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Monday, January 11, 2021

11 January - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10 pm MST

Allegations of CIA-MI6-Italy Involvement in US Elections (Audio)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 11 hours ago
Video of allegations, followed by excerpts of (now deleted) tweets on the topic: “CIA Agents, Obama, Italy Involved in Stealing … Continue reading →
Did Vendor ‘Nah’ Sell $100 Trump Sweatshirts?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
This is a real photo but ...
Did President Trump Commit An Impeachable Crime When He Riled Up His Supporters In His Speech Before They Rioted?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Jacob Sullum, Reason*: *Did Trump Commit a Crime When He Riled Up His Supporters Before They Rioted? * *Under federal law, incitement to riot does not include "advocacy of ideas" or "expression of belief" unless it endorses violence, which Trump did not do.* The inflammatory speech that Donald Trump delivered to thousands of his most passionate followers shortly before hundreds of them attacked the Capitol was an act of egotism and recklessness that stood out even in a presidency suffused with both. Was it also a crime? "The Justice Department said on Thursday that it would...
Kamala Harris Connected To Italy Through Family Service To India’s National Congress Party (INC)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 11 hours ago
With allegations of Italy’s involvement in US election fraud, it’s interesting to recall Kamala’s Italy connection through the INC. Additionally, … Continue reading →
US Senator Hawley on Biden Comparing Hawley-Cruz to Nazis: Undignified, Immature, and Intemperate Behavior
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 11 hours ago
US “Senator Hawley on Biden Nazi Comparison: Undignified, Immature, and Intemperate Behavior Friday, January 8, 2021 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley … Continue reading →
Twitter’s stock price tumbles 12% after permanently banning President Trump
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Twitter stock fell as much as 12% on Monday after the social-media company permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account on Friday evening. The share-price decline wiped $5 billion from Twitter’s market capitalization. Twitter’s bosses suspended Trump’s account – which had about 88 million followers – after the world leader’s fanning of conspiracy theories about voter ... Read more The post Twitter’s stock price tumbles 12% after permanently banning President Trump appeared first on Ice Age Now.
A Theater of Propaganda: The Capitol, Cameras and Selfies
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Many in the mob that ransacked the Capitol did so while livestreaming, posting on Facebook and taking selfies, turning the seat of American lawmaking into a theater of real-time — and often strikingly ugly and violent — far-right propaganda.
Capitol Assault a More Sinister Attack Than First Appeared
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus.
If Ashli Babbit’s Death Upsets You But Not George Floyd, or Vice Versa, You’re Being Divided and Conquered
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: police]Unjustified police killings of unarmed individuals is not some weapon to be pointed at your political enemies. Either you support due process and equal justice for all or you support despotism.
Vietnamese amazed at snow-capped northern mountains 
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Vietnam typically encounters a tropical climate with annual average temperatures ranging from 22 to 27 degrees Celsius (71.6 to 80.6F). _____ Many Vietnamese have been drawn to the northern highlands, including Sa Pa, as thick white snow blanketed the region. Due to drizzles at low temperature, snow has covered O Quy Ho mountain pass in ... Read more The post Vietnamese amazed at snow-capped northern mountains appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Trump supporters are domestic terrorists now – All 75 million of them
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Read and weep… (Letter sent by one of my readers.) Republican decency and desire to always play by the rules has been masterfully played by the left. The protest on the 6th was the largest civil rights protest in American History. The truth is that half of the country is outraged over stolen elections and ... Read more The post Trump supporters are domestic terrorists now – All 75 million of them appeared first on Ice Age Now.
That Time A B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Lost Its Tail Over New Mexico But Managed To Land 6 Hours Later.
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 12 hours ago
The story of the first and only B-52H Stratofortress’s tailless landing! On Jan. 10, 1964, Boeing civilian test pilot Chuck Fisher and his three man crew launched from Wichita, Kansas, for a mission aboard B-52H [...] The post That Time A B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Lost Its Tail Over New Mexico But Managed To Land 6 Hours Later. appeared first on The Aviationist.
