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Assange legal team takes MASSIVE RISK with ‘Russia pardon’ defense (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 478. More The post Assange legal team takes MASSIVE RISK with ‘Russia pardon’ defense (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Philippine Patriots Say ‘No to WWIII’ and ‘Yes to the New Silk Road’
Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation The Philippines President Duterte’s recent announcement that the 1998 U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) would be cancelled has renewed hope that not only would this former U.S. colony finally attain freedom from imperial manipulation, but also that a new emerging age of infrastructure development can usher in an […] More The post Philippine Patriots Say ‘No to WWIII’ and ‘Yes to the New Silk Road’ appeared first on The Duran.
Dershowitz drops bomb on Obama with Soros collusion claim (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 477. More The post Dershowitz drops bomb on Obama with Soros collusion claim (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Video 'Lies Lies Lies' by Issac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt
Photo above Tyendinaga rail blockade. Below 'Lies Lies Lies' exposing Canada Real Peoples MediaMusic video for the song "Lies Lies Lies" by Issac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt Released with permission through Real Peoples Media Video produced by Real Peoples Media http://realpeoples.media Twitter: @realpeoplesmedi Instagram: @realpeoplesmedia Facebook:
World-famous Venice Carnival halted as Italy struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak
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The number of coronavirus cases continue to grow in Italy, prompting planned events to be shut down as authorities struggle to find 'patient zero'.
That's BBC Sports Personality of the Year sewn up then
All my plans to make this a typical hyperactive Sunday at* Is the BBC biased?* have gone right out of the window, but I really can't let today pass without noting that the knockout seaside resort of Morecambe has made it to the top of the world, ma. Local-lad-made-good Tyson Fury has become the latest legend to spring from our world-beating sands, surpassing Dame Thora Hird's previous world boxing achievement by some margin. He did us proud today. My claim to fame is that I've seen Tyson running along the prom a fair few times. I'd like to think that my looking at him approving... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 23
1935 PM Aiyubi gave resignation to King Ghazi King asked Yashin al-Hashemi to form new govt but exclude Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and Hikmat Sulaiman because they were agitating mid-Euphrates tribes 1946 Tawfiq Suwaidi became premier for 2nd time Was supposed to carry out Regent’s reform program (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1959 Communists called for march in Mosul to counter rumors of military revolt against Gen Qasim there (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Sadd... more »
USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
The US is seeking to imprison Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing the 2010/2011 leaks, which exposed the reality of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror”: Collateral Murder (Rules of Engagement), Afghan War Diaries, Iraq War Logs, Cablegate, and The Guantanamo Files.
"At The End Of The Day..."
"Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be a human. Maybe, we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe, we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate." - "Grey's Anatomy"
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The Poet: Charles Dickens, “Things That Never Die”
*“Things That Never Die” * "The pure, the bright, the beautiful that stirred our hearts in youth, The impulses to wordless prayer, The streams of love and truth, The longing after something lost, The spirit's longing cry, The striving after better hopes- These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth to aid A brother in his need; A kindly word in grief's dark hour That proves a friend indeed; The plea for mercy softly breathed, When justice threatens high, The sorrow of a contrite heart- These things shall never die. Let nothing pass, for every hand Must fin... more »
"Nonconformity and the Normalcy Bias"
*"Nonconformity and the Normalcy Bias"* By Julian Wash "Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that surrenders to a curious state called “normal.” Normal is a cultivated space, fashioned from how we see ourselves and how we’d like others to see us. It’s a weighted measure, balancing self-appraisal against the opinions and judgment of others. It is a dynamic state, subject to change depending on which way society pulls the levers on public opinion and the laws that govern social order. But most of all, normal is an assumed state of cooperatio... more »
“The History of the Middle Finger”
*“The History of the Middle Finger”* by pappy “Well, now... here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the... more »
"Coronavirus Panic Goes Global: S.Korea Warns Of "Watershed Moment" As Italy Confirms 3rd Death, Cancels Venice Carnival: Live Updates"
*"Coronavirus Panic Goes Global: S.Korea Warns Of "Watershed Moment" * *As Italy Confirms 3rd Death, Cancels Venice Carnival: Live Updates"* *" 2/23/20 Summary:* • Italy confirms 3rd death. • 4 more cases confirmed in UK. • Italy cancels last 2 days of carnivale in Venice as cases soar above 100. • SK total cases above 600, rivals 'Diamond Princess' for biggest outbreak outside China. • Trump says US has everything 'under control' as he asks Congress for more money. • EU's Gentiloni says he has 'full confidence' In Italian health officials. • Turkey, Pakistan close borders with Iran as ... more »
Why Satire Is Dying
*R. Kelly Garrett, Robert Bond, Shannon Poulsen* *Politics, Americas* Here's why it matters. In July, the website Snopes published a piece fact-checking a story posted on The Babylon Bee, a popular satirical news site with a conservative bent. Conservative columnist David French criticized Snopes for debunking what was, in his view, “obvious satire. Obvious.” A few days later, Fox News ran a segment featuring The Bee’s incredulous CEO. But does everyone recognize satire as readily as French seems to? Our team of communication researchers has spent years studying misinformation,... more »
