Saturday, May 09, 2020

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The Michael Flynn Affair

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
In case you missed the lecture, disgraced, former FBI Director James Comey (who loves to preach about his personal purity in all things) is upset, saying the DOJ has lost its way because LTGEN Michael Flynn was exonerated after records were released damning the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the witch hunt. James Comey, who […] The post The Michael Flynn Affair appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

"Are The Outlines of A Better World Emerging?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* *"Are The Outlines of A Better World Emerging?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The era of waste, fraud and living on borrowed money is dying, and those who've known no other way of living are mourning its passing. Its passing was inevitable, for any society that squanders its resources is unsustainable. Any society that rewards fraud above all else is unsustainable. Any society which lives on money borrowed from the future and other forms of phantom capital is unsustainable. We know this in our bones, but we fear the future because we know no other arrange... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 5/9/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 5/9/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *MAY 9, 2020 11:00 AM: *"Seoul Closes Bars, Nightclubs After New COVID-19 Cluster Discovered In Ritzy Nightlife District Sparks Fears Of '2nd Wave': Live Updates" *MAY 9, 2020 9:49 AM:* "White House On 'High Alert' As 11 Secret Service Agents Currently Positive For COVID-19" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *5/9/20, 8:32:29 AM. **For updates... more »

"Binaural Beats Background Music for Focus, Studying and Concentration"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Binaural Beats Background Music * *for Focus, Studying and Concentration"* "Greenred Productions produces ideal background music to help you to study, concentrate, focus and work more effectively. Our music uses alpha waves and binaural beats to boost concentration and brain power, and is the ideal relaxing music for stress relief. Our soothing music for studying can help you study for exams and focus at work. We also have Classical Music for studying and concentration which can be used as background music, music for relaxation and meditation music." “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow h... more »

Fortress On A Hill: Rebecca Gordon And American Nuremberg

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Rebecca Gordon, a TomDispatch regular and author of American Nuremberg: The Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post 9/11 War Crimes, stop by the podcast to discuss torture and moral injury in the post 9/11 world, her experiences in Nicaragua and South Africa, how past presidents paved the way for Donald Trump, and over-classication in the intelligence community. Rebecca Gordon received her B.A. from Reed College and her M.Div. and Ph.D. in Ethics and Social Theory from Graduate Theological Union. She teaches in the Philosophy department at the University of San Francisco and for ... more »

Initial Reflections On ‘Debt Jubilee’, MMT, And Limits Of Monetary Policy

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
One of the readers of this blog recently asked me my views on topics such as the call by some left economists for a general debt forgiveness (Debt Jubilee), on Modern Money Theory (MMT or sometimes referred to as ‘Magical Money Tree’), and the Federal Reserve bank (central bank) pre-emptive bail outs of banks and non-banks underway and whether the latter will succeed in generating an economic recovery from the current deep Coronaviral impacted US economy. What follows are some of my quick reflections and commentary on these topics. My views on monetary policy are somewhat summariz... more »

The Empire Is A Mirror

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
While we struggle with the fatigue of the lockdowns, and earnestly desire for society to open once again – to see our friends and family and be together and experience all the things we previously took for granted – we still must face the struggle of reality. The reality is that the virus is a part of our world now. The virus – and the subsequent global lockdowns – are undoubtedly one of the most significant global events ever witnessed. Much like the virus itself, the economic, political and social chaos and crises it unleashed are only in their early stages, their first few weeks... more »

The Plot To Blame China For COVID-19

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
In the 1980s, the US succeeded in pushing China’s elites to adopt neoliberal market “reforms,” many of which continue to the present. The World Bank hailed China as a “success” story in foreign direct investment, which it says contributed to China’s manufacturing and thus part of its 10 percent GDP growth between most of 1980 to 2010. It was not so successful for the hundreds of millions of Chinese who haven’t breathable air, drinkable water, or health insurance. But that’s another story. China became the “workshop of the world,” assembling parts for wealthier consumers in the US ... more »

The Uplifting Magic Of Mother’s Day In These Perilous Days

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
As Mother’s Day approaches, the celebration of our Mothers is overshadowed by the mounting Covid-19 casualties. Donald Trump is incapable and unwilling to provide the leadership needed to deal with the deadly pandemic attacking our communities. While we cannot afford to slow efforts to challenge the President and our Members of Congress, it is important to take a bit of time and reflect on what our parents, and in particular our mothers, have done and continue to do for their families. I describe this sentiment in the Ralph Nader and Family Cookbook about nutritious food and its r... more »

