Monday, October 12, 2020

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Video Shows Cops Lead Handcuffed Black Man By A Rope ‘Like A Slave’—Taxpayers To Be Held Liable
WTStaff, Waking Times - 6 hours ago
Matt Agorist - A petition filed this month in Galveston County’s district court called the officers’ conduct “extreme and outrageous” and claimed that it caused Neely injury, emotional distress and mental anguish.
New ODIN Hardware Destined To Host F-35’s ALIS Replacement Successfully Tested At MCAS Yuma
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 6 hours ago
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, achieved a major milestone in the path to dump the ALIS centralized support system and replace it with ODIN. Initially considered to be [...] The post New ODIN Hardware Destined To Host F-35’s ALIS Replacement Successfully Tested At MCAS Yuma appeared first on The Aviationist.
THESE ARE OUR BOAT PARADES
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 6 hours ago
Here's former GOP congressman Sean Duffy on Fox News: Fox contributor on Trump's Wisconsin poll numbers: "Man we've had boat parades, the car parades, you travel around, the Republican community is gonna walk over glass or hot coals to vote for President Trump ... the polling is far too off right now" pic.twitter.com/yOpLm5O58N — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) October 12, 2020 Here's Kevin McCullough at Townhall: The candidates already know that the president is winning by a mile. President Trump can’t help but to continue to draw massive crowds (even while in the hospital.) Every wee...
France Clamps Down on Use of Weedkiller Glyphosate in Farming
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 6 hours ago
France’s health and environment agency announced restrictions on weedkiller glyphosate in farming, but stopped short of a full ban in the European Union’s top agricultural producer due to a lack of non-chemical alternatives in some areas, Reuters reported. The new rules set out by ANSES on Friday are part of a push by the French […] The post France Clamps Down on Use of Weedkiller Glyphosate in Farming appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Another “Conservative Judge” from the Swamp Nominated to the Supreme Court
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
Evangelicals, conservatives and pro-lifers are dancing with glee over Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the U.S. Supreme Court. They shouldn’t be. Once again, conservatives are being conned. I keep reminding people that SCOTUS has been dominated by Republican appointments since before the infamous Roe v Wade decision in 1973. We are talking a half-century. How justices voted on Roe back in 1973? The vote was 7 in support and 2 opposed. GOP appointments had a 6 – 3 majority when the Roe decision was decided. Note that 5 of those 6 Repub...
Argentina Becomes First Country to Approve GMO Wheat
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 6 hours ago
Argentina has approved HB4 drought-resistant GMO wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA, the company and the government said last Wednesday, making it the first country in the world to approve a strain of GMO wheat, Reuters reported. Source: Reuters No countries have yet given the green light to imports of GMO products and Bioceres said […] The post Argentina Becomes First Country to Approve GMO Wheat appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Kidnapping Dissent: The Whitmer Plot and the End of Freedom
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 7 hours ago
A plot to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan has laid bare the persistence of ideological manipulation on the eve of the total surveillance state. The post Kidnapping Dissent: The Whitmer Plot and the End of Freedom appeared first on MintPress News.
US building new military base inside eastern Syria
[image: US building new military base inside eastern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 P.M.) – The U.S. Army began building a new military base in the the town of Al-Baghouz in the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to the Sputnik News Agency, this base will be its fourth in this governorate, and the ninth in eastern Syria. A Sputnik correspondent in the Al-Hasakah Governorate quoted local sources in the countryside of Deir Ezzor as saying that the U.S. Army started a few days ago to establish a military base in the rural region of Al-Baghouz The sources said that the f...
Facebook Purge of Alternative Health Sites Coming – Censors Story on Doctor Curing 1700 Patients with HCQ: “Could Cause Physical Harm – Make Some People Feel Unsafe on Facebook”
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 7 hours ago
As we get closer to the November elections, Big Tech social media companies appear to be getting ready to purge all accounts that dare to question Big Pharma and their COVID narrative. While articles published by Health Impact News are regularly censored because their own biased "Fact-checkers" police Facebook ready to squash any dissenters who dare to publish the truth, in recent days we have been warned more sternly that our page will soon be "unpublished" if we continue to publish what they deem "fake news." Our latest "crime" was the article we published yesterday with the inter...