GSL BS 3
David Middleton, Debunk House - 13 hours ago
Observations from the geological record show that atmospheric CO2 concentrations are now at their highest levels in at least the past 3 million years. Maybe even 12 million years… This passage from Evolution of the Earth (1976) is just as true today as when we were geology students way back in the Pleistocene… Unfortunately we […]
San Salvador Becomes a Sponge to Reduce Damage from Landslides
SAN SALVADOR, Jan 11 (IPS) - Throughout its history, San Salvador has faced the danger of landslides - mud and rocks that slide down the slopes of the volcano at whose feet the city was founded in 1525. Read the full story, “San Salvador Becomes a Sponge to Reduce Damage from Landslides”, on globalissues.org →
COVID-19 Pandemic Shapes the Future World People Want
BONN, Germany, Jan 11 (IPS) - The peoples of the world are unanimous - access to basic services such as universal healthcare must become a priority going forward. So too should global solidarity, helping those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing the climate change emergency. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Pandemic Shapes the Future World People Want”, on globalissues.org →
Culture of Misogyny and Toxic Masculinity Driving Sexual Violence in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI, India, Jan 11 (IPS) - In October 2020, Bangladeshi citizens took to the streets, outraged by the reports of gruesome gang rapes and sexual violence that were taking place in the country. According to Ain O Salish Kendra, a Bangladeshi human rights organization, 975 women were raped in the first nine months of 2020, 43 women were killed after being raped and 204 women were attempted to be raped by men in Bangladesh. Read the full story, “Culture of Misogyny and Toxic Masculinity Driving Sexual Violence in Bangladesh”, on globalissues.org →
Italy and the Dubious Honor of Chairing the G20
ROME, Jan 11 (IPS) - For 2021, Italy has been given chairmanship of the Group of 20, which brings together the world’s 20 most important countries. On paper, they represent 60% of the world’s population and 80% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the shaky Italian government will somehow perform this task (in the general indifference of the political system), the fact remains that this apparently prestigious position is in fact very deceiving: the G20 is now a very weak institution that brings no kudos to the rotating chairman. Besides, it is actually the institution which b...
Biden’s Priority
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
"Our priority will be Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American owned small businesses, women-owned businesses, and finally having equal access to resources needed to reopen... The post Biden’s Priority appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
AMAZING! They magically already have a 20,000 page domestic terrorism bill ready
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Investment Watch Joe Biden that he is working on a bill to go after “domestic terrorism” with a redefinition of the term, to go after... The post AMAZING! They magically already have a 20,000 page domestic terrorism bill ready appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
More than 6,000 military personnel expected in DC by end of weekend
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
WJLA 7 WASHINGTON (ABC7) — There will be around 6,200 military personnel in D.C. by the end of the weekend, a massive response to the... The post More than 6,000 military personnel expected in DC by end of weekend appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
LAWLESS US — Supreme Court REFUSES to Consider GOP Post-Election Fraud Cases Before Biden Inauguration
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft This is how democracy dies. Despite the incredible amount of historic fraud in this year’s presidential election, the US... The post LAWLESS US — Supreme Court REFUSES to Consider GOP Post-Election Fraud Cases Before Biden Inauguration appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
FBI Quietly Releases 284-page Report on Nancy Pelosi’s Corrupt Father Exposing Her Brother as a Repeat Child Rapist WHILE THE MEDIA WAS BUSY COVERING THE US CAPITOL PROTEST Wednesday Night! (Nancy Pelosi’s Name is Redacted From All Crimes)
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Red Pilled Late Wednesday night, the FBI declassified hundreds of documents related to Nancy Pelosi’s father and former mayor of Baltimore Thomas D’ Alesandro Jr.,... The post FBI Quietly Releases 284-page Report on Nancy Pelosi’s Corrupt Father Exposing Her Brother as a Repeat Child Rapist WHILE THE MEDIA WAS BUSY COVERING THE US CAPITOL PROTEST Wednesday Night! (Nancy Pelosi’s Name is Redacted From All Crimes) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
This is what they fear, UNITY.
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
https://twitter.com/itstime2rise/status/1348368523052019712 The post This is what they fear, UNITY. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
After 70yo Grandpa Robbed, Cops Arrest HIM and Put Him in Restraint Chair for Refusing Strip Search
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Cincinnati, OH — In 2019, Paul Koren, a 70-year-old grandpa with no criminal record, was the victim of... The post After 70yo Grandpa Robbed, Cops Arrest HIM and Put Him in Restraint Chair for Refusing Strip Search appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Israeli ‘sex tourism’ is the fruit of normalisation with the UAE
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Middle East Monitor It is hard to believe the testimonies of Israeli tourists returning from the UAE, in which they describe Dubai as the Las... The post Israeli ‘sex tourism’ is the fruit of normalisation with the UAE appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Lin Wood’s Tweets and Fireside Chat
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Alice Down the Rabbit Hole Published January 6, 2021 The post Lin Wood’s Tweets and Fireside Chat appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Twitter strikes again: Iran’s supreme leader’s tweets about ‘untrustworthy’ UK & US vaccines deleted
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
RT Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been hit by Twitter’s campaign of high-profile censorship, as the platform removed his messages blasting coronavirus vaccines... The post Twitter strikes again: Iran’s supreme leader’s tweets about ‘untrustworthy’ UK & US vaccines deleted appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
If you are considering the vaccine for covid…
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Facebook – by Shawn Skelton If you are considering the vaccine for covid….. the MODERNA…. I would advise against it! I’m in bad shape! Everyday... The post If you are considering the vaccine for covid… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Professors, students call for Trump to be immediately removed from office
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The College Fix – by Christian Schneider Following Wednesday’s violent conflict at the U.S. Capitol that saw a woman shot to death and several others... The post Professors, students call for Trump to be immediately removed from office appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
White House.gov – by Melania Trump Like all of you, I have reflected on the past year and how the invisible enemy, Covid-19, swept across... The post First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Non-MAGA Activists Caught in Social Media War as Twitter Begins Purge
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Almost immediately after the Twitter purge began, a number of non-Trump accounts began to face lock outs, suspensions, and even deletions. The post Non-MAGA Activists Caught in Social Media War as Twitter Begins Purge appeared first on MintPress News.
