Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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10 Things Every Lifter Should Be Able to Do

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 minutes ago
https://www.t-nation.com/training/10-things-every-lifter-should-be-able-to-do?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article4061

The Origin of Painless Surgery: The Beginnings of Anaesthesia

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 minutes ago
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/scientific-insights/origin-of-painless-surgery-beginnings-anaesthesia/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm%3A%3Afb%3A—-%3Arrssopenmind%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A20200615%3A%3Asitlnk

Emotional Quotient And Character Traits Successful Kids Need

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 minutes ago
https://www.smartparenting.com.ph/parenting/preschooler/emotional-quotient-for-kids-a00228-20190716-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-SP&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20200614-fbnp-parenting-emotional-quotient-for-kids-a00228-20190716-lfrm-fbold-hline

8 Ways To Strengthen A Parent-Child Relationship

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 minutes ago
https://www.momjunction.com/trending/ways-to-strengthen-a-parent-child-relationship_00454523/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=160620MJFBD

The Bigger Arms Workout: The 13 Best Exercises for Bulked-Up Arms

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 minutes ago
https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/the-13-best-exercises-for-bigger-arms-w449264/

Twitter Censorship Update

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 20 minutes ago
Over the past five days, I have 344 new Twitter followers, by my follower count is down seven. Twitter has accomplished this by removing followers at a slightly higher rate than I gain them. Twitter suspended the accounts of three … Continue reading →

Bolton Says Trump Asked China to Help Him Get Reelected

AP News at Snopes.com - 22 minutes ago
President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton.

Halifax releases police union’s collective agreement

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 23 minutes ago
Halifax created a new page on its website Wednesday morning, posting all of its contracts with public sector unions — including, for the first time, police. The addition follows two requests from the Halifax Examiner for the contract between the municipality and the Halifax Regional Police Association (HRPA), the union representing Halifax Regional Police officers and […]

President Trump Interview With Sean Hannity – Video

sundance at The Last Refuge - 25 minutes ago
President Donald Trump calls-in to the Sean Hannity television show to discuss current events including police reform, the coronavirus pandemic, and his re-election campaign.

Devin Nunes Discusses Big Tech Targeting of On-Line Conservative Content: “There is Not a More Important Issue Than This Issue”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 25 minutes ago
Representative Devin Nunes appears on FOX Business’ with Elizabeth MacDonald to discuss how conservative voices are being censored and targeted by the ideology of Big Tech, against the backdrop of latest examples of Google targeting websites.

The Silence of the Shepherds

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Shepherds surrendered the Church to the State By Lee Cary —— Bio and Archives—June 14, 2020 Collectively, they put up little-to-no resistance to the State-ordered closure of their sanctuaries. Technically, their congregations or denominations own the space, not them. They are merely the shepherds of those who sit in pews, entrusted with leadership over the … Continue reading The Silence of the Shepherds →

Virus-Immune Rioters Latest Coronavirus Con

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Will the masses ever see that given the tyranny now dominating our world, that their corrosive hatred of Donald Trump is a luxury we can’t afford? By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—June 16, 2020 Something the mainstream and social media hope you will never come to realize: Most everyone other than the street protesters … Continue reading Virus-Immune Rioters Latest Coronavirus Con →

United Nations Now Muscling In on U.S. Police Reform

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Meanwhile, for the sake of survival and American sovereignty: ‘Get the U.N. out of America and America out of the U.N’. By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—June 17, 2020 The New World Order ever-seeking United Nations is about to jump, four square, into the U.S. reformation of police force initiatives—politicizing them even further than … Continue reading United Nations Now Muscling In on U.S. Police Reform →

BLM Activist Who Said ‘White Racists’ Are ‘The Enemy’ Allegedly Murdered by Black Man in Tallahassee

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Chris Menahan June 17, 2020 Career criminal Aaron Glee Jr, 49, was arrested over the weekend by the Orlando Police Department on warrants out of Leon County in connection with the deaths of Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, and AARP volunteer Victoria Sims, 75. Salau was a BLM activist who recently told … Continue reading BLM Activist Who Said ‘White Racists’ Are ‘The Enemy’ Allegedly Murdered by Black Man in Tallahassee →

Abortion Murder Mills & CPS Gang Together To Intimidate Christian Pro-Life Women

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Tim Brown June 17, 2020 Back in February, Heather Hobbs joined us to give voice to a story that Planned Parenthood was extorting pregnant women by calling in CPS on women who had come to their clinics for free pregnancy tests who had children. When the women refused an abortion, Planned Parenthood called CPS on the women and their children … Continue reading Abortion Murder Mills & CPS Gang Together To Intimidate Christian Pro-Life Women →

ELITISTS GATHER IN SWISS TOWN TO FINALIZE OUR ENSLAVEMENT, “THE GREAT RESET,” & NWO

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Mac Slavo June 16, 2020 Make no mistake, this will be absolute tyranny on a global scale. The mainstream media is silent as the elitists who want power over every human on Earth plan to meet in a Swiss town to discuss “the Great Reset,” a push to a one-world currency – one in … Continue reading ELITISTS GATHER IN SWISS TOWN TO FINALIZE OUR ENSLAVEMENT, “THE GREAT RESET,” & NWO →

Herschel Walker Suggests Airlines Fly ‘Defund the Police’ Activists to Countries with No Police

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Warner Todd Huston 17 Jun 2020 Ex-NFL great Herschel Walker has an intriguing suggestion for those supporting the left’s new campaign of defunding the nation’s police forces. “I have an idea… For all these people who don’t want any police, I’d love to meet with American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest and make a deal to … Continue reading Herschel Walker Suggests Airlines Fly ‘Defund the Police’ Activists to Countries with No Police →

Is The ‘Second Wave’ Another Coronavirus Hoax? — Iowa Climate Science Education

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 35 minutes ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: “This is a disease that 99.9 percent of the people who are infected with survive! But 40 million people out of work and the thousands of lives that will end due to the shutdown are never mentioned.” “There is something else going on here and it is…

Coping with the economic fallout of COVID-19 in upland Java

Lisa Woodward at New Mandala - 38 minutes ago
Some rural villages have escaped the virus so far, but downturns in tourism and market demand for produce may yet exacerbate already challenging economic conditions. The post Coping with the economic fallout of COVID-19 in upland Java appeared first on New Mandala.

