Thursday, September 17, 2020

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Japan Still Holds The Record For The World's Largest Battleship

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Yamato was a true monster. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Unfortunately for *Yamato* and its crew, it was obsolete by the time it was launched in 1941. The ability of fast aircraft carriers to engage enemy ships at the range of their embarked dive and torpedo bombers meant a carrier could attack a battleship at ranges of two hundred miles or more, long before it entered the range of a battleship’s guns. Battleships were “out-sticked,” to use a modern term. In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a difficult decision: it would sacrific... more »

Exclusive Look into the Islamic State’s New Leadership

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Center for Global Policy:* *Exclusive Look into the Islamic State’s New Leadership* Tucked in a 100-page document that a dissident group within the Islamic State released in 2018 was an incredible story about a miracle. The biographical document was meant to chronicle the life of an Iraqi jihadist from being a young man with an ambition to raise pigeons to becoming one of the most influential ISIS leaders. The biography of Abu Ali al-Anbari, ISIS’s former deputy who was killed in 2018, had clearly been meant to establish the person’s religious and tribal credentials, in case th... more »

Assange’s Extradition Trial: Court Hears About History Of Political Prosecutions Under Espionage Act

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 6 hours ago
"There has never, in the century-long history of the Espionage Act, been an indictment of a U.S. publisher under the law for the publication of secrets," declared Carey Shenkman, an attorney who has co-authored a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed book on the Espionage Act. The post Assange’s Extradition Trial: Court Hears About History Of Political Prosecutions Under Espionage Act appeared first on Shadowproof.

Four Mozambique Islands With Luxury Resorts Overrun And Destroyed By ISIS-Linked Militants

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The Times *The Australian/The Times: **Stars’ paradise isle in Mozambique overrun by ISIS-linked insurgents* Four Indian Ocean islands known for their unique wildlife and luxury resorts have been overrun by militants linked to Islamic State. The insurgents ordered residents to abandon the islands, off the coast of Mozambique, before they set fire to homes and tourist accommodation, witnesses said. Images posted on social media showed burnt-out beachfront villas and safari vehicles on Vamizi, which has been visited by the likes of Daniel Craig, Bono and Prince Albert of Monaco on h... more »

Nashville Officials Hid Data Showing Few COVID-19 Cases Tied to Bars and Restaurants

Michael Tennant at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: nashville-officials-hid-data-showing-few-covid-19-cases-tied-to-bars-and-restaurants] Nashville officials concealed evidence that bars and restaurants were not major sources of COVID-19 transmission, emails obtained by a local TV station show.

Is Joe Biden Suffering from “Sundowning”?

Bob Adelmann at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: is-joe-biden-suffering-from-sundowning] The nation will know shortly whether nor not Joe Biden is just sleepy, or if he's suffering from something more serious.

Netflix U.S. Cancellations Spike following the Release of Controversial Film, Cuties

Raven Clabough at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: netflix-u-s-cancellations-spike-following-the-release-of-controversial-film-cuties] The release of the highly controversial film *Cuties* on Netflix has propelled into motion a widespread #CancelNetflix campaign that is already having an impact on the streaming platform, though Netflix has given no indication that they can be swayed to remove the pedophilic content.

After Voting to Eliminate Police, Minneapolis City Council Now Complains About Crime Increase

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: after-voting-to-eliminate-police-minneapolis-city-council-now-complains-about-crime-increase] Minneapolis City Council members — who all voted to disband the current police department in the city in June — grilled police chief Medaria Arradondo about an increase in crime in city on Tuesday.

Big Tech Shuts Down Chinese Virologist for COVID Claim

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: big-tech-shuts-down-chinese-virologist-for-covid-claim] Big Tech has cracked down on the Chinese scientist who says the Chinese government engineered the COVID-19 virus in a lab and released the pathogen intentionally.

Rapprochement with Turkey Requires Ankara’s Respect for Religious Freedom

Toufic Baaklini, Michael Rubin at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Toufic Baaklini, Michael Rubin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Turkey shows itself more in the company of rogue regimes than responsible states. Throughout the Cold War and for a decade after, Turkey was perhaps America’s top partner in the region. U.S. presidents and secretaries of state spoke of the “special relationship” or “model partnership” between the countries. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shredded that deliberately. Today, the debate within U.S. policy circles is not whether Turkey is an ally, but instead whether it is possible to salvage the U.S.-... more »

US House said to delay marijuana legalization vote until after election

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
A bill to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and thereby legalize the plant federally won’t be voted on by the U.S. House next week or before the Nov. 3 election, according to a report Thursday. “House Dems have punted a vote on a marijuana legalization bill to the lame duck (session),” tweeted Sarah […] US House said to delay marijuana legalization vote until after election is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

ABC News and The Daily Beast...

bob somerby at the daily howler - 6 hours ago
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020* *...show us how dumb it can get: *How ridiculous can the "potted plants" be inside our major news orgs? How utterly lacking can they be in even the most basic skills? Readers, thank you for asking! This morning, we were shocked by this "Cheat Sheet" report at The Daily Beast: ROSS (9/17/20): *Leaked FEMA Memo Reveals 17 Percent Jump in U.S. COVID Deaths Last Week* *A leaked internal memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reportedly revealed a near-17 percent spike in coronavirus-related deaths* inside the United States last week. AB... more »

Ocean Cooling Pauses August 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major…

Satellite Observations Reveal Decreasing Trend in Global Wildfires

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Dang, those inconvenient satellites! ? ? While wildfires in the Western U.S. continue to rage, satellite observations over the last 20 years have revealed a decreasing trend in global wildfires. What’s going on? As strong winds and hot air continue to propel…

Solar Cycle 25 is here, says NASA

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The Sun from NASA’s SDO spacecraft Solar Cycle 25 has begun, according to this NASA press release. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new solar cycle – and how the coming…

Hurricane Sally

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Tropical Storm Sally has left more than half a million Americans without power as its torrential rains and storm surges lashed the US Gulf coast. Sally weakened after it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, but the slow-moving…

Arctic Ice Bottoms at 3.7 Wadhams

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The animation above shows Arctic ice extents from Sept. 1 to 16, 2020. On the left are the Russian shelf seas already ice-free, and the Central Arctic retreating as well. Bottom left is Beaufort Sea losing ice. In the last week CAA in the center starts refreezing, and just above…

Email Records Show Democrat Nashville Mayor Hid COVID-19 Data To Intentionally Inflict Economic Hardship on Bars and Restaurants…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
While the background story of data manipulation to intentionally inflict economic damage is stunning, the severity of the position of Nashville Democrat Mayor John Cooper is actually not a surprise. It must be remembered this is the same Nashville Mayor … Continue reading →

