The Federal Government’s Aggressive Prosecution of Protestors
ehalliday, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Demonstrators stand in front of Capitol Hill on May 30, 2020 in protest of
police brutality following the death of George Floyd. (By Geoff Livingston,
https://flic.kr/p/2j7tHj7; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0,
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
Almost as soon as the police killing of George Floyd brought crowds to the
streets across the United States, President Trump and Attorney General
William Barr urged federal prosecutors to pursue charges against protestors
who allegedly damaged property or provoked violence. Many U.S. attorney’s
offices obliged: Within weeks, the federal g...
PNW Youth Liberation Front: the New “Anti-fascist” Group Taking Portland by Storm
Luis Miguel, rss - 13 hours ago
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A decentralized collective of radicals is behind the growing unrest and
violence in Portland, recruiting young people to the cause of socialism.
China Sanctions Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz & Others Over Uighur Muslims
Luis Miguel, rss - 14 hours ago
[image: china-sanctions-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-others-over-uighur-muslims]
China announced Monday that it will place sanctions on three American
lawmakers in retaliation for similar action taken by them against Chinese
officials over human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the country’s
Xinjiang region.
Rescue of horses from the snow – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
Argentina, July 12, 2020 – Video: the rescue of horses caught in the snow
in Neuquén. Félix Castillo was one of the protagonists of a heroic feat:
they rescued several horses that had been trapped in the snow in the middle
of the mountain range in Neuquén. Félix recorded the adventure and the
images quickly ... Read more Rescue of horses from the snow – Video
The post Rescue of horses from the snow – Video appeared first on Ice Age
Now.
Trump Declines Minnesota’s Request for $500 Million to Rebuild Minneapolis Following Riots
Bob Adelmann, rss - 14 hours ago
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President Trump did exactly the right thing in denying federal assistance
to repair damage caused by radicals unrestrained by local authorities in
Minnesota. by Bob Adelmann
Nullifying the Deep State at the State & Local Level
TNA Video, rss - 14 hours ago
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VIDEO - In this episode of Behind The Deep State, host Alex Newman
discusses the constitutional doctrine of nullification. When the states
joined together to create the federal government, they only surrendered a
few defined powers to their creature. All other powers not delegated to the
feds were reserved to the states and to the people. And yet, today,
improperly citing the "Supremacy Clause" of the U.S. Constitution, the
national government acts like any unconstitutional statute it may create is
"supreme" over states. Th...
The Bidens Have a Long History of Arrests — and of Getting Out of Jail Free
Luis Miguel, rss - 15 hours ago
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Family members close to Joe Biden have been arrested for drugs, theft,
hitting police, and other crimes, yet none have done jail time.
Propaganda of the week : The COVID party | Eatgrueldog
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Posted on July 13, 2020 This is great stuff that you just can’t make up
(Although they did). An unnamed patient dying and sobbing his last words
out to an unnamed nurse. This shit is straight out of the old Soviet Bloc
playbook SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOAI/KABB) – A patient in their 30s died from
… Continue reading Propaganda of the week : The COVID party | Eatgrueldog →
Navarro On TikTok: ‘All The Data’ ‘Goes Right To Servers In China’
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Frank Camp | Jul 12, 2020 | Daily Wire
https://www.dailywire.com/news/navarro-on-tiktok-all-the-data-goes-right-to-servers-in-china
Appearing on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo this week,
Trump administration trade advisor Peter Navarro discussed the ongoing
examination of popular short-form video sharing app TikTok. “The other
thing that’s on the table that we need to talk about is this whole … Continue
reading Navarro On TikTok: ‘All The Data’ ‘Goes Right To Servers In China’ →
Rockefeller 2010 Documents Planned 2020 COVID Pandemic (Harry Vox Interview 2014)
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Self-Evident1979 May 9th, 2020. “33 Reasons COVID-19 is a Phoney Baloney
Crisis” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcPrOQbsjjs&t=364s Doctors speaking
out against this false crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq6YEYfn2zw
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Le_vXTFPP4Q/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7dBFbMVLO8&t=811s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuiUWl1idc&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpAPqYte7S8&t=16s “Bill Gates Own’s Trump’s
Administration” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMO-L6e-L0&t=1s “How Bill
Gates Monopolized Medical Industry like Microsoft”
https://www.youtub...
In Less Than Five Months
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
It was NEVER about a mask, it was always about control. _____________ In
Less Than Five Months Joe Herr Saw on a friend’s page (not sure who the
original author is) and thought I’d share…… “It’s just a mask” will turn
into “It’s just a vaccine,” very quickly. In less than 5 months, our
government … Continue reading In Less Than Five Months →
The U.S. Military Wants to Give President Trump More Time to Respond to a Nuclear Attack
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn*
*Security, Americas*
[image:
https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1F3FF590F0&share=true] Any
amount would make a difference during a crisis.
The Pentagon and industry are taking new technical steps to quickly alert
commanders in the event that the United States comes under nuclear attack
by increasing the time window with which decision makers have to both
defend and potentially retaliate.
This includes using emerging software and hardware technologies and new
architecture to migrate time-sensitive targeting data to the cloud, ...
