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Patriots Storm Oregon Capitol As Legislature Meets In Secret, Public Excluded, Police Protect Corrupt Politicians
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Brock Simmons In a move that would make the Chinese Communist Party gush with envy, the Oregon state legislature took the... The post Patriots Storm Oregon Capitol As Legislature Meets In Secret, Public Excluded, Police Protect Corrupt Politicians appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Congress passes 5,593 page stimulus insult
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Congress passes 5,593 page stimulus insult ****News Topic 219***** House Passes Covid Porkulus Bill… $25 million for gender diversity program in Pakistan… House Passes Covid Porkulus Bill… $25 million for gender diversity program in Pakistan… Stimulus Bill: $25 Million for Pakistan gender programs $1.4B for Asia Reassurance Initiative Act $250M in Palestinian aid $85M to […]
Barr uses Lockerbie Presser to sabotage Trump Special Counsel
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Barr uses Lockerbie Presser to sabotage Trump Special Counsel The Duran: Episode 834. AG Barr Sees “No Need” For Special Counsel On Hunter Biden AG Barr Sees “No Need” For Special Counsel On Hunter Biden Answering questions during his PanAm 103 terrorist bombing probe press conference, Attorney General William Barr says he sees no reason […]
Dr. Meryl Nass: Bell’s Palsy Occurred in 7 Cases with Subjects who Received a COVID mRNA vaccine – Yes it is a Vaccine Reaction
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 9 hours ago
Four cases of Bell's (facial) palsy occurred in subjects in the Pfizer vaccine clinical trial of its mRNA vaccine, none in placebo recipients. FDA's briefing document mentioned 3 cases, but 4 were discussed at the VRBPAC advisory meeting on December 10. The briefing document claimed, "This observed frequency of reported Bell’s palsy is consistent with the expected background rate in the general population." Three cases of Bell's palsy occurred in subjects who received Moderna's mRNA vaccine, and one in a plecebo recipient. One case of Transverse Myelitis occurred in a subject in ...
Wrecked: How the British Took Down the Nazi Battleship Tirpitz
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1DE6A2F0A0&share=true] Operation Catechism was a daring mission to destroy one of Hitler's finest warships. *Key point:* Although Germany twice in two world wars tried beat the British Navy, they failed. Here is how London ensured it remained the leading naval power of Europe. April 1, 1939, was a red-letter day in the history of the reborn German Kriegsmarine for two key reasons. First, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler presented the fleet’s chief, Erich Rae...
What Critics of Israel’s Vaccine Rollout and Normalization Deals Get Wrong
Jonathan Michanie, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Jonathan Michanie* *Politics, Middle East* Criticisms of Israel’s vaccine rollout are robbing the Palestinian Authority of its agency. What do critics of Israel’s recent normalization agreements with Arab countries in North Africa and the Middle East have in common with critics of Israel’s initial distribution of COVID-19 vaccines? They both rob the Palestinian Authority of any agency over its own people. Opponents of Israel’s recent normalization agreements claim that any meaningful peace agreement must not exclude Palestinian representation—a ridiculous, strawman argument tha...
Israel vs. Sweden: Inside the U.S. Army’s Mobile 155mm Howitzer Shoot-off
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GM1E5CH1NUM01&share=true] The competition is the change for many companies to showcase their weapons to the military, which is looking to buy a new artillery system. The upcoming U.S. Army mobile 155mm howitzer shoot-off that is now planned for early 2021 at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona is proving to be quite the international affair. Serbia’s Yugoimport and BAE System’s Swedish-based Bofors division has already confirmed that they will be taking part, while ...
How the Battle of Mers-El-Kébir Kept the French Navy Out of Nazi Hands
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_LR2EB73107E7O&share=true] The fight was actually a rare British vs French engagement during World War II. *Key point: *London made a tough and ruthless call. France had fallend and the British decided they would rather sink the French fleet rather than risk their surrender or cooperation with Berlin. It was the night of July 2, 1940. In May Hitler had overrun the Low Countries and driven the British Army to the English Channel. In June German armies had com...
AP Source: Feds Sue Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
America Is Now Ruled By A Generation That Is Older Than The Generation That Ruled The Soviet Union In Its Twilight Days
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden, speaks during a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, right, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Wilmington. AP *Nebojsa Malic, RT:* *America is now ruled by people older than the ‘gerontocracy’ of Soviet Union’s twilight days * Joe Biden, set to be the oldest-ever US president, is actually on the younger side of people currently running the American political establishment, who show no sign of wanting to ever step aside for another generation. It is often overlooked that Donald Trump currently holds ...
Donald Trump declares victory in ‘War on Christmas’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Washington Times David Sherfinski – The Washington Times – Tuesday, December 22, 2020 President Trump is declaring victory over Democrats’ “War on Christmas” after he signed an executive order giving federal employees the day off on Dec. 24. Mr. Trump said in a fundraising email this week that he and his supporters will “show the … Continue reading Donald Trump declares victory in ‘War on Christmas’ →
WEF Great Reset: Move Over IoT, Now It’s ‘Internet Of Bodies’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
TECHNOCRACY.NEWS Xiao Liu via WEF December 22, 2020 The slippery slope of Technocracy first introduced the “Internet of Things”, which was quickly upgraded to “Internet of Everything”. Now we rather blatantly have the “Internet of Bodies”: connecting, collecting, controlling. Did Klaus Schwab binge-watch too many episodes of Star Trek featuring the Borg? ⁃ TN Editor … Continue reading WEF Great Reset: Move Over IoT, Now It’s ‘Internet Of Bodies’ →
Makes No Sense . . .
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
American Patriots Email Report December 22, 2020 by David Robinson via Makes No Sense . . . | American Patriots Email Report
Iconic Hudson’s Bay Retail Stores Close– Is All Of Canadian Society Next?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Cultural Action Party of Canada December 22, 2020 Brad Downtown Toronto, Suburban Vancouver, Winnipeg— Hudson’s Bay stores in Canada are falling like dominos of late. In typical fashion, media are underplaying the significance. There are few “iconic” symbols of Canada which remain. Even the appearance of the Canadian flag seems to be eroding. Since the … Continue reading Iconic Hudson’s Bay Retail Stores Close– Is All Of Canadian Society Next? →
BOOM! CYBERCRIMINALS’ VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK TAKEN DOWN IN GLOBAL ACTION!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on THE MARSHALL REPORT: ?Europol and law enforcement wiretapped the virtual private network service used by the world’s most notorious cyber criminals to evade interception and took them down on 12-21-2020! This was done in a coordinated law enforcement action led by the German Reutlingen Police Headquarters together with Europol and law enforcement…
Brazil Health Ministry Expects 150 Million Vaccine Doses by June
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s Health Ministry expects the country to have 150 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 available in the first half of next year, Health Surveillance Secretary Arnaldo Medeiros told lawmakers in a hearing on Tuesday, December 22nd. Medeiros said that estimate includes doses from AstraZeneca, Pfizer and São Paulo’s Butantan Institute, […] The post Brazil Health Ministry Expects 150 Million Vaccine Doses by June appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hypocrisy in Congress, both individual and collective
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
I find it hard to say this with a straight face, but it's actually true. For once - just for once! - I find myself agreeing with AOC about something. She's commenting on the spending bills passed by Congress yesterday. Click each image to be taken to the original page on Twitter. She is, of course, absolutely correct. *Every member of Congress and the Senate who voted for these two bills, without having had any chance to read them in detail and know what they were voting for, should be thrown out of office.* Primary them before the next election; campaign against them ...
Pelosi Keeps Dodging Reporter’s Pointed COVID Relief Bill Questions, and He Finally Calls Her Out
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Sister Toldjah As we reported earlier this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the quiet part out loud during her December 4th press conference about her newfound willingness to cut a deal on a smaller COVID relief package with Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). She snapped at…
ACT OF WAR: Congress Betrays The American People With $2.3 Trillion COVID ‘Relief Package’ That Gives $600 To Citizens And Billions To Foreign Nations
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Truedope up in Kanata is doing the same thing. If you look in the right search engines, you’ll see this is “going around” like the flue right now. These betrayers in Congress and the Senate have earmarked $900 billion for COVID relief for American citizens, and $1.4 TRILLION in aid to foreign countries, this is … Continue reading ACT OF WAR: Congress Betrays The American People With $2.3 Trillion COVID ‘Relief Package’ That Gives $600 To Citizens And Billions To Foreign Nations →
Rio’s Evangelical Mayor, a Bolsonaro Ally, Arrested on Graft Charges
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro’s outgoing mayor was arrested on Tuesday, December 22nd, on graft allegations in an embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an ideological ally and anti-corruption campaigner who had backed the mayor’s failed re-election bid. Marcelo Crivella, who was arrested at home in western Rio just nine days before […] The post Rio’s Evangelical Mayor, a Bolsonaro Ally, Arrested on Graft Charges appeared first on The Rio Times.
