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To Those Who Opened Pandora's Box: I Curse You. . . .
I have published and talked extensively about the catastrophic risks of so-called "innovative technology," most recently with nuclear. The evidence is growing that the technological "innovators" have gone too far this time. They may have passed the rubicon. I curse them for damning us all: Julie Steenhuysen June 26, 2020 / 3:12 AM / Updated 3 hours ago ) Scientists just beginning to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-effects/scientists-just-beginning-to-understand-the-many-health-problems-caused-by... more »
Tell EPA that benefit-cost analysis is a must
Is it too much to ask that government regulations do more good than harm? The post Tell EPA that benefit-cost analysis is a must appeared first on CFACT.
ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Police Use Of Force During Anti-Racism Protests
Denver - The ACLU of Colorado has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Black Lives Matter 5280 and other protesters against the City and County of Denver over police use of force during the protests against racism and police violence that erupted in the city last month after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The complaint alleges the use of force by Denver police, Denver sheriffs and Colorado State Patrol effectively “restricted, frustrated, and deterred” the First Amendment right of protesters in the city. The ACLU said police responded, “repeatedly with an overwhelming a... more »
The Pandemic As Part Of A Much Broader Crisis Of Civilisation
Covid-19 was first identified in November 2019 in the city of Wuhan. It is an infectious disease caused by a virus which is highly likely to have ‘jumped’ from a horseshoe bat to a human. This is widely known and yet it is striking how little is said about the actual implications. What are the impacts for us when humans can contract deadly diseases from animals? Is this normal? Or is it an isolated incident? Sadly, such cases of viruses being transmitted to humans from vertebrates are certainly no exception. 60% of infectious diseases that affect humans originate from vertebrates.... more »
Secretive Police Unit Gathers Information On Maine Citizens
A secretive unit of the Maine State Police does gather information about groups and organizations even when they are not suspected of crimes, including people who are participating in protests, a top law enforcement official told lawmakers Wednesday. Michael Sauschuck, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, testified at a joint legislative hearing about the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, which is at the center of a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by a state trooper. The trooper had been assigned to the center and says he was retaliated against afte... more »
These Three Studies Prove That Systemic Racism Is Very Very Real
Racism is like sewage. Whether we’re currently engaging in a national dialogue about it or not, it’s still there. It runs under our streets, our buildings, our society. Millions of tons of shit. Rarely is racism truly visible to the naked eye. More often, it trickles along beneath our collective consciousness, quietly infecting everything. A lot of people try to claim systemic racism no longer exists. “It’s gone. What systemic racism? ‘Black Panther’ was one of the most popular movies ever, therefore, racism is over,” they claim. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. Three st... more »
Stealing A Nation
One of John Pilger’s most remarkable documentaries, bringing a little-known story to a wide audience, is Stealing a Nation, about how British governments ruthlessly expelled the population of the Chagos Islands, a crown colony in the Indian Ocean, in the late 1960s and early 70s to make way for an American military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island. The truth about the brutal removal of 1,500 islanders and the official conspiracy to deny the presence of an indigenous population did not emerge for another 20 years. Secret official files were unearthed at the Public Record Of... more »
China-Bashing Is Rooted In Myths Of Western Superiority
In his preface to the most influential 18th-century book on China, J.B. Du Halde said European explorers saw themselves as superior to everyone they encountered, but in China they found a populous nation with prosperous cities and a society so tolerant that religious wars were unknown. At first, these reports were dismissed as fiction: “We could not believe that beyond so many half-barbarous nations, and at the extremity of Asia, a powerful nation was to be found scarce inferior to any of the best governed states of Europe.” These accounts challenged traditional presumptions of Eu... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 6/27/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 6/27/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *JUNE 27, 2020 3:34 PM: *"Pence Cancels Campaign Stops In Florida, Arizona As US Nears 2.5M COVID-19 Cases: Live Updates" *JUNE 27, 2020 11:55 AM: *"Florida, Arizona Kick Off Weekend By Reporting Record Jump In Daily COVID-19 Infections: Live Updates" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *6/27/20, 8:33:35 AM. **For updates click here:* *- https://c... more »
China Warns Trump Not To Risk Trade Deal
If there is one template on which the Carnegie Endowment of Peace for International Peace, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post can agree with China’s Xinhua news agency and the CGTN in the present-day world of information wars, it must be in their shared opinion that Mike Pompeo is the […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 27
1915 British forces began campaign to capture Nasiriya from Ottomans 1923 Govt arrested cleric Khalisi and others blaming them for posting fatwa on Khadmiya shrine against Iraqis defending Mosul against Turks Khalisi would be deported to Persia 1923 Persian mujtahids and businesses in Najaf protested arrest of cleric Khalisi for his opposition activities 1923 2 mujtahids led protest in Karbala trying to get clerics and religious students to leave for Persia to protest Khalisi’s arrest 1954 Parliament dismissed as part of Nuri al-Said’s demands before he returned as premier 1983 F... more »
