Why Are Obsessive K-Pop Fans Getting Involved in U.S. Politics?
*Niki Joseph Paul Alsford* *Politics, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MRG9AU29O&share=true] "If K-pop fans can contribute to necessary change, then fostering political engagement through popular culture is the kind of thing we need." In the mid-1970s, a new music genre emerged. Conceived out of a rejection of mainstream music, stripped-down instrumentally, and highly political with clear anti-establishment lyrics, punk epitomized a culture of politically-engaged youth. A nihilistic mix of radical leftist utopian vision co... more »
The Senkakus Islands: Where a U.S.-China War Could Start (Or World War III)
*Chen Pokong* *Security, Asia* The Senkakus Islands are a potential flashpoint. Here is one way how war could begin. *Editor’s note: The following is a translation of Chapter 7 of the book *If the U.S. and China Go to War*《**假如中美开战**》** by the author and analyst Chen Pokong. The current volume was published in Chinese in 2013 and was later translated to Japanese. It presents a range of potential conflict scenarios between China and the United States, including what may trigger conflict, and what the order of events may be.* *Key Point*: *Chapter 7 of the book presents a hypothe... more »
This Fighter from France Is No F-35: But It Does Not Need Stealth to Kill
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* It's not exactly an F-35. *Key Point*: The forthcoming Rafale F4s will progressively replace France’s fourth-generation Mirage 2000s. In January 2019, French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced France would commit $2.3 billion to develop an F4 generation of the Dassault Rafale twin-engine multirole fighter. This would include production in 2022–2024 of the last twenty-eight of the original order of 180 Rafales, followed by the purchase of an additional thirty Rafales F4.2s between 2027–2030, for a total of 210. Since 2008, France has... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah Sunday Thoughts:* I heard somewhere that Christians believe that God gave us free will. If that's the case, I'm surprised he hasn't taken it away in disappointment. Hmmm, or, was it all just some sadistic Old Testament kind of game? *God said to Abraham, Kill me a son.* *Abe said, Man, you must be puttin' me on.* *God said, No. Abe say, What?* *God say, You can do what you want, Abe, but* *the next time you see me comin', you better run.* *Well, Abe said, "Where d'you want this killin' done?** I know, after studying the last 10,000 years of human history, I might be incl... more »
Rod Rosenstein Steps-Up To Assist Mueller Attack Trump Over Roger Stone Commutation…
One of the biggest mistakes many people have made in their evaluation of Rod Rosenstein is separating him from the Special Counsel investigation run by Robert Mueller’s team of resistance lawyers. The reality is Rosenstein was always a willing active … Continue reading →
Many Victorian kids are about to return to remote learning. Parents, here's your survival guide
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The Victorian Government confirms it's back to remote learning for many prep to year 10 students. Here's your guide on how to get through homeschooling (again).
Port top ladder after beating GWS, Blues beat Dogs in eye-catching game
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Port Adelaide sits clear on top of the AFL ladder after a win over GWS, while Carlton beats the Bulldogs in a an entertaining game and Richmond records an ugly win over Sydney.
Will Callaghan back in the bush and smiling after nights lost in Victorian wilderness
Will Callaghan, the 14-year-old, non-verbal autistic boy who went missing on Mt Disappointment earlier this year is back in the great outdoors, and he couldn't look happier.
'Farm obsessed' boy from east of Alice Springs steals the show with online video
The Alice Springs Show might not have gone ahead this month in a physical sense because of COVID-19, but cattle stations still got involved online — with adorable results.
Australian Alexander Volkanovski retains UFC title with controversial split-decision win
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Alexander Volkanovski hangs on to the UFC flyweight belt despite being knocked down multiple times in his rematch with American Max Holloway.
'Last line of defence': Healthcare workers among hundreds of new Victorian coronavirus cases
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Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says "it's a concern" to see healthcare professionals among the hundreds of new coronavirus infections across Victoria.
Wild weather heading to NSW with 5-metre waves set to batter coastline
Wild weather is on the way for parts of New South Wales, but it is more likely to bring relief than cause concern with heavy rain expected to fall in dry catchment areas.
Adelaide council worker pinned between cars during CBD crash
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A City of Adelaide council worker is pinned between two vehicles after a provisional driver allegedly crashes into a parked car.
South Australian firefighters to face upcoming fire season with more trucks, improved equipment
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South Australian emergency services will receive 25 new trucks and improved communications technology ahead of the upcoming fire season, the State Government announces.
