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Analysis: German sales of insured medical cannabis soar in second quarter
Sales of medical cannabis covered by insurance continue to increase in Germany, reaching new highs in the second quarter, according to newly released data. The steady growth in sales in the world’s largest importer of medical marijuana is a good sign for the global industry, and it comes as several countries are gearing up to start large-scale […] Analysis: German sales of insured medical cannabis soar in second quarter is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 9, 2019
File photo - Oct. 15, 2016: The USS Zumwalt before its commissioning. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George M. Bell/Released) *NZHerald/Washington Post:** Navy's US$7.8 billion destroyer to be delivered 5 years late * The first ship in the US Navy's US$23 billion ($33.8b) programme to build a new class of destroyers is scheduled for a September delivery - more than five years later than originally scheduled and 10 years after construction began on the stealthy vessels built by General Dynamics. Delivery plans for the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer have been a ... more »
The Overreach Concern Trolls
If it's not the damned Russians coming to get us, it's those damned Overreachers. The Overreachers are a brand new breed of bogeymen. They've popped up virtually overnight from the deepest depths of the Democratic Party, taking up residence beneath every punditory bed, jostling for precious space with Putin and his rabid apricot poodle, Donald. It's an uncomfortably tight and alarming squeeze for all the corporate journalists and columnists so desperately trying to keep up with all the ins and outs of Group Think. Only the cleverest among them can manage to put Russia and Democrati... more »
After Khashoggi: Saudi’s Regional Status Downgraded Despite Mea Culpa
*MidEaStream* | Dr. Marwa Osman speaks with 21WIRE's Patrick Henningsen about problems Saudi Arabia is now facing and why it may not be able maintain its lofty position in the region forever.
Did Barnes and Noble Market a Parody of Trump’s Presidency as a Children’s Book?
Some social media users reacted with outrage to the publication of "If You Give a Pig the White House" in October 2019.
"Following the Greater Depression on eBay"
*Past is prologue...* *"Following the Greater Depression on eBay"* by Jeff Thomas "I’m often asked how I see the warning signs that allow me to gauge the timing of the coming economic crisis. Although careful research into an economy can result in a relatively accurate prognostication, the timing is always the most difficult aspect to pinpoint. However, a good indicator is to track how others within the economy are surviving the situation. This tells us much more than their questionable claims that they’re doing just fine. One very telling way to do this is to follow their extrava... more »
“You will not wake up”
News 1. Tourism industry balks at proposal to fund stadium through room and car rental levies Jennifer Henderson reports: The group that represents hundreds of tourism operators in the province is urging the McNeil government to reject a proposal to build a $110 million football stadium on the former Shannon Park military base in Dartmouth. […]
Turkey Launches Operation Peace Spring
*It was always going to come to this. The removal of the Usrael Kurds from the area was and is the ONLY resolution to the Syrian situation. Idlib will and has been in the process of being resolved. There are countless posts here covering that topic.* * If Turkey becomes less stable it will worsen everything for Syria. Iraq and Iran. Why people don't grasp this basic bit of common sense? I don't know?* *1- Turkey announces offensive:* *Link * *Erdogan tweeted the mission is designed "to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border, and to bring peace to the ... more »
Ukraine Re-opened Biden-Burisma Probe Before Trump Call. Whistleblower Linked to 2020 Democrat Candidate
[image: ukraine-reopened-biden-burisma-probe-before-trump-call-whistleblower-linked-to-2020-democrat-candidate] The hoked-up “impeachment inquiry” into President Trump has taken another two sharp turns that should send the credibility of the anonymous CIA whistleblower heading over a cliff.
Reorganizing Humanity?: The Tyrannical Designs of the UN's Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030
[image: reorganizing-humanity-the-tyrannical-designs-of-the-uns-agenda-21-and-agenda-2030-william-f-jasper] VIDEO - William F. Jasper, Senior Editor of The New American magazine interviews Tom DeWeese, author, speaker, and president of the American Policy Center, about the UN schemes for regimenting American society through the UN's Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030.
Idiotic Environmental Predictions
[image: idiotic-environmental-predictions] Today’s wild predictions about climate doom are likely to be just as true as yesteryear’s.
Rosenstein Thought Kelly and Sessions Would Support 25th Amendment Against Trump
[image: rosenstein-thought-kelly-and-sessions-would-support-25a-against-trump] Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein believed he had assurances from John Kelly and Jeff Sessions to use the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, a new book claims.
