Saturday, June 06, 2020

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Barr Is Cheney 2.0-- Or Barr's Witches' Brew-- or The Barr Coup

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 minute ago
*-by Sam Husseini* Barr is Cheney 2.0. He is CIA from way back. His father was OSS. His father hired Jeffrey Epstein to be a math teacher at the Dalton School. Barr was Attorney General when Bush I gave Christmas eve pardons to Elliott Abrams and others after Bush I was voted out of office in 1992. Barr was brought into the Trump administration about the same time as Elliott Abrams. He basically declared that based on his reading of the Mueller report that there was no obstruction of justice. So Barr basically got to decide if Trump stays or goes. Barr will provide legal and poli... more »

NT Police charge 39-year-old man with murder after death at Alice Springs home

Steve Vivian at Just In - 8 minutes ago
The murder charge comes after reports of more than a dozen people fighting with weapons at a home in Alice Springs on Friday morning.

Cash splash for WA new homebuyers as Government unveils its own stimulus package

Just In - 8 minutes ago
A $125 million stimulus package for the state's home building sector has been unveiled, with cash grants and stamp duty rebates for eligible buyers.

Egypt's president lays out a roadmap to end civil war in Libya

Just In - 8 minutes ago
The plan includes the unification of all Libyan financial and oil institutions and the disbanding of militias so that the so-called Libyan National Army and other security agencies can "carry out their responsibilities".

Impact of protest on coronavirus spread won't be known for at least a week, authorities say

Just In - 8 minutes ago
Many of the 10,000 Black Lives Matter protesters wore masks and gloves while marching in Melbourne, but many did not follow health advice to stay 1.5 metres apart.

'Black Superman' proves an inspiration with and without the microphone

Matthew Smith at Just In - 8 minutes ago
Gabriel Akon is angry, but wants to use the fire burning inside him to provide a beacon of hope to the struggling youth of Adelaide's northern suburbs.

'Nothing we could do': Paramedics tell of 'very confronting' scene after fatal shark attack

Just In - 8 minutes ago
Boardriders are praised for their "heroic efforts" to fight off a 3-metre shark after it fatally attacked a man at Salt Beach, south of Kingscliff.

Former President Bush And Senator Romney Will Not Support President Trump For Re-Election

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 27 minutes ago
Former US President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KL/MMR *Boston Globe:* *Vote for Trump? These Republican leaders aren’t on the bandwagon* WASHINGTON — It was one thing in 2016 for top Republicans to take a stand against Donald Trump for president: He wasn’t likely to win anyway, the thinking went, and there was no ongoing conservative governing agenda that would be endangered. The 2020 campaign is different: Opposing the sitting president of your own party means putting policy priorities at risk, in this case appointing conservative judges, sus... more »

Germany Stunned By President Trump's Decision To Withdraw 9,500 US Soldiers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 52 minutes ago
*DW: **German conservatives slam reported US troop withdrawal* With the US reportedly set to move some 9,500 soldiers out of Germany, conservative MP Andreas Nick told DW the decision seemed to be "politically motivated." Another senior CDU politician described it as a wake-up call. Washington's alleged plan to transfer about 9,500 troops out of its German bases is a symbolic gesture that is likely to weaken US military operations and "further deteriorate" trans-Atlantic ties, conservative lawmaker Andreas Nick told DW on Saturday. The comments come after the Wall Street Journal, ... more »

“The Science” around Covid-19: Conversations for Kiwis about our shared future… Ep 2

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 52 minutes ago
Tribe of Kiwis Conversations for Kiwis about our shared future. Ep 2 discusses “”The Science” around Covid-19. Sources and links in the Show Notes below (click on “SHOW MORE”) SUMMARY Begins by asking “Is the science REALLY settled?” around #Covid19 (and a potential vaccine), and then asks “Is the medical community ALL in AGREEMENT?” The … Continue reading “The Science” around Covid-19: Conversations for Kiwis about our shared future… Ep 2 →

all companies from abroad doing business in China:

