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Can the Stock Market Oil Collapse Save Canada from being a "Smash and Grab" Country?
*Police read protesters an injunction order as they blockrail lines in Hamilton, Ontario, in responseto the Wet'suwet'en and Tyendinagaprotests, Feb. 25, 2020.* When you're constructing the "Newz" out of whole fabricated and manipulated cloth, you have to move fast. Rapid scene changes are a must. Just two weeks ago, we were all mesmerized by sights such as that depicted above. Canadian police reading an injunction order to First Nations at a railway blockade. If you will recall, the blockades were set up to protest the "Smash and Grab" theft of Wet'suwet'en land in northern ... more »
For the sake of diversity
Sayeeda Warsi, Twitter: "Monday morning class for racists - it’s 2020 people - If you take a negative characteristic of an individual and impose on a whole community that’s racism - personal anecdotes are not justifications for racism - it’s still racism" There is quite enough already online about the Trevor Phillips fiasco - not so much the above quote from Sayeeda Warsi’s Twitter thread - I was thinking more about the negative observations about the Labour Party's suspension of Trevor Phillips below articles about the topic in The Times. Islamophobia? Looks bad for the Labour Part... more »
"Singing To The Deer"
*"Singing To The Deer"* by Patricia Monaghan “At solstice, the woods were bright in a snowy way, the sky pearl gray above the stately maples and gnarled burr oaks. An Alaskan marooned in the urban Midwest, it took me years to find this nearby patch of relatively undisturbed land where I can sense the power of wildness. Now I go there often, watching the seasons unfold their changeful unchanging patterns in the increasingly familiar forest. I especially like to walk among the sleeping trees in the half-lit silence of winter dawns. The trail I follow winds and twists, new patches of ... more »
Howls erupt over proposed removal of gray wolves from endangered species list
Despite the wolf’s rebound, environmental groups are threatening to take FWS to court over the delisting. The post Howls erupt over proposed removal of gray wolves from endangered species list appeared first on CFACT.
The Great Oil Crash of 2020 Has Arrived
*Hunter DeRensis* *Economics, * "The House of Saud, contrary to their initial plans, will now flood the market with cheap crude to crash prices and extract concessions from its competitors by grabbing up market share. This involves increasing their daily output by almost two million barrels and setting its crude to Chinese buyers for as little as $6." A chain of events on the international market, interrelated with fears of the coronavirus, a glut in the oil market, and uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. bull market has led to a dramatic fall in stock prices and a fallin... more »
Turkey and Russia Could Be Headed Towards a Crisis. Here's How Trump Should Respond.
*Douglas Macgregor* *Security, Middle East* When Erdogan views the map of the Middle East, Erdogan sees Syria and most of Iraq as historic Turkish territory taken from the Turks when the Ottoman Empire collapsed at the end of WWI. It is no accident that Turks wear T-shirts with Erdogan’s picture and the slogan “The Sultan of the World.” Russia may have a problem with that. Zbigniew Brzezinski habitually lamented the failure of American Policymakers to study maps of the world, to appreciate the historic impact of wars, economics, history, religion, language, culture, and climate.... more »
Don’t Buy Hype Out of the Military-Industrial Complex
*James Holmes* *Security, * As Richard Feynman might advise: make caveat emptor your motto when sizing up new concepts. If a hypothesis doesn’t undergo rigorous tests, and if it doesn’t perform well . . . it’s wrong. Beware of minor word choices when interacting with representatives of the military-industrial complex. Syntax can shape or misshape deliberations about strategy, force design, or budgeteering. Something as simple as speaking about some potential future capability or widget in the present tense can mislead. Such phrasing implies that the capability or widget already e... more »
Impressive: Japan Has a Powerful New Stealth Submarine
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA911BDK01&share=true] Tokyo isn't joking around. *Key point:* Stealth submarines are harder to detect and an important modern deterrent. Here's what Japan plans to do with them. In June 2019, submarine manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hosted a presentation (subsequently shared on Twitter) revealing plans for Japan’s next-generation submarine, dubbed the 29SS or “New 3,000-[metric] ton Submarine.” *This first appeared in July 2019 and is being repost... more »
Could Armed Drone Swarms Really Wipe out All Submarines?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2U9F9O466F&share=true] Not so fast. *Key point: *Drones offer a lot of interesting possibilities for how warfare might change. However, they aren't yet able to displace traditional systems. After a post-Cold War hiatus, navies across the planet are pursuing new anti-submarine capabilities as a submarine arms race accelerates in the Pacific Ocean. Developing technologies like quantum magnetometers and satellite-based optical sensors are leading to forecasts th... more »
Why America's Special Forces Are so Unique and Deadly
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm)] Check them out. *Key point: *It takes a lot of training and experience to become the best of the best. This is what each unit must go through. The United State’s Special Operation Command (SOCOM) counts over 70,000 personnel drawn from elite units in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. At times it virtually resembles a fifth service of the U.S. military with its own aircraft, boats and support services. *This article first appeared earlier in 2019 and is being reposted due to... more »
The Syria Safe Zone Idea Is Back (And It Still Won't Work)
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* The U.S. military is more than capable of establishing one, but the endeavor is expensive and resource-intensive—diverting energy, capacity, manpower, hardware, and intelligence from regions deemed higher priority for the United States. After six hours of talks on the Syria conflict last week in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came away with a deal. The Assad regime and the jihadist-dominated opposition in Idlib would follow a cease-fire, a buffer zone—jointly patrolled by Russian an... more »
AI Robopocalypse: A Movie That May Be But Will Never Be Real
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, * So here is the bottom line: If AI brings the end of us, it won’t be because of threats like Robopocalypse. It will be because of us—more specifically, because of us screwing up how we use AI. From sci-fi *Transformers* to reality-based movies like *13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi* Director Michael Bay has a long record of delivering kick-butt action flicks. His forthcoming *Robopocalypse* (which may or may not make it into theaters in 2020) is based on a best-selling science fiction novel, so it has promise of being awesome, too. Bay’s... more »
Why Syria Hates Israel's Hard-To-Stop "Suicide" Drones
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1850817F10&share=true] Too many to shoot down? *Key point: *Drones are increasingly cheap and are a good way to saturate an enemy's defenses. Here's how Israel is using them to achieve its military goals. On January 21, 2019. Iranian, Syrian and Israeli forces unleashed a hail of missiles upon each other in what is becoming yet another flare-up of violence along the Syria-Israel border. Afterwards, the Israeli Defense Force released a video depicting un... more »
Yes North Korea Is Working on Nuclear-Missile Submarines
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1DAE93D220&share=true] What do we know about it? *Key point:* Diplomacy and deterrence are increasingly the only real options as North Korea perfects its own nuclear dyad. Here's how far Pyongyang has come with its sea-based nuclear deterrent. In the summer of 2018 a flurry of reports confirmed that North Korea has continued construction of a second ballistic-missile submarine, designated the Sinpo-C by intelligence analysts after the shipyard in eastern North ... more »
