Friday, September 18, 2020

18 September - Blogs I'm Following - 5 of 5

10 pm MDT

Steve Bannon talks to Tucker Carlson...video

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 21 hours ago
*he may be scruffy, but he's not stupid.*

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* As I write this on Tuesday afternoon, Hurricane Sally has parked itself, barely moving, in the Gulf Of Mexico, bashing a length of coastline from the Florida panhandle through Alabama and Mississippi all the way to Baton Rouge. Because it's stationary, the weather forecasters had to up the possible maximum rainfall totals from up to 15 inches to up to 30 inches or more. The residents in multiple areas may even be assaulted by not the usual one storm surge but two. Do I hear three? The coastline is low level to begin with. Would I live in such a place? No. But millions of... more »

Assange’s Seventh Day At The Old Bailey: Diligent Redactions And Avoiding Harm

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
September 16. Central Criminal Court, London. Proceedings today at the Old Bailey regarding Julian Assange’s extradition returned to journalistic practice, redaction of source names and that ongoing obsession with alleged harm arising from WikiLeaks releases. John Goetz of Der Spiegel added his bit for the defence, making an effort to […]

Trump converts criticism to support and opens his first real lead [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 21 hours ago
“It was not supposed to be this way. It was not supposed to be this way. It was not supposed to be this way…” This mantra is still being used by the likes of Hillary Clinton, and by a great number of Democrats and Never-Trumpers who continue to refuse to accept reality. This and the […]

The Fed Just Promised MAJOR INFLATION and No Chance of Stopping It! Prepare Accordingly

Dewey Fernfield at The Duran - 21 hours ago
source The Federal Reserve has gone down a path it cannot turn back from. It has gone towards the inevitable failure of the currency. There is no way that printing excessive quantities of fiat currency can ever work out well. They know this but that’s what is being done anyway. There are no historical examples […]

The Slim by-election: putting the “Mahathir effect” in perspective

Kevin Zhang at New Mandala - 21 hours ago
Mahathir may be losing traction among rural Malays, but granular polling data from GE18 shows such support was never straightforward. The post The Slim by-election: putting the “Mahathir effect” in perspective appeared first on New Mandala.

Global view of America and Trump worsens

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 22 hours ago
Earlier this week, Business Insider posted the following article, “Trump is less trusted than Putin and Xi and the US is hitting historic lows of approval from its closest allies.” The full article can be linked to below, but I … Continue reading →

Chinese Whistleblower: Ask Dr. Fauci! He Knows a Lot About Chinese Virus Research

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Chinese Whistleblower: Ask Dr. Fauci! He Knows a Lot About Chinese Virus Research Chinese Whistleblower: Ask Dr. Fauci! He Knows a Lot About Chinese Virus Research Today on TruNews we discuss the war-starting statements by Hong Kong virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan, concerning the nefarious origins of the coronavirus. She details that the Chinese military not …

‘Australians Must Know The Truth – This Virus is Not a Pandemic’: Alan Jones

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Sky News Australia Sky News host Alan Jones says he has warned time and time again the political leaders who are the architects of this coronavirus response will not be able to escape the criticism that is now finding its way into the public place. It comes as an economist in the Victorian Department of …

How The Massive Gold & Silver Theft Really Works

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
GoldSilver Pros We discuss the rigging of the precious metals markets with two special guests: Stuart Englert, author of Rigged: Exposing the Largest Financial Fraud in History. and Nick Barisheff: CEO of BMG Group, a precious metals fund and storage manager in Canada. We discuss why an audit of physical gold holdings at GLD does …

Mistakes New & Veteran Traders Make In Gold, Silver, And Miners | Simon Popple

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
SilverDoctors The ‘market legends’ make it seem so easy, don’t they? Just buy, buy, buy, and watch your gold, silver and mining stocks soar to the moon! The problem is, however, there are like a gazillion mistakes to be made along the way, and you don’t really hear so much about that… …that is, until …

French Analyst Weighs Macron’s Role in Mideast Turmoil

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
French Analyst Weighs Macron’s Role in Mideast Turmoil by Yusuf Ozcan and Umit Donmez, https://www.aa.com.tr/en With reference to French policy in Mideast, Francois Burgat urges Macron not to fall into ‘shortcuts of electoralism’ – PARIS French political scientist Francois Burgat, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, demanded French President Emmanuel Macron to “end the atmosphere …

