Sunday, July 05, 2020

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Trump Sharpens Attack on America’s Enemies in His “Salute to America” Speech

Bob Adelmann at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: trump-sharpens-attack-on-america-s-enemies-in-his-salute-to-america-speech] Trump's call for unity includes an understanding of those in the media who would divide.

Objective Facts Falsify Laughable New Jersey Climate Report

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 6 hours ago
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) unveiled an alarming climate report last week that is so outrageous that climate realists should print copies and use it to win over alarmists. The media, nevertheless, are trumpeting without scrutiny the report’s “findings,” and even adding to the alarm. But don’t panic, New Jersey will be […] The post Objective Facts Falsify Laughable New Jersey Climate Report appeared first on Climate Realism.

BD plans signing FTAs with African countries

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
05-Jul-2020 The government has planned to sign free trade agreements, or FTAs,with some African countries, including Morocco, to boost the country's export earnings, officials said.

Civil society groups sound alarm over COVID-19 claims in 'corporate courts'

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
05-Jul-2020 Countries could be facing a wave of cases from transnational corporations suing governments over actions taken to respond to the Covid pandemic using a system known as investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS. Some 630 organisations from across the world, representing hundreds of millions of people, are calling on governments in an open letter to urgently take action to shut down this threat.

2020’s Plague of Locusts Spreads to Indian Subcontinent and South America

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
State of play for locust infestations in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Brazil.... and the United States.

Can COVID-19 be treated with low-dose radiation?

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 6 hours ago
New research raises interesting possibilities. The post Can COVID-19 be treated with low-dose radiation? appeared first on CFACT.

Two Nazi Soldiers Proved Snipers Could Be the Ultimate Weapon (And Changed History)

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Here's the story. *Key Point*: Snipers have often been "force multipliers" in warfare. The three Soviet tanks edged forward slowly as the drivers scanned for the concealed Germans that lay ahead. The lead tank suddenly clanked to a stop and swung its long barrel around. It looked much like one of Hannibal’s elephants with its trunk raised, sniffing the air before its planned lunge forward toward the hapless enemy. The Wehrmacht troops were in a precarious situation. They lacked air support there as the Soviets mounted a heavy attack in... more »

Your History Book Lost a Page: Thomas Jefferson's Forgotten War (He Didn't Win)

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * In 1801 when President Thomas Jefferson sent a small task force to fight the Barbary pirates, who had targeted American commerce. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the end, it was really a combined British and Dutch fleet, which "unleashed hell upon Algiers," that finally ended piracy against the Europeans – apart from France. ollowing attacks on American interests by a distant enemy after a brief period of relative peace, the United States responded by sending troops nearly halfway around the world to counter the threat. While this could describe ... more »

Saving America From The Mob

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
The message is that we need to stand up for America and our values. We cannot be intimidated by the left any longer. If we do, this country that we cherish will be lost forever By Jeff Crouere —— Bio and Archives—July 5, 2020 There is a mob destroying our country. They want to change … Continue reading Saving America From The Mob →

American-hating-liberals are on the march

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
We have much work to do. Our freedoms are at stake. Our Nation can only become again the Home of the Free, because of You – the Brave. So Help Me God By Fredy Lowe —— Bio and Archives—July 5, 2020 We are being systemically deceived by many of our governors, mayors and Democrat leaders … Continue reading American-hating-liberals are on the march →

A Live President Set Patriot Souls Alight at Mount Rushmore Last Night

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Citizens will go on to defend statues and historical monuments, standing firm against anarchy and social justice By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—July 4, 2020 It happened last night—an elegant and rousing stopgap to the notion that Mount Rushmore’s timeless tribute to four American presidents would be no more. “This monument will never be … Continue reading A Live President Set Patriot Souls Alight at Mount Rushmore Last Night →

Once Again, President Trump Hands Democrats Enough Rope….

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Vast majority of American citizens want to pursue their careers, raise their families, and have money in their pockets, peace in their hearts and safety in their homes By Joan Swirsky —— Bio and Archives—July 3, 2020 Here’s an old, irrefutable chestnut: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging! But Regressives refuse to … Continue reading Once Again, President Trump Hands Democrats Enough Rope…. →

Something Is Rotten In America

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
What we are witness to is a massive criminal network By Ray DiLorenzo —— Bio and Archives—July 4, 2020 In writing this article, I had to constantly remind myself that what is happening in America today is not an outlandish work of fiction that few people would find conceivable, but a harsh reality that is … Continue reading Something Is Rotten In America →

