Friday, July 12, 2019

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British Chef-Caterer Washes Sellafield Nuclear Site Floor Mats in the Streets of Workington UK?

What kind of chef/catering company operates from a jet black building, complete with security cameras, and washes mats from Sellafield … Continue reading →

Washington State Officials to Kill Wolf Families to Protect Cows

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officials have ordered the killing of the members of the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) family. Why? To protect cows grazing on public lands. Last September, WDFW killed two members of the OPT family in an attempt to stop livestock attacks. When the depredations continued, officials attempted to kill the remaining two wolves but were unsuccessful. Director Kelly Susewind then paused action seeking to lethally remove the two remaining wolves from the OPT pack. Beyond being cruel and in violation of the desires of a majority of Amer... more »

"If students learn to think rationally and scientifically and to value themselves and their intellectual independence, the culture will come to reflect that. But if education fails in this task, the culture will degrade, with ... more willing to follow authority. Such a nation will not remain free for long." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*“For Ayn Rand, a nation’s long-term direction is set not by today’s political headlines and debates, but by the ideas and ideals that come to dominate its culture. Above all else, such dominance depends on trends in a nation’s educational systems, which train young minds and impart fundamental ideas and convictions. If students learn to think rationally and scientifically and to value themselves and their intellectual independence, the culture will come to reflect that. But if education fails in this task, the culture will degrade, with succeeding generations less able to think ... more »

Study: Psychiatric Diagnoses Worthless and “Scientifically Meaningless”

Selwyn Duke at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: study-psychiatric-diagnoses-worthless-and-scientifically-meaningless] Since psychiatrists have a whole thick book of “mental disorders” (the DSM-5), it’s too bad that it is essentially meaningless for diagnostic purposes.

Tulsi's Connection to CFR Being Scrubbed - Top Headline

TNA Video at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: top-headline-christian-gomez-luis-miguel-tulsi-connection-to-cfr-being-scrubbed] VIDEO - Luis Miguel joins Top Headline to discuss the latest revisions to 2020 candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Miguel shares that Gabbard's name has not only been removed from the Council on Foreign Relations' roster, but it is now being denied that she was ever a member. He also breaks down her stances on topics and whether or not she is a "globalist in sheep's clothing."

Report: FTC Approves Roughly $5B Fine for Facebook

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The FTC report has been moved to the Justice Department for review, per the report. It is not clear how long it will take to finalize.

Who’s Behind Voting-Machine Makers? Money of Unclear Origins

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Private-equity backers of the three voting systems vendors seeking approval to sell to county elections boards in North Carolina said they're controlled by U.S. citizens. But they didn't provide information about the sources of the money they invest.

EPA Restores Broad Use of Pesticide Opposed by Beekeepers

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The announcement makes sulfoxaflor the latest bug- and weed-killer defended by the Trump administration despite lawsuits alleging environmental or human harm.

Did Judge Award Sasha and Malia Obama’s ‘Biological Father’ $14 Million?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Among the many clues that something is deeply amiss with this story is the fact that its author misspelled former President Barack Obama's name.

Candidate: Woman Reporter Needs Chaperone to Cover Him

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Robert Foster told the Associated Press that he won’t be alone with any woman other than his wife.

Governor Pushes Back on Protection for Rare whales

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Maine officials say the burden on lobstermen is unfair because most right whales swim farther offshore, away from the thousands of lobster traps in Maine waters.

Coast Guard Makes Dramatic Drug Seizure, Raiding Submarine

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Video shows a Coast Guard vessel pulling alongside the submarine as someone yells orders in Spanish for it to stop.

Hawaii Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed to End Confiscation of Property Without a Conviction

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Carey Wedler States across America are reforming policies on civil asset forfeiture, the controversial practice by which police seize property from citizens, often without... more »

Russia officially challenges NATO with new S-400 shipment to Turkey

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Russia delivers first S-400 missile system to Turkey in challenge to NATO Task & Purpose Sarah Dadouch and Ezgi Erkoyun – Reuters July 12, 2019 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Russia began delivery of an advanced missile defense system to Turkey on Friday, a move expected to trigger U.S. sanctions against a NATO ally and drive a wedge into the heart of the Western military alliance. The first parts of the S-400 air defense system were flown to a military air base near the capital Ankara, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, sealing Turkey’s deal with Russia which Washington had struggled for mon... more »

President Trump Loses — Government Can’t Block Critics on Social Media

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Camille Fischer In a long-awaited ruling, the Second Circuit has found that the replies section on President Trump’s Twitter @realDonaldTrump is a public forum... more »

Erdoğan's control over Turkey is ending – what comes next?

Gary M. Grossman, Associate Director, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University atPolitics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
Turkey's authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was handed a big defeat recently when his party's candidate lost a crucial election contest. Is this the beginning of Erdogan's demise?

A "Brilliant Plan" for the Burnaby Trans Mountain Site - Salmon Hatcheries and Fish Farms

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago
*Trans Mountain Terminal Site at Present* *Trans Mountain Terminal Site with Expanded Tanks* *Imagine How it Will Look when they're* *all built....How about YOUR City, Calgary!?* *How about Putting it THERE!!!* *Proposed Terminal Expansion to accommodate 3 * *Tankers - Now go back to first photo above* *and try to imagine how much room will be left* *for other marine traffic!* *Map of Burnaby, BC Showing Site in Relation to City* Readers, after looking at the above series of photos, can you not see for yourselves how stupid the entire Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is? The or...more »

Bitcoin and the Hypocrisy of Donald Trump

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
Op-ed by Peter A. Kirby Big Bitcoin news dropped today. In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump attacked Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, and cryptocurrencies in... more »

"Nemesis Rising"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Nemesis Rising"* by Jim Kunstler "Where are Clintons, these dog days of summer? The Hamptons? Salty, sunny Martha’s Vineyard? Under a rock somewhere in the Chappaqua woods? Fate is turning in more than one uncomfortable way for the once-charmed couple of Boomerdom. There is, of course, the freshly re-issued Jeffrey Epstein underage sex scandal, come ‘round again with a vengeance this time because there are fewer Clinton partisans left in the Department of Justice where the matter has festered for decades like a fistula slowly seeping its rot through the body politic. The vengean... more »

AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago
I'm out of here until Monday. There will be guest posts, however, so drop by frequently between now and then.

