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Trump vs... John Kelly (Again)
Trump is getting ready for a mud-slinging fest-- this one against Marine General John Kelly, his former chief of staff. On Wednesday, Kelly spoke at Drew University in Morristown, NJ, 23 minutes down the 287 to Trump's dumpy Bedminster Golf Resort. According to Peter Nicholas, reporting for *The Atlantic*, "Over a 75-minute speech and Q&A session, Kelly laid out, in the clearest terms yet, his misgivings about Trump’s words and actions regarding North Korea, illegal immigration, military discipline, Ukraine, and the news media." Trump, a petty, thin-skinned tyrant, immediately t... more »
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Chris Martenson, "Coronavirus Update 2/14/20"
Chris Martenson, "Coronavirus Update 2/14/20" - https://www.peakprosperity.com/ A highly recommended "must read": "Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention"
More than 600 calls for help made after Victoria hit by thunderstorms
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Flash flooding hit most parts of the state overnight, running the state emergency service off its feet. The rain cooled down Melbourne but the humidity is due to stick around next week.
Emergency Services Minister 'missing in action' during Nullarbor bushfire, WA Liberals say
The WA Liberals have been accused of "politicising" a bushfire crisis after calling for the Emergency Services Minister to be sacked over his handling of this summer's fires on the Nullarbor.
Landlords reconsider renting on Airbnb as patrons decline amid bushfire and coronavirus fears
Destruction and travel bans are hurting Airbnb operators, but is that a good thing for renters?
New NT Police Commissioner reveals plans to restructure the force
All new police recruits in the Territory will now serve at least two years in a remote community, as the NT's new top cop works to improve the relationship between Aboriginal communities and the police
New kind of activism as Indigenous youth use social media to educate
Young Indigenous Australians are paving a new way for activism, using social media to educate the wider community about their culture and the issues their people face.
Fire rips through orphanage in Haiti, killing 15 children
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The facility, run by a US religious group, is one of more than 700 unlicensed orphanages in the poorest nation in the Americas, where poor parents regularly give up their children.
Beijing threatens punishments as half a billion people ordered to self-quarantine in battle to control coronavirus spread
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At least 48 cities and four provinces in China are under official notice for lockdown policies, with restrictions that shut down highways, railways and other public transport.
The Daily Brief 2020-02-13
This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Aleppo, Syria, Idlib, Russia, Iran, Israel, Latakia, IRGC, Jerusalem, Palestine, Turkey, Armenia, Qamishli, US. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Iran, Middleeast, Palestine, Turkey Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Full Transcript of ABC Bill Barr Interview Shows Most Content Not Included In Broadcast Interview…
Not exactly surprising, but late last night ABC released the transcript of the Bill Barr interview. A review of the transcript compared to the broadcast shows there was significant interview material left on the editing floor. Approximately two-thirds of the … Continue reading →
The U.S. And Iran Are Now Involved In A Tit-For-Tat Confrontation
Iranian soldiers march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 17, 2015. (File photo: AFP) *Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor*: *Pentagon tit-for-tat with Iran goes on* The Pentagon announced that a rocket struck an Iraqi base housing American troops today and that US forces had intercepted a Yemen-bound dhow carrying Iranian-designed weapons days earlier, extending the ongoing military tit-for-tat with pro-Iranian forces. A defense official told Al-Monitor that the K1 base in the oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk was hit by a Katyusha rocket at 8:45 p.m. local time today, causing no inju... more »
Forget Valentine's Day: Can Love Be an Illusion?
