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Who won Iowa?
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020Also, who lost clarity and common sense?* Who won Iowa, Sanders or Buttigieg? Excitement builds as cable pundits keep asking the pointless question. What makes the question pointless? For starters, Iowa isn't a "winner take all" state at this stage of the game. It doesn't matter "won won" in the obvious way it would in a winner-take-all situation. Eventually, barges will deliver Monday evening's final data to the state party in Des Moines. Whatever the final totals (of various types) might turn out to be, Sanders and Buttigieg will emerge with roughly e... more »
Was Nancy Pelosi Fined $40K For Destruction of Government Property?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
US Agency Approves Vehicle Designed Not to Have Human Driver
The National High Traffic Safety Administration granted temporary approval for startup Nuro's low-speed delivery vehicles.
Box of Bear Cubs Bewilders Man at North Carolina Home
It was a bear-y baffling discovery in front of a North Carolina home.
Homeland Security Suspends Travel Programs for New Yorkers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it would no longer let New York residents enroll in its “trusted traveler” programs because of a new state law that blocked federal immigration officials from accessing motor vehicle records.
Man Killed by Crossbow Fired by Neighbor Trying to Stop Dogs
A man was shot and killed in his apartment by a crossbow bolt that a neighbor had fired at dogs who were attacking the man.
After Acquittal, Trump Unleashes Fury at Impeachment
President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a series of events the day after his acquittal by the Senate.
Sadr Tries To Impose His Will On Iraq’s Protests
Sadrists at the protest sites are called the "Blue Hats" (Al Ghad Press) Since Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers to return to the sit-in squares on January 31 there has been nothing but conflict. It appears that Sadr wants to impose his will upon the demonstrators through force and intimidation. The start of February has been marked by increasing attacks by the Sadrists against demonstrators across Iraq. Things began in Baghdad on February 1. On that day Sadr’s followers suppressed a rallyin Tahrir Square rejecting Mohammed Allawi being named interim premier. Then the Sadrists gave... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 6
1977 Bakr govt put down Shiite protests led by Dawa killing 16 and arresting around 2000 Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and others arrested 1983 Iranian Op Fajr al-Nasr began Attacked Fakkeh area heading for Maysan in central front (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*) (Musings On Iraq b... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 5
1950 Tawfiq Suwaidi became premier 3rd time 5 of his 11 ministers were Shiites 1977 Dawa party turned pilgrimage to Karbala into anti-Baath protests Army called out Pres Bakr blamed Syria 1981 UK rejected requests by both Iraq and Iran for military equipment (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq W... more »
Scientist Warns UK Government: Scrapping the EU’s Strict GMO Rules Would Threaten Health
A scientist has warned that gene-edited foods could prove toxic or allergenic and that if the UK scraps or weakens EU rules after Brexit, public health could be put at risk, GM Watch reported. Source: www.gmwatch.org/ Dr Michael Antoniou voiced his concerns at the Oxford Real Farming Conference earlier this month. Now they have been featured […] The post Scientist Warns UK Government: Scrapping the EU’s Strict GMO Rules Would Threaten Health appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 4
1917 British defeated Ottoman forces at Hai River 1925 League of Nations Mosul commission final report said Mosul should go to British Iraq Mandate with Kurds getting concessions Said British Mandate in Iraq should continue to ensure stability (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1963 Gen Qasim arrested 1 opponent as... more »
Stop Using Inadequate Climate Models For Policy Making
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ The CLINTEL “There is no Climate Emergency” Manifesto puts it this way: “Stop with the Misleading Computer Models” and I agree completely. It is clear by now that these models predict temperatures that appear much too high. No policies should be based on…
The ACORN2 average December temperature for Australia is 25.9 C
Reblogged from Clive Best: http://clivebest.com/blog/?p=9352 Posted on February 6, 2020 by Clive Best I claimed in the last post that average temperatures in Australia for December was 24C and not the 27C as stated by BOM, even though everyone else seems to agrees with them (CRU,GHCN,Berkeley) – See for example this graphic. So apparently I […]
Extremes and Averages in Contiguous U.S. Climate – Part 8: NOAA’s Northwest Climate Region
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: This is the eighth in a series of ten posts that present graphs of NOAA precipitation, drought (Palmer Drought Severity Index, PDSI), and temperature (TMIN, TAVG, and TMAX) data for the contiguous United States (and the 9 NOAA Climate Regions thereof) for the most-recent 100 years (1919…
Are Earth’s obliquity and axial precession in a long-term 5:8 ratio?
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth’s tilt moves back and forth between about 22 and 24.5 degrees If there is a mean ratio of 5:8 it would be linked to the known variation of Earth’s tilt, which in turn causes variation in the precession and obliquity periods. Encyclopedia Britannica’s definition says: Precession of the…
Portuguesa Mota Engil llevará a arbitraje a Paraguay por obra de transporte
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 La compañía portuguesa Mota Engil reclama un total de 25 millones de dólares al estado paraguayo por el fallido contrato del proyecto Metrobús.
Motion wallonne contre l'accord commercial entre l'UE et le Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 Le Parlement de Wallonie a adopté à l'unanimité une motion s'opposant au projet d'accord commercial entre l'Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur.
Consensus vs Czech rate hike
Bloomberg posted this amusing map of the world: Countries with central banks are divided to three groups: those that haven't made a decision in 2020 yet (grey), those that kept rates (yellow), and those that lowered the interest rates (cyan). And then there is a fourth group, a league of their own, the Czech National Bank (pink). It raised the discount, two-week repo, lombard rates to 1.25, 2.25, 3.25 percent, respectively, all by 0.25%, today at 2 pm Prague time. (The middle, repo rate is crucial to determine commercial interest rates.) The announcement was delayed by 1 hour – eithe... more »
The Irresistible Resiliency of Iraq’s Protesters
Protesters rally in Baghdad on Oct. 1, 2019. Photo credit: Alrafidain TV via Wikimedia https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Demonstrations_in_Baghdad_-_Oct_1,_2019_(01).jpg; CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Iraq’s protest movement has been remarkably resilient. For months now, tens of thousands of Iraqis across Baghdad and the south have mobilized against the government, demanding better services, accountability, and wholesale reform of the Iraqi state. Since the prot... more »
The 6 countries in Trump's new travel ban pose little threat to US national security
Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania constitute less than 1% of terrorism cases in the United States, and none of the cases in the last two years.
