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Desperately Needed: Election Protection-- Otherwise Expect "Street-Level Violence And Political Impasse" In November
*Never Waste A Serious Crisis by Nancy Ohanian* Over the weekend, the *Washington Post* ran a story about the extreme dysfunction NYC has experienced in trying to run an election. There is still no determination who will represent NY-12, a district that includes Yorkville, the Upper East Side, Midtown (including Trump Tower), Gramercy Park, Turtle Bay, Tudor City, Union Square, Roosevelt Island, Kips Bay, the East Village and the Lower East Side in Manhattan; Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside in Queens; and Greenpoint and northern Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Wall Street hack and... more »
The battle of the masks.
I do wear a mask--although there's no evidence that a bandana folded on an angle and tied behind my head then pulled up over my nose (2 layers of cloth) will protect me from anything except the flying bugs I meet on my morning walks. I passed 3 men running on the lakefront path this morning, splattering as they went. I read the research. What I see is that medical quality/grade masks worn properly, fitting tightly by medical staff are somewhat effective in blocking viruses, but those made for the general public offer very little protection, plus they cause us to touch our faces mo... more »
Pharma insiders warned against dangerous RNA vaccine
By Tony Mobilifonitis ONE of the leading vaccines that the media talking heads, chief health officers and compliant politicians claim we are all waiting for is little more than a very dangerous human experiment. On March 3rd, the US FDA approved Moderna’s RNA or mRNA vaccine as the first “vaccine candidate” to advance to the […]
"LIKE A MIRACLE, IT WILL DISAPPEAR," VERSION 2.0
Axios reports that the president's new plan to make people like him is to take credit for all upcoming good medical news on the pandemic. Top Trump advisers and GOP leadership have told the president in recent weeks that he needs to switch gears on the coronavirus and go all in on messaging about progress on vaccines and therapeutics.... They see this new strategy of leaning hard into the progress on therapeutics and vaccine R&D as the fastest way to restore confidence in Trump and avoid having the election be a referendum on his handling of the pandemic. *The plan:* When scientist... more »
The Allied Effort To Resupply China Against Imperial Japan Killed Hundreds Of U.S. Airmen
*David Axe* *History, Asia* These flights over “the Hump” were indispensable to China’s war effort against the Japanese, and thus a major factor in the Allies’ ultimate victory. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The aircrews arguably suffered the most of all the people involved in the Hump operation. “There was an approximately one in three chance of being killed,” Pike writes—one of the worst wartime survival rates ever. Of the 700 planes that went down trying to cross the Hump between 1942 and 1945, some 500 remain missing more than 70 years later. Few people appreciate it ... more »
Does America Spend Too Much or Too Little on Defense?
*Samuel Arlington Page* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E79119LA01&share=true] It is more complicated than you think. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The politics and priorities of the defense budget are subject to intense debate and controversy. Who is calling the shots and what is the right force posture? Our military is faced with a conflicting dichotomy. On one hand, we tout that we are the most technologically advanced military force on the planet. On the other, the Pentagon states that we need to u... more »
Don't Listen to Trump or Anyone: America Has a Coronavirus Testing Problem
*Zoe McLaren* *Public Health, North America* [image: Reuters] Every person who isn’t tested could be spreading COVID-19 unknowingly. These overstretched testing programs are a weak link in the U.S. pandemic response. For many people in the U.S., getting tested for COVID-19 is a struggle. In Arizona, testing sites have seen lines of hundreds of cars stretching over a mile. In Texas and Florida, some people were waiting for five hours for free testing. The inconvenience of these long waits alone discourages many people from getting tested. With the surge in cases, many public tes... more »
Russia's Naval Aviation Capability Is One Accident From Obsolescence
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* Historically a land power, the Soviet Union grappled with the idea of a large naval aviation arm for most of its history. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The aviation capability of the Russian navy is dangling by a thread. *Kuznetsov* is old and in poor condition, and no carrier is even close to be laid down. The Russian surface fleet has not received a great deal of attention in the latest military modernization plans, and the Russian shipbuilding industry has not constructed a warship the size and sophistication of *Kuzentsov* since… well, ... more »
Putin Will Miss This Damaged Russian (Spy) Submarine
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1881435BE0&share=true] Fire took it out of action. Can it be saved? *Key Point: *This submarine was made for very deep dives. Unfortunately, a fire broke out their crew was lost. Russian submarines flirt with disaster. The Kursk suffered a fire in 2000 and sank, killing 118 sailors. In 2008, 20 sailors died of asphyxiation on the Nerpa when an automatic fire extinguishing system was accidentally activated. The Ekaterinburg caught fire in 2011 with nuclear weapons ... more »
Today’s Fake Crisis: Climate Change Harming Marriage Prospects in India
Among the top results today in a Google News search for “climate crisis” is an article published by The News Minute claiming climate change is causing a marriage crisis in India. The theory is that climate change is reducing crop output, which makes farmers less desirable for arranged marriages. However, assuming greater crop output results […] The post Today’s Fake Crisis: Climate Change Harming Marriage Prospects in India appeared first on Climate Realism.