*Parashkev Nachev* *Science, World* [image: Reuters] A breakdown of the science. *I am head over heels in love but my cynical friends keep telling me that love is nothing but a cocktail of pheromones, dopamine and oxytocin, and that these wear off after a couple of years. The thought scares me, it makes the whole thing seem meaningless. Is love really just brain chemistry?* Jo, London. Licence my roving hands, and let them go, Before, behind, between, above, below. It is no accident that arguably the most erotic line of English poetry is all prepositions. The essence of love, ... more »
How The Glock 22 Was Born From An FBI Shootout
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* The FBI realized it needed harder-hitting pistols. *Key point: *In the ebb and flow of cartridge popularity, the .40 Smith & Wesson round is now losing ground against new nine-millimeter ammunitions that feature competitive levels of energy and velocity. One of Glock’s more controversial pistols, the Glock 22, was the direct result of lessons learned during an infamous gun battle. The 1986 FBI Miami shootout, which saw a pair of criminals outgun a superior force of FBI agents, resulted in a revamping of firearms inventories and training acros... more »
Has Trump Altered the Course of American Foreign Policy?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Security, * Trump has tip-toed up to the brink of war with Iran but refrained from an all-out confrontation. It will be Trump, and Trump alone, who is the Decider. WHEN DONALD Trump delivered his first and only major foreign policy address of the 2016 campaign on April 27 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, he indicated that it was time for a fundamental change in America’s approach to both its allies and adversaries. Now that the 2020 presidential campaign has begun in earnest, it’s worth looking back at that speech to measure how far he has met the goals t... more »
The China Challenge
*Robert B. Zoellick* *Security, Asia* The United States needs to compete with China within international institutions and country-by-country. It is hard to beat something with nothing. America should promote better ideas and practices and offer attractive partnerships, instead of retreating and bullying. THE AMERCAN political class has finally come up with a bipartisan policy: denouncing China. After three years of fulmination, injurious tariffs, and costly Chinese retaliation, the Trump administration announced that China will buy more products, although no one is sure how the p... more »
Are Turkey and Syria Close to Starting a War?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* For now Turkish and Syrian ground forces appear bound on a collision course. On February 11, a Syrian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter transport helicopter was flying high on a bombing three miles south of Idlib city when team operating man-portable air defense system opened fire. The missile arced upward into the overcast sky and struck the helicopter, which erupted in flames and spun down to the Earth before disintegrating entirely as you can see in this video. Another video depicts the missile launch from the ground. Amongst the rebel figh... more »
History Lessons: Could This Be The Royal Air Force's Best Fighter Ace?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Douglas Bader was a formidable foe in the air and as a prisoner of the Germans even though he had no legs. Bombed almost daily for several months and in fear of an imminent German invasion, the British were hanging on by their fingernails when September 1940 came. With the fate of Western freedom in the balance, history’s first major air battle raged as Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes of Royal Air Force Fighter Command rose to challenge relentless formations of Luftwaffe bombers over southeastern England. Aerial supremacy w... more »
6th Generation Stealth Surprises: What Comes After the F-22 And F-35?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC18D9FC0500&share=true] We'll make you a guarantee. *Key Point:* The planes of the future will be designed around longer range. The scenario goes like this: In 2030, Russia invades the Baltic States. As the U.S. sends forces to Europe, China seizes the opportunity to seize disputed islands in the South China Sea. American airpower flies to the rescue, only to discover that sophisticated Russian and Chinese fighters and anti-aircraft defenses have rendered the skies too de... more »
Disaster! The USS Wasp Was America's Weakest Aircraft Carrier During World War II
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* [image: A port bow view of the ship shows her aflame and listing to starboard, 15 September 1942. Men on the flight deck desperately battle the spreading inferno.] It was designed to fit through a treaty's loopholes. *Key Point:* The demands of the treaty instilled a number of weaknesses in *Wasp*. Armor was extremely light for a peacetime aircraft carrier, with machinery, magazines, aviation fuel, and rudder control all covered by a maximum of 4 inches of armor. Vital spaces in the island only had only .75 inches of armor, and the conning towe... more »
Japanese Art and Poetry of Yosa Buson: A bat flits in moonlight
Japanese Art and Poetry of Yosa Buson: A bat flits in moonlight Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The poetic skills of Yosa Buson (1716-1784) are extremely legendary inside Japan despite the passages of time. Indeed, despite some notable art pieces by Buson, it is his words belonging to the world of haiku that stand […]
Perfection Implies Imperfection
The man who knows that he a perfect man is the most imperfect man. A perfect man will be aware of his imperfections.