CQC’s care agency COVID deaths secrecy ‘puts commercial interests before disabled people’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
The care regulator has been accused of prioritising the financial interests of home care agencies over the safety of disabled people, after refusing to release information that would show which of them have reported deaths of service-users linked to coronavirus. The Care […]

TUC’s access failure at annual congress is ‘slap in the face’ for disabled activists

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
The TUC has angered disabled union activists after failing to ensure that its annual conference was accessible to people with hearing and other impairments who tried to watch it online. Many activists were not able to follow this week’s annual TUC Congress […]

Disabled peers call on government to scrap Care Act coronavirus powers

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
Two disabled peers have called on the health and social care secretary to scrap powers given to local authorities that allow them to suspend some of their social care duties during the coronavirus pandemic. Crossbench peers Baroness [Jane] Campbell and Baroness [Tanni] […]

New rail replacement access rules are ‘too little, too late’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
New rules published by the rail regulator could push the industry to take the need to provide accessible rail replacement vehicles more seriously, but they have been branded “too little, too late” by a leading disabled campaigner. The Office of Rail and […]

DWP silent as it stops answering questions from Disability News Service

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has stopped answering questions from Disability News Service (DNS), and is refusing to explain why it has taken the “totally unacceptable” step. Since early July, DWP’s press office has failed to provide a meaningful response […]

Mayor defends failure to include disabled people in COVID ‘recovery board’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 6 hours ago
The mayor of London has defended his decision to set up a board of nearly 30 senior figures to oversee the recovery from coronavirus in the capital without including any members representing disabled people. Membership of the London Recovery Board is made up […]

Dr. William Danforth, Former Chancellor of Wash U, Dies at 94

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Dr. William H. Danforth, 94, died Wednesday at his home in Ladue, Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Danforth, at age 44, took on a 24-year career in higher education. He served as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1971 to 1995, overseeing “an elevenfold increase in the university’s enrollment.” During his tenure, […]

Parneshia Jones Named Director of Northwestern University Press

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Parneshia Jones, editor of the Northwestern University Press (NUP) for the last two decades, has been named its new director, Dean of the Libraries Sarah M. Pritchard announced in a Northwestern University press release. “She is the ideal leader both to build on NUP’s traditional strengths and to continue the advances that the Press has […]

ETS Creates New Investment Unit to Grow Business

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit educational assessment and measurement organization, announced the formation of ETS Strategic Capital, a new unit focused on growing the business “through strategic equity investments, growth partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions,” according to an ETS press release. ETS Strategic Capital “is actively seeking transactions to establish a global portfolio of […]

ROSLYN PERRY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
*ROSLYN PERRY* has been named registrar at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Previously registrar at The Ohio State University, Perry holds a bachelor’s degree in individual and family studies from Kent State University in Ohio and a master’s degree in community health education from Cleveland State University.

CHERYL ISAAC

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
*CHERYL ISAAC* has been named regional executive for Harrisburg Area Community College. Previously the major gifts officer and associate director of development at Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law, Isaac holds a bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and a master’s degree in creative nonfiction from the University of Tampa.

AUGUST MEBANE

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
*AUGUST MEBANE* has been appointed associate vice chancellor of human resources at Winston-Salem State University. Most recently chief human resources officer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Adams School of Dentistry, Mebane holds a bachelor’s in English and legal studies from the University of Delaware. Mebane also earned a master’s in organizational leadership from Wilmington University and a Ph.D. in organizational development and change from Colorado Technical University.

ALANKA HAYES

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
*ALANKA HAYES BROWN* has been appointed president of the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus of Miami Dade College. Recently vice president for academic and student affairs at Wilbur Wright College, Brown holds a bachelor’s in political science from Florida A&M University, a master’s from Florida State University as well as a master of public administration degree and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Nova Southeastern University.

Most Organizations formed to Combat Child Sex Trafficking are Actually Facilitating and Funding It

Brian-Admin at Medical Kidnap - 7 hours ago
One of the tragic realities of child sex trafficking is the fact that groups who allegedly advocate for the end of child sex trafficking and the "protection" of children, are actually the very groups behind trafficking children. The most obvious example is the one we have been reporting on for years now here at Health Impact News, which is the government-funded child welfare system commonly referred to as "Child Protective Services," or CPS, which is the main vehicle by which children are kidnapped from their families and trafficked. Child sex trafficking has been a hot topic in the... more »

‘Governments Love Pandemics’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in ‘Bold and Blunt’ Podcast

Angela Braden at Children's Health Defense - 7 hours ago
By Children’s Health Defense Team Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke with Cheryl Chumley with the Washington Times podcast “Bold and Blunt.” In a segment titled “Governments Love Pandemics.” The Show notes: “If you’ve been taking all the government mandates over the coronavirus at face value, you’re making a serious mistake. So says […] The post ‘Governments Love Pandemics’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in ‘Bold and Blunt’ Podcast appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

US reveals mysterious advanced fighter jet of the future

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: US reveals mysterious advanced fighter jet of the future] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – A few days ago, the U.S. Air Force unveiled a new military fighter jet that successfully bypassed design, manufacturing and covert testing processes. America secretly tested the prototype of the new fighter, which, according to American media, is still “kept secret, and no one knows detailed information about it.” The Popular Mechanics publication said that the fighter had already flown, breaking new records during tests. The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale proto... more »

Video: Watch as Russian SU-35s forces Swedish fighters to back off its strategic bombers

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Video: Watch as Russian SU-35s forces Swedish fighters to back off its strategic bombers] The pilots of two Russian supersonic strategic-bombers Tu-160 filmed an encounter between Russian Su-35s and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter-jets over neutral waters of the Baltic. The SU-35s were deployed to provide cover for a planned eight-hour flight of two Russian Tu-160 strategic-bombers. During the encounter, the Su-35s forced the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen to back off its strategic bombers to ensure the safety of its crew due to their close proximity, risking the health of crew member... more »

Anasrallah forces announce new drone attack on Saudi airport

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Anasrallah forces announce new drone attack on Saudi airport] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni armed forces announced on Thursday, September 17th, that a drone targeted the Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. According to the report, the Ansarallah forces targeted the Abha Airport using their domestically-made Samad-3 drone. The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, said in a statement via his Twitter account: “The air force conducted an attack with a Samad-3 drone on a military target at Abha Inter... more »

