Monday, August 19, 2019

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Monday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Tom Parkin talks to Toby Sanger about the utter failure of corporate tax cuts to produce anything other than concentrated wealth and increased inequality. - Steven Greenhouse offers suggestions both as to how governments can level the playing field between workers and employers to reduce inequality, and how workers can have a voice even before those structural fixes are made. - Alan Freeman examines the dangers associated with the Boeing 737 Max as a prime example of the consequences of deregulation. - Robert Benzie reports that groups... more »

NYT’s propaganda machine: Iraq WMD, Russiagate & Trump’s ‘Racism’ (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 282. The post NYT’s propaganda machine: Iraq WMD, Russiagate & Trump’s ‘Racism’ (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

How Yugoslavia Was Created: The 1917 Corfu Declaration (I)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
During the process of political-state’s unification of the Yugoslavs into their own single national and independent state during the First World War, several important documents were issued by the representative institutions of them with regard to the creation and internal political and administrative organization of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

In The U.S., A Transportation Recession Has Already Officially Arrived

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Michael Snyder A transportation recession often precedes a recession for the entire economy; and while the debate about when the U.S. economy as a...more »

TRIBAL DECLINE: "Wild speculation is warranted!"

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019The New York Times signs on:* The first reports of Jeffrey Epstein's death appeared on Saturday, August 10. Instantly, the nation was confronted with the idiocy of Donald J. Trump. In the absence of any evidence, Donald J. Trump encouraged the rubes to believe that certain events had occurred. That was typical, destructive conduct by Trump. That was a typical gong-show coming from Trump. That said, Walter Kirn had actually beaten him to it! According to the leading authority on his life, Kirn is a 57-year-old Princeton grad. Beyond that, he's "an America... more »

Defence wants to roll out military tech in Antarctica despite Treaty ban

Jackson Gothe-Snape at Just In - 13 hours ago
The Antarctic Treaty bans military activity but the Defence Department is looking at implementing technology with both civil and military uses.

Syria Launches Air Strikes On A Turkish Convoy In Rebel Controlled Idlib Province

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Another video showing the military convoy of #Turkish occupiers being bombed by Su-22M4s of #Syria Arab Air Force near #MaarTahroma, #Idlib outskirt. Multiple Turkish soldiers are reported to be killed & some of their BMC Kirpi MRAPs and M-60 tanks are damaged or destroyed. pic.twitter.com/5x5uN9u17o — Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) August 19, 2019 *Zero Hedge: **Turkey-Syria War On The Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy* Turkey and Syria could be headed for war as their armies increasingly clash on front lines in southern Idlib, also amid a heavy aerial bom... more »

Top Court Rules Cops Can No Longer Stop People After Claiming to Smell Marijuana

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Matt Agorist In case after infuriating case, the Free Thought Project has reported on instances of horrifying rights violations all stemming from a police...more »

Russia Nuclear Monitoring Sites Went Silent After Mystery Nuclear-Powered Missile Explosion

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Russia tests its 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile in this clip released July 19, 2018 by the Russian Defense Ministry. Trials of the unique, experimental weapon have reportedly had mixed results. Russian Ministry of Defense *Moscow Times*: *Russia’s Nuclear Monitors ‘Went Silent’ Following Rocket Explosion – WSJ* Two of Russia’s nuclear radiation monitoring stations went silent two days after a mysterious explosion that led to a radiation spike in northern Russia earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported. Russian officials say at least five nuclear engi... more »

There is No “But” in “Shall Not Be Infringed”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Michael Maharrey I can’t tell you how many times over the last week or so that I’ve heard somebody say, “I support the Second... more »

Illegal Alien Accused of Rape, Child Sex Crimes Released by Sanctuary County in North Carolina

Breitbart at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
This article includes a long list of other illegal aliens who were set free in Mecklenburg County after having been arrested for crimes that include kidnapping, multiple serious assault charges, rape and child sex abuse.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Signed a Bill Requiring Schools LGBTQ Lessons in School. His Family Generously Funds the Transgender Ideology.

NY Post at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Governor Pritzker's family is worth approximately $29-billion and is heavily invested in the medical industry. His cousin, James, is a transgender woman known as 'Jennifer,' who spends heavily to advance the institutionalization of transgenderism.

Man’s Autistic Daughter Believes She is Transgender, and Her Public School Blocked His Efforts to Stop Her

USA Today at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Man's Autistic Daughter Believes She is Transgender, and Her Public School Blocked His Efforts to Stop Her

Portland: Antifa Rioters Attack Right-Wingers With Hammers, Beat Man Unconscious, Spray People With Mace

NY Post at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
President Trump is considering designating Antifa as a terrorist group. Journalist Andy Ngo documented the violence by Antifa in Portland over the weekend, including this account of an assault: "A middle-age man was maced and beaten by an antifa mob. He was knocked unconscious to the ground."

East Coast Elitist Cory Booker Says He Will Create An Office to Combat White Supremacy if Elected President

Gatewway Pundit at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Under his proposal, the FBI would conduct assessments of white supremacist threats and improve reporting of hate crimes. The proposal builds upon Booker's sweeping anti-gun plan that would establish a national licensing program for gun ownership.

