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Weekly Report Sept 26-Oct 02: Israel committed 129 Human Rights abuses
PCHRGaza documented 129 human rights violations by Israeli forces & settlers, including: killing a Palestinian civilian, injuring 88, 76 incursions into the West Bank, 55 civilians arrested, including 2 children and 2 women. Palestinian prisoner transferred to the hospital in critical condition after being tortured during investigation. 6 shooting incidents reported against Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Strip shore, etc The post Weekly Report Sept 26-Oct 02: Israel committed 129 Human Rights abuses appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Democratic Mega-Donor Ed Buck Indicted For Deadly Drug Den of Horrors
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: Ed Buck, 56, arrives for a campaign rally in Hollywood, California, September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson] 'Buck manipulates his victims into participating in his sexual fetishes,' authorities say. A federal grand jury indicted Democratic mega-donor Ed Buck Wednesday in the cases of two drug overdose deaths in his home and he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole. The grand jury indicted the 65-year-old on one count of distributing methamphetamine, which resulted in 55-year-old Timothy Dean’s death in January. T... more »
Bernie Sanders Pushes 'Medicare For All' After Surgery
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference to introduce the] He's off the campaign trail, but he's not quiet. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted shortly after undergoing surgery for a blocked artery, using the medical procedure to tout his “Medicare for All” plan. The 78-year-old Vermont senator had surgery after experiencing chest discomfort during a campaign event Tuesday, Jeff Weaver, a senior adviser to Sanders, said in a statement Wednesday. ... more »
Why Were Two Teenager Girls Caught With 30 Pounds of Meth at the Border?
*Matt M. Miller* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents participate in a test deployment during a large-scale operational readiness exercise at the San Ysidro port of entry with Mexico in San Diego, California, U.S, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico January 10, 2019.] It had an estimated street value of $67,344. Two teenage women were caught with nearly $70,000 worth of methamphetamine in their car at a San Diego Border Patrol checkpoint Saturday. The two women were stopped by San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents at approximately noon at an Interstate... more »
Russia's Next Military Move: Selling Radar That Can Detect Hypersonic Weapons?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Russia says it will sell radars in the Middle East that are designed to detect cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons. Proving yet again that one nation’s misfortune is another’s business opportunity, Russia says it will sell radars in the Middle East that are designed to detect cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons. The announcement follows a devastating attack – reportedly by drones and cruise missiles – on Saudi oil facilities last month. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of being behind the attack, which ostensibly was conducted by Houthi reb... more »
Iran rolls out sophisticated armoured vehicle, smart robot as regional tensions persist
The Iranian Army Ground Force has unveiled five new domestically-made hardware pieces, including the bullet-proof armoured light vehicle Ruintan and the smart robot Heydar 1. The unveiling ceremony on 3 October was attended by Deputy Commander of the Army Brigadier-General Mohammad-Hossein Dadras and Commander of the Ground Forces Brigadier-General Kiumars Heydari. During the event, army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large US military supply convoy enters northeastern Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – A large U.S. military supply convoy has entered northeastern Syria this from neighboring Iraq, the Xeber 24 news agency reported Thursday. In a short video released by the Xeber 24 agency, a large convoy of U.S. trucks can be seen entering northeastern Syria and likely making their way to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bernie Sanders hospitalized for artery blockage
Sen. Bernie Sanders has cancelled his events until further notice as he is recovering from an emergency heart procedure to treat a blocked artery. The 78-year-old Vermont senator began experiencing chest pains during a campaign appearance in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening. “Following medical evaluation and testing he was found to have a blockage in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
KFC opens new branch in jihadi-held Idlib
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:45 P.M.) – Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), the famous American fast food restaurant chain, has opened a new location in the jihadist stronghold of Syria’s Idlib. New footage released on social media show the new location filled with men ONLY trying the delicious meals. Located in northwest Syria, Idlib is home to tens […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Plot to assassinate IRGC’s Gen. Qassim Suleimani foiled
Chief of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they have foiled a scheme to assassinate General Qassim Suleimani inside Iran. Speaking in a gathering for IRGC commanders, Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta’eb declared that a team of terrorists hired by ‘Hebrew-Arab security services’ was planning to assassinate Gen. Suleimani during Fatimiyya; the days […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Salvaging the SDGs: New Thinking to Spur Action Takes Shape
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Oct 03 (IPS) - Barbara Crossette is the senior consulting editor and writer for PassBlue and the United Nations correspondent for The Nation. She is also a board member of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.For the first time since a new development agenda was adopted in 2015 to make the world a better place for everyone, government leaders assembled at the United Nations in late September to take stock of progress. The verdict of this summit was not good. Read the full story, “Salvaging the SDGs: New... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2019
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, front, and the guided-missile cruisers USS Philippine Sea and USS Gettysburg participate in a group sail. All three ships are part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and are underway conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Navy Visual News Service.Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bash *Newsweek:** Exclusive: On USS George H.W. Bush, Ship that Lost Crew to Suicide, 'Stress Comes From the Top Down'* As local and federal authorities launch investigations into the deaths of sailors from the Navy aircraft carrier... more »
REUTERS: Vatican Police Raid Top Offices in Financial Investigation
Prosecutors at the Vatican seized “documents and electronic devices” on Tuesday from some of its highest offices as part of a finance probe, a Vatican statement said. According to the statement, the activities were carried out to acquire documents and electronic devices from individual offices of the First Section of the Secretariat of State and […] The post REUTERS: Vatican Police Raid Top Offices in Financial Investigation appeared first on Health Nut News.