US government sanctions Lebanese companies

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: US government sanctions Lebanese companies] The United States has announced new sanctions targeting several Lebanese companies for their alleged links to Hezbollah. Among the blacklisted companies is Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction, which has several recycling contracts with the Lebanese government. In addition, the US government added Hezbollah Executive Council Sultan Khalifa Asaad to its OAFC list of sanctioned individuals. Prior to today’s announcement, the US also added two former ministers to its blacklist last week. Continue reading US government sanctions Le... more »

Russia rejects Turkey’s proposal to handover Syrian cities to them

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Russia rejects Turkey’s proposal to handover Syrian cities to them] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – Russian and Turkish army officials met on Wednesday to discuss the situation inside Syria, where both countries currently have a large military presence. According to a source in Damascus, the two sides discussed a number topics, including the ceasefire in the Idlib Governorate and the Turkish presence in areas controlled by the government. The source said Turkey rejected the Russian proposal to handover their observation posts, which are currently surrounded by the Syrian Arab ... more »

Greece resumes contact with Turkey

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Greece resumes contact with Turkey] Following days of escalating tensions in the Mediterranean Sea, Greece has officially resumed forms of high-level contact with Turkey according to Greek government spokesperson, Stelios Petsas. The move comes after Turkey has withdrawn one of its survey vessels from an area that Greece considers within its own boundaries. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that discussions resumed due to Ankara’s “determination and firm stance,” as reported in the Daily Sabah on Wednesday. Continue reading Greece resumes contact... more »

US threatens to punish any country, company that deals arms to Iran

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: US threatens to punish any country, company that deals arms to Iran] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – President Donald Trump’s administration pledged on Wednesday, to impose “full” U.S. sanctions on any international arms company that does deals with Iran as soon as the United Nations arms embargo on Tehran is extended. The warning came from the U.S. envoy on the Iran file, Elliott Abrams, during a press briefing hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States will return to the international organization next week to try to re-impose sanctions on Ir... more »

Libyan Army kills emir of ISIS in southern Libya

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Libyan Army kills emir of ISIS in southern Libya] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, announced the killing of the emir of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization in Libya, Abu Abdullah, in a specific operation west of Sabha. According to Mismari, the LNA received information about an Islamic State terrorist cell in the neighborhood Kafi of Sabha, pointing out that the “116th Infantry Battalion clashed with the group in a battle that lasted seven hours straight.” He said, “The battle e... more »

Why the Next Shooting War Could Go Nuclear

Zack Brown at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Zack Brown* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA4Q0KS401&share=true] Too many dual-use systems could confuse an enemy in wartime who might think a nuclear (not conventional) attack was underway. Nuclear expert James Acton believes that we are entering into an era of what he calls “nuclear entanglement,” one that promises to be different from anything we’ve seen before. It’s main characteristic: an increasingly blurry line between nuclear and conventional weapons. “During the Cold War, the nuclear and non-nuc... more »

The Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Alliance: Simply Bad News

Paul R. Pillar at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] It seems that the closer that Trump and Netanyahu draw together, the farther away they are leading their countries from the opinions and respect of most of the rest of the world. The political careers of President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have become increasingly linked. The linkage goes well beyond the parallel personal interests they have in such things as the hyping of recent diplomatic developments involving Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. It extends to a similarity of political me... more »

Rehearsal for November: An Analysis of 17 August State Elections

bbaccaglini at Lawfare - 7 hours ago
A U.S. Postal Service Truck is parked on the side of the road (Stilfehler, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_USPS_Truck_2.jpg, CC BY-SA, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Lawfare* is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the nation confronts the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses for election administration. Through student-driven research, tool development, an... more »

A DARPA-Funded Implantable Biochip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets by 2021

Raul Diego at MintPress News - 7 hours ago
An experimental new vaccine developed jointly with the US government claims to be able to change human DNA and could be deployed as early as next year through a DARPA-funded, injectable biochip. The post A DARPA-Funded Implantable Biochip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets by 2021 appeared first on MintPress News.

Nova Scotia premier asks for criminal investigation of police in wrongful conviction case

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil wants police acts in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) for a possible criminal investigation. SIRT is the province’s independent police oversight body; its mandate is “to investigate all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault and domestic violence or other […]

The Truth About Operation Moonshoot

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 7 hours ago
The post The Truth About Operation Moonshoot appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

The “Canary in the Coal Mine” Just Died, Are we Next? Dane Wigington Continues to Expose the False Climate Change Narrative with Facts

Brian-Admin at Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
Dane Wigington of Geoengineeringwatch.org has just published the second installment of short videos titled: Into The Wild, With Dane Wigington. In his first video last week, Wigington explained how neither the Right nor Left versions of the cause of fires currently burning were entirely correct. The Political Left wants us to believe this is the cause of Climate Change which needs further government intervention, while the Political Right is claiming that we have not been cutting down enough trees, and that this is all due to arsonists. Each side has an element of truth, but the un... more »

Was The Trump Tweet Yesterday A White Flag?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Trump's tweet was hilarious Wednesday morning. I wondered if it gave McConnell heart failure; I'm certain it sent Pelosi into a state of near exultation, if not euphoria. He completely undercut McConnell's already weak bargaining position on the must-pass pandemic relief bill-- telling the Republicans (i.e.- McConnell) to "go for the much higher numbers." It also looks like Trump told Meadows to get a bill done. Right after the tweet, Meadows told the media he feels "optimistic" and that "If the Speaker is willing to stay in, I'm willing to stay in, the Secretary [Mnuchin] is will... more »

Deadly flash floods sweep through Kampala, Uganda

At least two people died after flash floods swept through the city of Kampala, Uganda, this week. Heavy rains began around September 8, leading to inundations that disrupted traffic and trapped a number of people in a collapsed building. The police recovered two...... Read more »

Optimistic Recovery – Weekly Jobless Claims 860k, Lower Than Expected…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
The U.S. Department of Labor has released weekly jobless claims totals showing an employment recovery effort still underway. While the initial claims are 860,000 they are lower than expectations, highlighting positive job gains in the overall economy. (DOL) In the … Continue reading →

President Trump Delivers Remarks at White House History Conference – 2:30pm ET Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Today President Trump will be traveling to the National Archives Museum to deliver remarks on American History. Anticipated start time 2:30pm ET. White House Livestream – Fox News Livestream – Alternate Livestream . .

Is Facebook Banning Livestreamed Music Events?

Nur Ibrahim at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
New Facebook terms of service will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2020.

CDC Director: 'Covid Vaccine? Ha! Wear Your "Life Saving" Mask!'

