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Iran warns Israel against crossing red lines after deployment of subs to Persian Gulf
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Iran warns Israel against crossing red lines after deployment of subs to Persian Gulf] A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry warned on Monday that Israel risked crossing a red line after media said that an Israeli submarine was sent to the Persian Gulf as a deterrent. “Everybody knows what the Persian Gulf means to Iran, and what policy Iran pursues about its national interests and security,” Saeed Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. The spokesman added that Israel should be “aware of the risks of crossing Iran’s red lines.” Israeli state media sa...
Nashville: Bomb Planted in Motorhome Explodes on Christmas Morning
DailyMail and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 16 hours ago
The FBI is digging into claims that Warner was concerned that Americans are being spied on using 5G, which could explain the location of the explosion. Other rumors are floating that AT&T was the target because it was storing voting machines involved in lawsuits alleging voter fraud.
US Congressman Mo Brooks Floor Speech Quotes 2005 Jimmy Carter & James Baker Report Forewarning America of the 3 Systemic Election Flaws that 2020 Democrats Exploited to Steal Elections (#8 in series)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS FLOOR SPEECH QUOTES 2005 JIMMY CARTER & JAMES BAKER REPORT FOREWARNING AMERICA OF THE 3 SYSTEMIC ELECTION … Continue reading →
US Risks Confrontation With Russia
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 16 hours ago
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov remarked last week that Moscow expects nothing good in relations with a “deeply hostile” US under the incoming administration of Joe Biden. He further said in an interview with the Interfax published Wednesday, “We are heading from bad to worse. The next US […]
Russian warplanes launch powerful strikes along Syrian-Turkish border
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Russian warplanes launch powerful strikes along Syrian-Turkish border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of heavy strikes over the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate on Monday, hitting a number of sites belonging to the foreigner-led Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP). Prior to the start of the Russian strikes, their reconnaissance planes were seen flying over the Al-Jabal Al-Akrad region of northeastern Latakia, as they monitored the jihadist forces moving around the Syrian-Turkish border. According to a military repor...
US Congressman Mo Brooks 7th Floor Speech on Election Theft Quotes Election Theft Expert Detailing How He Steals Elections (# 7 in series; Continuation of #6)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS 7TH FLOOR SPEECH ON ELECTION THEFT QUOTES ELECTION THEFT EXPERT DETAILING HOW HE STEALS ELECTIONS December 16, … Continue reading →
US Congressman Mo Brooks Floor Speech Quotes Election Theft Expert Describing His “How to Steal an Election” Tactics (#6 in series)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS FLOOR SPEECH QUOTES DEMOCRAT ELECTION THEFT EXPERT DESCRIBING HIS “HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION” TACTICS December 9, … Continue reading →
US Congressman Mo Brooks: En Masse Vote by Mail Schemes are Illegal & Contribute to Voter Fraud & Election Theft (#5 in series)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS: EN MASSE VOTE BY MAIL SCHEMES ARE ILLEGAL & CONTRIBUTE TO VOTER FRAUD & ELECTION THEFT December … Continue reading →
Hezbollah’s missiles ‘can hit any target’ in Israel: Nasrallah
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah’s missiles ‘can hit any target’ in Israel: Nasrallah] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) -The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, declared that “the resistance forces are capable of hitting any target in the territories of Israeli control in the event of a military confrontation.” In an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV on Sunday, Nasrallah said: “The great mobilization that the resistance carried out was at all levels and in full view of the Israelis … and the Israeli drones in the Lebanese airspace are witnessing great confusion for fear of the resistance’s re...
US Congressman Mo Brooks Highlights Systemic Election Flaw that Lets Millions of Noncitizens Vote in American Elections (#4 in series)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS HIGHLIGHTS SYSTEMIC ELECTION FLAW THAT LETS MILLIONS OF NONCITIZENS VOTE IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS December 3, 2020 Press … Continue reading →
Lebanese Army accuses Israel of violating territorial waters
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Lebanese Army accuses Israel of violating territorial waters] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – On Sunday evening, the Lebanese Army accused Israel of violating the country’s territorial waters on two separate occasions in a 24-hour period. In a statement carried by the National News Agency of Lebanon, the army said, “On 12/26/2020 and at 18.38 hours, an Israeli enemy gunboat violated the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras al-Naqoura, about 200 meters away, for two minutes and dropped two light bombs.” In its statement, the Lebanese Army added, “On 12/27/2020, between 04.37 an...
