Monday, February 10, 2020

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"Does A Sudden Surge In SO2 Levels Suggest A Huge Surge In Cremations Across China?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Does A Sudden Surge In SO2 Levels Suggest * *A Huge Surge In Cremations Across China?"* by Mike Shedlock "A sudden rise sulphur dioxide (SO2) levels is associated with sudden burning of organic matter including human bodies. We now have further evidence of hidden coronavirus cremations in China. *Click image for larger size.* INTELWAVE🌊 @inteldotwav "Data from https://t.co/oDMad8pquE shows a massive release of sulfur dioxide gas from the outskirts of Wuhan, commonly associated with the burning of organic matters. Levels are elevated, even compared with the rest of China. *Click ... more »

Wind Power Drops By A Third As Storm Ciara Arrives

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 6 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Pancho Plail https://www.bmreports.com/bmrs/?q=eds/main During Sunday’s Storm Ciara, Pancho noticed a dramatic spike in wind output. During the morning, wind output fell rapidly from 11GW to 8GW, before recovering just as sharply again. Presumably this fall reflected the shutdown of windmills as the wind became too strong. Fortunately CCGT […]

Illinois medical cannabis stores granted two-hour sales extension

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Medical marijuana retailers in Illinois can extend their hours of sales in the wake of complaints that MMJ buyers are at a disadvantage with the advent of recreational sales on Jan. 1. To try to alleviate that disadvantage, state regulators are: Allowing stores to sell medical marijuana until 10 p.m. CT, two hours longer than the previous […] Illinois medical cannabis stores granted two-hour sales extension is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

January 2020

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 6 hours ago
Anne Dachel's January 2020 update on the impact upon society from the ever-increasing childhood health epidemics. The post January 2020 appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

The package deal of 'hate speech'

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
*Today the lines between violence and speech are increasingly blurred. And as I explain in this excerpt from one of my chapters in the recent book 'Free Speech Under Attack,' the blurring of the lines between speech and violence (and speech and force) are precisely the lines at which both New Censors and old have been attacking free speech for decades...* Free Speech is Under Attack from All Sides *"Do you remember the politicians linking arms at the march, the op-eds and cartoons after the Charlie Hebdo attack, fervently declaring a commitment to freedom of expression and the righ... more »

Money and Virtue in the Ancient World

Sarah Skwire at Econlib - 6 hours ago
It is never a bad idea to remind students of economics that, long before Smith’s Wealth of Nations gave birth to modern economics, complex and vivid discussion of economics were already happening. They have been happening, I am certain, for as long as humans have trucked, bartered, and exchanged. Two excellent reminders of the length and complexity […] The post Money and Virtue in the Ancient World appeared first on Econlib.

Church Leaders Concerned for Christianity's Future in Iraq

Christians in Iraq are continuing to flee the country even though the violence has slowed. According to The Christian Post, families are choosing to leave the country that they say is becoming a "land of militias.

"Economic Market Snapshot PM 2/10/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*2/10/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ "Coronavirus Has The Potential To Lead The World First Into A Recession And Then To A Global Financial Crisis And Depression" ◆ Gregory Mannarino, PM 2/10/20 “Monster: The Biggest Bubble Known To Ever Exist Is Now Among Us” - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ◆ *Buffett Indicator: Where Are We With Market Valuations?* "*As ... more »

Jackson State President Resigns After Arrest in Prostitution Sting

Shailaja Neelakantan at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Jackson State University President Dr. William Bynum Jr. resigned from his position Monday after being arrested in a prostitution sting over the weekend in central Mississippi, reported the Associated Press. Bynum was among more than a dozen people arrested in the sting. Also arrested in the police operation was Shonda McCarthy, director of the Jackson […]

Remembering Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, the Man Behind the Harlem Renaissance

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, a longtime Howard University professor, art critic, Harvard-educated writer, first Black Rhodes Scholar, pioneering philosopher and complex race man gave expression to a movement he called “the New Negro.” We know it as the Harlem Renaissance.

How My Tenure as Vice President at an HBCU Made Me a Better Scholar

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
My doctoral training gave me many things, including the “statistical chops” to analyze cross-sectional, nationally-representative, and complex-sampled survey data from HBCUs with relative ease. But I lacked the practical experience at an HBCU that could enrich my understanding, deepen my perspectives, and connect my interpretations back to the context from which they came.

OSU Investigates Professor for Racial Comments Made in Class

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Ohio State University has begun a review of its professor Dr. Paul Granello, after students expressed concern for racially offensive comments he made during class, including the use of the n-word, reported The Columbus Dispatch. According to graduate school counseling students, Granello, who is considered a suicide-prevention expert, compared the problematic nature of the phrase […]

Colorado State -Pueblo to Offer State’s First Cannabis-Related Degree

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Colorado State University (CSU) – Pueblo will offer the state’s first cannabis-related degree program this fall. Titled “Cannabis, Biology and Chemistry,” the program will focus on the underlying science in cannabis fieldwork by offering coursework similar to that of a double major in biology and chemistry as well as two areas of emphasis: natural products […]

Georgetown Joins List of Schools Divesting from Fossil Fuel Companies

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Amid pressure from student activists, Georgetown University announced it will stop investing its endowment funding in fossil fuel companies and will withdraw all previous investments in those firms. The Jesuit school cited Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, which called for the church to combat climate change, as one of its reasons for divesting. “The […]

Turkey Says That Syrian Government Shelling Has Killed Five Turkish Soldiers Is Syria's Idlib Province

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Middle East Eye:* *Syrian government shelling kills five Turkish soldiers as Idlib clashes intensify* Pro-Assad assault on opposition-held province has displaced nearly 700,000 people, UN says Five Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian government shelling on a military post in Idlib province's Taftanaz on Monday, as a planned counteroffensive by Turkey-backed rebels appeared to stall. Another five soldiers were wounded, Turkey's defence ministry said in a statement. The ministry described the attack as an "intense assault that targeted our elements sent as reinforcements to th... more »

Pelosi is DESTROYING the Democrat Party! Angry Dems Will NEVER Vote Democrat Again!!!

