Tuesday, June 09, 2020

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

10 pm MDT

Reforming The Police, Part II-- No More Bully-Boy Brutality Towards Citizens

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*The Tipping Point by Nancy Ohanian* Part I of this series on police reform is here. It was somewhat ironic yesterday when a GOP flack for the NRCC, Michael McAdams, put out a statement for Tom Emmer (R-WI) oil response for Democrats looking at ways to reform out of control police departments. He said "No industry is safe from the Democrats’ abolish culture. First they wanted to abolish private health insurance, then it was capitalism and now it’s the police. What’s next, the fire department?" The irony, of course, that the only party trying to abolish the fire department is the GOP... more »

“Resist The Crazy”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
by Michael Krieger "Where’s evil? It’s that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. It’s that part of every man that finds all kinds of ugliness so attractive – it’s that part of an imbecile that punishes and vilifies and makes war gladly." – Kurt Vonnegut, "Mother Night" "As things felt like they were spiraling out of control last week, as Americans and people around the world were inundated with endless videos of street violence in addition to reactionary calls to deploy the U.S. military to cities across the country, the... more »

Former NASA astronaut becomes first person to travel to space and ocean's deepest point

Just In - 16 hours ago
Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to complete a space walk in 1984 and she is now the first woman to reach Challenger Deep, about 11 kilometres below sea level.

Police reopen investigation into alleged assault of Aboriginal girl, 4, at Big W

Gabriella Marchant at Just In - 16 hours ago
Police confirm they are again investigating an alleged assault on a young Aboriginal girl accused of stealing at a Big W store in SA's north, after earlier saying the case was "concluded".

Four years after toddler's death confidential report reveals 'systemic problems'

Kate McKenna And Stephanie Zillman at Just In - 16 hours ago
The Queensland Government releases a confidential report into the death of toddler Mason Jet Lee, with the Child Death Case Review Panel finding many issues, including incomplete file notes about home visits and contact with the boy's family.

'Surrender is not an option': Why the Hong Kong protests continue, one year on

Erin Handley at Just In - 16 hours ago
The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong dominated international headlines in 2019. One year on, the ABC asked activists, artists and writers to reflect on the continuing tumult.

Radar technology used to map a complete ancient city near Rome

Just In - 16 hours ago
With no need for digging, archaeologists discover temples, an elaborate public bath complex and a monument never seen before.

Nomadic Everyman: BLM Promote Great Reset and New World Order Agenda

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
* Including advocating, unwittingly, for private security for the super rich.* *Leaving the rest of us... ripe for the picking. Doubtful the "protestors" have thought this through. So busily engaged in their "group think" Covid 1984- Group Think and Mass Hysteria* * Groupthink, easily and obviously applies to this latest "movement" as well as the Covid hysteria.* * Scott talks about the Marshall Project- have a gander at their promoters/I mean supporters, I mean those that call the tune. * *An obvious homage to the Marshall Fund- which came out of the Marshall Plan, created to 'rebuil... more »

Outstanding murals at airport

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 16 hours ago
Local News from our Cairns correspondent Aboriginal artist extraordinaire Ann-Marie Keating has brightened up a wall of the departure room at Mareeba airport with a story-time mural she completed on Friday after many weeks of work. The murals were sponsored by Mareeba Shire Council and a Regional Arts Development Fund grant. Marie is a Koko-Muluridji […]

Sydney's coastal ecosystems suffer 'once-in-a-generation' mass mortality event, Australia

Marine ecosystems along a wide stretch of coastline in Sydney, Australia, have been devastated in recent months by a combination of bushfire debris, drought, and severe storms. Researchers for The Abyss Project, a scientific group of divers, described it as...... Read more »

George Floyd: What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Radical activists are now demanding the abolition of police departments across the country. What is their real end game?

COVID Coup: Veron Coleman on the State’s Cynical War on Humanity

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*Dr. Veron Coleman* | The madness of health officials are imposing ever-more bizarre restrictions and 'guidelines' designed to regulate normal human activities.