The Truth About Your Mid-life Crisis: Eagle Medicine or a Fall from Grace
Kandace Keithley, null - 17 hours ago
For most of us, the middle of our lives brings a time of intense pressure as we move into the autumn of our path around The post The Truth About Your Mid-life Crisis: Eagle Medicine or a Fall from Grace appeared first on .
Top 10 cannabis business stories of 2020
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Here’s a look back at the year that was through the lens of MJBizDaily‘s most-read marijuana business stories of 2020. Top 10 cannabis business stories of 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Libyan Army threatens to respond to Turkish forces in ‘appropriate and unexpected manner’
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Libyan Army threatens to respond to Turkish forces in ‘appropriate and unexpected manner’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Media Office of the Libyan National Army announced on Sunday that its forces will respond to Turkey in an appropriate and unexpected manner, Al-Arabiya TV reported. This came in response to the statements of Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, that his country would consider the forces of the Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar and his supporters stationed in eastern Libya “legitimate targets” if they tried to attack Turkish forces in the regio...
Russia will defend Armenia if Azerbaijan attacks border region: Pashinyan
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Russia will defend Armenia if Azerbaijan attacks border region: Pashinyan] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday that Russia will intervene to ensure the security of Armenia in the event that Azerbaijan attempts to launch any attack on the Syunik border region. “The most important issue is ensuring security … As a result of the measures that have been taken, a war has been prevented in Syunik, not only today, but in general,” Pashinyan said, speaking on state television in Armenia. Continue reading Russia will defend Armenia ...
Hezbollah leader reveals Qassem Soleimani and Bashar Al-Assad behind supply of anti-tank missiles to Gaza
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah leader reveals Qassem Soleimani and Bashar Al-Assad behind supply of anti-tank missiles to Gaza] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, revealed that the late commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by Washington about a year ago, was the person responsible for bringing Russian-made Kornet guided missiles to Gaza. Nasrallah said in an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV on Sunday: “Hajj Qassem Soleimani and his team did not fail at anything that could be offered to Palestine ...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 12/28/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 12/28/20"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *DEC 28, 2020 AT 1:40 PM: *"California Gov Warns LA Lockdown Likely To Be Extended; Spanish COVID Deaths Top 50K: Live Updates" *DECEMBER 28, 2020 AT 3:00 AM: *"It's Long Past Time For CDC To Clean-Up The COVID-19 Death Counts" "Washington’s data was riddled with cases - as much as 13 percent of the total - in which the death certificate made no reference to COVID-19 as a cause of death. In several cases, even gunshot deaths were chalked up to the virus..." ○ * Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak Dec. ...
Cuban Artists who Demanded Creative Freedoms Now Face Crackdown on Dissent
María Isabel Alfonso, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*María Isabel Alfonso* *Culture, Latin America* Activist artists organized unprecedented negotiations with Vice Minister of Culture Fernando Rojas. But did they translate into gains for freedom of expression? Cuban artists and intellectuals want more rights – and, in an unusual show of dissent, they demanded the government sit down with them to negotiate. At 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 27, about 300 people gathered outside the Ministry of Culture in Havana to demand freedom of expression, an end to police harassment and the right to make art that Cuba’s communist government disagrees wit...
Datafolha: Majority of Brazilians Oppose Compulsory Voting
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The majority of Brazilians are against compulsory voting currently in force in the country, points out a national survey conducted by Datafolha. According to the institute, 56% of respondents are against the obligation to vote, compared to 41% who say they agree with this requirement. A total of 1% of […] The post Datafolha: Majority of Brazilians Oppose Compulsory Voting appeared first on The Rio Times.
Who to believe?
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Erasmus, as per Hans Holbein the Younger A recent piece on the BBC News website headlined *Erasmus: What could happen to the scheme after Brexit?* and written by BBC Reality Check's Anthony Reuben has been described today as showing "the BBC's pro-EU bias both blatant & unrestrained...written wholly (& ultra-sympathetically) from the EU viewpoint...Could have been written in Brussels." It certainly only cites pro-Erasmus points, including a House of Lords report that "warned the benefits of the Erasmus programme would be very difficult to replicate with a national programme as ...
