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Mass Media’s Phony Freakout Over Bernie’s WaPo Criticism Is Backfiring
After days of ridiculous, hysterical garment rending by mass media talking heads in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ utterly undeniable assertion that The Washington Post has displayed unfair bias against his campaign, people with extensive experience in the mainstream press who are fed up with the […]
READ BY EMAIL TO WHO ASKING IF ALL EBOLA PATIENTS WILL GET SURVIVORS BLOOD AND OTHER EFFECTIVE DRUG FROM NOW ON
Read my email query to WHO asking whether all Ebola patients in the DR Congo will be given the two promising drugs mAb114 and REGN-EB3 and whether they will correct their faulty quarantine protocol, which leads to Ebola infections. Will post any reply. .... Email received from WHO with information on the two new drugs Geneva, 13 August 2019 | Media Package Media package: Ebola drug trial identifies two strong performers Dear journalists, Further to yesterday's announcement that two out of the four drugs being tested to treat Ebola show promise, please find enclosed further... more »
Report: A US–Russia Nuclear War Could 'Plunge Earth Into A 10-Year Winter'
Fires ignited by an all-out nuclear war detonations would likely inject around 147 million tons of soot into the atmosphere. These soot aerosols would encircle the entire globe within weeks, plunging the Earth into an enduring nuclear winter *Daily Mail: **A US–Russia nuclear war could 'plunge Earth into a 10-year winter' causing plummeting global temperatures and constant darkness, scientists find* * Fires started by nukes would inject 147 million tons of soot into the atmosphere * Blanketing the globe within weeks this soot would blot out light from the sun * As a result global... more »
2019.08.17: Gérard Lartaud, Rudolf Steiner och andens praktik
Läser just nu en alldeles förtjusande liten essä av Gérard Lartaud, “Rudolf Steiner och andens praktik” (ingår i: Om anden, red. Paula Hämäläinen-Karlström, Kosmos förlag 2018). Den är bara några få sidor, runt femton, och naturligtvis inte uttömmande i fråga om vad Steiner hade att säga om anden och andlighet. Men den är förbluffande trevlig … Continue reading 2019.08.17: Gérard Lartaud, Rudolf Steiner och andens praktik →
You Can Now See What A Nuclear Detonation Over Manhattan Looks Like In This New VR Simulation
Nukemap VR simulates a nuclear bomb explosion in New York City to educate people about atomic weapons. Christopher Manzione; Reinventing Civil Defense/Stevens Institute of Technology *Business Insider:* *I just nuked Manhattan in a realistic new VR simulation, and the experience changed how I understand the bomb* * Nukemap VR is a new virtual-reality experience that lets users detonate a nuclear weapon in New York City. * The simulation is designed to educate the public about the scale and scope of atomic explosions. * The project is part of a $500,000 project called Reinventing Ci... more »
When an old codger's about to lose his temper . . .
. . . you might hear something like this. Of course, I may resemble that remark . . . *(Shamelessly stolen from Wirecutter.)* Peter
Internships allow marijuana companies to ‘grow talent from within’
A growing number of cannabis companies - both ancillary and plant-touching - are creating internship programs for college students and graduates whom the firms hope will eventually become full-time employees. Internships allow marijuana companies to ‘grow talent from within’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Public Pays Wind Farms £170m A Year To Switch Off
By Paul Homewood From the Telegraph: British householders were forced to foot a £173 million bill to compensate wind farms ordered to reduce the power they provided the country during the last financial year, The Telegraph can reveal. As part of a National Grid system of so-called “constraint payments”, electricity generators receive […]
"We Must Marvel..."
"In our society, confidence leads to knowledge- which leads to power- which leads to pride- which leads to a fear of seeming ignorant- which constricts learning like an iron vise. We must understand that confidence is a blessing, for it is the embodiment of self-love, and through it we find the fuel for innovation and progress. We must realize that ignorance is merely the opportunity to learn more. And lastly, we must marvel rather than groan at the fact that there will always be more to learn... Only then will we be free of the intellectual prisons we have so readily caged ourselve... more »
Are We In A New Cold War?
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Marion Smith, USA Today:* *We’re in a new Cold War. Hong Kong, like Berlin before it, is the first battle.* *Continued American silence will convince China that it can advance on other fronts. We must show Beijing that Hong Kong’s freedom isn’t up for grabs.* Would the United States have let the Soviet Union invade West Berlin? Never. Yet America is on the verge of allowing Communist China to... more »
The Poet: Charles Simic, “The White Room”
*“The White Room”* “The obvious is difficult To prove. Many prefer The hidden. I did, too. I listened to the trees. They had a secret Which they were about to Make known to me- And then didn't. Summer came. Each tree On my street had its own Scheherazade. My nights Were a part of their wild Storytelling. We were Entering dark houses, Always more dark houses, Hushed and abandoned. There was someone with eyes closed On the upper floors. The fear of it, and the wonder, Kept me sleepless. The truth is bald and cold, Said the woman Who always wore white. She didn't leave her room. The sun p... more »
As Brazil’s Economy Moves Sideways, Household Debts Continue to Grow
[image: Brazil,Without an improvement in the economy more and more Brazilians are getting into debt.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Fernando Albuquerque, 32 years old, has been looking for a permanent job for the past eighteen months. While he looks, Albuquerque continues to accept odd jobs at construction sites or remodeling firms. As his bills pile up, Albuquerque is one of the thousands of Brazilians who are indebted, a number that, […] The post As Brazil’s Economy Moves Sideways, Household Debts Continue to Grow appeared first on The Rio Times.
