Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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"I Told You So" Is Usually An Offensive Argument That Rarely Works
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 4 minutes ago
Look, I never thought Hillary was a good nominee and I didn't think she would make a good president-- and therefor didn't vote for her-- but the idea of voting for The Donald? Give me a break. I would have voted for Hillary a thousand times before voting for Trump. But 62,984,828 Americans did (46.1% of all voters). All they all... a problem? More or less, yes. What country! All those people voted for Donald Trump. What were they thinking? One person who voted for Trump was Elizabeth Neumann, a vehemently anti-Choice, Ted Cruz supporter. [Bonus question: is supporting Ted Cruz be...
Coronavirus on the Nile: Egypt’s COVID-19 September numbers in Graph
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 11 minutes ago
This is the time of our monthly post about the coronavirus pandemic and its numbers in graphs. Here is our August post based on the official numbers released daily by the Egyptian Health Ministry. First of all, this month witnessed the beginning of not only autumn but also the beginning of the ordinary of the seasonal flu and cold despite the weather was hot. [image: Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed "SIS"] Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed "SIS" Second of all, I have been away for a week in the North Coast and the message I got that nobody followed the face mask and social ...
Would Light Carriers Make The US Navy Weaker?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 32 minutes ago
USS America, one option for developing a light carrier. This is no substitute for a large-deck, nuclear-powered supercarrier. WIKIPEDIA *Loren Thompson, Forbes*: *Why Esper’s Call For Light Carriers Would Make The U.S. Navy Weaker * On October 6, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper laid out his vision of what the U.S. Navy’s future fleet should look like. Called Battleforce 2045, it proposed big increases in the number of attack submarines, surface combatants and amphibious warships, combined with an embrace of unmanned vessels aimed at getting the size of the fleet above 500 ships by...
Holocaust Survivor: I Saved my Own Life by being “Oppositional Defiant” – Americans are not Rebelling Against Things that are Wrong!
AdminM, Health Impact News - 49 minutes ago
Vera Sharav was recently interviewed by Attorney Leah Wilson, the Executive Director of Stand for Health Freedom. Vera Sharav is the Founder and President of Alliance for Human Research Protection, and is a frequent guest contributor on Health Impact News. Vera was 3 years old when her family was taken out of their home in Romania and herded into a Nazi Concentration Camp. Her father died soon afterwards of typhus. She lived in this camp for more than two years, when plans were put in place to close the camp and annihilate everyone. She reports how a deal was made to allow the orph...
No World War II? Georg Elser's Plot to Kill Adolf Hitler
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In all, seven people were killed and another 63 injured. Climbing aboard his train, Hitler was blissfully unaware that he and his top men had narrowly avoided death. At exactly 8 PM on November 8, 1939, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler strode briskly into Munich’s Burgerbraukeller beer hall at the head of his glowering entourage, brushing past a forest of hands raised in the Nazi salute. As a band struck up the party anthem, the “Horst Wessel Song” (named after a dead SA storm trooper killed in a brawl with a Co...
Forget Bombs or Tanks: Capitalism Won World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* Dr. Rob Citino from the WWII Museum in New Orleans explains the museum’s collaborative video project with This Is Capitalism. *Key Point*: “We won because we smothered the enemy in an avalanche of production, the like of which he had never seen, nor dreamed possible.” The above quote is attributed to William Knudsen, president of General Motors and Roosevelt’s wartime director of production management, a man who was intimately involved in the massive production drive that made the U.S. military the best supplied military in the world du...
WWII: America's Heroic Last Stand on Wake Island
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Pacific* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Paul Putnam’s legacy is one of humility and sacrifice combined with a strong and steady nerve. *“All hands have behaved splendidly and held up in a manner in which the Marine Corps may well tell.”* —Major Paul A. Putnam, Commander VMF-211 On November 28, 1941, U.S. Marine Corps Major Paul A. Putnam sailed for Wake Island aboard the USS *Enterprise* (CV-6). Putnam and 11 other Leatherneck aviators of Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211) prepared to fly their Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats to reinforce the small U.S...
