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Thomas Paine

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

Saturday, August 21, 2021

21 August - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 11:44 pm MDT

The Daily "Near You?"
Carson City, Nevada, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
What Does ‘Glurge’ Mean?
The term "glurge" has been with us since the mid-1990s. read more
R.U.G. In The USA
A nice tool for planning gasoline purchases, and a look at gas prices across the USA. Continue reading → read more
The Poet: Robinson Jeffers, “Be Angry at the Sun”
*“Be Angry at the Sun”* “That public men publish falsehoods Is nothing new. That America must accept Like the historical republics corruption and empire Has been known for years. Be angry at the sun for setting If these things anger you. Watch the wheel slope and turn, They are all bound on the wheel, these people, Those warriors, This republic, Europe, Asia. Observe them gesticulating, Observe them going down. The gang serves lies, the passionate Man plays his part; the cold passion for truth hunts in no pack. You are not Catullus, you know, To lampoon these crude sketches of Caesar. You... read more
"Always The Hope..."
“What happens to people living in a society where everyone in power is lying, stealing, cheating and killing, and in our hearts we all know this, but the consequences of facing all these lies are so monstrous, we keep on hoping that maybe the corporate government administration and media are on the level with us this time. Americans remind me of survivors of domestic abuse. This is always the hope that this is the very, very, very last time one’s ribs get re-broken again.” - Inga Muscio read more
Russian Military Hails Syria’s Successful Intercepts of 22 of 24 Missiles in Latest Israeli Attack
[image: Russian Military Hails Syria’s Successful Intercepts of 22 of 24 Missiles in Latest Israeli Attack] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Following Thursday’s night’s largescale airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets on areas in and around Damascus and in Homs province, Russia’s military leadership in Syria told international news agencies that six total Israeli jets conducted the aggression using Lebanon’s airspace. Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria, further detailed that Syrian anti-air defenses successfully shot down a total of 22 o... read more
News – TOTT News16 hours ago
Freedom protests: Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, others – march in solidarity
Thousands of Australians have marched in solidarity with locked down states of the country, calling for an end to the COVID-19 dystopia. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Editor's Note
Saturday is "chore day" for me. Blogging will return later today. read more
This Stealth Attack Aircraft Never Even Got Off the Ground
*Peter Suciu* *military, Americas* The A-12 was behind schedule and way over budget. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Imagine what $5 billion could be spent on today—fixing America’s roads and other critical infrastructure, funding schools for the inner cities or simply paying down the national debt. Instead, that amount of money was used to fund the McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger, a proposed attack aircraft that never even got off the ground. Not to be confused with the Lockheed A-12 program from the 1960s, this project was born in the early 1980s as part of... read more
Block V Virginia-class Submarines May Just Be the Stealthiest Thing In the Seas
*Kyle Mizokami* *Block V Virginia-class Submarines, * These latest subs could serve well into the 2070s and beyond. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Block V Virginia-class Submarines is getting some extensive upgrades. Russia and China should take notice. Designed for use in both the open-ocean and for littoral missions, which include anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence gathering operations, the U.S. Navy's *Virginia­*-class nuclear-powered cruise missile fast-attack submarines (SSNs) were developed to replace the more expensive *Seawolf-* class while still providing... read more
Its Not Just Nuclear: North Korea Also Has 5,000 Tons of Chemical Weapons
*Kyle Mizokami* *North Korea, East Asia* [image: North Korea Missiles] Pyongyang’s chemical-weapons threat is real and the likelihood of their use in wartime is high. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Would North Korea chance using chemical weapons? The deterioration of the conventional North Korean military makes the use of gas more necessary than ever. The KPA has few “force multipliers” to enhance its effectiveness on the battlefield and even fewer that only it alone would use. In recent years, North Korea’s chemical weapons have taken a backseat to her nuclear weapons. The... read more
The Lost, Not-So-Lost Russia Nuclear Weapons at the Bottom of the Sea
*Kyle Mizokami* *Russia, Russia* Komsomolets was supposed to go deeper than anyone had before. But this pushed the submarine to its limits. *Here's What You Need To Know:* Between 1989 and 1998 seven expeditions were carried out to secure the reactor against radioactive release and seal the torpedo tubes. Russian sources allege that during these visits, evidence of “unauthorized visits to the sunken submarine by foreign agents” were discovered. In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Union constructed a super submarine unlike any other. Fast and capable of astounding depths for a combat su... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Blowback On President Biden's Friday Afghanistan Remarks Continue (Update)
'What interest do we have in Afghanistan with al-Qaeda gone?' Biden rhetorically asked the White House press corps. Al-Qaeda is not gone in Afghanistan *Daily Mail: **Biden tells reporter 'I can't remember' the first part of his question, calls the Qatar capital 'Daho' and is criticized for being in an 'alternate reality' on the Taliban in another concerning speech* * The president proclaimed al-Qaeda is 'gone' in Afghanistan, in direct contradiction with the Pentagon's assessment * Biden says he has seen 'no indication' Americans have had a tough time getting to the airport,... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
President Biden To Return To His Home In Delaware Later This Afternoon
President Joe Biden will be heading home to Delaware on Saturday. AP *New York Post:* *Biden scheduled to head to Delaware as Afghanistan crisis spirals* President Biden is once again scheduled to head home to Delaware Saturday, as thousands of Americans and Afghan allies remain stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover last weekend. The White House announced that Biden would leave for Wilmington around midday following a meeting with his national security team to get updated on the situation. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was traveling to Southeast Asia, ... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
What Are the Black Lines on a School Bus For?
