Monday, July 27, 2020

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Are Thatcherism and Reaganomics your best answers, Josh?

Roger Beale at Michael West - 6 hours ago
[image: Josh Frydenberg, Thatcher and Reagan] Thatcherism and Reaganomics led to huge transfers of income and wealth from the poor to the rich. Increasing the tax rates on the highest earners would instead send a powerful message that we really are all in this together.

Against the Tory Age Tax

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
The first week of the parliamentary recess, so what is a leading Tory to do? How about kite-flying a new policy to see if it catches a violent gust of opposition, or floats languidly in a pleasant breeze of indifference or, even better, acquiescence? This is exactly what Matt Hancock, our ever-present health secretary has decided to do. According to *The Graun*, one policy under consideration by the government - which Hancock is favourable toward - is introducing a new tax to pay for elderly social care. With the proviso that workers of the age of 40 pay for it. Because this govern... more »

Cashless Society: Deep State Tool of Control | Behind the Deep State

TNA Video at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: cashless-society-deep-state-tool-of-control-behind-the-deep-state] VIDEO - The Deep State is hyping COVID19 hysteria and an alleged "coin shortage" to promote a cashless society with no cash, warns Behind the Deep State host Alex Newman. But in reality, the establishment has been promoting an end to cash for many years, long before coronavirus and the supposed currency shortage. After burning down the economy with lockdown and shutdown policies, now the elites are peddling universal basic income too. The groups promoting this include the Ford Foundation, USAID, the United Na... more »

Richmond's Weekend Riot Was Foreseen, Allowed by Mayor and Police Chief

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: richmond-s-weekend-riot-was-foreseen-allowed-by-mayor-and-police-chief] RICHMOND, VA — In lockstep with other cities across America, Richmond, Virgina — the former capitol of the Confederate States of America — saw violent and destructive riots over the weekend. And the liberal establishment in both government and media are spinning the violence and destruction as both an isolated incident and as the work of White Supremacist infiltrators.

Supreme Court Denies Injunction Against Nevada Order Favoring Casinos Over Churches

Michael Tennant at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: supreme-court-denies-injunction-against-nevada-order-favoring-casinos-over-churches] The Supreme Court denied a Nevada church’s request for an injunction against Governor Steve Sisolak’s executive order restricting church services to 50 people while allowing casinos to admit half their legal capacity.

Satanists Liken “In God We Trust” on New Mississippi Flag to Confederate Emblem; Threaten Lawsuit

Selwyn Duke at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: satanists-liken-in-god-we-trust-on-new-miss-flag-to-confederate-emblem-threaten-lawsuit] Calling “In God We Trust” “divisive” and likening its government use to saying “In Satan We Trust,” the Satanic Temple has threatened a lawsuit if Mississippi puts our official national motto on its new flag.

WATCH: The Tolpuddle ‘Martyrs’ & Julian Assange

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
Through the lenses of economics, politics, law and history, an examination of the case of Julian Assange and lessons learned from the Tolpuddle ‘martyrs’.

Duterte renews push for death penalty amid soaring COVID-19 cases

Just In - 6 hours ago
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a return of the death penalty, in a sweeping state of the nation address in which he reaffirms his commitment to killing drug offenders.

Live: NSW Now: New Sydney light rail figures show 100 near misses and 20 collisions, Sussex Inlet evacuated amid wild weather

Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Transport data obtained by the ABC also shows eight people and 16 cyclists have been hit by light rail in the past year, while the State Emergency Service orders residents of Sussex Inlet to evacuate as damaging weather continues.

Landlord who sued former tenant for broken coffee plunger, missed rent ordered to pay thousands

Jake Evans at Just In - 6 hours ago
A Canberra landlord who claimed her former tenant owed almost $6,000 in rent and compensation for a broken coffee plunger is forced to pay her tenant $2,629 instead.

'The largest lake filling in our history': Cambodian satellite city puts 1 million at risk of flooding

Erin Handley at Just In - 6 hours ago
A damning new report shows a multi-billion-dollar satellite city near Phnom Penh threatens to pave over vital wetlands, unleashing untreated sewerage into the Mekong River and putting 1 million at risk of flooding.

Who is allowed to enter South Australia under new COVID-19 border restrictions?

Bension Siebert And Kathryn Bermingham at Just In - 6 hours ago
South Australians will not be able to return to their home state from Victoria unless they are essential travellers, starting after midnight tonight. Here's what else you need to know.

'If Trump doesn't win … there might be an actual nationwide rebellion'

David Lipson And Deborah Richards at Just In - 6 hours ago
As a deeply divided US prepares to vote in the upcoming presidential election, a Biker for Trump is warning things could get ugly.

Hemsworth brothers provide huge boost to Gympie tourism thanks to a single photo

Kathy Sundstrom at Just In - 6 hours ago
Two decades ago, an article in Penthouse magazine painted a "hell town" image of the town of Gympie. It turns out all all the region needed was Chris and Liam Hemsworth to remarket itself.

'Hopeless addict' Depp was a violent misogynist, London court hears

Just In - 6 hours ago
The Hollywood star was a drug addict prone to violent rages and a misogynist who assaulted his wife and used abusive language about women, London's High Court is told.

Nick had hopes for a good life and career — but after a 'night on the piss' he landed in detention

Loretta Lohberger at Just In - 6 hours ago
Nick* was 17 years old when he was detained — he will join a class action prepared against the Tasmanian Government alleging abuse at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

'There isn't a perfect answer': How to avoid coastal erosion

Kate Doyle at Just In - 6 hours ago
As parts of NSW sit teetering on the edge after last fortnight's storms, a low pressure system is bringing yet more dangerous surf to the east coast. Experts explain why there is no easy answer to coastal erosion.

Ten years of false starts and broken promises: New Ipswich mayor hopes CBD upgrade will instil confidence in city

Baz Ruddick at Just In - 6 hours ago
After 10 years of false starts, Ipswich's CBD is set for a $250 million upgrade as the city's new mayor hopes to instil confidence in a community still overcoming the sacking of the previous council.

'The fight is far from over': Queensland police push for 9 per cent of officers to self-nominate for coronavirus duties

Allyson Horn at Just In - 6 hours ago
At least 9 per cent of police staff will be assigned to the coronavirus pandemic response for the foreseeable future, with warnings from Queensland's top disaster cop the fight "is far from over".

Why whinging about the AFL fixture might, for the first time, actually be justified

Richard Hinds at Just In - 6 hours ago
Every year, complaints are made that the AFL's fixture is inherently unfair on certain teams, and every year those claims are exaggerated — but this year is a different story, writes Richard Hinds.

Heated Q+A discussion sees economist deny she is 'advocating for people to die'

Paul Johnson at Just In - 6 hours ago
As Victoria and New South Wales both face coronavirus outbreaks of sizeable scales, economist Gigi Foster is asked why she is championing the Swedish model, on a heated episode of Q+A.

No mask, no entry is no problem for businesses, lawyers say

Sophie Meixner at Just In - 6 hours ago
Legal experts say a requirement to wear a mask does not infringe on any human rights or constitutional freedoms, and businesses have a legal obligation to keep staff and customers safe.

Job losses shift from youth in hospitality to white-collar professionals

Daniel Ziffer at Just In - 6 hours ago
The coronavirus recession started with mass job losses for under-30s, but as many hospitality jobs return it is now tens of thousands of white-collar workers joining the JobSeeker queues.