America's Skepticism of Operation Warp Speed Is Not Our Fault

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Source: RoboCop Note: When I was a young woman, I remember my Dad telling me he never, ever bought a car in its first model year, no matter how snazzy or how much he wanted that shiny new GM. He... more »

Wired Magazing on New Technology to Track Students Every Step While in School

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
I don't even know where to begin. For years, media has been crying that our children, especially our teenagers, are suffering from anxiety and depression. The post-Columbine world changed schools forever. The formerly never ending school shootings made parents everywhere... more »

A sign of political backlash against the activist left?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
I've been watching for signs of a political backlash against the aggressively "pushy" attempts by Democratic Party legislators to reshape their electoral districts, cities, states, and even the nation as a whole, in a progressive, far-left-wing, socialist image. A good example is Virginia, where despite massive protests and rejection from over 90% of the state's counties, the new Democratic majority government (elected by only a few counties around Washington D.C., with large numbers of people) passed new anti-gun legislation and imposed it on the rest of the population willy-nill... more »

The American Economy Just Before Covid-19

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 16 hours ago
The determination by the National Bureau of Economic Research that the American economy entered into recession in February 2020 was a surprise for many. The recession started before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and a full month before President Trump declared a state of emergency. But is this early recession really surprising? In […] The post The American Economy Just Before Covid-19 appeared first on Econlib .

Links 6/9/2020

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Why Historically Black Colleges are Attracting More Attention from Top Athletes

Jasmine Harris at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Jasmine Harris* *Education, America* These players have the power to shift a longstanding system which benefits predominantly white schools, to one where black colleges can become more competitive in sports. *Mikey Williams, one of the nation’s best 15-year-old basketball players, sent shockwaves through the sports world when he tweeted that he might go to a historically black college or university, also known as an HBCU. Here, Jasmine Harris, a researcher who studies student-athletes, elaborates on why Williams’ potential decision is generating so much interest.* *1. What’s th... more »

Lead Poisoning and More: You Need to Understand the Hidden Violence Against Black Communities

Rita Turner at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Rita Turner* *Society, Americas* As we examine the problems of systemic racism, economic injustice, and state misconduct, we should be careful not to leave out hidden forms of violence, including environmental injustice. The life of Freddie Gray, and of so many others, was endangered many times over by numerous forms of systemic racism before it was finally taken in the custody of police – an event that has sparked protests in Baltimore years back. Among these forms of endangerment was the lead that poisoned Gray as a child. Reports indicate that Freddie Gray, like too many chi... more »

Russia's S-400 Is Encroaching On NATO Territory

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * From Turkey to Europe, Russia's S-400 is making gains. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The S-400 registers a significant improvement over its S-300 predecessor on several performance fronts. Whereas the S-300 was explicitly designed as a long-range air defense system, the S-400 is currently compatible with *four missiles* that are meant to satisfy a wide spectrum of operational categories: very long-range 40N6E (400 km), long-range 48N6 (250 km), medium-range 9M96e2 (120 km) and short-range 9m96e (40 km). From *India* to *Turkey*, Russia’s S-400... more »

Coronavirus: How Countries Decide When to Reopen

Shaun Danielli, Hutan Ashrafian at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Shaun Danielli, Hutan Ashrafian* *Health, World* How do governments decide whether to reopen or whether to stay locked down? As the UK prepares to exit lockdown, it has passed its peak for deaths due to COVID-19. In India, on the other hand, lockdown is scheduled to ease on June 8, despite the fact that the number of cases in the country continues to rise. Iran, meanwhile, is bracing for a second wave of deaths after initially easing its lockdown in April. How do governments decide whether to reopen or whether to stay locked down? These decisions are partly based on political id... more »

Pushed by National Uprising, Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Legislation to Overhaul Policing

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Democrats introduce comprehensive policing reform legislation , but without Republican support, the best possible scenario is some repetition of the stimulus mess.

