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Costa Rica extradites to El Salvador father-in-law of former president Mauricio Funes
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Costa Rican authorities extradited Juan Guzmán, father-in-law of former Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes (2009-2014), to El Salvador on Wednesday to face criminal proceedings for money laundering. “Today we bring to justice the father-in-law of Mauricio Funes, the former president who was at the forefront of #SaqueoPúblico” (public looting) to state […] The post Costa Rica extradites to El Salvador father-in-law of former president Mauricio Funes appeared first on The Rio Times.
Moscow swelters through record May heat, Russia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
Russian capital Moscow has smashed heat temperature records over 100 years old for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The city saw 29.2 C (84.6 °F), beating the previous record set in 1897. Tuesday's record temperature came one day after...... Read more »
Panama closes its land, maritime and river borders with Colombia
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Government of Panama announced Wednesday the closure of its land, maritime, and river borders with Colombia. “The National Government has determined to temporarily suspend the entry into the national territory, by land, sea, and river, of all persons coming from the Republic of Colombia, as of May 20, 2021,” […] The post Panama closes its land, maritime and river borders with Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Flu vaccine enhances coronavirus infection
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago
Letter to the Editor The following may be of interest: 1) British Medical Journal – Influenza Vaccinations and the Risk of Coronavirus Infections:https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m810/rr-0 2) Vaccine Journal – Influenza Vaccination May Increase Coronavirus Infection Risk by 36%:https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/prestigious-vaccine-journal-flu-vaccine-increases-coronavirus-infection-risk-36-33) PeerJ – Positive Association Between COVID-19 Deaths and Influenza Vaccination Rates In Elderly People Worldwide: https://peerj.com/articles/10112/ 4) Dr Joseph Mercola (analysis) – Influen...
Waste Watch: Turkey Bans Plastic Waste Imports
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Turkey on Tuesday moved to ban most plastic waste imports. sThe move follows BBC and Greenpeace investigation that showed British recycling dumped or left to be burnt in Adana, in southern Turkey. […]
Ash produced by Sangay volcano rising up to 9.5 km (31 000 feet) a.s.l., Ecuador
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
A new volcanic ash emission produced by Sangay volcano, Ecuador is rising to an estimated height of 9.5 km (31 000 feet) above sea level as of 08:40 UTC on May 20, 2021, according to data provided by the Washington VAAC. The ash is moving SW and was extending about...... Read more »
Montana lawmakers water down adult-use marijuana law, but industry says result ‘workable’
John Schroyer, MJBizDaily - 17 hours ago
Although no one in the Montana marijuana industry is joyous over a watered-down implementation bill that became law Wednesday, most businesses are thankful they can now proceed with adult-use plans instead of having to fight lawmakers over whether the state should even have a recreational market. Some of the biggest changes include a three-month delay […] Montana lawmakers water down adult-use marijuana law, but industry says result ‘workable’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Russia's Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Is Zooming Into Focus
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *, * Instead of going on all-in with the Su-57, Moscow could now be turning its attention to a sixth-generation fighter with some majorly advanced capabilities. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Moscow is not alone in its announcement of the next generation of fighter aircraft. The United States, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Spain, Taiwan and France have all made progress on the jet fighter of the future. Even as Russia continues to overcome production issues with its Su-57 stealth fighter, Moscow reportedly has its eyes set on a sixt...
Sydney’s Highest Temps Each Year
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Graeme No3 Further to Joe Root’s surprise that it gets hot in Australia in the summer, we can plot the highest temperature each year at Sydney, using the website below: https://www.currentresults.com/Yearly-Weather/Australia/NSW/Sydney/extreme-annual-sydney-high-temperature.php These records were observed at Sydney’s Observatory Hill Park and go back to 1859. I […]
Kids? You Don't Even Have to Feed Them!
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
I’ve been seeing an ad on Facebook for a meal delivery service called "'LittleSpoons." Meals for babies, toddlers and children delivered to your door. No cooking. Take that onerous job called mealtime "off your plate," Mom (and Dad.) I get...