Silvercorp: Foiled Venezuela Mercenary Group In Brazil During 2018 Election

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The paramilitary group behind the foiled operation, called Gedeon, was based around security contractor Silvercorp USA, which has been linked to U.S. President Donald Trump. The State Department denied prior knowledge, yet U.S.- backed Juan Guiadó, the self-declared interim President of Venezuela, and figurehead of several failed coup attempts was revealed to have had a contract with the mercenaries, which include two former Green Berets. The $212 million dollar contract between Guiadó, opposition strategist J. J. Rendon, “US advisors” and Silvercorp included “strategic planning,”... more »

Brazilian Court Upholds 17-Year Sentence Against Lula Da Silva

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Brazil's Federal Court of the Fourth Region (TRF-4) Wednesday upheld the 17-year prison sentence handed down in November against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The TRF-4 judges also denied the defense's request that the virtual trial be suspended and postponed for a face-to-face session when COVID-19 no longer poses a threat. "Keeping the sentence is unjust and arbitrary," Lula's defense lawyers, who did not have access to the virtual trial, denounced.​​​​​​​"The fact that we were not allowed to be at the trial is a violation of the constitutional right to a broad d... more »

Striking Bus Drivers Steer The Way To A Better World

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
All eyes are on essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic, as individuals, companies and even the federal government make a point to thank them for their heroic action: working. Frontline workers have received plenty of symbolic accolades, but many are working without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and hazard pay, and are scared for their health and safety. Public transit workers, who shuttle other essential workers to and from work, have been sounding the alarm about poor safety standards at their jobs since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The Amalg... more »

The Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telecom

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Lockdown Protests - The Worldwide* *Awakening - H/T M. Rocknest* Good morning folks. It seems just about every article and/or post about Bill Gates and vaccines is a "must watch/read" these days. There's so much history that is being recovered and compiled about his long association with Big Pharma and the production of experimental vaccines. Here are just two excellent examples--the Childrens Health Defense's "*Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telcom"* and just released this morning, The Corbett Report's "*Bill Gates' Plan to Vaccinate the World*". The last link is part ... more »

Masks Don't Work: A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 11 hours ago
My article has more than 110 K reads on Research Gate. It is being used by several organizations, to inform their members. It can be downloaded for free here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340570735_Masks_Don%27t_Work_A_review_of_science_relevant_to_COVID-19_social_policy A good media interview about the article is this one: https://ahtribune.com/world/covid-19/

White Americans must speak out against white racism

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 11 hours ago
The following was written by Pastor John Pavlovitz at john.pavlovitz.com in Wake Forest. I have shared his writings before and his words resonate with more than just me. “Ahmaud Arbery is dead because he was a black man. He was … Continue reading →

The Absolute JOY of Being Hung Up on by a CNN Producer For Chris Cuomo…

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 11 hours ago
By Kent Heckenlively, JD This will be a very short article with a video just under two and a half minutes long, but it may become my most popular article ever written. My wife was left a message on her phone from a CNN producer named Mi Seon, Senior Editorial Producer @CNN–@CuomoPrimetime asking if she … Continue reading The Absolute JOY of Being Hung Up on by a CNN Producer For Chris Cuomo…

The Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telecom” by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dafna Tachover

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
By Robert F. Kennedy, Chairman and Dafna Tachover, Director, Stop 5G Project, Children’s Health Defense Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote last week about Malibu police’s ticketing Point Dume surfers $1,000 apiece for using the ocean during the quarantine. Was this merely an appalling police judgment at which we will laugh post-quarantine? Or does anyone else […] The post The Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telecom” by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dafna Tachover appeared first on Health Nut News.

Covid19 and Project Fear

Alberto Mingardi at Econlib - 11 hours ago
Joseph Sternberg has a very interesting column in the WSJ. Interesting particularly from the viewpoint of communication. Sternberg’s thesis is that political establishments have been busy, in the last few years, in “Project Fear” rhetoric: they tried to caution the populace against political breakthroughs, like Brexit, appealing to disastrous consequences that ultimately did not materialize […] The post Covid19 and Project Fear appeared first on Econlib.

