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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* It's clear to any sentient human that Donnie Head Case's recent pardon spree is a blatant attempt to officially normalize criminal activity by the upper class, its henchmen, or anyone who happens to have committed a crime that he finds inspiring. Trump sees himself as judge and jury now. The purpose of the pardon spree is, of course, designed so he can hone in on pardoning his crew of wise guys such as Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, all the rest of the criminal element who serve him. The Trump pardon spree is an effort to provide a framework of normalcy for future pardons o... more »
Psychedelic microdosing benefits and challenges: an empirical codebook
*[image: figure1]* The science is catching up quickly. Most of the benefirts were deeply suppressed and came out as a surprised. what we are now discovering is non addictive brain medeicines with clear therepeutic benefits. This work starts the process of providing guidence. It will still require ample clinical practice in order to develop full confidence. Thjat is slowly starting to happen. Soon enough all will be applying all this. It is noteworthy that the whole opiod industry is in full retreat in the face of the non addictive CBDs and their now clearly superior efficacy.... more »
WATCH: Attorney General Barr Takes On Human Trafficking in Child Welfare System
The big take home is that any access to USA aid will be dependent on the recipient's enthusiasm for ending human trafficking. This makes ample sense. it is quite measurable in the sense that exported victims can be tracked and that is something all will do. Countries of origin can then be brought up on those numbers. At the same time, it provides profound leverage for internal organizations who are fighting the problem. Not perfect of course, but it all increases costs for the traffickers. There is no reason that the developed world cannot be made profoundly hostile. Of co... more »
Proposed Alabama law requires men undergo vasectomy after their 50th birthday
This appears outrageous and cannot actually prevail. It is akin to enforced sterilization of women and is wrong for the exact same reasons. All nonsense and really the last of the progressive population control MEME. Again we now have a litany of mischievous legislation been put out there to challenge the silent majority. Smeone needsv to be burned for this type of rubbish. Better yet it is high time to properly implement the rule of twelve to VET all legislation. Oh Well. . *Proposed Alabama law requires men undergo vasectomy after their 50th birthday* *by JACK HELEAN |... more »
America Finally Admits 6000+ People Are in Quarantine in New York & California
I do not believe that it will be as bad as China for America. The CoVid19 virus targets ACE2 receptors which is 5X more in Asians than non Asians. It does not mean that white Caucasians cannot catch CoVid19, it is less likely and the severity will be alot less. If the severity is 10 …
UNITED STATES CURRENCY COLLAPSE: How Historical Patterns Illustrate an Economic Reset
I believe USA will do an overnight FINANCIAL RESET and announce that the new US Dollar will be backed by gold. Trump, IMO, will go BIG (or go home), he will initiate a Debt Jubilee to wipe out USA debts and restore America financially. The mechanism, I have highlighted many times, is via a revaluation …
Israel Leader Vows Thousands of New Homes in East Jerusalem
Israel Leader Vows Thousands of New Homes in East Jerusalem by https://egyptindependent.com/ JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday he was pushing ahead with the construction of 5,000 new Jewish homes in key areas of east Jerusalem, where critics say additional building could cut Palestinian residents off from the rest of the …
Live: Australia hunting 133 runs to win T20 World Cup opener against India
Hometown favourite Australia is kicking off the T20 Women's World Cup against India at the Sydney Showground. Follow all the action from the tournament opener in our live blog.
Man who killed Grace Millane given one of longest murder sentences in NZ history
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A man who murdered a 22-year-old British backpacker and buried her body in bushland is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years behind bars.
California apologises for Japanese internment camps and discrimination in World War II
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The state of California officially apologises for discriminating against Japanese-Americans and helping the US government send them to internment camps during World War II.
Harrison's death weeks after his 18th birthday was 'far from gentle'
A mother describes her son's death to a royal commission, saying doctors didn't properly observe her son with spasticity quadriplegia who later died from flu infection.