First wolf sighted in Belgium in 100 years was likely shot with her pups
Hunters have shot dead Belgium’s first wild wolf in more than a century, conservationist groups monitoring the resurgent species have said. Naya, a she-wolf, has been missing since May. Scientists and associations watching her since she was first spotted in Belgium in January 2018 fear the worst. Her male companion August is now exhibiting signs of being a lone wolf once more, experts said. Naya was pregnant when she was last seen in May on one of the 60 wildlife cameras set up in rural Limburg, close to the Dutch border. “I am 100 percent sure that Naya was shot. It is the only pl... more »
Silver Eyes Fourth Quarter Rebound
By Stefan Gleason Precious metals markets enter the often favorable fourth quarter trading season with the potential to reinvigorate their major uptrends. Despite posting impressive... more »
Leftist Jimmy Dore Calls It A CIA Op
A progressive left comedy show host, Jimmy Dore, talks dirt about the CIA with a real CIA Whistle-blower and they both think this Soft Coup against Trump is more coup than whistle. Continue reading →
Connections: How the medieval warm period led to planes, trains and automobiles WATCH NOW
James Burke's Connections documented the medieval warming period before it became politically incorrect. It's a must watch. The post Connections: How the medieval warm period led to planes, trains and automobiles WATCH NOW appeared first on CFACT.
Trump Admin Shifting to Privatize Migrant Child Detention
The Trump administration has started shifting some of the caretaking of migrant children toward the private sector and contractors instead of the largely religious-based nonprofit grantees that have long cared for the kids.
Legal Settlement Over Las Vegas Shooting Worth up to $800M
Attorneys for thousands of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history said that they reached a settlement expected to pay between $735 million and $800 million to those who sued over the Las Vegas massacre.
Trump Calls for China to Investigate Bidens
Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China.
UPDATED: Meng Wanzhou Update - "An Air of Reality"
*UPDATED: October 3, 2019* the CBC is reporting that things got very tense in the little 5th floor courtroom at the Vancouver Law Courts this afternoon. Defense lawyers made the shocking allegation that the RCMP and CBSA provided the actual cell phones and other Internet devices belonging to Meng Wanzhou directly to the FBI shortly after her arrest at the Vancouver Airport in December of 2018. If true, this contravenes Canadian law which says that handing over such evidence must be pursuant to a court hearing and according to Treaty. The Judge responded to the Defense Allegation ... more »
Friday 20th small and rare protests in Video : They are real
Some Pro-regime supporters in Egypt say that the videos of those anti-president small and rare protests of Friday were fabricated and fake but they were actually real. Already if there were no protests then what those 1298 people arrested on Friday and detained doing in the streets !? According to the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights “ECESR” at least 1298 people were detained in September 2019 across the country. [image: The protesters in Tahrir square] The protesters in Tahrir squareThose people or detainees are accused of illegal “protesting” so how come there were ... more »
3 Million People Possibly Dead: Why the Korean War Still Haunts Asia
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And the world. *Question:* The Korean War is variously estimated to have claimed between 1.2 and three million lives, most of them civilian. Who was responsible for this tragedy? For Western nations, the answer is uncomplicated: North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, launched an unprovoked invasion of its southern neighbor in 1950. An alternate history has been presented in Chinese textbooks, one in which the illegitimate lackeys of Western imperialists in the South attacked first, but China and the Soviet Union intervened to prevent... more »
Twenty Two Paratroopers Wounded in Mysterious Training Accident
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Army paratroopers leave C-17 aircraft to land during NATO exercise Swift Response 2018 on Adazi military ground, Latvia June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins] The weather was 'fair.' The plane landed safely. So what went wrong? Twenty-two paratroopers were injured Wednesday after a night-time military exercise went wrong, and authorities say they aren’t sure what caused the accident. Service members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division out of Alaska were doing night jumps at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Cent... more »
Why Nuclear Weapons Are Rather Overrated
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-NUCLEAR-RUSSIA-RC1218FFA6D0.html] Not useable and very costly. *Key point:* Nuclear weapons are over-hyped and over-talked about. “Overrated” is a challenging concept. In sports, a player can be “great” and “overrated” at the same time. Future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, for example, is quite clearly a “great” player, well deserving of the first ballot invitation he will likely receive. However, as virtually all statistically minded aficionados of the game have noted, h... more »
America Built Some Really Good Tank Destroyers to Fight the Nazis
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: By Raymond Douglas Veydt, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16212530] A weapon that was feared. *Key point:* America wanted good tank destroyers to match what the Germans had. During the 1940s, the U.S. Army developed a special weapon to counter the tanks of the German Wehrmacht. Most of these vehicles had the hull of a Sherman tank and a turret with a long-barrel cannon. But don’t dare call them tanks. These were tank-destroyers. After the war, the U.S. Army concluded tank destroyers were a waste of time... more »
The President Did It: Donald Trump’s Phone Around
When the squalid, absurd and occasionally hilarious accounts are compiled by a sober mind, the Trump administration will stand out as much gargoyle with more than a touch of paranoia. But there will be one thing that might save the man who has given an era his name: The fact […]
Tidal threatens legal action against Norway over stat fiddling investigation
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 Tidal is threatening legal action against the whole country of Norway, which is certainly one way to deal with allegations that you fiddled the figures on a Beyonce record.
EU launches talks on new African trade pact
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 The new agreement will hopefully cover ‘trade-related areas, such as services, investment, technical barriers to trade, intellectual property rights as well as trade and sustainable development,' says EU Commission.
L'UE vise un accord de libre-échange complet avec 5 pays d'Afrique australe et orientale
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 Le nouvel accord devrait couvrir les services, les investissements, les obstacles techniques au commerce, les droits de propriété intellectuelle ainsi que le commerce et le développement durable.
Comment faire des accords commerciaux un outil de protection de l'environnement
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 Un rapport publié par la Fondation Nicolas Hulot et l'institut Veblen veut réorienter les accords de libre-échange en direction de la lutte contre le changement climatique.
FCC Commissioner Carr Questioned on 5G (AGAIN)
By The Conscious Resistance On Tuesday October 1st, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke at the 5G Futures event organized by the CTIA, the lobby for... more »
COUNTRY MUSIC MEETS IMPEACHMENT: Faron Young came to [HEART] Charley Pride!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019Race meets the Grand Ole Opry:* In Episode 5 of his eight-part PBS series, Country Music, Ken Burns lets Merle Haggard make an intriguing claim. Burns is describing the way Haggard's parents became Dust Bowl refugees. They left Oklahoma "after a fire destroyed their farm during the Depression," we're told by the Burns narrator. Haggard was born three years later, in 1937. But his parents "were still looked down on as Okies," the narrator of the Burns film says—and Haggard is shown saying this: *"The human being has a history of being awful cruel to somet... more »
Morrison takes veiled swipe at UN, urging against 'negative globalism'
The Prime Minister's Lowy Lecture makes reference to "an unaccountable internationalist bureaucracy", while calling for independent nations to be allowed to remain independent.
