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Sunk and Lost: How Tragedy Came Upon This Soviet Mike-Class Submarine
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Cold War History, World* [image: Cold War History] Terrible accidents sometimes happen and they can cost lives and result in lost nuclear weapons. *Key point: *Every new submarine design comes with risks, but sometimes a mistake can be fatal. This is especially true if something goes wrong or a crew does not practice sufficient safety precautions. From a Western perspective, Soviet engineers seemed to approach their Cold War submarine as if they were high-performance jet fighters meant to out-slug, out-run and out-dive their adversaries in a swirling dogfight....
Big Guns, Big Legacy: Meet the Most Famous Battleships Battles Ever
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Naval Warfare, World* [image: Naval Warfare] These mighty clashes of powerful warships remain famous among navalists even to this day. *Key point: *As wooden warships gave way to iron clads and then modern battleships, there were several designs that stood out. Here is how these battles made these warships known to all. The age of the steel line-of-battleship really began in the 1880s, with the construction of a series of warships that could carry and independently aim heavy guns external to the hull. In 1905, HMS Dreadnought brought together an array of innova...
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 21 hours ago
Rock aficionados will instantly recognize Trevor Rabin as one of the lead guitarists for British supergroup Yes, as well as a prolific composer of movie soundtracks. The name Duncan Faure will bring the Bay City Rollers to mind: he was their vocalist from 1979-1981. However, relatively few rock fans remember that the two got their big break together, as part of a South African group called Rabbitt during the mid-1970's. It was the closest thing South Africa ever had to a progressive rock group. Rabbitt achieved enormous success in the (relatively small) South African music ...
Arizona Forensic Audit of the 2020 Election Has Begun
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
The Arizona forensic audit of the 2020 election has started, even though the “Democratic” Party is trying to stop it. … Continue reading →
Musical Interlude: "Dance of Life" • Relaxing Fantasy Music for Relaxation & Meditation"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 21 hours ago
*Full screen a must.* Peder B. Helland, "Dance of Life" • Relaxing Fantasy Music for Relaxation & Meditation"
Вярвайте в себе си и вярвайте - Цитат от M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
Вярвайте в себе си и вярвайте, че един ден човечеството отново ще има насоки и системи, които действително работят и които координират действията с думите. © М.N. Hopkins *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/01/have-faith-in-yourselves-quotation-by.html*
Aveți încredere în voi înșivă și credeți - Un citat de M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
*Aveți încredere în voi înșivă și credeți că, într-o zi, omenirea va avea din nou o direcție și sisteme care să funcționeze cu adevărat și care să coordoneze acțiunile cu cuvintele. * *©** M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/01/have-faith-in-yourselves-quotation-by.html*
Верьте в себя и верьте - Цитатата по M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
Верьте в себя и верьте, что когда-нибудь Человечество снова будет иметь направление и системы, которые реально работают, и которые имеют согласованность действий со словами. *©* *М.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/01/have-faith-in-yourselves-quotation-by.html*
ANZAC Day – 25th April 2021
TonyfromOz, Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 25 April 2021 – Plus Weekly Update – PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ Why is ANZAC Day so important in Australia? At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were […]
Weekend Fun 76, Drunk politicians and other professionals
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
Many of these stories and punchlines are old, not my original stories. Some of these I tweaked, so enjoy :-) ------------ 1. Arsonist -- a man with a burning ambition. Drunk Arsonist – thinks he is electricity, he lights up buildings. 2. Politician – can get money from the rich and votes from the poor on the pretext of protecting one from the other. Drunk Politician – can spot trouble, diagnose it incorrectly and apply all the wrong solutions. 3. Mathematician -- can discuss infinity without end. Drunk Mathematician – drinks then derives. 4. Statistician – can show that numbers...
