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Attack helicopters with rubber duckies???
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
I had to laugh at some of the reactions to this tweeted photograph of flotation bags for AH-64 Apache attack helicopters in British service. "Daddyshags" replied: "Oh s*** they weaponized the minions again." I thought that was a hoot - and yes, those flotation bags do bear a resemblance to the movie characters, don't they? Another respondent had an even better comparison. I think there's going to be a certain amount of gigglage over that among Apache pilots . . . Peter
Can IR Have Its Own “Big 3” Journals?
Steve Saideman, Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
This is a guest post by Krista Wiegand, Director of the Global Security Program at the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee. She is co-Editor-in-Chief of International Studies Quarterly. I was once asked on a job interview by a non-IR political scientist why I […]
Remarkably Rational Jones On Covid
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 11 hours ago
A well tempered Alex Jones gives an interesting POV on Covid & the economy. Continue reading →
Georgia Power Gives Six Georgia HBCUs $1.625 Million for Tech and Development
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The six HBCUs are Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Savannah State University and Spelman College. The gift is part of […]
AI May Help Predict Real Risk For Breast Cancer
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
Modern science can tell us so much about the hazards of the world that it has become difficult for most people to understand absolute and relative risk. Environmentalists claim they need money to pay lawyers to ban chemicals, even if they are a drop in 160 Olympic-sized swimming pools while epidemiologists can statistically link any common food or product to cancer. read more
Dementors
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs), DAMMIT JANET! - 10 hours ago
Christine Elliott was once a respected and highly regarded public servant, appointed to this position by the Liberals in 2015. *“Christine Elliott’s advocacy for vulnerable people, extensive knowledge of the health care system, and commitment to the betterment of this province make her the perfect choice for Ontario’s first patient ombudsman,” Hoskins said in a statement.* *“I am delighted that she agreed to put her name forward for this critical role as we work to put patients first by improving both the quality of our health care system and the patient experience,” he said.* Af...
Targeted by corrupt Obama officials, Flynn's gives first interview since pardon
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 10 hours ago
Targeted by corrupt Obama officials, Flynn’s gives first interview since pardon *****News Topic 183***** General Flynn gives first in-depth interview in years… General Flynn gives first in-depth interview in years… Here’s the full interview from this afternoon This clip seems to be a shorter highlight Filipino Lawmaker Says Smartmatic Machine was Pre-Loaded with Ballot Counts […]
North Korea Tightens Its Borders To Build A 'Wall Of Defense' Against Covid-19
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNN:* *Kim Jong Un is cutting off his economic lifeline, China, to stave off Covid-19 * (CNN)Kim Jong Un appears to have kicked North Korea's pandemic prevention plan into overdrive, further tightening the country's nearly impassible borders, cutting off nearly all trade with China, and even allegedly executing a customs official for failing to handle imported goods appropriately. Beijing exported just $253,000 worth of goods to Pyongyang in October -- a drop of 99% from September to October, according to data published by China's customs administration. For context, that's ...
Does A Recent Successful U.S. Missile Intercept Test End The Era of Nuclear Stability?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg*: *A Successful U.S. Missile Intercept Ends the Era of Nuclear Stability* (Bloomberg Opinion) -- This month, an intercontinental ballistic missile was fired in the general direction of the Hawaiian islands. During its descent a few minutes later, still outside the earth’s atmosphere, it was struck by another missile that destroyed it. With that detonation, the world’s tenuous nuclear balance suddenly threatened to come out of kilter. The danger of atom bombs being used again was already increasing. Now it’s grown once more. The ICBM flying over the Paci...
A “Fringe Member” of the Jewish Community: How Hasbara Trolls Reacted to My Campus Appearance
Miko Peled, MintPress News - 11 hours ago
Hasbara groups represent a racist, supremacist, and violent ideology. They defend a state that is engaged in the worst type of violence against the Palestinian people, yet they feel that they are in a position to question the motives of organizers, speakers, and activists who call for justice and tolerance. The post A “Fringe Member” of the Jewish Community: How Hasbara Trolls Reacted to My Campus Appearance appeared first on MintPress News.
BWorld 461, GDP contraction, CDC PH, and medicine taxes
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 11 hours ago
* My article in BusinessWorld, November 12, 2020. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released a bad report, saying that the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) contraction continued in the third quarter (Q3) at -11.5%. The second quarter (Q2) was also revised from -16.5% to -16.9%. I checked our neighbors’ and some developed countries’ GDP performance and among those with Q3 data, the Philippines is the only country which still has a double-digit contraction. The year-to-date (Ytd) contraction is nearly -10% while our neighbors Taiwan and Vietnam never experienced a ...
QR Codes to Quantum Dot – It All Comes Together Perfectly As Planned Global communist takeover
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Zionist Global communist takeover wake up November 30th, 2020. The post QR Codes to Quantum Dot – It All Comes Together Perfectly As Planned Global communist takeover appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
A New Religious Cult Has Emerged: The Branch Covidians
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Winter Watch – by Russ Winter As the coronavirus tyranny grinds into its ninth month, we are at last witnessing the emergence of a stiffer... The post A New Religious Cult Has Emerged: The Branch Covidians appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist The Duran: Episode 811. Jared Kushner lands at the White House with Ivanka and his children as it’s revealed he will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for Israel talks after Mossad ‘assassinated’ Iran’s top nuclear scientist Kushner heading to Middle East following killing of Iranian scientist […]
The real conspiracy
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The real conspiracy we will all face at some point in life either directly or indirectly. from conspiracy The post The real conspiracy appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Now that Election is Over Quack Dr. Fauci Says It’s OK to Open Schools After All
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Back in July Senator Rand Paul, who is a medical doctor, slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci for failing to provide... The post Now that Election is Over Quack Dr. Fauci Says It’s OK to Open Schools After All appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Hungary PM Viktor Orban demolishes SOROS in open letter
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Hungary PM Viktor Orban demolishes SOROS in open letter The Duran: Episode 810. Europe must not succumb to the Soros network Europe must not succumb to the Soros network – miniszterelnok.hu Europe must not succumb to the Soros network Reply to the article by George Soros Many believe that the prime minister of a country […]
Interview at DZRH about wind-solar as baseload plants
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 11 hours ago
Last Nov. 20, I was on brief, live radio interview, DZRH hosted by Cong. Angelo Palmones. Topic was "Solar, wind as baseload power?" I said No, far out, only 2.3% of total PH power generation as of 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjTU_fgKnbA&feature=youtu.be Cong. Palmones also saw my article the day before, https://www.bworldonline.com/coal-moratorium-climate-and-flooding/ A friend asked me about Swedish young anti-fossil fuel activist Greta Thunberg. I said that I doubt if Greta and her parents use bicycles, manual scooters, or their feet going to work, meetings, school,...