Kicked in the head and "punched in the melee"

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
A remarkably resilient Owen Jones, bright, shiny and unscathed after a 3am assault by numerous far-right thugs. I’m a white guy with a media platform. There are people out there - members of minorities in particular - who are being targeted and physically attacked. There is an increasingly violent far right in British society and abroad” @OwenJones84 pic.twitter.com/sbMGibmuiA — Jennie Bujold 🧜🏻‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 (@JennieBujold) August 18, 2019 “Tommy Robinson ….a convicted far-right thug of…of.. “..of the EDL” interjected Shaun Ley, helpfully. There are many other aspects to this f... more »

Picking Cherries In New York Wine Country

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
I was born in New Mexico, but my life began in Ithaca, New York. I am in the spectacular Finger Lakes country for a few days, and thought I would check in with the New York Times about the future … Continue reading →

VIDEO: New Border Fence Construction Goes Up in Tecate, California

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
From the Gateway Pundit: On the BRIGHT side! Video of the wall being built in Tecate, Kalifornia, east of San Deigo. Excerpt: On August 13th, 2019, I went to Tecate to see, if they had started building the planned new fence there. Tecate is about 20 miles east of San Diego/Tijuana. There is a contract with SLSCO Ltd. to build four miles of 30-foot-high bollard fence to replace the old, dilapidated landing-plate fence. I found that they had already started building the fence two months earlier. About a mile and a half of the fence had already been constructed. With … Continue reading →

The ‘Planned Overthrow Of America’ Is No Longer A ‘Conspiracy Theory’

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
From the AllNewsPipeline: Excerpts: For decades, Watchmen such as Steve Quayle and others have warned America of a sinister plan to destroy the national sovereignty of the United States. AND Well, as we learned in this extremely important story over at Breitbart that Steve had linked to on his website on Wednesday, the attempts being made to take down the United States are very real despite being labeled ‘conspiracy theory‘ with this new Project Veritas expose proving that tech giant ‘google‘ was planning on tampering with the 2020 elections to “essentially overthrow the United Stat... more »

Hong Kong puts the socialist Democrats in the US to shame

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
While whacked-out paid tools and idiots push socialism here at no physical cost to themselves — real threats and dangers are being felt by hundreds of thousand in Hong Kong for people desperate for the freedoms and the rights WE ENJOY ON A DAILY BASIS. The socialists/Democrats here should be totally ashamed. Too many people across the world would gladly die to seek the freedom for their future that these diarrhea spewing idiots chant and deny. Hong Kong protesters held American flag, sang US national anthem Fox Business Aug 15, 2019 Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s Marion ... more »

Pete Buttigieg is actively building an alert network to thwart U.S. immigration law…

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
this is outright treason against America Gee are you surprised? I know I’m not! Mayor Pete = Treason, just another democrap socialists. From Natural News: Excerpts: Over the past several months, Democrat mayors and governors have actively thwarted the Trump administration’s efforts to identify, arrest, and deport people who are in our country illegally — not because the president is a “racist bigot” but because a duly-passed law by Congress says it’s a crime to break into America. They have done this by revealing secret Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sting operations to th... more »

Otay Mesa, San Diego area celebrates completion of 14 miles of new border walls

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
‘This Is Trump’s Wall’: 14-Mile Border Wall Replacement Completed In San Diego . . This is a visual comparison of the old and new sections of the wall. ‘This Is Trump’s Wall’: 14-Mile Border Wall Replacement Completed In San Diego KPBS Max Rivlin-Nadler Video by Kris Arciaga August 9, 2019 The Department of Homeland Security finished construction Friday on a 14-mile stretch of border wall replacement stretching from the ocean to Otay Mesa. Construction crews and engineers from the Army Corps of Engineers lifted into place a final 30-foot-high panel, which will complete a more than $... more »

Woman Thought She Had Kidney Stones, Gave Birth to Triplets

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A South Dakota woman who recently gave birth to triplets says she didn't find out about her pregnancy until she went to the hospital with what she thought were kidney stones.

Kathleen Blanco: Louisiana Gov Brought Down by Katrina Dies

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Blanco, who became Louisiana's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, died Aug. 18, 2019. She was 76.

Danish PM: Trump’s Idea of Buying Greenland Is ‘Absurd’

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump's idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is "an absurd discussion," Denmark's prime minister said.

The Censorship of Alternative Media Is Virtual Book Burning

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Daisy Luther Recent discussions about an executive order that would “help protect” conservatives from bias on social media have brought a bone of contention... more »

Mountbatten, Epstein, Jimmy Savile, the entire UK monarchy/establishment: Degenerate and dangerous

Rufus at News from the fall of Atlantis - 13 hours ago
Aangirfan has published an excellent article exposing the windsor paedophile, mountbatten, mentor to charles 'butler-raping / best friend of child-procuring jimmy savile / wife-killer' windsor and great uncle to andrew 'friend of paedophiles' windsor. Have a look, expose these scumbags... Aangirfan: BRAMALL, MOUNTBATTEN, EPSTEIN *Edwin Bramall, who was appointed to serve on Lord Mountbatten's staff.* *Lord Mountbatten lusted after young boys, according to FBI files*. *Edwin Bramall was appointed to serve on Lord Mountbatten's staff in 1963.* *Mounbottom (centre)* Both Bramall a... more »

BEMIDJI -- Water Protectors Lock Down to Enbridge Office Gates, Work Halted

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
NO! Tar sands dirty crude oil through wild rice watersheds August 19, 2019 Contact: ginew@protonmail.com ayse@ran.org BEMIDJI, Minn. — In the early morning, 6 water protectors locked to the gates of a key Enbridge office in Bemidji, Minnesota, in protest of proposed tar sands pipeline project Line 3. 2 chained their necks to the gate, risking personal safety for the hundreds of

Externalities – And Cheating – in the Financial Crisis

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
The magnitudes of booms and busts are amplified by two significant externalities triggered by aggregate shocks: the endogeneity of bank equity due to mark-to-market accounting and of bank liquidity due to 'fire-sales' of securitised assets. In addition to economic models, legal and political factors should also be considered.

