Monday, May 11, 2020

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Some Political Leaders Are Taking The Pandemic Seriously And Some Are Definitely NOT

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 minute ago
Albania was one of the most overtly corrupt cesspools of a country I have ever visited. And I've been to every corrupt cesspool on earth. There is no reason, or almost no reason, to believe their pandemic numbers. They report 868 confirmed cases and 31 COVID-19 deaths. They report that there are just 302 cases per million people. That's one of the mildest pandemics in Europe. Albania has about 2.9 million people, similar to Lithuania and Armenia. Lithuania is reporting 1,479 confirmed cases and 50 deaths (543 cases per million) and Armenia is reporting 3,313 confirmed cases, 45 de... more »

Collective Revolution And Individual Enlightening Are The Same Thing

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 16 minutes ago
Revolution–the real kind–is an inside job. This is not a click-friendly fact to highlight. Whenever I talk about revolution as having more to do with sincere inner work than with demonstrations and pitchforks and the proletariat rising up against the bourgeoisie, I get met with […]

New World Order Acolyte Melinda Gates Appears on Today Show Pushing Hard for a Global Vaccine While Wearing An Upside-Down Cross

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
New World Order Acolyte Melinda Gates Appears on Today Show Pushing Hard for a Global Vaccine While Wearing An Upside-Down Cross by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ As part of our coronavirus series The Search for Solutions, TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie spoke exclusively to Melinda Gates, who is working to address the pandemic through the Bill and Melinda Gates …

Find Out What’s Coming Next: Luciferian New World Order, World Government, Mark of The Beast …

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
 IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE, FIND OUT WHAT’S COMING NEXT by The Alex Jones Show, Published on May 11, 2020 Implantable microchips, forced inoculations, world government, 7 billion people dead end

Putin’s Call for a New System And The 1944 Battle of Bretton Woods: Lessons for Victory Day

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
Putin’s Call for a New System and the 1944 Battle of Bretton Woods: Lessons for Victory Day by Matthew Ehret for The Saker Blog, http://thesaker.is/ As today’s world teeters on the brink of a financial collapse greater than anything the world experienced in either 1923 Weimar or the 1929 Great depression, a serious discussion has …

Israel’s Annexation Plan Means End to Peace Illusions: Palestinian Official

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
Israel’s Annexation Plan Means End to Peace Illusions: Palestinian Official by https://www.presstv.com/ Israel’s controversial plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank means an end to peace efforts and the so-called two-state solution, a senior Palestinian official says. – Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestine National Initiative, gave an interview to the Palestinian …

It’s Official! Benjamin Netanyahu Proposes Mark of The Beast, Calls for All Children To Be Microchipped First?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
 It’s Official! Benjamin Netanyahu Proposes Mark of The Beast, Calls for All Children To Be Microchipped First? by https://www.infowars.com/ This follows Bill & Melinda Gates filing patents for similar systems Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for all children to be microchipped in the name of protecting public health. – Speaking at a …

Globalists Are Using A ‘Double-Whammy Covid-19 5G Deception’ To Usher In Their ‘Brave New World Order’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
Globalists Are Using A ‘Double-Whammy Covid-19 5G Deception’ To Usher In Their ‘Brave New World Order’ by R. X. Kendrick for All News Pipeline, https://allnewspipeline.com/ – Never Before In History Have So Many Been Put In Grave Danger By Their Satanic, Hidden Schemes – In a recent ANP.com article, Susan Duclos exposed many “new” developments with the COVID-19 virus. …

‘No Democracy with Apartheid’ | Anti-Netanyahu Protest Occupies Iconic Rabin Square, Tel Aviv

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
RT Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators descended on Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to protest a ruling by the Israeli High Court of Justice which indicated PM Benjamin Netanyahu fit to form a coalition government despite legal charges brought against him. They have been calling for ‘a quality government,’ and protesting against corruption before the formation of …

Volcanoes Suddenly Erupting Worldwide Indicates Biggest Chain Event in World HISTORY About to Blow!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
SkyWatch TV 21 April 2020 Volcanoes are erupting worldwide and the Cascadia subduction zone is indicating it is about to trigger the BIGGEST CHAIN EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN! PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE! end

Has President Trump Hammered the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Petrodollar?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
maneco64 Today I look at some developments in the relationship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it pertains to the 1970s Petrodollar agreement designed and negotiated by then U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Last week, according to the WSJ, the U.S. pulled Patriot Missile batteries and other …

Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Prof Michael Levitt: Lockdown is a “Huge Mistake”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
UnHerd As he is careful to point out, Professor Michael Levitt is not an epidemiologist. He’s Professor of Structural Biology at the Stanford School of Medicine, and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.” With a purely statistical perspective, he has been playing close …

It Is Not About A Virus… It Is About Control!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 24 minutes ago
Spiro Skouras We have been covering many aspects regarding the pandemic of COVID1984, one very important aspect that we really haven’t touched on, which is detrimental to life as we know it, is food. Henry Kissinger once said, “Control oil and you control nations, control food and you control the people.” To help shed some …

Hate exists, but we get along much better than the news would imply

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 31 minutes ago
Many of us have highlighted the hate rhetoric and racism that has come more to the surface. Domestic hate groups are on the rise and we have a president whose former attorney and fixer called a “racist” under oath to … Continue reading →

Tracing Apps and 5G – A Match Made in Heaven (Hell?)

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 34 minutes ago
The post Tracing Apps and 5G – A Match Made in Heaven (Hell?) appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

President Trump Orders Federal Retirement Money Invested In Chinese Equities To Be Pulled Out

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 37 minutes ago
*FOX News: **Trump orders federal retirement money invested in Chinese equities to be pulled* The assets at hand number around $4.5 billion in Chinese stocks President Trump is moving to cut investment ties between U.S. federal retirement funds and Chinese equities, FOX Business has learned in a move that is tied to the handling of COVID 19. In the first letter written Monday, obtained exclusively by FOX Business, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and National Economic Council Chair Larry Kudlow write to U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia stating that the White House does n... more »

Business confidence in SA takes 'catastrophic' hit amid coronavirus impacts

Bension Siebert at Just In - 53 minutes ago
More than half of the hospitality and retail business operators to respond to a key SA business confidence survey say they are unlikely to survive another three months of coronavirus restrictions.

Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-coronavirus measures and reduced crowds

Just In - 53 minutes ago
In what could be a test case for global entertainment industries, Disney's newest theme park took tentative steps towards normality.

When will Victorian students return to school? Is it safe for teachers? And what precautions are in place?

Nicole Mills at Just In - 53 minutes ago
The Victorian Government has announced all state school students will return to face-to-face learning within the next four weeks, and Catholic and independent schools are expected to follow suit. Here's what you need to know about the plan to get students back in the classroom.

Abbey's husband arrived at hospital with a fever so she had to give birth under coronavirus precautions

Katherine Gregory at Just In - 53 minutes ago
Some maternity health experts are worried some precautions being taken in delivery rooms are not always backed by the best medical evidence and may do more harm than good in the long term.

Tasmania's post-coronavirus deficit to be 'significantly north of half a billion dollars'

Just In - 53 minutes ago
Tasmania's Premier gives a grim assessment of the financial impact of coronavirus on the state, saying this year's deficit will be "significantly north of half a billion dollars".

Struck by a train in New York, and then coronavirus hit. But these Aussies were 'special people'

David Lipson at Just In - 53 minutes ago
Visaya Hoffie, battling for her life following an accident, landed in the middle of America's biggest coronavirus hotspot. Getting home to Brisbane took 38 hours, $64,000 and a whole lot of hope.

