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So Much For Cillizza’s 2020 CNN Hype That Dr. Fauci ‘Crushed’ Trump On Wuhan Lab Leak – PA Pundits – International1 minute ago

So Much For Cillizza’s 2020 CNN Hype That Dr. Fauci ‘Crushed’ Trump On Wuhan Lab Leak

By P.J. Gladnick ~ It was May 5, 2020 and CNN’s Chris Cillizza was in an exuberant mood. Why? Because he was certain that Dr. Anthony Fauci had put President Donald Trump in his place for daring to suggest that the origin of COVID-19 could have been from a leak at the Wuhan lab. Cillizza’s […] read more

The Last Refuge38 minutes ago

Kamala Harris Asks U.S. Corporations To Invest in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, Not The United States

‘Heels up’ Harris took outsourcing to new levels of economic advocacy today directly from the White House. This might be the first time a U.S. Vice President has ever asked U.S. companies not to invest in their own nation and instead to invest their money in Central America. Spreading the wealth as a direct point […] The post Kamala Harris Asks U.S. Corporations To Invest in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, Not The United States appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Red Ice News39 minutes ago

"You Want To Mass Murder Non-Whites"

[image: "You Want To Mass Murder Non-Whites"] Originally published August 3, 2018 Lana takes on the lie that European nationalists want to 'mass murder' all non-Europeans. Watch Lana's exclusive videos by getting a membership at redicemembers.com Sign up at SubscribeStar: subscribestar.com/redice Help us by donating to us here: redice.tv/donate read more

The National Interest42 minutes ago

Nothing Can Stop This Nuclear Attack Submarine From Taking On Russia

*Kyle Mizokami* *Submarines, * So retire it now? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In addition to the traditional roles of undersea, surface and strike warfare, the Los Angeles class was capable of conducting special operations. Select ships in the class were capable of being fitted with the portable Dry Dock Shelter, which could hold a Swimmer Delivery Vehicle, up to twenty SEAL commandos and four Combat Rubber Raiding Craft. The Los Angeles–class nuclear attack submarines were the most successful American submarines of the Cold War. The United States built sixty-two Los An... read more

The Last Refuge51 minutes ago

Newsmax Correspondent Reports Alarm Sounds Today in Building Holding Fulton County Ballots for Audit – Building Found Wide Open

If this reporting from Newsmax correspondent Emerald Robinson is confirmed, the motives will be found in the recent court documents. This is unreal: (Tweet Link) There is an ongoing legal battle surrounding the 145,000 absentee ballots that were due to be audited. The audit was supposed to begin yesterday, Friday May 28th. However, in a […] The post Newsmax Correspondent Reports Alarm Sounds Today in Building Holding Fulton County Ballots for Audit – Building Found Wide Open appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Red Ice News1 hour ago

'My Vaxxed Husband Won't Take Off His Mask - Even For Sex'

[image: 'My Vaxxed Husband Won't Take Off His Mask - Even For Sex'] Good stuff from Slate. Only in covid-land. Excerpt from Flashback Friday episode 122. Watch the show here read more

The National Interest1 hour ago

Democrats Want a Fourth Stimulus Payment. What Will Biden Do?

*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Payment, * The prospect of political opposition has not prevented many House and Senate Democrats from making their positions known. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Other major ideas that the president could pursue include a minimum wage hike – from $7.25 per hour nationwide to $15, a long-time progressive priority, or to $11, a more modest goal supported by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) as well as several Republican lawmakers. As the third round of stimulus payments draws to a close, dialogue on a prospective fourth round of payments is predictably i... read more

The National Interest1 hour ago

650 Ships and Counting: The Chinese Navy Is Becoming a Monster

*David Axe* *Chinese Navy, Asia Pacific* Chinese maritime power is much more than just the PLAN. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: The coast guard and maritime militia also help the Chinese Communist Party to pursue its foreign policy goals. The People's Liberation Army Navy possesses between 313 and 342 warships, the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence *estimated* last year. By comparison, in mid-2018 the U.S. Navy possessed 285 warships. But the PLAN accounts for only a fraction of China's maritime power, according to Andrew Erickson, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College.... read more