US touts bigger medical cannabis research crop while applications linger

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
The U.S. government is growing the largest marijuana research crop in five years but still hasn’t acted on applications that could help shed light on the potential benefits of medical cannabis. The research, in turn, could be critical to opening up additional industry opportunities. Data from research could also shape public policy and bolster federal […] US touts bigger medical cannabis research crop while applications linger is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

China Claims It Knows What Caused the Fire Outbreak on India's Aircraft Carrier

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Politics, Asia* [image: By Indian Navy - http://indiannavy.nic.in/sites/default/files/vik_2.jpg, GODL-India, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29657994] Really? *The fire broke out in the engine room of the carrier Vikramaditya as it entered the Indian naval base at Karwar on April 26.* India’s only aircraft carrier suffered a fire that left one sailor dead. And China, which is India’s rival, says this is because Indians aren’t competent enough to operate advanced military equipment. *(This appeared first earlier May 2019.)* The fire broke out in t... more »

Why Iran's Rag-Tag Navy Would Actually Cause a Lot of Problems in War

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aaron Shelley - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 100304-N-6006S-046 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag] They would be speedy and deadly. *Besides the rocket-armed motor boats, note also the presence of anti-ship ballistic missiles (detailed in this article) and other assets that could be cued to hit naval targets.* On May 16, 2019, U.S. officials cited reports that Iran had inst... more »

Secretest of Secrets: America's Classified Seawolf Spy Submarine Rocks

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Technology, Americas* [image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas [Public domain]] Rumors upon rumors. *Success at Okhotsk paved the way for missions in the far more crowded — and therefore dangerous — Barents Sea. To hide from Moscow’s sub-hunters, Parche hid under the cover of the Arctic ice as she sneaked into congested shipping lanes. * On Jan. 20, 2013, the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter left her home port in Bangor, Washington. Less than two months later, the submarine appeared at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii f... more »

No-one is above the law, but the rules apply differently to politicians

Laura Tingle at Just In - 7 hours ago
Politicians aren't forced to go through the security screening processes to which Parliament House employees are subjected, writes Laura Tingle. But should they be exempt from scrutiny?

Trump Cabinet member quits over handling of Epstein sex scandal

Just In - 7 hours ago
As US attorney, Alex Acosta handled Jeffrey Epstein's first case involving sex with girls, which resulted in a punishment that critics say was far too lenient.

Everyone is buying and selling water, yet farmers say they are the biggest losers

Kath Sullivan at Just In - 7 hours ago
As Australia's competition watchdog prepares to study the Murray-Darling Basin's $2 billion water trade, a trip up the river finds irrigators are worried about the market's "unintended" consequences.

Toy collector offers Australians a glimpse into their past

Patrick Wood at Just In - 7 hours ago
Luke Jones's collection of more than 500 vintage Australian toys is more than a passing curiosity. It's an insight into a nation finding its post-war confidence.

'Bad people from both sides': Should we be concerned by a rising alt-left?

Tasha Wibawa at Just In - 7 hours ago
The rise of the alt-right is one of the defining political movements of the past decade, but comparatively lesser-known is its supposed counter-movement, the alt-left. But should we be concerned about an alt-left — and does it even exist?

Europe's push to force Australia to give up prosecco, feta and parmesan

Brett Worthington And Emma Machan at Just In - 7 hours ago
Australian-produced prosecco and feta cheese are in a battle to retain their names as European farmers push for Champagne-style protections.

Google data mined by pharma giant to bombard users with ads for addictive opioids

Alison Branley at Just In - 7 hours ago
A US pharmaceutical giant uses Google search data to target ads to constipation sufferers, promoting its new addictive opioid in a campaign that in intensifies until they click.

Anti-abortion activists triumphed in Alabama, but triggered an uprising

James Glenday at Just In - 7 hours ago
They call it the 'Alabama bump'. Two months after this state banned almost all abortions, donations are flowing, a clinic is being built, and a Russian punk band has arrived.

Atlantic Coast States Plan Expensive Offshore Wind Farms

IER at IER - 7 hours ago
Despite its high cost, states along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Virginia are planning to invest in offshore wind.… The post Atlantic Coast States Plan Expensive Offshore Wind Farms appeared first on IER.

If Venezuela Falls Will Cuba Be Next?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (R) speaks to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba April 21, 2018. Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool via Reuters *US News and World Report:* *If Venezuela Falls, So Does Cuba, Experts Say* With Venezuela dealing with one of the worst economic crises in its history, economists warn that Cuba’s dependency on its Latin American ally will have dire consequences. The economic crisis in Venezuela has turned millions of its citizens into refugees who are fleeing the country's hyperinflation and shortages in food and medic... more »

Are some climate scientists unnecessarily experiencing pre-traumatic stress syndrome?

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 8 hours ago
“There’s deep grief and anxiety for what’s being lost, followed by rage at continued political inaction, and finally hope that we can indeed solve this challenge. There are definitely tears and trembling voices.” “Professionally coping with grief is part of … Continue reading →

President Trump Impromptu Presser Departing White House – Video and Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As President Trump departs the White House for a trip to Wisconsin he stops for the assembled media pool. The president fielded questions on a variety of current topics leading off with the unfortunate … Continue reading →

Ageism

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Biden's Not Passing Any Torches Voluntarily by Nancy Ohanian* Almost two decades ago, I was talking with a guy I worked for, a guy with tremendous accomplishments who I both respected and liked. But I noticed he was slowing down a little and there were a couple of moments where I could see the senility starting to creep into the conversation. He's in his 90s now and I ran into him the other day, He seemed on top of his game and as fresh and spry as he had ever been. I'm not a doctor but digging around online I found this helpful explanation: "When people get older, their bodies and... more »

Former Trump Business Partner Recalls Trump-Epstein & 28 “Calendar Girls” at Mar-a-Lago; Plus Related Sexual Assault Lawsuit from the 1990s

Warning! This material is unsuitable for minors. In most jurisdictions this is those below 18 years old. Older teens who are still minors may wish to request Parental Guidance. On Tuesday, the New York Times featured a story which included excerpts from a Monday interview with George Houraney, a former Trump business partner, who ran … Continue reading Former Trump Business Partner Recalls Trump-Epstein & 28 “Calendar Girls” at Mar-a-Lago; Plus Related Sexual Assault Lawsuit from the 1990s

FOX: Oakland Raiders’ Jalen Richard vows to keep children unvaccinated, cites his own ‘research’

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
Jalen Richard, running back for the Oakland Raiders, bravely spoke up on social media this week vowing he would never vaccinate his children. This sparked a back and forth debate between those who advocate for vaccine choice and transparency, and those who blindly follow Big Pharma. The exchange took place on Twitter, with Richard inquiring […] The post FOX: Oakland Raiders’ Jalen Richard vows to keep children unvaccinated, cites his own ‘research’ appeared first on Health Nut News.