Do watch the videos I made about COVID-19 - reviews of the science and more

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 11 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtlB5X7s54oW0D9bJF5E-JPdLkFZ-YZBw Watch them all! The videos, among other topics, explain my these articles: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340738912_OCLA_Report_2020-1_Criticism_of_Government_Response_to_COVID-19_in_Canadahttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/

Must read my incisive interview about masks and the Pharma protection racket

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 12 hours ago
Do Masks and Respirators Prevent Viral Respiratory Illnesses? https://ahtribune.com/world/covid-19/4138-masks-respirators.html https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/do-masks-and-respirators-prevent-viral-respiratory-illnesses/

Who Gets The Shitty End Of The Stick? Always?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
On Friday morning, Karine Jean-Pierre, author and chief public affairs office for MoveOn, tweeted the meme above about the Ahmaud Aubrey scandal. Rev. Jacqui Lewis, one of my colleagues from Vote Common Good wrote she's "sick of writing emails about dead Black people. This week, video footage surfaced of the February 23rd murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The video is horrific, but I put it here because SOMEONE who gets this letter needs to be stunned with the truth of the permanence of White supremacy in this nation. This heinous crime can only be described as a lynching-- two men (and ma... more »

Global “weirding” or nature being nature?

Joe Bastardi at CFACT - 12 hours ago
Is it weird, well if you are looking at it one way, you may think so. Another way, you view it in awe and understand that its the creation on display.

Can You Spot the Double Standard?

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 12 hours ago
Personally,I don’t believe the most recent accusation by Tara Reade. Clearly, something happened, there is actual evidence. A Mother’s phone call to Larry King, a document from a court document, corroborating witnesses to comments made. The HR documents are almost certain to never be discovered. No one should doubt that something happened to Tara Reade, … Continue reading "Can You Spot the Double Standard?"

Um, anything that would go against World Health Organization" -Wojcicki, CEO of youtube

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 12 hours ago
4-22-20 “Anything that is medically unsubstantiated, so people saying, like, ‘Take Vitamin C… take turmeric, those cure you,’ those are examples of things that would be a violation of our policy. Um, anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy,” Susan Wojcicki said. https://www.foxnews.com/media/youtube-will-remove-content-goes-against-world-health-organization-recommendations-ceo-says WHO?

Phone tracing app downloads dwindle to a halt

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Editor, cairnsnews May 9, 2020 As the so-called Coronavirus infection rate markedly declines across Australia only half the required number of phone users have downloaded the much-heralded tracing app which is supposed to prevent more infections by using Bluetooth. The only conclusion is that there are lots of fairies in the garden surrounding Lake Burley … Continue reading Phone tracing app downloads dwindle to a halt →

Bill Gates Plan to Vaccinate the World

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Anti-Propaganda News: After watching this report from James Corbett, it seems pretty clear what the Deep State is planning, and it is dark and sinister. Microsoft was never a technology company–they have always been a marketing company. Remember that when you watch this video. Bill Gates created computer viruses to sell anti-virus…

Danse Macabre’ and a Fear of the Abyss: We All Fall Down

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
“The WHO is part of the UN, and the UN is for this climate change, and this is what their objective has been: Shut down the world economy, bankrupt everything you possibly can, and then rebuild from scratch … Alastair Crooke April 27, 2020 In the European imagination, the harbingers of contagion (whether plague or … Continue reading Danse Macabre’ and a Fear of the Abyss: We All Fall Down →

Victory Day: Remembering the Great Patriotic War

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Michael Jabara Carley May 8, 2020 © Photo: polkusa.org What is Victory Day ? Every spring, as the weather improves, Russians begin to venture outside to enjoy the warming sun, or perhaps to open up their dachas or to prepare vegetable gardens for planting. There is also the long May holiday to anticipate. … Continue reading Victory Day: Remembering the Great Patriotic War →

Trump Exposes CBS Mainstream Media Covid19 Manufactured Numbers!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: President Donald Trump BLASTS CBS News False Reporting Following Project Veritas #ExposeCBS release.

NSW to ease restrictions but won't follow all National Cabinet measures

Ashleigh Raper at Just In - 12 hours ago
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce the plan to start relaxing lock down restrictions from Friday, but local and regional travel is not yet back on the menu.

Founding father of rock music Little Richard dies

Just In - 12 hours ago
The American pianist-singer, regarded as the founding father of rock music, dies from unknown causes aged 87.

On Following the Science

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 12 hours ago
H/T to Luboc Motl for posting at his blog Deborah Cohen, BBC, and models vs theories Excerpts in italics with my bolds Dr Deborah Cohen is an award-winning health journalist who has a doctor degree – which actually seems to be related to medical sciences – and who is working for the BBC Newsnight now. […]

Sea ice more than 1.2m thick over Hudson Bay portends a good year for polar bears

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The chart below shows what sea ice thickness over Hudson Bay was like at the first week of May in a so-called a ‘good year’ (2019) – when polar bears came off the ice in excellent condition late in the summer and left early in the fall (‘thick first year ice’…