Lin Wood warns Republicans who fail to support Trump in Georgia
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Lin Wood warns Republicans who fail to support Trump in Georgia *****News Topic 182***** Lin Wood addresses growing controversy over Republicans boycotting Georgia Senate runoff… Lin Wood addresses growing controversy over Republicans boycotting Georgia Senate runoff… I understand the frustration over the Steal, but if Democrats win both Georgia runoffs, they will have the votes […]
No global warming in Washington or Oregon
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
“Oregon’s governor wants to shut off USA’s fuel supplies and tear down our new border wall. Isn’t that what a terrorist would do?” – Oly ___________ Another snowy day in Oregon: 26F, 32mph: https://www.mtbachelor.com/the-mountain/webcams/mountain Oregon’s governor wants to shut off USA’s fuel supplies and tear down our new border wall. Isn’t that what a terrorist ... Read more The post No global warming in Washington or Oregon appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Yemen: Trump is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts
Ahmed Abdulkareem, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen. The post Yemen: Trump is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts appeared first on MintPress News.
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 30
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1920 British said all of its colonial offices were under control of Iraq council of state 1971 Iran backed by UK occupied uninhabitated Lesser Tunb Island and took Greater Tunb Island after fighting with Iraq Baghdad condemned move 1973 Soviets said Bakr govt policies leading Iraq towards socialism 1980 Iranian air force attacked Iraq’s nuclear reactor at Tuwaitha and Faw Peninsula in Basra (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-Ir...
Security In Iraq Nov 22-28, 2020
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Violence in Iraq has fluctuated up and down the last three months. The fourth week of November 2020 was no different with attacks increasing from the week before. There were 24 incidents reported in the media the fourth week of November in Iraq. Those took place across Irbil (1), Baghdad (1), Anbar (3), Diyala (3), Ninewa (4), Kirkuk (6) and Salahaddin (6). That was up from 19 the week before, but one of those was done by a pro-Iran group. There were 11 deaths and 26 wounded during the week. 1 Hashd al-Shaabi, 3 civilians, 7 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) were killed and 3 Has...
BOMBSHELL: U.N. Admits Emission Reductions Have Been Futile in War on Climate Change
Anthony Watts, Climate Realism - 23 hours ago
From a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) press release titled “Carbon dioxide levels continue at record levels, despite COVID-19 lockdown,” comes this statement about the effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions during the COVID-19 lockdown: “Preliminary estimates indicate a reduction in the annual global emission between 4.2% and 7.5%. At the global scale, an emissions reduction […] The post BOMBSHELL: U.N. Admits Emission Reductions Have Been Futile in War on Climate Change appeared first on Climate Realism.
Resisting Neoliberal Mollification
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 6 hours ago
It's probably just a coincidence, but almost as soon as I signed up for Biden Transition updates, I started getting spammed by something called the *Ozy Daily Dose*. At first, assuming that they were just the latest snake oil come-ons from Dr. Oz, I trashed them. But late last week, one particular email slugged *The Power Brokers of the Biden Era* so piqued my interest that I threw caution to the winds and I opened it. "They may not be in the White House" Ozy teasingly dished. "but that doesn’t matter. While Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks dominated headlines this past week, the truth...
UK: We’re going to court!
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago
To bring judicial review proceedings you have to establish you have an arguable case. Courts have, in recent times, interpreted this as imposing a relatively high bar for judicial review proceedings; think of it as being shortlisted for a job. And if they think you cross that bar they give you ‘permission’.
President Trump Aide Kushner Heading To Saudi Arabia And Qatar This Week
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Jared Kushner lands at the White House with Ivanka and his children as it's revealed he will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for Israel talks after Mossad 'assassinated' Iran's top nuclear scientist * * Kushner will visit the Middle East this week to attempt to normalize Israeli relationships with more countries after successes with Bahrain and the UAE * Concerns about Iran's growing influence in the region is seen to be a factor in pushing other Middle Eastern countries toward alignment with Israel * Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to be the architect of I...
Debunking Trump Tweets: Fraudulent ‘Vote Dumps’ Gave Biden the Election
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Do not attribute to conspiracy what can easily be explained by demographics.
Acuerdo RCEP: la mayor zona de libre comercio del planeta
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 El pasado 15 de noviembre. los diez países miembros de la ASEAN suscribieron con China, Japón, la República de Corea, Australia y Nueva Zelanda la Asociación Económica Regional Integral (RCEP por sus siglas en inglés), un nuevo hito de la cooperación no sólo regional sino también mundial.
Las alianzas público-privadas y el arbitraje de inversión
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 Asimismo, dentro de esta categoría, también debemos mencionar que el Estado dominicano ha ratificado tratados bilaterales de libre comercio como el DR-CAFTA, los cuales contienen disposiciones relativas a la protección de las inversiones y los mecanismos de resoluciones de controversias
The Assassination Of Iran's Top Nuclear Scientist Exposes Its Vulnerabilities To Respond
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*New York Times:* *Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond * The raid alone was brazen enough. A team of Israeli commandos with high-powered torches blasted their way into a vault of a heavily guarded warehouse deep in Iran and made off before dawn with 5,000 pages of top secret papers on the country’s nuclear program. Then in a television broadcast a few weeks later, in April 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited the contents of the pilfered documents and coyly hinted at equally bold operations that were already being planned. ...
Interesting Video Shows Nighttime Operations Near Area 51
Tom Demerly, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago
Video filmed from outside Area 51 seems to show IR flares released during possible nighttime Special Operations training. While many of the videos taken near “Area 51” tend to float the usual UFO conspiracy theories, [...] The post Interesting Video Shows Nighttime Operations Near Area 51 appeared first on The Aviationist.
Iran's State News Agency Claims Top Nuclear Scientist Was Assassinated By A Remote-Controlled Machine Gun
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail*:* 'Israeli' assassination squad 'used a remote-control machine gun' to kill Iran's nuclear chief: New details emerge as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's funeral begins and Tehran hardliners urge revenge strike on Haifa * * Iran held funeral for slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran Monday, after he was killed in attack * More details about attack have emerged, including claim that it was carried out using remote-control guns * Sources said three-minute attack used remote-control gun in the back of a truck, which then self-destructed * Hard-liners within Iran...
Is ‘Batbot 6000’ a Real Baseball-Hitting Robot?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Visual artist Tom Coben has created several realistic-looking robots.
Knoxville Tennessee residents be woke
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Knoxville Tennessee residents be woke : "Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers are Exempt from liability" across the interstate today 😀 from conspiracy The post Knoxville Tennessee residents be woke appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
FBI requests files of people voting ‘in multiple states’
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard The FBI, apparently and finally eyeing voter fraud claims, has requested the files from an independent investigation of people... The post FBI requests files of people voting ‘in multiple states’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Police Unions Move to Require Cops to Attend College — The Opposite of What Happens Now
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Sacramento, CA — Ever wonder why cops yell “quit resisting” as they beat a person who’s not resisting?... The post Police Unions Move to Require Cops to Attend College — The Opposite of What Happens Now appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
“Dark Winter” Was The Code Name For A Scenario In Which A Biological Weapon Was Used Against The American Populace
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder Could it be possible that the phrase “dark winter” has some sort of deeper meaning that... The post “Dark Winter” Was The Code Name For A Scenario In Which A Biological Weapon Was Used Against The American Populace appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Energy Update – Week of November 30, 2020
IER, IER - 12 hours ago
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United Kingdom’s attempt to ban new gasoline and diesel powered… The post The Energy Update – Week of November 30, 2020 appeared first on IER .