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

A victory for open courts: Justice James Chipman finds in favour of the media and unseals the Assoun file

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
Justice James Chipman today ruled for the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press in our application to unseal documents in the Glen Assoun case. Assoun is the man who was wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of Brenda Way and spent over 16 years in prison. Assoun was released on an extraordinary court-ordered […]

Announcing a New Lawfare Podcast Series: The Report

SHennessey at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
We are excited to announce a new project we’ve been working on for the past few weeks here at Lawfare. We are launching a new podcast documentary series on the Mueller Report. Called, “The Report,” it will tell the story of what is actually in the Special Counsel’s report, over a number of narrative episodes featuring the extended family of Lawfare analysts and many of the journalists who broke and reported on key stories the Mueller report details. The series aims to be fair and factual and reasonably comprehensive about the contents of the report, while presenting it in a format... more »

SHOWING WHO’S BOSS: Gold Just TRIGGERED!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
We Bring You This Critical Alert, Contributed By WealthResearchGroup.com and Their Founder, Lior Gantz, Who I regard as an expert on investing in these critical times. Gold... more »

Why are we so docile as a polity? Reflections on David Super's post

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 8 hours ago
David Super's post, immediately below, is extremely important, at least as much, if not demonstrably more so, than any of my posts (or that of others) engaging in quasi-Talmudic exegesis of recent Supreme Court opinions. As Fred Schauer demonstrated more than a decade ago, the Court has relatively little to say about the problems that most concern the majority of American citizens. If one believes, as I do, that climate change is increasingly an existential challenge, it is absolutely necessary (and proper) for Congress to act. The Court is a distinctly peripheral player. So my q... more »

US Slowdown or Recession?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 8 hours ago
This morning, I had a chance to speak with Chun Wang, a portfolio manager who produces great research at the Leuthold Group. Chun just wrote a Macro Monitor comment, *Slowdown Or Recession? Confidence Is Key*, where he outlines these main points: - The dovish pivot of global central banks is part of the reason behind the impressive rate decline, but the recent string of sub-par economic numbers also helped to push global rates lower. - The question is, “How low can rates go?” Over the medium term, it boils down to a call on recession. - We present our preferred ... more »

Iran Orders 'Foreign Powers' To Leave The Strait Of Hormuz

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow in May 2019. Reuters *Business Insider:* *Iran orders 'foreign powers' to leave the Strait of Hormuz, and says the West is playing a 'dangerous game' over Gibraltar tanker seizure* * Many of the latest escalations between Iran and the West have been taking place in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that sees $1.2 billion worth of the world's oil flow through it every day. * On Wednesday, three Iranian gunboats harassed a British oil tanker in the strait, the UK said. * Iran's foreign ministry spokesman warned on Friday:... more »

President Trump Delivers Remarks on USMCA From Wisconsin – 2:25pm Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump is attending an event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, today to discuss the importance of a North American trade bloc and support the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal. Anticipated start time approximately 2:25pm EST. Fox Business Livestream … Continue reading →

TS Barry – Slow Moving, Strengthening, Major Flood Warnings for Louisiana and Mississippi…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
At 2:00pm EST Tropical Storm Barry is strengthening with current 65 MPH winds. Barry is still forecast to become a hurricane shortly before landfall. Slow movement, warm water and growing energy is a concern as Barry is anticipated to be … Continue reading →

Immigration: 3 Reasons They Can’t Deport “Millions” Even If They Want To

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Michael Boldin Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot of people demanding that all illegal immigrants need to be deported, literally millions... more »

Kahentinetha Horn and daughter on 'Coffee with My Ma' -- 'Ma Goes to Cuba in 1959: Just to See'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Kahentinetha Horn (right) with daughter Kaniehtiio Horn (left). Photo, courtesy Coffee With My Ma. Listen to the incredible Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, and her daughter, actress Kaniehtiio Horn. On this episode, Kahentinetha, 19, and friends, went to Cuba and met Fidel Castro in 1959. It was years before they shared their story. Article by Brenda Norrell

Below average temperatures in Japan

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
“Here in the land of the rising sun it is well NOT sunny at all,” writes reader Michael B.” While we are in the wet season, so extra rain is expected what isn’t expected is the way below average temperatures. “Daytime temps have been averaging about 5°C below average across many parts of the country. ... Read moreBelow average temperatures in Japan The post Below average temperatures in Japan appeared first on Ice Age Now.

God Blessed America With Kate Smith

Dennis Behreandt at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: god-blessed-america-with-kate-smith] Today Kate Smith is attacked for racism. But a review of the life of this remarkable performer who became known as America’s Songbird draws a far different picture.

Chicago Mayor: We’ll Obstruct Justice to Protect Illegal Aliens From Deportation

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: chicago-mayor-we-ll-obstruct-justice-to-protect-illegal-aliens-from-deportation] Chicago’s mayor has declared war on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and again vowed to hamstring raids to deport illegal aliens who have been ordered to leave the country.

Caught in lie: Data destroys claim about Bangladeshi climate migrants

CFACT at CFACT - 9 hours ago
Objective crop data are humiliating climate alarmists once again. The post Caught in lie: Data destroys claim about Bangladeshi climate migrants appeared first on CFACT.

UK frigates protected tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
According to this video, the UK frigates protected an oil tanker in Iran’s latest move in a very tense Gulf region. SBS News Published on Jul 11, 2019 Five boats believed to belong to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by but withdrew after a British warship warned them, US officials said. . A military and veteran-focused digital media company, Task & Purpose, had this to say on July 11th: “Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil … Contin... more »

US lawmakers vote to block Trump and Bolton from starting military action against Iran. Bankster Mitsotakis' neo con allies isolated even in the USA

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 9 hours ago
*US lawmakers, including Republicans, have turned against Donald Trump and John Bolton and voted to block any military action against Iran without first seeking Congressional approval.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-12/house-votes-block-trump-iran-war-senate-showdown-looms* *The vote is a significant defeat for John Bolton and his new ally in Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.* *He was singled out for praise by Bolton for supporting a neo con coup leader in Venezuela, who asked the Pentagon to help him seize power. * http://www.ekathimerini.com/242531/article/ekathimerini/news/... more »

America Has an Ultra-Precision Bomb Called "World's Largest Sniper"

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2005/Dec/26/2000574463/-1/-1/0/050321-F-1234P-013.JPG] What can it do? *“The Air Force is currently producing BLU-129 bomb bodies to address operational demand,” Capt. Hope Cronin, Air Force Spokeswoman, told Warrior Maven.* The Air Force is revving up production of the air-dropped, precision-guided BLU-129 bomb increasingly in demand by warzone commanders - so accurate, lethal and precise, it is called “the world’s largest sniper.” The often-requested weapon, described as an adaptable carbon fiber bomb, ... more »

Does the Navy’s New, Shiny Frigate Have Enough Missiles?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: Image Credit: U.S. Navy] We take a look. *The FFG(X) will only have 32 Mark 41 Vertical Launch System tubes, which are missile launchers – actually more like silos – embedded in the deck.* The U.S. Navy’s new frigate may not be armed with enough missiles to defeat Russian and Chinese warships, according to a new report. FFG(X) is the Navy’s attempt to resurrect frigates, which are essentially small destroyers. The last frigates in the American fleet was the Cold War Oliver Hazard Perry class, which was retired by 2015. The Navy wants 20 o... more »

Hypersonic War: The Weapons of the Future Have Arrived

Dan Goure at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Technology, Americas* And it is terrifying. *Aircraft capable of hypersonic flight will be able to penetrate layered anti-aircraft defenses. During its career as one of the Air Force’s premier Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, the venerable SR-71, which could fly at speeds up to Mach 3, was fired upon unsuccessfully hundreds of times. * A new technological competition has begun, one in which America’s rivals, particularly Russia and China, may be ahead. This is the race to build and put in the field super-fast or hypersonic weapons and v... more »

Trump vs. Darroch: Whose Government Is 'Inept' and 'Dysfunctional?'

