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Fun With Captions
Captioning photos A view from the great room to the deck of the White Wolf Mine and the snow beyond this morning. I was ready for winter to be over but….nooooo. She proved to be good for something by serving as his personal confessional before she vaporized. It had been a unique experience for […] The post Fun With Captions appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Ukraine Eyes America for Gas But Still Relies on Russia
Ukraine Wants to Become Energy “Independent” From Russia but Will Hardly Achieve This More The post Ukraine Eyes America for Gas But Still Relies on Russia appeared first on The Duran.
Washington Violates International Space Law
New American decree establishes privatization of space resources More The post Washington Violates International Space Law appeared first on The Duran.
Bodies in the Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable to Cope with Coronavirus
Ecuador is near collapse under the strain of the coronavirus after the government of Lenin Moreno stripped state services nearly bare at the behest of the IMF. The post Bodies in the Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable to Cope with Coronavirus appeared first on MintPress News.
Did You Know Flu Deaths In America, 2017/2018, Topped 80,000 with more then 900,000 Hospitalizations?
* And business kept on going. Were you aware of that fact? That reality?* *This massive death count occurred despite the fact that there was widespread vaccination against the flu. * *What I'm wondering is why the entire nation didn't shut down during that "pandemic"* * I'm just asking why?* **Was it because the stock market wasn't on the verge of collapse?* **The derivative bubble was still expanding?* ** Liquidity wasn't an issue?* ** Was it due to the fact that since a vaccine was widely available the powers that shouldn't be didn't want to draw attention to the fact their vaccin... more »
Eight European Countries Have More Than Three Times The Coronavirus Deaths As The United States
*U.S. Covid-19 Total Deaths : 22,154* Italy Covid-19 Total Deaths : 19,899 Spain Covid-19 Total Deaths : 17,489 France Covid-19 Total Deaths : 14,412 U.K. Covid-19 Total Deaths : 11,346 Belgium Covid-19 Total Deaths : 3,903 France Covid-19 Total Deaths : 3,022 Netherlands. Covid-19 Total Deaths : 2,833 Switzerland Covid-19 Total Deaths : 1,129 *European Covid-19 Death Toll : 74,033* *(Top 8 European countries)* *WNU Editor:* The U.S. population ... more »
Craig Foster calls for release of asylum seekers as Jacqui Lambie demands honesty on Q+A
Human rights advocate Craig Foster calls for asylum seekers to be released from detention centres immediately, as he and comedian Julie McCrossin clash with former deputy prime minister John Anderson.
In 2016, a Fleet of Warships and Submarines Tried to Sink This U.S. Navy Frigate
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Americas* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Swink - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 100707-N-0641S-215 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright ta] The Oliver Hazard Perry-class are known for their robustness and durability. In 2016, a retired Perry-class was towed out to sea, where the U.S. Navy used it as target practice, proving the class’ durability. Here is a short history of this classic warship. The Perry-class was des... more »
Coronavirus Kills First Sailor Onboard Navy Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
*Matthew Petti* *Security, * The first sailor from the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has died on Monday, two weeks after the aircraft carrier’s former skipper warned that “there will be losses” as the novel coronavirus onboard the ship. The first sailor from the *U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt* has died on Monday, two weeks after the aircraft carrier’s former skipper warned that “there will be losses” as the novel coronavirus onboard the ship. The fate of *Theodore Roosevelt* became a national political issue after a dire warning from Capt. Brett Crozier was leaked to the media, leading t... more »
Why Solving Crime in Coronavirus-Tainted America Just Became More Dangerous
*Maggie Ybarra* *Security, Americas* [image: Maggie Ybarra] On the streets of Baltimore, the grim task of recovering facts has suddenly become far grimmer because the evidence that supports them could prove to be poisonous. The coronavirus could be lurking on a gunshot victim’s clothes, on the money he dropped as he fled from his assailant, on the shiny shell casings left to roll with the wind across the street. It could easily hitch a ride with an unsuspecting officer or follow a detective home. When the sun disappeared, Baltimore disappeared. Its skyline and buildings still ex... more »
Why Helping North Korea Fight Coronavirus Could Lessen the Chance of a Nuclear War
*Cynthia Lazaroff* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Y9F9MMRHI&share=true] A necessary win-win for Washington and Pyongyang? Amidst the existential nightmare unfolding with the coronavirus, comes the news that North Korea has ramped up its missile testing and lost all interest in a dialogue with the United States. At a March meeting with G-7 Foreign Ministers, Secretary of State Pompeo called on all nations to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.... more »
Glock 7: The Gun You Have Nothing to Fear From (But Glock Hates It)
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * It was 20 years ago this coming summer that the action movie Die Hard 2 – which was actually based on the Robert Thorp crime novel Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to The Detective – introduced some of the worst myths and misconceptions about the Glock handguns. The so-called Glock 7 is a great example. It was 20 years ago this coming summer that the action movie *Die Hard 2* – which was actually based on the Robert Thorp crime novel *Nothing Lasts Forever**,* a sequel to *The Detective *– introduced some of the worst myths and misconceptions about the... more »
World War II Fact: Japan Sunk Winston Churchill's Best Battleship Using British Tactics
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Expert: "During the Second World War other battleships would fall prey to aircraft – with the Japanese mostly on the receiving end. Yet, the fact remains that the Royal Navy essentially pioneered the airborne attack on the enemy's capital ships yet failed to protect its newest and most powerful warships in the process." When the *HMS Prince of Wales* arrived in Singapore on December 2, 1941 as the flagship of Force Z, under the command of Admiral Sir Tom Phillips, it was meant to serve as a deterrent to Japanese aggression and to counter any attack on... more »
Meet the SSV-33 Ural: The Soviet Union’s Largest Spy Ship That Never Spied
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author - United States Department of Defense. Source: [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1682070] What happened to it? The SSV-33 Ural was the Soviet Union’s largest nuclear powered reconnaissance vessel and the first purpose-built nuclear-powered tracking ship designed to spy on American missile launches —though it never did. Here’s why. *Floating Command Centers* In the 1960s and 1970s, the Soviet Union laid down several ship hulls that could track missile launches while at sea. These ships ... more »
How Hitler's World War II Weapons Helped Israel Win Independence
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* With a little help from Russia. When Israel declared its independence as a sovereign state on May 14, 1948 it faced enemies on all fronts. A day later the forces of the Arab League, which included Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Transjordan, mobilized their sizable armies and invaded their smaller neighbor thus beginning the First Arab-Israeli War. While nearly every one of the 600,000 Israelis now in their new homeland were ready to fight, one problem was that there wasn't really a single fighting force. The new government instead called upon m... more »
Trump's 2020 Opponent Isn't Joe Biden or the Democrats, It's Coronavirus
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, * [image: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during the coronavirus response daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas.] This is a campaign substantially out of either candidate’s control, and as someone without a current government position, out of Biden’s control most of all. Trump’s main challenger isn’t the Democrats. It’s the coronavirus. This is Joe Biden’s moment. With the suspension of Bernie Sanders’ campaign, he has now vanquished the entirety of the biggest Democratic presidential field i... more »
These Are the Four Coronavirus Goals America Needs To Hit To Reopen the Economy
*Fred Lucas* *Security, Americas* [image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci turns the podium over to U.S. President Donald Trump during the coronavirus response daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripa] Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist weighs in. Before many Americans are able to go back to work, the country will have to reach four goals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said as the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission began to study rela... more »
Will Our Behavior Change After Coronavirus?