Chart: Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma near $300 million in first five months of 2020

Eli McVey at Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Already one of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the country, Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry broke sales records in both April and May as consumers stocked up on products amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chart: Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma near $300 million in first five months of 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Canada exported record amount of dried cannabis in 2019, but mostly to one market

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Canadian businesses exported more dried medical cannabis than ever last year, but that growth is expected to be challenged when the country’s main export destination - Germany - initiates local production later this year. Canada exported record amount of dried cannabis in 2019, but mostly to one market is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The US and Israel hope to scare the Hague war crimes court off from helping Palestine

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
In the near-two decades since the International Criminal Court was set up to try the worst violations of international human rights law, it has faced harsh criticism for its highly selective approach to the question of who should be put on trial.

Bolsonaro: Demonstrations Against Government Are ‘The Big Issue’

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, June 8th, President Jair Bolsonaro assessed that demonstrations against the government are "the big issue of the moment" for him. "They are starting to act out," the President told supporters at the Alvorada Palace earlier this morning. Bolsonaro said "we're going to clean things up slowly," starting with […] The post Bolsonaro: Demonstrations Against Government Are ‘The Big Issue’ appeared first on The Rio Times.

Russia Wants Lasers On Its 6th Generation Stealth Fighter

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * It will replace the Su-57. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *"We already have laser protection systems installed on aircraft and helicopters and now we are talking about developments in the field of powered lasers that will be able to physically destroy attacking missiles’ homing heads," Mikheyev said. The Russian defense industry is starting to look at concepts for a sixth-generation fighter that would eventually replace the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA. Like the United States Air Force and the Navy, the Russians are looking at a wide range of concepts includ... more »

Riots Are Only "Non-Violent" to People Who Have Nothing At Stake

David Harsanyi at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Harsanyi* *Politics, Americas* Having a business destroyed can be devastating, and “having insurance” won’t make victims whole. It’s weird that this needs to be said, but here we are. Then again, the pundit who reprehensibly claims that destroying property “is not violence” risks nothing. She agitates for revolution from the safety of her apartment. Much the same, I suspect, most of those excusing the destruction of our cities—either contending that businesses “have insurance” or peddling false choices about life being “more valuable than property”—have never built a bus... more »

Built For World War II, America's Strange F-82 Aircraft Shot Down The First North Korean Fighters

Brad Howard at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Brad Howard* *Security, * The F-82 was an aircraft born in the wrong era. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The F-82 continued to fight on in the conflict until 1952, when the final Twin Mustang was sent out for rear-guard duty in Alaska. The introduction of advanced jet fighters like the MiG-15 signaled the end of the prop fighter era, and the skies over Korea were soon filled with F-86 Sabers and MiG-15s engaged in a deadly ballet of atomic age acrobatics. At some point during the tail end of World War II, a creative engineer at North American Aviation looked at the P-51 M... more »

What Would Frederick Douglass Say to Black Lives Matter Today?

Virginia Allen at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Virginia Allen* *Politics, Americas* [image: Mural on the wall of row houses in Philadelphia. The artist is Parris Stancell, sponsored by the Freedom School Mural Arts Program. 17 April 2009. Flickr/Tony Fischer. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)] The wisdom of leaders like 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is critical at this moment in America’s history. The wisdom of leaders like 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is critical at this moment in America’s history. The Rev. Dean Nelson, the executive director of Human Coalition Action and c... more »

No Coronavirus Deaths For 9th Day in Cuba; Country Records 2,200 Cases

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba has not reported any deaths from the coronavirus for the past nine days, Francisco Durán, national director of epidemiology at the country's Ministry of Public Health, said yesterday. Durán also announced that Cuba has recorded only nine cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Over the weekend, Cuban […] The post No Coronavirus Deaths For 9th Day in Cuba; Country Records 2,200 Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.

Criminology researcher to lose sixth paper

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
A criminologist whose work has been under scrutiny for a year is set to have a sixth paper retracted, Retraction Watch has learned. Last July, Justin Pickett, of the University of Albany at the State University of New York, posted a 27-page explanation of why he was asking for one of his papers to be … Continue reading Criminology researcher to lose sixth paper

Brazil is Experiencing Economic Depression, Says ex-President of Brazil Central Bank

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The ex-president of the Central Bank and founding partner of Gávea Investments, Armínio Fraga, sees with concern the public accounts situation in Brazil. According to him, the country is currently experiencing an economic depression. "In terms of the extent and depth of the recession, yes. I would say this is […] The post Brazil is Experiencing Economic Depression, Says ex-President of Brazil Central Bank appeared first on The Rio Times.

