Charges dropped against First Nations chief punched by Canadian police
Just In - 6 hours ago
Canadian prosecutors drop charges against a First Nations chief who was tackled and punched by police during an incident over an expired licence plate, his lawyer says.
US Open U-turn on wheelchair tennis tournament after Dylan Alcott blast
Just In - 6 hours ago
The US Tennis Association backtracks on a decision to drop wheelchair tennis from the US Open, after complaints from a string of players including Australia's Dylan Alcott.
THIRD Shooting In CHOP Sends Seattle Authorities Scrambling, Even As Mayor Says She’s Ready To ‘Wind Down’ Protest
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
By Emily Zanotti Jun 24th, 2020 DailyWire.com Photo by Toby Scott/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Seattle’s Fire Department responded to a third shooting in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood late Tuesday, transporting two victims who engaged in gun violence on the edges of the CHOP “autonomous zone.” The Capitol Hill Occupied (or “Ongoing”) Protest, … Continue reading THIRD Shooting In CHOP Sends Seattle Authorities Scrambling, Even As Mayor Says She’s Ready To ‘Wind Down’ Protest →
CHOP Organizers Break The Bad News: It’s Time To Go Home, Move To ‘Virtual Activism’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Jun 24th, 2020 DailyWire.comEmily Zanotti CHOP organizers have delivered the final blow to the two-week-long protest in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, asking the remaining protesters to please pack up and leave, and announcing that the “mission” of CHOP is shifting to its “next phase.” Fox News reports that in a statement addressed to “comrades … Continue reading CHOP Organizers Break The Bad News: It’s Time To Go Home, Move To ‘Virtual Activism’ →
New Q—Patriot Activation & The Waking Giant [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Starship Earth: The Big Picture June 24, 2020 Q’s on a tear! Look at the gems here today. The official charges… in case you were wondering. Good meme. 4512 Link to New Q Drop Q!!Hs1Jq13jV6 24 Jun 2020 – 10:32:07 AM EbSzsRXX0AgVohh.jpg Is this about Flynn? Is he about to be “unleashed”? Is the puppy … Continue reading New Q—Patriot Activation & The Waking Giant [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Once Claimed Jewish Ancestry, Now Says She’s ‘Black’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
June 24, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Democrat socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has claimed that “Latinos are black” in response to questions about racism and the ongoing protests in the United States following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The far-left socialist then called for “conversations around ‘colorism’” during an interview with Telemundo. “What do you think the Latinx community should do … Continue reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Once Claimed Jewish Ancestry, Now Says She’s ‘Black’ →
Justice! Flynn Case Dismissed, Judge Ordered To Accept Decision
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Way too long in coming, many people argue, but at least finally justice has been served. Source: Georgette Although the entire premise of the gestapo-like abuse?General Michael Flynn?experienced at the hands of?Herr Mueller and his goon squad was a travesty…?it almost seemed like nothing compared to the actions of Peter…
Here’s What I Am Talking About and What You Need to See
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
June 24, 2020 by David Robinson by Justice Anna von Reitz Here’s What I Am Talking About and What You Need to See While the Media Schmucks have been standing around snarking and stuffing people’s heads full of lies, omissions, deceits, and nonsense — this is just a partial list sent by a friend … Continue reading Here’s What I Am Talking About and What You Need to See →
Letter to the Joint Chiefs — 24 June 2020
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on American Patriots Email Report: by Justice Anna von Reitz Letter to the Joint Chiefs — 24 June 2020 Gentlemen: We are enclosing the substance of our letter sent to United Nations Secretary General Guterres and President Trump this morning. If you value your power, your jobs, your pensions, your reputations or…
Darwin's lonely peacock and the mystery of his missing 'entourage'
Conor Byrne And Lyrella Cochrane, Just In - 7 hours ago
A group of peafowl have been a feature of The Gardens for two decades, but suspected fowl play has seen their numbers cut from about six to one lonely male.
Victoria to get 1,000 Defence Force personnel to help contain COVID-19 outbreak
Just In - 7 hours ago
The Australian Defence Force will provide more than 1,000 personnel to help with coronavirus hotel quarantine arrangements after a worrying spike in the number of cases of COVID-19 in Victoria in the last week.
Mark Cuban tells Sean Hannity of Fox he is voting for Biden
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 7 hours ago
Joe Concha of The Hill penned “Mark Cuban endorses Biden on Hannity: He ‘actually wants to run a country'” based on the appearance by billionaire Mark Cuban on Fox News’ Sean Hannity’s talk show. The remarks are worth noting given … Continue reading →
Perspectives on the more distant human past
David Brin, CONTRARY BRIN - 5 hours ago
“A century ago, on July 26, 1916, a viral disease swept through New York. Within 24 hours, new cases of polio increased by more than 68%. The outbreak killed more than 2,000 people in New York City alone. Across the United States, polio took the lives of about 6,000 people in 1916, leaving thousands more paralyzed. Although scientists had already identified the polio virus, it took 50 more years to develop a vaccine. That vaccine eradicated polio in the U.S. in less than a decade. Vaccines are one of the most effective modern disease-fighting tools. “As of this writing, the fast-sp...
Gregory Mannarino, “Stocks, Crude, Metals, Crypto, Plunge. What’s Next?”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *“Stocks, Crude, Metals, Crypto, Plunge. What’s Next?”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "This crash is not going to have much effect on business." Arthur Reynolds, Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1929
The Jimmy Kimmel kerfuffle
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 5 hours ago
I was never particularly fond of Jimmy Kimmel, but this latest move against him, by the left, should be a warning to all Democrats who think they can go along with the mob mentality of vandals and hoodlums who try to destroy the past and paste happy faces on their Marxist ideals. They did it to Trump supporters, but who cared in the entertainment field? They were deplorables. The virtue signalers were so above all that--so self righteous. Kimmel also attacked Trump using his sharp wit, but then they dug up some old black face routines (I'd call them humorous impersonations), and BLM...
George Floyd & Dr. Michael Baden: Intrigue Swirls Around The Man and His Forensics
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*While listening to the gaslight nation interview, Dr Michael Baden's name was dropped. Suggesting this guy is connected to serious weirdness would be an understatement* - Bubba Wallace Digs A Deeper Hole- Credibility Takes A Nose Dive: Gaslight Nation *Dr Baden conducted the autopsy for George Floyd's family. I'll highlight the many other forensic investigations (?) he was involved in.* *See here* *"According to a statement, attorney Ben Crump revealed the results of the (George Floyd) autopsy performed by medical examiners Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson....* Ge...
Record Label For Current And Formerly Incarcerated Musicians Releases First Album
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
Die Jim Crow is the first nonprofit record label for current and formerly incarcerated musicians, and on Juneteenth, the label released their first album, "Assata Troi" by BL Shirelle. The post Record Label For Current And Formerly Incarcerated Musicians Releases First Album appeared first on Shadowproof.
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Until the Last Moment"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Yanni, “Until the Last Moment"
DOJ whistleblower: Attorney General Barr’s treatment of cannabis industry tantamount to ‘harassment’
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
A career U.S. Justice Department attorney testified Wednesday that antitrust investigations of 10 cannabis mergers since March 2019 were “not even close to meeting established criteria” for such reviews and agreed they amounted to industry “harassment” by Attorney General William Barr. John Elias told a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing that antitrust employees were told […] DOJ whistleblower: Attorney General Barr’s treatment of cannabis industry tantamount to ‘harassment’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entreprene...
Rare noctilucent clouds appear during summer solstice over London, England
The Watchers » Latest articles - 5 hours ago
Rare noctilucent clouds (NLCs) put on a spectacular display over London, England, on June 21, 2020-- during the summer solstice. "Even the bright lights of the London Eye on the River Thames couldn’t drown out the display," said Phil Halper, a...... Read more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
“Oh what a tangled web a planetary nebula can weave. The Red Spider Planetary Nebula shows the complex structure that can result when a normal star ejects its outer gases and becomes a white dwarf star. Officially tagged NGC 6537, this two-lobed symmetric planetary nebula houses one of the hottest white dwarfs ever observed, probably as part of a binary star system. *Click image for larger size.* Internal winds emanating from the central stars, visible in the center, have been measured in excess of 1000 kilometers per second. These winds expand the nebula, flow along the nebula's wa...
3 Men Indicted on Murder Charges in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Arbery was slain Feb. 23 when Greg and Travis McMichael, a white father and son, armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-old Black man.
Rayshard Brooks: Another Black Man Smeared in Viral Social Media Posts After His Death
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Brooks was killed by a white police officer at a Wendy's in Atlanta in June 2020. Some vocal corners of the internet claim his death was justified.
Turkish military attacks Syrian Army, YPG forces in northern Aleppo
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Turkish military launched a barrage of artillery shells towards the defenses of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) this evening. According to reports from northern Aleppo, the Turkish military heavily targeted the Tal Rifa’at area, hitting both the Syrian Army and YPG forces, despite […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Experts See Ulterior Motives Behind US Decision to Finally Deport Haitian Death Squad Leader
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 6 hours ago
Emmanuel “Toto” Constant was immediately arrested after touching down in Port-au-Prince, 26 years after he fled to the US following the Raboteau massacre. The post Experts See Ulterior Motives Behind US Decision to Finally Deport Haitian Death Squad Leader appeared first on MintPress News.