More Media-Hyped Hysteria? Fearmongering NBC Doctor Who 'Battled COVID' Admits Never Had Virus
Tyler Durden, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
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Make no mistake about it: no matter what your take on the coronavirus
pandemic, most people seem to understand that the media is likely making
the situation out to be far more dire than it is. And why wouldn't they -
most media outlets spend 24 hours a day, 7 days a week of live coverage
looking for anything possible to undermine the Trump administration.
As it relates to coronavirus, the media rarely ever offers details when it
touts awful sounding things like the "death count". MSM outlets never take
the time to detail the age group and underlying health conditi...
Citizens Forced to Breathe Deadly Climate Change Gas
Jeff Harris, Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
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You may recall that back in 2009 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
went on record as designating carbon dioxide (CO2) as a pollutant that was
contributing to manmade climate change. A February 23rd, 2009 Wall Street
Journal Article said in part:
...President Barack Obama's climate czar said the Environmental Protection
Agency will soon determine that carbon-dioxide emissions represent a danger
to the public...
Of course humans exhale CO2 as a natural part of the respiratory process.
People need a constant flow of fresh air for proper brain function and f...
Democrats Take First Step Towards Impeaching Attorney General Barr
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Dino Porrazzo July 12, 2020 Opinion| Mark Sidney| Has it ever crossed your
mind that there could, possibly, just maybe, be a different reason that the
entire nation is engulfed in ‘protests’ and, in some areas ‘riots’ and
violence against police and innocent civilians? Could there be something
going on behind the scenes, something that … Continue reading Democrats
Take First Step Towards Impeaching Attorney General Barr →
Monday Memes … – Freedom Is Just Another Word…
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
July 13, 2020 MaddMedic via Monday Memes … – Freedom Is Just Another
Word…
Soros Groups’ Vote-by-Mail Drive Aims to Expand Government Control
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Scott Walter / July 10, 2020 Capital Research Center just combed through
the latest IRS filings from George Soros’ top funding vehicles. They tell
the tale. Pictured: Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society
Foundations, arrives April 27, 2017, for a meeting in Brussels. (Photo:
Olivier Hoslet/AFP/Getty Images) Commentary By Scott Walter Scott … Continue
reading Soros Groups’ Vote-by-Mail Drive Aims to Expand Government Control →
Ingraham
Uncovers Emails Showing Obama WH’s Burisma Meeting With Ukrainians Over
Payments to Hunter Biden – Link to Whistleblower Found [Flashback]
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Lawrence David Published on January 24, 2020 Opinion| Lawrence David| ICYMI
1/20| Just In Case You Missed These Documents …. During last night’s
edition of the Ingraham Angle, Laura Ingraham announced said she was in
possession of State Department emails from May 1, 2019 showing that New
York Times reporter Ken Vogel inquired about a … Continue reading Ingraham
Uncovers Emails Showing Obama WH’s Burisma Meeting With Ukrainians Over
Payments to Hunter Biden – Link to Whistleblower Found [Flashback] →
Court Implicates HRC In Plot To Sabotage Trump Campaign, Rules That It Was Her Campaign Who Paid For Steele’s Sham Dossier
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Mark Siidney Published on July 11, 2020 Opinion| Lawrence David| Remember
back to the third 2016 presidential debate when Hillary Clinton seemed to
accuse Vladimir Putin of favoring then-candidate Donald Trump by directing
a surveillance campaign against the DNC and then passing hacked emails
along to WikiLeaks who made them public? Now listen closely. Hillary’s … Continue
reading Court Implicates HRC In Plot To Sabotage Trump Campaign, Rules That
It Was Her Campaign Who Paid For Steele’s Sham Dossier →
Plugged In Podcast #54: Gordon Tomb on the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Natural Gas Industry
IER, IER - 13 hours ago
Gordon Tomb, a Senior Fellow at Pennsylvania’s Common Wealth Foundation,
joins the show to discuss a recent report released by…
The post Plugged In Podcast #54: Gordon Tomb on the Pennsylvania Attorney
General and the Natural Gas Industry appeared first on IER.
Canary In the Coal Mine: Stacey Abrams’ Voting Rights Group (hakk, kaff) Raising Million$ in Georgia
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Has the American electorate – the wealthy and woke part of it, that is –
turned so far left that we are in danger of losing our republic? Said
another way, will we wake up one January 2021 morning to find a
race-o-cracy ruling our nation, adhering to the BLM / GND mantras and
targeting non-coloured folks and private property rights, to “take back”
what “belongs to” them? I came across this story in the Atlanta
Urinal-Constipation newspaper while sitting in a hospital waiting room.
Stacey “Tank” Abrams is the vociferous, amply-sized Atlanta champion of
ending GOP Governor Brian Kemp’...
DAPL Shutdown? ‘We Have Not Yet Taken Any Steps’
Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
The owner of the Dakota Access oil pipeline is accepting shipments for next
month despite a judge’s ruling ordering it to shut down and remove all oil
by Aug. 5, according to media reports. In a statement, the Lakota People’s
Law Project’s lead attorney, Chase Iron Eyes, and chief counsel, Daniel
Sheehan, called Energy Transfer Partners’ declaration that it would not
shut down the flow of oil through the Dakota Access Pipeline “unacceptable.”
“ETP has asserted that they believe Judge Boasberg exceeded his authority
in ordering the emptying of Dakota Access,” they said in a statemen...