Scientists think they’ve spotted the farthest galaxy in the universe
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
Scientists think they’ve spotted the farthest galaxy in the universe | Space https://www.space.com/oldest-most-distant-galaxy-discovery?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosspace&stream=science
Strong eruption at Suwanosejima volcano, Alert Level raised, Japan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
A strong explosive eruption took place at Suwanosejima's Mt. Otake crater at 17:51 UTC on December 27, 2020 (02:51 JST, December 28). As a result, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised the Alert Level from 2 to 3 -- Near-crater warning, do not approach...... Read more »
How The Fracking Revolution Is Killing the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The latest instalment in Mikulka’s excellent series, linking the fracking bust to the decimation of the U.S. oil and gas industry.
The Poet: May Sarton, “Now I Become Myself”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 17 hours ago
*“Now I Become Myself”* “Now I become myself. It’s taken Time, many years and places, I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people’s faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying a warning, “Hurry, you will be dead before —” (What? Before you reach the morning? or the end of the poem, is clear? Or love safe in the walled city?) Now to stand still, to be here, Feel my own weight and density! Now there is time and Time is young. O, in this single hour I live All of myself and do not move, I, the pursued, who madly ran, Stand still, stand still, and stop the Sun!” ~ M...
"We May Know..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 17 hours ago
“We may know that the work we continue to put off doing will be bad. Worse, however, is the work we never do. A work that’s finished is at least finished. It may be poor, but it exists, like the miserable plant in the lone flowerpot of my neighbor who’s crippled. That plant is her happiness, and sometimes it’s even mine. What I write, bad as it is, may provide some hurt or sad soul a few moments of distraction from something worse. That’s enough for me, or it isn’t enough, but it serves some purpose, and so it is with all of life.” - Fernando Pessoa
What is the difference between efficacy and effectiveness?
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
What is the difference between efficacy and effectiveness? | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/what-difference-between-efficacy-and-effectiveness?fbclid=IwAR1LWn5OxviYPhyh_Jok3GT2FF84u7PvzQcPEOuOGuxix7otUaEe2oIVCpA
"How It Really Is"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 17 hours ago
*Oh no* it won't. And if you thought 2020 was fun you're just gonna *love* 2021...
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/28/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 18 hours ago
"Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/28/20"* ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - https://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *A comprehensive, essential daily read.* - http://www.shadowstats.com/ *Daily Update, Dec 27th to 29th* ○ *Daily J...
COVID-19 Has Cured The Flu
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
Number of Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths Only one pediatric flu death during the past 28 weeks in the US. Notifications Notifications Notifications, current page. 6
Medical writer loses COVID-19-cancer paper for plagiarism
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
An oncology journal has retracted a review article on the hypothetical link between Covid-19 and cancer after determining that the medical writer who authored the work hadn’t done all the writing herself. The paper, “Clinical sequelae of the novel coronavirus: does COVID-19 infection predispose patients to cancer?” appeared in Future Oncology in May and was … Continue reading Medical writer loses COVID-19-cancer paper for plagiarism
EXPLOSIVE: Sidney Powell Relaeses 270 Page Report on 2020 Foreign Election Interference, Mass voter Fraud
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 18 hours ago
“We conclude that the Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systematic election fraud and influence election results.” From the National File: Attorney Sidney Powell released a 270 page report detailing mass election fraud and foreign election interference in the 2020 US election to Zenger News this week. The document contains affidavits, sources, testimony, witnesses, and other evidence of mass voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election. “We conclude that the Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purpos...
"Improve Your Focus! Music for Concentration, Studying and Work"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 18 hours ago
Greenred Productions, *"Improve Your Focus! Music for Concentration, Studying and Work"* "Study Music & Concentration Music is brainwave background music to help you to study, focus, and concentrate on learning process and work more effectively. Alpha Waves help your mind to get to the state of focus, which is perfect for studying or preparing for exam or test you have at school or university. It also maintains your alertness while studying. Beta waves will help to concentrate for tasks, enhance intelligence." *○* Memory Music: https://youtu.be/Tv4Jg66KbJ0 Overcome Depression: https:...
Azerbajani forces launch operation in southern Karabakh after soldiers are ambushed
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
[image: Azerbajani forces launch operation in southern Karabakh after soldiers are ambushed] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched a search and destroy operation on Sunday after a group of soldiers were killed in an ambush inside the Hadrut area of the Karabakh region. According to the Azerbaijani media, the soldier, Sergeant Ganbarov Elmir, was killed and a another wounded in an ambush laid out by the local Armenian forces inside the Hadrut area of Karabakh. “On December 27, at about 15:30 A.M., an illegal Armenian armed group or detachment of six re...
