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Trump Advisor Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison
The action in federal court comes amid Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president has interfered in the case.
Erdogan forgets what side his bread is buttered on - as Russia and Turkey reach Impasse Over Syria
Syria Highway Map *Syrian Government Attempting to Regain* * Control of all Syrian Highways* I've been following events in Syria *vis a vis* the current stand off between Russia and Turkey. Turkey is refusing to fulfil its commitments made in an earlier agreement with Russia and Iran to pull its troops/proxies out of northern Syria. Syria is attempting to restore its highway transportation system throughout the country. Please read the following report from this morning's RT and I will have more comments to follow: ****************** *"Russian Air Force strikes repel militant a... more »
Salisbury U Campus Police Working With FBI to Investigate Multiple Racist Threats
Officials at Maryland’s Salisbury University said college police are working with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to investigate multiple racist threats found on campus Wednesday afternoon, reported WUSA9. Following the threats, the college closed on Thursday, “to provide a day of healing.” However, the Counseling Center, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural […]
Lawsuit Against Harvard for its Alleged Prison Industry Investments
The Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign filed a suit against Harvard University on Wednesday over the institution’s alleged investments in companies with ties to the prison industry, reported campus newspaper The Harvard Crimson. The suit was filed in Massachusetts state court. “By continuing to profit off the caging of people, Harvard violates its legal duty to […]
Syracuse U Lifts Suspensions on Student Protesters
Syracuse University has revoked the suspensions placed on roughly 30 student protesters earlier this week, reported Syracuse.com. “Our university needs to step back from the edge so that we can continue the productive, ongoing work to address diversity, inclusion and safety that has been happening since November,” chancellor Kent Syverud said in his first public […]
Syrian Army foils Turkish-backed offensive in eastern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed offensive in eastern Idlib ended with no advance for the militant forces, as they were forced to withdraw from the western sector of Nayrab. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Stops Turkish Border Offensive, Shifts Attention to East Idlib According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey requests US Patriot missile system to stop Russia in Idlib: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – Turkey has reportedly asked the United States, a NATO ally, to deploy two Patriot missile systems along its southern border with Syria, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Citing a Turkish official in Ankara, Bloomberg said the purpose of the Patriot missile systems would be to deter the Russian military’s strikes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey announces death of 2 soldiers in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense has announced the death of two soldiers in Syria’s Idlib Governorate this afternoon. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, two soldiers were killed and another five more were wounded after an airstrike hit their positions inside the Idlib Governorate on Thursday. Turkey did not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russia destroys 10 Turkish-backed militant vehicles in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force destroyed over ten vehicles belonging to the Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria on Thursday, Moscow announced around 4:00 P.M. (Damascus Time). According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, their air force destroyed one militant tank, six armored vehicles, and five other vehicles during their attack in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Navy intercepted would-be Iranian weapons shipment to Yemen: Pentagon
Washington DC accused Iran of trying to ship missiles and other weapons to Yemeni Houthi militia after the US Navy seized two shipments, they announced in a press conference in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday. “Although a detailed analysis of the shipment is ongoing, the seizure is consistent with the historical pattern of Iranian smuggling of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed militants attempt to shoot down Russian aircraft over Idlib: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants attempted to shoot down a Russian aircraft that was targeting their positions in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Thursday. In a video taken on Thursday, the Turkish-backed militants can be seen trying to shoot down what looks like a Russian Su-24 jet over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey, Iran, Russia negotiating next date for Syrian peace conference
Turkish, Russian and Iranian representatives are working on coordinating the date for a trilateral summit on the Syrian settlement process, a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry informed TASS on Thursday. “The parties are working to agree on the date for the summit. As soon as an agreement between the three countries is reached, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish forces launch offensive against Syrian Army in eastern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Turkish military, alongside their allied militants, launched their offensive in eastern Idlib on Thursday, as they targeted the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the town of Nayrab. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Gives Jihadist Last Chance to Lay Down Weapons in Idlib According to a field report from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
A Parent’s Perspective on Virginia’s Bill to Mandate All Vaccines on the CDC Schedule
A mother and advocate’s opinion on a bill being debated in Virginia that would transfer the legislature’s decision-making authority over vaccine mandates to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The post A Parent’s Perspective on Virginia’s Bill to Mandate All Vaccines on the CDC Schedule appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Court Refuses to Pay Flood Victims After Gov’t Released Dams and Flooded Their Homes
[image: flooding]Despite the Corps of Engineers opening the dams and flooding hundreds of homes, a court ruled it's not government's fault and victims get nothing.
Cop Caught on Disturbing Video Choking and Beating Handcuffed Man
[image: handcuffed]A cop has been placed on desk duty after shocking cell phone video showed him attack and choke a handcuffed man during an arrest.
The debate to end all debates...
*no, really - if last night was any indication of the possibility on any of them beating Trump in the upcoming election it went down in flames.* Since everyone on both sides of the aisle have picked apart everything that was said, I will instead focus on the visuals. What they said is of no interest since not one of that nasty looking bunch could win against President Donald Trump (yes, Abigail - he *is *your president!) *Going left to right:* *Mini-Mike Bloomberg:* Wouldn't you think that a man worth billions of dollars could afford a well tailored suit instead of the flopsicle he... more »
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S SYSTEMS: The Hill kicks Solomon to the curb...