How a Lack of Resources Has Made Russia's Military Even More Cunning
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_LR1ED280WG1Y0&share=true] Very clever. *Key point: *Moscow has made due with less while winning big in Syria and Ukraine. Here's how the Pentagon is keeping track how Russia has done it. The U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group was formed in 2006 to identify gaps in U.S. military doctrine, equipment and field tactics, and to study how potential adversaries are developing tactics to exploit them. In 2017 the group released the 61-page *Russian New Generation Warfa... more »
Cannabis firm BR Brands plans $43 million deal for Denver’s Dixie Brands
Connecticut-based marijuana firm BR Brands on Monday announced it will merge with Dixie Brands, a Denver manufacturer of cannabis-infused products and a consumer packaged goods company, in a $43 million reverse takeover. Under the terms of the transaction, BR Brands will own 80% of the merged company and Dixie shareholders will possess the remaining 20%. […] Cannabis firm BR Brands plans $43 million deal for Denver’s Dixie Brands is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Seven Years After Death Of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela Still Resists
Seven years have passed since the death of Hugo Chávez. The Latin American and national situation has changed in that time, and yet the Venezuelan reality is still partly explained by what his life meant, particularly in the humble sectors of the country. The wake lasted ten days. Men and women from all over the country arrived, each as he could, with what he had, to say goodbye to Chavez, to the commander, to thank him, to promise. The lines lasted day, night, dawn, kilometers. I saw it near ten o'clock at night, a lady had passed out, outside the hill's lights looked like a birth.... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 9, 2020
The US Army will begin screening as many as 1,000 new recruits per week at either Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; or Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Pictured: Soldiers stationed on US Army Garrison Casey in South Korea undergo screenings, February 26 *Daily Mail:* *Marine stationed just outside DC and a Navy sailor posted in southern Italy become latest US service members to test positive for coronavirus* * Marine stationed at Fort Belvoir in Virginia tested positive on Saturday * Follows a sailor at Naval Support Activity Naples testing posit... more »
"The Choice Of Achilles..."
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know- and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. It is better to know - even if the knowledge endures only for the moment that comes before destruction - than to gain eternal life at the price of a dull and swinish lack of comprehension of a universe that swirls unseen before us in all its wonder. That was the choice of Achilles, and it is mine, too." - Isaac Asimov
US shows China patience on purchases if trade gap doesn't grow
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
09-Mar-2020 The US is willing to show China some flexibility on its pledges to boost American imports as long as Beijing ensures exports don't surge when production returns to full strength.
The Pentagon’s General Counsel on the Law of Military Operations in Cyberspace
How does the Defense Department understand the legal frameworks that govern operations in the cyber domain? Last week, the department’s general counsel gave a speech setting forth the department’s current position (which might or might not reflect the views of the U.S. government as a whole) in relation both to domestic and international law. Here’s what you need to know. *1. Is this the first time a U.S. government official has weighed in on this topic?* No. In 2012, State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh gave a speech concerning the U.S. government’s views on the applicabili... more »
The Flu Has Killed 20,000 Americans This Season Alone And No One Is Panicking, So Why Is The Lowly Coronavirus Causing The Stock Market To Crash?
The burgeoning coronavirus is not a hoax, and it is not a made up story. It is a real virus, and it has made tens of thousands sick and has killed a little over 3% of those infected with it. But nothing about the coronavirus remotely approaches any metrics for something we should all be … Continue reading The Flu Has Killed 20,000 Americans This Season Alone And No One Is Panicking, So Why Is The Lowly Coronavirus Causing The Stock Market To Crash? →
Italy Moving To Chinese-Style Quarantine Of Over 25% Of Its Population
By Ryan Saavedra DailyWire.com Massimo Bertolini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Italy is reportedly instituting a widespread lockdown of millions of its citizens in the northern part of the country in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, which originated in China. “The Italian government is locking down 17 million people—more than a quarter of its population—including in … Continue reading Italy Moving To Chinese-Style Quarantine Of Over 25% Of Its Population →
St. Louis: Hassan is 15 and Has a License to Commit Crimes
Mar 8, 2020 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer Any attempt to stop him would be ableist, racist, and “Islamophobic.” My latest in FrontPage: Hassan is a Muslim migrant from Somalia. He lives in St. Louis. He is fifteen years old and six feet tall. He has broken into his neighbor’s home three times. He … Continue reading St. Louis: Hassan is 15 and Has a License to Commit Crimes →
FBI missed chances to stop several jihad massacres in the US, failed to investigate suspected jihadis
Of course it did, because the FBI is still institutionally committed to ignoring, downplaying, or denying the motivating ideology behind jihad terrorism. Failing to investigate suspected jihadis is all part of the same willful ignorance. The bureau doesn’t want to appear “Islamophobic” by scrutinizing these people too closely; such scrutiny would abet the impression that … Continue reading FBI missed chances to stop several jihad massacres in the US, failed to investigate suspected jihadis →
Germany: Woman converts to Islam, joins ISIS, hands over her 7-year-old for ISIS indoctrination
No one in Germany or anywhere else is concerned about the complete cultural collapse that makes people convert to an ideology that they believe calls upon them to commit treason and mass murder. All is well. Celebrate diversity! Mar 8, 2020 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer “Germany: Alleged IS terrorist goes on trial,” DW, March … Continue reading Germany: Woman converts to Islam, joins ISIS, hands over her 7-year-old for ISIS indoctrination →
Sweden: Non-Muslim school forces 9-year-olds to pledge allegiance to Allah and write “I belong to Islam”
Tell me again how the Islamization of the West is a myth pushed by “Islamophobes” for nefarious purposes. “Forced Islamisation at Swedish School as 9-Year-Olds Confess to Allah in Religious Studies – Reports,” Sputnik News, March 6, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): According to a disturbed parent, the teacher threatened her daughter with … Continue reading Sweden: Non-Muslim school forces 9-year-olds to pledge allegiance to Allah and write “I belong to Islam” →
India: Muslim arrested for murder of Hindu whom Muslim rioters burned alive after cutting off his hands and feet
Mar 8, 2020 12:00 pm By Robert Spencer Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the … Continue reading India: Muslim arrested for murder of Hindu whom Muslim rioters burned alive after cutting off his hands and feet →
Turkey arms Muslim migrants with tear gas: “Allahu akbar, Erdogan has arranged for free rides, Allah bless his soul”
Mar 8, 2020 11:00 am By Christine Douglass-Williams To any astute observer, the goals of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are clear: he aspires to Islamic conquest and aims to restore the Ottoman Empire. Erdogan’s move to open the gates and allow a new massive flows of refugees into Europe illegally is all part … Continue reading Turkey arms Muslim migrants with tear gas: “Allahu akbar, Erdogan has arranged for free rides, Allah bless his soul” →
