Friday, June 12, 2020

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Mexico Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar

IER at IER - 11 hours ago
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called wind turbines “fans”, saying they did not produce much energy, and is ceasing… The post Mexico Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar appeared first on IER.

Four men arrested over the killing of endangered mountain gorilla in Uganda

Just In - 11 hours ago
One of Uganda's famous mountain gorillas, popular with tourists is killed, leading to the arrests of four men who could face life in prison as a result.

Why Does Playstation 5 Look Like an Old Cable Router from 2003?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * The sentiment was strong enough to get the word "router" trending on Twitter for a time on Thursday. Sony, on Thursday, finally unveiled the PlayStation 5 gaming console, which will arrive on the market later this year, in time for the holiday season. The PS5 was unveiled during a live-streamed event, which the company said reached "millions" of fans. The PS5 will arrive in two editions, one with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive and another "digital" one with no drive at all. The company also announced several games, including a new Spider-man title... more »

Samsung and LG Agree to End the QLED War

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * The incessant bickering between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics over QLED HDTVs has come to an abrupt halt after the two Korean tech giants told the Fair Trade Commission to stop further investigations. The incessant bickering between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics over QLED HDTVs has come to an abrupt halt after the two Korean tech giants told the Fair Trade Commission to stop further investigations. The two longtime archrivals told the FTC that they would immediately discontinue any smear campaigns against each other, and only pl... more »

Does Apple and Samsung Have an OLED Screen Problem Brewing?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * BOE’s panels failed to pass a test at Apple's quality assessment stage. The supplier had also recently failed a similar test, in displays it was making for Samsung's Galaxy phones. According to one analyst report earlier this spring, Apple is going to be diversifying its supply chain for the OLED screens in this year's lineup of iPhones. Ross Young of Display Supply Chain, based on sources from the supply chain, reported that Apple, in its four phone models for 2020, would use Samsung panels for three of the four, while utilizing panels from LG Di... more »

Meet the Future Tech the U.S. Army Wants to Use for Its Soldiers

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2ALE967MI7&share=true] AI, networked sensors, and heads up displays. What if AI-enabled algorithms could process sensor data for Army infantry in a matter of seconds, alerting them of targets, enemy movements and relevant moments from drone feeds? Perhaps computer programs could perform real-time analytics on how combat variables compare with prior instances, giving infantry engaged in a firefight a quick range of ideal options for attack? What if a computer progr... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Franklin, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 12

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1921 Gertrude Bell wrote that Faisal entering Iraq with the British wouldn’t have been as good as him leading a jihad but he would still be an inspiration to the new Arab state of Iraq (Musings On Iraq review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) (Musings On Iraq movie review *Letters from Baghdad*) 1935 National Service Bill signed by King starting conscription for army King hoped conscription would help with nation building by creating army drawn from all parts of Iraq 1940 UK Foreign Sec Lord Halifax told War Cabinet sit... more »

Nate Jackson: Slave-Trader Garb and Juneteenth Flap Reveal Democrat Hypocrisy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Democrats show the wrong kind of “solidarity” pretty much all the way around. Nate Jackson · Jun. 12, 2020 Politicians of all stripes specialize in opportunistic photo-ops. But Democrats really blew it earlier this week with their display of Kente cloth shawls, which they donned while kneeling for nearly nine minutes to show … Continue reading Nate Jackson: Slave-Trader Garb and Juneteenth Flap Reveal Democrat Hypocrisy →

Mark Alexander: Ignoring Black-on-Black Victimization — Remember When…

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The deafening silence from Democrat Party race hustlers and their Leftmedia propagandists about the murder of thousands of black citizens. Mark Alexander · Jun. 12, 2020 In my column Wednesday, “Talking With a Democrat About ‘Systemic Racism,’” regarding the cognitive/emotive breakdown when discussing contentious issues, I also highlighted the gross racial disparity regarding … Continue reading Mark Alexander: Ignoring Black-on-Black Victimization — Remember When… →

Thomas Gallatin: Of Course COVID-19 Cases Will Rise — Chill Out

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The pandemic curve has been flattened as intended. It’s time to ride out this virus. Thomas Gallatin · Jun. 12, 2020 As more states reopen following the China Virus lockdowns, unsurprisingly, the number of coronavirus infections has increased. Just how much of this rise is directly related to wider testing rates or increased … Continue reading Thomas Gallatin: Of Course COVID-19 Cases Will Rise — Chill Out →

Michael Swartz: Kristi Noem: Standing Alone for Her People

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
South Dakota’s governor resisted calls from the New York-based media to shut down. Michael Swartz · Jun. 12, 2020 One key aspect of the whole Wuhan coronavirus crisis has been the reaction of federal and state governments. On the federal side, the last few months have made household names out of Anthony … Continue reading Michael Swartz: Kristi Noem: Standing Alone for Her People →

Seattle “Autonomous Zone” Now Has A “Heavily-Armed” Warlord As Crime Spikes 300%

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Tyler Durden 06/12/2020 Update (1630ET): CHAZ hasn’t even been around a week and crime is up 300% in the area according to Seattle police chief Carmen Best: SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF SAYS CRIME IS +300% IN CHAZSINCE THE POLICE ABANDONED THE AREA pic.twitter.com/0Bbyuu0KZB — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) June 11, 2020 But yes, let’s disband the police and … Continue reading Seattle “Autonomous Zone” Now Has A “Heavily-Armed” Warlord As Crime Spikes 300% →

The Corruption of Science. The Hydroxychloroquine Lancet Study Scandal. Who Was Behind It? Anthony Fauci’s Intent To Block HCQ on Behalf of Big Pharma

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Prof Michel Chossudovsky June 10, 2020 Global Research The Guardian has revealed the scandal behind the hydroxychloroquine study which was intent on blocking HCQ as a cure for COVID-19. “Dozens of scientific papers co-authored by the chief executive of the US tech company behind the Lancet hydroxychloroquine study scandal are now being audited, including … Continue reading The Corruption of Science. The Hydroxychloroquine Lancet Study Scandal. Who Was Behind It? Anthony Fauci’s Intent To Block HCQ on Behalf of Big Pharma →

Surgisphere: governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Covid-19 investigations Medical research Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies Melissa Davey in Melbourne and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Sarah Boseley in London Wed 3 Jun 2020 A tiny US company, Surgisphere, is behind flawed … Continue reading Surgisphere: governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company →

