Tuesday, October 20, 2020

20 October - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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EU Moves Towards a Toxic-Free Future with New Restrictions on Harmful Chemicals
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 11 hours ago
Last week, the European Commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Strategy is the first step towards a zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal. The EC Strategy will boost innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals, and increase protection of human health and the environment against hazardous chemicals. […] The post EU Moves Towards a Toxic-Free Future with New Restrictions on Harmful Chemicals appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
US Presidential Campaign Spectacle
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
With the seemingly interminable US presidential campaign season mercifully drawing to a close, the buzz is about a possible coup. That would make the US one of the few countries in recent history to experience regime change not masterminded by a US embassy, because there is no US embassy in Washington. There are other reasons why a coup is unlikely. Namely, most of the politically active public believe that they live in an exceptional democracy. This conviction is held despite the abysmal candidate choices they are given and the obscene mountains of money backing them. The post U...
Judge tosses land management plans after ousting Pendley from role
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Hill – by Rebecca Beitsch A federal judge unraveled the work of former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) acting Director William Perry Pendley, throwing... The post Judge tosses land management plans after ousting Pendley from role appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
DOJ Files Historic Antitrust Suit Against Google After Big Tech Corporations Work To Use Power To Influence Election Outcome — Evans News Report
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Image Via: Branco Cartoons Internet censorship of the Big Tech companies continues to run rampant with just two weeks left until the Presidential Election. With Twitter and Facebook currently in the hot-seat, the Department of Justice has added to he ranks with, summoning Google as the next…
Cat Report — American Intelligence Media
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://videopress.com/embed/CMDvK4KO?preloadContent=metadata&hd=1 . Trump Slams “Idiot” Dr. Fauci: “Every Time He Goes On TV It’s A Bomb…But There’s A Bigger Bomb If You Fire Him” . Treasonous Attack on American Civil Liberties By the U. S. Congress . Robert Kadlec is an ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES. Medical…
Kijk ‘EXPOSED: These Big Tech leaders have all supported or worked for Democrats’ op YouTube — Econamic Global Organizations
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://www.youtube.com/embed/PmtKAyIvLLM?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent
Cooling: the latest climate hobgoblin?
Hifast, Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Another day, another scare. The claim this time is that the increasing demand for electrically driven cooling — air con, powered fans etc. — will drive up the dreaded ’emissions’, leading to untold future discomfort one way or another. – – – Past research suggests growing international demand for…
Weeks of flooding leave 155 people dead in Nigeria
At least 155 people have been killed and 25 000 displaced after heavy rains and floods started affecting Nigeria in September. Torrential rainfall, river, and flash floods since September have cumulatively impacted 192 594 people across 22 Nigerian states, IFRC...... Read more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/20/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
iPhone 12 Gets Mostly Positive Reviews, Buit 5G Could Be an Issue
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC24IJ9SNZSC&share=true] How well will 5G work and will it truly take off? Apple’s new iPhone 12 was unveiled last Tuesday, and it opened for preorders last Friday, with the first deliveries expected this week for both the main iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro. The first reviews of the new iPhones arrived Tuesday morning, with the lifting of the review embargo. They’re mostly positive, although some questions were raised about the promise of 5G on the new device...
Nigeria Anti-Police Protests Worsen. Lagos Imposes 24-Hour Curfew
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNN: **24-hour curfew imposed on Lagos amid anti-police brutality protests in Nigeria * The governor of Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos imposed a state-wide curfew on Tuesday in response to growing protests over police brutality in the country. "Dear Lagosians, I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society," Babajide Sanwo-Olu wrote in a tweet as he announced the 4 p.m. (local time) curfew for 24 hours. Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the country f...
Does a Photo Show Ice Cube, 50 Cent Wearing Trump Hats?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A manipulated image was just a lil bit misleading.
President Trump Supports an Independent Special Counsel to Investigate Foreign Payments to Biden Family…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Earlier this morning President Trump called-in to Fox News for an interview on several topics. During a part of the interview President Trump draws a comparison between confirmed evidence of Hunter Biden selling influence with false accusations of Donald Trump … Continue reading →
A hot pursuit with . . . ranch dressing???
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
I'd love to know the story behind this report from Kansas. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said a teen was taken into custody early Saturday morning following an incident at the Petro Deli, north of Topeka. Deputies responded to Petrol Deli around 3:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 17-year-old naked and under the influence. According to the official report, the teen covered himself in ranch dressing, damaged property inside the business, jumped into a running vehicle and crashed it into a pillar. There's more at the link. Er . . . ah . . . *why the ranch dressing...
The President’s Term Ends at Noon on Jan. 20
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
President Trump’s term will end at noon on Jan. 20, 2021. At that same instant, either he will begin a second term, or the country will have a new chief executive.
New Video : How The US Temperature Record Is Being Altered (Part 3)
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 11 hours ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/xEyXN2e
On dissatisfaction
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
It shouldn't be news that far too many Saskatchewanians are facing precarious financial situations. But the latest report showing a majority of people on the brink of insolvency is worth considering in the context of the ballot question as to whether to be satisfied with the Sask Party: Faced with questions about how people are struggling, Scott Moe's constant response has been to point to a relatively low unemployment rate. But if access to jobs isn't the problem, that only means that nearly half of Saskatchewan workers have jobs and yet are still barely able to pay their bills...