Hitchens: Public Need to ‘Drive a Wedge Between Conservative Party and Boris Johnson’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*Talk Radio* | Hitchens saying that 'if enough people can pressure their MPs, we can bring an end to this thing.'
One-Third of British Motorists Cannot Afford an Electric Vehicle
IER, IER - 12 hours ago
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson banned the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2030 in order to accomplish his… The post One-Third of British Motorists Cannot Afford an Electric Vehicle appeared first on IER.
FLASHBACK: Inside Joe and Hunter Biden’s Overseas Corruption and Cover-up
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*Sky News* | An 87-page document examines the real conflicts of interest in foreign business by the Biden family during the Obama administration.
Will the World Community Condemn the Murder of Iran’s Nuclear Scientist?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
Israel used all four years of Trump’s presidency to entrench its systems of occupation and apartheid. Now that Joe Biden has won the U.S. election, the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, likely by Israel with the go-ahead from the US administration, is a desperate attempt to use Trump’s last days in office to sabotage Biden’s chances of successful diplomacy with Iran. Biden, Congress and the world community can’t let that happen.
UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots writes to Defence Secretary on the UK’s approach to LAWS
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
As members of the UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Drone Wars and a number of other UK civil society groups have written to Secretary of State Ben Wallace on the UK’s position on the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems partly in response to recent comments by the Chief of the Defence Staff.
China's State Media Is Intensifying Its Propaganda Efforts To Place The Origin Of The Virus In Other Countries
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
XINHUA VIA REUTERS *The Guardian:* *A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story * *Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries * Nearly a year after doctors identified the first cases of a worrying new disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the country appears to be stepping up a campaign to question the origins of the global Covid-19 pandemic. State media has been reporting intensively on coronavirus discovered on packaging of frozen food imports, not considered a significant vector of ...
Election Flip ‘N Flop Positive News for Republicans
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Election Good News for Republicans being downplayed by MSM So much Trump political news is consuming the daily cycle that we are not hearing about other positive items that can lift our hopes and help spur our efforts. MSM is desperately trying to control news to smother any positive conservative or patriotic worthy events on local or state levels. Meaning — The more they manipulate our media cycles as pro-socialist gobalism — the less we know to continue our solidarity and surge of nationalism — the more likely they hope we can be controlled in order to be suppressed and … Continue ...
OLED Fans Should Worry? Samsung Set to Begin QD-OLED TV Trials
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* Expect to see the new technology sometime in 2021. It’s been reported throughout the year that Samsung Display is working on a technology called QD-OLED, which will serve as the next generation of the company’s TV display tech. As of late August, Samsung’s display arm was reportedly showing prototypes of the technology to potential partners, including Sony and Panasonic, as well as Samsung’s own TV division. At the time, it was thought that Samsung would begin mass production of the panels sometime in 2021. Now, there are reports that trials f...
Did Orwell Write That People Who Elect Corrupt Politicians Are ‘Accomplices’?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A seemingly Orwellian quote made a comeback during the 2020 election season.
KRAKEN: Retired General McInerney Says US Military Intel Group Nicknamed Kraken, Siezed Servers in Germany…..
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
From the National File: Excerpts: In a groundbreaking interview with WVW-TV, retired Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney described a raid in which U.S. Special Operations Forces successfully seized Dominion Voting System servers held in a CIA “server farm” facility in Frankfurt, Germany. The former General also suggested that the term “Kraken,” widely used by Attorney Sidney Powell, is referring to the 305th Military Intelligence Battalion, which is located on Fort Huachuca, Arizona. McInerney clarified that Powell had been using data provided by the 305th, and others, as fuel for l...
Eight traditional Indian fruits and vegetables which we don’t eat anym
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
Eight traditional Indian fruits and vegetables which we don’t eat anym https://tatanutrikorner.com/blogs/nutrikorner/eight-traditional-indian-fruits-and-vegetables-which-we-don-t-eat-anymore?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=tatanutri&utm_content=fruits+and+vegetables&fbclid=IwAR0-QUXwcFo7zTdgfAQPr-_bwJN9VCl5MeJmZRdzVTa31M1lkIbRjZgQmuU
Fluid With “Negative Mass” Moves Backwards When Pushed Forwards.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
Fluid With “Negative Mass” Moves Backwards When Pushed Forwards | IFLScience https://www.iflscience.com/physics/fluid-negative-mass-moves-backwards-pushed-forwards/
‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03348-4?utm_source=fbk_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews
NO JAIL for Cops Who Pleaded Guilty to Running Steroid Ring, Selling Drugs to Other Cops
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: steroid]Despite pleading guilty to running a steroid ring in which drugs were sold to other officers, the ring leader of the ring will not be going to jail.
Chinada
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Globe and Mail (paywalled); A former commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan is urging the federal government to reject a takeover of an Arctic gold mine by a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Retired major-general David Fraser said this rejection should form part of a strategic rethink aimed at keeping China out of Canada’s Far North.… Continue reading →
Don’t look for good information from educators, musings and opinions
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
"Education Week--Teacher" on-line features a story on "disinformation" and how teachers can combat it, but the company expert put a photo of President Trump, not an MSNBC or CNN anchor with the lead. Really? I read through it, and it equated some ridiculous minor conspiracy stories or right wing blogs (some of which I think are actually middle road) as evidence, and didn't mention that for four years, the main stream media which is how most Americans get their information has been non-stop, anti-Trump. Worthless piece of junk, yet this is what teachers in public schools are reading...
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Gold deposit on new Armenian-Azerbaijani border – whose mine is it? Covid stimulus help for desperate ICU nurses is urgent. But Congress is on vacation. Sicily asks Cuba to send medics as Italy fights second Covid wave Virus Deaths Approach Spring Record Amid Changing U.S. Crisis Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses Trump challenge to vote Fears for environment after 50,000 fish escape salmon farm in Tasmania COVID-19 Has Claimed the Lives of 100,000 Long-Term Care Residents and StaffHonestie Hodges, Whose Handcuffing Changed Police Policy, Is Dead at 14 US breaks reco...
STARTING TOMORROW: Joyeux Noem!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020* *Also, Stelter on lies and delusions:* Isabel Sawhill is 83. Morgan Welch is three years out of college (American University, class of 2017). We're sure they're both good people. On the other hand, they co-authored an opinion column in this morning's New York Times. The column appears in the paper's print editions. Unsurprisingly, the column is full of fuzzy claims which go undefended and unexplained. The column is full of fuzzy but familiar claims. Perhaps for that very reason, the New York Times chose to run it. The analytical skills of our war-in...
There is Hope After All! Congresswoman-elect Declares ‘Taxation is Theft’
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: taxation is theft]A newly elected Congresswoman from Colorado took to Twitter recently and made a shocking claim — Taxation is theft.
Police Unions Move to Require Cops to Attend College — The Opposite of What Happens Now
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: college]Police training is currently "woefully inadequate" according to the police union and there needs to be a cultural shift in policing that starts with college.
