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US military raises Europe threat level to ‘potential imminent crisis:’ report

Randy, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

American Military News – by Ryan Morgan The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) raised its threat levels in Europe to a “potential imminent crisis” this week... The post US military raises Europe threat level to ‘potential imminent crisis:’ report appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict: Alleged Atrocities, Law of War Violations and Regional Implications

sfloyd, Lawfare - 11 hours ago

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking before a gala dinner in February 2019. (Photo by the Office of the President of Rwanda) On Nov. 4, 2020, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) attacked Ethiopia’s Northern Command headquarters. In response, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (EDNF) initiated a large-scale military operation throughout the northwestern province of Tigray. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed characterized the campaign as a “law enforcement operation,” but such euphemisms obfuscate a frightening reality. The Tigray conflict constitutes an international civil...

An act of love

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago

A 33-year-old #hairdresser​ provides free haircuts to the elderly in remote villages in China's Hunan, taking photos for them and bringing warmth to their hearts. Money ain't everything....

Russian Hackers Suspected Of Stealing Thousands Of US State Department Emails

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

*Daily Mail:* *Russians suspected of 'stealing thousands of State Department emails' in latest hack targeting U.S. government * * The cyber attack follows a similar breach carried out by the Russians in 2015 * They gained access to the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs * The hack comes after an espionage campaign targeting SolarWinds software Russian hackers are suspected of stealing thousands of State Department emails last year, two Congressional sources have revealed. The cyber attack is the second breach of the depart...

Eruption of Pacaya volcano in Guatemala affects 1,300 farming families

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pacaya volcano, one of the most active of the 32 volcanoes in Guatemala, registered this Wednesday, March 31, new eruptions and ash throwing as in the last weeks, affecting already more than 1,300 farming families. According to the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology (Insivumeh), the colossus […] The post Eruption of Pacaya volcano in Guatemala affects 1,300 farming families appeared first on The Rio Times.

US Border Crisis, Episode 1

miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago

Short 6 minute video about the Border crisis, released on March 30, 2021: “Senate Republicans @SenateGOP Exclusive, never-before-seen footage. Real-time … Continue reading →

Notice From Eric Trump – All First Person Trump Content, in Trump Voice or Surrogate Statement, is Banned From Facebook and Instagram

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago

Wow. Big Tech is taking the censorship and deplatforming of President Donald J Trump to entirely new levels according to new information provided by Eric Trump. In a twitter message today, Eric Trump shares the following: (Source) This is quite a stunning statement from Facebook; even considering the prior ideological position(s) of Big Tech. If […] The post Notice From Eric Trump – All First Person Trump Content, in Trump Voice or Surrogate Statement, is Banned From Facebook and Instagram appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Coup Attempt Fails In Niger

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

*France 24:* *Niger foils ‘coup attempt’ days before presidential inauguration * A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger's capital Niamey overnight in an attempted coup but it was pushed back and order has been restored, the government said on Wednesday, days before a handover of power. "On the night of March 30-31, an attempted coup was thwarted," it said in a statement, condemning "this cowardly and regressive act which sought to threaten democracy and the state of law". *Read more* .... * More News On A Coup Attempt Failing In Niger * Niger 'coup'...

Illegal Migrant Facility: Biden Staffer Physically Blocks US Senator Cruz While Repeating Nonsense Like a Crazy Person

miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago

At an illegal immigrant facility, a Biden Administration Staffer physically blocks US Senator Cruz while repeating nonsense like a crazy … Continue reading →

Brazil detects new coronavirus variant similar to South African

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has detected a new COVID-19 variant in São Paulo state that is similar to the one first seen in South Africa, the head of the state’s Butantan biomedical institute said on Wednesday, March 30. Speaking at a press conference the day after Brazil suffered a record 3,780 deaths in […] The post Brazil detects new coronavirus variant similar to South African appeared first on The Rio Times.

MAGA

Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago

Official Website of the Trump Legacy www.45office.com MAGA Meme-of-the-Day White Privilege British Anti-Knife Campaign & American Culture The British are very worried about knives. I’ve carried a knife all my life. Same with a firearm, but that’s beside the point. They have campaigns to show you that not carrying a knife […] The post MAGA appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Government debt in Brazil reaches 90% of GDP for the first time

Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The gross government debt in Brazil rose from R$6.670 trillion in January to R$6.744 trillion in February, according to data from the Central Bank (BC). In relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the debt rose from 89.4% to 90%. It was the first time in the entire historical series […] The post Government debt in Brazil reaches 90% of GDP for the first time appeared first on The Rio Times.

2I/Borisov: A Remarkably Pristine Interstellar Comet

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago

The beauty of comet 2I/Borisov, the second interstellar object discovered in our Solar System, is that it looks and acts more or less like, well, an interstellar comet, without the puzzling characteristics of its predecessor, the still controversial ‘Oumuamua. 2I/Borisov’s cometary nature is clear in the latest observations from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large […]

Pandemic: the borderland between Uruguay and Brazil between hope, resilience and faith

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A resounding "no" is the reception of Paco, owner of a 'baurú' stall - a traditional Brazilian food similar to a hamburger - when he sees the press; then he admits, like many traders on the border between Uruguay and the neighboring country, that his business has suffered losses of […] The post Pandemic: the borderland between Uruguay and Brazil between hope, resilience and faith appeared first on The Rio Times.

Climate Breakdown Today In Yorkshire

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago

By Paul Homewood Climate emergency today near Selby!!

Fox News Lets Ex-Trump Aide Spew Fauci Conspiracy Theory With Zero Pushback

Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Yahoo News Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was allowed to go unchecked on Fox News as he spewed an unhinged conspiracy theory... The post Fox News Lets Ex-Trump Aide Spew Fauci Conspiracy Theory With Zero Pushback appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Stakeholders Assess Whether International Student Enrollment Will Rise After Sharp Decline

cmaadmin, Diverse - 12 hours ago

An Institute of International Education (IIE) survey of 700 colleges and universities concluded that there was a 16% drop in all international student enrollment in fall 2020, compared to fall 2019, and a 43% drop in new international student enrollment. Several factors, including what some are calling the “Biden bump,” seemingly are converging to reverse parts of the decline in international student enrollment during the presidency of Donald Trump.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 89 – 2021

HiFast, Climate Collections - 12 hours ago

Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

February Freeze and Suez Canal Closure Exacerbate Supply Chain Shortages

IER, IER - 12 hours ago

The February freeze in the U.S. led to chemical plant shutdowns that are further disrupting global supply chains and causing… The post February Freeze and Suez Canal Closure Exacerbate Supply Chain Shortages appeared first on IER.

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin Resigns

Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin is resigning for a job at a health care foundation, effective April 5, Seattle Times reported. Martin has been president of the university for nine years, during which he’s helped the school triple its endowment. In an email statement to the university community, Martin said he has accepted […]

"America’s Cities Are Being Turned Into Crime-Ridden War Zones, And Murder Rates Are Way Up Again In 2021"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago

*"America’s Cities Are Being Turned Into Crime-Ridden* *War Zones, And Murder Rates Are Way Up Again In 2021"* by Michael Snyder "The wealthy are reveling in their giant mountains of money, but meanwhile our society is literally coming apart at the seams all around us. The stock market has been hovering near all-time record highs, and for those at the very top of the economic pyramid these may seem like the best of times. But for most Americans, the “good old days” are a long distant memory. More than 70 million new claims for unemployment benefits have been filed over the past year...

Community College Enrollment Is Down 10%. Here’s How Schools Hope to Help Students Return

cmaadmin, Diverse - 15 hours ago

Data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows that community college enrollment in fall 2020 was down 10.6% from fall 2019 for full-time students and 9.9% for part-time students. The biggest declines were among African American males at 19.2% and Native American males at 20.1%.

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Group

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

Washington, DC - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and others against a U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization. The JNF had accused the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) of engaging in “material support for terrorism,” citing their speech and expressive activity, including their support for the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The JNF—a quasi-state institution in Israel that acquires and administers land for the sole benefit of the Jewish people—also sought to hold the USCPR liable for their participatio...

Reversing Trump, Pentagon to Release New Transgender Policy

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

The Pentagon will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/31/2021

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this is a bit short. More soon. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Another migratory bird from the Birds of the Atlantic Flyway. This one very chatty! * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE […]

BBC's China Correspondent Flees To Taiwan After Receiving Threats And Warnings

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

*BBC:* *BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats * The BBC's Beijing correspondent John Sudworth has left China and moved to Taiwan following pressure and threats from the Chinese authorities. Sudworth, who has won awards for his reporting on the treatment of the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang region, left Beijing with his family. The BBC says it is proud of his reporting and he remains its China correspondent. China has denounced the BBC's coverage of Xinjiang. Sudworth, who was based in China for nine years, said he moved to Taiwan after it became ...

