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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

28 April - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10:10 pm MDT

Covid 33, CDC PH statement on lifting the lockdown
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 17 hours ago
*CDC PH Calls for Lifting of the Lockdowns by May 2021* April 27, 2021 As President Rodrigo R. Duterte and his Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) once again deliberate on which type of lockdown to continue to imprison the nation under, the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC Ph) would like to remind them that our people have already suffered enough under this wholly unscientific and poorly-crafted failure of a system for addressing the pandemic. We have not forgotten that the WHO itself appealed to world leaders to use lockdowns only as a last resort because of the...
5 strategies for using water-soluble cannabinoids in cannabis drinks
Kristen Nichols, MJBizDaily - 17 hours ago
Extraction scientists and formulators are racing toward faster and cheaper ways to make cannabinoid molecules – hydrophobic and therefore impossible to dissolve in water – suitable for incorporating into drinks. 5 strategies for using water-soluble cannabinoids in cannabis drinks is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Closing in on Centauri A and B with Astrometry
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 17 hours ago
When it comes to finding planets around Centauri A and B, the method that most intrigues me is astrometry. At the recent Breakthrough Discuss sessions, Rachel Akeson (Caltech/IPAC) made the case for using the technique with data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). My interest is piqued by the fact that so few of […]
How The Federal Reserve Is Increasing Wealth Inequality
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the Federal Reserve has gotten plenty of kudos for moves that have helped stabilize the economy, kept house prices from tanking and supported the stock market. But those successes have obscured another effect: the inadvertent impact the Fed’s ultra-low interest rates and bond-buying sprees are having on economic inequality. Longstanding inequality in the U.S. has been exacerbated by the Fed’s role in touching off a multi-trillion-dollar boom in stock markets — and stock ownership is heavily skewed toward the wealthiest Americans. In contra...
Our ‘Dear Friend’ Deby Is Dead
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
The tributes to the late President Idriss Deby just poured in last week – especially from Western leaders. And boy were the condolences nauseating – at least to anyone vaguely familiar with Chad and its longtime strongman, or those even faintly fond of decency. The worst of it came – unsurprisingly and unapologetically – from the country’s former (officially) and persistent (de facto) colonial masters in Paris. Coming right on the heels of Deby’s – still hazy on its exact details – death on the battlefield against a rebel rebellion, President Emmanuel Macron’s office released a st...
US Role Behind The Defeat Of Ecuador’s Leftist Presidential Candidate
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
The US role in the defeat of leftist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador’s presidential contest on April 11 was not overt because it did not need to be, according to a high-ranking Latin American diplomat. We met with the diplomat and others on an official election observation delegation with CODEPINK. Names of some sources remain anonymous due to a hostile political environment towards progressives. This setback for the Citizens Revolution movement, founded by Rafael Correa, will have profound implications for Ecuador and beyond, fortifying the US-allied reactionary bloc in Latin America. ...
Brexit. Pourquoi le Parlement européen ratifie seulement maintenant l'accord avec le Royaume-Uni
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
28-Apr-2021 Les eurodéputés ont donné leur approbation à l'accord qui fixe les règles sur la future relation entre l'UE et le Royaume-Uni, et veulent également jouer un rôle à plein dans le contrôle de son application.
Distrustful EU lawmakers back trade deal with Britain
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
28-Apr-2021 The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, while expressing clear mistrust of the British government.
Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
Robert, Ice Age Now - 16 hours ago
“The size of megaplumes (above submarine volcanoes) is immense, with the volumes of water equivalent to forty million Olympic-sized swimming pools.” – Press release from the University of Leeds, 21 April 2021 And we wonder what is heating our seas. ______________ Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent Volcanic eruptions deep in our ... Read more The post Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Montreal Dockers Strike: Defy Back-To-Work Legislation
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Since the end of the seven-month truce on March 21, the bosses have been in attack mode. On April 12, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) decided to suspend the job security plan. The dockers organized in CUPE 375 retaliated with an overtime and weekend strike. Then, on April 23, another slap in the face: the MEA changed work schedules to increase hours worked and implement “shift schedules” that make it harder to balance work and family—which is one of the main issues in the negotiations! This tactic of changing schedules is a contemptuous frontal attack. This was also impl...
