Wednesday, September 16, 2020

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DirecTV: Is AT&T Getting Ready to Sell?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * AT&T's ownership of DirecTV has not gone well for the company and it seems like they may try to off load it at some point. There have been various indications in recent months that AT&T does not plan to remain the owner of DirecTV long term. AT&T bought the service in a deal that closed in 2016, for a purchase price of $48.5 billion, in addition to the assumption of $18.6 billion in debt. DirecTV has been losing subscribers at an alarming clip, and bankers are reportedly pushing for AT&T to reduce its debt load. A new round of stories in recent we... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 16, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Satellite images show a build-up of PLA troops and military installations along the Pangong Tso valley in the disputed border region. Photo: Kanwa Defence Review *SCMP: **China-India border dispute: PLA raised combat readiness after exchange of gunfire, sources say* * Chinese commanders increased alert level to second-highest possible for the first time in troubled region since 1987 * Alert was only eased after nations’ foreign ministers met in Moscow Chinese troops on the country’s disputed border with India raised their combat readiness to the second-highest possible last week af... more »

Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Gives Powerful Defense of Assange

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
Julian’s extradition hearing in London today included powerful testimony from two key witnesses.The highlight of the day was the appearance of famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Dr. Daniel Ellsberg. You can read our full report on the day here, but here’s a brief recap:

Comienzan en Ankara consultas sobre el TLC entre Ucrania y Turquía

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Otra ronda de consultas ha comenzado en Ankara como parte del proceso de negociación sobre la conclusión de un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Ucrania y la República de Turquía, informa un corresponsal de Ukrinform.

We Must Keep Fighting for a Summit, as the War Hawks Are Going All-Out to Prevent It!

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
New International Economic Order Stop WWIII We Must Keep Fighting for a Summit, as the War Hawks Are Going All-Out to Prevent It! Video of We Must Keep Fighting for a Summit, as the War Hawks Are Going All-Out to Prevent It! In her weekly dialogue, Helga Zepp LaRouche concluded, after a review of the escalation of strategic crisis points, and the horrible geopolitical statements of many world leaders, that it is up to the citizens to mobilize for solutions, beginning with insisting that a summit of world leaders must take place. The recent conferences of LaRouchePAC and the Schille... more »

Of Arsonists and Insane Environmentalists: The American West Is on Fire

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
by Patrick Ruckert September 16, 2020 The wildfires now sweeping the Western states, especially California, Oregon, and Washington, are devastating and deadly, creating a firestorm consuming millions of acres and a smoke plume which now extends to the East Coast. But social media throughout the country yesterday was pounding with the most relevant question: How come other countries, even including Canada, which have massive forestlands, are not subject to the same devastating fires? The same theme was struck by President Trump in his meeting with California Governor Gavin Newsom... more »

Vermont lawmakers set to legalize recreational cannabis sales, though governor a question mark

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Vermont could become the second state in the nation to legalize adult-use marijuana sales through its legislature if a compromise measure hammered out by lawmakers passes both chambers and is signed into law in coming weeks. While the legislation has yet to be formally approved by the Vermont Senate and House of Representatives, the Marijuana […] Vermont lawmakers set to legalize recreational cannabis sales, though governor a question mark is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide posts sequential revenue growth

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Canadian cannabis retail chain High Tide Inc. reported revenue of 23.2 million Canadian dollars ($17.6 million) for the quarter ended July 31, an 18.6% increase over the previous quarter’s revenue. Three-quarters of High Tide’s income for the quarter was earned in Canada, where the company currently operates 37 cannabis retailers in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan […] Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide posts sequential revenue growth is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Celebrities Push Zuckerberg to Censor More Speech on Facebook and Instagram

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: celebrities-push-zuckerberg-to-censor-more-speech-on-facebook-and-instagram] Numerous celebrities are "freezing" their Facebook and Instagram accounts today in an effort to pressure Mark Zuckerberg to censor even more content on his social-media platforms.

University of Chicago Only Wants English Ph.D. Students Interested in Black Studies

Michael Tennant at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: university-of-chicago-only-wants-english-ph-d-students-interested-in-black-studies] Because "Black Lives Matter," the University of Chicago's English department is only accepting graduate students who are interested in Black Studies for the current academic year.

Court Upholds Trump Effort to Remove “Temporary Protected Status” for Foreign Nationals

Warren Mass at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: 9th-circuit-court-upholds-trump-effort-to-remove-tps] A panel of judges of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Trump administration's drawdown of temporary protected status designations from several countries.

Shenandoah University Names First Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Shenandoah University has named Dr. Hakeem Leonard, associate professor of music therapy, as its first assistant provost for inclusion, diversity, and equity, according to officials at Shenandoah University. According to university leaders, Leonard will lead the implementation of teaching practices that are “anti-oppressive and that integrate more histories and stories from those who have had […]

Kamala Harris Promises Free College Tuition for Low-Income Students

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris promised Thursday that if she and Joe Biden are elected in November, they would make college free for low-income students, Black Enterprise reported. Harris made the promise during a discussion at Florida Memorial University, saying students whose family makes less than $125,000 a year will get free tuition. […]

UNCF Will Host Virtual Walk Fundraiser to Support HBCUs

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 7 hours ago
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF ) will be hosting a digital fundraiser this Saturday to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students, according to a UNCF press release. The UNCF National Virtual Walk for Education – set for 2 p.m. EDT/1p.m. CDT/11 a.m. PDT on Sept. 19 – “will engage participants […]

Krug’s Publisher Says Book Proceeds Will Go to Fund for Black and Latinx Scholars

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 7 hours ago
The publisher of Dr. Jessica Krug – the White academic who revealed she had pretended to be Black for years – says all proceeds from Krug’s book, Fugitive Modernities will go to a fund supporting Black and Latinx scholars, The Guardian reported. Krug – a White Jewish woman from Kansas and former professor focusing on […]