The rumors of the bus go round and round. read more
The Crimes Of The West In Afghanistan
As in Iraq, as in Libya, as in Mali. It is time to finally bury the doctrine of the so-called "responsibility to protect", which was coined at the time of the beginning of the Afghan war, and to brand it as what it was from the beginning: a neocolonial project. The post The Crimes Of The West In Afghanistan appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Retraction Watch14 hours ago
Weekend reads: Fraud in a study of dishonesty; scrutiny of an open access publisher; HHMI prof fired for sexual harassment
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: WHO COVID-19 library contains hundreds of papers from hijacked journals … Continue reading Weekend reads: Fraud in a study of dishonesty; scrutiny of an open access publisher; HHMI prof fired for sexual harassment read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Devout Anglican Attacks Jewish Man
Apparently diversity means you can slug a guy on the street, if you don’t like his religion. Or as Blackie would say, diversity is our strength. read more
Louisiana Plastics Plant Put On Pause In A Win For Activists
The US government has placed further delays on a proposed multibillion dollar plastics plant in south Louisiana, marking a major victory for environmental activists and members of the majority Black community who have campaigned for years against construction. The post Louisiana Plastics Plant Put On Pause In A Win For Activists appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
In the short and medium term, Brazilian stocks are a buying opportunity, says J.P. Morgan
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The recent decline in the Ibovespa, which has posted double-digit losses since its peak in June, has made local equities even cheaper than their peers. With the global scenario still risk-averse and multiples at excessively low levels, J.P. Morgan believes Brazilian equities represent a good buying opportunity in the short […] The post In the short and medium term, Brazilian stocks are a buying opportunity, says J.P. Morgan appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Court rules California gig worker initiative is unconstitutional
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch wrote Proposition 22 is unconstitutional because “it limits the power of a future Legislature to define app-based drivers as workers subject to workers’ compensation law.” That makes the entire ballot measure unenforceable, Roesch said. The post Court rules California gig worker initiative is unconstitutional appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
More Deaths Per Year From Cigarette Smoking Than From Covid-19; Where are the Smoking Bans & Nicotine Patch Mandates?
