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Thomas Paine

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Sunday, December 27, 2020

27 December - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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How to Start an LLC: A Beginner's Guide
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Dec-2020 Looking to start an LLC but aren't sure where to begin or what resources you need? Check out our beginner's guide on how to start an LLC.
IRGC general vows ‘harsh revenge’ is coming for assassinating Qassem Soleimani
[image: IRGC general vows ‘harsh revenge’ is coming for assassinating Qassem Soleimani] Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has stated that Tehran taking full-fledged revenge for Qasem Soleimani’s assassination in January remains a priority despite two “severe” slaps to the face of the United States. “Those are only slaps, while harsh revenge will be taken”, Hejazi told reporters on Friday, referring to the major funeral for Soleimani and Iran’s retaliatory missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq earlier this year. Continue r...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Family members and loved ones of Jose Garcia cry as he is laid to rest at the San Jose Cemetery in La Mesa, New Mexico, December 22, 2020. Garcia, a 68-year-old farmworker and father to nine children, died of COVID-19 after being admitted to the Las Cruces hospital where his daughter Carolina works as a nurse. Justin Hamel/Handout via REUTERS *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery ....* Photos of the week *(Reuters).
A few MAGAs actually had the guts (alas, no brains) to bet cash!
David Brin, CONTRARY BRIN - 11 hours ago
So, it turns out some MAGAs are willing to bet, after all! Many have staked their life savings on assurances by their cult’s leaders that massive “Democrat cheats that stole” 8 million+ votes will be exposed any day now!” Whereupon their Dear Leader will be re-installed for another four years. The scenario they are betting on? That a dozen Democratic *mayors* - with no power over election processes - overcame Republican executive, legislative, judicial, federal and state authorities perfectly, without a single leak or slip-up. But it will all collapse any day now. Read how Trump...
Did Pizza Hut Say ‘Pizza is Good for You’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A TikTok video led us on a journey to find the comic book source of a decades-old Pizza Hut advertisement.
Temperature and humidity and Covid
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
There is some research to show that higher humidity levels can help fight the Coronavirus in your indoor spaces. Op-ed: Humidity can aid in the fight against COVID-19 | News | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health There could be 3 reasons for this: Studies suggest that 1. higher humidity can enhance the body’s ability to fight off infection; 2. that the coronavirus decays faster at close to 60% relative humidity than at other levels; 3. and that drier air can lead to greater numbers of tiny coronavirus particles that travel farther and penetrate deeper into the...
The Religion to Replace All Other Religions
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
A recovered adherent to Critical Social Justice ideology has written an important blueprint for dismantling this destructive cult religion. Don’t kid yourself, IT IS A RELIGION. I realized that Critical Social Justice ideology is not only intellectually vacuous; it is downright dangerous, and that the reason it has captivated so many minds is not because… Continue reading →
Peru Mining sector recovers thanks to Reactivation Phases
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian mining sector's production has accelerated as a result of the economic activities' reactivation phases implemented since May this year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Peruvian Government was forced to adopt a series of measures to avoid a worse impact on the economy. According to the National Institute […] The post Peru Mining sector recovers thanks to Reactivation Phases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Imported herring in oil is recalled for risk of Listeria
News Desk, Food Safety News - 11 hours ago
B&I Overseas Trading Inc located in Van Nuys, CA over the holiday recalled frozen “Veladis herring in oil with Italian spices” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.... Continue Reading
Joe Stiglitz Channels Armen Alchian
David Henderson, Econlib - 11 hours ago
For instance, government support for higher education is often viewed as enabling the children of the poor to go to college, and thus is viewed to have a positive redistributive impact. But, on closer examination, children of the middle- and upper-middle-classes are more likely to avail themselves of a higher education and whatever government support […] The post Joe Stiglitz Channels Armen Alchian appeared first on Econlib.
Star Trek Shows Us How the U.S. Navy Can Defeat China
James Holmes, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* How would you punk the U.S. Navy if the lords of naval warfare handed you the keys to, say, China’s navy? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *China’s navy, in short, could ape the Cylons’ strategy. In purely martial terms, posing missile, gun, and torpedo threats from many points of the compass from as many domains as possible—from the surface, the depths, and aloft—would compel a ship’s beleaguered defenders to cope with more challenges, perhaps, than they could manage. How would you punk the U.S. Navy if the lords of naval warfare handed you th...
