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In First Call Biden Caves to Putin on Arms Control

Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 11 hours ago

In First Call Biden Caves to Putin on Arms Control News Topic 31: Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia | The White House President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. They discussed both countries’ willingness to extend New START for five […]

UK Turns To ‘Counterterror’ Law To Repress Palestine Action

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

Solidarity campaigners shut down an Israeli drone parts factory in the UK for several hours last week. Three activists from Palestine Action were arrested outside the Elbit Systems factory in Shenstone in the Midlands on 18 January. This is the third time the factory has been hit in five months. Red paint symbolizing the deaths of Palestinians was also sprayed across the factory front yard. In a Palestine Action video, an unnamed activist said she was “here today because Britain has been complicit in the colonization of Palestine since over 100 years ago with the Balfour Declarat...

Italy’s Prime Minister Conte resigns. Political crisis deepens

The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago

Italy’s Prime Minister Conte resigns. Political crisis deepens The Duran: Episode 870 Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns as political crisis escalates Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns as political crisis escalates Italy is facing more political turmoil after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday, at a time when the country faces a severe health […]

US Proposes 5-year Extension Of Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

The United States will seek a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia – the last remaining non-proliferation treaty between the two nations, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Thursday. The New START, which came into force in 2011, limits the number of nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles that each country can deploy. It was due to expire next month. “The president has long been clear that the New START Treaty is in the national security interest of the United States. This extension makes even more sense w...

Farmers’ Parade Takes Center Stage On India’s Republic Day

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

New Delhi, India - January 26, the day India became a Republic, is traditionally celebrated at Rajpath — the road from the India Gate to the President’s residence — in New Delhi. The ceremony includes a parade that is a display of the might of India’s military and showcases the cultural diversity of India. This year, however, the center stage was taken not by the ceremonial parade, but the farmers’ parade that was being held in the capital city. The peaceful rally of farmers on tractors was supposed to commence from three different points in the city and follow pre-approved route...

Water Wars Special: How IUU Fishing Increases the Risk of Conflict

scohen, Lawfare - 13 hours ago

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 15, 2021. (US Navy Photo by Petty Officer Second Class Casey S.) This month, the Biden administration made some early pronouncements on Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait and reassured Japan that the U.S. is committed to its security. Japan signaled a more aggressive stance in the South China Sea, while China continued to test and grow its maritime capabilities. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait The U.S. Navy finished 2020 with a New Year’s Eve transit through the Taiwan Strait, the 13th such transit taken in 2020...

B-52, B-1B and B-2 Bombers Are All Headed to the Super Bowl

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The Air Force has announced that a classic B-52 bomber, B-1B Lancer and B-2 stealth aircraft will fly together over the Super Bowl at the conclusion of the U.S. national anthem. It is destined to be a sight to behold, a display of unrivaled aerial firepower and tribute to the evolving diversity and longevity of the U.S. Air Force bomber force. You could call it a synergy, or alignment of sorts, between unparalleled athletic prowess and U.S. military superiority . . . all in the name of America. The Air Force has announced that a classic B-52 b...

Chauchat: This French Machine Gun was One of the Worst Ever

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 9 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1D30A0C210&share=true] Though the Chauchat could have been one of the most effective machine guns of the First World War, it suffered from a fatal design flaw. The French Chauchat (pronounced “show-SHA”) holds several distinctions, including one of the most-produced automatic weapons of the First World War, and one of the first relatively light-weight automatic rifles designed to be operated by a single soldier, rather than a crew-served weapon. It had a number of f...

Who Called Who First? Putin Or Biden?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago

© Alexei Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS *TASS*: *Putin, Biden hold first phone call at Moscow’s initiative — Kremlin * *Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that it was Biden who had called Putin * MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. The first telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden was initiated by Moscow, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. "It was Russia’s initiative," he pointed out. According to Peskov, Moscow suggested a conversation for P...

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/27/2021

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

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Is President Biden On President Putin's Mind?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

*Sputnik*: *Secret Message: Did Putin Write Note Saying 'Biden' During WEF Session?* The Russian president and his American counterpart had a phone conversation a day before, discussing several pressing issues and agreeing on an extension of the New START treaty for five years before its expiration date - 5 February 2021. Russian President Vladimir Putin was listening to a moderator at the World Economic Forum who was mentioning his recent phone exchange with the US president when Putin wrote down a word. While there is no way to tell what exactly he wrote, some journalists ...

Does Video Show Biden Signing Blank Executive Orders?

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

White pages that have been overexposed in a video can be difficult to read.

Proud Boys Leader Was ‘Prolific’ FBI Snitch: Court Docs

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden While US officials claim that ‘far-right extremism’ is one of the largest threats facing America, the leader of the... The post Proud Boys Leader Was ‘Prolific’ FBI Snitch: Court Docs appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

UK is going to pass legislation to use kids as Spies normalising the gang stalking program stasi 2.0

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Zionist Global communist takeover wake January 27th, 2021. The post UK is going to pass legislation to use kids as Spies normalising the gang stalking program stasi 2.0 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

M1 Garand “Assault Weapon

Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Scott Coverdale Nov 24, 2019 You don’t need pistol grips, barrel shrouds, scopes, grenade launchers, chainsaw bayonet attachments or black finish to bump fire a... The post M1 Garand “Assault Weapon appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

MAC 10 & MAC 11 Machine Guns

Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Hot Brass and Bullets Jul 7, 2013 The post MAC 10 & MAC 11 Machine Guns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Israel Says It Will Attack Iran If Biden Reinstates JCPOA!

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

World News Report Today Jan 27, 2021 See the entire story… https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitica… The post Israel Says It Will Attack Iran If Biden Reinstates JCPOA! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

India rebellion

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

https://twitter.com/NiEstatNiRei/status/1354099253367484420 The post India rebellion appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Banning the Term “China Virus”

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Joe Biden signed an executive order today that banned the term “China virus.” It’s not clear how this will... The post Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Banning the Term “China Virus” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Farmers rebel in India

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

https://twitter.com/timesuppeople/status/1354322050379202562 The post Farmers rebel in India appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Qi Card Allegedly Involved In Ghost Hashd Fighter Scheme

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

(Innovatrics) On January 24 Bana Abdul Hussein the head of Qi Card was found guilty of abusing public funds and given four years in prison. The Qi Card was responsible for distributing government salaries and pensions and was widely praised for modernizing the system. Hussein has been accused of helping pro-Iran Hashd groups to skim off the salaries of thousands of fake Hashd fighters. In August Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi formed a new committeeto investigate corruption. That led to an arrest warrant for Bana Abdul Hussein in September. He tried to flee the country with t...

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 27

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

1925 League of Nations Commission on Mosul arrived in province to protests Was to determine who would get Mosul Iraq or Turkey Commission interviewed hundreds of locals and mapped economy land trade routes ethnicities (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq How The Ottoman Province Of Mosul Became Part Of Iraq) 1948 Communists called for more protests against Anglo-Iraq Treaty to topple govt (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the...

EDD: 27% of California unemployment payments could be fraudulent, state says

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Mercury News At least $11 billion in unemployment claims made in California during the pandemic were fraudulent, state officials revealed Monday in a conference call... The post EDD: 27% of California unemployment payments could be fraudulent, state says appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Computer repair shop owner details exactly what he saw on Hunter Biden’s laptop

Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Fox News Jan 22, 2021 Part 2: Sean Hannity’s interview with John Paul Mac Isaac, the computer repair shop owner at the center of the... The post Computer repair shop owner details exactly what he saw on Hunter Biden’s laptop appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Five Books for Shakespeare Lovers, or Those Who Want to Be: Doorways In

Sarah Skwire, Econlib - 12 hours ago

If you’re enjoying this week’s EconTalk episode with Scott Newstok, you might be ready to jump in and read more about Shakespeare. There is an almost unlimited supply of books on Shakespeare. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the onslaught of critical literature, popular treatments, retellings, revisionings, and performances. It’s glorious. It also makes […] The post Five Books for Shakespeare Lovers, or Those Who Want to Be: Doorways In appeared first on Econlib.

