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Dousing candidates and Green New Dealers with buckets of icy cold reality
Their energy solutions won't work and cost more than any nation can afford. The post Dousing candidates and Green New Dealers with buckets of icy cold reality appeared first on CFACT.
Trump the Russian Puppet. A Story That Just Will Not Die
[image: undefined] Certainly, there are many things that President Donald Trump can rightly be criticized for, but it is interesting to note how the media and chattering classes continue to be in the grip of the highly emotional but ultimately irrational “Trump derangement syndrome (TDS).” TDS means that even the most ridiculous claims about Trump behavior can be regurgitated by someone like Jake Tapper or Rachel Maddow without anyone in the media even daring to observe that they are both professional dissemblers of truth who lie regularly to enhance their professional resumes. The... more »
Washington Post Columnist Calls Brazil Foreign Minister Speech Incoherent Victimization
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After criticizing what he called "climate-ism" and arguing that there is a "climate alarm" used by the press during a speech made on Wednesday, September 11th, at the Heritage Foundation - one of the main conservatives think tanks in the United States , Brazil . . . To read the […] The post Washington Post Columnist Calls Brazil Foreign Minister Speech Incoherent Victimization appeared first on The Rio Times.
You’re All A Bunch of Socialists
A fun figure from Tetlock et al.’s “The Psychology of the Thinkable.” Possible level of outrage ranges from 1-7, 7 being highest. Background: Participants were told that the goal of the study was to explore the attitudes that Americans have about what people should be allowed to buy and sell in competitive market transactions: Imagine […] The post You’re All A Bunch of Socialists appeared first on Econlib.
Worried About Your Brain, Heart, Kidneys, Liver, and Nervous System? Your Energy Saving Light Bulbs May Be Poisoning Them
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has published many articles about the dangers of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs (CFL, LED, HID). Mainstream Media sources have provided... more »
Liberal Judicial Group Attacks Democratic Senator
*Kevin Daley* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) discusses] Why are they so mad at Chris Coons? Demand Justice, a liberal judicial group, launched an ad campaign Tuesday attacking Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons for supporting judicial nominees who did not explicitly endorse Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that began the arduous process of desegregating public schools. Coons, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will stand for reelection in 2020. “Senator Coons has opposed unqualified Trump nominees — both for jud... more »
This Strange Russian Aircraft Carrier Had Enough Firepower to Be Called a Battleship
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * But it never made a big impact. *Key Point:* The breakup of the Soviet Union left the ships in the hands of the Russian Federation, which could not afford to maintain them. At the tail end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union produced a number of unique aircraft carriers. Known as the Kiev class, the carriers were the Soviets’ initial foray into the world of fixed wing naval aviation, and the only Soviet carriers to become fully operational. The story of the Kiev carriers is also the story of a land power forging a path to become a naval power, seeking... more »
Worst Way to Die? Being Gassed by a Chemical Weapon Named Sarin
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * It would be hell. *Key Point*: Chemical weapons have repeatedly proven to be inherently indiscriminate terror weapons. The residents of Khan Sheikhoun probably thought they were in for just another ordinary day of civil war when they woke up early in the morning of April 4 to the whine of approaching Syrian Air Force Su-22 attack jets. The town of around fifty thousand people was situated west of Aleppo in Idlib Province, long a stronghold of rebel groups opposing the government of Bashar al-Assad since 2011. Artillery and air attacks were a horr... more »
Here's What Happens if Donald Trump Nuclear Bombed North Korea
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * Millions dead? *Key Point*: Nobody wants to see such a man-made disaster occur. It would a terrible, terrible waste of human potential and a moral travesty. North Korea is the most difficult of targets for the U.S. intelligence community to unearth. Intelligence collection and analysis is an incredibly time-consuming and dangerous business, where it often takes months and maybe even years of patient rapport-building (and in some cases, blackmail) to recruit an agent or flip an adversary. The Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Ag... more »
Facebook Experiences Worldwide Outages on September 11
*Chris White* *Technology, Americas* [image: People photograph nameplates after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg failed to appear at the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 28, 2019.] Was your area affected? Facebook is experiencing worldwide outages, according to a report from an outlet designed to detect when technology goes down. There have been roughly 92 reports of Facebook outages, Downdetector.com reported Wednesday afternoon at press time. Downdetector is “the weath... more »
China's J-10 'Vigorous Dragon': Did Israel 'Help' Build This Deadly Fighter?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * We look at the evidence. *Key Point:* If Israel did transfer Lavi technology to China—both parties would have strong incentives to deny it. The J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” is a mainstay of China’s effort to modernize its large fleet of single-engine jet fighters, with 350 already in service. An agile tactical fighter similar to the ubiquitous F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Vigorous Dragon was the first domestic Chinese design roughly on par with Western and Russian fourth-generation fighters. However, there is considerable evidence that the J-10’s developm... more »
Eating Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan's Imperial Navy
*James Simpson* *Security, * "Sixteen percent of all disease and injury in the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1882 stemmed from this one sickness. Beriberi. It was a great shame on the nation that one young doctor hoped to cure." *Key Point*: Not all military defeats come from shots fired. In August 1882 in Incheon Bay near Seoul, four Japanese warships were locked in a tense stand-off with two Chinese warships that had brought troops to quell a revolt on the Korean peninsula. On paper, the Japanese flotilla outnumbered the Chinese, but the hulls of the Japanese ships hid a deadly s... more »
Trump Admin Wins Asylum Victory at Supreme Court
*Kevin Daley* *Politics, Americas* [image: Mexican citizens fleeing violence, queue to cross into the U.S. to apply for asylum at Paso del Norte border crossing bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez] The case goes back to the lower courts now. *The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce new restrictions on asylum seekers at the southern border.* - *In practice, the new rules would deny asylum to any migrant who passed through another country without first seeking protected status there. * - *A... more »
Another Bolton Ally Just Quit the National Security Council
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: FILE PHOTO: National Security Adviser John Bolton listens to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on Syria at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. Picture taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo] Draining the swamp? One of the Trump administration’s senior advisers could be leaving his position on the National Security Council, E&E News reported Wednesday afternoon. William Happer is reportedly leaving his post as a senior director of the NSC on Friday after National Security Adviser John Bolton abruptly ... more »
Uighurs arrested; stars Siirius and Vega
-Behram Yarmuhemmed shown here playing the dutar, a traditional Uighur musical instrument. He was forced into an extrajudicial internment camp in 2016 *In* Yarmuhemmed’s family apartment the police found an MP3 player with recordings of Koran recitations, and Rmb30,000 in cash (about £3,400). Yarmuhemmed, 28, was arrested, tried and jailed for 10 years. Asqar never found out what he’d been charged with. His 29-year-old brother Behram was taken to an extrajudicial internment camp a month later. What happened to the Yarmuhemmeds — police searches, sudden detentions, the separati... more »
THE FATUOUS, INFANTILE AND FAUX: "Pete Buttigieg's Mixtape Suuuuuuucks!"