‘The notices are utterly unhelpful’: A look at how journals have handled allegations about hundreds of papers
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Retraction Watch readers may recall the names Jun Iwamoto and Yoshihiro Sato, who now sit in positions 3 and 4 of our leaderboard of retractions, Sato with more than 100. Readers may also recall the names Andrew Grey, Alison Avenell and Mark Bolland, whose sleuthing was responsible for those retractions. In a recent paper in … Continue reading ‘The notices are utterly unhelpful’: A look at how journals have handled allegations about hundreds of papers
This is the Kind of News That Would Drive the MSM Into a Frenzy for 24-48 Hrs During Last Administration.
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
The Media Now Have Deployed Knee Pads and Blinders You remember - The media orgasms...the days of endless expert panel discussions by people no one had heard of, the self-righteous criticism like Scarborough's rants on Squinty & Meat Puppet in the morning, to the constant accusations of racism from Don lemon at night over almost weekly headlines. You remember - U.S. District Judge says DJT's executive order "does not appear to serve the overall public interest." or Judge overturns restrictions on travel from seven known hotbeds of terrorism. (because Judge believes DJT's is raci...
Charging Indians for COVID Vaccines is Bad, Letting Vaccine Producers Charge What They Like is Unconscionable
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
India's vaccine policy has opened the flood gates for a vulgar form of predatory capitalism to take the stage amid a raging human tragedy.
Will Franken on Climate Change and Greta Thornberg – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 18 hours ago
Not surprisingly, YouTube includes a warning with this video that “Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.” Recorded at free-thinking comedy club Comedy Unleashed, outrageous comedian Will Franken’s ‘Climate Change Trans Counselling’ sketch. Inspired by Greta Thunberg and the Climate Crisis Emergency Terror. ... Read more The post Will Franken on Climate Change and Greta Thornberg – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The enemies of freedom double-down as opposition grows
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 2 days ago
Vaccination passports may soon be required for Australians to travel interstate, Prime Minster Scott Morrison has announced in an interview. The comments come as vaccine hesitancy continues to grow across the country, with more citizens beginning to question the safety and efficacy of the jabs. [...Continued]
Wildfires burning at extremely dangerous levels across Manitoba, Canada
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
Wildfires are blazing out of control across Manitoba, Canada, some of which have caused evacuations. As of Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the government reported 12 fires at extremely dangerous levels, prompting air-quality warnings for the western and central areas due...... Read more »
Millions attend Freedom Marches on weekend
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
Images from Tina Andronicus Queensland
Not Good: The Navy Isn't Ready To Run Convoys During a War With Iran
James Holmes, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, Middle East* A proficient escort force will not spring into being overnight. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Everyone who uses the Persian Gulf sea lanes has a stake in safeguarding them from Iran. *(This article first appeared in June 2019.)* Convoys are the worst of all strategies for protecting mercantile shipping against raiders. Except for all the others. The logic behind convoy duty is straightforward. To defeat, say, an irregular maritime force like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) or an Iranian-backed militia, defenders of a m...
Gaza Conflict: No Matter How Powerful Israel’s Military Becomes it Still Can’t Win
Paul Rogers, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Paul Rogers* *Security, Middle East* How much worse can the situation in Gaza still get? Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Its military forces may not match the likes of Egypt or Turkey in numbers, but the might of its training, equipment, technologies and nuclear weapons make it unassailable. Given its long-developed capabilities in public order control, such a position should also apply to its control of radical dissent within its own borders, as well as in the Palestinian occupied territories. Gaza may not be occupied in the conventional sense but it is a ...
Your feel-good story of the morning
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
I had to smile at this report. One Texas family is thanking officials from the Texas Department of Transportation and Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas for putting a smile on their 6-year-old son's face. Little Archer is a Leukemia survivor who recently got the opportunity to help TxDOT push the ceremonial button to implode pieces of a flyover in Austin. Two spans of the northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover were destroyed on Saturday when Archer pressed the button. He quickly jumped for joy and covered his ears as the loud explosion brought down the final sections of...
May 20
rowanberkeley, rowanberkeley - 18 hours ago
*Netanyahu war on Gaza continues as imperialist powers and Arab states feign ceasefire efforts* Jean Shaoul, WSWS, May 20 2021 *Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 19 2021. (Photo: Yousef Masoud/AP)* The IOF continued its murderous assault on Gaza overnight Wednesday, pounding central Gaza and the al-Rimal neighbourhood in an effort to destroy Hamas’s network of tunnels, destroying homes and killing at least nine people. The IOF also shelled “a number of targets” in southern Lebanon after four rockets were fired from Seddiqine, a village near the coastal city of Tyre, into northe...
