Monday, February 03, 2020

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Digital Civil Registration Can Reduce the Number of ‘Invisible’ People and Bring Kenya Closer to the SDGs

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 03 (IPS) - A recent opinion piece in the New York Times titled, "Kenya's New Digital IDs May Exclude Millions of Minorities" raises an issue that the UN is passionate about: that the pursuit of sustainable development should leave no one behind. Read the full story, “Digital Civil Registration Can Reduce the Number of ‘Invisible’ People and Bring Kenya Closer to the SDGs”, on globalissues.org →

International Summit on Balanced and Inclusive Education in Djibouti concludes with establishment of new Organisation of Educational Cooperation

Djibouti City, Feb 03 (IPS) - At the Closing Ceremony of the III ForumBIE 2030, 38 governments, civil society organisations and academic entities became the first to sign the Universal Declaration of Balanced and Inclusive Education (UDBIE). Furthermore, with the objective of achieving the aspirations and commitments contained within the UDBIE, 30 signatories, including governments and civil society organisations, agreed to establish the Organisation of Educational Cooperation (OEC), a new international organisation from the Global South creating platforms and mechanisms of solida... more »

US Mideast Peace Plan: from a Paper Pharaoh & a Fake Moses

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 03 (IPS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu was slapped corruption charges last week while he was hobnobbing with US President Donald Trump in Washington. Bibi has, apparently, done his homework in psychology. He knew the quickest way to get around Trump was to flatter him. Read the full story, “US Mideast Peace Plan: from a Paper Pharaoh & a Fake Moses”, on globalissues.org →

Widowhood: Stressful and Unprepared

NEW YORK, Feb 03 (IPS) - In addition to the emotional stress and sorrow of widowhood, most people are unprepared to deal with the daunting challenges following the death of a spouse. Rather than treating widowhood as a taboo subject or something to ponder only in old age, couples need to discuss, plan and make decisions early on regarding the eventual and inevitable passing away of one's spouse. Read the full story, “Widowhood: Stressful and Unprepared”, on globalissues.org →

Do Not Confuse Food Charity with “Right to Food”, UN Expert Tells Italians, Labelling Food System Exploitative

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 03 (IPS) - A sophisticated Italian food system is placing a heavy burden on Italy's workers and farmers, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, following an 11-day visit to the country that many regard as the world's food capital. Read the full story, “Do Not Confuse Food Charity with “Right to Food”, UN Expert Tells Italians, Labelling Food System Exploitative”, on globalissues.org →

UN Staffers Rattled by Deadly Coronavirus Pandemic

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 03 (IPS) - With over 37,500 staffers in its global Secretariat payroll, the United Nations has gone high alert as the deadly coronavirus continues to take a heavy toll worldwide. Read the full story, “UN Staffers Rattled by Deadly Coronavirus Pandemic”, on globalissues.org →

Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: January

The New Year opened with an unexpected airstrike in Baghdad that substantially changed the tenor throughout Iraq, thrusting the Nineveh Governorate into a fresh state of uncertainty that many expect will continue for months, if not years.

Green Thumb inks $7.2 million marijuana sale-leaseback in Ohio

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Green Thumb Industries, a multistate cannabis operator, on Monday said it is selling and leasing back its Toledo, Ohio, processing facility in a deal valued at up to $7.2 million. The buyer is Innovative Industrial Properties, a San Diego-based real estate investment trust that specializes in sale-leaseback deals involving cannabis companies. IIP paid $2.9 million […] Green Thumb inks $7.2 million marijuana sale-leaseback in Ohio is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The War Against 5G Heats Up

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance – A group of telecom industry experts called The Irregulators has exposed a vast and illegal financial scheme in the telecommunications industry Telecom analyst Bruce Kushnick and attorney Scott McCollough are spearheading the organization’s lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, an agency captured by the telecom industry For […] The post The War Against 5G Heats Up appeared first on Health Nut News.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 3, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan (right) inspects the temporary Huoshenshan hospital in Wuhan on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua *SCMP:* *Coronavirus: Chinese military takes control of medical supplies in Wuhan* * Logistics team of 260 officers and 130 military trucks are delivering basics in the city where the outbreak began * Source says they are there to make sure donations to charity groups reach their intended recipients China has deployed hundreds of military officers to control the flow of medical and essential supplies in Wuhan, ground zero of the deadly coronavirus outbreak , state media a... more »

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Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
There's a new book out today - David Sedgwick's *The FakeNews Factory: Tales from BBC-land*. What is happening to the BBC? As of 2020, fewer people than ever trust the 'British' Broadcasting Corporation to tell the truth. Accusations of bias and fake news reverberate inside and outside of social media tarnishing the name of this once respected brand. Every minute of every day the BBC production line is hard at work. A finely-tuned machine, Britain's publicly-funded state broadcaster pumps out an enormous amount of content much of which attempts to mislead, unnerve and inflame the ... more »

Coronavirus Hype looking more like a False Flag/Drill/media purge every day

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
"Zerohedge Suspended On Twitter" (Durden). "Zero Hedge Banned from Twitter for Doxing Chinese Man Accused of Creating the Coronavirus" (Anglin). The house of cards coronavirus hoax is collapsing as we type. So many indications that it was/is yet another in the endless series of False Flag distractions/hoaxes meant to punish any country that does not knuckle under to the globalist banksters and their puppet politicians/military industrial complex. Over the past weekend I collected a series of links which I will post and briefly comment on before my last summation of this bullshi... more »

BBC licence fee rises

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The BBC is going up by £3 in April, rising to £157.50 - just in time for all those over-75-year-olds to start paying it in June. *Update* - And some thoughts thereon: *Patrick O'Flynn*: OK, which one of you has got a double agent into the Beeb? Better tell them to tone it down as they are going to get uncovered very quickly by punting self-harming ideas like this. *Allison Pearson*: Slightly Kamikaze timing? *Patrick O'Flynn*: Yes, they seem to have no idea what non-bubble dwellers are thinking at the moment.

