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Canopy boosting Ontario presence with nine new Tokyo Smoke stores

Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago

Canopy Growth plans to open nine new cannabis stores in Ontario in January under its Tokyo Smoke brand, growing its retail presence in Canada’s largest adult-use marijuana market, the company announced Friday. Canopy currently has 13 Tokyo Smoke locations in Ontario, plus one store under the Tweed banner. Six of the new Tokyo Smoke stores […] Canopy boosting Ontario presence with nine new Tokyo Smoke stores is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

10 Million Jobs At Risk From Net Zero Pledge, Says New Report

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago

By Paul Homewood Well, some of us have been warning about this for years: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13650132/staggering-ten-million-jobs-at-in-red-wall-seats-at-risk-due-to-governments-carbon-neutral-pledge-research-reveals/ It is a bit rich for Caroline Spelman and Caroline Flint to be raising the alarm now. Neither objected to the Climate Change Act and its consequences, despite being in strong positions to in the past. On the contrary […]

Some cannabis growers still counting cost of wildfires, but most say industry dodged a bullet

John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago

Although the West Coast wildfire season has been over for months, some marijuana companies are still picking up the pieces from a historic wave of blazes that forced thousands to evacuate and endangered countless cannabis businesses across California, Oregon and Washington state. California-based Indus Holdings is a case in point. The vertically integrated company – […] Some cannabis growers still counting cost of wildfires, but most say industry dodged a bullet is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US deploys B-52 bombers to Persian Gulf in another strong message to Iran

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

[image: US deploys B-52 bombers to Persian Gulf in another strong message to Iran] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The US military transported two B-52 bombers to the Middle East from their base in the United States, in the fourth such deployment, CNN reported. The Air Force said in a statement that this latest mission was “to demonstrate the continued commitment of the US military to regional security and deter aggression,” and comes amid fears that Iran may still seek a response to the assassination of the Iranian Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading US deploys...

Holy cow: “The article as written contains misleading information and omits important details.”

Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago

An agriculture journal has put the “retraction” brand on a 2020 study about calving cattle after the editors learned that the researchers had misrepresented aspects of their work. “Changes in rumen fermentation, bacterial community, and predicted functional pathway in Holstein cows with and without subacute ruminal acidosis during the periparturient period,” appeared in March in … Continue reading Holy cow: “The article as written contains misleading information and omits important details.”

Iran unveils new underground coastal base armed with powerful missiles: video

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

[image: Iran unveils new underground coastal base armed with powerful missiles: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – On Friday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps unveiled an underground missile base on the Gulf coast in southern Iran. According to an RT correspondent, the base of the Naval Forces of the Revolutionary Guard was revealed in the presence of the commander of the IRGC, Major General Hussein Salami. Salami said during the unveiling of the basse: “Our logic is to defend the territorial integrity and independence of Iran and to strengthen our power … Our enemy reject...

Cold Weather Due To Global Warming–Guardian

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

By Paul Homewood Do Guardian readers actually believe this dross? The mass die-off of thousands of songbirds in south-western US was caused by long-term starvation, made worse by unseasonably cold weather probably linked to the climate crisis, scientists have said. Flycatchers, swallows and warblers were among the migratory birds “falling out of […]

Watch: Turkish and Greek warships collide in Aegean Sea

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

[image: Watch: Turkish and Greek warships collide in Aegean Sea] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – Two ships collided, one Greek and one Turkish, with each other off the Greek island of Imia in the southeastern part of the Aegean Sea last Wednesday, the Greek Reporter reported. According to Greek military sources, cited by the Greek Reporter, the incident included two Coast Guard vessels and occurred in Greek territorial waters, indicating that the Greek boat was damaged. For its part, the Turkish Coast Guard accused two Greek ships of violating Turkish territorial waters. Continue re...

World War II: The American Airborne's Audacious Role in Operation Market Garden

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* To this day, Dutch citizens remember the heroism of all the Allied troops who sacrificed for their freedom and the bridges northward into the Netherlands. *Here's What You Need to Know*: A two-phase offensive, Operation Market Garden called for airborne troops to parachute into the German-occupied Netherlands and seize key bridges. With his troops in a bitter fight with German forces in northern France in the late summer of 1944, General Omar Bradley, commander of the Allied 12th Army Group, could not believe his ears. “Had the pious t...

