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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.

Sunday, June 13, 2021

13 June - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10:10 pm MDT

Israel: Netanyahu ousted as Prime Minister after 12 years
Middle East Monitor Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united... The post Israel: Netanyahu ousted as Prime Minister after 12 years appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
WATER WARS: Manufactured Drought to cause Food Shortages, Climate Totalitarianism
Ice Age Farmer Jun 11, 2021 The WATER WARS have begun: the state is simply turning off the water to farms & ranches, depriving them... The post WATER WARS: Manufactured Drought to cause Food Shortages, Climate Totalitarianism appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Joe Biden Thinks It’s Still Last Month, Uses Creepy Whisper Voice At G7 Presser to Claim Being in Office 120 Days – He’s Missing a Month
To be fair he’s always been an idiot, and now the severe dementia doesn’t help. The installed occupant of the White House had a horrible, terrible day with reporters at the G7. Biden was confused, disconnected, incoherent at times and struggled to read the words on his notes. Other than that, adding the creepy whisper […] The post Joe Biden Thinks It’s Still Last Month, Uses Creepy Whisper Voice At G7 Presser to Claim Being in Office 120 Days – He’s Missing a Month appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
balance106 hours ago
I speak of the pollution that is dire in the medical profession
1) Understand then the mystery which is so clearly written in my book. These Watchers came down lusting after the daughters of men who themselves were defiled and entered into the defilement of the holy angels. These daughters of men were the very ones who were the offspring of the Nephilim--Nephilim who had descended even before the hour of the Watchers for the violation of the seed of God. And in their lust for power they themselves took the seed of God and combined it with the seed of animal and therefore produced neither a god nor a man but a devil incarnate, even the ev... read more
Bits and Pieces
A British rock and roll band from the 1960s called The Dave Clark Five had several hit songs, one of which was “Bits and Pieces.” While the song, written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, was about a break-up, I … Continue reading → read more
Greenland Temperatures & The AMO
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? ? https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/greenland-temperatures-2021/ ? It’s not new, but it’s worth going over it again. We have seen how Greenland temperatures rose sharply in the 1920s, and remained at levels similar to the last decade until the 1960s, when they fell equally… read more
Heart Inflammation Higher in Young Men After Pfizer and Moderna Injections (US and Canada)
*Yahoonews* *A higher-than-expected number of young men have experienced heart inflammation after their second dose of the mRNA COVID-19 shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, according to data from two vaccine safety monitoring systems, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. While some patients required hospitalization, most (but not all) have fully recovered from their symptoms, the CDC said. More than half of the cases reported to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) after people had received their second dose... read more
Speedy, Not Silent: Why Russia Only Built 1 Papa-Class Submarine
*Sebastien Roblin* *Russia, Submarines, Europe* Speed enables more aggressive maneuvers against alert enemies and incoming torpedoes, and the ability to close with or disengage from adversaries as the situation dictates. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Project 661’s impressive speed, however, came with major shortcomings—maximum speed resulted in intolerable noise levels of 100 decibels for the crew. In *Cold War Submarines, *author Norman Polmar shares an account by a Soviet crew member: *“…when 35 knots was exceeded, it was like the noise of a jet aircraft. * Speed has... read more
Could Nuclear Weapons Have Won the Korean War Once and For All?
