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Private Prison Simulation Game Goes Viral on Apple App Store
With over two million people locked up across a sprawling network of private and public prisons, the US has by far the highest incarceration rate in the world, significantly worse than brutal dictatorships in Africa, Latin America or Central Asia. The post Private Prison Simulation Game Goes Viral on Apple App Store appeared first on MintPress News.
Deaths still rising, Trump still nuts!
*FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020Thoroughly baffled by Krugman:* We're thoroughly baffled by the basic framework of Paul Krugman's new column. First, though, an apparent mistake. In passing, Krugman says this about the pandemic: "National death totals are still declining..." We're afraid that's no longer true. As of this morning, the nationwide 7-day average has bumped up again. As of this morning, we're averaging 576.7 deaths per day nationwide (July 3-July 9). We'd already dropped below that point as of June 23 (571.9, June 16-June 22). The number continued to drop after that, inching d... more »
Yes Japan's Stealthy F-3 Is Coming (And They're Keeping the F-35 Too)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1663188DB0&share=true] It looks like Tokyo wants to have it all when it comes to their security. *Key Point:* Tokyo has the expertise and the funds. Here is how it hopes to keep itself secure into the future. In February 2019, Japan turned heads with its decision to proceed with the development of an indigenous stealth fighter jet. This came in the wake of the decision to purchase more than one hundred American F-35 jets, and the supposed cancellation of the Japanese ... more »
Globalists Seek Total Control of ALL Education
[image: globalists-seek-total-control-of-all-education] VIDEO - In this interview with The New American's Alex Newman, Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor warns that globalists and educational totalitarians are moving in for the kill on private and home education. She says government money and benefits will be the key to the takeover. And then, all children will be learning the same globalist curriculum.
Border Apprehensions Jump 40 Percent in June. Illegals Bringing in Chinese Virus
[image: border-apprehensions-jump-40-percent-in-june-illegals-bringing-in-chinese-virus] Despite renewed concern about a resurgence of the Chinese Virus and President Trump’s immediate deportation order, illegal aliens continued flooding across the border in June.
Barrick Gold sends dispute notice to Papua New Guinea over Porgera mine
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp said it served a dispute notice to the Papua New Guinea government over the country's refusal to extend a mining lease in the Porgera valley.
Turkish President declares Hagia Sofia a mosque
Just In - 11 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally reconverts Istanbul's sixth-century iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declares it open to Muslim worship, sparking rebukes from Orthodox leaders.
Supreme Court Says NY Grand Jury Can Have Trump’s Tax Returns
*21WIRE* | Both Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch voted against the President.
UKC News: Gov’t Announces New COVID Powers, While Adding Trillions in Debt
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up.
respected doctor who specialized in virology and immunology leaves China
breaking news Hours before she boarded an April 28 Cathay Pacific flight to the United States, the respected doctor who specialized in virology and immunology at the Hong Kong School of Public Health https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-virologist-coronavirus-cover-up-flee-hong-kong-whistleblower ............................................... https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases
The Energy Update – Week of July 6, 2020
This week the team highlights a new book review of Bjørn Lomborg’s False Alarm by David Kreutzer, an article focusing… The post The Energy Update – Week of July 6, 2020 appeared first on IER.
Court Rules to Halt and Empty the Dakota Access Pipeline
Since 2017, the Dakota Access Pipeline has been operating without a spill, but an unprecedented ruling by an Obama-appointed judge… The post Court Rules to Halt and Empty the Dakota Access Pipeline appeared first on IER.
On lunatic fringes
Let's take a moment to acknowledge a rare opportunity to agree with the messaging of the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation: any plan to hand out more giveaways to the corporate sector can only be reflect policy based on the definition of insanity.
Beware Of Right Deviations That Have Emerged From The Crisis Of US Imperialism
The events of the last three-plus months have exposed another political trend to be wary of. COVID-19’s devastating impact on the United States coupled with an economic collapse and a mass uprising against racist policing has activated a long-standing political tendency within the imperialist world: libertarianism. Libertarianism is often viewed as an anti-government, pro-capitalist ideology that worships the free market doctrine of Adam Smith. However, such a definition does not consider the racist context of the United States. Libertarianism, like all capitalist ideologies, is b... more »
Trump Threatens To Cut Funding For Schools That Don’t Reopen
President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are threatening to cut off federal funding to schools that do not open their doors this fall due to coronavirus concerns. In a recent Tweet he suggests it is a Democrat ploy to hurt him politically by tweeting: “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families.” In a conference call with governors across the country, Devos stated... more »
A New Tonkin Gulf Incident In The Making?
While the American public, the media, and Congress have largely been focused on the Covid pandemic, demands for racial justice, and other domestic concerns in recent months, the US military has been mobilizing all of its capabilities for a massive show of force in waters abutting China. Every Pacific-based US submarine is now deployed in the area; two nuclear-powered carriers and their escort ships are conducting naval maneuvers there; the Air Force has sent B-1 bombers overhead; and the Army is practicing to seize Chinese-claimed islands. In the most provocative of these efforts,... more »
The New Pirates Of Ancient Albion
The English High Court ruled earlier this month that the virtual and self-proclaimed “interim president” (Washington’s puppet) Juan Guaido and not the Venezuelan state should administer the 31 tonnes of gold reserves stored in the UK (1). This debacle proves that national and international law are no longer worth a dime, and represents a contemporary act of stale piracy by ancient Albion (2). The trial in England for Venezuela's blocked assets began in London on June 22 and concerned US $1.3 billion of state property. For decades, successive governments, even before Chavez, used t... more »
The Fukushima Nuclear Waste Decision Is A Human Rights Issue
Tokyo - In a matter of weeks, the government of Japan will have the opportunity to demonstrate to the world how much it values protecting human rights and the environment and to meet its international obligations. In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, myself and other U.N. special rapporteurs consistently raised concerns about the approaches taken by the government of Japan. We have been concerned that raising of "acceptable limits" of radiation exposure to urge resettlement violated the government's human rights obligations to children. We have been concerne... more »
No, June 2020 Was Not the Hottest June on Record
The Washington Post and other media outlets are claiming June 2020 was the hottest June on record. Not surprisingly, that is fake news and a lie. Let’s set the record straight. The root of the claim that June 2020 was the warmest on record comes from an announcement from European Union climate scientists. Yet the […] The post No, June 2020 Was Not the Hottest June on Record appeared first on Climate Realism.
