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Bayou Renaissance Man11 hours ago
Feeling hungry?
I was a bit mind-boggled to find this image on Gab. I've always enjoyed a full English breakfast (hey, my parents were British, what do you expect?), but this overloaded plate kinda blew my mind. Click the image for a larger view. In my younger days, I'd have eaten the whole lot without a second thought (I was burning a *lot* of energy back then). Nowadays, I'd be hard pressed to get through half of it, and probably not even that much. Given the average age of the members of the North Texas Writers, Shooters and Pilots Association, that plateful would probably feed three ... read more
Virtual Mirage11 hours ago
Thursday ThoughtsFood in Flagstaff I drove into town yesterday and had lunch at La Fonda (there is also one in Camp Verde). They’re run by the Garcia family and have been around for at least fifty years (three generations of Garcias). They shut down when there is a wedding in the family and have the […] The post Thursday Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Lawfare12 hours ago
Case Summary: Fourth Circuit Upholds Terrorism Watchlist DatabaseAn image of the FBI seal. (Dave Newman, https://flic.kr/p/7SaC8m; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Introduction On March 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in El-Hady v. Kable upheld the constitutionality of the Terrorism Screening Database (TSDB), a watchlist maintained by the FBI that currently contains the names of more than 1 million “known or suspected terrorists.” Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel that the TSDB was constitutional because it fell under the executive branch’s long-standing “authorit... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Thanks to Joe Biden, the IRS Could Send Your a 'Stimulus Check' July 15*Rachel Bucchino* *Child Tax Credit, * The IRS and Treasury Department launched an online tool on Monday for low-income families who qualify for the child tax credit from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Similar to the qualifications for the stimulus checks from Biden’s relief bill, individuals earning up to $75,000 are eligible for the full enhanced credit amount, as well as joint filers making up to $150,000 and heads of households earning up to $112,500. The amount will then drop by $50 for each $1,000 in income above these cap... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
India's Plan to Become an Aircraft Carrier Superpower Is Becoming a Reality*Robert Farley* *India, South Asia* Its been a work in progress for decades. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Though India is committed to carrier aviation, and has the resources and experience to develop a successful force, it still faces some big decisions, including the choice of a new carrier fighter and the design characteristics of its flagship class. With one large carrier in service and another on the way, India has become one of the world’s pre-eminent naval aviation powers. How did the program come about? Where is it going? And what is the strategic rationale for In... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
IRS Backlog Delays Stimulus Checks for A Specific Group in One State*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * In April, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California had launched a state-level stimulus package called the Golden State Stimulus. The stimulus measure, meant to help lower-income Californians, is expected to cost the state about $12 billion overall. Stimulus checks for undocumented immigrants are the kind of policy that would likely cause a massive outcry, in most states besides California. But California has offered just that. However, an IRS backlog has led to delays in such payments, according to a new report. In April, California G... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Pearl Harbor Crisis? Not Exactly, But F-22 Stealth Fighters Deployed*Kris Osborn* *History, Americas* The circumstances remain mysterious. These circumstances can send imaginations on quite a journey, yet it seems that there are a few factors worth considering. In a mysterious, yet seemingly urgent “irregular patrol” call, two U.S. Air Force F-22 jets were scrambled into action recently from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Following the launch of the two F-22 jets, a third one was called into action along with a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft to provide support. The incident, detailed in a report from *The War Zone*, explained that the ... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
What Happens When a Submarine Gets *Too* Close to an Aircraft Carrier?*David Axe* *U.S. Navy, * China is more scared of American submarines than the Americans are scared of Chinese boats. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The public may not fully appreciate submarines’ lopsided combat advantage, but the world’s leading navies sure do. Today Chinese, Russian and American submarines, among others, are busy sneaking up on, tracking and practicing sinking rival fleets’ flattops. A photo depicting an American nuclear-powered submarine poking its periscope above the waves—within shooting distance of a British aircraft carrier during a war game—is a us... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
What Does Joe Biden Think About a Fourth Stimulus Check?*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus, * So far, Biden has remained silent on the issue of a fourth stimulus payment. But it is significant that he has not rejected the measure outright There is little question that many American families could benefit from a fourth stimulus payment. Repeated surveys have indicated a broad measure of support for another payment, and some economic metrics suggest that it could save millions from dire poverty. Consequently, more than eighty Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have advocated in favor of some form of fourth stimulus check. Republicans, however... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Britain's Plan To Stop a Russian Invasion of the Chunnel? Nuclear War.*Michael Peck* *Nuclear Weapons, Europe* The very idea of a tunnel connecting Britain with the European mainland set off alarm bells among some officials. *Here's What You Need to Know*: By the time the Chunnel was complete in 1994, the Soviet Union no longer existed. If Soviet tanks ever blitzed across western Europe to the shores of the English Channel, the English had a secret plan to keep them from crossing into Britain. Blow up the Channel Tunnel with a nuclear bomb. This nuclear Brexit would have kept the “barbarians from the gates of Calais,” in the words of one British ... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
A Finnish-Operated Hornet Fighter Land on a U.S. Aircraft Carrier—Why?*David Axe* *Finland, Scandinavia* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4234360/180317-n-fk070-0153] The landing is interesting because Finland, like neighboring Sweden, is an officially neutral country and is not part of NATO. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Zooming out, the carrier landing is a small event. But it is noteworthy given the larger context of Finland partnering more with the NATO countries — a development which Russia is surely observing. On March 17, 2017 in the Atlantic, a fighter jet landed onto the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The only ... read more
Global Issues News Headlines9 hours ago
Call for Political Belt-tightening to Prevent Drought Becoming the Next PandemicBHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 17 (IPS) - June 17 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. A new report shows that climate change, overuse and conversion for agriculture, cities and infrastructure, which also drive drought and desertification, have already degraded one fifth of the planet’s land area. “Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it.” Read the full story, “Call for Political Belt-tightening to Prevent Drought Becoming the Next Pandemic”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Watchers » Latest articles9 hours ago
Relentless heavy rains trigger severe flash floods and landslides in BhutanAt least 10 people have died as persistent heavy rains triggered major flash flooding in Bhutan, authorities reported on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Residents in the Himalayan region were caught off guard by rising rivers and streams, inundating homes and buildings....... Read more » read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"
Tel Aviv, Israel. Thanks for stopping by! read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
City of San Jose mandates videotaping of all gun purchasesFox 5 SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose officials have passed a new gun law that requires retailers to video-record all firearm purchases, becoming the... The post City of San Jose mandates videotaping of all gun purchases appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
NYPD Cop Raped by Fellow Cops So Often & Violently, She Was Left Physically DeformedFree Thought Project – by Matt Agorist A lawsuit brought against the NYPD by one of their own officers makes explosive claims against multiple officers... The post NYPD Cop Raped by Fellow Cops So Often & Violently, She Was Left Physically Deformed appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
US Food Bank Lines May Reemerge As Millions Set To Lose Unemployment BenefitsZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden US food banks in Republican states are preparing for a massive demand surge in food aid this summer as 24... The post US Food Bank Lines May Reemerge As Millions Set To Lose Unemployment Benefits appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Marijuana online firm Leafly seeks to raise up to $30M in securities offeringLeafly, an online marijuana guide and cannabis news website, is planning to raise up to $30 million in a securities offering. The offering includes securities such as debt, convertible debt and options to acquire securities, according to the Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Seattle-based Leafly had already sold nearly $22.9 million […] Marijuana online firm Leafly seeks to raise up to $30M in securities offering is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
Mao’s Cultural Revolution Has Arrived in AmericaThe Epoch Times – by Chris Talgo From 1966 to 1976, Chinese society suffered under what we now call the Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution,... The post Mao’s Cultural Revolution Has Arrived in America appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
NEWSPAPER FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTHRedPillWorld June 16th, 2021. The Irish Light Has Arrived: A Newspaper Unafraid To Tell The Truth. THE IRISH LIGHT NEWS PAPER https://gemmaodoherty.com/investigations/the-irish-light-has-arrived-a-newspaper-unafraid-to-tell-the-truth/ The post NEWSPAPER FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
With moratorium ending, more than 8 million households face foreclosure or evictionCBS News Even as the nation rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, more than 2 million homeowners are behind on their mortgages and risk being forced... The post With moratorium ending, more than 8 million households face foreclosure or eviction appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Econlib12 hours ago
Open Borders on PBSMy interview on Open Borders aired last night on the PBS NewsHour. Check it out! The post Open Borders on PBS appeared first on Econlib. read more
Econlib12 hours ago
Knowledge, Reality, and Value Book Club Replies, Part 2All of the last set of comments were directed at Huemer, but I’ll add a few comments of my own. Anon: 1.To my mind, part of the problem with questions like “Is there a God?” is not that they are meaningless or that they have no answer. Rather, it’s that they are unanswerable. Are questions […] The post Knowledge, Reality, and Value Book Club Replies, Part 2 appeared first on Econlib. read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/17/2021By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Night sounds from Ethiopia. * * * * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check […] read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Janet Malcolm, Provocative Author-Journalist, Dies at 86Malcolm's death was confirmed Thursday by a spokesperson for The New Yorker, where Malcolm was a longtime staff writer. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Crude steel production up 40.1% in May, says Aço BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian steel producers worked at full speed in May. Last month, crude steel production grew by 40.1% compared to the same period last year. A total of 3.16 million tons were produced. Production for the current year reached 14.94 million tons, up 20.3% compared to January-May 2020, data recently released […] The post Crude steel production up 40.1% in May, says Aço Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Yemen's Houthis Conitnue To Lay Sea Mines In The Southern Red Sea