Conservative News Sites Now Shilling For Black Lives Matter?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Conservative news sites, don’t compromise your standards, go to Whatfinger By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—July 3, 2020 Flagging some of the best conservative news sites to an inherent danger on this July 4th weekend: Your logos and Internet reputations are at risk having been used by aggregate site Mixi-Media to openly solicit donations … Continue reading Conservative News Sites Now Shilling For Black Lives Matter? →

Environmentalism: A Racist Ideology – Anti-Empire

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Green neo-Malthusianism is the last redoubt of racist eugenics in mainstream society Ben Pile 10 hours ago As reported on spiked last month, it did not take long for green ideologues to seize on the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic. And in recent weeks, racial politics has exploded, putting the Black Lives Matter movement at the centre of global attention. … Continue reading Environmentalism: A Racist Ideology – Anti-Empire →

In 2020, Everyone Is Either a Collaborator or a Dissident – Anti-Empire

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
“In a total state, everyone and everything is infused with power. Everyone matters. Everything is important. Everyone has to care” Curtis Yarvin 11 hours ago “In a total state, everyone and everything is infused with power. Everyone matters. Everything is important. Everyone has to care. Everyone wants to change the world. Everyone must be engaged. Everyone is pushing power forward, … Continue reading In 2020, Everyone Is Either a Collaborator or a Dissident – Anti-Empire →

BUSTED: Shady COVID Contact Tracing Firm Is Google Partner – Connected to Soros, Clintons, Gates – Truth to Power ~ July 5, 2020 — Rose Rambles…

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Editor’s Note: (Thanks to SiTS for this one!) Yes, my friends, we have muddy water here with exploration of just how the dark intend to use the COVID-19 issue to gain further intel on your activity inorder to limit and control your behavior. This is in direct…

Yep….

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
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"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 7/5/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 7/5/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *Highly recommended:* *"How A False Hydroxychloroquine Narrative Was Created, And More"* Hat tip to our friend Michel Parmentier for this material! ○ *"U.S. New Coronavirus Cases Hit All-time High of 57,497 - * *as COVID-19 Surges in Florida, Arizona, California and Texas"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *JULY 5, 2020 12:33 PM: *"World Suffers Record Daily Jump In New COVID-19 Cases On July 4th: Live Updates" *JULY ... more »

Ethnic Unrest Over The Killing Of Ethiopian Singer Hachalu Hundessa Has Left At Least 166 People Dead Since Monday

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters: **Uneasy calm in Ethiopia after protests, official death toll doubles* ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than 166 people were killed during anti-government protests in Ethiopia last week, the government said on Sunday, as the capital and other hotspots remained closely guarded by security forces and a blanket Internet shutdown entered its sixth day. Large protests broke out in Addis Ababa and spread to the surrounding Oromia region on Monday night after popular Oromo musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was shot dead by unknown gunmen in a killing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said ... more »

Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning" Liquid Mind ® is the name used by Los Angeles composer and producer Chuck Wild of the best-selling Liquid Mind relaxation music albums.

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
“What's going on in the center of this spiral galaxy? Named the Sombrero Galaxy for its hat-like resemblance, M104 features a prominent dust lane and a bright halo of stars and globular clusters. Reasons for the Sombrero's hat-like appearance include an unusually large and extended central bulge of stars, and dark prominent dust lanes that appear in a disk that we see nearly edge-on. Billions of old stars cause the diffuse glow of the extended central bulge. Close inspection of the bulge in the below photograph shows many points of light that are actually globular clusters. *Click ... more »

"Our Collective Fate..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... more »

Sea ice extent in Antarctica greater now than in 1980

Robert at Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
Also larger concentration of sea ice than in 1980. Sea ice extent now is 700,000 sq km (270,272 sq miles) greater than in 1980. In case you’re having a hard time reading the numbers, here they are: Sea ice extent in June 2020 = 13.2 million sq km Sea ice extent in June 1980 = ... Read more Sea ice extent in Antarctica greater now than in 1980 The post Sea ice extent in Antarctica greater now than in 1980 appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The Black Lives Matter Chronicles, Edition #1

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Today we launch a new series that aims to highlight the selective outrage of the official Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and its many adherents in the media, the Congress, state houses nationwide, and (of course) campuses. We plan to show you the situations where black lives apparently do not matter – because the loss of those black lives does not advance the Marxist agenda proclaimed by the BLM movement’s founders. [A] Urban violence: This weekend’s murder tallies for Chicago … AND the weekend is NOT YET OVER as I write this. NOTE: I am assuming that nearly all of … Continue read... more »