'Stupid, evil plan': Man found guilty of murdering two people who died in toolbox
Tuhirangi-Thomas Tahiata is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering two people whose bodies were found locked in a toolbox and submerged in a dam, following a two-week jury trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
Only known colour footage of Sir Donald Bradman batting discovered
The son of a former ABC cameraman accidentally donates never-before-seen colour footage of Don Bradman at the crease to the National Film and Sound Archive.
Labor and Coalition state governments team up for scathing NDIS attack on Federal Government
Two state governments from opposing sides of politics team up to accuse the Federal Government of short-changing people with a disability.
Donald Trump not a fan of Parasite — because it wasn't made in the USA
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Donald Trump ridicules the historic Oscar win for South Korean film Parasite, telling a campaign rally he wishes for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939's Gone With the Wind.
Former Victorian police officer appeals sentence for historical sexual abuse against a child
A former Victorian police officer will appeal a sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault against a 13-year-old boy in the 1970s.
Disneyland fundraiser for Quaden Bayles soars past goal
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As Quaden Bayles prepares to lead out "his uncles" in the NRL's Indigenous All Stars game, a GoFundMe page set up to raise cash to send the bullied Brisbane nine-year-old to Disneyland has soared past $300,000.
Grieving community honours Hannah Clarke and her children at rallies against domestic violence
Grieving communities rally across Queensland to remember the victims of domestic and family violence after the murder-suicide of Hannah Clarke and her three children this week.
Hitchhiking Into The Unknown
I was watching the TV series “Call The Midwife” tonight with my gorgeous ex-fiancée. It takes place back in 1964. Two of the characters were old gay men, very much in love in a society where it was still “the love that can’t be named”, the love that at the time was still very illegal…
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 20th February 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
NYT Reporter: U.S. ‘Leadership And Credibility’ Will ‘Collapse’ If Trump Wins Reelection
By Clay Waters ~ The New York Times news pages have been attacking Donald Trump from all angles to deny him a second term. Here’s one: The Europeans don’t like him! On Wednesday, Steven Erlanger, the paper’s chief diplomatic correspondent, fretted about how “Europe Ponders a ‘Deeply Damaging’ Trump Re-election.” Erlanger’s piece has a strong […]
China And India Rejecting Renewables For Coal-Fired Futures
By Ronald Stein ~ China and India are NOT buying into the global alarm movement. Never in human history have we seen two countries (China and India), each with over a billion people, in need of such gargantuan amounts of energy to keep their economies accelerating and their citizens alive. China and India are the […]
Fracking Ban Would Hurt Environment
By Nicolas Loris ~ If a policymaker proposed banning cars and trucks or reducing the speed limit to 5 mph to reduce traffic fatalities, he or she would be laughed off the stage. Such a policy ignores the benefits of driving and disregards how people accept risk and trade-offs in their lives. So why should we […]
Coronavirus Tests China, Temps America
*February 21, 2020 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) -Biology has done what malicious US foreign policy aimed at China has failed to do for years; complicate China's relations along its peripheries (and the rest of the world for that matter), particularly in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, contrary to popular belief, Chinese tourists make up the vast majority of those visiting the Kingdom. Approximately ten times more Chinese tourists arrive in Thailand each year than tourists from all other Western nations combined. With China's government putting travel bans in place to curb the spread of the... more »
Coronavirus Tests China, Temps America
*February 21, 2020 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) -Biology has done what malicious US foreign policy aimed at China has failed to do for years; complicate China's relations along its peripheries (and the rest of the world for that matter), particularly in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, contrary to popular belief, Chinese tourists make up the vast majority of those visiting the Kingdom. Approximately ten times more Chinese tourists arrive in Thailand each year than tourists from all other Western nations combined. With China's government putting travel bans in place to curb the spread of the... more »
