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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Congratulations Roger Stone! You are now the 6th member of the Trump Crime Family to receive a jail sentence for what amounts to a crime against America. May you have the same kind of guards Jeffrey Epstein had. May your sheet be tied tightly, very, very tightly. Extremely light sentence for witness intimidation and obstructing the Russia investigation aside (40 years or a firing squad would better fit his crimes against the United States on behalf of Putin's Treason Puppet), if Roger Stone ever actually does serve time in prison, he will need some protective friends. I... more »
Bloomberg is Trying to Take Down Bernie Sanders, Not Trump
Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has called on the other “moderate” candidates, such as Amy Klobuchar, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, to step down and unite behind him as the only force that can stop Bernie Sanders, who, he warns, will soon have an insurmountable lead in delegates. By Alan Macleod | MintPress Billionaire New York businessman … Continue reading Bloomberg is Trying to Take Down Bernie Sanders, Not Trump →
Ansarallah forces score new advance in northern Yemen after launching large-scale offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Ansarallah forces managed to achieve new progress in confrontations with the Yemeni pro-government troops in the Al-Jawf border region with Saudi Arabia. READ ALSO: Ansarallah Forces Release Video Showing Dozens of Enemy Vehicles Destroyed in Northern Yemen According to reports, the Ansarallah Forces launched a large-scale multi-pronged attack backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria accuses Turkey of trying to hide defeat in east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Syrian government responded to the Turkish statements on Friday, denying that any Syrian tanks had been destroyed or that any casualties had been caused in the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) ranks during the battle Nayrab in the Idlib Governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Destroys Turkish-Supplied Vehicles in West Aleppo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army forces US military convoy to turn around in Al-Hasakah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – Two Syrian Arab Army (SAA) roadblocks prevented a U.S. military convoy from reaching the Hasakah-Tal Barak Road in the eastern countryside of the Al-Hasakah Governorate on Friday. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Will Not Enter Idlib City At This Time – Military Expert According to a report from Al-Hasakah, the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Munich Security Conference 2020: Wang Yi vs. Mike Pompeo
The Chinese Foreign Minister and American Secretary of State shared contrasting visions of International Relations during their keynotes speeches at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend. Mike Pompeo preached that “the West is winning“, and by the “West”, he elaborated that he means “any nation that adopts a model […]
Chinese Politburo: Coronavirus Outbreak Has Not Yet Peaked
China's new Politburo Standing Committee members in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua *Reuters*: *China coronavirus outbreak has not yet peaked -politburo* BEIJING (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak in China has not yet reached its peak, state television quoted a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party as saying on Friday. “A turning point in the development of the national epidemic situation has not yet arrived,” concluded the meeting, chaired by President Xi Jinping, according to state television. “The epidemic prevention and control situati... more »
French Salmonella outbreak linked to horse meat from Romania
A Salmonella outbreak linked to horse meat from Romania sickened 25 people in France this past year, according to a new report. Eleven cases were men and 14 were women. They ranged from 2 to 90 years of age and the median was 68 years old. In September 2019, the regional unit of Santé Publique... Continue Reading
Coronavirus vaccine to face animal testing within days, Queensland researchers say
University of Queensland researchers believe they have broken new ground in developing a vaccine for COVID-19, with animal testing set to begin in the next few days.
'It's happening': Friends cast reunite after 15 years for a special
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The cast of the hit 90s US television series Friends will unite for an untitled, unscripted special for the launch of streaming service HBO Max, according to WarnerMedia.
This 81yo Queenslander is now the oldest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world
Bill Hatfield sailed into The Spit on the Gold Coast this morning and completed a journey he'd dreamed about since he was a boy.
Chinese high school students can return to Australia under strict travel ban exemptions
The Federal Government announces strict exemptions for Chinese high school students caught up in the travel ban so they can return to Australia to start their school year.