America’s California-style Green awokening
Larry Bell, CFACT - 18 hours ago
Lafayette - Circa April 2018: U-Haul Moving Truck Rental Location. U-Haul offers moving and storage solutions II The post America’s California-style Green awokening appeared first on CFACT.
Ex-crim uses VicPol props in bizarre attempt to shut down Serene Teffaha
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
By TONY MOBILIFONITIS By TONY MOBILIFONITIS VICTORIAN lawyer and advocate Serene Teffaha would like Victoria Police to demonstrate some integrity and pull the plug on the antics of “Lucky Lance” Simon, the former meth head and convicted drug dealer married to Melbourne gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson. Lucky Lance has been stalking and defaming Ms Teffaha […]
Independent MP Craig Kelly will introduce a bill banning COVID vaccine passports.
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
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Why Your Dentist Might Seem Pushy
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
During the pandemic, many have deferred visisting their dentists, increasing pressure on dentists to push unnecessary expensive treatment.
Is obnoxious Senator Penny Wong a double agent for China?
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 19 hours ago
Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has accused the federal government of endangering Australia’s relationship with China by using alarmist rhetoric for domestic political gain. In an address to a Canberra book launch, Senator Wong said Prime Minister Scott Morrison had been indulging in political opportunism in foreign affairs. “My concern is that not only does […]
Brazil police identify alleged killer of three young gay men lured by app
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authorities are investigating the murders as hate crimes, a growing criminal offense in recent years. Young men, homosexuals in a good economic situation who lived alone: this is the profile of the victims that the Civil Police of Paraná attributes to José Tiago Correia Soroka, 32, suspected of having attacked […] The post Brazil police identify alleged killer of three young gay men lured by app appeared first on The Rio Times.
Repo Crisis is Back! Corporate Profits GONE as Debt Used For Record High Stock Buybacks
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 19 hours ago
UN Blueprint that Could Urgently Solve Earths Triple Climate Emergencies
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 19 2021 (IPS) - “Our war on nature has left the planet broken. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of our recklessness are already apparent in human suffering, towering economic losses and the accelerating erosion of life on Earth,” António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations said. Read the full story, “UN Blueprint that Could Urgently Solve Earths Triple Climate Emergencies”, on globalissues.org →
Social justice warriors have a beef with meat
Duggan Flanakin, CFACT - 19 hours ago
It seems like only yesterday that mainstream media sources like Forbes were condemning Fox Business News economist Larry Kudlow and other Republicans for “falsely claiming” that President Biden’s Green New Deal would force people to stop eating meat. The condemnation ranged from Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC lamenting “the Right’s foolish lie” to a Media Matters grenade, [...] The post Social justice warriors have a beef with meat appeared first on CFACT.
A Story of Marksmanship – and Survival
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
The American states that sided with the Confederacy had a long-established militia system that provided them with a framework of trained soldiers, far different than what the bulk Union conscripts came to the war with. Though in time many Union men became crack shots, there was a tradition of marksmanship in the South that […] The post A Story of Marksmanship – and Survival appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
WHITE NOISE, WHITE SILENCE — RUSSIA & PALESTINE
Editor, Dances With Bears - 20 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with It has been eleven years since the Levada Centre, the independent national polling organisation in Moscow, reported a survey of Russian attitudes towards the Palestinians and the Israelis. “We had such a poll in 2010,” Denis Leven, a Levada sociologist, said yesterday. “I can’t say exactly if we are going to […]
Record Breaking Cold Blasts Australia and Canada: “GLOBAL” Cooling
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 20 hours ago
Not since the year 1967 has Sydney experienced a colder streak in May. The post Record Breaking Cold Blasts Australia and Canada: “GLOBAL” Cooling appeared first on Electroverse.
Fed Alert: Overnight Reverse Repo Usage Soars Above Covid Crisis Highs
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Fed Alert: Overnight Reverse Repo Usage Soars Above Covid Crisis Highs by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In today’s FOMC Minutes there was a brief section that received little focus amid the broader analysis of the Fed’s tapering, inflation language, yet which could be far more important in coming weeks in light of the violent move higher …
Jerusalem: A Flashpoint For Conflict Or Microcosm Of Peace?