Missouri judge throws out challenge to marijuana cultivation license limits
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
A Missouri judge on Monday ruled to keep the state's medical cannabis licensing regulations in place, dismissing a lawsuit that challenged the program's license caps. Missouri judge throws out challenge to marijuana cultivation license limits is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Medical cannabis registrations surge in Canada amid pandemic
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
The number of active medical cannabis registrations in Canada grew at the fastest pace in nearly three years during the latest quarter, defying predictions that the medical sector would fizzle after adult-use prohibition came to an end. Canada added 73,803 active client registrations with a federal license holder for the quarter covering July, August and […] Medical cannabis registrations surge in Canada amid pandemic is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/22/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day The sound on this a bit low, but it really reminds me of the prairie. * * * 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 […]
Will Trump Pardon Himself? Why the Hell Not?
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
Will Trump pardon himself, complicatinng any fuure federal investigations into his possible misdeeds? I think so. And I would bet on him doing te same for family members.
Stimulus Bill: Free Money! Why Worry? We OWE It To Ourselves!
Daniel McAdams, null - 10 hours ago
Forget about borrowing money from China. That's old-fashioned. These days, with yesterday's trillion dollar "stimulus" bill, the Fed just creates free money for Americans! We can all be rich! What could go wrong? The combined 5,500 page "stimulus" bill and omnibus bill sprung on Congress at the last minute should go down as one of the most shameful chapters of US governance. Watch today's Liberty Report:
Slash Away and Dash Away: A Hallmark Covid Christmas Special
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 10 hours ago
Do you have the sneaking suspicion that the 5,600-page Covid relief bill just passed by Congress has more than a few Secret Santa gifts for the corporations and oligarchs snuggling deep within its luxurious, high thread-count sheets? Congress has done what it always does best: waited until the very last possible minute in a manufactured crisis to pass something, anything, before an artificially imposed deadline which comes right before the Christmas holiday. Then they call it a miraculous bipartisan victory. Just imagine. They passed their miracle "stimulus" package just as Satur...
For Christmas Give God Your Best -And Your Worst
Menagerie, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Okay guys, message from Menagerie. I’m sorry if you don’t like the things I post for Christmas. I respectfully ask you, for the sake of those who enjoy these things, to just pass by. This isn’t politics, and there isn’t … Continue reading → The post For Christmas Give God Your Best -And Your Worst appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Thai man revives baby elephant with CPR after motorbike accident
White Wolf, White Wolf - 11 hours ago
A baby elephant struck by a motorbike while crossing a road in Thailand survived after it was revived by an off-duty rescue worker. Mana Srivate told Reuters news agency he had performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his career - but never before on an elephant. In a video that went viral online he is seen giving two-handed compressions to the elephant lying on its side in the middle of a dark road. The elephant stood up after 10 minutes. It had been trying to cross a road with a group of wild pachyderms in the eastern Thai province of Chanthaburi. In the video, Mr Mana's c...
73 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating On A Math Exam
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*USA Today:** West Point accuses more than 70 cadets of cheating in worst academic scandal in nearly 45 years * WASHINGTON – More than 70 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point were accused of cheating on a math exam, the worst academic scandal since the 1970s at the Army's premier training ground for officers. Fifty-eight cadets admitted cheating on the exam, which was administered remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program and will be on probation for the remainder of their time at the academy. Others re...
7 new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Dec. 22
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Seven new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Tuesday, Dec. 22). Three of the new cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other […]
Stars Align for Brazil’s Real to Outshine Mexican Peso in 2021
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Booming commodities, rock-bottom valuations and a hawkish turn at central bank are all poised to support the Brazilian real. But it’s politicians who hold the key to turning that into a long-term rally. “Rates moving in different directions might not be enough by itself,” said Brendan McKenna, an foreign-exchange strategist […] The post Stars Align for Brazil’s Real to Outshine Mexican Peso in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Apple’s AirPods Max: The Reviews Are In...
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* Over the past week, reviews have begun to appear, and most have praised the AirPods Max’s functionality while grumbling about that unusually high price. Earlier this month, Apple announced its last big hardware product of the year, the AirPods Max headphones. The $549 headphones, which join AirPods and AirPods Pro, were described by Apple at the launch as “innovative wireless headphones that bring the magic of AirPods to an over-ear design with high-fidelity sound.” The release shook up the higher-end headphone market, although there was so...
M1 Abrams Tank: How the World's Best MBT Keeps Getting Better
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E64F16PR01&share=true] The vaunted main battle tank is about to get some important upgrades. The United States Army will be getting some brand-new tanks—the most recently updated version of its M1A2 Abrams. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced this month that General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. in Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $4,620,000,000 fixed-price-incentive contract to produce Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks. Bids were solicited via the Internet wi...
Lockheed and the U.S. Air Force Just Conducted a 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%2C1998%3Anewsml_RP1DRIKVKEAE&share=true] The service is getting closer to having a powerful and functioning hypersonic missile deployed. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the United States Air Force announced the successful test of an Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (AARW) instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV), which was flown captive-carry on a Cold War era B-52H Stratofortress bomber. The Dec. 19 test of the hypersonic weapons platform took place at Edwards Air Force Ba...
Brazil’s São Paulo State to Close Restaurants, Shopping Malls on Christmas and New Year’s eve
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazil's São Paulo state government announced only essential services are allowed to open between December 25-27th and between January 1-3rd, amid growing rates of Covid-19 contamination. Restaurants and shopping malls will be required to stay closed, São Paulo state secretary Patricia Ellen said in a press conference on Tuesday . . […] The post Brazil’s São Paulo State to Close Restaurants, Shopping Malls on Christmas and New Year’s eve appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trump Campaign Files 267-Page Motion At US Supreme Court Challenging PA Rulings
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
It’s not over yet. The petition seeks all appropriate remedies, including vacating the appointment of electors committed to Joseph Biden and allowing the Pennsylvania General Assembly to select their replacements. The writ of certiorari petition alleges the action was “in violation of Article II of the United States Constitution and Bush v. Gore,” and “represents ... Read more The post Trump Campaign Files 267-Page Motion At US Supreme Court Challenging PA Rulings appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Could the Next Standing Rock Could Be Brewing in Northern Minnesota?
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
The tension is palpable in northern Minnesota where a Native-led protest movement is getting ready to square off with Enbridge over the massive Line 3 oil pipeline being built to carry crude from Canada to the Great Lakes. The post Could the Next Standing Rock Could Be Brewing in Northern Minnesota? appeared first on MintPress News.
Ice Age wolf pup mummy discovered in Yukon permafrost
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
The ancient wolf pup, perfectly preserved in permafrost, dates from the Ice Age. Its remains were discovered by a gold miner in 2016 near Dawson City in the Yukon. It appears that the animal, a female, died suddenly when the den she was in collapsed. They also constitute the oldest ever recorded wolf and may ... Read more The post Ice Age wolf pup mummy discovered in Yukon permafrost appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Tuesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Katherine Scott and David Macdonald take a look at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada's labour force survey data - confirming that employment dominated by women has seen the most severe losses, and figures to take the longest to recover. Joel Dryden and Sarah Rieger offer a look at the large number of people with "co-morbidities" which are being cited by the likes of the Kenney UCP as reason not to worry about COVID-19 deaths. And Zak Vescera reports on the acute effect of the coronavirus on First Nations and their residents. ...
Year in Review: 2020 Brought ‘Precedent-Setting’ Changes to Higher Ed
cmaadmin, Diverse - 13 hours ago
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement dominated the headlines in 2020, but there were also precedent-setting events in higher education that garnered our attention.
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020
cmaadmin, Diverse - 14 hours ago
In this memoriam, Diverse pays tribute to a few of the trendsetters and trailblazers, innovators and educators, scholars and thought leaders, champions and caretakers whom we lost in 2020. What links them is the indelible mark they left on the lives of countless students, higher education, society and the world.