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019As seen in today's New York Times:* Friend, have you been looking for someone to help you set a marathon time goal? If so, your search is over! On page A3 of today's New York Times, the silly daily "Here to Help" feature starts off exactly like this: *Here to Help* *HOW TO SET A MARATHON TIME GOAL* According to Running USA, the median marathon finishing times in the United States are 4:20 for men and 4:45 for women, and many aim for a sub-four or sub-five hour marathon. Once you pick the time you want to beat, you’ll need to map out a plan to get there... more »
From Transcendental Dopes to Transhumanists: Prolegomena to a Futurist Take on the History and Philosophy of Science
Ethical Technology - 11 hours ago
It is now fashionable to condemn our species’ exalted self-regard for precipitating that apocalypse in waiting known as the ‘Anthropocene’. Nevertheless, I shall heretically argue that we really know more than we normally think we do. But I don’t mean what Michael Polanyi famously called ‘tacit knowledge’, the context-based type of knowing that cannot be reduced to verbal or mathematical formulas. On the contrary, I mean the sort of knowledge that is generated from the production of verbal and mathematical formulas. They lay down the cognitive infrastructure that enables us to tak... more »
Same Sh*t Different Day — Internet of Things Warnings from Security Experts Include Hacking, Death, etc.
By B.N. Frank Whether they know ahead of time or not, people who install Internet of Things (IoT) technology in their homes are choosing to... more »
“SharpieGate” Unwittingly Destroys the Case for Climate Alarmism
There are plenty of Trump Administration policies to disagree with, but the president’s critics are often so unreasoning and merciless… The post “SharpieGate” Unwittingly Destroys the Case for Climate Alarmism appeared first on IER.
Solar Wars part XI: The EC strikes back
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
12-Sep-2019 The European Commission is taking steps to reduce the prospect of future claims by demanding the reform of the Energy Charter Treaty.
Recent developments in ISDS reform
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
12-Sep-2019 The traditional mechanism of investment arbitration between the investor and the host State has been under attack for some time now from a range of actors and for a variety of reasons.
Litiges commerciaux: les grands dossiers de la rentrée
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
12-Sep-2019 Le Maroc face aux investisseurs étrangers : Batailles à Washington.
Chronic Illness in Children—Who Is Sounding the Alarm?
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Children in the United States are experiencing a serious and historically unprecedented burden of chronic illness. American children display consistently poorer health outcomes than children in other wealthy nations, notwithstanding substantially higher per capita health care spending on U.S. children. In a 2004 report, the National Research Council […] The post Chronic Illness in Children—Who Is Sounding the Alarm? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Happy Birthday Children’s Health Defense! One Year Old Today!
Thanks to our members, followers and supporters who help us in our big, bold mission to end the childhood chronic illness epidemics by: working to eliminate harmful exposures, holding those responsible accountable, seeking justice for those injured, and establishing safeguards so this never happens to any child again. In our launch video below, Mr. Kennedy […] The post Happy Birthday Children’s Health Defense! One Year Old Today! appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
How Useful is the “Unemployment Rate”? Five Humans Who Don’t “Count”
By Laura Williams The official “unemployment rate” in the US is nearing historic lows, according to a recent announcement. For young readers, especially, this may... more »
WATCH: Chief Intercepts His Wife’s 911 Call for Domestic Violence, Has His Own Cops Respond
[image: domestic]After his wife called 911 to report his domestic violence, the police chief had his own officers respond so they could protect him.
No Longer a ‘Conspiracy’, MSM Now Advocating Spraying Particles Into the Sky to Dim the Sun
[image: geoengineering]Geoengineering, which was once the delegated as a subject of conspiracy theories is now being advocated for by mainstream media.