Is China Preparing for War Over Taiwan? The Evidence Looks Scary.

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *China-Taiwan War, Asia* On Monday, ten People’s Liberation Army aircraft—including fighter jets and reconnaissance planes—flew sorties into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. New reports out of the Asia-Pacific region are indicating that China is busy preparing for a potential escalation of military activity in the Taiwan Strait. On Monday, ten People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft—including fighter jets and reconnaissance planes—flew sorties into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, according to *Newsweek*. A senior Taiwanese defense official ...

Was the A-12 Oxcart Faster Than the SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane?

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *SR-71, Americas* [image: Cold War History] Both spy planes were very impressive, but which one crushed the other when it came to raw speed? Along with the famous SR-71 Blackbird, there was the A-12 Oxcart, a spy plane that may have been even faster than the Blackbird, which officially holds the speed record. The two planes are similarly designed, and even came from the same place. *Aviation Geek Club*, last year, looked at the history of the A-12, and the question of whether it really flew faster than the better-known SR-71. The A-12 was built in the same skunk...

How America’s Nimitz Aircraft Carriers Ruled the Seas for 50 Years

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *Aircraft Carrier, * For decades, they were the best aircraft carriers on Earth. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *There are concerns that the aircrafts’ five hundred and seven hundred miles combat radiuses will force carriers to come dangerously close to enemy shores. New long-range ground-based ballistic missiles, air and sea-launched supersonic cruise missiles, and very quiet yet inexpensive AIP-powered submarines pose major new challenges to the carrier’s survivability in littoral waters, and their role in a high-intensity conflict in the Western Pacific ...

Facebook has banned the voice of Donald Trump

Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago

ItIsWhatItIs kindly informed me that the usual Google searches that have pointed to this website has disappeared. I cannot really validate such claims, your measurements will be welcome. It's possible that Google behaves differently according to users or their places. Meanwhile, (mainstream conservative comedian of a sort) Steven Crowder's accounts were blocked on Twitter and especially YouTube, despite millions of subscribers (and millions of views per video). The Twitter suspension could be temporary (before it won't be); the YouTube has issued a hard one-week block along with the...

CT Votes on Party Lines to Remove Religious Exemption Bills Forward

Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 10 hours ago

From CT Freedom Alliance: Just moments ago, the CT Public Health Committee voted on party lines (all Democrats in favor, all Republicans opposed) to pass both S.B. 568 AN ACT ELIMINATING THE NONMEDICAL EXEMPTION TO THE IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT and H.B....

A Special Kind Of Mask For A Special Kind Of Stupid!

James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 10 hours ago

The post A Special Kind Of Mask For A Special Kind Of Stupid! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Two Ambassadors To Syria With Wildly Different Analyses

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago

In the past few months, Grayzone journalist Aaron Mate has interviewed two former ambassadors to Syria: former UK Ambassador Peter Ford and former U.S. Ambassador Robert S. Ford. The two ambassadors have a common surname but dramatically different perspectives. This article will compare the statements and viewpoints of the two diplomats. Peter Ford trained as an Arabist and served in the British foreign service in numerous cities including Beirut, Riyadh, and Cairo. He was Ambassador to Bahrein from 1999 to 2003, then Syria from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 until 2014 he was a senio...

Brazil pressures EU at WTO over French soy production incentive program

Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has begun to press the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over how France is expanding its soybean production. The questions are whether production is environmentally sustainable and if subsidies used in the program are legal. These questions, presented by Brazil in the WTO Committee on Agriculture, […] The post Brazil pressures EU at WTO over French soy production incentive program appeared first on The Rio Times.

Argentine economy starts 2021 in negative territory

Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As expected, Argentina started the year in the red. According to the Monthly Economic Activity Estimator (EMAE) for January, there was a 2% drop in the first month of the year compared to the same period of the previous year. Although the non-seasonal measurement shows a 1.9% increase in the […] The post Argentine economy starts 2021 in negative territory appeared first on The Rio Times.

More about the Antifa violence in Salem, OR

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago

On Monday morning I put up an article titled "Yet again, police act against someone defending himself". It described how an Antifa mob in Salem, OR deliberately targeted a pickup truck; and when the driver drew a firearm to try to defend himself, the police arrested *him,* not the rioters. It's enough to make your blood boil. I also linked to some previous articles I've written, pointing out that the justice system and law enforcement can no longer be assumed to be on your side. Too often, in too many places, they're biased towards criminals, whether under orders or not. ...

Argentina to become automaker BMW’s second lithium supplier after US$334m deal

Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – German automaker BMW is making progress in its transition to electric cars and, as part of this process, signed a contract with the US mining company Livent for US$334 million, through which it will buy lithium from the Argentine project the company has in the region of Catamarca. According to […] The post Argentina to become automaker BMW’s second lithium supplier after US$334m deal appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opinion: AMANuensis, or how to “commemorate” March 31st

Michael Royster, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Fifty-seven years ago today, on the evening of March 31, 1964, the Brazilian military high command carried out a plan to overthrow Brazil’s elected civil government and install a military dictatorship. The coup found little initial resistance, and only 7 people were killed on April Fool’s Day when President […] The post Opinion: AMANuensis, or how to “commemorate” March 31st appeared first on The Rio Times.

Free Markets and Tolerance: Make More Stuff I Don’t Like, Please!

Sarah Skwire, Econlib - 12 hours ago

The other day I told my Facebook friends that my current favorite thing is when the Spring collections from fashion designers come out and they’re full of edgy, wild, often gender bending designs (especially this year in the men’s collections–because Billy Porter) and dads everywhere repost the runway images and declare with outrage that they […] The post Free Markets and Tolerance: Make More Stuff I Don’t Like, Please! appeared first on Econlib.

Imaginarity: New Paper Says The Imaginary Part Of Quantum Mechanics Can Be Observed

Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago

Mathematics is a language and languages can be used to create stories. It just takes imagination to create time travel or wormholes or theories of strings or lots of nice things theoretical physicists throw into arXiv. Sometimes math has to create a story because real numbers don't work, even if the physics does. Wave-particle duality, a foundation of quantum mechanics, has a fascinating science history. James Clerk Maxwell, whose equations govern the device you are reading this article on, couldn't explain everything - he died of cancer at age 46. It was left to Albert Einstein a g...

Physicists could do the ‘impossible’: Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar.

zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago

Physicists could do the ‘impossible’: Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/magnetic-fields-created-from-afar.html

Erdogan announces he will visit Karabakh after Ramadan

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

[image: Erdogan announces he will visit Karabakh after Ramadan] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that he intends to visit the city of Shushi in the Karabakh region after the conclusion of Ramadan. The Sputnik Agency quoted Erdogan’s announcement during the virtual summit of the Turkish Council, in which he said: “We will remain close to brotherly Azerbaijan, and we will defend our Turkish values ​​in Nagorno-Karabakh and it is important to restore and rehabilitate the region so that our brothers can return to their lands.” Erdogan added, “After Ramadan,...

Dan Dicks Again Ventures Forth in Downtown Vancouver...and Engages with the "Vaccine" Hoodwinked [as opposed to the "Vaccine" Hesitant]

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago

*Dan Dicks Interviews Vancouverites about Taking the * *Experimental mRNA (BitChute)* How Much Do YOU Know About The Covid-19(84) Vaccine And Its Risks? Well Check THIS Out!!! - Press For Truth Good morning readers: *Dan Dicks of Press for Truth *has done it again. He and his video-producing partner have published yet another shocking video--revealing the tender under-belly of today's masked and prepared-for-the-slaughter human society. Yes, go on the virtual beach of a downtown Vancouver street and start turning over the rocks at low tide. Underneath just about every water-soa...

Why Is an A-12 Spy Plane Sitting on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *A-12 Spy Plane, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] The A-12 plane was excellent and play a vital part during the Cold War—the catch is that it never actually took off or landed on an aircraft carrier. Visitors to New York City may come across some unexpected sights—ranging from the Naked Cowboy music performer who has endured the Big Apple’s worst winters to a gothic castle in Central Park—but one thing that might surprise even military history buffs is the sight of a Lockheed A-12 spy plane on the deck of a World War II aircraft carrier where it has been on displa...

MAS-49: Meet the French Army’s First Semi-Automatic Battle Rifle

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *French Army, Europe* [image: French Army] The rifle would have a long life of service in the Cold War, but it was originally meant for World War II and was hidden from Nazi Germany during the occupation. During the Second World War, the major combatant nations all largely still employed bolt action rifles that were little changed from those used a generation earlier during the First World War. Only the United States military widely employed a semi-automatic infantry rifle—the M1 Garand. While both Germany and the Soviet Union developed semi-automatic rifles, with ...

