Monday, September 14, 2020

14 September - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Is One Party's Politicians More Or Less Corrupt Than The Other's?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Hard Ball by Nancy Ohanian* In terms of political parties, it was once clearer who the good guys were and who the bad guys were in the Dark Money world or legalistic, systemic bribery. Now... not so much. Poke a Democrat about taking legalistic bribes and he or she will start screeching about "unilateral disarmament." But as new report by Alex Seitz-Wald for NBC News makes it clear that if the Dems were once the party opposed to Dark Money, they are now the party getting the most out of it. Progressives tend to reject corporate PAC money, for example, but corrupt Democratic Party l... more »

What Is China’s Strategy In The Senkaku Islands?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Alessio Patalano, War On The Rocks:* *What Is China’s Strategy in the Senkaku Islands?* Chinese operational behavior in the waters around the small group of islands under Japanese administrative control known as Senkaku, and claimed by Beijing under the name Diaoyu, has entered a new, dangerous phase. In an unprecedented move, Chinese coast guard cutters in early July started to operate inside the islands’ territorial waters in a fashion that would suggest Beijing is there to exercise law-enforcement powers. It appears China no longer seeks to just showcase its “presence” in the... more »

The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of age — Part 1

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
The joint statements between two countries are usually riveted on a particular event but in extraordinary circumstances involving great powers, it could assume an epochal character and can be viewed as diplomatic communication that reflects what the Germans call the zeitgeist — the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history — and frame geopolitical power relations. This is more so in the case of great powers that have long traditions in diplomacy and have left deep imprints in the march of history.

Gates Foundation is Also Destroying Africa’s Food Economy

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
The same Gates Foundation which is behind every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic from financing much of the WHO budget, to investing in favored vaccine-makers like Moderna, is engaged in a major project in Africa which is destroying traditional small farmer production of essential food crops in favor of monoculture crops and introduction of expensive chemical fertilizers and GMO seeds that are bankrupting small farmers. The project, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), is directly connected with key global institutions behind the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset.

Response to the British Government Proposal to Roll Out A COVD-19 Vaccine Before Christmas

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
by John Stone The British government (Prime Minister Boris Johnson pictured) are running a public consultation with a view to cutting every corner and safe-guard in order to roll out a COVID vaccine campaign before Christmas (the British “warp-speed”). presumably... more »

J& J - Poison Powder But a Safe CoVax.

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
I had a little Tweetchat with Johnson & Johnson on Twitter. They have pinned this Tweet about "the integrity of the scientific process" vis a vis Covid vaccine development. How many Americans know that because of the PREP act, they... more »

Links 9/14/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

A top disease expert is warning of ‘another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us,’ and says the US has no national plan to stop it.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
A top disease expert is warning of ‘another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us,’ and says the US has no national plan to stop it | Business Insider India https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/a-top-disease-expert-is-warning-of-another-12-to-14-months-of-a-really-hard-road-ahead-of-us-and-says-the-us-has-no-national-plan-to-stop-it/articleshow/78093876.cms

Systemic racism is not racism

David Wojick at CFACT - 17 hours ago
Systemic racism is not racism. It is not even evidence of racism. That people think it is, and are being told so, is a destructive conceptual confusion. Instead of coming together we are being torn apart. The post Systemic racism is not racism appeared first on CFACT.

Crucial EU-China summit faces challenges

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 EU aims at accelerating and concluding the negotiations on an ambitious investment agreement by the end of the year.

Sommet UE-Chine : l'accord sur les investissements au centre de toutes les attentions

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Sept ans après l'ouverture des négociations et une trentaine de cycles de pourparlers plus tard, Bruxelles attend un geste fort de Pékin.

Iran, Malaysia discuss preferential trade agreement

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 The third round of talks for signing a preferential trade agreement between Iran and Malaysia was held through video conference, an official with Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

S. Korea seeks to launch formal FTA talks with Uzbekistan by year-end

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said that South Korea seeks to launch formal negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement with Uzbekistan by the end of this year. The minister unveiled the plan during a meeting with economy-related ministers in Seoul.

Pakistan fishermen to protest arrival of China trawlers

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Pakistan fishermen in two provinces said they will protest the arrival of 20 Chinese deep-sea trawlers given licences to fish in their waters.