Why the Bill Gates global health empire promises more empire and less public health
July 10, 2020 Behind a veil of corporate media PR, the Gates Foundation has served as a vehicle for Western capital while exploiting the Global South as a human laboratory. The coronavirus pandemic is likely to intensify this disturbing agenda. By Jeremy Loffredo and Michele Greenstein President Donald Trump’s announcement this July of a U.S. … Continue reading Why the Bill Gates global health empire promises more empire and less public health →
Roger Stone Banned From Facebook, Instagram
July 8, 2020 By Todd Spangler MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu Facebook kicked Roger Stone, the Donald Trump associate who faces prison time after being convicted of seven felonies, off Facebook and Instagram. The company said it had found evidence that Stone was behind a network of fake accounts in the U.S. designed make themselves appear “more popular … Continue reading Roger Stone Banned From Facebook, Instagram →
Firm Linked to HHS’ Robert Kadlec Poised to Become Exclusive Manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccines
A pharmaceutical firm with a dark history and questionable ties to serving ASPR Robert Kadlec is poised to become the exclusive manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccines now being funded through Trump’s Operation Warp Speed. Raul Diego July 09th, 2020 Trump’s much-ballyhooed “Operation Warp Speed” unveiled in May of this year to produce and deploy a … Continue reading Firm Linked to HHS’ Robert Kadlec Poised to Become Exclusive Manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccines →
The American Economy in Four Words: Neofeudal Extortion, Decline, Collapse
Wednesday, July 08, 2020 Our society has a legal structure of self-rule and ownership of capital, but in reality it is a Neofeudal Oligarchy. Now that the pandemic is over and the economy is roaring again–so the stock market says–we’re heading straight back up into the good old days of 2019. Nothing to worry about, we’ve … Continue reading The American Economy in Four Words: Neofeudal Extortion, Decline, Collapse →
San Francisco Lawmaker Unveils ‘CAREN Act’ To Stop “Racist, Sexist, Transphobic” 9-1-1 Calls
July 9, 2020 24 hours after Amy Cooper, the Central Park ‘Karen’ in New York City, was charged with a misdemeanor for making a false report when she called the police to accuse a Black man who was bird watching of harassing her, the always-righteous city of San Francisco is taking a stand against Karens (well mostly … Continue reading San Francisco Lawmaker Unveils ‘CAREN Act’ To Stop “Racist, Sexist, Transphobic” 9-1-1 Calls →
Media Reaction To Trump Mount Rushmore Speech Is Just A Preview
What happens if COVID death rates plummet to the point of no longer being a pandemic threat? The media will turn it on Trump. By Tristan Justice July 8, 2020 Legacy media became predictably hysterical after President Donald Trump’s speech Friday defending American exceptionalism at one of the nation’s most iconic monuments, Mount Rushmore. “We … Continue reading Media Reaction To Trump Mount Rushmore Speech Is Just A Preview →
The Harper’s Letter Will Be A Bulwark Or A Death Rattle
The letter is as imperfect and preening as elites tend to be, but at least marked a positive development amid this prolonged and bitter battle in the broader culture war—that is, until the backlash began. By Emily Jashinsky July 9, 2020 A list of 150 elites in academia and media signed their names to an … Continue reading The Harper’s Letter Will Be A Bulwark Or A Death Rattle →
Watch CNN’s Don Lemon Whitewash ‘Black Lives Matter’
When actor Terry Crews tried to correct Don Lemon on the goals of Black Lives Matter, the CNN host would not let him speak. July 7, 2020 By David Marcus Actor Terry Crews sparked controversy this week with a tweet that appeared to be critical of the Black Lives Matter movement, in which Crews has … Continue reading Watch CNN’s Don Lemon Whitewash ‘Black Lives Matter’ →
The Progressive Left Is Becoming Blatantly Racist
July 9, 2020 By David Marcus By and large, conservatives have taken a nuanced approach to the progressive attempt to redefine racism. This new definition crafted over the past few decades, mainly in the academy, states that racism is not a question of animosity or feelings of superiority towards a racial group but rather … Continue reading The Progressive Left Is Becoming Blatantly Racist →
SCOTUS Cancels Part of Oklahoma, Decides It’s Still an Indian Reservation
Bronson Stocking Jul 09, 2020 Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite A large part of Oklahoma was just canceled. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that millions of acres in eastern Oklahoma — including Tulsa, the state’s second-largest city — are still part of an American Indian reservation. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme … Continue reading SCOTUS Cancels Part of Oklahoma, Decides It’s Still an Indian Reservation →
Thurrock mystery continues as council won’t say where more than £100m has gone
Council has continued to invest in renewable energy but the process lacks transparency
Trump, López Obrador, and LaRouche
[image: President Donald J. Trump and President of the United Mexican States Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador display their signatures after signing a joint declaration Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House Photo)] On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a discussion characterized by friendship and respect, summed up by López Obrador during his joint press conference with Trump, when he spoke directly to the American people, saying: “I’m here to express to the people of the United ... more »
Trump and López Obrador Meeting Confounds Their Enemies, and Opens Great Advance in U.S.-Mexico Relations
[image: President Donald J. Trump, joined by the President of the United Mexican States Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, walks from the Oval Office to deliver remarks Wednesday, July 8, 2020, and sign a joint declaration in the Rose Garden of the White House.] President Donald Trump and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador both agreed wholeheartedly in their afternoon of meetings July 8th that friendly relations between the United States and Mexico, as well as their personal friendship, had been greatly strengthened by their talks, laying the basis for a great future for their nations ... more »
Friday Questions: LaRouche's Exoneration, Appeasement in Munich and World War II, the Geopolitical Role of Israel, and Are Russia and China Enemies, or Partners?
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On national interests
PressProgress highlights how Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party are continuing to rely heavily on corporate donations from outside the province. But it's worth noting how people across Canada who are worried about Moe and his extraprovincial puppetmasters have the opportunity to fight back. As I've written before, Saskatchewan has extremely lax political donation laws. And Moe (like Brad Wall before him) has chosen to keep them in place based on the perceived advantage of being able to exploit corporate donations from outside businesses seeking to buy their way into the province... more »
How China Would Destroy U.S. Cities in a Nuclear War
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, * There are no winners in a nuclear war. *Key Point*: There is ample reason for anxiety with many new Chinese nuclear systems now coming online. When one reads enough Chinese naval literature, diagrams of multi-axial cruise missile saturation attacks against aircraft carrier groups may begin to seem normal. However, one particular graphic from the *October 2015 issue* (p. 32) of the naval journal *Naval & Merchant Ships* [舰船知识] stands out as both unusual and singularly disturbing. It purports to map the impact of a Chinese intercontinental ballisti... more »
Russia Has Built A 'Heavier-Caliber' Version Of America's AR-15
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Using 7.62x39mm rounds. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Promtekhnologiya claims test results have been promising. At the moment, the total shot during the tests for the resource exceeded 17,000 shots,” the company said. “At the same time, the accuracy and accuracy indicators remained within the declared norm of 1.5-2 MOA [angular minute] with target ammunition at a distance of 300 meters. The rifle also passed climatic tests.” A Russian arms maker has developed a Russian-ized version of America’s AR-15 rifle. Promtekhnologiya LLC, which produces ... more »
American Academy Of Pediatrics: Children Don't Transmit COVID-19, Schools Should Reopen This Year
The American Academy of Pediatrics is a rather reflexive group much of the time, so it seems bold for *Pediatrics*, the in-house journal for a group that tried to argue kids should not be allowed to even walk to school until they are age 10, to take the position that children infrequently transmit COVID-19 to each other or to adults and that most schools can and should reopen in August. read more
Les mondes virtuels l’avenir du travail après le confinement ?
Ethical Technology - 11 hours ago
*Cet article s’interroge sur les nouveaux modes de travail virtuel, qui ont connu un regain d’attention lors du confinement. Quels sont leurs bénéfices sur notre mode de vie? Quels impacts peuvent-ils avoir sur notre société à long terme? Sont-ils si différents de ceux que nous connaissons?*
Guest Post by RAH with questions and comments by gc
*Solzhenitsyn Quote* I'm going to be away from my computer for a day or so. In the meantime, here's an op-ed submitted by my regular contributor RAH. It's comprised of his views interspersed with questions and comments from me. Thanks, RAH, for this. ******************* Hi Greencrow... Just some observations from the MSM propaganda machine re: COVID 19 and extrapolating what the future holds: Yesterday, [July 7, 2020] it was reported two Vancouver businesses, one a night club and another a convenience store are under COVID 19 alerts . Apparently, a patron at a night club i... more »
Disturbing Video Shows Cop Forcing K-9 to Maul Pinned-Down Man
[image: k9]Police say they followed proper procedure when they sicced a K-9 on a man who was pinned down by three men.