USS Nimitz: The U.S. Navy's Best Aircraft Carrier Ever?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Navy, Americas* [image: U.S. Navy] The USS Nimitz has spent over forty years in action and has been one of the finest warships ever built. Named for World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz, CVN-68 is the lead ship of the *Nimitz*-class and was one of the world’s largest vessels when she was launched in May 1972. Commissioned in May 1975, USS *Nimitz* was only the second nuclear-powered carrier built after USS *Enterprise* (CVN-65). With the inactivation and decommissioning of *Enterprise *in 2017, *Nimitz* is now the oldest U.S. Navy aircraft c...

Don’t Let a Nuclear Deal Distract From Iran’s Regional Troublemaking

Seena Saiedian, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Seena Saiedian* *Iran Nuclear Deal, Middle East* The Biden administration must not let the nuclear issue distract from serious concerns over Iran’s ruthless human rights record and regional expansion. In its first months in office, the Biden administration has signaled its eagerness to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. This would be a mistake. For years, pundits have warned that Iran is on the brink of a nuclear breakout that can only be prevented through diplomatic concessions to Tehran. These fears have never come to f...

Want to Talk About Iran’s Ballistic Missiles? First Save the Nuclear Deal

Sajjad Safaei, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Sajjad Safaei* *Iran Ballistic Missiles, Middle East* Unless the United States and Iran succeed in fully reviving the JCPOA and ensuring its long-term survival, the outlook for meaningful talks over the country’s ballistic missiles will likely remain bleak. More than three decades after its formal end, the twentieth century's longest interstate war lurks mostly in the dim recesses of global consciousness. In Iran, however, the traumatic memories of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) continue to gnaw at the national psyche. Having left an indelible mark on the country’s perception of ...

How Israeli Defense Firms Began to Dominate Central Europe

Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Seth J. Frantzman* *Israel Arms Sales, Europe* [image: Arms Sales] Israeli defense companies have made great strides in getting access to new customers and turning a profit with several Central European countries. Slovakia’s Minister of Defense is acquiring Israeli radar and the Czech Republic is putting Israel’s BIRD Aerosystems’ unique defense technology on its helicopters. The two deals announced in late March both represent increased interest in Israeli defense systems by key countries in central and eastern Europe. Across Europe, Israel has seen success and interest in its...

F-35: The Only Way to Win a War Against China

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *F-35 China, Americas* Why? An F-35 jet can function as a multi-domain sensor connecting not only to other F-35 jets but also to surface ships, land-based weapons, and other vital air assets such as the F-22 jet. And that is something Beijing cannot match. Carrier-launched airstrikes from the East China Sea, destroyer-fired cruise missiles from the Taiwan straits, high altitude stealth bombing missions flown from Guam, one-thousand-mile land missiles fired from Japan and, perhaps most of all, a massive, multi-domain amphibious assault supported by stealthy fifth-g...

Ruh Roh! Biden Pooch Drops Doggie Doo in White House Hallway

AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

It was unclear which pooch — Major or Champ — dropped the poo.

Did Breastfeeding Baby Die After Mother Received COVID-19 Vaccine Dose?

Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Health experts do recommend the vaccine be given to breastfeeding parents.

Director of Individual Philanthropy

Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 11 hours ago

The Director of Individual Philanthropy will plan, implement, and coordinate a national major gifts program incorporating the efforts of the Major Gift Officers and field organizing staff.

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy hires diversity and inclusion leader

Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth appointed Sumayyah Emeh-Edu as its first vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Emeh-Edu previously worked as the director of diversity and inclusion strategy at financial services firm Charles Schwab. “While cannabis and CBD industries have flourished, the history of racial inequities surrounding cannabis prohibition and the resulting disproportionate social […] Canadian cannabis producer Canopy hires diversity and inclusion leader is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entr...

Biden Picks Kamala Harris to Carry the Carrot and Stick in Central America

Raul Diego, MintPress News - 12 hours ago

With Kamala Harris now riding herd, the stage is set for a massive tech overhaul of the migrant crisis. The post Biden Picks Kamala Harris to Carry the Carrot and Stick in Central America appeared first on MintPress News.

Smoking gun that could have created the moon found in Earth’s mantle

Adam Houser, CFACT - 12 hours ago

While this idea of an alien planet hitting Earth and forming our lunar friend has been discussed for years, there has not been enough evidence to mount a serious, proved case for it. Until now. The post Smoking gun that could have created the moon found in Earth’s mantle appeared first on CFACT.

“The official version of Watergate is as wrong as a Flat Earth Society pamphlet.”

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago

As we can now better appreciate: RIP G. Gordon Liddy.

‘Keeping Your Cool on the Climate Debate’ with Bjorn Lomborg

NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago

*Hoover Institution* | Experts are now stepping forward to challenge the prevailing politically correct orthodoxy on climate change.

Black Agenda Report 31 March 2021

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago

31 March 2021 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: Andrew Cuomo and the Black Political Class Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist Black politicians shamelessly rallied to Cuomo, ridiculously comparing him to Emmett Till and the Central Park Five, in hopes that he will dispense patronage their way if he remains in office. Reject the Innocence and Siege … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 31 March 2021

Dr. Mike Yeadon: The Devastating Impacts of the Covid Vaccine

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago

America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) spoke to former Pfizer Vice President and Chief Science Officer Dr. Mike Yeadon about his views on the COVID-19 vaccine, hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, the regulatory authorities, and more. At the outset, Dr. Yeadon said “I’m well aware of the global crimes against humanity being perpetrated against a large proportion of the worlds population.

Punishing Self Defense

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

Lucky to escape with your life and they throw you in a cop car and you spend the next two years in government imposed legal hell. They want you dead but your submission will suffice. CBC Manslaughter charges dropped against man who killed 2 home invaders who held him at gunpoint Charges withdrawn after 2… Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’

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

[image: Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed the Syrian conflict on Tuesday, as he prepares to participate in the 5th Brussels Conference on the future of Syria. In comments reported by the Saudi Press Agency, the Minister of Foreign Affairs slammed Iran’s presence in Syria, stressing that the Kingdom rejects the Islamic Republic’s interference in the conflict. He further demanded that all Iranian forces and their allied...

Farming-Specific Loans Help Tanzania's Smallholders Increase Productivity

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

MADABA/MAFINGA, Tanzania, Mar 31 (IPS) - Small agricultural loans, disbursed through mobile phones and targeting specific farming activities at different phases of production, have more than doubled food productivity among thousands of smallholder farmers in southern and central parts of Tanzania over the past three years, improving their livelihoods. Read the full story, “Farming-Specific Loans Help Tanzania's Smallholders Increase Productivity”, on globalissues.org →

Recipes with a Taste of Sustainable Development on the Coast of El Salvador

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Mar 31 (IPS) - Salvadoran villager Maria Luz Rodriguez placed the cheese on top of the lasagna she was cooking outdoors, put the pan in her solar oven and glanced at the midday sun to be sure there was enough energy for cooking. Read the full story, “Recipes with a Taste of Sustainable Development on the Coast of El Salvador”, on globalissues.org →

Day 3, Derek Chauvin Trial Continues – Livestream Links, Open Discussion Thread

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago

Interestingly, the alphabet narrative engineers are focused on this trial as they were with George Zimmerman. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, who died […] The post Day 3, Derek Chauvin Trial Continues – Livestream Links, Open Discussion Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Some Capitol Riot Suspects Apologize as Consequences Sink In

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Dozens of rioters have apologized and expressed regret as the consequences of their actions have started to sink in.

A Cryptocurrency Expert Explains NFTs

David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Nonfungible tokens prove ownership of a digital item – image, sound file or text – in the same way that people own crypto coins.

Argentina: Malargue - A UFO Hotspot?

Inexplicata (IHU), Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago

*Source: PLANETA UFO and Los Andes- Periodismo de VerdadDate: 03.31.21* Argentina: Malargue - A UFO Hotspot? Photo of Alleged UFO in the South Goes Viral A group of cyclists was going by one of the loveliest landscapes in the area; upon taking a photo, they became aware of a strange formation. A photo taken of a group of cyclists touring the roads of Malargue quickly became the focus of attention, but not for the breathtaking southern landscaptes or the prowess of the athletes. What capture the attention of many was that the image displays a strange object that many have ...

New York State Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

New York could become the largest legal marijuana market on the East Coast — generating a potential $2.3 billion in annual sales by its fourth year.

