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Weeping analysts finally quit Goff!
*THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020Bafflegab, foofaw meet hokum:* For several years, we've been advising you to view our failed public discourse through an anthropological lens. We've urged you to drop the silly old claim that man [sic] is the rational animal. Based upon our consultations with despondent yet top major anthropologists, we've urged you to see the species as it truly is, in a new, different way: We humans are the tribal, script-reading, war-inclined animal! Or so these highly-credentialed experts have told us, again and again. Are we really the tribal, script-reading animal? O... more »
The Resolution of the Rohingya Crisis May Require Military Intervention
*Anders Corr* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] If Burma’s government continues to resist the voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas, as it has done up until now, then repatriation should be swiftly executed under the protection of an international peacekeeping force. It has been five long years since a 2015 Yale Law School report found evidence that acts of genocide were being committed against the Muslim minority Rohingya of Burma. By December 2018, more than 1.1 million Rohingya had fled as refugees to Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. A Burmese military campaign of ma... more »
Expert: If You Want North Korea to Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Start by Ending the Korean War
*Zack Brown* *Security, * Korea expert and Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn believes the United States needs to dramatically reshape its strategy on North Korea in order to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. Korea expert and Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn believes the United States needs to dramatically reshape its strategy on North Korea in order to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. For the last thirty years, Washington orthodoxy has held that the Kim regime must first denuclearize for peace to emerge between the US and the DPRK. This order of... more »
NFL: Masks Mandatory for Fans in Stadiums (There Is a Catch)
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * You might not even be able to attend: There is no leaguewide policy yet on whether to allow fans at games, as each NFL team has the right to make that decision based on local mandates. The National Football League has confirmed that if fans are allowed entry into football stadiums this season, they will have to wear face masks or coverings. Brian McCarthy, the league’s vice president of communications, posted the message on Twitter. There is no leaguewide policy yet on whether to allow fans at games, as each NFL team has the right to make that deci... more »
Here's an Idea: Merge U.S. Marine Stealth F-35s and Lasers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC110196CD00&share=true] The U.S. Navy is developing a laser-application for its Marine Corps F-35B intended to effectively maintain the stealth fighter for future decades of war. The U.S. Navy is developing a laser-application for its Marine Corps F-35B intended to effectively maintain the stealth fighter for future decades of war. After all, the aircraft is, one might say, in its operational infancy and expected to fight until at least 2070 since the F-35B varian... more »
Pentagon: U.S. Navy Has 'Fielded' Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Senior Pentagon officials say that a new, nuclear-armed, submarine-launched, low-yield ballistic missile warhead is operational, bringing a new measure of potential precision nuclear attack strikes to America’s current deterrence posture. The weapon, called the W76-2 low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile, is now “fielded,” Pentagon officials tell TNI. Senior Pentagon officials say that a new, nuclear-armed, submarine-launched, low-yield ballistic missile warhead is operational, bringing a new measure of potential precision nuclear atta... more »
Live in Washington, D.C.? If You Go Out In Public, a Facemask is Now Mandatory.
*Rachel Bucchino* *Health, * Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued an executive order Wednesday that requires people to wear masks in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued an executive order Wednesday that requires people to wear masks in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The order includes fines of up to $1,000 for non-compliance. "Basically what it says is, if you leave home, you should wear a mask," Bowser said at a press conference. “This means, if you’re waiting for a bus, you must have on a ... more »
How Does the Army Plan to Keep AI Weapons Safe and With Humans Still in Control?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000386608&share=true] Here's what AI weapons can (and cannot) do. What if an Artificial Intelligence-enabled combat system simply goes too far by expediting and completing a decision-making cycle beyond that which was intended by a human operator? Can there be specific boundaries or safeguards engineered into a system to properly define and set parameters of possible computerized decisions based on algorithmic calculations? U.S. Army weapons developers are care... more »
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf defending federal agents surge
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf on federal agents surge, criticism of Portland response DHS Secretary Sets the Record Straight on Fake News on Portland Riots: ‘We Will Not Retreat’ Breitbart Penny Starr July 21, 2020 Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, hit back at a press conference in DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday against media reports that the Trump administration has sent anonymous, military-style forces into Portland, Oregon, where violent riots have taken place nightly for weeks. Wolf vowed, “we will not retreat.” Wolf said that ... more »
What does the Defense Appropriations Budget and Insurrection have in common? Democrats
I am absolutely stupefied at the number of amendments to the National Defense Budget request for 2021. But when I looked at the act, I was disgusted at the number of amendments already part of this budget. There isn’t just one or two — OH HELL NO — there are 803 amendments to this one budget. Why did they even bother to submit one in February if they were going to make so many changes? S.4049 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Also hidden within this crap just passed in the House is an additional $4Billion in … Continue reading →
Operation LeGend activated …
… Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities Operation Legend is named after four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept early in the morning of June 29 in Kansas City, the latest in a string violence to plague Kansas City in recent weeks. Kansas City has already reached 100 homicides this year, a 40 percent increase from last year. Attorney General William P. Barr announced on July 8, 2020 the launch of Operation Legend, a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative across all federal law enforcement agencies working in conjunction ... more »
Kenya reluctant to seek Comesa shield, opts for rehabilitation of sugar factories
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Jul-2020 Kenya is reluctant to seek extension of safeguards that protect the country from importation of cheap sugar from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).
Eight habits of the heart – a quick review
Recently, I revisited an old post about “The Porch People.” This was a summary of the book called “Little Cliff and the Porch People” by Clifton Taulbert. One of his other books is called “Eight Habits of the Heart.” It’s … Continue reading →
Bill Binney on Russian “Hacking” – Live
William Binney, former Technical Director of the National Security Agency (NSA – GCHQ’s much bigger American brother) and the world’s foremost expert in cyber-surveillance, explains why it is impossible that Russia hacked the DNC and Podesta emails for Wikileaks. From the International Schiller Institute, Washington DC live at 11am in Washington, 4pm in the UK.
The Daily "Near You?"
Delta Junction, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"All The Dragons..."