Clinton Impeachment Chief: Trump Did Nothing Wrong. He Did His Job
[image: clinton-impeachment-chief-trump-did-nothing-wrong-he-did-his-job] The conclusion of former federal prosecutor Bob Barr, who, as a congressman, ran the effort to impeach Bill Clinton, is that President Trump did nothing impeachable in his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Breaking: Erdogan announces start of Turkish military operation in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of Ankara’s long-awaited military operation against the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. According to reports from Ras Al-Ayn in northern Syria, the Turkish army is pounding the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces in a massive air and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Air Force attempts to destroy jihadist tunnel network in Latakia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) unleashed a massive attack on the jihadist stronghold of Kabani this morning, targeting an area around the town that is believed to have a large network of tunnels. Led by their choppers and jets, the Syrian Air Force repeatedly struck the southern perimeter of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurds amass troops in northern Syria to fight off Turkey’s invasion
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to send massive reinforcements to the northern borders as Turkey prepares full invasion. A 30-second video footage shows tens of vehicles carrying hundreds of Kurdish fighters heading to Syria’s northern borders in an attempt to repel the Turkish military. Turkey said it is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pompeo accuses Iran of offloading oil in Syria, urges world to act
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran on Wednesday of offloading oil from its Adrian Darya 1 tanker in Syria. “Oil from the #AdrianDarya1 has been offloaded in Syria, proving that Iran lied to the UK and Gibraltar. This terrorist oil will fund Assad’s war and Iran’s sectarian violence. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian gov’t slams new Turkish operation in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday that strongly condemned the upcoming Turkish invasion of northern Syria. In the statement, Damascus accused Ankara of violating international law by illegally entering Syria without the permission of the government. “Syria strongly condemns irresponsible statements and aggressive intentions of the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US should have never been in the Middle East: Trump after Syria border withdrawal
US President Donald Trump has commented of the US troop pullout from Syria, saying that the United States should never have been in the Middle East in the first place. In a follow-up post, he added that going into the US military involvement in the Middle East was “the worst decision ever made in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UAE pulls out forces from Yemen’s Aden
The United Arab Emirates has pulled out some of its forces from the southern port of Aden city as part of an agreement with Saudi Arabia. This comes after long-time clashes between the Saudi-backed government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). Now both sides are inching closer to a deal aiming at putting an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-10-07
This is a summary of 9 AMN articles on the following subjects: Syria, Trump, Turkey, US, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Euphrates, Russia, Idlib, Raqqa, SDF, Ansarallah, Taiz, Yemen, Aleppo. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Middleeast, Yemen Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Forbes Ignores Record Crop Production In The Name Of Global Warming
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: From the team at CFACT ~ The climate alarmist echo chamber must have decided that this week will be national crop production alarmism week. As of Monday morning at 7:00 am Eastern, the top items for a Google News search on “climate change” are top-heavy with articles asserting…
Fieldwork and Your Health
Fieldwork – “leaving one’s home institution in order to acquire data, information, or insights that significantly inform one’s research” (Kapiszewski, MacLean, and Read 2015: 1) – has long been a cornerstone of social science research. It is a remarkably diverse enterprise: ‘doing fieldwork’ can mean carrying out archival research, interviews, surveys, focus groups, participant observation, […]
Shaming without naming: Why is the international community not calling out human rights violators?
This is a guest post by Theresa Squatrito, Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics, Magnus Lundgren, Postdoctoral Researcher at Stockholm University, and Thomas Sommerer, Associate Professor at Stockholm University. On May 6, 2019, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, accused world leaders for failing in their defense of human rights. […]
File Under: Another Major Campaign Promise Broken
If the Trump Regime were running up mega-deficits by improving the country's healthcare system or educational system or by improving the infrastructure-- all promises he made during his campaign and then tossed away as soon as he got into the White House in favor of massive tax cuts for the wealthy (another campaign promise broken)-- I wouldn't mind the nearly trillion dollar deficit this year. But that's not how he ran up the gargantuan deficit. He ran it up by slashing revenues with a tax cut for the super-wealthy and by wasting money on personal projects that enriched himself a... more »
Another Generous Reader Steps Up With a 20 Donation “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
Another benevolent reader makes a fundraiser "Double Your Donations" challenge. Please take up this generous offer. Thanks so much!
Amazon Is Becoming One Of America’s Biggest Military Giants
By Aaron Kesel Amazon is on its way to becoming one of the U.S. military’s biggest security giants, with a pending $10bn JEDI cloud computing... more »
After US Senator Asks Public to 'Imagine' CIA Interfering in Foreign Elections, Historians Are Like... Uhhh
[image: undefined] Comments from Sen. Mark Warner responding to reports that Attorney General Bill Barr asked a number of world governments for help in refuting the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 U.S. election were met with ridicule Friday as observers mocked the suggestion that the CIA would never do such a thing. Warner, a Virginia Democrat, made the remarks to *NBC* in an interview over the latest revelations in the still-unfolding whistleblower scandal that has triggered an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. News that Barr reached out to int... more »
"We Can’t 'Grow Our Way Out' of Debt"
*"We Can’t 'Grow Our Way Out' of Debt"* By Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Today, we turn to something no one cares much about, even though it threatens to cause the biggest financial calamity in US history: Debt. *Glorious Valhalla:* Total U.S. debt – public and private – now approaches $74 trillion. The economy that supports this debt has grown steadily, but nowhere near fast enough to keep up with it. As we remarked yesterday, money is time. So when you owe money, what you really owe is time. And time is not something you can fool around with. It comes and it goes… no matter wh... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/9/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "CRITICAL ALERT: Shadow QE. The REAL Reason(s) Behind It" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ • Visit ZeroHedge for the very latest factual news and information: - https://www.zerohedge.com/
HEART(S) OF DUMBNESS: Who cares if a hospital has to close?
