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Police Launch Investigation Into Death of Vaccine Safety Advocate Brandy Vaughn
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Children’s Health Defense The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Monday announced it is investigating the sudden death of Brandy Vaughn, a well-known Pharma whistleblower and... The post Police Launch Investigation Into Death of Vaccine Safety Advocate Brandy Vaughn appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Governor Whitmer Invites Santa Claus To Teach Kids About Lockdowns
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Scoop Dec 17, 2020 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer invited Santa Claus to lecture kids about how his so-called “Elves” are “wearing masks” at the... The post Governor Whitmer Invites Santa Claus To Teach Kids About Lockdowns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
This Is Only The Beginning, Prepare Yourself…
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Everything Inside Me Dec 18, 2020 The post This Is Only The Beginning, Prepare Yourself… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Scoop: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Axios – Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials... The post Scoop: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Home Insulation
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/sixth-carbon-budget/ I’ve been meaning to take a closer look at the plans for home insulation under the CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget. The plan for 2035 baldly states: But what does this mean for individual householders? Table B3.2 tells us: Quite frighteningly, 7.4 million homes are expected […]
Snow day in Maine
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
We had a big snow storm in Midcoast Maine yesterday - more than 12 inches fell here in Bath. I went out about noon while it was still coming down quite heavily to get a start on moving some of the snow from sidewalks and driveway. Mary Bath joined me at about 3:30 pm for a second round of shoveling. Luckily it was a light snow - if it had been a wet, heavy snow the shoveling process would have been much worse on my already sore back. I love it though. After 30 years in Florida, missing the seasons quite badly, it is always enjoyable to be outside in the middle of a snow ...
Arctic Freezing Fast Mid-Dec. 2020
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 12 hours ago
As noted in a previous post, alarms were raised over slower than average Arctic refreezing in October. Those fears were laid to rest firstly when ice extents roared back in November, and now with the Arctic freezing fast in December. The image above shows the ice gains over the last two weeks, from Dec. […]
NRA Dunks On Woke Mall Santa By Awarding Little Boy Nerf Guns And Lifetime Membership
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
NTB Staff Dec 17th, 2020 The viral video of woke mall Santa denying Michael Jr. his Christmas wish for a Nerf gun caused quite an uproar in conservative circles, largest of all at the National Rifle Association. Yesterday, the NRA launched its savage rebuttal video, featuring an anti-commie Santa surprising Michael with a lifetime membership … Continue reading NRA Dunks On Woke Mall Santa By Awarding Little Boy Nerf Guns And Lifetime Membership →
Rhode Island Governor hits up wine bar days after reminding commoners to sTaY hOmE and sTay sAfE
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Joel Abbott Dec 17th, 2020 Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was spotted sitting at a wine and paint bar just days after telling the plebeians they need to “stay home except for essential activities.” I guess sipping wine in a restaurant – which Raimondo has severely hampered with new ‘Rona restrictions, in addition to bars, … Continue reading Rhode Island Governor hits up wine bar days after reminding commoners to sTaY hOmE and sTay sAfE →
Empress Whitmer of Michigan Enlists Santa Claus to Convince Children to Follow Her Covid Edicts
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Not just the “empress”, it’s going on almost everywhere now, propagandizing and brainwashing the kids. That’s how they do it. The kids spend more time with “authoritative figures” growing up than their own parents and their beliefs, social, political, economic, theological, are all shaped by entities other than the parent. They become adults holding to … Continue reading Empress Whitmer of Michigan Enlists Santa Claus to Convince Children to Follow Her Covid Edicts →
To build public trust in Covid vaccines Twitter will be upping the censorship. Because that’s how you build trust, by hiding things.
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Reagan Rose Dec 17th, 2020 11:09 am The medical experts and arbiters of truth at Twitter are continuing their fight against the open exchange of ideas on their platform with an update to their Covid-19 policies. The new policy update was explained in a post by Twitter Safety titled “COVID-19: Our approach to misleading vaccine … Continue reading To build public trust in Covid vaccines Twitter will be upping the censorship. Because that’s how you build trust, by hiding things. →
Friday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Jeremy Samuel Faust, Harlan Krumholz and Rochelle Walensky write about the false - and dangerous - assumption that COVID-19 would pose few risks for young adults. - David Cyranoski examines how restaurants and other crowded businesses have proven to be regular transmission grounds for the coronavirus, while pointing out how occupancy limits can help to avoid that outcome. But CBC News reports on Dale MacKay's recognition that restaurants and their employees are likely far better off being supported through public relief, rather than having to...
Afghanistan's Historic Year: Peace Talks, Security Transition but Higher Levels of Violence
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
BONN, Germany, Dec 18 (IPS) - While Afghanistan ends a historic year, filled with the hope for peace as the government and Taliban sat down for almost three months of consecutive peace talks for the first time in 19 years, it was also a year filled with violence with provisional statistics by the United Nations showing casualties for this year being higher than 2019. Read the full story, “Afghanistan's Historic Year: Peace Talks, Security Transition but Higher Levels of Violence”, on globalissues.org →
The History of Candy Canes and Why They Taste So Cool
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Candy canes were once white sticks of sugar. Now candy canes are striped and come in a variety of flavours, including pickle.
Mexico's "Turquoise Serpent" Assault Rifle
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The weapon was developed by the Dirección General Industria Militar Mexicana (Directorate of Military Industry) or DGIM, the Mexican military's industrial arm, to replace the German-designed Heckler & Koch G3, which was produced in Mexico under license. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The FX-05 has several improvements over the old G3. The biggest is that it has been re-chambered to 5.56mm ammunition, which has been used extensively during the Mexican Drug War. Literally meaning "turquoise serpent" but also carryin...
See These Missiles? They Would Attack U.S. Bases in a War with China
James Holmes, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000191305&share=true] Chinese missiles were made to ensure U.S. bases throughout the Pacific could be taken out of action. *Key point: *Beijing knows that America has the technological edge in a major war. But they also know that America's forward-deployed bases are also very vulnerable to attack. Last week the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Center (USSC) set policy circles aflutter when it issued a novella-length report that questions the staying po...