'It's alive': Cairns couple's naked gardening photos go viral

Sharnie Kim at Just In - 53 minutes ago
From tamer beginnings four years ago, a Cairns couple's cheeky photos featuring some cleverly placed props become an online sensation.

Hotel worker in quarantine zone infected as hundreds remain under coronavirus observation

Eliza Laschon at Just In - 53 minutes ago
WA Premier Mark McGowan reveals a man working at the Pan Pacific Hotel has contracted COVID-19, as a group of more than 200 overseas arrivals quarantined on Rottnest Island prepare to return home.

'The perfect set-up for spreading': Dr Fauci explains the 'almost impossible' task facing contact sports

Just In - 53 minutes ago
The face of America's health response to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, explains how COVID-19 is spread and how that creates an incredible challenge for contact sports.

Business on the beach: Gold Coast Mayor open to commercialisation

Just In - 53 minutes ago
A tourism boss renews calls for the commercialisation of Gold Coast beaches to help the region emerge from the coronavirus crisis and Mayor Tom Tate says he's open to the idea.

Five years of power gone: The turmoil surrounding Jackie Trad and the business left unfinished

Josh Bavas at Just In - 53 minutes ago
It will take four senior Government MPs to fill the void left by former deputy premier Jackie Trad, but could the Member for South Brisbane make a comeback?

One man dead, another in hospital under police guard after suspected shooting

Just In - 53 minutes ago
Police arrest a 22-year-old man after another man is found dead at a property in Melbourne's south-east.

Elon Musk invites arrest as Tesla reopens US plant despite coronavirus orders

Just In - 53 minutes ago
The controversial CEO said he would be on the assembly line in California and asked that he be arrested if authorities take anyone into custody for breaching local COVID-19 restrictions.

Schools are reopening, so what's the latest on coronavirus and kids?

Suzannah Lyons at Just In - 53 minutes ago
With more students returning to school over the coming weeks, you've been asking us plenty of questions about kids and coronavirus. We put them to the experts.

Land councils call on Government to lift some coronavirus restrictions for Indigenous communities

Lauren Roberts at Just In - 53 minutes ago
Land councils say it's not fair people in Darwin can order a laksa at the markets and a beer at the pub but "the community mob are still locked in" due to travel restrictions.

'Double Rainbow Guy' from viral online video dies aged 57 in California

Just In - 53 minutes ago
Paul L. Velasquez, known as 'Bear' to his friends, has died aged 57. Fans of his 2010 viral video hope he "will be seeing double and maybe even triple rainbows in heaven".

No new coronavirus cases in NSW but health boss warns infections are 'bubbling around beneath the surface'

Jessica Kidd at Just In - 53 minutes ago
There have been no new coronavirus infections found in NSW in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. It's the first time since the pandemic began that zero new cases have been found in a day.

President Trump 'Not Interested' In Reopening U.S.-China Trade Deal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 53 minutes ago
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak press briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Reuters: **Trump 'not interested' in reopening U.S.-China trade deal after report of Beijing discontent* BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.-China “Phase 1” trade deal after a Chinese state-run newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement. Trump, w... more »

Eastern Europe Under Communism

Red Ice News - 56 minutes ago
[image: Eastern Europe Under Communism] A reminder, in case you forgot. Eastern Europe under COMMUNISM, a short video how Communism pushed Multiracialism upon the Whites of Eastern Europe, and the reaction of the Whites. Video from Bitchute.com/Celtic-Film

"to defend Russian state against dissent in all forms--KGB and successors were strikingly successful."

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
8-3-19 *FSB *Col. Kyrill Cherkalin immediately got down to business, suggesting that a retired officer from the Federal Security Services (FSB) be made vice-president at Probiznesbank (one of Life’s main assets) with an annual salary of $120,000, a private office, personal driver and assistant. But this was a mere detail. Zheleznyak had already received the main demand: cede a large stake in Life to a company that will share its income with senior officials from the FSB and the Prosecutor General’s Office. These details come from a statement from Zheleznyak, acquired by *The B... more »

Unmasking 101: ..”You Must Make That Request In Writing” – Grenell Has Declassified, Bill Barr Will Release…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
During testimony in June 2017 Admiral Mike Rogers helps to explain what documents would be available to identify who was making unmasking requests. WATCH: Note: “you must make that request in writing”; which explains the documents Ric Grenell has declassified … Continue reading →

Jordan and Biggs Tear The Bark Off Trey Gowdy, Culpable Republicans and #Obamagate …

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Representatives Jim Jordan and Andy Biggs tear the bark off the Obamagate scandal; including culpable republicans who participated in the DC coup effort. Appearing with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business, Jim Jordan rips through the timeline early in the interview … Continue reading →

Trump Abruptly Ends Briefing After Contentious Exchanges

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.

H.R.6666 – COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Must watch Video 7 minutes from Dr. Buttar: Contact your representatives and senators. Also Part 3 and Part 4 30 minute videos featuring a virologist and Dr. Mikovits, the doctor Fraudci screwed over….well worth the time. Dr. Buttar: If you have had the flu shot within the last 10 years, YOU WILL test positive for corona…If you are sick, they will take your children from you….. From the Congress.gov Portal: search HR6666, interesting how it came up as the mark of the beast. This bill was initiated on MAY 1, interesting date to…..Commie Day…. Quick shots: mobile health units, testing... more »

President of Tanzania Didn’t Trust WHO

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Sent Samples of Sheep, Goats, Bunny, Trees, Fruit and Car Oil for COVID Testing From the Gateway Pundit: He’s not the only one, the WHO is just another money laundering service for the clintooons and others… Excerpts: The President of Tanzania John Magufuli did not trust the World Health Organization or their coronavirus testing. President Magufuli is also a chemist. President Magufuli: We took samples from goats. We sent samples from sheeps. We took samples from pawpaws. We sent samples from car oil. And we took samples from other different things. And we took the samples to the la... more »

D.C. : A Tale of Two Cities

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Elbert Lee Guillory is a former member of the Louisiana State Senate. Having previously been a Democrat, he became ‘woke’ during his last years in politics and joined the Republican Party, a move he explained in this video. In the below video, he compares what happened to Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the allegations of sexual impropriety and harassment, to what is happening to Creepy Joe Biden today, which amounts to a blind eye from the MSM and the democratic party. The hypocrisy of the left is not only disgusting and insulting, but also very revealing of their message. ~Terry

Gov Cuomo thwarted with latest NY Judge ruling

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Could Cuomo’s plans to see himself as new Democrat presidential nominee have suddenly been slapped down? –##– . Judge rules New York must hold presidential primary after cancellation by state election officials The state’s presidential nominating contest is slated for June 23. ABC By Kendall Karson May 6, 2020 The Democratic presidential primary might be settled, with former Vice President Joe Biden marching towards the nomination unencumbered, but in New York, after bitter intraparty feuding and some legal wrangling, the second-most delegate rich state’s presidential nominating con... more »

'Covid-19 Report 5/11/20: Refuting Last Night's 60 Minutes Interview"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Chris Martenson, *"Coronavirus: Refuting Last Night's 60 Minutes Interview"* - https://www.peakprosperity.com/

Title IX: What Do the New Regulations Say About Sexual Assault Cases on Campus?

