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Illegal fish skin snacks from Singapore discovered during routine inspection
A California company is recalling fish skin snacks from Singapore because they were not presented for import re-inspection to the United States. Golden Pearl Trading Corp., doing business as Dandy Food Products, has recalled about 12,000 pounds of ready-to-eat imported catfish products, according to a notice posted by the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS).... Continue Reading
What Topics Are Sent In Every Semester Of Calculus And Algebra At San Jose State College?
There are two principal issues that say math are part of in San Jose State University, and so they truly are - algebra and calculus. Algebra is the topic the parents had to educate you on as soon as you were younger, which is an integral portion of school program. It truly is taught with and with out the help of text books, and you will find lots of ways. Algebra, the bottom of this subject dissertation editing services rates of mathematics, can be a crucial measure that when learning to solve problems within our 27, people want to take span. It offers the first step in quantifying t... more »
A-listers, a rabbi and grassroots community leaders among Australia Day award winners
Some are household names, others are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The 2020 Australia Day honours list is a rollcall of dedicated Australians who have excelled in their fields. So who made the cut?
Botched surgeries, Ebola, a hippo bite and the constant threat of war everyday life for this Australian couple
Brisbane grandparents Neil and Gwen Wetzig packed up their lives and now live six months a year in the Democratic Republic of Congo to try and make a difference.
Washing his face in orange juice pays off for Peter Combe
Renowned children's entertainer Peter Combe has sung about spaghetti bolognaise, bellyflopping on pizzas and reading the daily newspaper — and he's delighted to have generated Australia Day headlines.
Scientists whose 'endgame' is to save lizards from extinction win $400k grant
Flinders University researchers are worried that the pygmy blue-tongue lizards of outback SA could be extinct within 50 years so they are taking unique steps to try to save them.
NRMA customers left wondering when hail-damaged cars will be towed, repaired
It has been almost a week since golf ball-sized hail pummelled Canberra, but thousands of damaged cars are still waiting to be towed away and repaired, raising doubts as to whether one of the largest insurance companies in the country has the resources to deal with a disaster of this scale.
Ants are everywhere in Australia, but how much do you actually know about them? Take the quiz
Ants can be faster than an Olympic sprinter, crazier than cut snakes, ferocious and delicious. And you'll have to be all this and more to get 10/10 on this ant quiz.
'Our houses collapsed': Dozens dead as Turkey struck by magnitude 6.8 earthquake
Just In - 6 hours ago
More than a thousand lie injured in hospital and dozens more are trapped in rubble after a massive earthquake struck Turkey's eastern Elazig province, killing at least 29 people.
America Needs Air Power, But Does It Really Need An Air Force?
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* Let the debate begin. *Key point:* Folding the assets and missions of the USAF back into its parent services would enhance the flexibility of the United States. With the Iraq War over and the fighting in Afghanistan winding down, why does the United States need to maintain two large land armies, the Army and Marine Corps? The question seems perfectly reasonable given the apparent absence of large terrestrial threats, but it leads us down the wrong path. The United States military is all about redundancy; in addition to two armies, it also fie... more »
Hitler's Terrifying Dive Bomber: The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka
*Michael D. Hull, Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Junkers Ju 87-D] Death from above. One of the deadliest and most effective airplanes of the Axis powers, the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka, owed its origin to a fearless World War I ace and, ironically, to innovative American aviation visionaries in the peaceful early 1930s. After shooting down 62 planes, ranking second only to the famous “Red Baron,” Manfred von Richthofen, and surviving the 1914-1918 war, Frankfurt-born Ernst Udet became a stunt pilot and barnstormed over Africa, Greenland, the Swiss Alps, and South Am... more »
Israel Wants to Use Lasers to Shoot Down Everything From Drones to Rockets to Missiles
*Military and Aerospace Electronics* *Technology, Middle East* [image: By NatanFlayer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15379992] Everything. JERUSALEM – The Israeli military is developing laser weapons to defeat drones, rockets, artillery, mortars and anti-tank guided missiles, calling the effort a major research breakthrough by its Directorate of Defense Research and Development. Defense News reports. Continue reading original article The Military & Aerospace Electronics take: 22 Jan. 2020 -- Lasers are seen as a major new frontier in co... more »
Opening Argument – Patrick Philbin Explains an Unconstitutional Origin to The House Impeachment, And Why It Matters…
