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Rothchild’s Candy commercial
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 16 hours ago
ccmmedia Mar 27, 2008 I want to smack the “French” guy, even though he’s a great actor (Patrick Gorman)! This aired April 14, 1979, during... The post Rothchild’s Candy commercial appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Venezuela Wins Simply By Holding An Election
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
On December 6, the Venezuelan people will vote for a new National Assembly. Ordinarily, there is nothing unusual about this, nor would this be newsworthy outside Venezuela. Ever since the election of Hugo Chávez to the presidency in 1998, the Venezuelan people have been used to more than one national election each year (this legislative election is the 25th in 21 years); these have been the presidential elections, the legislative elections, and the referendums to strengthen the 1999 Constitution. On the surface, this is just another one of these elections that has served to deepen...
Wet’suwet’en Call On Province To Close Pipeline Work Camps
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation are calling on B.C.’s public health officer to shut down work camps operating on their territory as COVID-19 numbers rise in northern B.C. In an open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry signed by 22 Ts’ako ze’, or female chiefs, the women express “grave concern” over continued construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline through the region. Three work camps currently house close to 700 people on Wet’suwet’en territory, according to the pipeline builder’s November update. The post Wet’suwet’en Call On Province To Close Pipeline Work Camps appe...
Lancet’s Heat-Related Deaths Con Trick
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The new Lancet report on climate change is now out: The number of older people dying from heat-related causes has doubled in under 20 years, a report revealed yesterday. Britain suffered an estimated 8,500 heat deaths among the over-65s in 2018 – more than twice the average for the […]
4 Highlights From Georgia Senate’s Election Fraud Hearing
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Fred Lucas / @FredLucasWH / December 03, 2020 The Trump campaign’s legal team described suitcases full of ballots Thursday in presentations to Georgia state lawmakers that included a video and a call for the legislators to appoint electors to vote for the president. Other Georgia state and local officials, meanwhile, said the Nov. 3 election ran … Continue reading 4 Highlights From Georgia Senate’s Election Fraud Hearing →
Freedom Caucus Demands Barr Release Report on Election Fraud Probe
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Rachel del Guidice / @LRacheldG / December 03, 2020 Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.(center), and other members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a news conference outside the Capitol on Thursday, at which they called on Attorney General William Barr to release findings of an investigation into allegations of 2020 election fraud. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty … Continue reading Freedom Caucus Demands Barr Release Report on Election Fraud Probe →
Why Aren’t US Attorneys Investigating Voter Fraud Allegations?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Video Team / December 03, 2020 “I haven’t seen any reports that any U.S. attorneys have actually investigated any of the allegations that have been made in various states,” says Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation. (Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua/Getty Images) Commentary By Video Team None of the U.S. government’s top 93 … Continue reading Why Aren’t US Attorneys Investigating Voter Fraud Allegations? →
What’s Up, Ruby?… BREAKING: Crooked Operative Filmed Pulling Out Suitcases of Ballots in Georgia IS IDENTIFIED
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Jim Hoft Earlier today Cristina Laila reported on the explosive video that was revealed during the Georgia ballot counting at the State Farm Arena where crooked Democrats pulled out suitcases full of ballots and began counting those ballots without election monitors in the room. Trump’s legal team showed a…
Voting Machine USB Drives Had Totals Altered Overnight, Witness in Nevada Election Contest Alleges
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
NevadaBy Ivan Pentchoukov December 3, 2020 A witness brought forward by the Trump campaign in its election contest in Nevada alleged that the memory disks used to store vote totals from election machines during the early vote period had the vote tallies inexplicably changed overnight, according to a presentation at an evidentiary hearing in Carson … Continue reading Voting Machine USB Drives Had Totals Altered Overnight, Witness in Nevada Election Contest Alleges →
Who Are You Going To Believe?
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
The culture war being waged in the United States is destroying that nation from within. Aaron Wherry writes that Erin O' Tolle has embraced the idea of a culture war. The idea goes back to British writer Goodhart's book, *The Road To Somewhere*: In short, Goodhart posits that the traditional politics of left and right, liberal and conservative, are now overlaid by a "larger and looser" distinction "between the people who see the world from Anywhere and the people who see it from Somewhere." According to Goodhart, the typical Anywhere is a well-educated professional living in a ...