Ersätt denna rädsla med kärlek ‒ Ett citat av M.N. Hopkins
*Ersätt denna rädsla med kärlek och alla faror kommer att försvinna. I kärleken finns det ingen plats för rädsla att leva. * *©** M.N. Hopkins *
‘It ruined my life’, says woman infected by Listeria in South African outbreak
A South African woman who was temporarily paralyzed after being diagnosed with listeriosis has described how she doesn’t recognize the person staring back in the mirror. Petra Bischoff was admitted to the hospital in May 2017 and diagnosed with Listeria meningitis. She was in the ICU for nearly a month with 20 days on ventilator... Continue Reading
USDA completes equivalency audits for the Netherlands, Ireland and Costa Rica
Non-ambulatory veal slaughtered in the Netherlands will no longer be exported to the United States. Dr. C.J.M. Bruschke, the chief veterinary officer for the Netherlands, has promised to keep veal calves that cannot walk from entering the U.S. food supply. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently completed on-site audits of the meat inspections systems... Continue Reading
Study finds that raw milk cheese is a safety concern
Raw milk products are a safety concern for consumers, according to a recent study. Cheese made with unpasteurized milk is a safety concern because of possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Division of Food Processing Science and Technology, and the Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois... Continue Reading
Source of E. coli increase in EU being investigated
A foodborne source is one route being investigated as part of an increase of E. coli in Europe. Between 2017 and 2019, the National Reference Centre for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and German health officials detected an increase in oxacillinase-244 (OXA-244)-producing E. coli. European authorities said the increase in cases of a difficult-to-detect carbapenemase (OXA-244) in... Continue Reading
WHEN THE SKRIPAL TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN THE BBC FICTION, GORILLA RADIO OPENS YOUR EYES
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with If your eyes aren’t deceiving you, the picture you see ought to be preposterous. A Russian assassin employed by the military intelligence agency GRU is pointing a bottle of Nina Ricci perfume filled with a deadly nerve agent called Novichok at a man turning the handle of his front-door. The […]
Donald Trump, WikiLeaks And The Democratic National Committee
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of the Democratic National Committee and the release of emails via WikiLeaks. Over time, that account has become a matter of hagiography, an article of faith, […]
How should we evaluate teacher quality?
The education psychologist have recently released a policy brief that discusses empirically based assessment of teacher quality. They write, Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association is proud to announce their second policy brief, “Addressing Teacher Evaluation Appropriately.” This brief, focused on teacher evaluation practices and policies in schools was written by Alyson Lavigne and Thomas Good. A
Tweets For Today
VIDEO: 🇨🇳 People in Beijing are starting to adjust to strict rules in place to control the spread of the #coronavirus, which has so far killed more than 2,100 people and infected more than 74,000 in China pic.twitter.com/MRqQe5ve5p — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 20, 2020 Latest on the virus in South Korea: — 52 new cases, raising its total to 156, after declaring a southern city a special zone. — Seoul bans rallies in major downtown areas in efforts to fight the outbreak.https://t.co/xMWtluQp24 — The Associated Press (@AP) February 21, 2020 #BREAKING The #US military in #... more »
Why 'Downton Abbey' isn't on the BBC
Julian Fellowes, interviewed by* The Times* today, explains why his period dramas (like* Downton Abbey*) appear on ITV rather than the BBC: I don’t want to get into a BBC fight, but they are interventionist, and want their drama and their other programmes to reflect their own position on various issues. That means that if you disagree with the BBC, then you’re not the writer for them, really. You don't say!
Picture Of The Day
A Somali farmer walks within desert locusts in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb in Galmudug region, Somalia December 22, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar *WNU Editor:* The above picture came form this photo-gallery .... *Locust swarm threatens food security in Horn of Africa* (Reuters).
