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Vladimir Putin calls Elton John a 'mistaken musical genius'
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The Russian President said he has "no problems with LGBT persons" despite the country's ban on "propaganda of homosexuality", provoking anger from Elton John.
Pentagon: 'No Pause In Drone Operations Amid Iran Tension'
An RQ-4 Global Hawk is seen on the tarmac of Al-Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning/U.S. Air Force via AP) *Defense News:* *US Air Force general: No pause in drone operations amid Iran tension* WASHINGTON — Iran’s downing of a U.S. surveillance drone has not slowed the U.S. Air Force’s flight operations in the Middle East, its top general said Wednesday. “We’re continuing to fly. And we continue to fly where we need to be, when we need to be there,” Air Force Chief of Staff Dave Goldfein said at an Air Force Association event.... more »
The Jane Goodall Approach: How To Be A Step-Parent To Older Kids
This article is going to be a bit different. I’ve gone back and forth about whether to write this because it’s my usual subject matter, but step-parenting to older kids is something I know many people struggle with, and since I happen to have been […]
JUST A REMINDER TO BRET STEPHENS OF WHICH RECENT U.S. PRESIDENT SPOKE THE MOST SPANISH
Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, and Joaquin Castro spoke Spanish in the first Democratic presidential debate this week. The response from Bret Stephens: Speak English or die. *Amigos demócratas,Si ustedes siguen así, van a perder las elecciones. Y lo merecerán.* Translation for the linguistically benighted: “Democratic friends, if you go on like this, you’re going to lose the elections. And you’ll deserve it.” Channeling Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson, Stephens continues, decribing the Democrats as a party that makes too many Americans feel like strangers in their own country. A ... more »
U.S. Military Has A Laser That Can Identify People By Their Heartbeats
Daily Mail: *Pentagon has developed a laser that can identify subjects from hundreds of meters away based on their HEARTBEAT* * The Pentagon can identify targets from afar using a laser to measure heartbeats * Technology is being developed for U.S. Special Operations for surveillance * Infrared lasers are able to penetrate clothing and skin to monitor blood flow * Heartbeats are completely unique unlike faces or even thumbprints * Prototypes currently have a range of about 200 meters or 219 yards U.S. special forces are taking a more 'intimate' approach to remotely identifying tar... more »
Marijuana Legalization: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, And Where We Are Going
From last month's Ron Paul Institute confernece, Deputy Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Paul Armentano, gives a full history of marijuana in 20th century America. From early hysteria and racism to a huge shift back to legalization of the plant. Don't forget to get your tickets to our next conference in August in Washington DC!
On the Gerrymandering Decision: Don't Mourn, Organize--and "Rise Up"
Thursdays decision by the Supreme Court declared that partisan gerrymandering is “non-justiciable.” Federal courts have been ordered to look the other way, regardless of the egregiousness of the attempt by entrenched political elites to choose their voters and thus maintain themselves in power. Almost all “progressive” groups, plus more non-partisan “good government” groups rightly bewail the decision. As Justice Kagan writes in dissent, the widespread use of ever-more sophisticated techniques of gerrymandering is a direct threat to our self-description as a democracy. But it is... more »
Brazil and Portugal Sign Agreement to Expand Flights Between the two Countries
By Iolanda Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil and Portugal closed this Friday, June 28th, an air services agreement, eliminating restrictions on the transportation of passengers and cargo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the agreement enables the immediate expansion of international flights to any destination in both countries. Under this agreement, airlines […] The post Brazil and Portugal Sign Agreement to Expand Flights Between the two Countries appeared first on The Rio Times.
Maidan coup Ambassador sets his sights on destroying Orthodox Church (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 221. The post Maidan coup Ambassador sets his sights on destroying Orthodox Church (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
This Is the Rifle the U.S. Army Uses to Kill the Bad Guys and Win Wars
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Meet the M4 carbine. *The story of the M4 goes back to the mid-sixties and the early days of the Vietnam War.* The U.S. Army is an armed force with a truly global reach. At any given time, America’s premier land power operates on several different continents simultaneously, from hot, dry deserts to humid jungles and sprawling cities. Its infantrymen carry a weapon whose lineage dates back to Vietnam but which has been constantly improved to become the weapon it is today. Rugged, simple and accurate, the M4 carbine is the... more »
The Footprint Of Global Warming
Red areas are climate, blue areas are weather. France’s record hot temperature (115F) was set yesterday a few miles east of Montpelier. I can’t find any long term data at the record site, but at Montpelier, the temperature at 11 … Continue reading →
NSA Caught Collecting Data of Americans in Violation of the Law
[image: nsa-caught-collecting-data-of-americans-in-violation-of-the-law] Just when you thought it was safe to start sending texts and emails without worrying about the NSA listening in, seems the surveillance state is still up to its old tricks.