Absent Victorian Premier now has more wounds to lick
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 22 hours ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has scrapped Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, calling it “inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy”. The decision made late on Wednesday night threatens to inflame already fraught diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing. Deploying Australia’s powerful new veto powers under legislation passed last year for the first […]
You Won’t Believe How Far Beyond the Year 2000 Bubble We Have Gone.
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 22 hours ago
source / The Money GPS There are many indicators you can look at to determine the current state of a particular stock, index, or asset in general. But looking at it from a top down view, or zooming out as I refer to it, gives an alternative and perhaps a more complete assessment. Today, there […]
In 1940, the Royal Navy Stood Between Europe and Nazi Domination
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *World War II, Europe* The Germans had 1,700 bombers and fighters to fling against 640 RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Acknowledging these factors isn’t to diminish the heroism of the RAF pilots who defended the United Kingdom. Fighter Command’s successful defense spared the UK more concentrated daylight bombing raids and allowed her forces abroad to go on the offensive sooner. The air battle cost the Nazis many talented pilots who otherwise would have gone on fighting for years in the war. By June 1940, Hitler’s Panzer Divisi...
Russia Could Conquer Eastern Europe, But Could Moscow Hold It?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Cold War, NATO, Eurasia* The belief that NATO would lose a conventional conflict did nothing to contradict the notion that NATO could play a valuable role in deterring war. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The RAND wargame suggests that Russia could take the Baltics, and perhaps hold them, for a while. Moscow would begin to pay costs very early in any conflict, however, as NATO forces moved against Kaliningrad, Transnistria and other Russian holdings. A recent RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into ...
Will the U.S. Army Revive Its 'Linebacker' Bradley Troop Carrier?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *U.S. Army, Americas* Why reinvent the wheel when an old weapons system will do? *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. Army is in a pinch. Recent conflicts in Armenia, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have demonstrated the widespread adoption of drones by state actors—as well as rebel and terrorist groups—for reconnaissance purposes and as improvised attack platforms carrying grenades or explosive charges. Most recently, Russian air-defense vehicles and electronic-warfare assets in Syria reportedly defeated a simultaneous rebel attack by thirteen kamikaze drones. To...
A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day
Global Issues News Headlines - 22 hours ago
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of countries are approaching and achieving malaria elimination, the UN chief said on Sunday, World Malaria Day. Read the full story, “A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day”, on globalissues.org →
World War I Saw History’s First Naval Assaults from Aircraft Carriers
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *World War I, Europe* The foresight to experiment and invest in new ideas rather than just iterate upon old ones remains a vital quality in a world that continues to experience rapid technological change. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Royal Navy pushed its technology as far as it could go in the Tondern raid, dispatching its fighters to the limit of their range from a ship they were not capable of landing back upon to attack a large target with tiny bombs. The fact that the raid succeeded beyond all expectations is beside the more important point: tha...
The American Empire’s Disastrous Defeat in 1942
G2mil, The Duran - 22 hours ago
The American defense of the Philippines in 1942 is remembered as a valiant effort to hold off the unstoppable Japanese Army. The conquest of the Philippines by Japan is the worst major military defeat in United States history. After just four months of fighting, over 23,000 American military personnel were killed or captured, while embedded […]
Oregon Bill to BAN Livestock – Stunning War on Farming/Ranching
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 22 hours ago
source Oregon Bill to BAN Livestock – Stunning War on Farming/Ranching Oregon Bill IP13 would criminalize raising food animals in the state, and reclassify animal husbandry practices as “sexual assault.” The bill specifies that animals can only be eaten after dying of natural causes (at which point, aged/diseased meat is not good). Oregon’s 12,000 beef […]
Two Black Deaths Twenty Years Apart
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 22 hours ago
George Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 last year. On November 27, 2000, Damilola Taylor died on a South London street. Apart from the colour of their skin, these two individuals had nothing in common. Floyd was African-American; Taylor was African African. Floyd was a 46 year old has-been never was with a long […]
Shortage: The U.S. Military Needs More Precision-Guided Munitions
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Smart Bombs, Americas* Yet even if the Pentagon wants more smart bombs, the U.S. defense industry may not be able to provide them. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Finally, while smart munitions are invaluable—better to expend a million-dollar missile than risk a $100 million aircraft—CRS asks whether there is always value for money. “For instance, in 2017 a U.S. ally used a $3 million Patriot missile to engage a $300 quadcopter drone,” the report notes. Since the 1980s, smart bombs have become the wonder weapons of modern warfare. One laser- or GPS-guided bom...