A U.S.-China War Would Be a Disaster for Everyone
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The demands of positioning either side for victory will continue to tax diplomatic, military, and technological resources for the foreseeable future. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A war would be catastrophic for both sides. Both sides have arsenals of incredibly deadly weapons. Perhaps just as important, both sides have extremely productive economies and longstanding trade links to one another - links that would be severed in an instant. How does the unthinkable happen? As we wind our way to the 100th anniversary ...
The USS Midway - An Aircraft Carrier for a New Age
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The USS Midway arrived too late for World War II, and was commissioned on September 10, 1945 – but she would play a major role during the changing geopolitical climate of the Cold War. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The *Midway *arrived too late for the Second World War, but led America's navy for the next five decades - launching fighter jets in Vietnam and serving in the 1991 Gulf War. Conceived as a beefier "battle carrier," the *Midway-*class aircraft carrier featured an armored flight deck was more resilient...
Is This ‘Pretzel Knot’ Tree Real?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The credit for this "pretzel knot" tree does not go to mother nature.
At least 21 dead or missing after major floods and landslides hit Santa Catarina, Brazil
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
At least 12 people lost their lives while nine others remain missing after major floods and landslides hit the Vale do Itajai region in Santa Catarina, Brazil, on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Officials said up to 1 600 people have been affected by the critical...... Read more »
Heckler & Koch: The Gold Standard for Sub-Machine Guns?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* Their guns are not to be trifled with. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the H&K UMP has begun to replace the MP5, the latter remains that gold standard around the world even fifty years after it was introduced. Despite making some of the most iconic firearms of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—including the MG08 machine gun, the Kar-98K, MP-40 and StG44—the German arms industry isn’t actually all that old. Among the largest, Rheinmetall was only founded in 1889 while Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken (German Weapon...
M76: The U.S. Navy's Smith & Wesson Submachine Gun was Deadly
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Smith & Wesson M76 might be the only actual commercial submachine gun actually marketed to civilians *Here's What You Need to Remember: * Today, even among shooters, the name Smith & Wesson likely conjures images of handguns–notably the infamous .44 Magnum. Yet, the company actually produced a submachine gun for use in clandestine operations in Southeast Asia for the U.S. Navy. Meet the Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun. The origin of the need for this largely forgotten weapon goes back to the early stages of the Vietnam War when the U.S. Navy’s ...
Meet the Other B-29 To Drop an Atomic Bomb on Japan
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The B-29 bomber has remained so controversial that there were protests when it was put on display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The Bockscar is largely forgotten even though it carried the second atomic bomb—Fat Man—which was dropped on Nagasaki days after the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The Enola Gay is remembered today as being the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan nearly seventy-five years ago, and its infamous flight has been the subject of much debate. The aircr...
U.S. Air Force Ready to Conduct Hypersonic Missile Test
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MPI9KIM8T&share=true] The weapon could be carried on the B-52 and B-1B bombers or even perhaps the F-15 fighter. Russia has been ramping up its tests of its Tsirkon hypersonic missile, a weapon that the United States military currently has no countermeasure against. If defense isn’t an option, then perhaps it is time to go on offensive and that is exactly what the United States Air Force plans to do—and last week announced that it will conduct a flight test of it...
How the Glock Became an American Powerhouse
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Even those who know guns probably don't know this. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *This brand got its start at the same time as Beatlemania. Thanks in no small part to movies such as Die Hard II even people who don't know firearms know Glock, the Austrian firm best known for its polymer-framed pistols. What most don't know is that the company was only founded in 1963, yet today produces more than two dozen models of handguns in three sizes and seven different cartridges in three calibers. That’s not bad for a brand that got its start at the sam...
US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Nazis, Labels It “Russian Disinformation”
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
This is far from the first time the US has voted against similar resolutions; it has done so every year since 2014, dismissing them as Russian attempts to delegitimize the Ukrainian government. The post US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Nazis, Labels It “Russian Disinformation” appeared first on MintPress News.
Did Putin Laugh at Trump and Call Him a ‘Loser’?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Captions can be deceiving.
America’s Forgotten Fight for Universal Progress (Anton Chaitkin Lecture)
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Does the United States hold within it the moral fitness to survive? If this question is to be answered in the affirmative, then it will be due to the rediscovery and application of the founding political economic traditions that gave rise to the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and economic identity as a nation premised on […]
Julian Assange requests pardon from President Trump
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Julian Assange requests pardon from President Trump ****News Topic 212***** Julian Assange Has Formally Requested a Pardon From President Donald Trump Julian Assange Has Formally Requested a Pardon From President Donald Trump Julian Assange formally requested a pardon from President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, the Gateway Pundit can now reveal. People from across the […]
New massive Wuhan study of 5 PEOPLE concludes COOF kills sperm
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
New massive Wuhan study of 5 PEOPLE concludes COOF kills sperm ****News Topic 211***** New Chinese Study Confirms Coof Attacks Testicles, May Affect Male Fertility Zerohedge ZeroHedge – On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Fikre ena Sara: Love is Our Revelation We Have Been Waiting For
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 13 hours ago
Last night, I wanted to break the 7th seal by writing about the depravities of Joe Biden. But for some reason, the internet kept crashing. The post Fikre ena Sara: Love is Our Revelation We Have Been Waiting For appeared first on .
The Strategic Implications of SolarWinds
bjensen, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Energy, a target of the hacking operation (Beau Finley, https://flic.kr/p/pkZApN; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Recent reports of a widespread Russian cyber infiltration across U.S. government networks are a sign of how great power competition will play out in the 21st century. The new great power game is digital, with the shadowy alleys and cafes of Cold War spy games replaced by massive data breaches and compromising corporate security. Some strategies see this world as dominated by offensive operations—but the S...
How Much Does the Pfizer Vaccine Actually Reduce Risk of Hospitalization?
Gilbert Berdine, MD, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the Pfizer covid vaccine is 95 percent effective, but what does that statement mean? The details of the Pfizer covid vaccine trial can be found here. As was the case in the previous announcement about the vaccine, this “efficacy” figure is misleading. The incidence of covid “cases” in the placebo group was 162 out of 18,325 subjects, or less than 1 percent. The incidence of “cases” in the vaccine group was 8 out of 18,198, or about one-twentieth the incidence of “cases” in the placebo group. The “efficacy” of 9...