*Katie Gibbs, Andrew H Kemp, Zoe Fisher* *Society, World* How will our lives change? The world as we know it may never be the same. The global economy has slowed, people are living in isolation and the death toll from an invisible killer is rising exponentially. The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a harsh reality of bereavement, illness and unemployment. Many people are already facing financial hardship and uncertainty over future job prospects. Early data suggest that the immediate psychological impact of the pandemic is substantial. There are also more uplifting analyses, howe... more »
Conservative Leaders Sign Open Letter Urging Trump To Accept Free Trade With Taiwan
*Rachel del Guidice* *Politics, Americas* Read the text of the letter here: Conservative leaders are asking President Donald Trump to establish a free trade agreement with Taiwan that they say would bolster America’s interests. Calling Taiwan “a model trade partner,” the conservative leaders write in a letter addressed to the president, “The idea of a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement has been blocked for decades by Washington’s concern for Beijing’s sensitivities. The most encouraging thing about your administration is its tendency to look past the way business has been done in ... more »
The Coronavirus Is Showing Us Why Businesses Need Emergency Plans
*Stratfor Worldview* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2UJF9YA3ZE&share=true] A plan is a must, but so are flexible and adaptable managers. Government measures intended to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the operations of companies and organizations across the globe. These measures are interrupting or ending business travel, impacting the ability of employees to work together in offices, and complicating and even severing supply chains. Globally, entire industries have ... more »
Videos For Today
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Hoarding toilet paper
BY NORBERT RUG I find it amazing the way some people behave when it comes to hoarding. Let a blizzard approach or other disaster hit and we descend on stores, like the preverbal swarm of locusts, buying up more batteries,
Oil Production Forecasts Lowered due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) revised its oil production forecasts in its April Short Term Energy Outlook due to the… The post Oil Production Forecasts Lowered due to Coronavirus Outbreak appeared first on IER.
Quo Vadis? Which Way Are We Going?
*Zen Gardner* - That’s not just a collective question. It's always an individual question.
Tracing Corona Virus back
Under no circumstances am I in any way qualified to review or suggest anything from any studies or abstracts except to say COVID-19 IS NOT for all intents and purposes a “brand new, newly sprung from the cosmos and produced by alien hands” virus as some have suggested. There had been more than a few hints of zoonotics such as SARS back before the mid-1990’s and had already been focused on discussions, hypotheses, testing and research. Its predecessors, potential, complications, emergence, and far more have been known since the first SARS virus hit the research labs. And, most signif... more »
Iraq Has 3rd Candidate For Premier
Intelligence chief Kazemi officially accepts the nomination to be the next premier candidate from Pres Salah (Reuters) In November 2019 Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi resigned due to protests against the Iraqi establishment. There has been a leadership gap as no replacement has successfully been able to form a government since then. The third candidate was just named at the start of April Mustafa al-Kazemi who is the head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. After the previous two failed nominations there is widespread skepticism that Kazemi will be successful, although so f... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 13
1915 British won Battle of Shaiba Ottomans had 4200 casualties 700 captured Ottoman commander killed himself in disgrace British 1200 casualties 1941 UK decided to go ahead with troop deployments to Iraq (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq And Syria 1941, The Politics and Strategy of... more »
There Are Worse Governors Than Andrew Cuomo, But None Who Are Personally Responsible For As Many Coronavirus Deaths
*"Better Than Trump" is just not good enough* The media has created a very positive image for New York neo-liberal governor Andrew Cuomo. No one can deny Cuomo looks relatively good compared to Trump in his pandemic response. But no one *should* deny that with Trump out of the equation, Cuomo was a disaster for New York where there were 180,458 confirmed cases as of yesterday-- more than China, Italy or Spain-- and close to 8,627 deaths (an out-sized 4.7% totality rate). When Mayor Bill DeBlasio tried to shut New York City down-- the way San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose had shut ... more »
To Fight the COVID Pandemic, Policymakers Must Move Fast and Break Taboos
To combat COVID-19, central banks, including the ECB, must cross the Rubicon of monetary financing and immediately transfer the 20%-30% of GDP this will cost into fiscal coffers.
WILLING ENABLERS: The boasting started very early...
*MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020...as American journalists slept:* Way back then, the phenomenon of the daily "briefing" hadn't even started. The so-called briefings weren't daily yet. But in a briefing on February 26, President Trump was already boasting about the way he had shut down travel from China: QUESTION (2/26/20): *At what point would you be considering loosen the travel restrictions regarding China?* TRUMP: When we’re at a point where we don’t have a problem. You know, *we’re not going to loosen the travel restrictions. That’s what saved us.* Had I not made—Mike alluded to it— ... more »
A Formation Scenario for ‘Oumuamua
The interstellar object we call ‘Oumuamua was bound to be fascinating no matter what it actually was. You discover the first incoming object from interstellar space only once. But this one had its own share of peculiarities. Here was what was assumed to be a comet, but one that showed no outgassing as it reached […]
Massive Oil Discovery in Alaska to Provide More Supply as World Economy Recovers
[image: massive-oil-discovery-in-alaska-to-provide-more-supply-as-world-economy-recovers] Wednesday's announcement of a massive new oil find located next to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on Alaska’s North Slope — reducing greatly the developer’s transportation costs when the field comes online in the next few years — couldn’t have come at a better time.
A Healthcare PATRIOT Act?
