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Do Christian Lives Matter?
Christians are being killed all over the world, and for the last 2,000 years, particularly in the 20th and 21st century. And here in America where we have the First Amendment to protect us from government, we accept the title, "non-essential." They won't stop at statues now that they've seen what cowards we are. Fr. Rutler's Weekly Column July 5, 2020 Stalin, killer of at least 20 million people, said “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” In mid-nineteenth-century China, the civil war known as the Taiping Rebellion cost upwards of 30 million lives. The... more »
Don’t beat the bushes for China, there’s nothing out there
The border tensions between India and China are accentuating a malaise among Indian analysts — their tunnel vision.
Science shows the lockdowns shouldn't continue
Dr. John Ioannidis is the C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention at Stanford University; he's not some foaming at the mouth conservative hack. Here's what he has to say about how lethal the China virus is: “The death rate in a given country depends a lot on the age-structure, who are the people infected, and how they are managed,” Ioannidis said. “For people younger than 45, the infection fatality rate is almost 0%. For 45 to 70, it is probably about 0.05-0.3%. For those above 70, it escalates substantially…” In comparison flu mortality is about 2 per 100,000 or 0.002%. So 0.05 ... more »
ICYMI: Pet Recovery Day Edition (7/5)
Our current dog is impervious to pretty much everything other than people on our front porch. But my previous dog spent every July 4 cowering under a shed, and every year I think of him and all the pets like him. This year, a number of things derailed our usual Fourth celebration, including the cancellation of local fireworks. But today can still be a rest and reflect opportunity. And I have things for you to read. *Watchdog Report Shows DeVos Still Screwing Around With Stimulus Money* You know that I sometimes paraphrase these headlines, right. Here's Wesley Whistle at Forbes wi... more »
Damn the Climate Facts! Full Speed Ahead.
David Farragut was an officer in the Union navy in the Civil War. Warned of mines, called torpedoes, in the water ahead, Farragut said, “Damn the torpedoes! Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!” This is a reasonable comparison to what we hear from climatists these days. The hype is amped up, heedless of immutable, […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 5
1920 Revolt leaders in Shamiya passed demands to British Wanted full independence End to fighting Withdrawal of British administrators from Mid-Euphrates Release of leading cleric Shirazi (Musings On Iraq review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1923 UK report Shiites wanted a weak Mandate so they could set up their own theocracy Hoped King Faisal would be able to win loyalty of people and undermine Shiite clerics Shiites also mistrusted elections and believed all power would go to Sunnis Also didn’t seem to like Faisal 1926 Turkey an... more »
"Why There’s Too Much On Your Plate"
*"Why There’s Too Much On Your Plate"* by David Cain "The great complaint of our time seems to be “I’ve got too much on my plate.” I wonder how long people have been saying that for. When did plate room, whatever it is, become the thing we can’t get enough of? It’s hard to imagine our hunter-gatherer predecessors keeping multiple-page to-do lists, or perpetually pushing back their actual hunting and gathering because of incessant meetings. Presumably, we stack so much on our plates because each item returns something necessary for the life we want, something pre-industrial people ... more »
"Our Revels Now Are Ended"
*"Our Revels Now Are Ended"* "Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep." - William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 4 Scene 1
Turkey rebuffs Egypt’s ceasefire initative in Libya
[image: Turkey rebuffs Egypt’s ceasefire initative in Libya] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, said that his country rejects the Egyptian ceasefire initiative in Libya, saying that what the Egyptian authorities want to achieve is not applicable. Akar believes that this incites “unlawful confrontation,” adding: “Egypt is trying to do something on its own, but everything it does is not applicable.” The Turkish Minister of Defense stressed that the intentions of the Egyptian authorities do not contribute in any way to finding solutions or consolidati... more »
Iran unveils new statue of Qassem Soleimani: photos
[image: Iran unveils new statue of Qassem Soleimani: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Iranian authorities unveiled a new statue of the late Quds Force commander, Major-General Qassem Soleimani. According to the Iranian Tasnim agency: “This morning, in the cultural section of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the statue of the martyr Major-General Qassem Soleimani was unveiled in the presence of the family of the martyr and Minister of Culture and Guidance Abbas Salehi.” The statue was unveiled at the Zulfiqar Festival, which held a ceremony to honor t... more »
What Has Happened To New York City?
Around 500,000 mostly wealthy New York residents fled the city when Covid-19 hit the city, leaving parts on Manhattan, famously the ‘city that never sleeps’, resembling a ghost town. Above, A NYPD police car is set on fire as protesters clash with police *Daily Mail:* *Nightmare in New York: How Covid-19, BLM protests and a liberal mayor are turning the city into a no-go zone as murders skyrocket, shops are looted and 500,000 middle-class residents flee* * The number of shooting victims has gone up 51 per cent to 616 this year in NYC * In June, there were 250 shootings compared to ... more »
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead"
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead" - https://traderschoice.net/
Musical Interlude: Rolling Stones, "If I Was a Dancer" (Dance pt.2)
Rolling Stones, "If I Was a Dancer" (Dance pt.2)
Amid Furor Over Monuments, Trump Seeks ‘Garden’ of US Heroes
President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in U.S. history, a collection of “the greatest Americans to ever live.”