Pre-Caucus Thoughts: The Iowa Outcome and Delegate Math

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*(source)* *by Thomas Neuburger* The Iowa caucuses are today, and the results will be known either tonight or tomorrow. Iowa has 41 pledged delegates available (along with eight superdelegates, who won't vote at the convention until after the first round). So let's take a quick look ahead. As Bobby Fisher reminded us in *Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess*, the goal of the game is to checkmate. Anything that gets you there faster is a plus. Anything that slows the process — like oh-so-clever pins and forks — isn't. It's the same here. The goal is to acquire 1990 delegates to the Democra... more »

Are Droughts Getting Worse–New GWPF Factsheet Series

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood GWPF starts new series of factsheets for friends, colleagues and family. They are short, easy to digest and easy to print, giving an empirical overview of relevant data and topics. GWPF Factsheet No 1 Are Droughts Getting Worse? GWPF starts new series of factsheets for friends, colleagues and family. […]

Al-Qaeda’s Air Force? Erdogan Protecting HTS in Idlib, Threatens to Attack Advancing Syrian Army

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Turkey's increasing use of terrorist brigades is damaging its legitimacy as a NATO member.

The Old Puppets Return: Meet Bolivia’s Corrupt Washington-Backed Candidates

Oliver Vargas at MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Bolivian journalist Oliver Vargas takes an in-depth look at the right-wing candidates running to secure the longevity of the U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia. The post The Old Puppets Return: Meet Bolivia’s Corrupt Washington-Backed Candidates appeared first on MintPress News.

Forget About the F-35: Could Turkey Quit NATO?

Kevin Brown at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kevin Brown* *Security, * Many fear that President Trump will remove the United States from NATO. However, at this stage, it's a vastly better bet that Ankara will exit the 70-year-old alliance. Here's why. Turkish President Recep Erdogan, on his recently panned White House trip, faced bipartisan outrage from Congress. While Trump's blessing of Ankara's offensive into Syria has drawn condemnation aimed at his administration from both the president's fiercest critics and even his allies, this recent Turkish move is just one of many that signals how far Ankara has moved away fro... more »

How Donald Trump Can Stop a Nuclear Arms Race

Matthew Reisener at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Matthew Reisener* *Security, * The United States has slightly more than one year to extend New START before opening itself up to the risk of miscalculation or a nuclear arms race. If the Trump administration makes an honest effort to save the treaty, they can use the negotiation process to address their concerns with its limitations while preserving it as the foundation upon which future, more comprehensive arms control agreements can be built. On February 5, 2021, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is set to expire a decade after taking effect. New START is a n... more »

Forget About Trump: Meet the Best, the Worst, the Most Mediocre and Underrated U.S. Presidents Ever

Robert W. Merry at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert W. Merry* *History, * History books would agree. Here's why. *Main Point:* The following is a grand list of U.S. presidents who ranked among the best and worst and some of which were forgotten. Robert Merry, the author, is the former editor of *The National Interest*. He has been a Washington correspondent for *The Wall Street Journal *and the executive editor of the *Congressional Quarterly*. He has written for *The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The National Review*, *The American Spectator, *and *The National Interest. *He has appeared o... more »

Assad Is a Monster—And 'Winner' of the Syrian Civil War

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* Bashar al-Assad is a war criminal, a schemer, a kleptocrat, an elitist ensconced in the bubble of Damascus, and an ego-maniac. It’s not a stretch of the imagination to envision a psychologist classifying the Syrian dictator as a sociopath after a single hour-long session. Assad is arguably one of the most loathsome human beings on the face of the earth. And yet despite of all of these personality traits, Assad is also well on his way to a victory in Syria’s civil war Bashar al-Assad is a war criminal, a schemer, a kleptocrat, an elitis... more »

History Made: The Bell XP-59A Was America's First Real Jet Fighter

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2154485] How good was it? *Key point: *Washington raced to produce its own fighter jet after seeing Berlin's. The XP-59A was the result. The planning was done behind closed doors. The work was done at secret facilities. The result? America’s first jet plane—a fighter that might have seen combat in World War II, had things gone differently. Army Air Forces (AAF) commander Maj. Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold chose the Bell Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, New York, to ... more »

Don't Let New START Die

Steven Pifer at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Steven Pifer* *Security, * Little suggests grounds for optimism about nuclear arms control as long as Mr. Trump remains president. Change will require that the Democratic candidate win in November. His or her administration would then have to move immediately to extend New START before exploring additional measures that could usefully regulate an ever more complex arms competition with Russia and others. The 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expires in one year. Unfortunately, President Trump’s attitude seems to reflect disinterest, if not antipathy. Last Apr... more »