Who Needs Amazon Prime Day? Sony’s A9G Master Series Now a Grand Off at Best Buy
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Sony, * Yes, this purchase still might be on the higher end of what you’re wanting to spend, but you can rest easy knowing that you will receive all of the goodness that OLED HDTVs can offer. Expectations indeed have been high for Prime Day in which members of Amazon’s Prime subscription program are receiving access to “over one million deals across every category,” including toys, electronics, and apparel, according to the company. But if you can take a peek outside this mammoth annual deal festival, then you will see that other major retailers are also sli...
China Releases Video Of A Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A Truck
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 58 minutes ago
*Forbes:* *China Releases Video Of New Barrage Swarm Drone Launcher* CETC, a state-owned Chinese company, has released a new video claiming to show the successful test of a ‘barrage swarm’ that launches 48 attack drones to saturate a target. It is described as the first practical Chinese swarming drone system. The details of the tests carried out in September were released on Tuesday by the Institute of Electronic Science and Technology of China. The drones are launched from a vehicle based on the Dongfeng Menshi, which evolved from a license-built version of the U.S. Hummer H...
Email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian biz man to dad
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad By Emma-Jo Morris and Gabrielle Fonrouge October 14, 2020 Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a … Continue reading Email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian biz man to dad →
And How Was Your Day?
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 hour ago
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‘UNDER INVESTIGATION’: Senate Opens Probe into Hunter Biden Emails
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Hannity Staff – 32 seconds ago From Fox News: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is investigating newly released emails which revealed that Hunter Biden introduced his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings in 2015 at Hunter’s request. Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Fox … Continue reading ‘UNDER INVESTIGATION’: Senate Opens Probe into Hunter Biden Emails →
Facebook Censors Hunter Biden Exposé, Admits Zuckerberg’s (Democrat) Policy Comms Director
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
October 14, 2020 Raheem Kassam Facebook Policy Communications Director Andy Stone admitted via Twitter this morning that the Zuckerberg-run social media outlet was limiting distribution of the latest bombshell scoop about Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son and both mens’ links to foreign lobbying operations. The news first broke in the New York Post and has … Continue reading Facebook Censors Hunter Biden Exposé, Admits Zuckerberg’s (Democrat) Policy Comms Director →
Twitter Blocks Users Sharing Hunter Biden Stories
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
October 14, 2020 Natalie Winters Following Facebook, Twitter is the latest social media platform to crack down on the ability of users to share a recent New York Post article highlighting how the son of Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden used his father’s position in government as a point of leverage in business dealings. The bombshell article … Continue reading Twitter Blocks Users Sharing Hunter Biden Stories →
BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Locked Out of Twitter For Sharing NY Post Article on Hunter Biden
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Cassandra FairbanksPublished October 14, 2020 White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has been locked out of Twitter for posting the explosive New York Post story on Hunter Biden. The shocking story has been censored by all of the big tech giants in a clear effort to protect former Vice President Joe Biden. Twitter claimed that … Continue reading BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Locked Out of Twitter For Sharing NY Post Article on Hunter Biden →
Project Veritas Exposes Dems’ VIOLENT REVOLUTION Plot
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
October 13, 2020 Colorado Dem Operative Kris Jacks: ‘2020 is a Political Revolution’ … ‘Want To Change This Country With Violence’ … ‘There’s Only One Way To Do It’ … ‘Guillotines, Mother f**ker’ … ‘Killing Random Nazis In The Street’ Kristopher Jacks: “I will knock people down the stairs as long as they don’t die to make this happen.” Jacks: … Continue reading Project Veritas Exposes Dems’ VIOLENT REVOLUTION Plot →
Professor S. Nilus published in 1905 in Russian a book called "Protocols Zion"
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 2 hours ago
N S. Nilus Professor Sergei Nilus published in 1905 in Russian *Protocols *which (perhaps) under the alias of Jewish authorship was a roadmap for revolutionists to try very cunningly to take over the world; the work's style is brazenly bold like Vladimir Lenin;s who did issue such polemics. Version in English: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Jewish_Peril/es8_gf4SUPEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nilus+protocols+zion&printsec=frontcover from quite near the start of this polemic:
Holocaust Survivor: I Saved my Own Life by being “Oppositional Defiant” – Americans are not Rebelling Against Things that are Wrong!