Here's What to Look for in an Inflated Letter of Recommendation
*Stephen J Ceci* *Politics, * An expert identifies standout terms to look for. Over the decades that I’ve worked in universities, I’ve watched academic letters of reference become increasingly inflated. And letter inflation goes beyond the academy; friends who hire in business say they, too, have witnessed reference letter inflation. Online commentators have noted that writers frequently inflate the positives and don’t divulge the negatives – what they know about a candidate “deep down.” As Joe Schall, author of “Writing recommendation letters online,” says, “Candor is replaced... more »
Why the Glock 43 Could Be the Best Self Defense Gun Around
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Is this the best gun for concealed carry? Defending your property? *Key Point:* It has a proven track record and is very reliable. Subcompact guns, like subcompact automobiles, are designed to fulfill a very narrow mission set. Neither are for everybody, and feature significant trade-offs to appeal to a specific type of customer. You won’t find a small pistol shorter than the length of your hand in the arsenals of most world armies, but they are ideal for everyday civilians who need to discreetly carry a firearm on them in public. The new Glock 43 i... more »
A Great Self-Defense Gun? Meet the Most Popular .357 Magnums
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * We asked the experts. *Key point: *Invented in 1934, the cartridge was developed by leading firearm authorities and quickly became the round of choice for revolver enthusiasts, law enforcement and military forces worldwide. One of the most persistent handgun calibers of the past one hundred years, the .357 Magnum (9x33mmR) cartridge was for decades the most powerful commercially available round. Invented in 1934, the cartridge was developed by leading firearm authorities and quickly became the round of choice for revolver enthusiasts, law enforcement... more »
Why Renewable Energy Is a Technical Reality But An Economic Disaster
*Salvatore Babones* *Technology, * How to solve it: Couple it with distributed batteries, and you get a technological ecosystem that can go head-to-head with coal on both price and reliability. 2020 may turn out to be the year of the battery. The Trump administration has made grid-level battery backup a focus of its Energy Storage Grand Challenge -- an effort to create an all-American supply chain for advanced battery technologies. Meanwhile, Texas, which is the only state to run its own electricity grid, is offering up to $9000 a megawatt-hour for peak summer battery power. And... more »
So Wrong: High Taxes Didn't Make the U.S. Economy Boom in the 1950s
*James Pethokoukis* *Pollitics, Americas* [image: McDonalds museum (Ray Kroc's first ( April 1955) franchised restaurant in the chain, similar in style to the McDonald brothers 1953 franchised restaurants in Phoenix, Arizona and Downey, California ), Des Plaines, Illinois, USA.] There were other reasons. Some pretty successful companies were started during times of high US marginal tax rates, from the 1930s through the 1970s. Hewlett Packard, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Southwest Airlines. Or to pick more recent examples: Apple was started in 1976, Microsoft in 1975. Back then, the ... more »
Is Gwyneth Paltrow's New Netflix Series A Scam?
*Stephanie Alice Baker, Chris Rojek* *Public Health, United States* The series has received criticism from the scientific and medical community with experts concerned about Netflix legitimizing pseudoscience and misinformation. Netflix recently released Gwyneth Paltrow’s new six-part series, The Goop Lab. Each episode explores an area of the wellness industry, including psychedelics, cold therapy, lifestyle interventions, female pleasure and sexual healing. The series has received criticism from the scientific and medical community with experts concerned about Netflix legitimisin... more »
How Barack Obama's Good 'Intentions' Destroyed Libya
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, * The observation that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions is especially true with respect to foreign military interventions. It is well past time for the architects of such debacles to accept responsibility for their awful handiwork. Humanitarian crusaders trot out a variety of excuses to evade responsibility when their military interventions go awry. One frequent excuse is that a failure is because the U.S. and Western commitment to the mission was either inconsistent or insufficiently robust. Another popular explanation for disappo... more »
Donald Trump Has One Big Thing in Common with Roman Emperors
*Timothy Joseph* *Politics, Americas* There are countless differences between the Roman and American political systems. But Marcellus’ credo about “conforming to the present” and getting by in the face of a strong-willed executive has found resonances in the words and actions of U.S. senators of late. Unhinged leaders, dynastic intrigue, devastation and plunder: For 15 years I have been researching and teaching the ancient historian Tacitus’ works on the history of the Roman Empire. It has rarely been difficult to find echoes of the history he describes in current events. I’m no... more »
Democrats Have a Plan to Beat Bernie Sanders: Call Him a Russian 'Asset'
*Christian Whiton* *Politics, * Explaining to primary voters that this reality awaits Democrats in November if they nominate Bernie might be more effective than pretending there is a Russian agent under every bed. In other words, the Democrat establishment would be better off not presuming its voters are stupid. Even though polls have forecast the outcome for some time, the Democrat elite appeared to lose its mind over the resounding victory by Bernie Sanders in Saturday’s Nevada caucus. The outcome and stunning margin make Sanders the man to beat for the Democrat nomination. Be... more »
A New D.C. Suburb Bus Stop Should Have Cost $20,000 to Build. Instead, It Cost $1 Million.
