Friday, January 24, 2020

24 January - Blogs I'm Following - 5 of 5

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First the Trial, Then the Evidence? Impeachment in Wonderland.

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 21 hours ago
In a scene straight out of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the GOP-controlled Senate has refused to allow timely testimony from witnesses who had front row seats to Donald Trump’s abuse of power. The senators voted 53-47, strictly along party lines, to table any possible discussion of whether to allow witnesses and documentary evidence until six days of legal arguments and two days of senator questioning had occurred. That means the parties will argue the case and... Read more »

George Stephanopoulos Caught on Camera Telling ABC Studio to Cut-Off Trump Defense Attorney…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 21 hours ago
A good reminder of what we can expect when President Trump’s defense team has their first opportunity in five months to defend him. During a broadcast segment on ABC news reporters in the Capitol were interviewing President Trump defense attorney … Continue reading →

Danger in Vaccines

John F. McManus at rss - 21 hours ago
[image: danger-in-vaccines] Resistance to vaccination isn’t new. But it is increasing. A growing number of parents are finding themselves embroiled in battles over mandatory vaccinations for all youngsters. They protest that vaccines are not only fruitless, they are also dangerous.

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* Ah, the continuing and continuing Washington profiles in cowardice (and worse), the essence of Washington! It's not that forked tongue Susan Collins is the only $enator who cares more about her cushy job as a graft magnet than she does for the United States, but Collins is hell bent on making herself stand out when it comes to such things, no surprise there. She has a "talent" for it. She even feels entitled to your respect because she's honest enough to flaunt her contemptuous duplicity in your face. While the media whores call her a "moderate" or "centrist" Republican,... more »

America's A-10 Warthog Will Never Die For This Reason

David Axe at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* Congress. *Key point: *The Air Force acquired the subsonic, twin-engine planes in the 1970s and 1980s in order to destroy Soviet tanks. The U.S. Air Force has all but given up on retiring the A-10 Warthog close-air-support jet. Instead, the flying branch is upgrading the tough ground-attackers so they can fight and survive in high-intensity combat. The Air Force had hoped to begin retiring its 281 A-10s starting in 2015. But Congress blocked the effort. Now the A-10 is safe even as the Air Force considers retiring other plane types. “Acting Ai... more »

Iran Needs To Do More To Combat Terrorist Financing

David Uren at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*David Uren* *Security, Middle East* Or more sanctions are coming. Iran’s economy minister, Farhad Dejpasand, has called on the multilateral Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to discipline the US over its use of budget funds to finance the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani at Baghdad airport. ‘The FATF which claims to confront financing terrorism should notice that now the president of a country [the US] has declared that they will allocate a budget for terrorist acts and they want to use it’, Dejpasand said in Tehran earlier this month. He said the assassination of So... more »

A North Korean Nuclear Strike Could End The World As We Know It

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* Let's hope cooler heads prevail. *Key Point:* Once the nuclear threshold is crossed, the only possible response would be nuclear. In the event of a war on the Korean peninsula, how would the United States respond to the use of a tactical nuclear weapon on the battlefield that was not aimed at major population centers? Analysts are divided on the issue, but the majority view is that once the nuclear threshold is crossed, the only possible response would be nuclear. “Once an enemy uses a nuclear weapon—for any reason—it crosses the nuclear threshold a... more »

Could New Six Party Talks Unlock Trump's North Korea Problem?

Ron Huisken at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Ron Huisken* *Security, Asia* The essence of the Korean story—how it originated and evolved since World War II—has been utterly distorted. US President Donald Trump’s hope that the Korea question—particularly the part about North Korea’s nuclear capabilities—could be resolved by the sheer force of personality has been confirmed as a fantasy. The best that can be said of his meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June 2018, Hanoi in February 2019 and Panmunjom in June 2019 is that they broke a lot of ice—the last one, in particular, had an element of casua... more »

Could Sleeper Trains Replace International Air Travel?

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
After years of decline, night train services are again expanding, in part to cater to passengers who try to avoid air travel for environmental reasons.

