Friday, February 14, 2020

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Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* Happy Valentines Day to all *DWT* readers and true progressives everywhere. What better way to commemorate love than by showing this beautiful shot of two despots, a man and his protege in love. Now, if only Fred Trump had decided to come to America via the Titanic. Of course, he would have tried to get in a lifeboat by posing as a woman but I prefer to think that he would have made a nice meal for a 20-foot Greenland Shark that came up from the deep. Imagine how much better history might be.

The Philippines Is Standing Up For Its Sovereignty And Domestic Security

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
The US has the right to voice its concerns — whether real, fake, or exaggerated — about the Philippines’ war on drugs, but targeting the officials responsible for it as a means of coercing the government to reconsider its course of action is troubling because it reminds the country of […]

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/14/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/14/20"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The Democrat attacks on President Trump continue with what appears to be a much more intense volume. This includes the mainstream media (MSM), which we all realize is nothing more than socialist Democrat New World Order Globalist propaganda. Why the intensified attacks? They are afraid of losing their power, kickback scams and freedom because some of them are going to jail for their crimes and hoaxes to remove a duly elected President from Office. Nothing is working to dump Trump. Trump is now beginning to fight back... more »

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 13th February 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Facebook Removes Iranian Accounts Targeting Americans, Twitter Doesn’t

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Corinne Weaver ~ Major social media platforms are removing Iranian disinformation and coordinated behavior from their platforms. But Republicans don’t think that’s enough. Four Republican senators wrote a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Feb. 6 saying that the company needed to halt its services to U.S.-sanctioned Iranian leaders. These included Supreme Leader […]

Will The West Cede Nuclear Energy Dominance To Russia?

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Duggan Flanakin ~ When she and Sen. Ed Markey introduced the “Green New Deal” a year ago, newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not mention nuclear energy as part of the future. Later, Ocasio-Cortez admitted she still had “an open mind” on evolving nuclear energy technologies while insisting that older plants be shuttered. But since […]

House Democrats Ponder Impeaching Trump Again

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Fred Lucas ~ On the day the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, a headline in The Atlantic stated that a second impeachment could be America’s only hope. Less than a month later, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is denouncing Trump again, saying that “it would be a blatant abuse of power […]

Quote of the Day – Valentine’s Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 21 hours ago

US Warship Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons In The Arabian Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
*Reuters*: *U.S. warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture,” including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Thursday. In a statement, the military said the guided-missile cruiser Normandy boarded a dhow, a traditional sailing vessel, in the Arabian Sea on Sunday. “The weapons seized include 150 ‘Dehlavieh’ anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), which are Iranian-manufactured copies of Russian Kornet ... more »

ABC: Bikram Yoga Founder Bikram Choudhury Trapped in Mexico After Passport Seized; Fleet of CA Cars to be Auctioned

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 22 hours ago
(Editor’s Note: I lived in Los Angeles nearly all of the 90s well into the 2000s. I took classes personally from Bikram just five minutes from my home. He has sexually assaulted countless women.) Infamous international yoga guru Bikram Choudhury’s passport has been seized in Mexico, and his luxury car collection is heading for the […] The post ABC: Bikram Yoga Founder Bikram Choudhury Trapped in Mexico After Passport Seized; Fleet of CA Cars to be Auctioned appeared first on Health Nut News.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
China reports 5,090 new coronavirus cases and 121 new deaths from the outbreak taking the total to 55,748 cases and 1380 deaths reported from the mainland by end of February 13 - National Health Commission pic.twitter.com/36EP45bMYs — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) February 14, 2020 WHO adviser says Wuhan coronavirus could infect two-thirds of world’s population @WHOhttps://t.co/NkFSC2kCsz — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) February 14, 2020 #UPDATE The United States said it has secured a seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan that it hopes will allow it to strike a deal with the T... more »

Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Weather Predictions Beats UN’s Climate Change Forecasts

Martin Armstrong at Global Warming – Armstrong Economics - 22 hours ago
QUESTION: have you ever tested Punxsutawney Phil‘s predictions of spring with your forecasts? how often was he correct? TT REPLY: The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club has kept track of Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions. Actually, his forecasts have been far better than the climate change/global warming crowd who said snow would cease to exist and we should […]

Progressives to Voters Skeptical of Bernie Sanders: This ‘Big Tent’ Movement Is a Winning and Practical Choice

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 22 hours ago
Sen. Bernie Sanders is now being declared the new Democratic frontrunner, and progressives are reaching out to voters that remain skeptical.

