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Ebola Virus Is Back and Spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Africa* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1DB84513C0&share=true] Thankfully, Ebola isn't as contageous as the coronavirus. The speed in which the deadly Ebola virus is spreading in the remote, densely forested areas of Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is alarming, according to the World Health Organization. WHO Africa and local health officials have reported a hundred cases in a little more than three months, along with forty-three confirmed deaths. The current outbreak of the ... more »
Nikki Haley for President in 2024? Her RNC Speech Could Be Step One.
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * [image: Reuters] Haley’s ability to compromise and work with the Democratic side will likely grant her an advantage if she decides to run in 2024 given that Trump has failed to welcome polarizing views to the Republican party. One of the rarest figures that took the Republican National Convention stage Monday night was former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley—a rising star in the party who has been praised for her loyalty to President Donald Trump, despite outwardly clashing with him in the past. Ever since Haley served as the ambassador to the ... more »
Masks DON’T Work!
[image: duke-pesta-denis-rancourt-mask-dont-work] VIDEO - Denis Rancourt, Ontario Civil Liberties Association discusses his extensive research on why mask don't work. Contrary to popular belief, the science actually backs this! His research looking at many randomized control trials found that viral respiratory diseases do not show any measurable decrease while wearing masks vs not wearing a mask. "If there is a benefit to wearing a mask, it's too small to be detected by science." Says Rancourt.
Nat’l Guard Needed to Quell Riots Backed By Democrat Governor. Blake’s Record Becomes Clear
[image: nat-l-guard-needed-to-quell-riots-backed-by-democrat-governor-blake-s-record-becomes-clear] Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has called in the National Guard to help control the riots his irresponsible statement about the police shooting of Jacob Blake might well have helped cause.
More Leftist Hypocrisy: NY Grants Coronavirus Quarantine Exemptions to Celebrities Attending MTV Video Music Awards
[image: more-leftist-hypocrisy-ny-grants-coronavirus-quarantine-exemptions-to-celebrities-attending-mtv-video-music-awards] While visitors to New York City have been unable to get exemptions from COVID quarantine requirements, out-of-state celebs have been granted exemption in order to attend the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.
One Consumer Confidence Number Down in August, Others Up
[image: one-consumer-confidence-number-down-in-august-others-up] While the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index declined slightly from July to August, other reports showed a more optimistic consumer outlook on the U.S. economy.
Teacher Sees BB Gun on Wall During Virtual Class; School Sends Cops to Search Kid’s Home
[image: teacher-sees-bb-gun-on-wall-during-virtual-class-school-sends-cops-to-search-kid-s-home] They didn’t think that virtual learning would be a lesson in virtual tyranny, but that’s what a Baltimore County, Maryland, mother and son got when police came to their home — all because a teacher saw a BB gun on the fifth-grader’s wall during a class video call.
Jo Taylor Discusses OTPP's Mid-Year Results
Ontario Teachers’ put out a statement stating net assets total $204.7 billion at mid-year 2020: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) today announced its net assets totaled $204.7 billion as of June 30, 2020. The total-fund net loss was 0.4% for the first six months of the year. “The first half of this year has brought significant challenges for investors, with financial markets experiencing unprecedented volatility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which in turn has had a devastating impact on the global economy, as well as companies and communities around the wo... more »
WATCH: Justin Leroy: Race, Finance, and the Afterlife of Slavery [Social Impact Bonds]
Wrong Kind of Green at WATCH: Justin Leroy: Race, Finance, and the Afterlife of Slavery [Social Impact Bonds] - Wrong Kind of Green - 6 hours ago
"Because their proponents frame social impact bonds as philanthropic endeavours, the violence required to financialize human life becomes obfuscated. We aim to historicize the violence of financialization by drawing out links between financial capitalism as it developed during the height of the Atlantic slave trade and the more subtle violence of philanthropic financial capitalism." The post WATCH: Justin Leroy: Race, Finance, and the Afterlife of Slavery [Social Impact Bonds] appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
Gaza Declares Lockdown After First Coronavirus Cases
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2KBI9OC65K&share=true] The pandemic just keeps spreading. Gaza has declared a full lockdown for forty-eight hours after reporting its first four cases of the novel coronavirus, which were confirmed in a single family in a refugee camp. Al Jazeera reported that the lockdown is expected to affect the entire Gaza Strip, according to an official from Hamas, the group that governs the territory. Gaza’s health ministry said the four cases were revealed after a wo... more »
What Is QQ-OLED? Inside Samsung Display's Play for the Future
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC13FE007F70&share=true] Will all TVs use this display in the future? A report this week from Business Korea stated that prototypes of Samsung Display’s new QD-OLED are being reviewed by several major TV manufacturers, including Samsung’s TV division, as well as Sony and Panasonic. The report stated that if one of the manufacturers adopts the panels, mass production will begin as early as the fall quarter in 2021. Samsung, however, may go with mini-LED TVs as thei... more »
Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Calls RNC ‘the Trump Convention’
*Rachel Bucchino* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] President Donald Trump is expected to speak on all four nights of the convention, a move that Wallace referred to as “unprecedented.” Fox News’ Chris Wallace labeled the Republican National Convention “the Trump convention” during the network’s live coverage Monday night. “I’ve watched most of the last hour and a half and what really strikes me is that while we’re calling this a Republican convention, it’s really the Trump convention,*”* Wallace, host of *Fox News Sunday*, said. "The most recent Republican president, George... more »
The Pitfalls of Alberta's Attempt to Privatize Its Health System
*Lorian Hardcastle, Ubaka Ogbogu* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] These changes risk undermining the public health-care system, increasing costs and decreasing quality. The Alberta government recently passed legislation to increase the role of corporations in the health-care system and facilitate the government’s goal of having 30 per cent of the province’s surgeries performed in private facilities. These changes risk undermining the public health-care system, increasing costs and decreasing quality. Media reports about a proposed private surgical facility suggest tha... more »
QD-OLED, Explained: Meet Samsung’s Next-Generation TV Technology
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Asia* Who will create the best new TV? According to a report out of South Korea this week, Samsung Display is showing prototypes of its next generation of TV display technology, QD-OLED. In addition, some major TV manufacturers, including Sony and Panasonic, are reviewing prototypes of the technology. According to a report by Business Korea, Samsung Display “has started to promote QD-OLED panels to global TV producers,” with Samsung’s TV division taking part, as well as Sony and Panasonic. The report cited research firm Omdia as stating that mass pr... more »
What Is Needed of the Next U.S. Administration in Order to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Conundrum
*Masakatsu Ota* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9C31CRV01&share=true] Japan and countries throughout the world all have an interest in the peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear program. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: If Joe Biden wins come November, what do you expect his North Korea policy to l... more »
Could Joe Biden Solve the North Korea Problem?