Nearly everything you have read or heard about koalas is wrong
Since Europeans arrived Koalas have been booming and busting The post Nearly everything you have read or heard about koalas is wrong appeared first on CFACT.
President Trump Needs to Say The Words “PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION…”
I’m going to give President Trump a little advice on how to win re-election in November. By Kent Heckenlively, JD Now, after his speech at Mount Rushmore on July 3 I’m sure he’s flying high and thinking his chances are good. He did a masterful job of linking the protesters to those who want to … Continue reading President Trump Needs to Say The Words “PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION…”
Christopher Columbus Statue Toppled By Protesters in Baltimore As Demonstrations Are Held Across The Country On The Fourth Of July
*Daily Mail:* *Protesters defy Donald Trump and risk ten years in jail as they throw Columbus statue into Baltimore harbor just hours after he called them 'Nazis and terrorists' in July Fourth address as protests break out across the US* * Protesters in Baltimore hauled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into a harbor on July 4 * Demonstrators used ropes to topple the monument while police, who were present, did not intervene * The move came hours after Trump called protesters targeting statues 'Nazis and terrorists' in his Independence Day address * Meanwhile, tho... more »
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The Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay, “The Suicide”
*“The Suicide”* by Edna St. Vincent Millay “Curse thee, Life, I will live with thee no more! Thou hast mocked me, starved me, beat my body sore! And all for a pledge that was not pledged by me, I have kissed thy crust and eaten sparingly That I might eat again, and met thy sneers With deprecations, and thy blows with tears, Aye, from thy glutted lash, glad, crawled away, As if spent passion were a holiday! And now I go. Nor threat, nor easy vow Of tardy kindness can avail thee now With me, whence fear and faith alike are flown; Lonely I came, and I depart alone, And know not where nor unt... more »
"Requiem for a Ladybug"
*"Requiem for a Ladybug"* by Frankly Francis "You lie still less than a foot away on top of the soft mouse pad that protects me from carpal tunnel syndrome. I noticed this morning, through eyes not yet clarified by my first coffee of the day, your presence in my study. Odd, I thought, that you would even be present now. It is certainly past your time of the year in these parts. I had the presence of mind to reckon that your life must be short. Rather than remove you from my space, both physical and mental, I decided that if these were your final moments then my study could be your ... more »
"Whatever Happens..."
"Whatever happens, they say afterwards, it must have been fate. People are always a little confused about this, as they are in the case of miracles. When someone is saved from certain death by a strange concatenation of circumstances, they say that's a miracle. But of course if someone is killed by a freak chain of events – the oil spilled just there, the safety fence broken just there – that must also be a miracle. Just because it’s not nice doesn't mean it’s not miraculous." – Terry Pratchett, "Interesting Times" (1994)
France returns trophy skulls of Algerian resistance fighters
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The resistance fighters were decapitated by French colonial forces and their remains displayed in a museum for decades, but they will now be buried in their homeland as part of independence celebrations.
Happy Full Buck Moon 2020: What You Need to Know About July's Full Moon
Skywatchers in most of the United States have the chance to see a Fourth of July lunar eclipse tonight. But the minor Independence Day eclipse will be difficult to spot and observers shouldn't expect mind-blowing views of the moon in Earth's shadow.. The July full moon will pass into the lightest part of the shadow of the Earth, which is called the penumbra. The penumbral lunar eclipse will thus see the moon's surface darken very slightly. But even if you can't see the eclipse that well, the moon is always a fun observing target. The eclipse will start on tonight at 11:08 p.m. EDT ... more »
Arizona Primary Is Next Month-- This Is The Most Important Race For Progressives
For Blue America, primary season is rapidly coming to a close-- there are just a few left. We helped with some spectacular wins this cycle-- Kara Eastman in Omaha, Marie Newman in Chicago, Jamaal Bowman and Mondaire Jones in New York, Liam O'Mara and Audrey Denney in California... Mike Siegel (TX-10) and Lisa Ring (GA-01) came in first in their primaries and Mike's runoff is next week (July 14) and Lisa's is August 11th. In between Mike's runoff and Lisa's, the last two candidates on our 2020 Primary A Blue Dog page have their big days: Keeda Haynes in Nashville and Eva Putzova i... more »
Set up your cannabis extraction company with expansion in mind
If you're like most entrepreneurs in the marijuana extraction sector, you have visions of building a company that's so successful that scaling up is right around the corner. Set up your cannabis extraction company with expansion in mind is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"To the Barricades! We Will At Least Be Less Bored"
*"To the Barricades! We Will At Least Be Less Bored"* by Fred Reed "Katie, bar the ever-lovin’ door. Compromise seems a forlorn hope in today’s strange version of America. Anger runs too deep. All that is left is to choose sides. We will then see whether the country sinks -continues sinking - into a Soviet future already largely upon us, or we see armed mobs battling in the streets. Does this sound crazy? I don’t think so. The hostility is beyond anything I have seen in what has become a depressingly long life. In the media, on the web, anger seethes. Countries both civilized and n... more »
Tanks a lot, J.E.B.