Review The Industrialization Of Iraq, Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs, No. 5

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago

*Langley, Kathleen, **The Industrialization Of Iraq, Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs, No. 5**, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1962* *The Industrialization of Iraq* by Kathleen Langley is an overview of the development of Iraq from the Ottoman era up to the 1958 coup. The author found no real plan to grow the economy until the 1930s. When one was finally created it was haphazard at best and failed in its goals. Langley’s thesis is that Iraq had potential for growth and the money to do it with its oil profits but only helped the rich and not the public overall. Lang...

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 31

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago

1934 Iraqi Communist Party founded (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1940 Rashid Ali al-Gailani became PM in deal with Nuri al-Said and Golden Square officers 1922- 58 were 59 cabinets (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1941 Pan-Arab Golden Square officers decided to remove PM Hashemi in coup (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In I...

FBI Deploys Creepy “Sentiment Analysis” Tools To Screen National Guard For Pro-Trump Sympathies

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

Revolver A recent Revolver News investigative piece coined the term “Counter-American Intelligence” to describe the systematic counter-intelligence operation to cleanse the entire national security state... The post FBI Deploys Creepy “Sentiment Analysis” Tools To Screen National Guard For Pro-Trump Sympathies appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

The “Unvaccinated” Question

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

CJ Hopkins So, the New Normals are discussing the Unvaccinated Question. What is to be done with us? No, not those who haven’t been “vaccinated”... The post The “Unvaccinated” Question appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

An L.A. Times journalist says…

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Vaccine passports are a good idea. Among other things, it will single out the still large contingent of people who refuse vaccines, who will be... The post An L.A. Times journalist says… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

COVID waste, discarded face masks are killing wildlife around the globe

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Study Finds – by Chris Melore LEIDEN, Netherlands — Recent studies are calling the millions of coronavirus face masks people throw away a ticking plastic bomb.... The post COVID waste, discarded face masks are killing wildlife around the globe appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

New Profits for Planned Parenthood: Hormone Therapy for Those Who Identify as Trans

People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

CBN News – by Heather Sells Planned Parenthood is tapping into a new market, reaching out to young people who identify as transgender and offering... The post New Profits for Planned Parenthood: Hormone Therapy for Those Who Identify as Trans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Canada Suspends AstraZeneca COVID Shot – 2,530 Injuries and 24 DEAD Following Mostly Pfizer and Moderna Shots

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has joined other nations in recommending that Canadian Provinces halt injections... The post Canada Suspends AstraZeneca COVID Shot – 2,530 Injuries and 24 DEAD Following Mostly Pfizer and Moderna Shots appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

4,576 DEAD 199,213 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 “Vaccines”

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The European database of suspected drug reaction reports, EudraVigilance, is now tracking reports of injuries and deaths following the... The post 4,576 DEAD 199,213 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 “Vaccines” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Eric Clapton-The Cream of Clapton Full album

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

The post Eric Clapton-The Cream of Clapton Full album appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

‘Cut Aid Over Israeli Apartheid’ Say Americans: Poll

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

Anti-War – by Grant Smith Israel’s American lobby has long categorically rejected assertions that Israel is or would ever become an apartheid regime. That position... The post ‘Cut Aid Over Israeli Apartheid’ Say Americans: Poll appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Lawfare Live: Reforming Civil Settlements for Police Misconduct

bklehm, Lawfare - 14 hours ago

This Thurdsay, April 1, at 2 p.m. EST, Rashawn Ray, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, will join *Lawfare* Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss reforming civil settlements for police misconduct. Their conversation comes after George Floyd’s family was awarded a record $27 million settlement from the city of Minneapolis and during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who has been charged with Floyd’s murder. powered by Crowdcast *Sign up now to become a patron of Lawfare and receive email notifications for Lawfare Live, a...

The Internet of Very Cold Things

bnussbaum, Lawfare - 14 hours ago

A residential area in Antarctica. (Ronald Woan, https://tinyurl.com/azezrjhr; CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) Much of the public discussion around the Internet of Things (IoT) focuses on smart cities and how the IoT is revolutionizing urban services such as parking, lighting and transportation. But less discussed is how the IoT is moving into and changing the nature of remote environments. Deserts, oceans, and space present harsh conditions for mundane activities, let alone for the use of remote technology. Despite these challenges, progress in such...

Chinese Fighter Pilot Says Taiwan 'This Is All Ours' When Asked to Leave Airspace

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

This photo taken May 25, 2018, by Taiwan's Defense Ministry shows Taiwan's F-16 fighter jet, left, monitoring one of two Chinese H-6 bombers that flew over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan and the Miyako Strait, near Japan's Okinawa Island. *Newsweek: **Chinese Fighter Pilot Says Taiwan 'All Ours' After Being Asked to Leave Airspace * Taiwan and its surrounding airspace "is all ours," a Chinese fighter pilot reportedly remarked on Monday as the People's Liberation Army flew jets and spy planes toward the democratic island for more than half the days in March. According to a re...

Israel’s legislature now home to racist Kahanist, Itamar Ben-Gvir

Kathryn Shihadah, Israel Palestine News - 12 hours ago

Dr. Zogby, personally familiar with the racism of Israel's Kahanists, discusses the danger of having Itamar Ben-Gvir and his ilk in the Israeli legislature, the upcoming government, and Israeli mainstream, and what it may mean going forward.

New Scientist Claims Good News About Greening Earth Is Bad News About Allergies

H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 12 hours ago

New Scientist magazine published an article Friday claiming climate change is making life harder for allergy sufferers in Europe. New Scientist, however, is covering up is the fact that the increase in allergies is an unfortunate, but manageable, side effect of a beneficial greening of Europe and the globe, as more abundant and lush plant […] The post New Scientist Claims Good News About Greening Earth Is Bad News About Allergies appeared first on Climate Realism.

Trust In Technology Companies Fell All Around The World Last Year

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

*Axios: **Exclusive: Trust in tech craters * Trust in tech — including companies specializing in AI, VR, 5G and the internet of things — fell all around the world last year, the Edelman Trust Barometer found in a massive survey of 31,000 people in 27 countries. *Driving the news:* The study, provided first to Axios, is a special tech edition of data collected for the annual Trust Barometer. All-time lows, going back to comparable Edelman polling in 2012, were hit in 17 of 27 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, China, Japan, Thailand, Brazil and Mexico. *Why it matters:...

The Taliban's Use Of Thermal Scopes By Their Snipers Is Tilting The Afghan War In Their Favor

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

This Tweet shows thermal optics scopes manufactured by US-based ATN and China-based Longot that were seized from the Taliban by the Afghan army. © © ANA *France 24:* *Sniper videos a new propaganda tool for the Taliban * The black-and-white videos show ghostly images of men in combat gear sheltering behind ruined walls in the crosshairs of Taliban snipers, who under cover of darkness pick them off one by one. While the Taliban have been known to use thermal-imaging technology for night-time combat for years, the Afghan insurgents are increasingly publishing sniper videos online a...

Wednesday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Jim Stanford weighs in on the need for increased worker input into economic decision-making - particularly as change is otherwise imposed by management with little regard for the people most affected. - Nathaniel Erskine-Smith makes the case for a wealth tax to recoup some of the windfall the wealthiest few have received during the coronavirus pandemic - though it's of course worth noting that more substantial policy would be even better, and that he and his party have voted against the NDP's efforts to pursue anything of the so...

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 3/31/21"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago

*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 3/31/21"* ○ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes *○* "Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you*! *Your guide:* Gregory Mannarino, AM 3/31/21: *"It's All A Game. Bitcoin Going Mainstream. * *10yr Yield Drops, Dollar Lower."* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *MarketWatch Market...

A year late, and trillions of dollars short

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago

Even in the Biden administration and the diehard leftists in the main stream media, there is skepticism about the latest WHO report. That the virus may have escaped, or been released, from a lab in China has been a discussion at Newsmax and other conservative sources, especially Gordan Chang, China expert, for months. Jen Psaki, Biden's Spox said in a press conference that medical experts and the global community "all deserve greater transparency." She said the report lacks crucial information and provides a "partial, incomplete picture" of the virus’ origin. Well, duh. Where was ...

WATCH: Cop Fires Into Traffic, Tries to Kill Unarmed Man Over a Parking Ticket

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

An unlawful stop for alleged illegal parking ended with a cop dumping 8 rounds at a fleeing vehicle with several of the rounds being fired into traffic.

Seattle Votes To Guarantee Lawyers For Renters Facing Eviction

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

The Seattle City Council unanimously voted Monday to guarantee free legal counsel to poor tenants facing eviction, a system similar to the right to representation already enshrined in the country’s criminal courts. In passing the measure, members of the council hope to keep as many people in their current homes as possible and avoid the devastating and expensive downstream consequences — including homelessness — that often follow when someone is forcibly removed from where they live. "This legislation will not enough be itself and we know that we need a lot more," said Councilmemb...