Daniel McAdams at 8 hours ago
Yesterday Centers for Disease Control Director Redfield testified before Congress, while dragging his fingers all along the inside of his mask and thus contaminating it, that wearing a mask was even more important than any future coronavirus vaccine. Funny, the CDC was singing a different tune just months ago. Why can't they seem to get it right? Is this science...or politics? Also today: HUGE Nashville scandal on Covid reporting and Texas Governor Abbott unfairly shafts the inner-tube rental companies for no reason. Watch today's Liberty Report:

Marine Drive residents prefer Paladino over BMHA as their landlord

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 8 hours ago
Residents of Marine Drive Apartments — Buffalo’s largest public housing complex — prefer that Carl Paladino‘s Ellicott Development was their landlord, rather than the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA), at a rate of more than 2 to 1, privately conducted

As Netflix Defends “Cuties” Movie, Netflix Star Arrested for Producing Child Porn

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 8 hours ago
[image: netflix]After defending the controversial movie "Cuties" against those who claimed it exploited children, a Netflix star was arrested for exploiting children.

Brainwashing Kids With Debunked “1619 Project” to Destroy U.S.

Alex Newman at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: brainwashing-kids-with-debunked-1619-project-to-destroy-u-s] Lies by the *New York Times* in the late 1950s were crucial to enslaving the nation of Cuba under mass-murdering dictator Fidel Castro, who was portrayed by the paper as an anti-communist “freedom fighter.” Before that, Pulitzer Prize-winning lies by the *New York Times* were crucial in helping mass-murdering dictator Joseph Stalin conceal his genocide-by-starvation perpetrated against Ukraine. And now, it seems, the far-left newspaper and the forces behind it hope that lies about America in the “1619 Project” will... more »

The New CEO of The John Birch Society and the 2020 Election

TNA Video at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: the-new-ceo-of-the-john-birch-society-and-the-2020-election] VIDEO - Dr. Duke talks with the new CEO of The John Birch Society, Bill Hahn. Starting out in PR with the society and not knowing much about JBS prior, Bill talks about what he's learned along the way and how JBS is needed now more then ever. This is only made clearer with the upcoming election. "We understand that the neither Democrat nor Republican hold the monopoly on tyranny." The John Birch Society has a long history of using the Constitution as a benchmark and calling out those that are not following it regar... more »

Intolerance!

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 8 hours ago
*Judge not, lest...* *INTOLERANCE!* *by Alfred Lehmberg* - We *do* err, you know. Truly, we err and err *hugely*. We won't stop, *here*. No, there is too much to consider regarding all that. - - ...And there is *irony*! The irony is that this just doesn't have to be this way. Not the way it *is*. Truly, to err is so *identified *as error because there likely was the ubiquitous choice to be made *not* to commit that error in the first place! This becomes clear when the reader considers everything they wish they could "do over," themselves, ... - - Su... more »

Thursday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 8 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Thomas Christopher Lange studies (PDF) the costs and effects of two dental care options, and concludes Canada would be best served with a universal dental care system. And Colleen Floyd and Jane Philpott highlight how increased reliance on private payments would do nothing but harm to our health care system. - Greg Jericho rightly points out that a willingness to relax coronavirus restrictions does nothing to help anybody's economy if the virus continues to spread. Rachael D'Amore reports on the obvious risk that we'll see a spike in po... more »

Why Donald Trump’s North Korea Policy Is in Limbo

Yu Bin Kim at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Yu Bin Kim* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] There’s a reason why Trump has to maintain a decent relationship with North Korea’s leader. *Editor's Note: The following is the opening piece of a new symposium here in Korea Watch that will analyze potential U.S. policy options towards North Korea should Donald Trump win reelection. Check back soon for more contributions in the coming days. * If President Donald Trump wins reelection in November, what will his North Korea policy—or strategy, if there is one—look like in the second term? Undoubtedly, this is an important question t... more »

LG’s GX OLED TV Called One of the Best Available

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * For watching movies, RTINGS gave the GX OLED TV an uncommonly high score of 9.4, while for video games, it was ranked 9.1, which is especially important ahead of the arrival of this year’s new gaming consoles. LG’s 2020 OLED TVs have been well-received, especially by the website RTINGS. For much of this year, LG OLED models have dominated the top of the site’s overall rankings of TVs, with two models from 2019, the E9 OLED and C9 OLED, taking the top two spots, and the LG CX and BX OLED, both from this year, not far behind. Now, RTINGS has publish... more »

The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Program is Coming Up Short

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2XZE919A63&share=true] And the Air Force Special Operations Command isn’t too excited. The U.S. Army is currently trying to find a replacement for both the UH-60 Blackhawk, and the AH-64 Apache. Though certainly capable, both platforms are growing a bit long in the tooth: the Blackhawk entered service in the late 1970s, and the Apache in the mid-1980s. What is the Army considering as a replacement for both? Whatever comes out of the Future Long-Range Assault Airc... more »

William Barr: The Most Powerful Attorney General in U.S. History?

Jacob Heilbrunn at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* No one will do more to bolster—or undermine—Trump’s political fortunes than Barr. This is Attorney General Bill Barr’s moment. Barr has emerged as the most important official in the Trump administration. His only rival for the spotlight is Donald Trump. But it is Barr who is consistently defining the parameters of the debate in the run-up to the 2020 election. No one will do more to bolster—or undermine—Trump’s political fortunes than Barr. Barr has made a number of statements in recent weeks that make it clear he is going to war against wh... more »

WHO: Coronavirus Immunity Passports Shouldn’t Be Used Because of Reinfection Risk

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2NJH99MCZ6&share=true] Although those who have recovered appear to be somewhat immune, there have also been cases were folks have become infected a second time. The World Health Organization says that it can’t recommend countries to utilize so-called immunity passports for the novel coronavirus, chiefly because medical experts worldwide are still unsure how high the risk of reinfection is. Within the first few months of the ongoing pandemic, some countries ann... more »

Majority of U.S. Households Have at Least Two Streaming Services

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2FWI91TA3W&share=true] Everyone is cutting their cords and being stuck at home during the coronavirus is leading to an uptick in screen time. Of U.S. households, 78% subscribe to at least one of Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime Video —and 55% of households have at least two of them. Meanwhile, 40% of adults use a streaming service at least once daily. That’s according to data released late last month by Leichtman Research Group, Inc. as part of a study called Emerging V... more »

CDC: Face Masks are “More Guaranteed to Protect Me” from the Coronavirus than a Vaccine

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] “If I don’t get an immune response, the vaccine’s not going to protect me. This face mask will,” Redfield told the lawmakers. Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, touted the benefits of face masks and coverings in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus, and even went on to assert that they might provide better protection than a viable vaccine. “We have clear scientific evidence they work, and they are our best defense,” he told the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subco... more »

Russia’s Tu-22M3 Bomber Took 'Extended' Flight Over the Black Sea

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * A prototype of the Tu-22M3M supersonic bomber underwent trials at hypersonic speeds during a fourth test flight in May. On Wednesday a pair of Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers took part in a five-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, Russian state media announced. The flights, which were over forty-five hundred kilometers, were likely meant to be a display of the capabilities of the long-range bombers. “Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range aviation strategic bombers conducted a scheduled flight in the air space over the neutral waters of the... more »

CIA Intercepts Suggest U.S. Lied About Biological Weapon Use During Its War On Korea

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 8 hours ago
During the early 1950s War on Korea the U.S. used biological weapons against North Korea and China. Bombs designed to spread leaflets were filled with plague infested rats and dropped on Korean towns. Various infecting insects were released. Leaflets were contaminated with small pox and then distributed. Several local epidemics were caused by these attacks.

