that the claim had been discredited in the first debate. Biden also denied that his son relieved millions from the Chinese Communist government but it's a matter of public record that his company was given $1.5B by Xi Jinping's government to invest. When people manage billions of dollars like that they get commissions on the order of tens of millions of dollars. Of...
Joe Biden's debate lies: the short list
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
Here's a partial list of the lies that Joe Biden told during the first debate: 1) Biden said that Trump benefitted from changes in Trump's tax law in 2017 but Trump's tax cuts didn't take effect until 2018. The deductions that Trump used were in place when Joe Biden was VP and when he was in the Senate and he did nothing to change them. Perhaps because he himself used a Subchapter-S tax avoidance scheme to reduce his tax bill in 2017-2018 by $500,000. 2)Biden said Trump had done nothing to help small businesses during COVID but in fact the Trump administration spent 100s of bil...
Spelthorne spending spree “likely broke the law”
Gareth Davies, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 15 hours ago
KPMG has refused to sign off Spelthorne council's accounts and suggested it could take the local authority to court over borrowing and investments in commercial property
After World War II, Great Britain Found Itself In The Middle Of Greece's Civil War
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Conflict developed for control of the government of Greece after World War II. As 1944 drew to a close, the British in Greece found themselves in a parlous situation. They had agreed to support the restoration of Greek civil authority while overseeing the distribution of aid and the re-creation of armed forces to ensure internal security, all while commitments elsewhere were straining them almost to the breaking point. The temporary and unstable government of “National Unity” was led by Giorgios Papandreou. It included representatives ...
Israel’s Use of Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Future of War
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2002%3Anewsml_RP3DRIBFOSAB&share=true] These kinds of technologies will keep Israel at the front of advanced wars. War is always going to be fought with people and weapons. It is also always going to involve “platforms,” such as tanks and the capabilities they have. It is important to understand that in discussions of the future of warfare the issue is not just about the person or the platform but also tying it all together. At the heart of that effort today are attempts ...
Increased activity at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
A period of increased volcanic activity started at Guatemala's Pacaya volcano on Thursday, October 8, 2020, with intense Strombolian activity ejecting volcanic material up to 300 m (984 feet), ash emissions and at least 4 lava flows. Pacaya is a highly active...... Read more »
Mercosur, CETA, enjeux de relocalisation : où en est-on ? Comment se mobiliser ?
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
09-Oct-2020 La Commission négocie de nouveaux accords de libéralisation du commerce tous azimuts, tandis qu'Emmanuel Macron dit à Paris s'opposer à l'accord UE-Mercosur mais ne prend aucune initiative pour le bloquer.
AFCFTA: Rules of origin negotiations at concluding stages
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
09-Oct-2020 Nigeria has negotiated and almost concluded the rules of origin to pave way for Nigeria's ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Maroc-Turquie : Les détails de l'amendement de l'accord de libre échange approuvé par le Conseil de gouvernement
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
09-Oct-2020 Les principales modifications apportées à l'accord de libre échange entre le Maroc et la Turquie sont l'adoption d'une liste négative de plus de 1200 produits locaux impactés par les importations turques.
Morocco-Turkey FTA: Rabat restores tariffs on 1200 Turkish products
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
09-Oct-2020 The Moroccan Government approved an amendment of the Morocco-Turkey Free Trade Agreement, increasing tariffs by up to 90% on 1200 Turkish goods for a five-year period.
Borough Park, Brooklyn... A Living Journey Back In Time-- WAY Back In Time... And, Of Course, Thick With COVID And Trumpists
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, there were always rumors of Republicans being there-- just not very many, and certainly never enough to be an electoral factor. Even last cycle, decades later, Hillary won Brooklyn 595,086 (79.7%) to 133,653 (17.9%). Still... where the hell did those 133 thousand people come from? Oh, basically Russia... and Israel. Russian neighborhoods in south Brooklyn are breeding grounds for treason and full-on fascism, and Ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods like Borough Park are bizarrely alternative and nearly self-contained universes that have more in common...
Convicted and US$30 Billion Poorer, Eike Batista Prepares Triumphant Return
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nothing breaks Eike Batista's spirit, who is rubbing his hands to get back into "entrepreneurship". He can't wait. And he has already begun preparing his return. Where to? To the MMX mining company and the OSX shipyard, which was the offspring of the megalomaniac OGX (which The post Convicted and US$30 Billion Poorer, Eike Batista Prepares Triumphant Return appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian National Force Helicopter Involved in Fire Fighting Crashes in Pantanal
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A National Force helicopter deployed to help control the fires in the Pantanal crashed on Thursday October 8th in the Porto Jofre region, in Poconé (MT). The information was confirmed by the Mato Grosso Integrated Air Operations Center (CIOPAER). Three crew members were injured. They were rescued and sent to […] The post Brazilian National Force Helicopter Involved in Fire Fighting Crashes in Pantanal appeared first on The Rio Times.