Uncovering The Secret Of The Deep State (Matthew Ehret on Rogue News)
*Deep State History - Interview* * with Matthew Ehret* Started watching this interview with *Matthew Ehret* the other day and am about half way through it. Matthew is from British Columbia, I believe. For such a young man he seems to have a very good grasp of the history of the Deep State. A lot of people think it started in Washington. Not so. The Deep State has its roots in Europe and specifically London, UK. From Rogue News *Uncovering The Secret Of The Deep State (Matthew Ehret on Rogue News)* On June 23, the Canadian Patriot Review’s *Matthew Ehret *was invited onto Rogu... more »
"Storm Warning"
*"Storm Warning"* by Jim Kunstler "The USA has gone so crazy in these months of the coronavirus freak-out that an orgy of looting, arson, and murder, on top of epic job loss and business failure, propelled the stock markets up-up-and-away back to near-record highs. Makes sense, right? The market came down a bit towards the end of the week, but don’t worry. The Fed will make another announcement that it’s going to do something or other and presto, the market will be off to the races again. In the background of these weeks of protests, riots, looting, and arson is the disintegrating... more »
It Won't Stop 'Shooting': A Century of The M1919 .30 Caliber Machine Gun
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * Browning didn't live to see the M1919 in action in World War II, but he likely would have been proud of how it performed with the Marines in the Pacific and the Army in Europe. The term "antiquated" is often used to describe military equipment that is outdated and past its prime, and there are many examples of hardware that should have been retired far sooner. Then there are examples of "classic" military hardware that can go the distance and then beyond. Case in point, the Air Force's B-52 bomber could be flying for close to 100 years by the time ... more »
Yes, Iran Has North Korean Submarines
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Middle East* Here's why. *Key Point*: Embargoed countries turn to each other when forced out of global markets. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *The National Interest* previously looked at this nuanced question with overviews of Iran’s* air force* and *surface navy*. We now turn to what is arguably the core of Iran’s conventional ... more »
The H-20 Stealth Bomber: China's Biggest Threat to the U.S.?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* The bomber, which has yet to be revealed, is expected to enter service in the mid-2020s. *Key Point*: The H-20 could impair the ability of the U.S. to intervene in a major military conflict in the Pacific. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reaffirmed the strategic importance of the Pac... more »
Meet the B-58: A Cold War Mach-2 Nuclear Bomber (That Failed)
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1690119] Thankfully, they were never used. *Key Point: *If the Cold War had gone hot, these bombers woudl have flew towards their targets in the Soviet Union. Here's why they remain legendary today. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * In an era of fantasti... more »
The Dyson Heydon High Court of Australia sexual harassment / sexual assault cover-up. Who knew and when?
On Monday (22/6/20) former High Court judge Dyson Heydon was exposed for allegedly sexually harassing/assaulting young female staff at the High Court when he worked there from 2003 to 2013. What is […]
Coronavirus on the Nile : The grand re-opening of 27 June in Egypt "Live Updates"
On Saturday, the Egyptian government reopened many businesses and activities the country following three months of not-very strict lockdown and partial curfew due to economic reasons according to the Egyptian officials. Earlier Saturday, Mosques opened across the country its doors for the first Dawn prayer service for the public. It was a relief to hear the Azan again. Worshipers are required to pray with masks and bring their praying mats as well as of course to follow the social distancing rules. I do not know if this is going to be followed in rural areas or poor areas in ... more »
What Would Trump Do Differently If He Was TRYING To Lose The Election And Tank The GOP?
People are looking at two big national polls this weekend, one by Marist, released by NPR and PBS that shows Trump losing with just 44% of the vote (and a sky-high disapproval of 57%!) and one from Kaiser showing Trump losing with 38% and with a disapproval of 56%. And, occasionally he's starting to face reality. One such occasion was Thursday evening on Fox with Hannity when he mused that Biden is "gonna be your president because some people don't love me, maybe and all I'm doing is doing my job." He then went into his whole litany of lies about what a great steward of the econom... more »
What’s Next? Space Aliens?
Deadliest Cities And you have to hand it to the democrat party. They know how to take and hold power no matter how bad the slums that they rule are. The Chinese Plague Shell Game In Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located and which holds over half of Arizona’s population, sixty-three percent of […] The post What’s Next? Space Aliens? appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
The Declining Role of the CEA
According to this article, Tomas Philipson, the acting chair of the Council of Economic Advisers who just resigned, has tested positive for Covid-19. What caught my eye in the article was this sentence: A White House official told the Journal that Trump and Philipson spent little time together, though the two were seen standing close to each other on June 5 at an event in the Rose Garden. When I was CEA chair, I was in the West Wing every day and would see the president two or three times a week, typically in the Oval Office or the Roosevelt Room (the conference room adjacent to the... more »
No email
27 June 2020 Apparently, yesterday the company that holds my domain and hence my email server, got hit by lightning, so no email until at least Monday, which means that people who send mail from this site, never reaches me. It isn’t gone as far as I know, it’s somewhere in the ether.