As the Republic Dies the Next Generation Must Rise
Tom Luongo, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] The first rule of screenwriting, or in fact any fiction writing, is, “Conflict doesn’t create character, it reveals it.” People are who they are and we only find out what they are made of when tested to their limit. This is the essence of all good storytelling — create characters who rise to be role models for us as we navigate our way through a Universe hostile to our very existence. While I hesitate to ascribe such noble ideas as ‘character’ to any politician there are a few out there who have shown great potential. I’ve written about all of them at various tim...
Instagram is Using False 'Fact-Checking' to Protect Joe Biden’s Crime Record From Criticisms
Glenn Greenwald, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] A long-standing and vehement criticism of Joe Biden is that legislation he championed as a Senator in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly his crime bill of 1994, contributed to the mass incarceration of Americans generally and African-Americans specifically. Among the many on the left and libertarian right who have voiced this criticism (along with President Trump) is then-Senator Kamala Harris, who said during the 2020 Democratic primary race that Biden’s “crime bill -- that 1994 crime bill -- it did contribute to mass incarceration in our country.” When Hillary C...
S. Korea inks free trade pact with Indonesia
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
18-Dec-2020 (Yonhap) — South Korea formally inked a comprehensive trade deal with Indonesia, paving the way for local exporters to penetrate deeper into the Southeast Asian market.
‘I’m Complying Sir!’—Despite Obeying Cops, Handcuffed Man Tortured by K-9 for 3 MINUTES
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: comply]A renewed sense of scrutiny is being given to police across the country recently for use of their K-9 officers to torture individuals into compliance, even when they comply.
Congress votes $4 billion to Israel for 2021, press doesn’t tell Americans
Alison Weir, Israel Palestine News - 12 hours ago
Congress has voted billions of dollars to Israel. No mainstream US media appear to have told Americans about this, which works out to over $7,000 per minute. AIPAC thanks & names the Congress members who helped pass this massive aid to a tiny, criminal foreign country... George Washington had warned against an attachment to any foreign nation, stating: "a passionate attachment of one Nation for another produces a variety of evils..."
Who Said It?
David Henderson, Econlib - 12 hours ago
Education is not a pure public good. The marginal cost of educating an additional child is far from zero; indeed, the marginal and average costs are (at least for large school districts) approximately the same. And there is no difficulty in charging an individual for use of this service. Those who seek to justify […] The post Who Said It? appeared first on Econlib.
Children are not our future
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
There are plenty of warm fuzzy teacher sayings that I could well do without, emphasizing as they do that teachers are too noble to ever want to do things like, say, insist on being paid a decent wage or have control over their working conditions. But there's a child-focused saying that I would like to banish to the Island of Misfit Cliches-- Children are our future. Or, sometimes, children are the future. The first is worse, carrying with it the notion children belong to us--and not just now, but in perpetuity, as if their adult selves will exist only to take care of the rest of us....
NYT: 2 Alaska Healthcare Workers Given Emergency Treatment After Taking Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Information Liberation, NYT and CNBC, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
After taking Pfizer's experimental mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, 2 workers at the same hospital in Alaska suffered severe allergic reactions and had to be injected with epinephrine and other drugs. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is an experimental vaccine that received emergency-use authorization, and it has not been fully tested.
From the Amistad Project: How Zuck & CTCL have Interfered with our Elections
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
There’s a long and detailed PDF report at this link, well worth your time to review. The report reiterates the anti-American, illegal, unConstitutional actions of the usual Democrat characters and their tech billionaire demigod pals: Mark Duckerberg, David Plouffe, Barack Hussein Obama, MI Governor Whitler, PA Governor Wolf, and others whose nightmare-inducing names you’ve likely tried to forget. This link is safe according to Norton Security and Malwarebytes, no worries. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20428534-hava-and-non-profit-organization-report-final-w-attachments-and...
Nurse Collapses on Live Television Minutes After Taking Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Tiffany Dover, the Nurse Manager at CHI Memorial Hospital in Tennessee, fainted on live television just 10 minutes after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday while promoting the vaccine.
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Biden taps as climate czar former EPA chief who came under fire over Flint water crisis Winter storm dropped more snow in parts of the Northeast than all of last year's winter season Waste, Negligence and Cronyism: Inside Britain’s Pandemic Spending The NYPD’s ‘exodus’ crisis Trump May Not Leave White House Pakistan approves chemical castration of serial rapists after fierce protests NYC hospitals nix elective surgeries as COVID-19 rate hits 6% McConnell included $600 checks in COVID-19 stimulus plans after hearing that opposition could cost Republicans the Senate ru...
Pentagon Stops Coordination With Biden Transition Team
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
This just in: Something is afoot. The DNI report on election security is due today. Coincidence? Nah… ~ Hardnox
Potential Side Effects of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Spiro Skouras, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
In 1976, the swine flu vaccine killed 300 people and thousands were injured even though the CDC was warned of neurological disorders from the vaccine. The head of the CDC resigned over the scandal. Currently, the deaths of 6 people in the Pfizer vaccine trial is not being reported in the mainstream media.
The ‘W’ Word
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Thread: Later in the piece another doctor, named Marc Lipsitch, explains that teachers should not be considered essential workers for the purpose of being given priority vaccines by the CDC because, and I quote, “they are often very white.”
An iconic movie, 25 years later
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
On December 15th, 1995, the movie "Heat" was released. It's one of the finest crime dramas I've ever watched, and is noteworthy for its big gunfight scene. This was particularly realistic because the director, Michael Mann, brought in former British SAS soldier Andy McNab to train the actors and choreograph the action. It's so realistic and true-to-life that it's been used - and, as far as I'm aware, is still being used - as a training aid for US military Special Forces and police SWAT teams. (If the embedded video below doesn't load, you'll find it here.) What a lot of ...
Black Lives Matter Has Received $10.6 BILLION Since May
Information Liberation and Spiro Skouras, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Black Lives Matter is planning to start a bank early next year to push capital to black-owned firms. The Tides Foundation that pushes leftist causes enables donors to mask their identities from public scrutiny. This money likely will be funneled to organizations that work to suppress opposition to leftist agendas.
