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The Next US Recession Is Likely to Be Around the Corner
Business economists argue that the length of an expansion is a good indicator of when a recession will hit.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 4, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Minha Luz é de LED @ BCo. (Santo Cristo) – One of the most popular blocos (street parties) during Carnival, Minha Luz é de LED brings a little bit […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 4, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
“Lula is Political Prisoner”, says American Association of Jurists
By Newsfeed RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The American Association of Jurists (AAJ), an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc), has published a statement recognizing former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a political prisoner. Lula’s sentence “was issued as a consequence of an accusation produced […] The post “Lula is Political Prisoner”, says American Association of Jurists appeared first on The Rio Times.
BWorld 322, MORE transparency in China deals
* This is my column in BusinessWorld yesterday, May 03, 2019. Three China-related business stories in BusinessWorld last week caught my attention, short quotes from them are shown: 1. PHL, Chinese firms sign $12-B in business deals (April 27): *“THE Philippine business delegation and Chinese companies on Friday signed 19 deals worth $12.165 billion… This included one contract agreement, three cooperation agreements, two purchase framework agreements, and 13 Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) or Understanding (MoU).”* 2. ALI plans to develop country’s first Sino-PHL industrial park (April... more »
This Is One U.S. Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/32799673087/sizes/h/] And it won't be easy to solve. With tensions between the U.S. government and North Korea at a historic high, the Department of Defense spent 2017 deterring an armed confrontation with Kim Jong Un’s regime on the Korean peninsula. The Pentagon deployed three carrier strike groups to the Western Pacific for the first time in a decade; stood up THAAD missile defense batteries in South Korea; and deployed squadrons of F-22 and F-35 fighter jets to patrol the skies near Pyongy... more »
Explainer: 5 Best Military Rifles to Ever Fire a Shot
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Can you guess what made the list? While tanks, planes and artillery may have a larger effect on the battlefield, the infantryman’s individual rifle is still a critical part of any military. Here are five “families” of weapons that may be considered to be the best in the world, and why. *1. M16/M4/AR-10 family* Eugene Stoner’s original design for a rifle remains one of the most common and fielded designs around the world. Both in their original caliber of 7.62x51mm NATO and in the smaller 5.56x45mm, variations of the M16, SR-25, and AR-10 are a common ... more »
Debunked: Global warming causes inequality? Nonsense!
In a peer-reviewed academic paper, Diffenbaugh and Burke claimed to find economic inequality from the less than one degree Celsius of global warming the world experienced almost entirely last century. The post Debunked: Global warming causes inequality? Nonsense! appeared first on CFACT.
“We Cannot Have A Presidency That Is Run As If It Were A King Or Dictator” US House Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings
US House “Oversight Committee @OversightDems “We cannot, we simply cannot, have a presidency that is run as if it were … Continue reading →
US House Judiciary Chair Nadler Sends DOJ Counter Offer for Mueller Report Redactions & Underlying Evidence; Deadline Monday 9 AM
Will Trump-Bush Attorney General William Barr be arrested by the US House at high noon on Monday for noncompliance? US … Continue reading →
US Senator Markey Legislation to Preserve & Extend New START Treaty; Prohibit Increases in US Nuclear Arms Forces (May 2, 2019)
US “Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Preserve and Extend New START Treaty, Prohibit Increases in U.S. Nuclear Arms Forces Thursday, … Continue reading →
Barr Launches Wide-Ranging Probe Into 2016 FBI Spying
Barr suggested that he would focus on former senior leaders at the FBI and Justice Department. The post Barr Launches Wide-Ranging Probe Into 2016 FBI Spying appeared first on The Duran.
North Korea fires short-range projectiles eastward – S. Korea
South Korean and US authorities are reportedly analyzing the firing. The post North Korea fires short-range projectiles eastward – S. Korea appeared first on The Duran.
After Venezuela coup failure, officials & mainstream media desperately spinning explanations
Self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido failed to overthrow the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. The post After Venezuela coup failure, officials & mainstream media desperately spinning explanations appeared first on The Duran.
A Critical Discussion About Freedom
Panel discusses case of Julian Assange and ‘state of imperialism’. The post A Critical Discussion About Freedom appeared first on The Duran.
