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Tulsa Time
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.) "*I left Oklahoma drivin' in a Pontiac* *Just about to lose my mindI was goin' on to Arizona, maybe on to CaliforniaWhere all the people live so fineMy baby said I was crazy, my momma called me lazyI was goin' to show 'em all this time'Cause you know I ain't no fool and I don't need no more schoolin'**I was born to just walk the line.*" "Tulsa Time", Don Williams *D*uring a weekend in which a dozen states had hit record highs for coronavirus cases (that included Oklahoma), Captain COVID thought last night would be the pe... more »
Fake News, AOC, and Twitter throw down…
….doesn’t matter what the truth, fake news is gonna find a way to “transform” it to the leftist narrative. TWITTER BEAT DOWN ————————————————————————————– . Really AOC – once again…ya fail . . . . . . Trump’s 1-hour, 40-minute speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 20, 2020 per Politifact, apparently ended somewhere around 9:30 or 10:00pm (anyone know for sure) so it would have started around 8 pm. A lot has been made of the number of upper tier empty seats….even if they are what do these people want? For a week or more, headlines ran fear as they touted killing … Continue reading →
“Excess Deaths” Reported in Alberta and British Columbia Not Linked to Covid
*Interesting. Just the facts. No spin. And let’s consider the Opiod crisis which is greatly contributing to excess death statistics in a number of provinces. * *Many Covid con artists (xymphora in particular) have pushed this number as proof of the severity of Covid. But it isn’t. Because excess deaths can be attributed to other causes. Here is our first dose of reality. With more unvarnished truth to follow. I've no doubt of that.* *Recall this previous scientific study? Pay attention to the science....* Trends in Historical Influenza Mortality: Pandemic vs Non Pandemic Seasons. ... more »
Protest, Riot, Loot, and Burn for Black Freedom in America?
In Russia Today, Helen Buyniski reflects on corporate responses to the depiction of Black people in brand labeling. Buyniski highlights the comments of B and G Foods as it jumped onto the bandwagon of corporate virtue signalling. The company signalled its intentions to “proactively take steps to ensure that we and our brands do not inadvertently contribute to systemic racism.” The company informs consumers that B and G Foods “unequivocally stand against prejudice and injustice of any kind.”
Governors’ Orders Responsible for Many Nursing Home Deaths
Nursing homes were not even allowed to ask whether the transferee was positive. So it was impossible even to TRY to isolate the covid-positive. Penelope ____________ Governors’ Orders Responsible for Many Nursing Home Deaths Penelope In Michigan, as in New York, the number of deaths in nursing homes was greatly increased by an order of ... Read more Governors’ Orders Responsible for Many Nursing Home Deaths The post Governors’ Orders Responsible for Many Nursing Home Deaths appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Low-Dose Steroid Treatment Hailed as Major Breakthrough
Why doesn’t the media report more often on the proven successful use of the steroid dexamethasone in fighting Covid-19? To prolong the panic, perhaps? _______ Low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone could be a major breakthrough (emphasis added) in the battle against the coronavirus, according to health experts in the United Kingdom. They say the drug could ... Read more Low-Dose Steroid Treatment Hailed as Major Breakthrough The post Low-Dose Steroid Treatment Hailed as Major Breakthrough appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Russia's Putin Says He May Seek Another Term If Constitutional Amendments Passed
Russian President Vladimir Putin (file photo) *RFE:* *Putin Signals Possibility Of Seeking Reelection If Russians Back Constitutional Change * President Vladimir Putin has said that he would consider standing for election again if Russian voters approve a controversial constitutional amendment in a vote scheduled for next month. Putin’s comments, broadcast on state-run TV on June 21, were the strongest indications to date of his intentions, and come just 10 days before the July 1 national vote. "I have not made any decisions yet," he said in comments excerpted by Russian news age... more »
No, BBC, Climate Change Will NOT Destroy Sports
Climate activists consistently employ a tactic of identifying something that people love and then make up claims that climate change is destroying it. In today’s edition, the BBC is promoting a shoddy article published by a third-rate activist group to claim climate change will destroy the sports we all love. Google has joined in the […] The post No, BBC, Climate Change Will NOT Destroy Sports appeared first on Climate Realism.