Man Calls Police on Sleeping Homeless Man, But it Was Really a Statue of Jesus
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: John Paluska | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A Bay Village, Ohio, man called the police on a homeless man who was sleeping on a park bench. However, when the police officer came, it was found that the homeless man wasn’t a homeless man at all, but rather a statue of Christ sleeping on…
Google Giving ‘Keyword Searches’ of Innocent People to Cops – Court Records
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on The Free: by Zy Marquiez1 shared with thanks via Matt Agorist at ActivistPost.com at ActivistPost.com (illustrations added) How to Permanently Delete Your Google Search History Everyone reading this knows that there are few things on the internet more revealing than their internet search data. It is for this reason that police must…
5G – Silenced, Censored & Ridiculed (The Media’s Lies)
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Dreaded Cheetah Oct 13, 2020 ABC’s ‘Four Corners’ caught out blatantly lying to paint a slanderous picture of Naomi Cook – Former Registered Nurse. Welcoming the conversation of 5G with Pete Evans, Naomi Cook, Tom Barnett & Max Igan. Full Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTHi… Backup: https://www.bitchute.com/video/rGVGl9… via 5G – Silenced, Censored & Ridiculed (The Media’s Lies)
Silenced, Censored & Ridiculed (The Media’s Lies)
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Dreaded Cheetah Oct 13, 2020 Over the past 6 months, we packed our bus & set off to bring to light the CENSORSHIP that has, and is going on around us, now more than ever. We ventured up to Queensland, down to Victoria & through New South Wales to interview 5 individuals that have … Continue reading Silenced, Censored & Ridiculed (The Media’s Lies) →
Aussie churches duped into “mark of the beast” global vaccine system
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Cairns News AUSTRALIA’s churches have been duped into supporting the totalitarian Gates-Rockefellerglobal vaccination and AI tracking system that almost literally follows the “mark of the beast” system as described in their own Bible. It also involves vaccines containing a nano-particle substance called luciferase (from Lucifer), that injects translucent digital data into the skin.Major Australian denominations … Continue reading Aussie churches duped into “mark of the beast” global vaccine system →
Review Zarqawi, The New Face of Al-Qaeda
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
*Brisard, Jean-Charles, **Zarqawi, The New Face of Al-Qaeda**, New York: Other Press, 2005* Jean-Charles Brisard’s *Zarqawi, The New Face of Al-Qaeda* was one of the first two books written about the subject. Published in 2005 it does a very good job detailing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s life in Jordan and his two trips to Afghanistan. The problem is it also used a lot of early information which later proved wrong. That means Zarqawi’s relationship with Al Qaeda and his role in the Iraqi insurgency is almost completely off. Not only that but Brisard claimed that Zarqawi was not a s...
On negative contributions
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
I've previously noted how the Saskatchewan Party's platform diverts money to the people who need it least. But it's worth taking a closer look to see exactly how little Scott Moe is willing to put into even his supposed priorities when one examines how much of the Sask Party's plan consists of federal funds. In 2017, the federal and provincial governments reached an agreement on funding for home/community care and mental health and addictions services, including the following chart of estimated federal funding in those areas: So how does that compare to the Sask Party's budget and...
WATCH: Innocent Woman Didn’t Let Cops See Her Ring Video, So They Raided Her Home, Mocked Her
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: video]Because she feared police, an innocent woman refused to turn over her surveillance video to them — so they raided her home to prove here right.
How The US Temperature Record Is Being Altered (Part 2)
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
NOAA and NASA US temperature graphs have been massively altered over the past 20 years, to turn a 90 year cooling trend into a warming trend. NASA 1999 NASA 2019 The adjustments are being made by cooling the past nearly … Continue reading →
President Trump Explains Exactly What Is Going On
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/epJVjT8
A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 20 (IPS) - The IMF says poor are getting poorer with close to 90 million people expected to fall into extreme deprivation this year Gita Gopinath is the Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread with over 1 million lives tragically lost so far. Living with the novel coronavirus has been a challenge like no other, but the world is adapting. Read the full story, “A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent”, on globalissues.org →
Questions remain over Botswana's Mass Elephant Deaths
BRATISLAVA, Oct 20 (IPS) - When hundreds of elephants died in the space of a few months in Botswana earlier this year, conservationists were shocked. Wildlife experts said it was one of the largest elephant mortality events in history. Read the full story, “Questions remain over Botswana's Mass Elephant Deaths”, on globalissues.org →
Venezuela, Twitter, and Crimes Against Humanity
CARACAS, Oct 20 (IPS) - Andrés Cañizález is a Venezuelan journalist and Ph.D. in Political ScienceIn mid-September, the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the renewal, for another two years, of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission to determine and document the existence of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Read the full story, “Venezuela, Twitter, and Crimes Against Humanity”, on globalissues.org →
Education: Act Now, Don’t Wait for the Bill
PARIS, Oct 20 (IPS) - School reopening doesn't mean that education is back on course. For a start, schools remain closed in over 50 countries, affecting more than 800 million students. The poorest ones may never make it back to school, driven by poverty into child labour or early marriage. Distance learning has been out of reach for one third of the 1.6 billion students affected worldwide by school closures. They may disengage altogether if school closures continue. Read the full story, “Education: Act Now, Don’t Wait for the Bill”, on globalissues.org →
Will Black Celebrity Support Of President Trump Help Him Be Re-Elected?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
👀WHAT THE F*CK! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT, 🏃‍♂️💨F*CK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. 🤷🏽‍♂️I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya fucking mind. 😤 pic.twitter.com/uZu02k2Dlz — 50cent (@50cent) October 19, 2020 *WNU Editor:* With the exception of Kayne West, endorsements and support for Trump from Black celebrities were sparse and almost non-existent in 2016. It is a little different this year .... *Ice Cube Defends His Work With The Trump Administration: ‘I Didn’t Run To Work With Any Campaign’* (UPROXX). More here .... *50 Cent says ‘vote for Tru...
