Sunday, January 19, 2020

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This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 19

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1948 Kurds from Iraq and Iran met in Baku Soviet Union Mustafa Barzani led plans for Kurdish movement (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1987 Iran started phase II of Op Karbala 5 Reached Jasim River 6 miles from Basra City Caused 2000 Iraqi casualties Population of Basra started leaving (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) ... more »

The Second Article of impeachment is an unconstitutional fascist power grab by Democrats

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
The Second Article of impeachment the Democrats created says that the President can be thrown out of office if he doesn't do whatever the House wants him to do. The specific claim is that by exercising executive privilege, something pretty much every modern President has done, Trump is "obstructing" Congress. Of course the first problem is that according to the Constitution a President can only be impeached for a crime: *The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, o... more »

Alterations To GISS Surface Temperatures From 2001 To 2015

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 11 hours ago
In 2001, NASA showed about 0.5C warming from 1880 to 2000. 2001 Version from this referring page By 2015, they had doubled 1880-2000 warming. 2015 Version In the process of doing this, thet erased the post 1940’s cooling, which … Continue reading →

See This Drone? It Could Make the F-35 and F/A-18 Even Deadlier

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* This will revolutionize warfare *Key point:* More and more military techniques can be completed by robots. The Navy will launch formal flight testing in 2021 for a new, first-of-its kind carrier-launched drone engineered to double the attack range of F-18 fighters, F-35Cs and other carrier aircraft. The emerging Navy MQ-25 Stingray program, to enter service in the mid-2020s, will bring a new generation of technology by engineering a new unmanned re-fueler for the carrier air wing. "The program expects to be in flight test by 2021 and achieve in... more »

Trump Doesn't Care About Facts, But Neither Do His Critics

Michael F. Cannon at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael F. Cannon* *Politics, * They should all live up to a higher standard. The public debate over how to protect patients with expensive medical conditions is so muddled and uninformed that sometimes President Trump's critics end up matching his ignorance and muddle-headedness. The most recent controversy concerns (what else?) a pair of missives by the Tweeter-in-Chief. Donald J. Trump*✔*@realDonaldTrump Mini Mike Bloomberg is spending a lot of money on False Advertising. I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your Healthcare, you have it now, while at the sa... more »

AR-500: This Might Be the Most Powerful Rifle You Can Buy

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* A monster and we mean it. *Key point:* The AR-500 rifle isn’t for everyone. The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to barrels, the rifle can be customized in a variety of ways to improve power, functionality and appearance. One major innovation in the field of power is the AR-500. The AR-500 fires a modified .500 Smith & Wesson bullet, the .500 Auto Max, resulting in a rifle that manufacturer Big Horn Armory claims can down “any dangerous game animal... more »

This Picture Shows Hitler's Very Own 'Stealth' Fighter (The First Stealth Fighter?)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Reality or just a myth. One expert gives us his take. *Key Point:* Could this have helped Hitler win the war? Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, to succeed its B-2 Spirit. However, it was a pair of German brothers in the service of Nazi Germany that developed the first jet-powered flying wing—which has been dubbed, debatably, “Hitler’s stealth fighter.” But maximizing speed and range, not stealth, was the primary motivation behind the bat-shaped jet plane. Walter Horten was... more »

The Crazy Story of How Nazi Soldiers Fought With China Against Imperial Japan

Kevin Knodell at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kevin Knodell* *History, Asia* Wild. *Key point:* Until Berlin allied with Tokyo, German officers had been training and assisting Chiang Kai-Shek. These soldiers didn't want to leave China to its fate, but they had their orders. Most people who stayed awake for at least half of their high school history class knows that the Axis Powers in World War II consisted of Germany, Italy and Japan. But few know that German tactics and weapons—not to mention some actual Germans—helped the Chinese Nationalists stall Imperial Japan’s conquest of China. For about a decade, German soldiers ... more »

The Navy SEALs Have Plans For Small, Deadly Submarines

Joseph Trevithick at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * Take a look. *Key Point:* Would this work or is this a bad idea? The U.S. Navy is hard at work developing new underwater transports for its elite commandos. The SEALs expect the new craft—and improvements to large submarine “motherships” that will carry them—to be ready by the end of the decade. SEALs have ridden in small submersibles to sneak into hostile territory for decades. For instance, the special operators reportedly used the vehicles to slip into Somalia and spy on terrorists in 2003. Now the sailing branch is looking to buy *two* new ... more »

There's One Good Reason for Why Onions Make You Cry

Minda Daughtry at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Minda Daughtry* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Need a handkerchief? Onions are grown and used all over the world, and anyone who has cut into one knows that it can make you cry. This happens because onions release an irritating chemical that makes your eyes sting. Onions are mostly water, plus some vitamins and sugar compounds. They also contain compounds that include sulfur, a natural chemical found in many smelly substances, such as skunk spray and garlic. This is one way that plants defend themselves – producing substances that repel creatures who might eat them. Other... more »

Nuclear fusion: Tomorrow’s clean energy?

