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Biden and Abortion
A statement from Mike Gonidakis, President of Ohio Right to Life "While Governor of Ohio, John Kasich’s strong pro-life convictions enabled him to stand against the violence of abortion and work alongside Ohio Right to Life to strengthen protections for Ohio’s most vulnerable. As a man of faith, Kasich claims his policy was informed by what countless people of faith hold dear: that every human life is precious and that abortion is morally unacceptable. It is for this reason that Kasich’s support of Joe Biden is so deeply troubling.” “Throughout his candidacy, Joe Biden has mad... more »
US Jobless Claims Fall Below 1 Million
The number of weekly applications declined to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week.
WATCH: Cops Kneel, Stand on Handcuffed Man’s Neck, Kick Him in the Testicles and Face Repeatedly
[image: handcuffed]Good cops leaked a video this week, showing their fellow cops savagely stomping, kicking, and punching a handcuffed man who posed no threat.
Family Sues as Cop Caught on Body Cam Sexually Assaulting Their Dead Daughter, Sharing Video
[image: assault]A family is suing after a cop sexually assaulted their dead daughter's corpse and then shared the video with his fellow cops to gloat.
‘Good Boy!’ Cops Order K-9 to Maul Compliant, Kneeling Man with His Hands in the Air
[image: K-9]After neighbors called police to report a verbal argument, a man was mauled by a police K-9 in his own backyard as he complied with every order they gave.
Greece Puts Its Military On Alert Over Turkey's Exploration Of Oil And Gas Reserves In Contested Waters
*The Guardian*: *Greek military put on high alert as tensions with Turkey rise* *Dispute over exploration of energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean escalates* Greece has placed its military forces on high alert, recalling its naval and air force officers from holiday, as tensions with Turkey over exploration of potentially lucrative offshore energy reserves escalate in the eastern Mediterranean. With Ankara dispatching the Oruç Reis, a drillship escorted by gunboats, to conduct seismic research in contested waters, Athens stepped up calls for Turkey to stop the “illegal” activ... more »
‘Western’ Media Falsely Claim Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Ready
After President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's Covid-19 vaccine candidate had gained an approval from its regulator, 'western' media went into a anti-Russian frenzy to sow fear and doubt about it. Russia has not approved a vaccine against Covid-19 and it is not skipping large-scale clinical trials. The Russia regulator gave a preliminary approval for a vaccine candidate to start the large-scale clinical trial. This is similar to an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The post ‘Western’ Media Falsely Claim Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Ready... more »
Deaths In Immigration Detention Are At A Record High
Two men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on August 5. One of the men died in a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to 17, the highest number since 2006. Many—if not all—of the deaths that occur in ICE custody are avoidable. More than twice as many people have died in ICE custody this year than last year. Unfortunately, with 1,065 active COVID-19 cases in ICE detention, that number will likely incre... more »
Analysis: COVID-19 Deaths Likely Undercounted By Over 50,000
More than 165,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The US passed the grim statistic of 5 million cases of COVID-19 earlier this month. As horrifying as these figures are, a new analysis shows that the number of deaths from the coronavirus likely has been significantly undercounted. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed by the New York Times have revealed that 200,700 people died from March 15, when the pandemic took hold, to July 25. This is 54,000 higher than the confirmed death toll, avera... more »
Lebanon: Bellwether, Battleground, And Bastard Child Of The Mideast
When I was a kid, "Beirut" became a cultural shorthand for any chaotic and violent urban setting. In the 1990s, my hometown rappers – the Wu Tang Clan – repeatedly shouted out the Lebanese city (plus one of its civil war antagonists, the P.L.O. – Palestinian Liberation Organization); but so did Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eminem, and the Dead Kennedys. In the 2001 Hollywood blockbuster Spy Game, CIA agents played by Brad Pitt and Robert Redford sprint through rubble and gunfire along the Green Line dividing war-torn 1980s Beirut’s Christia... more »
Bolivia: Political Strike Shuts Down Country
Once again, a scenario of multiple crises that began with the November coup defines Bolivia’s future. De facto President Jeanine Áñez’s main achievement was to unleash a shameless wave of racist repression against Morales’ Movement for Socialism (MAS) and the Aymara and Quechua Indigenous peoples. Áñez kept none of the promises she made to pacify the people after the November coup, nor did she offer any assistance to the poor during the twin crises of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic collapse. The post Bolivia: Political Strike Shuts Down Country appeared first on PopularResist... more »
Youth Are Leading The Movement For Police-Free Schools
In this moment of transformative possibility, amid activists’ growing calls to defund and abolish the police, young people across the country are leading a movement to remove police officers from schools. They are demanding that city and school district leaders reallocate funding for police into services and resources for students, including counseling, social workers and restorative justice programming. The movement for police-free schools has a long history of Black youth leading this fight as a key strategy to dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, a process of funneling pr... more »
