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Lessons from the Lockdown—Why Are So Many Fewer Children Dying?
A balanced view of the broader American Covid19 experience demonstrates its negative outcomes in older Americans, especially the elderly, but also some unexpected positives. Surprisingly, U.S. mortality rates have declined among young people during the lockdown, especially among infants. These trends have gone largely unnoticed and remain unexplained. The post Lessons from the Lockdown—Why Are So Many Fewer Children Dying? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Historical Lapses in Public Health Ethics: Will Gates-Funded COVID Vaccine Human Trials Be Business as Usual?
Should observers who know U.S. medical history, understand that coronavirus vaccines are, by definition, experimental and who are familiar with the Gates family’s vaccine agenda, be concerned by Melinda Gates’ desire to distribute COVID-19 vaccines equitably ... so black people and many other people of color are near the top of the vaccine waiting list? The post Historical Lapses in Public Health Ethics: Will Gates-Funded COVID Vaccine Human Trials Be Business as Usual? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Facebook Removes Trump Ads with Symbols Once Used by Nazis
Facebook has removed a campaign ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps.
One nation under God...(video 3:44)
*Please share.* Now is the time for all Christians to come to the aid of their countries under globalist siege. Here in America, we know that our country is far from perfect. She needs desperately to turn back to God. But we will not give up on her, especially now when she's burning and being betrayed from within. This RTV Short by Michael J. Matt attempts to make the point that patriotism is a virtue and that God, in His providence, saw to it that we were born during this time in history for a reason. Whether we're living in America or in some other formerly Christian country, we ... more »
Alice Embree : REPORT | ‘Space City!’ lives online, survives quarantine
Houston’s underground paper is now digitized; soon to be a book. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | June 18, 2020 AUSTIN — On March 11, 2020, I shipped a near-complete collection of Space City! newspapers to Indiana to … finish reading Alice Embree : *REPORT* | ‘Space City!’ lives online, survives quarantine
Lamar W. Hankins : ANALYSIS |The crime of dark skin
There is little justice in the ‘criminal legal system’ for black people. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 18, 2020 SAN MARCOS, TX — I lived in Vidor, Texas, until I was four years old, with … finish reading Lamar W. Hankins : *ANALYSIS* |The crime of dark skin
Supreme Court ruling on Dreamers sends a clear message to the White House: You have to tell the truth
Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
In a 5-to-4 decision, SCOTUS delivered a major blow to Trump and opened the doors to the court being an arbiter of public honesty
New Book: Epstein Was the Intelligence Community’s Blackmailer
[image: new-book-epstein-was-the-intelligence-community-s-blackmailer] An explosive new book looks at Jeffrey Epstein’s extensive ties to Israel’s Mossad and other intelligence agencies, suggesting he worked on their behalf.
How the Air Force Is Using B1-B and B-52 Bombers During Chinese-Indian Tensions
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1999%3Anewsml_RP1DRIKWFHAE&share=true] Deterrence never stops. U.S. Air Force Bomber Task Forces are sustaining patrols and combat readiness in numerous areas throughout the Indo-Pacific theater to maintain war-readiness and pursue deterrence missions amid heightened tensions with China and America and growing India-China tensions. B1-Bs and B-52s have been conducting bi-lateral war game maneuvers with Japanese Air Defense Forces, according to a statement from Air Force Global Stri... more »
Samsung’s QLED and LG’s OLED TVs Nab Top Scores in European Market
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Two Korean tech giants, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, were able to garner high scores in Europe for their respective TV lineups, according to the Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo. Two Korean tech giants, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, were able to garner high scores in Europe for their respective TV lineups, according to the Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo. AV Forums, a British IT review community, gave a score of 9 out of 10 to both LG’s OLED Gallery 4K TV and Samsung’s QLED 4K TV. Among the 13 products that received a score of at l... more »
How One Philipospher Would Grade Donald Trump's Coronavirus Response
*Johnathan Flowers, Helen De Cruz* *Politics, * John Dewey, an American philosopher, psychologist and educator, would not have been surprised by the response. Though many in the U.S. are disoriented and disheartened by the lack of an effective federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, John Dewey, an American philosopher, psychologist and educator, would not have been surprised. Dewey presented a nuanced analysis of democracy, which we study as philosophers. Dewey, who lived from 1859 to 1952, argued that democracies that put capitalism at their center, like the U.S., will m... more »
Why It Is Time to Remove Police from Schools
*Remi Joseph-Salisbury* *Education, World* The presence of police officers risks disrupting supportive environments where all students feel comfortable learning. The recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests has demanded that societies pay closer attention to the way racism shapes lives. While standing in solidarity with Black people in the US, protesters in the UK have been clear that much greater attention needs to be paid to racism in the UK. The protests have sparked critical conversations about policing and the way policing affects Britain’s Black communities. This includes... more »
Massive plume of Saharan dust moving over the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean and U.S.
The Watchers » Latest articles - 6 hours ago
An expansive plume of dust from the Sahara continues to move over the Atlantic Ocean and is forecast to spread to the Caribbean by the weekend. It may also reach the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the U.S. by next week. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) usually forms from...... Read more »
The Universe Works In Surprising Ways, Accidents And Coincidences Don’t Exist
The Universe works in surprising ways to connect people. As humans, we are forever searching for the perfect life, the perfect partner, a soulmate, the perfect home, the perfect job, etc. We tend to go to extremes to find it. What we don’t always realize, the Universe is working behind the scenes shifting us in our everyday life. There are times where we miss the warning signs, or we don’t want to acknowledge it. The Universe could send signs in the form of unwanted circumstances and events. Believe it or not, the Universe has the magic of connecting people to their desires. Some p... more »
Juneteenth Marks When Slaves Were Freed
While the Emancipation Proclamation freed some slaves in the South in 1863, it wasn’t enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War two years later.
Atlanta Police Call Out in Protest; Force Says It’s Managing
The Atlanta Police Department tweeted that it had more officers calling out than normal but that it had “enough resources to maintain operations & remain able to respond to incidents.”