“Smart” is the new stupid
Philip Moscovitch, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 update The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson covered yesterday’s COVID-19 briefing and has the latest numbers, plus a report on vaccination progress and the early re-opening of the Eden Valley poultry processing plant (reasonable accommodation or […]
Massive inferno in New York City after truck carrying propane tanks bursts into flames
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Fox News Startling footage has emerged of a truck carrying hundreds of propane tanks bursting into flames following a crash early Tuesday morning in New York City.... The post Massive inferno in New York City after truck carrying propane tanks bursts into flames appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Israel illegally recruits Canadian citizens to its army
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Electronic Intifada Human rights activists are demanding an end to the Israeli military’s recruitment of Canadians, which violates the laws of that country. The... The post Israel illegally recruits Canadian citizens to its army appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Walmart Removing More Guns & Turning Records Over To ATF
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Guns & Gadgets Dec 22, 2020 The post Walmart Removing More Guns & Turning Records Over To ATF appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Man sues St. George for alleged civil rights violations by police
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Salt Lake Tribune Dec 21, 2020 This body camera footage from St. George police officers who arrested and pepper sprayed Benjamin Joseph “Joey” Herold... The post Man sues St. George for alleged civil rights violations by police appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The SimpliSafe Social Distancing Sweater
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
SimpliSafe Dec 14, 2020 What if SimpliSafe could protect your holidays like it protects your home? Protect your holidays this year with The Social Distancing... The post The SimpliSafe Social Distancing Sweater appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Lockheed Releases Video On How The U.S. Armed Services Will Work Together On A Future Battlefield
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics*: *Watch the Army’s Precision Strike Missile Blast a Path for the F-35* *Here's the best preview yet for how the U.S. armed services will work together on the future battlefield.* * A new promotional video from Lockheed Martin shows how the U.S. armed services will be able to cooperate on the battlefield (using Lockheed Martin weapons). * The video depicts a U.S. Army Precision Strike Missile destroying enemy surface-to-air missile sites, clearing the way for a F-35 on a mission. * The video does do a good job illustrating how the services can complement...
SAGE expert warns of ‘human disaster’ unless there is a full New Year lockdown: Fears whole of Britain is heading for Tier 4 as new variant is found everywhere
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Daily Mail Britain faces a ‘human disaster’ unless ministers impose ‘stricter’ rules, one of the Government’s scientific advisers has warned amid the looming threat of... The post SAGE expert warns of ‘human disaster’ unless there is a full New Year lockdown: Fears whole of Britain is heading for Tier 4 as new variant is found everywhere appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New Coronavirus Strain: Will Existing Vaccines Still Work?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Public Health, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2URK9GUXFL&share=true] A new variant has spread in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, but it seems like the existing coronavirus vaccines may still be effective against it. A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has recently emerged from England just as countries begin to roll out vaccines, sparking concern over another deadly outbreak. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented a strict lockdown to contain the virus’s spread, as th...
F/X: Japan’s Next Generation Stealth Fighter Will Have F-35 'DNA'
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETMTVOQAB&share=true] Tokyo is bringing in the best of the best in stealth fighter design to make their F/X as effective—and deadly—as possible. According to a widely-reported Japanese Ministry of Defense publication, Tokyo would like to partner up their own Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with the American Lockheed Martin in building their new, next generation stealth fighter. The deal would allow Japan to piggyback off, and draw from, Lockheed Martin’s considerable ex...
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Relations Will Never Be the Same Again
Abdul Basit, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Abdul Basit* *Security, Middle East* A number of contentious issues are changing the Pakistani-Saudi Arabian relationship. The rapidly evolving geopolitical developments in the Middle East are also transforming the historic and strategic Saudi-Pakistan relations. The Saudi-directed recognition of Israel by various Middle Eastern countries and Islamabad’s reluctance to follow suit is straining its ties with Riyadh to New Delhi’s advantage. Israel’s recognition by the Arab countries is potentially increasing India’s economic and political space in the Middle East and squeezing th...
Putin's B-52: Russia's Tu-95 Is a "Missile-Carrying Bomber"
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2008%3Anewsml_GM1E49P0TTY01&share=true] These nuclear bombers have been in service for a while and the upgrades will keep them lethal and reliable. Despite the fact that the Tu-95 “Bear” is one of the oldest designs in active service with the Russian Air Force, much like the American B-52 Stratofortress, it shows no signs of landing into retirement any time soon. This week the Russia’s strategic nuclear forces received the latest version of heavily upgraded bombers. “The airborne ...
Meeting the Challenge in Asia
Evan A. Feigenbaum, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Evan A. Feigenbaum* *Security, Asia* To succeed in Asia, President-elect Joe Biden will need an administration that whines less, competes more, and leverages American strengths in the Asia that actually exists, not the one of its wishes, dreams, and fantasies. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION veterans like to argue that they have “transformed” American foreign policy—first, by emphasizing strategic competition among the big powers, and second, by centering this competition on the rise of Chinese power in particular. Trump’s former National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, touts “the competi...
Three Challenges Biden Must Confront
Yoichi Funabashi, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Yoichi Funabashi* *Politics, * Maintaining the liberal international order requires addressing COVID-19, foreign policy with a focus on China, and international trade. THE BIDEN administration has the potential to become an administration of utmost historic significance by reviving the United States’ position as the global leader in maintaining and expanding the liberal international order. In order to rise to this challenge, it must deal with three issues vital to the United States as well as the world order: COVID-19, foreign policy with a focus on China, and international tra...
Fauci The Con Man Song
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
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Firms start work on ‘freedom passports’: Documents would allow people who have tested negative for Covid-19 to enter pubs, schools and workplaces
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Daily Mail Work is being carried out to develop coronavirus freedom ‘passports’ that will allow those who have tested negative to enter pubs, schools and workplaces.... The post Firms start work on ‘freedom passports’: Documents would allow people who have tested negative for Covid-19 to enter pubs, schools and workplaces appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
U.S. Army's Extended Range Cannon Artillery Scores A Direct Hit On A Target 43 Miles Away
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground conducts developmental testing of multiple facets of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery project, from artillery shells to the longer cannon tube and larger firing chamber the improved howitzer will need to accommodate them. (Army) *Defense News*: *Army long-range cannon gets direct hit on target 43 miles away * WASHINGTON — The Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system under development hit a target 43 miles away — or 70 kilometers — on the nose at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Dec. 19, using an Excalibur extended-range guided artillery s...
New York City Restaurant Owner Defies Cuomo with Viral ‘Outdoor Dining’ Snowstorm Video
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Cuomo's latest authoritarian order delivers a deadly blow to the state's already struggling hospitality industry.
Pandemic of Misinformation
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 13 hours ago
Scott Atlas explains at Wall Street Journal A Pandemic of Misinformation. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The media’s politicization of Covid has proved deadly and puts Americans’ freedoms at risk. America has been paralyzed by death and fear for nearly a year, and the politicization of the pandemic has made things worse by adding […]
Understanding the Deep State from the Rise of HSBC, the CIA’s Origins to JFK’s Assassination
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 13 hours ago
In this interview with China Rising Radio’s Jeff J. Brown, Rising Tide Foundation President Cynthia Chung addresses matters of history, geopolitics and current events with a look to the future. During this interview, Cynthia focuses on the often overlooked role of Anglo-American intelligence operations that have sabotaged potentials for peace, prosperity and cooperation for centuries. […]
Evidence for Vitamin D in Prevention and Treatment of Coronavirus (SARS CoV 2)
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*MedCram* | A brief detailed presentation about which illustrates exactly how Vitamin D works.
America in the World: An Overlooked History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Daniel Runde, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Daniel Runde* *History, Americas* Robert Zoellick describes the lessons he learned while navigating Washington’s circles during his stunning career as president of the World Bank and U.S. Trade Representative. Robert Zoellick, one of America’s finest public servants, recently published *America in the World: A History of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy*. The book is an easy read and a contribution to the history of U.S. foreign policy. He wrote this book in the tradition of Henry Kissinger’s *Diplomacy*, built on his extensive experience working at the core of U.S. statecraft. ...
How U.S. Air Force Global Hawks Will Serve Into the 2040s
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC17D81CAF00&share=true] These spy planes have done a good job for many years, but they are about to get better. The U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk drone can circle above hostile terrain searching for enemy targets for up to forty hours on a single mission, zooming in with high fidelity, long-range sensors able to monitor potential adversaries. Perhaps of greatest significance, the Air Force Global Hawk finds and transmits time-sensitive crucial warzone targeting info...
