Saturday, September 07, 2019

7 September - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 4

10:08 pm MDT



Master of all he surveys

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
So: Fake news: BBC and tech firms join forces to fight disinformation https://t.co/JCobUnTryW — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 6, 2019 Comments most certainly could be going better under that tweet, as hordes descend to mention black pots and kettles and to accuse the BBC of being one of the biggest purveyors of fake news out there. The BBC Media Centre's announcement runs as follows: *A new industry collaboration to tackle dangerous misinformation was announced by the BBC and partners today.* Major news and tech organisations will work together to protect their audiences... more »

Butt of the joke

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
As Arthur T notes on the open thread, there's a BBC News website article headlined *Why we need internet jokes and memes more than ever *that makes Jacob Rees-Mogg the butt of all but one of the jokes. And the exception is a joke about Brexit supporters in general. Why not feature a range of targets for recent internet jokes or memes, especially if you're meant to be seen as an impartial news source? As Monkey Brains notes, the latest retweet from the BBC reporter responsible, Will Chalk (whose name sounds like the personal motto of a fine old-fashioned schoolteacher), is from pr... more »

Why is billionaire George Soros a object of sympathy for the BBC?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
The BBC seems to relish acting as St. George towards poor George Soros, with Mr Soros in the role of cruelly-used Princess and "the hard-right" as the nasty Dragon. This weekend they are riding out, lances aloft, with a BBC News website article headlined *Why is billionaire George Soros a bogeyman for the hard right? *and an accompanying BBC Two programme tomorrow night titled *Conspiracy Files: The Billionaire Global Mastermind? * The blurb for the latter runs as follows: How billionaire George Soros has become a bogeyman around the world. Are allegations of secret Soros plots t... more »

There’s a Dark Side to Meditation That No One Talks About

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
So let us talk about it. Meditation and all forms of self work can open up access to suppressed issues that should be at least disconcerting. Yet we also know that combining this self work with specific medication will cause the reprinting of these episodes to weaken greatly and thus lead to their welcome resolution. Fortunately, for most, there are no real issues to deal with and they simply gain real benfits from all self work. My take home is that developing meditation practice is super important, just as learning how to climb a set of stairs. You do it to expand your mind ... more »

Elites "Going Rogue" Suggests The Global Neoliberal Architecture Is Collapsing

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
The global NWO enterprise is very much on the rocks and the whole range of beneficiaries are literally desperate to resurrect any part of their plans. It is not going to happen because any such scheme demands pretty solid consent of the governed as even the CCP is now discovering. Everywhere we are seeing the rise of political Trumpism as the electorate is saying hold on now. what about us? How fast this has happened is astonishing but it is very much of the emergence of a common political sensibility in which all communities reject the promotion of violence in particular and v... more »

Big Pharma And CCP Collude To Destroy US?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
Why should we feel safe? The hidden reality is that Trump has been thwarted in imposing any form of change in this whole obscene monopoly. He even had support from some Democrats to make the necessary changes.Now understand that the vaccine racket is an ideal platform for actually directly attacking the human population of the USA. It is certainly under the control of our clear enemies the NWO NAZIs and by extension the CCP. We have already come across claims that this is happening. Throw in chem trails while you are at it.The good news is that our government is no longer d... more »

Three million Uigurs in Concentration camps. Final solution Pending

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
It is astonishing just how quickly this has all been made to happen. There is even discussion regarding the advent of crematoriums worse, no one is leaving as well. The news now is bad and it represents ten percent of the population of Uighurs. Random violence has been used to justify this whole exercise. There is and was no terrorism here. There is a sympathy for independence, as is true also for Tibetans. Yet it has never been really organized. This is a sadly natural expression of true Chinese racism. *Three million Uigurs in Concentration camps. Final solution Pend... more »

One Very Bad Habit Is Fueling the Global Recycling Meltdown

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
The well-meaning are engaging in ‘wishcycling’ - opting to place objects in the recycling bin that don’t belong.

Leigh Dundas Press Conference on an investigating SB276

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Parents For Healthcare Rights Published on 6 Sep 2019 Leigh Dundas full press conference calling for an investigation into the potentially illegal record sharing and SB276. Camera sound and editing by Joshua Coleman.

Bolsonaro Says Amazon Countries Must Fight to Retain Sovereignty

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The presidents of countries that are part of the Amazon region and representatives of indigenous peoples took part in a meeting on Friday, September 6th, in search of ways to preserve the forest, after the fires recorded in recent weeks. The conference lasted approximately three and a half hours and […] The post Bolsonaro Says Amazon Countries Must Fight to Retain Sovereignty appeared first on The Rio Times.

