Sunday, May 17, 2020

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Astrophysicist arrested at anti-lockdown demonstration in London – Video

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Global warming skeptic Piers Corbyn was arrested for exercising his right of free speech about coronavirus. Piers, an astrophysicist, was among 19 people arrested at an anti-lockdown demonstration in London. The arrest took place in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon, where hundreds of people gathered to object to their rights of free speech and ... Read more Astrophysicist arrested at anti-lockdown demonstration in London – Video The post Astrophysicist arrested at anti-lockdown demonstration in London – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Pirates attack Stolt Apal oil tanker sailing under UK flag off Yemeni coast- ship’s manager

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the incident happened at 12:30 GMT. The organisation advised extreme caution to any vessels transiting the area. The company Stolt Tankers, which operates chemical and parcel tankers, said Sunday that one of its vessels had been attacked by pirates off Yemen’s coast. The vessel Stolt Apal, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Palestinian-led forces seize ISIS equipment after raid in eastern Homs: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds) carried out a successful raid on an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) hideout in Badiya Al-Sham region of eastern Homs. According to reports, the Jerusalem Brigade, backed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF), raided several ISIS hideouts in an effort to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey resumes airstrikes over Iraqi-Kurdistan region

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the ‘neutralization’ of two elements of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during an attack on the Iraqi-Kurdistan region. The ministry said, in a tweet on Twitter, that it “was able, through surveillance mechanisms, to locate terrorists in the Afashin Basyan region, northern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli forces shoot Lebanese man at border fence

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Israeli army announced that a Lebanese citizen had been wounded on the Lebanese side by their after he cut the border between Lebanon and Israel. According to reports, the man was transferred to a hospital after he was wounded by the Israeli gunfire. The Israeli army said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

How Justin Trudeau’s Globalism Creates An ESSENTIAL NEED For Anglophone-Canadian Activism

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
May 17, 2020Brad A well-known horror film called “Nightmare On Elm Street” once drove Canadian movie-goers heads under their theatre seats. Here’s what Cultural Action Party are thinking would result in a “Nightmare On Liberal-Globalist Street” horror classic: If and when Canadians of Anglophone heritage— as well general European heritage— embrace a true social activism … Continue reading How Justin Trudeau’s Globalism Creates An ESSENTIAL NEED For Anglophone-Canadian Activism →

What Really Makes you Ill

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
RFB II Streamed live on May 15, 2020 Authors of Incredibly well researched 800 plus page book, Dawn Lester and David Parker Join me this morning to explain the reason they decided to write this book in the first place. Dr Andrew Kaufman MD Will be co hosting with me to get the most … Continue reading What Really Makes you Ill →

Infected – Publications Office of the EU

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Infected EU publications Publication metadata Ms Chan Wenling and her friend-from-the-future are engaged in an exciting adventure to convince people to act together and save the world. While the story may be fictional, it is nevertheless intertwined with some factual information. Download and languages via Infected – Publication

Global Cooling!! Low Solar Activity To Cause Temperatures To Plummet, Say Scientists

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
by Tyler Durden Fri, 05/15/2020 The Sun is entering a period of “solar minimum” that could cause temperatures to plummet by up to 2C over 20 years and trigger a global famine, according to experts. Solar activity has entered a deep decline with scientists saying there have already been 100 days this year where the … Continue reading Global Cooling!! Low Solar Activity To Cause Temperatures To Plummet, Say Scientists →

Bill Gates, WHO hacked story – True ❓❓❓

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on flying cuttlefish picayune: We are looking for anything useful from this story sent in – BREAKING: the Gates Foundation, World Health Organization and Wuhan Institute of Virology have all been hacked The article refers to a page with a lot of links to (supposed) e-mail addresses of the entities. A lot is…

Latest On Brit Well Connected Pedophiles, Epstein + Dershowitz Quagmire Gets Deeper | flying cuttlefish picayune

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
MORE: | | | TOPIC SEARCH TOOLS: How to locate the minute mark of a topic in a long You Tube video The Telegraph [UK] – Theresa May’s judgement questioned over botched appointment of Baroness Butler-Sloss to lead child abuse probe Baroness Butler-Sloss stepped down as the head of a major inquiry into child abuse … Continue reading Latest On Brit Well Connected Pedophiles, Epstein + Dershowitz Quagmire Gets Deeper | flying cuttlefish picayune →

Nuke Pro: Epsteins Brother Mark — Quite the Little Tear It Down, Globablist.