Azerbaijani forces fail to capture key town after launching big assault in southern Karabakh
[image: Azerbaijani forces fail to capture key town after launching big assault in southern Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Armed Forces attempted to capture the key town of Hadrut on Monday after previously claiming to control this area in the southern region of Karabakh. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) is in full control of Hadrut, despite several attempts by the Azerbaijani military to capture the town. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been launching several attacks on Hadrut since they captured the strategi...
Could Iran’s acquisition of the S-400 threaten US stealth jets?
[image: Could Iran’s acquisition of the S-400 threaten US stealth jets?] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The National Interest online magazine recently touched on Iran’s chances of shooting down the American F-35 stealth fighter if it acquired the Russian S-400 air defense system. The National Interest article, titled “Could Iran Shoot Down a U.S. F-22, F-35 or Stealth B-2 Bomber?”, discussed the scenario and the possibility of Iran obtaining this advanced missile system, following a report by the Tasnim Agency earlier this month. Citing the comments of the Russian ambassador to Iran,...
Q+A: How can Columbus be said to have "discovered" a continent which had been lived in for millennia?
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 5 hours ago
*"The real victim of the incessant attacks on Christopher* *Columbus is Western civilisation itself."* ~ Thomas Bowden, author of *The Enemies of Christopher Columbus* Today, America marks Columbus Day, the 528th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. I can already hear your questions ... *How can Columbus be said to have "discovered" a continent which had been lived in for millennia?* *Answer:* The answer is that Columbus discovered America by virtue of being the first member of Western Civilisation to learn of its existence and make its existence known for the first t...
The Eastern Solomons: Death Struggle Off Guadalcanal in World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* During the Battle of Guadalcanal, the fight for the eastern Solomons helped hasten the Japanese withdrawal from the southern Solomons. *Key Point*: The U.S. victory in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons softened Japanese resolve to commit further resources to the fight. Lieutenant David C. Richardson spotted the four-engined flying boat silhouetted against the ocean by the late morning sun. The Japanese plane, code-named Emily by the Allies, was only about 20 miles from Richardson’s carrier, USS *Saratoga*, right where the carrier’s fight...
Rioters Topple Statues Of Lincoln And Theodore Roosevelt In Portland
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The Abraham Lincoln statue in Portland was toppled tonight by the “indigenous” faction of antifa who organized a “day of rage.” #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/HJ6ul7p4Hi — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 12, 2020 *Daily Mail:** 'Put these Biden fools in jail now': Furious Trump demands FBI find those responsible for pulling down statues of Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt in Portland * * The two statues were torn down in the space of 10 minutes in Portland last night * Trump raged at the 'animals' responsible and urged Portland to send for the feds * Protesters condemned Lin...
Have the Democrats Risked Ruin by Increasing Vaccine Hesitancy in the Electorate?
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. A failure of Covid vaccine uptake threatens the United States with ruin. Therefore, Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Precautionary Principle applies. Liberal Democrat election tactics have violated the Precautionary Principle by turning Trump into a demonic figure. In so doing, they may well have created “the horn effect” (the opposite of the […]
Q&A: Women in Mali Play Critical Role in Preventing and Resolving Conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (IPS) - The coronavirus pandemic has affected the safety and sense of community for many women in Mali given the travel restrictions and lockdowns in place, Bassirou Gaye, an assistant researcher for a 2019 report on the role of Mali women in peacekeeping, told IPS this weekend. Read the full story, “Q&A: Women in Mali Play Critical Role in Preventing and Resolving Conflicts”, on globalissues.org →
AP: Stocks Are Soaring, and Most Black People Are Missing Out
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don't, as Wall Street roars back to record heights while much of the economy struggles.