Pro-Democracy Rallies Raise the Tone Against Racism in Brazil

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thousands of people protested on Sunday, June 7th,throughout the world against racism. It was no different in Brazil. In the heart of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 36,000 people and infected over 690,000 in the country, demonstrators took to the streets, ignoring the recommendation to avoid crowds, […] The post Pro-Democracy Rallies Raise the Tone Against Racism in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rural Communities in Latin America Threatened by Advancing Coronavirus

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Latin America, the coronavirus began in urban centers and is gradually approaching rural communities. To a greater or lesser extent, the reaction of the city-countryside binomial influences the spread of Covid-19 in the region, currently considered the epicenter of the pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). After almost […] The post Rural Communities in Latin America Threatened by Advancing Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Data Disclosure Changes After Bolsonaro Demands Covid Daily Death Reports Below 1,000

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In order to comply with the limit imposed by the Chief Executive, the solution was to separate deaths that had occurred over the past 24 hours from those that had occurred in preceding days, but only confirmed in that period. Until last week, the Ministry of Health would add up […] The post Data Disclosure Changes After Bolsonaro Demands Covid Daily Death Reports Below 1,000 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Congress Decides Parallel Disclosure of Covid-19 Numbers

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Congress will determine the data on Covid-19 in the country independently of the government. Senate President Davi Alcolumbre endorsed the parallel counting at an earlier meeting of Chamber leaders. The data will be released by the joint committee of deputies and senators created in April to monitor the […] The post Congress Decides Parallel Disclosure of Covid-19 Numbers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Scientists Around the World are Already Fighting the Next Pandemic

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Scientists fight the next pandemic, driven by antibiotic resistance, where the technofix fairy won't help, and the simplest solutions are the most sustainable.

BWorld 438, Meralco lockdown billings and coal contracts

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 18 hours ago
* My article in BusinessWorld, June 4, 2020. The adverse impact of prolonged community quarantine (CQ) in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon since mid-March is shown by the huge decline in electricity consumption. From the Independent Electricity Market Operator Philippines (IEMOP) data for Luzon-Visayas grids, I compared the April-May 2020 data to the same months in 2019 and the result is really bad. The decline in average electricity demand was as follows: -2,101 MW (-20.3%) in April 2020, and -1,713 MW (-15.6%) in May 2020. Assuming a -5% decline for June 2020, the second quarte... more »

Some Thoughts On Bang! Flash! Penetration & Cartridge Length

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 18 hours ago
Turns out there's a magic number for length of case and bullet for "enough gun" in terms of penetration of a round. 12 mm bullet length (or more) and 22 mm case length (more or less a couple of mm for straight wall, shorter if bottle neck). Continue reading →

Flashback Sunday – To 1968

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

Global Warming Hits Wyoming

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

BBC : Burning Wood Doesn’t Generate CO2

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
The BBC says lockdowns were used to get rid of coal, and that transporting wood from the US and burning it in the UK does not generate CO2. Britain goes coal free as renewables edge out fossil fuels – BBC … Continue reading →

Never Mind …..

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
The World Health Organization says they didn’t really need to lock everybody down, shut down schools and put tens of millions of people out of work after all. The correct approach was to quarantine the sick (like has been done … Continue reading →

Arizona Humane Society removes 2 pounds of matted fur from fluffer the cat

White Wolf at White Wolf - 18 hours ago
Kindhearted people are out there rescuing neglected pets every single day. Julie from the Arizona Humane Society rescued Fluffer the cat last Friday after she responded to a call and found the poor animal severely matted. At first, it wasn’t even clear what sort of animal poor Fluffer was! After a lot of effort, care, and attention from the AHS team, Fluffer became a stunning gray and white catto once again. You could even say that Fluffer turned into ‘Floofer!’ The gorgeous 4-year-old cat was back to looking meowtastic after her rescuers removed 2 pounds (nearly a kilogram) of matt... more »