For years, Israel has refused this family any hope of reunification

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

Israel stands in the way of family reunification: a Gazan woman and 5 children have been separated from their father for years, as Israel refuses them permission to travel the few miles to the West Bank. She sent the 4 oldest, hoping to join them with the youngest, but Israel continues to say No.

Will Biden’s Central American Plan Slow Migration?

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Joe Biden entered the White House with some inspiring yet contradictory positions on immigration and Central America. He promised to reverse Donald Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant policies while, through his “Plan to Build Security and Prosperity in Partnership with the People of Central America,” restoring “U.S. leadership in the region” that he claimed Trump had abandoned. For Central Americans, though, such “leadership” has an ominous ring. Although the second half of his plan’s name does, in fact, echo that of left-wing, grassroots organizations like the Committee in Solidari...

Virginia Finalizes $3.7 Billion Deal To Acquire Train Tracks

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

Virginia officials and freight railroad company CSX have signed a $525 million deal to transfer 223 miles of track and 386 miles of right-of-way to the commonwealth, a key part of a larger $3.7 billion program announced in 2019 to increase Amtrak passenger service and VRE commuter rail service in Virginia over the next decade. “Today, we’re celebrating a major, major milestone in our work to make it easier for people and goods to move around Virginia and up and down our East Coast,” said Gov. Ralph Northam, who stood alongside officials from CSX, Amtrak and VRE during a signing ce...

Governor Signs Executive Orders Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has signed executive orders barring transgender athletes from women’s sports in the state. “Only girls should play girls’ sports,” Noem tweeted on Monday. “Given the legislature’s failure to accept my proposed revisions to HB 1217, I am immediately signing two executive orders to address this issue: one to protect fairness in K-12 athletics, and another to do so in college athletics.” The executive orders direct the state’s Department of Education and Board of Regents to align its policies so only those who are biologically female can participate ...

Teaching in the Age of Corona, One Year Later

Steve Saideman, Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago

Last year, at this time, I wrote about my first experiences in the new online teaching free-for-all era. Besides no longer using Corona, what else have I learned from teaching online? [Note, I have only taught five classes so my observations are based on impressions and thin anecdata] It does not have to suck. The […]

Putin Uncompromising in ‘Frank Business-like’ Talks with Merkel & Macron

Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago

Putin Uncompromising in ‘Frank Business-like’ Talks with Merkel & Macron News Topic 93: Talks with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron Talks with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron The talks focused on the task of consolidating efforts against a common threat, the coronavirus pandemic. In this context, the leaders discussed measures to prevent the further spread […]

Biden Trojan Horse hides a Kamala Harris inside

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago

Biden Trojan Horse hides a Kamala Harris inside ****News Topic 351***** Manufacturing Kamala: ‘Biden-Harris administration’ verbiage is another step closer to the president the US media wanted all along Manufacturing Kamala: ‘Biden-Harris administration’ verbiage is another step closer to the president the US media wanted all along Follow RT on With the Biden administration transitioning […]

A Gilded Age of Social Science: Big Data Governance, Neopositivist Social Science and Covid-19

Jarrod Hayes, Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago

This is a guest post by Dr. Adam B. Lerner, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London and Deputy Director of the Royal Holloway Centre for International Security. As an American living in London, I wake up every morning and check statistics: the number of positive cases reported the prior day […]

A Monthly File of March’s big Examiner stories

Ethan Lycan-Lang, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago

News 1. Province House roundup Jennifer Henderson brings us the latest news from Province House this morning, with some files from Tim Bousquet: Just before yesterday’s COVID briefing, Extinction Rebellion members demonstrated at Department of Lands and Forestry offices around the province, and as well at One Government, where Premier Iain Rankin’s office is located. […]

Parler tipped off FBI weeks in advance & still got deplatformed

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago

Parler tipped off FBI weeks in advance & still got deplatformed ****News Topic 350***** Parler says it tipped off the feds and still got scapegoated Parler says it tipped off the feds and still got scapegoated The media and Big Tech did their best to call for Parler to be banned.

Did Matt Gaetz Retweet ‘There’s No Age That You Can’t Be Sexy’?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

Some of the congressman's old tweets resurfaced amid a March 2021 sex trafficking scandal.

Normative Statements are not Objective or Subjective

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago

The statements which express moral, political, and aesthetic ideals are neither subjective nor objective—they are normative. The subjective statements represent the matters of personal taste and feelings; for example: “I like black coffee,” “The political situation makes me feel sad,” “Modern art is rubbish.” The objective statements are logical and descriptive; for example: “The dog is barking,” “2+2=4,” “Lenin was the founder of the Soviet Union." The normative statements are the statements of value—they are not verifiable and it is impossible to connect them to personal states of...

The U.S. Navy Is Getting More Missiles for Its Fighter Jets (Like the F-35)

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, Americas* [image: AIM-120] These new AIM-120 missiles will feature several key upgrades, including the ability to better resist enemy jamming techniques. The Air Force and Navy’s Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAMs) fires from a wide range of U.S. and international fighter jets increasingly faced with massive amounts of new, high-tech threats requiring advances in air-to-air combat technology. This may be part of the reason why the Air Force is acquiring a large number of new AMRAAMs in what’s called Lot 34, a batch of missiles that i...

Russia's Zircon Hypersonic Missile: Now Deadlier Than Ever?

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Missiles, Eurasia* Moscow is reportedly upgrading their missile to allow it to be used from land instead of just by sea. *Here's What You Need to Know: *While the 300-400 range km range might be considered sufficient for anti-ship duty, it leaves a lot to be desired from the ground-attack role. The 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon) missile is one of the most hyped-up weapons in the Russian arsenal. One of the big three publicly-revealed hypersonic missiles, the Zircon is an anti-ship missile designed to pose an “unstoppable” threat to ships within a 300-400 km range. But ano...

A gastronomic monstrosity!

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago

I can only laugh and shake my head at the latest dietary catastrophe from England. I've eaten chip butties (for American readers, that's soft-cooked French fries in a bread sandwich, with or without ketchup or other seasonings) on a number of occasions, but . . . *this???* CUSTOMERS have been battering down the door at a chippy for a deep fried butty. The 1,000-calorie bread roll is filled with chips and a choice of gravy, mushy peas or curry sauce before being deep-fried. For £2.80 *[just under US $4]*, hungry customers also get another portion of chips on the side. Laura ...

Yes, the Quad Should Push Back on Chinese Aggression (Here’s How)

James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*James Holmes* *Great Power Competition, Asia* [image: Great Power Competition] The Quad is not a military alliance, but it does have military and diplomatic tools with which to repsond to Chinese territorial claims and bullying. *Key point: *Countries in the Indo-Pacific have too much history to really form an outright Asian version of NATO. However, they share similar interests and all have China as a common source of concern. China grumps that the Quad, a league of like-minded Indo-Pacific democracies, is an “Asian NATO” or “mini-NATO” hellbent on “containing” China. If only...

Why Russia's Tu-22M3 Bomber Still Terrifies After All This Time

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Bombers, * The implementation of this missile could change the status of the Tu-22M3M under New START, if the Kh-SD is confirmed to have nuclear capability. *Here's What We Need to Remember:* The bomber's true role has always been a mystery to the outside world. Recently, the Tu-22M3 bomber has been the face of the Russian air force all over the world. Between dropping bombs over Syria to patrolling airspace over Japan, the Tu-22M3 has also been receiving a series of upgrades. These upgrades allow for greater bombing accuracy with conventional weapons, as well as ...

Global Hawk Spy Drones Can Help Save the Day When Disaster Strikes

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, World* [image: U.S. Air Force] Infrared cameras helped the plane see where damaged had occured and assist in directing relief efforts. Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, buildings had collapsed and people were dying while others trapped beneath rock and debris called for help. To make matters worse, this was happening all while needed communications networks for rescue efforts malfunctioned. Yet, somehow, many lives were saved and many other recovered while earthquake-ravaged Haiti embarked upon a lengthy rebuilding period. One ...

North Korea Won't Be Punished By UNSC for Recent Missile Tests

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *North Korea Missiles, * Less than a week after North Korea’s launch last week of ballistic missiles, the United Nations Security Council met Tuesday. But the body did not take any action as a result of the launches. Less than a week after North Korea’s launch last week of ballistic missiles, the United Nations Security Council met Tuesday. But the body did not take any action as a result of the launches. Per The Associated Press, the meeting was brief, and “all 15 members encouraged dialogue and negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear program but disagreed on the...