Guardian’s Energy Storage Delusion
By Paul Homewood The Guardian has finally caught up with the story AEP was peddling a year ago! Construction is beginning on the world’s largest liquid air battery, which will store renewable electricity and reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. The project near Manchester, UK, will use spare green energy to […]
Hypocrite Alert -Dem Mayor changes tune from Freedom of speech protestor to domestic terrorist…
…When it is her home being vandalized! Dear Antifa — If you are going to vandalize — focus on liberal government officials –apparently they don’t know the difference between protest and anarchy Psst — shouldn’t Olympia be renamed? It is after all about Greek gods and such elitist ideas of wealth and privilege….terribly not kosher and very racist — just saying. By the Way the author really needs to change from BLM to AntiFA … that is more than likely who was involved as I will demonstrate below. –##– Lib Mayor Who Supported BLM Has Home Vandalized by Protesters, Calls … Continue read... more »
Scarborough Lambastes Facebook, Zuckerberg for Promoting Extremism
[image: scarborough-lambastes-facebook-zuckerberg-for-promoting-extremism] An ardent critic of President Trump, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough nonetheless agrees with the president that Facebook and other Big Tech platforms should be stripped of their protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Eric Levitz points out how the damage COVID-19 has caused to the U.S.' economy arises largely out of underlying ailments, including its dependence on discretionary spending by people with extreme wealth. And Robert Reich highlights how Donald Trump's racist demagoguery has distracted Americans from the continued entrenchment of the power of the corporate elite. - Meanwhile, Nigel Wodrich and Aidan Worswick model the seemingly-underestimated amount of wealth in the hands of Canada's richest few. And Andrew Jackson discusses the need for a w... more »
The “Trump Economy” Before Covid-19
In the cover feature of the Summer issue of Regulation, I review the American economy and the economic performance of the Trump administration before Covid-19 hit. I review the evidence on unemployment, GDP growth, wages, stock prices, regulation, trade, public finance, etc. Nine figures illustrate my evaluation. A short excerpt on only one of the […] The post The “Trump Economy” Before Covid-19 appeared first on Econlib.
New Australian law looks to boost cannabis exports after COVID-19 threat passes
Australia has amended pertinent laws in an effort to put its medical marijuana and hemp exporters in a position to “come out firing” after the COVID-19 crisis eases, the country’s agriculture minister said. The Export Control Legislation Amendment (Certification of Narcotic Exports) Bill 2020 was approved in the House of Representatives on June 10 and […] New Australian law looks to boost cannabis exports after COVID-19 threat passes is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Alaric sacked Rome in 410 A.D.
Pluto rules or is associated with decay, death and regeneration, investigation, power and its misuses, secret and underhanded dealings, destruction and the threat of annihilation, and annihilation itself…. Saturn rules institutions, the state, land, legal systems, traditions and authority. It tends to limit freedom; it gives you freedom only by your own self-discipline and the path of your soul’s initiation under the Great White Brotherhood….Without that self-mastery you don’t make it either way (upholding or earning it) with Saturn. =Messenger ECP: *Prophecy for the 1990s, ... more »
Underwater Data Cable, Linking The US To Hong Kong Cancelled Because Of Fears Of Chinese Data Theft
A map from December 2017 of undersea data cables *BBC:* *US-China row moves underwater in cable tangle* An underwater data cable, linking the US to Hong Kong, looks set to be rejected by the US government because of fears of Chinese data theft. The Pacific Light Cable Network, backed by Google and Facebook, is designed to boost internet speed and capacity. But a US government committee known as "Team Telecom" has now recommended that the US denies it approval. The decision is another sign of the growing tension between the US and China, who are in a trade war. It would reportedl... more »
Pentagon’s Top Foreign Policy Defense Official Resigns
Kathryn Wheelbarger. Source: Wikipedia Commons *Reuters:* *Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns as critics accuse Trump of seeking 'loyalists'* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon’s most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job at a time when critics have accused President Donald Trump of prioritizing perceived “loyalists” for top national security posts, sources told Reuters on Thursday. Wheelbarger, who is highly regarded by national security experts in Trump’s Republican Party and among Democrats, did n... more »
9 Black Vegan Chefs That Will Make You Forget About Meat
Want to eat more plant-based foods but aren’t sure where to start? These nine black vegan chefs are experts in their field. Follow their lead and you may just forget all about eating meat or other animal-based products. “Vegan Eats” was released last year. | @rachelama_ 1. Rachel Ama Rachel Ama is a recipe blogger, […] The post 9 Black Vegan Chefs That Will Make You Forget About Meat appeared first on Health Nut News.
Gregory Mannarino, "This Dark Hideous Agenda Is Getting Darker"
Gregory Mannarino, *"This Dark Hideous Agenda Is Getting Darker"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *"This Will End Badly! * *Apocalyptic Stock Market Crash Coming To America!"* by Epic Economist "Jeremy Grantham, a British investor known for his anticipation of various bubbles, recently shared his thoughts on the impending stock market crash. According to Grantham, the US stock market has been pushed into an unprecedented situation as a result of the pandemic, and we will soon see the bubble burst. Grantham is known for his seemingly prophetic predictions of what befell Japan in 1989... more »
"The Fed's Casino Is In Flames, But Please Continue Gambling"
*"The Fed's Casino Is In Flames, But Please Continue Gambling"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Those taking seats at the gaming tables in the Federal Reserve's casino believe that they can't lose. Or more precisely, any losses they suffer will quickly be made good by the house, i.e. the Fed, which can digitally print as much currency as needed to restore order to the gambling. The punters crowding around the tables have forgotten that gambling is inherently risky. The Fed can digitally print currency, but it can't force punters to play. Unfortunately for all the punters crowding around th... more »
Laura Kuenssberg gives Dominic Raab a ticking-off
Sisyphus on the Open Thread observes: 6pm News - Kuenssberg openly critical of Raab's, to me perfectly reasonable, comments on 'taking the knee.' There was something similar from Chris Mason at lunchtime - tell you what, you two, how about respecting the impartiality provision of the BBC charter? You could, for example, simply report the facts and allow people to make up their own minds. Here's a sample of Laura K's judgemental editorialising tonight: The pitch became a site of protest, kneeling to show strength and sympathy in the fight for black rights - echoing last night the s... more »
We’ll Meet Again
The Band of the Coldstream Guards played ‘We’ll Meet Again’ in London this afternoon, in tribute to Dame Vera Lynn. The Coldstream Guards also provided a ceremonial Guard of Honour for President Macron’s visit to the UK today. pic.twitter.com/CzJI2byFsL — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 18, 2020
Ireland's total grain output in 2020 to drop by 100 million euros after driest spring since 1847
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
The total output from the grain sector in Ireland this year is expected to drop by at least 100 million euros due to prolonged drought. According to semi-state research authority Teagasc, the overall output will decline from the usual 2.3 million tonnes to under 1.9...... Read more »
Top Heads Of U.S. Funded News Outlets Have Been Fired
*New York Times*:* Michael Pack, Chief of Media Agency, Dismisses Heads of U.S. News Outlets * WASHINGTON — A conservative filmmaker who recently took over a United States global media agency removed the chiefs of four news organizations under its purview on Wednesday night, according to people with knowledge of the decision, in an action that raises questions about their editorial independence. The filmmaker, Michael Pack, also dismissed the head of a technology group and disbanded the bipartisan board that helps oversee and advise those five organizations. He replaced its member... more »
COVID and George Floyd: The CDC and Colleges Must See Institutional Racism as National Disease
Education, business, politics, COVID and the economy cannot continue to be discussed as separate entities. A common nexus unites all of them in an apparatus so strong and forceful, that we, an American culture, are loathe to accept its reality: That nexus is a new form of White nationalism that is permeating the structures and thoughts of society more and more.