Look Out, Silicon Valley: China Wants to Control Big Tech

Mark Greeven, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Mark Greeven* *Business, * Chinese big tech will likely have to fundamentally rethink the way it does business in future. The window of opportunity to scale at will without boundaries has closed shut. Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Several recent articles reported that Ma offended the Chinese authorities by delivering a speech in Shanghai in October criticising financial regulation, and that he and his colleagues were called in for questioning. The planned IPO of his financial services powerhouse, Ant Group, for over US$3...

India’s Navy Could Soon Be Flying F/A-18 Super Hornets

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *India, * India has expressed interest in acquiring some 57 naval fighter aircraft from operations from the carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The company's pitch, which was made by Boeing Defense India (BDI), also highlighted the fact that the Block III variant can perform in virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum including air superiority, day/night strike with precision guided-weapons, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defense, maritime strike, reconnaissance, forward air control, and buddy refueling. It is increasi...

How Britain's Lancaster Bomber Destroyed German Dams (Using Bouncing Bombs)

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The idea was to blow up dams or strike them with bombs to create breaches that would cause catastrophic flooding. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The British RAF modified the Avro Lancaster bomber to deliver a bouncing bomb. In the summer of 2018 a British father and son who were catching crabs along Reculver Beach in Kent stumbled upon a historical item of intense value. What they found was the concrete core from a World War II cylindrical test bomb. Originally encased in steel plating that had long since rusted away, the test bomb wa...

Pandora's Box: Does the Storming of the Capitol Set a Precedent?

Ore Koren, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Ore Koren* *Politics, The Americas* Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again. *Editor’s note: Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. Before the November 2020 election, he wrote a story for The Conversation about the likelihood of election-related violence in the U.S. So we went back to him on Wednesday, while what some are calling an insurrection unfolded at the U.S. Capitol, to ask him for some perspective on the event. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.* *Q: You’re a scholar of political violence. Wh...

Ploesti Raid: One of the Greatest Air Force Disasters of World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The truth behind the disastrous air raid on the Ploesti oil refineries during World War II has long been obscured. One member of the raid may have uncovered how the attack went so tragically wrong. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The cost in lives and planes had scarcely been worth it. History is almost never “chiseled into stone.” The fog of time can be blown away when new information emerges. So it is with the events of August 1, 1943, in the skies over the Mediterranean and the Balkans. On that fateful day, 178 Consolidated B-24D Li...

Pfizer, Moderna et al Covid Products are Medical Devices Not "Vaccines"

Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago

Thank you to Anne Dachel for working with Dr. Ken Stoller for this most interesting piece on AofA: ### Dr. Ken Stoller of San Francisco, a longtime advocate for medical freedom, recently sent me his opinion on mandating the COVID-19...

Sharyl Attkisson Reports on Health Impact Events

Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago

Note: December 30th is now a week in the rearview mirror and the reports are mounting. Here's an anecdotal report: Yesterday, I was speaking with a friend who teaches Zumba. She is not in the vaccine injury community. We were...

The Devil To Pay - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago

*Stolen election* *How will you spend Judas coin?* *The devil to pay* *©* *2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was written yesterday in the haiku style of poetry to record my version of the stolen election of 2020. The worse of it was it was done in the open and the MSM, Supreme Court and the Legislative body have shown themselves as cowards, liars and members of a corrupted government. I published it on my blog for the first time today, the 8th of January, 2021. *

U.S. Air Force F-16 Released Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs During First-Ever Collaborative Weapons Demo

David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago

The F-16 released two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) for the first time ever during a demo last month. However, due to a software glitch, the weapons impacted a fail-safe target location. Last month, a [...] The post U.S. Air Force F-16 Released Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs During First-Ever Collaborative Weapons Demo appeared first on The Aviationist.

Siege of Qatar ends as UAE, Saudi Arabia reopen land, sea and air routes

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

[image: Siege of Qatar ends as UAE, Saudi Arabia reopen land, sea and air routes] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – On Friday, the United Arab Emirates announced the reopening of the land, sea and air ports with the State of Qatar, thus ending the nearly four-year-long siege on the small Gulf nation. Khalid Abdullah Belhoul, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the UAE will begin to end all measures taken against Qatar, according to the statement issued on June 5, 2017. This follows the signing of the “Al-Ula Statement” that includ...