The Truth about Thailand’s 2014 Military Coup
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 14 hours ago
*November 30, 2020* (Brian Berletic - LD) - The Western media and the US-backed protesters in Thailand have claimed the current Thai government is a “dictatorship” and that Thailand’s military constantly seeks to overthrow democracy through “coups.” I explain how this is untrue, how the abuses before the 2014 coup by the Yingluck Shinawatra government left the military no choice, and explain why the Western media covers this up and lied about it then - and still lies about it today. References: NYT (2013) - In Thailand, Power Comes With Help From Skype: https://www.nytimes.com...
Minneapolis Before the Exodus
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Woke Left policies at work: The bad guys – and they are bad, bad people, and I will leave it for those with more generosity of spirit to consider their possible path to redemption – produced a gun, as you see, and demanded the housekeeper’s purse. She declined. The bad man – and he may… Continue reading →
Oh Sh1t It’s Monday
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 17 hours ago
BACK TO THE GRIND, ANOTHER LONG WEEK AHEAD…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Why The US Presidential Election Numbers Are Troubling
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Workers prepare mail-in ballots for counting in Lancaster, Pa., on Wednesday.Julio Cortez / AP *Patrick Basham, Spectator:** Reasons why the 2020 presidential election is deeply puzzling * If only cranks find the tabulations strange, put me down as a crank. To say out-loud that you find the results of the 2020 presidential election odd is to invite derision. You must be a crank or a conspiracy theorist. Mark me down as a crank, then. I am a pollster and I find this election to be deeply puzzling. I also think that the Trump campaign is still well within its rights to contest the...
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 12 hours ago
Scores of deaths were not reported to occupational safety officials from the earliest days of the pandemic through late October.
A Centaur in Transformation
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
There was a time when the Solar System seemed relatively well defined, with nine planets including Pluto and an asteroid belt that orbited in a niche between Mars and Jupiter. These days, in addition to the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, we have to factor in all the objects that move on unusual orbits. We […]
IBM Gives Miles College $2 Million for Technology Skills Training
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
IBM is giving Miles College $2 million to help train students and faculty in modern technology skills, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing, the Birmingham Times reported. “While the digital divide has historically placed many students at a technological disadvantage, this initiative will absolutely help narrow that gap,” Miles College President Dr. Bobbie […]
Costco ‘Free Grocery Box’ Scam
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Making fraudulent promises about free holiday groceries as unemployment rises during a pandemic is a surefire way to earn coal in your stocking.
Purdue Gives Faculty and Staff $750 “Appreciation Awards” for In-Person Service
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 13 hours ago
More than 15,000 Purdue University faculty, staff and graduate student staff will be getting $750 “appreciation awards” for keeping the West Lafayette campus open during COVID-19, Journal & Courier reported. Purdue President Mitch Daniels congratulated the employees in a letter sent last week, one day after the school moved to online learning for the rest […]
Experts Say Higher Ed Leaders Should Avoid Playing a ‘Numbers Game’ With COVID-19
cmaadmin, Diverse - 13 hours ago
The response to COVID-19 has been mixed this fall. Some campuses, like the Atlanta University Center institutions in Georgia and the entire California State University system, pulled back in-person instruction and moved totally online. Others moved forward with in-person instruction but found themselves having to scale back amenities and implement social distancing protocols on campus.
Three HBCU Researchers Awarded Grant for Equity-Focused Research on Adult Learners
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 13 hours ago
The University of North Carolina system has awarded researchers from three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) a $35,000 grant towards equity-focused digital opportunities for adult learners, Triad Business Journal reported. The grant will fund “CURE-DEAL: A Tri-Institutional Collaboration for Equity-Focused Digital Engagement of Adult Learners” – now through June 2021 – and create a […]
Extend the Tenure Clock to Save Careers of Rising Academic Women
cmaadmin, Diverse - 13 hours ago
The halls of higher education already had a leaky pipeline for women in science and academia, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken an ax to the problem and busted it wide open.
Dal prof: Better funding may stave off a “mental health disaster”
Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. A Dalhousie University professor says a properly funded suicide prevention strategy is required to deal with the “mental health disaster” created by pandemic mitigation efforts. “This pandemic in our province and across our country has exposed an […]
Netherlands to draw 10 recreational marijuana growers this week
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
The Dutch government will hold a draw on Thursday to choose 10 marijuana cultivators for the country’s upcoming pilot program, according to a letter to Parliament from the medical and justice ministers dated Friday, Nov. 27. The winners of the draw will likely be the first in Europe to legally grow adult-use cannabis for commercial […] Netherlands to draw 10 recreational marijuana growers this week is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Monday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Daniela Gabor writes that there's no reason to treat the spending needed to allow people to survive a pandemic-induced recession as an excuse for avoidable austerity. - Seth Klein comments on the need to treat climate change as an emergency rather than a remote possibility. And Fiona Koza, Naolo Charles, Jennifer Beeman, Ingrid Waldron, Dayna Scott, Kristian Ferreira and Peter Wood discuss the opportunity for Canada to finally overcome a history of environmental racism. But Don Pittis points out how our climate breakdown has been push...
What Is A LHC Signal More Cool Than The Higgs? Two Higgses
Tommaso Dorigo, Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
That's right - I finally hit the ground with my creativity, and my jokes are starting to use old material for my post titles. Yet producing a pair of Higgs bosons in a proton-proton collision is seriously cool indeed. The Higgs boson in fact is one of the few particles that does a trick called "self-coupling": in a sort of ermaphroditic act it is capable of giving birth to a pair of objects identical to itself. read more
Dr. Clement Ligoure: Hidden hero of the Halifax Explosion
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News Today is the last day of the Examiner’s November subscription drive. Over the last month, we shared why we all love being part of the Examiner team and why our subscribers are so important to our work. When you support the Examiner, you’re doing more than supporting local journalism. You’re supporting writers, like me, […]
Dish, DirecTV Customers Could Both Lose Channels This Week
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC211K9BGL81&share=true] Prices keep going up and more customers keep cutting their cords. It hasn’t been a particularly great year for either of the satellite TV services, DirecTV and Dish Network. Both have been bleeding customers, at a rate even beyond that of cable companies, and the companies that own them both appear to be pivoting to a future in which they’re not an important part. And they probably can’t merge their way out of the problem, either—the go...
North Korea Trying to Hack South Korea Anti-Coronavirus Efforts: Report
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2B4H9NJQQA&share=true] Pyongyang cannot make its own vaccine, but it would love to disrupt Seoul's efforts. Earlier this month, Tom Burt, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, wrote that he believes that multiple hacking personas, including one from Russia and two from North Korea, are attempting to hack into efforts around the world to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus. In Burt’s analysis, the hackers, including the ...
China's Navy Wants Aircraft Carrier-Based Stealth Fighters
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* An expeditionary fifth-generation stealth fighter able to operate from Chinese amphibious ships and aircraft carriers would bring new attack possibilities for maritime commanders seeking to project power. *Here's What You Need to Know*: A carrier-launched fifth-generation stealth fighter would massively expand China’s ability to project power internationally. China is sending a fighter jet and helicopter armed aircraft carrier to the South China Sea as part of an overt demonstration to show that its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, the Sh...
How China Can Craft a Better Relationship with South Korea
Doug Bandow, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QAK992948&share=true] Beijing needs to revise its approach if it wants to ease tensions and avoid pushing Seoul closer to Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently visited Seoul hoping to repair strained relations. He predictably urged resolution of inter-Korean disputes through “dialogue.” He suggested “a phased and synchronized” process to foreclose “war and chaos.” In return, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed “gratitude” for China’s “constr...