"How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us. So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen; if a restiveness, like light and cloud shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must think that somethi... more »
The Poet: Robert Frost, “Acceptance”
*“Acceptance”* “When the spent sun throws up its rays on cloud And goes down burning into the gulf below, No voice in nature is heard to cry aloud At what has happened. Birds, at least must know It is the change to darkness in the sky. Murmuring something quiet in her breast, One bird begins to close a faded eye; Or overtaken too far from his nest, Hurrying low above the grove, some waif Swoops just in time to his remembered tree. At most he thinks or twitters softly, 'safe!’ Now let the night be dark for all of me. Let the night be too dark for me to see Into the future. Let what will b... more »
"That One Chance..."
"You get that one chance; and damn it, you've got to take it! If there's one lesson I know I will take with me for eternity, its that there are those things that might happen only once, those chances that come walking down the street, strolling out of a café; if you don't let go and take them, they really could get away! We can get so washed out with a mindset of entitlement – the universe will do everything for us to ensure our happiness – that we forget why we came here! We came here to grab, to take, to give, to have! Not to wait! Nobody came here to wait! So, what makes anyone ... more »
Has the coronavirus pandemic weakened the U.S. dollar status as the international reserve currency?
U.S. debt continues to explode out of control because of the coronavirus pandemic.
EU leaders agree to debt mutualization with digital & green taxes (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 606.
The Coming Big Silver Short
[image: the-coming-big-silver-short] VIDEO - In this interview with The New American's Alex Newman, author and former options trader Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics explains that there is a looming explosion in silver due to price manipulation and unbacked paper. Large banks are involved. He says that when the market figures out that there is far more "paper" silver than there is physical silver to back it up, prices will skyrocket. He also talks about his new book, The Big Silver Short.
FDR’s AAA — The First Government Lockdown
[image: fdr-s-aaa-the-first-government-lockdown] FDR attempted to foist socialism on America by taking control of everything that could be raised on U.S. farms, hurting American farmers and helping foreign ones.
When Mob Mentality and Moral Suasion Meet the Markets
[image: when-mob-mentality-and-moral-suasion-meet-the-markets] What is the proper role of moral suasion on commerce? It’s easy to see the benefits for all involved if firms start waiting a little before dismissing employees under public pressure.
The Only Obstacle To A Healthy World Is Government Secrecy And Propaganda
*Caitlin Johnstone* - If people in power were no longer able to hide secrets and spin lies about what’s going on in the world, all of our major problems would come to an end.
Twitter Targets QAnon: Nukes 7,000 Accounts, Restricts 150,000 More
*Tyler Durden* - Whether you are into Q or not, the overt censorship is getting rather severe.
Judge Orders Michael Cohen To Be Released From Prison
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was one year into a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to campaign finance charges and lying to Congress, among other crimes.
WHO Cares What Celebrities Think?- # Propaganda Watch
*Hattip Corbett Report * *World Health Organization Hired PR Firm To Identify Celebrity ‘Influencers’ To Amplify Virus Messaging- Hill and Knowlton- That name should ring a bell?!* *The contract earmarked $30,000 for “influencer identification,” $65,000 for “message testing,” and $40,000 for a “campaign plan framework.”* *Hill and Knowlton, which registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, proposed identifying three tiers of influencers: celebrities with large social media followings, individuals with smaller but more engaged followings, and “hidden heroes,” those users wi... more »
The Korea War Powers Precedent
The Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Source: Ross Dunn, https://flic.kr/p/2fxNwGZ; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) As we commemorate the start of the Korean War seventy years ago, we should also take note of the precedent set by Congress’s inaction in that conflict, and the weakening of its claim to war powers that followed. Before 1950, Congress had authorized major military operations more than a dozen times, including five declared wars. Since 1950, Congress has ducked its responsibilities to approve—or block—major combat at least half a ... more »
Europe’s Chemophobic Green Deal
When endocrine activists draft European Parliament resolutions, it gets embarrassing.
UPDATED: Nova Scotia Shooting - "Independent" Review = None of our Bidness!!!
*UPDATED: July 23, 2020* - Announcement that the Independent Review will be conducted by three *political toadies**/hacks* who will rubber stamp the fairy tale concocted by the CYA governments *Ole Dammegard and the Christchurch Massacre* *Same PerpZ as the Nova Scotia Massacre???* Independent review into Nova Scotia mass killing to be announced later todayThe CBC is reporting that there will be a Joint Independent Review into the Nova Scotia mass killings. It's about time! In the old days before the perpZ took over, a PUBLIC inquiry would have been announced almost immediately af... more »
“No significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks”
Here’s another flip-flop: “No significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks” Penelope “Dr. Anthony Fauci recently said he opposed conducting studies to determine whether face masks are effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Is it because he already knows that the studies would put the lie to the whole mask-mandate ... Read more “No significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks” The post “No significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
IMERG maps excessive monsoon rain across Asia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission captured the rainfall accumulation across Asia-- from India to Japan-- this monsoon season, from June 1 to July 20, 2020. The data are remotely-sensed estimates that came from the Integrated Multi-Satellite...... Read more »
Traitor In The White House? Or Just A Doofus?