Deutsche Bank Gold Manipulator: “Spoofing Was So Commonplace I Figured It Was OK”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Deutsche Bank Gold Manipulator: “Spoofing Was So Commonplace I Figured It Was OK” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ We first brought you the fascinating story of Deutsche Bank’s gold spoofer David Liew back in June 2017, when we revealed that the former precious metals-trader turned government star informant was responsible for busting a massive ring of gold manipulators …

STUPID: Reuters Daydreams ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ For Greta Thunberg

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Joseph Vazquez ~ Reuters is pushing an insane idea that eco-extremist activist Greta Thunberg could get the Nobel Peace Prize. In a story headlined, “A Nobel for Thunberg? In the age of climate change and virus, it is possible,” Reuters’ Gwladys Fouche spouted off that “[t]his year’s Nobel Peace Prize could go to green […]

If You Like Lockdowns, You’ll Love Biden’s Empty, Green Future

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Larry Bell ~ If you haven’t been paying much attention to presidential candidate Joe Biden’s “if elected” promises and the contents of his 90-page-plus Democratic Party policy platform jointly drafted and heralded by the Bernie Sanders Socialist camp as the most progressive set of agendas ever, perhaps it’s a very good idea to do […]

Is Beijing Funding Riots In America? It’s Time To Investigate

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Lora Ries and Mike Gonzalez ~ Who is funding the clearly organized riots happening throughout the U.S.? It’s a question often asked these days, without many answers. Black Lives Matter has been a consistent participant in each of the riots this summer. In fact, up to 95% of this summer’s riots are linked to […]

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 17th September 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

World Bank Warns The Global Economic Recovery Could Take "Five Years"

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *World Bank Warns Recovery Could Take "Five Years"* Global economic activity around the world has stabilized in mid-September, though far below pre-COVID-19 levels as recoveries risk reversing if monetary and fiscal stimulus is not continued at rates seen in the first half of 2020. We noted Wednesday, a new OECD report offered some hope the global downturn is not as severe as previously thought but is still viewed as an "unprecedented" decline. We also noted the OECD report is problematic for policy-makers who have unleashed easy-money policies during the pandemic t... more »

a small number of Blacks who are killed by police during conflicts with police — usually less than a dozen a year -Barr

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 22 hours ago
9-17-20 Black Lives Matter movement—“They’re not interested in Black lives,” Attny-Gen of US Barr said. “They’re interested in props, a small number of Blacks who are killed by police during conflicts with police — usually less than a dozen a year — who they can use as props to achieve a much broader political agenda.” In 2019, 250 Black people were shot and killed by police, according to the Washington Post’s police shootings database, and that’s not counting non-shootings such as George Floyd’s death https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxq3d4/bill-barr-just-said-covid-lockdowns-are... more »

Tesco and Asda improve Campylobacter in chicken results

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
The percentage of chickens at Tesco and Asda testing positive for Campylobacter at the top level of contamination in the second quarter of 2020 has fallen below the FSA target. The two supermarkets had recorded levels above the Food Standards Agency (FSA) threshold of 7 percent of birds with more than 1,000 colony forming units... Continue Reading

China refuses imports from Fort Smith and Springfield poultry plants in U.S.

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
For the second time since June, China has suspended imports from a U.S. poultry plant where employees became infected with the coronavirus. First to face suspension was poultry from a Tyson Foods plant in Springdale, AR, which was suspended by the Chinese government in June for similar reasons. The second such action came a few... Continue Reading

Austin federal court makes it official: Blue Bell owes record $17.25 million in criminal penalties

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
A federal court in Texas sentenced ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak. The Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell is an iconic 113-year old ice cream maker whose product was once only available in the Lone Star State.... Continue Reading

Why The USS Enterprise Was An Aircraft Carrier To Truly Be Proud Of

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* And its name lives on. *Here's What You Need To Remember: **Enterprise* proved the viability of nuclear power for aircraft carriers, but in hindsight that was the most forgettable of its achievements. it circled the globe three times, conducted twenty-five overseas cruises and completed an astonishing four hundred thousand aircraft landings in its lifetime. It flew combat missions from Vietnam to Afghanistan, and over its lifetime tens of thousands—if not hundreds of thousands—of sailors served as part of its crew. The first nuclear-powered a... more »

The U.S. Army Can't Win a War Without Fixing This One Big Problem First

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Maintenance issues could seriously hinder U.S. war efforts. *Key Point*: Should conflict suddenly erupt in Europe, U.S. troops might find only broken weapons and vehicles waiting for them. It’s easier to transport soldiers than tanks. That’s why the U.S. military maintains prepositioned stocks of weapons and supplies in depots near potential conflict zones, enabling arriving soldiers to grab their equipment. But if conflict erupted in Europe, U.S. troops might find broken weapons and vehicles waiting for them, according to an audit by the Depa... more »

