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Peru warned that it is in “the highest part” of the second wave of COVID-19
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's Minister of Health, Óscar Ugarte, declared that the country is in "the highest part of the second wave" of COVID-19, after a new increase in infections. The head of the health portfolio blamed this increase in cases, as well as deaths, on the mobilization of people, such as their […] The post Peru warned that it is in “the highest part” of the second wave of COVID-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Naomi Wolf on Biden’s Unconstitutional Push for ‘Vaccine Passports’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*Next Revolution* | Biden's push for vaccine passport tracker is an unprecedented and undemocratic power grab.
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Denying Health Care to Trans Youth "Simply delays puberty." How? What's so "simple" about it? Woman Seeks Justice after Medical Abuse in ICE Detention Center USDA’s Wildlife Services continued its reckless slaughter of coyotes, bears, and wolves in 2020 Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed Suez Canal: Ever Given container ship finally freed CDC director speaks of impending doom, warns of increase in U.S. COVID-19 cases Conspiracy theorist! Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News? Bear cubs in California are developing an unexplained illness ...
Arab Spring Redux: Is Myanmar the Next Libya?
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*Brian Berletic* | Is history repeating itself in Southeast Asia?
Gutted Biodiversity Act passed by Law Amendments Committee
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
Members of the legislature’s Law Amendments Committee have voted in favour of wholesale changes to Bill 4, the Biodiversity Act, after meeting for more than 11 hours and hearing from more than 45 citizens yesterday. Just prior to the hearing, which began at 9am and gave each participant 10 minutes to speak, the government released […]
A Day Without Antimicrobials
Komal K. Jain, Science 2.0 blogs - 17 hours ago
Before 2020, it’s likely the word “antimicrobial” did not often cross your mind. Perhaps you walked down the cleaning aisle in the grocery store and saw a disinfectant with the phrase “Kills 99.9% of Germs,” but it’s likely that you didn’t give it too much thought. read more
Heavy Snow Buries House in Romania: “You can’t even see the Roof,” as Indianapolis braces for its Coldest start to April in almost 3 Decades
admin, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
Natural solar-driven global warming has ended. The next cooling epoch is upon us. Prepare accordingly. #GSM The post Heavy Snow Buries House in Romania: “You can’t even see the Roof,” as Indianapolis braces for its Coldest start to April in almost 3 Decades appeared first on Electroverse.
Lakota Youths Arrive in DC to Demand Pipeline Shutdowns, Biden Appoints Environmental Justice Council
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Lakota youths from North Dakota and South Dakota walking in Iowa and making a stand for the water. Photos courtesy Standing Rock Youth Council.Lakota youths arrive in DC to demand President Biden shut down Dakota Access and Enbridge Line 3 pipelinesBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsStanding Rock and Cheyenne River youths arrived in Washington, DC, to demand that
Too Late for D-Day: Why Wasn’t the M26 Pershing Tank Ready?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *World War II History, Europe* [image: World War II History] The M26 was impressive, but only about twenty would end up serving later on during the final days of fighting Nazi Germany. *Key point: *The M26 was a powerful and well-armored tank, but they were difficult to transport. They would not see much action in World War II, but they would see plenty in the following Korean War. “We had been assured by our officers before we invaded France in 1944,” recorded Bill Harris, “that our Sherman tanks could take care of any Nazi armor we met there.” *This ...
Why the U.S. Military Needs the F-35: A War with Russia
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *F-35 Russia, * As America’s adversaries continue to invest in increasingly sophisticated air and missile defense systems, the F-35 jet’s unique stealth penetration toolkit is more vital than ever. The state-of-the-art F-35 joint stealth fighter (JSF) program has drawn a new round of unfair media scrutiny following House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith’s critical remarks earlier this month. And quite sadly, the ensuing debate over the future of the F-35 fighter jet has played out along familiar lines, all too often omitting a key piece of context: th...
Got Your $1,400 Stimulus Check But Not The Prior Two? Here's What to Do.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * While millions of Americans have seen the latest round of payments direct deposited into their respective accounts, there are still plenty of taxpayers who haven’t seen a dime from the first two stimulus checks. In a mammoth effort to provide much-needed cash to millions of financially struggling Americans, the Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged that a total of one hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks have been sent out under the American Rescue Plan. And know that to date, Congress over the past year has already gre...
