Saturday, June 06, 2020

6 June - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

Everything Is Not Back To Normal Yet, But If We Pull Together And All Work Hard... Maybe Sometime In 2021

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Death Of A Salesman by Nancy Ohanian* Americans so desperately want everything to go back to pre-pandemic normal that they're going to make the pandemic much worse. It's not a TV show with a happy ending; this reality could get a lot worse. In fact, it already is. There are still around 20,000 new confirmed cases in the U.S. everyday. With early frontline states New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Michigan, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland and Delaware starting to get the outbreak under control, focus has moved south and west and the new frontline states are Californ... more »

Five questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer about his UK and US national security establishment links

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
The public deserves answers about the UK’s new opposition leader and his relationship with the British national security establishment, including the MI5 and the Times newspaper, his former role in the Julian Assange case and his membership in the intelligence-linked Trilateral Commission.

I…Can’t…Breathe

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
6 June 2020 — Daily Maverick Zapiro (South Africa)

USA: Returning to normal?

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
The recent release of the US jobs data for May, which apparently showed a reduction in the unemployment rate from April, sparked a sharp rally in the US stock market. And if you were to follow the stock markets of the major economies, you would think that the world economy was racing back to normal as the lockdowns imposed by most governments to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic are relaxed and even ended.

The Death of David Dorn: To BLM, Black Lives Matter Not

Selwyn Duke at rss - 16 hours ago
[image: the-death-of-david-dorn-to-blm-black-lives-matter-not] David Dorn, murdered by rioters in Tuesday’s wee hours while defending a friend’s business, was a 77-year-old retired black police captain but also much, much more.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Another Man Who Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Died in Custody. An Autopsy Calls It Homicide. Are Diamonds The Future Of Energy Storage? Army reservist, Navy and Air Force vets plotted to terrorize Vegas protests, prosecutors charge Feds investigating whether 'professional' Antifa-linked agitators exerting 'command and control' over unrestThe White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricadesU.S. lawmaker prepares bill aiming to end court protection for policeGoogle faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet useMore Than 400 Curren... more »

Why Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche Preferred Suffering to Happiness

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/man-doesnt-want-happiness-says-nietzsche?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1591231630

How #Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Prevent the Spread of the #COVID-19 #Pandemic

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-helping-prevent-the-spread-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm%3A%3Afb%3A—-%3Arrssopenmind%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A20200527%3A%3Asitlnk

Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Global Economic Shutdown — Human Activity + Rising CO2 Correlation comes into Question

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 16 hours ago
But "stay scared" is the message from on high, even as the key component of the global warming theory has its feathers ruffled before our very eyes... The post Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Global Economic Shutdown — Human Activity + Rising CO2 Correlation comes into Question appeared first on Electroverse.

Eels hold off Sea Eagles in controversial NRL finish

Just In - 16 hours ago
The Sea Eagles appeared to have snatched victory from the Eels in the final minute of play, before being denied a match-winning try because of a forward pass.

No Compromise, No Retreat: Defeat the War Against African/Black People in the U.S. and Abroad

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
*Protest at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City * By Ajamu Baraka *“A shift must occur away from the focus on individual justice for Floyd back to a critique and opposition to the ongoing structural violence of the system.”* So, we say: Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland; for our political prisoners; for the super-exploited Black and Brown working class; for oppressed Indigenous nations; and for the millions subjected to U.S. warmongering, sanctions and criminality. We say this to shift the focus from the individualization of this week’s ... more »

George Floyd’s Death Viewed Through the Lens of the History of Minneapolis

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
Antonio Moore, JD, of ToneTalks places George Floyd’s death in the context of the history of Minneapolis and of the … Continue reading →

Saturday Snippet: what you believe is what you do, not what you say

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
I've said for years (to the discomfort of many of my listeners) that I'm not interested in hearing what you believe. Words are cheap. One can profess almost anything, but be lying. No, I want to *see* what you believe: and that means I want to see what you *do*, how you *live*, how you *behave*. The old truism that "actions speak louder than words" remains as valid today as it ever was. Rudyard Kipling wrote a long poem about that sort of thing. It speaks volumes to our society today, where faith is honored far more in the breach than in the observance, but those breaching it... more »