Why the Greenhouse Gas Theory Flunks the Albedo Test
Principia Scientific June 27, 2019 by John O’Sullivan Those of us who ‘deny’ the validity of the radiative greenhouse effect (GHE) theory are asked to provide our own alternative explanation of how the earth’s climate system operates. Well, the answer is simple: the sun and …
Jung On The Stages of Life
Carl JungCarl Gustav Jung, in his essay, “The Stages of Life,” (Chapter 1; *The Portable Jung*, Edited by Joseph Campbell; translated by R. F. C. Hull), points out that there are four stages in a man’s life, and he talks about the physiological issues that arise as a man transitions from one phase of life to other. Here’s an excerpt in which he is using the analogy of the sun’s motion to describe the difficulty a man faces in transitioning from the phase of mature adulthood to extreme old age: "Experience shows us, rather, that the basic cause of all the difficulties of this transi... more »
Russian President Putin: 'Liberalism' Has Failed The West
*RT:* *‘Liberal idea’ failed the West, elites forgot about people: Putin in interview * Globalization and the ‘liberal idea’ have failed Europe and the US, while post-Cold War chaos is driving crises in Venezuela and North Korea, but was stopped in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview to FT. In a lengthy interview with the UK-based Financial Times on Wednesday, Putin candidly addressed questions about the Russian intervention in Syria – and lack thereof in Venezuela – as well as nuclear proliferation, North Korea, immigration policies in the US and Europe,... more »
UNEQUIVOCAL Evidence Of Industrial Wind Farms’ Horrific Toll On Wildlife
“REMEMBER when we paved the world with electronic waste that chopped eagles and condors and made bats extinct because we thought wind was natural and uranium evil? – man that was a dark age!” – Michael Shellenberger “THE wind is free, but everything else costs money [and lives].” “IT will be interesting to see whether […]
Why The Armed Forces Still Stand By Venezuela’s President
TOEING THE LINE: In Maduro's Venezuela, intimidation and a jumbled chain of command have kept soldiers from following the opposition's calls to revolt. REUTERS/Handout/Venezuelan presidency *Brian Ellsworth and Mayela Armas, The Guardian*: *The Maduro mystery: Why the armed forces still stand by Venezuela’s beleaguered president * Despite unprecedented poverty, crime and mass migration, the armed forces remain loyal to President Nicolás Maduro. Reuters explains how a military overhaul blurred commands, politicized the ranks and drafted troops into partisan activities. One of the c... more »
China Is Entering The 'Grey Zone' Between War And Peace
China and the Philippines have competing claims in the South China Sea. Photo: TWA/SCMP *Zhenhua Lu, SCMP:* *China accused of entering ‘grey zone’ between war and peace to assert control in disputed waters* * US think tank Rand Corporation says Beijing’s increased assertiveness in East and South China seas falls ‘below the threshold of armed conflict’ * Report says lines between civilian and military are being blurred, citing use of ‘navy reservists’ to crew fishing vessels used to assert control over territory China is using a number of tactics that fall in the “grey zone between ... more »
Who’s Your Daddy? Don’t Ask a DNA Test.
