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Many Milestones but Painfully Slow Progress Towards Gender Equality
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ROME, Mar 05 (IPS) - This article is part of special IPS coverage of International Women's Day on March 8 2020 Farhana Haque Rahman is Senior Vice President of IPS Inter Press Service; a journalist and communications expert, she is a former senior official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.The narrative surrounding women's rights in 2020 carries much hope and possibility. A new decade is ushering in important anniversaries and milestones: 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, 110 years since ... more »
Why it’s hard for Warren to endorse either Biden or Sanders
Few politicians stand for a distinctive ideology. It wouldn’t make sense to talk about McConnellism, or Schumerism. And the shrinkage of the Democratic presidential field, for the most part, doesn’t mean a loss of ideological options. It’s no surprise that Buttigieg, Klobluchar, and Bloomberg all endorsed Biden after they dropped out. They stand for the same Democratic centrism. Their contest was about who would be the best messenger for it. Elizabeth Warren is different – different enough that it makes sense to talk about Warrenism, as Will Wilkinson does in a new essaythat ... more »
BREAKING: Russia &Turkey Agree on Common Document, Ceasefire at Midnight And A Security Corridor
*UPDATE 4:42 pm EST:* * What I can discern so far as included in the agreement/guideline for this latest ceasefire etc* *taken from- Sputnik* - *A ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province will start at 00:01 on 6 March.* - * Russia and Turkey will start joint patrols on the M4 highway in Syria. The patrolling will take place from the settlement of Tronba, located 2km west of the strategic town of Saraqib, to the settlement of Ain al Havr.* - * A 12-km security corridor for Syria’s Idlib province will be established to the north and to the south of the highway. “Th... more »
DHS Watchdog: Sanctuary Cities Are Putting Officers in Danger
[image: dhs-watchdog-sanctuary-cities-are-putting-officers-in-danger] A new report by the Office of Inspector General found that sanctuary laws put the lives of law-enforcement officers and civilians at risk.
China’s Economy Taking Massive Hit From Coronavirus Measures
[image: china-s-economy-taking-massive-hit-from-coronavirus-measures] There is concern that China’s economic slowdown could last for months. And there is talk that the COVID 19/Coronavirus is threatening the communist power structure in the country as well.
Schumer Threatens Gorsuch, Kavanaugh on Abortion Case: “You Will Pay the Price”
[image: schumer-threatens-gorsuch-kavanaugh-on-abortion-case-you-will-pay-the-price] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh that they would face severe consequences should they fail to rule the “correct” way on abortion.
Quincy Conference: A 'Seat at the Table'...or a Kick in the Teeth?
[image: undefined] *This article originally appeared as a special update to RPI subscribers. Subscribe for free here.* I hesitate to write this, as I am a fan of the Libertarian Institute. But one of their recent articles has me scratching my head. And though I have never named them before in a critical piece, I notice that one of my articles is linked in their article so I believe I should set the record straight because the topic is so critically important to our movement. The article in question, "The Quincy Institute: Off to a Decent Start," heaps praise on the Koch/Soros coll... more »
Elizabeth Warren...
*VP choice for Biden?* Or are the commie/libtards going to try and pull someone out of a hat? Either way - Donald Trump will be president for another 4 years. *MAGA/KAG*
Cruise Ship is Held Off California Coast for Virus Testing
“The ship will not come on shore until we appropriately assess the passengers,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Watchdog: Data on Children Separated at Border May Be Flawed
The Trump administration’s effort to track children separated from their families at the border is plagued by communication problems that raise questions about the accuracy of the data, a watchdog has reported.
We Who Were Nothing and Have Become Everything Shall Construct a New and Better World: The Tenth Newsletter (2020)
5 March 2020 — Tricontinental Jane Norling, Sistersongs, Berkeley, California, 1975. We Who Were Nothing and Have Become Everything Shall Construct a New and Better World: The Tenth Newsletter (2020). Dear Friends, For Ernesto Cardenal (1925-2020), who has gone to hand out clandestine pamphlets in the sky. Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social … Continue reading We Who Were Nothing and Have Become Everything Shall Construct a New and Better World: The Tenth Newsletter (2020)
Musical Interlude: "Watch Two Strangers Make Beautiful Music Together In A Paris Train Station"
*"Watch Two Strangers Make Beautiful Music Together In A Paris Train Station"* Proof that music really is a universal language. by Chloe Fox "Music just makes everything better- even traveling through a busy and crowded train station. Which is precisely why French train company SNCF decided to put pianos smack dab in the middle of select train stations. The pianos- which are known as “À vous de jouer” pianos, or "It’s your turn to play"- are free for anyone to use, and lucky travelers were treated to a real show when two complete strangers improvised a beautiful piece together. O... more »
“Carpe Diem”
*“Carpe Diem”* by poets.org "We are food for worms, lads," announces John Keating, the unorthodox English teacher played by Robin Williams in the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society." "Believe it or not," he tells his students, "each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die." The rallying cry of their classroom is "carpe diem," popularized as "seize the day," although more literally translated as "pluck the day," referring to the gathering of moments like flowers, suggesting the ephemeral quality of life, as in Robert Herrick's "To the Virgi... more »
“Changing Batteries”
MMU, Malaysia, “Changing Batteries” Sometimes you find something wonderfully touching in its simplicity...as this is.
"The Decline of Critical Thinking"
*"The Decline of Critical Thinking"* by Lawrence Davidson "In 2008 Rick Shenkman, the Editor-in-Chief of the History News Network, published a book entitled "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter" (Basic Books). In it he demonstrated, among other things, that most Americans were: (1) ignorant about major international events, (2) knew little about how their own government runs and who runs it, (3) were nonetheless willing to accept government positions and policies even though a moderate amount of critical thought suggested they were bad for the country... more »
"...fire and water, elements that fought, met, separated, could never be reconciled..."