Amid Pandemic, Sharply Increased U.S. Detention Times Put Migrants at Risk
Newsfeed, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The 31-year-old Cuban rancher arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border after crossing through nearly a dozen countries to seek political asylum in the United States. More than a year later, Yudanys Perez remains locked up. As he presses his legal case, he’s been shuttled among six immigration detention centers and […] The post Amid Pandemic, Sharply Increased U.S. Detention Times Put Migrants at Risk appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fleet of 300 Chinese Boats Threatens Chilean Artisanal Fishermen
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "The Chilean Navy has been instructed to be on the alert to the situation of protecting the territorial waters," said Román Zelaya, undersecretary of fishing under the Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism, in a statement referring to the flow of Asian vessels threatening to enter the 200 miles of […] The post Fleet of 300 Chinese Boats Threatens Chilean Artisanal Fishermen appeared first on The Rio Times.
Justice Mello Bids Farewell to STF, Demands Bolsonaro Be Treated as “Equal Before the Law”
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In his last Supreme Court session, the doyen of the Court, Celso de Mello, again argued that President Jair Bolsonaro should testify in person in the inquiry in which he is being investigated for politically interfering with the Federal Police. He stressed that no . . . To read the […] The post Justice Mello Bids Farewell to STF, Demands Bolsonaro Be Treated as “Equal Before the Law” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuela Pro-Government Assembly Approves Law Expanding Maduro’s Powers
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and foreign nations, in response to U.S. sanctions. Maduro last week delivered the “anti-blockade” bill on Tuesday to the assembly, a parallel legislature he created to bypass […] The post Venezuela Pro-Government Assembly Approves Law Expanding Maduro’s Powers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19 Vaccine: Brazil Guarantees 140 Million Doses in First Semester 2021
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Ministry of Health, Brazil will have approximately 140 million doses of a vaccine against the coronavirus for the first half of next year. There will be 100 million doses from the agreement with Astrazeneca Pharmaceutical, which holds the Oxford University immunizer license, and another 42.5 million from […] The post Covid-19 Vaccine: Brazil Guarantees 140 Million Doses in First Semester 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hi Fly: Airline profiting from deportations while owners decry ‘desperate plight of migrants’
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The government’s attempts to hastily expel Channel-crossing migrants on charter flights have gathered pace, with a series of deportations over the last two months.
For An Egalitarian, Cooperative Road To An Ecosocialist Future
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
We are in the midst of a climate emergency and there is no way out without radically changing the way society is organized. If humanity does not free itself from the capitalist drive for ever greater profits and ever-expanding economic growth, rising global temperatures alone will make the planet uninhabitable for humans and millions of other living species. We urgently need to find a collective road to a new way of living that is based on human solidarity and ecological sustainability. The post For An Egalitarian, Cooperative Road To An Ecosocialist Future appeared first on Popul...
Google Contractor Moving Work From Pittsburgh To Poland To Bust Union
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Pittsburgh, PA -Today the NLRB charged Google Contractor HCL with moving work from Pittsburgh to Poland, citing that the move was a way to bust the newly formed Pittsburgh Association of Tech Professionals. The NLRB Region 6, based in Pittsburgh, charged HCL with breaking labor law and refusing to negotiate a bargain in good faith with the Pittsburgh Association of Tech Professionals. Most egregiously, the NLRB charged HCL with moving work to lower-paid tech workers in Krakow, Poland. The post Google Contractor Moving Work From Pittsburgh To Poland To Bust Union appeared first on...
Protest Over Arrest Of Pregnant Woman Enters Seventh Day
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
A protest in front of City Hall in Kansas City over the arrest of a pregnant Black woman entered its seventh day on Thursday. Demonstrators have camped out in front of City Hall after videos circulated showing a white Kansas City police officer kneeling on the back of a Black pregnant woman during her arrest last week. The protesters are demanding Police Chief Richard Smith resign and want the officer involved to be fired. They are also calling for the city to redistribute 50 percent of the department’s budget to social services to help the Black community, according to The Associ...
Why the Gatling Gun Was Such a Game-Changer (And A Real Killer)
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_TM4E93P0QGP01&share=true] The weapon was fast and provided a lot of firepower. *Key Point*: These weapons were powerful and were used in many conflicts. Here is how they become widespread at the end of the nineteenth century. Richard Gatling was born in Hertford County, NC, on December 12, 1818. His father was a prosperous farmer and inventor, and the son was destined to inherit the “invention bug.” After three of his sisters died at a young age from dise...