*Robert Farley* *, Asia* America’s large arsenal of atomic weapons, and the fleet of strategic bombers necessary to deliver those weapons, was the central military advantage that the US enjoyed over the Soviet Union in 1950. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Nuclear escalation on the Korean Peninsula would have gone terribly for everyone involved. The United States would have caused dreadful pain to uncertain strategic advantage, potentially pushing the Communist powers to escalate. In 1950, as U.S. forces retreated from China’s onslaught across the Yalu River, General Douglas... read more
Iran's Navy Doesn't Have 'Battleships'. Does It Need Them?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Iranian Navy, Middle East* It's small, but fast flying speed boats might do the trick instead. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Soviets were the first to deploy functional GEVs in the 1970s and 1980s, including a few huge Lun-class ekranoplans weighing four hundred tons that could lug huge carrier-killing cruise missiles, and an even larger prototype dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster. The Iranian navy got the memo. Iran has fielded a variety of unusual weapons over the years: F-14 Tomcat fighters hotwired to fire Russian missiles, homemade mini-submarine... read more
Get Ready for the Future of Air-Launched Hypersonic Weapons
*Kris Osborn* *Hypersonic Weapons, * These are not your father’s war plans. Air-launched hypersonic weapons are no longer part of some distant, anticipated future warfare scenario. They are here. So much so that the Air Force is taking new steps to acquire as many as twelve new AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon in 2022, bringing the paradigm-changing weapons closer to warfare. ARRW is a fast emerging boost-glide hypersonic weapon reported to be able to reach speeds of Mach 7 to descend upon targets. “ARRW is a new start, and $161 million is added to procure 12 weapons... read more
China and America’s Proxy War Over Korea Never Ended
*Robert Farley* *Korean War, Robert Farley (12272)* Memory of the Korean War in the United States is obscured by the looming shadows of World War II and Vietnam. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *There was nothing good about the last Sino-American War, not even the “peace” that resulted from it. The experience of this war, now nearly forgotten on both sides, should serve as a grim lesson for policy makers in both Washington and Beijing. In November 1950, China and the United States went to war. Thirty-six thousand Americans died, along with upwards of a quarter million Chinese,... read more
What Makes Russia’s Ultra Fast Shkval Torpedo So Deadly
*Mark Episkopos* *Russian Navy, Europe* Torpedoes typically use propellers or pumpjets, two conventional means of propulsion that rarely ever see speeds in excess of 60 knots. Shkval, however, is built with a solid-fuel rocket engine. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Supercavitating torpedo technology faces an uncertain future in the post-Cold War period. German manufacturer Diehl-BGT worked on a hybrid, surface-submarine launched supercavitating weapon in the early 2000s, but the project apparently did not make it past the prototype stage. One of the most devastating Soviet ... read more
The B-50 Superfortress Bomber Achieved Some Serious Feats
*Sebastien Roblin* *B-50, * In 1949, the B-50A Lucky Lady II became the first aircraft to fly around the world in an epic ninety-four-hour flight between February 26 and March 2. And that's not all. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Only a small run of sixty B-50As were produced in Washington, and these went onto become the tip of the newly-formed Strategic Air Command’s nuclear deterrence fleet in 1948 until huge B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet jet bombers could enter service. Quiz time! Which secret American military project during World War II proved even more expensive... read more
Connecticut to enact highway fee for trucks
Freight Waves Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign a bill passed this week by state lawmakers that, beginning January 2023, will impose a... The post Connecticut to enact highway fee for trucks appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Musical Interlude: Yanni, "To The One Who Knows; You Only Live Once"
*Full screen recommended.* Yanni, *"To The One Who Knows; You Only Live Once"* read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
São Paulo accelerates Covid vaccination plan and promises to immunize entire adult population by September
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo government has accelerated the vaccination schedule against Covid-19 by 30 days and promised to immunize the entire adult population of the state by the end of September. The announcement was made by Governor João Doria (PSDB) during a press conference early Sunday afternoon (13). The São Paulo […] The post São Paulo accelerates Covid vaccination plan and promises to immunize entire adult population by September appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud of a star that was seen to exp... read more
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Book of Hours II, 16"
*"Book of Hours II, 16"* "How surely gravity's law, strong as an ocean current, takes hold of even the strongest thing and pulls it toward the heart of the world. Each thing- each stone, blossom, child- is held in place. Only we, in our arrogance, push out beyond what we belong to for some empty freedom. If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So, like children, we begin again to learn from the things, because they are in God's heart; they have never left h... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"Life Comes at You Fast, So You Better Be Ready"
*"Life Comes at You Fast, So You Better Be Ready"* by Ryan Holiday "In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his brother, “My happiness is so great that it makes me almost afraid.” In October of that year, life got even better. As he wrote in his diary the night of his wedding to Alice Hathaway Lee, “Our intense happiness is too sacred to be written about.” He would consider it to be one of the best years of his life: he got married, wrote a book, attended law school, and won his first election for public office. The streak continued. In 1883, he wrote “I can imagine nothing more happy... read more
Washington: Worse Than Useless Babble When Only Precise Actions Matter
Right now, Washington, DC is overflowing with bills, reports, proposals for budgets, commissions, taskforces, leveraging of departmental resources, etc., etc. At best this is an unfocussed process of throwing money at problems instead of focusing on reality and solving real problems. At worst, as in Joe Biden’s Green New Deal, our economy will devolve much, much, further. read more
An honest totalitarian
It seems that in Britain you can find people in authority who openly admit that they are pushing for permanent lockdowns. Over here, you can’t even find a mainstream journalist willing to broach that subject. read more
"And The Truth Is..."