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Friday, May 15, 2020 Epsteins Brother Mark — Quite the Little Tear It Down, Globablist. 1 THREAD: THE HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE: In order to transform the world, you first have This is the Epstein – Humpty Dumpty Institute Connection Credit to @TheSpeaker2018 for graphic. to break a few eggs. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1171488185743863811.html via Nuke Pro: Epsteins … Continue reading Nuke Pro: Epsteins Brother Mark — Quite the Little Tear It Down, Globablist. →

Bizarre EU-Funded Comic Book Predicted Pandemic, With Globalists As Saviours

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Tyler Durden Sun, 05/17/2020 Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, A strange comic book that was commissioned for publication by the European Union in 2012 eerily predicted almost exactly what has unfolded with the Covid-19 global pandemic. However, in this propaganda laced presentation of the outbreak, unelected globalist bureaucrats save the planet. The comic book, titled … Continue reading Bizarre EU-Funded Comic Book Predicted Pandemic, With Globalists As Saviours →

Censored Dr. Kaufman: “They Want To Genetically Modify Us With COVID-19 Vaccine” – Loses his Job and Willing to go to Jail to Resist

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
May 17, 2020 Commentary by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News Dr. Andrew Kaufman may be the most censored doctor in the U.S. right now. His videos are removed and censored from YouTube very quickly. Dr. Kaufman is so intelligent, and so articulate, that the “mainstream” media and medical authorities obviously fear him and his … Continue reading Censored Dr. Kaufman: “They Want To Genetically Modify Us With COVID-19 Vaccine” – Loses his Job and Willing to go to Jail to Resist →

War on Humanity Sitrep: The Hierarchy of Deaths - Family grief and regrets tied to Covid-19 shut-down of Medical Health Services

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Vigil for 14-year-old outside family home* In the black, Bizarro, Orwellian vortex humanity has been sucked into by the bankster PerpZ and the Big Pharma mafia--who want to hide their controlled demolition of the world economy and their plot to digitally vaccinate humanity behind a cheap, Potemkin Village façade of a "pandemic"--*we now have a "hierarchy of deaths".* Some deaths are reported on a daily basis before the klieg lights of TV cameras. We hear, in the sonorous, maudlin voices of the funeral parlour director wannabes that three people died this day...and two on that da... more »

China Responds To Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's Call For 'A Reckoning' With China Over The COVID-19 Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
pic.twitter.com/92QzurBOvR — Chinese Consulate General in Calgary (@ChinaCGCalgary) May 15, 2020 *National Post:* *China hits back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney after he called for a 'reckoning'* 'If Mr. Premier did not deliberately turn his head away, these facts and evidence are presenting themselves crystal clearly before his eyes' EDMONTON — The Chinese consulate in Calgary has hit back at Jason Kenney after the Alberta premier called for “a reckoning” with China over the COVID-19 pandemic. The consulate in Calgary accused Kenney of criticizing China to please U.S. Preside... more »

Laura Ingraham – Masks Off – revealing what’s underneath

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
The masks are off . . FoxNews Ingraham Angle In case you missed the program. She is right….now the question is what does the general populace in a state do if they have a governor that is frightened by his/her own shadow or more likely turning into a little Hitler-like dictator? What recourse do they have legally to stop this Pepe Le Pew play? You know, Trump has tried over the course of the last week or more to give governors credit and smooth the way by being nice. The ones in Democrat states heard — “let governors govern how … Continue reading →

Can the Islamic State's Afghan Province Survive Its Leadership Losses?

amines at Lawfare - 11 hours ago
Afghan Security Forces participate in a training exercise with U.S. Special Forces in eastern Afghanistan in Winter 2019. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook *Editor’s Note: The Islamic State in Afghanistan is one of the group’s most important “provinces,” and fighting it is a priority for the United States and its Afghan allies. The group has suffered several significant blows in recent months, but it has proved resilient in the past. Andrew Mines of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism and Amira Jadoon of West Point’s Combating Terrorism... more »

Trump CFPB Appointees Use COVID-19 Crisis as Rationale to Weaken Consumer Protection

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Trump appointees use the COVID-19 crisis to rollback consumer protections against financial predation put in place by the CFPB.

Triumph In November Means Winning Primaries Now

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
It's relatively easy to point out that you don't agree with the person in power and declare your candidacy and hope more voters turn out on election day who agree with you than with the incumbent. But that is rarely the way people get into Congress. It's especially difficult winning a primary against your own party's establishment, something a reformer almost never accomplishes in one cycle. Take Ro Khanna, Donna Edwards, Alan Grayson. None of their first runs resulted in victories. But those three had something else in common. They're all very smart and they all worked like their... more »

"Rethinking Fear"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Rethinking Fear"* by Farnam Street "In 'The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence,' author Gavin de Becker argues that we all have an intuitive sense of when we are in danger. Drawing upon his experience as a high-stakes security specialist, he explains how we can protect ourselves by paying better attention to our gut feelings and not letting denial lead us to harm. Our i ntuition, honed by evolution and by a lifetime of experience, deserves more respect. By telling us to value our intuition, de Becker isn’t telling anyone to live in fear permanently, alwa... more »