Systemic racism or systemic forgetting

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
Systemic forgetting and blaming by Democrats, not systemic racism is the problem. Especially Joe Biden. Forget the failures of their 20th century policies and blame the 17th century. Failing schools. Building more public housing. Buying votes. Raising taxes. Colluding with media. Creating diversity to divide. Destroying families. Aborting black babies. Encouraging rioting. Opening the borders. Attacking nuns and bakers. Restricting religious freedom. Destroying the private health system. Packing the prisons. Detroit. Chicago. LA. Ferguson. Baltimore. Minnea... more »

Links 6/6/2020

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

After Record Covid-19 Deaths, Brazil Changes Data Disclosure and Reduces Information

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After breaking records in deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil, the government of Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, June 5th, changed the way data on the disease are disclosed daily. The data failed to include the total number of deaths and infections, as has been the case since the outbreak of the […] The post After Record Covid-19 Deaths, Brazil Changes Data Disclosure and Reduces Information appeared first on The Rio Times.

Gol Employees Approve Dismissal and Salary Cut Programs

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
06RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, June 4th, Gol airline employees approved the proposed collective agreement that includes the possibility of joining voluntary programs of unpaid leave, dismissal (POS), retirement or "part-time" (with a 50 percent reduction in working hours and salary). For those who fail to join voluntarily, there will be two programs […] The post Gol Employees Approve Dismissal and Salary Cut Programs appeared first on The Rio Times.

21 and Done In Covidian 2020

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Below is a "best of" post from when my middle daughter (Lord is she ever, just like her Mom) aged out of the school system at 21. What on EARTH is happening for students aging out in 2020? Programs are... more »

New Video : Those Were The Days

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 17 hours ago

Brazil Could Lose Nine Million Jobs in 2020, Says Study

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The job market has not often been as vulnerable as it is today. With the economy in decline, indebted companies and the closing of small and medium-size companies, 2020 should be a year of job cuts. In Brazil, at least nine million formal jobs should be lost this year, a […] The post Brazil Could Lose Nine Million Jobs in 2020, Says Study appeared first on The Rio Times.

Santander Brazil Opens 1,500 Jobs in Technology and Other Areas

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Santander bank Brazil wants to attract talent to fill 1,500 positions. The institution is looking for high performance specialists in Technology, Data, Risk, Finance and Legal areas. Most jobs will be in the technology team. According to a statement from the bank, the area was decisive to adjust the operation […] The post Santander Brazil Opens 1,500 Jobs in Technology and Other Areas appeared first on The Rio Times.

Petrobras Exports 1.11 Million Tons of Fuel Oil and Breaks New Record

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras exported 1.11 million tons of fuel oil in May, exceeding the preceding record by ten percent, which had been set in February this year. The volume was 231 percent higher compared to the same month in 2019. In a statement, the state-owned company stressed the change in requirements for […] The post Petrobras Exports 1.11 Million Tons of Fuel Oil and Breaks New Record appeared first on The Rio Times.

Covid-19 Exacerbates Violations Against Yanomami Indians, Study Says

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Historic rights violations that were threatening indigenous peoples have become a matter of public health amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The problems faced by the Yanomami, such as deforestation and the action of miners in their territory, as well as obstacles in accessing quality health care services, outweigh the risks of […] The post Covid-19 Exacerbates Violations Against Yanomami Indians, Study Says appeared first on The Rio Times.

Aside Major Headlines, Uruguay Outstanding in Coronavirus Control Efforts

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay seldom attracts much global attention. Perhaps best known to a wider audience in Europe for its top-class national soccer team and as the venue for the first World Cup in 1930, Uruguay is not a wealthy country, but one where social differences are not as marked as in the […] The post Aside Major Headlines, Uruguay Outstanding in Coronavirus Control Efforts appeared first on The Rio Times.

Melbourne Black Lives Matter protest organisers to be fined by police

Just In - 17 hours ago
The organisers of the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne say it is disappointing police are fining them $1,652 each for breaching the coronavirus directives of the Chief Health Officer at the peaceful protest outside the Victorian Parliament.