Several days ago we anticipated a potentially important point we hoped would start the impeachment defense for President Donald Trump. Today, attorney Patrick Philbin delivered. The issue is a critical constitutional component that needed emphasis, and it is good to … Continue reading →
POMPEO FIGHTS THE REAL ENEMIES
I'm a bit late getting to Mike Pompeo's NPR interview, but I want to point out that in addition to Pompeo's decision to bully reporter Mary Louise Kelly, he also dealt with questions about U.S. foreign policy by responding as if our greatest enemy -- or at least his and the president's -- is not an overseas antagonist, but Barack Obama. You know about the bullying: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, apparently frustrated by questions about Ukraine and former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, launched into a profanity-laced rant against an NPR reporter after an interview, the news org... more »
University of Alabama at Birmingham Names New Dean of Libraries
After a national search for a new dean of libraries, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has appointed Kasia Gonnerman to the position, starting April 1. Currently the director of Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, Gonnerman joins UAB’s library at a time when more than $2 million has been invested in its collections, resources and […]
University of Kentucky Hosts Men of Color Symposium
The University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center is hosting its first Men of Color Symposium, in collaboration with the university’s Office for Institutional Diversity and the Office of Student and Academic Life. The free, daylong symposium will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6 and will be open to students and professionals on and off […]
Congress Gives NOAA Money To Pollute The Atmsophere
Congress has given NOAA money to study ways to pollute the atmosphere in order to stop “global warming” NOAA Gets Go-Ahead to Study Controversial Climate Plan B – Scientific American Record cold is being blamed on global warming, and experts … Continue reading →
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Second Highest Since 2010
Arctic sea ice extent is “normal, and second highest for the date since 2010. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis N_daily_extent.png (420×500) Meanwhile, experts blame extreme weather on “rapidly melting Arctic sea ice.” It … Continue reading →
Cold feet, deleted tweets, opportunities lost, and opportunities regained
Drat it! I spotted a pair of Lewis Goodall tweets this afternoon which, even by *his* standards, were outrageously opinionated - Boris-bashing tweets in response to the *Spectator*'s Fraser Nelson saying that Boris Johnson is a centrist Tory who has shown the way for well-mannered conservatives (who think like Fraser) to overcome right-wing populism. Former Labour activist Lewis (now *Newnight*'s policy editor) attacked both *Spectator *Fraser and PM Boris 'from the Left', tweeting something to the effect that Boris was a law-breaking right-winger who'd done nasty populist thing... more »
Burns Night (Nothing to do with A&E)
A few years back, as a joke, I tasked a dear friend of mine who was about to holiday in the Scottish Isles to bring me back a (dead) haggis. To my huge surprise the braw lassie did, also as a joke. I'm assuming she didn't catch it herself though. As the BBC's *Autumnwatch* has repeatedly proven, wild haggis are notoriously tricky to catch and, as skilled a skinner as she is, I really can't see my friend ever managing to lasso one - the critters are, famously, furiuosly fast on their furry, Rob Roy MacGregor tartan-coloured feet. Not that I'm any better. I love scampi but, whatev... more »
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Justin Nobel exposes the toxic - and even radioactive - side effects of the oil and gas industry. Reuters reports on the widespread presence of permanently-dangerous chemicals in drinking water in cities across the U.S. The Canadian Press reports on charges against an Alberta company arising out of a hydrogen sulphide leak. But Inyat Singh notes that Alberta's provincial auditor is just about to begin a review of one of the lasting environmental harms being dumped on the public in the form of orphan wells - and Sharon Riley writes that Al... more »
Impeachment effort a waste of time, energy and money
“Neither of the impeachment charges against President Donald Trump is indictable. As such, neither is impeachable. The Constitution compels the Senate to acquit President Trump as a matter of law.” click here
Germany's Type 212 Submarine Is Making Berlin A Naval Power Again
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* The Type 212A is intended as a stealthy reconnaissance boat and ship hunter. *Key Point:* All of the small German submarines may seem to have unimpressive speed, endurance and weapons loads, compared to larger nuclear-powered American and Russians submarines The German Navy was a pioneer in large-scale submarine warfare, its U-boats able to contest the United Kingdom’s superior navy in ways that German surface warships could not. While modern-day Germany no longer has the ocean-spanning naval ambitions of its predecessors, it has become a glo... more »
The Navy's New Destroyer Is Behind Schedule—Can The Arleigh Burke Fill The Gap?