*Jihyun Park* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MKI9KZLER&share=true] Whoever is in charge after the election will need to stand firm against human rights abuses. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: If Joe Biden wins come November, what do you expect his North Korea policy to look like? The below piece is an ... more »
Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken PromisesTrump voters. Nearly 4 years...
Robert Reich - 6 hours ago
*Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken Promises* Trump voters. Nearly 4 years in, here’s an updated list of Trump’s 40 biggest broken promises. *1. He said coronavirus would “go away without a vaccine.”* You bought it. But it didn’t. While other countries got the pandemic under control and avoided large numbers of fatalities, the virus has killed more than 130,000 Americans*, and that number is still climbing. *2. He said he won’t have time to play golf if elected president. *But he has made more than 250 visits to his golf clubs since he took office – a record for any president – including... more »
Ascend Wellness completes $68 million raise, acquires Illinois marijuana shops
Ascend Wellness Holdings, a multistate operator based in New York, said Tuesday it closed a $68.2 million funding round and reached agreement to acquire two more Illinois marijuana retailers. The raise is yet another sign that funding in the marijuana industry is slowly opening. The stores Ascend plans to buy in Illinois – pending approval […] Ascend Wellness completes $68 million raise, acquires Illinois marijuana shops is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Hexo, Molson Coors launch Truss cannabis beverage portfolio
Canadian cannabis producer Hexo and brewer Molson Coors Canada have launched new beverage products under their Truss Beverage Co. joint venture, marking increased competition in Canada’s much-hyped marijuana beverage market. The lineup of five drink brands unveiled Tuesday includes both CBD and THC products. Most contain between 2.5 and 5 milligrams of THC, characterized as […] Hexo, Molson Coors launch Truss cannabis beverage portfolio is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
British Army's Entire Force Of Hundreds Of Tanks And Armoured Vehicles May Be Scrapped
The Challenger 2 main battle tank, taking part in exercise Saif Sareea 3 in Oman *Daily Mail:* *The British Army could scrap all its TANKS under a cost-cutting and modernisation plan that would see it switch to focus on cyber-warfare and other 21st century threats* * Ministers considering ditching the 227 Challenger 2 tanks and Warrior vehicles * Officials are thought to be keen to switch from heavy armour to other assets * It comes as the forces are anticipating budget cuts to due to coronavirus The British Army's entire force of hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles could be... more »
The Tainted Polio Vaccine: "One of the Worst Biological Disasters In American History"
*The tainted polio vaccine that sickened and fatally paralyzed children in 1955. It was ‘one of the worst biological disasters in American history,’ one scholar wrote* *The polio vaccine was rushed to market with devastating results- The Cutter Incident was just one problem with the rush job. SV40 was another (Simian Virus 40)* *On Aug. 30, 1954, Bernice E. Eddy, a veteran scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., was checking a batch of a new polio vaccine for safety.* *Created by Jonas Salk, the vaccine was hailed as the miracle drug that would conquer the... more »
Gregory Mannarino, PM 8/25/20: "Stars In Perfect Alignment, Market Going Higher"
Gregory Mannarino, *PM 8/25/20: "Stars In Perfect Alignment, Market Going Higher"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Run”; “Four Dimensions”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Run” Ludovico Einaudi, “Four Dimensions”
King Tutankhamun and Ankesenamun statue at Egypt's Luxor Tempe [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Tutankhamun and Ankesenamun statue at Egypt's Luxor Tempe] A broken statue of a young KingTutankhamun and his consort Ankesenamun at Egypt's Luxor Temple, Luxor
King Ramses and King Tut at Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Ramses and King Tut at Egypt's Luxor temple] A broken statue of King Ramses II at Egypt's Luxor temple.
Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple] The Sun court of Amenhotep III from Egypt's temple of Luxor in Luxor , Upper Egypt
Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple] The Sun court of Amenhotep III from Egypt's temple of Luxor in Luxor , Upper Egypt
Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Amenhotep III's sun court at Luxor Temple] The Sun court of Amenhotep III from Egypt's temple of Luxor in Luxor , Upper Egypt
"No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful." #QotD
*"No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful."* ~ Ernest Hemingway, from *A Farewell to Arms* *.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. About 8,000 light-years distant the nebula is understandably not the only cosmic cloud to evoke the imagery of flowers. *Click image for larger size.* The complex and beautiful nebula is shown here in a composite image that maps emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, an... more »
Chet Raymo, "Free As A Bird"
*"Free As A Bird"* by Chet Raymo "God does not play dice with the universe." - Albert Einstein "Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen." - Stephen Hawking "All afternoon I have been watching a pair of hummingbirds play about our porch. They live somewhere nearby, though I haven't found their nest. They are attracted to our hummingbird feeder, which we keep full of sugar water. What perfect little machines they are! No other bird can perform their tricks of flight - flying backwards, hovering in place. Zip. Zip. From perch to perch ... more »
"Regret: The Weight of the Past"; "A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
*"Regret: The Weight of the Past"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less available for life in the present because we are constantly feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness the same way watering a dead plant creates decay. We know that something new and beautiful can grow in its place if we only prepare the soil and plant the right seeds. We also know that we create ou... more »
"Perhaps It Is Better..."
"Perhaps it is better to be un-sane and happy, than sane and un-happy. But it is the best of all to be sane and happy. Whether our descendants can achieve that goal will be the greatest challenge of the future. Indeed, it may well decide whether we have any future." - Arthur C. Clarke
“Thoughts That Win”; "Afformations: Change Your Life!"