Say It Isn’t So, Joe!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
JOE BIDEN TODAY IN OHIO: "I'm running as a proud Democrat for the Senate" pic.twitter.com/OcmWDSAfe0 — SV News 🚨 (@SVNewsAlerts) October 12, 2020
How Fighter Ace Adolf Galland Defied the Nazis
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] While Galland displayed a killer instinct in the air, he was a gentleman on the ground and chivalrous to his foes. On a bright spring day in 1944, a Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf 190 fighter encountered a formation of U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers over the city of Magdeburg in east central Germany. When the FW-190 went after one of the bombers, it was set upon by four escorting North American P-51 Mustang fighters. The German pilot, Maj. Gen. Adolf Galland, was wise enough not to attempt a do...
Dogfight In The Jungle: How Japan Made The British Indian Army Suffer In Burma
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The 17th Indian Division was virtually destroyed in combat against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle in 1942. The Japanese looked unstoppable. Two divisions of the 15th Army had crossed from Thailand into Burma in mid-January 1942, bent on capturing Rangoon before the British could land reinforcements and block the seizing of the Burma Road. Burma was critical to the entire Allied defense of the Far East. By taking Rangoon and then the Burma Road, the Japanese would cut the vital land link to China, where half of the Imperial Army was a...
Dunkirk: A British Army Soldier Recalls How Operation Dynamo Saved Over 300,000 Men
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Trapped on a beach near Dunkirk, troops of the British Expeditionary Force fought the attacking Germans and looked toward home for rescue. *Pauline Hayton was 52 years old before her father, Norman Wickman, talked about his life in the British Army. It was 1999. Wanting to write a family memoir, Pauline pumped Norman for information on his childhood; his wartime stories spilled out instead. She found them so fascinating that she put the memoir to one side and concentrated on capturing his every word. This is his experience at Dunkirk as...
This German Naval Disaster Saved the Norwegian Government From Nazi Capture
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* During World War II, a particularly costly naval disaster in the Drøbak Strait slowed the German conquest of Norway. *Key Point*: The determined and decisive action of Colonel Eriksen upset the ambitious German timetable. The second week in April 1940 was a stormy period in the North and Norwegian Seas. The weather deteriorated during April 7, with low cloud cover and fog. The wind increased to gale force on April 8 and reached hurricane strength in the Norwegian Sea, which had towering 50-foot waves. But another storm was about to bre...
President Trump Great American Comeback Rally and Peaceful Protest – Sanford, Florida – 7:00pm ET Livestream…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Tonight at 7:00pm President Donald J. Trump holds a campaign rally and peaceful protest at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, FL. Livestream Links Below: Trump Campaign Livestream – RSBN Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream . .
Sinking Land, Not Faster Sea Level Rise, Is Causing Delaware Flooding
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 6 hours ago
A letter to the editor in the Lewes, Delaware Cape Gazette, “Delaware in jeopardy due to climate change,” asserts human caused climate change is causing increased flooding in Delaware. This is wrong. Data demonstrate land subsidence, not accelerated sea level rise, is responsible for Delaware’s coastal woes. In the article, Claire A. Simmer, a professor […] The post Sinking Land, Not Faster Sea Level Rise, Is Causing Delaware Flooding appeared first on Climate Realism.
RSBN Trump Rally, On The Road Again In Florida!
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 6 hours ago
RSBN Live Coverage of the Trump Rallies resumes with the Trump Train pulling out of the station in Florida! TOOT TOOT! Continue reading →
Another “Conservative Judge” from the Swamp Nominated to the Supreme Court
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
Evangelicals, conservatives and pro-lifers are dancing with glee over Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the U.S. Supreme Court. They shouldn’t be. Once again, conservatives are being conned. I keep reminding people that SCOTUS has been dominated by Republican appointments since before the infamous Roe v Wade decision in 1973. We are talking a half-century. How justices voted on Roe back in 1973? The vote was 7 in support and 2 opposed. GOP appointments had a 6 – 3 majority when the Roe decision was decided. Note that 5 of those 6 Repub...