FBI Director: Russia Engaging In 'Information Warfare' Ahead Of 2020 Election
*The Hill:* *FBI director says foreign disinformation campaigns 'never stopped' after 2016 elections* FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that foreign disinformation efforts against the U.S. “never stopped” after Russian actors used them on social media platforms during the 2016 elections. The FBI chief also told lawmakers during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that malicious foreign influence campaigns are now targeting more than just elections. “That is in some ways an even more challenging area, not the least because it never stopped. It happened in 2016 and it’s ... more »
Six Land Defenders Violently Arrested on Wet’suwet’en Territories
Jesse Winter Photography Six Land Defenders Violently Arrested on Wet’suwet’en Territories http://unistoten.camp/six-land-defenders-violently-arrested-on-wetsuweten-territories/ [Breaking story, info incoming] February 6, 2020: Six people have been arrested and several others, including members of the press, have been detained and removed from Wet’suwet’en territories in an aggressive
Iowa Caucus: Buttigieg Wins Iowa Delegate Count, But Bernie Tops Popular Vote as Critics Predict He Will Be Cheated Again
Bernie Sanders, who was cheated out of the nomination last year, reportedly sent five lawyers to meet with party officials after he sent field workers to polling locations to gather an independent count.
Liberal White Women pay $2,500 to Attend Dinners Where They Know They Will be Told They Are Racists
The Guardian reported that some liberal white women are paying $2,500 to be lectured on how racist they are in meetings called 'Race to Dinner'. So far fifteen dinners have been held in major cities across the US.
The Chinese Coronavirus Is Following a Familiar Pattern Blaming Deaths on the Virus, But Is the Virus Really the Culprit?
An AIDS researcher revealed that the purported co-discoverers of HIV failed to publish proof of an isolated virus, casting doubt on whether the virus even exists. The Chinese Coronavirus is following a similar pattern where deaths are blamed on a virus that has yet to be proven to cause illness.
"Two Ways to Stop Caring What Others Think“
*"Two Ways to Stop Caring What Others Think“* by David Cain "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real." - Klaus Kinski "At the retreat center I just visited, the automated coffee machine worked on an honor system. It dispensed coffee whenever you pushed the button, but you were expected to put a two-dollar coin into a little nearby box to cover the costs. I didn’t have change, so I put a twenty in on the first day, intending to use it exactly ten times. Since I was meditating many hours a day, I was very aware and easygoing, bu... more »
"Unknowingly..."
"Unknowingly, we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the wind, and drink the universe in a glass of rain." - Ihab Hassan
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Say What You Mean” (Parts 1 and 2)
The Moody Blues, “Say What You Mean” (Parts 1 and 2)
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Mohawk Nation News 'Raid on Wet'suwet'en. Media Blackout.'
Posted on February 6, 2020 SEE BELOW THE MILITARY INVASION OF WETSUWETEN ON THEIR SOVEREIGN LAND: NO REASON FOR ILLEGAL DENIAL OF ENTRY OR ARRESTS. Please post & distribute. MMN. Urgent update! Taken from unistoten facebook page. Molly Wicklham makes statement; “iakon”. INFORMATION, CONTACTS, RCMP MOVEMENTS ON UNISTOTEN WEBSITE. The 39 km camp has been completely taken
Fighting the Con-Con at the Local Level
[image: evan-mulch-fighting-the-con-con-at-the-local-level] VIDEO - Duke Pesta talks with Evan Mulch, the JBS field coordinator for South Carolina, Georgia and part of North Carolina, about the ConCon battle in his area. Evan explains the recent “runaway” happenings at a GOP convention in South Carolina, and states “The problem is not the U.S. Constitution, the problem is that we have representatives that don’t care to obey the U.S. Constitution.” He also explains that some representatives may not understand how they are disobeying the Constitution, as we can use the Freedom Index t... more »
Proposed Rule Could Bar Judges From Conservative Federalist Society
[image: proposed-rule-could-bar-judges-from-conservative-federalist-society] A proposed ethics rule for federal judges appears intended to stifle the influence of the conservative Federalist Society.
We Don’t Need a North American Union!
[image: we-don-t-need-a-north-american-union] VIDEO - Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joins The New American’s Christian Gomez to discuss his vote against the USMCA trade scheme and the need for a U.S. “Amexit” from the United Nations and Iraq.
Vegetables Rot in Food Markets across Zimbabwe While Half of the Population Faces Food Insecurity
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
BULAWAYO, Feb 06 (IPS) - Nearly half of Zimbabwe's population -- some 8 million people -- face food insecurity. Yet in food and vegetable markets across the country wastage is high as piles of once-nutritious vegetables rot.Piles and piles of rotting vegetables at food markets situated right in Zimbabwe's central business district would elsewhere be viewed as a sign of plenty. But the Southern African nation has not been spared the irony of food wastage at a time of food shortages. Read the full story, “Vegetables Rot in Food Markets across Zimbabwe While Half of the Population F... more »
A Humanitarian Response for the Crisis in Zimbabwe
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb 06 (IPS) - Craig Dube*, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, interviews Tahir Ahmad, head of humanitarian operations at Humanity FirstIn November 2019, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food described Zimbabwe – a country once hailed as the bread basket of Africa – as a state on the brink of man-made starvation. Read the full story, “A Humanitarian Response for the Crisis in Zimbabwe”, on globalissues.org →
World’s Young Activists at War: First, Occupy Wall Street, Next Un-Occupy Palestine
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - The world's young activists, numbering over 3.8 billion, are on the war path. The rising new socialist movements—which originated with "Black Lives Matter" and "Occupy Wall Street" (one protester's slogan read: "Un-Occupy Palestine") -- were aimed at battling racism, political repression and institutionalized inequalities in capitalist societies. Read the full story, “World’s Young Activists at War: First, Occupy Wall Street, Next Un-Occupy Palestine”, on globalissues.org →
Bernie Sanders vs. Pete Buttigieg in Iowa: Could It Be a Tie?
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Ties in Iowa are beginning to become the political norm. This would be the third example in the last decade. The slow trickle of results from the Iowa Democratic caucus has resulted in a near tie between Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. With 97% of precincts reporting, Buttigieg leads Sanders by one-tenth of one percent, 550 state delegates (26.2% of the raw vote total) to 547 state delegates (26.1% of the vote). Ties in Iowa are beginning to become the political norm. This would be the third example i... more »
Republicans Senators Go In For the Kill: Hunter Biden
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: January 20, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] They're wasting no time investigating the former vice president's son. The Republican chairmen of two Senate committees wasted no time after President Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal Wednesday before opening up a new area of inquiry related to Hunter Biden’s foreign business activities. Minutes after the Senate voted to acquit Trump, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson of Wisconsin released a letter they sent to t... more »
Warren and Sanders Spent $2.4 Million on Private Jets...And $59k on Carbon Offsets to Make up for It
*Andrew Kerr, Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Seven of the Democratic US Presidential candidates including U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders, walk arm-in-arm with local African-American leaders during the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day Parade in Columbia, South Carolina] That's a lot of flying. - *Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren collectively spent $59,138 in carbon offsets in 2019 to counteract the carbon they produced campaigning for president, FEC records show. * - *That’s enough to offset 3,815 tons of CO2, according to ... more »
WATCH: Mother of Cancer Patient Pleads At China Coronavirus Checkpoint For Her Daughter's Passage
*Leah Jessen* *Security, Asia* [image: A man arrives from Hubei province at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter] 'Please, take my daughter. I don’t need to go past,' she told officers. 'Please, just let my daughter go past.' A mother pleaded with police to let her cancer-diagnosed daughter cross a checkpoint set up to prevent the spread of a coronavirus in China. Lu Yuejin, 50, from a village in Hubei province wished for her 26-... more »
I Worked for the Cable TV Industry for Over a Decade. It Nearly Killed Me.