Manufactured Weather is the New Battlefield
GlobalIntelHub.com New York, NY — 2/12/2020 — The US Military has become an entity with a mind of its own; despite efforts to curtail it’s expansion by activists and politicians, it continues to grow. Years ago a small problem arose that posed an existential threat to the system, the enemies were all defeated. The real hero … Continue reading Manufactured Weather is the New Battlefield →
YOUR SATURDAY CARTOONS: POST VALENTINE EDITION: FEBRUARY 15, 2020
There is a mild Valentine theme running throughout today's 329 offerings. Anyhow, I am home, the surgery went perfectly and all there is left to do now is let that foot-long tummy scar heal. Five days of hospital food so bad that I did not eat much at all. Why is that stuff so horrific when folks need proper nourishment ~ not to mention a little flavourful enticement to hungry tummies! The nurses were so wonderful; I found being surrounded by so many lovely young women to be very uplifting; they all still have the dreams of life experiences to enjoy in their eyes. Meanwhile i... more »
Economic Crisis Ahead: Powell Claims QE4 Will Be Able To Handle It?
RonPaulLibertyReport The Fed’s counterfeiting has created the biggest economic bubble in history. A severe economic crisis will be the inevitable result. Indications from Fed Chairman Powell are that more QE will be on the way. Can an increase in the disease succeed in being the cure? end
Hungarian Foreign Minister Warns UN’s Push For Mass Migration Threatens “Whole of Humanity”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Warns UN’s Push For Mass Migration Threatens “Whole of Humanity” by Paul Joseph Watson, https://summit.news/ Says counter-terrorism funding is being diverted to mass migration programs. Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjárt warns that the United Nations is spending money on facilitating a program of mass migration that threatens the “whole of humanity.” – …
Strike Three: OPCW’s Douma Report Credibility Undermined in New Leak
RT A third whistle-blower has come forward to corroborate the previous complaints that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) tried to suppress evidence-/gathering in the Douma probe, a report says. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/aati end
Smoking Gun? Chinese Scientist Finds “Killer Coronavirus Probably Originated From A Laboratory In Wuhan”
Was this an accidental release from the WuHan BSL 4 Lab? NO! Could it be released from the WuHan BSL 4 lab? YES! Who stands to benefit from this? USA and western power benefit the most from the collapse of China. The western Illuminati , Synagogue of Satan, have their agents throughout the world including …
Israeli Forces Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque & Clash with Worshippers
RT Israeli security forces stormed East #Jerusalem‘s #alAqsa Mosque on Friday, during the early dawn prayer, and clashed with worshippers there. Footage shows Israeli police pushing worshippers who were reportedly praying in the streets near the mosque. The Israeli police reportedly prevented Palestinian activist Nizam Abu al-Ramuz, who was expelled from al-Aqsa mosque for six …
Mysterious Repeating FRB Signals from 500 Million Light-Years Away – What Are They? Unnatural? Artificial?
RT America RT America’s Alex Mihailovich joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the fast radio bursts or FRBs coming from a distant galaxy toward Earth in 16-day intervals and resembles nothing scientists have ever seen before. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich joins to discuss the startling discovery. ‘Major deception of the last days… the (Satanic) priest …
Trump Warns Senate Not to Curb His War Authority on Iran
Trump Warns Senate Not to Curb His War Authority on Iran by https://www.presstv.com/ US President Donald Trump has warned the Senate against adopting a resolution that would curb his power to wage war against Iran, saying “it would allow Tehran to act with impunity.” – Trump said, “This is not the time to show weakness,” …
Major Public Pension System Has Slashed Benefits For Retirees For First Time in Years
WallStForMainSt For the first time in years, a major public pension system has slashed benefits for retirees: The Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System voted last week to cut health care benefits provided to the pension’s current and future retirees beginning in 2022 to try and prevent the fund from plunging into insolvency in the not-too-distant …
US Marines Are Coming To A Local Community Near You! (Or, The Covid-19 Plan Sounds A Lot Like Martial Law)
US Marines Are Coming To A Local Community Near You! (Or, The Covid-19 Plan Sounds A Lot Like Martial Law) by https://www.silverdoctors.com/ Marines are getting ready to “implement procedures for response, isolation, quarantine, restriction of movement, and community-based intervention”… (Silver Doctors Editors) Some good news, or some not so good news, about the US Military …
China Takes Additional Steps to Digitize the Renminbi
China Takes Additional Steps to Digitize the Renminbi by https://cointelegraph.com/ China has been leading the way when it comes to digital payments by average consumers in the country. While such payments in the United States like Apple Pay are becoming more widely accepted, in nearby Japan such methods are still relatively rare. Alipay has been …