*In the light of the tragic events at the border of Greece and Turkey, I invite you to read my short story from March 2016 on the attempt by the US state department and other actors to organize a hybdrid army to breach Europe's borders.* *The story is based on the real world visit of Victoria Nuland to a camp of migrants, refugees pressed into service as an aysmmetric army to break down borders in 2016.* *And the NWO smears me as right wing? I challenge anyone to have more sympathy than I do for the plight of the people from Iran, Africa forced now to go to the land border of Turke... more »
Coronavirus – 3431 new cases, 97 new deaths
5 March 2020 – Total reported coronavirus cases: 96,955. This number has jumped substantially, but I’m guessing that’s because more people are being tested and the testing is being conducted more accurately testing methods. 6,422 reported in serious or critical condition (This number has declined for the past six days in a row). Total reported deaths: ... Read more Coronavirus – 3431 new cases, 97 new deaths The post Coronavirus – 3431 new cases, 97 new deaths appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Yet Another Icebreaker Stuck in Unexpectedly Thick Arctic Ice
5 Mar 2020 – The Russian icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn has been stuck for days in unexpectedly thick Arctic sea ice. She was on her way to support the MOSAiC expedition –a crew of “climate change experts” aboard a German icebreaker, the RV Polarstern, who intentionally marooned themselves near the North Pole at a cost of $158 million ... Read more Yet Another Icebreaker Stuck in Unexpectedly Thick Arctic Ice The post Yet Another Icebreaker Stuck in Unexpectedly Thick Arctic Ice appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The Democratic Party Grassroots Dream Ticket: Bernie + Elizabeth
Elizabeth Warren ended her campaign this morning and will hold a press conference later today. Listening to the corporate media since Tuesday, you would think that Bernie was no longer in the running and that the nomination was all sewn up by the Republican wing of the Democratic Party's candidate, Status Quo Joe. That's what the establishment *wants* you to think. But it just isn't true. Biden did well Tuesday night-- primarily because a well-coordinated effort to persuade poorly educated voters on our side that Biden was the candidate who could beat Trump succeeded. But he did... more »
Cops Brag About Pulling Over Innocent Man, Stealing $40k from Him—Twitter Destroys Them
[image: civil asset forfeiture]A innocent man who was not accused of or suspected of committing any crime was robbed by state troopers of $40,000 in cash thanks to civil asset forfeiture.
‘I Never Thought It Would Happen to Me’: Cop Stops Peaceful Man, Calls 10 More Cops to Pummel Him
[image: cops]A man who was reportedly walking home from work was stopped by a plainclothes cop who held him there until a gang of cops showed up to pulverize him.
Linguist whispers national security info to “Prince Charming” with ties to Hezbollah
A Pentagon linguist is accused of giving up the names of US spies to her crush with ties to Iran’s Hezbollah militant group Business Insider Sonam Sheth March 4, 2020 The Justice Department charged 61-year-old Mariam Taha Thompson, a Pentagon linguist, with espionage on Wednesday. Thompson is accused of transmitting highly classified national-defense information, including information about confidential sources, to a foreign national who is suspected of having ties to the militant organization Hezbollah. An affidavit attached to the criminal complaint against Thompson said she began... more »
‘Stands With Tin Cup’ Takes a Knee…
As expected most media outlets are now reporting Elizabeth Warren is ending her ill-fated bid for the presidency and is gonna git her a beer. NEW YORK TIMES – Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts plans to drop out of the … Continue reading →
A close-up look at a blended wing body
Here's some interesting footage of a Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber refueling in flight from an Ilyushin Il-78 tanker. Note the so-called "blended wing body" of the Tu-160, where the wings blend seamlessly into the fuselage in an unbroken lifting surface. Although the design bureau would almost certainly deny it, the physical resemblance between the Tu-160 and the US Rockwell B-1 bomber is striking, almost certainly because the Soviet Union copied the early B-1 blended wing body design. Here's a B-1 bomber refueling in mid-air, to give you a similar perspective; not... more »
Less than one-fifth of reported rapes and sexual assaults lead to arrests
April Pattavina, Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Harvey Weinstein's conviction isn't the norm for perpetrators of sexual violence.
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S END: In search of the "blame Martha Washington" crowd!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020Also, in search of the lust for those thighs:* Is it a good idea to introduce sexualized insult into the national discourse? Basically no, it just isn't. Sexualized insults introduce a very fast track to the bottom. That's especially true of sexualized insults aimed at whole demographic groups. That doesn't mean you can't state a case, if you actually have one. With that in mind, Alexis Coe makes this claim in her fraudulent but widely-praised best-seller, You Never Forget Your First: COE (page xxxiii):* The father of his country was no father. At least, n... more »
Warren Ends 2020 Presidential Bid After Super Tuesday Rout
Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on March 5.
