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"Heading Down The Dangerous Road To Despotism"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 16 hours ago
*"Heading Down The Dangerous Road To Despotism"* by Christine Flowers "People often try and sound profound by quoting Santayana's apocryphal statement, "Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it." But Santayana had his finger on the pulse of my nation in this moment. There is a lot of hysteria spreading among the cultured classes, but since they are the cultured classes, it is repackaged as concern for social norms and national security. What appears to the naked eye and the unbiased mind as a dance with totalitarianism is described by the dancers as "damage contro...
Israel censored this film. Watch it here
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
Every act of censorship inadvertently achieves its opposite by drawing attention to its subject. Last week, an Israeli court ordered the 2002 film Jenin, Jenin to be banned in Israel and all copies of it confiscated. The film – which was directed by Mohammed Bakri, a Palestinian citizen of Israel – has been the subject of censorship attempts since its release around 18 years ago.
All for the guy who promises unity—Joe Biden
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
In a show of totalitarianism, the folks who called Trump and Bush Hitler, show how it's really done. They don't mess around. "This force—at least four times the deployment for Trump’s heavily and even violently protested inauguration in 2017—far exceeds the number of all serving U.S. personnel in the Middle East. It has no precedent on American soil at any time since the Civil War. And even this wasn’t thought sufficient to deter Trumpian mischief. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly wanted the Guard armed with high-caliber machine guns and requested that the Chairman of the Joi...
Failing Computer Models
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood If anybody tries to tell you that the computer models are accurately predicting global warming, show them this: http://www.remss.com/research/climate/#:~:text=The%20RSS%20merged%20lower%20stratospheric%20temperature%20data%20product,in%20well-mixed%20greenhouse%20gases%20causes%20by%20human%20activity. It comes from RSS, who monitor atmospheric temperatures via satellite observation. They are ardent warmists, and here us what they have to say: Over the past decade, we have been collaborating […]
Meet Creepy Joe Biden’s new Assistant Health Secretary
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 17 hours ago
Biden said: “Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond. She is a historic […]
Send those in Covid quarantine to beautiful Dunk Island
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
Federal MP Bob Katter is proposing the government invest in rebuilding the derelict Dunk Island Resort located off Mission Beach in North Queensland as a slam dunk solution for international quarantine rather than mine sites which pose significant risk of exposure to the industry. He says the island’s existing, operational air strip, the vicinity to […]
Turkish drones will soon fly over Europe: Minister of Industry
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Turkish drones will soon fly over Europe: Minister of Industry] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Warank, said that the Bayraktar and Phoenix drones will soon fly over European airspace. In a speech during his participation in a video call on Thursday at the third defense industries forum in Istanbul, Warank explained that the investments made by Turkey during the last five years, “will move the country to the giants league in the field of defense industries.” He stressed that the defense industries are one of the most imp...
The Great Healing Forward
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Will Wilkinson is a New York Times opinion writer, and VP for Research for the “non-partisan” Niskanen Center. I’ve reached out to them for comment.
Ajit Pai’s Broadband Legacy: Haste And Waste
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
As we documented in our previous three posts, the $9.2-billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s supposed crowning achievement toward closing the broadband digital divide — is looking more and more like one of the most wasteful projects in FCC history. Our first post gave some examples of questionable funding in urban areas that we stumbled upon after spending just a few minutes with the map of winning bidders. This included ridiculous examples of “rural” subsidies awarded to major ISPs to offer broadband in gated urban communities where they already ...
Militia Campaigns Against US Government Armed Military & Police Training
Arie Perliger, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Arie Perliger* *Politics, The Americas* Militias present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, also draw a substantial portion of its members from law enforcement, both military and civilian. Thousands of police and soldiers – people professionally trained in the use of violence and familiar with military protocols – are part of an extremist effort to undermine the U.S. government and subvert the democratic process. According to an investigative report published in the Atlantic in November into a leaked database kept by the Oath Keepers – one of several far-right and white supremacist milit...