Exhibition “Bruta_la grafia” by Artist Claudio Gil Opens in Rio de Janeiro Next Week

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The exhibition of drawings and paintings "Bruta_la grafia" comes to the 'Centro Cultural Correios', in Rio de Janeiro, after visiting La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia, and Milan, in Italy. Some 300 works will be displayed, in various formats and supports, created in recent years, inspired […] The post Exhibition “Bruta_la grafia” by Artist Claudio Gil Opens in Rio de Janeiro Next Week appeared first on The Rio Times.

Refugees Struggle to Revalidate Diplomas in Brazil, Says UNHCR

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Foreigners required to revalidate their higher education qualifications face various administrative barriers in Brazil, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Brazil (UNHCR). Among the difficulties are the high fees charged by some universities, the high costs of translating documents and the complications of presenting all the […] The post Refugees Struggle to Revalidate Diplomas in Brazil, Says UNHCR appeared first on The Rio Times.

Construction in Brazil Has Cost Increase of 0.44 Percent in August

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) registered inflation of 0.44 percent in August this year. The rate is lower than the 0.68 percent in July, but higher than the 0.36 percent in August of last year. According to data released on September 6th, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and […] The post Construction in Brazil Has Cost Increase of 0.44 Percent in August appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro’s Statements are Hindering Investments, Says Maranhão Governor

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Governor of Maranhão, Flávio Dino, said on Thursday, September 5th, that the President Jair Bolsonaro's statements are a hindrance to investments in Brazil. "I hope that Bolsonaro has some honest friend near him," he told an audience of entrepreneurs at an event in Brasília. Dino further argued that "it […] The post Bolsonaro’s Statements are Hindering Investments, Says Maranhão Governor appeared first on The Rio Times.

E-Book Readers Recommend Amazon’s Kindle Paper-White

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On April 10, 2019, Amazon launched the 10th generation “All new kindle” or “kindle paperwhite” for e-readers. This new electronic device for reading books has wireless technology to download books similar to what IPods and MP3 players use to download music. It has 300 Pixels per Inch (PPI) a glare-free […] The post E-Book Readers Recommend Amazon’s Kindle Paper-White appeared first on The Rio Times.

Airfare Decreases 15.66 Percent and Relieve the National Consumer Price Index

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Airfares weighed less on families' pockets in August, with a 15.66 percent reduction in rates, according to data from the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), as reported by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The indicator showed the most intense negative impact on inflation for the month, a […] The post Airfare Decreases 15.66 Percent and Relieve the National Consumer Price Index appeared first on The Rio Times.

Largest Stand-up Group in Brazil Returns to Rio de Janeiro

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In three performances, 4 Amigos show all their talent and versatility on stage. Due to the great success of the show, 4 Amigos will open two extra performances on Monday, September 9th. Friendship, according to the dictionary, is a feeling of affection and tenderness that unites one person with another […] The post Largest Stand-up Group in Brazil Returns to Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ministry of Health Discusses Actions to Combat Growing Obesity in Brazil

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Health Ministry aims to tackle the problem of growing obesity in Brazil, especially childhood obesity, with a lot of information about healthy eating, more physical activity within the Single Health System (SUS), and encouragement of information labeling, said Minister Henrique Mandetta. The 2018 Telephone Survey of Risk Factors and […] The post Ministry of Health Discusses Actions to Combat Growing Obesity in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Official Inflation Stays at 0.11 Percent in August, Says IBGE

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Official inflation as measured by the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) stood at 0.11 percent in August this year. The rate is lower than the 0.19 percent recorded in July but higher than the deflation (price drop) of 0.09 percent in August last year. According to data released today, […] The post Official Inflation Stays at 0.11 Percent in August, Says IBGE appeared first on The Rio Times.

This Was Germany's World War I Tank (And It Was A Real Killer)

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * An impact on history. *But combat wasn’t the point, as the design served as a prototype for the follow-up Leichter Kampfwagen II — or LK II. This upgraded version weighed nearly nine tons due to its additional armor, around two tons more than its predecessor. A rearward, four-cylinder, 60-horsepower engine allowed speeds of 10 miles per hour.* When the German army’s first domestically-built tanks rolled into combat in March 1918 at St. Quentin Canal, the armored beasts looked considerably different from British and French designs — and most post-w... more »

How British and American Cruisers Shut Down the North Korean Navy in a 10-Minute Battle in 1950

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* The most important naval battle of the Korean War occurred on the opening day of the conflict, when South Korea’s only large patrol boat intercepted and destroyed a North Korean vessel on the verge of landing troops in Pusan. Just days after North Korea embarked on its steam-roller invasion of its larger but less heavily armed southern neighbor, the United Nations decided it needed to step in and save the besieged Republic of Korea. However, it would take time for ground forces and their heavy tanks and artillery to arrive in South Korean port ... more »