A new Ipsos poll released by Reuters shows Trump losing badly, with just 38% of registered voters saying they intend to back him in November. Not exactly newsworthy. But what is is how undecideds and third-party backers split. Reuters/Ipsos polling in 2016 found that support was evenly split that summer between Trump and then Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton among registered voters who had not backed a major party candidate. On Election Day, Trump won a majority of voters who said they decided in the final week. This year, the poll found that 61% of undecided or third-party r... more »
Turkey Warns Egypt That They Will Deploy More Forces To Libya If Egypt's Military Enter Libya
El-Sisi had stressed that the frontline of Sirte and Al-Jufra was “a red line” for Egyptian national security in response to the advancement of the GNA supported by Turkey to those areas.https://t.co/uBOXNosESs — Al Bawaba News (@AlBawabaEnglish) July 21, 2020 *Al Jazeera:* *'Dangerous adventure': Turkey warns Egypt over Libya invasion* At Istanbul meeting, Russia and Turkey agree to push for a ceasefire but Ankara says eastern commander must retreat. Turkey and Russia agreed on Wednesday to press for a ceasefire in war-ravaged Libya, but Ankara said the leader of the eastern for... more »
U.S. Air Force Wants A Self-Defense Missile System
*Warzone/Drive:* *Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward* These miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. Raytheon has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build a "flight-test ready" mini-missile that an aircraft could use to shoot down incoming air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. This effort is one of a number of aircraft self-defense weapon concepts that the U.S. military as a whole has been exploring in recent years as potential o... more »
Bring Out Your Canceled Dead
Two more iconic American corpses have bitten the dust this week. Environmentalist John Muir, father of the national park system and founder of the Sierra Club, and Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, are the latest high-profile casualties of the Cancel Culture Craze that is sweeping the nation as virulently as Covid-19. The Sierra Club officially disowned Muir because he was a racist prone to uttering the N word. Planned Parenthood of New York is removing Sanger's name from its clinic because she was an avowed eugenicist who was also notorious for canoodling with the KK... more »
Marking 75 Years of the Charter of the United Nations
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, Jul 23 (IPS) - The Charter of the United Nations has been a constant presence in my life. Read the full story, “Marking 75 Years of the Charter of the United Nations”, on globalissues.org →
Trinidad Skilfully Handles COVID-19 but Falls Short with Wildlife
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
PORT OF SPAIN, Jul 23 (IPS) - Could indiscriminate hunting lead to an outbreak of another zoonotic disease in Trinidad and Tobago. In this Voices from the Global South podcast our correspondent Jewel Fraser finds out. Read the full story, “Trinidad Skilfully Handles COVID-19 but Falls Short with Wildlife”, on globalissues.org →
Involve Marginalized Groups to Make Food Systems More Climate-Resilient
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
ROTTERDAM/THE HAGUE, Jul 23 (IPS) - At last week's 2020 High Level Political Forum (HLPF), UN member states discussed how to get back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. They focused on a dire need for "accelerated action and transformative pathways to realize the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development*."* Read the full story, “Involve Marginalized Groups to Make Food Systems More Climate-Resilient”, on globalissues.org →
This is why President Trump has blocked illegal aliens from Congressional apportionment
I'm sure most readers are aware that President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum preventing the counting of illegal aliens in the apportionment of Congressional districts. Gun Free Zone explains why this is a big deal. There are roughly 22 million illegals in the US. The average Congressional seat represents roughly 700,000 people. That means it would be possible to have 31 Members of Congress who do not represent a single US citizen or lawful resident alien as a constituent. That’s more seats than New York or Florida and almost as many as Texas. The news has been fil... more »
Changes to California’s Autism Spectrum Disorders Caseload: April 2003
The attached PDF file full of graphs and data on autism and related material from the state of California. It has since disappeared from the California State website but shows, very graphically, a tenfold increase in ASD as vaccinations increased from 1987 to 2002. The post Changes to California’s Autism Spectrum Disorders Caseload: April 2003 appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Coronavirus update: Tokyo records largest spike one year out from the Olympics
Just In - 12 hours ago
Tokyo records its largest single-day spike of coronavirus infections, exactly one year from when the city is scheduled to host the Olympics.
DFAT contractors to go due to financial constraints after massive effort to repatriate Australians
A former DFAT contractor says small groups of people were pulled into meetings and informed their contracts were being terminated because of "budget constraints".
Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons hopes getting airborne can lift her to world title
The new-look 2021 World Surf League format could suit Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons, who's planning some new moves to capitalise.
Another Night Of Riots In Portland
*Daily Mail: **Federal agents hit Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler with tear gas after crowd of angry protesters threw trash and water bottles at him and demanded he resign following two months of chaos across the city* * Mayor Ted Wheeler was met by angry crowds who chanted 'tear gas Ted' during demonstration Wednesday * Wheeler told demonstrators that he is 'doing everything in my power' to drive federal agents out of Portland * While tensions continue in Portland, concerns are mounting that Chicago is headed in the same direction * Trump escalated federal intervention in cities Wedn... more »
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Edward Xie and Danyaal Raza make the case for a basic services model to ensure people's needs are met as we recover from the coronavirus pandemic: Meeting universal basic needs for participation, health and independence is not a simple consumer choice. Rather, it’s a minimum condition to ensure a vibrant and thriving democratic society. Sadly, personal income alone cannot create more space in a child-care centre, more beds in a well-staffed care home, or more rail and bus routes. You may have more money, but are you empowered to live and su... more »
WATCH: Cops Attack Teen, Falsely Charge Him for Offering Them a Donut
[image: donut]For playing a practical joke with a donut, a teen was assaulted by police, unlawfully arrested and charged with assault — despite not touching anyone.
Calls to Close Ft Hood Base Mount After Body of 3rd Soldier Discovered in Only a Month
[image: hood]The body of a third soldier from Fort Hood has been discovered in just the last month, making it a total of 7 violent and mysterious deaths since March.
Breonna Taylor Lived After Being Shot, Bleeding Out, In Dire Need of Help Police Never Gave Her
[image: Breonna]In an updated lawsuit, the family of Breonna Taylor says she lived for over 5 minutes after being shot as police refused to render aid.
