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The Year That Labor Hung On By Its Fingertips
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Broadly speaking, there have been two very large labor stories this year. The first is, “I have been forced into unemployment due to the pandemic, and I am scared.” And the second is, “I have been forced to continue working during the pandemic, and I am scared.” America’s labor reporters spent most of our year writing variations of these stories, in each company and in each industry and in each city. Those stories continue to this day. The federal government left working people utterly forsaken. They did not create a national wage replacement...
Activists, Health Care Workers Are Fighting To Keep Mercy Hospital Open
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Chicago - A coalition of activists are demanding elected officials maintain pressure on Mercy’s ownership to keep the hospital open or sell to someone who will. The activists held a vigil Monday, a week after a state board unanimously rejected Mercy Hospital’s request to close. Board members agreed closing the Near South Side institution would negatively impact South Siders, especially in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Mercy Hospital leadership announced in July the city’s first chartered hospital would shut down, citing monthly operating losses of $4 million and shiftin...
Energix Faces Opposition In Syria And Virginia
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
In early December hundreds of Syrians gathered to protest the Israeli company Energix as it began construction of massive wind turbines in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Energix is also facing growing community opposition across Virginia as it lobbies to secure permits to build solar energy utilities on mostly agricultural parcels with cultural, forest and natural land designations. In Golan Heights, Energix freely wields the power of Israeli police and courts to transcend community opposition. In Virginia, Energix steamrolls community opponents empowered by massive federal a...
F-16s Of The Florida “Makos” Make Stopover In Spain On Their Way To Deployment
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago
The F-16s of the 93rd Fighter Squadron “Makos” are believed to be deploying to the CENTCOM area of operations. On Dec. 28, 2020, six F-16s belonging to the 93rd FS “Makos” belonging to the 482nd [...] The post F-16s Of The Florida “Makos” Make Stopover In Spain On Their Way To Deployment appeared first on The Aviationist.
Congress: Don’t Grant Austin a Waiver, but If You Do, Reform the Process
sdayton, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Gen. Lloyd Austin III speaks at an event at West Point (U.S. Army photo, John Pellino). Four years after four-star general Lloyd J. Austin III retired from the U.S. Army, President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Austin to serve as his secretary of defense. Austin’s military career is accomplished, and his nomination, historic. But another roadblock stands in Austin’s way even before Congress can assess Austin’s merits for the cabinet position: Congress would first have to grant Austin an exemption from the statutory requirement that retired service members be out of uniform for at lea...
Coronavirus vaccine unlikely to stop infection, World Health Organisation says
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 15 hours ago
It’s being hailed as ‘our only way out’ of the pandemic - but the World Health Organisation has warned this week a vaccine is unlikely to stop the virus and ongoing restrictive measures. As countries like the United States and Britain begin to roll out millions of doses to citizens, once again the narrative is being extended; engineered to take an entirely different direction. [...Continued]
US and Russia accumulate most gold amid the pandemic at 157 tons
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 3 days ago
Data acquired by Finbold.com indicates that the US and Russia accumulated the highest gold reserves at 157.74 tons. The accumulation occurred between March and December 2020 amid the pandemic. The US, which holds the highest reserves globally, added 92.23 tons, increasing its haul to 9,057.38 tons from 8,965.15 tons. Germany is second with 3,703.74 tons of Gold, Continue reading
Are China’s Coronavirus Vaccines Safe?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed that the country’s vaccines will help the world end the months-long pandemic. The international community, however, isn’t fully sure. China already has six coronavirus vaccine candidates in late-stage trials and is considered one of the few nations that can manufacture vaccine doses on a global scale. As government officials have announced a capacity of one billion doses for next year, Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed that the country’s vaccines will help the world end the months-long pandemic. T...
Computer Shop Owner From Hunter Biden Story Sues Twitter for $500 Million
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC25LK9MG0VO&share=true] Does the case really have any chance in court? It was one of the wilder stories from the final days of the presidential campaign: The New York Post on October 14 reported on the contents of a laptop computer, reportedly belonging to Hunter Biden, the son of the now-President-Elect. The laptop, which had been dropped off at a computer shop in Delaware but never picked up, contained emails about the younger Biden’s overseas business ties, a...
You’ll Be Able to Prove Vaccination, with Apple Wallet, in Los Angeles
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* While immunity passports, or something like them, could potentially be useful when it comes to returning society to normalcy, ethical questions have been raised about the questions of inequality that could arise when some Americans have an immunity designation and others do not. Coronavirus vaccines are here and expected to be widely distributed to the U.S. population in a matter of months. This will allow something like normalcy to resume in American life, as well as the return of some things, such as movie theaters and live concert venues...
America's Greatest Naval Weapon: The Seawolf Submarine
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the Seawolf submarine was envisioned as the best submarines ever built. The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the class suffered from cost overruns and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While still some of the best submarines ever built, they were built at reduced numbers. In many resp...
These 5 Features Make Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter a True Threat
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* The Su-57 threatens high-value air targets, among other things, with the IMA BK integrated avionics package that tracks enemy units and proposes the most effective engagement options to the pilot. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Su-57 succeeds in acting as a counter to the F-35. Few contemporary aircraft have invited the avalanche of controversy sustained by Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 over the past decade. But despite being repeatedly declared a dead project, the first serial Su-57 units are here—and they bring a host of advanced capabilities t...
Russia's AS-31 Losharik Spy Submarine Is Making a Comeback
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Russian authorities announced last year that Losharik would return to service after undergoing full repairs. Moscow has not issued any updates on the state of the repair process. The Russian Navy is well known for its expansive roster of strategic and attack submarines. Less conspicuous, but no less important, are its special-purpose vessels. Of these submarines, none have garnered the infamy of AS-31 Losharik. Losharik has its roots in a late 1980s Soviet initiative to design a modern special operations submarine,...
India’s Navy is Expanding Before Our Eyes
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *India, Asia* New Delhi is continuing to rapidly invest in its naval forces. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the days of sail it was noted that the navies of the world were made up of “wooden ships and iron men,” and today the Indian Navy is embracing a similar tradition—one started by Captain Atool Sinha. The Indian Navy office has in the last four years covered 22,000 nautical miles on ocean sailing vessels as small as 56 feet or 40 feet. The Indian Navy is not exactly new—it can trace its origins back to the Royal Indian Navy, which was founded in 1612 as...
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I’m going to be keeping Water Coolers shorter than usual through the New Year. In order to make the year turn toward the light more rapidly, I will make the proportion of frivolous material greater than usual. –lambert. Bird Song of the Day Here is was a warbler […]
Who Will Be Russia’s Next President?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin *RT: *Who will be Russia’s next president? Veteran nationalist Zhirinovsky names eight possible candidates to eventually succeed Putin The leader of Russia’s second-largest opposition party has named the eight candidates he believes are most likely to replace Vladimir Putin as Russian president. Vladimir Zhirinovsky also jokingly added himself to the mix. Famous for his passionate, patriotic rhetoric and confrontational style, Zhirinovsky is often mocked as a clown by the media and intelligentsia, but is Rus...