The National Interest1 hour ago

Absolutely Insane: Inside An Iranian Pilot's Plan To Destroy An Iraqi Jet

*David Axe* *Iranian Air Force, Middle East* During the Iran-Iraq War, F-14s reportedly downed more than 160 Iraqi planes. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Iraqis fell for the trap. Iran’s force of American-made F-14 Tomcat interceptors dominated the sky during the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988. F-14s reportedly downed more than 160 Iraqi planes. Journalist Kash Ryan in his book *Air Combat Memoirs of the Iranian Air Force Pilots* compiled first-hand accounts of some of these aerial battles, including one by F-14 radar intercept officer Capt. Parviz Moradi. “Departing ... read more

The National Interest1 hour ago

Plus-Up Payments: The IRS Is Going All-In on Biden’s Extra Stimulus

*Eli Fuhrman* *Plus-Up Payment, * The eligibility requirements themselves did not change: full payments of $1,400 are available to individuals making up to $75,000 and to heads of households and married couples filing jointly making up to $112,500 and $150,000, respectively. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Those people who filed for an extension on their taxes, and who believe they are eligible for a plus-up payment, can still receive their supplemental payment as long as their returns are filed and processed by August 16. For those who ultimately do not end up receiving the... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request For The U.S. Army

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division use a prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System during a trench-clearing exercise in October 2020 at Fort Pickett, Va. (Bridgett Siter/U.S. Army) *Defense News: **US Army’s FY22 budget backs modernization, cuts ‘down into bone’ of legacy fleet* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is taking a hit in the president’s fiscal 2022 defense budget request compared to the other military services, but the land force continues to staunchly guard its ongoing modernization efforts intended to provide overmatch against adversaries like China and ... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request For The U.S. Navy

The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman transits the Elizabeth River on May 12, 2021, as it departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., after completing a 10-month scheduled extended carrier incremental availability. (MC2 Class Steven Edgar/U.S. Navy) *Defense News: **US Navy FY22 budget request prioritizes readiness over procurement* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has asked for a budget that would boost near-term readiness by investing in ship and aircraft maintenance but shrinks procurement and force structure, again pausing plans to grow the fleet. The Navy’s fiscal 2022 b... read more

Musings from the Chiefio2 hours ago

Do NOT feed Brie Cheese to Dogs!

Do not feed your dog any Brie cheese, OK? I mad mine very sick by giving her a "treat"... Other cheeses are fine. Stick to them. Continue reading → read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request For Space Force

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth visits the launch operations center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., May 17, 2021. Credit: U.S. Space Force *C4ISRNet: *Space Force seeks sizeable budget increase, reflecting the domain’s importance WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force asked Congress Friday for $17.4 billion in its 2022 budget request, a bold 13 percent increase for the smallest service when overall military spending is expected to be nearly flat. The $2 billion increase is driven by both additional proposed investments in capabilities and the transfer of ... read more

Small Dead Animals2 hours ago

Can I Get That Apology On Camera?

When a reporter knows the law better than the cops. read more

Avedon's Sideshow2 hours ago

When you believe in things that you don't understand

Kilnsey Crag, Wharfedale, was photographed by Cliff Ounsley (that's Simon's dad). What you didn't hear about the pipeline hack was that it wasn't the pipeline that was hacked at all: "Meanwhile, new details are emerging about Colonial's decision to proactively shut down its pipeline last week, a move that has led to panic buying and massive lines at gas pumps. The company halted operations because its billing system was compromised, three people briefed on the matter told CNN, and they were concerned they wouldn't be able to figure out how much to bill customers for fuel they recei... read more

Science Matters3 hours ago

Update May 29, 2021 India Doing Well with Ivermectin

As reported in the background post reprinted later on, much of the increase in Covid cases and hospitalizations occurred in two Indian regions that had rejected use of ivermectin or HCQ: Delhi and Maharashtra. Now Delhi has changed course, and the results against Covid are stunningly good. At American Thinker Number of COVID cases in […] read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 23 hours ago

"A Look to the Heavens?

“Is our Milky Way Galaxy this thin? Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the spiral galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. An assortment of other background galaxies is included in the pretty field of view. Thought similar in shape to our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 23 hours ago

"Three Words..."