Itter Castle: The Strangest Battle of World War II

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* Just two days before Germany’s unconditional surrender, a mixed American-Wehrmacht force defended an Austrian castle from the Waffen-SS. Just two days before Germany’s unconditional surrender, a mixed American-Wehrmacht force defended an Austrian castle from the Waffen-SS. *Writing on the Wall* In 1938, the German government began leasing a castle near the Austrian town of Wörgl. Though nominally under the administrative responsibility of Dachau concentration camp, the castle was reserved for important political prisoners, mostly of French nation... more »

Horror: What If Hitler Won at Dunkirk and the British Didn't Escape?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: By War Office official photographer - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//40/media-40118/large.jpgThis is photograph H 1623 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25314355] Would that have been enough to change the outcome of the war? *Key point: *The evacuation saved over a quarter-million British troops. But imagine the blow to morale and power if they were all killed or captured? Thankfully, this didn't happen. During nine fateful days, from May 26 to June 4,... more »

Protect Yourself: 5 Best VPN Services Out There

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Telecommuting and distance learning have become the norm for millions across the country. But this new way of life can make one vulnerable to hidden risks, such as unwanted surveillance and data breaches. That means a VPN Telecommuting and distance learning have become the norm for millions across the country. But this new way of life can make one vulnerable to hidden risks, such as unwanted surveillance and data breaches. One way to combat this is by using a virtual private network, or VPN. This relatively cheap tool can add a layer of protecti... more »

Japan Has No Clue What It Would Do If It Encountered a UFO

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The U.S. Department of Defense’s declassification of three UFO videos has provoked a variety of interesting reactions from commentators, UFO enthusiasts, and the general public. But one of the biggest surprises came when the Japanese Minister of Defense (JSDF), Taro Kuno, revealed in a 28 April press conference that the JSDF did not have any response procedure for an encounter with a UFO, and that they were going to prepare one in light of the recent footage. The U.S. Department of Defense’s declassification of three UFO videos has provoked a variety... more »

The United States Should Recognize Taiwan as an Independent Nation

Azeem Ibrahim at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Azeem Ibrahim* *Politics, Asia* As recognition of our mistakes, as correction for past errors, and in gratitude for showing the world the best way on how to handle such a pandemic, the United States should now, at long last, formally acknowledge Taiwanese reality: the United States should unilaterally recognise Taiwan as in independent country. All too often in politics, perception is reality. But when politicians themselves start believing that all political reality is just perception we always end up in trouble. Such was the case in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in ... more »

CBS All Access Seems To Be a Streaming Dud. That Might Soon Change.

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * ViacomCBS, the owner of All Access and the entity formed by the recombination last year of Viacom and CBS, announced this week on its earnings call that it will rebrand CBS All Access this summer. When the leading streaming services are measured and stacked up, CBS All Access is often left out of the conversation. The service, which launched in 2015, is backed by a major entertainment corporation and features exclusive original content of note, including two different original “Star Trek” series. But that hasn't stopped much of the entertainment a... more »

Mike Pence: America's Best Vice President?

James Jay Carafano at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*James Jay Carafano* *Politics, * While no one was looking, Mike Pence may have become the most consequential vice president in modern times. His tenure in the “warm spit” slot could well be a game-changer in both contemporary politics and governance. While no one was looking, Mike Pence may have become the most consequential vice president in modern times. His tenure in the “warm spit” slot could well be a game-changer in both contemporary politics and governance. From the birth of the republic, the office of the vice president has been the appendix of politics. Sure, he was in ... more »

Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth (Still 1,000 Light-Years Away)

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Security, * That means we won't be visiting anytime soon. European astronomers have discovered the closest black hole to Earth yet—and it was hiding in plain sight only 1,011 light-years away. This relatively nearby black hole was pinpointed in a star system called HR 6819, and it is about four times the mass of our sun, according to the findings published in the scientific journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. NASA says a black hole is the end result of the collapse of a massive star, in which a great amount of matter is packed into a tiny area with a gravitatio... more »

Operation Pedestal: A Forgotten Battle Between Carriers, Submarines and Bombers That Determined the Fate of North Africa in World War II

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, * During World War II, the tiny British-controlled archipelago situated only 55 miles southeast of Sicily lay directly athwart the Axis supply lines. Malta-based submarines and warplanes reaped a fearsome toll on shipping, keeping General Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps supplied and equipped. Malta could not fall—and that meant Malta had to be resupplied. During World War II, the tiny British-controlled archipelago situated only 55 miles southeast of Sicily lay directly athwart the Axis supply lines. Malta-based submarines and warplanes reaped a fearsome ... more »

Week in Review: High Times switches CEOs again, Florida court mulls cannabis revamp, solid sales in IL, OK & more