Lightning strikes kill 42 people in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

At least 42 people lost their lives in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India, after getting struck by lightning on September 15, 2020. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of further rains in most parts of the country over the next three days. Lightning strikes...... Read more »

America's Wealthy Are Moving Their Money In Expectation OF A Biden Presidency

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Market Watch:* *‘You may never see it as good as it is now’: Wealthy Americans prep their finances for a possible Joe Biden presidency — here’s how * One San Francisco accountant finishes every client conversation with a discussion about what a Biden administration could mean for portfolios San Francisco accountant Scott Hoppe had a client who was planning to stretch the sale of founder shares in a tech-sector company over a three-year period. Instead, the client compressed the installment sale into a one-shot transaction this month. What accelerated the deal? The 2020 presid... more »

Eli tightens the screws to the Democrat Mail-In Demand

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
GO IN PERSON TO VOTE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! . MAIL IN VOTER FRAUD (NPR says Trump is RIGHT) This is just an opinion video but it is SPOT ON – especially given the guy speaking is NON-partisan about the whole thing. Seriously — he brings up some really valid points using The left leaning Democrat mouthpiece NPR to do it. Ya gotta love it! Eli the Computer Guy August 24, 2020 . . PEOPLE VOTING AGAINST DEMOCRATS AND FOR REPUBLICANS VOTE IN PERSON KNOW WHO YOU ARE ACTUALLY VOTING FOR BEFORE YOU HIT THE BUTTON (bwahaha) ENCOURAGE DEMOCRATS TO … Continue reading →

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered? Mail-in Ballot Abuse and the Election in Texas

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Mail-In Voter Fraud and Voter Identification Texas Public Policy Foundation September 10, 2020 Chuck DeVore – VP National Initiatives of Texas Public Policy Foundation interview with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Mail-in ballots Distinction: Absentee – YOU the voter ask for a ballot; Mail-In is simply printing thousands of ballots and sending them out like any other mass mailing but the problem is there is NO VERIFICATION OF VOTER Across the nation political activists have used the COVID-19 crisis to call for significantly expanding the use of mail-in ballots, disregarding se... more »

Wasted Wednesday

Infinity at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
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Prime Minister & CMO of Canada Sued For Extreme & Unnecessary COVID-19 Measures

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
September 14, 2020 Arjun Walia The Facts: Renowned Canadian constitutional lawyer, Rocco Galati, sits down with journalist Rajie Kabli to discuss a lawsuit filled against the Canadian Government for extreme COVID-19 measures. Reflect On: Why are alternative perspectives being censored? Why are so many doctors and scientists presenting their opinions and research being completely ignored … Continue reading Prime Minister & CMO of Canada Sued For Extreme & Unnecessary COVID-19 Measures →

Trump’s Middle East Plan Praised by… Clinton’s Secretary of State

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Sep 15, 2020 Daniel Greenfield There’s nothing especially exciting about this article co-written by Madeline Albright, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of State, and Stephen Hadley’s Bush’s National Security Advisor, except that it completely disregards the general lockstep messaging of the media and a big chunk of the Natsec establishment to ridicule, dismiss, and ignore the peace … Continue reading Trump’s Middle East Plan Praised by… Clinton’s Secretary of State →

1,666 Mail-In Ballots From July Primary Discovered In Bin

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Sep 15, 2020 Daniel Greenfield And what a very neat number it is too. Don’t worry folks. This is the kind of thing that almost never happens, but it keeps happening every week. I’m sure it won’t happen when there’s a national election at stake and the party that habitually commits voter fraud is desperate … Continue reading 1,666 Mail-In Ballots From July Primary Discovered In Bin →

Italy Blows the Lid Off Vaccine Scam. Will No Longer Poison Citizens with Globalist Eugenics

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Italy Blows the Lid Off Vaccine Scam. Will No Longer Poison Citizens with Globalist Eugenics. Vaccinegate: Priorix Tetra analysis – 2nd step update And now we know who is behind the vaccine agenda:!!! this video from Chaca Tribe via facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/100017469821851/videos/594297614495894/UzpfSTE1NjA3OTI1NjQ6MTAyMjI1MTM2MTYzODAwOTE/?q=chaca%20tribe&epa=SEARCH_BOX reports here – https://www.corvelva.it/en/com….ponent/tags/tag/rapp via Italy Blows the Lid Off Vaccine Scam. Will No Longer … Continue reading Italy Blows the Lid Off Vaccine Scam. Will No Longer Poison Citiz... more »

Trump Campaign Touts Nobel Peace Prize Nominations as ‘Big Thing,’ History Suggests Otherwise

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
We looked into the criteria for a person to be nominated for a Nobel (not "Noble") Peace Prize. Turns out the bar is fairly low.

How Trump's Policies Foster Historical Amnesia Ahead of the Election

Henry Giroux at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Henry Giroux* *History, The Americas* Author writes, "Under the Trump regime, historical amnesia is used as a weapon of miseducation, politics and power. Trump wants to erase the struggles of those who fought for justice in the past because they offer dangerous memories and lessons to the protesters marching in the streets today." In what appears to be a blatant appeal to the white supremacists in his base, President Donald Trump has made clear his attempt to both defend and rewrite the history of racial injustice in the United States while eliminating the institutions that mak... more »

Florida Ends Donald Trump’s Unemployment Benefits Program

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] To continue to receive the federal relief created in Trump’s program, the state would have to boost its unemployment benefits to each Floridian. The cost associated with that increase could amount to amount to $200 million for just two more weeks of the additional payments. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will nix an unemployment benefits program issued by President Donald Trump, as the state struggles to meet the financial threshold to continue to qualify for the federal boost. Trump signed an executive order in early August ... more »

