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World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Calls for Decisive Action, With No Time to Waste
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
MERIDA, Mexico, Sep 23 (IPS) - In a world of increasing fragility and declining resources, can the world foster peace? With a looming climate crisis, is war inevitable? Will nuclear war be the final result? Are women the ultimate peace builders? How do we train and engage youth to promote peace? Read the full story, “World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Calls for Decisive Action, With No Time to Waste”, on globalissues.org →
Jersey, a Gorilla and the Civil War in Cameroon
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 23 (IPS) - A month ago I visited Jersey, one of the few European territories still welcoming refugees, though in the case of Jersey they have to be wealthy and are generally fleeing not from war and misery, but from taxes. Once Jersey and the nearby island of Guernsey harbored one of Europe´s most famous political refugees – Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who after he had been too outspoken in his criticism of the autocrat Louis Napoleon found it more convenient to live on the Channel Islands than in France. In spite of being very close to France and with a populat... more »
Africa’s Industrial Development: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
VIENNA, Sep 23 (IPS) - LI Yong is Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)When world leaders gathered in New York for the 70th session of the General Assembly back in 2016, and proclaimed the period 2016-2025 as the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), it reaffirmed the importance of industrialization in supporting Africa's own efforts towards sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and accelerated development. Read the full story, “Africa’s Industrial Development: Turning Challenges into Opportunities”, on glo... more »
We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW DELHI, Sep 23 (IPS) - Dr. Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist and eco feministThe Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life. Read the full story, “We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis”, on globalissues.org →
The Social Impact of Economic Inequality
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
GENEVA, Sep 23 (IPS) - The backlash against globalization can no longer be ignoredIncreasing economic inequality is a defining challenge of our time. In recent years, it has triggered analysis and reflection by many scholars, politicians and others on its causes and consequences on economic growth and efficiency, politics and democracy, human rights, individual behaviors, access to health, social cohesion and environmental degradation. The perception that the top 1% of income earners are gaining at the expense of the other 99% has resulted in widespread public debates in many count... more »
If Americans Knew: “This is why we exist”
Alison Weir has weathered criticism and hate, slander and insults, in the quest for justice for Palestinians. Her organization, If Americans Knew, reconfirmed its reason for existence in the ups and downs of a recent, difficult controversy. The post If Americans Knew: “This is why we exist” appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Two armored vehicles fall from sky during military drills in Russia: Video
Two Russian armored personnel carriers were completely crashed when plummeting to the ground from sky during massive military drills. The armored vehicles crashed after the parachutes failed to deploy during a spectacular Airborne Forces exercise last week which also included China and India. No casualties reported in the accident as no personnel were onboard. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First footage shows ISIS captives in SDF prisons
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:40 P.M.) – Following the massive defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, ISIL, IS) in northeastern Syria on March 2019, thousands of the group’s militants and their families have been held in prisons and camps under the control of the US-backed Kurdish forces. Scores of the captured jihadists are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
A meeting with St Paisios
*You thought, dear readers, all the detours and delays on Mount Athos so far were because I'd lost the way, that I was thoroughly incompetent, eh? Far from it. They were actually a story telling, master stroke.* *The delays have added to the suspense, no?* *Our arrival at the cell of St Paisios has become just that much more significant due to them, me thinks...* *Anyway, now we have arrived, I'll hand you over to Athanasios Rakovalis to tell you about his first meeting with St Paisios. * *By the way has written several books and given many talks about his experiences with St ... more »
The Story Behind Biden’s Son, Ukraine and Trump’s Claims
It raised eyebrows in 2014 when Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was hired by a Ukrainian gas company.
Hundreds of Thousands Stranded as Travel Agency Collapses
Hundreds of thousands of travelers were stranded across the world after the British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed in the middle of the night, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off its employees.
GM Strike Enters 2nd Week with No Clear End in Sight
They're haggling about wages and profit sharing, new product for factories that GM wants to close, a faster route to full wages for new hires, and use of temporary workers.
Google And NASA Create Most Powerful Quantum Computer Ever! Or Did They?