Scientists have found a new Aussie pterosaur and it's terrifying
Australian researchers have found a new species of pterosaur in outback Queensland. The apex aerial predator had a four-metre wingspan and walked on all four limbs when on land.
European court's Facebook ruling 'opens Pandora's box' for policing online content
Just In - 12 hours ago
A European court's decision ordering Facebook to police and remove illegal content across international boundaries has raised an alarm about the "chilling effect on freedom of expression".
David Rowe drew a viral cartoon of Donald Trump. Then the hate mail started
Just In - 12 hours ago
No political figure is safe from starring in one of David Rowe's grotesque, highly detailed cartoons. And not everyone is impressed.
Four police officers fatally stabbed by IT assistant in Paris
Just In - 12 hours ago
A knife-wielding employee kills four co-workers at police headquarters in the centre of Paris before being shot dead by police. Officials are yet to confirm the motive of the attack and say they are not treating it as terrorism at this stage.
Amber Guyger Gets Just 10 Years for MURDER as Man Sentenced to 99 Years for Kicking a Cop
[image: guyger]Amber Guyger, who shot and killed an innocent man in his own home was sentenced to just 10 years in jail, most likely due to the fact that she was a cop.
Cop Admits to Conspiring with Fellow Officers to Pull Over Innocent People to Rob and Beat Them
[image: rob]A New Jersey cop pleaded guilty this week to pulling over innocent people to rob them of their cash as well as beating them.
The Bernie Sanders Health News — What Happened, What We Will Be Told
BERN NOTICE: When You See The Word "Stent" -- Remember Medicare for All HELLO somebody #MedicareForAll https://t.co/4jpLWv4S8W — Nina Turner (@ninaturner) October 2, 2019 *by Thomas Neuburger* As most people know by now, on Thursday it was announce that Bernie Sanders had a medical event (not a medical "scare"). He complained of chest " discomfort," a medical evaluation revealed a blockage in one of his arteries, he was taken to a hospital and the blockage corrected with the use of stents. Afterward senior advisor Jeff Weaver released the following statement: “Following medical ... more »
Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick
By Brian Miller Farm subsidies are perhaps the ultimate, but secret, third rail of American politics. While entitlements are discussed out in the open, farm... more »
Public Banking Victory in California Offers Opportunity for Sustainable Finance
*Banking should optimally reflect the public interest and public banking offers one strategy for achieving that aim.* Public banking has roots in Modern Monetary Theory, promoted by Randall Wray and Ellen Brown (among others). Public banking acknowledges state sovereignty in wealth creation, with the idea that wealth creation through public banking can promote public infrastructures and social well being. Why should a small group of private actors benefit exclusively from our institutional systems for wealth creation? Public entities can use interest rate accruals from low-co... more »
A few quotes from Conservatives need wider coverage
As an independent voter, having been a member of both parties, I seek to find the truth and facts beneath the politics. The tribal nature requires its bellringers to denounce any criticism or facts that get in the way of … Continue reading →
Criticisms Of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Grow In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo *Reuters: **Exclusive: In Saudi Arabia, criticism of Crown Prince grows after attack* (Reuters) - Some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family and business elite have expressed frustration with the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure last month. It has sparked concern among several prominent branches of the ruli... more »
RCP Average: Warren All But Tied With Biden; Sanders, With Heart Trouble, in Third Alone
[image: rcp-average-warren-all-but-tied-with-biden-sanders-with-heart-trouble-in-third-alone] The race for the Democrat nomination is all but tied. It’s Biden vs. Warren, while 78-year-old Bernie Sanders landed in the hospital with chest pain on Wednesday.
The System Works: Former Dallas Cop Guilty of Murder Sentenced to 10 Years
[image: the-system-works-former-dallas-cop-guilty-of-murder-sentenced-to-ten-years] Former police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of Botham Jean in September 2018. The trial lasted one week and the jury needed only five hours to deliberate.
Your History Book Missed It: Japan Started the Pearl Harbor Attack with Submarines
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * An hour before the air attack, a squadron of tiny Japanese midget submarines attempted to slip into the harbor’s defenses, like burglars in the night, to wreak havoc on Battleship Row. Unlike the aerial assault, the sailors failed spectacularly — and the story is often forgotten. *Key Point:* On Dec. 7, 1941, the aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy rained devastation upon the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. But Japanese warplanes didn’t actually fire the first shots that brought America into a massive Pacific War. An hour before the ai... more »
Doofus Of The Day #1,055
I don't normally make Doofus awards to those who are killed as the result of doing something stupid. However, in this case, I'll make an exception. A carjacker died after he accidentally blasted himself in the chest while trying to smash a window with the butt of his shotgun, an inquest has heard. Officers investigating the death of Reece Ramsey-Johnson said they were satisfied there was ‘no third party involvement’ as they closed the probe into his killing. * . . .* Video footage taken at the time showed another masked man shouting ‘he’s shot himself — he’s f*****g shot himself’... more »
Iran Is China’s Secret Weapon for Killing off the US Dollar’s Global Reserve Status
The attack by Yemen’s Houthis struck two major oil installations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, exposing the shortcomings of the very expensive American Patriot air-defense systems. The post Iran Is China’s Secret Weapon for Killing off the US Dollar’s Global Reserve Status appeared first on The Duran.
Iraq’s October Protests Escalate And Grow
(Iraq Newspaper) Iraq’s October protests are quickly metastasizing into the crisis the government of Prime Minister Adil Mahdi hoped it escaped this year. Starting on October 1, there were demonstrations in ten provinces. The government’s policy this year was to try to break up any gatherings as quickly as possible so that they wouldn’t grow. The security forces however, started with tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets, but then fired live ammunition into crowds in Baghdad, Nasiriya and Amara killing four. That angered people so much they were out into the early morning hour... more »
Are Hard-Line Taliban Members Defecting To ISIS Or Merging With Al Qaeda?
