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COVID Vaccine Kills Hank Aaron
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 21 hours ago
BREAKING: Hank Aaron Took COVID Vaccine Right Before He Dropped Dead – Montana Daily Gazette
Persecution for U.S. Christians Could Come Quicker Than You Think
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
CBN News “Come on man,” get with the program. Joe Biden and his congressional allies on Capitol Hill hope to pass a new domestic anti-terror law. Guess who it may soon be targeting. Rod Dreher explains on this segment of “Where in the World.” end
Massive Stellar Triples Leading to Sequential Binary Black-Hole Mergers
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Massive Stellar Triples Leading to Sequential Binary Black-Hole Mergers https://scitechdaily.com/massive-stellar-triples-leading-to-sequential-binary-black-hole-mergers/
Explore every gravitational wave event spotted so far.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Explore every gravitational wave event spotted so far | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gravitational-waves-black-holes-spacetime-ligo-virgo
Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon-capture technology.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon-capture technology | Business Insider India https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-says-he-will-give-100-million-to-whoever-creates-the-best-carbon-capture-technology/articleshow/80397131.cms
when people recognize that their leadership is incompetent, that their leadership will once again fail them
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
Children of the light often fail to understand that darkness introverts and entangles itself in the skeins of its own creation. This sometimes unperceived snarl is also a snare. -Morya: *Pearls of Wisdom* 14:52 ...................................................................................................... To breathe free from the oppressing cloak of misqualified energy which has spread its snare before the soul is as important to the soul itself as it is to the great flame of life within which yearns to surge forth in the bonds of infinite freedom. I am certain tha...
Nitty-gritty
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Matthew Moore, Media Correspondent of *The Times*, reports today that the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit has chucked out a complaint against Laura Kuenssberg for using the phrase “nitty-gritty” during an episode of *Brexitcast*. He (perhaps optimistically) describes the ruling as “the latest sign of the corporation’s shift away from so-called wokery”. At least one person (the BBC isn't saying exactly how many) complained when Laura K using the term while talking about Lee Cain leaving No 10. She said, “Before we get into the nitty-gritty for the saddo nerds like us who are fa...
SATURDAY CARTOONS: OUT WITH THE NEW; IN WITH THE OLD: JANUARY 23, 2021
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 21 hours ago
I am opening today's post with this absolutely positive affirming message from Stilton: Okay, we've had a day or two of mourning. Now it's time to get down to business. The naysayers aside, all hope is not lost. To quote the old cliché, “Where there is life, there is hope”. You can step outside today and notice that the world has not actually ended. The sun is still rising and setting, the air is breathable (for the most part), the food producers are still delivering milk, bread and eggs, and Clan MacGregor may still be purchased by the pint, quart, gallon and barrel. So ...
For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This pigment is extraordinary. The reason it is so blue is that it absorbs the red end of the spectrum anxd nicely reflects the blue end. Now you know why the sky is blue. so yes we will be seeing a lot of this down the road. Imagine a perfect blue car paint that does not fade. *For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale* *Researchers discovered YInMn Blue in 2009. Now, you can purchase a tiny tube of the bright blue paint for $179.40* *YInMn Blue derives its name from its chemical components: yttrium, indium and manganese. (Oregon State University)*...
Not for long...
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
As has been discussed here earlier in the week, blog favourite Daniel Sandford, Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News, became a news story himself this week after taking a pasting on Twitter for saying "At £13.99 a month Netflix is now more than the BBC licence and there is no radio, no live TV, no news online etc etc". He later called it "a simple, observational statement" even after hordes of people had pointed out that it was actually spin. £13.99 a month is for Netflix Premium for up to 4 screens. The basic package remains £5.99 a month. My favourite part of this is w...
Another Pause for Art
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
It's not the first time that we've featured a painting by Simon Palmer, the master of moss of lichen. This one is called *Pennine Railway*. This time there's even a BBC-related excuse as Andrew Marr rightly described it as "stunning" the other day.
The size of Wales
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
The news that the BBC spent over £1m of licence fee payers' money on external lawyers to fight the likes of Samira Ahmed over equal pay got me thinking. You know how geographical areas in the world are often compared to the size of Belgium (11,850 sq miles) or Wales (8,016 sq miles), well, how should BBC expenditure be described? How about these: The BBC has spent 'three times the salary of Emily Maitlis' on external lawyers here? Or the BBC has spent 'over twice the salary of Huw Edwards' on external lawyers here? Or the BBC has spent 'over half the salary of Gary Lineker' ...
A mass revolt against the BBC licence fee?