Why NATO Remains Vulnerable to the Suwalki Gap
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *military, Eurasia* [image: M1 Abrams Tank] The trip-wire concept only works if NATO can promptly counterattack with its 40,000-strong response force. That means traversing the Suwalki Gap, as Baltic airspace and maritime lines of communication would be heavily interdicted by Russian missiles. *Here’s What You Need To Remember: *Since 2014, NATO strategists have focused much of their attention on a forty-mile-wide stretch of border between Poland and Lithuania called the Suwalki Gap (pronounced ‘Soo-vow-kee’). The gap’s two highways are the only land corridor ...
Why Russia’s R-77 Missile Could Give the Air Force Some Real Trouble
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Russian Army, Europe* Technologically, the R-77 is an active-radar homing missile, meaning that the seeker itself has a small radar that sends out radar pulses to detect the target and then uses that information to home in on the target. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The upcoming R-77M variant for use on the Su-57 is exciting, with the possible AESA seeker and return to a traditional fin layout. There also is the version that’s powered by a ramjet, the R-77PD. This version was seen at MAKS 2001; however, it has not been seen since, and development is believed...
Threat Alert High: These Weapons are a Danger to Modern Aircraft Carriers
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *military, Americas* Torpedos, missiles and cost overruns, oh my! Here’s What You Need to Know: Aircraft carriers have been the primary capital ship of naval combat since the 1940s, and remain the currency of modern naval power. But for nearly as long as carriers have existed, navies have developed plans to defeat them. The details of these plans have changed over time, but the principles remain the same. And some have argued that the balance of military technology is shifting irrevocably away from the carrier, driven primarily by Chinese and Russian innovation. ...
These 5 Guns Might Kill the Shooter Before the Target
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Guns, * Almost every gun is designed to be safe as possible for the shooter, but sometimes things go wrong. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These rings had a tendency to quickly wear out, leading to the stock splitting open under recoil, possibly endangering the shooter. As a result, many call this shotgun the “widowmaker” due to the dangerous design. Almost every gun is designed to be safe as possible for the shooter. Countless mechanisms have been designed to facilitate this and prevent the gun from firing when the shooter does not intend it to. However, in ...
World War II Russia vs. Nazi Germany: The Bloodiest War on Earth?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *World War II, Europe* The raw statistics of the war are nothing short of stunning. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The end of the War in the East left the Soviet Union in control of a vast portion of the Eurasian continent. Red Army forces occupied Germany, Poland, Czechosolvakia, parts of the Balkans, the Baltic states, and parts of Finland. The Western allies remained in control of Greece and much of western Germany, while Joseph Tito established an independent communist regime in Yugoslavia. The war between Germany and the Soviet Union officially began in ...
Rare Super Pink Moon in Scorpio 26-27 April
Enlightened Consciousness, Enlightened Consciousness - 23 hours ago
This Super Pink Moon, one of only 2 Super Full Moons this year, signifies fulfilment of that which was begun at the New Moon. This is an emotional time, highlighted by growth and relationships. This phase of the moon affects the following signs most prominently: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. The Taurus-Scorpio polarity represents the […] The post Rare Super Pink Moon in Scorpio 26-27 April appeared first on Enlightened Consciousness.