Deep DIVE: Death Of Another Pawn — Jeffrey Epstein, The Official Narrative Is The Real Conspiracy Theory

Aaron at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel The official story of serial elite pedophile trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s death is the real conspiracy theory. Somehow officials expect us to believe...more »

Why Hasn’t The History Channel Been Shut Down?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Jon Rappoport As I pointed out in a recent article, mainstream media outlets are delivering conspiracy theories—at least by implication. Therefore, in light of... more »

We're Not 'Racing China' to Mars; We're Racing Against a New Financial Crash

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump talks to members of the press at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, prior to boarding Air Force One to begin his trip to Manchester, N.H. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)] The evidence is now clear and plentiful that there is a global industrial, manufacturing and trade recession underway which is not sparing the United States. As it deepens, the central banks of the major Trilateral countries have attained an unprecedented global monstrosity of below-zero interest rates. Their 11 years of con... more »

Why Russia Loves (And Copies) the Glock 17 Model Gun

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Check out the top 5 guns from Russia. *Glock 17s in Russian service bear distinctive slide markings that indicate that they are property of the security services.* The Russian military and security services field quite a variety of firearms, Western and domestic. But from all of these guns, which could be considered the best? Here is a few to consider: *1. AK-74M:* The AK-74M is ubiquitous in the Russian Armed Forces. In 2018, it is even replacing the shorter AKS-74U as the armament for support crew. The rifle is light, reliable, has low recoil and ... more »

The World Fears the Delta Force: Here Is How They Came to Be

Joseph Trevithick at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * History. *We don’t know how long Delta Force kept to this organization. The official historical data card has no updates after 1979.* After more than three decades and dozens of Hollywood movies, the U.S. Army’s Delta Force—one of Washington’s premier specialized units—is still largely hidden from public view. The Pentagon offers few details about the group, its organization or even how many Delta “operators” there are in total. But the unit—technically the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment D—is a part of the Army, and has all the forma... more »

Navy SEALs and New U.S. Stealth Submarines: An Unstoppable Combination?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Coming soon? *The UOES 3 is currently being built to commercial specifications through a partnership between General Dynamics Electric Boat and an Italian firm called Giunio Santi Engineering, or GSE, Electric Boat officials explained. The idea behind using commercial specifications is to leverage the best and most cutting-edge existing technology while working to keep costs lower, he said.* U.S. Special Operations Command and sub-maker Electric Boat have partnered up to develop a dry submersible mini-submarine designed to more safely and efficientl... more »

How China's Military Is Becoming Stronger

Elsa Kania at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Elsa Kania* *Security, * Decades in the making? *Continued Evolution of PRC “Core” Interests* The PRC claims that its policy for national defense is inherently defensive. However, the scope and scale of what the PLA may be called upon to defend is expanding, motivated by the “fundamental goal” of “resolutely safeguarding China’s “sovereignty, security, and development interests.” This phrasing has replaced, and is tantamount to, earlier assertions of China’s “core interests” (核心利益, *hexin liyi*). There have been changes and a degree of consistency in the framing of these inter... more »

This 1 Chart Might Spell Doom For NATO's Military Might

Dakota Wood at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dakota Wood* *Security, * Can it be fixed? In a recent article, the staff at Stratfor Worldview noted how the unwillingness and/or inability of allies to work with the U.S. to address regional security concerns ultimately limits the ability of America to meet new challenges. In early 2018, then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis made the case that a period of “long-term strategic competition” now existed with other major powers given the rise of China and the re-emergence of Russia during a time marked by “rapid technological change, challenges from adversaries in every opera... more »

Will the U.S. Navy Soon Have a Missile-Tube Problem?

Emma Watkins at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Emma Watkins* *Security, * And it could be a disaster. The defense industrial base is at risk of losing another industrial partner, potentially leaving the submarine missile-tube sector with only a single producer. BWX Technologies is threatening to reallocate its industrial capacity to other programs. Based in Lynchburg, Virginia, the company is facing difficulties meeting the exacting specifications necessary and lacks the certainty of future missile-tube orders. The loss of BWX, a company that produces the tubes for Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines, from the tube-ma... more »

Why Even a Hurricane Might Not Be Able Stop an F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Most of the F-22 Raptor fighter jets that were housed at Tyndall AFB before the hurricane were moved to other bases. The plane might be making a return. According to Air Force Magazine, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.), the congressman representing Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Fla., wants F-22 stealth fighters to temporarily return to the recovering base for training until their next home is fully ready to take on the Raptors. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) in March announced a proposal to move the F-22 training unit from Tyndall to JB Langley-Eustis, Va., after a... more »

President Trump: 'Not Ready' For China Trade Deal While Dismissing Recession Fears

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo *Reuters:* *Trump 'not ready' for China trade deal, dismisses recession fears* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damag... more »

Cultivators, MJ executives say Eastern US marijuana prices remain strong as industry grows steadily

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Up and down the Eastern United States, cannabis growers and business owners are reporting healthy prices for pounds of marijuana, both medical and recreational. Prices range from $2,000 a pound for flower all the way up to $4,200, depending on the state. But cultivators are still facing regulatory hurdles and the growing pains of keeping […] Cultivators, MJ executives say Eastern US marijuana prices remain strong as industry grows steadily is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dan Klein on Sweden

Alberto Mingardi at Econlib - 14 hours ago
Dan Klein has an interview on Sweden, a country he knows well. It will read counterintuitive to many. In short, Dan argues that Swedish civic virtue precedes the welfare state and does not depend on it. Thinking otherwise implies not understanding “why the Swedish bumblebee flies as well as it does a strong and liberal […] The post Dan Klein on Sweden appeared first on Econlib.