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 2 hours ago
Vera Sharav was recently interviewed by Attorney Leah Wilson, the Executive Director of Stand for Health Freedom. Vera Sharav is the Founder and President of Alliance for Human Research Protection, and is a frequent guest contributor on Health Impact News. Vera was 3 years old when her family was taken out of their home in Romania and herded into a Nazi Concentration Camp. Her father died soon afterwards of typhus. She lived in this camp for more than two years, when plans were put in place to close the camp and annihilate everyone. She reports how a deal was made to allow the orph...
Half the Corals Dead – But Not in Real Life
jennifer, Jennifer Marohasy - 2 hours ago
The claim that half the corals of the Great Barrier Reef are dead is based on a new method using ‘proxies’ (not a direct measure of coral cover), applied to badly cyclone damaged reefs, just after a major coral bleaching event – from which the corals have since recovered. It has been reported across the [...] The post Half the Corals Dead – But Not in Real Life appeared first on Jennifer Marohasy.
UN Contradicts Its Own Data to Promote Weather Disaster Alarm
James Taylor, Climate Realism - 4 hours ago
A new report issued by the United Nations World Meteorological Agency (WMA), “titled The Human Cost of Disasters,” says climate change is causing more frequent and severe weather disasters each year. PBS and other mainstream media outlets uncritically reported on the WMA report. The U.N.’s own data, however, show the claims in the report are […] The post UN Contradicts Its Own Data to Promote Weather Disaster Alarm appeared first on Climate Realism.
Election Officials in Pennsylvania County Say Nearly 29K Voters Received Wrong Ballots in Mail
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
by Jeremy FrankelPosted: October 14, 2020 Fight tech tyranny. Join Dan on Parler @dbongino. Last week, we reported that nearly 50,000 voters in Franklin County, Ohio, received incorrect absentee ballots in the mail. This seems to have happened again, this time in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. According to Newsmax, election officials in the state’s second-most populous county … Continue reading Election Officials in Pennsylvania County Say Nearly 29K Voters Received Wrong Ballots in Mail →
Trudeau Finally Discovers Spine on China
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Canada’s Justin Trudeau slams China on human rights, ‘coercive diplomacy’ by AFP 14 October 2020 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned China that its “coercive diplomacy,” repressive measures in Hong Kong and detention of Uighur Muslims are counterproductive for itself and the rest of the world. Trudeau took aim at Beijing’s record as he … Continue reading Trudeau Finally Discovers Spine on China →
Banking Insider Exposes Covid-19 Mark of the Beast Rollout
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
 666 The Mark Of The Beast Has Arrived 666 The Mark Of The Beast Has Arrived Posted by Greg Reese's Pieces on Monday, April 20, 2020 
Petition Calls For FBI To Take Down Active Pedophile Forum Where Thousands Of Members Are Openly Discussing Their Participation In SILENT CRY: THE DARKER SIDE OF TRAFFICKING Sex Abuse Of Children
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Petition Calls For FBI To Take Down Active Pedophile Forum Where Thousands Of Members Are Openly Discussing Their Participation In SILENT CRY: THE DARKER SIDE OF TRAFFICKING Sex Abuse Of Children by SkyWatch Editor, https://www.skywatchtv.com/ An online petition is calling for the FBI to launch an investigation into a [SILENT CRY] pedophile forum where members …
Is China's Newest Navy Destroyer That Good?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao *Daily Mail:* *Chinese navy's newest destroyer can strike stealth aircraft and even take down satellites with guided missiles, state media claims* * China's state media released details about Type 055 destroyer 'The Nanchang' * The warship can reportedly counter stealth aircraft and low-Earth orbit satellites * It is the country's biggest destroyer yet and went into service in January this year ...