Marissa Pollick at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Marissa Pollick* *Education, Americas* [image: Reuters] We ask a lecturer and attorney who specializes in compliance with Title IX. *Editor’s note: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released new regulations on May 6 that govern how sexual assault investigations are handled on college campuses. We asked Marissa Pollick, a University of Michigan lecturer and attorney who specializes in compliance with Title IX – the federal law that governs gender discrimination on campus – to explain what the new regulations mean for accusers and the accused*. *1. Has the definition of sexual har... more »

Russia's Alliance With Britain And France Made World War I Inevitable

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Russia, Great Britain, and France formed the Triple Entente as their common interests were threatened by the emergence of the Triple Alliance. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* By the time Imperial Russia and Great Britain concluded the Anglo-Russian Convention on August 31, 1907, effectively establishing the alliance known as the Triple Entente, the Russian Empire was in the midst of decades of upheaval. With Czar Nicholas II on the throne, the Romanov family ruled; however, its firm grip on power in the vast country had begun to ero... more »

Did 75 Anti-Lockdown Protesters in Wisconsin Test Positive for Coronavirus? Not Quite.

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC27BG9HYJLF&share=true] Here's what we know: So in other words, it is possible that some of those 75 new cases came from those who attended the rally in Madison on the 24th, but it’s far from confirmed that that is the case. A viral tweet made the rounds over the weekend, from an account called “Coronavirus Update.” Posted Sunday, it stated “BREAKING NEWS: At least 75 protestors tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a large rally against the stay-at-hom... more »

Meet Lyudmila Pavlichenko: The Soviet Sniper That Nazis Feared

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author - http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=6925597Газета «Красное Приазовье» 22 февраля 1944 г., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65836093] She was a true hero. *Key point: *She kept fighting and was good at finding ways to avoid capture. In fact, she would survive the Great Patriotic War. The last train west chugged across the River Bug to the German-occupied side of the Russo-German border at 0200 on June 22, 1941. An hour later, as the short summer night lifted from centra... more »

Was the Norden Bombsight Really a War-Winning Wonder Weapon?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Image: Norden bombsight in the nose of a B-26C. This is the same sight used in B-17s in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)] The Norden bombsight was advanced but may not have lived up to its designers’ expectations. In a 1921 bombing test, U.S. Army Air Corps General Billy Mitchell’s airmen sank the former German battleship *Ostfriesland.* Although it took 65 bombs aimed at the huge, motionless ship to accomplish the task, the test challenged the primacy of battleships as an offensive weapon. U.S. war planners were already... more »

Here's What Made the Battle of the Philippine Sea a Real Turning Point

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Official US Navy Photograph. (Enhancement by DLJ - Wild Surmise) - US Navy images http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/cv16.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23735302] Tokyo was ultimately unable to recover. *Key point: *America managed to hit Imperial Japan's land-based planes first. That helped tip the battle and the outcome would set the stage for continued U.S. victories. The Philippine Sea encompasses two million square miles of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is b... more »

How Well Did America's F-4 Phantom Perform During the Vietnam War?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Camera Operator: Lt. Art Legare, USMC - U.S. DefenseImagery [1] photo VIRIN DN-ST-83-04060; U.S. National Archives [2] file no. NN33300514 2005-06-30, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6400644] They went up again the Soviet Union's best. *Key point: *Just like Korea, this war was a way to each global bloc to test each others technologies. Here is what happened. During the protracted air war in the skies over Vietnam, two fighter interceptor and air superiority planes emerged as the most prominent ... more »

Does H.R. 6666 Require People to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s $100 billion grant program proposed in the H.R. 6666 TRACE bill has been widely misrepresented.

Ramadan Arabian Nights 2020 : Tale of King Magedwon “ A look in to the Crystal ball” EP.18

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 2 hours ago
Good evening, Here we are with the 18th night of our Radio Arabian Nights for this year. We will continue our tale for this year, the tale of King Magedwon. First of all, You can refresh your mind with what happened last night here. Now without further ado listen to the 750th episode in the Egyptian State’s One Thousand and One Nights or the 18th night in our tale for the year 2020, the tale of King Magedwon after the break. Your browser does not support the audio element. *Karim looks into the Crystal Ball and that old lady tells him that it can show whoever he wants. He asks the Cr... more »

Served Cold: 51st. State- Hong Kong

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 2 hours ago
A modest suggestion, served cold, to improve justice and global liberty... Continue reading →

Too many women in Qld Cabinet and parliament

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 2 hours ago
Loose cannon Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad forcibly exits Cabinet amid sighs of relief from all and sundry. One down 11 to go The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to ease restrictions for entry to Cape York Peninsula instead deferring any loosening of the state’s tightest quarantine measures to a biosecurity review on […]

Mutual Aid: Building Networks Of Solidarity Not Charity

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
In the face of the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic collapse, people are organizing mutual aid networks to provide food, medicines and other basics to those in need. This is done in the spirit of solidarity, not charity, a non-hierarchical empowering approach versus a hierarchical exploitative approach. We speak with Eleanor Goldfield, an activist in Washington, DC who is active in her local mutual aid network and has written about it, about how they are organizing, the response from the community and government and how this fits into the bigger picture of resista... more »

No Sacrifices Of The Public Interest In Times Of Emergency

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
Never one to miss an opportunity, the Trump administration has repeatedly used the COVID-19 crisis as cover to enact unwise and dangerous environmental policies against the public interest and to forestall citizen input. In recent days the Environmental Protection Agency has moved forward with weakening rules for automobile emissions and relaxing pollution standards. The Bureau of Land Management continues leasing for oil and gas drilling even as prices drop. And while much of the country remains under stay-at-home orders and faces the most disruptive public health crisis in a ce... more »

U.S. Special Operations Is Arming Small Surveillance Planes For Precision-Strike Options

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Image courtesy of the U.S. Army *FOX News/Warrior Maven:* *US Special Operations arms surveillance aircraft for precision attack* U.S. Special Operations Command is arming small, maneuverable surveillance planes to offer war commanders a precision-strike option supporting ground troops in rugged terrain with Hellfire missiles and laser-guided rockets. If overhead fire support is able to identify and attack pockets of enemy fighters, fewer ground troops have to enter into enemy fire. Also, an overhead asset of this kind can be an intelligence node able to send targeting informatio... more »

Are You Anxiety Prone? It May Be SLC6A4 Serotonin Cleanup Proteins

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 2 hours ago
Anxiety-prone people can blame serotonin cleanup proteins gone awry in their amygdala, according to research in marmosets recently published in *JNeurosci*. Targeting the amygdala with anti-anxiety medication could provide quicker relief. The same event or set of life circumstances could send one person into the depths of anxiety or despair while leaving another unaffected. This distinction, called trait anxiety, arises from the proteins involved in serotonin signaling, a neurotransmitter implicated in anxiety and depression. read more

Myanmar’s economic relief plan risks excluding vulnerable populations

Mi Chan at New Mandala - 2 hours ago
Who gets to be categorized as vulnerable and receive much-needed economic assistance? The post Myanmar’s economic relief plan risks excluding vulnerable populations appeared first on New Mandala.