Getting the Drop in Cyberspace

jhealey at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
Engraved depiction of Wild Bill Hickock's murder, from "Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill" by James William Buell. (Library of Congress) Gen. Mark Milley, recently confirmed by the Senate as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will soon ascend to that position after the current chairman, Gen. Joseph Dunford, retires this fall. In testimony during his confirmation hearing, Milley argued that in cyberspace, peace can be achieved through strength: “We have to have those offensive capabilities ... and in the theory of deterrence, if [adversaries] know that we have... more »

BWorld 360, Rule of law and property rights, Hong Kong vs China

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago
* My column in BusinessWorld on August 15, 2019. “… the rules must apply to those who lay them down and those who apply — that is, to the government as well as the governed — and that nobody has the power to grant exceptions.” — Friedrich Hayek, Chapter 10, The Constitution of Liberty (1960) This is the essence of the “rule of law” — that the law applies equally to unequal people, no one is exempted and no one can grant an exemption. Once exemptions are made, this automatically leads to the rule of men. The powerful and the mob are exempted from penalties for violating certain laws... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 18th August 2019 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 14 hours ago
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 […]

"Twelve Tips For Making Sense Of The World"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Twelve Tips For Making Sense Of The World"* by Caitlin Johnstone "In an environment that is saturated with mass media propaganda, it can be hard to figure out which way’s up, let alone get an accurate read on what’s going on in the world. Here are a few tips I’ve learned which have given me a lot of clarity in seeing through the haze of spin and confusion. Taken separately they don’t tell you a lot, but taken together they paint a very useful picture of the world and why it is the way it is. *1. It’s always ultimately about acquiring power. *In the quest to understand why governm... more »

“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”* by Tom Purcell “The report said people are getting dumber— at least I think that’s what it said, but the big words kept throwing me off.” “Ah, yes, you speak of a study by Stanford University researcher and geneticist Dr. Gerald Crabtree. He believes human beings are undergoing intellectual decline.” “We are?” “Writing about the study in the Natural Society Newsletter, Mike Barrett says that, according to Crabtree, our cognitive abilities are the result of ‘the combined effort of thousands of genes.’ If a mutation were to happen to anyone, it could ... more »

"Perspective..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be." - Douglas Adams

Modern Man is Anti-Darwinian

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
The modern man is the Darwinian’s worst nightmare. The Darwinian theory preaches that all forms of life are practical and serious—that the actions of all creatures are motivated by the overarching aim of ensuring the survival of their species. But the modern man is impractical and unserious—he is extravagant and wasteful. To him, the luxuries are more necessary than the necessities. His focus is on movies, music, dancing, painting, fashionable clothes, bigger house, and faster vehicles. Sex for him is an end in itself; procreation, or survival of his species, is the least of his con... more »

Weekend at Cape Cod

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
MB and I went to Truro on Cape Cod, Massachusetts over the weekend to attend her Sullivan family party that was held at her brother's place. We drove to Portland, Maine and then took a bus to Boston. We then walked about half an hour to the ferry terminal and took the boat to Provincetown which was about a 90 minute ride. The boat was amazingly fast and the scenery quite wonderful. P-town as it is called was loaded with tourists as there was a festival there over the weekend. MB's brother lives right across the street from the bay so it was a relaxing time to sit on the deck and... more »

Deregulation. Really?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
There was a time when deregulation was all the rage. In fact, it's still all the rage. Alan Freeman writes: The move to deregulate has been gathering steam worldwide since the 1980s as companies seek to maximize profit, backed by the resurgence of an ideological right that sees the undermining of taxes and regulation as a pathway to eroding and ultimately destroying the welfare state. But the grounding of all of Boeing's 737 Max fleet has caused some to question the wisdom of the current policy: As the New York Times has reported, FAA engineers never independently assessed the r... more »

Inside The Demonstrations In Hong Kong

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, took to Hong Kong's streets to protest the extradition bill. Venus Wu *Business Insider:** A protester takes us inside the demonstrations in Hong Kong* * Thousands have gathered in Hong Kong's streets for 10 weeks of protests, causing an airport shutdown and market volatility. * Protesters initially gathered against the proposed extradition bill of Hong Kong residents to mainland China. Though the government has now indefinitely suspended the bill, protesters are calling for an official withdrawal of the bill and investigations into the poli... more »

More Calls From Former Air Force And Navy Fighter Pilots That They Are At A higher Risk Of Developing Cancer

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Task & Purpose/McClatchy: **'We are dropping like flies' — Former fighter pilots are pushing the Pentagon for earlier cancer screenings* WASHINGTON — Former Air Force and Navy fighter pilots are calling on the military to begin cancer screenings for aviators as young as 30 because of an increase in deaths from the disease that they suspect may be tied to radiation emitted in the cockpit. "We are dropping like flies in our 50s from aggressive cancers," said retired Air Force Col. Eric Nelson, a former F-15E Strike Eagle weapons officer. He cited prostate and esophageal cancers, l... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

Blacklisting climate skeptics will not work

David Wojick at CFACT - 15 hours ago
When it comes to the climate change debate, biased mainstream media is no longer significant. Blacklisting skeptics will not work. The post Blacklisting climate skeptics will not work appeared first on CFACT .

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*UK: Remember those useless A-Levels? The people who took them now run the country…* Peter Hitchens If you want to tell the truth in modern Britain, you need to be very patient. More than 20 years ago, I discovered just how badly English school exams had been devalued and hollowed out. I had suspected it for some time, and had noted the dilution and then the gutting of the old O-level back in the 1970s, and its 1980s replacement by the feeble GCSE. But direct evidence came my way that showed me the change was disastrous. Proper knowledge was no longer required. In fact a child wh... more »

Basic lethal flaws of revisionist "interpretations" of QM

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
Another 100% wrong book about the foundations of quantum mechanics is ready to flood the bookstores – we know what its author, Sean Carroll, claims about quantum mechanics – and it is damn ludicrous, indeed. Meanwhile, a notorious Columbia University blogger is reading the book and... he doesn't see a difference between the "Copenhagen" and "Everett" interpretations. Holy cow. What about e.g. the difference that one of them predicts all phenomena in Nature correctly while the other doesn't predict a single one correctly? I was rehearsing a presentation for teachers – it's about the ... more »

"In The U.S., A Transportation Recession Has Already Officially Arrived"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"In The U.S., A Transportation Recession* * Has Already Officially Arrived"* by Michael Snyder "A transportation recession often precedes a recession for the entire economy, and while the debate about when the U.S. economy as a whole will plunge into a recession is quite vigorous right now, the truth is that the debate is over regarding when a transportation recession will begin. Throughout 2017 and most of 2018, U.S. freight shipment volume was booming, and that was a very strong sign that overall economic activity was rising. But when economic activity begins to decline, freight ... more »

TRUMP: THE MEDIA LOVES ME! THE MEDIA HATES ME!