Did Regular B-29 Bombers Actually Cause More Harm to Imperial Japan Than the Atomic Bombs?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP4DRHYBAHAB&share=true] Really? *Key point: *Regular bombings of cities, especially incendiary attacks that created firestorms, were very devastating. However, it will still be debated what exactly got Tokyo to surrender. 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 ... more »
So Close: How German Generals Almost Killed Hitler and Saved Countless Lives
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2007%3Anewsml_GM1DWIYGCNAA&share=true] The true story of Operation Valkyrie. *Key point: *It is a shame the plot failed. Had it succeeded, it may have ended the war early and have limited the suffering. For Nazi Party Führer (Leader) and German Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, July 20th, 1944 dawned as a routine working day at his principal wartime military headquarters, the Wolfsschanze (Fort Wolf) in the East Prussian forest of Rastenburg, some three hundred air miles fr... more »
Senseless: Why the Iran-Iraq War Was Special Kind of Hell on Earth
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC252F99DNWS&share=true] A tragedy. *Key Point*: The war killed a million people and ended with no victor. It was horrific and a complete waste. The world awoke to ominous news on September 22, 1980. Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein had launched a massive armored and air attack across the Iraq-Iran border. Believing that his Islamic fundamentalist neighbor to the east had been weakened by the ongoing revolutionary turmoil that in February 1979 had toppled ... more »
Yes Imperial Japan Did Attack American Ships Near California During World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By The Air and Sea Co. - The Air and Sea, vol.2, no.6, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2159937] Too close to home. *Key point: *Japan would have needed to defeat America's navy in order to actually invade the West Coast. And even then, it might not have had the resources. It seemed like just another ordinary day at sea. Early on December 7, 1941, a U.S. Army-chartered cargo vessel, the 250-foot SS Cynthia Olson, under the command of a civilian skipper, Berthel Carlsen, was plying the Pacific waters... more »
A Missed Opportunity on Reindexing Social Security
The low point between the two men [President Obama and Senator Berne Sanders] was a 2013 meeting with other Democratic senators. Obama had just put a chained Consumer Price Index in his budget, a proposal that would cut Social Security benefits by tying them to the rate of inflation. Many Senate Democrats were angry […] The post A Missed Opportunity on Reindexing Social Security appeared first on Econlib.
Violence Largely Unchanged In Iraq In February 2020
Violence across Iraq was largely unchanged from January to February 2020. There were 85 total security incidents during the month, 3 of which were likely done by pro-Iran groups as they targeted military bases that housed American forces. That left 82 probably carried out by the Islamic State. That compared to 93 total incidents in January, with 14 done by pro-Iran groups and 79 by IS. Attacks have been going up and down for the last several months. In September 2019 there were 119, then falling to a low point of 51 in November, likely the fewest incidents in the country since 200... more »
MERCK'S EBOLA VACCINE GIVES PEOPLE EBOLA ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED 2015 IN THE LANCET, BUT YOU COULD BE GIVEN IT AND OTHERS EQUALLY DANGOUERS BY FORCE UNDER WHO EMERGENCY RULES
*The threat of people being forced to take a risky Ebola and or HIV, coronavoris vaccine could occur around the world in the near future.* *People can be also be put under compulsion by indirect means, for example, by being refused permission to enter or leave a zone, go to work, to the shops, without proof they have taken the risky vaccine.* *A study published in The Lancet July 2015 states unambiguously that the most common adverse event reaction or side effect of Merck's Ebola vaccine identified during a trial in Guinea in 2014 was getting Ebola.* *http://www.thelancet.com/pb/... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 5
1917 British forces started march on Baghdad from Kut 1981 Iraq offered peace deal to Iran including withdrawal Khomeini said no seeing offer as weakness by Saddam 1981 Khomeini’s rejection of Iraq’s peace offer led Saddam to push ahead with new attacks in Iran 1981 Report that Iraq wanted to buy military equipment from US but turned down 1983 Soviet For Min Gromyko met with Iraqi and Iranian delegations to try to mediate end to Iran-Iraq War 1984 US condemned Iraq’s use of WMD for 1st time in Iran-Iraq War Iraq denied it used any (Musings On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s... more »
Militants launch new attack on Saraqib, Turkish soldier killed in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants have launched a fresh attack on the strategic city of Saraqib this afternoon, following two failed counter-offensives to capture the area on Wednesday. According to a field report from this front, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF), alongside Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkestan Islamic Party […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
IDF troops banned from leaving Israel over coronavirus fears
No IDF soldiers will be able to leave Israel from noon on Friday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, IDF spokesman Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman said on Thursday. The decision was made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi in accordance with the Health Ministry’s guidelines and following an assessment with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey claims 184 Syrian soldiers ‘neutralized’ in 24 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Defense Ministry said on Thursday that “Operation Spring Shield” against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in Idlib continued throughout the night with success from their land and air forces. “In the last 24 hours of Operation Spring Shield, 184 elements of the Syrian regime were neutralized and 4 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey is using Idlib to create permanent presence in Syria: expert
Turkish authorities seek to use the crisis in Syria’s Idlib province to create permanent Turkish military presence in the Arab Republic, says Andrey Baklanov, deputy chairman of Russian Diplomat Association Council. “Event in Idlib revealed Ankara’s real intentions. These intentions are to use the unique ‘historical chance’ – the crisis and the war in Syria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
No one knew the location of the Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib: Putin to Erdogan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the recent killing of Turkish soldiers in Idlib by saying that nobody, including the Syrian Army, knew about the Turkish troops’ whereabouts. “I would like to once again extend my sincere condolences in regards to the death of [Turkish] servicemen in Syria. The death of people is always […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraq’s Hezbollah accuses high-ranking officials of working with US to assassinate Qassem Soleimani