Street Artists Rise To The Occasion
The massive protests in Los Angeles in response to the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many others organized through the Black Lives Matter movement generated an outpouring of engaging and provocative visual artworks. Open-air installations, murals, posters, “street art” works, and similar efforts abound, many in my Venice/Mar Vista neighborhood where I regularly jog. I participated in many of those protests and saw some of these efforts personally. Cumulatively, these, and similar works throughout the United States and the world, have added to the b... more »
Seattle Just Defunded Its Police — Sort Of
After a summer of explosive demonstrations that saw protesters take over several city blocks for weeks, the Seattle City Council approved a budget “revision” package on Monday that will cut $3 million from the police budget and eliminate up to 100 positions from the department. The move both fell far short of the demands of activists, and was so forcefully opposed by the city’s establishment that the police chief resigned almost immediately. Seattle police chief Carmen Best wrote a letter to members of the department announcing her retirement late Monday, effective September 2. ... more »
Haiti: Tremors Herald The Collapse Of The Moïse Regime
Haiti’s economic and social situation has been steadily worsening since Jovenel Moïse came to power. It is a real descent into hell, planned by the tiny minority of bourgeois families as the holders of the majority of the country’s wealth. These include the Apaid, Boulos, Bigio, Mevs, Abdallah, Deep, Brandt, Braun, and Accra families. To generate large amounts of money, these bourgeois families occasionally employ the mafioso and abominable machine of exploitation, theft and corruption. These bosses were the main backers of Jovenel Moïse during his 2016 election campaign to become... more »
Lebanese Demand Change After Government Quits
A protest with the slogan "Bury the authorities first" was planned near the port, where highly explosive material stored for years exploded on August 4, killing at least 163 people, injuring 6,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Prime Minister Hassan Diab, announcing his cabinet's resignation, blamed endemic corruption for the explosion, the biggest in Beirut's history and which compounded a deep financial crisis that has collapsed the currency, paralysed the banking system and forced up prices. The post Lebanese Demand Change After Government Quits appeared first on ... more »
Transforming The Past by Writing History
History transforms the past, instead of merely explaining it. When a historian writes a work of history, he develops a new view of the past. The most honest account of history is a half breed between what really happened, and what events and situations of the past the historian has considered and what events and situations he has ignored. There are as many versions of the past as there are works of history.
The Chinese Communist Murder of John Birch 75 Years Later
[image: the-chinese-communist-murder-of-john-birch-75-years-later] At the end of WWII, Army Intelligence Officer John Birch was killed by Chinese Communists. If his murder hadn’t been hidden from the American people, it is likely China never would have become communist.
Uber lobbies for regulations to kill smaller competitors
BY TIMOTHY P. CARNEY Uber is very good at raising piles of money from investors, but it is not very good at making profits. So the company is resorting to a tried and true tactic of businesses in industries with
Study Suggests Neck Gaiters Might Be Worse Than No Mask at All
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9420F2501&share=true] It is important to know which face masks work and which don't. A recent study conducted by Duke University has confirmed that not all face masks and coverings are equally effective in curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The researchers tested a total of fourteen common face coverings and discovered that neck gaiters—tubes of performance fabric generally used for running and exercising outdoors—offered basically zero prote... more »
B-52s as Missile Carriers: U.S. Air Force Completed Latest Test of Hypersonic Weapons
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The test was a true mix of early Cold War technology with state-of-the-art twenty-first-century innovation. There is little denying that hypersonic weapons could be a major game-changer for whatever power can develop the technology. Such missiles could travel several times faster than the speed of sound, be capable of maneuvering with computerized precision, and because their speed and force are so significant such a weapon could inflict damage through sheer “kinetic” impact rather than actually requiring an explosive. A great fear has been the effort... more »
China’s Strategy at Sea: Long-Range Bombers and Anti-Ship Missiles
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* Beijing is flexing their muscles in a big way. In a photo posted recently to Twitter, several H-6Js—a long-range strategic bomber in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy—was seen on Woody Island. Though administered by China, the island, the largest of the Paracel Islands, is also claimed by both Taiwan and Vietnam. Here’s why that matters. *H-6* Like many pieces of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force hardware, the H-6 and its variants are based on older Soviet platforms. In the case of the H-6, the parent platform was the Tupolev Tu... more »
Is a Eurozone Banking Crisis Inevitable?