*“Thoughts That Win”* by Medical Express “Back in high school, on the soccer field, poised to take a crucial penalty kick, "I always had a lot of thoughts going on in my head; I think most people do" says sports psychologist Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis. "I was setting the ball and planning my shot; I was the captain and never missed those types of shots; then I had that thought striking me that it was not going to be good. I knew I was going to miss," he recalls, "and I did miss." Even then, he could see that his mind had a big effect on his body. From these unhappy experiences evolved... more »
The Poet: Jane Hirshfield, “The Task”
*“The Task”* "It is a simple garment, this slipped-on world. We wake into it daily - open eyes, braid hair - a robe unfurled in rose-silk flowering, then laid bare. And yes, it is a simple enough task we've taken on, though also vast: from dusk to dawn, from dawn to dusk, to praise, and not be blinded by the praising. To lie like a cat in hot sun, fur fully blazing, and dream the mouse; and to keep too the mouse's patient, waking watch within the deep rooms of the house, where the leaf-flocked sunlight never reaches, but the earth still blooms.” - Jane Hirshfield
Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement
Paul F. Clark, School Director and Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
George Floyd's death has thrust police unions into the spotlight amid a growing recognition that they are not part of the U.S. labor movement but a narrow interest group pursuing their self-interests.
Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 19:08 UTC on August 25, 2020 (05:08 LT, August 26). The agency is reporting a depth of 25.2 km (15.6 miles). EMSC is reporting it as M6.0 at a depth of 60...... Read more »
China Delivers Advanced Warship To Pakistan. 3 More To Be Delivered By 2021
The first ship of Type-054 class frigate constructed for Pakistan Navy unveiled at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Shanghai, China. Image Credit: Pakistan Navy *Eurasian Times:* *China Delivers The Biggest-Ever, Most Advanced Naval Warship To Pakistan* While India is struck between countering both its northern and western rivals simultaneously, China and Pakistan’s navies have teamed up and signed another milestone agreement, in which four advanced warships would be delivered to Islamabad. These ships are highly advanced guided-missile frigates and are the biggest vessels China has ... more »
The president has said “without proof”
Seemingly, a phrase frequently being used by more legitimate news sources is the modifier “without proof.” Without proof is being added to news coverage of the latest assertion made by the president. It may become the successor to “fake news” … Continue reading →
Is The Kremlin's Silence On Belarus Working Against Its Long Term Strategic Interests?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Russia, December 7, 2019. Reuters *Nina L. Khrushcheva, Project Syndicate*:* Belarus Is Putin’s to Lose* Each new day of protests works against Russia’s long-term interests in Belarus, and fuels distrust and hostility toward the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin should openly express solidarity with Belarusian society instead of cautiously supporting President Alexander Lukashenko. MINSK/MOSCOW – Huge protests have swept Belarus since Aleksandr Lukashenko fraudulently claimed to have wo... more »
Did a Walmart Customer’s Change Get Donated Without Consent?
The nationwide coin shortage in 2020 caused retailers to implement policies on change that occasionally confused cashiers and customers.
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Acid Communism on The Cosmic Right
Reaction comes in many strange forms, and undoubtedly among its weirdest manifestations is the strength of conspiracy theories on the right. Consider for a moment the spread of QAnon, which now has an anti-paedophile protest outside Buckingham Palace among its first UK success. Conspiracy theory, however, isn't entirely the property of the fringe. In its more mainstream forms, the idea of shadowy people manipulating events is part of the conservative framing of the left and, particularly, their explanation for the young's receptivity to social liberalism and radical, anti-establishm... more »
U.S.-North Korea Diplomacy: The President Is Not the Problem, the Goal Is
*Eric Gomez* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Y9F946FQ1&share=true] No matter who wins in November, Washington needs a more realistic policy goal. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: If Joe Biden wins come November, what do you expect his North Korea policy to look like? The below piece is an answer to that q... more »
Calculating Joe Biden's North Korea Policy
*Grażyna Strnad* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC24II9JQF8E&share=true] Biden would likely try to restore U.S. influence while focusing on Russia and China. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: If Joe Biden wins come November, what do you expect his North Korea policy to look like? The below piece is an answe... more »
Go, Geek Squad: Best Buy’s Online Sales Surged in Second Quarter
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2JID9FYXX7&share=true] How is the company faring admist the coronavirus pandemic? Best Buy on Tuesday became the latest company to announce strong earnings despite the pandemic. The electronics retailer announced that it had set a new record for online sales, while domestic revenue also posted gains. The company reported that online sales, domestically, had surged 242% over the same quarter in 2019. Enterprise revenue growth rose nearly 4% in the quarter, whi... more »
Trolls, Hoosiers and Woke: The Best of What’s Coming to Hulu in September 2020
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Boy, do we have a list for you. Hulu had a great spring and summer, debuting a variety of acclaimed hits, and now the service will have a chance to keep up the momentum in the fall. The best of what’s coming to the service in September of 2020: “Any Given Sunday” (September 1.) Oliver Stone’s 1999 look at professional football, which starred Al Pacino as an aging coach and Jamie Foxx as a young quarterback, is flawed but enjoyable. “Demolition Man” (September 1.) This action movie from 1993, featuring a rivalry between cop (Sylvester Stallone) a... more »
Sorry, Donald Trump: The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Not Invisible
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Stealth technology doesn’t render aircraft invisible to radar, it just makes the planes that much harder to see—or could be mistaken for something like a bird at a distance. There is no denying that President Donald Trump routinely goes off script and unlike many seasoned politicians he lacks the usual “filter” that we’ve come to expect from our elected officials. It is clear as we head to Election Day that a lot of his supports love him for it, yet there are times when he’s made a few cringe-worthy statements about the capabilities of some of Ameri... more »
Belarus At the Eye of the Storm
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* In a webinar, leading experts discuss the political upheaval in Belarus. The rapidly developing situation in Belarus could potentially trigger the most significant shift in the European status quo since events in Ukraine in 2014. How likely is regime change in Minsk? Could Russia realistically take military action to forestall it? Might an incipient struggle for predominance in Belarus spark a wider confrontation between the United States, Europe, and Russia? For the United States, Russia and the European Union, Belarus—and the fate of its Presiden... more »
Apple Stores (Some Shuttered More Than Once) Set to Reopen
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2SUH9GG4YU&share=true] Just in time for their eventual new iPhone roll out too. It’s been quite a roller coaster, throughout 2020, for Apple Stores. Apple announced on March 13 that it was closing all of its Apple Store locations in the United States, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In May, the company re-opened the stores in six states, but kept most of the rest of them closed. At the end of that month and in early June, looting was reported at numerous Ap... more »
How the Allies Invaded Fascist Italy
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Gade (Lt), No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//47/media-47279/large.jpgThis is photograph NA 6813 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur] The landings at Salerno were just the first step. *Key Point: *The Allied invasion worked, but was very costly. The Nazis took over Italy and put up a stiff resistance. As the 450 ships of the Operation Avalanche invasion force approached Salerno on the evening of September 8, 19... more »
Aichi ends the Covid-19 State of Emergency
Aichi ends the Covid-19 State of Emergency Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Hideaki Omura, the Governor of Aichi, lifted the coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency based on the reduction of infections. Hence, the State of Emergency between August 6 and 24 appears to have halted the crisis. The main concern is Nagoya […]
Why COVID-19 Infection Curves Have Not Been What Epidemiologists Predicted
Epidemiologists assured us S-shaped curves would be the case for COVID-19, but many countries had decreases of infection numbers "social distancing" and a linear rise of infection curves after the first peak. A new paper offers an explanation for the linear growth of the infection curve. Traditional epidemiological models required so much fine-tuning of parameters that they became scientifically meaningless. Linear growth, with an R number at 1, in the epidemiology models that were being used would have to mean reducing contacts by the same exact and constant percentage. That was n... more »
An Easy Fix for the Facebook Problem - Replace it with a Permanent Thai Version
Controlling information space is as important to a nation as protecting its physical shores and borders. And a nation with its own social media platforms creates skills, employment, and profits that stay inside those borders. *August 26, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - The Thai government has found itself in a row with US-based tech giant Facebook. While Facebook deletes thousands of accounts in a politically-motivated purge on the behest of the US and NATO citing "fake news" and "coordinated inauthentic behavior," it is attempting to sidestep Thai laws and protect the content of... more »
If Joe Biden Wins The US Presidency, Will He Accept China's Offer To Restore Relations To A Time Before Trump?