Could China’s HQ-9 Unseat Russia’s S-300 Missile Defense?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Missile Defenses, Asia* The HQ-9 is China’s primary long-range domestic surface-to-air missile. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *What’s surprising is that Russia continues exporting the near latest missiles such as S-400 to China, when it’s likely that China will pump out an updated version of the HQ-9 for export with the same features within a few years, potentially cutting into Russia’s market share. The HQ-9 is China’s primary long-range domestic surface-to-air missile. Outwardly, it seems similar to the S-300, using large flat face radars and a large missil...
Not New, But Improved: How the M60E6 Machine Gun Got Upgraded
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *, Americas* Does this mean that the M60E6 is the best light machine gun on the market currently? *Here's What You Need to Remember*: The result is a gun that’s highly competitive with the latest machine guns on the market. In independent torture testing by Dan Shea of Small Arms Defense Review, the M60E6 averaged around 8,300 mean rounds between failures, a figure better than the M60E4 or M240 during 1994 Army tests. The M60 is one of the enduring symbols of the American firearms industry. Born out of a fusion of two WWII-era German designs, the original M60 had ...
Race, Poverty, Farming And A Natural Gas Pipeline
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Five years ago, the mayor of Hopkins Park, a Black, rural community in Kankakee County, Illinois, argued for building an immigration detention center there to boost the economy. The people who lived there said: No, thanks. Mayor Mark Hodge now has another idea for new development in his town and the surrounding, historic farming community of Pembroke Township, south of Chicago. He’s backing a proposal for a pipeline, built by the utility Nicor, that would run through the area and, he hopes, bring with it natural gas and a boost to taxes and the local economy. And again, some resi...
For Small Farms Surviving The Pandemic, Co-ops Are A Lifeline
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 16 hours ago
Ian Colburn, Zoey Fink, and Casey Holland all operate small, diversified farms in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. The farmers already had plants in the ground in March when they realized restaurants and farmers’ markets—two of their biggest sales channels—would likely shut down due to the pandemic. Colburn of Solarpunk Farm worried his acreage was too small to support a robust Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and that he hadn’t planned for the kind of crop diversity that model demanded. Fink works part-time at Farm Shark Farm with her husband. They already had a CSA...
The Best Intentions of Sir Ronald Cohen: Building the Crypto-Corrals of Social Investment
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
It’s a tangled web but the bottom line is that social-impact investing, given a big boost by the pandemic and the “Great Reset” planned in its wake, can be made to sound so good that it’s hard to conceive what a dangerous threat it poses: it only “works” by herding and caging.
Links 4/28/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Inflation: Read the signs all around you, or risk being overwhelmed
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
I've written many times about inflation and the threat it poses to our economy. Just this past month, my articles on the subject include: *Hyperinflation and "Modern Monetary Theory" -**a conundrum* *A perfect illustration of why* *official inflation figures are simply not believable* *Watch out for food price inflation -**it may get much worse this year* I'm far from alone in seeing what's coming. It's *monetary* inflation rather than *price* inflation that is the problem, as we discussed in my article titled "One of the scariest financial graphs I've ever seen". Peter S...
Sheffield University wants to cancel Isaac Newton & GRAVITY for being racist
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 17 hours ago
Sheffield University wants to cancel Isaac Newton & GRAVITY for being racist ****News Topic 390***** Gravity is racist? Sheffield Uni. wants disclaimers on Isaac Newton’s theories, says he benefited from ‘colonial activity’ – media Gravity is racist? Sheffield Uni. wants disclaimers on Isaac Newton’s theories, says he benefited from ‘colonial activity’ – media Isaac Newton […]
On the perils of scientific collaboration from thousands of miles away
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Collaborations can be fraught. Ask David Ocjius. Ocjius, an emeritus professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Merced, and a department chair at the University of the Pacific, is up to four retractions, five corrections and an expression of concern in papers he wrote with collaborators in China and elsewhere. Ocjius … Continue reading On the perils of scientific collaboration from thousands of miles away
Coldest Valentines Day On Record In The US
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
Valentines Dat 2021 was the coldest on record in the US. The warmest occurred 100 years earlier in 1921, which averaged 35 degrees warmer.
Energy 142, Earth Day, Miscellaneous energy articles
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 18 hours ago
Some energy articles that I read the past few weeks, reposting. ------------- *The social costs of carbon fiasco*Paul Driessen Mar 15, 2021 *It takes big energy to back up little wind and solar*David Wojick Mar 31, 2021 http://icecap.us/index.php/go/icing-the-hype *Climate Insanity: German Greens, Conservatives Push For 100s Of Wind Turbines In Black Forest! *By P Gosselin on 10. April 2021 https://notrickszone.com/2021/04/10/climate-insanity-german-greens-conservatives-push-for-100s-of-wind-turbines-in-black-forest/ *2021 German Coal Plant “Phaseout” Lasted Only 8 Days...