"There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now ha... read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
British Software Developer Now Paralyzed After Taking COVID Jabs and Mocking Anti-Vaxxers – Others DEAD
While the corporate media and Big Tech social media sites continue to promote the COVID-19 injections by highlighting those who proudly receive them and are not afraid to show their compliance publicly, sometimes even mocking anti-vaxxers, when those same people then end up crippled or dead a short time later, do not expect to see those stories in the corporate media or Big Tech social media. After all, that would be bad for the "vaccine" business and their goals to inject everyone with these bioweapons. But here at Health Impact News we will keep publishing those stories to show... read more
The Rag Blog7 hours ago
ALLEN YOUNG : BOOKS | Ethel Rosenberg’s life story told in new book
I found the book to be painfully sad due to the injustice and the cruelty of the execution. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | June 13, 2021 COLD SPRING, N.Y. — On June 19, 1953, the government of … Continue reading → read more
Charmed
OK so I've got a bit of time on my hands and I hate TV so I've started watching Charmed on Amazon Prime Video. I've distanced myself from Netflix after that child porn fiasco but recognize Amazon Prime Video has its leftist propaganda as well. Nevertheless, I've picked up this series called Charmed and find it entertaining. It's fantasy escapism but I give it a thumbs up. I can't stand Twilight. I'm not into vampires and werewolves. That ridiculous drama has been well over played. Yet this one is like a comical remix of Bewitched. It's modern and has many hidden plots that reveal... read more
Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021
A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of the pandemic. Read the full story, “Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021”, on globalissues.org → read more
bilaterals.org6 hours ago
Mercosur/UE.- Sánchez: "Nos gustaría que se pudiera materializar cuanto antes el acuerdo comercial UE-Mercosur"
13-Jun-2021 El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha transmitido este miércoles desde Argentina su voluntad de que se pueda materializar "cuanto antes" el tratado de libre comercio entre la Unión Europea y el Mercosur. read more
bilaterals.org6 hours ago
Eiser renuncia a su lucha por el laudo del arbitraje con España
13-Jun-2021 Finalmente, las compañías inversoras en energías renovables Eiser Infrastructure Ltd. y Energia Solar Luxembourg SARL han renunciado a su lucha por el laudo de 128 millones de euros contra España, emitido a su favor en 2017 y que fue anulado porque el árbitro designado por los inversores tenía un conflicto de intereses que no había sido revelado. read more
bilaterals.org6 hours ago
Políticas comerciales de integración regional Uruguay-Mercosur: un giro predecible
13-Jun-2021 A un año del inicio del nuevo gobierno neoliberal uruguayo, y tras 15 años de gobierno ininterrumpido del partido progresista Frente Amplio, ponemos en debate algunos acontecimientos recientes sobre la actuación uruguaya en el concierto internacional, con énfasis en las políticas comerciales internacionales adoptadas hacia el Mercosur y su tensa discusión por la flexibilización y la concreción de nuevos acuerdos comerciales. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
New York Times Reports Andrew Weissmann and Robert Mueller Sought, Then Hid, Special Counsel Surveillance of Trump White House Attorney Don McGhan
My headline is what happened, the New York Times headline is massive spin: “Apple Is Said to Have Turned Over Data on Trump’s White House Counsel in 2018”. Notice what the New York Times is doing here. Everything about their article is written to hide, obfuscate and ignore the reality of what their article actually […] The post New York Times Reports Andrew Weissmann and Robert Mueller Sought, Then Hid, Special Counsel Surveillance of Trump White House Attorney Don McGhan appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Añez completes 90 days of imprisonment declaring herself a “trophy” of the Bolivian government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The former interim president of Bolivia Jeanine Añez completed Sunday three months of imprisonment for the case called "coup d'état", just on the same day of her birthday in which she asserted that she is a "trophy" of the Bolivian government. "The MAS (the ruling Movement Towards Socialism) has decided […] The post Añez completes 90 days of imprisonment declaring herself a “trophy” of the Bolivian government appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Battle of Hue: Urban Warfare in Vietnam
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* This battle has been called the turning point in the Vietnam War. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *To an American public already leery about the escalating costs and moral compromises of the Vietnam War, the Battle of Hue established that “winning” in Vietnam would require far more time, effort, and lives than it was willing to sacrifice. And it demonstrated that Communist forces were ready to sacrifice *a lot*. Michael Bowden’s new history *Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam* pulls off a rare feat: it takes a conflict ... read more
Virtual Mirage8 hours ago
Sunday Supplemental