Sunday Talks: AG Bill Barr Lengthy Interview With Maria Bartiromo: COVID-19 Stopped Durham Probe…
U.S. Dept of Justice Attorney General Bill Barr appeared on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo for an extensive interview on current events. [Two part video below] Part 1 – Racism, policing and police reform: Part 2 – The 2020 Election; … Continue reading →
Wedding day photos
*Our two legal witnesses - Rosie Paul (left) and Marian Stanton (right). All the photos except this one are by Marian, MB's life long friend from Boston-area* *Cheering the wedding watchers on Zoom - Rev. Bill Bliss on the right did the service. He is a long-time friend and co-pastor of the church MB attends* *Some of the folks on the call * After being together for the past 20 years Mary Beth Sullivan (MB) and I decided it was time to get married. Due to the virus pandemic we had to do the wedding yesterday on Zoom. My son Julian and his wife Emily were on (at 2:00 am their ti... more »
Danzel - Pump It Up
As you get older, there are certain songs you suddenly find liking after a period of years. This is one of those tunes.
Armies Of Tomorrow: By 2030, These Will Be The World's Best Ground Forces
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Like its American counterpart, the ground force of the PLA must share the financial pie with a pair of voracious partners. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* In the end, the answers to “how do we build a powerful army” remain painfully simple. States that have access to enthusiastic populations with high human capital, that can cull the most innovative technologies from robust, modern economies, and that can structure their civil-military relations with just-enough-but-not-too-much independence will tend to do very well. *More From The Nation... more »
India's Violation Of Nepalese Sovereignty Is A Gift To China
*Anil Sigdel* *Security, Asia* Bad move, New Delhi. Nepal, as a small neighbor mostly surrounded by India, and with Tibetan region in the north, has been living under Indian heavy-handedness for a long time. Right now, however, there are strong voices in the country calling for the government to confront India head on. The nationalist commentators are in the mood of either kill or cure. India changed the status quo of the disputed territory of Kalapani between Nepal and India without any consultations with Nepal. First, in 2019 November, India issued a new political map which in... more »
Should American Universities Like Yale, Harvard, Princeton With A Legacy Of Slavery Change Their Names?
WOW: Yale university was named after a man who was an ACTUAL slave trader. @Yale must immediately change its name or it is racist and hates black people. #CancelYale https://t.co/1V8Z2ASb99 — Michael James Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) June 20, 2020 *Inquisitr:* *Movement To Rename Yale University Goes Viral On Twitter After It Is Revealed The Founder Was A Slave Trader* A movement seeking to “cancel Yale” has gone viral on social media after it was revealed that the founder of the prestigious university, Elihu Yale, was not only a slave owner but also a slave trader. The viral movem... more »
Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Iceland, ongoing intense earthquake swarm
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of northern Iceland at 19:07 UTC on June 21, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.7 at a depth of 12 km (7.4 miles). The quake is a part of...... Read more »
Tyson's dream home 'the ultimate goal' for independent living but hundreds more stuck in the system
Tyson Turner-Thomas is about to finally move into his purpose-built house, blocks away from his beloved footy field, but hundreds more people with disabilities are living in aged care homes.
Monos: Apocalypse Now meets Lord of the Flies in an otherworldly tale of child soldiers run amok
The intense beauty of the remote Colombian landscape is a backdrop for this engrossing, unnerving descent into madness.
Inside the final stages of construction on Sydney's tallest hotel
As a crane operator working on Sydney's new Crown casino development, Nuno Nunes has the highest "office" in Sydney — among the perks are dazzling views to the Blue Mountains and Central Coast.