Capitalism: All Icing no Cake
On Wednesday, 25th June, new coronavirus cases in the USA spiked to 45,557, (NBC news). This was the highest since the pandemic broke. Investors thought Covid was in the rear-view mirror when It was always in front of the windscreen, but these investors, driving with their headlights off and too short to look over the dashboard, were nonetheless confident that their FED GPS screen was directing them securely down the money highway. What a crash is in the making.
Washington County Sheriff: ‘Don’t Be A Sheep,’ Americans Have A Right To Dissent From Their Government
Jack Hadfield June 26, 2020 Sheriff Robert Snaza of Lewis County, Washington, told crowds not to behave like “sheep” in the face of government orders on face masks. Washington State Orders Compulsory Face Masks – Sheriff Fires Back On Tuesday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered the compulsory wearing of face masks in public places … Continue reading Washington County Sheriff: ‘Don’t Be A Sheep,’ Americans Have A Right To Dissent From Their Government →
Palestinians and Others Are Promoting Murder: Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
June 26, 2020 Manfred Gerstenfeld Civilized societies should not be silent when people state their intention to murder even a single person, let alone an entire people. Many Western politicians and other prominent members of society do not seem to agree with this fundamental truth. In the non-Western world, some people have no … Continue reading Palestinians and Others Are Promoting Murder: Why Doesn’t Anyone Care? →
Joe Biden Makes Wildly False Claim: 120 Million Have Died from COVID
Elise Ehrhard Published June 26, 2020 Former Vice President Joe Biden has always been gaffe-prone. But over the past year or so, it seems the Democratic presidential nominee’s verbal missteps have gotten worse. He has stumbled through speeches and often made incoherent remarks, leading many people to believe he is showing signs of cognitive … Continue reading Joe Biden Makes Wildly False Claim: 120 Million Have Died from COVID →
Leftist Neighborhood That Vowed To Not Call the Police Now Facing 300-Person Homeless Camp
C. Douglas Golden Published June 26, 2020 It sounded like such a great idea, didn’t it? In the city where George Floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, the city where protests over his death began, the residents of one neighborhood renowned for its leftist politics began … Continue reading Leftist Neighborhood That Vowed To Not Call the Police Now Facing 300-Person Homeless Camp →
A social media timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case
Global Times 2020/5/28 via A social media timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case – Global Times
Canada ‘was an accomplice of US’ in illegal arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou: Foreign Ministry
Global Times 2020/6/15 China’s Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is seen at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Harrison Ha/Xinhua) A newly released Canadian court document has fully displayed that Canada was “an accomplice of the US” in the illegal arrest of Huawei CFO Meng … Continue reading Canada ‘was an accomplice of US’ in illegal arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou: Foreign Ministry →
China slams Canadian media for misreporting stance on Meng
Liu Caiyu Source:Global Times 2020/6/27 Meng Wanzhou Photo:VCG The Chinese Embassy in Canada slammed Canadian media for misrepresenting statements made by Michael Kovrig’s wife as those of a Chinese spokesperson, and for claiming China had linked Meng Wanzhou’s case to those of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson quoted statements by … Continue reading China slams Canadian media for misreporting stance on Meng →
Huawei opens flagship store in downtown Shanghai
Globaltimes : 2020/6/24 via Huawei opens flagship store in downtown Shanghai – Global Times
Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak
27 June 2020 sputniknews.com A sewage wastewater study conducted by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) has examined 40 samples and determined that traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in water samples dating back to mid-December. A Thursday news release from the ISS detailed that a recent analysis of 40 … Continue reading Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak →
COVID-19: China Reseeded with COVID-20
Larry Romanoff • June 22, 2020 From the date of the initial outbreak in Wuhan I watched carefully on a daily basis the dispersion and progression of the coronavirus in China and then abroad, collecting as much data as were available on each location. By late May of 2020, China had been infection-free for many weeks, … Continue reading COVID-19: China Reseeded with COVID-20 →
American Soviet Mentality
Izabella Tabarovsky draws on her experience of Soviet Russia to expose the cultural revolution currently attacking the roots of American civil society. Her article at the Tablet is The American Soviet Mentality. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Collective demonization invades our culture Russians are fond of quoting Sergei Dovlatov, a dissident Soviet writer who […]
Robin DiAngelo, queen of the whites!
*SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020Recalling The Family of Man:* Speaking quite frankly, it happens. Revolutionary cadres ring in the new ideas, the new terms and the new rules. Along the way, they know they must trample the olds. Once again, here is Andrew Sullivan's description of the way it was done during the age of the Beatles: SULLIVAN (6/26/20): The Red Guards did what they did—to their friends, and parents, and teachers—in the spirit of the Communist regime itself. They murdered and tortured, and subjected opponents to public humiliations—accompanied by the gleeful ransacking of r... more »
SJWs murdered modern Czechia's most famous martyr 70 years ago
Her name was Milada Horáková... Exactly 10 years ago, I wrote a blog post about the 60th anniversary of the most famous judicial murder in the modern Czech history. You may also watch this 5-minute-long video summary in English. Even though my former colleague Albert Einstein wrote a letter to the first Czechoslovak working-class president and alcoholic Klement Gottwald (just like Bertrand Russell, Winston Churchill, and many others), Gottwald kickstarted her execution by his signature. She wrote a very touching letter to her daughter and other relatives, resisted for 15 minutes on ... more »
This is your Democrat party
From open boarders to defund the police. From sanctuary cities to autonomous zones. From knock down confederate statues to dismantle Abraham Lincoln emancipation memorial. From terrorizing people wearing MAGA hats to terrorizing the nation. From criticizing the President for holding a Bible in front of a church to defacing that same church by looters and thugs. From Democrat controlled Minneapolis to anarchist controlled cities all over the nation. THIS is your Democrat party controlled by a few culture killing mobs in our society.
Why U.S. Wars in the Middle East Are Far from Over
*Tony Cartalucci* | Despite its current lull in activity and influence, Washington has no intention of abandoning its agenda of hegemony in the region.
Glenn Loury: ‘We’re Being Swept Along by Hysteria About Racism in America’
*Reason* | African-American economist and outspoken critic of Black Lives Matter discusses George Floyd, social progress, and the state of racial discourse today.
Was the M4 Sherman Tank a "Superior Tool of War" or a "Death Trap"?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The controversy over the Sherman continues today. For the Allied tankers and infantrymen of the American, British, Canadian, and Free French armies battling German Panther and Tiger tanks in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the Sherman tank’s failures were glaringly evident as their own shells bounced off the hulls of the Nazi armor and they were themselves destroyed at a far greater range by the powerful German tanks. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Coul... more »
Run to Best Buy: Get Insignia’s 50-inch 4K Fire TV Edition for $350 (With a Catch)
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Right off the bat, you should know that Best Buy’s Insignia brand often uses parts from past-year versions of LG, Toshiba and Samsung TVs, so sometimes you don’t know exactly what you’re getting. But fret not—overall, these are solid sets that really have budget-conscious consumers in mind. The same can be said for Insignia’s 50-inch 4K Fire TV, which can be yours right now for a reasonable sum of $350. Right off the bat, you should know that Best Buy’s Insignia brand often uses parts from past-year versions of LG, Toshiba and Samsung TVs, so so... more »
The Significance of Owen Harries
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/0I4A3071%20-%20Version%202.jpg] The Welsh-born Australian was a master controversialist who played a key role in Washington foreign policy debates. It would be difficult to think of anyone who has been more percipient about international affairs in recent decades than Owen Harries. Harries, who was the Australian ambassador to UNESCO as well as editor of the *National Interest* magazine for several decades in Washington, never occupied high public office or wrote a major book. Instea... more »
We're Very Lucky That Russia Never Shot Its Nuclear Bomb 'Cannons' At NATO
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Why did the Soviet Union produce these massive white elephants? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Soviets would continue developing tactical nukes for use in artillery, but later shells utilized miniaturized warheads that allowed nukes to fit in compact projectiles in the Soviet-standard 152mm and 203mm calibers. Likewise, the United States also made nuclear shells in the 155mm and 203mm calibers after abandoning the 260mm M65 cannon. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *H... more »
Is Samsung’s 65-Inch Q900 Series 8K HDTV Worth the Nearly $3K Price Tag?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * The bottom line: You shouldn’t be faulted for being early to embrace 8K, but until 8K content becomes more mainstream, you can bet that your 4K TV will continue to be an integral part of your family room at least for a few more years. Yes, the hype surrounding 8K is definitely real and will likely supplant 4K to be the standard in just a few years. So, how do you prepare for this monumental change in the TV universe? Well, the most logical step to take is to go all in and splurge on a brand-new 8K HDTV. And if you’re guessing that it’s not go... more »
UK to scrap two-week quarantine for some visitors
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The UK makes it easier for visitors from countries with a low coronavirus risk to enter, while also preparing to allow its citizens to make non-essential trips to some destinations.
Suns beat Dockers to make it three in a row, Blues pip Bombers by a point
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Fremantle became Gold Coast's third scalp of the AFL season, Carlton downs Essendon in a thriller at the MCG, and St Kilda and Port Adelaide enjoy impressive victories.
Why mailing out ballots to everyone will result in massive voter fraud
Here's a picture from New Jersey showing ballots left in the open for anyone to grab at a senior citizen building. In the red circle you can see political mail and the ballots left in piles. Anyone walking through the lobby could get all the ballots and fill them out anyway they wanted to.