Meet the Monster T28: America's Super World War II Tank

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A truly ugly beast. *But ultimately, the United States would have discovered what the Germans did: a handful of massive tanks don’t really make a huge difference on a global-sized battlefield.* When it comes to tanks, America can only hope that size isn’t everything. During World War II, Germany had its armored giants, such as the seventy-ton King Tiger, the 188-ton Maus or the never-built P.1000, a thousand-ton behemoth that waddled across the line between ambition and insanity. For their part, the Soviets fielded regiments of fifty-six-ton JS-2 hea... more »

The Secret Reason America's Tanks Are So Lethal: Depleted Uranium "Silver Bullets"

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The battlefield will never be the same. Literally. *The use of depleted uranium as a penetrator has resulted in superior armament for U.S. tankers crossing the battlefield. Nobody knows how long the one-two combination of the M256 gun and DU ammunition will continue to overmatch enemy armor, but given DU’s superior armor piercing capability, it’s a fairly sure bet DU will arm the next generation of Army tanks as well.* A tank is a fast-moving, well-protected, heavily armed behemoth designed to dominate the land battlefield. As the primary offensive w... more »

Syrian Army uncovers heavy weapons left behind in militant underground bases: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been combing through the recently captured areas in northern Hama and southern Idlib as they look to secure these sites that were once under militant control. Among the towns where the Syrian Army is spending the most time combing through are Kafr Zita and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian oil tanker photographed near Tartous port: photo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 has been photographed off the coast of Syria after sailing across the Mediterranean since its release from Gibraltar. According to the U.S. space technology firm Maxar Technologies Inc., the Adrian Darya was photographed near the Port of Tartous after turning off its GPS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New Chinese drone prepares for F-35 ‘threat’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The stealth target drone China recently showcased will provide the Chinese military with experience encountering stealth fighter jets like the F-35, as the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region are deploying more of such jets, Chinese military experts said on Friday. Exhibited at the Northwestern Polytechnical University booth at the ongoing 2019 Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Toyota introduces new platform for small cars

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Toyota’s TNGA global architecture has come to form the basis of most medium-sized Toyotas launched in recent years, with the likes of Corolla and CH-R shifting onto a platform variant called ‘GA-C’ and larger vehicles such as the Camry and Rav4 moving over to the ‘GA-K’ platform. Now that we’ve familiarised you with Toyota’s latest […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

What We Know About America's KH-11 Recon Satellites

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One. pic.twitter.com/z0iDj2L0Y3 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2019 *Popular Mechanics: *Everything We Know About America's Secret KH-11 Recon Satellites *When President Trump tweeted classified satellite photos, it startled the intelligence community—and revealed the capabilities of the U.S. spy satellite network. * Spy sa... more »

The Memoirs of Billy Shears

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
The memoirs of Billy shears Is a biography written by William Shepherd (Billy), the character who took over Paul McCartney's role after his death in 1966. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

U.S. Nuclear Upgrades Face New Delays

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
The B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb modernization program is facing new delays. (U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration) *Defense News:* *Nuclear gravity bomb and warhead upgrades face new delays* WASHINGTON ― The United States’ B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb may face an 18 month delay during production, with the W88 submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead facing a shorter delay, a top National Nuclear Security Administration official confirmed Wednesday. The B61-12 life-extension program consolidates and replaces the older B61-3, -4, -7 and -10 variants, while the W88 Alterat... more »

Midnight Meme of the Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* Trump's mental collapse is here. I'm wondering how much longer the White House thinks they can cover up the on-going mental disintegration of dear leader. That's rhetorical of course since they think they can keep this up forever and they think the must if they are to continue to rob us blind and put their full white supremacy agenda in place. Trump has always had serious issues but it's obviously getting worse and getting worse rapidly. If it wasn't obvious to most of us during the 2016 campaign, it should have been obvious when Trump threw a fit over the size of the cr... more »

Tragicomic hysteria about Trump's hurricane map

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
First, I recommend you an 11-minute-long video about Alice & Wonderland by Amazing Polly (@99freemind on Twitter) about a CIA strategy to psychologically break a person. 2-3 investigators are asking nonsensical questions for several days, pretending that all of them make sense to each other (so the investigated person must be the crazy one), they don't care about the answers, they suppress any correlation between the loudness of the voice and the importance of questions etc. The inconsistency becomes a torture for the person so he finally does everything they need. (See also Zach Vo... more »

The U.S. Navy's Montana-Class Battleships Would Have Been A True Terror

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And a huge waste of resources. *Numerous proposals were floated for the Montana-class ships, though they all had one thing in common: they were considerably larger than the Iowas. The Iowa class battleships were 860 feet long, displaced 58,000 tons fully loaded, and featured nine 16”/50 caliber main guns. Secondary armament was in the form of twenty 5”/38 caliber dual-purpose guns capable of firing on targets in the air, on land, and at sea. Speed would have been 28 knots, slower than the Iowa-class’ 33 knot top speed.* The U.S. Navy’s most powerful ... more »

The Real Reason Why Imperial Japan Did Not Build More Aircraft Carriers in World War II