BWorld 410, PSA, PCC and competition

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
* My column in BusinessWorld last February 11. The Philippines continues to be among the laggards in East Asia in attracting more foreign direct investments (FDI). Data from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR) show that our FDI inward stock, an indicator of cumulative foreign investments, was still below $90 billion in 2018 and only about 55% of that in Vietnam and Malaysia, 37% of that in Thailand. The only neighbors that we can “beat” as having lower FDI stocks are Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Brunei (see Table). Japan is not a maj... more »

Listeria outbreak took toll on family, says victim’s daughter

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
The daughter of a woman affected by the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa has told how the illness has taken a toll on the family and her mother. Elizabeth Matthee, 73, fell ill in January 2018 and was in and out of hospital until early August of that year. Doctors initially thought the source of... Continue Reading

FDA promises laboratory accreditation program by 2022

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Food and Drug Administration have settled their lawsuit over testing of food by accredited laboratories. The CFS sued FDA under the Food Safety Modernizaion Act about the FSMA’s requirment that FDA establish a laboratory accreditation program by January 2013. After years of delay, CFS sued FDA in... Continue Reading

Letter to the Editor: Food industry responds to grocery store recall report

Guest Contributor at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Opinion Dear Editor: Will your supermarket warn you about hazardous food? Absolutely. Fortunately for the nation’s grocery shoppers, the food industry has honed its expertise over the years – their reputation and economic viability demand they get this right. What U.S. PIRG describes in its recent survey as a communication challenge regarding food recalls, is... Continue Reading

FDA issues final draft guidance to help businesses find and eliminate tampering

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Acts of terrorism and other intentional tampering with food are the subjects of the third and final installment of industry regulatory guidance on how to deal with the intentional adulteration of the food supply. With the release of the draft guidance, the Food and Drug Administration completed the agency’s mandate to develop regulations to prevent,... Continue Reading

Spanish officials suspend operations of cheese firm after inspection

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
An inspection at a dairy company in Spain has found serious issues meaning items made there could pose a risk to the public, according to authorities. Officials from the Ministry of Health in Galicia, a region of Spain, informed the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) of a series of breaches they called... Continue Reading

Welfarism 35, Healthcare is not personal/parental responsibility, only state responsibility

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
The most socialistic sectors in society, that their services are not individual or parental or civil society responsibility but only state responsibility, are (1) education and (2) healthcare (HC). Free education until college, free HC until surgery and medicines. People can spend on nice gadgets and cool appliances, cars and travels, etc but they should not spend for their children's education and their own family's HC. Education and HC are rights and entitlements, not personal or household responsibility. Now more sectors are added to entitlements like housing, irrigation, etc. Lo... more »

Couple pick up 5m replica of Michelangelo's David for $500, turn him into backyard centrepiece

Guy Stayner at Just In - 22 hours ago
Kevin and Isabelle Brown hope they can put their little town in Tasmania's north-west on the map by welcoming a very large, world-famous new resident.

Smouldering paper towels lit by glasses on windowsill almost caused fire, firies say

Shannon Corvo at Just In - 22 hours ago
The SA Metropolitan Fire Service has cautioned people to be aware of potential fire risks around their homes after a pair of glasses on a windowsill almost set a bathroom on fire.

Centrelink and Medicare staff allegedly barred from remote Aboriginal communities

Rebecca Puddy at Just In - 22 hours ago
A complaint is lodged with South Australia's Ombudsman surrounding allegations services providers, including Centrelink and Medicare staff, were improperly blocked from entering remote Aboriginal communities.

Melbourne teacher describes 'tropical storm' that dropped 60mm of rain on his school

Just In - 22 hours ago
Thunderstorms dump "torrential rain" across parts of Victoria, bringing flash floods, hail and strong winds to Melbourne's suburbs that could last until tomorrow morning.

Family's lucky escape after freak storm strikes remote community

Erin Parke, Claire Moodie And Sam Tomlin at Just In - 22 hours ago
Claude Carter is counting his luck, after a freak storm ripped through his house, injured his family and threw him 20 metres along the ground.

Cane toads hitchhiking across NSW border from Queensland to Glen Innes

Amelia Bernasconi at Just In - 22 hours ago
Two cane toads have been spotted in Glen Innes after "hitching a ride" on a truck from Queensland in what local authorities say is becoming disturbingly regular and which could threaten native species.

Rise in food for sale on Facebook Marketplace prompts health warning

Megan Macdonald at Just In - 22 hours ago
A growing number of people are turning to social media to buy or sell pre-cooked meals, but an expert has warned the practice can be risky.

Unexpected 'raging' floodwaters inundate remote WA pastoral station after Ex-TC Damien

Michelle Stanley at Just In - 22 hours ago
Pastoralists in the remote Gascoyne region are cleaning up after floodwaters hit "like a raging river" in the region's worst flood in decades.