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Los Angeles-based High Times Holding Corp. replaced CEO Stormy Simon after only four months on the job, marking the third time in a little more than a year the cannabis magazine publisher has hired a chief executive. Simon is being replaced by Peter Horvath, who most recently ran Ohio-based cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands. He also has […] Week in Review: High Times switches CEOs again, Florida court mulls cannabis revamp, solid sales in IL, OK & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Belarus Stages 'Victory Day' Parade Despite The Coronavirus Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pictured attending the country's Victory Day parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, amid the coronavirus outbreak in Minsk, Belarus *Daily Mail:* *Belarus ‘bribes people’ to attend Victory Day parade to upstage Putin's Russia as 5,000 troops march in country where president Lukashenko claims coronavirus is mass 'psychosis' that can be cured by vodka and saunas* * Hundreds of Belarusians, including veterans, attended a Victory Day parade in Minsk for the 75th anniversary * Many did... more »

The cure may be worse than the China virus: As many as 75,000 Americans could die due to a continued lockdown

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
A new study that looks at the impacts of joblessness and being confined to one's home has shown that between 28,000 and 150,000 will die if we continue to shelter in place. The 28K number is associated with a rapid recovery and a rapid end to confinement while the 150K corresponds to a long drawn out recovery which is what Democrat politicians are pushing for. These deaths are people who die what the study calls "deaths of despair". We've all seen the impact of despair among the populations of the Rust Belt states where there weren't jobs until Trump turned the economy around. The... more »

Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: American]An entire generation is being raised to see the coddling of the American mind, safe spaces, and the ban culture not only as normal, but as beneficial.

BBC Promotes Open Letter from “Leading Firms”

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t various!! The BBC are now campaigning openly for their green political agenda: Boris Johnson needs to prioritise a green UK economic recovery following the coronavirus crisis, say bosses from leading firms. They called for polluting industries "without a proper climate plan" to be excluded from government help. Government advisors […]

Little Richard, Flamboyant Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Born Richard Penniman, Little Richard was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s founding fathers who helped shatter the color line on the music charts.

In Germany Couple From India Convicted of Spying; US Senator Kamala Harris’ Family Connection to India’s Ministry of Defence-GOI Should Be Investigated

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
For spying most people generally think of agencies like MI6, the CIA, or the KGB. However, India has its own … Continue reading →

Kamala Harris Failed to Prosecute Mnuchin’s OneWest Bank Despite “Evidence Suggestive of Widespread Misconduct” Uncovered By Her Office

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Kamala Harris was California AG from January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017. She failed to prosecute…

In First Official Action, US House Coronavirus Panel Demands That 5 Large Public Corporations Return Taxpayer Funds Intended for Small Businesses

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
“In First Official Action, House Coronavirus Panel Demands That Large Public Corporations Return Taxpayer Funds Intended for Small Businesses May … Continue reading →

COVID-19 US NRC Webinar May 8th, 2020

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
In California, this US NRC Webinar was at 6 am on Friday morning. Public Watchdogs got up with the birds … Continue reading →

Moscow Victory Day Aerial Parade (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Sputnik:* *Highlights of Moscow Victory Day Aerial Parade* President Vladimir Putin earlier announced that events in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Soviet and allied victory over Nazi Germany would be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that the air show and fireworks would still take place. A total of 75 military helicopters and planes flew over Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow on 9 May, in an aerial parade dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. Moscow's Victory Day air show kicked... more »

Weekend reads: A COVID-19 conspiracy theory; a 15-year-old publishes in NEJM; the need for speed

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. Sending thoughts to our readers and wishing them the best in this uncertain time. The week … Continue reading Weekend reads: A COVID-19 conspiracy theory; a 15-year-old publishes in NEJM; the need for speed

NY Pizzeria attaches photos of rescue dogs on pizza boxes to help them get adopted

White Wolf at White Wolf - 13 hours ago
When ordering a pizza, you expect to receive it in a plain cardboard box that you throw away once you're full. But a New York pizza shop is giving their customers an especially adorable treat to go with their munchies while helping out a community organization at the same time. The Just Pizza & Wing Co. franchise in Amherst, New York, is attaching flyers of adoptable dogs to its boxes. And the yummiest part? Anyone who adopts a dog featured on a pizza box flyer will receive a $50 gift certificate to the pizza shop. The unique idea came after Mary Alloy, who owns the pizza franchise ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - May 9

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1935 Iraqi air force dropped flyers telling tribes to end revolt in Diwaniya or govt would punish them Tribes refused Govt started bombing area Martial law declared Rumaitha Gen Sidqi put in command of putting down revolt 1941 Germany announced aid package for Iraq (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Boich World War II In Iraq and Syria) 1941 German diplomat arrived in Syria to organize arms shipments to Iraq 1941 Start of 100 German and 20 Italian airplanes landing in Syrian bases to fight British in Iraq British intel found out about planes being flown from Greece to Syria and that... more »

Has Scott Morrison’s best mates David Gazard and Peter Costello again fraudulently profited from Australia’s $90 billion Liberal Party / submarine slush fund?