Meet the T-60 Scout Tank the Soviets Used Against Hitler
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *World War II History, Europe* [image: World War II History] These scout tanks were used throughout the duration of the war and were even used by the Axis in a few cases when captured. *Key point: *The T-60 was about as good as the Nazi Panzer II, but had better mobility in muddy and snowy conditions. Here is how the T-60 helped the Soviet Union survive. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 caught the Red Army completely off-guard, and the Soviets lost vast amounts of both men and material. One bright spot for the Soviets was that its T-34 and KV ta...
Meet the Sturmgewehr 44: A Forever Gun for Fighting Forever Wars
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* How did a weapon only produced in the final years of World War II begin appearing in a Middle Eastern civil war seventy years later? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *For four years, the weapons were widely photographed and filmed in combat with Syrian rebel factions, including ISIS and Kurdish fighters, as you can see with this link. However, by 2017 the ammunition had become so scarce that the weapon’s black-market value in Syria collapsed and its appearances grew more infrequent. In 2012, rebels of the Free Syrian Army posted a vide...
Over 4000 Built: Why the F-16 Fighting Falcon Is the Finest Multirole Fighter
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Air Force, World* [image: U.S. Air Force] These warplanes are incredibly versatile and cost-effective, making them ideal for use by America and its allies and partners. *Key point: *There is a reason why over two dozen countries keep using the F-16. It is simply the best and outclasses comparable jet fighters. There are approximately 3,000 operational F-16s in service today in 25 countries, a testament to what is easily the world's most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever produced. The fast and agile F-16 Fighting Falcon isn't just one of th...
How British Naval Radar Sunk Nazi Germany’s Best Battleship
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* The Scharnhorst was far from the most heavily armed battleship deployed by the Kriegsmarine—but she arguably was its most successful. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *For nearly an hour more, the British ships relentlessly pounded the crippled Scharnhorst, with shells and torpedoes. The latter were known to occasionally sink capital ships with just a few lucky hits. The Scharnhorst, however, sustained nineteen torpedoes before she finally capsized. The Scharnhorst was far from the most heavily armed battleship deployed by the Kriegsmarine—...
Cambodia's trade deficit to worsen to $2.3B per year with RCEP, says UNCTAD expert
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
30-Mar-2021 Cambodia's trade balance is expected to worsen by $2.3 billion per annum or around 17 per cent due to the recently-signed RCEP, startling data from a joint study led by Dr Rashmi Banga of the UNCTAD revealed.
Tempest FCAS Mock-Up Shown For The First Time With Italian Low-Visibility Roundels
Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist - 16 hours ago
[image: Tempest FCAS] The images of the Tempest FCAS with the roundel surfaced online after the British Prime Minister’s visit to BAE Systems’ facility in Warton. Last week, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited BAE Systems’ facility [...] The post Tempest FCAS Mock-Up Shown For The First Time With Italian Low-Visibility Roundels appeared first on The Aviationist.
Truth is the Last Call of the Perpetrators of Falsehoods About China’s Population Policy
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
Two senior Chinese officials have in this past week met their American counterparts in the United States city of Anchorage, Alaska. Initial reports of the meeting were not encouraging. The Chinese leader reacted angrily to the United States’ opening statement that accused China of committing various crimes including against the Uighurs and the citizens of Hong Kong. The Chinese response was unusually robust, declaring that internal Chinese matters were exclusively the prerogative of the Chinese. They did not, in any case, accept the American characterisation of the treatment of thei...
As US Loses its Edge, Game of Cyber Chicken Could Have Deadly Consequences
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
Two major hacks—SolarWind and Microsoft Exchange Server—have affected a whole range of computers systems. Both are supply-chain hacks, meaning what appeared to be a routine software upgrade to a particular component in the system, instead inserted malicious code. In the SolarWind hack a backdoor in one such component was downloaded to systems of 18,000 organisations, including even the US Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and State Department.