Libyan Army says 5 Turkish warships are positioned along Libyan coast
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson, Ahmad Al-Mismari, said in his weekly press conference, that “there were air flights between Turkey and the airports in Matija and Misrata, during which soldiers and mercenaries were transported,” and that they are “continuing until now.” Mismari said that in addition to these flights, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US will help Lebanon if gov’t moves away from Hezbollah: Pompeo
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – U.S.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States is ready to support the Lebanese government if it implements real reforms. According to Reuters, Pompeo said on Wednesday: “Washington is ready to help Lebanon if the government works in a way that does not make it hostage to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The High-Tech Profiling of Native Americans Under COVID-19 Could Be Headed Your Way
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 7 hours ago
As a racial profiling scandal unfolds in a New Mexico hospital targeting Native American mothers, the same principles of racial discrimination dominate the emerging technological surveillance landscape. The post The High-Tech Profiling of Native Americans Under COVID-19 Could Be Headed Your Way appeared first on MintPress News.
Jihadist civil war intensifies as Al-Qaeda linked group reaches Idlib city
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The situation around Idlib city has gotten worse over the last few hours, as the Al-Qaeda-linked Hurras Al-Deen group has reached the outskirts of the administrative capital. According to the latest reports, the Hurras Al-Deen group managed to seize more ground from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (formerly Jabhat Al-Nusra) after a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bubble Burst: Borders within Atlantic Canada to reopen July 3
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. “As of July 3, you will be able to move in and around Atlantic Canada without self-isolating for 14 days,” Premier Stephen McNeil told reporters on a telephone conference call after the Council of Atlantic Premiers issued a statement earlier today. “That self-isolation period will […]
Russian special forces attack allegedly repelled by Turkish-backed militants
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – An alleged attack by the Russian special forces on Wednesday was repelled by the Turkish-backed “National Liberation Front” (NLF) in the Jabal Al-Zawiya region of Idlib. According to the claim, the Russian special forces attempted to infiltrate the militant defenses at the Beinin axis, but were repelled after clashing with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Heavily-armed Russian warship enters Mediterranean as Idlib offensive approaches: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – For the second time in the last 24 hours, a heavily-armed Russian naval vessel has entered the eastern Mediterranean after transiting the Bosphorus Strait. According to maritime observer Yoruk Isik, the Russian Navy’s Admiral Makarov warship, which is part of the Black Sea Fleet, transiting the Bosphorus Strait on Wednesday […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
“No Escape from Existential Reality”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* *“No Escape from Existential Reality”* by Sartre "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick "Finally agreement! No one can dispute the reality that we all will die. Since most choose to block out this fate or find it discomforting to consider, the roots of denial are sown. Refusal to confront the one great similarity that all humans share, is a trait that has greatly affected our political and social lives. Life is to be lived, no doubt. But how you live it greatly depends upon how you treat the final endi...
We left Libya in ruins. Now, it's a crucible of terror that has come back to haunt us
Mark Almond, Peace and Prosperity - 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] The CIA calls it ‘blowback’, when the unintended consequences of what seemed like a good policy at the time come back to bite you. The classic example is Western sponsorship of radical Islamist fighters against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. That covert war against the Kremlin was a significant factor in crippling Communism in Russia which was a good thing, surely? It certainly seemed cost-free for America — until that bright morning of September 11, 2001, when Afghan-based terrorism struck New York and Washington on a grand scale. Today our o...
"When you destroy art you kill a part of yourself. That part is never replaced. If you continue, piece by piece dies until there is nothing left. You didn’t destroy art but only yourself." #QotD
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 6 hours ago
*"When you destroy art you kill a part of yourself. That part is never replaced. If you continue, piece by piece dies until there is nothing left. You didn’t destroy art but only yourself. Even a requiem now will have no meaning to you. Hope is only for those who strive for better alternatives."* ~ artist Michael Newberry . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
"Explanation..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"There is a logical explanation for everything, often mistaken for the reason it happened." - Robert Brault
10 Guns That Can Easily Defend Your Home, Family and Property
Gun News Daily, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, Americas* If you’re looking for an effective home-defense weapon, handguns are one of the most popular choices. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This centerfire pistol boasts striker fire action and an extremely light trigger pull. For this reason alone, it’s an excellent choice for beginners who aren’t used to the throwing their weight behind firing a weapon. If you’re looking for an *effective home-defense weapon*, handguns are one of the most popular choices. *Why do so many people go with the handgun, especially when there are far more power...
Report: Amazon Is Looking to Add Live TV to Prime Video
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Entertainment, Americas* [image: Reuters] Amazon had taken steps towards developing such a service a few years ago but dropped those plans in 2017. Is Amazon preparing a move into live TV? According to the tech newsletter Protocol, the company has posted job listings of late indicating that it's looking to put add more live TV its streaming service. The report also cited an industry insider who says Amazon is "actively pursuing" deals for programming that would go on such a service. The idea would combine the existing Prime Video service with some linear chann...
Will This New York Progressive Be the AOC of Foreign Policy?
Matthew Petti, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, * “We celebrate this movement, a movement designed to push back against a system that's literally killing us.” Progressives focused on foreign policy issues are feeling vindicated after Democratic voters in New York unseated a 16-term congressman who had supported the Iraq War. Rep. Eliot Engel (D–N.Y.) has been the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since 2013. But he will no longer be on the ticket in November, as New York City middle school principal Jamaal Bowman unseated Engel in Tuesday’s primary election. “We don't ...
Meet the World War II Tanks That Ended Hitler
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* The Allied victory over Nazi Germany was won on the back of well over tens of thousands of medium tanks churned out by Allied factories over the course of the war. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Allied tanks were engineered for mass production and to handle routine battlefield tasks well, rather than being over-engineered to survive the heaviest guns or penetrate the thickest armor The Allied victory over Nazi Germany was won on the back of well over tens of thousands of medium tanks churned out by Allied factories over the course of th...
"Mu"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Mu"* by Stephen H. Segal "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play." - Joshua, "War Games" "There is a word, a concept, in Zen Buddhism that doesn't quite translate perfectly into the English language: Mu. Mu is the response given by a Zen monk to a question that cannot be meaningfully answered. It suggest that the question's premises are not real, that there is a state of emptiness that lies beyond yes and no, that the asker should unask the question - indeed, that anyone who would ask such a question in the first place might well to question his entire perspective ...
Megaminería: “las normas están dirigidas a beneficiar a las empresas”
bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
24-Jun-2020 El pasado 15 de junio la Plataforma América Latina Mejor realizó un conversatorio sobre el impacto ambiental que provocan los Tratados de Libre Comercio en torno a la megaminería.
"Is Data Our New False Religion?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Is Data Our New False Religion?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "In the false religion of data, heresy is asking for data that is not being collected because it might reveal unpalatably unprofitable realities. Here's how every modern con starts: let's look at the data. Every modern con starts with an earnest appeal to look at the data because the con artist has assembled the data to grease the slides of the con. We have been indoctrinated into a new and false religion, the faith of data. We've been relentlessly indoctrinated with the quasi-religious belief that "data doesn't lie," when ...
Minneapples is now Little Mogadishu
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
From the Independent Sentinel: MINNEAPOLIS IS OUT OF CONTROL CBS News in Minnesota reports ‘It’s just stupid’: Police data shows 1,600 Minneapolis gunfire reports within 30 Days. It looks like their gun laws don’t work. The only people with guns are crazy or criminal or both. ShotSpotter technology has picked up more than 1,600 gunshots in Minneapolis in the past 30 days. Nine people were shot within four hours Monday in three separate shootings, within about a two-mile radius in north Minneapolis. The numbers show that there have been over 100 people shot in Minneapolis since the d...
Communism-A sobering reminder from 60 years ago.
Infinity, 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Communism-A sobering reminder from 60 years ago. It’s been almost sixty years since Russia’s Nikita Khrushchev addressed the UN and delivered his “his shoe pounding” prediction message for America. He was the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, which was the beginning of “The Cold War”. At that time, the word ‘communism’ was feared throughout our nation. Now here’s some food for thought if it doesn’t make us choke! Do you remember September 29, 1959? THIS IS HIS ENTIRE QUOTE: “Your children’s children will live under communism, you Ame...
Voter turn out June 23 Primaries – dismal failure
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
June 23, 2020 six very important state primaries finally were held. Most had been moved from an earlier time. The states were : Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. In most cases those who had opponents for the position showed wide percentage margins between winners and losers. What is surprising and definitely sickening is the turnout of voting citizens noted in all states. In most cases there were fewer than 100,000 total votes cast in some as little as 3,000. Only for Senate were there even much more than 1 million votes accounted for. Th...