Vaccines Meant to Affect the Brain Can Be Delivered through Nasal Swabs Without Our Knowledge
Tap News Wire, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
It is unknown whether the existing nanotechnology for drug delivery has been used to deliver Covid-19 vaccines through nasal swab tests. This article describes several methods of delivery that include intranasal administration that can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemicals directly to the brain.
Jim Crow: More Racist than the Railroads
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 17 hours ago
It is not always understood how governments and the public sector more inclined to bow to popular discriminatory bigotry than private businesses, because of the incentives of their respective actors. As Gary Becker argued, private businesses have to pay the cost of their discrimination. Only if their owners, or perhaps a large number of their […] The post Jim Crow: More Racist than the Railroads appeared first on Econlib.
60% of Americans approve of Biden breathing, successfully not dying
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Joel Abbott Dec 17th, 2020 This was an actual headline The Hill published: “New Poll: 60 percent approve of Joe Biden’s job as president-elect” Without even diving into the article, an overwhelmingly obvious question should be asked: WHAT job? Seriously, what job are we talking about here? “The Office of the President-Elect” is a made-up … Continue reading 60% of Americans approve of Biden breathing, successfully not dying →
Cuomo signs law banning the sale of symbols he doesn’t like on state property because he’s against “intolerance.”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
PlanetMoron Dec 17th, 2020 You know how Cuomo feels about the elderly? That’s how he feels about the Constitution. It’s unclear exactly how big a problem there was with confederate battle flags in New York. I’ve spent a lot of time in New York including upstate and that never struck me as a problem needing … Continue reading Cuomo signs law banning the sale of symbols he doesn’t like on state property because he’s against “intolerance.” →
Hackers Target US Nuclear Weapons Agency in Massive Cyber Attack
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat A major cyber espionage attack has hit a number of U.S. federal agencies, including networks belonging to the... The post Hackers Target US Nuclear Weapons Agency in Massive Cyber Attack appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Biden Deputy Chief of Staff appeals for unity by calling Republicans “a bunch of #@&*ers.”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
PlanetMoron Dec 17th, 2020 I don’t know, sounds pretty sincere. This is from Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s incoming Deputy Chief of Staff. Let’s get the obvious thing out of the way. None of us are saints. It’s not as if I’ve never used profanity in my life. Or today. But Dillon didn’t drop a 15-pound … Continue reading Biden Deputy Chief of Staff appeals for unity by calling Republicans “a bunch of #@&*ers.” →
Palestinians shoot down Israeli drone
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Palestinians shoot down Israeli drone] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Palestinians shot down an Israeli drone during a peaceful march condemning the expansion of settlements in the village of Mughayer, northeast of Ramallah. Israel’s Channel 7 TV reported that Palestinians shot down a drone, a type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to pour tear gas from canisters, pointing out that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have no fear of information leaking. According to RT Arabic, the Israeli police and army suppressed a peaceful march condemning settlement expansion in the vil...
Justices Put Off Ruling on Trump Plan for Unauthorized Immigrants and Census
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
The Supreme Court said a challenge to efforts to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the tabulations used to allocate House seats was premature. The Supreme Court.Credit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times By Adam Liptak Dec. 18, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday handed the Trump administration an interim victory in its efforts to … Continue reading Justices Put Off Ruling on Trump Plan for Unauthorized Immigrants and Census →
Ankara slams Greece’s arrest of 2 people accused of spying for Turkey
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Ankara slams Greece’s arrest of 2 people accused of spying for Turkey] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the arrest by Greek authorities of an employee of the Turkish Consulate General on the island of Rhodes, as part of investigations into allegations of espionage due to his taking pictures of Greek ships. The Greek media reported that two people were arrested on the island of Rhodes on charges of spying for Turkey, and for violating the law on security measures. Continue reading Ankara slams Greece’s arrest of 2 people accused...
Psychopathy linked to wearing face mask
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
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j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
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Turkish forces resume heavy attack on key town in northern Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Turkish forces resume heavy attack on key town in northern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces and their allied militants resumed their attack on the key town of ‘Ain ‘Issa this afternoon, following a failed offensive to capture two villages in the area. According to reports from the front, the Turkish military and their allied militants heavily targeted ‘Ain ‘Issa and its surrounding area, including the two villages they previously targeted: Al-Musharifah and Al-Jahbah. The reports said the Turkish-backed forces targeted the positions of the Syrian...
2020 in less than 60 seconds….
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
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Nurse Collapses on Live Television shortly after receiving COVID-19 VACCINE
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
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We are at risk from bio-warfare technology
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
An investigation into the deadly world of germ weapons, Anthrax War begins in New York in the days following 9/11. Anthrax-laced letters, mailed to media and U.S. senators, killed five people and spread fear and panic throughout the nation. For filmmaker Bob Coen, who was raised in Rhodesia where the white regime has been accused of unleashing anthrax against the black population, biological weapons have a deep personal meaning. He embarks on a journey that raises troubling questions about the FBI's investigation of the 21st century's first act of biological terrorism. Coen's ...
Ghislaine Maxwell assigned to keep an eye on suicidal inmates
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
New York Post – by Kate Sheehy, Rebecca Rosenberg Jeffrey Epstein cohort Ghislaine Maxwell has been tasked with monitoring other inmates who might be suicidal,... The post Ghislaine Maxwell assigned to keep an eye on suicidal inmates appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Ghislaine Maxwell proposes $28.5 million bail package, proclaims innocence
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite facing criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually... The post Ghislaine Maxwell proposes $28.5 million bail package, proclaims innocence appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Smith & Wesson Sues New Jersey Over ‘Anti-Second Amendment Agenda’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Courthouse News – by Nick Rummell NEWARK, N.J. (CN) — A leading firearms manufacturer alleges New Jersey is engaged in an “unconstitutional fishing expedition” to try... The post Smith & Wesson Sues New Jersey Over ‘Anti-Second Amendment Agenda’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
An End of Year Message from the AIPAC Outreach Team
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
AIPAC Dec 17, 2020 On behalf of the AIPAC Outreach team, we want to wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday season. The post An End of Year Message from the AIPAC Outreach Team appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Nurse Collapses on Television Minutes After Receiving Covid Vaccine
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Activist Post – by Spiro Skouras America’s frontline workers are now receiving the Covid vaccine. It was reported that two health care workers who received... The post Nurse Collapses on Television Minutes After Receiving Covid Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New satellite image allegedly reveals location of underground Iranian nuclear site
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: New satellite image allegedly reveals location of underground Iranian nuclear site] Iran has kicked off construction at a site located close to its uranium enrichment plant in Fordo in the country’s Qom Province, according to satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies obtained by the Associated Press (AP). Neither Iran’s mission to the United Nations, nor the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have commented on the matter yet. AP claimed that the construction, which allegedly kicked off in late September, is taking place at a northwest area of the Fordo site about 90 ...