Video: Curtis Bowers: A Socialist Agenda Is Underway
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Crossroads By Joshua Philipp December 3, 2020 More than a decade ago, filmmaker Curtis Bowers released his first documentary: “Agenda: Grinding America Down”, which warned about subversive movements working towards a socialist push in the United States. Much of what he warned of is now taking place, and to learn more about this we’ve invited … Continue reading Video: Curtis Bowers: A Socialist Agenda Is Underway →
Video: Gordon Chang on Chinese Election Interference; Paid Propaganda in US Media; China’s Massive DNA Database
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
American Thought Leaders By Jan Jekielek December 3, 2020 Today, we sit down with China analyst Gordon Chang, author of “The Coming Collapse of China,” to discuss Chinese Communist Party paid propaganda in American news outlets, how Beijing interfered in the U.S. elections, and why China is building a massive DNA database of people all … Continue reading Video: Gordon Chang on Chinese Election Interference; Paid Propaganda in US Media; China’s Massive DNA Database →
Video: Suitcases Filled With Ballots; Hidden Under Table; Counted Without Oversight
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov Premiered 12 hours ago BREAKING: surveillance footage from Georgia shows that 4 people stayed behind after telling everyone else to leave. Then they kept counting ballots, and pulling out suitcases full of ballots from underneath a table. Watch the video! Resources: Surveillance Footage: https://ept.ms/39DOCoT UPS truck footage: https://ept.ms/3mzQQJE Georgia Lawsuit: … Continue reading Video: Suitcases Filled With Ballots; Hidden Under Table; Counted Without Oversight →
Georgia group founded by Stacey Abrams under investigation for seeking out-of-state, dead voters
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Jim Campbell's: Comment by Jim Campbell December 3rd, 2020 Those involved in the biggest fraud in U.S. Election will be found. When they are, they must suffer the harshest penalties allowed by their individual states. Stacey Abrams Voter Registration Group Denies Impropriety as Georgia Election Officials Investigate Her so-called group was…
HUGE! Video Footage From Georgia Shows Suitcases Filled with Ballots Pulled From Under Table AFTER Supervisor Told GOP Poll Workers to Leave Tabulation Center
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Cristina Laila The Georgia Senate Oversight Committee held a hearing on Thursday on the massive election fraud in the state. President Trump was ahead of Joe Biden by more than 110,000 votes in Georgia on election night when all of a sudden Fulton County stopped counting ballots after a…
Alabama Rocket Startup Aevum Just Unveiled The World's Biggest Drone
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*The Hill:* *The world's biggest drone debuts, and it weighs nearly 28 tons * *The company, Aevum, has been awarded more than $1 billion in government contracts.* Story at a glance * The 80-foot aircraft has a wingspan of 60 feet, stands 18 feet tall and is the world’s largest Unmanned Aircraft (UAS) by mass, weighing 55,000 pounds. * The aircraft is designed to drop a rocket in midair that launches small satellites into space. * the aircraft is designed to put satellites into orbit as fast as every 180 minutes. A private rocket-launch startup unveiled its fully aut...
Every Major Bank Has Now Ruled Out Funding Arctic Drilling
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
We got another one. On Monday evening, Bank of America said that it will no longer finance fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic, joining Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Chase, Wells Fargo, and CitiBank, which all announced similar policies this year. That means no major U.S. bank will fund oil and gas production in the region anymore. The news follows years of public pressure from climate organizers for companies to stop enabling Arctic drilling. The movement heated up since last fall when a coalition launched Stop the Money Pipeline, a campaign to call out Wall Street firms’ role...
Brazil Congressman Sees Cannabis Cultivation Bill Making Progress in December
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Brazilian bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp cultivation could soon have its first debate on the floor of the lower house of Congress, ahead of its expected approval in that chamber before the end of this year, federal deputy Paulo Teixeira (PT-SP) told Marijuana Business Daily. […] The post Brazil Congressman Sees Cannabis Cultivation Bill Making Progress in December appeared first on The Rio Times.
Prison Strikers Suspend Starvation, Continue Work Strike
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Corcoran, CA - CDCr’s negligent and careless response to the COVID-19 outbreak at CSATF has now killed at least three people. Active cases at the prison continue to hover near 1000 and now over half of the facility has contracted the disease. Guards and staff members are still failing to follow safety protocols and continue to move people around the facility creating more and more exposure. The hunger strikers in D have decided to suspend their starvation in order to recover their health for an ongoing fight. The post Prison Strikers Suspend Starvation, Continue Work Strike appear...
Trump’s Support For Israel’s Killing Of Iranian Scientist Could Lead To War
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
In the weeks remaining before Joe Biden’s inauguration, Donald Trump is taking actions — including aiding and abetting murder — to prevent his successor from pursuing diplomacy with Iran. On November 27, Israel assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist. International law expert Richard Falk called it “an outrageous act of state terrorism.” Although the Israeli government has not claimed credit for the illegal killing, there is little doubt of its culpability. Trump implicitly praised the assassination, retweeting a comment by Israeli journalist and intelligence...
Book Review: ‘The Myth And Propaganda Of Black Buying Power’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Dr. Jared A. Ball’s new book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power” explains the history of the black “buying power” canard. It is a commercial and political propaganda tool for the black political class, a cudgel to blame people for their own poverty, and a means of disappearing any critique of capitalism. Black Americans are besieged by many facetious notions which claim to bring them progress. One of the most pervasive and insidious is the myth of “buying power.” We are told that we have $1 trillion that could be harnessed if only we spent money more wisely or saved m...