385,260 deaths in 2020 of people “with confirmed or presumed COVID-19” in the USA. 233,087 deaths in 2021 of people … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
The best part of EV’s is that you can charge them at your home. While your family sleeps. General Motors says it has expanded a recall of its Chevy Bolt electric vehicles to include all model years because of a risk the battery cells could catch fire. This latest recall includes about 73,000 Bolts from… Continue reading → read more
OrientalReview.org16 hours ago
It’s Time To Create An Afghan-Central Asian Connectivity Platform
The most important outcome of last month’s virtual Afghan-Central Asian Foreign Ministers meeting was “the need to create a political framework that would strengthen cooperation between these countries in various fields”, which should be prioritized as soon as possible so as to advance their shared goal of facilitating transregional connectivity. […] read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
The US has long known of the corruption in Afghanistan leadership
Last night on PBS Newshour, William Brangham interviewed Sarah Chayes in a piece entitled “The U.S. ignored corruption within the Afghan government. Did that lead to its fall?” Who is Chayes and why does her opinion matter? Per PBS Newshour, … Continue reading → read more
Caitlin Johnstone16 hours ago
The End Of Illusions
Listen to a reading of “The End Of Illusions”: ❖ It happened suddenly and unexpectedly, as drastic changes often do. You awoke in the morning from an unusual sleep, and something about your waking experience was very different. You couldn’t say what exactly, but there […] read more
Keep The US Embassy In Kabul Open
I was on the small U.S. Department of State team that reopened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in December 2001 and strongly feel that if the U.S. really cares for the people of Afghanistan, it should keep the U.S. Embassy open. History reveals that generally when U.S. military strategies don't work such as in Cuba (1959), Viet Nam (1975), Nicaragua (1979 and 2018), Iran (1979) and North Korea (1953), the U.S. closes embassies and wrecks havoc through brutal sanctions on the economies of the countries to have some sort of soul-soothing revenge for the politicians that put the U.S. in co... read more
Vaccine efficacy at preventing Covid hospitalizations can't differ much from the efficacy at preventing positive Covid tests
...which is why the Pfizer jab is basically useless in the age of delta (and it's been lethal for tens of thousands)... Many people (including epidemiologists and other doctors whom I respect and Dr Beran and Dr Pollert happen to belong to this set) don't get this simple yet math-loaded point and prefer to believe all sorts of voodoo science, especially the proposition that "while the Covid vaccine only has a ~40% efficacy against the positive PCR tests, it heavily [almost always, ~90%] prevents a serious disease, hospitalization, and death". It isn't true and it's straightforward t... read more
Alexander And America
Alexander the Great never tried to be a world conqueror. He fought wars in two areas: the Balkans and the Persian Empire. He never took his army outside the Balkans and the borders of the Persian Empire. Much of his time in the Persian Empire was spent not in fighting wars but in suppressing rebellions against the Macedonian occupation. He became the King of Macedon in 336 BC, after the assassination of his father King Philip II, the military genius responsible for building a powerful 50,000-strong army which relied on an infantry of pikemen. Armed with 15- to 18-foot-long pikes (kn... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
All Gates At Kabul Airport Are Closed This Saturday
A man pulls a girl to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, after Taliban militants seized control over the weekend. Thousands of desperate Afghans clutching papers, children and some belongings thronged Kabul airport where gun-toting Taliban members urged those without travel documents to go home. In and around the airport, 12 people have been killed since Sunday, NATO and Taliban officials said. REUTERS/Stringer *USA Today:* *Latest from Afghanistan: All gates at Kabul airport closed as thousands left desperate to evacuate* All ... read more
Did Chinese Nuclear Bomb Testing Slaughter Hundreds of Thousands?
*Peter Suciu* *China, Asia* In June 1967, only thirty-two months after its first nuclear test, the PRC conducted its first thermonuclear test, and it produced a yield of 3.3 megatons—200 times greater than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Estimates suggested 194,000 people have died from acute radiation exposure, while around 1.2 million may have received doses high enough to induce leukemia, solid cancers and fetal damage. Those estimates are sadly likely to be on the conservative side. On October 16, 1964, at the Lop Nur test site in a f... read more
Why the Army Prepares for Future Battlefields
*Kyle Mizokami* *military, Americas* No rifle is an ideal fit for the U.S. Armed Forces, which must expect to fight in all environments and climates. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The U.S. Army is an armed force with a truly global reach. At any given time, America’s premier land power operates on several different continents simultaneously, from hot, dry deserts to humid jungles and sprawling cities. Its infantrymen carry a weapon whose lineage dates back to Vietnam but which has been constantly improved to become the weapon it is today. Rugged, simple and accurate, the M... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Pentagon And US State Department Contradicts President Biden Only Minutes After His Friday Remarks On Afghanistan
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said: 'We know that al-Qaeda is a presence, as well as ISIS, in Afghanistan' *Daily Mail:* *Pentagon contradicts Biden MINUTES after his fumbling speech by saying Americans HAVE been attacked by the Taliban on the way to Kabul airport and al-Qaeda IS still operating in Afghanistan* * Biden on Friday declared success in ridding Afghanistan of Al Qaeda, in a speech from the East Room * Flanked by Harris and Blinken, he said Americans had not been prevented from reaching Kabul airport * But both claims were immediately contradicted by Defense Secre... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