Spontaneous Initiative that Unites Scientists, Doctors, Lawyers and Free Citizens from All over the World

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 8 hours ago
The independent studies of various scientists have highlighted several issues on the virus. Many inconsistencies have emerged from many points of view which are summarized in these two letters. The reflections start from two complementary approaches and ask for explanations by offering new approaches and protocols.

How Ironic! RT is now the only mainstream media in the world that tells the truth about the Globalist [Soros] Takeover Underway

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Alex Christoforou* Newt silenced. Fox News STOPS mention of SOROS So it’s verboten?’: Fox News panelist STOPS Newt Gingrich from discussing ‘Soros-elected’ district attorneys https://www.rt.com/usa/500892-gingrich-soros-fox-news/ Isn't it ironic how Russia is now the bastion of Free Speech on this benighted Planet? The US has the famously protected "constitutional right" to Free Speech. But, hey, *that right has been sold out from under "the people"*. Bought--by the likes of *George Soros *and *Baal GateZ.* In the above video, we get a glimmer of how deep the rot/systemic c... more »

This Kayleigh McEnany Facebook Group Was Run from Macedonia

Jordan Liles at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Records show that the foreign-run Facebook group Kayleigh McEnany OFFICIAL had at least 456,000 members just weeks ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Is This John D. Rockefeller’s ‘Masonic Creed’?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
An anonymous email from 2002 continues to circulate online.

Communism and the willfully ignorant...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*we've been warned.* Take a trip back to 1969 with me and listen to G. Edward Griffin as he lays out how the communists will take over the U.S. Who is G. Edward Griffin? According to Wiki, he's "*an American author of 48 books, filmmaker, and **conspiracy theorist. Griffin's writings promote a number of right-wing views and conspiracy theories regarding various of his political, defense and health care interests."* It goes downhill from there, and delves into Griffin's membership in the John Birch Society, the much maligned anti-communist group. I admit to thinking, back 50 ye... more »

The Democratic Party’s Racist Appeals to Minorities Are Destroying It

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 9 hours ago
The Democratic Party’s Racist Appeals to Minorities Are Destroying It Eric Zuesse “A Harris administration together with Joe Biden” (Kamala Harris, on September 15th): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yigc3kFo8U Biden-Harris campaign ad on September 15th, addressing minority voters, Kamala Harris speaking. She is Joe Biden’s selected black woman as his V.P. nominee. She is unpopular and ranked as only […]

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j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Tyler Durden Wed, 09/16/2020 The U.S. Air Force used a hyper velocity projectile (HVP), capable of traveling Mach 7.3, or about 5,600 mph, fired from an Army M109 howitzer tank, to shoot down a fast-moving cruise missile over a missile range in New Mexico. “Tanks shooting down cruise missiles is awesome,” Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force … Continue reading →

Nashville Officials Concealed Low COVID-19 Numbers Coming From Bars And Restaurants: Leaked Emails

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Tyler Durden Thu, 09/17/2020 Leaked emails between the senior adviser to Nashville’s Mayor and a health department official reveal a disturbing effort to conceal extremely low coronavirus cases emanating from bars and restaurants, while the lion’s share of infections occurred in nursing homes and construction workers, according to WZTV Nashville. On June 30th, contact tracing … Continue reading Nashville Officials Concealed Low COVID-19 Numbers Coming From Bars And Restaurants: Leaked Emails →

“Where Are The Police?” After Voting To Defund Cops, Minneapolis City Council Baffled Over Recent Crime Wave

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Tyler Durden Thu, 09/17/2020 In the wake of George Floyd’s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis police, the city council – nearly all Democrats, made the brilliant decision to defund the city’s police department and embark on a “police-free future.“ “We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department,” tweeted Council Member Jeremiah … Continue reading “Where Are The Police?” After Voting To Defund Cops, Minneapolis City Council Baffled Over Recent Crime Wave →

The Portland Riots Just Stopped… Why?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Tyler Durden Wed, 09/16/2020 Authored by Victoria Taft via PJMedia.com, Have Portland’s Professional Protesters™ been smoked out? Since May 29th, Portland has been the back drop of more than 100 nights of antifa, anarchist and Black Lives Matter, Inc™ terroristic riots. They set fires, looted, and intimidated people by threatening to burn them alive in … Continue reading The Portland Riots Just Stopped… Why? →

Chris Rock: Democrats ‘Let the Pandemic Come In’ While Pushing Impeachment

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Chip Somodevilla; Amy Sussman/Getty Images David Ng 16 Sep 2020 In a surprising accusation from a major Hollywood figure, comedian Chris Rock is holding Democrats responsible for the spread of the coronavirus, saying party leaders “let the pandemic come in” while they were busy pushing the ultimately unsuccessful impeachment of President Donald Trump. Chris Rock … Continue reading Chris Rock: Democrats ‘Let the Pandemic Come In’ While Pushing Impeachment →

Subpoenas Authorized For Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Halper And Other ‘Spygate’ Figures

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Tyler Durden Wed, 09/16/2020 The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for dozens of Obama-era officials involved in ‘spygate,’ including former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, former DNI James Clapper — and longtime US intelligence operative Stephen Halper, who the Obama administration paid nearly half-a-million dollars to … Continue reading Subpoenas Authorized For Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Halper And Other ‘Spygate’ Figures →

Paul Stramer – Lincoln County Watch: Global Uprising Underway

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Found here: https://youtu.be/x6C1cK5B1j4?list=PL7YKya_R1ROuVo5mtVWXgJ85_AAY2ND4x See the entire article written by Dr. Joseph Mercola here:https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/09/16/global-uprising.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200916Z1&mid=DM654166&rid=965826180 via Global Uprising Underway

