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Jabs for Joints: Free Bag of Marijuana With Your COVID Vaccine
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*21WIRE* | The new experimental mRNA vaccine is so unpopular, that health workers have resorted to bribing the youth with recreational drugs.
GWPF calls on Sir David Attenborough to save Red-listed Kittiwakes from giant wind turbine project
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood On the 31st of December last year Alok Sharma, then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, gave planning consent for the giant Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. He decided to over-ride planning inspectors who had advised refusal on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts on the Red-listed Kittiwake […]
Canada scrambles to salvage Keystone XL as Biden prepares to kill troubled pipeline project
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
19-Jan-2021 Alberta believes there was a “very solid” legal basis to seek damages under international free trade agreements if the pipeline is effectively killed, said Alberta Premier
"The Coming New Order"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"The Coming New Order"* by Jeff Thomas "For many years, a handful of people have postulated that those who control industry, finance and governments are essentially the same people – a cabal of sorts that have, over generations, solidified their relationships in order to gain greater wealth and power, whilst systematically making things ever more difficult for the free market to exist. But why should this be? Surely, corporate leaders are more ardently capitalist than anyone else? Well, on the surface, that might appear to make sense, but once a significant position of power has b...
Brazil Business Activity in November Grew for 7th Month, but Points to Slower Pace
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The IBC-Br index posted its seventh consecutive monthly rise, according to data released on Monday, January 18th, and rose 0.59% in November. Despite the growth, the rate shows a slowdown compared to preceding months: in October, growth stood at 0.86%, and at 1.29% in September. In June, the strongest month, […] The post Brazil Business Activity in November Grew for 7th Month, but Points to Slower Pace appeared first on The Rio Times.
Storm Christoph to bring widespread flooding to parts of UK and Ireland, major incident declared
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Storm Christoph is forecast to bring widespread flooding and multiple hazards to parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland this week. A major incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as the combination of heavy rain and snowmelt led to a "volatile...... Read more »
Conceptualizing Constitutional Revolution
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the symposium on Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn and Yaniv Roznai, Constitutional Revolution (Yale University Press, 2020). Gary J. Jacobsohn & Yaniv Roznai We are greatly appreciative of the thoughtful responses to our book. We wrote in its opening pages that we wanted to invite theoretical and comparative reflection on a concept for which no canonical meaning exists. Thus, despite its pervasive usage in political and scholarly discourse, the application of the concept of constitut...
Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ And Its Opponents
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
New filings for unemployment benefits have been rising rapidly. From a ‘low’ of about 1 million/week in December last week’s initial claims for benefits topped 1.4 million—when both benefit programs, State administered and the Federal PUA, are counted . Another red flag indicator is consumer spending (70% of the US economy) and retail sales, its largest component. The latter fell -1.4%% in November and another -0.7% in December, according to just released US Commerce data. These are typical months during which they rise the fastest. Another indicator of consumer spending in grow...
Pentagon Going All-In On Artificial Intelligence
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the Pentagon briefing room, in Arlington, Virginia, on January 8, 2020. Al Drago/Reuters *Roll Call:* *Pentagon aims to spread artificial intelligence across military services* *New contract procedures to make it easier for small companies to bid on AI uses for the military* After spending the past few years demonstrating how artificial intelligence tools can boost U.S. military efforts, the office responsible for overseeing such programs at the Defense Department is shifting its focus to helping military services and agencies figu...
Indonesia's Aviation Safety: Improved, but Still Far from Perfect
Volodymyr Bilotkach, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Volodymyr Bilotkach* *Health & Safety, South Asia* Indonesia’s commercial civil aviation sector has experienced explosive growth in the past two decades, with the number of passengers increasing from 10 million in 2000 to 115 million in 2018. The Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 disaster serves as a warning for aviation safety regulators, not only in Indonesia but worldwide. Four minutes after taking off from Jakarta in heavy rain on January 9, the Boeing 737-500 nosedived into the ocean, killing all 62 passengers and crew. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined. The tragedy h...
Marijuana Legalization Won’t Stop Mexico’s Cartels
Ryan C. Berg, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ryan C. Berg* *Politics, Americas* Mexico is poised to become just the third country in the world to fully legalize marijuana. Mexico is poised to become just the third country in the world to fully legalize marijuana (after Uruguay and Canada). If legalized, the size of the country would make it the world’s largest legal cannabis market. Already, headlines are blaring that the new law could curtail Mexico’s deadly criminal groups by denting their profits, but with drug cartels entrenched and diversified in an array of illicit markets, this is chimerical thinking. The law curr...
The Perils of Using the Term 'White Privilege' in the Classroom
Ritika Goel, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ritika Goel* *Education, The Americas* Despite the term’s pervasive use, little attention has focused on how it affects victims of racial injustice, particularly young people of color whose identities are still being shaped. White privilege – the social advantage that benefits white people over others simply on account of skin color – has become a racial justice catchphrase. Peggy McIntosh, an academic who originated the term in 1989, described it like this: “An invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was meant to remain ob...
Norway Denies Link Between Pfizer vaccine And Death of 33 People
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 15 hours ago
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Insights into 20 years of organic growth, profitability at marijuana vape maker Storz & Bickel
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Focus on your value proposition instead of offering the cheapest product in the category. Figure out how to grow organically using your own financial resources instead of being distracted by your competitors’ latest financing round. Those are just some of the takeaways from an interview with Jürgen Bickel, managing director of Storz & Bickel (S&B), […] Insights into 20 years of organic growth, profitability at marijuana vape maker Storz & Bickel is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
More trouble as Biden picks Power at USAID
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
*Samantha Power at the helm of USAID should set off alarm bells globally as Obama’s deadly foreign policy returns for an encore* By Helen Buyniski President-elect Joe Biden has rounded out his hyper-belligerent cabinet with Obama enabler Samantha Power, whose infamous ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine freed that president to bomb seven countries – a post-WWII-record. Power has officially been tapped as head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a soft-power cutout allegedly used by US intelligence to enact regime change and other questionable dealings ...