File photo of a Houthi naval mine. *Breaking Defense:* *Houthis Lay Sea Mines In Red Sea; Coalition Boasts Few Minesweepers* *Middle Eastern sources say most of the naval mines are floating mines the Houthis release into the open sea. They are supplemented by networks of mines laid at a depth of 16 meters. They are triggered by the passage of ships above them. * TEL AVIV: The Houthi rebels in Yemen have planted sea mines in the southern part of the Red Sea where US Navy and other allied ships are sailing, posing a possibly grave threat to shipping. The Saudi-led coalition tr... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil is 3rd most favorable to reception of refugees among 28 nations – surveyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The study interviewed over 19,500 people aged between 16 and 74. According to a survey conducted in 28 countries, Brazil ranks 3rd with the population most open to welcoming refugees, and the majority believes that borders should be open to foreigners afflicted by wars and persecution, even during the pandemic. […] The post Brazil is 3rd most favorable to reception of refugees among 28 nations – survey appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago
"Protect Yourself From Inflation"*"Protect Yourself From Inflation"* by Bill Bonner "The arithmetic makes it plain that inflation is a far more devastating tax than anything that has been enacted by our legislatures." - Warren Buffett, in Fortune magazine, 1977 YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Yesterday, a dear reader asked how the average Joe can “get a leg up” in a dangerous and difficult world? It won’t be easy. Here’s the latest mouthful from Bloomberg: "Fed Officials Rattle Rate-Hike Saber as Price Pressures Surprise" What Bloomberg is trying to say is that the Federal Reserve is hinting that it might… possibly… perhaps...... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Iranian Hardliner Who Is Sanctioned By The U.S. Is Set To Win Tomorrow's 'Fixed' Presidential Election*Reuters: **Close Khamenei loyalist sanctioned by U.S. set to win Iran vote* DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians vote on Friday in a race likely to hand the presidency to a judge sanctioned by Washington for alleged involvement in executions of political prisoners, a result that would cheer the clerical leadership but stir Western human rights concerns. Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, an ally and protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is favourite to succeed the pragmatist incumbent Hassan Rouhani, forbidden under the constitution from serving a third four-year term. Raisi says ... read more
Food & Water Watch11 hours ago
New ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Plan is a Privatization-Promoting DisasterWall Street takeover of essential services will cost ratepayers read more
naked capitalism11 hours ago
Supreme Court Dismisses Obamacare Challenge, Leaving Existing Health Care Insurance System in PlaceUnited States Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in the third challenge it has heard on the legislation. read more
balance1011 hours ago
more specifics on big pharma(Natural News) From August 2013 to December 2018, the pharmaceutical industry paid out more than $12 billion (in disclosed payments) to 1,036,163 doctors, 1,249 teaching hospitals and 2,191 companies. The current model of “medicine” incentivizes bribery, kickbacks, and institutional control over the scientists, the media and medical professionals. This big pharma-dominated system is also legally permitted to market directly to consumers, allowing for perpetual brainwashing of the general population and the medical professionals. Even worse big pharma is set up in a way to gen... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Brazil’s Economy Minister: Traceability, sanitation and fight against waste are food production challengesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Thursday, June 17, mentioned traceability, sanitation and fighting waste as the main challenges Brazil will have to address to become the "breadbasket of the world" in the production and export of food products. "The world's granary cannot be the country where there is hunger. Here, […] The post Brazil’s Economy Minister: Traceability, sanitation and fight against waste are food production challenges appeared first on The Rio Times . read more
balance1011 hours ago
May you assimilate the mysteries of God
14) When the heart cries out to God, even though the life pattern of the individual may have functioned continuously at human levels, there is a response of faith that embellishes and assists the germ of light reality that is in the heart of each one, planted there by God and nourished by Him…. But we say that perfect faith can be developed in the Divine Presence and in the divine pattern within the very cells of man’s being, and that it brings about a quickening action, an uplift for the spirit and the mind which, if encouraged daily, will create the renaissance of a true sp... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT11 hours ago
EVs & Caravans
By Paul Homewood What will the future of caravanning holidays look like when our cars are electric? We are all aware of the severe range restrictions of EVs. Although the stated range of a car may typically be around 200 miles, the practical range will probably be little more than 100, […] read more
the daily howler11 hours ago
NAVEL GAZING AND TOWN: Insults to the sacred dead!*THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021* *The Harvard professor's pecans:* Can something be gained from Tiya Miles' new book? Presumably, yes. Last Sunday, Slate published an interview in which Rebecca Onion and Professor Miles discussed the professor's new book. The headline which sits atop the piece says this, perhaps a bit strangely: *Understanding the Horror of Slavery Is Impossible. But a Simple Cotton Sack Can Bring Us Closer.* Whoever wrote that headline advanced a somewhat peculiar claim—the claim that it's impossible to understand the horror of slavery. Miles' book, All That She Carr... read more
The Conservative Socrates11 hours ago
The Last Crusade of Bohemond I of AntiochWhen Bohemond arrived in Europe in late 1104, he had a hero’s welcome wherever he went. The story of his exploits in the First Crusade had turned him into a living legend. Tales of his bravery in fighting the heathens during the battles of Antioch and Jerusalem (though he never fought in Jerusalem) had made him more popular than any other leader of the First Crusade. In his letters to the Pope and European monarchs, he introduced himself as the “Prince of Antioch.” In his meetings, he distributed the relics which he had brought from the Holy Land. Bohemond was in Europe on a missio... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil’s indigenous people may have permanent vaccination against Covid-19RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil may launch a permanent vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for indigenous people. The statement was made by the Ministry of Health's special Secretary of Indigenous Health Robson Santos da Silva. According to the Secretary, the vaccine distribution and administration system for indigenous populations living in villages is capable of absorbing […] The post Brazil’s indigenous people may have permanent vaccination against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
balance1012 hours ago
by the acceptance and magnification of peace
1) Today when the lingering desire for recognition is fed and amplified by the human race but seldom understood (even by psychologists who seem unable to justify their theories based on half-truths) it becomes increasingly important that the distinction accorded one part of life or the temporary extinction of another part of life be likewise comprehended. The ascended masters hold in common a sense of humility in recognizing themselves as omnipresent facets of the Godhead dedicated as one to the service of the All. As such they are always obedient to the cosmic intelligence of... read more
Children's Health Defense12 hours ago
Chief of Pediatric Critical Care: ‘Never Taken Care of a Single Patient With a Vaccine-Related Complication Until Now’Dr. Sara Ross, chief of pediatric critical care at Tufts Children’s Hospital, said the standard for safety for COVID vaccines “seems to be different for all the other vaccines we expose children to.” The post Chief of Pediatric Critical Care: ‘Never Taken Care of a Single Patient With a Vaccine-Related Complication Until Now’ appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Children's Health Defense12 hours ago
U.S. COVID Vaccine Policy Threatens Civil Liberties of Millions of Unvaccinated People Who Have Natural ImmunityMillions of naturally immune Americans are poised to become an underclass — underserved, unemployed, excluded from their civil liberties and education, and scoffed at as being “stupid” — unless they conform and get a potentially dangerous vaccination they very likely stand to gain no benefit from. The post U.S. COVID Vaccine Policy Threatens Civil Liberties of Millions of Unvaccinated People Who Have Natural Immunity appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Duck of Minerva13 hours ago
Putin-Biden summit, but make it an 18th century gossip column
Gentle reader*, People that have an itch at scribbling generally entertain their visitors with their happy projects, high flights, and wonderful publications, therefore ’tis to be supposed this blogue is in great measure the subject of many a drawing-room or a Twitteur discourse. Hence, when the handsome city of Geneva has been suffused by the members of the ton aching […] read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Maple, the Viral Dog Who Loved Music, Has DiedMaple really loved listening to the acoustic guitar, and even contributed backup percussion too. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
UE no suspende TLC con Colombia porque “violación de DDHH no es sistemática”17-Jun-2021 El bloque europeo consideró que antes de suspender el TLC se pueden adelantar otras tareas para mejorar la situación de derechos en Colombia. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Compañía aseguradora Chilena Consolidada activó mecanismo de solución de controversias del tratado entre Chile y Suiza por reforma que da pie al retiro de rentas vitalicias17-Jun-2021 Este reclamo se suma a otro que el país recibió un mes atrás del grupo Ohio de Estados Unidos, ante lo cual el Ministerio de Relaciones activó el procedimiento de resolución de controversias establecido en el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos países. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Industry alarmed at details of Australia/UK trade deal17-Jun-2021 The farming industry has raised serious concerns over a new trade deal between the UK and Australia, fearing it could harm British farmers' livelihoods. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
India-European Union FTA: Talks to restart soon on realistic note17-Jun-2021 Experts, too, suggest that both the sides need to work on less controversial issues first; the more difficult ones can be taken up later, as any deal there will take time to materialise. read more
The Watchers » Latest articles11 hours ago
Snow falls in Cordoba for only 7th time in 100 years, ArgentinaResidents in parts of Argentina, particularly in the city of Cordoba, woke up to the surprising sight of snow on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. It was the first time the city was covered in white in 14 years. Snow in the city is believed to have occurred on very few...... Read more » read more
The New Dark Age11 hours ago
Solidarity with Resistance to ExtractionPeople the world over are opposing fossil fuel extraction in an incalculable number of ways. It is now clear that burning fossil fuels threatens millions of Life forms and could be laying the foundation for the extermination of Humanity. But what about “alternative” energy? As progressives stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those rejecting fossil fuels and nuclear power, should we despise, ignore, or commend those who challenge the menace to their homes and their communities from solar, wind and hydro-power (dams)? The Green Party of St. Louis/Gateway Green Alliance gave its answer wit... read more
The New Dark Age11 hours ago
Resisting Water Privatization in Europe: Key Reasons for SuccessIn the wake of the global financial crisis, water services have come under renewed neoliberal assault across Europe. At the same time, the struggle against water privatization has continued to pick up pace; from the re-municipalization of water in Grenoble in 2000, to the United Nations declaration of water as a human right in 2010. read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Granny KillerOh, the humanity… * read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