Delorean? The only appeal that one would have is if it came with a “Mr. Fusion” engine and would take me back to the future. It was one of those automobile brands that came and went – as they all traveled into the (distant) future or to the modern scrapyard. I never rode […] The post Sunday Supplemental appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Indian Covid Variant Could Be The Dominant Strain In The US Within A Week
The Indian variant of Covid-19 could be the dominant strain of the virus in the United States in just one week, according to disturbing new data *Daily Mail: **Indian Covid variant could be the dominant strain in the US within a WEEK, say experts as it causes havoc in UK where 30% of fatalities linked to mutant have been fully vaccinated* * Data shows highly-contagious 'Delta' strain of Covid is spreading quickly across the United States * The variant, first detected in India, now accounts for 10 percent of all US cases, up from just one percent a month ago * US health offic... read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ Your Brad o' the day. ------------------------------ Massachusetts now has its real life Jonah. ------------------------------ Suuure you turned down two book deals, just like you turned down being Time's Person of the Year. ------------------------------ Well, good on her. You go, girl! ------------------------------ Wow, another Trump crony lied. Fancy that. ------------------------------ Greenblatt's report did not exonerate Trump any more than had the Mueller report. ------------------------------ Doug Mastriano: A ... read more
BC government seizes grow
The Vancovuer Sun is reporitng that "The province is seeking to have forfeited a $711,000 rural property near Powell River allegedly linked to an illicit cannabis operation and money laundering." "*In April of this year*, the RCMP raided a five-acre property with a house at 2632 Maywood Road, just south of Powell River. According to a claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court on June 7 by the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office, the police discovered illicit cannabis plants in six rooms in the house. The forfeiture office seeks to have the property forfeited as “proceeds and instruments of unlaw... read more
The F-35 Jet Is No Match the F-22 in One Area
*Dave Majumdar* *National Security, Americas* The Air Force expects that the F-35, with its stealth and sensors, will be able to fill the gaps between flights of F-22 jets during a large-scale engagement. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—which is built in three versions—recently completed its developmental test phase and is operational with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy will soon join the ranks of JSF operators with the F-35C carrier variant, which is scheduled to become operational later this year or... read more
The Montana-class Would Have Ruled the Seas Had They Ever Made It There
*Robert Farley* *Montana-class, * The deadliest ship America never built. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Montanas would have outclassed anything the British, French, or Italians had even conceived of building. The most obvious opponent for the Montanas were the Japanese Yamatos. The Montanas would have been immensely powerful ships, probably more powerful than their Japanese (or German, or Soviet) counterparts. Battleship combat was an inherently risky endeavor. Nearly every salvo has a chance of getting a lucky hit that strikes a magazine, sending the victim to the bot... read more
More Hypocrisy from the G7 Leaders
While many of us continue to live under the diktats of our elected ruling class overlords as a result of the global pandemic, those who seem to enjoy their positions as unquestioned dictators are enjoying themselves at the G7 Summit at Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Here we have a video showing the G7 leaders posing for yet another photo opportunity. physically distancing for the photo with only Angela Merkel wearing a mask and, as they leave, they are touching then touching each other, totally ignoring physical distancing rules as they move to their next photo op: Here we... read more
British Software Developer Now Paralyzed After Taking COVID Jabs and Mocking Anti-Vaxxers – Others DEAD
While the corporate media and Big Tech social media sites continue to promote the COVID-19 injections by highlighting those who proudly receive them and are not afraid to show their compliance publicly, sometimes even mocking anti-vaxxers, when those same people then end up crippled or dead a short time later, do not expect to see those stories in the corporate media or Big Tech social media. After all, that would be bad for the "vaccine" business and their goals to inject everyone with these bioweapons. But here at Health Impact News we will keep publishing those stories to show... read more
Distance Learning Doesn't Teach People To Think
The modern research university was designed to produce new knowledge and to pass that knowledge on to students. North American universities over the last 100 years have been exceptionally good at that task. But this is not all that universities can do or should do. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even easier to reduce teaching to knowledge dissemination and to obscure other, equally important, forms of education that help students be better citizens, thinkers, writers and collaborators. read more read more
CFACT9 hours ago
Untitled
Let’s flip the fossil fuel script with so-called renewables and see what that looks like. The post appeared first on CFACT. read more