Federal MP self-isolates after dining at Sydney pub linked to nine coronavirus cases
NSW Health confirms nine coronavirus cases are linked to the Crossroads Hotel in south-west Sydney, with an 18-year-old staff member one of those to have tested positive.
Mysterious, gel-like substance discovered on the far side of the moon has been identified
Mysterious, gel-like substance discovered on the far side of the moon has been identified | Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-gel-like-substance-discovered-moon-identified
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 11th July 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
The Press Secretary Puts Down Bombastic Reporters
By Tim Graham ~ The July 6 Washington Post carried a typically colorful headline on top of the Style section. “A binder full of bombast: Kayleigh McEnany plays her boss and his base with derisive news briefing walk-offs.” Media reporter Paul Farhi wrote McEnany’s “would-be smackdowns seemed so orchestrated” they only lacked some kind of […]
Why Is The COVID-19 Caseload Rising In California?
By Kevin Pham ~ The United States had made great progress in suppressing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, by mid-June, the number of new cases began to surge, and now daily incidence of COVID-19 cases has far exceeded the confirmed daily incidence during the early peak of the pandemic. […]
The American Revolution: When the Bankers Destroyed the Economy – History Repeating Itself?
With some forces wanting to erase American history these days, here is a history lesson from William Guy Carr's 1950s classic, Pawns in the Game. We featured Carr's book in the previous article, Unmasking Who is Behind the Plandemic and Rioting to Usher in the New World Order. Carr documents the beginning of the secret society known as the Illuminati, and how the real enemies of all people, whether right or left, Democrat or Republicans, are the global bankers in this Satanic group. This might be a different version of American history than what you are taught in school, especially ... more »
Colt's Beastly Delta Elite 10mm Is One Amazing Gun. Here's Why.
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* It'll stop a charging boar in its tracks. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Today Colt advertises the Delta Elite Rail as a backup handgun for large game hunters, capable of putting down charging boar or other dangerous game. Alternately Colt says the gun is suitable for “advanced security operatives”, where “advanced” is likely a function of upper body strength and pistol experience. One of the most powerful semi-automatic handguns is also from one of the oldest firearms manufacturers in America. The Colt 10mm Delta Elite Rail combines the... more »
Could America Destroy Russia and China At the Same Time...Without Nuclear Weapons?
*Robert Farley* *Security, World* The United States can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither Russia nor China would see much hope in the gamble. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The Army would be able to focus on Europe, while the Navy could concentrate on Asia. The United States discarded its oft-misunderstood “two war” doctrine, intended as a template for providing the means to fight two regional wars simultaneously, late last decade. Designed to deter North Korea from launching a war while the United Sta... more »
China vs. Taiwan: Could Submarines Hold the Key to Stopping Beijing?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* Taiwan’s surface navy is in no position to contest the South China Sea with the People’s Liberation Army Navy. *Key Point*: Taiwan has a long and difficult road to naval modernization ahead. Taipei and Beijing are seemingly sliding into an escalatory spiral amid a flurry of veiled threats and accusations. Just last week, China’s defense minister *invoked Abraham Lincoln* to justify the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) increasingly aggressive reunification policy: “American friends told me that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest American president... more »
Who wastes time watching dull Channel 9 Breakfast Show with its clueless news jockeys?
Letter to the Editor Chanel Nine’s churlish decision to ban Pauline Hanson from the Today show over her very honest words that appeared beyond the intellectual capacity and general knowledge of the presenter and reporter lacking wisdom of experience It is our democratic right to seriously boycott the products of every advertiser on Channel Nine […]
China has been given access to the entire Queensland electoral roll by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
The Queensland Government has been accused of exposing voters to a massive security breach by allowing Chinese-based coders to write critical software for the Queensland Electoral Commission. While Australia and the United States kicked out the Chinese Huawei IT company, brainless state Labor Party politicians expose the entire voting population to identity theft, bank fraud, […]
China’s Growing Influence in Central Asia, Middle East Will Lead to Further U.S. Decline
China’s increasing presence on the international scene is an undeniable threat to the US-led world order. Critical to China’s emergence as a major power this century, has been its widening influence in the Central Asian states. Central Asia, rich in mineral reserves, is among the earth’s most strategically important regions. Control over Central Asia ensures … Continue reading China’s Growing Influence in Central Asia, Middle East Will Lead to Further U.S. Decline →
July 12th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1270