University Professor Loses Admin Job For Stating That “Men Cannot Get Pregnant”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
More Insanity From Trudeau’s Canada ~ j A professor at the University of Alberta was fired from her administration role because her views on gender (based on the fact that one’s biological sex is real) made some students to “feel unsafe”. June 11, 2020 Vigilant Citizen Kathleen Lowrey is an associate professor of anthropology … Continue reading University Professor Loses Admin Job For Stating That “Men Cannot Get Pregnant” →

Black Lies Matter – Tommy Wont Be In London!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Tommy Robinson by TR News 12th June 2020 Marxists, Anarchists and their affiliates have joined the BLM movement to create a race war. Black Lies Matter – Tommy Won’t Be In London! Black Lies Matter The Black Lives Matter movement started in 2013 after Trayvon Martin – a young black lad – was shot … Continue reading Black Lies Matter – Tommy Wont Be In London! →

BLACK LIES MATTER – TOMMY WON’T BE IN LONDON!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Tommy Robinson Jun 11, 2020 Tommy Robinson exposes Black Lives Matter and will not be in London Saturday. Read more here – https://www.tr.news/all-lives-matter/ via BLACK LIES MATTER – TOMMY WON’T BE IN LONDON!

"The Dreamers Of The Day..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

"A Message From The Hopi Elders"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"A Message From The Hopi Elders"* "This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly. Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water. See who is in there with you and celebrate. At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment... more »

The Poet: William Stafford, "You Reading This, Be Ready"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"You Reading This, Be Ready"* "Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now? Are you waiting for time to show you some better thoughts? When you turn around, starting here, lift this new glimpse that you found; carry into evening all that you want from this day. This interval you spent reading or hearing this, keep it for life. What can anyone give you g... more »

"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"* by Jerry Clark “I remember several years back I heard something that changed my life forever. Up until that point I had been struggling through life - doing everything the hard way. I couldn’t figure out why my life wasn’t going the way I felt it should be. I saw some people going through life effortlessly and seemingly with less tension and frustration while I was wondering if I could ever straighten out the mess my life had turned out to be. I was behind on my dreams, my promises, and my bills. Then one day I was listening to a tape and t... more »

"The Moment Of Most Profound Doubt..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
"Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity." - Vaclav Havel

Coronavirus update: Study says more than 1 billion will live in poverty

Just In - 11 hours ago
A study co-authored by the Australian National University finds that global poverty is set to rise past 1 billion people due to COVID-19, while tensions over the virus lead to a fatal shooting at the Nepalese border.

Joe Biden's dishonesty: stealth advisors

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
It turns out that Joe Biden's campaign is telling the people who advise Joe on the economy shouldn't tell anyone that they are doing so. Which would be ok if those people never publicly spoke about economic policy between now and the election. But the reality is that many of them will. Either on TV or to virtual class rooms full of students. In either case not revealing that they are on Team Biden as they push Biden's economic position is amazingly dishonest. Clearly someone who is advising Biden supports Biden which is fine but for them to conceal that link by pretending to be neu... more »

Massive riots are ok but a Trump rally is going to kill your grandmother

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
For about two weeks now Democrats and the #FakeNews media have been saying that massive riots and protests where people don't socially distance are ok even as they said that allowing people to go to church while socially distancing was evil. The Democrat Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio who is famous for shutting down Jewish religious services, said: *“When you see a nation, an entire nation, simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seeded in 400 years of American racism,” “I’m sorry, that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the d... more »

Black Lives Matter has established an autonomous region just like ISIS

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
In Seattle Antifa have taken over a large area containing multiple city blocks where the police are not allowed to go. In that region is a police station. Officers who "requested" to be allowed to go to the station to get their personal items were told they couldn't by armed Antifa militia. They call their new fiefdom "Free Capitol Hill". Can you imagine for a moment how the #FakeNews media would have covered armed citizens taking over part of Detroit and declaring that the governors insane shutdown orders weren't allowed there? Yet we get nothing about armed Antifa fascists effect... more »

How the Name ‘Karen’ Became a Stand-In for White Entitlement

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
How, exactly, does a name like Karen become such a powerful form of social commentary?

Florida Migrant Towns Become Coronavirus Hot Spots in US

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Once thought likely to be spared because of their remote locations and small populations, rural immigrant communities have seen spikes in infections while having fewer resources to deal with them.

House arrest seemed to me a tool very much expected in Communist China and North Korea

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
But definitely not in America and Britain. _____________ House arrest seemed to me a tool very much expected in Communist China and North Korea Whiskey Drinker I haven’t been here much lately but you would think I would have more time to look up this sort of thing online, being stuck at home all day ... Read more House arrest seemed to me a tool very much expected in Communist China and North Korea The post House arrest seemed to me a tool very much expected in Communist China and North Korea appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Freezing temps in mid June!

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
* IMPACTS…Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. National Weather Service Green Bay Wisconsin Fri Jun 12 2020 FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CDT SATURDAY… Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln and Langlade Counties Including the cities of Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Rhinelander, Crandon, Aurora, Commonwealth, Spread Eagle, Niagara, Wausaukee, ... Read more Freezing temps in mid June! The post Freezing temps in mid June! appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Pandemic uncertainty means more campuses going digital

Larry Bell at CFACT - 11 hours ago
Higher-education administrators and practitioners must seize upon this period of coronavirus upheaval and uncertainty as an incentive to apply and optimize benefits of virtual classrooms at every level to make learning more effective — both off campus or on. The post Pandemic uncertainty means more campuses going digital appeared first on CFACT.

World News Briefs -- June 12, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
People wearing face masks queue to enter a reopened Primark store as Madrid eases lockdown restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/ *Reuters:* *Risk of new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave* LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday, while India, which opened up this week, recorded a record daily increase and half a dozen U.S. states said their hospital beds were filling up fast. Health officials worldwide... more »

Trump Rally Planned for June 19 in Tulsa Causes Democrats to Dust off Old Playbook

Steve Byas at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: trump-rally-planned-for-june-19-in-tulsa-causes-democrats-to-dust-off-old-playbook] Trump cannot even hold a political rally without the date and the venue being called racist by the Democrats — but such accusations are just part of the old Democratic Party playbook.