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 11 hours ago
Can we harness the power of the stars? The post Nuclear fusion: Tomorrow’s clean energy? appeared first on CFACT.

“The Fix Is In” – 130 California Doctors Are Going To Be Disciplined For Writing Vaccine Medical Exemptions Richard Pan Doesn’t Like…

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 11 hours ago
There Is Absolutely No Hope, in California, For Right Thinking Doctors. Their Lives Are Over… Here’s How Pan is Going To “GET” Them… Opinion By “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen To understand what is actually going on in California one has to step back and look at geopolitics and California’s place in the world. Let’s … Continue reading “The Fix Is In” – 130 California Doctors Are Going To Be Disciplined For Writing Vaccine Medical Exemptions Richard Pan Doesn’t Like…

More than 370 people wounded in Beirut during anti-elite protests' worst night

Just In - 11 hours ago
It was the most violent night with the highest injuries since the unrest started, but there is no sign of the protesters backing down

Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash returned home as nation mourns

Just In - 11 hours ago
With their remains draped in the national flag, Ukrainian passengers and crew of the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 have finally returned home.

Several Congressional Candidates Impressed Marianne Williamson On The Campaign Trail-- Here's The List

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Two weeks ago, Marianne Williamson suspended her presidential campaign. Marianne is an old friend and we spoke that day. She told me that while she was on the road-- talking day after day for all of last year with people about the issues that motivated her campaign, from her plan for reparations for the descendants of slaves and her plan to create a department of peace to her comprehensive whole health plan, she met and became aware of dozens of congressional candidates across the the country. Some she campaigned with and got to know personally, like Betsy Sweet in Maine, Jill Ca... more »

To ‘Make America Great Again’ Trump Added a $1 TRILLION Deficit in 2019—Just Like Obama

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: trillion]The spending trajectory is unsustainable. If we are running $1 trillion deficits now, what will the country’s financial situation look like when the next recession hits?

FBI Report: Saudi Arabia Is Helping Its Citizens Escape Prosecution In The U.S. For Serious Crimes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Abdulrahman Sameer Noorah appears during his arraignment in Portland on Aug. 22, 2016. Federal law enforcement officials believe the Saudi Arabian government helped him flee the United States before his manslaughter trial the following year. *Daily Mail:* *FBI finds the Saudi government 'almost certainly' helps its citizens escape prosecution in the US for serious crimes while American officials looked the other way* * The Saudi Government has been secretly helping its citizens escape prosecution for serious crimes in the US, the FBI has determined * A new bulletin from the federal... more »

Queen severs ties with Harry and Meghan

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*The royal family have severed ties with Harry and Meghan after the Queen put her foot down.* *https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/18/meghan-markle-prince-harry-lose-hrh-titles-new-deal-thrashed/* *I agree with her stance on this issue. If there is one thing worse than being a eugenicist plotting secretly to wipe out most of the world's population using a horrific disease, then it is being all of that, and a traitor, joining the warring American freemason fraction around Obama, Clinton, Meghan, to plot what looks like the murder of William, Kate and their kids to take ... more »

Secret Wars, Forgotten Betrayals, Global Tyranny. Who Is Really in Charge of the U.S. Military?

Cynthia Chung at The Duran - 12 hours ago
It should be no surprise to anyone in the world at this point in history, that the CIA holds no allegiance to any country More The post Secret Wars, Forgotten Betrayals, Global Tyranny. Who Is Really in Charge of the U.S. Military? appeared first on The Duran.

Why Is Western Media Not Questioning the Mysterious Death of Australian Youth Activist Wilson Gavin?

Robert Bridge at The Duran - 12 hours ago
If ever there was a story that epitomizes exactly how low Western media has sunk, the story involving the events leading up to the tragic death of Wilson Gavin would have to rank very high. More The post Why Is Western Media Not Questioning the Mysterious Death of Australian Youth Activist Wilson Gavin? appeared first on The Duran.