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
NEW YORK, May 20 (IPS) - Regardless of how the current and future violent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem will end, there will be no Israeli-Palestinian peace unless East Jerusalem becomes the capital of a Palestinian state while the city remains united. Read the full story, “Jerusalem: A Flashpoint For Conflict Or Microcosm Of Peace?”, on globalissues.org →
FIRE! Five Greatest Tank Battles in Military History
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Tanks, * When it comes to what was the "greatest tank battle" in history, it comes down to not just the the numbers and the type of tanks involved, but also how the tanks were employed. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *One of the largest tank engagements since the Second World War, the Battle of Chawinda was fought between India and Pakistan from September 14 to September 19, 1965. Largely inconclusive, it still involved some 50,000 Pakistani troops and around 150 tanks against an Indian force of upwards of 150,000 men and some 260 tanks. Certainly, anyone who ...
Did Groupthink Doom Japan at the Battle of Midway?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*James Holmes* *World War II, Asia* A lack of creative and contrary thinking can lead to bad strategies. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Certitude is the bane of group decision-making. A devil’s advocate is a precious commodity. That has to be one of the takeaways from revisiting the Battle of Midway seventy-five years on, and it should be etched on the internal workings of any martial institution that wants to survive and thrive amid the rigors, danger, and sheer orneriness of combat. Despite Japanese mariners’ tactical brilliance and élan, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) lead...
Brilliant: 5 Military Strategists Who Stood the Test of Time
James Holmes, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Strategy, World* Wordsmiths, not commanders, dominate this list. *Here's What You Need to Know*: These men were products of the times they lived in, but their ideas remain relevant today. Ranking military strategists against one another is a slippery chore. Apart from the obvious differences among strategists—the historical epochs when they lived, the state of martial technology in their lifetimes, warmaking methods then in vogue—there's a more basic difference. Some strategists are mainly practitioners; others are mainly theorists. So how do you judge, say, a fi...
Fly From Your Couch: See What Its Like to Maneuver a F-22 Raptor
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *U.S. Air Force, F-22, Americas* The F-22 Demo Team has set a full schedule of air shows for the spring and summer of 2021. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Among other highlights, the video features what’s referred to as a Max Vertical Climb, J-Turn repositions, and much more, with cameras filming the action both inside the cockpit and from the outside. The coronavirus pandemic led to cancellations of many air shows in 2020. But those pilots who present their flying skills at such shows have continued to practice for the last year. Ahead of their full retur...
‘Challenging at Best’: Why the IRS Is Behind on Delivering Tax Returns
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Taxes, Americas* In April, the IRS said that it was holding up to 29 million tax refunds. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* The IRS also described this year’s refund process as “challenging at best,” due to all of the extra work the IRS is on doing on stimulus, and changing rules as a result of the American Rescue Plan and the Consolidated Appropriations Act that passed in 2020. The refunds, the report said, will go out in two phases. “To help taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will take steps to automatically refund money this spr...
If You're in the Market for a Stealth Fighter, Russia's Su-57 Is For Sale
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Su-57, Eurasia* The Su-57 is simply too expensive for cash-strapped Russia to afford the aircraft in significant numbers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A full-size model of the Su-57E has been shipped to showcase the capabilities of the fifth-generation fighter jet, which is also only the second after the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II to be offered for international sales. Lockheed Martin could soon be facing some tough fighter sales competition, and not just from other American defense contractors such as Boeing and Northrop Grumman or European companie...
New ‘Oregon Trail’ Game Revisits Westward Expansion From Native Perspective
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
A bit of a challenge, that. During the time, the white settlers were in maximum genocidal mode and this meant a lot of random murder taking place out of sight away from any form of policing. This led to steady population suppression of native populations but did not lead to a climatic genocide. Again out of sight out of mind. Slaving had at least ended by then which resulting in the communities remaining intact and ultimately recovering. All good there at least. This is about a well recieved game around for years, been upgraded to reflect the historicity better. The earlier ...
Bolivia’s advice to Mexico on lithium extraction fuels nationalization concept
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - López Obrador says that with the help of Luis Arce's Executive, he is analyzing the "most convenient plan for the nation." Mexico is flirting with the Bolivian model of lithium extraction. The Administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador is holding the world's largest deposit of this metal and does not […] The post Bolivia’s advice to Mexico on lithium extraction fuels nationalization concept appeared first on The Rio Times.
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