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool *Michael Shoebridge, RCD:* *Beijing Makes Biden an Offer He Must Refuse* Whatever Beijing may think about Donald Trump’s term as U.S. president, we now know that its greatest wish is for U.S.–China relations to return to the days of Barack Obama’s administration, when the two countries’ leaders met to discuss issues of bilateral importance and dialogue dominated. This special relationship (based on—you guesse... more »
Are Postal Service Cuts Motivated By Voter Suppression, Privatization Or Both?
Throughout its 245-year history, the Postal Service has persevered through rain, snow, heat, the gloom of night, and even a global pandemic to serve the American people. But now this vital public service is under attack from within. In the course of two short months, a new Postmaster General has dramatically slowed the mail by banning overtime pay, dismantling mail sorting machines, removing mailboxes, and other service cuts. Given the overwhelming public support for the Postal Service, the U.S. government is unlikely to be able to get away with selling it off through public stock ... more »
Koch Academic Influence Returns To Massachusetts With New Tufts University Think Tank
When a new Massachusetts think tank housed at Tufts University launched earlier this year, Boston-based media described it as a “CBO-like center” (referring to the Congressional Budget Office) that would offer an “independent analysis” of proposed state policy and legislation. But one of the main funders of this think tank, called the Center for State Policy Analysis, is a program tied financially to the petrochemical billionaire Koch family. This apparent Koch-linked funding raises questions about just how independent the center’s policy analyses may be. Initial funding for this ... more »
Germany Begins A Universal-Basic-Income Trial For Three Years
Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a three-year study of how it affects the economy and recipients' well-being. As part of the study, 120 people will receive €1,200, or about $1,430, each month for three years — an amount just above Germany's poverty line — and researchers will compare their experiences with another group of 1,380 people who will not receive the payments. The study, conducted by the German Institute for Economic Research, has been funded by 140,000 private donations. All participants will be asked to complete... more »
China And The Decline Of US Power
Constant attacks by some US elites on China will, according to some observers, diminish and disappear once the US presidential election is over in November 2020. This is unlikely to happen. China appears to have moved ahead of the US. Maritime surveillance and lunar geography would be two such sub-fields. Chinese advances in electronics and telecommunications have also been breathtaking. It is because China is at the forefront of cutting edge technology that there is so much anxiety in the US and the West today about China’s ascendancy. More than its production of goods and servic... more »
Three Massacres In Colombia In 24 Hours
Seventeen people have been killed since Friday in the latest string of massacres under the government of Ivan Duque. The government of Colombia’s Nariño department has confirmed a new massacre in the area of La Guayacana, a rural area of the municipality of Tumaco. https://www.transcend.org/tms/2020/08/china-and-the-decline-of-us-power/ The post Three Massacres In Colombia In 24 Hours appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
Who Benefits? The Navalny Case: Usual Suspects, Actual Culprits
We are concerned about the recent news relating to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, and believe that it may be another attempt by certain interested parties to worsen the already strained US-Russia relations. Even those who despise President Putin know that he is not insane. Why would Putin seek ‘normal’ relations with Europe [and, at the beginning at least, the United States] only to subvert those efforts by having people shot next door to the Kremlin (Nemtsov) or poisoned on airplanes or airports (Navalny)? The post Who Benefits? The Navalny Case: Us... more »
Belarus’s Options In The Midst Of A Color Revolution
A “color revolution” is a media term for a movement based on legitimate grievances only to be co-opted into a regime-change operation backed by the US and confederates. There have been so many – Georgia in 2003, Ukraine in 2004, Kyrgyzstan in 2005 – that they have run out of colors. Belarus is amidst the “slipper” color revolution. Belarus shows that any small state with a mildly socialist system and independent foreign policy invites subversion by the Yankee hegemon and its collaborators. Even if Belarus had met the highest standards of democracy and efficiency, a western-backed ... more »
Marco Rubio's Road To Socialism
Former male prostitute and current Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio sent out a fundraising letter yesterday filled with rote Republican slanders going back to the 1930s-- with much less backing up his accusation that conservative Democrat Joe Biden is some kind of socialist than my accusation that Rubio was arrested for selling his ass to older gay guys in Alice C. Wainwright Park in Coconut Grove (Miami's gayest neighborhood long before it was the setting for *Meet the Fockers*). Because he is part of a racist and misogynist party, Rubio begins his attack with Kamala Harris... more »
How Covid-19 Has Forced The U.S. Air Force To Adjust Its Crews For Deployment Overseas
A US B-2 Spirit bomber in Diego Garcia October 8, 2001. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense/Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin/Handout JD *Business Insider/US Air Force*: *How US Air Force bomber crews adjusted to COVID-19 in order to deploy to the middle of the Indian Ocean* * Restrictions related to COVID-19 have changed how the US Air Force operates all over the world. * For airmen deploying to Diego Garcia this month, special considerations were still made even though they were heading to an island facility in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia — CO... more »
Plandemic II: Indoctornation
I found it here State of the Nation: But it looks like it comes from Beforeitwasnews: I’ll link both. 1:15 hour video. EYE OPENER!!!! Guided by the meticulous work of Dr. David E. Martin, Plandemic II: Indoctornation, tracks a three decade-long money trail that leads directly to the key players behind the COVID 19 pandemic. Plandemic II connects the dots between all forms of media, the medical industry, politics and the financial industry to unmask the major conflicts of interests with the decision makers that are currently managing this crisis. The before it was news has 16 clips f... more »
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Vernon Jones (state rep D-GA) Delivered Fine Speeches at GOP Convention
Enjoy the patriotic, truth-laden, love-filled speech delivered to our nation last night by Senator Tim Scott (R) from South Carolina. How refreshing to see and hear an American of color who is genuine – not a preening smug academic troll like Barky, nor a chameleon like Kamalama, nor a closet communist like the members of The Squawd. Video courtesy Right Side Broadcasting Network. Proving that for every Pierre Delecto and John Kasich, there is at least one visible patriot who has walked away, here is GA state rep Vernon Jones, also addressing the audience at last night’s GOP convent... more »
