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Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

Clips of Erich Fromm discussing the mask of happiness and repression in a 1977 interview. Be more human....

Cops Who Kill Americans Have Less Than a 1 in a 1000 Chance of Being Convicted of Murder

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago

[image: police]Out of the roughly 15,000 Americans killed since 2005 by police officers, just seven of those officers have been convicted of murder.

Weekend reads: The backstory of a Nature retraction; an author salutes her favorite review of 2020; vaping-COVID-19 link questioned

Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago

Welcome to the first Weekend Reads of 2021. Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Medical writer … Continue reading Weekend reads: The backstory of a Nature retraction; an author salutes her favorite review of 2020; vaping-COVID-19 link questioned

Would You Recommend a Product that Harmed You

Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago

I do not understand this thinking. A beautiful, young Mom who works in a nursing home facility in Canada suffered a serious adverse event after her Covid vaccination, and the subhead in the article is the takeaway that "Deborah Tilli...

Top Armor: Good Luck Stopping These 5 Tanks

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Most tanks—at least those in the arsenals of the West—are pretty much the same in terms of overall capability. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Challenger 2 is considered one of the best-protected tanks in the world, equipped with second-generation Chobham Armor, a composite matrix of ceramic and metal with superior qualities over typical steel-rolled homogeneous armor. The result is tank armor capable of defeating both kinetic energy and high-explosive anti-tank rounds. The world of the tank—an armored fighting vehicle equipped with a large main ...

Mexico Almost Invaded the United States in 1917

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *History, * A strange part of World War I history. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *What Mexico could do was tie down American troops and equipment that otherwise would have been sent to Europe. Not that many U.S. troops would have been needed to stop a Mexican invasion, though recent history warns that many, many troops would have been needed to occupy Mexico. But a second Mexican-American war could easily have triggered a disproportionate response, as the American public demanded that the troops stay home and defend the nation. It was a little over one hundre...

Will the BBC listen?

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago

*The Times* has published some research, with YouGov, into public perceptions of the BBC and found that "nearly half of Britons think that the BBC no longer represents their values", with a third of the public saying that in the past year "the values of the BBC has become less like theirs". The paper cites the BBC's coverage of Brexit and the pandemic, but I'm guessing the 'woke' stuff - their BLM coverage, the Proms debacle, etc - may have played a big part too. *The Times *says his "chimes" with unpublished research from the BBC itself "which found that residents of well-o...

You Might Be On The Wrong Planet If.....A Quotation by Pema Chödrön

Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago

*Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners.*

Views

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago

This Sums it up Title: Herd of sheep crossing Grand Coulee Dam, 1930. or…democrats, following a walking corpse and a whore, 2021. It looks a lot like the same thing to me. Advice – or a Dare? Portrait of a group of Palace Grenadiers, 1870s-1880s, Russia. I like the attitude. […] The post Views appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Syrian Army to face major ISIS threat in 2021

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago

[image: Syrian Army to face major ISIS threat in 2021] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) ended 2020 with a powerful attack on a passenger bus carrying several soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA); this surprise strike with a roadside bomb resulted in the death of more than 20 military personnel and eight civilians. The attack, which was small in comparison to some of the other ambushes carried out by the terrorist group, prompted the Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Aerospace Forces to conduct retaliatory strikes on Islamic State dens in the ...

California’s Homeless Industrial Complex

Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago

Hey Californians, shut up … but keep on paying your taxes! Then shut up! One Party Mob Rule makes it difficult to impossible to hold anyone accountable for such fraud.

This British Military Assault May Have Inspired the Pearl Harbor Attack

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* The real significance of Taranto was to come later. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* *“This was Lt. Takeshi Naito, assistant air attache at the Japanese embassy in Berlin. The implications of those sunken battleships were not lost to him.”* It was the hour before midnight when the battleships slept. Snug in their harbor, cocooned behind layers of anti-aircraft guns and searchlights, the Italian fleet lay peacefully unaware of the fate droning towards them. Through the dark skies came waves of aircraft lumbering under the weight of the torpedo...

The South China Sea Could Be the Arena for the Next World War

Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia Pacific* Accidental war is rare, but not impossible. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* China and America don't trust each other and tensions are still a problem. With each vying to long-term dominance in the South China Sea, here are three ways things could go bad. It’s easy to imagine an even more serious confrontation in the SCS. Another accidental collision would be bad enough, but if a scenario developed similar to that of the downing of KAL 007, with a Chinese fighter jock actually opening fire on an American plane, the situation could get ...