By Jason Bermas Supposedly private companies continue to work very closely with governments – quantum computing is a perfect example. It goes way beyond some... more »
U.S. judge orders focused release of some Florida FBI records concerning 9/11 hijackers
One of our readers, Liberty One, sent in a contact inquiry on a Geller report titled “Judge orders release of FBI records” and we thank him/her. It is rare that I let myself consider much on 9/11 because it was so traumatic. Of course, there are as many theories of what happened as there are those willing to dive into the horror of that time. But the fact that a judge just after the seventeenth anniversary also brings up the issue is interesting. Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org, has pursued this event for perhaps a decade or more. For seven years, the … Continue reading →
Truth To Power: Town Hall Protesters Ask Chrystia Freeland Why She's a Warmonger
*Chrystia Freeland at Townhall* *h/t to Xymphora for link * Like other alternative/truth bloggers, I've been wondering where Canadian Liberal Cabinet Minister/SorosCIAn mole Chrystia Freeland is during all the brouhaha about Trudeau's blackface. She's kept an unusually low profile. But she suddenly emerged yesterday at a town hall--that had to be cut short due to unruly protesters. Please read the following story that appeared in CityNews and I will have more comments to follow: *"Town hall with Chrystia Freeland cut short by protesters* *by The Canadian Press and News Staff ,*... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2019
China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters *SCMP:* *China’s National Day parade to showcase advances in nuclear deterrence* * Military experts say PLA modernisation brought about during Xi Jinping’s presidency will be the main focus of October 1 celebration in Beijing * It’s necessary for China to ‘show some of its muscle’ amid the trade dispute with the US, observer says China plans to show off its most advanced active weapon systems at the upcoming National Day parade, which will be the bigg... more »
Bernie Sanders and the Medical Debt Crisis
Tears in the eyes of many at @BernieSanders medical debt town hall in Des Mones [sic]. As attendees tell their stories about ICUs, debt collectors, and coverage denials almost all have said that Sanders is “the only one I can trust” to alleviate their financial emotional burdens pic.twitter.com/rpWWgIXYdU — Cara Korte (@CaraKorte) September 22, 2019 *by Thomas Neuburger* Bernie Sanders' new medical debt plan is called "Eliminating Medical Debt," but that title is a bit misleading. The plan does aim to erase the burden of past-due medical debt through a government buy-down. But in... more »
Bill Weld: Trump Committed 'Treason,' Penalty is 'Death'
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: 2020 Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan] The failed Libertarian veep candidate suggested impeachment as a milder alternative. Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld said Monday that President Donald Trump should consider himself lucky if he doesn’t face the death penalty for his asking a foreign entity to probe his political enemies. The president has gone far beyond merely undermining Democr... more »
'Climate Strike' Shuts Down DC
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol as part of the Youth Climate Strike in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan] Protesters blocked traffic around the city. Climate change activists protested on the streets of Washington, D.C., Monday, aiming to shut down the city in an effort to push the government to take action on the climate crisis. Activists blocked key intersections throughout the nation’s capital Monday morning, causing “gridlocked” traffic across D.C., Sam Sweeney, a reporter for WJLA, tw... more »
The Secret Reason America's Military Dominates: Nazi Weapons Tech?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Before the guns fell silent in 1945, the Allies had already drawn up plans for gathering as much German technology as they could take. What did they find? *You May Also Like: 5 Best Submarines of All Time, 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time, 5 Best Battleships of All Time and Worst Submarine of All Time. * *Key Point:* Many Americans were disappointed by what they found in Germany. Machine tooling, assembly line procedure, and similar areas in which U.S. engineers had expected to find major advances turned out to be duds. Before the guns fell si... more »
Trump Could Use Billions in Pentagon Funding for Border Wall
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, Americas* [image: A National Guard soldier observes migrants after crossing illegally into El Paso, Texas, U.S. to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to ask for asylum, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez] He's already used $3.6 billion from the Pentagon on the Mexican border. The Trump administration is reportedly considering another plan to divert billions in dollars in military funding to pay for more border wall construction. The White House is once again looking to divert $3.6 billion in m... more »
Booker: Give Me Millions to Stay in the Race
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks at the One Iowa and GLAAD LGBTQ Presidential Forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan] He needs the money, fast. Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker’s campaign published a memo Saturday asking readers to help raise $1.7 million in next 10 days to keep him in the race. There are still 20 candidates in the running for the Democratic nomination, and Booker ranks in the seventh spot as the candidate registered voters would most li... more »
We Compared Russia's Armata T-14 with America's M1 Abrams: Which Tank Wins?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5758067/30th-armored-brigade-combat-team-tankers-enjoy-tough-training-and-teamwork] Let's size them up. *Key point:* These two tanks are top-of-the-line and would give each other everything they've got. While, quite naturally, the range and particular technical capabilities of the US Army’s emerging tank sights are not available for security reasons, several Russian news reports – such as GRU Pycckoe (*site here*) – report that the new Russian T-14 Armata’s thermal targeting sights are able to discern tank-... more »
What If Germany Build a European Union Aircraft Carrier?