Watch: The next 13 minutes will change everything you thought about Australia's largest bushfire on record

Kevin Nguyen, Philippa McDonald And Maryanne Taouk at Just In - 6 hours ago
Fresh details about the Gospers Mountain "mega-blaze" have been revealed — for the first time, we can show you the fire's ignition point and how and unexpected discovery derailed firefighting efforts at a critical stage.

Extremist set for release from prison could be forced into detention when sentence ends

Dan Oakes at Just In - 6 hours ago
A notorious terrorist prisoner is set for release later this year, but the Australian Government is exploring whether to keep him in detention after his sentence ends.

Lockdown hasn't lowered coronavirus numbers. Experts explain why

Tegan Taylor And Paige Cockburn at Just In - 6 hours ago
The epicentre of Australia's COVID-19 outbreak, Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, is coming up on three weeks into lockdown but new case numbers remain stubbornly high. Why hasn't lockdown brought case numbers down more dramatically?

A promising coronavirus vaccine and a $200 million profit. Now for the bad news

David Taylor at Just In - 6 hours ago
Imagine a biotech company is progressing well with its coronavirus vaccine, shares soar in value, company execs dump them and take a 600 per cent profit. Is it legal and what are the ramifications for research? David Taylor explains.

Donald Trump's national security adviser tests positive for COVID-19

Just In - 6 hours ago
United States national security adviser Robert O'Brien becomes the highest-ranking official in President Donald Trump's inner circle to test positive for the coronavirus.

Monday’s Review

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 6 hours ago
China in Focus – another video update The New Democrat Slogan “I don’t work for you.” Excerpt from “Human Events“: I used to go for afternoon tea at the St. Regis Hotel on 16th Street; it’s now been renamed to “Black Lives Matter Plaza.” Tea was expensive, excessive, and extremely elegant served impeccably in a […] The post Monday’s Review appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

House Democrats underhanded travel ban revision

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
First in March 2017 and not long after President Trump had to revise the executive order so that the first was replaced by the second. Unfortunately Hawaii and the Democrat Party chose to dig in their heels and force a country wide halt to those orders. In September 2017, the President issued Proclamation No. 9645, seeking to improve vetting procedures for foreign nationals traveling to the United States by identifying ongoing deficiencies in the information needed to assess whether nationals of particular countries present a security threat. The Proclamation placed entry restrictio... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 27, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
India has moved 12 T-90 tanks, armoured personnel carriers and 4,000 soldiers to Daulat Beg Oldi to prevent any Chinese aggression(HT Photo) *Hindustan Times*:* In China’s troop movements in Ladakh’s depth areas, a hint about its real plan* India’s last outpost at Daulet Beg Oldi DBO lies at a height of 16,000 feet just south of Karakoram pass and on banks of Chip-Chap river, north of the Galwan-Shyok confluence. With the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deploying close to 50,000 troops in Aksai Chin, the Indian Army for the first time has deployed a squadron (12) T-90 missi... more »

Gregory Mannarino, "Post-Market 7/27/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"Post-Market 7/27/20:* *MELT-UP: Expect Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Crypto To SKYROCKET"* *-* https://traderschoice.net/

Cornell’s New Engineering Dean Seeks to Diversify and Modernize Programs 

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Though his mother did not attend college, the importance of education was always engrained in Dr. Lynden A. Archer’s head. Growing up in Guyana, his older brother received a scholarship to Columbia University, where he eventually worked his way up to earning a doctorate in mechanical engineering. “That set the stage for everyone,” says Archer, […]

Harris-Stowe State Temporarily Shuts Campus After COVID-19 Outbreak

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Harris-Stowe State University temporarily closed its campus last week after eight employees tested positive for COVID-19, reported The St. Louis American. All eight employees who tested positive were located in one building on campus, the Henry Givens Jr. Administration Building. The campus has been closed to all students and non-essential personnel since July 22, and […]

Think Tank Recommends Four Ways Colleges Can Address Police Brutality

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 6 hours ago
In recent months, universities and colleges nationwide have announced their plans to address systemic racism and police brutality on campus. For example, after the death of George Floyd in the hands of law enforcement, the University of Minnesota cut ties with the Minneapolis Police Department. The Center for American Progress released a column highlighting four recommendations for institutions to hold local and campus law enforcement accountable as a way to address police violence.

Angelo State University Names First Black President

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Angelo State University is set to get its first Black president. Texas Tech University System Board of Regents on Friday named retired Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr. as the sole finalist for the presidency of Angelo State. More than 100 applications were considered for this role in a nationwide search launched in May. Hawkins […]

Rowan University Reduces Undergraduate Tuition and Fees 10% Amid Pandemic

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Rowan University said on Saturday it is reducing tuition and fees for undergraduates by 10% in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuition and fees for the academic year 2020-2021 have been reduced to $12,938, which will mean an approximate savings of $1,438 for undergraduate students, the university said. Last fall, the university approved a 2.25% […]

¿Quiénes serán los beneficiados del T-MEC?

bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
27-Jul-2020 El T-MEC es el acuerdo comercial entre México, Canadá y Estados Unidos que sustituye al TLCAN, vigente desde el 1 de julio.

Suez más cerca del arbitraje de inversiones en Chile

bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
27-Jul-2020 La Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SISS) de Chile ha rechazado la solicitud de la compañía española Suez para interrumpir el proceso de caducidad de la Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios de Los Lagos S.A. (ESSAL), que tiene su origen en la interrupción del suministro de agua en la ciudad de Osorno en julio de 2019.

Zagreb grapples with severe flooding after torrential rains, Croatia

Croatian capital Zagreb battled widespread flooding on Friday night, July 24, 2020, following torrential rains and strong winds that left the city in chaos. The emergency department received more than 1 000 calls from the public as the city was submerged underwater,...... Read more »

CDPQ Appoints a New Head of Liquid Markets

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 7 hours ago
Last week, CDPQ appointed Vincent Delisle as the new Head of Liquid Markets: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) today announced the appointment of Vincent Delisle as Head of Liquid Markets, concluding an international recruiting process led by a recognized firm that began last April. Mr. Delisle has 25 years of experience in asset allocation strategy, global equity markets and portfolio management. He began his career trading stocks and bonds in the 1990s at investment firm Eterna Trust before spending seven years as a Portfolio Strategist at Desjardins Securities from ... more »

Missouri Woman Sues City Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Mask Ordinance

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 7 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Could this be the start of serious pushback from the public in response to mandatory masks?

"Nobody forces anyone to use scarce space in their house to install a 2nd bathroom...; forcing people to put in a parking spot they do not want or need is similarly intrusive, costly, and pointless." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*"Nobody forces anyone to use scarce space in their house to install a second bathroom if their family doesn’t need one; forcing people to put in a parking spot they do not want or need is similarly intrusive, costly, and pointless."* ~ Eric Crampton, from his op-ed 'There's no such thing as a free carpark' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

The business cycle drives investment

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 7 hours ago
The Economist has an article discussing research on the link between the housing cycle and the investment cycle: The housing market has generally been both a reliable predictor of downturns and, frequently, a proximate cause. Serious housing troubles preceded nine of the 11 recessions between the end of the second world war and the start […] The post The business cycle drives investment appeared first on Econlib.