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday July 12th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Letter from the Editor: Infections and deaths from COVID-19 in meat, poultry industries
Opinion When Saul Sanchez, a 78-year old “green hat” supervisor at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, CO, died from COVID-19 this past April 7, nobody was thinking he might be the first of nearly 100 others in the industry to succumb to the virus. Sanchez worked at the Greeley beef plant for more than... Continue Reading
Project to look at 2019 Spanish Listeria outbreak
Andalusian authorities have allocated €100,000 (U.S. $113,000) for research to learn from the region’s Listeria outbreak in 2019. The project will focus on the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical analysis of the listeriosis outbreak, according to the Ministry of Health and Families in Andalusia. The outbreak from “La Mecha” brand chilled roasted pork produced by Magrudis affected... Continue Reading
97% Owned – Money: Root of the social and financial crisis | Free Documentary
Free Documentary Apr 5, 2020 97% Owned – Money: Root of the social and economic crisis | Finance Documentary from 2012 When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it’s essential that we understand it. Yet simple questions often get overlooked – questions like: Where does money come from? Who creates it? Who decides … Continue reading 97% Owned – Money: Root of the social and financial crisis | Free Documentary →
ADRENOCHROME – Those Who Know Cannot Sleep
Vinctum Mar 25, 2020 ADRENOCHROME – Those Who Know Cannot Sleep I sometimes forget that people are new to topics like QAnon, Adrenochrome and Satanism. Also the issue that child trafficking and human trafficking is deeply connected with this and more widespread than we can imagine is very worrying. Adrenochrome can be described as the … Continue reading ADRENOCHROME – Those Who Know Cannot Sleep →
Texas government lacks timely data for 90% of coronavirus cases there | Just The News
Authorities can attribute dates to less than 11% of all cases. A COVID-19 testing station in Austin, Texas (Sergio Flores/Getty) By Daniel Payne July 9, 2020 Alarming reports of surging coronavirus infections in Texas are muddied by opaque gaps in state-reported data there, leaving the true status of the virus’s progression in that state uncertain … Continue reading Texas government lacks timely data for 90% of coronavirus cases there | Just The News →
Data suggest Florida’s record-breaking coronavirus days may have been inflated by as much as 30% | Just The News
The state appears to be posting backlogged cases as if they occurred on the days in question. Miami restaurant owners protest the city’s order closing dining rooms, 7/10 (Joe Raedle/Getty) By Daniel Payne July 10, 2020 Florida health officials appear to have inflated recent record coronavirus case numbers there by as much as 30%, according to an … Continue reading Data suggest Florida’s record-breaking coronavirus days may have been inflated by as much as 30% | Just The News →
The Rutherford Institute :: Tyranny Without a Tyrant: The Deep State’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is Working
By John W. Whitehead July 07, 2020 “In a fully developed bureaucracy there is nobody left with whom one can argue, to whom one can present grievances, on whom the pressures of power can be exerted. Bureaucracy is the form of government in which everybody is deprived of political freedom, of the power to act; … Continue reading The Rutherford Institute :: Tyranny Without a Tyrant: The Deep State’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is Working →
This Is How Propaganda’s Supposed To Work: 60% In US Believe Fake Russia Bounty Story | Zero Hedge
by Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2020 It’s the same Russiagate playbook that’s sadly been the norm for years: breathless headlines are issued, the “walls are closing in”, then officials and media begin slowly walking back key aspects, and said walk-backs are buried in back sections of the Times, the substance of the story is memory-holed, while … Continue reading This Is How Propaganda’s Supposed To Work: 60% In US Believe Fake Russia Bounty Story | Zero Hedge →
Chinese Banks Preparing For “Worst Case” Scenario: Being Cut Off From SWIFT, Hong Kong Bank Runs | Zero Hedge
by Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2020 In the latest escalation over China’s de facto annexation of Hong Kong, Reuters reports that Chinese state lenders are “revamping contingency plans” in anticipation of the soon to be enacted U.S. legislation (just waiting for Trump’s signature) that would penalize banks for serving officials who implement the new national security … Continue reading Chinese Banks Preparing For “Worst Case” Scenario: Being Cut Off From SWIFT, Hong Kong Bank Runs | Zero Hedge →
Blitz: Trump’s War on the Left is Just Getting Started
David Horowitz’s new book takes us behind the scenes of the real war. July 10, 2020 Daniel Greenfield [David Horowitz’s new book, Blitz: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win, has made the NY Times Bestseller List. More About it: Here.] Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative … Continue reading Blitz: Trump’s War on the Left is Just Getting Started →
Reflections on Southern Slavery and Leftist Slavery
The statue of the world’s greatest slave owner stands in Seattle. July 10, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Under 400,000 slaves were brought to America. Those enslaved African people represented only 3.6% … Continue reading Reflections on Southern Slavery and Leftist Slavery →
The Utopian Virus
