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Who Would Win: An F-22, or a Tropical Storm? We Have an Answer.
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 24 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] On October 9, 2018, Hurricane Michael was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane, with winds measuring between 130 to 150 miles per hour and a storm surge as high as fourteen feet (Tyndall is about twelve feet above sea level). The Air Force had just a few days to evacuate. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The damaged Raptors made up roughly 10 percent of the Air Force's F-22 fleet. The F-22 Raptor may be the most elusive fighter ever built. It has a radar-cross section the size of a marble, and if it gets into trouble, it ...
America's Boys in Blue: Battledress Revolutionary War
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 24 minutes ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * Unlike the soldier of the modern era, who has specially made packs and a plethora of equipment, the Continental Army soldier basically headed into battle with his uniform, weapon and little else. Today’s Army Service Uniform, which is the military uniform worn by the United States Army personnel in situations where formal dress is called for, including workday situations, has returned to the “greens and pinks” retro look of the Second World War, yet it has its roots in the “army blue” uniform that harkens back to the Revolutionary War. Yet, during the e...
Operation Morvarid: Iran's Daring Raid on Iraqi Oil Platforms
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 24 minutes ago
*Charlie Gao* *History, Middle East* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In exchange for sinking the Paykan, the Iraqi Navy lost five Osa missile boats and four P-6 torpedo boats—roughly 80% of its strength. It would play little role for the remainder of the war, leaving it up to the Iraqi Air Force to launch attacks on Iranian shipping. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The ambitious raid destroyed Iraq's navy. It also dramatically cut Saddam Hussein's oil production, which never recovered during the war. On September 22, 1980 Saddam Hussein launched Iraq into a full-scale invasion of...
North Korea Can’t Get Enough of China’s (Ancient) Type 59 Tank
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 24 minutes ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The basic Type 59 served for almost two decades with very little modification. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the Type 59 is practically obsolete on the modern battlefield, it was how the Chinese tank-building industry got its start and proved a testbed for the Chinese military to experiment with the integration of modern Western cannons and technology. It also continues to arm many (even the bulk!) of tank units in the PLA today, perhaps epitomizing the fact that quantity is a quality of its own. While the United States, Germany, and the So...
Chief Sitting Bull VS Colonel Nelson Miles
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 51 minutes ago
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Turkey anyone????
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 52 minutes ago
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President Trump Set To Veto Defense Bill Over Renaming Bases
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 54 minutes ago
*NBC:* *Trump set on veto of defense bill over renaming bases honoring Confederates* WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto legislation to fund the military as one of his final acts in office unless a widely supported, bipartisan provision to rename military bases honoring Confederate military leaders is removed, according to White House, defense and congressional sources. Since the Nov. 3 election, Trump has privately told Republican lawmakers that he won't back down from his position during the campaign that he would veto the annual National Defense Authori...
George Carlin – The big club
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 55 minutes ago
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On the Navya-Nyaya Theory of Language
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 2 hours ago
The Navya-Nyaya school holds that spoken language is the primary language since it’s logically prior to written language. The language of gestures precedes spoken language—it’s something that the humans have learned from the animals which use bodily signs to communicate with each other without creating any sound. Written language is of critical importance because it enables people to create long sentences, express complicated ideas, and gain better understanding of the meaning of the spoken words, but, like the language of gestures in case of human beings, it exists parasitically on ...
Heroes everywhere
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 2 hours ago
*"Let us in education always call the attention of children to the hosts of men and women who are hidden from the light of fame, so kindling a love of humanity; not the vague and anaemic sentiment preached today as brotherhood, nor the political sentiment that the working classes should be redeemed and uplifted. What is most wanted is no patronising charity for humanity, but a reverent consciousness of its dignity and worth." * ~ Maria Montessori, from *To Educate the Human Potential* [Hat tip Carrie-Ann Biondi] *,* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to re...
Brazil Elects Mayors, With Eyes on Presidential Race
Agency Report, The Rio Times - 2 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Brazil votes Sunday, November 29th, in municipal runoff elections marked by the coronavirus pandemic that will give a preview of where its political players stand going into 2022, when far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is up for reelection. Bolsonaro upended Brazilian politics when he stormed to victory in the 2018 […] The post Brazil Elects Mayors, With Eyes on Presidential Race appeared first on The Rio Times.
Soccer Legend Maradona Laid to Rest
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Argentine soccer icon Diego Armando Maradona was interred on Thursday alongside his parents at a cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Mexican Mother of Twins Forced to Battle COVID-19 Late in Pregnancy
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
A Mexican woman who recently gave birth to twin girls faced complications and an acute case of COVID-19 late in her pregnancy.
AstraZeneca Eyes New Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine amid Questions
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Drug-maker AstraZeneca may organize a new international trial of its prospective coronavirus vaccine after acknowledging problems with results showing the formula to be 90 percent, CEO Pascal Soriot said on Thursday.