Azerbaijan summons Jordanian ambassador over allegations of arming Armenia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan summons Jordanian ambassador over allegations of arming Armenia] The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has summoned Jordanian Ambassador Sami Abdullah Ghosheh over reports that Amman has supplied arms to Armenia, amid a standoff between the two Caucasian nations, the ministry’s press service said on Monday. “On 27 July 2020, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Azerbaijan was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and met with Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov. During the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov discussed with the Jordanian amb... more »

New attack reported on Iraqi military base that houses US-led Coalition forces

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: New attack reported on Iraqi military base that houses US-led Coalition forces] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – Minutes ago, reports surfaced about a new attack on the Taji military camp, north of the capital city, Baghdad, this evening. According to the reports, a number of Katyusha rockets hit the Taji camp, which houses the U.S.-led Coalition forces. No further details have been released as of this time. The Iraqi security forces have yet to issue a statement regarding the alleged claims, nor has the U.S.-led Coalition troops that are based there. Continue reading New att... more »

US showcases naval might in front of Russia, Turkey in eastern Mediterranean: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: US showcases naval might in front of Russia, Turkey in eastern Mediterranean: photos] The US Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike group is carrying out live-fire exercises with its accompanying strike group in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Navy News Service (NNS) said in a report on Monday. “Naval aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) conducted day and night precision-guided munition and live ordnance strikes on the Greek Karavia Range in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25-26”, the report said. “The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in... more »

Egyptian Army chief inspects combat readiness of troops along Libyan border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Egyptian Army chief inspects combat readiness of troops along Libyan border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – The Egyptian Armed Forces announced that the Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Army, Mohammad Farid, inspected the combat readiness of soldiers at the western strategic front near the Libyan borders. The official page of the Egyptian Armed Forces on Facebook said: “General Mohammad Farid, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces witnessed the procedures for the alignment and combat readiness of the armed forces soldiers at the western strategic direction, which comes within the... more »

Up close footage of Russian Su-27 jet intercepting US military aircraft

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Up close footage of Russian Su-27 jet intercepting US military aircraft] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday, that its Su-27 fighter aircraft intercepted an American reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea waters. In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said: “On July 27, the Russian air defenses monitored over the international waters of the Black Sea an air target that was approaching the borders of the Russian state. In order to intercept the target, a Su-27 fighter took off from the Air Defense Forces’ Southern Milit... more »

Armenian soldier killed by sniper fire along Azerbaijani border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Armenian soldier killed by sniper fire along Azerbaijani border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense announced the death of an Armenian soldier on Monday, as a result of the confrontations that took place on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, bringing the death toll in recent fighting in the region to 19. The ministry explained that the soldier, Ashut Michailian, was killed on Sunday night, by enemy sniper fire from a site in northeastern Armenia.” In turn, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused the Armenian army of firing on its posit... more »

Netanyahu warns Hezbollah they are ‘playing with fire’, will receive harsh response

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Netanyahu warns Hezbollah they are ‘playing with fire’, will receive harsh response] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, that the Hezbollah is “playing with fire” and will receive a harsh response. For his part, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said during a joint conference with Netanyahu that the Israeli army is ready to deal with any threat. On Monday, the border area between Lebanon and Israel witnessed several explosions after several artillery shells were launched in the occupied Sheba’a Farms. Continue reading Netanyah... more »

Hezbollah releases photos of Israeli drone that crashed in Lebanon

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah releases photos of Israeli drone that crashed in Lebanon] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Hezbollah released pictures on Monday of the Israeli drone, which crashed yesterday evening in southern Lebanon. The organization’s military media published photos of the Israeli drone, showing the unmanned aircraft mostly still intact, despite crashing inside of southern Lebanon The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that its drone crashed in southern Lebanon, adding that they are not worried about any data being taken from it. An Israeli army statement said: “A little whi... more »

Russian Su-27 jet intercepts another US military aircraft over the Black Sea

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Russian Su-27 jet intercepts another US military aircraft over the Black Sea] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – A Russian Su-27 fighter jet flew Monday to intercept a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Black Sea. The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that the Russian Air Defense Forces had detected an aircraft approaching the Russian border on July 27, prompting them to deploy their aircraft. “The Su-27 Air Force fighter in the southern military region flew to intercept the flying target. Continue reading Russian Su-27 jet interc... more »

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad sent letter to bin Salman about ending Yemeni War: media

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad sent letter to bin Salman about ending Yemeni War: media] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 P.M.) – The former Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sent a letter to the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, in which he presented ideas for an initiative to end the war in Yemen. The Asharq Al-Aswat newspaper reported on Sunday that Ahmadinejad suggested in his letter that bin Salman form a committee that includes a number of internationally trusted personalities concerned with freedom and justice to hold talks with the two opposing partie... more »

Hezbollah says no attack occurred along Lebanese border, calls Israeli claims ‘fake victories’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah says no attack occurred along Lebanese border, calls Israeli claims ‘fake victories’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – Hezbollah has officially denied all claims of an attack against the Israeli forces along the Lebanese border on Monday. “All the enemy claims about thwarting an infiltration operation from Lebanese territory into occupied Palestine is an attempt to invent fake news and fake victories,” the Hezbollah statement said. The Hezbollah statement comes just hours after the Israeli Army said they foiled an attack by enemy forces along the Lebanese border. Con... more »

Nation’s CEOs Sign Pledge To Continue Fucking Over Americans

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Today 6:17AM OPR has the latest on the One Percent’s shining commitment to oppress the powerless, even in the face of economic uncertainty during the pandemic. You can find The Topical on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. via Nation’s CEOs Sign Pledge To Continue Fucking Over Americans

Part II: Ole Dammegard exposes Prime Minister Olof Palme of Sweden plan his own fake assassination

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Alfred Lambremont Webre Jul 24, 2020 Part II: Ole Dammegard exposes Bilderberger ally Prime Minister Olof Palme of Sweden planning his own fake assassination via Part II: Ole Dammegard exposes Prime Minister Olof Palme of Sweden plan his own fake assassination – YouTube

Twitter Bans 7,000 Hate Accounts That Were A Little Too On The Nose

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Satire – so funny, so true Friday 1:25PM SAN FRANCISCO—Citing the dangerous precedent it set to allow users to continue tweeting without the slightest ounce of nuance or subtlety, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced Friday that they banned 7,000 hate accounts that were a little too on the nose. “As per Twitter’s guidelines, there … Continue reading Twitter Bans 7,000 Hate Accounts That Were A Little Too On The Nose →

Yale epidemiologist: Hydroxychloroquine works against COVID-19, so use it and stop politicizing it – TheBlaze

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
July 27, 2020 theBlaze Put lives over politics Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images Aaron Colen A professor of epidemiology at Yale University wrote for Newsweek that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for patients in the early stages of a COVID-19 infection and urged medical professionals not to let politics or peer pressure stop … Continue reading Yale epidemiologist: Hydroxychloroquine works against COVID-19, so use it and stop politicizing it – TheBlaze →

John MacArthur’s Church Defies Order to Close: ‘We Must Obey God Rather Than Men’ – Michael Foust

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Michael Foust Monday, July 27, 2020 California pastor John MacArthur said in a sermon Sunday his church will continue to meet in-person despite a state-mandated ban on such gatherings, saying that Christ – not the state – is the “head of the church.” “I can’t think of anything worse than to put an entire … Continue reading John MacArthur’s Church Defies Order to Close: ‘We Must Obey God Rather Than Men’ – Michael Foust →

Michelle Malkin vs. Leftist Fascist Mob

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
A leading conservative warrior sends “LAW & ORDER!!! S.O.S!” message to Trump. July 27, 2020 Joseph Klein It was supposed to be a peaceful expression of support for Denver’s beleaguered local police. The sixth annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day event was scheduled to be held on July 19th in its normal location at the … Continue reading Michelle Malkin vs. Leftist Fascist Mob →