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq hinted at the involvement of high-ranking officials in the assassination of the commander of the Quds Force, Major-General Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 3rd. In a statement, Kata’ib Hezbollah accused “one of the ministers in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey deploys special forces to Greek border to prevent pushing migrants back: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has announced that Ankara will deploy 1,000 special operations police officers at the border with the EU to prevent migrants from coming back. He added that the EU border security agency, Frontex, had pushed around 4,900 migrants back to Turkey injuring 164 in the process. “Turkey will deploy 1,000 special […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army completes successful anti-ISIS operation in southwest Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an operation this week to clear the remaining Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) cells in the southwestern countryside of the Al-Raqqa Goernorate. According to a military source near this front, the Syrian Arab Army managed to eliminate several Islamic State cells in southwestern Al-Raqqa, reestablishing security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia steps up deliveries to Syria after Turkish strikes: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Russian Navy has increased their deliveries to the Syrian Arab Republic this week, following a tumultuous week in which the Turkish Armed Forces carried out several strikes against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). On Wednesday, the Russian Navy was seen transiting the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Mediterranean, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rogue narratives
The way the left has managed to sledge-hammer dumb ideas into the narrative. (e.g., Boris the racist and the liar.) Sorry to break the news to you. Jeremy Corbyn is an antisemite (and that’s true!) https://t.co/Pdvuqt92kh — SussexFriendsofIsrael (@SussexFriends) March 5, 2020 See Dawn Butler? With an intellect almost equal to that of David Lammy, she thinks uttering “Letterboxes” is conclusive proof of the Prime Minister’s racism. She hasn’t even got the ingenuity to add ‘picaninnies' and ‘watermelon smiles’. While we’re on the subject of sledge-hammering home rogue narratives, do... more »
Stop Calling It A “Stutter” : Here Are Dozens Of Examples Of Biden’s Dementia Symptoms
It’s very bizarre and dissonant how there are currently two separate and non-overlapping lines of criticism going on against the campaign of establishment-anointed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. There are the perfectly accurate criticisms regarding the right-wing, militaristic policy positions of the politician Joe Biden used […]
Pakistan Doctor Who Helped The U.S. In Tracking And Finding Osama Bin Laden Has Gone On A Hunger Strike Behind Barts After 'Losing Hope For Justice'
Shakil Afridi *FOX News*: *'Hero' doctor Shakil Afridi who helped find bin Laden launches hunger strike behind bars after 'losing hope for justice,' lawyer says* The Pakistani doctor who aided U.S. intelligence agencies in identifying the whereabouts of September 11 mastermind Usama bin Laden, has launched a hunger strike after languishing for almost nine years behind bars, his lawyer confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday. “His family, including his brother, visited [Dr. Shakil Afridi] a few days back and told me about his deteriorated health. He has been refusing to take a meal afte... more »
Missed opportunity, retrieved
I was hoping that Oliver Dowden’s suggestion that “The BBC must reflect nation’” was going to be one of the topics on Politics Live’s agenda. When I saw Melanie Phillips on the panel I thought she might be up for it. Apparently, it was on the list; but they ran out of time. They had a satisfactorily robust, if brief, airing of “Labour’s antisemitism problem” with special reference to Rebecca Long-Bailey’s awkward non-response to Andrew Neil’s persistent questioning on his show yesterday evening. “With retrospect I should have called that out directly”. She could have said that a... more »
Science Says: How Risky Is That Virus? Your Mind May Mislead
As the viral infections spread across the globe, everybody has to make a decision: How worried should I be about getting infected, and what should I do about it?
Bethlehem’s Storied Nativity Church Closes Amid Virus Fears
Palestinian officials indefinitely closed the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem over fears of the new coronavirus, weeks ahead of the busy Easter holiday season.
Podcast: Kevin Gosztola Discusses the Latest Developments in the Case Against Julian Assange
In this episode of MintCast, independent journalist and editor of ShadowProof Kevin Gosztola discusses the intricacies of the Assange hearings where the former editor of Wikileaks stands accused of 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act, an archaic law that has been used to target whistleblowers. The post Podcast: Kevin Gosztola Discusses the Latest Developments in the Case Against Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News.
A Nightmare Scenario: Coronavirus in ‘Quarantined’ Gaza
Gaza is woefully unprepared to deal with any public health crisis thanks to the Israeli-occupation. That makes an outbreak of Coronavirus a nightmare scenario writes Ramzy Baroud. The post A Nightmare Scenario: Coronavirus in ‘Quarantined’ Gaza appeared first on MintPress News.
Pentagon Linguist Charged With Espionage For Exposing U.S. Spies To Hezbollah
A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah gestures as he holds a Hezbollah flag in Marjayoun. Reuters *CNBC:* *Defense Department linguist in Iraq charged with espionage, shared secret names with romantic interest, prosecutors say* * A Defense Department linguist has been charged with espionage after allegedly sharing classified information about active human intelligence assets with a person connected to the terrorist group Hezbollah. * Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, was arrested last Thursday at a U.S. Special Operations Task Force facility in Erbil, Iraq, where she worked as a contract ling... more »
Democrats want an anti-lynching law but don't care that abortion is the leading cause of death for Blacks
Lynching is murder and a hate crime so there is no need for a specific new law saying that lynching is a crime. But even though that's the case Republicans in the House voted for it. Oddly lynching is so rare that Democrats had to name their bill the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching bill. Emmett Till was lynched in 1955. Clearly if lynching was a problem there would be at least one example they could cite from this millennia. But in some sense it's an innocuous thing; like saying that babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt should get medical care. How could anyone object? O... more »
Biden looks like a moderate because the other Democrats are socialists
With Biden rising from the dead on Super Tuesday it's good to remember that he's an insanely radical politician who wants to take your money and your rights. - Joe Biden says he'll put Beto O'Rourke in charge of gun control. O'Rourke has said he will seize your guns whether you like it or not - Joe Biden supported redefining marriage - Joe Biden supports abortion for any reason at any time during pregnancy and he hasn't rejected Democrats who support infanticide - Joe Biden admits his health care plan could destroy private insurance and result in the government ru... more »
Will Policy of Destabilizing Latin American Countries Help Trump to Be Re-Elected?
Immigration crisis on US border is meant to persuade voters Trump is their sole defender. More The post Will Policy of Destabilizing Latin American Countries Help Trump to Be Re-Elected? appeared first on The Duran.
Biden Bonces Back!
Has super ‘Thursday’ More The post Biden Bonces Back! appeared first on The Duran.