Tucker Carlson Takes on Big Tech Censorship and Outlines Explosive Joe/Hunter Biden Story…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Fox News host Tucker Carlson used his megaphone tonight to outline the scale and scope of tech overlord manipulation in the 2020 election. Carlson also walks through the details of the explosive story that has sent the tech oligarchs into … Continue reading →
The U.S. Navy Wants To Develop And Build A New Generation Of Destroyers
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Stout transits through the Strait of Hormuz in May. The Navy will use the Burke-class as a model for how it builds a new class of large surface combatant. (Cpl. Gary Jayne III/U.S. Marine Corps) *Defense News:* *US Navy eyes new design for next-generation destroyer * WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is looking to build a new generation of destroyers from a clean-sheet design, following the model of one of its most successful ship classes, the Arleigh Burke-class DDG, the service’s top officer said Tuesday. The idea, colloquially referred to in-house a...
Final Warning: Brace for Impact!! It’s Decision Time America!!! Steve Quayle and Dave Hodges
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Final Warning: Brace for Impact!! It’s Decision Time America!!! Steve Quayle and Dave Hodges by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home I recently interviewed Steve Quayle and we discussed many of the nation-ending-challenges facing America. Both Steve and myself feel that that the odds of America surviving in its present form are small. However, the opportunity for individual …
Osama Been Hid’n, Hunter and Hookers, Biden and Burisma, and Seal Team Deep Sixed
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Osama Been Hid’n, Hunter and Hookers, Biden and Burisma, and Seal Team Deep Sixed Osama Been Hid’n, Hunter and Hookers, Biden and Burisma, and Seal Team Deep Sixed – Today on TruNews we detail the series of October surprise scandals breaking before the 2020 Election, including accusations from a CIA Whistleblower named Alan Howell Parrot …
Coverstone Gives Tree and Women Dreams for America – 10/14/2020
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Prophecy Club Pastor Stan interviews Pastor Dana Coverstone in today’s Broadcast. Pastor Dana shares with us two brand new dreams about America and how the Lord is telling His Church to wait on Him for strength. To let Him guide us and build us up because soon we are going to need to run. Run …
Andrew Maguire: Now China Is Buying Silver
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Arcadia Economics In what seemed like only a matter of time, China is now reportedly buying #silver according to analyst #AndrewMaguire. It’s a move that would make sense, and seems almost overdue. And to find out what Andrew is seeing, as well as his latest thoughts on the #JPMorgan scandal, and whether investors will be …
Are We Bracing for a Mega Earthquake?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Israeli News Live Well, the fact that the Earth’s crust is shifting on a global scale may reduce the stress release over a larger area that could lessen the impact in one area but yet there are more dangers that lay ahead. the rest of this video can be viewed at Fact News Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71mK3… …
Peter Schiff: “Nothing Bullish” About A Biden Win, Sees “Gold Replacing Dollar”
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Peter Schiff: “Nothing Bullish” About A Biden Win, Sees “Gold Replacing Dollar” by SchiffGold.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Peter Schiff appeared on Kitco News with David Lin to talk about the investment implications of the upcoming US elections. – Peter said he doesn’t feel good about the election and that he thinks Biden will likely win. He …
Bumblin’ Biden Again Declares He’s Running For Senate, Tells Voters To Register At Nonexistent Website
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Joe Biden: "I'm running as a proud Democrat for the Senate" pic.twitter.com/7LTFdJQMgF — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 12, 2020 Bumblin’ Biden Again Declares He’s Running For Senate, Tells Voters To Register At Nonexistent Website by Jamie White, https://www.infowars.com/ Democrat candidate unleashes gaffe after gaffe in final weeks leading up to …
Expect ‘Seismic Change’ And Major Markets Sell-Off After Election – Mark Skousen
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Kitco NEWS Former Vice-President Joe Biden is currently leading in the polls, two weeks before the election, and should the Democrats win, major changes will happen to legislation that could seriously hurt investors, according to Mark Skousen, editor-in-chief of Forecasts & Strategies. “I think you could have a seismic change on November 3rd that will …
Huge Meteors Cause Shock Waves Across US and Mexico, Mega Asteroid Approaching Earth
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Skywatch Media News October 14, 2020: Spectacular meteor/fireball events sent shock waves over the U.S. and Mexico this month. Giant asteroid will pass by Earth on November 29. #MeteorBlast #MegaAsteroid end
Yellowstone Volcano: ‘Very Short Timeframe’ Needed for Super Eruption Stunned Scientists