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020...several decades later:* How broken are our nation's journalistic systems? Consider a current bit of too little, (several decades) too late. The report in question appears in this morning's Washington Post. Paul Farhi's report in the Post concerns a decision made by The Hill, an insider Capitol Hill publication. Roughly one year too late, The Hill has decided to renounce a large chunk of influential published work concerning Candidate Biden: FARHI (2/20/2020): In a lengthy and damning review of former columnist John Solomon, *the Hill newspaper ripp... more »
‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ is Online Star After Surviving Implosion
After the core of a building failed to fall, Dallas jokesters posed for photos showing themselves pretending to prop up the lopsided tower.
"How It Really Is"
Oh yeah, love those ads, banners and popups, right? Cough... Not here...
"The Pluses and Minuses of Perceived Slyness, Stuffed Sinuses, and Coronaviruses"
*"The Pluses and Minuses of Perceived Slyness, * *Stuffed Sinuses, and Coronaviruses"* By Doug “Uncola” Lynn "First of all, I am no doctor. Nor have I played one on TV. But, let’s be honest, we’ve all seen movies like 'Contagion,' 'World War Z,' 'Outbreak', '12 Monkeys', 'I Am Legend', and '28 Days Later.' They all contain certain similarities. It starts slowly with Patient Zero, either man or animal, and then momentum builds until realization rolls over the globe like a wave. People drop like flies in a fumigated room, as chaos delivers anarchy until only a small remnant survives –... more »
Mohawks urge Tohono O'odham to blockade border wall construction and offer help
Mohawk Warrior Society flags at a rail blockade on the tenth day of demonstration in Tyendinaga, near Belleville, Ont., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Mohawks are in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs opposed to the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg Mohawks urge Tohono O'odham to blockade border wall construction and offer help
It’s OK, we only hate the CHINESE!!! Honorable mention, all Asians.
Were we ever going to be fair to China? Hell no! We… Continue reading “It’s OK, we only hate the CHINESE!!! Honorable mention, all Asians.”… The post It’s OK, we only hate the CHINESE!!! Honorable mention, all Asians. appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Mike Bloomberg buying state AGs, too
Michael Bloomberg is not just spending unprecedented sums of money to buy the presidency of the United States for himself. He’s been buying state attorneys general to advance his radical climate agenda. The post Mike Bloomberg buying state AGs, too appeared first on CFACT.
U.S. Medical Schools Boost LGBTQ Students, Doctor Training
Ask any LGBTQ patient about awkward doctor visits and chances are they’ll have a story to tell.
Google Updates Terms in Plain Language after EU Scrutiny
Google is attempting to make sure people know exactly what they're signing up for when they use its online services — though that will still mean reading a lengthy document.
NFL’s Saints Head to Court in Catholic Church Email Dispute
The New Orleans Saints headed to court in a bid to block the release of hundreds of confidential emails detailing the behind-the-scenes public relations work the team did for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its sexual abuse crisis.
‘Black in Space’ Looks at Final Frontier of Civil Rights
In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't leave. McNair was black.
US Judge Sides with Migrants in Case Against Border Patrol
A U.S. judge in Arizona sided Wednesday with migrants who have long-complained about inhumane and unsanitary conditions in some U.S. Border Patrol facilities in the state.
North Korea – “Keep the bodies secret”
Have you noticed that there has been no mention of coronavirus victims in North Korea? Why not? After all, every country and territory within a 3000km radius of North Korea – except sparsely populated Mongolia – has confirmed at least one case. Seoul-based website Daily NK, which reports on North Korea using sources from inside ... Read more North Korea – “Keep the bodies secret” The post North Korea – “Keep the bodies secret” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Coronavirus – 118 new deaths, 474 new cases
20 Feb 2020 – Total reported coronavirus cases: 75,779 Total reported deaths: 2,130 Total reported recovered: 16,917 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ The post Coronavirus – 118 new deaths, 474 new cases appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Just for fun – Video
With all the heavy stuff going on in the world, I thought we could use a bit of levity this morning. Enjoy. The post Just for fun – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Immigration, and How People Are Valued
Craig Murray's take on Johnson's irrational (and racist) new immigration 'policy'. Must read.
Chris Matthews Still Worried About Repeat of ’72: Sanders Must Be Opposed
[image: matthews-still-worried-about-repeat-of-72-sanders-must-be-opposed] MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and other moderate liberal Democrats are sounding the alarm that a radical-left presidential candidacy would end in a McGovern-like defeat in 2020.
Sanders’ Economic Plan Looks Like a Duck, Despite How Some Quack
[image: sanders-economic-plan-looks-like-a-duck-despite-how-some-quack] As Bernie Sanders looks more and more like the one who may win the Democratic presidential nomination, some tell us that he isn’t the radical leftist others make him out to be. Do not be fooled.
Want to know how we improved start.me lately?
[image: Faster start.me]Every week, our development team works hard to improve our service. This time around, we’ve improved start.me with faster loading times. Yes, again! We also upgraded our bookmarklet. And that’s not all by a long shot. So, if you’re curious to know everything about your favorite bookmark manager, do read on. Improved start.me speed When… Read More Read More
It's February 20. Why Are People With Million-Dollar Salaries Celebrating?