Biden Campaign Staffers Paying Bail for Jailed Minneapolis Rioters
Reposted from 8/25 edition of Moonbattery. Biden’s team of progressive clowns is just practicing Moochie’s motto: “When they go low, we go high”. As reported back in May, Biden staffers have put their money where their mouths are by bailing lawbreakers out of jail in riot-ripped Minneapolis: At least 13 members of Joe Biden’s campaign staff have made donations to a group that helps Minneapolis protesters get out of jail on bail, according to a report. The staffers posted on Twitter that they contributed money to a group called the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which opposes the practice of... more »
Black Agenda Radio for 24 August 2020
25 August 2020 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford Creating Ownership, Equity and Income for College Athletes / To Ignore Political Prisoners is Hypocrisy / Getting Out the Word: #PrisonsKill / Media Revelations Spur Covid Cleanup in Cali Prison Creating Ownership, Equity and Income for College Athletes Black … Continue reading Black Agenda Radio for 24 August 2020
China: Everything Proceeding According to Plan, Complete Interruption of Relations with US?
Let’s start with the story of an incredibly disappearing summit. Every August, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) converges to the town of Beidaihe, a seaside resort some two hours away from Beijing, to discuss serious policies that then coalesce into key planning strategies to be approved at the CCP Central Committee plenary session in October.
The Virus: Governments Are Faking It, and Copying Each Other
A mystery for months is how it is that so many governments in so many different places on earth could have adopted the same or very similar preposterous policies, no matter the threat level of the virus, and without firm evidence that interventions had any hope of being effective.
China’s Belt and Road (BRI): Investment and Lending Practices in Developing Countries. Is There a “Debt Trap”?
China’s One Belt One Road project has been a great source of speculation for some time since its announcement by the Communist Party of China and China has since fielded a barrage of endless accusations that they are seeking to assert “global hegemony” and consequently engaging in imperialism since then.
Georgia College President Warns Students of Consequences If They Attend Large Gatherings
In the wake of a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, the president of Georgia College in Milledgeville, Dr. Steve M. Dorman, warned students that they could face consequences, including suspension, if they attend house parties or other large gatherings, reports The Atlanta Journal Constitution. On Monday, the college reported 69 new COVID-19 cases among its […]
Amazon Offers New Online Certificate Program for Its Military Employees
In partnership with the City University of Seattle, Amazon will offer training that could promote its military employees and their families to higher-paying jobs in the company through a new online certification program, reports the Rome News-Tribune. Amazon military veteran employees can take the program’s six online courses, which include topics such as database technologies, […]
Former Morehouse President is Running for Congress
Dr. Robert M. Franklin—the former president of Morehouse College—is vying for the open Georgia congressional seat left vacant by the recent death of John Lewis.
After Back and Forth, Jerry Falwell, Jr. Agrees to Resign as President of Liberty U
Jerry Falwell, Jr. has officially resigned — once and for all — as president of Liberty University, with the university’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors accepting the resignation in a meeting this morning. His resignation is effective immediately. Falwell, the pro-Trump leader of the evangelical school his late father founded, initially agreed to […]
Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. Named Interim President at Fisk University
The Fisk University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. as the interim president of the private historically Black university in Nashville, Tenn. Newkirk has more than 20 years of higher education leadership experience and “his expertise in accreditation matters and programmatic development is nationally recognized, and he has established himself as a […]
Woah: What If FDR Had Declared War on Japan (But There Was No Attack on Pearl Harbor)?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By Abbie Rowe - National Archives and Records Administrationhttps://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-01.jpgSee also: https://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=520053, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php] FDR had seriously thought about doing so if Tokyo attacked British territories in the Pacific. *Key Point:* If FDR had asked for a declaration of war without America having been attacked, Congress might have rejected him. However, that alternate reality never happened and To... more »
How a Ton of PT Boats Helped Sink Imperial Japan
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Harris & Ewing, photographer - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID hec.28827.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal co] They were used for scouting and also to fight. *Key point: *Although they were small and weak, these ships served valiantly. In fact, they were invaluable. Late in the day on October 24, 1944, all of the available 39 patrol torpedo (PT) boats of the U.S. Seventh Fleet were traveling at ... more »
How Nazi Germany's Infamous "Lightning War" Came Into Existence
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-646-5184-26,_Russland,_Flugzeug_Junkers_Ju_87.jpg: Niermannderivative work: The High Fin Sperm Whale - Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-646-5184-26,_Russland,_Flugzeug_Junkers_Ju_87.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/ind] Berlin's Blitzkrieg stunned the world. *Key Point:* Using the right combination of forces would prove deadly. Thankfully, in the end even this could not save Hitler's evil project for domination. The attack was beginning despite the widespread lack of artillery support, en... more »
Meet Richard Sorge: The German Who Spied for Stalin
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1985-1003-020 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5423221] He had a very impactful career. *Key Point: *The Soviets were warned of Hitler's invasion by Sorge and the spy would also provide them with key inelligence on Imperial Japan. He was a sucessful agent, but he was caught in the end and hung. The Siberians are coming!” It was a cry that spread terror through the ranks of the German Wehrmacht in the winter of 1941. Since June 22, the Red Army had lost mi... more »
ZBD-03: The Infantry Fighting Vehicle that Could be Used to Invade Taiwan
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1BETUKPCZAA&share=true] The ZBD-03 is a parachutists’ dream come true. Although we don’t know for certain what spark will ignite the South China Sea, what can be more confidently deduced is what an assault on the contested Dongsha Islands—or on Taiwan itself might look like. As I’ve previously written, an amphibious assault by the People’s Liberation Army Navy and Marine Corps would likely include the fast and capable Type 05 amphibious assault vehicle (roughly analog... more »
