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US bracing for possible attacks by pro-Iran forces in Iraq: report

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago

[image: US bracing for possible attacks by pro-Iran forces in Iraq: report] US forces in the Middle East have been preparing for possible attacks against American troops and diplomatic employees located in Iraq carried out by local militias supposedly supported by Iran, CNN reported, citing anonymous US defence officials. One source said US forces have seen “indications” of preparations by militias and called the entire situation “worrisome”. At the same time, the CNN sources said there have not been signs that a final decision has been made about a possible attack. Continue readin...

Iran slams Turkey’s Erdogan for comments during Azerbaijani Victory Parade

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Iran slams Turkey’s Erdogan for comments during Azerbaijani Victory Parade] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that Turkish President Erdogan had not been informed that the poetry he recited in Baku was “incorrectly” related to “the forced separation of North Aras regions from the motherland, Iran.” “Pres. Erdogan was not informed that what he ill-recited in Baku refers to the forcible separation of areas north of Aras from Iranian motherland,” Zarif tweeted. “Didn’t he realize that he was undermining the sovereignty of the Republic of ...

Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is a Real Threat

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1601733010&share=true] The aircraft suceeds in actually being a counter to the F-35. Few contemporary aircraft have invited the avalanche of controversy sustained by Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 over the past decade. But despite being repeatedly declared a dead project, the first serial Su-57 units are here—and they bring a host of advanced capabilities that can credibly threaten North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) assets. Here are five of the Su-57’s top features...

More Chinese Surface Warships are Ready to Shoot Supersonic Missiles

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has increased the potency of its Luhai-class Type 051B destroyer, Shenzhen (DD 167), with 16 container launchers for YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Shenzhen has participated in numerous military operations, but it also worth noting that it has made port calls to numerous countries, making it a star in naval diplomacy. It now has even more to show off. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has increased the potency of its Luhai-class Type 051B destro...

The Blessings of the Moroccan-Israel Agreement

Ahmed Charai, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Ahmed Charai* *Politics, Middle East* With Morocco now the fourth Arab country to reach new terms with Israel in as many months, it should be clear that Jared Kushner’s strategic vision of a regional approach—so widely derided as “naive”—has borne fruit. As a Moroccan citizen who has worked for years to bring Jews and Muslims, Moroccans and Israelis closer together, I was overcome with pride and gratitude after yesterday’s announcement of new diplomatic relations between our kingdom and the state of Israel. I was also struck by two ways in which some critics have detracted from ...

China Wants a Real Naval Railgun. The U.S. Navy Should Be Worried.

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E84U0Y9401&share=true] Could Beijing pull it off? Last month the United States Navy scaled back its efforts to develop and electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), a weapon that wouldn't be out of place in a futuristic science fiction movie or video game. To date the U.S. Navy has spent some $500 in RYD efforts. The Navy's EMRG project was first conceived in 2003. Across the Pacific, Chinese efforts to develop a ship-mounted EMRG is still moving forward, and last year it was...

Will America Field a Mach 5 Hypersonic Missile by 2023?

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1F3FF590F0&share=true] This weapon would be incredibly fast and very long range. *Key point: *The hypersonic arms race is on. Here is how America wants to deploy a road-mobile hypersonic weapon. Lockheed Martin has unveiled the first images of its new Long Range Hypersonic Weapon. This offers an initial glimpse of a new missile able to travel sixty-miles per minute at speeds of Mach 5, skim along the upper edge of the earth’s atmosphere, and descend upon enemy tar...

Japan's Next Stealth Fighter: An F-22 & F-35 Combination?

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000288971&share=true] Lockheed Martin may help Japan engineer a new stealth fighter, a development that could clearly pave the way toward interesting and innovative new aerospace technologies potentially designed to leverage some of the known attributes of the F-35 and F-22. Lockheed Martin may help Japan engineer a new stealth fighter, a development that could clearly pave the way toward interesting and innovative new aerospace technologies potentially designed to ...

The F-35 Will Soon Carry Hypersonic Missiles

David Axe, The National Interest - 8 hours ago

*David Axe* *Security, * A true aerial monster. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *HAWC for one clearly is a beast-mode-only weapon, “which would effectively eliminate [the F-35’s] stealth qualities,” Trevithick wrote. “However, the speed and range of hypersonic weapons give them an intrinsic stand-off capability, making this a less pressing issue.” The U.S. military could hang more weapons under the wings of its F-35 stealth fighters. Lockheed Martin, which assembles the single-engine, radar-evading jets, in early May 2019 revealed a concept for a hypersonic surface-to-air mi...

Rare earthquakes detected near Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

The Watchers » Latest articles - 9 hours ago

Two small earthquakes were registered near New Zealand's Mount Taranaki this week-- weak and shallow M3.2 on December 8, 2020, and M1.6 on December 11. According to GeoNet, earthquakes near the volcano are considered rare. The last eruption of this volcano took...... Read more »

Global Defense Spending To Grow Nearly 3% In 2021

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

(Cpl. Cody Rowe/U.S. Marine Corps) *GovConWire:* *Deloitte: Global Defense Spending to Grow Nearly 3% in 2021 * A new Deloitte analysis forecasts global spending on defense programs to grow about 2.8 percent in 2021 as countries continue to build up their military capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical tensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “In 2021, defense budgets and revenues for defense contractors are expected to remain largely stable, as military programs continue to be critical to national defense, especially when geopolitical tensions are considered,” Deloitte ...

Deb Price, Pioneer Gay Life Columnist, Dead at 62

Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 9 hours ago

Deborah Jane Price – the U.S.’s first mainstream lesbian columnist who wrote about gay life – died at 62 on Nov. 20, the New York Times reported. Price wrote about high-profile LGBTQ+ issues but also the nuances of everyday gay life. Price – born Feb. 27, 1958, in Lubbock, Texas – died from interstitial pneumonitis. […]

Nine of the 10 Most Expensive Senate Races in US History Happened in 2020

Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 9 hours ago

Elections are getting far more expensive. The 2016 election alone cost around $6.5 billion, and there is only one place to get money like that: super-wealthy donors with deep pockets and high expectations. The post Nine of the 10 Most Expensive Senate Races in US History Happened in 2020 appeared first on MintPress News.

Former HBCU Athletes Sue NCAA for Disproportionate Discrimination

Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago

A group of former HBCU athletes is suing the NCAA, “claiming academic standards and subsequent penalties for not meeting them disproportionately discriminates against black athletes and universities,” HBCU Sports reported. The 58-page Thursday lawsuit demanded that the Academic Progress Rate (APR) – a metric to indicate student athletes’ and team’s academic success – be abolished, […]

Dominion Energy Commits $25 Million in Grants for STEM at HBCUs

Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago

Dominion Energy is committing $25 million in grants to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Power Engineering reported. Using a $6 million Dominion grant, Virginia Union University will endow a STEM studies program. The school will establish a Dominion Energy Scholars scholarship program, finish its Huntley […]

Podcast Panel: US Meddling In Venezuela Elections, Economic Warfare & COVID-19

Mnar Muhawesh Adley, MintPress News - 10 hours ago

Observed by 1,500 international election observers from 34 countries, elections in Venezuela handed Nicholas Maduro a clear victory, sending a message to the US that it failed to influence the same elections that Mike Pompeo called illegitimate. The post Podcast Panel: US Meddling In Venezuela Elections, Economic Warfare & COVID-19 appeared first on MintPress News.

AG Barr BURIED Hunter probes until after Nov 3rd

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 10 hours ago

AG Barr BURIED Hunter probes until after Nov 3rd ****News Topic 199***** AG BARR CONCEALED HUNTER BIDEN PROBES FROM PUBLIC DURING ELECTION AG Barr Concealed Hunter Biden Probes From Public During Election Attorney General William Barr knew about several investigations into Hunter Biden since at least this spring – and “worked to avoid their public […]

Decision to Relocate Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson Statue to Civil War Museum Prompts Mixed Reaction

Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is relocating a statue of Confederate Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson from its campus to another VMI property, the Virginia Museum of the Civil War.

Report: Universities With More Racial Segregation by Major, Graduate Fewer Black Students Into High-Paying Fields

Sara Weissman, Diverse - 10 hours ago

While campuses are growing more diverse, minorities tend to be concentrated within certain majors rather than integrated across fields of study, according to a report by the Urban Institute, a public policy think tank.

N.Y. Governor Cuomo’s Catastrophic Failure at Covid-19

Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 11 hours ago

Eric Zuesse On Friday, December 10th, the great blog of the investigative journalist David Sirota headlined “‘Risk Your Life Or You Don’t Get Any Money’”, and their Walter Bragman reported that “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has shut down in-person press conferences — but workers are stuck in offices as the state refuses to take […]

U of Minnesota Might Borrow $82M to Cover COVID-19 Budget Deficit

Jessica Ruf, Diverse - 11 hours ago

Projecting a $166 million budget deficit brought on by COVID-19, The University of Minnesota might borrow as much as $82 million to cover lost athletic and housing revenue, reports the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. University administrators pitched the proposal to the Board of Regents on Thursday, and the regents plan to vote on the proposal […]

Jerry Falwell, Jr. Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Liberty University

Jessica Ruf, Diverse - 11 hours ago

Jerry Falwell, Jr. has dropped a defamation lawsuit against his former employer, Liberty University — the Virginia-based evangelical school his late father founded — reported The Associated Press. Falwell resigned from his post as president and chancellor of the university in August following a sex scandal and other controversies. Falwell then sued the university in October, […]

New study reveals dramatic rise in global pesticide poisonings

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 9 hours ago

In a comprehensive study released today, scientists report that pesticide poisonings on farms around the world have risen dramatically since the last global assessment 30 years ago. Based on an evaluation of available poisoning data from countries all over the world, the researchers conclude that there are about 385 million cases of acute poisonings each year, up from an estimated 25 million cases in 1990.