“When Thoughtful People Think Illogically”
*“When Thoughtful People Think Illogically”* by Missy Comley Beattie “This man with whom I corresponded believes Sandy Hook and the Boston Marathon were staged and that those involved, even the children, are “crisis actors” - employed by a government whose aim is seizing guns, passing gun control laws, and creating a climate of fear. I asked about hospital staff, those who treat the injured and the spokesperson that provides information about a patient’s condition. His answer, “Crisis actors.” I told him about Carlos Arredondo, a peace activist, whose son Alexander was killed in I... more »
MSF nurse Kaci Hickox is back and working in The Netherlands. Connected to recent Ebola hospital scare?
The MSF nurse Kaci Hickox who spearheaded Globalist efforts to undermine quarantine and isolation procedures introduced by states after the federal government failed to act, is now back working for MSF and in the Netherlands. The Netherlands was the location of a Ebola scare on August 7th which led to a hospital in Rotterdam being sealed off. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/dutch-hospital-sealed-off-but-ebola-scare-proves-false-alarm/2019/08/07/97005018-b965-11e9-8e83-4e6687e99814_story.html Another prominent Dutch "diplomat" Annick van Lookeren Campagne is working in Go... more »
‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws: Everything You Need To Know
*Amy Swearer* *Society, * And we do mean everything. The national gun control conversation often sounds like a broken record, with the same advocates resorting to the same talking points about decades-old proposals, such as banning so-called assault weapons or imposing universal background checks. But, as we noted in our recent article “Answering Common Gun-Related Questions After Recent Shootings in El Paso and Dayton,” the latest tragedies have added some new, complex layers to the mix—layers that are not always easy to parse through in the midst of all of the background noi... more »
Greenland Is Simply Amazing (Forget About the Trump Inspired News)
*Luke Coffey* *Security, * Greenland is a very important U.S. partner with a long and rich history. It was first discovered by Vikings in the 10th century, and was ruled by the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway until 1814. That year, the Treaty of Kiel transferred ownership to the Kingdom of Denmark after the union between Norway and Denmark ended. The recent media reports that President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland for the United States has brought the unlikely country into the world’s headlines. Taking advantage of the limelight, Greenland’s government tweete... more »
Before Buying Russia's S-400, Turkey Made Sure to Have Spare F-16 Parts On Hand
*Dario Leone* *Security, * The relationship is in trouble. *The U.S. has threatened to end Turkey’s participation in the F-35 fighter program by July 31 if Ankara doesn’t scrap the S-400 deal.* A Bloomberg report says Turkey has been stockpiling parts for F-16s and other military equipment in anticipation of a U.S. sanction for acquiring the Russian S-400 air defense system. Two anonymous officials from Turkey who spoke to the news outlet refused to clarify on what types of spares were accumulated, how much was acquired and how long they can last. Relations between the two coun... more »
The U.S. Navy Let Me Come Aboard Their Deadliest Aircraft Carrier Ever
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Here is what I saw. *If all goes well, the ship should be operational by 2020. If the current schedule holds, Ford should be able to work up with an air wing and deploy in 2021 or 2022.* The United States Navy will commission the first of a new generation of aircraft carriers into service today. The future USS *Gerald R. Ford* (CVN-78) will represent the future of naval aviation and will be the most advanced and capable aircraft carrier ever built. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* With *Ford*’s imminent commissioning ceremony coming up ... more »
The U.S. Navy's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Just Made a Big Step Forward
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Closer to being ready? The latest Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB) by the U.S. Navy has cleared the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system to recover all existing fixed-wing aircraft operating aboard its aircraft carriers. The ARBs enable propeller aircraft: C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and jet aircraft: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler to perform flight operations aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). “The entire team did a tremendous job accelerating the schedule and working through challenges,” said Capt. Ken Sterbe... more »
China's 3 Helicopter Carriers Are Here to Stay: Paper Tiger or Super Weapon?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The South China Sea will never be the same. *Indeed, the People’s Liberation Army maintains significant amphibious warfare forces. Its Marine Corps recently tripled in size to 40,000 personnel, while the PLA Ground Forces also maintain tens of thousands of troops specialized in amphibious warfare, equipped with amphibious Type 63 and ZTD-5 tanks and ZBD-5 fighting vehicles.* Measuring the length of two-and-half football fields and estimated to displace between 30,000-40,000 tons once in the water, the vessels appear to be the first of three Type 0... more »
That Time Gaddafi Scrambled 70 Fighter Jets to Intercept U.S. Navy Aircraft that Crossed the Line of Death
*Dario Leone* *Security, * No less than 35 pairs of Libyan interceptors, including a total of 70 MiG-23MS’s, MiG-25Ps, Mirage F.1s, and even Su-22s, Su-22Ms and MiG-25RBs, approached US Navy aircraft on Aug. 18, 1981. Relations between Libya under Gaddafi’s rule and the USA gradually worsened after Tripoli’s announcement that the Gulf of Syrte (known as the ‘Gulf of Sidra’ in the USA) would be considered as Libyan territorial waters. In the spring of 1974, Washington issued a diplomatic protest calling this announcement ‘unacceptable’ and a ‘violation of international law’, but ... more »
Meet the Journalist Who Exposed the Jeffrey Epsteins of Victorian London
*LeeAnne M. Richardson* *History, Europe* [image: Reuters] W.T. Stead’s series of articles detailing a sordid sex ring rocked London. Wealthy men soliciting underage girls for sex. Girls lured to expensive homes by promises of good-paying jobs. Captains of commerce and heads of state reveling in debauchery. Officials looking the other way. A newspaper exposé written by British journalist W.T. Stead, “The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon” sounds just like the sordid sex ring of Jeffrey Epstein, who died of an apparent suicide in prison on Aug. 10. The difference is that Stead’s a... more »
North Korea vs. America's Mach 3 SR-71 Spy Plane (Who Wins?)