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Yellowstone Volcano: ‘Very Short Timeframe’ Needed for Super Eruption Stunned Scientists by CALLUM HOARE, https://www.express.co.uk/ YELLOWSTONE volcano could erupt in a “very short timeframe,” according to a study carried out on supervolcanoes by a group of scientists. – The caldera inside Yellowstone National Park poses a global threat in the event of a supereruption – something …
“Guillotines, Motherf*cker”: Colorado Democratic Committee Member Caught On Hidden Camera Talking Violent Revolution
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
BREAKING: Denver area @coloradodems exec committee and @OurRevolution chair @Kyoti00 “2020 is a political revolution”; “Want to change this country,with violence…there’s only one way to do it.”; "Guillotines mother f**ker"; “Killing random Nazis in the street”#ArmedRevolution pic.twitter.com/QnmqHdrJ8o — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 13, 2020 “Guillotines, Motherf*cker”: Colorado Democratic Committee Member Caught On Hidden Camera Talking …
Reply to Paul Romer
David Henderson, Econlib - 3 hours ago
Economist Paul Romer tweeted today: Doesn’t sound like China is going to sign up for the “Great Barrington” plan for surrendering to the virus. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to live in a country where everybody understands that it is the government’s job to do whatever it takes to protect public health? He was referencing the […] The post Reply to Paul Romer appeared first on Econlib.
Video: Armed Officers Sent to Issue Fine to COVID-Violating Gym in UK
admin, Prison Planet.com - 6 hours ago
*Paul Joseph Watson* | Owner refused to shut down after government mandate.
The Barrett Death Star is Fully Operational.
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 1 hour ago
[image: Crazy Mazie Hirono] Crazy Mazie Hirono Does Amy Coney Barrett hate medicine? I'm not asking whether she dislikes swallowing pills and anything that smacks of what children refer to as "yucky medicine taste." I am thinking of something more visceral: seething rage at the thought that somewhere a child might be having his appendix removed instead of dying after it ruptures, or impassioned ranting against the iniquity of a widowed grandmother getting insulin for her diabetes. I am asking because this kind of cartoon villainy is roughly the impression of Judge Amy's character on...
The U.S. Army Still Wants To Have A 1,000 km Range Super Cannon
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Defence-Blog:* *U.S. Army criticized for crazy 1,000 km range super cannon concept * U.S. Army is being criticized for the development of new deadly cannon, which is expected to fire rounds out to 1,000 km, or 620 miles. The Army is exploring possibilities both with Governments and the private sector to develop a new massive artillery system that can precision hit targets at 1000 kilometers. The Army interest in long-range cannon capable of firing a higher volume of low-cost rounds to help offset the cost of hypersonic weapons. The program called the Strategic Long Range Cannon...
U.S. Navy Frigate Program Already Projected To Be 40% Over Budget
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
The Navy's rendering of the newly-awarded FFG(X). (Source: US Navy) *Defense News*:* US Navy’s cost estimate for new frigate won’t hold water, predicts government analyst* WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s cost estimate for its new Constellation-class frigate will end up being about 40 percent short of the final cost per ship, the Congressional Budget Office predicted Tuesday. Eric Labs, the widely respected CBO analyst who produces assessments of Navy programs for lawmakers, calculated the cost of the ship would be about $1.2 billion per hull. The Navy’s estimate is $870 million per...
Thailand: Western Media Blames Victims of Mob Violence
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 2 hours ago
* October 15, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The Western media including the BBC, Reuters, AP, and AFP are attempting to give legs to an argument blaming a Royal motorcade for being on a road where violent protesters were and for provoking attempts to block it, harass, and threaten the occupants which included the King's wife and their 15 year old son. This is like blaming a victim of robbery or rape or any other crime - blaming them instead of those who committed the offense. Regardless of conspiracy theories about the route taken - the protesters could have easily controlled t...
The Last Flight of the Lonesome Polecat: A World War II Tragedy
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* In February 1944, an American B-24 on a mission to bomb a V-1 launching site crashed into a small French town. It's a crash that reverberates today. *Key Point*: The French do not allow themselves to forget that the price of their peace was paid for largely by men they know so little about, and who knew nothing of them. Every February 11, Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles, a tiny town in Upper Normandy situated north of the Seine River a short distance inland from the coastal city of Dieppe and some two hours from the D-Day invasion beaches, pays ...