*Desmond Lachman* *economy, Europe* If the overall Eurozone economy is now likely to have a recession that is almost two and a half times deeper than that envisaged in the stress test, why is the Eurozone as a whole not going to have a banking crisis in the aftermath of the current slump? Hope springs eternal in the Eurozone. Despite being in the grips of its worst economic slump in the post-war period, Eurozone policymakers assure us that there will not be a European banking crisis. They do so even though their economies have been hit by an economic shock thanks to COVID-19 ve... more »
Savage Mark II Minimalist—A Truly Minimal Rifle
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* This year, Savage Arms introduced a new rifle that could redefine the rimfire category. During its 126 years in operation, Savage Arms, based in Westfield, Massachusetts, has made a name for itself with his popular lever-action rifles, such as the Model 99. At the same time, over the years, it has produced small arms including the Lewis Gun; while during World War II the company manufactured the Thompson submachine gun, the M1919 .30 caliber and M2 .50 caliber Browning machine guns, and even Lee Enfield rifles for the British Army. Yet in rec... more »
How the U.S. Air Force Is Pairing Stealth F-22s and F-35s in Real-Life War Games
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_GF10000363268&share=true] They can network with each other and share data like ever before. U.S. Air Force fifth-generation F-22s and F-35s are conducting joint combat operations in the service’s combat exercise known as Red Flag, bringing new levels of coordinated attack and networking to America’s ability to wage war. The Red Flag exercise, happening this year in Alaska, replicates the kinds of high-end, high-risk threats and operations likely to be encountered s... more »
How the U.S. Navy Is Getting Its Newest Aircraft Carrier Ready for War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1EF27B5A10&share=true] The USS Gerald Ford is one serious weapons platform. Bombs will explode in the ocean near the USS Gerald R. Ford Navy aircraft carrier during Shock Trials next year, F-35s will take off, and the U.S. Navy will conduct a year of “qualification” assessments before the ship is deployed. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, said he was “bullish” on the USS Ford. Speaking earlier this year, he explained its added value to the f... more »
In Nigeria, Rape Case Analysis Possible Through Media Tracking
*Oludayo Tade* *Women's Rights, Africa* [image: Reuters] To do the study, we selected two national newspapers with dedicated crime reporting pages. In Nigeria, the media continues to play a key role in tracking rape cases where reporting of rape to the authorities remains low. In a recent study, we examined the coverage of rape incidents in the country. To do the study, we selected two national newspapers with dedicated crime reporting pages. We analysed 331 cases of rape reported by The Punch and The Sun. Our goal was to sift through the rape coverage to identify the character... more »
The Chinese Navy Is Holding Massive Drills as Tensions With U.S. Build
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Experts have warned that even a small “clash” or other incidents in the South China Sea could lead to a dangerous “all-out war.” This week the Ministry of the National Defense of the People’s Republic of China announced that its ground and naval forces have been taking part in concentrated exercises including amphibious landings and maritime drills in recent weeks and will continue to so. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had been holding the massive landing drills as the United States Navy has increased its presence in the South C... more »
Is Donald Trump Really Running Against Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton?