Macron pulls back on reforms in France as strikes continue (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 437. More The post Macron pulls back on reforms in France as strikes continue (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

The U.S. Navy Wants Lasers On Its Littoral Combat Ships

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
An artist's conception of HELIOS installed on a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. Lockheed Martin *Warzone/The Drive:* *Navy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon System* The USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon. The U.S. Navy says the Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship USS Little Rock will get a 150-kilowatt class laser weapon system from Lockheed Martin this year. This would make Little Rock the third of the service's warships to be fitted with a high-power laser of some kind, following t... more »

How the proven, documented murder attempts against me also prove my claims about the Ebola vaccines are accrate

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Draft* *Section* *Overview of the repeated attempts to murder me for reporting factual information on th Ebola vaccine risks and evidence of the involvement of a powerful circle, including George Soros, documented in an ongoing criminal case in Greece* *Identifying me as a source of correct information on the Ebola vaccine plot in 2014, information which was having an impact, I allege that a criminal organization, which includes George Soros, behind the "Ebola vaccine plot" decided to murder me in 2015. * *Knowing that I was in Greece, where there was no emergency declaration ... more »

Swedes vote climate policy biggest waste of tax payer money in 2019

Robert at Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
I wonder what they think of Greta? In 2014, the Swedish national government spent 5.2 billion Swedish krona (£419 million/$547 million), a number that has more than doubled to 12.6 billion krona (£1 billion/$1.3 billion) for the planned 2020 budget. “The government has more than doubled the appropriations for climate policy, but despite this, emissions ... Read more Swedes vote climate policy biggest waste of tax payer money in 2019 The post Swedes vote climate policy biggest waste of tax payer money in 2019 appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Bernie Sanders support Iran's seizing 52 American diplomats in 1979

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
At the time Sanders was a presidential elector for the Trotskyite Socialist Workers' Party. Their Presidential candidate, Andrew Pulley, spoke at a meeting at the University of Vermont chaired by Sanders. Pulley said: *In his standard stump speech, Pulley condemned “Carter’s war drive against the Iranian people,” and said that the U.S. “was on the brink of war with Iran,” which would be fought “to protect the oil and banking interests of the Rockefellers and other billionaires.” Americans, he predicted, would soon “pay on the battlefields with our very own lives.” Their criticism o... more »

The Age of Open Assassination

AudreyKurthCronin at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Photo Credit: USAF Photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens via DVIDS *Editor’s Note: The killing of Qassem Soleimani is only the latest U.S. killing of enemies with terrorism links—a process that began with President George W. Bush, accelerated under President Barack Obama, and now has expanded to include state actors like Soleimani under President Donald Trump. Audrey Kurth Cronin of American University argues that these killings are a strategic mistake. The norms and laws against assassination protect strong powers like America more than weak actors like terrorist groups, and U.S. ... more »

The 25 Most Powerful Countries On Earth In 2020 Ranked

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Business Insider: **The most powerful countries on earth in 2020, ranked* *US News and World Report ranked countries to determine which ones are the most powerful.* The US stays in first place this year, but other countries have changed positions amid rising global instability and political changes. The US, Russia, and China remain the planet's most powerful countries even as other countries have seen their positions fall, according to this year's global power rankings. The rankings, published by US News and World Report, look at how the influence of a nation, as well as its poli... more »

Rep. Ilhan Omar Says ‘We Must Stop Detaining’ Illegal Immigrants

Peter Hasson at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Hasson* *Politics, * “This should never be the case,” she wrote. “The cruelty of our immigration system becomes clearer every day. We must stop detaining immigrants and start giving them pathways to citizenship.” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday called for the U.S. government to cease detaining illegal immigrants. Omar tweeted an ABC News story about a tiny Georgia town having more detained illegal immigrants than residents. Her takeaway: America shouldn’t be detaining those who cross the border illegally. “This should never be the case,” she wrote. “The c... more »

How U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Are Going All in on Drones

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Navy is building a special new command and control mini "drone-headquarters" space on its aircraft carriers to operate deck-launched drones as part of a strategy aimed at massively increasing the scope of carrier-launched drone missions in coming years. The future is now. The Navy is building a special new command and control mini "drone-headquarters" space on its aircraft carriers to operate deck-launched drones as part of a strategy aimed at massively increasing the scope of carrier-launched drone missions in coming years. Launching drones from... more »