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
There's a lot of talk out there about a possible recession. As Maggie Haberman reports, the president thinks it's all a plot to hurt him. Among other alleged enemies, he singles out the media: President Trump, confronting perhaps the most ominous economic signs of his time in office, has unleashed what is by now a familiar response: lashing out at what he believes is a conspiracy of forces arrayed against him. He has insisted that his own handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, is intentionally acting against him. He has said other countries, including allies, are workin... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*America's Big Issue With the Environment * *Is a Red-Meat Tax on the Menu?* A European consulting firm is floating the idea of a sin tax targeting red meat. This can’t be good news to Americans in the midst of grilling season, with a plethora of family picnics, tailgates, and other gatherings still to come: A European consulting firm is floating the idea of a sin tax targeting red meat. It was an offhand remark, to be sure, and one not getting a lot of media play. But as a report from Fitch Solutions Macro Research tells us, “The global rise of sugar taxes makes it easy ... more »

'Bit of fantasy': International student drop puts campus in question

Matt Garrick at Just In - 15 hours ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced $100 million to go towards the expansive new education precinct in 2018, with Charles Darwin University's (CDU) proposed city campus at its heart — but new figures put the plan into question.

PNG asks Australia for $1.5b to help fund budget

Sue Lannin at Just In - 15 hours ago
The Papua New Guinean Commerce Minister says the country is seeking direct budget support from Australia to help fund infrastructure and fight corruption.

Chiropractor treated indecent filming victims as 'objects of pornography'

Rebecca Opie at Just In - 15 hours ago
Victims of an Adelaide chiropractor who used hidden cameras to indecently film hundreds of female clients aged from 11 to 60 were "shattered" and "humiliated" by his perverted behaviour, a court hears.

NT's most powerful political aide steps down in pre-election shake-up

Jano Gibson at Just In - 15 hours ago
The Northern Territory Chief Minister's powerful chief-of-staff resigns, potentially reshaping NT politics ahead of a fierce election campaign.

"A Wobbling Stock Market"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"A Wobbling Stock Market"* by Charles Hugh Smith "A third period of heightened volatility shouldn't surprise us. Consider this chart of the SPX (S&P 500) over the past two years: take a look at the relative steepness of each of the red lines (rallies), the duration of each rally (purple lines), the blue boxes (volatile spots of bother) and the green line (market has gone nowhere for 19 months as every rally to new highs drops back to or below the high of January 2018). As the saying goes, a market topping is not an event, it's a process. There are a handful of historically useful c... more »

President Trump Appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir To A Top China Policy Advisory Position

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Elnigar Iltebir (left) and her sister Eldidar attend a protest rally at the Chinese embassy in Washington on July 7, 2009. Photo: Washington Post *SCMP*:* White House appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to top China policy advisory job* * Appointment is a ‘poke in the eye’ to Beijing and could signal a stronger focus on human rights in Washington, analysts say The White House has appointed a Uygur-American academic to a top position on China policy in a move meant to put more pressure on China over mass detentions in the far western region of Xinjiang, analysts said. The appoi... more »

Russia's Okhotnik-B Heavy Drone - A Groundbreaking Weapon

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
The Russian government recently released the first video showing one of its latest weapons, the Okhotnik-B (Hunter) heavy strike drone or Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). This weapon will have a significant impact on a battlefield since it is capable of delivering a significant number of both bombs and missiles. Here is the report from TASS: Here is a video showing the first flight test of the Okhotnik-B "flying wing": The text accompanying the original shorter video states the following: "*Tests of the latest combat complex are carried out at one of the airfields of the... more »

“Camden Not Rising”; Poverty Rate 37.4%; Holtec Nuclear Tax Break- Now Under Investigation- Was Over $1 Million Per Job; Holtec Still Importing Foreign Workers

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
6 minute video, “Camden Not Rising” link: https://youtu.be/oNGeaTO8ooA This short video shows poverty in Camden and interviews local people: “Camden … Continue reading →

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Should Not Be Transferred to Holtec Until Massachusetts Has Concerns Addressed Appropriately – US Senator Warren

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
Holtec is privately owned; has a track record of bribery and corruption; has a track record of refusing to give … Continue reading →

How Lord Mountbatten’s Monumental Errors Made India’s Partition More Painful

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
From “The Conversation“: “How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful By Adil Najam, Boston University The … Continue reading →

The cruise ship industry disses the Yarmouth ferry

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. Health care photo ops “So last week, 10 out of 37 hospital emergency departments in Nova Scotia were closed for at least some part of the week,” writes Stephen Kimber: While our healthcare crises multiply, our leaders stage photo opportunities that resemble trying to slap Band-Aids on the backsides of rampaging elephants. Whatever […]

UPDATE: Binary options boss convicted of $145m fraud

Meirion Jones at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 16 hours ago
UPDATE: "Queen of binary options" Lee Elbaz whose role was exposed by the Bureau in 2016, convicted on four counts relating to $145m fraud

Venezuela Borrowed Billions From Russia To Buy Fighter Jets (That It Cannot Pay Back)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Venezuelan Su-30MK2 fighters in formation. Military Watch *Sebastien Roblin, National Interest: **Venezuela Got a Loan for $10 Billion from Russia to Pay for Fighter Jets (It Can't Pay It Back)* *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 o... more »

The Bankruptcy Of The Conservative Democrat-- Alternative Title: Rachel Bitecofer Is Brilliant

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Saturday night, Status Quo Joe was doing the kind of campaigning he does, talking to well-off people at a fundraiser. This was was on Cape Cod. "There’s an awful lot of really good Republicans out there," he told his base. "I get in trouble for saying that with Democrats, but... every time we ever got in trouble with our administration, remember who got sent up to Capitol Hill to fix it? Me. Because they know I respect the other team. I do. They’re decent people. They ran because they care about things, but they’re intimidated right now." I noticed that Republican Party communicat... more »

The Navy's 'New' Virginia-Class Attack Stealth Submarine Is Coming Soon

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * They just keep making this boat better. How? (Washington, D.C.) The Navy is revving up production of new weapons to massively increase attack options for its Virginia-class attack submarine, a move that is expected to change the mission scope for the boats and enable more extensive offensive strike possibilities, improving the Navy’s armed defense of its surface fleet. The weapons increase, which has been progressing with prototyping for several years now, will lengthen the submarines with a new section to rev up the firepower from 12 to 40 on-board T... more »

Tomcat Down: Did Libya Really Shootdown a Navy F-14 Tomcat?