“Worse Than They Thought”
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
The BBC says that the Colorado River is running out of water due to climate change, and it is “worse than scientists thought” The water fight over the shrinking Colorado River – BBC News There has been no meaningful trend … Continue reading →
Indian funeral pyres depicted on MSM TV insufficient to burn large numbers of Covid victims
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Letter to the Editor Hi Cairns News, As the footage of the open air crematorium fires in India continues to circulate, I can’t help but wonder about a few things that absolutely do not make sense about that whole scenario. I live in the country and I regularly make burn piles out of all sorts […]
Two Yemeni Men Arrested by Border Patrol Identified on the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List/No-Fly List; Biden Admin Hides Info
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
These two guys could easily blend into a group of Latin American immigrants. The press release appeared on April 5th, … Continue reading →
Police Abuse of Teen With Autism Caught On Camera
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Candid camera is the way of the world now, and you'd think people would think before they act like barbarians. Especially police officers in this day and age. Our adults males with autism face grave danger with every police interaction....
South Africa (Voluntarily) Gave Up Its Nukes. Can North Korea Do the Same?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Nuclear Weapons, World* South Africa remains the only country in the world to have built and then unbuilt a nuclear weapons program. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The dismantling of South Africa's nuclear program provides a template for how other nuclear powers can eliminate their own programs. The Republic of South Africa is the only country in the world to build a nuclear weapons program, then unbuild that program after domestic and international conditions changed. Why did South Africa decide to build nukes, how did it build them and why did it decide to gi...
Is the U.S. Navy Doing Enough to Safeguard Freedom of Navigation in East Asia?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Freedom of Navigation, Asia Pacific* Acquiescence could become the reigning custom—and if so freedom of the sea will have been abridged in the waters at issue. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If a coastal state like China or Russia asserts outsized claims to jurisdiction over offshore waters and no one challenges those claims, its claims*—*even though unlawful*—*have a way of calcifying into international custom over time. The question is a hardy perennial among those who hold forth about maritime strategy in Asia: are “freedom of navigation” operations enough...
Even Credentialed Young People Pessimistic About Their Futures
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
The fact that even well-placed young people are insecure and pessimistic is further proof of the impact of inequality and rentierism.
Blinken-Biden Remove Yemen’s Houthis (Backed by Iran) from Foreign Terrorist Organization Lists
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
Biden Secretary of State Blinken delisted Yemen’s Houthi from the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) … Continue reading →
Crypto privacy coins surge as government regulations increase
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Crypto privacy coins surge as government regulations increase ****News Topic 389*****
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Facts: How Did You Spend That Cash?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *U.S. Economy, Americas* Americas are paying down debts, getting health issues taken care of, and even buying a few fun things for themselves. *Key point: *Who doesn't want an extra bit of cash in their pocket? From stocks to education to car repairs to rent, Americans are taking care of business. It’s no secret that millions of Americans are still struggling financially due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged businesses and personal incomes for more than a year. And with the new infusion of $1,400 in cash to many eligible individuals, it rema...
Why the World Stopped Sleeping on the Swedish Gripen Fighter
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Gripen Fighter, Europe* In late January, the Saab JAS-39E Gripen arrived in Finland for its flight evaluation as part of the “HX Challenge,” Finland’s search for its next fighter aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Unfortunately for Saab, the Gripen didn’t actually fly and proper “verification flights” (though the GlobalEye aircraft were able to) in its time in Finland, leading to snarky media commentary that the Gripen couldn’t fly in the snow. This is, of course, not true In late January, the Saab JAS-39E Gripen arrived in Finland for its flight evalu...