Germany Doesn't Want the F-35 Stealth Fighter
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The Bundestag made the announcement last week and comes as good news for the European multinational Airbus, which had affected by the coronavirus pandemic. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The decision to purchase Eurofighter Typhoons and Super Hornets instead is an indication of Germany's desire to preserve air manufacturing within Europe. Germany’s Luftwaffe (Air Force) won’t be flying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. The Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, has gone another direction and approved the acquisition...
2020 Is On Track To Be The Deadliest In U.S. History With A Total Of More Than 3 Million Deaths
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Drone pictures show bodies being buried on New York's Hart Island where the department of corrections is dealing with more burials overall, amid the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, April 9. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson *The Hill:** 2020 on track to be deadliest year in US history * This year is on track to be the deadliest in U.S. history with a total of more than 3 million deaths expected by the end of December, due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Associated Press reported Tuesday that pr...
WATCH: 3 Cops Hold Mentally Ill Man Down, Literally Blast His Eye Out With Pepper Spray Gun
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: eye]An innocent man was having a mental episode after a change in medication and needed help. Instead of help, police blasted out his eye.
A Decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia Fails to Keep up with the Process of Democratisation
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 (IPS) - Ten years ago a young street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself afire in the central Tunisian provincial town of Sidi Bouzid to protest against police harassment. Bouazizi’s sacrificial act served as a catalyst and inspired the Tunisian people to take over the streets that led to the Jasmine Revolution in the country. On January 4, 2011 Mohamed Bouazizi died, and ten days later the country's authoritarian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s rule ended when he fled to Saudi Arabia. Read the full story, “A Decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia Fails...
Is This 1882 Patent for a Mousetrap Featuring a Loaded Gun Real?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Innovators are always seeking a better way to build to a mousetrap.
F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, And KC-135 Tankers Do An "Elephant Walk" In Alaska
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing line up in formation on Eielson on December 18, 2020. U.S. AIR FORCE/SENIOR AIRMAN KEITH HOLCOMB *Warzone/The Drive: **F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive "Elephant Walk" In Alaska * *Eielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters.* On the same day that the U.S. Air Force officially stood up a second squadron of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska...
EP 129: North Face Gets a Lump of Coal for Christmas, Trump Signs Bipartisan Veterans Outdoor Bill Into Law
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 13 hours ago
Don't miss this festive episode of District of Conservation on The North Face meeting its match in Innovex Double Solutions and a new law encouraging healing outdoor experiences for veterans on public lands. The post EP 129: North Face Gets a Lump of Coal for Christmas, Trump Signs Bipartisan Veterans Outdoor Bill Into Law appeared first on CFACT.
Russian Scientist Working on COVID-19 Vaccine Plummets to Death in St. Petersburg
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
A prominent Russian scientist who was working on a COVID-19 vaccine was found dead with a stab wound after plummeting out his window in St. Petersburg. According to reports, Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky, 45, was best known for his work in fighting cancer. He was in his underwear when he fell to his death from his […] The post Russian Scientist Working on COVID-19 Vaccine Plummets to Death in St. Petersburg appeared first on Health Nut News.
I, Vaccine: How to Appreciate the Beautifully Simple
Edward J. Lopez, Econlib - 13 hours ago
What a marvelous spectacle we have enjoyed this week, as the first wave of Covid-19 vaccines began shipping from Pfizer’s facilities in Michigan. Watching the news with my pre-teen son, as those box trucks rolled away carrying such precious frozen cargo, he said, “Wow, I bet that truck driver feels pretty good about his job […] The post I, Vaccine: How to Appreciate the Beautifully Simple appeared first on Econlib.
The European Union’s Christmas Wish List Deserves A Lump of Coal
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Daniel Kochis ~ The European Union Commission, the executive arm of the EU, earlier this month published what it called a “new EU-US agenda for global change.” The agenda is the EU’s attempt to reset relations with the U.S. after the Trump administration. The European Union wants…
Texas News: Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Proposal Regarding Takeover Of Austin Police Department
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on The Tactical Hermit: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Proposal Regarding Takeover Of Austin Police Department The communist morons who decorate the Austin City Council should be tarred and feathered and whipped with a rubber hose on a LIVE webcast for all to see. They truly epitomize the timeless George Carlin analogy: “Never…
Michigan Secretary of State Calls for Citizen Snitches to Report Election Fraud Coverage as ‘Misinformation’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Seems like a Soviet-style truth commission. Source: Shane Trejo The Michigan Department of State is attacking the independent media and calling documented reports of voter fraud “misinformation” on Twitter. The official Michigan Secretary of State account responded to a Gateway Pundit article featuring a video of an election worker instructing…
Election Outcome Unclear Amid Legal Challenges
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
By Epoch Times Staff November 8, 2020 Updated: December 22, 2020 Updated Dec. 22, 2020 (12:56 a.m. ET) On Nov. 3, Americans voted to elect their next leader. All 50 states have certified their 2020 election results but legal challenges are pending in several battleground states. The Epoch Times will continue to update this article … Continue reading Election Outcome Unclear Amid Legal Challenges →
6000 Pages Of Crazy! Here’s What’s Hidden In The Covid ‘Stimulus’ Part II: Hint..Horse Painkillers!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Justus Knight December 22, 2020 On today’s broadcast: If you listened to the main stream media, which we know you don’t,you’d think the newest Covid-19 stimulus package was the best thingsince sliced bread…well, hate to disappoint you. What you are about todiscover is many of the absolutely unbelievable elements included withinthe near 6000 page … Continue reading 6000 Pages Of Crazy! Here’s What’s Hidden In The Covid ‘Stimulus’ Part II: Hint..Horse Painkillers! →
Embrace Hollywood!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
My Illegal Walk in Los Angeles, Day 19, takes callous super-spreader Nick Searcy past all the closed theatres and acting schools in North Hollywood — where the actors have voted for the Democrats who have destroyed their venues, their schools, & their very hopes and dreams. pic.twitter.com/XEO1j2zNmg — SUPER-SPREADER Dr.Nick Searcy,INT’L FILM & TV STAR… Continue reading →
More Pavilions At Folkfest
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Baloch human rights leader Karima Baloch was killed in Toronto. Here is a fierce proponent of her people, a truth teller, and a target of Pakistan’s ISI. Where is the coverage? The outrage by Ottawa? The investigation into how she died and why? Are others at risk? #cdnfp #cdnpoli https://t.co/HWmlZ9NxSJ — Shuvaloy Majumdar (@shuvmajumdar) December… Continue reading →
Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Australia is weighing reforms that have the potential to transform the country’s cannabis sector. The Department of Health, through the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is seeking comments on a review of the regulatory processes for the manufacturing, labeling and packaging of medical marijuana products, it announced this week. Australia is considering, among other things: Introducing […] Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
HOUSE LUNATICS WILL CHALLENGE THE ELECTORAL VOTE IN SIX STATES -- AT LEAST
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
In case you had any doubts, CNN tells us that this is happening: Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the lawmakers prepared to mount a long-shot bid in January to overturn the Electoral College results that made Joe Biden the official winner of the election.... Pence's involvement in the meeting is significant because he will preside over the joint session of Congress that would count the electoral votes that day. I told you Pence would join Trump in this. He has to. Sure, we...
Joe Biden's Approach to the Middle East Could be a 180 from Trump
Tony Walker, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Tony Walker* *Politics, Middle East* Especially on Iran. Canberra policymakers will be conducting a root-and-branch reassessment of Australia’s foreign policy following Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential election and ahead of an incoming Democrat administration. Top of the list of items for review will be a leaden-footed China policy. Chinese trade reprisals for perceived Australian slights are doing real harm to Australia’s economic interests. However, there are other areas of concern that demand attention in anticipation of Joe Biden’s presidency. High on this age...
Upholding Rule of Law Is Not Enough to Dispel Trump's Election Fraud Claims
Charles Gardner Geyh, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charles Gardner Geyh* *Politics, * Apart from the fact that neither the president nor his enthusiasts could threaten the tenure of unelected federal judges who are appointed for life, judges are a different kind of public official, and the lies, bullying and bombast that work well in populist politics fall flat in courts of law. A healthy constitutional culture, in which the people and their leaders respect the authority of their Constitution, requires a baseline of trust in the government – a baseline that, in the United States, has eroded from 77% in the early 1960s to 17% tod...