Greek border in flames as Muslim migrants keep trying to break through
Mar 8, 2020 8:00 am By Robert Spencer Once the European Union accepted the premise that European states had a moral obligation to the world to take in “refugees,” it set itself up for the weaponization of the “refugee crisis.” Once these military-age young men, who for some reason left their families behind in … Continue reading Greek border in flames as Muslim migrants keep trying to break through →
Video: High School Teacher Reprimanded for Insulting Islam on Facebook
Sharia is here. March 9, 2020 Frontpagemag.com In this new Jamie Glazov Moment, Jamie discusses High School Teacher Reprimanded for Insulting Islam on Facebook, unveiling how Sharia is here. Don’t miss it! And make sure to watch Jamie shed light on: Cop Suspended for Liking Wife’s Social Media Posts — the posts which dared to … Continue reading Video: High School Teacher Reprimanded for Insulting Islam on Facebook →
Why the US still hasn't had a woman president
Farida Jalalzai, Professor and Hannah Atkins Endowed Chair of Political Science, Oklahoma State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Since 2000, 89 new women have come to power in countries around the world – but the US still lags behind.
The candidate you like is the one you think is most electable
Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Indiana University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Why do some people think that Bernie Sanders isn't electable and Joe Biden is? Does anyone really know what makes one candidate seem electable while another doesn’t?
All Democrats care about is power: Kamala Harris endorsing Biden edition
When she was running for President Kamala Harris said this about Joe Biden: *I do not believe you are a racist. And I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground, but I also believe, and it’s personal and I actually was very — it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country. And it was not only that but you also worked with them to oppose busing and, you know, there was a little girl in California who was part of the second clas... more »
It's the oil not the virus that's causing todays problem
The market is having big problems today because oil is too cheap. While that sounds odd there's actually logic behind it. US fossil fuel production has exploded through the use of fracking but to be cost effective oil has to have a minimum price which is above what we're seeing these days. The reason prices are low is that not only is demand down, with less traveling due to the WuHu flu but Saudi Arabia has decided to drive down oil prices by dramatically increasing production. Ostensibly that's to punish Russia and Iran, both of whom count on oil revenues to fund their imperialism... more »
SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives with Candy, Science
A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the company's 20th batch of gear and treats.
Thousands Prepare to Get Off Ship Hit by Virus in California
Federal and state officials in California prepared to receive thousands of people from a cruise ship that has been idling off the coast of San Francisco with at least 21 people aboard infected with the coronavirus.
Journalists Tell Slovakia's PM-elect: 'Thanks, but No Thanks'
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
BRATISLAVA, Mar 09 (IPS) - Plans announced by Slovakia's prime minister-elect to fund investigative journalists to act as corruption watchdogs on government and state bodies have been dismissed as "a road to hell" by local journalists. Read the full story, “Journalists Tell Slovakia's PM-elect: 'Thanks, but No Thanks'”, on globalissues.org →
News Agencies Must Paint a Complete Picture of Coronavirus
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ABUJA, Mar 09 (IPS) - Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a medical doctor, the CEO of EpiAFRIC, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria Health WatchRecently, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, "We have an epidemic caused by Coronavirus, but we have a pandemic caused by fear ". Read the full story, “News Agencies Must Paint a Complete Picture of Coronavirus”, on globalissues.org →
TikTok: Expressive Mechanism for many dealing with today's world
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - "What do you get from the TikTok videos? Do you prefer the platform for entertainment, passing time or for connecting with your friends? I have seen comical videos, venting sessions and some that do not make any sense what so ever and some are just rude, making fun of others." I asked the 14-year-old k-popper teenager flipping through the pages of a manga book while he chose to respond in English coming from a Spanish speaking family and studying Mandarin as a third language. Read the full story, “TikTok: Expressive Mechanism for many dealing with today's ... more »
How Many Immigrants in the Future?
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - The answer to the critical question of how many immigrants will there be in the future is: far below the number of people wanting to immigrate and far above the number of immigrants wanted. The discrepancy between the two opposing migration "wants" underlies the current divisive migration crisis sweeping the globe. Read the full story, “How Many Immigrants in the Future?”, on globalissues.org →
The Arc of Justice: The World’s Religions Launch Strategic Priorities for Peace
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - Prof. Dr. Azza Karam is Secretary General-elect of Religions for Peace and Rev. Kyoichi Sugino is Secretary General, a.i. of Religions for PeaceAs a growing public health crisis becomes increasingly urgent, prominent global actors and institutions, including the United Nations, are confronted by the realisation that all hands on deck are required to address the cross-cutting challenges faced by our world today. Read the full story, “The Arc of Justice: The World’s Religions Launch Strategic Priorities for Peace”, on globalissues.org →
Coroana virus – 3,955 new cases, 222 new deaths
9 March 2020 – The good news is that the number of people in serious or critical condition has declined for the past ten days in a row. Total reported coronavirus cases: 111,758. This number has risen, but I’m guessing that’s because lots more people are being tested and the testing is being conducted more ... Read more Coroana virus – 3,955 new cases, 222 new deaths The post Coroana virus – 3,955 new cases, 222 new deaths appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Dr. Fauci on the Coronavirus as of March 8, 2020
Dr. Fauci sets the record straight on coronavirus testing, prevention . . Just to update –Uriel–
Global market meltdown as Wall Street reacts to virus fears
The Guardian — Trading halted after S&P drops 7% | 3/9/2020 . Markets in meltdown Kalyeena Makortoff Meanwhile in London, stocks are sliding deeper into the red… as my colleague Kalyeena Makortoff reports: “This is a meltdown, this is an absolute meltdown,” says Michael Baker, who is leading the sales team at spread-betting firm ETX Capital. Traders are hollering across banks of desks, yelling out trades. They’re trying to figure out which stocks are trading in the US after the S&P 500 was briefly halted following its 7% fall a moment ago. You can barely hear anyone over the calls …... more »
Overcoming the odds: Five women, five stories of entrepreneurship and ingenuity. Gaza, 2020
At this very moment, hundreds of thousands of women and girls are dealing with stifling unemployment and unbearable living conditions caused by Israel's blockade and invasions. Please read five incredible Gazan women's stories of survival. The post Overcoming the odds: Five women, five stories of entrepreneurship and ingenuity. Gaza, 2020 appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
‘Kill Cameras’: As Kids Held at Gunpoint in Raid on Wrong Home, Cops Illegally Stop Recording
[image: cameras]As they terrorized an innocent family in a raid on the wrong home, Chicago cops were ordered to stop recording and turn of their body cameras.