Mexicans Ready for Legalized Pot, President Says
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Mexicans will react responsibly to the legalization of recreational marijuana, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.
Black, Trans Woman Achieves Milestone with Election to Sao Paulo City Council
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Erika Hilton said she was forced to make a living as a sex worker in her teenage years but managed to leverage that pain to fuel her success in politics.
Naples Pays Emotional Tributes to Maradona
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
The stay-at-home measures in place to stem the spread of COVID-19 were largely ignored in Naples on Thursday by crowds that gathered in the street to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, who has an almost godlike status for many in the Italian city.
At Least 3 Killed as Cyclone Nivar Batters India’s Southern Coast
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
At least three Indians were killed on Thursday after cyclone Nivar, categorized as severe by the meteorological department, caused significant damage in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Turkish Judges Hand Down over 300 Life Sentences Linked to 2016 Coup Bid
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Turkish judges handed down life sentences to 333 soldiers and four civilians convicted of plotting a failed coup that shook the country in 2016.
Eto’o Says Messi Should Be Given the Respect a Player of His Level Deserves
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Samuel Eto’o, former player for FC Barcelona and the Cameroonian national team, said on Thursday that in the event striker Lionel Messi leaves Barça, he should be given a farewell a player of his level deserves.
Europe Mulls COVID Measures Ahead of Christmas
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Nations across Europe are analyzing measures to prevent the Christmas holiday period from becoming a frenzy of increased COVID-19 transmissions as families meet for festivities.
Indian Farmers, Workers Hold Mass Protests against Government
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
India witnessed on Thursday day-long anti-government protests due to a nationwide strike by an estimated 250 million workers along with a farmers’ march towards capital New Delhi to protest agrarian reforms.
Fans Bid Farewell to Soccer Legend, National Hero Maradona
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Diego Maradona’s body is lying in repose at the government headquarters in Buenos Aires, where thousands of people are bidding farewell to the legendary soccer player, who died from a heart attack on Wednesday.
Ahmadi Minority Face Increasing Violence in Pakistan
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
The Ahmadi religious minority has been facing increased sectarian violence with at least five killings of members of their community in recent months in Pakistan, human rights organizations and the persecuted Muslim sect denounced on Thursday.
Ethiopian Troops to Take Control of Tigrayan Capital after Ultimatum Expires
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed on Thursday that he ordered defense forces to take control of the capital of the northern region of Tigray.
Turmeric Missing from Sri Lankan Kitchens as Government Turns Protectionist
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Samantha Karunathilaka’s curry no longer carries the right hue or the home-cooked aroma since her stock of turmeric ran out, as this essential spice for Sri Lankan households has now practically disappeared from the markets due to the government’s protectionist policies.
South Korean Leader of Online Plot That Tortured Women Jailed 40 Years
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
A Seoul court sentenced Cho Ju-bin, the leader of a macabre online plot that shocked South Korea for having tortured, sexually abused, and extorted dozens of women, some minors, to share videos online.
New Zealand to Declare a Climate Emergency Next Week
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
New Zealand will declare a climate emergency next week to promote decarbonization and face the effects of the climate crisis, the country’s climate change minister announced on Thursday.
President Trump Participates in Thanksgiving Teleconference With Military – Video
sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Earlier today President Donald Trump held an annual teleconference call with members of the military. Following the teleconference President Trump took questions from a hostile media. [Video Below – Transcript To Follow]
Total Fund Management Parts 5.2 and 5.3: Doing TFM Right
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 1 hour ago
These are Parts 5.2 and 5.3 (continuation of last week's Part 5.1) of a seven part series on integrated Total Fund Management brought to you by Mihail Garchev, the former VP and Head of Total Fund Management at BCI and I. As discussed last week, *this is the nexus of TFM* and we decided to break Part 5 down into three parts because it was a lot of material. Please take the time to read Mihail's synopsis below on case studies followed by my comments and clips where he delves deeply into today's topic (added emphasis is mine): This week, we continue our journey into the various pr...
South Korea, China Agree On Early President Xi Visit And North Korea Talks
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Reuters:* *South Korea, China agree on early Xi visit, North Korea talks * SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and China agreed on Thursday to prepare for a visit to South Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping and to cooperate on stalled talks on North Korea’s nuclear programme and on tackling the novel coronavirus. China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, arrived in the South Korean capital late on Wednesday, after a two-day visit to Japan, as Asian governments prepare for change under a new U.S. administration. “Both sides agreed to actively communicate so that the COVID-19 situation stabi...