That Day When Nazi Germany Was Tricked Into Sinking Their Own Battleship
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: By Unknown - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//166/media-166884/large.jpgThis is photograph A 5 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25262828] This pocket battleship was tough--but destined for death. *The loss of the Graf Spee was a blow to the prestige of Hitler's small but expensive navy, for which even the loss of a single heavy warship was significant. Within six months, the Bismarck would join the Graf Spee on the Atlantic sea bed. Within eight months,... more »
One Guaranteed Way to Get Killed: Go To War Against the U.S. Marines
*TNI Staff* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Marine Corps photo Illustration by Sgt. Alex Kouns)(This image was created using high dynamic range techniques.)] 5 reasons you won't win. *As a highly mobile, medium-weight force, the Marines don’t want to be weighted down by heavy armored vehicles. However, some mechanized forces are necessary.* The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself on being America’s 911 force—a fire brigade that the president can call upon to fight the nation’s battles in an emergency. Though the Marines have largely been treated as a de facto second land army o... more »
Lockheed A-12: The CIA Had Its Own Supersonic Spy Plane (A Mini SR-71)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The history behind the plane. Arguably few aircraft are quite as iconic as the striking-looking SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, renowned for its ability to cruise at three times the speed of sound so as to outrun enemy surface-to-air missiles. But the Blackbird’s was actually an enlarged evolution of the Lockheed A-12, designed for service with the Central Intelligence Agency. The single-seat A-12 could fly slightly faster and higher, but it was doomed to be replaced by its heavier Air Force spinoff. By the late 1950s, aviation engineers knew that new ... more »
Farmelo's interview with Witten
Last year, physicists' (especially Dirac's) biographer Graham Farmelo interviewed Edward Witten. (Hat tip: John Preskill, Twitter.) If you have 27 spare minutes, it's here. https://grahamfarmelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/USIN-Pod_Ep5_EdwardWitten_Final.mp3 Farmelo speaks like an excellent host – the framing, background music, and intonation seem professional for someone who is mostly known as a writer. OK, Witten was relaxed and said he was interested in astronomy as a kid. Many kids were – there were astronauts and other things at that time. Witten mastered calculus at the age... more »
"Deeper into the Dark"
*"Deeper into the Dark"* by Jim Kunstler “Impeachment is too good for him,” Nancy Pelosi declared of the president on Thursday after “his lapdog” - as she styled Attorney General William Barr - refused to be whipped by grandstanding Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. What did Madam Speaker have in mind then? Dragging Mr. Trump behind a Chevy Tahoe over four miles of broken light bulbs? Staking him onto a nest of fire ants? How about a beheading at the capable hands of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)? Mr. Barr’s stolid demeanor during the Wednesday session was a refreshing reminde... more »
The Real 'Submarines': Check Out Russia’s Combat Dolphins, Spy Whales and Killer Seals
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* We have the history behind this strange story. On April 22, 2019 fishermen off the coast of northeastern Norway were approached by an unusually friendly beluga whale, as reported by Norwegian periodical *NRK*. The adorable pale white cetacean repeatedly rubbed against fishing boat hulls, attempting to dislodge a yellow harness on its back. Two days later the four-meter-long Beluga was lured with cod fillets by a fisheries boat. A fishermen jumped into the water and removed the harness. You can see a recording of the peculiar incident below. ... more »
Cell Tower Removed Following Multiple Childhood Cancer Cases
A cellphone tower has been removed from the campus of a California elementary school after several cases of childhood Cancers have developed in students over the past year. The post Cell Tower Removed Following Multiple Childhood Cancer Cases appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Dentists in Oregon to Begin Offering Vaccinations to Patients
Beginning next year, dentists in Oregon will be allowed to give their patients vaccinations, should the patients request them. The post Dentists in Oregon to Begin Offering Vaccinations to Patients appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Friday 3rd May 2019
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
Selective! PolitiFact Rules Trump’s ‘Pants On Fire’ For Saying ‘Coup’…But Not Whoopi
By Tim Graham ~ Our News Analysis Division has given this fact checker a rating of: Deeply Distorted Can you say “coup” nowadays? It was fun to recall this week that liberal TV news stars like Dan Rather described the impeachment trial of President Clinton that “this is in fact a kind of effort at […]
Algorithms And Shadow Bans Threaten Free Speech And Political Diversity
By Larry Bell ~ Powerful forces threatening free and open exchanges of public communications have infiltrated social media. No, I’m not referring only to Russia, China, North Korea, and Iranian mullahs. Those threats are lurking in secret algorithms in the darkness of shadow bans, and are hidden under Silicon Valley censorship platforms. There is little […]
Japanese Calligraphy Symbol For Spring
" 春 " (shun・haru). It is translated as spring. This character is written by Kanzi, Small seal script. Etymology : It is Phono-semantic compound. semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 屯 (“sprout”) + semantic 日 (“sun”). SOURCE: https://www015uppso-netnejpcalligraphy.blogspot.com
attempt to pull coup on US presidency
4-17-18 * Priestap *is (Jan-Oct 2016) the head of FBI counterintelligence operations. As FBI Assistant Director in charge of counterintelligence, Bill Priestap was immediate supervisor of Peter Strzok….The investigation into then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was, in fact, a counterintelligence operation. That operation began in July 2016. As such, Bill Priestap would be directly in charge of that operation along with all other FBI counterintelligence operations. Meaning, Peter Strzok reported directly to Bill Preistap…. You see, congressional oversight protocol requ... more »
The Olympic Games Left Rio Mired in Debt. Should the IOC Have Helped?
By Scott Salmon RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ten years have passed since the heady moment when Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympic Games but, while the euphoria that news generated has long since dissipated, the fiscal hangover is very much still with us. Just because the Games are long over doesn’t […] The post The Olympic Games Left Rio Mired in Debt. Should the IOC Have Helped? appeared first on The Rio Times.