Biden RCP Average Portends Defeat for Sanders, but Dems Worry About Former Veep’s Mental State
[image: biden-rcp-average-portends-defeat-for-sanders-but-dems-worry-about-former-veep-s-mental-state] The latest three polls have Biden firmly in command of the Democrat presidential race as endorsements from former opponents keep coming, though some Democrats worry about his mental decline.
Central Banking is Socialism
[image: undefined] Last week, the Federal Reserve responded to Wall Street’s coronavirus panic with an “emergency” interest rate cut. This emergency cut failed to revive the stock market, leading to predictions that the Fed will again cut rates later this month. More rate cuts would drive interest rates to near, or even below, zero. Lowering interest rates punishes people for saving, thus encouraging consumers and businesses to spend every penny they make. This may give the economy a short-term boost. But, it inhibits long-term economic growth by depleting the savings necessary for... more »
Two US soldiers killed in north-central Iraq: OIR
At least two US soldiers were killed in Iraq during an operation against Daesh, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) said in a statement on Monday. “Two US service members were killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold in a mountainous area of north-central […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bland Moderates Are Not What We Need In The White House Or In The Senate-- Let's Replace Mitch McConnell With Charles Booker
If Bernie wins in November, a hostile McConnell-led Senate will be pretty deadly for all his plans. And with the Democrats very likely to lose their accidental Alabama seat, they have to win five seats for a majority. Or, one seat-- Kentucky's-- to knock out McConnell. Schumer's DSCC has picked Amy McGrath, a bland moderate who doesn't stand for much and who couldn't win a House seat in 2018 that is significantly more open to Democrats than the state as a whole is. McGrath has little to offer beyond McConnell-hatred. Democrats have been trying that for decades-- unsuccessfully. ... more »
Actor Max von Sydow, star of The Exorcist and Game of Thrones, dies aged 90
Just In - 12 hours ago
The Swedish-born actor, who appeared in close to 200 film and TV productions over 70 years, burst onto the international scene after playing the priest in The Exorcist.
Sesame’s Count Wants to Get Young Children Counted in Census
No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census than children under age 5.
Florida Theme Parks Keep Eye on Virus as Spring Break Nears
As Florida's busy spring break season kicked off this month, coronavirus czar Vice President Mike Pence addressed something that's been on the mind of tens of thousands of families preparing to travel to theme parks: Is it safe?
Dow Drops 1,500 Points as Oil Price Plunge Shocks Markets
Fear bludgeoned financial markets around the world Monday, and stocks, bond yields and oil plunged on metastasizing worries about the effects of the new coronavirus.
Musical Interlude: Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”
Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter” I'd guess you're thinking the same...
Gaffelighting: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Gaffelighting¹, noun. Meaning: When narrative managers insist that obvious signs of serious mental deterioration are just innocuous “gaffes”. E.g. “I know what dementia symptoms look like, stop gaffelighting me.” ~ “God that was so awful.” “I know! I never want to think about 2016 again!” “Well […]
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates, As Available"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates, As Available"* *March 9, 2020 2:57 PM: "*COVID-19 case tally: 113,575 cases, 3,995 deaths" *MAR 9, 2020 2:54 PM: "*WHO Says Coronavirus "Starting To Look Like A Pandemic" As Italy Reports Another Massive Jump in Cases; Canada Reports 1st Death: Live Updates" *MAR 9, 2020 2:30 PM: *"’Never Seen Anything Like It': As Virus Cases Surge, Americans Are Panic Hoarding Supplies" *MAR 9, 2020 12:50 PM: "*Coronavirus Global Death Toll Nears 4,000 As WHO's Tedros Says Outbreak Finally Starting To Look Like "A Real Pandemic": Live Updates" "Out Of Time: U.S. Ca... more »
Food for thought on transparency
Governments and political classes do lots of terrible things that they then attempt to conceal – but what if those terrible things are actually the essence of their job? I’m stretching a bit, here, the argument that Richard Waghorne makes in a very interesting op-ed. Waghorne is more interested in making a “grown up argument” […] The post Food for thought on transparency appeared first on Econlib.
Missed This In High School
“The witnesses for the state, with the exception of the sheriff of Maycomb County, have presented themselves to you people, to this court, in the cynical confidence that their testimony would not be doubted, confident that you people would go along with them on the assumption — the evil assumption —that all males lie, that […] The post Missed This In High School appeared first on Econlib.
A Tale of Two Cities: How Hong Kong Has Controlled its Coronavirus Outbreak, While New York City Scrambles
Discussion with Dr. Sarah Borwein, a Canadian doctor practicing medicine in Hong Kong, on that city’s management of the coronavirus crisis.
Greta’s Spurious “Carbon Budget”
Many have noticed that recent speeches written for child activist Greta Thunberg are basing the climate “emergency” on the rapidly closing “carbon budget”. This post aims to summarize how alarmists define the so-called carbon budget, and why their claims to its authority are spurious. In the text and at the bottom are links to websites […]
Review Iraq, People, History, Politics
*Stansfield, Gareth, **Iraq, People, History, Politics**, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007* In *Iraq, People, History, Politics* Gareth Stansfield attempts to deal with four major questions about the country, while relaying its history. They are whether Iraq is an artificial state, the rise of ethnosectarian identity politics after the fall of Saddam Hussein, whether the nation was predisposed to authoritarian rule, and finally could a democracy be established there post-2003. There are both pluses and minuses to Stansfield’s approach to these subjects, which makes the book a mixed re... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 9
1917 1st British assault on Baghdad turned back by Ottomans 1918 British took Hit Anbar without a fight from Ottomans 1959 End of Mosul Revolt led Kurds to loot city and attack civilians Communists and Leftists also attacked pan-Arabists and rich in city as well (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1974 Bakr govt told Kurds had two days to accept government’s autonomy plan Kurds objected because didn't include Kirkuk Sinjar Khanaqin and wanted... more »
Next Step to World Government: Atlantic Union
[image: next-step-to-world-government-atlantic-union] Globalists have been eroding U.S. national sovereignty to make us subservient to a global EU-like governing entity. The Atlantic Union is yet another effort.