U.S. State Department Will Abandon Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan After US Forces Leave
*Warzone/The Drive*:* The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan* Evacuations in Kabul will likely be the last major mission for U.S. CH-46 "Phrogs," which served in this same role in Saigon nearly 50 years ago. The U.S. State Department has confirmed that seven CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, also colloquially known as "Phrogs," belonging to its Air Wing have been rendered inoperable and abandoned in Afghanistan as part of the ongoing evacuation effort. This non-combatant evacuation operation, or NEO, could very well be the last major mission ev... read more
Sicko Cop Admits He Knew He Had HIV When He Drugged and Raped Man
[image: prosecutors]A rapist cop pleaded guilty this week to additional crimes after prosecutors found that he knew he was HIV positive when he raped his victim. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
US General Tells British Special Forces In Kabul To Stop Rescuing People Because You Are Making Us Look Bad
UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and U.S. Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS *Washington Examiner: **US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you're making us look bad* I understand that the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division has told the commander of the British special forces at the Kabul airport to cease operations beyond the airport perimeter. Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
FBI Says It Has Found Little Evidence That The Capitol Hill Violence On January 6 Was An Organized Plot
Prosecutors have alleged one Proud Boy member told others to collect bulletproof vests and military equipment in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo *Daily Mail:* *FBI has found 'SCANT' evidence the Capitol riot was an organized plot by Trump supporters to overturn the election, says new report despite Democrats' insistence it was a COUP* * More than 570 alleged Capitol riot participants have been arrested by the feds * About 90 to 95 percent are 'one-off cases,' a former senior official said * Even organized groups like the Oathkeepers and P... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
U.S. Navy Tests Weapons On Decommissioned Frigate
*Warzone/The Drive:* *The Last Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate Ever Built Just Got Pummeled To Death* The ex-USS Ingraham got attacked by various weapons, including the Marines' new Naval Strike Missiles, during a huge exercise. On August 15th, 2021, the U.S. Navy led the execution of a Sinking Exercise (SINKEX) off Hawaii as part of the ongoing and unprecedently massive Large Scale Exercise 2021. Not a whole lot is known about this SINKEX just yet, but multiple types of weapons were involved, including a Super Hornet-launched AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) and steal... read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Newspaper Owned By Chinese-S. African Covid Vaccine Developer Calls Top Candidate for California Governor, Larry Elder, “The Black Face of White Supremacy”
The current owner of the LA Times is South African born and educated ethnic Chinese Patrick Soon-Shiong. His ancestral surname … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
White House Backtracks President Biden's Remarks Where He Appears To Say US Would Defend Taiwan Against China
*The Guardian:* *White House backtracks after Biden appears to say US would defend Taiwan against China* *Administration official plays down president’s comment comparing Taiwan commitments to those in Nato, saying US policy has not shifted * A senior Biden administration official said US policy on Taiwan had not changed after President Joe Biden appeared to suggest the US would defend the island if it were attacked, a deviation from a long-held US position of “strategic ambiguity”. In an interview aired by ABC News on Thursday, Biden was asked about the effects of the chaot... read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
The Four Families of California: Newsom, Browns, Pelosis and Gettys
Gavin Newsom is not simply an arrogant SOB, he is heir to a political machine that has done much to … Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes17 hours ago
Some snaps from Maine's coastline
*A truly wonderful art gallery & tourist trap. Lots of great stuff - had to restrain myself.* *Wild turkeys* *One of our highlights was to take a 'Puffin watch cruise' to try to see the endangered seabird. Most of them have already left the small island where they summer but we got to see a couple of them. After the birds leave the island they don't touch land again for four months - living at sea the entire time. They are magical birds and I deeply appreciate the efforts underway to help them make a come back. But challenges still remain as their primary source of food... read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
8 smart ways to use Bluetooth trackers like the AirTag and Tile
Most people use Bluetooth trackers to keep track of lost gadgets, but they can also keep your family members and pets safe. Here are some insider tips. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Quick tech tip: Scan photos and documents without buying a scanner
Need to scan important documents or photos? Try these money-saving tips to scan them with the tech you already own. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Breaking up or getting divorced? How to remove your ex from your digital life
Tech tips to protect your digital life after a poisonous breakup or divorce. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Your computer is a mess: Guide to cleaning up your Mac or PC the right way