Are Israel and Iran On the Brink of War?
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* Iran’s willingness to use drones and cruise missiles to target Saudi Arabia and allegations of Iranian patrol boats last year in the Gulf of Oman, mean countries know what Iran’s response could look like. Iran’s regime increasingly pointed the finger a Israel over the assassination of a top nuclear military scientist at the end of November. It is the second high-profile killing that was revealed in November, after the assassination of Al Qaeda’s second in command was revealed on Nov. 14. Together, the killing of the nuclear scientist Mo...
Sorry Turkey: US welcomes Greece’s plan to buy F-35 fighters
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Sorry Turkey: US welcomes Greece’s plan to buy F-35 fighters] In mid-November, Greek media reported Athens’ intent to purchase between 18 and 24 new or used Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters from the United States. Athens urged the US to rush the delivery, saying it urgently needed for the first of the planes to be delivered by 2021. The United States welcomes “at the highest levels” Greece’s interest in purchasing F-35 fighter jets, US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has announced. “We have signaled our support for procurement and are working closely together on a future...
Iran warns response to nuclear scientist’s assassination will be ‘severe’
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Iran warns response to nuclear scientist’s assassination will be ‘severe’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Monday that “the response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh is coming and is inevitable, and it will be severe.” “The assassination of the scientist Fakhrizadeh will not pass without a response,” Hatami said during the funeral of the late Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The minister warned the party behind the assassination of Fakhrizadeh, saying: “No assassination, no crime, or any foolish act against Iran wi...
Fourth round of Syrian peace talks under way in Geneva
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Fourth round of Syrian peace talks under way in Geneva] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The fourth round of peace talks between the Syrian parties began Monday in Geneva and is expected to continue until Friday. The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said at a press conference that the fourth round would allow the two parties to start a direct discussion of the Syrian constitution at the next meeting in January. The fourth round should focus on discussing the foundations and principles of future substantive negotiations on the Syrian constitution. Continue reading Fou...
PM TRUDEAU IMPLEMENTING THE GREAT RESET IN CANADA!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Precisely. Should not Canadians have a chance to vote on the country’s recovery course, on its future? By Action Alberta —— Bio and Archives—November 30, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now openly referred to his federal government’s post-COVID-19 economic policies as complying with “The Great Reset”, the title of a document first published in … Continue reading PM TRUDEAU IMPLEMENTING THE GREAT RESET IN CANADA! →
Iran’s National Security Council accuses Mossad and Iranian group of assassinating nuclear scientist
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Iran’s National Security Council accuses Mossad and Iranian group of assassinating nuclear scientist] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – On Monday, the Secretary of the Iranian National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, accused the Israeli Mossad of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh, by using elements of the People’s Mujadedin of Iran (PMOI). Shamkhani said, “The assassination of Fakhrizadeh was carried out by very complex methods and mechanisms, and by using automatic weapons, and there was no attacker at the scene of the assassination.” He added, “We have obta...
LA County’s Latest 3-Week Lockdown Exempts Protests & ‘Religious Services’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Tyler Durden Sun, 11/29/2020 LA County has announced a new three week lockdown that will have all 10 million residents staying home except for ‘essential’ shopping, visiting a doctor or maybe a quick hike at Runyon. COVID-19 infections in California have surged, with LA reporting 4,544 new cases on Friday as residents scrambled to prepare … Continue reading LA County’s Latest 3-Week Lockdown Exempts Protests & ‘Religious Services’ →
NYC Pub Declares Itself “Autonomous Zone” After Government Tries To Shut It Down
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Tyler Durden Sun, 11/29/2020 In what is a hilarious bit of irony for Democrat politicians in New York, a pub that had its liquor license yanked due to Covid rules has now declared itself an “Autonomous Zone” and is continuing to do business. The bar, called Mac’s Public House in Staten Island, said publicly: “We … Continue reading NYC Pub Declares Itself “Autonomous Zone” After Government Tries To Shut It Down →
Obama accuses TRUMP of hiding information & having ‘phony’ elections?!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By News on the Net — Glenn Beck—— Bio and Archives—November 29, 2020 It’s time to wrap your head in duct tape, because a recent statement from President Obama MIGHT make your head explode. During an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes earlier this month, Obama compared Trump to dictators and then continued to suggest he … Continue reading Obama accuses TRUMP of hiding information & having ‘phony’ elections?! →
Canadian cannabis firm Organigram reports CA$136M loss for year
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
New Brunswick-based cannabis producer Organigram reported a net loss of 136 million Canadian dollars ($105 million) for its fiscal year 2020, a substantial increase from the company’s previous annual loss of CA$9.5 million. Organigram lost CA$39 million in the quarter ended Aug. 31, an improvement compared to the CA$90 million loss it reported in the […] Canadian cannabis firm Organigram reports CA$136M loss for year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Heavy Israeli warplane presence over Lebanon as tensions way deep over Iranian scientist’s assassination
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Heavy Israeli warplane presence over Lebanon as tensions way deep over Iranian scientist’s assassination] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – On Monday, the Lebanon witnessed an increase in Israeli overflights, at medium and low altitudes, as the Israeli air force carried out mock raids over several areas. The Israeli warplanes flew over the airspace of southern Lebanese areas, and continued their flight from the city of Nabatiyeh to the region of Tuffah, where they carried out mock raids at low altitude, and the flight continued the course of the Litani River, and the capital Bei...
Iranian Leaders Vow Retaliation For Killing Of Nuclear Scientist
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
November 28, 2020 Colin Dwyer One day after the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, the country’s leaders have made clear they intend to retaliate for a slaying they blame on Israel. In separate statements delivered Saturday, both Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani threatened an aggressive response to the killing … Continue reading Iranian Leaders Vow Retaliation For Killing Of Nuclear Scientist →
Iran reveals new tactics used to assassinate nuclear scientist after attempts for 20 years
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Iran reveals new tactics used to assassinate nuclear scientist after attempts for 20 years] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, said on MOnday that the country’s intelligence services had anticipated the possibility and location of the terrorist assassination that targeted the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. During the burial ceremony of the prominent Iranian nuclear and defense scientist, he stressed that the intelligence services had strengthened the necessary protection measures for him, but t...
Unknown missile strike causes big fire at Iraqi oil refinery
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Unknown missile strike causes big fire at Iraqi oil refinery] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Two Iraqi officials said on Sunday that a missile landed inside a small oil refinery in the northern part of the country, which led to a fire and minor damage. The refinery and local officials said that firefighters contained the fires, which erupted after the missile hit a fuel storage depot inside the Al-Sinaiyah refinery. There were no reports of casualties at the refinery, which is located near Baiji, the largest Iraqi oil refinery in the northern province of Salaheddine, accordi...
Sending US aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf aims to ‘lure’ Iran into confrontation: researcher
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Sending US aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf aims to ‘lure’ Iran into confrontation: researcher] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Iranian specialist Muhammad Al-Madhaji said that sending the American aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Nimitz, to the Gulf waters, in conjunction with the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran, aims to lure Iran into a confrontation. “The party that assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh sends a message to Iran that the one who chooses the timing of the escalation is not Iran,” Al- Madhaji said in statements to ” Radio Sputnik “. C...