Hadenoughalready at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Dr. Steve Turley – Feb. 10, 2020 ~Let the WINNING continue and the leftist tears flow…Bwahahahaha HEA

DOJ indicts 4 Chinese hackers for Equifax data breach

Hadenoughalready at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Streamed live 5 hours ago 2.10.20 @ 11:00 AM ~You might want to check your financial stats, folks. HEA

Iranian President claims Qassem Soleimani could have killed US generals

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stated that late commander Qasem Soleimani could have killed American generals multiple times during operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries – but opted not to do such things. “Commander Soleimani was a man who was pursuing stability and calm in the region”, Rouhani said. “If commander Soleimani wanted to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

NATO-designated terrorist organization spotted with US-made armored vehicle in Idlib: photo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – A new image that surfaced on social media this evening showed the NATO-designated terrorist organization, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), with a U.S.-made armored vehicle in the Idlib countryside. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Launches Powerful Attack in Southeastern Idlib According to observers, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham was photographed with a U.S.-made M113 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Turkey strikes Syrian Army in Idlib, claims 101 targets destroyed

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
The Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the country’s forces have struck 115 Syrian government targets, destroying 101 of them. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Launches New Military Operation in Eastern Syria “According to preliminary data, 115 targets of the Syrian army were fired upon, and 101 targets were hit, including three tanks destroyed and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Yes, America Almost Invaded Canada in 1921 (And Started a World War)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2YPD94V3GN&share=true] What would have happened? *Key point:* Washington and London were angry at each other during the 1920s, but thankfully cooler heads prevailed. Each superpower had drawn up war plans and knew that they could end up fighting. The end of a war only rarely settles the central questions that started the conflict. Indeed, many wars do not “end” in the traditional sense; World War II, for example, stretched on for years in parts of Eastern Europe ... more »

President Donald Trump’s 2021 Budget Bonanza

Chris Edwards at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Chris Edwards* *economy, Americas* [image: CATO Institute] Some pundits will say that the Trump spending cuts will hurt the economy, but that narrative is false. The Trump administration has released its budget for fiscal year 2021. In the face of huge deficits, the budget proposes numerous reforms to discretionary and entitlement spending and foresees the budget eventually balancing by 2035. On the revenue side, the budget would extend the Trump tax cuts beyond 2025, which would reduce federal revenue growth. But the budget also assumes strong economic growth in the coming ye... more »

Bloomberg Leads Sanders Among Black Voters: New Poll

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: A t-shirt supporting Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is seen at a Bloomberg campaign visit at the Dollarhide Community Center in Compton, California, U.S. February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen] The legacy of 'stop and frisk' hasn't stopped him. A national political poll of Democratic voters released on Monday shows that Michael Bloomberg has gained serious traction with black voters, despite his support for the controversial practice of “stop and frisk” when he was mayor of New York City. The Quinnipiac poll, which ... more »

Pete Buttigieg's Secret Weapon to Beat Donald Trump: The National Debt?

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * The candidate’s critique of the fiscal record of the incumbent Republican is not a new tactic. Could it work? The deficit, and how to eliminate it, is a traditional buzzword in presidential politics going back decades. As Democrats prepare for a longer-than-expected primary beginning with New Hampshire tomorrow, the phrase is making its regular cyclical comeback. “I think the time has come for my party to get a lot more comfortable talking about the deficit,” said Pete Buttigieg at a townhall meeting in New Hampshire. “Because right now we got a p... more »

Chinese Government Hackers Exposed: Indictment Names Four Military Officials For 2017 Breach

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Security, Americas* [image: Chinese peacekeeping troops march in formation past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter] Millions of Americans had their data exposed. Attorney General William Barr announced Monday that a federal grand jury in Atlanta last week indicted four Chinese military officials in the 2017 hack of credit reporting agency Equifax, which compromised the data of nearly 150 million Americans. Barr an... more »

Department of Justice Setting Up an 'Intake Process' For Giuliani's Ukraine Tips: Barr

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Attorney General William Barr arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL] 'We have to be very careful with respect to any information coming from Ukraine,' the attorney-general said. Attorney General William Barr said Monday that the Justice Department has set up an “intake process” to handle Ukraine-related information from Rudy Giuliani, but that the agency is bei... more »

Fact: Overpopulation Did Not Cause Climate Change

Heather Alberro at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Heather Alberro* *Economics, World* [image: Reuters] Here's why. The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brought together representatives from government and business to deliberate how to solve the worsening climate and ecological crisis. The meeting came just as devastating bush fires were abating in Australia. These fires are thought to have killed up to one billion animals and generated a new wave of climate refugees. Yet, as with the COP25 climate talks in Madrid, a sense of urgency, ambition and consensus on what to do next were largely absent in Davos. But an important ... more »

Conservatives Debate Senate Josh Hawley's Latest Salvo Against Silicon Valley

Chris White at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) arrives for the continuation of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott] Censure the censors? - *Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is proposing a complete overhaul of the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agency is not capable of regulating big tech issues.* - *Some conservatives say the idea has merit so long as it helps prevent Silicon Valley companies from censoring conservatives, while others say th... more »

Why North Korea Is so Scared of South Korea's Mighty Air Force

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1D35F82DA0&share=true] Kim Jong-un hates this. *Key point:* Seoul has more powerful conventional forces than North Korea and Pyongyang knows it. A huge part of this disparity is South Korea's modern air force. The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is the most powerful air force on the Korean Peninsula, with a capability far greater than its northern rival, providing air cover and support to ground forces defending south of the thirty-eighth parallel. Recently, th... more »

Michael Bloomberg Has Spent an Astounding $300 Million On His Presidential Campaign

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Bloomberg has pledged to use his wealth to finance the Democratic ticket through the November election, whether he is on it or not. His 2020 campaign will provide an excellent case study on how much money can influence voters. Joe Biden is losing. That’s the political narrative forming around the first two contests in the 2020 Democratic primary. After finishing fourth place in Iowa, and polling between fourth and fifth place ahead of New Hampshire’s vote tomorrow, the seventy-seven-year-old former vice president’s argument about how he’s the most ... more »