Remembering the Victims of Black Violence – Black and White

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Fearless journalist Colin Flaherty holds a peaceful “Victims Matter” rally. July 27, 2020 Jack Kerwick While cultural elites who comprise the Racism-Industrial-Complex (RIC) and the countless others who they’ve succeeded in either brainwashing or intimidating peddle the Big Lie that blacks are perpetual victims of “systemic racism,” some especially brave people refuse to be … Continue reading Remembering the Victims of Black Violence – Black and White →

Critical Race Comes to the Folger Shakespeare Library

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
A tale told by leftist idiots signifying nothing. July 27, 2020 Daniel Greenfield Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. In 1932, the Folger Shakespeare Library was dedicated on Shakespeare’s birthday with President Herbert Hoover and Robert … Continue reading Critical Race Comes to the Folger Shakespeare Library →

Glazov Gang: Bevelyn Beatty Shares Why She Painted Over BLM Graffiti in NYC

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
A valiant freedom fighter unveils the war we’re in – and why she’s on the frontlines. July 27, 2020 Frontpagemag.com [To get the whole story on the roots of the Left’s malice and what lies behind its war of destruction on free societies, read Jamie Glazov’s United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny … Continue reading Glazov Gang: Bevelyn Beatty Shares Why She Painted Over BLM Graffiti in NYC →

Turkey Openly Declares Commitment to Jihad on Non-Muslims

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
While statues of American heroes come toppling down, Turkey honors a mass-murdering, pedophilic slaver of history. July 27, 2020 Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim, author most recently of Sword and Scimitar, is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. While monuments to heroic Americans of a former age—including abolitionists who died fighting slavery—get … Continue reading Turkey Openly Declares Commitment to Jihad on Non-Muslims →

Union to appeal after workers at MA marijuana store reject unionization

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Cannabis workers at New England Treatment Access (NETA), a medical and recreational retailer in Brookline, Massachusetts, voted to reject unionizing the company. The union said it will appeal, charging the company with coercive anti-bargaining tactics. NETA said workers at its Brookline dispensary voted 30-9 against unionizing, according to MassLive.com, only weeks after the majority of […] Union to appeal after workers at MA marijuana store reject unionization is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

USDA hosts webinar on USDA Assistance for Small Scale Meat Processing

News Desk at Food Safety News - 7 hours ago
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a free webinar, “USDA Assistance for Small Scale Meat Processing — An Overview of Rural Development and Food Safety Inspection Service Program Opportunities and Assistance.” The USDA’s Rural Development offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to assist small... Continue Reading

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Run”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Run”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
“While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the below gorgeously detailed image was taken in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. * Click image for larger size.* The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is seen above primarily b... more »

"What A Privilege!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
“Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment- not discouragement- you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were the incident... more »

Chet Raymo, “Strange”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*“Strange”* by Chet Raymo “In a review in the “New York Times” Book Review, Daniel Handler writes: “And strange? Well, let's get this straight: All great books are strange. Every lasting work of literature since the very weird "Beowulf" has been strange, not only because it grapples with the strangeness around us, but also because the effect of originality is startling, making even the oldest books feel like brand new stories.” Strange: Out-of-the-ordinary, unusual, curious. "The strangeness around us," says Handler. There is a paradox here. What could be less strange than the wo... more »

Black Elk, "Earth Prayer"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Earth Prayer"* “Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, older than all prayer. All things belong to you - the two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live. You have set the powers of the four quarters of the earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the good road and road of difficulties, and where they cross, the place is holy. Day in, day out, forevermore, you are the life of things. ․ Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice. At the ... more »

The Poet: Derek Mahon,"Everything Is Going to Be All Right"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Everything Is Going to Be All Right"* "How should I not be glad to contemplate the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window and a high tide reflected on the ceiling? There will be dying, there will be dying, but there is no need to go into that. The poems flow from the hand unbidden and the hidden source is the watchful heart. The sun rises in spite of everything and the far cities are beautiful and bright. I lie here in a riot of sunlight watching the day break and the clouds flying. Everything is going to be all right." ~ Derek Mahon, "Collected Poems"

Does Image Show Police Officer in ‘Trump’s America’?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Police tactics at 2020 protests sparked outrage, controversy, debate, and, of course, rumors.

Did Reagan Foundation Tell Trump Campaign to Stop Using His Likeness for Fundraising?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A fundraising email advertised a coin with Reagan's likeness on it.

8. Development of Methane in Earth’s Atmosphere

GCD at ClimateCite Corp - 7 hours ago
G.V. Chilingar, et al., adapted from “The Evolution if the Earth’s Climate”, 2018, Scrivener Publishing, John Wiley & Sons Download PDF This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it..

Chinese Authorities Take Over The US Consulate General In Chengdu

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*The Guardian:** Flag lowered at US consulate in Chengdu as China takes control* *Troops posted outside building as Chinese authorities take over diplomatic mission* Chinese authorities have taken over the US consulate general in Chengdu, marking the diplomatic mission’s official closure and a new low point in ties between the world’s largest economies. At dawn on Monday, the American flag outside the consulate was lowered while police held back crowds that had gathered over the weekend to watch. At 10am, the mission was closed, according to China’s foreign ministry. Chinese s... more »

The Ik People Of Mountain Uganda Are Not As 'Selfish' And 'Loveless' As 1960s Anthropologists Claimed

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
In a 1972 book, "The Mountain People", Colin Turnbull deemed the the Ik ethnic group of hunter-gatherers in the Uganda mountains There was a huge confounder in his work that scientists would've noted immediately and now fellow anthropologists have caught; since the observations were done during a severe famine in the mid-1960s, they did not uncover typical behavior of the Ik. Instead, sharing and cooperating re-emerged once resources were plentiful enough. read more

Will Russian Internet Troll Farms Succeed To Make The West Destroy Itself?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Owen Matthews, The Spectator: **Putin plans to make the West destroy itself* *Chaos and division is the real goal for Russia.* There’s only one person who’ll be genuinely pleased with the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia report, finally revealed on Tuesday, and that’s Vladimir Putin. Russia emerges as an amorphous and formidable enemy — all the more so because the inconclusive and much-redacted report contains next to no substantiated allegations. Instead Russia appears as a phantom, unknowable menace, and this will spawn a thousand conspiracy theories far more corro... more »

People themselves arrive at the necessity for cooperation.

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 7 hours ago
1. Family, clan, country, union of nations—each unit strives toward peace, toward betterment of life. Each unit of cooperation and communal life needs perfecting. No one can fix the limits of evolution. By this line of reasoning a worker becomes a creator. Let us not be frightened by the problems of creativity. 2. Depression is the enemy of each improvement. There can be no constructive building in doubt. There will be no learning under fear. Observation is a step toward justice. Self-concerrn is betrayal of self-renunciation. Without achievement there is no path. 3. ... more »

Ron DeSantis Thought He Could Cover-Up The Pandemic In Bullshit And Happy Talk-- Instead He killed Nearly 6,000 Floridians

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Just after the video above was made by the *Washington Post*, Duval County authorities told Trump his disease-spreading convention would be too dangerous to hold in Jacksonville and Trump pretended he decided to pull all the live convention events there. Some time early this week, Florida will report enough new COVID cases to shoot ahead of New York in total cases, a grim milestone. Floridians can thank their state's voters-- and non-voters-- for saddling the state with an ideological sociopath as governor and a legislature filled with crackpots competing to see who could climb ... more »

Archives: Test Prep

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
*While the Institute is away at a corporate retreat, far, mostly, from the interwebz, I've arranged for some dips into the archives.* As we argue about whether or not the Big Standardized Test should be given this year (spoiler alert-- no, it shouldn't), let's take a look at some of the reasons it sucks up so much time during the year. And no, test prep is not about memorizing a list of facts. It's even worse than that. *What Is Test Prep? * Yesterday I fell into a discussion of test prep on Twitter where a participant tossed forward the notion that test prep actually decreases tes... more »

When Will Covid Tyranny End? W.H.O. Director: 'Never!' Unless...