Fair Work Commission awards pandemic leave to aged care workers
Aged care workers employed under three awards will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave if required to self-isolate due to having coronavirus symptoms or being a close contact of a confirmed case, following a new ruling.
WA teenager accused of murdering his older brother claims self defence
Sonny Pouto, 19, is on trial in Western Australia's Supreme Court accused of murdering his 24-year-old brother, Tamahere Tumai, on Easter Saturday last year.
Female MP wears a bin bag to bemoan 'sexist rubbish'
Federal MP Nicolle Flint dons a garbage bag in an attempt to call out what she says is the sexist "rubbish" women in politics are forced to put up with.
'They are trying new ways': Alleged drone drug drop foiled by NSW prison officials
Prison officials say they have thwarted plans for an aerial drone drop of more than $100,000 worth of drugs at a maximum security jail in New South Wales.
NT Chief Minister rejects criticism of coronavirus election ad
Michael Gunner defends a Labor party election video touting his Government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying coronavirus is the number-one issue in the NT.
'No-one polices it': How firewood black market is costing Paul $1m each year
Every time you buy firewood on the black market, Paul Edwards misses out. He estimates illegal operators cost his Wynyard firewood business in Tasmania's north-west up to $1 million every year.
Coronavirus update: World case total passes 16 million, Hong Kong bans gatherings of more than two people
Just In - 16 hours ago
More than half of the world's cases are in the US, Brazil and India. Hong Kong announces new restrictions including a ban on gatherings of more than two people.
Dine' volunteers deliver relief, as coronavirus spikes in southwest during fifth month of pandemic
McKinley Mutual Aid, based in Gallup, N.M. delivered 60 Community Care Packages to Zuni which included food box, hygiene bucket, and a case of water. Read more and donate at: https://ourindigenouslifeways.org/ Navajo Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief. Cassandra Begay said, " Thank you to Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund volunteers Lou Tso, heading Lechee food distribution, and
Norway is Suffering its Coldest Summer for almost 60 Years, and other Facts the MSM aren’t telling you
The Norwegian mountains have also been experiencing rare summer snow, all while the Arctic islands of Svalbard set records for heat--a weather pattern fully expected during a Grand Solar Minimum as low solar activity weakens Earth's jet streams... The post Norway is Suffering its Coldest Summer for almost 60 Years, and other Facts the MSM aren’t telling you appeared first on Electroverse.
Portland, Oregon under siege by anarchists, violent mob.