What Made the Lockheed P-38 Lightning So Special?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* [image: OVER VIRGINIA -- Steve Hinton flies] The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a Mainstay of U.S. Fighter Squadrons in Europe and the South Pacific. Due largely to their use in the postwar U.S. Army Air Forces and present proliferation among the air show community, the North American P-51 Mustang is thought of by many as the most important American fighter of World War II. In reality, however, the P-51 was a relative latecomer to the war, and even though it achieved a remarkable record during the last year of the war in Europe, it was ...
Trump Says He’ll Leave If Electoral College Seats Biden
AP News, Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
President Donald Trump said that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden's victory — even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake.”
Russia Tried to Build a 'Aircraft Carrier-Killer' Missile. It Failed.
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* China's development of anti-ship ballistic missiles has raised fears that U.S. aircraft carriers are in mortal danger. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The ocean is still a big place, and ships can still cover a fair distance in the time it takes for a land-based ballistic missile to be launched and to reach the target area. Missile guidance systems are better, but they still can home in on the wrong target. And, anti-missile defenses have improved, with U.S. Aegis warships able to shoot down ballistic missiles. China's development of anti-ship...
China's Aircraft Carriers Are About to Get Much More Dangerous
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Another piece of evidence that Beijing is meticulously building up elements of its naval power with an eye on long-term higher-end capabilities. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Chinese radar has been steadily improving, and once the KJ-600s are mounted, their radar coverage will extend anywhere the aircraft carrier goes. Traditionally a land power, Beijing has been compelled by events in the last two centuries to see the Pacific Ocean as its vulnerable flank. Now China has made no secret of its quest to rapidly develop a c...
Roar or Whimper: How Did Nazi Germany’s Tiger Tank Fare in Combat?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E65E1GOL01&share=true] These tanks were real beasts that were rightly feared (but they had several problems). *Key point: *These tanks were scary and hard to kill. But they also tended to breakdown and weren't mass produced enough to really matter. Nazi Germany's Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or *Tiger I*—soon earned a devastating reputation on the battlefield. *This firs...
Blue Checkmark Time! Twitter Is Bringing Back Verification.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* Well, in 2021, to be exact. In the many rhetorical battles that are fought on Twitter these days, one of the bitterest is between those who are verified, with blue checkmarks, and those who are not. In fact, “blue checks,” on that platform, is often treated as an anti-elitist epithet. The purpose of verification is to create trust among Twitter users that a well-known person using an account is actually who they say they are. So when, say, Elon Musk participates in the replies of a Twitter thread, the blue checkmark confirms that it’s real...
Are Hospitals Really Over-Crowded due to COVID Sick Patients?
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
As governors and health departments across the U.S. try to justify a second round of lockdowns in the name of COVID, the corporate media is once again proclaiming that hospitals across the U.S. are being overwhelmed by the COVID "pandemic." Since the corporate pharma-funded media got caught lying numerous times about over-crowded hospitals with alleged COVID patients the first time around back in March and April of this year, it is only prudent that we examine these claims and question the images they are broadcasting to see if they are in fact publishing the truth. But, a COVID vac...
Australia and China: Getting out of the hole
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
The Scottish Independent Labour Party leader in the 1930s, Jimmy Maxton, summed up the challenge of political leadership as well as anybody ever has: “If you can’t ride two bloody horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the bloody circus”. In getting out of the hole into which we have dug ourselves with China, the […]
Biden and South East Asia (Asialink Nov 24, 2020
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
Three weeks after the election, there is plenty of evidence that Biden and the emerging Democrat foreign policy team -in-waiting appreciate the strategic challenges facing President Elect Biden both in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. They have stressed rehabilitation of the multilateral system, the strengthening traditional alliances and determination to stand up to both Russia and […]
You’ll need a vaccine whether you like it or not
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
Sixty-plus years ago when, as a student, I was making my first overseas trip, there was more hassle involved in getting the required ‘international certificates of vaccination’ certificate (issued by the Department of Health on behalf of the World Health Organisation) than there was in obtaining a passport. The little yellow booklet also received more […]
Latest Findings on how well our Governments make Policy
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
For the third year running, independent research undertaken by two philosophically opposed Right and Left think tanks finds that basic standards of evidence and consultation-based policy making are only loosely followed by Australian federal and state governments. Nevertheless, there was an improvement on last year’s results. Credit – Unsplash The thinks tanks agreed the two […]
Is Rupert Murdoch going bust?
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
This video has been reposted from Michael West Media 25 November 2020
Journalists need medals for reporting on such dull politicians
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
The late, great comedian John Clarke always said that the best actors he had ever heard were sports commentators. The reason, he explained, was that they were able to convey the impression, with the utmost conviction, that the outcome of a football match was crucial, almost a matter of life or death. And then, suddenly, […]
Thug culture, not a warrior culture, to blame
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
“Losers” commit war crimes and are punished and pilloried in news articles, books, documentaries and movies while cover-ups by the victors of their atrocities ensure the winners evade justice. Cover-ups generally work. Australian war crimes against civilians are rarely exposed unless you happen to stumble across them such as the barely known 101-year-old ANZAC massacre […]
What does a Biden presidency mean for Australian post-secondary education?