Huge crowds in Newcastle call for change at Black Lives Matter rally

Just In - 17 hours ago
Thousands of protestors turn out in Newcastle today calling from justice for George Floyd, with hundreds blocking a major intersection in the CBD, lying on their stomachs chanting "I can't breathe".

D-Day

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago
It was the Longest Day. The first few waves on the beach at Normandy were almost wiped out to a man in the first two weeks of fighting. Freedom isn’t free. This is a good time to reflect on that, on the sacrifice of the brave men who fought to earn what we now have […] The post D-Day appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

India and China avoid potential war, agree to resolve border issue

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – India and China agreed on Friday to settle their border dispute in the Ladakh region through diplomatic channels, according to a statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indian External Statement was issued a day before an upcoming meeting between military leaders from both countries near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish soldier killed by unknown group in Syria’s Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that a Turkish soldier was killed and two others wounded in an attack on an armored armored ambulance in the Idlib Governorate. A statement from the ministry revealed that the Turkish forces immediately set their targets and responded by firing at the source of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

British warplanes intercept Russian military aircraft for 2nd time in 72 hours

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The British Air Force announced on Friday that it had carried out two interceptions of Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea. “The Typhoon fighters, deployed in Lithuania as part of a NATO mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic countries, intercepted a Russian aircraft over the Baltic coast […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed forces look to capture important port city from Libyan Army

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – Colonel Mohamed Qanunu, a spokesman for the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces, announced on Saturday, the targeting of locations and armed mechanisms of the Libyan National Army (LNA) around the strategic port-city of Sirt. Qanunu said in a press statement this morning confirmed that the “the air force […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran reveals reason for ship’s sinking in Iraqi territorial waters

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The assistant to the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Mousa Ali Zadeh Tabatabaei, revealed this on Friday the true reason behind the sinking of the Behbehan ship in Iraqi waters on Thursday evening. According to the official Islamic Republic News agency (IRNA), Tabatabaei said that the reason for the sinking of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Book review: “Natural” asks the wrong question

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 18 hours ago
Alan Levinovitz begins Natural: How faith in nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science by asking the question, “How can we live in harmony with nature?” A better question might be, “Should we?” The post Book review: “Natural” asks the wrong question appeared first on CFACT.

Information Clearing House Headlines 5 June 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
5 June 2020 — Information Clearing House US should leave China alone, focus on putting its own house in order By Andre Vltchek U.S. policy, domestic and international, thrives on absurdity. – Continue ==== Washington’s Hong Kong Hypocrisy Backfires SCF Editorial American hypocrisy is as old as the state itself, built as it is on … Continue reading Information Clearing House Headlines 5 June 2020

US Professor: ‘There’s no scientific proof social distancing prevents spread of COVID-19’

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Since the beginning of the COVID crisis, government officials and mainstream media pundits have hung their entire ‘lockdown’ logic on the newly dubbed practice of “social distancing,” but how do we know such extreme measures are actually working?

Coronavirus Fact-Check #6: Does wearing a mask do anything?

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Do masks actually do anything to prevent the spread of this disease? Or respiratory diseases in general?

“The World Cannot Breathe!” Squashed by the U.S. – A Country Built on Genocide and Slavery

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
More than two centuries of lies are now getting exposed. Bizarre tales about freedom and democracy are collapsing like houses of cards.

DeSmog UK Weekly: Leading from the back

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
That's the latest language coming from Alok Sharma, the UK's Business Secretary and COP26 chief (get well soon!), as the government urges countries, companies, and everyone else to "build back better" in the wake of COVID-19.

Everyone swears the IPCC have proof, but still nothing from the AR5

Richard Treadgold at CCG - 18 hours ago
The IPCC don’t have no evidence! (All right, all right! Leave off with the double negative put-downs already!) common arguments … Continue Reading →

The SR-71's Successor Could Be America's First Hypersonic Bomber

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*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: *While the U.S. Air Force is interested in deploying hypersonic aircraft in the long term, it already knows what it wants in the near future: lots of F-35 stealth fighters (also built by Lockheed) and forthcoming B-21 Raiders flying-wing stealth bombers. As the air warfare branch already can’t procure all the aircraft it wants, carving out funding for a highly-expensive avant-garde concept won’t be e... more »