The SPARS Document
WhatsHerFace Jun 11, 2021 n 2017 John Hopkins Center for Health Security published “The SPARS Pandemic”. This document is described in its disclaimer as being... The post The SPARS Document appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
Judge dismisses staff lawsuit over Houston Methodist vaccine mandate
The Hill A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit from more than 100 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. U.S.... The post Judge dismisses staff lawsuit over Houston Methodist vaccine mandate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Organizing Notes2 hours ago
Sold their souls for a dolla
TYT are working for the US regime change operation, likely being funded by CIA-linked foundation and corporate funds. Their job? Confuse and divide the 'left' - particularly the liberals. They are paid to support Mr. Big's murderous foreign policies. Mr. Big don't need us much anymore so they are corralling and colonizing the superfluous populations virtually everywhere. Fascism in the 'land of the free'. Call it friendly fascism of the three-piece suit variety. Why would anyone ever watch the TYT show? ....pure garbage These two on this show have sold their souls to the... read more
The Marine Corps Prepares to Test a Potential Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle
*Caleb Larson* *Marine Corps, * This summer Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle will likely undergo amphibious testing. And if the vehicle’s water trials go well, then it could become the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. The Marine Corps badly needs a replacement for its rapidly-aging Light Armored Vehicle. Could this new vehicle be the solution? The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a reconnaissance vehicle that would be able to replace their LAV-25, the Light Armored Vehicle that originally entered service with the Marine Corps in the early 1980s. The LAV has a lot to ... read more
How Did This South American Battleship End Up in the Royal Navy?
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, Americas* When it retired in 1958, Almirante Latorre was the last active capital ship to have served at the World War I Battle of Jutland. *Here's What You Need to Know*: This Chilean battleship lived a long and interesting life. In 1910, Chile bought a battleship. Fifty years later, Chester Nimitz ensured that parts of that ship would complete the restoration of the Japanese battleship Mikasa, Togo’s flagship at the Battle of Tsushima. Along the way, the Chilean battleship would serve in the British Grand Fleet, get bombed by its own air force duri... read more
It's No F-35, But the Eurofighter Is a Capable (and Cheaper) Alternative
*Robert Farley* *Eurofighter, Europe* The fighter has won an excellent reputation among aviation experts. *Here's What You Need to Know*: For an aircraft effectively designed by a multinational committee, the Eurofighter has performed well in service. *(This article first appeared in 2016).* The Eurofighter Typhoon has joined the Dassault Rafale, the Saab Gripen, and the Sukhoi “Flanker” in pursuit of a growing niche in the international fighter market. These aircraft offer capabilities beyond the Generation 4 platforms developed in the 1970s, but don’t carry the costs and compl... read more
Dream On: The Idea of Bringing Back the Battleships Just Won't Die
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, * The battleship is dead, but some enthusiasts won't let go of the desire to revive it. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Reconfiguring the Iowa-class battleships was both controversial and enormously expensive. Nevertheless, the Navy and the Reagan administration felt that the ships filled an important gap in U.S. naval capabilities, especially given the growth of the Soviet fleet. But for modern warfare, this doesn't hold much water. No one expected the battleships to leave so quickly. The U.S. Navy reactivated the four battleships of the Iowa ... read more
Netanyahu Loses Office
From the divisive NYT; The long and divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant Israeli politician of the past generation, officially ended on Sunday, at least for the time being, as the country’s Parliament gave its vote of confidence to a precarious coalition government stitched together by widely disparate anti-Netanyahu forces. Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset,… Continue reading → read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
One Rule For Me, One Rule For Thee
U.S. President Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and other world leaders have been accused of breaking strict social distancing rules at the G7 summit in Cornwall over the weekend. Pictured: World leaders and their spouses enjoy a Red Arrows fly over on Saturday *Daily Mail:* *One rule for them... World leaders are accused of 'double standards' after ignoring social-distancing to hug and back slap during G7 summit* * President Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and others were photographed in close contact over the weekend at the G7 summit in Cornwall * Pictures of world leaders at a beach bar... read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Yes, R.L. Stine’s ‘Fear Street’ Books Are Becoming a Netflix Series
The teenage horror fiction series sold millions of copies since the initial book release in 1989. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Will a Company Turn Human ‘Cremains’ into Artificial Ocean Reef?