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
all companies from abroad doing business in China: STAND UP TO CHINA, WORK TO free China, Tibet, Uighurs, HK and Inner Mongolia! Find your purpose in life! https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/05/sen-hawley-calls-on-american-companies-to-stand-up-to-china-on-hong-kong/

Will Today's Unrest In The U.S. Help President Trump Get Reelected?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Reuters *Daniel McCarthy, National Interest:* *Is the Left Trying to Get Trump Reelected?* "In decades past the scenes of arson and looting that followed the Floyd protests in many cities would have driven voters to a Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan—or a Donald Trump. The Campus America kids think the country has changed, and their parents and grandparents will now see the police as bullies who sadistically pick on their always well-meaning if sometimes troubled and delinquent, sons, and daughters." The predictable next turn in American politics, should Biden win, will be the rise... more »

It’s a crazy world

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 1 hour ago
This is not my essay—I copied it from a cousin on FB. It said copy and paste, which I almost never do, but it reflects most of what I’m thinking. We (or at least the Democrats) seem to have lost our minds. We have become a nation that has lost its collective mind! • If a dude pretends to be a woman, you are required to pretend with him. • Somehow it’s un-American for the census to count how many Americans are in America. • Russians influencing our elections are bad, but illegals voting in our elections are good. • It was cool for Joe Biden to "blackmail" the President of Ukraine... more »

Japanese death poems: The final flicker of Prince Ōtsu (663-686)

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 1 hour ago
Japanese death poems: The final flicker of Prince Ōtsu (663-686) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prince Ōtsu (663-686) knew his fate after being condemned to death. Hence, his death poem survives the passages of time, unlike others before him. Ōtsu knew that pain awaited and one can only imagine his inner-feelings. Deeming himself innocent […]

Musical Interlude: Paul McCartney, "Mull Of Kintyre"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Paul McCartney, "Mull Of Kintyre"

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“The southern part of Orion, the famous constellation and mythical hunter, appears quite picturesque posing here over a famous volcano. Located in the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, the snow-peaked Teide is one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. Lights from a group planning to summit Teide before dawn are visible below the volcano's peak. *Click image for larger size.* In this composite of exposures the three iconic belt stars of Orion are seen just above the peak, while the famous Orion Nebula and the rest of Orion's sword are visible beyond the volcano's left slo... more »

1200 Public Health Experts Say Mass Gatherings Should Be Encouraged Because 'White Supremacy' Is A Bigger Health Threat Than COVID-19

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Summit News:* *1200 Public Health Experts Sign Letter Advocating Mass Gatherings Because “White Supremacy” is a Bigger Threat Than COVID-19* 1200 public health experts have signed an open letter asserting that Black Lives Matter mass gatherings should be encouraged because “white supremacy” is a bigger health threat than COVID-19. Yes, really. “White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19,” states the letter, before adding, “Black people are twice as likely to be killed by police compared to white people, but the effects of racism are ... more »

Is There Going To Be A Purge At The Pentagon?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Uniformed military personnel walk in front of the White House ahead of the protest, June 6. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson *Politico:* *Esper risks being sidelined as White House floats replacements* The Defense secretary's job is likely safe, but the White House is still looking at options. President Donald Trump is unhappy with Pentagon chief Mark Esper. Aides are gossiping about who could replace him. Yet the embattled Defense secretary may be on his way to a more Trumpian punishment: sidelined within the administration. Esper’s future is in question after he opposed Trump on Wednesday ... more »

June 6: The Worst of times.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 2 hours ago
Before Canadians get all virtuous about their virtue, they might want to look at their own history of racism. The early French settlers of Canada kidnapped native peoples to be slaves. However, it was too easy for them to escape into the wilderness they came from. So the French settlers imported Black slaves - under brutal conditions. In Montreal, a Black woman slave who annoyed her owner was tied to horses who tore her death. Her body lies under a busy street in Montreal, unkown to most Montrealers. The English settlers followed the French example well into the nineteenth century... more »

A Report On The Ground From A Canadian Reporter Who Was Arrested During The Violence And Looting In New York City A Few Days Ago (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* There are some intense scenes in the above video. My progressive and Liberal friends in Canada hate Rebel News (Rebel News is based in Canada). But their reporters go where main stream media reporters never go, and ask questions that politicians never like to answer.