Russian Kamikaze Drones are Sending Insurgents Running Scared
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *military, Eurasia* It is a technical solution to an age-old problem: how to hit an enemy on the other side of a hill, who is shielded from observation or fire by terrain. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *When it comes to loitering munitions, the world’s leader is probably Israel. Back in the 1990s, Israel Aerospace Industries introduced the Harpy anti-radar weapon. Russia is testing “kamikaze drones,” or unmanned aircraft that are essentially flying artillery shells. Factory testing of the KYB-BLA and Lancet weapons have been completed, Alexander Zakharov, ch...
Russia Hopes to Build a Deadly Drone Swarm Weapon
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_D1BEULMAXQAD&share=true] Will America be prepared for this new threat? Russia’s military is quietly forging ahead with investments into swarm drone technology, alerting the Pentagon to a potentially new type of security challenge. Late last year, Russian news outlet TASS reported that swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were successfully used during Russia’s Kavkaz 2020 military exercises. “At the Kapustin Yar proving ground a combined group of unmanned aeri...
China’s H6-K Bomber Can Kill Targets 2,000 Miles Away
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* And it’s getting hypersonic weapons. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While the H-6K doesn’t have the global legs of a U.S. B-52 bomber, it doesn’t need them. For now, China is content to project power into its nautical backyard and over adjacent areas that it considers crucial, such as the South China Sea, Taiwan and Japan. China’s H6-K may be an old Soviet-designed bomber—but it’s getting twenty-first century missiles. Chinese H-6Ks—a knockoff of the 1950s Soviet Tu-16 bomber—will be armed with hypersonic weapons, according to Chinese media. ...
I Win My Trump Bet
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago
Back when Trump was President-Elect Trump, I made the following bet: If Donald Trump dies in office, resigns, is removed by the Senate after impeachment, or otherwise is permanently removed as per the the 25th Amendment, or if it never happens that he takes the Oath of office as POTUS on Jan 20, 2017, the […] The post I Win My Trump Bet appeared first on Econlib.
With Biden’s Inauguration, Brazil Will Face Joint U.S.-European Pressure on Amazon
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Diplomats consider that the new White House will be engaged in linking environmental to commercial policy. Ambassadors in Brasília say that in order not to lose funds, the Planalto will need to adjust its rhetoric. For the next two years, Brazil's successful relationship with the United States will hinge much […] The post With Biden’s Inauguration, Brazil Will Face Joint U.S.-European Pressure on Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times.
Race and the Cycles of Constitutional Time
JB, Balkinization - 15 hours ago
I've just posted my latest essay, Race and the Cycles of Constitutional Time, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: My 2020 book, *The Cycles of Constitutional Time*, argues that we can understand American constitutional development in terms of three different kinds of cycles. The first is the rise and fall of political regimes featuring dominant political parties. The second is a very long cycle of polarization and depolarization that stretches from the Civil War through the present. The third cycle is a series of episodes of constitutional rot and constitutional renewal. This essay sh...
What Now, Jason?
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Joe Biden has cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline. That puts Jason Kenney in a very uncomfortable spot. David Climenhaga writes: It’s been a Biden promise from the get-go. It’s easy to do with the stroke of a pen. It’s devoutly wished for by key segments of his base. And it doesn’t cost the United States anything, fanciful arguments about the economic benefits of the Keystone XL pipeline notwithstanding. Let it never be asked, “Who could have seen this coming?” Damn nearly everybody who’s been paying attention did. Kenney's folly is monumental: Kenney’s crazy bet has to be near th...