Azerbaijani forces abuse and degrade Armenian prisoners in new video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijani forces abuse and degrade Armenian prisoners in new video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – In a new video released this week, Azerbaijani soldiers can be seen abusing Armenian prisoners of war in an undisclosed part of the Karabakh region. The video, which was shared on several social media platforms, showed the Azerbaijani Armed Forces beating two Armenian prisoners and degrading them. 🎥 Azerbaijani army brutally torturing Armenian POW’s The Azeri says “hey; listen here, Karabakh is Azerbaijan or Armenia?” POW; Azerbaijan Soldier *kicks him in the face* says...
The U.S. Army Will Continue to Issue Face Masks Into 2021
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2RPF9XLLG9&share=true] The Combat Cloth Face Covering is ready for action, even if it took this long to make. Even as the *vaccine for the coronavirus* is now rolling out across the United States, it could be months before every American can be vaccinated. As a result, mask mandates are likely to remain in place across many parts of the country well into the spring and possibly even the summer. Seeing that face masks will be required for the foreseeable future...
Joe Biden’s Challenge: How to Avoid A U.S.-China War
Graham Allison, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Graham Allison* *Security, Asia* Unless China can be persuaded to constrain itself and indeed cooperate with the United States, it will be impossible to avoid catastrophic war or preserve a climate in which both can breathe. THE RISE of China presents the most complex international challenge any American president has ever faced. China is at one and the same time the fiercest rival the United States has ever seen, and also a nation with which the United States will have to find ways to co-exist—since the only alternative is to co-destruct. If Xi Jinping’s Party-led autocracy rea...
The Gurkhas Were the World’s Most Famous Mercenaries
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * They live by the motto, “better to die than be a coward.” They’ve been described as the world’s most savage soldier, yet the average Nepalese volunteer stands at just five-foot, three-inches tall. Looks are truly deceiving because the men who make the cut to fill the ranks of the world's most famous mercenary units are ones few would want to face in a fight. These are the Gurkhas and they live by the motto, “better to die than be a coward.” If that doesn’t say enough about the determination of these men, then their history might. The Gurkhas, whose nam...
These Forgotten Automatic Weapons of World War I Were Game Changers in Their Day
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* These five machine guns that deserve their moment to shine. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These guns were some of the best Europe had to offer. World War I was truly the conflict in which the machine gun came into its own. It offered a devastating rate of fire that was able to mow down any troops that tried in vain to cross no man's land in one of the countless futile attacks. Heavy water-cooled machine guns were employed at the beginning of the war, and that lead to the development of more “mobile” weapons including automatic rifles such as...
How a Battleship Design Revolution (See This Picture) Helped Start World War I
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Great Britain "won" the naval arms race, but at a terrible cost. It changed the balance of power in Europe as the Anglo-German naval race heightened tensions between the two great powers. *Here's What You Need To Remember: **Dreadnought *means "fear nothing," and the name was very appropriate. The ship was lightyears ahead of anything that rival navies could throw at it - though rival navies quickly began to catch up. Prior to the First World War, Great Britain was the dominant naval power in the world. As an island nati...
How a U-2 Spy Plane Used AI and Made History
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_TM3EC9K1CN801&share=true] The U.S. Air Force’s legendary U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane made history as the first military plane to fly using an AI program to control key sensors and systems. In a tweet, Will Roper, the U.S. Air Force’s Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and so-called acquisition Tsar announced the mating of an AI pilot program with the U-2 Dragon Lady airframe, saying: “NEW. For the first time, @usairforce p...
How Roku Finally Landed HBO Max
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1A6FD23470&share=true] With a deal at last in hand, Roku users everywhere will not have to worry about missing out on watching Wonder Woman 1984. Last week, nearly seven months after its launch, HBO Max finally landed on the Roku platform. Roku reached an agreement with AT&T and division WarnerMedia to finally close the biggest hole in the streaming service’s distribution, just in time for the debut next week of the blockbuster movie “Wonder Woman 1984.” Wha...
Russia's Typhoon-Class Submarines Can Kill Millions in Minutes
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1360BC8240&share=true] These boats could lurk beneath the Arctic circle, only to surface when they recieved thier doomsday orders. The largest and one of the most prolific submarines ever made, the Typhoon-class served for decades as a leading Soviet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). Conceived in the late Cold War, Project 941 *Akula *(North Atlantic Treaty Organization reporting name Typhoon) was meant to compete with the prodigious submarine-launched ballist...
Joe Biden Sends a Clear Signal to China by Tapping Loyalist Lloyd Austin
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Americas* While Austin’s appointment is not necessarily consequential for Biden’s China policy, it sends a clear signal within the broader context of the President-elect’s assembled foreign policy team. President-elect Joe Biden has tapped retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead the Defense Department. What can Austin’s nomination tell us about the direction of U.S. military doctrine under a Biden administration? Austin has served in a series of distinguished positions over the course of a forty-one-year military career that ended with his retirement in...
Rebuilding America in the Post Trump Era
Patrick M. Cronin, Audrey Kurth Cronin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Patrick M. Cronin, Audrey Kurth Cronin* *Security, Americas* The Trump administration’s woeful response to many threats, but especially the coronavirus pandemic, demonstrates that dealing with tomorrow’s bioterror threat must be a national security priority. Despite creating the U.S. Space Force and Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration failed to back U.S. expertise, so millions of Americans suffered as a result of the administration’s shortcomings. President-elect Joe Biden can reverse this with a bold new initiative to build U.S. know-how and skills for the twenty-fir...