Though it would be considered wholly inappropriate to name an American tank after a (1) white, (2) male, (3) heterosexual (4) Christian (5) Confederate cavalry commander, today, that was not the case when the US Army named the M-3 and M-5 after General J.E.B. Stuart. And to be fair, I’m not completely sure why the […] The post Tanks a lot, J.E.B. appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
The Anticapitalist Mentality
Not being a fan of the movie Titanic, I was unaware of this anecdote. I ran into it reading Franco Moretti’s The Bourgeois. Between History and Literature. It seems to me a clear example of that “anti-capitalist mentality” we often talk about, and particularly of its prominence among “second-hand dealers in ideas”, Hayek’s term for […] The post The Anticapitalist Mentality appeared first on Econlib.
Facebook Groups Pivot to Attacks on Black Lives Matter
A loose network of Facebook groups that took root to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home has pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.
Afghanistan Between Negotiations: How the Doha Agreement Will Affect Intra-Afghan Peace
Taliban flags fly above the central roundabout in Maidan Shahr, the capital of Wardak Province, during a ceasefire between the Afghan government and Taliban forces in June 2018. Photo credit: Andrew Quilty *Editor’s Note: The U.S.-Afghan peace deal is a possible diplomatic triumph but also a possible disaster. Much depends on the weak Afghan government, the Taliban's willingness to abide by the agreement once U.S. forces depart and the willingness of the United States to reengage if things go south. Kabul-based photojournalist Andrew Quilty argues these factors are not promising. ... more »
Germany's Supercavitating Torpedoes: The Super Weapon the U.S. Navy Doesn't Have
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * And America's can't compete. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Supercavitation could revolutionize naval warfare—if the technology can be mastered. Simply going straight ahead is simple enough—maneuvering is the challenge. If reliable—and steerable—supercavitating torpedos ever enter serial production, they will dominate the seas. In the 2000s, a German firm developed a torpedo that was faster than high-speed trains. Here are the details. *Torpedos* Submarines are the ultimate underwater weapon—silent and hard to detect hundreds of feet under the ... more »
What's Happening With Coronavirus? 7 Things You Need to Know
*Walter Olson* *Politics, Americas* [image: A large mask hangs on the face of a lion statue standing outside of the main branch of the New York Public Library in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson] One study suggests that “social distancing increased on the whole in cities with major protests during the days when those protests were at their fiercest.” COVID-19 new case numbers have spiked in the past couple of weeks, led mostly by warmer states (Arizona, Texas, California, the Southeast) and — this is new — by infections among 20–29... more »
RIP, Hitler: The Story of How the Second Battle of the Atlantic Was Won
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-N-31245, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1381712] Goodbye Hitler's U-boats. *Key point: *Submarines would fight other submarines. But more importantly, the Allied Navies developed good tactics and technology for their surface fleets. At the beginning of World War I, British naval strategists did not believe German submarines would play a significant role in the Atlantic or North Sea. They believed that the battle for the sea would be fought on the surface by ... more »
Advisory Firm Urges Tesla Shareholders to Oust Musk From Board
*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_HP1EG5R1F2L0Q&share=true] (But it certainly isn't going to happen.) Tesla‘s stock may have hit an all-time high, trading at $1,113 as of Wednesday morning, while the company’s market cap is up to over $200 billion, making it the most valuable car company in the world. However, one firm that advises shareholders is calling for the firm to remove CEO Elon Musk from the company’s board, due to the potential exposure to lawsuits. According to The Guardian, PIRC (Pe... more »
One Scary Photo: Mussolini Used This Secret Weapon to Kill Allied Warships
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Clandestine Immigration and Israel Navy Museum, Haifa - Clandestine Immigration and Israel Navy Museum, Haifa, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22052222] A daring and weird innovation. On a dark night in September 1941, moving at periscope depth, an Italian submarine edged into Gibraltar Bay near the British harbor. Quietly, six men wearing rubber suits with breathing gear scrambled on to the submarine’s deck and mounted three 22-foot long torpedo-like vessels, two men per vessel. The three craft slid fro... more »
Your U.S. History Book Is Crying: 5 Worst U.S. Military Defeats Ever
*James Jay Carafano* *History, * America might be a superpower, but that does not mean it can't lose on the battlefield. *Key Point: *America might be a superpower, but that does not mean it can't lose on the battlefield. Defeat can be an integral instrument of victory. War is a competition between thinking, scheming, determined adversaries. Gaining a decisive advantage over the enemy is the ultimate high-ground. Sometimes this critical competitive edge comes from losing battles—when the loss sparks the actions that lead to winning. For much of the 19th and 20th century, the ... more »