Pelosi fine with mob rule: throwing Columbus into the river edition
In the city where she grew up, Baltimore, some fascists threw a statue of Columbus into a river. They're fascists because they're saying that they can unilaterally decide what statues are allowed. The group that tore down the statue was composed of a minuscule fraction of the residents of Baltimore but they decided that instead of following the democratic process they'd simply use force to impose their will on the city. That's unAmerican and evil. Someone doesn't like a statue of Columbus then they should get the city council to take it down. Taking the law into their own hands i... more »
Judge Sullivan wants to be Judge, Jury, and Executioner in the Flynn case
We now know that General Flynn was targeted as part of a political attack by the FBI/DOJ on President Trump. We know that before leaving office President Trump ordered the "right people" to go after Flynn even though he, Obama, had been told by Comey that Flynn had done nothing wrong in talking to the Russian Ambassador as part of his job on the Trump transition team. Further we know, based on an internal DOJ investigation, that the DOJ deliberately withheld exculpatory evidence that showed that Flynn was innocent from both Flynn and the court. We know that Flynn pled guilty not be... more »
Women and Girls with Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
DEHRADUN, India, Jul 10 (IPS) - The Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown has intensified most inequities in society- specifically those that affect vulnerable communities, including persons with disabilities, particularly young girls. As an aftermath of recent media attention, many government organizations, nonprofits and philanthropies have come together to ensure girls and women in remote communities have access to menstrual care products. Read the full story, “Women and Girls with Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic”, on globalissues.org →
Q&A: How Kazakhstan’s Transgender and Lesbian Women are Being Impacted by COVID-19
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - The coronavirus lockdown in Kazakhstan, and the resultant limited public oversight and limited publication engagement, has paved the way for the government to introduce amendments to the country's laws around gender that could see the exclusion of the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community Read the full story, “Q&A: How Kazakhstan’s Transgender and Lesbian Women are Being Impacted by COVID-19 ”, on globalissues.org →
Lebanese Financial Crisis Validates Importance of Abolishing ‘Kafala’
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
KESERWAN, Lebanon, Jul 10 (IPS) - They were promised the world but ended up in a Lebanese household. This is the story of many domestic workers in Lebanon. With a 70-year-old sponsor system still in place, domestic workers are tied to their employers with little or no basic rights. The ‘Kafala' system is the major problem behind what we have been seeing in Beirut in the last months. Read the full story, “Lebanese Financial Crisis Validates Importance of Abolishing ‘Kafala’”, on globalissues.org →
World Population Day 2020 - 'The Time is Now to Accelerate the Promise for Women and Girls'
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
PHNOM PENH, Jul 10 (IPS) - Fulfilling women's and girls' rights through promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an essential prerequisite for reaching national development goals as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read the full story, “World Population Day 2020 - 'The Time is Now to Accelerate the Promise for Women and Girls'”, on globalissues.org →
The Return
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
MIAMI, Jul 10 (IPS) - "As we were saying yesterday." When, after an abnormal interruption of the school calendar, as happened recently with the extension of spring break (which does not coincide with "Easter"), I return to teach a class surprising my students with this phrase: "as we were saying yesterday. " Read the full story, “The Return”, on globalissues.org →
Many People Hope Trump Gets COVID-19 And Dies, But Even If He Doesn't His Mishandling Of The Pandemic Will Kill His Reelection Bid
*Killer by Nancy Ohanian* The pandemic is getting frighteningly worse in Africa. Although South Africa has been steadily climbing up the daily case reports ladder-- and is now generally in the number 4 slot after the U.S., Brazil and India-- I had never seen Cameroon or Ghana among the top 30 before this week. On Tuesday Cameroon reported 2,324 new cases and Ghana reported 891. Both countries are dangerously spiking, as is Egypt (1,057 new cases on Tuesday). On Wednesday South Africa was again #4 (with 8,810 new cases), Egypt and Ghana were holding steady with, respectively, 1,025 a... more »
Death Valley high temperature record of July 10, 1913
WUWT by Paul Dorian | July 10, 2020 Temperature recordings at the Greenland Ranch weather station in Death Valley, California during the intense heat wave of July 1913. This excerpt about the record-breaking heat wave comes from an article posted during January 1922 in the meteorological journal Monthly Weather Review which is still in publication today. Source: NOAA On July 10, 1913, …
10 fallacies about Arctic sea ice & polar bear survival refute misleading ‘facts’
Polar Bear Science July 8, 2020 This updated blog post of mine from last year is as pertinent now as it was then: it’s a fully-referenced rebuttal to the misleading ‘facts’ so often presented this time of year to support the notion that polar bears are being harmed due to lack of summer sea ice. Polar Bears International developed ‘Arctic …
Remdesivir approved as Australia's first COVID-19 treatment for severe cases
Just In - 12 hours ago
Australia's first COVID-19 treatment option, Remdesivir gets approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) but is only available to those hospitalised with severe cases.
Is Trump laying the groundwork for an election loss and move to TV?
Donald Trump has been attacking Fox News and promoting another little-known news outlet. There are three theories why.
Collingwood rebounds to put away disappointing Hawthorn by 32 points
Just In - 12 hours ago
The Magpies ignore their off-field distractions and find winning form as they continue AFL hub life with a convincing victory over the Hawks at Giants Stadium in Sydney.
Gagai hat-trick highlights Rabbitohs' win, Titans snap losing run at home
Just In - 12 hours ago
The fleet-footed Dane Gagai scores three tries in South Sydney's spiteful victory over Wests Tigers, while Gold Coast comes from behind to defeat the Warriors.
A month after Surgisphere paper retraction, Lancet retracts, replaces hydroxychloroquine editorial
In early June, as controversy swirled over a high-profile study of hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19, Christian Funck-Brentano started receiving aggressive emails, texts and tweets. Funck-Brentano, professor of medicine and clinical pharmacology at Sorbonne Université and Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris, and a colleague had published an editorial in The Lancet alongside the study — purportedly based … Continue reading A month after Surgisphere paper retraction, Lancet retracts, replaces hydroxychloroquine editorial
Israel Affinity Organizations & Businesses Received Millions in Forgivable PPP Loans
Vast numbers of American small businesses found their banks would not return phone calls or process loans. But a number of organizations that advocate for Israel received substantial support... More than 1,000 Jewish organizations (most –perhaps all– advocate for Israel) received the federal loans totaling approximately $540 million to $1.3 billion... more »
Best of the Best: Why LG's 65-inch GX OLED TV Might Be the Top TV of 2020
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Yes, it is still a bit pricey for many, but you will be on the receiving end of all the enhanced picture goodness that OLED panels are known for—sleek and slim design, fantastic picture quality, accurate colors, wide-angle viewing, deepest blacks and inimitable uniformity and contrast ratios. When LG Electronics introduced its “wallpaper” OLED TV in 2017, it eventually became a blueprint for future designs of this particular model. Now called the GX Gallery Series, it really oozes that high-end premium look that few other companies can match. An... more »
Not Obsolete Just Yet: PC Sales Went Up in Second Quarter (But By How Much?)