New rocket attack targets US embassy area in Baghdad

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 42 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 A.M.) – A number of rockets were fired towards the U.S. embassy in Baghdad this morning, resulting in an two explosions near the diplomatic mission. According to early reports, at least two rockets landed inside the Green Zone, but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for this latest attack. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

McGuire versus Koch feud deepens after Power prison bars referred to AFL legal team

Camron Slessor at Just In - 58 minutes ago
Port Adelaide's "prison bar" guernsey battle intensifies, with Collingwood president Eddie McGuire saying he has referred the matter to the AFL's legal department after the Power's latest move.

Heavy police presence to remain in Melbourne's west to stop revenge attacks over teen's stabbing death

Just In - 58 minutes ago
Police are becoming increasingly concerned about knife crime among young people in Melbourne as officers desperately engage with schools and teenagers in the city's west to stop an escalation of violence after 15-year-old Solomone Taufeulungaki was stabbed to death.

About 2.3 million people lost jobs or hours in April and May but 'it wasn't all doom and gloom'

Michael Janda at Just In - 58 minutes ago
Australia's unemployment rate jumped to 7.1 per cent in May from 6.4 per cent in April, with the Bureau of Statistics estimating a further 227,700 jobs were lost last month.

Peter Dutton calls on Queensland LNP president to resign immediately

Allyson Horn at Just In - 58 minutes ago
Queensland's most senior Liberal National Party politician, Peter Dutton, calls on the party president, David Hutchinson, to resign immediately.

According To Former National Security Adviser John Bolton President Trump Supports Chinese Concentration Camps, Wants Chinese President Xi To Help With His Reelection, And Supports The Execution Of Journalists

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 59 minutes ago
*New York Times: **Bolton Says House Should Have Investigated Trump for Impeachable Actions Beyond Ukraine * John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, says in his new book that the House in its impeachment inquiry should have investigated President Trump not just for pressuring Ukraine to incriminate his domestic foes but for a variety of instances when he sought to intervene in law enforcement matters for political reasons. Mr. Bolton describes several episodes where the president expressed willingness to halt criminal investigations “to, in effect, give personal f... more »

Niagara Falls doesn’t have the critical mass to become a successful year-round destination

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 1 hour ago
The city’s lack of public assembly facilities, cultural attractions, and weather-protected family destinations (such as indoor waterparks, museums, and other amenities) has been preventing its emergence as a year-round destination. Every year, during the City’s short 90 day summer season,

Is The ‘Second Wave’ Another Coronavirus Hoax?

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 hour ago
“This is a disease that 99.9 percent of the people who are infected with survive! But 40 million people out of work and the thousands of lives that will end due to the shutdown are never mentioned.” “There is something else going on here and it is in no way related to public health.” – ... Read more Is The ‘Second Wave’ Another Coronavirus Hoax? The post Is The ‘Second Wave’ Another Coronavirus Hoax? appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Meet The USS Wasp: America's 'Leftover' Carrier That Was A Total Disaster

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Wasp was not a terrible aircraft carrier, but she had enough shortcomings to succumb to battle damage in September 1942 *Here's What You Need To Remember: * Although the Navy had judged her as having excellent firefight capabilities, these came up short during an actual attack. The ship was ultimately done in by out of control fires that the crew was unable to control. A *wartime report* prepared by the Navy blamed *Wasp*’s poor firefighting efforts on a combination of poor water pressure, damage to existing fire fighting facilities, other fire fighti... more »

South Korea Sends Tanks and Troops to DMZ

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC123B357540&share=true] Seoul is being cautious while not taking changes given North Korea's recent threats. In response to North Korea blowing up an inter-Korean liaison building on Tuesday, South Korea’s military deployed tanks and other heavy equipped to the border and warned they would “strongly respond” if necessary. Since the beginning of June, North Korea has made a number of provocative threats including severing all contact with South Korea, and now South Kore... more »

Jerry Nadler / Lawfare Planning to Impeach AG Bill Barr?…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
In 2018/2019 the roadmap to impeach President Trump was clear; many denied its visibility until it was almost too late. In the past week several moves within DC present a roadmap to impeach AG Bill Barr. Could this be the … Continue reading →

Has The Atlanta Police Force Walked Off The Job?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Earlier suggestions that multiple officers from each zone had walked off the job were inaccurate. The department is experiencing a higher than usual number of call outs with the incoming shift. We have enough resources to maintain operations & remain able to respond to incidents. — Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) June 18, 2020 *FOX News*: *Atlanta police see 'higher than usual number of call outs' after charges announced against officers* Atlanta police disputed claims that a large number of officers had walked off the job Wednesday after prosecutors announced charges ... more »

Brandt recalls sausage after government tests for Listeria monocytogenes

News Desk at Food Safety News - 1 hour ago
G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. is recalling “Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage” from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check to see if they have the recalled products in their homes. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased, according to a recall notice posted... Continue Reading

North Korea Vows To Send Troops Into Border Cooperation Zones

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CBS: **North Korea threatens to send troops into the demilitarized zone* The Kim Jong Un regime is threatening to send troops into the demilitarized zone that separates North Korea and South Korea after demolishing the building that served as a diplomatic mission between the rivals. Over the past week, Pyongyang has vented fury about North Korean defectors living in the South who have been flying anti-government leaflets back over the border. The de-facto embassy building was officially known as the Inter-Korean Liaison Office. It was only established in 2018, standing just north... more »