Like a polar bear on a receding piece of ice
*Last night's Question Time ended with a question about the BBC.* *Michael Portillo was particularly punchy about the BBC's prospects and drove on through all of Fiona Bruce's many defensive, pro-BBC interruptions. * *Here's a transcript:* *Fiona Bruce*: Let's take a question now from Maggie Stansfield. *Maggie Stansfield*: Should we continue to support the BBC as a universal public service broadcaster? (AUDIENCE SUCKS AIR THROUGH TEETH. SOME "OOHS"). *Fiona Bruce*: I don't know what that means, that sort of sigh, the noise in the room! Howard, I wanted to come to first on th... more »
The Impeachment Farce Was Over From Its Outset
[image: the-impeachment-farce-was-over-from-its-outset] The latest attempt in our nation’s history to get rid of a president via the impeachment process ended rather quickly — in failure.
Why No Retired Generals Oppose America’s Forever Wars
How generals promote top-level groupthink.
Vaccines for the coronavirus are currently being developed by companies that are being funded by eugenicist Bill Gates (Del Bigtree on Press For Truth)
Press For Truth 257K subscribers DONATE via Paypal ➜ https://www.paypal.me/PressforTruth PFT DEMONETIZED! If I Had $1 For Every Subscriber? https://www.gofundme.com/pft-demoneti… Vaccines for the coronavirus are currently being developed by companies that are being funded by eugenicist Bill Gates in an effort to “control“ the outbreak. But who are these companies and are their products tried … Continue reading Vaccines for the coronavirus are currently being developed by companies that are being funded by eugenicist Bill Gates (Del Bigtree on Press For Truth) →
Northland’s Rain Robbery/ Drought Update: Massive Aerosol Operations Precede the Rain Forecast for Feb 8th 2020
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: Above: Whangarei at 3. 38pm on Feb 8th, 2020. Rain was forecast by MetService and rain clouds like these were apparent for 4+ hours in Whangarei Except for a few drops, no rain fell. The rain robbery continues here. Rain was forecast to fall in Northland yesterday,…
Nigel Gray: Weather Modification Technology IS Used In New Zealand
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: January the 1st, 2016, By Nigel Gray As a Painting Trade Contractor I have spent several years checking the weather reports, almost daily, on a need-to-know basis. A front of rain coming over can lead to financial losses, a damaged job and angry clients if I…
Low flying C130 Hercules Flew Over Whangarei at 11.10pm approx on 19-2-2020
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: Shortly after 11pm on Wednesday night, the 19th of February, a C130 flew slowly over Whangarei at low altitude in a south-westerly direction before returning to base in Auckland. Thank-you to Jacqui for the screenshots from Flightradar24.com, which are posted below. A year to the day ago,…
Thanks to Trump? There Just Aren't Enough Blue-Collar Workers to Fill America's Jobs
*Matt Weidinger* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_HP1EEAV1KJHQ8&share=true] A good place to be in. The Conference Board, a global business think tank well known for regularly publishing labor market indicators, just released a new report titled “US Labor Shortages: Challenges and Solutions.” The report details how, in the span of just 10 years, “the US economy moved from having the weakest labor market since the Great Depression to one of the tightest in history.” The result has been “critical shortages, especi... more »
Canada Needs New Aircraft, Could The F-35 Fit The Bill?
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* As part of its commitment to NATO, Canada also must be prepared for high-tech warfare in Europe. *Key point: *Canada, like Switzerland, likely can’t afford to fail again to buy new planes. Canada for the third time in a decade is trying to replace its aging F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter jets. With every year the acquisition effort drags on, the condition of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fast-jet fleet grows direr. “The politically-charged competition to replace Canada's aging fleet of fighter jets will rocket forward at the end of May [2019] as the ... more »
Donald Trump Needs to Fix Medicaid—Here's How It Can Happen
*Nina Owcharenko Schaefer* *Politics, Americas* Waivers, waivers, waivers. Medicaid—the welfare program that provides health care to vulnerable, low-income individuals and families —needs to be reformed, and soon. It’s consuming an ever-larger share of spending at the federal and state level and squeezing out other public policy priorities. At the same time, many of the rules governing Medicaid limit the ability to design and manage the program in ways that reflect the diversity of those who are on it. That’s one reason why the Trump administration released its Healthy Adult Op... more »
Putin Problems: Why Is Ukraine's Frozen War Heating Up Again?