US-Funded Agitators Overplay Hand - Protest Ends
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 2 hours ago
US-funded protests aim at ruining Thailand at China's expense, not handing "victory" to opposition. *October 15, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - So few protesters showed up at yesterday's "major" US-funded anti-government rally that protest leaders were left exposed, alone, and easily arrested between 4-5am. The protest was effectively over before making it through its first night of what was claimed would be a "month long" protest. Attempts on October 13 and earlier on October 14 to obstruct Royal motorcades including one incident where a car carrying the Thai King's wife and...
What might we do, if adults actually negotiated for good of America and the world? Another chapter!
David Brin, CONTRARY BRIN - 2 hours ago
Last time we finished Chapter 11 of Polemical Judo, on *economics, *showing many of the hypocrisies of Republican claims to be the defenders of enterprise and markets and a functionally positive, growing economy. (Capsule summary: *they aren't.*) Normally we'd then proceed to *Chapter 12: Six Rebuttals To Use With Those Who Would "Split" Our Coalition*, where I show some evenhandedness by appraising the (almost) utterly fact-free jabber by many leftists that Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are no better than "Republicans Lite." I have never met one of these yammerers who could desc...
WHO Chief: “Unethical” to Let Coronavirus Spread to Achieve Herd Immunity
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2GCJ9B4GLI&share=true] Herd immunity means having enough people vaccinated, not having most folks infected. The director-general of the World Health Organization has asserted that allowing the novel coronavirus to spread with the hope of achieving herd immunity is “unethical.” “Herd immunity is achieved by protecting people from a virus, not by exposing them to it,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a virtual press briefing on Monday. He added tha...
Central Asia Can Help The Next U.S. President Balance Both Russia And China
Kamran Bokhari, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kamran Bokhari* *Security, Asia* The next U.S. president must place Central Asia as a core component of its global geopolitical strategy to manage an increasingly multipolar world, which is big enough for all powers to trade and thrive. We are once again at that moment when the likelihood of a change in the U.S. administration is significant. Yet, regardless of the outcome of the November 3 election, this year is unique for two different reasons: first, the global coronavirus pandemic, and second, the United States is currently reassessing its global leadership role. COVID-19 i...
Did the Allies Pay Too High a Price for Brittany in World War II?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* As Allied troops dashed east after breaking out from the Normandy beachhead, the VIII U.S. Corps was bogged down in an attempt to take the ports. At age 86, with a full and successful career behind him, General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley sat down to write his uncensored memoirs. Although he had written a memoir of his World War II service earlier (A Soldier’s Story), he felt the need to be fully candid and open about his experiences. One of the things he was to describe was his regret at the amount of time, effort, and blood that ...
Facebook Sets New Policy That Bans Anti-Vaccination Advertisements
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Facebook will still sign off on ads that question or condemn government policies around vaccines, but those that explicitly discourage vaccines by portraying them as unsafe or ineffective will not be green-lighted. Facebook has launched a new global policy that aims to ban advertisements that discourage people from getting vaccines. The company had already prohibited ads with vaccine hoaxes that have been publicly identified by leading global-health agencies like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Dis...
How Big Was D-Day? 850,000 Nazi Troops Were Waiting for the Allies
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The astonishing raw figures. The largest amphibious invasion in history began on the night of June 5-6, with the roar of C-47 engines preparing to take off , and climaxed on the beaches of Normandy. But just how many paratroopers did it take to support the Normandy landings, how many soldiers braved machine gun fire and artillery to secure those crucial beachheads, and how many German soldiers were they up against? [text_ad] History on the Net’s article on the D-Day invasion provides the astonishing raw figur...
Did the Taliban Endorse Trump While Scientific Community Endorsed Biden?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
A popular tweet used a shaky comparison to differentiate the U.S. presidential candidates in 2020.
