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After 6 More Protesters Killed PM Kazemi Seeks To Control Explosive Situation In Dhi Qar

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago

(Shfaaq News) Things continued to escalate in Dhi Qar. On February 22 the police fired into a group of protesters in the provincial capital of Nasiriya killing two. A third person died on February 25 when the police were trying to clear the Al-Nasr Bridge in the city. The next day people returned to the streets where a day of clashes left six more fatalities. A member of the Iraq Human Rights Commission said the situation was out of control and the government was doing nothing. This all occurred despite Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi ordering months ago that the security forces co...

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 27

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago

1923 UK High Comm Cox wrote London that Faisal complained Anglo-Iraq treaty was only new phase of mandate instead of ending it 1982 US removed Iraq from list of terrorist countries in step towards restoring relations (Musings On Iraq review *The Saddam Tapes*) 1984 Iran captured Majnoon Islands Basra Iraqi counterattack began Iran built pontoon bridges from Iran to Majnoon to supply 2 divisions defending area Was turning point in war (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986*) 1984 Iraq bombed Iran’s main oil terminal...

Dept of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm

Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago

I think the federal government should be paying the outrageous power bills that Texans are now receiving as a result of this catastrophic bureaucratic blunder. A week before the storm, Texas begged for help and asked for Department of Energy to lift federal regulations barring state’s energy output. However, an Emergency Order from the Biden ... Read more The post Dept of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Was the CPAC Stage Intentionally Shaped Like a Nazi Symbol?

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Internet sleuths noticed the stage at the conservative gathering resembled a symbol that has been used by hate groups.

Bored at Work? Try Disarming Nuclear Weapons For a Living

Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Steve Weintz* *History, History* Someone had to disarm the thing. What followed was one of the riskiest and most delicate jobs — well, ever. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Early American nuclear weapons — experimental or operational— kept their fissile cores separate from their bomb casings for safety and custodial reasons. Special hatches in bomb casings allowed technicians and crew to load and unload the cores. In the spring of 1952, the U.S. government tested tactical nuclear weapons at the Nevada Proving Ground as part of Operation Tumbler-Snapper. It was the third nuk...

Does Australia’s Oldest Man Knit Sweaters for Injured Penguins?

Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

The doll-sized sweaters were intended to help protect penguins after an oil spill.

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Pushing an Anti-Witchcraft Law?

Snopes Staff, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

A routine review of content labeled satire.

The two China policies

Scott Sumner, Econlib - 11 hours ago

The Economist has an article showing a dramatic difference in economic growth between northern and southern China: There has been some migration to southern China, but nowhere near enough to fully explain this divergence. The southern provinces really have done better, even in per capita terms. The Economist provides a number of explanations for this […] The post The two China policies appeared first on Econlib.

Ecuador’s Elections Are Being Undermined By Foreign And Domestic Interference

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

Before the votes were fully counted in Ecuador's latest elections, one candidate received a phone call from the US embassy assuring him that he would be in the second round. Fidel Narvaez, a Ecuadorian diplomat, tells Sputnik that this is only part of what appears to be a concerted effort to undermine the election results. Ecuador is due to have its second round of elections in April. Although the progressive candidate, Andrés Arauz, won by a large margin, he did not win by enough to avoid a runoff. However, the parliamentary results via the National Assembly are final, with the p...

I’m On Hunger Strike In Guantánamo

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago

There are very few freedoms at Guantánamo Bay prison, where I have been held without charge or trial — referred to as Guantánamo ISN 1461 — for over 16 years. The right to starve myself is one of them, but even then, they force-feed me, to spare themselves the embarrassment of my death. Back in Pakistan, before I was kidnapped and tortured and flown halfway around the world in chains, I loved cooking. There is nothing more satisfying than preparing a hot meal for your family and sharing it with them. Here, I am allowed to cook for my fellow prisoners, but only in a microwave, and ...