The path forward for Asean

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
14-Sep-2020 Now most countries, particularly those in Southeast Asia, are not only facing the economic and social repercussions of a protracted outbreak but also witnessing emerging trends that will permanently change the way we live and do business.

Bolivia’s Election Campaign: MAS Candidate Luis Arce Leads the Polls

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Bolivia, parties have begun their election campaigns for the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to current election projections, the two candidates of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, Luis Arce (Lucho) and David Choquehuanc, are considered the favorites. On October 18th, Bolivia's president and vice-president as well as its parliament […] The post Bolivia’s Election Campaign: MAS Candidate Luis Arce Leads the Polls appeared first on The Rio Times.

Yucca Plant Exploited by Organized Crime in Baja California, Mexico

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - What do totoaba, an endangered species of fish prized in China for its bladder, petroleum pipelines and the Mojave yucca plant have in common? All three are targeted by criminal organizations in Mexico. While the illegal fishing of totoaba in the Gulf of California – and the resultant devastating impact […] The post Yucca Plant Exploited by Organized Crime in Baja California, Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times.

Memes that made me laugh 24

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Gathered during the past 7 days of Internet wandering. Peter

Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 4 – Total Paralysis Continues

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Hubert Horan recaps a talk with FT Alphaville's Izabella Kaminska on why the airline is in desperate shape and not considering solutions.

Making Sense of Pakistan’s Change of Tone with Saudi Arabia

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Syed Ali Zia Jaffery* *Security, Asia* Beijing’s aid and influence has provided Pakistan with much-needed diplomatic and financial cushion to exert some pressure on Saudi Arabia Recently, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, strongly urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene a council of foreign ministers meeting on Kashmir and Palestine, while criticizing it for its silence on atrocities being committed against Muslims. He went a step further and asked Saudi Arabia to play a greater and leading role in the Kashmir issue. He said: “Today Pakist... more »

If Cigarette Smoke Is Any Indication, the 6-Foot Rule Isn't Enough to Protect from COVID-19 Indoors

Byron Erath, Andrea Ferro, Goodarz Ahmadi, Suresh Dhaniyala at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Byron Erath, Andrea Ferro, Goodarz Ahmadi, Suresh Dhaniyala* *Society, * It’s true that staying 6 feet from other people can reduce the chance of a coronavirus-laden respiratory droplet landing in your eyes, nose or mouth when someone coughs. Most of these droplets are too tiny to see, and people are expelling them into the air all the time – when they shout, talk or even just breathe. But the 6-foot rule doesn’t account for all risks, particularly indoors. When people envision social distancing, they typically think about the “6-foot rule.” It’s true that staying 6 feet from o... more »

NATO Begins Military Maneuvers in the Barents Sea

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 17 hours ago
NATO has stepped up its activities in the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, raising tensions in the Arctic region. In just one day, Russian pilots escorted three military planes, one Norwegian and two British. One of the British planes was headed specifically for the Russian border when it was identified and escorted by the … Continue reading NATO Begins Military Maneuvers in the Barents Sea →

The Historic Clash of Two Opposing Geopolitical Paradigms

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 17 hours ago
Compared the great initiatives taken on behalf of freedom and anti colonialism throughout the past 260 years, today’s America appears to be a strange and foolish creature running roughshod over the dignity of people and nations in a race for mass nuclear extermination. Such is the image projected by Mike Pompeo’s ranting anti-China attacks or … Continue reading The Historic Clash of Two Opposing Geopolitical Paradigms →

Early-Season Snow Hits the UK

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 17 hours ago
Snow ISN'T a thing of the past. Clearly. This was just another AGW-funded li(n)e (from the early 2000s) that has left a number of activist-scientists with serious egg on their faces. The post Early-Season Snow Hits the UK appeared first on Electroverse.

Andrew Neil has his say again

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
And here he is again. *Andrew Neil*: When it comes to the EU the British media’s general default position is to treat anything UK government does as a deceit/lie/obfuscation/matter for ridicule, while treating anything out of Brussels as gospel. When did you last see a Barnier-type given a tough interview? What a good question!