Lawfare Live: Lessons from the 2020 Election With Nate Persily and Charles Stewart

bklehm, Lawfare - 13 hours ago

This Friday, Jan. 29, at 12pm EST, Nate Persily, the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and Charles Stewart, the Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at MIT, will join Benjamin Wittes, *Lawfare *editor-in-chief, to answer questions about their recent article on *Lawfare*, "A 12-Step Rehabilitation Program for American Election Administration." powered by Crowdcast *Sign up now to become a patron of Lawfare and receive email notifications for Lawfare Live, a weekly event where you can join a community of Lawfare readers and podcast list...

'iPhone 13' May Come With Wi-Fi 6E: Analyst Report

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2JKK9F3PYF&share=true] Now that the new spectrum for Wi-Fi6E is available, the race is on for smart phones to provide it. Last year, the FCC approved spectrum for Wi-Fi 6E, the next generation of Wi-Fi technology. At CES earlier this month, the first routers with that technology were unveiled. Now, a report states that the technology may be coming to this year’s iPhones, after Wi-Fi 6E was included in the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Accordin...

Copy Cat: Even China Wants a Highly-Networked Military

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E8BC1FYM01&share=true] Beijing sees what technological advances Washington makes and then steals or copies its way into doing the same. China’s visible effort to steal specs, copy U.S. platform designs and in many instances closely replicate U.S. weapons systems is both well documented and widely known. However, a less visible yet equally significant aspect of this phenomenon may well be found in apparent Chinese efforts to mirror U.S. military tactics and modernizat...

One Expensive Smartphone: Sony Debuts $2,499.99 Xperia Pro

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-new-xperia-pro-communication-device-from-sony-electronics-delivers-5g-solution-for-professional-content-workflow-301215242.html] Sony’s new Xperia PRO is so high-end that it’s not even marketed as a phone—it’s a “Communications Device.” The 5G device, which has a high price tag of $2,499.99, is marketed as a “5G Solution for Professional Content Workflow.” It’s also touted as the first-ever smartphone to offer HDMI connectivity, and is Sony’s first 5G phone to be available in the U.S. “We ar...

DirecTV's Death Spiral Continues on as Hundreds of Thousands Cancel

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* The cord cutting continues as AT&T continues to ramp up its HBO streaming service. AT&T released its earnings for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, and the company said that it lost another 617,000 video subscribers, to DirecTV and its other services. The company described the loss as “the result of lower churn and higher quality base.” The company had lost 590,000 subscribers in the previous quarter. The losses are actually less than they were in the first half of 2020, as the company lost 897,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, a...

The IMF’s Economic Crystal Ball Is Broken

Desmond Lachman, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Desmond Lachman* *IMF, * Judging by the latest upward revision to its World Economic Outlook, it would appear that the IMF will once again be caught flatfooted by the next global economic and financial market crisis. The IMF does not have a good record in anticipating global economic crises. In 2008, it was caught totally flatfooted by the bursting of the U.S. housing and credit bubble that spawned the Great Economic Recession. Again in 2010, it was caught asleep at the wheel with the onset of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis that had strong spillover effects on the rest of t...

Russian President Putin Warns The World Economic Forum At Davos Of Worsening Global Instability

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

*CNBC*: *Putin warns of ‘all against all’ fight if global tensions are not resolved * * Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the World Economic Forum that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated preexisting imbalances and tensions. * He said these could deteriorate to a point where there is a fight of “all against all.” * Putin’s virtual address at the WEF was unexpected. LONDON — President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated preexisting global problems and imbalances, and that these could deteriorate to a point where there i...

US Terrorism Alert Warns of Politically Motivated Violence

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election.

Russian scientists find ancient Roman port off Syria’s coast: photos

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago

[image: Russian scientists find ancient Roman port off Syria’s coast: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Dmitry Tatarkov, director of the Institute of Social Sciences and International Relations, said that an ancient port was discovered off the Syrian coast unknown to science, presumably dating back to the Roman era. The ruins were found during the second field season of the Russian-Syrian archaeological mission. “It may not have even been a port, but it is a sea fortress from the 1st century AD. Continue reading Russian scientists find ancient Roman port off Syria’s coast: ph...

JoeBama Administration Homeland Security Issues Terror Threat Alert Warning of Domestic Violent Extremists

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago

Comrades, the United States Department of Homeland Security is asking for the public’s help in identifying subversives who carry thoughts against the interests of the JoeBama regime. In a proclamation today DHS officials have elevated the national security alert against … Continue reading → The post JoeBama Administration Homeland Security Issues Terror Threat Alert Warning of Domestic Violent Extremists appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Antony Blinken Is Confirmed As President Biden's Secretary of State

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

*Daily Mail*: *Antony Blinken is confirmed 78-22 as Joe Biden's Secretary of State as Janet Yellen is sworn in by Kamala Harris to lead Treasury in outdoor ceremony * * Antony Blinken, 58, is confirmed by the Senate and becomes the fourth confirmed member of Biden's cabinet * Means he becomes fourth in line to presidency in the line of succession. * Former Obama deputy secretary of state is longtime Democratic operative * At the White House Kamala Harris swore in Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary in outdoor ceremony in recognition of COVID measures The Senate on Tuesday co...

"Sic Transit Gloria Trumpi, Part II"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 11 hours ago

*"Sic Transit Gloria Trumpi, Part II"* by Bill Bonner WEST RIVER, MARYLAND – "Dear Donald… So sorry to hear how it turned out – the whole MAGA thing…People have no sense of gratitude, do they? We heard that when you got back to Mar-a-Lago in Florida last week… you were greeted by signs towed behind an airplane. “TRUMP WORST PRESIDENT EVER,” one banner read… While another said, “TRUMP YOU PATHETIC LOSER GO BACK TO MOSCOW.” What kind of way is that to treat an aging patriot? Must be depressing, huh? *Fake News: *Word on the street is that the staff has locked up the guns and put all ...

Bye-bye Wuhan Virus

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago

The Biden speech police have declared you can't speak of the Chinese Virus or the Wuhan Virus. There goes the Hong Kong flu (1968) and the Asian flu (1957). Also, if you read any article about the Swine Flu of 2009, it always includes the word Mexico where it apparently originated. But I suppose because Obama was being called the "deporter in chief" (untrue: Clinton deported 12,290,905 and Obama 5,281,115 during their 8 year terms) by some immigrant organizations, it wouldn't catch on if it were called "Mexican flu." Maybe on a slow day of rewriting history, some interns could go th...

Israel pledges to return cows to Lebanon after shepherds complain of unlawful seizure

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Israel pledges to return cows to Lebanon after shepherds complain of unlawful seizure] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – The Israeli army pledged on Tuesday to return several cows belonging to Lebanese shepherds, after crossing the border from Lebanon. This came after shepherds in the Lebanese village of Wazzani accused Israeli soldiers of taking the cows that have been moving freely for decades in their pastures near the disputed borders, Reuters reported. The shepherds of the village reported that the soldiers took seven cows after they entered the gray area between a fence s...