Is this leaked info really Trudeau’s crazy COVID plan for 2021? You decide …
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*is this the future for the U.S.?* And what about the Hunter Biden/Joe Biden scandal? Do I believe it? Yes. Hunter Biden is a drug addict. When you take drugs, you're opening yourself up to demonic forces beyond your control. As a litmus test, I popped around to many MSM sites (CNN, MSNBC, CBS, Huff and Puff, and even that sewer, Democratic Underground.) Want to know what they've posted about Hunter and his laptops? Nothing. Not one thing. It may be different on their TV shows, but since we don't watch TV, I have no idea. *Onward:* The following is unverified information a...
AMA: Eric Segall asks about originalism and judicial review
JB, Balkinization - 11 hours ago
*ES:* Jack, to the best of my knowledge, and maybe I'm wrong, you have never addressed the many historical sources collected by Sylvia Snowiss, Jack Rakove and others showing that the framers quite clearly had a conception of judicial review that was modest, humble, and centered around clear constitutional error (and the 14th did not change that according to the best historians of that time other than possibly for protecting the newly freed slaves). I review all that, including Treanor's views on the subject, in Chapter 1 of Originalism as Faith. Don't you have to deal with those ...
Jeffrey Toobin, suspended for chokin' chicken on a ZOOM call
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
****News Topic 102***** CNN, New Yorker Suspend Jeffrey Toobin For Showing His Dick In A Zoom Call. CNN, New Yorker Suspend Jeffrey Toobin For Masturbating During A Zoom Call Update (1740ET): In a stunning ‘correction’ from Vice, which ratchets this story up to ’11’ on the Spinal Tap amplifier of WTF-ness, “This piece has been […]
Did Biden Say He Grew Up in Section 8 Housing?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
It appears that some social media users misheard — or misrepresented — a remark made during an ABC News town hall.
If You Think You Don’t Like The Anti-Mask Resistance
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Just wait until Anti-Test gets rolling: Ottawa’s COVID-19 testing task force investigating low test turnout
How U.S. Spy Flights Against China Undermine the International Order
mvalencia, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Multiple aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5 fly in formation over the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea on Oct. 9, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters) Recent incidents in the South China Sea have called into question whether some U.S. spy flights in international airspace violate international norms. According to a Chinese think tank, in early September, while lingering in international airspace between China’s Hainan Island and the disputed Paracel Islands, a U.S. Air Force aircraft used electronic ...
Break Them Up
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
The DOJ, along with a number of states have filed an antitrust suit against Google. The federal suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges Google violated the Sherman Act with its search monopoly. The DOJ is seeking to stop Google from engaging in the anticompetitive behavior that has… Continue reading →
Mainstream Media panic as evidence points to laptop belonging to Robert H. Biden
The Duran, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Mainstream Media panic as evidence points to laptop belonging to Robert H. Biden. The Duran: Episode 709. Documents acquired by Fox News appear to show Hunter Biden’s signature on $85 receipt for repair of laptops left at Delaware store at center of email scandal – while other paperwork reveals FBI’s contact with owner. Receipt ‘shows […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 20
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1980 US said Iraq invasion of Iran threatened security in Gulf and land should not be seized by force 1983 Iranian Op Wa al-Fajr 4 seized 15 villages in Kurdistan (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1984 Iraq held elections to prove legitimacy of Saddam Was 40% quota for Shiite deputies (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion o...
War and Peace are On the Ballot: A Memo to the Anti-War folks Who “Can’t Decide” How to Vote
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago
[image: "We came, we saw, he died" Hillary Clinton on CBS. Oct. 20, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlz3-OzcExI] by Tony Papert No one who has seen it will ever forget Hillary Clinton’s uncontrollable chortling over the sodomy-murder of Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi ordered by Obama and French President Hollande in Oct, 2011. “We came, we saw, he died!” she guffawed, mimicking the words of Julius Caesar, whose successor Tiberius crucified Christ. Hillary’s moral insanity must force us to remember two things: first, that the Obama-Biden administration was a war administratio...
