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Exploring a California marijuana company’s unique business model
Frustrated by all the hoops you and your partners have been jumping through in hopes of getting the myriad licenses required to open a cannabis business - no matter which state you're in? Exploring a California marijuana company’s unique business model is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Levelland and the Four Witnesses, Part Two
For those of you who have been keeping score at home (which I probably say more often than I should), you know that I looked into the idea that four of the witnesses quoted in the Levelland UFO vehicle interference cases had been discredited. Robert Sheaffer mentioned it on my radio show and did send a link to the site run by the Iron Skeptic. After the show I asked for the contact information for the site host, Aaron Sakulich. When I posted the article about Levelland, I had not heard back from him. In case you missed all this, you can read that article here: http://kevinrandle.bl... more »
Sunday Sermonette
Some things Serve to Perplex It’s Still Not Too Late To be Biden’s running mate. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious contenders after initial interviews. Among the group still in contention: Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of […] The post Sunday Sermonette appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 14
1921 Churchill asked Colonial Office if King Faisal was Sunni or Shiite and who were the religious people in Karbala 1980 Mossad assassinated Egyptian nuclear scientist Yahya El Mashad in Paris who worked on Iraq’s nuclear program 1985 Iran Op Al Quds 1 north of Majnoon Islands Basra 1985 Iraq halted air raids for 2 wks on Iran calling on Iranians to push Khomeini towards peace (Musings On Iraq review *Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988*) 1988 Iraqi 1st Corps attacked Mawat Kurdistan (Musings On Iraq interview with author Ant... more »
Is Saudi Arabia Rethinking Its Military Priorities?
*Ryan Bohl, Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Stratfor:* *Covid-19 and the collapse of oil prices mean Saudi Arabia will have to rethink its military priorities* * Facing severe budgetary strain due to COVID-19 and low oil prices, Saudi Arabia will likely reduce its arms purchases, while avoiding spending cuts that could impede its internal security or the development of its defense sector. * Riyadh will be careful not to trim spending that hampers the monarchy's internal security or goal of building its domestic defense production capacity. * Saudi leadership will calibrate i... more »
Solar Ring: Researchers propose new concept for studying Sun and inner heliosphere
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
Researchers from China have proposed a new concept for understanding Sun and the inner heliosphere, which entails deploying six spacecraft in three elliptical orbits between the Earth and Venus and around the Sun to study the star from a 360-degree perspective. The...... Read more »
TRUMP'S IMPAIRMENTS ARE THE SAME ONES HE'S HAD FOR YEARS
There's a lot of chatter about President Trump's difficulties walking down a ramp at West Point yesterday. Trump descended a ramp extremely carefully at the end of his West Point speech today pic.twitter.com/uMG3KyB1V1 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 13, 2020 I'd consider this significant if we hadn't been talking about the president's troubles with ramps and stairs since at least 2017, when the story below appeared on CNN. At the time, there was talk that Trump had bathmophobia -- a fear of stairs or slopes. He's clearly quite careful when walking down steps or ramps, which migh... more »
Update 2020 Divide: Producers vs. Parasites
Update June 14, 2020: The New Face of Diversity The silent march in Seattle on Friday shows how diversity looks according to BLM. Those who think like us but don’t look like us are tolerated, so long as they know their place at the bottom. Look at how the parade was organized. From KOMO in […]
Be "Covid Conscious" and Don't Take Pictures of Protestor Faces at BLM Rally- No Masks Or Same Protestors?
*That's a weird request. Be "covid conscious" Don't take pictures of faces?* *Hmmm... * *CTV Winnipeg* *screen shot of sentence below * *"The organizers asked that people be COVID-19 conscious and to not take photos of protesters faces."* *The powers that shouldn't be would love nothing more then piles of images of mask wearing, pandemic compliant protestors. So, the question is why not take pictures of those faces?* *Two thoughts come to my mind:* *1: Face masks are not being worn in enough numbers or in a manner appropriate to push the face mask agenda?* *2: There is quite pos... more »
Dicamba Drift: Trump EPA Defies 9th Circuit Ruling
EPA issues cancellation order to attempt to overrrule Ninth Circuit dicamba opinion; plaintiffs' lawyers file emergency motion.
Black Americans' True Plight Is Not Systemic Police Brutality
*Walter E. Williams* *Politics, Americas* While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called “systemic racism.” Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running our big cities While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called “systemic racism.” Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running... more »
Another Night Of Protests In Lebanon Over Its Worst Economic Crisis In Decades
The Guardian/AFP: *Fresh protests in Lebanon over worst economic crisis in decades* *There were violent scenes as protesters took to the streets across the country for the third consecutive day* Hundreds of demonstrators angered by a deepening economic crisis rallied across Lebanon for a third consecutive day on Saturday, after violent overnight riots sparked condemnation from the political elite. Protesting against the surging cost of living and the government’s apparent impotence in the face of Lebanon’s worst economic turmoil since the 1975-1990 civil war, protesters in cen... more »
The People Will Rise!
There is only one solution for the insane mess that goes under the name of ‘democracy’ to day, and that is to return to human scale largely self governing communities.