I Am My Own Sovereign
Why I do not and will not kneel. Continue reading →
Community Control Of The Police – And A Whole Lot More
The wave of people’s protests across the nation, backed by solidarity actions in cities around the world, has caused the corporate oligarchy and its servants to make promises they can’t keep and give lip service to programs they have always resisted. The Congressional Black Caucus, the vast bulk of whose members backed militarization of local police and elevation of cops to the status of “protected” class, now claims to favor limits on police arsenals, less legal immunities for cops and a grab-bag of other reforms they previously dismissed out of hand. Mayors that know damn well t... more »
Three Populists And Three Women
Looking at the total Covid-19/Coronavirus global death statistics on Saturday, 13 June 2020, three things become noticeable. The first remarkable issue is that Donald Trump’s USA has just exceeded the total number of fatalities it suffered during World War I. In that war, the USA lost 116,516. On Saturday morning, the USA had lost 116,795 to the Coronavirus, continuing on an approximately daily death rate of between 800 to 1,000 since the last few weeks. It happened on Donald Trump’s watch and no blame shifting can change the fact that the USA did rather badly compared to all othe... more »
A Majority Of Workers Are Fearful Of Coronavirus Infections At Work
The majority of workers and roughly 70% of Black and Hispanic workers who are currently working onsite at their workplaces, and not at home, believe they face considerable risks from the coronavirus. These workers are not being provided with sufficient protection on the job. Moreover, new polling commissioned by EPI shows that vulnerable workers are not receiving extra compensation proportionate to the risks they are being exposed to. Workers require and deserve both safety protections and extra compensation in these circumstances, and they should not be forced to choose between th... more »
Second COVID-19 Wave And The US Economy
It is increasingly likely that things are about to get worse in terms of US public health. And as that happens, so too will the US economy experience a further negative impact from the virus. A second wave now emerging means not just a further decline in public health, but an eventual second wave of problems for the US economy as well. What a second wave all but ensures is that the US economic recovery will not be ‘V-Shape’ but will be ‘W-Shape’; that is, a W shape recovery characterized by periods of short and shallow GDP growth, followed by brief periodic economic relapses there... more »
US Trails World In Coronavirus Response And Almost Everything Else
Data from around the world on how nations are handling Coronavirus makes clear that, as in most things (this claim is documented below), the United States is exceptionally awful. Among wealthy countries, only Sweden, which has chosen to intentionally allow the disease to spread, has done worse. A handful of countries in Latin America and the Middle East are doing worse than the United States, though some are doing better. As in many world rankings, as documented below, the United States looks fair to middling as a third-world country, but off-the-charts terrible as a wealthy countr... more »
“Insufficient grounds”
Since September 2017, when her best friend, 58-year-old Susan (Susie) Butlin, was shot and killed in her home at Bayhead, near Tatamagouche, Suzanne Davis has been in pain. Davis still thinks about her friend — whom she’d known since kindergarten — all the time. She says if they didn’t speak on the phone three times […]
For the Attention of David Kaye, on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
John Stone writes in response to a letter David Kaye, a United Nations official, that it seems now that at “warp-speed” global citizens are having their rights to discuss their future stripped away from them by politicians… The post For the Attention of David Kaye, on Freedom of Opinion and Expression appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Is There a Relationship Between Influenza Vaccination and COVID-19 Mortality?
Given the known risks of disease enhancement associated with a coronavirus vaccine, the relationship between influenza vaccination and COVID-19 mortality ought to be seriously examined. The post Is There a Relationship Between Influenza Vaccination and COVID-19 Mortality? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
A Youth Movement You Can Believe In Seizes the Future - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat
A Youth Movement You Can Believe In Seizes the Future Video of A Youth Movement You Can Believe In Seizes the Future Guest — Daniel Burke, U.S. Senate candidate New Jersey Dennis Speed — Host, LaRouchePAC Manhattan Project On June 17th, youth throughout the world, mobilized under the banner of the Schiller Institute, combined for a world-wide day of action. They issued a call for LaRouchePAC’s program to create 1.5 billion productive jobs, building advanced infrastructure, exploring and colonizing the new frontier of space, and the immediate emergent construction of the health in... more »
Checking In
Those Emotional Norks The North Koreans haven’t stopped their long march just because there is rioting in the streets and looting of businesses in the distant USA. There are two inter-Korean business zones near the border between the Koreas. The manufacturing was owned by South Koreans and Communist North Korea provided (slave) labor. That’s all […] The post Checking In appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
End Citizens United-- Still A DSCC/DCCC Scam For The Corrupt DC Establishment
*End Citizen United's very ironic logo* What does it signify when a candidate is endorsed by a scammy campaign group called "End Citizens United?" Nothing whatsoever to do with the crucial goal of actually *ending* Citizens United. The campaign organization that uses that name really just has one over-arching goal: raising grassroots money for DSCC and DCCC establishment candidates. Once grassroots/netroots small dollar donors started understanding that the DCCC and DSCC are rotten and corrupt organizations, pushing establishment, status quo candidates and never candidates represent... more »
Bye, Bye, Mrs. Butterworth’s. So Long to the Chef. Food Companies Continue Change of Logos
[image: bye-bye-mrs-butterworths-so-long-to-the-chef-food-companies-continue-change-of-logos] The Great Pantry Purge of 2020 continues.
Bolton On The Attack - 'Tell All' Book...Or Pack Of Lies?
President Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton's "tell all" book is to be released today over strong objections - and threats of prosecution - from the president. The picture Bolton paints of Trump in leaked excerpts is unflattering in the extreme - to the point of appearing almost petty. Was Bolton Trump's biggest mistake? Also in today's Liberty Report...villain of the week! Watch today's Liberty Report: [image: undefined]
No, Antifa Is Not Synonymous with “Anti-fascism”
They are Anti-First Ammendment Gerfried Ambrosch 06/17/2020 (Photo by Matthew J. Lee / The Boston Globe via Getty Images) “So, in the same way that a country with the word ‘democratic’ in its name tends to be anything but, Antifa appears overwhelmingly to be anti-fascist in name only.” When President Donald Trump announced on May … Continue reading No, Antifa Is Not Synonymous with “Anti-fascism” →
Mark Durie Video: The Hidden History of the Qur’an
How the text of the Qur’an tells a ‘hidden’ story about its own origins. June 18, 2020 Frontpagemag.com This video is brought to you by a Freedom Center-Glazov Gang collaboration on a new exclusive webinar series, Teach-Ins for the Twenty-First Century. Join us as some of the leading thinkers and pundits on the scene … Continue reading Mark Durie Video: The Hidden History of the Qur’an →
Jewish Studies Professors for Palestine
Welcome to an odious, virtue-signaling screed. June 18, 2020 Richard L. Cravatts Seeming to give credence to what wry Professor Edward Alexander referred to as the “explosive power of boredom” among some members of the professoriate, around 400 “professors of Jewish Studies in North and South America, Europe, and Israel” recently published and signed “A Letter … Continue reading Jewish Studies Professors for Palestine →
Iran Builds Phony Model of American Aircraft Carrier
The staged attacks on it will be most impressive. June 18, 2020 Michael Ledeen As tensions mount between Washington and Tehran, the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, aided by its Chinese and Arab allies, staged a variety of imminent threats. In keeping with its failed policies of the past, Tehran has apparently … Continue reading Iran Builds Phony Model of American Aircraft Carrier →
It Didn’t Start with The Federalist
I was canceled before cancellation was cool. June 18, 2020 Robert Spencer Everyone is all upset about Google pole-axing the Federalist and Zero Hedge, and rightly so. Twitter is full of warnings from conservatives that if this silencing of dissenting voices isn’t stopped, the freedom of speech will be a dead letter, free society … Continue reading It Didn’t Start with The Federalist →
Ami Horowitz Video: Inside CHAZ (the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone)
Exposing the dangerous radicalism. June 18, 2020 Frontpagemag.com In this new video, Ami Horowitz goes Inside CHAZ (the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone) and exposes the dangerous radicalism. Don’t miss it! via Ami Horowitz Video: Inside CHAZ (the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone) | Frontpage Mag
It’s Your Fault They Are Violent!
That is, if you’re white and they’re not. June 18, 2020 Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. According to the media narrative, whatever unpleasant behavior a person or group is engaging in—from criminal activity to sheer terrorism—if you’re white and they’re not, that proves their behavior … Continue reading It’s Your Fault They Are Violent! →
Meet Your New Commissar
Black Studies star Ibram X. Kendi has plans for you. June 18, 2020 Bruce Bawer Among the byproducts of the worldwide mayhem and destruction carried out in solemn memory of career criminal George Floyd is that books on racism are selling almost as briskly as guns. As I write this, the #3 bestseller on … Continue reading Meet Your New Commissar →
The BLM Movement: An Existential Threat to America
Its sudden rise and metastasizing power puts America at a dangerous crossroads. June 18, 2020 Dr. Craig Luther BLACK LIVES MATTER has taken America by storm. Simply put, it is a radical Leftist outfit that seeks to replace capitalism with socialism, abolish the police (and let criminals out of jail), and looks to socialist … Continue reading The BLM Movement: An Existential Threat to America →
The Jonestowning of America
When the Democrats claim to care about black lives, they take them in horrifying numbers. June 18, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Dave Patrick Underwood, an African-American Federal Protective Service officer, was shot and killed at the Ronald V. Dellums Building during the radical riots in Oakland, California. A building named after Congressman Dellums is burdened … Continue reading The Jonestowning of America →
Even the NYT is Making Fun of Bolton's Butthurt Notebook
According to the *review in the NYT*, written by Jennifer Szalai. "Bolton has filled this book’s nearly 500 pages with minute and often extraneous details, including the time and length of routine meetings and even, at one point, a nap. Underneath it all courses a festering obsession with his enemies, both abroad (Iran, North Korea) and at home (the media, “the High-Minded,” the former defense secretary Jim Mattis)...." Trump decided to call off the strikes at the very last minute, after learning they would kill as many as 150 people. “Too many body bags,” Trump told him. “Not prop... more »
Amazon Executive: Coronavirus Will Likely Accelerate Cord-Cutting
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * "I feel like we've probably accelerated cord-cutting by, I don't know, a year? The coronavirus epidemic has led to major changes in the way that Americans engage with entertainment. Nearly all of it has moved to the home, and with that has come increased subscriptions to streaming services and more video on demand, but much fewer pay-TV subscriptions-with pay-TV subscribers losing nearly 2 million subscribers in the first quarter of this year alone, and more such losses expected in the second quarter. Amazon, while it isn’t directly in the pay-TV ... more »
Here’s a Better Look at America's Secret “Ninja Missile”
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000386608&share=true] Instead of an explosive charge, the missile uses several pop-out blades to chop up targets and prevent civilian casualties. The Hellfire missile was originally developed in the 1980s as an anti-tank missile, though its role has been expanded for a variety of missions thanks to the missile’s high precision. It is currently in service with a number of countries including the United States, and is most often used with the Predator or Reaper d... more »
More F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Headed to South Korea
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* As tensions continue to rise on the Korean peninsula – with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) sending tanks and troops to the DMZ – the government in Seoul could rest easy in knowing that its air force will be bolstered by early next year with 40 additional F-35A stealth fighters. South Korea already received 13 F-35A fighters in 2019. As tensions continue to rise on the Korean peninsula – with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) sending tanks and troops to the DMZ – the government in Seoul could rest easy in knowing that its air force will be bol... more »
President Trump Holds Small Business Roundtable With U.S. Governors – 3:00pm Livestream
This afternoon President Trump is holding a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America’s small businesses. The anticipated start time is 3:00pm ET. WH Livestream Link – Fox News Livestream Link – Fox Business Livestream . .