Creating land in the sea: the quest for greater state autonomy in Malaysia
Kheng Koon Ng, New Mandala - 3 hours ago
Land reclamation initiatives seek to side-step national regimes which had previously constrained the autonomy of local governments. The post Creating land in the sea: the quest for greater state autonomy in Malaysia appeared first on New Mandala.
US-Funded Agitators Overplay Hand - Protest Ends
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 3 hours ago
US-funded protests aim at ruining Thailand at China's expense, not handing "victory" to opposition. *October 15, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - So few protesters showed up at yesterday's "major" US-funded anti-government rally that protest leaders were left exposed, alone, and easily arrested between 4-5am. The protest was effectively over before making it through its first night of what was claimed would be a "month long" protest. Attempts on October 13 and earlier on October 14 to obstruct Royal motorcades including one incident where a car carrying the Thai King's wife and...
Trump Will Now Bet The Farm That Racism And Misogyny Will Save Him-- He'll Lose That Bet
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*"Please Stop And Let Me Finish, Sir" by Nancy Ohanian* Republicans are desperate to make the election about something other than Trump. In a Trump referendum, they lose-- top to bottom. And now it looks like someone has finally persuaded Trump to do the unthinkable, help make the election not-about-him. Appealing to his innate racism and misogyny, Trump is preparing to try to make the election about Kamala Harris. Reporting for the Associated Press yesterday, Kathleen Ronayne wrote that "Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying ...
Bookmark Today’s Date – Big Tech Has Crossed The Event Horizon to Protect Joe Biden…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Everyone knew it would eventually happen and today is the day. In an effort to influence the 2020 U.S. election, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and the social media technocrats have crossed the Rubicon today and banned all sharing of the … Continue reading →
Turkey increased military sales six-fold to Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 4 hours ago
Turkey increased military sales six-fold to Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Military sales by Turkey to Azerbaijan have increased six-fold this year. Alongside this, Turkey is utilizing international Islamist terrorists just like in Northern Syria and more recently Libya. Therefore, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh – and Turkey’s historical animosity […]
Azerbaijani forces destroy some of Armenia’s tactical missile systems: video
[image: Azerbaijani forces destroy some of Armenia’s tactical missile systems: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – On Wednesday, October 14th, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of some of Armenia’s tactical missile systems after they targeted them with their attack drones. In the footage released by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, their attack drones can be seen zeroing in on the missile systems before they strike these weapons within Armenian territory. The attack by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was later condemned by the Armenian Ministry of Def...
Colorado Democrats
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 23 hours ago
CDPQ Invests in Renewables Platform in Spain
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 1 hour ago
Renewables Now reports Canada's CDPQ to buy 216 MWp Spanish solar portfolio from Q-Energy: Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) will acquire a 216-MWp solar portfolio from Spanish firm Q-Energy, it said on Tuesday. *The photovoltaic (PV) portfolio, originally owned by Q-Energy III Fund, consists of 73 solar farms spread across Spain. CDPQ estimates that the assets are capable of generating more than 355,000 MWh annually, enough to meet the demand of over 115,000 households.* According to the announcement, Q-Energy will continue to manage the ...
The Exceptional Catalog of Election Polling Failures
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The question looms in nearly every U.S. presidential election, even in this year’s race: Could the polls be wrong?
OH LOOK, THERE'S THE EVIL UKRAINIAN BIDEN ALLEGEDLY MET HOBNOBBING WITH A TRUMPER
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
So what's the big crime Joe Biden is said to have committed in this *New York Post* story? Kyle Cheney and Natasha Bertrand of *Politico* write: Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency, citing their own recollections as well as a review of Biden’s official schedules, sharply rejected the Post’s suggestion that Biden met with a representative of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings in 2015.... The story, which ran on the front page of the New York tabloid under the banner headline “Biden Secret E-mails,” accused the then-vice president of meeting Vadym Pozh...
WAR
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
BREAKING: Twitter has locked the White House Press Secretary's Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/OxlXM1p7IX — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 14, 2020 More.