Daniel McAdams at 8 hours ago
The director of the World Health Organization has warned that we can never go back to normal after the coronavirus outbreak that has killed approximately 650,000 worldwide. But every year the normal flu kills about that many...so why the lockdowns and forced masks and destruction of the economy for this one? What is the real agenda behind this mass hysteria? Also today - as the Sun Belt "spike" continues to fade, what will be the next tyrant move to terrify - and terrorize - the population? Cuomo's attack on chicken wings. Watch today's Liberty Report:

J. Crew: Can They Survive Bankruptcy and Coronavirus?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *economy, * Will the longtime retailer survive the crisis? Back on May 4, just a few weeks into the coronavirus shutdowns, retailer J. Crew announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major retailer of the coronavirus era to declare bankruptcy. That does not mean, of course, that the company is going out of business, and in fact, there have been quite a few developments with the company since it declared bankruptcy. Per CNN, J. Crew agreed at the time to “convert about $1.65 billion of debt into equity.” “This agreement with our le... more »

6 Different Types of Coronavirus? That's What A New Study Just Concluded.

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * The researchers’ findings, which have not been peer-reviewed, claim that the six different “types” of the contagion can vary by severity and unique symptoms. A new study led by researchers from King’s College London has tapped into data of 1,600 patients from a symptom tracker app to reveal that there are six distinct “types” of COVID-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms. The researchers’ findings, which have not been peer-reviewed, claim that the six different “types” of the contagion can vary by severity and unique symptoms.... more »

Short story: The Sum of All Secrets

Ethical Technology - 8 hours ago
The first AI superspy was a failure. The only dangers it found were what billionaires, politicians, and would-be terrorists said they wanted to do. On Twitter and the Washington Post. On Reddit and national television. On Facebook and to cheering crowds.

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Bedford, New Hampshire, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Fulu Miziki, WhyNats, and Other Heresies"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Fulu Miziki, WhyNats, and Other Heresies"* *The Horror, the Horror* by Fred Reed "In the predawn coolness of five a.m., we made coffee, put the dogs in the CRV, and set out along the deserted carretera to Chapala, a few miles away, where we walk the beasts. The night was dark and empty as an anchorman’s mind and a drizzle splattered across the windshield. Fulu Miziki poured from the stereo, which is pretty good in a CRV. I wondered how a Southern country boy came to be driving with an exotic Latina and a carful of useless if agreeable street dogs in central Mexico. Life is strange... more »

Does This Photo Show Buses Purchased by BLM?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The BLM movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Amid Escalating Tensions, US Warships Sail Just Miles off Coast of China

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 8 hours ago
The moves are believed by experts to be information gathering operations, attempting to track the positions of Chinese submarines and pinpoint coastal defenses as the US increases the tension with Beijing. The post Amid Escalating Tensions, US Warships Sail Just Miles off Coast of China appeared first on MintPress News.

Russian President Putin Says The Russian Navy Will Soon Get Hypersonic Nuclear Strike Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their final phase of testing. Putin, who says he does not want an arms race, has often spoken of a new generation of Russian nuclear weapons that he says are unequalled and can hit almost anywhere in the world. Some Western experts have questioned how advanced they are. The weapons, some of wh... more »

Interview with Judy Mikovits - accuses Fauci of being a "Communist Agent"

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Dr. Judy Mikovits being interviewed by Alternative Blogger* *Robert David Steel on Bitchute* *H/T Ed(itor)* JUDY MIKOVITS EXPOSES GATES, FAUCI, CORRUPT SCIENCE | BLACKS TARGETED BY NIH, CDC *Quotes starting at 30.06 from Dr. Judy Mikovits:* "...I feel like Tony Fauci is a Communist Agent deliberately working with China to destroy the Republic". "Who would think that medicine was the way they would kill a Republic?" ************ *Greencrow says:* If you want to listen/watch this video you'd better do it soon. It was very poor "hacked" quality and is so incendiary that it could b... more »

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 8 hours ago
27 July 2020 — Black Agenda Report Has Covid-19 Initiated the Final, Fatal Crisis of Capitalism? The Covid-19-sparkd global economic depression is “a singular event in the history of world capitalism,” said Duboisian scholar Anthony Monteiro. “It might be the crisis that so disabled the world capitalist system that it will never be the same.” What’s … Continue reading Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford

When a winner becomes a loser: Winston Churchill was kicked out of office in the British election of 1945

Klaus W. Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
Even a highly popular and respected leader can lose an election, writes a historian – especially if they don't have a plan for the future. Churchill was one of them.

Three Tips for First-Generation Graduate Students Navigating Education During the Pandemic

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
There has been a lot of focus on how higher education institutions are dealing with the pandemic. Will classes be online in the Fall? How will the rigor of courses be maintained? Will there be budget cuts? How will the postsecondary model of education focus on the impact on students? Most of these conversations have focused on undergraduate students, faculty, and staff. One population that is often overlooked is the graduate student population. Who can they turn to for resources in this uncertain time?

Are Pedophiles Claiming to be ‘Agefluid’?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A scaremongering piece of propaganda was created to smear the LGBTQ community.

'Stealth' Soldiers: The U.S. Army and Marine Corps Could Soon Have the Ultimate Edge

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* Recent advancements in sound suppression technology won’t make soldiers invisible—but they’ll be hard to spot. Imagine this scenario. Two Marine rifle squads quietly approach an enemy position, undetected. One squad takes a position at the enemy’s front, while the other squads shifts to face the enemy’s flank. Once both squads are in position, the commander orders the squad at the enemy’s front to attack. The Marine squad, aided by both the element of surprise and the jarring din of their rifles and machine guns, catches the enemy off guard. After... more »

Pentagon’s Top-Secret UFO Unit to Brief Senate as Ex-Official Says ‘Off-World Vehicles’ Found

WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Elias Marat* - "If it’s something from outside this planet — that might actually be better than...the Chinese or the Russians," said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).

The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway

WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - What is unfolding before our very eyes could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states.

Did Sweden Get COVID Right?

WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - While most other countries instituted stay-at-home orders and shuttered schools and businesses, Sweden did not.

Leaked Docs Show DHS is Afraid That Masks Will Make Facial Recognition Useless

WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*John Vibes* - People say masks are just a way for the government to control you, when in actuality it's making their control more difficult.

Julia Leaves Green Party Spokesman Speechless

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t WUWT Back in February the Court of Appeal ruled against Heathrow’s third runway. The following day, Julia Hartley-Brewer interviewed Caroline Russell, National Transport Spokesperson for the Green Party and Chair of the London Assembly Environmental Committee. I recall the car crash of an interview, but WUWT have now found … … Continue reading →

"You Get What You Don’t Pay For"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"You Get What You Don’t Pay For"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "The $600 bonus for not having a job expires this week. But maybe not. This morning, The New York Times reports: "Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, said he would now like to see lawmakers act this week to extend and alter the unemployment program, give tax credits to businesses to help ease reopening costs and grant employers new liability protections - while setting aside a long list of other objectives, including Democrats’ priorities. And yesterday, an AP story told us that even more money is o... more »

Cruz Says Democrats Seek to Hurt Trump Politically by Extending Lockdowns

Warren Mass at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: cruz-says-democrats-seek-to-hurt-trump-politically-by-extending-lockdowns] During an interview on *Face the Nation*, Senator Ted Cruz accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “shoveling cash at the [coronavirus] problem and shutting America down.”