More poisonings in Brazil linked to beer; officials urge extreme caution

News Desk at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
More than 20 people are suspected to have been poisoned and four have died in Brazil after drinking contaminated batches of beer. Tests have found diethylene glycol in 32 lots of 10 Backer beers. Officials from the Minas Gerais State Department of Health recommended no beer produced by Backer should be consumed. The agency advised... Continue Reading

CFIA pulls license for Ontario poultry slaughter business

News Desk at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has suspended the Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) license #3RWXY8FD (Est. 658) of Cami International Poultry Ltd., a poultry slaughter establishment located in Welland, Ontario. While the suspension is in effect, the license holder may not conduct any activity for which SFC license #3RWXY8FD was issued. CFIA suspended license... Continue Reading

Locked Out: Why the housing benefit rise won't make much difference

Charles Boutaud at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 21 hours ago
The government says the increase in line with inflation will give claimants an extra £10 a month, but a Bureau analysis suggests this will only make a handful more homes affordable

Fact: Hospitals Are Currently Using Robots For Patient Care

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
Originally posted on Reality Decoded: Robots are now actively being used in hospitals. You may see one the next time you find yourself in need of medical support. Here are just a few to bring you up to speed. Meet “Pepper” the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and…

Monsanto trial will stream live; new evidence shows greater dangers from GMOs

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Hi everyone, this is Jeffrey Smith. I’m on Instagram and Facebook for the Institute for Responsible Technology and I have some interesting news today. We are discussing the news from this week and Monsanto tried hard to delay a trial in St. Louis from a plaintiff that…

The BBC doesn't assent to reporting Royal Assent for Boris's withdrawal bill

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
BBC One's *News at Six* and *News at Ten *both failed to report that Boris Johnson's withdrawal bill passed its final stage yesterday, gaining Royal Assent, and became law - a historic moment, after the past three years of Parliamentary turmoil. The BBC's failure raised a few eyebrows: *Baroness Meyer*: Can you believe it? BBC News did it again! WAB got royal assent today, but this historic moment wasn't mentioned on the 6 o'clock news. Did the BBC not notice or is their Remain reflex so deeply ingrained? Hardly surprising the BBC is less trusted than ITV. *Helen Grieve*: You're ... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Trump impeachment: Senators play games and nap during trial https://t.co/ulngSaDzJD — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 24, 2020 Survey: Nearly half of Afghans want US troops out after Taliban peace deal https://t.co/uHK33Wyko5 pic.twitter.com/OGvO15Ld5x — Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) January 23, 2020 Muslim, Jewish leaders pay 'historic' joint visit to Auschwitz. The visit took place as part of events commemorating 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the World War II death camp where the Nazis killed more than 1.1 million peoplehttps://t.co/sEU5XaQqrT pic.twitte... more »

Not into country music? This is how a non-fan saw Australia's biggest country music festival

Just In - 22 hours ago
With 48 hours to spend in the midst of the massive annual celebration that is the Tamworth Country Music Festival, one self-confessed non-fan makes some surprising discoveries.

Outback nurse inquest hears authorities missed chance to detain murderer

Meagan Dillon And Helen Frost at Just In - 22 hours ago
Convicted South Australian rapist Dudley Davey could have been "flagged" as a potential risk and kept behind bars instead of being released in the community and murdering Gayle Woodford, an inquest hears.

US refuses UK's extradition request for diplomat's wife over crash that killed teen

Just In - 22 hours ago
The US State Department denies the United Kingdom's request to extradite Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, who hit British teen Harry Dunn with her car in the crash that killed him.

'Everything's going ballistic': Green explosion a relief for drought-stricken farmers

Ben Millington at Just In - 22 hours ago
In the past seven days, the NSW town of Gloucester has received exactly what it needed — a drenching of rain that has turned paddocks green and has its river flowing again.

Did the Democrats just expose Joe Biden to a Republican witch hunt?

Emily Olson at Just In - 22 hours ago
The Democrats continue their opening arguments by explaining US President Donald Trump's abuse of power while senators read, slept and actually listened.

Mount Vesuvius eruption so hot it 'turned victim's brain to glass'

Just In - 22 hours ago
Experts believe temperatures reached a maximum of 520 degrees Celsius in the building the victim was found in when Mount Vesuvius erupted about 2,000 years ago.