Two Hispanic-American LEOs Fatally Shot On a Call in McAllen TX this Weekend
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
These two LEOs were ambushed when they responded to a fake domestic
violence report. If the clamor to “disband the police” fail, do the thugs
respond by picking LEOs off one-by-one? Edelmiro Garza & Ismael Chavez 5
Fast Facts: Two McAllen PD Officers Shot by Sachin Jangra 12 July 2020
Police officer Edelmiro Garza and police officer Ismael Chavez, from
McAllen PD, were shot and killed on July 11 while responding to a domestic
disturbance call at a home in McAllen. Read Edelmiro and Ismael Wiki,
Photo, Facebook details. The shooting took place in broad daylight around 4
PM, a … Conti...
New Zealand criminals to be deported after months in coronavirus lockdown
Matthew Doran, Just In - 14 hours ago
Up to 30 New Zealand criminals are set to be deported from Australia as
early as Tuesday after months in coronavirus lockdown.
Questions raised over Australia's free trade deal with Hong Kong amid China crackdown
Stephen Dziedzic, Just In - 14 hours ago
The Morrison Government faces calls to axe its free trade deal with Hong
Kong after suspending Australia's extradition agreement with the city.
Biden’s “Made in America” Does Not Jive With His Energy Policies
IER, IER - 15 hours ago
In Biden’s July 9th speech in Pennsylvania, he embarked on his “Build Back
Better” campaign that includes retooling and revitalizing…
The post Biden’s “Made in America” Does Not Jive With His Energy Policies
appeared first on IER.
US Congress Asks About Arming Navy Cargo Ships
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Adding missile launch capability to cargo ships boosts America's combat
power AP
*Forbes: **Desperate For More Firepower, Congress Asks About Arming Navy
Cargo Ships*
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing in June, Rep. Elaine Luria
(D-Va.), inquired into the potential for incorporating Mk 41 Vertical
Launching Systems (VLS) into the cargo ships operated by the Virginia-based
Military Sealift Command, remarking, “I just think that’s a concept that
requires further examination.”
Representative Luria, a former Navy captain and an up-and-coming member of
the House Armed Service...
Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn’t New
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
In mid-October of 1918, amidst a raging epidemic in the Northeast and
rapidly growing outbreaks nationwide, the U.S. Public Health Service
circulated leaflets recommending that all citizens wear a mask.
China Sanctions U.S. Lawmakers That Include Senators Marco Rubio And Ted Cruz Over Xinjiang
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*USA Today:* *China sanctions U.S. lawmakers including Marco Rubio, Ted
Cruz over Xinjiang*
China on Monday announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. officials and
entities, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, after Washington
sanctioned senior Chinese officials who it claimed are responsible for mass
detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilization against Muslim
Uighur minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying disclosed the sanctions
during a daily briefing. Also sanctioned: Republican Senator Ted Cruz of
Te...
Canada’s Northwest Territories cuts cannabis prices to fight illegal market
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Cannabis regulators in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) reduced prices
of legal marijuana products by 10% in an effort to eliminate illicit
marijuana sales. The price cuts, which took effect July 2, apply to all
cannabis products sold by the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis
Commission (NTLCC), the NWT government said. “With close to two years […]
Canada’s Northwest Territories cuts cannabis prices to fight illegal market
is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness
news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Spreading Rock Dust on Ground Could Absorb Carbon From Air, Study Says
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser*
*Environment, *
A new way to fight climate change?
Spreading rock dust on farmland absorbs enough carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere that it could remove roughly half of the amount of greenhouse gas
currently produced in Europe, according to a recent study published in the journal
Nature.
The new research, carried out by scientists at the University of
Sheffield’s Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation and the
school’s Energy Institute, looked into a particular technique known as
enhanced rock weathering, which involves spreading out finely crushed
b...
Israel Is Putting Together a New Elite Special Ops Unit
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman*
*Security, Middle East*
[image: Israel’s is creating a new special forces unit as part of the
Israeli Air Force. Called the 7th Wing, it will include ground forces and
serve operations needs in a variety of theatres the Israeli Defense Forces
said on Sunday, July 12. The unit was inaugu] It will make the IDF leaner
and meaner.
Israel’s is creating a new special forces unit as part of the Israeli Air
Force. Called the 7th Wing, it will include ground forces and serve
operations needs in a variety of theatres the Israeli Defense Forces said
on Sunday, July 12. ...
Apple Set to Release Macbooks With Apple Silicon Later This Year
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver*
*Technology, Americas*
[image:
https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2AAH9161DB&share=true] That
would be a big deal.
Apple, at its virtual World Wide Developers Conference last month,
announced a big change: the company is getting out of using Intel chips in
its MacBooks. Instead of using the Intel chip, as it has since 2005, and
will instead make its own, which it calls “Apple Silicon.”
“From the beginning, the Mac has always embraced big changes to stay at the
forefront of personal computing. Today we’re announcing our tran...
America and the Dark Days of Social Divisiveness
Amitai Etzioni, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni*
*Security, Americas*
[image: Reuters] Political tribalism and social division has caused
government paralysis.
We need more nationalism, but not of the kind that involves hating others
but of the kind that reminds us that we are members of one community. We
need national policies on how to deal with the pandemic and the economic
recovery—and national leadership. Daily news reminds us that these do not
matter to the fifty states, Washington DC, and the territories can handle
effectively on their own.
Just before the pandemic broke, I published a book that showe...