“Patinetes”-Scooters are Changing the Habits of Brazilian Cities Resulting in Calls for Regulations
By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Electric scooters, called patinetes in Portuguese, are invading and clogging up thirteen Brazilian cities further complicating the life of not only pedestrians but bicycle riders, buses, and motorists. The misuse of these unregulated vehicles has resulted in calls for immediate formal legislation. The rented scooters are controlled […] The post “Patinetes”-Scooters are Changing the Habits of Brazilian Cities Resulting in Calls for Regulations appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Cancels Trip to NYC “in the Face of Resistance and Attacks”
[image: Bolsonaro, Brazil, Politics, President-elect, Rio de Janeiro] By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled a trip to New York Friday after several big sponsors pulled out of an event where he was to be honored. In April, the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce named Bolsonaro 2019 Person of the Year, inviting him to take part in a […] The post Bolsonaro Cancels Trip to NYC “in the Face of Resistance and Attacks” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Project Reducing Traffic Tickets Moves Forward in São Paulo
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An urgent project is being processed by the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp) and should it become a law it would reduce the enforcement of road traffic tickets and grant amnesty for penalties within the State. The text has just been approved in a committee […] The post Project Reducing Traffic Tickets Moves Forward in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Patients die Daily in Rio de Janeiro’s Public Hospitals Waiting for a bed in ICU
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Public Defender’s Office announced on Thursday that it will sue both the government of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal government for insufficient beds. A survey carried out by the Federal Public Defender’s office based on data by the State Regulation Center and the […] The post Patients die Daily in Rio de Janeiro’s Public Hospitals Waiting for a bed in ICU appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Industry Registers its Worst Result in two Years
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s industrial output dropped at the strongest pace for March in two years, followed by a second quarter in contraction, in an economy that has been showing increasing signs of slowness. In March, industrial output fell 1.3 percent compared to the previous month, phasing out […] The post Brazilian Industry Registers its Worst Result in two Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Petrobras Receives Investment From top Brazil Hedge Fund as “Stock is Cheap”
By Newsfeed/Bloomberg RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of Brazil’s best-performing hedge funds has been scooping up the shares of state-controlled oil giant Petrobras. Joao Braga and Marcos Peixoto, who manage US$1.3 (R$5) billion at XP Asset Management, have increased their stake in Petrobras, as the company is known, making it the biggest holding of […] The post Petrobras Receives Investment From top Brazil Hedge Fund as “Stock is Cheap” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dog Theft Increases More Than 100 Percent in São Paulo
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Dog theft increased by 110.8 percent between 2017 and 2018 in the city of São Paulo, according to data from the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP). There were 137 cases registered last year, compared to 65 the year before. Most crimes were committed in homes (53). […] The post Dog Theft Increases More Than 100 Percent in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Anti-Corruption Song as Second Calling of Brazilian ex-Football Star Ronaldinho
By Newsfeed/AP RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Ronaldinho has found a second calling after retiring from professional football: combining music with political involvement. The former Brazil national and FC Barcelona megastar has released a song along with Brazilian singer Jorge Vercillo decrying corruption in their country. The 2005 Golden Ball award winner appears in […] The post Anti-Corruption Song as Second Calling of Brazilian ex-Football Star Ronaldinho appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 4, 2019
[image: São Paulo music, rap in São Paulo, best clubs in São Paulo, best parties in São Paulo, best show in São Paulo] We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Filipe Ret (Mooca) – Tonight, Carioca rapper Filipe Ret will perform in São Paulo. The event will take place at Nos Trilhos, in the neighborhood of Mooca, and will […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 4, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Science : Unprecedented Breakthrough Forecast
In 2006, our top government experts issued an unprecedented, breakthrough forecast that the next solar cycle would be 30-50% stronger than the previous one. Scientists Issue Unprecedented Forecast Of Next Sunspot Cycle — ScienceDaily They had it exactly backwards. The … Continue reading →
YOUR SATURDAY CARTOONS: MAY 4, 2019
Not a lot to say, dear Reader. To be honest, I am tired of so much same old, same old. I am disillusioned with the Trump Presidency and frustrated over what is happening in my own country. I just watched a film on 5G that has me very concerned and quite worried about the future of people on this planet, not to mention other creatures. And, of course, at the moment, I consider the future of my own race and culture. As noted in my last post, Israel is not accepting 5G and will be using a much healthier system available. The cartoons I sifted througth this week were absolutely foul...more »
How Hitler's Mistress Died: The Final Days of Eva Braun
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-P054320 / Weinrother, Carl / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5474888] The end of a World War, the end of a life. With his dream of Nazi domination of the world shattered, Adolf Hitler went underground in April 1945. Beneath the smoldering ruins of the Nazi capital city of Berlin, he lived out his last delusional days in the Führerbunker, a somber subterranean prison of steel and concrete. Still entertaining forlorn hopes that the Third Reich might live o... more »
Oglala Sioux Ban South Dakota Governor After She Cheerleads for Pipelines
Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner South Dakota Governor Banned After Cheerleading for Pipelines and Criminalizing Water Protectors By Brenda Norrell Censored News PINE RIDGE, South Dakota -- Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner announced that the Tribal Council voted unanimously to ban South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from entering its sovereign land. The Lakotas took this
CNN: Miami Air with 143 people aboard, skids into St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL
On Friday night, a Boeing 737 plane arriving from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba went off the runway into the St. Johns River in Florida. Thankfully, everyone was safe. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the plane is in shallow water and not submerged. “The plane slid off a runway into the St. Johns River at 9:40 p.m. […] The post CNN: Miami Air with 143 people aboard, skids into St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL appeared first on Health Nut News.
Qanon Movements
Just this from Q, but we do get a heads up from another source regarding movements been made in preparation for anticipated violence. Again this is precautionary. I do think that the extended Mueller narritive served to distract completely while all the leadership was siphoned off or coopted. I simply do not think that the real Marxists have the actual boots. They can still make some noise. Yet the activists are all likely implicated in voter fraud and will in fact be quickly arrested. That alone could trigger a desparate outburst. A Medium reports that key players have bee...more »
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have fatty liver – here’s how to treat it
[image: Image: Nearly 40 percent of Americans have fatty liver – here’s how to treat it] What we do not have is an effective way to really reverse the problem. Lots of foods are suggested but nothing decisive. Again intermittent fasting done daily will drop your general fat profile to near optimal but not particularly affect the deep fat we really want to get rid of. Adding in therapeutic fasts from time to time may change this. Fat reduction does not particularly eliminate fat cells but simply makes them smaller. Actual fat call elimination is possible but way more tricky. *N... more »
Merck FAKED mumps vaccine research
*[image: Image: Bombshell Flashback: Merck FAKED mumps vaccine research, released faulty vaccine that didn’t work, say virologists in False Claims Act filing]* This is a cut and dried scientific and economic fraud funded by a likely bribed USA government. there is zero grey area in the whole situation. The whistle blowers were part of the scheme. I do want you to understand something. The whole Vaccine racket will be crushed late this year. This specifically gives us the core case in black and white. If you are an investor, this looks grim for Merck. Have you been watching ... more »
Outdated regulations are forcing a choice between love and social security.