*Dario Leone* *History, * Best luck next time around, Kim. *No SR-71 has ever been lost or damaged due to hostile action. The aircraft was extremely difficult for enemy radars to find. Featuring the original stealth technology, the SR-71’s leading edges and vertical rudders were composite construction. Being made from a mixture of asbestos and epoxy provided high temperature resistance and radar absorbent characteristics to reduce the radar cross section (RCS).* The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft devel... more »
15 Best Guns on Earth?: The World's Best Shotguns, Handguns, and Military Rifles
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, * Here's the list. *Smith and Wesson is one of the oldest names in American firearms. Although the company was mostly known for revolvers, it was inevitable that the company would come out with a Glock-style polymer handgun.* (*These all appeared separately during the last seven months and is being reposted thanks to reader interest.) * *5 Best Handguns:* The bustling global arms trade has resulted in many excellent handguns in the last hundred years. Some of the best handguns are more than a hundred years old, while others have been in production... more »
Heckler & Koch Guns: The 5 Best on the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* Here they are. *Like an increasing number of contemporary handguns, the VP has a modular ergonomic system that allows the backstrap and grip panels to be swapped out. The result is a handgun that can be tailored for smaller or larger hands, with a total of twenty-seven possible ergonomic configurations. The VP stores fifteen rounds of 9mm ammunition in a double stack magazine.* One of the most prolific gun sellers in the United States is Germany’s Heckler & Koch. The company, started in the wake of World War II by former Mauser engineers... more »
Turkey & U.S. Disagree On Safe Zone- Because There is NO Agreement.
* What??? They disagree. Why, I thought there was an agreement in place??? Peace Corridor and other gibberish. That's what the 5/6 eyes media was reporting. Alt and msm.* *As reported here....**.* *There is NO Agreement on a US/Turkish “safe zone” in Syria* *Or, to Quote M. K. BHADRAKUMAR who calls the statement a "read out". Found in the post- "A Safe Zone For Syrian Refugees-- So Near, yet, So Very Far"* *"The readout is delightfully vague"* *Delightfully vague. Completely ambiguous. Devoid of details. Definitely not an agreement.* *Stumbled across this **Ahval** article. * *D... more »
New Jersey's new quarantine and isolation rules allow for appeal
CONTACTS AT HIGH RISK OF INCUBATING EBOLA SHOULD ALL BE QUARANTINED STATES COULD BE SUED IF THEY LET PEOPLE TO AVOID QUARATINE WHO THEN SPREAD EBOLA THAT SAID, A LEGAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT QUARATINED WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION IS A GREAT INNOVATION From media TRENTON -- Anyone suspected of contracting the Ebola virus will not be quarantined without receiving the state's written medical justification, and a chance to challenge the decision, according to a settlement announced Thursday stemming from a nurse's lawsuit over her three-day isolation in 2015. The settlement doe... more »
LAWSUITS SET TO BE BE THE BULWARK AGAINST EBOLA SPREADING IN THE USA THROUGH FAULTY PROTOCOLS
A landmark lawsuit by nurse Nina Pham who contracted Ebola in a Texas Hospital due to faulty protocols and gear should be a warning to all US hospitals, airports as well as the CDC that they can all be sued in 2019 if they do not immediately correct the faulty CDC and WHO protocols and if these ever lead to Ebola infections. Nina Pham won her lawsuit against the Dallas Hospital which failed to give her the information and equipment and training she needed to protect herself. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/surprising-allegations-ebola-nurse-lawsuit/story?id=29333718 https://www.dall... more »
Weekend reads: A week of whistleblower news, including what happens when one gets it wrong; questions about a widely covered study of men with guitar bags
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a request: Our co-founder Ivan Oransky is celebrating a birthday this coming week, and he’d like nothing more than a gift to Retraction Watch to support our work. Here’s your chance. The week at Retraction Watch featured a psychology researcher who did the right thing; 15 retractions by … Continue reading Weekend reads: A week of whistleblower news, including what happens when one gets it wrong; questions about a widely covered study of men with guitar bags
THE 2014 EBOLA SCARE SHOWS HEALTH CARE WORKERS, SHERIFFS, FIRE FIGHTERS, GENERAL PUBLIC ALL NOW AT RISK UNDER CURRENT PROTOCOLS INSTRUCTING TO SELF MONITOR
*HIGH RISK CONTACTS OF ANY EBOLA PATIENT AT THE VERY LEAST SHOULD BE PLACED IN IMMEDIATE QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION* *CDC AND WHO PROTOCOLS FOR USA RECOMMEND SELF MONIORING* *EVENTS OF 2014 SHOW APPROACH RISK SPREADING EBOLA* *EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, SHERIFFS AND FIRE FIGHTERS AT ESPECIAL RISK* *MAIN CASES RECAPPED* *DALLAS NURSE AMBER VINSON ALLOWED TO FLY ON DOMESTIC AIRLINES* * A nurse who treated and contracted Ebola from Thomas Eric Duncan was advised to simply self monitor by the CDC when the correct protocol is to place a high risk person in quarantine and isolation.* *E... more »
Musical Interlude: Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”
Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”
EU in fear, as Matteo Salvini well positioned to lead next Italian government (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 280. The post EU in fear, as Matteo Salvini well positioned to lead next Italian government (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
America’s Benevolent Bombing of Serbia
[image: undefined] Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton commenced bombing Serbia in the name of human rights, justice, and ethnic tolerance. Approximately 1,500 Serb civilians were killed by NATO bombing in one of the biggest sham morality plays of the modern era. As British professor Philip Hammond recently noted, the 78-day bombing campaign “was not a purely military operation: NATO also destroyed what it called ‘dual-use’ targets, such as factories, city bridges, and even the main television building in downtown Belgrade, in an attempt to terrorise the country into surrender.... more »
Cherish Your Privacy? New Anti-Surveillance Clothes Trick Cameras by Making You Look Like a Car
By B.N. Frank The rise of “Surveillance Capitalism” by businesses and other entities has made it so that we’re all being subjected to data collection... more »
Art Predates Written Language