Dentist who rode a hoverboard during tooth extraction found guilty of medicaid fraud

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Rex Dynamite Sep 16th, 2020According to this Anchorage Daily News article, Seth Lookhart, an Anchorage dentist, was sentenced to 12 years in prison following dozens of charges related to Medicaid fraud and other dental malpractices. Lookhart had nearly killed several patients by sedating them for longer periods of time than required … oh and he … Continue reading Dentist who rode a hoverboard during tooth extraction found guilty of medicaid fraud →

GOOD: Perverted film “Cuties” leads to 800% SURGE in Netflix cancellations

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Doc Holliday Sep 16th, 2020 Netflix certainly earned it! After releasing and then somehow, incomprehensibly, defending the degenerate gutter-trash film “Cuties” — which, as you probably already know, openly and unabashedly sexualizes 11-year-old girls and has been widely likened to “child porn” — Netflix is seeing a surge in subscription cancellations to the tune of … Continue reading GOOD: Perverted film “Cuties” leads to 800% SURGE in Netflix cancellations →

Kayleigh McEnany pounds media for not asking about Trump’s historic Middle East peace deal

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
NTB Staff Sep 16th, 2020 5:29 pm In some ways this is even worse than full “beast mode” Kayleigh. This is like when you got in trouble as a kid and your parents calmly told you “We’re not mad at you. We are just very disappointed in you.” The worst. And then the Pelosi dig … Continue reading Kayleigh McEnany pounds media for not asking about Trump’s historic Middle East peace deal →

What Would A Roosevelt Or a Lyndon LaRouche Do Now To Defeat the Coup? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 9 hours ago
What Would A Roosevelt Or a Lyndon LaRouche Do Now To Defeat the Coup? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat Video of What Would A Roosevelt Or a Lyndon LaRouche Do Now To Defeat the Coup? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat Host: Dennis Speed Guest: Diane Sare, Candidate for U.S. Senate (NJ), 2022 Subject: What Would A Roosevelt Or a Lyndon LaRouche Do Now To Defeat the Coup? LIVE every Thursday at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific - In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt faced a coup orchestrated by Wall Street. The General chosen to execute it, Smedley Butler, ratted the bankers out. Similarly, Abraham Lincoln, tr... more »

Wild Free and Happy Sample 46

What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 9 hours ago
[Note: This is the forty-sixth sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews. These samples are not freestanding pieces. They will be easier to understand if you start with sample 01, and follow the sequence listed HERE — if you happen to have some free time. If you prefer audiobooks, Michael Dowd is in the process of reading and recording my book HERE. *WHO ARE WE?* *Life in the Wild Lane* Over a long span of time, our minds, bodies, emotio... more »

So What? It’s Thursday

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
There should be a little red circle over Washington DC for the attempted coup against President Trump in 2016. You can call it a “Democrat Insurance Policy” if you’d like, but it was clearly an attempted coup. We need to start calling things what they are. This map was created by the Washington Post, […] The post So What? It’s Thursday appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Hurricane Sally

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Tropical Storm Sally has left more than half a million Americans without power as its torrential rains and storm surges lashed the US Gulf coast. Sally weakened after it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, but the slow-moving storm continues to batter Florida and Alabama. One person was […]

Israel to increase import requirements, limiting cannabis export opportunities

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
The Israeli Ministry of Health informed domestic licensed producers that it is strengthening the quality requirements for medical cannabis imports. In an email addressed to “importers,” Tal Lavy of the pharmaceutical division of the Ministry of Health – the competent national authority under the international drug control treaties – said Israeli authorities will start reviewing […] Israel to increase import requirements, limiting cannabis export opportunities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Report: Australia cannabis sales near AU$100 million as consolidation looms

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Australia’s market for medical cannabis is expected to triple this year to about AU$95 million ($70 million) in product sales, according to a new report published by North Sydney-based data firm FreshLeaf Analytics. However, FreshLeaf said it analyzed 37 companies vying for less than 100,000 prescriptions, concluding that “the Australian cannabis market is saturated and […] Report: Australia cannabis sales near AU$100 million as consolidation looms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canadian cannabis events firm Lift & Co. files for bankruptcy

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
(This story has been updated to reflect new information on upcoming Lift & Co. events.) Lift & Co. Corp., a Toronto-based cannabis events and marketing firm, has filed for bankruptcy. The announcement comes after Lift failed to sell off its consumer and trade marketing divisions, along with its CannSell training program and other assets, according […] Canadian cannabis events firm Lift & Co. files for bankruptcy is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Mosquitoes killing animals by draining their blood

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
I noted this report following Hurricane Laura a couple of weeks ago. Huge swarms of mosquitoes are draining blood from and killing livestock in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura swept through the state. The mosquitoes, which were pushed from Louisiana swamps as a result of the storm, are draining blood from deer and cattle, as well as a few goats and horses, who become exhausted from blood loss and die, veterinarian Craig Fontenot told the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. "They can’t get enough oxygen," Fontenot explained. * . . .* Jeremy Hebert, an LSU AgCenter agent... more »

Where Are The Global Hotspots For The Covid-19 Coronavirus?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*BBC:* *Coronavirus: Where are the global hotspots?* Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with nearly 30 million confirmed cases in 188 countries and a death toll fast approaching one million. Six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic, the virus is surging in many countries and some that had apparent success in suppressing initial outbreaks are also seeing infections rise again. The number of confirmed cases during the spring peak is likely to be an underestimate of the true level of infection, as widespread testing was not av... more »

Delingpole Explains: No, the Western Wildfires Weren’t Caused by ‘Record Heat’

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
“The main reason for these conflagrations isn’t ‘climate change’ but poor management.” – James Delingpole _______________ “California governor Gavin Newsom wants to blame the wildfires on record-breaking temperatures in LA County,m” writes James Delingpole. “So does Joe Biden; so too does the LA Times which claims that this ‘sizzling summer’ was the ‘Hottest August on Record’ in California. ... Read more Delingpole Explains: No, the Western Wildfires Weren’t Caused by ‘Record Heat’ The post Delingpole Explains: No, the Western Wildfires Weren’t Caused by ‘Record Heat’ appeared fir... more »

German Doctors Call COVID-19 Policy “Organized Crime” – Video

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Video headline: CV19 scam is the biggest crime of the century. A few people are getting extremely rich at the expense of the other seven billion people,” says Tony Heller. The post German Doctors Call COVID-19 Policy “Organized Crime” – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.