Bill Gates finances lobby for “new GMOs” in Europe
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
These new revelations from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) are crucially important to read and understand if we want to preserve our democracy and food freedom. Please alert all your contacts.
With more women buying cannabis, product demand could change
Andrew Long, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
More women are buying cannabis, which could lead to shift in product demand. Women still make up a minority of adult-use marijuana purchasers – 33.6% in February – but that’s increased almost a full percentage point from 2020. While that trend might not be a dramatic shift in the gender makeup of retail marijuana sales, […] With more women buying cannabis, product demand could change is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Paper about calculating ocean currents runs aground
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A paper arguing that conventional methods of calculating ocean currents are flawed has been retracted because its own calculations ran aground. The article, “A Complete Formula of Ocean Surface Absolute Geostrophic Current,” was written by Peter Chu, of the Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction Laboratory, part of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. Chu is … Continue reading Paper about calculating ocean currents runs aground
Video of security operation in northeast Syria camp
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Video of security operation in northeast Syria camp] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Asayish forces have arrested a number of people, one of whom is recruiting fighters to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization, during a security campaign inside the Al-Hol camp in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. The Asayish forces announced that the apprehended people were believed to be members or linked to the Islamic State in the Al-Hol Camp, which is under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Continue reading Video of security operatio...
Damascus cuts gas rations in half amid worsening gas crisis in Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Damascus cuts gas rations in half amid worsening gas crisis in Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Damascus Governorate announced that its fuel committee decided to reduce the quantities of filling gasoline for private and public tourist cars (taxis) “due to the decrease in the number of fuel requests received by the governorate.” The quota for private cars to be filled is 20 liters every 7 days, down from 40 liters, while public cars are allowed to be filled every 4 days. The governorate’s media office quoted the deputy head of the executive office there, Ahmed Nabul...
Venezuela slams Facebook’s move to suspend Maduro’s account as ‘digital tyranny’
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Venezuela slams Facebook’s move to suspend Maduro’s account as ‘digital tyranny’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Venezuela considered the suspension of the Facebook page of President Nicolas Maduro for 30 days “digital tyranny” after the latter was accused of posting misinformation about the coronavirus. “We are witnessing a digital tyranny by companies that cross countries that want to impose their laws on the countries of the world,” the Venezuelan Ministry of Information said in a statement. They added: “Facebook censorship is an extension of the U.S. Continue reading V...
Video footage of air squadron flying over ancient city of Palmyra
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Video footage of air squadron flying over ancient city of Palmyra] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – On Monday, a pro-Syrian Arab Army (SAA) YouTube channel shared a short video of an air squadron flying over the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur) in the Homs Governorate. In the short video, which is three seconds long, an air squadron consisting of Su-25 and Su-30 jets can be seen flying over Palmyra’s historical remains. This flyover comes at a time when the Syrian Arab Army continues to carry out combing operations throughout the Homs, Hama and Deir Ezzor governorates. Conti...
High-ranking ISIS commander arrested in northeast Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: High-ranking ISIS commander arrested in northeast Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led Asayish forces announced the arrest of nine Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) members, including a leader in the organization, hours after they launched a security campaign in the Al-Hol Camp of Al-Hasakah. The Asayish said, in a statement about the results of the first days of the campaign it launched at dawn on Monday, that it had arrested Abu Saad Al-Iraqi, whom it described as one of the leaders of ISIS, and that he worked for a long time to recruit people for the org...
Brazilians continue to travel despite Covid-19 restrictions and hospital collapse
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authorities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro pleaded with the population to stay home. Still, thousands of Brazilians are traveling to coastal cities and ignoring the recommendations of the first weekend of a 10-day vacation period decreed to contain the increase in COVID-19 infections in the country. https://twitter.com/_dersp/status/1375744204148719617 Some […] The post Brazilians continue to travel despite Covid-19 restrictions and hospital collapse appeared first on The Rio Times.
Weasel Words From Oregon Health Authority
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
These are weasel words. Who remembers, "Autism like symptoms" which meant, "Autism, but we can't say so and jeopardize the entire program?" https://www.facebook.com/OregonHealthAuthority Limited data = we don’t know. Believe = maybe. Unlikely = could be but we only want...