Mississippi Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Discriminatory Abortions
[image: mississippi-senate-passes-bill-prohibiting-discriminatory-abortions] While abortions disproportionately impact the black community for many reasons, pro-life lawmakers in Mississippi are hoping to at least prohibit discriminatory abortions based on race, sex, or disabilities.
Flynn Attorney Calls Gleeson Filing a “Wrap-up Smear”
[image: flynn-attorney-calls-gleeson-filing-a-wrap-up-smear] General Michael Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, called out former judge John Gleeson’s claim that Judge Emmett Sullivan should continue to prosecute Flynn, even though the government has asked Sullivan to dismiss its case against him.
Macca has been rock-climbing for 30 years without incident. Last month his luck ran out
It was a daring 24-hour operation to save a rock climber who plunged 20 metres from a Blue Mountains cliff. One month on, Macciza Macpherson recalls the night he spent perched on a cliff with bones protruding from his skin.
Safe physical distancing is about more than the space between people
The British Government is considering halving its 2-metre distancing rule so people can move about more freely. However, in Australia, some experts want to up the ante.
Here's what is happening with our coronavirus case numbers this week
Just In - 8 hours ago
It may only be Friday but we've had more coronavirus cases this week than last week. Where are the latest cases cropping up?
With jobs down 65 per cent tourism industry fears for the future
Australia's tourism industry fears a complete collapse of the sector if the Federal Government does not extend JobKeeper beyond the September end date.
How much is a female CEO worth to a company?
The study, based on six years of Australian companies' gender reporting to the federal Workplace Gender Equality Agency, has established that companies that appointed a female CEO increased their market value by 5 per cent.
Why there are more than 1.6m people claiming JobSeeker but less than a million unemployed
Australia's unemployment rate is the highest it's been since 2001 but, if it wasn't for JobKeeper and JobSeeker rule changes, it would certainly be higher than the peak of the 1990s recession.
Law firms circling around the 'honeypot' of redress payments
As survivors try to reconcile a history of traumatic institutional abuse, a circling pack of law firms seeks to profit from their pain.
UK Foreign Minister wrongly claims 'taking the knee' is from Game of Thrones
Just In - 8 hours ago
Dominic Raab said "taking the knee" seems to have come from the fantasy TV drama series Game of Thrones and that it felt like a symbol of subjugation and subordination.
RBA economist considered asking firms to hide bad news about slumping property prices
An economist at the Reserve Bank considered asking private firms to stop telling Australians about slumping property prices when the early period of coronavirus panic stoked fears of a housing market crash, highly classified documents reveal.
US Supreme Court rules against Trump and for 'Dreamers'
Just In - 8 hours ago
The US Supreme Court deals a major setback to President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, ruling against his bid to end a program protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation.
Study Ties Blood Type to COVID-19 Risk; O May Help, A Hurt
A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease.
Brian Williams should use his words!
*THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020The shape of traditional values:* Midway through last evening's program, Brian Williams teased the upcoming segment: WILLIAMS (6/18/20): Coming up, a closer look at the charges against the two officers involved in the killing of Rayshard Brooks. *Stunning new details about what happened just after the fatal shooting.* That was the test of the tease. After a commercial break, Williams played a bit of videotapoe from the presentation by Paul Howard, the Fulton County Distrct Attorney. After that, he introduced his new segment as follows: WILLIAMS: It was a ... more »
Navajo volunteers race with water and food, as governments fail during pandemic
Dine' Bitahnii Wilson said, "Today we went out and delivered donated barrels and water to families with no running water again, my friend and classmate had 6 in her household, she said Thank You to whoever donated the barrels. We are working on getting more 55-gallon water barrels to distribute out to families." Navajo volunteers race with water and food, as governments fail during pandemic
Peru Covid-19 crisis is mounting despite government measures
Peru Covid-19 crisis is mounting despite government measures Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Peru is facing mountain pressure and convulsions from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. At the same time, infections are extremely high for a population of roughly 33 million people. Currently, 7,257 deaths and over 240,000 known […]
Coronavirus: Disabled people have been excluded and marginalised, says report
Disabled people have faced discrimination in every area of their lives from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, new research by a user-led organisation has found. The research by Inclusion London reveals that the COVID-19 crisis is impacting disabled people across every […]
Black disabled people ‘must protest at invisibility and discrimination’
Black disabled people must organise a protest to draw attention to their continuing “invisibility” and the multi-layered discrimination they face, according to a leading disabled black activist. Julie Jaye Charles spoke out this week in the wake of mass protests across the […]
Coronavirus: New NHS guidance ‘leaves door open to dangerous discrimination’
The failure of NHS England to consult with disabled people over new guidance on hospital visitors has left the door open to “dangerous and discriminatory” treatment, according to two campaigners. Fleur Perry and Mark Williams have asked NHS England to explain why […]
Coronavirus: Action celebrates disability arts while highlighting pandemic concerns
A day of action on social media has celebrated disability culture and highlighted the concerns of disabled artists about their future as they struggle with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Artists and cultural leaders shared work by disabled visual artists, actors, […]
Festival set to offer a WILD day in as an escape from lockdown
A one-day online festival is set to showcase some of the most exciting and influential disabled performers, artists and activists, challenge the erosion of disabled people’s rights, and point the way towards a more inclusive society. The WILD Day In festival – […]
Grassroots activism is the only way to end oppression, Barnes tells book launch
Disabled people will only end the oppression they have experienced over the last decade by getting involved in grassroots activism, according to one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability. Professor Colin Barnes, founder of […]
Torrential rains trigger deadly floods in parts of Ivory Coast, including capital Abidjan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 8 hours ago
Torrential rains over the past couple of days have triggered deadly flooding in parts of the southern Ivory Coast, including capital Abidjan. The city recorded more than 260 mm of rain (10 inches) in a 48-hour period to June 15, 2020, which is nearly half its...... Read more »
Infiltration and Influence of China and others in the U.S.