Peter Navarro: Coronavirus Highlights Need for U.S. to Make Our Own Medical Products Again…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
White House manufacturing policy advisor Peter Navarro has an important discussion with Maria Bartiromo about the consequences of the Coronavirus which includes the need for U.S. companies to return manufacturing to the United States on key medical products and pharmaceuticals. … Continue reading →

AG Bill Barr Addresses Rudy Giuliani Investigative Material on Ukraine…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
While delivering a press conference about DOJ indictments from the Equifax data breech AG Bill Barr was questioned about receiving information on Ukraine corruption from Rudy Giuliani. AG Barr explains the “filtering” process he has instituted. Full Presser Below:

Did a NY Times Reporter Violate the Truth and Accuracy Code on a 5G Article? Press Council of Ireland Says Yes.

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 7 hours ago
Last spring, The New York Times partnered with Verizon and launched a 5G journalism lab despite the fact that the telecom industry has provided NO scientific evidence that 5G is safe.

Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 7 hours ago
"This censorship of my talk based on forced compliance to anti-BDS laws in Georgia is just one level of a nationwide campaign to protect Israel from grassroots pressure." -- Abby Martin The post Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel appeared first on MintPress News.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 40 – 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Buttigieg, Sanders Campaigns Request Iowa Caucus Recanvass

AP News at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Iowa awards 41 national delegates in its caucuses. As it stands, Buttigieg has 13 and Sanders has 12. Trailing behind are Elizabeth Warren with eight, Joe Biden with six and Amy Klobuchar with one.

Did Trolls Try to Clog Phone Lines After Iowa Caucuses?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A clogged phone line was just one of many problems following the Iowa caucuses in February 2020.

Trump Fires 70 at NSC, Biden-Burisma Questions Remain

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: trump-fires-70-at-nsc-biden-burisma-questions-remain] Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman isn’t the only holdover from the Obama administration on the National Security Council to get the pink slip recently. President Trump has fired another 70 potential problems as well.

Is Bernie Sanders a Communist?

Bob Adelmann at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: is-bernie-sanders-a-communist] No matter what he dubs himself, or what others call him, the best term that fits Bernie Sanders is that of totalitarian.

40,000 coronavirus cases may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Robert at Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
Reported death toll nears 1,000. (I put the word “reported” in italics because I suspect that the true total is far higher. ____________ Total reported cases of the new coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China have now risen to 40,573, more than 40,000 of them in China. Those 40,573 cases may just be ‘tip of the ... Read more 40,000 coronavirus cases may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ The post 40,000 coronavirus cases may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Scientists link pangolin to coronavirus – Video

Robert at Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
Researchers from Guangzhou, China have suggested that pangolins may be an intermediate animal source of the coronavirus. (I had never heard of a pangolin before. It’s a form of anteater, and is the only mammal to have scales.) The researchers think the virus may have been transferred from bats to pangolins, and thence to humans. ... Read more Scientists link pangolin to coronavirus – Video The post Scientists link pangolin to coronavirus – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Texas is the United States’ Number One Natural Gas Producer

IER at IER - 8 hours ago
Texas’ energy efficiency in oil production is well known, but it is also a major natural gas player, outproducing Pennsylvania… The post Texas is the United States’ Number One Natural Gas Producer appeared first on IER.

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Why do many galaxies appear as spirals? A striking example is M101, shown below, whose relatively close distance of about 27 million light years allows it to be studied in some detail. Recent evidence indicates that a close gravitational interaction with a neighboring galaxy created waves of high mass and condensed gas which continue to orbit the galaxy center. These waves compress existing gas and cause star formation. *Click image for larger size.* One result is that M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, has several extremely bright star-forming regions (called HII regions) sprea... more »

Aristocracy and the Peculiarities of Labourism

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Currently reading around the Nairn-Anderson thesis for the Tory book, and came across a bit of a gem. For readers not familiar with the thesis, it stems from a series of articles written by Perry Anderson and Tom Nairn in the 1960s and 70s about British exceptionalism. i.e. Why is it the UK has not just retained the trappings of a feudal order with its monarchy, landed aristocrats, and the pomp and circumstance while virtually all other modern states are republics, but how it came to be the industrial interest represented by a manufacturing bourgeoisie neither dominate the state nor... more »

Armed Police And Soldiers Storm El Salvador's Parliament To Pressure MPs To Back President's Crime Bill

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*ABC News Online*:* El Salvador's President uses armed soldiers to pressure MPs to pass anti-crime plan* El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and a group of soldiers armed with automatic weapons have briefly occupied the country's Congress, stepping up a campaign pressuring MPs to back a crime-fighting plan. Watched by soldiers in full battle uniform, Mr Bukele, 38, sat in the seat reserved for the president of Congress and cupped his hands together to pray, he said, for patience with MPs, few of whom turned up at the special session. "If those shameless people don't approve the ... more »

The Education Of Elizabeth Warren

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*-by emorejahongkong* * No Rights Reserved* Elizabeth Warren’s path to disrupting the conventional wisdom of bankruptcy law helps explain her failure to break through the conventional wisdom of Presidential politics. Professor Warren’s 1987-published insights into bankruptcy law were deep, broad and sharp: “distributional values … [and]… assumptions … garbed in neutral terms, lending an aura of fairness … makes the debate a shadow game that offers little real illumination.” These insights were enabled by Warren’s *outsider* status, which continued during most of her long journ... more »

Iraq’s Oil Exports And Profits Down In Jan 2020

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 8 hours ago
(Oil Price.com) For the second month in a row both Iraq’s oil exports and its profits dropped. The former is due to Baghdad attempting to conform to its OPEC production quota, while the latter is because oil prices have gone down as U.S.-Iran tensions have dissipated and worries of an oil glut continue. In January 2020 Iraq exported a total of 102.485 million barrels of oil. That averaged out to 3.306 million barrels a day (mbd). That was down from December’s 3.428 mbd and November’s 3.5 mbd. The Oil Ministry has been reducing its exports recently after it reached an all-time high ... more »