“Around midnight rioters attempted to set the courthouse on fire, as they have done numerous times before. They also threw smoke bombs into the flames causing the interior of the courthouse to fill with smoke,” a Department of Homeland Security official wrote in … Continue reading →
Police Officer Arrested in São Paulo’s East Zone After Killing Motorcyclist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A State Police (PM) officer was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, July 25th, in São Paulo's East Zone, after shooting a motorcyclist in the back. The victim died hours later at the Tide Setúbal Hospital, also in the East Zone. According to the São Paulo Public Safety Secretariat […] The post Police Officer Arrested in São Paulo’s East Zone After Killing Motorcyclist appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Records More than Double Vacant Space in Commercial Real Estate During Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study conducted by the APSA, one of the largest condominium management companies in the country, found that the vacancy rate of commercial properties in Q2 more than doubled compared to Q1 during the social isolation period. According to the study, downtown was the neighborhood suffering the greatest impact on […] The post Rio Records More than Double Vacant Space in Commercial Real Estate During Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Archives: Nobody Really Wants Choice
*While the Institute is away at a corporate retreat, far, mostly, from the interwebz, I've arranged for some dips into the archives.* Despite the constant focus on school choice, I remain unconvinced that choice is what people really want. *Nobody Really Wants Choice* Families need a choice. Parents want a choice. Poor students deserve a choice. We hear the rhetoric over and over again, but I remain convinced that it's baloney. People do not want choice. When I sit down in a restaurant and order my favorite meal, the one I've been craving all day, I don't sit there eating it think... more »
Rio Residents Flood the Beaches on Saturday, Despite Ban
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The permanence on Rio's beaches has not yet been authorized, but it did not seem that way on Saturday. With temperature close to 33ºC and the dry air, many people went to the beaches and found no major issues regarding inspection by public agents. According to the Rio City Hall's […] The post Rio Residents Flood the Beaches on Saturday, Despite Ban appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Forbes Reports of Fetal Neurological Damage Due to Coronavirus
Three days after birth, the baby exhibited sudden symptoms like irritability and muscle spasms, and after 11 days, the researchers observed white matter injury in the brain. This is a nightmare many of us know firsthand. We acknowledge the injury... more »
Did Covid Solve Global Warming?
Warning! Snarky post alert. I’m just a dumb autism Mom but I didn't even have to take off my socks to figure out that we will need five and a special education bus to transport 66 students who used to... more »
“[A] painful step”: Authors retract paper on fatal poultry virus
The authors of a 2019 paper on a lethal type of poultry virus in Asia have retracted the article because of problems with the data collection. But the researchers stand by their findings, which, they say, suggest the pathogen could be harmful to humans. The paper, titled “Novel orthobunyavirus causing severe kidney disease in broiler … Continue reading “[A] painful step”: Authors retract paper on fatal poultry virus
Latin American Coronavirus Cases Now Surpass Those of US and Canada Together
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cases of coronavirus in Latin America have exceeded the total combined infections in the United States and Canada for the first time, amid the wave of outbreaks in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina, showed a Reuters survey released on Sunday. The growing number of cases makes Latin America the […] The post Latin American Coronavirus Cases Now Surpass Those of US and Canada Together appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Records 555 Additional Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours (July 26th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The balance released yesterday by the Ministry of Health indicates that 555 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. This brings to 87,004 the total number of lives lost to the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. In addition, 24,578 cases were confirmed, bringing the total […] The post Brazil Records 555 Additional Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours (July 26th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Good Morning, Sunshine Why is that .45 unloaded? Tracers USS Boise (CL-47) shelling the coast of New Guinea in early 1944. Photo is dated 10 February 1944, but may have been taken during the bombardment of 25-26 January 1944. This view looks forward on the starboard side from the midship 20mm gun […] The post Views appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
How the NDAA Helps Militarize American Foreign Policy
*Charles A. Stevenson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HUH9ESGSX&share=true] Here's why that's a very bad thing. In his newest book, Exercise of Power, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates decries the erosion of the civilian foreign policy agencies and calls for their revitalization. “…[I]n Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti, and other places, there were far too few State Department and USAID personnel, while the military had the overwhelming preponderance of resources. As a result, men and women in unifo... more »
RANKED: Who Will Have The Most Lethal Army in 2030?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Here is a list of the top 5 countries, ranked. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *States that have access to enthusiastic populations with high human capital, that can cull the most innovative technologies from robust, modern economies, and that can structure their civil-military relations with just-enough-but-not-too-much independence will tend to do very well. The focus of ground combat operations has shifted dramatically since the end of the Cold War. Relatively few operations now involve the defeat of a technologically and doctrinally similar fo... more »
Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 30: What It's Meant for the Deaf
*Gerard Buckley* *Politics, North America* I was there at the beginning. As a young deaf man in 1990, I attended the Rose Garden ADA signing ceremony. In the decades since, I have witnessed the ADA’s profound impact as an educator of deaf and hard-of-hearing students for this population and the U.S. as a whole. The Americans with Disabilities Act is 30 years old. For young people who have grown up with the ADA, the results of this landmark legislation are part of everyday life – sometimes in ways they may not even realize. I was there at the beginning. As a young deaf man in 1... more »
The Hagia Sophia Is a Mosque Again: Why It Matters
*Anna Bigelow* *Religion, World* Following the decision to reconvert the monument to a mosque, the UN’s cultural heritage organization UNESCO said in a statement that it “deeply regrets” the move. Christian leaders too have stated that they are “are very saddened” by the “regrettable and lamentable” change. Governments including Greece and the United States have lodged their objections. Since its origins in the sixth century A.D, the Hagia Sophia has served as a church, a mosque, and, since 1934, a museum. But on July 10, the Turkish government declared that from now on it would ... more »
Join The Dance - The Wisdom Of Alan Watts
*Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.*
Long Lost Palace and Death Site of Moctezuma II Discovered in Mexico
This is a reminder of just how quickly community memories can be lost. His palace was not insignificant and we will likely discover that it was largely preserved adjacent to the palace of Cortes. Even better none of this had ever disappeared into the wildwood as happened with literally thousands of Mesoamerican sites built with stone no less. We still lost track. We should not have and now perhaps we can restore some of it as werll. *Long Lost Palace and Death Site of Moctezuma II Discovered in Mexico* *Paul SeaburnJuly 23, 2020* *https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/07/long-l... more »
India's forward Strategic Options.