[image: undefined] According to a story in Politico, the White House Coronavirus Task Force is considering creating a national surveillance system to track Americans’ health information. Supporters of this initiative claim it would enable the federal government to quickly identify areas in need of additional medical supplies and other assistance because the areas are coronavirus “hot spots.” Of course, it is unlikely that this system would be limited to only tracking coronavirus patients. The government may eventually keep track of every hospital admission — or even all visits to do... more »
Christ the Redeemer Dons Doctor’s Jacket, Supporting Professionals Fighting Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Easter Sunday, he wore a doctor's white coat. The initiative was a projection carried out on the monument by the movement #FormouEsperança, which seeks to unite people in favor of institutions in the fight against Covid-19. The projections were prepared to honor all the workers providing essential services at […] The post Christ the Redeemer Dons Doctor’s Jacket, Supporting Professionals Fighting Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latin America Scurries to Prepare Infrastructure Before Pandemic Peak
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America has seen how the coronavirus pandemic is spreading around the world. As an advantage, it saw how the disease and its management evolved in Asia, Europe, and the United States, but as the days went by it proved to be The post Latin America Scurries to Prepare Infrastructure Before Pandemic Peak appeared first on The Rio Times.
Longest Winter On Record In Boulder
Over the past 24 hours, the warmest temperature in Boulder was 24F (-4C.) The last time there was a day this late in the spring which didn’t get above freezing here was April 14, 1945, when the high temperature was … Continue reading →
Why The OPEC+ Deal Is A Many-Splendoured Thing
A perfect deal is where all protagonists get something out of it. All oil-producing countries stand to gain if oil price rebounds. In bare bones, the OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia finalised in a nail-biting photo finish on Sunday an agreement to steeply cut oil production by […]
The Pandemic Is A Portal
Who can use the term “gone viral” now without shuddering a little? Who can look at anything any more — a door handle, a cardboard carton, a bag of vegetables — without imagining it swarming with those unseeable, undead, unliving blobs dotted with suction pads waiting to fasten themselves on to our lungs? Who can think of kissing a stranger, jumping on to a bus or sending their child to school without feeling real fear? Who can think of ordinary pleasure and not assess its risk? Who among us is not a quack epidemiologist, virologist, statistician and prophet? Which scientist or d... more »
The Big Lie: 102 Years Ago, Leaders Downplayed The Devastation Of The Spanish Flu
For 102 years, that lie has gone unchallenged. But now, spurred by curiosity amid a new pandemic, an examination of archived Mecklenburg County death certificates by The Charlotte Observer and a parsing of century-old news accounts reveal that Charlotte leaders — enabled by an acquiescent press and accepting public — systematically under-reported the 1918 death toll by half. In fact, at the height of the epidemic, when citizens were dying at the rate of more than 10 a week, they under-reported the scope of the crisis by two-thirds. To research the issue, the Observer examined off... more »
Fascists Are Using COVID-19 To Advance Their Agenda
The COVID-19 crisis is a story of a predictable pandemic. It is a result of the willful ignorance of the impact of the climate crisis and unsustainable expansion, a failure of multiple governments and the intentional under-resourcing of public health and medical systems. It results from our societies’ ignoring of the conditions for poor people, the unhoused, disabled and chronically ill people, sex workers, migrants, communities of color and street-based communities, and the exploitation of this crisis by a rich, privileged and powerful fascist minority. Our government had the inf... more »
A “Critical-Care” Bailout For Main Street In The Face Of COVID-19
The Public Banking Institute has been working since 2011 to return control of money and credit to states and communities and create a network of publicly-owned federal, state and municipal banks that would establish a safe, low-cost alternative to the current exploitative financial system controlled by Wall Street. Our Board and Advisory Board members include noted economists, bankers, professors, authors, and organizational leaders. Our letter outlines four immediate actions needed to rescue the Main Street economy following the coronavirus shutdowns and ensuing financial collapse... more »
The Coronavirus Crisis Exposes How Fragile Capitalism Already Was
When this is all over, will we be able to patch up the economy and get things back to normal? Trump certainly claims so. But he’s wrong. Weak attempts to patch up the problems of capitalism—as much as the coronavirus itself—are what got us into the current economic meltdown in the first place. Let’s define some terms. When we talk about the health of the economy, there are two parts: the “real economy,” which includes all the goods and services that we produce, and the “financial economy”: money, stock markets, banks, and credit. The coronavirus has affected the economy in stages... more »
Hospital Food Workers And Janitors Are Stuck In A “Death Trap”
The hospital where Kim Smith works is supposed to be a “safe haven,” says the patient care technician at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago. But now she feels it has become a “death trap.” Like the nurses and doctors nationwide who are risking their lives to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith says she’s glad to help provide healthcare in such traumatic times. But she’s among the army of frontline healthcare service providers who, while crucial to keeping the system going, are earning much lower wages than doctors and nurses and often lack adequate healthcare and paid sick leave. And... more »
Challenging The Oil Industry Through Community Action
The Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya highway connects the Ugandan fishing town of Kaiso to Hoima town, the headquarters of the Bunyoro Kingdom and Hoima District. Kaiso is on the south-eastern edge of Lake Mwitanzige, in a region with an estimated potential three billion barrels of crude oil. The Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road was built to enable access to the lake for oil prospecting and as an investment for future petroleum production, so the residents call it “Oil Road”. For many, however, the road takes away more than it brings. To carve out space for the road, the Uganda National Roads Authority to... more »
Traveling 800 Miles For Abortion Care
Republican leaders in Texas are further exacerbating the harm of the state’s raft of anti-choice regulations by stopping legal abortion amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) ordered a halt to abortion care as part of Texas’ response to the COVID-19 outbreak; on Tuesday, conservative judges on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, including President Trump appointee Judge Kyle Duncan, upheld the policy. The abortion ban, scheduled to end April 22, will push care out of reach for many, force people to seek abortion later in the... more »
Trump: Postal Workers Don’t Deserve A Financial Lifeline
The financially strapped United States Postal Service wound up with crumbs in the $2.2 trillion stimulus deal, despite playing a vital role in our nation’s public health and economic stability at this time of crisis. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) accused President Trump of personally intervening to strip a Democratic postal rescue proposal from the final bill. Asked on Tuesday for his response, Trump lashed out at the beleaguered Postal Service with a stream of false accusations. “They lose money every time they deliver a package for Amazon or these other internet companies,” Trump s... more »
Family Horrified After Cop Trespasses, Walks Up to Chained Dog, Kills It on Easter
[image: dog]A family found out on Easter Sunday that their beloved dog was shot and killed by a deputy while it was chained to a tree in their own yard.