This is clearly a serious problem that first needs a political solution. A framework has to be created that works rather than generating undesirable outcomes. It is also now producing real numbers. In the past it could be handled in an ad hoc manner which sort of worked or did not. now we need a better solution and it is time for stakeholder to figure out how. I do think the money is already there and the potential exists for lowering future costs. Certainly in the examples folks were forced to accept decisions that ultimately increased costs. *Outdated regulations are fo... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Wednesday's appearance in the $enate by Trump's personal attorney, William H. Barr, euphemistically known as the Attorney General, was nothing less than Barr making it obvious that he is running for Vice President with Trump on the 2020 ticket. Make that Vice Dictator, since that's what Trump sent him to the $enate to be when Barr went on national television and used his installment oath to defend the Constitution as his personal toilet paper. He lied. He stonewalled. He smirked. The whole scene was made even more farcical by the deliberately over-sized name placard that... more »
Big Problem: U.S. Pilots Can’t Get Realistic Combat Training
*Michael Peck* *Security, United States* How do you fix it? U.S. pilots in the Pacific can’t get realistic combat training. The reason? Lack of adequate training facilities in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), according to an audit by the Department of Defense Inspector General. “As a result, the aviation units in the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility could not train as they would fight,” auditors concluded. The report listed multiple problems, some of which were redacted in the version released to the public. “Most military training ranges were established over 75 ... more »
The U.S. Air Force Destroyed North Korea (And It Terrifies Kim Jong Un)
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, East Asia* A big reason why Pyongyang fears Washington. Can the United States and North Korea arrive at a deal—any deal—on denuclearization, normalization of relations, or at the very least a nuclear freeze? Given the holding pattern in nuclear diplomacy since the second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, the prospects don’t appear particularly bright. The hold-up in the talks, however, is not simply the product of personality clashes, maximalist negotiating positions, and incongruent objectives between Washington and Pyongyang.... more »
US Ends Waiver On India’s Iran Oil Imports. What Next?
The question must be frontally asked: What are the US’ intentions toward India? New Delhi has reason to be worried about Washington’s real interests, long-term strategy and the uncertainty in ties with the US. The US’ interests and strategy appear to narrow down to using India to contain China.
'Ugly hatred' as federal election campaign turns nasty
As the leaders try to move on from the candidate dramas overshadowing the campaign, both sides of politics condemn what Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says is "cowardly and criminal" targeting of election material.
'Medals they didn't get': Former Olympian takes aim at IOC over East German doping scandal
Former Australian Olympian Raelene Boyle says she is disappointed in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) handling of the decades-long East German doping scandal, which robbed deserving athletes of gold medal.
U.S. Navy Warships Have Made 92 Trips Through The Taiwan Strait Since 2007
*SCMP: **US warships made 92 trips through the Taiwan Strait since 2007* * Figures obtained by the South China Morning Post show the extent of operations carried out in the sensitive waterway between 2007 and April 2019 * Two US destroyers passed through the strait on Sunday and Monday, prompting Beijing to express ‘concern’ over the transits and describe the issue of Taiwan as ‘the most important sensitive issue in Sino-US relations’ United States warships have made 92 trips through the Taiwan Strait in a little over a decade, figures obtained exclusively by the South China Morning... more »
What Would You Choose?: Sig Sauer's P320 Gun or Glock's 21?
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * [image: https://media.defense.gov/2019/Feb/28/2002094336/-1/-1/0/181207-F-GX074-001.JPG] Here's how they stack up. Nothing’s worse than having to open a can of worms. We’ve all done it at least once in our lives and we never liked the outcome. Sometimes it’s just better to keep mum about certain touchy topics concerning politics, religion and sex, among others. But here at Gun News Daily, we pride ourselves in tackling touchy gun-related issues the average Joe wouldn’t even dare try. That’s just who we are and what we do. Over the past several mon... more »
Tweets For Today
North Korea 'test fires short-range missile' https://t.co/oa2WMSpGXf — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 4, 2019 Anti-government protesters march toward the presidential palace during the "March of Torches" to demand the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa 📷Orlando Sierra #AFP pic.twitter.com/IRqw3OtonC — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 4, 2019 Venezuela crisis: The political battle and the people caught in the middle https://t.co/aOrGMzOGHa — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 3, 2019 China putting minority Muslims in 'concentration camps,' U.S. ... more »
Denmark and Sweden investigating Yersinia outbreak
Danish officials are investigating an outbreak of Yersinia after 18 people fell ill in March. Statens Serum Institut, a public health research institute, reported the source of infection is still unknown. Cases in the outbreak in Denmark have been linked to more than 60 infections in Sweden. The 18 confirmed Yersinia enterocolitica cases live across... Continue Reading
Senators write rules of the road for food and agriculture transport
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, R-NE, has reintroduced the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act. Sasse leads a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing the legislation. “Agriculture drives Nebraska, and nobody works harder to ensure the safety and well-being of livestock than the Nebraskans who hustle day in and day out,” said Senator Ben Sasse. “Overly... Continue Reading
Australia recalls frozen desserts linked to Salmonella outbreak in Canada
Frozen profiteroles and eclairs from Thailand linked to a Salmonella outbreak in Canada have also been sold in Australia. Three deaths and 76 cases have been reported across seven provinces, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in an update from the two deaths and 73 lab-confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis infections reported... Continue Reading
Source of contamination for food aid linked to 3 deaths remains elusive
The World Food Programme (WFP) has halted global distribution of a fortified blended food linked to illnesses in Uganda with investigations so far unable to find what caused the outbreak. The United Nations agency has temporarily stopped distribution of Super Cereal from one supplier as testing continues to establish whether it is linked to illness... Continue Reading
We Dreamed Up a U.S.-China War in 2030 (And It's Terrifying)
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/11464063876/sizes/h/] Let's try to avoid this, please. *What would the War of 2030 between China and the United States look like?* The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States appear ready to plunge off the precipice of a trade war. This war could have far-ranging effects on the economies of both countries, as well as the future of the global economic order. But as of yet, it does not seem likely to involve the flight of actual bombs and missiles. While the U.S. and China have a var... more »
F-35 Killer?: Russia's S-500 Air Defense System Is "Almost Ready"
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Here is all we can tell you about it. As the S-400 missile system makes waves in the media for ongoing baltic deployments and a high-profile Turkey deal, the Russian defense industry quietly works on its successor. After a long hiatus, Russian defense sources are reporting that the S-500-- or “Triumfator-M”-- is on the verge of serial production. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told Russian media in late April that that S-500 development is in its final stages: "I’m talking about the completion of research and development and the su... more »
ISIS Will Target Christians in Annual Ramadan Offensive
Assyrian International News Agency - 22 hours ago
The Islamic State will target Christians as part of the terrorist group's offensive during the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a new report predicts.