Funding Joe Biden - Part 2 - The Campaign
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
In part one of this two part posting, I looked at the donors who were ingratiating themselves to Joe Biden by funding his inauguration. In part two, we'll examine who funded his run for the 46th Presidency of the United States, thanks to data provided by Open Secrets. Let's start by looking at a summary of what was raised and spent by the Biden campaign: Here is a list of the top campaign and single-candidate groups that supported Joe Biden: Here is a list of the top contributors which combines money that came from the organizations' PACs, individual members, employees...
Peru’s Caral, Oldest City in the Americas, Under Threat from Squatters
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archaeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the heritage city. The situation has become so bad that archeologist Ruth Shady, who discovered the Caral site […] The post Peru’s Caral, Oldest City in the Americas, Under Threat from Squatters appeared first on The Rio Times.
Japan News: 100 daily Covid-19 deaths and 1,000 critically ill for the first time
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
Japan News: 100 daily Covid-19 deaths and 1,000 critically ill for the first time Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan reached two negative milestones concerning the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis today. This applies to reaching 1,000 critically ill patients and just over 100 daily deaths. Therefore, after more than one year of […]
Aristotle on Politics and Good Life
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
The modernist notion that the politicians should keep aloof from the issues of morality and good life is antithetical to the ancient notion of politics—Aristotle says that the aim of politics is to create opportunities for good life (a life of virtue) in the city-state. In Book 3 of *Politics*, he writes: “Any polis which is truly so called, and is not merely one in name, must devote itself to the end of encouraging goodness.” I believe, Aristotle is right—a good life is possible only in a nation which is home to people of good character; so the focus of state has to be on building ...
Fujimori Vows to Pardon Father if Elected Peru President
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -(AFP) Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has said that she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori, if she wins April's general election. The 82-year-old Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption. Even if not elected, his 45-year-old daughter, who is herself being investigated […] The post Fujimori Vows to Pardon Father if Elected Peru President appeared first on The Rio Times.
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 18th January 2021
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 16 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 […]
Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages
Günter Frankenberg, Professor of Public Law, Legal Philosophy and Comparative Law, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
In claiming the election was "stolen" from him and using the office of the president to the benefit of his family, Trump dips into the authoritarian playbook to convert power into property.
Biden can transform the US from a humanitarian laggard into a global leader – here's how
Edward R. Carr, Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
The Trump White House questioned the value of foreign aid and neglected related policies related to helping low-income countries. But US aid had already needed improvement.
My research helped uncover a long-lost right-wing provocateur – but then I turned away from her work
Carole Sargent, Literary Historian; Founding Director of the Office of Scholarly Publications, Georgetown University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Anonymous satire by a 1709 political writer worked like today's partisan clickbait.
Joe Biden to Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path for Immigrants
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The bill is set to be introduced after President-elect Biden takes the oath of office on Jan. 20.
The Fourteenth Amendment (1963-Jan-07)
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
federalexpression Nov 7, 2016 Dan Smoot Report – The Fourteenth Amendment Vol. 9, No. 1 (Broadcast 386) January 7, 1963 Dallas, Texas The post The Fourteenth Amendment (1963-Jan-07) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Biden’s Pick For Deputy Secretary of Education Believes Schools “Spirit Murder” Black Children – White Teachers Should Undergo “Antiracist Therapy”
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila President Trump banned hateful and divisive critical race theory from federal agencies and Joe Biden, a lifelong racist, is... The post Biden’s Pick For Deputy Secretary of Education Believes Schools “Spirit Murder” Black Children – White Teachers Should Undergo “Antiracist Therapy” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The New Yorker Jan 17, 2021 Luke Mogelson followed Trump supporters as they forced their way into the U.S. Capitol, using his phone’s camera as... The post A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
2000 National Guard troops sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Chief Lamont Ruffin from D.C. District Court swears in 2000 National Guard troops as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals prior to the upcoming presidential inauguration: https://t.co/vw5OC3maqV... The post 2000 National Guard troops sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Film Crew Releases Never Before Seen Footage of 2017 Inauguration Riots
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Chicago, Illinois – Documentary film crew releases dramatic, never before seen footage of the 2017 Inauguration riots. The footage... The post Film Crew Releases Never Before Seen Footage of 2017 Inauguration Riots appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
This Is How President Trump Will Hand Off The 'Nuclear Football' To President-Elect Biden
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
A military aide carries the nuclear football. Photograph: Joshua Roberts, Reuters *CNN:* *How Trump will hand off the 'nuclear football' to Biden* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will not be in attendance Wednesday to watch as his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office, but his absence will have little impact on what may be one of the most important moments of Inauguration Day, the handing off of the "nuclear football." The "football," which contains the equipment that Trump would use to authenticate his orders and launch a nuclear strike, is carried by a military aide...
YES, RED AMERICA WILL STILL NAME SCHOOLS AFTER TRUMP
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Jonathan Chait writes: [The] repudiation I predicted is at hand. Trump has lost the popular vote twice, and been impeached as many times. His approval ratings have sunk to around 30 percent, half the level of where Obama’s stood when he left office. His Republican partners are already whispering they were privately against him all along. His anathematization by social media, corporate America, and other mainstream institutions is a preview of the place he will occupy in the popular imagination. He will join the likes of Andrew Johnson, Joe McCarthy, and George Wallace as an enemy o...
After The USSR, The USA Collapses
Thierry MEYSSAN, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Everything has an end, so do empires, both the United States and the Soviet Union. Washington has outrageously favoured a small camarilla of ultra-billionaires. Now it has to face its old demons, prepare for secession and civil war.