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Here is the story. In 2016, thirty-five years since the famous Syrte Gulf Incident of Aug. 19, 1981, in which two Grumman F-14 Tomcat interceptors of US Navy (USN) squadron VF-41 ‘Black Aces’shot down two Libyan Arab Air Force (LAAF) Sukhoi Su-22Ms, more details of the Libyan version of the clash became available. As reported by Tom Cooper, Albert Grandolini and Arnaud Delalande in their book Libyan Air Wars Part 2: 1985-1986, according to the blog by one of the relatives of the involved Libyan pilots, the two Su-22Ms were from No. 1022 Squadron LAAF... more »

Hong Kong Police Officer’s Teeth Broken into Pieces by Radical Protester

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
CGTN Published on Aug 19, 2019 Wong Sir, a police officer in Hong Kong, was attacked by protesters with a slingshot and steel balls, which broke one of his teeth into four pieces in a recent law enforcement operation to disperse rioters. He said Hong Kong police always achieve their goals with limited use of …

Modern Art Museum Hosts 36th Panorama of Brazilian Art, Theme is “Sertão”

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 36th edition of the exhibition, inaugurated on Saturday, August 17th, at the Museu de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Museum -- MAM), in Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo, is entitled "Sertão" (Backlands). The concept is based on the etymology of the word that, according to curator Julia Rebouças, goes beyond its most […] The post Modern Art Museum Hosts 36th Panorama of Brazilian Art, Theme is “Sertão” appeared first on The Rio Times.

Australian Tourist Spends Night Unharmed in Dangerous Favela, Drinking With Armed Criminals

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Media outlet Extra reports that, entirely oblivious to any risk, an Australian tourist spent last Friday night, August 16th, drinking beer next to armed men from the Complexo do Alemão, in the North Zone of Rio. Hugo Stanley-Cary, age 34, decided to visit a group of favelas after leaving Lapa, […] The post Australian Tourist Spends Night Unharmed in Dangerous Favela, Drinking With Armed Criminals appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opinion: Whose Amazon Is It Anyway?

Peter Rosenwald at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Let’s look at it this way. Some sounds are scarier than others. It all depends on your fear threshold. The scratchy sound of a mouse running across a wooden floor or a creaking door at night might bring beads of sweat to some foreheads and none to others. In the vast […] The post Opinion: Whose Amazon Is It Anyway? appeared first on The Rio Times .

Operation Targeting Favela Baile Funk Party Leaves Three Dead in Rio

C.H. Gardiner at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police worked throughout Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday in Rio’s Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela. The operation left three dead and five arrested. Authorities from the 18th Police Battalion said they were acting to prevent a Baile Funk – a type of block party […] The post Operation Targeting Favela Baile Funk Party Leaves Three Dead in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Scientist Developed a Single Kit to Detect Infection-causing Pathogens

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The availability to private laboratories and public hospitals of a single "kit" for the prompt identification of medically relevant pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi, could become a reality by 2021, helping to pinpoint the causes for an infection. Researcher Rosane Silva, of the Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas […] The post Brazilian Scientist Developed a Single Kit to Detect Infection-causing Pathogens appeared first on The Rio Times.

Everywhere is a potential danger zone - so prepare accordingly

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
After the recent mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton, one thing should have become clear to every American: *there are no "safe spaces" in which shootings will not occur.* *Anywhere* can be chosen by some deranged maniac or warped, twisted deviant to express his feelings by shooting a few (or a few dozen) people. That being the case, the question arises of personal preparedness for such events. I've addressed personal safety concerns in a previous blog post. This morning I'd like to address the need to be armed and ready to defend ourselves and our loved ones. This ar... more »

How consultative has India's RCEP strategy really been?

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
19-Aug-2019 There is little doubt that the smaller stakeholders and businesses within India's informal economy have the most to lose, and yet their voices are not being heard.

Korea-Asean special summit to focus on expanding trade

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
19-Aug-2019 Korea government called for the expansion of trade with Asean states, especially in light of the global rise of protectionist policies and trade wars, not to mention Korea's recent tensions with Japan.

Canada should engage with Taiwan and others given our China troubles

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
19-Aug-2019 Given the difficult situation between Canada and China, commentators have suggested ways Canada could push back. Among them is a reassessment of our relations with Taiwan.

Zambie : le gouvernement favorable à la signature d'un APE intérimaire avec l'UE

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
19-Aug-2019 Le gouvernement zambien a donné son feu vert à la signature par le pays de l'Accord de partenariat économique (APE) intérimaire liant l'Afrique orientale et australe à l'Union européenne.

Britain should break with Europe on palm oil

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
19-Aug-2019 Malaysia's prime minister says the UK can expect better trade terms with Southeast Asia if it asserts its independence post-Brexit.