Tigers coach says NRL blowouts due to fitness, not six again rule

Just In - 2 hours ago
Many blame the new six again rule for the string of blowouts in the NRL. But Wests Tigers' coach Michael Maguire says teams are being rewarded — or punished — for the fitness work they've done.

Victorian fishers say catch has dropped by 80 per cent since the start of seismic testing

Riordan Davis And Andy Burns at Just In - 2 hours ago
Oil and gas exploration is pushing Tyson Pollard into unknown waters to fish for octopus, reducing his catch by 80 per cent. Now questions are being raised about compensation.

Senior Government Minister slams 'selfish' Black Lives Matter protesters

Brett Worthington at Just In - 2 hours ago
Senior Federal Government Minister Mathias Cormann takes aim at Australian Black Lives Matter protesters, dubbing their actions "selfish", "self-indulgent" and "reckless" amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Meet America's 'Forgotten Navy': The World War II Sailors Who Guarded Merchant Ships

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Assigned to protect merchant sailors, these members of the U.S. Naval Armed Guard were unsung heroes of World War II. They have been called “the other Navy,” the “Navy’s stepchildren,” and perhaps most fittingly, “the forgotten Navy.” Officially, however, they were the Naval Armed Guard or more simply the Armed Guard (AG). Often mistaken for members of the Merchant Marine, the Armed Guard was a special branch of the U.S. Navy assigned to defend merchant ships against enemy attack. Its history is one of the most dramatic of World War II, fraug... more »

What Does Russia Have to Teach Us About Burying Confederate Statues?

Jordan Brasher, Derek H. Alderman at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Jordan Brasher, Derek H. Alderman* *History, * The idea of a Confederate monument graveyard is modeled after ways that the former communist bloc nations dealt with statues of Soviet heroes like Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin. An estimated 114 Confederate symbols have been removed from public view since 2015. In many cases, these cast-iron Robert E. Lees and Jefferson Davises were sent to storage. If the aim of statue removal is to build a more racially just South, then, as many analysts have pointed out, putting these monuments in storage is a lost opportunity. Simply unseati... more »

Is Putin Planning for an Arms Control Showdown

Dimitri Alexander Simes at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Dimitri Alexander Simes* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Amid the uncertainty surrounding the New START Treaty, nuclear tensions between the United States and Russia are starting to rise. The United States and Russia are moving toward a showdown over arms control, even as both governments are struggling to contain the spread of coronavirus. Although the pandemic has led to the two countries exchanging medical aid, nuclear tensions between the United States and Russia have continued to rise. With China emerging as the focal point of the arms control disagreement between Mo... more »

The Aftermath Plan for Afghanistan

Jim Cook at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Jim Cook* *Security, Middle East* [image: Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] Afghan government officials are understandably wary of the Doha Agreement’s requirement for the removal of all U.S. and coalition forces from the country. Their skepticism should be viewed within the context of the tragic events following the withdrawal of Soviet Union forces in Afghanistan in 1989, including the brutal civil war that eventually brought the Taliban to power in 1996. It is no secret that President Donald Trump never fully embraced the ongoing war in Afghanistan. He often complains that... more »

Want to Stop Police Brutality? Start With Ending the War on Drugs (Now)