How America Failed to Build Its Own Heavy "Tiger" Tank to Fight Hitler

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Americas* [image: By Max Smith - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2156038] A huge error? *Key point:* The M4 Sherman was reliable and could be mass-produced. However, Washington lacked a heavily armored tank with a lot of firepower to take on the best its enemies could field. By 1945, the U.S. Army had cause to regret one of its most fateful choices of World War II: the decision not to build heavy tanks. Its M4 Sherman medium tank was a decent enough armored fighting vehicle when it entered combat in 1942.... more »

Breaking: Syrian Army reaches important highway between Aleppo and Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their push towards the strategic Aleppo-Latakia Highway (M-4) this afternoon following the capture of two towns earlier today. READ ALSO: Syrian Army inches closer to Saraqib after capturing 2 more towns in Idlib Backed by heavy artillery, the Syrian Arab Army’s 25th Special Mission […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jared Kushner claims his Middle East peace plan is ‘pragmatic way’ to ‘break logjam’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner stated in a CNN interview, recorded on Friday and broadcast on Sunday, that he had put “a real offer on the table to break the logjam”, adding bluntly that “what we hope that they’ll do is read the plan”. Kushner warned the Palestinians against the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army captures 2 towns in Idlib despite Turkish military interference

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance in the Idlib countryside this week, despite the recent attack by the Turkish military on their positions inside the governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian T-90 tank hit with enemy missile and keeps moving Led by the 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly Tiger […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists kill 4 Russian soldiers in western Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels allegedly killed four Russian soldiers during their attack on the Al-Zahra’a Association Quarter in western Aleppo over the weekend. READ ALSO: Over 400 Russian soldiers arrive in Daraa, Golan Heights According to a bulletin shared on social media, the four Russian soldiers were killed when the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish F-16 fighter jets bomb Syrian troops inside Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey announced on Monday that Ankara will consider the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces as “targets” around Turkish observation posts in Idlib, northwestern Syria. READ ALSO: Turkey deploys warships and air defenses to Libya: LNA A spokesman for the ruling Justice and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Coronavirus and the economy

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
We're beginning to see the impact of China's coronavirus outbreak on markets in that country and around the world. Already we've seen: - Shipping rates have plummeted as demand for cargo space decreases; - Air freight availability - critical for factories in Europe and America to maintain their "just-in-time" stocking levels of critical parts - is decreasing dramatically as airlines reduce flights to and from China; - Many Chinese factories and consumer outlets are closing their doors under the impact of quarantines, public fears, and the unavailability of s... more »

Gunman opens fire on bus in California, killing one, injuring five

Just In - 12 hours ago
Police praise a bus driver who managed to get a gunman off a crowded bus and leave him on the highway shoulder, shortly after he shot six passengers.

Johnson outlines vision for 'superman' free trade by defying EU rules

Just In - 12 hours ago
Britain wants to negotiate a trade deal by the end of 2020, but says it will not agree to the EU's rules and regulations.

'I'm not relying on evidence': Molan's frank admission over climate scepticism rocks Q+A

Paul Johnson at Just In - 12 hours ago
The Hamish Macdonald era of Q+A kicks off with a stunning admission from Senator Jim Molan about his views on human-induced climate change as bushfire victims share their stories.

Germany Will Pay Its Utilities to Phase Out Coal

IER at IER - 12 hours ago
Germany will pay utility companies billions of euros to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants as part… The post Germany Will Pay Its Utilities to Phase Out Coal appeared first on IER.

China’s Oil Demand Drops 20 Percent Because of Coronavirus

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China's demand for oil has dropped by about three million barrels per day, or 20 percent of total consumption, due to the impact of the coronavirus on the economy, according to people with information about the country's energy sector. The drop is arguably the largest demand shock suffered by the […] The post China’s Oil Demand Drops 20 Percent Because of Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Could Lose Iran Agricultural Export to Argentina

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The invasion of Argentinians in areas of Brazil, foreseen by President Jair Bolsonaro, should Alberto Fernández be elected - which occurred - could start with agribusiness. Not physically, but rather commercially. The Argentinians have prepared for greater tension between Brazil and Iran. The friction with the Persian country began with […] The post Brazil Could Lose Iran Agricultural Export to Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.

China’s Stock Markets Plunge After Holidays; 3,000 Shares Hitting Lowest Limit

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The turn of the New Year saw a sharp drop for Chinese stock markets, which had been closed since January 24th and had their return deferred to this Monday, February 3rd, amid growing concerns about the coronavirus. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 7.72 percent today, closing the trading day at […] The post China’s Stock Markets Plunge After Holidays; 3,000 Shares Hitting Lowest Limit appeared first on The Rio Times.