JP Morgan stops bashing crypto, launches Bitcoin fund for super rich clients
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 18 hours ago
JP Morgan stops bashing crypto, launches Bitcoin fund for super rich clients ****News Topic 388***** JP Morgan Launches Bitcoin Fund For Rich Clients After Years Of Bashing Crypto JP Morgan Launches Bitcoin Fund For Rich Clients After Years Of Bashing Crypto Ever since JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon first denounced bitcoin waaaaay back during the […]
Tunisian Islamic Terrorist who Slashed the Throat of a Woman Police Officer in France was an Illegal Immigrant who was Given a Work Permit (aka Amnestied)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
Jamel Gorchene, the Tunisian terrorist, who slashed the throat of a female police officer in Rambouillet (Yvelines), France, arrived in … Continue reading →
Macron Calls Putin, Looks For Face Saving End to Ukraine Crisis. Germany, Austria Oppose Sanctions
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Macron Calls Putin, Looks For Face Saving End to Ukraine Crisis. Germany, Austria Oppose Sanctions News Topic 131 Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/65450
Pollution Report: Oceans are ‘at the precipice of disaster’
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
A report released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and the National Toxics Network (NTN) says that rising levels of chemical and plastic pollution are major contributors to declines in the world’s fish populations and other aquatic organisms.
Obama administration scientist says climate ‘emergency’ is based on fallacy
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Science,” we’re told, is settled. How many times have you heard it? Humans have broken the earth’s climate. Temperatures are rising, sea level is surging, ice is disappearing, and heat waves, storms, droughts, floods, and wildfires are an ever-worsening scourge on the world. Greenhouse gas emissions are causing all of […]
Obama chief scientist cools on climate crisis news coverage
Larry Bell, CFACT - 19 hours ago
President Barack Obama’s Energy Department Chief Scientist Steven Koonin’s soon-to-be-published book will discuss information that the public really needs to have regarding grossly overheated “climate crisis” media hype. The post Obama chief scientist cools on climate crisis news coverage appeared first on CFACT.
Alternate History: What if North Korea Won the Korean War?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Korean War, Asia* The North could have won the war in one of three ways. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Maybe Kim Il-sung would have been forward-thinking and flexible enough to adopt similar policies similar to those of China or Vietnam if he had won the war in 1950. Or maybe not. In the summer of 1950, the Korean People’s Army (KPA) came tantalizingly close to rolling up UN forces on the Korean Peninsula. Only a heroic defense around Pusan prevented a total victory for North Korea (the DPRK), thus allowing MacArthur’s war-changing invasion at Inchon. But what ...
Why Taiwan's Defense Strategy Calls for a Reassessment of Priorities
James Holmes, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*James Holmes* *China Taiwan, Asia Pacific* Taiwan’s maritime strategy risks falling behind the times even as strongman Xi and other communist chieftains rattle their sabers. Here's What You Need to Remember: To evaluate Taiwan’s defenses, ask whether Taipei is asking too much of the armed forces—and whether the armed forces are remaking themselves adequately to cope with today’s brave new world. Chinese president Xi Jinping issued yet another threat to Taiwan during what the BBC artfully called “a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties” between the communist-...
Trends
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The BMC In a recent discussion of the French disaster at Dien Bien Phu, I mentioned that the French air dropped Mama Dai’s girls at the sight of the disaster to improve morale. The French went so far as to issue a parachutist’s badge to the ladies who parachuted into Dien Bien Phu. The […] The post Trends appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Biden’s Stupidity A Threat To The West
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood A must watch from Andrew Bolt:
Polar Chill Grips New Zealand + Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Holding Above 1979-1990 Average
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 20 hours ago
Winter is arriving early across New Zealand, particularly in the South Island where well-below average temperatures and even a dusting of out-of-season snow have set in. The post Polar Chill Grips New Zealand + Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Holding Above 1979-1990 Average appeared first on Electroverse.
Thanks to the Missile Revolution, Air Combat Will Never Be the Same
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Missiles, * But how exactly did this revolution occur? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *What’s next for AMRAAM and ARH? Recent updates to the AMRAAM have given it enhanced datalink capabilities, allowing more aircraft to send data to the seeker and for the seeker to give what it sees to its launching platform and other aircraft. At the end of the Cold War, there were major revolutions in the technology used for aerial combat. The most visible one was stealth, with the iconic diamond shaped F-117 and B-2 stealth bombers and the F-22 stealth fighter. But a second...
UK hit by frostiest April on record, farmers and growers reporting considerable damage
Provisional records for April 2021 show the United Kingdom has experienced the most air frosts since records began in 1960, the UK Met Office reported Tuesday, April 27, 2021. This month has already seen an average of 13 days of air frosts for the country, with many...... Read more »
Timor-Leste’s twin crises and what we must learn from them
Li-Li Chen, New Mandala - 19 hours ago
Swarms of international aid and humanitarian assistance do not change long term problems, but deepen Timor-Leste’s vulnerability to shocks like coronavirus and climate-related extreme weather events. The post Timor-Leste’s twin crises and what we must learn from them appeared first on New Mandala.
