oldephartte(in training): 31 July - Blogs I'm Following

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Why the Battleship USS Massachusetts Was So Legendary

Robert Farley, The National Interest - 5 hours ago

*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* [image: By United States Navy - http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/015904.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18826965] It was quite the warship and it is preserved as a museum today. *Key Point: *This warship was smaller than other battleships, but it was no less deadly. Here is how it served in World War II with great distinction. The U.S. Navy began construction of its first fast battleships in 1937, with the two ships of the North Carolina class. The restrictions of the Washington and London Naval Treatie...

Sinotech: The U.S. and China Order Consulate Closures as Huawei Tensions Heat Up in Europe

raltieri, Lawfare - 6 hours ago

The Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas. (Wikimedia/WhisperToMe; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) *U.S. and China Order Consulate Closures* The U.S. government on July 22 ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, accusing Chinese diplomats of engaging in espionage and the theft of American scientific research. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate was “a hub of spying and intellectual property theft.” The Chinese Embassy in Washington called the decision to close the consulate “an outrageous and unjustified move which sabotages China-...

UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans

Jessica Ruf, Diverse - 7 hours ago

More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]

Poll: Will end of federal $600 weekly jobless benefit impact marijuana sales?

Kevin Huhn, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago

The $600-a-week subsidy that has kept millions of unemployed Americans afloat since late April was to expire July 31. Congress has been unable to strike a deal to renew or replace the CARES Act, so all sectors of the U.S. economy are fearful of what lies ahead. And that includes the cannabis industry. Read about […] Poll: Will end of federal $600 weekly jobless benefit impact marijuana sales? is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Ontario to open second cannabis warehouse ‘by September,’ analyst says

Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago

Ontario’s lone cannabis wholesaler and distributor received the green light from the provincial government to expand its privately operated distribution network when necessary, an Ontario Cannabis Store spokesperson told Marijuana Business Daily. A new distribution warehouse could come sooner than later, according to one analyst, potentially providing the slack the system currently lacks to open […] Ontario to open second cannabis warehouse ‘by September,’ analyst says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Ooze Wholesale is Named the Exclusive Distributor of Stache Products in New Partnership

Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago

Jane Wagner (248) 224-9769 jane@oozewholesale.com www.oozewholesale.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OAK PARK, Mich. — Ooze Wholesale, a Metro Detroit-based distribution company specializing in dispensary, smoke shop and retail supplies, has attained exclusive distributor rights in a partnership with Stache Products. Stache Products focuses on upscale concentrate vaporizers, and is best known for the RiO Portable Dab […] Ooze Wholesale is Named the Exclusive Distributor of Stache Products in New Partnership is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news ...

Israel, US reach agreement on air defense cooperation

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago

[image: Israel, US reach agreement on air defense cooperation] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Israeli army announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the U.S. regarding joint air defense projects. “After a hypothetical meeting, the Israeli Air Force and the U.S. Air Force signed a document specifying the interoperability between the American THAAD missile and the Israeli Iron Dome in the event of an emergency in Israel.” The American High Altitude Defense (THAAD) and the Israeli Iron Dome are both anti-ballistic missile defense systems, designed to intercept and ...

Syrian Army steps up attacks in northwest Syria as offensive becomes imminent

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago

[image: Syrian Army steps up attacks in northwest Syria as offensive becomes imminent] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued to launch heavy strikes on the jihadist rebel positions in northwestern Syria this week, as their troops repeatedly struck the militant defenses in Idlib, Hama, and Latakia. According to a field report from the Latakia countryside, the Syrian Army launched several strikes on the jihadist defenses near the key town of Kabani, which has long been under the control of the Turkestan Islamic Party and their allied militants. Continue ...

Russian Su-27 scrambles to intercept US aircraft over Black Sea, 2nd time in 24 hours

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago

[image: Russian Su-27 scrambles to intercept US aircraft over Black Sea, 2nd time in 24 hours] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that its Su-27 fighter aircraft intercepted an American spy plane over the Black Sea waters. They said that the American plane moved away from the Russian border, as soon as Su-27 approached the aircraft. “On July 31, a U.S. aircraft approached Russia’s airspace and was discovered over neutral waters in the Black Sea, and a Su-27 fighter jet immediately set off to intercept it,” the Russian Ministry of Defen...