Violence Continues Its Up And Down Pattern In Iraq

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Iraq saw another drop in violence in the new year. In January 2020 there were a total of 91 incidents. 12 of those were by Iran and its allies, leaving 79 likely done by the Islamic State. That was down from 114 in December, but higher than the 51 recorded in November and 68 in October. That decline was due to the start of the annual anti-government protests. Every time they begin the insurgents hold off on attacks not trying to provide a distraction when Baghdad is being challenged. Eventually, IS went back to work in December, but now its dropped off again. It’s unclear what the ... more »

Stark truth ground deep into even the youngest souls

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
We’re going to slaughter you’: The children of Syria’s IS camp . . My stomach turns at the reality of what has become the truth of the current world. Could the children be removed and reeducated? Maybe but certainly only before they reach six months to a year old. THAT is the reality of this sick cult. Even babies are fodder for their hate. So what is to become of these families? When will the cycle end? And equally, what happens to the 10,000 plus women who are from westernized countries…they are also instruments of hate and destruction who live … Continue reading →

Judge Jeanine after Friday’s Senate vote

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
For Those That Missed Her Segment Judge Jeanine: Thank you Democrats for guaranteeing Trump’s reelection . . I would say Judge Jeanine is spot on — except I caught a few Twits tweeting that are pretend Republicans saying they hate the current President and he deserves to be in prison…. Bots are not just robots they are botfly larvae that dig beneath the surface and suck up every bit of energy and food doing mass destruction to the areas around them. They do not discern the difference between animal or human — they simply don’t care, food is food. –Uriel–

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 3

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1932 US diplomat said King Faisal would walk streets of Baghdad and locals didn’t pay attention nor acknowledge him 1941 Regent asked Gen Taha al-Hashemi to become premier Hoped he could control pan-Arab Golden Square officers (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) 1970 Iraq asked Turkey for help with dispute with Ira... more »

Thailand eyes trade deal with UK

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 Brexit could pave the way for a free trade agreement between Thailand and the United Kingdom, says director-general of the trade negotiation department.

US-UK trade deal needs labor, climate protections, enforcement: US lawmaker

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 A future US-UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights, environmental protection, US House Ways and Means Committee Chairman said.

SA's trades with the UK continues unchanged as the UK leaves the EU

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 The SACUM-UK EPA effectively retains the terms of trade present in the existing SADC-EU EPA.

ALE Maroc-Turquie: les textiliens étouffent

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 L'objectif des textiliens est de se réapproprier le marché local, l'essentiel des acteurs du secteur s'étant tourné vers l'export.

Brexit: Londres veut stimuler les échanges commerciaux avec l'Afrique

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 La Grande-Bretagne pourra établir des accords bilatéraux avec des pays africains, notamment l'Ethiopie, et ses anciennes colonies, Ghana, Kenya, Afrique du Sud, Sierra Leone, Nigeria.

Inflexible après le Brexit, le Royaume-Uni prêt au bras de fer avec l'UE

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 Le Premier ministre britannique compte signifier aux Européens son intention inflexible de s'affranchir des règles de l'Union européenne après le Brexit, laissant entrevoir un bras de fer intense sur leur future relation commerciale.

Brexit battle returns with UK and EU sparring over trade

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 The UK and the European Union begin their battle over a future trade deal, setting up 11 months of negotiations that risk ending in economically damaging failure at the end of the year.

The Supers Are Back: DNC Members Planning Move To Block Sanders . . . Again

Jonathan Turley at 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] In 2016, many of us objected to the concerted effect of the Democratic establishment and the Democratic National Committee to rig the primary for Hillary Clinton. Later it was revealed that the Clintons have largely taken over the DNC by taking over its debt and the DNC openly harassed and hampered Sanders at every stage. Despite this effort, Sanders came close to beating Clinton, who has never forgiven him for contesting a primary that she literally bought and paid for with the DNC. The simmering rage was still evident recently in Clinton’s attack on Sanders and ... more »

Is the Draft Coming Back?

Ron Paul at 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] During recent increased US-Iran confrontation, so many people viewed the Selective Service website to find out about the draft that the website crashed. People were right to be concerned about a return of the draft. With the ongoing military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan unlikely to end any time soon, and the possibly of the US being neoconned into war with Iran and possibly even Russia or China, the demand for troops is likely to rise. At the same time, soldiers return home with lifelong medical problems, including psychological problems, causing a horrifying... more »

Video Clearly Catches Cop Stealing Cash from a Home and He’s NOT Arrested

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: arrested]A veteran special forces cop was caught on video robbing a home and instead of being arrested, he was allowed to quietly resign.

WATCH: Cop Attacks 16yo Boy, Knocks His Teeth Out for Paying for Candy with Damaged Bill

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: child]A jury found that a cop violated several constitutional rights of this innocent child when he violently beat him for no apparent reason.

THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S VALUES: Who cares about destitution?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020Contemporary values of Vox:* We've tried, but we haven't quite succeeded! We haven't quite made it past the comments about the poverty—the poverty which isn't quite seen in the lionized film. The film in question is Greta Gerwig's new version of Little Women. The comments were made in passing at Vox, early in a hagiographic discussion of the Oscar-nominated film. Eventually, the three fanpersons discussing the film would complain about the way Gerwig was robbed when she wasn't nominated for a Best Director Oscar. Someone at Vox then put a bogus headline o... more »

Is the Draft Coming Back?

Ron Paul at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: is-the-draft-coming-back] During recent increased US-Iran confrontation, so many people viewed the Selective Service website to find out about the draft that the website crashed. People were right to be concerned about a return of the draft.