Two Maine medical cannabis companies raided by federal authorities
Two medical marijuana companies in Farmington, Maine, were raided by agents from the FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the local U.S. attorney’s office. Narrow Gauge Distributors and The Homegrown Connection were targeted in the Tuesday raids, during which agents piled marijuana plants outside one of the locations, the Bangor Daily News reported. It […] Two Maine medical cannabis companies raided by federal authorities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Minority Research Scientists Hunt for a COVID-19 Cure
Temporarily putting aside their ongoing research, scientists are addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color and seeking solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Black communities around the United States quickly and furiously. While all of the country has felt the devastation of this virus, communities with limited access to healthcare have been hit hardest. […]
Boeing's Iconic 747 Is Slowly Headed for Retirement
*Caleb Larson* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YLH9N4BSL&share=true] The air travel icon is no longer profitable, and the Chicago-based aerospace company is cutting their losses. Boeing’s iconic 747 passenger jet was once known as the “Queen of the Skies.” One of the most impressive planes ever built, the entire line is now being retired. Bloomberg reported the production wind-down earlier this month and explained that since 2016, Boeing has lost $40 million on every 747 manufactured. Although not yet publ... more »
U.S. Smartphone Sell-Through Fell 25 Percent in Second Quarter
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Just a case of bad timing? With the coronavirus pandemic and associated shutdowns in full swing for most of the quarter, smartphone sell-through in the U.S. dropped 25 percent in the second quarter, with every major manufacturer showing a decline. However, Apple’s launch of the iPhone SE in mid-April was considered a success, while the Samsung Galaxy S20, somewhat less so. That’s according to a report released this week by Counterpoint Research, the preliminary US Smartphone Channel Share Tracker. In the quarter, compared to the quarter the year ... more »
Donald Trump's Payroll Tax Cut Plan Is Now Dead
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * Senate Republicans have rejected President Donald Trump’s insistence for a payroll tax cut to be included in their GOP-dominated proposal of the coronavirus relief package, expected to be released Thursday. Senate Republicans have rejected President Donald Trump’s insistence for a payroll tax cut to be included in their GOP-dominated proposal of the coronavirus relief package, expected to be released today. Trump has said he would consider not signing the legislation if it didn’t include a payroll tax cut, but Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said ... more »
Taylor Swift Announces Surprise Album ‘Folklore’
Her eighth record comes less than a year after she dropped "Lover."
BBC To Combat Fake News!! Start With Harrabin Then!!
By Paul Homewood Is it April 1st already? The past few months have proved just how priceless are the values of traditional journalism in the ‘fake news’ age. Two forces in particular have brought this home in no uncertain terms. First, the massive “infodemic” of online misinformation that has grown up alongside […]
Co-author of controversial hydroxychloroquine study has 2018 paper corrected for “unintentional mistake”
Didier Raoult, whose claims that hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19 have been widely disputed, has had a 2018 paper corrected for what his team says was unintentional duplication of a figure. Here’s the correction for “Identification of rickettsial immunoreactive proteins using a proximity ligation assay Western blotting and the traditional immunoproteomic approach,” which came four months … Continue reading Co-author of controversial hydroxychloroquine study has 2018 paper corrected for “unintentional mistake”
Is President Trump 'The First Racist President' Of The United States?
*Daily Mail: **Joe Biden calls Donald Trump 'the first racist president' of the United States while Trump insists he has done more to help black Americans than anyone since Abraham Lincoln* * Joe Biden on Wednesday addressed a virtual town hall organized by a union * Biden was asked by a health-care worker about Trump terming COVID 'China flu' * Biden said Trump's discrimination of people was 'absolutely sickening' * He said racists have 'tried to get elected president. He's the first one that has' * Trump responded that he helped more black people than anyone since Lincoln Joe B... more »
The U.S. Army's New Artillery Can Kill from 40 Miles Away
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E79S131I01&share=true] Meet the ERCA. What if an attacking U.S. Army ground force knew its ultra-long-range artillery had already decimated enemy supply lines and troop fortifications in advance of their move to take out the enemy? Moreover, what if all of that bombardment had been done from a safer standoff range? It is not hard to imagine that such a U.S. force could maneuver with more confidence and more clearly-defined objectives by virtue of having already... more »
Ruger's AR-556 Pistol Is Everything You Love In An AR-15 (In Handgun Form)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The AR-556 is one of many so-called AR pistols. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The AR-556 has all of the benefits of any other AR-15 style weapon, including semi-automatic operation, the same method of operation, and the same procedures for clearing a jammed weapon. This makes it easier for an AR-15 rifle owner that also wants a pistol to quickly master the AR-556. The AR-15 rifle, or ArmaLite Rifle-15, was developed by Eugene Stoner as a potential military firearm. The AR-15, first adopted by the U.S. Air Force and later by the rest of the arme... more »
AT&T Lost Another 886,000 DirecTV and U-Verse Subscribers
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * But the news is better when it comes to HBO Max, calling the launch "successful". AT&T lost another 886,000 DirecTV and U-Verse subscribers in the second quarter of 2020, after losing nearly a million in the first quarter, the company announced in quarterly earnings Thursday. The number of total net loss pay-TV subscribers actually reached 954,000, per Fierce Video, taking into account the net loss of 68,000 AT&T TV Now subscribers. The company also said that its total number of subscribers for HBO and HBO Max is 36.3 million, as of the end of J... more »
A New SR-71 Spy Plane Could Be a Mach 6 Super Bomber
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The SR-72 depicted in Lockheed’s concept art was described as capable of cruising at six times the speed of sound. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Blackbird was retired and not replaced because its ISR capabilities had become niche due to improving spy satellites and because of slow but stealthy long-endurance drones like the RQ-170. Sure, Blackbirds could rapidly penetrate defended airspace, but a stealth drone could do that more slowly but also more discretely, and sustainably orbit an area of interest, delivering real-time video feeds fo... more »
Bill Gates Denies Rumors Saying He Wants to Use Vaccines to Implant Microchips
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2MFD9YNUH8&share=true] Why do people keep believing such nonsense? Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday, denied conspiracy theories that point toward the Microsoft co-founder seeking to use coronavirus vaccines to implant tracking devices in the population. Gates addressed a poll from a Yahoo News/YouGov survey that found 28% of American adults actually believe theories claiming that he would implant microchips in billions of people to mon... more »
Chevron Corporation Acquires Noble Energy for $5 Billion
On Monday, Chevron Corporation announced a $5 billion (excluding debt) agreement to acquire Noble Energy, Inc. in an all-stock transaction.… The post Chevron Corporation Acquires Noble Energy for $5 Billion appeared first on IER.
China's First Domestically Built Ice Breaker Has Set Sail For Its First Trip To The Arctic.