Dr. Osterholm’s Warning: COVID Hurricane On The Horizon

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Twelve months ago, Dr. Michael Osterholm was interviewed on the Joe Rogan Program. At the time, he warned that anywhere from 400,000 to 1.5 million Americans would die of COVID and that the pandemic would last for many years and significantly impact our lives. So far, his predictions have been eerily accurate. Today, Dr. Osterholm is warning that a “Category 5 COVID-hurricane” is on the horizon, with the B117/UK Variant posing the greatest threat. As positive cases and deaths decline, he warns that the media has been negligent in their overly positive reporting. Indeed, the scien...

‘Pipe Dream’: Enbridge Escalates Local Tensions

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Palisade, Minnesota – Even in the bitter cold, the pretty little park along the Mississippi River is inviting, a typical gathering spot for community events with its broad trees and public pavilion. But Berglund Park stood empty recently as families and community members huddled around warming fires in an open field nearby, listening to music and eating Indian tacos as they learned about the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline cutting through their community. A group of pipeline opponents known as water protectors from the nearby Honor the Earth camp organized the small winter carnival to pr...

Did Panasonic Create a Farting Cat Robot?

Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

The word "cat" is a bit of a stretch.

Hunger Strike, Activists Take Fight Against Scrapper To City Hall

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Chicago - Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) announced Tuesday he will join 10 hunger strikers fighting to block another polluter from receiving the city’s approval to operate on the Southeast Side. As the Pilsen alderman joined the strike, United Neighbors of the 10th Ward member Breanna Bertacchi, Southeast Youth Alliance founder Oscar Sanchez and George Washington High School teacher Chuck Stark wrapped up their 20th day without food. They’ll complete their third week Wednesday. The three initial strikers and eight others who have joined the fast in recent weeks are demanding the C...

Flying Syringes – Bill Gates Wants To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Inject You With Vaccines

Larry, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Great Game India Flying Syringes is a phrase that is used to refer to a proposed project funded by Bill Gates to create genetically modified... The post Flying Syringes – Bill Gates Wants To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Inject You With Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Eviction Moratorium Ruled Unconstitutional, Largest Tsunami Of Evictions In U.S. History Incoming…

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Patriot Rising Ever since last summer, a federal moratorium on evictions has prevented landlords from evicting millions of tenants that are behind on their rent... The post Eviction Moratorium Ruled Unconstitutional, Largest Tsunami Of Evictions In U.S. History Incoming… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

CBS declares vaccine passports as must-haves for 2021 summer travelers

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Patriot Rising Mainstream media outlet CBS News declared that “vaccination passports” will be a necessity for those planning to travel in the new normal. The... The post CBS declares vaccine passports as must-haves for 2021 summer travelers appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Looking to Oust MBS? Biden and Khashoggi Report

Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Looking to Oust MBS? Biden and Khashoggi Report News Topic 60: Read: Declassified report on Saudi role in killing of Jamal Khashoggi The Biden administration on Friday released a long-awaited declassified intelligence report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Read: Declassified report on Saudi role in killing of Jamal Khashoggi The Biden administration on Friday […]

Bolton smears Trump with stupid North Korea story

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Bolton smears Trump with stupid North Korea story ****News Topic 306***** John Bolton Says Trump Invited Kim Jong Un on Air Force One As He Thought It’d Be ‘Really Cool’ John Bolton says Trump invited Kim Jong Un on Air Force One as he thought it’d be “really cool” Former President Donald Trump reportedly “thought […]

House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package including $1,400 stimulus checks

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Yahoo News The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package on early Saturday, moving the legislation to the Senate for a vote where... The post House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package including $1,400 stimulus checks appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

The Invisible Order of the Black Family: Part 2

Steven Horwitz, Econlib - 13 hours ago

Part 2: “Swapping” as an Entrepreneurial Response to Poverty (Read Part 1 here.) The central response to poverty observed by Carol Stack in All Our Kin was the formation of kin networks based on de facto acts of motherhood and the willingness of fathers to take responsibility for their children, whether in or out of […] The post The Invisible Order of the Black Family: Part 2 appeared first on Econlib.

In Order to Understand the World Today You Must Unlearn This One Thing

WakingTimes, Waking Times - 20 hours ago

*Sigmund Fraud* - We're all being duped in a major way.