What the 1973 Arab-Israeli War Can Teach Military Planners Today

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* The lessons are not so obvious, but they remain important to this day. *Key Point*: Even in the darkest hour, a war can be won. The shrill cry of the shofar—ram's horn—blowing on the morning of October 6, 1973, did more than herald the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It also marked the start of one of the most dramatic conflicts in history. For nineteen days, modern war raged in all its violence and chaos as Egypt and Syria launched a massive surprise attack against the outnumbered and unprepared Israel Defense Force (IDF)... more »

VIDEOS: US-Meddling in Thailand and Beyond

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 22 hours ago
*September 18, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Two videos, one in English, one in Thai, breaking down US interference in Thailand and the wider region and how it is connected to Washington's direct confrontation with China. *READ MORE:* The Complete Guide: US Government Role in Thailand's "Student Protests"

US Navy orders new robot-controlled unmanned surface ship – Lockheed Martin

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
[image: US Navy orders new robot-controlled unmanned surface ship – Lockheed Martin] The US Navy has ordered plans to be drawn up for the construction of a large, unmanned surface ship, Lockheed Martin said in a press release. “Lockheed Martin will provide a study for a proven, integrated and capable payload ship, able to patrol for extended durations, as part of the US Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition,” the release said on Thursday. Lockheed Martin said in the release that it is partnering with the Vigor Works Company in Portland, Oregon, to build the vessel... more »

Royal Air Force says UK fighters intercepted 2 Russian military jets over North Sea

Newsdesk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
[image: Royal Air Force says UK fighters intercepted 2 Russian military jets over North Sea] The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) said its fighters had intercepted two Russian military planes over the North Sea. “RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled for the third time in six days today. This time they intercepted Russian military aircraft operating over the North Sea near UK airspace,” RAF wrote on its Twitter page on late Thursday. The RAF airbase of Lossiemouth said that the two intercepted planes were Tu-142 anti-submarine jets. Continue reading Royal Air Force says UK fighters intercept... more »

Chinese Report Says Saudi Arabia May Have Enough Uranium For Nuclear Fuel And Nuclear Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared in 2018 that if regional rival Iran develops a nuclear bomb, ‘we will follow suit as soon as possible’. Photograph: Reuters *Daily Mail:* *Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium for nuclear fuel and weapons, Chinese report claims* * Chinese geologists have been helping the kingdom map its uranium reserves * Confidential reports show more than 90,000 tonnes of uranium could be mined * Saudi Arabia has been open about wanting nuclear self-sufficiency * But experts fear this means they could use the uranium for military purposes Saudia Arabia ... more »

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago

September 18th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1338

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Friday September 18th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Exposing War Crimes Should Always Be Legal. Committing And Hiding Them Should Not.

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 23 hours ago
The Kafkaesque extradition trial of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues, with each frustrating day making it clearer than the day before that what we are watching is nothing other than a staged performance by the US and UK governments to explain why it’s okay for […]

For The First Time In 326 Years, The Bank Of England Is Eyeing Negative Interest Rates

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Bank Of England *Canadian Press:* *Bank of England eyes sub-zero rates in face of virus, Brexit* LONDON — The Bank of England indicated Thursday that it could cut interest rates below zero for the first time in its 326-year history as it tries to shore up a U.K. economic recovery that is facing the dual headwinds of the coronavirus and Brexit. After unanimously deciding to maintain the bank's main interest rate at the record low of 0.1%, the nine-member rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee said it had discussed its “policy toolkit, and the effectiveness of negative policy rates... more »

Could Moscow's Missile "Shield" Destroy American Nukes in a War?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Eurasia* Russia has the only capital city in the world surrounded by a nuclear missile shield. *Key Point*: The A-35 system was originally designed to protect Moscow and the Kremlin against six to eight nuclear ICBMs. The most heavily defended city in the world is not Washington, DC. It’s Moscow. While the District of Columbia has legions of Secret Service and Homeland Security police defending it, the Russian capital is the only one in the world—that we know of—defended with nuclear-tipped missiles. It’s all the result of an exception built into a for... more »

How American Society Teaches Everyone to be Racist

Benjamin Waddell, R. Nathan Pipitone at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Benjamin Waddell, R. Nathan Pipitone* *Culture, Americas* Racism is so deeply interwoven into the nation’s culture that it is embedded in the neural processors inside our skulls. This is true for minorities and nonminorities alike. Progress toward a more just and equitable society may be on the horizon. Since the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in May, around the United States, millions of people have taken to the streets, statues have been felled, leaders have been fired and pressured to resign, and activists-turned-politicians have gained traction in prominen... more »