Report: 70 US National Security Council Positions To Be Eliminated

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
President Donald Trump is joined by national security advisers on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, to monitor developments in the U.S. Special Operations forces raid that took out Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Shealah Craighead/The White House) *Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner*: *Bigger than Vindman: Trump scrubs 70 Obama holdovers from NSC* President Trump is making good on his promises to “drain the swamp” and cut Obama-era holdovers from his staffs, especially the critical and recently controversial National Security Council. Officials confirmed that Trump and national ... more »

"Our so-called economic recovery is actually a 'bubblecovery' based on the growth of dangerous new bubbles and another debt binge." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"I have been warning that we are experiencing another massive bubble for eight years now (starting in June 2011) and I am proud of it... My belief is that our so-called economic recovery (both U.S. and global) is actually a 'bubblecovery' based on the growth of dangerous new bubbles and another debt binge. These bubbles are ballooning across the globe in numerous assets, industries, and countries such as U.S. equities and bonds, U.S. higher education, U.S. corporate debt, tech startups, shale energy, China and emerging markets, New Zealand, Australian and Canadian property, and... more »

New York Police Union Blames Democratic Mayor For Violent Attack On Police Station

Jason Hopkins at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, Americas* [image: A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer stands guard outside the 46th police precinct after a gunman fatally shot a female New York City police officer in an unprovoked attack early on Wednesday in the city's Bronx borough of New York City, U.S.,] 'We do not respect you,' the police union said in a statement. After a gunman on Sunday attacked a New York Police Department station, an NYPD union is blaming violence against law enforcement on Mayor Bill de Blasio. A gunman walked into an NYPD station house in the Bronx early Sun... more »

Is Donald Trump Done Talking to North Korea?

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * If 2019 was the year when U.S.-North Korea diplomacy went off the rails, 2020 may turn out to be the year when everybody stops pretending diplomacy is still going on. If 2019 was the year when U.S.-North Korea diplomacy went off the rails, 2020 may turn out to be the year when everybody stops pretending diplomacy is still going on. A February 10 CNN report cites two unnamed U.S. officials stating that President Donald Trump has largely written off direct negotiations with Kim Jong-un this year. The sources describe a president who is frustra... more »

Donald Trump's Erratic Foreign Policy Is a Failure

Bonnie Kristian at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Bonnie Kristian* *Security, * The president talks a good talk about ending “endless wars,” to use a phrase from last year’s SOTU, but he has failed to extricate the United States from a single conflict. The incongruity is indefensible. One of the most memorable parts of the 2020 State of the Union was President Trump’s surprise reunification of a military family. “For the past seven months, her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Townsend Williams, has been in Afghanistan on his fourth deployment,” the president said, introducing Amy Williams and her two young children before revealing to t... more »

How the Movie 1917 (And World War I Began): A Crazy Love Affair

Franz-Stefan Gady at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Franz-Stefan Gady* *History, * A history lesson that seemed forgotten--until now. *Key Point:* What your history teacher in high school or college forgot to mention. After the first five months of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian forces, under the leadership, if that is the right word, of General Conrad von Hoetzendorf, suffered stupefying losses--189,000 dead, 490,000 wounded, and 278,000 missing and prisoners of war. Among those who fell was Hoetzendorf’s favorite son, Herbert, who was killed near Lviv in modern-day Ukraine in a botched battle planned by his father. A year... more »

Why Your Comcast Xfinity Cable Bundle Price Went Up (Even If You are In a Contract)

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * You need to read that all-important fine print. I’ll admit, I don’t check my cable bill every month. Does anyone? I have it on auto-debit, I don’t really order a lot of pay-per-view or on-demand movies, so it is usually pretty consistent. Needless to say, I was a little worried when I noticed the rate inch up. I dismissed it for one month, thinking my wife ordered an on-demand movie or two. However, this month it for sure went up. After I went over the line-up charges, here is what I found increased. And, keep in mind, I am supposed to be in a... more »

How Virus DNA Could Hold the Key to a Cancer Vaccine?

Daniel Brewer at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Daniel Brewer* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] Here's what we know. Cervical cancer is one of the only cancers that can be prevented by a vaccine. This is because around 98% of all cervical cancer cases are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which implants DNA in the genome of human cells, causing them to become cancerous. The HPV vaccine can prevent infection by two of the most common types of this virus, which stops it from causing cancer. The vaccine is routinely given to adolescent girls aged 13 and above in the UK, and has reduced pre-cancerous cervical dise... more »

Bernie Sanders Should Win the New Hampshire Democratic Primary. What About Everyone Else?

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Who gets momentum coming out of the Granite state? After the aborted result of the Iowa caucus failed to narrow the large field of Democratic candidates, tomorrow’s vote in New Hampshire takes on special significance as the first primary. The latest poll taken by the Boston Globe and Suffolk University has Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with a clear lead. The poll, the first taken after Friday evening’s Democratic debate, tracks Sanders with 27% of the vote. This matches the poll aggregation of both 270ToWin and RealClear Politics. Sanders won the... more »

3 Ways the Coronavirus Will Have an Impact on the U.S. Economy

Robert Aboolian at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Aboolian* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Apple closed all its stores in China as a health precaution, now through at least Feb. 14. As the new coronavirus spreads around the world, and confirmed cases and deaths mount, economists are increasingly concerned about the impact on the U.S. economy. In a recent report to Congress, the Federal Reserve warned that disruptions from the coronavirus could spill over into the global economy, creating new risks to the U.S. And Wall Street lender Goldman Sachs estimates that the virus will cut as much as half a point off of U.S.... more »

Meet the Standard Missile-6: The Navy's Deadliest New Weapon

David Axe at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1424623/live-fire-test] Extremely versatile. *Key point:* The Navy has a new toy that can perform a wide variety of missions. Instead of just attacking aircraft, the new SM-6 missile can also hit ships and ballistic missiles. The U.S. Navy in late January 2019 confirmed the designation of its newest cruise missile, in the process clarifying its long-term plan for arming its growing fleet of warships. The plan heavily leans on one missile, in particular. It's the SM-6, an anti-aircraft weapon that quickly ... more »