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * Can cable survive? Here is one person's story of an industry under siege. Customers love to complain about their cable TV providers. Heck, I worked for one for over a decade, and considering their problems, they make themselves an easy target. But rarely do people who work for these companies talk about their experiences and their own frustrations, their challenges and how the inner workings of these companies have led to millions of customers leaving them for good. Over a series of articles spanning the last few days, I have tried to share a... more »
'Revenge': Inside the FBI Discussions Between Rosenstein and McCabe on Investigating Trump
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA, 2-L) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC, 2-R) greet Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe (L) and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) as they arrive to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill] “The timing of the opening of the investigation right after Comey’s termination was ‘concerning’ but the facts lined up to support it,” the Mueller report notes said. Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe discussed whether opening an investigation... more »
How North Korea Is Trying to Build Its Own Anti-Tank "Spike" Missile
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1889686BA0&share=true] Will they succeed? North Korea has unveiled what looks like a long-range anti-tank missile. This comes two years after North Korea revealed another missile that it claimed could turn enemy tanks into "boiled pumpkins." Photos of the latest weapon show eight box-like missile launchers on an M-2010, a six-wheeled North Korean armored personnel carrier. "As one can judge, this system is a kind of analogue of the modern versions of the Israeli l... more »
How a Revolutionary "Electric Drive" Could Make America's Nuclear Missile Submarines Even Stealthier
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1287D3BC20&share=true] Meet the futuristic Columbia class. *Key point: *Nuclear missile submarines help deter America's rivals. In order to keep these submarines hidden and safe, the Navy is aiming to make them even quieter. The Navy has now issued at least one-fourth of the design work and begun further advancing work on systems such as a stealthy "electric drive" propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines by 2... more »
'Minor Correction': Iowa Democrats Adjust Caucus Results They Released
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price speaks ahead of the Iowa Caucus results announcement in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brenna Norman] A 'technical glitch' was the cause of the problem. The Iowa Democratic Party’s caucus woes continued Wednesday, when the party made a “minor correction” to an update of its results that inaccurately showed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg increasing his lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The results have already been delayed because of a technical glitch in... more »
Proof Cable TV Is Dying: Comcast Lost 732,000 Customers Last Year. Now They Are Raising Prices?
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * Do they have a death wish? Arent' they afraid of streaming services like Netflix and major shifts in how consumers view and perceive content? In a sign of just how badly managed one of the biggest telecommunications companies on the planet is, Comcast, who lost nearly three-quarters of a million customers last year, is now planning once again on raising prices. That makes no sense at all—unless you want people to cancel your services in mass. They don’t seem to understand the threat presented by cord-cutters who have embraced streaming services... more »
How the Military's Mysterious Area 51 Helped to Invent Stealth Fighters
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2002%3Anewsml_RP3DRICGLIAA&share=true] A secret history unveiled. *Key Point*: Area 51 is kept secluded, but it has played an important role in aviation history. Without Area 51, the F-117 Nighthawk might not exist. Area 51, the highly secretive U.S. Air Force test facility in the deserts of southern Nevada, is enjoying a resurgence of popular interest thanks to an internet meme—as if being featured in X-File episodes, arcade shoot’em up games and films weren’t enough. Despi... more »
This Human Rights Expert Thinks There Is No Evidence to Backup Terror Law Change’
*Alan Greene* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Governments must think very carefully before sacrificing those very human rights that give the state its identity and democracy. In the aftermath of a terrorist attack, when people are frightened and in need of reassurance, it’s common for governments to propose a tough response and new laws. This is what recently happened in the UK after an attack in Streatham, London, by convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman. On Streatham High Road, Amman stabbed two people before being shot dead by police. He had been under police surveillance si... more »
Iran Has a Liberal Movement—And America Has Ignored Them For Years
*Pardis Mahdavi* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media by Reuters via REUTERS] After decades of conflict, recently escalated to near-war, it appears there’s little chance that U.S. relations with Iran will ever improve. For 40 years, the relationship between the U.S. and Iran has been marked by disagreement – but also by a series of missed opportunities. Over the past two decades, a number of organic Iranian activist movements have steadily been growing stronger. If, as Secretary of Stat... more »
How Contagious Is Wuhan Coronavirus? Scientists Don't Know Yet
*Joseph Eisenberg* *Security, Asia* [image: FILE PHOTO: A passenger wearing a mask walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo] Here is how they find out. If you saw the 2011 movie “Contagion,” about a worldwide pandemic of a new virus, then you’ve heard the term R0. Pronounced “R naught,” this isn’t just jargon made up in Hollywood. It represents an important concept in epidemiology and is a crucial part of public health planning during an outbreak, like th... more »
The Frequency Of U.S. Troops And Russian Contractors Facing Each Other In Syria Has Increased In The Past Few Weeks
A #US military convoy (L) and a #Russian military convoy are pictured as their #patrol routes intersect on the key #M4 highway in #Syria's northeastern #Hasakeh province on January 20, 2020. @Delilsouleman / #AFP pic.twitter.com/zh3QzJaYcr — Delil souleiman (@Delilsouleman) January 20, 2020 *Military Times:** US troops have been squaring off with Russian contractors in Syria raising worries of wider conflict* The top U.S. envoy to Syria told reporters Wednesday that he was worried about the increasing number of incidents of Russian contractors pushing deep into U.S.-backed partne... more »
"Pandemic, Lies and Videos"
*"Pandemic, Lies and Videos"* by Charles Hugh Smith "When we look back on this moment from the vantage of history, what will we think? Will we think how obvious it was that the coronavirus deaths in China were in the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds claimed by authorities? Will we think how obvious it was that the virus would spread around the globe, wreaking havoc on the global economy and social order, even as the authorities claimed only a handful of cases had arisen outside China? Will we be amazed at the delusional confidence that the U.S. economy would be untouche... more »
"I Am Plagued With Doubts..."