France's Surrender To Nazi Germany: Did It Really Need to Happen?

Robert Farley, The National Interest - 5 hours ago

*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* France surrendered to the Nazis in 1940 for complex reasons. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The eventual course of World War II put an especially bad light on the decision of the French military and political hierarchy to cease resistance against Germany. Even without foreknowledge of the German disaster in Russia, however, the French had meaningful means to resist Germany, and to continue to put pressure on the Nazi regime. France surrendered to the Nazis in 1940 for complex reasons. The proximate cause, of course, was the success of the G...

America Must Become a World Model Again

Ahmed Charai, The National Interest - 5 hours ago

*Ahmed Charai* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] In recent years, America has become a country engulfed in turmoil, withdrawn from the world, wanting for leadership. The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, observed this week, stems from the Bible by way of the Qur’an, and celebrates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice one of his sons in response to a command from God. In many Muslim countries, Eid this year has taken on a less festive and a more somber tone. As COVID-19 saps our economies and swells the vast ranks of the poor, those of us who can afford to are purcha...

UK's Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong

Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 6 hours ago

A British arms embargo on Hong Kong over "human rights concerns" while the UK continues to arm and train Saudis amid Yemen genocide? *August 1, 2020 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Further evidence the UK hides behind "human rights" rather than stands for them was demonstrated when London placed sanctions on Hong Kong after the passing of a security law aimed at combating overt foreign interference in special administrative region of China. British state media in an article titled, "UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong," would claim: *The UK government will suspend its extradit...

UK's Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong

Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 6 hours ago

Academic-Turned-Politician Piyabutr Reveals Hand in Recent Protests

Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 6 hours ago

*August 1, 2020 (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) *Opposition figure Piyabutr Saengkanokkul - co-founder of the disbanded Future Forward Party and now co-founder of its spin-off, the Progressive Movement - has all but openly demanded his and his party's demands be met or unrest in the streets would escalate. Piyabutr's role at the center of ongoing unrest is the culmination of years of serving fugitive billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra and his efforts to return to power by any means necessary. It is no coincidence that "student protesters" are making identical demands to his own party's demand...

Wisconsin Orders Mandatory Face Masks. Some Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce.

Luis Miguel, rss - 6 hours ago

[image: wisconsin-orders-mandatory-face-masks-some-sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce] Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers signed an order mandating masks indoors, but some sheriff's departments say they will not go after violators.

Gotham City Digest

jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 6 hours ago

(Wham, bam, thank you, mere mortal.) ------------------------------ How embarrassing, to live under a right wing ideology over an 80 year-long life only to be killed by your biggest right wing hero and his policies. ------------------------------ It seems the most dangerous job in America is being a Trump fan. Look at Herman Cain, who attended his Tulsa rally without a mask. What a legacy to leave behind: He died so he could watch Trump drink a glass of water with one hand and walk down a ramp. ------------------------------ Your Karen o' the day. ------------------------...

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

Apollo Beach, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Memo from Insiders: Dear Bagholders, Thanks for Buying Our Shares at the Top"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

*"Memo from Insiders: * *Dear Bagholders, Thanks for Buying Our Shares at the Top"* by Charles Hugh Smith "What looks like a powerful, can't-lose rally to newbies is recognized as distribution by old hands. In low-volume markets (as in the past few months), insiders holding large positions can't dump all their shares at once or the price of the stock would plummet due to the thinness of the bid. The only way to get top-dollar for one's overvalued shares is to play distribution games: sell a little each day on the upticks, and buy back shares when they threaten to drop below the key ...

UN Still Calls the Shots in Afghanistan

John F. McManus, rss - 7 hours ago

[image: un-still-calls-the-shots-in-afghanistan] I recently had occasion to employ the “Ask a Question” technique as a way to get an acquaintance to do some serious thinking.

Court Overturns Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago

A federal appeals court says the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.