NATO Photo Reveals Secret Submarine Capability On An Italian Sub
The 9 small blocks visible on the submarine's casing relate to a special forces capability H I Sutton (Original photo NATO released) *Forbes:* *Secret Submarine Capability Shown In NATO Photo* NATO’s Dynamic Manta exercise kicked off in the Mediterranean in February. One of the photographs released, of an Italian submarine, shows something particularly interesting. It is not obvious to the untrained eye, but on its back are 9 grey blocks. These tell us something about the submarine’s covert mission capability. They are attachments for one of the Italian Navy’s most differentiating... more »
Democrat politicians are waging a war on women
Chuck Schumer threatened Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch because they may say that women's health matters. The case that has Schumer showing his Brown Shirt side is about whether or not Luisiana can require abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital so that if complications occur the mother, who is always a woman, can get the medical care she deserves. Schumer says that's bad. Similarly Democrat politicians are waging a war to ensure that biological men can compete in women's sports. Since men are more athletic than women the means that women will no longer get to win ... more »
Russian President Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan Are Set To Meet In Moscow
Tensions are threatening to bring Russia and Turkey into direct conflict in Syria. Mikhail Metzel / TASS *RFE:* *Putin, Erdogan To Meet In Moscow In Bid To Ease Syria Tensions * Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to meet in Moscow as they seek to ease tensions over a flare-up in violence in Syria that threatens to engulf their nations in a direct armed conflict. Erdogan said he was looking to persuade Putin to agree to a quick cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib Province when the two leaders meet in the Russian capital on March 5. Meanwhile, Reuter... more »
Woman Gets $325K After Horrifying Video Showed Cop Hit Her 61 Times With a Baton
[image: fort collins]A woman who was savagely beaten by a Fort Collins cop received roughly $5,300 for every baton blow doled out by the man who arrested her.
How to Tell If Coronavirus Is Spreading in Your Community
*Joanne Macdonald* *Public Health, Oceania* [image: Reuters] Here's how. The daily number of new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases is now nine times higher outside China than in the country where the disease was first detected. In Australia, reports this week of local transmission of the coronavirus, which causes the disease now called COVID-19, are a turning point in our disease management. Our disease surveillance systems are well placed to keep abreast of COVID-19 and provide some reassurance that transmission is unlikely to go undetected in the community. But there’s still mo... more »
Coronavirus, Ebola and More: Why Do So Many Epidemics Come from Africa and Asia?
*Suresh V Kuchipudi* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Get ready for the next batch of potentially deadly viruses. The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging infectious diseases. Although epidemics have arisen during all of human history, they now seem to be on the rise. In just the past 20 years, coronaviruses alone have caused three major outbreaks worldwide. Even more troubling, the duration between these three pandemics has gotten shorter. I am a virologist and associate director of the Animal Diagno... more »
Is Donald Trump Trapped In Afghanistan?
*Madhav Joshi* *Security, Middle East* The U.S. approach of negotiating withdrawal first and initiate a peace process later is unheard of and has never been tested in the contemporary peace process. After 18 months of negotiations, the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal on Feb. 29. It is expected that the deal will provide a plan for a comprehensive Afghan peace process. The deal addresses the security of foreign troops; the Taliban’s commitments to sever ties with terrorist organizations; prisoner exchange; a gradual withdrawal of U.S. and foreign troops; and the beginni... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Means To An End’ By Sepultura
For over three decades the pioneering Brazilian heavy metal band has never been afraid to address political issues. One of Sepultura’s more political albums, “Chaos A.D.” (1993), features “Refuse/Resist,” a hard hitting anti-police anthem, and “Territory,” which references the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Sepultura recently released their fifteenth studio The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Means To An End’ By Sepultura appeared first on Shadowproof.
See This Strange Looking Flying Thing? The Navy Thinks It's Revolutionary.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* The CMV-22B's in-flight refueling capability could allow even longer-range flights than were possible with the C-2. *Key point: *Only time will tell whether the pricy CMV-22B brings about the revolution in logistics the Navy is hoping for. For over fifty years, the Navy has operated C-2A Greyhound cargo haulers with twin turboprop engines to ferry personnel, supplies, mail and spare parts to its massive aircraft carriers at sea—a mission known as Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD). The Greyhound, which is derived from the Navy's E-2 Hawkeye ... more »
Professor on Nashville Tornadoes: If You Want to Help, Send Cash
*Julia Brooks* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Focus on cash donations, not clothing and other stuff. Powerful storms and tornadoes left a trail of devastation as they ripped through Nashville on March 3, killing 25 people, injuring dozens more and leaving hundreds homeless. As first responders and residents of the Tennessee city searched for the missing, assessed the damage and began to pick up the pieces, relief efforts started taking shape right away. In the aftermath of such tragedies, the urge to help is laudable. Some organizations and community groups don’t want to wai... more »
Bad (Global Warming) News: Spring Has Sprung Rather Early in the United States
*Theresa Crimmins* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] And that may not be a good sign. Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the warmest spring on record. Apple blossoms in March and an earlier start to picnic season may seem harmless and even welcome. But the early arrival of springtime warmth has many downsides for the natural world and for humans. Rising temperatures in the springtime signal plants an... more »
The Shallow Persian Gulf Is A Perfect Battleground For Iran's Submarines
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Tehran is investing long-term efforts into becoming a self-sufficient military power. *Key point: *Submarines are very effective weapons in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian Gulf, in which it would leverage its large fleet of fast attack boats toting antiship missiles to launch swarming hit-and-run attacks on adversaries in along Persian Gulf, with the ultimate goal of shutting down passage through the Straits of Hormuz. Supporting this naval guerilla-warfare strategy are tw... more »
Why America's First Target In Iran Would Be Tehran's F-14 Tomcats
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* Tensions are on the rise. *Key point: *Iranian companies have struggled to produce all the specialized parts that the Tomcat requires. Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. military has implicated Iranian agents in several summer 2019 attacks on civilian ships sailing near Iran. The U.S. Navy sent the aircraft carrier USS *Abraham Lincoln* and her strike group to the reg... more »
Progressives Want To Take Down The Electoral College
*Jarrett Stepman* *Politics, Americas* And they are working to change it. *Key point: *It perhaps would be a more productive use of time for those on the left to assess why they are losing voters, rather than frantically trying to change the rules of the game to simply cut them out of the equation. It seems that there isn’t a prominent progressive left in America who hasn’t come out in favor of abolishing the Electoral College. The latest is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who called for an end to our 200-plus-year-old presidential election system on Twitter earlier this month. Sa... more »