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden’s anticipated quick alteration to American policy on climate change has received the greatest media attention in Australia because of its anticipated impact here, what about education? Although the election appeared to be a “policy free zone”, many of the Democratic Party’s policies on education represent a significant change from the past four […]
Remembering the financial brilliance of James Wolfensohn
Pearls and Irritations, Michael West - 10 hours ago
At a time when Australia is desperately trying to push one of our own to lead a world economic forum, it’s worth remembering James Wolfensohn, our most influential global financial figure. Aged 86, his death this week marks a good moment to recall the man who not only rose to the top of Wall Street […]
Loitering Munitions (A.K.A. Suicide Drones) Are Getting Deadlier Every Year
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Loitering munitions have also returned to their original role during events in 2018 and 2019 when they were used by the IDF to destroy Syrian Pantsir-S1 SAM batteries. While it’s unsure whether the munitions used in these strikes were Harpy 2, SkyStriker, or Delilah, loitering munitions remain effective in their original role. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In the twenty-first century, small drones equipped with explosives are within the reach of even small non-state actors - everyone from jihadists to South American...
Is A Mysterious Asteriod Connected To Pope Francis And The Start Of The Great Tribulation Period?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
SkyWatch TV GET “THE MESSENGER” WITH THE BIGGEST GIVEAWAY OF THE YEAR HERE! https://www.skywatchtvstore.com/colle… – What do the Jewish Feasts, prophetic Seals and Bowls from the book of Revelation, and an Earth-bound asteroid have in common? This is the question on the lips of every individual who sees the potential correlation between the impending coming …
Republicans Prove Massive Election Fraud By Democrats
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Belgians Told Police Will Knock on Doors at Christmas to Enforce COVID Rules
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Belgians Told Police Will Knock on Doors at Christmas to Enforce COVID Rules by Paul Joseph Watson, https://summit.news/ “If there is a lot of noise, police will knock on doors.” Belgians have been told that they can expect a knock on the door from police at Christmas if they are not properly following COVID-19 rules. …
Frank Holmes: Gold and Bitcoin to the Moon
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Palisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes back Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors. Frank discusses why the election results and a split house may be the perfect scenario for the stock market and the ideal scenario for gold. G20 Central bankers have been functioning as a cartel since 2008 by synchronizing …
Syria Blames Israel for Overnight Strikes
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Syria Blames Israel for Overnight Strikes by ANNA AHRONHEIM, https://www.jpost.com/ Strikes reportedly targeted Iranian, Hezbollah targets; 8 pro-Iranian fighters said to have been killed. – Syria has blamed Israel for a series of airstrikes on locations south of the capital Damascus and on the Golan Heights late Tuesday night. Syria’s SANA news agency said that …
Global Elites Agenda To Control YOUR LIFE And The Economy!
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Gold and Silver COMEX December Delivery Preview: Bob Coleman
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics Many analysts and traders are expecting record-setting delivery numbers for #gold and #silver in the #COMEX December delivery month. So for tonight’s show, Bob Coleman of Idaho Armored Vaults joined to explain what to expect, what the delivery numbers really mean, and how it might impact the price. end
UN Agency: Israel’s Gaza Blockade Has Devastated Economy
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
UN Agency: Israel’s Gaza Blockade Has Devastated Economy by JOSEF FEDERMAN, https://apnews.com/ JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as $16.7 billion in economic losses and sent poverty and unemployment skyrocketing, a U.N. report said Wednesday, as it called on Israel to lift the closure. …
David Morgan: We’re at the Silver Bull Market’s Most Powerful Leg
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Silver Bullion TV SBTV spoke with David Morgan, publisher of The Morgan Report, about the sideways price action of silver and how the current leg of the silver bull market will be one for the record books. The Morgan Report: https://www.themorganreport.com – Discussed in this interview: 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Mentality of successful investors 07:13 Catalyst …
Netanyahu Met Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
FRANCE 24 English Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu travelled to #SaudiArabia and met its crown prince, an Israeli official said on Monday, in what would be the first publicly confirmed visit there by an #Israeli leader as the countries close ranks against Iran. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Nadia Massih tells us more. end
“The Fraud Was Executed By Many Means”: Sidney Powell “Releases Kraken” With Dual Lawsuits In Michigan, Georgia
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
.@SidneyPowell1: "The evidence is so overwhelming..there is a foreign intrusion into our voting system." pic.twitter.com/32tupMovpB — Hizbullah Khan (@HizbkKhan) November 25, 2020 “The Fraud Was Executed By Many Means”: Sidney Powell “Releases Kraken” With Dual Lawsuits In Michigan, Georgia by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Sidney Powell has finally released the Kraken – filing two lawsuits in …
“TRUMP WILL WIN” President Trump Legal Team Hearing On Pennsylvania Ballots | NewsNOW From FOX
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