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Gartner Research reported Thursday that worldwide PC shipments grew 2.8 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, to 64.8 million units. Another firm, IDC, had shipments jumping 11.2 year-over-year, to a total of 72.3 million units. Global PC shipments dropped in the first quarter of the year, when the pandemic hit, but they began to rebound in the second quarter, according to both firms that release numbers that measure that sector. Gartner Research reported Thursday that worldwide PC shipments grew 2.8 percent year-over-year in the second qu... more »
China Plans to Have Six Aircraft Carriers by 2035 (Is That Pure Fantasy?)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* China is forging ahead with the construction of its third aircraft carrier in under a decade. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *China’s rush to rival the United States as an aircraft carrier superpower reflects Beijing’s conviction that China can neither defend its eleven-thousand-mile-long coastline nor project seapower throughout the East Asia region without fielding a modernized carrier fleet. China is forging ahead with the construction of its third aircraft carrier in under a decade, highlighting the scale of Beijing’s maritime ambitions.... more »
Your Cable TV Bill Is Going Up Again (If You Have Spectrum, That Is)
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * The changes are expected to roll out in August. Time to "cut the cord"? Spectrum, the cable brand owned by Charter Communications, is raising its broadcast TV fee to $16.45 per month, Stop the Cap reported earlier this month, and confirmed this week. That represents an increase of $2.95 per month. The site cited "several Spectrum employees" in their initial report, and the site went on to report that Spectrum is planning a $1.50-a-month increase to its TV Select cable TV package. Those who subscribe to TV Choice will see an increase of the broadc... more »
With the Pandemic Receding, Europe Must Now Turn to the Problem of the Euro.
*Milton Ezrati* *economy, Europe* [image: Reuters] Rather than deal with the euro’s problems—the underlying cause of the union’s economic and financial strains—leadership in the EU and Germany seem bent on distracting discussion by playing a moral card. With Europe emerging from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, its leadership can at last return to the continent’s more long-standing problems. Primary among them is the European Union’s common currency. Though Europe’s leadership seems loath to admit it, the euro lies at the root of the union’s economic and financial trouble. ... more »
Why the U.S. Navy's New Stealth Destroyer Is No 'Battleship'
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Zumwalt has always been "a ship in search of a mission." *Key Point*: Surface warfare may best leverage the Zumwalt’s stealth capabilities, allowing it to range ahead of the fleet and penetrate “anti-access” zones. In January 2019, the Navy will commission its second hi-tech *Zumwalt-*class stealth destroyer, the *USS Michael Monsoor*. The third and last, *USS Lyndon B. Johnson* was launched this December 2018 and will be commissioned in 2022. Traditionally, warships are tailored to perform specific missions. But the cutting-edge *Zumwalt* ha... more »
Massachusetts marijuana grow facility workers unionize
Employees at a cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts voted to unionize, a further indication that organized labor is picking up steam since the coronavirus pandemic. Workers at Mayflower Medicinals in Holliston Massachusetts, voted to join the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1445, according to the Worcester Business Journal. Mayflower is owned by New […] Massachusetts marijuana grow facility workers unionize is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
What Can SETI Scholars Learn from the Covid-19 Pandemic?
The pandemic has everyone’s attention, but it’s not too early to ask what lessons might be learned from public response to it. In particular, are there nuggets of insight here into what might occur with another sudden and startling event, the reception of a signal from another civilization? John Traphagan takes a look at the […]
In an emergency, don't expect to mooch off others
Courtesy of a link at Mom's Scribbles, I came across this article at Prep School Daily. It summarizes and expands on what I've told many people over the years. *Where Does My Responsibility Begin and End?* I have pondered this question for years. And I still don't understand the mindset of people who delude themselves into thinking that they don't need to prepare because others will be willing to share, or forced to share, if necessary. I don't understand those who prioritize material items over caring for their families. I don't understand those who say they can't afford it, ... more »
‘I’m from St Raphael’s estate’: an interview with George the Poet
IRR’s Jessica Perera continues her examination of the human cost of estate regeneration by talking about pride and potential with a north-west London poet.
The School That Tried to End Racism: A cruel experiment in furtherance of identity politics
Channel 4’s two-part documentary, The School That Tried to End Racism, centres on events during the filming of a group of Year 7 (eleven- and twelve-year-old) pupils over three weeks in April last year. The pupils were subjected to a cruel experiment, but this was positively described by the programme’s narrator as a “ground-breaking initiative” concerning racial bias.
EXCLUSIVE: OR Tambo’s forgotten speech at Chatham House in 1985
Oliver Reginald Tambo On October 29 1985, Oliver Tambo gave a speech at Chatham House in London. In it, he urged a reluctant British government to support the fight against apartheid — and expertly dissects the hypocrisy in not doing so. For decades, the speech was buried in the Chatham House archives. For its centennial celebrations, the think tank has made the speech publicly available for the first time, in partnership with the Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation. Tambo’s daughter, Nomatemba Tambo, will be discussing the speech on a Chatham House webinar on Friday, July 10. This ... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Don Pittis writes about the emptiness of any discussion of energy options which doesn't account for the importance of averting a climate breakdown. - Somini Sengupta discusses the deadly effects of unprecedented wildfires in the Arctic region, while Nadine Achoui-Lesage and Frank Jordans report that we may be headed to a 1.5 degree temperature increase as soon as 2024. Nita Bhalla reports on new UN research showing how climate change is contributing to the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases. And Eric Roston highlights how a hotter world will i... more »
ANATOMY OF MODERN DISCUSSION: Fort Apache the Bronx, back in '71!
*FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020Whose deaths turn up on TV?:* Over the weekend, the claim flitted by, two or three separate times, as we flipped through C-Span's programs. It sounded like it couldn't be true. In the end, we decided to check. The claim had been made by Rafael Mangual, Deputy Director for Policy Research/Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. As part of a much longer presentation, this was his factual claim, though it seemed a bit hard to believe: MANGUAL (6/18/20): *In 1971, the NYPD fired their weapons more than 800 times. They wounded more tha... more »
U.S. withdrawal of troops from Germany – sorting facts and fiction
This just came to the surface of the boiling pot. The surprise is it hasn’t been making a major bobble of MSM heads at the moment. It actually hasn’t done much to cross even my desk (in the back of the stables) at all until now. –##– What is up with President Trump, US Troops in Germany, and NATO? First President Trump stepped into the middle of a hornet’s nest when he accused different countries of not living up to their part of the bargain and supplying their percent of the yearly NATO budget. He was right since 2013 as … Continue reading →
Friday GIFs
These wouldn’t load in the comments section. Hope these play! #1 Thug Deer. #2 Truck disappears on a corner. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
President Trump Will Be Wearing A Mask When He Visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Request: Trump toured the plant with Bill Ford, the company's executive chairman, who asked him directly to wear a mask throughout his time there. The president refused to wear it in public *Reuters:* *Trump says he expects to wear a mask when he visits military hospital* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public, said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington. “I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter ... more »
"Now What?"