Impeach Johnson

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago

Why not impeach LBJ? Look at all the bad stuff he did, and all the horrible, racist, nasty things he said. The young men he sent to Vietnam. The religious freedom he crushed leading to decades of law suits. The government programs he launched with the so-called War on Poverty that we not only lost, but have spent trillions of dollars lining the pockets of middle class bureaucrats. Yes, he's no longer president, and yes, he's dead, but for vindictive, partisan, nasty politicians who can't read the Constitution, that should make no difference. They want to make sure he doesn't run a...

Russian reinforcements and heavy equipment arrives at strategic base in northeast Syria: video

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Russian reinforcements and heavy equipment arrives at strategic base in northeast Syria: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – A new video was shared this week, showing the arrival of Russian military reinforcements and heavy equipment to the strategic Qamishli Airport in northeastern Syria. In the video, which was shared on the RusVesna.SU YouTube channel on Tuesday, a Russian Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane can be seen arriving at the Qamishli Airport, which has become the second largest base for the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. The arrival of these reinforcements and militar...

US flies B-52 strategic bombers over Middle East

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: US flies B-52 strategic bombers over Middle East] The United States has flown B-52 long-range strategic bombers over the Middle East in a mission aimed at deterring potential aggression in the region, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Wednesday. CENTCOM said the “defensive” mission aimed to showcase the US military’s ability to rapidly deploy air power anywhere in the word “to deter potential aggression” and to demonstrate Washington’s commitment to the region’s security. During the mission, the B-52s were accompanied by F-15E and F-16 jet fighters, as...

Iran vows to pursue German companies responsible for arming Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

[image: Iran vows to pursue German companies responsible for arming Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the Iranian authorities vowed to pursue German companies for their role in arming the former Iraqi regime, headed by Saddam Hussein, with chemical weapons. Iran’s permanent ambassador and representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ismail Baqai Hamaneh, stressed during the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that “Iran will never back down from pursuing Germany’s crime of arming Saddam with chemical weapons,” the Tasnim Agency ...

Watch: Russian choppers chase ISIS terrorists in central Syria

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: Watch: Russian choppers chase ISIS terrorists in central Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Russian helicopters recently rushed to chase Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists after they attacked a passenger bus carrying soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) along the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor International Highway. “A group (ISIS) traveling in two four-wheel drive vehicles loaded with machine guns, attacked a military bus with Syrian army soldiers on board near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Deir Ezzor countryside,” a source told Sputnik Arabic. The source confirmed t...

Turkey arrests 12 foreign ISIS members attempting to enter Syria

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: Turkey arrests 12 foreign ISIS members attempting to enter Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the arrest of 12 terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh), including five Russians, on the border with Syria. The Turkish Ministry of Defense issued an official statement saying: “On December 31, 2020, 12 terrorist militants were arrested at a checkpoint near the city of Rikhanli in the Turkish province of Hatay.” The statement added: “The militants tried to enter the country by crossing the Syrian borde...

My Goal in 2021 is To Be “the Most Dangerous Man in America…”

Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 15 hours ago

By Kent Heckenlively, JD Since the debacle of the election… … the shame of the courts not looking into claims of election fraud, the false flag of the Capitol riots which were NOT INSTIGATED by Trump supporters, and the embarrassment of an Inauguration of Joe Biden, complete with barbed wire and National Guards troops more … Continue reading My Goal in 2021 is To Be “the Most Dangerous Man in America…”

GOP to Stay Neutral Should Trump Run Again

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

The head of the RNC declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.

Time Travel Technology

cefrith@hotmail.com, Charles Frith - 11 hours ago

Is it just me, or do other people feel they are experiencing a higher fidelity when looking at processed vintage footage? The immediate recording above is New Order, 27th June, 1984. My gorgeous... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

In Battle Over GameStop Shares, Two Big Players Flinch

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

A David and Goliath saga is unfolding in financial markets over the stock price of struggling retail chain GameStop.

Man Hits 2 Deer with New Car, Then He Hits $2M in Lottery

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

An unlucky start to a North Carolina man’s day turned upside down when he discovered he won a $2 million lottery prize hours after hitting two deer with his new car

Ambassador Korniychuk: FTA between Ukraine and Israel twill be extend to services sector

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

27-Jan-2021 Ukraine and Israel are planning steps to extend the Free Trade Agreement to services.

VI court freezes assets in $6b case

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

27-Jan-2021 A Virgin Islands court has frozen shares in two hotels belonging to Pakistan's national airline to enforce a $6 billion award levied through the World Bank's ICSID.

Cairn threatens Indian asset seizures abroad in tax case

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

27-Jan-2021 UK-based Cairn Energy Plc has threatened that it may be forced to begin attaching Indian assets including bank accounts in different world capitals, unless the government resolves the issue.

100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe's strategic dependency on China”

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

27-Jan-2021 The open statement notes that the agreement appears not to take into account the steep deterioration of rights and freedoms in the mainland.

Nevada cannabis testing lab targeted for passing tainted samples

Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago

Nevada cannabis regulators are accusing a marijuana testing lab of falsely boosting THC potency numbers and allowing contaminated products to pass. Nevada cannabis testing lab targeted for passing tainted samples is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Epoch Times channel demonetized by YouTube

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago

Epoch Times channel demonetized by YouTube ****News Topic 268***** YouTube strips rising media company Epoch Times of ability to monetize video content YouTube strips rising media company Epoch Times of ability to monetize video content YouTube, the video platform service that is a Google subsidiary, has banned The Epoch Times, a rising, conservative-leaning media outlet, […]

Does the Lawless Yellowstone ‘Zone of Death’ Exist?

Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Reports speculate that “murder is legal” in this area.

Does the Lawless Yellowstone ‘Zone of Death’ Exist?

Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Reports speculate that “murder is legal” in this area.

Proud Boys Leader Was ‘Prolific’ Informer For Law Enforcement

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

Washington, DC - Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters. In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and hum...

Amnesty International: Navalny a Prisoner of Conscience. But not Manning, Assange or Mandela

Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 11 hours ago

Amnesty International has a long and sordid history with its prisoner of conscience designation, denying it to enemies of the US government and granting it to some less than savory characters. The post Amnesty International: Navalny a Prisoner of Conscience. But not Manning, Assange or Mandela appeared first on MintPress News.

A Biden climate “emergency” would jettison democracy

Peter Murphy, CFACT - 12 hours ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer just urged President Biden to declare a state of emergency and impose climate policies on the country unilaterally, without Congress. The post A Biden climate “emergency” would jettison democracy appeared first on CFACT.

Venezuela Neutralizes Operation Red October, Terrorist Plot Led By Guaidó

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

At a press conference, Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) deputy, Freddy Bernal, reported on the results of an investigation by the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) in Caracas, on the so-called Operation Red October. This operation aimed to assassinate several civilians and soldiers and damage military infrastructure and was allegedly led by former anti-Chavista deputy Juan Guaidó. Bernal stressed that the operations were organized by a subject born in Colombia, but who has North American nationality, named Ben Smith Benson. The post Venezuela Neutralize...

Nutrition to Treat and Prevent COVID-19

Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago

“This herbal recommendation is very close to yours,” says reader John D. Altman. “In all the articles I have read that indicate Hydroxychloroquine works it has been combined with zinc as it helps get the zinc in the cells. Quercetin is supposed to do the same thing. In my opinion we should all be on ... Read more The post Nutrition to Treat and Prevent COVID-19 appeared first on Ice Age Now.

World Ag Ministers Stoke Climate Fears – As Crops Keep Setting Records

H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 13 hours ago

Near the top of Google News search results today for ‘climate change’ is a EURACTIV TV article titled, “Berlin agriculture conference highlights world hunger, climate change.” The EURACTIV story reports on a January 22 international conference held in Berlin, at which 76 agriculture ministers from countries around the world and 13 international non-governmental organizations addressed […] The post World Ag Ministers Stoke Climate Fears – As Crops Keep Setting Records appeared first on Climate Realism.