Ending the Korean War Won’t Be Easy As Long as North Korea Exists
*Chung Min Lee* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] A just, enduring peace is possible on the Korean Peninsula, but it’s not going to happen just because political leaders decide to formally end the Korean conflict. It will happen only when twenty-five million North Koreans can live as free men and women and not as prisoners in the world’s biggest jail. *Editor’s Note:* As the world commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do... more »
This Chinese Submarine Could Drop a Nuclear Weapon on America
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* Yet it is still armed with nuclear weapons. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The nuclear submarine club is indeed a highly exclusive club—and those with nuclear ballistic missiles even more so. The real issue is how quiet the Jin-class is. China’s Type 094, or Jin-class nuclear submarines are capable, but they may be tools for promoting national prestige rather than true nuclear deterrence. *Jin-class* The Type 094, or Jin-class as it is also known, is operated by the People’s Liberation Army Submarine Force. The Jin-class is a ballistic mis... more »
No Mount Rushmore Treatment: 5 Most Mediocre U.S. Presidents Ever
*Robert W. Merry* *History, * Would Trump make the list? Obama? We have discussed in these spaces the greatest presidents of the U.S. heritage. We’ve discussed the worst. We’ve discussed the greatest and most hapless war presidents. And we have sought to identify—recognizing this is entirely a matter of opinion—the president who left in his wake the greatest mess of civic havoc (Woodrow Wilson). Is it fair, though, for us to ignore the most mediocre president in U.S. history, the man who belongs precisely at the very midpoint of the presidential rankings? After all, this interm... more »
This Strange Looking Plane Helped Make the F-35B Stealth Fighter a Success
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Americas* Designing a Vertical Takeoff and Landing plane, or VTOL for short, sounded simple, but was difficult in practice. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Though the Vertijet design was workable, one of its drawbacks was in landing. Landing on the ground was awkward enough, but landing on a moving aircraft carrier—in both fair and bad weather—would have been very difficult. The Navy thought that this plane could be the next best fighter for aircraft carriers. *Best Laid Plans* After the Second World War, the U.S. Navy looked for ways to maximiz... more »
Fractal Agent Smiths
The struggle of humankind is a struggle to become more conscious. This is true whether you’re talking about humanity as a species, human society as an individual nation or community, the interpersonal relationships in a specific family or social structure, or the inner processes of […]
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Linda McQuaig writes about the Libs' choice to use infrastructure programs primarily to generate massive returns for private investors, rather than ensuring that public money gives rise to good value and needed results. - Meanwhile, the BBC reports on the UK Consumer and Markets Authority's (however obvious) conclusion that Google and Facebook exercise excessive control over the flow of information online - with breaking them up raised as one of the possible responses. - Kim Siever offers a reminder that corporate tax giveaways merely lead ... more »
Where the crawdads sing – a terrific page turner
A few weeks ago, I asked my wife if I would enjoy Delia Owens novel “Where the crawdads sing.” I had given it to her for Christmas a few years ago and was looking for a good fiction read. I … Continue reading →
Pakistan: Muslims murder Christian for buying a home in a “Muslim-only” neighborhood
Jul 4, 2020 4:00 pm By Robert Spencer Imagine if the roles were reversed, not that that would ever or should ever happen. There would be a massive international outcry. But no one will take any significant notice of this. “Christian Man Shot for Living in a ‘Muslim Neighborhood’ in Pakistan Dies,” International Christian … Continue reading Pakistan: Muslims murder Christian for buying a home in a “Muslim-only” neighborhood →
Official Resolution Calls for Democratic Party To Change Name Over Racist Past
Joe Saunders June 30, 2020 Democrats who’ve spent the past month salivating as mobs attacked symbols of American history might want to think about the rocks heading for their own glass house. As much as hypocrites like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t face it, their own party’s legacy of “systemic racism” — the literal kind … Continue reading Official Resolution Calls for Democratic Party To Change Name Over Racist Past →
While Allowing BLM Protesters, Rioters to Scream at Cops, California Bans Singing in Church
Dino Porrazzo July 3, 2020 By Steve Straub at The Federalist Papers– The State of California has just banned singing in church, even with masks on, under new guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health, while at the same time allowing protests to continue that feature protesters and rioters screaming at cops, often right in their … Continue reading While Allowing BLM Protesters, Rioters to Scream at Cops, California Bans Singing in Church →
8 Ways Being An Empath Can Help You In Life And Love