May All Be Revealed
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Caitlin Johnstone* - The world’s healthiest people want all truth to be revealed no matter how inconvenient it might be.
In the Long Run, What Can Conservatives and Patriots Really Accomplish?
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
A fire ant mound: The visible portion of a massive underground complex of interconnected chambers, each filled with nasty biting little critters. The global leftist / progressive / communist movement: The visible portion of a massive shift in human political ad philosophical thought, largely along generational lines. Donald Trump whacked the leftist fire ant mound. That impact flushed the commies out into the open, and greatly emboldened them to seek revenge on the individuals and groups they believe to be guilty of discrimination. But most of a fire ant colony is underground, where ...
Largest Settlement in Pharma History: Bayer-Monsanto Agrees to $10B Settlement With Victims Poisoned by Roundup Weedkiller
Admin, Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
Bayer will dole out between $10.1 billion and $10.9 billion—the single largest settlement in pharma history—to put an end to thousands of lawsuits tied to its acquisition of Monsanto and glyphosate-based Roundup. The $10 billion settlement will be apportioned to four leading plaintiffs’ law firms, who will in turn distribute the money to nearly 100,000 clients who were stricken with cancer after prolonged use of the toxic weedkiller. The German company acquired the St. Louis-based agrochemical giant Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion, and inherited liability in thousands of lawsuits ...
Arrest Of Activist Leads To Protests; At Least Four Vehicles Strike Protesters
Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Hundreds of people are protesting in downtown Madison after the arrest of activist Yeshua Musa. Videos of the arrest posted to social media show as many as five police officers wrestling Musa, also known as Devonere Johnson, to the ground and carrying him to the back seat of a police cruiser, while he asks what he’s being arrested for. After officers get him into the car, he can be seen jumping out of the opposite car door before being tackled again and taken into custody. In one of the videos, witnesses can be heard asking why Musa is being arrested and saying he had only been spe...
NYPD Enforcement Of Low-Level Offenses Accounts For Huge Department Expenditures, Racial Disparities
Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
New York City criminalizes drugs and low-level broken windows offenses at a startling rate, with enforcement in these areas accounting for a vast proportion of the NYPD’s policing activities and the city’s budget, according to a new brief from Drug Policy Alliance. DPA released the brief in support of the Communities United for Police Reform coalition call for Mayor de Blasio and the NYC Council to cut the FY21 NYPD expense budget by $1 billion and redirect savings to core needs in Black, Latinx and other NYC communities of color that have long been the target of the drug war and ...
Supporting an Enemy of the People during the Pandemic: Navajo Vice President attends Trump megachurch rally in Phoenix
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
Navajo Vice President Myron Lizer at Trump's megachurch rally in Phoenix on Tuesday. Navajos horrified that Vice President attended megachurch rally to support Trump as pandemic peaks in Arizona By Brenda Norrell Censored News PHOENIX -- Many Navajos were horrified to hear that Navajo Vice President Myron Lizer attended the Trump rally at the megachurch, Dream City Church, in
Entrance to Cairo's Manasterly Palace [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Entrance to Cairo's Manasterly Palace] Entrance to Cairo's 19th century Al Manasterly palace and ancient Cairo Nilometer in River Nile's El-Manial island.
Entrance to Cairo's Manasterly Palace [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Entrance to Cairo's Manasterly Palace] Entrance to Cairo's 19th century Al Manasterly palace and ancient Cairo Nilometer in River Nile's El-Manial island.
Egypt's Nilometer and Manasterly palac [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Egypt's Nilometer and Manasterly palac] Cairo's 19th century Al Manasterly palace and ancient Cairo Nilometer in River Nile's El-Manial island.
Egypt's Nilometer , Manasterly palace and bridge [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Egypt's Nilometer , Manasterly palace and bridge] Cairo's 19th century Al Manasterly palace and ancient Cairo Nilometer in River Nile's El-Manial island. Part of Al Manasterly wooden bridge appears in the photo
Gregory Mannarino, “Stocks, Crude, Metals, Crypto, Plunge. What’s Next?”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, “Stocks, Crude, Metals, Crypto, Plunge. What’s Next?” - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "This crash is not going to have much effect on business." Arthur Reynolds, Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1929
After Subpoena Threat, Barr Agrees to Grilling by Democrats Next Month
Luis Miguel, rss - 6 hours ago
[image: after-subpoena-threat-barr-agrees-to-grilling-by-democrats-next-month] Attorney General Bill Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month as Democrats assert the DOJ has become politicized.
Keir Starmer's Softly-Softly
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 7 hours ago
Some very quick notes on the Labour leader's approach to "responsible" oppositionism. 1. It's working. Or it seems to be working, if you're using polling as a measure of success. On the whole, they're demonstrating convergence as the gap between Tories and Labour narrows. Also, for someone who was only known to weirdo politicos and those who followed the Brexit process closely, the public are warming to him as they put him on a par with or slightly above or below Boris Johnson in the best Prime Minister stakes. Remember, Johnson still has the wartime crisis inflating his support. L...
Gallup Survey Finds NCAA Student-Athletes Score High in ‘Wellbeing’
cmaadmin, Diverse - 7 hours ago
Former college students with bachelor’s degrees who competed in NCAA sports were more likely than non-athletes to thrive physically, socially and financially in their lives after graduation, based on a Gallup report released Wednesday.
What Role Should Higher Education Play in Combating Racism?
Sara Weissman, Diverse - 7 hours ago
As anti-racist protests continue across the nation in response to the death of George Floyd – a Black man who died after a Minnesota officer pinned his neck to the ground – college and university leaders are asking themselves what role higher education can play in confronting racism and structural inequity in America.
Toppled Statues to Toppled Republic? A Venezuelan Issues a Déjà-vu Warning
Selwyn Duke, rss - 7 hours ago
[image: toppled-statues-to-toppled-republic-a-venezuelan-issues-a-deja-vu-warning] A Venezuelan woman warns in a viral video: Don’t think it can’t happen here.
Whistleblower Says Ed Dept Rejected Website That Eased Loan Forgiveness Process
cmaadmin, Diverse - 7 hours ago
A whistleblower has filed a complaint saying the Department of Education rejected a website that eased the process of applying for student loan forgiveness, reported U.S. News. A spokeswoman for the Education Department refuted the whistleblower’s contention. Late in May, President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded […]
Did the U of Mississippi Misrepresent the Move of a Confederate Statue?
cmaadmin, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Did the University of Mississippi misrepresent the decision last week to move a Confederate statue? Many students, faculty and staff who have been campaigning for the statue’s removal believe it did. On June 18, the university said it is moving the statue from its prominent place on campus to a cemetery on campus that houses […]
U of Michigan Won’t Hold Presidential Debate in October Due to Public Health Concerns
cmaadmin, Diverse - 8 hours ago
The University of Michigan is withdrawing from being a host of one of three Presidential debates in the lead up to the November elections citing public health concerns, reported the Detroit Free Press. The university was scheduled to host the second presidential debate between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Oct. […]
Brigham Young U Under Fire for Comparing Latter-day Saints’ History to that of African Americans
Jessica Ruf, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Brigham Young University-Idaho is under fire after its Performing and Visual Arts Facebook account compared the past persecution of Latter-day Saints to centuries of African American enslavement, reported the Salt Lake Tribune. The post, which has since been deleted, detailed the history of Latter-day Saints who fled to Utah, formerly Mexican territory, to escape discrimination. […]
Democrats Block GOP Police Reform, Why That's Good for Republicans
Luis Miguel, rss - 8 hours ago
[image: democrats-block-gop-police-reform-why-that-s-good-for-republicans] The future of federal police reform is uncertain, but that may mean neither party will be passing unconstitutional intrusions on local police powers anytime soon.
Capitalism and the Throttling of Democracy in India
Unknown, EAST BY NORTHWEST - 8 hours ago
OffGuardian, DissidentVoice, CounterPunch. Countercurrents, Global Research The deregulation of international capital flows (financial liberalisation) has effectively turned the planet into a free-for-all bonanza for the world’s richest capitalists. Under the post-World-War Two Bretton Woods monetary regime, nations put restrictions on the flow of capital. Domestic firms and banks could not freely borrow from banks elsewhere or from international capital markets, without seeking permission, and they could not simply take their money in and out of other countries. Domestic financi...
41 Shot, Six Dead, on Monday in Chicago
R. Cort Kirkwood, rss - 9 hours ago
[image: 41-shot-6-dead-on-monday-in-chicago] After a Father’s Day weekend tally of 104 shot and 14 dead, another 41 people were shot and six more killed on Monday.
Did Facebook Allow a Post Calling for the Hanging of White People?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A meme attempted to show Facebook's bias when it comes to blocking racist content on its platform.
'The possibilities are endless': NT breaks new ground with Australia's first Indigenous speaker, deputy
Lauren Roberts, Just In - 7 hours ago
The Northern Territory has this week made history, becoming the first Parliament in Australia to elect both an Aboriginal Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
What did Mayor Ginther of Columbus mean?