Shane Dowling at Kangaroo Court of Australia - 13 hours ago
Australia’s $90 billion submarine contract was only finalised in 2019 after Scott Morrison’s best mates David Gazard and Peter Costello were cut into the action by Morrison. That alone says there needs […]

Obama DoD official admits to lying on MSNBC about evidence of Trump colluding with Russia

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Evelyn Farkas was deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia from 2012 to 2015. On March 2 2017 she appeared on MSNBC and said: *“I had a fear that somehow that information[about Trump's staff's dealings with Russia] would disappear with the senior [Obama administration] people who left…[that] it would be hidden away in the bureaucracy,” * But when under oath testifying before the House she sang a different tune saying: *“Why don’t we go back to that sentence that I just asked you about. It says ‘the Trump folks, if they found out... more »

Diane Feinstein says it's ok to disbelieve women if they accuse Democrats of sexual assault

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
When the accused was Justice Kavanaugh Diane Feinstein said that the fact that the accuser hadn't mentioned the attack for decades didn't matter. Feinstein said that the charges against Biden are totally different. She's right. Tara Reade told five people about the assault when it happened and they are all willing to testify to that effect. Christine Blasey Ford, the accuser that Feinstein championed, never mentioned the alleged assault until decades later when Kavanaugh's name was mentioned as a possible candidate for the Supreme Court. And all of the witnesses who Ford said were... more »

For The Workers Of The World, The Pandemic Is Based On Inequality

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
It is not entirely true that COVID-19 does not distinguish between attacking and, above all, killing. It is possible that biologically there are no differences in skin color, age, or sex, in any of the case studies that will have to be conducted carefully once we have all the details of the cases of infected and dead. But one thing we know already is the vast differences and inequalities in the ways the pandemic is being fought. It is not the same as the risk of contagion for the delivery man for Amazon who must go out to work every day because otherwise his/her children will go t... more »

Silvercorp Co-founder Speaks With The Grayzone

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
On May 5, I spoke at length to Drew White, a former US Army Green Beret and the COO of the Silvercorp mercenary firm which spearheaded a botched invasion of Venezuela on Sunday, May 3. On May 4, I made contact with Jordan Goudreau, the Silvercorp CEO whom US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido and his Miami-based advisor, J.J. Rendon, personally contracted to lead the operation. While Goudreau seemed nervous and suggested I call back the following day, White spoke at length about his peripheral knowledge of the failed plot as well as his relationship with the two Americans Green ... more »

Community Expresses Solidarity With Cuba After Embassy Attack; US Slow To Act

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
The attack on Cuba’s embassy in Washington, April 30, shocked many in the two countries and abroad who immediately condemned the event and expressed solidarity with the island. Since the individual opened fire on the building during the dawn hours, several versions of what happened and the assailant’s motives began to circulate on the social media and some U.S. press. Likewise, many who condemned the assault recalled the history of aggression against Cuba’s representatives abroad and, linking the event with the hostile rhetoric used by the current U.S. administration when referrin... more »

Award Winning Cop Arrested for Stealing Money From Woman During a Traffic Stop

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: stealing]A four-year veteran, award winning, Florida cop got arrested and charged with stealing two money orders totaling from a woman while on duty.

Horrifying Video Shows Cops Restrain, then Beat, Taser, Torture Innocent Mentally Ill Man

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: restraint]For walking down the highway to visit his son on his birthday, an innocent mentally ill man was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, and caged for 11 months.

Russian President Putin Leads Scaled-Back Events To Mark 75th Anniversary Of Victory Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Euronews:* *Russia celebrates Victory Day as lockdown leaves Moscow deserted* Russia's capital resembled a ghost town on this Victory Day, with traditional military parades and lavish celebrations cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic - following yesterday's similarly downscaled celebrations held in Europe yesterday. Last year an estimated half-million people came out in Moscow on Thursday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Due to the lockdown enforced in the city, previously bustling and traffic-clogged streets were eerily empty with only the occasional c... more »

Technical problems afflict our computers...