America’s P-47 ‘Razorback’ Killed Its Enemies with a .50 Caliber Machinegun
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* In recognition of the Wolfpack’s achievements, a P-47M was displayed under the Eiffel Tower for a victory celebration that July. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Zemke’s Wolfpack ended the war the top-scoring U.S. fighter group of the 8th Air Force, with 665.5 recognized aerial kills—or one thousand aircraft destroyed, including those strafed on the ground. The P-47Ms, which served after the Luftwaffe was largely defeated, claimed only fifteen of those victories—though that included at least seven jet aircraft. Pilots nicknamed early-mod...
F-117 Airstrikes on Baghdad: The Ultimate Showcase for Stealth
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *F-117, Middle East* The F-117A was employed against critical strategic Iraqi command and control installations during the First Gulf War. *Here's What You Need to Know:* The airstrikes were proof of concept in action. The exact potential of an advanced weapon system is never really known until it is tested in combat. This was certainly true of the stealth aircraft the United States developed during the Cold War—it was also the sort of weapon that most military planners would *never want to* see a need to be used. Then with the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, it m...
Meet the Gloster Meteor: Britain's World War II Jet Aircraft
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Jets, Europe* Designs began in 1940 when turbojet technology was still in its infancy. *Here's What You Need to Know: *A total of 3,875 Gloster Meteors were built -- far more than any other British jet aircraft of the era. During the Second World War, the German Luftwaffe developed several jet-powered aircraft, beginning with the Me-262, Me-163 Komet, and the He-162. These were unable to turn the tide simply because Germany wasn't able to produce enough of the aircraft to make a difference. However, Germany wasn't alone in utilizing a jet fighter during the war. ...
Honduras temporarily bans arrivals from South America amid coronavirus fears
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Honduras said on Monday, March 29, it would temporary restrict arrivals from South America, citing fears about the so-called Brazilian variant of the coronavirus entering its territory. Honduras’ national risk management system SINAGER said in a statement that it would curb the entry into Honduras of citizens who had stayed […] The post Honduras temporarily bans arrivals from South America amid coronavirus fears appeared first on The Rio Times.
Net losses at Colombia’s Avianca up 22% in 2020
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Net losses at airline Avianca Holdings increased 22% to US$1.09 billion in 2020 due to the near-paralysis of global air travel because of COVID-19, the company said on Monday, March 29th. The airline, which is carrying out a restructuring process under the U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy law, had losses of […] The post Net losses at Colombia’s Avianca up 22% in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Blocked sidewalk at construction site is just the latest barrier to accessibility on Halifax crosswalks
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 17 hours ago
Milena Khazanavicius is exhausted. After years of fighting for safer sidewalks for blind and partially-sighted people, Khazanavicius has seen a significant setback in progress during the pandemic. And just a few days after making a presentation to the city’s Transportation Standing Committee on the myriad issues with Halifax’s intersection accessibility, she ran “smack dab” into […]
Almost all new coronavirus strains now found in community circulation in Argentina
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's Science Ministry Monday confirmed the Manaus strain's community circulation in the country had been established. The new variant is more contagious, and others also dare suggest it is even more lethal. Of the various Sars-CoV-2 strains known to science, only the South African remains to be spotted in the […] The post Almost all new coronavirus strains now found in community circulation in Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Drought Getting Worse In Scotland (As It Gets Wetter!)
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The BBC’s obsession with climate change gets worse every day! I drive a diesel car, eat meat and just a few months ago had a gas boiler installed in my house, that’s quite an admission for an environment correspondent who reports on climate change. The problem is […]
Moody’s and S&P: Base scenario for Brazil is respecting the spending cap, but there are risks
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Our baseline scenario continues to be compliance with the spending cap. There may be reallocation [of spending within the ceiling], but that depends on the authorities," commented Samar Maziad, vice president and senior analyst at Moody's, in an interview with Valor. According to her, Moody's has been pointing out for […] The post Moody’s and S&P: Base scenario for Brazil is respecting the spending cap, but there are risks appeared first on The Rio Times.