Beijing Raises Emergency Level For Coronavirus Outbreak

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
The Guardian: *Beijing coronavirus outbreak: city raises emergency level and grounds hundreds of flights* All movement in and out will be strictly controlled as dozens more test positive in new flare-up China’s capital has raised its emergency level as dozens of new coronavirus cases emerged and residents were barred from any “unessential” travel outside Beijing following a new outbreak of the virus that is yet to be brought under control. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, schools suspended and all residential compounds ordered to reinstate strict screening after authorities ra... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 17, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty, The Guardian:* *Explainer: what is the deadly India-China border dispute about?* At least 20 soldiers have died in fighting along the disputed Himalayan border, the first fatal clash between the nations since 1975 *What has happened?* At least 20 people have died in clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the disputed Himalayan border running along the Ladakh area of Kashmir. It is the first fatal clash since 1975 and the most serious since 1967. Fighting broke out on Monday evening when an Indian patrol came across Chinese forces on a na... more »

World News Briefs -- June 17, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations Security Council meets about the situation in Syria at United Nations Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo *Reuters*: *Mexico, India, Ireland, Norway elected to U.N. Security Council, one seat still open* UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, but the 193 U.N. member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant seat after there was no clear winner. ... more »

America's Joint-Service F-111 Aardvark Stood Ready For Nuclear Strikes

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* The strike bomber role meant that it needed to go very low and fast to penetrate enemy air defenses. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While shorter ranged aircraft are far cheaper to maintain and use, the F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. That medium allowed it to serve admirably during the Cold War, and the design should not be discounted as a weird compromise. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. It served in practicall... more »

Is the Library Hopelessly Obsolete? Not So Fast.

Ksenya Kiebuzinski at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Ksenya Kiebuzinski* *Culture, * Despite an increasinly online-only world, libraries can still reveal the lives of the people who once owned the books within them In Simon Weckert’s *Google Maps Hacks*, a performance art work, a man pulls a little red wagon filled with 99 cell phones through Berlin. Drawing on the nostalgia of the Radio Flyer wagons and globes of my childhood, the piece seeks to disrupt Google Maps and to make a point about aggregated data by causing a virtual traffic jam. I remember conveying stuffed animals and favourite books around the block in my toy wagon, ... more »

Trump's Executive Order on the Police Should Be Celebrated

John G. Malcolm at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*John G. Malcolm* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order on police reform during a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis] These measured but meaningful proposals are an excellent start and should receive broad bipartisan support in Congress and widespread adoption by law enforcement agencies. Since the tragic and inexcusable killing May 25 of George Floyd, Americans have called for police reform. Some proposed “reforms”—such as demands to defund or dismantle pol... more »

Why Can't America Let South Korea Defend Itself?

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Asia* The current spike in inter-Korean tensions is an example of a quarrel that could embroil the United States in an armed conflict that would have little to do with issues crucial to America. It’s time for Washington to begin disengaging from its increasingly obsolete commitment to the ROK’s defense. Tensions between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are escalating at an alarming rate. First, North Korea severed all communication lines between the two Korean states on June 8. Now, the DPR... more »

Southern California Gym Reopens With Assigned Workout Pods for Clients to Exercise Inside

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 2 hours ago
The coronavirus situation has created a “new normal” that many people are still getting used to, and never want to have to get used if they can at all help it. Changes to society include stores and restaurants revamping their entire dining rooms and adding signage for social distancing, the CDC releasing new guidelines for how schools can “safely reopen” this fall including mask-wearing for all children over the age of 2, and even the growing use of sophisticated AI cameras that track employees’ every move within the workplace. Recently, yet another surprising change took place... more »

Billion-dollar class action will allege households were ripped off by Queensland's power generators

Ashleigh Stevenson at Just In - 2 hours ago
A class action is set to be launched against Stanwell Corporation and CS Energy, alleging they engaged in bidding games to artificially create scarcity of supply and spike energy prices.

Oxford University college calls for removal of racist, divisive Rhodes Scholarship founder Cecil Rhodes

Just In - 2 hours ago
A five-year-long campaign to remove statues of mining executive, coloniser and African oppressor Cecil Rhodes finally gets traction in a British University.

If you were hoping for a COVID-19 used car bargain you may have already missed the boat

Gareth Hutchens at Just In - 2 hours ago
Used car prices plunged in March and April amid the coronavirus shutdowns and panic, but prices rebounded strongly in May, almost back to pre-pandemic levels.

'Disgusting discrimination': Dylan Alcott angry after US Open drops wheelchair tennis for 2020

Just In - 2 hours ago
Australia's Dylan Alcott is furious that tennis organisers have taken away his choice of whether to compete at the US Open, with all wheelchair tennis events off the schedule.

When Daniel Morcombe went missing, the local newspaper rallied community support. Now it's being cut

Tracy Bowden And Alex McDonald at Just In - 2 hours ago
Country and regional newspapers were once vital sources of information, but mass closures have left communities feeling they are without a local voice.

My worm farm isn't working properly. What am I doing wrong?

Anna Salleh at Just In - 2 hours ago
Does your worm farm smell, or are you worms rushing to escape it? We clear up some misconceptions to help you make the most of your worm farm.

'This is far from over': Victoria records 18 new coronavirus cases, including third protester

Just In - 2 hours ago
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state will press on with its plans to ease restrictions, despite an apparent increase in community transmission of COVID-19, which he says is a reminder that the danger of the pandemic has not passed.

Kobe Bryant helicopter pilot thought he was climbing instead of descending

Just In - 2 hours ago
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed, killing NBA legend Kobe Bryant, thought he was climbing out of low clouds before becoming disoriented and descending, investigators say.

Tequila in the tropics: How an alternative crop is taking root

Melanie Groves at Just In - 2 hours ago
Agave is sually planted to make tequila, but an agronomist says the possibilities are endless for the high-sugar desert plant.

Warning against 'studying for studying's sake' as students choose more debt over looking for work

Evelyn Manfield at Just In - 2 hours ago
Universities across Western Australia record a spike in postgraduate applications as students stare down a dwindling job market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

What we can learn from this former refugee who became an award-winning researcher

Matt Bamford at Just In - 2 hours ago
When Alfred Mupenzi first arrived in Australia, everything was foreign, from the language to the food. Now he's reached the pinnacle of academia — and made some fascinating discoveries along the way.