Here Are 18 Ways Trump Supported The Swamp During His Presidency
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The Last American Vagabond – by Derrick Broze On Tuesday, Donald Trump said farewell to America as he acknowledged “this week, we inaugurate a new... The post Here Are 18 Ways Trump Supported The Swamp During His Presidency appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Y2Kyoto: Say It Isn’t So, Qiáo!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Biden’s first act in office is to end America’s energy self-sufficiency. Speaking at the White House Tuesday night, Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed President Biden will follow through with campaign promises to ban new fracking on federal land. “President Biden promised to end all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands when was… Continue reading →
Coronavirus: Peru Detects Amazonas Variant Within its Territory
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Amazonas variant, a new mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus originating in Manaus (Brazil) and different from those in the United Kingdom and South Africa, is already in Peru, said on Tuesday, January 19th, Carlos Calampa, Health Director of Loreto, the largest region of the Peruvian Amazon, bordering Brazil. "Clinically […] The post Coronavirus: Peru Detects Amazonas Variant Within its Territory appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Central Bank Maintains SELIC Rate at 2% per Year, Lowest in History
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
[image: Brazil's Central Bank, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil News] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The announcement, made on Wednesday, January 20th, is in line with the financial market's expectations, despite inflationary pressures. It is the third consecutive time that the collegiate body has decided to maintain the level at an all-time low. The announcement's new aspect consisted in the withdrawal of forward guidance, a […] The post Brazil Central Bank Maintains SELIC Rate at 2% per Year, Lowest in History appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biden to Sign Virus Measures, Requires Mask Use to Travel
AP News, Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
President Biden has vowed to take far more aggressive measures to contain the virus than his predecessor.
Are Israel And Palestine Headed Towards Yet Another Conflict?
Leonid SAVIN, OrientalReview.org - 16 hours ago
In December 2020, there was a rise in tensions in the West Bank, including demonstrations and Israeli attacks on Palestinian homes. Reports indicate that it was the most intense month in terms of aggressive Israeli nationalism in the last three years – that is, since the beginning of 2017. Israeli […]
Censorship breeds more censorship....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to new calls for social media censorship. The surveillance/censorship society will be coming for all of us before we know it. Don't think it is just the right-wing that are being censored - and don't they have rights to free speech as well? Free speech means free speech....for everyone. Who benefits by limiting freedom of thought and speech? Time to speak out now!
Biden Inaugural Guest is Venezuelan Coup Leader Charged with Inciting Violent Assault on Gov’t Building
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 16 hours ago
After condemning the pro-Trump invasion of the Capitol, the incoming Biden administration invited Carlos Vecchio – a coup leader charged in the 2014 torching of the Venezuelan Attorney General’s office – to its inaugural ceremony. As Washington recovered from shock and outrage caused by pro-Trump hooligans storming the United States Congress – breaking windows, smashing … Continue reading Biden Inaugural Guest is Venezuelan Coup Leader Charged with Inciting Violent Assault on Gov’t Building →
My Wish Is That You Win This Fight for Truth: The Third Newsletter (2021)
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
21 January 2021 — Tricontinental Diego Rivera (Mexico), The Uprising, 1931. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 26 January, India’s Republic Day, thousands of farmers and agricultural workers will drive their tractors and walk into the heart of the capital, New Delhi, to bring their fight to the doors … Continue reading My Wish Is That You Win This Fight for Truth: The Third Newsletter (2021)
Corporate Media’s Leaked Chinese Documents Confirm China Didn’t Hide Covid-19
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
CNN (11/30/20) examined “China’s mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19,” despite the fact that China brought its pandemic under control within two months, whereas CNN is based in a country that at the time was seeing its own outbreak surge to unprecedented heights.
Fauci Now Says COVID-19 Vaccine May Become Mandatory
Martin Hill, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Dr. Mercola Will the COVID-19 vaccine become mandatory? That’s a question many are asking these days and, by the looks of it, the answer may... The post Fauci Now Says COVID-19 Vaccine May Become Mandatory appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Slight rise in abnormal behavior at Mayon volcano, Philippines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Mayon volcano in Albay, Philippines exhibited a slight increase in abnormal behavior over the past 48 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Lignon Hill Observatory reported on Thursday, January 21, 2021. The volcano's...... Read more »
Dr. Simone Gold on Risks of the Experimental MRNA COVID Vaccine (DARPA’s AI LUCIFERASE & HYDROGEL)
Martin Hill, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Citizen of Gotham January 20th, 2021. The post Dr. Simone Gold on Risks of the Experimental MRNA COVID Vaccine (DARPA’s AI LUCIFERASE & HYDROGEL) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Rise of the Superstar Firms: Taking Oligopoly Seriously in Macroeconomics
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 15 hours ago
Quelle surprise! Only now that EU and US officials are up in arms about monopolies are macroeconomics pros taking it seriously.