Senator Proposes Revolutionary ‘Breonna Taylor Act’ to Ban No-Knock Raids in America

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: no-knock]"I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s long past time to get rid of no-knock warrants. This bill will effectively end no-knock raids in the United States,” Paul said.

Destination Moon: A 70th Anniversary Appreciation

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 11 hours ago
Al Jackson is back this morning with an essay examining another old friend, the 1950 film Destination Moon. Talk about fond memories! I first encountered the movie at a birthday party for a bunch of unruly 4th graders, finding the birthday boy absorbed in watching the spaceship Luna enroute to the Moon in an upstairs […]

"As Businesses Flee The Violence, Will Major US Cities Be Transformed Into Economic Wastelands?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"As Businesses Flee The Violence, * *Will Major US Cities Be Transformed Into Economic Wastelands?"* by Michael Snyder "Urban communities all over the U.S. are now facing the possibility of a mass exodus of businesses, and many local leaders are freaking out because they realize what such a mass exodus will mean for their cities. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, peaceful protests were held in more than 300 cities all across America, and a recent CNN poll found that 84 percent of all Americans supported those peaceful protests. Unfortunately, rioting, looting and violence ... more »

Welcome to College, Now Wear Your Mask

Adam Dick at Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] When students at two prominent Texas state government universities — the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M — return to the universities’ campuses in the fall semester, after being booted in the spring semester due to purported worries about coronavirus, they will find the experience much different than it has been in years past. To put it simply, new rules imposed in the name of countering coronavirus will make being a student at these universities suckier. Take, for example, new mask mandates announced by the presidents of both universities this week. ... more »

Covid Hysteria and the Groomers of the Virus Patrol

David Stockman at Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] Dr. Fauci and the Scarf Lady are not the only Virus Patrol miscreants spreading the Covid Hysteria and thereby empowering the authorities to keep suffocating everyday economic life and personal liberty in America. In fact, there is a whole camarilla of current and former health officials, purported disease experts, all-purpose talking heads and other Washington apparatchiks who continue to appear on mainstream media, peddling the hoary tale that coronavirus is some kind of horror flick monster: It purportedly just keeps springing from its Lockdown grave – whack-a-... more »

Trump's Going To Hell-- Will He Drag The Evangelical Church Down With Him? Has He Already?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Fascism Comes To America by Nancy Ohanian* Writing for *Politico* this week, Gabby Orr reported that only 1 in 4 Americans see Trump as a man of faith. Trump uses religion to manipulate his followers. Most Americans don't fall for it-- but 27% (of registered voters) do. 40% of evangelicals believe Trump is a Christian. "During an interview with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer last week," wrote Orr, "Trump, who was raised Presbyterian but infrequently attends church, was asked whether he’s 'grown in his faith' since becoming president. 'So I think maybe I have, from t... more »

On Mentorship and Diversity: A Favorite Voice in the Room

Bridging the Gap at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago
This post, part of the Bridging the Gap channel, is written by Diana S. Kim, Assistant Professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a core faculty member of the Asian Studies Program. Her first book, Empires of Vice: The Rise of Opium Prohibition across Southeast Asia was recently published with Princeton University Press. This […]

The Sun Never Sets: Why Modi’s Green BRI Doppelganger Is Doomed to Fail

Matthew Ehret at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation India was once known as the Crown jewel of the British Empire before gaining independence in 1946. Sadly, like most of the post WWII history, that leap to independence was tainted by a fair dose of propaganda. Of course many great patriots arose to powerful positions in India […] More The post The Sun Never Sets: Why Modi’s Green BRI Doppelganger Is Doomed to Fail appeared first on The Duran.

Silicon Valley Video Darling Zoom Caught Doing Chinese-Style Censorship

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*21WIRE* | The video app company reinstated the blocked accounts but still plans to comply with local censorship laws.

Bolsonaro Creates New Ministry, Tailor-Made for Centrão and SBT Owner

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Contrary to what he had vowed throughout his campaign, when he said his government would have "at most" 15 Ministries, Jair Bolsonaro announced the recreation of the Ministry of Communications. His cabinet currently has a total of 23 portfolios. The new cabinet will be headed by Fábio Faria, a federal […] The post Bolsonaro Creates New Ministry, Tailor-Made for Centrão and SBT Owner appeared first on The Rio Times.

Have the Marxists Overplayed Their Hand?

TNA Video at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: brannon-howse-have-the-marxist-overplayed-their-hand] VIDEO - Brannon Howse of Worldview Weekend explains how the American middle class is under attack by a Mafia style program of extortion. These deep state funded organizations like ANTIFA burn, loot, riot and bring chaos. If you want "conflict resolution" you surrender.

Former Judge Urges Court to Deny Request to Dismiss Case Against Flynn

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: former-judge-urges-court-to-deny-request-to-dismiss-case-against-flynn] Former judge John Gleeson turned out 86 pages explaining why the case against former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn should be continued.

Oceans Cooling May 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major…

EU, China Draw Closer In Post-Pandemic Setting

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
The 10th annual Strategic Dialogue between the European Union and China on June 9 can be regarded as marking the resumption of structured big-power diplomacy in the post-Covid-19 setting. It was both a symbolic and substantive event, preparing the ground for the forthcoming EU-Summit. At the virtual event on June […]

If it weren’t so irrational, it might be funny

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
There is nothing remotely funny about insurrection or the destruction of the United States. These people are over the age of 17 – mostly. And as such should be treated as individuals and adults — NOT CHILDREN. What they are doing is irresponsible, illegal, immoral, and criminal. Those in government that let this happen, take a knee or acknowledge their demands at all in solidarity, or in any way assist them are equally guilty of insurrection by aiding and abetting their activities. They must be made to answer for their actions. –##– Tucker: The world welcomes its newest country Tuck... more »

Introducing the Uncover: Dead Wrong podcast

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
News 1. Dead Wrong I’m excited to announce that the Dead Wrong podcast is imminent — yesterday, we released the trailer for the series. The first two (of eight) episodes will go live next Wednesday, June 17, with the next six released once a week after. I started the Examiner in 2014, with the aim […]

Portapique Cemetery: we won’t accept the body of the mass murderer

Jennifer Henderson at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
The Portapique Cemetery has been the final resting place for family members of the Davison, Knight, Fletcher, and Fulton clans and other Colchester County families for nearly 250 years. Mature trees surround the three-acre graveyard, which is a mix of modern markers and scarred, weathered stones dating back as far as the 1770s. The historic […]