China’s Declining Birth Rate Threatens Its Globalist Plan

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: china-s-declining-birth-rate-threatens-its-globalist-plan] Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. China is now reaping the whirlwind of its socialist family planning initiatives.

‘Uninsurable and Unhedgeable’: Central Banks Warn of Financial Crisis from Climate Change

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 13 hours ago
The world’s most powerful financial institutions are sounding the alarm that “a new global financial crisis triggered by climate change would render central banks and financial supervisors powerless."

Attenborough’s Arctic Betrayal

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? A new video by Dr Susan Crockford, documenting Sir David Attenborough’s inaccurate claims about climate change and Arctic wildlife blames his apocalyptic language and misleading narrative for the dramatic rise in eco anxiety among young people. ? https://youtu.be/-Rkv-ItznBE

Belmarsh Prisoners Show Duty to Civil Disobedience

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
This is a trial of the First Amendment as a foundation of our society and it calls for popular participation, writes Nozomi Hayase.

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration’s aggression campaign against Iran.

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

Bloomberg lies about Gun Control: he wants you defenseless

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Michael Bloomberg paid big bucks for a Super Bowl ad which was full of lies and misrepresentations. The ad features the death of George Kemp; a 20 year old man whose death was precipitated by his challenging someone to a fight. Oddly the ad says it's about children being killed by guns but the 2900 "children" shot each year by guns includes 18 and 19 year olds. In fact given that hundreds of Blacks, mostly young people, are shot in Democrat run cities which essentially ban private gun ownership adds to the lie. To pretend that gang bangers shooting each other with illegally purchas... more »

Livestream: Senate Impeachment Trial Day 11

esetzer at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
On Feb. 3rd at 11:00 a.m., the Senate will reconvene to hear closing arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Livestream coverage of the trial from the Washington Post is available here and below. Topics: - Documents Tags: - livestream Elliot Setzer is a recent graduate of Yale University. He is an intern at Lawfare and the Brookings Institution. More Articles Featured Term: Impeachment Display Facebook comments: 1 FB Author Image URL: https://lawfare.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/staging/Lawfare-FB-avatar.png Publish Date: Monday, February 3, 2020, ... more »

Implementing Optimism—Spreading the LaRouche Program as ‘Common Knowledge’

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: President Trump at the White House Summit on Human Trafficking, Jan. 31, 2020, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)] President Donald Trump has said that his Tuesday, Feb. 4 State of the Union Address will be dedicated to optimism, as was his Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he confronted the “ecological” pessimism of the Green billionaires gathered there, against Man’s intrinsic goodness and creativity as demonstrated in the European Renaissance and the building of the cupola of the Cathedra... more »

Europeans Begin to Fight Back Against Establishment's Austerity, Trump Goes Full Speed Ahead

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
Europeans Begin to Fight Back Against Establishment's Austerity, Trump Goes Full Speed Ahead Video of Europeans Begin to Fight Back Against Establishment's Austerity, Trump Goes Full Speed Ahead Harley addresses meetings in Zurich and Frankfurt, finds people focused and inspired by what's happening with President Trump here in the United States. Meanwhile, there's ferment on their own continent as more and more countries, specifically farmers, transportation workers, and industrialists take to the streets to protest the establishment's green austerity. State of the Union tom... more »

WHO Working with Google to Combat Virus Misinformation

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first when they search for information about the new virus that recently emerged in China.

Why Is Russia Stationing TU-22m3 Backfire Bombers in Crimea?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: By Oleg V. Belyakov - AirTeamImages - Gallery page http://www.airliners.net/photo/Ukraine---Air/Tupolev-Tu-22KD/1400622/LPhoto http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/2/6/1400622.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?c] A big threat. *Key point:* Moscow wants to ensure no one can creep up on and retake Crimea. Towards that end, it has stationed a lot of military hardware there. The Russian air force has deployed "squadrons" of Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally seize... more »

One Minute Review: Roku’s 2.0 Channel Smart Soundbar Is a Must Buy. Here’s Why.

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * Here’s what you need to know—in 60 seconds flat. Bottom line: This soundbar is a winner. I had a chance to spend roughly eight hours or so with Roku’s new Channel Smart Soundbar. While I initially had some doubts about how well this small unit would perform, I must say I was pleasantly surprised—floored, to be honest. For a mere $179.95, you not only get a top-tier soundbar that connects to your TV via HDMI, but also a built-in Roku player that is among the world’s best and a great TV operating system replacement. Here’s what you need to know—... more »

'We Will All Be Dead' By the Time Navy Gets to 12 Aircraft Carriers Says Acting Navy Secretary

David Axe at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Problem? Under current planning, the Navy won’t grow to 12 flattops until 2065, Modly pointed out during an event at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, D.C. “We will all be dead” by the time the U.S. Navy grows its fleet of aircraft carriers to 12 vessels, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly predicted in late January 2020. Under current planning, the Navy won’t grow to 12 flattops until 2065, Modly pointed out during an event at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, D.C. *Seapower Magazine* first... more »

France To Deploy 600 More Troops To Africa's Sahel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visit the troops of France's Barkhane operation in Africa's Sahel region [File: Christophe Petit Tesson/Reuters] *Al Jazeera*:* France to send 600 more troops to fight armed groups in Sahel* Planned deployment would bring French military presence in Africa's Sahel region to 5,100 troops. France has said it would boost its military presence in the Sahel by adding 600 troops to its 4,500-strong operation in Mali and four other countries in the region. Defence Minister Florence Parly said in a statement on Sund... more »