Reclusive Koch brother who bought Marie Antoinette's bed dead at 86

Just In - 22 hours ago
Frederick Koch, the reclusive older brother of US conservative mega-donors Charles and David who used his wealth to support the arts, dies from heart failure at the age of 86.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients in the ICU of a designated hospital in Wuhan, February 6, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS *WNU Editor: T*he above picture is from this photo-gallery ....* Inside Wuhan, epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak *(Reuters)

Wuhan Coronavirus Bioterrorist Attack Is China’s 9/11, Same Perps

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Wuhan Coronavirus Bioterrorist Attack Is China’s 9/11, Same Perps by http://themillenniumreport.com/ A Strong Case for Premeditated Act(s) of Bioterrorism in Wuhan City, China Carried Out by Paid Agents of the Zio-Anglo-American Axis – SPECIAL NOTE: The Wuhan bio-attack appears to be just one in a series of ongoing biological attacks being conducted throughout mainland China. …

In Shocking Admission, WHO Advisor Says Coronavirus May Infect Over 5 Billion People

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
In Shocking Admission, WHO Advisor Says Coronavirus May Infect Over 5 Billion People by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In yet another sign of the World Health Organization’s about-face on the coronavirus outbreak, a top epidemiologist and advisor to the organization said Thursday that if the virus isn’t contained soon, it could infect 60% of the global …

Iraqi TV Host: Wahabis are Zionist “Islamic Jews” Planted in Hejaz by Freemasons

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Zionism, the modern Zionist movement, is SATANIC. It is Freemasonic Illuminist ie. Satanic. At the heart of the Zionist flag is the Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram, Star of David. It does not get any clearer than this. When a nation flies a Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram flag, is it of God or Satan? Obviously Satan! Zionist ‘666’ …

Betelgeuse Is Continuing To Dim: What’s Really Happening?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Insane Curiosity From what it could mean, to the various reasons for this phenomenon happening at all, join me as we explore betelgeuse continuing to DIM! What’ s really happening? Out in space in the Orion constellation, there is a very bright star in our night sky known Betelgeuse. To put it most simply, it …

“Maybe This Was Man Made”: CNBC Questions Coronavirus Origins As ZeroHedge Remains Banned On Twitter

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
I do not believe that this was an accidental released out of the WuHan BSL 4 laboratory. It is, IMO, a bio-weapon attack initiated by the western Illuminati based on their Anglo-Saxon Mission plan(see bottom of post). – “Maybe This Was Man Made” – CNBC Questions Coronavirus Origins As ZeroHedge Remains Banned On Twitter by …

China Launches Massive Coronavirus Containment Effort as Fears Grow in Asia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
CNBC Television CNBC Asia’s Eunice Yoon reports on the massive containment effort to identify the sick and keep the coronavirus from spreading. And CNBC’s Ted Kemp reports on fears rising in Singapore. end

Jim Rogers: Where Can We Go with the West in Decline

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Jay Taylor Media Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor based in Singapore, gives some ideas about how we might best prepare for a system reset. end

Central Bank Digital Currency: Are You Ready Because It’s Coming!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Silver Bullion TV We review Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which global central banks are beginning to take a closer look at. end

Hyperinflation Incoming as Fed Admits Next Financial Crisis Will Require MASSIVE Helicopter Drop!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The One World Currency backed by gold will arise out of the hyperinflationary ashes of fiat currencies. The Phoenix is an occult metaphor. Out of the ashes of the Old World Order, the Luciferian New World Order will arise. Who owns the Federal Reserve Note? The Luciferian New World Order will come about with the arrival of the Satanic capstone, the Anti-Christ, the bringer of false peace … the completion of the New World Order project. From: Vintage ‘Trees’ music video. All humanity forming a pyramid worshipping, welcoming the Satanic capstone! The Anti-Christ, the bringer of fals... more »

US Military Initiates “Global Campaign Plan For Pandemic”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
US Military Initiates “Global Campaign Plan For Pandemic” by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, https://www.zerohedge.com/ It appears that the U.S. military is taking this coronavirus outbreak extremely seriously. – An executive order has been issued which has initiated the implementation of “the Department of Defense Global Campaign plan for Pandemic …

Why Working Out Too Much Can Make You Really Sick

Tamara Hew-Butler at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Tamara Hew-Butler* *Science, Americas* Too much exercise can be bad. *Key point: *Rest and patience are as important as hitting the gym in the first place. Every 365.25 days, when the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, we humans have the opportunity to hit the reset button and become fitter, finer versions of ourselves. As usual for January, social media is humming with advice on how to eat better, exercise regularly, lose weight and remain healthy. We feel particularly invincible at this time of year, armed with renewed vigor and motivation to purge ourselves from pr... more »