*Nara Milanich* *Technology, Americas* Why not? *DNA was supposed to make biological paternity certain. And yet the older reasoning that long defined paternity as a social relationship endures.* “Man Ordered to Pay $65K in Child Support for Kid Who Isn’t His.” “Father Hopes to Change State Paternity Law” after losing custody of his biological daughter to another man. The headlines are lurid and seemingly nonsensical. How can a man bear financial responsibility for a child that is not “his”? How can he be denied legal paternity of a child whom he conceived? The gist of these stor... more »
F-15s and F-22s Achieve An Amazing 41-1 Kill Ratio During Mock Combat
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Look out China. Over 250 Airmen and 9 F-15 Eagles from the 104th Fighter Wing (FW), Massachusetts Air National Guard (ANG) recently deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, to take part in Weapons Systems Evaluation Program (WSEP), alongside Canadian F-18s, F-35s, F-16s, and F-22s. As told by Master Sgt. Julie Avey, 104th Fighter Wing in the article 104th Fighter Wing Eagles on Target at United States Air Force’s Weapons Systems Evaluation Program, as a part of WSEP, the aircraft are loaded and shoot live missiles. The WSEP evaluates aircraft... more »
Poll: 33% of Americans Are in Favor of Dropping Nuclear Weapons on North Korea
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* "According to a survey of 3,000 Americans published this month in the Bulletin of Atomic Sciences, over a third polled supported a preventive U.S. military attack against Pyongyang if the North resumed testing long-range, nuclear-capable missiles that could reach the United States. 33% of respondents would support a nuclear-first strike on the North regardless of the civilian casualties such an attack would produce." Former Secretary of Defense William Perry knows a thing or two about how North Korea operates. Before being appointed as Presid... more »
Here's Why An F-14A Tomcat Split In Two Pieces
*Dario Leone* *Security, * That's scary. The photo in this post (see here) shows the remains of VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-14A Tomcat BuNo 162602 after a ramp strike upon landing aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). This F-14 ramp strike and subsequent crew ejection took place on Jul. 11, 1994. According to former VF-51 pilot Rich Herbst, “On the night of July 11th as we made our way across the pond, it was a horrible night for pilots ‘behind the boat’ as the deck was pitching 10 feet in both directions. The pilot, LT “Pig” Arnold, made an unsafe power correction inside the waveoff... more »
G-20: Donald Trump Just Saved Huawei (But the Trade War Isn't Over)
*Salvatore Babones* *Security, * "The trade war is doing permanent damage to the Chinese economy every month since once production networks have been relocated to lower-cost countries in Southeast Asia, they are unlikely to return to China. The United States faces no such economic pressure." President Trump closed out the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan with a wide-ranging Saturday press conference that was long on self-congratulation and short on details. Except, that is, for one big detail: he will allow American companies to sell technology to Huawei. Trump also confirmed that ad... more »
Study This Missile Photo: The Navy Is Betting It Can Win a War
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.google.com/search?q=uss+john+paul+jones+missile+test&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSkgEJlXfXK-52FiUahgELEKjU2AQaAAwLELCMpwgaYQpfCAMSJ8IKhBXuFeQdgxWBFYgV4x2CFRzRK6QgyyLoKsgizTnSOKAgzCLKIhowOiwM9Iak50beIBmLkvr1VYkiwaxk-Vi1WCL7dXkuYi4LiFERxxHKYKWI32KCJ7o9] Or at least help. Here is what this missile can do. *The Navy dubbed the newest version of the venerable Tomahawk cruise missile the "Block V" model, Jane's reported. There are two separate variants of the Block V missile, one with an anti-ship warhead and another with a warhead the Navy opti... more »
Everyone Knows Why Russia Can't Become a Stealth Superpower
*David Axe* *Technology, Europe* [image: (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt. Carlin Leslie)] Or, better yet, we can tell you. *It’s no coincidence that Russia’s initial plan to acquire Su-57s for its own use coincided with India’s decision to quit co-development and co-financing of a variant of the Russian stealth fighter for the Indian air force.* But buying into the Su-57 program won’t magically solve the program’s problems. The Su-57 is an immature design whose production line is small and inefficient. That won’t quickly or cheaply change. Russian president Vladimir Putin mad... more »
Major City Blocking 5G Cell Towers Over Concerns They Can Cause Cancer
[image: 5G]While smaller cities have effectively blocked 5G technology, San Francisco has thrown its hat into the ring citing health concerns from radiation.
Supreme Court Rules Cops Do NOT Need a Warrant to Draw Your Blood If You’re Unable to Consent
[image: blood]In a split decision, and further eroding the Fourth Amendment, SCOTUS ruled that police do not need a warrant or consent to take your blood if you are unable to consent.
Dear energy fuels de industrialisation in the UK – John Redwood
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler A welcome voice of common sense! Much of industry needs plentiful supplies of low cost energy. Industry is about transforming basic materials taken from the earth into materials, and then cutting, shaping and assembling these into manufactured goods. Transformation of silica into glass or iron … … Continue reading →
Raging Against The Algorithm: Google And Persuasive Technology
The rage against the algorithm, and the belief that no behavioural pushing is taking place in search technology, is misplaced on a few fronts. On a certain level, all accept how such modes of retrieving information work. Disagreement arises as to their consequences, a concession, effectively, to the Google user as imbecile.