Climate Change Killing Forests In Germany–Latest Fake News

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The FT had this extraordinary story the other day, which immediately set the BS button flashing: The claim is that the weather in the last year has been extremely dry, and that this is because of climate change. The idea that one year’s weather has anything to do with […]

Al Gore’s Latest Money Making Scam

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood . Al Gore making money out of the latest climate scare? Surely not!! . https://caching.grabien.com/c/streams/0677/p3LXn2exm07Z7HZpnL7jLw/1566247925/677843.mp4

Syrian Army storms strategic hilltop to block Turkish troops from Khan Sheikhoun

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has begun storming the key hilltop of Tal Nimr, which is located north of Khan Sheikhoun and just west of the Hama-Idlib Highway. According to a military source in the Hama Governorate, the Syrian Army is trying to capture Tal Nimr in order to block […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia and Serbia agree to increase military cooperation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The military cooperation between Russia and Serbia is developing actively, while events in this sphere are multiplying by the year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vulin on Saturday. “Today I would like to discuss a number of issues of our military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military reportedly arrives in Khan Sheikhoun to setup observation post

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The recent militant setbacks in southern Idlib has prompted the Turkish military to take action in an effort to stop the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) expansion in the governorate. According to preliminary reports from the Idlib Governorate, the Turkish military has arrived in Khan Sheikhoun after sending two convoys to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Netanyahu promises military operation in Gaza ‘if necessary’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Tel Aviv will undertake a massive military campaign in Gaza Strip, if forced to, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. “We will embark on a wide campaign, if necessary,” he told reporters before departing for Ukraine. “My objective is to maintain security and quiet, and we are taking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Air Force nearly hits Turkish military convoy in southern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) was bombing a militant site in southern Idlib this morning as the Turkish military was sending to a convoy towards the city of Khan Sheikhoun. During the attack, however, the Syrian Air Force nearly hit the Turkish military convoy that was passing through the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army captures all farms west of Khan Sheikhoun, main jihadist supply lines cutoff

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels have suffered several setbacks over the last 72 hours, as now they find themselves under heavy attack in Khan Sheikhoun. The Syrian Arab Army has now captured all of the farms located west and northwest of Khan Sheikhoun. The Syrian army has captured all farms in west […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army sends reinforcements to western Daraa to launch potential offensive against FSA, HTS cells

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reinforced their checkpoints in western Daraa after a series of attacks by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham sleeper cells. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army sent these reinforcements from the capital to the western countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US has ‘brought all its might to battlefield’ With Iran – IRGC commander

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite sector of the country’s armed forces, on Sunday slammed the United States as arrogant, saying that the non-spiritual US has brought “all its forces” to fight against the Islamic republic. “The Global Arrogance [Western countries led by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Early reports of Syrian troops entering Khan Sheikhoun

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched their long-awaited operation to capture the key city of Khan Sheikhoun from the jihadist rebels in southern idlib last night. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army reportedly entered the western sector of Khan Sheikhoun this morning after a fierce firefight with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Links 8/19/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

When is an Ugly Truth a Conspiracy Theory?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Kim Rossi The assassination of President John F. Kennedy The moon walk If you play the record backward, it says "Paul is dead." You will die if you drink Coca Cola while eating Pop Rocks. Step on a crack.... more »

Age of Autism Fund Raiser Against The Summer of Censorship

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Hello, friends. a dozen years ago, Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill had an idea for a site to expose the Age of Autism as the epidemic it had become. Kim Rossi (then Stagliano) joined their team and Age of Autism,... more »

Nature builds a Lysenkoist blacklist of 386 top climate researchers

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
I was sent links to an amazing Nature Communications article by Petersen et al. Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians and two responses at the PowerLineBlog that revolves around a formidable list of 386 climate researchers who have been de facto blacklisted by Nature. The list contains a huge majority of those who really mattered in the climate change polemics in the world – or at least the Anglo-Saxon world. Lindzen, Singer, Morano, Christy, Lomborg, Soon, Nova, invent your own name (except for me – I haven't really s... more »

Insurance hurdle overcome to offer beach access for all

Jodie Hamilton at Just In - 17 hours ago
Beach wheelchairs and special matting are finally out of mothballs after two years, thanks to the Whyalla City Council's decision to cover public liability insurance.

Idlib on Fire

Steve Brown at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Ironically it was the west that warned against making Idlib province a humanitarian crisis zone, after originally engineering the disaster in Syria. The post Idlib on Fire appeared first on The Duran.

Alex Jones, Maximum Hypocrite & Hegemonist

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Alex Jones spoke with orgasmic vigor about Trump’s offer to buy Greenland. Jones invoked American Manifest Destiny, the ‘superior’ American creed, and how smart from a business perspective the whole venture is. The post Alex Jones, Maximum Hypocrite & Hegemonist appeared first on The Duran.

Erdogan is Right about Monetary Policy

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The ‘natural’ interest rate on fiat money is zero! Anything below zero is a tax. Anything above zero is a subsidy. The post Erdogan is Right about Monetary Policy appeared first on The Duran.

Ukrainian Autocephaly and Local Churches: Unity above All

Jelena Rakocevic at The Duran - 17 hours ago
if the Greeks recognize the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the conflict with Moscow and other Slavic Churches will only deteriorate, and no Synaxis will be possible. The post Ukrainian Autocephaly and Local Churches: Unity above All appeared first on The Duran.

La Danse Mossad: Robert Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein

The Duran at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Like his predecessor, Epstein had a financial stake in a startup (headed by former Israeli Defense Minister and later Prime Minister Ehud Barak) connected to Israel’s defense industry that provides infrastructure for emergency services as a call handling platform. The post La Danse Mossad: Robert Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Duran.