This Futuristic-looking Vehicle Picked Up Russian Cosmonauts

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57183297] If you think tanks are highly mobile, wait till you see what this thing can do. While most tanks are tracked, this particular off-road vehicle doesn’t even have wheels. Instead, it uses a pair of screws to move across land—and water. The ZIL-4906 was built sometime in the 1970s and mated a van cabin and chassis with the odd-looking screw drives. The screws are hollow, which allow the ZIL-2906 and its derivatives to traverse water and seamlessly transition from... more »

Why the World Should Fear Trump’s UN Moves Against Iran

Sina Toossi at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sina Toossi* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The forced reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran would be further evidence that the UN security council is breaking, thanks to the Trump administration’s bull-headed and self-defeating campaigns. President Donald Trump is unwavering in his commitment to a “might is right” approach to international relations. His administration has explicitly had it out for multilateral arrangements, from UNESCO, the WHO, the International Criminal Court, the Paris Climate Accords, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and others. Now, the White House... more »

China Finishes Its Second Large Amphibious Assault Ship

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E8B4123J01&share=true] Now there are two of them. The Chinese Navy has now launched a second large amphibious assault ship engineered to carry weapons, helicopters, troops and landing craft into war, a move which further changes international power dynamics by strengthening China’s ability to launch expeditionary maritime attacks. The ship is described at the second Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), somewhat analogous to the U.S. WASP-class. This Chinese amphib... more »

The Urgent Need to Adjust America’s Approach to the World

Mathew J. Burrows, Christopher A. Preble at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mathew J. Burrows, Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] America must assess the utility of its military power and be willing to rely more heavily on its diplomatic, economic, and other capabilities to shape a better future that preserves the peace, and advances prosperity and human well-being. The unrest roiling a number of American cities, layered on top of the severe economic and social impact of the coronavirus, are forcing Americans to reconsider how we engage with each other—and with the rest of the world. The tools that we once relied upon to preser... more »

Can't Afford a New iPhone? 5 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Smartphone

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * No. 1 on the list is the easiest thing that you can do: Get yourself a sturdy case By Ethen Kim Lieser From learning and working to communicating with our friends and loved ones, our smartphones indeed have become vital in our daily lives. And what we have witnessed in recent years are the sky-high price points of these devices. Just several years ago, spending north of a grand on a smartphone was unthinkable, but now, it’s pretty much commonplace. If you did splurge on that brand-new device, be sure to protect that investment. To help you achi... more »

Fake Contact Tracing Apps Could Install Malware on Your Smartphone

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Smartphone users looking to participate in contact tracing to prevent the spread of coronavirus should keep an eye out for fake apps that are in fact out to infect their phones with malware, and possibly even steal from them. Smartphone users looking to participate in contact tracing to prevent the spread of coronavirus should keep an eye out for fake apps that are in fact out to infect their phones with malware, and possibly even steal from them. That's according to research released this week by the Anomali Threat Research Team. "Anomali Threat ... more »

The deportation machine in 2020 / Rough-sleeper raids rebranded

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
12 June 2020 — Corporate Watch UK deportations 2020: how BA, Easyjet and other airlines collaborate with the border regime On 30 April, with UK airports largely deserted during the Covid-19 lockdown, a Titan Airways charter plane took off from Stansted airport deporting 35 people to Poland. This was just a few days after reports … Continue reading The deportation machine in 2020 / Rough-sleeper raids rebranded

COVID – will lockdown lead to a major health disaster

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
Having seen the health impact of economic crashes, I hope you can now see why I was deeply concerned about lockdown. It was clear to me that this could mean massive financial hardship, and I feared that the deaths that followed could be catastrophic.

Russia aiming to realize Greater Eurasia dream

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
The Russian role will be to balance the hegemonic powers, as a guarantor of a new union of non-aligned nations

Target Boys to Break Menstruation Taboos

HARARE, Jun 12 (IPS) - An all-male panel assembled to discuss menstrual health on International Menstrual Hygiene Day sparked outrage on social media and a flurry of memes of all-female panels discussing male issues. Read the full story, “Target Boys to Break Menstruation Taboos”, on globalissues.org →

The Global Economic Reset—Promoting a More Inclusive Recovery

WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (IPS) - The COVID-19 crisis is inflicting the most pain on those who are already most vulnerable. This calamity could lead to a significant rise in income inequality. And it could jeopardize development gains, from educational attainment to poverty reduction. New estimates suggest that up to 100 million people worldwide could be pushed into extreme poverty, erasing all gains made in poverty reduction in the past three years. Read the full story, “The Global Economic Reset—Promoting a More Inclusive Recovery”, on globalissues.org →

Who Supplied The Weapons Used Against #BLM Protesters?

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In response to the murder of George Floyd by a member of the Minneapolis police department on 25th May, thousands of people across the United States joined protests demanding justice for his killing, radical reform of police forces, and driving home the message that Black Lives Matter. Many of these protests face militarised police responses, including the use of rubber bullets, sting balls, stun grenades, battons, police charges, and chemical weapons like tear gas and pepper spray. Twitter users have photographed a large number of canisters that were fired during the protest. Man... more »

Scottish Parliament Votes For Immediate Suspension Of ‘Weapons Of Oppression’ Exports To US

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The Scottish Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of exports of riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to the United States, in light of the police response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. A successful motion, which was backed by 52 votes to 0 with 11 abstentions, says the parliament "stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and considers that the UK government must immediately suspend all export licences for tear gas, rubber bullets and riot gear to the US". Patrick Harvie, the Green MSP who proposed the successful amendment, said the "w... more »

Martin Gugino – The “Buffalo Protestor” And Our Friend

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Martin Gugino worked together in Witness Against Torture for years, a close-knit group dedicated to closing the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo and opposing torture. Our community is beside itself. None of us is surprised that it was Martin meeting the police line in a posture of non-violence. Martin is gentle, principled, and undaunted. Allied with the Catholic Worker tradition, he is also deeply committed to a tapestry of causes, from fair housing to immigrant rights. Guiding his activism is belief in the sacred power of non-violent resistance to injustice. If that makes him an “... more »