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 24 April 2021
TonyfromOz, Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 25 April 2021 – Plus Weekly Update – PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Andrews & Co. have another headache on the way in $50m damages lawsuit
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 1 day ago
By TONY MOBILIFONITISVICTORIAN premier Dan Andrews, chief health officer Brett Sutton and others may regret the day they crushed a Melbourne food manufacturing business after a slug was planted in the building and hygiene investigations were misrepresented. Two retired senior Victorian police officers have amassed several thousand pages of evidence in a $50 million civil […]
Ashli Babbitt: A Martyr To Wokeness
PA Pundits - International, Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 25 April 2021 – Plus Weekly Update – PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Burt Prelutsky ~ It seems pretty obvious to me that Ms. Babbitt’s death can be traced to WWW (walking while white). When I theorized a few days ago that the person who shot and killed an unarmed woman during the kerfuffle on Capitol Hill on January 6th was a black police officer, I wasn’t […]
The Biden Climate Summit – Speeding Up To Hit The Wall Harder
PA Pundits - International, Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 25 April 2021 – Plus Weekly Update – PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ The Biden Climate Summit is not just the two day zoomfest. That show is the crescendo to a complex concert that has played out over the last few weeks. Each of the speeches by Federal Agency heads is the announcement of their part of a massive green plan — the […]
Dr. Nikolai Petrovsky on Sars2 origin (excerpts)
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 day ago
8-11-20 Dr. Nikolai Petrovsky on Sars2 origin: As we showed too, the Shi lab had also won a grant to extend that work to whole live animals. They planned “virus infection experiments across a range of cell cultures from different species and humanized mice” with recombinant bat coronaviruses. …To learn more, especially about the reasonableness of this diagnosis, we arranged to have the whole Master’s thesis translated into English and are here making the translation available. To read it in full see the embedded document below (or download it here). The six ill miners were ...
The Pseudo-Concept: Freedom of the Press
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 day ago
Freedom of the press is a pseudo-concept because it confers on one sector of the economy, the media industry, the status of a holy entity which deserves special reverence, protection, and privileges. But the media industry is just another sector of the economy like the steel industry, the travel and hospitality industry, the small businesses, the independent professionals. Why should they have the freedom, reverence, protection, and privileges that are not awarded to other sectors of the economy? We don’t talk about the freedom of the steel industry, of the travel and hospitality in...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
#UPDATE More than one billion Covid-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide less than five months after the first mass inoculation programmes began, with 58 percent given in three countries: the United States, China and India #coronavirus https://t.co/H2WN4zTToO — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 24, 2021 German leader Angela Merkel says tougher lockdown restrictions including a 10 p.m. curfew are the only way Germany will beat back the latest surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. https://t.co/2gT9GSjJXi — AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 24, 2021 Map of the Ottoman Empire detai...
April 25th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 96
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post April 25th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 96 appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Replacing God with Medicine: 21st Century “Idolatry”
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 1 day ago
This article was originally published on October 4, 2015, on our Create4Health.org website. But it is far more relevant today, than the day it was written 6.5 years ago. For those of you just now waking up to the corruption and evil in the modern medical system, this article will, at the very least, show that this corruption has been around for a very long time, and that the things you are observing today, as horrific as they are, did not just happen overnight. The heart of idolatry is looking to sources outside of God for our basic needs and desires in life. The idols that are e...
Sunday April 25th – Open Thread
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Sunday April 25th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.
The Biden Climate Summit – Speeding Up To Hit The Wall Harder
HiFast, Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ The Biden Climate Summit is not just the two day zoomfest. That show is the crescendo to a complex concert that has played out over the last few weeks. Each of the speeches by Federal Agency heads is the announcement of their part…
Replacing God with Medicine: 21st Century “Idolatry”
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 1 day ago
This article was originally published on October 4, 2015, on our Create4Health.org website. But it is far more relevant today, than the day it was written 6.5 years ago. For those of you just now waking up to the corruption and evil in the modern medical system, this article will, at the very least, show that this corruption has been around for a very long time, and that the things you are observing today, as horrific as they are, did not just happen overnight. The heart of idolatry is looking to sources outside of God for our basic needs and desires in life. The idols that are e...