Progressives Don’t Think Joe Biden's $3 Trillion for Infrastructure is Enough

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Infrastructure Bill, * [image: $1.9 Trillion Dollar Stimulus] Instead, progressive Democrats unveiled a new bill that would invest $10 trillion in renewable energy, green infrastructure, and climate justice initiatives over the next ten years. Just as President Joe Biden prepares to introduce a portion of his $3 trillion infrastructure, jobs and climate change package on Wednesday, a slew of lawmakers on Capitol Hill launched new pressures on the president, and they’re not Republicans. Instead, progressive Democrats unveiled a new bill that would invest $10 t...

Global Hawk Drone Is Far More Than Just a 21st Century 'Spy Plane'

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] This unmanned spy plane can help to see what is going on, spot injured humans buried under rubble, and also possible help direct communications. There are a variety of interesting military technologies engineered for the Global Hawk drone which may have proven useful for Haiti relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in 2010; Electro-Optical/Infra-Red cameras could perform video imaging functions and beam back real-time feeds from disaster areas to ground control stations where human decision-makers could...

Zip Ties, Anyone?

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

The air leaves the balloon. The prospect of dozens of Jan. 6 rioters cutting deals for minor sentences could be hard to explain for the Biden administration, which has characterized the Capitol Hill mob as a uniquely dangerous threat. Before assuming office, Biden said the rioters’ attempt to overturn the election results by force “borders… Continue reading →

Suspect in Attack on Asian American Woman in NYC is Arrested

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

The victim was walking to church in midtown Manhattan when police said a man kicked her in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, stomped on her face, shouted anti-Asian slurs before calmly walking away.

5 Countries, Including U.S., Waive Safety Regulations for New Gene-Edited Corn

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 14 hours ago

Corteva’s “waxy” corn was developed using CRISPR technology, a genome editing technique the giant seed and pesticide company is selling to regulators as “non-GMO” in order to bypass risk assessments and safety regulations. The post 5 Countries, Including U.S., Waive Safety Regulations for New Gene-Edited Corn appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Am I a Starseed

Ashley Walker, Enlightened Consciousness - 14 hours ago

A Starseed is considered as an advanced spiritual being, a soul traveling from another planet. They are born on Earth to inspire and heal other human beings. Star people, also known as starseeds, as well as indigo children. It is a New Age belief and fringe theory that Brad Steiger introduced in his 1976 book […] The post Am I a Starseed appeared first on Enlightened Consciousness.

SAME OR DIFFERENT? She answered the best question ever asked!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021* *His question remains unanswered:* For reasons our history makes sadly obvious, questions of "race" are everywhere in our nation's public discussions. This very morning, to cite one example, the New York Times offers a profile of the people who are serving on the Derek Chauvin jury. For reasons which are sadly obvious, that news report starts like this (principal headline included): *Who Are the Jurors in the Derek Chauvin Trial? * MINNEAPOLIS —* A white intensive care nurse *who said if she saw someone on the street who needed help, she would feel ...

24 World Leaders Call for Global Treaty In Wake of Pandemic

Summit News, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Twenty four world leaders signed a letter calling for more global government to combat future pandemics, led by UK prime minister Boris Johnson, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and French president Emmanuel Macron. The letter urges an end to “isolationism and nationalism” and specifically calls for a global treaty.

Progressives push Green New Deal in $10 trillion infrastructure bill

Adam Houser, CFACT - 15 hours ago

President Biden's team had announced plans earlier for an infrastructure bill with a cost of $3-$4 trillion. Liberal representatives in the House do not think that goes far enough and have instead introduced their own bill. The post Progressives push Green New Deal in $10 trillion infrastructure bill appeared first on CFACT.

Another Italian Professor is Dead Following the AstraZeneca COVID Injection

Health Impact News, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

There will be a criminal investigation into the medical records of the second Italian professor who died after taking the the AstraZeneca injection. Earlier this month, another investigation was launched into AstraZeneca when a 57-year old music teacher died following the Covid injection.

The Great Political Stagnation

Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago

Last month, I posed the following challenge on Twitter: The last 25 years have delivered amazing economic and technological progress for humanity. *Political* progress, in contrast, is hard even to detect during this period. What political change on Earth since 1996 has been even 2% as wonderful as the collapse of Communism? — Bryan Caplan […] The post The Great Political Stagnation appeared first on Econlib.

Bill Gates Is Not America's Covid God.

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago

* One could say that Bill Gates is the god of covid/coronavirus since he's certainly advanced it's cause in many ways. As God is said to have created the earth and heavens. Bill Gates certainly created and advanced the pandemic meme. Through creative marketing. With an eye to making profit, of course. God didn't look to make profit from the earth.* *Bill Gates is not being discussed in the aforementioned manner in the linked oped:* *Bill Gates, Microsoft founder-turned-vaccine-developer,* just came out and predicted that the world, weary as it is from the coronavirus, will see a...

AZ: What Teacher Layoffs Look Like In An Anti-Teacher State

Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago

Carie Caruso conferenced with her supervisor and was told she was a highly effective teacher. The next day, in an online meeting, she was told that she was out of a job. 47 other teachers were part of that meeting. Angela Philpot had 23 years of experience, but this week she was one of the 150 teachers laid off by Gilbert Public Schools in a surprise meeting with a principal who read a scripted statement from the district. No comments or questions were allowed. Philpot is an Arizona Education Association officer. Arizona public schools have seen a big drop in enrollment this year. ...

Why South Korea Venerates Assassins and Bombers

Mitchell Blatt, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Mitchell Blatt* *South Korea, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E63Q0Y7E01&share=true] Perhaps other countries could learn from the practice? Three statues stuck out at me on my visit to the Independence Hall of Korea on the weekend of the anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement. Copper-gold statues of three combative men in various stages of action stride atop pedestals. The three men are Kim Chwa-chin, a guerrilla general; Ahn Jung-geun, the assassin of Japan’s Resident-General in charge of Korea, Ito Hirobumi;...

How America Bombed Itself Into a Smart Bomb Shortage

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Precision-guided munitions, or PGMs, don’t do much good if you don’t have enough of them. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Then there is the question of whether America can even produce the components it needs to build smart bombs. Like many American products, PGMs use some foreign-made parts that are vulnerable to embargo or being tampered with. Since the 1980s, smart bombs have become the wonder weapons of modern warfare. One laser- or GPS-guided bomb can hit a target where a dozen dumb bombs from a World War II bomber would have missed. ...

The Myth and Legend: Meet the Infamous Glock 7 Gun

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Firearms, World* [image: Firearms] This powerful weapon was supposed to be very expensive and hard to detect; but the catch is that it actually does not exist. *Key point: *The Glock 7 has been referenced in popular movies and is supposed to be one dangerous weapon. But it turns out the Glock 7 really is only just a legend. It was 20 years ago this coming summer that the action movie *Die Hard 2* – which was actually based on the Robert Thorp crime novel *Nothing Lasts Forever**,* a sequel to *The Detective *– introduced some of the worst myths and misconceptions ...

Nuclear Tanks Could Have Been a Disaster For Enemies... And Drivers

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Technology, Americas* In the end, tanks wouldn't have been the only mutants. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Maintenance would have been interesting, too. Pity the poor mechanics at the depot, or the recovery crews, who have to fix or tow a damaged tank leaking radioactive fuel and spitting out radioactive particles. Bombing a tank repair shop wouldn't just disrupt maintenance: it would create a contaminated zone. In the 1950s, America was enthralled by the atom. There were plans for atomic-powered cars, atomic-powered aircraft and atomic-powered spaceships. ...

Report: Israel’s Northern Mechanized Division Is in Bad Shape

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Time to fix mistakes is a luxury Israel does not have. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The 319th Division’s woes reflect a larger pattern in the IDF. In the 1973 October War, Israeli units hastily mobilized to stem the surprise Arab invasion found themselves with shortages of equipment and gear that had been poorly maintained. In the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War, Israeli troops suffered from shortages of basic items, from food and water to ammunition, as well as poorly trained logistics personnel. If Israel has to go to war tomorrow agains...

Who Wins This Air Showdown?: China's J-15 Fighter vs. Russia's Su-33

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Fighter Jets, * Both have suffered crashes and design flaws, but also feature some serious technological upgrades. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Overall, while the Su-33 is probably superior to the J-15 in reliability and engine power, the J-15 is simply a more modern aircraft and is integrated with modern ergonomic design concepts. Recently, Sputnik International put out a piece bashing the China’s based J-15 carrier-based fighter jet, describing it as having problems with its flight-control system. But the J-15 is itself a derivative of the Russian Su-33...

America Must Push Back on Chinese Island-Building and Territorial Claims

James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*James Holmes* *Chinese Navy, Asia* [image: Chinese Navy] Beijing keeps creating fake islands and claiming them and real ones as their official territory in violation of international maritime law. *Key point: *Washington cannot sit idly by while Beijing pushes aggressively to expand its territory. Here is why national interests firmly dictate that free and open sea lanes are vital for U.S. security and the American economy. It feels like 2014 again. That’s when it came to light that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had embarked on a seemingly quixotic project: manufacturing i...

