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Israel Is Trying to Bring The F-35 To The Next Level
Reuters *Kris Osborn, National Interest:* *Israel Wants to Turn Its F-35s Into High-Tech Electronic Warfare Machines* *Could they succeed in bringing their F-35s to the next level?* The Israeli Air Force is expected to have as many as twenty-seven F-35s by November of this year, bringing upgraded electronic warfare technology and new dimensions of aerial combat power to the Middle Eastern country facing threats from nearby hostile countries in the region, such as Iran. As recently as July 4th of this year, Israel received four new F-35s, including a special test-aircraft slated to... more »
Top U.S. General In The Middle East: 'It Would Be A Great Mistake For Hezbollah To Wage War Against Israel'
CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) *Jerusalem Post*: *CENTCOM chief: A war with Israel would not end well for Hezbollah* “I think it would be a great mistake for Hezbollah to try to carry out operations against Israel. I can’t see that having a good ending.” CENTCOM head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said it would be a great mistake for Hezbollah to try to carry out operations against Israel. “I can’t see that having a good ending,” he said at a briefing during a major trip to the Middle East this week. McKenzie has visited Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain... more »
Brinksmanship in Free-Fall
The whole point of brinksmanship in the federal government is to threaten to take the nation careening into the abyss if the other side does not accede to one’s demands. With the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths now rising exponentially in much of the country and the “damn the torpedoes” theory of economic recovery in ruins, it would seem a bit late for brinksmanship. And yet that may very well be what awaits us when Congress returns next week to address coronavirus relief. To review, Congress has enacted four substantial pieces of coronavirus rel... more »
U.S. Releases Lebanese Civilian Convicted For Helping To Finance Hezbollah
Kassim Tajideen, convicted of being a Hezbollah financier, at his residence in Beirut following his release from a US prison. AFP *The National:* *Hezbollah financier 'freed by US after secret Iran talks'* Unofficial and indirect discussions between Tehran and Washington are expected to result in more releases, officials say A Lebanese man convicted of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the US last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases, three senior Middle East officials told Reuters news agency. Kassi... more »
In A War, South Korea's Daewoo K2 Rifle Would Bring The Fight To Kim's Doorstep
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The rifle was produced in the hundreds of thousands and assigned to nearly all ROK troops, although for many years reservists continued to use surplus American weapons and older M16A1s. In the late twentieth century, one of the hallmarks of a modern military was a country’s ability to design and manufacture its own rifles. South Korea, an emerging military power, took that to heart and produced the K2 assault rifle. A blend of good ideas borrowed from other rifles, the K2 has served Republic of Korea forces for 35 years and with a raft of upgrades... more »
How America's M1 Abrams Tank Has Stood the Test of Time and Remains on Top
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* The M1 Abrams main battle tank has been the mainstay of the U.S. Army’s armor branch for now five decades. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The development of the M1 Abrams is a classic study into how competing requirements can collide with one another. The trifecta of tank power, firepower, protection and mobility all required some level of compromise. The M1 Abrams main battle tank has been the mainstay of the U.S. Army’s armor branch for now five decades. Heavily armored, powered by a gas turbine engine and equipped with a powerful 120-... more »
Why Israel's F-15 Fighter Jet Is One of the Most Feared Planes in the Sky
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * An Israeli Strike Eagle would go a long way toward fixing the Israeli Air Force’s shortcomings. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The aircraft served continuously over the past twenty years, not only in training exercises but anti-terrorism operations. One of the fighter jets most associated with Israel is the F-15 Eagle. The first F-15 touched down in Israel in 1976 and the jet has served continuously—and without defeat—since. In 1998, the Israeli Air Force introduced a new version of the jet, one designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.... more »
Old Men and Their Philosophy
The sphere of philosophy has always been the home of garrulous old men whose language is so convoluted that it’s difficult to make out what they are trying to say.
Writing History in Premodern Java
The materiality of writing has major implications for the practice of history...When you look at a ‘medieval’ Javanese manuscript, it is almost always an 18th or 19th century copy of a copy of a copy ... and so on. The post Writing History in Premodern Java appeared first on New Mandala.
A Potential Worthy Successor To Thomas Sowell?