Dow Jones, ASX falls but Nasdaq rises on mixed news about coronavirus fallout

Sue Lannin at Just In - 2 hours ago
The Australian share market has lost nearly 1 per cent of its value in the first hour of trade after a mixed night on Wall Street and a fall in oil and iron ore prices as investors worry about rising coronavirus cases in the US and China.

Labor MP's 'unacceptable' messages about colleagues leaked to media

Stephen Dziedzic at Just In - 2 hours ago
The ALP plunges into fresh turmoil after explosive texts from a Labor MP connected with former powerbroker Adem Somyurek are leaked to the media.

Trapped for hours between two boulders, Walter had said his goodbyes. Then Jeff appeared

John Dobson And Tyne Logan at Just In - 2 hours ago
An elderly West Australian fisherman spends hours with his leg wedged in rocks on the state's rugged south coast, "screaming for help" but growing tired, when a four-wheel-driving saviour arrives.

That '70s Show actor charged with raping three women, after lengthy investigation

Just In - 2 hours ago
That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors say.

Trump asked China President for help to win re-election, former adviser claims

Just In - 2 hours ago
In his new book, former security adviser John Bolton alleges the US President "pleaded" with his Chinese counterpart for increased purchases of soybeans and wheat to improve his chances of a second term.

Qantas cancels overseas flights until late-October, highlighting airlines' struggle for survival

Andrew Robertson at Just In - 2 hours ago
Qantas is cancelling all its overseas flights up to late-October, after the Federal Tourism Minister says international travel to and from Australia is unlikely until at least next year. For airlines, survival is now the name of the game.

John Bolton’s Dossier is Bananas – He’s Feeding Rabid Media Spider Monkeys…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Apparently excerpts from former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s dossier have been released to the media. The Bolton dossier makes some of the most outlandish claims imaginable; and only the most incredibly silly media would ever believe them. So yeah, … Continue reading →

North Carolina ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Aimed At Suppressing Whistleblowers Struck Down By Federal Court

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 2 hours ago
A federal court declared an "ag-gag" law in North Carolina unconstitutional and barred the state government from enforcing key parts of the law against journalists or whistleblowers. The post North Carolina ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Aimed At Suppressing Whistleblowers Struck Down By Federal Court appeared first on Shadowproof.

NYPD Says Officers Were Not Poisoned at Shake Shack

AP News at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
Several of the city’s police unions had pounced on the incident as an example of an anti-police attack, initially claiming the officers were intentionally poisoned.

Dr. Theresa Deisher on the use of Aborted Fetal Tissue in Vaccines: Babies are Born at 5-6 Months Old Alive with Beating Hearts and No Anesthesia

AdminM at Health Impact News - 3 hours ago
This is a very important interview between Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dr. Theresa Deisher regarding the use of human fetal tissue to culture viruses for vaccines, because Dr. Deisher reveals that human DNA fragments are found in vaccines. Most of the COVID vaccines being developed are using human fetal tissue to culture the coronavirus. One of the more interesting questions Mr. Kennedy asked Dr. Deisher was why the manufacturers of vaccines switched from exclusively using animal tissue to culture viruses for vaccines, to start using aborted fetal tissue some years back. Dr. Deisher... more »

Severe hailstorm causes flooding and major traffic disruption in northern Greece

An unseasonal hailstorm battered the region of Drama in northern Greece on Tuesday night, June 16, 2020, resulting in floods and major disruption to traffic. The storm was particularly severe, dumping ice pellets that accumulated in some places about 30 to 40 cm (12...... Read more »

Dead white men get their say in court as Virginia tries to remove Robert E. Lee statues

Allison Anna Tait, Professor of Law, University of Richmond at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land as long as it would 'faithfully guard' the Robert E. Lee statue erected there.

"Riots, Injustice & Living In 'The Long Emergency'"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Riots, Injustice & Living In 'The Long Emergency'"* by Chris Martenson "That's been a key warning we at Peak Prosperity have been delivering for over a decade regarding the over-indebted global economy, society's addiction to depleting fossil fuels, and accelerating ecological destruction. The coronavirus pandemic has placed such intense and unexpected strain on this unstable house of cards that its odds of toppling sooner have increased substantially. Few people understand this better - from the historic job destruction impacting tens of millions to the social anger starting to ... more »

COVID-19 cases and deaths climb in various states, but good news may be coming

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 3 hours ago
We have long learned to deem any information coming from the US president as NOT factual. We will have fewer surprises that way. We have also learned the vice president is not too believable either. Both people tell us how … Continue reading →

Assessing the Government’s Lawsuit Against John Bolton

jgoldsmith at Lawfare - 3 hours ago
John Bolton speaks at a conference in 2015. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore, https://flic.kr/p/r8eSLE; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) The U.S. government filed a civil suit on June 17 against former National Security Advisor John Bolton. It primarily seeks (i) an injunction against the planned June 23 publication of Bolton’s book, “The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir”; and (ii) a “constructive trust” that would give the United States the right to all of Bolton’s profits from the book. The case has been assigned to Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S.... more »

COVID-19 Aid Restrictions Rule Won’t Apply to California Community Colleges

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
California’s community colleges don’t have to abide by a Department of Education rule that prevents many college students from receiving emergency federal COVID-19 grants, ruled a federal judge in California on Wednesday. The decision means those emergency grants can now reach a much wider group of students at California’s community colleges, including undocumented students. This […]

Netflix CEO Donates $120 Million to Historically Black Colleges

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced they are giving $120 million to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will each receive $40 million from Hastings and Quillin. Morehouse said this is the largest single donation in its […]

Chicago State Offers Free Tuition Plan for Some Incoming Freshmen This Fall

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Chicago State University said it is offering a free tuition plan for some incoming freshmen this coming fall. The plan is part of a broader initiative to close Chicago’s Black and Latinx education and wealth gap. Under the free tuition plan, admitted incoming freshmen who successfully complete a five-week summer program at the university’s new […]