Iraq showcases its Russian-made T-90 tanks in Baghdad: video

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

[image: Iraq showcases its Russian-made T-90 tanks in Baghdad: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – This week marked the centenary of the establishment of the Iraqi army, which was celebrated with a military parade in Baghdad. During the parade that took place on Wednesday, Iraq showcased its military arsenal, which included its Russian T-90C tanks that were acquired in 2017. The large military parade was held in Baghdad’s Victory Square in the presence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and with the participation of senior Iraqi officials and officers. Continue reading Ira...

Turkish army thwarts ‘scheme’ to ‘spoil’ coordination with Russia in Syria

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

[image: Turkish army thwarts ‘scheme’ to ‘spoil’ coordination with Russia in Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – On Thursday, the Turkish security authorities announced that they thwarted what they called “intrigue” aimed at “spoiling” coordination between Turkey and Russia in northern Syria. The state-owned Anadolu Agency quoted informed sources it described as “security” as saying that the Turkish army thwarted a “plot” fabricated by the “YPG/PKK terrorist organizations” aimed at “corrupting coordination between Turkey and Russia in northern Syria.” According to the agency, the...

Syria accuses Israeli, Turkish, US ‘occupiers’ of working together to destabilize country

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

[image: Syria accuses Israeli, Turkish, US ‘occupiers’ of working together to destabilize country] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the United Nations and the Security Council, in which it indicated that there was “coordination” between Turkey, Israel and America, after the increase in the Israeli military operations in the Syrian territories. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in its message, which it delivered on Thursday, that the continuation of “Israel in its dangerous aggressive approach (recent military operations) proves the existence...

‘No room for error’: Putin says Russia’s anti-terrorism mission in Syria is still not done

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

[image: ‘No room for error’: Putin says Russia’s anti-terrorism mission in Syria is still not done] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the threat of terrorism from areas controlled by what he described as “professional gangs” continues even after their defeat. The Russian President said in statements he made during a documentary entitled “There is no room for error … The Christmas visit to Damascus”, excerpts of which were shown on the Russia 1 channel, that “so far, despite the defeat of professional gangs (in Syria), there are so...

Houthi forces release video of air defense missiles hitting enemy aircraft

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

[image: Houthi forces release video of air defense missiles hitting enemy aircraft] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) released a new video showing their air defense missiles hitting enemy aircraft over Yemen, which coincided with the downing of a Saudi-led Coalition drone on Thursday. In the video, which was shared on the Ansarallah Movement’s military media channel, their air defense missiles can be seen hitting the enemy aircraft over undisclosed parts of Yemen. As shown in the video, the Ansarallah air defense missies managed to hit their in...

Iran demonstrates naval strength in large-scale exercise

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

[image: Iran demonstrates naval strength in large-scale exercise] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The second phase of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s naval maneuvers began on Thursday, near the Asalwiya port in the Gulf waters. The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported: “The Basij forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy carried out a maneuver with the participation of 700 boats in the waters of the Gulf on the occasion of the anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani and in the presence of the commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hos...

Israel releases footage for the first time of Iraq’s ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv

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

[image: Israel releases footage for the first time of Iraq’s ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Israeli army recently released photos and videos of the Iraqi army firing rockets into Israel on the 30th anniversary of this event. The published materials showed the state of panic and terror caused by the Iraqi missiles falling on Israeli cities at the time, which coincided with the Gulf War. It is noteworthy to mention that Iraq fired several missiles at Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, while the Israeli air defense intercepted a number of thes...

Iraqi court could issue death sentence to Trump over Mohandis assassination: legal expert

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

[image: Iraqi court could issue death sentence to Trump over Mohandis assassination: legal expert] BEIRUT, LEBANON 8:00 A.M.) – The prominent Iraqi lawyer, Hayan al-Khayyat, told Russia’s Sputnik Agency on Thursday that the arrest warrant issued by the Rusafa Investigation Court, against US President Donald Trump, could see the issue of a death sentence. According to the Iraqi lawyer, the family of the late Deputy Head of the Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis, filed a lawsuit against Trump at the Rusafa Investigation Court, prompting the Iraqi authorities to issue a...