BBC Under Attack — State-Owned vs Corporate News
RT America Nationally syndicated journalist and podcast host Ruben Navarrette joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in on the muddled state of US media. end
Iran Says It Will Strike U.S. And Israel If They Make the ‘Slightest Error’
Iran Says It Will Strike U.S. And Israel If They Make the ‘Slightest Error’ Reporting by Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Giles Elgood and Daniel Wallis, https://mobile.reuters.com/ (Reuters) – Iran is ready to strike the United States and Israel if they give it any reason to do so, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said …
‘It’s Coming’: CDC Director Warns Coronavirus To Become Widespread Throughout United States, ‘Probably Beyond 2020’
‘It’s Coming’: CDC Director Warns Coronavirus To Become Widespread Throughout United States, ‘Probably Beyond 2020’ by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The extremely virulent coronavirus which is sweeping through China’s Hubei province like wildfire will eventually gain a foothold in the United States – becoming a ‘community virus’ this year or next, according to CDC Director Dr. …
Craig Hemke: Is Corona Virus Responsible For Recent Stock Market Moves
Arcadia Economics #CraigHemke: Is #CoronaVirus Responsible For Recent #StockMarket Moves With the unfortunate Corona Virus affecting many, especially in China, it’s not a surprise that it’s become the go-to rationale for most of the latest #WallStreet market moves. But is it really the Corona Virus that’s causing the markets to go up or down? Or …
11 Bases Converted Into Quarantine Centers In The US! Here’s Where They Are
Silver Report Uncut 11 bases are in the process of being converted over to quarantine centers in the US according to a statement from the DOD. All 11 are located near major airports here is the list: – – JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI (HNL) – Great Lakes Training Center Navy Base, IL (ORD) – Naval …
CADMIUM : The Toxic Problem Of Not-So-Clean Energy
“CADMIUM and its compounds are highly toxic and exposure to this metal is known to cause cancer and targets the body’s cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory systems. –– United State Department of Labor “IF Greens love nature, why aren’t they more concerned about carpeting pristine landscapes with industrial wind turbines and toxic, non-renewable […]
Novel Coronavirus in Egypt : Time to address anti-Asian racism
In case you do not know, Egypt’s ministry of health and the World Health Organization declared in a joint statement that the first confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus was detected in the country on Friday. According to the details that surfaced later, a patient is a Chinese man who arrived in Cairo from China on Thursday and was spotted at Cairo International airport. He was taken to the quarantine hospital aka Al-Nagila General Hospital in the border governorate to stay there for two weeks or till recovery according to the procedures. [image: The Quarantine section at 'Cair... more »
Israel’s Netanyahu boasts of destroying US 1st Amendment & free speech
Anti-boycott laws on behalf of Israel do not only punish companies, they are the most dangerous assault on free speech in the United States since the McCarthy era. Netanyahu takes credit for them... The post Israel’s Netanyahu boasts of destroying US 1st Amendment & free speech appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Iran Accuses The U.S. For Last Week's Massive Cyber Attack
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali blamed the US for having a hand in the recent cyberattack on the infrastructures of Iran’s e-government. *MEHR News Agency:* *US behind recent major cyberattack on Iran: Jalali* According to Jalali, the recent cyberattack on the country's infrastructure has been a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), in which the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network is disrupted by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. "Th... more »
“Window Into Hell” – Mother of Five Dies After Four Days in Solitary Confinement
A 45-year-old mother of five with bipolar disorder was experiencing “a mental health episode” in late December of 2017 and needed more help than her family could provide. Her husband, Reynaldo Rodriguez, dialed 911 from their home in SeaTac, Washington and told the dispatcher that his wife needed a doctor. Reynaldo, who is not fluent […] The post “Window Into Hell” – Mother of Five Dies After Four Days in Solitary Confinement appeared first on Health Nut News.
FOX: ‘Invisible oil’ Discovery Shows BP Deepwater Horizon Spill was Larger than Previously Thought
The Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010 was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. But a new study suggests it was much worse than had been thought, unleashing “toxic and invisible” oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Co-author of the study, Igal Berenshtein of the University of Miami, said in a statement: “According to our […] The post FOX: ‘Invisible oil’ Discovery Shows BP Deepwater Horizon Spill was Larger than Previously Thought appeared first on Health Nut News.