Tucker Carlson Calls Out (Softly) Trey Gowdy For His Prior Defenses of Mueller and Comey…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Tucker Carlson has Fox host Trey Gowdy appear for an interview to discuss ongoing events and revelations showing the corrupt behavior of the FBI and DOJ. About mid-way through the interview Carlson takes a passive aggressive tack, shows Gowdy a … Continue reading →

Tyranny is Real – Pennsylvania Democrat Governor Threatens To Destroy any Business That Does Not Comply With His Unilateral Dictates…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Comrade citizens, the Pennsylvania Ministry of COVID Compliance is threatening to destroy all small businesses that do not comply with the unilateral dictate of the state. It is worth remembering these decrees are not laws; they have not been created … Continue reading →

COVID-19 Among Native Americans

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 3 hours ago
Native Americans make up 2% of Wyoming’s population, but 30% of the COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 Map and Statistics – Wyoming Department of Health

The Real Resistance

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 3 hours ago
Newsom says he didn’t know Tesla reopened factory

Bad News For Alarmists Keeps Coming

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 3 hours ago
Sweden never locked down, and they never closed their bars, restaurants or public schools. Reported Covid-19 deaths in Sweden | Swedish Covid-19 statistics h/t Pierre Gosselin

US Smuggling ISIS Out of Syria into Iraq- Birth Pangs

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
*I'm confident this is a regular occurrence. After all this is how ISIS came to Syria via Iraq? By land at that time, but, it's the same route. * *We should recall many other airlifts of ISIS out of Syria, by the US? * *If not they are documented here. And there has been more then a few that's for sure!* *This activity will no doubt carry on into the unforeseeable future.* US is Smuggling Daesh Terrorists Out of Syria, Major Iraqi Pro-Government Militia Claim *US forces have transfered Daesh (ISIS)* terrorists out of Syria and into Iraq, Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati, a key member of the Ba... more »

PM Abe of Japan to fast track virus-related drugs in the fight against coronavirus

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 3 hours ago
PM Abe of Japan to fast track virus-related drugs in the fight against coronavirus Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The highly developed nations of Asia have largely avoided the horrendous death tolls of other parts of the World. Hence, the death toll remains low in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. […]

Cannabis producer Canopy Growth parts ways with two executives

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 3 hours ago
(This story has been updated to reflect new information from Canopy.) Two of Canopy Growth’s top executives have departed the company. Dave Bigioni, chief commercial officer, recreational cannabis, left the Canadian cannabis producer, along with Chief Operating Officer Andre Fernandez. “Both decisions were made mutually,” Jordan Sinclair, vice president of communications, confirmed via email. “Canopy has engaged […] Cannabis producer Canopy Growth parts ways with two executives is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canadian cannabis producer Muskoka Grown files for creditor protection

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 3 hours ago
Cannabis producer Muskoka Grown asked for temporary relief from creditors earlier this month so it can continue to conduct business and develop a plan to restructure its affairs. The Bracebridge, Ontario, company, down to 1,200 Canadian dollars ($850) of cash on hand, cited the COVID-19 pandemic, a substandard first crop of cannabis and a lack of brick-and-mortar […] Canadian cannabis producer Muskoka Grown files for creditor protection is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Scott Johnson cold case murder breakthrough as police arrest 49yo man in Sydney

Emma Elsworthy at Just In - 3 hours ago
A 49-year-old man is arrested in Sydney in relation to the 1988 murder of Scott Johnson, whose naked body was found at the base of North Head in what an inquest found to be a gay hate crime.

Barley farmers, now beef processors targeted in China trade row

Kath Sullivan at Just In - 3 hours ago
Australia's livestock farmers could be the latest victims in a fast-evolving trade war, with China with Australian abattoirs banned from selling meat to the Asian giant.

Prisoner charged with murder over suspicious death inside prison

Just In - 3 hours ago
Authorities charge a prisoner with murder after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a laundry at the Woodford Correctional Centre, north of Brisbane.

The restrictions might be lifting, but the risks of getting back on the horse are too great for some

Briana Shepherd at Just In - 3 hours ago
WA's roadmap to recovery will see some aspects of normal life return as early as next week, but for disability services like HorsePower Australia, getting back in the saddle is not so simple.

Brazil sends military to protect Amazon as deforestation surges

Just In - 3 hours ago
Brazil launches a military deployment to protect the Amazon rainforest, in response to surging deforestation this year with the high season for forest fires still approaching.

Brawling men run over and killed on NSW highway in 'horrific' road rage incident

Bronwyn Herbert at Just In - 3 hours ago
Two men were struck and killed by a semi-trailer while they were fighting in an apparent road rage incident in the northbound lane of the Pacific Highway on the state's mid north coast.

If Trump catches coronavirus, what happens next is simple. If it’s Biden, things get really messy

Emily Olson And Peter Marsh at Just In - 3 hours ago
Americans will choose between the two oldest candidates ever at the 2020 presidential election. As America struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic, what's the plan if the worst happens to Trump or Biden?

Alan Jones retires from radio after dominating breakfast ratings for decades

Paige Cockburn at Just In - 3 hours ago
Radio shock jock Alan Jones will retire at the end of the month — the 79-year-old has towered over Australian politics, and Sydney's media, for decades.

No new coronavirus infections in NSW but health boss warns sickness is 'bubbling around beneath the surface'

Just In - 3 hours ago
There have been no new coronavirus infections found in NSW in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. It's the first time since the pandemic began that zero new cases have been found in a day.

Harness racing 'legend' killed in house fire north of Adelaide

Ben Nielsen And Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 3 hours ago
Harness racing "legend" Dick White dies in a house fire at Globe Derby Park, three days after a man died in another blaze north of Adelaide.

Victoria unveils its plan for staggered return of students to classrooms by mid-June

Just In - 3 hours ago
The most junior and senior students will return to classrooms from May 26 and all students will be back to face-to-face learning by June 9, Premier Daniel Andrews announces.

ASX falls on 'second wave' COVID-19 fears, Nasdaq outperforms

David Chau at Just In - 3 hours ago
Australian shares fall after a jump in COVID-19 cases in South Korea and Germany rattled investors and led to a mixed performance across global markets.

About 1,000 tonnes of 'laughing gas' released into atmosphere at Queensland chemical plant

Angel Parsons at Just In - 3 hours ago
A well-known Australian chemical company releases the equivalent of more than 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air at a Central Queensland chemical plant.

Staff at private art school go unpaid

Emily Baker And Alexandra Humphries at Just In - 3 hours ago
A privately run creative arts school that has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in Tasmanian taxpayer funding has failed to pay staff entitlements on and off since 2017.

Frydenberg warns of huge hit to state economies if restrictions forced to return

Just In - 3 hours ago
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was due to deliver the Budget tonight, but with COVID-19 throwing the economy into chaos, he will instead deliver a scaled-back financial statement to Parliament.

In a drab meeting room near Circular Quay, the lid has been lifted on the Ruby Princess coronavirus debacle

Jamie McKinnell at Just In - 3 hours ago
Confusion, concern and conflicting evidence laid bare at the Ruby Princess inquiry provides insight into how the now-infamous cruise ship became Australia's largest source of coronavirus infection.

Coronavirus update: More details of 'stay alert' plan revealed as footage shows London train crowding

Just In - 3 hours ago
The White House requires everyone entering the West Wing to wear a mask, Russia says it's easing lockdown measures despite a record rise in cases, and the UK Government reveals more about its lockdown plans.

Japan Puts Toyota, Sony, And 516 Other Major Firms On A 'National Security' List To Protect Them From Foreign Raiders

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) visit a Toyota Motor group factory in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in May 2018. Photo: Kyodo *SCMP/Reuters*: *Japan puts Toyota, Sony and 516 other firms on ‘national security’ list to counter China risk, foreign raiders* * Foreigners buying 1 per cent or more in core firms face tighter investment scrutiny, versus previous threshold of 10 per cent * Japan takes step in line with measures adopted by US, Europe and others to counter China security risk Japan has put out a list of... more »

This Is True: The Democratic Party Isn't As Bad As The Republican Party. But For How Long?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
The Democratic Party establishment is conservative in the sense of defending and bolstering the status quo-- not as perniciously as the GOP, but perniciously enough. It is also incredibly corrupt-- no less so than the Republican Party. Of course there are notable exceptions-- like House members AOC, Jamie Raskin, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Ted Lieu, Ilhan Omar, Andy Levin, Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, a few others intermittently-- but they're *exceptions*. Last week, *The Intercept* published a piece that gets to the heart of the Democratic Party by Ryan Grim and ... more »

Man Whose Protective Mask Helped in Jail Escape Is Caught

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Authorities have captured a man who escaped from a Chicago jail by wearing a coronavirus protective mask and pretending to be another detainee who was set for release, officials said.