*Chris Edwards* *Politics, * It costs $20,000 per bike to built a bike rack. Politicians love infrastructure, but many local government projects seem awfully wasteful. We’ve all seen the questionable spending—the half dozen union guys standing around while one digs, the needless reconstruction of sidewalks, the dangerous bike‐lane schemes on city streets, the empty city buses clogging traffic, and those digital announcement signs on highways with no useful information. Local governments are flush with cash, and they waste it. Where I live in Virginia, a local government spent $... more »
Samsung's Galaxy Z-Flip Has a Durability Problem (Among Others)
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * Samsung may well be right that folding phones are the future, but the current state of foldable display technology isn’t quite there yet. The Z-Flip is more of an intriguing proof of concept than a viable consumer product; a novelty that should be admired, though only from afar. At last year’s ill-fated Galaxy Fold reveal, a procession of Samsung executives took the stage to proclaim to an incredulous audience of tech journalists that folding smartphones are the future. In the following months, a fatal display design flaw forced the South Korean te... more »
Does Nevada Prove Bernie Sanders Can't Be Stopped?
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Politics, * If Sanders was the insurgent in the 2016 race, he is the favorite in 2020. Polls have him tied for first-place in Virginia, up double-digits in California and leading the pack in Texas. While polling can be notoriously fickle this early in the primary, you can’t blame the Sanders campaign for reading the surveys and smiling. Twelve hours before Sen. Bernie Sanders wiped the floor with his primary opponents in the Nevada caucuses on February 22, he tweeted out a rhetorical call-to-arms to his 10.6 million followers."I've got news for the Republic... more »
Century Arms RAS47 Rifle Has Arrived: Meet An All-American AK-47
*richard* *Technology, * How good is it? Can it compete with Russia's best? The AK-47 is the most popular rifle in the world. It’s easy to use, easy to repair, and straight up reliable. Though not known for great precision, they get the job done. Since 1947, AKs have spread around the world due to their usefulness and low cost. The iconic Soviet look and practicality of AKs have also inspired many Americans. There has always been a demand for AK-47s, whether for collecting, hunting, or home defense. But importing AK-47s has gotten harder over the years for legal and political r... more »
Sorry, Donald Trump: ISIS Lives (And Still Causing Chaos)
*Brian Glyn Williams* *Security, World* Despite defeat, the group has reconstituted itself in several regions across the globe. In a series of bloody campaigns from 2014 to 2019, a multinational military coalition drove the Islamic State group, often known as ISIS, out of much of the Iraqi and Syrian territory that the strict militant theocracy had brutally governed. But the Pentagon and the United Nations both estimate that the group still has as many as 30,000 active insurgents in the region. Thousands more IS-aligned fighters are spread across Africa and Asia, from the scrub... more »
Don't Like Trump's Foreign Policy? Fine. But These 7 Movies Are 'Diplomatic' Disgraces.
*James Jay Carafano* *Culture, * Fumbling inept American diplomacy is a standard idiom of our cinematic history. Here are some undisputed howlers. Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan sparked a brief outbreak of violence on the West Bank—an inauspicious start, to say the least. Still, the president’s unique brand of statecraft has produced more hits than misses. Despite his diplomatic bad-boy reputation, the current president has done as well as some, better than many. And we have all seen far worse—in real life and on the silver screen. Fumbling inept American diplomacy is a ... more »
Heinrich Himmler Foolishly Believed He Could Bring Back Nazi Germany
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Oddly, just like Göring and even the jailed Rudolph Hess in Britain, Himmler saw himself as the head of a new, postwar, neo-Nazi Fourth Reich; in the case of Himmler, as leader of his own Party of National Union, replacing the Nazis. This man's history is truly disturbing. On the evening of May 23, 1945, in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, five men in a British Army jeep were driving down a dark road. Four were guards and the fifth was one of the most important Nazi prisoners of war to have been found in the collapsed Third R... more »
Trump Lost: Courts Aren't Letting States Impose Work Requirements For Medicaid
*Thomas Miller* *Politics, Americas* Back to square one. Recently the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit emphatically ruled that the Trump administration’s 2018 approval of a Medicaid demonstration request for Arkansas was arbitrary and capricious. This was the latest slam-dunk rejection in the courts of efforts to impose work requirements on at least some Medicaid beneficiaries through administrative means. It follows earlier rulings at the federal district court level involving Kentucky and New Hampshire, as well as Arkansas. It is increasingly obvious that this ... more »
Don't Tell Donald Trump: Fake News Is Really Hard to Stop
*Bronwyn Howell* *Politics, Europe* What tools do we have to fight back? What can be done? Social media’s role in influencing voters promises to be front and center as we count down to the US presidential election in November and New Zealand’s parliamentary election in September. Social media platforms will undoubtedly play an even more prominent role than it did the last time these elections were held: one need look no further than the United Kingdom’s 2019 plebiscite or Australia’s 2019 federal election for proof. The Australian and UK elections showed that in an internet-enab... more »
Donald Trump's Greatest Political Weapon Is Right Before Our Eyes
*Susanna Lee* *History, World* [image: Reuters] The disregard for truth and reality. Are we all trapped in a live-action version of Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary”? The Jan. 3 assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was followed by a torrent of contradictory narratives. Was Soleimani planning to attack Americans? What about Vice President Mike Pence’s erroneous assertion that Soleimani was involved in 9/11? Or was the plan all along to withdraw troops, as a letter accidentally sent to the Iraqi government suggested? Was Trump simply trying to distract from his impeachment ... more »
Sunday round-up (?)