Graham Allison at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Graham Allison* *Politics, * In this week’s brouhaha over the leaked cables from Britain’s Ambassador, Sir Kim Darroch, to his government in London describing the Trump Administration as “inept” and “dysfunctional,” Trump’s explosive reaction, and the Ambassador’s resignation, one central question has been assiduously avoided: what does Sir Kim mean by “inept” and “dysfunctional?” In this week’s brouhaha over the leaked cables from Britain’s Ambassador, Sir Kim Darroch, to his government in London describing the Trump Administration as “inept” and “dysfunctional,” Trump’s explos... more »

This Is How Israel Would Fight a War with Iran

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Middle East* [image: By Zachi Evenor - https://www.flickr.com/photos/zachievenor/46943894274/, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78258259] We've got the details. *While Iranian missiles have received all the attention, it is worth remembering that Israel also has ballistic missiles of its own.​ Editor’s Note: Please see previous works from our “Weapons of War” series including: **Five NATO Weapons of War Russia Should Fear*, *Five Russian Weapons of War NATO Should Fear*, *Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear*, *Fiv... more »

Israel Wanted a Global Hawk Drone, So It Is Building Its Very Own

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Middle East* [image: By http://www.dmitryshulgin.com/Approved for Public Release, Distribution InlimitedUpper Right corner, - http://www.dmitryshulgin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Global-Hawk-1.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61274129] Impressive. *The smaller Eitan, built by Israel Aerospace Industries, weighs in at five tons and has a wingspan of eighty-six feet, almost as wide as a 1960s Boeing 737-200 airliner. On the other hand, the seven-ton Global Hawk, built by Northrop Grumman, really is a militarized 737. * Israel... more »

Vietnam’s Wild Grass Straws Are a Great Zero-Waste Option

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 9 hours ago
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/wild-grass-straws-vietnam?gm Advertisements

Keeping cool in an Alaskan heat wave

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
With Anchorage sweltering in 90°+ temperatures last week, this moose found a good way to keep cool. Miss D. tells me that's not uncommon behavior in that part of the world. The fun starts when you want to go outside to shut off the sprinkler . . . and the moose objects. Peter

Statements on Judge Mackey’s Ruling on NYS Temporary Restraining Order

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 9 hours ago
Children’s Health Defense Statement: Judge Mackey rendered his decision today rejecting the families’ request for a temporary restraining order. While this decision is a set-back, it isn’t the final decision. The case will move forward with more decisions to come. There will be a preliminary injunction hearing in the near future. CHD will provide updates. Statement from Michael H. Sussman, […] The post Statements on Judge Mackey’s Ruling on NYS Temporary Restraining Order appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Public opinion regarding cash for kidneys

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 9 hours ago
In a previous post, I argued that public opinion was a slippery concept, not well measured by opinion polls. One of my examples was kidney markets: Rather than being a stable parameter, public opinion is very fragile. Polls might show that most people believe X, but as soon as the issue rises to prominence and […] The post Public opinion regarding cash for kidneys appeared first on Econlib .

St Paisios and Globalist Kyriakos Mitsotakis, praised as close ally by neo con warmongerer John Bolton

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 9 hours ago
*Today is the 25th anniversary of St Paisios who wrote a lot of very accurate things about the corruption of Greek politicians as well as about the NWO vaccine and economic plots.* *https://www.ekklisiaonline.gr/nea/souroti-thessalonikis-agios-pa%ce%90sios-chiliades-proserchonte-gia-ti-megali-giorti/* *He also predicted the end of America as a super power. I think we can see that development occurring right now before our eyes.* *The end of the USA spells the end of the NWO and also Globalist puppets like Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has now been singled out for praise by John Bolton, w... more »

Turkey using proxy forces to take complete control over Hama and Idlib: expert

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Turkey is attempting to turn Hama and Idlib into a neverending war zone as the latest militant offensives have tried to change the front–lines in these governorates, Syrian military expert Haytham Hassoun told the Arabic–language version of ​​​​​​​Sputnik News on Friday. “During the past weeks, armed groups have been carrying out successive attacks in order to change the lines of contact and control […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel is attempting to create Shebaa Farms-like scenario in eastern Mediterranean: Berri

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Israel is attempting to create a new Sheba’a Farms–like scenario in the eastern Mediterranean, Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, said on Friday. The veteran politician and leader of the Amal Movement stressed stressed that the resistance constituted a deterrent force and was an auxiliary factor in the political battle that Lebanon was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

First shipment of Russian S-400 missile systems arrive in Turkey

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The Turkish Defence Ministry reported on Friday that the first batch of Russian S-400 missile defence system components was effectively delivered to Turkey. “Turkey received the first batch of S-400 air defence systems components. The deliveries are sent to the Murted air base in Ankara province”, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. Meanwhile, Turkish state TV […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/12/2019

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination” [RealClearPolitics] (average of five polls). As of July 12: Biden down at 26.8% (27.0%), […]

Chinese And Vietnamese Coastguard Vessels In Stand-Off Over Chinese Survey Ship Mission

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
The presence of a Chinese survey ship in South China Sea territory claimed by Vietnam has led to a stand-off between the countries’ coastguard vessels. Photo: China Geological Survey *SCMP:* *China and Vietnam in stand-off over Chinese survey ship mission to disputed reef in South China Sea* * Coastguard vessels eye each other across Vanguard Bank * Haiyang Dizhi entered waters near reef to carry out seismic survey operation Chinese and Vietnamese coastguard vessels have been involved in a week-long confrontation over a reef in the South China Sea, risking the biggest clash betwee... more »

US authorities seize 20 tonnes of cocaine on ship belonging to JP Morgan Chase, former employer of Mitsotakis

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
*JP Morgan Chase has likely been transporting cocaine on its ships for years with immunity. It is difficult to imagine why the banksters would have been so brazen as to use their own ships otherwise.* *But in another sign the USA is losing patience with the private bankster Globalists, authorities busted the Wall Street Globalist mega bank which has also been funding Ebola false flags.* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/pr-chase-helps-fight-ebola-outbreak.htm *Kyriakos Mitsotakis worked for Chase Manhatten B... more »

Joint Presser – Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Resigns from Cabinet….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
In his former role as U.S. Attorney for the District of Miami Alexander Acosta was one of the senior DOJ officials involved in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Mr. Acosta has explained his role and justified all the actions of his … Continue reading →

AI-Trained Robots Set To Automate Recycling Centers, Will Displace Countless Jobs

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Tyler Durden AMP Robotics, an artificial intelligence and robotics company that is automating the recycling industry, has rolled out new trash-picking robots for recycling... more »

Jeffrey Epstein Petitions Court to Live Under House Arrest in His $77,000,000 Mansion

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By S.M. Gibson Attorneys for alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein proposed a deal on Thursday that would allow their client to be released on bail and... more »

“Alexa, How Do We Subvert Big Tech’s Orwellian Internet-of-Things Surveillance?”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Charles Hugh Smith Convenience is the sales pitch, but the real goal is control in service of maximizing profits and extending state power. When... more »

The Mueller Report – my synopsis

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 10 hours ago
I have read the Mueller Report. Several things are clear from this official document of an important investigation. – the Russians had an orchestrated influence on the US presidential election actively using social media and hacking and releasing information obtained … Continue reading →

What Is Hair-Grooming Syncope?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Syncope, the medical term for fainting, can be brought on by acts of hair care.