The U.S. Navy is Planning Its Future Around Laser Weapons
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Ship-fired laser weapons are making Navy ships deadlier than ever. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The promise of lasers is even inspiring the Navy to work with the Missile Defense Agency on ultimately developing ship-fired lasers able to take out higher-flying ballistic missiles. All of this is quickly becoming possible by virtue of new, smaller form factors enabling mobile, integrated applications of electrical power and increased power output built into ships themselves. Ship fired laser weapons incinerate, destroy and surveil enemy targe...
5 Best Soundbars You Can Buy Right Now
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* If you want to jam or have a good movie experience, these devices have you covered. Soundbars have become a more popular accessory in recent years, in providing audio for home theater setups. The year 2020 saw the arrival of several new products in the category, including many with Dolby Atmos capability. So what are the best soundbars available on the market today? RTINGS’ choice for the top available soundbar is the* Samsung HW-Q950T*, giving it a “mixed usage” score of 8.1 out of 10. “The Samsung HW-Q950T is the best soundbar that we’v...
Chile Could Greenlight AstraZeneca Vaccine ‘Within Days of US/UK Approval’ -Government
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The UK-based company has been conducting late-stage trials of its vaccine, developed with Oxford University, in Chile as well as in Brazil, the UK, the United States and South Africa. Chile has signed a deal to buy 14.4 million doses of the drug, an amount that would vaccinate half that […] The post Chile Could Greenlight AstraZeneca Vaccine ‘Within Days of US/UK Approval’ -Government appeared first on The Rio Times.
2 new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Dec. 29
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Two new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Tuesday, Dec. 29). One of the new cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously announced case; the […]
A question is asked
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Which gun will you be using the 2nd stimulus to buy? — Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) December 29, 2020 The post A question is asked appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
McConnell blocks vote on $2K checks, signals new package
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Hill – by Jordain Carney Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to set up a stand-alone vote... The post McConnell blocks vote on $2K checks, signals new package appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
What happens when BLM/Antifa takes over your neighborhood
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
There are lessons to be learned from the recent "Red House" protests in Portland, OR. One of the most important is that when extremists get involved (as Black Lives Matter and Antifa did in those protests), *everyone in the vicinity suffers*. Here's part of one homeowner's account. They blocked the alleys and they blocked the side street of my house. They wouldn't allow us to move our cars because they had fully barricaded us in. They said they had basically claimed the area and we weren't able to leave. On Saturday last week, an individual went around and broke the Ring came...
Salon owner accuses Oregon governor of retaliating for resisting lockdown orders: ‘She terrorized my family’
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Fox News An Oregon salon owner who opened her business in defiance of the state’s lockdown orders accused Gov. Kate Brown of “retaliating” against her family in a... The post Salon owner accuses Oregon governor of retaliating for resisting lockdown orders: ‘She terrorized my family’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff’s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft An angry St. Louis woman beat a local sheriff’s deputy on Christmas after being told to wear a mask... The post St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff’s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Nova Scotia Nature Trust secures missing piece of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes puzzle
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
It was the last piece of the puzzle for the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes area: with a mix of private donations and funding from three levels of government, the Nova Scotia Nature Trust has been able to complete the purchase of the Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector. The Nature Trust announced in a news release on […]
Recent Russian/China foray may portend problems to come with a Biden win
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
On December 23 as many in the U.S. were preparing to settle in for a Christmas night ritual and a visit from Santa, our two biggest enemies were also making a move to visit the North Pole area. Their visit, however, was not a friendly skies assist to Santa. Russia appears to be steadily deepening its defense ties with China. In its more recent form, six Chinese and Russian heavy bombers just flew a joint patrol mission over the Western Pacific on Tuesday. According to AP, “the Russian military said that a pair of its Tu-95 strategic bombers and four Chinese H-6K bombers … Continue r...
Hitler's Folly: Why Didn't German U-Boats Succeed?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Atlantic* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In the end, the defeat of the U-boats really came down to a numbers game. On the evening of October 13, 1939, the German submarine surfaced off the Orkney Islands in the North Sea. Lt. Cmdr. Gunther Prien, a promising U-boat commander, pulled himself up on the bridge. He soon discovered that, although weather conditions were near perfect, the Aurora Borealis had made its appearance, illuminating half of the horizon and threatening to make the boat’s presence known. This was the first command for the 31-year-...
The Iconic P-51 Mustang Fighter Was Originally a Piece of Junk
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The airplane truly did develop into an outstanding fighter—but it did not start out that way. If a single airplane has captured the public imagination more than any other, it is undoubtedly the North American P-51 Mustang fighter. In the minds of many, including the young fighter pilots who flew it during the final year of combat in Europe, it was the P-51 that allowed the Allies to attain complete air superiority over Europe. Many of the accolades bestowed upon the Mustang are not quite in tune with the fact...
Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge Ended Nazi Germany
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In the Bulge, the Germans underrated the tenacity, logistical capability, and courage of the GIs. “When all is said and done,” observed General Montgomery, “I shall always feel that Rundstedt was really beaten by the good fighting qualities of the American soldier.” Shivering and stamping their feet in the snow, three American soldiers warmed their hands over a small fire at an observation post. They were weary, dirty, and hungry, and a long way from home. Three other GIs shuffled along to relieve them after a...
The "Blacker Bombard" Mortar was Dangerous (To the Soldier Firing It)
Matthew Moss, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Matthew Moss* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] “When we had a misfire, which we not infrequently did, it was pivoted ’round towards me, as the number two, to take it [the mortar round] off." In the early years of World War II with a German invasion seemingly imminent, the British army scrambled to equip Home Guard units with defensive weapons. Some of these weapons were … less than ideal. Case in point, the Blacker Bombard, a spigot-launched mortar. “A fearful homemade weapon,” is how Thomas Roome, who during the war was a member of the Home Guard, described the we...
Did China Win In 2020?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Felix Salmon, Axios:* *How China won 2020 * China will end this year as the only major country in the world to see its economy grow rather than shrink. Why it matters: China is operating from a position of great strength, with an economy expected to grow by 8.4% in 2021. If President-elect Joe Biden views China as a "serious competitor," then the competition will be fiercer during his presidency than at any point in history. R*ead more* .... *WNU Editor:* China still has a lot of problems. But the "trend" is certainly favoring continued Chinese economic growth in 2021 and ...
Keep on Pushing, Dictators. People are Reaching their Breaking Points.