MH17 Trial Starts In Amsterdam, There’s Still No Real Evidence Against ‘Suspects’
On March 9th, the trial of four men accused of downing the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 began in Amsterdam. Prosecutors say the suspects, three Russians and a Ukrainian, helped organise the Russian missile system used to shoot down MH17, a civilian aircraft.
Let’s get fiscal!
How to grease the aching wheels of a sickening world capitalist economy? Let’s get fiscal is the universal cry of economists and policy makers. The COVID meltdown and impending global recession is forcing authorities to consider fiscal stimulus.
The Coronavirus May Be a Threat to Many, But the State’s Reaction is a Threat to Us All
[image: coronavirus]The coronavirus hysteria will undoubtedly fuel the American police state to measures we can only imagine, and all of it over fear.
New ‘Halo Body Camera’ for Cops Comes Equipped with Live Facial Recognition
[image: facial]The American Police State has a new Orwellian piece of technology to be used to identify suspects, search for search warrants, and missing persons reports instantly.
Teas, Essential Oils, Tinctures And Colloidal Silver Will Not Help With Coronavirus - Or Anything Else
Once coronavirus made its way into the news cycle, it was only a matter of time before aromatherapy, supplements, miracle food sellers, or some business with "holistic" in its name claimed to treat or cure it. read more
"How It Really Is"
Briefly... then brace for impact.
Crimes In Afghanistan: Fatou Bensouda’s Investigative Mission
It seemed an unlikely prospect. The International Criminal Court has tended to find itself accused of chasing up the inhumane rogues of Africa rather than those from any other continent. It has also been accused of having an overly burdensome machinery and lethargy more caught up with procedure than substance. […]
Could the U.S. Sanction the International Criminal Court?
International Criminal Court, The Hague (OSeveno, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:International_Criminal_Court_building_(2016)_in_The_Hague.png;CC BY-SA, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) March 5 decision to authorize its top prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to pursue an investigation into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan has already triggered a new round of U.S. tensions with the court. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo quickly denounced the ICC’s action and stated that the U.S. “will take all necessary measures to... more »
COVID-19: Look after the small things you can control
The fear-mongering and panic stations concerning the current coronavirus epidemic are reaching fever pitch. Politicians are accusing each other of failing to prepare for it; pundits are bloviating every which way; and alarums and excursions are the order of the day. In the midst of all this folderol, we find ourselves rudderless. Which way should we turn? Whom should we believe? What should we do? The short, simple answer is that we should do whatever is in *our* power and *our* control to do. If something is beyond that - national health-care policy, hospital staffing and ... more »
WFIRST: Ready for Construction
With the James Webb Space Telescope now declared ‘a fully assembled observatory’ by NASA, environmental tests loom for the instrument, which is now slated for launch in March of 2021. Within that context, we need to place WFIRST (Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope), whose development was delayed for several years because of cost overruns on JWST. […]
A Look At The U.s. Military's Fleet Of Civilian Private Jets
Air Force One arrives in West Palm Beach with President Trump. YURI GRIPAS/Reuters *Business Insider:* *The US military operates a fleet of modified civilian Boeing and Gulfstream VIP private jets — here's what they do* * The US military operates a fleet of VIP civilian aircraft converted to military use in addition to its warfighting, troop transport, and cargo planes. * The most notable user of the fleet is the President of the United States who flies on a modified Boeing 747 under the call sign Air Force One when the president is on board. * Other aircraft include modified Boei... more »
Golf’s Famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open Uprooted by Wind
A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become a part of golf lore has met its end.
Liberal Democrat “Globalists” have created thirty-seven (37) genders in an attempt to NORMALIZE the craziness of what those CHILDHOOD VACCINE PROGRAMS are doing to America’s future…
Although Massive Damage Has Been Done To America’s Children – “Anti-Vaxxers” Are Winning The War… Opinion By “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Those of us who have been around the health care world a while know that every now and then there is a new pandemic, epidemic, or “you-name-it,” always seeming to come out of … Continue reading Liberal Democrat “Globalists” have created thirty-seven (37) genders in an attempt to NORMALIZE the craziness of what those CHILDHOOD VACCINE PROGRAMS are doing to America’s future…
iPhone 12 Update: What We Know, Don't Know and Really Want to Know
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * 5G seems to be coming in the next iPhone. But what else should we expect? Apple is at least half a year away from announcing its next flagship phone, but a steady trickle of leaks from market analysts and industry insiders has given us an increasingly coherent picture of what to expect. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming iPhone 12. A fresh batch of leaks, dumped late last week, reveals a spate of new hardware details while reinforcing some previous points of speculation. First, expect some radical aesthetic changes: according to TF Inter... more »
Donald Trump's New Coronavirus Strategy: Blame China?