We have recently been reminded that China does have imperial expansionist ambitions that do need to be countered. However the barrier of the Himalayas makes the line of contact entirely problematic for both parties as recently shown in Ladahk. A border skirmish is the best risk and general threat at hand. Considering the real weight of either combatant it cannot change the strategic situation or ever produce a war winning strategy. What has happened though is that India has now been freed up to take a much firmer role first is securing the Indian seas, but also all waters incl... more »
Zecharia Sitchin and the Mistranslation of Sumerian Texts
The work of Sitchin was always odd and his assertions depended on his reading of sumerian texts alone. This makes rather clear that the data itself is not up to that particulkar challenge. What we really have is his narritive as a stand alone contribution that directs us to look at South Africa and Sumeria. That is obviously a good idea, however you arrived. After all Columbus claimed he was looking for India. Add in the additional narritive of Veliokowsky and many other oddities and we have a useful body of strong compelling suggestions that drive folks to look. These often... more »
Japan greenlights dexamethasone as second coronavirus treatment
Turns out that quickly reducing inflamattion allowing the immune system to do its job works rather well. So we have another steroid been fast tracked. The take home is to get a vaporizer and a steroid to mist into your lungs as you would do to treat asthma in particular. Typically sympthoms are fully resolved inside twenty four hours. *Japan greenlights dexamethasone as second coronavirus treatmentCheap anti-inflammatory wins fast-track approval after slashing mortality rates in UK hospital trialA pharmacist holds an ampule of dexamethasone at... more »
Gender Inequality and Oppression of Women: A Survivor’s Story
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
NEW YORK, Jul 27 (IPS) - "What do you think happens to kerosene when it is poured on your head?" Surya stumbles as she speaks to IPS. "It goes down, it goes trickling down." When someone speaks to a burn victim, one naturally feels shocked, sad, and sympathetic. But in talking to Surya, who has the major part of her body burned, the feelings were of hope and inspiration. How is it possible to survive this trauma and still have so much love and joy to share? Read the full story, “Gender Inequality and Oppression of Women: A Survivor’s Story”, on globalissues.org →
If UN is Working “Full Throttle” While Locked Down, Shouldn’t Most Staffers Work from Home –Permanently?
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 (IPS) - When the coronavirus pandemic delivered a mortal blow to the United States, grounding the country to a virtual standstill and throwing its economy into a deep recession, hundreds and thousands were forced to work "remotely" while offices remained shuttered, beginning late March. Read the full story, “If UN is Working “Full Throttle” While Locked Down, Shouldn’t Most Staffers Work from Home –Permanently?”, on globalissues.org →
September Always Comes Before November
Astrologers like Osher and other analysts and commentators are red penciling November of this year as a time of tremendous trouble, as a time of dire events for the USSA government, USSA dollar and Donald Trump, and as a time when the global situation the world over will also be extremely chaotic and conflictive. I agree! Much that I have seen, read and been shown and told leads me to accept that we are 100 days or less away from very BIG events, as if what is happening now were not big and troubling enough. *My Dream* I dream a lot. I always have. I occasionally have clear vision... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Russia Through Wagner Group Upping Military Involvement in Libya First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears Tsunami of fake news hurts Latin America's effort to fight coronavirusQ&A: The Fearless High School Newspaper Editor Covering Portland Protests Mass Evictions Set To Begin - Communities Of Color To Be Hardest HitNorth Korea locks down border city over suspected virus case‘A tidal wave’ of utility disconnections about to hit St. Louis Lawyers in Florida are offering free wills for teachers. One says he received about 600 inquirie... more »
Pressure mounts on Australia to participate in US South China Sea navigation operations
There is renewed pressure on the Federal Government to muscle up to China in the disputed South China Sea ahead of crucial meetings between top US and Australian officials this week.