AFL's Magical Mystery Tour rolls on — and here come the Suns
Much like the competition itself, fans must be agile and flexible in this unprecedented AFL season, writes Grandstand commentator Alister Nicholson.
As the world panicked over coronavirus, Thailand calmly put their plan into action
Thailand has emerged as another success story in the COVID-19 pandemic. It's all the more remarkable considering the country was the first outside China to detect a case of coronavirus. Here's how a team of volunteers helped manage the crisis.
Coronavirus fight enters 'phase 5', but experts look ahead to what comes next
With cases on the rise again in Victoria, COVID-19 has delivered a sharp lesson in vigilance. But thoughts are already turning to the future, as health experts turn their focus to what comes next.
Government's plan for 'job-relevant' degrees may backfire in 10 years' time
There has been a preoccupation with education since the ancient Greeks. Fast-forward 2,500 years and education remains a major political battleground.
Queensland and WA right to keep borders closed: Grattan report
The author of a report into Australia's emergence from COVID-19 lockdown restrictions says Queensland and Western Australia are doing the right thing by keeping borders closed while Victoria continues to see a surge in cases.
Brazil's coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, eroding support for President Jair Bolsonaro
Just In - 7 hours ago
Brazil, the country with the world's second-highest number of coronavirus cases, faces rising political instability and deep economic troubles as its COVID-19 death toll passes another milestone.
Indigenous Environmental Network and veterans arrested in Tulsa at Trump rally
Indigenous Rising Media said, "The ugliness of the hate Donald Trump represents will never compare to the beauty of when we show up for one another to protect the sacred. We will keep showing up in defense of Black lives. We are connected. As Auntie Assata said: "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose
If Trump's Death Kult Wants To Die, Why Don't They All Drink Bleach And Leave The Rest Of Us Out Of It?
Lately, Florida passes a new record in COVID cases every day. Gov. DeSantis didn't manufacture the coronavirus, but his foolish, backward, ideological policies guaranteed that Florida would be one of the worst hotspots on the planet. On Friday the state reported 3,822 new cases-- the second most after Texas-- and yesterday Florida reported 4,049 new cases. Friday there were 4,179 cases per million people. Saturday there were 4,367. Florida's total caseload is 93,797 and at the rate they're going, early next week, the state will be the 7th to cross the 100,000 mark. So... no wonder... more »
Grenfell Tower Fire: Third-Year Anniversary (Non-)Progress Report
Some progress on Grenfell Tower: Remediating apartment blocks, ongoing inquiries, regulatory proposals. But not nearly enough. And then there's the potential IT boondoggle. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy...
Scientists develop new automatic method for detecting traces of Sun's coronal mass ejections
The Watchers » Latest articles - 8 hours ago
Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia along with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz and the Kanzelhoehe Observatory, Austria have formulated a new automatic method for tracking coronal dimmings or traces of...... Read more »
Study This Picture: It Might Be a Preview of What A 6th Generation Fighter Looks Like
*Robert Farley* *Security, * As is the case with the X-32, the YF-23 never faced the most dramatic problems to afflict the F-22 Raptor. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The F-23 included some characteristics that may eventually find themselves in a sixth generation fighter, or perhaps in the Air Force’s “deep interceptor” intended to support B-21 Raiders on the way to their targets. For example, the V-tail aspect has been mentioned in some of the early conceptualization for a next generation fighter. And Boeing will undoubtedly hearken back to its experience with the F-23 whe... more »
How Cities Created the Perfect Breeding Ground for Coronavirus
*Roger Keil, Maria Kaika, Tait Mandler, Yannis Tzaninis* *Health, * It is the political ecology of extended urbanization that created the conditions under which COVID-19 could emerge, proliferate and go global. COVID-19 brought the relation between humans and animals to the core of social and scientific debates. COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease: the coronavirus that causes it crossed species boundaries from animals to humans. A wet market in Wuhan may be the place where that original species-jump happened. There is mounting evidence that humans now transmit COVID-19 back to other ... more »
Genocide: These Are the Crimes Hitler's Police Committed in Occupied Europe
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H15390 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5364011] Henious actions. *Key Point: *These "police" forces commited war crimes and killed and tortured many people. Here is there evil legacy. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * Hitler’s Germany was kno... more »
How we Sold the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia for Plastic Shopping Bags
For months, this has been a story that I want to share with young readers in Hong Kong. Now it seems to be the really appropriate time when the ideological battle between the West and China is raging, and as a result of it, Hong Kong and the entire world is suffering.