Andrew Neil has his say

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
And talking of Andrew Neil, here he is: *Andrew Neil*: Now that Bahrain has joined the UAE in recognising Israel, Saudi Arabia cannot be far behind. A sea-change in the geopolitics of the Middle East is underway, leaving the Palestinian leadership isolated. *İyad el-Baghdadi*: When Israel's "diplomatic progress" depends upon normalizing relationships with Arab dictators, it follows that democracy in the Arab region would be a severe diplomatic setback for Israel. Israel's regional ally is dictatorship. *Andrew Neil*: If Israel was to limit its dealings to Arab countries not r... more »

Charles Moore v the BBC (Part 182)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Charles Moore is probably off John Simpson's Christmas card list. His latest *Spectator* column has the online headline *The BBC has given up properly reporting on China*. In it Mr Moore castigates the Corporation for having failed to replace Carrie Gracie as BBC China editor, for only having one correspondent there, and for preferring to safely report on Trump rather than report on China. The BBC is *not* happy. Here's the BBCs Robin Brant (intriguingly copying in Andrew Neil too): This *Spectator* piece is inaccurate, wrong and a misrepresentation. BBC News has THREE co... more »

Matuê Breaks Anitta’s Record as Spotify Top Brazilian Debut Album

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After great expectation from fans, and a marketing campaign that sparked many comments, Matuê finally released his debut album "Máquina do Tempo" on Thursday evening, September 10th. Impacting the Brazilian hip-hop scene, the project has been showing an extraordinary commercial performance. With only seven songs, the album exceeded the 16 […] The post Matuê Breaks Anitta’s Record as Spotify Top Brazilian Debut Album appeared first on The Rio Times.

Senior Pastor Charles Turner III: Major Collapse & Chaos Warning for America for Sep, Oct & Nov 2020 — Prophetic Dream on 30 June 2020?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
END TIME PROPHECY with Apostle CT3 3 July 2020 I want to tell the world , particularly the Body of Christ a Dream I had that SCARED me out of my mind! More chaos is coming… Are you prepared…??? Even better, are you prepared for the return of the Lord JESUS!? end

More Fun with Maps

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
The Minimum Number of Counties Won – Needed To Become the President of the United States of America Top Map shows 270 Electoral Votes in black. Lower Map shows 538 Electoral Votes in black. The post More Fun with Maps appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Another Manic Monday

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
Caption Thoughts for the day – On Listening On Looking On Training Obama Retrospective And a Russian Cartoon, showing how much they thought of Barack The Russians don’t have cartoons like that about President Trump. Then again, he’s not Barack. The Russians did a laser show in Moscow, […] The post Another Manic Monday appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Czech PM Babiš: Keep Calm & how the CZ Covid response teams work

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
Lots of the sensationalist media in Czechia and in the world paint the Covid situation in Czechia as bad. Of course, it's not bad at all. Nothing bad is happening here at all, and I am just 5 km from the district (Pilsen-South) that had the highest number of cases in 7 days per 100,000 folks up to the last night. In this Sunday video, the Slovak-born prime minister of Czechia sported a "keep calm and wash your hands" T-shirt and he delivered a calm message, indeed. In the spring, I believed that Babiš actually was the right man for a similar situation and he would quickly regain his... more »

Hospitals May Be Slow To Add Vitamin D To COVID-19 Treatment Regimens Because Of Loss Of Income

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
There is basic medical science at work here that demands no professional advice. Vitimin C and D support a robust immune system by avoiding depletion from lack of sun and fresh fruit and vegetables. Even Costco now sells real raw saurkraut today. Other deficiencies can affect you as well but these are the two majors and if you are taking action here, i am sure you are watching the rest as well by eating a complex healthy diet. Otherwise you are a victim walking of your own bad food choices. It is my opinion that lailure to treat all patients entering a hospital with high doe... more »

QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is a mainstream report on the Qanon phenomena. A little less nonsense than usual. As I have posted, this is an edited MIL INTEL feed serving the President directly. Last Month, Robert Trump's last message of Twitter was to inform us that Q is JFK JR. Again i had suspected as much and of course he is hiding in plain sight. Multiple proofs have also been provided. What is much more impressive is that this feed is been supported globally by autists worldwide who all have no difficulty reading this style of information anhd grasping its import. Of course I would love to be... more »

The Earth was 570.9 percent more abundant in 2019 than it was in 1980.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This so needed to be said. We are not slightly running out of anything. We even have developed a glut in hydro carbons which i was willing to acknowledge as a challenge. Without a major global social economic reformation the global population may peak at ten billion before dropping back to even half that. A doubling of our present abundance along with the elimination of all poverty makes all the numbers work fine. The big picture is vastly improved everywhere and we have months of reserves in storage. Thus even a huge crop failure is readily repaired by imports. .. *The Ea... more »