Corrupt Propositions: AstraZeneca, Public Institutions and the Coronavirus Vaccine Drive
Putting your destiny into the hands of a drug company is much like seeking reassurances from an opportunistic pimp. The returns are bound to mixed, dressed up in deceptive language. The promises, however, are always remarkable. The back-breaking pace in finding a vaccine for COVID-19 is something that is bringing out the pimps of industry, notably those in Big Pharma.
Racism? In Texas? Here's Why Mike Siegel Will Never Stop Fighting Against It
Mike Siegel is a civil rights lawyer and former public school teacher, who nearly beat right-wing Republican Michael McCaul in 2018 in a gerrymandered district the DCCC never took a serious look at. He intends to finish what he started this cycle and was endorsed last week by Bernie and is a long-time top priority Blue America candidate. Yesterday, Mike demonstrated the kind of coalition-- and movement-- he's building with an online event featuring Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), author and former Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower, Sunrise Movement founder Varshini Prakash, DFA ... more »
Iran to unveil ‘dozens’ of new weapons to showcase military prowess
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.)- On Saturday, the Iranian Ministry of Defense announced that it will soon unveil dozens of new military products on “Defense Industries Day.” The Assistant Secretary of Defense, Brigadier Saeed Habanaan, told a military committee that on the 40th anniversary of the “sacred defense”, Iran’s “defensive achievements will be unveiled on Defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sister of North Korean leader vows to take ‘next step’ against South
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The first vice-chairperson of the Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee, Kim Yo-jung, the younger sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has vowed to take a “next step” toward South Korea. In a statement issued on Saturday, and published by the official Korean Central Agency in the country, Kim Yo-jung […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan Army restructures forces to combat Turkish intervention
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced on Saturday, the restructuring of the main military operations room. In a statement published by its spokesperson, Ahmed Al-Mismari, the leadership indicated that after the successes of the Libyan Army in the battle to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Can You Invade A Country Accidentally?
The troops accidentally crossed over the border in north-eastern Moravia, part of which extends into the Czech Republic, near a chapel in Pielgrzymow, a small border village in southern Poland *Daily Mail:* *Poland invades Czech Republic... by accident: Military admits soldiers occupied small part of neighbouring country after 'misunderstanding' over coronavirus restrictions* * Polish soldiers implementing Covid-19 restrictions crossed over Czech border * The incident led the Czech embassy in Warsaw to notify its Polish counterpart * The Polish Defence Ministry has described the i... more »
Covid-19 Patients Being Purposefully Murdered, Says Whistleblower Nurse – Jon Rappoport Joins The Fight To Expose This Criminal Hoax!
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Jon Rappoport breaks down the story of the whistleblower nurse, Erin Marie Olszewski, who exposed Covid-19 patients being purposefully murdered to boost numbers. Globalist Governments, Health Authorities, And All Of The Corporate Criminal Owned Entities Continue To Push The Lie To Usher In Their New World Order Globalist Orwellian…
The Far Left’s 4th Gen War Against Western Civilisation
Originally posted on Truth To Power: The Mainstream Media’s Description Of These Rioters As Mostly Peaceable Is So Predictable From These Globalist Cabal Mouthpieces Of Evil. Understand, The Mainstream Media Is The Enemy Of The People! Link To Banned Video: https://banned.video/watch?id=5ee2eb75c7a607002f10391d
Behind the Scenes Commentary on #Expose Bill Gates & Current Events June 13, 2020 [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture
Starship Earth: The Big Picture June 13, 2020 Today is the kickoff day for the #ExposeBillGates initiative, and someone sent me a whole whack of information I haven’t had time to peruse, but I’m going to put it out there anyway. At first glance, it looks good. Please pass this material on to those who … Continue reading Behind the Scenes Commentary on #Expose Bill Gates & Current Events June 13, 2020 [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →
WRONG WRAY: Disturbing Photos Emerge of FBI Agents Taking a Knee to Appease Domestic Terrorists
1 hour ago True Pundit How the mighty hath fallen. The FBI used to be the number one law enforcement agency of the face of the Earth. That is no longer true. Under the leadership of Robert Mueller, James Comey, and Christopher Wray, they have become a bad joke on the American people. Last … Continue reading WRONG WRAY: Disturbing Photos Emerge of FBI Agents Taking a Knee to Appease Domestic Terrorists →
Meghan Markle Considers Herself A Role Model For The BLM Movement
June 14, 2020 Niamh Harris Meghan Markle is passionate about supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and sees herself as a role model, according to a royal expert. Meghan and Prince Harry are planning to focus their attention on the rapidly-expanding campaign group according to Vanity Fair’s Royal Correspondent Katie Nicholl The Sun reports: She … Continue reading Meghan Markle Considers Herself A Role Model For The BLM Movement →
Seattle Autonomous Zone Leader Claims Total Control, Says He Speaks With Mayor’s Office Daily