Britain’s Last Gasp – Realising Life After Brexit
This week marks four years of political acrimony in the guise of Brexit – the most divisive and toxic ideology to hit Britain since the Second World War. Having reached nothing more than a negotiated stalemate with the EU, the likelihood is that Britain will inextricably tie itself to a form of Atlantasism that will do irreversible harm to the British way of life. This is the ultimate desire of American born Boris Johnson and the shadowy and largely undisclosed free-market fundamentalists that support him. And as each day counts down and the dawn of 2021 approaches many will wonder h... more »
Dr. Meryl Nass Discovers Hydroxychloroquine Experiments Were Designed to Kill COVID Patients – How Many Were Murdered?
Dr. Meryl Nass has uncovered a hornet’s nest of government sponsored Hydroxychloroquine experiments that were designed to kill severely ill, Covid-19 hospitalized patients. On June 14th Dr. Nass first identified two Covid-19 experiments in which massive, high toxic doses – four times higher than safe of hydroxychloroquine were being given to severely ill hospitalized patients in intensive care units. The Recovery experiment sponsored by the Wellcome Trust (GlaxoSmithKline) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK government, was conducted at Oxford University, on 1,542 ... more »
Drug Check In The German City Of Stuttgart Results In A Riot
*BBC:* *Germany riot: Gangs smash shops and attack police in Stuttgart* Groups of people have smashed shop windows, looted, and attacked police vehicles in central Stuttgart during hours of night-time disturbances. German police say more than a dozen police officers were hurt during the violence, in south-west Germany. Video clips on Twitter show people vandalising shops in the city centre and hurling big stones and other objects at police vehicles. Stuttgart police say the violence began after police checked a drugs incident. The situation escalated after a 17-year-old was que... more »
Turkey sends large number of reinforcements to Iraq despite Baghdad’s objections
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of additional forces to Iraq as part of “Operation Tiger Claw”, which is targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The ministry said in a statement issued yesterday evening that additional commando units were deployed to new locations in northern Iraq after carrying […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan Air Force jet makes emergency landing along Niger border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – Libyan activists said that a Libyan Air Force military aircraft was forced on Sunday, to make an emergency landing near the border between Libya and Niger. The activists said that a plane, an L-39, was subjected to technical failure while conducting reconnaissance missions inside the Libyan borders from the Brak […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Coalition carries out first airstrikes over Iraq this month
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – On Sunday, June 21, the U.S. Coalition carried out powerful strikes targeting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist group in the Salaheddine Governorate. The Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the international coalition aircraft carried out airstrikes that led to the destruction of 8 tunnels used by ISIS within the Salaheddine […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed Libyan forces consider Egypt’s statement as ‘declaration of war’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) announced its rejection of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s statement in which he talked about the possibility of Egypt’s military intervention in Libya. According to the statement, the Government of National Accord views El-Sisi’s statement as a “declaration of war.” In a statement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
What's "Fake" About the Covid-19 Pandemic
There have been allegations that the covid-19 pandemic is a hoax and that the nature and provenance of the virus are suspect. My personal opinion is that the virus itself is very real. Fraud and deception have infused the response rather than the thing itself - the virus. In late December 2019, two health care workers in Wuhan, China notified officials of an emergent respiratory disease outbreak, Dr. Zhang Jixian, head of the respiratory department at a Hubei hospital and Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, working in Wuhan (Li, 2020). Dr Zhang Jixian was recognized by the Chinese g... more »
"Sign Over the Gates of Hell..."