Donald Trump's 2020 Election Nightmare Has Arrived: He Is Losing Texas
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino*
*Politics, *
And that is one state he can't afford to lose. Period.
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds a five-point
lead in Texas over President Donald Trump, according to a poll released
Sunday.
The poll, conducted by the *Dallas Morning News*/ University of Texas at
Tyler, revealed Biden had 46 percent support, whereas Trump had 41 percent.
The statistics are slightly different than a similar survey recorded in
April, with Biden and Trump tied at 43 percent.
Trump’s growing disapproval in a normally red state shows Texas’ disconten...
It Could Cause Damage: Apple Warns Against Closing MacBooks with Camera Covered
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver*
*Technology, *
MacBook users are asked, instead, to trust the green light, which is on
when the camera is active, and not on when it’s not. Apple also promises
that “the camera is engineered so that it can’t activate without the camera
indicator light also turning on,” thus reassuring customers that they’re
not being spied on in their everyday camera usage.
Many users of laptop computers, seeking to guard against various forms of
surveillance, make a habit of covering up the camera on their computer.
Now, Apple is warning MacBook owners not to close their compute...
BCM Recce-16: The Best AR-15 for Tactical Shooters?
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Richard Douglas*
*Security, Americas*
With so many AR-15’s flooding the market these days, manufacturers have to
truly go above and beyond to get their product noticed.
The BCM Recce-16 AR-15 really does a great job of standing out against the
competition—like the LWRC IC-SPR. Read on to discover how BCM’s product
sets a new standard for the AR-15.
*Accuracy*
BCM’s Recce-16 rifle proved to be a great shot and averaged around 1-inch
groupings from 100 yards. The Recce-16 can handle anything from Wolf Gold
to Gold Medal and will shoot consistently and accurately each time. Even
...
How Israel Pushed America Into Sanctioning the International Court’s Prosecutors
Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar*
*Security, Americas*
[image: Reuters] No previous U.S. administration has attacked the
International Criminal Court like the Trump administration.
At the birth of the United States, America’s leaders acknowledged the
importance of what the rest of the world thought about the American
revolution. The opening lines of the Declaration of Independence state that
“a decent respect to the opinions of mankind” required what most of the
remainder of the Declaration provided: a detailed account of the reasons
for separating from Britain. Respect for the opinions of people...
How the U.S. Navy Can Fight (And Beat) North Korea in a War
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes*
*Security, Asia*
It’s possible to overcome an antagonist with minimal loss of life and
treasure to both contenders.
*Key Point*: Sea power furnishes military options for confronting North
Korea, but none of them promises easy, quick, or painless results.
How can the U.S. Navy destroy North Korea should Washington give the word?
It can’t. Or at least it stands little chance of doing so by its lonesome
barring improbable circumstances. What the navy can do is contribute to a
joint or multinational campaign that destroys the Northern regime or its
armed forces. But e...
First product registrations in Peru signal potential revenue-generating opportunities
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
New product registration underscores the limited but increasing Latin
American intraregional medical cannabis trade, independent from North
American cannabis production.
First product registrations in Peru signal potential revenue-generating
opportunities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal &
Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
A returning student comments on campus brain washing
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
“As someone who has gone back to college for the last few years, now age
40, I would say it has not stopped on the college campus. It now just has
no one pushing back against these ideas, they are mainstreamed. It is
accepted truth, and emailed out by the head of my institution. We live in a
rape culture, an irredeemably racist and sexist society. It is broadcast
all over my campus, and when I first went back after such a long hiatus, I
was, an continue to be, appalled. They had young women making puffy paint
sweatshirts documenting how many times they have been gang raped. Which i...
Russia protects polar bears in Yakutia
Olivia Kroth, The Duran - 14 hours ago
The first man to record their existence was the Russian explorer Yakov
Permyakov, in 1710. More
The post Russia protects polar bears in Yakutia appeared first on The Duran.
Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to let her out on $5-million bail (Video)
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 593. More
The post Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to let her out on $5-million bail
(Video) appeared first on The Duran.
India should not participate in Washington-led anti-China coalition
InfoBrics, The Duran - 15 hours ago
With Australia's possible adherence, Malabar's military exercises could
become a four-nation siege against China. India can avoid this.
More
The post India should not participate in Washington-led anti-China coalition
appeared first on The Duran.
RAND’s hope that NATO opposes Russia in the Mediterranean is divorced from reality
InfoBrics, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Mediterranean NATO members will not challenge Russia for the U.S.
More
The post RAND’s hope that NATO opposes Russia in the Mediterranean is
divorced from reality appeared first on The Duran.
2020 SNAP-DRAGON Funded: Enhanced Monitoring of North Atlantic
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 16 hours ago
SNAP-DRAGON Funded: 2020 Update on Monitoring North Atlantic Circulation
The news comes from the UK National Oceanography Centre article SNAP-DRAGON
project funded to study the changing subpolar North Atlantic Ocean.
Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Funding has been announced for a major
project aimed at improving understanding of an ocean region important for
[…]
Meng Wanzhou Update - CSIS Wants Dirty Laundry Off the Line
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*CSIS Logo*
In the last instalment of this dreary, never-ending CBC drama, we had
Trudeau suddenly being cast to the media wolves--with yet another *Chrystia
Freeland Trojan Horse* Ethics Scandal. Timed just a week after le Dauphin
demurred on allowing Meng Wanzhou to go free on "compassionate" grounds
[freeing the "two Michaels"]. This refusal was seen as an affront to *CSIS*--the
foreign mole that infests the Canadian bureaucracy* and actually runs the
country [on behalf of the USraeli Deep State].*
Your humble servant, greencrow, surmised that Trudeau had *not got the memo*
t...