Bongino – Parler will be back asap
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Bongino pushes back on tech companies shutting down Parler ‘Parler will be back, just so the audience understands,’ Bongino said . Fox News Joshua Q. Nelson January 11, 2021 Although “tech tyrants Google, Apple and Amazon wiped Parler out, the service will return” soon, Fox News contributor Dan Bongino said on Monday. “Parler will be back, just so the audience understands. I will go bankrupt and destitute before I let this happen,” Bongino, one of the investors in Parler, told “Fox & Friends.” Bongino said getting diagnosed with cancer “opened his eyes to the world” and he no longer...
‘Transparency’ and the New EPA Pollution Rule: Ripe for CRA Overturn by the New Congress
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
The EPA enacted a contested rule on data disclosure and rulemaking. The new Congress willl likely invoke CRA procedures and overturn it.
The energy answer is not blowin’ in the wind-Dominic Lawson
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Dominic Lawson wraps up some of the points we have been talking about recently: You think the government’s policies over Covid-19 have been confused and contradictory? Compared with those it is pursuing in the field of energy and industry, they have been a model of good sense and […]
Rasmussen Tracking Poll: President Trump's Approval Rating Rises After DC Protests
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* That certainly goes contrary to the media narrative.
China tried to punish European states for Huawei bans by adding eleventh-hour rule to EU investment deal
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Draft text shows Beijing looked to withhold telecoms sector benefits to firms from countries with restrictions on Chinese telecoms companies.
Montero secures US$2.32 million funding for legal proceedings against the Government of Tanzania
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Montero has completed a litigation funding agreement with Omni Bridgeway Canada Limited, an affiliate of the litigation funder.
New date for Reko Diq case at BVI court
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 The High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has postponed the hearing on the enforcement of the $6 billion award in the Reko Diq case until the 18th January.
The multinationals suing governments over their pandemic response
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Law firms have been drawing investors' attention to how they could pass their Covid-19-related losses onto states.
US Consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Trump said the goal of the Western Sahara consulate would be “to promote economic and trade opportunities in the region.”
US assesses potential losses in agricultural exports to EU if the Mercosur deal is finally ratifies
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Analysis by the United States Department of Agriculture point out that the country has US$ 4 billion in agricultural exports that may be affected to some extent by the European Union-Mercosur trade deal.
L'accord avec l'Indonésie néfaste pour la planète et l'économie
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 L'accord de libre-échange conclu entre l'AELE et Jakarta constitue une menace tant pour la planète que pour les paysans de Suisse et d'Indonésie. Le comité référendaire a lancé lundi sa campagne en vue de la votation le 7 mars prochain.
Corea del Sur acelerará las negociaciones de comercio con Rusia y Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 Corea del Sur acelerará las negociaciones comerciales con Rusia y Mercosur, declaró el presidente surcoreano, Moon Jae-in.
S. Korea to accelerate free trade talks with Russia - President
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
11-Jan-2021 South Korea plans to speed up negotiations on free trade in the investment and services areas with Russia and China, President Moon Jae-in said.
Will Brexit Break Britain?
Milton Ezrati, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Milton Ezrati* *Security, Americas* The Brexit deal’s provisions gave both sides most of what they wanted, at least on the surface, but this agreement still leaves Britain with a tough road to travel over the long run and no end of tension with Brussels. At last Britain and the European Union have signed a deal for Brexit. Aside from its specific provisions, its existence lifts a lot of economic uncertainty and in that respect alone should help boost growth on both sides of the Channel, not the least because it coincides with the beginnings of widespread coronavirus vaccinations...
At CES, Samsung Debuts 110-Inch Micro-LED TV
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-introduces-latest-innovations-for-a-better-normal-at-ces-2021] Samsung knows how to put on a presentation and they went all out with this new TV. Unlike many of the companies holding events this year at the all-virtual International CES, Samsung has experience hosting virtual events during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, Samsung has held multiple Unpacked events, with one such event is scheduled for January 14, after CES. So, it was perhaps unsurprising that Samsung’s event Monday morning went ...