Democrat politicians are losing control of their mobs: Wisconsin edition
I took this pic- it got me assaulted & beat up. Punched/kicked in the head, neck, ribs. Maybe concussion, socked in left eye is little blurry, sore neck & ribs. 8-10 people attacked me. Innocent people are going to get killed. Capitol locked- stuck in office.Stop violence nowPlz! pic.twitter.com/Zw2hdfYG66 — Tim Carpenter (@TimCarpenterMKE) June 24, 2020 Carpenter told the Washington Post that he's a gay progressive who supports peaceful protests. But so long as the mobs advance the Democrat agenda Democrat leaders will gladly allow people like Carpenter to be beaten up. It's a... more »
A trial run for mail in voter fraud: Paterson New Jersey municipal elections
On May 12 Paterson held a mail in election and the results make Trump's warnings about voter fraud look tame. Of the 16,747 mail in ballots received only 13,557 were counted. That's 19% of the ballots that were disqualified. 800 of those were disqualified because they were found in mailboxes bundled together. One mailbox had hundreds of ballots in a single packet. Clearly there might be more than one ballot coming from one household but unless NJ has houses with hundreds of adults in them there's no reason other than voter fraud for hundreds of bundled ballots. Another 2300 ballo... more »
U.N. Chief Guterres Calls for One Supreme Body of ‘Global Governance’ — World Government
U.N. Chief Guterres Calls for One Supreme Body of ‘Global Governance’ — World Government by SIMON KENT, https://www.breitbart.com/ The world needs an overarching level of multilateral governance that can sideline problematic “national interests” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he lamented existing U.N. instruments such as the Security Council have teeth but “show …
America's Forgotten Fighter Plane: The P-39 Airacobra
*Warfare History Network* *History, * It was the Soviets that adopted, adapted, and came to love the plane perhaps more than anyone else. The P-39 Airacobra was a bit like Rodney Dangerfield—it “couldn’t get no respect,” especially from those who never piloted the “Flying Cannon” built by the Buffalo, New York-based Bell Aircraft Corp. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Ha... more »
F-22 vs. F-35: What Would Happen if America's Stealth Planes Went to War?
*TNI Staff* *Security, * A NATO air exercise gives details. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A more maneuverable aircraft with more thrust and with better missiles might often win those engagements, but even the most capable fighter in the hands of a highly capable pilot can lose if they are having a bad day. The bottom line, however, is not about thumping ones’ chest, it is about learning and doing better next time. *Recommended: Imagine a U.S. Air Force That Never Built the B-52 Bomber* *Recommended: Russia's Next Big Military Sale - To Mexico?* *Recommended: Would China Re... more »
This Submachine Gun Was Supposedly Better than the Thompson—But it Wasn’t
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, * It just couldn’t take a beating. When the words submachine gun and World War Two are said, the iconic Thompson submachine gun invariably comes up. But there was another submachine gun used mainly by the United States, but by American allies as well that has nearly been forgotten: the M50 Reising submachine gun. *Reising* Eugene Reising, and assistant to the famed American weapon designer, initially designed the M50. His submachine gun design was in many ways superior to the Thompson. It was lighter, weighing a paltry seven pounds (the Thompson tipp... more »
Week in Review: AG Barr blasted for marijuana merger reviews, more M&A deals altered, L.A. shifts course & more
U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered investigations into 10 proposed marijuana industry mergers – a move that a career Justice Department prosecutor charged was “not even close to meeting established criteria” for such reviews. That prosecutor, John Elias, agreed the reviews amounted to industry “harassment.” MJBizDaily takeaway: The episode stands as a warning to the U.S. […] Week in Review: AG Barr blasted for marijuana merger reviews, more M&A deals altered, L.A. shifts course & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for canna... more »
The Arizona Surge
The “surge” in Arizona deaths this year has been a little above average, but not close to the peaks of the 2018 flu epidemic. Why didn’t Democrats get hysterical and shut down the state in 2018? National and State Estimates … Continue reading →
William Hanna: “Israeli ‘Apartness’, However, Means Living in A Palestine Without Palestinians.”
27 June 2020 — American Herald Tribune BY Mohsen Abdelmoumen Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Your book “Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel’s Temple Prophesy” is very interesting and talks, among other things, about the denial of human rights to an entire people, the Palestinian people. You also mention the ethnic cleansing practiced by the Zionist entity of Israel against the Palestinian … Continue reading William Hanna: “Israeli ‘Apartness’, However, Means Living in A Palestine Without Palestinians.”
The Salisbury Poisonings: Skripal drama framed as anti-Russian propaganda
In 2018, Britain published its National Security Capability Review, outlining a new “Fusion Doctrine.” This called for the “use of all our capabilities; from economic levers, through cutting-edge military resources to our wider diplomatic and cultural influence on the world’s stage” to “project our global influence.” The BBC, especially its World Service, was named as a key instrument of UK “soft power.”
Weekend reads: A deluge of papers, reviewed in haste; a dog food study faces scrutiny; the trouble with research evaluations
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: The tale of why it’s so difficult to publish a … Continue reading Weekend reads: A deluge of papers, reviewed in haste; a dog food study faces scrutiny; the trouble with research evaluations
If We Just Tear Down a Few More Statues We’ll Finally Have Our Utopia
[image: statues]A record amount of statues have been torn or taken down in the last month, so we ought to see a massive improvement in systemic racism, right?