American Tank Crews Are Allowed to Name Their Tanks - So This Happened
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Meet "Barbie's Dreamhouse," a tank crewed by Captain Jillian Collins. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Other colorful names included "Cruel Intentions" and "Baby Yoda" - but Captain Collins took the cake. Ever since the British Army introduced the tank on the battlefields of the Western Front during the First World War, it has been common for some crews to give the tank a name. This practice likely had its origin in the fact that the tank as we know it grew out of the "Landship" program, and the British officers na...
Can Vaccinated People Still Spread COVID-19?
Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Holly Seale, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Holly Seale* *Coronavirus, * A COVID-19 vaccine that prevents both the disease and viral transmission is the aim. Until then, here's what we need to do. Another day, another announcement about a COVID-19 vaccine. Whether that’s talk of results from clinical trials, emergency approval or plans for countries to prioritise certain groups for vaccination. But we still don’t know if current vaccines prevent disease and also prevent people transmitting the virus to others. This not only has implications for vaccines we’ve been hearing about recently, but vaccin...
Why the U.S. Air Force Loves the Global Hawk
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_PBEAHUOLAAE&share=true] The internet of things has helped the service field networked sensor nodes to share intelligence information. During Operation Iraqi Freedom more than fifteen years ago, former Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Myers described integrated, multi-platform attack as a kind of “fusion,” describing how at the time prototype Global Hawk drones were used to gather real-time intelligence data and network video-feed sensor data to other airborne platf...
Is the Apple Car Really Going to Happen?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2JKK9F3PYF&share=true] Apple wants to have an electric, self-driving car with cheaper batteries by around 2024. For many years, since at least 2014, Apple has been rumored to be working on an electric car, the kind that would compete with Tesla’s offerings, only with self-driving properties as well. The company, however, has said little, and journalists, analysts and other observers have had to rely on opaque statements from Apple executives, as well as job l...
Cold War B-52 Named 'Wise Guy' Flies Again After Being Rescued From Aircraft 'Boneyard'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Cold War B-52 named 'Wise Guy' flies again after being rescued from aircraft 'Boneyard' where it sat for 10 years to be stripped for parts - but was called back into service to replace crashed bomber * * B-52H ‘Wise Guy’ was filmed taking flight at Tinker Air Force Base last week * It's being prepared to return to action with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, after a 12-year hiatus from active service * Wise Guy is only the second B-52H bomber ever to be regenerated from the famed aircraft cemetery ‘Boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan Air Force Bas...
Greece: Our goal in Libya is to prevent Turkey from establishing a military base off the island of Crete
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Greece: Our goal in Libya is to prevent Turkey from establishing a military base off the island of Crete] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that his country has two main goals in Libya, the most prominent of which is preventing Turkey from establishing a military base off the Greek island of Crete. Dendias said, according to what was reported by the Greek city times website, that Greece did not have many options in Libya, adding that “our first concern was to ensure that the Libyan coast opposite Crete would be under the control of frie...
What the heck is in the new Covid Bill
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Final passage of the aid package came after congress announced Sunday evening they had finally reached a deal after months of bitter stalemate and days of contentious negotiations. The rescue package, which was negotiated on a bipartisan basis, was combined with a massive $1.4 trillion government spending bill to fund federal agencies for the new fiscal year in a 5,593-page bill. The whole thing could have been solved many months ago on both the budget and the stimulus packages since what was finally approved, according to those actually reporting the truth, appears to have simply b...
Qassem Soleimani was assassinated for ‘challenging US hegemonic schemes’: Hezbollah
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Qassem Soleimani was assassinated for ‘challenging US hegemonic schemes’: Hezbollah] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Qassem Soleimani was killed because he had the power to stop America’s “hegemonic schemes,” Naim Qassem, deputy secretary general of Lebanese political movement and militant group Hezbollah has suggested. “[Donald] Trump would not have made the decision to openly assassinate Qasem Soleimani if it weren’t for his constant unsettling of the hegemonic schemes of the United States in a most painful manner,” Qassem said in an interview with Lebanon’s al-Ahed news po...
Stopped Clock
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
@anthonyfurey: The Trudeau govt has just nixed a Chinese govt firm’s plans to buy TMAC Resources, a mine with a strategic seaport & airfield in the Arctic. Bravo!! TMAC news release here.
Russian and Syrian forces call on SDF to hand over Ain Issa and raise flag: report
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Russian and Syrian forces call on SDF to hand over Ain Issa and raise flag: report] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The discussions on the fate of Ain Issa, a town in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqa, are heating up between the Russian and Turkish forces, as the latter has issued a set of demands to avoid launching a major operation to capture the area. Citing “private sources”, Sputnik Arabic reported on Tuesday that a new meeting was held between Russia and Turkey near Ain Issa, with both sides laying out their demands about the future of the town. Continue reading Russ...
The Military Waiver Requirement for Secretary of Defense Shouldn’t Substitute Individuation
dmaurer, Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Gen. Lloyd Austin III addresses the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in 2014 (U.S. Navy photo). President-elect Biden, like President Trump before him, has chosen to nominate a well-regarded retired four-star general (Lloyd Austin III) to serve as his first secretary of defense. The conventional wisdom among most scholars of civil-military relations is that the United States should *never* have a retired military general or admiral serve in the political position of secretary of defense, and that two such cases in consecutive administrations is just a shade short of se...
Iran announces its found clues about those involved in nuclear scientist’s assassination
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Iran announces its found clues about those involved in nuclear scientist’s assassination] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Shura Council, Mojtaba Dhalal-Nuri, announced that the security forces had found clues about those involved in the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. During the meeting of members of the Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee with the Minister of Security, Dhalal-Nuri revealed the work of the Iranian security forces and their findings. Dh...
Ask Lawfare: A Special Year-End Edition of the Lawfare Podcast
bwittes, Lawfare - 15 hours ago
It's the end of a very busy year. And we suspect that people have questions. So this week on the *Lawfare* Podcast, we will have answers. If you have a question for anyone in or around *Lawfare*, call us at *(202) 599-5861*, wait through the rings, and leave a voicemail message with your question—and, if you have one in mind, please identify the specific Lawfare contributor you'd like to hear answer it. If you don’t name a specific respondent, we will choose a person we think is appropriate. We look forward to hearing from you. And answering your questions. Here is last year’s A...
Pakistan will not recognize Israel until Palestinian issue is solved: FM
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Pakistan will not recognize Israel until Palestinian issue is solved: FM] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Shah Mahmoud Qureshi, announced Monday that his country has informed the leadership of the United Arab Emirates of its position on Israel, and stressed that Islamabad will not recognize it until a solution to the Palestinian issue is found. Shah Qureshi denied that Pakistan had been under pressure to recognize Israel, despite some media reports. About his meeting with Emirati officials, he said, “I informed them of our policy ...
Reflections on the SolarWinds Breach
HLin, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
The monuments in Washington D.C. as seen from the Marine Corps War Memorial, June 20, 2012. (Brian Wolfe, https://flic.kr/p/27HW4HQ; CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) Since Dec. 13 the SolarWinds breach has dominated the news cycle. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive to mitigate the consequences of the security breach. SolarWinds, the company responsible for the software in question, reported that as many as 18,000 customers may have been affected. Other reports indicate that a variety of governmen...
Israeli submarine crossed Strait of Hormuz with US fleet to send ‘message’ to Iran
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Israeli submarine crossed Strait of Hormuz with US fleet to send ‘message’ to Iran] A US nuclear-powered submarine entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December as part of Washington’s latest deterrence mission against Iran as tensions spiked after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iranian-backed militias for a rocket attack on the American Embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday. An Israeli Navy submarine visibly crossed the Suez Canal above water last week in what is being seen as a show of force aimed at Iran, Kan News, a public broadcaster, repo...
"Big Media: Selling the Narrative and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
*"Big Media: Selling the Narrative * *and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The U.S. has entered an extremely dangerous time, and the danger has nothing to do with the Covid virus. Indeed, the danger long preceded the pandemic, which has served to highlight how far down the road to ruin we have come. The danger we are ill-prepared to deal with is the consolidation of the private-sector media and its unification of content into one Approved Narrative which is for sale to the highest bidders. This is the perfection of for-profit Totalitarianism in which di...