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* The U.S. Navy might not have any choice but to buy more of its venerable Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. It’s a risky proposition. *Key point:* It’s unclear whether a Flight III *Burke *can handle the air-defense commander role. The U.S. Navy might not have any choice but to buy more of its venerable *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyers. It’s a risky proposition. Delays in designing a new large surface combatant, or LSC, could compel the fleet to develop yet another version of the *Burke*, which has been in production in a succession of increasingly ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Fight against illegal pipelines continues'
FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL PIPELINES CONTINUES Posted on January 22, 2020 Mohawk Nation News MNN. 22 Jan. 2020. The cana’jon [canadians] have once again brought worldwide attention to their criminality and theft of onkwehonweh land and resources. Warrior societies of turtle island are on alert. In 1990 the military surrounded the kanienkehaka Mohawks, stopped all communication, cut off
Infamous Florida Easter Bunny Arrested After Hit-and-Run
A Florida man who became a video sensation after fighting a man on the street while dressed as the Easter Bunny was arrested and tried to use the costume to elude capture.
Pompeo Lashes Out at Journalist; NPR Defends Its Reporter
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she asked him in an interview about Ukraine.
Mohawk Nation News 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not I!'
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF? NOT I! Posted on January 23, 2020 Mohawk Nation News MNN. 23 Jan. 2020. The new Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller, is a Cabinet minister who is also an army reservist of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. Indian Affairs is a department of the army. Turtle Island is illegally occupied by a foreign military force. Read article
VIDEO: Cindy McCain says “We all knew what Jeffrey Epstein was doing, we ALL knew”
Wow! Watch Cindy McCain as she admits ‘we all knew’ about Jeffrey Epstein. The post VIDEO: Cindy McCain says “We all knew what Jeffrey Epstein was doing, we ALL knew” appeared first on Health Nut News.
Trials Planned For Ibogaine Therapy To Treat Opiate Addiction
*John Vibes* - As growing scientific evidence shows possibility for therapeutic use, psychedelic compounds are slowly becoming more acceptable in mainstream circles.
Pharma Founder Gets 66 Months For Bribing Doctors To Overprescribe Deadly Opioids
*Tyler Durden* - Millions of Americans who lived through the financial crisis probably recall that not a single executive of a major investment bank was jailed.
UK Gov. Advised To Give Former Drug Dealers Jobs Once Weed Becomes Legal
*John Vibes* - The US panel suggested that former dealers from the illegal market should be given jobs in the newly legal cannabis industry.
Company Trademarks the Word “Psilocybin,” Angering Decriminalization Advocates
*Elias Marat* - This is like someone trademarking “THC” or “CBD.”
Man who pushed SARS dud now pushing new Chinese virus
*Jon Rappoport* - The Chinese government has locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, owing to the “threat of the coronavirus.”
I Doubt Historians Will Debate Who Was Worst-- Trump Or Barr
Last week, Ron Reagan, Jr. said that his father would have seen Trump as a "traitorous president who is betraying his country. The Republican party at this point, for a whole host of reasons to do with Donald Trump, is an entirely illegitimate political party just made up of a bunch of sycophantic traitors mouthing Kremlin propaganda to defend this squalid little man who is occupying the White House..." As I mentioned yesterday, one good thing about the impeachment trial is that millions of Americans now know that there are 53 senators who need to be defeated for reelection-- 19 of... more »
"All The Dragons..."
"How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us. So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen; if a restiveness, like light and cloud shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must think that somethi... more »
Brazil Aims to Criminalize Glenn Greenwald’s Journalism
New York Times: “Federal prosecutors in Brazil have brought charges against US journalist Glenn Greenwald for reporting on leaked cellphone messages showing widespread corruption of Brazilian public officials. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal organization” that hacked into the cellphones of several prosecutors and other officials to obtain the messages.”
Iraq: Associated Press Sees “Hundreds” Where Pictures Show Millions
At 10:01 UTC today the Associated Press tweeted that "hundreds" gather in central Baghdad to demand that American troops leave the country. Thirty eight minutes earlier CNN had already reported that "hundreds of thousands" are protesting in Baghdad against the U.S. troop presence in Iraq.
8 Things to Consider Before Panicking About the Coronavirus
*Phillip Schneider* - By simply being aware that fear is illogical, you subvert this attempt at mass control.
They’re creepy and they’re kooky….