Russian army reinforcements pour into northern Syria as Turkish-backed forces threaten key town
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
[image: Russian army reinforcements pour into northern Syria as Turkish-backed forces threaten key town] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense deployed additional military units to northern Syria, amid tense conditions there, with the intensification of clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and factions loyal to Turkey. The deputy director of the Hmeimim Center for Reconciliation of the Conflicting Parties in Syria, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, Marine Major General Vyacheslav Sitnik, said in a statement issued on Sunday evening:...
Limited speculation
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The BBC was reporting yesterday that seven people have been killed in a knife attack in Kaiyuan in China's north-eastern Liaoning province. The BBC report says that "the motive remains unclear" and adds: Violent crime is relatively rare in China, but the country has seen unrelated knife attacks in recent years. They have usually been carried out by people living with mental illness, or seeking revenge against officials or individuals known to them. Hmm, in their hasty speculation there have they *deliberately* 'forgotten' the 2014 Kunming terrorist attack already? Called "Chi...
Heightened volcanic unrest at Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
The temperature of the Crater Lake (Te Wai ā-moe) at Ruapehu volcano has decreased from 43 to 41 °C (109 - 106 °F) during the past week. The level of volcanic tremor continues to be moderate to strong and a small number of shallow volcanic earthquakes have...... Read more »
The Facebook Antitrust Case Hinges on Mark Zuckerberg's Emails
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Rebecca Haw Allensworth* *Technology, The Americas* uckerberg’s emails are voluminous and specific in describing how the mergers will insulate his company from competition. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s own words play a starring role in the government’s case to break up his social network. “It is better to buy than compete,” he allegedly wrote in an email in 2008, according to the lawsuit. Four years later, after Facebook purchased what he had called a “very disruptive” photo-sharing app, he celebrated by explaining to a colleague in another email: “Instagram was our threat. … ...
How Do You Measure Our Worth?
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Below is an excerpt from Developers of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Tied to UK Eugenics Movement The developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine have previously undisclosed ties to the re-named British Eugenics Society as well as other Eugenics-linked institutions like the Wellcome Trust....
New York Mulls Fines for Non-Compliance
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: As if New York does not have enough taxes, rules and penalties? It's disingenuous to say that Covid vaccines will not be "mandatory." It's doublespeak. Gobbledygook. Sleight of hand, or mouth. LIES. Sure, you don't have to get vaccinated,...
Analysis: Pandemic Speeds China’s Rise to Become World’s Largest Economy
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Covid-19 pandemic should lead China to overtake the United States in total wealth production by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, which would make it the largest economy in the world. The previous projection was that the change in the ranking should only occur in 2033, but it […] The post Analysis: Pandemic Speeds China’s Rise to Become World’s Largest Economy appeared first on The Rio Times.
BREAKING: Trump Signs $900 Billion Stimulus, Says He Secured $2000 per “Adult” American $600 per Child
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 18 hours ago
From the National File: Excerpts: President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has signed the congressional $900 billion COVID stimulus “relief bill” which offers only $600 to American families, but made clear in an accompanying statement that he will fight to ensure the Senate and House secure $2,000 per American in an additional stimulus, as well as a revamp of Section 230 and investigations into voter fraud. “As President of the United States it is my responsibility to protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship that was caused by the China Vir...
Not news
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
One of the 'big' BBC-related stories this weekend was that an as-close-to-zero-as-an-infinitesimal-number-of-people-can-ever-get-without-actually-being-zero out of a near-70 million UK population - a vanishingly small number of people with far, far too much time on their hands - complained about there having been no black choristers in the 13-strong choir during the annual live BBC King's College Cambridge Christmas Eve carol service. And, thus, a complete non-story became a story.
Heavy Snow Blankets Britain
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
Barely weeks after The Met Office announced Britain would no longer see sub-zero days and snow by the 2040s, the weather agency has been forced to issue warnings of snow and ice as the UK suffers its biggest December dumping in years. The post Heavy Snow Blankets Britain appeared first on Electroverse.