Venezuela Reopens Flights to Panama and Dominican Republic
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s civil aviation authority said on Monday, January 17th, it is reopening flights to Panama and the Dominican Republic that it shut last month due to coronavirus pandemic. Last year, Venezuela allowed flights to Turkey, Mexico, Bolivia, Panama and the Dominican Republic, but weeks later halted air service to the […] The post Venezuela Reopens Flights to Panama and Dominican Republic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller Says There Is No Evidence Of An Insider Threat Before The Inauguration
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 16 hours ago
National Guard members stand guard outside the U.S. Capitol, January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts *Daily Mail*: *Acting Defense Secretary says there is 'no intelligence of insider threat to the inauguration' but 25,000 troops are still being vetted before it * * Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller said there was no proof of an insider threat * A fire under a bridge near the Capitol building produced huge plumes of smoke on Monday morning * It sent the nearby rehearsal into a panic and staffers ran for their lives from the bleachers set up * A loudspeaker an...
COVID-19: ‘Safe Bolivia’ App Announced by Government Agency
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Bolivia presented on January 18th the application and a magazine called ‘Safe Bolivia: united against Covid-19’ (‘Bolivia Segura: Unidos contra el Covid') where people can search for information related to the coronavirus pandemic. President Luis Arce affirmed that they will be of great use to the population. […] The post COVID-19: ‘Safe Bolivia’ App Announced by Government Agency appeared first on The Rio Times.
Heavy Rain Triggers Floods as Rivers Overflow in Bolivia
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Relief efforts began in Guanay, Bolivia, after heavy rain triggered flash flooding in the region on Monday, January 18th. This video, recorded as a Facebook Live, shows supplies being delivered to locals whose homes were inundated. Local media reported the nearby Mapiri and Tipuani rivers burst their banks after a […] The post Heavy Rain Triggers Floods as Rivers Overflow in Bolivia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Totalitarians in Focus
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
Vijaya Gadde, a Public Relations executive at Twitter, thinks she is a good person. Some may beg to differ. One line from her Wikipedia profile, particularly sticks out as ironic: “At Twitter, Gadde has made protecting privacy and opposing the censorship of Twitter internationally policy priorities….”
Cuba Updates Covid-19 Health Protocol for Tourists
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - International travelers must have a negative PCR test, carried out within 72 hours before arriving in Cuba. The MINTUR also established that tourists cannot travel outside the province where they are staying. The Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) updated the sanitary protocol to reduce the chances of contagion with COVID-19 […] The post Cuba Updates Covid-19 Health Protocol for Tourists appeared first on The Rio Times.
Temperatures plunge to -73F in Siberia during Longest and Harshest Cold Spell on Record
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
And as if things aren't interesting enough already, by early Feb there is the potential for multiple Arctic air masses to engulf the entire Northern Hemisphere simultaneously. The post Temperatures plunge to -73F in Siberia during Longest and Harshest Cold Spell on Record appeared first on Electroverse.
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVE EVENT - SÃO PAULO: FREE.ta Jazz (Vila Madalena) - FREE.ta Jazz is back to Nossa Casa Confraria, bringing the best of jazz to the house. This 12-hour jazz music marathon will include the show of trombonist Bocato and band, Vinicius Chagas and band, and DJs 10Zanu, Capitã Billie Seara, and Zinho Trindad playing Bebop, […] The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Tuesday, January 19, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Trump's Words Directly Impact His Supporters' Behavior
Kurt Braddock, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kurt Braddock* *Politics, The Americas* Rather than wage direct war against sitting U.S. representatives, Trump is accused of using language to motivate others to do so. Five days after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol building, the House of Representatives introduced a single article of impeachment against the president. The article accuses Trump of incitement of insurrection for his continued propagation of lies and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, as well as his violent rhetoric immediately preceding the attack on Capitol Hill. The articl...
8 Ways People Behave in a Crisis from the Cold War to COVID-19
Jean Slick, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Jean Slick* *Coronavirus, * During the Cold War, fears in the U.S. about the breakdown of social order and widespread panic in the event of an atomic bomb attack led to the study of human behaviours in situations of collective stress. A year ago, the world was just starting to learn about a mysterious virus that was killing people in the Chinese city of Wuhan. While the ensuing coronavirus pandemic was unprecedented in current times, human experience with disasters and crises is obviously not new. As an academic who teaches disaster management programs, I’ve studied how people ...
Congressional Earmarks: The Gateway Drug to Corruption & Overspending?
Diana Evans, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Diana Evans* *Politics, The Americas* The temporary hiatus from earmark spending appears to be over. Congressional earmarks – otherwise known as “pork barrel spending” – may be coming back. For decades, earmarks paid for pet projects back in lawmakers’ districts, with the tacit aim to earn those lawmakers votes. In turn, the awards encouraged legislators to vote for large spending bills. They have long been seen by many members of the public as well as some lawmakers as wasteful and distasteful, and they were banned in 2011. Now, following the 2020 election, House Democrats hav...
Misogyny in the Capitol: Many of the Insurrectionists Don't Like Women
Mona Lena Krook, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Mona Lena Krook* *Politics, The Americas* Members of the overwhelmingly male crowds defending a president well-known for his sexist attacks, embraced male supremacist ideologies, wore military gear and bared their chests in shows of masculine bravado. They even destroyed display cabinets holding historical books on women in politics. Among the various forms of violence on display during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one has been largely overlooked: misogyny, or hatred toward women. Yet behaviors and symbols of white male power were striking and persistent features of the riots....
Viral #TrumpsNewArmy Video Is Liberals At Their Craziest And Scariest
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 16 hours ago
A new viral video calling on liberals to form “an army of citizen detectives” to gather information on Trump supporters and report their activities to the authorities has racked up thousands of shares and millions of views in just a few hours. The hashtag #TrumpsNewArmy […]
CA Health Officials Halt Possible Hot Lot
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: As the C Vax is rolling out across the world, there are reports of serious snags, including this story from San Diego, California below, where the Moderna vaccine was paused. As a site populated by readers affected by vaccine...