Was One Bad General the Reason America Lost Vietnam?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress (s/n 57-0162, nicknamed] Warfare History Network spoke to the decorated war hero. *Key point: *Rather than a massive influx of U.S. troops into South Vietnam all at one time, a gradual buildup or escalation began, a seemingly never-ending process that grated on the American public back home and was ineffective in the end. In 1989, this writer had occasion to interview four-star General William Childs Westmoreland, now 86, formerly U.S. military commander in South Vietnam and at t... more »

This Picture Shows an 'AR-15' Pistol (And Its Legal)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* How could it be? *Key Point:* Should this even be legal? The AR-15 series of rifles is one of the most versatile long gun platform ever invented. Developed in the late 1950s, the AR-15 is available in broad array of calibers, from .50 Beowulf to .22 Long Rifle. One of the most novel adaptations of the platform is to accommodate semi-automatic handgun calibers. The result is a weapon that appears similar to the basic AR-type weapon but which has significant differences “under the hood.” The original AR-15 weapon was adopted by the U.S. milita... more »

Why Universities Need to Come to Grips With Their Past Racist Teachings

Evadne Kelly, Carla Rice at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Evadne Kelly, Carla Rice* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-GM1E85P07RT01.html] Here's an example. For the first time, a Canadian university — the University of Guelph — is reconciling with its history of teaching eugenics. Few universities in Canada have looked closely at their historical involvement in oppressive research, teaching and practice. Fewer still have made their archives accessible. Through the first half of the 1900s, the eugenics movement had close ties to post-secondary institutions. For example, leaders at the University of ... more »

Taiwan Is Not Worth A War With China (For 1 Key U.S. Ally, That Is)

Hugh White at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Hugh White* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES--RC2YCE91JAD9.html] Especially for Australia. *Key Point:* Taiwan puts Ameirca in between a rock and a hard place. Paul Dibb, in his recent Strategist post, writes that America’s strategic position in Asia would be fatally undermined if it didn’t go to war with China if China attacked Taiwan, and that Australia’s alliance with America would be fatally undermined if we didn’t then go to war with China too. The conclusion he draws is that, in the event of an unprovoked Chinese attack on... more »

The United States Must Contain North Korea

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/NORTHKOREA-USA--RC2XCE915EMN.html] The strategy worked against the Soviet Union, and it can work here too. *Key Point:* With war too catastrophic to consider, and the status quo untenable, containment and diplomacy is the only solution to the Korean Crisis. WHEN WE consider the possibility of a military operation against North Korea, it is helpful to take a step back and consider from Pyongyang’s perspective how it might respond. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may not wish to counter such a strik... more »

Real Empire State: New York's Government Is Twice The Size of Florida's

Chris Edwards at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Chris Edwards* *Politics, * When each state has a comparable population to the other. New Census data show that Americans are continuing to move from high-tax to low-tax states. One of the largest migration flows is from New York to Florida, as discussed in this Cato study. The exodus from New York is sad, but the blame falls on the politicians who impose high-cost government on the state. New York’s high taxes are a side effect of excessive state and local spending. The excess is clear when comparing New York to Florida. The table below shows Census data for state and local sp... more »

Japan Planned to Attack Pearl Harbor (Yes, Again)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why didn't it? *Key point: *Japan should not have antagonized America. At 7:45 AM on the morning of December 7, 1941 Commander Mitsuo Fuchida gazed exultantly from the rear seat of his B5N bomber at the serene vision of Pearl Harbor below him, it’s defenses unprepared for the onslaught about to befall them. He then rolled back his bomber’s canopy and fired off a dark blue “black dragon” flare, signaling for the 182 combat aircraft behind him to press the attack. Minutes later he exuberantly radioed the message “Tora! Tora! Tora!” Over the next t... more »

It Wasn't Luck That No U.S. Soldiers Were Killed In Iran's Strikes On Iraq

Mackenzie Eaglen at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mackenzie Eaglen* *Security, * It was intended. Know This: The fact that no Americans perished in Iran’s strike on US bases inside Iraq last week was no accident. It would be false comfort to assume that the lack of casualties means that Iran is unsophisticated or incapable militarily. Quite the contrary. An Iranian military commander said it was intentional that there were no deaths, and policymakers should believe him. To understand some of the military implications of Iran’s first retaliatory attack against the United States for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, poli... more »

F-35s Are Dead: The Sixth Generation of Fighter Aircraft Is On Its Way

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth-generation_jet_fighter#/media/File:FCAS_NGF_mock-up_at_Paris_Air_Show_2019_(1).jpg] Bye F-35. *Key point:* At this rate, the F-35 won't even see combat before its outmoded. It is also possible that the new 6th-generation fighter could use advanced, futuristic stealth technology able to enable newer, more capable air defenses. The air defenses of potential adversaries are increasingly using faster computing processing power and are better networked together, more digital, able to detect a wider range of ... more »