George Eustice is my MP. He has been made plenty of use of since his promotion last week when he was anointed secretary of state for flooding. The current severe flooding is a baptism of fire; he’s in much demand to defend the PM’s apparent dereliction of duty in not showing up in his wellies to commiserate with the unfortunate people of Yorkshire. "Where is the Prime Minister this week?" With widespread flooding, @SophyRidgeSky asks Environment Secretary George Eustice why @BorisJohnson hasn't visited affected areas or been seen in public for 9 days.#Ridge pic.twitter.com/Br6kVvxa... more »
Rep. PAC treasurer receives year and a day in prison for scam
Treasurer of Multiple Political Action Committees Sentenced . DoJ News Release February 21, 2020 A Virginia political consultant who served as the treasurer of multiple Political Action Committees (PACs) was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for lying to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) about approximately $32,500 in payments of Political Action Committee (PAC) money that he directed to himself and a close friend. From 2011 through 2018, Mackenzie was the treasurer of approximately 52 PACs, including Conservative StrikeF... more »
Gregory Mannarino, ”Markets, A Look Ahead: Where The Meltdown Will Occur FIRST
Gregory Mannarino, ”Markets, A Look Ahead: Where The Meltdown Will Occur FIRST - https://traderschoice.net/
Blue America Endorsement-- Georgette Gómez (CA-53)
In the last 2 days San Diego City Council president Georgette Gómez has been endorsed by some of the most trusted names int progressive politics-- AOC, Ro Khanna, Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal... Bernie had endorsed her the week before. Today Blue America adds our name to the growing list of endorsers. Georgette made history as the first queer Latina elected to the San Diego City Council and two years ago she was unanimously elected president of that body, earning the support of both Democrats and Republicans. She's used that position to champion progressive initiatives involving ... more »
Does Trump Care About the Director of National Intelligence?
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell walks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Berlin on Jan. 18, 2020. Photo credit: State Department photo by Ron Przysucha via Flickr *Editor’s Note: The appointment of Richard Grenell to be the acting director of national intelligence is yet another sign that President Trump prefers loyalists over seasoned professionals for important national security positions. Josh Rovner of American University details several ways to understand the Grenell appointment and how it is likely to further weaken coordination of the intelligence community.*... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 53 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Wow. The 2020 Arctic Extent is so close to 1995. South / North
Arctic Ice Moment of Truth
Originally posted on Science Matters: https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/25/drouins-high-jump-gold-highlights-canadian-track-and-field-medal-haul/drouin-high-jump.jpg For ice extent in the Arctic, the bar is set at 15M km2. The average in the last 13 years occurs on day 62 at 15.04M before descending. Six of the last 13 years were able to clear 15M, but recently only 2014 and 2016 ice extents cleared the…
Here We Go Again! Ten Years To Save Planet, Says Prince Charles
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8017939/Weve-got-10-years-save-planet-warns-Prince-Charles.html Well, at least that’s an improvement on the 96 months he gave us back in 2009: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/just-96-months-to-save-world-says-prince-charles-1738049.html But by 2015, he must have bought himself a new calculator: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/28/prince-charles-extends-climate-doomsday-deadline/ Four years later, however, 33 years had shrunk to 18 months!…
International March of Living: Solidarity and Remembrance with my Jewish Brothers and Sisters
I was honored to be asked by Professor David Machlis to join the College of Education Deans’ mission to Poland for the annual International March of the Living to visit historically significant holocaust sites with survivors and citizens from around the world in April of 2020. The march is at the same time as the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Supporting Black Students When They are Further Traumatized in School
There is no question that student trauma is on the rise and some school professionals are part of the problem.
Vape crisis forced cannabis sector to increase focus on technology, testing and transparency
A health emergency in which dozens of people died and 2,600-plus were admitted to hospitals immediately took its toll on vape-related companies, and all signs pointed to an additive, vitamin E acetate, which officials found in some of the implicated THC vaping products. Vape crisis forced cannabis sector to increase focus on technology, testing and transparency is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Innocent Family Raided by Cops, Assaulted After Dad Stopped a Wild Cat from Attacking Daughter
[image: cat]A man was kidnapped and caged for attempting to scare away a dangerous feral cat which was attacking his couple’s daughter.
A Sense of Panic at the DNC
Journalists and the media always have the Chicken Little mindset and it works for them because it sells advertising. Chris Matthews is comparing Bernie winning Nevada to France falling to the German National Socialists in 1940. And yes, true to form, it's an over reaction, but its telling that the American version of the National Socialist Worker's Party, now united under Bernie Sanders is spooking them. Sanders swept the delegates in the caucus with almost 50% of the votes, Biden a distant second with 20%, The Butt Guy had a respectable 15% given his popularity in Nevada, Warren l... more »
Munich conference reveals East-West divide By Pepe Escobar
Few postmodern political pantomimes have been more revealing than the hundreds of so-called “international decision-makers,” mostly Western, waxing lyrical, disgusted or nostalgic over “Westlessness” at the Munich Security Conference.
Podcast Ep 15: Resisting the censors
On episode 15 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, filmmaker and journalist Abby Martin discusses her recent free speech lawsuit against the state of Georgia and its anti-BDS law.
