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Reflections on the Yucatan
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 12 hours ago
I just got back from two weeks in the Yucatan. Overall, a fantastic trip. Though Tyler told me we were crazy to go to Mexico during COVID, I’m sticking to the life course I set last June. And since almost all our activities were outdoors, we felt very safe. After factoring in the lower quality […] The post Reflections on the Yucatan appeared first on Econlib.
2020: The Year the Church Was as Sharp as a Two-Edged Marshmallow
Rob Slane, null - 13 hours ago
This is the fourth of five end-of-year articles looking at various aspects of our new Covidian State in 2020 (Parts 1, 2 and 3 are here, here and here). These pieces are also due to be published on the excellent Conservative Woman website from 27-31 December. It is a curious fact that the Bible contains the phrase “Fear not” many times, whereas the word “nice” is never used (except of course in some of the really marshmallowy modern translations). Some websites tell us that we are exhorted not to fear 365 times, which would be lovely for someone making a book titled, “Round the […]
Claves para derribar los mitos en torno al Tratado sobre la Carta de la Energía
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 En medio de la creciente preocupación de que el TCE obstaculiza la acción urgente por el clima, las empresas que lucran con el acuerdo, la Secretaría del TCE y otros actores están difundiendo propaganda y promoviendo falsedades, como que el tratado atrae inversiones limpias y que “modernizarlo” resolvería sus defectos. Nuestra guía para derribar estos y otros mitos te permitirá ver más allá de la retórica y entender el mundo de la energía sucia, la estafa y los abusos corporativos que promueve el TCE.
Unpacking regulatory chill: the case of mining in the Santurbán páramo in Colombia
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 Do international investment treaties put a 'chill' on environmental policy? To answer this question, we need to see the state as a complex web of actors, not a unitary whole.
DCFTA: An uncertain economic impact and irreversible consequences on society and sovereignty
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 We cannot expect a miracle, or even a significant economic improvement with the DCFTA, especially as its irreversible political and social consequences risk preventing development from the country.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/21/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal, and […]
Will Russia Become Azerbaijan’s Next Peace Problem?
Joseph Adam Ereli, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Joseph Adam Ereli* *Security, Eurasia* In an alarmingly successful deployment of hard and soft power, Russia managed in one fell swoop to relegate the West into irrelevance and to assert itself as the region’s indispensable kingmaker. Zero-sum thinking is not in vogue among Western international relations experts. Nevertheless, it is the best description of what happened when Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Russian president Vladimir Putin signed an armistice in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Nov. 9 following a bloody five-week wa...
Amazon Closes Warehouse After Asymptomatic Coronavirus Outbreak
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2L9G979R9H&share=true] The New Jersey warehouse will be closed until after Christmas. Amazon has announced that it is closing a warehouse in New Jersey until the day after Christmas after asymptomatic coronavirus cases were detected via the company’s in-house testing program. Employees at the Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, facility, also known as PNE5, were informed over the weekend that the site would temporarily close. The e-commerce giant assured ...
Suriname: The Next Oil Superpower or Failed State?
Scott B. MacDonald, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Politics, Americas* Can the new government lead Suriname into a prosperous, more stable, and less corrupt future? Although 2020 will go down as one of the worst years for most countries, it was a pivotal time for Suriname. The small, Dutch-speaking South American country had a critical election; its economy was upended by poor economic management by the outgoing government; the coronavirus pandemic created even more economic damage; and there were discoveries of commercially largescale offshore oil reserves. Under these changes, the old Suriname that existe...
Can the U.S. Military Reach Zero Carbon Emissions?
John Deutch, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*John Deutch* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000091108&share=true] The Biden administration would like to set net zero emissions by 2050 as an across-the-government goal, but any such plan must be done carefully and correctly. It is widely expected that President Biden immediately upon taking office will set a Net Zero Carbon goal for the country. Such a goal has tremendous implications for the economy affecting all operations of the federal government—the nation’s biggest consumer of energy. In 2019, the ...
Historic: 300 Million Streaming Devices by 2030 Is Possible
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000208643&share=true] Begun, the Streaming Wars have. TV sales, earlier this year, declined a bit in the early days of the pandemic, before growing later in the year, as consumers realized they would soon be spending a lot more time than usual at home. TV sales, globally, jumped to sixty-three million in the third quarter, with Samsung leading the way. However, according to a recent presentation by Futuresource Consulting, global TV sales are expected to r...
CDC: Seniors Over 75, Frontline Workers Next in Line for Coronavirus Vaccine
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* Frontline essential workers include firefighters, police officers, teachers, corrections officers, grocery workers, food and agricultural employees, manufacturing workers, U.S. postal service employees, and public transit workers, among others. An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended, by a vote of thirteen to one, that the next two groups of Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine should be those seventy-five and older and frontline essential workers. The so-called Phase 1b group is est...
HBO Max Hit “The Flight Attendant” Has a Surprise North Korea Angle
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Politics, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QFJ92412M&share=true] This was something that fans and critics of the show were not expecting. *Editor's Note: This story contains some spoilers for The Flight Attendant.* “The Flight Attendant,” which a limited series which debuted the week of Thanksgiving and wrapped up last week on HBO Max, was a significant word of mouth hit, and the first breakout original series since the launch of that streaming service this spring. The show starred Kaley Cuoco, best known ...
4 Shopping Days to Christmas
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
Conjunction An Interesting Article Brig, who many of you know and whose blog you read, sent me this article from The New Yorker …more here Patrick Byrne, the former head of Overstock, had always been outspoken. Did an affair with a Russian agent push him too far? By Sheelah Kolhatkar, December 7, 2020 It Looks Too […] The post 4 Shopping Days to Christmas appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
"For Millions Of Americans, No Money = No Christmas In 2020"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"For Millions Of Americans,* * No Money = No Christmas In 2020"* by Michael Snyder "In modern times, there has never been a Christmas like this in America. Millions are freshly unemployed, another wave of lockdowns is forcing countless businesses to close their doors, and people are waiting in line for hours at food banks all over the nation just to get a little bit of food for their families. Of course those at the bottom end of the economic food chain are being hit the hardest. It is being reported that employment among those that make $27,000 a year or less is down 20 percent fr...
U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Targetted In Rocket Attack
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*DW:* *Rockets hit near US Embassy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani anniversary * The US Embassy has intercepted at least three rockets fired into Baghdad's Green Zone. The attack comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The US Embassy in the Baghdad Green Zone was targeted in a rocket attack on Sunday, according to reports. Iraqi security officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the embassy's C-RAM defense system shot down the rockets in midair, causing minor damage to a residential complex and parke...
Christmas Tales: Santa Claus is More Real Than New Government COVID Claims
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*Patrick Henningsen* | The government's COVID crisis is one giant house of cards which has already collapsed, only media gatekeepers haven't realised it yet.