Iran's Warning to US-funded Agitators
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
*January 19, 2021* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - CNN would report in its article, "Iran executes dissident journalist Rouhollah Zam," Iran's swift and severe punishment for what the American media company suggested was "alleged attempts to overthrow" the Iranian government. CNN glosses over Iran's claims that Zam and his media operation helped incite deadly violence during protests targeting the Iranian government in 2017 and 2018 and instead cites Western government and corporate foundation-funded "rights" groups who condemned the execution. Near the end of the article, CNN briefl...
Expert Covid Physician Listing Felony Crimes Against Fauci, Redfield, Azar, etc. in D.C. Speech
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 17 hours ago
Found at State of the Nation: Go to the link above if the embedded video doesn’t work. BIO-WEAPON that also pads their wallets….at YOUR expense…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Syrian Army’s T-90 tank strikes Turkish-backed forces at night: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army’s T-90 tank strikes Turkish-backed forces at night: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – A video shared on YouTube this week showed the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attacking a group of Turkish-backed fighters that were attempting to move across an area in northwestern Syria. In the video shared on YouTube this week, a Syrian Arab Army crew in a T-90 tank tracked the Turkish-backed militants at night using their thermal radiation. The Syrian Arab Army tank crew then zeroed-in on the Turkish-backed militants, scoring a direct hit on them from the T-90. Continue readin...
A race to the bottom’? Post-Brexit deregulation of workers’ rights – 1
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The FT editorial board reports on the package of deregulatory measures being prepared by the UK’s business department with the approval of Downing Street. It has not yet been agreed by ministers — or put to the cabinet — but select business leaders have been sounded out on the plan, ‘according to people familiar with the matter’. Christopher Hope adds a title: “The Chancellor of the Exchequer is to chair a new Better Regulation Committee in Downing Street which will focus on cutting EU red tape for businesses.
Last heir to Ottoman Empire passes away in Damascus
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Last heir to Ottoman Empire passes away in Damascus] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The family of Dundar Abdul Karim Osmanoglu, the last heir to the throne of the dissolved Ottoman Empire, passed away on late Monday evening at the age of 90. In a statement on her official Twitter account, a family member, Orhan Osmanoglu, said: “The father of our family and the Ottoman dynasty, our uncle Prince Dundar Abdul Karim Osmanoglu died in Damascus, Syria..May God have mercy on him.” According to the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, Osmanoglu lived alone in the city of Damascus in whic...
Strong demand drives up Oregon’s wholesale cannabis prices in 2020
Andrew Long, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Increased consumer demand for cannabis in Oregon helped push wholesale prices in the state out of a three-year slump caused by overproduction. For the first time since 2017, the median price per pound of recreational marijuana sold by cultivators to retailers topped $1,500 in December, according to data provided by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. […] Strong demand drives up Oregon’s wholesale cannabis prices in 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Compassion fatigue: when the helpers need help
Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 17 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Public health orders, restrictions, shutdowns, lockdowns. It’s no secret the uncertainty and stress created by the pandemic has upped our anxieties and kept mental health professionals busy. “Right now the waiting lists are exploding because of the […]
That's telling 'em!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
I had to laugh at one response to a British man's tweet about firearms. Paul Samuel asked on January 16th: Many of the responses were supportive - but this one put things in proper perspective, IMHO. As so many commenters have pointed out for so long, owning a firearm isn't a question of whether we *need* one, or even if we *want* one. It's a *natural right,* rather than merely a *legal right,* and predates the US constitution (which *recognized* that natural, pre-existing right rather than *conferring* it - big difference!). Anyone trying to prevent us exercising that ...
New Leaks Show How British Spies Infiltrate And Undermine Lebanon’s Security Services
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
A new set of documents, just recently published, shows British efforts to influence and infiltrate the security forces of Lebanon. These programs are coordinated with Canadian and U.S. efforts to gain influence in the country and to use it on behalf of Israeli interests.
Turkish forces arrest 238 soldiers for alleged Gulen links
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Turkish forces arrest 238 soldiers for alleged Gulen links] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Turkish authorities have arrested 238 people in an operation targeting suspects in the army for alleged links to the dissident preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accused of being behind a failed coup attempt in 2016. According to Reuters, these arrests covered 60 provinces, and it is part of a campaign that has been going on for four years against the network of cleric Fethullah Gulen residing in the United States. Continue reading Turkish forces arrest 238 soldiers for alleged ...
Syria denies secret negotiations with Israel
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Syria denies secret negotiations with Israel] The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Monday denied reports about alleged contacts with Israel, reiterating its “firm” stance on “Israeli occupiers.” Earlier, media reported about purported Russia-mediated meetings between Syrian and Israeli representatives. “The Syrian Arab Republic completely refutes the false reports that have emerged in some media about meetings between Syria and Israel … and states that the publication of such reports is an unsuccessful attempt by the sponsors of these media outlets to sow confusion in Syria’s firm...
Russian envoy cites Martin Luther King Jr., calls on US to end arms race in Middle East
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Russian envoy cites Martin Luther King Jr., calls on US to end arms race in Middle East] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, called on the United States to stop the arms race in the Middle East, citing the words of the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). Nebenzia said during the meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to cooperation with the Arab League: “In the memory of Martin Luther King Jr., I would like to recall the words that American colleagues apparently do not lik...
Syria accuses US of transferring 70 ISIS terrorists from Hasakah prison to Al-Tanf base
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Syria accuses US of transferring 70 ISIS terrorists from Hasakah prison to Al-Tanf base] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Monday that the American forces had transferred dozens of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists from the prisons controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al-Hasakah, to their base in Al-Tanf on the Syrian-Jordanian border. The agency quoted its sources as saying that the US forces had transferred 70 ISIS terrorists detained in the Industrial Secondary Prison at the southern entrance to the ...
Here is President Donald Trump’s conservation legacy
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 22 hours ago
On the podcast today, Gabriella discusses President Trump's legacy on energy and conservation issues; whether Joe Manchin will be a moderate voice; and the problem with canceling the Keystone XL pipeline. The post Here is President Donald Trump’s conservation legacy appeared first on CFACT.