France's Panhard AML Is Truly the Poorman’s Tank
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By Lance Cpl. Lanham - defenseimagery.mil ID: DM-SC-91-12078, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36056987] This French-designed armored car didn’t have much armor, but excelled in austere North African climates anyway. France likes armored cars. The Panhard AML is an odd-looking vehicle, and no exception to this rule. Half armored car, half tank, the mish-mash of parts has several upsides. It combines the speed and off-road agility of a 4x4 SUV with the firepower of a small tank onto one nimble platform—and is ... more »
True Heroes: How These Americans Held a Small French Town Against the Nazis
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By U.S. ARMY PHOTO - https://www.army.mil/article/17393/cobra_king_led_4th_armored_division_column_that_relieved_bastogne_during_battle_of_the_b, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76167418] They kept it together until Patton came to the rescue. *Key point: *The battle of Bastogne was terrible as the Americans were outnumbered and seiged. However, they did not break and eventually they were relieved by reinforcements. First Lieutenant Tom Flynn and his fellow POWs remained locked inside their boxcar ... more »
The Australian Soviet: PM Morrison Closes Borders, Imposes New Authoritarian Measures
*21WIRE* | For millions of Australians, international travel has become a thing of the past.
Russia Declassifies Footage Of Biggest Nuke Ever Tested: “Mushroom Cloud 7 Times Higher Than Everest”
*Tyler Durden* - Analysts have said the detonation was so large as to make the bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki appear like mini-nukes.
More Experts Concede: Covid Lockdowns Were A Disaster
From mainstream publications like the Wall Street Journal to top government health advisors in the UK, a consensus is building that the sledgehammer of Covid lockdowns has been an unmitigated disaster. It's good news that more mainstream sources are coming our way, but the dark forces of authoritarianism are not about to release their grasp so easily. Also today - Plasma treatment is getting the HCQ treatment in the MSM and New York sees introduction of mandatory detention and vaccine bill. Watch today's Liberty Report: [image: undefined]
With UN Discredited, Globalists Pursue “League of Democracies”
[image: with-un-discredited-globalists-pursue-league-of-democracies] With the scandal-plagued United Nations increasingly marginalized and ridiculed as a “dictators club” in the United States, Deep State globalists appear to be pursuing a “Plan B” of sorts to move their agenda forward. Meet the proposed “League of Democracies,” a decades-old plot being peddled by the global government-promoting Council on Foreign Relations, the powerhouse Carnegie Foundation, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and various propaganda organs of the globalist movement. If successful, the proposed allia... more »
Republican National Committee Adopts Resolution Condemning SPLC
[image: republican-national-committee-adopts-resolution-condemning-splc] The Republican National Committee (RNC) recently approved a resolution “refuting the legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to identify hate groups.”
Two More CCGT Plants To Be Mothballed
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen Don’t say you were not warned! Two power plants are to be put into a "dormant state of managed preservation" to allow administrators more time to recover costs for creditors. The operating companies for Severn Power Station, Newport, and Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, called them in after […]
6 American B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Trained Together With Norwegian Fighters (Video)
6 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers trained together with Norwegian fighters. pic.twitter.com/jSWjVTngz7 — Luftforsvaret (@Luftforsvaret) August 24, 2020 *Warzone/The Drive:* *Six B-52 Strategic Bombers Fly Alongside Norwegian Fighters In A Clear Signal To Russia* The latest deployment of the nuclear-capable bombers to Europe comes amid ongoing nuclear arms control negotiations with Moscow. While increased U.S. Air Force heavy bomber operations in the Pacific region have drawn significant attention in recent months, the service has also been stepping up similar activities in E... more »
Time to catch up on all our vaccines: Doctor
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Routine immunizations are among the many things disrupted by the pandemic, and Dr. Noni MacDonald says we must have solid plans to catch up before a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. The pediatrician and well-known vaccine expert teaches at Dalhousie University and co-authored a paper published […]
WHO Head Says The Covid-19 Pandemic Means That ‘We Cannot Go Back To The Way Things Were’. World Will Also Need To Respond To Climate Change
*CNBC: **WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to the way things were’* * World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, the WHO said. * Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, the agency said. The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists... more »
More Cases Of Covid-19 Coronavirus Re-Infecting Patients Emerge In Europe
Patients reported to be reinfected are from Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Belgium *Daily Mail:* *Two Covid-19 survivors in Belgium and the Netherlands are struck down again after recovering, doctors claim after world's first re-infection in Hong Kong* * The Dutch and Belgian patient were revealed by virologists talking to local media * It is not clear if the reinfections were confirmed by laboratory experiments * It follows the 'first report' of reinfection yesterday - a Hong Kong man, 33 * The cases are feared to prove that immunity to Covid-19 is only short term Two European... more »
Flynn Oral Argument Transcript Released – Decision Imminent Due to Justice Griffith Retiring…
The transcript of the oral arguments from the August 11th DC Circuit Appeals court has been released. [pdf available here]. The DC Circuit held a full panel hearing to decide the outcome of the unopposed DOJ & defense motion to … Continue reading →
World News Briefs -- August 25, 2020
*SCMP/AFP:* *Coronavirus cases and deaths are starting to slow in most regions, WHO data shows* * The World Health Organisation said Covid-19 cases had fallen 5 per cent in the last week, and deaths had dropped by 12 per cent * The Americas are the hardest-hit by the pandemic, and reported the biggest slowdown, while India and the Eastern Mediterranean saw cases rise The coronavirus pandemic is still raging worldwide, but fresh World Health Organisation(WHO) data indicates its pace is easing in most regions, with the biggest slowdown seen in the hard-hit Americas. More than 1.7 mi... more »
Kim Klacik: Investigating Her Viral Campaign Ad Touring Baltimore’s Streets
As a fast-rising star within the party, she was among speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Biden busted plagiarizing, AGAIN. Trump sets tone NO DOOM & GLOOM. Day 1 RNC (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 644.