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019Inside Clinton's churches:* How dumb, and how venal, are the roughly 2500 people who live in Clinton, Arkansas? If we were forced to take a guess, we'd guess that they aren't especially dumb as compared to everyone else, and that they aren't massively venal. That said, like Rod Steiger's sheriff, "We ain't no experts." For that reason, the New York Times enacted an ancient human tradition: They let a credentialed East Coast expert settle these questions for us. The expert in question is Monica Potts, a former and possibly current Fellow at New America, ... more »
Turkey Launches Offensive Against Kurdish Fighters in Syria
Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.
Radical Innovators Are Trying to Transform Health Care
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – The U.S. health care system is riddled with inefficiencies. With an annual budget of $3 trillion, it’s the largest industry in the United States, so there’s financial motivation to capitalize on expensive treatments, even if they don’t work well Price gouging, overtreatment and fraud are yet […] The post Radical Innovators Are Trying to Transform Health Care appeared first on Health Nut News.
PM Abdul Mahdi Claims Deal Made To Hold Off Further Protests
(Getty Images) There were no protests in Iraq on October 8. This was after a week full of street demonstrations and violent repression by the government. Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi claimed he made a deal with organizers, but the mounting deaths and lack of Internet could have finally taken their toll. The prime minister’s office issued a statement saying that it had contacted all the major coordinating committees across Iraq and cut a deal to end protests until the upcoming Arbaeen ceremony is over. Arbaeen occurs from October 19-20 this year and involves the annual pilgrimage to K... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 9
1941 Nuri al-Said became premier 3rd time Went after supporters of former PM Gaylani (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM Maliki) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The Nationalist Moement in Irq 1939-1941* on Said govt) (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1969 Baath announced language and cultural concessions to Kurds as part of talks with Mullah Mustafa Barzani (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq bo... more »
Hypocrisy, much?
The so-called "Extinction Rebellion" protests that have swept Europe in recent months came to Germany's capital, Berlin, on Monday. A camp was set up in a park to accommodate hundreds of protesters. Unfortunately for the holier-than-thou, "pure" Extinction Rebellion activists, who (among other things) are protesting the use of fossil fuels such as gasoline or diesel, the camp needed electricity. Did they use batteries? Like hell they did! A Twitter user caught their hypocrisy on video, for all the world to see. Yes, that's a generator! They came to protest fossil fuels, ... more »
New Policy in Seattle Public Schools Requires Teaching that Math Is Racist
Seattle's Public School district produced a tentative ethnic studies plan that describes math as a subjective concept that has been used by the West to oppress racial minorities. All of this is funded by tax dollars.
Michigan: Dearborn Schools Follow Sharia Law and Now Serve Only Halal Meat
All meat served at public schools in Dearborn, Michigan, now is Halal, which is compliant with Sharia law. Halal food adheres to Sharia law because of the way in which animals are slaughtered. According to the 2010 census, Dearborn has the largest Muslim population in the United States.
NeoCons and NeoLibs Go Crazy Over Trump’s Decision to Leave Syria. The Solution Will Make the War Hawks Mad
War hawks from both parties are criticizing Trump after he announced troop withdrawal from Syria, which will be a disadvantage for Israel. However, due to President Trump's strong commitment to Israel, it is difficult to imagine that the President will follow through with the removal of US troops. We shall see.
Mao Is Murder
Mao Zedong’s most famous aphorism could well be, “Revolution is not a dinner party.” But perhaps he should have said, “Revolution is a dinner party where the main course is human flesh.” Here’s one gripping episode from Frank Dikötter’s The Tragedy of Liberation. In April 1948, the communists advanced towards Changchun itself. Led by Lin Biao, […] The post Mao Is Murder appeared first on Econlib.