Aerial photo taken on Oct 15, 2019 shows China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, that is to depart at the Shekou cruise home port in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 started its maiden voyage to the Antarctic from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen Tuesday. Xuelong 2 set sail on the country's 36th Antarctic expedition. Another icebreaker named Xuelong will also join the expedition, making it the first time that two polar icebreakers work together on China's Antarctic expedition. (PHOTO / XINHUA) ... more »
President Trump Confronts a Decepticon, Liz Cheney…
Perhaps a tweet by President Trump earlier today is not about internal internecine party squabbles; perhaps this is a recognition the Decepticons are going to join with Democrats to mount a full frontal uniparty assault: Liz Cheney is the Mitt … Continue reading →
Existing-home Sales Set Record in June, Reflecting Booming Housing Market
[image: existing-home-sales-set-record-in-june-reflecting-booming-housing-market] Existing-home sales rose nearly 21 percent in June, and the rebound is likely to continue.
Miami Creates 39-Cop Mask Enforcement Team, Fines and Jail Time for Offenders
[image: miami-creates-39-cop-mask-enforcement-team-fines-and-jail-time-for-offenders] Miami now has a team of police officers solely dedicated to enforcing a mandate to wear masks indoors and outdoors. Offenders could find themselves in jail.
In Military Service To The US And… Satan
At the end of June, the US Department of Justice reported that 22-year-old US Army Private Ethan Melzer had been planning to murder his fellow service members. While in his military unit, he had been sending sensitive information to his co-conspirators about its location, movements and security measures. He is […]
Black Agenda Report 23 July 2020
23 July 2020 — Black Agenda Report Who is the Most Dangerous Fascist? Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor Most American leftists are incoherent on the term fascism, and Democrats have utterly destroyed the word’s meaning. Freedom Rider: Media Silent as Trump Declares Wars Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist Donald Trump’s attacks on Venezuela, Syria and … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 23 July 2020
Some Are in Super-Yachts and Others Are Clinging to Drifting Debris: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2020)
23 July 2020 — Tricontinental Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan), Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, 1849. Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 18 July, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres posted the following tweet: ‘COVID-19 has exposed the lie that free markets can deliver healthcare for all, the fiction … Continue reading Some Are in Super-Yachts and Others Are Clinging to Drifting Debris: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2020)
Chief of Naval Operations Adm Says The Fire Damaged 11 Of The Amphibious Assault Ship Bonhomme Richard’s 14 Decks
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday, wearing the helmet with the stars, tours the USS Bonhomme Richard on July 17. USN *Warzone/The Drive: **Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck* *Fires also broke out on another Navy amphibious assault ship last week and a carrier under construction this week.* The Navy's top officer says that the fires that burned for four days on the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard last week left 11 of its 14 decks damaged and its island effectively gutted. Meanwhile, ... more »
Prolonging the Endless War
With Donald Trump declaring that he wanted all U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan home by Election Day 2020 as shown here: ...a recent vote in the House of Representatives gives us a clear sense of where America's longest war is headed. Here is the amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which was offers by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN): The amendment would have seen all U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan transitioned to the Government of Afghanistan by April 29, 2021 and seen the accelerated transit of all military forces of the United State... more »
Where Do We Go From Here?
The time immediately after World War II was a time of tremendous transition. The American billionaire, Rick Dallio claims that we are at another such inflection point. Will we transition, or will we sink into our same old ways? Glen Pearson writes that, after the war, Canada followed the lead of Franklin Roosevelt: To deal with the gaps, or holes, in Canadian society, they followed the lead set by Franklin Roosevelt years earlier and invested in Canadians themselves just as much as the country’s natural resources. They shifted policies and shaped taxes to create a more advanced, ... more »
“We Are All Like Elephants”
*“We Are All Like Elephants”* by Marc Chernoff "In many ways, our past experiences have conditioned us to believe that we are less capable than we are. All too often we let the rejections of our past dictate every move we make. We literally do not know ourselves to be any better than what some opinionated person or narrow circumstance once told us was true. Of course, an old rejection doesn’t mean we aren’t good enough; it just means some person or circumstance from our past failed to align with what we had to offer at the time. But somehow we don’t see it that way - we hit a menta... more »
Indian Farmers Are Staring at Suicide as Modi Government Looks the Other Way
An account from India on farmer suicide and why many could have been prevented.
Tokyo in a new daily high of Covid-19: Allowed to fester in sex areas and now spread
Tokyo in a new daily high of Covid-19: Allowed to fester in sex areas and now spread Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Once more many media outlets in Japan are over-stating falsehoods about the announcement of 366 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Tokyo. For it isn’t a shock because the coronavirus […]
An Entire Building Has Quietly Vanished From Area 51.
An array of buildings at Area 51 can be seen from the plane (Image: Gabriel Zeifman) *The Mirror: **Rare Area 51 pictures show giant hangar has mysteriously vanished* New long-range photographs of the top-secret military base deep in the Nevada Desert show a giant hangar previously pictured at the site is nowhere to be seen. An entire building has quietly vanished from the United States' mysterious Area 51. Before and after photographs of the top-secret military base in the Nevada desert show a large hangar has vanished. The mystery around the site has sparked rumours aliens an... more »
Oxford Epidemiologists: UK Gov’t ‘COVID Suppression’ Strategy is Not Viable
*21WIRE + UnHerd* | US, UK government is getting more strident and aggressive in pushing masks and vaccines, but it doesn't reflect the real science.
Greenpeace Founder: ‘There is No Climate Catastrophe – It’s a Lie’
*Improve The Planet* | Dr. Patrick Moore completely eviscerates the idea of 'climate catastrophism' and dismantles the claim that man-made CO2 levels are warming the planet beyond a tipping point of human survival.
UKC News: Gov’t Accelerates COVID Psy-Op, ‘Russia Report’ Courtesy of Steele and Browder
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Brian Gerrish and Mike Robinson are joined by guest analyst Alex Thomson for the midweek news round-up.
SKILL V. STORYLINE: Donald Trump made an accurate statement!
*THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020Quickly, our tribe fought back:* In yesterday's report, we described two recent events in which a fleeing man was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer. One event, in Atlanta, quickly became world famous. The other event, in San Diego, was almost completely ignored. And indeed, when Catherine Herridge posed a recent question to Donald J. Trump, she seemed to voice concern about one of these shooting deaths, but not about the other. Two men had been shot and killed. Could it be that only one of these people mattered? We're sure that isn't what Herr... more »
1.4 Million Seek Jobless Aid, First Increase Since March
Before the pandemic, the number of weekly unemployment applications had never exceeded 700,000.