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, * Because of Biden's advanced age, Harris, aspiring to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, is even fairer game than a typical major-party vice presidential nominee. Trump is running against her at least as much as against Biden. The experience may test some of Hillary's (hopefully non-Russia-related) theories about why she lost in 2016. Kamala Harris made history when she became Joe Biden's running mate, as the *New York Times* was quick to point out on its front page. The junior senator from California is both the first black woman *and *the ... more »
Forget Stealth Fighters: Will Directed-Energy Weapons Revolutionize Warfare?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The use of directed energy would be a serious force multiplier, which is why so much emphasis has been placed on its development. The concept of a “directed-energy weapon” is one that was conceived by science fiction writers such as H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, but it was in the 1930s that British Air Ministry considered whether a “death ray”-type weapon could be developed. Work was undertaken by Robert Watson-Watt of the Radio Research Station, and while he and colleague Arnold Wilkins concluded such a project wasn’t feasible it did result in t... more »
Sputnik V: The Geopolitics Surrounding Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Security, Europe* This coronavirus vaccine bid is Russia’s effort to establish leadership of a middle group of nations who want to avoid the binary choice of Washington or Beijing—and is part of Putin’s efforts to retain a global leadership role for himself. Let me state from the onset: I am not a scientist. I have no way of assessing the potential efficacy of any "Sputnik-V" coronavirus vaccine. What I can comment on, however, is on the geopolitical ramifications of this announcement. When it became clear that COVID-19 would not be an outbreak geographical... more »
The Lasting Impact of Socially Distanced Learning on K-12 Education
*Carl Kurlander* *Education, Americas* [image: Reuters] While challenging, this disruption in education can be a a unique opportunity for innovation. Many of the nation’s 57 million K-12 students will spend at least part of the 2020-2021 school year either dealing with distance learning or a hybrid model that keeps them out of classrooms several days a week. They’ll spend lots of time using teleconferencing software, with teachers either convening classes live or pre-recording lessons. Getting children to excel won’t be easy. Zoom and similar programs can be challenging for teac... more »
It turns out that gender transition surgery doesn't help trans individuals mental health
Last year you may have heard about a study that claimed that sex reassignment procedures, both hormonal and surgical, resulted in people who suffer from confusion about their sex needing less mental health care. Well now a year later the authors of the study are saying whoops we were wrong. There is no mental health benefit from having a procedure that pretends to change one's sex. Science is very clear; sex is determined by our DNA and without changing that any "sex change" procedure is nothing more than a very elaborate, and very expensive, costume. Hence it's not surprising tha... more »
Democrat's war on the family is at the core of poverty in America
Ron Haskins from the Brookings Institute summarized multiple studies into three rules that, if followed, rarely lead to poverty: - Finish High School - Get a full time job - Wait till you're at least 21 to get married and have children If you follow those rules no matter what your race you'll have about a 2% chance of being poor and a 75% chance of landing in the middle class. Yet Democrats have established a welfare system that encourages people to break all 3 rules. Further Democrats have embraces a non-Christian morality where casual sex is cool and abortion is used to en... more »
Another Democrat politician credits Hydroxychloroquine for beating COVID19 and saving his life
Paul Vallone, a Democrat New York City councilman, says that he had a very bad case of the China virus back in March. He was at risk because he has sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease that attacks the lungs. Paul, and his brother, are now going against the Democrat party line and sticking with the science that says that hydroxychlorquine can be a life saver: *“We were in panic mode when I went down because I didn’t have a lot of immune response,” he said. “I needed something to stay alive.”Hydroxychloroquine “worked for me.”Vallone’s brother Peter, a former City Councilman and ... more »
"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/13/20"
*"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/13/20"* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Deceptive resemblances to reality by these arch-criminals are total lies. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *8/13/20* *○* Gregory Mannarino, *AM* *8/13/20:* *“**Updates: Stocks, **Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, More**”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ ○ *MarketWatch Market Su**mmary, Live Updates* - https://www.... more »
The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess
How the Bakken oil boom, particularly hasty development and transport by rail, was destined to create an environmental hangover.....and no one bothered to prevent it.
South Korea Is Building Its First Aircraft Carrier
An illustration of South Korea's planned aircraft carrier from the Ministry of Defense. *CNN:* *As tensions rise in Asia Pacific, South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier ... complete with US-made fighter jets* Seoul, South Korea (CNN)South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire fighter jets to operate on it, the country's Defense Ministry has announced. Last year, South Korea hinted at its interest in an aircraft carrier, saying it would build a "multi-purpose large transport vessel." But in its national plan for 2021-2025, publi... more »
Marijuana Business Daily again makes Inc. 5000 list
For the fifth year running, Marijuana Business Daily has earned a spot on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” list. MJBizDaily, a Colorado-based marijuana business news and events company, ranked 1,749 on the prestigious list of 5,000 private American firms, with revenue growth of 244% over the past three years. Because this year’s rankings were […] Marijuana Business Daily again makes Inc. 5000 list is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
US Supreme Court upholds jurisdiction to protect Native women
US Supreme Court upholds jurisdiction to protect Native women StrongHearts Native Helpline Staff Censored News Legal experts are calling McGirt v. Oklahoma (McGirt) the most significant Federal Indian Law case of the century. On July 9, the Supreme Court’s McGirt decision upheld the treaty affirmed reservation borders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The
Facebook Adds Labels to Posts About Voting Ahead of US Election
The labels will include a link to Facebook's "Voting Information Center."
AMC Reopens Theaters Next Week with 15-Cent Tickets
The chain touted the reopening as "Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices."