Samsung Says Galaxy Z Fold 2 Uses the World’s Smallest OLED Curvature

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QPI9PWHGH&share=true] As a result, the phone can be folded 200,000 times and not break. Samsung earlier this month unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 2, and it’s been received as probably the most well-liked of the recent wave of two-screen smartphone devices. The smartphone, which has a price tag of nearly $2,000, offers five cameras in addition to its two screens. The Verge called it “an extravagant success,” while Tom’s Guide noticed that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 “already... more »

Chuck E. Cheese’s Strange Currencies Come up in Bankruptcy Court

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1DF80F25C0&share=true] The whole odd episode would make great subject material for an economics podcast or paper. As anyone who’s been to Chuck E. Cheese undoubtedly knows, the children’s entertainment destination uses a bizarre system of multiple currencies. You show up, you exchange money for coins, you use those coins to play games there, you play the games to win tickets, and then use the tickets to obtain prizes. You cannot buy tickets with money, nor wit... more »

France vs. Turkey: A Showdown in the Mediterranean Is Brewing

Henri J. Barkey at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Henri J. Barkey* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2KXI95OXNV&share=true] With Washington absent and Berlin indifferent, it has fallen to Paris to deter and diffuse the situation. French President Emmanuel Macron has thrusted France into a leadership role by deciding to buttress Greek and Cypriot interests in the Mediterranean. Laying out his rationale in an August 29 speech, he depicted a Mediterranean beseeched by conflicts. He included clashes from Syria to Libya, disputes over energy, the never-ending peace ... more »

Study: Spring Lockdown Led to 70% Drop in New York City Coronavirus Spread

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2GSH93S1QJ&share=true] It looks like NYC made the correct call when it came to stopping the spread of the deadly virus. The spring lockdown in New York City—once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in the United States—has been found to have cut transmission of the contagion by about 70%, according to a new study conducted by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The study, which... more »

Why the F-35 and F-22 Might Not Matter Anymore

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1AC5AFA530&share=true] The world’s first 6th generation fighter is here sooner than expected. In a stunning statement given to Defense News, Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics confirmed that the Air Force is well along with their sixth generation fighter program, stating that “we’ve already built and flown a full-scale flight demonstrator in the real world, and we broke records in doing it.” Roper al... more »

Amazon, with Luxury Stores, Aims to Take More High-End Retail Market Share

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: Reuters] Oscar de la Renta’s Store, with Pre-Fall and Fall/Winter 2020 collections, will be the first to launch on Amazon as part of the program, with additional brands promised in the coming weeks, including menswear brands. Amazon has, over the years, taken a great deal of business away from traditional retail, a trend that’s only become more pronounced in the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, Amazon has seen its valuation and profits rise, while multiple incumbent retail chains have declared bankruptcy, or even folded. This week, Amazon a... more »

Mike Pence: Florida and Arizona are “Must Win” States for November

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] The battleground states of Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan indicate a tight race for the presidency, as Biden leads by less than five percent in all three states on Wednesday. President Donald Trump has centered two top battleground states — Florida and Arizona — on the final sprint of his campaign trail to secure a win in November, according to Vice President Mike Pence. As the vice president was aboard Air Force Two, Pence told *The Hill* in an interview that those two states, along with Minnesota—a state that ... more »

Could a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Survive a Hypersonic Missile Strike?

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Is the age of the carrier over? Aircraft carriers have always faced seriously deadly threats. In the past it was submarines, which long posed the most danger to carriers. Modern anti-submarine warfare (ASW) has given the advantage back to the carrier strike groups, which can better screen and protect the capital ship. While unmanned submarines could present a new problem, the greatest danger could come from hypersonic missiles. The Russian Kinzhal is the world's first hypersonic aviation missile system, and if the claims are to be believed it has a ra... more »

U.S. Arms Sales Are Surging To Taiwan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
The guided missile destroyer USS Halsey conducts a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on August 30. *Reuters:* *Exclusive: U.S. pushes arms sales surge to Taiwan, needling China - sources* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan, four people familiar with the discussions said, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China. Pursuing seven sales at once is a rare departure from years of precedent in which U.S. military sales to the island were spaced out and c... more »

The ‘Desaparecidos’ of Palestine: Gantz Escalates Israel’s War on the Dead

Ramzy Baroud at MintPress News - 7 hours ago
Benny Gantz’s latest ‘achievement,’ denying dead Palestinians a proper burial, is not entirely a novel idea. In fact, in Israel, bargaining with corpses has been the modus operandi for decades. The post The ‘Desaparecidos’ of Palestine: Gantz Escalates Israel’s War on the Dead appeared first on MintPress News.

Life Under Seige: The Blockade on Gaza Turns Fourteen and Is Still as Illegal as Ever

Kathryn Shihadah at MintPress News - 7 hours ago
With no foreseeable end in sight, Israel’s blockade on Gaza not only runs afoul of international law, but it has also already been on the radar of the United Nations and human rights groups for well over a decade. The post Life Under Seige: The Blockade on Gaza Turns Fourteen and Is Still as Illegal as Ever appeared first on MintPress News.