Bernie Sanders, Organized Labor & the Use of Force
*Striking mill workers facing off with National Guardsmen in Greenville, S.C., in 1934. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)* *by Thomas Neuburger* * Power concedes nothing without a demand. * —Frederick Douglass One of the things I worry about in the coming election is not just whether a progressive will be elected, but whether *enough* of a progressive will be elected. I've written about that previously — see "Thoughts on Warren and Sanders: How Much Change Is Needed in 2021?" — but there's a lot more to say on the subject. One example of Sanders' more aggressive-progressive... more »
UA at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History Receives $2.25 to Preserve Legacy of Governor Rockefeller
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History has received a $2.25 million donation from the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust to help preserve the legacy of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. As a way to honor Rockefeller and his contributions to the state of Arkansas, the Rockefeller Collection was created in 1980. It is […]
University of Houston-Downtown Supports Its Local Economy
University of Houston-Downtown – a Hispanic-serving institution and minority-serving institution – is helping to drive the local economy, according to a new report by Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. Last year, the campus contributed 0.4 percent to the region’s total gross regional product, which comes out to about $2 billion. The campus also helped […]
Ebony is Ivory……Arguments from the West
It is not every vine that admits the grafting process; if it… Continue reading “Ebony is Ivory……Arguments from the West”… The post Ebony is Ivory……Arguments from the West appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Baltimore Governor’s Three Year Plan To Use Police Surveillance Planes To Monitor The Public
By MassPrivateI Americans have never seen such a blatant and misleading excuse to use surveillance planes to spy on everyone quite like what is happening... more »
East Timor resistance fighter's 'touching' farewell to former Indonesian president
Video of East Timor's former President Xanana Gusmao embracing BJ Habibie in his hospital bed is being shared on social media after the transformative politician's death.
Last time Clijsters returned she won more grand slams than before she'd had a kid. She's back again
Just In - 12 hours ago
Former grand slam champion Kim Clijsters announces she will return to professional tennis in 2020, ending a seven-year hiatus from the game in which she raised three children.
DAY 1 OF OUR JOURNEY TO MOUNT ATHOS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S MOUNTAIN
*Hurray! We've finally arrived at Ouranopolis on our virtual journey to Mount Athos, collected our permits from the office and are set to take the boat tomorrow morning to Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.* *Here's someone holding up his permit for us to see what one looks like.* *Keep yours safe, okay? It was hard to get.* *I've worked out our itinery, taken some advice from seasoned visitors. * *It is going to include trips to Illuminati monastery Vatopedi!, the skete Milopotamos for wine tasting, and Mount Athos's oldest monastery, Great Lavra, to check out their amazing... more »
A “Looming” Recession Is a Golden Opportunity
By Stefan Gleason It’s the most widely anticipated recession in history. The recession hasn’t arrived yet – and may not do so anytime soon –... more »
Welcome to the Hoax – but Who Are You Going to Tell?
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - We assume that our perceptions – our sights, sounds, and textures – are accurate descriptions of the world around us.
Brazilian Official Who Fought to Protect the Amazon ‘Assassinated’ in Front of His Family
*John Vibes* - Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was shot twice in the head on Friday while riding a motorbike through the Amazon.
Big Power Conflicts are Increasingly Taking Place in Outer Space
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
GENEVA, Sep 12 (IPS) - Daniel A. Porras is a fellow for space security at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).Nearly every article on ‘space security' begins with the acknowledgement that satellites and space-based services are critical for modern societies. And with good reason. Read the full story, “Big Power Conflicts are Increasingly Taking Place in Outer Space”, on globalissues.org →
ISIS carries out new attack in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) resumed their attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Al-Raqqa Governorate this week. According to local reports, an Islamic State sleeper cell in the Al-Tabaqa area attacked a group of SDF fights, killing and wounding at least ten fighters. The reports said the attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
There is risk of nuclear war due to deterioration of global stability: Russian Deputy FM
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated on Thursday that there is a risk of a nuclear war, noting that the negative trend had become particularly visible this year. “The situation regarding strategic stability keeps growing worse. Unfortunately, it’s a fact, and a fact that cannot be argued with. Risks are growing too … there is a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy films from jihadist stronghold in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy filmed from one of the jihadist rebel strongholds inside the provincial capital of Idlib recently. In the video released by the official media wing of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army spy can be seen driving through the Idlib Industrial Zone, which has become […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force unleashes heavy strikes over western Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force continued their strikes over the Idlib Governorate Thursday, targeting the jihadist rebel defenses in the Jisr Al-Shughour District. According to a military source in the nearby Hama Governorate, the Russian Air Force launched a number of airstrikes over the town of Al-Shughour, while their Syrian allies […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey sends large military convoy to reinforce Idlib
A convoy with military and construction equipment crossed the Syrian border on Thursday morning and headed to the observation posts in Idlib, the Anadolu news agency reported. The fighting has escalated in Idlib over the past several weeks, as the Syrian army has launched an offensive to clear the area from remaining terrorist threat and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hashd Shabi shoots down unidentified drone in eastern Iraq