"Inflation/Deflation: The Economy Is an Elephant"
*"Inflation/Deflation: The Economy Is an Elephant"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The economy is like an elephant surrounded by blindfolded economists and pundits: what each blindfolded person reports about the elephant depends on what part they happen to touch. This is why aggregate measures such as gross domestic product (GDP) and the consumer price index (CPI) will be misleading and therefore useless going forward: different parts of the economy might experience sharp deflation while other parts are experiencing rapid inflation. What each household and enterprise will experience depends... more »
Coronavirus Is Delaying The Air Force's Acquisition Of F-35 Lasers
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * And it’s not the only laser program the Air Force is pursuing. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The challenge now is to get lasers down to size. And, with delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, when that will be is anybody’s guess—but don’t expect to see Star Wars-esque dogfights anytime soon. The laser program, dubbed SHiELD, or Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator, was injected with cash in 2017 when the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million to design and develop a fiber laser that would eventually be mounted on jets via a targe... more »
This Is Wrong: We Shouldn't Call Coronavirus 'Our World War'
*Arne Kislenko* *Politics, North America* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC190142BDC0&share=true] Likening the pandemic to war can convey a sense of urgency to those who don’t understand the consequences of inaction, but outright comparisons to the suffering and sacrifice of millions in vastly different contexts is disrespectful and doesn’t help the current fight against COVID-19. What we are living through now is important, but it’s not war. The collective effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic has been called the defining mome... more »
VIDEO: Watch an F-35 Go Into 'Beast Mode' And Smash 5 Targets
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * The video, dating back to November of 2018, depicts an F-35 simultaneously firing five air-to-surface missiles against five test targets. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This heaping of weapons is housed in a combination of external and internal storage bays, which also appears to be the case in this recently leaked test. A Dutch F-35 flying in beast mode was sighted last year, armed with four GBU-31’s and two AIM-9X sidewinders in its external bay. F-35’s sporting the full, sixteen-missile air-to-air suite have yet to be spotted. A recently le... more »
Each U.S. F-35 Could Soon Be Fighting With Its Own Fleet Of Drones
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* It’s called “weapons forward,” the idea that an airborne fighter jet could control an advancing armed drone traveling into high-threat enemy territory. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It is extremely important to maximize the improved sensor-to-shooter times enabled by advanced networking while also tailoring distribution in the most efficient way to empower decision-makers under fire in heavy combat. In essence, advanced networking can both be leveraged and properly managed by capable human decision makers. It’s called “weapons forward,” th... more »
WCP320: How Wilson and Sig Sauer Joined Forces on a New 9mm Gun
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* Could this take on Glock? The P320 has been called Sig Sauer’s answer to the Glock, and a variant of the P320 was even adopted by the U.S. Army as the M17. Its light recoil and reliability have made the nine-millimeter Sig P320 a favorite for the military, law enforcement and civilian shooters alike. It provides numerous customizations yet remains fairly standard in its design. It would seem it would be hard to improve on such a solid platform, but the Sig Sauer’s recent collaboration with Wilson Combat has resulted in the new 9mm WCP320. Thi... more »
Western Bulldogs climb AFL ladder with gutsy win over Gold Coast Suns
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The Bulldogs hold on to beat the Suns by five points in a tight contest on the Gold Coast, the win moving Luke Beveridge's side inside the top four.
Wests Tigers' Michael Chee Kam taken to hospital as Eels post 26-16 victory
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The Wests Tigers forward is hospitalised following a sickening concussion in the 10-point loss to Parramatta in the opening match of the round 11 of the NRL.
France’s Macron slams Turkey and Russia over moves in eastern Mediterranean
[image: France’s Macron slams Turkey and Russia over moves in eastern Mediterranean] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – French President Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday, condemned Turkey’s “breach” of the sovereignty of both Greece and Cyprus, stressing the need to punish anyone who violates the eastern Mediterranean sea borders. Macron said, in a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart in front of the Elysee Palace: “Cyprus can confirm France’s support for it, and Turkey’s breach of the sovereignty of Cyprus, as well as Greece, is condemned, and anyone who violates the easter... more »
US military aircraft penetrated Syrian airspace, approached Russian base: media
[image: US military aircraft penetrated Syrian airspace, approached Russian base: media] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – A U.S. military aircraft reportedly penetrated Syrian airspace via the eastern Mediterranean this week and approached the Russian Hmeimim (var. Khmeimim) Airbase near the coastal city of Jableh. According to the Interfax News Agency, a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft entered Syrian airspace and approached the Hmeimim Airbase and flew south towards the Tartous Naval Base, which is also used by the Russian military. This U.S. Continue reading US mili... more »
Azeri President calls for all ‘occupied lands to be freed’ from Armenia
[image: Azeri President calls for all ‘occupied lands to be freed’ from Armenia] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Azeri President Ilham Aliyev called for a tougher stance against neighboring Armenia, following a week-long battle along the border. In a statement posted on his website and translated by Bloomberg, Aliyev said, “we don’t need any partial resolution because that would be temporary.” Aliyev’s moved away from Azerbaijan’s previous stance of gradual resolution over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as the Azeri President called for all areas to be retaken from Armenia. Conti... more »
Israeli army carries out military drills along Lebanese border amid heightened tensions
[image: Israeli army carries out military drills along Lebanese border amid heightened tensions] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported that the Israeli army is conducting live ammunition training at the southern Lebanese border, at a time when the Israeli army announced sending military reinforcements to the area. According to the agency, an Israeli tank fired 14 shells near a farm in Bastara, a village in the occupied Sheba’a Farms area. This comes, while the Israeli army spokesman, Avichay Adraee, stated that “due to the assessment of th... more »
Erdogan boasts of Turkey’s ‘historic achievements’ in Syria, Libya, Mediterranean