“I am plagued with doubts. What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? I definitely overpaid for my carpet. If only God would give me a clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.” - Woody Allen
Why the Iowa Caucus Vote Needs To Be Audited From Raw Data & the Audit and Data Published
*by Thomas Neuburger* *The new show-your-work requirements for Iowa seem to have revealed that not every precinct follows the rules and many struggle with the math of calculating delegate equivalents, there has probably never been a clean caucus.* —Matt Bruenig here (emphasis added) *For the Democratic Party to undermine faith in the fairness of its own process will have devastating consequences, just the first of which is the re-election of Donald Trump. It’s crossroads time, folks.* —Yours truly here When the Iowa caucus results were originally withheld by the state party, one... more »
Bernie or Pete?
So far based on the bungled Iowa vote, the Democrats can choose between an elderly Socialist with a recent heart attack and an inexperienced, small town mayor whose only claim to fame is who he has sex with. I'm going to say they'll go with Mayor Pete given the Democrats tendency to want to be absolved of all the sins of their past so they can feel self-righteous while harassing Christians. The results will be the same: higher taxes, more regulations, less freedom, and less security.
Why Is It Wrong For CIA Director Gina Haspel To Applaud President Trump During The State of the Union Address
CIA Director Gina Haspel applauds during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday. NBC News *NBC:* *CIA's Haspel applauds during Trump's State of the Union speech, surprising some intel officials* In the Obama and Bush administrations, CIA directors did not attend the address. But Trump made the CIA director a Cabinet post, meaning Gina Haspel was invited. WASHINGTON — When CIA Director Gina Haspel walked into the House chamber Tuesday night to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, some former agency officers took note. Wh... more »
Trump’s SOTU and Senate Acquittal Create a Moment of Optimism, Opening for LaRouche’s Policies
[image: President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20200206-trump-suto.pdf The “overwhelming optimism” of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night State of the Union address (SOTU), combined with his acquittal in the Senate vote on Wednesday, create a moment of optimism in which it is possible that the strategic and financial crises threatening mankind can now be resolved, Helga Zepp-LaRouche stated in her ... more »
Project Blue Book Goes Nuts
I am not sure why they bother to call the program *Project Blue Book*. This season, the cases that have been examined are not part of Blue Book. In fact, the only link is J. Allen Hynek, who was the science consultant to Project Blue Book for years. Captain Quinn is an invented character, as are the two generals that are running around guiding the Blue Book cover up. But in the whole history of Blue Book, the officers did not investigate the Roswell crash nor were they worried about Area 51, Littlefingerand did little or nothing with alien abduction. In other words, there is virtua... more »
Why Both Republicans and Democrats Want Russia to Become the Enemy of Choice
[image: undefined] One of the more interesting aspects of the nauseating impeachment trial in the Senate was the repeated vilification of Russia and its President Vladimir Putin. To hate Russia has become dogma on both sides of the political aisle, in part because no politician has really wanted to confront the lesson of the 2016 election, which was that most Americans think that the federal government is basically incompetent and staffed by career politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell who should return back home and get real jobs. Worse still, it is useless, and much li... more »
Democrats Failed to Impeach Trump, But They Won’t Give Up Trying – It’s All They’ve Got
[image: undefined] Even before Donald Trump was elected US president, Democrats began talking about impeachment. Now that it has failed, will they finally accept the result of the 2016 election? Don’t get your hopes up. Trump’s acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday was a foregone conclusion, given as it takes two thirds of the senators present to convict. The only way for 20 Republicans to switch sides was for the House case to be open and shut – something that only Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) and "Russiagate" truthers in the media actually believed. In the end, the sole Republi... more »
Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
[image: undefined] At the time of publication, the winner of the state’s Democratic Party caucuses is still unknown. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the clear winner in virtually every exit poll, is currently ahead in votes. Yet somehow Pete Buttigieg, a favorite of the party establishment who was unknown to most voters until last year, has claimed victory. The force accused of sowing the confusion and disarray surrounding the first Democrat Party contest of the 2020 election season is a dark money Democratic nonprofit called Acronym. It was Acronym that launched Shadow Inc, the mysterious co... more »
Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman not only funded the group that sabotaged the Iowa caucus, he bankrolled the notorious online “false flag operation” in Alabama’s 2017 senate campaign, reports Max Blumenthal.
Fucked by Financialisation? Take Back Control & Save the World!
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This Is the Time for Solidarity, Not Stigma: The Sixth Newsletter (2020)
6 February 2020 — Tri-Continental Barefoot Doctors. This Is the Time for Solidarity, Not Stigma: The Sixth Newsletter (2020). Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In December 2019, several people began to develop infections in Wuhan (People’s Republic of China); early signs indicated that the virus had emerged out … Continue reading This Is the Time for Solidarity, Not Stigma: The Sixth Newsletter (2020)
The Biden Crime Familia
and the corruption runs as deep as the Marianas Trench throughout the high mucky-mucks in the DNC and more than a few RINOs, like Mittens McCain! EXCERPT: “Joe Biden entered the 2020 Presidential race on April 25th; 2019 over a year before. Peter Schweizer’s bestselling book, “Secret Empires: How The American Political Class Hides Corruption And Enriches Family and Friends”, released in March of 2018, quickly became a best seller. Schweizer’s book revealed that Hunter Biden flew on Air Force 2 to with his father to Ukraine and soon after was placed on the Board Of Directors of Ukrai... more »
The Starship Enterprise Veers Even Harder to the Left
After enduring George Takei’s pathetic virtue-signalling for years, we now learn that the creator and owner of the “Star Trek” franchise, Gene Roddenberry, left behind a “foundation” (read: tax shelter) that is a source of funds for fellow leftists, Islamists, anti-Semites, and general all-around wankhammers. To Boldly Go Where No Islamist Racist Has Gone Before Posted by Daniel Greenfield 5 February 2020 Even before Picard had aired, CBS All Access’ latest pathetic attempt to compete with Netflix by monetizing the Star Trek brand, had telegraphed that it would be another social jus... more »
Will U.S. Senator Sanders Be The Democrat Party's Nominee For President?
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 2, 2020. Mike Segar, Reuters *CNBC:* *Bernie Sanders raises a staggering $25 million in January to fuel Super Tuesday push* * Bernie Sanders’ campaign says it raised $25 million in January, its biggest haul in a single month in the 2020 Democratic campaign. * It plans to spend $5.5 million toward ads in advance of the critical Super Tuesday slate, which includes the delegate-rich states of California and Texas. * Sanders is vyi... more »
Wife Reports Cop for Domestic Violence, Days Later She’s Found with a Bullet in Her Head
[image: domestic violence]After a domestic violence victim reported her police officer husband to authorities, she was found dead with a bullet in her head.
Police Called to School After 6yo Girl With Down Syndrome Made a ‘Gun’ with Her Finger
[image: 6-year-old]A 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome now has a police report filed on her because she made her hand into the shape of a gun and pointed it at her teacher.
WATCH: Sadistic Cops Taser Innocent Man in the Back While On His Knees With His Hands Up
[image: taser]Two officers were fired and charged with multiple crimes after they tasered an innocent compliant man in the back and then conspired to cover it up.