Persecution of Christians 'Coming Close to Genocide' in Middle East -- Report
Assyrian International News Agency - 22 hours ago
Pervasive persecution of Christians, sometimes amounting to genocide, is ongoing in parts of the Middle East, and has prompted an exodus in the past two decades, according to a report commissioned by the British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
Should The U.S. Navy Spend $20 Billion On An Aircraft Carrier Or On Future Technologies
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), foreground, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area. (Mass Communication Spec. 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy) *Time:* *President Trump Is Spending $20 Billion on an Aircraft Carrier. The Navy Wanted That Money for Cybersecurity* In March, a report to the Secretary of the Navy warned that the service is preparing for the wrong war, one fought not with bombs and artillery but with terabytes and artificial intelligence. “We find the Department ... more »
On Matters of Conscience
The Trump Administration has taken long overdue steps to prevent nurses and doctors from being forced to aid and abet the various forms of murder and abomination the Left would otherwise make mandatory. From Lifesite News: The Trump administration has finalized another set of administrative protections for religious Americans’ conscience rights on a range of fronts, President Donald Trump announced Thursday morning during remarks to observe the National Day of Prayer. “Every citizen has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith and the convictions of the... more »
Boeing 737 from Gitmo skids off runway into gator-infested river
Just In - 23 hours ago
It is not known what caused the plane to land in the shallow waters of the St Johns River, known for its large population of alligators, with officials reporting that each of the 143 people on board the charter flight from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is "alive and accounted for".
Yes, the Tech Giants Are a Big Problem—But the Untamed Finance Industry Could Still Blow Up the Economy
Why finance, broadly defined, is still a hazard to the US economy.
"All The GOOD Economic, Political, Social, Environmental, Geopolitical, Etc., News In One Article"
*"All The GOOD Economic, Political, Social, Environmental,* *Geopolitical, Etc., News In One Article"* *Any questions?*
Mitchell scores stunning hat-trick as Roosters pound Tigers
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Latrell Mitchell's hat-trick inspires the Roosters in their thrashing of the Tigers, after the Raiders defeat the Panthers in Wagga and the Sea Eagles down the Bulldogs.
'Our hearts are bleeding': Teenager killed in crash on his way to play football
Just In - 23 hours ago
A Victorian Aussie Rules club is reeling after one of its junior players is killed in a road accident while travelling to a game with his brother, who is flown to hospital with serious injuries.
'Please thank everyone': Family facing deportation over son's hearing impairment allowed to stay
A woman whose family was facing deportation because of her son's hearing impairment says the Immigration Minister has intervened in their case to grant them permanent residency.
Everyone's an art critic as Auslan-led tours make galleries more accessible
Tours led in Auslan by a deaf guide at regional art galleries are making art more accessible than ever for those in regional deaf communities.
Should politicians have to resign over offensive comments?
Just In - 23 hours ago
We've lost five candidates in a week over comments they made online so, in a world where social media can haunt us, where should we set the bar for budding politicians?
Eagles outlast Suns, Bulldogs silence Tigers
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The Eagles hold off a spirited Suns outfit and the Bulldogs upset the Tigers, while the Giants, Lions and Demons enjoy their respective AFL victories.
Meet the Heckler and Koch P2000 Compact Pistol: Best Gun from Germany?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] What we think about it. The world of compact defensive handguns is a crowded one, but one pistol that stands out ahead of the pack is the Heckler and Koch P2000 pistol. Introduced to market in 2001, the P2000 has carved out a niche as a pistol for those that appreciate fine German engineering and attention to detail in a carry handgun. Even as the company has introduced new compact handguns the P2000 remains in production, a testament to the pistol’s market longevity. Heckler and Koch was started in the aftermath of W... more »
The U.S. Air Force First F-35 Combat Doesn’t Prove Anything
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* A few bombs dropped on a tunnel complex don’t offer many clues as to how the F-35 will perform in serious combat. If dropping bombs on caves and tunnels were a guarantee of a weapon’s success, the F-35 would be awesome. On April 30, two U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters attacked ISIS positions in Iraq. “The F-35As conducted the airstrike using a Joint Direct Attack Munition to strike an entrenched Daesh tunnel network and weapons cache deep in the Hamrin Mountains, a location able to threaten friendly forces,” according to the Air Force... more »
Not True: Germany Wiped Out the Polish Air Force in Three Days in 1939
*War Is Boring* *Security, Europe* Think two weeks. When the 1950s T.V. documentary series *Air Power *got around to covering the opening battles of World War II, it unfortunately reinforced a popular, and entirely incorrect, notion. “The Polish air force is caught on the ground,” narrator Walter Cronkite grumbled over images of German bombers pummeling Polish installations. “The Polish air force is destroyed in three days.” That’s exactly what Nazi propaganda reported after the German conquest of Poland in 1939. But it turns out Nazi propaganda wasn’t *entirely* honest. Despit... more »
Picture Of The Day
North Koreans tour on a vessel on the Yalu river outside Sinuiju, North Korea, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, in Liaoning province, China during the Labor Day holiday, May 2019. REUTERS/Jacky Chen *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Looking across the river into North Korea* (Reuters).