Forget F-35s: Turkey's Air Force Has a Big Problem
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A nation that throws its fighter pilots in jail is not just wasting money, but also an extremely valuable resource. Yet in the name of politics, Turkey's government has purged its air force so badly that it can barely fly its F-16 fighters. *Key Point:* You can have all the best fighters in the world but if you have no trained pilots... Fighter pilots aren't cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And that doesn't count the priceless experience of a veteran pilot who has been flying... more »
Hildabeast 2.0 Confirmed
Felonia von Pantsuit is running. Last night on Panhandler Broadcasting she confirmed it. “I can obviously beat him”. Bwhahahahahahahahahaha President Trump handed you your Depends ass last time. Next time he’ll do much bigger. What’s obvious is that she’s got her criminal opportunist mojo going since Bernie nearly croaked and Biden is crashing and burning. The rest of the Clown show is coming off the rails. The bitch is delusional. Meanwhile, the lefty lemmings are cheering. ~ Hardnox
Sea Level Comment
To illustrate the irrelevance of sea level rise, I devised a little topographic exercise using NOAA tides & sea level trends and a USGS topographic map of the Jacksonville FL quadrangle. There are two NOAA sea level stations in this quadrangle: Fernandina Beach and Mayport. I chose Fernandina Beach because the record goes back to 1897, Mayport only goes back to […]
VICTORY: After Viral Backlash, Judge Rescinds Jail Sentence For Man Who Missed Jury Duty
[image: duty]After a Florida man received a ridiculously harsh sentence for oversleeping for jury duty, the country reacted in anger seemingly causing the judge to change his mind.
According To The New York Times Unit 29155 Is A Secret Russian Intelligence Unit Trying To Destabilize Europe
Russian President Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow. Reuters *New York Times:* *Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say* First came a destabilization campaign in Moldova, followed by the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and then a thwarted coup in Montenegro. Last year, there was an attempt to assassinate a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent. Though the operations bore the fingerprints of Russia’s intelligence services, the authorities initially saw them as isolated, unconnected attacks. Weste... more »
Request for support for Global Network
*Preparing to head to India for the Space Law conference. Concerned about the colonization of the planetary bodies for 'profit, exploitation, and militarization'. I will post reports while on the trip.* Dear Friends, I write to ask for your support as I prepare to leave on a month-long organizing journey on behalf of the Global Network. This will be my schedule. - Oct 11-14 Visakhapatnam, India - Oct 15-17 Kathmandu, Nepal - Oct 18-23 Moscow, Russia - Oct 24-30 Train to Lugansk People Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern ... more »
Centre-Left Socialists Win Re-Election In Portugal
In Sunday’s election in Portugal, Costa’s Socialist Party secured 106 seats in the 230-seat parliament, 10 seats short of the number required to form a government. Costa is expected to lead another minority government with outside support from the Communist Party and Marxist Left Bloc.
Ecuador’s President Moves Government Operations From Capital to Escape Protests
By Jessica Corbett Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno announced late Monday that he had temporarily moved government operations out of the capital of Quito following days... more »
Goat Rams Through Sliding Glass Door, Naps Inside Bathroom
An Ohio homeowner never envisioned becoming semi-famous because of a goat butting its way into her home and taking a nap in her bathroom.
Alaska Supreme Court to Hear Youths’ Climate Change Lawsuit
The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that claims state policy on fossil fuels is harming the constitutional right of young Alaskans to a safe climate.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins interviews Eugene McCarraher about the cultivation of capitalist greed as a new religion. And Annie Lowrey writes about the value of cancelling the concept of billionaires: (T)here are far more urgent reasons than poverty to get rid of billionaires and reverse the trend of economic polarization. A growing body of economic and political-science research demonstrates that Gilded Age–type inequality does not just mean having too many with too little. It is warping the very social fabric of the country, stiflin... more »
Turkish military launches attack on Kurdish positions in Syria
Just In - 13 hours ago
Turkey launches a military operation against Kurdish fighters in north-east Syria, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain.
Gunman kills two people in German synagogue shooting on Yom Kippur
Just In - 13 hours ago
A heavily armed assailant tries to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, then shoots two people dead outside the building.