Weapon used to kill Iranian nuclear scientist had ‘Israeli markings’: media
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Weapon used to kill Iranian nuclear scientist had ‘Israeli markings’: media] Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 62, was killed in a brazen daylight gun and bomb attack on his car in a town east of Tehran on Friday. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the details of the assassination, including the numbers of perpetrators involved and the weapons used. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, and threatened to avenge the “martyr.” The weapon used to kill Imam Hussein University physics professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ‘bears the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry,’ a...
Russia's Su-35 Fighter: One of the Best Non-Stealth Fighters Ever Made
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Initially intended as a stopgap solution to fill Russia’s air superiority needs until the fifth-generation Su-57 enters service, the Su-35 has proven itself as a highly formidable fighter in its own right. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Around 115 serial Su-35’s are currently in service throughout Russia’s Air Force. Over one decade after its introduction, the Su-35 remains Russia’s best air superiority fighter and more than rivals many of its western 4th generation counterparts. *Origin Story: * As with many of the major military projects that su...
The U.S. Navy Is One Step Closer To Its First Columbia-class Submarine
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* Though the Columbia-class is still a decade away, once in service they will provide a powerful deterrent capability. *Here's What You Need to Know*: When completed, the Columbia-class will be the deadliest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy. Earlier this week, General Dynamics Electric Boat signed a contract modification option with the U.S. Navy for the construction costs of SSBN 826, the USS *Columbia*. The $9.474 billion contract covers both the full construction costs of the first ship, as well as related engineering and design elemen...
Q&A: Vote with your Fork for a World Free from Hunger
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 30 (IPS) - A world free from hunger is possible but only if we change how we grow and eat food. And resetting the food system — including all aspects of production, processing, marketing, distribution and the consumption and nutrition of food — is key to securing a sustainable food future post COVID-19. Read the full story, “Q&A: Vote with your Fork for a World Free from Hunger”, on globalissues.org →
The planet cannot begin to heal until we rip the mask off the West’s war machine
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
Making political sense of the world can be tricky unless one understands the role of the state in capitalist societies. The state is not primarily there to represent voters or uphold democratic rights and values; it is a vehicle for facilitating and legitimating the concentration of wealth and power into fewer and fewer hands.
Land Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as ‘Feeding the World’
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
The world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land into the hands of rich and powerful land speculators and agribusiness corporations. Smallholder farmers are being criminalised and even made to disappear when it comes to the struggle for land. They are constantly exposed to systematic expulsion.
CNN Host Explains How President Trump Could Win Re-Election By Pulling Off A ‘Legal And Constitutional’ Win Via Congress
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*BPR: **CNN host lays out how Trump could pull off ‘legal and constitutional’ win via Congress * A resurfaced video in which CNN’s Fareed Zakaria explained the “legal and constitutional” way President Trump may be re-elected even after a seeming loss has raised some eyebrows. The video, released before the election, showed the columnist for The Washington Post and host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” laying out the case on how Trump can remain the president “without actually winning the vote.” Democrats and supporters of Democrat nominee Joe Biden, who still has not been certifi...
Danish Mayfly Named 2021 Insect of the Year
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The Danish Mayfly, whose scientific name is Ephemera danica, only has a few days to fly, mate and lay new eggs.
Australia Condemns China Over Fake Afghan War Crime Tweet
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The Chinese government has attacked Australia over war crimes allegations by posting this falsified image on Twitter *Daily Mail: **Australia slams China over vile fake image of soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child in shocking reference to 'war crimes' report - as Scott Morrison demands deletion and apology * * Australia is investigating war crimes allegations against troops in Afghanistan * Chinese official posted a doctored image of Aussie soldier and Afghan child * The soldier is holding a knife to the child's throat and covering face with flag * Scot...
Meet The Anti-Regulation Groups Influencing Post-Brexit Trade Policy
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
A handful of prominent individuals from anti-regulation thinktanks with close ties to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss have been appointed to top government advisory boards guiding the future of UK post-Brexit trade policy.
Is COVID-19 Being Blamed for 5G Radiation Sickness?
Edward Hendrie, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Dr. Magda Havas, Ph.D, performed a study comparing the average number of cases, deaths, and tests for Covid-19 in states with and without 5G. She reported that Covid cases are 95% higher and Covid deaths 126% higher in states with 5G than in states without 5G.
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Refuses to Take Any COVID-19 Vaccine Ever
ZeroHedge, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
The government in Sao Paolo has already agreed to start importing millions of doses of Sinovac's jab, despite resistance from the president. Bolsonaro was quoted saying, "I’m telling you, I’m not going to take it. It’s my right."
One despairs of their train of thought sometimes...
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
One of the most upsetting things about our current political brouhaha is the blind, dogmatic certainty displayed by extremists on both sides (but mostly on the left, in my recent experience). They appear willing to accept, or associate themselves with, pure evil, *just as long as that evil is willing to support their side*. That's a non-starter, of course. Evil means can *never* produce a good end. Evil methods *never* produce a worthwhile outcome - at least, not one that's worthwhile in terms of normally accepted moral and ethical standards. Yet, there appear to be those w...
Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Was Assassinated by a 62-Person Hit Squad
Moon Over Alabama, Information Liberation and NY Post, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
The reported purpose of the killing was to stop the nuclear deal with Iran dead in its tracks before president elect Joe Biden comes into office. Tehran long has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, and the International Atomic Energy Agency says that the “Amad” program ended in 2003.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Removes Lower Court Order Preventing State from Certifying Election
NBC/Associated Press, Gateway Pundit and Newswars, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
On Saturday, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court threw out Judge McCullough's order preventing the state from certifying the election. The case is poised to go to the US Supreme Court.
Vermont Governor Instructs Schools to Interrogate Students about Family Thanksgiving Gatherings
The Federalist, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Vermont Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, announced on Twitter last week that schools have been directed to ask students or parents if they were part of multi-family gatherings. If the answer is yes, he wrote that they will need to "go remote" and quarantine for 14 days or take a Covid test and isolate for 7 days.
Pompeo’s Diabolical Diplomacy
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The following interview devoted to Pompeo’s three day visit to Israel and Occupied Palestine conducted by Eshrat Mardi, was published in the Tehran Times Interview Nov. 28, 2020.]
Judge Blocks, then Unblocks Georgia from Wiping or Resetting Election Machines
ZeroHedge, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, represented by Sidney Powell, filed an emergency motion as an election official stated the ballot-counting machines would be reset to zero on Monday, November 30, before performing a recount.
Difficult Times
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Chrystia Freeland delivers her economic update today. Chantal Hebert writes that, for Freeland, today is an inflection point: Monday’s long-awaited federal fiscal update will be Chrystia Freeland’s first major solo performance as finance minister. She will need to make it count as it may also be her next-to-last in this Parliament. By all indications, the update won’t bring the curtain down on Justin Trudeau’s minority government, but it will be a dress rehearsal for a spring budget that could well lead to a general election. The conventional wisdom is that we'll have a spring ele...