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Science Matters6 hours ago

The Greatest Untold Environmental Success Story

H/T to Daily Mail for reporting on this study in their article–Warming effect of greenhouse gases ‘has been overestimated’: Ice samples suggest pre-industrial air pollution was WORSE than we thought, and future temperatures will rise more slowly. Excerpts further on, but first I want to comment that Daily Mail missed out on a broader environmental […] read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request For The U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back? (Senior Airman Kristine Legate/U.S. Air Force) *Defense News*: *US Air Force to mothball dozens of A-10s, F-15s and F-16s in FY22 budget* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard with its fiscal 2022 budget request, freeing up $1.3 billion in savings that it can reinvest in cutting-edge technologies like its sixth-generation fighter and hypersonic weapons. The Department of the Air Force, which released its budget request on May 28, requ... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request

*Defense One:* *Eyeing China, Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Would Cut Troops, Buy Future Weapons* DepSecDef Hicks called the president’s $715 billion spending request “a foundation for fielding a full range of needed capabilities.” Republicans called it “a cut.” The Biden administration is proposing cuts to the military’s ranks and arsenals in an effort to invest in a new generation of high-tech weapons to counter China. In a $715 billion spending plan sent to Congress Friday, the Biden administration proposes sidelining ships and hundreds of aircraft to pay for fast-flying ... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

Three Big Questions Biden’s National Security Strategy Has to Answer

*James Jay Carafano* *Strategy, Americas* Real strategies are born of hard choices. Strategy is the “guiding lifeline” for approaching monster challenges. To deliver a strategy that fits the challenges of the modern era, the Biden team will have to answer some questions. Their answers will tell us a lot about how well this team is equipped to deal with the trials of great power competition. *Strategy Matters* Strategy is about making hard, decisive choices on how to handle major, complex problems. As problems change, so must strategies. Often, that requires doing something dram... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

Deterrence Assurance: Why NATO Needs a Plan for the Indo-Pacific Region

*Franklin D. Kramer* *NATO, Eurasia* The alliance needs to come to grips with the reality that there are now two major contested theaters—one in the Indo-Pacific region as well as Europe. Heads of state meetings are opportunities for creative problem solving and the upcoming NATO “mini-summit” on June 14 provides the perfect opportunity for the United States and NATO to respond to the consequential challenges presented by Russia and China. In both the kinetic and hybrid arenas, Russian and Chinese actions have undercut deterrence and threatened strategic stability. But the summit... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

The F-35: The New Way The Marines Sink Enemy Warships?

*David Axe* *U.S. Marines, * There's an urgent need for something of this caliber. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In the meantime, the Navy has added an anti-ship mode to some of its Standard surface-to-air missiles. The sailing branch *also is pulling* out of storage old Harpoon anti-ship missiles and could arm some attack submarines with them. The U.S. Marine Corps wants new missiles so its forces can help the U.S. Navy to sink enemy ships. And it wants them soon, *according to* Megan Eckstein, reporting for USNI News. "There’s a ground component to the maritime fight,"... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

Not Everyone Cashed Their Dead Relative’s Stimulus Check

*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus, * In total, only 65,000 of the more than 160 million checks have been returned to the government. The remaining 5,000 were mostly returned on account of the users’ desire to help the government save money. Other charitably-minded Americans have donated their checks rather than returning them. The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, had an undeniably chaotic rollout. Passed in the first weeks after the COVID-19 emergency began, the measure emphasized the quick distribution of money over security in who that money was sent to. Consequently, the information... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

XP-55 Ascender Is One Really Strange Plane For Lots of Reasons

*Caleb Larson* *XP-55, Americas* The Ascender used a pusher-style propeller located at the rear that “pushed” rather than “pulled” the airframe. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The XP-55 Ascender was an odd-ball plane that didn’t enter production. In 1939, the Army put out a call for tenders, asking aircraft manufacturers to design an airframe that was superior to existing planes with a focus on speed and the pilot’s line of sight. It also specified that radical and unconventional aircraft designs would be allowed—thankfully for the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender. The Ascender u... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

The Nearly Secret Stimulus Payment for Homeowners: Here Are the Details

*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus for Homeowners, * [image: Stimulus Check] The March 2021 package set aside $10 billion specifically for homeowners’ relief. This means that homeowners who are having trouble paying basic bills can request emergency funds from the government. These funds can be used towards any home-related expenses, including paying the mortgage, property taxes, homeowners’ insurance, utility bills, and other related fees. *Homeowners Assistance Fund: Another Stimulus Payment for Homeowners* Are you a homeowner struggling to pay your bills? If so, the Biden administrat... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