Rio de Janeiro Records Refusals to Covid-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Professionals
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The second day of the vaccination campaign in Rio has been marking exciting records of elderly and healthcare professionals being vaccinated. However, there have also been cases of refusal. On Wednesday, January 20th, Municipal Health Secretary Daniel Soranz said that six elderly people have already been registered in nursing homes, […] The post Rio de Janeiro Records Refusals to Covid-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Professionals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Donald Trump’s second impeachment is not about impeachment
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 16 hours ago
Miguel Schor Donald Trump has the rare distinction of being impeached twice. His second impeachment was for inciting a crowd to attack the Congress to interfere with the certification of the electoral votes on January 6, 2021. It is clear that members of Congress as well as the public were shaken by these events. The pictures of rioters attacking and vandalizing the Capitol are deeply jarring. They undermine the notion that we are an exceptional democracy. Not surprisingly, these events led to a considerable outpouring of commentary. The critics of impeachment argue that the Sena...
Russia’s New Flamethrower Battalion is Both Cruel and Unusual
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * And could break international law. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Whether razing cities – and wiping out their inhabitants -- with fuel-air explosives is any more efficient or humane remains to be seen. “We had to burn the city to save it” seems a dubious assertion at best. Heavy flamethrower battalions are coming to the Russian army. The goal is to use incendiary weapons – devastating physically and psychologically – to clear enemy troops from cities, bunkers and tunnels. Calling these weapons “flamethrowers” seems a bit of a misnomer. Rather t...
Thousands evacuated as Storm Christoph hits UK with disruptive snow and historic flooding
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
Around 2 300 homes have been evacuated overnight Thursday, January 21, 2021, amid widespread flooding and dangerous snow across parts of the United Kingdom brought by Storm Christoph. The storm prompted more than 200 flood warnings, with five of them severe, and has...... Read more »
Gringo View: Class War – ‘Them’ and ‘Us’
Peter Rosenwald, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Donald Trump has finally disappeared from center stage and Joe Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th president of the US, all against a backdrop of the January 6th invasion of the US Capitol by Trump followers. With more fully armed American troops than are deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and […] The post Gringo View: Class War – ‘Them’ and ‘Us’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
Media Literally Compares Biden to God, Whitewashing New Face of US Police State & War Machine
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: biden]The mainstream media has already begun to unquestioningly praise Biden and Harris to distract Americans from continuous wars and the police state.
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 16 hours ago
AP Morning Wire: • Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises. • World hopes for fresh US cooperation on global issues. • Some virus mutations may dampen vaccine effect. • Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.' https://t.co/79vvTwaKa1 pic.twitter.com/DIw7hj3ahP — The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2021 Three presidents of the United States of America: one message of unity. #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/Iqgwj9xT5K — Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 21, 2021 President Joe Biden watches inauguration fireworks from Truman Balc...
Tasting Coffee Through Your Ears and Eyes? New Café de Colombia Campaign Shows You How
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - You can now taste one of the most famous coffees in the world with your ears and eyes as music producers and scientists in Colombia join forces to develop a new sensory experience for coffee drinkers through taste and sound. The collaboration marks the 60th anniversary of the globally recognized […] The post Tasting Coffee Through Your Ears and Eyes? New Café de Colombia Campaign Shows You How appeared first on The Rio Times.
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 17 hours ago
A person stands next to fencing as fireworks illuminate the sky above the Washington Monument. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *The inauguration of President Joe Biden* (Reuters).
Defend And Protect - Five Variations Of The Same Theme - Five Poems by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
*Version #1* *Defend and protect* *We were forged in valor* *The Constitution* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version #2* *Defend and protect* *We were forged in valor* *Our one Republic* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version #3* *Defend and protect* *We were forged in valor* *American up!* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 4* *Defend and protect* *We were forged in valor* *Our sovereignty* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 5* *Defend and protect* *We were forged in valor* *Our national pride* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I was inspired and wrote these five ...
