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This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 14
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1925 Iraq deal gave Turkish Petroleum Company right to explore for oil in entire country (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq’s Burdens, Oil, Sanctions and Underdevelopment*) 1951 Grenade hit American Cultural Center in Baghdad wounding some Jewish visitors 5th of 8 such attacks on Jews 1950-51 1959 Nasser gave 4th speech against Iraqi Communists Said that he would stand against the communist dictatorship (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Intervi...
Stevens Pass – Snowiest February in 20 years – More snow on the way
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Major problems keeping the roads open because TOO MUCH SNOW. ___________ Here on the west coast, 518″ snow so far this year at Stevens Pass ski area, says reader Oly. https://www.stevenspass.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/weather-report.aspx 152″ base and they’ve had major problems keeping the roads open because TOO MUCH SNOW. Snowiest February in 20 years and more snow on ... Read more The post Stevens Pass – Snowiest February in 20 years – More snow on the way appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Revolution: Sentiment Now Overrules Sense
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 11 hours ago
Dominic Green describes the sociopolitical coup in his Spectator article Meghan ’n’ Joe’s empire of the sentiments. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Biden dispenses serotonin the way Barack Obama dispensed drone strikes If your facts don’t care about my feelings, then my feelings aren’t obliged to care about your facts. The facts in Joe Biden’s […]
Calls for Greg Hunt to release his medical records
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 14 hours ago
There are calls for Greg Hunt to release his medical records for examination, after he was hospitalised with cellulitis less than 48 hours after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine. In the UK, almost 150 people have reported this condition as a reaction to the AstraZeneca shot in two months, while post-vaccination neutropenia links are well-documented. [...Continued]
Local arts and film jilted in favour of foreign streaming majors Foxtel, Netflix, and Nine’s Stan
Elizabeth Minter, Michael West - 18 hours ago
[image: Local screen industry on the chopping block] Another kick in the guts for the local screen industry as Stan, owned by Nine Entertainment, chaired by Liberal Party stalwart Peter Costello, is exempted from local content rules and foreign streaming giants such as Netflix are structured to skirt them too. As for the Coalition’s supposed rescue package for small players it is simply Kafkaesque and designed to fail. Elizabeth Minter reports.
Research reveals unknown mechanisms that generate auroras
The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago
New research has revealed an unknown mechanism of the magnetosphere-- electrons from the Sun are propelled by electrical energy higher than previously thought, ultimately creating displays of northern and southern lights or auroras. The formation of auroras starts...... Read more »
AK-308 Assault Rifle: Russia's New Super Gun?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Since the Second World War, Kalashnikov has produced over twenty assault rifles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Besides giving Russia a foothold in the lucrative Indian market, a cost-effective 7.62x51mm rifle could tempt other buyers looking for cheap, reliable, NATO-standard caliber arms. Brazil has been mentioned as a prospective client, and even Pakistan has apparently expressed interest. Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern unveiled their new AK-308 assault rifle at the “Army 2018” expo in Moscow. At first glance, the AK...
The New Space Race: Russia and China Want a Joint Lunar Space Station
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Space, Space* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC27GJ93DFK3&share=true] Will Biden continue cooperation with Moscow in space despite deteriorating ties? China and Russia have agreed to jointly build a lunar space station, the latest instance of steadily deepening ties between Beijing and Moscow. Earlier this week, China’s National Space Administration and Russia’s Roscosmos issued a memorandum of understanding outlining the construction of a space outpost called the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) “Chin...
In July 1950, North Korea Defeated the United States Army
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* The scratch force had just over four hundred officers and men, plus a few 105-millimeter howitzers from the attached artillery battalion. It had no tanks, no close air support and poor communications. In July 1950, North Korea defeated the United States Army. This wasn’t supposed to happen. In the summer of 1950, America was still savoring the glow of absolute victory in World War II. There was the Soviet threat, to be sure, and a Communist bloc swelled by the massive addition of China in 1949. But the United States still had the bomb, and the B-29...
This One Game Can Let You Simulate World War III
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Cold War History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1F9B2CAFD0&share=true] There were many times the Cold War nearly went hot. *Key point: *Nuclear war would have ended life on Earth. Yet that did not stop many from speculating about how a convention, pre-nuclear conflict would have played out. Forget politics. Forget history. Who knows why the Soviets invaded West Germany in 1989? Perhaps it was a bad grain harvest in the Ukraine. Perhaps they feared the U.S. would strike first. Or, maybe the Soviets simply...
Joe Biden Wants a Culture Warrior at HHS. That's a Big Mistake.
Melanie Israel, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Melanie Israel* *Joe Biden HHS, * Xavier Becerra is simply not qualified for the position he’s been nominated to fill. Even if he were, his years of hostility to fundamental rights of conscience and free speech demonstrate a clear record that is incompatible with leading an agency whose role includes protecting those very rights. The Senate will soon vote on President Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Many organizations and members of Congress are calling for his nomination to be rejected – and with good reas...