Warfare History Network, John W. Whitman at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, John W. Whitman* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown - 広島県呉市海事歴史科学館所蔵品。Kure Maritime Museum, Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album: Aircraft carrier and Seaplane carrier, Supervisory editor: Kazushige Todaka, p. 12., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3558447] They couldn't. *It was not until late 1942 that Japan’s carrier program went into high gear, spurred by Midway and the June construction plan. * Japan lacked the industrial strength needed to wage a war against the United States. Yet, Japanese military planners seldom consi... more »

Alternate History: If Hitler Captured Moscow, Does Nazi Germany Win World War II?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, * A new world. *The Soviets begin the game outnumbered, disorganized and badly positioned. But if they can hold on, the German advance will grind to a halt. Then the Red Army can conduct a counteroffensive in December and January, as Siberian tanks and infantry pound the depleted German forces.* After seventy-five years, the question remains so tantalizing: What if the Germans had captured Moscow in December 1941? Would the Soviet Union have collapsed or continued to fight? Would the Russian war machine have been so crippled that Germany could transfer i... more »

Is China's Navy About to Overtake America's?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The PLAN is quickly becoming a blue water naval force. *With all of this shipbuilding capacity (and shipbuilding jobs on the line) the obvious question is what the shipyards will build next. Submarine construction is one possibility, as well as smaller amphibious craft, particularly LSTs capable of carrying a dozen or so tanks and armored vehicles. China’s military opacity means outside observers just don’t know. Whatever the ultimate goal, China is already a major military power in the Asia-Pacific.* The breakneck pace of Chinese naval construct... more »

Al-Qaeda’s Balkan Ties: The Bosnian Connections

Grey CARTER at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Should anyone have had any doubts, the barbaric murder of US photojournalist James Foley fully exposes the true nature of the Islamist terrorists menacing the Middle East. Unfortunately, the savagery exhibited in what happened to James Foley was not unique—beheadings and suicide bombings have become standard tactics in the Islamist terrorists’ way […]

The Once-Detained Iranian Oil Tanker Adrian Darya-1 Is Near The Syrian Port Of Tartus

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Anyone who said the Adrian Darya-1 wasn’t headed to #Syria is in denial. Tehran thinks it’s more important to fund the murderous Assad regime than provide for its own people. We can talk, but #Iran’s not getting any sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror! pic.twitter.com/saar05T8wt — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) September 6, 2019 *VOA/AP:* *Satellite Images Show Iran Oil Tanker Sought by US off Syria* DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Satellite images appear to show the once-detained Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya-1 near the Syrian port of Tartus, despite U.S. ef... more »

Southeast Asia Ignores US War on Huawei

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
*September 7, 2019* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The Western media has begun complaining about Southeast Asia's collective decision to move forward with 5G network technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US demands that nations ban *all *Huawei products. These demands are predicated on clearly fabricated security threats surrounding Huawei technology. The US itself is a global leader of producing hardware with hidden backdoors and other security flaws for the purpose of spying worldwide. Instead, the US is clearly targeting the telecom giant as part of a wider campaign to ... more »

Southeast Asia Ignores US War on Huawei

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 22 hours ago
*September 7, 2019* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The Western media has begun complaining about Southeast Asia's collective decision to move forward with 5G network technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US demands that nations ban *all *Huawei products. These demands are predicated on clearly fabricated security threats surrounding Huawei technology. The US itself is a global leader of producing hardware with hidden backdoors and other security flaws for the purpose of spying worldwide. Instead, the US is clearly targeting the telecom giant as part of a wider campaign to ... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Friday 6th September 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

NYU Study: Trump, Fox, Political Right Are Sources Of ‘Disinformation’

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Corinne Weaver ~ Another academic study about disinformation and election security has been released, this time from New York University. True to form, the research blames all facets of the right as sources of “domestic disinformation.” “Disinformation and the 2020 Election,” written by Paul M. Barrett of the NYU Stern Center for Business and […]

Our National Interest And The South China Sea

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Walter Lohman ~ It’s difficult to explain how a country goes about defining its national interests. Sure, we know the policy processes. We know the considerations. Interests in borders, war, and peace are easy to understand. But why are other, more abstract interests, such as American concern for the freedom of navigation in a […]

September 7th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #961

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Saturday September 7th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
BREAKING: Satellite images appear to show once-detained Iranian oil tanker pursued by the US near the Syrian port of Tartus. https://t.co/S6WOwL3iym — The Associated Press (@AP) September 7, 2019 Chandrayaan-2: India's historic moonshot appears to end in failure https://t.co/LwlFDYjYd6 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 6, 2019 #BREAKING Hurricane Dorian's death toll in Bahamas rises to 43: media pic.twitter.com/4C3UCGoPji — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 7, 2019 The impacts of Dorian on Canada could be quite catastrophic as weather models show the storm expanding in ... more »

Katherine hospital admissions reduced as tailored support makes inroads

Stephanie Zillman at Just In - 22 hours ago
In the Northern Territory town of Katherine, some people present at the hospital emergency room dozens of times a year due to complex, and poorly managed health conditions. But a new program is proving change is possible.