Metallica – King Nothing
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 17 hours ago
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List Of Soros Funded Organizations
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 17 hours ago
Ruthfully Yours Organizations Funded Directly by George Soros and his Open Society Institute Organizations that, in recent years, have received direct funding and assistance from... The post List Of Soros Funded Organizations appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Biden replaces Andrew Jackson portrait in Oval Office, adds Cesar Chavez bust
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 17 hours ago
The Hill – by Zack Budryk President Biden’s personal touches in the Oval Office include replacing a portrait of Andrew Jackson and adding a bust of... The post Biden replaces Andrew Jackson portrait in Oval Office, adds Cesar Chavez bust appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Obamala Joe Rolls Out New Internet Gateway
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 18 hours ago
Here’s the new web address for Joe and Kamala. Be sure to bookmark this and visit regularly Be first to know what Our Leaders have in store for us. Cut and paste this into your browser: www.antifa.com Just so there’s no doubt as to who is in charge of America’s agenda now. — Safespace, w/hat tips to The Rio Norte Line and Road To Concord blogs —
Big Brother - espionage edition
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
It seems that the innumerable attempts to hack into US government computers - even seemingly innocuous systems - have had far-reaching consequences. When you put together information from several otherwise disconnected systems, quite often 2 + 2 = 4. The CIA has concluded that their overseas espionage efforts have suffered long-term damage as a result of several hacking operations that obtained personnel records for most of the U.S. population. Large scale data thefts apparently began at least a decade ago and reached a pinnacle when the U.S. government personnel office, or O...
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/21/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 16 hours ago
*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/21/21"* ○ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes *○* "Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you*! ○ Gregory Mannarino, AM 1/21/21: *"Total Economic Free-Fall"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/markets...
"The Dangerously Diminishing Returns on Monetary and Fiscal Stimulus"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 16 hours ago
*"The Dangerously Diminishing Returns * *on Monetary and Fiscal Stimulus"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The euphoria of ever greater monetary and fiscal stimulus overlooks the diminishing returns and higher risks generated by near-exponential increases in stimulus. I prepared a chart that graphically displays the extraordinary increases in stimulus and the declining results in the primary goals of economic policy: broad-based opportunity to get ahead and reducing systemically destabilizing wealth inequality. Looking back on this era, the fatal irony that all this stimulus has rocket-boost...
5 ways Biden can help rural America thrive and bridge the rural-urban divide
Lisa R. Pruitt, Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of Law, University of California, Davis, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
A new federal antipoverty program for both rural and urban areas is part of the solution, but the power of Big Ag, lack of internet and struggling towns need attention, too.
Mozambique is not in a position to ratify AfCFTA agreement
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
21-Jan-2021 An economist at the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) argues that Mozambique is not in a position, in the short-to-medium term, to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Lasers are Bringing Army Missile Defense Into the Future
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The U.S. Army wants a deadlier laser weapon that won’t just burn a target, but rather will slice it up *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Continuous-wave laser technology has been around long enough that the military has been able to ruggedize the system for use in the field. Over the last twenty years, pulsed lasers “have gone from requiring dedicated buildings at national laboratories to sitting on academic optics tables across the country,” The U.S. Army wants a deadlier laser weapon that won’t just burn a target, but rather will slice it up. Ins...
Can Joe Biden Turn Around a Wrecked Economy?
William Chittenden, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*William Chittenden* *Politics, The Americas* Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment. Democrats control both the White House and Congress for the first time in 10 years. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, *Texas State University* On day one, President Joe Biden will have to manage a devastated economy – much as he and former President Barack Obama did 12 years ago. What can the country expect? Forecasting how the economy will perform under a new president is generally a fool’s errand. How much or how little credit the person in the White House deserves for...
Propulsion for Satellite ‘Constellations’
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 17 hours ago
A French company called Exotrail has been working on electric propulsion systems for small spacecraft down to the CubeSat level. As presented last week at the 13th European Space Conference in Brussels, the ExoMG Hall-effect electric propulsion system was flown in a demonstration orbital mission in November, launched to low-Earth orbit by a PSLV (Polar […]
Peru Doctors on Hunger Strike Over Pandemic Work Conditions
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peruvian doctors have begun a hunger strike as a protest against the substandard working conditions that medical workers say they have faced in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The protest in Peru's capital Lima by at least four doctors, is the latest action by healthcare workers asking the government to improve […] The post Peru Doctors on Hunger Strike Over Pandemic Work Conditions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Powerball Jackpot Winner Worth $731.1M Sold in Maryland
AP News, Snopes.com - 17 hours ago
The Powerball jackpot on Jan. 20, 2021 was the fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.