Does Costco Lose Millions Annually for Keeping Rotisserie Chicken Cheap?

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago

The $4.99 price tag has held firm for one of the company’s most popular items.

Mexico’s Senior Catholic Leader Backs Civil Unions for Gay Couples

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mexican Catholic Church’s highest-ranking bishop agrees with recent comments by Pope Francis in support of civil unions for gay couples, the prelate told Reuters. Mexico is the second-biggest Catholic country after Brazil with around 80% of its nearly 130 million people affiliated with the church. It has historically been […] The post Mexico’s Senior Catholic Leader Backs Civil Unions for Gay Couples appeared first on The Rio Times.

The U-2 Spy Plane Is Too Valuable To Replace

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

(Image credit: Lockheed Martin) *BBC:* *The veteran spyplane too valuable to replace * *Satellites – and drones – were intended to replace it. But the 65-year-old Lockheed U-2 is still at the top of its game, flying missions in an environment no other aircraft can operate in. * Nearly twice as wide as it is long, the Lockheed U-2 spy plane is one of the most distinctive aircraft in the United States Air Force – and the hardest aircraft to fly, earning itself the nickname “The Dragon Lady”. The U-2’s 63ft-long (19m) thin fuselage, two high-aspect, un-swept glider-like wings, and...

Does Meme Accurately Compare US COVID Relief Funds to Other Countries’?

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Comparing apples to oranges is ironically a fruitless method of argument.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2020

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

~ Today's Water Cooler ~

Trump Loses Wisconsin Lawsuit in Latest Legal Defeat

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

President Donald Trump lost a Wisconsin lawsuit seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots and overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, the latest in a string of legal defeats.

Science Crushes Rolling Stone’s Claimed Link Between COVID and Climate

H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 10 hours ago

Rolling Stone this week added its voice to a number of media outlets, like Phys.org and Business Insider, falsely asserting a connection between climate change and COVID-19. In reality, if a modestly warming Earth has any impact on viruses and pandemics, it is to make them less likely and less severe. In the article, “How […] The post Science Crushes Rolling Stone’s Claimed Link Between COVID and Climate appeared first on Climate Realism.

No, Michael Jackson Isn’t Alive

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

A 2009 hoax video designed to show how easy it is to spread misinformation continued to be a source of misinformation in 2020.

Here’s how Japan has implemented social distancing

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Here's how Japan has implemented social distancing: pic.twitter.com/gqI2ljCJD4 — John McAfee (@officialmcafee) September 25, 2020 The post Here’s how Japan has implemented social distancing appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

BLM/Antifa riots in Atlanta and Portland: a first-hand account

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago

Ed Calderon, who knows a great deal about security and its opposite, recently sat down for an almost-four-hour-long interview with Shawn Ryan. Here's a 22-minute excerpt from that interview, describing what he saw at first hand during the riots in Portland and Atlanta. It sheds an interesting light on the demonstrators. (*LANGUAGE ALERT:* There are a few f-bombs and other profanities here and there. These are two hard men discussing hard realities. That's the way they talk.) That's a rather different perspective than what we've been told by the mainstream media and poli...

Cuomo Reinstates NYC Indoor Dining Ban to Limit Virus Spread

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Indoor dining restrictions will be reinstated indefinitely in New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue climbing in the city and throughout the state.

Shell: master of the makeover?

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago

11 December 2020 — DESMOGUK A fresh policy, a new logo, a sharp haircut, a feel-good ad. Rebranding – personal, professional or political – is a powerful tool that can reshape the narrative and win over hearts and minds. Shell is a master of the makeover. Looking at its Twitter account, you might assume the … Continue reading Shell: master of the makeover?

Brazil Prosecutors Sue Maersk, Seek to Freeze US$200 Million

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a civil lawsuit against Danish shipping company Maersk and former executives representing the firm, alleging corruption involving shipping contracts with state-run oil firm Petrobras, they said on Friday, December 11th. The lawsuit requests that a judge freeze almost R$1 billion (US$198 million) in assets in […] The post Brazil Prosecutors Sue Maersk, Seek to Freeze US$200 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.

The whole purpose of a democratic vote is to prevent the old violent ways of settling political arguments

Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago

Comparing today’s world to the American Civil War, or the UK Commonwealth period of the 1600s with an Absolutism King colliding with Parliament, or the French revolution. ___________ The whole purpose of a democratic vote is to prevent the old violent ways of settling political arguments J. H. Walker My understanding is that the US ... Read more The post The whole purpose of a democratic vote is to prevent the old violent ways of settling political arguments appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Updates posted on Supreme Court website on Thursday alone

Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago

Meanwhile, the media keeps harping us that this is a “frivolous” lawsuit. Must be a lot of frivolous State’s Attorneys General. “The following are all of the updates that were posted on the Supreme Court website on Thursday alone,” says reader Adoni. Motion of State of Ohio for leave to file amicus brief not accepted ... Read more The post Updates posted on Supreme Court website on Thursday alone appeared first on Ice Age Now.

International Experts Issue Important Warning on Non-Ionising Radiation

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago

In recent years a lot of attention has been drawn to the high hazards of non-ionising radiation which have unfortunately been ignored for too long. Adding in a very significant way to these warnings last month an organization of prominent international experts issued an important statement on serious and adverse health impacts of Non-Ionising Radiation (NIR). This statement has been issued by Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment (PHIRE). PHIRE is an independent association of medical doctors and associated specialists assembled for the purposes of improving ...

WildEarthers v. the People of New Mexico

Jordan McGillis, IER - 12 hours ago

Oil and gas is a preeminent economic positive for the state of New Mexico. The industry provides over 130,000 jobs… The post WildEarthers v. the People of New Mexico appeared first on IER.

New U.S. Visa Rules Prompt Scrutiny of CCP Members

alemert, Lawfare - 14 hours ago

The Pudong district of Shanghai, May 2018 (Franck Michel, https://flic.kr/p/PCRxyZ; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). On Dec. 2, the State Department issued new restrictions on travel visas for members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their families. All CCP members will be restricted to single-entry visas, which are valid for a month. By contrast, other Chinese citizens may obtain multiple-entry visas that can last up to 10 years. Even before the announcement, U.S. border officials had reportedly begun questioning Chinese airline crews and sailor...

Is Canadian Law Better Equipped to Handle Disinformation?

egaumond, Lawfare - 16 hours ago

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. (Joanne Clifford, https://tinyurl.com/y2xaoraf; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) On Oct. 13, before President Trump—with only falsehoods as ammunition—began live-tweeting his attempt to overturn an election he lost, Emily Bazelon published an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled, “Free Speech Will Save Our Democracy: The First Amendment in the Age of Disinformation.” In this piece, Bazelon presents—and questions—the American free speech jurisprudence, according to which false statements and hurtful sp...

Chinese Expansion in the Caribbean (Extra)

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago

Steve S., who follows this blog asked me to comment on this article. You can read the article. I thought that it was anemic. It doesn’t detail any of a NUMBER of Chinese Communist government activities either by buying land in the US adjacent to US bases and the Caribbean; by working on basing […] The post Chinese Expansion in the Caribbean (Extra) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Elderly man jumps into pond, pries open jaws of alligator to save pet dog

White Wolf, White Wolf - 10 hours ago

In a dramatic footage, which has now gone viral on several social media platforms, 74-year-old Richard Wilbanks can be seen jumping into his backyard pond to save his three-month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel from the alligator. In Florida, alligators are a common sight and are often spotted wandering around in people’s backyards, swimming pools and golf courses. Recently, a man had his heart in his mouth when he found his pet dog in the grasp of an alligator. With no one around to help, the 74-year-old decided to take matters in his own hands. In the dramatic footage, which ...

Half Of Those Picked For NASA's Artemis Program Come From The U.S. Military

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

Kayla Barron wearing a spacesuit. NASA *Warzone/The Drive:* *One Of The Navy's First Female Submarine Officers May Be Headed To The Moon * Half of those picked for NASA's Artemis program, aimed at going back to the moon by 2024, come from the U.S. military. Here's a bit more about them. Kayla Barron, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander who was among the first female officers to serve onboard one of that service's submarines, is among a group of NASA astronauts who could be headed to the Moon as early as 2024. Of the other 17 astronauts who now make up what NASA is calling the Artem...