CNN's Jeff Zeleny Slams Biden's Handlers : 'I've Never Seen A President So Protected By His Aides'CNN’s Jeff Zeleny: We haven’t seen Biden answer questions “without his aides screaming at him to stop” pic.twitter.com/spQobCFlW1 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 16, 2021 *Daily Mail:* *'I've never seen a president so protected by his aides': CNN's Jeff Zeleny slams Biden's handlers for 'screaming at him' to stop him answering questions* * CNN's chief national affairs correspondent Wednesday criticized Biden's aides * He said that the press team were too controlling of the 78-year-old president * Biden has frequently joked about annoying his press team with too much talk ... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
No, This Wind Turbine Didn’t Melt in Texas HeatIt's certainly hot in Texas, but not quite that hot. read more
Balkinization11 hours ago
Ken Paxton Shoulda Hired a Legal PhilosopherIt has been a morning of overlapping consensus at the Supreme Court: in both *California v. Texas* and *Fulton v. Philadelphia*, the Justices found their way to a broad (7-2 or 9-0) resolution of questions far narrower than what the plaintiffs in these lawsuits had hoped to win from a far-right court. In the case of *California v. Texas*—and what an appropriate name for what is essentially a purely partisan lawsuit, the latest long-shot effort to unravel the Affordable Care Act through judicial activism rather than legislation—the Court simply found that the plaintiffs had no standi... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Does Irish Spring Soap Repel Flies?If it worked as well as people say it does, why don't they sell Irish Spring Fly Repellent? read more
Accidental Deliberations11 hours ago
Thursday Morning LinksThis and that for your Thursday reading. - Jennifer Yang and Kenyon Wallace discuss how the Delta variant makes the COVID-19 pandemic far more dangerous than it had been before - even as far too many governments barge ahead with the elimination of public health measures. The Globe and Mail's editorial board writes about the work to be done to reach people who haven't yet been vaccinated. And Edward Nirenberg and Risa Hoshino remind us of the risk being foisted on children who aren't eligible for a vaccine, but face the threat of both severe short-term illness and long COVID. - K... read more
MintPress News12 hours ago
US, Israeli Policies Drive Houthi – Hezbollah Defense Pact as Yemen Feel Palestine’s PainThanks to Israel’s recent onslaught in Gaza and to the freshly provocative US policies in the region, the Houthis have joined ranks with Hezbollah and armed Palestinian resistance in a defense pact that promises to change the strategic reality in the region. The post US, Israeli Policies Drive Houthi – Hezbollah Defense Pact as Yemen Feel Palestine’s Pain appeared first on MintPress News. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
The Kisan [Farmers’] Commune in India: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2021)17 June 2021 — Tricontinental Women farmers from Punjab and Haryana protest at the Tikri border in Delhi, 24 January 2021. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 26 June 2021, tens of thousands of Indian farmers will gather in front of the government offices in India’s twenty-eight states. … Continue reading The Kisan [Farmers’] Commune in India: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2021) read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Profits call the tuneI have argued in many posts that ‘profits call the tune’ in capitalist accumulation. What I mean by that is that any change in business profits (and profitability) will lead to changes in business investment – and not vice versa over time. read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Today in Social Media CensorshipYouTube has been going after content on ivermectin as well as other things. People are beginning to notice. Weinstein started a campaign to highlight the censorship and it’s been getting friction on Twitter. Eventually that did change but its an uphill battle. Have a look at YouTube’s COVID-19 medical misinformation policy for a long list… Continue reading → read more
The Duran13 hours ago
A Disinformation Case Study: The Fake Story of Russia’s Sale of A Kanopus V Satellite to Iran
A Disinformation Case Study: The Fake Story of Russia’s Sale of A Kanopus V Satellite to Iran News Topic 189 Russia to supply Iran with advanced satellite -Washington Post Russia to supply Iran with advanced satellite -Washington Post WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Russia is preparing to provide Iran with an advanced satellite that would […] read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
US Marine Corps Rebuilt to Confront ChinaJune 17, 2021 (Brian Berletic - NEO) - The US Marine Corps has after nearly a century of integrating tanks into its fighting forces, abandoned armored warfare in favor of missiles and drones to "confront China" in the Indo-Pacific region. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ6 hours ago
13 Year Anniversary Of Musings On Iraq13 years ago today I started Musings On Iraq. I first became interested in the country on 9/11 when I heard former CIA Director James Woosley tell Dan Rather that the United States had to hit Iraq even if it had nothing to do with the terrorist attack. I couldn’t understand why he said it and it stood out in my mind. In 2002 the Bush administration began its public campaign to convince the U.S. that it was necessary to remove Saddam Hussein from power. I decided I needed to know why the president was making this decision and started researching the topic. Six years later I decided ... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ6 hours ago
Review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis
*Sciolino, Elaine, **The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis**, New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991* The 1990 invasion of Kuwait set off the first book boom on Iraq in the West. Many of these releases were by authors simply wishing to cash in on the fad leading to a wide range in quality. *The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis* was one of the better books to come out during this period. The author Elaine Sciolino was a New York Times reporter who’d been to Iraq several... read more
Gangsters Out Blog11 hours ago
Maxime Bernier on Tucker CarlsonSecret ‘Project Cactus’ campaign targeting Maxime Bernier was billed to Conservative Party HQ. read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Navy’s Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers: The Best Ever to Sail?*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Navy, * This pertains to a much-discussed phenomenon characterizing Navy carriers for quite some time - namely that longer-range anti-ship missiles, drone attacks, EW and laser threats from potential adversaries change the equation regarding where carriers may need to operate. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next two new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include weapons-oriented ship-adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness. The Navy is making lethal... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Why Did Russia Never Become an Aircraft Carrier Superpower?*Robert Farley* *Russia, Global* [image: By Not stated. - http://www.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=87, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=869202] Russia’s only aircraft carrier is the troubled Admiral Kuznetsov. *Here's What You Need to Know:* Russia has a unique geography and strategic context; it makes more sense to focus investment on land forces. Historically a land power, the Soviet Union grappled with the idea of a large naval aviation arm for most of its history, eventually settling on a series of hybrid aircraft carriers. Big p... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Which Navies Will Be the Most Powerful In the World in 2030—and Why?*Kyle Mizokami* *Navy, Global* Two classes will define the most powerful navies: aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The eastward shift in naval power will continue in 2030, a product of both declining defense budgets in Europe and growing economies in Asia. The most powerful navies in 2030 will be a reflection of the broader state of the world. Some countries are invested in preserving the current international order and see naval power as a means to maintain it. Other emerging countries are building navies commensurate with thei... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Shock Therapy: The U.S. Navy Needs More Submarines, but Fewer Carriers*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, * A cultural revolution may be what the U.S. Navy needs to fulfill its ends while operating on a shoestring budget in a menacing world. *Here's What You Need to Know:* Reinventing America's navy, in short, could involve reshuffling priorities for future acquisitions, tactics, and operations. A strategy premised on starting with sea denial, deploying unconventional techniques to incapacitate adversaries' sensors and weaponry, and relegating the surface navy to secondary status would have seismic impact not just on the navy's warmaking methods and force s... read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
How to cut costs when using fertigation to grow cannabis(This is the 11th installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The previous installment is available here.) For a cannabis cultivator, fertilizer and irrigation can be some of the steepest costs after labor. But the two steps are arguably the most important parts of any grow operation. Enter the term, or […] How to cut costs when using fertigation to grow cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
The Caribbean Looks to Research for Answers to COVID-19, NCDs and Climate Change ChallengesUNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - In 1956, the Caribbean held its first major scientific meeting, organised by the Standing Advisory Committee for Medical Research in the British Caribbean. At the time, the Mayaro Virus, a dengue-like viral disease often called ‘jungle flu’ had just been identified as a new human disease agent by W.G Downs and G.H Wattley in Trinidad. Read the full story, “The Caribbean Looks to Research for Answers to COVID-19, NCDs and Climate Change Challenges”, on globalissues.org → read more
CFACT12 hours ago
How Washington misrepresents ANWR and the Alaska way of life (ft. Tyler Freel of Tundra Talk)Tyler Freel from Tundra Talk Podcast joins the podcast to discuss the latest on ANWR and why DC isn't vested in Alaska's interests. The post How Washington misrepresents ANWR and the Alaska way of life (ft. Tyler Freel of Tundra Talk) appeared first on CFACT. read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Protecting wildlife while enriching local communitiesAcross the globe, many conservation programs have strategically tied up with the local communities, thus providing a win-win situation for both the wildlife and the people who live nearby their habitat. The post Protecting wildlife while enriching local communities appeared first on CFACT. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Connecticut lawmakers pass recreational marijuana legalization bill, send to governorConnecticut lawmakers on Thursday approved a social equity-focused, recreational marijuana market that is expected to generate more than $700 million in sales within a few years, becoming the fourth state legislature to approve adult-use cannabis in 2021. Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign the bill. The Senate concurred with a House version by a […] Connecticut lawmakers pass recreational marijuana legalization bill, send to governor is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 171920 Arab govt run by British advisors approved by London Head political officer in Iraq Wilson told to announce it to Iraqis 1920 Calls for revolt vs British posted in Hilla British political officer arrested those calling for revolt and exiled them (Musings On Iraq review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1927 Lord Cecil said British public opinion was overwhelmingly against staying in Iraq 1954 PM Umari resigned so he could go on annual va... read more
Musings from the Chiefio13 hours ago
Needed: An “Employer Back Off” StrategyI've heard that Adobe Corp is telling employees to show proof of vaccination or be fired. Seems to me that's a legal gold mine for anyone willing to sue them. In any case, we need a strategy to stop that kind of invasive crap. Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes13 hours ago
Letter to San Quentin