From Atlantic Gold to the Rockies, it’s a Mining Morning File today

Ethan Lycan-Lang, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago

News 1. Atlantic Gold paid no taxes to any level of government in 2019 Atlantic Gold, operators of the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, paid nothing in taxes to any level of government in 2019, reports Joan Baxter. In fact, they paid no taxes in 2017 or 2018 either, though the company […]

Halifax council awards $75.9 million in waste collection contracts with no living wage requirements

Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago

Workers collecting solid waste in the Halifax area will have to wait five more years before they’re guaranteed a living wage for their work. Halifax regional council voted unanimously to award eight contracts for solid waste collection to four contractors during its meeting on Tuesday. The contracts for collection of garbage, recycling, and compost cover […]

An American Horror story

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jan 27 (IPS) - Occasionally some of us might suffer from a feeling of maximal overload, overwhelmed by COVID-19 and the reign of Donald Trump. It can maybe be conceived as far too euro-centric to be concerned about the disastrous situation in the U.S., with media stuffed to the brim by news about Donald Trump while the global environmental crisis is steadily getting worse and war, injustices and famine continue to agonize people in places like Darfur, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Syria. Read the full story, “An American Horror story”, on globalissues.org →

COVID-19s Social & Economic Fallout Hits Women Harder

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (IPS) - With over 90 million confirmed cases and 1.9 million deaths globally, and a second wave sweeping into 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold the world hostage. Read the full story, “COVID-19s Social & Economic Fallout Hits Women Harder”, on globalissues.org →

Let Down Your Hair: New Army Rules for Ponytails, Nail Color

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the Army.

Biden admin’s coercive Iran policy threatens serious new regional crisis

Gareth Porter, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago

[image: undefined] A close analysis of recent statements by members of President Joseph Biden’s foreign policy team indicates his administration has already signaled its intention to treat negotiations with Iran as an exercise in diplomatic coercion aimed at forcing major new concessions extending well beyond the 2015 nuclear agreement. The policy could trigger a renewed US-Iran crisis as serious as any provocation engineered by the Trump administration. Although the Biden team is claiming that it is ready to bring the United States back into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ...

Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap

John W. Whitehead, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago

[image: undefined] “This is an issue that all Democrats, Republicans, independents, Libertarians should be extremely concerned about, especially because we don’t have to guess about where this goes or how this ends. What characteristics are we looking for as we are building this profile of a potential extremist, what are we talking about? Religious extremists, are we talking about Christians, evangelical Christians, what is a religious extremist? Is it somebody who is pro-life? [The proposed legislation could create] a very dangerous undermining of our civil liberties, our freedoms ...

Why Biden installing Obama-era hawks in senior roles and preparing to fire up the War Machine again is very bad news for Syrians

Vanessa Beeley, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago

[image: undefined] It is no coincidence that a resurgence of attacks by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) on civilians and the Syrian Army have been reported in Iraq and Syria as Joe Biden’s “build back better” government takes power in Washington. Just days before Biden’s inauguration, there were conflicting reports of US military build-up in oil-rich northeast Syria. Whatever happened in the run-up to the change of power in Washington, it is a fact that this area was already occupied and plundered by US Coalition forces and their Kurdish separatist proxies. Some reports indicated...

IMF Says Global GDP To Sink By $22 Trillion Over COVID

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath speaks at a virtual press briefing in October, 2020 *DW:** Coronavirus: Global GDP to sink by $22 trillion over COVID, says IMF * Although economists expect a strong rebound this year, losses are still projected to be in the tens of trillions between 2020 and 2025. IMF chief Gita Gopinath said the pandemic is causing "severe damage." The global economy is set to lose over $22 trillion (€18 trillion) between 2020 and 2025, due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. The economy will li...

TOI-178: Six Transiting Planets & a Unique Resonance Chain

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago

Yesterday’s story on the seven planets around TRAPPIST-1 dovetails nicely with the just announced find from scientists at CHEOPS. The ESA space telescope has determined that there are six planets around the star TOI-178. About 200 light years from Earth, this is a high proper-motion K-dwarf, the outer five of whose planets are locked into […]

Was Vice President Kamala Harris Sworn in On a Purse?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

A zipped leather case became fodder for conspiracy theorists.

Israel’s Top General Said On Tuesday That Its Military Was Refreshing Its Operational Plans Against Iran

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

*Reuters: **Israel's top general says its military is refreshing operational plans against Iran * JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s top general said on Tuesday that its military was refreshing its operational plans against Iran and that any U.S. return to a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran would be “wrong.” The remarks are an apparent signal to U.S. President Joe Biden to tread cautiously in any diplomatic engagement with Iran. Such comments by Israel’s military chief of staff on U.S. policymaking are rare and likely would have been pre-approved by the Israeli government. “ A retu...

The Trump-Biden Transition In The Wake Of The Capitol Building Riot

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

The Capitol building riot of January 6 marked the messiest transition in recent history of ruling class power from one chief executive of the capitalist world to the next. If that history is any guide, the change of guard neither portends better treatment of working people nor a reduction of the threat of fascism. Trump may have been booted off the mainstage, but the next act promises to be worse. Beyond the particularities of either Mr. Trump’s or Mr. Biden’s personalities or even the parties they represent, fundamental institutional factors have and will likely determine the tra...

JFK and the Strategy of Peace 

Rick Sterling, MintPress News - 12 hours ago

Many in the West don’t realize just how much JFK was an exception to the norm when it came to US foreign policy. The post JFK and the Strategy of Peace appeared first on MintPress News.

The Times Recycles Melting Ice Sheets Nonsense

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago

By Paul Homewood This story goes around every few months: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/speed-that-ice-sheets-are-melting-confirms-the-worst-case-scenario-zp358c30w It is all so predictable that it is barely worth rebutting – I might just as well dig out my response from last year. The claim of course revolves around Greenland and Antarctica, but offers no perspective, either historically […]

How the FBI Created Domestic Terrorism: 80 Years of Psychological Warfare Revealed

Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago

From the Strategic Culture Foundation Since it has become increasingly evident that a vast extension of the Patriot Act will soon be unveiled that threatens to re-define “the war on terror” to include essentially anyone who disagrees with the governing neoliberal agenda, it is probably a good time to evaluate how and why terrorism – domestic or […]

Another lawsuit targets Telegram, wants Google to remove app from store

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Another lawsuit targets Telegram, wants Google to remove app from store ****News Topic 268***** The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was […]

The Rational Climate e-Book, By Patrice Poyet

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago

By Paul Homewood I am delighted to give a plug to Patrice Poyet’s new e-Book, The Rational Climate e-Book. It can be downloaded for free on the link below: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347150306_The_Rational_Climate_e-Book/link/5fe21ddb92851c13feb1763d/download Patrice has this to say about his book: Climate Policies Climate Urgency will be an efficient manner to return into the cave. There is […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - George Monbiot writes about the COVID disinformation which is so dangerous as to need to be suppressed. Maggie Keresteci, Nili Kaplan-Myrth and Naheed Dosani highlight the need for equity to figure into our plans and messaging about vaccine distribution. And Dakshana Bascaramurty discusses the challenges in reaching racialized Canadians with the information needed to protect themselves and the public. - Bruce Arthur points out the futility of blustering about borders when a province already has community outbreaks of highly dang...