Fauci: Unless Americans Take The Vaccine, The Masks Need To Stay On

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Summit News – by Steve Watson Appearing on CNN Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci declared that face masks are here to stay unless enough Americans get... The post Fauci: Unless Americans Take The Vaccine, The Masks Need To Stay On appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

NJ Lawmaker Wants MANDATORY Corona Shot For All Kids WITHOUT EXEMPTION

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Summit News – by Steve Watson A State Senator in New Jersey wants the coronavirus vaccine made mandatory for all school age children, despite them... The post NJ Lawmaker Wants MANDATORY Corona Shot For All Kids WITHOUT EXEMPTION appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Unexpected side effect? Australia scraps Covid-19 vaccine development after trials lead to false positives for HIV

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

RT Australia has abandoned the development of a domestically-made coronavirus vaccine after participants in clinical trials for the jab returned false positive test results for... The post Unexpected side effect? Australia scraps Covid-19 vaccine development after trials lead to false positives for HIV appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

A Father’s Final Gift

Navy Crawfish, 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago

Matt Goodman’s father wanted to buy his son his first beer when he turned 21, even though he knew he wouldn’t be around by then. Shortly before he passed away, he left a $10 bill with his family, and they held onto it for six years — all so Matt could have that first beer from his dad. By Michael HollanPublished 20 hours agoHeartwarming NewsFOX News TAUNTON, Mass. – Some experiences are priceless. Many people dream of having their first legal drinkwhen they finally turn 21, but the moment was extra special for one young man in Massachusetts. While his father had … Continue reading →

DA Drops Charges On Portland Autonomous Zone Occupiers, Including Felon with Body Armor, After Police Find Multiple Guns

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Brock Simmons Predictably, Multnomah County district attorney Mike Schmidt has dropped charges against all of the protesters who were arrested on... The post DA Drops Charges On Portland Autonomous Zone Occupiers, Including Felon with Body Armor, After Police Find Multiple Guns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Deprogramming the Woke Wannabes

Robert, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago

For 4+ years, assorted sheeple jumped aboard the Woke Train, thinking this was where the Kollectivist Kool Kids were. But what are these mindless ignoramuses going to do now? White women unite!

Fun with Weapons

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago

Swedish War Hammer Can You Identify the Weapon? Is it a Weapon from Outer Space? Leopard, hiding in a mud hole. A friend of mine told me that leopards do not dig holes in mud and hide in them. Here is photographic proof showing him to be wrong. Take THAT, […] The post Fun with Weapons appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Six Dead from Pfizer Trials: Shares Down, Pfizer CEO Makes a Killing

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Global Research – by John Goss There is a good old Russian word “yerunda” which I’ve started using instead of “nonsense” and “bullshit” to describe... The post Six Dead from Pfizer Trials: Shares Down, Pfizer CEO Makes a Killing appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

10,000 of America’s restaurants have closed in the past three months

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

CNN About 17% of America’s restaurants have already permanently closed this year, with the industry in further danger according to a new report. The National... The post 10,000 of America’s restaurants have closed in the past three months appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Corrupt UK Police EVIDENCE!

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Live Free Dec 10, 2020 The post Corrupt UK Police EVIDENCE! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

When The FBI Does it, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago

FBI Has Files From Seth Rich’s Laptop Computer; The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has files from the laptop computer belonging to Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) employee who was killed in 2016, according to a new email. The bureau also has tens of thousands of documents mentioning Rich. The FBI originally… Continue reading →

BLM splits over being ignored by Biden

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago

SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT – Conservatives are not allowed to talk about anything to do with the 2020 Election or be activists or post facts — but Black Lives Matter can? –##– . –##– Western Journal, December 10, 2020 – “Black Lives Matter Just Turned on Joe Biden: ‘Unacceptable'” “Amid internal fissures, the official Black Lives Matter movement erupted Wednesday after none of its leaders were invited to a high-profile meeting with presumptive President-elect Joe Biden.” Politico, December 10, 2020 – “Black Lives Matter power grab sets off internal revolt” “The Black Lives Matter m...

House Passes Open Courts Act Targeting PACER Reform – FindLaw

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. on December 09, 2020 Over adamant opposition from federal courts, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday, December 8, to make it easier for the public to immediately access court filings online at no cost. The public can currently access electronic court documents through Public Access to Court … Continue reading House Passes Open Courts Act Targeting PACER Reform – FindLaw →

Today I Visited my County GOP Office ….

SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago

I live in a county in the north Georgia mountains – Trump country for sure, based on demographics, yard sign counts, and vote tallies. Our county is home to many retired military & LEO households, mixed in with a strong, family-farm rural base. So today I stopped at our local GOP office and spoke to a friendly woman probably in her 50s. My opening statement – just to hear her reaction – was “Why should I bother voting in the Senate runoff, since we’re gonna use Dominion machines and the ballots will be counted in metro Atlanta?” Her response was … Continue reading →

Americans Said No to Coronavirus Contact Tracing Spy Apps

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago

But will they be able to stay off the “national server” if the Democrats take over? Fri Dec 11, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. When the NHS, Britain’s socialized medicine system, debuted its … Continue reading Americans Said No to Coronavirus Contact Tracing Spy Apps →

Can the News Legally Lie to the Public?

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Law Blog Brian Williams, long-time managing editor and anchor of NBC Nightly News, has been suspended for six months. The suspension came amidst the revelation that some of his stories were pure lies. Long ago, Williams described being aboard a Chinook helicopter during the Iraq war that was forced down by a rocket-propelled grenade. He … Continue reading Can the News Legally Lie to the Public? →

If Biden dies before January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago

In the unlikely event that the alleged President-elect Joe Biden, 77, dies before the House of Representatives officially certifies the election on January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President. If Biden dies after that certification but before The post If Biden dies before January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

A Neoliberal Christmas Carol

Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 7 hours ago

How do billionaires and celebrities avoid looking like complete jerks as they jostle to be among the first in line to receive the Covid-19 vaccine? Easy - they pretend that it's all for charity. 'Tis, after all, the season for noblesse-obligin' - that special time of year when the wealthy suck up public acclaim for their do-goodery as they continue screwing everybody else. So to avoid giving the awful impression that they're cutting in line to get the vaccine, economist Richard Thaler suggests in a New York Times op-ed that they simply bribe nudge their august selves into their ...

Former CIA officer Phillip Agee - a true patriot & friend

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

I first came to know former CIA case officer Phillip Agee in the spring of 1991 when I organized a speaking event for him at a church in Orlando, Florida while I was coordinating the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice. (I even found the link to the article advertising that event in the Orlando Sentinel - see it *here*.) Agee's talk was attended by a couple hundred people who came from across the state to hear his controversial reporting on the illegal and immoral deeds of the CIA. Agee joined the CIA in 1957, and over the following decade had postings in Washington DC, E...

Lynchings By Law

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

The U.S. death penalty has always been a symbol of white supremacy and a violation of human rights law. Having already executed 11 people this year, the Trump administration plans to execute five people (four of them Black) during a lame-duck session. This would be the first time a president has carried out executions during a lame-duck session since the Cleveland administration carried out the execution of an Indigenous man in 1890. The profound anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells once said: “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” The post Lynchings ...

Climate Tits!

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

By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness This appeared in the Telegraph the other day. It followed a similar story in the “Independent?” last month, and another from the Telegraph a couple of years ago: A rapidly warming climate will spell disaster for swathes of life on earth, including many bird species. […]

GI Joe Dreams Come True: The U.S. Navy Consider Nuclear-Armed Battleships

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A truly crazy idea. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The result would have certainly been the most powerful battleship ever, but the concept was riddled with inefficiencies. Under the proposal, 2,000 sailors would have had to sail into hostile waters in an expensive, 900-foot vessel to attack just four targets with nuclear weapons. An Air Force bomber could attack as many targets, at a greater range, with fewer than a dozen crew. In the early 1980s, four *Iowa**-class fast battleships* originally built during World War II—*Iowa*, *Missouri*, *New ...

Fundraiser for Kathy Shaidle - Five Feet of Fury...

Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago

Kathy Shaidle, who blogged at Five Feet of Fury, was a contributor at PJ Media, and has worked extensively with Mark Steyn, has ovarian cancer. Kathy was one of the first bloggers I followed many, many years ago. I could always count on feeling superior since at 5'2" I towered over her mere 5 feet. She is at home with her husband, proprietor of Blazing Cat Fur: *It is difficult for me to write that Kathy is suffering ovarian cancer and is now in palliative care. Kath is still fighting hard and we hope to hold on to her at home for as long as we can. She is doing well and has ho...

Why Masrour Barzani Should Resign From Leading Iraqi Kurdistan

Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Michael Rubin* *Politics, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA7K1COO01&share=true] The region cannot survive incompetent governance. Kurds once billed themselves “The Other Iraq*,*” a region where democracy and security thrived, but today Iraqi Kurdistan is on fire. Security forces gun down protestors, Kurdish civilians return the favor, and protestors burn political party flags and even photos of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) founder Mulla Mustafa Barzani. Iraqi Kurdistan as the other Iraq was always a lie: The r...