California Blackout Scapegoating
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: From the team at CFACT ~ By Mark Mathis of The Clear Energy Alliance ~ It’s been 20 years since California ISO has had to order rolling blackouts. The extraordinary move happened on 8/14/2020 affecting millions of people because the state was not prepared for high electricity use…
Guardian warns ‘last chance’ on climate change, after many other ‘last chances’
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Anthony Watts has a good round up of some of the climate doomsday forecasts that never materialised: If we do not heed this latest last chance, I’m sure there will be another last chance in the near future, just like all the…
Governments Are Faking It, and Copying Each Other, by Jeffrey A. Tucker — The Most Revolutionary Act
Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: Don’t ever mistake bureaucrats and politicians as smart or knowledgeable people about anything important. From Jeffrey A. Tucker at aier.org: A mystery for months is how it is that so many governments in so many different places on earth could have adopted the same or very similar preposterous policies,… Governments … Continue reading Governments Are Faking It, and Copying Each Other, by Jeffrey A. Tucker — The Most Revolutionary Act →
The Compulsory Wearing of A Face Forces The User To Commit Self Harm — Truth To Power
The wearing of a face mask causes the wearer to commit self harm. The wearing of a face mask causes Hypoxia, the blood doesn’t oxygenate and irreparable brain damage begins to ensue from inhaling carbon dioxide. How can there be a law the forces a person to commit self harm? There cannot, it is another […] … Continue reading The Compulsory Wearing of A Face Forces The User To Commit Self Harm — Truth To Power →
Coronavirus- Blunt Truth — ProphetPX on WordPress
Originally posted on Capitalist Eric: The coronavirus (Covid-19, or whatever else you want to call it) represents a fundamental change in the way our current society operates. For this essay, I’m ONLY talking about the virus itself. I’ll follow up in the next day or two on economic impacts of it. But let’s start off… Coronavirus- … Continue reading Coronavirus- Blunt Truth — ProphetPX on WordPress →
The World Government and the Corona Crisis – When the Lie Becomes the Truth There is No Moving Backwards — SURVIVAL BLOG
When the Lie Becomes the Truth There is No Moving Backwards In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. (President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961) he World … Continue reading The World Government and the Corona Crisis – When the Lie Becomes the Truth There is No Moving Backwards — SURVIVAL BLOG →
COVID-19 “The Hunger Virus”: World Faces Unprecedented Hunger Crisis. Millions People Will Be Pushed Into Extreme Poverty — SURVIVAL BLOG
The coronavirus is disrupting food supply chains because farmers and laborers cannot work or travel, transportation delays are causing shortages, and in the United States, for example, meat processing plants have been forced to close. Not only are these breaks in the supply chain affecting the availability of food, but also its affordability. Millions who […] … Continue reading COVID-19 “The Hunger Virus”: World Faces Unprecedented Hunger Crisis. Millions People Will Be Pushed Into Extreme Poverty — SURVIVAL BLOG →
THE GREAT RESET: Davos & the Plot to Cancel Trump — Prepare For Change
From: TheRemnantVideo From the Editor’s Desk, Michael Matt takes a look at some good news regarding the Covid recovery rate before exploring what’s really going on with the global pandemic. 196 more words THE GREAT RESET: Davos & the Plot to Cancel Trump — Prepare For Change
William Barr ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Trump’s Potential Pardon Of Edward Snowden — Nwo Report
Source: Tim Pearce Attorney General William Barr would be “vehemently opposed” to any push by President Trump to pardon Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor charged with leaking classified information. Snowden is a “traitor” that jeopardized the national security of the United States, Barr told the Associated Press on Friday. Snowden is … Continue reading William Barr ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Trump’s Potential Pardon Of Edward Snowden — Nwo Report →
Italian Doctor Warns Citizens About COVID-19 Depopulation Vaccine (VIDEO) — NoFakeNews.net
Dr. John Reizer I have resolved the technical problem that earlier prevented me from uploading the video below directly onto the WordPress platform. Now we don’t have to worry if YouTube censors my channel. YouTube determined that when I uploaded the video onto their platform, I violated their community rules. Evidently, YouTube gets to be […] … Continue reading Italian Doctor Warns Citizens About COVID-19 Depopulation Vaccine (VIDEO) — NoFakeNews.net →
The true perverts who run the World — News that matters
It you wanted a top job Washington, Brussels or Geneva, a donation to Clinton Foundation would do the needful. Welcome to the true image of the perverts who run the World. Here’s the Story Behind That Bizarre Painting of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress Seen at Jeffrey Epstein’s Home The painting has launched 1,000 […] … Continue reading The true perverts who run the World — News that matters →
It’s not about change, or even revolution
If you thought BLM and ANTIFA wanted change, you are wrong. They want chaos. And here's the proof. Their riots were preceded by unprecedented change, with record low unemployment, increased college enrollment and the highest opportunity ever for minorities. That had to be destroyed. In 2018, the combined state and federal imprisonment rate (431 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents) was the lowest since 1996. The total imprisonment rate fell 15% from 2008 to 2018. From 2008 to 2018, the imprisonment rate dropped 28% among black residents, 21% among Hispanic residents, and... more »
The first night of RNC convention
The biggest threat to the moldy, dank and dark Democrat party platform and candidates last week is a bright light and fresh air. Watch the August 24 first night of hope, greatness and health. Our neighbor, an 88 year old widow, came across the street to watch, and we were enthralled with the pride and hope the speakers conveyed. https://www.facebook.com/dralvedaking/videos/342998723741407/
Now its Climate Change, not a virus
So now Covid19 is about Climate Change, according to WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus And things will never go back to the way they were in 2019. No one benefits when more old people die of influenza or falls, but Covid19? Can make a lot of headway with that one. No wonder no one complains when rioters don't wear masks. "This is where the the dot-connecting by the WHO, the United Nations, and other fanatical climate-crisis pushers comes into play. The solution to the “climate change crisis,” as they see it, can be summed up in two words: wealth redistribution. Even better i... more »
Joe Biden has saved many Black lives.