Trump Administration Removes War Hawks from Defense Policy Board, Including Henry Kissinger
Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Madeleine Albright famously argued that killing 500,000 Iraqi children was a reasonable foreign-policy move when she was the Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. Henry Kissinger is known for prolonging the Vietnam War.
Biden Breaks Foot While Playing with Dog, to Wear a Boot
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
“It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” Kevin O’Connor, the president-elect's doctor, said.
Elderly Canadian woman euthanized because she feared loneliness during lockdown
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
SPUC An elderly woman in Canada who was not suffering from any terminal or painful condition has been euthanized to avoid the effects of a... The post Elderly Canadian woman euthanized because she feared loneliness during lockdown appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Right to Own a Gun Isn’t Just for Americans
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Mises – by José Niño The United States is unique for its tradition of gun ownership, which often shocks foreigners and leaves them in a... The post The Right to Own a Gun Isn’t Just for Americans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
These Space Travelers Won't Be Safe from Cyberattacks
Jonathan Moore, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Jonathan Moore* *Security, Europe* Insurance organizations do not know how to quantify and predict the threat to satellites from cyberattacks. Few things are as boring as insurance policies, but they can be less boring when they tell us something important about a critical threat to our economy and safety. A little-noticed development in the satellite insurance industry is doing just that. Last December, Lloyd’s of London, an insurance company, announced a new satellite-insurance effort to protect the growing space industry against accidents like failing boosters and collisions...
Why Glock Lost the U.S. Army’s XM17 Competition
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Glock, Americas* [image: https://us.glock.com/en/pistols/g19x] Some of the world’s most respected gun manufactures participated in the Army’s XM17 Modular Handgun System Competition. Here’s why Glock lost. The Army’s now-finished XM17 Modular Handgun System Competition had its work cut out for it: replace the U.S. military’s standard-issue sidearm, the long-lived Beretta M9. First introduced into service in 1985 during the Regan era, the M9 was a more compact, higher-capacity alternative to the even older M1911 pistol, the standard-issue American sidearm since 191...
It’s happening: “Sovereign citizens” trying to force out Seattle residents, claiming ownership of their homes
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Law Enforcement Today – by Chris Elliot SEATTLE, WA – A group of people who claim to be sovereign citizens is contacting wealthy homeowners in Seattle,... The post It’s happening: “Sovereign citizens” trying to force out Seattle residents, claiming ownership of their homes appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Democrats viciously attack Katy Perry for promoting her father’s non-partisan pro-America store
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
News Thud – by Paul Goldberg Democrats viciously attacked singer Katy Perry after she promoted her father’s non-partisan pro-America store. Perry tweeted “We haven’t always... The post Democrats viciously attack Katy Perry for promoting her father’s non-partisan pro-America store appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Truth about Thailand’s 2014 Military Coup
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*November 30, 2020* (Brian Berletic - LD) - The Western media and the US-backed protesters in Thailand have claimed the current Thai government is a “dictatorship” and that Thailand’s military constantly seeks to overthrow democracy through “coups.” I explain how this is untrue, how the abuses before the 2014 coup by the Yingluck Shinawatra government left the military no choice, and explain why the Western media covers this up and lied about it then - and still lies about it today. References: NYT (2013) - In Thailand, Power Comes With Help From Skype: https://www.nytimes.com...
NYC Pub Declares Itself “Autonomous Zone” After Government Tries To Shut It Down
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden In what is a hilarious bit of irony for Democrat politicians in New York, a pub that had its... The post NYC Pub Declares Itself “Autonomous Zone” After Government Tries To Shut It Down appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trade deal with China was always useless, despite what our leaders wish us to believe
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 Such bilateral trade agreements produce little economic benefit — and certainly nothing like the absurd claims made for them by politicians.
AfCFTA: African Customs officials to draft free trade continental guidelines
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 Customs officials from around Africa gave a nod to the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate the free flow of cross-border trade.
Indonésie - Suisse: Le 7 mars, une votation sur l'accord de libre échange entre l'archipel et la Confédération
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 Pour ou contre l'accord de libre échange avec l'Indonésie, c'est la question à laquelle les Suisses devront répondre le 7 mars 2021.
China's push for FTA with S. Korea, Japan appears aimed at checking US influence
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
30-Nov-2020 China's renewed pursuit of a free trade agreement with South Korea and Japan appears aimed at undercutting US influence and shaping regional economic cooperation on terms favorable to it.
Joe Biden’s doctor gives update after the 78-year-old gets hurt playing with dog Major
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Fox News Joe Biden’s doctor on Sunday said that the president-elect had sustained a sprain of his right foot after twisting his ankle while playing... The post Joe Biden’s doctor gives update after the 78-year-old gets hurt playing with dog Major appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Enjoying summer's bounty
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
For breakfast this morning I had 2 biscuits warmed up (left over from dinner a few days ago) with tart cherry jam. My daughter has found a summer farmer's market on the east side whose produce she buys in bulk in the summer. She bought gallons of tart Michigan sour cherries this summer and processed them into jam. And we're now enjoying it. She also bought baskets of cukes and using my Mother's recipe for bread and butter pickles and dill pickles, we've had some of that for holiday meals. She also bought a lot of corn on the cob and wax beans and processed those for the free...
The Hot Seat – GROW A PAIR – Quit Being Such Cowards
Wardo Rants, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Wardo Rants November 26th, 2020. Are You a Man or a Sheep As Americans continue to allow this Communistic Bolshevik Jewish infestation control our country,... The post The Hot Seat – GROW A PAIR – Quit Being Such Cowards appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
China Prepares for 'Informationized' War
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Austin Bay, Strategy Page*:* On Point: China Prepares for 'Informationized' War * In March 2012, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, speaking to the National People's Congress, declared that the Chinese military's most important mission was "to win local wars under Information Age conditions." Wen's use of "local wars" drew immediate reaction. Given China's territorial claims in Asia, locals such as Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan heard a threat. As for the phrase "under Information Age conditions," media took that to mean the internet, interconnected global communications...
America’s Future: Market or Jungle?
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
This post is about the US at a junction, dramatized by the crisis of a flawed federal election. The change point is also demonstrated by dictatorial behavior of elected officials claiming to protect the citizenry from coronavirus. As explained below, there are in principle two ways of organizing a society: a market based on free […]
Joe Biden’s firsts, Musings and Opinions
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
I'm looking forward to the time when panting news mavens don't announce "first woman" to do something for Joe Biden. First woman to be appointed secretary of. . . First woman of color to be advisor of . . . First woman of color who is trans who is appointed judge of . . . First woman who has had 5 abortions appointed ambassador to . . . First woman veteran who is native American and lesbian who heads the VA . . . This will go on the entire Biden administration while his own party says there is no difference between men and women and it's sexist and transphobic to even suggest God ...
Let's clear this up....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Several people have asked if I am sorry that Trump lost. This question has emerged largely because I have been a frequent critical poster here and on Fazebook about Biden's incoming warmongering 'national security' crew. So let me say without hesitation that I was absolutely opposed to Trump's reelection. There, I hope that clarifies things. But, I was also totally opposed to Biden's election as well. I voted for the Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins. I was thrilled to vote for him - I don't often get to vote for someone that I fully support. And it was a Ran...