Brazil Retailer Magazine Luiza to pay US$56 Million for Digital Payments Fintech Hub
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza SA has agreed to buy financial technology firm Hub Prepaid Participações SA for R$290 million (US$56 million), a securities filing showed on Monday, December 21st. Magazine Luiza, one of Brazil’s biggest online retailers, said the acquisition will give its clients access to digital accounts for payments, […] The post Brazil Retailer Magazine Luiza to pay US$56 Million for Digital Payments Fintech Hub appeared first on The Rio Times.
UK Windfarms Break Record (For Subsidies Paid Out!)
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Robin Guenier/Joe Public Silly Jilly is cheerleading for renewables again! Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation, which made up more than 40% of its electricity on Friday. Wind turbines generated 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from […]
No, Weather Channel, 2020 Did Not Bring Unprecedented Climate Disasters
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 11 hours ago
An article published by the Weather Channel tries to link climate change to a variety of environmental “disasters,” that struck around the world in 2020. The article cites limited evidence for any link. In reality, none of the asserted disasters are tied to supposed human-caused climate change. In the Weather Channel article titled, “2020’s Worst […] The post No, Weather Channel, 2020 Did Not Bring Unprecedented Climate Disasters appeared first on Climate Realism.
‘I Tend To Believe’ Election Stolen, Rigged – Rev Franklin Graham
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
The Rev. Franklin Graham said Saturday that President Donald Trump has been right on many issues about how he has been treated during his presidency, and when he says the election was rigged or stolen, “I tend to believe him.” “The President has been maligned, falsely accused, and attacked on every front since before the ... Read more The post ‘I Tend To Believe’ Election Stolen, Rigged – Rev Franklin Graham appeared first on Ice Age Now.
A New Year gift for Siberians prepared by Santa Claus
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
The mercury will drop to almost -50°C. The head of the Meteo forecasting center Alexander Shuvalov warns that surprises await on New Year’s Eve. “On Thursday and Friday, the Moscow region will be covered with snow. We predict an increase in the height of snowdrifts by 10-15 cm, a little more in the west ... Read more The post A New Year gift for Siberians prepared by Santa Claus appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Did The Three Stooges Perform During First Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The first halftime show featured marching bands, jet packs, and hundreds of pigeons.
The ‘Christmas Star’ Will Make an Appearance the Night of December 21. Here’s How You Can Watch
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
PJ Media – by Rick Moran On Monday night, if you look toward the southwest horizon you’ll see a rare celestial event. Our two largest... The post The ‘Christmas Star’ Will Make an Appearance the Night of December 21. Here’s How You Can Watch appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Hanover PA – 40 degrees 12:45 PM
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
The post Hanover PA – 40 degrees 12:45 PM appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
U.S. Deploys A Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Submarine Into The Persian Gulf
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
In this photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, front, with the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal, transit the Strait of Hormuz in Persian Gulf, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The vessels traversed the strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, a rare announcement that comes amid rising tensions with Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Indra Beaufort/U.S. Navy) *CNN:* *US Navy sails nuclear submarine through Strait of Hormuz * (CNN)The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile sub...
The Forgotten People
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Politicians have found it very easy to keep on shutting down businesses, especially some stores. We’re repeatedly told that their decisions are based on “data and science” and that “they’re doing it for our safety”. Rarely ever do they pause to think about the “little people” whose lives have been destroyed by these decisions. Here… Continue reading →
WARNING: 3,150 Injuries in First Week of Illegal Experimental COVID Vaccines Among American Healthcare Workers! Pregnant Women Included
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The first week of injecting American healthcare workers with the experimental illegal Pfizer mRNA vaccine has resulted in... The post WARNING: 3,150 Injuries in First Week of Illegal Experimental COVID Vaccines Among American Healthcare Workers! Pregnant Women Included appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump calls "Russia" cyber attack intel exaggerated and a distraction
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Trump calls “Russia” cyber attack intel exaggerated and a distraction ****News Topic 217***** Trump Blasts Exaggerated Media Claims Of “Russia, Russia, Russia” In Cyberattack After Seeing Intel Trump Blasts Exaggerated Media Claims Of “Russia, Russia, Russia” In Cyberattack After Seeing Intel update : Contradicting Pompeo’s earlier Friday statement during a conservative talk radio interview wherein […]
CDC Issues New Guidelines, Launches Probe After 1000s Negatively-Affected Following COVID-19 Vaccination
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities, or required care from a healthcare professional,... The post CDC Issues New Guidelines, Launches Probe After 1000s Negatively-Affected Following COVID-19 Vaccination appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Oregon’s Democratic Governor Extends Emergency Lockdowns Until March
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
LifeZette – by James Samson Oregon’s Democratic Governor Kate Brown announced this week that she is extending her state of emergency declaration until March, claiming... The post Oregon’s Democratic Governor Extends Emergency Lockdowns Until March appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Carl Klang ~ We Want This Country Back
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
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$15BN For Airlines, Corporate Meal Tax Breaks And Other Pork: What’s Inside The $900BN Stimulus BIll
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden With the latest, $900 billion covid-stimulus deal now done (which unless the Democrats win the Georgia Senate runoffs in... The post $15BN For Airlines, Corporate Meal Tax Breaks And Other Pork: What’s Inside The $900BN Stimulus BIll appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Monday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Steven Lewis writes about the need for firm and decisive public health action to stop the spread of COVID-19, rather than the excuse-making and bothsidesing that have come to be the norm. And Kaitlin Peters discusses how the people already dealing with long-haul COVID infections are being confronted with the reality of an economic system designed to devalue people who can't be put to use as productive bodies. - Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on the disconnect between tens of thousands of cases of workplace infection in Ontario even as only...
TerrAscend borrows $120M to make payments on marijuana acquisition
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
U.S. and Canadian marijuana operator TerrAscend borrowed $120 million from a syndicate of lenders to help finance earn-out payments related to its acquisition of Ilera Healthcare in Pennsylvania. The financing, announced Dec. 18, is senior secured debt that bears an annual interest rate of 12.875% and matures in four years. The loan may be called […] TerrAscend borrows $120M to make payments on marijuana acquisition is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"Yuletide Visitations"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 11 hours ago
*"Yuletide Visitations"* by Jim Kunstler "Welcome to the longest night of the year, the moment of maximum mystification and terror for frail humanity, fretting that the sun might be going away for all the rest of time. Scanning the smoke signals from America’s loudest engine of mystification, The New York Times, one searches in vain for some evidence that Joe Biden still exists. There is barely a cookie-crumb trail of some hypothetical cabinet appointments, plus a few obviously insincere and artificial sugarplums about “healing the nation.” Where-oh-where is the party’s avatar and ...