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
A Los Angeles County health inspector kept harassing a restaurant owner to the point of civil disobedience: Carlos Roman says he has followed all the regulations, shutting down indoor dining to obey the government edicts Gavin Newsom alleges will stop COVID-19 from spreading. Data, however, shows that restaurants pose very little risk to the spread… Continue reading →
Sidney Powell and Mike Flynn stand up to Trump’s treacherous White House lawyers during four hour meeting
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Dec 30 Posted by Editor, cairnsnews https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/patrick-byrne-what-really-happened/ by Alex Bruce Thomas Wictor recently switched from a podcast format to a slide show format, in his never-ending quest to boost our morale. https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/what-really-happened-in-frankfurt/ Although you don’t realize this at the beginning, this piece is about the November 10th Special Operations Forces raid of the CIA hacking … Continue reading Sidney Powell and Mike Flynn stand up to Trump’s treacherous White House lawyers during four hour meeting →
As Donald Trump Comes To The End Of His Presidency, The Anti-America Deep State And The Swamp Is Bigger And More Powerful Than Ever
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
So as Obama was God’s judgment on America, we then told you that the installation of Donald Trump as president would be God’s judgment on the world. We told you that under Trump, God would start something that we called the ‘global shaking’, and brother, that’s exactly what these last 4 years has been, a … Continue reading As Donald Trump Comes To The End Of His Presidency, The Anti-America Deep State And The Swamp Is Bigger And More Powerful Than Ever →
Wuhan Flu: Laws Are For The Little People
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
That’s different, because shut up.
Visit The Washington Monument While You Still Can
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Homer’s Odyssey gets the cancel treatment.
Ontario (Canada) Admits Labelling Deaths As COVID When They’re Not A Result of COVID
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Collective Evolution December 23, 2020 Arjun Walia The Facts:Ontario public health clearly states that deaths will be marked as COVID deaths whether or not it’s clear if COVID was the cause or contributed to the death. This means that those who did not die as a result of COVID are included in the death count. … Continue reading Ontario (Canada) Admits Labelling Deaths As COVID When They’re Not A Result of COVID →
Another Vatican Insider: COVID Is Being Used By “Certain Forces” To Advance Their “Evil Agenda”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Arjun Walia In Brief The Facts:Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, former head of the Vatican Supreme Court has shared his opinion that “evil” forces are using COVID to manipulate human consciousness and bring about a “Great Reset” that is not in the best interests of humanity. Reflect On:Why do we…
Military recruiting crisis looms with U.S. youth too flabby to defend nation, retired generals say
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Washington Times By Mike Glenn – The Washington Times – Monday, December 28, 2020 A group of retired military leaders is warning the Pentagon that most of America’s youth is too out of shape to defend the nation. The organization, known as “Mission Readiness” wants the Pentagon to help set up an interagency committee to … Continue reading Military recruiting crisis looms with U.S. youth too flabby to defend nation, retired generals say →
The Democrats Credo – ‘We’ve Got What it Takes to Take What You’ve Got’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
By Chuck Lehmann —— Bio and Archives—December 29, 2020 To listen to the Democrats you’d think that the people who are a success in life and who have accumulated financial independence, are the people who should be scapegoats for the financial condition of the country. Therefore, according to the Democrats, we need to “punish” them … Continue reading The Democrats Credo – ‘We’ve Got What it Takes to Take What You’ve Got’ →
An Abridged History of America’s Terrorism Prevention Programs: Fits and Starts
Bclifford, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. (Jaakko H., https://tinyurl.com/y7c3cgw6; CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). The following is a modified excerpt from a new book, “Homegrown: ISIS in America.” In March 2014, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) had a problem. For months, both agencies had spent countless hours setting up a large community engagement program in North Carolina. There were repeated calls and meetings with Muslim American religious leaders t...
Socialist Citizen
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Why was the rest of the socialist society I grew up in suppressed by the militant apparatchiks/activists on the Communist Party payroll? By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh —— Bio and Archives—December 28, 2020 Professor Emeritus Michael Walzer paraphrased Marx’s description of the socialist citizen (from The German Ideology): “Imagine the day in the life of … Continue reading Socialist Citizen →
Will the ‘Crats succeed in stealing our country? Only if we let them
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
The elites think they can rule us in luxury from their walled estates while eating gourmet ice cream. The only way they can succeed is if we let them By Don Rosenberg —— Bio and Archives—December 29, 2020 The “‘Crats” are leading a coup against our government—Democrats, bureaucrats, Techno-crats, and billionaire-aristocrats. They think they can … Continue reading Will the ‘Crats succeed in stealing our country? Only if we let them →
Foreign Interference Redacted Declaration, Plus Dominion-AT&T Connection
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 13 hours ago
On November 6th, 2020, CNN parent AT&T named William “Bill” E. Kennard Chairman of its Board of Directors. https://archive.is/qqjBh Kennard … Continue reading →
Election Witness Garland Favorito Speaks About “Abnormal 20,000 Vote Spike” & More
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 13 hours ago
Biden is allegedly leading Trump in Georgia by less than 12,000 votes. So, 20,000 votes matters. “Election witness speaks: ‘Abnormal … Continue reading →
US Gohmert Issues Statement on Pence Election Lawsuit
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 13 hours ago
““It is also critical to note that as many formerly in the mainstream media, now the Alt-Left media, continue to … Continue reading →
Tractors Can Change Farming in Good Ways and Bad: Lessons from Four African Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
Dec 29 (IPS) - Agricultural mechanisation is on the rise in Africa, replacing hand hoes and animal traction across the continent. While around 80-90% of all farmers still rely on manual labour or draught animals, this is changing, driven by falling machinery prices and rising rural wages. During the last couple of years, tractor sales grew by around 10% annually. Read the full story, “Tractors Can Change Farming in Good Ways and Bad: Lessons from Four African Countries”, on globalissues.org →
Women Need Support and Understanding after Miscarriage
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ABUJA, Dec 29 (IPS) - Recently, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wrote a piece sharing about her miscarriage. *I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second*, she wrote. She is part of a growing list of celebrities who have publicly shared their experiences with miscarriages. Read the full story, “Women Need Support and Understanding after Miscarriage”, on globalissues.org →
Never Underestimate a Single British Soldier (With a Giant Grenade Launcher)
Matthew Moss, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Matthew Moss* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] But fame wouldn’t spare him a tragic fate. On May 6, 1944 during the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy, Francis Arthur Jefferson, a soldier with the British Army’s Lancashire Fusiliers, engaged a German tank with a Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank grenade launcher, or PIAT. The action made Jefferson famous. But fame wouldn’t spare him a tragic fate. An anti-tank obstacle had held up the Fusiliers’ supporting tanks. The battalion had pushed forward alone and had begun to establish a defensive position. With no tank support a...