Venezuela Sentences Former Citgo Executives For Corruption
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Merida - Six former oil executives were sentenced for corruption on Thursday by a Venezuelan court. They were detained in November 2017 in Caracas on charges of embezzlement, money laundering and conspiracy at state oil company PDVSA’s US subsidiary, Citgo. Attorney General Tarek William Saab stated at the time that the accused had signed contracts without government permission which “jeopardized the country’s assets.” Refinancing plans with Frontier Group Management and Apollo Global Management allegedly had draconian conditions and offered the company itself as collateral. The...
COVID-19 Deaths Are Said to Be Off the Charts, But Total Deaths Remain the Same. That Is Not Possible.
Yanni Gu, Retraction Watch and Liberal First, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Economist Genevieve Briand discovered that, while the number of deaths rose drastically for COVID-19, all other causes declined by about the same number. Briand believes that deaths due to heart diseases, respiratory diseases, influenza and pneumonia have been recategorized as deaths from COVID-19.
Widespread flooding hits Kuwait after 6 months' worth of rain in several days
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Heavy rains have fallen over the past few days in Kuwait, resulting in flooded roads, schools, homes, and hospitals. Al Sabriya received the highest amount of rain -- around 134 mm (5.2 inches) or about six times the average rain for the month of November. Heavy...... Read more »
What is the Presidency?
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, The President and Immigration Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Daphna Renan What is the presidency in American public law? Current debates tend to focus on the constitutional powers of the presidential office and the authority of Congress to restrict them. In *The President and Immigration Law*, Professors Adam Cox and Cristina Rodríguez argue that, if the goal is to understand and assess presidential power in its contemporary form, we are looking in the wrong place. Presidential power results from the mass of statutory auth...
Programming Alert: Livestream for Election Integrity Hearing With Arizona State Legislature, Trump’s Lawyers
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Epoch Times Staff November 29, 2020 Updated: November 30, 2020 The Arizona State Legislature is scheduled to hold an election integrity hearing on Nov. 30 that will include President Donald Trump’s lawyers Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani. The event is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET) and ends at 2 … Continue reading Programming Alert: Livestream for Election Integrity Hearing With Arizona State Legislature, Trump’s Lawyers →
President-Elect Not Decided Until Electoral College Votes: Sen. Blunt
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Isabel van Brugen November 29, 2020 Updated: November 30, 2020 Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday declined to refer to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as president-elect, saying that while Biden’s team now has access to transition funds, the title will only be formalized after the Electoral College votes next month due to contested … Continue reading President-Elect Not Decided Until Electoral College Votes: Sen. Blunt →
Huge: FBI Finally Looking Into Significant Voter Fraud Claims Pertaining to Hundreds of Thousands of Ballots in Multiple States
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Nick Arama | Nov 29, 2020 I don’t know about you. But one of the things I’ve been wondering with all these claims about election fraud and irregularities, where is the FBI in all this? It isn’t just supposed to be upon the politicians to try to have to prove all this, but on … Continue reading Huge: FBI Finally Looking Into Significant Voter Fraud Claims Pertaining to Hundreds of Thousands of Ballots in Multiple States →
How an Elite 62-Person Hit Squad Ambushed & Killed Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist: Reports
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Mike Miller | Nov 29, 2020 As reported by my RedState colleague streiff, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, was ambushed and killed on Friday. The assassination of Fakhrizadeh, accused of leading the Islamic Republic’s nuclear weapons program, sent shockwaves through Iran and elsewhere around the world, including in the U.S. — which we’ll … Continue reading How an Elite 62-Person Hit Squad Ambushed & Killed Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist: Reports →
CDC Admits Their Numbers on COVID Are off by a Huge Amount.
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
T.LaDuke | Nov 29, 2020 FILE – This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency’s federal headquarters in Atlanta. Reacting to a Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 story in The Washington Post, health leaders say they are alarmed that officials at the CDC, the nation’s top … Continue reading CDC Admits Their Numbers on COVID Are off by a Huge Amount. →
KNIGHT: Adam Skelly has the support of Canadians | True North
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
By Leo Knight – November 28, 2020 Adam Skelly’s defiance of the government’s non-sensical lockdown measures has resonated with many Canadians. After dozens of police officers barricaded Adamson Barbeque and charged and arrested Skelly, Canadians came to his rescue. Skelly’s legal defense fund has raised over $200,000 in just a few days. True North’s Leo … Continue reading KNIGHT: Adam Skelly has the support of Canadians | True North →
So, What’s Going On?
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 15 hours ago
Cyber Monday – 70 AD Romans sack the Temple in Jerusalem… I don’t plan to buy anything today despite the sales and e-mails. The Logo Says it All …more here The British The new requirement is to have a vaccination – even if you’ve recovered from the plague and are […] The post So, What’s Going On? appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
FUREY: Enforcing nonsensical coronavirus rules
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
By True North Wire – November 29, 2020 Most Canadians can agree that some of the coronavirus rules enforced by the government make sense. For example, getting tested for the virus prior to entering a long-term care home makes sense and should be properly enforced and followed. However, there are some rules that the government … Continue reading FUREY: Enforcing nonsensical coronavirus rules →
DZSURDZSA: Out of touch mainstream media has lost the trust of Canadians
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa – November 28, 2020 Mainstream media journalists were in for an unpleasant surprise this week when they descended upon Adamson Barbecue in Etobicoke, Ont. Instead of being welcomed with free poutine (courtesy of the prime minister) and the collegiality they’re accustomed to in the Ottawa Bubble, reporters were corralled onto the street … Continue reading DZSURDZSA: Out of touch mainstream media has lost the trust of Canadians →
SUFFERING TO PROVE TRIBAL LOYALTY, EXCEPT WITHOUT THE SUFFERING PART
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Bloomberg opinion writer Noah Smith has a theory about way Republicans are behaving the way they are these days: Why have so many Republicans and right-wing media figures embraced Donald Trump’s obviously made-up claims of voter fraud? ... The obvious reason would be to curry favor with right-wing voters and audiences.... But if this were all that was happening, one might expect people to find some less expensive fiction. Pushing an obviously false claim of a stolen election is probably a doomed cause.... Instead, I offer another possibility — that lies of this sort are uttered p...
Peru Sets up 18,000 Immunization Posts; Largest Batch of Covid Vaccine in April 2021
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Francisco Sagasti on Sunday night, November 29th, projected that the Peruvian population may be immunized with the largest batch of vaccines against coronavirus in April 2021. Within this framework, the Head of State reminded that the arrival of 50,000 vaccine doses from Pfizer laboratory —planned for December— will serve to […] The post Peru Sets up 18,000 Immunization Posts; Largest Batch of Covid Vaccine in April 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Austerity Is Still A Political Choice
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
When Rishi Sunak delivered the spending review earlier this week, the coverage focused predictably on levels of government borrowing. With GDP set to contract by more than 11% in 2020 – the largest fall in three centuries – and unemployment expected to reach 7.5%, government spending is the only thing standing between the UK economy and complete economic meltdown. As a result, we’re forecast to see the highest levels of public borrowing since the Second World War. In this context, Sunak felt the need to balance some new spending pledges... The post Austerity Is Still A Political C...
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