A "great spy"
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
RowZ was most definitely kidding us not on the open thread the other day when he pointed out that on Boxing Day on the BBC News Channel Ben Brown ended an obituary with the words "That great spy, George Blake": Thank you so much for talking to us about that great spy, George Blake. And an extraordinary life. Hmm, I'd have said "infamous traitor" rather than "great spy". Checking TV Eyes, I see that the BBC News Channel throughout that day had been using the word-for-word formulation, "Russia gave him medals and much praise but, to Britain, he is the Cold War traitor who escap...
Autumn Rainfall Data
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-actual-and-anomaly-maps Reports of Storm In A Teacup Bella reminded me to look at autumn rainfall data. Overall it has been a remarkably unremarkable autumn, with no part of the country experiencing anything remotely unusual. The England data in particular shows a notable absence of any long term trends at […]
Oh Sh1t It’s Monday
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 19 hours ago
It’s Monday hope you have a great day…….Monday’s?????? NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONDAY….. A FEW HOURS LATER….. TIME FOR SOME SERENITY…..I’M GOING WITH THE GREAT BARRIER REEF….BUCKET LIST THIS….. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS ANOTHER THING THE GLOBULL WARMISTS ARE LYING ABOUT…..ZONES THAT HAVE DIED OFF RECOVER FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE WARM WATERS….CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF…. HOPE THIS BROUGHT SOME CHEER TO YOUR MONDAY…REMEMBER ONLY 3.5 DAYS TILL NEW YEARS EVE….AND TERRY’S HAPPY NEW YEAR FUNNY FRIDAY…..MAY 2021 BE A HEEEELLLLLL OF A LOT BETTER THAN 2020…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
AstraZeneca: Oxford Vaccine Provides “100% Protection” Against Severe Covid-19 Cases
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca said it has found, after further research, "the winning formula" for its vaccine against Covid-19 developed with Oxford University, which the British regulatory agency should comment on in the coming days. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, the pharmaceutical company's CEO, Pascal Soriot, […] The post AstraZeneca: Oxford Vaccine Provides “100% Protection” Against Severe Covid-19 Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ratings
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
How fascinating that Her Majesty the Queen's 2020 Christmas message beat everything else to win the annual Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (Barb) ratings prize on Christmas Day! Though she crossed channels, on the BBC figures alone Good Queen Elizabeth beat *Call the Midwife*, the revived *Blankety Blank*,* Strictly Come Dancing *and Michael McIntyre's *The Wheel* by almost a million viewers. The licence-fee-funded BBC claimed victory over its commercial rivals though because it got all the the non-royal top spots, with ITV's *Coronation Street *coming into sixth. ...
Memes that made me laugh 38
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Gathered over Christmas week around the Internet. The first meme collection of 2021 is just around the corner. I don't know whether that should make you laugh or cry . . . Peter
More reality checks
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
When Sir Ivan Rogers (former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union) claimed in 2016 that a final trade deal with the rest of the EU might not be done for 10 years, and might ultimately fail, the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said: *This is perhaps a reality check of just how hard these negotiations might prove*. Wrong! I thought of Sir Ivan again a couple of weeks ago after Edward Stourton popped up on Paddy's *Broadcasting House *to preview *The World This Weekend *and announce "a bit of a scoop" - an interview with the elusive Sir Ivan. Ed then re...
John Simpson forgets Morocco
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
As mentioned by Sisyphus on the open thread, the BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson was as factually slipshod as ever yesterday. His disapproving take on Donald Trump's foreign policy allowed the President just "one foreign policy success": "getting two Gulf states plus Sudan to recognise Israel". John Simpson had obviously forgotten Morocco. Incidentally, I wonder if the way he names the two presidents here will be a foretaste of things to come? "Donald Trump" - *3* "Joe Biden" - *5* "Trump" - *3* "Biden" - *0* Anyhow, here's a transcript: ******* *Joe Biden*: Americ...
São Paulo: 12 Beachfront Cities Ignore State Restrictions against Crowded Beaches
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Twelve municipalities along the São Paulo coast decided not to comply with the State government's decision to temporarily place all state municipalities in the red phase of the São Paulo Plan in order to halt the spread of coronavirus. The weekend began with large tourist activity and crowded beaches. The […] The post São Paulo: 12 Beachfront Cities Ignore State Restrictions against Crowded Beaches appeared first on The Rio Times.
Record snowfall in New York State
Robert, Ice Age Now - 20 hours ago
“Western New York’s Christmas present this year was a White Christmas, and then some,” according to wgrz.com. As of 10 p.m. Saturday, December 26 ( with two more hours left in the day), many towns had reported more than 20 inches(50.8 centimeters) snowfall in one day. Those towns included Elma Center, Eden, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Lackawanna ... Read more The post Record snowfall in New York State appeared first on Ice Age Now.