It’s described as an “urn, ash scattering, and burial at sea” all in one. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Knesset Approves New Coalition, Ending Netanyahu’s Long Rule
Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, was sworn in as prime minister after a narrow 60-59 vote in parliament. read more
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Tom Parkin calls out Jason Kenney's defence of genocide and its architects in an attempt to keep his party's white supremacist base onside. And PressProgress notes that Kenney's insistence on turning an in-person Stampede into the greatest summer outbreak ever has large sponsors and even Canada's military keeping their distance. - Kim Siever highlights the UCP's choice to hand a large private lab services contract to a major donor with massive lobbying influence rather than ensuring that needed services were delivered publicly. And Bob Web... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
President Biden Addresses Reporters At The End Of The G7 Summit In The UK
*Daily Mail:* *Joe Biden says won't hold a joint presser with Vladimir Putin because he wants to avoid a 'contest' where they 'try to embarrass each other'... as he mixes up Covid and COVAX in fresh stumble* * Biden addressed reporters at the end of the G7 summit in the UK * He fielded multiple questions about his upcoming summit with Putin * Leaders have been negotiating for days on a special communique * It will allow a World Trade Organization labeling of China as a 'non-market economy' * It called attention to human rights and pointed to Xinjiang * Additionally, it ... read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
Starbucks Launches Reusable Cup Program
Starbucks rolls out a reusable cups initiative in some markets and restarts programs suspended during the pandemic- much more is needed. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 13
1920 War Min Churchill wrote PM George that British army overextended in Mesopotamia and asked whether UK should give up Mosul province because of costs (Musings On Iraq How The Ottoman Province Of Mosul Became Part Of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*... read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Biden and His Aviators Greet Queen on a Sunny Afternoon
The queen hosted the president and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle, her royal residence near London. read more
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/13/21: "Important! Markets, A Look Ahead: What You Must Know Now"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/13/21: *"Important! Markets, A Look Ahead: * *What You Must Know Now"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
CFACT12 hours ago
“Clean” energy exploitations
Newly released book helps citizens understand the environmental degradation and humanity abuses that support “clean” energy. The post “Clean” energy exploitations appeared first on CFACT. read more
This Vietnam War Covert Special Ops Unit Is The Deadliest You Never Heard Of
*Stavros Atlamazoglou* *Vietnam War, * MACV-SOG fell through the cracks of America’s consciousness, is are only known to a few old comrades, their families, and a handful of military history enthusiasts. If a conflict in U.S. history ever came with baggage, it has to be the Vietnam War. Although the service and actions of the millions of Americans who fought in Southeast Asia have been slowly recognized, the unpopularity of the war at the time, and for many years after, left a scar in American society. This unpopularity also meant that extraordinary men and units, such as the Mi... read more
Don’t File Taxes? You Can Get the Child Tax Credit Anyway – Here’s How.
*Trevor Filseth* *Child Tax Credit, * The IRS is making a special effort to include groups that are traditionally left out of the tax system – including, among others, U.S. citizens working abroad and poorer citizens who do not have enough income to be taxed – into the Child Tax Credit process. The federal stimulus measures that have been sent out throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have overwhelmingly come from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Despite its occasional missteps, the IRS is a logical partner for this effort. The agency has the names and contact information of most ... read more
Should China's Vaunted Type 055 Destroyers Worry the U.S. Navy?