Caster Semenya makes football switch, hoping to succeed where Usain Bolt failed

Just In - 22 hours ago
Caster Semenya will not defend her 800 metres title at the World Athletics Championships later this year, but could be set for a switch to football in 2020.

Tigers a sight to behold as they hammer Lions at the Gabba

Just In - 22 hours ago
Richmond looms as the team to beat this September after dismantling Brisbane on its own patch, sealing a home prelim and sending the Lions into a semi-final against GWS, who earlier knocked out the Bulldogs.

Raiders miss out on third, Bulldogs and Dragons claim wins

Just In - 22 hours ago
The Raiders miss the chance to move up into third place by narrowly losing to the Warriors, while the Bulldogs knock off the Broncos and the Dragons pile even more pain on the Titans.

Warning issued after large white shark bites fisherman's swim fin off Perth coast

Nicolas Perpitch at Just In - 22 hours ago
A 4.5-metre white shark bites a man's swim fin off Burns Beach in Perth after circling a boat for several minutes while he was spearfishing.

Lawyer stole $850,000 from deceased estates to pay mortgage and wages

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 22 hours ago
An Adelaide lawyer who stole from two deceased estates, and then fabricated documents claiming money had been invested in Australian opal, is found guilty of 33 charges including multiple counts of theft.

'The same pain': Why Australia's Uyghurs and Tibetans are backing Hong Kong's fight

Erin Handley And Iris Zhao at Just In - 22 hours ago
Hong Kong's long months of increasingly violent protests have galvanised disparate groups in Australia, who see parallels between China's treatment of Tibet and its internment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.

Once considered only good for bait, carp is now sold in high-end restaurants

Leonie Thorne And Laura Collins at Just In - 22 hours ago
Fishing businesses report an increasing demand for carp as a "premium" food product, but fear the looming herpes virus release could kill the industry before it even takes off.

Severe weather warning cancelled, as rain keeps falling — but not enough to break drought

Just In - 22 hours ago
A severe weather warning for Tasmania's east coast is cancelled but heavy rain continues to fall in the region, with snow in the highlands.

'It's going to get crazy soon': Hurricane Dorian victims flee Bahamas

Just In - 22 hours ago
Carrying possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gather at the port in Grand Abaco in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island.

WA at the 'cutting edge' in trying to separate junk food from sports

Katie McAllister And Kate Stephens at Just In - 22 hours ago
Surfing WA's Mark Lane is leading a growing charge of West Australian sporting organisations fighting off unhealthy sponsorships deals in sports.

Pacific nations hockey teams get taste of Rockhampton generosity

Rachel McGhee at Just In - 22 hours ago
A central Queensland community has donated thousands of dollars worth of food to visiting hockey teams from developing countries.

Turkey wants Syrian Army to withdraw from Khan Sheikhoun and several areas

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 A.M.) – The Turkish authorities want the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to withdraw from several areas in southern Idlib and northern Hama, a source from the military told Al-Masdar News on Friday. According to the military source, the Turkish authorities called on the Russian Armed Forces to force the Syrian Army to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 7, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
[image: São Paulo nightlife guide] We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Coala Festival (Barra Funda) – The so-longed-for Coala Festival happens this Saturday at Memorial da América Latina, in Barra Funda. A music marathon lasting until late Sunday, with the best […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 7, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 7, 2019

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. PARTY: Bebete Vambora (Centro) - Tonight, Gafieira Elite hosts another edition of the famous Bebete Vambora party. The night will be all about Brazilian music, with resident DJs playing the latest […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 7, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Palestinians Killed by Israeli Gunfire During Protests in Gaza

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
RT Published on Sep 6, 2019 Gaza’s health authorities say two Palestinians, including a teenager, have been killed by Israeli gunfire. The deaths came as thousands of Palestinians held protests Friday at several sections of the Israel-Gaza perimeter fence. Gaza’s Hamas rulers have launched the weekend protests in March 2018 to demand easing of an …

China ‘Not Wrong’ to Blame US for Protests – Ben Swann

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
RT America Published on Sep 6, 2019 Protests in Hong Kong continue despite Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s withdrawal of the proposed extradition bill that had sparked them three months ago. Meanwhile, Beijing is accusing the United States of interference. Investigative journalist Ben Swann unpacks the latest. end

Why the FedRes is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Kitco NEWS Published on Sep 6, 2019 The world has seen a “paradigm shift” where nothing is the same as before, and the Fed has difficult choices to make, says Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares. “On the one hand you could make the case for, which obviously the president would make, that yes, interest rates …