Passengers Violently Ejected from Seats on Turbulent Flight

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing in Honolulu after 37 people were injured, nine seriously, during the sudden loss of altitude that sent people flying into the luggage compartments and aisles of the airplane.

Trump Says Nationwide Immigration Raids Set to Begin Sunday

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
It's set to target people with final orders of removal, including families.

A Capitol Offense? Cannabis Found in Statehouse Flower Beds

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Officials don't intend to test the plants to see if they are marijuana or hemp.

New Online Documentary Exposes Risky 5G Technology Being Installed Across the U.S. and Around the World

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By B.N. Frank 5G technology is being installed in the U.S. and around the world despite the telecom industry’s inability to provide scientific evidence that... more »

Slavery Made the US Less Prosperous, Not More So

admin at Coyote Blog - 10 hours ago
I want to put a couple of caveats on this post. 1) Though there are utilitarian arguments related to slavery in this post, by no means do I think they ever come close in magnitude to the basic fact of slavery's moral outrage. 2) Though there are utilitarian arguments about reparations in this post, by […]

Rwanda: Open for Business

WASHINGTON DC, Jul 12 (IPS) - Andrew Kanyegirire is Senior Communications Officer at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Claire Akamanzi spends her days working on innovative ways to bring more business to her country. As CEO of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), a multiagency governmental department billed as a "one-stop shop" for investors, Akamanzi has seen the country earn accolades for its business-friendly environment, recently winning the #2 spot regionally in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings. Read the full story, “Rwanda: Open for Business”, on globaliss... more »

The Joy Bringers: Longest Walk on Final Stretch with 68 Miles to Go, Photos by Bad Bear 2019

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
Photos by Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Western Shoshone, Longest Walk 2019 With only 68 miles remaining, the grand finale is on Monday at the Washington Monument Article by Brenda NorrellCensored NewsJuly 12, 2019 MCCONNELSBURG, Penn. -- Western Shoshone Longwalker and photojournalist Carl Bad Bear Sampson, and a small group of walkers, have

ON WEDNESDAY, ACOSTA HUNG TOUGH. THAT'S NOT WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
Alex Acosta is out: President Trump’s embattled labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, on Friday announced his plans to resign as controversy lingered over his handling of a sex crimes case involving a financier, Jeffrey E. Epstein, when Mr. Acosta was a federal prosecutor in Florida.... “He felt the constant drumbeat of press about a prosecution which took place under his watch more than 12 years ago was bad for the Administration, which he so strongly believes in, and he graciously tendered his resignation,” the president wrote in a Twitter post after he stood with Mr. Acosta on t...more »

EU-Mercosur FTA texts (Jul 2019)

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
12-Jul-2019 As released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay

Chinese Spy Ship Staying Just Outside Australia's Territorial Waters To Monitor Massive Military Exercises

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Photo: The spherical domes on the Auxiliary General Intelligence ship "hoover up" massive amounts of data and intelligence. (Supplied) *ABC News Online*: *Chinese spy ship staying just outside Australia's territorial waters ahead of Talisman Sabre war games* A Chinese spy ship that has been closely tracked by the Australian Defence Force has now arrived off the coast of Queensland to monitor joint military exercises. Late last week the Chinese surveillance vessel began making its way south towards Australia ahead of the start of Exercise Talisman Sabre involving Australian, US and...more »

Are These Lessons To Learn From Cyberschools?

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago
At this stage of the game, there's no reason to keep imagining that cyberschools are a viable option for education on any sort of scale. There's a small group of students with specialized needs that they can serve well, but mostly they've failed big time. But they are also excellent money-makers, and so we periodically find folks trying to rehabilitate the cyberschool image. Here comes another such attempt. *Where did this one come from?* North Carolina-based Public Impact is yet another reform group dedicated to advocacy for charter schools etc. It has all the usual features. For ... more »

Scandal! Mitsotakis has left Tsipras's corrupt judges in charge, emerges as Globalist, Soros and Trump neo con

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*The new Greek Prime Minister and private banker Kyriakos Mitsotakis has left judges illegally appointed by Alexis Tsipras in the top positions in the country's court in office to continue with cover ups and corruption, it has emerged.* *http://www.ekathimerini.com/242522/article/ekathimerini/news/president-returns-decrees-on-judicial-appointments-unsigned* *Ekathimerini reports that the President Prolopis Pavlopoulos today returned unsigned the two presidential decrees on the appointment of the new prosecutor and president of the Supreme Court. * https://tvxs.gr/news/ellada/den-yp... more »

Bad For Buyers: The Housing Market Is About To Shift

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Mac Slavo The housing market bubble that fueled the Great Recession a decade ago is looming once again and has been for some time. ... more »

Mueller Does Not Have Evidence That The IRA Was Part of Russian Government Meddling

Larry C. Johnson at 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] In the criminal case against alleged Russian operatives - Internet Research Agency and Concord Management and Consulting LLC - a Federal judge has declared that Robert Mueller has not offered one piece of solid evidence that these defendants were involved in any way with the Government of Russia. I think this is a potential game changer. The world of law as opposed to the world of intelligence is as different as Mercury and Mars. The intelligence community aka IC can traffic in rumor and speculation. IC "solid" intelligence may be nothing more than the strident ... more »

Americans Should Adopt Unilateral Free Trade

Jacob G. Hornberger at 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] Given the ongoing destruction of liberty and prosperity from President Trump’s trade wars, tariffs, sanctions, and embargoes, it’s time to think at a higher level, one that goes beyond mere criticism of Trump’s trade antics. It’s time to think in terms of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, all of which translate to the idea of unilateral free trade. What does unilateral free trade mean? It means that the US government should simply lift, dismantle, abolish, repeal, and end all of its tariffs, trade restrictions, sanctions, embargoes, import... more »

Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: June 2019

meoyang at Lawfare - 11 hours ago
A view of the Capitol Building from downtown Washington, D.C. (Source: Ed Schipul, CC BY 3.0) In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of June 2019. It includes public perceptions of government institutions and of the two major political parties’ handling of national security; the public’s comfort with intelligence authorities; and public perceptions about the president’s handling of key national security issues, Special Counsel Robert... more »

All-Out War On Free Speech Launched By United Nations

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Judith Bergman Proving the point that the assault on Free Speech is being driven by Technocracy, the United Nations has openly joined the fray... more »