Hamdullah Mohib, the National Security Adviser of Afghanistan (NSA) who previously served as the Ambassador to the United States. (Courtesy Afghan Unity Government) *FOX News*: *Afghanistan security adviser says hard-line Taliban members defecting to ISIS, merging with Al Qaeda* More than 18 years after U.S. forces entered Afghanistan and usurped the Taliban government from power, the country remains a patchwork of progress, pain, and bloodletting. While the territorial dominance and perpetual attacks orchestrated by the Taliban remains at the forefront of the fragile nation’s woe... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 3
1920 Gertrude Bell called mujtahids a group of popes standing in the way of British plans Claimed Shiites were problem in Iraq Said Sunnis should rule Iraq because Shiites would impose a religions state That was why Mosul province had to be included in Iraq to add more Sunnis Said that British were looking for Iraqi to be new ruler but couldn’t find one so had to pick a son of the Sharif of Mecca (Musings On Iraq book review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) 1932 Iraq gained independence from Britain 1968 Soviet ... more »
Warnings
*How quickly the end can come, and without any warning!* *https://pedophilesdownunder.com/2019/09/15/irish-foster-boys-trafficked-to-royal-mountbatten-his-close-* *friend-jimmy-savile/* *Mountbatten wasn't expecting ito be killed by a bomb without wrning when he left his castle in Sligo on a fair day...* *...a castle which looks remarkably like the castle in the Danger Man episode, The Sanctuary...* *Secret agent John Drake, incidentally, is played by Patrick McGoohan whose familty comes from Sligo, Leitrim area..* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McGoohan *He went on to ... more »
Internally Displaced Syrian Refugees Tormented by US Forces
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are trapped in northern and southern camps controlled by the US and its jihadist foot soldiers. On October 1, Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committees on the Repatriation of Syrian Refugees said US forces, illegally occupying southern Syria, “disrupted” operations to permit Rukban camp refugees from leaving their virtual … The post Internally Displaced Syrian Refugees Tormented by US Forces appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Hand Signals : The Hidden Meanings
Have you heard about this ? If you feel the need to know more about this idiocy, you can read the details HERE But, if you are secure enough in the knowledge that this is just more leftie SS-DD (Same Shit-Different Day) news, read on and discover how you can avoid the pitfalls of using ‘Hand Signals’ in your everyday life. If there’s one thing you’ve noticed about white nationalists, it’s that they have hands. And something they’ve been doing a lot with their hands lately is sending out secret messages in support of white supremacy. If you see anyone … Continue reading →
Canada May Be The Next Nation To Buy Lockheed Martin's F-35 Stealth Fighter
A U.S. Air Force F-35A arrives at the Ottawa International Airport on Sept. 4. The warplane is part of a demonstration team that will take part in a local air show. The stealth fighter is one of three contenders in the bid to replace Canada's CF-18s. (Murray Brewster/CBC News) *Michael Peck, National Interest:* *One Nation May Have No Choice But to Buy the F-35 Stealth Fighter* *Canada may simply have no choice. Here's why. * Canada may be the next nation to buy the F-35 stealth fighter. The F-35’s competitors are dwindling. In August, Britain’s Ministry of Defense and European ma... more »
Letter from a Pakistani Homeschooler
I recently received this email from Pakistani homeschooler Fasih Zulfiqar. I advised him to seek out econ professors at the nearest universities, but he’d likely appreciate further advice. Reprinted with his permission. Hello Prof Bryan, Fasih here. Perhaps Prof Cowen informed you about me, but in case he did not, let me introduce myself. I’m […] The post Letter from a Pakistani Homeschooler appeared first on Econlib.
Matt Stoller Responds
Recently I posted a critique of Matt Stoller’s nasty attack on the late Aaron Director. Stoller didn’t just challenge Director’s views; he suggested not to subtly that Director changed his views because he was paid to do so. I found that highly implausible and because of that charge and the whole tone of Stoller’s post, […] The post Matt Stoller Responds appeared first on Econlib.
14 Billion License Plate Image Database That Knows Where You Are In Real-Time
By MassPrivateI Forget everything you have ever heard about police license plate readers and public safety, because it is all a lie. Three major automated... more »
Where’s the heat?
“Arctic conditions Oct 2 2019 !!!” says reader. “NOAA. wrong again.” https://weather.com/maps/current-wind-chill The above map is from weather.com Now look at the NOAA forecast. Notice any difference? https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead01/off01_temp.gif https://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2019-09-23-noaa-fall-outlook-warmer-than-average-temperatures-united-states?cm_ven=wu_videos?cm_ven=hp-slot-5 Thanks to Oly for these links The post Where’s the heat? appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Chile – Snow surprises inhabitants of La Araucanía – in Full Spring
Residents woke up with cold and their roofs covered with frost. 1 Oct 2019 – Users on social networks have shared photographs of the meteorological phenomenon in Pucón, Villarrica and surroundings. This Tuesday, the snow surprised the inhabitants of La Araucanía, The most widespread photos via Twitter are from the Caburgua Lake sector, located east ... Read moreChile – Snow surprises inhabitants of La Araucanía – in Full Spring The post Chile – Snow surprises inhabitants of La Araucanía – in Full Spring appeared first on Ice Age Now.
New column day
Here, on the echoes of previous campaigns in Canada's federal election - including the possibility that the 1972 minority government scenario might be the best outcome of all. For further reading... - The column's discussion of public impressions of leaders is based on recent polling from Forum and Angus Reid - with the latter also showing the NDP's strong opportunities for growth as a current second choice. - Meanwhile, Duncan Cameron has also mused about the possibility of a minority government, while also pointing out the lack of a defining narrative so far. And John Ivison note... more »
Trump Tweet of Nickelback Video Aimed at Biden Removed
Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice President Joe Biden.