The M103 Tank Didn't Do Much - But Was a Heck of a Deterrent
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] It was a tank that could do some hard-hitting and wouldn't need to run from a fight. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In the late 1940s and early 1950s, there was fear in Washington over the Soviet Union's superiority in armored warfare. The Chrysler M103 was certainly not an ideal weapon - but it helped to alleviate those fears. When the tank was originally conceived during the First World War by the "Landship Committee," the concept was to have a lumbering vehicle that would be truly massive in size. That proved t...
How Old is Beretta? The Answer is Surprising
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The company was founded in 1526—just over thirty years since Columbus “discovered” America. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *At nearly five hundred, the company is certainly the oldest modern arms manufacturer in the world - and still as good as ever. There is no denying that Italians are often called lovers, not fighters, and have a reputation for taking long vacations and not working much. However, the folks at Fabbricad*’*Armi Pietro Beretta would have reason to dispute that fact. The company was founded in 1526—ju...
Why Did Imperial Japanese Soldiers Carry Swords Into Battle?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In the 1930s as Japan became more nationalist and more imperialist the bushido – "the way of the warrior" – was revived and Japan's military moved away from European style sabers for ceremony to a sword that resembled the samurai katana. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The decision was more cultural than tactical - but the swords did serve a military purpose, and sometimes a gruesome one. It is a scene from World War II movies and comic books; seeming fanatical Japanese soldiers charging out of the jungle wielding a "s...
Supreme Court Rules Challenge to Trump Census Plan is Premature
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The high court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of Trump's plan because it's not yet clear how many people he would seek to exclude and whether the division of House seats would be affected.
Top Ranking Catholic Cardinal Says COVID-19 Used To Advance ‘Godless And Murderous Agenda’ , Usher In ‘Great Reset’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
by Tyler DurdenThursday, Dec 17, 2020 – 21:00 In early November, an Italian archbishop and Pope Francis foe, Carlo Maria Vigano, launched an attack against those behind pandemic lockdowns across the globe, warning President Trump in a letter of the coming “Great Reset” whose architects are “a global élite that wants to subdue all of … Continue reading Top Ranking Catholic Cardinal Says COVID-19 Used To Advance ‘Godless And Murderous Agenda’ , Usher In ‘Great Reset’ →
Question One — The Pandemic
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
December 18, 2020 By Judge Anna von Reitz | Big Lake, Alaska In Europe they are fond of fancy cakes with many, many layers of cake sandwiched between layers of various fillings — nut fillings, jam fillings, frosting fillings and so on. These are very rich and delicious, but loaded with fats and calories, because each … Continue reading Question One — The Pandemic →
Combatting “Indian centralization”: the political history of Chief William Saulis
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 update Six new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia yesterday (Thursday, Dec. 17). Three of the cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone — one is a close contact of a previously reported case, one is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada, and the third case is under investigation. […]
Trump's Long Goodbye
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Donald Trump is living through a long humiliation -- mostly by his own doing. Doug Saunders writes: The past six weeks have provided many of us the enjoyable experience of watching Donald Trump losing – badly – in a drawn-out series of public humiliations and serial self-abasements. This spectacle has grown tiresome to some, especially to Americans who face the constant horror of more than 3,000 daily deaths resulting from their President’s incompetent pandemic response. They’d like someone to shut him up, or cancel his social-media feeds, or at least teleport us to Jan. 21, when...
Developer’s plans approved for historic downtown Halifax block
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
Halifax’s design advisory committee has unanimously approved plans for the block including the historic Kenny-Dennis and Acadian Recorder buildings. The committee, tasked with approving downtown Halifax developments, met by teleconference Thursday afternoon to consider Dexel Developments’ proposal, designed by Fathom Studio, for the block bounded by Barrington, George and Granville streets. As the Halifax Examiner […]
How Canadians are shifting food practices to deal with higher costs
Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
Canadians have decided to ditch the diets, eat more fruits and vegetables, dig into home gardening projects, and donate to food banks more frequently in 2021. According to a new report published today by Dalhousie University, those are just a few of the food-related New Year’s resolutions Canadians have committed to as we prepare to […]
"The Gyre Widens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"The Gyre Widens" ** by Jim Kunstler "The mind-numbing weirdness of Joe Biden’s insertion into the election of 2020 - like the furtive groping of an intern in a cloakroom - only signals the Democratic Party’s reckless drive to self-destruction, dragging the republic over the edge of an abyss with it. How did this hollowed-out figure of a grifting old pol find himself pretending to national leadership, and in an historic moment of crisis that goes far beyond the mere wrecking of an election? Who wanted him there so badly, and why? My guess would be Barack Obama, Hillary and Bill Cl...
Can Joe Biden Take America Back to the Future?
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* For all Biden’s promises to restore American leadership—a decorous word for predominance—the era of liberal interventionism is likely over. Trump tried to bury it; Biden may sign the death certificate. IN 1853, American diplomats appeared in suits rather than court uniforms at a reception in Berlin. Their perplexed Prussian counterparts asked why they were dressed in black like undertakers. “We could not,” one American official quipped, “be more appropriately dressed than we are, at European courts, where what we represent is the burial of m...
Cannabis producer Clever Leaves starts trading on Nasdaq
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
(This story has been updated to note that Clever Leave’s stock has begun trading.) Shares of Clever Leaves Holdings began trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, the first cannabis producer with its main operations in Colombia to trade on a large U.S. stock exchange. Clever Leaves Holdings is the newly formed holding company after it […] Cannabis producer Clever Leaves starts trading on Nasdaq is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Canadian cannabis sales pick up pace to CA$270 million in October
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Canadian adult-use marijuana sales reached 270 million Canadian dollars ($211.7 million) in October, as the pace of monthly sales growth accelerated to 5.1%. The monthly sales figures imply an annual run rate of roughly CA$3.24 billion for Canada’s recreational cannabis sector. Statistics Canada’s last retail sales data release of 2020 continued Canada’s mostly upward sequential […] Canadian cannabis sales pick up pace to CA$270 million in October is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Facebook’s responsibility
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 13 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Ethan Porter People do not come to believe in misinformation out of nowhere. First, they must be exposed to the misinformation; then, they must *not* be exposed to a correction of the misinformation. Viewed in this light, belief in misinformation is a later step in a long process that implicates not only human psychology, but the architecture of online platforms. These platforms, too, do not come from nothing. Their design reflects human decision-making — decisions that can have profound ...