Cop Arrested for Murder After Innocent Woman Found Dead in Back of Police Car
[image: cop]The body of a young woman was discovered in a police car over the weekend and the woman's alleged murderer is a Birmingham cop.
Inevitably, the coronavirus becomes a political football
We're seeing the beginnings of coordinated action by the Democratic Party, and its allies in the mainstream media, to use the coronavirus pandemic as a means to attack President Trump and the Republican Party. Any and every "news" report can and will be skewed to portray the latter in the most unfavorable light possible. Headlines may bear little or no relation to the content of the report that follows, because those writing them know that many readers won't go much further than the headline; so a misleading one, even if not supported by the details, will do its propaganda best. ... more »
Trump’s COVID-19 Response Team is Filled with Friends of Bill Gates and Big Pharma
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, admitted that vaccines, instead of preventing, can enhance infectious diseases. Fauci is on the leadership council of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Frankfort, KY: Judge Rules Shut Down of Drive-In Easter Service Is ‘Unconstitutional’
Judge Justin Walker wrote,“On Holy Thursday, an American mayor criminalized the communal celebration of Easter." He said: “The Mayor’s decision is stunning. And it is, ‘beyond all reason,’ unconstitutional.”
Maryville, Kentucky: Worshipers Met with Nails in the Road as They Defied Viral Lockdown
Worshipers arrived despite police warning they would record their car plates to force them into 14-day quarantines. The church’s pastor, Reverend Roberts, maintained he has a constitutional right to hold services for his faithful.
Dr. Shiva Exposes the Medical Cartel and Bill Gates’ Foundation COVID-19 Endgame
Dr. Shiva says books are being cooked to scare people about the number of COVID-19 deaths with the goal of introducing a mandatory vaccine within six to nine months, as outlined in a UN Sustainable Development goals document: Immunization Agenda 2030: A Global Strategy to Leave No One Behind
U.S. Sailor Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Dies Of Coronavirus
A sailor who tested positive for coronavirus on board USS Theodore Roosevelt has died. The unidentified sailor was admitted into intensive care on Thursday *Daily Mail:* *USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who tested positive for coronavirus DIES after it was revealed Captain Brett Crozier feared COVID-19 would kill 50 of his crew* The unidentified sailor tested positive March 30, was taken off the ship and was put in isolation housing with four other people He was found unresponsive Thursday and moved to the ICU at a local hospital Nearly 600 sailors on the aircraft carrier, docked in ... more »
AG Barr: Prosecutions for Russiagate coming soon (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 527. More The post AG Barr: Prosecutions for Russiagate coming soon (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club, Part 3
Summary In Part Three of his self-help classic, Dale Carnegie offers twelve strategies to “win people to your way of thinking.” They are: Principle 1: The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. Principle 2: Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say, “You’re wrong.” Principle 3: If […] The post How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club, Part 3 appeared first on Econlib.
Solidarity in a Time of Pandemic, While the US Capitalizes on Disaster
The virus does not discriminate, attacking oppressed and oppressor alike. Unfortunately, the US government does more than discriminate. Washington has seen the pandemic as an opportunity. The post Solidarity in a Time of Pandemic, While the US Capitalizes on Disaster appeared first on MintPress News.
The Seduction of Safety
The desire for safety is a great seduction; it seduces us to give up every value, avoid every risk, and turn our back on life. For being safe we are frantically digging ourself into a deeper and deeper hole—soon we will be so deep inside the earth that we can never crawl out; perhaps that point has already been reached and henceforth we will live underground, alongside the rats.
Maximum Pressure Still Won’t Sway Iran
Shia militia forces in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2016. Photo credit: Mahmoud Hosseini/Tasnim News via Wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raising_flag_of_Iraq_and_Popular_Mobilization_Forces_after_defeating_DAESH.jpg; CC BY 4.0 As Americans focus their attention on the rapid spread of the coronavirus throughout the country, the Trump administration is grappling with how best to respond to another crisis of its own making abroad. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, clearly undeterred by the threat of U.S. force, have increased their anti-American activities in recent months by ... more »
Navy Reports First Coronavirus Death from Roosevelt Crew
At least 585 members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt crew had tested positive for coronavirus.
‘SNL’ Returns for Work-at-Home Version with Host Tom Hanks
“Live from Zoom,” Kate McKinnon said during an opening conference call, “It's sometime between March and August.”
Pentagon Drew Up Secret Plans To Invade Britain During The Cold War
America drew up plans to invade Britain in case England became part of Soviet Union *Daily Mail:* *America drew up secret plans to invade Britain during the Cold War because US generals feared the UK could be taken over by the Soviet Union* * America drew up plans to invade Britain in case England became a part of the Soviet Union during the Cold War * US generals began preparing a counter-offensive if such an event occurred * After the end of WWII, British secret service bosses received a request for a topographical survey of UK's coastline and beaches * Operation Sandstone was app... more »
Orphaned kangaroo joey Indi refuses to let go of her handler
Footage shows an adorable orphaned kangaroo joey being very affectionate with her handler. The little orphaned joey Indi is cared for by Chris 'Brolga' Barns at The Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs, central Australia. Indi, who was rescued in June, can be seen grabbing hold of Mr Barns' arms and hugging him. Mr Barns is also known as 'Kangaroo Dundee' because of his work rescuing injured and orphaned kangaroos. He was working as a tour guide in the Northern Territory and realised there was a need for a place to take care of orphaned and injured kangaroos. The Kangaroo Dundee e... more »
Irish Researchers Have Developed Hospital Robot That Uses UV Light to Kill Viruses, Bacteria, and Germs
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Over 370,000 People Have Survived COVID-19. Here’s What We Know About Recovery
https://www.sciencealert.com/over-370-000-people-have-survived-covid-19-here-s-what-we-know-about-recovery?fbclid=IwAR1tInzuEtfOzP-EbSgekrheNEVlczvIW64Bfp0jwFkCaHn3_ZaaqF4Gv_o
LIST of Hospitals Across America Laying Off Workers, Washington’s Field Hospital To Be Dismantled Before Ever Treating a Patient
By Pamela Geller – on April 12, 2020 When will this madness end? President Trump is not being well served by Obama holdovers – The crisis in the US hospital system is real and spreading nationwide: https://t.co/BFfhPZV01w pic.twitter.com/f4Vzu8apf9 — Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) April 12, 2020 I live and work in the Lehigh Valley. This … Continue reading LIST of Hospitals Across America Laying Off Workers, Washington’s Field Hospital To Be Dismantled Before Ever Treating a Patient →
US Cities Turn To Talking Drones From China To Enforce Social Distancing Rules
By Elias Marat/Activist Post April 13, 2020 As an increasing amount of cities and states across the world clamp down on citizen movement due to the coronavirus, officials have been deploying drones in a bid to scare some sense into social distancing scofflaws. The trend has seen dozens of law enforcement agencies and municipalities flock to … Continue reading US Cities Turn To Talking Drones From China To Enforce Social Distancing Rules →
SHEPHERD: Another week of fewer freedoms
by Lindsay Shepherd April 12, 2020 One month after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, it is almost impossible to keep up with the number of complaints received and fines issued to Canadians who fail to properly socially distance. Authorities across Canada are instituting stronger measures to keep Canadians isolated and … Continue reading SHEPHERD: Another week of fewer freedoms →
How much of our freedom will the coronavirus cost us?