*The Pete Buttigieg Memorial Wine Cave Club. Members shown celebrating their early freedom from Social Security taxes.* *by Thomas Neuburger* It's February 20. Why are people with million-dollar salaries celebrating? Because as of yesterday, they stopped having to pay for Social Security. That's right. While the very very *very* wealthy, people like Jeff Bezos, stopped paying for Social Security a month ago, the only very wealthy, those with salaries of a mere million per year, stopped paying just after Presidents' Day. These are the people who want to cut benefits for those far ... more »
The Main Event (Democrat Debate in Nevada)
I am not one who watched most of the Democrat debates with much interest, but the slugfest last night was a lot like watching a NASCAR race (with no American flags) that has a lot of pile-ups. So it made interesting viewing. I'll share a few thoughts on it, even though many of you, dear readers, might have seen the same thing. Billionaires don't like to have their asses kicked and Bloomie/Mini-Mike got a taste of what his $400 million spent on ads bought him so far. The other donkeys really hate him. The question of whether they hate him (Old - White - Billionaire - from New York) m... more »
A 12yo offers a child's-eye view of how the education system is failing Indigenous Australians
Dujuan Hoosan — a healer in his community, and speaker of three languages — is the subject of Australian documentary In My Blood It Runs.
Former Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer agrees to give evidence to sports grants inquiry
The respected sports administrator will be able to give her view on whether the awarding of grants in the politically-compromised program was fair, or whether it was politically motivated.
Germany told to get tough on far-right terror after gunman kills nine in shisha bars
Just In - 12 hours ago
Angela Merkel says the gunman who killed nine people, all from immigrant backgrounds, appears to have been motivated by the "poison" of racism.
Bernie Sanders for President Co-Chair Ro Khanna is Pushing for a NATO-Like Military Relationship with India (as is Tulsi Gabbard)
Congressman Ro Khanna, who is Bernie Sanders for President Co-Chair, is pushing for what he describes as a NATO-like alliance … Continue reading →
Ukraine Marks “Heaven’s Hundred Day” on Anniversary of Euromaidan Bloodshed
From RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-marks-heavenly-hundred-s-day-on-anniversary-of-euromaidan-bloodshed/30445178.html “Ukraine Marks ‘Heavenly Hundred’s Day’ On Anniversary Of Euromaidan Bloodshed February 20, 2020 11:03 GMT By RFE/RL’s … Continue reading →
Trump Names Staunch Trump Loyalist with No Intel Experience Acting Intel Chief
“Trump Names US Ambassador to Germany, Robert Grenell, Acting Intelligence Chief By VOA News Updated February 20, 2020 12:09 AM … Continue reading →
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Makes It Official That She Will Not Be Mayor Mike Bloomberg's Vice Presidential Running Mate
FILE PHOTO: Michael Bloomberg and Hillary Clinton in Singapore, July 2005. © Reuters / Bazuki Muhammad *The Hill:* *Clinton asked if she'd be Bloomberg's vice president: 'Oh no'* Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday quashed rumors she would consider being former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's vice presidential running mate. "Oh no," Clinton said when asked the question during a Vocero interview while in Puerto Rico for a Clinton Global Initiative event. "I'm just waiting and watching as this plays out. I will support whoever the nominee is." Matt Drudge fir... more »
"The Bamboozle..."
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." - Carl Sagan
Greater Albania Project Is Accelerating as Kosovo’s statehood is in question
Kosovo Is Set to Be Absorbed into Albania More The post Greater Albania Project Is Accelerating as Kosovo’s statehood is in question appeared first on The Duran.
Bloomberg Lied at the Nevada Debate About His Racist-Classist Record
Eric Zuesse Whereas the news-media have been concentrating heavily on one item of evidence that Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is a racist (his policy as NYC Mayor, to “Stop and Frisk,” and to jail, Blacks and Hispanics but not Whites) the media have been almost ignoring another important item of evidence that’s just as […] More The post Bloomberg Lied at the Nevada Debate About His Racist-Classist Record appeared first on The Duran.
Mike Bloomberg is paying & paving the way for Hillary Clinton (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 475. More The post Mike Bloomberg is paying & paving the way for Hillary Clinton (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
A Question for Bernie
"Senator Sanders. You regularly say that you want the U.S. healthcare system to be more like those in Europe, with their less expensive, more inclusive, government-run systems. Well, in Europe, physicians are paid less than half what physicians are paid in the United States. (See below.) Is a massive cut in physician salaries a part of your vision for the future of the U.S. healthcare system under a Sanders administration? If so, don't you think you should warn the roughly one million U.S. physicians of that fact now? If not, is it realistic to expect the cost savings that you are p... more »
Generation Equality: Four Ways to Accelerate Progress
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NAIROBI, Feb 20 (IPS) - The global gender community will meet in New York in March to review progress on gender equality and women's empowerment in the 25 years since the Beijing declaration. The theme for this year's Commission on the Status of Women gathering is Generation Equality, emphasizing how the current generation must close the gender gap. Read the full story, “Generation Equality: Four Ways to Accelerate Progress”, on globalissues.org →
Fiscal Policies For Women’s Economic Empowerment
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 20 (IPS) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Making sure that opportunities to enter the workforce are fair and rewarding for women benefits everyone. Yet, the average female workforce participation rate across countries is still 20 percentage points lower than the male rate, largely because gender gaps in wages and access to opportunities, such as education, stubbornly persist. Read the full story, “Fiscal Policies For Women’s Economic Empowerment”, on globalissues.org →
Last Night's Nevada Democratic Debate Was One Of The Most Entertaining That I Have Seen In A Long Time
*John Podhoretz, New York Post:* *Nevada Democratic debate was the greatest debate in human history * Forget Lincoln and Douglas. Forget Nixon and Kennedy. Hell, forget the Athenians and the Melians back during the Peloponnesian War. Last night’s Democratic primary slagfest in Nevada was the greatest debate in all of human history. Oh, was it glorious — the sheer raging hostility spraying across the stage as every campaign besides the Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg bids faces the desperate possibility that each might fade into the woodwork against the Bernie surge and the B... more »
Review The Unraveling, High Hopes And Missed Opportunity In Iraq
*Sky, Emma, **The Unraveling, High Hopes And Missed Opportunity In Iraq**, New York: Public Affairs, 2015* *The Unraveling, High Hopes And Missed Opportunity In Iraq*is the story of Emma Sky’s time serving in Iraq. Sky was a British activist who answered a call from London in 2003 for people to run postwar Iraq. She ended up being the governor for Kirkuk under the Coalition Provisional Authority. Later she returned to be the adviser to General Ray Odierno during the Surge in 2007, and then she went back a third time to be help Odierno again during the American military withdrawal. ... more »
"Plankton powered rubber duck bombs"???