Black Power Militia Wants Texas – Bwhahahahahaha

Hardnox at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
From BPR: Be sure to watch the attached videos. A video of a group being described as a “Black Power Militia” features scores of heavily armed men clad in black being encouraged by their leader to use deadly force against white people if they are confronted. The video appears to feature the same group of armed black men who ‘demonstrated’ near Stone Mountain, Ga., on Saturday, taunting “scared-a**” white “rednecks” and demanding that black people be given Texas to inhabit as their own racially pure country. **Warning: Language “I’m gonna say this one time and I mean it,” the group …... more »

Purple House and MMT: new money creation is real, it is not a “leftist” conspiracy

Michael West at Michael West - 7 hours ago
[image: MMT, RBA, QE, Modern Monetary Theory] They should call it MMP not MMT, Modern Monetary Practice, not Modern Monetary Theory. It is happening now. They are creating new money, and in a speech last week, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank endorsed and explained it. Michael West reports on the debate over MMT and how it is being used to soften the impact of recession.

"I Believe..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"93-year-old Man Eats Lunch Next To A Picture Of His Late Wife Every Day" ○ Rudi en Corlea, “Hoor Jy My Stem” A hauntingly beautiful song sung in Afrikaans by South Africans Rudi Claas and Corlea Botha. ○ "I believe... love is stronger than death.” - Robert Fulghum - https://www.theburningplatform.com/

"Why the Grieving, And You, Should Read Hamlet"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Why the Grieving, And You, Should Read Hamlet"* by Meghan O'Rourke "I had a hard time sleeping right after my mother died. The nights were long and had their share of what C.S. Lewis, in his memoir "A Grief Observed"*, calls "mad, midnight … entreaties spoken into the empty air." One of the things I did was read. I read lots of books about death and loss. But one said more to me about grieving than any other: Hamlet. I'm not alone in this. A colleague recently told me that after his mother died he listened over and over to a tape recording he'd made of the Kenneth Branagh film ve... more »

Australia's Air Force Is Not Even Remotely Ready To Face China In Any Conflict

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
RAAF F/A-18s and F-35s. Royal Australian Air Force *Forbes*: *The Australian Air Force Can Send Just Two Fighters Into Battle With China* With China’s armed forces growing bigger and more sophisticated by the year, Western and allied militaries are scrambling to keep up. The Australian military, for one, has a plan for taking the fight to China. As part of a $400 billion defense-wide plan stretching out to 2030, the Royal Australian Air Force intends to arm its growing fleet of American-made fighters with long-range cruise missiles. Farther in the future, additional support plane... more »

‘Nightmare for Iran’s enemies’: IRGC commander reveals underground missile bases along coast

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
[image: ‘Nightmare for Iran’s enemies’: IRGC commander reveals underground missile bases along coast] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that his country had built underground missile bases along the Islamic Republic’s Gulf coast, warning of “a nightmare for Iran’s enemies.” “Iran has established missile bases by land and sea along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, which will be a nightmare for Iran’s enemies ,” Admiral Ali Reza Tunsgiri told Reuters. “As you know, the highest range of our naval missile... more »

THAT DENIS LEARY SONG IS MORE APROPOS THAN YOU REALIZE, MR. HICKS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago
G. Dane Hicks of Garnett, Kansas, doesn't seem to be your typical Republican county chairman. For one thing, he's self-published two novels, one of which valorizes a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper publisher. He also has a YouTube account where, last November, he published a cheery little home video in which he accompanied two young girls, presumably his daughters, in a spirited rendition of the Denis Leary song "Asshole." (One of the singers, I believe, is seen in another video singing the national anthem.) But that's not why I'm writing about Hicks. I'm writing because h... more »

On Contact: Patriotism And Dissent With Danny Sjursen

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
Former Army Major Danny Sjursen, a frequent contributor to Popular Resistance, urges people to consider themselves citizens of humanity and not of a nation. Sjursen is the author of "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War" where he defines patriotism as wanting the country to live up to its aspirations, that dissents from the United States when it is wrong. When a country becomes an empire, Sjursen says it is our patriotic duty to dissent. Sjursen discusses three types of patriotism. Principled participatory patriotism takes the same sense of duty to urge the Unite... more »

'Aboriginal kids don't need to be fixed': How to listen and learn from Indigenous children in order to help them

Alexis Moran at Just In - 7 hours ago
Here are the lessons we can learn from Dujuan Hoosan, a young Aboriginal boy, on how to change the education system.

'Invaluable' online workshop helps children with autism stay connected, adjust to life in lockdown

Holly Richardson at Just In - 7 hours ago
Mothers of kids with autism say juggling busy lives makes getting to workshops really tricky and a shift online during the COVID-19 pandemic has proved invaluable.