Does Your TCL Roku TV Have a 'Security Flaw'? The Answer is No.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Security, World* However, you might still want to be careful about what kind of electronics you purchase. Back in mid-November, some researchers sounded the alarm about a potential “Chinese backdoor” in the Android TVs that TCL sells in the United States. The researcher and hacker known as “Sick Codes” discovered “extraordinary vulnerabilities” in the TCL Android TVs, and after he and a colleague notified TCL, they responded—after a delay—that they had researched and patched the vulnerability. “Updating devices and applications to enhance security is a regular ...
During World War II, America Experimented on Conscientious Objectors
Darien Cavanaugh, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Darien Cavanaugh* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] 500 conscientious objectors “competed to volunteer” to be “human guinea pigs” for “dangerous and life-threatening medical experiments seeking cures for malaria, infections hepatitis, atypical pneumonia and typhus." The vast majority of Americans supported involvement in World War II, but a small minority refused to serve in combat because of their religious, philosophical, political or moral beliefs. The Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 gave these conscientious objectors the option of serving in non-comb...
Israel's Newest Navy "Shield": The Sa'ar-6
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* The ship will provide the firepower, radar range, and missile defenses to defend Israel’s exclusive economic zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Israel’s navy is set to pack a bigger punch as it received the first of a new class of corvette’s dubbed the Sa’ar 6 class. The first of the group is called INS *Magen* and sailed to Israel from Germany over the last weeks. It was unveiled in a ceremony at Israel’s Haifa Naval Base on December 2. Israel calls this a major milestone of “fortifying the State of Israel’s economic resources.” What t...
ODIN: The Computer System That Can Fix the F-35 Fighter?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EAB40Q1301&share=true] The old system, called ALIS is dead. Long live, the new system, called ODIN. A new F-35 on-board computer system has now fielded and taken to the skies, an upgraded logistics and maintenance database system intended to ensure safe, efficient flight and information management on board the jet. The system, called Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN), was developed as a follow-on or improvement upgrade to the F-35s well known Autonomic ...
Nazi U-Boat Hell: The Last, Doomed Mission of U-966
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] It’s possible reconstruct the turbulent events that occurred off the Galician coast in Oct. 10, 1943 — and their peculiar aftermath. In June 2018, Spanish media reported that divers Anxi González Roca and Eduardo Losada and naval historian Yago Abilleira had re-discovered the wreck Nazi submarine *U-966 *off Estaca de Bares in the Galician region on the northwestern tip of Spain. The divers found debris scattered across a wide area at depths ranging from 18 to 26 meters. Roca told the periodical *El Pais* that they ...
War Has Rules: The United States Must Respect Them
Jill Goldenziel, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Jill Goldenziel* *military, Americas* President Trump has eroded the United States’ commitment to the agreed-upon laws of war. It is nearly impossible to get every country in the world to agree on anything at all. But in 1949, the world decided to regulate the very act most fundamental to the birth of the nation-state: war. After witnessing the atrocities of World War II, all of the countries in the world came together to sign four Geneva Conventions, the core documents of the modern law of war. In doing so, they unanimously decided that the worst atrocities of World War II co...
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Fed Baltimore’s Violent Crime Problem
Maggie Ybarra, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Maggie Ybarra* *Crime, Americas* As the wrath of the coronavirus persisted, so did the city’s vast collection of violent crimes, which couldn’t be curtailed by stay-at-home orders or contained by other restrictions. The coronavirus crept into Baltimore in the middle of March, amid the city’s usual variety of carjackings, commercial break-ins, and wild not-so-west chaos. At first, it introduced itself as a temporary problem. The danger it posed seemed straightforward: contact with the virus could lead to death. Baltimore reacted to it by shutting the doors of its businesses. Peo...
Can You Launch a Plane from a Cable? In World War II, the U.S. Navy Did It
Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Brodie’s system never took off in the civilian world. Now it’s relegated to the pages of aviation history. Today’s small drones launch off catapults and land in big nets. Large drones require runways, whether on land or at sea. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way, as a wacky—and successful—World War II technique proved. During the Pacific War, a U.S. Army Air Forces captain figured out how to launch and recover a small airplane from a ship—without using a runway or a landing deck. It’s *still* pretty weird...
How Lockheed Keeps Building F-35 Stealth Fighters During the Coronavirus
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EAB40R8E01&share=true] There are many lessons defense contractors have learned throughout the pandemic. The F-35 stealth fighter plane factory in Fort Worth, Texas is a vast expanse. The indoor warehouse almost resembles a small city, filled with row after row of F-35 stealth fighter components and structures at various stages of construction. Stealthy looking, green-colored pieces of Fuselage, wires, wings, 25mm guns and partially completed aircraft fill up row afte...
Emile Bertin: The French Warship that Changed Sides (Twice) in World War II
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Émile Bertin‘s crew and skipper found themselves in the curious situation of being docked at a country still at war with Germany after their own country had surrendered. In June 1940, the 581-foot-long French light cruiser *Émile Bertin* sat docked in Halifax, when back in Europe, French officers gathered in the late Ferdinand Foch’s railway car at Compiègne to sign the humiliating armistice with Nazi Germany — sealing continental France’s subordination to German hegemony for a following four years. *Émile Bertin*‘s ...
In January 1942, the Soviets Launched a Massive Paratrooper Drop - and Absolute Chaos Followed
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] "This war has degenerated into a sort of slugging bout that has no resemblance whatever to any form of warfare we have known." *This article is part one of a two-part series.* The Soviet Union was a pioneer in airborne warfare in the years before World War II — the first conflict to see widespread use of paratroopers. And in the USSR, this development was part of an intense period of post-revolutionary military experimentation that would eventually experience the shock of Stalin’s purges in 1937 and the German invas...
Biden Chooses Tom “Mr. Monsanto” Vilsack As Agriculture Secretary
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
After weeks of rumors, President-elect Joe Biden confirmed last week that he has picked Tom Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture. Vilsack previously held the position under the Obama administration, from 2009 to 2017. This decision has disappointed many progressive Democrats who were hoping Biden’s cabinet picks would include a more diverse coalition and signal a push to the left. Vilsack, on the contrary, is quite literally more of the same: a wealthy white man and establishment Democrat with countless corporate interests and an atrocious record on climate change and civil rig...
The TPP Was All But Dead, DC Think Tanks Are Urging Biden To Bring It Back
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was dead and buried. But now, with the imminent arrival of the new Biden administration, many of the most influential policy groups in Washington are quietly trying to resurrect it. Writing for the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), Joshua Eisenman, the organization’s Senior Fellow in China Studies, argues that it is “time to revisit the TPP,” which has now been rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Last month, China signed a far-reaching trade agreement with most of the countries of...
THE PARTY WITH THE RADICAL REPUTATION VS. THE PARTY THAT'S ACTUALLY RADICAL
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 12 hours ago
This is who Democrats and Republicans are, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov survey: Democratic voters say by a 10-percentage-point margin that they’d like [President-Elect Joe] Biden to compromise in order to work across the aisle rather than stick to his positions even if it means not coming to an agreement. Republican voters, by a 29-point margin, say Republicans in Washington should stick to their positions. This is what Republican politicians and media figures have persuaded their voters -- and many swing voters -- that Democrats are: Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler calle...