World Leaders Laud US Return to Paris Climate Accord
AP News, Snopes.com - 17 hours ago
The accord commits countries to put forward plans for reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which is released from burning fossil fuels.
Renault Launches Cheapest Subscription Car Service in Brazil
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Engaging in a trend started by automakers such as Toyota, Audi, Volkswagen, Fiat and Jeep, in Brazil, Renault has just joined the subscription car business. Named Renault On Demand, the service pledges to be the cheapest in the country today. Vehicle subscription is a service where a . . . […] The post Renault Launches Cheapest Subscription Car Service in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo and Bahia States Lead Vaccination Race in Brazil
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two Brazilian states stood out on the first vaccination day after the whole country received the Coronavac doses, the immunizer developed by Sinovac in partnership with the Butantan Institute. São Paulo and Bahia accounted for 98.7% of all immunized people in the country by Tuesday afternoon, January 19th. To date, […] The post São Paulo and Bahia States Lead Vaccination Race in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Minas Gerais Chosen As One of World’s Top Ten Welcoming Regions
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Iron in souls, love for others - the state of Minas Gerais was considered by the Traveller Review Awards 2021, sponsored by Booking.com, as one of the ten most welcoming regions on the planet. It is the only Brazilian region listed in the company's ranking. The result is based on […] The post Minas Gerais Chosen As One of World’s Top Ten Welcoming Regions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Traveling to Uruguay During Covid-19: What You Need to Know Before You Go
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If you're planning a trip to Uruguay, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic. The basics Uruguay successfully kept a lid on Covid-19 cases at the start of the pandemic, but has seen a rapid rise in infections in […] The post Traveling to Uruguay During Covid-19: What You Need to Know Before You Go appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19 Variants: Angola Imposes Tests on Travelers From S. Africa, Brazil, Portugal
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Portuguese speaking Angola has imposed fresh restrictions on air travel passengers to prevent the importation of the coronavirus variants. On Wednesday, the Central African nation recorded 82 confirmed cases. Travelers from Brazil and Portugal, will have to provide a negative test of the virus before being allowed entry into the […] The post Covid-19 Variants: Angola Imposes Tests on Travelers From S. Africa, Brazil, Portugal appeared first on The Rio Times.
Scientist Discovers New Bee Species on Farm in Brazil
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The new bee species was first identified by Favizia Freitas de Oliveira, a research scientist with the Institute of Biology at Brazil’s Federal University of Bahia and Hebert Luiz Pereira with HP Agroconsultoria that focuses on bee production and conservation. In 2017, both began working with Henrique Fiorese, whose family […] The post Scientist Discovers New Bee Species on Farm in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Lacks Timeline on When Coronavirus Vaccines Will Arrive From India and China
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s foreign minister, Ernesto Araújo, said on Wednesday, January 20th, he still could not provide a timeline when new coronavirus vaccine doses would arrive from India and China, raising concern in a country that is lagging others in vaccinating its people. Brazil is waiting for a shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines […] The post Brazil Lacks Timeline on When Coronavirus Vaccines Will Arrive From India and China appeared first on The Rio Times.
China Lifts Pandemic-Related Bans on Three Brazil Meat Plants
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China has lifted trade bans on three Brazilian meat plants, meatpackers JBS SA and Aurora Alimentos said on Wednesday, January 20th, as the East Asian country relies on imports while it works to restore hog herds decimated by African swine fever. The world's largest meatpacker JBS SA said China ended […] The post China Lifts Pandemic-Related Bans on Three Brazil Meat Plants appeared first on The Rio Times.