Peter Van the Party Man to shut up shop as demolition date draws near

Just In - 22 hours ago
The owner of an iconic party supply business in Adelaide's south says he'll be closing for good after the SA Government gave him until March 1 to vacate the site after buying it for a major intersection upgrade.

Qiang Wang won only one game when she last played Serena Williams. This time she beat her in three sets

Just In - 22 hours ago
The seven-time champion makes her earliest exit from the Australian Open in 14 years after being stunned by the world number 29 in the third round at Melbourne Park.

RSPCA fears 'second wave of mass wildlife deaths' on Kangaroo Island

Just In - 22 hours ago
Up to 120 volunteers are urgently needed on Kangaroo Island to help feed animals that have survived the devastating bushfires, RSPCA South Australia says.

'Haters gonna hate': Gold Coast Mayor shrugs off corruption report over buying luxury luggage, NRL membership

Jennifer Huxley at Just In - 22 hours ago
Queensland's corruption watchdog releases a report into the Gold Coast City Council that details how Mayor Tom Tate used council funds to buy items, including luggage, selfie sticks and a membership to the Gold Coast Titans.

'We probably won't know what we've lost': Wombats rescued after Kangaroo Valley bushfire

Kelly Fuller at Just In - 22 hours ago
A NSW Southern Highlands wombat refuge, which narrowly escaped the bushfires, takes in orphans.

Two patients given all clear as four others tested for deadly coronavirus

Just In - 22 hours ago
The Federal Government's chief medical officer says Australia is "well-prepared" for any positive results with two people in NSW and two in Queensland waiting for test results

Flash flooding likely as monsoonal low brings days of rain to Queensland's parched north-west

Krystal Gordon at Just In - 22 hours ago
The rain, which could stretch to mid-next week, is bringing new hope to graziers who've been waiting years for substantial falls.

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Dogfights With J-16, J-10 Jets (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
#ChinaDefense J-20 fighter jets assigned to an ace unit have been conducting real-combat scenario training as the Chinese Air Force revealed footage for the first time. https://t.co/h2qaFMFSOy pic.twitter.com/HBfNicOXOc — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 20, 2020 *Sputnik*: *Video: China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Dogfights With J-16, J-10 Jets* To commemorate the anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s first combat engagement, the service posted a video of its new J-20 “Weilong” stealth fighter locked in a high-speed dogfighting scenario with other advanced C... more »

Most Of Our Social Problems Are Due To Ego - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 23 hours ago
*Most of our social problems are due to ego. It's as if we are all three year olds fighting over a toy and demanding that we get all the attention from others. We find this ego competition in all our professions and in all relationships at this time in Earth's Evolution. There has been so much pain and suffering caused in our world due to the fact that as long as each allow their individual ego tyrant to rule--yes, and ruin your lives, then a spirit of co-operation and the fulfillment one feels when one is truly loved and understood will not be possible within our world.* *© ... more »

CSPD To investigate 10 Sheriffs who beat unarmed shackled prisoner to death so you know that means…

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 23 hours ago
it means the pigs are going to get away it , again. and ten PIGS to beat down a Real Man who is unarmed and shackled. What wondrous heroes they are… And our beloved Klangaroo Kourts will quickly get these heroes back on the take err beat, yeah.. that’s the ticket… beat 10 against one... more »

The Power of Numeracy

David Henderson at Econlib - 23 hours ago
In 40 years of teaching economics, I have always followed my rule of not commenting on my preferences about politicians, even when asked. Well, almost always. There was one exception. In a lecture on numeracy, which is basically literacy with numbers, I told my students that my favorite candidate for the Republican nomination for president […] The post The Power of Numeracy appeared first on Econlib.

January 24th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1100

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Friday January 24th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Jim Jordan: “Adam Schiff’s ‘Abuse of Power’ is What The Founders Called ‘Separation of Power'”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Representative Jim Jordan appears on Fox News to discuss the latest day of impeachment trial proclamations, noting: “what Chairman Schiff calls abuse of power is what the founders called separation of power”. So true.