Should Congress Cut Taxes on Unemployment Benefits?
Matt Weidinger, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Matt Weidinger* *Economics, * Unprecedented numbers of Americans are facing taxes on benefits. My colleague Kyle Pomerleau rightly noted it’s a feature not a bug that unemployment benefits are subject to federal income taxes, as they generally have been since the 1986 tax reform law. About that change in the treatment of unemployment compensation (UC), the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service notes: “The rationale for full taxation of UC benefits was to treat UC benefits the same as wages and to eliminate the work disincentive caused by favorable tax treatment for UC benef...
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
* Harvard students seek to revoke Trump graduates' diplomas* Harvard University students started to circulate a petition that seeks for revoking degrees from President Trump’s aides and supporters who attended the institution. The initiative “Revoke their Degrees” points to three Harvard graduates, all described as “violent actors”: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Senator Ted Cruz, and Representative from Texas Dan Crenshaw. None of them are being investigated for inciting last week’s riot in D.C. The letter—disclosed by FOX Business—argues that Trump’s supporters wer...
Perhaps It’s Time to Start Worrying About Italy Again
Nick Corbishley, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The causes for concern surrounding Italy are growing, even as the ECB keeps a tight lid on its bond yields, pushing its debt servicing costs lower as its debt explodes higher.
Why Is the Vaccine Distribution So Difficult?
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 17 hours ago
Imagine if food were allocated and distributed by the government. Wouldn’t this prevent hunger and famines, which have certainly killed more people than epidemics in the history of mankind? Most students of economics should have a ready answer. The opposite approach—that government allocation is more efficient than the anarchy of the market—is illustrated by the […] The post Why Is the Vaccine Distribution So Difficult? appeared first on Econlib.
Fossil fuels to dominate Africa’s energy mix this decade – report
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From PEI: A new study into Africa’s energy generation landscape uses a state-of-the-art machine-learning technique to analyse the pipeline of more than 2,500 planned power plants and their chances of successful commission. The study shows the share of non-hydro renewables in African electricity generation is likely to remain below 10% […]
Police Find 12 Bodies Dumped on Road in Mexico’s Veracruz State
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Twelve people believed to be members of a self-defense group were killed in the western Gulf Coast state of Veracruz and their bodies dumped on a dirt road, local authorities said on Monday, January 18th. The bodies were found with their feet and hands bound, according to local media citing […] The post Police Find 12 Bodies Dumped on Road in Mexico’s Veracruz State appeared first on The Rio Times.
God makes no mistakes
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 17 hours ago
I read this story in my morning devotions, and it is so beautiful, I'd like to share it. I thought I'd have to summarize it, but actually found it on-line. Anthony Esolen, a masterful writer, is the author. But just in case you're not ready this day for inspiration, I'll just share the last paragraph about this crippled monk born in 1013 who was so brilliant people came from all over to learn. "Had Hermann been born in pagan times, they would have given him back to the gods or the wild beasts by exposing him on a hillside. We are even less pious now. He might not have been born. L...
A Green transformation requires a new constitutional settlement
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
The report We the People, The case for Radical Federalism, prepared by a voluntary and independent think tank of Labour Party and independent members from Wales, Scotland and England, sets out some of the reasons for reforming the UK, the principles on which reform should be based and the process for getting there.
‘Striking’: Journal editor suspects paper mills behind rash of withdrawn manuscripts
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Carol Shoshkes Reiss describes it as “especially striking.” I have been Editor-in-Chief of DNA and Cell Biology for the last decade. It has been rare for authors to request withdrawal of a paper they have submitted. However, in the last two weeks, six papers have been withdrawn on request. What really puzzled Reiss, a professor … Continue reading ‘Striking’: Journal editor suspects paper mills behind rash of withdrawn manuscripts
Be Ready: It’s Going to Happen at a Time THEY Choose | Gregory Mannarino
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
The Pain of Service Crapification
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
How Covid is extending the reach of crapification.
Brazil Soy Harvest Slow to Start after Planting Delays
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian soy farmers, who started planting late because of dry weather in the final months of 2020, have harvested only 0.4% of the cultivated soybean area this season, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, January 18th. Brazil had harvested 1.8% of the sown area at this time last year, AgRural's […] The post Brazil Soy Harvest Slow to Start after Planting Delays appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Official Says Coronavirus Outbreak in Manaus Not Tied to New Variant
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Monday, January 18th, that a spiking COVID-19 outbreak in the Amazonian city of Manaus was not tied to a new variant of the virus, and was instead the same coronavirus that caused the first wave of the disease. Manaus has made headlines in […] The post Brazil Official Says Coronavirus Outbreak in Manaus Not Tied to New Variant appeared first on The Rio Times.
Greenpeace Blame Cold Weather On Global Warming!!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood You could not make it up – but Greenpeace can!! https://twitter.com/Greenpeace/status/1350920845464629250/photo/1
The Sheep Syndrome
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 19 hours ago
People are unhappy. Yes, but not enough to stop this tyranny! – Well, I better behave otherwise I’m going to be punished. – FEAR! – Fear leads to the sheep syndrome – that deep-deep social disease which besets us today. They keep to the narrative – MUST wear a mask – MUST keep the safe … Continue reading The Sheep Syndrome →
Bolsonaro Allies Set to Win Presidencies of Both Houses of Brazilian Congress
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite a deep recession and the world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, candidates backed by Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, January 18th. Bolsonaro is openly supporting center-right Congressman Arthur Lira (PP-AL) for President of the Chamber of Deputies, […] The post Bolsonaro Allies Set to Win Presidencies of Both Houses of Brazilian Congress appeared first on The Rio Times.