These four states could legalize medical marijuana through legislation in 2021
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 19 hours ago
Four red states – Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina – could legalize medical marijuana through their legislatures this year, and, if successful, they could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in business opportunities across the supply chain over time. Legalization seems more likely in the southeastern states after Mississippi voters approved a citizen-driven medical […] These four states could legalize medical marijuana through legislation in 2021 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
We Have Only Just Begun to Fight
Joachim Hagopian, American Empire Exposed - 19 hours ago
Sadly, Biden has been allowed to pretend he’s the “legitimate” president. So many recent disappointments - one false promise after another of Trump at the last minute triumphantly staying in office, have all turned out to be dead wrong. Diehard “in-the-know experts” keep repeating their Hopium meme that Trump has to let these “temporary setbacks” occur first in order to allow the trap to be set to legally catch the enemy in the act of treason. Meanwhile, the 30,000 US soldiers presently assembled in our nation’s Capital, including at least 2,000 deputized federal troops along w...
Kant on the Acceptability of Half-Truths
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Kant has preached in his moral theory that lying is forbidden and that always speaking the truth is a categorical imperative (moral law). In his essay, “Truthfulness and Lies: What Can We Learn from Kant?” Alasdair MacIntyre examines Kant’s notion of radical truthfulness and notes that speaking half-truths in extremely difficult circumstances is allowed under the Kantian moral system. Kant himself used a half-truth to outmaneuver King Friedrich Wilhelm II and the royal censors who were accusing him of disparaging religion in his writings. The censors demanded that Kant should make t...
Powerful M7.1 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
A powerful earthquake registered by PHIVOLCS as M7.1 hit off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines at 12:23 UTC (20:23 LT) on January 21, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 116 km (72 miles). The USGS is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 96 km (60 miles), EMSC M7.1 at...... Read more »
Russia’s New Military Strategy is Less Numbers, More Technology
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Europe is closely watching. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Russia aims to disrupt any threats on its border that could target the Russian heartland, such as aircraft carriers, ships capable of attacking land targets or providing missile defense, foreign bases and some types of aircraft. Russia has built a variety of land-, sea- and air-launched missiles to accomplish this. For centuries, the Russian way of war was numbers. Whether the enemy was Napoleon, Hitler or NATO, Russia would flatten them with a huge steamroller of troops, tanks, art...
Nuclear Weapons Can’t Stop a Russian Invasion of the Baltics
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* One reason? The Warsaw Pact can’t be held hostage anymore. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Ultimately, NATO will need to muster sufficient conventional forces because tactical nuclear weapons are not a credible deterrent, RAND concluded. “Even if it chose not to escalate to general war or conduct a wider attack on targets throughout Europe, Russia could continue limited attacks on lucrative NATO military targets.” Even if NATO resorts to tactical nuclear weapons, it still can’t save the Baltic States from a Russian invasion. One reason? The ...
Ghost Force: The U.S. Army Wants Radar-Proof Uniforms
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Radar has become an integral part of ground warfare. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Stealth materials already exist, but have been unavailable to the lowly foot soldier. "While there exists a wide variety of radar absorbing material (RAM) composites for shelters and vehicles, there are currently no effective and lightweight wearable options to mitigate GSR detection of a dismounted soldier," the Army notes. First there were stealth fighters that didn’t show up on radar. Now the U.S. Army wants uniforms that allow ground troops to escape th...
GUY PROPOSING A DONALD TRUMP HIGHWAY CHECKS ALL THE BOXES: GUN NUT, COVID DENIALIST, QANON FAN
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 17 hours ago
And so it begins. This is from a Florida state legislator: This legislative session I will be sponsoring an amendment to rename U.S. Highway 27 as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway.” Looking forward to working on this important designation honoring one of the greatest Presidents in American History. pic.twitter.com/x2gNzv8pxv — Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) January 19, 2021 That would be this Anthony Sabatini: Attention potential “protesters” coming near Lake County, FL. This is an AR-15—this will be a very common sight upon illegal entry at any Lake County busines...
And So It Begins
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 18 hours ago
An Hour After Joe Biden Is Sworn In, WHO Admits Their Testing Grossly Overstates Individuals Testing Positive for COVID: literally one hour after Biden takes the oath, the WHO admits that PCR testing at high amplification rates alters the predictive value of the tests and results in a huge number of false positives pic.twitter.com/iDtXmappRw —… Continue reading →
Blockbuster Lawsuit Targets Deutsche Bank Executives and Supervisors for Epic Abuses, Value Destruction
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
An important suit taking aim at the extensive misconduct of Deutsche Bank executives and board members is grinding its way through court.