Know where you stand
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
“I want a laity, not arrogant, not rash in speech, not disputatious, but men who know their religion, who enter into it, who know just where they stand, who know what they hold, and what they do not, who know their creed so well, that they can give an account of it, who know so much of history that they can defend it.” St. John Henry Newman This was written during a time of anti-Catholic hysteria and anti-Catholic sentiment in England. But the quote fits well in today's secular opinion, on-line rage, "wokeness," and cancel culture. There was a time during the reign of Elizabeth I ...
Facebook Purge of Alternative Health Sites Coming – Censors Story on Doctor Curing 1700 Patients with HCQ: “Could Cause Physical Harm – Make Some People Feel Unsafe on Facebook”
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
As we get closer to the November elections, Big Tech social media companies appear to be getting ready to purge all accounts that dare to question Big Pharma and their COVID narrative. While articles published by Health Impact News are regularly censored because their own biased "Fact-checkers" police Facebook ready to squash any dissenters who dare to publish the truth, in recent days we have been warned more sternly that our page will soon be "unpublished" if we continue to publish what they deem "fake news." Our latest "crime" was the article we published yesterday with the inter...
‘Culture of Cosiness’: colossal conflicts of interest in Defence spending blitz
Michelle Fahy, Michael West - 7 hours ago
[image: Defence spending, Linda Reynolds, ADF, Revolving Doors] Michelle Fahy investigates the corporate influence on government policy and how weapons makers cultivate relationships with politicians and top officials in the public service.
The Shoddiness of ‘Big Think’ Media
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 8 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture On October 5th, The Atlantic, a pretentious American popular ‘big think’ magazine (selling 552,242 copies per issue), headlined an 8,500-word essay from the New York Times columnist and PBS NewsHour commentator David Brooks, “America Is Having a Moral Convulsion: Levels of trust in this country — in our […]
Latest The Crow House Video with Max Igan on BitChute - Plus Prince Video suggested by FreakedOut
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Max Igan "The Crow House" Latest video on BitChute* *can be accessed HERE* *H/T FreakedOut* *FreakedOut *also posted this great video by "Prince" Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (Official Music Video) Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Readers. May you make the most of this Traditional Holiday to cozy up to loved ones, friends and family. This, as we've recently learned [*the hard way*] is the most important thing in life! gc
Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Dodges Question On Afghanistan Plans After President Trump Tweet
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
President Donald Trump speaks on April 1 from the White House, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, listens. (Alex Brandon/AP) We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020 *Military Times*: *Milley ducks endorsement of Trump’s Afghanistan exit timeline* The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff broke with the White House in an interview with NPR set to air Monday morning, when he declined to endorse a plan to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,50...
Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths
John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
A scholar of militia movements describes the 'peculiar' -- and erroneous -- principles that right-wing militias subscribe to, including believing themselves to be defenders of the Bill of Rights.
Democrats say 51,000,000 Americans can not participate in our government. . .
Fuzzyone, 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
If you listen to the rhetoric coming out of the Senate hearings on confirming Judge Amy Barret to the Supreme Court, you will come to the conclusion that the Democratic Party does not believe in GOD, and that the Democratic Party is absolutely certain that Catholics should not be able to participate in governing OUR Country . . . According to a Pew Research article dated October 10, 2018, 51 million Americans identify as Catholic, which is about 21 per cent of the population of these United States. It is disgraceful that the Democrat Party is so biased towards a … Continue reading →
Bloom where you are planted
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 7 hours ago
Bloom where you are planted. I read this phrase from an article that cited it as advice the author’s mother gave her. Sometimes, we go places where we must. Maybe you are a trailing spouse or the child of a … Continue reading →
Roberta McCain, John McCain’s Mother, Dies at 108
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
At 96, Roberta Wright McCain became her son’s secret weapon during the 2008 presidential campaign as evidence that voters need not worry about her son’s age — past 70 — as he sought the presidency.
California GOP Says It Owns Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
California’s Republican Party has acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials say are illegal.