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
David Keck’s summary: “Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is just finishing his address on policing policy change (June 24). He said a lot of things that, on the surface, are true. He also neglected to say a lot of things that are also true that are key, and said some things that sound good, but do not stand any kind of below surface, or even surface scrutiny. In distancing himself from the FOP, HE chose to use the word "many" (not most) in describing how many current police are in it for the right reason. Does he not believe that MOST policemen are responsible and dedicated servants? B...
Live: NSW Now: Tech giant to reshape Central's skyline with world-first
Just In - 7 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Atlassian reveals plans to build the world's tallest commercial hybrid timber tower next to Sydney's Central Station. The 40-story building is expected to house up to 4,000 staff.
US Armed Services
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 7 hours ago
Q and A Name the US General And if you can’t, you should reassess whether or not you should be reading this blog. And where (which continent) is he standing? Name the Army Name the Aircraft The answers to the “name the (insert here) is at the bottom Bonus points: […] The post US Armed Services appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Were Canberra's 13 light rail stations built in the right places?
Markus Mannheim, Just In - 7 hours ago
After much lobbying by businesses in the area, the industrial suburb of Mitchell will soon have a tram stop. But very few people use the two stations that are closest to it.
Tale of Two Pandemics And the 2nd Wave
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: “We’re stopping it here, and we’re going to do that no matter what it takes. But we can choose to do that by creating a police state and taking steps that are scary to people, or we can choose to see people as our fellow human beings and treat…
The Entire Planet Has Been Hijacked By The WHO And The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation To Establish Dictatorial Rule, To Track And Trace All Of Humanity!! – Truth To Power
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Covid19 And The Rollout Of This Plandemic Is A Hoax!! From Fraudulent Tests, To Social Distancing, The Lockdown, The Wearing Of The Useless Masks Which Is A Sign Of Our Global Enslavement! We The People Across The Globe Are No Longer Going To Cooperate Or Sign On To Or Acknowledge The Globalist Luciferian Cabal … Continue reading The Entire Planet Has Been Hijacked By The WHO And The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation To Establish Dictatorial Rule, To Track And Trace All Of Humanity!! – Truth To Power →
Are These Troops Guarding the Lincoln Memorial?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
One striking photograph highlighted the political unrest taking place in the U.S. capital and across the country following the death of George Floyd.
Is Rhode Island Dropping ‘Plantation’ from State Name?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A movement to change the state's official name was reinvigorated by nationwide protests against racism in June 2020.
'Build-to-Rent' scheme for affordable housing fails to produce a single property
Allyson Horn And Anna Hartley, Just In - 8 hours ago
A two-year, $70 million Government program to provide low-cost rental accommodation in Brisbane fails to produce a single property, with Treasurer Cameron Dick saying the delay is due to the coronavirus pandemic.
White flag put away as politics returns to normal in Tasmania post-pandemic
Emily Baker, Just In - 8 hours ago
Whatever spirit of cooperation that existed between Tasmania's political parties during the coronavirus crisis seems to have evaporated, with Liberal Premier Peter Gutwein unhappy his opponents are playing politics — despite his Government doing it too, writes Emily Baker.
‘None More Vulnerable Than the Unborn’ – Tenn. Gov. Will Sign Heartbeat Abortion Ban
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Tennessee’s governor is pledging to sign a recently passed bill that bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected and also prohibits abortions based on sex, race or a Down syndrome diagnosis. The legislation, House Bill 2263 and Senate Bill 2196, passed the Tennessee House of…
Cuomo: We Had High Number of Nursing Home Deaths Because Feds Didn’t Tell Us Virus Was Coming from Europe
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: IAN HANCHETT On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that New York had more nursing home deaths than any other state “Because we had more people die. Because the federal government missed the boat and never told us that this virus was coming from Europe…
Jay Dyer: Hollywood Says Bring Back Human Sacrifice
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
The Alex Jones Show Jun 23, 2020 Jay Dyer of http://JaysAnalysis.com joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the mainstreaming of human sacrifice by globalist elites with contempt for humanity. via Jay Dyer: Hollywood Says Bring Back Human Sacrifice
New Movement Hijacks “I Can’t Breathe” Meme To Protest Masks In Public
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Mask orders are authoritarian power-grabbing edicts by wannabe dictators Infowars.com – June 23, 2020 Freedom lovers in Texas have launched WeCantBreathe.News to ignite a nationwide movement against the medical tyranny of mandatory public face mask rules. An upcoming event, titled the “Protest and Open Air Church Service,” is set for Sunday, June 28th in Austin, … Continue reading New Movement Hijacks “I Can’t Breathe” Meme To Protest Masks In Public →
Bayer Settles Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuits for $10.9 Billion
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 9 hours ago
Bayer-Monsanto have announced that the company will make a total payment of $10.1 billion to $10.9 billion (€9.1 billion to €9.8 billion) to settle the non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Roundup litigation in the U.S.. Roundup is the most sold glyphosate-based herbicide in the world. The settlement covers approximately 75% of the current Roundup litigation involving approximately 125,000 […] The post Bayer Settles Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuits for $10.9 Billion appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Bolton: Trump Wanted to Grant Persecuted White South African Farmers ‘Asylum And Citizenship’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
“Somehow, we veered off to South Africa and what Trump was hearing about the treatment of white farmers.” Chris Menahan | Information Liberation – June 23, 2020 100 Comments Image Credits: Alex Wong/Getty Images. Neocon John Bolton recounts in his new book how he was dismayed that President Trump in May 2019 wasn’t particularly interested … Continue reading Bolton: Trump Wanted to Grant Persecuted White South African Farmers ‘Asylum And Citizenship’ →
Oregon County Makes Face Masks Mandatory, But Only For White People
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
“No person shall intimidate or harass people who do not comply.” Steve Watson | Infowars.com – June 24, 2020 Image Credits: Getty Images / Morsa Images. A county in Oregon is under fire after it made the wearing of face masks mandatory, but exempted non-white people citing a concern over ‘racial profiling’. Lincoln County issued … Continue reading Oregon County Makes Face Masks Mandatory, But Only For White People →
'He inflicted damage on us': Djokovic's father blames Gregor Dimitrov for Novak's abandoned tennis tour
Just In - 13 hours ago
Dimitrov was the first Adria Tour participant to test positive for the virus and Srdjan Djokovic says he probably arrived at the tournament already sick.
Jak oszukano lekarzy aby stali się sprzedawcami trucizn i chorób.
Unknown, Medical Crimes Explained - 7 hours ago
Medycyna jest oparta na wielkich, fundamentalnych kłamstwach, które zostały zaprojektowane aby na tyle ogłupić przedstawicieli zawodów medycznych aby stali się sprzedawcami szkodliwych kłamstw i trucizn. Jednym z takich kłamstw jest ... Zaproponowana przez Krebsa teoria opisująca cykl kwasu cytrynowego, która jest błędnie intepretowana i nadużywana - służy jako narzędzie legalizacji w świadomości lekarzy używania szkodliwych kwasów (bursztynowego i cytrynowego) występujących rzekomo w procesach metabolicznych. W 1937 Hans Krebs opublikował swoja pracę dotyczącą metabolizmu, która r...
Last Night's Primary Election Results-- Wins And Losses
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Ballots are still be counted almost everywhere. Kentucky has already announced that there will be no final vote count until June 30-- which is when the state's two biggest counties, Jefferson (Louisville) and Fayette (Lexington) plan to release there results. Both are considered strongholds for Charles Booker and not a single vote is in the preliminary totals, which represent the 2,005 counted precincts out of a statewide total of 3,685-- 54.41%. This morning Schumer's establishment candidate, Amy McGrath led progressive Charles Booker 27,668 (44.7%) to 22,564 (36.5%), with a seco...
Teachings of the Brotherhood on viruses
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 7 hours ago
6-24 India 9% increase/day *new cases/active cases* https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/ Brazil 49/436= 11% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/brazil Mexico 46/178= 26% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico Chile 43/332= 13% increase/day over last 2 days https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/chile Florida (by far the US hotspot) 5.5/79= 9% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us South Africa 45/444= 10% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronav...
The Glock 47 Is Impressive, But You Can't Buy This Gun In Stores
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * It's only for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Having carved out a sizeable niche in the U.S. consumer handgun and local police department market since the 1980’s advent of the wildly popular G17, the $85 million dollar CBP contract is a milestone in Glock’s concerted push into the US federal law enforcement space. Earlier this spring, the firearms commentary sphere erupted with a flurry of leaks and insider statements suggesting that Glock was on the verge of adding several new handguns to its Gen5 product line...
Coup Exposed: Gen. Flynn Case Ordered Dismissed
Daniel McAdams, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
DC Court of Appeals has ruled that the case against Gen. Michael Flynn must be dropped, after a judge ignored a previous order by US Attorney General William Barr to drop all charges. As more documents and notes by FBI officers involved in the case are released, it becomes ever more evident that this was no counterintelligence investigation - it was a coup attempt. And it went all the way to the top. Also in today's program mask-mania continues to spread faster than the coronavirus, with Americans lining up to turn in other Americans for not wearing masks. But what happened in state...