Asteroid 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.23 LD / 0.00058 AU (86 766 km / 53 914 miles) from the center of our planet at 06:04 UTC on December 20, 2020. This is the 106th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance...... Read more »
How Belarus Exposes the Lockdown Lie
Rachel Allen, null - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Most European governments instituted the shutdown of economies, restrictions on freedom of movement and other policies known as lockdown. This was allegedly in response to the spread of Sars-Cov-2, a dangerous respiratory virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Few countries rejected this approach; Sweden is the most well known of these. However, a more interesting case of dissent from the official narrative is Belarus and its leader Aleksandr Lukashenka. This article will outline Lukashenka’s approach to the alleged pandemic, followed by an analysis of death figu...
Snow job! SolarWinds ‘Russian hack’ story proves the media writes US foreign policy, not the White House
Robert Bridge, null - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] As incoming nominees of a future Biden administration have stopped short in naming a culprit in the SolarWinds hack, the media – playing judge, jury and executioner – has levelled blame on the usual suspect. Did anyone actually believe that Russia would escape a major US election season without a ceremonial tarring and feathering by the media? It’s almost as though frantic journalists, unable to sell the ‘Trump Beats Biden with Kremlin Collusion’ narrative, have dreamt up this latest work of pulp fiction to keep the ball of ‘Russian villainy’ bouncing into the nex...
Regulating AI: The question now is no longer whether, but how
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 13 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Olivier Sylvain The distribution and availability of networked information devices, applications, and services define the ways in which consumers share with friends, transact business, learn, and create. We did not need the pandemic to reveal this. I and others have for decades been writing about the ways in which a robust, resilient, and equitably distributed internet infrastructure is vital to the successful operation of democracy and free markets. Just as salient for policymakers toda...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The European Union recommended that all 27 member countries should discourage all nonessential travel to and from the United Kingdom until further notice. https://t.co/tY5foqI7D9 — The Associated Press (@AP) December 22, 2020 BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine heads to the EU as effectiveness against new the strain is tested. BioNTech's CEO Ugur Sahin said the company is testing whether the vaccine works to protect against the mutation https://t.co/SSOYBq9z7a pic.twitter.com/ZHPG88tIrw — Reuters (@Reuters) December 22, 2020 Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmissi...
Protests rock Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene hectic special session
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Washington Examiner – by Tim Gruver Oregon lawmakers saw protests inside and outside of the state Capitol building as they convened on Monday to vote... The post Protests rock Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene hectic special session appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna OrkinVatican OKs Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, Even If Research Involved Fetal Tissue Greec 2 Jewish Wisconsin judges rejected a Trump case. Now anti-Semites are after them Greece increases military spending by 57% due to tension with Turkey Japan Understood COVID Better Than Most Rosneft Spinning Off Key AssetsBillionaire investor Sam Zell questions Tesla and Bitcoin, predicts workers will return to offices, and warns the US dollar could be replaced as the world's reserve currency in a new interview. Here are the 15 best quotes. Clerics and citizens of Muslim-majority ...
Prices for guns and ammo are going insane
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I've been keeping a watchful eye on prices for firearms and ammunition over the past year. With the drastic increase in demand earlier this year, plus the production shortages caused by COVID-19 disruption to factories, bottlenecks in critical ammo components like primers, plus shortages of imported ammunition due to the same causes (normally supplying a significant proportion of the US market), things have gotten really stupid out there. What's worse, they aren't going to improve anytime soon. US factories are churning out ammo as fast as they can make it, but there are abou...
Manhunt Intensifies For Koby Francis After Shooting Of McKeesport Officer Geriasimos Athans
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
MSN PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The manhunt continues today for Koby Francis, who Allegheny County Police say is a “danger to the community” after shooting a... The post Manhunt Intensifies For Koby Francis After Shooting Of McKeesport Officer Geriasimos Athans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
68% ERROR Rate In Votes PROVES Intentional Fraud
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Rudy W. Giuliani Dec 18, 2020 The post 68% ERROR Rate In Votes PROVES Intentional Fraud appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Rosa Koire Explains Agenda 21 and The Great Reset
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Computing Forever Dec 20, 2020 The post Rosa Koire Explains Agenda 21 and The Great Reset appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
$900B COVID-19 Aid Bill Will Give Households With Illegal Aliens Up to $1,800 Checks While U.S. Citizens Get Only $600
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan The bipartisan $900 billion coronavirus aid bill is just one giant F-you to American taxpayers. “Family members of unauthorized... The post $900B COVID-19 Aid Bill Will Give Households With Illegal Aliens Up to $1,800 Checks While U.S. Citizens Get Only $600 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Travellers look at the information boards at King's Cross station, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, 21 December 2020. © REUTERS / HANNAH MCKAY *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Flights Cancelled, Borders Closed, Christmas Ruined: 'Mutant' COVID Strain Sows Chaos in UK* (Sputnik).
Lotsa Lettuce for Columbus
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
An Orlando firm, Kalera Inc. has acquired a building near Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, where it will construct a new 75,000-square-foot indoor growing facility that will have the capacity to produce millions of heads of lettuce and create 65 jobs locally when it opens in 2021, CEO Daniel Malechuk said. This is supposed to be the equivalent of several hundred acres of farm land production--no information on address or the cost of renovating the building. Orlando firm plans 'vertical farm' in Columbus - Columbus Business First (bizjournals.com)
Western Metaphysics and History
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
The history of the western civilization cannot be understood without an examination of the history of western metaphysics. It is paradoxical but profoundly true that the western nations have stagnated and declined in the times when western metaphysics has moved towards achieving certainty (a realist view of the universe), and they have been full of energy and made great progress in the times when doubt (skepticism) has been the trend in western metaphysics.
Christmas meme from 2006
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
I'm looking through my blog for Christmas menus using pork roast, and found this meme from 2006. 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog, definitely. I purchase it, then cut it in 1/2 with skim milk. We can't tell the difference. 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? We wrap--my husband always gets his under the tree first. My daughter's gift wraps are really elaborate and artistic. Mine are reused bows and paper. 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? We have white lights outside, and colored on the tree. 4. Do you hang mistletoe? No. We have open season o...
On Derrida’s Reading
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 16 hours ago
In a 2003 documentary film called *Derrida*, the film’s director Amy Ziering Kofman asks Jacques Derrida, “Have you read all the books in here?” (She is referring to Derrida’s personal library.) Derrida’s answer: “No, only four of them. But I read those very, very carefully.”
Sudanese army retakes entire border region after battle with Ethiopian forces
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Sudanese army retakes entire border region after battle with Ethiopian forces] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – A source in the local government of the Sudanese state of El-Gadarif confirmed to Sputnik on Monday that the armed forces had retaken all border areas with Ethiopia, after days of fighting with Ethiopian armed groups in the region. The source revealed, in statements to Sputnik on Monday that “the Sudanese army was able during the past days to control the areas of Umm Qazzaz, Arrad and Al-Osra, and the last of those areas that the army retook during the past two days ...
Study: Men 30% More Likely to Die From Coronavirus Once Hospitalized
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC215H9A5VYX&share=true] Being male and being sixty and older are two big risk factors. Men who are admitted to a hospital due to coronavirus-related complications have a 30 percent higher death rate than that of hospitalized women, according to a new study out of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In concluding the findings, which were published in the journal *Clinical Infectious Diseases*, the researchers were able to evaluate nearly sixty-...
USS Olympia: A Warship from the 1890s is Still Afloat
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] It was from Olympia’s bridge that Dewey made his famous command to the ship’s captain, “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley.” *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The ship was placed into reserve in 1922, but never again used. In 1957, it became a museum ship. The oldest steel warship afloat has survived wars, economic downturns and even the harsh passage of time, but there was one battle that the USS *Olympia *(C-6), flagship of the American Asiatic Fleet during the Spanish-American War (1898), almost was unable t...
Military Motorbikes? The U.S. Has Long Struggled With Them
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Even 100 years later the motorcycle still has a job to do and a well respected, well earned place alongside other military vehicles. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite their usefulness, motorcycles never caught on in the U.S. Army as they had in Britain and Germany during the Second World War. A big part of the global war on terror meant going to places where teams need to get in and out fast, and that included remote locations where you can’t always count on helicopters or other aircraft to provide the tran...
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Goes Uninterrupted, But Is Europe Finally Taking Notice?
Miko Peled, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
A long and cruel siege, constant Israeli attacks resulting in the killing of countless civilians, destruction of homes and infrastructure, extreme poverty, and trauma remain the daily bread of Palestinians in Gaza. The post Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Goes Uninterrupted, But Is Europe Finally Taking Notice? appeared first on MintPress News.