If you've got more money than sense . . .
. . . and you enjoy the John Wick movie franchise, Big Daddy Unlimited has a deal for you. It calls this "The Continental Safe BDU", and it contains an example of what appears to be every gun used by the main character in those movies so far. (Click the image for a larger view.) It even contains a hidden bar, if you're inclined to mix alcohol and firearms (never a good idea!). All this can be yours for a mere $100,000 . . . and, what's more, they're only planning to build ten of them (if they can find that many suckers who want one for their dens). Personally, even if I could... more »
Modeling Circulation at Pluto’s Heart
The dataflow from New Horizons has been abundant enough that we are now drilling down to atmospheric models that may explain the dwarf planet’s topography. Mention topography on Pluto and the first thing that leaps to mind is Tombaugh Regio, and a new paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets actually takes us into […]
President Trump Delivers Remarks Following Impeachment Acquittal – 12:00pm ET Livestream…
President Trump announced yesterday he would be delivering remarks from the White House today discussing the conclusion of the House impeachment effort. The anticipated start time is Noon today. UPDATE: Video Added Fox10 Livestream Link – GST Livestream Link .
Trump doesn’t usually make mistakes — but when he does, he backs RINOs like Mitt Romney and Chris Jacobs
President Donald Trump‘s supporters are quick to explain that he doesn’t usually make mistakes — but when he does, it’s almost always in the vain attempt to earn the support of moderate Republicans-in-Name-Only (RINOs). They cite Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney,
Blue Collar Boom
Nancy Pelosi sucks her teeth for nearly an hour and a half. 2020 won't be a knife edge election. it will be vindication for the righteous and annihilation for the marlarky tyn-pot dictators... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
A Neoliberal Legacy: America’s Fascism Problem Runs Much Deeper Than Trump
In recent years, the press reports of racist young whites attracted to far-right persuasions including flirting with fascism. But are they the cause or the consequence? The post A Neoliberal Legacy: America’s Fascism Problem Runs Much Deeper Than Trump appeared first on MintPress News.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo Tells Ukraine That It Has 'Lost' Crimea To Russia Forever
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, recently visited Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. Efrem Lukatsky, AP/TASS *Moscow Times:* *‘Crimea Is Lost,’ Pompeo Reportedly Tells Ukraine* U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has allegedly said that Ukraine has lost Crimea to Russia forever, according to a closed-door meeting participant’s account provided to Ukrainian media. Pompeo reportedly made the remarks Friday at talks with Ukrainian civil society members during his recent visit to Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. ... more »
Harvard study finds wind turbines warm the U.S.
According to the press release, “This research suggests that not only will wind farms require more land to hit the proposed renewable energy targets but also, at such a large scale, would become an active player in the climate system.” The post Harvard study finds wind turbines warm the U.S. appeared first on CFACT.
Governors Warn Trump Rule Could Lead to Big Medicaid Cuts
Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trump's administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, reducing access to health care for low-income Americans.
Trump Unleashes Fury at Impeachment Rnemies at Prayer Event
President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial.
Toxic smoke, hail and coronavirus to contend with as Julie Bishop takes over ANU
The hail-damaged buildings, smoke-induced campus closures and Chinese students yet to arrive force ANU to cancel this week's official welcome to its new chancellor.
Ferals hit bushfire-ravaged land as environmentalists claim funding delay
Environmental groups say privately protected reserves — critical havens for threatened plants and animals — are being sidelined in the distribution of bushfire funding needed to protect them from feral animals.
Another coronavirus case confirmed in Queensland, taking state's tally to five
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There are now 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, after a fifth Chinese member of a tour group in Queensland is diagnosed.
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S VALUES: Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020Tired book turned into tract:* For reasons which haven't been fully explained, Greta Gerwig decided to create yet another film bearing the name Little Women. Such films are sometimes called "adaptations." In this case, Gerwig produced some ch-ch-changes to Louisa May Alcott's somewhat dated tale. To wit: As everyone knows, Alcott's famous novel ends with its heroine, Jo March, marrying Professor Bhaer. According to one of Gerwig's producers, this had to be ch-ch-ch-changed. "You know we can’t actually have her marry Professor Bhaer,” Gerwig is said to ... more »
Syrian Army’s Offensive in Idlib Deepens Rift Between Russia and Turkey
Erdoğan’s Popularity Declines as War Threats Escalate More The post Syrian Army’s Offensive in Idlib Deepens Rift Between Russia and Turkey appeared first on The Duran.
Trump’s State of the Union address: half MAGA rally, half Resistance Protest, full-on reality TV drama
Pelosi’s speech-ripping theatrics did little to overshadow Trump’s demonstration of political power during State of the Union address or Senate’s impeachment acquittal. More The post Trump’s State of the Union address: half MAGA rally, half Resistance Protest, full-on reality TV drama appeared first on The Duran.
Democrats did not eliminate Trump, but they achieved their goals
Representatives of the oldest US party can be proud of themselves. Yes, they had to plunge into the mud of political games with their heads, but it was worth it. Of course, here you can ask a fair question: what exactly did the democrats achieve? In the end, Trump is still sitting in the presidential […] More The post Democrats did not eliminate Trump, but they achieved their goals appeared first on The Duran.
3 years of dossier-impeach lies & Pelosi calls SOTU “a manifesto of mistruths” (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 458. More The post 3 years of dossier-impeach lies & Pelosi calls SOTU “a manifesto of mistruths” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Pelosi’s Stunt Backfires, Angry Dems Call C-Span. Trump’s Gallup Ratings Rise
[image: pelosi-s-stunt-backfires-angry-dems-call-c-span-trump-s-gallup-ratings-rise] It hasn’t been a good week for the Democrats.
The Report: Impeachment, The Final Day
On the thirteenth and final day of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, each senator stood to cast their vote—guilty or not guilty—on both articles of impeachment. The president was acquitted for both abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Before the vote, two senators viewed as moderates in their respective parties delivered speeches announcing how they would vote: Sens. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah). Romney became the first person in history to vote to remove a president of his own party. After the vote, members of the *Lawfare* team got toget... more »
Greed-a Thunberg's Nobel Prize Scam. Propaganda Rebrand and a Death Cult Environmentalist Reverend ?