* In Monday’s post on the subject of the futility of attempting to use government coercion and spending programs to equalize economic outcomes between and among ethnic groups, I referred to some of the work of Thomas Sowell on that issue. Readers will not be surprised to learn that I would put Sowell right at the top among the greatest economists of my lifetime. He’s not only highly insightful, but also extraordinarily prolific. * Until his “retirement,” Sowell had a syndicated column that appeared frequently in hundreds of newspapers. One of the things he was best known for in the ... more »
On Belief in Climate Change
The idea that mankind’s activities are the cause of climate change was first proposed in Ancient Rome—Pliny the Younger and several other Roman authors have talked about the impact that the clearing of forests for farming was having on climate. But after the 1960s, climate change has become a powerful force in politics and culture; the followers of climate change behave like a religious cult and feel a religious hatred for every large-scale construction and industrial project. The belief in climate change is a mental illness for which there is no cure.
Pregnant with twins, and a partner on the wrong side of a closed border
Katrina Pagano is about to have twins, but her partner is stuck interstate because of COVID-19 rules. As she prepares to give birth for the first time, she's facing the prospect that she may have to do it alone.
Full-contact community sport can resume in Canberra from midday tomorrow
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The ACT Government announces community sport can resume this weekend as it issues a new Public Health Direction, requiring people returning from hotspot locations in Sydney to self-isolate for 14 days.
Donald Trump replaces campaign manager after rally stumble
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In the latest change to his team, the US President replaces his campaign manager with a Republican party veteran as his bid for re-election struggles against Joe Biden.
Fuming Goorjian says clubs breached free agency amnesty as key players leave Hawks
Hawks coach Brian Goorjian says clubs ignored an amnesty period designed to help the Wollongong franchise build its team, and it looks like the cost will be felt next season.
ADF should police Queensland border, Gold Coast Mayor says amid calls to move checkpoint south
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate strengthens his push for the NSW-Queensland border checkpoint to be moved south, suggesting the Australian Defence Force can police it.
'Sexual predator' jailed for indecently assaulting 16yo waitress in storeroom
A prominent Adelaide cafe owner has been sentenced to up to two-and-a-half years in jail, with a judge saying children need to be protected from "sexual predators in the workplace".
Is this the iso-island escape you've been dreaming about?
After fending off multi-million-dollar offers for years, the owners of this 'pandemic paradise' have put it up for sale.
200 applicants in 48 hours for one job — the real state of Australia's labour market
Employers say they are being inundated with applicants for any jobs being advertised, as official figures show 280,000 people resumed looking for work last month.
George Floyd's family seeking systemic change as part of legal action against police
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A jury will determine the amount of compensation to be paid if the suit is successful, but the legal action is about more than money — it is about ending entrenched racism in police departments — the family's lawyer says.
Celeste Barber and fire volunteers on collision course over $51m fundraiser
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and comedian Celeste Barber are at odds over how the $51 million she raised for them should be spent, parliamentary documents have revealed.
'Obviously, we are concerned': NSW hit with three mystery coronavirus infections
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Health authorities in NSW are scrambling to identify the source of three mystery coronavirus infections, in an attempt to link them to a growing cluster in Sydney's south west.
'Way too early' for stage four restrictions in Victoria despite record daily increase in cases
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Victoria's Premier says there is "relative stability" in the state's daily coronavirus case increases, as its tally rises by 317 overnight and another two men in their 80s die from the virus.
Australian jailed over brutal death of police officer walks free from Bali prison
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Australian woman Sara Connor is released after spending four years in the Denpasar Female Prison over the violent death of a Bali police officer.
Coronavirus cases cause staff shortages in Melbourne hospitals as hundreds isolate
A growing number of medical and aged care staff are in self-isolation and the Victorian Government halts some elective surgeries to free up beds as the state continues to record surging numbers of coronavirus cases.
AFL players prepared to play through heavily compressed season — on one condition
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The AFL's plans to cram more than 30 games into less than three weeks would have the support of the players, AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says, as long as the league lifts its contract freeze.
'There are so many stories': Before Lake Burley Griffin, there was Springbank
It is hard to imagine Canberra without the sparkling centrepiece of Lake Burley Griffin. But have you ever wondered what was there before the lake?
Sarah says she's a 'social butterfly', but gets upset when she's not included
Sarah Byrne is an inclusion worker who is about to begin living on her own for the first time, and she wants to make sure others also get the opportunity to establish community connections.