Chinese Military Tells The U.S. That 'Those Who Resist Will Perish'
A Chinese sailor aboard the Type 056A corvette Hanzhong fires an auxiliary gun during an exercise in the South China Sea, June 18. Beijing claims much of these strategic waters also claimed by regional states and patrolled by the Pentagon. Chinese People's Liberation Army *Newsweek:* *China's Military Warns U.S. Must Get With the Times: 'Those Who Resist Will Perish'* China's military called on the United States to adopt a modern way of thinking in dealing with the People's Republic, warning America that it risked falling behind. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Chinese D... more »
A Very Good Question
Martin Regg Cohn speculates this morning that Doug Ford may not make it through his full mandate. Ford's alliance with his now departed chief of staff, Dean French, has caused discontent in his caucus: Forced to fawn and fuss over the premier. Required to bow down before French. Hog tied by the Ford-French tag team. Made to witness them blunder and plunder. A triumphal Ford set the tone early by lecturing his vanquished leadership rivals and fearful ministers that he owed them nothing. French followed up by admonishing mere MPPs that they owed Ford everything. Ford's playbook wa... more »
"Fukushima Update 6/29/19: 19,588.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated June 29 2019: Fukushima Equals 19,588.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of June 29 2019 - 3,037 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *19,588.65 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is sti... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Bernie Sanders’s Ideas Dominated the Second Debate Extreme Europe heat wave to persist in Spain, France after *many countries set all-time highs for June* European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.9C Dalai Lama: "European countries should take these refugees and give them education and training, and the aim is return to their own land with certain skills," he said. Global Peace Index: We seem to be less peaceful than Turkey, China and Algeria Mountains of trash in LA could cause bubonic plague outbreak: expert Blue Blood Worth $60k a Gallon A L... more »
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
This title is on the review list for the Lakeside Women’s Club this summer, so I decided to check it out. I’ve been reading it on the porch in the evenings and at the wellness center in the morning. I’m about 1/3 finished and not sure I’ll go on. Ng is a good writer, but stories about bio and non-bio mothers and babies, and predictable criticisms of suburban families and their life styles (in this case Shaker Heights, Ohio) are just not comfortable for me. I’ve read several reviews, from wildly enthusiastic to I-just-didn’t-care. There is a movie in the works since it’s got all... more »
Gettin' Merky
Oh dear! I think Stormzy is making me racist. Forgive me, but definitely having racist thoughts. *‘Yeah, f***ing repping, innit, I get merky, they get worried If you got a G-A-T, bring it out.’ * It might be partly down to the lyrics and partly down to the BBC’s wall-to-wall promotion of Glasto. (Neat patriotic stab-vest, though.) It all began with Desert Island Discs. I’m having slightly ‘racist’ (elitist (?)) thoughts about Lauren Laverne, if I’m honest. Let’s just say she’s no Roy Plomley. Such intrusive thoughts even led me to question the rationale behind inviting Emily Ea... more »
Jodi McKay wins NSW Labor leadership after bruising three-month process
Ms McKay's win means that for the first time in New South Wales, two women will face off in parliament as opposition leader and premier, following Gladys Berejiklian's March state election win.
Parramatta comeback stuns Canberra in the Territory
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The Eels come from three tries down to beat the Raiders in the Territory after the Sea Eagles crush the Titans at Robina and the Knights get the points against the Broncos in Newcastle.
Bulldogs beat the Power in the wet, Pies dumped by North
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It's a bad night for Collingwood and Port Adelaide, as North dominate and the Bulldogs win in the wet, after the Eagles win a thriller over the Hawks and the Swans get the better of the Suns in Sydney.
EU to provide 40 billion euros in grants to help create jobs in Africa
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29-Jun-2019 The European Union Commission fully supports the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and is proposing a 40 billion Euro package to attract investments that would create at least 10 million jobs in Africa.
UE-Mercosur : que contient l'accord jugé "inacceptable" par les agriculteurs français ?
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29-Jun-2019 Un accord de libéralisation commerciale entre l'UE et les quatre pays du Mercosur (Argentine, Bresil, Uruguay et Paraguay) a été signé. Les agriculteurs estiment qu'il va les exposer "à une concurrence déloyale".