FOX: California Lab Says it Discovered Coronavirus Vaccine in 3 Hours
Inovio, an American biotech company, says it created a coronavirus vaccine three hours after getting access to the virus’ genetic sequence in mid-January. The company received $9 million to work on the vaccine from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which is backed by billionaire Bill Gates. Inovio Pharmaceuticals is based in Pennsylvania, but scientists […] The post FOX: California Lab Says it Discovered Coronavirus Vaccine in 3 Hours appeared first on Health Nut News.
California Parents Sue Riverside County $25 Million for Death of Disabled Daughter in Foster Care
Riverside County effectively signed a disabled girl’s death warrant by placing her in a foster home dogged by decades of complaints, charge the parents of “Princess” Diane Ramirez in a lawsuit seeking at least $25 million. Angel Cadena Ramirez and Alberto Ramirez filed suit on Monday, Feb. 10, against the county and foster home operators Michelle Morris and Larry Kerin. They allege wrongful death, breach of duty and violations of child abuse neglect reporting laws. “No parent should have to attend his or her child’s funeral,” the suit said. “Yet, due to the collective, systematic m... more »
China Reports Major Drop in New Virus Cases; 143 New Deaths
China reported a figure of 2,641 new virus cases, a major drop from the higher numbers since a broader diagnostic method was implemented.
More for the Pentagon & less for workers and the poor
The Pentagon currently accounts for 53% of the discretionary federal budget. By 2030, the Trump budget would give 62% of the discretionary budget to the Pentagon. This budget takes aim at millions of Americans who have fallen through the cracks of our winner-take-all economy, slashing Medicaid and food stamps and eliminating low-income heating aid and other programs at the same time that it throws billions more into the pockets of powerful military contractors. In proposing cuts to domestic spending paired with a growing Pentagon budget, the President’s budget disregards the wi... more »
Nevada Poll: Breadline Bernie Holds Commanding Lead – Picks Up Coveted de Blasio Endorsement…
It looks like Bernie Sanders is going to win his third straight Democrat primary given the current polling from Nevada. The Las Vegas Review Journal conducted a poll of likely caucus attendees (Tuesday through Thursday) shows Bernie Sanders with 25% … Continue reading →
California Parents Sue Riverside County $25 Million for Death of Disabled Daughter in Foster Care
Riverside County effectively signed a disabled girl’s death warrant by placing her in a foster home dogged by decades of complaints, charge the parents of “Princess” Diane Ramirez in a lawsuit seeking at least $25 million. Angel Cadena Ramirez and Alberto Ramirez filed suit on Monday, Feb. 10, against the county and foster home operators Michelle Morris and Larry Kerin. They allege wrongful death, breach of duty and violations of child abuse neglect reporting laws. “No parent should have to attend his or her child’s funeral,” the suit said. “Yet, due to the collective, systematic m... more »
Rising CO2 concentrations add only 0.0014°C per ppm.
Stallinga, P. (2020) Comprehensive Analytical Study of the Greenhouse Effect of the Atmosphere. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 10, 40-80.https://doi.org/10.4236/acs.2020.101003 Climate change is an important societal issue. Large effort in society is spent on addressing it. For adequate measures, it is … Continue reading →
Tonight's Movie Is 'Paratroop Command'
From *Wikipedia*: Paratroop Command is a 1959 war film directed by William Witney, starring Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch and Jack Hogan. Quentin Tarantino, an admirer of Witney's work, considers this film to be among his four best.
Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don't know history
Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War, Emeritus, University of Virginia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
A growing chorus of people say the US has never been so politically divided. A Civil War historian reminds readers that there was once a far more divided time.