People often associate empaths as a person that spends lots of time crying and an emotional wreck. Why is it considered a weakness to have empathy and cry? Below are a few benefits of being in tune with your emotions. 1. You are incredibly self-aware and highly sensitive when it comes to the world. You are in tune with your emotions and feelings in ways that others are not. You are willing to look at things inside and as well as outside of yourself. It allows you to be aware of what triggers you as well as your flaws, enabling you to grow infinitely. 2. Your intuition is exceptiona... more »
President Trump: Call to the Nation To Save the Nation from Totalitarianism, Cultural Revolution
[image: President Donald J. Trump salutes as participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 25, 2020, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)] President Trump traveled to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on the evening of July 3 to celebrate Independence Day, where he issued a call to the American people to mobilize against the ongoing “Cultural Revolution,” which is threatening to impose “totalitarianism” and “far-left fascism” on the nation. He announced the depl... more »
“Dark And Divisive”
The New York Times has been calling for the destruction of Mt. Rushmore all week, and they call the President’s speech “dark and divisive” “We are the country of Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Frederick Douglass. We are the … Continue reading →
Kanye West Announces That He's Running For U.S. President
*Daily Mail:* *Kanye West announces that he's running for president on Twitter... and Elon Musk says the rapper has his vote* * Kanye West announced his 2020 presidential bid in a tweet on Saturday * The rapper is entering the race just four months before the election * It is unclear if he has filed any official paperwork to get on the ballot, however the deadline to add independent candidates has not yet passed * West was immediately endorsed by Elon Musk who replied: 'you have my full support!', sparking rumors the Tesla founder could be his running mate * Wife Kim Kardashian s... more »
Cops Claimed Releasing This Video Was Illegal—It Shows Them Execute Unarmed Man in 11 Seconds
[image: deputies]An unarmed man was given just 11 seconds to comply with deputies before they opened fire, executing him in broad daylight.
Ted Cruz Introducing Legislation To Hold City Officials Accountable
For Damages And Injuries From Rioting HELL YES! The American Taxpayer should NOT be paying for their stupidity and agenda’s! From the Gateway Pundit: Excerpts: One of the most frustrating aspects of the rioting and looting we have witnessed in recent weeks is that Democrat governors and mayors have allowed it to happen. These leaders put the interests of the mob ahead of law abiding citizens and business owners. This is an excellent idea. If city officials know they will be held accountable, they will be less likely to permit such destruction. I believe all the businesses that have ... more »
We all have the right of self-defense against forced vaccines
From the Natural News: As I have stated several times in the past weeks/months, forced vaccination is medical/felony assault! It violates not only basic human rights, the Constitution of the US, and it also is in violation of the Geneva Convention. Excerpts: No government has any right to invade your body and force you to be injected with a potentially injurious or even deadly substance, and given that today’s coronavirus vaccines are skipping most of the normal protocols of safety and testing, the coming forced vaccinations with the coronavirus vaccine are mandatory medical experim... more »
Dems got it wrong as usual, US Border Patrol stats prove it
First way the Democrats got the border wrong: The Border Patrol statistics to date are out now. As the wall has progressed so has the border crossings declined. This is a simply enough concept to understand. Even those bogged down with Common Core math should have little problem following the reasoning. But then Democrat congressional members have little ability to reason, do they? Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 To Date (TD) compared to FY 2020 TD. . . Second way they got it wrong: The Democrats would have everyone believe that the illegals crossing the border were ... more »
Jacinda ‘Jack’ has been reading from Michelle Obama’s script
TRANNIE GET THE GUNS Most readers by now would accept it is difficult to shock hardened Cairnsnews editors and contributors but this Youtube clip says it all. A more difficult question arises. How did she have a baby? The NZ Prime Minister is not only a modern Marxist, but wears the crown of a medical […]
An Online, Interactive Conversation With David Orban July 6th, 7PM CET
On July 6th, at 7PM CET (1PM in NY, 10AM in California) I will be chatting online with David Orban on his show Searching For The Question Live (#sftql) about the present and future of particle physics, artificial intelligence and its applications to research, science communication, and the whereabouts. I hope you will be joining us, it should be fun! For those of you who do not know who David Orban is: read more
Richmond wins last AFL game in Victoria for a month, Giants, Dockers win
Just In - 14 hours ago
Football finishes in Victoria for at least a month with Richmond picking up a costly win over Melbourne, the Giants earn a vital win over Hawthorn, and Fremantle beats the Crows in Queensland.