Study This Picture: This Submarine Started a Military Revolution

*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Navy, * Meet USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine as well as the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In a career lasting twenty-five years, *Nautilus* traveled almost 500,000 miles and took part in a variety of developmental testing programs, while continuing to serve alongside many more modern nuclear-powered submarines. In the spring of 1979, the boat set out for a final voyage to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, and was decommission... read more

The National Interest2 hours ago

Russia Is a Submarine Superpower: Let Us Tell You All About It

*Kyle Mizokami* *military, Americas* Submarine technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past three decades. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *One of the most crucial improvements in submarines of the postwar era is the air-independent propulsion (AIP) system. First fielded in the 1990s, the development of AIP changed the ways non-nuclear submarines operated, allowing them to fight—and hide—underwater longer. Combined with their extreme quietness, the use of AIP has made modern diesel-electric subs efficient killers, capable of stalking and sinking their prey even in a... read more

Global Issues News Headlines3 hours ago

UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections

The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of the 17 September Electoral Model. Read the full story, “UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections”, on globalissues.org → read more

SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS3 hours ago

SATURDAY CARTOONS: HAPPY MEMORIAL WEEKEND PATRIOTS!: MAY 29, 2021

Finally! Late Saturday afternoon and your post is finally up. Sometimes I forget how many steps there are to prepare all this material; today seemed particularly cumbersome. BUT... here we go. So late but so worth the wait. These are bullets in this war we fight. Grab them and use them. This Canadian wishes my American friends a good weekend and hope for a satisfactory outcome of all that we cumulatively face. America is still represents to the world a beacon of light and a promise of the best things life has to offer. This is worth fighting for, and our war is now. ... read more

Econlib3 hours ago

A new model of the macroeconomy

As you will see, the title of this post is half joking and half serious. I’ll try to explain both halves, starting with the joking part. My brand new model of the macroeconomy is called the NS/RO model, which stands for nominal spending/real output. The model shows how equilibrium output and the price level are […] The post A new model of the macroeconomy appeared first on Econlib. read more

Small Dead Animals3 hours ago

The Truck Got Stuck

So they brought another truck. Then the track hoe got stuck. So they went and got the tractor. And how was your day? read more

Real Climate Science3 hours ago

The Biden Effect

Memorial Day weekend will be the coldest on record by a wide margin in Washington DC. The average maximum temperature at Laurel, MD (just north of DC) is forecast this weekend to be 53F. The average May 29-30 temperature at … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times4 hours ago

Venezuelan opposition leader asks Peruvians not to repeat the “political disaster” of his country

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López asked Peruvians on Saturday not to repeat the "political disaster" of Venezuela in the presidential elections to be held on Sunday, June 6, between Pedro Castillo (left) and Keiko Fujimori (right). During his participation in the forum "Threats to Democracies", organized in Lima by the […] The post Venezuelan opposition leader asks Peruvians not to repeat the “political disaster” of his country appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Musings from the Chiefio4 hours ago

Compact, Portable, Solar Power & Inverter / Battery Kit

Low cost minimal lighting and device charging power in an EOTWAWKI situation? How about $100 bucks range? Continue reading → read more

ClimateCite4 hours ago

How much CO2 is in a raindrop? How much CO2 is in the ocean? How much CO2 is in the air?

By Bud Bromley | May 27, 2021 The atmospheric concentration of CO2 gas is continuously adjusting to maintain the concentration partition ratio K derived in Henry’s law. Henry’s law partition ratio is independent of the source of the CO2. The net average atmospheric concentration of CO2 (~400 ppmv) is independent of human CO2 emission. Human CO2 is fully compensated in … read more

Welcome Back to Pottersville4 hours ago

Herd Immunity From the Truth

I honestly don't remember America, my native country, being this polarized and crazy. And I grew up in the 60s, the decade of Vietnam, the civil rights movement, the Kennedy assassinations and psychedelic drugs. I don't recognize it. Yeah, some things have changed in a nation's inevitable cultural ebb and flow. I was born into a country in which doctors still made house calls, mail was delivered twice a day and there were milkmen and diaper delivery drivers. Since my childhood and adolescence, all these things and more have all but disappeared. Single bread win... read more

Small Dead Animals6 hours ago

The Dead-End Policies of Leftism

Today I was telling several people about the insanity that is modern day San Francisco: Among the many problems plaguing San Francisco in recent years, business leaders say one has become so commonplace that residents barely notice it: shoplifting. Walgreens says petty theft in the city has gotten so out of control that it’s had… Continue reading → read more