US Role In Assassination Of Iranian Scientist
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 17 hours ago
The targeted assassination of top Iranian physicist and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27, and Donald Trump’s immediate approving Tweet, confirm the determination of U.S. and Israeli rulers to sabotage every possible effort for peace or normalization of relations with Iran or the region. The multi-pronged attack involved at least one explosion and small-arms fire by a number of assailants. Regardless of who the media blame, whether Israel or the Washington-supported Iranian terrorist group People’s Mujahedin Organization, this latest act of state-sponsored terrorism...
United Nations Removes Marijuana From List Of Most Dangerous Drugs
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 17 hours ago
A United Nations panel has voted to remove medical cannabis from a list of dangerous drugs. In the Wednesday vote, the Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted on several World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations related to cannabis. Among them was a recommendation that the drug be stricken from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The list currently puts cannabis alongside drugs like heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. While the vote will not have any immediate or binding effect on international cannabis laws, it will open doors for reforms that use such inter...
Powerful prima facie case to charge Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley with concealing war crimes
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 17 hours ago
Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley was formerly a General is Australia’s army and he was Chief of the Defence Force from the 4th of July 2011 to June 2014. I wrote about his […]
Investigating a Unitary Executive Model of Immigration
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 10 hours ago
For the Symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, The President and Immigration Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Bijal Shah In *The President and Immigration Law*, Professors Adam B. Cox and Cristina M. Rodríguez offer a comprehensive and expert account of the President’s power to control the implementation of immigration law. To do so, they present a careful exposition of the dynamic relationship between the political branches that both sheds light on the immigration apparatus and has broader implications for structural constitutionalism and administrative law. For this...
UK Covid Cases Halved Since October Peak- Dropping Before Boris Johnson Sold Another Lockdown On Yet Another Lie.
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
UK COVID-19 cases have halved since October peak “It’s encouraging to see rates are still falling across most of the UK, and we’re now below 21,000 cases, less than half the peak of the second wave we saw in October. However, while we are also seeing steady falls in admissions now, it’s important that we aren’t complacent....." "Lockdowns" began Nov. 05/20. With variations, of course Across the UK there are now significant local differences in the coronavirus restrictions that apply. These particularly affect rules on meeting other people public and social gatherings and events, an...
Green Growth vs Degrowth: Are We Missing the Point?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 15 hours ago
A broad discussion of the climate change growth versus degrowth debate and how to move forward despite those differences.
Deadliest Hawk: Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk is Getting a Refresh
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_PBEAHUOLAAE&share=true] Hints of the Global Hawk of the future. Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk is one of, if not the world’s premier surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system—and the Air Force’s go-to eye in the sky—and it is slated for an upgrade. Hidden in a laundry list of award notices, a recent Pentagon contract award notice outlined what a $4.8 billion, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award would broadly cover virtually all aspects of ...
Divided We Fall: Why the ‘America First’ Policy Has Created New Problems
Zachary Shore, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Zachary Shore* *Security, Americas* From the vantage point of 2020, it can seem hard to imagine Americans uniting over anything, much less a massive rescue operation for starving strangers. The country has become so inward-looking that it has lost focus on the world beyond its shores. It was the kind of spectacle that only Hollywood could produce. Scores of searchlights crisscrossed the night sky, illuminating fancy floats below. Ten live bands filled the grounds with music fit for the extravaganza. And the stars came out in force because everyone wanted to be there. John Wayne ...
Hitler's Folly: The Enormous "Jagdtiger" Tank Was Just Too Big to Work
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] A malfunctioning, fuel-devouring super tank hardly benefited a desperate Nazi Germany. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The Jagdtigers were nigh-unstoppable when working. However, for every one lost to enemy action, six (six!) were lost to mechanical failure. During World War II, German factories churned out numerous turretless assault guns (*Sturmgeschutz*) and tank destroyers (*Jagdpanzers*) based on each major tank chassis. Though the lack of a turret made them less capable in offensive operations, they were c...
The U.S. Navy Needs Submarines That Can Beat China. Are They Ready?
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* U.S. submarines are the most advanced in the world and are the linchpin of American naval deterrence. But they are aging. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Old missiles with new capabilities are pushing the limits of what is possible. As the size and quality of the People’s Liberation Army Navy increases, so too must the U.S. Navy’s qualitative edge increase. Ship for ship, the PLA Navy is now the world’s largest, and although numbers alone do not necessarily have any bearing on ship quality or capability, a larger Chinese Navy does pose a threa...