Yes, Climate Change Could Literally Sink America's Best Naval Base

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E8B41FA201&share=true] Horror. *Key point:* Washington needs its bases to protect America and project power. However, without action to curtail rising sea levels, key U.S. bases could be threatened. What if the U.S. Navy’s main base in Norfolk, Virginia sinks? It could happen. And it’s not an isolated problem, as climate change alters coastlines all over the world. A report from the American Security Project identifies Naval Station Norfolk as America’s fifth... more »

CPAC Head Would Fear for Senator Mitt Romney's Safety If He Attended 2020 Convention

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Matt Schlapp: “This year, I’d actually be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him." The political reverberations for Mitt Romney after last week’s impeachment vote have been immediately felt. The junior senator from Utah voted for one article of impeachment, deciding that President Donald Trump had committed an abuse of power. Now he faces the backlash from conservative voters and fellow Republican politicians. The first consequence was being formally not invited to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. CPAC, hosted... more »

Talking Heads: Why Tucker Carlson Tells It Like It Is

Paul Grenier at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Paul Grenier* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Carlson's show is the second most popular news show on American television today. It has successfully pushed a “new” strain of conservative thought into the public square. Over the past few years, an unusual political-philosophical realignment has appeared in the United States, one which brings together a certain kind of Christian conservative and a certain kind of secular leftist. Judging from their public pronouncements, what unites these contrasting camps is a concern for ordinary workers, their families and their communiti... more »

How Apple’s New iPhone 12 5G Phone Could Fail

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * 5G confusion could be an issue. Here is where in-store retail education will be key—or not. I have been, minus a one-year disaster into Android, an iPhone user since 2011. I can honestly say the device powers my work routine and personal life and is essentially attached to me at all times. Heck, I fall asleep listening to my favorite podcasts almost every single night. My current iPhone, an iPhone 8, has served me well for almost two years now—and I am really leery on giving it up. That is, until I can get my hands on a new iPhone 12 armed and ... more »

Why I Won’t Shop at Banana Republic Ever Again

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *economy, * Kidney disease can be a difficult disease to battle--this store turned a good day into a struggle. Back last summer, after a nice lunch with my wife in the Georgetown area in Washington, D.C., something we don’t do that often due to her battle with stage-four kidney disease, we decided to head into the retails shows that line Wisconsin Avenue and the surrounding area. As she only has around a few hours of energy per day, I had hoped to make the most of it, as she can get tired and feel drained out rather quickly. For her, every moment counts, so ... more »

BCI Beefs Up Its Data Analytics

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 8 hours ago
Last week, the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) announced the completion of an investment in ClearMacro: ClearMacro Ltd, (“CM”), the UK-based independent investment analytics provider, today announced the completion of an investment by affiliates of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”). The management and staff of CM maintain a majority shareholding in the company and CEO Mike Simcock and the executive management team remain unchanged. A representative from BCI has now joined the CM board. CM has continued to expand its capabilities thr... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 10

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 8 hours ago
1949 Communist Party Chairman Fahad and 2 politburo members convicted and sentenced to death for leading party 1964 Pres Arif agreed to ceasefire with Mulla Mustafa Barzani 1972 Saddam visited Moscow to push for strategic agreement with Iraq 1974 Border dispute between Iran-Iraq led Iraq to attack Iranian border town of Mehran killing 23 Iraqis 30 Iranians Tehran responded by flying F-4 jets deep into Iraqi air space in show of force 1988 Iraq restarted attacks on Iranian shipping Iran retaliated in kind (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq Wa... more »

Monday morning you sure look fine

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 8 hours ago
With a shout out to Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, I will use a song lyric of his to start out the week. The whole lyric is “Monday morning, you sure look fine, but Friday I got travelin’ on my … Continue reading →

WAPO: It's a Lie That the Democrat Race is Between Moderates and Socialists. Let's Face It, They're All a Bunch of Radical Socialists.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 8 hours ago
The *Washington Post editorial board* is fed up with all of you deplorables talking about the Democrat primary as some sort of civil war between the far left and centrists and point out that the entire field is chock full of socialists. They say "centrists" and "the left." But "the left" is just a polite euphemism for radical socialists. IT HAS become an unchecked assumption about the Democratic presidential race: "The candidates are fighting an ideological war between "left" and "center." This narrative is false, and it is hardly benign. It minimizes the bold policy ambitions of t... more »

Young Iraqi Assyrian Eyes Future With Mixture of Hope and Dread

Wissam Ablahad, an Assyrian in Iraq. ( ACN)Wissam Ablahad (26) is a Syriac Orthodox young man who lives with his parents and two siblings in the township of Ba'ashiqah, on the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq.

NSW Now: Sydney flood clean-up continues, thousands still without power

Just In - 9 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Residents in some Sydney suburbs are still unable to return to their homes due to flooding, while thousands of people on the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains remain without power after a weekend of torrential rain.

'We need to hide our keys': Surging youth crime in Townsville prompts police warning

Lily Nothling at Just In - 9 hours ago
A spate of break-ins and car thefts in Townsville prompts a senior policeman to warn locals in the north Queensland city to hide their car keys.

'It'll pay for my funeral': Abuse survivors say trauma is prolonged by painfully slow redress

Samantha Dawes at Just In - 9 hours ago
More than 18 months since it began, the National Redress Scheme has been labelled "appalling" by survivors of historic sex abuse, who say victims are dying before receiving compensation.

Bagdad Valley farmers struggling with drought call for irrigation scheme

Tony Briscoe at Just In - 9 hours ago
Farmers in southern Tasmania hope the heavy rain on the east coast of Australia will continue down across Bass Strait as the dry gets desperate.