*Information packed post below:* *Take the time to listen to both presentations included directly below the must read info; * * First hattip over to NTS: * - *Seriously? Lying Piece Of Garbage Greta Thunberg Has Been Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize! * *How fortuitous that Greed-a Trademarked her brand in advance of her Nobel nomination. * - Greed-a Thunberg CAPITALIZES on Cult Status Trademarking “ Friday’s for Future” * Greeda-a ®™ will most likely win the Nobel prize upping the value of her brand. Of, course I could be mistaken, but do find the timing of... more »
New column day
Here, on how the costs of approving the Teck Frontier tar sands mine likely include locking Canada into another cycle of public subsidies for a dying oil sector - making it clear that it isn't in the public interest. For further reading... - Tzeporah Berman has previously questioned how any approval could be reconciled with a meaningful response to the climate crisis. And Bill McKibben rightly recognizes that approval for Frontier is utterly contrary to any claim to climate leadership. - Andrew Willis reported on Teck's conditions to actually develop the Frontier site even if it's pe... more »
More (or Less) Economic Limits of the Blockchain
A discussion of blockchain "proof of stake" protocols.
Drone Footage Of China's Seventh Largest City Reveals A 'Ghost City'
*WNU Editor:* What struck me was a picture that I saw a few days ago of Beijing's financial district. On a normal day that place is packed with cars and pedestrians. Picture Times Square but more people and cars. But what I saw in that picture (it was taken in the middle of the day) were just a few police officers and two or three pedestrians. Bottom line. China is on lock-down right now. *Update*: Just had a long talk with a good friend of mine in Fujian Province (Fujian is across from Taiwan). He use to be a senior official in China's foreign ministry, and he is retired right no... more »
Australia in first wave of UK trade deals
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 British Foreign Secretary hopes Australia will be in the first wave of free trade deals his country can secure in the post-Brexit era.
Britain wants Canada-style trade deal with EU - minister
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 Britain wants a Canada-style agreement with the European Union that includes goods and services.
Serbia aims to reach trade deal with UK by 2021 - report
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06-Feb-2020 Serbia aims to reach an agreement regulating its trade relations with the UK after Brexit by 2021.
Un accord de libre-échange canado-britannique d'ici la fin de l'année?
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 Le Royaume-Uni espère avoir son accord de libre-échange avec le Canada d'ici la fin de l'année.
Agriculture européenne : sournoise sollicitude du ministre étasunien
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
06-Feb-2020 Il semble acté que les Européens préparent une liste de demandes et d'engagements que la présidente de la Commission pourrait proposer au président américain dans le cadre d'un ensemble de mini-échanges.
Bloomberg lies again: Pulse nightclub shooting
In a recent Bloomberg ad attacking Trump included an image of the Pulse club logo. There a Muslim radical killed 49 people, mostly gays. There are a number of lies involved in Bloomberg using that image. First the shooting occurred in June 2016 months before Trump was elected and before he took office. Clearly it's a lie to blame Trump for something that happened on Obama's watch. Second Trump is the one working hard to keep radical Islamists out of the US while Bloomberg and his fellow Democrats are working hard to make sure that they can get in. Look at how Democrats wailed when ... more »
President Trump Admits That Iran War Was "Closer Than You Thought"
*Wall Street Journal:* *Trump Says War With Iran Was ‘Closer Than You Thought’* *During lunch with TV anchors, president also says he will award Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh* WASHINGTON—President Trump said war with Iran was “closer than you thought” and that he plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, in remarks made during a nearly two-hour lunch with television anchors at the White House on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the conversation. Over celery soup, fish and coconut macaroons, the president spoke at l... more »
"The Coronavirus Outbreak Shows “No Signs Of Slowing” As Crematoriums Burn Bodies 24 Hours A Day"
*"The Coronavirus Outbreak Shows “No Signs Of Slowing” * *As Crematoriums Burn Bodies 24 Hours A Day"* by Michael Snyder "The outbreak of this mysterious new coronavirus is getting more frightening with each passing day. As you will see below, even the mainstream media is admitting that the number of cases shows “no signs of slowing” even though the Chinese government has implemented draconian measures in a desperate attempt to contain the virus. Many in the western world continue to insist that this disease is not any more dangerous than the common flu, but the Chinese never locke... more »
Democrats honored Bill Clinton after he wasn't convicted
We know for a fact that Bill Clinton lied under oath, a felony, in order to protect himself from a #MeToo lawsuit resulting from his sexually harassing a government employee. Yet Democrats back then, many the same as the ones who say that Trump should be convicted even though he didn't commit a crime, voted against impeaching him. In fact Democrats made Clinton the elder statesman of their party. They held him up as a shining beacon of what was, in their minds, good about the Democrat party. Yet now with Trump being declared not guilty Democrats are sputtering about the collapse o... more »
Living In Infamy
In the wake of Donald Trump's acquittal, Senator Sherrod Brown has written a devastating op-ed about the fear which grips the Republican Party: History has indeed taught us that when it comes to the instincts that drive us, fear has no rival. As the lead House impeachment manager, Representative Adam Schiff, has noted, Robert Kennedy spoke of how “moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle.” Playing on that fear, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, sought a quick impeachment trial for President Trump with as little attention to it as possible. Reporters, wh... more »
Top Romney Aide Worked Alongside Hunter Biden on Burisma Board
Perhaps this leetle tale explains Mitt’s vocal animosity to Donald Trump: Utah’s Mormon prince is involved with the Ukranians. Say what you will about Dems and RINOs, they do know how to find the feeding troughs. This story appeared last October in sources as varied as The Federalist and the Huffington-and-Puffington Post … but we overlooked it at tie time [sigh] Top Aide of Mitt Romney’s Was on the Board of Burisma Mitt Romney’s top aide was on the board of Burisma in February of 2017. According to an article published in the Huffington Post shortly after President Trump was … Cont... more »
Accessibility matters: Lessons from the Montreal super-hospital
News 1. Sawmills hurting, international trade agreements mean province can’t help Jennifer Henderson reports on MLAs grilling members of the province’s Forestry Transition Team yesterday. “Everything we do must be seen through the lens of international trade and we can’t risk jeopardizing Nova Scotia’s exemption from U.S. duties on softwood lumber,” said Kelliann Dean, the […]
City councillors approve increased police budget despite ongoing racial profiling
You don’t have to be Negrodamus to have predicted that the Halifax City Council would approve the police budget increase of about a million dollars, but even for the cynical the budget committee meeting on Wednesday demonstrated some surprising depths of unaccountability. Calls to freeze the police budget in response to the Halifax Regional Police’s […]
MLAs grill Forestry Transition Team members
Sawmill operators whose secondary markets for wood chips have taken a hit as a result of the closure of the pulp mill in Pictou County will not be receiving any financial assistance from the Forestry Transition Fund established by the province. “Everything we do must be seen through the lens of international trade and we […]
Why is FoxNews putting terrorist into scare quotes?
In Israel a terrorist drove his car into a group of Israeli soldiers. The FoxNews headline was this: In the article the author, Greg Norman, wrote: *Israel’s military says it is on the hunt for the Palestinian “terrorist” who rammed his car into a dozen soldiers in Jerusalem on Thursday, triggering a new spike of violence in the region.* Perhaps Norman was thinking that because the target consisted of soldiers this wasn't an act of terrorism. The problem with that is that under the Geneva accords Israel has every right to shoot the Palestinian driver for his actions. Combatants wh... more »
Universities Cancel Study-Abroad Programs Amid Virus Fears
As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of thousands of students.