Liverpool misses out on Premier League points record that once looked guaranteed
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Liverpool will lift the trophy for the first time in 30 years next week, but it will not be accompanied by a record-breaking points total tanks to a 2-1 loss at Arsenal.
'It is urgent': Treaty Commission takes big step in historic First Nations negotiations
A treaty between Aboriginal Territorians and the NT Government draws closer as Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson sets the framework for treaty negotiations to "reset the relationship" between all Territorians.
Live: Record 317 new cases and two more deaths from COVID-19 in Victoria
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says stay-at-home restrictions are only a week old, and "it will take some time to bring stability to the numbers and start to see a pattern where they are driven down". Follow live.
Keep Hammering – Devin Nunes Keeps Mueller Fraud in Tight Focus…
The resistance effort run from inside Main Justice from May 2017 through April 2019 used the image of Robert Mueller as a Potemkin face. Mueller’s pretense as head of the special counsel was a key component to the strategy. HPSCI … Continue reading →
Watch: Chinese J-10 jets flex aerial might in rare recording of dogfight
[image: Watch: Chinese J-10 jets flex aerial might in rare recording of dogfight] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – New air combat training footage from China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) provides viewers with a firsthand perspective of what it is like to operate a Chengdu J-10 single-engine, lightweight, multirole fighter jet during an aerial showdown. Beijing’s People’s Daily newspaper republished the PLAAF footage at precisely 1:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday. PLAAF airmen identified by the radio callsigns “Jaeger 1” and “Jaeger 2” are overheard calling out aerial c... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-07-15
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-07-15] This is a summary of *22* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria, Hasakah, Hatami, Ansarallah, Yemen, Idlib, Britain, Libya, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Lebanon, China, Haftar, Sirte, US, Norway, Russia, Bushehr, LNA, Tripoli, Latakia, CIA*. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Iran, Syria, Yemen, North-Africa, Turkey, Lebanon, Middleeast Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Armenian military shot down 13 Azerbaijani drones: ... more »
Every Billionaire Is A Predator: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Step 1: Be the billionaire class. Step 2: Buy up all news media. Step 3: Structure outlets to elevate voices who defend the status quo. Step 4: Smear non-plutocratic media who don’t protect the status quo as crazy conspiracy theorists and Russian propaganda. Step 5: […]
Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch: YOU Are Being Sold A Lie, And Many Will Pay Dearly"
Gregory Mannarino, *PM 7/15/20: **"Must Watch: * *YOU Are Being Sold A Lie, And Many Will Pay Dearly"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in parts of western Russia, leaving 52 000 without power
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A severe storm accompanied by hurricane-force winds and heavy rain hit parts of western Russia on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency in Saratov's St. Petersburg area. Power was disrupted to about 52 000 residents,...... Read more »
COVID-19 Has Been Weaponized to Demoralize And Destroy The Global Population As The Elites Are Now Bringing in The New World Order
COVID-19 Has Been Weaponized to Demoralize And Destroy The Global Population As The Elites Are Now Bringing in The New World Order by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Bill Gates had it exactly correct when he predicted that the weapon of the future was not going to be missiles, but microbes, and that is just what COVID-19 truly …
Gold/Silver Lift-off and Is The Chinese Central Bank Buying Stocks? John Rubino #4841
FSN GoldandSilver China total debt increased by $3 trillion in first half 2020, most ever by any country and twice what US did. Chinese equity market cap up $1 in the past two weeks. Connection? Is the Chinese Central Bank Buying Stocks? Goldman Sachs predicts 60% drop in S&P500 EPS in year ahead. Bannon says …
Ben Carson: It Has Become Politically Incorrect to Talk about Family Values
Fox News Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, weighs in on the uptick in violent crime in many US cities. #FoxNews end
Rabobank: “We Now Have A US Dollar Weapon Countdown Underway”
Rabobank: “We Now Have A US Dollar Weapon Countdown Underway” by Michael Every of Rabobank, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Yesterday US President Trump officially removed Hong Kong’s US special status, with few extra details that we didn’t already know other than that HK passports are no longer any more welcome than Chinese ones in the US, and that …
Ron Paul: Will The Federal Reserve Cause The Next Riots?