Feel like you're a mosquito magnet? You could be right

Just In - 9 hours ago
It's always you, isn't it? The person always nursing an arm full of itchy red lumps after a weekend camping trip. You're not imagining it — mosquitoes really are attracted to some people more than others, writes Cameron Webb.

High Court wades in to luxury cruise 'disaster' that saw passengers take long bus trips instead

Elizabeth Byrne at Just In - 9 hours ago
Torrential rains seven years ago turned an expensive European holiday into despair. The High Court will now rule on the price of passengers' disappointment.

'Music is his only escape': Heavy metal muso among 80 detained in Brisbane hotel

Rebeka Powell at Just In - 9 hours ago
A Brisbane-based musician says a refugee he befriended over social media is deteriorating after nine months inside a Brisbane hotel where he's being held with dozens of other men.

Westerdam cruise ship refused entry to Thailand amid coronavirus fears

Camron Slessor at Just In - 9 hours ago
Passengers on board Holland America's Westerdam cruise ship will remain stuck at sea, after Thailand's health minister refuses permission for them to land in his country.

'I have never seen a downturn like this': Twin disasters hit Australia's tourism sector

Stephanie Chalmers at Just In - 9 hours ago
From empty buses in the fire-hit Blue Mountains to mass cancellations from tour groups banned from leaving China, the tourism sector is dealing with twin disasters this summer.

In sport, a bigger stadium isn't always better

Richard Hinds at Just In - 9 hours ago
We need to get over our increasingly outmoded addiction to much bigger and supposedly better venues, writes Richard Hinds.

America's first big 2020 election was bungled. What will happen with the second one tomorrow?

Peter Marsh And Emily Olson at Just In - 9 hours ago
Americans head to the polls again tomorrow in the latest contest to decide who will be Donald Trump's 2020 opponent. Here's a simple guide.

'We're half a pay away from being homeless': Rent chews up 65 per cent of Kate's income

Geoff Thompson And Alex McDonald at Just In - 9 hours ago
One in four Australians now live in a privately rented home and that number is expected to rise until wages growth picks up.

Ben Smith's scarred body stands as a warning to anyone who plays with fire

Briana Shepherd at Just In - 9 hours ago
Ben Smith burnt more than half of his body in a fire he purposely lit as a child. Now, he is a visual reminder of the grave consequences of fire to hundreds of children fascinated by flames.

Coronavirus ship passengers bored, isolated and running out of undies — but many still love cruises

Jake Sturmer at Just In - 9 hours ago
It was not the cruise holiday they were hoping for, but many of the passengers quarantined for weeks on board the Diamond Princess in Japan say they have no regrets and would take to the seas again.

Lorraine Nicholson carries four small cards in her purse — one for each woman she's accused of killing

Karen Percy at Just In - 9 hours ago
Lorraine Nicholson, 66, carries four small cards with her everywhere she goes — one for each of the women who died at a rural intersection in Navarre in May 2018.

We've never met six-year-old Kate — but a total stranger was able to track her every move

Bridget Judd at Just In - 9 hours ago
We could tell you exactly where Kate was at 7:47am on any ordinary day — down to the street number, name and suburb. But we've never actually met her. She's one of a number of people whose personal information was exposed in a "concerning" data breach.

Stallholders 'open for business' amid coronavirus lockdown, but some are having second thoughts

Bill Birtles at Just In - 9 hours ago
Across Beijing and in cities around China, many small shops run by out-of-towners remain locked up — transport restrictions and official advice to stay home dissuading them from travelling back to work.

Who is Parasite's Miky Lee, the woman the Oscars (briefly) wouldn't let speak?

Erin Handley at Just In - 9 hours ago
Parasite, the darkly comic South Korean social commentary on class, was backed by Miky Lee, an heiress and media mogul who championed Korean cinema as the government blacklisted artists.

Looks Like 2020 Is Going To Be A Big Betsy DeVos Year

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 9 hours ago
Betsy DeVos may not be the most effective or qualified secretary of education ever, but she sure has managed to become the most famous (go ahead-- name five other education secretaries). And that fame is so very two-edged that she appears poised to be a major fixture on all sides of this year's election cycle. On the one hand, she has been tapped to be a card-carrying Trump surrogate, and is apparently a big hit with the base. She's a perfect spokeswoman for the axis of free market Jesus, with a strong libertarian "let's burn down the government" streak, and she is not one to wander... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Flare, Part 12"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
* "Flare, Part 12"* "When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world. Notice something you have never noticed before, like the tambourine sound of the snow-cricket whose pale green body is no longer than your thumb. Stare hard at the hummingbird, in the summer rain, shaking the water-sparks from its wings. Let grief be your sister, she will whether or no. Rise up from the stump of sorrow, and be green also, like the diligent leaves. A lifetime isn't long enough for the beauty of this world and the responsibilities of your life. Scatter you... more »

"With Optimism..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven." - Studs Terkel

“Why There’s Never Enough Time”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Why There’s Never Enough Time”* by David Cain “I have this dream, and maybe you do too, of one day having enough time. It always feels like I’m in a particularly time-squeezed period of the year, or of my life. The state of having enough time seems like a real place but we but never seem to be there. Once I finish this project, once Christmas is over, once the move is done, I’ll have time. But right now, there’s not enough time to do everything. Quite a bit gets done, but something is always falling behind: emails, bookkeeping, self-improvement promises, things I said I’d do. Am ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Ft. Worth, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Fools And Knaves..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable." - Philip Stanhope "There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon." - Samuel Butler

"Executive Order"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Executive Order"* by Jim Kunstler "In this pause between past and future Deep State seditions, and the full-blown advent of Corona Virus in every region of the world, we pause to consider Mr. Trump’s executive order requiring new federal buildings to be designed in the classical style. The directive has caused heads to explode in the cultural wing of Progressive Wokesterdom, since the worship of government power has replaced religion for them and federal buildings are their churches - the places from which encyclicals are hurled at the masses on such matters as who gets to think ... more »