'If I don't do that today is a child going to die?': Frontline child safety workers speak out

Kate McKenna at Just In - 7 hours ago
The ABC goes behind the scenes with Queensland's child protection workers who talk of mistakes, near misses, sheer luck and calling Lifeline.

How coronavirus lockdown inspired the ABC's first Instagram Live show, Cuppa with Kumi

Kumi Taguchi at Just In - 7 hours ago
Journalist and Compass host Kumi Taguchi has extensive experience working in television, but producing a show for Instagram from her home took some getting used to.

AFL season reaches desperation point as footy leaves Victoria

Alister Nicholson at Just In - 7 hours ago
No football in Victoria for at least a month means an unprecedented AFL season has gone to a new level, writes Al Nicholson.

Death toll rises to 20 in Japan, more rain and landslides expected

Just In - 7 hours ago
Rescue efforts continue as people in the Kumamoto prefecture prepare for further heavy rains and landslides, with authorities urging residents to remain vigilant.

'I really don't see when it's going to go back to normal … if it will ever'

Sarah Curnow, Ben Knight And Clare Blumer at Just In - 7 hours ago
Experts compare the disruption and stress of the coronavirus pandemic to living through a war or the Great Depression. Forget Gen Z — young people may be forever known as Generation COVID.

Coronavirus update: Indonesia records deadliest day, Spain reimposes lockdown as cases surge

Just In - 7 hours ago
Indonesia's Health Ministry records 82 deaths from COVID-19, its most fatal day of the pandemic, while Spain locks down another area after an outbreak of coronavirus is detected.

'An endorsement of dehumanisation': Fresh calls for University of Melbourne to remove Hong Kong Police Force ad

Bang Xiao at Just In - 7 hours ago
The University of Melbourne is facing fresh calls to remove an advertisement for the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) in the wake of sweeping new national security laws imposed on the city by Beijing.

Photographs capture the grim reality for some of Australia's bushfire survivors

Stephanie March, Sashka Koloff, Harriet Tatham, Laura Gartry, Georgina Piper And Lucy Carter at Just In - 7 hours ago
Bushfire survivors tell us how they are struggling through a bitter winter without water or heating. These photos capture the grim reality.

With traditional car sales in 'permanent decline', Tesla is soaring to the top of the pile

Gareth Hutchens at Just In - 7 hours ago
Tesla is now the world's most valuable car manufacturer as shares surge over 400 per cent, but tech companies like Elon Musk's have big questions to answer over ethically sourced materials.

"It Seems..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"It seems that under the overwhelming impact of rising power, humans are deprived of their inner independence and, more or less consciously, give up establishing an autonomous position toward the emerging circumstances. The fact that the foolish person is often stubborn must not blind us to the fact that he is not independent. In conversation with him, one virtually feels that one is dealing not at all with him as a person, but with slogans, catchwords, and the like that have taken possession of him. He is under a spell, blinded, misused, and abused in his very being. Having thus b... more »

You Think The Pandemic Is Bad Here? Russia Is Really Getting Clobbered

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Russia's coronavirus statistics look as phony as the election results this week that made Putin dictator-for-life. In a single vote, Russians had to choose whether to support a package of constitutional amendments that included pension and minimum wage boosts, a modest reorganisation of government, a constitutional mention of "faith in god," a ban on gay marriage, exhortations to preserve Russian history, and a ban on top officials holding dual citizenship-- an slipped in there was a reset on presidential term limits that will allow Putin (age 67) to rule until 2036, when he's 83.... more »

McCarthy’s New Bill: No Federal Funds if You Don’t Protect Monuments

Luis Miguel at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: mccarthy-s-new-bill-no-federal-funds-if-you-don-t-protect-monuments] The House Minority Leader's legislation would deny federal money to jurisdictions that fail to protect their statues against vandals.

China and Taiwan Could Be Headed Towards a Showdown. What Should America Do?