Ron Paul: Will The Federal Reserve Cause The Next Riots? by Ron Paul, https://www.infowars.com/ A coming crisis will likely be triggered by a collapse in the dollar’s value and a rejection of the dollar’s world reserve currency status – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly both recently denied that …
Gold Mining Stocks Are Making A Fortune At $1800 Gold
Arcadia Economics #GoldMiningStocks Are Making A Fortune At $1800 #Gold While many in the mainstream are just catching on that there is a rally going on in the #goldprice, those who have been invested in the gold #miningstocks have been making a fortune. For years the #goldmarket was not a popular place to be. But …
Young Mother SHOT Dead by BLM After Saying “All Lives Matter!”
Anthony Brian Logan A 24-year-old white mother by the name of Jessica Whitaker was shot after saying “All Lives Matter” to a group of Black Lives Matter supporters in Indianapolis, Indiana on the 4th of July weekend. The story has been told in a variety of ways on different platforms. Details are left out in …
Dollar Destroyed by Year End – Alasdair Macleod
Dollar Destroyed by Year End – Alasdair Macleod by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Finance and economic expert Alasdair Macleod says the gold market is “extremely dangerous as far as the bullion banks, swaps and trading desks” that, at some point soon, are going to have to deliver physical gold they do not have. Macleod explains, “I find …
Wells Fargo Bank Is In Trouble?
WallStForMainSt Wells Fargo Bank announced bad earnings for Q2 2020: Wells Fargo loses $2.4 billion in 2Q, first loss since 2008 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wells-… However, Wells Fargo’s new CEO tried to spin things saying that things will improve in the quarters to come. – Wells Fargo Hits Rock Bottom. Can It Get Worse? https://www.yahoo.com/news/wells-farg… New Christopher Whalen …
Defunding Police BACKFIRED, AOC SLAMMED As Activists DEMAND Police Be Reinstated As Crime SKYROCKETS
Tim Pool Defunding Police BACKFIRED, AOC SLAMMED As Activists DEMAND Police Be Reinstated As Crime SKYROCKETS. NYC Is seeing a wave of crime worse than they have seen in a very long time. As far left activists continue their demands that police be defunded or abolished crime is skyrocketing across the country. Activists in NYC …
NYC Police Union President Blasts City’s Liberal Leaders Over Spike in Crime
Fox News New York City Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch calls city leaders ‘cowards’ in interview with Lawrence Jones. #FoxNews #Hannity end
When This Battleship Sank, Nearby Sailors Experienced What Felt Like a Nuclear Weapons Blast
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The battleship Yamato was among the largest and most powerful battleships of all time. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *At 14:23, it happened. *Yamato*’s forward internal magazines detonated in a spectacular fireball. It was like a tactical nuclear weapon going off. Later, a navigation officer on one of Japan’s surviving destroyers calculated that the “pillar of fire reached a height of 2,000 meters, that the mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 6,000 meters.” In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a difficult decision: it would sac... more »
Tokyo Covid-19 alert increased to the highest level based on recent upturn
Tokyo Covid-19 alert increased to the highest level based on recent upturn Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis keeps on ebbing and flowing in Japan since the virus entered in the middle of January. Recently, after conditions got better in most of May and early June, the situation […]
Hospital has been pretty much empty for the entire period
‘Shut up or you don’t get paid’. “Complete and brutal insanity.” __________________ Hospital has been pretty much empty for the entire period Penelope Summary of Statement of an Anonymous Hospital Worker in Surrey, UK I am a consultant at a major, regional hospital in Surrey, had agreed to give an interview to an anti lockdown ... Read more Hospital has been pretty much empty for the entire period The post Hospital has been pretty much empty for the entire period appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Record-breaking torrential rains and deadly floods hammer Japan – Videos
Three inches of rain per hour – Moe than 3 feet in 3 days. _____________ A week of torrential rain pounded southwestern and central Japan, triggering severe flooding and landslides that killed at least 68 people. Kumamoto prefecture in Japan’s southern island of Kyushu has been hardest hit, and over the weekend residents braced for ... Read more Record-breaking torrential rains and deadly floods hammer Japan – Videos The post Record-breaking torrential rains and deadly floods hammer Japan – Videos appeared first on Ice Age Now.
2020 Is The Year The Unseen Becomes Seen
*Caitline Johnstone* - It is seldom pretty when things we’ve kept hidden in our subconscious begin moving into consciousness.