The Subtle Coup d’état of 21st Century
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
The time when tyrants used to seize power by taking control of a nation’s military and police is long gone; the *coup d'état* of twenty-first century does not happen with the intrusion of armed troops, tanks, and fighter planes into the capital city. Now, if you want to seize power in a nation, you take control of its mainstream media; its academia; its big businesses which operate in critical areas like healthcare, art, banking, and digital services; its local community organizations; and its key bureaucracies. In this kind of *coup d’état*, the transfer of power to the invading pol...
Military deployed after record snowfall strands more than 2 000 vehicles in Japan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
The snow was falling at an unprecedented rate over parts of Japan this week, stranding more than 2 000 vehicles and forcing authorities to deploy the military to help trapped people. In addition, more than 10 000 homes were left without electricity. JMA said that...... Read more »
Congressman Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide, Allow Victims to Be Reimbursed
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: asset]“Civil asset forfeiture is a due process violation, and it always has been,” said Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.)
China Intensifies Its Incursions Into Taiwan's Air Space
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Radar data compiled by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense shows the flight paths of four PLA warplanes in Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone on December 16. TAIWAN MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE *Newsweek: **Four Chinese Warplanes Buzz Taiwan Radars in One Day * Four Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday—the most incursions in a single day since early November, according to the island's defense ministry. The air force scrambled interceptor jets to shadow three People's Liberation Army Y-8s and one Y-9 as they fle...
What Would Happen If We Nuked The Moon
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics:* *Watch What Would Happen If We Nuked the Moon * *Ye**s, the Air Force actually once wanted to do this.* * A new video shows what would happen if we detonated a nuclear weapon on the moon. * The lack of an atmosphere would make a nuclear explosion on the moon significantly different than one on Earth. * During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force actually thought about doing it as a show of scientific progress and, yes, a show of force. A new video from the YouTube science channel Kurzgesagt tackles a very serious question: What would happen if we nuked the m...
1 in 5 Prisoners in the US Has Had COVID-19, 1,700 Have Died
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
At least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.
Good-enough interventions
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Lisa K. Fazio We live in a culture where the truth has been devalued — where politicians who repeat falsehoods win elections, where lies spread further and faster than the truth, and where misinformation, conspiracy theories, and junk science run rampant on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and many other online spaces. This is a huge problem. And an overwhelming one. It’s often easier to simply document the problem, wring our hands about how difficult it is to solve, and do nothing. In fact,...
Why We Need to Adopt Friedrich Engels’ Thinking on Science in These Times
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Friedrich Engels work on working class included describing how capitalists would not contrain their environmental damage.
In Trump election fraud cases, federal judges upheld the rule of law – but that's not enough to fix US politics
Charles Gardner Geyh, John F. Kimberling Professor of Law, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
President Trump's populist control of his party didn't extend to control in courtrooms where he challenged election results. That's where the rules of politics met the rules of law, and politics lost.
When families of murder victims speak at death penalty trials, their anguish may make sentencing less fair
Austin Sarat, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Victim impact statements give survivors a voice in the criminal justice process. But research shows their wrenching personal testimonies may not bring closure and can add racial bias into sentencing.
What is the F-35's Specialty? Unfortunately, It Doesn't Really Have One
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] When it comes to military hardware rarely does a "one-size fits all approach" work, especially across services, but the F-35 could truly be the exception to the rule. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The F-35 isn't exactly purpose-built; it's been designed as a multi-role fighter. This could be a problem - it's usually better to have multiple single-purpose jets than one that can fill all roles less well. However, the F-35 is such an excellent plane that it might not matter. When is a new plane actually three plane...
Just How Dangerous Is Russia's Avangard Hypersonic ICBM?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* More hype from Moscow? Or the real deal? *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Avangard is still just one component of Russia’s large arsenal of such weapons. Exactly how serious a threat Russia's Avangard hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is to the United States isn't entirely clear. The ICBM is reported to have both hypersonic speed and an ability to fly a “maneuvering” flight path through the atmosphere. Such a combination would make it considerably difficult to counter. It can reportedly cruise at twenty-seven times the spe...
OUR TOWNIES, OURSELVES: Who is Wajahat Ali?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020* *But also, that fake Southern drawl:* Who is Wajahat Ali? In the current context, we'll start by noting that Ali is a New York Times "contributing opinion writer." Beyond that, he's led a very impressive life, with a great deal more to come. Ali was born in the Bay Area. He graduated from Berkeley. Later, he became a licensed attorney, but also a playwright and the father of two cute kids. We've been quoting from the biographical profile found on Ali's own site. We assume that he's a good, decent person. A wide range of people are: Wajahat Ali is a Ne...
DR. CARRIE MADEJ ON THE DANGEROUS COVID-19 VACCINE
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
Video found on BrandNewTube: About 1 hour long…need to go to the link… Dr. Carrie Madej is an Osteopathic Internal Medicine Physician who blends traditional & holistic medicine. She also directed two large medical clinics in Georgia. Dr. Madej has always been fascinated by vaccines and has spent her life studying them. Her research has led her to question much of what she has been taught, and the agendas being pushed. In the news: 2 Alaska Health Care Workers to get the jab, SEVERE ADVERSE REACTIONS….Nurse COLLAPSES after the jab….4 whom received the jab get facial paralyses…..In t...
"Market Fantasy Updates AM 12/18/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Market Fantasy Updates AM 12/18/20"* Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to you! ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ Gregory Mannarino, AM 12/18/20: *"UPDATES: Stock Market, Gold, Silver, Dollar, Bitcoin, Crypto, Debt"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *12/18/20:* "Millions of Americans dropped out of the labor force during the first two months of the pandemic. Many have not returned. These nine charts show how the economy is faring." ○ *Updated live.* - https://...