Is Israel Slowly Building a Military Alliance in Persian Gulf?
Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Israel, Middle East* Upgrades to existing relationships are only upgrades and nothing more. “Peace agreements” is a misnomer when applied to such upgrades. Israel is following up expansion of its diplomatic presence in the Persian Gulf by promoting, according to a report from the Israeli television channel i24News, a “defense alliance” to include itself, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The would-be Arab members of the alliance appear wary of getting that deeply in bed with Israel, but the move puts into perspective the recent upgrading of re...
Colt Python Gun: The Best Revolver Ever?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Firearms, Americas* [image: https://large.shootingsportsmedia.com/103274.jpg] This classic weapon is oversized and very pleasing to the eye. *Key point: *There are many good revolvers, but the Python has made its mark. Unfortunately, the weapon was discontinued years ago. In the world of firearms, which gun is truly the best is difficult to quantify. The sheer amount of innovation and the multitude of designs over nearly two hundred years of handgun development makes for a crowded field. However, in the world of revolvers, there is one that is clearly head and s...
Did the U.S. Military Lose the Stealth B-2 Bomber's Blueprints?
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *B-2 Bomber, * It seems that some of the Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber parts may have gone missing. It seems that some of the Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber parts may have gone missing. A notice on the U.S. federal contracting website reads as follows: "This engineering effort is to reverse engineer the core of the B‐2 Load Heat Exchangers, develop disassembly process to remove defective cores, develop a stacking, vacuum brazing and welding process to manufacture new heat exchanger cores and to develop a welding process to install the new cores on ...
Israel’s KKK – Jewish Power Party – partners with Netanyahu
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 11 hours ago
Extremist Jewish supremacist parties find themselves suddenly relevant as Netanyahu's Likud party seeks to form alliances and win enough legislative seats to protect him from legal action. Lieberman has even called for “disloyal” Palestinian citizens to be “beheaded.” It may be the beginning of a new level of rightwing governing.
Republican States Have Higher Covid Rates than Democratic States
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Eric Zuesse On March 9th, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine headlined “Associations Between Governor Political Affiliation and COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Testing in the U.S.” and reported: From March to early June, Republican-led states had lower COVID-19 incidence rates compared with Democratic-led states. On June 3, the association reversed, and Republican-led states had higher […]
Did Josh Hawley’s College Roommate Say He ‘Sucked’ To Live With?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Does Actor David Caruso ‘Now Work 9 to 5’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Perhaps he considered telemarketing, but found it wasn't really his ... calling.
Scientists develop palm oil replacement to stem deforestation
Adam Houser, CFACT - 12 hours ago
Some are concerned that palm oil plantations have too heavy a footprint, yet many developing countries depend on palm oil to keep their economies afloat. Solutions? The post Scientists develop palm oil replacement to stem deforestation appeared first on CFACT.
Does This Viral TikTok Vid Show the ‘Right’ Way to Use Trash Bag?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
As they say, it's called a garbage can, not a garbage cannot.
U.S. surface temperatures drop to the lowest in over 30 years during February
GCD, ClimateCite - 12 hours ago
WUWT By Anthony Watts | March 13, 2021 If you thought he cold last month was “unprecedented” and ” worse than we thought” you’d be right. Last month’s polar outbreaks in the United States caused record subzero temperatures, power outages for millions of homeowners in Texas when wind energy failed, and more than two dozen deaths. It was also the …
Democrats Bank on Relief Aid to Win Back Wary Working Class
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
COVID-19 relief benefits are heavily weighted toward lower- and middle-income Americans.
A significant drop in global temperature – IPPC science in trouble
GCD, ClimateCite - 12 hours ago
By Dr. Antero Ollila | March 13, 2021 According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), three of the hottest years in measurement history (note! not the warmest) years have been 2016, 2019 and 2020, Figure 1. Figure 1. Temperature development between 1980 and 2020, IPCC temperature forcings and the temperature values calculated from them. The total radiative forcings (RF) according …
65-Year Old Texas Woman Tackled, Arrested For Refusing To Mask A Day After Abbott Lifted Mandate
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Early on in the pandemic “lockdowns” it was sadly an all too familiar scene to see people getting arrested... The post 65-Year Old Texas Woman Tackled, Arrested For Refusing To Mask A Day After Abbott Lifted Mandate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Will low sea ice threaten harp seals & polar bears on Canada’s East Coast this year?
HiFast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: In early February this year, sea ice was much lower than usual along the Labrador coast and virtually non-existent in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which are two important pupping habitats for North Atlantic harp seals. The picture would have been very bleak for harp seal pups and the Davis Strait…
More workers support conversion of BIW
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
- Thirteen of us were at Bath Iron Works yesterday for the weekly Lenten season vigil. Maureen Ostensen, one of the key organizers, shared during the closing circle a story about a young worker who took one of her flyers as he was leaving the shipyard. He said, "You know I really appreciate that you are here. I'd rather be building something different but need this job. Others inside feel the same way." Maureen told him that we respect him as well and understand his need for work. She reminded him that we are doing these vigils as a way to challeng...