Jeffrey Miron, Erin Partin at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Jeffrey Miron, Erin Partin* *Politics, Americas* The escalation of the War on Drugs gave police officers both motivation and excuses to engage aggressively and maliciously with black communities. Police misconduct arises from many causes. Overly strong unions protect officers from discipline and prevent institutional reform. Qualified immunity, the doctrine established by the Supreme Court that limits the ability of citizens to bring civil suits against government officials, shields police from accountability for their misconduct. And militarization – federal provision of milita... more »

Russia Went All-In On Flamethrowing Teletanks To Win The Winter War Against Finland

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* The Scandinavian nation should not have stood a chance against the Soviet juggernaut, but it had three formidable assets: the winter warfare prowess of the Finns; the brilliant flexible defense tactics of commander-in-chief Carl Mannerheim; and the fortifications of the Mannerheim Line. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite being at the cutting edge of technology, World War II–era drones were only effective in highly specialized circumstances, not ideal for the fast-paced ground warfare of the conflict. The Soviet teletanks were an ambi... more »

Russia's New Tank Killing Round Doesn't Fit Into Older Russian Armor

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* T-72s remain Russia’s primary main battle tank, supplemented by turbine-engine T-80s and four hundred more advanced T-90s. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Thus, while Russia may finally have a 125-millimeter sabot round that can threaten Western main battle tanks at range, only its handful of new T-14s tank are capable of actually using it. Optimistic claims that the 2A82 gun could be retrofitted to numerous older T-90s and T-72s so far appear not to have materialized. The Soviet Union’s huge tank fleet was a cornerstone of its power dur... more »

How the Coronavirus Crisis Exposed the False Promise of Iran-China Partnership

Maysam Behravesh, Jacopo Scita at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Maysam Behravesh, Jacopo Scita* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] An alliance that will never occur? Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani recently warned that coronavirus-related restrictions that were recently loosened on economic grounds might be reimposed if a second wave of the virus erupts across the country. Iranian health officials reported 3,134 new coronavirus infections on June 3, which marks the highest contagion rate since March 30 and brings the total number of cases to 160,696. The Rouhani administration’s impatience with the resumption of domestic economic activity was... more »

Doomed? Why America Couldn't Stop Imperial Japan From Seizing the Philippines

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Shizuo Fukui - Kure Maritime Museum, Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album: Destroyers, edited by Kazushige Todaka, p. 130, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5822211] Too far away to defend. *Key point: *The military did have defenses and a large army on the Phillipines. But they were not as ready as they should have been. In the popular history of World War II, the assertion that the United States was caught unprepared in Hawaii and the Philippines has become widely accepted as fact. However, in the ... more »

Question: Are Americans Really Against Wearing Masks to Stop Coronavirus?

Karlyn Bowman at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Karlyn Bowman* *Politics, Americas* [image: A woman wears a mask reading] In fact, majorities of voters from both parties say masks are effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus (85 percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans). The controversy over face masks has been gaining steam as states start to reopen. Today, 12 states require people to wear a face covering. How have Americans reacted? One of the earliest questions on masks appeared in a February 13-18 Kaiser Family Foundation poll in which fewer than one in 10 Americans (9 percent) reported buying or weari... more »

"This will require all of us." -Drew Brees

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 3 hours ago
6-5/6 Brees' comments were echoed by his wife, Brittany Brees, who posted on the couple's Brees Dream Foundation Instagram page, where she apologized. "To say, 'I don't agree with disrespecting the flag' ... I now understand was also saying I don't understand what the problem really is, I don't understand what you're righting for, and I'm not willing to hear you because of our preconceived (notions) of what that flag means to us," she wrote. "That's the problem," she added, "we are not listening, white America is not hearing. It's our job to educate ourselves," Brittany Brees w... more »

Musing about Coronavirus outcomes... and the Roberts Court... and the 'fundamental' lie underlying Wall Street