*Nolan Peterson* *Security, Europe* A real 'forever war.' KYIV, Ukraine—Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the day the war in Ukraine was supposed to end. But it never did. On early Tuesday fighting flared in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region when Russian-backed forces assaulted Ukrainian troops as they occupied an observation post near the front-line town of Zolote. Under intense shelling, Ukrainian forces were dislodged from their positions, the Ukrainian military reported. Ukrainians held their ground when a separate combined Russian-separatist attack hit their forces ne... more »
Hero of Pearl Harbor: This Was the Battleship USS Arizona's Last Stand
*Joseph M. Horodyski* *History, Asia* [image: Commissioning ceremony for Nevada at the Boston Navy Yard, 11 March 1916. (Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph NH 45458)] A sad day for the nation--and a moment in history that should never be forgotten. During the dark daysof December 1941, when it seemed as if American and British bases were falling like dominoes across the Pacific, two incidents during the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor gave American morale a much needed boost. One of these occurred when Army Air Corps lieutenants George Welch and Ken ... more »
In 1950, Mao's China Saved North Korea From Imminent Death
*Daniel L. Davis* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1B898A8690&share=true] And the world was never the same. *Key Point:* America had won the Korean War- or so its leadership and troops thought. China's surprise invasion would prove them wrong. On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) under Marshal Kim Il-sung launched a no-notice invasion of South Korea. Many are familiar with the failings of “Task Force Smith” in the first week of the war and MacArthur’s brilliant landings at Inchon that September. ... more »
February 21st – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1128
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Friday February 21st – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Here's How Marine Corps Mortar Crews Get Explosive Rounds To Fall Right On Top Of An Enemy
US Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M224 60 mm mortar system for a live-fire range during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Robert Kuehn *Business Insider*: *Here's how Marine Corps mortar crews get explosive rounds to fall right on top of an enemy over 1,000 meters away* * Mortar crews can drop explosive rounds on enemies at great distances, keeping bigger threats like light armor at bay for other Marines moving on the battlefield. * But getting the round there is no eas... more »
Quote of the Day
“I, personally, am very, very concerned about some of the folks who are running. I think, you know, if we run under a democratic-socialist banner in 50 states, I think we lose the industrial Midwest. I think we lose 48 states. I think we lose working-class union voters who have negotiated their private healthcare and want to keep it, and they don’t want to be forced into a public healthcare system.” —Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan
Pakistan, Turkey FTA talks in April, says Razak Dawood
bilaterals.org - 1 day ago
21-Feb-2020 The ice between Pakistan and Turkey on Free Trade Agreement has thawed and to this effect the commerce ministry will highlight the potential sectors on FTA in March and begin negotiating on the FTA in Ankara in April.
Late Night Horserace
*The Oligarch and The Gangsta* The new Latino Decisions polling released yesterday, like all polling recently, shows Bernie way ahead-- nothingnesses nationally and specifically in Nevada. The first number shows the preference *nationally* among Hispanics who identify as Democrats and the second number is only for the same cohort in the state of Nevada where candidates have been actively campaigning. *•* Bernie- 30% nationally, 33% in Nevada *•* Status Quo Joe- 21% nationally, 22% in Nevada *•* Mini-Mike- 18% nationally, 6% in Nevada *•* Elizabeth- 10% nationally, 6% in Nevada *•* M... more »
Study Shows Rain Could Be A Viable Source Of Renewable Energy
The planet is overflowing with energy, and humans are just in the beginning stages of figuring out how to harness that energy in the safest and most efficient ways. Scientists all over the world have been experimenting with different renewable energy options for many years, and significant progress has been made in bringing some of […] The post Study Shows Rain Could Be A Viable Source Of Renewable Energy appeared first on Health Nut News.