US AID, Hungary to Help Rebuild Business, Social Centers in North Iraq
Assyrian International News Agency - 13 hours ago
SULAIMANI -- The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Monday (September 30) that it awarded two new grants to communities on the Nineveh Plain as a part of its post-Islamic State reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
Washington, Saudi Arabia and Yemen - The Other Side of the Narrative
The recent capture of significant numbers of Saudi troops by the Houthis in Yemen received modest coverage in the Western mainstream media. This rather significant turn of events in Yemen does not bode well for Saudi Arabia and its de factor ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS). In this posting, I want to look at how Iran's Press TV covered the story and provide an alternative to the narrative being presented by the Trump Administration and, in particular, how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is selling his narrative to American voters. According to a Houthi spokesman, Colo... more »
If our sins are revealed...
*How contemptible we are, Lord...* *(EPHREM THE SYRIAN)* *Blown up on his boat with a 15-year-old crew member from County Fermanagh, North Ireland in 1979. **What 15 year old from Northern Ireland, part of the UK, went to work in Eire, Southern Ireland, in 1979?* *if our sins are revealed to You...* *...and to the entire world in 2019. Paedophilia, blackmail, bribery, fascism, Nazi racism, plans to exterminate billions with risky epidemic vaccines. after colluding with the private bankers to loot them..* *from whom can we hide them?* *From China? From the public?* ... more »
Is China's New "Laser Rifle" Actually a Joke?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/CHINA-ANNIVERSARY-PARADE-SP1EFA10HSD12.html] Not what it appears to be. *Key point:* Despite Beijing's claims, it is likely still a ways away from building a really good laser rifle. Stephen Chen caused a minor media sensation on July 1 when he wrote about a new Chinese laser rifle for the South China Morning Post. Since the 1990s, China has developed a slew of fantastical looking laser small arms. Benefiting from over $300 million in funding from Beijing in 2015, Chinese companies recently devel... more »
Fight to the Death: Russia's Su-35 vs. Russia's Stealth Su-57 (Who Wins?)
*TNI Staff* *Security, * What plane can claim to be the best Russia has to offer in a fight? *Question*: Which plane is better? The Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E, an advanced derivative of the original Soviet-era Su-27, is the most capable fighter Moscow has ever fielded. While the Su-35 is primarily designed to be an air superiority fighter, it also has a potent air to ground strike ability. The Su-35S program has its origins in the Soviet Air Force’s program to develop a modernized Flanker derivative that was to be called the Su-27M. However, with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet U... more »
Russia's TOS-1 Buratino Can Unleash a Devastating Rocket Barrage
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/Military/ARMY-2016-Static-part4/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52150940] Is NATO ready? *Key point:* Russia's TOS-1 can shoot multiple rockets with fuel-air explosives. The TOS-1 *Buratino *is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in global hotspots like Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Syria. Like the enormous 240-millimeter 2S4 self-propelled mortar, the TOS-1’s specialty is obliterating heavily ... more »
Meet the DF-26 Missile: China's Prized Anti-Carrier Weapon
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/WW2-ANNIVERSARY-CHINA-GF10000191342.html] A big threat. *Key point: *The PLA has been preparing for a major naval war for a while now. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) commissioned the DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into service earlier this year in April. “The newly commissioned weaponry of the Rocket Force is Dongfeng-26 missile,” Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for China Ministry of National Defense, told reporters on April 26. “After the trial and operati... more »
FaceFirst and Amazon Want To Influence Facial Recognition Laws; Motorola Joins The Push For A Surveillance State
By Aaron Kesel FaceFirst is another company with something to lose if facial recognition regulation bans the technology. They have now entered the lobbying ring... more »
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Tom Rand and Mike Andrade point out that the Alberta tar sands wouldn't be sustainable economically even if people ignored their environmental effects. Bruce Livesey offers a reminder that Andrew Scheer's plans are built entirely around favouring dirty oil at the expense of other industries and future generations. And Sharon Riley talks to some of the workers already making the transition from the oil patch to the renewable energy sector. - Meanwhile, Eric Roston reports on reduced river flows around the world as another alarming byproduc... more »
The Climate Inquisition
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” ― George Orwell A University Of Alberta VP was fired for telling the truth about climate and CO2. (1) University of Alberta VP … Continue reading →
Hiding The Decline At Berkeley Earth
Zeke from Berkeley Earth shows the whole earth burning up since 1960, particularly the Arctic – which has warmed “by more than 4C. Zeke Hausfather on Twitter: “The world as a whole has warmed by 0.9C just since 1960, with … Continue reading →
Facebook Allows Pro-Cop Pages to Spread Disinfo from Kosovo While Deleting Police Accountability Pages
It's been revealed that while Facebook is banning legitimate government accountability pages, they are promoting fake pro-police content by foreign actors.
Bell Unveils New '360 Invictus' Attack Helicopter For The U.S. Army
An artist rendering of the Bell 360 Invictus, the company's design for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). Bell is competing to build a prototype for the service and plans to fly the aircraft in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Bell) *Defense News:* *Bell unshrouds Invictus, its answer for the US Army’s future attack recon aircraft* WASHINGTON — Bell has pulled the shroud off its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) design for the Army after keeping it under wraps as a competition for a chance to build prototypes heats up. Several teams selected to develop FAR... more »
Jumping the Shark? KISS Will Play for Them in the Ocean
Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place — under the sea, where they will perform for great white sharks and eight fans separated from them by a small submarine.
GOP Veterans of Clinton’s Impeachment Urge Caution on Trump
The Republicans who carried out President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998 are unanimous in urging caution and restraint as Congress embarks on yet another impeachment struggle.
What Gandhi Believed Is the Purpose of a Corporation
Gandhi had a well-developed view on corporate goverance and influenced business leaders.