Scary: Donald Trump’s Use of Religion Follows the Authoritarian Playbook

Laura R. Olson at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Laura R. Olson* *Politics, Americas* Religion can be a potent political tool. It was a striking moment: Donald Trump, Bible in hand, posing for photos in an apparent moment of political theater made possible by the dispersal of protesters through the use of tear gas. The president’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church, known as “the Church of the Presidents,” came immediately after giving a Rose Garden speech framing himself as “your president of law and order” and threatening to send federal troops to “restore security and safety in America.” The next day, Trump made another ... more »

How the Army Used Chemical Smokescreens to Seize Metz From the Nazis

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-J28180 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5364835] How did it work? With the defeat of the German Seventh Army and the closing of the Falaise Gap in the summer of 1944, the Allies pursued the retreating enemy across France. During the advance, their supply lines were stretched to the breaking point. The distance from the beaches and the only open port of any size, Cherbourg, meant that the diverging directions of the Allied advance could not be sustained equ... more »

What Happened When the Civil War's Two Most Colorful Cavalry Officers Faced Off?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Cartoon from Harper's Weekly (1863 May 30, p. 348).] J.E.B. Stuart and Judson "Kill Cavalry" Kilpatrick butted heads at Buckland Mills, Virginia. For the Federal government at Washington, D.C., the news from Tennessee was grim in late September 1863. The Union Army of the Cumberland, under Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, had been surprised and defeated at the Battle of Chickamauga and bottled up inside the city of Chattanooga, facing starvation and ultimate capitulation. Reacting to this severe and unexpected military setbac... more »

Bait and Switch: This is Why D-Day Fooled Nazi German Leadership

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching] It was the most massive naval operation in human history. Commonly known as D-Day, the Western Allies invaded Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II on June 6, 1944. The invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, took place in Normandy on five beaches codenamed Sword, Juno, Gold, Utah, and Omaha. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Allied buildup and execution of Operation Overlord. The invasion included more than 160,000 combat troops and over 5,000 ships and landing craft.... more »

Is Texas Really Becoming a Blue State?

Karlyn Bowman at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Karlyn Bowman* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks after former 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke endorses him for president at a campaign event at Gilley's in Dallas, Texas, U.S., March 2,] Texas is a potential new battleground state, but the early evidence suggests it will stay in the Republican column. On June 1, Joe Biden and a host of Democratic Party luminaries, including Nancy Pelosi and several of Biden’s former rivals for the nomination, will address the Texas D... more »

World War II History Lesson: How Japan's Mighty Navy Died

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* “Enemy attackers are approaching. Trust in the Gods and give it your best.” The Japanese superbattleship *Musashi* was steaming east along with a fleet of other battleships, cruisers, and destroyers on their way toward what was expected to be a climactic battle at Leyte Gulf. At 8:10 am on October 24, 1944, *Musashi*’s captain ordered the crew to battle stations. An American scout plane had been spotted overhead. The fleet lacked its own air cover, so it had to endure the American plane and expected an attack any time. The fleet commande... more »

The Electra Model 10 Was A Less Than Successful World War II Fighter

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Lockheed’s versatile Electra and Lodestar aircraft were overshadowed by more famous transport and combat types. During its history, the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation has earned a reputation for building versatile airplanes. Its 1950s era C-130 Hercules is no doubt the most famous, but it was not the first. Although, like the Hercules, they were originally designed as transports, the Electra/Lodestar series of twin-engine airplanes were adapted for a number of roles after the outbreak of World War II. Some were transports, but the type was al... more »

Bolsonaro Decries “Ideological” World Health Organization, Says Brazil Could Withdraw

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the work of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in the pandemic and said the government could leave the agency, which he claimed was acting "with an ideological slant". In late May, US President Donald Trump announced the country's withdrawal from the W.H.O., freezing payments the US […] The post Bolsonaro Decries “Ideological” World Health Organization, Says Brazil Could Withdraw appeared first on The Rio Times.