55 Healthy people died directly after receiving vaccine
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Healthy people are dying or been adversely affected at ten times the rate for Flu vaccines. Not good. Now where is the evidence that this vaccine actually prevents COV 19 since we are unable to measure it all anyway? The entire Vaccine MEME has become highly controversial for several reasons. Not least is the fact that the carrier ingredients have measurable adverse effects that include autism or real brain damage. Be fore we even look at the agent we have a reral problem with the carrier. Then the agent is given out willy nilly to the obviously vulnerable. All agents work by...
Salmon cannon" successor automatically shoots fish up over dams
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This actually will work. I have looked at a number of essentially passive protocols to try and solve this proble. None looked really workable and all promised to be in the form of costly builds. Yet i did forget one basic fact. It is that all manmade river obstructions are in fact maintained actively. That means a good active system is likely the best solution. This does it. Better yet it becomes possible to deny entry to unwanted species and to identify everything that is passed. And it is also naturally fast. Consisting of a simple transport tube using compressed air to...
New quantum particle predicted by Cloud Cosmology may have been accidentally discovered
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Here we Go! My work on Cloud Cosmology predicts the exsstence of neutral electron scaled particles that make up the vast majority of the mass of the universe. So called Dark Matter. Now these guys have confirmed the existence of neutral fermions which are scaled at the electron level. You must understand that third tier matter consists of assemblages of neutron pairs, also pretty neutral in terms of charge that then decay to produce protons and electron which we can detect. All our free electrons come about as part of this decay process that produces all elements. Unfortunate...
Trump's Twitter Ban Obscures the Real Problem with Disinformation
Hannah Bailey, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Hannah Bailey* *Media, The Americas* State-backed information manipulation is rampant on social media. Donald Trump’s controversial removal from social media platforms has reignited debate around the censorship of information published online. But the issue of disinformation and manipulation on social media goes far beyond one man’s Twitter account. And it is much more widespread than previously thought. Since 2016, our team at the Oxford Internet Institute has monitored the rapid global proliferation of social media manipulation campaigns, which we define as the use of digital...
Low-Tech, High Sanctions: Why Iran Cannot Build Advanced Weapons
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GM1E56O1OM701&share=true] Tehran does not have the means to build a stealth fighter even if they like to brag they could. *Key point: *Iran talks a big game, but its domestic arms industry is not exactly state-of-the-arc. There is why Tehran simply cannot compete when it comes to advanced weapons. There can be such a thing as posturing too hard. *This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.* Iran’s aviation industry has accompli...
How Oxford scientists Developed a COVID-19 Vaccine in Record Time
Tonia Thomas, Rachel Colin-Jones, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Tonia Thomas, Rachel Colin-Jones* *Coronavirus, Europe* As well as being great news for getting us back to normal, this represents a phenomenal scientific achievement. Typically, developing a vaccine takes decades – but we have several available for COVID-19 after just 12 months. The pandemic is only a year old, but we already have multiple vaccines available to fight COVID-19 – including the vaccine developed by the team we’re part of at the University of Oxford. With our partner AstraZeneca, we have submitted both interim efficacy data and safety data for the vaccine to regula...
Italian Government Gets Confidence Vote from Lower House, Awaiting Senate Vote
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte obtained on Monday a vote of confidence from members of the lower house of Italy’s parliament after the crisis sparked by Matteo Renzi, whose minor Italy Alive party had abandoned the governing coalition, and the country is now awaiting the vote in the Senate on Tuesday, where a tighter contest is expected.
Arsenal Routs Newcastle to Extend Premier League Unbeaten Streak to 5 Matches
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Arsenal trounced lowly Newcastle United 3-0 on Monday night to run its unbeaten streak in the Premier League to five games and enter the top 10 of the standings.
Harris Resigns as Senator; Biden Helps NGO Two Days before Inauguration
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resigned on Monday her seat as a US senator from California, while President-elect Joe Biden helped distribute food in Philadelphia, two days before their inauguration and in activities coinciding with Martin Luther King Day.
Honduran Private Sector: Join Forces to Rebuild Country
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The Honduran private sector is in a “state of calamity” due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in 134,111 confirmed cases and 3,354 deaths nationwide, and the effects of the tropical storms Eta and Iota, such that it rejects the idea of a new lockdown to stem the uncontrolled spread of the virus.
Brazil Government Moves Up Vaccine Rollout amid Pressure from Governors
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Brazil’s Health Ministry has ceded to pressure from governors and moved up the start date for its nationwide vaccine rollout by two days to Monday.
Guatemalan Forces Disperse Migrant Caravan on Highway
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Guatemalan security forces dispersed on Monday a migrant caravan made up of more than 6,000 Hondurans looking to head northwards to the United States.
New Book Takes Broad Look at 21st Century Latin American Populism
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa and Cuba’s Fidel Castro are key left-wing figures in recent Latin American history who share much in common and whose policies and government programs have left – and continue to leave – a lasting mark on millions of people across the region.
Amazon Series Lands in Controversy for Supposedly Hurting Hindu Sentiments
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
A web series on video streaming platform Amazon Prime Video has landed in controversy in India, with several complaints lodged with the police, for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Hindu majority in the country.
Egypt Shows Off ‘Coronavirus-Free’ Tora Prison
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The Egyptian authorities insist that Tora maximum security prison is coronavirus-free despite recent reports by human rights organizations on the spread of COVID-19 in Egypt’s overcrowded penitentiaries.
Political Turmoil, Economic Crisis Provoke Violent Protest in Tunisia
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
A power struggle being waged between the head of state, the government and the president of the Parliament has opened the door for violence on the streets of Tunisia, where new restrictions – in addition to those in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic – have been introduced as the country marks the 10th anniversary of the fall of former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Kremlin Opens Up New Front with West after Navalny Arrest
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
With the detention and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested the moment he had landed in Moscow after having survived being poisoned in an assassination attempt allegedly by the Russian state, the Kremlin has opened up a new front where simmering tensions with the West can play out.
WHO Warns of ‘Moral Failure’ over Vaccine Distribution as Europe Faces Delays
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The World Health Organization highlighted on Monday the stark inequalities in the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines, with poorer countries being largely left out of early roll outs while developed nations press on with their own inoculation schemes.