What's being done nationally to prevent coronavirus outbreaks in aged care?
First it was Newmarch house in New South Wales, and now outbreaks in Victoria's aged care sector are a reminder of the risk the virus poses to elderly Australians, particularly in residential facilities. Here are measures being taken to stop it.
Police investigate alleged sexual assault of two-year-old girl at Sydney play centre
A crime scene is established at a Penrith play centre in Sydney's west after a toddler was discovered in a storeroom with injuries police say are "sufficient for us to be very concerned".
Former SA magistrate pleads guilty to charges following ICAC probe
Bob Harrap, lawyer Catherine Moyse and a court clerk plead guilty to deception offences after a probe by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
Nurses diagnosed with COVID-19 describe 'stabbing' pains in lungs, being unable to walk
Frontline healthcare workers are among the thousands of new cases of coronavirus in Victoria, and they have a warning for the rest of us.
Hatherley House, built on a foundation of gold, could be yours for a small fortune
Profits from gold mining added a ballroom and a two-story extension to Hatherley House, which has marble from Africa and Italy, "on fireplaces hand-painted with mercury". The "time capsule" property is now being offered for sale.
The Victorian lockdown 'will not end' unless people stop going to work sick, Premier says
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says "far too many people" are going to work while sick, instead of getting tested and staying home while waiting for a result, labelling it "the biggest driver" of coronavirus transmission in the state.
'Bunnings Karen' condemned by Dan Andrews over mask-wearing stunt
Premier Daniel Andrews asks Victorians to ignore the "appalling" behaviour of those who defy mask-wearing laws in the state.
'Not illegal to have lunch': BLM organisers urge protesters to sidestep COVID-19 restrictions
Organisers vow a Black Lives Matter protest will still go ahead despite losing an appeal in court, meaning the event is unauthorised.
Former Supreme Court justice Ann Vanstone to be SA's new anti-corruption watchdog
A new anti-corruption watchdog has been selected for South Australia at a time when the ICAC is carrying out multiple high-profile investigations into the state's institutions of power.
'We don't want another east-coast low': Byron Bay beach disappears as erosion takes its toll
There are calls for urgent action to counter a worsening erosion problem that is threatening a beachside cafe in the famous tourist town of Byron Bay.
Six months since the Orroral Valley fire sparked, parts of Namadgi are reopening to the public
Just In - 19 hours ago
Exactly six months after a fire was ignited in the Namadgi National Park and a day before a review begins into the response of ACT emergency services, parts of the large reserve are reopening to the public.
Anti-SJW "allies" who aren't real anti-SJW allies
While many Western (and especially Anglo-Saxon) countries are decaying and events from the U.S. and U.K. look increasingly surreal to everyone in countries like mine where people haven't gone nuts yet, lots of people tell me that they're allies. Sadly, they only tell it to me – and they mostly use anonymous nicknames, anyway. On top of that, I am often told things like the following: I am against the SJWs. But: Shut up. The whole future belongs to the SJWs. The future under their leadership is unavoidable unless some miracle happens, or unless we introduce a full-blown fascist socie... more »
MOSCOW’S CITIZEN SURVEILLANCE REGIME – EYE OR PIE IN THE SKY
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In a plan Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin initiated two years ago called “Smart City 2030”, the Russian capital has attempted to catch up with China’s cities and to London in the mobilization of electronic and digital tools for following the city’s inhabitants, enforcing the laws, and catching criminals, tax cheats, speeders […]
More on Deaths of Despair: New Study Links Early Job Loss to Higher Rates of Overdose Deaths and Suicides
Another look at deaths of despair confirms the danger of job loss and even too-early retirement.