Egon von Greyerz: Silver Explosion to US$650

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
As Good As Gold Australia Published on Sep 6, 2019 Meet Egon von Greyerz in person at the Gold & Alternative Investments Conference in Sydney this coming October 2019. Register Now: https://pmis.eventsair.com/gaic/ In this interview, Brian & Darryl Panes from As Good As Gold Australia speak with the legendary Egon von Greyerz who confirms the …

IN GOD WE DISTRUST: Will America’s Embrace of Atheism be the Death of Us All?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
IN GOD WE DISTRUST: Will America’s Embrace of Atheism be the Death of Us All? by Robert Bridge, https://www.rt.com/ Not long ago, atheists in ‘God’s Country’ were shunned like lepers. Today, the non-believers are courted by the powers that be and nobody seems to mind. Is America losing its religion, and does it even matter? …

How the US is Pushing Protesters to Attack China — CIA Color Revolution

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
RT America Published on Sep 6, 2019 RT America’s Michele Greenstein reports from Hong Kong on the ongoing protests and the key individuals and organizations giving the uprising its direction and examines their links to Washington and the US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED). end

The Debate: U.S. “Deal of the Century”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
[image: http://socioecohistory.x10host.com/2018/11/07/modern-jews-admit-they-are-not-semitic-people-not-the-descendants-of-the-12-tribes-of-israel-the-bible-says-ashkenazi-jews-90-of-modern-jewry-are-not-semitic-people/]Revelation 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 … and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a [a]synagogue of Satan. [image: https://www.yenisafak.com/en/columns/hayrettinkaraman/the-jews-were-not-exiled-to-madagascar-however-the-palestinians-may-be-driven-to-2047013]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.jpost.com/Middle-Ea... more »

Blackrock CIO: The Endgame Is Coming And Central Banks Will Debase Everything To Spark Inflation

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Blackrock CIO: The Endgame Is Coming And Central Banks Will Debase Everything To Spark Inflation by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Blackrock’s Chief Investment Officer, Rick Rieder, best known perhaps for recently suggesting that the ECB should monetize stocks, writes in the Blackrock blog today and highlights the economic policy state-of-play today, and where it may lead to should economic growth falter, …

Putin Warned Bush About Impending Attack TWO DAYS Before 9/11 – Ex-CIA Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Putin Warned Bush About Impending Attack TWO DAYS Before 9/11 – Ex-CIA Analyst by https://www.rt.com/ Russian President Vladimir Putin had called his US counterpart George W. Bush two days before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, warning about an imminent terrorist plot coming from Afghanistan, a former CIA analyst has revealed. – The urgent warning coming …

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 22 hours ago
“I know Hillary Clinton blames James Comey for her loss, but frankly, Comey and Hillary deserve each other. Both think they’re above the rules and laws they impose on others; both think because they’re ‘righteous’, they’re entitled to break the rules. Their hypocrisy is sickening.” —Ari Fleischer

China Says Its Drones Can Hunt Like Spiderman

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
China says it has developed a new hunter drone that can disable other drones -- or even small aircraft -- by firing a 16-square-meter web at them https://t.co/tg2e5S8P4a — CNN International (@cnni) September 5, 2019 *CNN:* *China says its drone can hunt like Spiderman* Hong Kong (CNN)Call it the Spiderman of drones. China says it has developed a new hunter drone that can disable other drones -- or even small aircraft -- by firing a 16-square-meter (172 square feet) web at them. "Caught by the web, the hostile drone should lose power and fall to ground," said a report on the Chin... more »

Germany Ignores Bayer, Announces Complete Ban on “Probable Carcinogen” Glyphosate

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 23 hours ago
The nation of Germany is home to a staunch population of citizens who are pro-healthy, natural foods and anti-GMO foods, but surprisingly enough the country is also home to one of the world’s largest players in the world of toxic pesticides and GMOs: Bayer. German scientists have been active in studying the ongoing environmental harm caused by these pesticides and lab-created foods, however, culminating in the release of a study in late 2017 which found that the world’s population of flying insects had decreased by a shocking 75% over the past 27 years. Now, the country is makin... more »

Spending Extra on Cage Free Eggs is a Waste of Money (For These Six Reasons)

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 23 hours ago
Everyone wants to buy responsibly and to make purchases that support a more ethical and environmentally friendly standard of living these days, and big food companies know it. Perhaps that’s why they’re happy to take advantage of well meaning consumers with labels that don’t tell the whole story, or spin a sort of “pastoral fantasy” as the blockbuster documentary ‘Food, Inc.’ put it, in order to rake in the dollars from unsuspecting shoppers. One of the most egregious offenders in this department are “cage-free” eggs, a term that could signify any number of living conditions for t... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
A Su-30SM fighter jet of the 'Russian Knights' aerobatic team performs during the MAKS-2019 international aviation and space show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow. © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: 31 August - 6 September *(Sputnik).