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) – commonly known as Hashd Shabi – said it has shot down an unidentified drone in eastern Iraq, nearly three weeks after the group came under aerial bombardment by Israeli fighter jets. “The tactical group of Hashd Shaabi’s 26th brigade deployed in the operational center in Diyala in the district […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Lily Patchelder and David Kamin study the policy options available to increase public revenue by focusing on the wealthy, and find that there are multiple viable options: The U.S. will need to raise more revenues in order to reduce these disparities, finance much-needed new services and investments, and address the nation’s long-term fiscal needs. This paper outlines policy options for raising a large amount of revenues primarily from the most affluent, first discussing potential incremental reforms and then focusing on four main options f... more »
Heh
Stephan Pastis' cartoon yesterday made me laugh out loud. (Click the image to go to a larger version at the Pearls Before Swine Web page.) Somehow I don't think my elementary school English teacher would have let me get away with that! Miss de Smit was an old tartar, who wasn't afraid to use corporal punishment when necessary (and yes, that was legal back then, which may shock modern sensibilities). Nevertheless, her methods must have worked, because we all graduated from her class with a pretty clear idea about English grammar, vocabulary and usage. Peter
The Digital Climate Strike: Hitting a New High on the Virtue-Signaling Scale
Hardnox and Friends is hosted by WordPress. WP is also apparently run by a bunch of touchie-feelie millennials and Gen-Xers. The need to have a WP account to post on Hardnox exposes my inbox to push messages that the gurus at WP believe we all “must” see. Here’s the gem that arrived at dawn today, direct from WP HQ: Join us in a Digital Climate Strike This September, millions will take to the streets to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Show your solidarity by displaying a digital climate strike banner for the month. With fires raging in … Continue reading →
Review Bush At War
*Review Woodward, Bob, **Bush At War**, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Singapore: Simon & Schuster, 2002* *Bush At War* was the first of four books by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward on the Bush administration’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This one covers the aftermath of 9/11 that led to the invasion of Afghanistan and then has a little on the public campaign for the Iraq War launched in 2002 in the Epilogue. Woodward provided important insight into how the Bush White House operated and how that led to failures in both conflicts. Woodward began with the U.S. response ... more »
Nova Scotia needs to adapt to the new reality of stronger and more frequent hurricanes
News 1. Power outages “Three-and-a-half days after Dorian knocked out power for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in the province, Nova Scotia Power issued a news release Tuesday evening, Sept.10, saying it had restored electricity for 75% of these customers,” reports Jennifer Henderson: “We have the most crews working in Nova Scotia history,” boasted the […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 12
1915 British forces launched campaign to capture Baghdad starting in present day Wasit 1954 New parliamentary elections held Over 100 parliamentarians ran unopposed Ensured Nuri al-Said of govt he wanted so he could sign Baghdad Pact 1980 Iraq seized Qasr e-Shirin in Iran next to Diyala and claimed it took 30 miles of disputed territory along Iranian border 1980 Iraq bombed Kermanshah Iran southeast of Qasr e-Shirin to try to take out militia in that area (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1997 UN Res 1129 allowed greater Iraqi oil export... more »
Warren's Social Security Reform Not As "Scrappy" As Bernie's
Just in time for the third Democratic debate in Fossil Fuel Boomtown USA (Houston, TX) Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a plan that would increase the monthly Social Security benefit by $200 for every recipient by "asking the richest Americans to contribute their fair share to the program." Unlike the very similar bill reintroduced by Bernie Sanders earlier this year, Warren doesn't flat-out suggest entirely scrapping the current $132,900 cap on taxable earnings. But just like Bernie's legislation, her sweeping, smart and totally original brand-spanking new bold plan also calls for sep... more »
House Committee Approves Guidelines for Impeachment Hearings
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says there's no confusion about what his committee is doing: It's an impeachment investigation, no matter how you want to phrase it.
Three Betrayals And One Pact
It is safe to say that the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a standard treaty in the style of Realpolitik prevalent in every state at that time. Every single one of Germany’s future opponents feared war, they all tried to come up with ways to avoid it, even at the expense of others, they were prepared to betray their closest allies, as has been shown.
Editor's Note
Getting my car repaired right now. Blogging will return when I get back home later today.
What are those values again?
The US president was in North Carolina campaigning for the Republican State Senator Dan Bishop in his quest to beat Democrat Dan McCready. Both Bishop and the president have said McCready does not represent the values we need and is … Continue reading →
Fires Worsen in Pantanal Region; Mato Grosso do Sul Declares Emergency Situation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With about one million hectares destroyed by the fires in little over a month in Mato Grosso do Sul, the governor declared a state of emergency in a publication scheduled in the Official Gazette for this Thursday, September 12th. Most of the affected areas includes municipalities in the Pantanal, the […] The post Fires Worsen in Pantanal Region; Mato Grosso do Sul Declares Emergency Situation appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Discards Return of Financial Transactions Tax
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro used his Twitter yesterday afternoon, September 11th, to refuse the re-enactment of the CPMF [Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions] or the increase in the tax burden. The statement was motivated by the dismissal of the Federal Revenue Special Secretary, Marcos Cintra, who advocated the introduction of a new […] The post Bolsonaro Discards Return of Financial Transactions Tax appeared first on The Rio Times.
Negotiation Between Brazil and Ecuador for Live Cattle Export Progresses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Agriculture announced that on Wednesday, September 11th, it received a communication from Ecuadorian authorities announcing the approval of the International Animal Health Certificate proposed by Brazil for the export of live cattle. Negotiations to open the Ecuadorian market began in 2014. In 2018, Brazil exported US$535 million […] The post Negotiation Between Brazil and Ecuador for Live Cattle Export Progresses appeared first on The Rio Times.