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, Where Seattle Protesters Gather Without Police

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Welcome to the CHAZ, the newly named Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where most everything was free Tuesday. Free snacks at the No-Cop Co-op. Free gas masks from some guy’s sedan. Free speech at the speaker’s circle, where anyone could say their piece. A free documentary movie — Ava DuVernay’s “13th” — showing after dark. A Free Capitol Hill, according to no shortage of spray paint on building facades. And perhaps most important to demonstrators, the neighborhood core was free of uniformed police. A new protest society — centered on a handful of blocks in Seattle’s quirky, lefty Ca... more »

A Report From The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone In Seattle

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The other day, the police announced that they were gathering their things and leaving their precinct. What do you make of this? This, to be very honest, is anyone’s guess. There are many theories around why they abandoned the precinct. Some feel that they ran out of resources, some feel that it was a politically expedient move on the Mayor’s part. From my perspective-this was a “good” move on the city’s part. They were getting hammered in the press for the nightly tear gas barrages and street clashes, and the crowds never really got smaller. When an active shooter was on the scen... more »

From Occupation To ‘Occupy’: The Israelification Of US Domestic Security

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The Israelification of America’s security apparatus recently unleashed in full force against the Occupy Wall Street Movement, has taken place at every level of law enforcement, and in areas that have yet to be exposed. The phenomenon has been documented in bits and pieces, through occasional news reports that typically highlight Israel’s national security prowess without examining the problematic nature of working with a country accused of grave human rights abuses. But it has never been the subject of a national discussion. And collaboration between American and Israeli cops is j... more »

Seattle: “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” Has a Warlord, Police Try to Reclaim Precinct

National File and Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
Raz Simone, a hip hop artist who has been dubbed a "warlord", is reportedly controlling the area with his armed private police force and is demanding protection money from businesses. Raz said that he had daily phone calls with the Mayor's assistant and the Fire Department.

Virginia Senator Told Police to Stand Down Before Statue Collapsed and Injured a Man

National File at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
State Senator Louise Lucas ordered police to stand down and allow Black Lives Matter demonstrators destroy a Confederate monument, an effort that directly led to part of the statue toppling onto a man’s head, leaving him in critical condition. Senator Lucas instructed the crowd, “Go ahead wreck it!”

Project Veritas Uncovers Funding Sources for RefuseFascism, Another Antifa-Like Group

Project Veritas at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
RefuseFascism, an activist group created to remove Trump from office, uses Antifa-like tactics. Tee Stern, the RefuseFascism organizer in Atlanta, says they received money from George Soros to fund their 'National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers.'

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 12, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the troops during the military parade during the Navy Day celebration in St.Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2019. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Russian nuclear-powered sub enters service amid arms control fears* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s most-advanced new nuclear-powered submarine entered service on Friday, the defence ministry said, at a time of growing arms control tensions between Moscow and the West. The Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir) - designed to carry Bulava intercontinental nuclear missiles - was enrolled into the ... more »

Media Efforts To Destroy The Economy Continue

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
Social media and the press corps are warning that the US economy is bout to crash and burn due to the end of the stimulus money – which is keeping tens of millions of people from becoming homeless. At a … Continue reading →

A propaganda effort backfires on its originators

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
I can't help laughing cynically at the outrage expressed by US Congressional representative Bobby Rush (D - Illinois) and Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (christened "Groot" by the always useful Second City Cop blog, which has chronicled her missteps and foibles since she took office, including some rather revealing history). The story begins with this news report. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush on Thursday condemned images they said depicted Chicago police officers making popcorn, drinking coffee and sleeping on a couch in the congressman’s campaign office while nearby... more »

Police State Watch: Amnesty Targets Tear Gas

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 13 hours ago
Amnetsy Internal has yesterday launched a resource on global misuse of tear gas, in the US and elsewhere:

A Big Step for Religious Freedom

For decades religious freedom has been treated as the unwanted stepcihld in the human-rights side of U.S. foreign policy. But in a rare ray of light this dark spring, America's defining right has been recognized at the highest level as a "moral and national security imperative.

Digital trade agreement signed with Chile and Singapore

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
12-Jun-2020 New Zealand's government has today signed a digital trade agreement with Chile and Singapore.

European Commissioner: If Georgia wants to implement a Free Trade Agreement faster, we are ready to do so

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
12-Jun-2020 If Georgia is interested in faster and more comprehensive implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, we are also ready to do so, 'Oliver Warheim said.

A short history of black women and police violence

Keisha N. Blain, Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Young men make up the majority of black people killed by police in the US. That's fed a perception that black women are somehow shielded from the threat of police violence. They aren't.

Students demand removal of 'mild racist' from Georgia landscape

Kathy Roberts Forde, Associate Professor, Journalism Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
As protests over George Floyd's death consume the country, students are forcing a reappraisal of a controversial editor and orator who helped build modern Atlanta.

How DC Mayor Bowser used graffiti to protect public space

Rebekah Modrak, Professor, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' to be painted on a street near the White House. The act would have been considered vandalism had it not been done by city workers.

NYPD Cops Caught Pointing Guns at and Arresting Black Children for ‘Playing, High-Fiving’

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: playing]Police in New York City have been exposed pointing guns at over 100 children for playing, running sitting on stoops, carrying backpacks or even high-fiving.

Shameless Gore goes woke

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 13 hours ago
As America confronts real issues of race, justice and civil order, global warming campaigners can't resist shamelessly glomming on. The post Shameless Gore goes woke appeared first on CFACT.

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

HUMAN ASSESSMENTS: Did the Times do anything right?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020All the newspaper's assessments:* We can't tell you why James Bennet didn't read Tom Cotton's submission. Bennet was editorial page editor of the New York Times. Cotton, a high-profile senator, had offered a submission for possible publication. As it turned out, the publication of Cotton's column led to a major uproar. In the end, it also cost Bennet his job. We don't know why Bennet didn't review the column, but this wasn't the first time in recent months that he seemed to be missing in action. Back in January, the puzzling newspaper published a somewhat puz... more »

Covid-19 Infections Increasing Among PPE/Face Mask Wearing Canadian Military Deployed in LTC Homes-

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*The fact that the rate of Covid-19 infection continues to climb among the military deployed in LTC should speak volumes to us all about the effectiveness of this protection. It's not a guarantee! Even though the military is trained in appropriate measures before their placement. And undoubtedly use their PPE in a regimented and disciplined manner.* - *Canadian Department of Defense- Screen shot below taken today* *I certainly could not describe the use of PPE in public as regimented or disciplined. In fact most of what I see when out and about is downright disgusting. * - ... more »

Experts: Police ‘Woefully Undertrained’ in Use of Force

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
With calls for police reforms across the U.S., instructors and researchers say officers lack sufficient training on how and when to use force, leaving them unprepared to handle tense situations.