Paleolithic cave painting of bisons in Altamira cave, SpainThe intriguing thing about mankind is that art has originated tens of thousand of years before the development of written language. Human beings have been making cave paintings since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago. Several cave paintings have been discovered in Europe, Africa, Australia, and Southeast Asia. The diversity of locations in which these cave paintings have been discovered indicates that artists, who were living in tribal societies in different parts of the world and could not have had any communication... more »
Down To Oblivion
The nuclear arms race, Simon Tisdall writes, is back. The latest reminder of that grim reality occurred a week ago: It was five days before officials confirmed a blast at the Nyonoksa range had killed several people, including nuclear scientists. No apologies were offered to Severodvinsk residents. There is still little reliable information. “Accidents, unfortunately, happen,” a Kremlin spokesman said. According to western experts, the explosion was caused by the launch failure of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of many advanced weapons being developed by Russia, the US ... more »
WHAT WE MUST LEARN IN 2019 FROM THE GLOBALISTS ATTEMPTS TO SPREAD EBOLA USING AIR LINES AND FAULTY PROTOCOLS IN 2014
Travellers arriving from Ebola affected areas by plane in the USA, Europe or UK will not be isolated on time and so could infect others, including health care workers, due to faulty WHO and CDC protocols in a repeat of the problems plaguing the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The updated protocols do direct health care workers to look for people with a history of travel to Ebola affected areas and who have had contact with potential Ebola patients unlike in 2014 when protocols only directed nurses and doctors to look for symptoms. But the protocols do not instruct health care workers to ta... more »
Cop Busted by His Own Dept. Trying to Have Sex With a Child While On Duty
[image: child]A child predator cop was caught in uniform and on-duty attempting to meet up with a child to have sex with her.
Flashback to 2014 when a priest with Ebola airflown from Liberia infected a Spanish nurse given substandard protective gear
*Flashback to 2014 when a priest with Ebola was flown to Spain and a nurse with substandard protective gear became infected.* *From media* *A Spanish missionary who contracted the Ebola virus while working in West Africa has died in hospital in Madrid.* *More than 1,000 people have died in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria since the outbreak was first reported in February.* *Miguel Pajares, 75, was airlifted back to Spain from Liberia last week with a nun who tested negative for the virus.* *For the past few days he had been treated with an untested, experimental drug, Zma... more »
U.S. Arranged Secret Talks Between Israel, U.A.E. Over Iran
Brian Hook, head of US State Department's Iran Action Group, arranged clandestine meetings between Israel and UAE to cooperate on Iran (AFP) *Middle East Monitor*: *Israel and UAE held two secret meetings on cooperation against Iran* US sources said that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had held two secret meetings during which they coordinated joint measures against Iran, reported the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The sources added that during the secret meetings between Israel and the UAE, which were held by the US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, both sides ex... more »
EXTRA CONTROLS INTRODUCED AT US AIRPORTS ALSO SERVING PASSENGERS FROM BURUNDI WHO MAY BE INCUBATING EBOLA
International airports around the United States are experienced delays in processing international travelers, due to a shut down of the computer systems used by Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers processed travelers manually until the automatic processing systems were updated and restored. US airports with flights arriving from Burundi's International Melchior Ndadaye in Bujumbura were also affected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujumbura_International_Airport Extra attention was focussed on Burundi's airport in the ongoing Ebola scare after local media reported that sh... more »
China, Russia, South Korea and Japan Nearly Went To War Last Month
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Sebastien Roblin, National Interest:* *World War III (Almost): China, Russia, South Korea and Japan Nearly Went to War* What stopped this disaster? Aerial encounters between bombers and patrol planes and jet fighters are common, though sometimes tense occurrences as fighter pilots sometimes seek to intimidate the crews of bombers or spy planes with close, dangerous flybys. However, it’s rare today for probing bombers or spy planes to actually violate another country’s airspace—and even rarer for fighters to open fire during an intercept, even if on... more »
Steve Kings remark on rape and incest
Democrat media are trying to portray Steve King's comment on family trees as excusing rape and incest. Not at all. It's just a fact. History, not emotion, and Democrats hate that. He's simply saying those children are a part of the human race, part of us, regardless of the sins of their mothers and fathers. If you chopped off all those branches in your family tree, you'd have a stump. The current craze for DNA family searches has shown that many people do not have the fathers (usually) or family they imagined. Many family genealogies have "aunts" who were actually the mother, or an... more »
Hackers Find Serious Vulnerabilities In The Software Of The F-15 Fighter Jet
An F-15C Eagle takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt) *Newsweek: **Ethical Hackers Sabotage F-15 Fighter Jet, Expose Serious Vulnerabilities* A team of hackers given unprecedented access to a flight system used in F-15 fighter jets reportedly confirmed the existence of serious cybersecurity bugs. Researchers discovered vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could be used to shut down the Trusted Aircraft Information Download Station (TADS)—a $20,000 device that collects data from video cameras and sensors while jets ar... more »
US issues court order to seize Iranian oil tanker
The US Federal Court in the District of Columbia has issued an arrest warrant for Iranian oil tanker, the Grace 1, the US Department of Justice announced in a statement. “A seizure warrant and forfeiture complaint were unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that Oil Tanker “Grace 1,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