OFGEM Wants To Rip Out Your Central Heating & Put 10m EVs On The Road By 2030

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Well I did warn you!! Plans to put ten million electric vehicles on the road within ten years and rip gas central heating from every home are unveiled today. Energy regulator Ofgem has outlined how the nation will have to change the way it travels and heats homes to […]

Jihadist Gunmen Kill 20 Civilians In Latest Attack In Burkina Faso

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*BBC*:* Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 20 civilians in attack* As many as 20 civilians have been killed in an overnight attack in north-western Burkina Faso. Unidentified heavily armed men on motorbikes carried out the attack in Lamdamol village in Seno province, north of the capital Ouagadougou, on Saturday night, AFP news agency says. The attack comes a week after 39 people were killed when militants attacked a market in the province of Soum. The Sahel region has seen an increase in jihadist violence in recent months. News of Saturday's attack came as France announced it would send a... more »

The Communist Party Of Yugoslavia And The Soviet Union In WWII (II)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
Part I The intention of the Yugoslav communists to achieve a social transformation of Yugoslav society as their final goal in the civil war in Yugoslavia (1941−1945) was indirectly stimulated by J. V. Stalin’s speech on November 7th, 1941, when he predicted the end of WWII in the following years […]

Day Eleven – Senate Impeachment Trial, Closing Arguments and Senate Debate – 11:00am Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 14 hours ago
There will be 24 hours of presentation by House Impeachment Managers (over 3 days); 24 hours of presentation by Defense team (over 3 days); 16 hours of Senate questioning; 4 hours of closing arguments, equally divided; open Senate deliberations/speeches; and … Continue reading →

The Superbowl Of Data Tampering

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago
NOAA shows that US afternoons have warmed sharply over the past century. Climate at a Glance | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) NOAA thermometer data shows cooling. The warming only appears after the data is altered. These adjustments … Continue reading →

Romania Willingly Becomes a U.S. Drone Base Aimed Against Russia

InfoBrics at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Anti-Russian Defender-Europe 2020 Exercises Stretch from the Baltic Sea to The Black Sea More The post Romania Willingly Becomes a U.S. Drone Base Aimed Against Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Pelosi-Schiff-Nadler impeachment hoax crashes & burns in Senate vote (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 454. More The post Pelosi-Schiff-Nadler impeachment hoax crashes & burns in Senate vote (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Bezos backtracks on MbS-Saudi phone hacking, lawsuits incoming (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 453. More The post Bezos backtracks on MbS-Saudi phone hacking, lawsuits incoming (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/3/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*2/3/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ 02/03/2020, 04:20 "China Bloodbath: Stocks Crash; Oil, Iron Limit Down Despite Emergency PBOC Intervention, Short Sell Ban, Rate Cuts" ◆ Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/3/20 “ALERT: Today Is A Make Or Break Day For Stocks. Eyes On Crude” - 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?* ... more »

The Search for a Universal Influenza Vaccine

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
With the novel strain of the coronavirus making the news cycle on a daily basis, the search for a new universal influenza vaccine is particularly pertinent. When we think about a global pandemic, the first thing that comes to mind is the Spanish H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918 that led to the deaths of 50 million people worldwide and an estimated 675,000 Americans. The most unusual characteristic of this strain of the influenza virus was the high death rate that it caused among healthy 15 to 34 year olds, a factor that led to a 12 year decrease in the life expectancy in the United ... more »

Bernie Ebbers, Ex-CEO Convicted in WorldCom Scandal, Dies

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The former chief of WorldCom, convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history, died just over a month after his early release from prison.

YouTube: No ‘Deepfakes’ or ‘Birther’ Videos in 2020 Election

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The Google-owned video service also won't allow election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census.

Child Rapist Says He’s Now A Woman: All Is Forgiven

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
Iowa Just Let a Convicted Child Molester Out of Jail Because He Says He’s ‘Transitioning’ to a Woman This “man” was convicted of molesting 15 children. Pay close attention to those words. He wasn’t just accused; he was convicted. He is now being released from his prison sentence because he claims to feel like a woman now. He’s not being transferred to a female prison. He’s being released. A convicted child molester! This isn’t a ‘man’ this is an evil ‘male’ that should have been put under the prison! The politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and judges who came up with this … Continue r... more »

Dark contemplation of the extraction of the UK from the EU

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
In Nigel Farage’s speech before the European Union he mentioned something that should be of grave concern to all European Countries and to the United States — the rise or call for a European army independent of any nation. In WWI, our people and the Europeans fought against the spread of tyranny across their lands. We fought because it threatened to take over ours as well. That war was fought over a four year period and resulted in 60 million Europeans and 10 million Americans being drawn into the fighting. In the end, 16 million soldiers and between 50 and … Continue reading →

The Easy Path

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
It's beginning to look like Peter MacKay will have an easy path to the leadership of the Conservative Party. Martin Taube writes that easy victories can lead to disasters. He points to the ill fated voyage of Kim Campbell: In 1993, Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Kim Campbell declared her intentions to replace outgoing prime minister Brian Mulroney. She was well-liked by caucus, and more than half of them backed her. There was hope she would evolve into a Canadian version of then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Prominent Tories like Perrin Beatty, Pat Carney, ... more »

Monday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Larry Elliott writes that continuing inequality looms as an obstacle to meaningful climate action. But David Love offers a reminder that climate apartheid is the likely end result of failing to rein in carbon pollution. - Christopher Smart outlines the OECD's plans to regulate how multinational corporations are taxed. But Alex Cobham warns that the current structure looks to cause increased complexity without actually reducing the availability of tax havens. - Chris Maisano points out the glaring disconnect between a U.S. population wh... more »

What do kids think of the president?