Portland: DA Declines To Prosecute 70% Of Portland Protest Cases
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 17 hours ago
Portland police have referred almost 1,000 protest-related cases to the Multnomah District Attorney’s Office since late May and prosecutors have declined to file charges in nearly 70 percent of them, according to an online tracking dashboard unveiled Wednesday. Prosecutors have so far fielded 974 criminal cases against people in the ongoing demonstrations against racial injustice and police use of force. They have dropped 666 of them without filing charges, data provided by the office shows. The post Portland: DA Declines To Prosecute 70% Of Portland Protest Cases appeared first ...
Wealth of Brazilian Billionaires Grew 39 Percent During Pandemic, Says UBS Survey
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian billionaires' fortunes grew by 39 percent between April and July 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS and PwC. The wealth of national The post Wealth of Brazilian Billionaires Grew 39 Percent During Pandemic, Says UBS Survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Canada Again Recruits Brazilians for Over 200 Positions
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Are you looking to leave Brazil and pursue an international career? The city of Montreal, in Canada, is looking for Brazilians to fill over 200 positions. The Montréal International agency has launched a recruitment campaign to hire professionals for 20 of the city's top companies, with priority for talents in […] The post Canada Again Recruits Brazilians for Over 200 Positions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Insulin Copay Caps Fall Short, Fuel Underground Exchanges
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 17 hours ago
Denver - D.j. Mattern had her Type 1 diabetes under control until COVID’s economic upheaval cost her husband his hotel maintenance job and their health coverage. The 42-year-old Denver woman suddenly faced insulin’s exorbitant list price — anywhere from $125 to $450 per vial — just as their household income shrank. She scrounged extra insulin from friends, and her doctor gave her a couple of samples. But as she rationed her supplies, her blood sugar rose so high her glucose monitor couldn’t even register a number. In June, she was hospitalized. The post Insulin Copay Caps Fall Sh...
Keep Space for Peace Week webinar
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
How can we confront the rapidly increasing militarisation and possible weaponization of space? When the US Space Force was established last year, President Trump said that it marked “a big moment” and that there was “going to be a lot of things happening in space. Because space is the world’s newest war-fighting domain.” A new generation of space weapons – episode 2 of Reagan’s Star Wars – is In the cards. The U.S., Russia, China and India have extensive military space programmes and tested ASATs and the UK, France, NATO, Japan and South Korea have either established or a...
Study: Millions of Brazilians Face Dire Poverty If Emergency COVID-19 Payments End
Newsfeed, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil managed to alleviate poverty with emergency payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, but if government income support efforts are not continued 15 million Brazilians will be thrown back into dire poverty come January, an economist . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] The post Study: Millions of Brazilians Face Dire Poverty If Emergency COVID-19 Payments End appeared first on The Rio Times.
Political Failings Put Colombian Activists at Risk, Says Amnesty International
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Frequent threats, attacks and killings targeting local activists across Colombia highlight the government’s inability to protect human rights defenders, advocacy group Amnesty International said on Thursday, Octrober 8th. Violence against rights defenders and activists - locally known as social leaders - will continue until the government effectively addresses structural issues […] The post Political Failings Put Colombian Activists at Risk, Says Amnesty International appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lava Jato and Sérgio Moro React to Bolsonaro’s Statement
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, October 8th, Paraná State Lava Jato task force members released a note after President Jair Bolsonaro's announcement that he had put an end to the operation because "there is no more corruption in the . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post Lava Jato and Sérgio Moro React to Bolsonaro’s Statement appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chile’s Foreign Trade Improving as September Exports Pick up
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's overseas trade reached almost US$93,5 billion (R$520 BILLION), between January and September this year, an 11 percent drop year on year, the president Sebastián Piñera government announced on Thursday. A drop in imports accounted for more than 85 percent of the decline in foreign trade, with imports falling 19 […] The post Chile’s Foreign Trade Improving as September Exports Pick up appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chilean Scientists Research Possible Mutation of Coronavirus in Magallanes, a Region closely in the Country’s South
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Scientists in Chile are investigating a possible mutation of the novel coronavirus in southern Patagonia, a far-flung region near the tip of the South American continent that has seen an unusually contagious second wave of infections in recent weeks. The Magallanes Region and its capital Punta Arenas has close trade, […] The post Chilean Scientists Research Possible Mutation of Coronavirus in Magallanes, a Region closely in the Country’s South appeared first on The Rio Times.