Woodward colludes with Anderson Cooper!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020* *A "perfect story" is told:* What did President Donald J. Trump know or believe and when did he know or believe it? With a disordered person like Donald J. Trump, such questions are hard to answer. Trump rarely seems to know what he's talking about. Beyond that, his general moral and psychological disorder has long been quite apparent. We bring that framework to our review of the various things Trump said to the Washington Post's less than impressive Bob Woodward. Last night, Woodward appeared for the full hour with CNN's Anderson Cooper. The en... more »

How Badly Will Trump Hurt Republican Candidates In North Carolina And Wisconsin?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Trump Snowball Effect by Nancy Ohanian* New polling from CNN shows Trump losing among likely voters in both Wisconsin and North Carolina. Trump is down 3 points in North Carolina and 10 points in Wisconsin. Although Trump won both states in 2016, Wisconsin had a statewide election since then which was disastrous for the GOP. Bernie/Biden-backed Jill Karofsky ousted Trump-backed state Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly by an astonishingly wide margin-- 855,573 (55.21%) to 693,134 (44.73%). In North Carolina, Trump's 50.5% to 46.7% win over Hillary was marred when Democrat Roy Cooper... more »

Facebook, FARA and Foreign Media

srebo at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, attends a TechCrunch event (JD Lasica, https://flic.kr/p/daCdkA; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). “We’re suing Facebook, bitches!” tweeted In the NOW, an online social media company. Facebook, to In the NOW’s chagrin, had labeled the company state-controlled under a new policy, appending “Russian state-controlled media” to the byline of In the NOW’s posts. But In the NOW and its 4.8 million Facebook followers were not the only parties to notice the label: When Facebook announced the new policy on June 4, it listed ... more »

Publishing ‘After Trump’

dpriess at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
Less than a month ago, we announced that Lawfare would be publishing a book. This week, it arrived: “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency” by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith is now available for ordering both as a Kindle ebook and as a paperback:​​​​Yesterday, the authors posted on this site a brief description of their experience writing “After Trump.” We’d like to pick up from there to share with you our thoughts about Lawfare’s decision to publish it—and a peek into that process. Lawfare is not, of course, a book publisher, as a general matter. But when Bob and Jack spo... more »

Hard Hitting Joe Biden Teleprompter Ad…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
As President Trump takes questions from all adversarial media, including a staged ABC townhall event in Philadelphia attempting to ambush the president, the Trump campaign highlights the extreme control efforts by those behind the Corn Pop Joe Biden campaign.

The Background of the “Harris-Biden” Ticket…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
With Senator Kamala Harris and Joe Biden making recent admissions about the actual power dynamic behind the Democrat 2020 presidential ticket more people are starting to take notice. What exactly is this Harris-Biden ticket all about? Here’s the background to … Continue reading →

Fake News Caught Again – CBS Uses Photo From “Latinos for Trump” as Image for Biden Latino Outreach in Miami…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Good catch. A sharp twitter user from Arizona noticed this fake news effort. CBS used a picture from President Trump’s “Latino’s for Trump” even as a manipulative picture to showcase Joe Biden’s Latino outreach effort in Miami. (source) Those are … Continue reading →

KillWhiteygate (continued)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
As far as KillWhiteygate goes, comedian Konstantin Kisin lays the blame nearer to where I think I think it should lie: I am a huge fan of the BBC (or at least what it could be) and I will never criticise a comedian for trying an edgy joke but how is anyone supposed to defend the producer who thought this should go out? Insane. If you look at the programme's credits though, it lists three Executive Producers: Ruth Phillips, Peter Holmes and Christopher Barbour. It also names the production company behind the programme: Zeppotron. I smell degrees of separation. Are Ruth, Pete... more »

The plan from the beginning Madam President Kamala Harris

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 8 hours ago
*****News Topic 26*****A ‘Harris Administration’? Kamala Harris’ Gaffe During Virtual Roundtable Ignites Social Media Chatter. https://www.ibtimes.com/harris-administration-kamala-harris-gaffe-during-virtual-roundtable-ignites-social-3045906

How U.S.’s Response to Covid-19 Could Precipitate 2nd Great Depression

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture On March 10th of this year, there were 290 daily new U.S. cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus-19). On March 13th, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a pandemic national emergency, because the number of daily new cases was now suddenly doubling within only three days. However, no lockdown was imposed. […]

Chinese Virologist Asserts COVID is a Chinese military project [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Conspiracy theories are generally painful and uncomfortable for many people because they assume fantastically wild allegations about people that are always shadowy and unknowable. However, a story we ran some months back, alleging that Dr Anthony Fauci himself is at the very least “in the know” about COVID-19 and at the most, a supporter of […]

Fox & Friends digs up ASSAD weapons hoax during Trump interview

The Duran at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Via AntiWar (https://news.antiwar.com/2020/09/15/trump-says-he-wanted-to-take-out-assad/)… In an interview with Fox & Friends Tuesday morning, President Trump claimed he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but was talked out of it by former Secretary of Defense James Mattis. “I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set. Mattis didn’t want to do it,” Trump […]

Fox & Friends Digs Up ASSAD Weapons Hoax During Trump Interview

The Duran at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Fox & Friends Digs Up ASSAD Weapons Hoax During Trump Interview by The Duran Fox & Friends digs up ASSAD weapons hoax in during Trump interview. The Duran: Episode 672. Via AntiWar (https://news.antiwar.com/2020/09/15/trump-says-he-wanted-to-take-out-assad/)… In an interview with Fox & Friends Tuesday morning, President Trump claimed he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but was […]

Are the Chickens Coming Home to Roost? Who Is Backing BLM and Antifa?

U.S. Protests, Social Justice Billionaires and the Private Foundations linked to Wall Street and US Intelligence Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – After the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter (BLM) and their so-called peaceful protests has turned violent. I am not saying that all of the protesters involved were violent, however, many of... (read more)

Use Your Intelligence to Create Solutions, Not Problems

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
Use Your Intelligence to Create Solutions, Not Problems https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/wisdom/video/daily-wisdom-intelligence-problem-solution

Argentina: UFO Photographed in Claromecó

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 8 hours ago
*Source: Diario 4V.com (Argentina) and Planeta UFODate: 09.16.2020* *Argentina: UFO Photographed in Claromecó* NECOCHEA - A young photographer from Tres Arroyos took this photo on Saturday from the sand dunes by the Claromecó Lighthouse, taking it to the communication media for dissemination. The object photographed by Solano Alarcón using a Nikon Coolpix b700 camera shows a strange object that appears to be flying over the sea. The young man took a photo of the lighthouse and then became aware of the strange object's presence. It was then that he decided to circulate the ima... more »