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's Personal Health Is The Biggest Threat To His Power
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
People think I’m joking when I say Kim Jong Un’s health is the biggest risk to his rule. I’m not. Look at this: https://t.co/cTRxrMzsoE — Anna Fifield (@annafifield) February 12, 2021 *ABC News (Australia)*: *North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health is the biggest threat to his power — and his sister's only shot at succession * The United States is about to deploy its diplomatic and military heft to the Korean peninsula to re-set relations after fours years of Donald Trump's highly unusual approach to the region. Although meetings with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un do not form ...
Scientists discover east Antarctica's magnetic link to its ancient neighbors in Gondwana
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
An international team of scientists was able to determine where Antarctica has been linked to its former neighbors in the supercontinent Gondwana. Using geology and satellites, the researchers discovered high-resolution details about the missing links between...... Read more »
North Korea Ignoring Biden Administration's Outreach Since February
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*BBC: **North Korea 'not responding' to US contact efforts * US President Joe Biden's administration says it has been trying to contact the North Korean government since February but has yet to receive a response. Washington had tried to reach Pyongyang in several different ways to prevent tensions escalating, officials said. The US and North Korea remain at loggerheads over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. *Read more* .... *WNU editor*: Not surprised by North Korea's silence. Kim jong-un had a personal relationship with former President Trump. He has n...
For the Birds: Lights Out Philly
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Bird Safe Philly announces voluntary initiative to switch off lights on skyscrapers to prevent migrating birds from crashing to their deaths.
How Britain Reconquered the USA
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
From the Canadian Patriot Review Earlier this week, I had the pleasure to speak with my friend Patrick Timpone, host of Radio One News on the topic of the British re-conquest of the USA. This topic took us into a deep dive of world history with a focus on the rise of the Round Table […]
SUNDAY SCREENING: Theranos – Silicon Valley’s Greatest Disaster (2019)
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Our weekly documentary curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE.
Terrifying: Two Submarines Armed with Nuclear Missiles Collided in 2009
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarines, Europe* [image: Submarine Accident] Losing such apocalyptic firepower on the ocean floor would have been a catastrophe. *Here's What You Need to Know*: France and Britain's most powerful warships avoided what could have been a total disaster. Late at night on February 3, 2009 the crew of the French nuclear submarine *Triomphant*, experienced something of a shock. The 138-meter-long submarine, the lead boat of four serving today as a key part of France’s nuclear strike force, was returning to port submerged under the heavy seas of the East Atlantic...
Hearns: Marvin Hagler Died From COVID Jab
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*WBN* | Former ring rival and friend set the internet alight after comments on Hagler's unexpected ICU admission.
YOUR RIGHT-WING RELATIVES THINK MEGHAN MARKLE IS PART OF THE AMERICAN LIBERAL DEEP STATE
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 12 hours ago
I guess I can't blame your right-wing relatives if they believe this preposterous claim from England's *Daily Mail*: that Meghan Markle might replace Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2024. Meghan Markle will use the furore over her interview with Oprah to launch a political career which could take her all the way to the White House, if rumours circulating around Westminster last week turn out to be accurate. One senior Labour figure – a veteran of Tony Blair's Downing Street administration with strong links to Washington – claimed to The Mail on Sunday that Ms Mar...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Yangon, and at least five people were killed elsewhere in Myanmar as protests against the military’s seizure of power continued for a sixth week https://t.co/uBvxCoKxGp pic.twitter.com/kssaTYdORq — Reuters (@Reuters) March 14, 2021 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he is traveling to Asia to boost military cooperation with American allies and foster "credible deterrence" against China pic.twitter.com/x8NBbNhWM7 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 14, 2021 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was deterred from flying to t...
London Police Under Pressure Over Clashes at Women’s Protest
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The clashes occurred during a vigil for Sarah Everard, whom one of the force's own officers is accused of killing.
We Are All South Africans Now
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
College defends its ‘White Citizenship as Terrorism’ event
Is China Committing Genocide?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Xinjiang Province, China - Up is down. War is peace. And the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands have accused China of genocide. “This is forced labor, this is forced sterilization, this is forced abortions, …the kind of thing we haven’t seen in an awfully long time in this world,” declared then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. To be fair, the accusers are experts in genocide: the U.S. and its junior imperial partner, Canada, wiped out their indigenous populations. Today the U.S. is responsible for the three biggest human rights catastrophes in the world in Afghanistan, Syria and Yeme...
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Terrifying Study Finds Melting Permafrost Could Unleash Way More Carbon Than We Thought A Bird-Feed Seller Beat a Chess Master Online. Then It Got Ugly Decentralized Microgridding Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood's Energy Needs, Study Finds Cobalt batteries… clean energy from a dirty trade using child slave labour Minneapolis approves "historic" $27 million settlement with George Floyd's family How Does Artificial Intelligence Learn? Scientists Find a Natural Protein That Stops Allergies And Autoimmune Conditions Scientists want to send 335 million seed, sperm a...