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*What European Countries Sacrifice for Free College* It’s not just higher taxes. The higher-education system in Finland is supposedly every American progressive’s dream. The Finnish government pays 96 percent of the total cost of providing young Finns with a college education; almost all domestic students at Finnish universities pay nothing in tuition. Indeed, Finland subsidizes its universities more than any other country in the developed world. American advocates of free college say that if Finland can do it, so can we. But there’s a catch to the Finnish model, and it’s not just ... more »
How Israeli F-15s and F-16s Decimated the Syrian Air Force 88-13
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Unbelievable. Fighting was heavy and in spite of Israeli pleas for the Syrians to stand aside, the two sides clashed in a series of engagements and Israeli fighters shot down seven Syrian MiGs in the first three days of the campaign. By June 1982, the Lebanese Civil War had been going on — off and on — for seven years. It began as a conflict between Christian Planange Party militia and various Muslim factions, including, the PLO (which had been in Lebanon since 1970, following its ousting from Jordan). As explained by Steve Davies and Doug Dildy in th... more »
The Ultimate Iran Nightmare: Not a War with America, But a Civil War
*Michael Rubin* *Security, * Could it happen? *Less than a month later, Iranian security forces suffered another devastating attack at the Mirjaveh border post, the main border crossing between Iran and Pakistan. In that attack, insurgents or terrorists somehow surprised and kidnapped a dozen Iranian servicemen inside an Iranian base. On November 22, 2018, Pakistani forces returned five of the hostages, but the fate of the others remains unknown. The Iranian investigation suggests that the attack on the Mirjaveh post was, in part, an inside job. Clearly, security around the peri... more »
Venezuela Got a Loan for $10 Billion from Russia to Pay for Fighter Jets (It Can't Pay It Back)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * They'll never pay it back. *Venezuela’s economic death spiral has left it unable to pay for maintenance and training with these expensive military systems. Despite restructuring the loans into a ten-year repayment plan by 2017, it has been defaulting on those payments too.* On the morning of July 19, a U.S. Navy turboprop-engine spy plane was trolling over the Caribbean waters just north of Venezuela when it attracted unwelcome attention. Derived from an old airliner, the EP-3E Aries II was designed to cruise over international airspace while its... more »
Why the Air Force Gave Up on the SR-71 (The Fastest Plane Ever)
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Never seen again. *Said the former astronaut, “The termination of the SR-71 was a grave mistake and could place our nation at a serious disadvantage in the event of a future crisis. Yesterday’s historic transcontinental flight was a sad memorial to our short-sighted policy in strategic aerial reconnaissance.”* The SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was a long-range, advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft. The first flight of an SR-71 took place on Dec. 22, 1964, and the first SR-71 to e... more »
Satellites Could Help Solve Our Planet From the Climate Crisis
*Adam Lammon* *Security, World* Freshwater is our most precious resource—and it's disappearing. Today, more than 700 million people around the world drink water from unsafe or untreated sources, such as wells, springs and surface water. About half of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, in more than 30 African countries, fewer than 20% of the people have access to safe drinking water. Climate change is likely to worsen the situation by making water less available in some locations and by changing the amounts and timing when water is available. Determining whether a... more »
The Navy's New Railgun Is A Step Closer to Sinking Your 'Battleship'
*Jared Keller* *Security, * Or just a dream? What happens now? The Navy's electromagnetic railgun is undergoing what officials described as "essentially a shakedown" of critical systems before finally installing a tactical demonstrator aboard a surface warship, the latest sign that the once-beleaguered supergun may actually end up seeing combat. That pretty much means this is could be the last set of tests before actually slapping this bad boy onto a warship, for once. Personnel at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's (NSWC PHD) White Sands Missile Range ... more »
One of America's Last Battleships Fired 5,688 16-Inch Shells During the Vietnam War
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: https://nationalinterest.org/sites/default/files/styles/desktop__1260_/public/main_images/New_Jersey_Shoots.jpg?itok=EE_AOlDE] The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-Class Battleship, did some major damage. As the war in Vietnam reached its crescendo, the U.S. Navy prepared to recommission one of the most powerful ships ever to serve in the fleet. USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, was reactivated to provide naval gunfire support for American and allied forces fighting in South Vietnam. The battlewagon fired nearly twenty thousand shells during... more »
Meet Kel-Tec's New CP33: One of the Best Guns on Earth?
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, * Take a look. *The CP33 comes standard with a nine inch sight radius and an adjustable fiber optic sight. The rear includes two red inserts and a green front plate, but with a Picatinny-style top rail this pistol is optimized for any of your favorite add-ons. In addition, the extended threaded barrel makes the customization possibilities limitless and a strong contender for a competition pistol.* One of the hottest new handguns on the market, the Kel-Tec CP33 pistol has been designed as an easy-to-shoot pistol for beginner and experienced shooters... more »
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*Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland. Here's Why* President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, according to a report published yesterday (Aug. 15) by The Wall Street Journal. Why does Trump want the United States to buy the world's biggest island? The reason, in large part, is likely that Greenland is rich in natural resources, including iron ore, lead, zinc, diamonds, gold, rare-earth elements, uranium and oil, according to the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public-policy organization in Washington, D.C. Extracting Gre... more »
History lesson: CIA mind bending program
Former patients of Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute and their families called on the Canadian government to intervene and push the U.S. government to settle a lawsuit in which the patients alleged their lives were ruined by a CIA-funded brainwashing program. A largely unknown and forgotten story.