Meta-meta-analysis meets with retraction for group that had faked peer review elsewhere

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
Researchers in China have lost a 2015 meta-analysis on pancreatic cancer, one of several retractions for members of the group stemming from a variety of abuses including bogus authorship and fake peer review. The meta-analysis, “Correlation between serum levels of high mobility group box-1 protein and pancreatitis: a meta-analysis,” appeared in BioMed Research International, a … Continue reading Meta-meta-analysis meets with retraction for group that had faked peer review elsewhere

Critique of “Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians”

shaviv at ScienceBits - A random walk in science - 18 hours ago
Blog topic: general science, global warming, politics, weather & climate A paper that recently received some media attention is the “Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians” by Alexander Michael Petersen, Emmanuel M. Vincent & Anthony LeRoy Westerling, Nature Communications, volume 10, Article number: 3502 (2019). Here is what I think of it. The critique of this paper is going to be very short, because it has a MAJOR flaw that renders all the results totally meaningless (even as an anecdotal curiosity). The underlying p... more »

China’s New Massive Spy Drone Just Followed a U.S. Navy Cruiser

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The dragon soars? *China's biggest shortfall is probably not a matter of hardware. It takes nearly 200 skilled pilots, maintainers and analysts to support a single sortie by a high-end UAV. "There's nothing unmanned about them," former U.S. Air Force intel chief Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula said of high-end drones such as Global Hawk.* China reportedly activated one of its Soar Dragon large spy drones to keep tabs on a U.S. Navy cruiser that sailed through the Taiwan Strait in late July 2019. The *Ticonderoga*-class cruiser USS *Antietam *transited the Taiwan... more »

Stealth DNA: The F-21 Might Just Have the 'Bones' of an F-22 and F-35

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * We explain. *Stealth DNA?* The F-16 for India is now designated as F-21. According to Lockheed Martin, the F-21 is specifically configured for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and provides unmatched ‘Make in India’ opportunities and strengthens India’s path to an advanced airpower future. As the video in this post shows, the F-21 addresses the Indian Air Force’s unique requirements and integrates India into the world’s largest fighter aircraft ecosystem with the world’s pre-eminent defence company. Lockheed Martin and Tata would produce the F-21 in India, f... more »

Representing Pernambuco, Antonia Gutierrez is Voted Miss Brazil Gay 2019

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The representative of the state of Pernambuco, Antonia Gutierrez, was elected Miss Brazil Gay 2019. The contest that voted the 39th Miss Brazil Gay was held on Saturday night, August 17th, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, and the event also included a show by Pabllo Vittar. The title of […] The post Representing Pernambuco, Antonia Gutierrez is Voted Miss Brazil Gay 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro Interferes in Anti-Corruption Bodies That Looked Into his Family’s Affairs

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over the past two months, President Jair Bolsonaro has directly interfered in the three main anti-corruption bodies in Brazil that have somehow crossed paths with his family -- the Federal Police (PF), the Federal Treasury, and the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF). Continuously claiming that he is […] The post Bolsonaro Interferes in Anti-Corruption Bodies That Looked Into his Family’s Affairs appeared first on The Rio Times.

Facial Recognition System Spots Wanted Drug Trafficker at Subway Station in Bahia

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A 24-year-old man wanted for engaging in drug trafficking was arrested on Friday night, August 16th, after being spotted by the Bahia Public Security Secretariat's (SSP-BA) facial recognition system at a subway station in Salvador. The equipment detected Lucas dos Santos as he entered the terminal. According to the SSP, […] The post Facial Recognition System Spots Wanted Drug Trafficker at Subway Station in Bahia appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Police Find two Major Marijuana Plantations in Just Twenty-four Hours

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A plantation of approximately 40,000 marijuana stalks was found by the police on Friday, August 16th, in Canudos, a city in the north of Bahia. According to information from the Secretary of Public Security (SSP-BA), the site was discovered with the aid of a drone, following an anonymous tip. The […] The post Brazilian Police Find two Major Marijuana Plantations in Just Twenty-four Hours appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 18 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere Alarm as Trump Requests Permanent Reauthorization of NSA Mass Spying Program Exposed by Snowden If Israel wants to ban antisemites, it should start by banning antisemites China Readies 'Giant Forks' To Subdue Hong Kong ProtestersPetroChina Suspends Venezuelan Oil Imports In Huge Blow To MaduroNewark's lead contamination crisis could be worse than Flint's. Residents say the city is handling it all wrong. Zombie Deer Disease Rears Its Ugly Head: Canada Issues Stark Warning About "Always Fatal" InfectionHow the ... more »

Jeffrey Epstein death ruled 'suicide by hanging'

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
The coroner has ruled suicide by hanging. His written report as posted makes this a low probability choice. In fact it is absurd. The injuries conform to been strangled by a very strong chap. The collateral circumstances all conform to this scenario. So on the face of available circumstantial evidence he was set up for extermination by those within the prison itself. That is the highest present probability. There still remains a real non zero probability that this is an in house narrative set up to hide the fact he has been extracted into protective custody. We have at leas... more »

The Alien UFO HOAX

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
I am writing this in order to clarify something. First though there are ample reports describing legitimate aliens. No problem there. What is a problem is the strong increase in sightings over the past fifty years. We also know that the USA (allied) Military research went dark on gravity control around 1955. This is extremely important as gravity control is necessary in order to actually have any form of a UFO that conforms to all the known sightings ( + 100,000 ) For that reason, it appears clear that we need to understand that this increase is driven by human operated gr... more »

Bison documentary

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This video reports on the continuing development of the North American Bison herds. Back breeding has been able to improve disease resistance in particular. We can thus expect Marcellus to be slowly winkled out of the herds and this also shows a way forward for the wild elk herds as well. We do need to apply managed husbandry to all these wild herds in order to reverse the damage caused by the advent of Eurasian pathogens. Otherwise the news is excellent. We have herd stability and a clear path forward to major range recovery as well. All these animals are completely amen... more »

The Amazing Labyrinth and the Hawara Pyramid with Dr Boulter

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
There were three disasters: I Pleistocene Nonconformity appoximately 12,950 BP. Ended Antediluvian World then based on the continental shelf and throughout the tropics and 35,000 years of modern human development. A massive comet targeted the pole area of the northern Ice Cap in order to end the Northern Ice Age. II Lake Missoula Collapse approximately 6,000 BP This is the least accurate so far in pinning down the date. It generated a rapid rise in sea level that ceert6ainly pushed coastal populations back slowly over days and weeks. Likely inundated the ... more »

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