The largest Saharan dust cloud in 50 years engulfs the Caribbean, air quality at record hazardous levels
The Watchers » Latest articles - 8 hours ago
Massive Saharan dust cloud is engulfing the Caribbean as it heads toward the U.S., with air quality across much of the region falling to record hazardous levels. The phenomenon is described to be the most significant in 50 years, according to environmental health...... Read more »
A US Navy Destroyer Just Entered Venezuelan Waters. Is Trump Trying to Start a War?
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 8 hours ago
The USS Nitze is conducting what the US military is calling a “freedom of navigation operation… contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela.” The post A US Navy Destroyer Just Entered Venezuelan Waters. Is Trump Trying to Start a War? appeared first on MintPress News.
Apple Brings Back the Mac Startup Chime
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_HP1EF631HD3YC&share=true] A classic sound that brings back good memories. At its World Wide Developers Conference keynote Monday, Apple made several big announcements, most notably about the long-awaited switch from Intel chips to what the company calls “Apple Silicon.” But another change was noticed later in the week by developers participating in the WWDC: the iconic Mac startup chime is back. Multiple users posted to Twitter that the chime has been restored,...
Trump’s New 2020 Strategy? Pompeo Accuses Biden of “Appeasement” on Iran
Matthew Petti, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QFH9RSYTD&share=true] The Secretary of State said his comment is “not political.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused former Vice President Joe Biden of “appeasement” on Iran and China, but claimed that his comment was “not political.” Biden is leading President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election by nearly fourteen points, a new poll released Wednesday shows. Pompeo’s comment could be a preview of a Trump campaign strategy to take back the i...
The Best of What Is Coming to Netflix in July 2020
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here are ten new shows and movies coming to the service next month. Even though the economy is beginning to reopen, there are still plenty of reasons to stay home in July—and plenty to catch on Netflix. Here are ten new shows and movies coming to the service next month: *Unsolved Mysteries *(July 1) The classic mystery documentary series ran on network TV for years with host Robert Stack. Now, it’s back, just in time for the era of true crime, with the producers of Stranger Things joining the creators of original series...
Want to Win the Next War Against Russia, China or North Korea. Let AI Run the Show.
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1364C46660&share=true] What if artillery rounds, mini-drone swarms of explosives, rockets and even air-fired missiles are all approaching forward-positioned Army troops at the same time? Imagine that these incoming weapons are dispersed, varied and fast approaching. How do ground commanders avoid being overwhelmed and destroyed? Could AI help solve this lethal predicament? What if artillery rounds, mini-drone swarms of explosives, rockets and even air-fired missil...
‘As Above, So Below’ – Are Cosmic Forces at Work on Earth?
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Gary Lachman* - What forces are driving us to wars, revolutions, populist uprisings, outbreaks of mass hysteria and other sudden social and political eruptions?
Reclaiming Work: Can Cooperatives Overthrow The Gig Economy?
Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The pandemic has brought into focus the stark conditions and precarity faced by workers in the gig-economy. When the dust settles, can these workers who were at the frontlines of this crisis build a fairer future? The workers featured in Reclaiming Work believe so. This short documentary by Cassie Quarless and Usayd Younis of black & brown film features cycle courier cooperatives who offer a socialist alternative to the digital giants of Deliveroo and Uber. In fact, La Pájara, one of the cycle cooperatives showcased in the documentary, was formed following protest movements agains...
President Trump and President Duda of Poland Joint Press Conference – 3:30pm Livestream
sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
President Trump and President Andrzej Duda of the Republic of Poland are scheduled to hold a joint press conference today following their bilateral meetings. Both leaders have a warm personal friendship. Anticipated start time 3:30pm ET. WH Livestream Link – … Continue reading →
This Way Lies Madness: The Summer of Hate Meets the Age of Intolerance
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - The tactics of mobs and bullies may work in the short term, but they will only give rise to greater injustices in the long term.
There’s No Predicting When Movements Will Erupt
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
When Claudette Colvin, a Black teenager from Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus, few people paid attention. A few months later, when Rosa Parks was arrested for the same act, it touched off a yearlong bus boycott and ignited a movement. When Seymour Hersh revealed the details of the My Lai Massacre in 1969, it touched off Congressional investigations but not mass action. When President Nixon announced that U.S. troops had invaded Cambodia the following spring, college campuses, including Kent State, erupted in protest. The partial mel...
15,000 Gallon Oil Spill Threatens River and Drinking Water in Native Alaskan Village
WTStaff, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Olivia Rosane* - Death by a thousand cuts.
Reparations And The Palestinian Right Of Return
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
The calls “Black Lives Matter” and “Free, Free Palestine,” serve to remind us that Palestine is not free and that if the lives of Black people mattered, there would be no need for the call. In both cases, people are in the grips of a cruel, racist system that refuses to let go. In both cases, people are being hunted down, caged, strangled, and shot to death, and the root cause of their suffering is rarely addressed. In Palestine, the return of refugees is the issue that has the capacity to completely alter the conversation and ultimately bring justice to Palestinians. However few ...
Does Restricting Immigration Necessarily Reduce Unemployment?
David Henderson, Econlib - 9 hours ago
Skilled Immigrants Helped Saved our Butts. Does restricting immigration necessarily reduce unemployment? In the long run, it doesn’t, as there is an infinite amount of work to be done. If you doubt that, think of another group that entered the labor force, a group that, from 1950 to 2000, was a more important entrant […] The post Does Restricting Immigration Necessarily Reduce Unemployment? appeared first on Econlib.
Why Banking Needs A Co-operative Revolution
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
You’d struggle to find anyone who believes our current banking sector was the ideal one for producing and maintaining a strong and just economy. The 2008 crisis showed how unstable, and vital to the wider economy, the sector is. The fact is, credit is both necessary and central to the global economy. Economists like Lazzarato have come up with theories about how debt drives economic production and an ever-increasing economy and in an era where finance has come to dominate our economy, it is evident to everyone that banks are very powerful institutions and if they could be reformed...
Błyskawica: This Submachine Gun Terrorized Hitler
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons / Bild Bundesarchiv] Although it was originally intended to replace the Thompson, this weapon found success in Europe fighting Axis troops. When the words “submachine gun” and World War II are said in the same sentence, a few venerable weapons probably come to mind. There is the German MP 40 submachine gun, which was a mass-production dream. Or the American Thompson submachine gun may come to mind. The Soviet Union’s iconic PPsH-41 is another contender for the most well-known Second World War design. A few others are som...
Donald J. Trump and his mental health!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020A cable news pseudo-discussion:* Last night, Don Lemon pretended to tease a discussion. His tease went exactly like this: LEMON (6/23/20): Next, with coronavirus surging across the country, the president has got a lot to say about his own health. *Why he keeps bringing attention to not just his physical health but his mental health.* Interesting! Lemon was going to lead a discussion concerning some aspect of our disordered president's mental health! A commercial break followed. After the commercial break, Lemon opened the segment like this: LEMON: Preside...
'People are just scared': Cancelled bookings hit NSW tourism operators hard
Adriane Reardon, Just In - 8 hours ago
Tourist businesses on the NSW South Coast scramble to reassure confused guests and concerned locals after Premier Gladys Berejiklian's edict that tourists from Melbourne stay out of her state.
Sydney motorists to be slugged up to $6.95 to use motorway that used to be free
Kathleen Calderwood, Just In - 8 hours ago
Sydney motorists will soon have to pay $6.95 to use the M5 East, a road that was previously free and which covers some of the suburbs hardest-hit by the recession.
What you need to know about Australia-New Zealand's women's World Cup bid
Simon Smale, Just In - 8 hours ago
Australia will find out on Friday morning whether or not it will be hosting the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. Check out what you need to know about the bid ahead of the decision.
ATO on the watch this tax time as Australians set to claim billions in rental deductions
Nassim Khadem, Just In - 8 hours ago
With the coronavirus pandemic, bushfires and floods leaving many rental property owners confused about what tax deductions they can claim, the ATO clarifies the rules.
How two little-known Australian soldiers alerted the world to the invasion of South Korea
Just In - 9 hours ago
South Korea today marks the 70th anniversary of North Korea's invasion with plans to honour the servicemen and women who helped defend it, but experts suggest Kim Jong-un has other ideas in mind.
Explaining the Left (part three)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
(continued) This concludes the three part series of trying to examine the Left, without simply chalking it up to ‘insanity’. It’s not insane from their point of view. A lot of it comes down to this: punishing success Who doesn’t remember President Obama, reading from the teleprompter, “You didn’t build that.” If you are the […] The post Explaining the Left (part three) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Amid horrifying pandemic birth stories, PNG women are urged to avoid pregnancy for years
Natalie Whiting, Just In - 9 hours ago
Papua New Guinea has recorded just 10 cases of COVID-19, but fear of a major outbreak and potential healthcare disaster means some pregnant women have lost their babies while desperately seeking treatment.