*"Now What?"* by Jim Kunstler "Tired of getting mau-maued by the Woke Inquisition? That’s what it is, of course: a supercharged shakedown operation utilizing all the medieval tools of maximum mindf*ck to hustle the USA out of its own existence. The animating principle of Black Lives Matter is not justice but coercion, and not just coercion, but the sadistic pleasure of inflicting pain, injury, and humiliation in the process of extracting money and power. The tools are violent insurrection, bad faith, and unconditional dishonesty, applied like thumbscrews, strappados, and red-hot ir... more »
July 10, 1936
On July 10, 1936 almost half of the US was over 100 degrees, and six states were over 110 degrees : North Dakota 114, South Dakota 114, Indiana 112, Montana 112, Nebraska 111, Minnesota 11. The average temperature across the … Continue reading →
Space Force Headquarters To Be Led By Generals And Civilians
Maj. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, who recently served as U.S. Air Forces Central Command deputy Combined Force Air Component Commander, will become the acting staff director of the U.S. Space Force. In this photo he is speaking with Italian leaders and military members at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 8, 2019. Credit: U.S. Air Force *Space News*: *Space Force proposes headquarters staff led by generals and civilians* *Maj. Gen. Chance Saltzman wil serve as acting staff director of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force Pentagon headquarters wi... more »
This Is What Mobocracy Looks Like
[image: this-is-what-mobocracy-looks-like] The recent riots, looting, and the occupation of part of Seattle are what “democracy” looks like. Which is why our Founders denounced democracy and gave us the rule of law in a constitutional republic.
Deadliest monsoon in 11 years triggers floods and multiple landslides in Nepal
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
Incessant monsoon rainfall has triggered floods and multiple landslides in several districts of Bagmati Pradesh and Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal, from Wednesday to Friday, July 8 to 10, 2020. The police confirmed at least 12 fatalities-- including three children, and 19...... Read more »
Podcast: West Virginia’s Exploited Communities Stand Up to Coal, Oil & Gas Giants
Journalist and documentary filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield discusses her new film and how West Virginia became a microcosm for working class exploitation at the hands of corporate America. The post Podcast: West Virginia’s Exploited Communities Stand Up to Coal, Oil & Gas Giants appeared first on MintPress News.
Cops Who Laughed as They Killed Handcuffed, Innocent Man Granted Qualified Immunity
[image: immunity]A court has granted four cops qualified immunity after they held down a handcuffed innocent man for over 15 minutes, laughing as they killed him.
New Audio Reveals ‘Conspiracy’ To Cover Up the Killing of Breonna Taylor — Lawyer
Newly released audio paints a disturbing picture of how the police department circled the wagons to protect the killer cops while pinning Taylor's death on an innocent man.
Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow federal law
Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Land in what is now eastern Oklahoma, which was granted to the Creek Nation by Congress in 1833, is still under tribal sovereignty, the Supreme Court ruled.
Coronavirus's painful side effect is deep budget cuts for state and local government services
Carla Flink, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
State and local government jobs are being axed, public schools won't get money the state planned to send them, and fire and police departments budgets are being slashed. All because of the pandemic.
Historical sexual harassment on Sable Island
News 1. McNeil doesn’t want any negative talk about assault at border This item was written by Tim Bousquet CTV reporter Natasha Pace asked McNeil about a provincial worker being assaulted on the border, and the union’s demands that those workers be given better support. McNeil tries to dodge the question by giving that “I […]
Court Rules Government Can Restrict Women’s Statutory Right to Contraception Based on Employer Opposition
(Cross-posted from Human Rights at Home blog, *here*) I suppose we are meant to be grateful for the Court’s opinion recognizing that discrimination against gay, lesbian and trangender people is sex discrimination under Title VII, as Andrew Koppelman explained a generation ago and discusses in a July 10th post here. And also for the Court’s opinion in June Medical that preserves, for now, the right to abortion. But the decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania is a real kicker, and not just because it upholds a regulation that undermines the “contraception coverage” pr... more »
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(Cross-posted from Human Rights at Home blog, *here*) I suppose we are meant to be grateful for the Court’s opinion recognizing that discrimination against gay, lesbian and trangender people is sex discrimination under Title VII, as Andrew Koppelman explained a generation ago and discusses in a July 10th post here. And also for the Court’s opinion in *June Medical* that preserves, for now, the right to abortion. But the decision in *Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania* is a real kicker, and not just because it upholds a regulation that undermines the “contraception coverage... more »
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From Jenna Orkin CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years agoThe federal budget deficit in June 2020 was $863 billion, compared with a deficit of $8 billion in the same month last year, CBO estimates. Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern University are suing ICE to block its order forcing international students to leave the US if their course is online-only Supreme Court says President Trump cannot keep tax, financial records from prosecutors From Deforestation to Pandemic... more »
The Case Against America’s Racially-Driven ‘Revolution’
*Uncommon Knowledge* | There can be no resolution to America’s problems if free speech cannot be upheld.
Shellenberger: ‘Climate Change is a New Secular Religion’
*Reason TV* | How environmentalism became a replacement for religion in an increasingly secular western world.
Growing Concerns That China's Quantum Radar Could Reveal All Submarines
Reuters *National Interest*:* No More Stealth: China's Quantum Radar Could Reveal All Submarines* Quantum technology could also serve as advanced navigational sensor—one that could circumvent submarine dependence on orbiting satellites to stay on course. Here's What You Need To Remember: China has also famously made breakthroughs in using quantum entanglement for encrypted communications by teleporting molecules over long distances. This could conceivably have application to communications with submerged submarines, a technically challenging task—with implications particularly fo... more »
Realism in the Arctic
*Kenneth Yalowitz, Ross A Virginia* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] The United States and Russia have disagreements on many issues, including the organization of the international system. No “reset” in relations is in sight but there is a need to put a floor in the relationship and work on possible areas for cooperation. The Arctic can be one. The Russian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk recently set the unenviable record of having the first recorded temperature above 100 Fahrenheit. Record warming and its impacts come as the Arctic is increasingly seen as another venue where bro... more »
Survey: One-Third See Streaming as the Most Important Service During Lockdown
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9CO0ASH01&share=true] Netflix and chill is one of the few options people have. When asked how they’re best getting through the coronavirus shutdowns, a full one-third of Americans called streaming the most popular technology—and most of them subscribe to more than one service. That’s according to a survey released this week by Express VPN, who surveyed “1,200 American adults currently confined at home.” Beyond streaming, 21% of those surveyed named social m... more »
Forget the F-35: Meet Japan’s Very Own Stealth Fighter
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000391698&share=true] The island nation does not want to lose a high-end fight with China, and is moving forward with their own stealth fighter design. Earlier this week, the Japanese Ministry of Defense unveiled plans to start production of the still-prototype airframe in 2031. Although the prime contractor for Japan’s stealth fighter program, tentatively called the F-X or F-3, has yet to be selected, the program is already well underway. A flight demonstrator cal... more »
Looking to Volunteer for Coronavirus Vaccine Trial? Here’s Your Chance
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC22OH9GIFK7&share=true] You could help humanity beat this evil virus. A new website—coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org—has recently launched to allow individuals in the U.S. to register for clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines. This single website aims to handle all of the registrations for the four large vaccine studies that are expected to start this summer and fall. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which announced the website launch, also ... more »
Russia Built Submarines Out of Titanium (The U.S. Navy Could Not Match It)
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Bending and manipulating massive titanium panels for hull sections much more difficult than when working with steel. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The years of intelligence gathering and assessments eventually paid off. Although initial sea trials were a failure, the Alfa-class submarine would become the fastest submarine ever built. The Alfa-class of Soviet submarines was truly innovative. Their hulls were made of titanium, an extremely light-weight and tensility strong metal, although significantly more expensive than steel. They were powered ... more »
Korea Will Be Peaceful by 2025, but Will Peace Be an East Asian or a Western Peace?
