Saturday, July 20, 2019

20 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10:22 pm MDT

One Giant Leap

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
On July 20, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon, and 19 minutes later, Buzz Aldrin joined him. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark event, here are five little known facts about the first moon landing… If the Mission Went Wrong, the Astronauts Had a Plan to Care for Their Families Many people carry life insurance policies but purchasing one to insure an astronaut would probably cost a great deal, so the Apollo 11 astronauts came up with a plan to take care of their families if the mission went wrong. All … Continue reading →

Read my email to WHO, DR Congo, DOJ, DHS officials about their failures to use right diagnostic approach to Ebola

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*A BRAZEN REPEAT OF THE 2014 EBOLA FALSE FLAG TRICKERY BY WHO AND DR CONGO GOVERNMENT* *WHO, NGOS WON'T STOP TRYING TO SPREAD DEADLY DISEASES AROUND THE WORLD USING CRIMINAL METHODS, LIES AND TRICKERY UNTIL THE CULPRITS HAVE TO FACE THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW* *ARRESTS AND TRIALS NEEDED IN 2019 OR THIS GIGANTIC THREAT WILL CONTINUE* Dear Dr Aruna Abedi,outbreak response coordinator at Congo's health ministry, I am writing to you about your false and misleading statement widely reported in the media that checking the temperatures of people by force will help contain the Ebola... more »

"The Point Of Living..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come." - Peter Ustinov

Nick Bryant calls Donald Trump "racist" (again and again)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Having been out of action for most of the past couple of weeks, I've got a lot of catching up to do. I did, however, see the original trio of Donald Trump tweets about 'The Squad' (14th July)... *(1) So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly...* *(2)...and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, h... more »

Hear from Kūpuna and Kia‘i: Video of Arrests by Kanaeokana

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Hear from the kūpuna and kia‘i Kanaeokana Above screenshots by Censored News Watch video below:

Weekend reads: A vaping study gets muddied; the “F-word” in science; prof quits following allegations of cocaine bacchanals

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured an exclusive about a Russian company that claims to have … Continue reading Weekend reads: A vaping study gets muddied; the “F-word” in science; prof quits following allegations of cocaine bacchanals

Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate common in many foods found to cause serious stomach and kidney problems in lab rats

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 13 hours ago
D.D.P is an odorless chemical food additive in the form of a white crystalized powder to prevent browning of potatoes, leavening in bread, and to prevent meat from spoiling. It is “Generally Recognized as Safe.” And is found in many of the foods we eat. You can find this in foods like Jell-O, cheese, cereal, … Continue reading Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate common in many foods found to cause serious stomach and kidney problems in lab rats →

Amazon Facial Rekognition Software Trial In Orlando Canceled After 15 Months

Aaron at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Orlando’s pilot program of Amazon’s facial Rekognition software has ended with unsuccessful results after 15 months of technical issues with accuracy, bandwidth... more »

WHO, NGOS ARE USING EXACTLY THE SAME CRIMINAL APPROACH TO SPREAD EBOLA IN THE DR CONGO AS IN WEST AFRICA 2014

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*It is widely recognized since 2014 that a high temperature is not an accurate indicator of Ebola. It is much more likely to be a sign of malaria.* *https://blogs.unicef.org/blog/is-it-ebola-or-malaria-the-diagnostic-challenge/* *But by failing to distinguish between the two, the DRC government in collusion with WHO, is embarking on the same strategy of medical murder as WHO and NGOS used in Sierra Leone in 2014 forcing large numbers of healthy people into isolation centres where they get Ebola due to catastrophic conditions.* *"In the case of Ebola, this is especially difficult.... more »

Saturday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Lana Payne points out the options to make life genuinely affordable for Canadians - while noting that the Cons' usual tax baubles don't make the list. And PressProgress both reveals Doug Ford's plans to slash Ontario's already-insufficient housing supports, and lists Brian Pallister's steps to take money away from Manitoba workers. - Carl Meyer reports on Imperial Oil's use of a gala at which it funded every participant's attendance as an opportunity to lobby Andrew Scheer. But David Climenhaga offers a reminder (based on Jim Stanford's ... more »