Russia And China Continue To Prop Up The Maduro Madness In Venezuela
President Xi Jinping met with President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at the Great Hall of the People *Rick Manning, Real Clear Energy:** Venezuela, China, Russia – Oh My* The world is a complicated place. Most people don’t associate the devastation of the Venezuela by communist leader Nicolas Maduro with China, yet Venezuelan oil lies at the heart of China’s interests and as a result, they have been propping up the murderous South American leader. Shockingly, Venezuela has the largest known reserves of oil in the world, and in 1950 had the fourth largest Gross Domestic Product in t... more »
Brazil’s Lula Says he Will Prove From Jail that Moro and Deltan are Bandits
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Folhapress) Former President Lula said in another interview granted by the Federal Police jail in Curitiba that he will prove that Justice Minister Sérgio Moro and the head of the Lava Jato Task Force in Curitiba, Deltan Dallagnol, are criminals. In the interview, granted to journalist Bob Fernandes, shown on […] The post Brazil’s Lula Says he Will Prove From Jail that Moro and Deltan are Bandits appeared first on The Rio Times.
Alan Jones warned he is on his last strike at 2GB after Jacinda Ardern comments
Just In - 15 hours ago
The chairman of Macquarie Media says Alan Jones will be fired if he makes any comments similar to those he directed at Jacinda Ardern this week, when he said Scott Morrison should "shove a sock" down the New Zealand Prime Minister's throat.
DEEP FAKE VIDEOS OF MYSELF COULD BE POSTED ON THE FAKE BIRDFLU666 YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY GLOBALISTS,. GENERAL CAUTION NEEDED
Deepfakes or fake videos created or altered with AI software could even be used to fake videos by myself, so I want to make it clear, I am not going to make any videos. A fake Youtube channel called birdflu666 is still up although my wordpress blog birdflu666 has been suspended. And with the Globalists determined to kill me, as proven by my case Delta 15 218 at Larisa court, I want to make it clear, any video purporting to show me will be deep faked. Especially, if I appear recommending Ebola vaccines. Part of the original murder attempt in April 2015 for my reports on the Global... more »
Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A
Last week the Washington State Department of Health declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in multiple counties in people who are living homeless or who use drugs. The outbreak includes 13 confirmed cases: nine in Spokane County, two in King County, one in Snohomish County and one in Pend Oreille County. Nationwide, since this outbreak began... Continue Reading
US Senator Markey Criticizes NRC Plans to Proceed with Pilgrim Nuclear Transfer to Holtec; Cites Lack of Public Support; Failure to Respond to Concerns
Holtec is privately owned; has a track record of bribery and corruption; has a track record of refusing to give … Continue reading →
If The Most Right-Wing Democrat In Congress, Josh Gottheimer, Now Backs An Assault Weapons Ban, Why Can't Pelosi?
Yesterday, Rachel Bade reported that the House Judiciary Committee "will return to DC on Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. to markup gun bills banning high capacity ammunition magazines; instituting red flags and anti-hate legislation. The panel will hold a hearing on an assault weapons ban later in the month. The assault weapons ban hearing is, essentially, Dem leadership's olive branch to the left on the assault weapons ban. They don't think they have the votes to pass it & don't wanna try to force moderate members to vote on it." Thank you, Ms. Bade for another reminder that careerist Democra... more »
Burundi media outlet back online, but my birdflu666 wordpress blog still suspended, fake Globalist controlled birdflu666 Youtube channel still up. Plans to deep fake videos of me?
*Very suspicious. The fake Youtube channel called birdflu666 with which I have zero connection is still online to divert away from the way my birdflu666 wordpress blog has been suspended and even replace it.* *Here's the deal, Globalists. Everyone knows the Youtube channel is a fake. I have said so mulitple times over the years.* *I have not made a video in years and have no intention to do so.* E*veryone should ignore any videos of me, will be Deep fakes.* https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a28691128/deepfake-technology/ *Meanwhile, a Burundi media outlet which w... more »
It’s Official: Epstein Committed Suicide By Hanging, Medical Examiner Rules
That still doesn't explain the shrieking heard from Epstein's jail cell according to reports. The post It’s Official: Epstein Committed Suicide By Hanging, Medical Examiner Rules appeared first on The Duran.
New York Times chief outlines coverage shift: From Trump-Russia to Trump racism
Audio recording has executive saying the NYT needs to shift the focus of its coverage from the Trump-Russia affair to the president's alleged racism. The post New York Times chief outlines coverage shift: From Trump-Russia to Trump racism appeared first on The Duran.
Brazil is Negotiating US$500 Million Loan with BRICS New Development Bank
05RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Environment Minister Ricardo Salles is negotiating a US$500 million (R$2 billion) loan with the New Development Bank (NDB) to be transferred to the country's municipal governments for sanitation, waste treatment, and renewable energy. The investment should happen early next year. "The task now is to study the best way to […] The post Brazil is Negotiating US$500 Million Loan with BRICS New Development Bank appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo Industry Closes 3,500 Jobs in July
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - In July, the São Paulo industry closed 3.5 thousand jobs. This is a comparison with the month of June, without the seasonal adjustment. In the year accumulated, the balance is also negative (minus 1,000 openings). The data were released yesterday, August 6th, by the Federation and by the Center of Industries […] The post São Paulo Industry Closes 3,500 Jobs in July appeared first on The Rio Times.