Formula One Champion Hamilton Against Cutting Trees for New Rio Race Circuit
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday, October 8th, he saw no need for a new racetrack in Rio de Janeiro and was against cutting down forest trees to make way for it . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] The post Formula One Champion Hamilton Against Cutting Trees for New Rio Race Circuit appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19 Vaccine Will Cost US$21 Per Person And Will Be Supported By the Brazilian Health System
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, October 8th, the Ministry of Health disclosed details of the agreement it signed with the global alliance of countries to access a vaccine against Covid-19. The two doses required to ensure immunity will cost US$21 - approximately R . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Covid-19 Vaccine Will Cost US$21 Per Person And Will Be Supported By the Brazilian Health System appeared first on The Rio Times.
Text-message ads from marijuana companies spur spam-related lawsuits
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
A legal and financial liability has emerged over the past two years threatening the coffers of marijuana businesses: class action lawsuits filed by recipients of unwanted text-message advertisements who allege they’re getting spammed with deals and sales. To date, at least a dozen such lawsuits have been filed across the nation since May 2018, when […] Text-message ads from marijuana companies spur spam-related lawsuits is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Rio’s Tijuca National Park Authorizes Access to Further Attractions
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Tijuca National Park, in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday, on Cotober 8th, freed access to additional attractions that had been closed since March, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The reopening of some waterfalls and lookouts is part of phase 6B of flexibilization of activities planned by the Rio de Janeiro […] The post Rio’s Tijuca National Park Authorizes Access to Further Attractions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lawyer for researcher deposed in $112.5 million Duke case asks us to remove a post
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
We receive occasional demand letters from attorneys here at Retraction Watch. Perhaps the most memorable was one in 2013 from an attorney claiming to represent Bharat Aggarwal. That prompted Popehat’s Ken White to enlarge our vocabulary by using the word “bumptious” in a post about the letter. To that library of letters we can now … Continue reading Lawyer for researcher deposed in $112.5 million Duke case asks us to remove a post
'Unusually' intense, record storm knocks power to over 200 000 customers in Capital District - New York, U.S.
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
A powerful thunderstorm hit New York's Capital District on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, leaving more than 200 000 customers without power and killing at least two people. The storm was described as an "unusual event" wit winds of 109 km/h (68 mph) --...... Read more »
Why is North America Immune To Global Warming?
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 17 hours ago
I'm not trying to be facetious here, but I don't know what other stance climate alarmists can take. Every data point --even those from warm-mongers NOAA-- reveals that the North American continent is cooling. The post Why is North America Immune To Global Warming? appeared first on Electroverse.
How a World War II Captain Fought Both the Nazis and the Japanese
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Walter Mansfield battled from the Balkans to China. *Key Point*: During World War II, Captain Walter Mansfield conducted several operations against the Nazis and the Japanese. On the night of August 19, 1943, a lone British Handley Page Halifax bomber flew over Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. The aircraft carried OSS Marine Captain Walter Mansfield. The 32-year-old Harvard graduate had been personally recruited by General William “Wild Bill” Donovan, head of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) that was the forerunner of the modern Central ...
WWII History: Patton's Plan to Capture Metz Involved Lots and Lots of Smoke
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Unquestionably, the use of smoke to screen a difficult river-crossing operation had been a welcomed development. With the defeat of the German Seventh Army and the closing of the Falaise Gap in the summer of 1944, the Allies pursued the retreating enemy across France. During the advance, their supply lines were stretched to the breaking point. The distance from the beaches and the only open port of any size, Cherbourg, meant that the diverging directions of the Allied advance could not be sustained equally. Th...
Meet the Only Australian Destroyer To Survive World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* The Australian destroyer HMAS Vendetta fought against Italy, Germany, and Japan during World War II. On October 20, 1941, the Australian destroyer *Vendetta* weighed anchor in the port of Alexandria, Egypt. After spending nearly two years supporting the Royal Navy in the fight for control of the Mediterranean Sea, the aging engines of the busy warship could no longer give her the speed needed to escort convoys, screen the fleet, or dodge dive- bombers. It was time for a major overhaul. Launched in Govan, Scotland, on November 25, 1916, ...
How the OSS Found General Wainwright
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] General Wainwright’s captivity lasted 39 months and took him from the Philippines to Formosa, Japan, Korea, and ultimately Manchuria. On May 6, 1942, in the Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor Island, General Jonathan Wainwright waited for the Japanese to respond to his surrender offer with a cease-fire. The courageous Army officer took the remaining time before entering into captivity to send a last message to President Franklin Roosevelt: “With broken heart and head bowed in sadness, but not in shame I report to Your ...