Polish Bill Threatens $2.2 Million Fines For Social Media Companies Who Censor Lawful Speech
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden Monday, Dec 21, 2020 As UK lawmakers consider a 2021 ‘Online Safety Bill,’ which would allow fines of up to £18 million (US$24 million) against online platforms that ‘fail to protect users or remove harmful content,” (including ‘disinformation and cyberbullying‘) things are a little different in Poland, where sticks and stones … Continue reading Polish Bill Threatens $2.2 Million Fines For Social Media Companies Who Censor Lawful Speech →
Fascist Face Nappies Out In Force As Sane People Protest Coldly-Calculated Fascist London Lockdown
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: https://youtu.be/gWE4M-0lqV0
‘Worth The Risk’: Survey Finds Majority Of Americans Plan To Attend Holiday Gathering
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Jon Brown A recent survey found that a majority of Americans plan to attend holiday gatherings this year despite warnings about the potential of spreading COVID-19. According to a November survey of 1,040 people by Cinch Home Services, 60.1% of those polled said they planned to attend a holiday…
This Is How We Fight For Our Human Rights
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
It was ten years ago last week that the Arab Spring began. I recall it well as the day before Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia and ignited a revolutionary movement, I stood in the snow for hours protesting outside the White House with hundreds of veterans against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Inside the White House, President Obama was telling the press how well the wars were going. Outside, soldiers who fought in those wars told a different story. Tired of symbolic actions, many involved in that protest held a series of meetings afterwards that resulted in orga...
QOTD
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Stop making sense. Why do they have to stick a cotton swab 4 inches up my nose to test for coronavirus? Shouldn’t it be all over the inside of my mask? — Mini AOC (@RealMiniAOC) December 21, 2020
European cannabis producer raises $20 million
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Emmac Life Sciences, a European vertically integrated cannabis producer, said it raised 15 million pounds ($20 million) via an issue of convertible loan notes. The Dec. 16 issue “saw strong support from existing shareholders, with Measure 8 Venture Partners, Emmac’s largest existing cash investor, leading the round with a significant investment,” according to a news […] European cannabis producer raises $20 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
THIS IS SO IDIOTIC THAT IT'S ALL BUT INEVITABLE
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
Back in June 2019, I wrote a post in which I tried to imagine a second Trump term. I assumed that if he managed to win reelection, he'd largely ignore the responsibilities of the job and focus even more than usual on golf, Twitter, and TV, while looking ahead to his legacy: ... he might start focusing on inappropriate honors. *Where's my Nobel Prize? How do I get on Mount Rushmore? Do I have to be dead before they put me on money?* I thought of that post when I read this at the Daily Beast: In the dying days of his presidency, Donald Trump has taken to asking some aides and advis...
Andrew Yang says people who get The Shot can live "freely" showing a bar code app
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Andrew Yang says people who get The Shot can live “freely” showing a bar code app ****News Topic 216***** Andrew Yang Calls For Bar Codes to Identify People Who Have Been Vaccinated Andrew Yang Calls For Bar Codes to Identify People Who Have Been Vaccinated A Reuters photo essay celebrates how residents of Wuhan are […]
Large landslides cause major damage in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
A series of landslides have been reported in the town of Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, causing major damage to at least 10 houses and electrical poles. A red alert phase has been in effect in the area since December 15, 2020, with fears that more houses would...... Read more »
Iraq’s 2021 Draft Budget’s Limited Changes All Hit The Poor And Middle Classes
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
The draft of Iraq’s 2021 budget was released and it caused quite a controversy in Iraq. The document has record spending despite the Kazemi government pushing economic reform. It also puts all the burdens upon the lower and middle classes without directly addressing the larger problems in the country. It will now have to go through parliament where lawmakers are threatening to end even the modest attempts at change. The draft budget makes little effort to follow through with the reforms the government was pushing for. The document proposes 150 trillion dinars ($103 billion) in...
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 21
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1956 Communist uprising in Al-Hay put down and leaders executed (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1969 Barzani said Bakr govt hadn’t offered any real concessions and talks were off (Musings On Iraq review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurds, A Modern History*) 1975 Iraq funded attack on OPEC...
Does a Photo Reveal the Inside of a Penguin’s Mouth?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The picture was something straight out of a horror flick.
Ethiopia's Hydro-Hegemony Has Arrived
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Middle East* The dam dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt most often garners international press, but the cases impacting Kenya and Somalia show that the pattern of Ethiopian defiance of international norms cuts deeper. After initial denials, Ethiopia began last summer to fill its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The Ethiopian project is already four times longer than the Hoover Dam and will become the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa. When filled, its reservoir will have more than twice the volume of Lake Mead. The Ethiopian government justifies the p...
Brazil´s São Paulo State Should Receive 10.8 Million Doses of Coronavac Vaccine by December 31st, Governor Says
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s São Paulo governor João Doria said in a press conference on Monday the state will receive 5.5 million doses of Sinovac Biotech’s Coronavac vaccine on December 24th and expects to have a total of 10.8 million doses by December 31st. Doria reiterated the government intends to start its vaccination campaign […] The post Brazil´s São Paulo State Should Receive 10.8 Million Doses of Coronavac Vaccine by December 31st, Governor Says appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biden putting his left foot forward
Craig Rucker, CFACT - 12 hours ago
Joe Biden is assembling an army of radical bureaucrats and no one's freedom is safe. The post Biden putting his left foot forward appeared first on CFACT.
Jamal Khashoggi and Ruhollah Zam: How Murders of Journalists Impact the JCPOA
Russell A. Berman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Russell A. Berman* *Security, Middle East* The human-rights community remains deeply critical of the Trump administration for not attributing responsibility for his murder to the highest level of responsibility in Saudi Arabia, just as others call for significant reductions in the cooperation between Washington and Riyadh. Should not the same metric apply to the murder of journalists in Iran? Government killings of journalists are particularly reprehensible violations of human rights. In addition to the injustice done to the victims themselves and the sufferings of their famil...
Controversial ‘Spy Tech’ Firm Palantir Lands £23m NHS Data Deal
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 12 hours ago
Exclusive: UK government sneaks through new NHS COVID data contract, despite legal challenges.
A Biden Administration Will Reverse All Of President Trump's Changes At The Pentagon
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Oct. 13. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters file *Politico:* *The White House is making big changes at the Pentagon — but Biden can reverse them* The Trump administration is using its last weeks in office to carry out a slew of changes at the Pentagon. The new president can cancel all of them on Day One. Troop drawdowns. Advisory board firings. Navy budget overhauls. The Trump administration is using its last weeks in office to carry out a slew of changes at the Pentagon. But they all have one thing in common: The new president can cancel th...
A “Slap in the Face:” Anger at Pelosi, Democrats Over Paltry $600 Stimulus Check
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Lawmakers finally agreed to a new coronavirus stimulus package yesterday and like the CARES Act, it appears to include huge new tax breaks for corporations and the very wealthy. The post A “Slap in the Face:” Anger at Pelosi, Democrats Over Paltry $600 Stimulus Check appeared first on MintPress News.