The new Armed Forces minister in Britain is raising eyebrows (and not before time, IMHO!) with his views on the future of warfare. Special Forces of the future should be planting malware in enemy servers rather than fighting wars with daggers, the new armed forces minister said yesterday. James Heappey, a former Army officer, said ... the military needed 'to think the incredible' to win wars now and referred to the Alexa smart speaker as a model for innovation, adding: 'Alexa, fight my war.' * . . .* Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) think tank, he said: 'We ... more »
Daytona 500 Trump Victory Lap – The Right Angle
In case any of you missed this in the You Tube feed (cause ya know da boss ain’t gonna be showed any love on MSM). –##– Victory Lap for America: Trump Roars Over and Onto Daytona 500 Track . A President with His Finger on the Pulse American Power in all its Glory The expertise of the Beast Driver on Display .. MAGA TEAM USA . –Uriel–
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 20
1940 Gen Umari Mosul garrison commander attempted coup rather than be forced to resign by Regent Put down by Golden Square officers (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Blood, Oil and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against A Fascist State In Iraq and the Levant, 1941*) 1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad 1985 US and Soviet officials met to discuss ways to end Iran-Iraq War No... more »
Analyzing Science Robotics Impression Aspect
Robotics is using technologies to automate and dominate artificial robots including transport, mining, environmental, medicine, electricity, and construction structure. It’s essential for every single institution to invest in the protection of their employees since it lets them conduct the company while having less manpower efficiently. The sort of robotics is dependent on its safety, operation, and also impact upon society and the environment. help in paraphrasing The businesses would do everything they could to get rid of the product, while some might not be inclined to complete t... more »
Science Secondary School of South Texas
An alternative school for kids in a deprived space was initially founded in San Antonio to assist people that need results. In meeting the needs of kids and parents, the faculty itself has been successful. They use a potent blend of peer pressure, tutoring, job counseling, and enrichment activities within their programs. You will find more than 3,000 pupils attending to the Science Academy of South Texas , today. paraphrase a sentence One is on account of the fantastic connection they have with their own educators. The staff are willing to present and are all well educated in offerin... more »
Take Greenland Seriously and Literally as a Vital National Security Issue
An LC-130 “Skibird” lands at Camp Raven, Greenland on June 28, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Benjamin German, https://tinyurl.com/vpdud8m) It is tempting to dismiss talk of Greenland’s significance for defense and foreign policy simply because President Trump infamously made it a punch line last year. The world’s largest island, after all, had generally stayed off the public’s radar—and even that of most national security analysts—until the Wall Street Journal reported in August 2019 that the president wanted to purchase it from Denmark. His wishes hit headlines just ahead of his trip to Co... more »
Dispatch from Munich: Seeking a Savior in a Time of Westlessness
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Munich for the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13, 2020. Photo credit: State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* The annual gathering of the Munich Security Conference provides a useful barometer for the health of the transatlantic relationship. Two years ago, Europeans were reeling from the first year of the Trump administration. Last year, they were resigned to that reality and determined to press ahead. This past weekend, everyone was searching... more »
WATCH: Cops Smell Weed on 16yo Boy and Beat the Hell Out of Him—Taxpayers to Be Held Liable
[image: marijuana]After the cop was cleared for viciously beating a teen over the smell of weed, the taxpayers will now be held liable in a lawsuit.
Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo Hopeful About Rebuilding Infrastructure, Society
Assyrian International News Agency - 12 hours ago
"Change is in the air" in Aleppo as people "seem to show greater confidence" following the advance of the Syrian army, which is now in "full control of the highway that connects the city to Damascus," said Chaldean Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo.
Plugged In Podcast #44: The Mercatus Center’s Adam Thierer on the Precautionary Principle
Adam Thierer, a Senior Research Fellow at George Mason’s Mercatus Center, joins the show to discuss how the precautionary principle… The post Plugged In Podcast #44: The Mercatus Center’s Adam Thierer on the Precautionary Principle appeared first on IER.