Don’t Be Fooled: The Official Unemployment Numbers Are a Lie

Eleanor Goldfield, MintPress News - 13 hours ago

A dive into the murky waters of unemployment to see the designed failings of a system that purposefully miscounts, disaggregates and excludes millions of people. The post Don’t Be Fooled: The Official Unemployment Numbers Are a Lie appeared first on MintPress News.

Green Steel

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago

By Paul Homewood There was some discussion on Harrabin’s thread yesterday about “green steel”, supposedly a new process which was going to save the planet! https://twitter.com/RHarrabin/status/1353608178735468544 The link refers to something called DRI (Direct Reduced Iron), through which iron ore can be reduced (the oxygen taken out) by heating to […]

My Goal in 2021 is To Be “the Most Dangerous Man in America…”

Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 15 hours ago

By Kent Heckenlively, JD Since the debacle of the election… … the shame of the courts not looking into claims of election fraud, the false flag of the Capitol riots which were NOT INSTIGATED by Trump supporters, and the embarrassment of an Inauguration of Joe Biden, complete with barbed wire and National Guards troops more … Continue reading My Goal in 2021 is To Be “the Most Dangerous Man in America…”

"Classic BBC non-apology"

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago

The BBC has issued another 'clarification' today, apparently following questions from *The Sun* - though the massive social media revulsion towards the BBC over it should have alerted those eager BBC Twitter twitchers a lot earlier: *BBC News Online* *25 January 2021* We used the term ‘IRA veteran’ to describe Eamon McCourt’s long involvement in Irish republicanism. We accept that this shorthand formulation could be misinterpreted and it has now been amended for clarity. Mr McCourt is now described as an ‘IRA man’ in our online news report. Related social media posts have also bee...

Western Corporations Backed the Soviets and the Nazis — Professor Antony Sutton

Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

ThinkFeelExist Jun 7, 2020 A classic interview by Professor Antony Cyril Sutton, who taught economics at California State University, and was a research fellow at... The post Western Corporations Backed the Soviets and the Nazis — Professor Antony Sutton appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

‘Please, I’m 14!’: Cop Slams Harmless Child to the Ground, Forces Dog to Maul Him

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Salt Lake City, UT — In September, TFTP reported on Officer Nickolas Pearce, and his subsequent charges after... The post ‘Please, I’m 14!’: Cop Slams Harmless Child to the Ground, Forces Dog to Maul Him appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

UK Vaccine Plant Evacuated After Getting Suspicious Package

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

North Wales Police said they were dealing with the “ongoing incident” at the Wrexham Industrial Estate, 42 miles south of Liverpool.

China’s New H-20 Stealth Bomber: How Should America Respond?

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *H-20, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_TM4E94A0XFB01&share=true] Little is known about the plane, which is not expected to arrive until later in the 2020s. China’s next-generation H-20 bomber is coming, and it’s set to take on the latest offerings from Russia and the United States. It was revealed in the mid-2010s that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) was looking for a new strategic stealth bomber to replace their aging H-6, itself a license-produced variant of the 1950s Soviet Tu-16 h...

WHAT IS TRUTH?: Red-faced shouting returns to TV!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021* *The Crazy Train battles the Clown Car:* This morning, at 6:18 Eastern, the red-faced shouting returned. If anything, the shouting was even more red-faced than it was last week. Needless to say, the standard echo-providers were on hand to support and enable the shouting. The cast included Willie Geist Jr., the human echo who's increasingly known as "Joe Scarborough's Mike Pence." That said, Jonathan Lemire and even Kasie Hunt aren't far behind in the modern "journalistic" skill known as echo provision. As a group, these players are increasingly kn...

The US Calls Out China for Genocide - Will Others Follow?

Alexander Gillespie, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Alexander Gillespie* *Politics, Pacific* New Zealand is now under pressure to make a stand and to endorse the use of the term genocide to describe China’s treatment of the Uyghurs. New Zealand has a strong history of protecting and promoting human rights at home and internationally, and prides itself on being an outspoken critic and global leader in this area. So, when the most serious accusation of human rights abuse — genocide — is made of one of its friends, how to respond? This is precisely the situation now regarding China. One of the final acts of the Trump administration...

Could 5G Harm U.S. Military Helicopters?

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC14D5CD39F0&share=true] Auctioning off bandwidth would help grow 5G networks, but the spectrum for sale is also used for heilcopter and airplane radar altimeters. When Apache attack helicopters engaged the Medina division of the Iraqi Republican Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom, pilot crews were forced to absorb some small arms fire and operate in dangerous proximity to enemy troops. Senior Army leaders described this combat scenario as driven primarily by a ...

HIMARS Could Help the Philippines Pushback on China

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, * The cheaper price tag of HIMARS compared to other weapons does make it attractive. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Perhaps the more interesting possibility isn’t Philippines-owned rockets, but American-operated rockets on Philippines soil. “I think observers shouldn’t just think about capabilities that the Philippines could acquire on its own,” Harding warns. The United States and the Philippines have been discussing whether the Filipino military should buy the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a multiple rocket launcher used by the ...

Horrifying Video Shows School Cop, Smash Girl’s Head to the Concrete, Knocking Her Unconscious

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago

[image: school]Hard to watch video was posted to Twitter showing a school resource officer body slam a child, smashing her face into the pavement, knocking her out.

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago

Flashback 2001: Israel Spying on America

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

OldLandNewLand Jun 2, 2013 Special Report with Brit Hume – Fox News – December 12, 2001 The post Flashback 2001: Israel Spying on America appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

"Believe Them..."

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou

Joe Biden: America Is “Nation of Morally Deprived” Who Are “Less Prosperous” Due to Systemic Racism

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Gateway Pundit Jan 26, 2021 The post Joe Biden: America Is “Nation of Morally Deprived” Who Are “Less Prosperous” Due to Systemic Racism appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

"That's All Folks!"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago

*"That's All Folks!"* by CJ Hopkins "Literal Russian-Asset Hitler, the Latest Greatest Threat to Western Democracy, the Monster of Mar-a-Lago, Trumpzilla, Trumpenstein, the Ayatollah of Orange Shinola, has finally been humiliated and given the bum-rush out of Washington by the heroic forces of the GloboCap “Resistance,” with a little help from the US military. The whole thing went exactly to script. Well … OK, not quite exactly to script. Despite four years of dire warnings by the corporate media, the Intelligence Community, Hollywood celebrities, the Democratic Party, faux anti-f...

Trust WHAT Plan?

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

reallygraceful Jan 26, 2021 What plan are we supposed to be trusting? Where do we go from here? In this video, I talk about the... The post Trust WHAT Plan? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

EVIDENCE OF GENOCIDE: Coronavirus PCR Testing

US Marine Fighting Tyranny, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

The Liberty Beacon – by Ariyana Love Coronavirus does not exist. No “virus” has ever been isolated and there is no scientific evidence to prove... The post EVIDENCE OF GENOCIDE: Coronavirus PCR Testing appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Your next stimulus check may be the first of several

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Market Watch As the Biden administration looks to quickly pass a third major economic stimulus program, some of its allies on Capitol Hill and elsewhere... The post Your next stimulus check may be the first of several appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Texas Police Officer Threatens to Taser Man For Not Wearing a Mask

Norm, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Mrgunsngear B Channel Jan 26, 2021 Waco Texas police officer threatens to taser a man for not wearing his “mandated” mask 😷 The post Texas Police Officer Threatens to Taser Man For Not Wearing a Mask appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

CDC Quietly Changes COVID Vaccine Guidance to OK Mixing Pfizer and Moderna Shots in ‘Exceptional Situations’

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

NBC 4 In rare circumstances, it’s OK for people to receive one shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and one shot of Moderna’s vaccine at least... The post CDC Quietly Changes COVID Vaccine Guidance to OK Mixing Pfizer and Moderna Shots in ‘Exceptional Situations’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

What the Impeachment of William Belknap Tells Us About the Second Trial of Donald Trump

Fred Lucas, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Fred Lucas* *Politics, Americas* This history lesson sheds some light on what Trump’s fate might be. Think political rhetoric is too highly charged today? Imagine the House framing an impeachment article as “prostituting his high office to his lust for private gain.” Aside from the somewhat risqué wording, the 1876 impeachment of War Secretary William Belknap is unique for being the only Cabinet secretary (or former Cabinet secretary as it was) to face impeachment. More relevant to the current context, he was the first official to be impeached by the House and tried in the Sena...