The Crows went from top to bottom in three years — this is how it happened
Just In - 9 hours ago
The Adelaide Crows went from the cusp of greatness to cellar dwellers in just a few years. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson take a look at what went so wrong.
Watch: ‘Steal Of The Century’: Trump’s Palestine-Israel Catastrophe (Documentary) | Episode 1/2
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 9 hours ago
The 'Steal Of The Century' (Part 1) is a documentary, by Robert Inlakesh, filmed on the ground in occupied Palestine, investigating the peace process, Donald Trump's proposed 'Deal of the Century' and why the Palestinian people have unanimously rejected it. It also seeks to show the occupation faced by the Palestinian people, as well as a brief look into the history of Palestine-Israel. This documentary brings you exclusive never before seen footage from Palestine, including interviews with Ahed Tamimi, Jana Jihad, Issa Amro and others.
NHS: Decisions with a cost
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 9 hours ago
Here are three issues from this week's Lowdown: A&Es are being closed as a temporary measure, but often in areas where NHS leaders have been trying to permanently close them in the face of strong public objections. (2) How residents in care homes and their carers were left unprotected. (3) Private hospitals are being set up to help with huge NHS waiting lists, but who will benefit and what does the NHS need?
Constitutional Conservative Defeats Trump’s Pick in North Carolina Primary
James Murphy, rss - 9 hours ago
[image: constitutional-conservative-defeats-trump-s-pick-in-north-carolina-primary] Twenty-four-year-old Madison Cawthorn defeated the Trump-endorsed Lynda Bennett in the Republican primary to see who will win White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ old seat in North Carolina’s 11th District.
Counter Culture Mom Exposes 5G
TNA Video, rss - 9 hours ago
[image: counter-culture-mom-exposes-5g] VIDEO - Tina Marie Griffin aka Counter Culture Mom joins Dr. Duke Pesta to talk about Bill Gate's involvement with 5G and how it has been expanding during the mandatory shutdowns.
President of Kosovo indicted on war crime charges
Just In - 9 hours ago
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and nine other former separatist fighters are indicted on war crimes charges after what is called a "lengthy investigation".
Mexico: Giant UFO Startled La Paz Residents
Inexplicata (IHU), Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 10 hours ago
*Source: Noticiaslapaz.news (Mexico) and Planeta UFO (Argentina)Date: 06.22.2020* *Mexico: Giant UFO Startled La Paz Residents * Dozens of residents of La Paz witnessed an unusual event at 8 o'clock in the evening on Monday: a gigantic, well-defined circle in the heavens to the south of the city. Social media was flooded with reports suggesting the presence of a "mothership" over La Paz. The object remained motionless for at least half an hour. This is an extraordinary event, since some believed that it had to do with a fire at the city landfill, which gives off a column of smoke ...
Coronavirus update: IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus
Just In - 10 hours ago
The International Monetary Fund sharply lowers its forecast for global growth this year, envisioning far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago.
Rice University Black Students Demand Segregated “Black House”
Luis Miguel, rss - 11 hours ago
[image: rice-university-black-students-demand-segregated-black-house] At Rice University, black students released a list of demands for racial justice, including making a special house for blacks only.
Trump rejoices as case against Michael Flynn is dismissed
Just In - 11 hours ago
The case against former United States national security advisor Michael Flynn is dismissed by an appeals court, leaving President Trump to applaud the decision.
Trump States Emphatically: “There Will Never Be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, D.C.”
Warren Mass, rss - 15 hours ago
[image: trump-states-emphatically-there-will-never-be-an-autonomous-zone-in-washington-d-c] “There will never be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!” President Trump tweeted.
Which will stand and which will fall?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020The primacy of statues:* In this morning's Washington Post, the op-ed page features two (2) columns about statues and statuary. Aside from Halloween costumes, does anyone talk about anything else? In her column, Kathleen Parker rolled her eyes about the primacy of statues. In a second column, Megan McArdle offered a wry aside about the man whose mental state no one's allowed to discuss: MCARDLE (6/24/20): *Chances are, you still remember clearly what President Trump said in 2017, after violent clashes in Charlottesville* between white supremacists rally...
The truth is dark but leads to hope
Rachel Hamada, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 9 hours ago
The Bureau Local shares findings and resources from its five-month Change the Story initiative
The PLO’s Half-Hearted Attempt to Counter Israeli Annexation of Palestine
Ramzy Baroud, MintPress News - 9 hours ago
As soon as Washington’s plan was announced in January, followed by Israel’s insistence that annexation of Palestinian territories was imminent, the PLO spun into a strange political mode, far more unpredictable and bizarre than ever before. The post The PLO’s Half-Hearted Attempt to Counter Israeli Annexation of Palestine appeared first on MintPress News.
US sanctions captains of 5 Iranian tankers that delivered oil to Venezuela
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday, the imposition of sanctions on the captains of five Iranian tankers, which transported about 1.5 million barrels of Iranian oil to Venezuela. Pompeo stressed, during a press conference today, that the United States remains committed to its support for the leader […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Strong and shallow M5.8 earthquake hits Owens Lake, California
The Watchers » Latest articles - 9 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.8 hit central California at 17:40 UTC on June 24, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 4.7 km (2.9 miles). The epicenter was located 9.5 km (5.9 miles) WSW of Keeler (population 66), 17 km (10.5 miles)...... Read more »
"Perspective..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life." - Joni Eareckson Tada
Qatar calls on countries to respect sovereignty of Libya
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Qatar stressed the need to respect the sovereignty of Libya and its refusal to interfere in its affairs, calling on all parties to implement the Skhirat Agreement for a settlement in Libya and the success of the political process. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China warns of potential naval clash over mass US buildup in Asia-Pacific region
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – A senior Chinese official said on Tuesday that the U.S. military is deploying an “unprecedented” number of its forces in the Asia-Pacific region, increasing the risk of an accidental naval clash between China and the United States. “The U.S. military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region is unprecedented,” said Wu Shixun, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish air bridge to Libya intensifies as new offensive approaches: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Turkish air bridge to Libya has recently intensified, as Ankara pushes more weapons to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). According to maritime observer Yoruk Isik, the Turkish Air Force’s Erkilet based 221st Squadron A400 turboprop transport plane traveled from Ataturk International Airport to unknown destination in Libya. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
MONIQUE GUILLORY
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*MONIQUE GUILLORY* has been named chief of staff and chief administrative officer at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Most recently vice president for academic affairs at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey, Guillory holds a bachelor’s in rhetorical communication and a bachelor’s in English literature from Tulane University, as well as a Ph.D. in comparative literature and performance studies from New York University.
Joint Russian-Syrian air defenses downed jihadist drones attacking their largest base in Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – The Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria announced that two drones were shot down near the Russian Hmeimim Airbase in Latakia on Monday evening. The head of the center, Alexander Sherpetsky, said in a statement on Tuesday, that the Russian air defenses spotted around 22:30 P.M., Monday, drones that approached […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
WALTER MCCOLLUM
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*WALTER MCCOLLUM* has been appointed vice president for online learning at Miami Dade College in Florida. Previously dean of student affairs at Walden University, Mc-Collum holds a Ph.D. in applied management decision sciences with a specialization in leadership and organizational change from Walden University.
Turkish soldier killed in cross-border clashes with Iran
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced in a statement on Wednesday that a Turkish soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the southeastern part of the country after they came under fire from the Iranian side of the border. The statement did not say who shot the soldiers. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
IRISH SPENCER
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*IRISH SPENCER* has been named assistant vice chancellor for corporate and foundation relations at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Recently co-chair of the $2.5 million fundraising capital campaign for The Carolina Theater in Greensboro, North Carolina, Spencer holds a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a master’s degree from Tiffin University in Ohio and a Ph.D. from Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs.
CATHERINE COLLINS-FULEA
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*CATHERINE COLLINS-FULEA* has been appointed president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). Assistant professor at Frontier Nursing University (FNU), Collins-Fulea became a state certified nurse and midwife in England before earning a bachelor’s in nursing from Mercy College of Detroit, a master’s in nursing from Oakland University and a Ph.D. in nursing practice from FNU.
SARA PARKER
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*SARA PARKER* has been named assistant superintendent/vice president of academic affairs at Napa Valley College. Currently administrator in charge of science and mathematics and dean of social sciences at Chabot Community College, Parker holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis, as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in international relations and political science from the University of Delaware.
Libyan military leader calls on Egypt to intervene if Turkish-backed forces capture Sirte
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Aqila Saleh, Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, announced that the Libyan people will formally ask Egypt to intervene with military forces if the necessities of maintaining Libyan national security and Egyptian national security require. He stressed that “the Libyan people ask Egypt to intervene to protect our common national security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
BRUCE A. LEWIS
cmaadmin, Diverse - 12 hours ago
*BRUCE A. LEWIS* has been named senior associate vice president at NorthwesternUniversity. Associate vice president of the Department of Safety & Security and chief of police at the school, Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a master’s degree in criminal justice from Grambling State University in Louisiana and a master of public administration degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Pompeo says its up to Israel to decide West Bank’s future
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it was up to Israel to make decisions on whether to include parts of the occupied West Bank. Pompeo told reporters that the expansion of Israeli sovereignty was a decision “made by the Israelis.” With the deadline set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
JAMAL J. MYRICK
cmaadmin, Diverse - 12 hours ago
*JAMAL J. MYRICK* has been appointed director of African student programs at the University of California, Riverside. He has served in the post on an interim basis since last year. Myrick holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in higher education from George Mason University and a Ph.D. in higher education leadership from Azusa Pacific University in California.