Hydrogen Hype
Letter to the Editor/Opinion Piece Climate Sceptics Blog *Viv Forbes* *15 February 2020* Dr Finkel (Australia’s Chief Scientist) is wrong - hydrogen will never be a “hero fuel source”. Australia has no gas wells producing hydrogen – every bit of hydrogen we use must be generated by electrolysis of water or manufactured from natural gas or coal. These processes consume energy some of which could be recovered by using the hydrogen as a fuel to power cars or generate electricity. We could use solar or wind energy to generate hydrogen, but then they cannot generate electricity for con... more »
Propagandists Cry About Bernie’s Online Base Because It’s Effective, Not Because It’s Mean
Sometimes it feels like the only news stories over the last five years have been about mean tweets. Trump’s mean tweets, Sanders supporters’ mean tweets; some days it’s all the headlines ever want to talk about. You’d hardly know humanity is on the precipice of […]
Equal Rights For Women? Is That Radical And Extreme? Only For Trump Republicans
Last month we mentioned that when the Virginia legislature, now controlled by the Democrats, passed ERA-- the Equal Rights Amendment-- Trump and his Republican enablers were still attempting to prevent it from being added to the Constitution. And that continues, of course. But yesterday, the House passed Jackie Speier's H.J. Resolution 79 removing the deadline for the ratification of the amendment. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, took to the floor to urge her colleagues to vote for the bill. Actually it was more like a celebratory statemen... more »
Committee to Defend the President PAC Punks Times Square
“The Democratic Circus Clown Show” opens a weekend engagement on an animated billboard in Manhattan’s Times Square on 15 February. The $40K ad buy was made by a conservative PAC named the Committee to Defend the President. How long the billboard will survive in New York City’s toxic “progressive” environment is anyone’s guess. Here’s a preview, courtesy PJ Media and YouTube: https://pjmedia.com/trending/clowns-times-square-billboard-mocks-the-circus-the-democratic-party-has-become/?utm_source=pjmedia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=35dd4596285383ce842c7dfc6b279f... more »
Pinch Me
If you wore [sic] born and grew up in the U.S., Canada, Australia or any other country considered “developed,” there are probably a lot of things you take for granted on a daily basis. Things like clean drinking water, big grocery stores, and even mirrors. But for people who grew up in developing countries and […] The post Pinch Me appeared first on Econlib.
McCabe vs Flynn: Two men two different laws
General Flynn is an American hero who pled guilty to lying to the FBI after his defense bills wiped out his net worth and, allegedly, the FBI threatened to go after his son. The FBI agents who ambushed Flynn, Flynn was deliberately told that the meeting was about some sort of coordination not an interrogation, said that they didn't think he was lying. As part of his deal he wasn't supposed to get any prison time. But then the radical leftists at the DOJ changed that and demanded prison time for something that wouldn't be a crime if he'd done with anyone other than the FBI. As a r... more »
The $10 million plan to keep people spending their money on a north Queensland island
Locals in one of Australia's most disadvantaged areas are hoping a new shopping centre will provide the economic boost it needs to overcome decades of disadvantage.
The only female GM in the BBL says there's more support for women in sport than people realise
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The Sydney Sixers' Jodie Hawkins is the only female general manager in the BBL, but she says times are changing and there is a pathway for women in sport's administration.
Donald Trump says he has the 'legal right' to interfere in criminal cases
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United States President Donald Trump says he has "the legal right" to interfere in criminal cases, raising questions about the independence of the American judicial system.
Two pedestrians killed by car in hit-and-run in Port Augusta West
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A man and a woman die in South Australia's north in what police say is a suspected hit-and-run.
Police allege driver on wrong side of road before fatal crash
Two people are dead and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a head-on collision in Palmerston overnight.
Canberra woman in BRCA testing limbo felt 'as if I'd had an opportunity stolen away from me'
Bin Barnier spent three decades caring for cancer patients before receiving her own cancer diagnosis. But the devastation continued when she was told she had to wait 12 months for the BRCA test, which indicates how likely she is to develop the cancer again.
'The year from hell': Why some parents have given up on kindergarten
The move into kindergarten often poses a logistical nightmare for parents trying to juggle jobs, childcare and school schedules that can be incompatible with the average working day.
A storm is brewing in two key electorates as the WA Liberals smell blood in the bush
Labor's landslide win in 2017 saw it become the biggest party in the bush, but retiring country MPs pose problems on both sides of politics ahead of the 2021 election, writes Jacob Kagi.
Facebook willing to pay more tax, says Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Zuckerberg says he understands "frustration" about how big tech companies are taxed in Europe, saying Facebook welcomes reform being undertaken by the OECD.
Manchester City banned from Champions League for two seasons
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Reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City has been banned from European competition for the next two seasons after committing "series breaches" of UEFA's financial fair play rules.