Explained: Why Microsoft's Revenue Surged in Fourth Quarter

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* In the quarter, which saw the debut of a new Xbox console, the company posted a 40 percent revenue increase in the Xbox content and services category, with the overall personal computing division increasing 14 percent over the year before to $15.1 billion. Microsoft on Jan. 26 announced its fourth-quarter earnings, announcing that the company posted $43.1 billion in revenue, a 17 percent surge over the same period the year before. Net income, additionally, was $15.5 billion, a 33 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2019. The perfor...

China's Gongi-11 Stealth Drone: Here's What We Know

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Gongi-11, Asia* Beijing’s Gongi-11 drone, reported to have first emerged in 2019, was on display recently in a Chinese National Day parade, revealing a blended wing-body stealth exterior similar in design construction to an RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone. The Chinese have armed a newly introduced stealthy attack drone which may now be operational, bringing an as-of-yet seemingly unprecedented stealthy dual-mode surveillance-strike synergy to the People’s Liberation Army’s Air Force. The Gongi-11 drone, reported to have first emerged in 2019, was on display recent...

Anti-racism isn't what you think

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago

The so-called "anti-racism" movement doesn't mean what you think. It means you are a racist and you need to change. It's today's critical race theory, and that's not what you might have learned about critical theory if you were in college a few decades ago. But woke leaders get led astray by non-profits looking for grants and wealthy leaders of organizations pushing to divide our country. Saw this in the OSU news today: "Chancellor and CEO Hal Paz, MD, shares the significance of the anti-racism movement within our health system and defines the difference between anti-racism vs. n...

Will President Biden Delay America's Troop Drawdown In Afghanistan?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

US Marines wait to board helicopters as they leave to take part in Operation Khanjar - Strike of the Sword - at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/ Manpreet Romana *Salman Rafi Sheikh, Asia Times:* *Biden faces stay or go dilemma in Afghanistan * *Biden plans to 'review' Trump's withdrawal plan and could seek to keep 'residual' presence until a government-Taliban settlement is reached * As new US President Joe Biden works to undo many of his predecessor Donald Trump’s foreign policies and legacies, the outgoing administration’s war-ending Afghanistan policy i...

Wuhan Knew?

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

Issues & Insights; Wallethub has been ranking states based on their COVID-19 restrictions – things such as mask mandates, limits on travel and gatherings, school closings, liability protections, work-at-home requirements. […] Of the 10 that are imposing the most restrictions, all but one are liberal Democratic states. Of the 10 with the fewest restrictions,… Continue reading →

Is Japan a Democracy?

Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Here is an interesting web-page that was written in Japanese and is here auto-translated by Google: Japanese News: May week 5 There are 5 weeks in May… 😲 Let’s start with a very interesting survey by Mainichi: 次期自民総裁石破氏２０％、小泉氏１７％、安倍氏１６％. To be honest, I don’t quite understand the article, but what interests me is the survey in […]

Landslide damages buildings in Rota Greca, 40 people evacuated, Italy

The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago

A large landslide caused by heavy rains hit the southern Italian town of Rota Greca on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, resulting in damaged buildings and the evacuation of around 40 people. According to fire crews, three buildings upstream from the town were initially...... Read more »

Joe Biden’s New Opportunity in Belarus

Anders Aslund, Melinda Haring, John Herbst, Alexander Vershbow, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Anders Aslund, Melinda Haring, John Herbst, Alexander Vershbow* *Belarus, Europe* The changes in Belarusian society suggest that the future of the country is with Europe. The United States must work clearly, but with finesse, to ensure that Belarus’s real leaders and civil society are able to succeed. U.S. President Joe Biden has an historic opportunity to bring Europe together and reverse the tide of dictatorship by building an international coalition to support democracy in Belarus. In 2020, Belarusians unexpectedly called Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s legitimacy into question. Luka...

Headed homeward

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago

Yesterday we attended the memorial service for our friend Bob. It was held in a community hall in a very small Colorado farming community, attended by several dozen family and friends. It was a simple ceremony, nothing special in the liturgical sense, but all of us who knew and loved Bob had the chance to remember him together, and celebrate all he meant to us. Several of his former law enforcement colleagues also attended, in uniform. It was good to see one older man, of Bob's and my vintage, wearing a well-worn 1911-style pistol in a drop holster as his duty weapon. From...

Perspectives

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 14 hours ago

Disappointed Prog (more here) It may be real. It may be a troll. Take it as presented, if you want to. Vincent’s first act as a newly minted male was to join a quintessential bastion of camaraderie — a men’s bowling team in a working-class Pennsylvania neighborhood. The only problem: She’s a terrible […] The post Perspectives appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Merck Scraps Its COVID Vaccine; Says it’s More Effective to Get the Virus and Recover Naturally

Summit News, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

There is no hint in Merck's announcement that adverse reactions, including disability and death, in the first patients to get the vaccine had anything to do with the change in policy, and Merck goes out of its way to say that the vaccine was well tolerated during the trial, but there is reason to be skeptical.

Untitled

Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago

From Jenna Orkin “The pressures to strike early could become an imperative when facing cyber-strong but technology-dependent countries like the United States.” He added, “Indeed, there is evidence that the power of U.S. offensive capabilities has not deterred threats but, instead, has done the opposite.” Vietnam rooftop solar records major boom as more than 9GW installed in Earth Has Lost 28 Trillion Tons of Ice since the Mid-1990s The Great Pause Week 45: Theocracy Rising Director says film about Khashoggi shunned by all major global distributors Iran asks Indonesia to explain seiz...

18-Year-Old College Student Turns His Father in to FBI, Gets $138K on GoFundMe

CNN and Fox News, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

As far as we know, none of the Antifa mercenaries with American flags destroying property and inciting violence at the Capitol were ever charged with anything, but genuine Trump supporters were charged with obstruction of justice and unlawful entry. Would this boy have turned in his father if he had been Antifa or BLM?

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

Robert, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago

“Complete, utter nonsense…” Gov. Newsom responds to my ? about critics who claim he’s ending stay at home orders due to growing political & legal pressures, including the recall efforts. He says ICU projections & dropping hospitalizations led to the change in policy. pic.twitter.com/Y9GZHpm5In — Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) January 26, 2021 More here

Monistic Implications of Schrödinger’s Quantum Theory

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago

One of the conclusions of Schrödinger’s quantum theory is that the position of the electrons which compose the material things in the universe cannot be predicted because they pervade the entire universe. The monistic philosophers have tried to use the conclusions of the quantum theory to develop arguments for supporting the monistic position that everything is immanent in everything else. Thus, you are not making a mistake when you assume that something is another thing. If in the darkness, you mistake a rope for a snake, you are not making a mistake because the electrons that comp...