*My letter below to death row administrator Captain Patao at San Quentin State Prison in California. It is a letter in solidarity with an inmate on death row by the name of James P. Anderson who many believe is innocent. Anderson works hard from jail to link various movement activists and also makes art (including beautiful pendants) that he shares with various organizations working for justice. One of his pieces recently sold for $1,000 in an auction to benefit one of the groups. Anderson has been using a metal prong from an electric cord for years to carve his pendants. It's ... read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Pharmacist Quits CVS Job Over Refusal to Kill People with COVID-19 Shots and Becomes a WhistleblowerHealthImpactNews Published June 16, 2021 A pharmacist who used to work for CVS has gone public with details about how the pharmacy chains are handling... The post Pharmacist Quits CVS Job Over Refusal to Kill People with COVID-19 Shots and Becomes a Whistleblower appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Red Dragon Rising: China preparing for future invasion of AmericaLeo Hohmann The Chinese Communist Party has over the years infiltrated both of the major U.S. political parties, to the point where we must at... The post Red Dragon Rising: China preparing for future invasion of America appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Centauri Dreams14 hours ago
Mapping the Boundary of the Heliosphere
Between the Solar System and interstellar space is a boundary layer called the heliosheath. Or maybe I should define this boundary as being between the inner, planetary part of the Solar System and interstellar space. After all, we consider the Oort Cloud as part of our own system, yet it begins much further out. Both […] read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Australia will have to learn to live with Covid restrictions for YEARS to comeDaily Mail Australia will closely monitor rates of hospitalisation and death in nations that have been largely vaccinated against Covid-19 to decide when it can... The post Australia will have to learn to live with Covid restrictions for YEARS to come appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Warning temperatures will hit 127 F and break records: 50 MILLION are under heat warnings across eight states from California to Montana amid fears of blackouts and wildfiresDaily Mail More than 50 million people across eight states in the western U.S. were under Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories on Tuesday, as... The post Warning temperatures will hit 127 F and break records: 50 MILLION are under heat warnings across eight states from California to Montana amid fears of blackouts and wildfires appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Watchers » Latest articles12 hours ago
Intense dust storms affecting KuwaitIntense dust storms are affecting Kuwait since June 10, 2021, significantly reducing visibility and causing severe traffic chaos. The meteorological department said strong winds, dust storms, and heat can be expected at least until June 20. Intense dust storms are...... Read more » read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Drought: Brazil’s government not planning energy rationing but urges savingRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government is not considering resorting to energy rationing amid the water crisis, but given a greater output of thermoelectric energy, consumers will pay more, Minister of Mines and Energy Bento Albuquerque said on Thursday, June 17. "We are not working with the rationing option," he declared. "At the […] The post Drought: Brazil’s government not planning energy rationing but urges saving appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
The Five Greatest Aircraft Carriers Ever Made in History*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, * A fighting ship isn't just a hunk of steel but a symbiosis of crewmen and materiel. *Here’s What You Need to Know: * A fighting ship isn't just a hunk of steel but a symbiosis of crewmen and materiel. The finest aircraft carrier is one that's both well-suited to its missions and handled with skill and derring-do when and where it matters most. Anyone who's tried to compare one piece of kit—ships, aircraft, weaponry of various types—to another will testify to how hard this chore is. Ranking aircraft carriers is no exception. Consulting the pages of *J... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
World Bank will not help El Salvador implement bitcoin as currencyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The World Bank has rejected a request from the government of El Salvador to help implement bitcoin (BTC) as the country’s legal tender. The international lender is concerned about bitcoin’s environmental and transparency issues. “We are committed to helping El Salvador in a number of ways, including in transparent monetary […] The post World Bank will not help El Salvador implement bitcoin as currency appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Watch a Hummingbird Slap a Bee in Slow MotionThe fiery throated hummingbird beats its wings close to 100 times per second. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil’s trade confidence rises 12.2% in June to reach 1st high of the year – CNCRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism's (CNC) index of business confidence (Icec) rose 12.2% in June compared to May, reaching a high of 47.6% compared to June 2020. According to the company, it was the first month-on-month increase in the indicator in the year, driven by […] The post Brazil’s trade confidence rises 12.2% in June to reach 1st high of the year – CNC appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/17/21: "And Again... The Economic Meltdown Is Worsening. Important Updates"Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/17/21: *"And Again... The Economic Meltdown Is Worsening.* *Important Updates"* read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"The Test..."
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Penny for your thoughts11 hours ago
China’s Nuclear Power Plant Leak- Nuclear Drama May Be Less Alarming Than the Politics Behind It*Yesterday I’d seen an article related to this incident. It appears the entire narrative originated with CNN. Which immediately raised my suspicions. Knowing full well CNN is a documented source of disinfo. * *There appears to be NO meat on the bones of this report. Nothing. * * As of today, my assessment, for those interested, this latest reporting amounts to a perception managing disinfo tale planted in misleading media, intended to dupe the gullible masses. In other words it’s more of the usual.* *Reuters* *“CNN reported on Monday that the U.S. government had spent the past... read more
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A group of Florida parents cultured their children’s masks and found dangerous bacteria[image: undefined] The idea of children, including preschoolers, walking around with bacteria traps on their breathing orifices all day so shocked the conscience that last summer, a bunch of internet parodies were produced illustrating such absurdity. Then, within weeks, most local governments mandated this cruel form of child abuse for an entire year without any study of the side effects. Now a group of parents from the Gainesville, Florida, area have shown that such masks are traps for harmful bacteria that potentially make children much sicker than from COVID — the virus for whic... read more
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America's Soup-Brained President Says The US Never Interferes In Other Countries' Elections[image: undefined] During an astonishingly sycophantic press conference after the Geneva summit with Vladimir Putin, President Biden posited an entirely hypothetical scenario about what the world would think of the United States if it were interfering in foreign elections and everybody knew it. When AP's Jonathan Lemire asked the president of the most powerful government in the world what "consequences" he'd threatened the Russian leader with should the Kremlin interfere in US elections going forward, Biden meandered his way through one of his signature not-quite-lucid word salads,... read more
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Nixon's Dollar Destruction at 50 - Join Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, and Special Guests in Houston![image: undefined] Join RPI founder Ron Paul, Ludwig von Mises Institute founder (and former Rep. Ron Paul chief-of-staff) Lew Rockwell, and special guests to be announced for a small, intimate luncheon to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nixon closing the gold window and severing that last bit of connection between that green piece of paper called the US dollar and gold. The Ron Paul Institute in the business of bringing people together, and what a way to jump back in the saddle than this terrific seminar one of Houston's most enjoyable and interesting venues: the Karbach Brewer... read more
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The Real January 6th 'Insurrection'?Yesterday Fox News' Tucker Carlson reported on an explosive investigative article appearing in the conservative news website "Revolver News" regarding the high number of "unindicted co-conspirators" who were deeply involved in the Capitol breach and who acted alongside others who face decades in prison but were not themselves charged. Is this yet another case of the FBI infiltrating and even leading a "terror plot" that they later "foil"? Also, conveniently, the White House yesterday released a strategy to combat "domestic terrorism." Watch today's Liberty Report: read more
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Old and New Official Enemies[image: undefined] Doing his best to justify President Biden’s $750 billion military budget, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress that China’s military has been building its military capabilities at “a very serious and sustained rate.” Well, of course it has been. How else would the US national-security establishment justify its ever-increasing budgets? I’m just surprised that Milley didn’t mention Russia in the same breath, as well as North Korea, Cuba, the Taliban, Venezuela, Iran, and all the other minor official enemies, maybe even communis... read more
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Has the Media's Russiagate Reckoning Finally Begun?[image: undefined] Glenn Simpson, the former Wall Street Journal reporter turned high-priced “oppo” merchant, didn’t like to think of himself as a private investigator. He preferred to describe what he and his firm, Fusion-GPS, did as “journalism for rent,” an activity a class above spying, because a journalist can’t just say what he or she thinks. “You have to prove it,” Simpson said. “And that imposes a discipline to the investigative process that people in other fields don’t really absorb… When you’re a spy, you really don’t have to get into a lot of that stuff.” Spooked, the me... read more
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Biden wants NATO to project the strength it doesn’t have[image: undefined] Joe Biden travelled to Brussels riding the wave of his “America is back” mantra. Far from rebuilding the US-NATO relationship, he used NATO as a prop to help set the stage for his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin. The United States is facing a perfect storm of crises of its own making. On the domestic front, the American democratic institution is collapsing under the weight of centuries of unresolved societal inequities that threaten to divide the country into two irreconcilable factions. In the Pacific, decades of geopolitical neglect fundamentally ceded the ... read more
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Florida appeals court rules mask mandate is unconstitutional[image: undefined] In April, I wrote a column outlining the constitutional violations of mask mandates and asking why the courts have failed to abide by the line of Supreme Court cases protecting the right to bodily integrity. Well, on Friday a Florida appeals court did exactly that, perhaps in more emphatic language than a Kentucky judge last week. Although Florida has been largely free of state-based COVID restrictions and never had a mask mandate, several counties, such as Alachua, zealously instituted unconstitutional regulations until fairly recently. In a landmark ruling on F... read more
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Biden/Putin Showdown: Fireworks...Or Duds?Joe Biden will meet his Russian counterpart for the first time as president. Will this meeting herald a new stability in US/Russia relations, or will it devolve into US lectures and Russian counter-lectures? Can Joe hold his own with Putin? Also today: Andy Slavin is a very bad and evil person. And parents are fighting back against "woke" school districts. Today on the Liberty Report: read more
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No, The Second Amendment Was Not Primarily About Suppressing African Americans[image: undefined] The media has given highly favorable coverage to a new book by Dr. Carol Anderson, chair of Emory University’s Black Studies Department, that argues that “[the Second Amendment] was designed and has consistently been constructed to keep African Americans powerless and vulnerable.” In interviews with media outlets like CNN and NPR Anderson’s theory is not challenged on the history and purpose of the Second Amendment. Like the contested claims of the “1619” project (which posited that slavery was the motivation for the establishment of the colonies), there might be... read more