New Study Finds Androgens May Be Effective in Treating Breast Cancer
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Androgens, the male sex hormones, may have a positive impact in the treatment of breast cancer with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease, according to a new study published on Monday.
England Suspends Travel Corridors, Toughens Restrictions for Arrivals
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The United Kingdom began on Monday imposing new regulations to contain the spread of the pandemic, amid new, more contagious variants of coronavirus.
Kuwaiti Ruler Accepts Government Resignation after One Month in Power
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Kuwait’s ruler Nawaf al Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah accepted on Monday the resignation tendered by the cabinet of Prime Minister Sabah al-Khaled over tensions with parliament, just one month after the government was put together.
Saudi Executions Hit Decades-Low after Laws Changed in 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The number of executions carried out in Saudi Arabia in 2020 hit a low not seen in decades after the kingdom introduced criminal justice reforms, a report issued by a Saudi government organization revealed on Monday.
: Why Is George Orwell’s 1984 The #2 Best-Selling Book On Amazon?
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
How seriously odd. A disturbed public decides to re read 1984. THe MSM is a pure wall of propaganda that would make Pravda proud such as we have never seen before. The People want this to end. Consider something. In the USA, around 74 million people voted for Trump. At the same time, 72 million own guns and that means on average around five weapons per household. All that means an extended family can put others on deck pretty fast. It does mean that the USA can likely field over 200 million armed civilian combatants. Facing total war the USA can also bring at least 30,0...
DNA Analysis Helps Retrace Early European Settlers of Iberian Peninsula
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The oft-forgotten presence of Egyptians, Vandals, Visigoths and Byzantines in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th and 9th centuries is the subject of an ambitious international archeological project financed by the European Commission that, with the help of DNA, hopes to retrace the history of settlements in Europe.
Spanish Climber’s Body Arrives in Islamabad for Repatriation
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The body of the Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote, who died during the weekend on a winter expedition to Mount K2 – the second-highest mountain in the world – arrived on Monday to Islamabad for repatriation to Spain.
Thai Writer Gets Over 4 Years in Prison on Lèse-Majesté Charge
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
A court in Thailand gave on Monday four and a half years in prison to an author accused of writing comments critical of the royal family, according to a rights body.
Japan PM Says Olympics to Go Ahead Despite 3rd Wave of COVID-19
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that his country remains committed to holding the Olympic games as per schedule in July, despite the third and worst wave of COVID-19 in Japan, particularly affecting Tokyo.
India Records Lowest Coronavirus Daily Death Toll in 8 Months
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
India reported on Monday less than 150 COVID-19 deaths, the lowest daily toll in nearly eight months, taking the total number of such fatalities to more than 152,400 in the world’s second worst-affected country by the virus.
Lawyer Says Not Allowed to Meet Navalny after His Arrest in Moscow
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s lawyer alleged on Monday that the police were not allowing him access to his client who was detained in Moscow after he flew home from Germany.
Indonesia Intensifies Rescue Efforts in Wake of Sulawesi Earthquake
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Indonesia intensified on Monday rescue efforts in the wake of the magnitude-6.2 earthquake that struck the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi late last week leaving at least 81 people dead and more than 19,000 displaced.
New Corruption Prison Sentence for Samsung Leader
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
A Seoul court sentenced Lee Jae-yong, heir to the Samsung empire, to two and a half years in prison on Monday in a new trial over his participation in the financial malpractices of former President Park Geun-hye.
Australia Likely to Keep Its Borders Closed During 2021 Despite Vaccines
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Australia is likely to keep its borders closed for most of 2021 even if the majority of its population of 25 million is vaccinated in the coming months, the country’s federal health secretary said on Monday.
Twelve Chinese Miners Trapped after Explosion Remain Alive
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
At least 12 of 22 workers who were trapped more than a week ago after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China are still alive, state press reported on Monday.
China’s GDP Grows by 2.3% in 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.3% in 2020 amid global economic contraction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to official data published on Monday.
Djokovic’s Australian Open Quarantine Requests for Players Denied
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Authorities denied on Monday tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s alleged requests to relax quarantine measures for tennis players participating in the Australian Open, which will begin next month.
Venezuela Basic Food Basket Soars 2,021% in a Single Year
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
It seems inconceivable for a country that has allowed the opening of an authorized Ferrari car dealership in the capital just a few days ago, and whose minimum monthly salary was located at only $1.09 in December of last year, to record such a jump in the prices of items that are essential for its citizens to lead a decent life.
North Korean Assembly Ratifies Structural Changes Adopted in Congress
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
The Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, the country’s de facto parliament, unanimously approved a five-year economic plan and structural changes decided at its recent congress, state media reported on Monday.
Carlos Alberto Montaner: Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Latin American genius and Cuban exile Carlos Alberto Montaner explains what lies ahead for the US – and world – in the wake of Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the many crazy beliefs among his followers.
Beatrice Rangel: Twitter Crossed the Line
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Former Venezuelan Minister of Ministers Beatrice Rangel on the development and rights of internet companies to block content including that of United States President Donald Trump.
Nothing to Learn from East Asia?
Global Issues News Headlines - 18 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 19 (IPS) - Covid-19 infection and death rates in the Western world and many developing countries in Asia and Latin America have long overtaken East Asia since the second quarter of 2020. Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering prevailing Western accounts of the Asian financial crises, there have been no serious efforts to draw policy lessons from East Asian contagion containment. Read the full story, “Nothing to Learn from East Asia?”, on globalissues.org →
Conspicuous Silence as Uganda President Wins Sixth Term against Bobi Wine
Global Issues News Headlines - 18 hours ago
KAMPALA, Jan 18 (IPS) - Thirty-five years ago when President Yoweri Museveni talked, majority of the citizens listened. But now, as he approaches almost four decades in power, his message is not resonating well — particularly with the country’s youth who constitute about 70 percent of the voting population in Uganda. Read the full story, “Conspicuous Silence as Uganda President Wins Sixth Term against Bobi Wine”, on globalissues.org →
Biden will use bureaucracy to advance green energy boondoggles
Larry Bell, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Remember Solyndra? The post Biden will use bureaucracy to advance green energy boondoggles appeared first on CFACT.