Antitrust Is Back In The United States
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Chicago – President Joe Biden is signaling that his administration will get tough on monopoly. With the appointments of Columbia University law professors Timothy Wu to the White House National Economic Council and Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), he has selected two well-known proponents of breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. Moreover, these appointments come on the heels of a major antitrust reform bill that Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced in the US Senate last month. Klobuchar’s bill aims to bolster antitrust enforcement in a number of ways. It would incr...
New Study: School Streets Improve Air Quality
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
London, UK - Closing the roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has reduced polluting nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23 per cent and is strongly supported by parents, new research published by the Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals. To measure the air quality benefits of the new School Streets, 30 cutting-edge sensors from the Breathe London network were installed at 18 primary schools across Brent, Enfield and Lambeth to record nitrogen dioxide levels. The air quality monitoring project, funded by FIA Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies, was launched in Septemb...
ICYMI: Blue Screen of Death Edition (3/14)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
So the main desktop computer here at the institute is in a state, and we're working from the mobile office, which guarantees a 150% increase in typo frequency. But meanwhile, there are things to read. First, a reminder that* NPE's Blog of the Day* now provides a daily sampling of the best public education posts on the web. Click on over and subscribe, and get a daily dose of some quality curating. *Voters actually like new taxes for schools* It's always a good day when Andrea Gabor puts out a new piece. Here she is at Bloomberg talking about how support for taxation to support sc...
Add Atmospheric Drying To Climate Change Toll
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Drier air brought on by climate change could put a dent in crop yields, triggering smaller and slower-growing plants, a new study says. “Globally, the atmosphere is drying as the climate warms up,” said Danielle Way, an associate professor of biology at Western University. “That’s been correlated with reduced crop yield.” Because air wants to hold as much water as possible, it starts to pull moisture from plants as its dries, with potentially devastating impacts on crops and vegetation. Way, working with researchers at the University of Minnesota, studied 50 years of data and 112...
The One Battle That Saved North Korea From Dying (Thanks to China)
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *History, Asia* North Korea could not have stood against America on its own. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Had MacArthur and other U.S. leaders heeded the intelligence warnings of massing Chinese troops in early November 1950, they could have conducted a consolidating move to the south—without any interference from enemy contact—and set up a defensive position in better terrain that offered routes to provide mutual support between units. On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) under Marshal Kim Il-sung launched a no-notice invasion of Sout...
Joe Biden: The Best U.S. President Ever? Well History Says...
Robert W. Merry, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert W. Merry* *Best U.S. President, * That title belongs to Honest Abe. Here is how one historian sees it who knows a thing or two. Whenever academics and scholars tickle their fancy by putting forth yet another poll of historians on presidential rankings, there is little doubt about which president will top the list—Abraham Lincoln. In the numerous such polls executed since Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. pioneered the genre in 1948 for *Life* magazine, Lincoln has come out as number one in nearly all of them. Of the seven surveys I pulled together for my 2012 book on the subjec...
Would Joe Biden Spend $100 Billion to Ban AR-15s? What the Math Says.
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Joe Biden Gun Control, * What if the U.S. government banned assault rifles and had to buy them all? Wow, it would cost a lot of money. Our neighbors to the north could soon see their right to own firearms greatly reduced, as Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called upon Canada's federal government to launch a long-promised buyback program for "assault-style" firearms including AR-15s. *Canada's Gun Buyback Plan, Explained * The buyback program is just one part of a suite of new gun control measures that were promised by federal Liberals in the 2019 campaign. ...
M60 Rules: Check Out the 'Senior' Tank That Keeps Going to War
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *M60 Tank, * Egypt maintains one of the largest fleets of M60s – and has some 300 M60A1 and 850 M60A3 variants still in service, while Saudi Arabia has nearly 400 in service. In the summer of 2020, an M60 Patton tank rolled off a trailer and took its place of honor at Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park in Richmond, Indiana. The Cold War behemoth, along with a pair of naval guns, was donated to the park last year. The M60 had previously been on display for more than two decades at the recently shuttered Howe Military Academy, and it fittingly joined the park's two ...
Did the British Boys Antitank Rifle Really Help Stop Hitler’s Panzers?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *World War II History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC11D13C6680&share=true] The rifle was more of a stop-gap, but it served for a long-time anyway. *Key point: *This rifle was actually not very good. It would eventually be replaced by the Projector Infantry Anti-Tank rifle. When the first tanks appeared in World War I, they were relatively lightly armored and protected the crews only against small-arms fire. In addition, much of the armor was riveted. Projectiles striking the exterior of the ar...
This Pictures Mean Nuclear War: Did America Really Need to Nuke Japan?