Psychiatric Complications of Long-term Interferon Alfa Therapy

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/608742

Well controlled blood sugar in diabetics with #Covid 19 improves survival

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://medicaldialogues.in/diabetes-endocrinology/news/better-blood-sugar-control-in-diabetics-with-covid-19-improves-survival-65806?infinitescroll=1#.XsDIuJc-9-8.facebook

Bees Are Thriving As Pollution and Environmental Conditions Improve

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://themindunleashed.com/2020/05/bees-are-thriving-like-never-before-as-pollution-plummets-and-environmental-conditions-improve.html

Foods to Reduce Hypertension | Food to Lower High Blood

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://tatanutrikorner.com/blogs/nutrikorner/5-superfoods-that-work-wonders-to-reduce-hypertension#utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=tatanutri&utm_content=Reducehypertension

Soaring Prices, Rotting Crops: Coronavirus Triggers Global Food Crisis

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-global-food-crisis-shortages-11589385615?mod=e2fb

A virologist says COVID-19 virus is changing every couple of weeks — but there isn’t enough data from India to say whether it is ‘milder’

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/a-virologist-says-covid-19-virus-is-changing-every-couple-of-weeks-but-there-isnt-enough-data-from-india-to-say-whether-it-is-milder/articleshow/75669151.cms?utm_source=FB_paid&utm_medium=Paid_adv&utm_campaign=Monthly_FB

10 Proven Ways to Speed Up Weight Loss

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/10-proven-ways-to-speed-up-weight-loss-505610/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

Space Force Launches The Mysterious X-37B Space Plane

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Defense News*: *The Space Force just launched the mysterious X-37B space plane * WASHINGTON — The enigmatic X-37B space plane is back in orbit after a Sunday morning launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. After strong ground winds at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida caused the launch mission to be cancelled on Saturday, the Atlas V finally blasted off a day later at 9:14 am Eastern time. The Boeing-made X-37B is an unmanned, reusable spacecraft that takes off vertically and lands horizontally on a runway. The Air Force, which own two X-37B vehicles, ha... more »

Payday Report: Strikes Spread And Union Organizing Grows

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The strikes in the Yakima Valley of Washington State continue to grow. Workers are already on strike at 7 major sites, and now they’re expected to strike on at least 6 more major sites this weekend. The Yakima Herald has the story: Hundreds of strike supporters showed up Thursday morning, traveling on foot or by vehicle between plants in a pack that workers started calling “the caravan.” They had painted their vehicle windows with messages of support in Spanish. They honked and waved as they drove by. Strikers waved back, held their protest signs higher, and quietly said “Thank... more »

Racial Health And Economic Disparities Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In Baltimore, like in the rest of the United States, Covid-19 exacerbates racial inequality and economic marginalization. The legacy of discrimination and the continued corruption and disenfranchisement take shape in the city’s biggest issues – homelessness, food insecurity, crime, poverty, and lack of access to resources. Covid-19 magnifies these issues and shows that they cannot be fixed without systemic change. The Baltimore Brothers, a nonprofit organization serving the city’s most vulnerable people, have been providing food and necessary resources to the communities who aren’... more »

Pandemic Used To Cover For Loosening Crop Poison Regulation

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The Trump EPA wants to reapprove use of a dangerous herbicide. Trump appointees are hiding behind the COVID-19 pandemic to excuse a herbicide manufacturer from monitoring levels of the poison in Midwest lakes and streams. The EPA plans to raise the concentration of atrazine allowed in streams and lakes to 15 parts per billion. That is more than four times higher than what the EPA had recommended under the Obama administration. In April, Elissa Reaves, acting director of the herbicide re-evaluation division, suspended monitoring for the rest of the year. “The public will now have ... more »

New START And The China Diversion

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The effort to bring China into an arms reduction treaty certainly is futile. Not only is China not going to participate in arms control negotiations with the U.S. anytime soon, but even if China were persuaded to participate the limits set by New START would allow China to increase its nuclear arsenal many times over while still remaining in compliance. It makes no sense to press another government to join an arms reduction treaty when that government currently possesses a fraction of the number of weapons that the treaty permits. There is no compelling reason to add China to an e... more »

Essential Sanitary Workers Strike For Hazard Pay And PPE

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in southern Louisiana was the last straw for a group of sanitation workers who pick up trash in eastern New Orleans. Last week, they walked off the job and went on strike, demanding hazard pay and a $15 living wage. Without “hoppers,” as the workers are known, garbage would pile up on the streets and contribute to the spread of disease and other public health problems. However, the group of hoppers in New Orleans say their employers did not provide them with hazard pay or sufficient personal protection equipment as COVID-19 shut down the city. Techn... more »