McCloskeys Fire Back at Prosecutor Who Charged Them With Brandishing

Bob Adelmann, rss - 7 hours ago

[image: mccloskeys-fire-back-at-prosecutor-who-charged-them-with-brandishing] St. Louis Circuit Attorney (chief prosecutor) Kimberly Gardner announced last week that she was bringing charges against a St. Louis couple, the McCloskeys, for threatening "peaceful protesters" with guns; now the couple is fighting back, stating that Gardner is attempting a political prosecution.

As COVID-19 Surges, Farmworkers Are Paying A High Price

Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago

Every day, California farmworkers worry that the pandemic plowing through agricultural hubs will catch them and kill them. They also worry that not working will kill them. The collapse of food service demands when most businesses and institutions shut down has cut farm jobs statewide by 20 percent, or 100,000. Many farmworkers who are still working have had their hours or days reduced, sometimes without warning. Lockdowns have also cost workers second jobs they needed to make ends meet. They are juggling bills and going hungry. These are some of the findings in a new survey of 900...

GDP Shrinks By Record Amount In Second Quarter

Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago

The U.S. economy shrunk at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 32.9 percent during the second quarter of 2020 as the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic spurred an economic collapse of record-breaking speed and size, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Between April and June, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk at a pace that would have wiped out roughly a third of the value of the economy if extended over 12 months, according to the Commerce Department’s advance estimate of second-quarter growth. It is the largest one-quarter plunge in economic growth since th...

Here’s How We Remake The Economy

Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago

To defend the $600 unemployment payments as both morally and economically necessary is not to suggest that the CARES Act is a sufficient solution to our economic problems. Nor, says Pavlina Tcherneva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College and a Research Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute and advisor to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign, is the Democratic-led HEROES Act, which would extend the payments through January 2021 if Senate Republicans and the Trump administration would support it. Dr. Tcherneva studies the impact of unemployment on growth, income...

Entire NBA Takes a Knee During National Anthem

James Murphy, rss - 8 hours ago

[image: entire-nba-takes-a-knee-during-national-anthem] As the NBA restarts its season, which was suspended due to COVID-19, the league seems far more interested in making a political statement than it does in rebounds, dunks, and three-pointers.

Goodbye, Suburbia: If Biden Wins, Democrats Plan to Absorb Suburbs Into Cities

Selwyn Duke, rss - 8 hours ago

[image: goodbye-suburbia-if-biden-wins-democrats-plan-to-absorb-suburbs-into-cities] It’s not what politicians say they’re going to do that you most have to worry about, and this isn’t just because they’re notorious for breaking promises. It’s that it’s what they don’t say they’re going to do, but do anyway once in power, that’s far worse. A good example is the Democrats’ plan to destroy the suburbs, which they see as bastions of white privilege/supremacy whose rise has occurred at cities’ expense.

Every Nozzle Stroke Updates, By Arthur T

Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago

Where’s Will Gompertz these days? As there is no Turner Prize in 2020, we might assume he’s been furloughed - but no, he’s around - he reported on the 9th May on the 2020 BP Portrait Award. I must admit I missed it - it never made the BBC News website Home page: *Jiab Prachakul: Will Gompertz reviews BP Portrait Award 2020 winner* ★★★☆☆ Reading between the lines of his report, Will’s not happy. There’s no political angle to Jiab Prachakul’s portrait. It’s conventional. It tells the story of a couple during a moment of closeness. Unlike so much current portraiture, it isn’t derive...

America’s Own Color Revolution Is Coming Along Nicely Indeed – Anti-Empire

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago

What we are experiencing is not the “return of fascism.” It is the global capitalist empire restoring order, putting down the populist insurgency that took them by surprise in 2016. The White Black Nationalist Color Revolution, the fake apocalyptic plague, all the insanity of 2020 … it has been in the pipeline all along. It … Continue reading America’s Own Color Revolution Is Coming Along Nicely Indeed – Anti-Empire →

After 300 Million Infections It’s Time to Knock It Off With the “Survivor” Nonsense – Anti-Empire

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago

Would you ever call yourself a “flu survivor”? Mind Virus-19 Dissenters and Skeptics of Oregon 19 hours ago It is deeply offensive to me for people who’ve caught C19 to call themselves “survivors.” Obviously, they had a virus. Every day, many viruses infect many people. Most of them survive. It is common knowledge that every human on … Continue reading After 300 Million Infections It’s Time to Knock It Off With the “Survivor” Nonsense – Anti-Empire →

BUT GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY WANT HAS WORKED SO WELL FOR REPUBLICANS UNTIL NOW!