world news

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 23 hours ago
9-6-19 *A* security official from Astana, however, was able to provide more information about Perhat’s family. “His father is a farmer named Tudighayit and his mother’s name is Atikem Mamat,” the official said. “His father has been detained for three years and his mother for nearly a year, but I don’t know the location of their camps or why they were taken. I’m not sure who had been caring for the boy.” https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/drowning-09062019172050.html ..................... 9-4-19 *Over* the years to build Xinjiang into a beautiful and rich homeland for peo... more »

Figures show decline in sampling and food standards controls

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
The number of official samples taken and food standards controls in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has declined from last year, according to statistics published by the Food Standards Agency. Figures cover food law enforcement by local authorities across these three countries for the year ending March 2019. They are provided by local authorities and... Continue Reading

E. coli outbreak in Norway causes 4 HUS cases

News Desk at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Norwegian authorities are investigating an outbreak of E. coli with four people have developed the hemolytic uremic syndrome. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has identified the same type of Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in three people since August and investigations are ongoing for two other cases. The outbreak is caused by Shiga toxin-producing... Continue Reading

World’s Top 10 Biggest Military Spenders In 100 Years (From 1914 to 2018)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CEO World:* *The World’s Top 10 Biggest Military Spenders In 100 Years (From 1914 to 2018)* Undoubtedly, America has the most active and powerful military in the world. At a whopping $649 billion, the United States is still the biggest global spender on its military. It spent almost as much on its military in 2018 as the next eight largest-spending countries combined. The top five biggest spenders in 2018 were the U.S., China, Saudi Arabia, India, and France., which together accounted for 60% of global military spending. But the United States wasn’t always on top — the data belo... more »

The Worst Of All Possible Worlds For Joni Ernst

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*2 politicians Ernst should never be near when a camera is around: white nationalists Trump and Steve King* Maybe she was making a play for a bipartisan conservative ticket with Biden-- or maybe she's crazy. But Iowa freshman Senator Joni Ernst (R) looks like she made a classic rookie error this week when she intimated that Social Security benefits had to be cut. First a little background on Iowa, a classic swing state. Despite why the imbecile pundits are all agreed on now-- that Iowa is so red Democrats should not even bother campaigning there, exactly what the abysmal hillary Cli... more »

The government is injecting women with a vaccine that causes infertility – Raila Odinga, KENYA

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
KTN News Kenya Published on Sep 11, 2017 SUBSCRIBE 921K Raila Odinga: The government is injecting women with a vaccine that causes infertility. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTNNews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTNNewsKenya For more great content go to http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews and download our apps: http://std.co.ke/apps/#android KTN … Continue reading The government is injecting women with a vaccine that causes infertility – Raila Odinga, KENYA →

“Avoid pollution of water supplies – may damage the unborn child” – 1080 health cover ups

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
unity1nz Published on Aug 27, 2017 Marcus James talks to Jim Hilton about Health effects of 1080 on the unborn fetus and how pregnant women are not warned by the health boards in areas where there are drops or by DoC not to drink the water or be in the area because of dust residue/particulate … Continue reading “Avoid pollution of water supplies – may damage the unborn child” – 1080 health cover ups →

XR UNGLUED – Cache of documents exposes green menace of the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ – #XRgate

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: From the ?A miracle has occurred? department. It appears that the same people who are dumb enough to glue themselves to pavement to protest climate, apparently have no clue about online security of their own organization. The 20-year-old climate change activist (left) who glued himself to the road…

Aunty ABC tells readers: Don’t let fear hold you back in your dream to be important, smug, tool of bankers and big-state

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: It could have been headlined: How to host Climate Tupperware Parties It’s another ABC coaching session on how to be a useful political activist. Having beaten Fairfax into the dirt, the ABC is gradually becoming Time-magazine-Readers-Digest-and-Womens-Weekly rolled into one, but aimed at teenagers. Fear of being seen as…

Tom Fitton Discusses the IG Report on James Comey…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses the IG report on James Comey’s activity during the 2016 election including the motives behind the soft-coup attempt:

Musical interlude

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Metric - Risk

Why Nuclear Land-Mines Are an Especially Stupid Idea

Matthew Gault at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Matthew Gault* *Security, Europe* [image: By Charles Levy - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56719] Really, just why? *Scientists based the Blue Peacock’s design on Britain’s first atomic weapon — the Blue Danube. * Land mines and nukes are two of the most terrifying weapons of war — for two very different reasons. Nuclear weapons can wipe out entire cities, and land mines wait buried in the earth, ready to harm anyone who wanders too close. In the 1950s, Britain tried to combine the two into a nu... more »

Russia Had an Insane Plan to Conquer France in 7 Days Using 131 Nukes

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: By Thomas Hedden - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5136083] M.A.D.ness. *Was this an example of military might or military megalomania?* The Nazis conquered France in six weeks, in one of the most spectacular military victories in history. Had the Soviet Union gone to war with the West in the early 1960s, it also planned to blitz France. But unlike the Germans, the Soviets planned to do it in a week, according to the Warsaw Pact's 1964 war plan, discovered in the military archives of the former Cze... more »