Whether you have a Mac or PC, most of our computers are pretty messy. Here are a few quick tips to get your computer running as good as new. read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Let Them Eat Taser
Australians are finally pushing back. Around 20,000 gathered to peacefully protest in Brisbane and has taken a route twice as long as the Freedom Rally in July. Beginning at the Botanical Gardens, protesters walked alongside Parliament House and then down into the retail heart of Brisbane, flooding Queen Street Mall. Police closed the main streets… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
America Is Back
US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you’re making us look bad read more
The Delta Force Is Fearless, But Some Members Really Hate Skydiving
*George Hand* *Delta Force, * There was a small number of members in that club. Charles R. and I both belong to an exclusive club in the Delta Force — the Jump Hater’s Club. There was a small number of members in that club. Some members held their membership secret from the rest of the men of the Force. Some were in the club and didn’t even really know that they were members at all. Charles R. and I wore our membership on our sleeves, and we always made damned-certain that our membership dues were paid up to date! I was in the club for so long, had such seniority that the Board o... read more
Snipers Just Got Deadlier: Say Hello to ‘Guided’ Bullets
*Kyle Mizokami* *Sniper Rifles, Americas* Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The technology does have a few downsides. If EXACTO does use a laser designator to mark a target that laser is visible under the right circumstances, alerting those being targeted. Even worse, the laser beam will point directly to the the person lasing the target. The system will also need a long-lasting power supply, as a sniper may need to wait for h... read more
As Delta Cases Surge, So Do Demands for More Stimulus Checks
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, United States* Despite the lack of any concrete action in Washington and Congress, do take note that another round of stimulus isn’t entirely off the table. The highly transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India last fall, already has spread to more than one hundred forty countries and is wreaking havoc in vulnerable, largely unvaccinated large cities. Here in the United States, where the variant was first identified just a few months ago, it is now responsible for more than 95 percent of all sequenced cases, according to the U.S. Centers... read more
Russia Bets Big on T-14 Armata’s Military Prowess
*Mark Episkopos* *T-14 Armata, Europ* At a projected per-model cost of $3.7 million, the T-14 fares well against fourth-generation tanks like South Korea’s $8.5 million K2 Black Panther and Turkey’s $10+ million Altay tank. Russia’s military is betting big on the success of its new, next-generation T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT). Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of Russia’s Military-Industrial Commission, told Russian state news that the upcoming T-14 tank will become the army’s staple heavy armor training platform. “The Armata new generation of tanks will be used to pra... read more
The Yamato Was Hell to Sink—And It Went Out With a Bang Like a Nuclear Blast
*Kyle Mizokami* *Battleships, * Yamato’s forward internal magazines detonated in a spectacular fireball. It was like a tactical nuclear weapon going off. *Here's What You Need To Remember: **Yamato* took ten torpedo and seven bomb hits, and was hurting badly. Despite counterflooding, the ship continued to list, and once it reached thirty-five degrees the order was given to abandon ship. The captain and many of the bridge crew tied themselves to their stations and went down with their ship, while the rest attempted to escape. In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a diffi... read more
The Fall of Saigon and Kabul aren’t the Same
*Sebastien Roblin* *Afghanistan, Asia* Saigon had a decently long interval for an orderly withdrawal. That is absolutely not the case with Kabul. Local allied forces melting away before an enemy relentlessly advancing faster than even the most pessimistic predictions. The desperate scramble to evacuate U.S. citizens and their foreign allies. The psychic shock of seeing the world’s most expensive military once again unable to permanently suppress vastly less well-resourced opponents with deep local roots. The sense of fear and betrayal experienced by local allies who trusted Ameri... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
China’s Military Nuclear Orders Rise Fourfold In The Past Year
China is moving to boost its nuclear capabilities. Photo: Reuters *SCMP: **China’s military nuclear orders rise fourfold in push to catch up with US* The main contractor for China's nuclear projects has seen a massive increase in orders from the military compared with a year ago, signalling Beijing's intensified push to boost its military nuclear capacities. China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Group Corporation Limited reported that the value of its military contracts in the first seven months had surged nearly fourfold year-on-year. Observers said the figures reflect... read more
WATCH: Police Question Man at His Home For Legal Email He Sent Critical of Gov’t
[image: government]After a citizen criticized his local government, that local government sent the police to his house in a clear act of intimidation. read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
The latest from Afghanistan: Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages have abruptly gone offline. And the popular encrypted messaging service WhatsApp removed a number of Taliban groups, an international monitor said. https://t.co/Pxbnm5KbYR — The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2021 Among those seeking evacuation after the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan are thousands are Afghan translators who aided the U.S. military, and their close family members. https://t.co/iK1KckrsSO — The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2021 The Taliban's sen... read more