NewsNOW from FOX President Trump’s legal team speaks on the Election 2020 concerns in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Court grants hearing in election integrity case challenging the constitutionality of Act 77 (mail-in ballots). end
SHOCKING: 21% of All U.S. Dollars Were Printed in 2020! USD Value Falling
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
The Money GPS The U.S. dollar has seen the inverse of the stock market. Stocks have been going up higher. Tech stocks are rising much higher here in 2020. More money, cash, debt is flowing into the market. end
2020 Hindsight: Gold to Party Like its 2019 | Craig Hemke
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Liberty and Finance What a very long a year it has been. It’s nearly impossible to believe that only a year ago, gold was breaking through $1350, $1450, and $1500, and the Fed was mysteriously embarking on “Not QE” bond repos, during “the greatest economy ever.” How very long a year indeed. Craig Hemke, founder …
Pierre Lassonde’s Bold Call: Gold/Dow Ratio to Collapse 1:1, New Jan. Highs for Gold
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Stansberry Research Considered one of the most esteemed voices in the sector, gold super legend Pierre Lassonde predicts that the Dow Jones to gold ratio will retrace to 1:1, which it has historically done in the past. Should that happen, he tells our Daniela Cambone, the gold price could climb to $15,000–$20,000 an ounce. The …
“I Humbly Ask For Your Forgiveness” — Yet Another Democrat Leader Busted Breaking His Own COVID Rules
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
"I decided it would be safer for me to travel to see them than to have two family members travel back to Denver" How can you be a leader & not get how wrong this is? This is the selfishness that keeps us in this mess & it's an insult to everyone sacrificing for the …
Ethiopia - Tigray War News Updates -- November 26, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Ethiopia to launch 'final phase' of offensive in Tigray region, says PM* ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, after an ultimatum expired for Tigrayan forces to surrender. The government had given the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) until Wednesday to lay down their arms or face an assault on Mekelle, the regional capital of 500,000 people. Rights groups have raised concerns for civilians caught up in military operations i...
São Paulo’s First Black Trans Councilwoman Defies Barriers
Agency Report, The Rio Times - 3 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - (AFP) As she steps into the staid chamber of São Paulo's city council, the first black trans woman elected to the municipal legislature is well aware of the dangers before her. "Brazil is a racist, homophobic and transphobic country, and I'm all that in one," says Erika Hilton. The 27-year-old activist-turned-politician […] The post São Paulo’s First Black Trans Councilwoman Defies Barriers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 26, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*BBC: **Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: The long, medium, and short story * A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its northern Tigray region has thrown the country into turmoil. Fighting has been going on for almost two weeks, destabilizing the populous country in East Africa, with reports of hundreds dead. A power struggle, an election and a push for political reform are among several factors that led to the crisis. Here, we've broken them down to explain how and why this conflict has flared. In simple chunks of 100, 300 and 500 words, this is the story of t...
DC’s Corrupted Legislative Process and Why The Dem/Rep UniParty Dismisses Your Opinion of It…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
REPOSTED BY REQUEST – CTH often describes the background DC motives with the phrase: “There are Trillions at Stake.” Here we take a look at what that really means, and how DC politics is not quite based on the ideas … Continue reading →
Nigerians Reject US Imperialism With #EndSARS Protests
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 3 hours ago
Massive and intense protests against the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS unit, have been going on for at least four weeks now in Nigeria, but tensions between the SARS unit and the Nigerian people have only boiled over from older longstanding issues. Now, it seems that these current protests are not just against the controversial unit itself, but are also a wholesale rejection of US imperialism and the influence of US policy that many outside of Nigeria may not even be aware of. I’m joined by Abiodun Aremu, secretary for the Joint Action Front in Lagos, Nigeria, t...
World News Briefs -- November 26, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
President Trump made his announcement on his traditional Thanksgiving call with troops *Daily Mail*: *Donald Trump says COVID vaccines will start going out NEXT WEEK as he brags about his accomplishments in Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops * * President Donald Trump said COVID vaccines will start going out next week * He said healthcare workers and at-risk populations will get them first * We are rounding the curb,' he said. 'The vaccines are being delivered literally starting next week and week after' * He made the announcement on a Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, whe...
Iowa Tribe Creates National Park
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 3 hours ago
Lincoln, NE — The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska is creating the nation's largest tribal national park on a forested bluff overlooking the Missouri River and a historic site of its people. The 444-acre park will allow the tribe to tell the story of the Ioway people and provide a rustic getaway where people can hike, camp and bird-watch, said Lance Foster, the tribe's vice chairman. "We've been here for 1,000 years now and, unlike other people who can buy and sell land and move away, we can never move away," Foster said. "This is our land forever. And we'll be here for another ...