Qanon Clandestine NAZI Playbook and HEADS UP for Durham ARRESTS

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Heads up. the Durham investigation is now wrapping up and we will see arrests over the next two weeks starting today. They will all be well known names. Most will be indicted for treason. This batch are going to be very public for the purpose of our education. Many others have gone down already through military tribunals. Please understand the remarkable silence out there. There are no end of body doubles but that will also soon be at an end as well. The truth is immensely shocking but also in all of our rearview mirrors. The Marxist agitiators have been mostly driven from... more »

Lao Tzu 2500 year old message to hte future.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What is coming is the global revival of the Church completely based on teaching spiritual access to all. This is huge and revolutionary. Way more important is that we will have centuries of life to do this. It is no trick to step aside from your past lifework and to step into a completely new lifeway for two to five decades. At the same time we all engage in spiritual advancement. . *LAO TZU’S 2500 YEAR-OLD MESSAGE TO ‘THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE’ TELLS HOW TO APPROACH OUR GLOBAL CRISIS* *September 10, 2020* *Dylan Charles, Editor* *Waking Times* *The lessons of 2020 just kee... more »

COVID-19 is No Match for Taiwan's Digital Democracy

Kelsie Nabben at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kelsie Nabben* *Health, Taiwan* While the notion of “digital democracy” is as old as the internet, few countries have really tried to find out how to practice democracy in digital spheres. In Taiwan, however, there is a strong collective narrative of digital democracy, and government and civil society work together in online spaces to build public trust. Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been among the world’s best. With a population almost the size of Australia’s, the island nation has reported only 496 confirmed cases of the disease and no locally acquired infect... more »

Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement Can Help With Inequality Today

Walter E. Williams at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Walter E. Williams* *Societh, * Author writes: "Black people have made tremendous gains over the years that came as a result of hard work, sacrifice, and a no-nonsense approach to life. Recovering those virtues can provide solutions to many of today’s problems." In matters of race and other social phenomena, there is a tendency to believe that what is seen today has always been. For black people, the socioeconomic progress achieved during my lifetime, which started in 1936, exceeded anyone’s wildest dreams. In 1936, most black people lived in gross material poverty and racial ... more »

Canada Hopes an Opt-Out Organ Donation System Will Alleviate Organ Shortages

Ajnesh Prasad at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Ajnesh Prasad* *Health, Canada* Proposed legislation would institute an “opt-out” system to organ donation, which functions on the idea of presumed consent. In its essence, this idea presumes that individuals have consented to having their organs harvested upon their death for transplantation into others in need of those organs. In 2018, there were 4,351 Canadians on waiting lists for an organ transplant. In the same year, 223 Canadians died while awaiting organ transplants. These numbers have been growing over the last decade. For example, between 2009 and 2019, the number of ... more »

How to Re-Energize U.S. Strategy in the Pacific

James Holmes at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Chinese officialdom has taken offbeat measures to consolidate its hold on the South China Sea while branding its actions as harmless. In so doing it plays on Washington’s well-known aversion to confronting Beijing. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *To be sure, the U.S. leadership knows what it wants, namely to preserve a status quo that has served the region well for seventy years. Yet conserving a status quo betokens a static, reactive strategic vision. Washington is stuck trying to adapt to a strategic setting China has repeat... more »

Boris Johnson's Latest Brexit Move Has Drawn Ire from Congress: Here's Why

Liam Kennedy at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Liam Kennedy* *Politics, * While American support for the Good Friday Agreement is broadly bipartisan, there is also much politicking underlying Pelosi’s remarks. They reflect not only a commitment to protecting the agreement but also the complex interactions of political and diplomatic actors activated by Brexit on both sides of the Atlantic. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, has led a volley of warnings by senior American politicians that the UK government should not undo the Brexit withdrawal agreement it has signed with the European Union. Pelos... more »

After Violent Acts, Crowdfunding Platforms Fall Victim To Political Correctness

Will Duffield at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Will Duffield* *Politics, Americas* The role of payment processors has since become more explicitly politicized as mainstream platform moderation has become more restrictive. In the days following a vigilante shooting in Kenosha, WI, activists and supporters launched GoFundMe pages soliciting donations for the families of the dead, the medical expenses of the injured, and the costs of the shooter’s legal defense. GoFundMe has since removed the legal defense fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse. For those who see the shooting as a case of self-defense, GoFundMe is attempting to deny a... more »

Julian Assange Extradition Hearing: Weekly Recap

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
A lot has happened during Julian’s court hearings, so we wanted to catch you up on the week’s events! We’re also providing a brief look ahead as to what we expect as Julian’s fight against extradition continues.