WHO Warns Covid-19 Coronavirus 'Spreading Alarmingly' Across Parts Of Europe

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNBC: **‘Very serious situation’ unfolding in Europe, WHO warns, as cases rise dramatically* * There are growing concerns in Europe at what is being seen as an alarming rise in coronavirus cases. * The number of new daily infections has reached record highs in some countries. * Targeted lockdowns and restrictions are returning across the continent. LONDON — A dramatic rise in new coronavirus cases in Europe has been characterized as a “wake up call” by the World Health Organisation’s top official in Europe. “We have a very serious situation unfolding before us,” WHO’s regional d... more »

Eric Davis, Again

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 9 hours ago
The Devoid (Billy Cox), columnist at the *Miami Herald*, reignited the Admiral Thomas Wilson debate not all that long ago. Although it seemed that most of mainstream Ufology had realized that the story told by Dr. Eric Davis about his clandestine meeting with the Admiral was probably more hyperbole that truth, there are still those who believe the information is leading us to disclosure. You can read the article here: http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/16000/eric-who-the-admiral/#comment-588557 I bring all this up because, a while back, Dr. Davis had suggested, on *Coast-to-... more »

La ciudadanía en Europa rechaza el acuerdo comercial UE-Mercosur

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-Sep-2020 Los resultados de una reciente encuesta realizada en España, Francia, Alemania y Países Bajos revelan un importante rechazo de la población al acuerdo comercial entre la UE y los países del bloque Mercosur.

T-MEC, ¿beneficio para quién?

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-Sep-2020 Su tan esperada llegada sufrió diversos cambios a lo largo de los años, todo esto con la intención de superar las limitaciones del viejo tratado. Aun con la llegada del Covid-19 no se vio “limitado” y siguió en marcha su aprobación, con la promesa de mejorar la economía en ciertos sectores de la industria y algunas regulaciones sobre el comercio.

Video del conversatorio Respuestas Regionales a la Crisis Sanitaria y los TLCs

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-Sep-2020 Mujeres feministas y campesinas de la Región del Maule exponen las formas en que enfrentan sus territorios la crisis sanitaria y las limitaciones de los Tratados de Libre Comercio.

A new trend in trade agreements: Ensuring access to cancer drugs

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-Sep-2020 People around the world need to be aware of precedents in recent trade agreements and ensure that they also work for access to medicines for their own citizens.

Big Ten Will Have Eight-Game Fall Football Season

Arrman Kyaw at Diverse - 9 hours ago
The Big Ten will have an eight-game football season starting the weekend of Oct. 24, USA Today reported. The decision was made by the Big Ten’s presidents Wednesday morning amidst public pressure, undoing their decision in August to postpone the fall schedule. The Big Ten presidents cited new medical information to conclude that they could […]

JESSICA T. DE CUIR-GUNBY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*JESSICA T. DECUIR-GUNBY* has been appointed chair of the department of teacher education and learning sciences in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. A professor of educational psychology and director of graduate programs, DeCuir-Gunby holds a bachelor’s in psychology and Spanish from Louisiana State University. DeCuir-Gunby also earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Georgia.

TAMARA BUTLER

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*TAMARA BUTLER* has been named executive director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston. A faculty member of the English department and the African American and African studies program at Michigan State University, Butler earned her bachelor’s degree from Xavier University of New Orleans. She holds a master’s degree in African American and African studies and a doctorate in multicultural and equity studies in education from Ohio State University.

NERGIS MAVALVALA

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*NERGIS MAVALVALA* has been named the new dean of the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the first woman to hold the position. The Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at MIT, Mavalvala holds a bachelor’s in physics and astronomy from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in physics from MIT.

KAMALJEET SANGHERA

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*KAMALJEET SANGHERA* has been appointed interim executive director of the Institute for Digital InnovAtion at George Mason University. An associate professor of information sciences and technology at the school, Sanghera earned her Ph.D. from Capella University.

JOSEF SORETT

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*JOSEF SORETT* has been appointed chair of the department of religion at Columbia University in New York City. Additionally, he was promoted to full professor in both religion and African American and African diaspora studies. Also, the director of the Center on African-American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice, Sorett holds a bachelor’s from Oral Roberts University, a master of divinity from Boston University and a Ph.D. in African American studies from Harvard University.

MELISSA FEUER

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
*MELISSA FEUER* has been named acting dean of the College of Professional Studies at George Washington University. Most recently serving as the college’s associate dean for student and academic affairs, Feuer holds a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and earned her juris doctorate from the New York University School of Law.

Where Have All the Portland Rioters Gone?

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Victoria Taft at PJMedia posed this interesting question two days ago: Have Portland’s Professional Protesters™ been smoked out? Since May 29th, Portland has been the back drop of more than 100 nights of antifa, anarchist and Black Lives Matter, Inc™ terroristic riots. They set fires, looted, and intimidated people by threatening to burn them alive in their homes. But after the millions of dollars of destruction, criminality and thuggery it stopped last week. Poof! Why? I certainly don’t want to tempt these thugs, but it can’t go without saying that Portland’s 100 plus days of riots... more »

Wanna Help Fund “The Wide Awakes”?

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Here’s an example of the crapola that floats, like punchbowl turds, to the surface in my Kickstarter and GoFundMe feeds. Note how these leftist closet anarchists / proto-communists have swathed themselves in comforting words about justice, and a loving future, and yada yada. Note how colorful and lovely are their fabrics and graphics, as they promote the death of Constitutional freedom and its replacement with a Sanders-Warren-Harris regime of mandates and punishment for incorrect thoughts and speech. Note how EVERYthing these a$$clowns want you to fund, is ME-centric, designed to p... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Here are the United States regions: Pretty soon those upticks are gonna turn into a third wave… Here’s the global leaderboard, plus a separate curve for the […]

CDC Director Walks Back US Senate Testimony That Masks Work Better Against COVID-19 Than Vaccines

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Redfield responded on social media Wednesday evening, where he appeared to bow to pressure from the president insisting 'I 100% believe in the importance of vaccines' *Daily Mail: **CDC director walks back Senate testimony that masks work BETTER against COVID-19 than vaccines after Donald Trump called him 'confused' and 'mistaken' and dismissed his claims a vaccine will NOT be available until next year* * CDC Director Robert Redfield told a Senate committee Wednesday face masks are better protection against COVID than a vaccine * He also testified a vaccine wouldn't be widely av... more »

Top 10 Foods for Atrial Fibrillation

Ashley Swanson at TDW - 10 hours ago
Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of heart arrhythmia that can interrupt the normal flow of blood. In AFib, signals in your upper chambers become chaotic and can quiver. The blood can then stagnate and pool in the upper chamber putting one at risk for other cardiac complications like stroke. The first … Continue reading "Top 10 Foods for Atrial Fibrillation" The post Top 10 Foods for Atrial Fibrillation appeared first on TDW.