The Evil of the Rothschild Family – The Power Behind Empires

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

Blackstone Intelligence Mar 29, 2021 Jake Morphonios narrates the story of one of the most evil and powerful dynasties in human history: the Rothschild family.... The post The Evil of the Rothschild Family – The Power Behind Empires appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Take A Stand Against The Mask Mandates

Nick Hankoff, null - 13 hours ago

[image: undefined] Don’t just let it slip beneath your nose. Go maskless. Face the day. The shopping and other errands may not get done, but you’ll achieve even more with your time. Take yourself and others out of the comfort zone just a bit. You just might save America. Even as states loosen or lift their mask mandates, private companies are holding fast to them. This juke move is causing too many conservatives and libertarians on the right to falter. Whereas in the former case, imposing masks on people was a violation of their rights, dignity, and the fundamental norms of civiliz...

The pending collapse of the ‘rules-based international order’ is an existential threat to the United States

Scott Ritter, null - 13 hours ago

[image: undefined] For decades, America styled itself the “indispensable nation” that led the world & it’s now seeking to sustain that role by emphasizing a new Cold War-style battle against “authoritarianism.” But it's a dangerous fantasy. It seems a week cannot go by without US Secretary of State Antony Blinken bringing up the specter of the “rules-based international order” as an excuse for meddling in the affairs of another state or region. The most recent crisis revolves around allegations that China has dispatched a fleet of more than 200 ships, part of a so-called “maritime ...

Lessons Learned?

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago

Matt Bai writes that the story of Deborah Birx is a tale for the ages: Birx isn’t one of the political hacks who did Trump’s bidding until it was time to save her reputation by making an empty show of principle. (Ahem, Elaine Chao.) No, Birx is a retired Army colonel and respected doctor who made a tangible difference in the global fight against AIDS. As Trump’s White House coordinator for the pandemic response, she worked tirelessly to get the coronavirus under control — no one disputes that. She was put in an impossible predicament, something Birx has been vocal about since she...

The Vaccine Passport Propaganda Template

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

With reports that President Joe Biden’s administration is planning for imposing a vaccine passport mandate in America, expect to see in the media a deluge of vaccine passport propaganda. What will that propaganda look like? A template illustrating several elements you can expect to see in the propaganda push was provided several weeks ago in a CNN interview.

Europe: Look what your support meant

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

These are the courageous people who, a couple of years ago, decided to come together - each from their corner of our continent - to take the European Union to court for failing to protect their livelihoods as the threat of climate change became a reality in their daily lives. Their case came to be known as the "People’s Climate Case".

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PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 14 hours ago

The China-Iran Pact Is A Game Changer (I)

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago

When China and Iran, two of the United States’ main adversaries in the contemporary world situation, enter into a 25-year strategic pact, it is pointless to split hairs and speculate whether the development affects American strategies. Of course, it does. The West Asian region is all about geopolitics — starting […]

IRR responds to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago

From what we have seen, both the findings and the recommendations of the government-commissioned Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report fit neatly with the government’s attempts, post-Brexit, to portray the British nation as a beacon of good race relations and a diversity model, in the report’s words, for ‘white majority countries’ across the globe.

Raytheon kill chain

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

Raytheon is the 4th largest arms-producing contractor in the world. Recently, a former Raytheon board member, retired four-star general Lloyd Austin, was appointed as the Secretary of War under the Biden Administration. This further highlights the revolving door between the Pentagon, the War Industry and Congress. The Global Network has long opposed military operations by Raytheon. We must continue the fight against these warmongers....they are killing us. Video produced by Will Griffin for the Global Network.

How to hold and pretreat cannabis plants before transplanting them

Laura Drotleff, Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago

Conditions aren’t always ideal for hemp and marijuana growers to transplant young plants. Inclement weather, delayed labor or transplanting equipment and a host of other delays can leave cultivators facing a harrowing wait to get tender transplants in the ground. How to hold and pretreat cannabis plants before transplanting them is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

“Plain Dumb Luck” and the War Power: A Story of Nuclear Roulette and Its Lessons

Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 11 hours ago

For the Symposium on Martin J. Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis (Knopf, 2020). Amanda L. Tyler Martin Sherwin’s *Gambling with Armageddon* is a gripping, nail-biting account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and so much more. It would be hard to overstate how quickly the book grabs your attention and provides a frightening account of how close the world came to nuclear obliteration in October 1962. But, if it is even possible, the book’s larger account of what the author calls “nuclear roulette” is even more frightening. T...

Cops Arrested for Killing Man on ‘LIVE PD’ Over Failing to Dim Headlights, Crying, ‘I Can’t Breathe’

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: ambler]The deputies who squeezed the life out of Javier Ambler as he begged for help on the now-cancelled Live PD show, are charged with manslaughter.

Rostros del Mercosur: música y arte fotográfico para exigir la no ratificación del Acuerdo comercial UE-Mercosur

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

31-Mar-2021 Ecologistas en Acción y la campaña No a los Tratados de Comercio e Inversión han realizado una performance ante el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores en Madrid para pedir al Gobierno español que rechace el Acuerdo comercial UE-Mercosur.

DTI seeks June trade deal signing with South Korea to ensure treaty approved before polls

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

31-Mar-2021 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for a June conclusion to negotiations for a free trade agreement with South Korea, which would give the Philippines sufficient time to complete its domestic approval process before national elections next year.

US, Central Asian countries agree to focus on digital trade issues

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

31-Mar-2021 Trade officials in the meeting of the US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussed the importance of digital trade for achieving broad-based inclusive economic growth and innovation.

Gov't starting informal talks to join Trans-Pacific Partnership

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago

31-Mar-2021 The Philippines is starting informal talks with members of a transpacific trade deal as part of the process of indicating interest to join the agreement.

The Taliban Are Saying That They Have Already Won The War In Afghanistan

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

Taliban delegates speak during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar Sept. 12, 2020. *The Hill:* *Taliban signal they have already won: report * The Taliban are trumpeting that they have already won the war in Afghanistan, with little apparent interest in making concessions in negotiating a peace deal, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Peace talks in Turkey are set to begin next month, but the Taliban — who have slowly overrun Afghan military bases, steadily taken control of large swaths of countryside and encroached on cities — now have the ...

4 reasons why migrant children arriving alone to the US create a 'border crisis'

Ediberto Román, Professor of Law, Florida International University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago

Unaccompanied minors pose a humanitarian challenge for Biden, as they did for Trump and Obama. There are no quick fixes to child migration and many vexing complications, says an immigration scholar.

Brazil has the 2nd worst gender inequality in Latin America, says Economic Forum

Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the countries most affected by the covid-19 pandemic in the world, Brazil has lost ground in the fight for gender equality in the region. The pandemic of covid-19 will delay by more than a generation the time needed to achieve parity between men and women, according to the […] The post Brazil has the 2nd worst gender inequality in Latin America, says Economic Forum appeared first on The Rio Times.

Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

Right to die laws are scarce in the US, and too often a muddle where they

UK media & globalists panic as Le Pen is set to defeat Macron in France

The Duran, The Duran - 14 hours ago

UK media & globalists panic as Le Pen is set to defeat Macron in France The Duran: Episode 927 Emmanuel Macron has lost his Covid ‘bet’, and his political head Emmanuel Macron has lost his Covid ‘bet’, and his political head It is not true. If it were true, it would not have prevented the […]

Analysis: In Brazil, military rule is still viewed with favor by many

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday (29), the Minister of Defense, General Fernando Azevedo Silva, left the position he had held since the beginning of 2019. He was replaced by General Walter Braga Netto. The next day, the new holder of the portfolio released his first official statement: a text about March 31, the […] The post Analysis: In Brazil, military rule is still viewed with favor by many appeared first on The Rio Times.

Eager to Build Infrastructure, Biden Plans to Tax Business

AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the plan is “about making an investment in America — not just modernizing our roads or railways or bridges but building an infrastructure of the future.”

What Are the Details In The Iran - China 25 Year Strategic Partnership Agreement? No One Knows

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago

*The Guardian:* *Iranian leaders pressed to disclose details of 25-year China pact * *Government official hints China standing in way of publication, as protesters insist ‘Iran is not for sale’ * Iran’s ministers are being pressed by critics in the country to reveal details of a 25-year strategic partnership deal signed with China at the weekend, following accusations that Iran has sold its sovereignty. Many analysts say the agreement is largely aspirational, but the secrecy surrounding the final version has provided a useful stick for the regime’s critics. *Read more* .... ...