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago

Lebanon prevent Turkish aircraft from entering country after flight over Israel

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Lebanon prevent Turkish aircraft from entering country after flight over Israel] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – On Friday, the Lebanese media reported that Lebanon refused to grant permission for a Turkish cargo plane to land inside the country after flying through Israeli airspace. The Al-Nashra News Agency quoting Beirut Airport President Fadi Al-Hassan, stated that “the airport administration prevented a Turkish cargo plane from landing at Beirut airport because it was passing through Israeli airspace.” Hassan explained that “the cargo plane was supposed to come from Amm... more »

Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missiles are ‘more frightening than a nuclear bomb’: Sina

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missiles are ‘more frightening than a nuclear bomb’: Sina] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The China-based Sina News Agency said that the Russian “Sarmat”, “Avangard” and “Yaris” missile systems have distinct combat characteristics and are very dangerous to any enemy forces. The site said that the re-arming of the Russian missile forces and equipping them with these missile models, which have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, “puts America in an endless quandary.” The author of the article focused on the particular interest of Avangard hype... more »

Greece to buy 18 Rafale jets and 4 new French frigates

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Greece to buy 18 Rafale jets and 4 new French frigates] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed on Saturday, that his country will buy 18 Rafale fighters from France and four new frigates. At the height of the tension between his country and Turkey, the Greek Prime Minister, speaking in the city of Thessaloniki, announced Athens’s intention to acquire Romeo SH-60 naval helicopters, torpedoes, anti-tank and guided missiles, recruiting an additional 15,000 military personnel, and increasing funding for the national war industries secto... more »

Second Russian officer reported dead in Syria after ISIS attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Second Russian officer reported dead in Syria after ISIS attack] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – Russian Army Sergeant Mikhail Milchin has reportedly died after being seriously wounded in eastern Syria on August 18. Sgt. Milchin was part of the Russian convoy that was traveling through the Deir Ezzor Governorate, when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. The TASS news agency quoted a medical source as saying on Sunday, that Milchin died in a Moscow military hospital. On August 18, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the killing of a Russian officer and the wounding of tw... more »

Hezbollah ‘considering’ withdrawal from Syria: Bassil

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah ‘considering’ withdrawal from Syria: Bassil] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – Former Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil announced that Hezbollah had begun to consider returning from Syria, stressing the need for the Lebanese to support this decision. Bassil, the deputy and head of the Free Patriotic Movement, said during a press conference held on Sunday, “Hezbollah has begun to think about returning from Syria and securing its conditions, and we as Lebanese must embrace and support such a decision.” Bassil emphasized that the initiative that his movement present... more »

China to US: You are the ones who destroy international peace, and Syria, Libya and Iraq are witnesses

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: China to US: You are the ones who destroy international peace, and Syria, Libya and Iraq are witnesses] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – Beijing has expressed its strong opposition to a report published recently by the U.S. Department of Defense under the title, “Military and Security Developments Related to the People’s Republic of China for 2020”. In a statement issued on Sunday, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian stressed that this report represents evidence of the U.S. intention to discredit China and its military. The spokesman pointed out that the Pentagon report... more »

Armenia accuses Turkey of transferring foreign fighters to Azerbaijan

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Armenia accuses Turkey of transferring foreign fighters to Azerbaijan] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan accused Turkish authorities of transporting foreign fighters to neighboring Azerbaijan. This came in a press conference held by Mnatsakanyan with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, within the framework of his current visit to Cairo. Mnatsakanyan’s accusation against Ankara came in response to a statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last July, in which he said: “We will never hesitate to confront any attack on ... more »

New satellite image reveals aftermath of Israeli attack on southern Aleppo: photo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: New satellite image reveals aftermath of Israeli attack on southern Aleppo: photo] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) – A private Israeli firm, which provides satellite imagery and analysis from around the world, stated that the latest round of Israeli raids on Syria targeted a missile production plant on the outskirts of Aleppo. Image Satellite International released a new photo that showed the aftermath of the Israeli attack on the key town of Al-Safira, which is where the Iranian military has been based for several years in northern Syria. Continue reading New satellite image ... more »

RUNAWAY GREENHOUSE EFFECT ON VENUS? THE EVIDENCE SAYS NO!