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago

Various Thoughts to Consider

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago
Life is not a fairy tale, If you loose your shoe at midnight,you’re probably drunk ……. ! If women are upset at Trump’s naughtiness, who bought 80 millioncopies of “Fifty Shades of Gray”? Bill Clinton paid $850,000 to Paula Jones to get her to go away. Idon’t remember the FBI raiding his lawyer’s office. Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women’s rightsonly matter if those women are liberal. They sent more troops and armament to arrest Roger Stone than theysent to defend Benghazi. Think about that. Nancy Pelosi invited illegal aliens to the State of the Union.Presi... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pose with world leaders for a group photo during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, January 23, 2020. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *World leaders mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation* (Reuters).

Donald Trump Always Lies But His Behavior Doesn't

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 23 hours ago
In a quote misattributed to Winston Churchill, who neither wrote nor said it, "I no longer listen to people. People lie all the time. But behavior never lies." Indeed, the only thing about Donald Trump, a man who's told over 16,000 lies since Putin put him in charge, that doesn't lie are his actions, misactions and inactions. He only lies about his intent. I've just listened to eight straight hours of the Impeachment managers. Today and tonight, we'd heard from virtually all of them. To a man and woman, they'd presented an ironclad case proving Donald Trump's guilt in... more »

Yes, the Aircraft Carrier Does Have A Future

Salvatore Babones at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Salvatore Babones* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/FLORIDA-SHOOTING--RC2RPD9F8T83.html] Just not in battle. *Key Point:* Aircraft carriers have a future as means of presidential power projection, if not in battle. In the fourth week of October, 1944, the United States Navy sank the Japanese fleet. Nearly all of it. Japan lost twenty-eight major surface combatants and more than 300 aircraft in the four-day Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought off the east coast of the Philippines. Leyte Gulf was the final throw of the dice for the Imperial Japanese Navy, which... more »

Russia's Deadliest Fighter Might Not Be Its Stealthiest

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-100#/media/File:IL-76MD-90A_-_MAKS2013firstpix11.jpg] Looks are decieving. *Key Point:* There's ups and downs to the new aircraft. While radars on fighters have been getting more and more powerful, dedicated airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are still a necessity for most air forces to be competitive in aerial warfare. While the USAF continues to use upgraded versions of the E-3 Sentry, built on the airframe of the venerable Boeing 707, Russia is currently developing the A-100 AEW&C air... more »

Happy Chinese New Year!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago

Live from LAX: Coronavirus Comes to US

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
RT America Major US airports in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York City and Atlanta are all screening passengers for the Coronavirus. The respiratory virus has killed at least 17 people and sickened 600 others since its emergence in China. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte joins News.Views.Hughes live from Los Angeles International Airport with the …

EU’s Von der Leyen: Europe Needs ‘Credible Military Capabilities’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
EU’s Von der Leyen: Europe Needs ‘Credible Military Capabilities’ by https://www.dw.com/ The EU has set up “the building blocks of a European defense union,” EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said in Davos. She also hailed a “European open science cloud” aimed to boost research in the bloc. – In order to respond …

Scuffles Erupt as Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Homes

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
 Scuffles Erupt as Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Homes by https://www.presstv.com/ A video has emerged showing scuffles erupting between local residents and Israeli forces as they were demolishing two Palestinian homes in the southern Hebron Hills area of the occupied West Bank. – In the video released on Friday Israeli forces are seen punching several …

How Michael Bloomberg’s ‘Journalists’ Propagandize for More U.S. Aggressions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
How Michael Bloomberg’s ‘Journalists’ Propagandize for More U.S. Aggressions by Eric Zuesse, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ This will be exposing typical U.S.-regime propaganda. That’s propaganda favoring U.S. imperialism, which actually violates the intentions of America’s Founders, and the spirit of the U.S. Constitution. – The U.S. regime’s propaganda doesn’t come from the Government directly, but instead from the …

China Coronavirus Infections Soar to 830, with 25 Deaths as WHO Says It’s Too Early to Declare Global Emergency