IF JOE BIDEN IS TANKING, COULD MIKE BLOOMBERG WIN OVER HIS BLACK SUPPORTERS?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
An African-American academic tweets: Mike Bloomberg has tremendously effective commercials running here in NC, radio and television. They are going to move the numbers. He is: 1. the only candidate on the air 2. wacking the dickens out of Trump 3. running on education/social safety net 4. courting black voters — Blair LM Kelley (@profblmkelley) February 10, 2020 Southern black voters like 2, 3, and 4. And they don't know much about Bloomberg, but by blanketing the TV and radio, he is running an otherwise empty table. Radio ads are cheap, other candidates need to focus and build thei... more »

Dead Man Shuffling Money Around Through Inactive Bank Account

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Jeffrey Epstein trafficked underage girls in the Virgin Islands, according to government lawsuit Jan. 15, 2020 –##– The Lid, January 15, 2020 – “Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Sued By U.S. Virgin Islands (Video)” The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in January sued the estate of late accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the wealthy investor raped and otherwise sexually abused young women and girls. They are looking to liquid his assets and own the property apparently. The new suit filed against Epstein’s estate by the government is seeking Little St. James and Great St. J... more »

Pelosi freaks as Trump takes aim at $4 Trillion 15-year Budget Cut starting in 2021

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Trump budget slashes $4.4T in spending, hits foreign aid and social safety nets, boosts wall, NASA & vets BizPac Review Victor Rantala February 10, 2020 . On Sunday, the White House revealed a $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021 that cuts foreign aid by 21% and reduces certain social safety net programs. It also allocates $2 billion for the southern border wall and increases funding for NASA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security (DHS). Details of the package, which reflect President Trump’s policy priorities heading into the 2020 elections, are to be f... more »

Slow Joe's Long March

LL at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
When I watch the Biden rallies in New Hampshire, I can't help but contrast them to the political rallies that President Trump has. Biden manages fifty or sixty people, among whom are union members (paid to be there) carrying signs showing that they represent firefighters or SEIU. President Trump's rallies fill stadiums with adoring voters with thousands of people who couldn't be stuffed in, watching the program on large screen televisions. And yet the pollsters predict that in a head to head match up, Biden would beat President Trump. It sounds like wishful thinking on the part of ... more »

"In This World..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"In this world, the thing people fear the most, and what pains people the most - is giving more than they receive. God forbid I cut off more of my fingernail for you than you cut from your fingernail, for me! Heaven forbid I hold my breath in longer while thinking about you, than the amount of time your breath is held in for me! Not a second longer! It is a sad fact of human nature that there you stand as an Infinite Soul and yet your greatest fear is not receiving from another person in proportion to what you give. Your viewpoint is low, your vision is clouded. You have become, in... more »

"Helpless People..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Almost all Americans have had an intense school experience which occupied their entire youth, an experience during which they were drilled thoroughly in the culture and economy of the well-schooled greater society, in which individuals have been rendered helpless to do much of anything except watch television or punch buttons on a keypad. Before you begin to blame the childish for being that way and join the chorus of those defending the general imprisonment of adults and the schooling by force of children because there isn’t any other way to handle the mob, you want to at least c... more »

“Just Sit Down And Think?”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Just Sit Down And Think?”* by Oliver Burkeman “Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.” - Thomas Edison “’All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone,’ wrote the French philosopher Blaise Pascal. It's a line repeated so frequently, in the era of smartphones and social media, that it's easy to forget how striking it is that he wrote it in the 1600s. Back then, a sentence such as "Yo is a messaging app that enables iPhone and Android users... more »

Australia expects cannabis prescriptions will more than double to 70,000 this year

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Australian health regulators expect the number of medical cannabis prescriptions will climb to at least 70,000 in 2020 at the current rate of growth, but local experts predict the final number could be much higher. That’s more than double the 30,000 approvals through the end of 2019, which the health ministry says roughly equates to […] Australia expects cannabis prescriptions will more than double to 70,000 this year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Lawyer Who Fought Chevron for ‘Chernobyl of the Amazon’ is Now a ‘Corporate Political Prisoner’

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - “I’m like a corporate political prisoner... They are trying to totally destroy me.”

The not-so-sweet smell of political success?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
Just in time for this election year, here's the perfect gift for the politically minded persons in your life - a candle made with (and smelling like) Kentucky horse doo-doo. Just keep it out of your own home! Ahh, politics. United, divisive, and smells like the same old s***. Burn it down and start over with a revolutionary new scented candle! Featuring a subtle bouquet of profits over people, nothing ever changes, well whaddabout, also guns are actually people, and if you don't like it maybe you should move to Canada! between layers of actual real deal dehydrated horse s***. ... more »

Trump Proposes $4.8 Trillion Budget, With $2 billion for Border Wall

Warren Mass at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-proposes-4-8-trillion-budget-with-2-billion-for-border-wall] The White House will release a $4.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2021, with cuts for foreign aid and domestic programs, with the wall to be funded mostly by Pentagon funds.

MONDAY: RCMP Arresting Matriarchs

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
. Unist'ot'en Camp Monday Unist'ot'en Camp Armed RCMP invaded sovereign Unist’ot’en Territory today to enforce CGL injunction. Seven arrests incl Unist'ot'en Matriarchs Freda Huson (Chief Howihkat), Brenda Michell (Chief Geltiy), Dr. Karla Taiit. Spirit fire outside Healing Centre still burning. Occupants can't leave the building, unsure how long it will last. Excavator on the bridge.

Normal Sea Ice Extent At Both Poles

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 9 hours ago
After fifteen years of nonstop propaganda about record heat and record polar melting, sea ice extent is normal both poles. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

UN Warns That The 'Most Devastating Plague Of Locusts' In Recent History Could Come Within Weeks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
The locust swarm began in east Ethiopia and central Somalia before spreading down into Kenya and now entering northeastern Uganda (pictured above) *NBC*: *'Most devastating plague of locusts' in recent history could come within weeks, U.N. warns* Climate change and al-Shabab extremists contributed to circumstances that could produce crippling swarms of locusts in Somalia and East Africa. GAROWE, Somalia — At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa in the worst outbreak some places ha... more »

More Than 100 U.S. Troops Diagnosed With Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Attack On Iraqi Base

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
U.S. soldiers are seen at the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq. REUTERS/John Davison *Reuters: **Exclusive: More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack - officials* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing to report a more than 50 percent jump in the number of cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an announcement, said there were over ... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
Today's Water Cooler:

Millions left Wuhan before quarantine

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
Where did they go? Millions of people poured out of the central Chinese city of Wuhan for weeks after the first reports of the new mysterious virus, but they were not responding to the virus, they were embarking on their annual pilgrimage to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, one of China’s most important holidays. ... Read more Millions left Wuhan before quarantine The post Millions left Wuhan before quarantine appeared first on Ice Age Now .