The Great Potato Giveaway

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Auburn, Washington - When Tina Yates pulled her truck up to a mall in western Washington state on Thursday, workers waved her past hundreds of cars waiting to pick up free russet potatoes. “You get a VIP pass!” Yates, a bus driver in her 50s, said the workers hollered, as she loaded 1,800 pounds (816 kg) of potatoes into her gray Chevy Silverado, bound for the Salvation Army, local food banks and homes throughout western Washington. Giving away food is just one example of how people around the world are adjusting to the strain the coronavirus pandemic has put on supply chains, as ... more »

Solidarity With Tribal Nations Exercising Sovereignty And Protecting Citizens

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Rapid City, SD– As an Indigenous organization dedicated to supporting Indigenous self-determination and building Indigenous power, the NDN Collective stands in unwavering solidarity with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes in their efforts to protect their people and to assert their rights as sovereign Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the novel Coronavirus spreads its reach to vulnerable Indigenous communities, Tribal Nations across the country have taken measures to protect their people, their knowledge-keepers, and their cultures. In South Da... more »

Villages That Rescued Thousands During WWII Continue To Welcome Wefugees

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Just as I was about to launch “City of Refuge” last fall, a new book came out on Le Chambon — the French village that was at the center of a remarkable World War II rescue operation. Having just read 10 or so other books on the subject over the past few years, I wasn’t exactly ready to read another. I just couldn’t imagine what new information I would learn at this point. Then I got an email from Patrick Henry, the author of another book on Le Chambon, “We Only Know Men.” He had just read the new release — which is very simply titled “The Plateau” (a reference to Le Chambon’s remo... more »

US Retail Sales Plunged A Record 16% In April

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Baltimore, MD - U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the country and further weighed down a sinking economy. The Commerce Department’s report Friday on retail purchases showed a sector that has collapsed so fast that sales over the past 12 months are down a crippling 21.6%. The severity of the decline is unrivaled for retail figures that date back to 1992. The monthly decline in April nearly doubled the previous record drop of 8.3% — set just one... more »

Comment from Harvard School of Public Health on US EPA Proposed Rule; Comments Accepted Until Tomorrow Night 11.59 PM EDT

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule, which is misnamed “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” by May 18, … Continue reading →

Nancy Pelosi's great robbery

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
As part of Pelosi's plan to pillage your grandchildren's lives and spend $3,000,000,000,000 that we don't have she's sending $1T to states so that the corrupt Democrat regimes in places like California, Illinois, and New York won't have to stop buying votes with money the don't have. California keeps talking about how "solvent" it is but Newsom never mentions that the state is behind by between $200 and $900 billion in its payments to the retirement funds for government workers. That number is probably higher now since the stock market has gone down. Illinois is so bad that at one ... more »

Obama hypocrisy: Obama pardoned a General for lying to the FBI edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Heres an interesting tidbit you won't be hearing from the #FakeNews media. Back in 2017 outgoing President Obama pardoned General Cartwright, a man who Obama had picked to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for lying to the FBI. The similarities to the Flynn case are amazing: - Cartwright was originally suspected of illegally leaking classified information to the press but that charge was never filed. But the leak did occur so a crime was committed. - Flynn was supposedly suspected of colluding with Russia but unlike the Cartwright case there was no evidence of any crim... more »

BUSTED. Marie Yovanovitch caught lying to protect Creepy Joe (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 551. More The post BUSTED. Marie Yovanovitch caught lying to protect Creepy Joe (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Why did the chicken cross the road—an internet story with no attribution

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? DONALD TRUMP: I've been told by many sources, good sources - they're very good sources - that the chicken crossed the road. All the Fake News wants to do is write nasty things about the road, but it's a really good road. It's a beautiful road. Everyone knows how beautiful it is. JOE BIDEN: Why did the chicken do the...thing in the...you know the rest. SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because, gosh-darn it, he's a maverick! BARACK OBAMA: Let me be perfectly clear, if the chickens like their eggs they can keep their eggs. No chicken will... more »

Episode #326 – ‘COVID Crash Test’ with guest David Crowe and more

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

Six Figures Reflect Dramatic Economic Impact of Coravirus in Brazil

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In only two months, the covid-19 pandemic wiped out Brazilians' hopes for a speedy economic rebound. Before the coronavirus, the country was gradually pulling out of the recession and taking on a positive economic trajectory, but this changed with impressive speed. Investments were canceled, jobs were lost and companies threatened […] The post Six Figures Reflect Dramatic Economic Impact of Coravirus in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Greens pushing for job guarantees, free university for young people in post-coronavirus economy