Vitamin D Linked To Autism Spectrum Disorder
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
A deficiency in Vitamin D on the mother's side could explain why Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses are three times more common in boys, but don't start buying supplements. This was in rats and rats are not little people, there is a lot of ground to cover before this has human relevance. read more
UK Rainfall Series
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood One of the things that the Met Office are extremely poor at is the provision of daily meteorological data. You would almost think they did not want the public to check the facts for themselves!! They publish monthly data for a small selection of UK sites, but if you want daily […]
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Russian scientist working on COVID-19 vaccine plummets to death in St. Petersburg Pakistan 'opens secret normalisation talks' with Israel Johnson outlined that in Tier 4 areas under the toughest restrictions, there will be no possibility for household mixing over Christmas. In areas under lower alert levels in England, Scotland and Wales, mixing will now be permitted only on Christmas Day. U.S. Will Close Last Two Consulates in Russia Biden to seek talks with Maduro in reversal of Trump plan Mauritius Shipping Disaster: The crew of the MV Wakashio, a nearly 300-m...
Voting system firm gets retraction from Fox as litigation is threatened
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
In article by Mary Papenfuss of Hufington Post called “Lou Dobbs’ Vote Fraud Lies Debunked On His Program After Legal Threat By Vote Tech Firm,” the following paragraphs tell a story that needs a wider audience. “Fox Business host Lou … Continue reading →
Qualified Immunity and the Plea for Accountability
pstern, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Law enforcement officers respond to protests in Columbus, Ohio following the death of George Floyd (Paul Becker, https://tinyurl.com/ycwk4785; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Following the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, the City of Louisville, Kentucky, settled a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by her family. The city not only agreed to pay $12 million but also took the remarkable step of agreeing to implement numerous police reforms, including creating an early-action warning system to identify officers with red flags, implementing mandatory commanding o...
COVID-19 Apps Are Terrible—They Didn't Have to Be
jbambauer, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
During March and April 2020, we watched with growing unease as China, South Korea and Israel dramatically expanded government surveillance to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. In these early weeks of the pandemic—as the U.S. surpassed Italy to lead the world in coronavirus deaths, millions of small businesses faced permanent closure from lockdown restrictions, and the unemployment rate skyrocketed from 3.8 percent to 14.4 percent—American observers routinely worried that U.S. government agencies might expand surveillance under the cover of public health in similar ways ...
The Washington Post Can’t Stop Babbling About Russians ‘Hacking Our Minds’
Caitlin Johnstone, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Washington Post has published another article warning its readers that the Russians are “hacking our minds”, this one authored by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “Russia hasn’t just hacked our computer systems. It’s hacked our minds.” blares the ridiculous, propagandistic headline for an article about “the Russian model” of propaganda which “rests on the principle that people get convinced when they hear the same message many times from a variety of sources, no matter how biased.” Which is funny, since this is not the first time WaPo itself has repeated this cartoonis...
Government, Not Coronavirus, Is Killing Small Businesses
Ron Paul, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] A video of a confrontation between Ventura County, California health officials and restaurant owner Anton Van Happen has gone viral. The health officials were ordering Mr. Van Happen to close his business because he allegedly violated California’s ban on outdoor dining. Mr. Van Happen asked the health officials if the government will pay his employees and his rent while his business is indefinitely closed. Mr. Van Happen is hardly the only small business owner worried about how to pay bills during the lockdowns. Many small businesses operate on a narrow profit ma...
Does the U.S. Army Have Long-Range Fire Problem?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E79S131I01&share=true] The military needs modern, long-range, high-tech howitzers to accurately hit the enemy from afar. Earlier this year the U.S. Army conducted a live-fire demonstration of its upgraded M1907A7 Paladin, which will provide increased combat capability as well as sustainment of the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams. While the new variant of the Paladin will offer improved overall performance—boosted by the use of the Excalibur rocket-assisted pr...
China Could Have More Submarines Than the U.S. Navy
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GF2E54N0WOL01&share=true] But is that a reason for concern? In March, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) could overtake the United States Navy in the total number of submarines. The PLAN’s submarine force could surpass the U.S. Navy’s by 2030, but the bigger concern is Beijing’s overall naval modernization efforts. China surpassed the United States in terms of the largest navy, and the PLAN could have ...
Is Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System: A Hypersonic Missile-Killer?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_LR2EB590O3JOA&share=true] The new hypersonics arms race to find new missiles and better defenses is on. Hypersonic missiles have been seen as a serious threat to the security of the United States. Traveling at five times of speed of sound and with the ability to maneuver with computerized precision the missiles could be quite difficult to counter. Additionally, the speed and force could be so significant that hypersonic missiles can inflict serious damage from the shee...
Vizio’s First OLED HDTV: What the Reviews Say
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* A handful of reviews of the Vizio OLED TV line were published when the TVs hit the market in October, but several more have arrived in recent weeks, to give TV buyers a hint at whether the Vizio OLED product is something they should consider for a holiday purchase. After a few years of using QLED-style Quantum technology for its high-end TVs, Vizio earlier this year announced the release of its first-ever OLED TV. The OLED TVs, available in fifty-five- and sixty-five-inch sizes, were released earlier this fall, as Vizio joined Sony and LG a...
Most Expensive Warship Ever: The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Navy, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1C71D03A40&share=true] Was it worth every penny of the $12 billion? In 2018, a Forbes.com article questioned the U.S. trade war with China and the $12 billion in emergency aid that was proposed to help American farmers. In fact, the piece proposed alternatives for what that money could buy. Suggestions included funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for almost three decades while it was also suggested every man, woman and child in American could be handed $37.42...
Deal Struck! AT&T and Tegna Reach Agreement to End Standoff
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* It’s a season of agreements for AT&T, which last week announced that its subsidiary WarnerMedia had finally come to terms with Roku to finally bring the HBO Max streaming service to the Roku platform. Following a weeks-long standoff that blacked out dozens of TV stations around the country for DirecTV customers, AT&T and Tegna reached an agreement over the weekend to restore service on the channels. The sixty-four channels in more than fifty markets had been blacked out for more than two weeks, at the same time that an even larger dispute ...
Barr: ‘No Reason’ for Special Counsel on Election, Hunter Biden
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr made the statement in his final press conference.
WATCH: Innocent Dad Goes Off on Cops After They Kidnap Him While He Eats With Family
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: dad]While eating lunch with his wife and child, an innocent black father was placed in handcuffs and temporarily kidnapped. Naturally, he was upset.
Kilauea Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, Produces Steam Cloud
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
U.S. Geological Survey officials said that there were reported lava fountains shooting about 165 feet into the sky.