*Peter Harris* *Politics, * Using the coronavirus as a stick for beating China would not be good foreign policy. Most importantly, antagonizing Beijing would hamper international efforts to deal with the virus. For the time being, the coronavirus crisis seems to have provided an opportunity for a small rapprochement in U.S.-China relations. Perhaps because he feels under pressure to downplay the seriousness of the pandemic, President Trump has been effusive in his praise for Beijing’s handling of the spread – evidence, he suggests, that the virus can be brought under control. In... more »
Revolt at Sobibor: When the Nazis' Victims Took Over a Death Camp
*Jonathan F. Keiler* *History, Europe* A heroic uprising. By the spring of 1943, the Nazi deaths camps in eastern Poland—Sobibor, Belzac, and Treblinka—were running out of victims. These camps were main centers of Operation Reinhard. Named for the late Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler’s former deputy and chief architect of the “final solution,” the purpose of the camps was pure mass murder on an industrial scale. Operation Reinhard was, by the perverse standards of the “final solution,” an overall success. The death camp at Treblinka alone murdered at least a half million peo... more »
Why Universities Shouldn't Be Punishing Student Protesters
*Jerusha Osberg Conner* *Education, Americas* [image: Reuters] Student activists are calling attention to a wide range of issues on campus. For much of the 2019-2020 academic year, Syracuse University has been besieged by student protests over how the school handled of a series of racist incidents on campus. In the latest protest, Syracuse student activists have occupied the campus administration building since Feb. 17. Using the hashtag #NotAgainSU, they are calling for action in the wake of racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents that allegedly occurred on campus sinc... more »
Good or Bad? The Fed Lowered Interest Rates in the Face of Coronavirus
*George Selgin* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2CEF9AXGTJ&share=true] Better than nothing. One of the challenging parts of my job here at Cato is that it calls for me, not only to make the case for monetary alternatives, but to comment on current Fed policies. Why is that such a challenge? Because so far as many of my fellow free-market fans are concerned, saying that the Fed should do X rather than Y amounts to endorsing monetary central planning—a major free-market no-no. Their own preferred policy recomm... more »
1.9 Billion People Get Their Water from a Source That Could Soon Disappear
*Bethan Davies* *Environment, World* [image: Reuters] Climate change strikes again. The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional heat, and is on track to be the second or third warmest year on record. While the global average temperature teeters on 1.1°C above the pre-industrial record, the world’s glaciers are in stark retreat. In high mountain areas, the steady trickle of melting snow in spring has nourished people for generations. Today, 1.9 billion people – or 22% of the world’s population – live downstream of snowpacks and glaciers and depend on them as their main sourc... more »
Ground Troops Overwhelmingly Prefer the A-10 Over the F-35 or Anything Else
*Brian Boeding* *Security, * When American troops lay their lives on the line in combat, they expect that their country will give them the best available support and protection. We can do no less than give them the close air support platform they know they need. Many Air Force senior officers contend that close air support (CAS) can be done by any platform that can launch a guided weapon at a set of target coordinates. Combat teaches otherwise. Troops who've needed and received close support in combat know how dangerous it is to think o... more »
Don't Let States Tax Small Business Into the Ground
*Adam Michel* *Politics, Americas* The interstate commerce clause to the rescue! Small and midsize online stores are being put out of business one tax bill at a time. The Supreme Court ruled almost two years ago that all 50 states and tens of thousands of local tax jurisdictions are permitted to reach outside their borders and require out-of-state internet retailers to collect and remit local sales taxes. Steve Jenson, a Utah bookseller, told Bloomberg Tax he recently got hit with a $200,000 bill from Washington state for taxes he was not previously required to collect. States ... more »
He Got Fired by Tom Hanks. And Then Made an Amazing Podcast About It
*David Axe* *Security, * That’s exactly what happened to Connor Ratliff. In 2001, he scored a small part in the fifth episode of Band of Brothers, the HBO epic about U.S. Army paratroopers in World War II. Imagine being a struggling actor. Now imagine you get your big break. A speaking part in a major HBO T.V. series, in an episode directed by Tom Hanks. That’s right, *Tom Hanks*. Arguably America’s most beloved actor and, by all accounts, a genuinely wonderful human being. Now imagine, the day before cameras roll, you get a phone call. Hanks has decided he doesn’t like you. He... more »
How Many Foreign-Born Immigrants Really Do End up in Jail?
*Alex Nowrasteh* *Demographics, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2UDF9OH7CH&share=true] We've got the data. It’s important to understand how immigrants affect crime in their new countries. However, crime data across countries are hard to come by and even harder to compare as laws vary significantly between jurisdictions, different countries have radically different criminal justice systems, and many countries don’t systematically publish incarceration data that identify the foreign‐born population. Fortunately, a wonderfu... more »
Oil Wars Between Russia & Saudi Arabia May Destroy U.S. Shale Oil Industry Instead
Oil prices crash 27% and counting, as the new oil wars begin, when Russia decided not to give in to Saudi Arabia and OPEC’s request to cut down production by 1.5 million of barrels per day. Moscow has balked at deeper production cuts not only because it has a stronger stomach for lower prices than … Continue reading Oil Wars Between Russia & Saudi Arabia May Destroy U.S. Shale Oil Industry Instead →
Harry, Meghan Do Their Last Royal Job at Commonwealth Event
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will make their final appearance as senior royals when they appear with Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.
Official: White House Didn’t Want to Tell Seniors Not to Fly
The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus.
Russian Engineers Want To Build The World's Largest Submarine
The Pilgrim submarine tanker would be by far be the largest submarine ever built. H I Sutton *Forbes:* *The Largest Submarine In The World Could Get Eclipsed* Today the largest submarine in the world is Russia’s mighty Typhoon Class ballistic missile sub. It’s massive, but it could be dwarfed if Russian engineers get their way. A ginormous undersea tanker called the Pilgrim has been proposed to transport liquid natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic. Submarine tankers would literally slip under the ice. St. Petersburg-based Malachite Design Bureau has unveiled a design for a massive sub... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Paid sick leave could slow the spread of the disease and its impact on the economy. Kamala Harris becomes latest former candidate to endorse Joe Biden Cuban medicine used in China to cure coronavirus Coronavirus is mutating: Chinese scientists find second strain Thousands wait for hospital beds in South Korea as coronavirus cases surge Nursing Home at Center of Washington Coronavirus Outbreak Target of Criticism Caught By Surprise: Lack Of Coronavirus Testing Gives U.S. Highest Reported Mortality Rate Ivanka for president: The chances are higher than you might think Ital... more »
Bloodbath on World Markets: Oil Prices See the Biggest Plunge Since the Gulf War in 1991 as Dow Set to Open 1,000 Points Lower While Coronavirus Panic Wipes £130Billion Off London Markets with FTSE 100 Falling 8.5 Per Cent
Bloodbath on World Markets: Oil Prices See the Biggest Plunge Since the Gulf War in 1991 as Dow Set to Open 1,000 Points Lower While Coronavirus Panic Wipes £130Billion Off London Markets with FTSE 100 Falling 8.5 Per Cent by MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Global oil markets plunged on Sunday amid an oil …
NYFed Massively Ramps Up Repo Facility Liquidity Bailout (to Avert Financial System Collapse??)