New York Rabbi Begs For President Trump To Help Jewish Community
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Anne Dachel Rabbi Hillel Handler from New York City is someone I first got to know in 2013 when he was speaking out against the forced vaccination of Orthodox Jewish children against measles. Rabbi Handler had done his own...
Check Out This Interesting Video of Pakistani Mirage III and F-7PG Jets During Road Runway Operations
Tom Demerly, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago
Pakistani F-7PG and Mirage III-DP Practice Flight Ops from Forward Area. It seems like there have been a lot of videos shared lately of air forces around the world conducting training exercises from roadways. Air [...] The post Check Out This Interesting Video of Pakistani Mirage III and F-7PG Jets During Road Runway Operations appeared first on The Aviationist.
The Counsel on Public Relations
Hadenoughalready, 'Nox & Friends - 18 hours ago
A Look at Edward Bernays, The Architect of the F A K E News and how our entire system was set in place. While some may think this video a bit “boring”, I found it fascinating. It tells the beginnings of what we now call “Fake News” and the roots of how it all started…in OUR White House. We often say Josef Goebbels was the “Father of Propaganda” but we, myself included, couldn’t be more WRONG. Watch and learn, folks… ~I can’t wait to hear your thoughts...HEA
Large-scale changes in Earth’s climate may originate in the Pacific
Jamie Spry, Climatism - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Some interesting theorising arises from this research, but as one expert commented: “These new data may raise more questions than they answer.” At least one existing belief about long-term climate change finds itself challenged. – – – The retreat of North America’s ice sheets in the latter years of…
Over 4,000 new soldiers inducted in Syrian Army: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Over 4,000 new soldiers inducted in Syrian Army: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – A large number of soldiers have graduated from basic training and joined the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. According to the SANA report, over 4,000 soldiers were inducted in the Syrian Arab Army in Damascus, as their graduation was still held in the capital, despite the fears caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. In a video captured of the ceremony, the newly inducted Syrian Arab Army soldiers can be seen marching and later graduating in front of the high ...
Reuters: No symptoms for 86% of lockdown COVID cases, UK study says...the drum beats on...and the farce continues
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 19 hours ago
*Discarded masks littering the landscape* *are a more serious problem than* *CovID Symptoms - Statistics* How much longer will the sheeple submit to this Global Farce? How much longer can the Billionaire Sharpies and Charlatans who own and operate the boogieman media keep the sheeple in the thrall of fear? Read the following report from Reuters and try to find even a smidgen of logic in it. The report's authors say that 86% of those put into lockdown *show no symptoms.* But, instead of cancelling the lockdown, the solution is to PUT MORE PEOPLE INTO LOCKDOWN TO TRY AND CAPTURE T...
Turkish-backed Libyan forces on high alert over potential enemy offensive
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Turkish-backed Libyan forces on high alert over potential enemy offensive] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – On Thursday, the Minister of Defense of the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Salah El-Dine Nimroush, called on the reconciliation forces to prepare for any possible attack by the Libyan National Army (LNA). The Operation Volcano Fury Facebook page, which is associated with the GNA, announced that its forces had taken all measures to repel and prevent any possible attack by the National Army. “Our heroic forces have begun to prepare the implementation ...
Using human rights to promote war: debunking UN’s new Venezuela report
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Red Lines host Anya Parampil debunks a new report issued by the UN Human Right’s Council which accuses Venezuela’s government of “crimes against humanity”. Includes transcript.
Extreme Rain and Drought Trends in California.
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 20 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Further to yesterday’s post on extremely hot days in California, NOAA also produce this graph for extreme rainfall for California: https://statesummaries.ncics.org/chapter/ca/ Clearly, rainfall is not becoming more extreme there, despite claims to the contrary. There is also this very interesting graph on drought trends since 1000 AD: […]
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to Russian peace talks
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to Russian peace talks] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova confirmed to reporters that Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to participate in the consultations that will be held in Moscow on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Zakharova said, “Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation in the consultations in Moscow, and preparations for the meeting are underway.” On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh for humanitarian reas...
Azerbaijan possibly shot down own drone after boasting of downed Armenian aircraft
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan possibly shot down own drone after boasting of downed Armenian aircraft] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, posted a photo on Thursday in which he claimed that his country’s forces shot down an Armenian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Karabakh region. In the photos posted by Hajiyev, however, the UAV appears to be an Israeli-made Harop drone, which is not in the arsenal of the Armenian Armed Forces or the Artsakh Defense Army. In fact, Azerbaijan is one of the few countries in the world that uses th...
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