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago

Jenna Orkin G. Gordon Liddy Dead The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different. U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time Potentially toxic masks distributed in schools and daycares in Quebec A lack of transparency from Chinese officials and looming geopolitical consequences have damaged the credibility of a WHO-led inquiry into how the virus that causes COVID-19 originated. Lesley Stahl reports. WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals Georgia governor ignored experts as the pandemic raged the two richest people in America, Jeff Bezos an...

Court Rules It’s Not Rape If Woman Gets Voluntarily Drunk Before Sex Assault Happens

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago

[image: rape]"A person can’t be found guilty of sexually assaulting someone, who is mentally incapacitated due to intoxication, if that person became intoxicated by voluntarily ingesting drugs or alcohol."

Twitter is set to be blocked in Russia any day now

The Duran, The Duran - 15 hours ago

Twitter is set to be blocked in Russia any day now The Duran: Episode 926 Russia Blasts Twitter For Being “Too Slow” In Deleting Content “Harmful For Children” Russia Blasts Twitter For Being “Too Slow” In Deleting Content “Harmful For Children” The Kremlin has continued lashing out at Twitter after earlier this month threatening to […]

Whistleblower solicitor threatened by Victorian Government over Covid class action

Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 15 hours ago

Covid crusader Serene Teffaha is seeking whistleblower protection from the Federal Government and Victorian Ombudsman from interference by State Government regulators threatening to shut her down and steal funds from her trust account to cover costs after she filed in the Supreme Court on March 19, a substantial class action against the Victorian government seeking […]

Opposing All Governments Equally Is Supporting The Most Powerful Government

Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 16 hours ago

The US-centralized empire is waging nonstop wars that have killed millions of human beings just since the turn of this century, and people will still say things like “We’ve really got to do something about Cuba.” The US-centralized empire is circling the planet with hundreds […]

What Did Gen. Nakasone Say About Defense Department Operations (Not Just Cyber Operations)?

HLin, Lawfare - 16 hours ago

Gen. Paul Nakasone speaks at the Billington International Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2017. (U.S. Army Cyber Command Photo) In prepared testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 25, 2021, Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, stated: The DoD depends on USCYBERCOM and its performance. Every operational plan and every mission across the Department builds from the assumption that we will be able to assure that the bandwidth and data that military forces require will be accessible and trustworthy. This might not seem like much, bu...

Migrant Children in Foster Care Eligible for Permanent Residency in US

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and Fox News, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

Migrant children who are in foster care have a pathway to become permanent residents and receive welfare. The Biden administration is allowing huge numbers of unaccompanied children across the border and, thereby, gain new voters.

Boeing's F-15EX: The U.S. Air Force's Biggest Mistake Ever?

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *F-15EX, * [image: F-15EX] Simply put, the F-15EX is not survivable against the modern surface-to-air and air-to-air weapons of great powers like Russia and China. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has signed a contract to acquire over 140 F-15EX fighters; the first model arrived earlier this month, with two more due in April. But the colossal procurement is one of USAF’s most poorly considered acquisitions in recent years--a cost-ineffective investment into an increasingly outdated style of warfare. *F-15EX, Explained* The Boeing F-15EX is the latest variant of the F-1...

Israel's F-35I Stealth Fighter Is King in the Middle East

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *F-35, Middle East* Israel is the only country to have been granted major country-specific modifications to the F-35. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The activities of Israel’s *Adirs* are likely to continue to remain conspicuously in the news. *(This article first appeared in 2019.)* On May 22, Israeli Air Force commander Amikam Norkin announced that its F-35I stealth fighters had flown on two combat missions on “different fronts,” showing as proof a photograph of an F-35 overflying Beirut. While details on those missions have not been released—apparently, th...

SR-71: What It's Like to Fly the Fastest Plane on Earth

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *SR-71 Military, * The Lockheed SR-71 is famously the fastest plane ever flown by the U.S. military and was never once shot down, although it did have a handful of close calls. The Lockheed SR-71 is famously the fastest plane ever flown by the U.S. military and was never once shot down, although it did have a handful of close calls. Last October The Aviationist spoke with USAF Lt. Col. Russell Szczepanik (Ret.), who commanded the Blackbird program for two years, about what it was like to fly the famed jet. He served, on most missions, as the reconnaissance sys...

Russia Thinks the F-35 Is Doomed to Fail

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *F-35 Military, Europe* It's hard to argue with Drozdenko's observations that war and technology are not the same. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Americans are horrified when their soldiers don't receive the most cutting-edge equipment. Russia is willing to sacrifice sophistication for simplicity. Surprise! America's F-35 stealth fighter is too complicated and expensive, claims a Russian military expert interviewed by Russian media. Hard to believe, isn't it? Yet while the Sputnik News interview might be dismissed as tendentious at best and propaganda at wors...

Why Is America Rapidly Building New Nuclear Bomb Cores?

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Though the production of nuclear cores has been an issue for years, a looming U.S.-Russia arms race makes the situation even more sensitive. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Russia is fielding a new generation of strategic nuclear weapons, including a hypersonic nuclear-armed glider and an air-launched ballistic missile. The Trump administration has withdrawn from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia, alleging Russian violations, leading to fears that a new competition will beget the return of nuclear-armed, medium-r...

France Is Building New Rafale Fighter Jets

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *Fighter Jets, Europe* Despite incorporating stealth technology, the Rafale is not a true stealth aircraft like the F-35. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The forthcoming Rafale F4s will progressively replace France’s fourth-generation Mirage 2000s. In January 2019, French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced France would commit $2.3 billion to develop an F4 generation of the Dassault Rafale twin-engine multirole fighter. This would include production in 2022–2024 of the last twenty-eight of the original order of 180 Rafales, followed by the purchase of a...

Why the United States Is Still the World’s Top Weapons Seller

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* The world’s top five arms manufacturers are all American companies. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Chinese arms makers do not appear on the SIPRI list, though China exports weapons around the world. “Chinese arms-producing companies are not covered by the SIPRI Top 100 because of a lack of data on which to make a reasonable or consistent estimate of arms sales dating back to 2002. Some will hail it as a triumph of American capitalism. Others will say that it is a bloodstained badge of shame. But either way, the world’s top five arms manuf...

Did Ukraine Really Build a Cruise Missile With a 1000 Kilometer Range?

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Cruise Missiles, Europe* Using long-range conventional cruise missiles for deterrence against Russia is not without precedent. But it could be just a bluff. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Based on research done by Russian experts, Russian forces forward deployed at the Ukrainian border only slightly outnumber Ukrainian troops that could be facing them in a conflict. Forward deployed armored units have a 2:1 numerical advantage, but with the addition of second-echelon troops, this jumps to a 4:1 numerical advantage. As the Ukrainian election heats up in April...

Former President Trump Launches A New Website

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago

*WNU editor:* The former President has launched a new website (*link here*). There is nothing special about it. I suspect that it is a work in progress. But in the meantime critics of the former President are onloading .... *Trump launches new website with fault-free history of his presidency* (Global News).

Russian FM comments on possibility of new ‘Middle Eastern NATO’

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

[image: Russian FM comments on possibility of new ‘Middle Eastern NATO’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) Commenting on the existence of trends towards establishing a NATO alliance in the Middle East and in Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the existing alliance is “enough”, stressing that establishing a group like this would be unnecessary. Lavrov continued: “I really hope that the intensity of hostility to Iran will subside, give way to sound thought, and that ideas such as the establishment of NATO in the Middle East will disappear in the past, because the existin...

Foster Parents and Their Children Removed from Home to Make Room for Migrant Children

Information Liberation, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

The house is being repurposed to to accommodate "unaccompanied children" from the US-Mexico border. Research from the Center for Immigration Studies released in 2020 found that American taxpayers are billed up to $133,000 per refugee resettled in America.

One-Third Of U.S. Voters Say They Would Use A Social Media Platform Backed By Former President Trump

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago

*The Hill:* *Poll: One-third would use a Trump-backed social media platform * One-third of voters said they would use a social media platform that was backed by former President Trump, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. By contrast, 54 percent of registered voters in the March 22-24 survey said they would not join such a platform while 16 percent said maybe. Seventy-eight percent of Democratic respondents and 58 percent of independent respondents said they would not use a social media platform created by Trump. On the other hand, 54 percent of Republican respondents said they woul...

Brazilian franchisors put the brakes on internationalization process

Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the Brazilian Society of Retail and Consumption, Eduardo Terra, evaluates 2021 as a year of accommodation. Many Brazilian franchisors have put their foot on the brake in the internationalization process. "Until the pandemic started, 20% of new members were Brazilian," says Cristina Maria Matos, CEO of the […] The post Brazilian franchisors put the brakes on internationalization process appeared first on The Rio Times.