Modern Stealth Fighters Were Invented At (Where Else?) Area 51
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Though the Pentagon admitted to the existence of a stealth jet in 1983, the secrecy surrounding the F-117 was so effective that the public never had any inkling of the Nighthawk’s true appearance, nor even its designation (widely believed to be the “F-19”) until was finally unveiled in 1988. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Area 51's location - Groom Lake - was perfect as an experimental aircraft testing site: it was far from prying eyes and "smooth as a billiard table." Area 51, the highly secretive U.S. Air Force test...
Iran's Missiles Are Getting a Lot More Accurate
Stratfor Worldview, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Stratfor Worldview* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The September 2019 attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities, as well as the assault on Ayn al-Asad, illustrate how Iran retains potent capabilities even if its conventional military technology remains woefully outdated. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Iran's missile strikes have become much more precise. In an attack on a U.S. airbase in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the missiles specifically targeted the hangars rather than the barracks - a decision that was lik...
Extremely dangerous winter weather setup across the southern Alpine flank
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
An extreme, potentially catastrophic amount of rain and especially snow could develop across the southern Alpine flank over the coming weekend, leading to potentially catastrophic avalanches. Potentially a very dynamic weather pattern change is shaping up for...... Read more »
WATCH: Man Flags Down Police for Help with Crash so Cops Attack and Taser Him
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: help]Witnesses say a man attempting to get police to help with a vehicle crash say police showed up and attacked and tasered the man for no reason.
The Unending Political Battles
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
"We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather bed.” ~ Thomas Jefferson. To Jefferson’s saying, I will add that we cannot expect to sustain a culture of liberty in a feather bed. If people desire to keep their country free, they have to push back against the designs of the despots day after day. Conserving a society is a relentless struggle; the political fight never ends. No society can reach a stage where there is a Hegelian style “end of history”—ideological and strategic evolution of both sides, the side of liberty and the side of despotism, will n...
Uncritical News Consumption is Like Sugar To the Body- Dam Unhealthy!
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Don't miss today's earlier report:* UK Covid Cases Halved Since October Peak- Dropping Before Boris Johnson Sold Another Lockdown On Yet Another Lie. * Onto the latest...* *News to the Mind is Like Sugar To The Body- Dam Unhealthy*! *What passes itself off as "news" or information is not easily digested here. It's got to be chewed over a whole lot before swallowing or spitting it out! * *Interesting oped from 7 years ago. * *Consider what passes itself off as in form ation (in form a tion) action taken to form you. Keeping you in line/in form with the mindless masses* ...
How Kevin Little is helping North Dartmouth through the pandemic
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 update Tim Bousquet has an update on COVID-19. There are 11 new cases in Nova Scotia. Nine of those are in the Nova Scotia Heath Authority’s Central Zone and the other two are in the Northern Zone. One of the cases in the Central Zone includes someone connected to Citadel High School. […]
The World Economic Forum and Transhumanism Part 1 - The Vision of Karl Schwab
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
Let's open this blog by looking at a definition: Transhumanism - the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. Now, let's move along to the subject of this posting. At the centre of a new global order, a highly influential figure by the name of Karl Schwab, founder and current head of the World Economic Forum, has made it quite clear what he believes lies ahead for humanity as technology and Homo Sapiens merge. Fortunately, (or unfortunately depending on your viewpoint), ...
Biden Inherits Middle East’s Grapes Of Wrath
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 16 hours ago
On the arid landscape of the Arabian deserts, the outgoing US president Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner planted a sapling called the Abraham Accords last August. They forecast it to be the harbinger of a future vineyard of luscious grapes, richly satisfying and arousing desire, which they hoped […]
George Soros and the Difficulties of Macro-investing
Alberto Mingardi, Econlib - 16 hours ago
I receive this from my friend Antonio Foglia. It seemed brilliant and worth sharing (with his permission). Last night I saw the documentary on George Soros directed by Bob Dylan’s son. To explain how Macro investing works, George explains in an old interview that he was once skiing in St. Moritz and had picked up […] The post George Soros and the Difficulties of Macro-investing appeared first on Econlib.
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 3rd December 2020
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 17 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
A great man
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
I met Coleman McCarthy through his brother Dennis who lived in Vero Beach, Florida while I was coordinating the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice. Dennis arranged for Coleman to come to Orlando to speak at an event I organized for him. Coleman, before being fired as a columnist for the Washington Post (because he was too radical), once wrote one of his nationally syndicated columns about my space issues work after the urging of his brother who supported my peaceful space efforts. Dennis was a former Catholic priest who lived for many years in Latin America. After leaving ...
L'après‑Cotonou: les négociateurs parviennent à un accord politique sur un nouvel accord de partenariat entre l'UE et les États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
04-Dec-2020 The chief negotiators from the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) reached a political deal on the text for a new partnership agreement that will succeed the Cotonou Agreement.
Post-Cotonou: Negotiators reach a political deal on a new EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific partnership agreement
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
04-Dec-2020 The chief negotiators from the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) reached a political deal on the text for a new partnership agreement that will succeed the Cotonou Agreement.