Tom Nichols, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Tom Nichols* *Security, Asia* For years after World War II, the Soviets charged that the nuclear attacks on Japan were a warning to the USSR. *Key point: *The actual decision to drop the bomb was not nearly as casual as “a simple yes.” Every summer, as the anniversaries of the U.S. nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, Americans engage in the painful moral exercise of wondering whether President Harry Truman should have ordered the use of nuclear weapons (or as they were called at the time, the “special bombs”) against Japan in August 1945. And every year, as we ...
China Tricked a Yale Conference To Believe It Claimed the Entire Pacific Ocean
Harry J. Kazianis, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *China, * [image: China Tricked a Yale Conference] According to a ‘report’ on the website Elitereaders, a ‘clicky’ website that reports ‘viral’-styled news, Beijing is now claiming Hawaii and most of Micronesia. The neverending ups and downs of *what is quickly becoming the hottest geostrategic flashpoint* on the planet, *none other than the South China Sea*, was *the subject of a conference at Yale University* back in May of 2016. Panels were filled with world-class experts promoting their latest research (*including yours truly*) detailing the various clai...
This U.S. Navy Jet Hunted Russian Submarines (and More)
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *S-3 Viking, * The S-3A entered operational service in 1974 with VS-41, and soon each carrier had its own squadron of the antisubmarine planes. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Navy is unlikely to return to the Viking, despite its demonstrated flexibility. Eight years ago the U.S. Navy retired: A) Its only dedicated carrier-based tanker; B) its last dedicated carrier-based antisubmarine airplane; C) a carrier-based plane with more than twice the range of its current jets; D) all of the above. With a maximum speed of only five hundred miles per hour—many ai...
Inside the U.S. Military's Real Master Plan to Crush North Korea
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *North Korea, Asia* A war with North Korea would be terrible, but this plan would try to limit the damage. *Key point: *A war with Pyongyang would likely involve nukes and millions dead. Nevertheless, America hopes to use special forces and precision weaponry to reduce the number of dead. North Korea’s unpredictable leader Kim Jong-un has many ways of making war upon his neighbors. He can unleash commandos, or cyberweapons, or threaten to utilize weapons of mass destruction unless the world complies with his wishes. *This first appeared earlier and is being repos...
Russia's Nuclear Weapon Strategy Is Just Completely Insane
Tom Nichols, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Tom Nichols* *Russian Military, Europe* And what does this strategy tell us about their redlines and intentions? *Key point:* The outlook for Russia’s nuclear forces is less important than the serious improvements Russia is seeking to make in its conventional forces, especially in Europe. Americans don’t think very much about nuclear weapons, and they certainly don’t think very often about their own arsenal, at least until something goes wrong with it, like *the recent scandals involving the U.S. ICBM force*. The Obama administration completed a *nuclear posture review in 2010*,...
America and Brexit Britain: Time for An Economic Alliance?
Antony Kim, Nile Gardiner, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Antony Kim, Nile Gardiner* *United Kingdom, * An Anglo-American trade and investment agreement would be a force generator for greater economic dynamism and prosperity, and play a key role in reinvigorating the global free trade agenda. Brexit Britain is economically resilient and well-positioned for a much-needed economic rebound, as the world’s seventh freest economy. That is one of the key findings of the just-released 2021 Index of Economic Freedom, an annual cross-country study by The Heritage Foundation. 2020 was an extraordinary year on many fronts, from public health poli...
The Last Battleship Battle Was a Slaughter (And Other Navy 'Lasts')
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Navy History, * The final battleship battle in history has long been considered a one-sided slaughter. The Battle of Surigao Strait, which was part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf, took place from October 24-25, 1944, and was one of only two battleship-versus-battleship naval battles of the entire campaign in the Pacific during the Second War II. Both were fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). History records the famous "firsts," and yet, not all are moments are to be cherished or revered. For every major achievement t...
RANKED: These Were the Deadliest American Battles of All Time
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * It often comes as a surprise that the most deadly American battle wasn’t fought in the Civil War or even World War II, but rather took place during the final stages of World War I. A single battle may not determine the outcome of a war, but for those doing the fighting at the time that likely didn’t matter. However, in the case of American history, the U.S. military has largely been on the victorious side of the largest and most deadly battles it fought. Some of these were short decisive engagements while others were long slugfests, but all ended with a ...
Importance of Rossby waves and atmospheric moisture transport for extreme precipitation events
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
A new study has presented for the first time a global and systematic climatological analysis of breaking waves and atmospheric moisture transport, in tandem and in isolation, for the occurrence of extreme precipitation events, which frequently cause catastrophic...... Read more »
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Eagle Sokol U.S. and Slovenian troops participate in live-fire exercise during Eagle Sokol in Slovenia, Mar. 11, 2021. The bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces builds a foundation of teamwork and readiness between NATO allies. *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Photo-gallery* (US Department of Defense)
Are Sherbet-Colored Pigeons Real?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Who knew pigeons came in so many colors besides gray?