NYFed Massively Ramps Up Repo Facility Liquidty Bailout by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ With the market now screaming for more emergency rate-cuts, The Fed has begun its bailout from we think is the longest limit-down in S&P futures ever… – The NY Fed has massively increased its overnight and term repo liquidity bailout facilities… Full Statement …
St. Paul City Council Declares “Abortion Providers Appreciation Day”
[image: st-paul-city-council-declares-abortion-providers-appreciation-day] The St. Paul, Minnesota, city council unanimously approved a resolution declaring March 10 “Abortion Providers Appreciation Day.”
Biden’s Mental Acuity Raising Questions About the Democrat Frontrunner
[image: biden-s-mental-acuity-raising-questions-about-the-democrat-frontrunner] Democrats are getting increasingly worried about presidential primary front-runner Joe Biden’s mental health.
UN Human Rights Boss, a Socialist, Slams Trump
[image: un-human-rights-boss-a-socialist-slams-trump] United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet blasted the Trump administration for its policies on immigration, the environment, and more. According to the far-left UN boss, a Chilean Socialist with close ties to mass-murdering communist dictatorships, the U.S. government threatens everything from water and children to human rights. Many Third World regimes, by contrast, were praised by Bachelet for their alleged progress in complying with UN demands.
China playing “Stare Down” blockade in South China Sea near Philippines
The Chinese Military are getting bolder about throwing up shipping lane blockades around the largest Spratley Island called Thitu. For over a year, every time Philippine fishermen or US military have been in those waters, Chinese military ships have circled the island threateningly as they block the few hundred people on the island and any who would enter its waters. As this video from April 2018 by the BBC shows, airplanes are being challenged constantly in international airspace. . U.S. Navy Sails 7th Fleet Near Disputed Islands in The S.C.S for the First Time in 2020 – January 28,... more »
DOGMA SPREADS: Did misogyny defeat Candidate Warren?
*MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020Maddow's weird lament:* Was Candidate Warren forced from the race by misogyny and sexism? Misogyny and sexism on the part of the press? On the part of Democratic voters? Except in the realm where dogma spreads, those are hard questions to answer. Presumably, some people undervalued or even disregarded Warren on the basis of gender. It's also true that some people favored her on that basis. On balance, how did all these judgments shake out? There's no real way to know that. That said, Candidate Warren didn't lose by a couple of votes. She ended up losing to... more »
More truth emerges about Biden
Edward Snowden revealed then-Vice President Joe Biden and then-Secretary of State John Kerry pressured countries that protect whistleblowers and asylum seekers to deny him entrance. In an interview with MSNBC's Brian Williams, Snowden said he applied for asylum to countries such as allies France and Germany but every time it got pulled.
Russian Delegation Visits Turkey to Discuss Syria's Idlib Ceasefire - What May Happen To Rebels Within?
*The ceasefire agreement was general- based on previous agreements made.* *Now comes the fine tuning. Conducted through a series of meetings. The first will take place tomorrow:* - *Russian delegation to visit Turkey for talks on Syria's Idlib* * A Russian military delegation will hold talks with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss a deal which the two countries reached last week for a ceasefire in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Monday. * *The deal, reached in Moscow on March 5, was designed to contain a conflict* which has disp... more »
"Stipendium Peccati Mors Est"
“The Dangers of Buying on Margin” - http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/ "Margin Calls Explained"; "What is Short Selling?"; "Financial Derivatives Explained" - https://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/ "Derivatives Market a $1.2 Quadrillion Time Bomb" Some very reliable sources estimate the true value of world-wide derivatives to be $1.5 to $2.2 QUADRILLION. Margin call *that!* Look, if I'm in front of a firing squad I at least want to understand *why* *...*
From border security to climate change, national emergency declarations raise hard questions about presidential power
Daniel Farber, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Declaring an issue is a national emergency lets presidents act quickly and with few constraints. But once they get this kind of power, it's hard to take it back – and it can produce bad policies.
Speeches, both scripted and off the cuff, turn Biden's campaign around
David A. Frank, Professor of Rhetoric, University of Oregon at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
A good public speaker needs to be able to write and deliver an effective speech as well as to improvise.
Why some Americans don't trust the census
Jessica Stanford, Demographic Analyst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
A quarter of Americans, many of them non-white, are worried about data privacy and confidentiality in the 2020 census.
These Experts Are Calling The Covid-19 Coronavirus The ‘Most Daunting Virus’ In Half A Century
*STAT News: **At Harvard forum, three who know warn of ‘most daunting virus’ in half a century* CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For a veteran epidemiologist, an authority on homeland security, and a global health reporter, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus is the type of emergency they had long anticipated. But now that it is here, the three experts said Friday, they still couldn’t help but feel the monumentality of what they were watching unfold. “It’s the most daunting virus that we’ve contended with in half a century or more,” Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan Schoo... more »
Will Saudi Arabia Succeed In Crippling Rusia's Oil Industry By Flooding The World Market And Dropping Prices To A 30-Year Low?
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with then Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin on May 30, 2017 [Reuters/Pavel Golovkin] *Daily Mail:* *How Saudi Arabia is trying to CRIPPLE Russian oil industry by flooding world market and dropping price to 30-year low in fight over coronavirus that could hit Trump's re-election hopes by triggering US recession* * The oil market plunged to a 30-year low on Sunday amid coronavirus fears and a price bidding war between Saudi Arabia and Russia * Russia refused to sign on to a OPEC proposal to redu... more »
Call of the Wild – good even with CGI dog
Last week, I watched “The Call of the Wild” starring Harrison Ford and a computer generated dog. It should also be noted the other animals were likely CGI as well. Even with that, the movie is entertaining. Ford’s character has … Continue reading →
The Last Philosophy Book You’ll Ever Need
Imagine a philosophy book with the ghastly title: *The Last Philosophy Book You’ll Ever Need*. The title is ghastly, because it isn’t the last philosophy book that you’ll ever need. Philosophy is not a destination; it is a never-ending process of arguments and counterarguments, propositions and refutations; it is marked by chaos, conflict, and detours which result in unexpected theories. But modern philosophy has been motivated by the hope of writing the last philosophy book that humans will ever need. The Enlightenment philosophes wanted to write it; Hegel was convinced that he had... more »
Symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Collected Posts
Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Rick Hasen's new book, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2020). 1. Jack Balkin Introduction to the Symposium on Rick Hasen, Election Meltdown 2. Joseph Fishkin, Arguing with Nihilists as the House Burns 3. Ciara C Torres-Spelliscy, The Easy and Not So Easy Fixes to an Election Meltdown 4. Dan Tokaji, The Centrifugal Forces of Democracy 5. Stephen Griffin, Hasen's Timely Warning 6. Franita Tolson, The Default of American Politics: The Perpetual an... more »
‘Exorcist’ Actor Max von Sydow Dies at Age 90
Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died.