10 ways new FDA head should protect people from toxic chemicals in food
Guest Contributor, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Opinion By Tom Neltner Chemicals Policy Director Environmental Defense Fund The FDA’s critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic has brought intense interest in whom President Biden will nominate to lead the agency as its new commissioner. While COVID-19 is the priority, the FDA obviously has many vital other responsibilities. Though it doesn’t get that much attention,... Continue Reading
Spike in cryptosporidium parasitic infections prompts warning in Ireland
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Public health officials in Ireland have issued a warning following a large increase in cryptosporidium infections in the past month. The Health Service Executive-Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said the rise in the parasitic infections during the past few weeks is mostly affecting children. Since the beginning of March, the number of cryptosporidiosis patients has... Continue Reading
More Than Gourmet, Inc. Recalls Beef And Veal Broth And Stock Products
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
More Than Gourmet, Inc., in Akron, OH has recalled approximately 6,896 pounds of ready-to-eat beef and veal broth and stock products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hydraulic oil, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ready-to-eat broth and stock items were produced on March 1,... Continue Reading
Ever Deeper And Deeper Into "Climate" Fantasy
Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian - 1 day ago
* It never ceases to amaze me how the very mention of the word “climate” causes people to lose all touch with their rational faculties. And of course I’m not talking here just about the ordinary man on the street, but also, indeed especially, about our elected leaders and government functionaries. * The latest example is President Biden’s pledge, issued at his “World Climate Summit” on April 22, to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 - 52% from the levels of 2005, and to do so by 2030. * In my last post a couple of days ago, I remarked that “Biden himself has absolutely...
Antarctica Was Warmer In Middle Ages
HiFast, Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Another study, published in 2017, adds to our understanding of long term Antarctic temperature trends: ? ? ? Antarctica went through a 1,900-year cooling trend before warming up a bit in the last century, according to a study showing that…
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
A Palestinian sitting next to a burning barricade flashes a ''V'' sign during clashes with Israeli police, as the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan continues, in Jerusalem, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery ....* Clashes in Jerusalem during Ramadan* (Reuters).
Report Says California National Guard Mulled Using An F-15 ‘To Intimidate Civilians’ Amid COVID Lockdowns In March 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
F-15C Eagle fighter jets from the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing flew over the state Capitol in Sacramento last year to honor healthcare workers, first responders and others battling the pandemic. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) *FOX News:** California National Guard put fighter jet on alert in March 2020 for 'possible domestic mission': report* *An F-15C fighter was put on alert, sources told the Los Angeles Times* California National Guard members say a fighter jet was put on standby for a "possible domestic mission" last year, raising concerns tha...
Why Russia’s DShK Machine Gun Is Fighting Around the World
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Russia, Machine Gun, Europe* Around nine thousand DShK’s were produced during World War II, serving primarily in Red Army anti-aircraft units. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Dushka and KPV machine guns mounted on trucks continue to play a major role on all sides of the civil wars in Syria and Libya, and insurgency in Iraq, and even crop up in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Modern Western warplanes now mostly use precision-guided weapons at high altitudes that leave them well outside the range of heavy machine gun fire. Few American weapons are quite so...
Nuclear Nuisance: Why Were There so Many Soviet Submarine Accidents?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Soviet Navy, Europe* [image: Soviet Navy] There were multiple accidents and even fatal sinkings of submarines from several different class designs. *Key point: *With little cash and many problems, some old Soviet nuclear powered submarines were just left to sit and rust. However, that poses yet another problem given the safety with which their nuclear power plants need to be handled and disposed of. The United States launched the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS* Nautilus*, in 1954, revolutionizing undersea warfare. The *Nautilus*’s reactor allowed it...