EU, Mercosur strike trade pact, defying protectionist wave
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29-Jun-2019 The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free trade treaty, concluding two decades of talks and committing to more open markets in the face of a rising tide of protectionism.
MH17: Turning Truth & Victims into Pawns
*June 29, 2019* (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - As the wreckage of Malaysian flight MH-17 laid scattered in eastern Ukraine, and many days before the first investigators even arrived on scene, the US had already blamed Russia and separatists it accused of aiding for the tragic downing of the passenger plane and the loss of all 298 people on board. It would be a July 31, 2014 article by the BBC titled, "Ukraine MH17: Forensic scientists reach jet crash site," nearly 2 weeks after the aircraft's downing that would announce the arrival of forensic scientists at the crash site. Yet as early as... more »
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*American Private Schools With Religious Background Are Attracting More International Students* The 2019-2020 admission season for international students into American Private Schools has come to end. According to Amerigo Education, the number of international students applying for their religious American private schools has doubled. Private schools with religious background are attracting more international students for their excellent performance in academic and moral standards. Currently, more than two-thirds of private high schools in the United States are religious schools ... more »
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*How Dengue Fever Could Spread in a Warming World* *This would probably be true to a degree IF the globe warms more.But like most Leftist writing, the story below tells only half the story. I come from an area in the Australian tropics -- far North Queensland -- where Dengue and Ross river virus are endemic. So how come neither disease is common in the population there?Its because of something that the Green/Left routinely ignore: People react to problems. They don't let problems just go on. And in this case public health measures work pretty well. Local authorities... more »
On Sleeping With The Enemy
One of the things I always liked about Ted Lieu and Pramila Jayapal was that while they were state senators, he in California and she in Washington, they became experts at working across the aisle to get real things accomplished. And they did it without ever abandoning their progressive and Democratic values. Marqus Cole is running for an open seat in the suburbs northwest of Atlanta. After the “compromise” that Pelosi and Hoyer gave to McConnell for nothing, he wrote me a note that emphasized that “it’s important to remember context and what actually happened here— Senate Democra... more »
US deploys F-22 Raptor jets to Qatar amid increased tensions with Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Air Force has deployed its F-22 Raptor fighter jets to their airbase in Qatar amid their ongoing row with Iran. According to a brief statement released by the U.S. Central Command, the F-22 Raptor jets were deployed to their airbase in Qatar on June 27th. The statement said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan National Army threatens to sink Turkish ships
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Benghazi-based Libyan National Army (LNA) issued a stern warning to Ankara on Friday, threatening to sink any Turkish ships that enter Libya’s territorial water. The spokesman for the Libyan National Army, Major General Ahmad al-Mesmari, said that orders were issued to the army to target Turkish ships in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Air Force completely halts airstrikes in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) has completely halted their airstrikes over the northwestern region of Syria, a source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the Syrian Air Force halted their airstrikes last night and has not launched any attacks since then. The source said the reason […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-06-27
This is a summary of 19 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hama, Syria, Turkey, Idlib, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Russia, Libya, LNA, Tripoli, China, Netherlands, US, Venezuela, Damascus. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Middleeast, North-Africa, World-News Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Putin: Claims of Russia’s aggressiveness are ‘illusion’ used to solve domestic problems
Putin and May spent more than an hour talking about the strained UK-Russia relations during the G20 summit. The post Putin: Claims of Russia’s aggressiveness are ‘illusion’ used to solve domestic problems appeared first on The Duran.
Trump To Unleash Hell On Europe: EU Announces Channel To Circumvent SWIFT And Iran Sanctions Is Now Operational
Treasury Department issued a statement saying “entities that transact in trade with the Iranian regime through any means may expose themselves to considerable sanctions risk, and Treasury intends to aggressively enforce our authorities.” The post Trump To Unleash Hell On Europe: EU Announces Channel To Circumvent SWIFT And Iran Sanctions Is Now Operational appeared first on The Duran.