NCES Releases School Choice in the United States Report
A new report the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) “finds that charter school and public school students have the same academic performance in testing conducted at the fourth- and eighth-grade level.” (See Charter School and Public School Students Have Same Academic Performance, Report Finds) I went through the report this morning on the plane and here
Nationalism and “Noble Lies”
There are two kinds of democracies—those that are dominated by liberals and those that are dominated by nationalists. The first type of democracies are often pushed into enacting utopian policies which devastate their economy and culture; while the second type are mostly able to avoid the pitfall of utopianism. Liberalism is a foolish, even dangerous enterprise. Nationalism too, if the nationalists are lacking in conservative values, can turn out to be unsatisfactory, but it’s a safer option for a nation because it’s fundamentally anti-utopian. But how can nationalist sentiments be ... more »
Iraq Cuts The Internet And Social Media for Most Of The Country As Protests Spread
*The Guardian:* *Internet down across most of Iraq on third day of protests* *Monitor says ‘intentional restrictions’ by major providers have caused near-blackout.* The internet is down across most of Iraq on the third day of protests that were called for on social media, with a monitor saying “intentional restrictions” by major providers have caused the near-blackout. Iraqis protesting in the capital and southern cities have struggled to communicate with each other or post footage of the demonstrations since Wednesday. So far, 19 people have been reported killed, including one p... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/3/19"
• 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 Economic Collapse is Here. It’s Happening in Slow Motion and People Can’t See It"
"Our True Friends..."
“Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for *their* miserable lives.” - Paulo Coelho
Conspiracy? YES. Coup attempt? YES.
I have to take my hat off to the good people at The Federalist and The Last Refuge. Their investigative journalism over the Ukraine affair has been absolutely first-class, rivaling anything one can imagine from mainstream media outlets in the past. It's thanks to them that the conspiracy behind the current brouhaha has been uncovered as far as it has; and I've no doubt that they'll keep ferreting out more facts to piece together. For a start, the Congressional Research Service is now implicated in the plot, for providing false and misleading interpretations of US law. Compelling... more »
Lutter contre le scandale des tribunaux d'arbitrage internationaux
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 Avec la campagne #reprenonslepouvoir nous voulons révéler au grand public le scandale des tribunaux d'arbitrage internationaux qui garantissent un système de justice à la carte aux multinationales.
Open letter to the European Parliament: Human rights before free trade with Vietnam
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 ACAT and 47 Vietnamese and international organizations urge members of the European Parliament to delay consideration of the free trade agreement with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
« Les droits humains avant le libre-échange avec le Vietnam »
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Oct-2019 L'ACAT et 47 associations vietnamiennes et internationales exhortent la nouvelle législature du Parlement européen à retarder l'examen de l'accord UE-Vietnam, tant qu'un certain nombre de critères relatifs aux droits humains ne seront pas respectés.
A Success in Tokyo, London, and Toronto, KitKat Store Reaches São Paulo
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A success in Tokyo, London, and Toronto, KitKat Chocolatory now reaches São Paulo, at Shopping Mall Morumbi. It is not just another store. It is the first flagship in Latin America. In addition to the classics of the chocolate covered wafer brand, it will be possible for the consumer to create […] The post A Success in Tokyo, London, and Toronto, KitKat Store Reaches São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Minister Salles Leaves Germany Without Concessions on Conservation Fund Freeze
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Environment Minister Ricardo Salles left Germany on Wednesday, October 2nd, without securing any concession from Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on the issue of the suspension of an amount of R$155 (US$39) million for forest conservation projects in Brazil. In August, in the midst of the fires crisis, Svenja Schulze, […] The post Brazil Minister Salles Leaves Germany Without Concessions on Conservation Fund Freeze appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Government Suspends Sale of 33 Fraudulently Mislabeled Olive Oil Brands
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday, October 2nd, the suspension of the sale of 33 brands of olive oil due to product mislabeling. According to the ministry, the brands that have practiced fraud were: Aldeia da Serra Barcelona Casa Medeiros Casalberto Conde de Torres Dom Gamiero Donana Flor de […] The post Brazilian Government Suspends Sale of 33 Fraudulently Mislabeled Olive Oil Brands appeared first on The Rio Times.
Presiding Justice Says There Would Be No Fight Against Corruption if Not for STF
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Dias Toffoli, delivered a speech on Wednesday in defense of the Court. In recent days, the court has been criticized for having approved a The post Presiding Justice Says There Would Be No Fight Against Corruption if Not for STF appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio’s War on the Poor: A Tale of Two Cities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents of Rio de Janeiro – even observers abroad – could be forgiven for experiencing some cognitive dissonance lately. The problem seems to lie in the patently irreconcilable interpretations promoted by multiple official sources, news media accounts and, often, the evidence of our own eyes, concerning what constitutes objective urban […] The post Rio’s War on the Poor: A Tale of Two Cities appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Oil and Natural Gas Production Breaks Records in August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has released the production data for the month of August. Adding up the production of oil and natural gas, it came to 3.828 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in Brazil. According to the ANP, oil production was […] The post Brazilian Oil and Natural Gas Production Breaks Records in August appeared first on The Rio Times.
Vehicle Sales in Brazil Increase 10.1 Percent in September Compared to 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The new vehicle's market has grown by 10,1 percent in September 2019 against the same month last year, announced on Wednesday, October 2nd, the National Federation of Automotive Vehicles Distribution (FENABRAVE), in an assessment disclosed to journalists. The result confirms the anticipated performance on Tuesday, October 1st, by Broadcast, the […] The post Vehicle Sales in Brazil Increase 10.1 Percent in September Compared to 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.
'Beloved' wildlife photographer found dead at base of one of WA's highest peaks
A WA wildlife photographer whose body was found at Bluff Knoll — where he previously captured one of his most lauded shots — is remembered as a kind, gentle and warm person who honed his craft over 30 years.
Four police officers killed in Paris stabbing attack
Just In - 14 hours ago
Investigators suspect a workplace row sparked an attack that saw four police officers stabbed to death and their attacker shot dead.
NRL player James Segeyaro tests positive to the same drug that saw Shayna Jack suspended
Just In - 14 hours ago
Brisbane Broncos player James Segeyaro is provisionally suspended by ASADA after returning a positive test for LGD-4033, also known as Ligandrol, to which Australian swimming star Shayna Jack also tested positive.