Shock in Brazil after the death of a promising surfer: he drowned while spearfishing
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This weekend, Brazil's main portals reported the sad news that Pedro Tanaka, one of the country's young surfing talents, lost his life on Friday while spearfishing with his family on a beach in Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo, where he was from. The death of the 23-year-old water lover is a […] The post Shock in Brazil after the death of a promising surfer: he drowned while spearfishing appeared first on The Rio Times.
Market is more concerned with fiscal risk than with the “dança das cadeiras”
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around midday, the concern of investors with the approval of a not very feasible Budget led the dollar to hit R$5.80 and the Ibovespa to stop at 114.1 thousand points. In an interview published yesterday in the Financial Times newspaper, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, warned about the risk of default […] The post Market is more concerned with fiscal risk than with the “dança das cadeiras” appeared first on The Rio Times.
US wants an end to deforestation in Brazil by 2030 and immediate results
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Speaking to journalists, a member of the U.S. State Department said that the White House expects strong and quick demonstrations that it can build a relationship of trust with Jair Bolsonaro's government on this issue. In a letter sent to the Brazilian president in February, Biden had already said he […] The post US wants an end to deforestation in Brazil by 2030 and immediate results appeared first on The Rio Times.
A ‘smaller’ Itamaraty and Brazil’s isolation: the legacy of Ernesto Araújo in the country’s foreign policy
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the long run, the most enduring consequences of the foreign policy of the last two years will be a "smaller" Itamaraty, with diplomatic action fragmented throughout the country, and an encouragement of prejudice against Chinese inside Brazil. This is the assessment of some foreign policy analysts heard by BBC […] The post A ‘smaller’ Itamaraty and Brazil’s isolation: the legacy of Ernesto Araújo in the country’s foreign policy appeared first on The Rio Times.
Indigenous Peoples call for direct line with Biden administration in Amazon talks
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The indigenous people want to be included in any debate promoted by the U.S. to negotiate about Brazil's environment, without the intermediation of Jair Bolsonaro's administration, as would be customary in the diplomatic relationship between the two countries. Elected with the proposal to face the challenge of climate change, Biden […] The post Indigenous Peoples call for direct line with Biden administration in Amazon talks appeared first on The Rio Times.
The leadership of the Brazilian Armed Forces met to discuss the cabinet reshuffle promoted by Jair Bolsonaro
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The deep cabinet reshuffle announced this Monday by Jair Bolsonaro's government caused a strong commotion and surprise in Brazil. According to what was reported by the local press, the main Army chiefs met to discuss the decision adopted by the president, which ended in the replacement of six ministers. According […] The post The leadership of the Brazilian Armed Forces met to discuss the cabinet reshuffle promoted by Jair Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times .
Only authoritarian rule can deliver Net Zero, Lord Deben admits
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood At a green investment event last week, Lord Deben praised the government’s climate policy objectives but referred to the delivery process as “crap” and demanded the creation of a new “powerful body” to force the private sector to act on policy. (Utility Week, 29 March 2021.) Lord Deben said: I want […]
Japan Health Minister apologizes for the large party despite Covid-19
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 19 hours ago
Japan Health Minister apologizes for the large party despite Covid-19 Kanako Mita and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese minister in charge of Health, Labor, and Welfare apologized deeply for 23 officials enjoying a late-night farewell party despite the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Thus Tamura Norihisa apologized profusely for betraying the trust of the […] The post Japan Health Minister apologizes for the large party despite Covid-19 first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times.
It’s Time To Talk About Ivermectin
Nick Corbishley, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
An extremely cheap, safe and widely available off-patent medicine appears to be saving the lives of covid-19 patients across Latin America and beyond. Yet hardly anybody's talking about it.