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 3 hours ago
Pausing amid our serious choice between BLM and MAGA, let's not gorget the crisis that was already underway. Let me start by linking to some of the many podcasts and interviews I've done, across the last few weeks. First, hosted by Dr. David Bray of the Atlantic Council: "A conversation with internationally recognized author and scientist Dr. David Brin, noted public policy professor and expert Dr. Kathryn Newcomer on the technologies, investments, and policy actions that could help us rebuild from COVID-19 on a global scale." And one more podcast! In this one, Amanda Caniglia of Th... more »

Too many believe the lies

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
What's the point? The lies have been told so many times, who will believe the truth? No one ever said "Hands up, don't shoot," but it is the truth if you say, "All lives matter" you can get fired because that means you don't believe the systemic racism myth. And "Snitches get stitches" was also a slogan from Ferguson that showed up in the DoJ report. Larry Elder says, "In order for the Democratic Party to maintain the 95 percent monolithic hold they have with black voters, they need to create scenarios of anger and fear against so-called “structural” or “institutional” or “systemi... more »

Pesticide Giants Get $2 Billion UK Taxpayer COVID-19 Bailout Despite Mammoth Dividend Plans

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 3 hours ago
Chemicals manufacturers BASF and Bayer have been given enormous payouts of Covid-19 support cash from the British government just weeks after announcing plans to distribute billions to shareholders in dividends. Source: unearthed.greenpeace.org/ The world’s largest chemicals company BASF, which makes agricultural, industrial and automotive products at its eight UK plants, has received £1 billion in support […] The post Pesticide Giants Get $2 Billion UK Taxpayer COVID-19 Bailout Despite Mammoth Dividend Plans appeared on Sustainable Pulse.

Stoopid Saturday (Asshat Alert)

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 3 hours ago
Wearied by the sights, sounds and smells of woketards rioting and burning our nation’s assets? Take a break, and enjoy this story! Moonbattery is truly totalitarian. Every conceivable aspect of human existence is examined under the prism of this absurd yet inescapable ideology. Anything found not to be in perfect compliance must be altered or abolished — even playing cards. Nearly half a $million has been pledged to support this nauseating idiocy on Indiegogo. Little Princess: “My dad is, like, awesomely proud of me!” Dad: “Yup. Much easier to cheat at bridge now.” Raised half a mill... more »

Al Qaeda Leader Abdelmalek Droukdel In Islamic Maghreb Killed By French Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *African Al-Qaeda chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is killed by French in Mali following a seven-year manhunt* * France says Abdelmalek Droukdel and members of inner circle have been killed * Defence Minister Florence Parly said he was killed in a military operation in Mali * The operation involved 'helicopters and ground troops' in north-west Mali * Thousands of French troops have been sent to Mali since 2013 to tackle jihadists The leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda's north Africa affiliate has been killed in a French military operation following a seven-year hunt, the ... more »

The Daily Brief 2020-06-05

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Greece, Turkey, Erdogan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Idlib, Hasakah, US, Russia, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Guaido, Venezuela, Iran, ISIS, SDF, GNA, Tarhouna, Tempest, UK, Ethiopia, Sudan. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Middleeast, Iran, Iraq, North-Africa Let us know how you like […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Frey Has Sad: Minneapolis Mob Turn on Mayor Frey For Not Being Woke Enough – Force Mayor To Do Walk of Shame – Video…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Last week Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey allowed the mob to burn the police precincts in an expression of his alignment with their woke demands. However, the Minneapolis mob was not satisfied with his permission to riot, loot and torch the … Continue reading →

Denver Broncos Declare If You Are Not Virtuous Enough To Support Their Antifa Politics Then Get Lost…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
The NFL has been moving further and further toward the political left for several years. Many NFL players and teams openly castigate their fans and denigrate anyone who doesn’t conform to their political correctness. Overall, the NFL has become a … Continue reading →

OPEC And Allies Agree To Extend Oil Production Cuts Through July

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
The OPEC+ had previously agreed to cut supply by 9.7 million bpd during May and June to prop up prices that collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis [File: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters] *CNBC:* *OPEC and allies agree to extend record oil production cut* OPEC and its oil-producing allies agreed on Saturday to extend the group’s historic production cut for an additional month in an ongoing effort to balance the global oil market. The agreement was finalized during the group’s video-conference meeting. “Today we have grounds to be cautiously optimistic about the future, but we are not out ... more »

Protesters dodge a stray horse running through largely peaceful march in London

Just In - 3 hours ago
Protesters have had to flee after one of the police horses began charging in the opposite direction to the march.