Why Defending America’s National Security Requires Calculus and Critical Thinking
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Americas* While politicians and big tech descend the slippery slope of censoring news and opinion, often inconsistently so, there is little attention to how to enable Americans to read more critically. Relying on government or corporate censorship automatically erodes liberty. There is a perfect storm in America. “Fake news,” perhaps the greatest linguistic contribution Donald Trump has made to the English language during his presidency, continues to drive political polarization. The problem, of course, is that partisans differ about what is fake. Polem...
The Avro Arrow Was Best Jet in the World—and It Was Canadian
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Americas* [image: By The original uploader was Bzuk at English Wikipedia. - Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648543] Canadian engineers built an incredibly advanced jet in the late 1950—and although it was perhaps the world’s most advanced fighter, it was scrapped after just five prototypes. Here’s why. In the aerospace boom following the Second World War, a number of advanced jet airplanes took to the skies. These designs were aided in part by improved jet engine...
Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood More confirmation of previous research by Dr Kench: New research says hundreds of islands in the Pacific are growing in land size, even as climate change-related sea level rises threaten the region. Key points: Coral reef sediment was responsible for the increase in land size Waves sweep up the […]
No Viable Criminal Case Against Trump for 6/1
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 12 hours ago
No Viable Criminal Case Against Trump for 6/1 News Topic 13: Trump & Impeachment By the Numbers: Short Time Frame and How Many Senate Republican Would Vote to Convict | National Review Impeachment, by the Numbers | National Review Even if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi succeeded in bringing the House back for a whirlwind deliberation […]
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Nestlé v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe
kclinton, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Sacks of cocoa harvested for Nestlé in the Ivory Coast (Nestlé, https://tinyurl.com/yxl2zgbw; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). On Dec. 1, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I (and the companion case Cargill, Inc. v. Doe I) to determine when a U.S. company can be sued for alleged violations of international human rights abroad under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). This case addresses two questions relating to the ATS: First, does the ATS allows plaintiffs to overcome the traditional bar on extraterritorial appl...
The Facebook Oversight Board Should Review Trump’s Suspension
edouek, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
A screen showing President Trump's Instagram account (@realDonaldTrump) and displaying Instagram's options to block or report a user. While Congress works out what form of accountability it will impose on President Trump for inciting insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, the president has faced a swift and brutal reckoning online. Snapchat, Twitch, Shopify, email providers and payment processors, amongst others, have all cut ties with Trump or his campaign. And after years of resisting calls to do so, both Facebook and Twitter have suspended Trump’s accounts. This Great Dep...
"How It Really Is"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
And wisdom from the great social philosopher of "The Wire"...
CES 2021: TCL Unveils OD Zero Mini-Led and 85-and-Up XL Collection
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has already taken hundreds of thousands of lives across the United States, and thousands more will likely fall victim in the coming months. As incredibly tragic as this is, one shouldn’t forget that millions of A] The Chinese manufacturing giant has done it again. TCL, citing recent NPD Group statistics, says it is now the #2 TV brand in the U.S. and #3 in Canada. This was driven mostly by the popularity of its affordable but dependable Roku TVs, although the company also unveiled Android TV...
Coronavirus Impact on Small Businesses: 16 Experts Weigh In
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_LM1E8C51C7V01&share=true] Is there a road to recovery that defeats the virus and also revives the economy? The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has already taken hundreds of thousands of lives across the United States, and thousands more will likely fall victim in the coming months. As incredibly tragic as this is, one shouldn’t forget that millions of Americans are suffering economically as well. There is no question that the virus’ impact has been far a...
Iraqi Army Intervenes To Protect Nasiriya Protesters From Police
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Al Hurra) In an unexpected turn of events on January 10 an army unit arrived in Nasiriya, Dhi Qar to protect demonstrators from the police who were trying to force them out of Haboubi Square. The soldiers ended up shooting at the police killing one. Protests returned to the square on January 7 in response to a government arrest campaign against activists. In December the government not only cleared out Haboubi Square which had been the site of a sit-in protest but started to detain activists. Al Aalem reported that a crisis cell created by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi a...
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 11
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1258 Mongols began siege of Baghdad Would eventually kill the entire population of the city 1917 Start of Battle of Hai salient between British and Ottomans 1928 Abdul Sadoun become premier for 3rd time Replaced Askari who was forced to resign over opposition to his conscription plan for army Were 14 govts under Mandate (Musings On Iraq review *The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1972 Kurds started rebellion against govt with support of US, Iran, Israel ...