NOAA – La Niña cooling flip has occurred
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
‘The Northern Hemisphere winter of 2020/21 is shaping up to be a doozy,” says reader Martin Siebert. The latest CFSv2** forecast for region 3.4 of the central equatorial Pacific Ocean reveals that a flip from the recent El Niño setup (warming) to a La Niña one (cooling) has occurred. CFSV2 FORECASTS LA NIÑA (COOLING) INTO ... Read more NOAA – La Niña cooling flip has occurred The post NOAA – La Niña cooling flip has occurred appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The Transformation of Business in an Age of Espionage
bpriestap, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
A dark office room in black and white. (Pixabay) The challenge facing U.S. businesses is nothing short of existential. As we wrote previously on Lawfare, businesses are being targeted by foreign intelligence agencies seeking to boost the competitive edge of their own governments. To respond, private enterprise will need to open its aperture on intelligence threats and dig into geopolitics in an unprecedented way. If companies remain narrowly focused only on short-term profit-making—and if nation-states continue to enjoy great success from their intelligence attacks on U.S. busines...
The Shiniest Librano
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
How much money does Trudeau really have? Because sometimes he acts like he’s broke. “Wait, back up the bus! Did you just say the Prime Minister was paid $1.3 million dollars in speaking fees?!” Hear details in ‘Eye On Ottawa’ podcast with Blacklock’s Reporter and @steeletalk ‘Eye On Ottawa’. https://t.co/xyauWSbvla — Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) October… Continue reading →
What to Do About Xinjiang
jordanschneider, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak at their bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit in 2019. (Official White House Photo) *Editor's Note: **The author will be taking questions live at 12 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, October 21 as a part of our new project, *Lawfare Live*. Events under the *Lawfare Live* umbrella will be offered exclusively to *Lawfare* supporters on Patreon. Sign up now for a chance to talk to Jordan and to join an exciting community of *Lawfare* readers and podcast listeners. You can watch Jordan's event here or by using the emb...
Trump and NASA Take the Nation Back to Space - Americans Should be Landing by 2024
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald Trump speaks inside the Vehicle Assembly Building following the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the ISS.] There is no comparison. Trump sees America’s return to space as critical to our future, and he has launched us back to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond. Biden/Kamala will be worse than your worst nightmare. In eight years of Obama and Biden, the U.S. manned space program, including the Space Shuttle and Constellation programs, end...
AW159 Wildcat Helicopter Remotely Controls a UAV In UK’s First Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) Trials
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago
Leonardo successfully tested the integration of the UAV control station into the Wildcat Mission System. On Sept. 17, 2020, during Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials between an AW159 Wildcat helicopter and a semi-autonomous UAV from Callen-Lenz [...] The post AW159 Wildcat Helicopter Remotely Controls a UAV In UK’s First Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) Trials appeared first on The Aviationist.
Does Beijing Want Trump To Be Re-Elected Next Month?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Presidents Trump and Xi. Photo AP *France 24:* *Why Beijing may want to keep Trump in the White House * Donald Trump has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival. Relations are as icy as at any time since formal ties were established four decades ago, with China warning it does not want to be drawn into a new "Cold War" with the United States. Under his 'America First' banner, Trump has portrayed China as the greatest threat to the United States and global ...
Treason in America: An Overview of the FBI, CIA and Matters of ‘National Security’
Cynthia Chung, Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] “Treason doth never prosper; what is the reason? Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason.” – Sir John Harrington. As Shakespeare would state in his play Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” like a fish that rots from head to tail, so do corrupt government systems rot from top to bottom. This is a reference to the ruling system of Denmark and not just the foul murder that King Claudius has committed against his brother, Hamlet’s father. This is showcased in the play by reference to the economy of Denmark being in a state of shambles and tha...
Internet Resources Become Weaponized
Philip Giraldi, Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] The current electoral campaign differs from that of 2016 in that the media, both conventional and online, has realized its power and has been openly playing a major role in what might well prove to be a victory across the board for the Democratic Party. At least that is the expectation, bolstered by a flood of possibly suspect opinion polls that appear to make the triumph of Joe Biden and company inevitable while at the same time denigrating President Donald Trump and covering up for Democratic Party missteps. Most Americans no longer trust what is being reported...
China Tracked a U.S. Navy Destroyer as it Transited the Taiwan Strait
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Taiwan, Asia* [image: Reuters] Beijing has alleged that the U.S. destroyer had “intruded without permission” near the Paracel Islands, which have been claimed by China, but also by Vietnam and Taiwan. While Washington does not recognize Beijing’s territorial claim, China currently has control of the islands, which are administered by the provincial government in Hainan. The Chinese government accused the United States of sending the wrong signal to proponents of independence for Taiwan last week after a U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait, prompting the P...
Italy Probes Why Women’s Names Mark Aborted Fetuses’ Graves
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Italian prosecutors and the government’s privacy watchdog are investigating how the names of women who miscarried or had abortions ended up on crosses over graves for the fetuses in a Rome cemetery.