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Jobs
Photo Credit: Reuters via The Conversation *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* In the last two months, pressure in Turkey to send Syrian refugees back to their home country have been mounting. This is not surprising. Turkey, with more than 3.6 million refugees, has become the largest refugee-hosting country in the world in less than a decade. This has been a shock to Turkish politics, and public resentment is reflected in opinion polls: In July, one poll showed that 82% of Turks wanted to send Syrians home. Syrian refugees were once received wi... more »
The Air Force Is Using F-35 'DNA' To Make Old F-16s Ready to Fight
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force is giving its 1970s-era F-16 fighter F-35 technology as part of a massive fleet-wide overhaul intended to improve targeting, attack precision and computer systems -- to extend the fighter’s combat life all the way into the 2040s. The Air Force is giving its 1970s-era F-16 fighter F-35 technology as part of a massive fleet-wide overhaul intended to improve targeting, attack precision and computer systems -- to extend the fighter’s combat life all the way into the 2040s. A fleet of F-16s are now getting new F-35 Active Electronically Scanne... more »
The ARMY Wants a New, Lighter "Tank" That Can Be Transported by Plane
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://i.imgur.com/VTYV3GJ.jpg] The future? *Key point*: Tanks are heavy and expensive to produce, but a lighter vehicle with long-range fire would be easier to transport and build. The US Army is taking a substantial next step in the accelerated development of a new Mobile Protected Firepower lightweight armored vehicle - designed to support infantry combat teams in fast-moving combat situations. The service, which plans to build prototypes in the next several years, is now beginning to evaluate industry proposals for the new vehicle ... more »
Soldiers Will Soon Have Cheap, Lightweight Drones Streaming Intel and Video Straight to Them on the Battlefield
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5708086/blackfoot-co-1-geronimo-paratroopers-operate-rq-11b-raven-uav-jber] A real advantage. *Key point*: Soldiers will use the One System Remote Video Terminal to better understand in real-time what is happening during a war. The Army and Textron Systems are developing a lightweight portable One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) that allows dismounted soldiers to view real-time nearby drone video feeds using a modified frequency.OSRVTs have been in combat with the Army since 2007. They are integrate... more »
Yes, the U.S. Navy Does Plan to Have a Massive 355 Ship Fleet
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5738707/top-bottom-guided-missile-destroyer-uss-gravely-ddg-107-fast-combat-support-ship-usns-supply-t-aoe] More destroyers and frigates? *Key point:* With so many major threats around the world, the Navy wants more ships to ensure it can handle every crisis. The Navy's budget proposal accelerates construction of new Arleigh Burke class DDG 51 Destroyers in 2019 as the service prepares to start construction of its first new, next-generation Flight III destroyer this year. Budget data says the Navy propose... more »
The Age Of Reason Is In The Stars: LaRouche Made Four ‘Laws’ to Get There
[image: LaRouchePAC organizing in Princeton, NJ. September 11, 2019 (Daniel Burke/LaRouchePAC)] Activists and supporters of the LaRouche movement are visiting colleges and universities all over the world this week — scores of them in the United States alone — to inspire the most thoughtful young people with the happy promise of humanity’s future in space, and to mobilize them to help bring it into being. These are Days of Action, Sept. 10 and Sept. 12, as evoked in Helga Zepp-LaRouche’s global leaflet, “International Call to Youth: The Age of Reason Is in the Stars!” This mobilizat... more »
A French Soldier's View Of U.S. Soldiers In Afghanistan
*American Thinker*: *A French soldier's view of US soldiers in Afghanistan* A reader who, in this day of blacklists, must remain anonymous, sends this observation about our soldiers in Afghanistan: It's not unusual for the French to comment on anything American and normally in the negative. What is rare is a Frenchman saying something positive about Americans; in this case heaping praise on our soldiers in Afghanistan. Blogger and veteran Wes O'Donnell has translated an editorial in a French newspaper from a French soldier serving with a prestigious U.S. infantry battalion. I reco... more »
We are all hostages of 9/11
Afghanistan was bombed and invaded because of 9/11. I was there from the start, even before 9/11. On August 20, 2001, I interviewed commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, the “Lion of the Panjshir,” who told me about an “unholy alliance” of the Taliban, al-Qaeda and the ISI (Pakistani intel).
Brexit reveals Corbyn to be the true moderate By Jonathan Cook
If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything but a political moderate. In truth, he is one of the few moderates left in British – or maybe that should be English – politics right now. The fact that still isn’t obvious to many in Britain is a sign of their – not his – extremism.
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Wednesday 11th September 2019
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
On MacIntyre’s Criticism of Reason-Based Morality
Alasdair MacIntyre shows in his book *After Virtue* that the project for reason-based ethics that was conceived in the Age of Enlightenment could never have succeeded. The questions of ethics cannot be decided on purely rational grounds because doing so leads to insoluble dilemmas which disprove the idea that the ethical principles are universally applicable. He offers several examples of the insoluble moral dilemmas that result from reason-based ethics. Concerning wars, he points out that we are led to the conclusion that “no modern war can be a just war and we all now ought to be ... more »
Pentagon Now Saying That Iran Killed More US Troops In Iraq Than Previously Known
A Stryker fighting vehicle lies on its side after surviving a buried IED blast in 2007. C-52 of 3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team *Military Times: **Iran killed more US troops in Iraq than previously known, Pentagon says* he Pentagon is upping the official estimate on the number of U.S. troops in Iraq who were killed by Iranian-backed militias, now putting that number at at least 603. Officials previously said that Iran was linked to the deaths of roughly 500 troops. That means roughly one in every six American combat fatalities in Iraq were attributable to Iran. The deaths are at... more »
Deputy Left Paralyzed After Fellow Cop Shot Him In the Back and Faced No Consequences
[image: shot]A deputy is suing the city after he was shot in the back by a fellow cop and paralyzed. The cop who shot him was never disciplined.
News round up from around the world as the NWO collapses
*(There is going to a regular news round up during our virtual journey to Mount Athos, but it will be short as we focus on getting a break while the NWO disintegrates under the weight of their own madness)* *Trump has fired warmongerer John Bolton as it may finally have sunk in that he and the NWo Globalists behind him like Wilbur Ross have large numbers of hypersonic missiles pointing at them in a very personal way.* *China is reported to have sealed an oil deal with Iran in another nail in the coffin for dollar and sterling.* *https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/11/iran... more »
Kalecki, Minsky, and “Old Keynesianism” Vs. “New Keynesianism” on the Effect of Monetary Policy
Larry Summers, a barometer of leading edge conventional wisdom, questions Keynesianism as a distortion of Keynes and for its overconfidence in monetary policy.