EU Court: Big Tech Must Censor Critics of Politicians, Worldwide
[image: eu-court-big-tech-must-censor-critics-of-politicians-worldwide] Calling out inept, traitorous, and corrupt politicians among Europe's ruling class online is officially banned, worldwide. After usurping authority over the peoples and nations of Europe, a European Union court just ruled that U.S.-based social-media companies must comply with anti-free speech decrees by European authorities. Under the ruling handed down by the so-called European Court of Justice last week, judges made clear that the criticism of a fringe political figure must be censored all over the world — no... more »
When Dissent Is the Only Choice: A Response to 'Intelligence and Public Dissent'
Then-Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats with Walter Russell Mead at the Hudson Institute. (Source: Flickr/Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0) Joshua Rovner’s insightful response to my post on politicization by a loyalist director of national intelligence (DNI) focuses on the issue of public dissent. Rovner and I share many concerns about who President Trump may seek to install as DNI. However, he takes issue with my claim that, under the Trump presidency, public departures by past DNIs from the White House’s messaging have been valuable. Rovner sees two problems with public diss... more »
Intelligence and Public Dissent: A Response to 'The Dangers of a Loyalist Director of National Intelligence'
Then-Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before Congress. (Source: Flickr/Sen. Mark Warner, CC BY 2.0) *Editor's Note: Austin Carson's response can be read here.* In a characteristically thoughtful piece in *Lawfare*, Austin Carson warns about the dangers of intelligence politicization in the Trump administration. He is concerned that the president may decide to replace the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, with a political loyalist. When the position came open in the summer, Trump’s first choice was Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.), a strong ... more »
It Only Works with U.S. Cooperation With China, Russia and India
[image: President Donald J. Trump joins India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on stage Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at a rally in honor of Prime Minister Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191009-coop-china-russia-india.pdf There are a number of key lessons to be drawn from the Schiller Institute’s New York City conference on October 5, “Mankind as a Galactic Species: The Necessary Alternative to War.” (See below) A leading one: underscoring Lyndon LaRouche’s pioneering role in designing a fusion-based space ... more »
How F-35s, Submarines and Warships Could All Share Target Information (And Win Wars)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * "An airborne F-35 fighter could, for instance, use its drone-like sensors to acquire a target seemingly out of reach for land-launched missiles and provide the Army weapons with target specifics." (Washington, D.C.) If land-based precision artillery, maneuvering Air Force fighter jets and Navy destroyers were all able to seamlessly share sensitive targeting information in real time during high-intensity combat, the Pentagon would be closely approaching its currently-envisioned concept of modern joint multi-domain warfare. While elements of this kind of... more »
Naval Powerhouses: These Warships Dominate Above the Waves
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: https://i.redd.it/t0cgoys04np11.jpg] Unstoppable. *Key point*: These ships showcase the best and finest of several of the world's major navies. Great-power competition is back, and so are surface navies. As any student of history will tell you nationalist rivalries drive naval construction, going back to the days of the Greeks and the Persians. After a quarter century hiatus, shipyards are again building large destroyers and even cruiser-sized vessels. All of the world’s most powerful surface combatants operate in the latest rivalry ... more »
King George V Class Battleships Were The Last of London's Big Warships
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The end of an era. *Key point: *They served in every World War II theater. In an effort to take advantage of the superiority of the Royal Navy in World War I, First Sea Lord John “Jackie” Fisher developed a scheme to land British troops in Pomerania, thus directly threatening Berlin and forcing the Germans to withdraw troops from the Western Front. To this end, Fisher authorized the design of a group of shallow-draft “large light cruisers” that would carry guns heavy enough to support the landings. HMS *Courageous* and HMS *Glorious* would each carry... more »
My experiences with peripheral neuropathy lead me to CBD oil
BY NOBERT RUGG I have peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy. This is customarily associated with symptoms like numbness pain, and tingling but there are other symptoms as well. The peripheral nervous system is composed of three different types of nerves. They
Deciding to seize the day
BY NORBERT RUG The day I decided to live my life to the fullest, to seize the day, and stop coasting through life was the day I was diagnosed with cancer over ten years ago. When my doctor informed me
The Indo-Pacific War and the Loss of American Superpower Status
A report by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney in Australia entitled "Averting Crisis: American Strategy, Military Spending and Collective Defense in the Indo-Pacific" provides us with an interesting method of looking at the American way of war, how America's military primacy is under threat in the Indo-Pacific region and why Washington may have to rethink its strategy. Let's look at some of the highlights. Here are quotes from the report's opening paragraphs which clearly state the issue facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region: *"America’s mil... more »
UKRAINE COVER-UP: From Obama coup to Democrat impeachment hoax (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 331. More The post UKRAINE COVER-UP: From Obama coup to Democrat impeachment hoax (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Report from Global Network's Russia Study Tour
Video from the Global Network's spring Russia Study Tour produced by board member Will Griffin. The video includes interviews with several members of our study tour delegation. See more Global Network videos *here*
Judgment of Action Against São Paulo’s Governor is Postponed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The judgment of the action calling for dismissal and an eight-year ineligibility of the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, and the deputy governor, Rodrigo Garcia, has been postponed after judges hearing the case requested a review of the . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Judgment of Action Against São Paulo’s Governor is Postponed appeared first on The Rio Times.
STF Justice Barroso Justifies Search Orders Against Senate Government Leader
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso told Presiding Justice Dias Toffoli that there is "an impressive amount of evidence of crimes" in the investigation against Jair Bolsonaro's government leader in the Senate, Fernando Bezerra Coelho, and his son Fernando Coelho Filho. The demonstration took place within the scope of proceedings […] The post STF Justice Barroso Justifies Search Orders Against Senate Government Leader appeared first on The Rio Times.
Glenn Greenwald says Sérgio Moro is Corrupt and Weak
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who was behind the leaked messages which undermined the credibility of Operation Lava Jato, called Justice . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Glenn Greenwald says Sérgio Moro is Corrupt and Weak appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Will Not Have Daylight Saving Time for First Time Since 1984
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At this time of year, residents of the South, Southeast, and Center-West regions would normally be preparing to wake up one hour earlier with the beginning of Summer Time, in effect since 1985. Adopted to take advantage of natural lighting at the end of the afternoon, when energy consumption is […] The post Brazil Will Not Have Daylight Saving Time for First Time Since 1984 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Los Angeles County plans to sunset the California economy!