"When All Others Have Deserted Us..."
“A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away- the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us- is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.” - Charles Dickens
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
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"A Look to the Heavens"
"Young stars themselves are clearing out their nursery in NGC 7822. Within the nebula, bright edges and complex dust sculptures dominate this detailed skyscape taken in infrared light by NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite. NGC 7822 lies at the edge of a giant molecular cloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus, a glowing star forming region that lies about 3,000 light-years away. *Click image for larger size.* The atomic emission of light by the nebula's gas is powered by energetic radiation from the hot stars, whose powerful winds and light also sculpt... more »
"Most Of Us..."
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. Most of us are about as eager to change as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock." – James Baldwin
The Poet: Galway Kinnell, "Another Night in the Ruins"
*"Another Night in the Ruins"* "In the evening haze darkening on the hills, purple of the eternal, a last bird crosses over, ‘flop flop,’ adoring only the instant. Nine years ago, in a plane that rumbled all night above the Atlantic, I could see, lit up by lightning bolts jumping out of it, a thunderhead formed like the face of my brother, looking down on blue, lightning-flashed moments of the Atlantic. He used to tell me, “What good is the day? On some hill of despair the bonfire you kindle can light the great sky- though it’s true, of course, to make it burn you hav... more »
"Success and Winning - the Difference"
*"Success and Winning - the Difference"* - Coach John Wooden "With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom. Born in 1910, Coach John Wooden was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and coach, while ESPN ranks him as the greatest coach of all time, across all sports. In his 40 years at UCLA, he mentored legends such as Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabba... more »
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"Try Claiming America Is "Booming" After Reading These 19 Facts About Our Current Economic Performance"
*"Try Claiming America Is "Booming" After Reading * *These 19 Facts About Our Current Economic Performance"* by Michael Snyder "After taking an honest look at the facts, I don’t know how anyone can possibly claim that the U.S. economy is “booming”. I really don’t. We hear this sort of rhetoric from the mainstream media all the time, but it doesn’t make any sense. As I discussed yesterday, nobody should be using the term “booming” to describe the state of the U.S. economy until we have a full year when GDP growth is 3 percent or better, and at this point we haven’t had that since t... more »
A New Way To Fly?
*Defense Blog*: *BAE provides MAGMA breakthrough blown-air flight technologies test details* Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems announced Thursday that for the first time in aviation history, an aircraft has been maneuvered in flight using supersonically blown air, removing the need for complex movable flight control surfaces. BAE Systems has disclosed details on the development of MAGMA unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed and built in collaboration with The University of Manchester to demonstrate novel control technologies. In a series of ground-breaking flight trials... more »
May 4th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #835
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Saturday May 4th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Devin Nunes Discusses His Inquiry into Origin of Spygate….
Rep. Devin Nunes appears on Fox News to discuss his letter raising questions about academic center of origin of Russia probe. Nunes says if Joseph Misfud is a Russian agent, it would be one of the biggest intelligence scandals in … Continue reading →
North Korea Fires A Number Of Unidentified Short-Range Missiles Into The Sea Saturday
*Daily Mail:* *North Korea fires a BARRAGE of unidentified short-range missiles amid diplomatic breakdown with US after Trump and 'frustrated' Kim Jong Un's failed nuclear summit* * North Korea fired several unidentified short-range missiles into the sea Saturday * White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement: 'We are aware of North Korea's actions tonight. We will continue to monitor as necessary' * If confirmed as firing of banned ballistic missiles, it will be the first such launch since the North's November 2017 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile *... more »
Is Medicare For All Important To You? If It Is, Forget Status Quo Joe
Most Americans tell pollsters they like Medicare-For-All... but corrupt conservatives-- primarily Republicans but from both parties-- haven't finished their attempts to brainwash the public that it's a bad idea. Crooked bankster Robert Pozen pointed out in a *Wall Street Journal* OpEd Wednesday that "The title is deeply misleading. It implies that the current Medicare system would be extended to all Americans. In fact, Medicare-For-All, differs from Medicare in fundamental ways." Yes? Yes? What are the socialist bastards trying to do to us now? The fundamental ways he cites are "... more »
Why Alien Life No Longer Seems Like Science Fiction: Expert Claims Recent Discoveries Including Organic Compounds on Mars Suggest Finding ET is ‘Inevitable And Possibly Imminent’
[image: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6986897/Expert-reveals-idea-alien-life-no-longer-like-science-fiction.html]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/26/discovery-of-alien-life-religion-will-survive]Click on image for article. [image: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161215-if-we-made-contact-with-aliens-how-would-religions-react]Click on image for article.
The Aliens Among Us — An Uptick in UFO Sightings by Military Pilots Raises All Sorts of Interesting Questions
[image: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-02/ufo-sightings-u-s-military-takes-them-seriously-you-should-too]Click on image for article.