Our Own Morons
Maxime Bernier is still around. He's hoping to make it into the Leaders Debates. Stephanie Levitz writes: For Maxime Bernier, the early polls do matter: for him to participate in the official leaders’ debates during this campaign, his People’s Party of Canada needed to be registering four per cent support in national polls as of Aug. 20. As in the 2019 campaign, Bernier is banking on being on that stage — but this time, he thinks people will listen to him differently. This time around he's pitching himself as a harbinger of freedom: “Before, when I was talking about freedom, peop... read more
"Doug Casey on the Death of Privacy"
*"Doug Casey on the Death of Privacy"* by Casey Daily Dispatch *"Casey Daily Dispatch:* Doug, I came across a pretty alarming article that says China is now using millions of Zimbabwean citizens to improve facial recognition accuracy. What are your thoughts on this? Is this just China’s latest step in trying to gain world supremacy? *Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research:* Well, I’ve said for years that China is in the process of taking over Africa. In fact, that was a subtheme in my first novel Speculator, about the gold mining industry and bush war in Africa. Some years ago, a Chin... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Rio de Janeiro state records lowest number of homicides in July since 1991
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state of Rio de Janeiro recorded the lowest number of homicides in the first seven months of the year since the historical series began in 1991. The Institute of Public Security (ISP) released crime rates for July on Friday, July 20. Last month, 249 homicides were recorded, a 3% […] The post Rio de Janeiro state records lowest number of homicides in July since 1991 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Chega a Soberania - Um Poema de M.N. Hopkins
*Encontre novamente a sua Alma * *Vai curar a sua nação* *Chega a Soberania* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Nota: Comecei este poema ontem e revi-o hoje para melhor se adequar à mensagem que desejava transmitir. Este poema tem a ver com o indivíduo que mais uma vez se liga ao Divino e traz uma nova vontade e energia à sua comunidade e eventualmente à sua nação. Isto acenderá um fogo de liberdade e liberdade que irá contrariar o Grande Decepção e escravização que agora se oferece. A soberania própria conduzirá eventualmente à soberania nacional. Não se pode ter uma sem a outra. Est... read more
La Soberanía llega. - Un Poema por M.N. Hopkins
*Encuentra de nuevo tu alma.* *Sanarás tu nación.* *La Soberanía llega.* *©** 2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Nota: Ayer comencé este poema, y lo revisé el día de hoy para que mejor se adapte al mensaje que deseaba transmitir. Este poema tiene que ver con el individuo que de nueva cuenta se conecta con lo Divino, y trae una nueva voluntad y energía a su comunidad, y eventualmente a su país. Esta voluntad enciende el fuego de la libertad y de ser libres que contrarrestará a la Gran Mentira y a la esclavitud que ahora se ofrece. La auto-soberanía, eventualmente llevará a la soberanía de t... read more
Free Download: Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged "
"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - what would you tell him to do?" "I... don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him?" "To shrug." - Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged " ○ "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard - the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to creat... read more
The Class Politics of the OnlyFans Porn Ban
Banning sexually explicit content from OnlyFans is the 2021 curve ball no one was expecting. According to reports too numerous to count, the company, which has 150 million users and oversaw transactions worth $5bn last year are being forced to dump the porn by banks and payment processing companies. Soft porn content will apparently be allowed when the terms of service change from October, but for the hundreds of thousands of sex workers who've made OnlyFans tens of millions are out. Is prudishness to blame? Apparently not. According to work done by the BBC, leaked OnlyFans documen... read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Afghanistan News Links 20-21 August 2021
21 August 2021 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The Road from Kabul to Idlib. Afghanistan and the Role of Al Qaeda ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ to evacuate Afghan allies by end of August: EU foreign policy chief … Continue reading Afghanistan News Links 20-21 August 2021 read more
Suveräniteten anländer - En Dikt av M.N. Hopkins
*Hitta din själ igen * *Du kommer att läka din nation* *Suveränitet kommer till dig* *©** 2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Anmärkning: Jag började den här dikten igår och reviderade den idag för att bättre passa det budskap jag ville förmedla. Den här dikten handlar om individen som återigen ansluter sig till det gudomliga och ger en ny vilja och energi till sitt samhälle och så småningom till sin nation. Detta kommer att tända en eld av frihet och frihet som kommer att motverka det stora bedrägeri och slaveri som nu erbjuds. Självsuveränitet kommer att leda till nationell suveränitet så s... read more
Roscoe Reports17 hours ago
NEXT FALSE FLAG EVENT ON OR AROUND 12/12/21#
*12/12/21 Could this be the date of the next main event?* *WHAT AND WHEN IS THE NEXT MAIN EVENT* 1. *Millions of the vaccinated start dying but it's blamed on the un-vaccinated.* 2. *Un-vaccinated put in camps* 3. *Trump is put back in power* 4. *Riots and martial law* 5. *Hyperinflation* 6. *Complete breakdown of the food distribution system* 7. *Monetary collapse* 8. *Internet outage* 9. *Power outage* 10. *False flag shooting* 11. *War with Iran* 12. *War with China* 13. *War with Russia* *Or should we expect the unexpected?* read more
Confused by All the U.S. Special Forces? Here’s a Guide.