A Visit From ‘Saint Joe’
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 12 hours ago
(With apologies to Clement Clark Moore.) The post A Visit From ‘Saint Joe’ appeared first on CFACT.
Iran Warns Its Allies About Attacking US Targets In Iraq
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Cmdr Qaani has been in Baghdad twice recently to try to talk pro-Tehran groups out of targeting Americans fearing Trump admin retaliation (Al Aalem) Iran appears to be afraid that if its allies continue to attack U.S. targets in Iraq that the Trump administration will retaliate against it. The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force General Ismail Qaani was recently in Baghdad where he met with Hashd al-Shaabi factions and Shiite political leaders and told them to stop targeting American interests. This came as President Trump t...
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 26
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1961 Iraq announced it would reconsider diplomatic relations with any country that recognized Kuwait as independent country Withdrew diplomats from US Jordan Tunisia Lebanon and others as a result (Musings On Iraq review *Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War*) 1980 Saddam said frontline in war would be new border with Iran and demanded Tehran give self- rule to Arabs in southwestern Iran (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *T...
Degenerate Regular Tessellations & Spherical Delusions
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 13 hours ago
When is a spherical hexagon a hemisphere? When 2 cover the world... Continue reading →
Cambria, Aldinger architect sweeping legal strategy against Cuomo’s COVID restrictions
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 14 hours ago
Western New York’s leading legal mind — a civil rights lawyer who is widely considered to be among the top five or ten criminal defense attorneys in North America — and his exemplar legal sidekick are the architects of a The post Cambria, Aldinger architect sweeping legal strategy against Cuomo’s COVID restrictions first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Still More Anaphylactic Reactions To Covid (RNA treatment) Vaccine: The Newly Authorized Moderna Jab
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
*There was one in Canada, I'll get to later. For this report we'll cover the anaphylactic reaction to the emergency authorized Moderna shot (not approved)* *RT * *Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a hematology oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, was given the drug on Christmas Eve. The health care worker, who has a severe shellfish allergy, said his heart began to race after taking the vaccine. Initially, he thought his increased heart rate was due to anxiety he had about the jab, stemming from reports of serious medical episodes occurring after people with allergies were injected wit...
Russia's Crazy Plan to Kill the U.S. Navy's Submarine Force
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_TM3EB9413FQ01&share=true] The attack would have involved cutting off communications and even using nuclear weapons. *Key point: *Deterrence is a constant tension between keeping your weapons safe and only used when needed vs ensuring they can be used once they are supposed to me. Here is how Washington worried about the security of its nuclear missile submarines if the Cold War ever turned hot. A key component of the U.S. doctrine of mutually assured destruction ...
By 2030, These 5 Countries Will Have the Most Powerful Armies
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * These 5 armies will make sure of it. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Like its American counterpart, the ground force of the PLA must share the financial pie with a pair of voracious partners. The era in which China focused on ground power at the expense of sea and air power has decisively ended. Also, the PLA can never detach itself fully from the factional struggles within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); the two are too closely intertwined for anything approaching Western style civil-military relations to take hold. The focus of ground combat...
Did a Woman Get Fired After Donating a Kidney on Her Boss’ Behalf?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A lawsuit over the incident, which continues to provoke outrage on the internet to this day, was settled in 2014.
A New Interview
Greg Mankiw, Greg Mankiw's Blog - 13 hours ago
...of me at the website Academic Influence.
Stolen: 5 Chinese Weapons that Look Suspiciously Like Western Ones
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Even before the Snowden leaks established extensive Chinese industrial espionage, Americans analysts suspected that China was stealing information. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Though China's own innovations are nothing to scoff at, much of its military technology has been purloined from the rest of the world - be it the United States, Western Europe, or Russia. As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) emerged from war and revolution in 1949, it became apparent that the Chinese economy lacked the capacity to compete with t...
Nuclear Tsunami: Why Did Russia Build the Poseidon Submarine?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2001%3Anewsml_RP2DRIOXIHAA&share=true] The entire is a bizzare, Cold War-like fever dream. *Key Point: * Nuclear bomb drones sound scary and they are. But that is because they are more destabilizing than helpful. The second Russian Navy submarine to serve as a basic carrier of the Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drone will be floated out in late June, the state media reported. The Khabarovsk will reportedly be able to carry up to six Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)...
Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
An unknown childhood illness left the 19-month-old girl without her sight or hearing.
Sidney Powell: White House blocking her from helping President Trump
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Sidney Powell: White House blocking her from helping President Trump ****News Topic 223***** Sidney Powell: White House Blocking Me From President Trump Sidney Powell: White House blocking me from President Trump | One America News Network OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:25 PM PT – Friday, December 25, 2020 Conservative Attorney Sidney Powell believes the White House […]
Self-Inflicted Shamanism – Choosing the Path Least Traveled
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - You don’t choose the shamanic path; the shamanic path chooses you.
UPDATE: Concerning the hoarding of Covid vaccines!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2020* *The way the world works, continued:* We didn't see the news report when it appeared in the New York Times. In print editions, the report was published on page A6 on Wednesday, December 16. In this morning's editions, it's linked to in this front-page report. The original report concerns the hoarding of the world's supply of Covid vaccines. Earlier this week, we wrote about this very topic. The Times report from December 16 fleshes out the information we were able to provide. Below, we'll even mention what we thought when he first encountered the ...
Hard freeze warning for Florida
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 (-3.9C) expected. 26 Dec 2020 – National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FLland Levy – Including the cities of Chiefland, Bronson, and Williston ARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. * WHERE…Inland Levy County. * ... Read more The post Hard freeze warning for Florida appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Heavy snowfall and blizzards in Iran
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
26 Dec 2020 – Snow closed 50 villages in Khorasan Razavi. Heavy snowfall, slippery roads and blizzards closed the roads to 50 villages in the regions of Kalat and Dargaz in northern Khorasan Razavi. On Friday evening, the General Directorate of Highways and Road Transportation of Khorasan Razavi closed the two main roads of Mashhad-Kalat ... Read more The post Heavy snowfall and blizzards in Iran appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Blueberry French Toast Casserole
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
About 2 decades ago, before I started saving everything at my blog, I was searching for the perfect bread pudding recipe—like my mom made from leftover bread. I missed her and wanted that special taste for a memory. And I wrote about it. I found some good ones, but never the exact match because she probably didn’t use a recipe. This recipe was posted by a guy friend, Brian Good, on Facebook. But the website had a gazillion ads, and I couldn’t read the directions. So I looked it up by name on a different site. It says it is great for brunch or dessert. This one has slightly f...
Luke and Laura's 40th anniversary coming up in 2021!
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
Can't believe I'm that old. Genie Francis and Anthony Geary (Luke and Laura), two soap opera stars whose characters married in 1981 will be at the big 40 in the New Year, November 17. I only know that because my daughter watched this SOAP, General Hospital, and so I watched it, too. She was probably in 8th grade. But what was my excuse? Luke and Laura Today: Where the ‘General Hospital’ Stars Are Now | Heavy.com "Luke and Laura’s wedding on November 17, 1981 brought in 30 million viewers and remains the highest-rated soap opera episode in American daytime television history. E...
Chris Morris Day continues...
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Sticking with the BBC's Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris... I'm reviewing his performances on the BBC News Channel on Christmas Eve and have come to the bits where he responded to the two press conferences announcing the EU/UK deal - the first from the EU, the second from the UK government. Both performances absolutely epitomise the BBC's reporting of the two sides over the past four and a half years. After the EU press conference, the BBC presenter and Chris Morris reviewed what Michel Barnier and Ursula von der Leyen said. Words like "interesting", "fact", and "highli...
What if Mao Had Died in 1949?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Modern scholarship on the history of the CCP has demonstrated that Mao rarely, if ever, had complete control over the Party machinery. He struggled through his entire tenure against competitors, both bureaucratic and ideological. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Mao was the 'Great Helmsman' leading the Chinese revolution forward. However, he was far from the only revolutionary around, and was surrounded by other well-known leaders like Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai. If he had died early on, one of them might have taken ov...
Russian and Chinese Stealth Fighters Can’t Stop the F-35
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* “There is nothing that I have seen from maneuvering an F-35 in a tactical environment that leads me to assume that there is any other airplane I would rather be in.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Despite various reports about technologies being engineered into the Russian and Chinese 5th-Generation Stealth Fighters, it is in no way clear that either aircraft is in any way comparable to the F-35. Most publicly available information seems to indicate that the F-35 is superior - however, to some extent, the issue remains an open question. ...