Kushner Touts Middle East Peace Plan, Indicates Pullback from Mentioning of “Two-State Solution”
Kushner Touts Middle East Peace Plan, Indicates Pullback from Mentioning of “Two-State Solution” by Lu Hui, http://www.xinhuanet.com/ WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner on Thursday boasted of an upcoming Middle East peace plan drafted by his team, and indicated a pullback from the mentioning of two-state solution.Speaking at …
‘Trump is Protecting Al-Qaeda Franchise’: Max Blumenthal & Lee Camp Shred US Foreign Policy
‘Trump is Protecting Al-Qaeda Franchise’: Max Blumenthal & Lee Camp Shred US Foreign Policy by https://www.rt.com/ The US has fueled the rise of terrorist groups around the world, and even provides support to jihadists when their interests align, journalist Max Blumenthal, who wrote a book on the explosive topic, told RT’s Lee Camp. Speaking with …
Bombs Will Continue to Fall: Senators Fail to End US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen
RT Published on May 3, 2019 The US Senate has failed to override US President Donald Trump’s veto of a resolution which would have ended Washington’s military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which has been bombing Yemen for four years. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9tkh end
U.S. Gov’t. Plan, Dated 23 February 2018, for Coup in Venezuela, Now Leaks Out
U.S. Gov’t. Plan, Dated 23 February 2018, for Coup in Venezuela, Now Leaks Out by Eric Zuesse., http://www.washingtonsblog.com/ A detailed plan from “UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND” dated “23 FEBRUARY 2018” was issued with the title “PLAN TO OVERTHROW THE VENEZUELAN DICTATORSHIP ‘MASTERSTROKE’” and is here presented complete. This document was personally signed by Admiral Kurt W. …
End Game: When Central Banks Own Everything
End Game: When Central Banks Own Everything by Jeff Berwick, https://dollarvigilante.com/ Imagine if you and your friends could legally counterfeit money. How long would it take for your group to own everything in existence?Get this! The Bank of Japan bought a record amount of exchange-traded funds in 2018 totaling more than 6 trillion yen. The central …
Alex Jones Respond to Facebook Banning Infowars And His Name
Alex Jones Responds to Facebook Banning Infowars And His Name by www.Infowars.com – MAY 2, 2019 Facebook says only negative comments are allowed to be posted about Infowars and its host. This is Chinese-style ‘social credit score’ censorship. In what amounts to editorial control over user content – and a donation in kind to the 2020 …
Barr Battle, 1% Rates Cut & Poynter Institute is Pointless
Barr Battle, 1% Rates Cut & Poynter Institute is Pointless by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW 382 5.3.19) Attorney General William Barr refused to show up for a House of Representatives request for him to testify on Trump collusion that has now proven to be a hoax by the Mueller report. There are calls by Democrats to impeach …
Swamp in PANIC Mode, As Crimes Committed Begin to Surface
The Duran Streamed live 11 hours ago From the Barr hearing to Ukraine-Biden-DNC corruption and collusion, Obama spying on George Papadopoulos and the recent Facebook/Instagram purge…the neoliberal world elite and DC swamp is in full panic mode. end
Assange update
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson and WikiLeaks' Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson commented on the Westminster Magistrates Court hearing on a request by the US to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on charges of leaking classified information in London on Thursday.
Ocean Acidification
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IS A MYTH Cliff Ollier Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Email: cliff.ollier@uwa.edu.au INTRODUCTION Climate alarmists believe the world is warming, and that this is caused exclusively by man-made carbon dioxide. ‘Global Warming” is now stretched to Climate Change”, but it must be stressed that carbon dioxide can only produce warming: […]
McAdams: Venezuela's Guaido Worth More to Maduro Than to Opposition
After the failed US-engineered coup in Venezuela this week, self-declared president Juan Guaido continues to scramble around for support to overthrow the Maduro government. Why isn't he arrested for openly fomenting a military coup against his government? RPI's Daniel McAdams tells RT America that he's actually worth more to Maduro walking around as a living symbol of a failed coup than in a jail cell with a triggered Washington ready to attack:
"Are We Finally Beaten?"
*"Are We Finally Beaten?"* By Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Sound a recall! Spike the cannon! Haul down the colors! Sauve qui peut! Yes, it’s time to turn tail and run. We’re outnumbered. Outgunned. Outfoxed. Outmaneuvered. And outsmarted. *Fighting Claptrap: *We’ve been writing this Diary (previously known as the Daily Reckoning) for the entire 21st century… and then some.Our battle has never been with conservatives or liberals, Democrats or Republicans… Keynesians or monetarists… Chicago boys or Austrians… Our fight is with claptrap, whether dressed in a fine Italian suit… or ... more »
Kill the U-Boat: How Germany's Deadly World War Boat Submarines Were Stopped
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: By Internet Archive Book Images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14758922166/Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/peopleswarbookhi00mill/peopleswarbookhi00mill#page/n266/mode/1up, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia] Think depth charges. At the beginning of World War I, British naval strategists did not believe German submarines would play a significant role in the Atlantic or North Sea. They believed that the battle for the sea would be fought on the surface by the tangible muscle of th... more »
Before The SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane There Was The A-12 Oxcart
Wikimedia Commons *Sebastien Roblin, National Interest:* * CIA's Super-Secret A-12 Spy Plane Might Have Stopped a War with North Korea* *And much more.* On October 30, 1967, a CIA spy-plane soared eighty-four thousand feet over Hanoi in northern Vietnam, traveling faster than a rifle bullet at over three times the speed of sound. A high-resolution camera in the angular black jet’s belly recorded over a mile of film footage of the terrain below—including the over 190 Soviet-built S-75 surface-to-air missiles sites. The aircraft was an A-12 “Oxcart,” a smaller, faster single-seat p... more »
North Korea Fires an Unidentified Short-Range Missile
The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the North's missile was fired from Wonsan on the east coast.