Historic cold wave and heavy snow hit South Korea
A cold snap has gripped South Korea, bringing more than 0.3 m (1 foot) of snow and prompting a cold warning in Seoul for the first time in 57 years on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Heavy snowfall paralyzed roads in Seoul, leaving residents stranded in an hour....... Read more »
Free Speech Now Curtailed On U.S. Conservative Talk Radio. If Hosts Do Not Comply They Will Be Fired
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Protesters gather near the Washington Monument to protest against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by Congress in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters) *National Review:* *Talk-Radio Owner Threatens to Fire Hosts Who Dispute Election Results* A media company that employs right wing talk-radio hosts, including Mark Levin, Dan Bongino, and Ben Shapiro, circulated a memo after the pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill telling hosts to dial down allegations of election fraud, or else face termination. Cumulus Media sent the internal memo to...
How To Keep On Keeping On
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Even asking the questions is exhausting. Who’s making the Covid decisions, and why do they change every day? How has the workload doubled? What about the new extremes of micro-management? Which of my co-workers, or their families, or my customers or patients or students are going to get sick? And why can’t we seem to do anything to stop all this suffering? The pull to give up, to withdraw, to hunker down and “just survive” is almost irresistible—even for a committed activist like you. But here we are. We are connecting to one another at work, even if just through images on a scre...
Using Science To Make Informed Decisions About Risk
Kimberly Wise White, Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
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The Nazis burned books, the technocrats burn social media accounts
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
“After this virtual book burning, where even the President of the US accounts are blocked, there will probably be a virtual Kristallnacht when your hardware will be attacked or disabled.” – tomOmason _____________ The Nazis burned books, the technocrats burn social media accounts tomOmason “You will obey!” appears to be their chant, thankfully there are ... Read more The post The Nazis burned books, the technocrats burn social media accounts appeared first on Ice Age Now.
On the Edge: Security, protracted conflicts and the role of drones in Eurasia
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
Our new report, ‘On the Edge: Security, protracted conflicts and the role of drones in Eurasia’ examines the proliferation of drones and loitering munitions (often descried as suicide drones) across Eurasia. It charts their increasing use along the borders of separatist areas, aims to shed some light on the acquisition of large Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Chinese drones in Central Asia, and asks why this has happened and what the likely consequences might be.
Aaron Swartz Would Have Been 34 Years Old
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
November 8, 2020 would have been Aaron’s 34th birthday, but instead we mourn our friend and wonder what could have been, had he not taken his own life seven years ago after being terrorized by a career-driven prosecutor and U.S. Attorney who decided to just make shit up, make an example out of Aaron, impress their bosses and further their own careers. As it turns out though, Aaron’s downloading wasn’t even illegal, as he was a Harvard Ethics Fellow at the time and Harvard and MIT had contractual agreements allowing Aaron to access those materials en masse. But all this didn’t come...
Friedman drove the radical overhaul of US policy on Israel-Palestine
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 13 hours ago
NYT reports that Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer-turned-ambassador leaves his post having radically overhauled policy toward Israel and the Palestinians... The administration moved ahead with a raft of policies previous administrations, both Republican & Democratic, had resisted...
#DontRentDC Trends As District Residents Brace ForMore
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Washington - More right-wing demonstrations are planned in the nation's capital, and District residents are urging short-term rental hosts to keep their properties vacant in an attempt to limit the damage. The hashtag #DontRentDC is trending online following news that far-right activists are organizing more gatherings starting Jan. 16 in opposition to Joe Biden's inauguration. One such gathering is called the "Million Militia March." Thousands of Pres. Trump's supporters traveled to the nation's capital this week before storming the U.S. Capitol in a violent raid Wednesday that le...
The Rioters Weren’t All ‘Blue Collar MAGA’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
In the aftermath of the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the FBI and D.C. Police are asking the public to help identify people who planned and participated in the attack. Like clockwork, many people have been quick to assume that those involved in the attack were either rural white working class people, or antifascists pretending to be Trump supporters. Of course, neither of these assumptions could be farther from the truth, and the actual rioters were a varied group of people — all galvanized by President Donald Trump. While some liberals have either ridiculed the ...
After Capitol Hill Debacle, Children Snitch on Their Right-Wing Parents to the Media
RT, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
18-year-old Helena Duke was profiled by Buzzfeed News for publicly outing her own mother, aunt, and uncle after she saw them in a photo from the Capitol. Her family members all lost their jobs. The girl turned in her own family after her mother forbade her from attending a Black Lives Matter protest earlier this year.
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 13 hours ago
George Orwell’s 1984 contains excerpts from a fictional book, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. Orwell provides a short passage from Chapter 1, entitled “Ignorance is Strength” and a much longer passage from Chapter 3, entitled “War Is Peace.” Although 1984 is a work of dystopian fiction, TPOC has long struck me as a profound work of […] The post The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club appeared first on Econlib.
CA Legislature might ban smokable hemp, permit hemp food, drinks
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
(A version of this story first appeared at Hemp Industry Daily.) California lawmakers will be faced again with the long-debated question of whether to allow hemp extracts in food and beverages in the state when the legislative session opens Monday. But this time, the proposal comes with a twist: The measure would also ban smokable […] CA Legislature might ban smokable hemp, permit hemp food, drinks is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
“What if these weren’t fat LARP’ers, lost young men, and Q dummies?”