Canada’s Housing Co-ops Find Success Despite Covid-19 Challenges
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
Housing co-ops in Canada remain positive about the future, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 this year. A recent survey conducted by the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada) during a virtual town hall held last month revealed that 96% of co-op managers and staff were ‘doing well’. Most housing co-ops in Canada are rental co-ops developed during the 1970s and 80s under government social housing programmes targeting people with low to moderate incomes. Across Canada, over 2,200 non-profit housing co‑ops are home to about a quarter of a million people in ove...
Trump Administration Is Rushing To Mine Sacred Tribal Land
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
In yet another attack on the environment before leaving office, the Trump administration is seeking to transfer ownership of San Carlos Apache holy ground in Oak Flat, Arizona, to a copper mining company. The administration pushed to finish the environmental review process, a necessary step to transfer ownership to copper mining company Resolution Copper, and its two parent companies Rio Tinto and BHP, to December 2020, almost a full year ahead of the planned completion. "The Trump administration is cutting corners and doing a rushed job just to take care of Rio Tinto..." The pos...
Police Launch Violent Crackdown On Paris Refugee Camp
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
French riot police went on a fascistic rampage Monday evening, brutally assaulting a peaceful tent camp of some 500 refugees at the Place de la République in central Paris. Police used teargas, kicked and beat migrants with batons, tipped refugees out of their tents and assaulted them on the ground. Journalists filming the crackdown were also assaulted. The riot officers threw dozens of confiscated tents into trucks and drove them away. After the square was cleared, a group of several hundred homeless refugees were forced to march north until they reached the outer suburbs around ...
COVID-19 Economy: A Deliberate Disaster
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
With nearly 12 million cases and a quarter million deaths in the US so far (over 55 million cases and 1.3 million deaths world-wide), the COVID 19 pandemic is ravaging civilization. The disease is on track to be the deadliest epidemic since 1918. The economic fallout for the working class has been severe. In the US, unemployment has skyrocketed, with 45.4 million new unemployment claims since March 14. At least 1/6 of those with jobs before the pandemic are now out of work. According to The New York Times, “The economic downturn is shaping up to be particularly devastating for ren...
“That is exactly the kind of discrimination the First Amendment forbids.”
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
How Donald Trump saved Thanksgiving
Israeli blockade Has Cost Gaza $16.7 Billion
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip cost the Palestinian enclave's economy an estimated $16.7 billion in just over a decade, the United Nations said Wednesday. The coastal enclave has been under an Israeli-enforced blockade since 2007, the year the Islamist movement Hamas took power. In the 11 ensuing years, its economic situation deteriorated dramatically, the UN Conference on Trade and Development found in a new report. Between 2007 and 2018, "the estimated cumulative economic cost of the Israeli occupation in Gaza under the prolonged closure and severe economic and movement re...
US Treasury Shelves $455 Billion In Unspent Stimulus
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
Last week the US Treasury and the US Federal Reserve Bank engaged in a rare public disagreement. US Treasury Secretary, Mnuchin, in a letter to Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, last week directed the Fed to return $455 billion that the Fed was holding in reserve should future lending to banks and non-bank businesses become necessary if the US economy and markets further deteriorate in 2021. Fed chair Powell initially balked at Mnuchin’s request, replying that the Fed needed the funds to ensure market stability since the US economy was entering a “difficult period” in l...
Leader’s Advisor: US Attack on Iran Could Trigger ‘Full-Fledged’ Regional War
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Leader’s Advisor: US Attack on Iran Could Trigger ‘Full-Fledged’ Regional War by https://www.presstv.com/ A military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns that an act of military aggression by the US against Iran that could lead to an even limited conflict is likely to set off a full-scale war that …
Community Wants Justice For Mother Of Three Killed By Teen Driver
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
Saint Paul, MN – A small crowd gathered on the West Side of St. Paul Sunday afternoon to demand justice for a woman who was fatally run over by a teenage driver. According to family and witnesses, Karina Chosa, a 35-year-old mother of three fell in the street and was fatally hit by a 16-year-old driver who has not been charged. The incident took place November 17, around 6 p.m. near the corner of George Street and Stryker Avenue in Saint Paul. Karina’s mother, Michelle Gonzalez, said that the vehicle dragged her body down the road before stopping, leaving Karina with more than a d...
How Postal Workers Saved The Election
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
The story of mail ballots in 2020 is the story of a union postal workforce willing to go to extraordinary lengths to make sure that every vote got delivered. Postal workers did this despite the deliberate holdups created by new Postmaster General Louis “Delay the Mail” DeJoy, and a workforce hit hard by COVID. More than 65 million people voted by mail this fall—a record. And the Postal Service has been working at reduced numbers for months. As of August 40,000 postal employees had been forced to quarantine. Roscoe Woods, president of the 480–481 Area Local of the Postal Workers (...