Stress, Rumors, Even Violence: Virus Fear Goes Viral
You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.
USS Nimitz Captain Reveals Navy Pilots Do Have To Watch Out For UFOs
Captain Max Clark, commanding officer of the USS Nimitz, tells DailyMail.com it is important his ship and everybody on it is kept safe from UFOs after the Nimitz carrier group had an encounter with a UFO in 2004 *Daily Mail*: *USS Nimitz captain reveals Navy pilots DO have to watch out for UFOs after one of the carrier's planes captured secret unreleased video of 2004 encounters with a 'Tic Tac-shaped' mystery aircraft* * Captain Max Clark, commanding officer of the USS Nimitz, tells DailyMail.com it is important his ship and everybody on it is kept safe from UFOs * 'From my perspe... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Zero Degrees Zero”
Liquid Mind, “Zero Degrees Zero”
Activists Go To Venezuelan Embassy To Evict ‘Ambassador Vecchio’, Find He’s Not There
Washington, DC - Today, activists with CODEPINK went to the Venezuelan Embassy in the posh Georgetown neighborhood to find out if the Embassy was providing consular services. Leo Flores, a Venezuelan, rang the doorbell but nobody answered the door. When journalist Anya Parampil asked if the embassy was able to provide consular services, a police officer outside replied, "No, it's not an actual working embassy." Last week, when the four Embassy Protectors who were arrested on May 16 during the US government's raid of the embassy in violation of the Vienna Convention were tried in cou... more »
Siemens Annual Meeting Protested Over Support For Coal Mines
With hundreds of protestors chanting outside and an over-the-top security presence inside, Siemens annual general meeting (AGM) in Munich yesterday was dominated by stern criticism, by both institutional investors and ordinary Germans, of Siemens’ decision to stick with a contract to supply signalling technology for the Carmichael coal rail line.
Forty Organizations Call For Ban On Facial Recognition On College Campuses
On behalf of leading consumer, privacy, and civil liberties organizations, we are calling on administrations to commit to not using facial recognition technology (for non-personal reasons, e.g. when used to unlock personal phones) in schools. This invasive and biased technology inherently violates the liberty and the rights of students and faculty and has no place in our educational institutions. Facial recognition technology isn’t safe. It’s biased and is more likely to misidentify students of color, which can result in traumatic interactions with law enforcement, loss of class time... more »
West Point Prof Pens Blistering Takedown Of U.S. Military Academies
What do you call a civilian law professor who, after successfully filing for federal whistleblower status to keep his job teaching at West Point Military Academy, proceeds to write a bombshell book about the systematic corruption, violence, fraud, and anti-intellectualism he says has been rampant at the historic institution for over a hundred years?
John Pilger: It Is Time For Julian Assange To Be Saved, Not Betrayed
This February 22, there will be a march from Australia House in London to Parliament Square, the centre of British democracy. People will carry pictures of the Australian publisher and journalist Julian Assange who, on 24 February, faces a court that will decide whether or not he is to be extradited to the United States and a living death.
Dirty Tricks Are Afoot In Bolivia, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research
In November 2019, the Bolivian army – with a nudge from the shadows – told its President Evo Morales Ayma to resign. Morales would eventually go to Mexico and then seek asylum in Argentina. Jeanine Áñez, a far-right politician who was not in the line of succession, seized power; the military, the fascistic civil society groups, and sections of the evangelical church backed her. Áñez said that she would hold elections soon, but that she would herself not stand in them.