Did Labour really lose for this reason?
Remember when 4 million new voters registered? When 2 in 3 of those registrations were under the age of 35? Remember when the polls predicted a hung parliament (or maybe only a very small Tory majority)? Even the private Tory poll had the gap at just 4pts. And the queues of young people at polling stations on election day?
Australian government moves to boost data-swapping with US spy network
The Australian government is helping spearhead moves by the Trump administration to force internet companies to hand over encryption-cracking capabilities, and to intensify data-swapping within the US-dominated “Five Eyes” global surveillance network.
How the ‘Bernie Bros’ were invented as sexist, racist, antisemitic and unAmerican as borscht
The Democratic presidential nomination race is a fascinating case study in how power works – not least, because the Democratic party leaders are visibly contriving to impose one candidate, Joe Biden, as the party’s nominee, even as it becomes clear that he is no longer mentally equipped to run a local table tennis club let alone the world’s most powerful nation.
COVID-19 Is A Classic Example Of The Dangers Of Putting Profits Over Health
It is unusual for Popular Resistance to cover an issue two weeks in a row but the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is developing rapidly, and there is a lot of misinformation about it. In the US, we are being misinformed by false information from the corporate media. K. J. Noh writes that “Instead of voicing support or encouraging solidarity—’We are Wuhan’—and commending the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices the Chinese have taken to fight a disease that, in the words of epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, ‘all of mankind is facing,’ western corporate media have chosen to go all out to crit... more »
Greek PM to CNN, “We have every right to protect our sovereign borders” (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 493. More The post Greek PM to CNN, “We have every right to protect our sovereign borders” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
History Rhymes All The Time
Three of the Conservative leadership candidates want a fall election. Susan Delacourt writes: Peter MacKay, seen as a front-runner, tossed it out in a fundraising letter: “Canadians have lost faith in this government. Protests, shutdowns, economic decline, and job losses with more to come. Canada is a great country, but we’re being held back by failing government. We need an election in October.” Sarnia MP Marilyn Gladu had already served notice of a similar intention in a Facebook post a few weeks ago. Erin O’Toole, who received the gift of an endorsement from Alberta Premier Ja... more »
Met Office Does Not Know What “Extreme Weather” Is.
By Paul Homewood https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2019/weather-overview-2019 According to the Met Office, 2019 was a year of weather extremes in the UK. There is actually very little evidence to back this claim up, but this does not stop them ludicrously claiming one mild day in February as “extreme”! To most people, extreme weather would be the sort […]
Controlling the Pandemic Narrative
For those of you who are not aware, on October 18, 2019, Event 201 was held in New York City. This simulation event was hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and envisioned the impact of an outbreak of a coronavirus as it spread around the world. Event 201 was hosted in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and included governments and NGOs along with leaders in the private sector including representatives from NBCUniversal, UPS and Johnson & Johnson. This is the fourth such exercise hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center... more »
"What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy"
*"What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Much has been written about what the Federal Reserve cannot do: it can't stop the Covid-19 pandemic or reverse the economic damage unleashed by the pandemic. But let's not overlook what the Fed can do: create U.S. dollars out of thin air and use these dollars to buy assets either directly or through proxies. Let's also not overlook how much the Fed can print/buy. The Fed's balance sheet currently stands at $4.24 trillion. Doubling this to $8.5 trillion would bring the balance sheet to 39% of U.S. GDP ($22 trill... more »
IS THIS BIDEN'S BEST DAY?
It used to be conventional wisdom that the day Joe Biden announced his presidential campaign would be the campaign's best day -- after that, he'd fade into irrelevance. That fade started to happen, but at this moment he's perfectly positioned to win the nomination *and* win in November, or so it appears: Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows. The poll finds 52% of registered voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leani... more »
On-leash rules going to the dogs
News 1. Hockey iced Jennifer Henderson reports on the cancellation of the 2020 World Women’s Hockey Championship. Last week, Hockey Canada got a letter from the Nova Scotia Health Authority recommending the event be postponed. The games were to start in Halifax and Truro in less than three weeks with more than 82,000 fans expected […]
More Coronavirus Censorship: Social Media Companies Partner With WHO to Censor Info
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Mac Slavo Social media companies have made the decision to partner with “health authorities” (government officials like those who work for the CDC) to combat “misinformation” about the coronavirus. We all know what this means. Under the mainstream media’s seemingly innocent words lies a rash of new censorship coming…
Bureau of Meteorology infiltrated by climate cultists churning out false news
by Editor, cairnsnews Letter to the Editor Ice age coming Australia’s Hottest Summer 2018/19 Report is Baloney — the BOM deliberately did not tell you of 33.5°C recorded at Rutherglen in 1938/1939 or Charles Sturt’s Records in 1828 it was a blistering 53.9 °C at Buddah lake. The BOM report is an insult to … Continue reading Bureau of Meteorology infiltrated by climate cultists churning out false news →
Weak Albanese bends to the banks supports jail for those with more than $10,000
by Editor, cairnsnews Scott Morrison PM gives the banks total control over the population The Labor Party now owns the cash ban law. They have “Albowed” Morrison and the government aside to take charge of the law that, stripped to its essence, will jail Australians for not using banks. Australians should call Albo and every … Continue reading Weak Albanese bends to the banks supports jail for those with more than $10,000 →
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*American Higher Education: Beset with Problems, but Solutions Exist* Richard K. Vedder I will concentrate today on the economics of higher education—why it is so costly, and a few things we can do about it. When I entered Northwestern University over six decades ago, the tuition fee was $795 a year, which is under $7,000 in current dollars. Today, Northwestern’s annual tuition, excluding room and board, is $56,232—eight times as much. A similar pattern exists with state schools. When I started teaching at my state school, Ohio University, in the mid-1960s, the tuition fee of $45... more »
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*Thank Trump for cutting the environmental red tape strangling infrastructure development* Cutting red tape is tough. President Trump deserves praise for his latest effort, which should end the choke hold that the environmental movement has placed on economic growth and jobs. Ironically, the reforms proposed by Trump must now clear a unique hurdle: the additional red tape which surrounds every effort to change existing regulations. Long-entrenched regulations have allowed the misuse of the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act. These abuses often block improvements to infr... more »
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