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
It was always going to be interesting to see how many over-75s would willingly pay for the BBC licence fee after the corporation welched on its deal with the Government to maintain the universal exception, and it turns out that more than a million people aged over 75 still haven't done so, “indicating a mass revolt against the compulsory charge" according to Matthew Moore of *The Times*. Though 2.7 million licences *have* been bought, on top of the 'more than a million people' who haven't take it up a further 750,000 on lower incomes have applied to continue receiving it free. T...
Zumwalt Let Down: Why Did the Stealth Destroyer Not Live up to the Hype?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9BM0D2U01&share=true] The Zumwalt was too costly and its futuristic rail gun did not even work. *Key point: *The ship is yet another example of a vaunted high-tech wonder weapon gone wrong. From its power generation, to its armor, to its main gun, the Zumwalt has become an infamous boondoggle. In January 2019, the Navy will commission its second hi-tech *Zumwalt-*class stealth destroyer, the *USS Michael Monsoor*. The third and last, *USS Lyndon B. Johnson*...
In 1945, U.S. Paratroopers Rescued 2,000 Prisoners From a Japanese Internment Camp
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Carried out in a virtually flawless manner, the daring Los Baños Raid is remembered as a textbook operation. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Almost 50 years after the raid, General Colin Powell, while chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a letter to the 11th Airborne Division association stating, “I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños prison raid. It is the textbook airborne operation for all ages and armies.” On January 9, 1945, after almost three years, General Douglas MacArthur and ...
Tucker Obtains ‘Shocking’ Internal Email Sent to ICE Officers
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Fox News Officials were told to release migrants from detention; Tucker Carlson reacts. #FoxNews end
The First Battle In Biden’s America: MAGA vs. The GOP
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 23 hours ago
Multiple preexisting socio-political fault lines are rapidly rising to the surface in Biden’s America, but among the few examples of friction that might actually be to the country’s ultimate benefit will arguably be the one between the Trump-inspired “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement and the Republicans (the “Grand Old […]
71,000 Antifa Accounts Closed
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 23 hours ago
And then there was no one to defend *their* speech either... The Purge reaches Left. Continue reading →
IMF Urges Govts to “Spend as Much as You Can” | Alasdair Macleod
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Liberty and Finance Alasdair Macleod, head of research at GoldMoney.com, returns to Liberty and Finance to declare that we are on entering inescapable hyperinflation, and that there’s no escape for the US government but to ramp up destruction of the dollar and our wages, savings, and pensions, thus impoverishing almost everyone. – – “Spend as …
Biden Will Extinguish The Dollar
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Biden Will Extinguish The Dollar by Egon von Greyerz, https://goldswitzerland.com/ If president Biden wants to save the US economy, his first measure should not be to print $trillions of worthless new money but instead tell his secretary of the treasury Janet Yellen to withdraw all debased currency from circulation just as Aristophanes suggested in 405BC, …
Time’s Up, Matt!!
Hifast, Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public/Robin Guenier ? Time’s up Matt!!! ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48964736 ? Now, of course, the absurd Matt McGrath has his new white hope! ? US Special Envoy on climate change John Kerry has said the country will now push for rapid action…
The IR absorptive characteristics of “greenhouse” gases– Addendum -David Coe
Hifast, Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? David Coe, who presented his paper on the IR absorptive characteristics of “greenhouse” gases last week, has now written an Addendum, addressing some of the issues raised: ? ? ? The full addendum, including tables, can be found here: ?…
FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
vonMesser, 'Nox & Friends - 1 day ago
Small bit of a religious warning. The “Lord’s Prayer” (Our Father, Pater Noster in Latin, አባታችን in Aramaic – the language Christ spoke when HE was on earth) is a wonderful expression of the Christian faith, and is used by every Christian, from the Catholics to the Orthodox to the Evangelicals to the Baptists to the street corner guy in the Bowery. Cunningly hidden in there – and pretty much ignored by everyone – is the line FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US” Various translations use offenses/offend us; sins/sinned against us; errors/treat us bad...
Nationwide Dementiafest: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
Joe Biden. Joe Biden. Joe fucking fucking motherfucking Biden. In a country of 328 million people the guy that gets elevated to the top is literally one of the very worst human beings in the entire population. That’s the “democracy” you’re being told is under […]
What Happened When Japan's Ki-43 Fighters Intercepted Air Transport Command?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Cargo pilots flying the treacherous route from India to China had to contend with Japanese fighters staged at the key town of Myitkyina. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Ki-43 was considered the Japanese Army’s best fighter in terms of maneuverability and speed, but it lacked an aerial punch. Why was Myitkyina such an important objective in the reconquest of Burma in 1943 through 1944 for the Allies and especially among them, Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell? After the inglorious Allied retreat through Burma in early 1942, with the ensuin...