North Macedonia and UK sign partnership, trade and cooperation agreement
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
04-Dec-2020 The UK has signed a partnership, trade and cooperation agreement with North Macedonia.
EU Commission could pull out of controversial energy treaty
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
04-Dec-2020 The European Commission has confirmed for the first time that Brussels could withdraw from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which critics say shields the fossil-fuel industry.
India's withdrawal From RCEP: is it better off?
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
04-Dec-2020 India's focus has shifted to the creation of a strong domestic agricultural and industrial base, and therefore, joining the RCEP no longer appears to be a priority.
On the Low Rate of Interest
Greg Mankiw, Greg Mankiw's Blog - 16 hours ago
Click here to read my column in this Sunday's *New York Times*.
The Xian H-20: China's Own 'B-2' Stealth Bomber Is Coming
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* The H-20 is widely expected to boast a range of at least 8,500 kilometers, and quite possibly more. *Here's What You Need to Know*: There is no concrete delivery timeline for the H-20, though an increasing number of reports allege that the H-20 will enter serial production in the mid-2020s. China’s aircraft industry is forging ahead with the Xian H-20, an advanced strategic bomber that may threaten America’s ability to project power in the Asia-Pacific region. Reports emerged as early as 2015 that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force ...
Hurt by U.S. Sanctions, Venezuela Pushes Private Firms Into Asia, Middle East Trade – Sources
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle East as part of an effort to limit the impact of U.S. sanctions, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter. The plan expands on President Nicolas Maduro’s existing commercial […] The post Hurt by U.S. Sanctions, Venezuela Pushes Private Firms Into Asia, Middle East Trade – Sources appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bright meteor over the Mediterranean Sea
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
This meteor overflew the Mediterranean Sea at 23:40 UTC on December 2, 2020, and was recorded from Spain in the framework of the SMART project. The bolide was generated by a rock from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 147 000 km/h. It began at an altitude of...... Read more »
The best Czech epidemiologist vs Covid brown shirts
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 16 hours ago
A few days ago, I translated the letter from the Czech ex-president Klaus to the current minister of health which protested against Klaus' being cited as a "source of misinformation" on a ministry web page (authored by a private propaganda company and a Russophobic group at the ministry of interior). Klaus appears as a target of a nasty sentence along with Prof Jiří Beran whose analogous letter to the minister is an even better example of the Coronazis' disrespect for the freedom of speech and for the highest quality science. I admire Beran not only for his great achievements in epi...
How the Army’s New Light Tank and Combat Vehicles Were Born
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.gd.com/-/media/GD-Corporate/Press-Releases/2020/GD-AUSA-2020.ashx?h=720&w=1280&la=en&hash=9120D53E7CC9AC77881E898E2F187D80B7B26A8A] Technological investments can pay off even if it is decades down the road. U.S. Army weapons developers, Pentagon leaders and industry armored vehicle builders are all experiencing tremendous enthusiasm over progress with a new light tank, called the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), as well as its emerging fleet of Next-Generation Combat Vehicles (NGCV). These programs have many new features, i...
Could the British Army Soon Be Manned by Robot Soldiers?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* It seems quite likely that a “Royal Robot Corps” could be in the future for the British Army, at least according to the UK’s Chief of Defence, Gen. Sir Nick Carter. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The deployment of robots could address the recruitment shortfalls that the UK has faced in recent years. The British Army has always been somewhat forward-thinking when it comes to military technology. It was among the very first to adopt and deploy the Maxim machine gun, and later formed the Machine Gun Corps. The British Army also experimented with bi...
Colombian Senators Submit Bill to Legalise Multi-Billion Dollar Cocaine Industry
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The bill was proposed by Senators Ivan Marulanda and Feliciano Valencia, who say they want to "open up the conversation to public opinion" about Colombia’s relationship with the lucrative party drug. They argue that legalisation would save the South American country hundreds of millions of dollars and strip power from […] The post Colombian Senators Submit Bill to Legalise Multi-Billion Dollar Cocaine Industry appeared first on The Rio Times.
IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN AND GET VACCINATED, WILL THAT BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A PRIMARY?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 17 hours ago
In my last post, I wrote about right-wing skepticism in response to the news that three ex-presidents -- Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama -- are willing to be vaccinated publicly against COVID-19 in order to promote the vaccine. In a CNN interview yesterday, President-Elect Joe Biden said he's willing to have a public vaccination as well. I hope a lot of public figures do this. Among politicians, maybe every governor and member of Congress should do it. But I wonder if some will very publicly refuse to get the vaccine, or at least be coy about whether they're getting i...