Satchel Contents Identified – Grenell Moves to Unmask the Unmaskers…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Last week it was noted that Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard “Ric” Grenell delivered a satchel of classified documents to AG Bill Barr. The exact content of the documents was unknown. Today ABC is reporting that Grenell has requested … Continue reading →

Elon Musk States He Will Reopen Tesla Factory Despite Unilateral Municipal Rules: “If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is drawing a line in the sand in his fight against authoritarian rules in California. After several days of intense debate and argument with the arbitrary rules of the local Almeda County authorities, Musk says he’s … Continue reading →

“Our Most Fundamental American Values”

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 4 hours ago
A Wall Street Journal story reports about an “anarchic market” and “grey market” in personal protective equipment or PPE (masks, gowns, and such) because, it suggests, there is “little gear coming from the U.S. government” (“A Chaotic Gray Market Determines Who Gets Coronavirus Gear-and Who Doesn’t,” May 8, 2020). As if government allocation of goods […] The post “Our Most Fundamental American Values” appeared first on Econlib.

Biography of Harold Demsetz

David Henderson at Econlib - 4 hours ago
In a 1969 article, “Information and Efficiency: Another Viewpoint,” Demsetz accused fellow economist Kenneth Arrow of taking the “Nirvana approach” and recommended instead a “comparative institutions approach.” He wrote, “[T]hose who adopt the nirvana viewpoint seek to discover discrepancies between the ideal and the real and if discrepancies are found, they deduce that the real […] The post Biography of Harold Demsetz appeared first on Econlib.

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row. It is a direction in space that is rich with impressive nebulas. To better appreciate this well-known swath of sky, an extremely long exposure was taken over many clear nights in 2013 and 2014. After 212 hours of camera time and an additional year of processing, the featured 1400-exposure collage spanning over 40 times the angular diameter of the Moon emerged. *Click image for larger size.* Of the many interesting details that have become visible, one that particularly draws the eye is Barnard's Loop, the bright red c... more »

"We Tend To Fantasize..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"We tend to fantasize about eliminating uncertainty so that the world can be safe… the first thing to note about uncertainty – or insecurity, the uncomfortable feeling it produces – is that it is intrinsic to a dynamic existence… insecurity is inescapable." - Tim Lott

Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Uno"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Deuter, "Uno"

The Poet: Fernando Pessoa, “Since We Do Nothing”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Since We Do Nothing”* “Since we do nothing in this confused world That lasts or that, lasting, is of any worth, And even what’s useful for us we lose So soon, with our own lives, Let us prefer the pleasure of the moment To an absurd concern with the future, Whose only certainty is the harm we suffer now To pay for its prosperity. Tomorrow doesn’t exist. This moment Alone is mine, and I am only who Exists in this instant, which might be the last Of the self I pretend to be.” - Fernando Pessoa

Chet Raymo, “Red Fish, Blue Fish...”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Red Fish, Blue Fish...”* by Chet Raymo “In his autobiography, the brilliant physicist John Archibald Wheeler makes this confession of faith: "Whatever can be, is." He goes further: "Whatever can be, must be." Anything not prohibited by the laws of nature, exists, he says. Well, that's an extravagent claim, but it passed my mind once when my colleague Maura T. invited me up to the Science Building to see a strange creature she had just added to the aquarium. Above is a pic, Chaetopterus, the parchment tube worm. In nature, it makes its own U-shaped "parchment" tube, which, except... more »

Body Of A Spent Chinese Rocket Became The Largest Piece Of Space Junk In Decades To Fall

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Forbes:* *A Chinese Rocket Fell Back To Earth Totally Out Of Control* The body of a spent Chinese rocket became the largest piece of space junk in decades to fall, uncontrolled, back towards Earth on Monday. On May 5, a Long March 5B rocket launched a prototype crew capsule resembling a SpaceX Crew Dragon to orbit for a test. After almost a week orbiting the Earth, the core stage of the large rocket re-entered our atmosphere. It appears that whatever bits didn't completely burn up might have made it to the surface, likely splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of W... more »

Hailstorms claim 29 lives, damage up to 25 percent of Malihabad mangoes, Uttar Pradesh, India

Heavy rains and hailstorms lashed Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, May 10, 2020, resulting in at least 29 fatalities across 15 districts. The storms have also led to an estimated 25 percent loss of the fruit in Malihabad's mango belt. Uttar Pradesh is the second-biggest...... Read more »

NY POST: New York Mom with Coronavirus Saved by Medical-Student Son’s Quick Thinking

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 4 hours ago
A Brooklyn woman seriously ill with the coronavirus was breathing easy on Mother’s Day thanks to a unique treatment her medical-student son helped provide. A healthy Josephine Bruzzese, who workds in banking, woke up on March 22 with a fever, body aches, dry cough, and trouble breathing. According to the New York Post, she lost […] The post NY POST: New York Mom with Coronavirus Saved by Medical-Student Son’s Quick Thinking appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Daily Brief 2020-05-10

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hama, Idlib, Syria, Iran, Hasakah, Haftar, Libya, Turkey, Hmeimim, Russia, China, India, US, Colombia, Venezuela, Tripoli, UN. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Iran, North-Africa, Turkey, World-News Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Ministry of Defense announces several soldiers killed in jihadist attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – he Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that a number of its soldiers had been killed in an armed attack on Syrian army positions in Hama countryside. In the words of a military source, the Syrian defense issued a statement saying that “armed terrorist groups led by Hurras Al-Deen “and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan Army says main Turkish military base is legitimate target

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman, Ahmed Al-Mismari, stated that the army considers the Mitiga Airport in the city of Tripoli a Turkish military air base, and therefore it targets it because they constitute a threat to the army and civilians, pointing out that the condemnation statements issued by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Border clashes broke out because Chinese soldiers pushed Indian troops: New Delhi

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Over the last two days, troops from India and China have been involved in several stand-offs leaving soldiers injured on both sides. According to the Indian defence ministry, the first clash took place near Naku La in North Sikkim while the second one took place Nallah in Ladakh. Reacting to the consecutive clashes, the Chinese […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian President replaces Minister of Trade

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued a decree on Monday removing Dr. Atef Al-Naddaf as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, and issued another decree appointing Talal Al-Barazi (who used to be governor of Homs) as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. The “Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch: Iraqi chopper chase down ISIS terrorists

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – A video that has been widely shared on Twitter showed the moment and Iraqi Mi-171 helicopter fired on a vehicle carrying ISIS terrorists. The video shows a car passing on a bumpy road, while a helicopter is shooting at, and it stops shortly after being struck multiple times by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Chinese, Indian Troops Engage In 150-Strong Border Brawl With Fistfights And Stone Throwing (Updated)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Newsweek:* *Chinese, Indian Troops Engage in 150-Strong Border Brawl With Fistfights and Stone Throwing, Delhi Says* The Indian army has said that its troops engaged in a mass brawl with Chinese soldiers at a remote mountainous border output, resulting in multiple minor injuries. The fight—involving some 150 people, according to the Press Trust of India—broke out at a border post in a strategically important mountain pass near Tibet on Saturday, AFP reported. The two nations share a contested border around 2,520 miles long, which winds through some of the most inhospitable terra... more »

NBC News Apologizes for ‘Inaccurately’ Quoting William Barr

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
NBC has apologized for "inaccurately" cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of "Meet the Press."

Study: Virus Death Toll in NYC Worse Than Official Tally

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FLASHBACK: When the MMR Autism Controversy Began

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 4 hours ago
*60 Minutes Australia* | Looking back at the first reports alleging a link between the triple MMR vaccine and autism in kids.