Shocked reporter says NO one showed up at Biden and Harris event – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
Shocked reporter says NO one showed in support of Biden and Harris at their in event in Arizona. No signs. Nothing. 😄🤣 pic.twitter.com/DRHoZU5pqB — Go Trump 🇺🇸 (@GKeile) October 11, 2020 An Arizona FOX 10 reporter was stunned this past week when NO ONE came out to see Joe Biden AND Kamala Harris outside the ... Read more Shocked reporter says NO one showed up at Biden and Harris event – Video The post Shocked reporter says NO one showed up at Biden and Harris event – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Penguins, Rowan Dean and Selling Books
jennifer, Jennifer Marohasy - 8 hours ago
Saturday night, I was eating chocolates at Catherine’s (remember my friend who tutors kids in maths), when Rowan phoned. Not any Rowan. The Rowan Dean from Sky Television. He was working late. We had just been talking about him at dinner, because I was meant to be on his Sky TV ‘Outsiders’ program the next [...] The post Penguins, Rowan Dean and Selling Books appeared first on Jennifer Marohasy.
Canadian Government Tendering For Internment Camps (sorry ‘Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites’) – Dr. Stefan Lanka 2020 Article Busts the Virus Misconception – WAKE UP PEOPLE
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Canada Preparing Internment Camps For When We The People Refuse The Neurotoxic DNA, Sterilising Covid Vaccine. Dr. Stefan Lanka 2020 Article Busts the Virus Misconception https://twitter.com/Darrellmhines/status/1315566031381819392?s=20 Service Provider(s) for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites (6D112-202772/A) Public Works and Government Services Canada For Businesses (open the submenu with the enter key…
Facebook responsible for 94% of 69 million child sex abuse images reported by US tech firms
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: The figures emerge as the UK is among seven nations warning of the impact of end-to-end encryption on public safety online. Source: Tom Gillespie Facebook was responsible for 94% of the 69 million child sex abuse images reported by US technology companies last year. The figures emerged as seven countries,…
WHO official urges world leaders to stop using lockdowns as primary virus control method
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: nworeport The World Health Organization’s special envoy on COVID-19 urged world leaders this week to stop “using lockdowns as your primary control method.” “We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus,” Dr. David Nabarro said to The Spectator’s…
CASH IS ABOUT TO VANISH! They Claim Virus Stays on Banknotes for 4 Weeks, Usage Plunges
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: View on YouTube
Cornell Names Two Residence Halls After Alumnae Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Toni Morrison
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Cornell University will be naming two residence halls after alumnae U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, according to a Cornell press release. The announcement came in Cornell President Dr. Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address. The two under-construction residence halls are part of the school’s North […]
GILLIAN MCKNIGHT-TUTEIN
cmaadmin, Diverse - 9 hours ago
*GILLIAN MCKNIGHT-TUTEIN* has been appointed vice president for enrollment administration and student success at the Community College of Denver. Previously vice president of academic and student affairs and senior academic officer for Front Range Community College, McKnightTutein holds a bachelor’s from Florida International University, as well as a master’s and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.
How to Prevent Foreign Election Interference
aweissmann, Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Paul Manafort and his lawyer Kevin Downing arrive at court in April 2018 (Victoria Pickering, https://flic.kr/p/25KPdZw; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). “Trump is our only hope for a better future!” “Vote Republican, vote Trump, and support the Second Amendment!” “We cannot resort to the lesser of two devils. Then we’d surely be better off without voting AT ALL.” Expressions like these appeared widely on United States social media in 2016, many—like the last quote—aimed at suppression of the Black vote. These pronouncements were made not by A...
Why They Trash Talk Sweden
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 10 hours ago
Dan Hannan explains in his Washington Examiner article The better Sweden does on the coronavirus, the angrier they get. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. My columns on Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the coronavirus always provoke an angry response. But it is striking that, the better Sweden does, the angrier its critics become. Like anti-Trumpers […]
Understanding the Political Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
esvoboda, Lawfare - 11 hours ago
Anti-government protests are currently raging in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan (Ninara, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bishkek,_Kyrgyzstan_(43753021085).jpg; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). As dawn broke on Oct. 6 in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, it was unclear who was running the country. Thousands of protestors had taken to the streets the previous day to protest the results of a parliamentary election widely viewed as fraudulent, which shut opposition parties out of government for the first time in Kyrgyzstan’s history. Photos from ...