President Trump Appoints Ambassador Rick Grenell To Acting Director Of National Intelligence
*Daily Mail:* *Donald Trump to make ambassador to Germany Rick Grenell acting director of national intelligence, making him first openly gay cabinet secretary in history* * Grenell is currently ambassador to Germany and seen as one of Trump's most loyal appointees * Move will make history as he becomes first openly gay cabinet secretary * Grenell has been outspoken critic of Chinese mobile phone firm Huawei * This week he threatened allies who allow it access to their networks with losing access to intelligence, saying it was a directive from Donald Trump * That was after UK's prim... more »
Avoiding Teacher Compensation
Erik Hanushek has been at this for a while, and his shtick is pretty well polished. With Raj Chetty, he's been making the assertion that having a good teacher will make a student wealthier. While he can occasionally seem like a champion of teachers and teaching, he also lapses often into the old reform whinge that teachers don't really want to be held accountable for their performance, and that such strict, measurable accountability is possible because teaching's not really any different than any other job. What he mostly means is good old value-added test scores. Hanushek, it turns ... more »
More for the Pentagon & less for workers and the poor
In the proposed 2021 budget the Pentagon would control 55% 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... more »
Prominent Ceará Senator Is Shot While Challenging Striking Police Officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Senator Cid Gomes (PDT - CE) was shot on Wednesday in Sobral, Ceará State, while protesting, on top of a backhoe, against the strike by state police officers. Cid, a former governor of Ceará with a history of conflict with the police and linked . . . To read the […] The post Prominent Ceará Senator Is Shot While Challenging Striking Police Officers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Petrobras Posts Biggest Profit on Record Thanks to Sale of Assets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras earned more than R$40 (US$9) billion last year, which represents the highest annual profit in its history. The company submitted its 2019 financial statement on Wednesday, February 19th, after the São Paulo Stock Exchange had closed, while a third of its employees went on their 19th day of strike […] The post Petrobras Posts Biggest Profit on Record Thanks to Sale of Assets appeared first on The Rio Times.
What unites the Democrat Presidential candidates: They want to take your money and your rights
People are pointing out that the Democrat party, which claims to be the party of Blacks and Hispanics, threw out diversity in their candidates for President very early. But even before that there was no diversity in the Democrat candidates according to the criteria defined by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. MLK said that we should judge people based on the content of their character not the color of their skin. But all the Democrat candidates agree on pretty much everything major; their differences are in the details. All the Democrat candidates generally agree that: - Americ... more »
Israeli Defense Minister Says Will Turn Syria Into 'Iranian Vietnam'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett visit Golan Heights base overlooking Syria last year. Image source: GPO/Haaretz *Zero Hedge:* *Israel To Step Up "Offensive Action" - Will Turn Syria Into "Iranian Vietnam": Israeli Defense Chief* After over two years of sporadic Israeli air and missile attacks inside Syria, which Syria's military has been more aggressive in responding to of late, Israel has issued a rare statement revealing its medium to long-term strategy, saying it will soon step up "offensive action" in the country to ensure Iranian fighter... more »
Trump vs. Bloomberg: Our Responsibility To Ensure the World Has Enough To Eat
[image: President Trump as he walks onto the stage to his campaign rally in Phoenix, AZ on Feb. 19, 2020. (Real Donald Trump Twitter)] President Donald Trump is in California’s Central Valley, where more than half of the nation’s vegetables, fruit and nuts are produced by some of the world’s most advanced farmers, using the most sophisticated computerized technology, GPS mapping and guidance systems. This is not the mindless work described by the green fascist Sir Mike Bloomberg, who said farming is nothing more than, “you dig a hole, you put a seed in, you put dirt on top, add wate... more »
'Is Mike Pompeo Morally Fit To Be Secretary of State?'
[image: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives and is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 19, 2020. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 202000220-pompeo-leaflet.pdf Though Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in his three-year war with the Anglo-American intelligence establishment by being acquitted in his impeachment trial on Feb. 5, there is no intention to allow him to depose the “War Party”—the permanent bureaucracy that actually runs Washington—from power. Everything wi... more »
More on Assange, and How Environmentalists Threaten the Global Food Supply
More on Assange, and How Environmentalists Threaten the Global Food Supply Video of More on Assange, and How Environmentalists Threaten the Global Food Supply Harley makes a correction on something he said about Assange in yesterday's update and gives an update on the latest smear on the Wikileaks founder. He also discusses Trump's trip to California and the fight between producing America's food supply vs. the rabid environmentalists who would rather see the population decline than breakthroughs in technologies that could feed the world. Every weekday morning Harley will brief y... more »
Steven Spielberg ok with his daughter debasing herself for money
Steven Spielberg's adopted daughter grew tired of working and has decided to make money by selling pornography featuring herself. These products don't feature others so that's good but the fact that according to his daughter Steven Spielberg isn't up in arms about this shows just how degenerate the modern left is. Historically fathers protected their daughters from being exploited as objects rather than being loved as women. Spielberg, if his adopted daughter is telling the truth, is saying that he's ok with his daughter being exploited as an object. Of course given the left's sup... more »
The Potential Climate Consequences of China’s Belt and Roads Initiative
The anticipated heavy use of coal in building out China's Belt and Road effort is a climate change train wreck.
Russia Warns Turkey Against Rash Moves In Idlib
Moscow has taken with a pinch of salt Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s statement on Wednesday that a Turkish incursion into the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib is imminent. Objectively speaking, Erdogan should be out of his mind to order a military offensive against the Syrian and Russian forces in Idlib. […]
Neoliberalism as a term of abuse
Vincent Geloso has an interesting piece at the AIER website, arguing that “the use of the term “neoliberalism” is strongly correlated with punditry”. I think that is very true. Neoliberalism is, at the same time, a term of abuse and a sort of way to refer to what someone finds more or less vaguely dislikable […] The post Neoliberalism as a term of abuse appeared first on Econlib.