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US Judge To TX Hospital Workers: 'Get The Shot Or Get Fired!'A US judge has ruled against 117 workers at Houston Methodist Hospital who sued their employer over a vaccine mandate. Even though the current status of the "vaccines" is experimental (not yet fully FDA approved), the judge nevertheless called the workers' concerns over safety absurd. What's next? Also today, new poll shows Democrats overwhelmingly favor forcing shots on the public. And the CDC announces "emergency meeting" after hundreds of cases of heart inflammation are reported among young people after Covid shot. Watch today's Liberty Report: read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Russian President Putin Remarks On What It Was Like To Work With US President Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they arrive. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *TASS: **Putin hopes Biden "will be given a chance to work calmly"* * Russian president also highlighted the necessity of joint actions against various cyberattacks MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed the hope that US leader Joe Biden "will be given a chance to work calmly." "I do hope that we will not see a rerun of the previous years and he [US President Joe Biden] will have a chance to work calmly," Putin said in a videoconf... read more
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The Lessons of Waco[image: undefined] April 19 was the 28th anniversary of one of the most shameful episodes in modern American history: the massacre of 76 innocent men, women, and children by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) in a military-style assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The assault followed a botched raid on the Davidian compound (staged at a time that it would distract attention from an ATF sexual harassment scandal) and a two-month standoff between the Davidians and the agency. The ATF used CS tear gas against the Dravidians, even though the... read more
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How Fanatics Took Over the World[image: undefined] Early in the pandemic, I had been furiously writing articles about lockdowns. My phone rang with a call from a man named Dr. Rajeev Venkayya. He is the head of a vaccine company but introduced himself as former head of pandemic policy for the Gates Foundation. Now I was listening. I did not know it then, but I’ve since learned from Michael Lewis’s (mostly terrible) book *The Premonition* that Venkayya was, in fact, the founding father of lockdowns. While working for George W. Bush’s White House in 2005, he headed a bioterrorism study group. From his perch of infl... read more
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'Waking Up in 1978' - RPI's Daniel McAdams on Biden's Euro-tripHave we all fallen asleep and woken up in 1978? RPI's Daniel McAdams questions the need for President Biden to be signing updated "Atlantic Alliances" with his counterparts in the UK and Europe. Washington just needs to create more enemies to keep filled up with taxpayers' money. Watch the short clip here: read more
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CDC — shh! — has a COVID shot ‘heart inflammation’ emergency[image: undefined] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold an “emergency meeting” of advisers to talk about the higher-than-expected numbers of young men who’ve experienced heart inflammation after taking doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against coronavirus. Shh! That is, after taking doses of the entirely experimental, never-before-approved-for-use-in-any-disease mRNA vaccines against coronavirus. Remember, these vaccines are labeled “emergency use authorization” for a reason. And that reason is the side effects, both short-term and long-term, and most de... read more
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You are not God, Dr Fauci. If science was never challenged, we would never make any progress[image: undefined] Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent suggestion that attacks on him are attacks on science itself is nonsensical. His attitude towards criticism is a prime example of scientism, which treats people in scientific fields with undue reverence. There has been an interesting cultural fight within the culture war over science itself. Many people on the political left have a tendency to place scientific method on a pedestal and not consider it for what it is – which is, purely and simply, scientific method. Rather, they treat science as a sort of dogma which cannot be challenged... read more
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How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’[image: undefined] March 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the Western regime-change war on Syria. And after a decade of grueling conflict, Washington is still maneuvering to extend its longstanding relationship with the Salafi-jihadist militants fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. With the northeastern province of Idlib under the control of a self-proclaimed “Syrian Salvation Government” led by the rebranded version of Syria’s al-Qaeda franchise, and protected under the military aegis of NATO member state Turkey, powerful elements from Brussels to Washington have been wor... read more
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Did Your 'Jab' Come from Convicted Felons?[image: undefined] Would you be comfortable inviting a convicted sex offender to babysit your 8 year-old daughter for the evening? I know what you’re thinking, “That’s preposterous, what a ridiculous question! Who in their right mind would ever consider such nonsense?” I agree, it does sound crazy. But think about this. Way back in 2009 Pfizer Inc. which is one of the four manufacturers of the not-yet-approved-by-the-FDA experimental therapy called a “vaccine” was convicted by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for fraud resulting in the largest settlement in the agencie... read more
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SecDef Austin: 'Start ACTING Like China Is Top Enemy!'A 100 day review of US policy toward China has determined - surprise! - that not only is China the top threat, but that the Pentagon needs to stop jawboning the threat and start acting on it...whatever that means. The policy review was conducted by a former employee of the Center for a New American Security...which is funded by weapons manufacturers and foreign governments including Taiwan! Also today: Has Fauci jumped the shark with his 'I am Science!' pronouncement? Today on the Liberty Report: read more
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Debunking The Photo Op Myth: Inspector General Investigation Refutes Media Account On The Clearing Of Lafayette Park[image: undefined] For over a year, there has been one fact that has been repeated in literally thousands of news stories: former Attorney General Bill Barr ordered the clearing of Lafayette Park on June 1, 2020 to allow former President Donald Trump to hold his controversial photo op in front of St. John’s Church. From the outset, there was ample reason to question the claim echoed across media outlets. As I noted in my testimony to Congress on the protest that month, the operation was clearly a response to days of violent and destructive protests. Now the Inspector General has com... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Supreme Court Sides with Catholic Agency in LGBTQ+ Foster Care DisputeThe justices came down unanimously against Philadelphia and for Catholic Social Services. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Ecuador’s Quito, a city to admire from the sky and from the magic of its templesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Quito, the first American capital to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is a magical city nestled in the Andes, which can be admired from the sky and through its temples syncretized by time. But, undoubtedly, the best thing about Quito "is its people", because they are "friendly […] The post Ecuador’s Quito, a city to admire from the sky and from the magic of its temples appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to ObamacareThe law’s major provisions include protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, a range of no-cost preventive services and the expansion of the Medicaid program that insures lower-income people, including those who work in jobs that don’t pay much or provide health insurance. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazil’s Bahia-based Livetech broadband company considers IPO in New YorkRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Livetech announced in a note to the market on June 16 that it is evaluating a potential listing through an initial public offering (IPO) on a restricted efforts basis in Brazil and in the United States. Focused on broadband and cybersecurity solutions, the company is in contact with investment banks […] The post Brazil’s Bahia-based Livetech broadband company considers IPO in New York appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Eletrobras employees try to stop controversial privatization at Brazil’s Federal Audit CourtRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, June 15, electricians went on strike against the sale of the company. According to the union, the protest had 80% adhesion on Wednesday. In a complaint submitted to the TCU, the AEEL labor union argues that the Provisional Measure privatizing Eletrobras violates 10 Federal Constitution articles and creates […] The post Eletrobras employees try to stop controversial privatization at Brazil’s Federal Audit Court appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Putin-Biden Summit ‘Seems Thin’The results of the Putin-Biden summit today in Geneva seem to be thin. The meetings were expected to last for 4 to 5 hours but ended after little more than 2 hours. During his press conference President Vladimir Putin said that the talks were constructive. He lauded Biden as very experienced politician and said that they had two hours of face time. There were a few results: The ambassadors of both sides, who had been recalled from Washington and Moscow, will return to their posts. There will be new expert rounds about cybersecurity. There may be talks about an exchange of prisoner... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Ethiopia: Tribalism Versus National ConsciousnessNearly 554,000 people are sleeping on the streets in the US -- 40% of them are Black. Of 2.3 million US prisoners, 34% are Black. However, the 06/01 quarterly report of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GlobalR2P) says that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the only human rights crisis in the Western hemisphere that warrants the attention of international law established by the United Nations. Those are just a few reasons to take its alarms about the ongoing human rights crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a grain of salt or a hot pepper salad of skepticism.... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Abolishing The United States’ Empire Of PolicingIn the early morning of 30 December 2020, joint police-military units embarked on two simultaneous operations in the mountainous regions of Panay Island in the Philippines. Their assignment was to quell the spread of firearms allegedly proliferating across the region’s provinces by capturing 28 supposed members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). What the police described as a “regular law enforcement activity” ended up in the brutal killings of nine Indigenous community leaders. Council members of the Tumandok tribe were reportedly asleep when they were gunned down i... read more
Climate Collections15 hours ago
Ocean circulation is key to understanding uncertainties in climate change predictionsOriginally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: A portion of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation [image credit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @ Wikipedia] Widely differing climate models are supposed to be a reliable guide to the future? Clearly not. Here the uncertainty gets investigated, and pinned on a phenomenon that was recently claimed by… read more
Climate Collections15 hours ago
The sun’s clock: New calculations support and expand planetary hypothesisOriginally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) research laboratory has been looking at some of the Talkshop-featured PRP papers, in particular those by Ian Wilson and Jan-Erik Solheim, plus others by names familiar to many Talkshoppers (Sharp, McCracken, Abreu, Scafetta, McIntosh etc.). It likes what it finds, describing Ian Wilson’s 2013 PRP… read more
PopularResistance.Org16 hours ago
What If It Happened Like This In The US?We have had a good many people to write us and ask us what in the world is going on in Nicaragua as they read all the international reporting. This is our attempt at trying to put the recent arrests in a way that people living in the United States might better understand. We are finding that if we do comparisons, that other people can maybe get a feeling of what this little nation that we love so much is doing. First let us explain some before we get to the comparisons between Nicaragua and the U.S. USAID and other U.S. government entities have sent astronomical sums of money to... read more