June 12, 2020 Baxter Dmitry The “warlord” of Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, Raz, has announced that he has established diplomatic ties with the Seattle Mayor’s office and Fire Department in the form of daily meetings. The news comes one day after President Trump demanded Gov. Jay Inslee and the Mayor of Seattle immediately regain … Continue reading Seattle Autonomous Zone Leader Claims Total Control, Says He Speaks With Mayor’s Office Daily →
Ghana Invites Protesting African Americans to Move To Africa if They Feel ‘Unwelcome In USA’
June 12, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has extended an invitation to all African Americans to migrate to the West African nation should they feel “unwanted” in the United States in light of the recent Black Lives Matter protests. The Ghanaian government made the offer to any African American … Continue reading Ghana Invites Protesting African Americans to Move To Africa if They Feel ‘Unwelcome In USA’ →
Seattle Mayor Celebrates “Summer of Love” as Rape and Violent Crime Soars in ‘CHAZ’ Communist Utopia
Everything unfolding exactly as predicted. Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars.com – June 12, 2020 Image Credits: JASON REDMOND/Getty Images. The Mayor of Seattle celebrated a “summer of love” even as rape and violent crime soared in the new “autonomous zone” Communist utopia set up by left-wing extremists in a 6 block area of the city. … Continue reading Seattle Mayor Celebrates “Summer of Love” as Rape and Violent Crime Soars in ‘CHAZ’ Communist Utopia →
Collective Guilt
Originally posted on John Barleycorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ATRI6qW0k
Barr Corrects the Media Lies
Originally posted on John Barleycorn: https://youtu.be/dM36-IvHM8g
Putin Boasts That Russia Will Be Able To Counter Hypersonic Weapons
A Russian ballistic missile defense system is being tested by the military © MOD *VOA/Reuters*: *Putin says Russia Will be Able to Counter Hypersonic Weapons* MOSCOW - Russia will soon be in a position to counter hypersonic arms deployed by other countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, adding that Moscow was ahead of the United States in developing new types of weapons. Hypersonic glide vehicles can steer an unpredictable course and manoeuvre sharply as they approach impact. They also follow a much flatter and lower trajectory than ballistic missiles. Washington a... more »
Hero Cop Stops Fellow Cop from Choking Handcuffed Man, So She was Beaten and Fired
[image: cop]While the violent criminal cop got to keep his pension, despite going to jail, she was denied her's and has been fighting for justice ever since.
North Korea Is Now Applying Its Very Own Maximum Pressure
*Bruce Klinger* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the testing of a super-large multiple rocket launcher in North Korea, in this undated photo released on September 10, 2019 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTER] Watch out, South Korea! Pyongyang is putting pressure on South Korea through increasingly acerbic means, including aggressive missives, breaking off communications, and threatening to take future steps against its “enemy” to the south. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is behind these ... more »
U.S. State Department Slammed For Syria Policy At Religious Freedom Hearing
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* “We don't want them turning to Russia, don't want them turning to China to buy those systems.” The U.S. State Department came under fire for allegedly endangering religious freedom in Syria at a recent hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The Commission, created by Congress to advise the U.S. government, has held up the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led territory in northeast Syria as a bastion of pluralism in war-torn Syria. Witnesses at the Commission’s latest hearing on Wednesday accused the Trump administration ... more »
Why China's 'Mask Diplomacy' Could Make All the Difference in a Cold War With the U.S.
*Nader Habibi, Hans Yue Zhu* *Security, Asia* China’s focus on winning international hearts and minds will likely prove to be the superior strategy. U.S.-China relations are the worst they’ve been in decades – at least since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in June 1989, which led to almost complete international isolation of China. Some officials and observers have even publicly fretted that the U.S. and China are on the brink of a 21st-century cold war. Significant disagreements over trade, human rights and China’s growing might have long been flashpoints in the relationship bet... more »
Greece counters Turkey in EASTMED with Italy & Egypt alliance. Part 2 (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 570. More The post Greece counters Turkey in EASTMED with Italy & Egypt alliance. Part 2 (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
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"When We Least Expect It..."
"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back." - Paulo Coelho "Diamonds are made under pressure, and so are you. Your life challenges will be the making of you." - Bernadette Logue
“The Only Thing You Need to Get Good At”
*“The Only Thing You Need to Get Good At”* by David Cain "A tiny article about Stoicism has had a significant influence on my life since I read it. Maybe for the first time in my adult life, I don’t feel like I’m wasting much of my time. I feel unusually prepared to do difficult things. It was a short personal essay by Elif Batuman, about how reading Epictetus helped her through a strained relationship, political turmoil in her country of residence, and other messy or insoluble worldly concerns. It also prompted me to start reading what are sometimes called the “big three” Stoic wo... more »
"To Anyone Reading This..."