WATCH: Cop Attacks Innocent Woman, Rips Off Badge to Challenge Man to Fight
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: cop]Instead of attempting to deescalate a situation, a Huntsville cop decided to attack an innocent woman and then challenge a man to a fight.
K.T. Oslin, Country Singer of ‘80’s Ladies,’ Dies at 78
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
K.T. Oslin's albums “80′s Ladies” and “This Woman” both sold more than 1 million copies.
What If Jesus Had Been Born in the American Police State?
John Whitehead, MintPress News - 14 hours ago
Today, Jesus’ anti-government views would certainly have resulted in him being labeled a domestic extremist by law enforcement agencies. The post What If Jesus Had Been Born in the American Police State? appeared first on MintPress News.
BioNTech CEO Confident Vaccine Will Work on UK Variant
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The variant, detected mainly in London and the southeast of England in recent weeks, has sparked concern worldwide because of signs that it may spread more easily.
Secession: A Gift to the Communists
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
American Thinker December 22, 2020By Andrew Longman There is much loose talk about secession among conservatives. Focused as they are on the outrages of the Left – the cheating, the immorality, the welfare-state entitlement, and the rabid anti-Christian beliefs that put men in women’s bathrooms – conservatives think that these represent the fundamental existential threat … Continue reading Secession: A Gift to the Communists →
Et tu, Barr? Outgoing AG says he sees no need for a special counsel on Biden and China
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
December 22, 2020By Thomas Lifson William Barr is going out of office tomorrow as attorney general in a blaze of disgrace, not glory. Answering a reporter’s question yesterday, he told the world that he sees no need for a special counsel for the Hunter Biden investigation. His position is completely inconsistent with his logic in … Continue reading Et tu, Barr? Outgoing AG says he sees no need for a special counsel on Biden and China →
Will we go quietly into the night?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
American Thinker December 21, 2020By Carol Brown We’ve been passive all year with few exceptions. We’ve absorbed one shock after another with little pushback. We’ve watched the rise of totalitarianism in disbelief as it has taken hold in the form of lockdowns, riots, censorship, and election fraud. We have, for the most part, been obedient as … Continue reading Will we go quietly into the night? →
The reimagined police as servants of the left – American Thinker
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
American Thinker December 22, 2020By Carol Brown We back the blue, but will they back us? Like most conservatives, I support the police and the vital role they serve in a civilized society. But like many conservatives, watching them stand down on orders from blue state mayors during months of riots was jarring. (They even … Continue reading The reimagined police as servants of the left – American Thinker →
COVID lockdowns are the communists getting rid of the productive peasants – American Thinker
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
American Thinker December 22, 2020By Richard Jack Rail Why does the left stick with shutdowns when it’s clear that they destroy small business? Simple. That’s the signature of communists consolidating their power. When the Bolsheviks took over in 1917 Russia, they went around killing off anyone who questioned them in the slightest way. The peasants rebelled, ushering in … Continue reading COVID lockdowns are the communists getting rid of the productive peasants – American Thinker →
Professor asserts Black votes should count twice
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
WTF?? American Thinker December 22, 2020 Professor asserts Black votes should count twice By Eric Utter “One person, one vote” is no longer enough for progressives, apparently. Professor Brandon Hasbrouck, who teaches criminal law, race relations law and critical theory at Washington and Lee University, believes the votes of Black Americans should be counted twice … Continue reading Professor asserts Black votes should count twice →
It Took Gov’t Less Time to Approve COVID-19 Vaccine Than a $600 Check for Citizens
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
Since the original stimulus package in March, it's taken the feds over 9 months to approve a second one — despite fast-tracking a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Biderman Chart of Coercion: A Roadmap for Government Coercion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
Back in 1956, Dr. Alfred D. Biderman created a report that was delivered on November 13, 1956 to a combined meeting of the Section on Neurology and Psychiatry with the New York Neurological Society. The presentation was part of a panel discussion on the Communist Methods of Interrogation and Indoctrination and covers the brainwashing techniques use by the North Koreans and Chinese on captured American pilots. Here is the title page of what has become known as the Biderman Report which, coincidentally appears on the National Institutes for Health website: Here is a chart (kno...
Scientists Urge Concern, Not Alarm over New Virus Strains
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now moving through England.
Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from U.S. capitol overnight
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Fox 8 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJHL) – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that the Commonwealth’s statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from... The post Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from U.S. capitol overnight appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Blame Game: A Pandemic of ‘Russian Hacking’
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
*Neither the actor, nor the motive, nor the damage done is known for certain in this latest scare story, write Ray McGovern and Joe Lauria.* By Ray McGovern and Joe Lauria The hyperbolic, evidence-free media reports on the “fresh outbreak” of the Russian-hacking disease seems an obvious attempt by intelligence to handcuff President-elect Joe Biden into a strong anti-Russian posture as he prepares to enter the White House. Biden might well need to be inoculated against the Russophobe fever. There are obvious Biden intentions worrying the intelligence agencies, such as rene...
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 21st December 2020
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 15 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Russia's New Flamethrower Should Terrify You
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Rather than the backpack-and-nozzle systems that were employed with infantry throughout both World Wars, Russia developed its TOS-1A Solntsepek ('Scorching Sun'), a multiple rocket launcher platform mounted on a T-72 tank chassis to launch thermobaric rockets. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Because of their shared mount, the new weapon resembles one of Russia's famed "Katyusha" rocket artillery batteries - but is much, much more dangerous. While many nations, including *the United States*, have ceased using flamet...
After 60 Years, America’s Storied F-4 Phantom Isn’t Going Anywhere
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *History, Americas* In spite of its rough start, the F-4 leveraged its impressive specifications and a slew of common-sense improvements to become one of the most flexible and prolific fighters of its time. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *By the time F-4 serial production ended in 1979, a whopping 5,195 models had been built. The F-4 began to be gradually phased out with the 1970’s introduction of the F-15 for the Air Force and F-14 for the Navy, being officially retired in 1996. But the fighter continues to fly across the world: Israel, Turkey, South Korea, ...
Russia is Spending Big on its Nuclear Arsenal
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Russia has maintained that it will not get into an “exhausting arms race” and said there is no reason for it to do so. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Interestingly, Russia has been pushing for stronger limits on arms control - and President Trump has demurred, insisting that any new arms-control pact between the two include China (which does not want to join). Recently Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has considerably expanded the analytical and operational capabilities of its strategic nuclear fo...
Flying Computers: Could Hackers Be the F-35’s Greatest Enemy?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The greater the advantage afforded by advanced computing and a new-generation of processing speed and AI-enabled algorithms, the greater the need to “harden” the system and ensure it is sufficiently resilient. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The increasingly serious cyber threat to major platforms and weapons systems is by no means restricted to the F-35. For instance, successful hacking or cyber intrusions could disrupt vital targeting and guidance systems needed for precision weapons, derail computer enabled aircraft navigation and targeti...
Why Russia's Victor III Nuclear Submarines Were So Good
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *History, Europe* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2714608] The Victor III line formed the backbone of the Soviet Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine force. One of the most underrated successes of the Soviet submarine industry, the Victor III line formed the backbone of the Soviet Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine force. The initial line of Project 671 submarines, NATO reporting name Victor I, entered service in the late 1960’s. The submarine’s “teardrop” hull design promised several key hydrodynamic benefit...
Can New Zealand Apply the Political Lessons of 2020 in 2021?
Richard Shaw, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Richard Shaw* *Politics, New Zealand* The challenge is how to to apply the newly-learned collective capacity to other issues — the climate crisis, inequality of all kinds, the disgrace of racism — before we all snap back into conventional shape. An end-of-year political poll appeared recently and virtually no one paid it any attention. After a year of high-stakes health, economic and electoral events, it was a sign New Zealanders are on the other side of something. It was a reminder, too, that politics is the exception rather than the norm for most people. With the 2020 electio...
"Panther Storm," the Army's Latest Wargame, is the Real Deal
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The training event airdropped more than 1,660 personnel and 200,000 pounds of heavy air-dropped vehicles, ammunition and artillery into a practice warzone. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The operation was made possible by technological advancements in the massive C-130 cargo plane, allowing for the quick deployment of its interior. It’s called “Joint Forcible Entry,” a coordinated, fast-paced air-ground assault to seize an airfield, conduct a large-scale air-assault raid, overwhelm an enemy force or perform high...