DEFENDER-Europe 20 and the Cold War Part II
With America's relationship with Russia being at post-Soviet era lows, there is yet another action taking place that is, once again, poking the "bear". Here is the press release from the United States Army website: Effective January 14th, 2020, the United States Forces began drawing 13000 pieces of Army prepositioned stock from four sites in three European countries for DEFENDER-Europe 20. Here is a fact sheet outlining more details about DEFENDER-Europe 20: Note that DEFENDER-Europe 20 will be the largest deployment of U.S. forces to Europe in more than 25 years (i.e. going ba... more »
Record snowfall in Colorado – And still 10 days to go in the month
“COLORADO IS “FEBRUBURIED — BRECKENRIDGE SUFFERS SNOWIEST FEB EVER, WHILE DENVER IS JUST 6.6 INCHES OFF ITS ALL-TIME RECORD,” reads the headline. “This morning we reported 10 inches [25.4cm] of snow overnight, which pushed us over the edge to the snowiest February we have on record! Our 87 inches [221cm] so far topped the recent record of ... Read more Record snowfall in Colorado – And still 10 days to go in the month The post Record snowfall in Colorado – And still 10 days to go in the month appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The stock market is breaking records. The rich are celebrating. But Nouriel Roubini is not joining the party. There are alarms, he writes, going off in all kinds of places. To begin with, there are all kinds of geopolitical storms on the horizon: For starters, the US is locked in an escalating strategic rivalry with at least four implicitly aligned revisionist powers: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. These countries all have an interest in challenging the US-led global order and 2020 could be a critical year for them, owing to the US presidential election and the potential cha... more »
Bernie Sanders's double standard: Judge Trump by those who like him but don't do that to Sanders
Bernie Sanders has a lot of followers who are violent and evil. Bernie's been called out for that and his response is to say that he can't be held responsible for what his followers do. Which makes sense actually. The problem is that Bernie is running an ad blaming Trump because white nationalists like Trump. That's what's called hypocrisy. Even better the ad lies about what Trump said. At the time of Charlottesville there were four groups of people present; peaceful folk who wanted the Confederate statues removed, peaceful people who wanted the statues kept, violent white nation... more »
Murder Rates Are Falling Worldwide (Because the World Is Getting Older)
*Mateus Renno Santos, Alexander Testa* *Security, * More gray means a safer world? Americans are currently living in one of the lowest crime periods ever – and so are many people in the rest of the world. Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ‘70s and '80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since. Most explanations of this extraordinary decline in violence put forth by politicians and early academic research focus on events and domestic policies exclusive to the United States. However, emerging studies are ... more »
Is 75 the 65? You Need To Forget What You Know on Aging.
*Warren Sanderson, Sergei Scherbov* *Science, * Sixty-five-year-olds today are not like 65-year-olds in 1900. In 1950, men and women at age 65 could expect to live about 11 years more on average. Today, that number has gone up to 17, and the United Nations forecasts that it will increase by about five more years by the end of the century. One consequence of the increase in life expectancy is that the proportion of the population above age 65 has increased, too. In policy analyses and in the media, increases in these proportions are frequently taken to mean that the population wi... more »
The Vaccination Wars Have Been Raging for Centuries
*Sally Frampton* *History, Europe* [image: Reuters] A look at the history behind our problem with vaccines. A recent surge in mumps among young adults in the UK has been linked to the 1998 MMR vaccine scare, when a now-discredited medical paper authored by Andrew Wakefield suggested a connection between the vaccine and the development of autism. The publication of the paper led many parents to refuse the vaccine for their child. The effect of Wakefield’s paper is still deeply felt. Indeed, every week seems to bring news of an unfolding controversy about vaccination. In the UK an... more »
These 6 Military Leaders Were The Worst in All of History
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, * A military expert weighs in. *Key point: *The Soviets saw the American humiliation in Vietnam as a turning point. How do you measure military leaders? When all is said and done, it doesn’t matter how nice, brave, courageous, gutsy, loyal or brilliant commanders they’ve been. It doesn’t matter if they’ve won more often than they’ve lost. How they’ve practiced the art of war is immaterial, too. War is an extension of politics, and if commanders don’t help secure the desired political ends, they get a failing grade. And if they not only fail to d... more »
Donald Trump's Venezuela Strategy Is a Total Failure
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * Every strategy Washington has designed to weaken Maduro’s hold on power has failed. Venezuela may be a pipsqueak country that can’t even supply shoes for its teachers, yet it’s a nut the Trump administration hasn’t been able to crack. Take a glance at Nicolás Maduro, and he appears like an unimaginative, average, run-of-the-mill guy with a black mustache and bushy eyebrows. The school-bus driver-turned Venezuelan president, however, is smarter and craftier than he looks. The United States has thrown a ton of financial pressure his way, stripped ... more »
Don't Listen to the 'Michael Bloomberg Lost the Debate' Hype
*Christian Whiton* *Politics, * The conventional wisdom will likely be that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the loser in Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, but that wisdom is wrong. The conventional wisdom will likely be that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the loser in Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, but that wisdom is wrong. Yes, after an initial pile-on by everyone else on stage, a battered Bloomberg was mostly a non-entity during the first hour of the debate, especially amid prolonged pandering about a Las Vegas culinary union that was irrel... more »
Coal Is Still King for the Internet
*Raynold Wonder Alorse* *Technology, World* Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to its negative environmental footprint. Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to its negative environmental footprint. Our smartphones rely on rare earth metals, and cloud computing, data centres, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies consume large amounts of electricity, often sourced ... more »
The Discovery of a Gene Offers Promise of Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
*Melissa Grant-Peters* *Health, * This is amazing news. No matter how many times a day we wash our hands, clean our house or wash our dishes, we’re still surrounded by bacteria and viruses which can cause illness and disease. So we rely on our immune system to fight off these potential threats constantly. In most people, the immune system operates as an effective –- even if not perfect – defensive mechanism. But in some people the immune system may go awry, causing it to perceive parts of the body itself as a threat and attack the body’s own tissues and cells. This is what happ... more »
Why Did the U.S. Army Cancel One Of Its Most Important Modernization Projects?