Assyrian International News Agency4 hours ago

No Water, No Jobs: Assyrian ISIL Survivors Struggle in Northern Iraq

A boy sits in a parched agricultural field in Iraq's northern Nineveh Plains. ( Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters)When Father Ammar Yako, a Syriac Catholic priest in the majority-Assyrian Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq, returned to his church in 2016 he found its floors covered in rubble and its artwork pillaged. read more

Cairns News4 hours ago

Nothing has changed since Chruchill was about

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The National Interest4 hours ago

Battlecarrier: The Navy's Crazy Idea to Merge a Battleship and Aircraft Carrier

*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* The firepower of the battleships—and their destructive range—would have increased substantially. Trading one turret for 20 Harrier jets was a pretty good deal. *Why It Never Happened: *The Iowas’ inherent inefficiencies worked against them. With a crew of nearly 2,000 each, the ships’ high personnel costs made them prohibitively expensive to run in an all-volunteer navy. In the early 1980s, four Iowa-class fast battleships originally built during World War II—Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey and Wisconsin—were taken out of mothballs and returned to ... read more

The National Interest4 hours ago

Crazy Fact: A Single F-35 Can 'Slaughter' a Small Air Force

*Mark Episkopos* *F-35, Americas* In a recent war game, the F-35, as a defense observer put it, “slaughtered the competition,” killing twenty aggressors for each F-35 downed. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The long-term data from Red Flag is an unambiguous endorsement of the F-35: not only has the fifth-generation fighter consistently distinguished itself as a potent combat platform, but its ability to act as a “force multiplier” for nearby friendly units makes it an invaluable battlefield tool. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II stealth jet fighter is no stranger to recur... read more

The National Interest4 hours ago

U.S. States Will Be Getting $350,000,000,000 in Stimulus—but for What?

*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, United States* [image: Prisoner Stimulus] There are rules on how states and local governments can spend the money, and what they can and can’t do. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The Treasury Department earlier this week officially launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, a $350 billion fund allocated by the American Rescue Plan stimulus package back in March. It also laid out rules as to how states and local governments can spend the money, and what they can and can’t do. The Treasury Department earlier this week officially ... read more

Greencrow As The Crow Flies5 hours ago

BREAKING NEWS: Small Pocket of courageous Sentients discovered in rural Manitoba

Dear Readers: the M*Z*M has become such an entrenched psychopathic lie machine that the only way to read or view it is by "reverse engineering" everything that comes out of it. With that caveat in mind, please read the following "report" from msn news. Read in reverse logic, it is actually replete with "Black Humour". You may find yourself chuckling ruefully in parts. I will have more comments to follow: *Death bed denials, pandemic 'hoax' accusations common in southern Manitoba hospital patients, doctor says* Death bed denials, pandemic 'hoax' accusations common in southern ... read more

Modern Tokyo Times5 hours ago

Japan concerned by Vietnam news of new hybrid India and UK Covid-19 variant

Japan concerned by Vietnam news of new hybrid India and UK Covid-19 variant Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan is concerned by news emanating from Vietnam about a new hybrid variant of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the government of Vietnam, this concerns variants that were first acknowledged in India and the […] The post Japan concerned by Vietnam news of new hybrid India and UK Covid-19 variant first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

Penny for your thoughts5 hours ago

Many Vaccinated Americans Afraid Of Normal Life and Normal Interactions- Vaccine Status a Private Affair

* Link* *Adults who have received at least one dose are less likely to eat in a restaurant, travel abroad or go to the gym than their unvaccinated peers* *You know what the difference is between the two? Vaccinated irrational and fear ful. Unvaccinated- Rational. Fear lessBoth groups lack confidence in the vaccine. For different reasons of course. Washington Times * “It is ethical to ask if someone is vaccinated?” The Philadelphia Inquirer inquired. *“That would be a hard no, says Sally Scholz, chair and professor of philosophy at Villanova University. … This is a medical issu... read more

Penny for your thoughts5 hours ago

"Just Say No"- RC the Rapper featuring Chris Sky

*Music is a great message delivery system. I was taken with the lyrics delivered in both a fun and impactful manner. * *And we can all enjoy a song now and then! Link* *"This is not medical advice, It is an opinion, I am not a Doctor and neither is Bill Gates" * read more