Zoe M. Oxley, Professor of Political Science, Union College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Children think about politics. And based on surveys from 1950 to today, it seems children hold far less favorable views of the president’s personal characteristics now than they did 70 years ago.

Inside Mexico's war on drugs: Conversations with 'el narco'

Karina G.Garcia Reyes, Profesora de la Escuela de Sociología, Política y Relaciones Internacionales y del departamento de Estudios Latinoamericanos, University of Bristol at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A researcher who fled crime-beset Mexico returns to interview the drug cartels behind so much of the violence, asking 33 'narcos' everything about their lives, from birth to their latest murder.

Israel’s Reaction to Trump Deal Mirrors Book of Ezra Right Before Temple Construction, Rabbi Yehuda Glick Says

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Israel’s Reaction to Trump Deal Mirrors Book of Ezra Right Before Temple Construction, Rabbi Yehuda Glick Says by David Sidman January 30, 2020, https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/ … Rabbi Yehudah Glick, founder of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, reacted to U.S President Donald Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ comparing the mixed reactions of the nation of Israel to that of the …

MSM Tries to Suppress Evidence That HIV Delivery System is Embedded in Coronavirus?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
MSM Tries to Suppress Evidence That HIV Delivery System is Embedded in Coronavirus? by https://www.infowars.com/ Scientific study finds virus doesn’t come from bats. A scientific report from the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences in New Delhi, India, proves the Coronavirus is a man-made bioweapon. end

Thai Doctors “Cure” Coronavirus Patient Using Powerful AIDS Drugs — Bio-Weapon Signature?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Thai Doctors “Cure” Coronavirus Patient Using Powerful AIDS Drugs — Bio-Weapon Signature? by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A couple of days ago, Zero Hedge decided to highlight a string of tweets by respected epidemiologist Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding wherein he noted some unusual characteristics of the novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019) that has swept across nearly two dozen countries …

OPCW Cover Up & Possible Sarin Execution by West Backed ‘Moderate Rebels’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
The Duran The Duran Quick Take: Episode 448. The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss disturbing revelations from a House of Commons presentation in London, that the Douma, Syria chlorine false flag involved a sinister sarin execution and staged canister shells. end

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Cuts Ties with US and Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
TRT World Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has cut ties with Israel and the US in response to US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, dubbed by Trump as the “deal of the century.” It proposes the US recognition of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. end

I Am Worthy Video Because ALL Children Have the Right to an Education

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 15 hours ago
Below is a short video from Health Choice 4 Action. Massachusetts advocates are asking residents of The Bay State (where I was born) to forward this video to their Senators and Representatives. We are facing the same laws in Connecticut... more »

China Accuses The U.S. Of Creating And Spreading Fear And Panic Over Virus Outbreak

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying *Reuters*: *China accuses U.S. of whipping up panic over virus as stocks tumble* BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Monday of whipping up panic over a fast-spreading coronavirus with travel restrictions and evacuations as Chinese stocks plunged on the first day back from the extended Lunar New Year holiday. The death toll in China from the newly identified virus, which emerged in Wuhan, capital of the central province of Hubei, rose to 361 as of Sunday, up 57 from the previous day, the National Health Commiss... more »

Oregon wholesale marijuana flower prices rise after growers exit market, some pivot to hemp

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Oregon marijuana growers report wholesale flower prices are improving, which is welcome news for recreational cannabis cultivators in one of the country’s previously most oversupplied MJ markets. Oregon wholesale marijuana flower prices rise after growers exit market, some pivot to hemp is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Japan panel recommends ocean release for contaminated Fukushima water John Kerry overheard discussing possible 2020 bid amid concern of 'Sanders taking down the Democratic Party' Trump legal team made donations to impeachment jurorsFully Armed Rally-Goers Enter Kentucky’s Capitol Building With Zero ResistanceA Federal Ban on Making Lethal Viruses Is LiftedChina reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province Coronavirus Lurking in Feces May Reveal Hidden Risk of SpreadSecond person linked to butterfly sanctuary found dead Health officials say they're testing the fir... more »

Can Elizabeth Warren's golden retriever Bailey guide her to the White House?

Emily Olson at Just In - 15 hours ago
Iowa is home to America's most politically aware voters. Presidential candidates are trying to win them over with fried food, celebrities and dog selfies.

Iran knew Ukrainian jetliner had been hit by a missile, recordings show

Just In - 15 hours ago
A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air traffic controller and a pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner.

‘Goodbye EU!’ Farage Blasts EU Parliament One Last Time before UK Delegates Leave.