Tweets For Today
Stunning and disturbing. #COVID19 coronavirus compared to other virus outbreaks. pic.twitter.com/eoJRvZ1nOA — Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) February 21, 2020 South Korea's public concerned over coronavirus outbreak as 142 new cases confirmed, journalist Joseph Kim says pic.twitter.com/C87cAEkGHT — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) February 22, 2020 #UPDATE Over 50,000 people have been asked to stay at home in the areas concerned in northern Italy, while all public activities such as carnival celebrations, church masses and sporting events have been banned for up to a weekhttps://t.co... more »
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Friday 21st 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 […]
Cry Us A River, TeenVogue: Mag Laments That Abortion ‘Not A Priority’ For Young Folks
By Gabriel Hays ~ The always trendy social engineers over at TeenVogue are raising awareness for the pro-choice cause this week, urging young people to get more hysterical about abortion than they currently are. The hard-left kids fashion mag ran a poll on young voters to find out what issues concern them most about the […]
Jeff Bezo$ Goes Really Big On Climate
By Peter Murphy ~ Ten billion dollars is not what it used to be, but it still buys plenty. Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, recently announced a new Bezos Earth Fund to be endowed with $10 billion from his personal fortune. The best thing that $10 billion can fund is the truth. Scientific truth. […]
Japan Augments Alliance Capabilities, But More Needs To Be Done
By Bruce Klingner ~ Since returning as prime minister of Japan in 2012, Shinzo Abe has fulfilled long-standing promises to develop new military capabilities and expand its security role in the region and globally. Abe has enacted an impressive list of national security initiatives and has overseen a moderate increase in the country’s defense budget. […]
Harvard Professor Avi Loeb: What’s Causing Mysterious Radio Bursts in Space? Don’t Rule Out Any Options Yet, Including Aliens
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Harvard Professor Avi Loeb: What’s Causing Mysterious Radio Bursts in Space? Don’t Rule Out Any Options Yet, Including Aliens by Avi Loeb | Fox News, 21 Feb 2020 It is very rare that astronomers discover a new population of sources in the sky. A notable example involves the most compact stars …
Italy Locks Down TEN Towns After 1st Coronavirus Death as Cases Jump to 17
Italy Locks Down TEN Towns After 1st Coronavirus Death as Cases Jump to 17 by https://www.rt.com/ Public spaces across 10 Italian cities have been placed on lockdown, as the first Italian patient succumbed to the illness, amid a spate of new coronavirus cases – bringing the total in the country to 17 infections. – With …
S. Korea Coronavirus Cases Go Exponential As New Infections Soar By 70%; 10 Towns In Northern Italy Put On Lockdown
S. Korea Coronavirus Cases Go Exponential As New Infections Soar By 70%; 10 Towns In Northern Italy Put On Lockdown by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Summary: South Korea reported 142 new cases, up 70% in one day, to 346; The country also reported its second death. China reported 397 new cases, bringing the total cases to …
‘Tremendous Public Health Threat’: CDC Confirms 34 Coronavirus Cases in US, Prepares for ‘Very Possible, Even Likely’ Pandemic
‘Tremendous Public Health Threat’: CDC Confirms 34 Coronavirus Cases in US, Prepares for ‘Very Possible, Even Likely’ Pandemic by https://www.rt.com/ The CDC has warned that transmission of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the US is “very possible, even likely” and said its current goal is not to prevent but to slow down its spread and …
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Briefed By U.S. Officials That Russia Is Trying To Help His Presidential Campaign
*Washington Post:* *Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign * U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic contest, according to people familiar with the matter. President Trump and lawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been informed about the Russian assistance to the Vermont senator, those people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. It is not clear what form that Rus... more »
February 22nd – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1129
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 →
Could Climate Change Help Elect More 'Trumps'?