What Does A Biden Presidency Mean For Defense?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Joe Biden for President photo *Jon Harper, National Defense:* *What a Biden Presidency Means for Defense * With Democratic President Joe Biden in the White House and Republicans maintaining sway over the Senate, observers shouldn’t expect a radical change in military spending or strategy, analysts say. Biden is set to be inaugurated Jan. 20, and the GOP is slated to have at least 50 seats in the Senate in the next session, depending on the results of a Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia. Defense spending in fiscal year 2020 stood at $738 billion. Many prognosticators have fore...
Oradores De La Verdad - Un Poema por M.N Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*DEBAJO DE LA IMAGEN DE SANTO DOMINGOSan Domingo (Domingo de Guzmán (Nacido en Caleruega, Burgos; 8 de agosto de 1170- , murió en Bolonia, Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, 6 de agosto de 1221) fundador de la Órden de Predicadores ( Los Dominicanos) , recibió el Rosario de Nuestra Señora. Él es el patrón de Astrónomos y las Personas Falsamente Acusadas.Oradores de la verdad* *Voces en el yermo* *Censurado por los mentirosos* *© **2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Nota: * Las palabras de la segunda línea me llegaron a mí temprano en la mañana, y después muchas líneas para la primera y la segun...
Peggy Hall Gives Inspiring Speech about Opening Businesses and Restaurants Now!
Peggy Hall, KUSI and KPBS, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
No governor can make a law, no health officer can make a law, and no code enforcer can make a law. Governor Newsom has admitted that his edicts are just 'guidelines'. He is trying to make the restaurants become the enforcers of his policies, because he lacks the authority to do so.
First Corona virus death in U.S. February 29, 2020
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
Cases of a new virus from Wuhan, China, were being reported all over the world, and the few in the U.S. involved foreign travel. These were cases, not fatalities. *On January 29, 2020 the President's Coronavirus Task Force* it was established. *On January 30* the President closed tourism coming from China. *On February 26*, 2020, U.S. vice president Mike Pence was named to chair the task force, and Deborah Birx was named the response coordinator. Then a man died in a Washington state on *February 29*. President Trump had already closed travel from China at the end of January....
EMANATIONS FROM THE EDGE: Mika still isn't permitted to speak!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020* *Thirty days from the end:* We probably won't ever be able to link you to any videotape. We probably won't ever be able to provide a full transcript. Aping the culture of Fox News Channel, MSNBC eliminated transcripts a few months back. The channel also cut way back on the amount of videotape it posts. That said, the channel never did produce transcripts for Morning Joe, its most unusual program. Morning Joe has walked a long and winding road since 2015. Midway through that year, we began to watch its opening segment on a daily basis because of the ...
Rescuers find the remains of 22 Armenian soldiers in Karabakh
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Rescuers find the remains of 22 Armenian soldiers in Karabakh] Rescuers of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s emergencies ministry have found the bodies of 22 Armenian soldiers and removed them from former areas of combat operations, the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s emergencies ministry said on Sunday. “Rescuers who conducted search operations have removed the bodies of 22 soldiers from Goradiz, Jebrail, and Ishkhanadzor,” it said. Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. C...
Iran mockingly responds to Saudi Arabia’s calls for consultations with Gulf states
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Iran mockingly responds to Saudi Arabia’s calls for consultations with Gulf states] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry mockingly responded to Saudi Arabia’s calls for consultations with the Gulf states, noting that there are 15 countries that border Iran, and it has close relations with all of them, with the exception of Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said: “Iran is bordered by 15 countries from the north, west, east, and the Gulf, and the countries of the region are all friends of Iran, and we have close relations...
Large US military convoy enters northeastern Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Large US military convoy enters northeastern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – A US military convoy with logistics and equipment has entered northeastern Syria through a crossing on border with Iraq, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources. “A convoy that consists of 73 vehicles affiliated to the US occupation has entered the Syrian territories under the protection of six cars affiliated to [Syrian Democratic Forces] QSD militia which accompanied them till they reached the occupation’s illegitimate base at Khrab al-Jir military airport”, ...
Tank-carrying Russian ship heads to Syria: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Tank-carrying Russian ship heads to Syria: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – A heavily-laden Russian transport ship was photographed on Monday making its way through Turkish territorial waters, en-route to the Syrian port of Tartous. According to the Turkish maritime observer and photographer, Yoruk Isik, the Russian ВМФ Project 775 ЧФ Black Sea Fleet 197th Landing Ship Brigade’s Ropucha class LSTM (tank carrying landing ship) Novocherkassk 142 transited the Bosphorus Strait on Monday, December 21st, as it continued its voyage to the port-city of Tartous in western Syria...
Netflix is at it again. It says a lot about us that we allow them to get away with it
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
Readers will doubtless remember the scandal over the movie "Cuties" on Netflix back in September. It portrayed young, pre-teen girls in blatant, highly sexualized acts and attitudes. At the time, I wrote: This is nothing more or less than an entertainment industry-sanctioned depiction of pedophile fantasies. It can't possibly be labeled as anything else, despite vigorous efforts by those promoting it to claim that the movie has redeeming values. If it does, then monkeys picking excrement out of their butts and flinging it at each other is also morally uplifting. *. . .* I...
Darkness Is Coming ….
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: Darkness Is Coming Fast: Proposal To Legally Silence Christians & Conservatives And To Label Christians As White Supremacists, Endorsed And Presented By 14 U.S. Democrat House Representatives To Biden Transition Team A 28 page document sent as a proposal to the Biden transition team by Secular Democrats…
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Countries around the world have taken swift action to ban travelers from Britain, suspending flights and cutting off trade routes, as it struggles to contain an outbreak of what officials say is a more contagious variant of the coronavirus. https://t.co/vCRPlbiuxn — The New York Times (@nytimes) December 21, 2020 Explainer-The new coronavirus variant in Britain: How worrying is it? https://t.co/WkzGGEL52P pic.twitter.com/0NPXefh1t3 — Reuters (@Reuters) December 21, 2020 #UPDATE The European Medicines Agency said on Monday that it had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine...
In Congress, July 4, 1776
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
“The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of … Continue reading →
Gun News – Battleswarm Blog..
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: Gun News Roundup for December 20, 2020
“Fox One, lead A-4, 18,000 feet”: Join An F-14 Tomcat RIO During An Air Combat Training Mission At Topgun
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 13 hours ago
We celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary F-14 Tomcat with an intense story from the cockpit of a 2 vs UNKNOWN engagement during Week Two at “Topgun”, the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School. On [...] The post “Fox One, lead A-4, 18,000 feet”: Join An F-14 Tomcat RIO During An Air Combat Training Mission At Topgun appeared first on The Aviationist.