LBC at Need To Know - 15 hours ago
The European Parliament voted 621 to 49 to allow the UK to leave the European Union, finally fulfilling the 2016 'Brexit' referendum. Brexit Party leader and MEP Nigel Farage has campaigned for decades against the EU, a political union that was sold to British voters merely as a common market.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the Stunning Corruption in the Vaccine Industry that has Killed Hundreds of Thousands of Americans

RT at Need To Know - 15 hours ago
The CDC approves vaccines, buys them from their manufacturer friends, and then forces 78-million people to use them despite lack of safety tests. In addition to making $60-billion per year selling vaccines, the companies make an additional $500-billion selling medications for diseases the vaccines cause.

Japan Set To Release 1.2-Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean

ZeroHedge at Need To Know - 15 hours ago
A panel of experts advised the government of Japan to dump over a million tons of radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The option of allowing it to evaporate was rejected because it is expensive.

US Army Funds ‘Fully Automated Microaggression Detector’ to ‘Catch Implicit Bias’ In The Workplace

information Liberation at Need To Know - 15 hours ago
If you can detect biased speech, you can detect everything, which is important if you seek total control over everyone. That's why the military is funding this.

Winter picnic in the park

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. Complicated legacies “Was Lionel Desmond a victim of his war demons?” asks Stephen Kimber. “Or was he a villain, a perpetrator of domestic violence who murdered his own family? Or both? We may never know.” Click here to read “Complicated legacies.” This column is for subscribers only. Subscribe here. 2. The danger of […]

Complicated legacies

Stephen Kimber at Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
“Speak not ill of the dead man.” Spartacus “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” Shakespeare Legacies have always been complicated and fraught, of course, but never more so than today. Consider Kobe Bryant. In the first hours after news broke last month that Bryant, “one of the greatest […]

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
#UPDATE China says US is spreading "panic" in its response to the deadly #coronavirus, such as its ban on Chinese travellershttps://t.co/xLFnxOzL15 📸 Chinese citizens wear face masks as they wait at Los Angeles International Airport for a flight to Shanghai pic.twitter.com/ueVlKEDLY7 — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 3, 2020 Shanghai index closes nearly 8% lower as investors weigh impact of coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/DO88w7EGDD — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 3, 2020 Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets against government forces in northwestern Syria, a sharp escal... more »

The Utter Individualists

Unknown at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
An individualist mindset is, paradoxically, an obstacle to the development of *real* individualism. The man who is stirred by individualism is driven to join groups with likeminded people whose philosophy and agenda he accepts as the gospel for an individualistic way of life. The term “individualism” (“*individualisme*” in French) was being contemptuously used in France in the 19th century, after the bloodbath of the French Revolution, to refer to the anarchists and socially unreliable folks. Subsequently, different forms of individualism became popular with the youth in different c... more »

New Horizons Parallax Program Targets Proxima Centauri, Wolf 359

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 15 hours ago
In a few short months, New Horizons will be almost 8 billion kilometers out, a distance that still boggles the mind until we remember that Voyager 1 has reached 22.2 billion kilometers (over 148 AU). Then, of course, we’re humbled again with the thought that the inner Oort Cloud is thought to be between 2,000 […]

YOU AND WHAT ARMY, JONI?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Is this supposed to scare us? Iowa Senator Joni Ernst warned Sunday that Republicans could immediately push to impeach Joe Biden over his work in Ukraine as vice president if he win the White House. “I think this door of impeachable whatever has been opened,” Ernst said in an interview with Bloomberg News. “Joe Biden should be very careful what he’s asking for because, you know, we can have a situation where if it should ever be President Biden, that immediately, people, right the day after he would be elected would be saying, ‘Well, we’re going to impeach him.’” Let's not rehash ... more »

Signing of Switzerland-Turkey trade deal put on pause

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 The Swiss government has delayed fully signing off on the expanded free-trade deal between EFTA and Turkey amid concern about human rights abuses.

Brazil to seek a Mercosur-UK trade deal similar of agreement with EU

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Feb-2020 Brazil will seek to strike a Mercosur-United Kingdom trade deal post Brexit that could be similar to the trade agreement signed between the South American bloc and the European Union.

MMT Gospel: Is This Time Different?

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 15 hours ago
“Modern Monetary Theory” or MMT comes in two broad versions, the economic version and the political-gospel version. It is not easy to distinguish them. The economic version claims that a national state can finance its interventions, or some of them, by using unemployed resources or, at full employment, by diverting (that is, grabbing) employed resources […] The post MMT Gospel: Is This Time Different? appeared first on Econlib.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Medical officers spray Indonesian nationals with antiseptic after they arrived from Wuhan, China, before transferring them to be quarantined, at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Indonesia, February 2. Antara Foto/via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *World races to contain coronavirus* (Reuters).

The Superbowl, sex, and society

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Like millions of other Americans, I watched Super Bowl 54 last night. The game itself was good, with two teams going at it for all they were worth. Since I didn't have a favorite to support, I was able to enjoy the game overall, and support the sport rather than a tribal favorite participant. The Kansas City Chiefs won, but that was only clinched in the last quarter of the game. Up until then, their opponents, the San Francisco 49ers, could have won as well - both teams were very evenly matched. Congratulations to both sides. What really saddened me - and I do mean saddened, d... more »

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