The BLU-12 Bomb Is The Air Force's New Aerial Sniper
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And the Air Force is increasing production. *Key point: *Accelerated production of the BLU-129 represents a significant element of an ongoing Air Force initiative to build increased attack flexibility within an individual warhead The Air Force is revving up production of the air-dropped, precision-guided BLU-129 bomb increasingly in demand by warzone commanders - so accurate, lethal and precise, it is called “the world’s largest sniper accuracy.” The often-requested weapon, described as an adaptable carbon fiber bomb, is specially engineered to control... more »
There Is Only One Way to Fight the Coronavirus
*Ahmad Firas Khalid* *Security, * [image: A medical worker writes down a patient's dietary information on a colleague's protective suit inside Leishenshan hospital, a makeshift hospital to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 16, 2020. Picture taken] Simple: follow the evidence and science. Health crises like the current COVID-19 outbreak have the potential to affect large numbers of people and disrupt health systems. The urgency and scale of a health crisis often mean that life-saving decisions about treatment and containment must... more »
Look Out, Russia! More U.S. Navy Destroyers Coming Your Way
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* If the Navy wants to contain Russia, it might want to keep as many destroyers in Europe as it can afford to do. The U.S. military headquarters in Europe has been arguing for the U.S. Navy to give it more warships. And it looks like it’s winning the argument. U.S. European Command soon could add two powerful destroyers to the four it currently has. The extra ships could help to deter Russia. The debate concerns U.S. European Command’s naval forces in Rota, Spain. The administration of then-U.S. president Barack Obama in 2010 agreed to send four *Ar... more »
Donald Trump Wins: Judge Won't Release Any More Carter Page FISA
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: One-time advisor of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump Carter Page addresses the audience during a presentation in Moscow, Russia, December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin] A USA Today reporter argued that Trump administration had released less than Trump himself ordered. A federal judge sided with the Trump Justice Department on Tuesday by ruling against the release of classified portions of the FBI’s applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. At issue in the ... more »
Hong Kong dog tests 'weak positive' for coronavirus but experts question testing methods
Hong Kong quarantines the dog of a coronavirus patient in what could be the first case of human-to-animal transmission, although experts say there is no evidence pets can be potential spreaders of COVID-19.
As airlines face an economic hit from COVID-19, passengers told it's safe to keep flying
Passengers face an extremely low risk of being infected by COVID-19 on board an aeroplane, according to the latest medical advice from the airline industry.
'We're all a bit shaken': 22 hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France
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A passenger is airlifted to hospital as "an extremely urgent case" after a high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derails after a landslide.
‘Biological Clocks’, Import Competition, and the Gender Gap in Earnings: The China Effect
Why did American women stop putting off having children? Dimished opportunities due to China import competition played a significant role.
Super Tuesday Exposes An Illusion of Democracy in America
*Stephen Lendman* | Biden’s Super Tuesday performance had nothing to do with 'a triumph of pragmatism' as it did a triumph of the Establishment.
Large Collection of Data on Coronavirus Suggests the Illness Is Harmless, and that Deaths Are Caused by 5G
The evidence in this report strongly supports the conclusion that Coronavirus is no more dangerous than a common cold - perhaps even less so. There may be thousand of deaths from something, but not the virus. The data points to 5G electromagnetic exposure.
State Dept approves sale of Boeing Pegasus tankers to Israel
US State Department approves $2.4B sale of KC-46 aircraft to Israel . . Defense News – March 4, 2020 – “US State Department approves $2.4B sale of KC-46 aircraft to Israel” MiddleEast Forum – March 4, 2020 – “Trump Just Enabled Israel to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites” This is not a new request. It has been on the burner for more than a few years. Obama chose to ignore it during his administration. The Atlantic – April 16, 2013 – “To Prevent War With Iran, Give Israel Fuel Tankers” –00– This makes sense for our biggest regional ally to be … Continue reading →
Schumer panders to his leftist base by threatening SCOTUS
Justice Roberts condemns Schumer’s comments targeting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh . . Schumer needs to shut the “F” up and let the court do its job. He comes off like a wienie who is trying to impress his buddies. When push comes to shove though Schumer will do what he has always done – whine and cry and pull his vaudeville card. Even jackasses manage to sound more mature than he is. There is every possibility that this lawsuit could be thrown out because there are no individuals involved. –Uriel–
SCOTUS upholds KS prosecution of noncitizens using stolen SS IDs to gain employment.
So isn’t this a no-brainer? Why would any court have a problem with a criminal lawsuit against the use of stolen Social Security numbers? Does the mere use of an anonymous victim’s SSN break identity theft laws? Well how interesting….there is a problem hinging apparently on the “intent” of the person using the stolen information. –##– The Supreme Court just clearly defined identity theft for illegal aliens in the State of Kansas. They wrote an opinion on Kansas v. Garcia. The five-justice majority of the Supreme Court upheld Kansas’ prosecution of noncitizens who used stolen social ... more »
Treasury Department Implements New Foreign Investment Rules
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019. On Feb. 13, new U.S. Treasury Department regulations on foreign investment and particular foreign acquisitions of U.S. real estate took effect. These rules amend Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Parts 800 and 802, which largely define how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews foreign investment transactions. This enactment follows a notice and comment period that started in September 2019 when the Treasury Department issued two proposals... more »
The EU’s White Paper on AI: A Thoughtful and Balanced Way Forward
The European Commission Building in Brussels (By: Guilhem Vellut, https://flic.kr/p/dsCqny; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) On Feb. 19, the European Commission released a White Paper on Artificial Intelligence outlining its wide-ranging plan to develop artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe. The commission also released a companion European data strategy, aiming to make more data sets available for business and government to promote AI development, along with a report on the safety of AI systems proposing some reforms of the commission’s product liability... more »
Wall Street Wins the Democratic Primaries
[image: On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Vice President Joe Biden holds a campaign rally at Hiatt Middle School. Feb 2, 2020 Photo: Phil Roeder, Flickr] The “Super Tuesday” primary elections were won by Wall Street—and Wall Street was proud to take credit. Reuters published a report on Monday regarding their interviews with 14 “bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity bigwigs and prominent investors” on Wall Street, who all reported that they were dedicated to “making sure Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders does not get the nomination,” and were “primarily supporting former Vice Pr... more »
Bloomberg Flops, Biden Bounces—Don't Trust the Neo-liberals When It Comes to Your Future!