"To anyone reading this who has ever felt disheartened and confused, hurt or lost... you are not alone. You are surrounded by countless multitudes of people everywhere who are just like you. Just like us. But you don't have to stay confused or lost or in pain. We might forget this sometimes- or may not know it at all. But there is nothing in your life, no matter how difficult or painful, that cannot be turned into something very beautiful. So please, have lots of hope." - Chad Eastham
Huge simulation suggests new origin of supermassive black holes
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
Astrophysicists at Tohoku University in Japan have suggested a new theory for the origin of supermassive black holes using large computer simulations. The theory helps to further explain the massive number of black holes currently observed. Nearly every galaxy in...... Read more »
President Trump Reveals New Details About A New Hypersonic Missile In His West Point Graduation Speech
President Donald Trump delivers commencement address at the 2020 United States Military Academy Graduation Ceremony at West Point, New York REUTERS/Mike Segar *Business Insider*: *Trump reveals new details about the mysterious 'super duper missile' in West Point graduation speech* * President Donald Trump revealed new details Saturday about a mystery hypersonic missile the US is currently developing, a missile he called the "super duper missile" last month. * Last month, he said in the Oval Office that the US was working on a missile 17 times faster than any other missile. * Speak... more »
Black Lives Matter in prison, too
A group of federally incarcerated Black prisoners have written the following statement. It was read to El Jones, and has been slightly edited for length and clarity. We have been watching the Black Lives Matters protests and the conversations about police violence. We have been taking part in our own conversations with prisoners of all […]
Phil's house is in contract
But I won't hold my breath. Nothing has gone well for us in the last 9 months; why should it start now? We actually didn't take the highest bid--and I say bid because it was $15,500 above our asking price. Many people wanted this house, and for similar reasons why Phil wanted it. One floor, easy to care for, in good condition, light and bright and airy, a city lot big enough for a garden, but not too big to take care of, 2 car garage with good storage and accessible for shopping and free-way. It included all the appliances, so that is a cost savings for the buyer. However, we went ... more »
Why Didn’t We Choose To Destroy The Economy In January?
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” Charles Mackay There was a pandemic of a flu-like virus … Continue reading →
A Look At Russia's Version Of The A-10
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov *National Interest:* *Meet the Su-25: Russia's Sort-of A-10 Warthog* She is old, but this plane is making a comeback of sorts. Like the A-10 Warthog, the Su-25 makes extensive use of titanium, using the metal’s lightweight and high strength to protect the pilot. The pilot sits in a bathtub-like armored cockpit, surrounded by welded titanium plates. This armor protection is absolutely essential. Close air support airframes need to fly relatively slow and low to target ground-based troops and tanks and are therefore much more exposed and at a greater risk f... more »
Inland rail and underwater power cable prioritised as JobKeeper makes way for JobMaker
Inland rail from Melbourne to Brisbane and a second underwater power cable to Tasmania are among projects given priority status by the Commonwealth Government in a bid to fast-track jobs on major infrastructure works.
Pandemic Poetry by Basil Valentine: ‘When This is All Over’
*Basil Valentine* | An ode a normality which so many wish to experience once again.
Author Eckhart Tolle Deconstructs Mass Hysteria and Fear Over the COVID ‘Pandemic’
*21WIRE* | Another high-profile personality speaking about the psychosomatic effects of COVID mass hysteria.
Is the Name 'Karen' a Stand-In for White Entitlement?
*Robin Queen* *Society, Americas* How a popular baby name became a label for entitled white women. When I read about Amy Cooper, the woman in Central Park who called the police on a black birder because he’d asked her to leash her out-of-control dog, I was horrified. But, as a sociolinguist who studies and writes about language and discrimination, I was also struck by the name given to Cooper in several headlines: “Central Park Karen.” On Twitter, the birder’s sister also referred to her as a “Karen.” There was no confusion about what this meant: It was a label for a white woma... more »
Negotiating With Jihadists in the Sahel and Nigeria
French soldiers attend the inauguration of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as the president of Mali on Sept. 13, 2019, in Bamako, Mali. Photo credit: MINUSMA/Marco Dormino via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/minusma/9825789905; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 *Editor’s Note: West Africa is one of the most important jihadist hotspots, but it gets far less attention in the United States than in other areas, in part because the U.S. military role there is limited at best. France, however, is deeply engaged, as are regional governments. Having spent years fighting jihadists, French forces and their local... more »
Pentagon Tries Again To Retire Its A-10 Fleet
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, taxis down the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 27, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo/Casey E. Bell) *Military.com: **Lawmakers Move Once Again to Rescue A-10 Warthog from Retirement* The Senate Armed Services Committee isn't keen on the U.S. Air Force's plans to retire legacy aircraft in favor of new technology, putting a stop to some proposed aircraft retirements and delaying others. In the committee's version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, l... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Mutation could make coronavirus more infectious, study suggests Beijing sends warplane to buzz Taiwan after missile test Can Trump Delay the 2020 Election? Here's What the Constitution Says - Cass Sunstein Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency’ after virus spike shuts market New Jersey’s Sales Tax Collections Dropped a Record 29% in May George Floyd is not alone. 'I can’t breathe' uttered by dozens in fatal police holds across U.S. Fired Florida scientist builds coronavirus site showing far more cases than state reports 40% of black-owned businesses not expected to sur... more »
China: Genome Sequencing Shows Covid-19 Came From Europe
*Link * *Genome sequencing of the strain of the coronavirus* which caused the new COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing at the Xinfadi wholesale food marke*t shows it originated from Europe,* an expert from Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control (Beijing CDC) said Sunday. *Yang Peng, a researcher from Beijing CDC told China's Central Television (CCTV) via telephone interview that it has been preliminarily determined that the virus found on the samples from the market is related to strains China has seen from imported cases. Genome sequencing showed that the coronavirus came from... more »
Just How Powerful Was the Mother of All Bombs Compared to World War II Weapons?