The Good, Bad, and Experimental: These 5 Warships Changed Navies
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Robert Farley* *Navies, World* In 1905, the Royal Navy laid down HMS Dreadnought, the world’s first all-big-gun ship. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Because of their experimental nature, almost all such ships are superseded in short order by vessels that incorporate lessons learned. *Napoleon* was hopelessly outclassed within a decade; *Dreadnought* left service in twelve years; *Nautilus* compared poorly with her immediate successors; *Furious* was small relative to the big carriers of the interwar period; and *Monitor* sank in a storm. Earlier this week the *Zumwalt** (D...
USS Scorpion Sunk: Why We Don’t Know the Truth 50 Years Later
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarnes, * The exact truth of the Scorpion’s fate will never be known for certain. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *One theory advanced by Vice Admiral Arnold Schade and former-Scorpion mechanic Dan Rogers postulates it sank due to a faulty Trash Disposal Unit—a valve on the galley for getting rid of waste. This could have allowed seawater to flood in and contaminate the batteries, producing hydrogen gas that may have incapacitated the crew and eventually led to the apparent explosion in the center of the *Scorpion*’s hull. The discovery of wreckage from...
Why Navy SEALs are Over the Beloved Sig Sauer P226 Pistol
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charlie Gao* *Pistols, * The first generation of P226 was adopted by the Navy SEALs following some embarrassing issues that happened during the XM9 pistol trials that resulted in the adoption of the Beretta 92 by all services. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While Sig Sauer has created an excellent alloy-framed double action/single action pistol in the Mk 25, the general move to a striker triggers and the affordability of the Glock probably has doomed the Mk 25 to be a piece only for collectors and civilian marksmen looking for a pistol with some Navy SEAL heritage. While t...
"Century of Humiliation": China Hasn't Forgotten the Opium Wars
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Opium Wars, Asia* China’s current foreign policy has its roots in past encounters with the West. *Here's What You Need to Know*: China will never forget its humiliation at the hands of the West. In 1839, England went to war with China because it was upset that Chinese officials had shut down its drug trafficking racket and confiscated its dope. Stating the historical record so plainly is shocking — but it’s true, and the consequences of that act are still being felt today. The Qing Dynasty, founded by Manchurian clans in 1644, expanded China’s borders to th...
Anti-Tank Missiles Could Be the Latest Threat to Aircraft Carriers
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charlie Gao* *Aircraft Carriers, Anti-Tank Missile, * Aircraft carriers face a litany of threats in the modern age, but the U.S. Navy has spent the last half-century thinking of ways to defeat threats to them. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Langfan does mention the thermobaric version of the Kornet as having massive explosive potential. While this is true, the thermobaric version has very little penetrative capabilities. It’s unlikely that a thermobaric Kornet would make its way through the hull, though it probably would leave a significant dent or create spalling on the o...
Beijing Continue To Urge WHO Not To Pursue 'Lab Leak' Theory
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva, April 12, 2021. *VOA:* *Beijing Urges WHO Leader Not to Pursue 'Lab Leak' Theory* WASHINGTON - China is lashing out at the chief of the World Health Organization for suggesting that more study is needed into the possibility that the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic initially escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Global Times, an influential news outlet controlled by China's ruling Communist Party, pointed this week to comments by Tedros Adhanom Gheb...
Lest we forget what?
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 1 day ago
It's gratifying, in a way, to start Anzac Day every year with a commemoration of a shambolic dawn landing that kicked off a pointless and wholly tragic military campaign that snuffed out some of the best young men of two young nations. It's not a victory march, but a sobering commemoration of the destruction of war. This is healthy. This much is good. "Lest we Forget!" It's said every year. And yet year after year, the numbers grow fewer who remember what it was we're not forgetting. In my own lifetime, the commemoration seems to have morphed from remembering the birth of a nati...
India Sets Covid-19 Infection Record For Third Straight Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail: **Coronavirus second wave is set to kill 5,700 people a DAY in India: Swamped hospitals turn away patients away while victims suffocate to death on wards amid oxygen shortage - and anyone who delays supplies is threatened with the DEATH penalty* * Dr Shahid Jameel has warned India still yet to hit the peak of its second Covid wave despite landmark cases * He said that models suggest there could be 500,000 infections per day at the end of the first week of May * India recorded 346,786 cases on Saturday, the highest global one-day total so far, and another 2,624...