James Holmes at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* Hand it to CCP strongman Xi Jinping: he is a uniter. His bluster and saber-rattling may well unite Taiwanese behind the cause of independence. Beijing could respond quite aggressively. What would America do in response? “Independence Support Spikes,” blared a headline this week in the *Taipei Times*, one of my favorite erstwhile publishing haunts. And blare it should. A Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation poll indicated that a striking 54 percent of respondents favor early independence from China, 23.4 percent back the cross-strait status quo, 12... more »

Meet the 5 Best Legal Rifles on the Planet

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* The best hunting rifles are a combination of firepower, portability and affordability. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Hunting rifles must be as reliable as possible to ensure they’re ready when a fleeting opportunity for a shot arises, and to put down dangerous game such as pigs that will readily turn and attack hunters. Hunting, more than other countries in the Western world, lingers in America’s DNA. While the number of hunters in Europe and the rest of the industrialized world has declined with the rise of cities, hunting is stil... more »

Russia's 'Stealthy Heavy Attack' Drone Is Coming

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Europe* Moscow's new weapon is very close to completion. *Key Point: *Moscow has been modernizing its forces and building new weapons. Here is what it hopes to do with the Okhotnik. Russia is pursuing additional tests, demonstrations and “familiarization flights” of its emerging Okhotnik stealthy heavy attack drone. These tests are intended to bring surveillance technology and stealthy assault mission options to this 5th generation aircraft. The drone, which first emerged in August of last year, performed a joint flight with a Russian Su-57 last Septemb... more »

Springfield Armory's XD Pistol Is More Than A Glock Copycat Gun

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Springfield XD series could rightly be considered something of a copycat of Glock’s line of pistols. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Springfield XD series could rightly be considered something of a copycat of Glock’s line of pistols. While undeniably true, it is also true HS Produkt/Springfield has embraced features Glock won’t, such the grip safety and removable backstraps. In the early 2000s, a new handgun hit the market from an unlikely place: the Balkan republic of Croatia. The gun drew considerable inspiration from the Glock pistol a... more »

This Aircraft Carrier Was Built for Waging War During World War II. It Made History a Different Way.

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * Today the supercarrier isn't really such a novel concept, but in the early Cold War, this wasn't so readily apparent. This carrier changed that. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The *USS Midway* arrived too late for World War II, and was commissioned on September 10, 1945 – but she would play a major role during the changing geopolitical climate of the Cold War. Conceived as a beefier "battle carrier," the *Midway­-*class aircraft carrier featured an armored flight deck was more resilient and better able to recover from dive-bombing and kamikaze atta... more »

No, Ghislaine Maxwell Has Not Tested Positive for COVID-19 in Jail

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did Trump Say Operation Desert Storm Took Place in Vietnam?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The president's 2020 Independence Day address wasn't the smoothest of speeches, but neither was it as historically challenged as claimed by some critics.

Frank Williams and Levelland

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 8 hours ago
Some time ago I interviewed Robert Sheaffer about UFOs and I brought up the Levelland landing and EM effects case. Robert said that four of the witnesses had been discredited. I asked for the source and he provided it. You can read about all that here: http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2020/06/levelland-and-four-witnesses.html and here: http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2020/06/levelland-and-four-witnesses-part-two.html and you can listen to the interview with Robert here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/29233178 As you can see there is some question about the original source of the ... more »

Sunday Rant

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
Who makes the BEST pick-up truck? This is your chance to weigh in with your opinion. I drive a Ford Raptor (2014 with the Steel I-beam frame and the big-ass V-8 engine). I hate where Ford went with the bi-turbo, aluminum unibody. And who wants to spend $80,000 on a pick up? Maybe the […] The post Sunday Rant appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Why authorities are so concerned about coronavirus in Melbourne's public housing towers

Yara Murray-Atfield at Just In - 9 hours ago
Authorities warn there is the "explosive potential" for coronavirus to spread within the nine public housing towers under a strict lockdown. That's because of a range of factors, like density, cleanliness and the jobs of many people living inside.

IL restrictions on political party activities

Jason Mazzone at Balkinization - 9 hours ago
After the IL Governor lifted COVID-related restrictions on religious gatherings, the Illinois Republican Party sued, claiming that by continuing to prohibit political gatherings beyond 50 individuals the state was imposing a content-based restriction that violated the First Amendment. Rejecting the Republican Party's motion for a TRO, the district court found that strict scrutiny applied but that the state was likely to prevail. The court reasoned as follows: Plaintiffs contend that the Governor cannot satisfy the least restrictive means test because a political party caucus is no m... more »

China Has A Lot Of Allies

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*FOX News*:* At UN Human Rights Council, 53 countries back China's draconian Hong Kong crackdown* *The U.S. withdrew from the Council in 2018.* Fifty-three countries at the U.N. Human Rights Council, led by Cuba, came out in support of China’s national security law this week -- a law that has formed the basis of the communist regime’s latest crackdown on the people of Hong Kong. Dueling statements were read out in the Council Tuesday in support and against the national security law. According to Axios, Cuba read out a statement in favor of the law backed by 52 other countries, wh... more »