Massachusetts preparing to allow recreational marijuana delivery

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 4 hours ago
Applications for Massachusetts cannabis businesses that want to deliver recreational MJ will be available later this month, even though adult-use sales are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission will release license applications on May 28 for businesses hoping to transport marijuana from retailers to residences, Boston.com reported. Deliveries wouldn’t begin until adult-use […] Massachusetts preparing to allow recreational marijuana delivery is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis en... more »

Retired Afghan General Joins The Taliban To Wage War Against His Sons Who Fight For The Government

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Pictures on Taliban social media accounts showed the former Afghan police chief Abdul Jalil Bakhtawar after insurgents said he had switched sides to join them. *New York Times*: *This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them.* *Another influential family was split by the war when a retired province police chief defected to the insurgency. His son remains deputy governor.* KABUL, Afghanistan — As a onetime police chief of the restive province of Farah in western Afghanistan, Gen. Abdul Jalil Bakhtawar was a dogged enemy of the Taliban. Even when he faded... more »

Arkansas Court Upholds Abortion Restrictions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Raven Clabough at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: arkansas-court-upholds-abortion-restrictions-during-covid-19-pandemic] U.S. District Judge Brian Miller begrudgingly ruled last week that Arkansas abortion facilities must adhere to the same coronavirus restrictions as every other medical facility.

“Blood on His Hands”: Cuomo Chose to Decide, and Nursing Home Elderly Died

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: blood-on-his-hands-cuomo-chose-to-decide-and-nursing-home-elderly-died] There were many unknowns early on in the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. But one thing everyone knew, from the beginning, was that it was highly dangerous to the elderly. Yet this group is precisely who Governor Andrew Cuomo imperiled — by putting virus positive patients in nursing homes.

Connecticut Judge: Don’t Call “Transgender” Athletes Males

James Murphy at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: connecticut-judge-don-t-call-transgender-athletes-males] A Connecticut District Court judge has ordered attorneys not to refer to “transgender female” athletes as males. The attorneys are now demanding that the judge recuse himself from the case.

How Hitler Ruined His Own Changes to Win During D-Day

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-116-0336-05 / Ebert / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5408809] The bumbling Nazis had bumbled again. *Key point:* Berlin was full of incompetent leaders who made poor decisions. Needless to say, they had it coming. *A Convoluted Command Structure* Although he was responsible for the defense of Normandy, Rommel, head of Army Group B, was not the “Supreme Commander” on the German side, as Eisenhower was on the Allied side. Over Rommel was Commander-in-Chief... more »

How the Crossbow Was a Revolutionary and Deadly Weapon for the Masses

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E88R01SL01&share=true] A quick and cheap way to train and equip an army. *Key point: *Knights were fearsome and well-trained. However, almost anyone could learn to use a crossbow. The crossbow’s use grew by leaps and bounds between the 13th and mid-15th centuries. The reasons for this steady rise in popularity were that the device was inexpensive to make and easy to master. Further, on the tactical level, the use of crossbows proved to be a wise choic... more »

Tunnel Trouble: How the Union Was Unable to Dig Under the Confederacy's Lines

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E97102J001&share=true] They had to try. *Key point:* Tunnels could collapse and explosives could go off by accident. The idea was clever, but it's execution was not. It was just after 3 am on Saturday, July 30, 1864. A month of relative quiet along a two-mile stretch of Union and Confederate trench lines immediately east of Petersburg, Virginia, was about to come to an explosive end. In the aftermath of several earlier Federal attacks on the strategic... more »

Putin Must Lead Russia’s Battle Against the Coronavirus

Doug Klain at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Doug Klain* *Security, Europe* Russia, like the rest of the world, is facing one of its greatest challenges in recent memory. As Vladimir Putin re-writes the Russian constitution to extend his presidency by another sixteen years, he is tapping into the Soviets’ victory in World War II—still a deeply personal piece of history for most Russians, who suffered the greatest losses of any country during the war—to bring legitimacy to a reign that will last longer than Josef Stalin’s. But as today’s war against the coronavirus rages, Putin is too busy looking backwards to see a new ch... more »

The China Virus (No, Not That One)

Michael D. Swaine at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael D. Swaine* *Security, Asia* What makes the virus so pernicious and difficult to eradicate is how it attaches itself to U.S. fears and insecurities regarding China but inflates them enormously. There is a China virus ravaging the world, preying in particular on Americans of all stripes. Its symptoms are clear: a feverish, paranoid state of mind that resists sedatives and generates an uncontrollable urge to cough out endless op-eds, reports, and speeches describing in ever more terrifying ways how China is going to destroy all that Americans hold dear. The only solution, ... more »

Done: How the USS Archer-Fish Sunk the Shinano Aircraft Carrier

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91943] The huge carrier had only just put to sea too. *Key point:* The IJN carrier was one of the biggest carriers ever made. Yet it did not stand much of a chance. The first torpedo struck farthest aft. Over the next 30 seconds three more warheads detonated against the massive aircraft carrier’s hull, working their way forward. The explosions and instant flooding immediately killed scores of men, many asleep in their bunks. As tons of seawater cascaded into the woun... more »

Yes, a Suspected Russian Spy Ship Shadowed France’s New Nuclear Powered Submarine

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC16BE457450&share=true] It wasn't suspicious at all... As France’s first-in-class nuclear-power attack submarine (SSN) Suffren (Qs84) continues to conduct sea trials near its base at Cherbourg, it is drawing the attention of the Russian Navy’s RFS Akademik Pashin. Officially, that Russian ship a Project 23130 replenishment tanker, but it is also believed to be a spy ship. The Marine Nationale’s Suffren, named for the 19th century Admiral Pierre André de Suffren, rec... more »

Google Debuts Nest Camera Program at Hospitals Treating Coronavirus Patients

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_TM4EA1F131Y01&share=true] But is that really a good idea? Google announced recently that it’s partnering with hospitals to make Nest camera products available during the coronavirus pandemic. Ultimately, Google is hoping to donate 10,000 such cameras to hospitals around the country. In a Google guest blog post Monday morning, a registered nurse named Robbie Freeman, at Mount Sinai hospital in New York, wrote about how that institution is working with Nest c... more »

Microsoft Takes Steps to Stop the “Reply Allpocalypse”

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC16B779AD80&share=true] A good decision or a sad day for email hilarity? From the dawn of the age of email, an inherent weakness in the technology has been the potential for what’s known as a “Reply Allpocalypse.” A Reply Allpocalypse, also known as an “Email Storm,” is an incidence in which an email distribution list is plagued, or ruined, by thousands of replies, many of them usually asking to be removed from the list. Famous ones have happened in big tech c... more »

Weapons, Opportunity Costs, COVID19 and Avoiding Nuclear War

Steven Pifer at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Steven Pifer* *Security, * "As for Congress, which ultimately sets and approves the budget, no evidence suggests that the legislative branch has closely considered the nuclear vs. conventional trade-offs. All that was before COVID19. The response to the virus and dealing with the economic disruption it has caused have generated a multi-trillion-dollar budget deficit in 2020 and likely will push up deficits in at least 2021. It would be wise now to consider the impact of COVID19." The Department of Defense has begun to ratchet up spending to recapitalize the U.S. strategic nucl... more »

China's Naval Base in Africa Is Getting Bigger. Is a Network of Bases Next?