Have California HSIs Boosted Latinx Success? Virtual Panel to Explore That Question

cmaadmin, Diverse - 1 day ago

A March 2 virtual panel will explore just what impact Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) have had on California’s Latinx student population over the past 25 years. Titled “California Briefing on 25 Years of HSIs in Accelerating Latinx Student Success,” the panel is hosted by Excelencia in Education — a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and promoting […]

Will Democrats Split Over Biden’s Syria Strike?

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC241M9SJ7S7&share=true] The progressive wing of the Democratic party is not happy with the air strikes. Is President Joe Biden about to become a war president? He conducted an airstrike on Thursday against Iran-backed militias in Syria. Iraqi officials previously said that the strike, which targeted an eastern Syrian border-crossing station occupied by militant groups including Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, left one fighter dead and wounded seve...

Could an Underwater Nuclear Ramjet Be the Ultimate Wonder Weapon?

Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Steve Weintz* *Security, Americas* It could reach Mach 4 and travel over 100,000 miles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Cruising underwater by sucking in seawater, passing it through the reactor and expelling it for thrust, the SNR would make up to 100 knots submerged. Like boomers, though, the SNR would lurk quietly until summoned from the depths. Then the nuclear-powered “water-ramjet” would convert into a rocket as stored seawater heated to incandescence propelled the SNR out of the sea and into the sky. Aerospace historian Scott Lowther has made a career and a place for ...

6th-Generation Stealth Fighters: More Than Game Changers?

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *military, Americas* The F-35 may have just entered service, but already plans are in the works for the next generation of jet fighters. The nascent yet already airborne 6th Generation stealth fighter could evolve into two separate variants tailored to perform attack, reconnaissance, and networking missions in specific theaters of operation such as Europe and the Pacific. The Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance 6th-Generation stealth fighter, now years ahead of schedule having already flown, is expected to fly alongside the F-35 while also advancing new techn...

Fun For The Whole Family!

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago

Amazon Introduces 'Kindle Bonfire' Feature That Lets You Burn Digital Books https://t.co/ulPgqCAsUx — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) February 27, 2021

Is There A Vaccine To Protect Us From Lord Deben?

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

By Paul Homewood In an article for the Express this week, Lord Deben, erstwhile John Selwyn Gummer, has been peddling his propaganda again: We’ve all seen the havoc that the Covid pandemic has caused and we know that climate change, the destruction of nature, and the pollution of our air and […]

Can Anthony Fauci Legally Accept His Million Dollar Prize?

Adam Dick, null - 12 hours ago

[image: undefined] Last week, it was reported that Anthony Fauci, the director of the United States government’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the chief medical advisor for President Joe Biden, was chosen to receive a Dan David Prize. Included in the award is a one million dollars payment, ten percent of which is set aside for scholarships to be given out at Fauci’s direction while the rest is available for Fauci to use as he pleases. As made clear in the announcement of Fauci’s selection for the prize associated with Tel Aviv University in Israel...

Activists Who Forced Elijah McClain Investigation Face Retaliation

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

People all over the country are learning about the explosive new report just out in Aurora, CO which concluded that the Aurora Police’s entire encounter with Elijah McClain which ended in his death was unjustified. What is not being talked about in most media coverage is that the organizers who led the massive peaceful protests which forced this report to be commissioned are still facing as many as 48 years in prison. The city of Aurora commissioned the independent investigation that produced the report on July 20, 2020 under the pressure of massive peaceful protests demanding acc...

Caitlin Johnstone - The People Haven’t Risen Up For The Same Reason Abuse Victims Don’t Leave Their Abusers

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago

*Chained Mind* *H/T CanadianNotCommunist* *Greencrow says: * Here is a great analysis of *why the Sheeple persist in ignoring the clear and present danger humanity is in at this point in history.* It was brought to my attention by CanadianNotCommunist. *The People Haven’t Risen Up For The Same Reason Abuse Victims Don’t Leave Their Abusers* *Author: Caitlin Johnstone* There was a great exchange in a recent interview with singer-songwriter FKA twigs regarding her relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf, who she is currently suing for “relentless abuse” including assault and sexu...