Balkinization10 hours ago
Kurt Lash on Reconstruction (1): Defining the topic, setting the canonFor the Symposium on Kurt Lash, The Reconstruction Amendments: The Essential Documents (University of Chicago Press, 2021)(2 vols.). What follows is a two-part review of Kurt Lash’s truly important collection of materials on “the Reconstruction Amendments” just published by the University of Chicago Press. Both Lash and the Press have performed a genuine service to anyone interested in American constitutional history by bringing out these handsomely produced two volumes. They will be an invaluable source of material (and insight) for anyone charged with teaching courses on the C... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
In 2005, a Swedish Submarine "Sunk" a U.S. Aircraft Carrier*Sebastien Roblin* *Sweden, Scandinavia* How was the Gotland able to evade the Reagan’s elaborate antisubmarine defenses involving multiple ships and aircraft employing a multitude of sensors? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The advent of cheap, stealthy, and long-enduring diesel submarines is yet another factor placing carriers and other expensive surface warships at greater risk when operating close to defended coastlines. In 2005, USS *Ronald Reagan*, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Fortunately, this d... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
This Japanese Admiral Planned Pearl Harbor: America Assassinated Him*Warfare History Network* *History, * A P-38 provided an eye-witness account. *Key Point: *No band of brothers ever worked together better than the men who planned, supported, and flew the Yamamoto mission. When American air ace Major John Mitchell led 16 Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters on the longest combat mission yet flown (420 miles) on April 18, 1943, Mitchell’s target was the Japanese admiral considered the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. Mitchell’s P-38 pilots, using secrets from broken Japanese codes, were going after Isoroku Yamamoto, the poker-playing, Harvard-... read more
The Watchers » Latest articles13 hours ago
Severe floods and landslides wreak havoc across Nepal's Gandaki ProvinceIncessant heavy rainfall battering Nepal's Gandaki Province since Tuesday, June 15, 2021, resulted in damaging floods and landslides in which at least 7 people lost their lives. At least 19 others are still missing as of Thursday, June 17. Heavy monsoon rains...... Read more » read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
President Trump Responds On The Biden - Putin Summit. Says 'It Was A Good Day For Russia, We Didn't Get Anything'*Daily Mail: **'It was a good day for Russia, we didn't get anything': Trump tells Hannity Biden capitulated to Putin by failing to stop Nord Stream gas pipeline while also letting Europe 'screw' the US on trade* * Donald Trump appeared on Sean Hannity's show on Wednesday night * The former president was asked for his assessment of Biden's Europe trip * Trump, 75, said that he felt Biden, 78, gave too much away to Vladimir Putin * Biden last month agreed to lift sanctions on the company behind Nord Stream * Trump said doing that in advance was a gift to the Kremlin ... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Will This Russian Plan To Counter U.S. Abrams Tanks Work?*Kris Osborn* *Russia, Eurasia* Here is the short version: Probably not. A new Russian weapons development may increase risks to the U.S. Army’s Abrams main battle tank, depending upon its effectiveness and the extent of survivability-enhancing upgrades to the tank. Russia’s TASS news agency is reporting that industry developers in the country are working on an upgraded RPG-7V2 grenade launcher to increase firing capacity and anti-armor lethality. The new weapon is already under contract with the Russian Defense Ministry, according to the news agency. “Specialists will increase... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Retail Says in May Fell, Could Another Stimulus Check Get Them Up?*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Payment, * Per CNN, the report indicates that the “sugar rush” of stimulus checks has begun to wear off, as most of those checks were sent out in March and April. *Here is What You Need to Remember: *“While consumer spending is expected to continue strengthening, the pace will probably moderate as enhanced unemployment benefits expire and stimulus checks are spent,” Bloomberg continued. "A sustained pickup in inflation may also cause consumers to limit discretionary expenditures.” The government report on retail sales for May is out, and sales dropped 1... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
New Stimulus Check Update: Here Are the Odds on Another $1400 Check*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Check News, * House Republicans have been fiercely opposed, especially to open-ended checks that could continue to months. And Biden has remained cagey on the idea of a fourth stimulus; while he has never outwardly opposed one, he has studiously avoided supporting one, either. So far, the IRS has issued roughly 167 million stimulus payments from the third round of checks, originally passed in March 2021. Another 1.8 million went on to receive the checks within the past weeks; altogether, roughly 90 percent of eligible adults have received a stimulus che... read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Research Group Warns Adverse Event Reports Indicate COVID Vaccine ‘Unsafe for Use in Humans’[image: data]"The scope of morbidity is striking, evidencing a lot of incidents and what amounts to a large number of ill.” read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Let Them Eat Taser[T]here are those among us who think we should view Trudeau skirting this farkakta system he’s in charge of as a non-event: “Let’s just get over this. He’s the prime minister,” his former foreign policy adviser Roland Paris told Global News — as if we were talking about renovating 24 Sussex Drive, or buying new… Continue reading → read more
The Duran14 hours ago
How the Trilateral Commission Drove a Bankers’ Coup Across America
Until recently I had believed like many that Jimmy Carter is not your typical politician. Standing out from the vast array of sellouts and establishment hacks, the ex-President has often appeared as the lone voice of reason in America’s establishment calling out the injustices of American military, the wrongs of the Zionist lobby and the […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Biden - Putin Summit News Wrap-Up*CBS: **Biden says "I did what I came to do" in Putin meeting* President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday for the first time since Mr. Biden took office, at a summit in Geneva that the Russian president described as "constructive," while Mr. Biden said he "did what I came to do." Both leaders addressed reporters in separate news conferences after the roughly three hours of meetings that included discussions of cybersecurity and arms control, among other topics. The two leaders released a joint statement after their respective news conferences affirmi... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man14 hours ago
Heh
Yesterday's XKCD cartoon made me laugh. Click the image to be taken to a larger version at its Web page (and don't forget to move your cursor over the image there to see the mouseover text). I suspect a lot of contact between civilizations has been along those lines, on Earth as much as in interstellar or intergalactic terms. Just think of the number of countries and cultures that considered themselves superior, or advanced, only to be discovered by others who found them the exact opposite - perhaps because the new arrivals were so conditioned to think themselves superior t... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog14 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin Senate will vote to repeal Iraq War authorization, Schumer says Salt Lake hits the hottest temperature ever recorded Not Exactly a Silent Spring Due to Cicadas, but the Birds Are Dying Again Plant-Based Meth From Afghanistan Is Turning Up All Over the World Two FDA Panel Members Resign Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval China Sends A Record 28 Military Planes Into Airspace Controlled By TaiwanAt NATO, Lithuania says Russia trying to "swallow" Belarus Sounds familiar. Jared Kushner secures book deal with HarperCollins imprint, as the publishing industry avoids signing up Tru... read more
MJBizDaily14 hours ago
Freezable cannabis edible shows room for innovation in Canadian regulationsCanadian regulations requiring marijuana edibles to be shelf-stable, meaning they can’t need refrigeration or freezing, might have seemed like a deathblow to any cannabis producer’s dreams of creating a frozen cannabis confection. But a new product from Heritage Cannabis shows how those regulations still allow for novel interpretations that lead to innovative products. Heritage’s RADsicle […] Freezable cannabis edible shows room for innovation in Canadian regulations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
We Are All Treaty PeopleVia Chris (from the comments); Your future is being planned by your betters. Your opinions or permission are not being sought and are not welcome. (“When I want your opinion I’ll tell it to you”) https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-b-c-s-undrip-plan-requires-much-broader-consultation “The (BC) New Democrats have released the draft of an ambitious plan, setting out 79 goals they hope to… Continue reading → read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Kurt Lash and the Canons of Constitutional LawFor the Symposium on Kurt Lash, The Reconstruction Amendments: The Essential Documents (University of Chicago Press, 2021)(2 vols.). In 1998, when Sandy Levinson and I wrote about the constitutional canon, we identified three basic kinds of canons. The *pedagogical canon* focuses on materials that to be taught in law schools (or universities). The *academic theory canon*focuses on materials necessary (or helpful) for debates in constitutional theory. The *cultural literacy canon*includes materials necessary for citizens to understand the U.S. Constitution’s history and meaning. As... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Be nice to the person behind the counterNews 1. Lawsuit alleges police failures during Nova Scotia’s mass murder Jennifer Henderson reports on what’s ahead this October for the families whose loved ones were killed in the mass murder in April 2020. This October is when the Mass Casualty Commission will start its public inquiry, but as Henderson writes, its the same month […] read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Activists Withhold Gas Bill Payment To Protest National Grid PipelineEnvironmentalist launched a gas bill strike Tuesday, pledging to withhold money from their monthly utilities in protest of National Grid’s controversial pipeline project beneath the streets of Brooklyn. “We will not pay for National Grid’s racist, dirty, North Brooklyn fracked gas pipeline. We will not pay for our communities and our climate to be destroyed,” said Lee Ziesche, an organizer with the activist group Sane Energy Project at a June 1 rally outside National Grid’s MetroTech Center headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn. The protest, organized by a coalition of environmentalis... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
A Peasant-Teacher Just Won The Peruvian ElectionsOn the ground in Lima, the cloud of political uncertainty remains so thick it can be difficult to grasp the basic facts about this election and its historic importance for the people of Peru. The election of peasant-teacher Pedro Castillo from the Perú Libre (Free Peru) party as the new Peruvian president on 6 June was a victory for the country’s popular forces – an outcome almost impossible to imagine even just a few months ago. Castillo’s win has seen Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian neoliberal dictator Alberto Fujimori, lose the presidential race for the third ti... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago
"Unthinkable Thoughts"
*"Unthinkable Thoughts"* by Josh Mitteldorf "This is not what I enjoy writing about, but as I find dark thoughts creeping into my consciousness, perhaps it is better to put them on paper with supporting logic and invite my readers to help me clarify the reasoning and, perhaps, to point a way out of the darkness. Already in January, 2020, two ideas about COVID were emerging. One is that there were people and institutions who seemed to have anticipated the event, and were planning for it for a long time. Gates, Fauci, the World Economic Forum, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine wer... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Kempeitai: Japan's Secret Police Were Human Rights Monsters*Warfare History Network* *History, * The Kempeitai were quiet, efficient, and brutal. *Key Point: *The Kempeitai had many missions, including counterintelligence and counter-propaganda. In Western countries, “military police” are associated in the public mind with keeping order among off-duty personnel, such as arresting drunken servicemen. The Kempeitai had a much more sinister role, especially during World War II. There was no right of habeas corpus and suspects were considered guilty when arrested. The Kempeitai also enjoyed almost complete autonomy and freedom from restrai... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