Escaped zebra shot dead after causing autobahn crash
Just In - 14 hours ago
Police are investigating the circumstances which led to the circus animal's death, after owners were told it would only be drugged.
Toddler may lose part of finger after allegedly being burned with lighter and boiling water
A 22-year-old Perth man accused of using a cigarette lighter and boiling water to deliberately inflict serious burns on a two-year-old girl he was looking after claims she pulled a pot of boiling noodles onto herself.
Cold storage was going to save N.S. in 1926
News 1. Northern Pulp’s sci-fi future This item is written by Joan Baxter. It’s all supposed to be decided in just 83 days. Yesterday, Nova Scotia Environment announced that it had received the focus report for Northern Pulp’s proposed effluent treatment plant, which was required after former environment minister Margaret Miller announced in March that […]
22 Hurt in Parachute Training at Mississippi Military base
At least 22 soldiers have been injured as hundreds parachuted onto a Mississippi military base during a night training exercise.
"Who Cares About You?"
*"Who Cares About You?"* by Walter E. Williams "During my student days at a UCLA economics department faculty/graduate student coffee hour in the 1960s, I was chatting with Professor Armen Alchian, probably the greatest microeconomic theory economist of the 20th century. I was trying to impress Alchian with my knowledge of statistical type I and type II errors. I explained that unlike my wife, who assumed that everyone was her friend until they prove differently, my assumption was everyone was an enemy until they proved otherwise. The result: My wife’s vision maximized the number o... more »
The Constitution Says ‘Bribery’ Is Impeachable. What Does That Mean?
President Trump speaks on the phone in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Now that Congress has launched an impeachment investigation into President Trump’s effort to use the Ukrainian government to target a political rival, much ink has been spilled on the question of whether Trump’s actions amount to “high crimes and misdemeanors” for which he may be impeached. In analyzing the president’s conduct, some commentators have pointed to one of the two specific grounds for impeachment enumerated in the Constitution: bribery. Yet, by and large, those who... more »
Macron blasts Russia for its Ukraine “invasion”. Calls on Russia to move away from China (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 325. The post Macron blasts Russia for its Ukraine “invasion”. Calls on Russia to move away from China (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
America now solves problems with troops, not diplomats
Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Data show that the US intervenes more in other countries' affairs than it did in the past. It also currently hires fewer career professionals for ambassadorial or foreign affairs positions.
Trump's bad Nixon imitation may cost him the presidency
Ken Hughes, Research Specialist, the Miller Center, University of Virginia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
President Trump solicited foreign help for his presidential campaign. So did presidential candidate Richard Nixon. The difference, writes scholar Ken Hughes, is that Nixon was more skilled at it.
This year at the Supreme Court: Gay rights, gun rights and Native rights
Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
The upcoming Supreme Court session will address notable cases about the rights of different groups. The cases go to the heart of how U.S. laws protect both individual and group rights.
Defeating Scheer By Taking Out Ford
In this election, Justin Trudeau is fighting Andrew Scheer by taking aim at Doug Ford. Martin Regg Cohn writes: The point is to draw a direct line between an unpopular Ford’s provincial Progressive Conservatives and his federal Conservative counterparts led by Andrew Scheer. Point. Counterpoint. Counterpart. It’s not hard to connect the dots — and superimpose them over the battle lines that form Ontario’s electoral boundaries. When the Liberals unveiled their program, it was Ford who was behind it: Upon winning power, Ford suspended a scheduled $1 increase in the minimum wage t... more »
WHO LIVES IN A BUBBLE NOW?
In a new *USA Today* poll, there's plurality support for both impeachment and Senate conviction: Americans by a 45%-38% plurality now support a vote by the House of Representatives to impeach President Trump, a USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds.... By a similar margin, 44%-35%, those surveyed say the Senate, which would then be charged with holding a trial of the president, should convict Trump and remove him from office. The numbers are even worse for the president a new YouGov poll: New YouGov poll finds voters think the House should impeach @realDonaldTrump by a double digit margin. S... more »
"Because..."
"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" And here is the best answer I can give: Because. Because sometimes, life is damned unfair. Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply. Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time. Because acceptance is yet another of life's "here's a side of hurt" lessons and it is never truly acceptance unless it has ... more »
Are you smarter than a naturalized citizen taking their test …
Answering questions on our country — is it any wonder why the communists have been able to get so far? . I admit even though quite often I look up specific information or deal with some of the information every day that I blog — I am not sure I could answer spur-of-the-moment questions today on the topic either; but I bet I could get a darn sight closer than these millennials that haven’t been out of school long and have a younger brain. To put into perspective, during the early 60’s we were taught civics and had to pass … Continue reading →
ROBERT SERVICE’S PATHETIC FALLACY — BRITISH WARFIGHTER’S GUIDE TO TARGETTING VLADIMIR PUTIN
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Robert Service (lead images) commits the pathetic fallacy over and over. It isn’t that his fallacies are pathetic, and so deserve to be pitied. It is that Service takes money for writing histories, purporting to be about Russia, its revolutionary leaders, and now its current leader, by projecting his own […]
Dozens Of U.S. Army Paratroopers Reported Injured During Night Training Jump
Paratroopers descend toward Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2018. The soldiers are assigned to Army Alaska’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Javier Alvarez *Task & Purpose*: *Multiple Army paratroopers reported injured during night training jump * Multiple Army paratroopers were taken to local hospitals on Wednesday after being injured during a nighttime training jump at Camp Shelby, a Joint Forces Training Center run by the Mississippi National Guard. The number of injure... more »
Consensus = Collusion: "Oceans Warming Faster Then Thought" Paper Cited by IPCC- RETRACTED
*Scientist are known to mislead. Cook papers. Massage stats. Exaggerate. Particularly climate scientists. Why would or should you or I listen to scientists or, for that matter, Greta Thunberg? Unless you want to believe she's a saviour? The new messiah?* *Church of Sweden Says Greta is "Successor of Christ"* - Perception Management: Psychology, A Messiah called Greta & the "Climate Emergency Movement" *Retraction Alert:* *Pretty sure this blog will be one of a minuscule number of places that will cover this retraction. Haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere. Other then... more »
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*A biased federal trial judge has ruled in favor of Harvard University in a lawsuit challenging its use of race-conscious admissions* *Her description of Harvard admissions as a "very fine admissions program" reveals her biases* Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian American students through its use of race-conscious admissions, a federal judge ruled in a decision released on Tuesday. Writing that the university’s system “passes constitutional muster,” Allison D. Burroughs, a U.S. district judge, added that the court “will not dismantle a very fine admissions ... more »
The B-2 Bomber Has More Firepower Than an Aircraft Carrier
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Could the B-2 stealth bomber be the most dangerous plane ever built? *Key Point:* “The B-2 is one of the most game-changing aircraft ever built…and one of the most cost-effective. One B-2 can deliver the punch of an entire aircraft carrier air wing at several orders of magnitude less in operating cost and personnel,” Deptula said. When B-2 stealth bombers attacked Serbia on the opening night of Operation Allied Force in 1999, destroyed Iraqi air defenses during 2003’s “Shock and Awe” and eliminated the Libyan fighter force in 2011 -- the attacks were ... more »
Could Israel's Missile Defenses Withstand a Swarm or Missile Attack from Iran?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Who wins in a showdown? Here is all we can tell you about Israel's missile defenses. In the aftermath of Iran’s alleged drone strikes against Saudi Arabia and military support for Houthi insurgents in Yemen, Prominent figures in Israel’s security establishment are growing increasingly convinced that a direct military confrontation with Tehran is not only likely, but inevitable. An Iranian attack is “only a matter of time,” Brigadier General Dror Shalom stated point blankly in a recent interview with Israeli media outlet *Israel Hayom*. Shalom, who ... more »
Is This the Best Gun Safe Ever?