Real Madrid Drops Points against Betis
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Real Madrid missed a chance to go level on points with LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid on Saturday, drawing 0-0 with Real Betis days before the Blancos will host Chelsea in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal.
Turkey Bristles as US Labels 1915 Armenian Bloodbath a Genocide
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
With the White House release on Saturday of a statement describing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as a result of the policies of Turkey’s then rulers as “genocide,” Joe Biden became the first president of the United States willing to offend the current Turkish government by using the highly freighted word for that horrible episode of World War I.
Chelsea Beats West Ham to Tighten Grip on 4th in Premier League
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Timo Werner’s first goal in his last seven matches made the difference on Saturday for Chelsea, which edged West Ham United 1-0 at London Stadium to give itself a cushion over the fifth-place Hammers in the battle for the fourth spot in the Premier League.
Nadal Advances to Barcelona Open Final with Win over Carreño
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the Barcelona Open for the 12th time.
Newcastle Dents Liverpool UCL Hopes with Late 1-1 Draw
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Liverpool’s Champions League ambitions was dealt a blow on Saturday as Newcastle capitalized on the Reds’ wasteful finishing to secure a 1-1 draw at Anfield and give its survival hopes a much-needed boost.
Child Allowances are a Bad Idea
David Henderson, Econlib - 1 day ago
In the recent $1.9 trillion spending bill, Congress passed a measure to give monthly payments to parents with children. Although the measure will expire at the end of 2021, there are moves on both sides of the congressional aisle to implement a permanent child allowance. The amounts are not small. Under the current program that […] The post Child Allowances are a Bad Idea appeared first on Econlib.
Pottersville Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago
------------------------------ "I mean, you know, the freaking Al Qaeda Magazine, when it used to exist, used to advise Al Qaeda adherents that a great way to terrorize lots of Americans is to use a readily available large tool, namely a car or a truck, to run down Americans as a way of committing terrorist attacks in this country." -Rachel Maddow God, I wish I'd thought of this. So let us call Florida's HB1 "the Al Qaeda Terrorism bill." ------------------------------ For the second time in as many nights, Tucker Carlson has erupted in maniacal laughter on his show. ...
Quote Of The Day
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. -H. L. Mencken
Bayern Puts Bundesliga Title Celebrations on Hold after Mainz Upset
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Bayern Munich slumped to a surprise 2-1 defeat at Bundesliga minnows Mainz on Saturday.
Myanmar’s Junta Agrees to End Violence against Civilians
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Myanmar ruling military junta pledged on Saturday to end violence against civilians and engage in inclusive talks at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Jakarta.
Indonesian Navy Confirms Missing Submarine Sank
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
An Indonesian Navy submarine that disappeared three days ago sank, officials said on Saturday, but they have not lost hope of rescuing some of the vessel’s 53 crew members.
Belgian Craftsmen Turn Waste into Unique Decoration Pieces
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Geoffrey Abras, who worked at a recycling plant for two decades, has founded a cooperative that turns the waste produced in the southern Belgian city of Namur into art.
Spaniard Seeks to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders at the Age of 82
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria, 82, is set to try climbing Mt. Dhaulagiri, the world’s seventh tallest peak, in Nepal to reach one step closer to his goal of becoming the oldest climber to summit the 14 eight-thousanders, the world’s 14 tallest peaks with heights over 8,000 meters.
Suzuka Circuit to Stay on F1 Calendar until 2024
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
The Suzuka circuit in Japan will remain on the Formula 1 calendar for three more years through 2024, the world championship organizers announced on Saturday.