Earth Breaks September Heat Record, May Reach Warmest Year
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with U.S. climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on record
What Made the German Luger the Most Famous Pistol in Modern Warfare?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The German Luger became a legend and a highly prized souvenir for Allied troops during World War II. *Key Point*: Legends die hard. The German Luger is, most likely, the most famous pistol in modern warfare. Almost every World War II movie ever made featuring German armed forces seems to show it as an integral part of its action sequences. It also played a prominent role in World War I and was carried by the armed forces of many nations. Switzerland’s army used it from 1900 into the 1970s, while the Soviet Army had 8,000 captured Nazi...
Thailand: Tiny Turnout for "Major" US-Funded Anti-Government Rally (UPDATED)
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 5 hours ago
*UPDATE: At approximately 4am with the protest so small, police were able to ask remaining protesters to go home - opening a path for them to do so. Those who insisted on remaining were easily cleared out by riot police using only shields. Protesters who assaulted police while trying to stop security operations were arrested. Several of the core leaders are also reportedly arrested. * *With the protests so small, unpopular, and increasingly violent including attempts earlier yesterday to obstruct and threaten the King's wife and 15 year old son - it would be unimaginable for the ...
President Trump Great American Comeback Rally and Peaceful Protest – Des Moines, Iowa – 7:00pm ET Livestream…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Tonight President Trump is holding a Make America Great Again rally at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa. The Anticipated start time is 7:00pm ET. With all the breaking news about Joe Biden, this should be fun. [Livestream Links Below] … Continue reading →
Bill Gates Warns “World Won’t Return To Normal” Until “Second Generation” Of COVID-19 Super-Vaccines Arrives
WTStaff, Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Tyler Durden* - In an interview with NBC news last night, Gates warned that the world "won't return to normal" until "a lot of people" take a second "super-effective" coronavirus vaccine.
Baptized by Fire: How the SS Took (And Destroyed) Poland
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Hitler’s elite bodyguard and other SS units were transformed during the Polish campaign into real fighting men and became responsible for atrocities. At the mention of the letters “SS,” an image springs to mind of ruthless German troops, the epitome of the Nazi/Aryan ideal: tall, strong, blond-haired, and blue-eyed, enthusiastically ready to fight and die for Germany and their beloved Führer, Adolf Hitler. The typical SS man has also been portrayed as a hardened criminal, someone without moral scruples—someone happy to murder defensele...
Mnuchin Admits Coronavirus Relief Package Won’t Pass Before Election Day, but Negotiations Continue
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Congress was able to successfully and swiftly pass massive spending measures back in March, but most of the benefits established in the Cares Act have expired, igniting an economic strain on the current state of the economy. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that another coronavirus relief package “would be difficult” to pass before Nov. 3, despite months of back-and-forth talks between both sides of the aisle and a swamped economy. “I’d say at this point getting something done before the election and execut...
Want to Smuggle Contraband into Prison? Try a Drone.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: Reuters] An indictment this week in New Jersey brings to attention a new use of drones: Smuggling contraband into jail. Drones, that emerging technology, have many different established uses. They’re used by law enforcement entities for surveillance purposes, sometimes in ways that draw civil liberties complaints. They’re used for deliveries, with Amazon declaring years ago that the plan to make drones a major part of their delivery strategy in the future. They’re used, in the coronavirus era, to clean NFL stadiums. And of course, versions ...
Bose Announces Soundbar That’s Roku TV Ready
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Bose, * In September, TCL announced a line of Roku TV Ready soundbars, and Hisense, another company that has long been releasing Roku TV products, put out a line of its own earlier this month. Now another major electronics brand-Bose-has done the same. Earlier this year, during CES, Roku announced the Roku TV Ready program, which is aimed at allowing other electronics brands to make their “products work seamlessly with Roku TV models.” The first partners included TCL, which has long made Roku TVs, as well as Sound United, the company that owns respected audio ...
Nick Saban, Alabama AD Greg Byrne Test Positive for COVID-19
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. 3 Georgia in its next matchup, the Southeastern Conference's biggest regular-season showdown.
Joe Biden Lied – Emails Show Hunter Biden and Joe Biden Met Together With Ukraine Energy Executives…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Former Vice President Joe Biden previously said he did not have anything to do with Hunter Biden’s sketchy dealings with Ukraine energy company Burisma. Today the New York Post has released specific documents showing that claim was absolutely false. New … Continue reading →

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