COVID And Higher Education
Higher Education is facing two unpleasant truths: A university education has become a commodity. And students are no longer buying what universities are selling. Megan McArdle writes: A pandemic is an essentializing force; it strips away the frosting of rhetoric and habit and forces us to confront bare realities. Nowhere is this more apparent than in higher education, which over the past few decades has been one of two sectors that have just kept increasing their prices, the share of national income and, of course, the share of our attention they claim. To a large extent, student... more »
Kamala Harris Is Not Qualified to Be (Vice) President
[image: kamala-harris-is-not-qualified-to-be-vice-president] Joe Biden's pick for vice-president — Kamala Harris — is consitutionally ineligible to be president.
End The Age Of Barbarism - Schiller Institute Webcast
Classical Renaissance Stop WWIII End The Age Of Barbarism Video of End The Age Of Barbarism With civilization on the edge of an abyss from a confluence of crises, a summit of great powers, combined with a serious realistic discussion of why war is unacceptable, are essential if we are to end the age of barbarism. In her weekly dialogue, Helga Zepp LaRouche pointed to President Trump’s statement that he is speaking with Russia about a new nuclear arms pact as an important indication that the necessary level of discussion is possible. She referred also to the discussion around the 75... more »
Undoing the Damage of Russiagate
Undoing the Damage of Russiagate Video of Undoing the Damage of Russiagate The July 2018 summit between Presidents Trump and Putin had the potential to overcome the damage done to U.S.-Russian relations by the reckless actions of G.W. Bush and Barack Obama. Instead, the media and virtually every elected official and institutional figure in the U.S. denounced Trump for not forcefully confronting Putin over charges of Russian interference in the U.S. election, with key Russiagate fabricator John Brennan calling Trump's actions "treasonous". But now, we know who told the truth—Trump ... more »
We Are All Americans!
On several templates, the Democratic candidate in the November election in the US Joe Biden’s choice of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate becomes an extraordinary development. Biden, the consummate politician, has made a thoughtful choice that adds gravitas to his campaign in what is turning out to be […]
How well have lockdowns worked in different countries?
“So, have the COVID lock-downs been cock-ups – or even, perhaps, fully-fledged snafus? The evidence from much of the world points, in my view, to the answer Yes. Mexico and Brazil, in particular, suggest that in those countries at least, … Continue reading →
Dr Veron Coleman: ‘How Many Billion Could the Covid-19 Vaccine Kill or Damage?’
*Dr Vernon Coleman* | How governments and vaccine companies are planning to inject people with COVID vaccines that could change our genes.
Can I get an AMEN?
The church is proving what the non-churched have said for years. We're invisible, irrelevant and unnecessary. Time to change that. Time to reopen. "The church is not a building." How many times do we have to hear that! "It's not loving to risk infecting people." It's also not loving to ignore other types of pain in the community. "We've got more people at our Bible studies on Zoom than we ever had before." Great. Let's fire most of the staff and just buy everyone a new computer and blanket the neighborhood with Wi-Fi. Probably cheaper than maintaining our buildings and parking lot... more »
Four Keys To Living Well In A COVID World Practical Guidelines For Living a Life of Vibrant Good Health. Guest blog By: Michael Sipe
Our country, indeed, the whole world, is fixated on COVID-19. It seems every aspect of life is being upended and reshaped as we respond to the fear of being infected and dying from the corona virus. Governmental response to the disease based on assertions of “public health” has resulted in economic devastation, business failure, massive unemployment, cratering of the educational system, relational breakdowns, restructuring of business practices, restrictions on faith practices and a culture of pervasive and widespread fear. It’s important to remember that COVID did not cause all t... more »
KEVIN McCARTHY DOESN'T THINK THE GOP HAS A MARJORIE GREENE PROBLEM. HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT.