Disinformation gets physical: The internet of things as an emerging terrain
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Laura DeNardis I can live, and live abundantly, as a digital human being who has never been on Facebook or Instagram. But I can’t live, work, or socialize without the underlying systems of technical architecture and governance that keep the internet operational and connect the cyber-physical world around me. The institutions that operate this infrastructure include cloud computing providers, internet registrars and registries, transaction and financial intermediaries, network operators, h...
If media weren’t scared of vote fraud claims, they wouldn’t censor them
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
American Thinker December 22, 2020By John Dietrich President Trump’s attorney Jesse Binnall complained that his opening statement before a Senate Homeland Security hearing on election fraud was banned on YouTube. Binnall tweeted, “YouTube has decided that my opening statement in the U.S. [Senate], given under oath and based upon hard evidence, is too dangerous for you to … Continue reading If media weren’t scared of vote fraud claims, they wouldn’t censor them →
Empowering Women through Wisdom
Global Issues News Headlines - 14 hours ago
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 22 (IPS) - During the COVID 19 lockdown in Sri Lanka, seven women from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds came together to deliver Wisdom and their message that women must be empowered and their voices for national unity must be heard through this movement. Read the full story, “Empowering Women through Wisdom”, on globalissues.org →
Were Royal Family Affair Rumors ‘Revealed’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Perhaps a website named Money Cougar isn't the best source for reliable royal family news.
The Vanity Insanity
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
In the beginning of the Covid-19 virus outbreak, it seems that most people were willing to give politicians a break when it came to dealing with what, then, was a great unknown. But as time has marched on, we’ve gained so much more data about the virus, who is truly at risk from it and… Continue reading →
And The Budget Will Balance Itself
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation yesterday said it needs a new debt clock after federal debts surpassed a trillion for the first time since Confederation. “This one doesn’t have enough digits,” said Aaron Wudrick, federal director.
Medical establishment’s refusal to consider alternate COVID treatments is criminal
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
American Thinker December 22, 2020By John M. Contino On December 8, 2020, Senator Ron Johnson chaired a Senate hearing on early outpatient treatments for COVID-19 patients. One of the participants was Dr. Pierre Kory, who back in May of this year argued that it was critically important to use cortical steroids to treat COVID patients, at … Continue reading Medical establishment’s refusal to consider alternate COVID treatments is criminal →
The House Trump Built
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Donald Trump is entering his final days as president. And the end looks like a loopy movie. Richard Wolffe writes: The last days of the Trump presidency increasingly resemble the fictional presidency in the movie Monsters vs Aliens. In case you missed this 2009 animated masterpiece, President Hathaway (voiced by Stephen Colbert) responds to an alien invasion with a team of unlikely heroes, among them a giant-sized TV reporter from Modesto, a cockroach-turned-mad-scientist, and an enormous blob of Jell-O. Trump has surrounded himself with wing nuts: At the center of the team to sa...
US to Offer COVID Vaccines at Some 4,000 Sites Nationwide
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The United States already has the capacity to administer the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at some 4,000 sites around the country, according to official figures, after Americans began being inoculated on Monday against the sometimes deadly viral disease.
EMANATIONS FROM THE EDGE: The hoarding of the world's vaccines!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020* *The wretched will just have to wait:* The most interesting thing we read this morning was Michelle Goldberg's new column. Goldberg has small children; we don't. We've often wondered how hard it must be for parents of small kids at this extremely difficult time. Early on, Goldberg tells us: GOLDBERG (12/21/20): *If, before this year, I felt for a day the way I now feel all the time, I’d consider it an emergency and do anything I could to fix it*. Now that I’m waiting out a pandemic in a small apartment with small kids and winter closing in, most thing...
Electricity costs too high to make heat pumps worthwhile, MPs warn
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Mr GrimNasty Well some of us have been pointing this out for a while! Electricity is too expensive to make heat pumps worthwhile, MPs have warned, as they urged the government to rethink environmental costs passed onto customers. The high cost of electricity compared to gas risk putting […]
Guyana’s GDP Grew by 30.9% in 2020, Fastest Growing Economy in the World
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early in the year it was forecast that Guyana would grow by 85% in 2020. However, the domestic and international effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have lowered expectations and growth is now projected at 30.9%, writes th United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) […] The post Guyana’s GDP Grew by 30.9% in 2020, Fastest Growing Economy in the World appeared first on The Rio Times.
On the ninth day of Christmas
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
On the ninth day of Christmas, Aunties Nancy & Lori sent to me Gift certificates from their favorite hair styling salons, Travel photos from Mississippi, Leftovers from Il Forno Trattoria, A sunset photo from their BFF’s condo in Cabo, No pubs open after 11pm (while Covid sleeps), A guarantee of bankruptcy for decades, A promise… Continue reading →
FDA: YOU HAVE “THE OPTION TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE VACCINE…” #DontYouDare
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Found the State of the Nation: RALPH FUCETOLA, Open Source Truth The above screen shot was taken from the FDA website [1] on 16 December 2020. It is part of a page that explains FDA policies regarding Emergency Use [EUA] and clearly acknowledges the right of Informed Consent. Of course you never have to accept any medical intervention, but especially so with an experimental, genome altering, EUA vaccine! Get ready to just say NO! here: https://tinyurl.com/maskexemption I suggest you tell them to stuff their vaccine and PEG (Anti-Freeze)….To Quote Thomas Paine from the True Pundi...
The Arctic Is America’s Next Theater For The Dual Containment Of Russia & China
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
The US Navy’s recently unveiled “Advantage at Sea” doctrine identifies the Arctic Ocean as the next theater for America’s attempted dual containment of Russia and China, to which end the document proposes that Washington resort to desperate means such as deliberately deploying its naval forces in harm’s way for supposed […]
FDA Investigates Allergic Reactions to Pfizer COVID Vaccine
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
After More Healthcare Workers Hospitalized From the Childrens Health Defense, Defender: Excerpts: The FDA is investigating allergic reactions in “multiple states.” The agency acknowledged the reactions may have been caused by PEG, a compound in the Pfizer vaccine that CHD previously told the FDA could put millions of people at risk. (PEG is ANTI_FREEZE!!!!!) (OH, I FEEL SAFER ALREADY????? YES, THAT IS SARCASM>>>>>) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told reporters late Friday the agency is investigating “about five” allergic reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in “mul...
‘This Country’s Fabric Is Being Torn Apart’—Exclusive Interview With L. Lin Wood
Hadenoughalready, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Crossroads with JOSHUA PHILIPP Dec. 21, 2020 ~Pay close attention, folks. Lin Wood speaks truthfully and honestly. We, The American People, need to unite and fight the lawless corruption that has taken control over this nation. HEA
America is at Stage 6: Wuflu Scam Checklist
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
From the BlackSphere: Excerpts: By now, the world knows that Wuflu, aka Covid-19 is a scam. Ironically, in the epicenter of the outbreak, Chinese revelers party like rock stars, sans mask or Draconian restrictions. Meanwhile the rest of the world continues the ruse. America politicians used the virus in their blatant, in-your-face attempt to thwart the 2020 election. We aren’t supposed to discuss the obvious, since the narrative of the big steal needs to remain an open secret. And with the possibility of new elections in America, the Wuflu lies must continue as well. Take a look at ...
Gotham City Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 16 hours ago
(Suck it up, buttercups.) ------------------------------ To show you how corrupt the Chicago PD is, they elected this Nazi clown this year while he was still on suspension. ------------------------------ More butt fuckery from Trump's lackeys. Who cares of the incoming Commander in Chief is briefed by the Pentagon? ------------------------------ Your Brad o' the Day: Asshole MAGAts on wheels edition. ------------------------------ OK, this crooked right wing scumbag Robert Bentley, who was barred from seeking office ever again, got to jump to the head of the line f...
Origins of Santa Claus
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging of European folklore, Christian, and pagan traditions. And even nowadays there is discussion whether he lives in Finland, Greenland, or somewhere on the Northpole. Yet to find out about the origins of Santa Claus, we must go much farther south, and much further back in time. Merry Christmas to our dear readers and fellow bloggers. ~ Hardnox
An Iran-Israel War Could Start Suddenly, Even Though Nobody Wants One
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* Iran and Israel have been on a collision course this year. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *as part of the Momentum plan and other advanced military activities, Israel has been conducting an increased tempo of joint training with infantry and armored forces and using hi-tech war games. Israel calls this stand-off with Iran, especially airstrikes in Syria designed to reduce Iranian entrenchment there, the “Campaign Between the Wars.” Iran’s regime increasingly pointed the finger at Israel over the assassination of a top nuclear milit...
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