Mysterious and spooky, They’re altogether ooky, The Cheney Family. From The Lede at The New York Times: As it turns out, even the lighter side of Dick Cheney can prompt major disapproval. As Sheryl Stolberg reported this morning, the vice president elicited a wave of laughter from the National Press Club on Monday by cracking […]
The Daily "Near You?"
Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Sometimes You're Just Outnumbered..."
“So, how do you beat the odds when it’s one against a billion? You’re just outnumbered. You stand strong, keep pushing yourself against all rational limits, and never give up. But the truth of the matter is despite how hard you try and fight to stay in control, when it’s all said and done, sometimes you’re just outnumbered.” - "Meredith", "Gray's Anatomy" In the movie “The Lion in Winter”, when the sons, in the dungeon, think they hear Henry coming down the stairs to kill them: *Richard:* "He's here. He'll get no satisfaction out of us. Don't let him see you beg...Take it like a man... more »
"Nasty Things..."
"The nasty things that you think are coming always take longer to arrive than you think they will, but once they get here, they make up for their tardiness by being worse than you thought they'd be." - Richard Maybury
Colonize Mars, Not Iraq — featuring Daniel Burke and Bruce Director
Classical Renaissance Space New International Economic Order Stop WWIII Colonize Mars, Not Iraq — featuring Daniel Burke and Bruce Director Video of Colonize Mars, Not Iraq — featuring Daniel Burke and Bruce Director LaRouchePAC-endorsed candidate for US Senate, Daniel Burke, addresses our weekly Manhattan meeting. Bruce Director is joining us from Virginia.
The “Black Ledger” Ukraine: Ukrainian Journalist-MP Says Payments Received by Manafort Show All Indicators of Money Laundering and Fraud; Investigation Needed; FBI Must Examine Bank Account
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : [Discussion of the Banks involved and ties to previous money laundering, Bob Dole (AUB); Putin, Gazprom,…
For one brief, shining moment Canadians thought they might actually see an authentic Leadership race
*Member of Parliament and Erstwhile* * Conservative Leadership **Candidate, Pierre Poilievre* For a couple of weeks...a very long time in politics...Canadians thought they might actually witness an *authentic political Leadership Race*. Since the Tory bagmen and handlers ran current leader Andrew Scheer out of town on a rail a month or so ago...alleging* after the lost election* that he pilfered from the "collection plate" [the difference in tuition to send his children to school in Ottawa rather than the West where Scheer's riding is...and where the tuition for private schools is ... more »
Pandemics? Future (and After) Shocks, and political maneuvers
First a brief linguistic note. The word "pandemic" has replaced "epidemic" in the press, and thus has lost its usefulness. What we are seeing so far is an epidemic, and not yet proved to be a big one. See below where I comment on another important symbol, terribly misused... the so-called "Doomsday Clock." *== Books to help us through a minefield ==* Alvin Toffler - author of Future Shock - was among the greatest of all modern forecasters. That best seller’s coming 50th anniversary inspired a new volume After Shock: The world's foremost futurists reflect on fifty years of Future Sh... more »
How Richard Pan Is Manipulating The California Medical Board To Destroy The 130 “Vaccine Medical Exemption” Doctors…
They Failed to Kneel In His Presence… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen We, as Americans, have been too comfortable in our existence for far too long. We assume that the basis for our lives, the US Bill of Rights and the US Constitution, documents based on Judeo/Christian values, are the law of the … Continue reading How Richard Pan Is Manipulating The California Medical Board To Destroy The 130 “Vaccine Medical Exemption” Doctors…
Honours recipient says award 'insignificant' amid country's 'existential crisis'
Ludo McFerran, who helped to defend her community from fire in New South Wales, says receiving an Australia Day honour as the country continues to burn seems "quite insignificant".
Asia's return serve: Can Australia hold onto the region's only grand slam?
The Australian Open has been running under various guises for more than 100 years, and has only recently become known as the Asia Pacific's grand slam. But is it?
'It makes me think about what they did to her': The story behind this haunting photograph
It has taken more than 40 years for Cambodian woman Sek Say to learn the full truth about what happened to her mother, father and baby brother during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
Flight MU749 to Sydney emerges as key link in effort to contain coronavirus
Health officials are racing to find hundreds of airline passengers who flew into Sydney from Wuhan with a man infected with the deadly coronavirus.
Are there bigger issues than changing the date?
As thousands hit the streets of Australia's cities to back changing the date of Australia Day, life-and-death issues dominate debate and discussion in the Kimberley.