Check out Russia's Big Stealth Plane and Aircraft Carrier Shopping List

David Axe at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* A joke? *Key point:* Moscow wants all kinds of weapons, but it doesn't have the money. Russia will no doubt look after its security, just not in the way it would like to. The Russian armed forces have committed to a wide range of expensive acquisitions programs, in particular new ships and planes. The likely cost strains credulity. With a mere $70-billion annual budget, a tenth what the United States spends on its own military, the Kremlin is trying to match many of the Pentagon’s major ship and plane programs. There’s a new stealth fighter. An a... more »

Nazi Troops Stole Russia's Famous Amber Room. What Happened Next?

Chuck Lyons at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Chuck Lyons* *History, Europe* [image: The Amber Room on May 11, 2012] One of World War II's last unsolved mysteries. In September 1941, during the siege of Leningrad, as the Soviets then called St. Petersburg, Nazi troops overran the Tsarskoye Selo Palace, the former summer residence of the czars in the suburban town of Pushkin. Inside the palace, these German troops discovered something that must have seemed otherworldly to them after they had spent the past 10 weeks marching and fighting in the dust and heat of the Russian summer. It was a Baroque chamber made completely of ... more »

Did Iran Manage to Find a Weak Spot in the F-35's Stealth?

David Axe at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1CC4943C30&share=true] Let's take a look. *Key Point:* No fighter is completely invincible. Here's what we know about the F-35's downsides. Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, in part resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the U.S. armed forces have deployed a wide array of ships, planes and other weapons to the Middle East. The... more »

February 14th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1121

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 February 14th – 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 →

Scrub From Your Mind: "Any Blue Will Do"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Good video, right? I *had* to get it up as soon as I could! Cute. But... Remember when you didn't vote for Mitt Romney in 2012? Would you vote for him now if it was between him and Trump? He voted good-- one time... and a few minutes later voted to find Trump not guilty on another charge. Still, it was kind a a half a profile in courage that day. And what about if he tagged a "D" next to his name the way Bloomberg has? I know there are plenty of people who would vote for him-- even gladly so-- and more so if he went the Bloomberg route. Trump's *that* horrible and that much of an... more »

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Says The U.S. Has Secured A Seven-Day Partial Truce With The Taliban

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*DW:* *US announces 7-day partial truce with Taliban* US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an "important breakthrough" in broader negotiations with the Taliban. The US is involved in talks seeking a path to peace in war-torn Afghanistan. The United States has secured a seven-day partial truce with the Taliban, following talks to negotiate a path to peace in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Thursday. "The United States and the Taliban have negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence," he said. The announcement was made as NATO defense min... more »

Will Leaving Afghanistan Cause Another 9/11?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Osama bin Laden sits with his adviser Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. Hamid Mir took this picture during his third and last interview with Osama bin Laden in November 2001 in Kabul. Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri was present in this interview and acted as the translator of Osama bin Laden. *David Roza, Task & Purpose:* *Will leaving Afghanistan cause another 9/11? Former soldiers and diplomats say no, not necessarily * As the war in Afghanistan drags on, and as President Donald Trump reportedly approves a tentative peace deal with the Taliban, s... more »

Limbaugh Draws Bipartisan Criticism for Buttigieg Remarks

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan criticism for saying the country won’t elect Pete Buttigieg president because he’s been “kissing his husband” on stage after debates.

Mystery: Did Iranian Pilots Encounter a Mach 10 Drone or Some Sort of UFO?

David Axe at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E8BT1GUB01&share=true] The truth is out there. *Key point:* America probably doesn't have a super powerful, super fast drone (although you never know). If the Pentagon doesn't have a secret weapon up its sleeve, then who knows those Iranians saw. Iran is the only other country besides the United States to operate arguably history’s most powerful interceptor aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat. And the Islamic republic has worked the twin-engine, swing-wing fighters *hard*. ... more »

What Happens When Your LASIK Surgery Goes Bad? Think Nightmare.

Langis Michaud at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Langis Michaud* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://pixabay.com/photos/eye-eyeball-close-up-light-eyelash-388238/] What happens when this usually safe procedure goes wrong? It will soon be a year since Jessica Starr, a popular weatherperson on Detroit TV, took her own life. Her husband said she did so because of complications related to her recent laser refractive surgery. Such complications are not as rare as people think. The *New York Times* warned in 2018 of the potential effects on some patients. More recently, and closer to home, a class-action lawsuit was filed acr... more »

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