Iraq files lawsuit against US over use of depleted uranium

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

[image: Iraq files lawsuit against US over use of depleted uranium] Iraq formally filed a lawsuit against the United States over its repeated use of depleted uranium munitions in recent decades, including against Iraq’s former nuclear facilities, Iraq’s al-Maalomah News Agency has reported. The lawsuit was said to have been filed in a Stockholm court on 26 December by Hatif al-Rikabi, an adviser to the Iraqi parliament’s foreign affairs committee. The suit reportedly includes a demand for compensation for bombings which targeted the country’s former nuclear installations in the Nin...

Links 1/8/2021

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

True words

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago

First, from Larry Lambert: The 2020 election was a fraud — and Congress including the Republicans — are cool with that. The American democracy has ceased to exist because what value is a vote? There has been no effort to prove or insure that voting this year or in the future will be sound, and accurate. There are some who feel that the rally in Washington DC yesterday will provide an excuse for more coercion (tyranny) on the American people, but let me assure you that they don’t need an excuse. Oh, they may belch it out on CNN, but they’d do it anyway. President Trump was the...

Appeals court rules for Halifax, against developer in Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes land dispute

Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 17 hours ago

It’s a win for the municipality and everyone advocating in favour of a park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes, but one environmentalist warns it could bring the process back to square one. The highest court in Nova Scotia ruled in a written decision released on Thursday that Halifax Regional Municipality did not effectively expropriate a developer’s […]

You’ll Never See These 5 Powerful Russian Submarines Coming

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 17 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Russia, Europe* Submarines have always occupied a uniquely important position within the Soviet navy. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Yasen-M line is the next generation of Russian attack submarines, boasting a revamped digital controls package, shorter hull, and significantly lower acoustic signature. A modernization of the original Yasen submarine *Severodvinsk*, the Yasen-M submarines can launch Russia’s new Kalibr-M cruise missiles with a prodigious range of 4,500 kilometers. Submarines have always occupied a uniquely important position within the ...

LNG Prices hit Record Highs as Severe Cold Intensifies across Asia and Europe

Cap Allon, Electroverse - 17 hours ago

“What has triggered the rally is colder than normal weather in Asia and Europe and a complete lack of availability of LNG tankers while supply outages have really tightened up the market,” said Samer Mosis at S&P Global Platts. The post LNG Prices hit Record Highs as Severe Cold Intensifies across Asia and Europe appeared first on Electroverse.

Argentina Ranks 15th Among Countries That Most Vaccinate Against Covid-19

Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The monitoring of vaccination rates against Covid-19 allows us to understand the scale of protection being developed against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the world while facilitating the monitoring of how vaccines are distributed among populations, regions and each particular nation. The data show that Israel is - so far - […] The post Argentina Ranks 15th Among Countries That Most Vaccinate Against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Meet The New Leader Of The Free World…Vladimir Putin

TheDarkMan, The Duran - 18 hours ago

If you thought Joe Biden would be the next leader of the Free World, either you haven’t been paying attention or you’ve allowed the media’s incessant gaslighting to dumb you right down, because the United States is now officially a banana republic. Donald Trump was unquestionably the finest American President in the lifetime of any […]

Whatever is Wrong with Mike Morell?

Steve Brown, The Duran - 18 hours ago

Submitted by Steve Brown… Obama – er, Biden – pushed hard for the removal of Syria’s Assad and engineered US destabilization of Syria partly at the behest of Israel in 2011 and 2014 , in part to allow Israel free reign to annex the Jordan Valley and West Bank, in tandem with Israel’s long-standing annexation […]

The Fed Scam | G. Edward Griffin

FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 18 hours ago

source LibertyInOurTime What happens when the scam starts to collapse… The Great Reset! G. Edward Griffin answers the questions of Where does money come from? Where does money go? Who makes money? The money magicians’ secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels […]

Legendary Investor: Full Fledged Epic Bubble Bursting Will Be Most Important Event

Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 18 hours ago

source / The Money GPS There has never been anything like this before. Even legendary investor Jeremy Grantham has published an article about his thoughts suggesting that this will go down in the history books. Never before have we seen such a massive bubble. As he suggests, people in the late stage of the bubble […]

DR. THOMAS COWAN, M.D. DISCUSSES THE CORONAVIRUS

JayTe, The Duran - 18 hours ago

Dr. Thomas Cowan, M.D. discusses the Coronavirus Dr. Thomas Cowan, M.D. hypothesizes that Coronavirus may be history repeating itself and caused by 5G. Shot at the Health And Human Rights Summit in Tucson, Arizona on March 12, 2020. Camera, sound, and editing by Joshua Coleman. Aluminum in Vaccin…