2020: The Year the Tree of Liberty Was Torched
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 12 hours ago
“The people are unaware. They’re not educated to realize that they have power. The system is so geared that everyone believes the government will fix everything. We are the government.”—John Lennon by John W. Whitehead No doubt about it: 2020—a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for freedom—was the culmination of a terrible, horrible, … Continue reading 2020: The Year the Tree of Liberty Was Torched →
Trump Approves Historic Tibet Act, China-India Tension May Rise
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 12 hours ago
US President Donald Trump signed into law on Sunday the historic Tibet bill. US Congress had passed this bill on December 21. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA), which supports Tibet in key areas, even includes possible sanctions against Chinese authorities should they try to appoint the next Dalai Lama themselves and calls for … Continue reading Trump Approves Historic Tibet Act, China-India Tension May Rise →
Transmission of COVID-19 by people with no symptoms did NOT occur at all
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
I’m guessing that many people don’t know what “asymptomatic” means. It means “no symptoms.” So when they see the headline “Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds,” they don’t understand how important that news is. It means, “Why in the hell are we locked down?” According to a new ... Read more The post Transmission of COVID-19 by people with no symptoms did NOT occur at all appeared first on Ice Age Now.
BREAKING NEWS - Nashville RN says she got Bells Palsy from CovID-19 Vaccine!
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Nashville Registered Nurse Takes Covid Vax - * *Shows The Entire Left Half Of Her Face Is Now Paralyzedwith Bell's Palsy- Listen To Her Warning To All Americans"...They Do Not Care About Us...Do NOT Take This Vaccination!' - WATCH*
SNAPSHOTS AT YEAR'S END: How many people were already there?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020* *An allegation concerning the role of Storyline:* At one time, every schoolchild knew the doggerel verse: *In fourteen hundred and ninety-two,Columbus sailed the ocean blue.* Well, maybe not *every* child. But what did Columbus actually find when he arrived at the island known today as Hispaniola—the island which is shared today by Haiti and the Dominican Republic? More specifically, how many people were already living there? How many people were already there when Columbus arrived? In last Saturday's New York Times, two scholars presented a fascinat...
China's J-11B Heavy Fighter Plane: Just How Dangerous?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_TM3EA8N1A5A01&share=true] A new AESA Radar would help the old J-11B in trying to maintain its ability to fight and win a modern war. Based upon and inspired by the Russian Su-27, the Chinese J-11B heavy fighter plane has been flying for decades and has likely been in need of an upgrade for many years. Now, a news report says the aircraft appears to be getting a new longer-range, more sensitive radar attack and detection system. A new variant of the J-11B is reported to ...
A NATO In Asia? Not Going to Happen
Zhuoran Li, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Zhuoran Li* *Security, Asia* The lack of a common platform for American allies in Asia to discuss their security interests hinders the ambition. After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo completed his Asian tour in October, many observers labeled this tour as “anti-China.” He attended the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) conference in Tokyo and visited states with shared security concerns about China like Vietnam. This tour brought more discussion about the role of Quad in East Asian national security. Prime Minister Abe initiated Quad in 2007 as “an Asian arc of democracy” to...
Was a Breonna Taylor Statue Smashed in Oakland?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The ceramic bust bore a plaque reading, "Say her name: Breonna Taylor."
America's newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021
Robert A. Strong, Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
A three-month-long group conversation with some of the newest American voters yields insights both worrisome and promising.
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
Paulo Shakarian, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Arizona State University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Cyberwarfare is more like cancer than bombs and bullets. Cybersecurity experts are just beginning to make their diagnosis of the Sunburst hack.
Sidney Powell: FOUR NEW Oval Office meeting revelations
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Sidney Powell: FOUR NEW Oval Office meeting revelations ****News Topic 226***** Sidney Powell discusses (for first time) pivotal Oval Office meeting with President Trump… https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/new-interview-sidney-powell-discusses-oval-office-meeting-with-president-trump/
The Sunburst Hack Was Massive and Devastating
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The attack gave the perpetrators access to numerous key American business and government organizations.
Rhodes Scholars Surge in Biden’s Potential Cabinet
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation With Trump’s ascension to the presidency in 2016, the Rhodes Scholars that had permeated the U.S. Deep State over many years found themselves choking on humble pie as they were removed from the drivers’ seat of world affairs for the first time in decades. The paradigm of post-nation […]
Did McConnell Say Democrats ‘Shall Have No Victories’?
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The remarks attributed to the Senate majority leader were not entirely implausible based on his past pronouncements.
Did City Blue Imaging Print Voting Ballots, Then Burn Down?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Wherever you find bad news, conspiracy theorists aren't far behind.
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Glen Greenwald Asserting that Donald Trump is a fascist-like dictator threatening the previously sturdy foundations of U.S. democracy has been a virtual requirement over the... The post The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
WHO Chief Scientist Warns “No Evidence COVID Vaccine Prevents Viral Transmission”
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Once again, the WHO has stepped in to offer some confusing comments about the coronavirus vaccine, warning that there... The post WHO Chief Scientist Warns “No Evidence COVID Vaccine Prevents Viral Transmission” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Why Senators Must Reject Avril Haines for Intelligence
Medea Benjamin, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
This unassuming spy may look and sound like your favorite college professor, but that facade masks a ruthless wolf in sheep’s clothing who enabled murder by remote control and wielded a thick black pen to cover-up CIA torture. The post Why Senators Must Reject Avril Haines for Intelligence appeared first on MintPress News.
The “Democratic Centralism” of COVID
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 13 hours ago
The anonymous author of the satirical “Homeless Camping in Austin: A Modest Proposal” has also sent me this more serious guest post. The title is mine. “Democratic centralism,” you may recall, is the Leninist practice of demanding strict loyalty to a party line after a (usually perfunctory) debate. Printed with the author’s permission. Well-read readers […] The post The “Democratic Centralism” of COVID appeared first on Econlib.
Sidney Powell and Mike Flynn stand up to Trump’s treacherous White House lawyers during four hour meeting
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 14 hours ago
https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/patrick-byrne-what-really-happened/ by Alex Bruce Thomas Wictor recently switched from a podcast format to a slide show format, in his never-ending quest to boost our morale. https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/what-really-happened-in-frankfurt/ Although you don’t realize this at the beginning, this piece is about the November 10th Special Operations Forces raid of the CIA hacking center at the US Consulate in […]
Do you celebrate the real meaning of Christmas?