The Fate of Nations

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
Sparta It became a tourist trap in the Roman Empire The decline began after Battle of Leuctra where Sparta was crushed by Thebes in 371 BC. In 338 BC they tried to make a comeback against Macedonia under Phillip II (father of Alexander-the-Great). You may know that story where King Philip II sent a […] The post The Fate of Nations appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Kindred Spirit"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Deuter, "Kindred Spirit"

Letter to the President from Cardinal Vigano

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is an astonishing letter to read even though it spells out observations i have also made.. I could have written a similar letter, but never with the intent to publish. We see the same thing but he sees it much more clearly while i was still arriving there. I also think that all of you who are the children of light are on the same path as well. How in the hell did we end up here? This was an impossibility not so long ago and suddenly the majority of humanity understands or is at least embarked on the path. I have met children of the dark and that is the best possible ... more »

Project Veritas Infiltrates ANTIFA

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is some hard evidence of what is going on and how they are doing things. Again think NAZI Brownshirts as a comparable. It is organized and ultimately funded and operates like an enemy terrorist operation. That is what you are clearly seeing. The whole purpose of this type of operation is to desrupt civil society by creating chaos or even the appearance of chaos. I am more surprised that they can find perpetrators at all. I do have some appreciation of how difficult that may be. So here they come. If the DOJ has actually paid attention, then the ringleaders will be si... more »

DOJ Investigates Riot Promotion

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
As i have posted, all forms of brown shirt tactics need to be shut down. Their alternate reasolution is too awful to contemplate. . It bothers me a lot that our media trys to tell a different story. Right up there with desrespecting the voters who changed things. At least the investigation that has been long called for is now publicly happening. I saw the need immediately back in 2017, yet here we are now publically starting an investigation. I woiuld respect this process more if they have been tracking it all in secret for three years. *DOJ LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION AS MOR... more »

JFK Jr. Faked His Own Death?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Celeb magazine has just published this article. when i was reading this, i did a search on twitter for jfk jr and picked up the plain site that was put up late last year and saw an active conversation underway. THe account the day before had at best 1500 followers and had been inactive since been set up. During the day and that was wednesday June 4, 2020, the number of followers rocketed to 20,000 plus. This morning twitter suspended the account. No surprise there. I am more surprised that i caught it happen. The only person who can prove JFK jr is alive is JFK jr himself, ... more »

"It's Been A Tough Year..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"It’s been a tough year... Someone said I should send out Buddhist thank-you cards since Buddhists believe that anything that challenges you makes you pull yourself together." - Robin Williams

"Fiat Justicia Ruat Caelem"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*Roman proverb.* *Adiemus, “In Caelum Fero” * "To the wild heavens..."

Libyan Army issues statement about NATO intervention in Libya

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Benghazi issued a statement on Monday regarding the military intervention of a NATO country in the North African nation. The statement began: “today and more than ever, it is assured to everyone that Turkey, as a member of NATO, is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

“I only kneel for God”

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
““If I didn’t have any respect, I wouldn’t [be here],” Saddler told the protesters. “I was supposed to be out of town this weekend with my wife. I took off today, this weekend, but I’m out here to make sure … Continue reading →

HomeBuilder: a sneaky plan for the Coalition’s franking credits crew to collar the pension?

Harry Chemay at Michael West - 18 hours ago
[image: HomeBuilder, renovations] Is the Morrison Government's HomeBuilder scheme another case of pork-barrelling which targets the Liberal base? Financial adviser Harry Chemay says it will benefit some first-home buyers and the building lobby - but can also be accessed by wealthy self-funded retirees to increase the value in their home and access the pension.

Deutsche Bank close to bankruptcy

InfoBrics at The Duran - 19 hours ago
German bank asks its employees to waive their salaries to reduce costs. More The post Deutsche Bank close to bankruptcy appeared first on The Duran.

SouthFront is Censored under Cover of Pandemic

Rick Sterling at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Censorship of alternative media is becoming more widespread in the COVID19 era. This article documents the case of SouthFront. More The post SouthFront is Censored under Cover of Pandemic appeared first on The Duran.