Renewable Fuel Standard Policy Brief
IER, IER - 11 hours ago
Most motor gasoline sold in the United States contains up to 10 percent ethanol (E10). Under free market conditions, some… The post Renewable Fuel Standard Policy Brief appeared first on IER.
University of Missouri-Columbia Students Reported Cheating Online
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 12 hours ago
More than 150 University of Missouri-Columbia students have been caught using group chats to cheat on exams since the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to retreat to remote learning, reported The Associated Press. According to university spokeswoman Liz McCune, the school identified three cheating incidents that each involved more than 50 students — which occurred once […]
Victory? WHO Official Calls Lockdowns 'Ghastly Global Catastrophe'
Daniel McAdams, null - 7 hours ago
A senior official at the World Health Organization has come out strongly against the official position of his own organization, arguing over the weekend that lockdown policies are "catastrophic" and cause more harm than they solve. The scorched earth these policies have left behind are now producing more poverty and deaths than the virus. Also today, blockbuster new peer-reviewed medical journal article demonstrates that school closures are killing more kids than Covid. And California Governor Newsome begs people to stay after he's made California a living hell. Watch today's Libert...
Armenia - Azerbaijan War News Updates -- October 12, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*BBC: **Armenia Azerbaijan: Reports of fresh shelling dent ceasefire hopes * Renewed fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh has shattered a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Officials in the disputed region report clashes in Hadrut, despite a Russian-brokered truce agreed on Saturday. The enclave is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians. Reports say nearly 500 people, including more than 60 civilians, have been killed in renewed fighting which escalated last month. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a six-year war over N...
Arizona Is Ditching The GOP-- But How Much More Conservative Will It Make The Democratic Party?
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
The anti-Trump/anti-Republican tsunami is still building force. You probably saw the newest polls already. YouGov released a batch of 'em yesterday for CBS News: Trump losing in Nevada by 6 points, Trump losing in Michigan by 6 points, Trump, Trump and Biden tied in Iowa. And then there was the ABC News/*Washington Post* released yesterday showing Trump's disapproval 10 points down and his reelection numbers a startling 12 points down. And that includes Arizona. Arizona has been a deep blood-red Republican bastion for my whole life. I remember watching the returns roll in whil...
Turkey - Greece Tensions Escalate Over Turkish Vessel Return To Disputed Waters In Eastern Mediterranean
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Euronews*: *Turkish research ship at centre of drilling row with Greece set to return to Mediterranean* Greece has accused neighbour Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean after the announcement that a Turkish survey vessel is being prepared to renew a research mission in disputed waters. The Turkish research ship Oruc Reis will operate "from 12 to 20 October" in the same region it was exploring in August and September, including the area south of the Greek island of Kastellorizo, according to the message sent by the mari...
What Were the Names of Christopher Columbus’ Three Ships?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
We all know Columbus’ three ships were named the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria — but is that knowledge accurate?
"A sheep spends its entire life fearing the wolves, only to be eaten by the shepherd in the end." #QotD
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"A sheep spends its entire life fearing the wolves, only to be eaten by the shepherd in the end."* ~ African proverb [Hat tip Harsh Goenka] [. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Trounced At El Alamein, Nazi Germany’s Erwin Rommel Began A Storied Retreat From Africa
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * The defeat of the Afrika Korps at El Alamein initiated a long retreat and eventual surrender for Axis forces. Tobruk, the vital Libyan seaport on the coast of Cyrenaica, fell to General Erwin Rommel and his victorious Afrika Korps in less than 24 hours after an unexpected and devastating air, armor, and infantry attack on June 21, 1942. Into captivity went Tobruk’s garrison commander, South African Maj. Gen. Bernard Klopper, 13,400 South African soldiers, 2,500 Indians and Gurkhas, and 19,000 British soldiers and sailors. Only a thousand or s...