Julian Assange News Links 23 February 2020
23 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Julian Assange Extradition: Our Freedom On Trial Starts Monday In London https://popularresistance.org/julian-assange-extradition-our-freedom-on-trial-starts-monday-in-london/ Julian Assange Did What All Journalists Should Aspire To Do https://popularresistance.org/julian-assange-did-what-all-journalists-should-aspire-to-do/ Roger Waters on Julian Assange https://williambowles.info/2020/02/23/roger-waters-on-julian-assange/ … Continue re... more »
Democrats oppose Sanders because they know they can only win by lying
The Democrat establishment doesn't oppose what Bernie Sanders wants to do to America. They oppose him because they know that they won't win if they tell the American people what they are planning to do. Only by lying to us can Democrats get elected. That's why Obama lied about his position on gay marriage and about how we wouldn't lose our doctors under Obamacare. Bernie wants to take away the health insurance that 160,000,000 Americans like and have worked hard for and replace it with a plan where people who could work but don't want to get the same quality of care as union worker... more »
Episode #316 – ‘Assange Hearing Begins’ with guests Joe Lauria and Andre Vltchek
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Our dependence on China for prescription drugs
https://sharylattkisson.com/2020/02/china-syndrome-our-surprising-dependence-on-china-for-our-prescription-drugs/ This was from 2018 by Sharyl Attkisson—but even more alarming today with the coronavirus. *Sharyl Attkisson*: In the 1990’s, the US, Europe, and Japan manufactured 90 percent of the key ingredients from medicine and vitamins. But now China is the largest global supplier. Why the change? *Rosemary Gibson*: The change is because when we started buying generic drugs, which are terrific because they can be a lot less costly than brand name drugs, we had to find a cheaper w... more »
Only a leftist would believe that Putin likes Trump more than Bernie Sanders
Historically Democrats have been very soft on Russia since LBJ. Even during the Cold War when Russia was trying to conquer the world and openly declared it's desire to destroy America Ted Kennedy asked the Russians to help him get elected President in return for him being nice to them. Similarly during the Cold War the Ivy League leftists who man the CIA kept saying that Russia was doing fine. Most Democrats thought that the threat to the world wasn't the tyrant ruling the Russian police state but Ronald Reagan. Today Democrats view Trump as the problem vis a vis world piece and ... more »
ICYMI: So Long, February Edition (2/22)
A reminder that you can help amplify the voices that you think need to be heard. Go to the original post and share with your network. Do your part to make sure folks are heard whose message speaks to you. Now for this week's list. *Borrowing a Literacy Strategy from Band * An interesting notion from Edutopia. After all, reading music is readin. "Reading in band has an additional hitch: Students have to read their parts while hearing several other parts at the same time, which requires them to be strong, independent readers—" *The Death of the Crossing Guard * Mr Bob was 88 years o... more »
Justice Sotomayor declares her bias
In a dissent to a perfectly reasonable Supreme Court ruling Justice Sotomayor, a dishonest judge, declared that it's wrong for the Supreme Court to follow the law when lots of lower Federal Judges aren't. Dishonest Federal Judges have been waging a war against Trump. They've been imposing national bans on pretty much anything he tries to do. They are consistently overturned by the Supreme Court because their reasoning is unconstitutional. For example one judge said that an executive order that was unconstitutional because Trump wrote it would have been constitutional if Hillary wro... more »
Here We Go Again! Ten Years To Save Planet, Says Prince Charles
By Paul Homewood https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8017939/Weve-got-10-years-save-planet-warns-Prince-Charles.html Well, at least that’s an improvement on the 96 months he gave us back in 2009: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/just-96-months-to-save-world-says-prince-charles-1738049.html But by 2015, he must have bought himself a new calculator: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/28/prince-charles-extends-climate-doomsday-deadline/ Four years later, however, 33 years had shrunk to 18 months! The Prince of Wales has warned global leaders th... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Eric Holthaus calls out any attempt by the uber-wealthy to paper over their profits from climate destruction with "philanthropic" donations. And David Wallace-Wells notes that while a response to our climate crisis is possible using the resources of society as a whole, it's beyond the scope of any individual fortune. - Bronwyn Oatley, Meghan Bell and Danial Hoyer highlight the need for an inheritance tax and wealth taxes to meet obvious social needs and to ensure that wealth and power don't continue to accumulate in the hands of a privileged... more »
Wells Fargo agrees to pay staggering figure in criminal case
Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations into Sales Practices Involving the Opening of Millions of Accounts without Customer Authorization . . DoJ Press Release February 21, 2020 Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., have agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve their potential criminal and civil liability stemming from a practice between 2002 and 2016 of pressuring employees to meet unrealistic sales goals that led thousands of employees to provide millions of accounts or products to customers under false pretenses or ... more »
Is Covid-19 'Disease X' That Health Experts Have Been Warning About For Years?