This Aircraft Carrier Nearly Died For A Really Strange Reason (Not a War)*James Holmes* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* The tale of USS Franklin represents a cautionary tale about the scourge of “toxic leadership.” *Here's What You Need to Know*: A ship is more than a hunk of steel. Seldom does your humble scribe come away incensed from reading history. The saga of the World War II aircraft carrier USS *Franklin* (CV-13) constitutes an exception. We normally think of *Franklin*’s history as a parable about the importance of shipboard firefighting and damage control. It’s about materiel and methods, in other words. And these things are important without... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Rafael Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo OlympicsNadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Taliban Believe They Will Quickly Seize The Country When U.S. - NATO Forces Leave In The Coming WeeksAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have captured a military base and a significant amount of vehicles in Sar-e Pol province earlier today. pic.twitter.com/KnVvSrck8R — Conflict News (@Conflicts) June 16, 2021 *AFP: **'With masters defeated, the slaves can't fight': Taliban eye victory after US exit* With Afghan troops in retreat and soon to lose vital American air support, Taliban commanders are voicing exuberance about quickly seizing full control of the country and re-establishing their version of an Islamic state. Unprecedented peace talks between the insurgents and Afghan government ... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
This Photo Shows the First U.S. Military Flying Aircraft Carrier*Kyle Mizokami* *World War I, * It’s interesting to speculate what might have happened had the concept been further developed and survived until the Second World War. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The concept of flying aircraft carriers has lain dormant for decades, but recent Pentagon research into turning the C-130 Hercules transport into a flying aircraft carrier for pilotless drones means the concept is still alive and well. Nearly a hundred years ago the U.S. Navy asked a question: if airplanes can fly through the air, why couldn’t a vessel carrying them fly through th... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
This Picture is How Nazi Germany Was Crushed*Warfare History Network* *History, * A World War II expert discusses the wartime production drive. *Key Point*: “We won because we smothered the enemy in an avalanche of production, the like of which he had never seen, nor dreamed possible.” The above quote is attributed to William Knudsen, president of General Motors and Roosevelt’s wartime director of production management, a man who was intimately involved in the massive production drive that made the U.S. military the best supplied military in the world during World War II. That is the argument made by This Is Capitalism, ... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Did World War II End in 1974? For One Soldier It Did*Warfare History Network* *History, * The incredible tale of an isolated soldier. *Key Point: *His idyllic world, along with that of countless others, came to an abrupt end in December 1941. *Remarkably, Onoda was not the last Japanese soldier to come in from World War II. In December 1974, a holdout named Nakamura Teruo was captured on the Indonesian island of Morotai. He was not Japanese, but a Taiwanese conscript more afraid of his Japanese masters than he was of the Indonesians. Consequently, he did not receive a hero’s welcome in Japan, but returned quietly to Taiwan where... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Taking Stock of America’s Pilotless Wingman Fighter Drones*Gary Schmitt, James Cunningham* *F-35 Wingman Drones, * The loyal wingman concept fits the bill: it is cheap; can be fielded in large numbers; and complements existing platforms and personnel. In February, the Loyal Wingman finally took flight in Australia. A pilot-less, stealthy aircraft designed to operate alongside manned fighters, the drone exemplifies what may be a better approach to military innovation: rapidly delivering large numbers of advanced capabilities cheaply and doing so in a way that augments the legacy force, not simply replacing it. Flying at the Woomera test... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
China's Thinly Veiled Grab for Sovereignty in the East China Sea*James Holmes* *East China Sea, Asia* Beijing's approach in the East China Sea is a geospatial inverse of its approach in the South China Sea. *Here's What You Need to Know*: China has a way of using wordplay to redefine and expand its political and strategic prerogatives. *Chinese maritime strategy* is a misnomer, methinks. It should be *strategies*, plural. China may harbor the same goals in, say, the East China Sea that it does in the South China Sea. Namely, it may aspire to wrest physical control—a.k.a. sovereignty—from its neighbors throughout a given expanse and the airs... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Did Cristiano Ronaldo Really Cost Coca-Cola $4 Billion?*Stephen Silver* *Stock Market, * As a result of Ronaldo’s very public drink choice, per ESPN, Coca-Cola’s stock dropped 1.6 percent to $55.22, therefore losing around $4 billion off its market value. The story made headlines around the world on Wednesday: Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, while sitting at a press conference at the Euro 2020 tournament, moved two Coca-Cola bottles out of his sight and asked for water instead. This happened despite Coca-Cola being a sponsor of the Euro tournament. “Players are offered water, alongside Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Zero Su... read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
NYPD Cop Raped by Fellow Cops So Often & Violently, She Was Left Physically DeformedAn utterly horrifying lawsuit paints a disturbing picture of the NYPD repeatedly raping and beating one of their own whilst covering it all up. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil’s economy minister advocates lower taxes on labor as incentive for job creationRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said again on Thursday, June 17, that the Brazilian government must create conditions for broader job creation, citing the lowering of taxes on labor as one of the possible solutions. Participating in the Supply Chain Forum of the Brazilian Supermarket Association (Abras), Guedes also […] The post Brazil’s economy minister advocates lower taxes on labor as incentive for job creation appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Covert Geopolitics15 hours ago
Florida Appeals Court Rules Mask Mandate is UnconstitutionalIn April, I wrote a column outlining the constitutional violations of mask mandates and asking why the courts have failed to abide by the line of Supreme Court cases protecting the right to bodily integrity. Well, on Friday a Florida appeals court did exactly that, perhaps in more emphatic language than a Kentucky judge last … Continue reading Florida Appeals Court Rules Mask Mandate is Unconstitutional → read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
China Successfully Launches Mission That Has Sent Three Astronauts To Its New Space Station*CNBC: **China launches first astronauts to its space station* * China launched the first astronauts to its space station on Thursday. * The three astronauts — Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo — were taken up on a Shenzhou-12 spacecraft which was launched atop a Long March 2F rocket at around 9:22 a.m. China time. * Beijing has made space exploration a top priority as China looks to challenge the U.S. in a number of areas of technology. GUANGZHOU, China — China launched the first astronauts to its self-developed space station on Thursday. The move marks a major st... read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
The Outcomes Of The Biden-Putin SummitThe first-ever meeting between President Putin and President Joe Biden held on 16 June 2021 in Geneva carries high importance. Being realistic, one should not have expected any major breakthrough, but being optimistic, we must believe that it is just beginning and hope such high-level contacts will lead to better […] read more
Viable Opposition15 hours ago
Capturing Methane Emissions from Cattle
With the World Economic Forum and Bill Gates using the pandemic as the reason to kick-start a Global Green Reset, a recent announcement on the Cargill website is quite pertinent. As background, Cargill, a privately owned global food company located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is the largest privately held company in the United States. Its major businesses include purchasing, trading and distributing agricultural commodities as shown on this graphic: Cargill states the following about itself: "*We work alongside farmers, producers, manufacturers, retailers, governments, an... read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
US Congressman Gaetz Leads Republican Colleagues in Push to Demand Transparency on FBI’s Involvement During January 6th Riot“Congressman Gaetz Leads Republican Colleagues in Push to Demand Transparency on FBI’s Involvement During January 6th Riot June 16, 2021 … Continue reading → read more
Electroverse17 hours ago
Historic Snowfall Hits Argentina
Previous reports of snow in the city of Córdoba occurred in 2007, 1975, 1955, 1920, 1918, and 1912 (all during periods of reduced solar activity) -- this is an incredibly rare event. The post Historic Snowfall Hits Argentina appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Reorganizing moneyIt's call 'capital accumulation' by the rich. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested Under Security LawApple Daily said in a statement that the move left it “speechless” but vowed to continue its reporting. read more
The Free Thought Project15 hours ago
WATCH: Unarmed Dad Underhand Tosses a Book, So a Cop Shoots Him in Front of His Kids[image: book]The taxpayers of California were put on notice this week that they will be held liable after a cop shot a man for underhand tossing a book. read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Meet The Communists Who Now Govern ChileJaviera Reyes, who is 31 years old, is the new mayor of the Santiago municipality of Lo Espejo in Chile. “I grew up in a home where [former President of Chile] Salvador Allende was always the good guy,” she told us, “and [military dictator] Augusto Pinochet was a tyrant. That marked my life.” Reyes’ comment reflects the old divides that have convulsed Chile’s politics since General Augusto Pinochet’s coup d’état against former President Salvador Allende of the Popular Unity coalition on September 11, 1973. Almost 50 years have gone by and yet Chile is still influenced by the lega... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
Israeli Apartheid Not Welcome In Canadian Ports #BlocktheBoatIn recent weeks, people of conscience in Canada watched in horror as the Israeli regime ruthlessly targeted Palestinians from all regions of historic Palestine. What started as a popular movement to #SaveSheikhJarrah residents from further ethnic cleansing expanded into a broad unity of Palestinians from Jerusalem to Gaza to Haifa to Toronto and Vancouver all sending the same message. Palestinians will no longer accept the status quo of Israeli apartheid. As part of this burgeoning movement, Palestinian-Canadians and their supporters have actively participated in rallies, pickets ... read more
Northern Reflections15 hours ago
The Clouds Are Still There
Europe's leaders were happy to see Joe Biden. Compared to the former guy, he's a breath of fresh air. Nonetheless, they're worried. Glen Pearson writes: The claim that “America is Back” seems to have some merit. Various global leaders, including PM Justin Trudeau, spoke of a renewed hope that in a time of great challenge internationally, the United States has moved back into the pole position to direct diplomacy, partnerships, and the more complex work of confronting democracy’s deniers. A distinct sense emerged that a renewed energy was infusing the G7, prompting them to speak ... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
New Israeli Government, Same Israeli ApartheidAfter 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a maintainer of Netanyahu’s policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu’s. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to resume after a five-year freeze, Bennett reportedly proclaimed to Israeli National Security Adviser Ya’akov Amidror, “I’ve killed lots of Arabs in my life – and there’s no problem with that.” In 2014, Bennett, who had previously been the director of the Yesha Settlemen... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