Trump Says Fauci Is ‘Terrific Guy’ But Not ‘Team Player’
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Trump's strained relationship with Fauci has political overtones as the president defends his record on the coronavirus just two weeks before Election Day.
REPORT 676: Man Your Post – Ready Yourself For War
Wardo Rants, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Wardo Rants October 20th, 2020. The post REPORT 676: Man Your Post – Ready Yourself For War appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Flu cases ‘drop’ 95% compared to last year. Are patients being misdiagnosed as having COVID-19?
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
NOQ Report – by Michio Hasai COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus and the flu is caused by an influenza virus. These are two similar... The post Flu cases ‘drop’ 95% compared to last year. Are patients being misdiagnosed as having COVID-19? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
This Is How The US Navy Will 'Box In' Chinese And Russian Subs
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Sailors aboard the USS Winston S. Churchill maneuver a Mark-54 torpedo to the flight deck. *Breaking Defense*: *Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs* *The Hammerhead mine would be delivered to sites by underwater drones, and “detect, classify, and defeat” manned or unmanned submarines, the Navy says. * WASHINGTON: The Navy is inching closer to fielding a new anti-submarine mine designed to deploy from underwater drones and loiter for weeks at a time around critical chokepoints, looking for enemy submarines to sink. The idea behind the Hammerhead mine sys...
Mr Netanyahu goes to Washington – with a dangerous military shopping list
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Middle East Eye – by Richard Silverstein The recent deals spearheaded by US President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to normalise relations between the... The post Mr Netanyahu goes to Washington – with a dangerous military shopping list appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump supporters in Kansas receive warning letters saying they’re being targeted
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Investment Watch These fliers are being left in Kansas City neighborhoods. This on top of our former KS National Committeeman getting run over on his... The post Trump supporters in Kansas receive warning letters saying they’re being targeted appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Officials investigating suspicious ballot box fire in Los Angeles County
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Yahoo News As many as 100 ballots were damaged on Sunday night when a ballot box in Baldwin Park, California, went up in flames. Firefighters... The post Officials investigating suspicious ballot box fire in Los Angeles County appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Grandma — how did the U.S. gov’t spend our money this month?
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Well, we threw it down the rabbit hole along with Alice thanks to those who believed stopping the entire world economy, especially ours, was the right move for an entire year over a virus. Of course these people are the same ones trying to take over our country and advocating for “free everything” so long as they get voted into office. They seem to have no problem racking up debt but have no way to pay for it either. –##– The budget deficit tripled to a record $3.1 trillion—another all-time record Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget October 16, 2020 … Continue reading →
Left and Right Remain Silent as Trump Double’s Obama’s Deficit Record, Debt Soars Past $27 Trillion
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: debt]Liberals and Conservatives appear to agree on one thing which is remaining silent as America descends into unfathomable debt.
THE 1619 CONNECTION: The project came together fast!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020* *Thus ever with revolutions:* For ourselves, we've never quite understood how Vertigo came to be regarded as "the greatest film in history." The film has massive flaws. For starters, its basic storyline takes us so far beyond implausibility that you can't even *see* implausibility from there. Beyond that, two of its four major characters have simply disappeared by the end of the film. The ultimate fate of the murderous husband is never addressed. More unhappily, the Barbara Bel Geddes character has also ceased to exist. In a more humiliating versio...
Ghislaine Maxwell can’t keep Epstein testimony secret
JoeSTP, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Reuters Oct 19, 2020 A U.S. appeals court refused to block the release of a deposition that Ghislaine Maxwell gave about her relationship with registered... The post Ghislaine Maxwell can’t keep Epstein testimony secret appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Imports as a “Drag on the Economy”
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 13 hours ago
A Wall Street Journal story of last week, “The Verdict on Trump’s Economic Stewardship, Before Covid and After,” makes many good points. It also falls into some popular economic errors. Here is an obvious one: Trade itself turned out to be a drag on the economy. U.S. export growth slowed starting in 2018 as Mr. […] The post Imports as a “Drag on the Economy” appeared first on Econlib.
Don’t Pickpocket Your Students
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago
Imagine you’re a professor somewhere. You here rumors of the creation of a new Office of Student Property Security. “Whatever,” you think. Yet before long, you’re summoned to a brand-new mandatory training session run by certified officers of Student Property Security. At this session (in-person back in the old days; now Zoom of course), they […] The post Don’t Pickpocket Your Students appeared first on Econlib.
Before You Break Another Heart; ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ is a Real-Life Condition
Ashley Walker, Enlightened Consciousness - 14 hours ago
What comes to your mind when anyone speaks of a broken heart? Most probably, a red-colored heart broken into two in the middle. But this is not the case. A real broken heart can lead to severe problems. In real life, it is called broken heart syndrome or stress-induced cardiomyopathy. It will claim you a victim, even if you’re a healthy person. If you compare men to women, women are more prone to chest pains caused by stress hormones. Stressful events like a close person’s death, breakups and divorces, and even shocking events are likely to cause these intense chest pains. You c...