The Baby Glock: Why the Glock 26 Can’t Be Ignored
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Glock 26’s magazine system is the largest and most versatile in its class. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Glock 26 is actually several handguns in one. At its core it is a subcompact pistol with a larger than average magazine capacity. Alternately, it is a handgun with a standard seventeen-round magazine capacity. Finally, it can be a thirty-three-round blaster for target plinking at the range. The “Baby Glock” isn’t just a contender for concealed carry enthusiasts, it’s also a viable option for everyone else as well. One of the most co...
How Imperial Japan Had Planned to Defend Kyushu Against America
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC22EI96GOY2&share=true] Tokyo had built up an army poorly-trained draftees. During the more than half a century since the end of World War II, there has been much speculation about what would have happened if President Harry Truman had not dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the invasion of Japan had actually taken place. Until recently, one document had not been available to researchers, the one that tells not what the Japanese military le...
Chinese State Media Says Risk Of War With Taiwan Rising
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
An attack helicopter attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army fires rocket at a simulated target on the island during a fire strike training exercise in late September, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Huanpeng) *Newsweek: **China Media Says Risk of War With Taiwan Rising, Despite President's Conciliatory Speech* Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday that the island democracy is strengthening its defenses against a potential Chinese invasion, but also called for "meaningful dialogue" with Beijing, which claims the country as its own te...
We all need a mental health break...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 8 hours ago
* to sit back and contemplate the insanity.* Today is Columbus Day. It is *not* indigenous peoples day. FROM THE WHITE HOUSE: Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2020. On this Columbus Day, we embrace the same optimism that led Christopher Columbus to discover the New World. We inherit that optimism, along with the legacy of American heroes who blazed the trails, settled a continent, tamed the wilderness, and built the single-greatest nation the world has ever seen. In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, modifi...
Campaigners in last-ditch push to protect farming standards post-Brexit
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
12-Oct-2020 Farmers say UK food safety and animal welfare could be compromised as agriculture bill returns to parliament
Japan-UK economic partnership pact likely to be signed on October 23 - Sources
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
12-Oct-2020 Tokyo has said it is aiming for the deal to come into force on Jan. 1, after reaching a broad trade agreement with Britain on Sept. 11.
reflections on a path, part 1
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 8 hours ago
Not good what the RTR via the Duffy clique did mainly from around 2002-4 on these points: 1) deleted some very key Kuthumi 1976 Pearls from being in the online Pearls of Wisdom, 2) deleted the Moscow teaching center leadership, 3) deleted due process of the law from the activity, 4) deleted 5 Elders asking for due process from the Elders Council, 5) added some new holy orders against Mother’s 5-13-1997 word, 6) rejected Mother’s paradigm shift of 6-30-1997 away from top-down model to a more cooperative one, 7) invented the position “Spiritual Director” ("ratify the clique in power...
In Afghanistan, American Troops Patrol the Same Routes Their Fathers Did
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 9 hours ago
Thousands of US soldiers continue to pace and patrol exactly the same routes as their predecessors did in 2001, fighting a seemingly endless conflict that both the American and Afghan public have long since soured on. The post In Afghanistan, American Troops Patrol the Same Routes Their Fathers Did appeared first on MintPress News.
Kamala Harris Needs Teleprompter During Senate SCOTUS Hearing…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Senator Kamala Harris chose to remain in her office just down the hall from the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing today. Oddly during her segment to deliver prepared remarks she relied on a teleprompter for the broadcast. Senator Harris does not … Continue reading →
Montreal biotech company announces first sale of biosynthetic CBD
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Following up on encouraging news in August from Willow Biosciences about its large production runs of biosynthetic cannabigerol (CBG), another biotechnology company has announced the first sale of CBD produced using a similar fermentation process. Hyasynth, based in Montreal, used a proprietary yeast strain it modified to contain the genes from cannabis responsible for synthesizing […] Montreal biotech company announces first sale of biosynthetic CBD is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Children with prenatal cannabis exposure could face mental health risks
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Recent recommendations by the Surgeon General of the United States that clinicians and dispensaries discourage pregnant women from using cannabis received support from a new report published in JAMA Psychiatry. A cross-sectional analysis of 11,489 children—655 of whom had been prenatally exposed to cannabis—found increased psychopathology during middle childhood. Researchers examined data obtained from the […] Children with prenatal cannabis exposure could face mental health risks is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepre...