Trump Did Listen to Pandemic Experts. They just failed him.

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
Marc Thiessen writes at Washington Post Trump did listen to experts on the pandemic. They just failed him. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. A narrative has taken hold since the release of Bob Woodward’s latest book that President Trump was told in late January that the coronavirus was spreading across America at pandemic rates […]

What are They Hiding? Human Rights Groups Blocked from Monitoring Julian Assange Trial

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: assange]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.”

US Secretary of Defense Esper Says Russia And China Have Weaponized Space With Killer And Energy Weapon Satellites

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Sociable:* *‘Beijing & Moscow have weaponized space through killer satellites, directed energy weapons’: Defense Sec* US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says that China and Russia have weaponized space through “killer satellites” and directed energy weapons designed to exploit and weaken the US military. The Department of Defense [DoD] sees its adversaries advancing their military technologies, and so it is doubling down on its own. * “In space, Moscow and Beijing have turned a once peaceful arena into a war fighting domain. They have weaponized space through killer satellites, d... more »

A slight weekly increase in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 10 hours ago
A slight weekly increase in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo Kanako Mita and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times In the last few weeks, the numbers of coronavirus (Covid-19) daily infections have come down in Tokyo from fresh highs in August. Yet, this week, a slight daily increase from the week before is creating concern. Hence, the […]

FBI Director Wray Says Russia Is Working To Sway Election In Trump's Favour. Says Antifa Is Not A Terrorist Organization

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Politico*: *Wray says Russia engaged in 'very active efforts' to interfere in election, damage Biden* The FBI director also broke with Trump’s claim that antifa is a terrorist organization. FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday described “very active efforts” by Russia to interfere in the 2020 election, primarily by working to damage former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Wray said Russians have been using social media, as well as “proxies, state media, online journals" and other vehicles to hurt Biden and what it views as anti-Russian faction... more »

The U.S. Constitution Preamble and the Bill of Rights

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 10 hours ago
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The post The U.S. Constitution Preamble and the Bill of Rights appeared first on CFACT.

ENERGYCAST: Geothermal energy — Subterranean steam

Jay Dauenhauer at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Everyone seems to love geothermal energy. Why is it such a small part of the energy mix? The post ENERGYCAST: Geothermal energy — Subterranean steam appeared first on CFACT.

If you like lockdowns, you’ll love Biden’s empty, green future

Larry Bell at CFACT - 10 hours ago
How radical would Biden be? The post If you like lockdowns, you’ll love Biden’s empty, green future appeared first on CFACT.

Facebook climate center shows hurricanes and fires are nature not climate

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Mark Zuckerberg just launched a new Facebook "Climate Science Information Center" that is pushing the climate narrative directly into subscriber's news feeds. The post Facebook climate center shows hurricanes and fires are nature not climate appeared first on CFACT.

Gov. Newsom Tweets Misleading Graph to Exaggerate California Warming

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 10 hours ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tweeted misleading and unverified information yesterday while attempting to score political points on climate change. Newsom claimed, “The evidence of climate change is all around us.” Instead, the evidence of Newsom’s attempts at spreading climate misinformation is all around us. Newsom tweeted an image of a California temperature graph claiming […] The post Gov. Newsom Tweets Misleading Graph to Exaggerate California Warming appeared first on Climate Realism.

Authorities warn conspiracies risk national security

TOTT News at News – TOTT News - 10 hours ago
Both government and ASIO officials have raised concerns over a developing national security threat, which they say has ‘risen through the spread of conspiracies online’. According to new information uncovered, authorities claim ‘conspiracy theorists’ have exploited the coronavirus and summer bushfires to split the community like ‘extremists’. [...Continued]

A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food

ROME, Sep 17 (IPS) - Concern about food loss and waste has become an increasingly important focus of attention when discussing ways to eliminate hunger which, according to the latest FAO report, already exceeds 690 million people. Read the full story, “A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food”, on globalissues.org →

COVID-19 - Possible Human Rights Crisis in Asia as Disparities Expected to Widen

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sep 17 (IPS) - The negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be felt long after the COVID-19 health risk is resolved, a high-level meeting under the auspices of the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA), heard. Read the full story, “COVID-19 - Possible Human Rights Crisis in Asia as Disparities Expected to Widen”, on globalissues.org →

Accessibility of Vaccines & Commitment to Ceasefire - Priority Focuses for 75th UNGA

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - Key focuses of the upcoming 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level Week will be the accessibility of vaccines and a renewed plea for a global ceasefire. "I will make a strong appeal to the international community to mobilise all efforts for the global ceasefire to become a reality by the end of the year," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Accessibility of Vaccines & Commitment to Ceasefire - Priority Focuses for 75th UNGA”, on globalissues.org →

Supporting Migrants and Remittances as COVID-19 Rages On

WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - Just as COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted some communities more than others, globally, the virus has had an oversized negative impact on migrant workers. Read the full story, “Supporting Migrants and Remittances as COVID-19 Rages On”, on globalissues.org →

Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000: Netgear Debuts New WiFi 6 Gaming Router

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20200917005324/en/822252/4/xr1000-press17.jpg] The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router, is available now and retails for $349.99. The latest new router with WiFi 6 capability is geared towards hardcore gamers. The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router, in addition to the next-generation Wi-Fi capability, features DumaOS 3.0, a new configuration software which, the company says, is “purpose built for gamers to enjoy superior gameplay and smoother video streaming.” It’s part... more »

The Novichoks story: chemical weapons programme or canary trap?

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
The poisoning incidents in Salisbury, England in 2018 with an unusual organophosphate compound designated A-234 gave rise to wide coverage of the story that a novel class of nerve agents named “Novichoks” had been discovered in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and that development of these agents as weapons had continued in Russia in violation of bilateral agreements with the US signed in 1989 and 1990. This story, originating with the dissident Russian chemist Vil Mirzayanov, has been accepted by many scientists and officials involved with chemical arms control.

Open letter from medical doctors and health professionals to all Belgian authorities and all Belgian media

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
We, Belgian doctors and health professionals, wish to express our serious concern about the evolution of the situation in the recent months surrounding the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We call on politicians to be independently and critically informed in the decision-making process and in the compulsory implementation of corona-measures. We ask for an open debate, where all experts are represented without any form of censorship. After the initial panic surrounding covid-19, the objective facts now show a completely different picture – there is no medical justification for any e... more »

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