China Claims It Has a Revolutionary New Way to Make Stealth Fighters

David Axe, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*David Axe* *Security, * Chinese scientists claim they have developed a new kind of material for making aircraft less detectable by radar. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“There is not a clear-cut definition of a metamaterial, so not everyone in the research community agrees with their claim,” a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences said. “The consensus is that their product still has a lot of room for improvement.” Chinese scientists claim they have developed a new kind of material for making aircraft less detectable by radar. But the development probably is not t...

America's World War II Army Rangers: These Soldiers Struck Fear (and Respect) in Their Enemies

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, * The Army Rangers were some of the most highly trained soldiers around. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Rangers distinguished themselves in many battles, including on D-Day. On a June morning in 1942, a battalion of American soldiers stepped down from a train at Fort William in the northern highlands of Scotland. Bagpipes of the Cameron Highlanders’ band sounded the call to battle, and the Americans were greeted by Lt. Col. Charles Vaughan, a burly, ruddy-cheeked British Army officer. Radiating enthusiasm and goodwill, he welcomed the Ame...

The U.S. Marine Corps Wants to Kill Your Navy

James Holmes, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* The future promises to be a throwback to Pacific campaigns of old. *Here's What You Need to Know*: As the Marine Corps girds to fight in the air, on land, and sea, it ought to procure anti-ship weapons in bulk—and in haste. The feel-good story of last month comes out of the U.S. Marine Corps, whose leadership has set in motion a crash effort to field anti-ship missiles for island warfare. Grabbing headlines most recently is the high-mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS. In effect, HIMARS is a truck that totes around a launcher capable of di...

China Faces New Economic Woes During the Pandemic Era

Milton Ezrati, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Milton Ezrati* *Security, Asia* Encouraging as this economic pickup is for the period immediately ahead, Beijing’s demographics casts a long and ominous shadow. Some people say that China’s leadership is all but magical. It has beaten the coronavirus pandemic before the United States or the rest of the world and has its economy roaring back much faster than others. It is true enough that China’s official statistics report a drop in infections and strong economic growth. Though Chinese figures, most especially from official sources, always include a hefty dollop of political leav...

The British Hand Behind America’s Color Revolution: Soros and Lord Malloch Brown

Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 11 hours ago

From the Canadian Patriot Review Canadian Patriot editor Matthew Ehret discusses the ongoing US Color Revolution with a focus on George Soros, Dominion voting systems, Smartmatic and Soros’ globalist bosom buddy Lord Mark Malloch Brown who has just become President of Soros’ Open Society Institutes on December 4th. Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot […]

Critics Pan Time’s Choice of Biden-Harris for 2020 Person of the Year Award

Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 11 hours ago

“This is Joe Biden's year. He not only managed to stay alive until the election, he also did other things, presumably.” -- YouTube creator Shaun The post Critics Pan Time’s Choice of Biden-Harris for 2020 Person of the Year Award appeared first on MintPress News.

Temperatures far below normal in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago

“Kazakhstan and Central Asia fall into ice captivity.” In Kazakhstan and Central Asia, for two weeks it has been too cold for December. Air temperature anomaly maps show sub-normal temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees, sometimes as much as 10 degrees. Minus 30 ° C have been observed in Kazakhstan, and minus 25 ° C ... Read more The post Temperatures far below normal in Kazakhstan and Central Asia appeared first on Ice Age Now.

California lawmakers sending fishermen to ruin

Bonner Cohen, Ph. D., CFACT - 12 hours ago

Existing federal and state regulations have already reduced the accidental catch of protected species to near zero. But that’s of no interest to virtue-signaling lawmakers in Sacramento who don't care who they put out of business. The post California lawmakers sending fishermen to ruin appeared first on CFACT.

Review Neighbors, Not Friends, Iraq And Iran After The Gulf Wars

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

*Hiro, Dilip, **Neighbors, Not Friends, Iraq And Iran After The Gulf Wars**, London and New York: Routledge, 2001* Dilip Hiro was one of the few journalists who consistently covered Iraq from the 1980s to the 2000s. He wrote several books about the country including *Neighbors, Not Friends, Iraq And Iran After The Gulf Wars*. Half the book was about Iraq and the other half about Iran and their difficulties after their war with each other. Both faced deep economic problems and dealing with the United States. Saddam Hussein had to deal with a decades’ worth of sanctions and Unit...

This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 11

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

1922 UK Colonial Office wrote only reason King Faisal accepted in Iraq was because he was backed by British 1961 Gen Qasim took 99.5% of Iraq Petroleum Company’s concessions and created Iraq National Oil Company Company demanded arbitration for Iraq taking it concession but Iraq refused (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1998 Chief UN inspector Butler met with Natl Sec Adv Berger and decided US would strike Iraq Clinton wanted to send message Saddam was vulnerable (Musings On Iraq UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A...

Mexico hits snooze on cannabis legalization until next spring

Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

The Supreme Court of Mexico has again extended the deadline for legislators to comply with a mandate to legalize adult-use cannabis. Now Congress can legislate on this matter until the end of the next ordinary session period, which starts in February 2021 ends in April. On Wednesday, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies – the lower […] Mexico hits snooze on cannabis legalization until next spring is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

11. The Media Can Legally Lie

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

A little reminder, this is old, so old you all forgot and wrongfully assume that somehow the media is obligated to tell the truth. April 29, 2010 CMW REPORT, Spring 2003Title: “Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie”Author: Liane Casten ORGANIC CONSUMER ASSOCIATION, March 7, 2004Title: “Florida Appeals Court Orders Akre-Wilson Must Pay Trial Costs … Continue reading 11. The Media Can Legally Lie →

Helping Men – Talking About Your Feelings is Seen as an Act of Courage at ‘The Dublin Boys Club’

Ashley Walker, Enlightened Consciousness - 15 hours ago

An Irish club named ‘The Dublin Boys Club’ came up with a WhatsApp group where they talk about how to get over a broken heart, recommend self-help podcasts, and offer social interaction for those who have had a rough week. The Club was formed less than a year ago by Conor Creighton and his artist […]

Why Russia Said ‘No’ to a Fleet of Aircraft Carriers

Erik Khzmalyan, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Erik Khzmalyan* *Security, * It would be a waste of resources to invest in surface ships. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Lastly, land powers go to sea after securing their land borders, such as China. However, Russia’s carrier aspirations are poised to stay on the paper as NATO, China, and turbulent Middle East will continue forcing Moscow to fixate on its insecure borders. As such, submarines will remain Russia’s primary tools for maritime operations, which are among the best in the world. For much of its history, the Russian navy has been a subject of vigorous internal d...

Will Joe Biden Repeat Obama’s Mistake of Trying to Achieve Impossible Foreign Policy Feats?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Politics, Americas* Joe Biden is taking office under conditions similar to Obama, amidst world-wide expectations about a positive change in tone and posture from the White House in contrast to the previous Republican occupant. I am not in contact with the Biden transition team, but I have one piece of unsolicited advice to give. Prior to his inauguration, the president-elect should convene his senior national security and domestic policy teams, and have them do a thorough post-mortem of President Barack Obama’s ill-fated attempt to close the detention facili...

The U.S. Marines’ New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Is Coming

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, * [image: https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/multimedia/amphibious-combat-vehicle-exiting-the-surf] This long-needed replacement vehicle will transport Marines ashore during wartime. The new U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle is now entering full-rate production as part of a Corps effort to acquire as many as seventy-two vehicles by early 2021, a BAE Systems announcement said. The vehicle, which became operational earlier this year, is engineered to swim from ship-to-shore for deeper-in land attacks, enabled by a precision weapons station, V-sha...

Masks and mandates: How individual rights and government regulation are both necessary for a free society

Martha Ackelsberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, emerita, Smith College, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 11 hours ago

The absence of effective government policy doesn't make citizens free. It takes away their power, leaving them less able to act to address their needs. That's especially clear during the pandemic.

Gideon’s sWord: Time to Put on the Full Armor of God

Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 11 hours ago

This was originally published on April 19th, 2017, proving that no one on earth is a prophet, this message was just ahead of its time. The post Gideon’s sWord: Time to Put on the Full Armor of God appeared first on .

We All Deserve Protection From Covid-19

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS, US, Dec 11 (IPS) - When I contracted Ebola virus disease in August 2014 while working as a medical doctor in a well-known private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, I was denied access to a potential cure. Read the full story, “We All Deserve Protection From Covid-19”, on globalissues.org →

The First Global Event in the History of Humankind

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (IPS) - The current pandemic is probably the first global event in the history of the human race. By ‘global’ I mean it has affected almost everybody, regardless of country of residence or social class. Read the full story, “The First Global Event in the History of Humankind”, on globalissues.org →

Womens Bodies, COVID-19 and Male Chauvinism

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 11 (IPS) - COVID-19 has in some nations been converted into a noxious, political issue. One of many worrying examples is the rhetoric of Brazil´s president. Read the full story, “Womens Bodies, COVID-19 and Male Chauvinism”, on globalissues.org →

Patrick Space Force Base And Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Have Been Named The First Space Force Installations

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., was rechristened as Patrick Space Force Base in a ceremony on Dec. 9, 2020. Facebook video screenshot. *Air Force Magazine*: *Cape Canaveral, Patrick Named First Space Force Installations * Historic Air Force installations on Florida’s Space Coast marked a modern milestone on Dec. 9 as they were redesignated Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station—the first facilities named as part of the new service. “Today, we start a new era at both Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Patrick Space Force Base, aligning the installations...