Check Out "On Teaching" At The Atlantic

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
I've been poking through the thirty-three articles posted by The Atlantic as part of their On Teaching series, and it requires a little more recommendation than my weekly Sunday round-up. If you're only going to read one batch of articles this month, read these. And if you're only going to read one article this month, start with the anchor essay, just published today. In it, Kristina Rizga writes about her two-year quest to answer the question, What is good teaching? The beauty of this-- and of the entire package-- is that she looks for answers by talking to actual veteran teachers.... more »

Israeli authorities arrest cancer patient traveling to hospital

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 8 hours ago
Israel arrests Palestinian cancer patient at the crossing from Gaza into Israel, even though he had a travel permit. Israeli authorities continue to use the crossing as a means of entrapment and attempted coercion of Palestinians residing in Gaza, particularly of those in urgent need of medical exit permits, which are only granted for pressing humanitarian needs... more »

Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden's mental health

Dustin Carnahan, Assistant Professor of Communication, Michigan State University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
It's easy to edit video of public figures to make them appear asleep, confused, drunk or cognitively impaired when they are not. The technique is being used to undermine Joe Biden's campaign.

US Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, said that any vaccine available this year would be in “very limited supply” and wouldn’t be broadly available to most of the U.S. population until the summer of 2021.

Wall Street Analyst: Stocks to Move Higher, Enhancing Trump’s Reelection Chances

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: wall-street-analyst-stocks-to-move-higher-enhancing-trump-s-reelection-chances] Wall Street, it is said, is merely a reflection of main street, and main street is doing very well.

Democrat Voters Moving Toward Trump Says Washington Post

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: democrat-voters-moving-towards-trump-says-washington-post] Can the Biden/Harris campaign change its anti-American messaging in time to save it from oblivion in November?

A Harris-Biden Administration: Did the Candidate Let the Cat Out of the Bag?

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: a-harris-biden-administration-did-the-candidate-let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag] In separate incidents Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris agree: Harris will run the show if he's elected.

Gentoo on Odroid XU4

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 8 hours ago
A semi-random collection of links to installation of Gentoo Linux on the Odroid XU4. Continue reading →

Today It Rained – Barely

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 8 hours ago
Rain in California, soon in Oregon, onshore winds to clear out smoke. Continue reading →

Meet Students Organizing The First Campus-Wide Undergraduate Union

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
On August 31, stu­dents at Keny­on Col­lege, a pri­vate lib­er­al arts col­lege in Gam­bier, Ohio, announced their intent to union­ize with the Unit­ed Elec­tri­cal, Radio and Machine Work­ers of Amer­i­ca (UE) in an open let­ter to the school’s pres­i­dent and board of trustees. Stu­dents have request­ed vol­un­tary recog­ni­tion through a card-check neu­tral­i­ty agree­ment with the school’s admin­is­tra­tion. If suc­cess­ful, the Keny­on Stu­dent Work­er Orga­niz­ing Com­mit­tee (K‑SWOC) will become the first union to orga­nize its entire under­grad­u­ate work­force, which will... more »

Democrats Ignore US Military’s Refutation Of ‘Russian Bounties’ Story

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The US military has been unable to find any evidence that the Russian government paid bounties on US troops to Taliban-linked fighters in Afghanistan, confirming what was already obvious to anyone who hasn’t had their brain stem hijacked by mass media-induced Russophobia. NBC News reports the following: Two months after top Pentagon officials vowed to get to the bottom of whether the Russian government bribed the Taliban to kill American service members, the commander of troops in the region says a detailed review of all available intelligence has not been able to corroborate the ... more »

TRUMP HAD SO FEW CHOICES!

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
This seems appropriate: The top spokesman for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is taking a leave of absence, the agency announced Wednesday, days after he promoted dangerous conspiracy theories during a Facebook Live video. In the video, first reported by the New York Times, Michael Caputo, who is HHS' assistant secretary for public affairs, charged that scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "don't want America to get well." He also urged Trump supporters to load up on ammunition in preparation for a violent left-wing rebellion when the president wi... more »

“Something’s happened to the plumbing of the world”

GCD at ClimateCite Corp - 9 hours ago
President Trump attends a briefing about wildfires in California at the McClellan Park outside Sacramento on Monday with Gov. Gavin Newsom, left. San Francisco Chronicle | Sep. 14, 2020 SACRAMENTO — President Trump resisted calls to confront the reality of climate change during a brief visit to California on Monday — a position that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, signaled …

Did Kamala Harris Tell Jacob Blake She Was ‘Proud of Him’?

Nur Ibrahim at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The vice presidential candidate met with Blake’s family in Wisconsin after police shot Blake several times in the back.

Allegations of Mass Hysterectomies at ICE-Contracted Facility Spark Outrage

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Most of the whistleblower complaint dealt with general medical negligence at a Georgia facility, particularly around COVID-19.