3 Historical Discoveries that Allow us to Fight against #COVID-19
3 Historical Discoveries that Allow us to Fight against COVID-19 https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/scientific-insights/3-historic-discoveries-that-allow-us-to-fight-against-covid-19/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm%3A%3Afb%3A—-%3Arrssopenmind%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A20200628%3A%3Asitlnk
#Artemisia shows ‘promise’ against #Covid-19 in lab tests, say researchers
Artemisia shows ‘promise’ against Covid-19 in lab tests, say researchers http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200624-artemisia-shows-promise-against-covid-19-in-lab-tests-say-researchers?xtor=CS1-50&ref=tw
The Duel Between Physics and Biology
At a cosmic level there is a conflict between physics (matter) and biology (life)—physics, as we understand it, says that the universe had a beginning (Big Bang) and it will come to an end when all its energy gets exhausted (Big Crunch). But biology wants to know that if the universe, with all life in it, will one day end, then why did life evolve? The question is: Should the considerations of physics be allowed to override the interests of biology? Physics (matter) is concerned with only the mathematical and scientific outcome, but biology (life) wants to transcend the mathematical ... more »
Episode #332 – ‘Taking Liberties’ with special guest Richard Grannon and more
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Northwood: when a ‘review’ is just a cover-up
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. On Thursday, my colleague Jennifer Henderson ventured where few of us would willingly dare to venture: into a post-cabinet-meeting virtual scrum where reporters got to sort-of ask meaningful questions, and physically distanced, reality-challenging government ministers got to respond with their usual baffling bafflegab. Thankfully, she […]
A Hydrogen Future? Some Basic Facts
By Paul Homewood There has been a wide ranging debate about hydrogen in the last couple of days, so I thought it worthwhile to recap some of the basic facts. Most of these are from the Committee on Climate Change’s Net Zero report last year, otherwise I will provide links. I have […]
Terrible: Why France's Combined Cruiser-Submarine Was a Failure
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC19BD9324B0&share=true] Worth the shot? *Key Point:* World War I and the inter-war period was an era of great innovation. Here's how France tried to invent a new kind of vessel (but it went very wrong). After the end of hostilities during World War One, the victorious allies signed the Washington Naval treaty in an attempt to prevent an arms race in naval construction. Strict limits were placed on the number of so-called capital ships that signatories could build — ... more »
Proposed Law to Require Police to Submit to Drug Tests if They Beat or Shoot Someone
[image: drug test]Proposed legislation would require cops who commit acts of violence to immediately submit to a drug test following that act.
Simply Stupid
In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised to build a Canadian Infrastructure Bank. It was a good idea. But it has become a bad idea, thanks to a man named Larry Fink and a Wall Street investment firm named Black Rock. Linda McQuaig writes: Larry Fink . . . epitomized what had gone wrong with Wall Street. Years earlier, Fink had helped develop the market for mortgage-backed securities -- a market that later helped trigger the 2008 financial crash. The talented Mr. Fink went on to be the U.S. Treasury's key adviser on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout -- widely regarded as a gigantic give... more »
Ghislaine Maxwell may be legally covered by Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal
*Wouldn't doubt it! Why not allow oneself to be arrested knowing full well your get out of jail card is already waiting for you?* * Head back to this post of 10 years ago to refresh or enlighten oneself about the deal that was given to Epstein. Outbound links, lots still viable.* - The billionaire hedge fund pedophile mogul got away with a slap on the wrist *Michael Reiter, the former Palm Beach police chief, certainly thinks so. He gave The Daily Beast exclusive access to the transcript of his nine-hour deposition for the victims’ civil suits, in which he explained how the ... more »
History lesson: Who are the real patriots?
Many African-American witnesses subpoenaed to testify at the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings in the 1950s were asked to denounce Paul Robeson (1888–1976) in order to obtain future employment. Robeson, an All-American football player and recipient of a Phi Beta Kappa key at Rutgers, received a law degree at Columbia. He became an internationally acclaimed concert performer and actor as well as a persuasive political speaker. In 1949, Robeson was the subject of controversy after newspapers reports of public statements that African Americans would not fight... more »
NO, KANYE'S NOT RUNNING
So this happened last night: American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 He was immediately endorsed by his wife, Kim Kardashian West, and by Elon Musk. But he's not really running.... more »
KF-X: South Korea Wants to Build Its Very Own Fighter Jet (And It's No F-35)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* In opting to domestically produce a fighter that they could almost certainly import for less, South Korea’s defense industry anticipates that the KF-X program will mark the beginning of a profitable fighter business to propel them as a leading military hardware exporter in the Southeast Asia region. In an ambitious bid to join the exclusive ranks of nations to field a next-generation combat aircraft, South Korea’s defense industry is forging ahead with plans to develop its first indigenously-produced fighter. The KF-X was revealed in 2010 as a j... more »