The Endless Civil War in Yemen

Evangelos Venetis, The Duran - 18 hours ago

With the civil war in Yemen raging for the past seven years, yesterday’s attack at Aden Airport against the pro-Riyadh shadowy government of Maine Abd al-Malik Said is another important development reflecting the fact that Yemen is far from being stabilized in terms of security. Conventionally and until the war is over, in a civil […]

After the demonstrators stormed him, the Congress officially approves Biden’s victory

khalediskef, The Duran - 18 hours ago

The US Congress officially approved the victory of Democratic candidate “Joe Biden” in the US presidential elections, and the defeat of Republican “Donald Trump”. Biden won / 306 / votes from the electoral college, in exchange for / 232 / for the outgoing president, which made the ratification constitutionally official, despite the objections of / […]

Dr. Shiva: How Trump’s 2016 election was likely a globalist orchestration.

Victor, The Duran - 18 hours ago

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Iranian Ship at Venezuelan Port with Unknown Cargo

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An Iranian ship arrived at the Venezuelan port of La Guaira on Thursday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data, in what appeared to be a continuation of the commercial alliance between the two countries targeted by U.S. sanctions. Iran has been supplying gasoline to ease fuel shortages in Venezuela caused by […] The post Iranian Ship at Venezuelan Port with Unknown Cargo appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Government Claims Coronavac Achieved 78% Efficacy in Brazilian Trials

Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Studies have shown that the Butantan vaccine is 100% effective for severe and moderate cases, but pressure is growing for details to be disclosed. Emergency use should be officially requested by Friday, January 8th. The Coronavac, a vaccine developed by the Chinese Sinovac laboratory together with the Butantan Institute, showed […] The post São Paulo Government Claims Coronavac Achieved 78% Efficacy in Brazilian Trials appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Announces Agreement to Buy 100 Million Doses of Butantan Institute’s Vaccine

Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello on Thursday, January 7th, announced the signing of a contract with the Butantan Institute for the supply of 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine - 46 million by April and another 54 million doses by the end of the year. According to the Minister, […] The post Brazil Announces Agreement to Buy 100 Million Doses of Butantan Institute’s Vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.

Analysis: Bitcoin Soars 260% in Three Months; Is This Spike Different From 2017?

Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bitcoin began an impressive rally and if in the past it was hard to picture the digital currency reaching US$20,000, now it has topped US$40,000, hitting US$40,216 at its daily peak, the equivalent of R$216,939 yesterday. In these first seven days of 2021 alone, the largest cryptocurrency in the world […] The post Analysis: Bitcoin Soars 260% in Three Months; Is This Spike Different From 2017? appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro: Unless Brazil Has Printed Ballots in 2022, It Will Have Worse Problems Than U.S.

Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The day after the invasion of the U.S. Capitol, President Jair Bolsonaro said that the lack of confidence in the elections led to "this problem that is happening there" and that, "if we have electronic voting" in Brazil in 2022, "it will be the same thing" or "we will have […] The post Bolsonaro: Unless Brazil Has Printed Ballots in 2022, It Will Have Worse Problems Than U.S. appeared first on The Rio Times.

Gringo View: Watching History Happen in Real Time

Peter Rosenwald, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) “The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” Eckhart Tolle, the popular spiritual guru, argues that there is really nothing we can do about the past: it’s gone. And, trying to predict the future is nothing more […] The post Gringo View: Watching History Happen in Real Time appeared first on The Rio Times.

Will Saudi Arabia Be the Middle East’s Next F-35 Power?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Middle East* It now appears that even if the stealth aircraft was offered to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal to normalize relations with the Jewish state it wouldn’t matter. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* As Iran has been seen to be the larger threat, there have been reports that Saudi Arabia has tested its ability to stand down air defenses so as to allow Israel to fly sorties to strike Iran. Both nations deny this, but the two countries are now closer than ever to establishing formal relations. It isn’t exactly written in stone yet that the United ...