Four teenagers killed after alleged stolen car crashes in Townsville

Just In - 3 hours ago
A crash in North Queensland leaves four people dead and one in hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A brutal reality is becoming clear as a WA election victory drifts out of reach for the Liberals

Jacob Kagi at Just In - 3 hours ago
The WA Liberals are rapidly losing hope of achieving an unlikely victory in the March election, with a heavily criticised leader up against a Premier with sky high popularity, writes Jacob Kagi.

Denise the amazing green sea turtle free again after suffering horrific injuries

Erin Semmler at Just In - 3 hours ago
When she was rescued, Denise had suffered a sliced throat, cut eyelid and had half a flipper missing. But now, after 18 months of care and $15,000 worth of squid, sardines and pilchards she has been released.

Live: Tens of thousands gather in Washington DC in protests police say could be the biggest yet

Just In - 3 hours ago
Huge crowds turn out in cities such as Washington DC and Philadelphia as protests over the death of George Floyd enter their 12th day in the US. Follow live.

Clare Huppatz saw things going sideways in China. What she did next helped WA stave off a pandemic

Pamela Medlen at Just In - 3 hours ago
When reports first emerged in China of a new coronavirus, Clare Huppatz knew WA would need to move quickly. What she and her team did next helped stave off a global pandemic — for now.

How hip hop inspired this Sydney rapper to embrace his Sikh identity and fight for the oppressed

Siobhan Hegarty at Just In - 3 hours ago
Growing up, L-FRESH The LION's grandma used to laugh at his attempts to speak his native tongue Punjabi. But American hip hop helped the Sydney rapper reconnect with his Sikh identity. Now, he hopes his music will inspire migrant and First Nations youth to do the same.

Mark Edgar and his uncle are on the frontline of a medical breakthrough

Erin Parke at Just In - 3 hours ago
A health breakthrough in northern WA means people from the bush no longer face an indefinite move to the city for treatment, away from loved ones and everything they cherish.

'People don't notice how racist they can be': Former refugee says Australia can learn from US

Peter Gunders at Just In - 3 hours ago
Prudence Melom says racial tension in the United States is a warning to Australia and she says many Australians, especially in regional areas, experience racism on a daily basis.

U.S., at 2,000,000 Coronavirus Cases, is Now 29% of World’s Total

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Eric Zuesse The United States now has two million cases of coronavirus-19, and this is 28.55% of the global total. On May 2nd, when America’s percentage peaked, it was 33.3% — one-third of the global total. So, even if the coronavirus spotlight is now being taken off America, that’s because, relatively speaking, the situation is […] More The post U.S., at 2,000,000 Coronavirus Cases, is Now 29% of World’s Total appeared first on The Duran.

Biden Is Better Than Trump... But The Jury Is Still Out Whether Or Not John Tyler Will Be Judged Worse Than Trump Or Not

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
There's never been another president-- at least not in our lifetimes-- as antithetical to Americanism as Trump. And I've never seen as negative a reaction to him than to anyone else-- not Reagan, not Nixon... Maybe John Tyler, a vice president who became president when William Harrison died a month after being sworn in (1841). Tyler was the most racist president until Trump and one of the country's staunchest defenders of slavery. Like Trump, he was also a traitor to the country, backing secession and becoming a member of the Confederate Congress. I have no doubt history will jud... more »