*Kyle Mizokami* *U.S. Military, United States* There are a lot of them. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Special operations forces are employed for high-risk missions where use of blunt conventional firepower is constrained by political or tactical factors, and where finesse and discretion are required. The United State’s Special Operation Command (SOCOM) counts over 70,000 personnel drawn from elite units in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. At times it virtually resembles a fifth service of the U.S. military with its own aircraft, boats and support services. Spec... read more
How are Civilians Fleeing Afghanistan? A Navy SEAL Explains
*Frumentarius* *Afghanistan, * Typically shortened to NEO within the U.S. military, non-combatant evacuation operations are emergency military actions executed specifically outside of the continental United States (OCONUS), when crisis conditions in a particular country threaten American personnel located there. In an August 19th news conference to address the events unfolding in the wake of U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and U.S. Army Major General Hank Taylor referred on multiple occasions to the ongoing U.S. military operations in... read more
Showdown!: The Nazi’s Bismarck Battleship vs. America’s Iowa-Class
*Kyle Mizokami* *World War II, Europe* How would have this clash between giants have gone down? *Here's What You Need To Remember: **Iowa*’s combination of the Mk 13 fire control radar and Mk 7 shells means it can fire first, hit first, and hurt first. While Bismarck’s armor protection and distributed firepower could help ensure it lasts long enough above the waves to damage *Iowa*, it’s unlikely could save itself, damaging the American battleship enough to make it break off the attack. Despite the vast scope of the Second World War, the navies of the United States and Nazi Germ... read more
Polar Meltdown
Over the past eight days, Arctic sea ice melt has been the slowest on record. Antarctic sea ice extent is fifth highest on record for the date. OSI-420 | osisaf.metsis.met.no ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p1/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p1/sh/osisaf_sh_sie_daily.txt The extent of sea ice on earth today … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Reflections on Events in Afghanistan — 4
The Chinese commentaries vehemently reject the western claims of democratic transformation in Afghanistan. A conversation on Tuesday between the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his American counterpart Antony Blinken (at the latter’s initiative) brought this out sharply. read more
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From Jenna Orkin COVID-19 outbreak shuts down entire police department in Illinois History's Largest Mining Operation About to Begin Many Hospitals With No Beds Left Are Forced To Send COVID Patients To Cities Far Away Stanley Aronowitz, Who Taught Us Teaching Must Be Political, Has Passed 'They were very sick': Viral photo of people on floor at Florida clinic shows troubled scene Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections Taliban in power may find themselves fighting Islamist insurgents A Hell of Our Own Making, Reflections on the Road to Kabul By Edward Sn... read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
Fascist state dictators double down with COVID lies and police brutality
By TONY MOBILIFONITIS PRO-FREEDOM, anti-lockdown protesters converged on the streets of Australian capitals on Saturday as the state governments doubled down on their corrupt global pharma-driven program of people control. Sydney’s march was drastically reduced in numbers with the threat of $5000 fines, checkpoints around the city and hundreds of blue uniformed thugs roaming the […] read more
Halifax Examiner18 hours ago
Weekend File
Welcome to Weekend File. Did you miss some articles last week? Jump to the following days: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday, August 15 1. Elections are no place to… Take 3 On July 30, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Christa Brothers said if the public wanted a “remedy” on Owls Head they […] read more

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