Strange Bedfellows: Churchill and Stalin's Uneasy Alliance in World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The alliance that defeated the Nazis in World War II brought truth to the old adage, ’The enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ *Here's What You Need to Know*: Though British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premiere Josef Stalin were suspicious of one another, they were compelled to cooperate early in World War II. In the Grand Alliance volume of Winston S. Churchill’s memoirs of World War II, the British prime minister lambasted Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and his inept government for failing to anticipate Operation Barbarossa, ...

Raphael Warnock Joins a Select Club of Pastor-Politicians

Robert Speel, The National Interest - 18 hours ago

*Robert Speel* *Politics, The Americas* Why don't more clergy participate in electoral politics? Raphael Warnock, by winning Georgia’s Senate election against U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, will join Republican Sen. James Lankford as one of two ordained ministers in the Senate chamber. Only about 2% of members of the U.S. House of Representatives are ordained ministers. Their numbers are scarce despite the fact that members of the clergy often possess speaking skills, have an impulse to serve and boast strong ties to their communities – all qualities that are useful in politics. Furth...

QAnon Storm the Capitol: Are They To Blame?

Marc-André Argentino, The National Interest - 18 hours ago

*Marc-André Argentino* *Politics, The Americas* Though it started as a series of conspiracy theories and false predictions, over the past three years QAnon has evolved into an extremist religio-political ideology. What is the cost of propaganda, misinformation and conspiracy theories? Democracy and public safety, to name just two things. The United States has received a stark lesson on how online propaganda and misinformation have an offline impact. For months, Donald Trump has falsely claimed the November presidential election was rigged and that’s why he wasn’t re-elected. The...

The Insurrection at the Capitol Challenged How US Media Frames Unrest and Shapes Public Opinion

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago

An illustration of how media framing manipulates viewer reactions.

Net-Zero Emissions Might Not Be Possible Without Nuclear Power

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago

UC Berkeley study: "The U.S. grid will need nuclear power and hydropower to be stable with such a large share of solar and wind."

Brazil Passes 200,000 Deaths Milestone with 1,524 Fatalities in 24 Hours (January 7th)

Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil, one of the most affected countries by the pandemic, on Thursday, January 7th, reported 87,843 new infections of the novel coronavirus and 1,524 Covid-19-related deaths. These data represent an increase in the daily number of cases and deaths, given that on Wednesday 1,242 deaths and 63,430 cases were reported. […] The post Brazil Passes 200,000 Deaths Milestone with 1,524 Fatalities in 24 Hours (January 7th) appeared first on The Rio Times.

Having Dropped for Years, US Auto Sales Plunged to 1970s Level in 2020

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago

More Covid road kill: auto sales.

Battle for Cologne: American Shermans Faced Nazi Tigers in This Epic Tank Battle

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The U.S. Army’s M26 Pershing tank arrived on the Western Front in the closing months of World War II to take on the German Tiger and other formidable panzers. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Cologne's urban rubble offered superb defensive positions to the German panzers. Sergeant Nicholas Mashlonik watched closely as the Panzerkampfwagen (PzKpfw) VI Tiger heavy tank rampaged through the village of Elsdorf in the Rhineland-Westphalia region of Germany on February 27, 1945. The 57-ton steel monster sported a long 88mm cannon that extende...

Funny Friday

Terry, 'Nox & Friends - 20 hours ago

And now, please welcome…. Presented in the amazing….. ‘Slideshow-O-Ramo’® In election news (final edition)…. COVID Corner….. VP Pence gets the vax…. This may hurt…A LOT! A woman and her son were taking a cab in New York City. It was raining and all the hookers were standing under the awnings. “Mommy,” said the little boy, “what are all those ladies doing?” “They’re waiting for their husbands to get off of work,” she replied. The cabbie turns around and says, “Geez lady, why don’t you tell him the truth? They’re hookers. They sleep with men for money.” The little boy’s eyes … Continue...

France’s Carmat Soars as Artificial Heart Hopes Become reality.

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago

France’s Carmat Soars as Artificial Heart Hopes Become Reality – Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-24/france-s-carmat-soars-as-artificial-heart-hopes-become-reality

General Observations

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago

The Pool? The munchkins at CNN and MSNBC are calling for an insurrection, but it’s a lot like calling in an airstrike on your own position. Except that they don’t know it. Which I find both funny and sad. I’d take a dead pool on the leftist journalists but it would be in bad […] The post General Observations appeared first on Virtual Mirage.