Does Biden Still Want to Hand Marijuana to Big Pharma?
Gaius Publius, DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*by Thomas Neuburger*
The Democratic Party's "Unity Task Force," the one tasked with merging
Biden's proposals with Sanders', has recently released its recommendations,
among them this set of proposals for marijuana:
*"Substance use disorders are diseases, not a crimes. Democrats believe no
one should be in prison solely because they use drugs. Democrats will
decriminalize marijuana use and reschedule it through executive action on
the federal level. We will support legalization of medical marijuana, and
believe states should be able to make their own decisions about
recreationa...
US Navy's Newest $13 Billion Supercarier Plagued By Numerous Mechanical Woes
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Sailors on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford during its commissioning
ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. US Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd Class Julio Martinez Martinez
*Washington Times*: *Not so Top Gun: Navy's newest $13 billion supercarrier
plagued by mechanical woes *
The USS Gerald R. Ford is a massive, gray-hulled city on the sea. Powered
by two nuclear reactors, it is longer than three football fields and
displaces 100,000 tons. When the air wing is attached, the Ford provides a
base for dozens of jets and helicopters and more than 4,500 sail...
Iraqi Govt Suspends Investment In Electricity Sector As Summer Heat Hits
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
Protest over power shortages in Babil (Rudaw)
At the start of July protests returned to several southern Iraqi provinces
over electricity shortages. The government has no answer because it has no
money to spend on power projects due to the economic crisis. Even if it did
structural problems with the power grid mean it is still years away from
meeting demand.
The Electricity Ministry has halted most of its investment this year
because of the country’s budget problems. It had contracts to work on
projects that would add 7,000 megawatts. Other deals to capture natural gas
to fuel po...
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 13
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1920 Tribal forces surrounded British garrison at Abu Skhair during 1920
Revolt
(Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the
Founding of the Modern State*)
1958 Col Arif gained control of 20th Brigade and began march towards
Baghdad from Diyala to start
1958 coup
1959 Gen Qasim appointed several Communists to his cabinet
(Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the
Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero o...
Cop Who Threatened to ‘Shoot Protesters Through the Door’ Shot Fellow Cop Through the Door Instead
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: door]After threatening to shoot protesters through his front door,
a cop allegedly mistook a fellow cop for a protester and killed him —
through the front door.
President Trump Confirms That He Ordered A Cyber Attack Against A Russian Firm In 2018
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
*The Hill:* *Trump confirms 2018 US cyberattack on Russian troll farm*
President Trump on Friday confirmed for the first time that the U.S.
launched a cyberattack on the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) in
2018.
Trump confirmed the attack in a two-part interview with The Washington
Post’s Marc Thiessen. When asked whether the U.S. had launched an attack on
the IRA — a troll farm that led the effort to spread disinformation around
the 2016 presidential election and 2018 midterm elections — Trump said that
was “correct.”
The cybera...
OPEC Planning To Boost Oil Production
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Zero Hedge: **Oil Set To Plunge As OPEC Seeks To Boost Output By 2 Million
Barrels*
In retrospect, it's impressive that it lasted as long as it did.
Four months after OPEC cobbled together a record production cut to offset
the demand destruction unleashed by the covid-19 lockdowns, R-OPEC+ (i.e.,
OPEC plus Russia and a bunch of non-OPEC exporters) is set to slowly resume
pumping more after an alliance of producers led by Saudi Arabia wants to
increase oil production starting in August, amid signs that demand is
returning to normal levels following coronavirus-related lockdowns
B...
Court Refuses to Order Houston to Host Texas GOP Gathering
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he had directed city lawyers to
terminate the contract because he believed the event could not be held
safely.
Escaping Paternalism: Book Club Schedule
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago
I’ll post for the Book Club each Tuesday, starting tomorrow. The
breakdown: Part 1: Chapters 1-3 Part 2: Chapters 4-5 Part 3: Chapters 6-8
Part 4: Chapters 9-10 Please post questions for the authors in the
comments. They’ll respond in one or more followup posts.
The post Escaping Paternalism: Book Club Schedule appeared first on
Econlib.
RFK, Jr. talks with Dr. Andy Wakefield about his new movie, 1986: The Act.
Joyce Ghen, Children's Health Defense - 15 hours ago
Most people don’t even realize the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury
Act (NCVIA) exists! They are still under the rosy misconception that
vaccines are safe and effective and that our legislators and public health
officials would never do anything that would knowingly hurt America’s
children. We need to educate them. That is where 1986: The Act comes in.
The post RFK, Jr. talks with Dr. Andy Wakefield about his new movie, 1986:
The Act. appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Kanye West Joins The Presidential Race
Binoy KAMPMARK, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
“Because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.” Kanye West, Forbes, July
8, 2020 The political absurd has become all modish. With US President
Donald Trump turning the White House into his own circus of personalised
woe and expectations, other candidates are stepping up to the plate. Make
way for Kanye […]
Greece has ‘no right to speak of the Hagia Sophia’: Turkish FM
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Greece has ‘no right to speak of the Hagia Sophia’: Turkish FM]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
said on Monday, that Ankara “will inform the World Heritage Organization
(UNESCO) of the future steps it will take regarding the Hagia Sophia Museum
after the decision to convert it to a mosque.”