India Patients Gasp for Breath due to Low Oxygen amid Deadly COVID-19 Surge
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Hospitals in India continued to struggle with dangerously low levels of medical oxygen as the deadly second pandemic wave piled up nearly 350,000 new patients and killed more than 2,600 people.
China Names Its First Mars Rover Zhurong, the Mythical God of Fire
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
China has named its first rover to Mars as Zhurong, the mythological god of fire, its space agency said on Saturday.
Mexican Students Dance in Protest against Sexual Abuse
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
A group of a Mexican dance academy students protested on Friday with a symbolic dance performance outside the landmark cultural center in Mexico City to highlight alleged sexual harassment they have faced at the institute.
George Floyd Murder Convict Police Officer to Be Sentenced on June 16
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of African-American George Floyd, will be sentenced on June 16, according to court documents released on Friday.
Biden to Make First Overseas Trip to UK, Belgium in June
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
United States President Joe Biden will make his first foreign trip in June to the United Kingdom and Belgium, the White House said on Friday.
Labour’s housing band aid: currently around 8500 adults & 3888 kids live in NZ motels, costing more than half a billion dollars to date
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
“Govt accused of running get-rich-quick scheme after National reveals motels being paid millions for emergency accommodation” And the Nats can’t talk … Key hocked off a large chunk of our state homes to property developers … paid for by our forbears. And Labour’s so far sold off $30 mill worth. As we speak councils NZ … Continue reading Labour’s housing band aid: currently around 8500 adults & 3888 kids live in NZ motels, costing more than half a billion dollars to date →
Watch “NYU Professor Fights Back Against the Academic Crybullies” on YouTube
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Originally posted on OCCUPY AMERICA: https://youtu.be/m7ff6cJVLKs
‘Baldwin Hills’ Star Ashley Taylor Gerren dies after getting Covid vaccine age 30 — Truth11.com
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: ‘Baldwin Hills’ Star Ashley Taylor Gerren dies after getting Covid vaccine Truth Unmuted / Jesse Smith (Vaccine Impact) – Actress Ashley Taylor Gerren passed away in her sleep at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, her family confirmed in a statement on Monday. She was 30. Essence.com first reported…
THOUSANDS of anti-lockdown protesters TAKE OVER central London
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Life, Death and all between: Thousands of protesters have descended on London to protest the British government’s ongoing coronavirus restrictions. Though pubs and shops have reopened, stiff limits on gatherings remain in plac… Source: THOUSANDS of anti-lockdown protesters TAKE OVER central London
More headlines
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Thanks Kim Hampson: NO MORE LOCKDOWN! (bitchute.com) (Van Morrison & Eric Clapton) MSM Finally Begins Admitting The PCR False Positive Cover Up & The Real World Experiment Exposed (bitchute.com) British media claims Five Eyes has ‘become four’, Ardern defends Mahuta’s comments (msn.com) Response to Chris Hipkins Re “Disrespectful People Handing Out Anti-Mask Misinformation Pamphlets” (bitchute.com) … Continue reading More headlines →
Studies That Show Dangers Of GMOs And What Their Makers Do To Hide Them From You | Jeffrey Smith | The Real Truth About Health (video)
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Read article plus video at the link: From theplantstrongclub.org The biotech industry’s claim that genetically modified (GM) foods are safe is shattered in this groundbreaking lecture. Safety assessments on GM crops are not competent to identify the health problems, and industry research is rigged to avoid finding problems. This lecture is for anyone wanting to … Continue reading Studies That Show Dangers Of GMOs And What Their Makers Do To Hide Them From You | Jeffrey Smith | The Real Truth About Health (video) →
UN agenda 21 that we’ve been told for years is conspiracy
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
“NZ’s path to United Nations Agenda 2030” Last year Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the guest speaker at a private gathering in New York hosted by Bill and Melinda Gates. She told the audience that under her administration New Zealand had taken a lead and embedded the United Nations Agenda 2030 into our legal and … Continue reading UN agenda 21 that we’ve been told for years is conspiracy →
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