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
China Coronavirus Infections Soar to 830, with 25 Deaths as WHO Says It’s Too Early to Declare Global Emergency by https://www.rt.com/ The World Health Organization (WHO) held off designating a new fast-spreading coronavirus as an international health threat, but did deem it a crisis within China, where the pathogen has infected some 830 people and …

The CIA’s Global Propaganda Network – #PropagandaWatch

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The CIA is a western Illuminist intelligence agency ie. the people at the top echelons are Illuminists ie. Satanists. Their objectives are: Luciferian New World Order, World Government led by the Anti-Christ, Global Supra-National Central Bank –> ‘666’! – corbettreport SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=34598 This week on the de-program James digs up an old New York …

How The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder In Contract After Contract

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
How The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder In Contract After Contract by Mandy Smithberger TomDispatch.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn’t won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the president approved one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever. It will …

Israel’s Gantz Shifts Stance, Supports Early Publication of Trump Peace Plan

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Israel’s Gantz Shifts Stance, Supports Early Publication of Trump Peace Plan by Ben Caspit, https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/home.html Only a little more than a week ago, Benny Gantz stated at a Jan. 8 press conference that he couldn’t even imagine that the Americans would disseminate President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” prior to Israel’s elections. And, Gantz added, should …

Is The Chinese Government 'Covering Up' The Spread Of The Coronavirus?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
People queue to receive treatment at the fever outpatient department of the Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan on January 22. The local government today said that the city was witnessing a surge in the number of its fever patients and that hospitals were running out of beds *Daily Mail:* *Chinese citizens fear the government is keeping information about the coronavirus secret as critics are silenced and official updates about the outbreak are 'quickly deleted' from social media* * The Chinese government has attempted to be transparent about the new coronavirus outbreak * But citizens a... more »

The Trump Family Are Worse Grifters Than The Biden Family-- So There!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Cornered by Nancy Ohanian* Trump has used the presidency to enhance his own business interests more than he's worked for the interests of the United States or the chumps and easy marks who voted for him in 2016. As Anita Kumar wrote in her *Politico* essay, How Trump fused his business empire to the presidency yesterday, Señor T "has yet to face accountability for blatant conflicts of interest tied to his private businesses... He has spent one out of every three days as president visiting one of his luxury resorts, hotels or golf courses. He has leveraged his powerful international... more »

Meat and poultry industries end week in silence over Marler Salmonella petition

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
With annual retail sales approaching $100 billion, an effective structure of industry associations, and powerful K Street lobbyists, this week is ending in surprising silence from the powerful meat and poultry industries when it comes to banning Salmonella strains. The week began Jan 19 with the best-known attorney for victims of foodborne illness and allied... Continue Reading

Coronavirus Cases Rise Globally – First U.S. Cases Detected…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
The Coronavirus was first first diagnosed in China less than a month ago. On Thursday (U.S.) / Friday (Beijing) the Chinese government stated they have confirmed cases of 830 patients and the death toll has risen to 25. The virus … Continue reading →

Is Iran Trying To Construct Its Own S-300 Air Defense System?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-DEFENCE-MISSILE-RC1F09203150.html] Or at least its equivilent. *Key Point:* Improved Iranian missile defense might dissuade a U.S. attack. On August 22, Iran unveiled to much fanfare its Bavar-373 mobile long-range air defense system in a Defense Industry Day event attended by President Hassan Rouhani. In a speech, he elucidated at length on the rationale behind the weapon’s nomenclature by comparing it to Russian surface-to-air missiles. “Its number is between 300 and 400. It's 373.... more »

Iran Is A Land Power, But A U.S.-Iran War Would Be Fought At Sea

James Holmes at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Middle East* A naval expert weighs in. *Key point:* Iran knows how to make America hurt. That chronic pain gnawing at officialdom’s guts is bipartisan. Presidential administrations, Republican and Democratic alike, keep trying to draw down the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf region in particular, to attend to more pressing priorities. Back in 2012 the Obama administration *vowed* to “pivot” or “rebalance,” from the Middle East to the Pacific theater to counterbalance China. President Donald Trump and his lieutenants *proclaim... more »