*Joshua Conrad Jackson, Michele Gelfand* *Politics, World* Are they linked? Two trends have defined the past decade and both have been on display at this year’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. One has been the escalating effects of climate change, which were the focus of the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit. Forest fires, floods and hurricanes are all rising in their frequency and severity. Eight of the last 10 years have been the warmest on record. Marine biologists warned that coral reefs in the U.S. could disappear entirely by the 2040s. The other trend h... more »
How Robert E. Lee Snatched Victory From the Jaws of Defeat
*John Walker* *History, Americas* George McClellan's mistake. After an almost uninterrupted, four-month-long string of Union successes beginning in early 1862, followed by the advance of a 100,000-man enemy army to the eastern outskirts of its capital at Richmond, Virginia, the Confederacy suddenly found itself in a life-or-death struggle for its very survival. By mid-June, Maj. Gen. George McClellan had deployed five Union infantry corps within six miles of the city, one north of the rain-swollen Chickahominy River and four on the south side, backed by an imposing array of big ... more »
Japan Could Have Won World War II If It Made These 5 Changes
*James Holmes* *Security, * A naval expert weighs in. *Key point: *Just as Japanese officials seemed incapable of restricting themselves to one war at a time, they seemed incapable of limiting the number of active operations and combat theaters. Let's face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. Resolve and resources explain why. So long as Americans kept their dander up, demanding that their leaders press on to complete victory, Washington had a mandate to convert the republic's immense industrial potential into a v... more »
How Donald Trump Can Stop Iran's Missile and Nuclear Plans
*Peter Huessy, Bradley A. Thayer* *Security, Middle East* Expectations of wealth from trade with Iran must be subordinate to the strategic need for a united front against Iranian proliferation and Iran’s regional hegemonic ambitions in the Middle East. France, Germany, and Britain are supporting the ineffectual and dangerous nuclear deal (the JCPOA) with Iran. Contrary to the assumptions made by these states, the deal doesn’t stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions. It actually is a glide path to Iran building nuclear weapons because all the weak limits in the deal expire. Moreover, the Ir... more »
India Should Buy the F-15EX from America. Here's Why.
*Mangesh Sawant* *Security, Asia* A good idea? What about the F-35? India has been strengthening its defense relations with the United States to address shared strategic interests in the APAC region by purchasing a number of U.S. weapon systems. In the build up to President Donald Trump’s visit to India, the Indian government has cleared the $2 billion deal to acquire twenty-four MH-60 naval multirole helicopters. The United States has also issued the LOA for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) missile shield system to protect New Delhi. The Indian multi... more »
Is Iran Actually Working on a Real Stealth Fighter?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC166DE89C60&share=true] We doubt it. *Key point:* Tehran is known for bragging and creating mock-ups of nonexistent weapons. Sure it may look like a stealth fighter, but it really isn't one. There can be such a thing as posturing too hard.Iran’s aviation industry has accomplishments to boast about despite operating under heavy sanctions for nearly forty years. It has managed to keep once state-of-the-art U.S.-built F-4 Phantom and F-14 Tomcat fighters in... more »
James Comey and Donald Trump Are Feuding on Twitter (Enter Mariah Carey)
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * When Donald Trump referenced Comey in reaction to the prosecution of Roger Stone, Comey tweeted back a reaction gif of Mariah Carey asking “Why are you so obsessed with me?” The lyric is taken from the opening of the singer’s 2009 chart-topping song “Obsession.” Since his firing as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in May 2017, James Comey has attempted to keep his public image intact despite constant reminders by administration officials and the media about his actions while in leadership, which ranged from clumsy to criminal. Wh... more »
What If During a War, North Korea's Outdated Air Force Flew Suicide Attacks?