"The No. 1 Reason Humans Abuse Animals"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"The No. 1 Reason Humans Abuse Animals"* by Sofo Archon "The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said that “men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls.” I don’t fully agree with this statement, but I can understand why he made it. Think about it: More than 70 billion land animals are killed by humans each year. Yes, you read it right: SEVENTY BILLION. This includes: • 2,000,000+ dogs • 4,000,000+ horses • 500,000,000+ sheep • 1,000,000,000+ pigs • 2,000,000,000+ ducks • 60,000,000,000+ chickens I’m not talking about animals that are killed indi...
CA: Charter Decides To Grab A Small Business Loan
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 9 hours ago
Palisades Charter High School has a lot of history. When launched in 1961, it was the most expensive high school in the LA City School system. The state grabbed the farm property through eminent domain; previous residents included the daughter if Francis X. Bushman, and Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Members of the Class of '65 were the basis for* What Really Happened to the Class of '65?.* By 1989, 20/20 aired an episode about the school, characterizing the school as both high academic performance and high drug and alcohol abuse. By 1992, enrollment had dropped so far that the d...
The "Iron Duke" Was a Super-Battleship, But It Wasn't Super Enough to Make It to World War II
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* It would have suffered badly under the guns of modern German, Japanese and Italian warships. *Key Point:* The Iron Duke served honorably at the Battle of Jutland, but it didn't survive the Washington Naval Treaty. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * HMS *Iron Duke* was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The f...
How North Korea's Propaganda Prevents Inter-Korean Peace
Jihyun Park, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Jihyun Park* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC154C6303E0&share=true] Can the North Korean people be helped to see the truth? *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answer to that question. Please click here...
Why No Ones Knows If the Korean War Really Will End by 2025
Joseph S. Nye Jr., The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Joseph S. Nye Jr.* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_TB3E93304XXWR&share=true] It is hard to predict, but the Korean War did establish the nuclear taboo. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answer to that q...
Why China Is Still Needed to Any Peace Treaty With North Korea
Miyeon Oh, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Miyeon Oh* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E7CM1GLC01&share=true] Pyongyang will continue to manuever between Beijing, Washington, and Seoul. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answer to that question...
Would an Official End to the Korean War Really Change Anything?
Mitchell Lerner, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Mitchell Lerner* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2L2G9CHW9P&share=true] History and each country's internal dynamics suggest we should be skeptical. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answer to that qu...
Why the American-South Korean Alliance Cannot Be a Simple Bargaining Chip With North Korea
Michael O'Hanlon, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael O'Hanlon* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC16FDC01A80&share=true] Any successful denuclearization effort may require a change to the alliance, but that change must be thought through in Washington and Seoul before talking to Pyeongyang. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally co...
Yes, Peace, Denuclearization, and Korean Unification Are Still Possible
Joseph R. DeTrani, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Joseph R. DeTrani* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC14BAB14760&share=true] The problem is a lack of trust and a lack of action-for-action. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answer to that question. Ple...
Why the Korean War Is Unlikely to End for Good Anytime Soon
Sang Hyun Lee, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Sang Hyun Lee* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2XNF9LIL0G&share=true] Despite how important it is, Pyongyang doesn't want to give up its nukes and U.S.-China rivarly only make things worse. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025...
Study This Gun: Why the 1911 Semi-Automatic Gun Won't Ever Go Away
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* One of the finest side arms ever created by man. *Key Point:* Only the best weapons get used for 100 years. Here is how the American-made 1911 rose to prominence. For more than a hundred years, one weapon has travelled with American troops into almost every crisis, hot spot and war the United States has participated in. Developed as a response to Washington’s first overseas insurgency, the 1911 pistol still accompanies U.S. forces today around the world. The 1911 semiautomatic pistol was invented by John Moses Browning, one of the most succes...
Study This Old Photo: Was This Hitler's Secret Super 'Gun'?
James Simpson, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Simpson* *History, Europe* [image: Adolf Hitler (second from right) and Albert Speer (right) in front of the 800mm gustav railway gun in the year 1943. German Federal Archives/Walter Frentz.] For a brief moment, the terrifying machines were the most powerful weapon on the battlefield. *Key Point*: Air power made this super-weapon useless. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Air...
The Trump Administration Has a China Containment Plan
Ramon Marks, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ramon Marks* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The new strategy for Beijing is profoundly different from the political containment and détente strategies that the United States followed during the real Cold War. The Trump administration has announced a new strategic approach to China. The move has been interpreted as an escalation into a new “Cold War,” reminiscent of the old competition between the West and the Soviet Union. But the new strategy for China is profoundly different from the political containment and détente strategies that the United States followed during the re...
Did the Brave Marines At This Lonely Outpost Delay Imperial Japan's Advance By More than a Month?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Surrender of Wake Atoll, 4 September 1945. U.S. Marine Corps/R.O. Kepler.] “Do the best you can.” *Key Point:* The Marines of Wake Island held out for weeks longer than they expected, giving America a needed morale boost. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * In mid-December 1941, the 400 U.S. Marines who called the is...
Japan Got the Idea For Pearl Harbor in 1904: Here's How...
The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*History, Asia* [image: Print shows, in the foreground, a Russian battleship exploding under bombardment from Japanese battleships; a line of Japanese battleships, positioned on the right, fire on a line of Russian battleships on the left, in a surprise naval assault on the Russ] A surprise torpedo attack on fleet in a far-flung harbor—sounds familiar? *Key Point:* The capture of Port Arthur marked the beginning of an aggressive nationalistic campaign in Japan, and taught Japanese leaders that a sneak attack on a port might work. *More From The National Interest: * *Where World ...
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/24/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Two interesting articles about the Russian Front in WW2
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
I recently came across two articles at the Warfare History Network, recounting the experiences of German servicemen on the Russian front during World War II. *From the Luftwaffe: Joachim Benz on the Eastern Front* After a seven-day journey through East Prussia and Lithuania, we reached Newel. Then we were off-loaded and drove through bitter cold and a snowstorm eastward to our assigned position. We soon discovered our equipment was unsuitable. The roads were as smooth as glass and the tractors were completely worthless. The iron tracks slipped on the smooth roads. The bolts on the...
Tax Credit May Make Carbon Capture Economic
IER, IER - 11 hours ago
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance to help developers take advantage of tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration… The post Tax Credit May Make Carbon Capture Economic appeared first on IER.
2020 Update: Fossil Fuels ≠ Global Warming
Hifast, Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Previous posts addressed the claim that fossil fuels are driving global warming. This post updates that analysis with the latest (2019) numbers from BP Statistics and compares World Fossil Fuel Consumption (WFFC) with three estimates of Global Mean Temperature (GMT). More on both these variables below. WFFC 2017 statistics are…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 175 – 2020
Hifast, Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
June 24: This blog is a day early....
Graeme Decarie, The Decarie Report - 9 hours ago
...because I made such a mess of yesterday's. I don't know exactly what happened. I had almost finished yesterday's when the screen went blank. I don't know why. I think I might have touched something on the key board - but I have no idea what it was. So that was many hours of writing flushed down the toilet. And that is why I am now trying to make up for a bit of that. Just a bit to ease may conscience. Oh, in that disastrous yesterday, I suddenly realized another big horror. Checking a reader's comment, I discovered I had been hasty in approving it. I had not read all of it. The pa...
Deadly flash floods hit Romania after the worst drought in 100 years and heaviest floods in 200 years
The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago
Heavy rains triggered flash flooding in 29 counties across Romania on June 23, 2020, killing at least three people, damaging hundreds of properties, and prompting the evacuation of 152 people. The severe weather came after parts of the country experienced their...... Read more »
REPORT: Andre Vltchek on Chile’s brutal ‘Corona Coup’
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*Andre Vltchek* | An unpopular regime has engineered a “Corona Coup”, using the 'Lockdown' quarantine to usher in martial law and shutdown all political opposition.
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Carmichael, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Gone..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"You're dying right now. Right this minute.' He looked at his watch, said, 'Right this second,' then tapped it with his finger. 'See there? That second passed. It's gone. Not gonna come again. And while I'm talking to you, every second I'm talking, a second is passing. Gone. Count them up. Count them down. They're gone. Each one bringing you closer to your dying time." - Billie Letts "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?" - Stephen Levine
Shaun King says stained glass windows and statues of Jesus should be destroyed.