Sudan denies sending troops to Tigray region
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Sudan denies sending troops to Tigray region] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Somalia denied on Tuesday that it had sent troops to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia to fight on the side of Addis Ababa. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Othman Abu Bakr Dubai said, “This news is untrue and politicized by some people,” according to the Somali News Agency (SUNA). The Somali minister added that Ethiopia did not ask the federal government in Mogadishu to send its soldiers to participate in the fighting in Tigray. Continue reading Sudan denies sending troops to Tigr...
Cabeças Frias e Corações Quentes - Uma Citação por M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Cabeças frias e corações quentes. Honrar os nossos antepassados e deixá-los orgulhosos. Lembrem-se, eles sacrificaram-se e sofreram muito mais do que eu jamais poderia imaginar para nos dar as liberdades que até agora gozámos. Acabando com estes embustes e pondo fim às manipulações das nações pelo culto do mal, estaremos a fazer um amanhã melhor para os nossos descendentes e, ao fazê-lo, eles irão um dia honrar o nosso sofrimento e os sacrifícios que fizemos por eles para os assegurar não apenas um futuro melhor, mas um futuro livre da escravidão e com a sua humanidade intacta...
Biden and Harris Could Transform American Childhood
Julie C. Garlen, Neil Ramjewan, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Julie C. Garlen, Neil Ramjewan* *Politics, The Americas* Children were central to political debate throughout the 2020 presidential election. From unfounded fears of a bogus child-trafficking conspiracy to inspiring messages of possibility and equity, the child was an important campaign tool for winning hearts and minds on both ends of the political spectrum. Inauguration Day approaches in the United States after a bitterly divisive election and the unprecedented events surrounding the confirmation of Joe Biden’s electoral college victory. The world is waiting to see what change...
What the Polio Vaccine Mess Can Teach Us About Today's Vaccination Drive
Bert Spector, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Bert Spector* *Health, The Americas* The first polio vaccine spread the disease it was meant to prevent. I nervously fell into a long line of fellow first graders in the gymnasium of St. Louis’ Hamilton Elementary School in the spring of 1955. We were waiting for our first injection of the new polio vaccine. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis – with money raised through its annual March of Dimes campaign – had sponsored field tests for a vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. The not-for-profit had acquired sufficient doses to inoculate all the nation’s first and second g...
Australia & China Face Off at the WTO: What's at Stake for New Zealand?
Alexander Gillespie, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Alexander Gillespie* *economy, Pacific* There is a lot at stake here, and New Zealand will want to pay close attention because of the wider ramifications. Australia, like New Zealand, has a free trade agreement with China which has seen strong growth since 2015. With the relationship between China and Australia souring in the past six months, New Zealand’s response will need to be nuanced and careful, but also principled. First and foremost, we must ensure the dispute between two of our main trading partners stays partitioned from our role within the Five Eyes security alli...
Will North Korea Explode After Biden Becomes President?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
North Korea is in even more of an economic mess than before. Will that lead to more brinksmanship?
The Daily Brief 2021-01-18
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2021-01-18] This is a summary of *20* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Iran, US, Hasakah, Syria, Russia, Biden, Ethiopia, Sudan, Israel, Idlib, Gaza, Palestine, Somalia, South_Korea, Quneitra, Turkey*. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Middleeast, Syria, Africa, Israel, Palestine, World-News, Turkey Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East in show of force against Iran: video - US helicopter forced to make hard landing in northeast Syria ...
"It'll Do..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 19 hours ago
Deputy Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?" Sheriff Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here." "No Country For Old Men"
New paroxysmal eruptive episode at Etna's Southeast Crater, Italy
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
After four weeks of moderate activity at its summit craters, Etna has unleashed a new paroxysmal eruptive episode from its Southeast Crater on the evening of January 18, 2021. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 20:21 UTC and lowered back to Orange at 05:46...... Read more »
Iran to adopt tit-for-tat policy against US under Biden
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Iran to adopt tit-for-tat policy against US under Biden] Spokesman of the Iranian Majlis’ National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Abolfazl Amouei said that the Islamic republic’s foreign minister Javad Zarif stated during a meeting with the members of parliament that the country will apply an “action against action” policy against the new US administration of President-elect Joe Biden, MEHR news agency reported Monday. “According to FM Zarif, our policy toward the Biden administration would be ‘action against action'”, Amouei said. The Iranian lawmaker added that tod...
"Now That Universal Basic Income Checks Have Started, The Americans Will Go Mad If They Dont Continue"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 20 hours ago
*"Now That Universal Basic Income Checks Have Started, * *The Americans Will Go Mad If They Dont Continue"* by Epic Economist "The word stimulus is becoming a recurrent term in the American economic narrative, some may even say that it is oftentimes overused. The definition of stimulus according to the dictionary is “a thing that rouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive”. In addition to spur and incentive, other synonyms for stimulus are boost, impetus, prompt, provoke, etc. Recently, the discussion about stimulus checks is getting increasingly heated. ...
Times and Seasons
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
On January 20 I won’t be watching tv or tuning into anything from a ‘news source’. Let the Ministry of Truth broadcast that every American tuned in and cheered because you know that they will. It’s going to be a lot more than 10,000. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The dangerous, evil, all-powerful, fascist, Nazi dictator Donald […] The post Times and Seasons appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Oil and Gas Companies File for Drilling Permits Ahead of Biden Inauguration
IER, IER - 20 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to cease new drilling on federal lands has made oil and gas companies file for permits… The post Oil and Gas Companies File for Drilling Permits Ahead of Biden Inauguration appeared first on IER.
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