Shopping for new extraction equipment? Here’s what to look for

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of dollars typically are at stake when buying extraction equipment, so cannabis companies should take their time when making a purchase. Shopping for new extraction equipment? Here’s what to look for is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

WhatsApp Users Cannot Send Photos or Videos

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - WhatsApp users have reported difficulties in sending photos, videos and audio on the popular messaging app this Sunday morning, January 19th. On the mobile app (for both Android and iPhone), the picture constantly processes. The same problem occurs with WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop, both browser and PC versions. There […] The post WhatsApp Users Cannot Send Photos or Videos appeared first on The Rio Times.

This Is How Lasers Can Help Soldiers See Around Corners

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics*:* Soldiers Could One Day See Around Corners With the Help of Lasers* As battlefields move to cities, seeing around corners will give soldiers a huge advantage. * Scientists are exploring ways to use lasers to "see" around corners. * Two promising methods complement each other, one gathering general information about an environment and the other more detailed—but limited—images of objects. * The two technologies could some day help soldiers "read" rooms, identifying adversaries without exposing themselves to enemy fire. Here’s an unexpected way lasers might beam... more »

Sunday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Joseph Stiglitz points out that a few gross numbers based on top-end wealth can't change the reality that Donald Trump's economy has only squeezed the working class. Jim Stanford highlights Australia's "retail apocalypse" resulting in massive job losses and disruption, while Josh Robin notes that male workers in Toronto have seen their wages stagnate since 2000. And Phillip Inman reports on the IMF's recognition that we're at risk of another crash at any time due to inequality and a precarious financial sector. - Kelly Cryderman points out t... more »

OH: A Superintendent Who Gets The Problem of EdChoice

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
Woodridge School District is located a bit north of Akron. The district is highly rated and has escaped the current Ohio school rating system with no low ratings. Which means they didn't have to speak out against the problems being created for districts across the state by the EdChoice program. But on their website, you'll find this message from their superintendent, who offers a clear an explanation of what's going wrong. I'm going to reprint the note in its entirety here: *A Message from Superintendent Davis*: January 15, 2020 When we become parents, we want to do whatever it take... more »

Episode #311 – ‘Out of Babylon’ guest Sami Ramadani and more

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

The Pledge: Labour’s Contrived ‘anti-Semitism Crisis’ Outlives Corbyn

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE + Electronic Intifada* | The latest ploy by UK's Israeli Lobby seeks to prevent any Labour member from advocating for international law and human rights for the native Palestinian people.

These 10 Countries Are Facing The Biggest Humanitarian Crises In 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A Syria Civil Defence member carries a wounded child in the besieged town of Hamoria in Eastern Ghouta on January 6, 2018. Reuters *Business Insider:* *These 10 countries face the biggest humanitarian crises in 2020* * The International Rescue Committee humanitarian group has published its annual "Emergency Watchlist" listing the ten countries facing the world's worst crises in 2020. * These countries combined are home to less than 6% of the global population, but produced 74% of the world's refugees, the IRC said. * The crises they face largely include armed conflict, disease epide... more »

Russian President Putin's "State Of The Union' Speech Annotated

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Radio Free Europe:* *The Annotated Putin: ‘State Of The Nation’ Dissected* What Putin said, what he didn’t say -- and what he really meant during his state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow on January 15, 2020. * This transcript has been taken directly from the Kremlin's official website. It has not been edited to RFE/RL style. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor:* A must watch for all Russian and Putin watchers.

WATCH: Cop Shoots Unarmed Man in Back Over a Seat Belt Stop, Vanishes When He Sues Her

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: seat belt]A Kansas man proved that police are willing to escalate situations to the use of deadly force over a revenue collection stop for a seat belt.

Emergency funds on offer for small businesses belted by fires

Alexandra Beech at Just In - 14 hours ago
Grants of up to $50,000 and low-interest loans of up to $500,000 are being offered to businesses that have lost significant assets or had a major dip in revenue as a result of the bushfire crisis.