[image: Erdogan boasts of Turkey’s ‘historic achievements’ in Syria, Libya, Mediterranean] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the skill of his country’s armed forces, saying that it allowed Ankara to make “historic achievements” within its borders and outside. This came in a message that Erdogan wrote in the visitors book during his visit on Thursday, accompanied by members of the Supreme Military Shura Council to the shrine of the founder of the Turkish Republic, President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the capital, Ankara. Continue reading Erdo... more »
US ‘Ninja Bomb’ allegedly used again in Syria: photos
[image: US ‘Ninja Bomb’ allegedly used again in Syria: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – New reports out of the Middle East allege that the use of the US’ sword-carrying Hellfire R9-X “ninja bomb” has increased in recent weeks, and that it was most recently used in a Monday attack on alleged terrorists in northern Syria. The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday that an R9-X missile struck a small, white truck the day prior and killed several individuals near Azaz, Syria. Images uploaded to social media by independent outlet Islamic World News showed what is believed to be the rema... more »
Russia’s largest electronic intelligence base discovered in Syria: media
[image: Russia’s largest electronic intelligence base discovered in Syria: media] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – The location of Russia’s “largest electronic intelligence base” in Syria has been discovered in the Homs Governorate, the publication, Avia.Pro, reported on Thursday. “The Russian military, on the territory of the Syrian province of Homs, deployed an electronic reconnaissance station, which collects data on the location of any air defense systems deployed in Syria, military aircraft and communications complexes,” the Russian online publication said. “The existence of such... more »
Israeli army sends reinforcements to Lebanese border amid fears of Hezbollah retaliation
[image: Israeli army sends reinforcements to Lebanese border amid fears of Hezbollah retaliation] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, the Israeli army announced that it has decided to send military reinforcements to its border with Lebanon amid fears of a retaliatory attack from Hezbollah. “Given the assessment of the situation, it was decided to send a specific infantry reinforcement to the northern military command on the border with Lebanon,” Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee tweeted this morning. The army statement did not reveal any further details about t... more »
New Zealand bill will expand internet censorship
Legislation introduced to New Zealand’s parliament will vastly expand the power of state agencies to censor and remove online content deemed “objectionable”. The culmination of pushes since the Christchurch event, the move will enable the ‘Chief Censor’ to issue takedown notices and create internet filters, concerning privacy advocates. [...Continued]
Kids SHOULD Wear Masks ALL DAY! (Not)…
Let’s Look At REALITY… By Kent Heckenlively JD Science is science, humor is humor, and sometimes a good cigar is just a smoke. You may or may not know it, but Dr. Judy Mikovits and I have a book coming out on August 11, 2020 (already available on Kindle), called THE CASE AGAINST MASKS: Ten … Continue reading Kids SHOULD Wear Masks ALL DAY! (Not)…
Disinformation campaigns are murky blends of truth, lies and sincere beliefs – lessons from the pandemic
Kate Starbird, Associate Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Many people who participate in disinformation campaigns are unwitting accomplices and much of the information they spread is accurate, which makes it all the harder to identify the campaigns.
What are political parties' platforms – and do they matter?
Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties, and can help predict what the government will actually do.
Portland Protests-Riots DHS Readouts; Protecting Federal Buildings; Insurrection Act, & More
The City of Portland, Oregon, is being sued over use of tear gas against protester-rioters. See: “The city of Portland … Continue reading →
Mayor of Portland, Oregon, Tear Gassed by Federal Agents
Mayor Ted Wheeler has opposed federal agents' presence but he has faced harsh criticism from many sides.
The Big Family Search from South Carolina to Nova Scotia
News 1. Union leaders ask for pay equity for LPNs The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Tim Bousquet was at a press conference on Wednesday where five unions representing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) called for pay equity for those nurses across Nova Scotia. About a month ago, an adjudicator awarded LPNs […]
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*Los Angeles and San Diego will not reopen classrooms in the fall * The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts announced Monday that they will not return to in-person classes next month but will begin the school year with online-only classes over coronavirus concerns. In Los Angeles, students will start virtual classes on August 18 but will not be called back to the physical classroom, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said. San Diego will start online-only classes on August 31. “Countries that have managed to safely reopen schools have done so ... more »
Hegel’s World-Historical Man: Julius Caesar
Hegel says that the world-historical man is firm, decisive, and blessed with a sense of history, and through his words and deeds, he gets recognized as the great hero of his epoch. He holds Julius Caesar as an exemplar of a world-historical man—he notes that Caesar fought and conquered his rivals, and destroyed the constitution of Rome to gain a position of supremacy in Roman politics, but what makes him crucial for the world is that his autocratic and violent political methods were necessary for unifying the Roman Empire and driving history in the right direction.
Powerful explosion at Popocatepetl, heavy ash to 7.3 km (24 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico
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A powerful volcanic eruption took place at Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano at around 14:58 UTC (09:58 LT) on July 22, 2020. According to the Washington VAAC, a heavy volcanic ash plume reached approximately 7 300 m (24 000 feet) above sea level. In a 24-hour...... Read more »
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*Newest Polar Bear Alarm Fails Laugh Test* Google News and the establishment media are attempting to frighten people today with claims that polar bears may go extinct by 2100. The claims are absolute rubbish and fail the laugh test. BBC, CBS, New Scientist, the New York Times, and Science Alert are among the many media outlets hyping the scare today. The scare is based on a new Nature Climate Change paper titled, “Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence.” In the paper, the authors claim, “Our model captures demographic trends observed during 197... more »
How the Marine Corps Plans to Sink Enemy Warships (Using F-35 Stealth Fighters)
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* A force multiplier. *Key Point*: The experimentation with F-35s as aerial observers for rocket strikes underscores how serious the Marine Corps is about hitting targets far away. Including ships. The U.S. Marine Corps recently proved that an F-35 stealth fighter can pass targeting data to a ground-based rocket launcher. The test, which took place in Yuma, Arizona sometime prior to mid-October 2018, involved a Marine F-35B detecting a metal container on the ground and passing the GPS coordinates via radio datalink to one of the Corps’s wheeled ... more »
Western Sydney Wanderers star Kristen Hamilton named W-League's best
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The US international is rewarded for her stunning W-League performances with the Wanderers, winning the Julie Dolan Medal as player of the season.