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5270984/charles-de-gaulle-carrier-strike-group-and-john-c-stennis-carrier-strike-group-conduct-operations-sea] A good idea or a fool's errand? *Key point: *The EU has long dreamed of having a unified military, along with common weapons systems and ships. A German politician has floated the idea of a European aircraft carrier. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who in 2018 succeeded German chancellor Angela Merkel as the head of Merkel’s governing Christian Democratic Union party, proposed the Euro-carrier in the summ... more »
If You Wanted to Know Where World War III Might Start, There Are 5 Places to Look
*Robert Farley* *Security, World* [image: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks. [Public domain]] Let's hope it never happens. *You May Also Like*: 5 Best Submarines of All Time, 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time, 5 Best Battleships of All Time and Worst Submarine of All Time. *Key point:* Few exactly predicted how World War I and World War II happened, but the flashpoints and major players were there. They are also there for a modern-day conflict. The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Uni... more »
Why This Russian "Stealth" Submarine Is a Major Threat to America
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: Alex omen [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]] Here's what we know. *Key point:* The Soviet-built Akula submarine class was an excellent design, but it did have one flaw. The Soviet Union produced hot-rod submarines that could swim faster, take more damage, and dive deeper than their American counterparts—but the U.S. Navy remained fairly confident it had the Soviet submarines outmatched because they were all extremely noisy. Should the superpowers clash, the quieter American subs had better odds of detecting ... more »
Why China's Air Force Loves Russian SU-35 Fighters (And Keeps Getting More)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Sukhoi_Su-30SM_in_flight_2014.jpg] A great boon for China's air force. *You May Also Like*: 5 Best Submarines of All Time, 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time, 5 Best Battleships of All Time and Worst Submarine of All Time. *Key point:* China is still looking to expand its logistical support fleet as it continues to modernize its air force. For a nation that boasts of developing an advanced stealth fighter, it seems strange that China would need to buy warplanes from its former rival ... more »
Musical Interlude: Cusco, “Native American, Power Drums, Spirit Pride”
“Native American, Power Drums, Spirit Pride” "Not authentic or traditional Native American music, but fast paced, heart pounding new age sound. “Apurimac III: Nature-Spirit-Pride” is an album by the German cross-cultural new age band Cusco. All tracks on this album are related to the Native American cultures of North America. The beats, chants, and flute works depict a Native American musical style, though are made more accessible to modern ears through the use of overtly synthesized instrumentation and percussive rhythms. Beautiful art are images of paintings by J.D. Challenger, Fr... more »
"I Know..."
"I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. Never Let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative... more »
"The Most Damned Of All..."
“Damned is the soul that dies while the evil it committed lives on. And the most damned of all are those who see the evil coming for others and refuse to confront it. For it is not out of fear that heroes are born, but rather out of their selfless love that will not allow them safety bought from the torture, death, and degradation of others. It is better to die in defense of another than to live with the knowledge that you could have saved them but chose to do nothing. And to those who think that one person cannot make a difference, I say this… the deadliest tidal wave begins as an ... more »
"The Odor of Desperation"
*"The Odor of Desperation"* by Jim Kunstler "The swamp abides. The latest news media dumpster fire over President Trump’s phone conversation with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is a three-way ruse. Ruse 1: deflect attention from the main issue, which is Joe Biden’s trolling for payoffs on his missions to foreign lands as vice-president, first Ukraine, where son Hunter was gifted a board of director’s chair and $50K-a-month salary with Ukrainian gas company Burisma, and then a $1.5 billion “private equity investment” to Hunter Biden’s wealth management fund from the state-ow... more »
Banning Conversation
War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength Censorship is conversation
The High Cost of the Trump Trade War
Donald Trump is proving to be one of the most virulent trade warrior that has occupied the White House in our lifetime. This should come as no surprise to anyone given that Mr. Trump paid for this full-page advertisement about America's trade relationship with Japan which appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe on September 2, 1987 when Japan (not China) was the world's most successful trading nation: A recent analysis by Moody's Analytics shows that the current trade war between Donald Trump and China has entered a dangerous phase that could well... more »
India to Ban Single-Use Plastics; Global Recycling Market Still Chaotic
India will soon announce details of its single-use plastics ban; will it be seduced to courting the recycling fairy to address the waste management problems of other countries who don’t understand recycling isn’t a long-term sustainable option.
PREVIEW/THE WORDS: A look at this morning's New York Times!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019Cassandra fears four more years:* Every morning, the New York Times gives us a hard-copy feature, The Conversation, on its reimagined page A3. The feature lists the topics which most interest the newspaper's super-smart readers. Will Donald J. Trump get re-elected next year? We don't know, but this is the way The Conversation starts in this morning's Times: *The Conversation* FOUR OF THE MOST READ, SHARED AND DISCUSSED POSTS FROM ACROSS NYTIMES.COM *1) She Quit Her Job. He Got Night Goggles. They Searched 57 Days for Their Dog.* The extraordinary tale of... more »
UK COLUMN: US Trafficking Weapons to ISIS, Al Qaeda, West’s Plan to Pull Iran Away from China
*UK Column News* | co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the early week news round-up.
Using Forged Emails, “Progressive” Journalists Smear Their Own for Challenging Syria Groupthink
Behind the campaign to silence these three critical, anti-war journalists was the same cast of characters that have become notorious in progressive circles for the viciousness of their attacks against anyone willing to come out against regime change in Syria.
The numbers behind Thomas Cook’s collapse lift the lid on capitalism and Tory greed
Travel giant Thomas Cook has collapsed leaving 150,000 UK tourists stranded around the world. Yet the maths behind this offers a searing indictment of Conservative driven greed and capitalism.
Iran News Links 23 September 2019
23 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Iranian Foreign Minister: “I’m not confident that we can avoid a war” The Sickness of American Foreign Policy https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/09/23/the-sickness-of-american-foreign-policy/ The US Should Not Fight a War for Saudi Oil https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/09/23/us-should-not-fight-war-for-saudi-oil/ … Continue reading Iran News Links 23 September 2019
The Pentagon Adds Its Madness to “Fake News” Hysteria
23 September 2019 — Black Agenda Report Glen Ford, BAR executive editor The evil geniuses at DARPA claim to be building a defense against fake news – a sure sign that the Pentagon is actually creating fake news.