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/511CQxrFNyL._SL1000_.jpg] A very important item for any gun owner. *Key point: *Gun Safes are needed to prevent someone from accidentally getting access to your firearms. Designating who has access to your guns is significant to gun safety. While intruders or burglars may be at the top of your list, it’s also important to think about others who may be in your house. What about children, houseguests, babysitters or friends? In addition, you may also want to keep your guns safe from f... more »
Bushnell's TRS-25 Red Dot Gun Sight: Just How Good Is It?
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)] Worth the money? *Key point:* Good rifle optics will ensure you can hit your target. Bushnell has been building optics longer than I’ve been alive. Generations of sportsmen likely used their budget friendly rifle optics for hunting. Bushnell has dived into the tactical realm with a series of AR scopes. The AR line of optics are varied and range from simple magnified rifle scopes to a red dot or two. The optics themselves have proven to be popular and even capable. One of the bigges... more »
This Is The End Result When The Parachute For Two Russian BMD Armored Vehicles Fails
*Popular Mechanics*: *Russian Army Vehicle Suffers a Parachute Malfunction. Gravity Takes It From There.* The two BMD airborne infantry fighting vehicles used to be eight feet tall. Emphasis on used to be. Russia’s army airborne forces faced a setback this week when the parachutes of two BMD armored vehicles malfunctioned, sending them plunging toward the ground. The vehicles were destroyed on impact. Luckily, there are no reports of injuries. The incident took place during Russia’s Center-2019 military exercises and involved paratroopers from the famous 98th Guards Airborne Svir... more »
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*Germany On Economic Suicide Watch* *Spooked by big protests* Haunted by visions of a climate collapse, German government decides to postpone its economic death leap, instead proposes highly watered down climate-rescue plan. FFF’s draconian demands The Fridays for Future (FFF) movement is sweeping across Germany. Media reports claim more than a million people attended rallies and blocked streets in dozens of cities throughout the country yesterday. The demonstrators’ demands are clear: Away with cars, industry, meat and plastic, etc. In short: Economic suicide. Merkel announces... more »
U.S. Air Force Space Command Warns That China Could Blind U.S. Satellites With Lasers
The Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite is the U.S. military's most secure means for global communications. However, The Defense Intelligence Agency says China is attempting to develop methods for jamming its signals. Wikipedia *National Defense: **JUST IN: Space Commander Warns Chinese Lasers Could Blind U.S. Satellites* China is developing new directed energy weapons that could degrade American satellites during a future crisis, the leader of the newly formed U.S. Space Command said Sept 27. “We're pretty comfortable [in asserting] that they are developing directed ener... more »
The U.S. is hired help in Saudi Arabia
Ex-CIA analyst John Kiriakou talking about U.S. relations with the head-chopping monarchy in Saudi Arabia. I've really grown to respect John as Karl Grossman and I have been on his weekly radio show Loud & Clear on Sputnik each week for the last several months. John was a real whistle blower who spent almost two years in federal prison for exposing George W. Bush's torture program that violated international law. Talk about heroes - John is a real hero to me. Bruce
"Stock Prices Are Plunging, And Many Fear This Could Be Another “Black October” For The Stock Market"
*"Stock Prices Are Plunging, And Many Fear This Could* * Be Another “Black October” For The Stock Market"* by Michael Snyder "The stock market hasn’t started a quarter this badly in about a decade, and if stock prices continue to plummet it could set off a wave of panic selling unlike anything that we have seen in a very long time. Of course it wouldn’t be the first time that we have seen a major stock market crash during the month of October. If I mention “October 1929”, you immediately know what I am referring to, and the same thing is true for October 1987 and October 2008. Today... more »
Jeff Epstein hooked up eugenicist scientists at Harvard and MIT with Gates, Rothschild, Zuckerberg, says Vanity Fair
*From The Daily Mail* *'He name-dropped like crazy. You’d be with him and he’d say things like, "I just got off the phone with Zuckerberg. I just got off the phone with Rothschild. I just got off the phone with Gates,"' recalled one Wall Streeter.* *'You didn’t know if any of it was true. But then you’d be meeting at his townhouse several days later and Gates would be there.'* *That individual added: 'Jeffrey had a way of making these people materialize.'* *https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7529937/Jeffrey-Epstein-called-Prince-Andrew-Andy-spoke-Bill-Gates-Mark-Zuckerberg.... more »
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