NASA’s Record-Setting Koch, Crewmates Safely Back from Space
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan along with two of her International Space Station crewmates.
"Sometimes..."
*A Comment:* Sometimes, very rarely, in the relentless search for "truth" you stumble upon something that stops you dead in your tracks in response to the utter profundity of the material, something that touches the core of who we all really are, something that speaks to your heart and soul, not just your mind. These two articles, from the truly awesome "Burning Platform" website, are such treasures. I can't recommend it highly enough that you read them both, in their entirety, where I found them. - CP "Ten Days After Maureen DIED... She Let Me Unequivocally Know That She Is ALIVE!"... more »
If you live in New York you can't join global entry programs
With antiAmerican pro illegal aliens Democrats running New York and refusing to support the law it's no longer possible for the government to trust New York drivers licenses as reliable IDs. The Democrats new "sanctuary" law, which only protects illegal aliens who commit more crimes once in the US, denies ICE access to the criminal records of people with New York drivers licenses. Clearly that prevents ICE from determining whether or not an individual is in fact trustworthy. Millions of honest New York residents are now going to suffer because the Democrats who run the state are mo... more »
Sign the Petition! Stop all charter flight deportations to Jamaica and other Commonwealth countries
Given the Windrush scandal : the apology by the Government, promises of justice and compensation to people of the Windrush generation and others who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries threatened with deportation, there should be no mass deportations of anybody to those countries.
The Myth Of Incompetence: DNC Scandals Are A Feature, Not A Bug
The Iowa caucus scandal has continued to get more egregious by the hour, with new revelations routinely pouring in about extremely suspicious manipulations taking place which all just so happen to disadvantage the campaign of Bernie Sanders in the first Democratic electoral contest of 2020. By the time you read this article, there will likely have been more.
Startup Wonderland Florianópolis Might Go National and Serve as Reference for Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal deputies linked to the Chamber's Parliamentary Front of Digital Economy and Citizenship, are looking into the Florianópolis ecosystem for a model for the country. The enthusiasm of the locals is for the fact that the development of the technology and innovation environment of Florianópolis in particular and Santa Catarina […] The post Startup Wonderland Florianópolis Might Go National and Serve as Reference for Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Interpretation Of The Holocaust
We are currently commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp, where more than a million prisoners perished. We have made it the symbol of the extermination camps, Nazi crimes and the Shoah. Holocaust deniers have tried to rehabilitate Nazi Germany by denying that it intended to […]
Oscars 2020: Why It All Comes Down to the Visual Effects
*Chris Williams* *Entertainment, Americas* [image: Reuters] If we take a look at the films that are nominated for Best Visual Effects in this year’s Academy Awards, we see five very different types of film. As the presentation of the 2020 Academy Awards approaches, there has been a lot of buzz around the visual effects category. Two films – Sam Mendes’s 1917 and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman have, in particular, attracted a lot of attention for the tricks they use to immerse the viewer in the characters and storyline. The first film to win an award for visual effects, in the f... more »
EXPLAIN TO ME HOW SANDERS LOSES THE NOMINATION
In the immediate aftermath of the Iowa caucuses, some observers looked at partial results and declared Pete Buttigieg the winner. Now, however, with more votes counted, Bernie Sanders leads on first-ballot votes, leads on final-alignment votes, and ties Butiigieg on likely convention delegates. Elizabeth Warren exceeded expectations but finished third, well behind the leaders. Joe Biden continues to trail Warren. In New Hampshire, Sanders has a solid lead -- 8.5 points, according to the Real Clear Politics average -- but Buttigieg appears to be surging. In the past two days, Buttigi... more »
Warren, Sanders, and Klobuchar have to be impeached now according to Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff lectured us peasants that if a President does something that benefits the United States but which also benefits the President then that action is an impeachable offense. Adam Schiff has made it clear that removing Trump from office would be good for the United States. But Senators Warren, Sanders, and Klobuchar are running for President which means that anything that hurts Trump benefits them. Hence using the new Democrat rules even though those Senators voting to convict the President were doing something that would benefit the US, according to Adam Schiff, they're sti... more »
Did China’s Tencent Accidentally Leak The True Terrifying Coronavirus Statistics
Did China’s Tencent Accidentally Leak The True Terrifying Coronavirus Statistics by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Ten days ago, shortly after China first started reporting the cases and deaths associated with the coronavirus epidemic, a UK researcher predicted that over 250,000 Chinese would be infected with the virus by February 4. And while according to official Chinese data, the …
More on Shadowy Pete.....
Voters are still reeling from the disastrous 2020 Iowa Caucus, which has been blamed on a malfunctioning vote-counting app. How did Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana come from fourth place to become frontrunner of the 2020 Iowa Caucus? RT America's Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez to examine the rise of Pete Buttigieg and his ominous connections to the Defense Dept. and US intelligence community. They also discuss evidence of voter suppression in the Iowa Caucus.
"How It Really Is"
Iowa caucus? That's them, all year long. Nothing new to see here, move along... ○ "We Americans have a saying: "It's more important what you stand for than who you stand with." I do not rely upon peer opinion to decide what is right and what is wrong. I make those decisions for myself, and even if I discover that every other human alive chose differently, that doesn't mean I was wrong. There comes a time in every person's life when they have to choose sides. I have chosen my side. I am comfortable with my decision. I do not think everyone on my side is a saint, but I know that those... more »
The Media's Coverage of the Syria April 2018 Chemical Weapons Attack Is a Disgrace
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Middle East* Independent analysts raised pertinent questions about several conclusions that the OPCW reached regarding the earlier incidents, and it was bad enough that mainstream journalists ignored or peremptorily dismissed those objections and critiques. But mounting evidence of outright OPCW misconduct during its investigation of the latest episode, the alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma (a rebel-held Damascus suburb) in April 2018, should have triggered a massive inquiry by journalists. Instead, there is the sound of crickets. For mos... more »
Is American Publishing Too White?
*Christine Larson* *Politics, Americas* [image: Second-hand books are pictured at 'Acapulco' bookstore in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 17, 2018. Picture taken September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez] An industry expert takes a look? In an early chapter of “American Dirt,” the much-hyped novel now at the center of a racial controversy, the protagonist, Lydia, fills her Acapulco, Mexico, bookstore with her favorite literary classics. Because these don’t sell very well, she also stocks all “the splashy bestsellers that made her shop profitable.” Ironically, it’s this lop... more »
Is It Possible for Artificial Intelligence to Rival Human Creativity?