Drag queen, plumber, principal and farmer among Australia Day honourees
Just In - 9 hours ago
A philanthropic drag queen, molecular biologist, plumber and environmental conservationist are among those being recognised for their contributions to their country and communities.
Star Trek offers the beacon of hope that we need in 2020
Just In - 9 hours ago
In over 50 years of the franchise's history, there's more Star Trek than ever before. And somehow, the series still stands out as a beacon of hope, writes Cameron Williams.
Moving to Australia has its challenges. But there was one that took Monika by surprise
If you've grown up swimming, it's easy to take the lifesaving skill for granted. But for immigrant families like Monika's, leaning to swim has not only been integral to their safety, it's been instrumental in instilling their sense of belonging.
Men are sidelined as more women take to the footy field
Just In - 9 hours ago
Once a rite of passage for farmer's sons, the country football of today is markedly different. The black and white colours are still there, but now there are hips, and breasts, and smaller bodies, writes Barb Kelly.
Strangers have written themselves into a foreign land they now call their own
A nation is a song — a story. We write ourselves into being. So who writes for us? On this Australia Day, is there a song of our nation? asks Stan Grant.
Chet Raymo, “Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright...”
*“Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright...”* by Chet Raymo “Divinity is not playful. The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest. By a power that is unfathomably secret, and holy, and fleet." You may recall these words from Annie Dillard's “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” There is nothing intrinsically cheerful about the world, she says. To live is to die; it's all part of the bargain. Stars destroy themselves to make the atoms of our bodies. Every creature lives to eat and be eaten. And into this incomprehensible, unfathomable, apparently stochastic melee stumbles... ... more »
"How It Really Is"
Well, certainly can't expect much from this bunch... *"The Shrinking Attention Span"* by Hoboken411 "How many of you have thought about the shrinking attention span of the American public? Not just social media and millennials, but every single person! The deep-thinkers out there most likely have noticed that the “average” attention span of a typical person out and about has dwindled to nanoseconds. What’s going on, people? Has conversation died? Over the past half-decade, I’ve paid very close attention to not only my own interactions with people but with countless others as well. ... more »
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Immigration System?
*Alex Nowrasteh* *Politics, * Take this quiz to know for sure. Like most public policy issues, immigration is difficult to understand. The issue has complex effects on American society and the world at large. This difficulty doesn’t prevent most people from forming strong opinions on the topic, but unfortunately ignorance guides many of their opinions. And I don’t mean ignorance regarding the findings of peer‐reviewed literature or what social scientists say about immigration. I mean ignorance of basic facts about immigration, such as their numbers and percentage of the populat... more »
Meet the Finest AR-15s That Money Can Buy
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The best. *Key Point:* We know there are too many AR-15s to keep track of, so we made a list. These are the greatest AR-15s and the different features you could look for. Looking to buy your first AR-15 rifle but not quite sure where to start? Stay tuned, because in this article we’re going to cover the best AR15 options, for budget shoppers and advanced shooters alike. After you read this guide, you will have a pretty good idea how the AR-15 works and how different configurations make a big difference. This should help you... more »
Tanks, Ships, and Assault Rifles: India Still Buys Most of its Weapons from Russia
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And why it might not change anytime soon. Since the 1960s, India has procured the larger part of its armaments from Moscow, and weapons systems such as the Mi-4 helicopter, T-55 tank and SS-2 Styx anti-ship missile have played a decisive role in India’s military conflicts. As alliances shifted in the post-Cold War era, Washington has heavily courted New Delhi as part of an effort to counter-balance China’s rise as superpower. This has led India to purchase U.S. military systems such as P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol planes and Apache attack helicopt... more »
A Tank Isn't Very Useful Without Ammo (Here's Where You Can Buy It)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The best 5 places. *Key Point:* It takes an advanced weapons industry to produce good tank ammunition. Tank ammunition is not easy to manufacture. Modern tanks require ammo that is made to withstand immense pressure while also maintaining very high accuracy. This presents challenges for all types of rounds, although modern Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) ammunition is the hardest to manufacture due to the very hard materials necessary to craft them. Which countries have mastered making these advanced rounds? Here are five cou... more »
The beginning of the end?