Eighteen Killed in Honduras During New Year’s Eve Celebrations

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Honduran police said on Friday 18 people were killed in several violent incidents during New Year's Eve celebrations. According to Deputy Inspector of . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Eighteen Killed in Honduras During New Year’s Eve Celebrations appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Mayor Covas Pledges More Beds for COVID-19 Patients

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, began his second term in office Friday, pledging to make more hospital beds available to COVID-19 patients an "urgent priority." "We are going to gradually put hospitals in full steam . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] The post São Paulo Mayor Covas Pledges More Beds for COVID-19 Patients appeared first on The Rio Times.

e-Commerce Explosion in Mexico Thanks to Covid-19

Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deadly for some, opportunity for others. The covid-19 crisis pushed many small and medium businesses to sell online; the same push affected millions of consumers, who, driven by fear or need, made electronic commerce their ally. Since last year Mexico is one of the countries in the world with the […] The post e-Commerce Explosion in Mexico Thanks to Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Analysis: President Bolsonaro Faces Tough Challenge between Ideology, Pragmatism

Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s pugnacious president, Jair Bolsonaro, survived 2020 in surprisingly good shape personally and politically, with buoyant popularity ratings despite his own bout of Covid-19 and a broader The post Analysis: President Bolsonaro Faces Tough Challenge between Ideology, Pragmatism appeared first on The Rio Times.

New Rio Mayor Announces Liberal Recipe to Confront Predecessor’s “Perverse Legacy”

Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A liberal recipe to remedy Marcelo Crivella's "perverse legacy," anti-racist management, new measures against Covid-19, and the fight against corruption. This was the emphasis of Rio de Janeiro's new Mayor Eduardo Paes' speech as he took . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post New Rio Mayor Announces Liberal Recipe to Confront Predecessor’s “Perverse Legacy” appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilians Flock to Beaches for New Year as Infections Rise

Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There are now over 7 million cases of Covid-19 in Brazil - and daily case figures are in the thousands. Despite efforts to contain end-of-the-year celebrations and mass gatherings, vacation hot spots are packed, raising concerns over the spread of coronavirus in the coming weeks. More and more Brazilians are […] The post Brazilians Flock to Beaches for New Year as Infections Rise appeared first on The Rio Times.

US and Israel will ‘soon plunge into the vortex of Islamic resistance’: Quds Force commander

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago

[image: US and Israel will ‘soon plunge into the vortex of Islamic resistance’: Quds Force commander] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The assistant commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran, Brigadier General Muhammad Reza Falahzadeh, said that America and the Zionist entity will soon be plunged into the cycle of resistance, he said. Falahzadeh said in his speech on Friday evening, which was reported by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and conducted during a ceremony held in Qom on the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of...

Tel-Aviv University Offers Exclusive Scholarships to Brazilians

Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The University of Tel-Aviv is offering exclusive scholarships to Brazilians in its undergraduate and graduate programs through the Brazilian Scholarship Fund (BSF), a fund created by the Friends of Brazil organization of Tel-Aviv University. Scholarships may cover the course's full fees, depending on the program selected by the student. Applications […] The post Tel-Aviv University Offers Exclusive Scholarships to Brazilians appeared first on The Rio Times.

School in Rio Interior Becomes First Fully Digital Institution in Brazil

Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Founded 32 years ago, the Vila Isabel Teaching Center is located in the city of Três Rios, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, and like other schools, it was forced to adapt to the online teaching model imposed by the novel coronavirus pandemic. And unlike other institutions, the CEVI, […] The post School in Rio Interior Becomes First Fully Digital Institution in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

China vows to retaliate against UK warships possible mission in South China Sea

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago

[image: China vows to retaliate against UK warships possible mission in South China Sea] Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei has warned Western powers against sending warships to the South China Sea, vowing that Beijing may retaliate. “The Chinese side believes that the South China Sea should not become a sea of great power rivalry dominated by weapons and warships,” Tan said during a press conference on Saturday. He argued that the “real source of militarization” in the area emanates from the countries “outside this region sending their warships thousands of kilometres f...

Bolsonaro Says Masks are “Fiction” and Attacks Protective Measures Against Covid

Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On the last day in 2020, and the third consecutive day in which the country again recorded over one thousand deaths in 24 hours, during a social media live stream, President Jair Bolsonaro criticized isolation measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and the wearing of masks aimed at decreasing the […] The post Bolsonaro Says Masks are “Fiction” and Attacks Protective Measures Against Covid appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro Says Brazil May Purchase Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, December 31st, without providing details, that Brazil may also purchase Moderna's vaccine against Covid-19. During his weekly live stream, the President again said that the government will offer vaccines to the part of the population interested in being immunized against the coronavirus, and reiterated […] The post Bolsonaro Says Brazil May Purchase Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.