Mosberg: A Shotgun Company Is Joining The Fray To Unseat Glock
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* How good is the MC1sc handgun? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While it will take many more years for the MC1sc to develop a track record comparable to a Glock 43, Smith & Wesson Shield, or Walther PPS, so far it appear to be a very refined and ergonomic weapon that will be a solid concealed carry option. Mossberg is a company most well known for their shotguns, including the renowned 500/590 pump action and 930 semi-automatic shotguns. But earlier this month, as part of their 100th anniversary of being in business, Mossberg announced th... more »
US Patriot System intercepted rocket at American embassy in Baghdad
[image: US Patriot System intercepted rocket at American embassy in Baghdad] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The U.S. military’s Patriot System was put to use last night when it intercepted a rocket that was fired towards the American embassy in Baghdad. According to reports from Baghdad, the U.S. Patriot System intercepted the Katyusha rocket before it reached the American embassy, marking the first time since its deployment that it was used to ward off an attack on the diplomatic mission. The Iraqi security media cell in Iraq announced that a child was wounded by a missile that lan... more »
Iran to sue US over sanctions impact on coronavirus spread
[image: Iran to sue US over sanctions impact on coronavirus spread] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Iran is planning to sue the United States over the impact that their sanctions have had on the Islamic Republic’s ability to fight the illness. According to the Fars News Agency, Iran’s Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi said on Saturday that her country has filed a complaint against the United States regarding the impacts of sanctions on the fight against coronavirus. Joneydi said that Iran will take the U.S. Continue reading Iran to sue US over sanctions impact on coronavi... more »
Libyan Army bombs large airbase as Turkish Defense Minister visits Libya
[image: Libyan Army bombs large airbase as Turkish Defense Minister visits Libya] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) sent a message to Turkey last night by bombing a large airbase that hosts some Turkish troops. According to the Libyan National Army’s media wing, their forces bombed the Al-Watiyah Airbase in the western part of the country. This attack reportedly knocked out a Turkish air defense system that was deployed to the Al-Watiyah Airbase after the Government of National Accord (GNA) forces seized the installation in May. Continue reading Libyan A... more »
Ansarallah forces score major advance in northern Yemen
[image: Ansarallah forces score major advance in northern Yemen] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – It has been a rough five days for the Saudi-backed troops in northern and central Yemen, as they have found themselves mass retreating from several areas inside the Al-Bayda and Marib governorates. On Saturday, the Ansarallah forces managed to score a major advance in the Marib Governorate, as their troops seized several areas from the Saudi-backed Islah militia. According to the Ansarallah forces, their troops captured Al-Makhlaq and Al-Hamrani after overrunning the Saudi-backed defenses... more »
US embassy in Baghdad targeted in missile attack
[image: US embassy in Baghdad targeted in missile attack] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The perimeter of the American embassy in Baghdad on Saturday night was subjected to a missile attack, before it was addressed by the Iraqi air defenses. The Iraqi media said that the Patriot system repelled a Katyusha rocket attack against the American embassy, and after its interception the missile landed on one of the apartments near the embassy. They added, “The rocket landed, injuring a child and causing material damage to an apartment.” On Saturday, the U.S. Continue reading US embassy ... more »
Russia simulates naval battle in Black Sea
[image: Russia simulates naval battle in Black Sea] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Black Sea Fleet’s media department reported today, Saturday, that a group of Black Sea Fleet ships, consisting of a small “Ingushetia” missile ship armed with “Caliber” missiles, “Navregnay Chelny” and “Ivanovitz” missile boats conducted exercises simulating the destruction of a virtual enemy In the Black Sea. Moscow – Sputnik. “The crews of the Ingushetia small missile ship and the missile boats Naberjny Chelny and Ivanovitz have sailed from the Black Sea Fleet to conduct planned exercises on the... more »
Increased Home Office Use Facilitates Blackmailing Corporations on Dark Web
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new outbreak has added to the perfect storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in everyday business: the escalation of cyber attacks. Several companies have already fallen victim to a scam in which cybercriminals break into systems, hijack data and leave the internal network encrypted. Then they ask for a […] The post Increased Home Office Use Facilitates Blackmailing Corporations on Dark Web appeared first on The Rio Times.
Amid Pandemic, Ministry of Health Completes 50 Days Without Permanent Incumbent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, July 4th, the Ministry of Health completed 50 days without a definitive head for the position. The position is temporarily filled by General Eduardo Pazzuello and President Jair Bolsonaro has not given any indication that he is looking for a name for the portfolio that has among its […] The post Amid Pandemic, Ministry of Health Completes 50 Days Without Permanent Incumbent appeared first on The Rio Times.