Brett Worthington at Just In - 13 hours ago
Anyone under 30 would be guaranteed a job, a better income or a free place at a university or TAFE, under a new policy position the federal Greens have launched in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Update on the virus with Francis Boyle

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
By Spiro Skouras In a time of great confusion where so many possible scenarios of what we are seeing take place regarding the coronavirus outbreak, the origins of the virus and the severity of the pandemic, one is reminded of the quote from former CIA Director William Casey… “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” While at this point we certainly do not claim to have all of the answers, we are working hard to provide alternative perspectives from top qualified experts and encourage the viewer to consider more than... more »

Police Threatening Jail and $1,000 Fines For Church Holding DRIVE-IN Services

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: church]While people can line up en masse to go through a McDonald's drive thru, a church is threatened with prosecution for service that allows people to stay in their cars.

Extremely Disturbing Video Shows Cops Kidnap Couple Over Peaceful Anti-Gov’t Views

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: medically kidnapped]A disturbing video shows a couple getting medically kidnapped after becoming outspoken critics of the government.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 311,959 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Sundayhttps://t.co/yTIGZ3HlGs pic.twitter.com/eWO0nEhwRq — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 17, 2020 ‘A lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge': Former President Obama takes a swipe at the Trump administration over the coronavirus pandemic pic.twitter.com/DJhHjH8eOV — Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2020 Trade tensions rose between Australia and China after Canberra called for an internation... more »

Hunger During the Pandemic: Brazil Could See Looting in Supermarkets and Pharmacies

Ricardo Wegrzynovski at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The outskirts of Brasília, the capital of Brazil, are experiencing a state of extreme poverty. Unemployment, hunger, and lack of money may drive the population to loot in supermarkets. This is the opinion of unemployed housemaid Jacinta Pereira Soares, 65. She lives in the satellite city of São Sebastião, 19 […] The post Hunger During the Pandemic: Brazil Could See Looting in Supermarkets and Pharmacies appeared first on The Rio Times.

This Marine Won the Medal of Honor, a Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, and Three Bronze Stars

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Sandy Bonnyman led the way for other Marines during a bloody assault and earned the medal of honor. Four Medals of Honor were awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during the invasion of Tarawa atoll in the Pacific during World War II. It is perhaps indicative of that four-day ordeal that three of them were awarded posthumously. The citation most covered in the press at the time, which caught the imagination of the American public, was given to the family of U.S. Marine 1st Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman for his actions on November 2... more »

Why U.S. Special Forces Love the Glock

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * Even as it is unlikely that the Glock will ever become the standard-issue sidearm, it will likely remain the preferred choice for those elite operators that actually get a say in what they want to carry. From 1911 until 1986, the Colt M1911—also known as the Colt Government or simply “Government”—was the standard-issue sidearm of the United States Armed Forces. The John Browning-designed .45 caliber handgun was everything a soldier could want, until the U.S. Army decided to go in another direction and adopted the 9mm Beretta M9 as its replacement. Wh... more »

5 Oil Wars That Should Never Have Been Started

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * So much wasted blood and treasure. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite a UN ultimatum to withdraw from Kuwait, Saddam Hussein refused to budge. The result was 500,000 U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, the American-led blitzkrieg of Desert Storm and the devastation of Iraqi military power. Iraq had previously been one of the major powers in the Arab world; Saddam Hussein's quest for oil left it broken and isolated. For the last hundred years, oil has been a frequent reason for war. Nations have fought wars, or shaped their military strategy during a... more »

Circular Battleships: Imperial Russia’s Navy Had A Weird Saucer-Looking Warship

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The Novgorod was laid down and then constructed at the New Admiralty Shipyard of Saint Petersburg from 1871 until 1874. It was envisioned to be the first of a new class of monitors to protect the Black Sea and Dnieper Rivers. As a circular warship it was classified as a floating fortress and not listed as a fleet vessel. While Czar Peter the Great of Russia sought to “westernize” his nation, and this included adopting what were then modern military tactics, weapons and even uniforms, he also founded the Russian Navy. He oversaw the construction... more »

Will the Arctic Become the Next South China Sea?