Dollar Records 6.6 Percent Weekly Drop, Closes Below R$5 for First Time Since March

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dollar again closed down sharply after the United States surprisingly recorded a drop in unemployment in May. The result was considered one of the best in history, given the circumstances. As a result, the US currency broke the R$5 barrier and closed below this level for the first time […] The post Dollar Records 6.6 Percent Weekly Drop, Closes Below R$5 for First Time Since March appeared first on The Rio Times.

Trump Calls Brazil Bad Example for Covid-19, Distances Himself From Bolsonaro

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro seemingly established more than a partnership with the American president - it is more like a hero-worship; however, based on recent events, the feeling is not reciprocal, despite both agreeing on foreign policy. "If you look at Brazil, they are going through a very difficult time. By the […] The post Trump Calls Brazil Bad Example for Covid-19, Distances Himself From Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.

What Experts Know About a Rare Inflammatory Syndrome Linked to COVID-19

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This virus is turning out to be seriously novel and provides a compelling case for genetic engineering, particularly as it also has the SARs variant. This looks more and more like a weaponized virus deliberately distributed globally. It turns out that our human biology was able to largely choke it back down. It will also turn out that it has affected a real percentage of the population. Recall that the population shrinkage crowd has promoted the idea of a significant pandemic that sharply reduces the human population. So far we are looking at such an attempt that actually f... more »

Herds of Moss Balls Mysteriously Roam the Arctic Together

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This a completely harmless scientific phenomena that confounds. The obvious has been dismissed. What is the real weight distribution here? Moss is particularly odd in terms of internal water distribution. Could it actually decide to shift the water to drive a roll in a direction? The size conforms to this conjecture. It really is the right size to do this. how about some stop action camera work folks. This is a lot easier than a trail cam problem. *Herds of Moss Balls Mysteriously Roam the Arctic Together * *The moss isn’t propelled by a slope, the wind, or the sun, ... more »

Forests Are Getting Shorter and Younger All Over the World

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is unsurprising and certainly not welcome. Restoration of old growth refugia will not happen in our lifetimes. What will happen is two things. The big one will be global reforestration which is now well underway and expanding rapidly. This by itself makes it all younger. The second thing will be the implimentation of forest grooming. All that will lead to protection of remaining old growth and the establishment of future old growth in combination with selective harvesting. *Forests Are Getting Shorter and Younger All Over the World * *The loss of the oldest, tallest tr... more »

Putin: Russia to hold constitutional reform vote on July 1

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
WHat is so remarkable is how they all struggle to make their constitution work in order to do the job at hand. Elections are held. What comes out of all this is rising confidence in the government by the people. Bravo. Can you imagine that Russia is giving us a lesson of how to honor the electoral process? The world needs to take note and particularly the Chinese whose hyper rigged system fools no one. It would be so simple to actually reform China. That process should have started around the year 2000 when Hong Kong came on board. Two five year electoral cycles initially... more »

Racism Is the Biggest Reason the U.S. Safety Net Is So Weak

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
It probably is. Yet economic theory fails miserably to address the obvious. It is simply that a working protocol that secures and empowers the weakest ten percent preferably in the form of natural communities, must allow the ninety percent to thrive. Do that and there is zero blame to assign to anyone. It is a working protocol that means to actively engage 150 people as a community. Even if we are completely lazy and simply pay them the results are salutory. I much prefer to create a four hour default work shift system that also produces social work including woodland groomi... more »

extreme night owls: ‘I can’t tell anyone what time I go to bed’

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
There is a lot of variation here anbd much more than expected. I am typically inclined to sleep from four in the morning to ten in the morning and have been fighting this all my life. When i am on a schedule that soon became four hours at night with an early rise to make my schedule. What never happened was going to sleep before midnight as any disturbace gave me a max of six hours. Many other protocols are also seen out there with the traditional likely the best over all as it avoids artifucial lighting. That involves a first sleep with a up and at it phase of activity. The... more »

The Science of Plant Intelligence Takes Root

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is a long road. However do understand that we are aware that plant types do generate a plausible spirit body that operates as consiousness for thousands of individual plants. Arguably every plant and animal type engages in this practise to internalize best practise. Thus we have the famous Green Man of oak groves and plauibly other tree species as well and also the 'god' of the dandelions. Knowing this implies ample possibility of sharing useful informatilon that needs be tested without creating complicating chemistry as well *The Science of Plant Intelligence Takes Root ... more »