No Government should ever have the power to make vaccinations mandatory (NZ)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 4 hours ago
This comes from Jami-Lee Ross and the Advance NZ party. The only person standing up in Parliament right now to defend your right of choice with health interventions. I am posting this info because it is very pertinent right now … I am not a member of the party. Please watch & listen. EWR_____________________________________________________________________ “The … Continue reading No Government should ever have the power to make vaccinations mandatory (NZ) →

Devin Nunes Discusses The Testimony of Rod Rosenstein – Sketchy Statements Conflict With Evidence…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Devin Nunes appears on One America News for an interview about last weeks testimony by former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. As Nunes notes, Rosenstein is a very “slippery individual” who is professionally versed in obtuse language. “There is a … Continue reading →

Buffalo Officials Duped By Professional Antifa Provocateur – Arrest and Charge Two Police Officers – Righteous Police Team Stand Together and Walk Out…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Martin Gugino is a 75-year-old professional agitator and Antifa provocateur who brags on his blog about the number of times he can get arrested and escape prosecution. Gugino’s Twitter Account is also filled with anti-cop sentiment [SEE HERE]. Last Thursday … Continue reading →

Lawyers in Prison

Jason Mazzone at Balkinization - 4 hours ago
Some years ago, I found myself seated at a dinner event next to a trial judge, and I asked her what was the most challenging part of her work. She said sentencing convicted defendants to prison terms: however horrendous the crime, she said, it always saddened her to lock somebody up. But then she added that she found the task easier in the case of white-collar criminals. She explained to me that because those defendants typically have used their educational and employment advantages not for productive purposes but to break the law, she had little trouble sending them away for their ... more »

Presidents Eisenhower, FDR: Honor Lee! Gov. Northam: Take Down That Statue!

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: presidents-eisenhower-fdr-honor-lee-gov-northam-take-down-that-statue] President Dwight Eisenhower kept a portrait of General Robert E. Lee in the Oval Office, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided at the unveiling of Lee’s statue in Dallas, Texas.

Writer Ngo Sues Antifa, Multiple Members, for Attacks. $900K Sought.

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: writer-ngo-sues-antifa-multiple-members-for-attacks-900k-sought] Journalist Andy Ngo has filed a lawsuit against Antifa and the goons who attacked him in Portland, Oregon.

Biden Offends Police, Weakening His Support From Police Union Chiefs

Bob Adelmann at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: biden-offends-police-weakening-his-support-from-police-union-chiefs] Joe Biden continues to offend constituencies he'll need to win the presidency.

Wow!

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
The crowd in Philly is...unfathomable? I can’t even guess. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/02ZIcyTXW5 — Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) June 6, 2020 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

the Baric team’s efforts to engineer a virus with the surface protein of the SHC014 coronavirus

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 4 hours ago
11-16-2015 * R*alph Baric, an infectious-disease researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, last week (November 9) published a study on his team’s efforts to engineer a virus with the surface protein of the SHC014 coronavirus, found in horseshoe bats in China, and the backbone of one that causes human-like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/lab-made-coronavirus-triggers-debate-34502

Maps to the Star’s Homes

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 4 hours ago
Frankly, the looters and arsonists are picking the wrong targets. There are much juicier targets than the shops on Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue. The Star’s homes house a collection of the finest wares in the world, and they’re all ‘woke’, and wouldn’t mind if somebody paid them a visit, stole what they wanted and […] The post Maps to the Star’s Homes appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

United Nations: Iran Stockpiled Enriched Uranium At Nearly 8 Times The 2015 Limit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
The interior of the Fordow uranium-conversion facility in Qom. *RFE: **IAEA: Iran Further Raises Uranium Stockpiles, Blocks Visits To Sites * The United Nations' atomic watchdog said on June 5 that Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Separately, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised “serious concerns” over Iran's refusal to let international inspectors investigate possible past nuclear activities at two locations. The United States pulled out of the accord in May 2018... more »

An Inconvenient Truth: Gore Proven Spectacularly Wrong on Glacier National Park

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 4 hours ago
In his 2006 book, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore asserted there would be no more glaciers in Glacier National Park by 2012. “Our own Glacier National Park will soon need to be renamed, ‘the park formerly known as Glacier,’” Gore wrote. Here in 2020, however, glaciers remain in abundance in the Park. Call this another […] The post An Inconvenient Truth: Gore Proven Spectacularly Wrong on Glacier National Park appeared first on Climate Realism.