Biden's Inauguration Won't End America's Longtime Addiction to Coups
David Webster, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*David Webster* *Politics, * Coup addiction overseas has now come home to Washington. We can draw three lessons. Joe Biden is now the 46th president of the United States. He was inaugurated under intense security following the attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2021, by Donald Trump supporters after the former president called for an insurrection against his own country’s government. In his inauguration address, Biden made reference to the coup attempt and once again held up the U.S. as an example to the rest of the world: “America secured liberty at home and stood once again as a beacon...
January 23rd – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day #4
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. … Continue reading → The post January 23rd – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day #4 appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Chinada
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 23 hours ago
Nice organ you have there. It’d be a shame if anything happened to it. A Liberal MP admitted on Twitter that while an initial legal assessment found that the controversial newspaper The Epoch Times broke no laws, the federal government continues to “look into” the publication.
Saturday January 23rd – Open Thread
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading → The post Saturday January 23rd – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Friday 22nd January 2021
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 23 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 […]
South Dakota ranch family got pardon; likely got off light at time of crimes
Dan Flynn, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
They are not the last cowboy song but they are likely the final full pardons from the 45th President of the United States. And they are being forgiven for breaking some of the most basic food safety laws after having gotten off pretty light to begin with. A posthumous pardon went to Martin F. Jorgensen... Continue Reading
Biden’s Title IX Order Erased Women On His First Day. Twitter Noticed.
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Tierin-Rose Mandelburg ~ It’s TERFs vs. Trans! Twitter is awash in rhetorical blood as two reliably lefty identity groups are skirmishing again. But this time, it’s Joe Biden’s fault. Biden announced Wednesday that he was reversing Trump administration limitations on Title IX and restoring the draconian gender and sexuality nondiscrimination enforcement favored by the […]
Researchers explore Campylobacter resistance in chickens
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Scientists have revealed how genes influence chickens’ resistance to Campylobacter. Their study, published in the Scientific Reports journal, also identified that when designing control strategies for the bacteria non-genetic factors should be taken into account. Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College, Roslin Institute, and poultry breeding company Aviagen investigated the genetic make-up of 3,000 chickens bred... Continue Reading
January 23, 2021: Reader Tips
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
#715 — 4/8/74. Your thread is up for tips.
Tech Tycoons Cancel Half Of America
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Larry Bell ~ Actions by Twitter and other giant tech monopolists to block a sitting president along with a fledgling competitor from their platforms put us all on notice that they answer to no higher power, warning that we better not dare to disagree. Twitter and Facebook first temporarily blocked President Trump from posting […]
The Spellbinding History of Cheese and Witchcraft
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 1 day ago
It’s not entirely clear why cheese is seen to have magical properties.
“80 Million Votes”
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
Biden’s opening approval below Trump and Obama, just 48%
President Biden Is Not Popular On YouTube
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Summit News:** The “Most Popular President in U.S. History” Isn’t Doing Too Well on YouTube* * Massive imbalance of downvotes to upvotes on every single White House video. * Despite being “the most popular president in U.S. history,” Joe Biden isn’t faring too well on YouTube since his inauguration, where every single video posted to the official White House channel this week has massive downvote ratios. The media heralded Biden after he pulled off the *stunning* achievement of garnering the most votes in presidential history with over 81 million, beating Barack Obama’s previo...
Why should we be afraid of the new Joe Biden Administration?
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
By 2nd President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus The unexpected, violent, albeit totally chaotic, disorganized, planning nothing and signalling nothing incursion of the Trump supporters (but also all other groups that love any attack against the official institutions, regardless of their ideological underpinnings) into the U.S. Capitol has diplaced all the serious and highly desirable debate about the new president. Biden has been successfully "promoted" to a position that cannot be debated and cannot be criticized and this promotion was an amazing move, whether it was preplanned...
America Almost Invaded Saudi Arabia To Stop the 1973 Oil Embargo,
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Middle East* The best solution then is still the best solution today: find another energy source that doesn’t rely on foreign oil. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the end, just like Iraq, the question would have remained: What do you do with the territory after you’ve taken it? A permanent occupation that would have turned the Saudi oil fields into another Guantánamo Bay enclave? Or do you return the oil fields only if OPEC lowered prices, which would have left embittered relations between the world and its biggest oil producers? Thirty years befo...
Harrowing Fight for Henderson Field: How U.S. Marines Repelled Japanese Attacks
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Tough U.S. Marines stood firm against repeated Japanese attacks to hold the vital airstrip on Guadalcanal. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Marines knew that the Japanese were not about to give up. “Colonel, there’s about 3,000 Japs between you and me.” Sergeant Ralph Briggs telephoned the command post of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at about 9:30 on the night of October 24, 1942, to report what he had just seen. The telephone was picked up by Lt. Col. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, the battalion commander. Sergeant Briggs and 46...