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
A portion of a Mike Cernovich thread collated, and slightly edited. When Charlottesville happened, I begged guys not to go. They did what young men do – mock me as a weak old guy. I said they’d ruin their lives, and I’ve watched one after another get caught up. Some bad actors, and a lot… Continue reading →
In our outrage over a stolen election, let's not lose our humanity
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Let me begin by acknowledging the truth that's as plain as the nose on anyone's face: *Joe Biden did not win this election*. He - or, rather, his handlers - stole it by fraudulent means. He will *not* be a legitimate President of the United States. Instead, he will be a terminally corrupt representative of a terminally corrupt progressive left-wing ideology, and of the political party representing that ideology in this country. Biden and his party are likely to do so much damage to the United States during the next four years that we may never recover from it. Tax-and-spen...
STARTING TOMORROW: Things Fallen Apart!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021* *Plato, Achebe described it: *We foolishly thought we'd seen it all. Then we watched the first two hours of today's Morning Joe. Who knows what may have transpired during the program's third hour? That said, by roughly 7:52 A.M. Eastern, Joe Scarborough had us thinking of an earlier "red-faced shouter," MSNBC's Chris Matthews. Matthews served at the top of this crackpot army in 1999 and 2000, when the war which brought Donald Trump to the White began within this guild. The lunacies he broadcast at that time were tolerated and ignored by one and all, ye...
Trump Faces ‘Incitement of Insurrection’ Impeachment Charge
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
“President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,” the legislation said.
Brazil Rate Outlook Rises, Even as Inflation Expectations Hold – Central Bank Survey
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The outlook for Brazilian interest rates over the next two years rose to their highest in several months, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, even as exchange rate and inflation expectations held steady. The average forecast of the benchmark Selic rate at the end of this […] The post Brazil Rate Outlook Rises, Even as Inflation Expectations Hold – Central Bank Survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Amazon, Apple and Google Work Together To Force Free Speech App Parler To Close Down
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Conservative 'free speech' app Parler DISAPPEARS from the internet at 3am after tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google all pull the plug over 'posts inciting violence' * * Parler went offline at 3am EST after Amazon booted it from its web hosting app * It has already been kicked off Apple and Google's stores after the Capitol siege * The app was the most-downloaded on Apple after Donald Trump's Twitter ban * CEO John Matze warned that 'we will likely be down longer than expected' * He later said the app has 'worked hard' to 'remove prohibited content' * Don ...
China Has a New Scout Drone (But How Much Does It Matter?)
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2F7F9AJB91&share=true] Beijing keeps getting more advanced, but Washington has the edge on quick sensor-to-shooter times. Armed assault vehicles operating ground and aerial robots worked in tandem with other combat assets to demonstrate a new People’s Liberation Army tank-like reconnaissance robot. The recent exercises, the Chinese government-backed Global Times paper said, included “a special mission reconnaissance robot, the use of newly commissioned assault vehicl...
Hisense Kicks Off CES by Showing Trichroma Laser TV
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hisense-starts-a-new-era-of-trichroma-laser-tv-reconnecting-individuals-and-reuniting-the-world-301205215.html] Will this new Chinese-made TV be able to break into the market? The 2021 all-digital International CES kicked off Monday morning with a thirty-minute presentation from Chinese manufacturer Hisense. While the presentation touted a great deal of what the company called its successes in different product areas, the main event of the presentation was clearly the new New TriChroma Laser TV s...
Why North Korea Is Going Full-Steam Ahead on Its Nuclear Weapons Program
Robert E. Kelly, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2B5L91PO3O&share=true] Pyongyang wants to deter Washington and Seoul, but why is it also now considering tactical nuclear weapons? North Korea recently convened the Eighth Congress of its ruling Workers Party. These are, of course, highly scripted affairs, but for outsiders, they offer one of the few windows into North Korean policy-making which we have. The speeches and reports released provide at least a general sense of where the North Korean elite sees the cou...
‘A Game Changer’: Ilan Pappe and Awad Abdelfattah on the One Democratic State Campaign
Ramzy Baroud, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
"It is a game-changer which will force everyone in the region - and in the world - to look very differently at the Palestine Question.” --Ilan Pappe The post ‘A Game Changer’: Ilan Pappe and Awad Abdelfattah on the One Democratic State Campaign appeared first on MintPress News.