A Message from Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Inc. (our doctors)
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
*What to expect from the COVID-19 vaccine* The end of 2020 also brings a glimmer of hope that we will soon be out from underneath the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists around the world have prioritized creating a vaccine and the good news is that it is ready for distribution. But with this announcement comes many questions: Is the vaccine safe? Who gets it first? What do I need to know about this vaccine? The physicians at COPC have received the following information from the Ohio Department of Health that we would like to share with you. *Who will be vaccinated first?* The goal is t...
Carbon Tax Update, December 2020
Jordan McGillis, IER - 14 hours ago
As Joe Biden begins to fill out his roster on the environment, we can see a definite tilt emerging towards… The post Carbon Tax Update, December 2020 appeared first on IER.
Parents Lose Lawsuit over Destruction of Son’s Porn Stash
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
David Werking's parents said they had a right to act as his landlords.
Powerful nor'easter brings historic snow to much of New England
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
A wide swath of New England was blanketed by record-breaking snow dumped by the season's first major winter storm. The remarkable snow made interstates impassable, resulting in road accidents and fatalities. In Pennsylvania, Williamsport Regional Airport...... Read more »
WATCH: ‘I Ran for My Life’ — Cops Intentionally Run Over ‘Fellow Officer’ For Running in a Field
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: officer]"I never imagined that I would someday be the victim of excessive force by a fellow law enforcement officer. He could have easily killed me.”
Klaus Schwab: Cyberattack Worse than COVID-19 Crisis – Power Grid Down, Banking Offline
Klaus Schwab, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
If Schwab says we must prepare for a specific crisis, it likely means it is in the works. A cyber pandemic means loss of the Internet and possibly electrical power for an extended period of time - months or years.
CA Sheriff Refuses to Release 1,800 Dangerous Prisoners, Including Murderers and Child Molesters
CBS and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Sheriff Don Barnes rejected Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson's order to release of 1,858 dangerous inmates over concerns about spreading Covid-19. Sheriff Barnes said that low level offenders have already been released and what remains are dangerous criminals that include murderers and child molesters.
Pence, Wife Karen, Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccines
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
In remarks after his shot, Pence called the speed with which the vaccine was developed "a medical miracle.”
Happy 77th
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
We all need to start worrying about what kind of world we're going to leave for Keith Richards. pic.twitter.com/DGB7Gc8bNy — Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) December 18, 2020
Why Did Mike Pence Approve An Illegal Biological Weapons P-4 Laboratory In Indiana?
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
State of the Nation – by Aim4Truth Red alert: the C.I.A. is engaged in biowarfare using their interlocking “public-private partnerships” to push an untested mRNA... The post Why Did Mike Pence Approve An Illegal Biological Weapons P-4 Laboratory In Indiana? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Type 59: China's First Homegrown Tank Was a Soviet Frankenstein
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Asia* The Type 59 was not the first domestically-built (or at least modified) tank used by the PLA. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *After the defeat of the Nationalist forces during the Chinese Civil War, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China began to develop its own tank force. But it took until 1959 for the Chinese to develop the Type 59 main battle tank. Before the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, which merged into the Second World War when Japan attacked American and British forces in late 1941, the ...
IT In The Biden Era
ORIENTAL REVIEW, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
American IT giants believe that although Trump’s protectionism is wrong in form, it is right in content. They are expecting the Democrats to ease their policy. Biden remains silent. Literally as soon as CNN announced Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election and other media outlets followed suit, the […]
COVID-19 Vaccines -Will Vaccine-Induced Enhancement Be a Long-Term Side-Effect?
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
Given that governments around the world are launching their COVID_19 vaccination programs, an article that appeared in the Intonations Journal of Clinical Practice is particularly pertinent. The Perspective written by Timothy Cardozo and Ronald Veazey entitled "Informed consent disclosure to vaccine trial subjects of risk of COVID-19 vaccines worsening clinical disease" provides us with some very interesting background given that the current crop of highly experimental and unprecedented vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being rolled out at "warp speed" Here is the aim of t...
MAYBE THE WINGNUT ANTI-VAXXERS WON'T WIN
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
This is dangerous: ... after her [election] assertions were widely derided and failed to gain legal traction, [Sidney] Powell started talking about a new topic. On Dec. 4, she posted a link on Twitter with misinformation that said that the population would be split into the vaccinated and the unvaccinated and that “big government” could surveil those who were unvaccinated. “NO WAY #America,” Ms. Powell wrote in the tweet, which collected 22,600 shares and 51,000 likes. “This is more authoritarian communist control imported straight from #China.” ... As Mr. Trump’s challenges to th...
You Are Allowed to Worry
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 15 hours ago
Worry. Go ahead and worry. Would you eat a 20 pound turkey that had been cooked for 2 hours, even if the chef promised you he used a new kind of bird, in a fancy pan, in a never before...
The SolarWinds Breach Is a Failure of U.S. Cyber Strategy
rmorgus, Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Lightning in the clouds over Washington, D.C. at night. (www.forestwander.com; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) On Dec. 13, news broke that Russian intelligence operatives had successfully breached networks of the U.S. government and private entities by leveraging a vulnerability in the SolarWinds network management system. The campaign, which had been active for months before discovery, is a blow to U.S. Cyber Command’s strategy of “defend forward”—the notion that the U.S. should work to identify adversary cyber campaigns early and disrupt them clos...
On the fifth day of Christmas
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
On the fifth day of Christmas, Uncle Boris sent to me No pubs open after 11pm (while Covid sleeps), A guarantee of bankruptcy for decades, A promise of no fun ever again, Thousands of dead grandparents, and A never-ending lockdown for me but not he *
Kangaroo Court of Australia 2020 Christmas and New Year post
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 17 hours ago
It has been a fairly good year for this website and what we are trying to achieve which is largely due to the followers who are the engine of the website by […]
“Outrageous” Snowstorm Busts All-Time Records across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
Times are changing. The mid-latitudes are cooling. The snowpack is building. Thanks, in no small part, to a slumbering Sun. The post “Outrageous” Snowstorm Busts All-Time Records across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast appeared first on Electroverse.
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