Qassem Soleimani provided Gaza with ‘all classic weapons and long-range missiles’: PIJ leader

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago

[image: Qassem Soleimani provided Gaza with ‘all classic weapons and long-range missiles’: PIJ leader] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, said on Friday, in an interview carried by RT Arabic, that Major General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in Baghdad, had provided Gaza with “all classic weapons and long-range missiles.” He explained that Soleimani sent 10 ships loaded with weapons to Gaza, in addition to transferring missile technology to the PIJ and Hamas fighters in Gaza after they were trained on it...

Libyan Army rejects deployment of UN peacekeeping forces: report

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago

[image: Libyan Army rejects deployment of UN peacekeeping forces: report] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) has rejected the proposal made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to deploy international monitoring forces to support the Joint Military Commission agreement for a permanent ceasefire in the country. A military official in the army said in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Friday, that the proposal is an impermissible interference in the country, stressing that the army is able to restore stability. Continue...

Prominent Iranian cleric close to Ayatollah Khamenei passes away

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago

[image: Prominent Iranian cleric close to Ayatollah Khamenei passes away] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The office of Iranian cleric Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Yazdi announced his death on Friday afternoon at the age of 86. According to local sources, Yazdi died after suffering severe health issues in his digestive system, without indicating what those problems were that led to his death. Yazdi, an Iranian philosopher and Islamic theologian, founder of the Imam Khomeini Foundation for Education and Scientific Research, was a member of the Council of Experts on Leadership in Iran. Co...

Another Arab country has joined the ‘axis of evil’ against Israel: Channel 12

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago

[image: Another Arab country has joined the ‘axis of evil’ against Israel: Channel 12] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – An Israeli news channel revealed this week that a new country in the Arab world has joined the “axis of evil” against Israel. The Hebrew-language Channel 12 news stated that the Israeli Defense Forces now consider Yemen as part of this axis and that it must prepare to confront it. Channel 12 said that that Yemen come into Iran’s grip, as it has become part of the Iranian-led “axis of evil,” which is actively apposed to Israel and its allies in the Middle East. Cont...

Russian Air Force swarms southern Idlib region

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago

[image: Russian Air Force swarms southern Idlib region] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have been conducting non-stop reconnaissance missions across the southern and western regions of the Idlib Governorate, in response to the militant attack that targeted their military police near the city of Saraqib last week. According to reports from the nearby Hama Governroate, the Russian Aerospace Forces have been conducting reconnaissance flights with drones and spy planes, with the aircraft mostly concentrating on the Jabal Al-Zawiya region of southern Idlib. Co...

Flying "The Hump" was One of World War II's Most Dangerous Jobs

David Axe, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*David Axe* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] “There was an approximately one in three chance of being killed,” Pike writes — one of the worst wartime survival rates ever. Few people appreciate it today, but for a period of more than three years during World War II, a force of mostly American airmen undertook one of history’s most complex — and deadliest — logistical operations, flying thousands of tons of supplies from India over the Himalayas into China in rickety, under-powered cargo planes. “The world’s first strategic airlift,” the U.S. Air Force calls it. These f...

These 5 Guns Explain Why Israel’s Military is So Powerful

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, * A professional and innovative defense-industrial base. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The early IDF was forced to rely on a mixed bag of infantry rifles, from modern weapons to bolt action rifles. This logistical nightmare was eliminated with the adoption of the FN FAL battle rifle. Adopted in 1955, the rifles were quickly put to use in the 1956 war, then the Six Day War, the War of Attrition and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Much of Israel’s history has, for better or worse, been written with guns. From the 1948 War of Independence to today, Israe...

How Mexico and Greece Helped Pioneer Anti-Ship Warplanes

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E73L1KT801&share=true] Credit where credit is due, the Greeks and Mexicans both used planes in an attempt to lob explosives upon enemy warships. *Key point: *These attacks are little known, but they made history. In fact, now using airplanes against sea targets is so common as to not the thought of as very remarkable. In the annals of aerial warfare, the names of Greece and Mexico don’t usually appear very often. Yet Greece and Mexico were the first to use aircraft...