Jessica will swim through shark-invested waters and rips to complete a 100km lap of Moreton Island
Jessica Evans is about to hit the open ocean to swim non-stop around Moreton Island — the equivalent of swimming the English Channel three times.
Teenager in hospital after suspected drive-by shooting in Prahran
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Witnesses said shots rang out as a car drove past a busy nightclub in Chapel Street.
The Romeo family won big after purchasing a home in Australia's cheapest capital city market
As more and more families like the Romeos eye their dream home in Darwin, new data shows Top End house prices — significantly lower than other Australian cities — could be starting to stabilise.
'I can actually keep clean': New space in Hobart offers the homeless a little dignity
It's one thing to build a shelter for the homeless, it's another to actually get them to sleep there. While this space may have found the answer, it lacks the room.
Intelligence committee cancels UK visit amid tensions over Huawei policy leak
Diplomatic tensions over Britain's decision to allow Chinese telco Huawei into its 5G network boil over after confidential discussions with Australia about the policy were leaked.
Breaking ranks: senior Labor MP says Queensland Premier must act now and oust Trad
As a number of Labor MPs threaten an internal revolt over Jackie Trad's role in the leadership, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing an election year image problem, writes state political reporter Josh Bavas.
How did the 1919 Spanish flu isolation camp become a party?
When the Spanish flu pandemic reached Australia in 1919, a quarantine camp set up in Adelaide was more a party than a chore, according to written accounts.
Loved-up or lovelorn — is relationship self-sabotage affecting your quest for love and happiness?
For some, Valentine's Day is the day to smugly celebrate your couple status or lament spending yet another year alone with your cat. But a Queensland researcher may have come up with a way to move from the lovelorn group to the loved-up list.
DeMint Claimed Convention of States Was Not Paying Him. It Was.
[image: demint-claimed-convention-of-states-was-not-paying-him-it-was] While promoting the Convention of States (COS) plan for convening a constitutional convention to change the U.S. Constitution, former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina claimed that he was not being paid by the COS movement. IRS documents, however, show that he was receiving money from COS — lots of it, in fact.
What Does Recent CIA Revelation Mean About Encryption?
[image: what-does-recent-cia-revelation-mean-about-encryption] As a joint report from the *Washington Post* and German broadcaster ZDF reveals, the CIA secretly owned the major manufacturer of encryption devices used by most governments of the world from the 1950s until well into the 2000s. That Swiss company — Crypto AG — built back doors into all of its encryption so that the CIA and NSA could easily decrypt the communications at will. Since the U.S. Intelligence Community has spent the past several years renewing its war on encryption in the hands of private citizens, what does t... more »
President Trump Delivers Remarks at National Border Patrol Council Event….
Earlier today President Trump delivered remarks to National Border Patrol Council members. The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) is the exclusive representative of approximately 18,000 Border Patrol Agents and support personnel assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol. The U.S. Border … Continue reading →
Global Defense Spending Conitnues To Increase
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *IISS*: *Global defence spending: the United States widens the gap* In 2019, the United States remained by far the world’s largest defence spender, widening the gap between it and the second largest spender, China. US investments in weapons procurement and R&D alone were larger than China’s total defence budget. The United States’ defence investments in weapons procurement and R&D were also worth around four times as much as European states’ combined. IISS data shows that in 2019 the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and India retained their ... more »
China Made Its Own 'Top Gun': Should Tom Cruise Be Worried?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The film does break with Top Gun in a few standout ways... *Key point: **Sky Fighters *is *Top Gun *with the imagery preserved, but the life—and frankly any bit of joy—sucked out of it. The Chinese government wants to take you into the danger zone. In 2011 Beijing released *Sky Fighters*, China’s answer to *Top Gun. *Like *Top Gun*, it’s about fighter pilots waging aerial war for their country. But that’s where the comparison ends. Made by the Chinese military as domestic propaganda, *Sky Fighters *is possibly the worst movie with fighter planes ... more »
Adolf Hitler Thought These 5 Weapons Would Win Him World War II (He Was Wrong)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Europe bled as a result. *Key point: *Germany’s use of masses of tanks on the modern battlefield opened Pandora’s box. Within a few years Allied forces would be returning the favor. The forces of Nazi Germany in World War II were some of the most formidable fielded in any war. Backed by German science, engineering and modern mass-production techniques, it was a new type of highly mechanized warfare. Faster paced and deadlier than the armed forces that fought in the Great War just twenty years before, it overwhelmed slower-moving enemies and helped G... more »