Video: Electrical substation explodes in Venezuela

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Video: Electrical substation explodes in Venezuela] A electrical substation in Maturin, Venezuela exploded this morning on the 16th of September. While Venezuela suffers a serious crisis, black-outs in the country have become the norm. President Nicolas Maduro has blamed such black-outs on cyber-attacks orchestrated by the CIA and infiltrators. However, others have claimed that the black-outs are due to neglect and corruption, as sights of exploding substations have become a common appearance across Venezuela. #16Sep #Monagas #SinLuz@observatoriomo2: Reportan explosión en ... more »

Video: Watch insane video of Russia’s SU-27 putting US-Bomber in place

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Video: Watch insane video of Russia’s SU-27 putting US-Bomber in place] Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighters intercepted three U.S. Air Force bombers over the Black Sea this week. The National Defense Administration Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense said: “The air defense forces in the Russian southern military region detected three air targets approaching Russia’s airspace over the Black Sea, coming from the side of Ukraine.” In order to identify the air targets, the Su-27 and Su-30 fighters were deployed and their crews identified three American B-52H strategic bomber... more »

US tests new secret weapon – Fighter Jet of the sixth generation

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: US tests new secret weapon – Fighter Jet of the sixth generation] The United State’s Air-Force conducted the first flight tests of a secretly built and designed sixth-generation fighter jet. While nothing about the fighter jet is known to the public, the Air-Force revealed that it has already conducted test flights and “broken records”. The development of the fighter jet is carried out within the framework of the Next Generation Air Dominance program. The fighter-jet was digitally designed and it was revealed that some tests were also carried out digitally, which significant... more »

Haftar’s forces discover a Soviet treasure in Libya

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Haftar’s forces discover a Soviet treasure in Libya] The Libyan National Army of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar was able to “revive” a large number of ballistic missiles such as the OTRK R-17 (“Scud-B”), which were delivered to the North African country during the Soviet era. The Soviet Union delivered around 200 Scud-B missiles to Libya. Currently, over 100 of those missiles are stored in warehouses in the eastern part of the country. According to Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, “engineers and other specialists” have successfully repaired the missiles, increasing the combat ... more »

New missile attack targets Baghdad’s Green Zone

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: New missile attack targets Baghdad’s Green Zone] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – On Wednesday, an Iraqi security source reported that a Katyusha missile fell on the Green Zone in central Baghdad, indicating that sirens sounded in the area. The government security media cell said in a press release, “A Katyusha rocket landed inside the Green Zone, specifically on residential building No. 31 in the Al-Qadisiyah residential complex.” They added, “The launch of the missile was from the al-Amil neighborhood, near the Al-Hadi Mosque.” !function(w,d,a){if(!w[a]){var s=d.createElemen... more »

Lukashenko: The Americans and their followers in Europe have planned unrest in Belarus over a period of 10 years

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Lukashenko: The Americans and their followers in Europe have planned unrest in Belarus over a period of 10 years] Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused the United States and European countries of being behind the recent protests in his country. During a meeting with several officials, Lukashenko said that Washington and its European “followers” had been planning to stir up trouble in Belarus over a period of 10 years. He added that the organizers of the protests had based their tactics on the “classic American textbook of color revolutions.” Lukashenko added: “T... more »

Pictures: Russian Air Force’s most powerful attack on terrorist targets in Syria since months

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Pictures: Russian Air Force’s most powerful attack on terrorist targets in Syria since months] On Tuesday, September 15, the Russian Armed Forces delivered the most powerful blow to enemy targets in recent months. Both, the Russian Air-Force as well as the short-range ballistic-missile system (Iskander) were used to strike targets in Idlib, as talks between Russian and Turkish military leaders continued. The Russian strikes were supported by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the ground against Jihadist forces in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, resulting in ca... more »

Russian warplanes launch heavy attack in Idlib after Turkish meeting

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Russian warplanes launch heavy attack in Idlib after Turkish meeting] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force resumed its attack over northwestern Syria this week, as their warplanes launched several strikes inside the Idlib Governorate. According to a field report from northwestern Syria, the Russian Air Force targeted several sites around the Idlib Governorate on Wednesday, targeting sites near the administrative capital and Jabal Al-Zawiya region. The Russian airstrikes came shortly after their military leadership concluded a meeting with their Turkish counte... more »

Cyprus Accuses Turkey Of Illegal Drilling' In The East Mediterranean

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz is seen being escorted by a Turkish Navy frigate in the eastern Mediterranean off Cyprus island. August 17, 2020. (Reuters) Al Jazeera: *Cyprus accuses Turkey of expanding 'illegal drilling' in East Med* Ahead of special summit on crisis, Cypriot leader raises alarm as EU chief warns Ankara against intimidating neighbours. Cyprus has accused Turkey of extending "illegal drilling" in disputed Mediterranean waters but said it is ready to engage in dialogue with Ankara to resolve differences over exploration rights. On Tuesday, Turkey extended the oper... more »

Bill Gates--And Our Children's Education - an OP-ED by Regular Contributor RAH

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*Bill Gates has had disturbing results in his past* *efforts to provide Services for Children* Now he wants to revolutionize Children's Education!Our Children: A major part of the "END GAME" by RAHIt should be fairly clear to even a casual observer that the SHTF big time, and with much more to come. Allegedly "intelligent" people are caught in midst of a total collapse of civilization as we know it......no actually...we are at the abyss. On one side we have "medical experts" and our "elected representatives" trying desperately to convince us humble citizens we are in danger due to ... more »

New medical cannabis product recall in Germany

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Cologne-based Cannamedical is recalling a batch of cannabis flower after contamination above acceptable levels was detected, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. This is at least the third cannabis recall this summer in Germany. Previously, Tilray recalled some cannabis extracts. “On Tuesday, Cannamedical voluntary started a recall of one batch of flower of our ‘Sativa’ variety […] New medical cannabis product recall in Germany is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canopy Rivers’ cannabis joint venture PharmHouse gets creditor protection

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
PharmHouse, a Canadian cannabis joint venture partly owned by venture-capital firm Canopy Rivers, received an initial court order granting creditor protection while the company explores restructuring. The creditor protection order comes after Canopy Rivers’ 51% partner in the joint venture, 2615975 Ontario, filed a lawsuit against Canopy Rivers, Canopy Growth and TerrAscend alleging fraud and […] Canopy Rivers’ cannabis joint venture PharmHouse gets creditor protection is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

New wave of multistate marijuana operators hope they have the ‘secret sauce’ to succeed

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
A second round of multistate marijuana operators are rapidly expanding their geographic footprints, taking advantage of acquisition and licensing opportunities as well as their ability to raise financing. The companies appear to be trying to follow in the footsteps of established MSOs such as Massachusetts-based Curaleaf, Illinois-based Green Thumb Industries and Illinois-based Cresco Labs. The […] New wave of multistate marijuana operators hope they have the ‘secret sauce’ to succeed is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entr... more »

The Fed can create money

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 9 hours ago
Here’s the Financial Times: The Fed also has acknowledged it lacks the tools to solve all the problems in the economy, since it can only lend money, but not spend it to help businesses or households. And the Fed is acutely aware that its policies have done plenty to save financial markets from distress, but […] The post The Fed can create money appeared first on Econlib.