U.S. Report: 60% Of Small Businesses That Closed During The Pandemic Have Now Shut Their Doors Permanently

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A person wearing a protective mask stands by a going out of business sign displayed outside a retail on Sunday in New York City. Permanent business closures are rising, new data shows *Daily Mail:* *Yelp data shows 60% of small businesses that closed during the pandemic have now shut their doors permanently and 97,966 firms in total have closed for good - with restaurants and bars among the hardest hit* * New data from Yelp shows rise in permanent closures in pandemic lockdowns * Since March, 97,966 businesses across the country have permanently closed * That is 60% of the 163,735 t... more »

What Bill Barr Said and What it Means

SHennessey at Lawfare - 1 day ago
Attorney General William Barr at the White House, Sept. 2019 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, https://flic.kr/p/2hd8vXf; Public Domain, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) Attorney General Bill Barr’s Constitution Day speech to a gathering organized by Hillsdale College has sparked a furor, both because of the speech itself and because of his bizarre claim in answering a question that states’ coronavirus response ranks as the greatest civil liberties violation in the nation’s history—other than slavery. It wasn’t Barr’s only weird spontaneous momen... more »

Do You Consider Barr More A Crime Fighter Or More A Crime Spree?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Yesterday, *Wall Street Journal* reporters Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie Gurman wrote that Barr told Justice Department prosectors that he wants protesters charged with sedition. Wikipedia defines Sedition as "overt conduct that tends toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or resistance against, established authority" and reminded it's readers that "in 1940, the Alien Registration Act, or 'Smith Act,' was passed, which made it a federal crime to advocate or to teach the desirability ... more »

Climate Change Apocalypse: "Permanently Immunized From Falsification"

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 1 day ago
* In last Saturday’s post, I provided a quote from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy that encapsulated the gist of the scientific method: “[T]heories that are permanently immunized from falsification . . . can no longer be classified as scientific.” * That seems simple enough. Surely we ought to be able to keep track of that one basic precept to distinguish the science from the non-science. * In practice, it turns out to be not so simple at all. To illustrate, let’s consider the latest from the climate apocalypse movement. * For today I’ll put aside the grand foretellings of p... more »

These 5 Weapons Helped Nazi Germany Easily Conquer Europe

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* The Panzerfaust made anyone—even old men and children dragooned into the German Army late in the war—a potential tank killer. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Not only did the U-boat campaign force the Allies to slow the flow of troops and war materials across the Atlantic and organize shipping into convoys for protection, it also affected the British civilian population, which suffered chronic shortages of foodstuffs and other goods. Initially powerful, U-boats were eventually nullified by Allied countermeasures and ultimately failed to seve... more »

Iran's Army Is Huge, But There Is A Reason Why No One Fears It

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* Iran's missiles get all the attention. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Much like China’s army in the 1980s, the Iranian Army and other ground forces are large but poorly armed. Iran’s sheer size, both in geography and population, are a deterrent to invasion. With Iraq struggling for its own survival, Tehran’s ground forces generally exist to secure the borders and keep the existing system of government in place. One of the most powerful and influential countries in the Middle East is undoubtedly Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran sits ... more »

Why No Military in the World Can Match the U.S. Army

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* The U.S. Army can generate an astonishing amount of firepower and deliver it in a variety of settings. *Key Point*: The Army's weapons are among the best in the world. When it comes to lethal weapons, the U.S. Army has no shortage. Some may be too expensive, some too complex and others may be desired by politicians and defense contractors, but not the troops on the field. Nonetheless, today's U.S. Army can generate an astonishing amount of firepower and deliver it in a variety of settings from small-war counterinsurgency to big-war mechanized ... more »

Trump Is Wrong: Vote-by-Mail Fraud Isn't Nearly as Easy You Believe

Charlotte Hill, Jake Grumbach at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charlotte Hill, Jake Grumbach* *Politics, Americas* The Postal Service coordinates with state and local election departments to flag any ballots that deviate in even minor ways from typical procedure. Voter fraud is very rare, whether people vote in person or by mail. That much is clear from a large body of research. One of us is a political scientist at the University of Washington, and the other is a former elections commissioner who now studies voting laws. We can explain why voter fraud is so rare – especially for mail-in ballots, which have drawn both the interest and conce... more »

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