*Timo Kivimäki* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC123B357540&share=true] A formal end to the Korean War is a good idea, but one that will be difficult to implement. *Editor's Note:* As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major anniversary in 2025? The below piece is an answ... more »
Why Almost Nothing Can Stop America's Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The carriers are worth a pretty penny. They can do a lot more with a smaller screw than their predecessors. *Key point: *The modified Ford-class offers more bang for the buck. The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next two new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include weapons-oriented ship-adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness. The initiatives, according to Navy statements, involve specific aircraft carrier modifications intended to, among other things, improve the maritime warfigh... more »
New Weapons And More: These Upgrades Will Keep The F-22 Flying High
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * F-22 lethality is also getting vastly improved through integration of new two-way LINK 16 data link connectivity between aircraft. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *For the long term, given that the Air Force plans to fly the F-22 well into the 2060s, these weapons upgrades are engineered to build the technical foundation needed to help integrate a new generation of air-to-air missiles as they emerge in coming years. The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now “validated” several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more lon... more »
This Could Be The Deadliest Russian Sniper Rifle Ever (And You've Never Heard of It)
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Meet the Orsis T-5000. *Key Point*: No, it’s not a Terminator from Skynet — it’s Russia’s sniper rifle from the future, and is already on a battlefield near you. *New Tactics* In an Army report, observations about the conflict in eastern Ukraine — specifically tactics used by Russian snipers groups — are detailed. “Russian Forces in Ukraine have employed snipers in elements up to platoon size. These units will operate on a small frontage of only several hundred meters. They will layer their assets in roughly three ranks with spacing determined by ran... more »
Meet the Russian Aircraft Carrier That Just Won't Die
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Is the Admiral Kuznetsov lucky or cursed? *Key Point*: This Russian carrier has many problems, but it still sails on. The Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only aircraft carrier. It’s suffered many mishaps — its dry dock sank in 2018, and an adjacent 70-ton crane came crashing into the deck, killing four and leaving a giant crater in the flight deck. In late 2019 the ship caught fire during repair work. In short — there are many problems. But the Admiral Kuznetsov will sail on. *Cursed Ship?* The non-nuclear aircraft carrier (technically classified as a h... more »
Be Outwardly Collectivist And Inwardly Individualist
Individualism could theoretically work as a political system, in a hypothetical world where nobody is ever helpless and the planet has infinite resources and the ecosystem is infinitely robust. But we do not live in such a world. No, we live in a world where […]
Egypt offers to make every effort to help Lebanon through ongoing crisis
[image: Egypt offers to make every effort to help Lebanon through ongoing crisis] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun received a message on Friday from his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on the latest situation and bilateral relations between the two countries. The official page of the Lebanese Presidency wrote on Twitter, “President Aoun received a letter from his Egyptian counterpart, which was conveyed to him by the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Lebanon, Dr. Yasser Alawi, on bilateral relations between the two countries.” In th... more »
Syria records highest daily number of coronavirus cases since outbreak
[image: Syria records highest daily number of coronavirus cases since outbreak] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Health announced 22 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily rate of infection since the outbreak of the virus in the country. The ministry said in a statement on Friday: “22 cases of coronavirus were recorded for people in contact with the virus, bringing the total number of recorded infections to 394, of which 126 cases were cured, and two deaths were recorded, raising the number of deaths from the virus to 16.” On ... more »
US to deliver 5 Apache choppers to India amid heightened tensions with China
[image: US to deliver 5 Apache choppers to India amid heightened tensions with China] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – India has urged its military equipment suppliers to expedite the delivery of weapons systems, as tensions along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control have escalated since April. The US, France and Russia have agreed to supply military systems within three months once an order is placed, say government sources. Boeing, which had been contracted to produce Apaches for the Indian Air Force, has announced that all five of the multi-role helicopters have been delivered. Con... more »
Syrian Army intercepts US armored convoy in Hasakah: photos
[image: Syrian Army intercepts US armored convoy in Hasakah: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) intercepted a convoy of U.S. armored vehicles in the Al-Hasakah countryside, forcing it to turn around. According to a field source in Al-Hasakah, the incident occurred near the village of Mansef Al-Tahatani, which is located near the strategic town of Tal Tamr. Furthermore, the Ba’ath Battalions of Al-Hasakah said that “a checkpoint for the 154th Regiment of the Syrian Army intercepted three armored vehicles for the American occupation,” prompting them to t... more »
Iran denies reports of explosion in western Tehran
[image: Iran denies reports of explosion in western Tehran] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Iranian authorities have denied reports about an explosion that allegedly took place in the province of Tehran late on Thursday, the broadcaster IRIB reported on Friday, citing the head of one of the local cities. “There was no explosion in the city of Qods, or even in [neighbouring] Garmdareh”, the city’s governor, Leila Vaseghi, said, adding that the reason for a power outage was a malfunction in one of the local hospitals that lasted for around five minutes. Continue reading Iran denies... more »
The New “Systemic Racism” That Is Coming
[image: the-new-systemic-racism-that-is-coming] There will be racial and ethnic discrimination, as in the days of segregation. Only the color of the beneficiaries and the color of the victims will be reversed.
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Flynn; Demands Full Circuit Court Review
[image: judge-refuses-to-dismiss-case-against-flynn-demands-full-circuit-court-review] District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, rather than dismissing the case against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, filed a petition on Thursday asking all 12 justices on the D.C. Circuit Court to review it.
Bostock and mindlessness
Steven D. Smith argues, at *Law and Liberty*, that the Supreme Court’s *Bostock v. Clayton County*decision, which held that discrimination against gay and transgender people is sex discrimination prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is “mindless in a quite literal sense.” His attack on the decision rests on a faulty conception of how rules of law work. Smith observes that the authors of the Act did not decide that protection should thus be extended, and would have been surprised by the Court’s decision. Neither did Justice Gorsuch, the opinion’s author, who disavows any po... more »
Flight volunteers help grassroots Navajo Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief reach most in need
Cassandra Begay Photo credit: Ginger and Danielle Payant Navajo Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund Censored News (July 8, 2020) -- The first flight of the Navajo Airbridge Program made possible by partnership between Airserv and Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund is ready to go. This flight will be the first of two flights delivered to Chinle, Arizona, today. Cargo for these
Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan
Biden acts like the heartless pol he is. He can't keep up the pretense if someone wants to get between him and insurer profits.
G. Edward Griffin on the Federal Reserve – and What Happens Next to Money
People will accept any insult to their liberties in order to survive, which is the reason why one crisis after another is scientifically engineered. Confusion and fear is the secret weapon of tyrants. This will continue until a significant segment of the population (perhaps 15%) understands the scam and pushes back.
Kanye West Announces Run for Presidency, Questions Vaccines, and Condemns Planned Parenthood
West railed against a COVID-19 vaccine saying he believes it is the mark of the beast, a symbol of opposition to God noted in the Book of Revelation. He condemned Planned Parenthood and believes it is the tool of white supremacists to do the "Devil's work."
Jon Rappoport Investigates the Cult of COVID
No one has done a proper study for a novel, never-seen-before virus, and it will never be attempted because it would destroy the theory that one virus is causing a pandemic. A few people at the top know the truth, but the cult operates on blind faith.