Where the progressive ideology comes from, why it’s so alluring – and why it maims and destroys. July 10, 2020 Jamie Glazov Editors’ note: As we witness the Marxist revolution currently transpiring in America, a vital question confronts us: where do the yearnings that motivate groups such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa come … Continue reading The Utopian Virus →
New York City Rent Regulated Tenants Are About To Face A Reckoning
* In New York City, the residential real estate market is subject to an almost infinitely complex tangle of rent regulations. Of about 2 million rental apartments in the City, approximately half, or one million, are subject to the regulations. * The rent regulations are one of the principal devices by which our politicians seek to achieve perfect justice and fairness for their constituents through government command. Is your rent too high? We’ll order it frozen! And indeed, in three of Bill de Blasio’s now seven years as Mayor, the “Rent Guidelines Board” that he controls, and that ... more »
C C & C-19
The hysteria associated with the C-19 so-called viral pandemic has much in common with the hysteria of CO2 changing weather patterns, invariably that unless sinful humanity changes now, our future will be terrible. Just like the OT when Yahweh would … Continue reading →
Finally
The police bodycam transcript of the events associated with George Floyd’s tragic death: You can finish reading the transcript for yourself. But the bottomline is clear–Floyd’s respiratory crisis was caused by the Fentanyl he had ingested before the police showed … Continue reading →
Does It Really Matter What Kind of 9mm Ammunition You Use? We Looked At the Data
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * [image: Firearms instructor Joseph Wilkey wears gloves while holding a box of 9mm Winchester ammunition during a firearms safety class conducted by Level Up Firearms amid fears of the global growth of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, outside Loveland, Colora] The perfect self defense load for handguns, regardless of the caliber, must provide penetration depths of 12 inches minimum and 18 inches maximum. At least these are the numbers the FBI go by. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Penetration depth, muzzle energy, wounding capability and pri... more »
School's Out For Summer... And Fall?
I don't have any school-aged kids who I need to think about sending back to school next month. But my closest friend is an elementary school teacher in Compton. I'm worried about him, although neither the school district nor his union has said anything definitive about preparing for school. Yesterday, reporters Howard Blume, David Lauter and Nina Agrawal reported for the *L.A. Times* about the whole reopening idea. It strikes me as odd that people think they can plan that far in advance with the pandemic totally out of control in California, particularly in Los Angeles. On Thurs... more »
Robert Mueller defends Russia probe, says Roger Stone remains a felon
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller says his investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was of "paramount importance", adding that Trump ally Roger Stone "remains a convicted felon".
dispelling confusion by our light drawn from the councils
Most men draw nigh to the principle of brotherly love with their lips but their heart-of-action is far from being manifest. With minds full of condemnation and seething with emotion against one another they think to approach the throne of grace. We are concerned therefore with dispelling confusion by our light drawn from the councils both Eastern and Western of the Great White Brotherhood and with giving forth those spiritual instructions that will create a clarity of vision for all. -Maitreya: *Pearls of Wisdom* 12:43
Psychologically Locked Down
On the first day of “lockdown”, I wrote this: “So that seems to be that. The end of Britain as we knew it. … I must say I am astonished and saddened that this has happened to the country I love, because of an illness which will likely turn out to kill no more than might die during a very bad flu season*. Astonished and saddened by the fact that we are risking economic meltdown and the untold misery this could […]
Watch US Armored Convoy Retreat As Syrian Army Threatens Fire In Tense Standoff
*Zero Hedge: **Watch US Armored Convoy Retreat As Syrian Army Threatens Fire In Tense Standoff* Though long off the media's radar, it remains that a thousand or more US troops are still occupying northeast Syria's oil rich region, provoking multiple recent dangerous "close call" near-clashes with Syrian and Russian troops who are also patrolling a region considered sovereign Syrian soil. The latest tense encounter this week as a US military convoy came upon a check point manned by Syrian Army soldiers and pro-Assad militia almost resulted in a direct clash. Video shows Syrian sol... more »
Savage Arms – This Gun Maker Made Some Serious History
The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Security, United States* Westfield, Massachusetts-based Savage Arms sounds like it could take on a wild world, and the company is well known for its discontinued Model 99 lever-action rifle—a hammerless rifle that was produced from 1899 to 1998. Westfield, Massachusetts-based Savage Arms sounds like it could take on a wild world, and the company is well known for its discontinued Model 99 lever-action rifle—a hammerless rifle that was produced from 1899 to 1998. That rifle, which was the first lever-action to use spitzer/pointed bullets, was extremely popular with big game hunter... more »
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