Chelsea Manning’s Lawyers Demand Her Release
Lawyers for Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning on Wednesday filed a motion for her release, saying her continued incarceration for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury is unlawful. The motion, filed in the Alexandria, Virginia-based federal district court for the eastern district of Virginia, says that Manning's "incarceration is not serving its only permissible purpose"—to coerce her testimony. Rather, the motion argues, the detention is clearly punitive. Manning has been held in contempt of court and locked away at the Alexandria Detention Center nearly continuously sin... more »
Shocking News: The Truth About The Pardon Trump Offered Assange
Today most of the headlines are reading that Julian Assange’s lawyers stated that Assange was offered a pardon if he testified that Russia didn’t steal the DNC leaks. All the MSM is having a field day with this claiming that Trump offered it on the condition that Assange help “cover-up” the Russian hacking. The problem with these articles is it simply isn’t true.
Canada Out Of The Lima Group, Core Group And OAS
“Qui se ressemble, s’assemble.” The English saying is “birds of a feather flock together.” Translated from Spanish: “Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are.” The folk wisdom that who we hang out with tells a lot about us is reflected in numerous proverbs. Whatever the language, who Ottawa chooses to hang out with tells us a lot about who Canada is in the Americas. The coalitions/institutions Ottawa is part of in the Americas speak of siding with the rich and powerful, of being part of the US Empire, of imperialism. Recently Haiti joined the Lima Group of governm... more »
More Than 1200 Journalists Speak Up In Defense Of Julian Assange
Julian Assange, publisher of Wikileaks, has been charged under the US espionage act for publishing the Afghanistan and Iraq war diaries and US embassy cables, important documents that many of us around the world used and helped to publicise.
BBC's worst nightmare
Wonder if Andrew Neil had anyone in particular in mind when he tweeted this last night? I do wish British journalists — esp Brussels-based — would stop repeating the false mantra that the EU holds all the cards in upcoming negotiations. It holds many, perhaps more than UK. But if UK left on WTO rules it would have total regulatory freedom. EU’s worst nightmare.
Whiteness
As noted on the Open Thread, the identity politics-obsessed BBC intends to broadcast a two-part TV series - a "social experiment" - called* Whiteness* . It will be presented by a divisive identity politics-obsessed left-wing commentator, Afua Hirsch. BBC Two is presently promoting an advert / invitation for it: As Anonymous observed, "It's like one of those adverts for people to take part in experimental research into some condition or disease." It would probably be for the best if *no one whatsoever *answered it.
First case of coronavirus flown to Perth after man evacuated from cruise ship
WA is preparing to treat its first confirmed case of coronavirus, with a man who was evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and later confirmed to have the disease being flown to Perth.
New facility opens up opportunities for a new winemaking region in SA
Port Lincoln is well known for its fishing and aquaculture, but it could soon be better known for its wine?
Apple country facing a tough challenge to recover from fire
The Riverina town of Batlow, which locals say relies 100 per cent on apples, is calling for more government support to help get the industry back on its feet.
Luke was flooded-in and needed to get to his child's birth, so he crowdsourced the path out
Trapped by floodwaters as his wife went into labour, father-to-be Luke Palmer crossed floods helped every step of the way by strangers connected on Facebook.
Warner, de Kock not planning to clear the air before SA series
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David Warner and Quinton de Kock, two of the main antagonists during Australia's ugly tour of South Africa in 2018, are set to cross paths again.
Vatican archives of 'Hitler's Pope' to open, sparking intense interest from historians
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More than 150 historians and researchers sign up to access the Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII, which are poised to be unsealed, potentially uncovering new details about his record during the Holocaust.
More evidence needed to prove 'scuba driving' stunt was dangerous
Police tell an Adelaide court they may need to recreate a prankster's stunt, which would involve filling a car with water to test how it handles on the road, to prove it was dangerous.
33 Colette stores to shut as tough times hit 'lazy' retailers
As the string of retail casualties so far this year continues to grow, administrators say 33 Colette stores will close in the next three weeks, with the future for workers unclear.
An error in two paragraphs means a man will stand trial again for a teen girl's murder
A man jailed for life over a decades-old crime faces a new trial as his conviction for murdering missing teenager Hayley Dodd is quashed by WA's highest court.
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