Over 13 years, Michael McNutt abused at least 35 boys in Halifax and Dartmouth
This article contains accounts of sexual abuse of children. Michael McNutt has pleaded guilty to 35 charges related to the sexual abuse of 35 boys from 1971 to 1987. The charges — Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, and Gross Indecency — are detailed in an Agreed Statement of Facts that McNutt signed on June 20. The […]
In Praise of Science Skeptics
Peter St. Onge writes at Mises Wire The COVID-19 Panic Shows Us Why Science Needs Skeptics Excerpts in italics with my bolds and images. The dumpster fire of COVID predictions has shown exactly why it’s important to sustain and nurture skeptics, lest we blunder into scientific monoculture and groupthink. And yet the explosion of “cancel […]
Welcome to the new abnormal: How to survive the growing civil unrest — LeoHohmann.com
The time to prepare is now Many of you were shocked by the video footage I presented over the weekend, where an army of some 300 heavily armed Black Panther type commandos marched through Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta, harassing white people with threats and intimidation. I received many emails from readers after that […] … Continue reading Welcome to the new abnormal: How to survive the growing civil unrest — LeoHohmann.com →
Police: Armed black militia’s march through Stone Mountain Park no cause for concern — LeoHohmann.com
An armed militia marched through an Atlanta-area suburb on Independence Day toting AR-15 rifles and shotguns, shouting black-power slogans and demanding reparations from white motorists. The event in Stone Mountain lit up social media sites with chatter about the group’s goals and military capability. But Georgia’s law enforcement community has for the most part dismissed […] … Continue reading Police: Armed black militia’s march through Stone Mountain Park no cause for concern — LeoHohmann.com →
“Under the guise of a pandemic, we will create a prison state” the Rockefeller Foundation’s DOCUMENTED plan for martial law… OPERATION LOCKSTEP | Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch
May 24, 2020 Pam Vernon “A world of tighter top-down government control and more authoritarian leadership, with limited innovation and growing citizen pushback” “Under the guise of a pandemic, we will create a prison state” Right from the horse’s mouth. And is it not right now looking just like a police state? Until recently you … Continue reading “Under the guise of a pandemic, we will create a prison state” the Rockefeller Foundation’s DOCUMENTED plan for martial law… OPERATION LOCKSTEP | Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch →
Science-tech updates - young blood for old? And much more.
Did we dodge a sci fi scenario of unparalleled potential nastiness? Already around the world, rich old struldbrugs are buying *“fresh young blood”* from healthy donors in their 20s… and on a very limited scale there’s no reason yet to get upset from a two way beneficial business arrangement. But it was easy to extrapolate that into a nightmare, if the fast rising world mafia-feudal oligarchy really sank their vampire teeth in, taking advantage of vast wealth disparities their cheating created. Now possible *good news,* evading that one (of many) nightmare. “In 2005, the same team d... more »
Kel-Tec's PF9 Pistol Hits The Target On Affordability And Simplicity
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* Many people want a simple, compact weapon self-protection but are put off by the retail price of today’s firearms. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The PF9 is a good mix of lightweight and lethality. The pistol carries a respectable seven rounds in the magazine. Like all semi-automatics carrying a loaded chamber increases the round count by one and the number of ready rounds to eight. The company offers a longer magazine with grip extension that carries eight rounds, for a potential total of nine. Many people want a simple, compact weapon ... more »
Has Google Been Tracking Your App Activity?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This lawsuit seeks class-action status. Even when following the company’s recommended user settings to stop potential monitoring, Google still records what individuals are doing on hundreds of thousands of smartphone apps, according to a lawsuit seeking class-action status. This is the second data-privacy lawsuit filed in the past couple of months against the tech giant by the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, on behalf of a group of individual consumers. In the lawsuit, Google is accused of violating federal wiretap law an... more »
This Picture Should Have Been the Day Battleships Were Sent to Scraper
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Mitchell believed that aviation—which could respond to both air and naval threats—was much better suited to protecting the country’s coastline than battleships. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The validity of Mitchell’s claims were self-evident—every ship had been sunk. While this did not wean the Navy off expensive battleships in the short term, it did expose their vulnerability from the air, and the Navy did seemingly hedge its bets later on by producing the Lexington-class aircraft carriers. The exercises also undoubtedly increased the Army Ai... more »
Was Ghislaine Maxwell Actually Arrested? Journalist Who Discovered Wayfair Child Sex Trafficking Site Speaks Out
Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly appeared before a New York judge for a bail hearing yesterday, related to charges of working with Jeffrey Epstein and sexually trafficking children. She was reportedly denied bail, and is allegedly being contained in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where Epstein allegedly died. But there were no photos released to the public, either yesterday or when she was arrested, leading some to speculate as to whether or not she was really arrested. The biggest news that came out of the 2016 leaked Podesta emails published by WikiLeaks, was ... more »
Biden, Gates, Other Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
The fake tweets tweets offered to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.