Bloomberg Flops, Biden Bounces—Don't Trust the Neoliberals When It Comes to Your Future! Video of Bloomberg Flops, Biden Bounces—Don't Trust the Neoliberals When It Comes to Your Future! Review of crisis points, Coronavirus and Turkey's flirting with war with Russia, and trying to bait NATO into supporting them. More on 2020 elections and candidates. Trump isn't just up against a bunch of senile Democrats, these senile Democrats are backed by the coup plotters, green fascist billionaires, and intel community. We still have a battle to win. Every weekday morning Harley will b... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Coronavirus: Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread Dirty banknotes may be spreading the coronavirus, WHO suggests These plastic-chomping caterpillars can help fight pollution UK Cases Jump by 34 in One Day Sun Dayong designs wearable shield to protect against coronavirus outbreaks'We are in a crisis here.' The Yale professor who said U.S. coronavirus cases were set to 'explode' in coming days warns that America is way behind on testing China is recording so few new coronavirus infections that South Korea looks like the new center of the epidemic New... more »
Dogs, Cats Can’t Pass on Coronavirus, but Can Test Positive
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners.
Court Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy on Part of US Border
In the latest twist on a key Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court said it will prevent the government from making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings starting next week unless the Supreme Court steps in sooner.
Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian Two-Term UN Chief, Dies at 100
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help re-establish democracy in his Peruvian homeland, has died.
Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market] At Al Azbakeya book market fair فى معرض الكتاب فى سوق سور الازبكية للكتب
Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market] Old books at Al Azbakeya book market fair فى معرض الكتاب فى سوق سور الازبكية للكتب
Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market] Customers at Al Azbakeya book market fair فى معرض الكتاب فى سوق سور الازبكية للكتب
Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market] At Al Azbakeya book market fair فى معرض الكتاب فى سوق سور الازبكية للكتب
Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Al-Azbakeya Market] At Al Azbakeya book market fair فى معرض الكتاب فى سوق سور الازبكية للكتب
What's next for Biden & Bernie?
The Democrat National Committee (DNC) has pulled all the levers to ensure that the insurgent Bernies Sanders campaign comes to a screeching halt. The ruling corporate oligarcy has heard enough about Medicare for all, free college, $15 an hour minimum wage and calls to tax the rich and cut the military budget - even if just a mild cut. The ruling elite got 'Mayor Pete' to bow out. He didn't look too happy in his farewell speech back home. It appeared to be a last minute decision to 'suspend' his campaign. I saw the video of him on his campaign airplane informing the media onbo... more »
Growing Opposition In Turkey To President Erdogan's Decision To Intervene In The Syrian War
Al Jazeera: *Brawl in Turkey's parliament after MP criticises Erdogan* Dozens of parliamentarians joined the fistfight, some climbing over desks to throw punches. A fistfight erupted in the Turkish parliament on Wednesday during a speech by an opposition legislator who earlier accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of disrespecting Turkish soldiers who died in Syria. Dozens of parliamentarians joined the brawl, some climbing on top of desks to throw punches, while others tried to stop the fighting, according to video footage of the brouhaha. Some legislators fell to the ground d... more »
Male Teacher Seeking to Pee With Little Girls Vows “Revolution”
[image: male-teacher-seeking-to-pee-with-little-girls-vows-revolution] A biologically male teacher impersonating a woman is demanding that he be allowed to use the girls' bathroom with young students at a Madison, Wisconsin, elementary school.