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov): A Likely Interstellar Comet
What appears to be an interstellar comet is heading into the Solar System, with perihelion likely on December 10 of this year, a date that could change as orbital parameters continue to be firmed up. The natural comparison is with ‘Oumuamua, first discovered two years ago and now well on its way out of the […]
Lindsey Graham: My Goal Is To Declassify FISA Warrant Applications
Graham rips 'garbage' Trump dossier ahead of FISA abuse report. The post Lindsey Graham: My Goal Is To Declassify FISA Warrant Applications appeared first on The Duran.
Couple Charged for Spending Over $100K in Accidental Deposit
Robert and Tiffany Williams spent most of the money on items like an SUV, a race car, two four-wheelers, and a camper.
Ministry Had Growing Empire Before Forced-Labor Charges
A Southern California ministry whose leaders are charged with using deadbolt locks to detain homeless residents and making them turn over panhandling money was no fly-by-night operation.
Supreme Court Allows Broad Enforcement of Trump Asylum Rule
The policy is meant to deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there.
Have You Noticed How Social Media Purges Always Align With The US Empire?
Twitter has suspended multiple large Cuban media accounts for reasons the social media platform has yet to explain as of this writing, a move which journalist Dan Cohen has described as “the equivalent of silencing CNN, Fox, WaPo and NPR’s accounts” for that nation. The […]
Six pays d'Afrique australe concluent un accord commercial avec le Royaume-Uni
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
12-Sep-2019 The UK has initiated an economic partnership agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (Sacu+M) that will allow business to keep trading freely after Brexit.
Biometrics Is Making It Harder For Corruption To Flourish In Afghanistan
*Strategy Page*:* Winning: Busted By Biometrics* n 2017, under pressure from foreign aid donors, the Afghan Army completed the distribution of ID cards using biometric data to everyone in the Afghan Army. It took longer to get the national police to accept biometric ID but by early 2019 that was accomplished. As a result, the number of personnel in the security forces fell to 272,000, the lowest since 2015. That was not a problem because that was a more accurate number than ever before. The new ID cards eliminated 10,000 soldiers who did not exist and 25,000 police. Foreign aid don... more »
China's Greatest Nightmare: Taiwan Armed with Nuclear Weapons
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* And it could have happened. *Key Point*: What kind of bomb was Taiwan attempting to develop? Two possibilities are low-yield tactical nuclear weapons and a higher-yield city killer. It would have been one of the greatest crises of postwar Asia: the revelation of a Taiwanese atomic bomb. For Taiwan, the bomb would have evened the odds against a numerically superior foe. For China, a bomb would have been casus belli, justification for an attack on the island country it considered a rogue province. Active from the 1960s to the 1980s, Taipei’s effo... more »
How Russia Plans to Take Down Stealth F-35s and F-22s in a War
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Meet the S-family of air-defense systems. Russia inherited a dizzyingly large number of surface-to-air missiles from the Soviet Union and has also improved upon Soviet designs since. Here is a rundown of the notable parts of S-family. The first surface-to-air guided missile system was the S-25 Berkut family of SAMs which were deployed by the Soviet Union for a whopping 27 years— from 1955 to 1987. The S-25 SAM system was based on research the Soviet Union had conducted using early surface-to-air systems captured from Nazi Germany after the Second Wo... more »
The History of the World, in 1 Epic Video
*Jeff Desjardins* *History, * You can keep your history book on the shelve. Throughout the history of the world, many civilizations have risen and fallen. You may be familiar with the achievements of prominent societies like the Romans, Mongols, or Babylonians, but how do all of their stories intertwine over time and geography? Visualizing the History of the World Today’s video comes to us from Ollie Bye, and it attempts to integrate the histories of all major civilizations known by historians into a single, epic video. Similar to the *Histomap*, it’s pretty much impossible f... more »
Floating Train-wrecks: These Aircraft Carriers Should Never Have Been Built
*David Axe* *Security, * A waste of steel. *Key Point*: Just because you have an aircraft carriers, does not mean you can win a war--or even maintain it. Imposing, flexible, able to sail fast and launch devastating air strikes at long range, aircraft carriers are the ultimate expression of national power. And many of the world’s best-armed countries are acquiring them. China, Russia, India, Brazil, the U.K., France, America. But just getting your hands on a flattop is hardly enough. For every example of a country that succeeds in deploying a functional carrier and matching ai... more »
Israel: A 'Secret' Nuclear Weapons State?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * I guess the secret is out--or was many years ago. *Key Fact*: The country will likely not declare itself a nuclear power any time soon; ambiguity over ownership of nukes has served the country very well. In a private email leaked to the public in September of 2016, former secretary of state and retired U.S. Army general Colin Powell alluded to Israel having an arsenal of “200 nuclear weapons.” While this number appears to be an exaggeration, there is no doubt that Israel does have a small but powerful nuclear stockpile, spread out among its armed fo... more »
Why Israel Would Start a Nuclear War
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* The most obvious scenario for Israel to use nuclear weapons would be in response to a foreign nuclear attack. Israel’s missile defenses, air defenses, and delivery systems are far too sophisticated to imagine a scenario in which any country other than one of the major nuclear powers could manage a disarming first strike. *Key Point*: It seems nearly impossible, but don't ever test any nation's security concerns. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a nuclear d... more »