We Still Need Stimulus
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Canada's employment numbers for February looked pretty good. But, Heather Scoffield writes, the devil is in the details: With 259,000 new jobs in February, many of them in the sectors that have been hit repeatedly by the pandemic, there is good reason for solace. We are still short 600,000 jobs though, compared to the glory days of February 2020. Plus, an additional 400,000 people are working less than half their usual hours. Measured another way, Statistics Canada estimates that there are about 3.4 million people today who are unemployed, not working but want to work, or are not...
Time for a serious rethink of the Serious Incident Response Team?
Stephen Kimber, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
On July 9, 2020, the RCMP responded to a “call of an armed man who was uttering threats” at a home where he lived with his mother in Eastern Passage. “When police arrived,” the Mounties said in a news release after the incident, “they located the man, a 60-year-old from Eastern Passage, armed with a […]
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, March 14, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
[image: Rio News, Brazil News, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, samba, International Womens Day] LIVESTREAM: Moça Prosa (online) – Renascença Clube will host, this Saturday, Moça Prosa, one of the most famous all-female samba groups in Rio de Janeiro. The event will happen from 4 PM to 7 PM and will be livestreamed on Renascença's Youtube channel. Moça Prosa – live on Renascença's Youtube channel. Check The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, March 14, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Residents upset as first 5G tower activated in Byron Shire
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 1 day ago
Telstra has successfully activated their first 5G tower in the Byron Shire, a central hub of national opposition against the rollout, TOTT News has been notified. Residents are upset over a lack of community consultation surrounding the upgrade and are urging Australians to continue boycotting 5G technology. [...Continued]
Marvelous Marvin Haggler Dies With Covid Vaccine- According to Fellow Boxer Thomas Hearns
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago
*Mr Hearns, notified the world that Marvelous Marvin was in the Intensive Care Unit due to "after effects" from the "vaccine"- His tweet expressed hope and a request for prayer.* * World Boxing News* *" Marvelous Marvin died at the age of 66 Hearns, known as ‘The Hitman’ during his career, took to social media to report that Hagler was ‘fighting for his life in the ICU’ on Saturday"* *The ex-boxer also added that Hagler was there due to the ‘after-effects of the vaccine.’In a sad final statement, Hearns said he believed ‘he’ll be just fine, but we could use the positive energy ...
WATCH: Cop Charged After Shooting Homeless Man 3 Times as He Ran Away, Killing Him
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: fleeing]A cop was charged after video showed he needlessly fired 3 rounds into the back of a fleeing homeless man, killing him.
Cops Put Hood on Handcuffed Father, Smash His Face In Until He Stops Breathing and Dies—Lawsuit
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: hood]A man in need of medical attention received police violence instead and had a hood placed on his head and held to the ground until he stopped breathing and died.
Next Sunday (note Pacific time)
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
*COLD WAR TRUTH COMMISSION* *A Day of Education, Testimonials & Action* Come Spend The Day While We Put: “THE COLD WAR ON TRIAL” Sunday, March 21st - 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (PST) Speakers: Medea Benjamin, Daniel Ellsberg, Kathy Kelly, S. Brian Willson, David Swanson, Norman Solomon, Peter Phillips, Jeff Cohen, Ann Wright, Peter Kuznick, Roy Bourgeois, Bruce Gagnon, Joel Andreas, Gerald Horne, Matthew Hoh, David Vine, Mickey Huff, Eric Mann, Jodie Evans, Gerry Condon, Carl Boggs, Jim Lafferty, John Parker, Ron Kovic, Marcy Winograd, Jeremy Kuzmarov, Alice Slater, Michael Novi...
The Uzi Submachine Gun Is Back And Ready to Spray Some Lead
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Guns, * The original Uzi may have been developed 65 years ago, and while at the age of retirement, the latest Uzi PRO is truly the Israel SMG for the needs of the 21st century. In the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel, Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal began the development of a revolutionary submachine gun (SMG). Introduced to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Special Forces in 1954 and placed into general use with the Israeli military two years later, the Uzi was a blowback-operated weapon that fired from an open bolt. *Origin Story* The orig...
China’s Hybrid-War Against India Could Foment Unrest in Kashmir
Abhinav Pandya, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Abhinav Pandya* *India, Asia* India’s most vulnerable Achilles’ heel lies in the restive Kashmir region, where China is likely to act to constrain India’s options, morale, and abilities. After a nine-month-long stand-off and nine rounds of border talks, India and China agreed for a “synchronized disengagement” in the Pangong Tso region through a “phased, verifiable and coordinated” procedure. India’s robust force posture and resilience manifest in its rapid deployment of nearly 60,000 troops, and its firm diplomacy made a severe dent in Chinese morale. Chinese aggression amidst...