Brexit News Links 23 September 2019
23 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Thomas Cook Collapse: First Major Brexit Casualty? McDonnell backs ‘logical’ approach to delay on Labour Brexit policy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/7SNBsF-oJzo/ Labour: Jeremy Corbyn faces battle with members over Brexit policy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49789938 Factional … Continue reading Brexit News Links 23 September 2019
"A World Of Lies..."
"I think we are living in a world of lies: lies that don't even know they are lies, because they are the children and grandchildren of lies. One of the hardest things to accept is that the reality of our world is buried under so many layers of official deception and well-cultivated public ignorance about our history and our political system. Even if you break through somehow, momentarily, and hold up a fragment of the truth, most people have no context for dealing with it. It's like a bolt from the blue, they can't process the information. And so the sea of lies closes over us agai... more »
Security In Iraq Sep 8-14, 2019
(Shafaaq News) The second week of September saw a small dip in incidents from the week before that had a relatively high number of attacks. Islamic State operations were the usual mix of shootings, IEDs and mortar fire, but there were three that were more bold. Another difference was that Diyala was not the most violent area as it has been throughout most of the year. There were 30 incidents recorded in Iraq from September 8-14. Two of those incidents however were bodies being dug up. In Anbar, 15 bodies were found in a mass grave in Qaim. 9 bodies were also pulled from the rubble ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 23
1955 Iran joined Ira, England Turkey security agreement Would become anti-Communist Baghdad Pact 1961 KDP banned by Gen Qasim and several leaders arrested due to Mustafa Barzani’s Kurdish revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1980 All Iranian air bases bombed Sep 22 were repaired and launched attacks on 8 Iraqi airfields and the Dora refinery in Baghdad Lost 7 planes Destroyed 3 Iraqi ones (Musings On Iraq Inauspicious Start To Iran-Iraq War) 1980 Iraq retaliated with airstrikes on 2 air... more »
How to Win Any Vaccine Debate
By Levi Quackenboss Do you wish you always had the perfect facts at your fingertips when finding yourself in a vaccine debate? Now you can, with this How to Win Any Vaccine Debate e-book. The post How to Win Any Vaccine Debate appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Take Your Legislators Back to School
By Levi Quackenboss Want to get involved in local advocacy but don’t know where to start? Take Your Legislators Back to School is the perfect resource to explain the basics, prepare you for which topics interest legislators the most, and how to prepare yourself and your team to testify in committee hearings. The post Take Your Legislators Back to School appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
He doesn’t think he did anything wrong
He doesn’t think he did anything wrong. And, that is a part of the recurring problem. The US president thinks nothing of trading something to a country for dirt on an opponent. He did it before and will do it … Continue reading →
Will More US Troops in Saudi Arabia Make America Great?
[image: undefined] President Trump deserves credit for resisting the war cries from neocons like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after last week’s attack on two Saudi oil facilities. Pompeo was eager to blame Iran because he wants war with Iran and anything that can trigger such a war is fine with him. So he put the president in a difficult spot by declaring Iran the culprit: suddenly the president’s options in the media and in Washington were limited to “how to punish Iran.” A week has now passed since the attack and Pompeo’s rush to judgement has been shown... more »
British egg farms breached salmonella rules more than 100 times
After revealing that salmonella in British eggs had poisoned 100 people, the Bureau discovered that rules to control the disease had been breached across the sector
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 9/23/19"
• Gregory Mannerino, "Critical Market Updates: Bonds, Gold, Silver, Cryptos, Dollar, Stocks" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ • "The Disconnect Between The Markets And Economy Has Grown" "US Futures, Global Markets Slide As Europe Careens Into A Recession" Think derivatives... "Negative Interest Rates Are The Price We Pay For De-Civilization"
Syria's army: collapse and rebirth
Military buffs will find a report from the Middle East Institute very interesting. It's titled "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army’s Destruction and Rebirth". Here's the summary. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been decimated by eight years of civil war. Defections, deaths, and a lack of funding have gutted its ranks while heavy losses of armored vehicles have significantly reduced the mechanized capabilities of what was once the sixth-largest armor fleet in the world. The inability of Damascus to fully deploy its official army led to the rise of paramilitary militias an... more »
It's Monday: Let's start the new week off with a bit of motivation and planning...
*later on we'll get to the ugly stuff - and the good Lord knows there's plenty of that floating about.* While working on updating my future log of all the stuff I have to do, I bumped into a video by a local blogger, Patrice Lewis, who also *writes for World Net Daily. *(It's posted at the end) It's a short clip about how outmoded paper is since we now have a plethora of tech devices to replace it. A husband is trying to shame his wife into abandoning paper and using tablets, computers, phones, et al. The ending is hilarious (at least to me - one of the greatest lovers of paper, *... more »
Cops Beaten Nearly to Death By Fellow Cops for Exposing a Literal Gang Running The Dept
[image: gang]Badge-wearing gang members beat and nearly killed non-gang member fellow cops nearly to death with no repercussions.