As my ever decreasing small cadre of regular readers will know I no longer write here on a regular basis having become so disillusioned with world wide 'democracy' that I have little positive to say. Here in Canada it has not yet reached the depth of disillusionment that appears to be overtaking the home of of our democracy, Great Britain, where after several years of mayhem they have devolved into what appears to be a authoritative governance where half the population simply do not know which way to turn to get non dictatorial governance. Here in Canada we seem to have narrowly esc... more »
Jan. 25: The immoral greed and stupidity of our billionaires.
A terrible, terrible day. As I write this, three hours of writing have disappeared. I have no idea why. I'll try to start over and finish it today but it will, at best, be very late. The crying, alone, will take a couple of hours. ________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2020/jan/25/coronavirus-china-death- This may blow over in a few weeks. Or it may not. _________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/25/race-for-seabed-threat-to-oceans ________________... more »
Brazil and India Sign Technology, Energy and Security Agreements
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - India and Brazil on Saturday signed 15 agreements to cement cooperation in areas ranging from energy and trade and investment to cyber security and information technology after talks between visiting Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two countries also unveiled an action plan to further […] The post Brazil and India Sign Technology, Energy and Security Agreements appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sadr Holds Anti-U.S. Rally, Tilts Towards Iran, Then Crackdown On Protests
Sadr's rally against the US presence in Iraq .... (BBC) ... Was followed by a crackdown on the protest sites in Baghdad and Basra Moqtada al-Sadr held his anti-U.S. protest in Baghdad’s Jadriya neighborhood on January 24. People protested against western forces being in the country and demanded that they leave. Sadr didn’t attend but issued a message to the crowd. He announced plans for this march on January 14. This was a day after he met with several leaders of pro-Tehran Hashd groups in Qom, Iran where he is currently living. Several of those groups participated in the march. Late... more »
2020 Pacific Ice Rebounds
Originally posted on Science Matters: A previous post reprinted below pointed out how Pacific ice recovers in fits and starts, often see sawing between Bering and Okotsk Seas. Now both of them are growing faster than the 13 year average (2007 to 2019 inclusive). The image above shows how much colder is Alaska this year…
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 25
1917 British attacked Ottoman positions along Hai River 1959 Gen Qasim legalized trade unions (Musings On Iraq interviewwith Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1967 Pres Johnson met 5 Iraqi generals and Iraqi Amb Hani at White House and said that they would build closer ties 1981 Islamic Conference Organization created group to try to mediate end to Iran-Iraq War 1987 3rd War of the Cities ended (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book revie... more »
Trump’s Impeachment Defense and the Facts
President Donald Trump’s lawyers opened his Senate impeachment defense with the false assertion that Democrats tried to shut the president’s team out of the congressional inquiry that preceded the charges.
No, Bob Barker Did Not Die and Leave Fortune to ‘Trump’s Plan for USA’
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Two big wins for freedom!
Every puddle and muddy ditch no longer the feds to control. Courts can't overrule Congress because the Left hides behind kids. Celebrate! The post Two big wins for freedom! appeared first on CFACT.
When What Goes Up Feels Down Is Not Postmodernism, It's Seeing Gravity Rather Than Feeling It
People can deny a lot of science without making a huge difference in their lives; no one will die if they deny evolution. Gravity, on the other hand, will kill you. You can't just jump off a building and deny it exists and expect a positive outcome. This unseen force dominates our entire lives so completely we forget it exists. We drop pencils and struggle to walk uphill and go on with our lives. How people account for this invisible influence while moving through the world was the subject of a recent experiment, and the results showed we regard it a lot differently when we can se... more »
Iran News Links 24-25 January 2020
25 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The Troubling Decline of International Law https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/01/25/the-troubling-decline-of-international-law/ Zarif: person who downed Ukrainian airliner by mistake is in prison https://tass.com/world/1112935 A New Definition of Warfare https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/01/24/a-new-definition-of-warfare/ SITREP: Iraq’s million-man march … Continue reading Iran News Links 24-25 January 2020
Coronavirus Update: Following the money
Most of the mainstream media are doing that, saying the number of countries rather than the number of people. I suppose because it carries the implication that, somehow, everyone in all those 11 countries is under some kind of imminent threat.
New cold records set in Russia
Not much ice will be melting a -56C (-68.8F). Every day of the past week in the Magadan region the frosts grew stronger, and over the past day the air temperature dropped below the norm by 8.5 degrees. But in continental areas, temperature set new records. In the village of Talon, on January 24, the temperature ... Read more New cold records set in Russia The post New cold records set in Russia appeared first on Ice Age Now.
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