Viv at The Carbon Sense Coalition - 19 hours ago
By Dr. John Happs Venus is named after the ancient Roman Goddess of love and beauty, also called Aphrodite by the Ancient Greeks. Presumably, the “love and beauty” term came from the fact that Venus is the brightest of all the planets in the night sky. The Italian Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the first astronomer […]

Rio Tinto Turns Cultural Vandal: The Destruction Of The Juukan Gorge Caves

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
It was a calamity in cultural terms likened to the destruction of the Buddhist statues of Bamyan and the ancient city of Palmyra. The explosive eradication of two Aboriginal sites in West Australia’s Juukan Gorge in May, said to be 46,000 years old, moved Peter Stone, the UNESCO chair in […]

Are we there yet? MWI, Australia’s economic momentum

Michael West at Michael West - 19 hours ago
[image: Australia economy, MWI] MWI is a weighted index of the most recent published economic data, daily forward-looking market data and present economic sentiment. It is a blend of indices and financial market prices which both capture where the economy has been and foreshadow where it is headed.

Mapping Nature to Create a Global Biodiversity Framework

KAMPALA, Uganda, Sep 14 (IPS) - The year 2020 was considered a "Super Year" for biodiversity. A string of interconnected events offered a unique opportunity to build a global coalition and international policy framework that recognized the central role of nature to all life on Earth. Read the full story, “Mapping Nature to Create a Global Biodiversity Framework”, on globalissues.org →

Masked madness makes more messes in our lives

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 20 hours ago
The United States is not alone in the insanity concerning the efficacy of masks against COVID-19 infection. Here in Moscow, Russia, the pattern has been in place that about every two or three weeks, businesses insist that their patrons wear a mask when entering the store. This applies to grocery stores and shopping center stores […]

An inappropriate Netflix show for kids 7 and up

Dee Cee at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Alex C. just did a great video on Turkey’s decision to block a highly inappropriate movie from being shown on Netflix in that country. The movie was “Cuties.” Incidentally, I’ve had several experiences with sexualization of children, as well as encountering other (particularly Satanic, which I might write about in a future post) content on […]

Transgender Satanist Wins GOP Primary for New Hampshire County Sheriff

Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 20 hours ago
4,000 Republican voters where she was elected paid so little attention to the unopposed candidate that they voted for her in spite of her “F*** the police!” slogan. This is one of the problems of trusting a political party or its candidates on the basis of group identity.

Roger Stone to Alex Jones: To Avoid Losing the Election, Trump Must Declare Martial Law

Guardian at Need To Know - 20 hours ago
Why would street-wise, experienced politicians heading the Democrat Party do such a stupid thing as to side with open Communism and encourage violence and destruction knowing it will create a backlash of support for Trump? Could it be that the Deep State wants Trump to call in martial law?

Researchers document rebirth of a volcano for the first time

For the first time, scientists were able to document a volcano's life cycle, from its collapse to its rebirth. Researchers from the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences and volcanologists from Russia presented the results of a series of photogrammetric...... Read more »

Yoshihide Suga to become the next Prime Minister of Japan

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 20 hours ago
Yoshihide Suga to become the next Prime Minister of Japan Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Yoshihide Suga, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, was elected the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Hence, it is a formality that he will become the new leader of Japan. The sudden resignation of Prime […]

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 13th September 2020 – Plus Weekly Update

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

BREAKING: US-funded Front Supports Thai Terrorist Sympathizers

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 20 hours ago
US government-funded "Thai Lawyers for Human Rights" openly defends Thai terrorist sympathizers who burned Bangkok down in 2010. *September 14, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The US government-funded front - Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) - funded since its creation in 2014 by the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED), is at the center of current, ongoing anti-government protests in Thailand. TLHR's lawyer Anon Nampa is a core leader of the protests themselves and TLHR uses its platform to provide free legal services to other protest leaders as well as its strong soci... more »

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