China Has Lots of Ways to Sink the U.S. Navy in a War for Asia
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, * Carrier-Killer missiles. *Key Point*: The U.S. Navy faces a growing array of Chinese weapons platforms that could sink some of its most powerful warships. The U.S. Navy has a serious problem. The amount of threats it faces when it comes to ensuring the global commons remain open and free keep multiplying. Most of them come from what we have dubbed anti-access/area-denial strategies and weapons systems. Nations like China, Iran, Russia and in some respects North Korea and various non-state actors all want to raise the costs for Washington’s nava... more »
Cuban Government Denounces The Closing Of Its Twitter Accounts
*France 24*: *Cuba denounces suspension of official Twitter accounts* The Cuban government on Wednesday denounced the suspension of multiple official media Twitter accounts during a live TV address by President Miguel Diaz-Canel about the communist island's fuel shortage. "Twitter suspended the accounts for Cuba's main media" while he spoke on the prime time Mesa Redonda show, the Cuban foreign ministry tweeted. "In an obviously arranged operation, attempts were made to limit the pronouncements of the revolutionaries who support the truth," the ministry added. *Read more* .... *W... more »
Severe Shortages And Rationing Hit Cuba
There have been hours-long queues for basic foodstuffs in recent weeks *BBC:* *Cubans warned of imminent severe fuel crisis due to US sanctions* Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has warned the country to expect problems with fuel supplies in the coming weeks. He said the distribution, especially of diesel, was being badly affected by US sanctions against Venezuela - Cuba's principal oil supplier. He said it was likely there would be blackouts next week, suggesting that people should work from home. Mr Díaz-Canel said Cuba was in a better position than in the 1990s - the years of... more »
The Iceberg
Andrew Scheer is hoping that no one will use the F-word -- Ford -- during the election campaign. Rob Benzie writes: While the premier’s Progressive Conservatives won 76 of Ontario’s 124 provincial ridings in last year’s election, Scheer’s federal Conservatives fear he could hurt them where they need to win most. Yes, Ford did his national counterparts a favour by postponing this past Monday’s scheduled return of the legislature until Oct. 28 — a week after the election. And he has promised he’s “not getting involved” in the campaign. But it may be difficult for the limelight-lovi... more »
TRUMP IS GOING TO BE SO TICKED OFF WHEN THEY DON'T GIVE HIM THE NOBEL FOR THIS
This is classic Trump: Tear up a deal with great fanfare, denounce it as the worst deal ever made, then, after a long period of denunciation, make moves to replace it with ... essentially the same deal. President Donald Trump has left the impression with foreign officials, members of his administration, and others involved in Iranian negotiations that he is actively considering a French plan to extend a $15 billion credit line to the Iranians if Tehran comes back into compliance with the Obama-era nuclear deal.... The deal put forward by France would compensate Iran for oil sales d... more »
Judicial Norms and Judicial Capacity
For the symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). Aziz Huq Andrew Coan is not just a terrific scholar—a quick perusal of “Rationing the Constitution” confirms that—he is also a pillar of the scholarly community in American constitutional law. As organizer of the only field-wide constitutional law event, held every winter in Tucson, he has innovated and thereby made a substantial contribution to the field. (I should disclose that he has twice invited me as commentator. I’ve profit... more »
California voters could get a chance to overturn Senate Bill 276
A group of protestors are challenging California’s new law restricting medical exemptions for vaccinations, and want voters to overturn it. Three women who protested the vaccine law, Senate Bill 276, at the Capitol this year submitted on Wednesday a petition for a referendum on it, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office. They […] The post California voters could get a chance to overturn Senate Bill 276 appeared first on Health Nut News.
Ukraine Leaders Worry That The White Houses Decision To Withhold Military Aid May Signal A Retreat From President Trump
Ukrainian President Zelensky and U.S. Vice President Pence. Reuters *US News and World Report:* *Trump’s Withholding Military Funds Sparks Fear Among Ukraine’s Leaders* The president’s decision to withhold military aid amid concerns of political motivations has spooked officials in Kyiv. Ukraine's top leaders have become deeply concerned about President Donald Trump's yet unexplained decision to withhold a key form of military support as they face off against Russian aggression, fearing the move that has wrought intense scrutiny from Congress may signal a broader White House retr... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Government won't be releasing Yellowhammer documents as it'll 'concern people', says ministerFlynn Hearing Reveals Existence of Bombshell DOJ Memo Exonerating Michael Flynn DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest warrant 3 years laterLong hidden 9/11 Commission interview with Saudi Prince Bandar released; Intel chief Prince Turki’s withheld"Oh Lucy! - You Gotta Lotta 'Splainin To Do" -A TIMELINE SURROUNDING SEPTEMBER 11TH - IF CIA AND THE GOVERNMENT WEREN'T INVOLVED IN THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS WHAT WERE THEY DOING? by Michael C. Ruppert (archive) The US E... more »
Were climate change a religion it would be a sham
"We’re energy sinners, doomed to die, unless we seek salvation, which is now called sustainability." The post Were climate change a religion it would be a sham appeared first on CFACT.
Confidential report reveals 'resident-on-resident' assaults at beleaguered Bupa home
A government investigation of a Sydney nursing home reveals shocking cases of disappearing dementia patients, dying residents left hungry and in pain, and multiple reports of residents assaulting one another.