Fired Cop Kills Man, 3 Dogs, Gets Rehired and Shoots Innocent Dad Through a Door — Still a Cop
[image: cop]This is the problem. A killer cop was rehired before shooting an innocent man through his front door, lying about it and was NEVER disciplined for it.
Eels edge Raiders in golden point, Broncos slump to fifth-straight loss
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Clint Gutherson nails a field goal in the 87th minute of play to give Parramatta a 25-24 win over Canberra, while Brisbane falls to Gold Coast and North Queensland prove too much of a handful for Newcastle.
Harris's Ghost
Mike Harris's ghost continues to stalk the province of Ontario. Martin Regg Cohn writes: It is impossible to follow provincial politics today without fathoming the ghost of Ontario’s 22nd premier, still looming over Ontario — from devastating death tolls to controversial road tolls. Nursing homes rules were watered down. Water inspections were diluted, setting the stage for Walkerton. Highway 407 was sold for a song to private owners, who promptly reaped windfall profits from blindsided motorists. A fetish for law and order led to a deadly police confrontation with Indigenous pro... more »
The U.S. Navy Is Making Plans to Replace the F-35 Stealth Fighter
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / Official U.S. Navy Page] The Navy is currently analyzing airframes, targeting systems, artificial-intelligence-enabled sensors, new weapons and engine technologies to engineer a new sixth-generation carrier-launched fighter jet to fly alongside the F-35 fighter jet and ultimately replace the F/A-18 aircraft. The U.S. Navy is currently analyzing airframes, targeting systems, artificial-intelligence-enabled sensors, new weapons and engine technologies to engineer a new sixth-generation carrier-launched fighter jet to fly alongsid... more »
This Forgotten French Submachine Gun Killed Mussolini
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons / Sailko] The MAS-38. At the beginning of the Second World War, bolt action rifles were still the main weapon for most infantrymen, but the armies of Europe—as well as the United States—had seen the potential for a new class of weapon: the submachine gun. Many of those weapons have become iconic and tied to the respective nation that used them—the German MP-40, the Soviet PPSh-41, the British Sten Gun and the American Thompson. However, France's PistoletMitrailleur MAS model 38, or MAS-38, was largely forgotten. Of cours... more »
No One Could Catch America's SR-71 Blackbird (Not North Korea or NASA)
*David Axe* *Security, * The fastest plane in the world--still. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Air Force first retired the SR-71 in 1990. Satellites and later drones assumed its reconnaissance mission. After a brief return to military service in the mid-1990s, a few SR-71s lingered as NASA test assets, finally transferring to museums in 1999. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *Where World War III Could Start This Year* *How the F-35 Stealth Fighte... more »
Gun vs. Gun: Is the Glock 17 Really Better Than the Kel-Tec KMR 30?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: A Glock 17, 9mm pistol used by Public Security LLC. 22 December 2018. Wikimedia/Bdonadio. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.] Both the Kel-Tec and the Glock have generously-sized magazines, but the two are meant for very different tasks and the designers have made very different design choices. *Key Point:* What works for the Glock does not always work for the Kel-Tec, and vice versa. The modern pistol, a handgun fed by a grip-inserted magazine, was a creation of the early twentieth century. Despite the innovation the... more »
The U.S. Army Has Big Plans to Replace Its Old Helicopters
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * What comes after the AH-64 and other helicopters? The Army is looking to replace its aging helicopter fleet with something that provides more capabilities. Sometime in early 2030, the winner of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft is intended to replace the UH-60 Blackhawk, which originally entered service in the late 1970s, and AH-64 Apache, which entered service in the mid-1980s. There are several contenders. Sikorsky is developing the SB-1 Defiant in tandem with Boeing. Their prototype is based on the older but similar Sikorsky X2 design. Both d... more »
The SR-72: Going Hypersonic (And Being Loaded With Missiles)?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * No manned aircraft in operational service has matched the remarkable long-distance Mach 3 cruises of the Blackbird. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The SR-72 depicted in Lockheed’s *concept art* was described as capable of cruising at six times the speed of sound. The challenge, however, lay not so much in designing an aircraft that could attain hypersonic speeds as ensuring that it could *also *take off and land at slower speeds. *More From The National Interest: * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *How Chin... more »
IDB Urges Latin America to Think Big on Resumption after Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin America needs to increase spending and start considering an ambitious recovery plan, similar to what the United States did during the Great Depression, to be implemented once the pandemic is under control. Currently the global epicenter of coronavirus, the region […] The post IDB Urges Latin America to Think Big on Resumption after Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Datafolha Poll: Bolsonaro Rejection Stands at 44 Percent, Approval at 32 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The popularity of President Jair Bolsonaro remains stable in the week following the arrest of his former family adviser Fabrício Queiroz. According to a Datafolha survey, Bolsonaro held his approval at 32 percent, the same rate as in late May (33 percent). The government's rejection stands at 44 percent, compared […] The post Datafolha Poll: Bolsonaro Rejection Stands at 44 Percent, Approval at 32 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Is Fifth Largest Holder of US Treasury Bonds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Of the total US$334.2 billion that Brazil held in international reserves by the end of May this year, some US$264.4 billion were allocated in US Treasury bonds. It is the fifth-largest holder of Treasury bonds in the world. The leader is Japan, which passed China in May 2019 and currently […] The post Brazil Is Fifth Largest Holder of US Treasury Bonds appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fuel Shortage Causes Food Waste in Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For a country on the brink of poverty, Venezuela is currently wasting a disturbing amount of food. Some 60,000 tons per month, or 13 percent of national consumption, are not being used, primarily due to fuel shortages preventing farmers from collecting and distributing food, according to data from producers and […] The post Fuel Shortage Causes Food Waste in Venezuela appeared first on The Rio Times.