The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club Commentary, Part 2

Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago

Here are my thoughts on the latest batch 0f Book Club comments. Your words are in blockquotes; mine aren’t. Weir: If your ideology of unfreedom is open, uninfected by any vestige of tolerance, then you can’t pay lip service to some other ideology. If hierarchy is what you consciously aim at, then you can’t also […] The post The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club Commentary, Part 2 appeared first on Econlib.

Antifa Continues to Riot After Democrats Take Power

Jason Rantz, NY Post and Millenial Post, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Antifa organizes in the open over Twitter and Facebook, and its members publicly declare their intentions to wreak havoc. It’s the textbook definition of domestic terrorism, but Democrats are focused only on their opponents, the great majority of whom are peaceful. The consequence is that violence will spread.

California Governor Newsom Follows New York, Michigan, and Chicago in Lifting Stay-At-Home Orders

Michael Snyder and Fox News, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Days after Joe Biden took power, Democrat governors who previously issued severe shutdown orders are easing restrictions. Now that Democrats are in power, apparently the virus threat suddenly has decreased. Democrat politicians simultaneously have come to the same conclusion. Meanwhile, businesses still are closing.

What Happened To JFK And A Foreign Policy Of Peace?

Rick STERLING, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

Sixty years ago, John F Kennedy (JFK) was inaugurated as president of the USA. In less than three years, before he was assassinated in November 1963, he initiated major changes in foreign policy. These foreign policy changes are documented in books such as “JFK and the Unspeakable” (2008) and “Betting […]

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/27/21"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago

*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/27/21"* ○ "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*! *Your guide:* Gregory Mannarino, AM 1/27/21: *"Today Is Fed Day And Stocks Are About To Go 'On Sale'"* - 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* - ...

Socialism For The Rich

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago

When the pandemic has been reigned in, Tom Friedman writes that we have to have a conversation about what has become conventional wisdom over the last forty years -- socialism for the rich, capitalism for the rest: This new consensus has a name: “Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the rest,” argues Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, author of “The Ten Rules of Successful Nations” and one of my favorite contrarian economic thinkers. Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the rest — a variation on a theme popularized in the 1960...

Corporations Battle Apache Tribes To Build North America’s Biggest Copper Mine

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

"This place is very holy and religious to us." Wendsler Nosie Senior, an elder of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is describing his people's land, Oak Flat or Chi'chil Bildagoteel, in the Arizona desert in the US south-west. The site in the Tonto National Forest is a popular camping and hiking ground and contains sacred cultural heritage locations that include rock carvings, burial sites and the Apache Leap, where Apache warriors jumped to their death after being driven to the edge of the cliff by the US cavalry. But earlier this month, in the dying days of the Trump administration, ...

COVID-19 Has Exposed the Fragility of Our Food System—Here’s How We Can Localize It

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

The pandemic has shown the need to localize food production. Farms from Northern California to Canada are creating regional food systems.

Activists Block Trucks Of Company Transporting Weapons To Saudi Arabia

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

Hamilton, Ontario - Members and allies of anti-war organizations World BEYOND War and Labour Against the Arms Trade are blocking trucks at Paddock Transport International, a Hamilton-area transportation company involved in shipping Canadian-made, light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia. The activists are calling on Paddock to end its complicity in the brutal Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has killed almost a quarter of a million people, and calling on the Canadian government to end arms exports to Saudi Arabia. "The demonstration is part of a global day of action against the war on...

Auschwitz Survivors Mark Anniversary Online Amid Pandemic

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Most International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations were being held online this year due to COVID-19, including the annual ceremony at the site of the former Auschwitz death camp.

Battle of the Coral Sea: A Strategic Turning Point in World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* As a Japanese invasion force attacked Port Moresby, New Guinea, a skeleton crew of two American aircraft carriers moved to confront the invaders. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Such confusion existed on both sides during the battle that naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison labeled Coral Sea the “Battle of Naval Errors.” World War II was less than six months old when the American public, already stunned by the debacles at Pearl Harbor and Guam, faced one of its darkest moments. Thousands of miles across the Pacific, the American commander...

Sorry, No Legendary Sniper Duel Took Place in Stalingrad

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *History, * A nation that sustained millions of deaths in a terrible conflict can be forgiven for needing heroes. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Yet the enduring appeal of the Stalingrad story also shows our fascination with snipers, those skilled hunters of men. If the duel involves two such craftsmen pitted against each other, then so much the better. The Great Stalingrad Duel may be myth. But that makes it no less a dramatic story. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ...

Study Finds Global Ice Loss Accelerating at Record Rate

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* For the year 2017, that information helped the team discover that the planet lost 1.3 trillion tons of ice—equivalent to a hundred-meter-thick sheet of ice able to cover the entirety of the United Kingdom. A new study is suggesting that Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, a dangerous acceleration that is now in line with the worst-case climate change scenarios often warned by scientists over the past decade. The research, conducted by a team led by the University of Leeds and published in the journal *The Cryosphe...

Russia’s Latest Nuclear Weapon Kills with Radioactive Tsunamis

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, * How can you fight the ocean? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *How useful such a weapon would be is debatable. Poseidon is too slow, compared to ICBMs and bombers, to be useful in a first strike or an immediate retaliatory strike. How do you stop a nuclear-powered torpedo designed to bury enemy cities under a tsunami? Russia's Status-6 "Poseidon" torpedo has excited the fears -- or the overactive imaginations -- of Russia's enemies. Calling it is a torpedo is a misnomer. While the precise capabilities of the weapon are mysterious, it appears to be ...

Did China’s Nuclear Tests Kill Hundreds of Thousands People?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *History, Asia* [image: By 《人民画报》 - 《人民画报》1965年第1期, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65155282] Official estimates are unknown, but it seems likely that the radiation had a terrible impact on the surrounding population. On October 16, 1964, at the Lop Nur test site in a former salt lake in the desert of the country’s northwest, the People’s Republic of China detonated its first atomic bomb. Project 596, known as the code word “Chic-1” by the U.S. intelligence community (IC), was a uranium-235 implosion fission device made from weapons-g...

‘Please, I’m 14!’: Cop Slams Harmless Child to the Ground, Forces Dog to Maul Him

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: dog]A small 14-year-old boy had his hands in the air and entirely surrendered when a Utah cop dragged him to the ground and forced his dog to maul him.

Walmart to Build More Robot-Filled Warehouses at Stores

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

The company said that it plans to build warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick up in an hour or less.

President Biden Signs Executive Order Banning The Term “China Virus”

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

*WNU Editor*: From *CBS* .... *.... The Biden executive order is also expected to direct federal agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine whether there are xenophobic references like "China virus" in any existing policies, directives or government websites published by the Trump administration. * In the meantime China continues to blame a US Army lab for the pandemic .... *China Pushes Conspiracy Theories on COVID Origin, Vaccines *(US News and World Report/AP). *Update:* The BBC uses the term "China Virus" (see below). I guess they are racist.

Why the Senate Shouldn’t Hold a Late Impeachment Trial

pbobbitt, Lawfare - 15 hours ago

Donald Trump deserves punishment for the long campaign to discredit the results of the 2020 election that culminated in his inciting the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the Capitol. Nevertheless, the Senate is making a mistake in holding a trial of the article of impeachment, which is scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 8, after the president leaves office. Doing so subverts the law in an effort to punish someone who subverted the law. It has sometimes been thought that any definitive construction of the Constitution is hopeless in the absence of a Supreme Court opinion. As one co...

"Super Intelligence: Binaural Beats Music to Improve Memory, Concentration, and Focus"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 15 hours ago

Greenred Productions, *"Super Intelligence: * *Binaural Beats Music to Improve Memory, Concentration, and Focus"* Please view this in full screen mode if you prefer, it's beautiful. Or do as I do, wearing headphones, let it play in the background while you go about your online business or read. It works, as simple as that. Highly recommended. - CP

As Establishment Pushes ‘Triple Masks’ This State Voted to Over Turn Mask Mandate

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago

As mainstream media tells folks to wear three masks and hypocrite politicians disobey their own mandates, one state is saying enough is enough.