China Is Dominating The Global Production Of P.P.E. Products During This Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
When it shifted a Southern California factory to making medical masks this year, QYK Brands had to import the fabric-cutting machines from China.Credit...Bryan Denton for The New York Times *New York Times:* *China Dominates Medical Supplies, In This Outbreak And In The Next* Government support and protectionism have built a low-cost industry making masks, testing kits and other health gear. Other countries will find it tough to compete. BEIJING — Alarmed at China’s stranglehold over supplies of masks, gowns, test kits and other front-line weapons for batting the coronavirus, cou... more »

Henderson on Lockdowns and Deficits

David Henderson at Econlib - 9 hours ago
Gerry Baker of the Wall Street Journal interviewed me last week and it showed on the Fox Business channel on Friday. It’s in two parts, here and here. Each runs about 3 minutes. By the way, the write up accompanying the video says I was a member of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. […] The post Henderson on Lockdowns and Deficits appeared first on Econlib.

San Quentin Inmates On Hunger Strike

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Several men incarcerated in California’s San Quentin State Prison who have tested positive for COVID-19 have gone on a hunger strike to protest what they call “dismal” living conditions, KNTV in San Jose reported Wednesday. More than 1,100 active coronavirus cases have been reported at San Quentin, California’s oldest prison and home to the state’s only death row. At least one person, a 71-year-old death row inmate, has died of complications from the coronavirus. The hunger strike at San Quentin, north of San Francisco, began Monday, The Appeal reported. The strikers are protesti... more »

The Truth About Russian-Taliban Ties

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
The New York Times' latest fake news provocation alleging that Russia's military-intelligence agency GRU solicited the Taliban (officially designated as "terrorists" by Moscow) to assassinate American soldiers in Afghanistan has brought a lot of attention to Moscow's ties with the militant group. The truth, however, is just as intriguing than the fake news about them. On the surface, it's surprising enough that Russia has diplomatic contacts with the Taliban considering that the latter grew out of the 1980s Mujahiddin that defeated the USSR. Casual observers could be forgiven for ... more »

Facebook Groups Pivot To Attacks On Black Lives Matter

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice. These groups, which now boast a collective audience of more than 1 million members, are still thriving after most states started lifting virus restrictions. And many have expanded their focus. One group transformed itself last month from “Reopen California” to ... more »

What It’s Like To Not Pay Rent, According To Striking Tenants

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Defective locks make for dubious building security. Walls sag with water damage and look as if they’re melting. An infestation of vermin plagues apartments. These are the conditions that some tenants in an apartment building on Sheridan Avenue in the South Bronx have endured for years. But it was the outbreak of COVID-19 in March that was the final straw. Now, 14 tenants in the 30-unit brick building have collectively withheld rent. With the help of the tenant group Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), they have urged their landlord, multinational Monarch Realty Holdings, t... more »

Housing Activists Unite To Fight Mass Evictions And Defund Police

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
As COVID-19’s second wave bears down, nearly half of all states’ eviction moratoria have already expired or are set to expire in the next two months. A federal moratorium that bans evictions of people in rentals backed by the government expires July 25. To make matters worse, the CARES Act’s supplemental boost to unemployment insurance ends July 31. The country is already in the beginning stages of a massive eviction crisis as housing courts nationwide reopen. As many as 28 million renters could lose their homes in the coming eviction wave, boosting the national homeless rate by a... more »

Nathan Rich – such a POOR aptitude for passion!

reitanotsuka at Asian Straight Shooter - 9 hours ago
“When a man raises himself from the lowest condition in society to… Continue reading “Nathan Rich – such a POOR aptitude for passion!”… The post Nathan Rich – such a POOR aptitude for passion! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter .

Scientists Say #Coronavirus is Airborne

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 9 hours ago
Scientists Say Coronavirus is Airborne | Voice of America – English https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/scientists-say-coronavirus-airborne

Rapper Lord Jamar accuses Black Lives Matter movement of being a foreign plot created by George Soros.

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*Rapper Lord Jamar* The sentients already knew this. We all knew that BLM was yet another confection from the sick mind of the evil George Soros...just like the pink pussy cat hats and all the other faux "popular movements". Western humanity *hasn't had a real leader since JFK, RFK, MLK and Malcolm X*...and you know what happened* to them*. If a real leader ever springs up again in the West you'll know it immediately. They'll be reputationally 'tarred and feathered' by the M*Z*M and if they don't go away after that...then they'll be "grassy knolled" or suicided. Here's a rare... more »

China Now Blaming Spain For The The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
China blames spain for the coronavirus Pandemic. image Wikipedia *News.com.au:** China says Spain is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic* *China has tried to deflect blame for the coronavirus pandemic that has infected almost 11 million worldwide, saying it started in another nation.* China has blamed Spain for coronavirus suggesting COVID-19 originated in Europe and not Wuhan. Senior government health adviser Wang Guangfa referenced research in Barcelona which detected COVID-19 in a wastewater sample from March 2019 to suggest any investigation into its origins should look at Sp... more »

Privilege….