Biden’s Tax and Spending Plans Could Wreck the Economy

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: biden-s-tax-and-spending-plans-approach-10-trillion] As Election Day draws closer, more attention is being paid to the Democrat Party’s presumptive presidential candidate Joe Biden and his plans to tax and spend the country into oblivion.

Tom Cotton: No Federal Funds for Teaching America Was Founded on Slavery

James Murphy at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: tom-cotton-no-federal-funds-for-teaching-that-america-was-founded-on-slavery] Senator Tom Cotton has introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of federal funds to teach The 1619 Project, which proclaims America was founded on slavery.

Russia's Naval Fleet Was On Display At This Year's Annual Navy Day Parade

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Moscow Times*:* Russia's Naval Fleet Goes on Display in Annual Parade* Russia held its annual Navy Day commemorations in St. Petersburg on Sunday with a parade that showed off the country’s best ships, nuclear submarines and naval aviation. The parade took place as President Vladimir Putin has boasted of the Navy's growing capabilities and amid ongoing tensions with NATO. Here's a look at the nautical display on the waters of the Neva: *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* No social distancing during this parade. *More News On Russia's Annual Navy Day Parade* 28 combat ships particip... more »

International Bird Rescue Announces Two New Board Members

Bird Rescue Staff at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 9 hours ago
International Bird Rescue is excited to announce the election of two new members to its Board of Directors. The newly elected Board members are Elizabeth Kinney and Dave Westerholm. “I am pleased to welcome our two newest members to the Board of Directors,” said JD Bergeron, Bird Rescue’s Executive Director. “They both bring a unique […]

Hurricane "Douglas" tracks away from Hawaii after passing just north of Oahu

The eyewall of Hurricane "Douglas" passed just north of Oahu on Sunday night (LT), July 26, 2020, sparing Hawaii of the storm's worst. At 15:00 UTC (05:00 LT) on Monday, July 27, the center of the storm was located about 149 km (90 miles) northwest of...... Read more »

National Protests Start In Iraq During The Weekend UPDATED

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
Burning tires to block highway in Muthanna (Al Mirbad) Protests which began on a consistent basis the second week of July escalated over the weekend. On Saturday July 25 there were gatherings in six southern provinces tied for the most this summer. The next day people came out in six governates as well including Baghdad where the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) fired at demonstrators killing two despite a promise by the prime minister to protect them from such violence. July 25 saw demonstrations in Babil, Basra, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Karbala and Najaf. Activists organized over the lack o... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 27

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
1933 French forbid anymore Assyrians entering Syria 1933 Iraq asked French to impose treaty between two to remove Assyrians from Iraq-Syrian border and disarm them for 2nd time (Musings On Iraq review *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1958 Provisional constitution gave Kurds recognition as equal to Arabs 1959 Gen Qasim passed deal promising Arab-Kurdish partnership after talks with Mullah Mustafa Barzani (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope... more »

Did President Obama Award Jeffrey Epstein the Medal of Freedom?

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Was Isaiah Jackson Arrested After Pic Showed Man Kneeling on Toddler?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The photograph, whose caption made reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, prompted an outraged response in July 2020.

Verizon Fios and AT&T are the Internet Speed Kings: Report

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Internet speeds, both mobile and at home, are getting faster, according to a survey published by Ookla, citing Speedtest Intelligence data. Internet speeds, both mobile and at home, are getting faster, according to a survey published by Ookla, citing Speedtest Intelligence data. The Q2 2020 Speedtest United States Market Report by Ookla, which measured 1.6 million unique mobile user devices and 18.9 million fixed broadband devices, found that Internet speeds have increased 15.8 percent on mobile and 19.6% on fixed broadband, compared with the year... more »

Dish Network Taking Heat for Bringing Employees Back to the Office

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * One question: Why? It’s been, it’s fair to see, a tumultuous year for the Dish Network. In May, the company announced that it had lost over 400,000 video subscribers in the first quarter of 2020. The core Dish Network satellite product lost subscribers, but so did Sling TV, the company’s skinny-bundle subscription service. Dish will announce its second quarter earnings later week, and with it, presumably, subscriber numbers for the second quarter of the year. But Dish is being criticized for something else- a push to bring employees back to the ... more »

North Korea's Air Force Belongs in A Museum

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EABS1IQQ01&share=true] Pyongyang's Air Force is a joke and yet North Korea does not appear to be doing much about it. North Korea is forging ahead with modernizing its armed forces to pose an increasingly salient threat to South Korea, Japan, and U.S. assets in the East Asia region. As Pyongyang keeps improving its military, an unmistakable trend emerges: North Korea continues to defy longstanding western projections of imminent military decline. There is one ar... more »

Consolidated PBY: The Guardian Angels of the Atlantic During World War II

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, * The Consolidated PBY seaplane was initially built to counter Japan in the Pacific. While it did serve in that theatre, it also provided invaluable escort duty to American convoys in the Atlantic. The new World War II thriller *Greyhound *is an exciting film that portrays the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of a U.S. Navy destroyer Captain, played by Tom Hanks. In the film’s opening sequence, a seaplane can be seen providing air cover for a convoy bound for England. The plane provides the convoy some degree of protection against Nazi Germany’... more »

Don't Have A Mask (Or Don't Want to Wear It)? Walmart Might Still Let You In.

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Q9H93DOJ7&share=true] Facemasks are a good idea, but it is hard to enforce. Some of the biggest names in retail have recently made headlines by announcing that they’ll require customers to wear face masks or coverings in their respective stores. Enforcing those requirements, however, has become an entirely different matter. Largely in an effort to avoid any verbal and physical confrontations between customers and workers, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walgreens, CVS... more »

Why America's Newest Amphibious Assault Ship Is Such a Big Deal

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1BF0CF06C0&share=true] The USS Tripoli brings even greater capabilities to the Marines and Navy. The U.S. Navy’s second America-class Amphibious Assault ship has set sail for its homeport of San Diego and is preparing for its maiden deployment. The recently commissioned USS Tripoli is an aviation-centric amphibious assault ship built to project power with Osprey helicopters and F-35B stealth fighters at great standoff distances. The ship is anticipated to be a ho... more »

Samsung Teases Release of the Galaxy Note 20 at Upcoming Event

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1A2E50E240&share=true] Are you ready for one of the next great smart phones? Samsung’s August 5 Unpacked event, where it will unveil new products, is just over a week away, and the company on Monday released a 30-second “trailer” for the event, featuring glimpses of what the company might be debuting. According to an Engadget analysis of the video, it’s pretty clear what the products, which are presented in silhouette in the video, are meant to represent. Those ... more »

Space Wars: Meet Russia’s New Anti-Satellite Satellites (Yes, This Is Real)

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Space, Space* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC11F1C59110&share=true] A recent Russian satellite test may signal the end of arms control in space. U.S. Space Command gave details about an anti-satellite weapon test Russia recently conducted. During the test, a Russian satellite, named Cosmos 2543, released an object, likely another small satellite, in close proximity to a Russian satellite as part of a “non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon.” This isn’t the first time that Russia has conducted... more »