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020...but also our national discourse:* Technical problems have been afflicting our computers. If we're not up and running on Monday, the answer will likely lie there. "Technical problems" are also afflicting our failing national discourse. Consider the ongoing effort to decide whether Tara Reade's accusation is true. Nothing's quite so depressing as running back through the accusations which have dotted our electoral landscape since early 1992. It's demoralizing to review the way the mainstream press evaluated the claims of Gennifer Flowers and Kathleen Willey... more »

Turkish military HQ in Libya engulfed in flames after alleged Libyan Army attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Several fires erupted at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya after its jet fuel tank farm was “attacked”, Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Facebook. The company provided no further details on the attack. According to the corporation, a firefighter crew has arrived at the scene to contain the blazes. Al Jazeera earlier reported that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army operation in Daraa ends in decisive victory over militants

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) military operation inside the Daraa Governorate this weekend has ended in a decisive victory against the militants that used the area launch attacks against their forces. According to a field source in the Daraa Governorate, the Syrian Army was able to clear the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Military Cooperation Between Russia And Serbia

Slavisa MILACIC at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The strategic partnership established between Russia and Serbia has been reaffirmed with the spread of the pandemic of the Coronavirus in Serbia. Serbia was poorly prepared for the Coronavirus, so it sought help from Russia. On behalf of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, President Vladimir Putin, […]

Putin is Betting on a Losing Horse (As In Iran)

Alireza Nader at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Alireza Nader* *Security, Middle East* The Russian-Iranian alliance, a defining feature of power politics in the Middle East, is experiencing strains that should be exploited by the Trump administration. The Russian-Iranian alliance, a defining feature of power politics in the Middle East, is experiencing strains that should be exploited by the Trump administration. Moscow and Tehran are historic enemies whose differences are re-emerging now that they have achieved their mutual objective of preventing a breakdown of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Vladimir Putin’s assessme... more »

Russia and China's Missiles Are Become a Bigger Threat. Here's How to Improve U.S. Missile Defenses

Peter Huessy at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Huessy* *Security, * One idea: "The United States could also build the required twenty additional interceptors in Alaska and reach the 2018 Missile Defense Review requirements for sixty-four interceptors for an average annual five-year cost of $600 million." Defense planners are contemplating what better missile defense systems need to be built over the near term to complement our longer-term space-based sensors and hypersonic capabilities now being developed. This issue was first raised in a little covered February Senate hearing and has just been amplified by Northcom’s... more »

Could Coronavirus' Kill More People Than World War II?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Health, * A study has drawn some troubling conclusions. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *At best, it may be possible to “stagger” relaxations of social isolation measures for weeks/months at a time to pump a little life into the economy, before reinstituting them to curb the inevitable new outbreaks that arise. In the space of a few days, U.S. and British officials have backtracked from a shamefully complacent response to the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) to begin implementing a sweeping new virus suppression strategy. Across the United ... more »

Nazi Germany Built a Tank That Had Three Turrets and Four Guns

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Tanks, Europe* Though these tanks were not useful in actual combat, they allowed the German army to secretly gain experience in tanking—a skill that would prove to be extremely valuable during the Second World War. During the interwar years, multi-turreted tanks were all the rage. Post-war, the British developed the A1E1 dual-turreted tank, which formed the basis for a number of other inter-war multi-turreted tank designs—including one secretly developed in the Soviet Union based on a stolen British design. After the armistice ending World War One, Germany was fo... more »

The X-37B Space Plane Is One Giant Mystery

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * And there are good reasons as to why. The sixth mission of the United States Air Force’s reusable X-37B spaceplane is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 16. The Boeing-designed X37B Orbit Test Vehicle 6 will be launched into low Earth orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Last October was when the fifth classified Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) ended with a successful landing after it was in orbit for a total of 780 days. The United States Space Force will be responsible for the launch, on-orbit operatio... more »

More Evidence Warming is Manufactured through “Adjustments”

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
The scientific equivalent of the Russian Collusion Hoax, Global Warming, sorry, Climate Change, just keeps producing more and more exculpatory evidence. Here at CO2isLife we’ve been trying to demonstrate that if sound scientific practices were applied to the climate data, the hoax is easy to expose. Isolating the Impact of CO2 on Temperature Reveals No … Continue reading "More Evidence Warming is Manufactured through “Adjustments”"

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 14 hours ago
*A miraculous turn of events* Michael Moore and Driessen agree! Wind, solar and biofuel energy are devastating Planet Earth Paul Driessen Never in my wildest dreams did I envision a day when I’d agree with anything filmmaker Michael Moore said – much less that he would agree with me. But mirabile dictu, his new film, Planet of the Humans, is as devastating an indictment of wind, solar and biofuel energy as anything I have ever written. The documentary reflects Moore’s willingness to reexamine environmentalist doctrine. It’s soon obvious why more rabid greens tried to have the “... more »

Presidential Elections in the House?