Day 6 on the road: bees, honey, good food and good company
Friday was a fun day, albeit a painful one for me. My spinal injury in 2004 resulted in permanent nerve damage. One of its effects is that, approximately every ten days to two weeks, on a variable schedule, I have a "bad pain day", for want of a better term. My injured nerves just throb and moan at me, and I have to increase my pain medication intake and restrict my physical activity until they decide to quieten down again - until the next time, anyway. Friday turned out to be one such day, probably sparked by several days on the road and about 1,600 miles covered so far. (The... more »
Let Us Tell You About the Navy's Worst Fear: China Killing an Aircraft Carrier
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* Thousands would meet their end. *American submarines, then, are carrier-killers regardless of the tactical setting. Now, there’s a bit of a futurist feel to talk about battling Chinese carrier groups. At present the PLA Navy has just one flattop, a refitted Soviet vessel dubbed Liaoning. That vessel is and will probably remain a training carrier, grooming aviators and ship crews for the operational carriers—most likely improved versions of Liaoning—that are reportedly undergoing construction.* Ah, yes, the “carrier-killer.” China is forever *touti... more »
These 5 Guns Might Be Better than a Glock 19
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Can the legend be beaten? Among Glock’s large and varied lineup, one pistol is held up more than any other as the “ideal” Glock and to some, the idea pistol period: the Glock 19. Compact, reliable and with a large magazine capacity, it is the standard by which other high capacity autoloaders are judged. In response to the Glock 19’s reliability, the market has produced several competitors. How do these stack up to the king of the polymer guns? The second Glock to enter production, the Glock 19 is a compact version of the original, full-sized Glock 17... more »
Imperial Japanese Soliders Were Told Even Death Was Not An Excuse to Stop Fighting
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Soldiers of many nations bore four months of fierce combat at the Gateway to India. *At the beginning of the battle for Imphal and Kohima, a Japanese Order of the Day instructed the troops: “You will fight to the death. When you are killed, you will fight on with your spirit.”* Toward the end of 1943, with the war turning against Japan in the air, at sea, and on the islands of the Pacific, the planners at Imperial GHQ in Tokyo looked for something that would give Japan a spectacular victory. They found it in a plan submitted by Lt. Gen. Ren... more »
Not quite the whole story
I saw a tweet somewhere earlier today complaining about a BBC online news report headlined *Italy migrants: Rescue ship captain arrested at Lampedusa port*. It began: The captain of a migrant rescue ship has been arrested at the Italian port of Lampedusa after a two-week stand-off with police at sea. Carola Rackete's vessel, Sea-Watch 3, was carrying dozens of African migrants rescued off the coast of Libya. The Italian authorities had banned it from docking, but the vessel entered the port late on Friday night. Italy's far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini is taking a tough li... more »
Boss of "miraculous socialist" farm JZD Slušovice died
A Czechoslovak communist company was a source of universal admiration and was considered a miracle. I think that you're really among the first non-Czechoslovak people who learn something about that phenomenon – which may be interpreted as a sign of the director's (and/or Czechs') amazing skills or as an example of the truly bizarre anomalies that the suppression of the free markets sometimes creates. Most recently, František Čuba (1936-2019) was a Czech Senator for President Zeman's small party, SPO (formerly SPOZ). That agronom, pedagogue, and politician has been mostly known as th... more »
Researchers find climate propaganda worked on unaffected flooding bystanders
The difference between scientific evidence and media tall tales is especially apparent regarding alarmist media coverage of the Colorado floods. The post Researchers find climate propaganda worked on unaffected flooding bystanders appeared first on CFACT.
Angel Investments in Brazilian Enterprises Decline for the First Time in 2018
[image: Brazil,Angel investors in Brazil help startups.] By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Over the past few years, angel investments have grown significantly throughout the world, including in Brazil, where the volume of investments made by angel investors increased at least nine percent every year since 2010. A recent study, however, showed that this type of investment fell […] The post Angel Investments in Brazilian Enterprises Decline for the First Time in 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas
One of the most important energy battles of the future will be fought in the field of liquid natural gas (LNG). The post Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas appeared first on The Duran.
This Website Will Help You Choose a Training Program for Each Muscle Group
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Mouse Model Shows How Parkinson’s Disease Begins in the Gut
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Op-Ed in Boulder's Daily Camera Asks for Examination of the "Other" Side of Vaccine Promotion
Note: We're pleased to excerpt this Op-Ed in Boulder, Colorado's Daily Camera, written by Gretchen Maclachlan and suggested to us by Laura Hayes. Seems there is now a 4:1 ratio of opinion pieces about vaccination in The Daily Camera. Sounds... more »
Public Health Professor New Editor-In-Chief of New England Journal of Medicine
Excerpted from The Alliance for Human Research Protection. Dr. Eric Rubin to Replace Dr. Jeffrey Drazen as Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Once again, the Massachusetts Medical Society selected a professor from the Harvard School of Public Health, to replace Dr. Jeffrey... more »
Italy Arrests 18 for Brainwashing, Then ‘Selling’ Children Into Foster Care
*AFP* | Aim of syndicate was to take children away from their families and to give them to new parents for cash.