*Robert Farley* *PLAN, Asia* America does have a counterpart, but it will need a new ship eventually to compete well against Beijing. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Type 055 is one of China's better destroyers. Does the United States have an answer to China’s new Type 055 destroyers? Does it need one? On July 3, 2018, Dalian shipyard launched two of the big new ships, with some reports suggesting that the class may extend to twenty-four vessels. The ships are large and have more VLS cells than Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers, although the latter still exceed the former... read more
Study This Bomber: The Nazis Wanted to Bring the Blitz to the Big Apple.
*Sebastien Roblin* *World War II History, * Nazi Germany wanted a bomber to strike New York City. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Nazi scientists also began developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, a manned suborbital rocket ship called the Silbervogel, and piggy-back aircraft to execute inter-continental strikes without much to show for it. *(This first appeared last month.)* In 1942, German air force chief Hermann Goering sketched out the requirement for the Amerika bomber—a strategic bomber capable of making 7,200-mile round-trip across the Atlantic. Earlier in 193... read more
Why the Air Force Wants to Keep Its MQ-9 Reaper Fleet Forever
*Kris Osborn* *MQ-9 Reaper, * Logically, that’s not possible but the budget boys are going to let them try. The Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone will live to fight another day, or thousands of days, due to a clear service plan to employ the platform for at least the next fifteen years. While this is unsurprising given the number of upgrades the Air Force has performed on the drone, yet there is ongoing speculation amid development of the service’s high-priority MQ-Next program, which seeks to deploy a new generation of warfare intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). ... read more
Joe Biden's Economic Boom Isn't As Great As You Think
*Stephen Silver* *Coronavirus Economy, * [image: Joe Biden Stimulus] “We continue to run over 20% of GDP budget deficit. So as robust as a 10.4% nominal GDP forecast is, if we didn't have deficit spending, there would be no economic growth in the United States.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“Despite all this economic recovery in parts of the economy and some of this inflationary stuff that’s happening, we haven’t seen any movement to speak of,” in terms of large numbers of companies returning their workers to the office. The current economic conditions in the U.S. are unpr... read more
Former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo: ‘The Nuclear Threat Is Back’
*Harry Tarpey* *Nuclear Weapons, * “No country alone, however powerful that country is, can do anything by itself; we need international coordination – we need international cooperation.” Although Mexico has no nuclear weapons, its former president Ernesto Zedillo knows their dangers well: “Humanity has two fundamental existential threats. One is climate change, but a more severe one is the nuclear threat.” As a leading member of The Elders, a coalition of senior statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, Zedillo sees the nuclear issue as one that demands more atte... read more
How to Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier? This One Rocket Nearly Did the Trick
*Sebastien Roblin* *USS Enterprise Accident, * Why does the maritime fighting branch appear to be suffering the same accident again and again? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The painfully won experience from the *Enterprise *fire inspired a final round of introspection from the navy, A series of collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in 2016 and 2017—including two incidents that left sixteen sailors dead—have raised questions as to why the maritime fighting branch appears to be suffering the same accident again and again. However, it can take time for organizations to le... read more
Counterfactual: Say Hitler Had Thought Better of Invading Russia During World War II?
*Michael Peck* *World War II, * One of history's greatest what-ifs. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* In the real World War Two, Rommel's North African campaign was a sideshow to the main event in Russia. In the alternate scenario, North Africa becomes the main event. One of the most momentous decisions in history was Adolf Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Operation Barbarossa transformed Nazi Germany's war from a one-front struggle, against a weakened Britain and a still-neutral United States, into a two-front conflict. The Eastern Front absorbed as muc... read more
Reporter Who Broke Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Story And Received ‘Significant’ Death Threats Found Dead
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden The body of a Birmingham, Alabama journalist who broke the story about the controversial 2016 tarmac meeting in Phoenix... The post Reporter Who Broke Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Story And Received ‘Significant’ Death Threats Found Dead appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Using smartphones to create distributed space weather observatory
A study by NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald found that magnetometers in smartphones can detect small disturbances of the Earth's magnetic field, allowing such devices to be used to form a distributed space weather observatory. The 3-axis Hall-effect magnetometer...... Read more » read more

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