Globalist fixer Geoffrey Pyatt praises Mitsotakis, enter the new Tsipras rolling out the NWO agenda to destory Greece

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*NEA DEMOKRATI, THE GREEK ARMY AND CLERGY SHOULD NOT BE FOOLED BY MITSOTAKIS* *ILLUMINATI BANKER IS ALREADY PROVING AS DANGEROUS AS ALEXIS TSIPRAS* *HAS OMPLETELY ALIGNED WITH THE EUGENCISIT GLOBALISTS AGENDA OF DEBT SLAVERY AND DEPOPULATION OF GREECE IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK IN OFFICE* *HIS ECONOMIC PLAN FOR GREECE IS PROPAGANDA TO DUPE LOCALS TO SPEND THEIR MONEY AFTER CAPITAL CONTROLS ARE LIFTED* *LONG TERM RESULT WILL BE GREECE'S ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COLLAPSE* *MASSIVELY INDEBTED COUNTRY NEEDS FINANCIAL RESET, STATE BANK AND PARALLEL CURRENCY LIKE ITALY'S MINI BOTS* *NO PLAN TO... more »

Apollo 50th Anniversary??? Russia Rules Space Exploration...and Always Has

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Russian 'State of the Art' Rocket Engine Soyuz 5* *Hmmmmm. How does this compare with the* *1969 Apollo Lunar Lander....hmmmmmm lemeeseeeeeee* *look at photo below for comparison...* *This landed and took off from the Moon in 1969* *Is that orange, metallic stuff on the legs copper?* *I thought copper melted in low heat?* *I simply cannot believe anyone takes this seriously* I've been writing about the US Apollo Lunar Hoax for as long as I've been keeping this blog. It's hard to believe anyone still thinks that man went to the moon and returned in the rinky dink contraption above..... more »

Tropical Storm Barry 10 AM Update July 12 2019 (Advisory 9)

As can be seen in the image, Tropical Storm Barry has strengthened and started to look more like a hurricane. … Continue reading →

Trump Labor Secretary Acosta Steps Down: Here’s His Flowery, Brown-Nosing Resignation Letter

“Alexander Acosta Steps Down As Labor Secretary Amid Epstein Controversy” July 12, 2019 9:50 AM ET By AYESHA RASCOE https://www.npr.org/2019/07/12/739881163/alexander-acosta-steps-down-as-labor-secretary-amid-epstein-controversy … Continue reading →

NHC Head Ken Graham with 7 am Tropical Storm Barry Update – Explains Its Dangers

The head of the National Hurricane Center does an excellent job of explaining why and how Tropical Storm Barry is … Continue reading →

The Hidden Reason Why Fed Chairman Powell and “Systemically Important” Banks Oppose a Gold Standard

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Mike Gleason Chairman Powell’s testimony this week was closely scrutinized not just for its economic implications but also for its political overtones. Powell cited... more »

Ursula von der Leyen hires PR agency to pep up her twitter account, but marketing won't help her

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*Ursula von der Leyen has asked a PR agency to manage her twitter account, according to Der Spiegel.* *https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ursula-von-der-leyen-engagiert-agentur-von-kai-diekmann-fuer-social-media-auftritt-a-1277050.html* *Who knows? The Globalists may also have read my earlier scathing post about her awful picture sitting like an imperial courtier on a sofa, and decided to hire help.* *They miss the point. Ursula von der Leyen is a defence minister known for her incompetence and corruption, a person whom no one elected for the post of European Commissioner a... more »

The Turn of the Pelosi Screw

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 11 hours ago
Much like the paranoid governess in the Henry James novella, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to be melting down faster with every passing summer day. I probably shouldn't even delicately ascribe her recent bizarre verbal attacks upon "The Squad" of four newly elected progressive women to run-of-the-mill derangement. Because since reading the Maureen Dowd column in Sunday's *New York Times *and other accounts*,* in which Pelosi characterizes both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump as harmless "glasses of water" I keep getting a mental picture of Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of ... more »

This is American determination and Coast Guard heroism

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
CBS Los Angeles Published on Jul 11, 2019 Dramatic video showed the moment California-based Coast Guard officers jumped from a speeding boat onto a drug smuggler submarine. . . Wow! Thanks Coast Guard. Thousands of pounds of cocaine stopped from reaching our streets! One less submarine for smuggling! One great bit of short film footage! This is why we could win the drug war if our enforcement is allowed to do their jobs and the judicial system works with them not against them. Shame is the judicial system is full of corrupt lawyers and courts willing to pander to criminals … Continu... more »

Original Green New Deal: Washington DC Pre-Air Conditioning

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her know-it-all Gen-Z science-denying Congressional pals advocate for a return to the energy-efficient days of the past. Topping their list are such inspirational ideas as abandoning hydrocarbon-powered vehicles and relying of solar and wind power for the world’s energy needs. One idea AOC apparently supports is turning off all our “first world” air conditioning, towards the goal of reducing energy consumption. This, of course, flies in the face of scientific and medical facts: A/C increases lifespans … helps prevent diseases associated with high humidit... more »

Trump achieves big win in hotel court case

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Federal Appeals Court Hands Win to Trump in Hotel ‘ Emoluments ‘ Case Newsmax Jan Wolfe July 10, 2019 President Donald Trump on Wednesday scored a crucial victory in a Democratic-backed lawsuit that accuses him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his Washington hotel. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a set of decisions instructing a lower court judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the Republican president in June 2017 by the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The three-ju... more »

President Trump And Former Labor Secretary Acosta Facing Reporters On The White House Lawn

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* I love these impromptu news conferences.

Warren Plan Would Open Borders, Import 175K More Refugees, Add 4M Through Chain Migration

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: warren-plan-would-open-borders-import-175k-more-refugees-add-4m-through-chain-migration] Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants open borders, and would end penalties for crossing the border illegally.

Out of Power Nationally, Politician Finally Tells Truth on “Global Warming”

Selwyn Duke at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: out-of-power-nationally-politician-finally-tells-truth-on-global-warming] Former two-time deputy prime minister of Australia, Barnaby Joyce has finally told everyone what he really thinks about the man-made climate-change agenda: It’s “barking” madness.

Are Yanks and Brits Going Their Separate Ways?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: are-yanks-and-brits-going-their-separate-ways] In terms of language, culture, ethnicity, history, geography, America has no more natural ally across the sea than Great Britain. The unfortunate circumstances of Sir Kim’s departure do not cancel out that American interest.