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
David Schwartz Next week, in *Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca*, the Court will decide whether to invalidate state laws binding presidential electors. The “faithless electors” won their case in the Tenth Circuit based on an originalist argument. Since there is no obvious partisan advantage to either side of the case—both the Democratic and Republican parties have filed briefs opposing the faithless electors claim—the Court’s conservatives might relish the opportunity to showcase their “principled” originalism and hold that presidential electors have a constitutional right to vote fo... more »

Covid-19 : L’engagement techno-progressiste

Ethical Technology - 14 hours ago
Tout choc global, que ce soit une guerre, un désastre majeur ou une pandémie, porte en lui les germes d’un changement. La pandémie actuelle créée par le SARS-COV-2 ne fera pas exception compte tenu de son impact.

Changing The Tide

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
I have been writing lately that COVID-19 provides us with an opportunity to send Ronald Reagan's aphorism -- "Government's not the solution, it's the problem" -- to the dustbin. Glen Pearson believes that the crisis may do just that: Seriously, if wasn’t for the various stimulus efforts, nations would be on their knees, not just confined to their dwellings. The various investments from federal, provincial and local governments have kept us from devastation and public turmoil. Yet it was only two months ago that so many commentators and others were informing us every day that gov... more »

CIA agent eludes killing of UK teen

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn in a road incident. The British Home Office has sought the extradition from the US of an American citizen for a road collision that killed 19-year old British citizen Harry Dunn in August 2019. The American driver of the car that killed Dunn is Anne Sacoolas. The US government claimed she had diplomatic immunity because she was the wife of a US diplomat working in the UK at a nearby US military base. The base is called Croughton very near the city of Oxford. In 2018 the G... more »

US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn in a road incident. The British Home Office has sought the extradition from the US of an American citizen for a road collision that killed 19-year old British citizen Harry Dunn in August 2019. The American driver of the car that killed Dunn is Anne Sacoolas. The US government claimed she had diplomatic immunity because she was the wife of a US diplomat working in the UK at a nearby US military base. The base is called Croughton very near the city of Oxford. In 2018 the ... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Importantly, of the countries performing contact tracing properly, only a single outbreak has been reported from an outdoor environment (less than 0.3% of traced infections). (*ref*) Governors disregarding White House guidelines on reopening Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks 'Promiscuous treatment of nature' will lead to more pandemics – scientists Document reveals Secret Service has 11 current virus cases, as concerns about Trump’s staff grow FDA approves first at-home saliva test for coronavirus by Rutgers The Secret Group of Scientists and Billi... more »

Coronavirus has exposed Germany’s ambition to completely control EU

InfoBrics at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Germany itself is destroying the European Union More The post Coronavirus has exposed Germany’s ambition to completely control EU appeared first on The Duran.

Britain Overtakes Italy with Highest Death Toll in Europe

InfoBrics at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The death toll in Britain is worse than was initially predicted, spurring calls for an inquiry... More The post Britain Overtakes Italy with Highest Death Toll in Europe appeared first on The Duran.

Coronavirus threatens indigenous peoples in the Amazon

InfoBrics at The Duran - 15 hours ago
As the infection increases, it poses real risk for many native ethnicities More The post Coronavirus threatens indigenous peoples in the Amazon appeared first on The Duran.

75-Year Victory Day celebration over a Russia in quarantine [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Air Parade provides a point of togetherness that also reveals significance of pandemic More The post 75-Year Victory Day celebration over a Russia in quarantine [Video] appeared first on The Duran.

15 Habits of People Whose Homes Are Always Clean

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://brightside.me/creativity-home/15-habits-of-people-whose-homes-are-always-clean-395960/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_enjoy_science

12 DIY Vertical Vegetable Garden Ideas To Grow More Food

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://balconygardenweb.com/diy-vertical-vegetable-garden-ideas/

Austria says blood plasma cures several coronavirus patients

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-austria-blood-plasma-coronavirus-patients.html

#Coronavirus: #Google says most employees will work from home until 2021 amid #pandemic

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-google-facebook-work-from-home-2021-latest-a9505936.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1588955521

#Coronavirus is causing a historic rise in mental health problems, experts warn.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/04/mental-health-coronavirus/

Japan’s Coronavirus Cases Fall Sharply Without Compulsory Measures

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japans-coronavirus-cases-fall-sharply-without-compulsory-measures-11587993871?mod=e2fb

Plandemic Documentary: The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.bitchute.com/video/IB3ijQuLkkUr/

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