A BBC ruling
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 4 hours ago
We learn today that the BBC has docked comedian Jack Whitehall's *Live at the Apollo *routine about dwarfs...from 2009...after two grumpy people complained. The BBC, clearly not happy about his antique comedic turn either, ruled that, although audiences aren't dopey and know all about Jack Whitehall’s slightly bashful stage persona, it is *not* OK "to take a stereotypical view of dwarfism itself". It *won't* be re-broadcast. However sleepy you're feeling tonight, this ruling is clearly not to be sneezed at: It's a serious sign of where the BBC is these days. "We must be aware ...
...and statistics
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
I read a piece by Matthew Moore in *The Times* yesterday noting those ex-BBC folk at Ofcom's findings that the BBC is starting to lose support among its most loyal viewers and listeners - older viewers. For the purposes of this blog though, it was the following which stood out for me: Only 54 per cent of adults believe that the BBC provides impartial news and around 20 per cent rate the corporation badly for impartiality. I must admit that I was surprised at those figures. Matthew thought they reflected badly on the BBC, but I found them unbelievably high (with the emphasis on 'u...
Characters
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
Twitter folk will twitter: *Ben Hunte, BBC*: My family and I have been sent racist and homophobic abuse following the below screenshot of me being posted. I am fine - but I will let the police take over. If you disagree with my job, or with the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines, or with wider LGBT-related decisions I am not involved in, please do not contact my family with hate. Please use the BBC’s complaints process. I am doing my job to the best of my abilities. I am proud of being a journalist and so grateful to those who share their experiences with me. Thank you ♥. *Laurence Fox, a...
Scientists: The Human Brain And the Entire Universe Have Odd Similarities
WTStaff, Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Justin MacLachlan* - The structures of the perceptible universe, they say, are astonishingly comparable to the neuronal networks of the human brain.
Artificial Sweetener Used in More Than 6,000 Products Linked To Host Of Serious Health Problems
WTStaff, Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Stacy Malkan* - Dozens of studies link aspartame, which is found in many kids' favorite foods, to cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, mood disorders and more, yet FDA insists it’s safe.
As A Doctor, People Ask Me If It’s Safe To Take A New Covid Vaccine. Given That Criticism Is Risky, Here’s My Very Careful Answer
WTStaff, Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Dr. Malcolm Kendrick* - The type of vaccine being developed against the virus has never – outside of Ebola – been used before.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 26, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Candidates have Thanksgiving dinner at the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Dining Facility at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on Nov. 21, 2018. (Army photo by Spc. Tynisha Daniel) *Military.com:* *Less Roast Turkey, More Shrimp: Here’s How Much Food Is Being Shipped to Deployed Troops for Thanksgiving * The serving lines and long tables laden with food may be replaced with grab-and-go takeout, but U.S. service members overseas won't be without their traditional Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency. The organization, responsible for distributing supplies to t...
Climate Alarmism
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Episode 2 – Climate Alarmism is premiering now. Watch it at www.greenhypocrisy.ca. Episode 1: CARBON TAX 101 WATCH Episode 2: CLIMATE ALARMISM LIVE AT 6PM ET WATCH Episode 3: CONSERVATION VS. CORRUPTION TBD Episode 4: “CLEAN ENERGY” SCHEMES TBD via True north presents
Why the Quad Should Focus on a Strategy to Contain China
James Holmes, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* As a military strategy, containment presents several powerful options for the loose grouping of Quad countries to push back on Chinese aggression. China grumps that the Quad, a league of like-minded Indo-Pacific democracies, is an “Asian NATO” or “mini-NATO” hellbent on “containing” China. If only. Now, Beijing is not entirely wrong to liken the Quad to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Quad governments—representing India, Australia, Japan, and the United States—sometimes do things reminiscent of the Atlantic alliance. For instance, the fo...
Meet the Aircraft Carrier Planes That Would Make China a Real Naval Power
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC18BBDB7900&share=true] A better fighter aircraft and an electronic warfare plane would both make a huge difference. *Key point: *America has really good carrier-based fighters and electronic warfare planes. However, China is still playing catch up. *This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. * The United States Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task...
Withdrawal from Afghanistan is Trump’s Gift to Joe Biden
Mark Perry, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Mark Perry* *Politics, Middle East* Is the “Rubik’s Cube” of conflicts finally ending? You’d have to be a fool not to listen to Bob Gates. The former head of the CIA, retired defense secretary and tough, outspoken, nose-to-the-grindstone amateur historian, is viewed as a sage observer of all-things-Washington. His judgments are regularly quoted, celebrated, admired and repeated. That’s important just now, as President-elect Joe Biden mounts his transition to the Oval Office, a room he’s regularly frequented, but never inhabited. Is Biden prepared? Bob Gates doesn’t think so: Bid...