Anya Gorodentsev at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Anya Gorodentsev* *Security, undefined* Could this be the next U.S.-China flashpoint? Why does China often refer to itself as a “Near-Arctic state” when the most northern point of the country is nearly 1,000 miles away from the Arctic Ocean? As climate change in the twenty-first century began to reveal undiscovered oil and open up previously frozen shipping routes in the Arctic, China sought to become involved in the region in hopes of taking advantage of global-shipping shortcuts and hydrocarbon resources. In 2018, China released its Arctic policy officially declaring its inte... more »

'Fighting George': The Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Fought From D-Day To the Bulge

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: General George L. Mabry, Jr. U.S. Army.] And he confronted the CIA during the Vietnam War. As a captain during World War II, George Mabry, with the 4th Infantry Division, slogged ashore on Utah Beach on D-Day and led troops through the Normandy Campaign. As a major he fought the bitter battle of the Huertgen Forest, and as a lieutenant colonel survived the Battle of the Bulge and eventually directed GIs into the heart of Germany. For valor in combat, Mabry earned a Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Serv... more »

How One Battle Solidified Ottoman Control Of The Middle East

Akhilesh Pillalamarri at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *History, Middle East* And the region was never the same. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As a result of Ottoman control, much of the trade between Europe and the Middle East passed through Istanbul or Aleppo, decreasing the importance of Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Formerly important cities such as Baghdad and Alexandria became dusty provincial towns. Arab culture also stagnated under Turkish rule. Five centuries ago, the contours of the modern Middle East were shaped through a series of Ottoman battles. The outcomes of these battles—which ... more »

Proper strains and flexible production methods are key to maximizing cannabis extraction yields

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
So you're the owner of a cannabis extraction company who's hoping to get the highest yields possible.Where to start? Proper strains and flexible production methods are key to maximizing cannabis extraction yields is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Mirror Image of the Same Person

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
The " Gooks. " That's what we were told in basic training. The Them and The Us. That's right. That's how stupid I was when I went to Viet Nam. I found out the truth in a padded cell when I finally realized I was the enemy in Viet Nam. Betrayal is explosive!! It's 2020, and now we have Donald Trump. The plague is still alive and well. Nothing has changed. The Pentagon is still the most evil piece of real estate the world has ever seen. By Mike Hastie Army Medic Viet Nam May 16, 2020 *Photo by Mike Hastie *

Understanding the Roger Stone Case: Featuring an Ungagged Roger Stone

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
*Be the first to get our updates on this fast moving political situation, we're leading the charge to put the traitors in jail. Text VICTORY to (833)722-3622 - standard message rates apply, and we NEVER spam. You can always reply STOP to leave.* It is not often that we send people to another website. But Roger Stone just gave a terrific interview to the Daily Caller and we think everyone should watch it. With the gag order against him finally over, Roger can finally tell us what happened in the case. The Mad Queen of DC Resist, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, gagged him ... more »

Here Is Some Good News

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speaks during a news briefing on the administration's response to the coronavirus at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo *Reuters*: *No spike in coronavirus in places reopening, U.S. health secretary says* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities are not seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but are seeking increases in some areas that remain closed, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday. “We are seeing that in places that are opening; w... more »

The U.S. Navy Continues To Struggle To Repair Ships On Time

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
USS Shiloh, a Navy Aegis cruiser, in drydock for maintenance. *Military.com:* *24 Navy Ships Went to the Shipyard for Repairs. Only 3 Made It Back to Sea on Time* The Navy still can't get ships into repair and maintenance yards and then back to sea on time, but new contracting procedures have lowered costs, according to a watchdog report. "We found that the Navy has lowered costs from initial estimates for ships' repair, but that work continues to run over schedule," the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Monday. One of the reasons for the delays is additio... more »

Has Anthony Fauci Already Been Arrested?

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 14 hours ago
Bill Barr – Please Don’t INCARCERATE Fauci in The Same Jail Where They Put Epstein… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Almost EVERYONE knows this CoronaVirus nightmare is a complete hoax, designed and implemented to destroy America, and Western Civilization. And right there, front-and-center, in the middle of this gigantic fraud is the name, … Continue reading Has Anthony Fauci Already Been Arrested?

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A visitor dressed as a Disney character takes a selfie while wearing a face mask at Shanghai Disney Resort as the Shanghai Disneyland theme park reopens following a shutdown in Shanghai, China May 11, 2020. It was the first Disney theme park to reopen, with a strict limit on tickets. Parades and fireworks were canceled, and workers and guests had to wear face masks and have their temperatures screened. REUTERS/Aly Song *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week *(Reuters).

MUFFY, WE HAVE TO MAKE THE PEASANTS WORK AND SHOP AGAIN!