Black Helicopters and Gold
Submitted by Steve Brown… “Where the people fear the government, you have tyranny; where the government fears the people, you have liberty.” — John Basil Barnhill, 1914 ‘Debate on Socialism’, Ripsaw One year ago my article Trump’s Limited Hangout…Populism Derailed described candidate Trump as the perfect foil for powerful special interests hoping to leverage America’s […]
The Reasons for Qaddafi’s Overthrow
Steven Sahiounie، journalist and political commentator… This investigation sets forth a timeline of events Libya and examines the reasons behind the attack, overthrow, and murder of Muammar Qaddafi, the late leader of Libya. According to western mainstream media propaganda, he was deposed in a popular uprising of his people, and his brutal crackdown of those home-grown […]
Life in the Syrian Arab Republic goes on despite foreign occupation and sanctions
Submitted by Olivia Kroth… In spite of western imposed sanctions on Syria, life goes on in the Syrian Arab Republic. People are surviving and doing their daily business. Pupils go to school, students attend universities. Trade and commerce are doing well. Agriculture is producing plenty of food, this summer of 2020. Syria is a predominantly […]
New York 2140: A Tale of the City That Sleeps With the Fishes
*Robert Kopp* *Climate Change Politics, North America* In his new work of climate fiction, “New York 2140,” author Kim Stanley Robinson supposes that climate scientists like me will be surprised by how quickly the world’s ice sheets will shrink and sea levels will rise. His novel explores how civilization might nonetheless muddle through to remake this reshaped world. Earth’s climate system is replete with potential surprises, and the climate science community tends to be conservative when projecting future changes. The world also suffers from a creative deficit in imagining the ... more »
Defense Budget Reflects Today's Security Challenges
*Mackenzie Eaglen* *Security, Americas* [image: A U.S. military color guard stands on the White House South Lawn after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a 4th of July] Cutting the defense budget to restrain American foreign policy is a way to avoid truly hard choices and set clear priorities. Cutting the defense budget to restrain American foreign policy is a way to avoid truly hard choices and set clear priorities. In 2018, the National Defense Strategy cautioned “failure to meet our defense objectives will result in decreasing U.S. global influence, eroding cohesion among alli... more »
How Implicit Racial Bias Training Works
*Javeed Sukhera* *Politics, North America* Racial bias is not something that we can measure and fix through training alone. There are no boxes we can check or certificate we can complete to fix systemic racism. Anti-racism is a journey, not a destination. The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others have catalyzed calls for organizations to do more to address systemic racism in our midst. In response, many organizations have issued solidarity statements and committed to meaningful action. Bookstores have seen a spike in demand for anti-racism titles, while organiz... more »
Cuts Can Provoke Restraint
*Benjamin H. Friedman* *Politics, Americas* [image: A flight of U.S. Marines MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft fly in formation during an integrated training mission at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay near Kailua, Hawaii, U.S. May 19, 2020. Picture taken May 19, 2020. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Jacob] Caution will only come with budget cuts. Rather than adopting a strategy of restraint to get savings from the Pentagon, budgetary cuts can be used to produce restraint. A large cut to Pentagon spending could spark an evaluation of priorities and generate support for elements ... more »
Droneships? Here's a Solution to Navy Personnel Problems
*CIMSEC* *Security, Americas* [image: FILE PHOTO: A view of the flight deck of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), flagship of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, is seen at Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo] There is a need for small, lightly manned warships to streamline that transition and fill roles which require a human crew. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Small, heavily armed warships can be the stepping stone between drones and human-run ships. As the U.S. Navy moves into the unmanned age and implements Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO), there i... more »
Are you Safe from COVID-19? Evaluating Your Homemade Coronavirus Masks
*Simon Kolstoe* *Public Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC215H97NJNP&share=true] Combining these two tests would provide wearers with a good idea about which of their face coverings would work the best if the aim was to avoid breathing potential infection over other people. If a surgeon arrived at the operating theatre wearing a mask they had made that morning from a tea towel, they would probably be sacked. This is because the equipment used for important tasks, such as surgery, must be tested and certified to ensur... more »
Trump Might be Right, US Needs Russia In The Cold War II
The United State has entered the arena of unrestricted warfare with China, almost on all fronts. The US had started out in early 2018 as a trade war over tariffs, intellectual property theft had by the end of the year metamorphosed into a technology war over the global dominance of […]
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