Russian diplomats expelled from Czechia because of likely fake news story

InfoBrics at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Czechia expands hostile relations with Moscow by igniting a diplomatic scandal More The post Russian diplomats expelled from Czechia because of likely fake news story appeared first on The Duran.

Portugal wants to become a “bridge” between US and EU

InfoBrics at The Duran - 19 hours ago
With the tensions between Americans and Europeans, the Portuguese plan is a political and economic suicide More The post Portugal wants to become a “bridge” between US and EU appeared first on The Duran.

COVID-19 virus has properties that have never been found in nature before

The Duran at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The development of an effective vaccine cannot be accomplished without an objective analysis of the structure of SARS-CoV-2, its mode of action and its origin. More The post COVID-19 virus has properties that have never been found in nature before appeared first on The Duran.

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

Black Agenda Report at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The ruling class is befuddled and confused about how to respond to the ongoing street demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd. More The post No Compromise, No Retreat: Defeat the War Against the African/Black People in the U.S. and Abroad appeared first on The Duran.

Reigning in Green bureaucracy

Peter Murphy at CFACT - 19 hours ago
It took 13 months and 15 days to construct the Empire State Building. It took 11 years to construct the Freedom Tower, which opened 2014 adjacent to where the Twin Towers once stood. The post Reigning in Green bureaucracy appeared first on CFACT.

Noctilucent Clouds are Spilling out of the Arctic Circle and Spreading to the Lower-Latitudes — Further Signs…

Cap Allon at Electroverse - 19 hours ago
...signs that only those with an open mind, unpolluted by the political agenda of the day, have any hope of deciphering. The post Noctilucent Clouds are Spilling out of the Arctic Circle and Spreading to the Lower-Latitudes — Further Signs… appeared first on Electroverse.

Paranoid Asteroid: FIVE More Space Rocks Headed Towards Earth, Highlighting Need for Planetary Defense Initiatives

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
Paranoid Asteroid: FIVE More Space Rocks Headed Towards Earth, Highlighting Need for Planetary Defense Initiatives by https://www.rt.com/ NASA’s planetary defense network is warning of yet another barrage of five asteroids due to enter Earth’s backyard this week, in the latest test of our early-warning systems and preparedness in the face of space-based threats. – The …

Chinese students warned against studying in Australia due to 'racist incidents'

Bill Birtles at Just In - 19 hours ago
China's Education Bureau issues a warning to students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July due to "racist incidents against Asians" during the coronavirus pandemic.

End to marathon Claremont serial killings trial delayed after prosecutor struck down with illness

Andrea Mayes at Just In - 19 hours ago
The conclusion to the trial of accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards is delayed until next week as technical difficulties and ill health of state prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo SC force an adjournment.

ABC job cuts on the horizon as staff asked to volunteer for redundancies

Jane Norman at Just In - 19 hours ago
The ABC has asked staff to volunteer for redundancies as it prepares to axe more than 200 positions to meet the Federal Government's $84 million budget cut.

Product recall as hand sanitiser incorrectly labelled and sold as gin

Just In - 19 hours ago
The Apollo Bay Distillery recalls its SS Casino Gin after it realises the bottles were incorrectly labelled and were actually filled with hand sanitiser.

New Zealand's police response teams will no longer be armed after strong community pushback

Zena Chamas at Just In - 19 hours ago
Residents of three counties say a six-month trial of armed response teams on patrol has not made them feel safer, and the teams will not become part of New Zealand's policing model.

How do whales sleep underwater? These award-winning photos help explain

Kathy Sundstrom And Robert Blackmore at Just In - 19 hours ago
An award-winning photograph helps explain a wonder of nature — how whales sleep underwater.

Coronavirus spread by people with no symptoms appears to be 'very rare' says WHO official

Nicholas McElroy at Just In - 19 hours ago
Data from countries with advanced contract tracing measures seem to show the highly contagious virus is not being spread by those who are asymptomatic. The discovery is prompting officials in Singapore to begin easing restrictions.

The Pointer Sisters founder Bonnie Pointer dies at 69

Just In - 19 hours ago
She forged a pop group that would go down in history, but now the second sister from a talented musical family has passed away.