*Bloomberg:* *The Coronavirus May Be ‘Disease X’ Health Experts Warned About * The World Health Organization cautioned years ago that a mysterious “disease X” could spark an international contagion. The new coronavirus, with its ability to quickly morph from mild to deadly, is emerging as a contender. From recent reports about the stealthy ways the so-called Covid-19 virus spreads and maims, a picture is emerging of an enigmatic pathogen whose effects are mainly mild, but which occasionally -- and unpredictably -- turns deadly in the second week. In less than three months, it’s i... more »
Daredevil and flat-earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies in homemade rocket crash
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A self-styled daredevil who taught himself rocket science in a bid to prove the earth is flat dies after crashing his homemade rocket in California.
60,000-Strong Fridays For Future Protest In Hamburg, Germany: Where Are You USA?
"What is it going to take for the U.S. to rise up like this?" wondered the Durham, N.C. branch of Extinction Rebellion. "We are in a climate catastrophe and people around the world, particularly in the global south are facing the brunt NOW! January 2020 was the warmest since we've recorded temperatures." Thunberg, who's in her 79th week of Fridays for Future actions, noted in her remarks to the Hamburg crowd that the weekly actions have spread globally. "For almost one and half years young people have been striking from school all over the world," she said. "The world is failing on... more »
Extinction Rebellion Tots Take Down BP
London - Children and families have held a die-in at the Science Museum in an Extinction Rebellion protest against air pollution. Protesters, including children as young as two, staged the peaceful demonstration at the Making The Modern World gallery in the central London museum on Thursday morning. The group lay on the floor for 20 minutes wearing bespoke gas masks reading Enough Is Enough On Air Pollution on and holding signs referencing the impact on children's health including poor lung development. Other signs quoted the government's figures on air pollution in London, which fo... more »
Backlash Forces UCLA To Abandon Plans For Facial Recognition Surveillance
UCLA is known for its strong academics and winning sports teams. But the school almost became known for something far more sinister: as the first university in the United States actively planning to use facial recognition surveillance on campus. Today, in a major victory for the movement against facial recognition, our Deputy Director Evan Greer received a statement directly from the UCLA’s Administrative Vice Chancellor saying that the school is abandoning its plan in the face of community backlash in the lead up to a national day of action on March 2 to ban facial recognition from... more »
Washington State Court Of Appeals Upholds BDS
A Washington appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit against former board members of the Olympia Food Co-op for the co-op’s decision to boycott Israeli goods. The ruling came yesterday in a case that was originally filed in 2011 by five co-op members, purporting to act on behalf of the co-op and seeking to block the boycott and collect monetary damages against the board members. The case was dismissed five months later as a SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, but reinstated when Washington’s anti-SLAPP statute was struck down. The ruling affi... more »
Golden Rule, The Peace Boat, In Hawaii And Going Beyond
Sixty-one years ago in 1958 the Golden Rule and her intrepid crew sailed from Los Angeles to stop U.S. atmospheric nuclear weapons from being exploded in the Marshall Islands. Under orders from the U.S. government, the Coast Guard stopped the boat in Honolulu and arrested the captain and crew, who spent 60 days in jail. Now, 61 years later in 2020, the Golden Rule, is back in Hawaii and is ready to sail to the Marshall Islands and beyond on her continuing mission to prevent a nuclear war. With Veterans for Peace as her sponsor, the Golden Rule and crew are planning to leave Hawai’... more »
Julian Assange Extradition: Our Freedom On Trial Starts Monday In London
On Monday, February 24th, our freedom goes on trial in London, England as Julian Assange’s extradition trial begins. Many still do not realize what will happen if he is extradited and tried in the U.S. courts. They do not understand the precedent it will set or what will happen to the genius who revolutionized journalism. They do not understand that by being brought to the U.S., it will be the finale of the life of a man who changed the world.
State Violence: When Does Democracy Cease To Exist?
On January 30, 2019, already one year ago, the Council of Europe through its Commissioner for Human Rights expressed “very serious concerns” about the type of injuries wreaked on Gilets Jaunes protesters (the Yellow Vests) by French police forces. Later in February 2019, the European Parliament and the UN strongly condemned the disproportionate use of police violence in France. One year later, by the 51st day of protest against the neo-liberal measures of Emmanuel Macron’s government, involving members of almost all professions (nurses, electricians, lawyers, doctors, teachers, univ... more »
Julian Assange Did What All Journalists Should Aspire To Do
The WikiLeaks revelations in 2010 and in 2016 are the present-day equivalent of the release by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 of the Pentagon Papers, unmasking the true history of the US engagement in the Vietnam War. They are, in fact, of even greater significance because they are more wide-ranging and provide an entry point into the world as the US government really sees it. The disclosures were probably the greatest journalistic scoop in history, and newspapers such as The New York Times recognized this by the vast space they gave to the revelations. Corroboration of their importance ... more »
Chile: 3,765 Injured,10,000 Detained Protesters Since October
Four months of protests in Chile against the neoliberal policies of Sebastian Piñera's government has resulted in more than 3,700 people injured, 951 filed complaints of torture and 195 for sexual violence, according to updated figures released Tuesday by the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH). According to the agency, from Oct. 17 to Feb. 18, some 3,765 people were injured, of whom 445 suffered eye injuries. The data was gathered directly by its officials through observations of demonstrations, police stations, and health centers. The organization reported that 2,122 people ... more »