Supreme Court Rules Swath of Oklahoma is Native American Land for Federal Criminal Law
The decision could call into question thousands of state prosecutions for serious crimes. Under federal law, major crimes committed by individuals on Native American land must be tried by the federal government. Hundreds of state prosecutions could become undone, even for heinous crimes.
India-EU Summit slated for 15 July after over two-year break, to be held virtually
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 Bilateral trade and investment ties between India and the EU have become severely strained with the Modi government's initial refusal to resume stalled negotiations on the proposed India-EU free trade agreement .
Brexit free trade deal ‘very close' – UK finalising comprehensive agreement with Turkey
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 Turkey is "very close" to signing a post-Brexit free trade agreement with the UK covering manufactured goods, agriculture and services, the country's Foreign Minister has revealed.
USTR Lighthizer says bilateral trade pacts conflict with multilateral trading system
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the world needed either a multilateral system to govern global trade or a series of bilateral agreements, but the two were in conflict with each other.
Step up ‘no deal' planning, Barnier warns EU firms
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 The EU's chief negotiator on future relations with the UK warned EU businesses to step up their planning for a ‘no deal' scenario when the UK leaves the Single Market at the end of 2020.
Nigeria can't survive AfCFTA with weak industrialisation – Gbajabiamila
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
10-Jul-2020 For Nigeria to compete and survive in the African Continental Free Trade Area, it must as a matter of national emergency ramp up industrialisation and manufacturing activities, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said.
The Hypocrisies Of Recognition: The Supreme Court, Native Americans And The McGirt Case
The Supreme Court of the United States has barely had time to gather its collective breath this last few days. Among its decisions, including those dealing with President Donald Trump’s financial records, was that of McGirt v Oklahoma. The case furnishes a detailed discussion on the extent Native American self-governance […]
DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under Bus
Here is Betsy DeVos speaking as part of a coronavirus task force presentation back in March: *Learning can and does happen anywhere and everywhere.* It's a sentiment that she has expressed numerous times in connection with the idea that technology could be the brand new key to better education. As in, cyberschool or its fancier name, "virtual learning." She has been a fan for years. And here she is in April, announcing a new grant competition for three different categories of educational endeavors (emphasis mine): *1) Microgrants for families, so that states can ensure they have a... more »
The State Of American Education Today
*WNU Editor:* Retired Adm. William McRaven does have a point .... *Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says America's biggest national security issue is the K-12 education system* (Business Insider). But he offers no real concrete solutions.
Proof of life. What did the UK government do to Yulia & Sergei Skripal? (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 588. More The post Proof of life. What did the UK government do to Yulia & Sergei Skripal? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
British crimes in Kenya
Submitted by George Callaghan… Crimes against humanity are not part of a civilising mission. The action of British and Kenyan Forces in the 1950s present what civil servants once called ‘presentational difficulties.’ Sentimental imperialists like me have to reckon with some monstrous acts committed by the British Army and by Kenyan soldiers under British command. […] More The post British crimes in Kenya appeared first on The Duran.
Good Socialism
Failures of Marxism Socialism is a social system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by society. Karl Marx created the term socialism as an ideology that was supposed to solve problems with capitalism. Marx explained capitalism scientifically and stated that capitalists exploit workers. According to Marx, the exploitation of workers is […] More The post Good Socialism appeared first on The Duran.
Energy Consumers To Pay For £25bn Green Energy Plan
By Paul Homewood Spend £25 billion to save £20 a year. That sounds like a bargain!! The energy watchdog has announced new plans to transform the UK’s gas power network, upgrading it to be more “green” and potentially saving Brits an average of £20 a year on their energy bills. Ofgem, the […]
Healthy Society Versus Unhealthy Society
In a healthy society the weeds disappear while the useful plants and trees remain, but in an unhealthy society the cruel law of reverse-evolution operates: the useful plants and trees disappear while the weeds remain. Society in the year 2020 is in an extreme state of unhealthiness which is why our politics, academia, mainstream media, and big business are swamped with weeds, and the useful plants and trees are nowhere to be found.
Mexican President Obrador Says President Trump Has A 'Completely Changed' Attitude Toward Mexicans
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump make joint statements in the White House Cross Hall before holding a working dinner together at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo *Reuters:* *Lopez Obrador says Trump has 'completely changed' attitude toward Mexicans* MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that Donald Trump had drastically changed the way he talks about Mexico’s people, in the leftist leader’s latest warm words about the U.S. president who has a h... more »
After Lobbying, Catholic Church Won $1.4 Billion in Virus Aid
Faith-based organizations that promote religious beliefs aren’t usually eligible for money from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
"Economic Fantasy Snapshot AM 7/10/20"
Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... No resemblance to reality is intended or claimed. Read at your own risk. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them*. ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *7/10/20* ○ Gregory Mannarino, *AM 7/10/20: * *“**Pre-Market Report: Is The Stock Market REALLY About To Melt Down?**”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/m... more »
North Korea Has Set-Up A New Three-Year Long Intelligence Course For Cyber Warfare
File photo of students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea, work on computers. AP *Strategy Page:* *Information Warfare: Paranoia Central* North Korea has established yet another specialized college for intelligence operations. The Mangyongdae Revolutionary Academy will now offer a three-year course for international IW (information warfare) specialists. Students in this course will also study the detection and monitoring of radio traffic, including location of radio signals. These tech elements are already taught at Mangyongdae but not as intensively... more »
Covid-19 rises after Yuriko Koike re-elected in Tokyo: Nightlife angle spreading
Covid-19 rises after Yuriko Koike re-elected in Tokyo: Nightlife angle spreading Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is once more hitting Tokyo and regional prefectures are starting to fear. Recent optimism of fewer infections in May and early June now seems distant. Therefore, the sex entertainment districts and […]
Opinion: Why is painting over a BLM sign a hate crime but these 5 vicious assaults are not?
by Adam Ford · Jul 8th, 2020 Last Updated Jul 9th, 2020 at 9:32 am A white California couple has been charged with a hate crime for painting over a “Black Lives Matter” street mural. Tweet Loading… They face up to a year in jail if convicted. Plenty of non-racist people disagree with the … Continue reading Opinion: Why is painting over a BLM sign a hate crime but these 5 vicious assaults are not? →
How Antifa and Black Lives Matter Compare with Satan – American Thinker
July 10, 2020 How Antifa and Black Lives Matter Compare with Satan By Jeffrey Folks John Milton understood evil. Some say he understood it so well that he made Satan, not Man, the most interesting character in Paradise Lost (1667). Regardless, what he recorded in that epic of Man’s fall from Grace is one of the central … Continue reading How Antifa and Black Lives Matter Compare with Satan – American Thinker →
California Legislators Violate Our Constitutional Rights – American Thinker
July 10, 2020 California Legislators Violate Our Constitutional Rights By Ronald L. Trowbridge Our constitutional rights are being violated—always in the name of a social good, of course. I’ll focus on four California matters, one of them still under consideration: 1) Gov. Gavin Newsom as monarch; 2) the AB-5 gig law; 3) the Tenants’ Opportunity … Continue reading California Legislators Violate Our Constitutional Rights – American Thinker →
What ‘Systemic Liberalism’ Has Wrought – American Thinker
July 10, 2020 What ‘Systemic Liberalism’ Has Wrought By Trevor Thomas After another weekend of violence in Atlanta — where nearly three dozen were shot and five were killed, including an eight-year-old girl — Mayor Keisha Bottoms said “enough is enough.” However, because her worldview is corrupted by modern liberalism — which is the case … Continue reading What ‘Systemic Liberalism’ Has Wrought – American Thinker →
Let’s Talk about Black Privilege – American Thinker
July 9, 2020 Let’s Talk about Black Privilege By Rich Logis There are approximately 250 million Americans aged 20 and over. How many don’t believe that black lives matter? I want a number, backed up by evidence — not a dissertation, pontification, polemic, manifesto, or Socratic dialogue. A number. Not having to provide a fact-based number: black … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Black Privilege – American Thinker →
Israel’s new UK ambassador will expose delusions of Britain’s Jewish leaders
After years of successfully drawing attention away from Israel’s intensifying crimes against the Palestinian people by citing a supposedly growing “antisemitism crisis” in Britain’s Labour Party, Jewish community leaders in the UK are exasperated to find themselves unexpectedly on the defensive.