Atlantic Ocean Current At Weakest State In ‘Over A Millennium’

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

The Atlantic Ocean current that plays a major role in the world’s weather is at its weakest state in “over a millennium”, researchers have found. The research combines various lines of evidence to create a “consistent picture” of how the ocean current system, which is known as the “Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation” (AMOC), has changed over the past 1,600 years. Sometimes called the Atlantic’s “conveyer belt”, the AMOC is a vast ocean current system that moves warm, salty water from the tropics to regions further north, such as the UK. The gulf stream is part of the AMOC...

JoeBama Put The Gang Back Together Inside The DOJ – John Carlin Returns as Acting Deputy AG

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago

Those who have followed all of the internal research will know the name John Carlin. As noted in this text message below Carlin has returned to the DOJ and is currently Acting Deputy Attorney General inside Main Justice. Once again … Continue reading → The post JoeBama Put The Gang Back Together Inside The DOJ – John Carlin Returns as Acting Deputy AG appeared first on The Last Refuge.

New images show before and after photos of US attack on eastern Syria sites

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

[image: New images show before and after photos of US attack on eastern Syria sites] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – The Associated Press, citing Maxar Technologies, released pictures that it said showed a site on the Syrian-Iraqi border that was targeted by the US raid this week. In the images taken by Maxar Technologies, the aftermath of the U.S. strikes can be seen at a base belonging to the Iraqi paramilitary groups near the border-city of Albukamal in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. In one particular image, the destruction of several small buildings are shown near what is believed t...

How To Unlearn Capitalism Through Cooperative Ownership

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

In the context of user-generated content platforms, the coop model is just such a natural fit. One of the principle questions that made a cooperative model feel relevant is this idea of, “Who's generating value, and who's capturing it?” Under capitalism, it’s people with ownership who end up capturing most of the value. So at a base level, sharing ownership with a company’s users and creators can align incentives. And that can dramatically affect the decisions that a platform makes, and steer it in a way that is to the benefit of the people who actually use it and rely on it. What...

Iraqi group says US attack in Syria ‘will not go without punishment’

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

[image: Iraqi group says US attack in Syria ‘will not go without punishment’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – An Iraqi group has threatened to retaliate against the United States after the bombing of their positions in Syria’s eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor. The Secretary-General of the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Movement, Qais Khazali, condemned the American attack, which he described as a “despicable act,” stressing that “the exit of the American forces from Iraq is the only way to achieve stability,” and that “the popular will, political decision and the strength of resistance are capab...

Medicare-For-All Is Good For Our Towns

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 million people in the U.S. had no health insurance, and about 50 million were underinsured. The pandemic has caused millions more to lose coverage because of losing their jobs. Indeed the pandemic has given us perspective on an array of injustices in our health care delivery system — including the lack of an adequate public health infrastructure, the racial disparities in access to care, the rationing of care based on ability to pay, and hospitals’ concentration on lucrative cardiac and orthopedic services rather than mental health and primary...

Armenian President rejects Pashinyan’s request to dismiss Chief of Staff

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

[image: Armenian President rejects Pashinyan’s request to dismiss Chief of Staff] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Armenian President Armen Sarkissian refused to sign the order of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to dismiss the army’s Chief of Staff Onik Gasparyan. Sarkissian’s office confirmed that the President of the Republic returned this decision to the Prime Minister along with his list of protests, after lawyers and experts studied it and concluded that this decision contradicts the country’s constitution. The statement stressed that the President of the Republic is not biased t...

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project

contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 13 hours ago

A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.

The guild regroups at the New York Times!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago

*SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021* *Goldberg [HEART] critical theory: *Just this once, we're going to let you ask us about our business. We've been heartened in recent weeks, in a way we won't fully disclose. We *will* offer this: It has seemed to us, in recent weeks, that we're finally seeing a difficult topic open up for possible public discussion. In part, we had that reaction to Thursday's front-page report in the New York Times—the lengthy report about a set of incidents and decisions at Smith College. It seemed to us that the Times had agreed to permit and encourage a type of ...