Bolsonaro changes six ministries to accommodate Centrão and try to get off the ropes
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro made a cabinet reform that changes almost a quarter of his 22 ministries, including the strategic Defense portfolio in a government that wants to exhibit symbiosis with the Armed Forces. Under pressure from the coronavirus crisis, which has transformed Brazil into a worldwide epicenter of deaths and […] The post Bolsonaro changes six ministries to accommodate Centrão and try to get off the ropes appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rhino Tank: This Strange Weapon Helped Win the Battle for Normandy
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *World War II, Europe* The tanks proved crucial in breaking through French hedgerows. *Here's What You Need to Know: *This simple innovation highlighted how soldiers in the field were able to adapt, overcome and win the day. Allied tanks were crucial to securing a beachhead in Normandy after the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944—and while there were a number of specially designed and modified tanks, one of the more successful innovations wasn't a simple field modification. Yet it proved crucial in breaking through French hedgerows. Among the numerous weapons developed...
Meet the Nazi Hetzer: Did a New Cannon Teach an Old Tank New Tricks?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *World War II History, Europe* [image: World War II History] These tank destroyers mated older, outdated tank bodies with newer, more powerful guns. *Key point: *Berlin needed a way to field more tanks and fast. The pressure of mounting losses and the need for innovation spurred the creation of the Hetzer as a stopgap. By 1943 it was obvious to the Germans that their tank production could not keep pace with battlefield losses. One of their efforts to expedite weapons production was the conversion of old, outdated tank chassis into tank destroyers, or Ja...
Barrett Firearms: The Company Behind the ‘Ultimate’ Sniper Rifles
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Firearms, * Their Model 82 has become the ultimate in “sniper rifle” platforms—and simply put there is nothing else like it. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The M82 was unproven until Operation Desert Storm and the Gulf War, but then militaries around the world saw the potential with the M82A1 version. This has led the company to develop several other models including the M95, M99 and M99-1. The U.S. military employs the M82A3 version as well as the M107 model as “anti-material rifles,” where it is used against small watercraft, radar equipment, missile launch...
Tools of Terror: How ISIS Forever Tainted the Armored Car
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Suicide bombers have been called “poor man’s cruise missiles”—an attempt by lightly armed insurgent groups to deliver massive and relatively precise firepower against their enemies using non-military resources that can be easily scrounged. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Nonetheless, troops combatting ISIS and other radical groups will certainly need to give thought to appropriate countermeasures such as ensuring infantry are equipped with anti-tank weapons or are backed up by more heavily armed armored vehicles that can knock out a...
Free Download: Nevil Shute, “On the Beach”,
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 18 hours ago
*“On The Beach”* by Nevil Shute “Nevil Shute’s 1959 novel “On the Beach” is set in what was then the near future (1963, approximately a year following World War III). The conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout and killing all animal life. While the nuclear bombs were confined to the northern hemisphere, global air currents are slowly carrying the fallout to the southern hemisphere. The only part of the planet still habitable is the far south of the globe, specifically Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and the southern p...
We Have to Consign the Era of Financial Engineering to History
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Financial legerdemain is still very much with us, despite the Big One in 2008 and continuing distortions confirming its high cost.
The Poet: John O'Donohue, "For The Time Of Necessary Decision"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 19 hours ago
*"For The Time Of Necessary Decision" * "The mind of time is hard to read. We can never predict what it will bring, Nor even from all that is already gone Can we say what form it finally takes; For time gathers its moments secretly. Often we only know it's time to change When a force has built inside the heart That leaves us uneasy as we are. Perhaps the work we do has lost its soul Or the love where we once belonged Calls nothing alive in us anymore. We drift through this gray, increasing nowhere Until we stand before a threshold we know We have to cross to come alive once more. May we...
Mischief and Maps
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Armored Personnel Carriers Sometimes APC’s can disappoint (see below) Fun with Maps In some parts of the world it can take up to 24 hours to drive to the nearest health center. In populated areas, the time usually ranges from 10 minutes to an hour, but there are many contrasts. Where I […] The post Mischief and Maps appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Former Supreme Court Judge Lord Sumption Expects People Will be Forced to Wear Masks, Stay Home for Ten Years
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
British former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has warned that “social controls” brought about by the coronavirus pandemic may be kept in place by governments for up to a decade.