Links 1/2/2021

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Doctor Maitlis will see you now

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago

As the blog's official *Doctor Who* correspondent, I did watch the New Year's Day edition, *Revolution of the Daleks. * Of course, I was only doing so in my official capacity, so I could report back to you, dear readers. The last two series, under the showrunnership of Chris Chibnall, earned the programme the nickname 'Doctor Woke' in some quarters. Its endless string of politically correct messages, its clunky scripts, its dull companions, its so-in-your-face-that-it-almost-pops-out-of-the-back-of-your-head 'diversity casting', its endless box-ticking, and its re-writing o...

Sudden Stratospheric Warming On The Way?

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago

By Paul Homewood SSW on the way? The second half of December has seen dramatic swings between different weather patterns. Storm Bella brought strong winds and flooding, while the current flow of air from the north is bringing colder conditions with ice and some snow across the UK. With dramatic […]

20+ Weather Stations across China Equal/Break Lowest-Ever Temperature Records for Month of December

Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago

Temperatures in 80% of the China’s provinces either equaled or fell below December's average monthly norm. China knows what's coming. It's plays on the global scene are clear. #GSM The post 20+ Weather Stations across China Equal/Break Lowest-Ever Temperature Records for Month of December appeared first on Electroverse.

Quick road trip

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago

Miss D. and I are taking a quick road trip this weekend to visit other bloggers. Therefore, blogging will be suspended until Monday morning. Please enjoy the work of the bloggers listed in the sidebar until normal service resumes here. Peter

São Paulo’s Logistics in Place to Begin Vaccination on January 25th, Says Health Secretary

Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo State Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn said that the authorization of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) is all that is missing for vaccination against Covid-19 to begin in the state. All required supplies are guaranteed, he said in an interview with Radio Bandeirantes on Friday, January 1st. […] The post São Paulo’s Logistics in Place to Begin Vaccination on January 25th, Says Health Secretary appeared first on The Rio Times.

Federal Supreme Court Overturns Injunction to Open Trade in 18 São Paulo Cities

Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the São Paulo government, the injunction was challenged by the State Attorney General's Office under the allegation that it would spur the spread of Covid-19. On Wednesday night, December 30th, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) overthrew a São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP) injunction allowing trade to operate […] The post Federal Supreme Court Overturns Injunction to Open Trade in 18 São Paulo Cities appeared first on The Rio Times.

Election Hammer: The beginning was a supersized domestic cyber surveillance system built by Brennan with help, Feb 2009.

FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 21 hours ago

FOX News And Rupert Murdoch Knew About THE HAMMER and SCORECARD Since 2013 – The American Report By Mary Fanning and Alan Jones | December 6, 2020 For seven years, FOX News and Rupert Murdoch hid from the American people information the cable news network possessed about cyberwarfare weapons THE HAMMER and SCORECARD. THE HAMMER’s […]

A Surprise for Evolution in Giant Tree of Life

arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

The changes appear far more leisury than thought. Imagine a herd of deer living on the grasslands. All sorts of variation is plausible without really changing the equation. However then see a herd head out into the desert. They become acclimatized. A different set of changes now take place. What is the distant relationship between deer and camels? I still think that choice continues to be involved, but directly as a response to the accepted environment alniche. Then success in one niche can blow back over many niches. Again it is leisurely. some changes are also radical ...

hold onto your crown of life

Bob Dinn, balance10 - 21 hours ago

– Two short dictations by Guru Ma [channeled by Kim Michaels -r.] "To My Students, Past, Present and Future," a dictation by Guru Ma [that’s a spiritual office and not ECP’s name at all. -r ] – An invocation for attuning to the Ascended Master Guru Ma – A decree to Guru Ma *Moira Prophet Siskind: * My sister Tatiana and I have each chosen to embrace this book and the teachings of the ascended masters coming through Kim Michaels after experiencing deep personal connection with the material. We can feel this way in loving respect and gratitude for th...

More Voter Fraud Revealed, Election Not Over, 2021 Economic Update

mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago

More Voter Fraud Revealed, Election Not Over, 2021 Economic Update by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW 464 1.1.2021) More this week on the 2020 election fraud, this time in Georgia, and, yes, there was more proof and lots of it. We find that Georgia voting machines were sending information to China, ballots were being shredded and people were …

changing all the supposed standards in America

Bob Dinn, balance10 - 22 hours ago

1-1-21 Proposed changes to the rules of the House of Representatives would “honor all gender identities” by eliminating such specific terms as mother and father, son and daughter, and aunt and uncle. Instead, only gender-neutral terms such as “parent,” “child,” “sibling” and “parent’s sibling” would be allowed in the text of the House rules, according to the proposed changes. The new rules will make the House “the most inclusive in history,” Pelosi said in announcing the proposed changes. But the gender-neutralizing move — a nod to the transgender and non-binary community — was ...