Joe and Kamala, Time Magazine's 2020 Puppets of the Year

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Joe and Kamala, Time Magazine’s 2020 Puppets of the Year ****News Topic 198***** Is the Nobel Peace Prize Next — Time Magazine names Joe and Kamala 2020 Person of the Year… https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/is-the-nobel-peace-prize-next-time-magazine-names-joe-and-kamala-2020-person-of-the-year/

Cops Denied Immunity After Killing Man for Holding a Hammer Over 10 Feet Away

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago

[image: immunity]A federal court has stripped two officers of qualified immunity after video showed them senselessly gun down a man who was not advancing toward them.

Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 11 December 2020

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago

11 December 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Glyphosate Causes Genetic Changes Leading to Increased Disease in Future Generations – New Study Exposure to the widely used weed-killer glyphosate makes genetic changes to rats that can be linked to increased disease in their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a new study has found. The study provides evidence … Continue reading Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 11 December 2020

Merkel gets emotional in speech

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

DW News Dec 9, 2020 German Chancellor Angela Merkel begs Germans to follow coronavirus restrictions in an unusually emotional appeal ahead of Christmas. She urged... The post Merkel gets emotional in speech appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Hundreds Of Hondurans Have Formed A Migrant Caravan Heading To The U.S.

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Clash Daily – by K. Walker With the hope of a Joe Biden presidency who has vowed to roll back President Trump’s border control measures,... The post Hundreds Of Hondurans Have Formed A Migrant Caravan Heading To The U.S. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Man Stripped Naked, Beaten, Stomped, Tasered, His Face Shattered—For Acting Strangely

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Dekalb County, AL — On March 1, 2020, Anthony David Nute, had harmed no one and had committed... The post Man Stripped Naked, Beaten, Stomped, Tasered, His Face Shattered—For Acting Strangely appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

World’s Largest Vaccine Maker Suing Man for Saying COVID-19 Vaccine Injured Him

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Free Thought Project – by Don Via Jr. It should have already been considered a crime against humanity decades ago that law makers were lobbied... The post World’s Largest Vaccine Maker Suing Man for Saying COVID-19 Vaccine Injured Him appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

ATF Has Just Raided Polymer80 : Records Seized!: Polymer 80 Kits Now Firearms?

JoeSTP, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

2a Edu Dec 11, 2020 The post ATF Has Just Raided Polymer80 : Records Seized!: Polymer 80 Kits Now Firearms? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Dangerous Provocations Ahead for Iran

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago

The recent assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been framed by an almost gleeful Western media as an attempt to ensure incoming US President Joe Biden does not return to the so-called "Iran Nuclear Deal" signed while he was Vice President in 2015.

World’s Largest Vaccine Maker Suing Man for Saying COVID-19 Vaccine Injured Him

Don Via Jr., The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: vaccine]"Our client wants the manufacturing of the vaccine to be stopped because he fears others could get affected the same way."

The RCMP repeatedly shows a reckless disregard for public safety

Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago

News 1. COVID-19 Four new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia yesterday. One is in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone and is connected to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The other three are in the Central Zone — one is a close contact of a previously reported case, one is still under investigation, and […]

The two sides in our dystopian society

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 6 hours ago

I've been pondering a post on the New Zealand blog Dark Brightness for several days now. The author (writing from an evangelical Christian perspective) seeks to put the conflict in our society in religious terms; the root of what each side believes. There are two sides to this conflict: the deplorables and the elite. The deplorables are: - Faithful to God. - Nationalist. They vote that way if they can. In much of the world, they use proxy parties, for they cannot. - Fertile: they pity the gender diverse, the gay, and despise the propaganda. - Mistrustful o...

Mexico Proposes Extending Travel Curbs with U.S. Another Month

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico has proposed to the United States that restrictions on non-essential travel at their shared border be extended for another month, as authorities continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the foreign ministry said on Friday, December 11th. The measures would be in place until just before midnight on January […] The post Mexico Proposes Extending Travel Curbs with U.S. Another Month appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Look At How The US Wasted Billions On Absurd Errors In The Afghan War

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

U.S. Marine Corps / Sergent Andres Alcaraz © AFP *Hollie McKay, Fox News:* *How US wasted billions on absurd errors in Afghanistan war* *Debates continue over US war investment.* For almost two decades, the U.S. military has siphoned much blood, sweat, and tears into fighting the insurgencies littering Afghanistan. In the coming weeks, the Pentagon plans to accelerate the troop drawdown from 4,500 to 2,500 under orders from President Trump – leaving behind a bleak picture of a struggling country beleaguered by nearly daily attacks, bullet-pockmarked buildings and an ailing eco...

Argentina’s Lower House Votes to Legalize Abortion

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lower house of Argentina's congress approved the legalization of abortion on Friday, December 11th, sending the proposal to the Senate -- which rejected a similar bill two years ago. The legislation, which would allow abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy, got 131 votes in favor and 117 against […] The post Argentina’s Lower House Votes to Legalize Abortion appeared first on The Rio Times.

Art Of The Deal

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

Another Middle East Trump Triumph for the Media to Ignore This is how utterly despicable the journalist class has become. What President Trump has accomplished diplomatically this year should be celebrated by all Americans. It takes a special kind of emotional stunting to not be able to admit that. The MSM is so riddled with… Continue reading →

US aircraft that killed Soleimani and Mohandis had Iraqi approval: ex-PM

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

[image: US aircraft that killed Soleimani and Mohandis had Iraqi approval: ex-PM] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The former Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, revealed that the American plane that assassinated the late leader of the Iranian Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, and the Deputy Head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, near Baghdad Airport on January 3rd, 2020, “obtained Iraqi approval.” The ex-Iraqi premier said the U.S. aircraft was permitted to enter Iraqi airspace before striking the vehicle carrying both Mohandis and Soleimani in...

Facebook woes mount as FTC enters the fray with AntiTrust lawsuit…

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago

… Zuckerberg just wet his diaper. –##– FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization Agency challenges Facebook’s multi-year course of unlawful conduct Federal Trade Commission News Release December 9, 2020 Video by Ian Conner, Director of the Bureau of Competition The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook, alleging that the company is illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct. Following a lengthy investigation in cooperation with a coalition of attorneys general of 46 states, the District of Columbia, ...

Friday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago

Assorted content to end your week. - Carl Meyer writes about Denmark's move to finally and fully shut down oil and gas production as part of a transition to clean energy. And Abacus finds strong public support for Canada to also be a world leader in that process - even as the Libs drag their heels and the Cons demand total fealty to a dying oil sector. - Brandi Morin rightly questions the Trudeau Libs' willingness to throw billions at oil pipelines, while breaking promises to spend far less bringing potable water to First Nations. - Kyle Bakx reports that after spending years...

Saudi and UAE backed forces clash in southern Yemen as tensions flare up

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

[image: Saudi and UAE backed forces clash in southern Yemen as tensions flare up] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – A renewed exchange of artillery between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council in the Abyan Governorate took place on Friday, resulting in a new wave of hostilities. The spokesman for the Transitional Council forces in the Fourth Military Region and the Abyan Axis front, Muhammad al-Naqib, said on his Twitter account, that the forces of President Abd Rabbah Mansour Hadi’s government were responsible for violating the cea...

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

From Jenna Orkin Investigations Into Hunter Biden Reportedly Go Beyond Taxes To Deter Iranian Attacks on U.S. Troops, Pentagon Orders B-52 Flights to Middle East She noted that vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection will take 42 days and those inoculated will have to observe precautions during this period not to catch the infection. Thus, they will have to refrain from visiting crowded places, wear face masks, use sanitizers, minimize contacts and refrain from drinking alcohol or taking immunosuppressant drugs. COVID-19 patient infected indoors after 5 minutes, 20 feet...

Peggy Hall Explains Why California Businesses Can Stay Open Legally and How Requiring Masks Violates 22 Laws

Peggy Hall of The Healthy American, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

A business may lose its license only if it violates a law or a state regulation. But there is no law that requires citizens to wear a mask in business establishments. All that exists is an edict from the Governor, who has no authority over any of these matters.

Ex-envoy to Syria admits US war plan against Assad and abandonment of Kurds

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: Ex-envoy to Syria admits US war plan against Assad and abandonment of Kurds] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The ex-U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, was interviewed by Al-Monitor this week about the crisis in Syria and Washington’s past, present and future role inside the country. During the interview, Jeffrey told Al-Monitor that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to fix a flaw they saw in his predecessor Barack Obama’s policy in Syria, which he said was the containment of Iran. “Secretary Pompeo and I convinced people in the administration of this: ...

Approval of Ivermectin Treatment can greatly reduce pandemic death statistics

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago

“I CAN’T KEEP DOING THIS”: Doctor pleads for review of data during COVID-19 Senate hearing NewsNOW from Fox December 8, 2020 Pierre Kory, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at St. Luke’s Aurora Medical Center, delivers passionate testimony during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on “Early Outpatient Treatment: An Essential Part of a COVID-19 Solution, Part II.” Senate Hearing full hearing 1 hour and 51 min. HERE . . Dr. Pierre Kory talks to NewsNOW after Senate Hearing VIDEO He is ICU Pulmonary Specialist/Critical Care Specialist and part of...