"Sign over the gates of Hell: "Doesn't mean you're a bad person." ~ Robert Brault
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “I Heard It”
Justin Hayward, “I Heard It”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before humankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed, and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy. Of the 200 or so globular clusters that survive today, Omega Centauri is the largest, containing over ten million stars. Omega Centauri is also the brightest globular cluster, at apparent visual magnitude 3.9 it is visible to southern observers with the unaided eye. *Click image for larger size.* Cataloged as NGC 5139, Omega Centauri is about 18,000 light-years away and 150 light-y... more »
The Rebellion Against Police Repression Must Guard Against All Enemies
The masses are in motion and public opinion about U.S. policing has rapidly shifted in three short weeks. George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s assassination at the hands of U.S. police departments unleased a flood of anger toward the special bodies of armed forces that occupy the streets of Black American communities across the country. New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington D.C. have seen tens of thousands of people march several miles per day demanding that police departments be defunded or abolished altogether. Protestors of all hues have been brutalized and ... more »
On Contact: Planet Of The Humans
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses the criticism and censorship of Michael Moore's film Planet of the Humans with the director, Jeff Gibbs. "Perhaps it's a form of denial to actually instead of understanding the - this civilization, the industrial civilization, the human species - we're hitting limits and we're gonna crash. We're instead hoping that this fantasy will save us. And as I discovered, and I'm not saying that all environmental leaders are on the take, but one of the things our critics ignore is that the shocking list of things that you when yo... more »
The Struggle For Justice Continues In Post-Coup Bolivia
History is in the veins of La Paz, Bolivia, in the archives of the streets, the stains left by burning barricades, the bullet holes that scar government buildings. It marks the city itself. Indigenous rebel Túpac Katari launched his 1781 siege against the Spanish from what is now the hilltop K’illi K’illi park. President Villarroel was hung from a lamp post by an angry crowd in the Plaza Murillo in 1946. Machine gun fire rained down in the San Pedro neighborhood during a coup in 1979. Protesters pulled train cars from the tracks and onto a highway during an uprising in 2003, block... more »
Black New Orleans Waste Workers Build Power Against A Crisis
Sanitation workers in New Orleans have been out on strike for over a month now. On May 5, a group of sanitation workers, also known as “hoppers” (because they hop on and off the trucks to empty trash cans), walked off the job after frustrations around low pay and lack of safety equipment boiled over. They have held firm to their demands and to their brothers on the strike lines for over a month now. "All we’re trying to do is to get what we’re asking for, and then get back to work. We just want fair treatment," Jonathan Edward, who’s been a hopper for over a decade, said. They are... more »
How We Sold Soviet Union And Czechoslovakia For Plastic Shopping Bags
For months, this has been a story that I want to share with young readers in Hong Kong. Now it seems to be the really appropriate time when the ideological battle between the West and China is raging, and as a result of it, Hong Kong and the entire world is suffering. I want to say that none of it is new, that the West already destabilized so many countries and territories, brainwashed tens of millions of young people. I know, because in the past, I was one of them. If I weren’t, it would be impossible to understand what is now happening in Hong Kong. I was born in Leningrad, a b... more »
Yemeni Capital Struck By Heaviest Air Strikes In Years
It was around 6:45am (03.45 GMT) on Tuesday morning when Hussein al-Samie’s son began crying, woken by an earth-shattering air strike that targeted al-Nahdain Mountain in the middle of Sanaa. Samie’s son, Shadi, is four years old. He has no memory of the relentless air strikes that pounded the Houthi-held capital in 2015 and 2016 when the Saudi-led coalition first entered Yemen’s war. Tuesday’s raid shook Samie’s house to its core, and with no experience of blasts this heavy and this close, Shadi’s nerves have been frayed as well. “There were fiercer air strikes in 2015, but we ad... more »
Why Has COVID-19 Not Led To More Humanitarian Releases?