Medical Ethics ‘Expert’ Says Unvaccinated Persons Should Be Denied Healthcare for COVID-19
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Mengele has nothing on this guy Source: Shane Trejo A prominent German medical ethicist is recommending for individuals who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine to be denied access to basic healthcare. Human geneticist Wolfram Henn, who serves on Germany’s Ethics Council, made the remark during a recent interview with the Bild…
Is AOC OK? She Receives Covid-19 Jab, But What Happened Next Is THE REAL Unreported Story!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
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Tactical Tourist Need Not Apply
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on The Tactical Hermit: I had a guy email me recently asking me: “Is it really that bad that we need to own all these weapons and train to protect ourselves every weekend? Our parents did not do this stuff, why are we? Are we getting duped into thinking that this TERRIBLE EVENT…
So, You’re Brazilian…But Where Are You Really From?
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – You probably have to be a millennial or older to remember this joke from the early days of America’s 21st century misadventures in the Middle East. President George W. Bush is getting his daily briefing from his cohorts Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. “Well, Sir,” Cheney says. “We took on […] The post So, You’re Brazilian…But Where Are You Really From? appeared first on The Rio Times.
In a nutshell
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Eatgrueldog: Eatgrueldog View original post
One Shot One Kill
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on The Tactical Hermit: One Shot, One Kill A decent essay on the subject. Check out my offering, Urban Guerilla Sniping v3.0 The bottom line is that this is no longer leisure reading for the Tactical Golfer. Some seriously nasty Ungentlemanly Warfare is coming our way. Prepare Accordingly. ?
Have some white guilt
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Eatgrueldog: Eatgrueldog View original post
A Sad Story of Tyranny
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on John Barleycorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxDYYm0iFmg
Shownotes | Blessed To Teach
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Blessed To Teach Game Over. The Great Election Sting! Part 29. B2T Show Dec 20, 2020 (IS). Blessed To Teach | December 21, 2020 | Show Notes | No Comments Show Notes Blessed to Teach (B2T) empowers Christian Patriots with Truth! We learn more about what the Lord thinks of this voter fraud! He says … Continue reading Shownotes | Blessed To Teach →
Bolivian President Welcomes Gas and Oil Discovery in Santa Cruz Department
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivian President Luis Arce on Sunday welcomed the discovery of gas and oil through exploratory drilling of the Yarara X1 well in the department of Santa Cruz by the state company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). The president stressed that the discovery corresponds to a national project developed by the […] The post Bolivian President Welcomes Gas and Oil Discovery in Santa Cruz Department appeared first on The Rio Times.
CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Paul Joseph Watson Dec 20, 2020 Pubs closed. Christmas cancelled. Borders – still open! The post CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Christianity Today – by Douglas Estes Jupiter isn’t a star. Neither is Saturn. But for one night only, on the winter solstice, they will be.... The post Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Rebel Son – To Arms
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
The post Rebel Son – To Arms appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
A Balancing Act
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Traditionally, politicians have framed issues as binary choices. Don Lenihan and Andrew Balfour write that "the binary approach frames issues as a choice between two mutually exclusive options (either/or) and then picks a side." But the pandemic and climate change are issues that defy binary framing. They require a balancing approach: "The balancing approach requires a leader to sort through both sides of an issue in search of middle ground." And finding a middle ground can be difficult. Moreover, it is fraught with potential mistakes: Policy analysts describe issues like the pan...
Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: the story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia
Kelley Fanto Deetz, Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
There's a bittersweet history to chocolate in America. At one plantation museum in Virginia, the story of enslaved chocolatier Caesar shows the oppression that lay behind the elite's culinary treat.
Obama book offers key insight about how laws really get made
David Webber, Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Many former legislators offer accounts of their service – but few analyze the institutions in which they served.
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
An Iraqi woman, dressed as Santa Claus, rides her bicycle in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Rashid *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).
McDonald’ Sells ‘Spam Burger’ with Cookie Crumbs in China
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
“I thought it was delicious,” one commenter wrote on Sina Weibo.
No, Joe, Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet for Torture Enablers
Medea Benjamin, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
President-elect Biden is considering some of the most prolific enablers of the Bush-era CIA torture programs to posts that would give them even more power as America's top intelligence officials. The post No, Joe, Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet for Torture Enablers appeared first on MintPress News.
Would America Really Go To War over Taiwan?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2RVJ9A5PK7&share=true] Taiwan needs to convince its ally America that that is the case. *Key Point*: America needs to weigh its informal alliance and what it is willing to spend to defend Taiwan in a real war. The costs are high, but are they justified? “Independence Support Spikes,” blared a headline this week in the *Taipei Times*, one of my favorite erstwhile publishing haunts. And blare it should. A Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation poll indicated that a strik...
Why Panic Over State and Local Budgets is Overblown
catoinstitute, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*catoinstitute* *Politics, Americas* There is no need for more federal aid to the states. Congress has provided $2.6 trillion in spending and tax relief in response to the pandemic and economic crisis. As government spending has started to decline, the economy is recovering strongly with GDP rising and business startups soaring. Nonetheless, the political impulse to spend seems insatiable, and Congress is crafting another huge aid package that will put us further into debt. Policymakers are considering providing further aid for state and local governments, no doubt prompted by o...
It’s Alive: Meet China’s Secretive and Stealthy Type 055 Destroyer
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1AE47D03D0&share=true] Could this destroyer be related at all to the Zumwalt? *Key point: *Stealthy features are being used in many weapons systems these days. Even China is joining America and other countries in making their ships harder to detect with radar. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is preparing to deploy a new, stealthy, heavily armed high-tech class of Type 055 destroyer intended to offer sea attack, air defenses and wartime support to carriers to...
On Its 100th Anniversary Russian President Putin Praises The Country's Intelligence Agency
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Putin braved frigid temperatures to give his speech outside the SVR's headquarters. 'I wish success to everyone who defends Russia, our people from external and internal threats, defends sovereignty and national interests,' he said *Daily Mail: **'The most serious attention should be paid to information security': Putin in sly dig at Russia's cyber attack on America as he welcomes new spooks during 100th anniversary of country's intelligence agency * * Vladimir Putin lauded the SVR foreign intelligence service at an event marking its 100th anniversary on Sunday * 'I wish succe...
Colombian agency recommends allowing cannabis flower exports
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
The Colombian government may reconsider its ban on medical cannabis flower exports for commercial purposes. A recent letter by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) – a government agency that promotes fair business practices – to the Ministry of Health recommended the country modify current regulations and allow flower exports. This is the first […] Colombian agency recommends allowing cannabis flower exports is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Chris Hedges: The Great Delusion
Chris Hedges, MintPress News - 14 hours ago
The real lesson we should learn from the rise of a demagogue such as Trump and a pandemic that our for-profit health care industry proved unable to contain is that we are losing control as a nation and as a species. The post Chris Hedges: The Great Delusion appeared first on MintPress News.
Unexpectedly
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Thread. Oh, look: The federal environment department says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new carbon tax combined with his looming clean fuel standard will disproportionately hit low-income earners, the middle class, seniors, single moms and contribute to energy poverty. — Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) December 21, 2020 Report here.