Armata: The State-of-the-Art Russian Tank No One Wants to Fight
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Armata Tank, * Developed by the Russian-based Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) and officially unveiled during the May 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade, the T-14 Armata is the new generation of main battle tank (MBT). Unlike many current Russian military platforms, which are largely legacy holdovers from the Soviet era, the T-14 is truly something new. Developed by the Russian-based Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) and officially unveiled during the May 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade, the T-14 Armata is the new generation of main battle tank (MBT). Unlike many current Russian military platf...
GAU-8 Avenger: Your Looking at a Cannon Built to Kill an Army
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *GAU-8 Avenger, * The GAU-8 Avenger is one impressive weapon system and the foundation of the A-10 Warthog, despite its age, won't go away anytime soon. The GAU-8 Avenger is one impressive weapon system and the foundation of the A-10 Warthog, despite its age, won't go away anytime soon. Used for combat during the time of the Gulf War in 1991, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt – also known commonly as the "Warthog" – destroyed more than 900 Iraqi tanks, some 2,000 other military vehicles, and approximately 1,200 artillery pieces. The aircraft also reportedly sh...
M61 Vulcan: The Gun That Can Fire 6,000 Round Per Minute
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *M61 Vulcan, * The Vulcan first saw use in April 1965 in Vietnam when it was employed on an F-105 Thunderchief, and has been used with the Air Force's F-15, F-16, and F-22, and the Navy's F-14 and F/A-18. It has also been fitted in side-firing installations on the Fairchild AC-11 as well as the Lockheed AC-130 gunships. Just before the outbreak of the American Civil War, inventor Richard Jordan Gatling designed the world's first successful rapid-fire weapon. Technically not a "machine gun" in the modern sense, it was spring-loaded and hand-cranked. The forerunner t...
This U.S. Navy Submarine Has Just One Mission: Wage Nuclear War
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Ohio-class, * Designed in the 1970s, the Ohio-class are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy, and only the Russian Navy's Soviet-design Typhoon-class and Borei-class are larger. In November of last year, the U.S. Navy began to look into how it could extend the service lives of its *Ohio*-class ballistic missile submarines beyond the now forty-two year planned life of the SSBNs. This could be necessary to ensure that that the Navy will be able to maintain its submarine force as the replacement *Columbia-*class SSBNs enter service. *A History* Desig...
China Claims India’s Naval Accidents Are From Poor Training
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Indian Navy, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EAC31OZM01&share=true] Beijing may gloat, but China has had its share of naval accidents. *Key point: *Accidents happen and Navies learn from their mistakes. However, China took the time to gloat. India’s only aircraft carrier suffered a fire that left one sailor dead. And China, which is India’s rival, says this is because Indians aren’t competent enough to operate advanced military equipment. The fire broke out in the engine room of the carrier *Vikramaditya* a...
Video Amazingness: Watch This Big U.S. Navy Carrier Do a High-Speed Turn
Task and Purpose, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *U.S. Navy Video, * There’s still something awe-inspiring about watching a massive piece of the Pentagon’s power-projection apparatus doing tricks on the open sea. The USS Abraham Lincoln is objectively not the most nimble vehicle in the Pentagon’s arsenal. At 1,092 feet long, 252 feet wide and nearly 100,000 tons of naval engineering expertise, the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier wasn’t designed to chase Russian submarines or blow up Somali pirates, but to serve as a floating hub for American airpower across the planet. Its motto of “shall not p...
Rallies And Marches Mark Anniversary Of Breonna Taylor’s Killing
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Hundreds rallied in downtown Louisville, Kentucky and marched through the streets on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was gunned down in her own home by city police officers—none of whom have been charged for her death. "This is not a celebration. This is the anniversary of something that should not have happened," one speaker said at a Louisville event, where Taylor's family, racial justice activists, and ordinary members of the community gathered to mourn the loss of Breonna and demand action from lawmakers...
Episode #365 – ‘Lockdown: One Year On’ with guest Dr Martin Cohen, Basil Valentine
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
US ‘COVID Relief’ Was Enough to Give Every Taxpayer $41,870 But We Got Peanuts Instead
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: covid]Federal ‘COVID’ Spending Just Hit $41,870 Per Taxpayer. Did You See That Much in Benefit?
Please do not rewrite history – there is too much to learn (a still needed reprise)
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
The following post was written about six years ago. Unfortunately, the white washing of US history continues as would typically be done in more autocratic regimes. If we do not bother to know history, we are destined to repeat it, … Continue reading →
The Solipsism of Tolstoy
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Tolstoy says that in his boyhood days, he was fascinated by skepticism to such an extent that his mind took a flight into the solipsist territory. Here’s an excerpt from his book *Childhood, Boyhood and Youth* (Chapter 19; “*Boyhood*” section): “But by none of my philosophical tendencies was I so carried away as by skepticism, which at one time brought me into a state bordering on madness. I fancied that besides myself nobody existed in the universe, that objects were not objects at all, but images which appeared only when I paid attention to them, and that as soon as I left off thin...