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*Left-wing principal of DC school fails to protect Trump-supporting student* The principal of a high-performing magnet high school located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. has jeopardized the safety of one of his students because of her support for President Trump. Jayne Zirkle, a senior at School Without Walls High School, known as "Walls," will spend the rest of the school year taking classes online. The severity of threats and harassment coming from her classmates has made it impossible for her to attend the public school without fear of physical harm. Whe... more »
Dangerous new hot zones are spreading around the world – Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/climate-environment/climate-change-world/?noredirect=on Advertisements
Newly identified electric eel is the most powerful ever found, say scientists.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/11/americas/electric-eel-scientist-amazon-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
Mathematicians Solve ’42’ Problem With Planetary Supercomputer
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sum-of-three-cubes-problem-has-been-solved-for-42?fbclid=IwAR0Cjz71X_F_ZICdbt9hqflaW4ZvoWe8jPdyslvT3fpaZYSvMow2b62CloI
Homan mops up the floor with Wasserman-Schultz
. Now that is a moment to cheer! As a congresswoman, this idiot is definitely not a decent example of representation for her constituents. She would be all over anyone who made such a crass statement about her in such a setting. The idiot witch can’t even speak clearly without stuttering like her idol Hillary. Maybe they are on the same drugs as Pelosi. –Uriel–
Stunning decision, SCOTUS hands Trump a massive win…
and Gorsuch sides with Sotomayor… but only until the case is settled. First there was a nationwide injunction, then 9th circuit threw out that nationwide junction and narrowed it to within the 9th district boundaries, then it was once again stayed across the nation. All of that was done within a very short summer. Barr immediately appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay of that ruling, NOW the Supreme Court has ruled on that issue… In a simple one paragraph decision by Judge Kagan, not only did the highest court in the land side with President Trump on the … Continue reading →
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*It's Lightbulb Liberation Day* The Department of Energy is putting down its guns and withdrawing troops in the war on the incandescent bulb that began in 2007. It's pretty late in the day; the last factory to make them in the U.S. shut down in 2010. It's hard to find them in a store, in which case: thank goodness for Amazon! Still, the damage can be reversed. Our houses can again be warm and beautiful, and legally. You can turn on the lights in the morning and not have your eyes lacerated by blindingly fake electric "light." As the Wall Street Journal summed up the current moment... more »
A blast from the past
This one hour video called "The Battle for America's Soul" was recorded at a 2005 speech by GN Coordinator Bruce Gagnon. It has been aired widely across the country on Free Speech TV. The speech was delivered at the Emmanual Mennonite Church in Gainesville, Florida during a speaking tour across that state. The presentation covers the mythology of America, corruption within the military industrial complex, plans for U.S. control of space, the corporate destruction of the American economy, America's addiction to weapons and war, and concludes with a transformative vision for the na... more »
Brazil’s Senate Passes Significant Telecom Law Reform, Sector opens up to Private Investment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Senate passed last night, September 11th, Chamber Bill (PLC) no. 79/2016, which amends the fixed telecommunications concession system, as a means of authorizing the private sector to provide the service. The bill provides that private companies should commit to investing in the high-capacity network infrastructure. Once approved, the project […] The post Brazil’s Senate Passes Significant Telecom Law Reform, Sector opens up to Private Investment appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Climbs to 7th Position in Number of Highly-Ranked International Universities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil overtook Italy and Spain and rose from 9th to 7th place among countries with the most institutions ranked among the best universities in the world by the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE), one of the most influential in the evaluation of higher education in the world. The United […] The post Brazil Climbs to 7th Position in Number of Highly-Ranked International Universities appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ronaldinho Gaucho to Pay R$6 Million to Recover Impounded Passports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former football (soccer) star Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother Roberto Assis Moreira signed an agreement with the Rio Grande do Sul Prosecutor's Office to receive back their impounded passports. The commitment was signed on Wednesday, September 11th, in Porto Alegre. The brothers had their passports seized following a Court ruling […] The post Ronaldinho Gaucho to Pay R$6 Million to Recover Impounded Passports appeared first on The Rio Times.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Calls A General Election For October 21
*CBC:* *It's official, Canadians: the 2019 federal election campaign is underway* New questions emerge in the SNC-Lavalin scandal as Trudeau asks Gov. Gen. to dissolve Parliament Canadians "have an important choice to make" about their country's future path, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today as he triggered the official launch of the federal election campaign. Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau arrived at Rideau Hall in Ottawa this morning to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament, launching Canada's 43rd general election.The vote is to be held on Oc... more »
The Improving Climate Of The Northeast US
From 1900 to 1970, the Northeast US was in drought most of the time, and was plagued with large forest fires. But since 1970, the Northeast has been wet and has had very little drought. Climate at a Glance | … Continue reading →
President Trump Terminated National Security Advisor John Bolton and Says He Will Meet with Iranian President Without Any Pre-Conditions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech announcing his plans to annex a third of the West Bank if he wins the Israeli election next week. He was hoping Trump would sign off on the land expropriation, but it never came.
What We Learned From Tuesday Night's NC-09 Results-- The Democrats Have At Least 22 Seats They Should Win Relatively Easily
Trump's approval rating is sinking in every poll published. He's below 40% and dropping-- and a new poll from the *Washington Post* and ABC News yesterday shows every plausible Democrat beating him in 2020. He's likely to be a deadly drag on the Republican ticket all down the ballot. His favorable ratings are in the toilet and things are getting worse for him, not better. In almost all cases, worse for Trump, means worse for his congressional enablers. But, you might say, he just helped Dan Bishop win that special election in NC-09. But did he really? We're talking about a distr... more »
A publisher wants to destigmatize retractions. Here’s how.
It’s no secret that retractions have a stigma, which is very likely part of why authors often resist the move — even when honest error is involved. There have been at least a few proposals to change the nomenclature for some retractions over the years, from turning them into “amendments” to a new taxonomy. Erica … Continue reading A publisher wants to destigmatize retractions. Here’s how.
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