The Man Who didn’t Want Everest to Bear his Name

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/the-man-who-didnt-want-everest-to-bear-his-name/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm::fb:—-:rrssopenmind:::::20190708::sitlnk:: Advertisements

EPA Won’t Ban Toxic Pesticide Despite Link to Brain Damage in Children.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/headlines/epa_wont_ban_toxic_pesticide_despite_link_to_brain_damage_in_children

Low LDL Means Higher Hemorrhagic Stroke Risk

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/915359?src=soc_fb_190719_mscpedt_news_neuro_stroke&faf=1

Hong Kong's 'largest ever' explosives haul found on eve of protests

Just In - 14 hours ago
A 27-year-old man is arrested after Hong Kong police discovered a stash of a powerful homemade explosive as the semi-autonomous Chinese city readied for another major pro-democracy protest on Sunday.

'Good luck': Grand Slam board 'sceptical' Tomic will improve behaviour that saw him fined $80,000

Just In - 14 hours ago
The tennis star is denied an appeal of his fine for not playing to "required professional standards" and is told in no uncertain terms "many would be even more than just sceptical" that he is capable of reforming his on-court behaviour.

Souths grab the points against the Cowboys

Just In - 14 hours ago
South Sydney leaves it late to beat the Cowboys in Townsville, after the Roosters crush the Knights at the SCG and the Raiders get up against Wests Tigers.

Lions, Dockers have the edge in thrilling finishes

Just In - 14 hours ago
The Lions' resurgence continues as they edge out North and Freo pip the Swans after the Tigers beat the Power, the Giants thump the Pies and the Blues get the better of the Suns.

Everyone is Broke But You Don’t Have to Be a Debt Slave Any Longer

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Dylan Charles Look around in this fancy land called the U.S. and you’ll get the impression that people are just rolling in dough. They... more »

Book exposes the horror of Kenema Ebola centre in 2014, authors describe making an isolation ward with plastic from the local market after WHO did nothing

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*Oliver Johnson and Irish diplomat Sinead Walsh have written a book called **Getting to Zero about the catastrophic conditions at Kenema hospital in 2014 which provoked riots.* *Johnson was specialized in water management systems and had no experience in biosecurity and no resources.* *"But with an emergency and riots at the hospital gates, he had little option but to get stuck in.* *The team turned the A&E unit into an isolation ward, buying yards of plastic from the local market, providing buckets for bedside toilets and getting a local welder to build a water-tight metal box on ... more »

Naming a cannabis business isn’t as easy as it sounds

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
So, you're starting a marijuana business or thinking about changing the name of your established cannabis company. It's not as simple as making a pun playing off marijuana or incorporating words such as “420,” “canna” or “green” into a name. Naming a cannabis business isn’t as easy as it sounds is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

California’s Homeless Crisis Has Reached “Epic Proportions”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Mac Slavo The homeless crisis in the Democrat stronghold of California has reached epic proportions. Even after throwing billions of dollars at the problem,...more »

Soldiers in the DR Congo to force people to have temperature check, but high temperature more likely malaria

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*Soldiers and police in the DR Congo will "force" people to have their temperature taken even though it is a well known fact, in the meantime, that a high temperature is not an accurate indicator of Ebola. It is much more likely to be a sign of malaria.* https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-congo-soldiers-police-ebola-emergency.html *From Unicef* *The biggest challenge in controlling any epidemic is separating those infected from those that are not. This breaks the cycle of transmission.* *In the case of Ebola, this is especially difficult. First, the symptoms of Ebola are not sp... more »

Cop Murdered 3-Month-Old Baby, Prosecutors Say, Then Raised $17k Online

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: baby]A police officer allegedly killed a three-month-old baby and used the baby's death to raised over $17,000 on a GoFundMe page.