*Warfare History Network* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC127AD5C0F0&share=true] We've got the details. It’s called the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, nicknamed the Mother of All Bombs, and it is the largest non-nuclear bomb currently in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal. *Weekends Reads from TNI:* *The War On History Has Come for George Washington* *Meet America's Best and Worst Presidents Ever Ever* *Why Joe Biden Should Fear Donald Trump* For years, America’s MOABs have lain dormant: the high potentia... more »
Russia's New Project 955A Borei-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Is About to Hit the Water
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* What can it do? How powerful is it? After completing its sea trials last month, the Russian Navy’s upgraded Project 955A *Borei*-class ballistic missile submarine *Knyaz Vladmir* is now ready to enter service with the Northern Fleet's 31st submarine division. The official handover to the Russian Navy is scheduled for June 12. “The ceremony of raising the flag aboard the *Knyaz Vladimir* that will signify the underwater cruiser’s official inclusion in the Fleet’s combat structure is scheduled for June 12,” a source in the domestic defense industr... more »
Cops Thought They Got Away With Stealing $620K from Cannabis Farm, But Court Forced Them to Return It
[image: cannabis]After cops bragged on the internet about stealing $620,000 and 1,800 pounds of cannabis oil from a legal business, a judge put them in their place.
"10 Lessons For Modern Society From The Fall Of Ancient Rome"
*"10 Lessons For Modern Society From The Fall Of Ancient Rome"* by Mark Oliver "Every empire falls. There’s no way to stop it. The only we thing can control is how it happens -whether it’ll be a quiet, dignified passing of a torch or the flaming destruction of a nation torn down by barbarians.That’s more or less what happened to Rome, and the aftermath was pure chaos. The fall of their empire sent the European world spiraling into a dark age that took centuries to escape. If we take them time to learn from their history, we’ll see some eerie parallels with our own. And if history re... more »
Tropical Cyclone "Nuri" makes landfall in China's Guangdong
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Tropical Cyclone "Nuri" -- the second named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season -- made landfall along the coast of Yangjiang, southern China's Guangdong Province on June 14, 2020. According to the China's National Meteorological Center (NMC)...... Read more »
George Floyd, Coronavirus And Inequality Stealing Black Lives
Several Black protesters have said, “If the police don’t get you, the coronavirus will.” Floyd pleaded for mercy as Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck until Floyd could no longer breathe. His death triggered the protests of the past week. But the issues that have driven people to the streets are the same as those identified in the 1968 Kerner report. Over the years, the report has become a benchmark for racial progress. Though it is typically cited for indicting a white, paternalistic perspective in the news media, it also proclaimed “white racism” as the catalys... more »
From Rebellion To Revolution
The Floyd rebellion is changing the world before our very eyes. What type of change and to what degree it will shift the balance of forces between rulers and ruled, haves and the have-nots remains to be seen. What is clear is that there is an active and open political contest to shape the outcome. For the moment, the right wing and the Republicans have been relatively sidelined in this debate. The real contest as it stands is between the liberals and Democrats on the one hand and the radical mass that has taken the streets all over the country and the world, which is increasingly ... more »
Human Rights Expert Hopes COVID-19, Climate Change And Racial Injustice Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’
The optimistic way is to see Covid-19 as a trial run for what's on the way with climate change in the sense that it really is a crisis that has affected vast numbers of people that has shown up the importance of being prepared and the importance of listening to the warning signals, and the potential for totally disproportionate impact on different groups of the population—whether by gender, class, race and so on. Covid-19 could provide some sort of wake-up call to those of us who are pretending that climate change is going to be manageable and we don't really need to do anything u... more »
US State Propaganda Outlets Censor Black Lives Matter Protests
With a budget that hovers around $100 million, RFE/RL broadcasts to something like to 22 countries in 26 languages. And the same censorship regime extends to just about every RFE/RL language division. I’ve looked at about a dozen of them. Most have no coverage of the protests at all. A couple — like the Russian and Afghanistan division — do have a tiny protest stories, but they are given very little attention. In the case of RFE/RL’s Russian coverage, the protests are presented from the most reactionary perspective possible: denying racism and blaming the violence on organized arm... more »
A Tale Of Two Protests
The rebellions in Hong Kong and Minneapolis have received vastly different responses from the U.S. ruling class. In Minneapolis, masses of people took to the streets on May 26th to express their outrage over the police murder of George Floyd and the many Black Americans who have shared a similar fate. The rebellion quickly spread to cities across the country with corporations, police stations, and even the CNN headquarters in Atlanta, GA all facing some form of property destruction. Protestors in Hong Kong have been treated with honor from the corporate media in stark contrast to t... more »
DoD Announces $250 Million To Ukraine
The Department of Defense announced today its plans for $250 million in Fiscal Year 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to more effectively defend itself against Russian aggression. This reaffirms the long-standing defense relationship between the United States and Ukraine – a critical partner on the front line of strategic competition with Russia. The United States remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internatio... more »
Non-Black People Of Color Are Mobilizing To End Complicity In Black Death
The complicity of an Asian American officer in the murder of George Floyd is forcing Asian American communities across the country to face the ongoing ways in which we have benefited from and acted in complicity with broader systems of white supremacy. Even though the vast majority of the police officers and vigilantes most directly responsible for killing Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and the countless other Black people who have been killed have been white, we Asian Americans, and other non-Black people of color, do not get to look away or make anti-B... more »
On Contact: Analysis Of George Floyd Protests
On the show today, Chris Hedges discusses the George Floyd protests erupting in over 140 American cities with Glen Ford, executive editor of Black Agenda Report. "And the black misleadership class seems to be more upset and angry about this than the white misleadership class. Sometimes it's funny. Activists have coined the term 'coopaganda,' to describe these funny gestures by cops and other authority figures to be kneeling. A gesture of submission to the demands but of course it's a diversion, a distraction designed to soften people attitude toward the rulers. And it shouldn't fo... more »
What The Heck Is Going On In Seattle?