There's no fuel like an oil fuel . . .
. . . or so the petroleum industry used to say, back in the 1970's. That's proving true in the maritime shipping industry right now, as major change looms next year. We don't think much about an industry that's "out of sight, out of mind" for most of us, but it has a *huge* impact on global pollution, and changing that is going to require major changes to the way we fuel the ships that fuel the world's economy. Forbes reports: A United Nations mandate on the shipping industry to remove up to 85% of the sulfur content from its fuel to cut 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions cou... more »
Religious Unity in Albany to Restore Vaccine Exemption and the Sacred Right to a Public Education
Photo credit: Capture The Faith Photography. The red lines are ours so as not to share copyrighted work. Please visit the site to see and purchase the magnificent photos that say so much about the passion and pain currently sweeping... more »
São Paulo Government to Invest R$1.5 Billion to Clean up Pinheiros River by 2022
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Novo Rio Pinheiros project foresees interventions in areas of all the sub-basins of the large tributaries of the river, where about 3.3 million people live. Also included are socio-environmental actions to engage the population in the recovery of watercourses in the region. "This is a very significant amount of money […] The post São Paulo Government to Invest R$1.5 Billion to Clean up Pinheiros River by 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian ENEM Exam Now Valid Admission Test at 41 Portuguese Universities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Education (MEC) announced yesterday, August 16th, that four more higher education institutions in Portugal have signed conventions with the portfolio to validate the National High School Exam (ENEM) scores as a means of selecting Brazilian students in their undergraduate programs. As a result, 41 Portuguese universities have […] The post Brazilian ENEM Exam Now Valid Admission Test at 41 Portuguese Universities appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Montana-Class: The U.S. Navy Almost Built Monster Battleships (Thank God It Never Did)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It would have been a giant waste of time. The U.S. Navy’s most powerful battleships were never actually built. The five *Montana*-class battleships, leviathans designed to dwarf even the giant *Iowa*-class battleships, were authorized for construction but never built, victims of the ascendance of naval aviation. Nearly as large as a modern supercarrier the *Montana*-class, like all battleships, was made obsolete by the success of the aircraft carrier. In the late 1930s, the U.S. government, recognizing the deteriorating world situation, sought to re... more »
Hitler Lives?: A 1955 CIA Document Said It Might Be Possible
*Curt Mills* *Security, * Don't worry, it is not true. Here is the story. *The Soviets and then the Russian Federation claimed for years to have some remains of Hitler, though the bodies of both he and Eva Braun, his longtime lover turned wife, were hastily cremated. Still, Moscow claims they recovered partial remains. * A document on the Central Intelligence Agency’s website makes an explosive, if outlandish, claim: Adolf Hitler survived World War II. “CIMELODY-3 [a code name] was contacted on 29 September 1955 by a trusted friend who served under his command in Europe and who... more »
Welcome to the Battle of Yijiangshan Island (America Threatened to Nuke China)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Taiwan's fate was in the balance. *At 8:00 a.m. on December 18, fifty-four Il-10 attack planes and Tu-2 twin-engine bombers, escorted by eighteen La-11 fighters, struck the headquarters and artillery positions of the KMT garrison. These were just the first wave of a six-hour aerial bombardment that involved 184 aircraft, unleashing over 254,000 pounds of bombs.* In 1955, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army embarked on a bloody amphibious landing to capture a fortified Nationalist island, only about twice the size of a typical golf course. Not... more »
Why The 2020 Census Really Matters for Rural Americans
*John J. Green* *Politics, United States* Don't take it for granted. As director of the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies, I regularly talk to people about how they can use data to help their communities thrive. The decennial census is particularly important – and the next one is less than a year away. People living in rural and small town America in particular have much at stake in the 2020 census. Unfortunately, census participation tends to be lower in rural areas. Our research network – including the State Data Center of Mississippi, Mississippi Kids ... more »
F-35 Is History: Say Hello to the Navy's F/A-XX 6th Generation Fighter Jet
*Dario Leone* *Technology, * It's coming. *The F/A-XX air-dominance fighter will be a sixth-generation aircraft that eventually will replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter in the Navy’s carrier air wings.* Rear Admiral Scott D. Conn, director of Air Warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, said on Apr. 4 that the analysis of alternatives (AoA) for U.S. Navy next-generation air-dominance fighter aircraft (F/A-XX) will be complete during spring of 2019. “That AoA will be complete this spring,” Rear Adm. Scott D. Conn, director of air warfare in the Offi... more »
World Record: How One Russian MiG-25 Fighter Reached 123,523 Feet
*Dario Leone* *History, Europe* [image: By Alex Beltyukov - Photo http://russianplanes.net/images/to130000/129083.jpgGallery page http://russianplanes.net/f%21b%21t%21a%21c%21d%21l20%21g%21m34%21s0%21u%21r%21k%21v%21h%21i%21reg%21ser%21n%21p1, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index] Welcome to outer space? *To establish that record, Fedotov flew an experimental MiG-25 fighter. The aircraft was actually a MiG-25RB re-engined with the powerful R15BF2-300. * On Aug. 31, 1977 Alexandr Vasilievich Fedotov, an official ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ and test pilot, set an FAI ... more »
"The Day the ATMs Run Out…"
*"The Day the ATMs Run Out…"* by Bill Bonner "Please remember this warning when you go to the ATM to get cash… and there is none! While we were thinking about what was really going on with today’s strange new money system, a startling thought occurred to us. Our financial system could take a surprising and catastrophic twist that almost nobody imagines, let alone anticipates. Do you remember when a lethal tsunami hit the beaches of Southeast Asia, killing thousands of people and causing billions of dollars of damage? Well, just before the 80-foot wall of water slammed into the coa... more »
We have Lost
Jordan Peterson explains what has happened in Canada and the amendment Bill C-16 of their human rights legislation. Well worth your while to watch his complete rant. Given that diversity legislation is already entrenched in the West’s political system, and … Continue reading →
The War on Meat–Matt Ridley
By Paul Homewood Matt Ridley followed up the “war on meat” story in last Sunday’s Telegraph (unfortunately pay-walled). If you have a Telegraph subscription, it is well worth a read, but the opening extract gives a flavour: The BBC, misreporting a United Nations report, wants us to switch to a mostly plant-based […]
Leaked Report Points To Wind Farm Failure Causing UK Blackout
By Paul Homewood GWPF have news of this report from the FT (unfortunately pay-walled): The provisional report, which was submitted to regulators on Friday, suggests for the first time that the Hornsea offshore wind farm, which is owned and run by Denmark’s Orsted, may have tripped offline seconds before an outage at […]
"You Can Never Tell..."