Silent Threat: Why Iranian Submarines Still Matter to the Navy
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E8131GFU01&share=true] Even an American aircraft carrier could be sunk by an Iranian submarine under the right circumstances. *Key point: *Tehran may not be an advanced great power, but it knows how to build a good shallow-water submarine fleet. Here is why the Navy is taking notice. The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian Gulf, in which it would leverage its large fleet of fast attack boats toting antiship missiles...
Gremlins: DARPA Wants Air Force Cargo Planes to Launch Swarms of Drones
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The idea of the Gremlins program is to demonstrate a manned aircraft can dispatch drones toward a target and then recover them, all while staying out of range of enemy air defenses. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *With a range of more than 2,000 miles, a C-130 mothership could bring its squadron of drones closer to the target , rather than forcing them to fly hundreds or thousands of miles from a fixed airbase. Current drones, like the Reaper and Global Hawk, are true unmanned aircraft: they must operate from an airfield, just like manned aircraft...
Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense Christopher Miller: 'This F*cking Place Is Rotten'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
Donald and Melania Trump depart the White House for a final time.BY ANNA MONEYMAKER/THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX. *Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair*:* “The President Threw Us Under The Bus”: Embedding With Pentagon Leadership In Trump's Chaotic Last Week * *Throughout the final, frenzied days of the Trump administration, a reporter rode shotgun with the outgoing acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller, the man who, under the distracted eye of his commander in chief, became America’s de facto guardian.* In the hours before Donald Trump’s last flight aboard Air Force One—and Joe Biden’s...
Tonight's Movie Is 'First To Fight' (1967)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
*From Wikipedia:* First to Fight is a 1967 American Technicolor Warner Bros. war film starring Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, making her film debut, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup and James Best. Based loosely on the story of United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant John "Manila" Basilone, who later went back into action and died at Iwo Jima. *Read more* ....
China Is Building Naval Ships Made For Ramming
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Forbes:* *Huge New Chinese Ships Are Made For Ramming * Look closely at some of the biggest naval vessels coming out of Chinese shipyards and you might notice something unusual. Where many of the world’s warships and coast guard vessels have hulls with roundly sloping sides, the Chinese navy’s new Type 055 cruisers and the Chinese coast guard’s patrol ship Haixun both feature slab-like flat portions along their hulls. Those flat sides aren’t an aesthetic choice, according to Jerry Hendrix, an American naval expert and author of the new book To Provide and Maintain a Navy. The...
Mexico President, Biden Discuss Migration, COVID-19
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he discussed migration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and cooperation on development with new US President Joe Biden in their first telephonic conversation as heads of state.
Beckham Presents Phil Neville as Inter Miami Coach
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
David Beckham, co-owner of Inter Miami, said on Friday that the hiring of his friend Phil Neville as coach would help the team “to learn and evolve” heading into its second season in Major League Soccer.
National Guard Troops Crammed into Parking Garage While on DC Duty
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Hundreds of the nearly 26,000 National Guard members deployed to Washington to secure this week’s inauguration were briefly forced to take their rest breaks in a cramped parking garage, while around 100 troops have become infected with the coronavirus, according to media reports on Friday.
Biden Expands Pandemic Relief amid ‘National Emergency’
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
US President Joe Biden, citing a “moral obligation to treat our fellow Americans with the dignity and respect they deserve,” took executive action on Friday to increase assistance to low-income families affected by the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
China Has Authorized Its Coastguard To Fire On Foreign Vessels In The Disputed Waters Of East China And South China Seas
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
Chinese Coast Guard ships are seen near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea, about 210 km (130 miles) off shore of Vietnam May 14, 2014. REUTERS/Nguyen Minh *ABC News (Australia)*: *China authorises coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in disputed waters of East China and South China Seas * China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters around China even more volatile. China has maritime sovereignty disputes with Japan in the East China Sea and with se...
Thoughts on Freedom and Slavery
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 day ago
Man creates a nation and depending on the political character of the nation, man is either free or a slave. The concepts of “freedom” and “slavery” come into existence after people come together to create a nation. Just as the period of “night” grants relevance to the period of “day,” the existence of a nation (an entity that has the power to enslave) makes the concept of freedom relevant to us. We would not have known what freedom is, if we didn’t have the experience of the nations where people exist as slaves. The idea of slavery is a precursor to the idea of freedom—the desire fo...
Art of Japan and wisdom of Watanabe Kazan (1793-1841): Covid-19, economic struggles, and Confucianism
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 1 day ago
Art of Japan and wisdom of Watanabe Kazan (1793-1841): Covid-19, economic struggles, and Confucianism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The wisdom of Confucius impacted enormously on the Japanese artist Watanabe Kazan (1793-1841). Hence, this esteemed artist helped the marginalized in the Tahara Domain (the environs of Aichi Prefecture in modern-day Japan) during the Tenpo […]
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