Sunsetting, as used here, means bringing it to a slow and untimely death. The post Los Angeles County plans to sunset the California economy! appeared first on CFACT.
Energy Made Easy
Ron Stein and Todd Royal have broken our energy issues down to the essentials in their new book, Energy Made Easy. The post Energy Made Easy appeared first on CFACT.
Tennessee Man Prosecuted for Pro-Gun Sticker That Says ‘Rifle UC Rifle’
[image: sticker]Cops, who appear to be entirely ignorant of the constitution, pulled over and ticketed a man for a completely legal sticker on gun control.
Chaos Everywhere
Rebecca Solnit accurately describes the Trump Administration: So at the top there’s corruption. But down below there’s dismantling and disarray. The Trump administration’s has a habit of firing or sidelining federal employees whose work is politically inconvenient. In 2017, Joel Clement, formerly head of policy analysis at the interior department, wrote about being taken away from his work on the impact of climate change on Native Alaskans and reassigned to “an unrelated job in the accounting office that collects royalty checks from fossil fuel companies.” There are numerous stor... more »
Preparing For Winter
We are about to blow away our cold record for this early in autumn here in Boulder, CO – and the animals are busy preparing for winter. The Chamisa is blooming late because summer started so late this year. I … Continue reading →
AI Pokes Another Hole In Standardized Testing
The stories were supposed to capture a new step forward in artificial intelligence. A “Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test,” said the New York Times. “AI Aristo takes science test, emerges multiple-choice superstar,” said TechXPlore. Both stories were talking about Aristo (indicating a child version of Aristotle), a project of Paul Allen’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, where the headline read, “How to tutor AI from an ‘F’ to an ‘A.’” The occasion for all this excitement is Aristo’s conquest of a big standardized test, answering a convinc... more »
'Deepfake' Videos Is The Newest Weapon In High-Tech Disinformation
*Daily Beast:* *Inside the Deepfake ‘Arms Race’* Can countermeasures neutralize the coming wave of high-tech disinformation? By late 2018, Ali Bongo, the president of Gabon in West Africa, hadn’t appeared in public for many months after reportedly suffering a stroke. So it came as a surprise when a seemingly official video appeared online on New Year’s Day depicting Bongo, looking a bit disoriented, addressing the Gabonese people. Bongo’s rivals declared the video to be a “deepfake”—a sophisticated digital forgery. Bongo was dead or incapacitated, the opposition declared. On Jan... more »
RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES: IF YOU OPPOSE TRUMP, YOU HATE GOD
Politico reports on a new book by an old hand at weaponizing religion on behalf of the GOP: One of Donald Trump’s most prominent Christian supporters will argue in a book due out before the 2020 general election that American evangelicals “have a moral obligation to enthusiastically back” the president. The book’s author, Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, became a loyal foot soldier for Trump immediately after he nabbed the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.... According to the book's description, obtained by POLITICO, the original title for the book was “Ren... more »
SoKor, PH to sign expanded free trade agreement next month
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09-Oct-2019 South Korea and the Philippines are expected to sign next month an expanded free trade agreement to further boost the two countries flourishing commercial trading.
Tolstoy: The Fox Who Tried to Become a Hedgehog
In his essay, “The Hedgehog and the Fox,” Isaiah Berlin divides thinkers into hedgehogs and foxes—the hedgehogs are those who know one big thing, like Aquinas and Dostoevsky, while the foxes are those who know many things, like Hume and Turgenev. Berlin posits that Tolstoy was a natural fox who tried to become a hedgehog. He says that being a natural fox Tolstoy had the capacity to slice through all kinds of illusions and enter the minds of the most unpleasant characters, but he aspired to have a big vision too, and that led to the destruction of his sense of reality. Berlin ends hi... more »
Pinning an ‘Antisemite’ Label on President Trump
[image: undefined] In a Friday The Intercept editorial, Mehdi Hasan wrote that President Donald Trump “and his acolytes” have been “banging their anti-Semitic drum in plain sight” since United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s September 24 announcement of an impeachment inquiry in regard to Trump. But, Hasan then offers no substantial evidence to back this bold claim. The first pittance Hasan presents as supposed backing for his claim is a September 28 Twitter post from Trump. In the tweet, Trump complains about the treatment of Trump by “Do Nothing Democrat Sa... more »
Sweden: One in Four Women are Afraid to Leave Their Homes
From the Paul Joseph Watson: I suspect 25 percent is a LOW figure…. Excerpts: According to a new survey, almost a quarter of Swedish women are afraid to leave their homes over fears they will be attacked or sexually assaulted. “15.3 percent of people aged 16 or older stated that they did not want to go out in the evening out of concern about being assaulted or threatened. Among women, the proportion was almost 25 percent,” reports Statistics Sweden. Figures released last year found that 58 per cent of convicted rapists and 85 per cent of all convicted assault rapists … Continue read... more »