"You can never tell what people have inside them until you start taking it away, one hope at a time." - Gregory David Roberts
Jane Hirshfield, “For What Binds Us”
*“For What Binds Us”* “There are names for what binds us: strong forces, weak forces. Look around, you can see them: the skin that forms in a half-empty cup, nails rusting into the places they join, joints dovetailed on their own weight. The way things stay so solidly wherever they've been set down - and gravity, scientists say, is weak. And see how the flesh grows back across a wound, with a great vehemence, more strong than the simple, untested surface before. There's a name for it on horses, when it comes back darker and raised: proud flesh, as all flesh is proud of its wounds, wears... more »
"The Paradox of Hope"
"The Paradox of Hope" by Josh Mitteldorf "I live in hopeful anticipation of the next thing. I’ve made a virtue of enduring work, exercise, meditation, and patient listening, and stroke myself to reward perseverance. But I find that even when I’m doing something for fun, frequently I’m consoling myself all the while with a promise of whatever comes next. Hope keeps me upbeat and optimistic. This is a lifelong aspect of my temperament, as well as a cultured habit of the mind. I promise myself that I am working toward something better, a reward in the next hour, something transcendent... more »
Fukushima Update 8/17/19: 19,904.7 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated August 17, 2019: Fukushima Equals 19,904.7 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of August 17, 2019 - 3,086 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *19,904.7 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is... more »
Bolsonaro’s Friend Colonel Luiz Armando Discusses Brazil’s Right-Wing Shift
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colonel Luiz Armando (PSL), President Jair Bolsonaro's longtime friend and former military academy colleague, and currently a Federal Deputy, spoke exclusively to The Rio Times about his relationship with the president. He also discussed the measures that the current government intends to put in place, particularly in relation to foreign […] The post Bolsonaro’s Friend Colonel Luiz Armando Discusses Brazil’s Right-Wing Shift appeared first on The Rio Times.
Embraer Unveils Photos of Prototype Electric Propulsion Aircraft
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Embraer released yesterday, August 16th, the first images of its prototype aircraft with 100 percent electric propulsion, still under development. The project is being conducted in partnership with electric engine manufacturer WEG since last year. The aircraft is expected to perform its first test flight next year. According to The post Embraer Unveils Photos of Prototype Electric Propulsion Aircraft appeared first on The Rio Times.
STF Justice Cármen Lúcia Denies PT Petition to Investigate Sérgio Moro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) justice Cármen Lúcia ordered the dismissal of a petition to investigate for Justice and Public Security Minister Sérgio Moro for allegedly having had access to the Federal Police's confidential inquiry into Operation Spoofing, which is inspecting the hacking of . . . To read the full […] The post STF Justice Cármen Lúcia Denies PT Petition to Investigate Sérgio Moro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Smith hit on arm and neck as England's Archer puts on punishing display
England loses its top order in rapid succession as Australia's bowlers make inroads in the second innings, following Steve Smith's head knock scare at Lord's.
Chinese ambassador to Australia warns foreigners not to interfere in Hong Kong
Just In - 18 hours ago
Chinese Government-controlled media congratulates pro-Beijing activists who gathered in Melbourne to rail against demonstrations calling for democracy in Hong Kong, while China's ambassador to Australia warned foreigners not to interfere in the growing crisis.
Wind farm operators head to court for failing to perform
“The Australian Energy Regular will take four South Australian wind farm operators to court accusing them of failing to perform properly during SA’s statewide blackout in 2016.” click here
Vatican And Albanians In Kosovo
The Albanian Roman Catholic mass was Served in Serbian ancient town Novo Brdo, in Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nikola. All was done secretly, as is usually done by those who are self-aware of the guilt, Albanian Roman Catholic bishops held a mass at the remains of the ancient Serbian Orthodox Church.
EU vs. Indonesia: Is it really a trade war?
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
17-Aug-2019 The European Union has slapped countervailing tariffs on imports of subsidized biodiesel from Indonesia. The southeast Asian country has threatened to retaliate but experts say counter tariffs could be self-destructive.
EU-AU free trade deal: EU shares list of items to protect under geographical indications
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
17-Aug-2019 Australia is seeking an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to drive Australian exports and economic growth.
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