In an interview with state-owned TRT TV, Cavusoglu said, “Ankara is
surprised by the statements of UNESCO about the Hagia Sophia … We will
inform the organization of the future steps in this regard,” after the
organization expressed its concern abou...
Iranian forces arrest ‘foreign intelligence agents’ in southern Iran
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Iranian forces arrest ‘foreign intelligence agents’ in southern
Iran]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The head of the Islamic Revolution Court in
the Kerman Province, Ahmed Qurbani, has announced the arrest of “agents of
foreign intelligence services and opposition groups.”
On Monday, Qurbani said, “A number of members of the anti-revolutionary
groups in the governorate have been arrested, appeared before the Islamic
Revolution Court and sentenced.”
He pointed out that “the Revolutionary Court in the governorate has decided
on a number of other security files as well and issu...
Syrian Army launches retaliatory strikes against jihadist forces behind Hmeimim Airbase attack
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army launches retaliatory strikes against jihadist forces
behind Hmeimim Airbase attack]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Arab Army
(SAA) has launched a number of artillery and missile strikes in
northwestern Syria, targeting the sites belonging to the jihadist forces.
According to reports from southern Idlib, the Syrian Army heavily targeted
the jihadist forces between the Jabal Al-Zawiya, Al-Ghaab Plain, and Jabal
Al-Akrad regions, with the primary focus of the strikes on the positions of
the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) and Hay’at T...
Turkish military captures strategic mountain in northern Iraq
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Turkish military captures strategic mountain in northern Iraq]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – The Turkish forces imposed full control over
the Iraqi border mountain of Khamtir, which overlooks Turkey this week.
The Khamtir Mountain is considered a strategic location that overlooks
everything around it and it was captured by the Turkish forces after the
intensification of airstrikes.
The governor of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk announced that the Turkish
forces launched an air and artillery bombardment on two border villages in
the town of Barwari Bala and the district of ...
Cockpit footage of Russian Su-25 jet attacking enemy target
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Cockpit footage of Russian Su-25 jet attacking enemy target]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Zvezda YouTube channel released a video
of the Russian Air Force’s Su-25 SM3 fighter jet attacking a target during
a military exercise.
The video, filmed from the cockpit, shows missile strikes at the
hypothetical enemy over an unknown area.
The Su-25 is a supersonic armored attack aircraft designed to directly
support troops on the battlefield, day and night, with a direct view of the
target and the destruction of enemy targets.
Continue reading Cockpit footage of Russian Su-25 j...
Ansarallah forces launch massive attack on Saudi airports, military bases
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Ansarallah forces launch massive attack on Saudi airports, military
bases]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Yemen’s Ansarallah Movement announced on
Monday, the implementation of a military operation targeting airports and
military bases in a number of locations in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan, Najran,
and Asir provinces.
“Our ballistic missiles and our drones, in a wide military operation, have
destroyed a number of the enemy’s Saudi military sites and installations in
Jizan, Najran and Asir, including airports and military bases,” the
Ansarallah-affiliated spokesperson for the Yeme...
Iraqi Hezbollah announces readiness for military action to expel US forces
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah announced on Sunday,
“the full readiness for extensive military action to force the American
forces out of the country.”
The security official in the Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Ali Al-Askari, said on
Sunday: “Let the Americans know with certainty that the decision to get
them out is irreversible, indefinite, and indivisible, and no one can
assure them or protect them.”
Askari said: “The resistance must continue with popular security, political
and media pressure, with full readiness for wide military action, so that
these (American...
Iran reveals more details about joint military agreement with Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Iran reveals more details about joint military agreement with Syria]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – On Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry
commented on the visit of the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian
Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri to Syria, and the signing of
an agreement on military cooperation between the two countries.
“Our military cooperation with Syria is not a new matter, and we have for a
long time, both during the period of the late President Hafez al-Assad or
President Bashar al-Assad, bilateral relations in various political,
economic, sec...
"Economic Fantasy Update 7/13/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Economic Fantasy Update 7/13/20"*
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No resemblance to reality is intended or claimed. Read at your own risk.
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The Daily Brief 2020-07-12
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-07-12]
This is a summary of *18* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Russia,
US, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Abbas, Assad, Palestine, Hasakah, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Aleppo, Erdogan, Haftar, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
Hagia_Sophia, Mediterranea, Idlib, Hmeimim, Latakia*.
Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Syria, North-Africa, Turkey,
Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Middleeast, Iran
Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below.
— The AMN Live Team
Table of Contents
- Watch: Russian MiG-31 intercept US military aircraft
- Ru...
Heavy rain triggers dam collapse, sweeping away several buildings in Ruza City, Russia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Several houses were washed away by flooding after a dam collapsed in Ruza
City, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Moscow, Russia, on July 8, 2020.
Three buildings were swept away, and another 29 were inundated in the city,
the local emergency services said. Two roads...... Read more »
Deceased Cat Gets Voter Registration Application in Mail
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Ron Tims said he checked his mail and found a voter registration
application addressed to Cody Tims — his cat, who died 12 years ago.