Hello Mind, Nice to Meet Ya

Jayme Lemke at Econlib - 9 hours ago
Universities at their best are places where reading, writing, speaking, and (hopefully) listening are carried out at the highest level. The core activity here is sharing words with other people. We share words—written, verbal, and non-verbal—to meet other minds, to learn and share experiences for the sake of mutual betterment. So, as teachers and students […] The post Hello Mind, Nice to Meet Ya appeared first on Econlib.

More Neocon Propaganda? US 'Officials' Claim Iran Plotting Hit On US Ambassador

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
The breathless headlines about an alleged Iranian plot to kill the US Ambassador to South Africa in retaliation for the US assassination of Iranian General Soleimani captured everyone's attention over the past few days. President Trump threatened Iran with destruction if they even think about it. But behind the headlines, is there anything to this story? Or is it just another in a long line of scare stories "leaked" by anonymous "US officials" all meant to control the foreign policy narrative? Also in today's program, the bizarre UK move to encourage citizens to spy on their neighbo... more »

Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) Steering Committee has a new member

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 9 hours ago
Honored to join the Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) Steering Committee. A nationwide alliance that aims to speak and act collectively regarding current policies, reforms, and public debates in order to advance equity and justice in education I discussed here in an earlier post about the organization that truly believe that our deans and other academic leaders can

“A Disgrace”: Amnesty International Blocked From Monitoring Trial of Julian Assange

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 9 hours ago
Amnesty International’s Europe Director described the hearings against Assange as an “assault on the right to freedom of expression” that would have a “chilling effect on media freedom.” The post “A Disgrace”: Amnesty International Blocked From Monitoring Trial of Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/16/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~

"God has a Southern accent"

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
One of my first introductions to living in the American South was the humor of the late Lewis Grizzard. One of the parishioners at the church I pastored in Louisiana gave me a recording of one of his shows, and I laughed helplessly more times than I can recall as I listened to it. I was reminded of him by a discussion with a friend about the very Southern expression, "Well, bless his heart!" Believe me, if you hear a Southern lady say that about someone, he or she is toast. Ain't got nothin' comin'. That being the case, I thought others among my readers might enjoy hearing Lewis... more »

Virtual School Dangers: Police State Education Comes into Your Home Violating the 4th Amendment

AdminM at Medical Kidnap - 9 hours ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has added yet another troubling layer to the ways in which students (and their families) can run afoul of a police state education now that school (virtual or in-person) is back in session. Significant numbers of schools within the nation’s 13,000 school districts have opted to hold their classes online, in-person or a hybrid of the two, fearing further outbreaks of the virus. Yet this unprecedented foray into the virtual world carries its own unique risks. Apart from the technological logistics of ensuring that millions of students across the country have ade... more »

Security In Iraq Sep 8-14, 2020

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
Attacks in Iraq were slightly up the second week of September. Once again, the types of incidents like a car bomb and two suicide bombers showed that the Islamic State may be starting a fall campaign. Pro-Iran groups also kept up their steady pace of operations against Western targets. There were a total of 27 security incidents in Iraq reported in the media from September 8-14. 6 of those were by pro-Iran groups. That included 2 IEDs on convoys carrying supplies to the U.S. in Babil, one of which left 1 member of the security forces (ISF) dead and 3 civilian casualties. There ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 16

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1961 Govt forces began ground offensive to put down Mustafa Barzani Kurdish revolt 1980 Revolutionary Command Council met to discuss border skirmishes with Iran Saddam said Iran vulnerable and this was the time Iraq could seize control of Shatt al-Arab and disputed territories between the two Said that Iran would not fight Iraq because it was afraid Saddam told advisers that he would order invasion of Iran in coming days (Musings On Iraq review *The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict*) 1980 Ali Hassan al-Majid head of Mukhabarat only one of Saddam’s advisers to ... more »

When Tony Met James and Katty

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
I was just going to post the questions here, but why not post the whole interview? (I can guess an answer to that, it's Tony Blair!) The questions are very BBC. There's James Reynolds going straight for the negative and suggesting that Israel's agreements with Arab nations might be putting the region "on the road to open conflict", then pursuing the "sidelining" of the Palestinians angle, and then interrupting to point out that "many" more than just the Palestinians don't want peace with Israel yet. And there's Katty Kay (naturally) going for the Trumps - as she did even more... more »

Was a UFO Spotted Over New Jersey?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
It appears some TikTok users were unable to identify an easily identifiable flying object.

Climate Change and Forest Management Have Both Fueled Western Wildfires

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Climate change and forest management practices both have contributed to today’s fire conditions, and reducing wildfire risks requires addressing both issues.

The Drawbacks of Ethanol

IER at IER - 10 hours ago
On May 31, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule allowing the year-round sale of motor gasoline blends… The post The Drawbacks of Ethanol appeared first on IER.

Is “Mother Earth” angry? Countering Pelosi’s climate hustle

Joe Bastardi at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Well will all due respect, Mother Earth has been a lot angrier before. The post Is “Mother Earth” angry? Countering Pelosi’s climate hustle appeared first on CFACT.