René Guénon & Counterinitiation: Are Things Getting Better or Worse?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
The global civilization has been getting better materially and intelectually as well and it is now about to embark on the path of complete modernism with no one left behind. a the key step is the elimination of all aspects of global poverty with emergence of the natural community along with the rule of twelve. b The other aspect to be adressed is the formalization of a global education standard that achieves a fullly developed, trained and yes educated or educatable adult. we already often get it right, we need to not fail anyone. c all this drives terraforming terra and ... more »

Qanon - The Second [DS] Event Just Failed, Exposed, Counterinsurgency Underway

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
*This is an update on the ongoing desparate public attempts of the DEEP STATE to thwart what is coming to them. I included the past three days of the Qanon feed as well.If they were not losing, do you think that they would have chosen this time and place? As i have posted there is a real WAR underway which remains mostly secret. Expect a ten day blackout coming up.The Second [DS] ... more »

San Culture

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
We have here an excellent item on the San people. It is extremely important. What is clear is that the San are our first peoples. They are at least 150,000 years in place and plausibly 250,000 years. Way more important is that all successor populations calved from this population. wonderfully they retain thge bulk of the original DNA which has been depleted everywhere else in every other population. Their terrritorial spread was much large, but agriculturalists drove them ultimately into the Kalihari Desert. The earth was populated by hunter gatherers calved of the San. T... more »

New Alloy Enables Nuclear Reactors to Safely Work 200 Degrees Hotter

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is significant as a 200 degree gain in the upper limit of the thermodynamic cycle can produce much improved effciency. It also makes all the present designs prospectively obsolete. Of course the whole industry needs to be rethought top to bottom, particuplarly as superior alternatives do exist in alternatives for grid energy. We have exploited hydro everywhere, but are only beginning to exploit geothermal. Throw in the super convenient athmosphere pressure stack and we have three energy sources that respond well be scaling up. Right now nuclear is heading toward scaling... more »

Letter from a Region in My Mind with James Baldwin

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is a wonderful essay written by James Baldwin back in 1962. Understand the time and place. There were public black voices and he certainly was emerging as one. Yet as he wrote this Jim Crow controled the bulk of Black America in what we understand as the South and the attitudes spilled over into the North. The whole civil rights movement was about to be properly born. Through this voice we get to understand that time and place through insightful Black eyes. There really were two tribes then though most of us never quite understood that. Sixty years on we have watche... more »

Trump Tries to Kill Press Corps with Chairs, Acosta Pees His Pants at Sight of Soldier, DJT Retreats to Land of The Whites.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago
See how easy it is ? Just twist a few words and you too can be a journalist with a breaking story. Just never you mind that there are images & video clips of what really happened that dispute your version. Someone will cover you. Yesterday was a perfect example, another epic flip-out Friday for the media after a disappointing morning as the job numbers came out and ruined their prepared negative screeds about DJT's flailing economy and failed policies. It took most of the day to find a way to spin the positive numbers. To no ones surprise, Jim Acosta and PBS' disrespectful yelling... more »

PEOPLE WHO TRY TO EXPOSE SHADOW GOVERNMENT ATROCITIES ARE PUNISHED OR SUMMARILY KILLED

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Lissa's Humane Life: Bryan Tew Youtube Channel: former Department of Defense Contractor. Went up against CIA agents found guilty of crimes. On way to attorney’s became ‘targeted.’ This blog is meant to expose to the American people, and abroad, humanity is under attack. There are now thousands of survivors, self included.…

COUP D’ETAT: Dallas ’63, The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House – By Peter Dale Scott (Flashback))

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – lewrockwell.com – “…Here lies the true power of the American empire: This behind-the-scenes web is unelected, unaccountable, and immune to popular resistance. Peter Dale Scott calls this entity the deep state, and he has made it his life’s work to write the history of those who manipulate our government…

A Window into the Hearts and Minds of Billionaire Donors

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
Billionaires explain why they give money away.