Type 093A Submarine: Could This Sub Make China Into a Major Naval Power?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* China's navy is already the largest in the world. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Just as China’s PLAN is becoming a force to be reckoned with in terms of carriers, so too could it be a serious submarine force. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is now the largest naval force in the world, and a lot of attention has been paid to its two aircraft carriers, while a third flattop is reportedly on the way. This is in addition to its naval expansion, which includes assault carriers, cruisers and destroyers. However, the more significant threat fr...
The B-1B Lancer: Why This Cold War Era Bomber Still Flies
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Air Force continues to update and upgrade the aging warbird. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The B-1B will continue to play a critical role for years to come. Today there are sixty-two B-1B Lancer bombers in service, and while the aircraft are expected to be replaced by the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider beginning in 2025, there have been continuing efforts to update and upgrade the aging warbird. As the United States, Air Force has shifted the primary defense focus to prepare for future potential conflict against peer threats, which is in alignment...
Hunger and Protest: Maduro’s Rocky Rule in Venezuela
Analysis, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Having weathered punishing sanctions and thinly veiled US invasion threats, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro hopes to take congress back from the opposition in Sunday's elections. Here is a timeline of the leftist leader's seven tumultuous years in power: Chavez dies, Maduro rises In March 2013, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, -- […] The post Hunger and Protest: Maduro’s Rocky Rule in Venezuela appeared first on The Rio Times.
Aevum Unveils Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle For Lightweight Satellites
Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago
The company already secured a contract for the ASLON-45 mission of the U.S. Space Force. Aevum, a small company based in in Huntsville, Alabama, rolled out its Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle from their hangar [...] The post Aevum Unveils Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle For Lightweight Satellites appeared first on The Aviationist.
Bad, Medicine: Journal publishes doubly-brutal retraction notice
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 19 hours ago
A journal has retracted a paper it published earlier this year for pretty much every sin under the sun, scoring an own-goal in the process. The article, “Effects and safety of tanreqing injection on viral pneumonia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis,” was led by Yue Qiu, of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine … Continue reading Bad, Medicine: Journal publishes doubly-brutal retraction notice
Vanity Is A Powerful Drug
David, Small Dead Animals - 19 hours ago
Woke librarians want us to know just how radical they are, and therefore important: Our Ivy League librarians insist that their “ultimate goal” is, and I quote, “the complete abolition of law enforcement… everywhere.” Because “a world without policing” will somehow, rather conveniently, be a world without crime. Clearly, we should put these people in… Continue reading →
Uruguay/Google Tannat Cable System Links With Brazil and Argentina
Daniel Lopes de Alcantara, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Uruguay/Google Tannat Cable System Links With Brazil and Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Panama’s Health System in Critical Condition
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's health system is under the greatest pressure since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last March, with several major hospitals without enough beds, a local newspaper reported on Thursday, December 3rd. The increase in cases tests the response to the health crisis, when doctors and nurses show signs of […] The post Panama’s Health System in Critical Condition appeared first on The Rio Times.
Record-breaking rainfall hits Split, causing widespread flooding, Croatia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
Record-breaking rainfall hit the Croatian city of Split on Thursday, December 3, 2020, causing traffic chaos and flooding homes and businesses. The meteorological station at Marijan registered 118.8 mm (4.6 inches) of rain between 07:00 and 13:00 LT (06:00 - 12:00...... Read more »
Chile Rolls out Pandemic Restrictions for Holidays, Solar Eclipse
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean government on Thursday announced special social-distancing regulations for Christmas, New Year and the December 14th total eclipse of the sun, in a bid to avoid mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The special plans respond to the need to "anticipate and prevent situations" that will worsen the outbreak, […] The post Chile Rolls out Pandemic Restrictions for Holidays, Solar Eclipse appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador to Hire 12,000 Doctors Amid Pandemic
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuador will hire more than 12,000 doctors and healthcare workers to strengthen its public health system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Lenin Moreno said Thursday. December 4th. Moreno announced the decision via Twitter after holding talks with healthcare professionals, representatives of the National Assembly, and Health Minister Juan […] The post Ecuador to Hire 12,000 Doctors Amid Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Poverty in Argentina Reaches 44.2%; Greatest Impact on Families with Children
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 18 million people, or 44.2% of the Argentine population live in poverty conditions, and indigence trapped 10.1%, during the third quarter of 2020, according to the Argentina Catholic University Social Debt Observatory. During the last twelve months, The post Poverty in Argentina Reaches 44.2%; Greatest Impact on Families with Children appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s new Hot Border and its Impact on Argentina
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In recent weeks, images of Iranian-made military drones in Venezuela have emerged, as well as statements by the Caracas regime regarding its interest in acquiring ground-to-ground missiles with unspecified ranges, also of Persian origin. Iran's arsenal comprises a wide variety of missiles . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Brazil’s new Hot Border and its Impact on Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Metrc sees new seed-to-sale tracking markets, welcomes cannabis industry’s ‘constructive criticism’