*Dan Goure* *Security, Americas* [image: A US serviceman stands on M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) during a closing ceremony of NATO-led joint military exercises Noble Partner 2017 at Vaziani Training Area outside Tbilisi, Georgia, August 12, 2017. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili] The Stryker turret is more than just a turret. Last month, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Dr. Bruce Jette, canceled one of the Army's most important modernization programs, the competition to build the Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV). ... more »
This Russian Interceptor Aimed to Shoot Down U.S. B-52 Bombers
*David Axe* *Security, * Candid comments by a former Soviet air force interceptor pilot reveal the difficulties the air arm faced in defending Russia’s vast interior from intruding American bombers during the final decades of the Cold War. Candid comments by a former Soviet air force interceptor pilot reveal the difficulties the air arm faced in defending Russia’s vast interior from intruding American bombers during the final decades of the Cold War. Aviation blog Hush Kit interviewed Valeri Shatrov, a former Su-15 pilot with the 302nd Fighter Regiment, a unit of the Soviet Air-D... more »
Laughs and Loathing In Las Vegas
Given that a New York jury is currently deliberating the fate of Harvey Weinstein, Mike Bloomberg certainly picked a bad night to utter the words "women" and "consensual" in the same nasal breath. Weinstein's defense against rape charges is that it was consensual sex. Bloomberg's defense of the nondisclosure agreements related to his serial workplace misogyny ("Jokes I told") is that the gagging of women was also consensual. These gals, Bloomberg insinuated, loved every minute of his smothering legalities. So no, he will never release them from their lingering pleasurable bondage. ... more »
The first cancel culture: Black conservatives don't exist
On Fox, of course, two Black men pointed out that because they're conservative the media and the Democrats say that they don't exist. Host David Webb and Iraq war veteran and political analyst Rob Smith are both Black and they said that to Democrats they don't exist. Webb said to Smith: *"You're black, gay and a Republican and an Iraq veteran. We both don't exist. ... Our voices are pushed down,"* Smith went on to point that Democrat policies aren't helping Blacks so that it makes sense for Blacks to not support Democrats. What's interesting is that this is one more sign of how the... more »
Utah Man Found in Freezer Exonerated Wife of Death with Note
A Utah man whose body was found in a freezer exonerated his wife by leaving a typed, notarized note saying she bore no responsibility in his death.
Nine Killed in Suspected Far-Right Attack in Germany
A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb in attacks that appeared to have been motivated by far-right beliefs.
Fabric Of Nations ‒ A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Our myths, our legends* *These are what makes people strong* *Fabric of nations* *©** 2020 M.N. Hopkins * *Note. I was inspired to write this poem yesterday. The first verse just popped into my head and the other 2 verses came easily after some thought. I published it for the first time on my blog today, the 20th of February, 2020 in the haiku style of poetry.* *To read more of my poems & quotations, please click on the link below:* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins* *or visit:* *Pinterest*
"Covid-19 Update 2/20/20"
*"Covid-19 Update 2/20/20"* • "Iran Reports 9 Coronavirus-Linked Deaths As WHO Warns Number Of Cases Outside China 'Won't Stay Low For Very Long'" • "Coronavirus Deaths Outside China Surge Overnight As South Korean City Faces 'Unprecedented Crisis'" • "2 'Diamond Princess' Passengers Die Of Coronavirus" • "Compared To SARS, This New Coronavirus 'Is Up To 20 Times More Likely To Bind To Human Cell Receptors'” • "Data Graphics Coronavirus map: The COVID-19 virus is spreading across the world. Here's where cases have been confirmed." • "WHO Says in Touch With South Korea on 'Cluster... more »
Widely Distributed Video Shows An American Military Convoy Running A Russian Military Vehicle Off The Road In Syria
*Warzone/The Drive:* *Crazy Video Emerges Of American And Russian Armored Vehicle Road Rage Incident In Syria* Although altercations involving U.S. and Russian forces have seen a spike in recent weeks, duking it out on a highway is something new. Details about the incident are still limited, but a video has emerged online showing a U.S. military M-ATV mine-resistant vehicle running a Russian Tigr armored utility vehicle off the road somewhere in northeastern Syria. The incident reportedly occurred relatively close to where American troops found themselves in a standoff a mob of ci... more »
Bomb attacks are now common in Sweden
If Trump is a racist for calling out immigrant related crime, why is it the highest in Sweden? https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/10/bomb-attacks-are-now-a-normal-part-of-swedish-life/ In 2019, there were over 230 bombings in Sweden—more than in any other Western country. Explosions have become normalized. No other western country is experiencing this. Gang crime is also increasing--nine out of ten perpetrators of Sweden’s gang shootings are either first- or second-generation immigrants. The country has gone from having among the lowest rates of violent crime in western Europe to on... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/20/20"
*2/20/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ Highly recommended: "Never Go Full Retard" "We can’t know until after the fact. From my perch this market is the most dangerous we’ve seen since 2000. A market in full retard mode, utterly removed from any economic foundation, artificially propelled by knucklehead central bankers who are refusing to take responsibility for the reckless investor animal spirits they have unleashed resulting in the largest asset bubble of our time. Never full go retard. This market just went full retard." • "Terrifying Charts Show China's Economy Remains Co... more »
SILLY DEMOCRATS WITH THEIR SILLY PRINCIPLES (updated)
The story of this debate is Elizabeth Warren eviscerating all of her rivals except the one who happens to be the frontrunner and also happens to be directly obstructing her path to the nomination. — Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) February 20, 2020 Late in the debate, after Alberta posted this, Warren did take Bernie Sanders on briefly, but in a debate that will be best remembered for her strong performance, she and others mostly left Sanders alone. I don't know why the rest of the field (with the occasional exception of Mike Bloomberg) gave Sanders a pass. Do they think all of his su... more »
Pabllo Vittar Rules the Carnaval Musical Hit Parades
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The official start of Carnival is only a few days away and the expectation of knowing which hit will rule the 'bloquinho' (little block), the party or even the home celebration is only increasing. Less and less monopolized by . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Pabllo Vittar Rules the Carnaval Musical Hit Parades appeared first on The Rio Times.