China Threatens It Will Sanction U.S. Firms That Sell Arms To Taiwan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*SCMP:* *Beijing to impose sanctions on US firms involved in US$2.2 billion Taiwan arms deal* * Move necessary to ‘protect national interest’, foreign ministry says * Foreign Minister Wang Yi says US is ‘playing with fire’ by meddling in Taiwan affairs Beijing said on Friday it will issue sanctions against the US companies involved in the latest arms sale to Taiwan, as tensions between China and the United States continue to rise. The foreign ministry said in a brief statement that the move by Washington had violated China’s territorial sovereignty and national security. “To prot...more »

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Arrives In The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Epoch Times/Reuters*:* Taiwan President Arrives in US After Warning of Threat From Mainland China* NEW YORK—Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the United States on July 11 on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning that democracy must be defended and that the island faced threats from “overseas forces,” in a veiled reference to China. China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as its own and views it as a wayward province, had called on the United States not to allow Tsai to transit there on her overseas tour. “I want t... more »

DOJ open criminal investigation into whether Ebola vaccine maker and opioid pusher Johnson & Johnson lied about risks of another product

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*WHO officials who have been promoting the experimental Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine, today ruled out by the government of DR Congo, should take note that the US DOJ is now also** criminal investigation into whether Johnson & Johnson lied to the public about the possible cancer risks of its talcum powder...* https://news.yahoo.com/congo-rules-using-additional-trial-122427371.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMMEwp2J3S5JmqNsr_0C4_1Gp8lM7ULhxayqq93PeyGazlFNfnaK_svoH3NsajCJWnkeJHl9DkWLkSV61_gPeix7LWTWNx8blOBXqviB919n8-X9Xp0zTjX3i_erS... more »

Death Match: Can Russia's MiG-35 Really Take on America's F-35?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Economics, Europe* [image: Image Credit: Defense Talk] Let's compare these bad boys. *A recent documentary from T24, a Russian state-funded television channel, sheds light on the MiG-35’s capabilities while offering plenty of high-fidelity footage of the plane in action.* With Russia’s MiG-29 nearing the end of its shelf life as Russia’s staple multirole fighter, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are taking an increasing interest in its successor: the MiG-35. For years, its manufacturer has marketed the MiG-35 as a “4++” fighter: “I would say that this is a ne... more »

The F-35 Is Now Obsolete (Thanks to Europe's 6th Generation Fighter?)

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, Europe* [image: By JohnNewton8 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79790781] Shocking. *France’s upcoming fighter will thus be able to interface with all other satellites and friendly aircraft in the FCAS “air combat cloud,” providing a dynamic, real-time portrait of the battlefield.* France and Germany have unveiled their much-anticipated Future Combat System (FCAS) at this year’s Paris Air Show, formally entering the global race for a sixth-generation fighter. FCAS is the successor to aircraft manufacturer Das... more »

Here's What the Experts Say It Would Take to Invade Iran and Win

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 030402-N-5362A-004 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag] Think Iraq but much, much worse. *To be fair, few of these voices have called for a military campaign to overthrow the Islamic Republic, and generally for good reason; there is little prospect for success and little appetite for paying the costs necessary to succeed. * The Trump ... more »

Congress Needs More Mayors, Fewer Corporate Executives-- Meet Mark Gamba Of Milwaukie, Oregon (Pop- 20,000)

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
It wasn't hard for Blue America to decide to endorse Mark Gamba for Congress. He's running for an Oregon seat held by one of the most venal Blue Dogs in the House, Kurt Schrader, and Mark's record as mayor of Milwaukie speaks as loudly as his stellar platform. I asked him to introduce himself to *DWT* readers today. If you like what you read, please consider contributing to his uphill, grassroots campaign by clicking on the 2020 Primary a Blue Dog thermometer below. *What We Need Are A Lot More People Like AOC In Congress by Mark Gamba* I occasionally hear this question: “Why sh...more »

July 12, 1936 – 113 Degrees In Wisconsin

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 12 hours ago
Wisconsin has had 334 days since 1895 over 100 degrees, 93% of which occurred with CO2 below 350 PPM. On this date in 1936, it was 113 degrees at Stanley, Wisconsin. The only years when Wisconsin reached 110 degrees were … Continue reading →

Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta Resigns Amid Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Case

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By S.M. Gibson U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said on Friday he will resign his position amid fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking... more »

Senate Confirms Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 12 hours ago
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Bob King to serve as the Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education. “We are excited to finally have Bob King confirmed by the Senate,” said education secretary Betsy DeVos. “His knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous asset as we continue to rethink higher education in order […]

"Up To 25 Inches Of Rain! New Orleans Faces 'Storm Of Biblical Proportions'"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* *"Up To 25 Inches Of Rain! * *New Orleans Faces 'Storm Of Biblical Proportions'"* by Michael Snyder "New Orleans is about to be hit by “an extreme rainfall event” that is likely to be the worst disaster that the city has seen since Hurricane Katrina. It is being projected that Tropical Storm Barry could officially become a hurricane before it makes landfall on Saturday, but in this case the wind speed is not really that important. Instead, the massive amount of rain that this immense storm will dump on southern Louisiana is the greatest danger, because...more »

The Left’s Bizarre Insistence To Conjure Up A ‘Climate Emergency’

greatclimatedebate_w84mic at The Great Climate Debate - 12 hours ago
Climate Change Dispatch Cheryl K. Chumley | July 11, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders, on the presidential campaign trail, put out a video announcement of legislation he introduced with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Earl Blumenauer declaring climate change as a national emergency — nay, as a global emergency. And that raises the very respectable, rational question: Do these people really believe …

More 2019 Evidence of Nature’s Sunscreen

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Greenhouse with adjustable sun screens to control warming. Update July 12, 2019 A paper was just published by an IPCC reviewer No Empirical Evidence for Significant Anthropogenic Climate Change by J. Kauppinen and P. Malmi. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. H/T WUWT An analysis by Finnish researchers adds to…

The Appalling Environmental Cost Of Wind Power

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: A new publication from the Global Warming Policy Foundation reviews the impact of wind energy on the environment and finds that it is already doing great harm to wildlife. “The Impact of Wind Energy on Wildlife and the Environment” contains contributions from both researchers and campaigners,…

Anomalous Cold Weather Continues To Affect Northern Europe

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? We heard about all the record heat in Europe last week, but who knew that much of Europe is now suffering from record cold? ? https://electroverse.net/there-is-no-heat-out-there-anomalous-cold-continues-across-europes-nordic-nations/ ? ? ? UPDATE This post is based on an article on Electroverse. To put…

10 fallacies about Arctic sea ice & polar bear survival: teachers & parents take note

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Summer sea ice loss is finally ramping up: first year is disappearing, as it has done every year since ice came to the Arctic millions of years ago. But critical misconceptions, fallacies, and disinformation abound regarding Arctic sea ice and polar bear survival. Ahead of Arctic Sea Ice Day (15 July),…

RON KLAIN IS A KEY FIGURE IN THE PLAN TO WIPE OUT AMERICANS WITH EBOLA AND SHOULD BE PROSECUTED FOR HIS LATEST LIES IN THE WAPO CALLING FOR WHO TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Ronald Klain, a key fixer in Barack Obama's attempt to spread Ebola around West Africa and the USA in 2014 to 2015 by standing down standard biosecurity measures and promoting an experimental vaccine by making false and misleading statements about its safety and efficacy, should be put on trial for his repeatedly endangering the public like the perpetrators of the opioid crisis.* *https://www.kff.org/news-summary/who-u-s-must-step-up-drc-ebola-response-efforts/* *Klain advocated in the WaPo again for WHO to declare Ebola a public health emergency so that the private bankers can ro... more »