California Restaurant Association Wins Case Against County for Shutting Down In-Person Dining

MSN, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant ruled against the LA County Health Department in a legal challenge from the California Restaurant Association after the county shut down outdoor and indoor in-person restaurant dining indefinitely.

Natural Governing Parties

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago

Conservatives are remarkably similar these days -- on both sides of the Atlantic. Andy Beckett writes in *The Guardian*: "Politics is sometimes … about finding out how to change the rules of the game,” wrote the Anglo-American political philosopher Raymond Geuss in 2008. The Conservatives are often good at this exercise. Despite rarely being very popular, competent or full of ideas, they’ve managed to stay in office for the last 10 years through a variety of unconventional manoeuvres: forming a coalition with the Liberal Democrats; changing the electoral cycle with the Fixed-term ...

IRGC chief reveals Iran will take ‘firm revenge’ against Israel over assassination of nuclear scientist

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: IRGC chief reveals Iran will take ‘firm revenge’ against Israel over assassination of nuclear scientist] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said that Iran will take firm revenge on Israel and its minions at the appropriate time. Fakhrizadeh’s comments came during his visit to the family of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated near Tehran on the 27th of November. He added that the assassination of Fakhrizadeh is a cowardly act that brings Israel closer to the brink of fall and de...

Azerbaijan shows off Israeli and Turkish drones used during Karabakh war: video

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago

[image: Azerbaijan shows off Israeli and Turkish drones used during Karabakh war: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani army in Baku displayed in a military parade on Thursday, the main weapons that it used in the recent war in the Karabakh region against the Armenian forces. During the military parade in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, the Israeli and Turkish drones that participated in the hostilities in the region appeared in front of the large crowd, which included Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Among the drones that made an appearance on Thursday was the...

US strategic bombers send strong message to Iran in new flyby: video

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago

[image: US strategic bombers send strong message to Iran in new flyby: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Two B-52 strategic bombers of the US Air Force flew from their US base to the Middle East, in a move considered to be a flex of strength in front of Iran. In a statement issued by the US Central Command, they confirmed that the two bombers flew in its area of ​​responsibility, accompanied by aircraft of “regional partners” as part of the second mission during the past two months. Continue reading US strategic bombers send strong message to Iran in new flyby: video at AMN - A...

US deployed armored vehicles to Syria to ‘show teeth’ against Russian forces

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago

[image: US deployed armored vehicles to Syria to ‘show teeth’ against Russian forces] The US military augmented its contingent in Syria with a platoon of armored fighting vehicles to show strength and intimidate Russian troops, Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Frank McKenzie said on Thursday. McKenzie explained in an interview with the Defense One media outlet that the decision was made a couple of months ago in response to a Russian patrol that was not coordinated with the Americans. “We thought it is appropriate to show them a little more teeth up there. Continue reading US deploy...

Russian military confirms its presence with Syrian Army in Golan Heights

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago

[image: Russian military confirms its presence with Syrian Army in Golan Heights] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Russian military confirmed that they are assisting the Syrian forces who are patrolling the Golan area in the Quneitra countryside near the “Bravo Line” separating the Syrian and Israeli forces. “The most important thing is the work of individuals. We are conducting joint exercises, including evacuations, the transfer of reinforcements, and repelling attacks,” the commander of one of the Russian brigades said in an interview with TASS. Continue reading Russian milita...

Canada – Homelessness may increase 15% in some cities: report

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

By True North Wire – December 10, 2020 A report commissioned by the federal government suggests that Canada will face a spike in homelessness over the next three to five years. The report requested by Employment and Social Development Canada found that the increase in homelessness won’t be felt until federal benefits end and Canadians … Continue reading Canada – Homelessness may increase 15% in some cities: report →

Former Special Forces Officer Warns of Color Revolution Tactics Used Against Trump

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

“A color revolution is a tactic to affect regime change,” the officer, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Epoch Times. “What I see happening is a Marxist insurgency that’s using a color revolution to affect regime change.” GQ Pan and Joshua Philipp December 11, 2020 Color revolution tactics that have been used against foreign … Continue reading Former Special Forces Officer Warns of Color Revolution Tactics Used Against Trump →

The Cult of Mao 1966 v. 2020

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

This is part 3 in a series observing similarities between China’s Cultural Revolution and the United States today. (See part 1 and part 2.) The Cult of Mao 1966 v. 2020 Part 3: An all encompassing religion David Kopel December 11, 2020 Commentary This is part 3 in a series observing similarities between China’s Cultural … Continue reading The Cult of Mao 1966 v. 2020 →

LIVE: Wisconsin Court Hearing on Trump Lawsuit

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

Latest Videos NTD Video Dec 11, 2020 A hearing in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT) on Friday, Dec. 11. Watch live here: via LIVE: Wisconsin Court Hearing on Trump Lawsuit

The New Great Game Between The World's Major Powers Is Shifting To The Seas

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

U.S. Navy (Photo by Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums) *Geoffrey F. Gresh, War On The Rocks:* *The New Great Game At Sea* Last month, India included Australia in its annual Malabar naval exercise for the first time since 2007. The exercise was held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea and also included the United States and Japan, which only joined as a permanent member in 2015. Australia’s newly announced inclusion represents the growing concerns about China’s maritime rise across Eurasia, from the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean to East Asia and the Arctic. ...

Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2020. This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship. This means that this is “the narrative” and does not reflect what may be the truth but rather the continued use of “conspiracy theory” to discredit legit … Continue reading Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say →

Biden, Harris Named Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’

AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

“Every elected President since FDR has at some point during his term been a Person of the Year," said Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal. "This is the first time we have included a Vice President.”

This Warship Is the Future of the Russian Navy

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* The Russian Navy currently operates six of the Project 20380 multi-purpose guided missile corvettes, while two additional warships of the class are under construction. A total of twenty-four have been planned. The warships are used in green water/littoral zone operations, patrol coastal waters, for engagement of enemy surface ships and submarines, and can provide gun support for landing operations Some Russian sailors may have returned home in time for Christmas. This week a group of Baltic Fleet warships that included the Project 20380 multi-pu...

2020 for the Russian Military Was All About New Weapons of War

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* The new equipment included the Buk-M3, Tornado-S, and Verba fourth-generation infrared homing surface-to-air missile man-portable air defense systems. Christmas came early for the Russian Ground Forces, which received more than 2,500 new pieces of armaments this year*—*including advanced Buk-M3 medium-range air defense systems and Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). “In order to increase combat performance and renew the equipment in 2020, military units of Russia’s Ground Forces received over 2,500 pieces of new standard weaponry,...

Tweets Of The Day

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

AP Morning Wire: • US endorses widespread use of vaccine as deaths mount. • In French virus ward, death is harshest foe but also a fact. • Across US, Europe, pandemic grips economies. • The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop. https://t.co/GgmhEyp84I pic.twitter.com/NBnL3vYGVN — The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2020 Germany faces calls for second lockdown before Christmas after recording 585 deaths in one day Russia and Ukraine also reported record numbers of fatalities on Friday https://t.co/wE7bpFe2IF — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 11, 2020 Anal...

Hundreds of GOP Members Sign Onto Texas Lawsuit

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Multiple state attorneys general and 106 members of Congress have signed onto a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the 2020 election.

SAD TO SAY, OUR TOWN: Our werewolves explain why we aren't well liked!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago

*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020* *And they're just the start of our problem:* Pliny the Elder was one of the first to report the problem of werewolves. His reporting preceded Warren Zevon's by at least several years. According to the leading authority on the subject, his findings unfolded as shown: *Pausanias also relates the story of an Arcadian man called Damarchus of Parrhasia, who was turned into a wolf after tasting the entrails of a human child sacrificed to Zeus Lycaeus.* He was restored to human form 10 years later and went on to become an Olympic champion. *This tale is also ...