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: Freedom Is Just Another Word... View original post

Defense Production Act (DPA) Contract of $138 Million in Support of a Joint Federal Agency Accelerated Build-out of Domestic Surge Capacity for a High-Speed, Population-Scale Emergency Drug Injection Solution — What is this world without a further Divine purpose in it all? W. Whitman

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apiject-awarded-hhs-dod-title-3-defense-production-act-dpa-contract-of-138-million-in-support-of-a-joint-federal-agency-accelerated-build-out-of-domestic-surge-capacity-for-a-high-speed-population-scale-emergency-drug-injecti-301058125.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-public-private-partnership-created-to-develop-a-us-based-high-speed-emergency-surge-drug-packaging-solution-using-mass-manufacturable-prefilled-syringes-with-optional-mobile-based-gps-tracking-and-confirmation-3010... more »

Hidden By Media- Over 80% Canadians SUPPORT BOYCOTT Of Chinese Goods: POLL

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 BRAD SALZBERG, CAP FOUNDER “As many as 91% [Canadians polled] consider the state of affairs between the two nations “serious,” while 93% felt that “China cannot be trusted to uphold human rights.” How incredibly damning are Canadians in their attitude toward the behemoth nation of China. Degree to which this impacts the foreign policy-making of PM … Continue reading Hidden By Media- Over 80% Canadians SUPPORT BOYCOTT Of Chinese Goods: POLL →

The Devil’s Pitchfork: Seeking the Origin of Our Present Troubles – American Thinker

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 By David Solway The progressivist campaign to destroy America is three-pronged, the tines of the devil’s pitchfork, namely: de-individuation, de-historicizing, and what I’m tempted to call pre-eminent domain (the power of the state to take more than one’s physical property). In other words, it is a war against three intimately related … Continue reading The Devil’s Pitchfork: Seeking the Origin of Our Present Troubles – American Thinker →

How the Left Creates Fake Studies to Fabricate Right-Wing Terrorism – American Thinker

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 By Bode Lang After weeks of violence, Democrats have some public relations needs to redirect attention away from the awfulness of leftism. Insert the latest report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which concludes that the greatest domestic threat comes not from leftists or Muslims, but from right-wing terrorists! … Continue reading How the Left Creates Fake Studies to Fabricate Right-Wing Terrorism – American Thinker →

Shifty Schiff Cannot Re-Impeach for Anything Prior to Jan. 15, 2020 – American Thinker

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 Shifty Schiff Cannot Re-Impeach for Anything Prior to Jan. 15, 2020 By Monte Kuligowski Even before the ink had dried on their impeachment articles, the Democrats responsible for the House’s foolhardy vote on December 8, 2019 were already talking Impeachment 2 in case the original didn’t work out. The Senate’s vote to … Continue reading Shifty Schiff Cannot Re-Impeach for Anything Prior to Jan. 15, 2020 – American Thinker →

A Night at Mt. Rushmore – American Thinker

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 A Night at Mt. Rushmore By Clarice Feldman Friday’s celebration at Mount Rushmore reminded me of Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” where after a wild witches’ sabbath, church bells ring, the sun comes out and the witches vanish. For weeks now we’ve watched the Antifa-BLM-just plain thugs and looters’ witches’ sabbath — … Continue reading A Night at Mt. Rushmore – American Thinker →

Trump Refuses To Break Bread W/ Pelosi With Scathing Letter: “She Has Torn This Country Apart”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Dino Porrazzo July 4, 2020 From Mark Sidney at Illicit Info OPINION Blog FLASHBACK OPINION| I have always wondered just how close to the truth Jessie Ventura was when he told us that politics was much like Pro Wrestling, in that Democrats and Republicans pretend to be at war on TV but are best pals behind the scenes: Trending: Rashida … Continue reading Trump Refuses To Break Bread W/ Pelosi With Scathing Letter: “She Has Torn This Country Apart” →

Senator Kennedy Drags Pelosi Across The Floor Then Says He’s Not Interested In Her “Spending Porn”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Dino Porrazzo July 4, 2020 John Kennedy says he’s not interested in more of Pelosi’s ‘spending porn’ for coronavirus response Opinion by USAFEATURESMEDIA Sen. John Kennedy responded to additional coronavirus relief legislation being pushed in the House, saying he’s not interested in approving any more “spending porn” offered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Trending: Rashida Tlaib … Continue reading Senator Kennedy Drags Pelosi Across The Floor Then Says He’s Not Interested In Her “Spending Porn” →