Marjorie Greene, an openly racist QAnon supporter from Georgia, is likely to become a member of Congress. Politico believes that this poses a problem for the Republican Party: Marjorie Taylor Greene vowed to be the left’s “worst nightmare” after she won the GOP nomination for a conservative district in Georgia on Tuesday night. But House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is the one who is most likely to be haunted by Greene. The rise of Greene — an unapologetic QAnon conspiracy theorist who has made disparaging remarks about Jews, Blacks, and Muslims — is threatening to hurt the en... more »
Read my email to UK MPs, doctors asking them to hold an inquiry into why my warnings from 2016 about PHE and unpreparedness of UK for epidemics like coronavirus were ignored
Dear Nadia Whittome and MPs, Dear Doctors, DAUK, Dear George Morgan-Grenville, CEO of Red Savannah, In 2016, then Chair of the Health Committee of the UK Parliament Dr Sarah Wollaston invited me to submit evidence on whether the UK was prepared for pandemics such as the swine flu, Ebola, Mers, Sars and covid 19 or coronavirus. Please see the letter attached to the email forwarded below called "Chair on pandemic inquiry". I believe a proper inquiry in 2016 would have done much to identify and prevent the problems (PPE, faulty diagnostics etc) which have resulted in the ... more »
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*On School Openings* ANDREW JASON COHEN Back in April, I “predicted” we’d see 150 to 200 thousand deaths from COVID-19 in the US. As we are now in that range, I’m hoping I was right and we don’t go past the 200,000, but of course this is so far outside my expertise that my guess means little. But here we are and school openings approach. Some seem deadly afraid of school openings and some seem deadly afraid of schools not opening. (I’m primarily thinking here about K-12, but much of what I say applies to colleges as well—and of course, high school juniors and seniors are more l... more »
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*AOC’s Green New Deal Documentary Gets Emmy Nomination* Most Americans are well aware that Hollywood leans to the left end of the political spectrum. However, for those who still question Hollywood’s penchant for liberal politics, the latest Emmy nominations should erase any such doubt. On August 6, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced its nominees for the 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. In a press release, NATAS said, “As we continue to innovate and honor the best in our industry, we are for the first time honoring our news and docume... more »
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: August 5 - 11, 2020
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New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from August 5 to 11, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14. New activity/unrest: Manam, Papua New Guinea | Nishinoshima, Japan | Raung, Eastern Java (Indonesia) | Sinabung, Indonesia |...... Read more »
Covid-19: What Is Known About Russian Vaccine and Why Is It Challenged?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced the development of a vaccine against Covid-19, which received regulatory approva less than two months after it began human trials. But is it safe? The Russians intend to begin vaccinating the population as early as October, but the vaccine has not yet undergone all the […] The post Covid-19: What Is Known About Russian Vaccine and Why Is It Challenged? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Prosecutor’s Office Wants Mayor Crivella Declared Ineligible for Elected Office
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro Regional Electoral Prosecutor's Office (PRE) submitted its closing arguments in two cases against the mayor of Rio, Marcelo Crivella, and candidates for federal or state deputies, arguing for their ineligibility for public office during eight years, based on alleged abuse of power - political and religious […] The post Rio Prosecutor’s Office Wants Mayor Crivella Declared Ineligible for Elected Office appeared first on The Rio Times.
Azul CEO Calls BNDES Airline Industry Rescue Package “Very Expensive”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Azul Conecta, the new airline subsidiary for regional flights chaired by American John Rodgerson, was launched on Tuesday morning, August 11th. The company is the result of the acquisition of TwoFlex, completed in early 2020, before the pandemic, for R$123 million (US$23 million). Despite the severe crisis that plagues the […] The post Azul CEO Calls BNDES Airline Industry Rescue Package “Very Expensive” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuela’s National Assembly Reports Inflation at 4,099 Percent Over 12 Months
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela closed July with a 12-month inflation rate of 4,099 percent, up from June, according to a report released on Wednesday by the opposition-majority National Assembly. The yearly rate stood at 3,524 percent in June, down from 3.684 percent in May, according to the monthly report prepared by the parliament […] The post Venezuela’s National Assembly Reports Inflation at 4,099 Percent Over 12 Months appeared first on The Rio Times.
Analysis: Why Administrative Reform Is Currently Brazil’s Top Economic Issue
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Special Secretary of Debureaucratization Paulo Uebel's resignation, together with that of Salim Mattar, Secretary of Privatizations, on Tuesday, August 11th, reinforced the call of experts for the administrative reform bill to be analyzed by Congress, together with the tax reform. The point is that the departure of Uebel, who joined […] The post Analysis: Why Administrative Reform Is Currently Brazil’s Top Economic Issue appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Bar Association Expects Offensive Against Moro After STF Decision on Partiality
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) has never been fond of the ex-Minister of Justice Sérgio Moro. Felipe Santa Cruz, the association's chairman, was once denounced by the Prosecutor's Office after calling the former Lava-Jato judge a "gang leader" for allegedly knowing about the content of messages from targeted hacked officials […] The post Brazilian Bar Association Expects Offensive Against Moro After STF Decision on Partiality appeared first on The Rio Times.