Professor Who Posted ‘Abhorrent’ Tweets Withdraws His Resignation

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Scott Senjo, a Weber State University professor who resigned after posting “abhorrent” tweets about anti-racism protestors, now wants his job back. Weber State confirmed to local media that Senjo withdrew his resignation in accordance with university policy that gives tenured professors five business days to change their mind. The university added that he remains on […]

Every Vaccinated Child Is Imprinted With The Genetic Code For Cancer

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Scientist Mike Adams Revealed That The Genetic Code For Cancer Is Used In The Manufacture Of Vaccines. They Are Injecting You With The Entire DNA Sequence Of A Human Being. https://youtu.be/HYWIhC2dPmw

Headlines and Updates for June 17, 2020: New Q & Surviving Trial By Fire & Over-Writing Human Programming [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Starship Earth: The Big Picture June 17, 2020 There’s plenty of good news to offset the bad, but it clearly is the very hot spring/summer that QAnon promised. Tempers are flaring, violence is exploding, the landscape of American society is under attack, and the People are rallying to protect and save their nations globally. See … Continue reading Headlines and Updates for June 17, 2020: New Q & Surviving Trial By Fire & Over-Writing Human Programming [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →

The Globalist Satanic Cult Is Engaged In A War Against The Entirety Of Humanity

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: https://youtu.be/tsUwMwZawvA

Refuse To Comply With The Insane Hoax Pandemic Rules That Are Destroying Our Lives And The Global Economy — Truth To Power

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: BLM Is A Political Party for A Globalist System to Destroy The World Mass Civil Disobedience Against The Insane Hoax Pandemic Rules Must Be Deployed! The Armies Of Evil And Darkness Are Marching All Over the World. George Soros Paid Terrorists Groups,(Black Lives Matter) Are Burning Down…

Banking Collapse Announces the Beginning of The Golden Age

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://youtu.be/aH24pdOIfGo

Ready For Round 2 Of Lockdowns? CDC Liar-In-Chief Anthony Fauci Just Told Major League Baseball Not To Schedule Any Games After September

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
In the United States, deaths from the coronavirus are projected to rise steadily in July and August, then sharply through September, according to projections Monday from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The best he can do, Fauci said, is to say that October Major League Baseball is probably not the best of ideas this … Continue reading Ready For Round 2 Of Lockdowns? CDC Liar-In-Chief Anthony Fauci Just Told Major League Baseball Not To Schedule Any Games After September →

AG Barr Orders Executions of Four Inmates Accused Of Child Rape & Child Murder

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
June 16, 2020 Sean Adl-Tabatabai US Attorney General Bill Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions for four inmates, including two pedophiles, convicted of murdering children. In July of 2019, AG Barr directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to revise the Federal Execution Protocol to provide for the use of a … Continue reading AG Barr Orders Executions of Four Inmates Accused Of Child Rape & Child Murder →

International community rejects Canada’s bid for a seat on Security Council

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
Yves Engler June 17, 2020 · 16:48 The international community’s rejection of Canada’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council isn’t a surprise. In the below introduction to my recently published House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy I detail how Liberal foreign policy has largely mimicked Stephen Harper’s who lost … Continue reading International community rejects Canada’s bid for a seat on Security Council →

BREAKING: Trudeau Humiliated As Liberals LOSE Bid For UN Seat

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 3 hours ago
NewsSpencerFernandoJune 17, 2020 Trudeau wasted our tax dollars and threw our values under the bus. He still lost. A pathetic disgrace. The Trudeau Liberals have lost their bid for a UN Security Council Seat. Canada won 108 votes, far behind Norway at 128 and Ireland at 130. It’s a humiliation for Trudeau, who wasted hundreds … Continue reading BREAKING: Trudeau Humiliated As Liberals LOSE Bid For UN Seat →

Dr. Theresa Deisher on the use of Aborted Fetal Tissue in Vaccines: Babies are Born at 5-6 Months Old Alive with Beating Hearts and No Anesthesia

AdminM at Medical Kidnap - 3 hours ago
This is a very important interview between Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dr. Theresa Deisher regarding the use of human fetal tissue to culture viruses for vaccines, because Dr. Deisher reveals that human DNA fragments are found in vaccines. Most of the COVID vaccines being developed are using human fetal tissue to culture the coronavirus. One of the more interesting questions Mr. Kennedy asked Dr. Deisher was why the manufacturers of vaccines switched from exclusively using animal tissue to culture viruses for vaccines, to start using aborted fetal tissue some years back. Dr. Deisher... more »

How Many Books Will Trump Try To Censor Before The Election?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Trump isn't suing [*UPDATE:* oops!] his niece and isn't that worried about the harrowing and salacious book, *Too Much and Never Enough*, that's being released next month (July 28). (Pre-sales drove it into the best seller list already.) But he-- or at least Barr on his behalf-- *is* suing his former national security advisor, John Bolton, to prevent the release of his memoir, *The Room Where It Happened*. It's not salacious but from what I'm hearing it is absolutely devastating. Martha Raddatz taped an interview with Bolton for ABC News this Sunday. It's supposed to be top sec... more »

Elsevier journal to retract 2012 paper widely derided as racist

Leto Sapunar at Retraction Watch - 4 hours ago
An article claiming that skin pigmentation is related to aggression and sexuality in humans will be retracted, Elsevier announced today. The study, “Do pigmentation and the melanocortin system modulate aggression and sexuality in humans as they do in other animals?” was published online in Personality and Individual Differences, an Elsevier journal, on March 15, 2012. … Continue reading Elsevier journal to retract 2012 paper widely derided as racist

SOHO discovers its 4 000th comet

A citizen scientist from Europe discovered SOHO's 4 000th comet in the spacecraft's 25-year history. SOHO -- Solar and Heliospheric Observatory -- jointly operated by NASA and ESA since 1995. The comet was discovered on June 15, 2020, and is currently...... Read more »

Leader of Major Evangelical Church Urges Armed Forces to Intervene Against Supreme Court

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pastor Silas Malafaia used social media on Tuesday afternoon to criticize Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes, classifying him as "dictator and tyrant," and to call for the intervention of the Armed Forces in the STF . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Leader of Major Evangelical Church Urges Armed Forces to Intervene Against Supreme Court appeared first on The Rio Times.