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
If you've been thinking, *Gosh darn it, why doesn't anyone ever ask obscenely rich, privileged people what they'd like us to be doing in response to the coronavirus crisis?*, you just got your wish: *Vanity Fair*'s William D. Cohan now brings us the voices of the unheard. Since no one seems to be consulting Wall Street bankers and traders about when and how to reopen the economy, I convened an impromptu circle of Wall Streeters I know well to get their views. The consensus among them is: We can’t continue any longer in lockdown mode. Something has to give, because more than 36 milli... more »

The Folks We've Been Waiting For

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
In last night's virtual graduation, Barack Obama took on Donald Trump and his administration. He did so directly and with polish, but without mentioning Trump's name: “More than anything, this pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” “Let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country,” he said. “We see it in the disproportiona... more »

Judy Mikovits – Truth About Her Arrest and the One Issue Media Can’t “Debunk”

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 14 hours ago
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Flattening the curve vs Finding a cure

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
This dude gets my vote for Governor! There is a lot of quarterbacking solved on the stool at a bar as well as clandestine meetings…why not do the same for government! If people are so scared of dying that they refuse to go on living, what kind of life is that? . Warning – Language Alert — you can’t handle the “F” bomb buttercup — don’t listen. . . Dave gets it. Every American worth his/her salt is at the same level of frustration. He just manages to say it in the vernacular regular folks understand. The truth is exactly … Continue reading →

President of Tanzania didn’t trust WHO and carried out his own experiment

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
This story came across my news feed a week ago but I didn’t stop to really read and consider it until now… From Gateway Pundit, comes a really fascinating article about a highly skilled chemist who decided to test the tester. Not surprising in the least WHO (the tester) failed their own test. This gentleman is intriguing all by himself and this story highlights his intelligence and ingenuity. –##– Let’s start with the chemist. I am drawing from Wikipedia for the basic information. The name of the chemist just happens to be the President of Tanzania today — John Pombe … Continue read... more »

Sunday song

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

Comment on Buckley and Waters

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Timothy William Waters's Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States, and Secession in a Democratic World (Yale University Press, 2020) and F. H. Buckley's American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup (Encounter Books, 2020). Michael Lind Is “secession” in the abstract a useful concept in today’s world? Is there any reason in the twenty-first century to think about secessionism as anything other than a synonym for national self-determination—the attempt to obtain internationally-recognized, independent nation-states for stateless ethnocultura... more »

Rosebud Sioux Tribe will create the largest native-owned and managed bison herd in North America

White Wolf at White Wolf - 14 hours ago
In the Lakota creation story, beings emerged from the Wind Cave in South Dakota’s Black Hills—some in human form and some in buffalo form. There’s no difference between people and buffalo in this worldview. “We’re Lakota people and that means we’re buffalo people,” said Wizipan Little Elk, the CEO of the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), the economic arm of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. “They’ve always taken care of us and we need to take care of them.” And the Rosebud Sioux tribe will do just that with the commitment of 28,000 acres of native grassland for the creation ... more »

Joseph Safra: World’s Wealthiest Banker is Brazilian

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Averse to risk, Joseph built an empire that he tries to pass on to his children. Discreetly, like everything in his life. Full name: Joseph Yacoub Safra Occupation: Banker Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon Year of Birth: 1938 Fortune: US$20.4 billion Who is Joseph Safra The wealthiest man in Brazil […] The post Joseph Safra: World’s Wealthiest Banker is Brazilian appeared first on The Rio Times.

Colombia: Duque Orders Militarization of Border With Brazil

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a virtual meeting with his cabinet, the governor of the Amazonas department, Jesús Galdino, and Mayor Jorge Luis Mendoza of border town Leticia, Duque explained that the aim is to prevent the entry of people infected with the virus. According to the National Institute of Health, Leticia is the […] The post Colombia: Duque Orders Militarization of Border With Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Pharmaceutical Company Stock Soars 158 Percent After Claiming Potential Covid-19 Cure

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The shares of California state Pharmaceutical Company Sorrento Therapeutics were up 241.6 percent during day trading at Nasdaq, on Friday's highest point, after the company claimed to have found a cure for the coronavirus Covid-19. However, the company's shares closed up 158 percent, at R$ 6.76 (US$1.15). With the rush […] The post Pharmaceutical Company Stock Soars 158 Percent After Claiming Potential Covid-19 Cure appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin A seventh Amazon employee dies of COVID-19 as the company refuses to say how many are sickChinese Firm Plans $1.3 Billion Purchase Of Texas Oil LandsPandemic "Predicted" in EU Publication Leaked White House data shows infections spiking more than 1,000% in rural areas that backed TrumpFDA SAYS TRUCKS USED TO STORE BODIES OF CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS CAN CARRY FOOD, EVEN IF BLOOD LEAKED INSIDE VEHICLESAircraft Carrier Fought the Virus For Weeks. Now It’s Back Aboard. Some of California's main universities not likely to return to campus this fallVice Media Cuts 155 Staffers i... more »