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 15 hours ago
What happened to Christmas? December 25, 2020 Each year, Christmas becomes a fading a reflection of Christmas’ past. What do the Satanists have against Jesus? He is the antithesis of the up-side-down world they are creating. Jesus taught that God is Love, and he loves everyone equally. He taught that God is a moral force […]
Iraq prepares to charge those responsible for assassinating Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Iraq prepares to charge those responsible for assassinating Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – On Monday, the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq confirmed that the investigations into the murder of the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis, and the commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Qassem Soleimani, have reached advanced stages, stressing that a judicial decision will be issued in the coming days against those involved in the crime. The supervisor of the Media Ce...
Houthi forces dealing lethal blow to Yemeni gov’t as they surround major stronghold
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Houthi forces dealing lethal blow to Yemeni gov’t as they surround major stronghold] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement, also known as the “Houthi forces”, are on a tear in the northern region of Yemen recently, as their troops continue to advance around the last government stronghold inside the Marib Governorate. According to the latest reports from Yemen, the Ansarallah forces are advancing inside the Maghdal District of Marib, while some of their other units seize territories in nearby areas around the administrative capital. Continue reading Houthi fo...
Tropical Cyclone "Chalane" to make landfall over Beira, Mozambique
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
After moving over Madagascar, Tropical Cyclone "Chalane" has entered the Mozambique Channel and is forecast to intensify before it makes landfall over Beira, Mozambique on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Residents in the city, who are still suffering from...... Read more »
Women Hunters, Anglers Dominated District of Conservation This Year
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 13 hours ago
The most listened-to District of Conservation episodes of 2020, including interviews, were dominated by women guests. Listen to the final 2020 podcast to learn more. The post Women Hunters, Anglers Dominated District of Conservation This Year appeared first on CFACT.
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/29/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
"Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to you! ○ Gregory Mannarino, *"Important Updates: "Stock Market, Ripple, * *Bitcoin, Gold, Silver, Dollar, Debt, More!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/29/20"* ○ ○ *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....
$600 Stimulus Checks Won't Pull America Out Of This Mess"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
*$600 Stimulus Checks Won't Pull America Out Of This Mess"* by Michael Snyder "Well, it looks like we are going to get $600 stimulus payments from the federal government after all. Oh goody! For the millions of Americans that are on the brink of being evicted from their homes, that will be enough for about half a mortgage payment or about half a month of rent. Many are referring to this as America’s “let them eat cake moment”, and that probably is not too far off target. As our politicians spend hundreds of billions of dollars on other nonsense, we are supposed to be deeply gratef...
WHO Says Covid-19 Pandemic Is 'Not Necessarily The Big One'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*The Guardian*: *WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' * *Experts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it* World Health Organization experts have warned that even though the coronavirus pandemic has been very severe, it is “not necessarily the big one”, and that the world will have to learn to live with Covid-19. The “destiny” of the virus is to become endemic, even as vaccines begin to be rolled out in the US and UK, says Professor David Heymann, the chair of the WHO’s strat...
Midsize miracles of perturbative string theory
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
A big part of the reason why all competent high-energy BSM+QG theoretical physicists are basically certain that string theory is the correct unifying theory of this Universe is that * it makes the right qualitative predictions (without assuming something equivalent) of the qualitative traits of the approximate laws of physics that were determined empirically * it solves problems with consistency and finiteness in a way that looks "infinitely unlikely" or "miraculous" in a generic similar yet non-stringy framework (and the alternative theories are the greatest examples) * it interpol...
The Political Trial Of John Lennon Signaled The Embarrassment Of Justice
Meg Sherman, null - 14 hours ago
The bitterly contended citizenship trial of a devoutly humanitarian family adding to American society, laughs in the face of professed American virtues of Christian charity. The post The Political Trial Of John Lennon Signaled The Embarrassment Of Justice appeared first on .
France Accused of ‘Hysteria Over COVID Variant’ After Nearly 15,000 Truckers Tested Negative
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*21WIRE* | The UK have no right to accuse France of over-reacting - when it was Britain's own government and media who invented the false story in the first place.
The 2020 Top Ten LGBT Stories From Latin America and the Caribbean
Contributing Reporter, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Javier Corrales* RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pandemic, lockdowns, and unemployment dominated life almost everywhere in 2020. The LGBT community in Latin America and the Caribbean has been impacted by these crises disproportionately. And yet, LGBT advocates were able to achieve victories, even in countries with a poor track-record of openness to LGBT rights. […] The post The 2020 Top Ten LGBT Stories From Latin America and the Caribbean appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Saudi court jails women's rights activist, posing challenge for Biden Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms Most had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after falling ill. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide. China and Rare Earths - CATO Institute How China’s digital currency will thwart US dollar trap and help the world Britain set to infect 2,500 people with COVID-19 for research Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years Swedish Millionaire Buys 4 Mi...
That gets it said
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Orthodox Reflections is a Web site focusing on "how the Orthodox Faith interacts with, and is perceived by, the American culture". I was recently sent the link to an article there titled "Conservatives Remember What Can Happen When You Lose". I don't identify as a political conservative *per se* - morally, yes, in the Christian tradition, but if I have to pick a *political* label, I daresay I lean towards "classical Liberal". Even so, I think it's worth quoting at length from the article, because it speaks for many of us in this country today. Emphasis is in the original. ...
Andrew Cuomo Issues Christmas Pardons For Illegal Aliens And Murderers
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Mike LaChance – December 26, 2020 Democrats and their pals in media have been in a huff for the last two weeks about the pardons issued by President Trump. Meanwhile, they are completely ignoring the pardons issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It must be nice to be a Democrat. You can do … Continue reading Andrew Cuomo Issues Christmas Pardons For Illegal Aliens And Murderers →
Brazil’s Jobless Rate Falls to 14.3%, First Decline This Year
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly to 14.3% in the three months through October, official figures showed on Tuesday, December 29th, the first decline this year as the number of people with jobs rose by almost 2 million from the prior three months. The 14.3% unemployment rate was down from a […] The post Brazil’s Jobless Rate Falls to 14.3%, First Decline This Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
Archbishop Vigano: The Vatican Nativity Scene Is From Lucifer
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Russian army reinforcements head to key Syrian town as Turkish-backed forces intensify attacks: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Russian army reinforcements head to key Syrian town as Turkish-backed forces intensify attacks: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Russian army is building up forces in the hottest zones in Syria to stabilize the situation and prevent the Turkish-backed militants from seizing new territories. Recently, the situation in the Syrian governorate of Raqqa has deteriorated. In mid-December, in the course of joint negotiations between the Russian Reconciliation Center, Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), three joint Russian-Syrian observation posts were...
Turkey has one last military post besieged by Syrian Army
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Turkey has one last military post besieged by Syrian Army] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – On Monday, the Turkish military completed their withdrawal from the Jabal Anadan region of the Aleppo Governorate, as this site was completely besieged by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) over the last ten months. With the withdrawal from the Jabal Anadan observation post, the Turkish army now finds itself with one last base located within the territories controlled by the Syrian Armed Forces in northern region of the country. Continue reading Turkey has one last military post besieged by Syri...