How safe is dentistry in the pandemic? Dalhousie researchers aim to find out

Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Dental and dental hygiene students and staff continue to regularly attend Canadian college and university campuses during the pandemic, but little is known about the occupational risks they face working in university dental clinics, labs, and offices. […]

Syrian gas pipeline comes under attack in Deir Ezzor

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

[image: Syrian gas pipeline comes under attack in Deir Ezzor] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Oil announced that one of the country’s gas pipelines had been attacked in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, without specifying the nature of the attack. The ministry said that the Al-Jibsah Al-Rayyan gas pipeline was attacked in the Abu Khashab area in the countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to local reports, the gas pipeline was targeted by a hostile force, believed to be loyal to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization. Continue reading Syrian ga...

US submarine was ready to sink Russian warships after 2018 strikes: Fox News

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

[image: US submarine was ready to sink Russian warships after 2018 strikes: Fox News] USS John Warner, a Virginia-class submarine of the United States navy, was prepared to sink Russian warships should they respond to the US airstrike in Syria in April 2018, Fox News reported on Friday. According to Fox News, USS John Warner dove and stood ready to counter any potential response from Russian warships. The Virginia-class submarine, used for the first time in combat during the 2018 strike, was prepared to respond to Russia’s potential actions against US ships deployed in the area, in...

Where Fools Congregate

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 6 hours ago

CPAC -- the Conservative Political Action Conference -- is taking place over the weekend in Orlando, Florida. It's interesting to see who isn't there. Lawrence Martin writes: A star of the show for many years was Mitt Romney, the standard bearer against Barack Obama in 2012. But this time, having voted in favour of Donald Trump’s impeachment, the senator from Utah couldn’t even get an invitation. “We won’t credential him as a conservative,” conference chair Matt Schlapp said. It’s good Mr. Romney is staying away, he added, because if he came, “I would actually be afraid for his p...

More on Biden's Syria bombing.....

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago

…To accept the “Biden doctrine” for bombing a country and killing people there, would mean that the US thinks it has the right to go to war in any of the 80 or so countries where the US has military bases or military personnel “posted” or even, one must suppose, where the US has dispatched special forces to engage in military action without invitation, as in Niger or Yemen. All that’s required is for one US soldier in any of those places to be “threatened.” This is not justified war. It is a justification for the law of the jungle. As Francis Boyle, an international law speci...

ASK THE EXPERTS II | Oracle Films | CoviLeaks | 2021 BBC Panorama Response

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago

In Ask The Experts I, a highly-qualified team of 30 medical experts from around the world presented their personal, research-based insights on the Covid-19 vaccines. When it reached over 8 million views on mainstream social media and countless more shares and downloads worldwide it was censored and “debunked” without just reason.

Timeline of my warnings on historic Texas cold

Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 13 hours ago

The climate crowd can't help speaking falsely about natural weather. The post Timeline of my warnings on historic Texas cold appeared first on CFACT.

Submarines or Destroyers? New Weapons Means You Don’t Have to Choose

Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Steve Weintz* *Technology, World* Navies around the world are arming their undersea forces with missiles filling the roles guns filled long ago. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *With the advent of nuclear power and the guided missile, the seemingly goofy idea of a heavy surface-attack submarine became an impressive and chilling reality. A sub-launched ballistic missile armed with multiple hydrogen bombs represents the acme of long-range naval fire. A century ago submarines presented as much of a challenge for naval war planners as drones do today. Like airborne and surface s...

Joe Biden Should Make a Peace Offer to North Korea

Doug Bandow, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Doug Bandow* *North Korea, Asia* Negotiating a peace treaty would an excellent mechanism to reduce tensions with North Korea. The Republic of Korea (ROK) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are at war. The latter also is at war with America. And the People’s Republic of China is at war with the ROK. No, hostilities did not break out overnight. Nobody pushed their nuclear button, big or small. Wikipedia has not added a listing for the Second Korean War. Rather, the original Korean War never ended. An armistice took effect on July 27, 1953, halting the firing. But a...