Israel seeks to restore ties with Turkey over common interests in Syria: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Israel is seeking to mend its strained ties with Turkey after a disruption in diplomatic activity, the Middle East Eye reported last week. According to the publication, shared interests in Syria and the eastern Mediterranean’s gas supplies may help restore diplomatic relations between the two nations. “What we are looking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS terrorists escape from prison in northeast Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Several Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) allegedly escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria on Sunday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. Citing local sources, SANA said that a number of ISIS terrorists escaped from the Al-Hawl Prison in the Al-Hasakah countryside, which is controlled by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US could suffer ‘capital losses’ in potential war with China

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The Times has quoted unnamed US defence sources as saying that the Pentagon may lose a sea war with China if one breaks out in the Indo-Pacific region amid the increasing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The sources referred to a spate of simulated Defence Department war games, including one focused on the year 2030, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia allegedly transports 6 Syrian jets to Iran after Israeli attack: media

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Earlier this month, the Israeli Air Force carried out a powerful attack on a Syrian military site that stored several aircraft, including six MiG-29 jets, in eastern Homs. The aircraft were badly damaged by the Israeli strikes, with new reports surfacing that they were transported from Syria to Iran for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The 58-year old diplomat was appointed to the country back in February, after serving as envoy to Ukraine. He didn’t meet the Israeli president right after his arrival, instead staying in a 14-day quarantine, as the COVID-19 pandemic was already raging across the globe. According to preliminary reports, Chinese Ambassador Du Wei was found dead […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi forces launch massive operation against ISIS

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Iraqi security forces announced on Sunday, the launch of the “Lions of the Jazeera” Operation to pursue the remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) across a large stretch of territory in western Iraq. “Under the supervision of the Joint Operations Command, this morning, Sunday, the operations of the Lions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran offers all defense capabilities to Iraq

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Iranian Minister of Defense, Amir Hatami, affirmed his country’s readiness to put all of its defense capabilities at the disposal of Iraq, stressing the importance of defense cooperation between the two countries in establishing security and stability in the region. In a phone call this week, Hatami congratulated his […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Rami Makhlouf releases new video about negotiations with Syrian gov’t

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, among the families of employees of his companies who were arrested by the security authorities, apologized, stressing that their detention will continue without taking legal measures against them. Makhlouf, in a new video posted on his Facebook page, renewed his warning of the collapse of his […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Palestinian politician reveals Netanyahu’s offer in exchange for Jordan Valley

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – A member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Central Committee of the Fatah movement, ‘Izzam Al-Ahmad, revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented the Palestinian leadership with “economic self-rule that does not amount to a state or a semi-state.” “The Israeli offer is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Another Turkish aircraft is shot down by Libyan Army forces near Tunisian border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Libyan army announced on Saturday that they shot down another Turkish aircraft in the vicinity of the strategic Al-Watiyah Airbase west of the capital, Tripoli, along the Tunisian border. The Libyan Army’s “Military Information Division” said, “The Libyan Arab Armed Forces air defense platforms targeted an Anka-S Turkish drone, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey rejects attempts to allow Kurdish groups to participate in Syrian peace process

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – Turkey announced its rejection of what it considered to be attempts by Russia and the United States to integrate the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) into the Syrian political track, stressing that it would prevent the establishment of a “terrorist corridor” on its borders. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Four Book Covers

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
I have been asked by Troy Camplin and Roger Bissell to post the cover of my favorite books with no explanation, but I must offer an explanation for my choice (I won’t talk about the books, only about the topic of this post). What is your favorite book changes with time—as you gather new knowledge, your understanding of mankind’s past and present is transformed, and that in turn forces you to revise your opinion of the books that you have read. My list of favorite books gets an overhaul every year, and there is no book that has made it into my list three years in a row. Though I am r... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*COVID-19 and the Future of Educational Freedom* It is an odd juxtaposition that at a time when families are isolated in their homes, lacking the freedom to go about the ordinary routines of life, many are experiencing greater educational freedom. As cities shelve compulsory attendance mandates, curriculum directives, and annual testing requirements, parents are catching a glimpse of education without forced schooling.1 They are leveraging a multitude of online learning resources and spotting the ways in which their child’s creativity and curiosity rebound when allowed to explore m... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*The Real Climate Science Deniers* Paul Driessen Fifty years ago, I helped organize Earth Day #1 programs on my college campus, calling attention to serious pollution problems that afflicted much of the USA. Over the ensuing decades, laws, regulations, and changed attitudes, practices and technologies reduced most of that pollution, often dramatically. I didn’t buy into the 1970 end-is-nigh, doom-and-gloom, billions-will-die hysteria that Ron Stein and Ron Bailey summarize, including the manmade global cooling crisis. I don’t buy it today, either – certainly not this year’s Earth... more »

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