Germany Rejects President's Trump's Proposal To Let Russia Back Into G7

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Business Insider:* *Germany has rejected Trump's bid to bring Russia back into the G7* * Germany has rejected President Trump's suggestion that Russia should be re-admitted to the "Group of Seven" meeting of leading economies. * Russia was expelled in 2014 after President Vladimir Putin annexed the Crimean Peninsula and backed a rebellion in eastern Ukraine. * Heiko Maas, Germany's foreign secretary, said there was no prospect of re-admitting Russia until it had resolved the situation in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. * 'As long as we do not have a solution there, I see no chance for ... more »

Hailing a ride to the next council meeting: New rules to enable Uber and Lyft in Halifax

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
New rules allowing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Halifax are coming to the next meeting of regional council. Coun. Lorelei Nicoll, chair of council’s transportation standing committee, gave notice at the end of last week’s council meeting that she’ll move first reading of amendments to the city’s taxi bylaw at the […]

Donald Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for COVID-19

Just In - 9 hours ago
United States' national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has become the highest ranking official in President Donald Trump's inner circle to test positive for the coronavirus.

Rethinking Domestic Terrorism Law After Boogaloo Movement Attacks

jonlewis at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
Security footage shows Steven Carrillo firing rounds from a moving vehicle during an attack on federal officers in Oakland, CA, on May 29, 2020. Photo credit: FBI/Alameda District Attorney via CourthouseNews On May 29, two contracted Federal Protective Service officers were shot outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland, California. Several days later, the alleged perpetrator, Steven Carrillo reportedly shot two sheriff’s deputies who were investigating the van that was used in the initial attack. Before Carrillo was finally detained by law enfo... more »

Preparing for pre-election turmoil

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
I've written many articles over the years about emergency preparations; food, water, shelter, and everything that goes with them. There are innumerable resources on the Internet about the same subject. I hope most of my readers have taken steps to improve their own preparedness for when things go wrong. We're now less than 100 days away from the November 2020 elections. The country is already wracked by unrest, protests and rioting, and that's likely to get worse - perhaps much worse - as the elections approach. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and may ratc... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/27/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~

Full Ceasefire Begin In Eastern Ukraine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Reuters: **Full ceasefire takes effect in eastern Ukraine* KYIV (Reuters) - A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has entered into force in eastern Ukraine, opening the prospect of an end to military and civilian casualties, the two sides said on Monday. Ukrainian, Russian and OSCE negotiators last week agreed on a full ceasefire in eastern Ukraine from Monday, putting on hold the military conflict that has claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2014. The deal was backed by the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladim... more »

Conversatorio: Propiedad Intelectual y Derecho a la Salud en los TLC

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
27-Jul-2020 Cómo los Tratados de Libre Comercio pueden fortalecer los monopolios de las empresas transnacionales farmacéuticas y entorpecer el acceso a medicamentos.

World’s biggest coronavirus vaccine trial gets underway in US

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
World’s biggest coronavirus vaccine trial gets underway in US – Republic World https://m.republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/worlds-biggest-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-gets-underway-in-us.html

Dear Scott Adams . . .

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 10 hours ago
Imagine my surprise last Saturday morning… …when I was listening to the morning Periscope of Scott Adams and heard Adams address me directly by name and decline my request to be interviewed by him. By Kent Heckenlively, JD Unlike Chuck Todd of Meet the Press, Adams actually said my name, and treated me with great … Continue reading Dear Scott Adams . . .

Yangtze River flooding, China – Short video

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
25 July 2020 ___________ . Thanks to Stephen Bird for this video “Holy shit,” says Stephen The post Yangtze River flooding, China – Short video appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
‘For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea’ ______________ Members of the public could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting coronavirus by wearing face masks, one of England’s most senior doctors has warned. Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer, said the masks could “actually trap the ... Read more Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns The post Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Global Coronavirus Cases Now Above 16 Million

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNBC: **Global confirmed coronavirus cases top 16.05 million, with a quarter in the U.S.* * Global confirmed coronavirus infections passed 16.05 million on Sunday, with roughly a quarter of those — 4,178,730 — in the U.S., according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. * The U.S. continues to see record increases in case and fatality numbers in several states, with more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for four straight days as of Saturday. Global confirmed coronavirus infections passed 16.05 million on Sunday, with roughly a quarter of those — 4,178,730 — in the U.S., ac... more »

What America’s Jacobins Would like to Do

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 10 hours ago
The picture above epitomizes what the American Left would like to do to American society. Their antipathy to President Trump and the Republicans was generated by their overweening desire to … Read More The post What America’s Jacobins Would like to Do appeared first on A Divided World.

United Tesla Company: Widespread Condemnation of Elon Musk’s Bolivia Coup Comments

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Telsa CEO Elon Musk is once again under fire, this time for tweeting “We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.” in reference to the 2019 US-backed coup in Bolivia. The post United Tesla Company: Widespread Condemnation of Elon Musk’s Bolivia Coup Comments appeared first on MintPress News.

Israel Rolls Out Dystopian Cyber Espionage Award for US-Backed Digital Saboteurs

Raul Diego at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
The myriad cybersecurity, AI, and IoT startups emerging out of Israel's state-funded organizations have extensive ties to American Fortune 100 companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many others. The post Israel Rolls Out Dystopian Cyber Espionage Award for US-Backed Digital Saboteurs appeared first on MintPress News.

Red Bull takes the first step against “Woke Corporatism,” fires execs

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Rebel News Jul 24, 2020 Red Bull did the unthinkable recently: they fired executives who were advocating for stronger Black Lives Matter messaging across their corporate platform. Finally, a company willing to focus on their business, not scoring cheap political points. FULL REPORT: https://www.rebelnews.com/red_bull_ta… via Red Bull takes the first step against “Woke Corporatism,” fires … Continue reading Red Bull takes the first step against “Woke Corporatism,” fires execs →

“The real virus, is the fear that divides us”: non-mandatory mask protesters hit Vancouver streets

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Rebel News Jul 23, 2020 Need a mask exemption card? Check out http://maskexemption.ca March to Unmask protesters took to the streets in Vancouver last weekend, and our newest Rebel, Drea, was on the scene to interview them. FULL REPORT: https://www.rebelnews.com/the_real_vi… via “The real virus, is the fear that divides us”: non-mandatory mask protesters hit Vancouver … Continue reading “The real virus, is the fear that divides us”: non-mandatory mask protesters hit Vancouver streets →

BIDEN VP *ADMITS* LAWS ARE NOW IRRELEVANT & CONSTITUTION *OPTIONAL(!)THIS SHOULD TERRIFY EVERYONE(!)