Will Churchill’s Statue Be Next to Fall?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: will-churchill-s-statue-be-next-to-fall] The systematic dishonoring and disgracing of men once revered has only just begun. But it represents a spreading revolution in thought and belief about the origins and history of America. How far is this going?

Pandemic Response Makes Liberty Sick in the States

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: pandemic-response-makes-liberty-sick-in-the-states] As part of the coronavirus pandemic response, governors, mayors, and county officials have been tossing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights into trash bins. Let’s not let freedom fail.

Bankrolling Beelzebub: Big Biz Gives the Alt-left, Including BLM, $454 MILLION

Selwyn Duke at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: bankrolling-beelzebub-big-biz-gives-the-alt-left-including-blm-454-million] Too often now big business, like academia, is in thrall to cultural revolutionaries. Given this, it’s perhaps not surprising that, motivated by the George Floyd police-war-on-blacks lie, corporate America has given a whopping $454 million to leftist groups and causes — even those as radical as agitator group Black Lives Matter (BLM).

Did a Government Drone Flight Over a Protest Violate the Fourth Amendment?

nsobel at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Protests in Minneapolis, Minn. following the murder of George Floyd, May 29, 2020 (Hungry Ogre Photos, https://flic.kr/p/2j6ZL1e; Public Domain, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) On May 28, protestors in Minneapolis demonstrated late into the night against the killing of George Floyd and police brutality. The next day, on Twitter, Jason Paladino of the Project on Government Oversight noticed a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone was flying over the city. According to open-source data, as reported by Gizmodo, the drone took off from an Air Force base in Gran... more »

D.C. Circuit Hears Arguments in Michael Flynn Case

QJurecic at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
At 9:30am on June 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear arguments in the case of Michael Flynn. Flynn has petitioned the appeals court for a writ of mandamus to order Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant the government's motion to dismiss the case against Flynn. You can listen to the argument here and below. The briefing is available here. Topics: - Documents, - The Russia Connection Tags: - Michael Flynn [image: Quinta Jurecic] Quinta Jurecic is the Managing Editor of *Lawfare*. She previously... more »

What Paves the Path to a Good Society?

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 14 hours ago
The path to hell is paved with good intentions, but what about the path to heaven or a good society—how is that paved? The answer is that the path to a good society is not paved with mere intentions—it’s paved with real deeds of rational, moral, and intelligent people.

Uruguay Reduces Tax Burden on Foreigners Who Obtain Tax Residency

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has kept the pledge, made before taking office, that he would relax tax regulations to attract Argentine entrepreneurs: his intention, he said, was for 100,000 Argentinians to take their money to the neighboring country and even move there. He did so on June 11th, by […] The post Uruguay Reduces Tax Burden on Foreigners Who Obtain Tax Residency appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Counts 1,261 Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours, Total 41,058 (June 11th)

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has had 1,261 new deaths by Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a compilation by the consortium of media outlets from the state Health Secretariats. Thus, there have been 41,058 deaths by Covid-19 in the country by this Thursday, June 11th. The consolidated figures at 8 PM […] The post Brazil Counts 1,261 Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours, Total 41,058 (June 11th) appeared first on The Rio Times.

Coronavirus Cases Rise in Argentina for Third Consecutive Day

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported that over the past 24 hours, 30 deaths and 1,386 new positive cases of coronavirus were recorded. With these data, the total number of infections throughout the country reaches 27,373, and the fatalities total 765. Of the total number of cases, 999 (3.6 […] The post Coronavirus Cases Rise in Argentina for Third Consecutive Day appeared first on The Rio Times.

Classic Gary Ablett performance leads Cats to big win over Hawks

Andrew McGarry at Just In - 14 hours ago
The old rivals show you can play more open football in shortened games, as Geelong — led by a classic performance from Gary Ablett — roll over the Hawks at Kardinia Park.

Colonial statue vandalised on eve of Black Lives Matter rally in Perth

Jacob Kagi And James Carmody at Just In - 14 hours ago
A man is charged after allegedly spraying red paint onto the hands and neck of a statue of Western Australia's first governor, who is linked to the infamous "Pinjarra Massacre", on the eve of an unauthorised Black Lives Matter rally in Perth.

The End Of The Civil War

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Eugene Robinson has an interesting column in today's *Washington Post*. He writes that Donald Trump, not Jefferson Davis, may be the last president of The Confederacy: It should have happened 155 years ago, when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, but maybe — just maybe — the Civil War is finally coming to an end. And perhaps Donald Trump, not Jefferson Davis, will go down in history as the last president of the Confederacy. Symbols like flags and monuments matter, because what they symbolize is our vision of ourselves as a nation: the heroes, battles, mov... more »

Adam Schiff, Social Media and Censoring the Vaccination Opposition Narrative

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
In this posting, I'm only going to add a few comments at the end. I'll let the words of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA28) from back in February 2019 do the talking, keeping in mind that he sent the following letters during the measles outbreak in 2019. This is what appeared on Adam Schiff's website: Here is the letter to Google's Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai: Here is the letter to Facebook's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg: Let's once again look at the four questions that Adam Schiff asked of both companies: *1.) Does content which provides medically in... more »

A New Coronavirus Vaccine Made by the Army Heads to Human Trials

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2U1H90DEJC&share=true] Progress one step at a time. After a large amount of research laboratory experiments and testing on mice, Army scientists have developed a coronavirus vaccine that has now been selected for human testing, opening a series of possible doors to longer-term relief from the pandemic. An announcement was made by the U.S. Army Laboratory, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), an element of Army Futures Command, that a vaccine they... more »

What is the Role of T Cells in Coronavirus Vaccine Development?