VIDEO: ‘Welcome to the New Normal’
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Prof. Sunetra Gupta: Dispelling the Myths, False Assumptions and Misinformation on COVID-19
*Zeitgenossen* | Dispelling many of the myths, false assumptions and outright misinformation spun daily about the threat posed by COVID-19.
How many people have really died from the China virus/COVID19?
According to the CDC about 122,000, not the 122 million Joe Biden claimed, Americans have died from coronavirus. The problem is that even the CDC admits that there may be serious over counting going on. Not only are healthcare providers incentivized to list deaths as due to COVID19--they get more medicare money if that's the case--but any death where the virus is present counts as a China virus death. For example in Colorado a man was found dead in a park with a blood alcohol level of 0.55% and his death was declared to be due to coronavirus. That blood alcohol level is above the ... more »
Democrats hate God: Riots/Protests are fine but outdoor religious services aren't edition
The Democrats revealed their hypocrisy about the dangers of the China virus when they encouraged massive non-social distancing riots and protests. Now a Federal Judge is telling Democrats in New York that the 1st Amendment prohibits persecution of people of faith. Federal Judge Gary Sharpe ruled that it's unconstitutional for Cuomo and De Blasio ban socially distancing religious service while publicly supporting non-socially distancing protests. He recognized that if Cuomo and DeBlasio were saying that mass public gatherings with no social distancing were not a public health hazard ... more »
If China doesn't have to pay bigly for the China virus they will do it again
First let me be clear I don't think that the China virus was a weaponized military agent. Nor do I believe that the Chinese deliberately released the virus to hurt the world. But it is undeniable that for weeks the Chinese Communist government covered up the virus and lied to the world about the nature of the virus. Chinese doctors who were raising red flags, which one would think would be considered a good thing in Red China, were forced to "confess" to crimes and ordered to not discuss the disease. The Chinese knew by late December that the virus was in fact being transmitted be... more »
Indoctrination and mind control
As we are all distracted by marches, rioting and tearing down statues of emancipators and liberators, you should track down and object to the brainwashing your children and grandchildren are getting in schools and universities from the organizers and funding groups of BLM and ANTIFA. Much of this preceded their existence and has been building in influence and power incrementally since the 1980s through diversity and inclusion programming. And now it’s a perfect storm. I reviewed the indoctrination for Ohio State medical staff and found it appalling. It begins with a statement of ... more »
New Climate Assessment Suggests a Lack of Warming in India
In fact, India is currently cooler than in the 1950s! _____________ “In its first-ever climate assessment report, the government of India has raised quite a few eyebrows by including data that don’t fit the doomsday narrative,” writes Vijay Jayaraj. “The much-awaited report, titled “Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region,” prepared by the Ministry ... Read more New Climate Assessment Suggests a Lack of Warming in India The post New Climate Assessment Suggests a Lack of Warming in India appeared first on Ice Age Now.
After Worst Q2 in 40 Years, Brazil Will Take Time to Recover Losses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It will take time for Brazil to recover what it has lost with the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The country has experienced its worst second quarter in the past 40 years, according to estimates by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation's Brazilian Economics Institute (IBRE/FGV). The data point to a […] The post After Worst Q2 in 40 Years, Brazil Will Take Time to Recover Losses appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Army Now Has 18-Year Supply of Chloroquine in Stock
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Defense reported that there are 1.8 million chloroquine tablets in stock at the Army Laboratory. The figure represents around 18 times the drug's annual production in previous years. Chloroquine is commonly used to fight malaria and lupus. Fernando Azevedo e Silva, the Minister of Defense, said there […] The post Brazilian Army Now Has 18-Year Supply of Chloroquine in Stock appeared first on The Rio Times.
Datafolha Poll: Majority of Brazilians Question Bolsonaro’s Intelligence
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The majority of the population considers President Jair Bolsonaro to be unintelligent and he is negatively rated on other personal traits, according to a recent Datafolha survey. According to the survey conducted by the institute on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23rd and 24th, as many as 54 percent of respondents […] The post Datafolha Poll: Majority of Brazilians Question Bolsonaro’s Intelligence appeared first on The Rio Times.