Between the Virus, Hunger, and Bullets: The Daily Chess Game Against Covid-19 in Favelas

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
By Tatiana Lima, translated by Carolyn Oliveira RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On June 15, the state of Rio de Janeiro exceeded 80,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and nearly 8,000 deaths, according to the State Health Secretariat. 5,090 of these deaths occurred within the state’s capital city, Rio de Janeiro. Due to widespread underreporting of the […] The post Between the Virus, Hunger, and Bullets: The Daily Chess Game Against Covid-19 in Favelas appeared first on The Rio Times.

WHO: Covid-19 Could Surge Again in Brazil, Time is of Caution

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization's (WHO) Executive Director, Michael Ryan, was asked at a press conference on Wednesday, June 17th, whether the Covid-19 pandemic may have stabilized in Brazil. According to him, the picture "is still very severe" in the country. "The increase in the number of cases is definitely not […] The post WHO: Covid-19 Could Surge Again in Brazil, Time is of Caution appeared first on The Rio Times.

Belo Horizonte Sees Covid-19 Cases Explode As Trade Reopens

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Specific Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed occupancy for the treatment of Covid-19 has more than doubled in the hospital network of the Single Health System (SUS) in Belo Horizonte since the reopening of the city's trade on May 25th. According to city hall data, the use of beds reserved for […] The post Belo Horizonte Sees Covid-19 Cases Explode As Trade Reopens appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Company Develops Tissue Capable of Eliminating Coronavirus on Contact

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Researchers from Nanox, a company from São Paulo, sponsored by the Fapesp Innovative Research in Small Businesses Program (PIPE), developed a tissue with silver microparticles on its surface that proved to be capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In laboratory tests, the material was able to eliminate 99.9 percent of […] The post São Paulo Company Develops Tissue Capable of Eliminating Coronavirus on Contact appeared first on The Rio Times.

Supreme Court Gets Six Votes to Pursue Fake News Inquiry

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a hearing started yesterday morning, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) reached a six vote majority in favor of continuing the fake news inquiry, which is investigating the spread of false news and threats to members of the Court. To date, no justice has voted against . . . To […] The post Supreme Court Gets Six Votes to Pursue Fake News Inquiry appeared first on The Rio Times.

Distrust, Fear, and Death: COVID-19 Overwhelms Amazonian Bolivia

Milan Sime Martinic at The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It started off so innocently – people safely secure in their homes. Bolivia had just undergone a revolution that kept people from moving beyond their immediate neighborhoods for 21 days. How different could this be? Three months into the coronavirus quarantine, life is dystopian—horrifying, raw, wretched. Even the rich and […] The post Distrust, Fear, and Death: COVID-19 Overwhelms Amazonian Bolivia appeared first on The Rio Times.

Americans Gave a Near-Record $450 Billion to Charity in 2019

Anna Pruitt at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Anna Pruitt* *Society, Americas* The role of U.S. foundations has kept up gradual growth. As one of the lead researchers of the Giving USA report, I study how U.S. philanthropy changes each year in response to the economy and other factors. Americans gave US$450 billion to charity in 2019, about $1 billion less than a record high in 2017, after adjusting for inflation. Thanks in large part to strong economic conditions in 2019, our team found total giving rose 2.4%. Giving dipped slightly in 2018, but taken together, the past three years have been the three highest years on rec... more »

More than 40 tons of beef recalled because of re-inspection problem

News Desk at Food Safety News - 4 hours ago
More than 83,000 pounds of raw beef products from a Nicaraguan company are under recall be a Texas company because they were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States. La Bodega Meat LLC, a Farmers Branch, based in Texas listed a dozen cuts of beef that are implicated in the recall, according to... Continue Reading

Vietnamese Commandos Once Sent A U.S. Escort Carrier To The Ocean Floor

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Sneak attacks can do a lot of damage. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The aftermath of the attack on the Card rallied American rescue and salvage crews to deal with a severe crisis. The American brass and Pres. Lyndon Johnson wanted to keep the results of the attack as quiet as possible. It was shortly after midnight when two Viet Cong commandos emerged from a sewer tunnel that emptied into Saigon Port, each man carrying nearly 90 pounds of high explosives and the components needed to make two time bombs. Their target was the largest American ... more »

U.S. Diplomat: Stop “Dreaming” About Normal Relations With Assad

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2WDF9OI0KU&share=true] New sanctions promise to “foreclose any potential economic benefit from a so-called military victory.” U.S. special envoy Joel Rayburn said that it is a “fantasy” that the United States will “walk back from holding the Assad regime accountable” as new U.S. sanctions hit the Syrian economy. The State Department has issued its first round of economic sanctions on Wednesday under the Caesar Civilian Protection Act, which aims to hold Syri... more »

It’s A Political Trap – Outgoing Atlanta DA Sets-Up Successor For Problems – Charges Police Officer With 11 Counts Including Felony Murder in Shooting Death of Rayshard Brooks…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Paul Howard Jr., held a press conference earlier this afternoon to announce eleven charges against police officer Garrett Wolfe for the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. The shooting took place at a local Atlanta Wendy’s. … Continue reading →

“Body parts still in the automobile” of mass murder victim when RCMP released the car to the victim’s family, claims lawsuit

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 4 hours ago
A newly proposed class action lawsuit names the RCMP and the Attorneys General of Canada and Nova Scotia for alleged improprieties during and after the mass murder spree of April 18/19. One of the representatives of the class action is Tyler Edison Blair, the son of Greg Blair and the stepson of Jamie Blair, both […]

Did George Floyd Protesters Deface the Statue of an Abolitionist?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Matthias Baldwin was an outspoken critic of slavery decades before the onset of the U.S. Civil War.