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Friday 19th July 2019

By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

The Libertarian Notions of Liberty are Impractical

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
The libertarians believe that liberty is a magic wand that can cure society of all its woes. But history of last 2500 years shows that most city-states and nations where people enjoyed a high level of liberty were remarkably short-lived. Several examples can be considered to establish the point that greater the liberty, shorter the lifespan of the society: Ancient Athens after the Peloponnesian War, Ancient Rome, and Florence during the time of the Renaissance. The good thing about liberty is that it leads to flowering of art, science, and private enterprise—it brings prosperity and... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
I have family arriving today for a two week visit. Blogging will sometimes be light during this period.

DHS INSTALLS BIOLOGICAL SENSORS ALL OVER THE USA, LIKELY ABLE TO DETECT EBOLA ETC IN WATER

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*The US (DARPA) and Homeland Security are installing **biological, * *chemical and nuclear sensors, which presumably can also detect Ebola or formaldehyde which appears to produce Ebola like symptoms added to the water supply or sprayed into the air etc* https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/17/the-major-liberian-newspaper-churning-out-ebola-conspiracy-after-conspiracy/ *Formaldehyde is an organophosphate.* https://cot.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cot/opchap.pdf *Why is this such good news? * *The Globalists seem to have factored in that a decompartmentalized ... more »

Long Before Now

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Republicans largely remained silent after Donald Trump's racist attack on four congresswomen of colour. But privately, Greg Sargent writes, they're scared: What is it about “send her back” that suddenly crossed a line? Consider the timeline: Trump tweets that the lawmakers should “go back” to their countries, characterizing them as corrupt hellholes (echoing his “s----hole countries” comment), even though three were born here. That elicits only a bit of discomfort from Republicans. Trump then says, “if you hate our country, if you’re not happy here, you can leave.” Trump repeats... more »

EU prepares sanctions as Turkey presses on with drilling off Cyprus coast (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 247. The post EU prepares sanctions as Turkey presses on with drilling off Cyprus coast (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Britain warns Iran is on ‘dangerous path’ after seizing UK oil vessels

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
United Kingdom summoned the Iranian Charge d’Affaires in London after seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British Foreign Office. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said earlier that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized a British-flagged tanker. “Yesterday’s action in Gulf shows […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army destroys jihadist bases in massive attack in southern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reportedly destroyed a number of jihadist training camps and bases in the Idlib and Hama governorates this week. According to the Sputnik News Agency’s Arabic-language version, the Syrian Arab Army concentrated their artillery and missiles on the jihadist training camps and bases in and around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian jets swarm jihadist stronghold in northeast Latakia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force continued their aerial campaign over northwestern Syria on Saturday, targeting several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party. Among the many airstrikes launched by the Russian Air Force on Saturday, the primary target appeared to be the jihadist stronghold of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

This Was the Last Time the U.S. Navy's F-14 Tomcat Went to War

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * A sad story? On Feb. 8, 2006 a chapter in naval aviation history was closed aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the last recovery of an F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission. Piloted by then-Capt. William G. Sizemore II, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Fighter Squadron (VF) 213 Black Lions’ aircraft 204 was trapped at 12:35 a.m. on that day and marked one of the final stages of the Navy’s transition from the F-14 to F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. “It’s the end of an era and it just kind of worked out that I was the last trap,” tolt Sizemore after ... more »

Alleged American ISIS Sniper Brought Home by the Defense Department to Face Charges

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Here is what went down. An American citizen who allegedly served as a sniper for ISIS and became a leader for the terrorist group is expected to appear in federal court on Friday after being returned to the United States by the Defense Department, officials said. Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, who was born in Kazakhstan and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, is charged with providing and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the Justice Department announced on Friday. A U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose that the Defense Department ... more »