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago

Shockingly, it appears that trying to kill constituents is bad for your poll numbers if you're an elected official. A look at recent polling of nine governors ... shows that the governors who instituted face-mask requirements, urged social distancing and reopened more slowly than other states have seen a jump in their approval ratings. By contrast, the governors who eschewed public health experts’ advice and reopened quickly — as President Trump urged — have seen their approval ratings drop, by double digits in some cases. The five governors listed at the top of the chart have taken...

what last 2 or 28 years has taught Diane Feinstein

Bob Dinn, balance10 - 7 hours ago

7-30-20 And as a country growing into a respectable nation among other nations. And I deeply believe that. I've been to China a number of times. I've studied the issues." -Feinstein (D-CA) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feinstein-letting-americans-sue-china-over-coronavirus-response-would-be-huge-mistake ……… According to four former intelligence officials, in the 2000s a staffer in Senator Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco field office was reporting back to the MSS [China’s Ministry of State Security, its intelligence and security ...

"Doubt..."

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago

"Cherish your doubts, for doubt is the handmaiden of truth. Doubt is the key to the door of knowledge; it is the servant of discovery. A belief which may not be questioned binds us to error, for there is incompleteness and imperfection in every belief. Doubt is the touchstone of truth; it is an acid which eats away the false. Let no one fear for the truth, that doubt may consume it; for doubt is a testing of belief. The truth stands boldly and unafraid; it is not shaken by the testing, for truth, if it be truth, arises from each testing stronger, more secure. He that would silence ...

Digi Debates: Dr Kyle Johnson and Denis Rancourt PHD Face Off- The Mask Debate

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago

*hattip yaya*

Reports: Trump To Order China’s ByteDance To Sell TikTok

AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago

President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns.

Report: PA Charters Game The Special Education System.

Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 7 hours ago

In a new report, Education Voters of Pennsylvania looks at “how an outdated law wastes public money, encourages gaming the system, and limits school choice.” Fixing the Flaws looks at how Pennsylvania’s two separate funding systems have made students with special needs a tool for charter gaming of the system, even as some of them are shut out of the system entirely. The two-headed system looks like this. Public schools receive special education funding based on the actual costs of services, while charter schools are funded with a one-size-fits-all system that pays the same amount for...

Hydroxychloroquine+azithromycin has been widely misrepresented

drinkingwateradvisor, The Drinking Water Advisor - 7 hours ago

Harvey A Risch Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk Covid-19 Patients that Should be Ramped-Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis American Journal of Epidemiology, kwaa093, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaa093 More than 1.6 million Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and >10 times … Continue reading →

If the US General Election Is Delayed, Does Pelosi Become President?

Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago

The premise of this question is inherently flawed.

Right-wing Former Brazilian Minister Elected to Board of World Bank

Newsfeed, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Abraham Weintraub, a right-wing former Brazilian education minister, has been elected as an executive director of the World Bank, according to a statement by the Bank, whose staff had raised . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? […] The post Right-wing Former Brazilian Minister Elected to Board of World Bank appeared first on The Rio Times.

Florida Teen Charged in Massive Twitter Hack, Bitcoin Theft

AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago

The 17-year-old boy was arrested July 31 in Tampa and faces 30 felony charges.

Vanderbilt Administrator Applies Engineering Background to Diversity Work

Sara Weissman, Diverse - 8 hours ago

Dr. William H. Robinson has spent the last 17 years at Vanderbilt University. In 2018, he became the institution’s first African American full professor in engineering, also serving as associate dean for academic success for the engineering school and the interim vice provost for strategic initiatives. Now, he’s taking on a new role as Vanderbilt’s […]

Is Pedophilia Considered a Disability in Greece?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago

Outrage over a proposed change in 2012 — that never came to fruition — continued to percolate into 2020.

Segregation Forever? Research Finds Black, Latinx Students Still Excluded From Selective Public Institutions