Why The Liberals Are On Top In Ontario

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
All of Ontario's teacher's unions are now prepared to strike. The teachers claim there are several issues in the mix -- class sizes, e-learning, all day kindergarten. The government claims there's only really one issue -- compensation. It has declared that all public servants will receive a 1% raise. The teachers want 2%. And, in the midst of this confrontation, comes news of the Ford government's plans for higher education in the province. They want to tie funding for colleges and universities to what the graduates of these institutions earn. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Over the ne... more »

Can we expect truth about the Walmart incident from police or the store? Nope

Stephen Kimber at Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
I still don’t know nearly enough about what actually happened inside the Mumford Road Walmart shortly after 3:30 pm last Wednesday afternoon, but I already know too much to have faith we will get full and complete answers from either a we-take-allegations-like-this-seriously Halifax Regional Police or a buck-passing Walmart. Let’s start with what we do […]

FACTS SHOWING THAT EBOLA IS BIOWEAPON BEING SPREAD DELIBERATELY

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*Section * *Ebola as an agent of biological warfare being put into circulation deliberately using a variety of ruses* *This section addresses the reasons for thinking that Ebola is a biological weapon. The US military has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on developing since the 1990s and the government has filed patents on Ebola. * *Biological warfare expert Dr Francis Boyle and other scientist have said that certain features of Ebola outbreak in 2014 put it beyond doubt in the category of a biological weapon.* *Jon Rappoport reported on the many US biological warfare sc... more »

A true lesson in correcting racist action

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
I heard this story yesterday while visiting with friends dating back to grade school. One of my friends was a catcher on a good college baseball team. As they played an arch rival, my friend was catching an African-American pitcher, … Continue reading →

Nonsense Can Establish Sense

Unknown at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Nonsense is not always wasteful and destructive—the history of past 3000 years is replete with instances of sense being established through nonsense. The cosmology of Homer and Hesiod was nonsense, but their legends played a seminal role in the evolution of Ancient Greek culture and philosophy. In their search for a method of turning base metals into gold, the alchemists of the Middle Ages discovered several important facts of chemistry. In 13th century, Thomas Aquinas wanted to prove the existence of god but his efforts led to the rise of Aristotelian philosophy in Europe. In the 17... more »

A Few Thoughts on Virginia’s Pro-Gun Rally

Hardnox at 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Tomorrow, tens of thousands of 2nd Amendment supporters will descend on the Capitol grounds in Richmond. It is estimated that 50-100 thousand pro-gun supporters will show up. The bulk of those attending will be “boomers” in the 50-70 year old age range. Here are the bad parts: The capitol grounds are fenced off with only ONE entrance. No firearms are permitted on the Capitol Grounds as decreed by Gov. Northam. A “State of Emergency” has been declared by Gov. Northam. The streets near the capitol are closed and blocked by dump trucks loaded with sand. Antifa is being bused in. … Conti... more »

India May Build Its Own Carrier-Based Jet

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * India: on the verge of becoming an aircraft carrier superpower? India is considering whether to build its own carrier-based fighter. The Indian military is envisioning a twin-engine version of its land-based Tejas lightweight fighter. The new jet, which could be deployed by 2032, would replace India’s Russian-made MiG-29K carrier-based fighters. India currently has one carrier, the *Vikramaditya*, and is building a second. An Indian Navy contract calls for fifty-seven jets, with one candidate being Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. But the prospects fo... more »

Gone Fishing? No Fish but Plenty of Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
There is mounting evidence that a healthy soil microbiome protects plants from pests and diseases. One of the greatest natural assets that humankind has is soil. But when you drench it with proprietary synthetic chemicals or continuously monocrop as part of a corporate-controlled industrial farming system, you can kill essential microbes, upset soil balance and end up feeding soil a limited doughnut diet of unhealthy inputs.

Iran News Links 18-19 January 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
19 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back “Death to the Islamic Republic” they chant now- and they call themselves Iranians https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/01/18/death-to-the-islamic-republic-they-chant-now-and-they-call-themselves-iranians/ How Trump Rebelled Against The Generals https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/01/18/how-trump-rebelled-against-the-generals/ Secret Wars, Forgotten Betrayals, Global Tyranny. Who … Continue reading Iran News Links 18-19 January 2020

Jackson Hole ski resort record snowfall

Robert at Ice Age Now - 15 hours ago
More than 11 feet of snow in 15 days. Record breaking. “This is a January for the record books,” said Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Vice President of Operations Tim Mason. “I’m impressed by the virility and sustained nature of this storm cycle…. Not to mention the skiing has been incredible.” 340cm (134 inches) of snow ... Read more Jackson Hole ski resort record snowfall The post Jackson Hole ski resort record snowfall appeared first on Ice Age Now.

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