Read the Speech Nixon Would Have Read To America If Apollo 11 Failed

Whitney Tipton at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Whitney Tipton* *Space, * Thank god it never had to be said. The late President Richard Nixon had a speech written for the worst-case scenario 50 years ago when Apollo 11 prepared to walk on the moon. Nixon asked speechwriter William Safire to write a speech if the Apollo 11 mission failed, something Safire brought up during a July 1999 interview with “Meet the Press,” Jalopnik reported. “‘You’re working on this moon-shot. You’ll want to consider a, uh, alternative posture for the president in the event of mishaps,'” Safire recalled being asked by astronaut liaison Frank Borma... more »

Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Charged With Three Murders — Two Were Children

Jake Dima at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Jake Dima* *Society, * Here is what we know. An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, who has twice been deported, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the murders of an Iowa woman and her two children. Marvin Oswaldo Escobar-Orellana, 31, was arrested after he allegedly shotthe family with which he lived in Des Moines, Iowa, and called 911 on himself. Orellana is the suspect in the murder of 29-year-old Rossibeth Flores-Rodriguez and her two children, Grecia Daniela Alvarado-Flores, 11, and Ever Jose Mejia-Flores, 5, according an Associated Press report. Orellana was deported i... more »

The 1 Way Russia Could Help China Build a Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Is this in Beijing's future? It appears that China is relying on Russian know-how and experience to develop the reactor for its first nuclear aircraft carrier. As the South China Morning Post reports, China appears to be studying the nuclear reactors on Russia’s largest icebreakers, an approach that the Soviet Union also took when it planned to build nuclear carriers in the 1980s. Specifically, Russia has invited China to bid on the construction of a new class of nuclear icebreaker, necessarily requiring the development of surface-ship based reactors... more »

Why ‘Adversity’ Shouldn’t Be a New Advantage in College Admissions

Nayeli Riano at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Nayeli Riano* *Society, * All the reasons. “It’s misleading. How do you measure an ‘adversity score’ anyway?” Martin Smith, a professor at Rowan University and an alumnus from the University of Pennsylvania, shared his thoughts over the College Board’s recent unveiling of an “overall disadvantage level”—in shorthand, an “adversity score”—to supplement students’ SAT scores. “You can’t manufacture equal outcomes when everyone isn’t given the same resources,” he said. Smith hails from a small town in rural Tennessee, a place that knows disadvantage all too well, yet he was less ... more »

I Literally Lived 15 Miles from the Apollo Program. It Was Glorious.

Hans A. von Spakovsky at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Hans A. von Spakovsky* *Space, * We lived 15 miles from the engine test stands out on the space flight center. I can still remember the windows in our house rattling when they tested the huge rocket engines they were building at Marshall. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing, I am not sure that today’s generation quite understands just how exciting this was in 1969. Apollo 11 came before “Star Wars” and a raft of science fiction movies that have since made space travel seem almost mundane. I was in elementary school when Neil Armstrong climbed out ... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Cambridge University in spotlight as rape and sexual assault reports by students rise tenfold* *They encourage reporting and wonder why they get more reports. The obvious question is how many of these complaints are reality based. As only a tiny minority were formal, it seems highly likely that the real incidence of sexual harassment was very low. England is notorious for false rape alegations* Rape and sexual assault reports from university students have risen tenfold with Cambridge University seeing some of the highest number of complaints in the country, an investigatio... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Worse than Chernobyl? Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands is far higher, study says* *All this fuss about radioactivity is premised on the conventional assumption that any level of radioactivity is bad for you. In fact, only exceptionally high radiation exposures are dangerous and the exposures in the islands were not measured against that standard.Take the case of Japanese travelling salesman man Tsutomu Yamaguchi. He was badly burnt after exposure to the Hiroshima blast during WWII. So he went home to have his wounds looked after -- to Nagasaki. So he copped the... more »