by Leo Knight April 11, 2020 The police have more powers to enforce social distancing measures, convicted criminals are being released into society and the government is single-handedly paralyzing the economy. How much of our freedom should we be forced to give up to politicians and bureaucrats who think they know what’s best for us? … Continue reading How much of our freedom will the coronavirus cost us? →
The Truth About Vaccines Docu-Series – Sayer Ji – The Truth About Vaccines
“The Truth About Vaccines 2020” 9 Episode Docu-Series Starts April 22 The most important awareness raising health event of the year.” —Sayer Ji, Green Med Info We brought together 60 top vaccine experts to answer the ONE life-saving question you should ask before any vaccination… The Truth About Vaccines docu-series is COMING SOON! Secure your … Continue reading The Truth About Vaccines Docu-Series – Sayer Ji – The Truth About Vaccines →
Finally! Hillary Clinton bites the dust
by Thomas Madison April 11, 2020 H/T Renee H A plane has five passengers on board: Donald Trump, the Pope, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Hillary Clinton, and a ten-year-old girl. The plane is about to crash and there are only four parachutes. Dr. Fauci said, “I need one, I have to help develop a cure for … Continue reading Finally! Hillary Clinton bites the dust →
Common sense commentary regarding the coronavirus hysteria being stoked by the left and their useful idiots in the mainstream media
by Thomas Madison April 12, 2020 By Madame Defarge Welcome to my fellow members of the common rabble. Here is a little deeper look at the people who rule over us. Our freedoms, both political and financial, are under assault from the Democrat/socialist establishment. The new cold virus has provided a huge lever with which … Continue reading Common sense commentary regarding the coronavirus hysteria being stoked by the left and their useful idiots in the mainstream media →
State Dept. Releases Phone Transcript Of Hillary Admitting She Knew Benghazi Was Planned Attack
April 13, 2020 by Number One (Patrick) The Republic Post “Benghazi matters. Not just because Americans were murdered. Not just because terrorists attacked a U.S. consulate. But because the White House and the State Department have engaged in misdirection at the highest levels to cover up whatever happened there,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wrote in … Continue reading State Dept. Releases Phone Transcript Of Hillary Admitting She Knew Benghazi Was Planned Attack →
Bill Gates is a worse danger to health and freedom than Covid-19 | Cairns News
Posted by Editor, cairnsnews-contributed by CrisscrossApr 13 Robert F Kennedy Jr. Exposes Bill Gates’ Vaccine Dictatorship Plan – cites Gates’ twisted ‘Messiah Complex’ #Vaccines, for #BillGates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including #Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vac ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control over global health … Continue reading Bill Gates is a worse danger to health and freedom than Covid-19 | Cairns News →
On This Day — CIA Launches Project MK-ULTRA (April 13, 1953) [2020]
April 13, 2020 by L “The CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence organized the project, code-named Project MKUltra, in coordination with the U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories. In some cases, academic researchers were funded through grants funneled to them from CIA front organizations while remaining unaware that the CIA sought to use their work for its … Continue reading On This Day — CIA Launches Project MK-ULTRA (April 13, 1953) [2020] →
Book Review: Another Book That Details Putin's Rise To Power
Vladimir Putin cut his teeth with the Stasi, argues Catherine Belton. Photograph: Reuters *The Guardian: **Putin's People by Catherine Belton review – relentless and convincing* This is the most remarkable account so far of Putin’s rise from a KGB operative to deadly agent provocateur in the hated west. In 1985, a young KGB officer arrived in provincial East Germany. His name was Vladimir Putin. What exactly Putin got up to in Dresden is a mystery. The official version says not much: he drank beer, put on weight, lived in an ordinary apartment with his wife, Lyudmila, and their tw... more »
Pandemic Trumpery
Democratic leaders are in a real quandary. As much as they'd love to give more aid, sustenance and comfort to ordinary Americans suffering so horribly through this pandemic, doing so would only prop up "Trump's economy" and boost his re-election chances. People having more cash in their pockets and food in their bellies would only end up thanking *Donald Trump* for the relief. And that will never do, Because beating Trump in November is more important to the feckless Democrats than making people's lives better in the here and now. As Michael Grunwald chillingly writes in *Politico,... more »
"There's No Going Back, We Can Only Go Forward"
*"There's No Going Back, We Can Only Go Forward"* by Charles Hugh Smith "What I see is a global collapse of intangible capital that is invisible to most people. It's only natural that the conventional expectation is a return to the pre-pandemic world is just a matter of time. Whether it's three months or six months or 18 months, "the good old days" will return just as if we turned back the clock. I think the situation is much more akin to being injured. Since I worked for decades in construction, I've had numerous potentially serious injuries, including slipping off roofs, being pe... more »
Russian military destroys enemy warships in Black Sea drills
The crew of the Black Sea Fleet small anti-submarine ship Muromets held a live-fire exercise at a Black Sea naval range, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday. “As part of combat training measures, the sailors performed preparatory and qualification artillery firings against sea and air targets,” the press office said in a statement. Towed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Armenia donates medical supplies to Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Armenia has sent a large batch of medical supplies to Syria’s Aleppo amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has affected most of the world. According to Armen Press, the Armenian Humanitarian Mission in Syria donated medical items to the Aleppo Military Hospital and other medical facilities on April 12th. “The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinian archbishop calls for lifting of sanctions against Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna on Monday called for lifting the Western coercive economic measures imposed on Syria in light of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Hanna, in a solidarity message with Syria said: “From the city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), I send this appeal and this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army attacks jihadist forces along southern Idlib front-lines
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attacked a group of jihadist rebels that recently gathered along the southern Idlib front-lines on Monday. According to a field report, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the jihadist forces at the southern axes of Sufahan and Al-Bara, resulting in a fierce exchange of gunfire and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy to receive new advanced nuclear-powered submarine
The Project 955A (Borei-A) lead nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir will be delivered to the Russian Navy by late June and the vessel will undergo at least one sea trial before that date, a source in the Russian defense industry told TASS. “The Project 955A lead nuclear-powered submarine is planned to be delivered to the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish Army breaks up militant protest after attack on their forces in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Turkish Army broke up a militant protest along a key highway in northwestern Syria, today, following an attack on their forces in the Idlib Governorate. According to the latest reports from this front, the Turkish Army broke up a sit-in protest along the M-4 Highway (Aleppo-Latakia Highway) after some […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed Libyan forces launch new offensive in northwestern Libya
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces launched a new offensive in western Tripoli on Monday, targeting the key city of Surman. According to reports from northwestern Libya, the GNA forces began the offensive on Monday by storming the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) positions east of Surman, prompting a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Curve Flattening: Wisdom of Individual Americans vs. Power of Central Planners
Bill Whittle April 13, 2020 ~Once again, Bill and Scott nailed it again. HEA
COVID-19 Comedy: Too Soon or Not Soon Enough to Laugh in a Pandemic?