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2005%3Anewsml_PBEAHUNVEFM&share=true] Let's hope it never comes to that. *Key point:* Pyongyang's air force wouldn't last long in a real fight. However, they could just cause a lot of damage if they got desperate. North Korea’s Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAAF)—referred to as the Air and Anti-Air Force Command in South Korean documents—is not in the top ranks of the world’s air forces. However, the North Korean forces are fanatically devoted to Kim Jong-Un and the Kim regime—whic... more »
The Russian Military and Its Stealth Fighters Can't Fight If One Thing Doesn't Work
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * Datalinks are essential. And Moscow is making some very big upgrades to them. On the twenty-first century battlefield, datalinks are some of the most important features of any military vehicle. Ideally, datalinks are able to transfer and forward lots of data, are resistant to jamming, and are easily integrated into existing aircraft. As a result, as part of air force modernization, Russia is in the process of developing and fielding the next generation объединенная система навигации и обмена данными (OSNOD) datalink. In Western media, the OSNOD datal... more »
EU may dissolve due to clashes about modest sums of money
Exemptions for net recipients from Gr@tin, similar harassment campaigns would be better than redistribution Many of us are partly living in the virtual, exciting, and tense world created by the media, blogs, and the extreme discussion in which psychopaths seem to be several months from imposing Islam and banning carbon in the world, among other things. Meanwhile, the real world – and lives of ordinary enough people – continues to operate along less extreme lines. Instead of a Big Clash of Civilizations, mass conversion of tens of millions of people to the opposite sex, or the hereti... more »
Picture Of The Day
While girls were dressed in pastel-colored ballgowns and white gloves, young men wore full military uniform. Sergei Kiselyov / Moskva News Agency *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Grand Kremlin Palace Hosts Regal Ball for Young Cadets* (Moscow Times).
Assange’s Persecution Has Exposed Media Depravity The World Over
This is the speech I gave at a demonstration last night in Melbourne for Julian Assange, whose extradition trial begins February 24th. Julian Assange started a leak outlet on the premise that corrupt and unaccountable power is a problem in our world, and that problem […]
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Resolute as Trudeau Raids Rail Blockade
TYENDINAGA: Mohawk leader Kanenhariyo and Wet'suwet'en Chief Woos Frank Alec showing the alliance between two nations at the Tyendinaga Press Conference on Feb 21st. Photo Cred: ROZENN NICOLLE Radio Canada TYENDINAGA: Joint Wet'suwet'en -Mohawk Press Conference, Feb 21.Photo Cred: Real Peoples Media Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Remain Resolute Against RCMP Occupation of Yintah
U.S. Taking Steps To Prepare For A Coronavirus Pandemic
*CNBC:* *CDC prepares for possibility coronavirus becomes a pandemic and businesses, schools need to be closed* * The CDC is working with state and local health departments to ready the public health workforce to respond to a possible pandemic. * The agency is collaborating with supply chain partners, hospitals, pharmacies and manufacturers to understand what medical supplies are needed. * The CDC is reviewing all of its pandemic materials and adapting them to COVID-19. U.S. health officials are preparing for the COVID-19 coronavirus, which has killed at least 2,249 people and sick... more »
Saturday February 22nd – 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 →
Quote of the Day
“Some kind of front-runner: Joe Biden has run for President three times. In 1988, 2008, and again in 2020. He is yet to win a single delegate in a Democrat nominating contest.” —Sean Davis
The Toughest Race For A District Flip I've Seen So Far
In 2018 an old friend of mine from the music business, Dayna Steele, ran for Congress in east Texas. She ran a really good campaign and raised $878,940 with no help on any kind from the DCCC. Many people see TX-36 as a hopelessly red district. Hillary only got 25.2% of the vote and the PVI is a daunting R+26. Dayna-- despite being an admired and popular Houston area celebrity-- didn't do much better than Hillary: 27.4%. The district includes all or part of 9 counties. The only one where Dayna made any inroads was Harris but in the backward rural hell-holes like Hardin, Tyler, Jasp... more »
Covid-19 Global Outbreak -- February 21, 2020
*BBC*:* Coronavirus: 'Narrowing window' to contain outbreak, WHO says* The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus cases with no clear link to China or other confirmed cases. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments follow Iran's announcement of two more deaths, bringing the total there to four. The window of opportunity to contain the virus was "narrowing", he said. Iranian health officials said the virus may already be in "all Iran's cities". Outside China 1,152 cases of the virus have been confirmed in 26 countries and th... more »
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