Family Shocked to Learn 6yo Girl Arrested, Cuffed, Booked into Jail for ‘Tantrum’ at School
[image: school]After a 6-year-old girl with a medical condition threw a tantrum at school, she was handcuffed and booked into jail, and even had her mug shot taken.
Fear Strikes Just as EIR Releases "‘CO₂ Reduction’ Is a Mass Murder Policy"
[image: 3rd Grade Students from James Ward Elementary School Climate Strike in Chicago Illinois, September 20, 2019. Photo (Charles Edward Miller/Flickr) (CC BY-SA 2.0)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20190923-fear-strikes.pdf *Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. —Coleridge* Now, all of a sudden, the unexpected Federal Reserve injections of $75 billion of overnight money into the Wall Street banks every single day—injections which th... more »
Woman Runs Own Half Marathon After Mix-Up with UK Race
A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean.
US Universities See Decline in Students from China
After a decade of booming enrollment by students from China, American universities are starting to see steep declines as political tensions between the two countries cut into a major source of tuition revenue.
Family Shocked to Learn 6yo Girl Arrested, Cuffed, Booked into Jail for “Tantrum” at School
By Matt Agorist Orlando, FL — In the land of the free, throwing a temper tantrum is now a crime, even for 6-year-old little girls.... more »
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. - Dennis Gruending discusses the significance of the climate crisis in Canada's federal election. And Sarah Jones interviews Ann Pettifor about the importance of a Green New Deal - and the barriers corporatists have placed in the way of every previous effort to develop a clean and sustainable economy. - Meanwhile, Maureen Tkacik connects the financialization of Boeing's business model to deaths caused by its faulty 737 Max jets. - Stephanie Taylor reports on the FSIN's call for Saskatchewan to follow British Columbia's leadership in ending "bi... more »
On the New Truths and the Old Truths
There are two ways by which knowledge can be acquired: first, by *discovering* new truths; second, by *rediscovering* the old truths. A nation that focuses on solely the new truths will never have peace and stability—it will be rocked by revolutions and counter-revolutions. On the other hand, a nation that is devoted solely to the old truths will also not fare well—its politics will become disconnected from the present as the politicians and the intellectuals will fall into clutches of the genie from the past, or the baggage of history; such a nation will face the risk of being ripp... more »
Bets on who will off the NWO Globalist clique? Will it be the establishment from Macron to Carney, angry crowds or China and its hypersonic missiles?
*THE GLOBALISTS HAVE SEALED THEIR FATE BY THEIR OWN STUPIDITY AND OVERREACH* *ALIENATED EVEN THE BANKERS AND UK ESTABLISHMENT* *BETS NOW BEING TAKEN ON WHO WILL "STAUFFENBERG" THEM AND WHEN?* *Zerohedge has said it "will take time before it sinks in that one of the prominent figures of the Western establishment", Emmanual Macron has admitted that the NWO project has failed and new powers have arisen, namely China and India, to form a multipolar world.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/thinking-unthinkable-saying-unsayable* *The NWO Globalists don't have any more time for it ... more »
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, September 21, 2019, #215
Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org How do you like your weather, natural or man-made? The latest installment of Global Alert News is below. RELATED STORY: Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, September 14, 2019, #214 GeoengineeringWatch wishes to thank activist Lori Bridgeford, the “Storm Trooper”, raising awareness on the climate engineering issue at the Redding City Hall, California (9/20/19). RELATED STORY: Geoengineering […] The post Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, September 21, 2019, #215 appeared first on Health Nut News.
Transparency International Says 82 Percent Believe Fake News was Used in Brazil’s Elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The figures can be found in the Global Barometer on Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean, released on Monday, September 23th, around the world. In Brazil, the survey was conducted in the first months of President Jair Bolsonaro's government. A thousand people in Brazil were heard between February and April […] The post Transparency International Says 82 Percent Believe Fake News was Used in Brazil’s Elections appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina Outpaces Brazil in Beef Sales to Chinese Market This Year-to-Date
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina boosted its beef exports to China and bested Brazil as the leading foreign supplier of the product to the Asian country in the first seven months of this year. Chinese customs data compiled by a "Beef to China" report show that, from January to July, Argentine shipments reached 186,000 […] The post Argentina Outpaces Brazil in Beef Sales to Chinese Market This Year-to-Date appeared first on The Rio Times.
Government Proposes 45 Percent Cut in Agriculture Research Budget for 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The budget of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), one of the main sources of new technologies for the agricultural sector, could be cut by 45 percent in 2020. In 2019, the funds allocated to state-owned companies were R$3.6 billion (US$900 million). The federal government's proposal for next year is […] The post Government Proposes 45 Percent Cut in Agriculture Research Budget for 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Cyber systems and LockerGoga
Cyber systems and LockerGoga Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times LockerGoga: Are manufacturing companies under threat? I.T.-based companies around the world are investing a sizable fraction of their revenues in building formidable cyber defense systems against viruses. For many of them, devoting a huge sum of their revenues to upgrading their firewalls and antivirus software […]
Watch Mayor Mike Savage and HRM councillors’ chucklefest with Atlantic Gold
News 1. Climate change action This week people around the world are stepping up activism around the climate emergency during the UN climate action summit in New York. A list of local events can be found here. 2. What to do about Justin? Writes Stephen Kimber: Last week’s Blackface/Brownface controversy raises the complicated question of […]
Gas shortages paralyze Haiti, triggering protests against failing economy and dysfunctional politics
Vincent Joos, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Haiti has been paralyzed by general strikes and crippling fuel shortages for much of September. Its government is barely functioning. Here's, the history behind the crisis.