Did a Utah School Reopening Plan Include Template Letter in Case a Student Dies?
A crisis communication plan needed its own crisis communication plan.
Did Joe Biden Say He’s ‘Going to Beat Joe Biden’?
In political punditry, why go with a straightforward explanation when a nonsensical one will do?
Jeff Sessions Now Belongs to the Ages
...specifically, the Middle Ages. Last night's GOP primary election for Jeff Sessions' old seat currently being filled by Blue Dog Doug Jones could be seen in several ways depending on from which angle you look at it. It *could* be seen not so much as a defeat for Sessions but a win for Trump. As one GOP strategist put it last night, Alabamans are furiously behind Trump and if he'd told them to write in Mickey Mouse's name, 50% would have. Trump has been infamously angry at his penultimate Attorney General ever since Sessions did the one and only borderline ethical thi... more »
Flash floods leave 2 dead, roads and buildings destroyed in Khyber Pakhtukhwa, Pakistan
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Severe flash floods killed at least two people and damaged or destroyed more than 60 buildings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on July 13, 2020. A glacial lake outburst triggered flash floods in the Golen Valley of Lower Chitral District, washing away roads,...... Read more »
FOX: Doctor Claiming Covid-19 Conspiracy Tells Reporter “We Don’t Have Much Time”
A highly respected Chinese virologist has fled Hong Kong and says that the Chinese government knew about COVID-19 long before they claim they did. In an exclusive interview, Yan Li-Meng told Bill Hemmer Reports that lives could have been saved if the Chinese government hadn’t censored her work, adding: “This is a huge pandemic we […] The post FOX: Doctor Claiming Covid-19 Conspiracy Tells Reporter “We Don’t Have Much Time” appeared first on Health Nut News.
We Asked a Gun Expert to Dream Up an M5 Carbine to Replace the M4
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The U.S. Army is looking for a new weapon for infantry troops. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In choosing a new carbine, the U.S. Army must navigate a maze of requirements, prioritizing them and likely leave some of them unfulfilled in order to field a rifle. It must also recognize that against the backdrop of more expensive modernization efforts, such as the effort to produce next generation helicopters and infantry fighting vehicles, procurement budgets in the 2020s and 2030s will be tight and there will be a temptation to “make do” with the M4... more »
The World's Best Navies Are Helpless Against These 5 Missiles
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * As rising tensions with China and Russia make clear: ship-to-ship naval warfare is back. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * After decades of rapid innovation, the end of the Cold War and the subsequent Global War on Terror all but halted anti-ship missile development in the West. A focus on land operations in the Middle East and Central Asia sent Western navies struggling for relevance. As a result, navies adopted an emphasis towards supporting land forces and operating in the littoral zone. For the most part, ship to ship warfare was reduced to a... more »
North Korea's Submarine Forces: Old But Could Clearly Kill
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * North Korea’s submarine fleet, while smaller and less well funded than the other armed services, has generated an outsized number of international incidents. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *North Korea’s reliance on submarines exposes a harsh reality for the country: U.S. and South Korean naval and air forces are now so overwhelmingly superior that the only viable way for Pyongyang’s navy to survive is to go underwater. While minimally capable versus the submarine fleets of other countries, North Korea does get a great deal of use out of them. N... more »
India Would Rely On These 5 Weapons To Defeat A China-Pakistan Alliance
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Are they enough? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As a nuclear submarine, *Chakra* will be able to spend prolonged periods underwater, making it difficult to detect. During wartime, the advanced submarine will go after high value targets, such as Pakistani submarines (possibly carrying nuclear-armed cruise missiles) and Chinese submarines, destroyers, aircraft carriers and submarines. India occupies one of the most strategically important locations in the world. A short distance from the Persian Gulf, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, India ha... more »
Subtle as a Brick Through a Window…
For those paying close attention, it appears the background geopolitical economic cold-war between President Trump and China has intensified. As a consequence, all U.S. entities who have cemented their affluence in a partnership with Beijing are now in a position … Continue reading →
Was Ghislaine Maxwell Actually Arrested? Journalist Who Discovered Wayfair Child Sex Trafficking Site Speaks Out
Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly appeared before a New York judge for a bail hearing yesterday, related to charges of working with Jeffrey Epstein and sexually trafficking children. She was reportedly denied bail, and is allegedly being contained in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where Epstein allegedly died. But there were no photos released to the public, either yesterday or when she was arrested, leading some to speculate as to whether or not she was really arrested. The biggest news that came out of the 2016 leaked Podesta emails published by WikiLeaks, was ... more »
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Success Stories
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas discusses the importance of information sharing at the 2015 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Summit. (Source: Department of Homeland Security) The theory behind cybersecurity information sharing is clear and uncontroversial, even if the details of what to share, how best to do it and who to share with may sometimes result in debate and disagreement. The theory goes that organizations are better off sharing information and improving situational awareness than trying to recognize and face cyber threats and challenges on ... more »
The Second Islamic Conquest of Hagia Sophia
Assyrian International News Agency - 1 day ago
The Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is a purpose-built structure, and its purpose is the worship of the Christian God. This particular function is not incidental to the way the church was designed and built by its two visionary architects at the high meridian of the Byzantine Empire.
"What's Not To Like?" Lindsey Graham And I Agree On Something-- But Not The Crazy Way He Interprets It
Yesterday Lindsey Graham told an NBC News reporter, Frank Thorp, that "Biden has had a lot of personal tragedy, so I will never say a bad word about Joe Biden as a person, I just don’t think he’s the right guy to be president. He’s, in my view, a figurehead of the most radical movement in American history that’s coming from AOC and that crowd. And so my differences with Joe Biden are political, and they’re real, they’re wide and they’re deep, but he’s a fine man." OK, I agree that Biden isn't "the right guy to be president." But compared to Trump? Ole Lindsey-- at least publicly... more »
Climate-driven disasters pushing insurance premiums out of reach for farmers
Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires. For many, cancelling policies or underinsuring are the only options.
Ivanka Trump tweeted this photo holding beans. It could land her in big trouble
This photo of the President's daughter holding a can of beans isn't just the latest salvo in a boycott battle — it could also violate US ethics rules. Here's what you need to know.
Australian shares in the red; Dow gets a boost from COVID-19 vaccine progress
Promising coronavirus vaccine trials in both the US and UK pushed overseas markets higher overnight amid optimism an end to the coronavirus pandemic is within sight, but the ASX slips.
Police hunt for killer after man stabbed 'multiple times' near Sydney CBD
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Police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death at an apartment complex in the inner Sydney suburb of Pyrmont. The ABC understands the dead man was a building employee.
Man, 3yo daughter found unconscious in home following gas canister incident
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Police remove at least four gas canisters from an Adelaide home where a three-year-old child and a man were found unconscious, following a suspected domestic violence incident.
Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland should have 'first opportunity' to host AFL grand final
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Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says it's "only fair" Queensland be considered to host the AFL grand final given the Sunshine State is doing the "heavy-lifting" hosting the remainder of the season.
Antarctica not as untouched as we thought, as increasing human activity threatens fragile biodiversity
Humans have accessed more than two-thirds of the Antarctica and the proportion of places not impacted by people is shrinking, say researchers who are calling for greater protection of wilderness areas.
The Government says there are no cuts to the ABC. Here are the facts
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says ABC funding is rising every year, as laid out in the budget papers, amid a loss of 250 jobs from the national broadcaster. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
WA's beer-drinking, pro-mullet Premier's border policy is so popular this t-shirt has sold out. But can it last?
Some West Australians believe if their state was a nation, it would be one of the most successful countries in the world. But how long can it remain sealed off from the rest of Australia before the economic and social cost becomes too high?
Victoria's case numbers are causing alarm. Here's some context from experts
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The number of active coronavirus cases in Victoria has jumped fivefold in the last fortnight but, after a few days of stabilisation, some experts say stricter lockdown measures could be beginning to pay off.
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