Conversation on the Most Relevant Topic of These Times
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
New Earth Pulse Dec 15, 2020 Special Guests: Dr Christiane Northrup, Dr Sherri Tenpenny Professor Dolores Cahill The post Conversation on the Most Relevant Topic of These Times appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
A Year Without Santa Claus?
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Dr. Mercola While lockdowns were supposed to be temporary — initially just a couple of weeks to “flatten the curve” — nine months into the... The post A Year Without Santa Claus? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Michael Oakeshott: A Hero for Whom?
Alberto Mingardi, Econlib - 14 hours ago
Michael Oakeshott died thirty years ago. The Michael Oakeshott Association, which is a network of scholars who share an interest in his thought, maintains an interesting website with plenty of information about him and new initiatives concerning his work. Searching “Oakeshott” on Amazon, it seems apparent that there has been considerable interest in Oakeshott since […] The post Michael Oakeshott: A Hero for Whom? appeared first on Econlib.
‘More help is on the way’: The long wait is over for second stimulus check, but will $600 be enough?
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Market Watch – by Quentin Fottrell The wait is over. “I’m terrified.” They were the words of Christine Gaydos, a 31-year-old new mother and stagehand... The post ‘More help is on the way’: The long wait is over for second stimulus check, but will $600 be enough? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Congress Seals Agreement on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden praised the bipartisan spirit that produced the measure, which he called “just the beginning."
Wokeraties = The New Nazis
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
A virtue signaling moron named Harald Schmidt, who claims to be an ethics professor, has insisted that older white people should get the Covid 19 vaccine after younger minorities: “Older populations are whiter, ” Harald Schmidt told the New York Times. “Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of… Continue reading →
Go, Already
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Don Macpherson, (in a farewell column for the Montreal Gazette); “It’s because you don’t count.” That’s what a francophone journalist told me back in 2003, after I remarked to him that the non-francophones who were the Quebec Liberal Party’s most loyal supporters were underrepresented in Jean Charest’s new Liberal cabinet. What he said… Continue reading →
US Drawdown Spurs Afghan Peace Talks
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Prospects for the resumption of the Afghan peace talks at Doha on January 5 look bright despite the recent spike in violence involving the Taliban, Afghan government forces and the US Air Force, which have caused large scale civilian casualties. A groundswell of opinion has formed about the critical need […]
How Times Have Changed"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 11 hours ago
"*How Times Have Changed"* by LLPOH "On October 24, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest just before he was scheduled to deliver a speech. Coughing into his hand and determining he was not lung shot, he carried on with the speech. He spoke for 84 minutes, refusing all attempts to administer him care. They were unable to remove the bullet that was lodged deep in his chest. Whatever else he may have been, for sure and certain he was, as he described himself, a bull moose. Compare that man to the soy boy metrosexuals that voted for Biden, that can today be seen everywhere. The...
China's Xi Jinping seeks advantage over Biden with ground-breaking EU investment deal
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 Though EU officials haven't yet revealed the details, one senior EU diplomat said the agreement goes beyond anything Beijing has offered any foreign partner previously.
L'ALECA : Un impact économique incertain, des conséquences irréversibles sur la société et la souveraineté
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 Nous ne pouvons pas attendre de miracle, ni même d'amélioration économique significative avec l'ALECA, d'autant plus que ses conséquences politiques et sociales irréversibles risquent d'empêcher le développement du pays.
Xinjiang forced labour concerns threaten to derail China's investment deal with EU
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 Officials say European Parliament could refuse to endorse deal over Beijing's failure to commit to International Labour Organisation standards
Fifth TIFA council meeting held
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 The United States affirmed its engagement with Nepal on its efforts to foster innovation and investment through improvements in intellectual property protection and enforcement.
EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 With yet another Brexit deadline disappearing in the rearview mirror, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain.
Brexit : les négociations jouent les prolongations
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Dec-2020 Les négociations sur l'après-Brexit entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni se poursuivront au-delà de la date butoir théorique.
Report: Mark Zuckerberg’s $419-Million Non-Profit Contributions ‘Improperly Influenced 2020 Presidential Election’
Breitbart, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Private money was used to fund city and county election managers. The director of the investigation said, “This report paints a clear picture of a cabal of billionaires and activists using their wealth to subvert, control, and fundamentally alter the electoral system itself.”
The evolution of computational propaganda: Bots, influencers, and platform responsibility
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Samuel C. Woolley When my colleagues and I began studying “computational propaganda” at the University of Washington in the fall of 2013, we were primarily concerned with the political use of social media bots. We’d seen evidence during the Arab Spring that political groups such as the Syrian Electronic Army were using automated Twitter and Facebook profiles to artificially amplify support for embattled regimes while also suppressing the digital communication of opposition. Research from c...
COVID-19 Has Deepened Inequalities. Here's the Economic Case for Taxing the Rich
David Hope, Julian Limberg, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Hope, Julian Limberg* *Reboot, Americas* The data suggests that low taxes on the rich bring economies little benefit, this suggests there is a strong economic case for raising taxes on the rich to help repair public finances following the pandemic. Governments shouldn’t be worried that raising taxes on the rich will harm their economies when deciding on how to pay for COVID-19. Our new research on 18 advanced economies shows that major tax cuts for the rich over the past 50 years have pushed up inequality but have had no significant effects on economic growth or unemployme...
Trump Tweets that Reports of His Intent to Declare Martial Law Are Fake News
National File and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
CNN reported that President Trump is considering invoking martial law over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. He held a meeting with attorney Sidney Powell - who recently suggested implementing military tribunals - and with General Michael Flynn - who reportedly suggested declaring martial law.
High Level Police Lieutenant Arrested, Held Without Bond For Running Meth Trafficking Ring
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: meth]An Alabama police lieutenant was ensnared in a massive drug bust buying large amounts of meth to distribute across the state.
Gregory Mannarino, AM 12/21/20: "Global Markets CRATER On 'New Virus' Strain. Critical Updates"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 12/21/20: *"Global Markets CRATER On 'New Virus' Strain. Critical Updates"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Colorado: Grand County Coroner Reveals Cause-of-Death Officially Attributed to COVID Was Really Gunshot Wounds in 2 Cases
CBS, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
Grand County Coroner Brenda Bach said that two people who died in her county were killed by gunshot wounds, but the state recorded the deaths to COVID before she even finished the autopsies.
Announcing: Our First Annual Snopes Awards
Carly Gillis, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
2020 was tough. But many "Lamplighters" have lit a path toward a brighter future.
In Heavily Locked Down San Francisco, 360% More People Died from Overdoses Than COVID-19
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: covid-19]Suicides and overdoses have been skyrocketing across the country as COVID-19 lockdowns send people into poverty and depression.