Mississippi: African American voters sue over election law rooted in the state's racist past
Gideon Cohn-Postar, Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Electing a governor in Mississippi requires more than just a majority vote. That election law came about during a time of racist and anti-democratic voting laws meant to entrench ruling parties.
Rotten In Tunisia: The Corrupt Rule Of Ben Ali
He was the prototypical strong man softened by tactical reforms, blissfully ignorant before the fall, blown off in the violent winds of the Arab Spring. Having come to power in 1987 on the back of a coup against the 84-year-old Habib Bourguiba, whom he accused of senility, Zine al-Abidine Ben […]
What You've Been Taught About World War II Was Wrong
*James Holland* *History, World* [image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101III-Adendorff-002-18A / Adendorf, Peter / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)]] What did we get wrong? *You May Also Like*: 5 Best Submarines of All Time, 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time, 5 Best Battleships of All Time and Worst Submarine of All Time. *Key point:* Much of our WWII history makes assumptions or simplifies what happened. For instance, horses were still widely used in addition to mechanized units. The Second World War remains an enduringly fas... more »
UNCITRAL and ISDS reforms: Agenda-widening and paradigm-shifting
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 South Africa makes clear that in its view, procedural reform is not enough. A wider agenda that includes substantive issues is needed.
Europe's Green Deal is under threat from Energy Charter Treaty
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 The EU and its member states should collectively withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects fossil fuel investments.
UK preparing for post-Brexit FTA with Japan
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 Britain's international trade secretary Liz Truss says the UK has started preparations to conclude a free trade agreement with Japan after leaving the European Union.
Mixed reviews on Pacific Trade deal, Pacer Plus
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 Pacer Plus has been promoted as a hybrid development and trade deal, with the primary benefits going to the nine Pacific countries that have signed the deal.
Honduras-Korea free trade deal to take effect in October
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 A free trade agreement (FTA) between Honduras and Korea will take effect on Oct. 1 — the latest in gradual yet consistent developments in bilateral relations after they were established in 1962.
People's resistance to RCEP intensifies, amplifying #NotoRCEP call!
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Sep-2019 As governments scramble to save RCEP, peoples from Southeast Asia have consolidated their strong opposition to this ambitious and unjust trade and investment agreement.
Hell To Pay
Yesterday, Robin Sears warned that, out in the hinterland, there is palpable rage: My neighbours in northeastern Ontario are quick to vent their rage about all manner of foolish government regulations and about guns, opioids, and their children’s futures. Trudeau pounding on about women, climate and Indigenous Canadians are the angry backyard chat among our friends. They are not racists, but they are deeply angry about two things: no good jobs for their children unless they leave for the city, and being talked down to by smart aleck politicians. At the gas pump or the mall, they ... more »
'Shoddy' building construction possible cause of Kenyan school collapse that killed seven children
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Seven children are killed and 64 injured when a classroom collapses as students are starting their morning lessons at a school in Kenya's capital on Monday, officials say.
Nat Fyfe king of the AFL again after winning second Brownlow
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Fremantle's Nat Fyfe polls strongly through the entire season to claim AFL's most prestigious individual honour for the second time, finishing six votes ahead of Patrick Dangerfield.
The Globalists are Losing and The Coming Bond Collapse with Jim Willie of The Hat Trick Letter
The Dollar Vigilante Topics include: the bond market explosion, coming inflation, monetary expansion, narco trafficking supports the banks, the Saudi oil field attacks were faked, Afghan heroin trade, US government loss of credibility, coming isolation, modern monetary theory is not modern, the fed forced to buy back it’s own issuance, the growing RMB monetary system, …
Goldman Warns About The October Effect, Major Stock Market Crashes Happen In October Because Of This
Silver Report Uncut Economic collapse news. First we have Goldman and sacs warning about what is commonly known as the ocober effect. The 1929 crash, 1987 crash, 2008 stock market crash or (red october) In fact there may be something to this seasonally weak period that leads to major stock market crashes. The problem is …
UK MPS NEED TO MAP TACTICS IN CASE GLOBALISTS TRY TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT AGAIN
*TRADE UNIONS, CIVIL SERVICE SHOULD PREPARE TO MOBILIZE, GO ON STRIKE TO SUPPORT MPS TRYING TO GET PARLIAMENT RECONVENED IF BORIS JOHNSON AND QUEEN ATTEMPT ANOTHER COUP* *UK MPS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING GIVEN THE LAWLESS RAMPAGE OF BOJO AND THE NAZI QUEEN, INCLUDING PHYSICALLY DEFENDING JOHN BERCOW SO THAT HE CAN FORM A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT* *POLICE, ARMY, BREXIT MPS SHOULD BE AWARE THEY RISK PROSECUTION IS THEY SUPPORT AN UNLAWFUL DICTATORSHIP* *With the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab admitting that Parliament could be prorogued again, if the government loses at th... more »
NODDY DOES IT AGAIN — ALEXEI MORDASHOV ASKS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA, ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS, TO BELIEVE WHAT A GOOD BOY HE IS
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Among Russian oligarchs, Alexei Mordashov (lead image, centre) holds two records. One is for empty promises: he has never told the whole truth in public or when he has visited President Vladimir Putin (right) for private conversations about his business plans and the Russian state interest. Mordashov’s other record is […]
Is An Armed Conflict Possible In Today's Europe?