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 18 hours ago
With five states voting in favor of new marijuana markets last month, Metrc sees fresh opportunities to extend its dominance in the seed-to-sale tracking business by winning new government contracts. The Florida-based company also acknowledged its track record hasn’t been perfect – Metrc’s software has experienced occasional outages and slowdowns – but says it wants […] Metrc sees new seed-to-sale tracking markets, welcomes cannabis industry’s ‘constructive criticism’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
‘This is not Science Fiction,’ say Scientists Pushing for ‘Neuro-Rights’
Analysis, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Scientific advances from deep brain stimulation to wearable scanners are making manipulation of the human mind increasingly possible, creating a need for laws and protections to regulate use of the new tools, top neurologists said on Thursday, December 3rd. A set of “neuro-rights” should be added to the Universal Declaration […] The post ‘This is not Science Fiction,’ say Scientists Pushing for ‘Neuro-Rights’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo Trade Should Grow Only 1% in December
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo state trade should record 1% growth in sales compared to the same month last year, according to estimates by the Retail Trade Economic Research (PCCV), from the Federation of Trade Goods, Services and Tourism of . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post São Paulo Trade Should Grow Only 1% in December appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Daily Brief 2020-12-03
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-12-03] This is a summary of *18* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Erdogan, Iran, Rouhani, Turkey, Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Ansarallah, Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iraq, US, Qatar, Egypt, Israel, Houthis, Aleppo, Manbij, Syria*. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Turkey, Gulf, World-News, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Israel Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Rouhani to Erdogan: ‘We know who killed Fakhrizadeh and we will avenge him’ - ‘All terrorists receive thei...
12,000 Rounds a Minute: What Happened to the "Microgun?"
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] In 2011, General Dynamics finally stopped pitching the gun on its Website. After four decades, no one had purchased any significant number of Microguns. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The gun's strength - its small size and low weight - was also its weakness: it was chambered to fire 5.56mm ammunition, which no one wanted to use (even at 10,000 rounds per minute). General Electric’s armament division struck it big when it brought Gatling guns back in the late 1950s. The company hoped it could sell different models fo...
Could China Hack a U.S. Fighter Jet or Tank?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The possibility raises alarming implications. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. military is working to mitigate emerging cyberthreats. What if an armored combat vehicle was rapidly into battle through rigorous terrain while facing enemy fire, when its navigational and targeting systems were suddenly given false, wrong or misleading information? What if its on-board data flow was instantly jammed, denied or disabled? Such a scenario, which would immediately compromise or even destroy an otherwise successful attack mission, could happen if...
Peru's Democracy is Teetering on the Brink of Failure
Gisselle Vila Benites, Anthony Bebbington, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Gisselle Vila Benites, Anthony Bebbington* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Exactly 20 years ago, Peru’s political leaders faced – and ultimately failed – a similar test, after the fall of dictator Alberto Fujimori. Peru’s new interim president took office on Nov. 17 under unenviable circumstances. Francisco Sagasti became the South American country’s third president in a week after President Martin Vizcarra was impeached for “moral incapacity” in what many Peruvians saw as a coup by Congress. Then Vizcarra’s successor, congressional president Manuel Merino, was quickly fo...
Nuclear Ramjets: From Underwater, this Engine Could Have Sent a Manned Submersible Flying at Mach 4
Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Americas* A true wonder weapon. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“Ambitious” seems an insufficient word for Convair’s wonder weapon, but the San Diego company always had ambitious ideas, and many of them panned out. Along with dreams like the Submerged Nuclear Ramjet and the Model 49 AAFSS, Consolidated/Convair produced realities like the PBY Catalina, the B-36 and the Atlas missile. California dreaming, indeed. Aerospace historian Scott Lowther has made a career and a place for himself in his field. Lowther’s steady stream of research, illustration,...
Are “net-zero” emissions a smoke screen?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Peter Carter of the Climate Emergency Institute says “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050 and targeting 2 degrees warming are a recipe for runaway climate catastrophe. On the Analysis.news podcast with Paul Jay.
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Politicians and governments are suppressing science. They do so in the public interest, they say, to accelerate availability of diagnostics and treatments. They do so to support innovation, to bring products to market at unprecedented speed. Both of these reasons are partly plausible; the greatest deceptions are founded in a grain of truth. But the underlying behaviour is troubling.
The election thieves are making civil war almost inevitable
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Yet again, video evidence emerges that purports to show electoral fraud in operation in Georgia during ballot counting in Fulton County - the same county where an alleged "water leak" disrupted vote counting for some hours, only for it to emerge that there had been only a minor leak in a single toilet that had not disrupted anything (except for Republican Party vote monitors, who were sent home because of the "leak"). This copy of the video is from One America News via YouTube, but it's all over the Internet, so you can find one from a source more acceptable to you if that's what...