Donald Trump: Running for President in 2024?
Victor Davis Hanson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Victor Davis Hanson* *2020 Presidential Election, * Trump may be forced to choose within days whether he wishes to emulate Andrew Jackson, the aggrieved victim of the crooked bargain of 1824 that denied him victory in that year’s presidential election. Jackson stormed back in 1828 to an overwhelming populist victory fueled by a righteously aggrieved following. Donald Trump is nearing a crossroads. Those who allege that he has endangered the tradition of smooth presidential transitions by not conceding immediately after the media declared him the loser suffer amnesia. When Trum...
Veteran Tells What It Was Like to Fight at Iwo Jima
Paul Szoldra, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Paul Szoldra* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC222F9A7UGS&share=true] It was a terrible ordeal, but not without some strange or even humorous incidents. *Key point: *War is a strange thing. Veterans come away with all kinds of stories to tell (or to keep). *This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.* *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the...
Operation Unthinkable: Winston Churchill Almost Invaded Russia in 1945
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Ironically, the plan bore many resemblances to Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Rearming ex-Nazis paled in comparison to an absolute foundation of Operation Unthinkable, which was that the United States would join Britain in attack on the Soviet Union. Roosevelt, and initially Truman until he knew better, were convinced that it was possible to work out a postwar accommodation with Stalin. They were wrong, but they didn't know that in the spring of 1945. In the spring of 1945, Winston Churchill asked his military...
Yes the F-14 Tomcat Did Once Serve as a Strike Warplane
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *History, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E8BS1AQQ01&share=true] This history lessons shows how militaries can adapt when they have a dangerous capability gap. *Key point: *The F-14 was a very capable plane. In fact, it was able to be used for a role it was not intended for when national security called for it. The F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets from practically every airborne threat. While it packed long range AIM-54 Phoenix missiles for defense against bombers carrying standoff missi...
Are Hospitals Really Over-Crowded due to COVID Sick Patients?
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
As governors and health departments across the U.S. try to justify a second round of lockdowns in the name of COVID, the corporate media is once again proclaiming that hospitals across the U.S. are being overwhelmed by the COVID "pandemic." Since the corporate pharma-funded media got caught lying numerous times about over-crowded hospitals with alleged COVID patients the first time around back in March and April of this year, it is only prudent that we examine these claims and question the images they are broadcasting to see if they are in fact publishing the truth. But, a COVID vac...
President Trump Says He Will Leave White House If The US Electoral College Votes For Biden
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **Donald Trump says it's a 'very hard thing to concede' election but admits he WILL leave the White House when the time comes although he won't say if he'll attend Joe Biden's inauguration * * President Donald Trump said it's 'very hard thing to concede' but admitted he would leave the White House when the time came * He wouldn't say if he would attend Joe Biden's inauguration * 'It's going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud,' Trump said * 'Certainly I will. And you know that,' Trump told reporters at the White House when ...
The RedStar Employs Vile Racists
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
Toronto Star writer, Evelyn Kwong, has successfully shut down a “pop-up broth bar” in Toronto … because the owner is a white woman: a white owned trendy spot on ossington is selling bone broth across from golden turtle pho. also sexualizing “jerk” sauce and pho hot sauce and making “superfood dumplings” for profit? y’all im… Continue reading →
Treehouse Thanksgiving Questionnaire….
sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
We have a rather unique situation here… The digital U-Haul is loaded after our eviction from WordPress/Automattic for violations of community ‘wrong think’ and questioning narratives against the interests of Big Tech. After a decade on the platform we are … Continue reading →
Head Of Air Force Special Operations Command Says Get Ready For Budget Cuts
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators conduct helocast training from the ramp of an MH-47G Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2020. (Air Force photo by Maj. Jeff Slinker) *Military.com*: *Air Force Special Ops Must 'Ruthlessly' Cut Legacy Systems, 3-Star General Says * Air Force Special Operations will have to adapt to major changes in mission and organization while coping with tighter budgets in the new era of great power competition, Lt. Gen. James Slife said Monday. "One thing that's clear to us is that the...
São Paulo Governor Floats Using Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Without Brasilia’s Approval
Agency Report, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo could roll out a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac without approval from the national health regulator, Governor João Doria said in an interview on Thursday, pressuring Brasilia to greenlight the vaccine. Health experts said Doria’s comments were an empty threat, as no drugs or vaccines can be […] The post São Paulo Governor Floats Using Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Without Brasilia’s Approval appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lobster: the last, best fishery
Linda Pannozzo, Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
Lobster stocks in Atlantic Canada have been flourishing in recent years, ironically not just because of conservation measures, but also because of two ecological disasters — the collapse of groundfish stocks and climate change. But can the lobster fishery survive with current rates and rules for harvesting as waters continue to warm and ecosystems change? […]
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