America's Military Fears A War At The Korean DMZ For Good Reason
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Electric fences, armed guards, artillery, and more. *Key point:* The Korean DMZ is the world's most heavily armed border. The recent defection of a North Korean soldier across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas highlighted how difficult it is to cross from one Korea to the other. Fenced, mined and patrolled by soldiers from both sides, fortifications and large concentrations of combat-ready troops will make the Korean DMZ in the event of war the deadliest place on earth. The current demarcation line between North and South... more »
Are Hypersonic Weapons Completely Overhyped?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Is the media making too much of a big deal about these weapons? The Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2021 budget request has resulted in a lot of reshuffling among next-generation procurement projects. One of the highest profile cancellations is the US Air Force’s cancellation of the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW). The HCSW was one of the “many” hypersonic weapons Trump referred to in his January statement following the Iranian counterstrike. However, in the context of overall military procurement, the HCSW cancellation makes sense. But i... more »
See This Plane? It Was Almost the U.S. Navy's First Stealth 'Fighter'
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: An F-117 Stealth fighter lands at Spangdahlem air base, south-west of Bonn, April 4. Twelve F-117s arrived today from the U.S. to be used in NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia. AKW] Move over, F-35. *Key Point:* More powerful F114 engines with afterburners—the same type used in the Navy’s Super Hornet fighters today—would have increased speed, possibly even enabling supersonic flight. The F-117 Nighthawk made a definite impression on both Iraqi air defenses and the American public when it demonstrated the capabilities of stealth t... more »
Was a Suitcase Full of Dead Birds from China Seized at Dulles Airport?
A relatively mundane incident went viral due in part to rising fears about an outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Safari Club Will Probe Sale of Captive-Bred Lion Hunts
The group had previously issued public assurances that so-called canned hunts wouldn’t be sold at its events.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 14, 2020
*Charles Riley and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business:* *The coronavirus is already hurting the world economy. Here's why it could get really scary* Nearly two decades have passed since a coronavirus known as SARS emerged in China, killing hundreds of people and sparking panic that sent a chill through the global economy. The virus now rampaging across China could be much more damaging. China has become an indispensable part of global business since the 2003 SARS outbreak. It's grown into the world's factory, churning out products such as the iPhone and driving demand for commodities li... more »
Happy Valentine’s Day from Ancient Egypt : Egyptian Museum of Cairo edition
Happy Valentine’s Day from Ancient Egypt. This beautiful couple was at Akhenaten's special section at the first floor of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square , Cairo. I do not remember their details but I guess they could be the famous golden couple Akhenaten and Nefertiti [image: Ancient Egyptian couple] I do not know if they still remain there at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo or they have been shipped to the Grand Egyptian Museum which will be inaugurated later this year. Again I have to say why the government thinks it is a good idea to empty the Egyptian Museum of Tahrir f... more »
Mistrial Declared in Kafkaesque D.C. Trial of Venezuela Embassy Protectors
Judge Beryl Howell has declared a mistrial following a hung jury in the case of the four Venezuela Embassy Protectors charged with "interfering with the protective function of the State Department." The post Mistrial Declared in Kafkaesque D.C. Trial of Venezuela Embassy Protectors appeared first on MintPress News.
What Your Heart Rate Variability Tells You About Your Health
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance – Your heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the variations in time elapsed between your heartbeats, and is representative of your heart’s ability to respond to physiological and environmental stressors A healthy heart rhythm is not perfectly even. When your heartrate is monotonously regular, your HRV […] The post What Your Heart Rate Variability Tells You About Your Health appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Koch-Soros Quincy Project: A Train Wreck of Neocon and 'Humanitarian' Interventionists
[image: undefined] Those hoping the non-interventionist cause would be given some real muscle if a couple of oligarchs who've made fortunes from global interventionism team up and pump millions into Washington think tanks will be sorely disappointed by the train wreck that is the Koch/Soros alliance. The result thus far has not been a tectonic shift in favor of a new direction, with new faces and new ideas, but rather an opportunity for these same old Washington think tanks, now flush with even more money, to re-brand their pet interventionisms as "restraint." The flagship of thi... more »
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