Dow 27,000? I Think That We Have FINALLY Reached Peak Stock Market Absurdity

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Michael Snyder Even though everything else seems to be going wrong, the stock market just continues to soar to new record highs. In fact,... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 7/12/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, "The Real Plan: World Domination - You Are Owned" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

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Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
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More 2019 Evidence of Nature’s Sunscreen

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 12 hours ago
Update July 12, 2019 A paper was just published by an IPCC reviewer No Empirical Evidence for Significant Anthropogenic Climate Change by J. Kauppinen and P. Malmi. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. H/T WUWT An analysis by Finnish researchers adds to the chain of studies supporting the Cosmosclimatology theory first proposed by Svensmark. Their […]

CBS: Study Links Common Chemical In Cosmetics And Toothpaste To Osteoporosis

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Did you know that a chemical routinely used to reduce bacterial contamination in toothpaste, cosmetics, toys and clothing may also cause osteoporosis? According to a study in the Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, which is the first study to find this connection, the ingredient to avoid is triclosan. Their research consisted of data from 1,848 […] The post CBS: Study Links Common Chemical In Cosmetics And Toothpaste To Osteoporosis appeared first on Health Nut News.

World News Briefs -- July 12, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*BBC:* *Threat level raised to 'critical' for UK ships in Iranian waters* The UK has raised the threat to British shipping in Iranian waters in the Gulf to the highest level - where the risk of attack is "critical". The step was taken on Tuesday, amid growing tensions in the region. On Wednesday, Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker in the region - before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship, the MoD said. Iran had threatened to retaliate for the seizure of one of its own tankers, but denied any attempted seizure. The Department for Transport said it regularly provi... more »

MWI fans are collapse deniers, hypocritically assume collapse in the past, anyway

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
Ben asked me to refute the Many-Worlds Interpretation again. I think that the first sentences of the Wikipedia article do a wonderful job in explaining what the typical people promoting the "MWI brand" actually want to believe, and one might argue that this is what Hugh Everett actually meant, too: The many-worlds interpretation is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts the objective reality of the universal wavefunction and denies the actuality of wavefunction collapse. The existence of the other worlds makes it possible to remove randomness and action at a distance fr... more »

But is it milk?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
I had to laugh at this report. Cinnamon Ridge Dairy Farm is ranked number two in the country for milk production and it may be because their cows are fed a different ingredient. It might sound utterly weird, but the dairy cows at Cinnamon Ridge run on coffee creamer. “This is an oddball ingredient,” says John Maxwell, farmer and owner of Cinnamon Ridge. “It does sound a little cannibalistic, but that’s not true at all.” He says it’s the sugar in the creamer that helps his cows produce some of the best milk in the nation. “This is energy in my hand, energy that produces milk” Maxw... more »

Nationalist Sparta Versus Democratic Athens

Unknown at The Verma Report - 12 hours ago
Marble statue of a helmed hoplite (5th century BC); Maybe LeonidasClassical Athens was a noisy democracy in which people were not well organized. Sparta, on the other hand, was a highly organized nationalistic state whose political system was devoted to maximizing military power at all costs. They fought devastating wars—during the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), the alliance led by Sparta was victorious over the Athenian alliance. For reasons that are unclear, the Athenian society, which was crippled and demoralized by the defeat in the Peloponnesian War, gave rise to several bri... more »

Ukraine and Russia Eliminate the "Five Eyes" Middlemen?

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Ukraine "Internal Security" Building, Kiev Ukraine* *Anti-War Blogger Bruce Gagnon says:** "This is the headquarters of the internal security agency in Kiev, Ukraine. Who do you think really runs the place?"* Lol. The worst possible outcome for the non-stop Western efforts to stoke the fires of enmity and conflict in civil war torn Ukraine happened just yesterday. Putin and the newly elected Ukraine President Zelensky talked by telephone. Could this be the beginning of the end for the hegemonic goals of the "Five Eyes" in Ukraine???? Why, just the other day, anti-war blogger... more »

FEDERAL RESERVE INTEREST RATE DILEMNA SIGNALS USA NOW IN ADVANCED STAGE OF FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. HYPERINFLATION NEXT?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*FEDERAL RESERVE NEEDS TO RAISE INTEREST RATES TO CONTROL INFLATION AND MAKE US DEBT ATTRACTIVE TO BORROWERS TO FUND RECORD BUDGET DEFICIT OF 1 TRILLION DOLLARS* *BUT THE GIGANTIC CORPORATE, CONSUMER AND OTHER DEBT MEANS THAT EVEN A TINY RAISE IN INTEREST RATES WILL WIPE OUT THE REAL WORLD ECONOMY* *THE POINT HAS NOW COME WHERE THE FED HAS HAD TO CHOSE BETWEEN * *ONE, INFLATION AND FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY OR TWO, RECESSION AND CORPORATE AND CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY* *IT LOOKS SET TO CHOSE THE FIRST OPTION AND CUT INTEREST RATES AS INFLATION INCREASES* *HISTORY SHOWS SUCH AN INFLATIONARY SPIR... more »

British Government Killed 10 Million Iranians in 1919

GeoPolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 12 hours ago
A recently rediscovered document in the American Archives reveals that around 10 million Iranians died as a result of widespread famine between 1917-1919. The Iranian famine is barely mentioned by Western media or in the history books, probably due to the fact that it was caused by the British presence in Iran after World War … Continue reading British Government Killed 10 Million Iranians in 1919 →

Child Rape Victim Goes to Police for Help and Is Tied Up and Raped By Her Detective

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: detective]Instead of helping the victim, an LA County Sex Crimes Detective tied up and violently raped a 14-year-old girl.

Feds Seize JP Morgan’s ‘Asset Management’ Ship With Over $1 Billion of Cocaine on it

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
A container ship owned by JP Morgan has been seized after authorities discovered over $1 billion dollars worth of cocaine on the vessel.

NYPD Exposed for Letting Convicted Pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, Skip Mandatory Check-Ins

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: epstein]Not only are top level government officials bending over backward to protect convicted pedophile Epstein, but the NYPD is too.

NYPD Exposed for Letting Convicted Pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, Skip Mandatory Check-Ins

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Matt Agorist As TFTP reported this week, billionaire hedge fund manager and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and made his first... more »

Pentagon officials tells Senate China has hypersonic missiles which can defeat USA, its defense budget will be $260 billion by 2022

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*China, the world's new military superpower, has the capacity to defeat the USA and UK today using hypersonic weapons systems, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense told the **Senate Armed Services Committee’s last year already.* *China's defense budget is set to be three to four times higher than America's by 2022.* *With its state central bank and booming economy, China has already emerged as the world's new super power.* *The private banking cartel have buried the West under debt and drained the armies they control of resources through austerity, exposing them to a swift and... more »

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