Submarine Cables in the Law of Naval Warfare
A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two prepares to launch one of the team’s vehicles from the back of the USS Philadelphia submarine during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Andrew McKaskle) No technology is as profoundly important to the global economy as the internet, which is dependent on the security of a vast network of some 750,000 miles of seabed cables that criss-cross the oceans’ depths. The interdependence of global submarine communication systems means that a break in one cable can have cascading effects on internet access to distant st... more »
It'll Be Horrific
It's become a depressing pattern -- one ethics violation after another. Now we must process the WE controversy. Susan Delacourt writes: The newest [violation] is Trudeau’s connection to the WE charity, hand-picked by his own government to dole out nearly $1 billion in pandemic-relief efforts for students: a choice that has since gone from reversal to regrets to really big trouble. It’s not the first time things have gone so badly this way for Trudeau and that’s the baffling thing. If this was a binge-watching series, viewers would have seen the hints in previous seasons. First t... more »
TRUMP ADVISERS WHO ARE SUGGESTING A COURSE CORRECTION ARE AS TONE-DEAF AS TRUMP
*The Washington Post* tells us that as America burns, the president whines. Callers on President Trump in recent weeks have come to expect what several allies and advisers describe as a “woe-is-me” preamble. The president rants about the deadly coronavirus destroying “the greatest economy,” one he claims to have personally built. He laments the unfair “fake news” media, which he vents never gives him any credit. And he bemoans the “sick, twisted” police officers in Minneapolis, whose killing of an unarmed black man in their custody provoked the nationwide racial justice protests tha... more »
Malaysian police investigate Australian journalists over Al Jazeera documentary
Human rights groups say a police investigation into six Al Jazeera journalists — including five Australians — is another example of Malaysia's diminishing press freedom.
Melbourne Rebels and Queensland Reds play out historic Super Rugby AU draw
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Super Time was not enough to break an 18-all deadlock, as the Rebels and Reds share the points after a 90-minute contest at Brookvale Oval.
Gold Coast Titans beat Warriors to snap 10-match losing run at home
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Gold Coast overcomes an error-strewn first half to claim a hard-fought 16-12 NRL win over the Warriors in Robina.
Victorian charged with breaching self-quarantine direction hours after crossing border into SA
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A Melbourne man has been charged with failing to follow directions to self-isolate for two weeks upon his arrival in South Australia.
Coronavirus update: US COVID-19 cases rise by record 60,565 in single day
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The United States reports 60,565 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, representing a new record increase and the second day in a row infections have risen by at least 60,000.
Six months before the pandemic, Bill Gates negotiated a $100 million contact tracing deal with a democratic congressman
From the DC Dirty Laundry: 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE “PLANDEMIC” (Below Bold and Italics Mine) Excerpts: Four months before SARS-CoV-2 began infecting the people of China; Bill Gates was busy negotiating a $100 billion contact tracing program to be implemented by governments and forced on all Americans. On the week of August 12th to 19th (2019), the Gates Foundation met privately with U.S. Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) in Rwanda, East Africa. The week-long event was underwritten by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. (That would be that APP that... more »
New Docs: NIH Owns Half of Moderna Vaccine
From the Children’s Health Defense: NOW YOU KNOW/UNDERSTAND WHY FRAUDCI WANTS YOU TO TAKE A VACCINE! (Below Bold and Italics Mine) Excerpts: New documents obtained by Axios and Public Citizen suggest that the National Institute of Health (NIH) owns half the key patent for Moderna’s controversial COVID vaccine and could collect half the royalties. In addition, four NIH scientists have filed their own provisional patent application as co-inventors. Little known NIH regulations let agency scientists collect up to $150,000.00 annually in royalties from vaccines upon which they work... more »
This Russian Space Shuttle Lasted Only 3 Hours in Flight
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * The one functioning orbiter that resulted from all this stolen data — the Buran — looks strikingly similar to its American counterpart. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Buran was a victim of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A lack of funding meant that vague and expensive space projects were to be axed. It was also a casualty of weather. he Soviet Union wanted their own space shuttle — and eventually built something eerily reminiscent of NASA’s space shuttle. Its performance was similar to that of the space shuttle as well. So why did it only have t... more »
Can't Afford a OLED or a Samsung QLED? TCL's 65-Inch 6-Series QLED Might Be the Answer
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * And now only $799. If you’ve had your sights set on a Samsung QLED HDTV but just couldn’t pull the trigger due to the high price points, the TV gods may have just presented an opportunity you just can’t refuse. Sure, it’s not an offering by the reputable Korean tech giant, but it is the next best option available among QLED HDTVs. Just head over to Amazon, and you’ll see that the TCL 65-inch 6 Series 4K QLED Roku TV is currently retailing for $800—a staggering 27% off the regular price. Within the past year, the 6 Series really has become the g... more »
If Russia's T-95 Tank Entered Mass Production- NATO Would Be Doomed
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Equipped with a 152-millimeter main gun, the T-95 would have outclassed any other tank it faced. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although only a few prototypes were ever built, some of the design features, including the high-output engine, tall turret with greater depression and elevation angles, were eventually incorporated into the T-14 Armata tank, Russia’s next-generation main battle tank. The T-95 is a tanker’s dream: highly mobile, well armored, with firepower — lots of firepower. Equipped with a 152-millimeter main gun, the T-95 would have... more »
Ohio adds first medical cannabis condition since program launch
While rejecting anxiety and autism spectrum disorders, Ohio medical marijuana regulators officially added cachexia to the list of conditions for which doctors in the state can recommend MMJ for treatment. Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, is the first condition added to the MMJ qualifying conditions list by the State Medical Board of Ohio. State lawmakers set […] Ohio adds first medical cannabis condition since program launch is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Canada’s Largest Agribusiness Bans Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying from Oat Supply Chains
Canada’s largest agribusiness, Richardson International, will no longer accept oat crops that have been pre-harvest sprayed with glyphosate or any other chemical desiccants starting as of January 2021, Radio Canada International reported Wednesday. Source: The Detox Project Richardson International is Canada’s largest agribusiness and is recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing. Based […] The post Canada’s Largest Agribusiness Bans Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying from Oat Supply Chains appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Southern Norway enters July with record 10 m (32 feet) of snow
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More than 10 m (32 feet) of snow accumulated in parts of southern Norway by July, according to the BKK energy company, who is conducting clearing operations to prevent flooding in the mountains. The region is currently so cold that the snow is hardly melting, but...... Read more »
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