Latest GN video on BIW & conversion

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

Bath Iron Works is a major shipyard in Bath, Maine which manufactures destroyers and cruisers for the US Navy. What if they began producing products that help sustain life rather than destroy it? Watch the latest Global Network video on converting BIW, as well as other factories, plants and capabilities toward production of tidal power, commuter rail, and other useful products outside of the military-industrial complex. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Spd8z7EME0&feature=youtu.be See all our recent space issues videos at the GN YouTube channel: https://w...

"Resources to Stay Safe and Secure Online"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 15 hours ago

*"Resources to Stay Safe and Secure Online"* by Restore Privacy "The mission of Restore Privacy is to give you all the information and tools you need to restore your online privacy, secure your electronic devices, and stay safe online. Surveys show a growing number of people are concerned about their online privacy and security. But where do you start? Here at Restore Privacy, we’ve spent the past four years testing, researching, and writing about privacy and security tools. Our focus is to break these topics down in a way that is digestible to a wide audience, without unnecessary ...

A 12-Step Rehabilitation Program for American Election Administration

npersily, Lawfare - 16 hours ago

A sign instructs voters where to go. (Erik Hersman, https://tinyurl.com/y3h32smp; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) The American election system was challenged over the past year to a degree unseen in its history. Any one of these challenges—voting during the coronavirus pandemic, the blunderbuss pursuit of fabricated claims of vote fraud in courts and state legislatures in five states, the effort to exclude legally cast electoral votes by members of Congress and the insurrection at the Capitol—would have posed an existential threat to democracy in ...

The Curmudgureading List

Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 9 hours ago

I was recently reminded that it has been a while since I've done one of these. The edublogging universe has, I think, shrunk a bit in the last year or two, which is not to say that there aren't still hundreds out there. But lots of folks come and go, and I drop blogs from the list on the side when they've gone dormant for more than a few months. There has also been a shift to newsletters and substacks and podcasting, as well as, I think, a loss of more conservative voices in support of public ed. I'm going to stick to good old fashioned web-based education policy text here, mostly...

Flames observed at Kilauea volcano, lava erupting from vents on NW side of Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Hawaii

The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago

Eruptive activity is ongoing at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, with lava erupting from a vent on the northwest side of the crater. As of January 25, 2021, the lake was around 205 m (673 feet) deep, while SO2 emission rates remain elevated. The volcano is currently on...... Read more »

Syrian Army eliminates terrorist group responsible for bus attack, secure key highway

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: Syrian Army eliminates terrorist group responsible for bus attack, secure key highway] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced that one of its units managed to eliminate the terrorist group that attacked buses carrying soldiers on the Deir Ezzor-Palmyra International Highway. A military source said in a statement that his units “secured the international road in Deir Ezzor” after eliminating the terrorist group that is linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh). He explained that his units managed to “destroy two pickups equipped with heavy ...

The Hamburg Syndrome (1979)

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

C.A. Heinzmann Sep 3, 2020 The Hamburg Syndrome (Die Hamburger Krankheit) is a pandemic science fiction film from 1979, directed by Peter Fleischmann. In this... The post The Hamburg Syndrome (1979) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Chile to Begin Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in February

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean government announced on Tuesday, January 26th it will begin the first stage of mass vaccination of its citizens against COVID-19 in February. In the first quarter of 2021, some 5 million people in high-risk groups, including those with chronic illnesses and essential workers, will be first vaccinated, after […] The post Chile to Begin Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in February appeared first on The Rio Times.

China Deploys Anal Swab Tests To Detect High-Risk Covid-19 Cases

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago

China Deploys Anal Swab Tests To Detect High-Risk Covid-19 Cases https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/01/27/china-deploys-anal-swab-tests-to-detect-high-risk-covid-19-cases/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie&sh=2fa4561d6e81

Russian warplanes destroy ISIS sites in central Syria: video

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago

[image: Russian warplanes destroy ISIS sites in central Syria: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian government troops began a large-scale counter-terrorist operation in the Badiya Al-Sham region of central Syria, following a number of attacks carried out by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist attack. According to reports from central Syria, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), with help from the Russian Aerospace Forces, have been combing through a large portion of the Syrian Desert, as they attempt to put an end to the terrorist group...

THE OHIO SENATE RACE COULD BE THE UGLIEST CONTEST OF 2022

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago

At first glance, this seems promising: Some Democrats are looking to a political outsider described as the "Dr. Fauci of Ohio" to replace Rob Portman in the U.S. Senate. ... Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health, gained a grassroots following last year when she briefed Ohioans about the state of the coronavirus. Her celebrity could help in a Republican state, and against potential GOP rivals such as Rep. Jim Jordan. ... Acton quickly became an unlikely icon to Ohioans, praised for her poise and compassion during one of the most distressing times for the countr...

Biden to Reopen ‘Obamacare’ Markets for COVID-19 Relief

AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago

The order would reopen HealthCare.gov to allow those who lost jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic to enroll.

Biden backs two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli crisis: US envoy

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago

[image: Biden backs two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli crisis: US envoy] Acting US Ambassador to the UN Richard Mills has said that President Joe Biden’s administration backs a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but will “maintain its steadfast support” for the Jewish state. In a virtual speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Mills said that Washington would urge Israel and the Palestinians “to avoid unilateral steps that make a two-state solution more difficult, such as annexation of territory, settlement activity, demolition, incitement...

Biden faces the world: 5 foreign policy experts explain US priorities – and problems – after Trump

Julius A. Amin, Professor, Department of History, University of Dayton, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago

Biden wants to restore US global leadership after four years of Trump's isolationism and antagonism. These are some of the challenges and opportunities he'll face, from China to Latin America.

Brazil Bars Entry for South African Visitors to Slow new Variant’s Spread

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Tuesday barred entry for visitors from South Africa to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant from the country, according to the federal government’s gazette. The barring of South African visitors is in addition to a pre-existing prohibition on entry for people coming from Britain, which has also […] The post Brazil Bars Entry for South African Visitors to Slow new Variant’s Spread appeared first on The Rio Times.

Turkish forces heavily target strategic towns in northern Syria

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago

[image: Turkish forces heavily target strategic towns in northern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces, alongside their allied Syrian fighters, continued their campaign in northern Syria this week, hitting a number of targets around two key towns controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) east of the Euphrates. According to reports from Al-Raqqa front, the Turkish army and their allied Syrian forces launched several artillery and rocket strikes on the SDF’s positions near the town of Ain Issa, causing powerful explosions that could be heard as far as t...

ICE Agents Ordered to Release All Detainees, Including More than 10,000 Convicted and Suspected Criminals

Fox News and Breitbart, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Former presidential advisor Steven Miller says that, last year, 180,000 migrants were deported and that 92% of them were either charged or convicted of a crime. ICE will no longer pick up criminals in police or sheriff's custody, thus leaving 12,000 foreign criminals to be released into communities across America.

Chilean President Supports Argentine Sovereignty in Falklands/Malvinas Dispute

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chilean President Sebastián Piñera ratified his administration's support for “Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands,” and called for Argentina and the UK to resume talks to find a peaceful solution to the controversy in the framework of UN resolutions on the issue. Piñera's statement was […] The post Chilean President Supports Argentine Sovereignty in Falklands/Malvinas Dispute appeared first on The Rio Times.