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Florida Maquis Jul 27, 2020 via BIDEN VP *ADMITS* LAWS ARE NOW IRRELEVANT & CONSTITUTION *OPTIONAL(!)THIS SHOULD TERRIFY EVERYONE(!) – YouTube

The Left Has A Long History Of Destroying Monuments And Symbols Of Traditionalism

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
TheDC Shorts Jul 27, 2020 The Chinese Cultural Revolution looks very similar to the behavior of leftwing activists in America today. via The Left Has A Long History Of Destroying Monuments And Symbols Of Traditionalism – YouTube

Trump on track to earn record black support in 2020 election

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Rebel News Jul 25, 2020 Depending on who you ask, Donald Trump either has both record setting black support or he’s the most racist figure the country has ever seen. FULL REPORT from Andrew Chapados: https://www.rebelnews.com/trump_on_tr… via Trump on track to earn record black support in 2020 election – YouTube

Trudeau’s $330K UN hospitality bills revealed

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Rebel News Jul 23, 2020 An order paper return reveals that Trudeau blew through hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to wine and dine the world’s dictators and oligarchs into supporting his failed United Nations Security Council bid. FULL REPORT from Sheila Gunn Reid: https://www.rebelnews.com/trudeaus_un… via Trudeau’s $330K UN hospitality bills revealed – YouTube

Audit WE: We’ve hired lawyers to demand that Trudeau’s WE Charity be audited

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Rebel News Jul 23, 2020 We’ve hired lawyers to demand that Trudeau’s WE Charity be audited, and we need your help. FULL REPORT from Keean Bexte: https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_news_… Rebel News: Telling the other side of the story. https://www.rebelnews.com for more great Rebel content. via Audit WE: We’ve hired lawyers to demand that Trudeau’s WE Charity be … Continue reading Audit WE: We’ve hired lawyers to demand that Trudeau’s WE Charity be audited →

QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult – BBC News – YouTube

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
BBC News Premiered 22 minutes ago via QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult – BBC News – YouTube

The Drudge Report Has Switched Teams And Is Now Like Any Other Woke Liberal Leftist Propaganda Site Pretending To Present To You The News

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
“For decades, Matt Drudge was one of the most influential figures in conservative news journalism,” Carlson said in an interview with Matthew Lysiak, the author of a new biography on Drudge. “His self-titled Drudge Report broke news and set priorities in digital media. Republican presidential candidates made wooing the famously secretive Drudge a high priority, … Continue reading The Drudge Report Has Switched Teams And Is Now Like Any Other Woke Liberal Leftist Propaganda Site Pretending To Present To You The News →

WOKE YET? Colin Kaepernick Has Become Incredibly Wealthy Taking Millions From Nike Who Makes Sneakers Using Chinese Factory Slave Labor

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Like Nike, the pro-sports officials, owners and athletes of the NFL and the NBA who are making big money off the China market have also turned a blind eye to the brutal oppression of minorities there, all the while making woke noises about how racist America is. The poster child for all of this anti-American … Continue reading WOKE YET? Colin Kaepernick Has Become Incredibly Wealthy Taking Millions From Nike Who Makes Sneakers Using Chinese Factory Slave Labor →

Majority Of Americans Say They Have Political Views That They Are Afraid To Share

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CATO Institute*: *Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share* 50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions A new Cato national survey finds that self‐​censorship is on the rise in the United States. Nearly two-thirds—62%—of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. The share of Americans who self‐​censo... more »

War on Humanity SITREP: Ramola D. left us Gasping for Breath, Will the Sheeple Knuckle Under to the Communist Human Health Destroyers?

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Mask Wearing is a CIA Psy-Op Scam * *and is Dangerous to your Health* For those trying to keep track of major events in this *War on Humanity*, yesterday was a pivotal day. Yesterday was the day that* Ramola D's video* went viral. Most Sentients already knew the outlines of what she had to say *about the UN and the WHO having years ago drafted documents that spelled out in detail the hell that humanity is being subjected to now*. But Ramola laid it out like a neat waiter...constantly referring to* the actual UN/WHO documents!* There it was in stark terms. The UN and WHO have ... more »

Large landslide blocks a river in Chongqing, more than 500 residents flee, China

A landslide blocked a river in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local authorities reported on Sunday, July 26, 2020. This formed a barrier lake that threatened nearby townships and a power station, prompting more than 500 residents to flee their homes....... Read more »

Mike Pompeo Challenges China’s Governing Regime

Paul Heer at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Paul Heer* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The Secretary of State’s approach to Beijing risks confirming its suspicions about U.S. subversion while simultaneously alienating the very Chinese people that he aspires to “engage and empower.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech on the Trump administration’s China policy at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on July 23. It was the culmination of a series of speeches on the subject over the past several weeks by National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Attorney General William Ba... more »

Toronto cannabis firm RWB buys Platinum for $35M to enter California

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Toronto-based multistate cannabis company Red White & Bloom Brands (RWB) announced it signed a binding letter of intent to purchase California-based Platinum Vape for $35 million in cash and $25 million in further bonuses. According to a news release, RWB will acquire all ownership interests in Platinum Vape for a total cash payment of $35 […] Toronto cannabis firm RWB buys Platinum for $35M to enter California is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Final medical marijuana dispensary opens in Connecticut

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Connecticut’s 18th and final medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors in a steadily growing market that exceeds $125 million in annual sales. Herbology opened Thursday in Groton, according to The Day in New London. The dispensary’s owner, Chicago-based Grassroots Cannabis, saw its acquisition by Massachusetts-based Curaleaf recently finalized. The Connecticut dispensaries are enjoying increasing demand […] Final medical marijuana dispensary opens in Connecticut is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien is diagnosed with coronavirus after contracting it at 'family event' – making him most senior White House official to have it* * The White House announced Monday morning that National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has test positive for coronavirus * This makes him the most high profile White House official to contract it * 'There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President,' the White House statement assured * O'Brien contracted COVID-19 after attending a 'family event,' an individual famili... more »

The SARS-CoV-2 Envelope Protein Is Close Enough To SARS That FDA-Approved Drugs May Work

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
A protein in the viruses causing COVID-19 and SARS is almost identical, which means existing FDA-approved drugs, already tested in mice infected with SARS, could improve the outcomes for COVID-19 patients experiencing severe respiratory symptoms. A team of scientists compared the genomes of 24 Betacoronaviruses, including four SARS-CoV-2 viruses, which causes COVID-19. Two of the four were sequenced in the United States, while the other two were sequenced in China. read more

Aerographite: An Advance in Sail Materials with Deep Space Implications

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago
Invented at the Technical University of Hamburg and developed with the aid of researchers at the University of Kiel, a new material called aerographite offers striking prospects for solar sail missions within the Solar Systems as well as interstellar precursor implications. Judging from the calculations in a just published paper in Astronomy & Astrophysics, aerographite […]

Monday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Zach Carter highlights how jurisdictions whose governments have rushed to reopen businesses in the wake of COVID-19 have been rewarded with nothing other than mass death. And Peter Hartcher calls out Australia's for right-wing government for lacking any plan for a recovery. - Meanwhile, Jeff Gailus warns Alberta about the horrendous odds facing Jason Kenney's bet on continued fossil fuel development with no regard for either environmental impacts or superior alternatives. And Jason Warick points out some of the more glaring problems with ... more »

Willful Blindness: New Damaging Information On The Russian Investigation Is Promptly Unseen By The Media

Jonathan Turley at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] Below is my column in The Hill on the recent disclosure of a document showing that the FBI used an agent to gather information for Crossfire Hurricane during campaign briefings of Trump during 2016. The document directly contradicted the long-standing denial that the investigation to Russian collusion was ever used to gather intelligence on Trump or his campaign. At the same time, the credibility of the Steele Dossier was further undermined this weekend with the release of new information that Steele misrepresented the sources and information used as the basis f... more »

How Transformative Justice Responds To Violence Without The Carceral System

Reina Sultan at Shadowproof - 10 hours ago
Abolitionists have confronted violence through Transformative Justice, which models different skills and principles for approaching harm and violence. The post How Transformative Justice Responds To Violence Without The Carceral System appeared first on Shadowproof.

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