UK Column News – 29th March 2021
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 19 hours ago
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BERNADETTE CAFFAREY WAS THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S PRESS OFFICER DURING THE COVER-UP OF THE DAVID KELLY CASE
Editor, Dances With Bears - 19 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Bernadette Caffarey (lead image, 2nd from left) is the go-to person when high British government officials need a spokesman after a suspicious death has occurred in the vicinity of the secret services; and when withholding of evidence from a coroner or criminal court judge requires discretion, sensitivity, trust. That’s trust on the […]
Save the Republic - walk away from the oligarchy
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
The inimitable Prof. Angelo Codevilla, whom we've met in these pages many times before, has written another outstanding analysis of our current political situation, and suggests ways in which the oligarchy currently ruling America can be sidelined and ultimately defeated by simply refusing to engage with it. Here are some excerpts from a much longer article, which *should be read in full* to grasp the full dimensions of his argument. Composing the differences between traditional America and our new woke oligarchy is impossible because their conflict is asymmetric. The American...
Faced with ICC Investigation, Apartheid Israel Asserts Moral Superiority Over The Victims of Its Terror
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Having created enemies by its own criminal behavior, Israel then claims the right to protect itself from the very people it alienated through these criminal acts.
Suez Canal Megaship "Partially Refloated" Ahead Of US Navy Assessment
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Then Monday morning we got news that it was free. All in this was a close call. saturday we had: The good news is that the stern is now floating free as this ends severe tidal loading trying to break it all in half. Om the other hand, the bow is driven deep into shallow sand and will take a lot of digging to free up. They are also saying that this will take time. Options for unloading in particular exist, but must arrive first. All that confirms my initial expectation that all ships need to sail around Africa now. This blockage will demand weeks of work. Days is wildly op...
The Origin And Uniqueness Of Basque Genetics Revealed
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
What i find interesting is htat this subgroup is likely stable all the way back to the Iron Age. Yet you are clearly seeing white european stock with little sign of berber or even hittite - meditteranean on their faces. They also are a clear traditional cattle culture as well. That also goes back to the Iron Age. This all conforms to my conjecture that white europen is a cattle culture based transition that over ran or even pushed out the previous population that was not so cattle based. Thus we find the NE Indians are darker skinned and never herders. Yet they were bronze Ag...
Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert Assessment Finds
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I do think that all the elphant herds need to be owned and directly managed to allow protection and sucessful economic development. No one has the best answer yet, but left as a poacher's rtarget is not ever sustainable. It is way too easy for a human with a rifle to cut one down for gain. I also think that their range can be usefully expanded as well with human managent which can end obvious zones of conflict. Think the Amazon in particular. *Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert Assessment Finds* *Africa’s Forest Elephants Recogn...
China this century is on track to experience history’s most dramatic demographic collapse in the absence of war or disease.
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Two generations have been crippled with the one child policy. I have posted my expectations several times. Here is somone else making the same warnings. China had a population of one billion is 1980 when this experiment began.. That population was allowed to produce about 350,000,000 for the next generation. That generation was then allowed to produce around 175,000,000 for the current generation. The billion will now mostly die during the next generation and largely disappear. My point is that the child bearing population is likely around 175,000,000 at present and the Chin...
Mother Jones Whines People Keep Stealing the Language of Wokeness
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 6 hours ago
The notorious progressive nutsack, Mother Jones, has their panties all in a wad because the left's sacred mantra of 'wokeness' is being disrespected. Recently, there was comparison made of white supremacy to what was called “woke” supremacy. What was so upsetting and off-putting was the author of such vile thought - one of three black GOP congressmen, Senator Rick Scott (R-SC). After being criticized in a Washington Post op-ed, the senator responded with his own piece, clarifying his comments. “Woke” supremacy was as bad as white supremacy because, according to him, “Woke cultu...
What is the End Game for COVID19 Black Ops?
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 19 hours ago
What is the “Big Picture” of Covid-19 (the disease), alias SARS-CoV-2 (the virus)? – Is it what we could also call the end-game, or what Aldous Huxley called the “Brave New World” (1932), science-fiction – gradually turning into reality in the form of the UN Agenda 2030 – with the implementing tool of the Bill … Continue reading What is the End Game for COVID19 Black Ops? →
Extinction distortion
Dr. Jay Lehr, CFACT - 19 hours ago
UN scientists suggested that 8.7 million species existed based on a single paper written by one of their committee members, Dr. Andy Purvis. That is over 7 million species with no physical record whatever. The post Extinction distortion appeared first on CFACT.