Sheena Cruickshank, Daniel M Davis at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sheena Cruickshank, Daniel M Davis* *Science, * We are still learning about our adaptive immune response to the novel coronavirus. Developing a vaccine is difficult at the best of times, but rarely have we been in a situation where basic knowledge about a virus has to be acquired so directly alongside the race to eradicate it. To understand how difficult this task is, we must appreciate the complexity of how our immune system responds to an infection. The part of the immune response that can target germs precisely and provide long-term protection is called the adaptive immune r... more »

Great Commentary

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on John Barleycorn: https://youtu.be/iOLUEk9cozY

Historical Figures Reassessed Around Globe After Floyd Death

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Protests and, in some cases, acts of vandalism in Boston, Paris, Brussels and more, erupted around monuments in an intense re-examination of racial injustices over the centuries.

Reason, Feeling, and Religion: A Response to Linda McClain

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the symposium on Linda McClain, Who's the Bigot?: Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Cathleen Kaveny Linda McClain’s book is a meticulously researched and compellingly presented study of moral and political language. She illuminates the different ways in which the term “bigot” has been used in American constitutional law, from the battles over slavery in the nineteenth century to the skirmishes over same sex marriage in the twenty-first. As they are currently configured, contemporary legal controversies pit the religious ... more »

North Korea Says Little Reason To Maintain Kim-Trump Ties

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Reuters:* *North Korea says little reason to maintain Kim-Trump ties: KCNA* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sees little use maintaining a personal relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported on Friday - the two-year anniversary of the leaders’ first summit. U.S. policies prove Washington remains a long-term threat to the North Korean state and its people and North Korea will develop more reliable military forces to counter that threat, Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon said in a statement carried... more »

200 PBS Stations to Air Documentary on Study that Found ‘Fire Did Not Cause Building 7’s Collapse on 9/11’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: 9/11]The idea of such an establishment-challenging narrative playing to millions of Americans on one of the most critical instances in American history, cannot be overstated.

Quarks and Finnegan’s Wake

Unknown at The Conservative Socrates - 14 hours ago
In the 1960s, physicists trying to explore the microscopic depths of matter discovered that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles—each is made out of three elementary particles. Physicist Murray Gell-Mann decided to call the three elementary particles “quarks,” a name that he got from a line in a whimsical poem in James Joyce’s *Finnegan’s Wake*: Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it’s all beside the mark. Gell-Mann thought that the line by Joyce was appropriate because the elementary particles came in sets of three to cr... more »

Minneapolis Activists Want to Abolish Police Despite Over 500 Rapes in the City Annually

Peter Hasson at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Hasson* *Politics, Americas* [image: A protester holds a sign calling for the defunding of the police during a protest against the police brutality of a man hit by a Florissant detective and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Florissant, Missouri, U.S. June 10, 2020.] A veto-proof majority of city council members has pledged to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department. More than 500 rapes were reported to police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2019, according to crime data maintained by the city. The high number of rapes in Minneapolis hasn’t p... more »

How Police Departments Can Identify and Oust Abusive Officers

Temitope Oriola at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Temitope Oriola* *Politics, Americas* There is growing acknowledgment that the attitude of officers towards the human rights of suspects needs to change, as do the numbers of police-involved killings. The global condemnation of the death of George Floyd, one of the latest in a constellation of officer-involved deaths of unarmed civilians, has grown into a worldwide social movement for disbanding or defunding police. At the far end of the debate, there are those calling for abolishing the police altogether. On the other hand, there are those wishing to defund the police. This m... more »

Floyd Protests: Media Industry Reckons With Long History of Collaboration With Law Enforcement

Carol A. Stabile at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Carol A. Stabile* *Society, Americas* Americans have long been awash in a sea of police dramas that mythologize the police, ensuring that their point of view has dominated popular culture. In a recent interview, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was asked why it’s so difficult to prosecute cases against police officers. “Just think about all the cop shows you may have watched in your life,” he replied. “We’re just inundated with this cultural message that these people will do the right thing.” While two of those shows, “Cops” and “Live PD,” have just been canceled, Ameri... more »

Resetting the economy – for social need not profit

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
In a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) virtual meeting, the ageing heir to the British monarchy, Prince Charles spoke with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. Charles’s speech was part of a launch event for The Great Reset, a project involving the WEF and the Prince of Wales’s Sustainable Markets Initiative, aimed at rebuilding the economic and social system to be more ‘sustainable’. Charles called for a resetting of the world economy after the COVID pandemic subsides.

Webinar: Walls Must Fall: Ending the deadly politics of border militarisation (TNI)

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
COVID-19 has become another touchstone for today’s deeply entrenched politics of militarised borders and anti-migrant racism. Leaders like Trump and Orban have blamed the virus on foreigners and to claim justification for their racist politics. But they have also been used European Union Member States of all political tendencies have used the crisis to close off ports to rescue ships, making the Mediterranean even more deadly for refugees. The ‘necropolitics’ of border militarization that justifies systemic crimes against humanity has become tragically hegemonic.

UN Warns World Faces Worst Food Crisis In 50 Years

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:** "We Need To Act Now" - UN Warns World Faces Worst Food Crisis In 50 Years* The world has entered a critical period, as depression unfolds, a virus pandemic rages, socio-economic chaos will flourish to unmanageable levels for governments and central banks. UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, warned Tuesday that the world is on the brink of the worst food crisis ever witnessed in the post-World War II era. Guterres said the virus pandemic could push more than 50 million into instant poverty, further saying countries must act now to shore up food security or ris... more »

Free Download: Albert Camus, “The Plague”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"Everyone knows that plagues have a way of recurring throughout history, yet somehow we find it hard to believe in the ones that crash down on us out of the sky. There have always been plagues and wars, yet they always take us by surprise. When war breaks out people say it's stupid and won't last long. Stupidity has a knack of getting in the way, which we would see if not wrapped up in ourselves. In this our townsfolk were like everybody else - they did not believe in plagues." - Albert Camus, “The Plague” Freely download “The Plague”, by Albert Camus, here: - https://antilogicalism... more »

"Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus Appears to Be Worse Than SARS or Influenza - 5 Reasons You Should Care"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus Appears to Be * *Worse Than SARS or Influenza - 5 Reasons You Should Care"* By Quentin Fottrell "How worried should you be about asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19? The World Health Organization on Tuesday attempted to clarify comments made just 24 hours earlier that transmission of the novel coronavirus in carriers who don’t show apparent symptoms happened in “very rare” cases. Maria Van Kerkhove said it was a “misunderstanding to state that asymptomatic transmission globally is very rare,” and that her comments during Monday’s WHO news... more »