Sterilization of Native women and lack of informed consent in medical experiments in boarding schools and IHS hospitals
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Phoenix Indian School 1951.With the coronavirus vaccine experiment underway on the Navajo Nation, Censored News examines informed consent and medical experiments on Native PeopleThe sterilizations of Native women and lack of informed consent were exposed in 1976, documenting dangerous medical experiments in boarding schools and Indian Health Service hospitalsBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsThe
AP Finds Most Arrested in Protests Aren’t Leftist Radicals
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Very few of those charged in protests appear to be affiliated with highly organized extremist groups, and many are young suburban adults from the very neighborhoods Trump vows to protect from violence.
UK, EU negotiators to hold call to revive Brexit talks
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Oct-2020 The UK and European Union's chief negotiators will hold talks for the second time in two days as they try to restart the Brexit discussions that Boris Johnson suspended last week.
Why Modi govt's FTA policy for India must turn to ‘natural allies' US, UK and Europe now
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Oct-2020 Narendra Modi government is also proactively stepping up its efforts to rejig India's trade relations with the rest of the world by overhauling its Free Trade Agreement or FTA strategy.
India - Oman to boost bilateral trade & investment
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Oct-2020 Both sides also agreed to expedite their internal procedures for signing and ratification of the Protocol amending India-Oman Double Taxation Agreement and conclusion of the India-Oman Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Today Has Been A Bad Day For Trump-- And It Looks Like He's Trying To Worm Out Of Thursday's Debate
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*The Environmentalist by Nancy Ohanian* The *NY Times* reported late yesterday that Señor T's "withdrawal from the second presidential debate led to the event’s cancellation. Now, three days ahead of the final debate, Mr. Trump’s campaign is demanding changes to the format and accusing the organizers of bias toward Joe Biden." Always so much drama with these people! Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien posted the letter he sent to the debate commission on Twitter to refocus Thursday’s debate on the subject of foreign policy, rather than the six subjects announced last week by t...
Using microwaves to turn plastic waste into hydrogen
CFACT, CFACT - 12 hours ago
Some creative options for dealing with plastic waste are in the offing. The post Using microwaves to turn plastic waste into hydrogen appeared first on CFACT.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Will Land on an Asteroid To Bring Home Rocks and Dust
Elizabeth Cantwell, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Elizabeth Cantwell* *Science, * The scientific and technological knowledge required of such a mission is the result of decades of prior exploration. Imagine parallel parking a 15-passenger van into just two to three parking spaces surrounded by two-story boulders. On Oct. 20, a University of Arizona-led NASA mission 16 years in the making will attempt the astronomical equivalent more than 200 million miles away. A NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx will soon attempt to touch the surface of an asteroid and collect loose rubble. OSIRIS-REx is the United States’ first asteroid sample ...
Medal of Honor: America’s Highest Military Decoration, Explained
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Medal of Honor, * [image: Reuters] The Medal of Honor has evolved greatly since it was first introduced in 1862. The Medal of Honor, the United States Military’s highest decoration, is not an award most of us will encounter very often. And apart from those belonging to the original receipts or their families, the medals are often something you’re only likely to see in a museum*—*as very few are in private collections in the United States. The history of this highest decoration dates back to the American Civil War when Iowa Senator James W. Crimes introduced a bill...
BOE Is in for 5G iPhone 12 OLED Panels, After All
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2UHJ9ROB01&share=true] It looks like the first batch will be small since previously there were quality issues. Apple last week finally unveiled its new 2020 iPhone lineup, which includes four models, the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Two of the four iPhones came up for preorder last Friday and are set to ship this week, with the other two arriving in early November. The arrival of the new iPhones follows nearly a year of spec...
Jeff Bridges Says He Has Lymphoma, Cites Good Prognosis
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The 70-year-old actor channeled his The Dude character from “The Big Lebowski” in a statement on social media about the diagnosis.
Powerful Storm Barbara hits Portugal and Spain
An impressive deep cyclone named Storm Barbara by the Spanish meteorological agency is moving into Europe on October 20, 2020, bringing powerful winds and very heavy rainfall. The first to feel its effects are Portugal and Spain where Red and Orange alerts are in...... Read more »
The Great Barrier Reef Loses Half of Its Corals in Two Decades
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Environment, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC20PD9X7UU3&share=true] Can what is left of this world treasure be saved? The population of corals within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has halved just within the past twenty years, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal. In concluding the troubling findings, between 1995 and 2017, researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia, examined the colony size of corals in the...
The Nuclear Arsenal Problem You Never Saw Coming
Zack Brown, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Zack Brown* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] There is neither a strategic need for—nor any real safeguard against—presidential sole authority over the nuclear arsenal. This reality should push the public towards common-sense reform. Former Defense Secretary William J. Perry lambasted the policy of presidential sole authority over the nation’s nuclear weapons, saying it was “in complete contrast with the Constitution, which reserved for Congress the right to declare war.” The issue of nuclear control was back in the news after President Donald Trump’s bout with the corona...