Governor Doria Says He Is Not Taking Chloroquine: I Follow Doctors, Not Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of São Paulo, João Doria said yesterday that he is not taking chloroquine to treat Covid-19. He seized the opportunity to taunt President Jair Bolsonaro, an advocate of the drug with no scientific evidence for treating the illness. "No way. I only take what the doctors recommended, not […] The post Governor Doria Says He Is Not Taking Chloroquine: I Follow Doctors, Not Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Michelle Bolsonaro’s Grandmother Dies of Covid-19 in Federal District Public Hospital
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The grandmother of first lady Michelle Bolsonaro died, victim of Covid-19, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 12th, at the Ceilândia Regional Hospital, in the Federal District. Maria Aparecida Firmo Ferreira, 80 years old, had been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since July 3rd. The Planalto Palace […] The post Michelle Bolsonaro’s Grandmother Dies of Covid-19 in Federal District Public Hospital appeared first on The Rio Times.
An Editorial By Haydar Khan-- Essential Sacrifice
*Teacher unions are misreading the moment. The time to strike is under a Biden regime.* America society has suffered immensely since the outbreak of Covid–19. Fragilities and inadequacies have been revealed and magnified in multiple facets of U.S. society. We have supply-chain deficiencies. We have professional incompetence. We have bipartisan political incompetence. There are tens of millions of unemployed who are about to lose temporary support that has been meager from the start. Our for-profit healthcare systems are under stress. The university and college systems are teeter... more »
History lesson: Clinton was a terrible president for black people
*Pushback with Aaron Maté* At the funeral for John Lewis, former president Bill Clinton disparaged Stokely Carmichael's (later Kwame Ture) leadership role in the black freedom struggle of the 1960s. "There were two or three years there where the movement went a little bit too far towards Stokely," Clinton said, "But in the end, John Lewis prevailed." Dr. Peniel Joseph, professor at University of Texas at Austin and author of "Stokely: A Life", responds to Clinton's comments and discusses Carmichael/Ture's legacy as a black power revolutionary. "Bill Clinton was a terrible presid... more »
Predicted California marijuana business failures haven’t happened, and COVID played a role
In late 2019, many in the California marijuana industry confidently predicted a rash of companies would go under this year, citing the market’s harsh business conditions and a dearth of investors. Coming extinctions were accepted with near-universal consensus, in part because profit margins had been almost nonexistent since the legal market launched in 2018. Moreover, […] Predicted California marijuana business failures haven’t happened, and COVID played a role is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
That's Embarrassing: In 1999, Yugoslavia Shot Down an F-117 Nighthawk
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Think stealth is invincible? Think again. *Key Point*: Stealth aircraft are not truly ‘invisible’ to detection. At 8 p.m. on March 27, 1999, a bizarre-looking black painted airplane cut through the night sky over Serbia. This particular F-117 Nighthawk—a subsonic attack plane that was the world’s first operational stealth aircraft—flew by the call sign of Vega-31 and was named “Something Wicked.” Moments earlier, it had released its two Paveway laser-guided bombs on targets near the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Dale Zelko, was... more »
Yes the U.S. Navy Really Does Want a Thousand-Ship Ghost Fleet
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC14098F1700&share=true] If you include tons of micro, small, medium, and large drone ships and submarines that is. The U.S. Navy could quite possibly operate thousands of combat ships in the coming years as the service seeks to combine surface, air and undersea drones into its fleet. It is part of a formal Integrated Force Structure Assessment in which analysis teams led by the Chief of Naval Operations and Marine Corps Commandant explored questions of fleet size ... more »
Who is Kamala Harris and What Will She Bring to the Biden Campaign?
*Bryan Cranston* *Politics, * Here’s what she can bring to the Biden campaign and where it goes from here. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket. On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment of the US constitution, which granted women the right to vote, Harris also becomes the third woman to be selected as a major party vice presidential candidate after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Sarah Palin in 2008. With less than 90 da... more »
In The Presence Of Beauty - A Poem & Guest Post by Dominic Windram
*A poem by,* *Dominic Windram*
Aluminum is a Secret Sauce!
Such a clever headline and a WHOPPER of an obfuscation from National Pharma Radio, aka NPR. In the article they jauntily refer to a substance called "alum...." The author might want to check in on the work of Chris Exley... more »
Video: Doctor Vapes Through Mask, Thick Clouds Escape From Sides, Bottom, and Top
From the National File: It has been stated on Nox’ that masks are NOT affective in posts and comments, HERE IS THE PROOF! Excerpts: Dr Ted Noel, an anesthesiologist with 36 years of experience, recently uploaded a video contrasting the mainstream media narrative that face masks are the ultimate solution to protecting oneself from spreading or catching the coronavirus. Doctor Noel demonstrated the ability for aerosol particles to get through a number of face masks by using a vape. These included medical face masks, cloth masks, and guard masks which have a “high efficiency filter mat... more »
A quick update on Belarus
To make a long story short, two major developments have happened: My guess is that by now Lukashenko has now figured (again) that the West wants him dead AND he has figured out that he has been conned by the Ukie SBU and, most likely, elements inside his own KGB. The Belarusian security forces (riot police and KGB) have ruthlessly cracked down on the opposition and right now they seem to be in control of the situation.