Large number of Sudanese military reinforcements pour into Ethiopian border area
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Large number of Sudanese military reinforcements pour into Ethiopian border area] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Sudanese Armed Forces have sent a large number military reinforcements to the border with Ethiopia, after the Transitional Partners Council confirmed its support for the Sudanese army on the eastern borders. According to the Sudanese Al-Mashhad website, Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, the spokesperson for the Council, said that the meeting secured the need to expedite the provision of all support to the Sudanese soldiers, with an emphasis on respecting the Ethiopian...
Iranian studio creates game where players join forces with Qassem Soleimani to fight ISIS
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Iranian studio creates game where players join forces with Qassem Soleimani to fight ISIS] A new first person shooter video game by an Iranian studio will allow players to relive the events of the 2014-2015 Siege of Amirli by Daesh militants during the War in Iraq, and will feature an appearance by slain Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani. The game, produced by the Islamic Revolution Centre for Digital Products and Publications, is entitled ‘General in the Shadows’, and is expected to be formally unveiled on the anniversary of Soleimani’s assassination. Continue reading I...
Iran’s 2nd satellite is ready for launch despite US criticism
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Iran’s 2nd satellite is ready for launch despite US criticism] BERIUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The president of the Iranian University of Science and Industry, Jabbar Ali Zakri, announced that the second satellite manufactured by this university, the “Zafar 2”, is ready for launch. Zakri pointed out that the period of making the satellite inside the country takes between 18 to 24 months at a maximum, and said that the Iranian University of Science and Industry has prepared the second model of the Zafar satellite, which is ready for launch and stability in the space orbit aroun...
Why is NATO going global?
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
One of the pre-conditions for Soviet support for the reunification of East & West Germany was the promise from the US that NATO would not expand 'one centimeter' toward the Russian borders. The Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact alliance folded after its collapse thus making no need for NATO. Instead since those days NATO has been on steroids and is now working to become a global alliance. The US rejects that any promise was made not to expand NATO - hardly a surprise. Just ask Native Americans about promises from The Great White Father in Washington. In 2017 The National Interest ...
Taiwan Hopes New Submarines Could Stop a Chinese Assault
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Taiwan, Asia* The PLAN has aggressively built up its navy, and now has more than 300 warships and submarines in service. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *"Even a small flotilla of Taiwanese subs" could penetrate the PLAN's defenses, as the hazardous conditions of the Taiwan Strait favor the concealment of the small submersible craft. Along with China's inability to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) this could make any invasion of the island extremely costly. As the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) continues to increase in siz...
Why Conservatives Should Embrace Realism and Restraint
William Ruger, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*William Ruger* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_RC197CC0F250&share=true] Conservatives should resist the urge to revert to stale thinking and bad habits. CONSERVATIVES USED to agree on foreign policy. No more. So what next for conservative foreign policy? In the wake of President Donald Trump, a real fight is underway that will have huge ramifications for conservatism, the Republican Party, and America’s role in the world. As a candidate and as president, Trump offered a vision starkly at odds with the aggressi...
Joe Biden Must Embrace Liberal Nationalism to Lead America Forward
John J. Mearsheimer, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*John J. Mearsheimer* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2XNK9TZW40&share=true] Biden has the power to make some important changes, however, although he will have to play the hand he has been dealt with great skill. THE UNITED States is in deep trouble at home and abroad. But the problems are not simply President Donald Trump’s fault: both his Democratic and Republican predecessors also bear considerable responsibility. Trump was elected in 2016 because many Americans were profoundly unhappy with the state of th...
How Long Will it Take to Get to Coronavirus Herd Immunity?
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_RC2GSK91943C&share=true] America could reach herd immunity by the end of 2021. Herd immunity is once again becoming a trending topic, but this time, it is because of the fluctuating percentages to achieve that important milestone. Over the weekend, White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci contended that the percentage of the population that would need to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in order to achieve herd immunity would range “bet...
China's Z-10 Attack Helicopters: Getting Ready for a Taiwan War?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1FE7A9EF00&share=true] Beijing is copying American tactics and plans to use its modern weapon systems to invade the island if the go order is ever given. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is preparing for air and amphibious attacks upon the island of Taiwan and strategically crucial areas of the South China Sea, using new air-assault raid tactics and high-speed attack helicopters. The preparations, which included a number of Chinese Z-10 attack helicopters and Mi-...
Russia’s Sole Aircraft Carrier to Begin New Sea Trials in 2022
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Russia, Europe* It is not an overstatement to suggest that Moscow doesn't have a good track record with aircraft carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Russia's flagship displaces 58,000 tons, and it has a length of 304.5 meters. Unlike the U.S. Navy's carriers, it does not utilize a catapult to launch aircraft and instead is equipped with a ski-jump ramp. The Russian warship has two aircraft elevators, and its air task force can consist of 24-26 fighter jets and 12 helicopters. It is not an overstatement to suggest that Moscow doesn't have a good track rec...
America’s B-21 Raider: (Soon to Be) The Most Advanced Stealth Bomber
Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Alex Hollings* *Security, * The United States has operated at the forefront of stealth technology in aviation since its very inception, starting with the F-117 Nighthawk in 1981. The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is expected to enter service sometime within the next ten years. Once it does, it just may be the most advanced military aircraft ever to go into combat. The United States has operated at the forefront of stealth technology in aviation since its very inception, starting with the F-117 Nighthawk in 1981. For decades thereafter, America was the only nation on the planet ...
A Beamed Sail to the Sun’s Gravity Focus
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 13 hours ago
Our recent discussions about Claudio Maccone’s FOCAL mission to the Sun’s gravitational focus, and the ongoing work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts office, have had Alex Tolley thinking about alternative scenarios. Yes, a spacecraft moving along the focal line extending from the solar gravitational lens (SGL) would be capable of […]
Coronavirus-Denying Russian Monk Detained by Police
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
In the overnight showdown, police clashed with supporters of Father Sergiy at the Sredneuralsk monastery outside Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains.
Now that Navalny has proven useless, a NEW ANTI-PUTIN “star is born”
The Duran, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Now that Navalny has proven useless, a NEW ANTI-PUTIN “star is born” The Duran: Episode 840. Moscow police question Navalny associate Sobol over claims she ‘violently’ broke into apartment of alleged FSB poison team member Moscow police question Navalny associate Sobol over claims she ‘violently’ broke into apartment of alleged FSB poison team member Russian […]
Rudy Giuliani gives us significant information about the election crisis [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 14 hours ago
The News Media Blackout has done great damage to the ability of average Americans (and even news junkies like myself) to get real and useful information about what is going on. In this fiercely contested election of 2020, President Trump has still not conceded defeat, and he still seems to believe that there is a way […]
WATCH: Cops Knock Woman’s Teeth Out After She Asked Them Not to Park in Her Yard
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: cops]Newly released body camera footage shows cops knock a woman's teeth out after she asked them not to park in her yard.