The Daily Brief 2020-06-16

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
This is a summary of 14 AMN articles on the following subjects: China, India, Taiwan, Iran, Libya, Turkey, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Russia, Iraq, IRGC, North_Korea, Idlib, Syria, US, Venezuela. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Iran, North-Africa, Middleeast, Palestine, Iraq, Syria Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

NSHA working on fix for swamped blood collection appointment line

Yvette d'Entremont at Halifax Examiner - 4 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The Nova Scotia Health Authority says it’s aware of — and working on a solution for — the overwhelmed blood collection appointment line in the Halifax area. Frustrated patients in the NSHA’s Central Zone (which includes Halifax) are reporting the need to make repeated […]

Is Gene Therapy the Future for Treatment of #Hemophilia?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
https://patientworthy.com/2020/06/15/gene-therapy-future-treatment-hemophilia/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Patient%20Worthy&utm_content=Is%20Gene%20Therapy%20the%20Future%20for%20Treatment%20of%20Hemophilia%3F

Reach Exceeding Grasp

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 4 hours ago
*Even employing the finest minds, the administration of such meager sensory input is ever going to provide an incomplete and misleading estimation of "reality."* Reach Exceeding Grasp (and a Good Thing, Too!) *by Alfred Lehmberg* We'd only ever aspire to "reality," actually. ...Really fret about it, our reach far exceeding our meager grasp, farther and more meager as we go! We insist, ironically though, to get lost to any thinking on a "destination" and so miss even important parts on the "journey." ...Miss them or confuse them with something else... Ironic when no one really know... more »

Gregory Mannarino, "SITUATION HYPER-CRITICAL: 'We The People' Must Put A Stop To This!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"SITUATION HYPER-CRITICAL: * *'We The People' Must Put A Stop To This!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The fact is that the average mans love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth." - H. L. Mencken

As American Politicians Surrender to BLM, France Says “No!” to Statue Killers

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: as-american-pols-surrender-to-blm-france-says-no-to-statue-killers] When two NYC employees were recently confronted for using an American Flag to mop a dirty bathroom — hours before Flag Day — one responded, “It’s just a symbol.” But the employees’ attitude is no surprise. They were just following the example of pseudo-elites, politicians, and others, who either cower before terrorist group Black Lives Matter as our culture is further destroyed — or actually facilitate that destruction. In an ironic twist, though, the cowardly among us are getting “a lesson in courage” from ... more »

Carbon dioxide alone does not control global average temperature

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 5 hours ago
Lindzen, R.S. An oversimplified picture of the climate behavior based on a single process can lead to distorted conclusions. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 135, 462 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00471-z The nature of the climate system is reviewed. We then review the history … Continue reading →

Will American Christians Help Usher in the New World Order, or Resist It?

Admin at Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
To answer the question posed in the title of this article: Will American Christians help usher in the New World Order, or resist it? - the most obvious answer based on recent history, is that there is no reason to believe that the Christian Church in America will resist it, but probably help usher it in. I addressed some of the reasons why in a past article: "Another COVID Small Business Casualty: The American Christian Church." Very few churches defied the lock down orders that were put in place earlier this year over the Coronavirus Plandemic. There were a few exceptions, and one... more »

Science Fiction, news, views, blues... and amuses...

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 5 hours ago
*Here's a Sci Fi roundup to offer a breather from Earthly troubles.* For starters... We’re watching the excellent Amazon Prime show COUNTERPART. Two parallel worlds divided in 1982. They remained similar til one of them lost half a billion people to a flu that they blamed on the other world. Some creepily prescient scenes re masks and distancing and paranoia. Truly excellent actors and scripting. And yes, pandemics have been common in science fiction. From PLAGUE YEAR about a nanomachine apocalypse (by the late Jeff Carlson: very worthwhile) all the way back to Mary Shelley's THE L... more »

Why Did Canda Lose A High-Profile Bid For A United Nations Security Council Seat?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*CBC: **Canada loses its bid for seat on UN Security Council* Norway and Ireland win two-year temporary seats on powerful security body Despite an intense and costly diplomatic push, Canada has lost its bid for a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council. Norway and Ireland won the two available temporary seats, with 130 and 128 votes respectively. Canada won 108 votes, falling 20 short of the 128 needed to win a spot at the table. It's a heavy blow for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and other high-level officials who ... more »

"Infrastructure to the Rescue!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Infrastructure to the Rescue!"* by Brian Maher "You are broke. You are reduced to buying on credit. What, then, is the solution? If you are the federal government, the answer is simple. The answer is plain. And the answer is predictable: To lift your credit card from your wallet… and buy additional goods on credit. That is, to spend even more money - money you do not in fact possess. That is, to sink deeper into the black pits of debt. But that argument is quaint, say the spenders. It is obsolete. *More Debt Is More Wealth: *Keep your shovel busy, they advise. The hole you dig i... more »

Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony, Volkswagen et alia WILL HIRE YOU in their forced labor factories in China!!

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
3-1-20 * The* Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority*1* citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen. This report estimates that more than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred out of Xinjiang to work in factories across Chi... more »

Social Movement Through Social Media

KATHMANDU, Jun 17 (IPS) - Last week, Kathmandu erupted with protests organised collectively through the social web by Nepal's urban young fed up with the shenanigans of the country's septuagenarian rulers. Read the full story, “Social Movement Through Social Media”, on globalissues.org →

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Wait For Me”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
2002, “Wait For Me”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“This colorful skyscape features the dusty, reddish glow of Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. About 2,400 light-years away, the scene lies along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus. *Click image for larger size.* Astronomical explorations of the region reveal that it has formed at the boundary of the massive Cepheus B molecular cloud and the hot, young, blue stars of the Cepheus OB 3 association. The bright rim of ionized hydrogen gas is energized by the radiation from the hot stars, dominated by the bright... more »

Hawk-Eye apologises after goal blunder in Premier League's return game

Just In - 5 hours ago
Red faces for Premier League officials as the much-vaunted goal-line technology misses a clear goal for Sheffield United in the first match of the competition after 100 days of coronavirus lockdown.