Ep. 4 | Green Hypocrisy | “Clean Energy” Schemes

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Covid is nothing more than a giant distraction while they enforce creeping communism upon us. By Candice Malcolm – December 10, 2020 Watch the full series of Green Hypocrisy at www.greenhypocrisy.ca At a time when unemployment numbers have reached historical highs because of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns, you would think the government would be … Continue reading Ep. 4 | Green Hypocrisy | “Clean Energy” Schemes →

Winnipeg man fined $300 for not wearing mask outdoors

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Extending the tyranny beyond the laws in Canada is easier with a very dumbed down populace and an ignorant and uninformed police, if you’ve ever been to Winnipeg or anywhere in Manitoba, you know this already. By True North Wire – December 10, 2020 A Winnipeg man claims he received a fine of $298 for … Continue reading Winnipeg man fined $300 for not wearing mask outdoors →

100+ House Republicans Join Texas Election Lawsuit

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Matt Margolis Dec 10, 2020 On Thursday, 106 House Republicans signed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which seeks to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin over widespread irregularities and accusations of voter fraud. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), the Republican Study Committee … Continue reading 100+ House Republicans Join Texas Election Lawsuit →

After Destroying Hong Kong Democracy, China Turns To Taiwan

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Rick Moran Dec 10, 2020 China took full advantage of the world’s preoccupation with the pandemic they caused to destroy democracy in Hong Kong. Now that they have one major domestic problem solved, they are turning their attention to their biggest unfinished business: bringing Taiwan to heel. In more than 70 years, Beijing has never … Continue reading After Destroying Hong Kong Democracy, China Turns To Taiwan →

Cruz Trues Again to Name Muslim Brotherhood A Terror Group

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Robert Spencer Dec 10, 2020 Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, explaining that he believes it will “advance America’s fight against radical Islamic terrorism.” Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), one of the bill’s cosponsors, notes that “since the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Brotherhood-affiliated groups have consistently preached … Continue reading Cruz Trues Again to Name Muslim Brotherhood A Terror Group →

"Promising" Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Halted in Australia After Positive HIV Results in Test Subjects (later deemed as false positives)

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago

* How could a positive later become a false positive? When actual anti bodies were generated? It doesn't sound like PCR testing.* *(Initial testing for mono is often negative first time around but then a positive shows up)* *Just the basics ...* *HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) /AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome* *AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is caused by HIV.* * The names HIV and AIDS can be confusing because both terms describe the same disease. * *Think of AIDS as advanced HIV disease. A person with AIDS has an immune system so weakene...

WATCH: Man Stripped Naked, Beaten, Stomped, Tasered, His Face Shattered—For Acting Strangely

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: arrested]A man was arrested for "acting strangely" in his own front yard and was subsequently kidnapped and tortured at the hands of police.

Vampires and the Political Cabal

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago

The vampires feed on the blood of normal humans but they get vaporized in sunlight; they can hunt and thrive only in the darkness. The counterpart of the vampires in the real world is the cabal of corrupt politicians, crony capitalists, and nihilist intellectuals—they too feed on the blood of normal humans and they too thrive in the darkness, when there is lack of transparency. Sunlight is the mortal enemy of the vampires, and transparency is the mortal enemy of the cabal. The vampires cannot stop the sun from rising, and so during daytime, they hide indoors, in caves, forests, or...

Why Paying People To Get the Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Work

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

More discussion of how to get the dogs to eat the vaccine dogfood.

2020 Geminid meteor shower to peak under a total solar eclipse on December 14

The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago

The 2020 Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak around December 14 and is likely to put the best light show at around 01:00 UTC, when its radiant point is highest in the sky. Another celestial event is set to occur on the same day as a total eclipse will be...... Read more »

I AM LEGEND!!!

JoeSTP, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

ZOMBIE FARMER Dec 10, 2020 THESSALONIAN31N Jul 1, 2019 The post I AM LEGEND!!! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

What exactly is LiFi?

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

LiFi WiFi runs our life. In fact, according to a survey carried out by Direct Line by Opinium Research online, it is the number one... The post What exactly is LiFi? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

“This Is Astounding”: China Is Snapping Up Most Of The World’s “Missing” Barrels Of Oil

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden In almost every oil cycle, the market is confronted with the problem of “missing barrels”, or the gap between... The post “This Is Astounding”: China Is Snapping Up Most Of The World’s “Missing” Barrels Of Oil appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Moderna Vaccine Whistleblowers Confirm Covid Jab Is Oncogenic and Causes Infertility

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

State of the Nation The key copy in the screenshot as explained by the 2 Moderna vaccine engineer is as follows: How it actualy works... The post Moderna Vaccine Whistleblowers Confirm Covid Jab Is Oncogenic and Causes Infertility appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

This Has Got To Hurt

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

You might be high speed but you’re never going to be as high speed as Iraq repelling pic.twitter.com/DijpWVswp7 — Observation Post (@MilitaryTimesOP) December 9, 2020 *WNU Editor:* OUCH!

Will covid-19 vaccines save lives? Current trials aren’t designed to tell us

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

The BMJ – by Peter Doshi As phase III trials of covid-19 vaccines reach their target enrolments, officials have been trying to project calm. The... The post Will covid-19 vaccines save lives? Current trials aren’t designed to tell us appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

People wearing face masks are seen at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 6 December 2020. © REUTERS / ALY SONG *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery ....* Patient Zero: Wuhan One Year After Coronavirus Outbreak *(Sputnik)

Mary, Did You Know – Hannah Ellis

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

The post Mary, Did You Know – Hannah Ellis appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Sausage Making at FDA: How Human Cancer Cells Got Into Vaccines

People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Children’s Health Defense – by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “If the American people knew some of the things that went on at the FDA, they’d... The post Sausage Making at FDA: How Human Cancer Cells Got Into Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

RT A high-ranking Houthi leader has accused the US of participating in the killing of Yemeni civilians to ensure the longevity of its defense industry,... The post US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Cuomo: Uphill battle to convince skeptics to take COVID-19 vaccine

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

NPR New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready and available in the state as soon as this weekend. During... The post Cuomo: Uphill battle to convince skeptics to take COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Yes, the mask stays on after you get vaccinated. Here’s why

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Toronto Star – by Jenna Moon While the COVID-19 vaccine will alleviate much of the need for physical distancing and masking long-term, it won’t immediately... The post Yes, the mask stays on after you get vaccinated. Here’s why appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

The Maxwells: Mossad’s First Family of Spies

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Unz Review – by Philip Giraldi The story of the deceased pedophile and presumed Israeli spy Jeffrey Epstein continues to enthrall because so little of... The post The Maxwells: Mossad’s First Family of Spies appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Ben Shapiro: ‘Get the vaccine, dopes’

Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago

From Natural News: I was thinking of posting on little Ben….but (Article by Chris Menahan republished from InformationLiberation.com) says it better than I ever could….. Excerpts: Neoconservative commentator Ben Shapiro wants us “dopes” to shut up and take Pfizer’s experimental mRNA corona vaccine. Shapiro has been pushing Pfizer’s vaccine very aggressively both on Twitter and through his website, The Daily Wire. This virus has at least a 99.5% survival rate for those under 70 years old, according to the CDC’s best estimate. (I’ll take the risk I might catch a Covid-1984 cold….) Eli...

Sausage Making at FDA: How Human Cancer Cells Got Into Vaccines

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago

12 December 2020 — The Defender In a 2012 meeting, the FDA voted to allow the use of human fetal cells and adult human tumor cells in vaccines, despite acknowledging the many risks, including that vaccine recipients might later develop cancer. By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “If the American people knew some of the things … Continue reading Sausage Making at FDA: How Human Cancer Cells Got Into Vaccines

VAX BOMBSHELL: Moderna Vaccine Whistleblowers Confirm Covid Jab Is Oncogenic and Causes Infertility

Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago

Found at the State of the Nation: Excerpts: The key copy in the screenshot as explained by the 2 Moderna vaccine engineer is as follows: How it actualy works from what we’ve uncovered:1. Make mRNA coding for S protein2. Make mRNA coding for mutant versions of CYP19A1 and CDKN1B in smaller amounts3. Make sure that while delivery system for (1) mostly ends up in liver, most of (2) ends up in the gonads4. Make sure that form and quantity of additive upregulating LINE-1 reverse transcription activity makes it hard to detect among adjuvants5. Effects from (2) integrated by (4) are … Cont...

Legal Battle Red v Blue summation for 12/10/20

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago

Supreme Court: 17 States Support Texas; 26 States Oppose; Michigan Audits Results | Facts Matter Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov December 10, 2020 Legal battle lines are being drawn. 17 states side with Texas in their Supreme Court lawsuit. Even President Trump has jumped into the case. 26 states are in opposition. Where will this lead to? . . Resources 🔵 Instagram: https://ept.ms/2VW5HST 🔵 Parler: https://ept.ms/37TcNNA 🔵 Newsletter: https://ept.ms/EpochNewsletter12 🔵 Texas: https://ept.ms/2W0Dcn5 https://ept.ms/2Kd8Mvk https://ept.ms/39Wy7oh https://ept.ms/3qFL4sx 🔵 Georgia:...

Brandy Vaughan’s Death still Undisclosed + The Reality of our Health

Cap Allon, Electroverse - 16 hours ago

Vaughan described herself as a "former pharmaceutical insider on a mission to create a healthier world one person at a time by educating on the real risks of pharma drugs and vaccines." She long-feared for her life. The post Brandy Vaughan’s Death still Undisclosed + The Reality of our Health appeared first on Electroverse.

Maroc vs Impresa Pizzarotti : Au CIRDI, les parties font une trêve

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

11-Dec-2020 Les parties s'accordent sur la suspension de la procédure. Des sources évoquent des discussions sur un possible accord amiable.

Digital trade top agenda item in pending Canada-U.K. trade talks

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

11-Dec-2020 When Canada and Britain begin negotiations as early as next year on a bilateral, post-Brexit trade deal, digital trade will be a top priority.

Vietnam, Britain close in on post-Brexit trade deal

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

11-Dec-2020 Britain and Vietnam have concluded talks to negotiate a new free trade agreement, weeks before Britain completes its transition out of the European Union on Dec. 31.