Meet the German Army's P12: The Finest .45 ACP Gun Ever to Exist?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: By lifesizepotato from San Antonio, TX - HK USP Elite and Expert 9mm with Merkle Tuning weights, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56072007] Let's take a good look. *Key point:* Berlin's P12 is unusual among European guns. However, the P12 has served well and was a very good choice. If one looks at the service weapons of European countries, the Bundeswehr’s P12 is an anomaly. Chambered in .45 ACP, a normally American caliber, the P12 entered service at the turn of the millenium, far after most .45 caliber handguns were... more »

Iran's Air Force May Be Large, But Size Isn't Everything

David Axe at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* Iran needs new fighters. *Key Point:* Most of Iran’s fighters are old and outdated. The Iranian air force on paper is one of the biggest air arms in the world. Its order of battle includes around 350 fighters, more than twice as many as the Royal Air Force possesses. But most of Iran’s fighters are old and outdated. The ones that aren’t old are just new copies of old designs. The air force’s squadrons fly American-made F-14s, F-5s and F-4s dating from the 1970s, some 1980s-vintage MiG-29s and Sukhoi fighter-bombers and a few J-7s that the Isl... more »

"A Man Is Lucky..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." - W. C. Fields

Another runaway post

Avedon at Avedon's Sideshow - 1 day ago
You can see more pretty oils by Zingitis here. Digby has a new address. Michael Moore's podcast, *Rumble*, has an interview with Anand Giridharadas about how the incredibly rich scam us into giving up more and more of our lives, and try to get us to love them for it, "Please Let Me Rob You, I'm Woke. [...] But what happens when the very people hoarding this wealth at the expense of democracy, the environment and an equitable society, re-brand themselves as the people who will fix society's problems? What happens when the arsonists pose as the firefighters?" "Virginia Votes to ... more »

Poll: 27% Of Americans Believe President Trump Should Face War-Crime Charges Over Soleimani's Killing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Former Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp Brigadier General Haj Qassem Soleimani *Business Insider: **More than 25% of Americans believe Trump should face war-crime charges over Soleimani's killing* * 27% of Americans said they agreed President Donald Trump should be charged with war crimes over the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, according to a new Insider poll. * Though regarded as a terrorist by the US, Soleimani was Iran's top general and his killing marked a major escalation in the long history of hostilities between Washington and Tehran. * The Trum... more »

A few climate change tidbits

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 1 day ago
There was good news, bad news and ludicrous news that occurred this week. Here is a Friday rundown. On the good news front, The Charlotte Observer did an excellent editorial called “Federal disaster relief: Tossing cash in the ocean in … Continue reading →

Puerto Ricans Protest in Anger Over Unused Emergency Aid

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Anger is growing in Puerto Rico over emergency aid that until recently sat unused in a warehouse amid ongoing earthquakes.

Teen Found Dead in Chimney Was Missing 2 Days Before First Report

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A teenager who police believe got accidentally trapped in the chimney of a vacant home and was found dead after a three-week search was not reported missing by his family until nearly two days after they last saw him.

Were GOP Senators Overheard Saying ‘We’re Up Shit’s Creek’ About Impeachment?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A tweet prompted some conversation about fake conversations.

Is Chick-fil-A Giving Away Its Food Free for a Year?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Always check the expiration date on social media promotions.

Democrats May Give as Many as 1 Million Non-Citizens May Voting Rights in New York City

Breitbart at Need To Know - 1 day ago
The law would give local electoral power to the city’s massive 3.1 million foreign-born population, making up almost 40% of the total city population.

Chinese Market at Center of Coronavirus Outbreak Sold Wolves, Snakes, Rats and Other Exotic Animals to Eat

NY Post at Need To Know - 1 day ago
One expert said that said the real problem was in people’s behavior, rather than with the animals, and she offered simple advice: the way to prevent such infectious diseases is to "stay away from wildlife, say no to game, avoid their habitats and livestock and farms mixing with wildlife."