Thundersnow Rattles the UK as the Mercury Plunges to -9.6C (14.7F)
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
Police Scotland has had to reassure residents in Edinburgh after hundreds of reports of 'explosions' and 'sonic booms' clogged their switchboards. The post Thundersnow Rattles the UK as the Mercury Plunges to -9.6C (14.7F) appeared first on Electroverse.
Covid-19: Bolsonaro Snubs United Nations Meeting with 90 Heads of State
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not attending a meeting organized by the United Nations on Thursday and Friday to address the impact of Covid-19. A total of 90 presidents and heads of government are taking part in the meeting at . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Covid-19: Bolsonaro Snubs United Nations Meeting with 90 Heads of State appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio de Janeiro Residential Property Has Fifth Highest Cost per m² in Latin America
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro records one of the highest cost per square meter m² in Latin America for upscale residential properties. In the capital of Rio de Janeiro, the average price per square meter stands at US$2,224, behind only Santiago (US$3,278/m²), Montevideo (US$2,857/m²), Buenos Aires (US$2,847/m²) and Mexico […] The post Rio de Janeiro Residential Property Has Fifth Highest Cost per m² in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.
What is the Fairest Way for Billionaires to Benefit Society?
Andrew J. Hoffman, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Andrew J. Hoffman* *Culture, Americas* [image: Reuters] It’s time for wealthy individuals and corporations to fix the system that they helped create that allows them so much power. Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, announced on Instagram in November 2020 that he was giving 16 organizations a total of about US$800 million for a wide array of climate-protecting work. This money will help pay to restore and protect ecosystems in Colombia, Fiji, Madagascar and Mexico, launch a satellite to detect methane pollution, build carbon-trading markets, speed up the replacement of t...
Cards for Inhumanity
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Note: The fear and worry we have faced and fought to protect our already vaccine injured family members will now spread faster and further than Covid itself. After two plus decades of being treated like Chicken Little, it seems the...
Facebook To Ban False Covid Claims: Define False
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Remember the Van's sneaker photo that swept the world a couple of years ago? Is the sneaker green or pink? Some folks absolutely saw a green sneaker. Others definitely saw a pink sneaker. Because we are all different. We don't...
Women and the Middle-Aged Taking Brunt of Covid Employment Losses
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
While the Covid employment picture has unquestionably improved, don't kid yourself into thinking that it is good.
Competitive Currency Devaluations: Is a post-COVID Currency War Coming?
Analysis, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Marc Jones, Elizabeth Howcroft RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Financial markets’ euphoric reaction to the recent COVID-19 vaccine breakthroughs and U.S. election results is pushing some currencies up so fast that rumblings have begun about a potential new FX war. Almost a decade after Brazil’s finance minister likened Western central bank money-printing to economic […] The post Competitive Currency Devaluations: Is a post-COVID Currency War Coming? appeared first on The Rio Times.
With Filled ICUs in Rio, Patients Die at Home
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Surge in Covid cases and deaths, shortage of beds, and overcrowded ICUs. The perfect storm has formed, under the final stage of quarantine relaxation, and on Wednesday the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? […] The post With Filled ICUs in Rio, Patients Die at Home appeared first on The Rio Times.
Your Soul Is Your Teacher - The Wisdom Of Swami Vivekananda
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
Infogripe Reports That 13 Brazilian Capitals Show Advancing Covid-19 Trend
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Infogripe's weekly report published by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) shows that 97.7% of the occurrences of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) reported in the country in 2020 and with a positive test for a viral infection occurred as a result of Covid-19. According to the researchers involved in the […] The post Infogripe Reports That 13 Brazilian Capitals Show Advancing Covid-19 Trend appeared first on The Rio Times.
Persons With Disabilities Among Worst Affected by Coronavirus
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) - The UN commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3. In his message for the Day, the Secretary-General noted that when crises such as COVID-19 grip communities, persons with disabilities are among the worst affected. The 13th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) that was initially supposed to be held in New York back in June recently wrapped up with the final session coinciding with the International Day of People with Disabilities, whose theme, this year was on the issue of building back better inclusively. ...
Eduardo Bolsonaro Says Masks Won’t be Mandatory in his Office
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eduardo Bolsonaro wrote on his social media that he will hang in his Chamber of Deputies office a sign advising that wearing masks is not mandatory on site. President The post Eduardo Bolsonaro Says Masks Won’t be Mandatory in his Office appeared first on The Rio Times.
Governor Says São Paulo Citizens Will be Immunized Against Covid-19 in January
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo Governor João Doria stated on Thursday, December 3rd, that the CoronaVac vaccine, produced by the Chinese laboratory Sinovac in partnership with the Butantan Institute, will be administered to the São Paulo population in January 2021. The vaccine is still in its third trial phase, where efficacy needs to […] The post Governor Says São Paulo Citizens Will be Immunized Against Covid-19 in January appeared first on The Rio Times.
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