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Africa* Recent satellite images of the post indicate that it is transforming to a fortified support base, and this has included the completion of a pier and possibly the start of a new quay or second large pier – which could significantly increase the capacity of the facility. One major advantage the United States Navy has over its rivals is the fact that it maintains facilities and bases around the globe, including in such countries as Bahrain, Kuwait and Cuba. However, it is the base in the African nation of Djibouti where things could become "interesti... more »

Report: Amazon May Buy Your Local Movie Theater

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* Is Prime coming to an former AMC near you? Amazon, over the course of its rise into the planet’s largest e-commerce colossus, has been known for selling things that have mostly been sold by brick-and-mortar retailers. Amazon has taken over the selling of books, clothes, and numerous other items, to the point where much of traditional retail has been disrupted, if not eliminated. Now, a surprising new report has Amazon considering an entry into a very traditional, non-e-commerce industry—one of the biggest ones, physically, in existence. Th... more »

As Universities Tighten Budgets During the Coronavirus, What Will Happen to Diversity Initiatives?

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
As the coronavirus spurs an economic downturn, colleges and universities have started to tighten their budgets. But when institutions cut spending, will their diversity and inclusion work suffer? Diverse: Issues in Higher Education explored this question and others with university leaders and diversity professionals in a two-part webinar moderated by editor-at-large Dr. Jamal Watson last Thursday.

Report: Community Colleges Are Being Short-Changed by the CARES Act

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Emergency aid for students is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of the most vulnerable students are being overlooked. Congress has allocated $6.28 billion in emergency grants to college students as part of “phase three” of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The purpose is to help students overcome challenges arising […]

A COMPLETE LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT BEAT THE U.S. IN TESTING

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
In the Rose Garden today, President Trump talked about testing, beside banners spelling out the line of the day: Have we tested more than any other country? It depends on how that's measured. In raw numbers, no nation has tested more, according to Worldometer -- the U.S. has conducted 9,705,424 coronavirus tests. But we've managed to test a much lower percentage of our population than many other nations. Some are much smaller nations, but others, while not as populous as America, are quite large. On the scale of tests per million people, the U.S. has tested 29,321. Here's a compl... more »

A Noisy Stub: Rupert Murdoch’s Australian news assets valued at zip

Michael West at Michael West - 5 hours ago
[image: Rupert Murdoch] Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is shrinking - Facebook is now 60 times the size - yet its political clout still has Australia's politicians entranced. When will its hold over politicians fade?

Most Firms “Care” About Green Energy-Survey Finds

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 5 hours ago
By Paul Homewood I was sent this survey by an outfit called EnergyBillKill, essentially an energy broker like uSwitch. https://www.energybillkill.com/energy-switch-survey-2020/ The most revealing section was this: There are two distinct elements: 1) The first is that 70% of businesses believe that within the next 10 years, businesses will not […]

Gotham City Digest

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
(Ant Man's got some catching up to do after being in the Quantum Realm for those five years.) ------------------------------ "One worker who died had taken Tylenol before entering the plant to lower her temperature enough to pass the screening, afraid that missing work would mean forgoing a bonus, said a person who knows the worker’s family and who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy... At least one employee vomited while working on the production line, and several left the facility with soaring temperatures, according to a worker who spoke on the... more »

Bowl Of Cereal Vs. Organic Apple & Grapefruit

admin at Herbs Info - 5 hours ago
Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Images source – Pixabay (PD). In the words of nutritionist Adelle Davis, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” Breakfast is rightfully regarded as the most important meal of the day – it makes us happier, lowers the risk of Type 2 diabetes, boosts our […] The post Bowl Of Cereal Vs. Organic Apple & Grapefruit appeared first on Herbs Info.

Children Eating 12 Or More Hotdogs

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image sources – Wikipedia – lic. under CC 3.0 According to figures from the National Cancer Institute, cancer is among the leading cause of death among children younger than 14 years. [1] It’s estimated that over 11,000 new cases were diagnosed in 2019, with leukemia, lymphomas, and brain cancers being the most […] The post Children Eating 12 Or More Hotdogs appeared first on Herbs Info.

Depression, Anxiety and Panic Attacks

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Struggling with depression, anxiety, or panic attacks? Always keep in mind that you’re not alone – there are millions of people affected by these mental health illnesses. In fact, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) claims that 40 million American adults are affected by anxiety disorders, another 17.3 million have […] The post Depression, Anxiety and Panic Attacks appeared first on Herbs Info.

Deep Breathing Is One Of The Body’s Strongest Self-Healing Mechanisms

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Images © kwikit – fotolia.com (under license) Breathing sustains life! We take in oxygen, invigorate our red blood cells, expel toxins such as carbon dioxide, and provide our bodies with life-sustaining energy. And according to several scientific sources, deep breathing could offer more short-term and long-term health benefits. Ever wondered why you’re […] The post Deep Breathing Is One Of The Body’s Strongest Self-Healing Mechanisms appeared first on Herbs Info.

How Long Should You Nap For

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image source – Pixabay (PD). Care for an afternoon nap? The idea of taking a nap in the middle of the day or in between your daily tasks has for years been shunned upon as a sign of laziness or laxity. But courtesy of scientific research on sleep patterns, it appears a […] The post How Long Should You Nap For appeared first on Herbs Info.

I Really Don’t Want The Right To Know

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image source – Pixabay (PD). You are what you eat! The health of our bodies significantly depends on the drinks and foods we consume. With this in mind, are you aware of the ingredients you swallow every day? Does your food hinder your health or does it nourish your body? Think about […] The post I Really Don’t Want The Right To Know appeared first on Herbs Info.

When Your Banana Turns Brown

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image source – Pixabay (PD). When it comes to keeping the doctor away, bananas and apples go hand in hand. The tropical fruit is loaded with nutrients such as vitamin C, potassium, and fiber that support optimal health. The only downside to this super fruit is its relatively short shelf life. You […] The post When Your Banana Turns Brown appeared first on Herbs Info.

Why I Love Magnesium

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Did you know that magnesium deficiency leads to abnormal heart rhythms, personality changes, seizures, muscle cramps, numbness, and an increased risk or diabetes? [1] As scary as this sounds, a large number of Americans do not meet their required daily intake of this macronutrient. [2] With this in mind, eating magnesium-rich foods […] The post Why I Love Magnesium appeared first on Herbs Info.

13 Great Probiotic Foods You Should Be Eating

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image sources – see foot of article. Do you want to promote your heart health, reduce depression, improve digestive health, and even get better-looking skin? Research shows that probiotics – which are live organisms (mainly beneficial bacteria) – could provide all sorts of health benefits for your brain and body. While you […] The post 13 Great Probiotic Foods You Should Be Eating appeared first on Herbs Info.

The Problem Is We Are Not Eating Food Any More

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Graphic: © herbs-info.com. Image source – Pixabay (PD). “The problem is we are not eating food anymore; we are eating food-like products.” ― Alejandro Junger, “Hungry For Change” Film True to Dr. Alejandro Junger’s words, results from a 2016 cross-sectional study published in the BMJ Journal, showed that “Ultra-processed foods comprised 57.9% of energy intake, […] The post The Problem Is We Are Not Eating Food Any More appeared first on Herbs Info.

Covid-1984 Lockdown Is a Planetary Psychological Experiment- The End Will Not Justify The Means

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*As my readers know the mass psychological experiment has not applied to:* * Doug Ford* - *Doug Yahoo Ford is at it again* - *Premier Dougie Yahoo Ford- Hit the Cottage Easter Week end! No Lockdown for yet another Covid Hypocrite* *Justin Trudeau. Elizabeth May, Scheer and company* - May, Scheer and Trudeau: Pandemic. What Pandemic? * Nor did it apply to the man who brought this global insanity down on us all. With his cooked numbers.* *Who had his married lover over, on more then one occasion, despite the lockdowns. After testing positive for Covid-19. While in... more »

ICBM Firing, Nuclear Weapons Test or Wait: What Will North Korea Do For the Rest of the Year?