Jalil Muntaqim, a Black Panther imprisoned since 1971, is one of thousands of elderly prisoners the United States has refused to free during the pandemic. In 1971, two weeks shy of his twentieth birthday, Anthony Bottom, a young Black Panther, along with another Panther, Albert Nuh Washington, were arrested following a shootout with San Francisco police. The pair would be tried along with a third man, Herman Bell, for a separate attack: the May killing of two New York City police officers. They were convicted and sentenced to twenty-five years to life, the maximum penalty in New Y... more »
United States: Over 400 Attacks On Press Freedom In Under A Month
One of those incidents involved a DW reporter named Stefan Simons. He was shot at with rubber bullets and threatened with arrest in Minneapolis several weeks ago. How typical is his experience based on your research? Unfortunately, Stefan's experience of getting shot at by the police with non-lethal projectiles is not uncommon. During the past few weeks, we have recorded at least 89 rubber bullet or projectile incidents, 27 pepper sprayings is 49 tear gassings. Not all of those were necessarily directed at the journalists because they were journalists. Sometimes it's simply an iss... more »
United Nations Sets Up Inquiry Into Racism After George Floyd Death
Geneva - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned discriminatory and violent policing after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and ordered a report on "systemic racism" against people of African descent. The 47-member-state forum unanimously adopted a resolution brought by African countries. The mandate also asks U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to examine government responses to peaceful protests, including alleged use of excessive force, and deliver findings in a year's time. Philonise Floyd, the brother of the Black man whose ... more »
Labor Vs. Police: Learning From Working-Class History
Led by oppressed youth, a working-class revolt has erupted, initially over the police lynching of George Floyd. It needs and deserves the unconditional solidarity of organized labor. Unfortunately, what top labor officials have delivered is something much less. Consider a recent statement signed by New York City leaders of the Service Employees (SEIU), American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees, United Auto Workers, Communication Workers (CWA), Professional Staff Congress and the New York State Nurses Association. Overall, the statement is laudable. But these genera... more »
Our Children are Watching: Teachers, What are Your Non-Verbal Messages Saying to Our Black Students?
Due to racial injustices – profiling in society and in schools – Black caregivers are obligated to train our children to be hyper-observant of their surroundings, and strangers and foes when driving, walking, playing, shopping, dining… in all situations. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a physical reprieve from deficit thinking and alienation in a brick-and-mortar setting, but not visually during online teaching where visuals dominate.
Chet Raymo, "The Ring of Truth"
*"The Ring of Truth"* by Chet Raymo "In Salley Vickers' novel, "Where Three Roads Meet," the shade of Tiresias, the blind seer of the Oedipus myth, visits Sigmund Freud in London during the psychoanalyst's final terrible illness. In a series of conversations, Tiresias retells the story of Oedipus- he who was fated to kill his father and sleep with his mother - a story at the heart of Freud's own theory of the human psyche. At one point in the conversations, as Tiresias and Freud discuss the extent to which our lives are fated, the question of immortality arises. Freud says of Oedip... more »
“88 Truths I’ve Learned About Life”
*“88 Truths I’ve Learned About Life”* by David Cain "In the early days of this blog I published what I thought was a throwaway post, entitled “88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life”. It was nothing but 88 sweeping aphorisms I had collected as they occurred to me, delivered with a bit of snark. But it was a huge hit and still brings new people to Raptitude. Today I can’t bear to look at it. It’s just too preachy. But I understand the appeal. It’s fun to throw down an aphorism, and ask yourself if you really believe it. Here’s what I’ve learned (I think) in the seven years sinc... more »