No, China Cannot Easily Invade and Seize Taiwan

East Asia Forum, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*East Asia Forum* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_SP1EF9U1TXE03&share=true] China is still not powerful enough and the costs of an unintended war with America are too high. The situation across the Taiwan Strait has seemed to be on the brink of crisis since 2018. Beijing has sent numerous sorties of military aircraft to conduct exercises near Taiwan and frequently crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. It has been rumoured that the mainland is considering seizing Taiwan’s outlying islands, suggesting that it...

6th Generation: What the U.S. Navy Wants in Its Next Stealth Fighter

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC245G9NSOF1&share=true] Forget the F-35, the Navy is already looking to its future sixth-generation stealth fighter. The U.S. Air Force may be considering a special “Pacific” variant of its new sixth-generation stealth fighter. That new warplane surprised and impressed many last year by suddenly becoming airborne years ahead of schedule. Very little is known about the secretive jet, yet in an interesting new development, Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Bro...

What a Trump Vs. Harris Battle Would Look Like in 2024

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* If Trump does decide to run for office, then it’s nearly guaranteed that he’ll garner the Republican nomination, as recent polls indicate that his support stands “unshaken” after his second impeachment trial in the Senate. As media outlets pour speculation over who will succeed former President Donald Trump as the Republican ringleader—with guesses ranging from former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)—the larger question is whether Trump will fulfill his previous hints and run for a non-consecutive ...

World Economic Forum Deletes Latest Video After Cheering Global Lockdowns that Pushed 100 Million Humans into Extreme Poverty

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft The World Economic Forum (WEF) led by Klaus Schwab tweeted out a video on Friday celebrating global lockdowns. Schwab... The post World Economic Forum Deletes Latest Video After Cheering Global Lockdowns that Pushed 100 Million Humans into Extreme Poverty appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Privacy, Immigrant Rights Groups Slam Biden’s ‘Smart Wall’

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

A coalition of privacy and immigrant rights groups are pushing back on the Biden administration’s proposal to deploy a “smart” wall on the southern border. In a statement released Thursday, first obtained by The Hill, the 40 groups slam the legislation introduced in Congress last week as a “continuation of the Trump administration’s racist border policies, not a break from it.” The letter pans the proposed use of "smart technology" at the border as "Trump’s wall by another name." The mammoth immigration bill, which is being spearheaded by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Linda...

Al Jazeera takes on Fox News. Aims to win over Trump nation

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Al Jazeera takes on Fox News. Aims to win over Trump nation ****News Topic 305***** Qatar’s Al Jazeera Launches Right-Wing News Platform For Americans “Who Feel Left Out” Of MSM Qatar’s Al Jazeera Launches Right-Wing News Platform For Americans “Who Feel Left Out” Of MSM Upon the announcement this week that Qatar-based Al Jazeera plans […]

Students At Fordham University Fight For Their Right To Support Palestine

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Veer Shetty wants what hundreds of other college students have: a school club that speaks out for Palestine on campus. Shetty grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a close Palestinian friend who told him horror stories about the Israeli occupation. So when he started school at New York’s Fordham University, he was determined to get active in the struggle for Palestinian rights. For the past year and a half, the college senior has had the chance to do so. As vice-president of Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine club, Shetty has helped to organize various Palestine-related c...

What’s in an Adjective? ‘Democrat Party’ Label on the Rise

AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

The intentional misuse of “Democrat” as an adjective has caught on with Republicans and far-right elements that were energized by the Trump presidency.

‘Blame Trump’ Defense in Capitol Riot Looks Like a Long Shot

AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

The “Trump-made-me-do-it” legal strategy has already been shot down by at least one judge.

Melia arrested. Saakashvili returns. TROUBLE in Georgia. EU urges restraint

The Duran, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Melia arrested. Saakashvili returns. TROUBLE in Georgia. EU urges restraint The Duran: Episode 898 EU Urges Restraint in Georgia After Detention of Opposition Leader EU Urges Restraint in Georgia After Detention of Opposition Leader BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The European Union is monitoring the political developments in Georgia in the wake of the detention of opposition […]

Is Emma Watson Retiring from Acting?