Family members seek to identify their fallen relatives in Crimea in 1942. Dmitri Baltermants *Dirk Kurbjuweit, Spiegel Online*: *Is Armed Conflict Possible in Today's Europe?* Europe has been largely peaceful since the end of World War II. The shock of that conflict was simply too great. But with memories of the violence now fading and nationalism on the rise, it is far from certain that peace will remain the status quo. "The war changed everything." This statement by the late British historian Tony Judt contains the kernel of modern-day Europe. It was the war that made possible ... more »
CRITICIAL SUPREME COURT RULING TO BE DELIVERED TOMORROW, TUESDAY, AT 10 30 AM BST
*From the BBC* *A ruling on the legality of Boris Johnson decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks will be announced by the Supreme Court on Tuesday at 10:30 BST.* *The government argues suspension - or prorogation - is not a court matter, but critics say the PM is trying to limit scrutiny of his Brexit policy.* *Parliament is currently due to return on 14 October, with the UK scheduled to leave the EU on 31 October.* *Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government would "abide by the ruling".* *However, he did not rule out the possibility that Parliament could be prorog... more »
RED ALERT! RISKY JOHNSON & JOHNSON EBOLA JAB TO BE ROLLED OUT IN MID OCTOBER, TO BE GIVEN BY FORCE TO ENTIRE POPULATIONS IN AREAS WITHOUT EBOLA
*DRC FLIPS, TO INTRODUCE RISKY **JOHNSON & JOHNSON EBOLA JAB IN MID OCTOBER* *TO BE GIVEN BY FORCE TO ENTIRE POPULATIONS ALSO IN AREAS NOT AFFECTED BY EBOLA * *NO EVIDENCE THAT THE JAB PREVENTS EBOLA OR IS SAFE, MAY WELL SPREAD EBOLA* *ANY SPREAD OF EBOLA ALSO A THREAT TO UK, USA, EUROPE, CHINA* *GLOBALISTS HAVE PRE POSITIOED DANIEL BAUSCH, SCIENTIST AT THE EPICENTRE OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014, AS HEAD OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO ANY EBOLA OUTBREAK IN THE UK* *CHINA SHOULD USE ITS DIPLOMATIC POWER TO GET OLY ILLUNGA RELEASED AND STOP USE OF NEW RISKY EBOLA JAB* *CH... more »
“Based on the literature, we have no reason not to believe to the authors.”
If you’re a fan of the post hoc fallacy, this post is for you. If not, we hope you’ll bear with us anyway. In June, we reported on an expression of concern in the Journal of Cell Science for a 2006 paper “several bands…in Fig. 5 look very similar.” At the time, we noted that … Continue reading “Based on the literature, we have no reason not to believe to the authors.”
CHINA NEEDS TO USE ITS POWER AS TRUMP SENDS GLOBALISTS TO DR CONGO TO HAVE EX HEALTH MINISTER ARRESTED FOR REFUSING THE JOHNSON JOHNSON EXPERIMENTAL JAB!
*ANY SPREAD OF EBOLA ALSO A THREAT TO CHINA* *SHOULD USE ITS DIPLOMATIC POWER TO GET OLY ILLUNGA RELEASED AND STOP USE OF NEW RISKY EBOLA JAB* *SHOULD USE FACT BASED APPROACH TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS IN AFRICA AND STOP THREAT OF EBOLA IN ITS TRACKS* *Police in the DRC arrested the former health minister, Oly Ilunga Kalenga, who refused to use an experimental and risky Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine on the same day, the 14th September, that "an unprecedented high-level delegation of U.S. government health officials met with the DRC’s president", strongly suggesting the eugenicist ... more »
Australian tech company Atlassian commits to net zero emissions by 2050
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Atlassian has committed to a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with co-founder Michael Cannon-Brookes calling on the Federal Government to make it easier for businesses to take action on climate change.
Employer vouches for man who endangered lives by making fake flight calls to pilots
A Melbourne man who made numerous fake radio transmissions to pilots flying into Melbourne Airport has been described as "reliable and honest" and not deserving of jail time.
How are U.S. bases worldwide linked to war fighting satellites?
Listen to "Saying NO to the militarization of space" on Spreaker. Loud & Clear continues our weekly segment dealing with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Brian and John speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, author of six books and the host of a nationally-aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues, and by Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. Powe... more »
DOES TRUMP WANT TO BE IMPEACHED?