Was Iran's Seizure Of A British Oil Tanker A Strategic Mistake?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Sam Kiley, CNN:* *Iran's gamble on a tanker seizure will end its credit -- even among friends* Steadily increasing its bets in an international game of bluff, Iran has gone almost all in with a gamble that its hard liners must believe is worth the punt -- but which will certainly end their credit lines even among friends. In seizing a foreign tanker which it accuses of "violating international regulations," Tehran has resorted to a form of piracy in international waters. At a time when Iran might have begun to win friends and influence people in the world's corridors of power, ... more »

That's the strangest airliner I've ever seen . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
. . . but I'm sure Klingon passengers would be happy! It's a conceptual aircraft in art and model form, presented by Airbus at this week's Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in England. They've dubbed it the Airbus Bird Of Prey, although it's not armed, unlike its fictional namesake. (In fairness, Airbus specifically links the name to birds of prey here on earth, but given the number of Trekkies out there, it's inevitable that the science fiction association will be made, too.) According to the company's press release: Airbus has unveiled a bird-like conceptual airliner de... more »

Diamonds survive another tight finish to reach Netball World Cup final

Brittany Carter at Just In - 16 hours ago
The Diamonds' second string beats South Africa by two goals in a thrilling Netball World Cup semi-final in Liverpool.

White Supremists Don't Fight Against Anti-Semitism-- White Supremicism IS Anti-Semitism

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*German Nazis in black and white; North Carolina Nazis in color* Watching Trump's ugly fascist supporters howling for Ilhan's blood in North Carolina this week, sent a shiver up my spine. By birth I'm a Jew. What would it take to turn that mob against me and American Jews? Ten words from Trump? Five? I was watching authoritarian and fascistic-oriented Americans in that audience. And to hear a neo-Nazi like Trump using some bullshit against AOC, Ilhan, Ayanna and Rashida as "anti-Semitic" was flat-out galling, sickening. I've been involved with an organization called Young Elected Of... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Satellite Images Show Vast Swaths of Arctic on Fire Viral 'FaceApp' Aging App Gives Russia-Based Firm "Perpetual, Irrevocable" Rights To Personal Content "'If you start using that willy nilly, in the future when we're using our face to access things, like our money and credit cards, then what we've done is we've handed the keys to others,' he said." The Trump Administration Is Making Immigrant Parents Pay $800 for DNA Tests to Get Their Kids Back In Major Threat To Dollar's Reserve Status, Russia Offers To Join European SWIFT-Bypass Iran denied Trump's assertion that... more »

Trump-appointed World Bank head to continue anti-fossil-fuel policies

Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. at CFACT - 16 hours ago
The World Bank’s new chief, former Treasury and State Department official David Malpass, is showing every indication that he’s prepared to rubber-stamp the bank’s lending policies, many of which promise to harm the very people they are supposed to help. The post Trump-appointed World Bank head to continue anti-fossil-fuel policies appeared first on CFACT.

Iran's Seizure Of An U.K. Oil Tanker In The Straits Of Hormuz -- News Updates July 20, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The Stena Impero was surrounded by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces at 4pm and ordered to head north. The British registered vessel switched off its maritime tracker a short time later. A second British vessel, Medsar, abruptly changed course towards Iran around 4.45pm. Last night's action follows attacks on six oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and an earlier attempt to seize a British oil tanker which was thwarted by the Royal Navy *Daily Mail:* *The Royal Navy rushed to stop Iran seizing British tanker but arrived ten minutes late: MoD releases dramatic photos of frigate warding... more »

How One Old Battleship Survived Pearl Harbor and Wreaked Havoc on Imperial Japan

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: By U.S. Navy photo 80-G-19949, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives). The original uploader was Ahseaton at English Wikipedia., 2005-11-16 (original upload date) - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Record] A great battleship. *Maryland entered service in 1920, shortly before the Washington Naval Treaty sharply limited battleship construction. One of her incomplete sisters, USS Washington, was sunk as a target under the provisions of the Treaty. Consequently, the Treaty left Maryland and he... more »