Since a lot of the narratives swirling around about Seattle right now are less-than-insightful, I’m sharing a few points to help contextualize the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in the bigger picture of the dizzying terrain that is Seattle history. Meanwhile, in the interest of amplifying the work being done by the collective Black voices on the ground, I would like to direct your attention to this document, which explains what is being asked for in the aftermath of what they’re calling the “George Floyd Rebellion.” Also, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race i... more »
The World On Fire
Protests from London to Paris; from Berlin to Nairobi; from Toledo, Ohio, to Tokyo, Japan. Protests in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and against police aggression and racism. Protests stemming from the cruel brutality that led to the slow-motion killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. The solidarity from Sydney, Australia, stems in part from the long-standing discontent from the dark Aborigines, the Indigenous communities in Australia and New South Wales, who like Black folk in America, have suffered from generations of state repression. And how have the cops responde... more »
Councillors cancelled the tank contract. Good. Now what?
Is this “a moment?” It depends. On what we do next. And the next after that. It has been a stunning week in a shocking month in a stranger-beyond-strange year. And it is only the middle of June. On Tuesday, our city councillors voted 15–1 to overturn a decision they’d made by a vote of […]
"Federal Reserve’s Desperate Act"
*"Federal Reserve’s Desperate Act"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Financial writer Bill Holter says the Fed cutting bank reserves to 0% for the first time in history is a “huge deal” and a red flag for what is coming. Holter explains, “The idea behind lowering the reserve requirement is basically making it easier for banks to lend. In the later part of March, they went to 0% to make it easier for banks to lend. With zero reserve requirement, it could create unlimited lending. The Fed will raise the reserve requirement when it wants to tighten credit, and they will lower it whe... more »
"Sooner Or Later..."
“Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Leg Workout: The Best Moves for Inner and Outer Thighs
http://www.trainhardteam.com/leg-workout-the-best-moves-for-inner-and-outer-thighs/
Can we address sexual violence by collecting more data?
https://deepdives.in/can-we-address-sexual-violence-by-collecting-more-data-5c49212b1c31
The Conservative Mind: From 1991 to Today
From the year 1991 (the fall of the Soviet Union) to 2000, the conservatives were overconfident and unquestioningly complacent; from 2001 to 2009, they were rebellious, bellicose, and utopian; from 2010 to 2016, they were filled with facile pessimism and political disorientation; from 2017 till today, their mood has oscillated between euphoric despair and melancholic hope.
Pandemic Fatigue
Robin Sears writes that pandemic fatigue is setting in: Public health officials have raised alarms almost daily about the risks of letting our guard down, or re-opening without clear safeguards. Yet Canadians have volunteered to talk show hosts that they are weary of hand washing, sanitizing and staying home. So far we have avoided the impact of this COVID-19 fatigue sending caseloads soaring again, as is happening in the American South. But there are limits to everyone’s willingness to put much of their life on hold. The base level of stress and anxiety that the lockdown has infl... more »
June 27 – Join the #CantPayWontPay Day of Action
This extension (to a ban on evictions) is the first victory of the Can’t Pay Won’t Pay campaign, but we have so much more to win. We still need the government to cancel rent debt and make the evictions ban permanent, so that all renters are safe. The government should end the benefits ban on migrants, and the government must end the racist Right to Rent legislation that means people have to prove their migration status when starting a new tenancy.
EU, China draw closer in post-pandemic setting
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.
Post-Pandemic Economic Scenarios: China & Europe (Interview #2)
This past April, in the midst of the surging pandemic and collapsing US economy, I was interviewed by three sources in Europe for a US perspective on the events. The following is the second part of an interview with Polish social commentator, Konrad Stachnio, that will appear in a collection of interviews later this summer. Subsequent interview topics with Stachnio, and others in April, will be posted here in coming weeks as well.