*Tim Schweisfurth, René Chester Goduscheit* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Wonders of the world. The European Patent Office recently turned down an application for a patent that described a food container. This was not because the invention was not novel or useful, but because it was created by artificial intelligence (AI). By law, inventors need to be actual people. This isn’t the first invention by AI – machines have produced innovations ranging from scientific papers and books to new materials and music. That said, being creative is clearly one of the most remarkable hu... more »
When Subs Meet Aircraft Carriers: The Navy Is Experimenting With New Drone Platforms
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * The future of naval warfare won't resemble the past. *Key point: *Submarines now deploy small drones from mast-mounted launchers and buoys. But sending out bigger payloads at longer ranges demands bigger aircraft. If submarines possessed the high vision and quick speed of aircraft, they could dramatically extend their reach. If aircraft took off and landed from underwater platforms, their staging and strikes would be stealthier and more secure. But combining the two epoch-making weapons has proved difficult. Only one country really pulled it off—... more »
Zoom By! Why More Big Cities Should Love E-Scooters
*Stefan Gössling* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] E-scooters are now legal in a growing number of countries, though there are very different rules as to where they can be used. Large ungainly versions of the childhood microscooter have started to populate cities around the world. These electric scooters can be seen dotting streets, parks, pavements all over. Many people own them individually, and hire schemes in some cities mean that they are increasingly available for more general use too. E-scooters are now legal in a growing number of countries, though there are very... more »
Why the World Should Really Fear North Korea's Tunnels
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Tunnels, yes, you read that right. *Key point: *The U.S. military is also preoccupied by tunnel-fighting scenarios on the Korean Peninsula On November 15, 1974 a squad of South Korean soldiers stationed near Korangpo-ri, on the Korean demilitarized zone, noticed steam rising from the earth’s surface near to where they were camped out. Lt. Col. Michael Wikan, who served as a G-3 operations officer in Korea, recounted what happened next in the book *Espionage and the United States During the 20th Century*, by Thomas Murray: *one of the ROK soldier... more »
Russia Just Handed China Some Fearsome New Missiles (Think S-400s)
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* During wartime, Chinese S-400s, in theory, could shoot down Taiwanese fighters while they’re taking off. That danger has compelled Taiwan to develop missiles that can strike the S-400 batteries. China reportedly has received its second set of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, marking a potentially major improvement of the country’s air-defenses. During wartime, Chinese S-400s, in theory, could shoot down Taiwanese fighters while they’re taking off. That danger has compelled Taiwan to develop missiles that can strike the S-400 batterie... more »
Forget Nukes: America's B-29 Bombers Nearly Brought Imperial Japan To Its Knees
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* Nukes were not needed. *Key point: *The torching of Tokyo and Emperor Hirohito’s subsequent viewing of the ravaged sections of the city are said to have marked the beginning of the emperor’s personal involvement in the peace process. Major Sam P. Bakshas woke up that morning with the secrets in his head. Bakshas was one of the men flying B-29 Superfortress bombers from three Pacific islands—Guam, Saipan, and Tinian. A writer dubbed these men “the thousand kids.” There were actually several thousand, and they were giving heart and soul t... more »
America's Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Are Amazing, But Their Replacement Is Even Better
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * What makes them so good? *Key point: *The Nimitz-class flattops were built to serve for a half-century, which means the Nimitz is scheduled for retirement in the 2020s. Giant aircraft carriers have become synonymous with U.S. military power, but many do not realize just how exceptional these vessels are. These floating air bases are loaded with dozens of advanced war planes and can launch up to 150 sorties per day. No other nation has deployed a nuclear-powered supercarriers of comparable size and striking power—and the United States Navy operate... more »
The Air Force Desperately Needs Far More Long-Range Stealth Bombers
*David Axe* *Security, * The B-21 will fit an important role. *Key point: *It's worth noting that the Air Force hasn't asked for extra money even for its own expansion plan. The branch's 2020 budget proposal requests enough cash to maintain, but not add to, existing squadrons. The U.S. Air Force should cut some types of fighters and more than double its fleet of long-range stealth bombers in order to better do battle with Russian and Chinese forces, one influential think tank advised. Those are just two recommendations in a study that Congress in 2018 commissioned from the Washi... more »
Trillions at Stake: The Next Battle In Asia Is Over North Korea's Rare Earth Resources
*Patricia Schouker* *Security, Asia* Trillions in minerals. *Key point: *It is no exaggeration to consider that the “Art of Negotiation” also applies to rare earth elements. When looking at contemporary geopolitics, often energy and related resource questions are key in the struggle for influence amongst world powers, as energy can drive or amplify underlying tensions. Today, the attractiveness of traditional oil exploration loses ground with the emergence of new energies and technologies, often produced by “Rare Earths” and the elements they contain. The DPRK could have a hig... more »
Buzzfeed gets Zerohedge suspended from Twitter over coronavirus post (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 457. More The post Buzzfeed gets Zerohedge suspended from Twitter over coronavirus post (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
My generation has failed you, but we can still fix it
*The Bowdoin College Orient* Opinion By Lisa Savage (Solon, Maine) Dear young people: my generation owes your generation an apology. We have failed to make urgently needed changes to an economic system that ravages the planet we all depend upon for life. Many of us have been actively involved with, or at least silently complicit in damaging the ecosystem. It can sometimes seem inexplicable that older folks seem indifferent or resigned to ecological destruction. With wildfires burning out of control around the planet, we continue to invest in and subsidize fossil fuel extraction... more »
On Reason And Instinct
The first knowledge that a man acquires is through instinct—reason enters at a later stage, its primary role is to analyze and confirm the knowledge which instinct has acquired. The idea of supremacy of reason which the modern philosophers preach is illusory. Reason is not superior to instinct; both play an equally important role for acquiring knowledge. The modern era is not only an age of reason but also an age of instinct. The proficiency in the use of reason is the mark of a technical man; the proficiency in the use of instinct is the mark of a wise man. Progress happens when tec... more »
"Economic Market Update AM 2/6/20"
*2/6/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:04: "Ohio Pension System Slashes Health-Care Benefits To Stave Off Insolvency" Which state will be next? FEB 6, 2020 - 7:00 AM: "China To Slash Tariffs On Some U.S. Imports By 50%" ◆ Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/6/20 “$$$ And Again The FED Pumps Another $50 Billion Into The Market” - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-a... more »
Persistent Engagement and Cost Imposition: Distinguishing Between Cause and Effect
Cyber Operations Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Michael L. Lewis) The term “cost imposition” is deeply ingrained in U.S. nuclear and conventional strategic theory and in policy discussions of strategy. As we discuss it here, the notion refers to efforts to achieve security that influence the actions adversaries might take by threatening to or actually imposing costs on them. This term is central to the conceptualization and application of coercive strategies intending to produce security by influencing the strategic decision calculus of an opponent during times of ... more »
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