Major Power Failure Plunged Pakistan Into Darkness This Weekend
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*CNN: **Power outage plunges Pakistan into darkness * A breakdown in Pakistan's national power grid plunged the country of 212 million people into darkness on Saturday night, officials said. "A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Twitter. He asked people across the country to remain calm. This is Pakistan's most widespread power shutdown in the country since 2015. *Read more *.... *Update #1:* Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark (ABC...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Several health experts said COVID-19 vaccine roll-out won't achieve herd immunity this year, citing limited access for poor countries, community trust problems and potential virus mutations. Follow #ReutersNext summit here https://t.co/oE1QCp12cD pic.twitter.com/7bDGKYhQPJ — Reuters (@Reuters) January 11, 2021 England’s chief medical officer has warned that the coming weeks will be the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic for the health care system, appealing to the public to more closely follow the guidelines meant to prevent the spread of the virus. https://t.co/LDcN38LPca — AP Europe ...
BLM Man Who Filmed Ashli Babbitt Inside Capitol Organized Leftist Protest Near the Building Before It Was Stormed
Gateway Pundit, YouNews and Millie Weaver, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
A flyer from InsurgenceUSA promoted a meeting on January 6th in Washington DC to "Dump Trump for Good." Sullivan tweeted, under the pseudonym Jayden X, that Trump supporters were targeting BLM supporters' buses and were trying get pictures and addresses of where the leftist group would be staying on the 6th.
Biden Chooses Veteran Diplomat William Burns As CIA Director
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
Is the Man Wearing the Fur Hat with Horns an Undercover ‘Super Soldier’?
NY Post and Phoenix Enigma, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Man who claims to be Chansley says he is enrolled as an intel agent in the "super soldier" program of the US Navy. He also says he has worked with or among members of BLM who, until now, did not know he is a government agent.
More Questions About Section Three
Gerard N. Magliocca, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
Needless to say, I'm getting many questions about Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. Let me go through a few of them. 1. How would this apply to members of Congress? My view is that the members of Congress who voted to reject the certification of the Electoral Votes are not ineligible under Section Three. It's not even close. They were voting in a legal process and speaking out on the floor to explain those votes. This is not an insurrection under any standard. There is another issue about Congressman Brooks, who apparently spoke at the rally that preceded the mob action....
A Nursing Home had Zero Coronavirus Deaths. Then, It Vaccinates Residents for Coronavirus and the Deaths Begin.
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Ron Paul Institute – by Adam Dick Things seem to be working backwards at The Commons on St. Anthony nursing home in Auburn, New York.... The post A Nursing Home had Zero Coronavirus Deaths. Then, It Vaccinates Residents for Coronavirus and the Deaths Begin. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Parler goes offline as Amazon pulls the plug on the conservative social network
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
RT Parler has dropped offline after Amazon kicked the conservative-friendly site off its hosting service in the early hours of Monday morning, following Apple and... The post Parler goes offline as Amazon pulls the plug on the conservative social network appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Google, Apple and Amazon Worked Together to Destroy Parler, a Conservative Social Media Platform
Fox Business and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Founder John Matze said that removing Parler was a coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill competition in the market place. Matze said that all vendors have abandoned Parler, including text message services, email providers and their lawyers.
The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
River Cities Reader – by Kathleen McCarthy There is a high probability that you have never heard of the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948 (SMA). Which... The post The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Lots of COVID news and: the Halifax Examiner will take the government subsidy
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. Zero COVID cases For the first time since Nov. 12, zero cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia yesterday (Sunday, Jan. 10). Obviously, one day of zero new cases doesn’t defeat the virus — there remain 28 known active cases in the province, and with people continually flying in from places ridden […]
A Role for the Vulnerabilities Equities Process in Securing Software Supply Chains
wloomis, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Headquarters of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland (National Security Agency Photo). On Jan. 14, something unusual happened—the National Security Agency (NSA) publicly announced that it had discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE 2020-0601) deep within Windows 10 and reported it to Microsoft for patching. The disclosure was lauded because of the bug’s severity; buried in a cryptographic library, it would have allowed opportunistic attackers to decipher encrypted web traffic and disguise malware as legitimate code from Microsoft or other vendors. The Atlantic Cou...
China Suspends Pork Imports From Brazil Slaughterhouse
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China has suspended importations from the main slaughterhouse of cooperative Aurora in Chapecó, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Although no further reasons were communicated, it is likely the ban is related to fears over Covid-19. The information about the suspension was shared last week by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and […] The post China Suspends Pork Imports From Brazil Slaughterhouse appeared first on The Rio Times.
Victoria Nuland’s Nomination Should Be Rejected
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Victoria Nuland, former foreign policy adviser to vice president Dick Cheney, should not be nominated for Undersecretary of State, and if nominated should be rejected by the Senate. During the Obama Administration Nuland served as Hillary Clinton's Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Her foreign policy views are troublingly close to those of her husband, Robert Kagan, who co-founded the Project for a New American Century in the late 90’s. Kagan remains one of the leading architects and proponents of modern neo-conservatism, and sits on the Council ...