Identities
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 30 (IPS) - I was born in the winter in 1990 in a country not my own i was born with my father’s eyes maybe i stole them he doesn’t look like that anymore i was born in seven countries i was born carved up by borders i was born with a graveyard of languages for teeth i was born to be a darkness in an american boy´s bed ... Safia Elhillo Read the full story, “Identities”, on globalissues.org →
In Syria, a Decade of Death, Destruction, Displacement, Disease, Dread & Despair
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 (IPS) - The conflict in Syria is now ten years old. A decade of death, destruction, displacement, disease, dread and despair. I have spoken to Syrians in many parts of the country in recent weeks. Read the full story, “In Syria, a Decade of Death, Destruction, Displacement, Disease, Dread & Despair”, on globalissues.org →
IMF, World Bank Must Urgently Help Finance Developing Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 30 (IPS) - COVID-19 has set back the uneven progress of recent decades, directly causing more than two million deaths. The slowdown, due to the pandemic and policy responses, has pushed hundreds of millions more into poverty, hunger and worse, also deepening many inequalities. Read the full story, “IMF, World Bank Must Urgently Help Finance Developing Countries”, on globalissues.org →
Philanthrocapitalists: The Pied Pipers of ‘Modern Slavery’?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
Hundreds of millions of dollars for anti-trafficking/slavery sidesteps how rich countries exploit labour in poor nations.
How the Bell X-1 Earned Its Place in Aviation History
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Bell X-1, Americas* On October 14, 1947 the aircraft was the first to reach the speed of 1,127 kilometers or 700 miles per hour, Mach 1.06. *Here's What You Need to Know:* It was the first of 78 flights. The Bell X-1 earned its place in history. On October 14, 1947 the aircraft—which was piloted by U.S. Air Force Captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager—was the first to reach the speed of 1,127 kilometers or 700 miles per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 43,000 feet. The orange-painted aircraft, named "Glamorous Glennis" as a tribute to Yeager's wife, was air-launched ...
Bad Fish, Bad Outcomes: Meet the Navy’s World War II Mark 14 Torpedoes
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *World War II History, World* [image: World War II History] These torpedoes were supposed to be high-tech wonders, but instead they were costly duds that proved an embarrasing boondoggle. *Key point: *The lack of good, functioning torpedoes was shameful. It hindered the war effort and may have cost many sailors their lives. Lieutenant Dan Daspit, captain of the U.S. submarine Tinosa could not believe his luck. Framed neatly in the periscope eyepiece was a sitting duck. The 19,250-ton Japanese tanker Tonan Maru No. 3 was all alone, dead in the water. Tin...
Schroeder wildfire threatens Rapid City fire suppression, South Dakota
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
Multiple National Guard helicopters were in full aerial suppression mode on March 29, 2021, as the Schroeder Fire burned multiple homes and threatened thousands more west of Rapid City, South Dakota. Approximately 500 homes were ordered to evacuate the area as high...... Read more »
Healthy people wary of Covid vax, 3.5 million short of Scomo’s April 4 million target
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
-AAP Australia’s chief nursing and midwifery officer, Alison McMillan, said Queensland Health was working hard to get the jab to healthcare workers as quickly as possible. But she conceded the task could take several more weeks. The Morrison government is aiming for everyone who wants to have the vaccine to receive their first dose by […]
Readers are awake to the fascist Queensland Labor Party and lock down games
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Let them reap what they sow….. Letter to the Editor Well the game continues, to instill the fear into the Australian population, that the virus is real and will get you until you get the forced vaccine which by the way will do nothing except achieve the target of the Eugenicists. Interesting to note, how […]
Russian – US relationship at an extremely dangerous point, Biden oblivious
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, Enter The Putinator When Biden called Russian President a soulless “killer” on ABC News, Putin responded with the most deft bit of diplomacy I’ve seen in quite a while, openly challenging Fungal Joe to a publicly broadcast debate of substantive issues, which Biden, of course, […]
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