EXCLUSIVE: Top FBI Agent Died After Uncovering

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 1 day ago
Hillary Clinton Funneled Billions of Tax Dollars from State Dept. to Clinton Foundation and Cronies From the True Pundit: Excerpts: High-ranking FBI officials are spilling the beans on a massive cover up involving Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, the State Department and a scheme that steered untold billions of tax dollars to the Clinton Foundation and Clinton associates. Thomas Paine broke the story on his Patreon show on Tuesday night as well as his new Podcast. And the Justice Department is implicated too. Not to mention the disturbing implications surrounding the mysterious death... more »

Ann Coulter Praises We Build The Wall, Fishers Industries

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 1 day ago
From the Gateway Pundit: Excerpts: After a months-long legal battle with the International Boundary and Water Commission, a “United Nations-type” globalist agency which has deliberately facilitated the illegal entry of hordes of foreign nationals into the United States, a federal judge cleared the way on Jan. 9 for Fisher Industries and We Build The Wall to continue building a section of President Donald Trump’s Mexico border wall. In less than a week after the ruling, Fisher Industries built the bulk of 3.5 miles-long wall in Mission, Texas along the Rio Grande and construction of... more »

Broome gives Airbnb operators a warning to shut up shop or face the consequences

Claire Moodie at Just In - 1 day ago
Authorities in the WA resort town of Broome are cracking down on sharing economy accommodation, telling owners to stop operating or face enforcement action.

Schools promised air con won't all be getting it for the start of Term 1

Jessica Hinchliffe at Just In - 1 day ago
The Queensland Premier has admitted only half of the promised 300 schools to get air conditioning as part of a major multi-million-dollar spend will have it installed by the start of the school year.

Planned interconnector between SA and NSW gets approval, but economic benefit downplayed

Just In - 1 day ago
A proposed electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales gets regulatory approval, however its economic benefit is significantly downplayed.

Researchers bring 3,000-year-old mummy's voice back to life

Just In - 1 day ago
Researchers say they have mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummified Egyptian priest by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.

Four possible cases of deadly coronavirus being investigated in NSW

Just In - 1 day ago
NSW Health has not revealed if any of the four people being tested for the coronavirus were on the flight which arrived in Sydney yesterday from the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Amazon apologises for tech fault that took ACT's emergency site offline during bushfire

Just In - 1 day ago
For several hours on Thursday afternoon, the website Canberrans are meant to go to for emergency information was taken offline as a dangerous fire threatened properties south of Canberra Airport.

Tributes flow as three 'heroic American firefighters' who died in NSW tanker crash named

Just In - 1 day ago
A US aerial firefighting company has named the crew of three Americans killed in an air tanker crash on Thursday in south-east New South Wales.

Tasmanian Premier gives himself climate change portfolio as he unveils new ministry

Fiona Blackwood at Just In - 1 day ago
Newly-minted Tasmanian Premier has announced he will be the state's first Liberal minister for climate change as he unveils what he calls a cabinet of "minimal change", "continuity" and "stability".

The Sopranos actress tells court she tried to fight Harvey Weinstein during alleged rape

Just In - 1 day ago
Actress Annabella Sciorra becomes the first accuser to take the stand against the former Hollywood producer in his sexual assault trial, telling a New York jury details of an alleged rape in her home more than 25 years ago.

Despite a nervous start, Ash Barty safely rolls through to the Aus Open fourth round

Luke Pentony at Just In - 1 day ago
The world number one recovers from a shaky start to keep her Melbourne Park tilt on track with a straight-sets triumph over the talented Elena Rybakina on Rod Laver Arena.

Victorian Government attempts to 'hide' risks with major secondary school merger, says MP

Rhiannon Tuffield at Just In - 1 day ago
The Victorian Government is taking an opposition MP to court over what has been called an "extraordinary attempt" to stop undisclosed information about Victoria's biggest educational project going public.

Flash flooding likely as monsoonal low brings days of rain to Queensland's parched north west

Krystal Gordon at Just In - 1 day ago
The rain, which could stretch to mid-next week, is bringing new hope to graziers who've been waiting years for substantial falls.

AAC&U Conference Explores How to Support Women Leaders and Faculty of Color

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 1 day ago
Several sessions at the Association of American Colleges and Universities annual meeting delved into how to make the work of diversity, equity and inclusion a little bit easier for women leaders and minority faculty.

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