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

The actor’s dormant social media accounts led to speculation online.

WINNING, RETROACTIVELY?

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago

Jonathan Chait tries to understand why Republicans continue to embrace a loser: Trump’s appeal to his party was rooted in his reality-television-corroborated claim to be a lifelong winner. Come to Trump’s side, he promised incessantly, and you will win so much you’ll get tired of it. What value does he still have now? When previous defeated presidents were discarded, why cling to the one whose value proposition was based on never being a loser? There's an explanation: An important part of the answer is that, seen through Republican eyes, Trump didn’t lose at all. Recent polls ha...

London Renters Union Donate: Only 4 days left

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

Thank you. As part of our ‘End the Rent Debt Crisis’ campaign, your financial support gave us the resource we needed to publish research which estimated that half a million private renter households relying on benefits didn’t receive enough money to cover their rent each month. This week, there was confirmation from the Government of the scale of the problem.

Biden Gives $4 BILLION to WHO and Bill Gates for Global COVID Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

For the past few weeks since the roll-out of the experimental COVID mRNA “vaccines” we’ve been told by government health agencies that the massive amounts of injuries and deaths that have occurred just after the injections have nothing to do with the 'vaccines'.

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 2/27/21"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago

*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 2/27/21"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* SATURDAY, FEB 27, 2021 - 10:44: "These 7 States Are On The Verge Of Herd Immunity" by Tyler Durden "Nothing seems to scare the establishment more than a return to 'normal'. And by 'normal', we mean a return to an environment outside of the tyrannical control of career politicians and bureaucrats who have got a taste for this 'being king' stuff and know that anyone who questions their edicts will be 'canceled' by their Covidian cultists. So, a week after Johns Hopkins surgeon, Dr. Marty Makary, penned an Op-ed ...

Edwin's understanding of QM: Part I, physics vs mathematics

Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago

Today I have listened to a large number of interviews, especially on the brilliant Free Universum Radio hosted by the smart opera singer Ms Martina Kociánová. But I also saw a 10-day-old quantum mechanical video with Edwin Steiner. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It is 13 minutes long but if your brain is fast enough, you may speed up the video by a factor of 1.5 or 2.0. In this case, I have carefully listened to everything and I may say: I approve this message. ;-) It's a very nice piece of work, Edwin. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In partic...

Cop Chases Down Teen for No Bicycle Light, Shoots Him in Back as He Lies Facedown on Ground

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: light]A teen was targeted by a police officer for riding his bicycle with no light and less than two minutes later, he would have two bullet holes in his back.

LeBron James Rejects Zlatan’s Criticism of Activist Athletes

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Zlatan Ibrahimovic called it “a mistake” for James and other athletes to get involved in political causes, saying they should “just do what you do best, because it doesn’t look good.”

Mexican Flag Is Displayed Upside Down During A Virtual Meeting Between Secretary of State Blinken And Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard

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

Con la bandera de México al revés, 🇲🇽, inició Secretario de Estado “visita virtual” al país. https://t.co/QH2wlpSBf2 — Ariel Moutsatsos (@arielmou) February 26, 2021 *FOX News:* *Secretary of State Blinken leaves Mexicans baffled after displaying their flag upside down* *Mexican journalists were quick to point out the error* Secretary of State Antony Blinken left some Mexicans baffled on Friday after displaying the Mexican flag upside down during a virtual meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Blinken posted a picture of himself seated at a desk in front of t...

CIA Secretly Arranged A Call Between President Trump And Libya's Haftar

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

Former US President Donald Trump spoke with Khalifa Haftar in April 2019 (AFP) *Middle East Eye:* *CIA secretly arranged call between Trump and Libya's Haftar: Report * *Intelligence agency arranged call where former US president praised Libyan general during failed Tripoli offensive, Washington Post reports * The CIA secretly arranged a call between former US President Donald Trump and Libya's Khalifa Haftar as the eastern commander launched an assault on the capital Tripoli in 2019, the Washington Post reported. The newspaper reported on Thursday, citing former administration ...