New Report: ICE Records On Gynecological AbuseWashington — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to properly monitor informed consent protocols used by a doctor accused of performing non-consensual gynecological procedures on women detained at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, according to a new report published today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the National Immigration Project and Project South. The report also highlights other longstanding problems and systemic oversight failures that are currently the focus of several federal investigations of the facility. For years, advocate... read more
PopularResistance.Org15 hours ago
What Thomas Piketty’s New Data Tells Us About The Canadian LeftFrench economist Thomas Piketty uses enormous quantities of data to make his points. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, he used tax records going back to the 18th century to prove real wealth is concentrated in a very few families, who will keep getting richer unless war or revolution intervenes. More recently, in Capital and Ideology, he used French, British and American post-electoral surveys to argue that since the Second World War the expansion of education to include most of the middle class and much of the working class has resulted in the creation of the “brahmin left”... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Attacks In Space Will Invoke NATO's Article 5 Clause (Update)
Leaders pose during a family picture at the NATO headquarters where the 30-nation alliance hopes to reaffirm its unity and discuss increasingly tense relations with China and Russia, as the organization pulls its troops out after 18 years in Afghanistan, Monday June, 14, 2021. (Jacques Witt, Pool via AP) *The Hill:* *NATO expanding defense clause to attacks in space* A top NATO official on Monday said the alliance will expand its defense clause to include attacks in space, ahead of a scheduled summit between member state leaders. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the co... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
NATO Says Cyberattacks Could Trigger The Alliance's Article 5 Clause
NATO members affirmed that cyberattacks could trigger the alliance's Article 5 clause *DW:* *Biden-Putin summit: Experts warn of cyber nuclear nightmare* *Cyberwarfare has become such a threat that NATO's Article 5 now covers it. As Joe Biden confronts Vladimir Putin, experts warn the worst could be yet to come, with cyber threats pushing toward a more dangerous threshold.* A global cyberwar has begun. And it will probably never end. That is the brutal truth that governments, militaries, intelligence services, companies and individuals are facing up to — everywhere. And it ... read more
16 hours ago
Bolivia adds 2,863 new Covid infections and surpasses 414,000 accumulated cases (June 16)RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia reported on Wednesday 2,863 new cases of covid-19, which raised to 414,513 the accumulated cases since March 2020, in the midst of a third wave that has not let up for more than a month. The Bolivian Ministry of Health report also reported 88 deaths, bringing the cumulative number […] The post Bolivia adds 2,863 new Covid infections and surpasses 414,000 accumulated cases (June 16) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Ford to pay US$495 million to Brazilian state of Bahia -reportRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ford Motor will pay roughly R$2.5 billion (US$495 million) to the state of Bahia after deciding to close its plants in Brazil, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Thursday. The payment aims at reimbursing Bahia for all subsidies Ford has received since it opened a plant in the […] The post Ford to pay US$495 million to Brazilian state of Bahia -report appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Lawsuit alleges police failures during Nova Scotia’s mass murderFor the families of 22 people murdered in the rampage that began in Portapique on the night of April 18, 2020, this October will be an important month. That’s when the Mass Casualty Commission will finally begin its public inquiry on the worst mass murder in modern Canadian history. And the week of October 25 […] read more
Stranger in a Strange Land16 hours ago
Metsa puud rõõmustavad rõõmu - M.N. Hopkinsi diskursus
*Saage aru, et kogu elu selles maailmas põhineb illusioonil, et armastus võidab kõik. Armastus ei võida ega alistu. Armastus on emotsioon, mis ühendab end universumi jõududega, et tuua korda ja elamise põhjust. Sest ilma armastuseta oleks elu teie maailmas tõepoolest elav põrgu. Liiga paljud on ajendatud hirmust ja ärevatest emotsioonidest ning vähesed suudavad näha rõõmu, mis peitub kõigis asjades. Rõõm on nii vihmapiiskas kui ka rõõm päikesekiirtes. Metsapuud naudivad rõõmu, mis neile edastatakse kõigi nende vallas elavate suurte ja väikeste asjade helide kaudu. Sest puud mõist... read more
Stranger in a Strange Land16 hours ago
Meža koki priecājas par prieku - M.N. Hopkinsa uzruna
*Apzinieties, ka visa dzīve šajā pasaulē balstās uz ilūziju, ka mīlestība uzvar visu. Mīlestība ne uzvar, ne uzvar. Mīlestība ir emocija, kas apvienojas ar Visuma spēkiem, lai ieviestu kārtību un dzīves jēgu. Jo bez mīlestības dzīve jūsu valstībā patiešām būtu elle. Pārāk daudzus vada bailes un trauksmainas emocijas, un tikai retais spēj saskatīt prieku, kas slēpjas visās lietās. Ir prieks lietus lāsē, tāpat kā prieks saules staros. Meža koki priecājas par prieku, ko tiem sniedz skaņas, kuras dzirdamas no visām lielām un mazām lietām, kas dzīvo viņu valstībā. Jo koki saprot, ka v... read more
Stranger in a Strange Land16 hours ago
M.N. Hopkinso paskaita "Miško medžiai džiaugiasi džiaugsmu
*Supraskite, kad visas gyvenimas šioje karalystėje pagrįstas iliuzija, jog meilė nugali viską. Meilė nei nugali, nei nugali. Meilė yra emocija, kuri susijungia su visatos jėgomis, kad įvestų tvarką ir gyvenimo priežastį. Nes be meilės gyvenimas jūsų karalystėje iš tiesų būtų tikras pragaras. Pernelyg daug žmonių valdo baimė ir nerimastingos emocijos, ir tik nedaugelis gali įžvelgti visuose dalykuose slypintį džiaugsmą. Džiaugsmo yra ir lietaus laše, ir saulės spinduliuose. Miško medžiai džiaugiasi džiaugsmu, kurį jiems perduoda garsai, sklindantys iš visų jų karalystėje gyvenanči... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT17 hours ago
Rejoice- It’s Clean Air Day!By Paul Homewood You’d be forgiven for not knowing, but today is UK Clean Air Day! https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/about-clean-air-day As ever, the day brings all of the lobbyists out of the woodwork, demanding action. But perhaps, seeing as how they mention “improving public understanding”, they might care to remind the public that […] read more
Enlightened Consciousness18 hours ago
I’m Sorry If My Overthinking Makes Me Hard To LoveWhen you’re an overthinker, even a text message with one or two words can lead you to overthink it. A person smiling at you from across a crowded room will also end with you overthinking what that look meant. Overthinking is solely an act of “thinking about something way too much or for far too […] The post I’m Sorry If My Overthinking Makes Me Hard To Love appeared first on Enlightened Consciousness. read more
Enlightened Consciousness18 hours ago
Forgive Yourself For What Has HappenedForgiveness plays a major role in all our lives. You need to forgive in order to move on from things. Forgiveness is not just forgiving others; it is also about learning to forgive yourself. You should forgive yourself for the things that happened and the mistakes that you made. Forgive yourself for not being the […] The post Forgive Yourself For What Has Happened appeared first on Enlightened Consciousness. read more
GREENIE WATCH6 hours ago
Untitled* Global treaty to regulate plastic pollution gains momentum* * The long article below shows not the slightest doubt that banning plastic bags would be a good thing. It is another of the dubious Greenie claims that have become accepted wisdom as undisputably and obviously right.But what is the science of the matter? What the scientific studies repeatedly show is very different. In fact plastic bags are unusually environmentally responsible. The studies concerned are set out in book here* Even producers have an interest in global rules on plastic waste that would resolve the incon... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Why the U.S. Navy Needs Carrier "Battle Groups"*James Holmes* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* Calling a carrier-centric formation a carrier strike group broadcasts a false message. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Rebranding and reconfiguring U.S. naval forces would constitute a modest measure that announces to many audiences that the sea services are getting in phase with competitive times. Let’s do away with the “carrier strike group.” Mind you, I don’t mean scrap the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and logistics ships—the elements that comprise a carrier strike group. Heaven forfend! We need more hulls, a... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
The Real Fourth Stimulus Check? Joe Biden Loves the Child Tax Credit.*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, * “The American Rescue Plan is delivering critical tax relief to middle class and hard-pressed working families with children,” Biden said in a statement. “This tax cut sends a clear message: help is here.” With the third round of coronavirus stimulus checks nearing its end, the White House has now pivoted to touting the nationwide benefits of the expanded child tax credits under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The president’s administration is expecting the credits, which will begin disbursing to nearly forty million eligible pare... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Who Would Win a War Between China and Japan?*James Holmes* *China, Asia* Sino-Japanese war could break out over matters Westerners deem inconsequential. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Tokyo and Washington share the same immediate goal, conserving the US-led order in East Asia. Let's not understate the likelihood of war in East Asia or kid ourselves that the United States can remain aloof should China and Japan enter the lists. It's tough for Westerners to fathom the nature of the competition or the passions it stokes. From an intellectual standpoint, we have little trouble comprehending the disputes pitting the Asian riv... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Joe Biden, Please Help: Millions U.S. Homeowners are Facing Foreclosure*Trevor Filseth* *U.S. Economy, * In June 2021, more than a year after the ban took effect, the economy is beginning to recover, more Americans are being vaccinated, and the end of the foreclosure rule seems imminent. *Here is What You Need to Remember: *The issue of foreclosures and evictions will loom large in the coming weeks; while an end to the moratorium is inevitable, the Biden administration is under pressure to end it as smoothly as possible and with minimal impact to Americans. In the early days of the pandemic, the federal government launched a series of drastic measu... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
The Nazi's Plan Z: A Vision for a World-Class German Battleship Fleet*Robert Farley* *World War II, Europe* It was logistics that decided the war, and a battleship fleet would have cost too much. *Here’s What You Need to Know:* The Kriegsmarine decided, almost certainly correctly, than U-boats represented a more effective threat to Allied commerce than squadrons of capital ships. In the mid-1930s, the Nazi government began to plan in detail for the reconstruction of German naval power. The destruction of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow remained central to the mythology of German betrayal and defeat in World War I; rebuilding the fleet wo... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
The Real Reason Japan Lost the Battle of Midway*James Holmes* *World War II, Asia-Pacific* Certitude is the bane of group decision-making. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Groupthink and doublethink prevailed absent a skeptic to contest the assumptions underlying the wargames. Adevil’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 ... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayVirus update: • In poor countries, surge combines with vaccine shortage. • U.S. Black community has another option for health care: the church. • WHO warns of a surge in Indonesia. • Japan eases virus emergency ahead of Olympics. More @AP coverage: https://t.co/OVOAljIt5V — The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden on his first foreign foray sought to cast Russia not as a direct competitor to the United States but as a bit player in a world where Washington is increasingly pre-occupied by China https://t.co/BjvQPlB1Td — Reuters (@Reuters) June 17, 2021 UPDATE: A ... read more
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