How China Could Sink an American Aircraft Carrier In a Bloody Battle

James Holmes at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Middle East* [image: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)] And what would happen next. *That carrier-killer imagery resonates with Western audiences comes as little surprise. * Ah, yes, the “carrier-killer.” China is forever *touting* the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). Most prominent among them are its DF-21D and DF-26 antiship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), which the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has made a mainstay of China’... more »

Can't Touch This: This Might Be the Ultimate Sig Sauer M17 Gun

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Only 4 of them. When the Sig Sauer M17 was adopted by the U.S. Army, Sig Sauer, Inc. jumped on the opportunity to create commemorative versions of the pistol for the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” which guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Only four commemorative M17s were created for The Old Guard, and each bears a name and specific theme: Silence, Respect, Dignity, and Perseverance. These names are inscribed on each pistol’s dust cover, the area on the frame in front of the trigger guard. The pistols... more »

Turkey and the Russia's Deadly S-400: The Air Defense System That Changed Everything

Can Kasapoglu at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Can Kasapoglu* *Security, * The S-400 stands to change everything without firing a single shot. On July 12, 2019, Turkey began receiving the first batch of the S-400 deliveries from Russia. Ankara’s aspirant procurement can fundamentally transform the Turkish military strategic posture. Above all, acquiring a game-changing Russian surface-to-air missile (SAM) system will lead to drastic changes in the Turkish Air Force’s concept of operations (CONOPS). Inevitably, a novel operational art revolving around anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) will gradually dominate Turkey’s defense p... more »

I agree with Kate

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
On a similar theme: *Kate Hoey*: So BBC* PM *news bulletin at 5pm can mention Soubry court case but not a word about the electoral commission losing case against Darren Grimes. Bet they would have covered it if judgement different. I bet they would too.

Best of: The Final Wrap a Tribute to Dan Olmsted

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Note: Kim is taking a summer break and we're running our favorite "Best of" posts. Please consider a donation to our "Stop the Summer of Censorship" campaign . Many mainstream platforms have censored articles that discuss health and vaccination choice,... more »

Same old same old

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Today's *Dateline London *gave us a double treat today - both Abdel Bari Atwan and Yasmin Alibhai Brown. (It still amazes me that they can rant so outlandishly without literally frothing at the mouth.) Adel Darwish, for one, wasn't impressed. He sums it up very well: Waste of licence money, *Dateline London *(BBC News Channel), an entire anti-British panel, the only difference is the degree of anti-British & anti-American fanaticism among them. Presenter? Not challenging their idiocy that Iran's terrorism & piracy was Donald Trump & UK's fault!

50 Years Ago Today Man Walked On The Moon

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **'Keep America Great In Space': Trump and Melania host Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and sons of Neil Armstrong at the White House on eve of 50th anniversary of Moon landing* * President Trump had a photo-op at the White House Friday amid commemorations of the 1969 moon landing * Guest included Buzz Aldrin, the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 11, and Michael Collins, who served as command pilot * Neil Armstrong, the mission commander, passed away in 2012 and was represented by his sons * Trump called the mission 'one of the great achievements ever... more »

Unfolding crisis of the capitalist system

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
During our spring Russia Study Tour, while in Moscow, we heard from former TV reporter, documentary film maker, and rock band leader Konstantin Syomin. He had alot to say about Russia and I think you will like listening to his voice and thoughts. When I made my first trip to Russia in October 2018 Konstantin interviewed me on his TV show that is quite popular on YouTube - see it *here*. Bruce

Links 7/20/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

"Not only is tanker heading in wrong direction, but Iran policy generally - and just as Britain is about to change PM"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
On the open thread MB wonders whether Jon Sopel failed to read Fran Unsworth's warning not to engage in political tweeting that compromises the BBC's claimed "impartiality" because "Here Our Jon moans that our Iran policy is heading in the wrong direction. Couldn't be more partial...": Not only is tanker heading in wrong direction, but Iran policy generally - and just as Britain is about to change PM https://t.co/rdEhfcYp9A — Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) July 19, 2019 We did learn recently that the BBC has relaxed its rules, but this still doesn't get Jon off the hook. He's still bound... more »