Rare Summer Snow Hits New Zealand + Global Cooling set to Intensify
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
I still can't quite fathom the breadth, severity, and duration of the extreme cold that has gripped --and is forecast to continue to grip-- much of our planet over the past 2-or-so-months, particularly across the Northern Hemisphere. The post Rare Summer Snow Hits New Zealand + Global Cooling set to Intensify appeared first on Electroverse.
Libyan Army warns against violating sovereignty by land, air, sea
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Libyan Army warns against violating sovereignty by land, air, sea] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The General Command of the Libyan National Army warned this week against any attempt to violate the sovereignty of Libya, whether by penetrating the territorial waters, the country’s land borders, or its national airspace. The General Command said that, through the follow up work of the monitoring and warning units, it became evident that foreign aircraft were attempting to enter the Libyan airspace without coordination or prior permission from the Libyan competent authorities en...
Russian Air Force launches powerful strikes over central and northwestern Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over Syria on Thursday, as their warplanes heavily targeted several sites belonging to multiple jihadist groups inside the Arab Republic. The Russian Aerospace Forces began their strikes on Thursday by targeting the positions of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) along the Idlib-Latakia axis. According to a field report from the Latakia Governorate on Thursday, the Russian airstrikes targeted the area between the two jihadist strongholds of Kabani (Latakia) and A...
Recalling Scotts Castles
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Crathes Castle Many years ago, I lived at the groundskeeper’s cottage at Crathes Castle (off the Dee River, west of Aberdeen, Scotland). It was a lovely place, remote, discrete, and if I’d had my way, I might have never left the place. I was only there for a few short months, and was working, so […] The post Recalling Scotts Castles appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Why one biologist says it’s not too late to retract the “arsenic life” paper
David Sanders, Retraction Watch - 19 hours ago
An anniversary has prompted this reconsideration of the revolution in biochemistry that wasn’t: the “arsenic bacteria.” Just over 10 years have passed since an infamous Dec. 2, 2010, NASA press conference, which promised the revelation of “an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.” Of course, nothing of the kind … Continue reading Why one biologist says it’s not too late to retract the “arsenic life” paper
"The Masks Are Coming Off"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 19 hours ago
*"The Masks Are Coming Off"* by Rob Slane "I had intended to start the New Year with a heart-warming piece entitled, “2021: The Year of Censorship of Dissent”. It would have been a somewhat prophetical piece, shocking some readers with predictions of a coming crackdown on dissent, and causing others to hoot with laughter because they haven’t quite caught up with the times we are in. You know, the types who say things like “Oh perrrlease! Social Media companies are private companies and they have the right to decide who they allow on their platform” and “Stop making out it’s the gu...
Venezuelan President declares victory over Donald Trump
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Venezuelan President declares victory over Donald Trump] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his country had defeated the outgoing US President, Donald Trump, following attempts by the American administration to remove him from power. Maduro said in a broadcast on Twitter that Trump’s departure from the White House is a victory for Venezuela. “Today, January 20, Donald Trump left, he left, he left. We defeated him. This is a victory for Venezuela. He left alone .. Continue reading Venezuelan President declares victory over Donal...
Syria demands ‘immediate and unconditional US withdrawal’ from country
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Syria demands ‘immediate and unconditional US withdrawal’ from country] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Damascus condemned the “aggressive practices” of the US forces in northern Syria, and renewed the demand for its “immediate and unconditional” withdrawal from Syrian territory. In two identical letters to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council, the Syrian Foreign Ministry expressed its “strong condemnation of the almost daily aggressive practices carried out by the American forces within the areas they occupy in the Syrian Al-...
Russia to release new film on Russian pilot killed in Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Russia to release new film on Russian pilot killed in Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The final stage for the filming of ‘Sky’, movie about the Russian pilot, Oleg Peshkov, from the Russian city of Lipetsk, who died in Syria, has begun, the TASS News Agency reported on Thursday. The film will be shown in 2021 in Russian cinemas, Anastasia Tretyakova, the spokeswoman for the Russian film company TriXMedia, told the TASS News Agency. She said, “Our film team finished filming the movie in the homeland of the pilot, Lipetsk. Continue reading Russia to release new film on...
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