Why THREE Ethics Violations — Or Any Number– Will NOT BRING DOWN PM Justin Trudeau

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
July 5, 2020 BRAD SALZBERG, CAP Founder “Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has launched an investigation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the government’s decision to task the WE Charity — which has ties to Trudeau’s family — with administering a $900 million summer student grant program.” Trudeau and his government have … Continue reading Why THREE Ethics Violations — Or Any Number– Will NOT BRING DOWN PM Justin Trudeau →

World Health Organization Confirms Record Number Of Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases Worldwide On July 4

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Daily Mail:** Another global coronavirus record is broken as a staggering 212,326 people are diagnosed with Covid-19 in a DAY, World Health Organization confirms* * Previous record had been 190,566 cases recorded worldwide on June 28 * Figures now show 1.3million people have been diagnosed in the past week * There were more than 180,000 cases recorded in a day on four occasions in June * USA, Brazil, India and South Africa announced a combined 133,152 yesterday A record 212,326 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed worldwide on Saturday July 4, according to the World Health ... more »

Lewis Goodall's NHS 52 Birthday Message

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
If you're clapping for the NHS at 5 o'clock tonight, *Newsnight*'s hyper-political policy editor Lewis Goodall remains in campaigning mode and wants you to remember something else too: If you’re planning to clap for NHS staff as part of the NHS 72 celebrations remember some of those you’re clapping are facing huge costs to pay for the privilege of caring for us. The govt’s free visa scheme hasn’t been extended to all. Nursing assistants, cleaners, porters and virtually all carers are not included. I’ve interviewed a dozen or so people, all of whom are facing costs of between £2000... more »

From Area 51 to Museum: 'Bird of Prey' Stealth Plane is Now on Display

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * "The Bird of Prey," named for its resemblance to the Klingon spacecraft from the science fiction series Star Trek, as well as the movie Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The lasting legacy of the Bird of Prey was its ability to demonstrate advances in stealth concepts, notably the "gapless" control surfaces that were developed to blend smoothly into the wings to reduce radar visibility, while the engine intake was completely shielded from the front. The National Museum of the United States Air Force outside of Day... more »

Explained: Why the U.S. Government Banned Certain Glock Guns

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * Let's take a look. *Key Point*: It comes down to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which set new criteria for the importation of guns. While many Americans will go to *any *length to buy American and will choose a Smith & Wesson or Colt when it comes to handguns, just like many Americans swear by Ford and GM, there are those who prefer what the Europeans use. In the case of cars it might be BMWs and Mercedes. In handguns, it means Sig Sauer and, more commonly, Glock. For a firearms company that has been around for less than forty years it has managed to ... more »

U.S. Presidents Who Went to War: 5 Best in U.S. History

Robert W. Merry at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert W. Merry* *Security, * Does this man make the cut? *Key Point: *Obama? Trump? FDR? Who made it? Having recently explored the war decisions of the five worst wartime presidents of American history, we turn now to the country’s five greatest war presidents. Their success, like the failure of their counterparts at the bottom of the spectrum, offers lessons of presidential leadership worthy of notice and even study. As noted earlier, of the country’s forty-four presidents, thirteen were serious war presidents—Madison, Polk, Lincoln, McKinley, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, T... more »

Don't Let This Fuzzy Image Fool You: The 'Flying Barrel' Plane Was Real

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Europe* And it made history for a reason. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, the United States, and Germany. His oddball design was even picked up and studied by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, the precursor to NASA. The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer Luigi Stipa, and built by Caproni, an... more »

Democrats hate the 4th of July

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 10 hours ago
After all America, according to Democrats, was founded to protect slavery. That's right; America wasn't founded for freedom, to avoid taxation without representation, or to provide religious liberty. According to the 1619 project, a bit of fiction rejected by all serious historians, America is all about slavery. Never mind the fact that most of America didn't allow slaves or that the bloodiest war in American history was fought to end slavery. To Democrats and the Blacks that serve them the Civil War never happened. Given that the Democrats lost that one it makes sense for them to ... more »

For Nation’s Birthday, Trump Stokes the Divisions Within US

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
On a day meant for unity and celebration, President Donald Trump vowed to “safeguard our values” from enemies within — leftists, looters, agitators, he said — in a Fourth of July speech packed with all the grievances and combativeness of his political rallies.

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