Fake News Media: Marxist Mass-Murderer Mugabe Was “Liberator”

Alex Newman at rss - 1 day ago
[image: fake-news-media-marxist-mass-murderer-mugabe-was-liberator] Zimbabwe's mass-murdering dictator Robert Mugabe was one of the most ruthless tyrants of the 21st century. Installed with direct support from the Deep State in the West and the Soviet Union, he died this week at 95 after having been deposed in 2017. In response, establishment media outlets around the world attempted to deceive their audiences, ludicrously proclaiming that Mugabe had “liberated” the former Rhodesia as he oversaw its economic implosion and enslavement. The reality is that Mugabe was no “liberator.” He... more »

Russians Go To The Polls For Municipal Elections This Sunday

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*RFE:* How A Local Vote Rocked Russia: Moscow Election Caps Summer Of Discontent MOSCOW -- Five years in prison for a tweet; four for repeatedly protesting; three for using pepper spray; two for pulling a policeman's arm. Those are just a few of the sentences imposed against Russians who took part in the protest wave that has rocked the country's capital since July, galvanizing the embattled opposition in ways not seen since the run-up to Vladimir Putin's election to a third presidential term in 2012. A summer of discontent in Russia's capital culminates this weekend with a vote... more »

Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”

America is Bankrupt – Here’s Why

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Patrick Herbert* - On April 25th 1863 Lincoln bankrupted a commercial company known as the original United States.

5G and mmWave – The Active Denial System (ADS) and How mmWave can be Weaponized

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Gabriel Cruz* - 5G technology opens the door for a whole new level of societal control.

El Chapo Wants to Give His $14 Billion in Drug Money to Mexico’s Indigenous Poor

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Elias Marat* - Notorious cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has some strong opinions about where his billions of dollars should go.

Chet Raymo, “Going the Distance”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Going the Distance”* by Chet Raymo “Here is a stunning Hubble Space Telescope photo from APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day). Two galaxies, collectively known as Arp 273, encountering each other so closely that gravity is distorting their spirals. Two galaxies engaged in a cosmic dance. *Click image for larger size.* Let me say a bit more about what we are looking at than APOD provided. Two galaxies, one neatly wrapped, one with out-flung arms. The one at the top is about the size of our own Milky Way galaxy, although more lop-sided due to the gravitational pull of its partner. Per... more »

"A Lion Fight..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“It’s good to be scared. It means you still have something to lose. So chin up. Put your shoulders back, walk proud, strut a little. Don’t lick your wounds: celebrate them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You’re in a lion fight. Just because you didn’t win doesn’t mean you don’t know how to roar.” - “Dr. Meredith Grey”, “Grey’s Anatomy” And always remember...

Missouri School District Hires First Chief Equity and Diversity Officer

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 1 day ago
Yvania Garcia-Pusateri has been doing higher education diversity work for over a decade. But the former executive director of multicultural programs at Missouri State University just transitioned to a new role in K-12 education, serving as the first chief equity and diversity officer for Springfield Public Schools, Missouri's largest school district.

NCAA Decides Against Exerting More Authority over Academic Misconduct

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I governance will not be adding reforms that would give the NCAA greater authority to discipline institutions that have engaged in academic misconduct.

"Cherish Your Scars..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Never shy away from opportunity and wholehearted living. Never be fearful of putting yourself out there. The courageous may encounter many disappointments, experience profound disillusionment, gather many wounds; but cherish your scars for they are the proud emblems of a truly phenomenal life. The fearful, cautious, cynical and self-repressed do not live at all. And that is simply no way to be in this world." - Anthony St. Maarten

"Screw the Way Things Are, I Want Out"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Screw the Way Things Are, I Want Out"* by Paul Rosenberg "This is a beautiful planet, filled, in the main, with decent, cooperative humans. And yet, I want out. Give me any kind of functional spaceship and any reasonable chance, and I’ll take it. This place is anti-human. It chokes the best that’s in us, aggressively and self-righteously. I was struck not long ago by a comment of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s, in which he expressed the same kind of feeling: "I ought to have… become a star in the sky. Instead of which I have remained stuck on earth…" All of us who’ve had a moment of trans... more »

CrossTalk: Quitting Afghanistan?

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After almost two decades of war and occupation, American military involvement in Afghanistan appears to be winding down. A deal with the Taliban will see the majority of American troops leave, while still allowing a sizeable contingent to remain. Just what exactly is Washington’s geopolitical interest to be in Afghanistan? Will America’s longest war ever end? Guests: Intizar Khadim, Daniel McAdams, and Max Abrahms. *Reprinted with permission from RT.*

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Thanks for stopping by!

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