Deceptive rhetoric at Davos could bring disaster

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
“The policies will bring rage, protests, violence and anarchy – as France and Chile vividly demonstrated over the past two years.” – Paul Driessen __________ “The theme at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World,” writes Paul Driessen. The “stakeholders” those leaders listen to never seem to represent ... Read more Deceptive rhetoric at Davos could bring disaster The post Deceptive rhetoric at Davos could bring disaster appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Irish Elections: Republicans Sinn Féin in Surprise Win, Edging Out Centre-Right Parties

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Also looming in the background, the conversation of unification, which will continue regardless of how the next government is formed.

Why Are Democrats Denying a Voice to Their Strongest Candidate?

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*Paul Mulshine* | It’s your loss, Democrats.

Israeli spy tower construction now destroying land on Tohono O'odham Nation

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, at the staging area on the Tohono O'odham Nation, for the construction of the Integrated Fixed Towers, spy towers. U.S. Homeland Security gave the contract to the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems. The Tohono O'odham elected government approved the construction of the Israeli US spy towers in remote Tohono O'odham communities. Israeli spy tower

WHO Warns The Overseas Spread Of The Coronavirus May Be Just The 'Tip Of The Iceberg'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
More than 40,000 people have now caught the killer coronavirus – nearly 99 per cent of the cases have been recorded in China *Daily Mail:* *Killer coronavirus outbreak's 40,000 cases may only be the 'tip of the iceberg', World Health Organization chief warns* * Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general at WHO, issued warning Sunday night * He told other countries to 'step up' their preparations for outbreaks on home soil * Pointed to climbing number of new cases in people who've never been to China * More than 40,000 people have so far been infected and at least 900 have died The 4... more »

Monday Morning Catch-up - Seeking Inspiration...and finding it!

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*"Harriet" based on the Life of Harriet Tubman* It's a sunny and cold morning on the West Coast. Time for a casual cup of coffee and a brief reconnaissance of the happenings of the past little while. Gee, so glad I didn't waste any ram on that *Impeachment Hoax* that went on down in USrael for months and months. I said at the outset that it was a phony sham and would never get anywhere due to the total corruption of the political and judicial institutions in Amerika. And I was right. Another hoax that I'm currently not wasting any ram on is the *Coronavirus Hoax. * I don't care... more »

Trump Derangement Syndrome Causes Severe Damage to the Democratic Party

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 10 hours ago
Democratic operatives watch in shock and dismay as Donald Trumps is elected President of the United States on November 8, 2016. This was the beginning of Trump derangement syndrome. Photo Credit: AP / Matt Rourke The distress and uncomprehending dismay in the faces of Democratic Party members shown above speak volumes. It was taken on […] The post Trump Derangement Syndrome Causes Severe Damage to the Democratic Party appeared first on A Divided World.

Coronavirus News Updates -- February 10, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Coronavirus's deadliest day yet: 97 people are killed in 24 hours in China, bringing global death toll to 910, smashing hopes that disease control measures were working* * China reported another 3,062 cases on Sunday, halting a series of daily declines * The death toll has now risen to 908 in mainland China with two elsewhere * It comes as millions of people return to work today after Lunar New Year break Nearly 100 people died from coronavirus yesterday on the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. The death toll in mainland China rose by 97, taking the number ... more »

Trump's 2021 Budget: Big Gift For Military Spendthrifts

Daniel McAdams at 10 hours ago
The annual charade of the Executive branch presenting a budget proposal for the next year began today. President Trump presented a massive $4.8 trillion budget proposal that gives the impression of slashing domestic spending while boosting spending on militarism. Do we really need what the Pentagon is buying? Do military spending increases really make us safer...or less safe? Watch today's Liberty Report:

Democrats Ignore Trump’s Real Violations

Ron Paul at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] This week the latest Democratic Party attempt to remove President Trump from office – impeachment over Trump allegedly holding up an arms deal to Ukraine – flopped. Just like “Russiagate” and the Mueller investigation, and a number of other attempts to overturn the 2016 election. We’ve had three years of accusations and investigations with untold millions of dollars spent in a never-ending Democratic Party effort to remove President Trump from office. Why do the Democrats keep swinging and missing at Trump? They can’t make a good case for abuse of power because t... more »

The Fightback Begins

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We are beginning to see signs of a fightback in the press against the Net Zero nonsense: First, Madeline Grant in the Telegraph (paywalled unfortunately): “No one voted to be poorer”, has been the Europhiles’ long-playing refrain of recent years. This slogan, though logically flawed and patronising, exposes an interesting paradox. […]

Storm Of The Century? Don’t Be Silly, Met Office

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Storm of the century? Storm in a teacup, more like! Britain is facing further mayhem over the next 48 hours in the wake of Storm Ciara which battered Britain with winds of up to 100mph causing widespread flooding and travel chaos. Hundreds of flights were grounded, motorways and main […]

Sinn Féin Declares Victory In The Irish General Election

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Ireland faces MONTHS without a Government as Sinn Fein leads in general election count but Leo Varadkar rules out forming a coalition with them* * The three main parties in Ireland are all in a deadlock in the General Election * Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meanwhile has ruled out a coalition with Sinn Fein * However he has admitted that Ireland is a three-party system following results The shape of Ireland's next government remains uncertain after a historic General Election saw Sinn Fein crash the long-standing domination of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. While countin... more »

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