“The leadership of the Justice Department has put a bull’s-eye on the Chinese government, pushing prosecutors across the country to focus on investigations of Chinese state-backed efforts to steal intellectual property. The work involves investigations into American academics and work with U.S. universities, and department officials say their nationwide undertaking isn’t slowing it down.” — Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico The Department of Justice China Initiative Group The Department of Justice’s China Initiative reflects the strategic priority of countering Chinese national security... more »
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will recei... more »
Preemption: A Balanced National Approach to Protecting All Americans’ Privacy
Empty streets in front of the United States Capitol on a sunny day. (By: John Williams, https://flic.kr/p/GGsg: CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) *Editor’s Note: **The recommendations in this post, along with two upcoming *Lawfare* posts on private right of action and civil rights protections for personal information, are adapted from a June 2020 Brookings Institution report, “**Bridging the Gaps: A Path Forward to Federal Privacy Legislation* .”* Cameron F. Kerry and John B. Morris Jr. lead **The Privacy Debate** initiative at the Brookings Institutio... more »
Musical Interlude: Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea”
*Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea”* Wonderful playlist!
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey. *Click image for larger size.* In the foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a winner in The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.” - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170915.html
The Poet: David Wagoner, "Getting There"
*"Getting There"* "You take a final step and, look, suddenly You're there. You've arrived At the one place all your drudgery was aimed for: This common ground Where you stretch out, pressing your cheek to sandstone. What did you want to be? You'll remember soon. You feel like tinder under a burning glass, A luminous point of change. The sky is pulsing against the cracked horizon, Holding it firm till the arrival of stars In time with your heartbeats. Like wind etching rock, you've made a lasting impression On the self you were, By having come all this way through all this welter Unde... more »
Emergency powers invoked amid worsening drought in Auckland, New Zealand
The Watchers » Latest articles - 9 hours ago
Auckland's Watercare Services is drawing about 15 million liters (4 million gallons) of water a day more from the Waikato River since June 16, invoking emergency powers in response to its worst drought in 25 years. New Zealand utility company Watercare is...... Read more »
Signs of the times?
Francis Porretto, *(Francis notes in a comment that it's not him, it's contributor Linda Fox)*, blogging at Liberty's Torch, has some helpful hints on post-unrest and post-riot "signs of the times" - or, how to tell if it's time to get out of your neighborhood. I well remember the 70s, and the way the cities broke apart after the riots. Previously, Cleveland's neighborhoods had been generally clean, peaceful, and supportive of family life. * . . .* Shortly after the riots - neighborhoods such as Collinwood, Glenvale, and Hough were torn apart, burned, and left with few viable comm... more »
10 Ways To Boost Your Baby’s Intelligence Levels
https://www.momjunction.com/trending/ways-to-boost-your-babys-intelligence-levels_00424416/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=160620fbp10
#WHO welcomes ‘great news’ as cheap #steroid is shown to be effective against #Covid-19
http://www.rfi.fr/en/science-and-technology/20200617-who-welcomes-great-news-as-cheap-steroid-shown-to-be-effective-against-covid-19?xtor=CS1-50&ref=tw
Is Gene Therapy the Future for Treatment of Hemophilia?
https://patientworthy.com/2020/06/15/gene-therapy-future-treatment-hemophilia/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Patient%20Worthy&utm_content=Is%20Gene%20Therapy%20the%20Future%20for%20Treatment%20of%20Hemophilia%3F
‘Periods occur even in pandemic’: What it means to be a female #Covid warrior
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/what-it-means-to-be-a-female-covid-warrior-coronavirus-1689089-2020-06-15?utm_source=fb_IT&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=june20
The risks from malaria, dengue and chikungunya diseases are ignored because of #Covid-19
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/in-all-the-noise-around-covid-19-the-risks-from-malaria-dengue-and-chikungunya-are-ignored/articleshow/76436861.cms?utm_source=FB_paid&utm_medium=Paid_adv&utm_campaign=Monthly_FB
Healthy, nutritionist-backed snacks to clean up your quarantine diet
https://www.theceomagazine.com/lifestyle/food-beverage/nutritionist-healthy-snacks/
9 Tips to Help You Choose a Bag That Won’t Hurt Your Back
https://brightside.me/inspiration-girls-stuff/9-tips-to-help-you-choose-a-bag-that-wont-hurt-your-back-796268/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini
#COVID-19 Shakes Up the Traditional System of Scientific Publications
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/research/the-virus-that-has-changed-science-covid-19-shakes-up-the-traditional-system-of-scientific-publications/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm%3A%3Afb%3A—-%3Arrssopenmind%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A20200609%3A%3Asitlnk
Democrats hate Jews: de Blasio edition
Within a day or two of participating in a massive no social distancing pro-LGBTQ protest, which was peaceful, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio had the gates to a park in a Jewish neighborhood welded shut. de Blasio has said that going to synagogue is not as important as protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Democrat run police department in ultra left wing Minneapolis. He's also sent the police in to break up Jewish religious services. But then that's what we expect from a Democrat. Obama spied on American Jews and did everything he could to hurt Israel while helping ... more »
Left wing riots are peaceful no matter how many people are hurt
When riots broke out across America and at least 2 Black police officers were killed the #FakeNews media declared that the riots were mostly peaceful. One CNN reporter said that protests in Minneapolis were mostly peaceful as a multimillion dollar affordable housing project burned to the ground behind him. Have to wonder what he thinks is violent. When rioters threw bricks and tried to grab police officer's guns and the police used pepper balls and smoke to disperse then Democrats and the #FakeNews media characterized the rioters as "peaceful protesters". Apparently any level of vi... more »
NBC News helps foreigners influence the 2020 election
NBC news teamed up with a foreign "research" company--actually a left wing activist organization-- in an attempt to silence conservative voices prior to the 2020 election. The Center for Countering Digital Hate(CCDH) is based in the UK and has direct links to the UK government and the senior members of the UK Labor Party. It worked with NBC to get Google to "demonetize" the Federalist a conservative site. The crime? Someone posted what the CCDH said was a racist comment on the site. The CCDH didn't cite any racist comments by the Federalist itself though they did say that "consp... more »
A good deal of criticism
I suspect the silent (silenced?) majority in this country appreciated Dominic Raab's refusal to 'take the knee' in support of the extremist Black Lives Matter movement. But there's no escaping the engulfing madness at the moment, and - after a huge Twitterstorm - he's now been forced to semi-apologise, despite being right. Turn to the BBC though, and it's clear they think he was wrong. You had, for example, their obedient deputy political editor Norman Smith babbling on this lunchtime about "*the fact *that [Dominic Raab] knows *he has blundered badly and caused unnecessary of... more »
A powerful, popular national hero
As you'll already know, because the story's been everywhere... Manchester United star Marcus Rashford - backed by Gary Lineker - successfully forced the Government into a massive Man U-turn a couple of days ago. (Has anyone else done that pun yet? I'm guessing yes.) As a result - though we as a country have never done it before under any shade of government - taxpayers (remember them?) will now be paying to provide vouchers to the parents of 'vulnerable children' to pay for 'free school meals' throughout the summer holidays. And Marcus, you'll be pleased to hear, is now looking ... more »
IRR: It Happens Here Too
As the world wakes up to police racism following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, activists and campaigners are working tirelessly to draw attention to the long histories and present day realities of the violence of police racism in the UK – it happens here, too.