Humanity is not destroying the environment

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“I resent the one-sided mis-characterization of humanity as “destroyers of our environment”. Humans certainly had negative impacts on most ecosystems. However, in contrast to a recent United Nations report insinuating we are threatening one million species with extinction, humans have … Continue reading →

Watertight oversight?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Fresh from his legal victory over the Electoral Commission yesterday, pro-Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes is turning his attention towards the BBC, who didn't report the story on last night's *News at Ten* or on *Newsnight *or on this morning's *Today* programme. Here's a flavour of what Darren and his supporters are saying: *Darren Grimes‏*: When biased Electoral Commission whacked me with their maximum fine and referred me to the police, their statement was all over BBC R4's *Today* and BBC News. Now I’ve won my Appeal against that decision, there’s nothing. They haven’t played m... more »

Bruxelles pris au piège des OGM "nouvelle génération"

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
20-Jul-2019 Des OGM "nouvelle génération" pourraient être importés en plus grand nombre si le Ceta est signé, a averti le réseau européen de l'ONG Les Amis de la Terre, s'inquiétant que l'UE n'ait pas les outils pour les détecter.

Women's Ashes effectively in Australian hands after third day of Test

Jon Healy And Liam Butterworth at Just In - 18 hours ago
Australian Test debutante Sophie Molineux breathes life into a Women's Ashes Test that has England at a loss for what to do to have any chance of regaining the trophy.

Pair charged over theft of car with 4yo boy and puppy still inside

Lily Nothling at Just In - 18 hours ago
A Queensland mother says she experienced a parent's worst nightmare when her car was stolen with her four-year-old son and the family puppy still inside.

US "Downs" Legitimacy After Claims of Downing Iranian Drone

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 18 hours ago
*July 20, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The US boasted of downing an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, admittedly in international waters, just miles off Iran's coast, and thousands of miles from Washington. It claims the drone was "threatening" a US amphibious assault ship, the USS Boxer. The Washington Post in its article, "Trump says the U.S. Navy downed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz," would claim: *A U.S. naval ship downed an Iranian drone that flew too close and ignored multiple calls to turn away, President Trump said Thursday, as tensions between the Uni... more »

An AI system predicts when pancreatic cysts will turn cancerous.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/17/an-experimental-ai-system-can-predict-when-pancreatic-cysts-will-become-cancerous/ Advertisements

What they won’t tell you: The sun is a full-spectrum medicine that can heal cancer.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.naturalnews.com/046239_sunlight_alternative_medicine_cancer.html

The Amazing Beet.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://theheartysoul.com/the-amazing-beet/?utm_source=PPV

NASA Will Give $18,500 To People Willing To Stay In Bed For Two Months

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2019/04/nasa-will-give-18500-to-people-willing-to-stay-in-bed-for-two-months.html?m=1

Astronauts in the Grand Canyon: how Nasa used the west as a moonscape

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/18/arizona-apollo-astronauts-moon-training-practice

Infographic: Breaking into the Brain.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.the-scientist.com/infographics/infographic-breaking-into-the-brain-30677?utm_content=96324792&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-212009668822281

Fascia Acts as a Second Nervous System.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.doctorschierling.com/blog/fascia-acts-as-second-nervous-system?fbclid=IwAR07rE55Be3WplRmou4BblcFP47Tzire8yYcwObM1EbSgZ572iCeOK67V-A

Meet the Cambridge Scientist on Verge of Curing Multiple Sclerosis.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://theheartysoul.com/cambridge-scientist-on-verge-of-curing-multiple-sclerosis/?utm_source=WUW

Trump’s Peace Plan and the Future of Palestine

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Trying to cut through the noise of Trump's Palestine deal-making efforts.

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