Bill Whittle April 13, 2020 ~They’e right “Humor is good medicine” and we need plenty. Hang in there, folks, we’re all in this together and, with the help of the Almighty, we’ll pull through. This is just Him, showing US who the wretched ones are. HEA
Trump Identifies Who Really Is Responsible For Corona
By Micha Gefen – April 13, 2020 The Chinese regime and their lackeys at the WHO are clearly responsible for allowing the virus to explode and expand globally. It has always been China’s desire to take over global institutions at the UN in order to exert maximum control, but this time their control of the WHO has literally caused 10s of thousands of lives. This is why Trump has attacked them and the WHO as culpable when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. The President has now threatened to defund the WHO as a response to their misconduct. This is a good start. … Continue reading →
WATCH: A Dozen Cops Ignore Social Distancing, Kidnap Child for Allegedly Selling Candy
[image: candy]As New York deals with one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the world, cops are kidnapping small children for reportedly selling candy on the train.
How is a reporter employed by the Chinese government in the Presidential press pool?
This is a bit of old news from early April but in a press conference Trump asked a reporter if she worked for the Chinese Communists. She said no but she was wrong. She works for Phoenix Meida which is partially owned by the Chinese Communist government and/or a "former" Chinese government propaganda official. Liu Changle is still close to senior Chinese tyrants and he owns 37.1% of Phoenix Media. Another 20% of the company is owned by Extra Step Investments Limited which is itself owned by China Mobile Hong Kong which is owned by the tyrants of Beijing. Finally another 8% is own... more »
NASCAR Star Kyle Larson Uses Racial Slur During Virtual Race
The incident occurred during an iRacing event, the esports league NASCAR has pivoted to after the cancellation of in-person races due to the pandemic.
Why the WHO needs a massive reorganization
Back in early February the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, not only praised China for its handling of the virus but said that travel bans were bad. At the time Democrats used that to attack Trump's early actions to thwart the spread of the China virus as overreactions. Of course now Democrats are condemning Trump for not having ignored them even more and done more. Even today WHO continues to believe the lies coming out of China and North Korea thereby providing cover for those tyrannical regimes attempts to blame others for their failures. But D... more »
Unemployment forecast to soar to highest rate in almost 30 years
New Treasury figures forecast the jobless rate will double in the June quarter from 5.1 per cent to 10 per cent, all but confirming Australia will enter a recession as it deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democrat hypocrisy on firing IG's; Obama fired an IG who showed that an Obama supporter was corrupt
Back in 2009 Obama fired IG Gerald Walpin after Walpin showed that a nonprofit education organization led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson misused federal funds. Johnson is a former NBA star and a big supporter of Obama. The organization, Hope Academy, had to pay back over $400,000 of taxpayer dollars. Among the illegal activities were using your money to engage in school board political issues, run personal errands for Johnson, and wash his car. That's precisely why the IG exists; to find people who illegally misuse your hard earned tax dollars. But Obama said the following when... more »
New Poll Shows Democrats Want to Dump Biden for Andrew Cuomo
[image: new-poll-shows-democrats-want-to-dump-biden-for-andrew-cuomo] A new poll finds that a majority of Democrat voters would prefer New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over presumptive nominee Joe Biden to run against Donald Trump in November.
Easter Storms Sweep South, Killing at Least 19 People
Storms from Louisiana to the Appalachian Mountains had people sheltering in basements, closets and bathroom tubs as sirens wailed to warn of possible tornadoes.
Double Crisis, Single Solution
[image: Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt take meals to asymptomatic sailors who have tested negative for COVID-19 and are housed at local hotels in Guam, April 7, 2020. (Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Rivera)] The global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread at a breathtaking rate. On April 10 there were about 1.5 million cases worldwide; on April 12, there were 1.8 million. On April 10 there were some 80,000 deaths from COVID-19; recently the number has soared to 111,000. Over 20,000 of those deaths are in the U.S. It must be stresse... more »
There Is No Normal To Return To: Time for Debt Moratorium or Cancellation
There Is No Normal to Return To: Time for Debt Moratorium or Cancellation Video of There Is No Normal to Return To: Time for Debt Moratorium or Cancellation Going back to normal would be a disaster. We are living on one rolled over and bailed out debt bubble after another. Instead of throwing money at the financial system to "get back to normal", it's time to REORGANIZE it. Harley uses the examples of Germany and Mexico to illustrate what happens when you don't reorganize debt. Every weekday morning Harley will brief you on what you need to know to start your day. If you haven't ... more »
How the coronavirus crisis is reshaping the cannabis industry for the long term
Cannabis companies are entering a new normal as the coronavirus pandemic puts stress on every sector of business, fundamentally altering the industry in possibly permanent ways. The COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated fault lines in the rapidly evolving market and led to number of new outcomes, including: Retailers adapting to changing consumer behavior by offering delivery, curbside […] How the coronavirus crisis is reshaping the cannabis industry for the long term is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Not Likely
Lawrence Martin writes that Donald Trump is not likely to win re-election. What used to be his strong suit -- the economy -- has been shattered by the coronavirus: The Trump Republicans are hopeful that when the lockdown is lifted, the economy will come roaring back. Not by the fall it won’t. The stock market might be back up but the unemployment and GDP numbers will be brutal. The Republicans never win with the economy in the tank. They lost in 2008 when George W. Bush left behind a shattered economy. They lost in 1992 when his father was in power and the economy was downward bo... more »
Who Needs Experts?