Biden fell for the most radical climate hustles in the book

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 10 hours ago
If you thought Governor Newsom using climate to distract from his failure to protect California from wildfires was outrageous, brace yourself for Biden. The post Biden fell for the most radical climate hustles in the book appeared first on CFACT.

No, It’s Not True That Zero College Students Have Been Hospitalized With Coronavirus

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2AYI9VQ4UF&share=true] Getting the facts right is vital to having a healthy debate about whether campuses should open or close. For as long as the coronavirus pandemic has been going on, there have been those seeking to minimize the pandemic, or to use manipulations of statistics to imply that it’s not as severe as it first appears, and that therefore it’s time to immediately end restrictions and get back to normal. Remember “Google any three-digit number?” Or th... more »

Pew: U.S. Image Plummets Globally as Many Criticize Coronavirus Response

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] The only country to have a more positive than negative view of the United States is South Korea (59 percent view positively), and America’s reputation worldwide has plummeted to the lowest point since Pew began its survey nearly two decades ago. Amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, the United States is viewed positively by only 34 percent of those surveyed in thirteen countries around the world, according to a new Pew Research Center poll that was conducted among 13,273 respondents from June 10 to August 3. The only... more »

Study: Syria May Only Be Counting 1.25 Percent of Actual Coronavirus Fatalities

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Middle East* In recent days, several high-profile cases have garnered much attention locally, hinting at the true scale of the viral outbreak in the country. Syria’s government has officially confirmed only 2,703 coronavirus cases and 109 related deaths since the global pandemic began. Those figures, however, are widely seen as massive undercounts—in fact, the reported death toll is only 1.25 percent of the actual number of fatalities, according to a new study by researchers from Imperial College London’s COVID-19 Response Team, the London School of Hy... more »

Scientific American Backs Joe Biden, First Presidential Endorsement in 175-Year History

Rachel Bucchino at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2LZI9ZDPHQ&share=true] The controversial break with tradition shows how the magazine is thinking about this election. Scientific American, a respected science magazine, endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden Tuesday, marking it the first time in its 175-year history to stand behind a presidential candidate. “Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so. We do not do this lightly,” ... more »

The U.S. Air Force Has 'Built' and 'Flown' Potential 6th Generation Fighter

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Details of this sixth-generation aircraft were in a word: sparse. While the U.S. military is still "addressing" a few problems with its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, efforts are apparently well underway to develop the next-generation fighter jet. The U.S. Air Force secretly designed, built and even flew a prototype of the fighter of the future. "We've already built and flown a full-scale flight demonstrator in the real world, and we broke records in doing it," Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology... more »

Combined Arms Maneuver: How the U.S. Army Could Beat Russia or China in Battle

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2SND9HTSA6&share=true] The old Combined Arms Maneuver is dead, long live the new Combined Arms Maneuver. U.S. Army war planners believe winning a major power war against Russia or China will require an intricate and sophisticated blend of weapons, effects, networking and tactics, creating a need for the service to revamp its traditional Combined Arms Maneuver warfare approach. Traditional Combined Arms Maneuver requires a sophisticated mix of integrated attack strategi... more »

Kayleigh McEnany White House Press Briefing – 1:00pm ET Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing from the Brady room. Anticipated start time 1:00pm ET. [Livestream Links Below] White House Livestream – Fox News Livestream – Fox Bus Livestream – Alternate . . .

Hurricane Sally Moves Inland – 80mph Winds w/ Massive Rainfall Over FL Panhandle and Alabama

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Hurricane Sally moved over the coast near Mobile Alabama as a category two storm and continues to slowly move inland today. According to the National Hurricane Center the storm still holds strong hurricane force winds around 80mph as it brings … Continue reading →

This Summer's Riot Damage In The U.S. The Most Expensive In Insurance History

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Reproduced from Insurance Information Institute; Table: Axios Visuals *Axios:* *Exclusive: $1 billion-plus riot damage is most expensive in insurance history* The vandalism and looting following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police will cost the insurance industry more than any other violent demonstrations in recent history, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The protests that took place in 140 U.S. cities this spring were mostly peaceful, but the arson, vandalism and looting that did occur will result in at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insuran... more »

Shaping future UK trade policy: investment protection provisions

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 As the UK regains full responsibility for its trade and investment policy post-Brexit, it must seriously consider its approach to international investment protection.

Iran, Azerbaijan hold expert-level talks on preferential trade deal

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Iran and Azerbaijan held the first round of expert-level talks on clinching a preferential trade agreement.

Coalition formed to facilitate US-Taiwan BTA talks

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Business groups in Taiwan and the United States have formed a coalition to facilitate negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, its founding members said.

Lettre au président : abandonnez l'accord UE-Mercosur !

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Les chiffres sont accablants et la menace que fait peser cet accord sur la transition de nos systèmes agricoles et industriels est réelle.

Energy companies keep right to sue states in private courts, as treaty reforms blocked

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Negotiators have ruled out an overhaul of private courts that allow energy companies to sue national governments when climate change policies hurt their profits.

Britain has moved to break fisheries deadlock in Brexit trade talks - EU sources

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 Britain offered tentative concessions on fisheries in trade talks with the European Union last week, two diplomatic sources said.

Are EU-China trade relations at a crossroads?

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Sep-2020 European leaders were angry about Xinjiang camps and the Hong Kong crackdown. A long-awaited EU-China summit produced sharper rhetoric but nothing substantive as the bloc struggles to find a coherent approach to China.

Halifax auditor general finds city has no set timelines for building permits and inspections

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
Halifax has no clear timeline for the approval of building permits and inspections and its records are inaccurate, according to the latest report from the city’s auditor general. But the city has implemented 89% of the recommendations from Auditor General Evangeline Colman-Sadd’s 2018 reports on procurement and development approvals. Colman-Sadd tabled her office’s new audit […]

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