Highlights of the COVID-19 Relief Bill Advancing in Congress

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

The Senate, which Democrats control with a tie-breaking vote from the vice president, will consider the bill next.

5 Reasons Why Aircraft Carrier are Practically Unsinkable

Loren B. Thompson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Loren B. Thompson* *Security, Americas* The bottom line on aircraft carrier survivability is that only a handful of countries can credibly pose a threat to America's most valuable warships, and short of using nuclear weapons none of those is likely to sink one. *Here’s​ What You Need To Remember: *The bottom line on aircraft carrier survivability is that only a handful of countries can credibly pose a threat to America's most valuable warships, and short of using nuclear weapons none of those is likely to sink one. Although the Navy has changed it tactics to deal with the proli...

Everything You Need To Know About the Marine Corps’ New Warship

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *military, * Like the famous Higgins boats during World War II, the new Light Amphibious Warship will form the backbone of the Marine’s updated Pacific strategy. The ships will likely be based out of Hawaii, and they’ll pose a serious threat to Chinese ships. Like the Higgins boats that were central to the Marine Corps’ Second World War-era island-hopping campaign, the new Light Amphibious Warship will form the backbone of the Marine’s newer, more updated Pacific maritime strategy. The Marine Corps’ new class of vessels will likely be based out of Hawaii. The new ...

Why Is There Always A Big Screen TV?

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

Olivia Stefanovich @CBCOlivia These makeshift shelters were supposed to be temporary in Eabametoong First Nation. The community set up isolation tents to help with quarantine and overcrowding. But now several families have moved in permanently due to a critical housing shortage made worse by the pandemic. h/t Dan

Israel ESTIMATES Ship Explosion in Gulf of Oman was Iranian Attack- False Flag/False Crisis

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago

*Wow, that is some serious weasel wording. "Estimates" * *What does that word actually mean?* *Estimate defined*: *estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.* *We now know that a judgement has been made without any actual investigation- The disinfo potential is huge. * *Link* A ship owned by an Israeli firm, the MV HELIOS RAY, was *(estimated) * hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and a maritime security firm said o...

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

From Jenna Orkin NASA Naming Headquarters After Hidden Figures Engineer Mary Jackson Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it? How a Guy From a Montana Trailer Park Overturned 150 Years of Biology US finds Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder but does not sanction him Who will clean up the 'billion-dollar mess' of abandoned US oilwells? Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says Applause for Perseverance Ignores Plutonium Bullet We Dodged Federal judge rules eviction moratorium is unconstitutional U.S...

Poland Sets the Bar With Bill to Fine Tech Giants $13.5m Every Time They Censor Legal Free Speech

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago

[image: speech]To fight the censors in Big Tech, Polish officials have drafted a bill that will fine social media companies millions for censoring legal free speech.

"The Beatings Will Continue"

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

*"The Beatings Will Continue"* by Brian Maher "The beatings will continue until morale improves. The Hon. Jerome H. Mr. Powell, in statements: "There is a long way to go to maximum employment… We live in a time where there is significant disinflationary pressures around the world and where essentially all major advanced economy’s central banks have struggled to get to 2% (inflation). We believe we can do it, we believe we will do it. It may take more than three years…" Here Mr. Powell’s understrapper - Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard - grabs the knout: "The economy remains f...

Culpability and Recalibration: MBS and the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Binoy KAMPMARK, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

It was a brutal way to go, and it had the paw prints of the highest authorities. On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian insider turned outsider, was murdered by a squad of 15 men from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was dismembered and quite literally cancelled […]

Pronounced Dead for 20 Minutes - What He Saw and How it Changed His Life.

Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago

*See the Follow Up Here: https://youtu.be/qaA4nQIMdwY​* *Scott Drummond shares his amazing experience of what he felt and saw when he was pronounced dead for 20 minutes. It is a very personal and tender moment in his life, a moment that drastically changed the rest of his life forever. He has decided to share this story now because of the events of the global pandemic, the corona virus / COVID-19. He hopes to help all of the people suffering and wondering about what will happen to them and their loved ones. Thank you for watching and sharing, especially to those that have been impa...