In *Politico Magazine,* Michael Kruse tells us something we already know: When Donald Trump thinks a fight is over, he just starts another one. On July 24, as special counsel Robert Mueller’s uneven testimony came to a close, Donald Trump clearly was feeling triumphant. He gloated and goaded on Twitter. He stood outside the White House and crowed. Mueller had done “horrible” and “very poorly,” the president said on the South Lawn. He called it “a great day for me.” He was, after all, rid, it seemed, of perhaps his first term’s preeminent enemy. It took him less than 24 hours to flip... more »
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*The Impossible Math of College Admissions* *Colleges say they want more low-income students. So why are they admitting so many wealthy ones? The NYT article excerpted below tries to answer that. And for most colleges the answer is simple. To meet their costs they need to charge high prices for their services and the children of poor families just cannot afford those prices. So to get poor students on campus colleges have to slash what they charge. But they can't do much of that or they would go broke.So for most colleges economic necessity dictates that only a small p... more »
Terrorism vs. Just War Theory
I was planning to write an original piece on this topic, but soon discovered that better work already existed. Most notably, here’s a summary of a talk Michael Walzer delivered in 2007. It starts with some boilerplate: Whether terrorism is wrong is a question that is often answered badly or at least inadequately, according to […] The post Terrorism vs. Just War Theory appeared first on Econlib.
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*Exposing Junk Climate Science* This twelve-minute video by Tony Heller of Real Climate Science, released just yesterday, does a great job of exposing the deceptive use of data on which climate alarmism depends. Heller begins with the National Climate Assessment that recently went out to journalists and policymakers. It included a set of charts and graphs that superficially seemed to support the claim that we are experiencing alarming changes in the Earth’s climate, as summed up in this graphic. Click to enlarge: One funny thing, though: One of these graphs begins in 1960, another i... more »
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*The Idolatry of Environmental Extremism* David Limbaugh A bizarre incident at Union Theological Seminary illustrates why many Christians believe that internal forces, not external ones, represent the greatest threat to the church. Students at this seminary prayed to a collection of plants in its chapel, which triggered a raft of criticism on Twitter. The school defiantly defended its action in a series of tweets. “Today in chapel, we confessed to plants,” the school tweeted. “Together, we held our grief, joy, regret, hope, guilt and sorrow in prayer; offering them to the bein... more »
The NSA General Counsel's Proposal for a Moonshot
An air traffic control watch supervisor monitors the night skies at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released) National Security Agency (NSA) General Counsel Glenn Gerstell presented an interesting and surprising challenge last week, writing in the New York Times that the United States must be ready to face the “profound and enduring implications of the digital revolution.” The essay was interesting in that Gerstell’s writing was almost philosophical, rather than a direct call to action (not exactly a common mode of address for general ... more »
"Questioning Government Is What Makes You An American"
*"Questioning Government Is What Makes You An American"* by Rachel Blevins “Questioning your government does not make you Un-American. It shouldn’t be a hard concept to understand, but based on a lot of the messages and the comments I have received this week, it sounds like some of y’all need a little help… The United States was founded on the principle that citizens should have free speech, and they should be able to question their government. Yet today, we live in a country where if you use your First Amendment rights in a way that people don’t like, they tell you that if you don... more »
"An Appropriate Response To Reality..."
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.” - Philip K. Dick, "Valis" ◆ Ray Stevens, “They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Ha!”
Chinese turn up heat on the Tip of Cape York
The Queensland Labor Government is believed to have transferred three valuable and strategically placed perpetual leases at the Tip of Cape York to an Aboriginal corporation which has stated it will transfer the leases to Chinese nationals. Today Cairns News received a report of a Chinese delegation wearing suits seen in the main street of […]
"When All Is Said And Done..."
"Scientists now know the brain receives 400 billion bits of information each second. To give you some idea of just how much information that is, consider this: It would take nearly 600,000 average-size books just to print 400 billion zeros. Needless to say, that's a heck of a lot of reality. So what do we do? We start screening. We start narrowing down. I'll take that bit of information over there, and let's see - this one fits nicely with my ongoing soap opera about the opposite sex. When all is said and done, we're down to 2,000 measly bits of information. Go ahead and take a bow... more »
"Fiat Money Cannibalization in America"
*"Fiat Money Cannibalization in America:* *An Odd Combination of Serenity and Panic"* by MN Gordon "The United States, with untroubled ease, continued its approach toward catastrophe this week. The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate 25 basis points, thus furthering its program of mass money debasement. Yet, on the surface, all still remained in the superlative. *Click image for larger size.* S&P 500 Index, weekly: serenely perched near all time highs, in permanently high plateau nirvana. [PT] Stocks smiled down on investors from their perch upon what Irving Fischer once ... more »
Is This The Presidency That President Trump Wants?
U.S. President Donald Trump sits for an exclusive interview with Reuters journalists in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Nancy Cook, Politico*: *An unshackled Trump finally gets the presidency he always wanted* No longer hemmed in by aides, Trump has bent the presidency into the mold of the Trump Organization. The China trade war, talks with the Taliban, the response to Iran after Saudi attacks, gun control, new tax legislation and a long list of other policy issues are up in the air and awaiting decisions from Presi... more »
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