Nancy Pelosi Responds to White House Letter
From the EpochTimes: Excerpts: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released a statement late Tuesday in response to the White House’s assertion that it will not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. “For a while, the president has tried to normalize lawlessness,” Pelosi said in her statement. “Now, he is trying to make lawlessness a virtue. The American people have already heard the President’s own words—‘do us a favor, though.’ The president’s actions threaten our national security, violate our Constitution and undermine the integrity of our elections. The White House letter is... more »
Federal Reserve’s Latest Bailouts More Proof BAD Times Ahead
From the Ron Paul: Excerpts: Since September 17, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has pumped billions of dollars into the repurchasing (repo) market, the first such intervention since 2009. The Fed has announced that it will continue to inject as much as 75 billion dollars a day into the repo market until November 4. One of the factors blamed for the repo market’s cash shortage is the Federal Reserve’s sale of assets it acquired via the Quantitative Easing programs. Since launching its effort to “unwind” its balance sheet, the Fed had reduced its holdings by over 700 billion … C... more »
White House Sends Pelosi Reeling
HA, what the Wicked Witch of the West deserves! From the BlackSpere: It appears that President Trump has basically told Pelosi to shove it! Excerpts: Enough is enough. It’s time Congress stop infringing on the President’s constitutional rights with their bogus “impeachment inquiry.” (Added, and do their damn jobs!) And that’s exactly what White House counsel said in an eight-page letter to Nancy Pelosi. Fox News quotes: “President Trump and his administration reject your baseless, unconstitutional efforts to overturn the democratic process,” the letter stated. “Your unprecedented ac... more »
Gunmen Wearing Military Fatigues Opened Fire Outside A Synagogue In Germany Killing Two
*Daily Mail:* *Gunmen kill two people near German synagogue on Yom Kippur and wound several others before throwing a grenade at Jewish cemetery - as one is arrested and hunt for other continues* * Gunmen wearing military fatigues opened fire outside synagogue in the German city of Halle on Wednesday * At least two people, including one woman, were killed in the attack and several more were injured * Police say they have arrested one man and urged people to 'stay alert' while the manhunt continues * Attack happened on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which is traditionally... more »
Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize
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Oral Contraceptives Tied to Psychiatric Symptoms in Teens
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An AI Pioneer Wants His Algorithms to Understand the ‘Why’
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pioneer-algorithms-understand-why/
Water found for first time on ‘potentially habitable’ planet.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49648746
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*Florida Middle School Teacher Labels Trump an “Idiot” in Exam Question* A teacher at Watson B. Duncan Middle School in Palm Beach, Florida has been reassigned from regular classroom duties after labeling President Donald Trump an “idiot” in an exam given to students. The multiple-choice question asked students to correctly identify the U.S. President described as “45th Pres.; 2017; Republican; Real Estate businessman; idiot.” The four possible answers were Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Obviously, the “correct” answer is meant to be Donald Trump. Th... more »
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*IPCC Lead Author’s Research Uncertain About UN Climate Goal* By ROBERT P. MURPHY Advocates of aggressive government intervention in the name of fighting climate change have posed as the defenders of “consensus science,” labeling any who dissent from their agenda as “deniers” with all of the baggage that term entails. And yet, as I’ve been pointing out for years, the peer-reviewed economics literature does not support the popular United Nations’ policy goals, of limiting global warming to either 2.0°C or the even more stringent ceiling of 1.5°C. Back in 2014, I used the latest iss... more »
9-Year-Old Charged with Murder in 5 Illinois Fire Deaths
A 9-year-old child accused of causing a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults in central Illinois has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
Millions Face Power Outages in Northern, Central California
Bottled water and batteries were flying off the shelves at California stores as millions of customers prepared to live without electricity for days in the face of what Pacific Gas & Electric called an unprecedented wildfire danger.
White House and Democrats Fight over Rules for Impeachment
The U.S. Constitution gives the House "the sole power of impeachment" — but it confers that authority without an instruction manual.