Sanobiotec produces pure, stable synthetic THCV
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Contributing to a growing list of synthetically produced cannabis compounds, Sanobiotec announced the synthesis of pure and stable Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV). Human endocannabinoid system includes two primary receptors – cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1 and CB2). THCV is a structural analog of THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis. However, unlike THC which functions by […] Sanobiotec produces pure, stable synthetic THCV is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Ithaca College Announces 130 Faculty Layoffs Due to Low Enrollment
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 9 hours ago
Ithaca College recently announced that it will have to cut approximately 130 faculty jobs due to low enrollment, according to The Ithaca Voice. The school’s provost, Dr. La Jerne Cornish made the announcement, including an estimation that the college would only need 415 of its current 547 faculty members and that the school has to […]
Was America's Atomic Bombing of Japan Justified?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* After seven decades the controversy still rages. *More than seventy years after the fact, the use of atomic bombs by the United States in the final days of World War II remains one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. During his speech announcing the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb, U.S. President Harry S. Truman used the phrase, “Rain of Ruin.” However, by changing, “Rain” to “Reign” the quote can describe Hirohito’s time as emperor of Japan and the government that ruled the country during this period, because...
Two fireballs over the southern Spain
Two bright meteors were recorded over southern Spain on October 11, 2020. The first of them was spotted at about 19:37 UTC. It was generated by a meteoroid from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at around 58 000 km/h. The event began at an altitude of about 84 km...... Read more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Sounds more like a rubber bicycle horn to me, not a trumpet. But I am not a birder! #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 […]
Putting OPEC Under More Pressure, Libya Restarts Oil Production At Its Biggest Field
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: Pipes at the El Sharara oilfield © Reuters / Ismail Zitouny *OilPrice.com:* *Libya Restarts Oil Production At Its Largest Oilfield * Libya has restarted production at its largest field, Sharara, as peace talks began between eastern and western forces. The national Oil Corporation announced it had lifted the force majeure on Sharara after reaching an agreement with the Petroleum Facilities Guard to “end the entire obstacles that face Al Sharara Field in a way that guarantees there will be no security breaches and in a way that enables the National Oil Corporation to li...
Russian Air Force launches strikes on ISIS targets in central Syria
[image: Russian Air Force launches strikes on ISIS targets in central Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force launched a number of strikes on the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions in central Syria this week, targeting the latter’s forces in the Al-Raqqa, Homs and Hama governorates. According to a field report, the Russian Air Force heavily targeted concentrations of Islamic State terrorists between the areas of Al-Resafa (Raqqa), ‘Uqayribat (Hama) and Al-Sukhnah (Homs). The Russian Air Force’s assault coincided with a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) counter-a...
Senator Josh Hawley Calls Out Democrats for Religious Litmus Tests and Bigotry on Judicial Nominees…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Article six of the constitution, and the first amendment outlining the bill of rights within the United States constitution, affirms that every American citizen has the unassailable right to practice their religion in accordance with their own beliefs; no litmus … Continue reading →
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Donate $15 Million to HBCUs
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 10 hours ago
In partnership with The Just Project, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will make a $15 million investment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of its COVID-19 response. Among the more than 100 HBCUs in The Just Project, 29 schools are collaborating to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing for campuses and […]
A small victory for common sense
Robert, Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
“Disappointing environment budget short on new funding for Australian renewables,” reads the title. “The Australia Institute says the budget confirms the government’s commitment to fossil fuels with token support for green technologies.” Richie Merzian, of the Australia Institute, said the budget “confirms the government’s commitment to fossil fuels with token support for renewables on the ... Read more A small victory for common sense The post A small victory for common sense appeared first on Ice Age Now.

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