What to Expect In The Steve Spangler Science
Steve Spangler Science investigates the famous human builders that are diversely. It is actually a documentary that analyzes the techniques used by expert body builders and also individual body building’s science. The Steve Spangler Science can be a film with routines and information. You are able to begin to plan your aims in body construction after seeing the film. For your audience, this particular documentary delivers some info that is helpful. paraphrasing a website You may discover tips for efficient mind and technique collection of bodybuilding. This exciting picture will enh... more »
Things to See in the Moorish Science Temple of America
The Moorish Science Temple of America can be a huge illustration of an area that offers a call to the people of most ages to cultural and historical meanings. The complex itself is known to find within the nearby places. You will realize that the sights you would not need envisioned potential, At the same time that you can love your time in the Moorish Science Temple of America. For example, you can start to see the remains. paraphrase help online You can also Observe the tower where a savior appeared as a infant and hear the stories of Herod, Herodias, Simon Magus, Pilate, Jesus Chr... more »
New Science, Penalizing the Ends of Academia
New Science I think you may concur that a science has quite a few benefits on the older. There is a trend for folks to use the word’old’ to consult with a little old. I am glad to mention this is not an old practice. As a matter of reality, our ancestors did not seem to obey the old mathematics (that they called chemistry), they just changed it to something that they can know. This really is really where just one facet of chemistry stems in. essay writer no plagiarism There’s such a point as data management and you’ve heard me discuss it many times. The information management method ... more »
Former WA treasurer Troy Buswell charged with aggravated assault against woman
Former WA treasurer and leader of the opposition Troy Buswell is due to face court next month charged with six aggravated assault charges against a woman and one count of unlawful damage.
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From Jenna Orkin Tehran, Other Iranian Cities In The Cold And Dark On Suspect Power Outages Many signs of peak oil and decline French ski resort angers ecologists by using helicopters to transport snow 'Historic, unprecedented' flooding swamps southern USA; Mississippi and Tennessee hardest hitAuditor Arrests Former Director of DHS and Co-Conspirators in Largest Public Embezzlement Case in State History The One-Time Girlfriend of One of Mexico’s Most Notorious Drug Lords Returns to the Border to Offer Tours New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air' Coronavirus ‘lab le... more »
Congress fixes – just a bit – the unpopular, 'unfair' rule that stopped injured service members from suing for damages
Robert M. Ackerman, Professor of Law, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
For more than half a century, service members who got hurt while on active duty but not in combat – like being hit by a jeep while on base – could never sue for damages. That's now changed – a bit.
Tweets For Today
China says the number of new virus cases rose by just 394, a notable drop from the previous day. Additional deaths totaled 114.https://t.co/dLwnT6iYhk — The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2020 The way China counts confirmed cases of the virus changed for the second time in a week, muddling the data, confusing scientists and resulting in a drop in new infections. Latest updates:https://t.co/Qvnt2MuOZm — The New York Times (@nytimes) February 20, 2020 Lesotho's Thomas Thabane to be charged with murdering his wife https://t.co/iPC44ijM3D — BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) Februar... more »
Dark chocolate cherry trail mix
Dark chocolate is good for you.Cacao vs. cocoa*Coffee vs. Chocolate* *Ingredients:* - 3/4 cup raw almonds - 3/4 cup raw pecans - 1 cup pepitas or pumpkin seeds - 1 cup dried cherries - 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks - 1/4 tsp. salt - 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Instructions: - Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. - Place nuts and seeds on a baking sheet and toast 5-10 minutes, until they smell fragrant. - Combine all ingredients, minus the chocolate, in a large bowl. - Mix well and add chocolate once the nuts have cooled enough. - Po... more »
Oligarch Bloomberg Gets Hammered in His First Democratic Debate
*21WIRE* | Bloomberg’s $500 million campaign spending just flew right out the window last night.
Trump, Boris, Harry Dunn Tragedy, Huawei & 5G
*Patrick Henningsen* | Will this affect the US and Britain's legendary 'special relationship'?
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