The Most Effective Way To Destroy People
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell
This Pacific Battle Meant Japan's Days Were Numbered
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Two Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during fighting at Wana Ridge during the Battle of Okinawa, May 1945. U.S. Army/Staff Sergent Walter F. Kleine.] The savage final land battle between “the eagle and the sun” was America’s longest and bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theater. As one island or island group in the Pacific was fought over by American and Japanese forces, it became clear that Japan’s days as a combatant in World War II were numbered. One after another, these Imperial outposts fell to the America... more »
Some of the Worst Criminals in History: Why the Nazis' SS Forces Were So Hated
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-45534-0005 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5353701] They have a tremendous amount of blood on their hands. *Key point:* Hitler's secret police murdered a lot of people and did his dirty work. Here is how they served to supress dessent and carry out genocide. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has ... more »
GOP Establishment Attacks Georgia Congressional Hopeful Marjorie Greene for Supporting Historical Monuments
Originally posted on Nwo Report: The establishment is trying to destroy Greene. Source: Shane Trejo U.S. Congressional hopeful Marjorie Greene of Georgia is?under attack by the GOP establishment?for steadfastly supporting historical monuments against the violent ANTIFA/Black Lives Matter mob movement. Greene has emerged as the front-runner to win the seat in Georgia’s 14th congressional district,…
Hezbollah Calls For Closer Ties To China
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah June 17, 2020 speech Long War Journal: *Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah calls for closer ties to China* During a June 17 speech eulogizing former Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ramadan Shalah and Hezbollah commander Hajj Abu Ali Farhat, Hassan Nasrallah called for a realignment with China in an attempt to end Lebanon’s dependence on western aid during its economic crises. “I have information that is absolutely definite, if I am not sure about something, I wouldn’t talk about it. Chinese companies are ready to bring in money,... more »
Musical Interlude: Mecano, "Hijo de la Luna"
Mecano, "Hijo de la Luna"
Winter in Australia
A few months back, I pointed out that Australia was handling the Covid-19 epidemic far better than the US or Canada. At the time, several people told me that this was because it was summer in Australia and winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Now it’s June, so it’s worth taking another look at the relative […] The post Winter in Australia appeared first on Econlib.
The Daily "Near You?"
Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!
India Accusses China Of Diverting The Galwan River To Be Able To Claim More Territory
The confrontation in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier, was the deadliest between the two countries in 45 years. Analysis now reportedly shows how China altered the Galwan river's ecosystem to claim the territory as its own *Daily Mail:* *China has already diverted Galwan river to claim more territory on border with India, claim experts* * Fierce dispute broke out in the Galwan Valley along the China-India border * Analysis shows China 'has diverted the Galwan river in order to claim territory' * Engineers are altering river's course... more »
1 Man Dead, 11 People Wounded in Minneapolis Shooting
A shooting in a popular Minneapolis nightlife area has left one man dead and 11 people wounded in a chaotic scene that sent people ducking into restaurants and other businesses for cover.
George Soros Conspiracy Theories Surge as Protests Sweep US
George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist who has long been a target of conspiracy theories, is now being falsely accused of orchestrating and funding the protests over police killings of Black people.