'The images of misery and horror have haunted me my entire life': Former Nazi guard convicted
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A 93-year-old man is charged with more than 5,000 counts of accessory to murder over his role as a Nazi prison camp guard as a teenager.
No, I wasn't being alarmist - rather, I wasn't alarmist enough
I'm baffled to have received a few messages from readers, suggesting that my article yesterday titled "Self-defense under a justice system that's no longer on your side" went too far in suggesting that, in certain jurisdictions, we might need to be very careful to leave no evidence behind if we're forced to defend ourselves, because the law enforcement and justice system authorities there are biased towards the lawless and against the law-abiding. I don't think it went too far at all. In fact, I think I pulled my punches too much, if people are still laboring under the misapprehen... more »
California’s marijuana social equity program, rife with corruption, lives or dies at local level
California's social equity programs for cannabis companies vary widely in effectiveness by municipality. California’s marijuana social equity program, rife with corruption, lives or dies at local level is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
WILL TRUMP STORMTROOPERS BE THE NEW "BALLOT SECURITY TASK FORCE"?
Yesterday, *The Washington Post* reminded us that President Trump and the Republicans have plans to intimidate Democratic voters at polling places: The president is being backed by a bustling Republican operation in 15 states to monitor voting locations and ensure a heavy GOP presence at polling sites. Trump’s reelection campaign and the RNC are working together to recruit 50,000 volunteers to serve as “poll watchers,” according to advisers to both groups, with $20 million set aside for courtroom fights, underscoring the legal arsenal at the party’s disposal. But will the real inti... more »
Peter Ridd and James Cook University: the Federal Court delivers a devastating blow against free speech
By Paul Homewood The Federal Court has devastating blow against mainstream Australians, against freedom of speech and against freedom of speech on climate change by overturning the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court which held that Dr Peter Ridd was unlawfully dismissed by James Cook University. Alarmingly, this decision shows that contractual provisions guaranteeing […]
Identifying Early COVID-19 Symptoms Can Predict Severity, Guide Proper Treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first five days of COVID-19 symptoms can predict both the severity of the disease and the treatment that will be required, says a preliminary report entitled “Symptom clusters in Covid19: A potential clinical prediction tool from the COVID-19 Symptom study app,” distributed by MedRxiv, a medical archive for unpublished […] The post Identifying Early COVID-19 Symptoms Can Predict Severity, Guide Proper Treatment appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Acceptable Is Ecuador’s “Final Offer” to Foreign Creditors?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ecuadorian government hopes to tackle the country's dire economic situation with a "final offer" to restructure its foreign debt. One major group of creditors, the AdHoc Group, initially expressed its satisfaction with the offer submitted. However, other creditors are hoping for a more favorable proposal. The AdHoc Group also […] The post How Acceptable Is Ecuador’s “Final Offer” to Foreign Creditors? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Police Remove Over 400 Bodies from Homes and Streets in Bolivia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police officers have removed over 400 corpses from streets and homes in Bolivia in only five days, the Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (FELCC) reported on Tuesday, July 21st,. Of this total, it is estimated that the majority died from Covid-19. In the city of Cochabamba alone, 191 […] The post Police Remove Over 400 Bodies from Homes and Streets in Bolivia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Researchers Identify New Antibodies That Neutralize Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The progress of science in the fight against the novel coronavirus has been occurring day after day since the start of 2020. Human and even Llama antibodies have already been identified that can be effective, at least in laboratory tests. Now, researchers at Columbia University in the United States have […] The post Researchers Identify New Antibodies That Neutralize Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tests Confirm Antiviral Fabric Efficacy Against Novel Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Tests performed at Bio-Manguinhos' Virological Technology Laboratory (LATEV) confirmed the efficacy against the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus of a fabric with antiviral properties. Financed by the Senai Innovation Call for Industry, the project is a partnership between the Santa Catarina company Diklatex and . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Tests Confirm Antiviral Fabric Efficacy Against Novel Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.
5G Auction in Brazil Is New Chapter of 21st-Century Cold War Between China and USA
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is at the heart of the 21st-century cold war, with the coveted auction to take over the country's new cell phone frequency, 5G. The dispute for a new communication band in the technology market has the two wealthiest nations in the world clashing: the United States and China. At […] The post 5G Auction in Brazil Is New Chapter of 21st-Century Cold War Between China and USA appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bradesco, Itaú, and Santander Launch Plan Promoting Sustainable Development in Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amid the global demand for Brazil to increase its commitment to climate change issues, the country's three largest private banks, Bradesco (BBDC3; BBDC4), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB4) and Santander Brasil (SANB11), have launched a joint plan to foster sustainable development in the Amazon. The proposal includes ten measures, such as encouraging […] The post Bradesco, Itaú, and Santander Launch Plan Promoting Sustainable Development in Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times.
Azul’s Creditors Prepare Team to Renegotiate US$400 Million Debt
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following the banks and the aircraft lessors that own the planes leased by the airlines, Azul will need to face a discussion with the international creditors that bought its bonds issued in the foreign market. The total liabilities with these bonds amount to US$400 million (R$2 billion) and mature in […] The post Azul’s Creditors Prepare Team to Renegotiate US$400 Million Debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
Wake Up! Alan Dershowitz Debates Robert Kennedy Jr
Grab a coffee! 8:45am today! Go to https://youtu.be/IfnJi7yLKgE From CHD: Don’t miss this historic debate between Children’s Health Defense Chairman Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz. With the current COVID crisis dominating headlines at national and... more »
Food Insecurity And Wealth for the Wealthy both Skyrocket During Coronavirus
Here's a disheartening report for the average American who worries daily about their job, income, retirement and overall financial picture. I take umbrage with the out of date term "Food Stamps." The program is now known as SNAP - Supplement... more »
Eyebrow Raising Reports from Ukraine and Russia
The rabbit hole we live in is quite the warren. Sharing this for conversation. Yesterday I saw a Tweet that claimed that four Ukrainian military members had died following va cks in ation for Covid using the vaccine from Moderna.... more »
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