Global Solidarity & Effective Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic upended almost every aspects of life as we know it. Even those countries that are supposed to have the means to manage the spread and mitigate the effects are struggling. Read the full story, “Global Solidarity & Effective Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19”, on globalissues.org →

UN Chiefs Silenced by Big Powers with Vetoes

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - The massive protests in more than 120 US cities over racial injustice and police brutality went global last week-- amidst presidential threats of military force on demonstrators in Washington DC. Read the full story, “UN Chiefs Silenced by Big Powers with Vetoes”, on globalissues.org →

Economic Ghosts Block Post-Lockdown Recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 09 (IPS) - As governments the world over struggle to revive their economies after the debilitating lockdowns they imposed following their failure to undertake adequate precautionary containment measures to curb Covid-19 contagion, neoliberal naysayers are already warning against needed deficit financing for relief and recovery. Read the full story, “Economic Ghosts Block Post-Lockdown Recovery”, on globalissues.org →

MH17 COURT CARTOON — DUTCH JUDGE PRESENTS BOMBSHELL, THE US DELIVERS DUD – NO SATELLITE EVIDENCE OF RUSSIAN SHOOTDOWN

Editor at Dances With Bears - 19 hours ago
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The foundation stone of the Dutch prosecution of the Russian state, three Russian soldiers and a Ukrainian from Donbass for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is the US satellite imagery of the missile launch, trajectory, and detonation. The US Government publicly laid this foundation within hours of the incident, on […]

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Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago

"As The Stock Market Soars, The Numbers Say That The Real Economy Is In The Midst Of A Historic Crash"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"As The Stock Market Soars, The Numbers Say That * *The Real Economy Is In The Midst Of A Historic Crash"* by Michael Snyder "Have you been watching the madness that has been unfolding on Wall Street? Even though we are in the middle of the worst global pandemic in 100 years, and even though rioters and looters have been turning our major cities into war zones, stock prices have been going up day after day. In fact, the Nasdaq closed at an all-time record high on Monday. Sometimes people ask me to explain this rationally, and I can’t, because the Federal Reserve has transformed our... more »

19 Facts About the 19th Amendment on its 100th Anniversary

Dianne Bystrom at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Dianne Bystrom* *Politics, America* Together they reveal the strength and determination of the suffrage movement as it battled for this fundamental right of citizenship. One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment enfranchised millions of women across the United States following a seven-decade campaign. The struggle to expand voting rights to women resonates today as the country continues to debate who should vote and how. As scholars of civic engagement and women’s suffrage, we have compiled “19 Things to Know” about this landmark amendment. Together they reveal the strength and... more »

Are Today’s White Kids Less Racist Than Their Grandparents?

Margaret Hagerman at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Margaret Hagerman* *Society, Americas* Each new generation of white people, the thinking goes, will naturally and inevitably be more open-minded and tolerant than previous ones. But do we have any reason to believe this? In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism. Each new generation of white people, the thinking goes, will naturally and inevitably be more open-minded and tolerant than previous ones. But do we have any reason to believe this? Should we have faith that today’s white kids will help make our society le... more »

Bad Idea: America's B-1 Lancer Is No Gunship

Brad Howard at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Brad Howard* *Security, * And it shouldn't become one. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This recent push to have a B-1B gunship appears like a military industrial cash grab. The B-1B is too complex of an aircraft to take small arms fire that it would be exposed to in any combat air support situation in contested airspace, where it would fly low and slow to strike at enemy fighters, vehicles and outposts. One day flying over Afghanistan, sometime in mid-2010, ground troops who were getting shot at requested ISR support (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance). Unfortunate... more »

US And Russia To Start Nuclear Arms Negotiations Later This Month. China Invited

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
Today agreed with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on time and place for nuclear arms negotiations in June. China also invited. Will China show and negotiate in good faith? — Ambassador Marshall S. Billingslea (@USArmsControl) June 8, 2020 *CNN: **US and Russia to meet for nuclear arms negotiations this month* US and Russian officials will meet later this month for nuclear arms negotiations, a top US arms control official announced Monday. Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said that he and his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister S... more »

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