"Scientists Discover That The One Big Assumption That Everyone Has Been Making About COVID-19 May Be Dead Wrong"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Scientists Discover That The One Big Assumption That *
*Everyone Has Been Making About COVID-19 May Be Dead Wrong"*
by Michael Snyder
"Over the past several months, there has been a tremendous amount of debate
about almost every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic. People have been eager
to debate about the severity of the virus, they have been eager to debate
about the wisdom of the lockdowns, and they have been eager to debate about
the effectiveness of wearing masks. But the one thing that everyone could
pretty much agree on is that eventually this pandemic would end. Virtually
all...
Will the Korean War’s Armistice Agreement See its 75th Anniversary?
Bridget L. Coggins, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Bridget L. Coggins*
*History, Asia*
Will the Korean War’s Armistice Agreement see its 75th anniversary? It
certainly shouldn’t. With a better, more realistic and
diplomatically-minded set of signatories—that applies especially to the
White House—it wouldn’t.
*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 20...
Why Ending The Korean War Is Just a Beginning
Minseon Ku, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Minseon Ku*
*Security, *
Declaring the end of the Korean War could be done before 2025, but it would
really only be the beginning of decades of a fragile peace process.
*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 answer to
that question. Please click here to see even more persp...
UKC News: Governments and Media are Manipulating COVID Figures, Manufacturing Crisis
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with special
guest David Scott with the early week news round-up.
For the First Time in US, City Proposes Ending Police Enforcement of Traffic Laws
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: traffic]For the first time that we can find in American history, a
city in California is proposing to end police enforcement of traffic laws.
Swedish Study: T-Cell Immunity is Significant Factor in COVID Herd Immunity
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*UnHerd* | Crucial new data analysis on immune responses should change our
approach to the COVID crisis.
Don't be tempted to roll over and play dead. Fight back!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
I'm getting very tired of doom, gloom and disaster articles painting a
dismal picture of the present mess in these United States. They're all
probably right, to at least some extent, as to what caused it: *but they
don't offer solutions.* It's as if their authors are throwing up their
hands in surrender, because it's too late to fix things.
Here are some examples. All are by leading authorities and observers of
our current situation, not by nonentities or alarmists. They deserve to be
taken seriously. I do recommend you read each article, if only to be
better informed of the ...
“Stunned, very confused”: Two more journals push back against Impact Factor suppression
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
At least two more journals are fighting decisions by Clarivate — the
company behind the Impact Factor — to suppress them from the 2019 list of
journals assigned a metric that many rightly or wrongly consider
career-making. In a letter to the editorial board of Body Image, an
Elsevier journal that was one of 33 … Continue reading “Stunned, very
confused”: Two more journals push back against Impact Factor suppression
Mueller Defends Stone Prosecution. Graham to Invite Him to Testify.
Luis Miguel, rss - 15 hours ago
[image: mueller-defends-stone-prosecution-graham-to-invite-him-to-testify]
Lindsey Graham says he will invite Robert Mueller to testify in the Senate
after an op-ed in which he said Roger Stone "rightly" remains a felon.
Trump Whips “RINO” Romney Over “Corruption” Tweet After Stone Commutation
Luis Miguel, rss - 16 hours ago
[image:
trump-whips-rino-romney-over-corruption-tweet-after-stone-commutation]
The president hit back at Republican senator Mitt Romney for calling the
sentence commutation of Roger Stone a case of “historic corruption.”
Ford Makes Police Cars While the Ford Foundation Wants to Defund Cops
Luis Miguel, rss - 16 hours ago
[image:
ford-makes-cars-for-police-but-the-ford-foundation-wants-to-defund-them]
The Ford Foundation is a major donor to Black Lives Matter and its calls to
defund the police, and Henry Ford III is leading the charge.
Highest U.S. Temperatures on Record by State
Hifast, Climate Collections - 16 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT:
By Paul Homewood ? I have occasionally posted about the State Climate
Extremes Committee in the US, which verifies and maintains data on record
meteorological observations on a State by State basis. Unlike the Met
Office, the SCEC is extremely diligent in checking new claims…
A virtual disaster: the Halifax Convention Centre
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
1. McNeil and workers Writes Stephen Kimber: Our premier prefers to attack
those who dare to question him. Just ask the unarmed, unionized compliance
officer recovering from an assault at our border, or the Crown attorneys
reprimanded for trying to protect their collective rights. Click here to
read “Does Stephen McNeil believe in workers’ rights? […]
Turkey threatens major military operation if Libyan Army does not withdraw from Sirte
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Turkey threatens major military operation if Libyan Army does not
withdraw from Sirte]
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu,
stated on Monday that a military operation will be carried out in the event
that the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar,
does not withdraw from the coastal city of Sirte.
He said in an interview with the state-owned TRT TV that “Sirte and
Al-Jafra should be handed over to the Libyan Al-Wefaq government, and a
military operation may be carried out in the event of no withdrawal from
Sirte,...
White Supremacist Prosecutions Roundup
ebroches, Lawfare - 17 hours ago
Armed men standing at a January 2020 Virginia Second Amendment Rally
wearing shirts associated with the Boogaloo movement (Anthony
Crider/https://flic.kr/p/2ihJtRs/CC BY
2.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
The United States faces a growing terrorism problem from the far right and
white supremacists.
Since 9/11, national counterterrorism strategies have focused largely on
foreign terrorist groups—like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda—and federal
prosecutors have used specifically tailored criminal statutes to prosecute
individuals affiliated with these groups. However...