"Economic Fantasy Snapshot PM 6/12/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Economic Fantasy Snapshot AM 6/12/20"* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... No resemblance to reality is intended or claimed. Read at your own risk. Only the consequences are real, to *YOU*, never *them*. ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *AM 6/12/20* ○ Gregory Mannarino, *AM 6/12/20: “Stocks Set For Rebound”* https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marke... more »

Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”

There are 2 types of time travel and physicists agree that one of them is possible

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/there-are-2-types-of-time-travel-and-physicists-agree-that-one-of-them-is-possible/articleshow/61742986.cms

10 Incredibly Awkward Exercises That Build Tons of Muscle

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/10-incredibly-awkward-exercises-build-tons-muscle/

10 Incredibly Awkward Exercises That Build Tons of Muscle

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/10-incredibly-awkward-exercises-build-tons-muscle/

U.S. Alles In Asia Do Nto Want U.S. Missiles Based In Their Country

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
An experimental version of a new cruise missile is fired from San Nicolas Island, Calif., last August, part of the Pentagon's effort to develop new intermediate range missiles that could be based in Asia. (Scott Howe / Department of Defense) *L.A. Times:* *U.S. seeks to house missiles in the Pacific. Some allies don't want them * The governor of a Japanese territory where the Pentagon is thinking about basing missiles capable of threatening China has a message for the United States: Not on my island. “I firmly oppose the idea,” said Gov. Denny Tamaki, the governor of Okinawa, in... more »

JARED KUSHNER IS THE '62 METS OF POLITICAL AIDES

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Remember when Jared Kushner was on the verge of completely reinventing the Republican Party platform? For the past six months, top Trump campaign officials, reporting to Jared Kushner, have been working on a radical overhaul of the Republican Party platform. ... The Trump campaign's Bill Stepien has been leading the process, working with campaign colleagues and the Republican National Committee. As with all significant campaign matters, they've been reporting back to Kushner. The president's son-in-law and top adviser has told confidants he wants to shrink the GOP's extensive plat... more »

Commercial Space Flight Is Coming – But Will It Be Safe?

Sara M. Langston at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sara M. Langston* *Space, Americas* The first space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights. On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability for human spaceflight from the United States. Secondly, it successfully demonstrated private sector capability to build and operate a launch vehicle for human spaceflight. While SpaceX may be the first private spa... more »

Coronavirus: Why Some Nursing Homes Are Better Than Others at Protecting Residents and Staff

Anna Amirkhanyan, Austin McCrea, Kenneth J Meier at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Anna Amirkhanyan, Austin McCrea, Kenneth J Meier* *Coronavirus, Americas* Three factors likely play the biggest role in determining how well a nursing home responds to a disease outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic has posed a serious threat to the U.S. long-term care industry. A third of all deaths have been nursing home residents or workers – in some states it’s more than half. Yet some long-term care facilities have managed to keep the virus at bay. For example, veterans’ homes in California have seen only a handful of cases among roughly 2,100 residents. And preliminary result... more »

Coronavirus Lockdown: How the Pandemic Upended Our Perception of Time

Philip Gable at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Philip Gable* *Coronavirus, World* If you felt like time slowed down during the early days of the pandemic, you weren’t alone. Think back to life before stay-at-home orders. Does it feel like just yesterday? Or does it seem like ages ago – like some distant era? Of course, time is precise. It takes 23.9 hours for the Earth to make one rotation on its axis. But that’s not how we experience time. Instead, internally, it’s often something we feel or sense, rather than objectively measure. It turns out our emotional state tends to play a big role in our perception of time – a dyna... more »

‘How I got fooled’: The story behind the retraction of a study of gamers

Leto Sapunar at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
In April of this year, Corneel Vandelanotte realized something had gone wrong with a paper he had recently published. First, there was a post about his paper by Nick Brown, a scientific sleuth, questioning the results, ethics, and authors behind the work. That was followed by a comment on PubPeer by Elisabeth Bik, another scientific … Continue reading ‘How I got fooled’: The story behind the retraction of a study of gamers

São Paulo Announces Partnership to Test Covid-19 Vaccine

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo State Governor João Doria announced on Thursday an agreement between the Butantan Institute and a Chinese laboratory for the final testing stage of a vaccine against the coronavirus. According to him, the vaccine is expected to be available in June next year, provided the results are satisfactory. It […] The post São Paulo Announces Partnership to Test Covid-19 Vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.

Nearly 2 months' worth of rain in just 4 hours inundates Ajaccio, Corsica

Heavy flooding hit the capital city of Ajaccio in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, June 11, 2020, sweeping away vehicles and trapping motorists on the roads. According to Meteo France, 44 mm (2 inches) of rain fell in just four hours, which is...... Read more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin UK economy likely to suffer worst Covid-19 damage, says OECDAt least 7 coronavirus strains circulating in Northern California, study finds Republicans Are Breaking From Trump Like We’ve Never Seen Trump rally-goers must agree they won't sue if they contract coronavirus Two hairstylists who had coronavirus saw 140 clients. Officials are studying how no one got infected Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza may be first world leader to die of COVID-19 A housing 'apocalypse' is coming as coronavirus protections across the country expire Ebola in Congo: New outbreak likely... more »

Pulling Back the Veil

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
[image: COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), June 12, 2020. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html] Many are shocked at the extent and lightning speed with which the COVID pandemic is sweeping the globe, infecting over 7 million people and killing more than 400,000 according to official statistics—although the reality may well be double that, on both counts. Many are likewise stunned at the explosion of unemployment in this country and worldwide, which is exacerbating the grinding poverty, malnutrition and even... more »

How to Prevent the Coming Financial Explosion

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
How to Prevent the Coming Financial Explosion Video of How to Prevent the Coming Financial Explosion Forget all the happy talk of the coming good economic times—unless the speculative cancer, which is fueled by the monetary policies of the central banks, and backed by the members of Congress corrupted by the bankers, is removed, we face an unprecedented financial collapse of the western world. The neoliberal economic policies favor speculative swindlers, and will never allow a recovery of the real, physical economy—but LaRouche's Four Laws can achieve just that! Every weekday mor... more »

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