Not All Particles And Antiparticles Are Either Matter Or Antimatter

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago

Not All Particles And Antiparticles Are Either Matter Or Antimatter https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2021/12/29/not-all-particles-and-antiparticles-are-either-matter-or-antimatter/?sh=5227633678af

Google’s Sycamore achieves ‘quantum supremacy’

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago

Google’s Sycamore achieves ‘quantum supremacy’ – Big Think https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/google-quantum-computer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=freethink

For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42.

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago

For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42 – Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-math-fans-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-number-42/

Ask Ethan: How Does The Fabric Of Spacetime Expand Faster Than The Speed Of Light?

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago

Ask Ethan: How Does The Fabric Of Spacetime Expand Faster Than The Speed Of Light? https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/06/12/ask-ethan-how-does-the-fabric-of-spacetime-expand-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/?sh=585449d03b5f

Bees Are Now Considered The Most Important Living Thing On Earth.

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago

Bees Are Now Considered The Most Important Living Thing On Earth – Science And Nature https://www.sci-nature.vip/2020/12/bees-are-now-considered-most-important.html?m=1

"No Access to the Docks"

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago

The BBC's home editor Mark Easton dispatched himself to Dover yesterday to report on all the problems at the border. Unfortunately for him, there weren't any. All the lorry drivers he asked "Has it been difficult for you today?" said "No". Still, it didn't stop his report from mainly being about the "tangle of red tape, customs checks and regulatory inspections", the "extra hassle", the "fears of widespread disruption", the "largely untested" new IT systems to speed up customs processing, the "still not fully ready to open" inland customs facilities and how "fingers are being f...

History Made: The Tondern Raid Was the First Air Strike From a Carrier

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 19 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP3DRILAAOAA&share=true] London was determined to put a stop to German zeppelin attacks. *Key point: *The attack actually worked and changed history. Here is how the Royal Navy managed to pull the attack off. Nearly a century ago during World War I, the Royal Navy launched the first air strike from an aircraft carrier ever, targeting a zeppelin base in Tondern. After dropping a cumulative bomb load that barely exceeded the weight of a single five-hundred-pound bom...

The Myth and Legacy of the Battle of Dunkirk

Robert Farley, The National Interest - 19 hours ago

*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* It, along with the Battle of Britain, served as the central legitimating myth for the British warmaking effort. The seventy-seventh anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation has already received a great deal of attention, in no doubt due to the pending release of Christopher Nolan’s new film treatment of the battle. For nearly seventy-seven years, the battle has stirred controversy—in one view it’s an example of British courage and gallantry under fire, in another a catastrophic military setback, and in yet another an emblematic example of military ...

Another BBC U-turn?

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago

Is the BBC having its cake and eating it? Some people say *[see what I did there?] *that the BBC has been pushing the Government to keep schools closed and now that the Government has given them what they want the BBC has immediately switched tack and are attacking the Government for "another U-turn". This was one of the opening headlines on BBC One's *News at Ten *last night: *Another government U-turn on schools* - all primaries in London will now stay closed next week.

Economist Dennis Snower Says Economics Nears a New Paradigm

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago

A perhaps too-upbeat take on the possibilty of big changes in the economics profession.

Monster Hunting: How Czech Agents Killed One of Hitler’s Feared Lieutenants

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 20 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* On the morning of May 27, 1942, the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany went for his last ride. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Was Operation Anthropoid a success? Was killing a monster like Heydrich worth the lives of several thousand people? There can be no correct answer for that. On the morning of May 27, 1942, the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany went for his last ride. Reinhard Heydrich was tall, slender, blue-eyed and blond, a perfect specimen of the ideal Nazi man. In his green Mercedes 320 Convertible B that morning, he might have...

We've Still Got These Five Old Weapons - So We May as Well Use Them

Francis Horton, The National Interest - 20 hours ago

*Francis Horton* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] There’s decades of fantastic gadgets the military has chucked to the wayside to make way for newer material — and some may have gotten the boot far too early. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Miniature nuclear weapons? Antique warships? The world's safest bunkers? We've still got 'em all. No one can say the U.S military doesn’t rise to a challenge. When President Donald Trump said we need our Navy to increase to 350 ships and submarines, and then slashed the shipbuilding and procurement budget, the Department of ...