Who’s the Nazi?
For the symposium on Linda McClain, Who's the Bigot?: Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Andrew Koppelman Linda McClain’s Who’s the Bigot? is an impressive survey of the uses of the term “bigot” in debates about civil rights over the past fifty years. She has immersed herself in those debates, and the stories, about how the rhetoric has shifted in that time, is fascinating. The now-forgotten arguments that were once made on behalf of racial segregation are an intellectual freak show. My favorite: “Christ himself never li... more »
The U.S. Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb II Program Has Been On Hold For Almost A Year
An F-15E fighter aircraft is armed with the Small Diameter Bomb II, under development by Raytheon for the Air Force and Navy. (Raytheon) *Defense News*: *Production of one of the F-35′s most anticipated bombs has been on hold for almost a year* WASHINGTON — Deliveries of a new precision-guided bomb under development by Raytheon for the F-35 and other fighter jets have been at a standstill for about a year as the company struggles to correct a technical problem involving a key component. A fix for the issue, which brought production of the Small Diameter Bomb II to a halt in July 2... more »
Mexico: More Aerial Oddities; Pilots Report UFO over World Trade Center.
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean
The U.S. Navy Has A Fighter Fuel Range Problem
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Benjamin D. Olvey) *Sandboxx: **Fighter fuel range is the biggest threat to America’s Navy in the 21st century* After nearly two decades of counter-terror operations around the world, the United States military has recently begun shifting its focus away from this form of asymmetric warfare and back toward the potential for near-peer conflicts with nations like China or Russia. Despite maintaining the most powerful military apparatus on the globe, this pivot won’t be without its challenges. Over the past 19 years, the United States mili... more »
Left prepping for Election results – Bill Whittle
Biden: If Trump Doesn’t Steal Election, Troops Ready to Evict Him from White House . . June 15, 2020 Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democrat nominee for president, says his “single greatest concern” is that President Trump will “steal the election.” He also tells Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, that he has given thought to the possibility that a losing Trump won’t leave the Oval Office. But don’t worry, troops stand ready to “escort him from the White House with great dispatch.” Meanwhile, Terry McAuliffe says Biden is better off in the basement. Out of disgust... more »
At 13,500 Years Old, This Songbird Is The Oldest Known Figurine
(Inside Science) - An ancient bird statuette recovered from a refuse heap is the oldest known figurine discovered yet in China, shedding new light on how our ancestors created 3D art, a new study finds. read more
The 4 Most Destructive Conflicts in All of Human History
*Peter Suciu* *History, World* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=750977] Yes, World War I and II were awful. But that is just the beginning. There are some lists that many nations would happily not be on – and this includes the deadliest conflicts in human history. The human toll has steadily increased in recent centuries, due largely because of the increased lethality of weapons. As men have made better devices for taking lives, the body count has tragically gone up accordingly. Yet, throughout history, there have been some devastating examp... more »
Why It Was So Hard to Recover From the Attack on Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By US Army (James Lansdale, PEARL HARBOR JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CRASH SITES: THE NI'IHAU ZERO: Part V) - Photos of Pearl Harbor Memorial, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17816592] But America did it anyway. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It was hard going, but the Navy tried to salavage what damaged ships it could so they could be repaired for action. Here's how they did it. *Weekends Reads from TNI:* *The War On History Has Come for George Washington* *Meet America's Best and Worst Presidents ... more »
The Soviet Red Army Thought It Could Finish Off Nazi Germany At This Battle. They Were Wrong.
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: German machine gunner with MG 34 on the Eastern Front in 1942. German Federal Archive/Emskötter.] With victory at Stalingrad close at hand, the Soviets launched Operation Gallop to liberate the Lower Don Basin. As Adolf Hitler’s vaunted Sixth Army lay in its death throes in the ruins of Stalingrad, German forces to the west of the city faced their own kind of hell. The inner ring of the Russians’ iron grip at Stalingrad was tasked with the total destruction of German and other Axis troops within the city, but Soviet dictator Jos... more »
Brasília Relaxes Quarantine as Ceilândia Neighborhood Multiplies Covid-19 Deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The peak of the coronavirus pandemic is not expected to reach the nation's capital until mid-July. Before that, the Ibaneis Rocha government has already started an open-and-shut stage that could interfere with the spread of the disease. Perhaps the most telling example of this policy is Ceilândia, located some 30 […] The post Brasília Relaxes Quarantine as Ceilândia Neighborhood Multiplies Covid-19 Deaths appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio’s Beaches and Malls Busy Again; State Police Remove Sunbathers in South Zone
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday morning, June 13th, started with activity on Rio's beaches and by 11:45 AM, people were waiting to visit the city's shopping malls, which have been reopened. Just before opening, footage shows several people in a line outside Shopping Tijuca in the North Zone. In the early afternoon, State […] The post Rio’s Beaches and Malls Busy Again; State Police Remove Sunbathers in South Zone appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hemorio Detects That 28% of Rio’s Blood Donors Have Covid-19 Antibodies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey conducted by Hemorio found that 28 percent of people who donated blood during the Covid-19 pandemic had contact with the novel coronavirus. The result refers to people who had symptoms of the disease as well as to asymptomatic people. In all, 7,286 blood donations were analyzed between April […] The post Hemorio Detects That 28% of Rio’s Blood Donors Have Covid-19 Antibodies appeared first on The Rio Times.