Royal Navy Officer In Charge Of A Trident Nuclear Submarine Arrives For Duty Drunk And Clutching A Bag Of BBQ Chicken
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
HMS Vigilant is normally based at Faslane in Scotland but was in the US for maintenance *Daily Mail:* *Too drunk to be in charge of nukes: Royal Navy officer on nuclear sub dubbed 'HMS Sex and Cocaine' is 'sent home in disgrace after arriving for a shift drunk and clutching a bag of BBQ chicken' * * Lieutenant Commander Len Louw, 40s, was 'not in a fit state to be in charge' * The Royal Navy officer arrived for shift drunk and holding a bag of BBQ chicken * Alarmed crew members of the HMS Vigilant alerted 'higher ups' when he arrived A Royal Navy officer in charge of the Tr...
COVID-19: Closing Borders And Stopping Traffic Was The Right Move, Argues Paper
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
In early 2020 the U.S. government reacted to worrisome death figures for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 form of coronavirus that erupted in Wuhan China in late 2019, and restricted air travel. This was xenophobia, political critics charged, and not based on evidence. Closing borders was not going to work anyway. read more
The grim reality of a modern battlefield
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
Right now, a war is being waged between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabak. It's a minor sideshow as far as most of the rest of the world is concerned, but it's yet another example of how Islamic fundamentalism is disrupting an otherwise peaceful area. In this case, Islamic fundamentalism in Azerbaijan is being aided and abetted by the same phenomenon in Turkey, which is supplying Azerbaijan with most of its high-tech arms and equipment. The startling thing, to me, is the graphic evidence of how the modern battlefield has changed. In my days in unifor...
Reading, from books to Coffee News
Philip Moscovitch, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. Goldboro LNG plant: no guaranteed loans, no definite source of gas Yesterday, the Examiner published the first installment of Joan Baxter’s new two-part series on the proposed LNG plant near Port Hawkesbury. In the intro to the piece, called “The Goldboro Gamble,” Baxter writes: Not much about the project’s prospective financing and gas […]
Build Your Own Hadron
Tommaso Dorigo, Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
Every time I lecture my students about the static quark model I find that the construction of hadrons from their constituents is really entertaining. Probably I have more fun than my students as I explain the details, but today you get to be the judge - I am going to explain it here, and test your patience and skills as a matter builder. Hadrons are composite particles made of quarks. The word "hadron" comes from ancient Greek αδρος, which means "thick, bulky". The two hadrons we know best are protons and neutrons, which make up atomic nuclei; but there exist literally hundreds more...
American Utopia – an excellent musical by David Byrne
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the name David Byrne may be familiar. Yet, the name of his group, “Talking Heads” likely will ring a few more bells. For the past few years, David Byrne’s … Continue reading →
Understanding U.S.-China Strategic Competition
Paul Heer, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Paul Heer* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The current political, social, economic, and public health crisis has hampered America’s ability to confront external challenges. But it has also fueled a tendency to inordinately blame China for many problems that Americans have largely inflicted upon themselves. Determining the right prescription for how the United States should respond to strategic competition with China depends on having the right diagnosis of the problem. Unfortunately, much of the prevailing analysis and commentary on the subject has gotten the diagnosis wro...
.22 LR Gun: 5 Best You Can Buy
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Guns, * These small guns pack a big punch. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* While the .22 LR round is still useful for training purposes, it also has a practical application. Despite its small size, it still packs an average energy of ninety-nine foot-pounds with a velocity of 1,060 feet per second, useful for a variety of small game or vermin. The .22 Long Rifle (also known as 5.7×17mmR) cartridge is the oldest firearm cartridge still in common use. The “.22 LR” is so old that the cartridge’s date of invention is nearer to the Declaration of Independence th...
The U.S. Navy's Stealthy USS Zumwalt Just Destroyed a Cruise Missile
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Navy, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_TM3EC5F1Q8801&share=true] The stealth destroyer has had many problems, but it may finally be getting better. The U.S. Navy’s new first-in-class stealthy USS Zumwalt destroyer destroyed an approaching Anti-Ship Cruise missile with a SM-2 missile as part of a series of incremental steps to prepare the ship for war, by as soon as next year. It was a live-fire test, according to a report from Naval Sea Systems Command, wherein the SM-2 was fired from a Mk57 Vertical Launchin...
Browning Citori White Lightning: Not Your Average Over-Under Shotgun
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *Guns, * Produced by B.C. Miroku of Kochi, Japan; the White Lightning has been a staple over-under shotgun for the better part of forty years. Let’s see what it has to offer. Produced by B.C. Miroku of Kochi, Japan; the White Lightning has been a staple over-under shotgun for the better part of forty years. Let’s see what it has to offer. *Accuracy* At 50 yards, the accuracy of the lower barrel tended to impact about 3 to 5 inches above target. In comparison, the upper barrel shot with dead-on accuracy at a human-sized target, impressing me greatly. Many over...
Stealth Allies: Israel Completes Third F-35 Joint Training With U.S.
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *F-35, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1C785E2F70&share=true] Israel is clearly taking its military modernization and training seriously. Israel and the United States completed the third joint exercise involving their fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jets on October 12, increasing cooperation between the two countries and the unique abilities of the advanced aircraft. Three exercises in a year involving the fight jet builds on an already unprecedented series of joint drills. The latest exercis...
Tuesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Michael Orsini challenges the use of "resilience" as an excuse to neglect government choices and make individuals responsible for social failings: The resilience industry is rooted in an individual model of change, one that leaves untouched the structures and systems that are responsible for the trauma in the first place. Children growing up in under-served communities would not have to “overcome” their environments if their schools and neighbourhoods had the resources they deserved. Indigenous people would not need to become resilient in ...
How we know that Hunter Biden's emails aren't Russian disinformation
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
It turns out irresponsible Hunter Biden left his computer at a repair store and didn't pick it up within 90 days, or pay his bill, which, according to the contract, means the repair store owns the computer. That computer, in addition to having pornographic video's of Hunter Biden, also has emails that lay out how Joe Biden sold his power as VP to foreign countries. The immediate response of Democrats and the #FakeNews media, you know the same folk who still believe the Steele dossier paid for by Hillary after Mueller showed it was all bogus, was that the hard drive and the emails...
Governor Cuomo handled COVID19 far worse than Trump did
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Here's a timeline, from a great Twitter thread by @StuDoesAmerica ie Stu Burgueire, of how Cuomo reacted to the China virus 1/31/2020 Trump bans travel from China for everyone other than US citizens, permanent residents, and their families 2/4 Trump says that we have to be concerned about the China virus in the State of the Union speech that Nancy Pelosi ripped up 3/1 Cuomo announces first NYC confirmed COVID19 case. 3/2 Cuomo argues that people are too worried about coronavirus saying *“In this situation, the facts defeat fear. Because the reality is reassuring. It is deep bre...
Japanese study shows that wearing masks didn't help prevent people getting colds
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
There is a lot of mask shaming going on; even by Joe Biden who takes off his mask to cough. As a scientist I tend to think that masks must help somewhat but as a scientist I believe in actual data not opinions. Therefore a study from 2008 that showed that masks didn't protect against the common cold is significant. While it's true that the common cold virus and the China virus aren't the same viral contagion mechanisms tend to be similar even if their infection modes are different. Hence it's not unfair to question the actual utility of masks especially since most people who ca...
We Don’t Need No Giant Stinking Fans
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Virtue signalling politicians corrupted miles of stunningly beautiful skyline at Pincher Creek with over 270 turbines — for nothing. https://t.co/gQbA90qre3 pic.twitter.com/WVnIoY2CVh — Katewerk (@katewerk) October 20, 2020
“Don’t Throw Me In That Briar Patch, Br’er Twitter”
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
SO USA TODAY DIDN’T WANT TO RUN MY HUNTER BIDEN COLUMN THIS WEEK. My regular editor is on vacation, and I guess everyone else was afraid to touch it. — Glenn Reynolds I wasn’t advising them — they tend not to ask me for my opinion — but I would have advised against such a… Continue reading →
You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for “The Green New Deal”
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
Readers of this website will especially want to read pages 49 thru 55 of the Democratic Party Manifesto Platform: “Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice.” As far as I’m concerned, you’ll be voting for communist tyranny. Here are pages pages 49 thru 55: ___________ “COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE” Climate ... Read more You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for “The Green New Deal” The post You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for “The Green New Deal” appeare...
The Same Old Crew
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Erin O'Toole is trying to give the Conservative Party a facelift. But they're still the same old crew. Consider Pierre Poilievre's recent attack on the Bank of Canada. Andrew Jackson writes: On October 15, Poilievre accused the Bank of Canada of being “an ATM for Trudeau’s insatiable spending appetites” and alleged that monetary policy was becoming ideological and “more and more political.” It is fair game for parliamentarians and all Canadians to debate the merits of current monetary policy. But the opposition finance critic provided not a shred of evidence that the Bank of Canad...
Mask Virtue Signaler Gary Lineker Caught Breaking Mask Rules
admin, Prison Planet.com - 14 hours ago
*Paul Joseph Watson* | One rule for thee and another for me.
Arc Of Instability On Russia’s Periphery
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
An arc of instability has appeared on Russia’s peripheral regions to the west and southwest — Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh and Kyrgyzstan. These regions are vital to Russia’s national security and weakens its capacity to be a resurgent power on the world stage. Belarus is a de facto buffer zone for Russia […]
De Telegraaf Misled By UN Disaster Report Researcher
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.undrr.org/publication/human-cost-disasters-overview-last-20-years-2000-2019 You will all recall the latest UN report, which claimed there had been a massive rise in “reported disasters” in the last two decades, compared to the previous two. The Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, published an article in response complaining that the UN were not comparing like with […]
US-Funded Hong Kong-style Rally Flops Again
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 15 hours ago
More commuters can be seen passing protesters and ignoring them, than actual protesters. Lower than usual numbers of commuters at stations as majority avoid mob sites. *October 20, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Anti-government protests organized by Thailand's corrupt billionaire-led opposition and funded by the US government - threatened a "big surprise" today at 5:50pm local time if the current Thai government refused to step down. Protest leaders instructed followers to assemble at mass transit stations across Bangkok - but at the last minute declared that the "surprise" wa...

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