Facebook Surrounds Africa
Many industries and service companies are failing or shrinking due to the lockdown and subsequent crisis. Instead, there are those who have gained from all this. Facebook, Google (YouTube owner), Microsoft, Apple and Amazon – writes The New York Times – “are aggressively placing new bets, as the coronavirus pandemic has made them nearessential services.” All these “Tech Giants” are from the United States.
World-Leading Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why Government Lockdowns Should End
In 2010, The Atlantic said that Dr. John Ioannidis “may be one of the most influential scientists alive.” The article, written by David H. Freedman, made it clear the Greek-American physician-scientist’s rising star stemmed in part from the fearlessness he demonstrated in challenging bad science in the medical research field.
1962 India-China war redeux?
The Indian analysts have been comparing the military build-up in the India-China border in eastern Ladakh to the Doklam standoff in 2017. This was only to be expected since the leitmotif was once again a road construction in disputed border regions.
United Nations: Refugee Numbers Hit Record High In 2019
*DW: **Refugee numbers hit record high in 2019: UN report* Around 79.5 million people were displaced last year, more than ever before, the United Nations has revealed. And displaced people are finding it even harder to return to their home countries. The number of people fleeing war and persecution rose to a record 79.5 million in 2019, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said Thursday. That figure represents "approximately 1% of the world population," said agency chief Filippo Grandi. *Figures in detail* The UN's refugee agency published its annual report... more »
Stars Get the Calls
In response to some disappointing results in the Supreme Court this week, the President wondered aloud today on Twitter: "Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn't like me?" Sort of. A better way of putting this goes back to the Chief Justice's famous line in his confirmation hearing about being an umpire calling balls and strikes. As sports fans know all too well, though, star players gets more than their fair share of favorable calls. Perhaps that's because they command more respect from the referees. Perhaps it's because the referees think that they will get critic... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/18/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal, and (d) to find out how […]
Satellite Image Shows 100 New Naval Vessels For The IRGC Navy
99 boats, minisubs and flying boats were on static display. The XLUUV was also shown. H I Sutton (Includes material © CNES 2020 / PLEIADES satellite imagery | Acquired through ShadowBreak Intl) *Forbes*: *Satellite Image Shows 100 New Naval Vessels In Iran* Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Navy (IRGC-N) announced that it had received 112 new fast attack boats on May 28. Using satellite images, and poring over photographs of a parade that unveiled them, I have been counting and identify what they got. The first observation is that there were possibly only 100 vessels on d... more »
"2020 combined with coronavirus, bodies stacking"
A song allegedly from 2013. Very prescient....
"All We Have To Decide..."
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." - J.R.R. Tolkien, "Lord of the Rings"
"Grave Faults..."
“Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights: allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that happens in one's life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We will choose our enemies.” - Paulo Coelho
Here’s What ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Can Do To The Body
Civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death has spread around the world, and in some places, protesters are being met with tear gas, rubber bullets, stun guns, and other tactics intended to control crowds without taking lives. Known as nonlethal or less-lethal weapons, many of these tactics were originally pitched as a way to make warfare more humane by incapacitating a person or encouraging them to flee. Law enforcement agencies later adopted these weapons from the military as an alternative to using firearms. Yet people who study nonlethal weapons wonder if reclassification... more »
Reporter Sues Newspaper For Prohibiting Her Coverage Of Protests
A reporter in Pittsburgh is suing the newspaper she works for after the company prohibited her from covering the city’s Black Lives Matter protests because of a tweet concerning the issue. The suit claims that Ms. Johnson was prevented from pursuing stories on jailed protesters or social-media efforts to raise bail funds after she posted a tweet on 31 May highlighting the different treatment black and white people regarding property damage. “Horrifying scenes and aftermath from selfish LOOTERS who don’t care about this city!!!!!” the tweet says. “.... oh wait sorry. ”No, these are ... more »
COVID-19: A Polygraph For These Times
Like a lie detector, COVID-19 has made obvious at least two phenomena that have been taking place already over the past few years: the decline of the U.S. empire and the failure of capitalism. For a number of years now, the U.S. has been losing this super-power status, its economy has lost range, and the dollar has hit the skids. Its international reserves do not cover even 2% of the exorbitant external debt and it is not sufficient for even 2 months of imports (hence the desperation to re-open the economy in the midst of the pandemic.) for decades, the U.S. has imported more tha... more »
What Would The Black Panthers Think Of Black Lives Matter?
The U.S. ruling class, whose capitalist system is the historical midwife of modern racism, is not threatened by the racialist and black-capitalist BLM. But just to make sure that black anger is kept within safe political boundaries, a critical, cash-rich arm of concentrated wealth agreed last year to lavishly fund the group and a significant number of black middle class-led policy and advocacy groups coming in under its rubric. In August 2016, when I first heard that BLM had scored $100 million from the Ford Foundation and other elite philanthro-capitalists (including the Hill-Sno... more »
New NDAA Omits COVID19, Escalates Great Power Conflict
A summary report of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s proposed version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reveals a disconcerting disconnect between the U.S. government’s approach to national security and the impact of COVID-19 on America’s economy and society. The novel coronavirus has killed more Americans than all but two of the country’s wars. It has undermined the prosperity of most of the rest of its population. It has laid bare the country’s racial inequalities and devastated the global economy. Relief efforts are incurring federal debt on a scale certain to... more »
UAW Work Stoppage On Juneteeth To End Racism
As trade unionists and as Americans, we were outraged and heartsick at the horror of George Floyd’s death on May 25. It was yet another tragedy in a long and sorrowful history of the divisiveness of racism in this nation. Since that day in communities from coast to coast, we have seen Americans from all walks of life, black, brown and white, stand together to demand change. To demand – finally – that we address the systemic racial divide that has plagued our nation since its inception. On Friday, June 19, at 8:46 a.m. in each time zone, UAW members and allies across the globe will... more »
Manipulating The Masses: Edward Bernays & Why The System Needs Your Compliance
*Tyler Durden* - While we argue about which political puppet is less evil than the other, they wreak havoc on us and destroy everything in their path for power, fame, and wealth.
Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills up to 50,000 Gallons of Oil on Indigenous Land in BC
*Olivia Rosane* - The spill occurred early Saturday morning at the pipeline's Sumas Pump Station, Trans Mountain told CBC News.
The Bohemian Club and the New Manhattan Project
*Peter A. Kirby* - The focus of this article is actually not about any carnal behavior going on at the Bohemian Grove.
Lockdowns, Tracing, Testing, Vaccinating, and Liberty
*Jon Rappoport* - Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views.
Iran Test Fires 'New Generation' Cruise Missile
*Daily Mail*: *Iran test fires 'new generation' cruise missiles with 'deadly precision' by blowing up empty ship in the Gulf* * Missiles reportedly destroyed targets at distance of 170 miles (280 kilometers) * Tests took place during drill by Iran's navy in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean * Iran's Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said missiles are equipped with 'homing' * He said the missiles are capable of resisting 'any kind of electronic war' Iran test fired a 'new generation' of cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported... more »
On Nations & Historical Trends
No nation can resist a historical trend; if time has come for it to pass out of history, then it will.
"The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook"
*"The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook"* by Editor "No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved." "Mignon McLaughlin opened her first book of aphorisms, 'The Neurotic’s Notebook', with this succinct symmetrical line that hits the reader like a hand grenade. A book of aphorisms is among the most perishable of publications. It’s too small to command any attention on the bookshelf, too atomic in composition to be considered as a complete work, too light to carry any critical weight. 'The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook,' published in 1981, collects McLaughlin’s 1963 book ... more »
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"Hopeless..."
"That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best." - Aldo Leopold
World News Briefs -- June 18, 2020
China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for talks in Hawaii on Wednesday. Photo: AFP *SCMP:* *US-China talks: Mike Pompeo’s seven-hour meeting with Yang Jiechi ‘helps atmosphere’ – but differing statements show divisions remain* * The countries’ top diplomats indicate a wish to prevent a further deterioration in relations * But the two sides give differing accounts of the meeting and US efforts may be driven by this year’s election, some observers say China and the United States may have exposed their huge divisions over a range of issues in their... more »
Black Students Join National Lawyers Guild To End Conservative Professor’s Career
[image: black-students-join-national-lawyers-guild-to-end-conservative-professor-s-career] The Black Law Students Association and student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild at Cornell University Law School have intensified the campaign to end the teaching career of neoconservative Professor William Jacobsen.
Acreage subsidiary challenges Maine city’s marijuana residency rule
Maine’s largest medical marijuana company is suing the city of Portland in federal court, claiming that an adult-use licensing preference for residents violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. Wellness Connection of Maine, a vertically integrated operation with four MMJ dispensaries in the state, filed a similar legal challenge against the state. The state […] Acreage subsidiary challenges Maine city’s marijuana residency rule is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Hexo completes sale of cannabis greenhouse acquired from Newstrike
Hexo Corp. has completed the sale of the Niagara, Ontario-based cultivation facility it acquired as part of a 263 million Canadian dollar ($193 million) deal to buy Newstrike Brands Ltd. last year. The sale of the greenhouse fetched approximately CA$10.25 million. Cultivation was suspended at the Niagara facility in late 2019 as part of a […] Hexo completes sale of cannabis greenhouse acquired from Newstrike is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"Thought Police Are First Responders"
*"Thought Police Are First Responders"* Week 14 of the Quarantine by Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Myths, lies, and claptrap. Life, in this period of a late, degenerate empire is not as amusing as it once was. It’s hard to laugh; too many people take their own conceits and delusions seriously. Here at the Diary, we don’t especially care about freedom or democracy. We’re not Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, or even Anarchists. We just don’t like anyone telling us what to do. Or cheating us with fake money. And we especially don’t like the humbug they use to justify it; it... more »
Diane Ravitch in conversation with Julian Vasquez Heilig
Last night I had a chance to sit down with Diane Ravitch on Zoom and discuss what should be next for the US public education system. Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others. Check out and follow my YouTube channel here. Twitter: @ProfessorJVH Click here for Vitae.
US Supreme Court Has Conveniently Ruled that Forced Vaccines Are Constitutional
*Coronavirus Vaccine* Yesterday, I posted about one of the many *side bars* of this existential war being waged on Humanity by* the globalist/eugenicist/Ziofascist Technocracy.* They use all the side bars, such as *the mandatory wearing of masks,* like a juggler juggles oranges. It's all a distraction and/or a way of *stepping back from one agenda item* in order to re-tool it. Even though the side bars may not look on the surface as being connected with the main agenda or issue, they are. For instance in this case t*he main issue is the Perp intention to inject a digital produc... more »
Vladimir Putin: The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II
*Vladimir Putin* *Security, Europe* The Russian president offers a comprehensive assessment of the legacy of World War II, arguing that "Today, European politicians, and Polish leaders in particular, wish to sweep the Munich Betrayal under the carpet. The Munich Betrayal showed to the Soviet Union that the Western countries would deal with security issues without taking its interests into account." 75 years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War. Several generations have grown up over the years. The political map of the planet has changed. The Soviet Union that clai... more »
Here's More Proof Comcast's Cable TV Service Is Dying
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Speaking earlier this week at the Credit Suisse Virtual Communications Conference - as reported on Twitter by analyst Rich Greenfield of Lightshed - Comcast's chief financial officer Michael Cavanagh said that video subscription losses will increase "at a similar absolute level" as they did in the first quarter. Comcast lost more than 700,000 pay TV subscribers over the course of 2019. In the first quarter of this year, the company lost another 400,000, as long-term cord-cutting trends met the coronavirus pandemic and the likely beginnings of a re... more »
Why North Korea Took a Stick of Dynamite to Inter-Korean Detente
*Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2NAH9W6YWK&share=true] On Tuesday, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office based in Kaesong that once facilitated communication and cooperation between the two Koreas. Here's the reasons why, and what may come next. On Tuesday, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office based in Kaesong that once facilitated communication and cooperation between the two Koreas. Moreover, Pyongyang also declared it has scrapped the inter-Korea... more »
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