AT&T Building That Was Bombed In Nashville Has Connections To Dominion
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Anthony T 3 days ago The rabbit hole connected with Dominion Voting Systems got a little deeper. Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. According to Wikipedia and other outlets, Cerberus Capital Management owned the AT&T Building in 2007. So, what? Well, Hootan Yaghoobzadeh … Continue reading AT&T Building That Was Bombed In Nashville Has Connections To Dominion →
Alarming Details Of Nashville Suspect…
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Populist Press Saturday December 26, 2020 Google photos of alleged bombing suspect Anthony Quinn Warner’s residence as well as records proving he was previously registered as an explosives dealer, are coming into question in this investigation. There are no conspiracies but also no coincidences. Warner’s residence (captured by Google maps before the bombing), is currently … Continue reading Alarming Details Of Nashville Suspect… →
Nashville explosion was actually a missile strike, and the target was the AT&T / NSA hardened switching facility “spy hub”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Saturday, December 26, 2020 by: Mike Adams NaturalNews.com (Natural News) We now have video evidence that an incoming missile initiated the explosion in Nashville. The following skyline video, embedded below, shows quite clearly an incoming missile trail immediately before the explosion. We also now know that the location, which was blurred out by Google street … Continue reading Nashville explosion was actually a missile strike, and the target was the AT&T / NSA hardened switching facility “spy hub” →
Junk science: how bogus forensic evidence is used to convict innocent people
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 The Nova Scotia government announced that 13 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered over the four-day gap in reporting through the holiday weekend: On Dec. 25 and 26 (collectively), nine new cases were reported — six in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone, two in the Northern Zone, and one in the Eastern […]
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j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
PEERS: Important Warnings on COVID-19 Vaccines Listed below is vitally important information to consider on the COVID-19 vaccines being offered. Immediately below each point made are quotes from major media and government sources followed by links to the original source to support and verify the information presented. You are invited to spend time investigating yourself … Continue reading →
Fate of Trump’s $2,000 Checks Now Rests with GOP-Led Senate
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue.
US-Funded Thai Mobs' "New Year's Resolution"
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 16 hours ago
*December 28, 2020* (Brian Berletic - LD) - Despite being exposed as US government funded agitators working to divide and destroy Thailand, despite plummeting numbers of supporters and disastrous election results, and despite the continuous damage they are doing to the Thai economy - mob leaders like Anon Nampa have vowed to continue disruptive street protests well into next year. They also vow to bring back fugitives "by 2022." I explain why these fugitives are not "dissidents," why Thailand's anti-defamation laws are not "archaic," and offer an alternative we can work on to ...
Denmark Importing A Third Of Its Power Today
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Charles Turner This is a summary of the Danish electricity grid today: https://en.energinet.dk/ In short, Denmark is heavily reliant on imported power from Norway (hydro) and Sweden (hydro/nuclear). Netting off the power exported to Germany, Denmark is still sourcing about a third of its electricity from […]
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has concluded https://t.co/0aWm1k6cEG — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) December 29, 2020 Belarus and Argentina have launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot. They are the first countries outside Russia to use the vaccine, which is still undergoing late-stage studies to ensure safety and effectiveness. https://t.co/Os4NSS1Ryk — The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2020 #UPDATE A powerful ...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Fridges in which the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are stored stand in the Swiss Army pharmacy at an undisclosed location in Switzerland, December 23. Clemens Laub/VBS/DDPS *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *EU begins effort to vaccinate 450 million* (Reuters).
The F-35 Will Soon Share Data with Army Artillery Platforms
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Military, * This is the future of joint force, cross-domain warfare. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *This kind of networking connectivity was made possible by the kinds of innovations central to ABMS, much of which is centered upon the use of AI-enabled networking and advanced algorithms to gather, discern, analyze, and organize intelligence data in seconds, an emerging technical capacity which enables sensors and high-speed interceptors to operate with the speed and precision necessary to take out something as dangerous as an attacking cruise missile. Th...
The U.S. Navy’s First Fleet is Returning to Deter China
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The U.S. Navy is currently overstretched. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The U.S. First Fleet was in operation from January 1947 to February 1973 and operated in the Western Pacific as part of the Pacific Fleet. It was disestablished and its duties assumed by the U.S. Third Fleet. Last month, Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite called for the re-establishment of the U.S. First Fleet, which would be a new numbered command that could help build-up the U.S. Navy’s presence in the vital Pacific and Indian Ocean seaways to Australia’s north. The...
Speed Reading Champion!
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
The judge read 270 pages of evidence and wrote a 20 page response in just five hours. Lin Wood on Twitter Order
Sociology Student Gang Stalked 4 Truth, Says A I Was Behind It
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
StopTheCrime.net NEW Nov 20, 2020 Original at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnrxE… Richard Bruce 74.1K subscribers Sociology student writes paper on pluralistic ignorance and how Americans were tricked into... The post Sociology Student Gang Stalked 4 Truth, Says A I Was Behind It appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Eight German care home employees jabbed with 5 TIMES Pfizer vaccine dose, 4 hospitalized with Covid-like symptoms
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
RT Eight nursing home workers in Stralsund received five times the normal dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, sending half of them to the hospital... The post Eight German care home employees jabbed with 5 TIMES Pfizer vaccine dose, 4 hospitalized with Covid-like symptoms appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
San Joaquin County DA’s Office says no involvement in ‘raid’ on Stockton hair salon
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Fox 40 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A Stockton hair salon that was the focus of an enforcement visit for COVID-19 restrictions by the... The post San Joaquin County DA’s Office says no involvement in ‘raid’ on Stockton hair salon appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trevor Louden: Communists in the USA
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
We’re in a communist revolution here in the USA – and 95% of the public are completely in the dark. The mainstream media will never call out communists – no matter how blatant they are. That’s why our country is being turned upside down and hardly anybody seems to know why. After 40 years of studying communism Trevor knows a revolution when he sees one. We’re in a death struggle here in the USA. Make no mistake about it. ~ Hardnox
Corruption At Centre Stage
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Lisa Van Dusen writes that corruption has taken centre stage in our politics. In the battle between democracy and authoritarianism, corruption is seminal -- because corruption is all about incentives and disincentives: The hypercorruption that has spread through the financial system, the political world, the intelligence community and Big Tech for the past two decades — most vividly in the weaponization of Donald Trump but ringing like a bell through the 2008 market collapse, the Citizens United US Supreme Court decision in 2010, the series of intelligence “failures” from the inco...
This Year Has Ended - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Elections are rigged* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Politicians corrupt* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Corporations rule* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Health has been highjacked* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Google is evil* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Enemies within* *This year has ended* *Our Lands are in our own hands* *Traitors inside the gate* *This year has ended* *Our Lands...
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