"Insurrection Versus Insurrection"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
Unconfirmed... yet. Expect it. *"Insurrection Versus Insurrection"* by Jim Kunstler "In the dark hours of Sunday, the BigTech-government alliance showed its hand in its massive purge of the public square - which is what social media became in a nation of strip-malls, parking lots, and nonstop propaganda - shutting down all voices countering the constructed narrative-du-jour: that the Democratic Party stands for defending Americans’ liberty against a rogue president. There have been many “shots” fired so far to kick off a civil war, but that action was an artillery blast. Remember,...
Amazon shuts down Parler
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Amazon shuts down Parler The Duran: Episode 851 “This Was A Coordinated Attack”: Parler CEO Speaks Out After Amazon Boots From AWS, Vows To Rebuild ‘From Scratch’ Zerohedge ZeroHedge – On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
After 70yo Grandpa Robbed, Cops Arrest HIM and Put Him in Restraint Chair for Refusing Strip Search
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: grandpa]A 70-year-old grandpa and retired engineer with no criminal record was put into a restraint chair by police where he was forced to soil himself.
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The Capitol building is seen through newly erected fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Allison Shelley *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Security ramped up at U.S. Capitol* (Reuters).
Helium Is Instrumental in Semiconductor Manufacturing
IER, IER - 14 hours ago
Liquid helium, an inert gas extracted from natural gas harvesting, has several properties that are leveraged in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Because… The post Helium Is Instrumental in Semiconductor Manufacturing appeared first on IER.
Trump's Legacy
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
We now know what Donald Trump's legacy will be. Glen Pearson writes: Only a week ago, commentators were saying that he might be the worst president in American history. Now there is no doubt. The endless footage of riots in and around the Capitol building put a sudden end to what had become a political and democratic tragedy. That all this was occurring while a pandemic raged through the country, receiving scant attention from the occupant of the Oval Office, is a failure of major proportions. That millions had lost their health coverage in the Trump era was of little significa...
Gregory Mannarino, "Important Updates: Bitcoin, Crypto, Stocks, Dollar, More"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 1/11/21 *"Important Updates: Bitcoin, Crypto, Stocks, Dollar, More"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - https://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/
Worst flooding in 50 years leaves 6 dead, 50 000 displaced in Malaysia
At least six people lost their lives and more than 50 000 were displaced after monsoon rains hit Malaysia's east coast, triggering the area's worst flooding in half a century, authorities reported Saturday, January 9, 2021. Heavy rains continued to slam the...... Read more »
Ben & Jerry’s Enters the Pet Food Business
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Doggie Desserts, sold in 4-ounce cups, go on sale in U.S. groceries and pet stores later this month.
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Meet Rebekah Mercer, the deep-pocketed co-founder of Parler, a controversial conservative social network Jan 6 Riots More Violent Than We Realized Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU Trump Supporters Planning Next Siege Mindfulness is Overrated America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent World’s Largest Insect Protein Farm Signals Future Of Food Supply Another new coronavirus variant found in Japan The COVID vaccine should be distributed on a first come, first ...
President Trump Banned from Twitter, Facebook, and His Campaign Email Account
International Business Times, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Twitter permanently suspended President Trump's account on Friday and Facebook blocked him indefinitely. His campaign has been blocked from emailing millions of supporters.
Nancy Pelosi Is Pushing for Second Trump Impeachment
GEG, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
Pelosi is considering using the 14th Amendment and removal of members who "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion." Representative Cori Bush is introducing a resolution to "expel the members of Congress who tried to overturn the election and incited a white-supremacist coup attempt that has left people dead."
Postcards From The Memory Hole
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
The National Guard will be issued lethal weapons for the Inauguration — something that 8 months of Democrat fueled BLM-Antifa violence, mayhem and murder in American streets couldn’t produce.
Trump Was Swallowed By The Swamp Because He Lacked The Strength To Drain It
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Trump sincerely thought that he could irreversibly effect significant long-term change to the way that America is run by “draining the swamp” that all of his supporters so deeply despise, but he ultimately lacked the strength time and again to take the decisive steps that were necessary in order to […]
10 books Conservatives need to read
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
‘Economics in One Lesson,’ by Henry Hazlitt (1946) ‘The Black Book of Communism,’ by Stéphane Courtois, et al. (1999) ‘Hollywood Party: How Communism Seduced the American Film Industry in the 1930s and 1940s,’ by Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley (1998) ‘Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship,’ by Richard Aldous (2012) ‘A Renegade History of the United States,’ by Thaddeus Russell (2010) ‘Gay New York,’ by George Chauncey (1994) ‘Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston,’ by Valerie Boyd (2002) ‘Public Opinion,’ by Walter Lippmann (1922) ‘Good White People,’ by Shann...

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