Le Kenya signe un nouvel accord commercial avec le Royaume-Uni

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

11-Dec-2020 Le Kenya et le Royaume-Uni ont officiellement signé un nouvel accord pour régir leurs relations commerciales.

Russia Wants a New Sniper Rifle with a Very Special Feature

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* The ability to change calibers has been an important consideration for the Russian military. Few who know firearms would argue that the SVD “Dragnov” is anything but a legendary weapon. When it was paired with the PSO-1 scope and entered service in 1963 it was the most advanced “sniper system” in the world. It was used in countless conflicts and its simplicity ensured that it was able to stick around far longer than competing marksman platforms. However, all good things must come to an end. According to a report from Tass, the Russian military...

The Case for Lloyd Austin as Joe Biden's Secretary of Defense

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2VJK9TSE9B&share=true] Joe Biden chose a warrior with a lot of skills and who commands much respect. Is Austin the man for the job? General Lloyd Austin drew up plans to destroy ISIS, faced enemy fire in Iraq and Afghanistan, and served as a soldier and an infantry commander. He also led elements of Army modernization during his tenure as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and directed the entire Joint War effort in the Middle East as Commander, U.S. Central Command...

China Has Big Aircraft Carrier Dreams (As in 6 Carriers by 2035)

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1B46B3E450&share=true] Beijing is working on a third class which it plans to build multiple of. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is taking further steps to expand its domestic aircraft carrier production plans, highlighting the rapid growth of Beijing’s blue-water navy ambitions. PLAN currently operates two aircraft carriers. Type 001 *Liaoning *was built from the hulk of the Soviet Kuznetsov-class aircraft cruiser *Riga*, purchased by China from th...

Explained: Russia's New Borei II Class Ballistic Missile Submarines

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* These deadly nuclear missile submarines are there to deter Russia’s enemies through atomic doom. Russia’s shipbuilding industry is rapidly forging ahead with a new line of strategic submarines to reinforce the sea leg of Russia’s nuclear triad into the coming decades. 2020 was a big year for Borei II (also known as Project 955A), Russia’s flagship line of nuclear ballistic missile submarines. After spending eight years in construction, the first Borei II submarine *Knyaz Vladimir* was commissioned during a flag-raising ceremony earlier this su...

Gun Questions: Will the Faxon FX-19 Ever Be More than a Glock Clone?

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* Faxon Firearms, known for their ARAK-21 multi-caliber gas-piston operated AR-style rifle and mid-range AR barrels, recently plunged into the Glock clone market with the Faxon FX-19 pistol. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *So is the FX-19 worth it? It’s possible if the exact set of features someone would want from a Glock. However, many may not want the slide lightening cuts nor the fancy styling that the FX-19 brings to the table. With the wide variety of reputable manufacturers doing work on Glocks, finding one that can bring just the featur...

UK Warns Against Giving Pfizer Vaccine to People Prone to Allergic Reactions

CBS News and Mercola, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

The first 800,000 doses of the Pfizer formula in the UK are going to people over 80 who are already hospitalized or are scheduled for outpatient procedures, and nursing home staff. Authorities hope to get emergency authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to begin deploying it this week in the U.S.

New York Lawmaker Linda Rosenthal Submits Bill to Force COVID Vaccine on Citizens

WGRZ, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that you cannot make someone take a vaccine, but the state can coerce an individual to be vaccinated as a "condition" of other things, such as receiving welfare or enrolling your child in school.

Covid-19 vaccine supply chain attacked by unknown nation state

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago

An unknown nation state actor is attempting to disrupt the supply of coronavirus vaccines Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 03 Dec 2020 Elements of the international vaccine supply chain are being targeted by a worldwide phishing campaign that is probably the work of a nation state-backed cyber attacker, according to IBM Security’s X-Force unit. This … Continue reading Covid-19 vaccine supply chain attacked by unknown nation state →

Brandon Bernard Executed, a Rarity During a Presidential Transition

AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago

The case of Brandon Bernard was a rare execution of a person who was in his teens when his crime was committed.

B.C.’s top doctor: Protecting vaccine from ‘concerted effort’ at sabotage involves RCMP, military

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago

Penny Daflos Multi-media journalist, CTV News Vancouver @PennyDaflos Thursday, December 10, 2020 VANCOUVER — B.C.’s provincial health officer has revealed that “credible” security concerns involving the incoming COVID-19 vaccine shipments have prompted responses from the Department of National Defence and the RCMP. Dr. Bonnie Henry first referenced “people who are targeting vaccines” during her Wednesday … Continue reading B.C.’s top doctor: Protecting vaccine from ‘concerted effort’ at sabotage involves RCMP, military →

Crooks posing as COVID-19 ‘cold chain’ company phished EU for vaccine intel, says IBM

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago

CompanyNewsHQ December 5, 2020 Craig Gambol An unidentified group of malicious sorts impersonated a so-called “cold chain” company involved in COVID-19 vaccine distribution networks then targeted an EU governmental agency, according to IBM. Infosec researchers from Big Blue’s X-Force threat intelligence unit “uncovered targets across multiple industries, governments and global partners” involved in setting up … Continue reading Crooks posing as COVID-19 ‘cold chain’ company phished EU for vaccine intel, says IBM →

CNN finally covers the Hunter Biden story, omits name of key witness, faces backlash for waiting until after the election

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago

TheBlaze December 10, 2020 Where was this report in October? News December 10, 2020 Chris Pandolfo After going quiet in the months before the election, CNN is now actively reporting the federal investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden. Now that the election is over, the media reporting of Hunter Biden’s business deals with … Continue reading CNN finally covers the Hunter Biden story, omits name of key witness, faces backlash for waiting until after the election →

The Future Of The Belt & Road Initiative In The Dual Circulation Era

Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

China’s new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn’t forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are for long-term infrastructure investments. The Financial Times published an article […]

Leftist militants have stockpiled weapons, spike strips, armed guards at Portland autonomous zone

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago

TheBlaze December 10, 2020 Police chief said force will be used if necessary to end occupation but asked militants to leave before it comes to that Dave Urbanski Leftist militants on their third day of occupying several residential blocks in Portland, Oregon, over a foreclosed house have stockpiled weapons, homemade spike strips, and armed guards … Continue reading Leftist militants have stockpiled weapons, spike strips, armed guards at Portland autonomous zone →

Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability For Child Laborers On Cocoa Farms

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the world’s largest cocoa corporations are liable for child slavery in their supply chains. For 15 years, six citizens of Mali who were trafficked as children to work on cocoa farms have sought legal damages from Cargill and Nestle USA under a 240-year-old anti-piracy law. The plaintiffs’ attorney told the court that the corporations “maintain a system of child slavery and forced labor in their Ivory Coast supply chain as a matter of corporate policy to gain a competitive advantage in the U.S. market.” The post Supreme...

AOC to challenge Schumer in 2022 if he “settles for less than total student loan forgiveness” — at a $1.7 trillion price tag

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 15 hours ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is telling close associates that she will run for United States Senate in the Democratic Party Primary against Minority Leader Charles Schumer — if he settles for anything less than full student loan forgiveness during the next The post AOC to challenge Schumer in 2022 if he "settles for less than total student loan forgiveness" -- at a .7 trillion price tag first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

THE REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE ELECTION ISN'T AN ACT -- IT'S A RIOT

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago

Jamelle Bouie offers some conventional wisdom about the Texas suit to overturn the results of the presidential election: This sloppy, harebrained lawsuit has no serious chance of success.... That this quest is quixotic is, in all likelihood, one reason it has so much support. It is only with the knowledge of certain defeat that Republican officeholders feel comfortable plowing forward with an effort that would tear the United States apart if it succeeded. They can play politics with constitutional government ... knowing that the Supreme Court isn’t going to risk it all for Donald T...

Hunter Biden Criminal Probe Bolsters A Chinese Scholar’s Claim

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

Hunter Biden acknowledged today that he has been notified of an active criminal investigation into his tax affairs by the U.S. Attorney for Delaware. Among the numerous prongs of the inquiry, CNN reports, investigators are examining “whether Hunter Biden and his associates violated tax and money laundering laws in business dealings in foreign countries, principally China.” Documents relating to Hunter Biden’s exploitation of his father’s name to enrich himself and other relatives through deals with China were among the cache published in the week before the election by The New Yor...

Gab is under attack (again) by the opponents of free speech

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago

As regular readers will know, I joined the Gab social network almost as soon as it was founded back in 2016. It attracted me for one very simple reason: I believe that free speech means exactly what it says - FREE speech. Any restriction on what one can say, or where or when one can say it, or about whom one may speak, is by definition a restriction of (if not a contradiction to) the right of free speech. From the start, Gab undertook to support free speech with as few restrictions as possible. With the exception of illegal activities and pornography (which pose legal compl...

Externalizing our problems.....

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

Pulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges weighs in on the “ludicrous” finger-pointing as Republican leaders seek to blame President Trump’s failure to secure re-election on anyone but themselves and their candidate. He points out that this is a page from the Democrats' response to their loss in 2016.