The Hidden History of Earth Expansion

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
I’m reading and reviewing a just published book The Hidden History of Earth Expansion told by researchers creating a modern theory of the Earth, edited by Stephen W. Hurrell. The review will be published in the next issue of the … Continue reading →

Should A Guantanamo Detainee Get A Reduced Sentence Because He Was 'Tortured'?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
A Navy officer, center, and two Army officers enter Camp VI at the detention center at the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Walter Michot / Miami Herald / MCT / August 6, 2012) *NPR:* *Guantanamo Judge Rules Tortured Prisoner Could Get Reduced Sentence* A judge at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that a prisoner there may be entitled to a more lenient sentence if he was tortured in CIA custody. The decision could potentially apply to several of the other 40 remaining prisoners there, including five men facing charges in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist att... more »

What does it mean to say a debt is “unsustainable”?

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 5 hours ago
I often warn against countries running up excessively large public debts. Some people interpret my worry as a prediction of a future financial crisis, perhaps including default and/or very high inflation. They point out that countries such as Japan have run large deficits for many decades, with interest rates on long-term bonds remaining near zero. […] The post What does it mean to say a debt is “unsustainable”? appeared first on Econlib.

"Four Noble Buddha Quotes"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Four Noble Buddha Quotes" by Perry Garfinkel "Isn't it - I can't decide whether to say "ironic" or "appropriate" - that modern technology now brings us wisdom that would otherwise have been considered oh so 2,500 years ago? I refer here to sharing timeless tips from one Siddhartha Gautama, the prince who lived 500 years before the Common Era, a.k.a. the Buddha. But sage as he was, as relevant today as when he lived, quoting the Buddha is dangerous business. Nothing he said was written down until some 300 years after his death; it was all passed down orally. By the time it got to u... more »

“Mountains: Keeping Things In Perspective”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“Mountains: Keeping Things In Perspective”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “From the top of a mountain, we are able to witness life from a different perspective bringing us a new awareness. Mountains have always captured our imaginations, calling us to scale their heights, to circle and worship at their feet, and to pay homage to their greatness. Mountains can be seen from thousands of miles away, and if we are lucky enough to be on top of one, we can see great stretches of the surrounding earth. As a result, mountains symbolize vision, the ability to rise above the adjacent lowlan... more »

Short story: The Recursive Grammar of Progress

Ethical Technology - 5 hours ago
It wasn’t terrorism to install robots with machine guns in every schoolyard and street corner.

"There Are Days..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"There are days, there are times, when you feel like you've walked so far, when the voice inside you is complaining that it's all uphill, that it always will be. And then, after all that, way beyond your blue horizon, you see the biggest mountains you've ever seen, and you think, "I can't do that." Well, I hope you always have somebody who tells you that you can. Like I'm telling you now." - Windy Ariestanty

Agent Provocateurs: Police at Protests Caught Destroying Property

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Police all over the world commonly use plants and undercover cops to undermine protests. by Alan Macleod June 01st, 2020 The United States is on fire. Since the police killing of George Floyd on May 26, millions have taken to the streets in protest, clashing with police. At least 11 people have died, and thousands … Continue reading Agent Provocateurs: Police at Protests Caught Destroying Property →

Lee Camp: 19 Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Just a few facts will change everything you think you know about American police, writes Lee Camp, with pictures by Eleanor Goldfield from the streets of downtown Washington. by Lee Camp June 02nd, 2020 With all the protests and anger and violence across the country, a justified discussion about policing has begun on our corporate … Continue reading Lee Camp: 19 Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind →

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