Game of Thrones Is Coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 3
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver*
*Technology, *
Will you buy it? Here are all the details.
"Game of Thrones" wrapped up its long eight-season HBO run just over a year
ago, with a final season that got longtime fans of the show talking, and mostly
not in a good way.
Fans looking to revisit the series, or catch up on it for the first time,
can stream all of the seasons on HBO, or any of its streaming offshoots,
including HBO Max. But now, those looking for a physical copy of the series
will have another option.
The Digital Bits appeared to be the first to notice that Best Buy had
temporarily po...
The Smith & Wesson Victory: The Best Target Shooting Gun Ever Made?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, World*
You'll want to try out this weapon at the range.
*Key Point: *These weapons are solid and reliable. Here's why they would be
excellent for casual practice.
One of the most popular pistol types in America since the end of the Second
World War is the small bore target pistol.
Used primarily by shooting clubs for competitions and individual target
practices, the .22 LR semiautomatic pistol is an inexpensive means of
participating in the shooting sports and often a gateway to larger caliber
shooting. The Smith and Wesson Victory pistol is an accurat...
The Huge Glock 41 Is Made For Competition (But That's Just the Beginning)
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, *
The Glock 41 may be a large pistol, but that works in the gun’s favor when
shooting larger caliber bullets.
*Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Glock 41 may be a large pistol, but
that works in the gun’s favor when shooting larger caliber bullets.
Although, as a competition gun, it should have widespread appeal among both
big bore enthusiasts and smaller caliber Glock owners interested in
expanding their horizons. While larger and differently chambered than the
rest of the pack, it’s still a Glock at heart.
Glock’s ecosystem of guns, all based on...
This Unremarkable Russian Submarine Almost Triggered Nuclear War
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson*
*Security, *
Its infamous moment is considered the closest the world has ever come to
World War III and thermonuclear war.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *Fortunately for everyone involved, the
flotilla admiral, Vasily Arkhipov, was also on board the B-59 and refused
to give his consent, overruling the other two officers. Nuclear war had
been averted.
The Foxtrot-class of Soviet submarines were nothing remarkable. Built upon
obsolete design principals which favored surface sailing, the Foxtrot-class
was optimized for travel on the surface.
Consequently, the F...
DC’s NFL Team Drops Name After 87 Years
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied
teams in the National Football League. It's unclear how soon that will
happen.
Lawyers file suit at EAC court to block Kenya- US trade deal
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
Kenya's free trade deal with the US has been challenged before the East
Africa Court of Justice days after the two countries opened negotiations on
duty-free imports.
Brexit : Barnier enjoint les entreprises à peaufiner leurs plans pour un « no-deal »
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
Le négociateur en chef de l'UE sur les relations futures avec le
Royaume-Uni a appelé les entreprises européennes à accélérer leur
planification en vue d'un scénario de « non deal » lorsque Londres quittera
le marché unique à la fin 2020.
UK aims to strike trade deal with Japan by end of July
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
The British government is aiming to reach a trade deal with Japan "around
the end of this month," according to London's chief negotiator with Tokyo.
EU ombudsman opened an inquiry into the EU/Mercosur sustainability impact assessment
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into why the European Commission
did not finalize an updated Sustainability Impact Assessment before the
conclusion of the Mercosur-EU trade agreement in June 2019.
L'accord commercial UE-Mercosur visé par une enquête
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
Fortement critiqué par les acteurs du développement durable, l'accord
commercial entre l'Union européenne et le Marché commun du Sud, qui
regroupe 4 pays sud-américains, va faire l'objet d'une enquête de la
médiatrice européenne.
A Canadian mining company is threatening to sue Mexico to avoid paying taxes... and is asking Canada to help them do it
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
Already, Mexico's progressive reforms have made it an ISDS target. First
Majestic, a Canadian silver mining company has been threatening Mexico for
the last few years, under NAFTA's Chapter 11.
Will the new NAFTA make the pandemic worse for Mexicans?
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
For Mexican workers, farmers, and the poor, the pandemic and the new treaty
replacing NAFTA are a devastating one-two punch.
Australia keen on penning RCEP trade pact this year despite disputes with China
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Jul-2020
Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to signing the Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement despite rising
political tensions with China.
Election Costs Soar in Prep for Virus Voting
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The demand for mail-in ballots is surging. Election workers need training.
And polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge Blocks Federal Executions; Administration Appeals
AP News, Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
The order came hours before the first lethal injection in 17 years was
scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.
Putin’s Proposal for a P5 Summit Could Be The Last Chance
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
[image: Putin, Xi, and Trump]
*The Editorial is adapted from a translation of the July 11 lead article by
Helga Zepp-LaRouche, written for the July 16, 2020 issue of the German
weekly Neue Solidarität.*
We are confronted with an unprecedented challenge: Do we have the moral
fitness to survive? Will the main actors on the world stage muster the
ability to rapidly raise their thinking to a higher level, or will they
cling to their respective ideologies and patterns of action? In the latter
case, the extreme tension arising from the combination of the coronavirus
pandemic, the decline...
Digging ourselves a hole
Richard Treadgold, CCG - 16 hours ago
Dr Michael Kelly likens New Zealand’s Zero Carbon project to digging a hole
while someone else fills it in. Say … Continue Reading →
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