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 10 hours ago
Shaun King is a racist. He hates white people. Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In the Bible, when the family of Jesus wanted to hide, and blend in, guess where they went? EGYPT! Not Denmark. Tear them down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020 The reality is that Christians tend to put up images and statues of Jesus that look the way they look. A Black Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/HSE-Jenkins-African-American-Religious/dp/B005IDWLQK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&key...
The #FakeNews media lies about everything: The "noose" in Bubba Wallace's NASCAR garage has been there since last year
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 10 hours ago
If America is systemically racist why do people have to keep making up hate crimes? The latest big lie was that someone had put a noose in NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace's garage. Given that no Black man has been lynched since the Democrats lost control of the South decades ago it's unclear why any self respecting racist would remind the world of the complete inability of white nationalists to actually lynch the people they hate. But more importantly after 15 FBI agents investigated they found the following: - It wasn't a noose it was pull rope used to open the garage door - I...
"With Lifelong Struggles, Effort Isn’t What’s Missing"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"With Lifelong Struggles, Effort Isn’t What’s Missing"* by David Cain "A friend told me a touching story about his high-school classmate - a story that I now believe happens, in some form, to almost everybody. It happened to me, and probably to you. The classmate was known as a gifted athlete and a bad student, and acknowledged it himself. He played wide receiver on the football team, but he had a maddening habit of lining up on the wrong side, and cutting right when he was supposed to cut left. The coach kept him on the team because he was fast and played hard, and his route-runn...
Girl who makes Teddy Bears for the children of slain police officers gets death threats
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 10 hours ago
This is the left. They hate the police because they, leftists, are insurrectionists and criminals and the police stand between them and your money and freedom. This girl started this effort when she was 14 to help the children of officers slain in the line of duty, including officers of color. But now she's getting death threats and is being ostracized by her classmates. Megan wrote this on her Facebook page: *Saying I am heartbroken is an understatement. 3 and a half years ago when I started Blue Line Bears tensions were high in the United States and police officers were unde...
"Be Like The Bird..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"What matter if this base, unjust life Cast you naked and disarmed? If the ground breaks beneath your step, Have you not your soul? Your soul! You fly away, Escape to realms refined, Beyond all sadness and whimpering. Be like the bird which on frail branches balanced A moment sits and sings; He feels them tremble, but he sings unshaken, Knowing he has wings." – Victor Hugo
"The Whole Course Of Human History..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost." - M. Scott Peck
The Poet: Dana Gioia, "Entrance"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Entrance"* "Whoever you are: step out of doors tonight, Out of the room that lets you feel secure. Infinity is open to your sight. Whoever you are. With eyes that have forgotten how to see From viewing things already too well-known, Lift up into the dark a huge, black tree And put it in the heavens: tall, alone. And you have made the world and all you see. It ripens like the words still in your mouth. And when at last you comprehend its truth, Then close your eyes and gently set it free." - Dana Gioia
Obama’s Domestic Force Becomes A Reality in America
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Decoded-Information: Alex Jones breaks down the implementation of Obama’s promise to enact a domestic force as it becomes a reality in Albuquerque. Source: Obama’s Domestic Force Becomes A Reality in America
Polish President Vows to Oppose “Social Experiments” Designed to Harm Family Unit
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Says LGBT is an “ideology,” not a category of people. Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars.com – June 24, 2020 Image Credits: NurPhoto/Getty Images. Polish President Andrzej Duda has vowed to oppose the kind of “social experiments” performed on children in some western countries that have led to the erosion of the traditional family unit. Speaking … Continue reading Polish President Vows to Oppose “Social Experiments” Designed to Harm Family Unit →
What's in the Many Coronavirus-Related Lawsuits Against China?
SMirski, Lawfare - 11 hours ago
The Chinese flag flies in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China (By: Dave Gray, https://flic.kr/p/7v5usy; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a great deal of debate about the Chinese government’s responsibility for the global crisis and to what extent the Chinese Communist Party can—and should—be held accountable. In an effort to hold China responsible, some have turned to one of the oldest and most venerated of American traditions: litigation. Several individuals, small businesses and st...
Flynn Case Update – Appeals Court Orders Judge Sullivan to Dismiss Flynn Case…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
The three judges on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals have approved a writ of mandamus ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn. [pdf here] The panel ruled 2-1, that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan overstepped … Continue reading →
Appeals Court Grants Michael Flynn Writ; Orders Dismissal of Flynn Case
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
[image: General Michael Flynn (DoD Photo)] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss General Michael Flynn’s criminal prosecution on June 24th. In a 2-1 decision, the Court granted the extraordinary Writ of Mandamus sought by Flynn’s attorneys and supported by the U.S. Justice Department after Judge Sullivan sought to overturn the Justice Department decision to dismiss Flynn’s case. Judge Sullivan was also seeking to explore charging Flynn with perjury because he sought to withdraw his former guilty plea. Th...
Water Wars: The Pandemic’s Great Power Competition at Sea
squirk, Lawfare - 11 hours ago
USS Asheville (SSN 758) sails alongside U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in the Philippine Sea, June 14, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam K. Thomas) As the world continues its fight against the coronavirus, the U.S. and Chinese militaries are testing each other’s limits in the Indo-Pacific region. Beijing is bristling at its neighbors, engaging in aggressive behavior while most countries are preoccupied with the pandemic. In response, the Pentagon is operating in overdrive to show Beijing that the U.S. military remains ready...
Hold Police Accountable by Changing Public Tort Law, Not Just Qualified Immunity
pstern, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Law enforcement officers stand guard as demonstrators protest in Washington D.C. following the death of George Floyd (By: Geoff Livingston, https://flic.kr/p/2j7pFRB; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Politicians, scholars and jurists on both sides of the aisle have pointed to the elimination of qualified immunity as a means to ensure greater law enforcement accountability in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death. Congressional Democrats recently introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which aims to establish a national standard for pol...
UK down-schedules Epidyolex to lowest level for controlled drugs
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
The United Kingdom has down-scheduled Epidyolex to the lowest level of control for drugs, greatly easing restrictions on the cannabidiol medicine and reducing administrative processes for companies wanting to supply it. The U.K. said the new provisions – made through the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2020 – came into force […] UK down-schedules Epidyolex to lowest level for controlled drugs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Enduring Principles and Strategies Of The Islamic State Interview With Authors Of The ISIS Reader Haroro J Ingram Craig Whiteside and Charlie Winter
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
(Law & Liberty)The Islamic State has a core set of principles that have driven the group since its creation by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. At the same time, it has shown the ability to reflect and adapt to its situation, especially its setbacks such as its defeat at the hands of the Awakening/Sahwa and U.S. Surge. To help explain these ideas are the authors of *The ISIS Reader: Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement*Haroro J. Ingram (George Washington University’s Program On Extremism), Craig Whiteside (US Naval War College), and Charlie Winter (International Centre for the Stu...
"Real Life in the Calchaquí Valley"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Real Life in the Calchaquí Valley"* *Week 15 of the Quarantine* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "This week, we are looking at the hurt inflicted on the U.S. economy by the fake money system. It suits the top 10%; the other 90% suffer. Today, we comment only that however much hurt we’ve had so far… there’s a lot more to come. The feds – left and right – have lifted anchor and set sail. They’ve charted a course that will take them onto the high seas… amid terrible storms and torments… where they will confront horrible sea monsters… to where, finally, they will fall off the e...
One Gen Z’er Dares To Speak Out: “I’m Done With Your Bull$hit!”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Decoded-Information: How long before this brave Gen Z’er is #cancelled? Source: One Gen Z’er Dares To Speak Out: “I’m Done With Your Bull$hit!”
Massie’s Overwhelming Victory Sends Message to Republicans: You Can Vote for the Constitution
Steve Byas, rss - 10 hours ago
[image: massie-s-overwhelming-victory-sends-message-to-republicans-you-can-vote-for-the-constitution] Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky proves that voting for the Constitution can be good politics.
Seattle Will Move to Dismantle CHOP Protest Zone After Deadly Shooting, Mayor Says
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
The Associated Press June 22, 2020 SEATTLE—Faced with growing pressure to crack down on an “occupied” protest zone following two weekend shootings, Seattle’s mayor said Monday that officials will move to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken over two weeks ago that President Donald Trump asserted is run by “anarchists.” Mayor … Continue reading Seattle Will Move to Dismantle CHOP Protest Zone After Deadly Shooting, Mayor Says →
Appeals Court Orders Lower Court Judge to Dismiss Case Against Michael Flynn
Bob Adelmann, rss - 10 hours ago
[image: appeals-court-orders-lower-court-judge-to-dismiss-case-against-michael-flynn] Charges against Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI were ordered to be dropped, after a lower court's decision not to drop the charges was overturned.
ABC’s four year purge against President Trump might wither after $84m funding cut | Cairns News
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Editor, cairnsnews JUN 24 Real News from the White House in Washington: not jaundiced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Up to 250 ABC jobs to go, programming axed, to deal with $84m budget cut President Trump is in Arizona today, where he just visited the border to celebrate more than 200 miles of new border … Continue reading ABC’s four year purge against President Trump might wither after $84m funding cut | Cairns News →
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