ICYMI: Summer Vacation Edition (6/14)
Whatever summer vacation means this year, it has finally arrived at my house. Which mostly just means that my wife has shifted from working on things for this year to working on things for next year. Here are some things to read. *Predecessors Try To Fill Void Left By DeVos * This is a strange little thing. First, that Duncan and Spelling see themselves as somehow way different from DeVos. Also, there's apparently an Old Secretary's Club, and DeVos is very not interested. *Yale Goes Test-Optional* Blame the corona pirates (that's what the Board of Directors calls the current pan... more »
Japan's Strategy To Beat China's Navy Is To Deply Long-Range, Air-Launched Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
Reuters *National Interest*: *F-35s And Supersonic Missiles: This Is Japan's Strategy To Beat China's Navy* Japan is extending the range of its weapons. Here's What You Need To Remember: Japan already plans to deploy F-35B stealth fighters on carrier-like “helicopter-destroyers.” A new air warfare strategy would incorporate American-made standoff air-to-surface missiles. A long-range anti-ship missile would just be a continuation of that trend. Japan is developing a longer-range, air-launched anti-ship cruise missile. The reason? China’s navy is deploying longer-range anti-aircraf... more »
Feel the grief & get back to making the world a better place
Lisa Savage, candidate for the US Senate seat of Susan Collins in Maine under ranked choice voting, talks about grieving: for victims of police violence and for white people's loss of belief that we live under a system of justice for all.
U.S. suppressing facts of coronavirus spread in Border Patrol, grocery stores, prisons and nursing homes
United States suppressing facts of coronavirus spread in U.S. Border Patrol, grocery stores, prisons and nursing homes By Brenda Norrell Censored NewsFrench by Christine Prat There is a suppression of the facts about the current spread of coronavirus in the United States. The spread of the virus within the U.S. Border Patrol is hidden in the statistics. The total numbers of
Australian Celebrity Chef Given Third Degree by MSM for Views on COVID, Diet and Health
*21WIRE* | A great instruction manual of how to handle a mainstream media hit-piece interview.
Iraqi base hosting US forces comes under attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Joint Operations Command in Iraq announced last night that the Taji Airbase was targeted by missiles from an unknown entity. The leadership said in a press statement: “Despite our previous warnings to those who are trying to mix cards by tampering with security and threatening our heroic security forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Egypt seeks to acquire Russian weapon that will block Turkey in southern Mediterranean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Egyptian military is seeking to acquire the Russian super-defense system, dubbed the “Bastion”, where news confirmed that Egypt wants to secure its coasts and gas fields in the Mediterranean. A military source confirmed to RT Arabic that the armament contracts between Egypt and Russia in 2015 included the Bastion […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran’s IRGC intercepts boat in Persian Gulf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced on Saturday, the seizure of a boat carrying a large amount of drugs and some weapons in the Gulf waters. “The Revolutionary Guard’s Navy monitored a boat in the Gulf waters carrying a large amount of drugs on board,” said Admiral […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Air Force destroys foreign jihadist convoy in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – During last night’s attack on southern Idlib, the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) reportedly destroyed a jihadist convoy that was traveling through the Jabal Al-Zawiya region. According to reports, the Syrian Air Force targeted a convoy consisting of foreign jihadists from the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) and the Hurras Al-Deen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
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*UCLA Professor Suspended and Under Police Protection After Refusing To Exempt Black Students From Final Exam* Gordon Klein, an accounting professor in the Anderson School of Business has taught at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for almost 40 years. He is now suspended and under police protection in his home. The reason? Klein refused to exempt black students from his final exam and sent a pointed rebuttal to students asking for the “no harm” exam. Parts of the response was certainly mocking in tone, more so than I would have considered appropriate. The school has l... more »
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*Genome-edited crops help farmers and environment* The agriculture bill before the House of Lords today offers a chance for plant breeders to make safer, more productive crops that need fewer chemicals. Britain has a long track record of safe and efficient plant breeding but the industry is unable to use the latest techniques because of a rogue decision by the European Union in 2018. A proposed amendment to the bill would allow the government to consult on whether to use the same definition of a genetically modified organism (GMO) as most of the rest of the world. Doing so would ex... more »
Why Soldiers Might Disobey Donald Trump’s Orders to Occupy U.S. Cities in a Crisis
*Marcus Hedahl, Bradley Jay Strawser* *Security, Americas* Members of the U.S. armed forces could refuse to follow orders that are contrary to their oath to the Constitution. President Donald Trump has announced he was considering sending the federal military into the streets of numerous American cities – above and beyond those sent to Washington, D.C. – in an effort to control the protests and violence that have emerged in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd . He has since ordered the military to be withdrawn from the capital, but has not ruled out the possibility of ... more »
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