The Key to Stability in Syria: Renewing Relations with Kurds
*Diliman Abdulkader* *Security, Middle East* Could this bring stability to the region? The Assad regime's presence has led to chaos in Syria. Assad not only brought civil war but allowed Iran to use Syrian territory to bolster its influence. If that wasn’t enough, Russian and Turkish interference expanded, too. Syria—and the entire Middle East—cannot afford to be drawn further towards instability. Peace and stability in the Middle East benefit the United States and our regional allies like Israel. The key to this is re-engagement with the Kurds in Syria. U.S. engagement with Ku... more »
This Russian Nuclear Submarine Sank Twice
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A lack of resources doomed it. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The immense pressure of the Cold War inevitably produced accidents, often in the cutting edge systems that the Soviets needed most. *K-429* sank because the Soviet leadership grew paranoid about American military advantages, and then sank again because the Soviets lacked the resources to maintain basic port facilities. *Recommended: 1.2 Million Casualties: If North Korea Attacked Los Angeles with a Nuclear Weapon* *Recommended: Uzi: The Israeli Machine Gun That Conquered the World* *... more »
Star Wars Proves That New Battleships Would Be a Really Stupid Idea
*Robert Farley* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E85I0MRM01&share=true] They are best left behind as historical relics. *Key Point: *Large, slow ships are too vulnerable to incoming bombers and missiles. Aircraft Carriers at least are able to project firepower through their planes and have escort ships--battleships, however, are easy targets. *Recommended: 8 Million People Could Die in a War with North Korea* *Recommended: Why North Korea Is Destined to Test More ICBMs and Nuclear Weapons* *Recommended: 5 ... more »
America Can Learn From How Russia Reinvented The Red Army
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Failure breeds innovation. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *We still have a lot to learn from the experience of the Red Army. In the wake of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army and Air Force both faced crises that felt existential, and resolved them in part through creative interpretation of tradition. To be sure, no military organization in U.S. history has ever gone through quite the same cycle of destruction and rebirth as the Red Army, but even in the past decade the United States has struggled with the problem of rebuilding the armies of partners ... more »
Time to teardown all the statues of FDR; he put Japanese Americans in prison camps
While historically the Democrat party has tended to concentrate their racist hate on Blacks they have occasionally taken time to horribly abuse other races too. A great example of that is FDR, Democrat, putting Japanese Americans in prison camps during WWII for the "crime" of being of Japanese descent. While there was reason to distrust some Japanese Americans it should be noted that there was also some reason to distrust German Americans but they weren't put in prison camps probably because they were white. In both cases the reality was that there were small numbers of people with ... more »
China killed 20 Indian soldiers in an invasion of India and you probably didn't hear about it
One rogue cop kills George Floyd and the media is non stop condemning all white people, except the Democrat politicians who run Minneapolis and all of Minnesota. But China invades India and kills 20 Indian soldiers and the media is nearly silent. Just as China is using force to declare that it owns the South China Sea it's using force to steal parts of India. But you'll have to look long and hard for any Democrat politician who cares. Given Biden's continual pandering to China, possibly due to China giving Biden's son Hunter $1.5 billion to invest, means that a President Biden wil... more »
Time to change Yale's name: The Twitter Mob is woke
It turns out that Yale college is named after Elihu Yale a man who was not only a slave owner but an actual slave trader; he made money by buying slaves cheap and selling them for lots of money. Now of course sane people know that no one prior to now knew who Yale was, or cared. But to the twitter mob and the Democrats new Brown Shirts, Antifa, everything should be torn down that isn't what they like. Which is why the statue of mass murdering Lenin in Seattle is safe. What's great is that this bit of trolling, started by Ann Coulter, has gotten support from the lunatics on the left... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 21
1920 UK Foreign Min Lord Curzon wrote that Iraq High Comm Wilson’s ideas were backwards and him leading Mandate was a problem Wilson rejected self-rule 1922 Nephew of cleric Khalisi arrested for posting anti-election fatwa in Khadimiya Baghdad When police tried to arrest man followers came to his aid but still detained 1922 Mujtahid Khalisi called for shop closings in Khadimiya to protest nephew’s arrest Few complied 1981 UN rep Palme took 4th trip to Tehran to try to negotiate ceasefire to end Iran-Iraq War 1982 Ayatollah Khomeini announced Iran would go to Lebanon and Jerusalem ... more »
Scientists create 3D images of geological processes below Earth's surface
The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago
Geoscientists at the University of Texas at Dallas generated high-resolution, 3D images of the dynamic geological processes that are happening far below the Earth's surface. The team described in the study how they created images of mantle flows in a subduction...... Read more »
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