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward Dave’s paperboy has been a bit slow delivering lately, and has just brought the March 9th issue of the EDP: Eastern Daily Press – March 9th, 2020 Jonathan Van Tam is, of course, the government’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, who has been telling us all […]
The 2017-2018 Flu Killed 80,000 Americans, But No Hysteria or Shutdown
The CDC says the 2018-2018 flu killed 80,000 Americans. Medical centers set up triage tents, restricted friends and family visits and canceled elective surgeries. All of this happened without hysteria or ruining the economy.
WHO Leader Suggests Removing “Infected” Family Members from Homes
Dr. Michael Ryan says we have to live with the virus until a vaccine is developed and "we can get rid of it," meaning that everyone must get the vaccine. Dr, Anthony Fauci says America will not go back to normal until a vaccine is developed.
Apple and Google - The Pandemic Partnership
According to a recent announcement on Apple's newsroom, two of the world's largest technology companies are partnering up to "assist" the global fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the announcement: In May, Google and Apple will launch a solution which includes application programming interfaces (APIs) and operating system technology to assist in contact tracing. For those of you that aren't aware, here is an explanation of an API: "*Think of an API like a menu in a restaurant. The menu provides a list of dishes you can order, along with a description of ... more »
Don’t Blame China For Your Government’s COVID-19 Failures
In early January, COVID-19 was largely limited to China. Now, just three months later, it has spread far beyond China’s border, and has effectively been halted domestically within the country. There are currently around 1.36 million reported COVID-19 cases globally, with more than 76,000 deaths. China accounts for just 6 percent of all cases, and 4.4 percent of deaths. Yesterday, China reported no new deaths for the first time since January. Countries in the West, meanwhile, have gone into lockdown, hospitals have been overwhelmed and markets are crashing. There appears to be no ... more »
Landless Workers Are Challenging Unequal Land Distribution And Corporate Agribusiness
Brazil is among the most unequal countries in the world when it comes to land distribution and is home to the world’s biggest landed estates. This structure of land concentration and unproductivity has historic roots dating back to Portuguese colonization, which established a foundation of social inequality in the country that persists today. In Brazil—as elsewhere—the relationship with the land is fundamental for the country’s development. To talk about land is to talk not only about people, but also about the control of natural resources and of economic, social, and cultural dev... more »
Spain Is Moving To Establish Permanent Basic Income
Spain is moving to implement a permanent basic income as a measure to help workers and families battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Nadia Calviño, the country's minister for economic affairs, told the Spanish broadcaster La Sexta on Sunday evening that the government was planning to introduce the cash handouts as part of a barrage of policies meant to help people get back on their feet. She said enacting basic income was "mostly aimed at families, but differentiating between their circumstances." Calviño didn't offer a specific date as to when basic income could be rolled out i... more »
In Times Of Pandemic, Peasants Are United To Feed The People
On April 17, La Via Campesina will commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggle in a context that once again validates the historical role of the peasantry in societies and their fundamental task of feeding the people, even in times of war, fascism, authoritarianism and pandemics. COVID-19 has crippled the world. This deadly virus has exposed the vulnerability of the current globalised food system dominated by industrial agriculture, and the dangers it poses to all life forms. We should learn from this crisis and invest in building local, resilient and diverse food syst... more »
Be a good neighbour, not a jerk
News 1. The latest There’s a tiny glimmer of hope that Nova Scotia is containing the spread of COVID-19, as over the last few days the number of new positive tests of cases has gone down, from 34 on Thursday to 21 on Friday to 17 on Saturday. But that could very well be a […]
Trump Did Not Start Fracking On Public Lands, Obama Did
When is it right to turn over 5 million acres of public land for exploitation by energy corporations? The Obama administration did just that, with corn ethanol, and environmental groups wrapped him in the flag of renewable biofuels despite science showing it was worse for the environment than gasoline. A generation earlier they had also wrapped natural gas in the flag of environmentalism and continued to do so until it began to replace coal.(1) During the Bush administration, a Republican. Then it was time for lawsuits. read more
The U.S. Navy's Nuclear Powered Surface Fleet Dream Was a Failure
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: The U.S. Navy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN-9) under constuction at the Bethlehem Steel Coompany's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts (USA), on 2 July 1959. The guided missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DLG-8) is visble] A great idea, but just too expensive? Today, nuclear power at sea is generally limited to submarines, aircraft carriers and ice breakers. In the 1950s however, Naval strategists thought nuclear power was the answer to fuel logistics: surface ships powered by nuclear fuel rather than oil wou... more »
Russia's Sukhoi Su-34 Fighter-Bomber Is a Legend for One Simple Reason
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * It just delivers--nearly anywhere. Plain and simple. Here's how. The Sukhoi Su-34 is perhaps one of Russia’s most capable all-weather jet fighters, capable of ground, surface, and air attack. It’s seen service in Syria — and could be used to defend Russian interests in the Arctic. *Crew Cockpit* The Su-34 is a dual-engine, all-weather bomber/ground attack aircraft intended for use against naval and ground-based targets. It will allegedly replace both the Su-24 sweep-wing strike fighter and the Tu-22 bomber. The Su-34 has a side-by-side arranged cockp... more »
That One Time the NSA Droned a Guy
*David Axe* *Security, * "The targeted killing of Al Harethi on the basis of an intercepted phone call surely helped cement the perception — now widespread in the federal government — that surveillance helps make America safer. Or at least gives America the power to avenge acts of terror it fails to stop." In June 2013 *The* *Guardian* went public with secret documents outlining the U.S. National Security Agency’s massive new effort to monitor the phone calls, email and other Internet traffic of potentially hundreds of millions of people. The so-called Prism initiative, launched... more »
Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Could Be an Aerial Sniper
*David Axe* *Security, * Since its public debut 10 years ago, Russia’s first stealth fighter haltingly has undergone testing, slowly expanding its flight envelope and working out technical kinks. But for all this hard work it’s still unclear just how many copies of the Sukhoi Su-57 Moscow might acquire … and how it means to use them. Since its public debut 10 years ago, Russia’s first stealth fighter haltingly has undergone testing, slowly expanding its flight envelope and working out technical kinks. But for all this hard work it’s still unclear just how many copies of the Sukh... more »
How Coronavirus Is Disproportionately Impacting Black and Poor Communities
*Grace A. Noppert* *Public Health, Americas* It is evidence of centuries of segregation and discrimination that have disproportionately placed people of color in communities without access to health care, with degraded and crowded living conditions and a lack of basic opportunities for health and wellness. As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to ravage the American public, an unsurprising story emerges: Poor communities are hot spots for COVID transmission. The death rate from COVID-19 appears to be staggeringly high among African Americans compared to whites. The Washington Post r... more »
Producers reflect on profound experience walking with Indigenous artists on country
Producers of the ABC's This Place Artist Series take us behind the scenes of their journey to regional and remote parts of Australia to capture the stories of leading Indigenous artists and the country that inspires them.