Editor's Note
I have another wedding to go to today. My second in one week. Blogging will return this evening.
Why I Didn’t Watch the Movie Joker?
In Agatha Christie’s novel *A Murder Is Announced*, a character says, "I didn't want to kill her. I didn't want to kill anybody — I had to…” (The character, to be fair, is not expressing Christie’s political viewpoints, but attempting to defend herself.) After the 1960s, the neoliberal left has developed the ideological position that most criminals are a victim of the injustices which are intrinsic to capitalist society; they assert that capitalism is so unfair that it breeds alienation and resentment and forces people to become monstrous killers. Like Christie’s character, the liber... more »
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*Rice University student group demands "Black House," better ID photos, statue removal * A student group at Rice University in Houston, Texas, is "demanding" the administration fund a "non-residential Black House" on campus, as well as remove a prominent statue of the university's founder -- and top student officials are deleting some comments disagreeing with those positions, Fox News has learned this week. The extraordinary demand, and apparent censorship, came amid rising left-wing sentiment on campuses across the nation after the in-custody death of George Floyd. In recent wee... more »
Here Are All the Signs That You’re Not Drinking Enough Water
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8 Tips to Make Your Lymphatic System Work Just Fine
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Japanese tenth-century poetry: Mibu no Tadamine and the Middle Kingdom (China)
Japanese tenth-century poetry: Mibu no Tadamine and the Middle Kingdom (China) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet Mibu no Tadamine reached his height during the late ninth and early tenth centuries. It is known that he was active in the Heian court between 898-920. Therefore, one can imagine his world through the […]
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*Facts Vs. Fearmongering* Swedish supermarket chain Coop has announced it will be creating new “sustainability” labels for all of its food products, including their climate impact. The Swedish company announced the new labels, which will be accessed on electronic devices by scanning a bar code. Coop compared the sustainability labels to ingredients labels, a practice the company began as early as 1946. “Many of our members and customers today are looking for guidance on how to make sustainable choices in stores, which is why we will begin to show how each individual has affected th... more »
GOING VIRAL: Journalist Absolutely DESTROYS California Officials on Coronavirus and Face Masks
From Gateway Pundit: Just watch the video! EPIC! Calling out the lunacy…We need more people to stand up! Remember masks are a hazard to your health! If you are healthy and not sick, YOU SHOULD NOT BE WEARING A MASK! ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Minnesota State Rep. Warns Antifa and Muslim Groups Plan to “Police Minneapolis Under Muslim Rule”
From the Gateway Pundit: Excerpts: Minnesota State Rep. Steve Green this week warned that domestic terrorists Antifa and Muslim groups plan to “police Minneapolis under Muslim rule.” The Minneapolis City Council two weeks ago unanimously voted a resolution to replace the police with a ‘community-led public safety system.’ As Gateway Pundit has clearly stated many times, by “defund the police,” the left means replacing the police with Sharia patrol, Black Panthers, La Raza and other anti-Christian, anti-white social justice enforcers. Minnesota State Rep. Steve Green said, “What you’... more »
'Stars With Flames Like Hair' - Comets As Portents Of Doom In The Middle Ages
On August 30 2019, a comet from outside our solar system was observed by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov at the MARGO observatory in Crimea. This was only the second time an interstellar comet had ever been recorded. Comet 19 or C/2019 Q4 , as it is now known, made its closest approach to the sun on December 8 2019, roughly coinciding with the first recorded human cases of COVID-19. read more
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From Jenna Orkin Texas' Largest Hospital Reaches 100 Percent ICU CapacityFormer Police Officers 'Openly Plotting' To Kill BLM Activist Shaun King How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuse In 2017, a Reuters a special report on police-union contracts in eighty-two cities found that most required departments to erase disciplinary records, in some cases after only six months. 'Godzilla' Sahara Dust Cloud Heading for U.S. May Be Biggest for 50 Years COVID-19 and the economy: Where do we go from here? Gail Tverberg Fear in the JFK Assassination, Part 2 (of 2) Carbon Footprint of What You Ea... more »
Shelter Movers helps women flee abusive homes
A non-profit that offers free moving and storage services to women fleeing abusive homes marks its first year of operation in Halifax today with 142 moves under its belt and plans to expand to rural Nova Scotia. Shelter Movers Nova Scotia was officially launched in Halifax on June 26, 2019. It helped its first client […]
Nurses union makes case for increasing staff in nursing homes
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. After years of anecdotal reports (“They’re run off their feet”) and some disturbing incidents (nursing home fatalities related to bedsores), the Nova Scotia Nurses Union has called on the provincial government to increase staffing in long-term care (LTC) homes by 20%. That would translate into […]
Siberian Heatwave–Climate Or Weather?
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey The Conversation has now got involved in the Arctic heatwave scare, with this article by Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol : On the eve of the summer solstice, something very worrying happened in the Arctic Circle. For the first time in […]
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