Nils Melzer: Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange
*Prof Nils Melzer* | Once Julian had been dehumanized through isolation - just like the witches we used to burn at the stake, it was easy to deprive him of his fundamental rights without provoking public outrage worldwide.
İstanbul Election Re-Run: The Culmination of an AKP Policy of ‘Sunnification’
*Dr Can Erimtan* | The recent Instanbul election was billed as a 'loss' for Erdogan, but in many ways it has helped reinforce the AKP's transition towards a more neo-Ottoman Islamist Turkey.
Hottest Highway On Record In France!
By Paul Homewood Good spot from Tony Heller. France Meteo reckon they have a new all time high temperature at Gallargues: http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/73726667-canicule-nombreux-records-absolus-battus The only problem is that the weather station is sat bang next to the busy N113 highway! https://realclimatescience.com/2019/06/16-year-old-climate-expert-weighs-in/#comments
San Francisco Fed Promotes “Climate-Adaptation” Loans
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ Heralding a new era of what it calls “climate adaptation finance,” a June 14 report issued by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank calls for using the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to guide lending practices in economically depressed communities throughout the United States.…
Nearly Half a Million Army Soldiers Are Getting Ready for a New Fitness Test
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by Devin Doskey)] Will they make the cut? *The Army's size puts it in greater need supporting soldiers in their physical fitness. * After nearly two decades of grinding low-intensity conflict, the U.S. military is shifting to focus on near-peer competition — and tailoring its physical fitness requirements accordingly. The Army is currently two-year assessment and rollout plan scheduled for 2020, with 470,205 soldiers are currently racing to prepare and train for a dramatically different six-event Army Combat F... more »
Russia Plans to Build Four Submarines Armed with Nuclear Drone-Torpedoes
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Should America be worried? For decades, submarine nuclear deterrence has been uniquely provided by the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), designed to loft missiles from beneath the waves into space before releasing multiple nuclear warheads that rain hellfire on cities and military bases below. SSBNs can remain submerged basically indefinitely thanks to their nuclear reactors, and are thus unlikely to be all hunted down prior to launch orders being issued. However, while Russia is planning to fully replace its older SSBNs with ei... more »
Russia vs. America: Su-35s Attack F-15s and F-16s (Who Wins?)
*TNI Staff* *Technology, Europe* [image: (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Joseph Siemandel)] A what-if worth exploring. *While many were indeed designed and planned for ahead of the imposition of sanctions, Russia is clearly making a big effort to modernize its armed forces, especially its air force, and moving past older Soviet platforms. The Su-35 is a good example of such efforts.* The U.S. Air Force does not use the F-16 primarily as an air superiority fighter—the air-to-air mission is secondary—the AESA is needed to keep the venerable jet relevant. With an AESA, the F-16 ... more »
3 Best Shotguns for Home Defense (On Any Budget)
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-smoking-shotgun-1260563/] We've got the details. When I’m at home, I feel secure. Not because of the glass windows that stand between me and the ferocious and unpredictable world outside. Not because of the locks on my doors (that can be picked at will by skillful hands). Why do I feel secure? Do I rest easy because I know that I have a portable safe inside of which lie two handguns that are preloaded? No. Let’s be real, when it comes to home defense, two handguns locked away in a safe aren’t g... more »
Upheld, upheld, upheld
Yes, complaining to the BBC does sometimes pay off. Here are three examples, published over the last three days. The latest one concerns Sally Bundock's infamous interview with Tim Martin of Wetherspoons. We previously posted an earlier BBC Complaints response to criticism that was typically 'BBC' in its refusal to admit wrongdoing - except that the BBC* has* now admitted wrongdoing. The directions of travel, bias-wise, here are interesting. The first suggests anti-Catalan independence bias, the second pro-transgender activism bias, and the third anti-Brexit bias. Enjoy! *Up... more »
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