New York Board of Regents Monthly Meeting: Public Banned with Plywood Over the Door
This seems impossible at best and a fire code violation at least. Public turned away from the monthly meeting of the Board of Regents. Plywood covering the front door of the Education Department in Albany, and employees with IDs hustled... more »
New York Public Health Bureaucrat Overrides Neurologist's Medical Exemption For Disabled Child
Source: EW Scripps More than 25,000 New York schoolchildren have been expelled due to the revocation of the Religious Exemption. The Medical Exemption is completely separate. Or is it? Below is a story about a boy with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome... more »
The Royal Navy Is Going All In on Aircraft Carriers
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5799813/190923-n-n0712-0001] Doubling down on two carrier battlegroups. *Key point:* Two battlegroups will return the Royal Navy to a true force of power projection. Amid great uncertainty, the Royal Navy is about to begin its most radical reorganization in many years. With two new aircraft carriers slated to begin deploying in two years’ time, the U.K. fleet must figure out how to deploy, as a cohesive force, large numbers of warships comprising a carrier strike group. Contrast this with the fleet’s current ... more »
Why Hong Kong Holds The Key To Confronting China
*Michael Sobolik* *Security, Asia* Bullets are flying and face masks are now banned, but the protests in Hong Kong continue. That residents awoke on October 2nd, the day after China’s National Day, without a massive crackdown is a tactical victory for the protestors themselves, a stark admission of weakness from the Communist Party of China (CCP), and an important object lesson for Washington. Bullets are flying and face masks are now banned, but the protests in Hong Kong continue. That residents awoke on October 2nd, the day after China’s National Day, without a massive crackdow... more »
See This Picture? Could This Be the U.S. Navy's New 'Pocket Battleship'?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * "Operating as a lone wolf but fully networked into the U.S. Navy’s battle network, a Zumwalt could be sent to hunt down and destroy enemy task forces far and wide." *Key point: *The Zumwalt has impressive features, but it's weapons are a problem. The three new Zumwalt-class destroyers are in trouble. Originally envisioned as a fleet of more nearly three dozen destroyers, and the weapons that justified them, the Zumwalts have faced delays, cuts and staggering cost increases. As the ships teeter on the verge of white elephant status, could they become... more »
Glock and the Rest: 5 Best Guns (Not Made in the USA)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* From across the sea. *Key point:* Europe has its own unique history of firearm production. America has a long and storied reputation as a firearms innovator, but it is by no means the only place for fresh and original designs. Europe, fueled by centuries of continental warfare and colonialism, has consistently produced new arms and ammunition to suit a variety of roles. Worn by military officers, gendarmes, colonial frontiersmen and police, here are five of the best non-American handguns ever produced. *Lefaucheux Pepperbox Revolver* Th... more »
Investigations Usually Hurt a President’s Public Reputation – But Trump Isn’t Usual
*Douglas L. Kriner, Eric Schickler* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Trump’s approval rating has a lower ceiling and higher floor than that of past presidents. Will the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump ultimately have any effect? Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi had long resisted calls for impeachment, arguing that it is “just not worth it.” However, the Trump administration’s initial refusal to release to Congress documents concerning the intelligence community whistleblower’s complaint about the administration’s treatment of Ukraine encouraged the Speake... more »
Trump’s America Shines Bright for Europe’s radical New Right
*Sylvia Taschka* *Politics, Europe* [image: Reuters] Trump,’ says one of Europe’s leading right-wing figures, ‘has given me back the belief in the other America that I never had.’ Donald Trump might not be as popular in Europe as Barack Obama was, but for many groups on the far-right of Europe’s political spectrum, he has become a heroic figure. “With Trump, the pride of a whole population has awoken … Their hope is captured in one sentence ‘Make America Great Again,’” said Martin Sellner, the leader of Austria’s Identitarian Movement, one of these far-right groups, in a German ... more »
Before Nobels: Gifts to and From Rich Patrons Were Early Science’s Currency
*Vera Keller* *History, Europe* [image: Reuters] Collaborative scientific societies, beginning in the mid-17th century, distanced rewards from the whims and demands of individual patrons. While the first Nobel Prizes were handed out in 1901, rewards for scientific achievement have been around much longer. As early as the 17th century, at the very origins of modern experimental science, promoters of science realized the need for some system of recognition and reward that would provide incentive for advances in the field. Before the prize, it was the gift that reigned in science. ... more »
How a Nazi Submarine Slipped Into a British Naval Based and Sunk a Battleship
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Under the cover of darkness and the northern lights. *Key point: *Breaching the British base had been an unrealized German dream, until now... In October 1939, illuminated by the northern lights, the German submarine U-47 threaded its way through sunken barriers and slipped into the British anchorage at Scapa Flow, a 125.3-square-mile natural port off the northern coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands. Penetrating the anchorage had long been an unrealized German dream, one that U-boats had attempted twice in World War I; both times they ... more »
Scientist, 97, becomes oldest Nobel Prize winner
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American John Goodenough becomes the old person to win a Nobel Prize, being recognised alongside Stanley Whittington and Akira Yoshino for their work on lithium-ion batteries.
'There are no words': The family who lost everything in NSW's bushfires
After watching their home burn on the news, Tina Hag, Robert Collier and their four children return to Rappville, wondering about the future of their northern New South Wales town, which lost 15 homes and 20,000 hectares of grazing land to a bushfire.
DFAT says Bulgaria is mispresenting diplomat's comments on Palfreeman case
Australia accuses the Bulgarian Government of verballing Canberra's top representative to the region in a formal statement on Jock Palfreeman's extraordinary detention in Sofia, raising diplomatic tensions between the two countries to a new high.
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