March 20, 2021 - Worldwide Independence Day
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Please click on the image to make it easier to read.To learn more:https://www.facebook.com/worldwidedemonstration/*
Ireland Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Following Blood Clotting Fears
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 16 hours ago
The post Ireland Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Following Blood Clotting Fears appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Two weeks ago we began a look at the Moody Blues' last eight studio albums, continuing a series begun a couple of months before. Last week I interrupted that with a music post about a Russian group Cedar Sanderson recommended, but this week I'd like to complete the series. The Moody Blues' thirteenth studio album, "Sur La Mer", came out in 1988. From it, here's "Want To Be With You". They followed that album with 1991's "Keys of the Kingdom". My favorite track from it is "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)". By now the Moody Blues had begun to decline in the charts, a...
Is Donald Trump the Worst U.S. President Ever? Actually...
Robert W. Merry, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert W. Merry* *Worst U.S. President Ever, * If you wanted to identify, with confidence, the very worst president in American history, how would you go about it? If you wanted to identify, with confidence, the very worst president in American history, how would you go about it? One approach would be to consult the various academic polls on presidential rankings that have been conducted from time to time since Harvard’s Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. pioneered this particular survey scholarship in 1948. Bad idea. Most of those surveys identify Warren G. Harding of Ohio as the worst ...
Photos Don't Lie: Britain's Astute-class Submarine Is a Stealth Slayer
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Astute-class, * Increasing the capabilities of the Royal Navy has become a priority for the British government, and the Astute-class is a key component of the nation's naval strategy. When the lead boat of the *Astute-*class of nuclear-powered attack submarines entered service, it was described as the "most capable" submarine ever built for the Royal Navy. But with a £1.6 billion price tag for each boat, the question has been asked whether the class can actually deliver and live up to the hype. According to the Royal Navy, it has and will continue to do so. In Dec...
China's Great Challenge Isn't America, But a Baby Bust
Milton Ezrati, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Milton Ezrati* *China Demographics, * A superpower denied? China’s economic growth rate will slow appreciably going forward, as will its pace of development and innovation, thanks to a demographics nightmare. And the world needs to take notice. Western media outlets frequently seem awed by both the fact of China’s economic success and the way leadership in Beijing has managed it – the country’s rate of growth, despite even the Covid pandemic; the torrid pace of modernization; and perhaps especially the ability of its centrally planned system to marshal resources for grand proje...
America’s Sherman Tank Was Just Target Practice for Nazi Germany
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Europe* The M-4 Sherman, in particular, helped the U.S. Army win the war—even though, in battle, German tanks destroyed them en masse. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The U.S. did eventually field a new, heavier tank in early 1945. Sporting a 90-millimeter gun and thicker armor, the M-26 Pershing rectified many of the Sherman’s worst failures. In the fighting around Cologne, the M-26 bested German Panthers — even if the new American vehicle was underpowered and less reliable than the Sherman. American tanks in World War II were generally inferior to ...
Who Will Succeed Erdogan in Turkey?
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Erdogan Succession, * The only certainty is that when Erdoğan’s tenure ends, it will be much more sudden than any expect: No dictator wakes up thinking today will be his last day. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked his 18th year in power today. When he won a special parliamentary election and then assumed the premiership, he was a middle-aged former mayor who eschewed the excesses of his Islamist past and promised to be both a reformer and bridge-builder. He was neither. Rather than reform and improve Turkey’s flawed democracy, he eviscerated it and, rather than expand...
Could China's Belt and Road Lead to Its Undoing?
Joseph M. Parent, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Joseph M. Parent* *China Belt and Road, Asia* Connectivity is politically neutral; it only accelerates and amplifies underlying trends. The same roads Rome built to conquer the world allowed the world to sack Rome. At the National People’s Congress last week, China announced its grand strategy to win in a post-pandemic world. While much of the media’s attention focuses on anti-democratic measures against Hong Kong, the more momentous steps may be China’s attempts to increase connectivity abroad and cultural homogeneity at home. Both are likely to backfire. China’s signature for...
The U.S. Military’s Aircraft Are Too Old To Win a War?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *U.S. Military Wargames, Asia* If this scenario were to come to pass, then U.S. airpower would be unable to cope. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* The scenario goes like this: In 2030, Russia invades the Baltic States. As the U.S. sends forces to Europe, China seizes the opportunity to seize disputed islands in the South China Sea. American airpower flies to the rescue, only to discover that sophisticated Russian and Chinese fighters and anti-aircraft defenses have rendered the skies too deadly for older American planes to conduct missions. If this scenario wer...
Nazi Killers: Here's What Made These Two Nazi Snipers So Deadly
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Snipers have often been “force multipliers” in warfare with their ability to take out key military leaders or crucial signal and communications officers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Allerberger and Matthaus Hetzenauer, another skilled Austrian sniper in the same division, were officially credited with killing more than 600 enemy soldiers during the Soviet advance toward Berlin in the latter stages of World War II. And their sniper totals did not include scores and scores of Soviets who fell to their rapid-fire machine pistol ef...
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