How AI and Satellites Can Zero in on the Thousands of Ocean Fishing Boats Use Forced Labor
Gavin McDonald, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Gavin McDonald* *economy, * Why are so many vessels are fishing the high seas when it isn’t profitable? Their labor costs may be low or nothing. Fishing on the high seas is a bit of a mystery, economically speaking. These areas of open ocean beyond the territorial jurisdiction of any nation are generally considered high-effort, low-payoff fishing grounds, yet fishers continue to work in them anyway. I am an environmental data scientist who leverages data and analytical techniques to answer critical questions about natural resource management. Back in 2018, my colleagues at the...
In Stimulus Checks, Immigrant Families Receive Much-Needed Representation
Samuel Benson, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Samuel Benson* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2JTK9RXG94&share=true] Too many mixed families had been left out of the previous round of direct coronavirus aid. The $900 billion coronavirus relief package, announced earlier this week by Congress, has one clear winner: immigrant families. More specifically, mixed-status families—households including at least one citizen and one noncitizen—are clear beneficiaries. After being barred from financial stimulus in the CARES Act earlier this year, many citizens in ...
How Charities and the Homeless Are Hurting in Our Cashless Society
Spencer M. Ross, Sommer Kapitan, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Spencer M. Ross, Sommer Kapitan* *economy, * Cash is changing hands less frequently than ever before. Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers shrugged them off: “Sorry, no cash on me!” To the rescue, a charity volunteer waved a contactless “tap-and-go” machine that could connect straight to users’ bank accounts. But only a few people reached for their wallets to pull out their cards. This anecdote reflects a global trend. As the Salvation Army reports, the usual American...
Wind and solar are losing ground to gas
David Wojick, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Gas-fired power generation, a fossil fuel with no subsidy, is still growing faster than wind and solar. The post Wind and solar are losing ground to gas appeared first on CFACT.
"The Most Hopeful Scenario for 2021"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 20 hours ago
*"The Most Hopeful Scenario for 2021"* by Charles Hugh Smith "From the point of view of evolution, the most hopeful scenario for 2021 is the sudden and complete collapse of everything that is obsolete, inefficient, ineffective and sclerotic. When obsolete systems and entities pass away quickly, the cost and pain are processed and absorbed quickly as well: enterprises go bankrupt and their assets are liquidated, failed ventures close, and schemes that didn't yield the desired benefits are scrapped. This is the evolutionary process. Whatever has lost its selective advantages will suc...
Oil and Gas Industry Produces Helium Needed in MRI Equipment
IER, IER - 20 hours ago
Liquid helium, an inert gas extracted from natural gas harvesting, is essential in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment because it is cold… The post Oil and Gas Industry Produces Helium Needed in MRI Equipment appeared first on IER.
Thoughts on Turkey and China
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
Turkey Of course, I’m addressing the country, not the delicious bird that Americans consume in vast numbers (800 million tons+) annually. The U.S.-Turkey friendship dates to 1831, when the United States established diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire. After World War I and the founding of the Turkish Republic, the United States established diplomatic […] The post Thoughts on Turkey and China appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Record Christmas Day Snowfall in Pittsburgh
Robert, Ice Age Now - 20 hours ago
Snowiest Christmas in Pittsburgh history According to the National Weather Service , a new snowfall record was set at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 2020. 5.1 inches of snow was recorded for the day. This breaks the old all-time Christmas-day record of 3.5 inches set 85 years ago in 1935. Notable snowfall totals in other ... Read more The post Record Christmas Day Snowfall in Pittsburgh appeared first on Ice Age Now.
TODAY’S FEATURE STORIES – ‘THE DONALD REPORT’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 20 hours ago
AS THE WORLD TURNS TODAY’S FEATURE STORIES THE GATES, FAUCI, NWO CORONAVIRUS DEPOPULATIONPLAGUE OF CORRUPTION HOAX EXPOSED Nashville explosion was actually a missile strike, and the target was the AT&T / NSA hardened switching facility “spy hub” Fuaci Ignores Herd Immunity Principles and Demands 90% Vaccine Compliance Rate What Really Happened At Trump’s White House … Continue reading TODAY’S FEATURE STORIES – ‘THE DONALD REPORT’ →
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