State of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Are Government Policies Effective in Controlling it?
NEW JERSEY, Apr 28 (IPS) - The SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) affected the entire world; many died, millions got sick, and the misery continues. Second and third waves of SARS.Cov-2 infection are devastating most countries. Read the full story, “State of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Are Government Policies Effective in Controlling it?”, on globalissues.org →
Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work
The numbers of home workers around the world have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we look at some of the ways the UN is helping employers and governments to keep people safe, wherever they work. Read the full story, “Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work”, on globalissues.org →
Abolish the OCC
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
The idea of getting rid of a hopelessly captured and largely redundant bank regulator, the OCC, is gaining support.
Mexico City finalizes steps to open pioneering DNA bank against sex offenders
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Mexico City presented on Tuesday the first DNA bank in the country that will house genetic information of sex offenders and address the wave of violence against women. Although the work is finished, it is still awaiting certifications to operate, and it is expected to start operating […] The post Mexico City finalizes steps to open pioneering DNA bank against sex offenders appeared first on The Rio Times.
Stimulus Check Too Big? The IRS Will Be Contacting You.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: Joe Biden Stimulus Money] Going fast means that there are more errors, especially if the IRS does not know that a household member has recently passed away. *Key point: *Mistakes happen and it is exciting to get a larger amount of money than expected. However, accidental extra stimulus is not for keepsakes. There’s no question that the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have made great headway in providing much-needed cash to millions of financially struggling Americans. However, by fast-tracking the stimulus money ...
Light Attack: Why It's Time to Get Real About Air Power
James Holmes, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Air Force, * Not every such mission demands an aging A-10 Warthog, a flying tank built around a massive Gatling gun, or a pricey fighter/attack jet like an F-16 Falcon or F-35 Lighting II. Hence the recent experiments. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The interdependence among the components of an air force has gotten lost in the debate over light attack, not to mention quarrels over the proper mix of stealth and non-stealthy aircraft in the inventory, methods for integrating unmanned vehicles alongside manned planes, and on and on. Students and practitioners ...
Stealthy and Mobile Nuclear Power: Meet the Navy’s Columbia-Class Submarines
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Columbia-class Submarine, Americas* [image: Columbia-Class Submarine] The Columbia-class of submarines will sustain the sea-based arm of the American nuclear triad into the late twenty-first century. *Key point: *Nuclear missile submarines are meant to hide until needed to unleash doomsday. For this reason, the new class of SSBNs will likely be the stealthiest yet. The entire premise of undersea strategic deterrence is based on the need for nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines to hold potential attackers at risk of catastrophic destruction, without being fou...
The Battleship USS Massachusetts Was Small But Legendary
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, Americas* Here is how it served in World War II with great distinction. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The USS Massachusetts is preserved as a museum today. The U.S. Navy began construction of its first fast battleships in 1937, with the two ships of the North Carolina class. The restrictions of the Washington and London Naval Treaties had imposed a battleship “holiday,” and mandated limits on the size of new warships. Treaty requirements limited displacement to thirty-five thousand tons, and (after Japan’s exit from the treaty triggered an escalat...
The U.S. Marine Corps's Anti-Ship Weapons Will Bring New Power to "Island-Warfare"
James Holmes, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*James Holmes* *U.S. Marine Corps, Asia-Pacific* If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Beijing ought to feel flattered indeed. And dismayed! *Here's What You Need to Remember: *HIMARS, then, may look like a humble truck. In reality, it is far more: a tactical implement commanding significant strategic import. As the Marine Corps girds to fight in the air, on land, and sea, it ought to procure anti-ship weapons in bulk—and in haste. The U.S. Marine Corps' leadership has set in motion a crash effort to field anti-ship missiles for island warfare. Grabbing headlines most...
Brazil adds 3,086 daily deaths from Covid-19 as cumulative total exceeds 395,000 (April 27)
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL- Brazil, one of the countries in the world hardest hit by the pandemic, added on Tuesday 3,086 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 395,000 since the beginning of the health crisis, just over a year ago. According to the latest […] The post Brazil adds 3,086 daily deaths from Covid-19 as cumulative total exceeds 395,000 (April 27) appeared first on The Rio Times.
UK Crony Capitalism: This is Trumpian stuff
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
This month brought us the alarming sight of Boris Johnson hijacking a taxpayer-funded Downing Street press conference – intended to provide the public with a vital COVID-19 update – to attack one of his political opponents.

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