Meltdown? On Rhetoric and Causation
For the symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2020). Guy Charles Rick Hasen is a prolific scholar (and a wonderful interlocutor). He is not only one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field of election law, he seems to write a book every other year. He has a great eye for identifying the issues of the moment, he has a prodigious command of relevant information, and he has an ability, which is rare among most legal academics, to distill complex issues in a manner that makes sense t... more »
How the whales wish they were in Sherbrooke now
News 1. Police union says cops can’t do their job without beating up Black people El Jones wrote yesterday that the head of the police union wrote an email complaining about how morale amongst officers is the “lowest he’s seen in 30 years,” because of the decisions of chief Dan Kinsella. Those decisions include one […]
Updating Continuously: Putin Erdogan Meeting in Moscow - Start Time Was 11:00 am Moscow Time
*Putin and Erdogan Meet 11:00 am Moscow Time* - Putin expressed his condolences for the loss of Turkish soldiers. - Syria army has suffered major losses - Diplomacy necessary- Putin does not want relations between Turkey and Russia damaged. Is aware Erdogan is of the same mind *Turkish-Russian ties in defense & trade at highest level, Erdogan says as he meets Putin * *Kremlin.ru * *President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, Mr President.* *Thank you for coming to Russia. As usual, we have things to discuss. The situation in the Idlib zone in Syria has deterior... more »
High energy ‘All Climate’ battery is safer for electric vehicles
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: EC Power’s All-Climate Battery This type of battery, adopted by BMW among others, will be used in runabout vehicles at the next Winter Olympics in Beijing. Its self-heating feature means it can perform well in sub-zero conditions, unlike most Li-ion batteries. One report says it’s ‘only 1.5 percent heavier…
OPEC Agrees To A Massive Cut In Oil Production Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak
*Reuters:* *OPEC backs extra 1.5 million bpd output cut if Russia joins in: sources* VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC agreed on Thursday to cut output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2020 to support prices amid an outbreak of coronavirus but made it conditional on Russia joining in, two OPEC sources said. Saudi Arabia had suggested OPEC and its allies, including Russia, cut up to 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) for the second quarter of 2020 while keeping existing cuts of 2.1 million bpd, which expire this month, in place until the end of 2020. Bu... more »
COVID-19 and the Cashless Society
As my long-time readers know, one of my beliefs is that we are heading towards a completely cashless society. While central banks and government regulators use the excuse that banishing cash will reduce crime, particularly money laundering, there is a newly minted reason why the issuance of physical currencies could be coming to an end. Here is a recent news story from Yahoo Finance: The World Health Organization spokesperson also made the following comments: "*We know that money changes hands frequently and can pick up all sorts of bacteria and viruses. We would advise people to... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot 3/5/20"
*AM 3/5/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ *Perfect storm: "*A perfect storm is an event in which a rare combination of circumstances drastically aggravates the event. The term is used by analogy to an unusually severe storm that results from a rare combination of meteorological phenomena." Coronavirus consequences precipitate total global economic collapse... ◆ Gregory Mannarino, AM 3/5/20: *"**Stock Market Set To Crater At The Open**"* - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:... more »
Coronavirus Outbreak Is Impacting The F-35 Supply Chain
*Defense News:* *Coronavirus fears cause halt at Japan, Italy F-35 facilities * WASHINGTON — The global spread of the coronavirus is impacting work at two key nodes in the global supply chain of the F-35, a top Pentagon official revealed Wednesday. Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters that “just this morning” she learned that workers for Lockheed Martin in Italy had been directed to work from home over concerns with the virus. In addition, Lockheed is restricting travel to the Italian facility under state department embassy tra... more »
Next Generation Effects from GMO Crops Are a Serious Risk for Ecosystems – New Study
A new peer reviewed paper published in the international Environmental Sciences Europe journal has focused for the first time on the risk assessment of so-called next generation effects from GM Crops. The review addresses unintended effects that were observed in spontaneous hybrid offspring but absent in the original plants. Some of the risks included a […] The post Next Generation Effects from GMO Crops Are a Serious Risk for Ecosystems – New Study appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
TRUMP WILL DO HAPPY TALK UNTIL HE HAS A DOMESTIC ENEMY TO BLAME
Ross Douthat is right: It's a testament to the power of partisan psychology that a virus seemingly tailor-mutated to confirm populist priors about the perils of globalized supply chains originating in Red China is being minimized by certain right-wingers because Trump doesn't want it to be a big deal. — Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) March 5, 2020 Right-wingers could be demonizing globalism and a foreign country (or several foreign countries, including Iran) right now -- but the main target would be China, and the head of America's right-wing personality cult has a mild mancrush on Ch... more »
Google Fake Maps
Against the rapid deterioration of “soft power” and the collapse of liberal ideology in the West, we are starting to see a rather strict censorship being imposed to protect the propaganda machine that has been so painstakingly created. It is under the pretext of curbing fake news that censorship and a transparent micromanagement of the media space is being introduced in the West.
War with the corporation
I daresay we’ll be hearing more about Oliver Dowden’s “opening salvo in a Tory war with the corporation” today. Is Dowden’s intervention the beginning of a revolution or a damp squib? The responses (tweets) indicate that the divide between left and right is deeper and more entrenched than ever. Not that it would be an improvement if the BBC’s ultra-woke, left-wing activism were ‘balanced out’ with the equivalent opposite, which is exactly what left-wing fanatics assume “the Tories want”, such as equal quotas of Neo-Nazi and white supremacist spokespersons to counterbalance Ash Sa... more »
Science And Philosophy
Science and philosophy often move in parallel and opposite directions—when science is making progress, philosophy seems to become mired in irrationality, and when philosophy is marching towards rationality, science seems to become a handmaiden of mysticism. The claim that rational philosophy is a necessary condition for scientific progress is absurd. Philosophy is not a fight of science; and science is not the son of rational philosophy.
Somerset Levels Escape Flooding By Ignoring Eco Zealots
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey As I commented a week or two ago, the Somerset levels have escaped flooding this winter, despite well above average rainfall last month. The Mail explain why: No one who saw Bryony Sadler’s reaction, after being informed that floodwater had poured into her family’s smallholding – a […]
Banks Ready Disaster Plans For The Coronavirus
*AFP:* *Coronavirus: US banks ready disaster plans: sources* New York (AFP) - Large US banks have begun testing crisis measures in case of a broader coronavirus outbreak that prevents staff from going to work, banking sources told AFP. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have asked hundreds of workers to work from home as part of emergency preparedness. "We are asking some employees to work from home over the next two weeks just so we can test systems and remote access," said one person familiar with the process, characterizing the step as "typical contingen... more »
Backlash: The Last Refuge of an Immigration Moderate
Moderately pro-immigration thinkers often worry about “backlash.” Tyler Cowen’s the most energetic worrier, but Tim Kane said the same at my Cato book party. Backlash is what you bring up when none of the popular complaints about immigration make sense to you. Then you get meta and reflect, “Immigration does have one serious cost: it […] The post Backlash: The Last Refuge of an Immigration Moderate appeared first on Econlib.
The Pale Blue Dot
Science suggested that there would be many (define 'many') planets that would be hospitable for life as we know it. The reality is very different. There are planets such as K2-18b that are a big reach in terms of being "near earth conditions", but they're about as close as we've come, and they're a long way from here. Sure, a million monkeys pounding on a million typewriters will some day write the Gettysburg Address... but it looks as though we're going to have to make it work here. There don't seem to be many places to go even if we could travel really fast or utilize some sort o... more »
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