No, the Coronavirus Won't Just "Go Away" Like SARS Did

Connor Bamford at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Connor Bamford* *Public Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2H2H9C8MQJ&share=true] That's no good. British cancer doctor Prof Karol Sikora recently claimed that the current COVID-19 pandemic would “burn itself out”. His thinking is that if there are more infections than we realise, and that those milder, unrecorded infections result in robust immunity, then this would quickly lead to “herd immunity”, leaving the virus nowhere to go but extinct. Extend this to the world’s population and the virus eradicates itself. Bu... more »

Liberal Elites Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the George Floyd Protests

Ben Shapiro at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Ben Shapiro* *Politics, Americas* [image: Protesters sit in the street facing a line of riot policemen during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake] It is a lie to attack Americans’ fundamental rights as outgrowths of persecution. And it’s a damnable calumny to liken the treatment of black Americans in 2020 to the treatment of black Americans in 1960, let alone 1860. In the wake of riots that have spread across America, leaving shattered businesses and wounded co... more »

The Supreme Court Might Make It Much, Much Easier to Sue Bad Cops

Kaylee Greenlee at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kaylee Greenlee* *Politics, Americas* [image: Demonstrators gather near the White House as protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, continue in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts?] Supreme Court decisions over the past ten years have made it relatively impractical for victims to sue police officers for cruel treatment or wrongful death. The Supreme Court is weighing petitions to reexamine legal immunity that protects officers from being sued in instances of brutal arrests, use of excessive force and the shooting of innocent pe... more »

In the Fight Against Coronavirus in Africa, America Must Not Bail Out China

Bryan Cosby at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Bryan Cosby* *Security, Africa* [image: Reuters] Africa faces perhaps its greatest challenge of the century: a balancing act between effectively managing public health and rebuilding devastated economies—all under the burden of already enormous debt. A humanitarian crisis, unprecedented in scale, is coming to the African continent. Africa faces perhaps its greatest challenge of the century: a balancing act between effectively managing public health and rebuilding devastated economies—all under the burden of already enormous debt. According to the World Health Organization, coro... more »

The Statistical Insanity over the Media and Government’s Response to Coronavirus

Admin at Health Impact News - 20 hours ago
The one thing I love about math are its absolute values to show truth, as opposed to science which really cannot prove anything. This is one of the best commentaries and analysis on the current Plandemic I have heard so far. This is my first exposure to Larken Rose, but he has a great way of communicating logic and good sense into the phony response by the media and their fear mongering that is over COVID-19 that is very refreshing! FOCUS and FEAR (Covid-19) by Larken Rose. June 5, 2020 broadcast. If others can control your FOCUS and AWARENESS, then they can control your perceptions... more »

Pubs and playgrounds packed as WA businesses throw open doors to customers

Just In - 20 hours ago
As WA enters phase three of coronavirus restrictions lifting, many businesses are celebrating a return to trade — albeit with certain limitations.

Barilaro hounded over labelling Deputy PM a 'failed leader' at Nationals candidate announcement

Jordan Hayne at Just In - 20 hours ago
The National Party's announcement of its candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election is overshadowed by an awkward press conference in which NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro refuses to comment on his labelling of Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack as a failure.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigns from board, calls for a black candidate to replace him

Michael Doyle at Just In - 20 hours ago
The Reddit co-founder announces his decision on social media, saying resignation can be a form of leadership, and pledges $1 million to Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp, a campaign for legal awareness among youth.

Indigenous Australians urged to 'know your rights' in wake of George Floyd death

Jedda Costa at Just In - 20 hours ago
Indigenous advocates call for First Nations people to educate themselves, and their children, on their legal rights when dealing with police. They say Australians see through "rose-coloured glasses" if they believe the Black Lives Matter movement is irrelevant here.

England Eases Lockdown but Will It Live to Regret It?

InfoBrics at The Duran - 20 hours ago
There is a growing fear that England has lifted lockdown too early, in contrast to Scotland’s more measured approach... More The post England Eases Lockdown but Will It Live to Regret It? appeared first on The Duran.

White Supremacism And The Earth System

Nafeez AHMED at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
The US is on the brink of becoming a racist failed state. It is no accident that this terrible moment arrives in the midst of a global pandemic; an escalating economic crisis; an oil sector meltdown. This is a perfect storm of simultaneous, complex crises. How did we get here? […]

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