A Civilization’s Moral Code
Every civilization is founded by people who scrupulously follow a moral code and it survives till the moral code is allowed to determine its politics and culture. Acquainting the new generations with the moral code of their ancestors is a problem that has bedeviled the civilizations in every age and this problem is hard to solve because man is a dull creature with a propensity to ignore the lessons of history and forget his own experiences. One would have thought that the contemporary emphasis on higher education will enhance the moral code’s appeal, but that is not happening—those ... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 4/13/20"
*AM 4/13/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"America Should Be Ready for 18 Months of Shutdowns in * *‘Long, Hard Road’ Ahead, Warns the Fed’s Neel Kashkari"* ○ Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/13/20 *"Critical Updates: Crude, Stocks, Bitcoin, Gold, Silver, Bonds"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *Da... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates AM 4/13/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates AM 4/13/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 13, 2020 8:41 AM: *"New CDC Study Shows Coronavirus Can Survive For Hours On Floors, Walls, Shoes" ○ *Drone Video: Empty New York City during Coronavirus* ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *4/13/20, 4:02:21AM. **For updates click here:* *- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html*
"Destiny..."
"You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny." - Maitri Upanishads
"The Fear of Going Out"
*"The Fear of Going Out"* by Mark Manson "Each week I spitball three interesting and provocative ideas at you in hopes that it will make you a slightly less terrible person. This week, we’re talking: 1) FOGO, or the Fear of Going Out, 2) the illusion of leadership, and 3) mental health in the time of corona. Let’s get into it. *1. FOGO, the Anxiety of the (Near) Future* - Undoubtedly, you’ve heard the term ‘FOMO’ or the ‘Fear of Missing Out’ the past few years. You better have, because I wrote a damn article about it a while back. Living the #QuarantineLife has been a quick antidot... more »
Keir Starmer's Falkirk Moment
Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters "should be shot." Vendettas against "Trots" pursued with alacrity while complaints, including anti-semitism charges piled up. Cheering on the Labour Party's opponents in elections. Discussions of who should leak documents. Setting up secret campaigns to funnel monies to favour MPs. Speaking about senior party figures in the most derogatory terms, including suggesting that a young party member with mental health difficulties should "die in a fire". Deliberations over cooking up crises to maximise embarrassment and damage to the leadership. Sabotaging... more »
Untitled
*The coronavirus will widen the education gap in the UK* *The British lockdown must be reversed. Australia has decreed that its schools must stay open* Under normal circumstances, it would now be the spring holidays for most schools. But, instead of packing the car to take one of my daughters to visit her grandparents for a few days, I just got off the phone to students who attend my school. We are more than three weeks into a lockdown in the UK. My school - an academy on the outskirts of West London - serves a wonderfully diverse community, but nearly half of all students are wh... more »
Untitled
*Fauci-Birx climate models?* Honest, evidence-based climate models could avoid trillions of dollars in policy blunders Paul Driessen and David R. Legates President Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force presented some frightening numbers during their March 31 White House briefing. Based on now 2-week-old data and models, as many as 100,000 Americans at the models’ low end, to 2.2 million at their high end, could die from the fast-spreading virus, they said. However, the President, Vice President Pence and Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx hastened to add, those high-end numbers ... more »
It’s Time To Dethrone Caesar or We All Face Societal Annihilation
*Individuals in numbers working together to stop the tyrants is possible, but it does require courage and personal risk in order to achieve the goal of freedom, and a release from the chains of government tyranny. This country is run from the top, with a group of elites at the helm calling the shots, while a cadre of politicians at the federal and state level do the bidding of their bosses. This is the essence of the fascist oligarchy that is the current United States. Disbanding this bunch is mandatory, and that can be done by breaking up this group that holds a monopoly on power... more »
When did I realize something was very wrong? When Ohio began posting stats
*April 12 COVID-19 snapshot for Ohio:* *Data provided by ODH as of 2 p.m. April 12* *Confirmed cases in Ohio: 6,518 Number hospitalized in Ohio: 1,948 Number of deaths in Ohio: 248 Number of cases in Franklin County: 943* My husband was in Riverside Hospital in Columbus (the largest) from Thursday evening through Saturday noon—taken by squad after minor testing at our house (squad wouldn’t come in—he had to go outside). He got excellent care, and every test known for cardiac problems. He also said the hospital was virtually empty and staff had little to do. I’m sure they poun... more »
$1200 and a subscription to Netflix
Note: Diane McDermott (originally from Mt. Morris and I bought my horse from her family in 1952) posted this on Facebook and she says she is among those unable to get medical treatment needed for a cardiac problem at the moment. Read this chilling commentary from MARK LEVIN: "To be clear. President Trump hasn't shut down a single business. The Governors did." We’re seeing the most draconian measures enforced at all levels of government that we've ever seen in our lifetimes, and yet rather than being alarmed by the things going on, so many of you applaud. People are being arre... more »
Glenn Dennis Lies?
As those of you who pay attention know, I had Don Schmitt on the radio show/podcast not all that long ago. We were talking about our investigation into the Roswell UFO crash (among other things) from the perspective of all that we had done. I asked him, given what we know today, if he still believed the Glenn Dennis tale. His answer somewhat surprised me. Before I get into that, and as I have learned by surfing the net and watching television, now that I have teased you with this, I will go off on another tangent. In the end, it will make sense and it is something that I believe is... more »
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