Dr. Brad Weeks Explains the Risk and Potential Dangers of Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Bradford Weeks, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
1. The vaccine studies are faulty and designed to make them succeed. 2. Only 0.6% of people worldwide are at risk of dying from Covid-19, so it is not therapeutic to vaccinate the masses. 3. RNA vaccines will forever alter recipients' DNA. 4. No mRNA vaccine has ever before been licensed for human use.
The Truth About Washington's Involvement in Syria
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
A recent interview held with James Jeffrey, the outgoing United States Social Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the international military intervention against ISIL provides us with a "glimpse behind the curtain" of American policy towards Syria. While many would like to think that James Jeffrey is a product of the Trump Administration, in fact, that could not be further from the truth as shown here: ...and here: In the recent past, in an interview with Defense One, Jeffrey has admitted that Washington hide the actual number of United States troops i...
Moderna’s FDA Report Lists 13 Deaths in Vaccine Trials But Company Says Deaths Not Related to Vaccine
Spiro Skouras, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
Some of the vaccine trial volunteers were diagnosed with Covid-19 after the first dose, so they were not counted, because it would have reduced the claimed 94.5% efficacy rate. The drug companies need a high efficacy rate, because the survival rate without vaccine is higher than 99% for people under 70 years of age.
Gelid—will probably not use this
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
The Merriam-Webster word of the day is *Gelid*. Never heard of it, and after reading the explanation, I doubt I would ever use it since I’ve gone 80 years without it. *“Gelid* first appeared in English late in the 16th century, coming to our language from Latin *gelidus*, which ultimately derives from the noun *gelu*, meaning "frost" or "cold." (The noun *gelatin*, which can refer to an edible jelly that undergoes a cooling process as part of its formation, comes from a related Latin word: *gelare*, meaning "to freeze.") *Gelid* is used to describe anything of extremely cold temp...
Insane hysteria over a new strain of Covid-19 no longer surprises me
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
...but I am still infuriated by it and I will always be... The SARS-CoV-2 virus normally has 29,903 base pairs which you are invited to memorize (30 kB uncompressed). Well, that's how the page presents it – as if it were a DNA double helix – but the virus really carries an RNA, not DNA, and it doesn't have base pairs but just the single bases, right? RNA is a single helix and instead of the A,C,G,T letters of DNA, it has the A,C,G,U letters. At any rate, both RNA and DNA normally mutate all the time. Two humans' DNA differ in millions of base pairs (1/1,000 of the 2 times 3 bilion b...
Scott Ferguson is an expert about stuff he doesn’t know anything about
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 Seven new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia on Friday, but then just two on Saturday and two again on Sunday. Of those, five are close contacts with previously announced cases, three are related to travel outsider Atlantic Canada, and one is still under investigation. There are now 41 known […]
How America Would Have Invaded Canada
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] What if the United States and United Kingdom had instead gone to war in the spring of 1921? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The biggest winner of such a war would not have been Washington, Ottawa, or London - it would have been Tokyo, which would have been free to gleefully expand across the Pacific with no real check on its power. The end of a war only rarely settles the central questions that started the conflict. Indeed, many wars do not “end” in the traditional sense; World War II, for example, stretched on ...
An excellent interview
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Jimmy Dore interviews Dr. Cornell West on the current campaign to force Nancy Pelosi to schedule a debate and vote in the House of Representatives over the Medicare for All issue. Pelosi is refusing to put it on the agenda in the middle of a virus pandemic as millions of Americans go without any health care. This obviously reveals that Pelosi and the Democrats are in the insurance industry and Wall Street bag.
Machiavelli on Savonarola, the Unarmed Prophet
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Girolamo Savonarola started his movement for religious purity in the last decade of fifteenth century in Florence, a city-state that had prospered under the rule of the Medici family. Encouraged by the initial response that his sermons received from the Florentines, he was convinced that he could use the peoples anger against the religious and political establishment to acquire power in Florence and rest of Italy. But first he had to drive the Medici out of Florence. To weaken the Medici, Savonarola declared a war on their greatest achievement: art. He declared that the art that the...
Nature Communications retracts much-criticized paper on mentorship
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
A month after announcing it would conducting a “priority” investigation into November 17 paper that claimed women in science fare better with male rather than female mentors, Nature Communications has retracted the article. In the article, “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance,” the authors — a trio … Continue reading Nature Communications retracts much-criticized paper on mentorship
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors & Leading Authorities Call for Increased Vitamin D to Combat Covid-19: Official Malfeasance Stands in the Way
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
* Vitamin D and it's amazing benefits with regard to Covid have been covered here previously:* - Covid and the Endocrine System- Evidence for Hormone Involvement- Vitamin D (Hormone) Beneficial Treatment? - New study may prove vitamin D cheap, effective treatment for COVID-19 - 2009-Vitamin D for Influenza and more.... The 2009 report above has links back to still more information regarding Vitamin D and it's positive healthful influence on cancer, influenza and more*The latest * Experts send Vitamin D and Covid-19 open letter to world's governments 21-Dec-2020 By ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Marriage and Other Gender-Based Violence
Global Issues News Headlines - 15 hours ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 21 (IPS) - I recently visited rural areas of Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Dhaka with a new understanding of the impact that COVID-19 is having on child marriage, a harmful practice that is a global challenge. The fundamental shift that I saw was that child marriage, which has typically been encouraged by struggling parents, is now being encouraged by struggling girls. This worrisome trend underscores a new burden of the pandemic on the poor. Read the full story, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Marriage and Other Gender-Based Violenc...
A Pakistani Farmer is Using Technology to Stop Agricultural Exploitation
Global Issues News Headlines - 15 hours ago
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec 21 (IPS) - Anas Shaikh is a Pakistani farmer on a mission to bring solutions to the many difficulties small and medium-scale farmer’s face in making a sustainable living. Read the full story, “A Pakistani Farmer is Using Technology to Stop Agricultural Exploitation”, on globalissues.org →
Ugandas School Plan for Refugee Children Could Become a Global Template
Global Issues News Headlines - 15 hours ago
KAMPALA/KIKUBE/RWAMWANJA, Uganda, Dec 21 (IPS) - Thirteen-year-old Wita Kasanganjo is a pupil at Maratatu Primary School in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement based in Uganda’s Hoima district. But last month, when Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni ordered the re-opening of schools for the first time since the mid-March nationwide closure, Kasanganjo was not part of the returning group of students. The government, in a cautious lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, has allowed only pupils who are part of the final year or candidate classes to return to their schooling. R...
Fire Cometh: Isaiah 66 Is Upon US
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 15 hours ago
“For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of The post Fire Cometh: Isaiah 66 Is Upon US appeared first on .
Heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in parts of UK
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Floods and landslides hit parts of the UK over the weekend after more than half a month's worth of rain fell in a period of 24 hours-- up to 138 mm (5.4 inches) of rain was recorded in Devon, which usually sees up to 250 mm (9.8 inches) of rain for the month of...... Read more »
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