Terrible: These 5 Horrific Submarine Accidents Changed History Forever
TNI Staff, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP4DRHZDYPAA&share=true] Every Navy must learn from its mistakes and how to avoid the loss of life and boat. *Key point: *There are many things that could go wrong, but they should not be enough to sink a sub. Yet these incidents happen and they show what not to do on a submarine. Since the Second World War, the United States, Russia and China—and a host of other nations—have lost vessels and their crews to accidents. Operating submarines is a risky business under the...
Joe Biden’s Iran Policy Must Be About More Than the JCPOA
Amitai Etzioni, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Security, Middle East* Iran is one of the nations that is most likely to try to test Joe Biden’s resolve. Iran is one of the nations that is most likely to try to test Joe Biden’s resolve. It may exploit the confusion caused by the transition. For example, there was just a mysterious explosion of a Singapore-flagged oil tanker that was in port in Saudi Arabia, to which the media paid next to no attention. This is clearly the time to explore what the policy of the United States—and its allies—ought to be toward Iran. During his term, President Donald Trump qui...
Can America's Broken Politics Be Fixed?
James Rosen, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*James Rosen* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GM1EB1709YG01&share=true] It would not fully eradicate the problem, but a constitutional amendment providing for House members to serve four-year terms would ameliorate it considerably. ON JULY 22, 2011, seated at my desk at Fox News, I received a phone call from the executive producer of “The O’Reilly Factor,” then the nation’s top-rated cable news program. Late in the afternoon, the show had scrambled its rundown to accommodate a surprise VIP guest, freshly booked...
Will Biden’s Administration Simply Represent a Third Obama Term?
Michael Lind, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Michael Lind* *Politics, Americas* Eras in U.S. foreign policy are begun and ended by dramatic world events, not regularly-scheduled presidential elections. WILL A Biden administration’s foreign policy be radically different from that of Donald Trump? Apart from symbolic acts like rejoining the unenforceable Paris Climate accords, probably not. Eras in U.S. foreign policy are begun and ended by dramatic world events, not regularly-scheduled presidential elections. Following World War II, the United States rapidly demobilized. Then the shock of the Korean War led it to reverse c...
The Coronavirus Makes Its Debut on Antarctica
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, Antarctica* Since the beginning of the pandemic, the thirty countries that make up the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs made concerted efforts to keep the virus out of the continent, which is already considered highly dangerous to workers with the world’s strongest winds and coldest temperatures. It took more than ten months, but the coronavirus has finally landed on the most remote continent in the world. Antarctica’s isolated position on the globe allowed it to ward off the pandemic for much of the year, but on Sunday, it was ...
Widespread Outages Continue in Tennessee Following Blast
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Sweeping communications outages continue to plague large swaths of Tennessee as federal investigators combed the site for clues into the explosion of a recreational vehicle.
How The F-14 Tomcat Evolved And Became The Bombcat
Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist - 14 hours ago
Initially developed only for the Fleet Air Defense, the F-14 eventually evolved into an appreciated strike fighter at the peak of its career. The F-14 Tomcat was primarily designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets [...] The post How The F-14 Tomcat Evolved And Became The Bombcat appeared first on The Aviationist.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Merry Xmas folks!Here's a searchable data base of every organization in Canada that received the CEWS wage subsidy benefit all 368,240 businesses, charities and non-profits. https://t.co/UUPiLseK1pLike the $30 billion Rogers media empire where Mayor @JohnTOry has senior roles pic.twitter.com/URiFwzcUPr — not inklessPW 💎 (@inklessPW) December 25, 2020 Whoops! No, no, no. They pulled it down!… Continue reading →
Climate Change Stops Play!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood You will probably remember this report from the BBC a couple of years ago, which claimed how sport was being wiped out by climate change. In particular, rain was apparently wreaking havoc with English cricket. According to the Climate Coalition report, cricket will be "hardest hit" by climate change out of […]
Nashville Christmas Bombing
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
I think we can rule out both (1) “generalized” terrorism, by which I mean an attack meant to instill fear through causing casualties, and (2) symbolic terrorism, by which I mean an attack that uses violence to send a public message. Ok, then what’s left?

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