No Weapon Left Behind: The American Hybrid War On China
The New Silk Roads – or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – were launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, first in Central Asia (Nur-Sultan) and then Southeast Asia (Jakarta). One year later, the Chinese economy overtook the U.S. on a PPP basis. Inexorably, year after year since the start of the millennium, the U.S. share of the global economy shrinks while China’s increases. A vast array of nations across the Global South signed on to be part of BRI, which is planned for completion in 2049. Last year alone, Chinese companies signed contracts worth up to $128 billion in large-scale in... more »
Iran Announces Low Poll Turnout For Parliamentary Elections
*Reuters:* *Iran announces low poll turnout, blames coronavirus 'propaganda'* DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday announced a 42% turnout in its parliamentary election, the lowest rate since the 1979 Islamic revolution, while its top leader said Tehran’s enemies played up the new coronavirus threat to dissuade people from voting. With Iran facing growing isolation and threats of conflict over its nuclear standoff with the United States, and increasing discontent at home, the turnout is seen as a referendum on the popularity of the Islamic republic’s rulers. “The turnout across the... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Bloomberg quietly plotting brokered convention strategy Ex-Sanders consultant arrested after allegedly planting weapons in jail for 'evil' escape plot *A more accurate headline would be: Bernie Campaign Massively Infiltrated* Apparent US Intel Meddling in US Election With ‘Report’ Russia is Aiding Sanders MEDICARE FOR ALL WOULD SAVE $450 BILLION ANNUALLY WHILE PREVENTING 68,000 DEATHS, NEW STUDY SHOWS Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos Missouri bill seeks to allow employers to test for medical marijuana Chinese coronavirus patient reinfected 10 days after... more »
Turkist Military With Turkish-Backed Jihadists Attempt To Shoot Down A Russian Jet With An Anti-Aircraft Missile Over Idlib
*Zero Hedge:* *Watch: Turkish-Backed Jihadists Attempt To Down Russian Jet Over Idlib With MANPADS* A new video released on Friday showed the Turkish military and their allied militants attempting to hit a Russian aircraft with an anti-aircraft missile in the Idlib Governorate yesterday. In the short video, the Turkish forces and their allies militants can be seen on the roof of a building, where they later attempted to shoot down the Russian aircraft in the skies of the Idlib Governorate. As shown in the video, however, the anti-aircraft missile fails to hit the Russian aircraft... more »
In 2020, More People are Enslaved on Earth Than Ever Before in Human History
[image: children]Despite massive leaps in technology and quality of life, more people, including children, are enslaved right now than ever before in human history.
Did The U.S. Intelligence Community Set-Up President Bush To Invade Iraq In 2003?
*The Hill:* *Limbaugh: Democrats who set up George W. Bush to go to war with Iraq now organizing 'silent coup' against Trump* Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Friday wagged his finger at Democrats and U.S. intelligence agencies, arguing they tricked former President George W. Bush into the Iraq War and are now trying to do the same to President Trump. "Now Bush, as a Republican, probably not popular with the deep state, particularly after how he was elected," Limbaugh said on his radio show. "A lot of Democrats, a lot of deep staters think that [Al] Gore should have been ... more »
Russia is Set to Welcome Africa to Nuclear Age
Russia has been collaborating with many African countries on the “peaceful atom” for quite some time. But Western terror efforts have effectively retarded the African march towards 21st Century development and progress. With a powerful ally, Africans are now assured of their rightful place in the sun. The enormous continent of Africa, full of various … Continue reading Russia is Set to Welcome Africa to Nuclear Age →
ICE Continues Campaign Against Illegal-alien Sanctuaries
[image: ice-continues-campaign-against-illegal-alien-sanctuaries] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued its war against sanctuary cities last week on multiple fronts.
Dangerous Territory
The anger which overtook the United States four years ago is drifting north. Susan Delacourt writes: Large-scale rail shutdowns, Indigenous blockades, a new flutter of Western separatism from elected MPs in the House of Commons — a running theme throughout is the idea of governance itself as optional. Grievances and strikes aren’t new in this country; neither are air crashes or disease outbreaks — just a couple of the other issues on which Trudeau offered updates at his “that’s enough” news conference on Friday. What’s new in the array of issues confronting Trudeau in this early ... more »
GOP SABOTEURS IN SOUTH CAROLINA MIGHT DO ANTI-SANDERS DEMOCRATS A FAVOR
As Ryan Lizza says, nearly everything you thought you knew about the limitation of Bernie Sanders's popular appeal is wrong: On Saturday in Nevada, Bernie Sanders laid waste not just to his five main rivals but also to every shard of conventional wisdom about the Democratic presidential primaries.... Sanders wasn’t supposed to be able to break through with black and brown voters.... (Sanders won 27% of African Americans and 53% of Hispanics across the state.) The Sanders movement is supposed to be limited to those crazy college kids who don’t remember socialist as a slur.... (Sander... more »
Apocalypse Now! Insects, Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis
New Age (Bangladesh), OffGuardian, Dissident Voice, Countercurrents, Global Research, CounterPunch In 2017, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, and UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics, Baskut Tuncak, produced a report that called for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate and phase out the use of dangerous pesticides in farming and move towards sustainable agricultural practices. In addition to the devastating impacts on human health, the two authors argued that the excessive use of pesticides contaminates soil and water sources, causing loss of biodiversity,... more »
Apocalypse Now! Insects, Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis
CounterPunch, Dissident Voice, Global Research, CounterPunch, New Age, OffGuardian, Countercurrents In 2017, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, and UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics, Baskut Tuncak, produced a report that called for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate and phase out the use of dangerous pesticides in farming and move towards sustainable agricultural practices. In addition to the devastating impacts on human health, the two authors argued that the excessive use of pesticides contaminates soil and water sources, causing loss of biodiversit... more »
See This Old Photo? Check Out One of the Last Battleships Ever Built
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Displacing 44,500 tons (standard) and capable of thirty knots, Vanguard was the largest battleship ever built by the Royal Navy. *Key point: *The Royal Navy has rarely demonstrated the same enthusiasm for ship preservation found in the United States. In an effort to take advantage of the superiority of the Royal Navy in World War I, First Sea Lord John “Jackie” Fisher developed a scheme to land British troops in Pomerania, thus directly threatening Berlin and forcing the Germans to withdraw troops from the Western Front. To this end, Fisher authoriz... more »
Militaries Love Hunting Rifles for 1 Very Good Reason
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000349279&share=true] Here's the secret. *Key point:* Hunting rifles are good for shooting at a distance. And- guess what- sniper rifles are pretty darn similar. The U.S. Army’s long-serving sniper rifle has its roots in one of the most iconic American hunting rifles ever produced. The M-24 Sniper Weapon System, standard issue among the Army’s sniper teams, is based on the fifty-six-year-old Remington 700 hunting rifle. When the U.S. Army decided to field a n... more »
How One Lone British Soldier Took On A German Tank And Won
*Matthew Moss* *History, * He was one of seven recipients of the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for gallantry, for actions involving the PIAT. On May 6, 1944 during the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy, Francis Arthur Jefferson, a soldier with the British Army’s Lancashire Fusiliers, engaged a German tank with a Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank grenade launcher, or PIAT. The action made Jefferson famous. But fame wouldn’t spare him a tragic fate. An anti-tank obstacle had held up the Fusiliers’ supporting tanks. The battalion had pushed forward alone and had begun to estab... more »
How North Korea Helped Iran Get Some Very Special Submarines
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Mini-submarines, that is. *Key point: *Iran’s submarine force is by far the most numerous and technically capable arm of its navy and slated to remain so for the foreseeable future given Tehran's geopolitical investment in the Gulf region. Tensions *continue to mount* between Washington and Iran, with every week bringing forth a new round of diplomatic threats and accusations. Most recently, Revolutionary Guards commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami gave a blistering speech in which* he assured* the Iranian parliament that the “vulnerability” of Amer... more »
Fire the Guns!: Meet the 5 Baddest Battleship Battles Of All Time
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The picture doesn't lie. *Key point: *The age of battleships left its mark on history... The age of the steel line-of-battleship really began in the 1880s, with the construction of a series of warships that could carry and independently aim heavy guns external to the hull. In 1905, HMS Dreadnought brought together an array of innovations in shipbuilding, propulsion, and gunnery to create a new kind of warship, one that could dominate all existing battleships. Although eventually supplanted by the submarine and the aircraft carrier, the battleship ... more »
Does The Eurofighter Have Any Chance Of Beating Russia's Su-35 Flanker?
*TNI Staff* *Security, * We take a look. *Key point:* There is no question that Russian jets have come a long way technologically since the end of the Cold War. With heightened tensions in Europe over Russia’s actions Ukraine, NATO countries have stepped up their air patrols over the *Baltic states* of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. While the U.S. Air Force often deploys aircraft to help *police the air* space over those former Soviet republics, often the task falls to European air arms to keep Moscow in check. For many of those European forces, including Great Britain, Germany,... more »
Rule Change Allows Some Injured Service Members to Collect Damages for Injuries
*Robert M. Ackerman* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's what Congress changed and what they didn't. Members of the military who have long been barred by law from collecting damages from the federal government for injuries off the battlefield will finally be able to do so after Congress stepped in to amend the law. The legislation represents progress for injured service members – but still limits who among them may press for damages. Up until the end of World War II, the U.S. government enjoyed “sovereign immunity,” a vestige of British rule when “the king could do no w... more »
BANG: The Army Now Has A Brigade Equipped With new M-1A2C Abrams Tanks
*David Axe* *Security, * More coming soon. *Key point: *Anticipating the day when Russia resumes modernizing its tank corps and China figures out how to use its own new fighting vehicles, the U.S. Army already is planning a new M-1 variant to follow the M-1A2C. The U.S. Army’s newest tank in the summer of 2019 should enter service with the first large unit to use the type. The Army in late 2017 accepted the very first M-1A2C Abrams tanks. Nearly two years later the service has enough of the new vehicles to equip an entire brigade. “We’re in the throes of getting that together,”... more »
From Rolês to Blocos: Touring Carnaval in Rio’s First Favela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With almost two million tourists expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro this year for Carnaval, crowds of visitors will undoubtedly flock to the Marvelous City’s classic, high-profile spots. Though Sambadrome parades, treks up to Christ the Redeemer, and street blocks ("blocos") around the city’s downtown Centro area will dominate […] The post From Rolês to Blocos: Touring Carnaval in Rio’s First Favela appeared first on The Rio Times.
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