Could a Color Revolution be Possible in Belarus?
The political crisis in Belarus is getting worse day after day. As a result of elections in the country, a violent wave of protests began in several cities. The focus of the demonstrations is Minsk, the country's capital. In the most violent night so far, 40 more policemen and 50 civilians were injured, some seriously. More than 1,000 were arrested, according to data from the Ministry of Interior.
Dead Zones: Industrial Agriculture versus Ocean Life
Worldwide, there are now over a thousand coastal areas where fish can’t breathe. The nitrogen that makes crops grow is also destroying offshore ecosystems.
‘Staying Safe’ Online: Wisconsin Gov’t Dept Requiring Masks on Zoom Calls
*21WIRE* | Has the 'pandemic' mindset pushed American society off the edge of sanity?
Mauritius Oil Spill Tragedy
Some photos and commentary from Mauritius, whose oil spill is a major ecological disaser.
The Daily Brief 2020-08-12
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-08-12] This is a summary of *14* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Syria, Turkey, US, Coroanvirus, Russia, Ansarallah, Yemen, Iraq, Greece, Mediterranean, Assad, Israel, Coronavirus, Jordan, Cyprus, France, China, Beirut, Lebanon, India*. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, World-News, Yemen, Iraq, Middleeast, Lebanon Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Syrian President says Turkey and US suffering from political illusions - Russia plans to make 5 million coronavir... more »
“Bishop of the Poor”: Mourning and Recognition After Death of Pedro Casaldáliga
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Prominent leftwing figures and government officials in Latin America have expressed their sorrow at the death of the Catholic bishop and liberation theologian Pedro Casaldáliga. The "bishop of the poor" died on Saturday at the age of 92 in the intensive care unit of a São Paulo city hospital in […] The post “Bishop of the Poor”: Mourning and Recognition After Death of Pedro Casaldáliga appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dollar Closes at R$5.45 One Day After Brazilian Secretaries Leave
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The day after the announced departure of two Secretaries from the Ministry of Economy, the dollar climbed and the stock market closed virtually stable. On Wednesday, August 12th, the commercial dollar closed at R$5.453, up R$0.038 (+0.7 percent). The Brazilian Real broke away from other currencies and lost value following […] The post Dollar Closes at R$5.45 One Day After Brazilian Secretaries Leave appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 104,000 Deaths, 3.16 Million Accumulated Cases (August 12th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has reached 104,201 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The data was released yesterday, August 12th, at a press conference to announce the Ministry of Health's Epidemiological Bulletin. On Tuesday, the panel counted 103,026. There are a further 3,454 deaths under investigation. There are 715,107 cases under follow-up. […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Counts 104,000 Deaths, 3.16 Million Accumulated Cases (August 12th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Three Zodiac Signs Most Obsessed With Love
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three particular zodiac signs love to love too much, that is, they tend to become obsessed when their heart beats faster for someone... and no, they can not help this sudden 'madness'... According to the Metro newspaper, these are the signs that become more obsessed with love! Taurus It is […] The post The Three Zodiac Signs Most Obsessed With Love appeared first on The Rio Times.
America's F-4 Phantom Was a Mixed Bag. Could the F-35 Be One Too?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Vietnam analogy highlights potential vulnerabilities of the F-35. *Key Point*: The F-35 might not be king of the sky. Conventional wisdom can offer contradictory insights. Are we doomed to forget the past, and thus condemned to repeat it? Or are we always preparing to fight the last war while failing to think ahead about how the next one will be fought? From the standpoint of military strategy, it is at once important to learn from operational experience, without blindly assuming that future conflicts will playout in the same fashion. This bri... more »
Cultural appropriation - food edition
Courtesy (?) of Gun Free Zone, I found food for my nightmares last night: *Haggis?* On a *pizza?* Talk about cultural appropriation - but who's appropriating what? On the other hand, I suppose it fits. After all, the Scottish influence in Italian food is well-known. I mean . . . where do you think Mac-aroni got its start? Peter
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