Edward Howell at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Edward Howell* *Security, Asia* North Korea’s behavior in the past has shown that it has engaged in greater restraint around the time of U.S. presidential elections. Will that trend hold? The lack of progress on U.S.-DPRK dialogue has hindered any traction on moving towards the denuclearization of North Korea. Whilst Kim Jong-un continues to exchange letters with President Trump, these are little more than symbolic gestures of goodwill. President Trump, too, wants to give the impression that personal diplomacy with Kim Jong-un will pay off, but as was shown by the lack of a de... more »

Did Missouri Just Out-Lawfare China?

Wilson VornDick at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Wilson VornDick* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] What makes the Missouri lawsuit so unique and noteworthy is that it seems to take on an air of the aforementioned Chinese approach to lawfare. In Missouri’s filing, the “law” is just as critical for desired effects as is diplomatic, informational, military, or economic ones that the American military traditionally employs. “Sinister” is how the state of Missouri describes “an appalling campaign of deceit, concealment, misfeasance, and inaction” woven by officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its legal complain... more »

Biosecurity Is the Lesson We Need to Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic

Daniel M. Gerstein, James Giordano at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Daniel M. Gerstein, James Giordano* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Biological outbreaks have been a fear among experts for decades. The ever-increasing encroachment upon natural habitats has resulted in zoonotic disease spillover to humans. There is no scientific evidence that the virus that causes the coronavirus was bioengineered. However, that does not mean that humans do not bear some responsibility for this pandemic. Human activities such as disrupting environmental habitats, promoting the mixing of species in venues such as the wet market in Wuhan, and experimenting... more »

Trump’s Decision to Halt WHO Funding Could Cost American Lives

Saad B. Omer at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Saad B. Omer* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] While it is unclear for how long the president intends to suspend the payments, this is a dangerous strategy in the midst of a public health emergency of unprecedented scope. In the face of growing criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump recently announced the suspension of the U.S. payments to the World Health Organization. It seems, even before this announcement, the United States was behind in its previously committed payments to the WHO. While... more »

Deterrence First: Why Some Koreans See Military and Economic Pressure as the Solution to North Korea

John Dale Grover at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*John Dale Grover* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1D35F82DA0&share=true] Deterers believe Pyongyang is acting offensively and that inter-Korean relations require vigilance and strength. *Editor’s note: John Dale Grover is a Korean Studies fellow at the Center for the National Interest. He visited Seoul for a week in early November 2019 to interview nine experts in South Korea for this project. This is the third piece in a five-article series, “How South Korea’s Politics and Military Impacts Strategic Stability w... more »

Why Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government Is Tomorrow’s LIBERAL DICTATORSHIP

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
May 11, 2020Brad What do Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party and liberal-globalist establishment media partners such as the Canadian Broadcasting System(CBC) have in common? Together, all three of them are hiding the greatest trans-formation in Canadian history. In some ways, this can be distilled down to three fundamental points: They are, in chronological order: China, … Continue reading Why Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government Is Tomorrow’s LIBERAL DICTATORSHIP →

Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Eric Adams 05.09.2020 An economic slump is no good for a long shot business that’s just starting to take off. Courtesy of Bell The electric air taxi business—spurred along for years by Uber’s Elevate initiative and also known as flying cars—is flying into a cloudy unknown: The murky pall of the Covid-19 pandemic and its … Continue reading Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future →

Facebook Puts Soros, Muslim Brotherhood, Activists in Charge of Censorship

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
The Leftist-Islam Supreme Court of Social Media Censorship is here. May 11, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Facebook controls as much as 80% of social media traffic. That means that it has … Continue reading Facebook Puts Soros, Muslim Brotherhood, Activists in Charge of Censorship →

For the ADL, Accurate Reporting of Muslim Reactions to Coronavirus is ‘Anti-Muslim Bigotry’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
And the sheep who still think the ADL is a civil rights organization will be taken in. May 11, 2020 Robert Spencer The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which claims that its mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all,” is enraged that some people … Continue reading For the ADL, Accurate Reporting of Muslim Reactions to Coronavirus is ‘Anti-Muslim Bigotry’ →

Video: The Witch-Hunts by the ‘Stay-at-Home’ Zealots

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Virtue-signaling and shaming in a mass fascist health hysteria. May 11, 2020 Frontpagemag.com In this new Jamie Glazov Moment, Jamie focuses on The Witch-Hunts by the ‘Stay-at-Home’ Zealots, unveiling Virtue-signaling and shaming in a mass fascist health hysteria. Don’t miss it! And make sure to watch Jamie discuss Corona and the Serpent’s Lie to … Continue reading Video: The Witch-Hunts by the ‘Stay-at-Home’ Zealots →

Obamagate: President Trump Goes After Obama

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
The treasonous investigators and their instigator become the investigated. May 11, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. May 10, 2020. “OBAMAGATE!” That’s when President Donald J. Trump tweeted the one word, all-caps, one … Continue reading Obamagate: President Trump Goes After Obama →

Belgium’s anti-terror chief warns that ISIS is preaching jihad and Sharia in refugee camps

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
May 6, 2020 By Robert Spencer This is all just a result of Belgium’s racism. Belgian officials just need to work harder to make new Belgians feel welcome. Celebrate diversity, you greasy Islamophobe. “Report: Isis ‘handing out soap in refugee camps,’” EUobserver, May 5, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Belgium’s anti-terrorism chief … Continue reading Belgium’s anti-terror chief warns that ISIS is preaching jihad and Sharia in refugee camps →

UK: City strikes against vehicular jihad, to celebrate diversity by installing permanent anti-Islamophobia bollards

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
May 6, 2020 Robert Spencer Jihad attacks provoke “Islamophobia,” you see, so these bollards will help Britons, Muslim and non-Muslim, march together into the glorious multicultural future. The focus is, as always, more on accustoming people to a permanent state of siege than to dealing with the root causes of jihad terror. No official … Continue reading UK: City strikes against vehicular jihad, to celebrate diversity by installing permanent anti-Islamophobia bollards →

UK: Brexit leader Farage warns illegal boat Muslim migrant scandal “bigger than anyone realizes”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
May 6, 2020 Christine Douglass-Williams The “scandal” continues during the coronavirus lockdown. Last week, 91 migrants crossed the English Channel in a single day, originating from Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, and Iran. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the dangers were potential crime and jihad attacks by unvetted migrants. Now as an add-on comes the danger of … Continue reading UK: Brexit leader Farage warns illegal boat Muslim migrant scandal “bigger than anyone realizes” →

The Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telecom

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Robert F. Kennedy Jr.* - Does anyone share my dread that Bill Gates—and his long-time associate Tony Fauci—will somehow be running our Brave New World?

“We Sent Them Samples Of A Goat, A Papaya & A Pheasant”: Tanzanian President Catches WHO In Epic Lie

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Tyler Durden* - As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases explodes across Africa, the creeping involvement of the WHO has made some leaders suspicious of the NGO.

Robot Deployed In Singapore Park To Remind Residents Of Social Distancing Orders

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*John Vibes* - Governments around the world have been turning to technology to enforce quarantine related measures, including drones, robots, and advanced surveillance tracking.

75,000 American Deaths Predicted From Overdose and Suicide During COVID-19 Pandemic

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Jordan Davidson* - Not knowing when a sense of normalcy will return may lead to an increase in what the group calls "deaths of despair."

Former Deputy AG Sally Yates Had The Original Joe Pientka 302 That is Now Mysteriously Missing…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
FBI Agents Peter Strzok and Joe Pientka interviewed National Security Advisor Michael Flynn on January 24, 2017. According to documents presented in the court case, agent Peter Strzok did the questioning and agent Joe Pientka took most of the notes. … Continue reading →

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