European, US investigators make major dark net bust
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Investigators break up one of the world's largest online criminal marketplaces for drugs, hacking tools and financial-theft wares in a series of raids in the United States and Germany.
Bangladesh orders millions to evacuate after 'extremely severe' Cyclone Fani slams into Indian temple town
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The weakening category four storm is forecast to head towards Bangladesh, where 56,000 volunteers are helping to move 2.1 million people from the path of winds which have already uprooted trees through India's Odisha state.
Trial to include Government-funded beds for domestic violence perpetrators
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The South Australian Government will begin removing domestic violence perpetrators from their houses to allow their victims to remain in the family home, where safe, as part of a trial.
'I will switch races when I want to — no man can tell me what to do'
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Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya tells reporters that she will not comply with a new IAAF rule and take medication to reduce her testosterone, then blitzes the field to set a new meet record in the Diamond League event in Doha.
Message to Donald Trump seen in North Korean projectile launch
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North Korea fires several projectiles from its east coast, South Korea's military confirms, as analysts say the country is stepping up pressure against the US after February's failed nuclear summit in Hanoi.
Go-ahead for golf club to cull native animals sparks outrage
The decision to allow a Tasmanian golf club to cull native animals in the area because of faeces on the greens sparks outrage from wildlife carers and locals.
Blithering Idiots Express Fear That Putin Will Rig 2020 Election For Trump
“Putin” is the number one USA trend on Twitter as of this writing, which is always a reliable sign that something very stupid is happening in American media. “Putin” is once again the hysterical shrieking buzzword of the day because Donald Trump openly boasted at […]
Giddy Up – Devin Nunes Questions Political Alignment of Joseph Mifsud…
This is interesting…. because it strikes at the heart of the CIA/FBI construct around George Papadopoulos. The impetus for the early 2016 CIA/FBI investigation motive of George Papadopoulos surrounds Joseph Mifsud as a Russian asset; who supposedly told Papadopoulos that … Continue reading →
Democrats Try to Block Trump’s U.S. Exit From UN Paris Scheme
[image: democrats-try-to-block-trump-s-u-s-exit-from-un-paris-scheme] After years of playing defense, the “climate cult,” as numerous scientists have described man-made warming theorists, is striking back. Evidently hoping to destroy the U.S. economy and further build up Communist China's under the guise of stopping “climate change,” Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to ban the use of tax dollars by the Trump administration to withdraw from the United Nations Paris Agreement. In addition to keeping the United States shackled to the UN “global war... more »
Glock: The Gun That Dominates over All of the Competition?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: A man holds a Glock handgun during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson] We find out. *The Glock 17 outfits dozens of armies and hundreds of police forces worldwide. U.S. Army Rangers and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command use the compact version, the Glock 19, and U.S. Special Forces—including the shadowy Delta Force—carry the .40 Smith & Wesson–caliber Glock 22.* For much of the mid-twentieth century, handgun development was in a period of stagnation. ... more »
China and America: Headed for a Showdown in the South China Sea?
*Stratfor Worldview* *Security, Asia* [image: Russia Navy's guided missile cruiser Varyag (R) arrives for the Chinese-Russian joint naval exercise, near a guided missile destroyer Changchun (DDG150) of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, at Dagang port, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China A] We take a look at what could happen next. *Last year, Beijing restructured the command and control of its coast guard forces by effectively putting them under the direct command of the Central Military Commission. The move aimed to streamline the authority of its coast guard while ... more »
War at Point Blank Range: How a U.S. Navy Battleship Slugged It Out
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: By] And won a key battle. *The rest of the Japanese force retired shortly afterward. Washington suffered no damage.* The London Naval Treaty of 1936 was intended to preserve the battleship size limitation at thirty-five thousand tons and to restrict the size of battleship guns to fourteen inches. With memory of the Anglo-German and the Anglo-American-Japanese naval races fresh in their minds, the architects of the treaty wanted to limit the most obvious source of escalation. The United States designed its first generation of London Treaty... more »
Britain Is Back! (Well, Its Military Will Have New Aircraft Carriers and F-35s)
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2019/May/03/2002127530/-1/-1/0/190501-F-OD616-0002.JPG] Some serious firepower is in the works. *"What is clear is that, because of the additional announcements in the budget, the MoD will no longer have to make the immediate reductions in capability – cutting regular army personnel numbers, scrapping amphibious ships and so on -- that were being heavily trailed during the earlier phases of the review in late 2017."* The British military is struggling to reorganize for a new cold war in Europe. A modest spending b... more »
Boom: The 5 Toughest NATO Tanks On the Planet
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * You don't want to mess with them. As Russia prepares to roll out its next-generation T-14 Armata, NATO countries are stepping up the pace of their existing tank modernization programs. Here are five of the most advanced tanks that are fielded, or will be fielded in the near future by NATO. *1. M1A2C* The M1A2C in it’s latest 2019 configuration is without a doubt the most advanced tank in the NATO inventory. It’s the only NATO tank with a fielded active-protection system and a “smart” programmable armor-piercing round. It also features upgrades to the ... more »
North Korea Facing Massive Food Shortages
The shortfall is the result of climatic conditions such as 'dry spells, heatwaves and flooding' as well as a lack of fuel and fertilisers [Reuters] *SCMP/Reuters*: *10 million North Koreans face food shortage after worst harvest, says United Nations* * The UN found North Korean protein intake to be very low, with some families consuming protein only a few times a year North Korea has cut food rations to 300 grammes a day – less than 11 ounces – the lowest ever for this time of year, and further cuts are likely after the worst harvest in a decade, the United Nations said on Friday. ... more »
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