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From Jenna Orkin US Navy to send two aircraft carriers and several warships to South China SeaConnecting the Dates – US Media Used To Stop The ‘Threat’ of PeaceProfessor Kimberly Prather, PhD, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry at UC San Diego Amazon seals the deal on Queens warehouse Do Americans Understand How Badly They’re Doing? Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the 747, Closing Era of Jumbo Jets Protesters With Plastic Pitchforks Just Showed Up to Billionaires’ Mansions in the Hamptons White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots In U.S. ChristianityFrat house outbreak leave... more »
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*The Time Is Now: Abolish the Department of Education* The present essay is an attempt to make the case for the elimination of the Department of Education. Why pick on that Department? There are two reasons. One, it was established 31 years ago. We got along without it up until the year of our Lord 1978; we can get along without it now. But why not pick on Veteran’s Affairs and Homeland Security? They came along even later, so, following a “last in, first out” argument, they should be abolished first. Sorry, they will have to wait. Each department deserves its own moment in the su... more »
UK makes bold offer in light of Chinese/Hong Kong tension
In a truly startling and massive direction, the United Kingdom has given Hong Kong citizens a way forward just as China begins a serious humanitarian crackdown and begins arresting many who are objecting to their enslavement at the hands of the Chinese. On July 2, as the United States was preparing to celebrate Independence Day, Boris Johnson put forward a proposal that was both staggering in its humanitarian efforts to help Hong Kong and stunning in its move to populate an already crowded island nation. His proposal was not one made just off the cuff, it came with a bold … Continue ... more »
Naming Names –> Rowen M. Olsen faces federal charges -9 others arrested on state charges
9 arrested after Portland riot; Feds arrest 1 KOIN News July 3, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ten people total were arrested following a riot in the early hours of July 3 in downtown Portland, including one person who now faces federal charges. Rowan M. Olsen, 19, is accused of destroying government property after an attack on the Hatfield Federal Courthouse. Officials said rioters used bottles, rocks, fireworks and improvised explosives to attack officers for federal and local agencies. Authorities said Olsen gave them a false name — Kiefer Alan Moore — and a false date of birth (sa... more »
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*Three Greenie heretics* First there was Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans, then came Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm, and now Michael Shellenberger’s Apocalypse Never. All three authors sound the common theme that the hyper-green environmental activists who have captured, politicized, and monetized the concern for the environment have, as Lomborg explains, created a false climate alarm which has “costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet.” To varying degrees, all three authors come from a strong environmental activist background, which observation makes... more »
Sunday morning music
Theme music from various forms of entertainment has been a staple of our existence for millennia. Opera is one of the best-known examples: the music from stage performances is often played in completely different settings, divorced from the opera's action, providing entertainment in itself. Movies are another staple from the last century or so. Their music has sometimes been good enough to stand on its own, and be played without reference to the plot, actors, etc. where it originated. Examples are legion. To name just a few: - The so-called "love themes" from films such as... more »
Do I Read The Newspaper?
Someone asked me: “Do you even read the newspaper?” My answer: “No, I only look at it.”
“Where there are girls, there are cats” returns, with a new title
The cats are back. As promised, Biological Conservation has replaced a controversial paper on feral cats in China whose cringeworthy title — “Where there are girls, there are cats” — prompted an outcry on social media that resulted in a temporary retraction. The new article boasts a different, non-gendered title: “Understanding how free-ranging cats interact … Continue reading “Where there are girls, there are cats” returns, with a new title
This Submarine Did Something Astounding: It 'Sunk' a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Europe* The incident occurred during a 2015 training exercise. *Key Point*: Despite its age, the Rubis-class still has some tricks up its sleeve. The French Rubis-class is France’s first-generation nuclear attack submarine class. Though old, they’re still capable. The first of the class, the *Rubis, *originally launched in 1979. Though the class is nuclear-powered, they are smaller than typical attack submarines in the American or British navies, and displace only about 2,500 tons. Since the Rubis-class is nuclear powered, they benefit from having virt... more »
Bang: How Snipers (The Ultimate Terror Weapon) Were Born
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* Sniping has evolved considerably. Here is the history. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Sniping, while still not known by that term, evolved further during the Anglo-Boer War as Boer marksmen began to make concealment as important as the actual marksmanship. They are the subject of movies, feared by the enemy in wartime, declared national heroes by some and just generally hated by Michael Moore. They are the military men and women who became snipers. While perhaps not as famous today as now-deceased Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, names such as Soviet ... more »
RIP, Glock? Just How Revolutionary Is the Sig Sauer P320 XFIVE Legion Pistol?
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, World* [image: https://www.sigsauer.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1800x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/3/2/320xfive_legion_right-1.jpg] It looks like Sig Sauer has done it again. *Key Point: *This weapon uses a new kind of polymer. Here's why other companies should take notice. While the polymer-framed striker-fired pistol may be currently dominating the civilian handgun market, there has been some pushback. Some shooters desire a return to old steel or alloy frames, as a heavier metal slide on a lighter polymer frame has increased mu... more »
Browning Arms Company—Home to John Browning's Legendary Gun Designs
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* This company built some truly amazing weapons. During his prolific career, John Moses Browning became arguably the most successful American firearms designer; and while perhaps not as famous as Leonardo de Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, or Thomas Edison, it would still be fair to suggest that John Browning was really the gun world’s combination of all three. Browning developed his first firearm while working in his father’s gun shop when he was thirteen years old, and he was awarded the first of his 128 firearm patents by the age of twenty-four. Dur... more »
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