Live: NSW Now: Man charged with burning down south-west Sydney council chambers

Just In - 5 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING:* A man will face court over his alleged involvement over a fire that destroyed Liverpool Council Chambers in 2010, while a survey of domestic violence workers finds a significant spike of family violence as coronavirus lockdowns ease.

Big dinosaur footprints found in coalmine belonged to Australia's 'badass' meat eater

Peter Gunders at Just In - 5 hours ago
The discovery of 80cm footprints from the Jurassic period in a Queensland mine puts Australia in the "big league" when it comes to discovering evidence of dinosaurs, says palaeontologist Anthony Romilio.

'Careful of your boobs': The growing injury problem in women's contact sport

Justin Huntsdale at Just In - 5 hours ago
As participation in women's Aussie Rules, rugby league and rugby union continues to grow, so do concerns about a lack of education and appropriate chest protection for players.

More than 60 giant centipedes found inside fox's stomach

Gary-Jon Lysaght at Just In - 5 hours ago
A fox dissection in outback South Australia reveals 63 giant centipedes, two geckos and a native mammal — all of which are believed to have been consumed in a single night.

Brothel client with disabilities left naked and locked in room as staff demanded more cash

Michael Inman at Just In - 5 hours ago
A Canberra man with disabilities is awarded $1,000 in compensation for humiliation and distress after a three-and-a-half-hour dangerous ordeal at a brothel.

Proposal to fly hundreds of international students back to Canberra campuses

Tom Lowrey And Stephanie Borys at Just In - 5 hours ago
The Australian National University and University of Canberra are readying to start bringing back international students to Canberra in time for the start of semester two in August.

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong makes her debut on the world stage with a bang

Just In - 5 hours ago
North Korea has blown up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily-armed Demilitarized Zone in a move which was both symbolic and tactical. But according to experts, it could also serve another purpose for the secretive country.

'A massive concern': NSW council used arts grant to buy property for double market price

Michaela Boland And Greg Miskelly at Just In - 5 hours ago
Bourke Shire Council is under scrutiny after paying more than double the market rate for a property using a grant from a controversial $47 million arts fund.

Boris Johnson involved in minor crash after protester incident

Just In - 5 hours ago
Downing Street said no-one was hurt in the incident on Tuesday afternoon which left a large dent in the boot of the armoured Jaguar the UK Prime Minister was travelling in.

MY UNPOPULAR OPINION: IT'S FINE THAT JOHN BOLTON SAVED HIS REVELATIONS FOR HIS BOOK

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
I know what I'm supposed to think about John Bolton's book: John Bolton gets his revenge six months after Democrats needed him for impeachment https://t.co/iqh9wR9FKm — Axios (@axios) June 17, 2020 The argument, I guess, is that these revelations could have turned the tide: Mr. Bolton describes several episodes where the president expressed willingness to halt criminal investigations “to, in effect, give personal favors to dictators he liked,” citing cases involving major firms in China and Turkey. “The pattern looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life, which we couldn’t... more »

Japan art and Goshun (1752-1811): The richness of Chinese and Japanese high culture

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 5 hours ago
Japan art and Goshun (1752-1811): The richness of Chinese and Japanese high culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811) was brought up in a world where high culture was supreme. He was the eldest child of six children and born into a wealthy family. Therefore, from a young age, […]

Paulo Coelho, "Killing Our Dreams"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Killing Our Dreams" by Paulo Coelho "The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight. The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wis... more »

"A Life of One’s Own"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"'A Life of One’s Own': A Penetrating 1930s Field Guide to Self-Possession,* * Mindful Perception, and the Art of Knowing What You Really Want”* by Maria Popova “One must know what one wants to be,” the eighteenth-century French mathematician Émilie du Châtelet wrote in weighing the nature of genius. “In the latter endeavors irresolution produces false steps, and in the life of the mind confused ideas.” And yet that inner knowing is the work of a lifetime, for our confusions are ample and our missteps constant amid a world that is constantly telling us who we are and who we ought t... more »

"A Specific Flaw..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"In one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made an observation on logical deduction. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. There is, however, a specific flaw in that maxim. It assumes people can recognize the difference between what is impossible and what they *believe* is impossible." - Peter Clines

Canada Upholds the NATO Standard: target NATO "Ally" Turkey, Arm the Saudis- Birth Pangs

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*This isn't a double standard. Canada adheres to THE standard!* *Canada accused of double standard by restricting arms to Turks but not Saudis* "Arms-control advocates are accusing the Canadian government of a double standard when it comes to restricting exports of military goods after Ottawa cracked down on shipments to NATO ally Turkey but not Saudi Arabia. In April, Canada ended blanket moratoriums on the approval of applications for new arms exports to both Saudi Arabia and Turkey. These bans were initially applied amid mounting condemnation of each country: Saudis for the bloo... more »

Did Merriam-Webster Update Its Definition of ‘Racism’ To Say Only White People Are Racist?

Nur Ibrahim at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The American dictionary announced it would revise its entry on racism in June 2020 after receiving a request from a young Black woman.

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: June 12 - 17, 2020

New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from June 12 to 17, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (USA) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Makushin, Fox Islands...... Read more »

Justice Dept Announces Recommendations for Reform of Big Tech Platform Immunity, Section 230…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Timing is everything… When NBC published their background conversation with Google yesterday the media outlet made a big legal mistake. NBC not only outlined the mechanics of a racketeering and antitrust violation, via Google’s power to control on-line ad revenue … Continue reading →

Kayleigh McEnany White House Press Briefing – Video and Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Earlier today White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing with the press pool. [Video and Transcript Below] . [Transcript] – MS. MCENANY: Good afternoon, everyone. Great to join you today. So, five years ago today, nine innocent … Continue reading →

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