A total of 194 shooting incidents involving black victims occurred in New York City in June, a 177% increase from the 70 recorded in June 2019, according to the New York Police Department. The BLM movement and its liberal apologists in white suburbia are taking black lives, particularly young people, at an alarming rate. It sounds terrible, but the violence is still lower than in the early 1990s when the 1994 omnibus crime bill cracked down on violence, giving the states federal money for more police and equipment, and the streets of the major cities became safer by half. Violent ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2020
*Military Times*:* Trump’s second-term plan includes stopping ‘endless’ wars, boosting military support* President Donald Trump released a 50-point second-term agenda on Sunday which vows to maintain American military might and “wipe out” terrorist groups overseas but also to stop the country’s involvement in “endless wars.” The move comes as Trump prepares to accept his party’s nomination at the Republican convention this week for four more years as commander in chief. Democratic Party leaders formally nominated former Vice President Joe Biden at their event last week. Typically... more »
Premier Liu He and USTR Lighthizer Discuss Renewed Phase-1 Deliverables…
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and China’s Vice-Premier Liu He release a joint statement showing renewed emphasis on phase-1 purchases. Washington, DC – Ambassador Lighthizer and Secretary Mnuchin participated in a regularly scheduled call … Continue reading →
"How to Keep a Cow From Bloating"
*"How to Keep a Cow From Bloating"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Here’s Dear Reader Blake R. with a teasing remark: “…it’s a shame that you don’t know enough about livestock to know how to keep a cow from bloating. Growing up, we had a term for people that had some money and thought they could buy a ranch and miraculously become ranchers. ‘Drugstore Cowboys.’ Probably where you bought your boots…” Is he kidding? We bought the whole drugstore! But we’ll come back to that in a minute. *Wrong Thing: *But first, a note about an important Federal Reserve meeting from CNBC: “... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Here again is the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: I left out positivity, becaue the chart […]
Israel cannot protect UAE, normalization threatens region security: Iranian commander
[image: Israel cannot protect UAE, normalization threatens region security: Iranian commander] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Deputy Commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Brigadier General Muhammad Hijazi, said on Tuesday, that Israel is unable to protect itself and cannot buy and bring security to the Emirates and the Gulf countries. Brigadier General Hijazi said, in statements to Al Masirah TV, that “the Emirati-Israeli normalization has no value. The overt normalization has lifted the veil from the Emirati face and highlighted the nature of their dis... more »
Syrian, Russian forces killed over 300 ISIS terrorists in central Syria
[image: Syrian, Russian forces killed over 300 ISIS terrorists in central Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the Russian Army, carried out a large-scale operation to combat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization from August 18th to 24th, which resulted in the killing of 327 militants. A spokesman for the Russian forces in Syria said on Tuesday: “The bombing by the Russian Air Force and the Syrian Air Force, as well as artillery shelling in the ‘White Desert’, resulted in the liquidation of 327 militants, the destruction... more »
Russian MiG-31 scrambles to intercept Norwegian aircraft
[image: Russian MiG-31 scrambles to intercept Norwegian aircraft] Earlier this week, a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept military aircraft from the US, Germany and Sweden over the Baltic Sea. Russia’s MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a Royal Norwegian Air Force plane over the Barents Sea, the National Defence Management Centre said. The jet did not let the Norwegian aircraft violate the Russian border, it added. “On August 25, Russian air control systems detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over the neutral waters of th... more »
US aircraft entered China’s no-fly-zone
[image: US aircraft entered China’s no-fly-zone] The Chinese military announced on Tuesday that a U.S. spy plane entered the no-fly zone of the Chinese Northern Military District, which they described as a “naked provocation.” According to the ministry’s spokesman, which was reported by Sputnik, China has lodged a “stern representation” with the United States after a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane flew into a no-fly zone during Chinese military drills. The U.S. has yet to respond to these allegations from China; however, tensions between the two super powers have recently increased, ... more »
Russia accuses US of exploiting terrorist attacks against Syria to justify presence
[image: Russia accuses US of exploiting terrorist attacks against Syria to justify presence] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – A spokesman for the Russian forces operating in Syria announced on Tuesday, a noticeable increase in militant activity in central Syria. The spokesman said, “The terrorists impede the return of social and economic life in Syria by their actions, as well as the establishment of relations between the local Arab tribes and Damascus. This is a situation that benefits the United States first, and will allow it to justify its presence in eastern Syria.” The spokesma... more »
"Helpless People..."
"Almost all Americans have had an intense school experience which occupied their entire youth, an experience during which they were drilled thoroughly in the culture and economy of the well-schooled greater society, in which individuals have been rendered helpless to do much of anything except watch television or punch buttons on a keypad. Before you begin to blame the childish for being that way and join the chorus of those defending the general imprisonment of adults and the schooling by force of children because there isn’t any other way to handle the mob, you want to at least c... more »
Is Victoria’s Secret Planting Tracking Devices in Bras?
Radio-frequency identification tags are used by several major retailers in order to track inventory, not customers.
Pennsylvania governor urges legalization of adult-use cannabis
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday called on lawmakers to legalize a commercial recreational marijuana program during the fall legislative session. The request reflects the mounting pressure for states to legalize given budget shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the continued momentum for adult-use legalization in the Northeast. Pennsylvania lawmakers have only […] Pennsylvania governor urges legalization of adult-use cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
No decision this summer on New Brunswick cannabis store privatization
A decision to privatize cannabis store sales in New Brunswick will not be made until after the September election. The province had anticipated executing an agreement in early July, but the pandemic delayed the expected timeline. New Brunswick has said it intends to hit the reset button on how adult-use cannabis is sold, and it […] No decision this summer on New Brunswick cannabis store privatization is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Correction: Iron Laboratories marijuana testing lab is open
A story that ran on Marijuana Business Daily on Thursday, Aug. 21, about Iron Laboratories in Walled Lake, Michigan, was incorrect and should not have been posted. Iron Laboratories is open and is “thriving” according to its owners. We deeply regret any undo anxiety our story has caused to Iron Laboratories, its staff and its clients, and […] Correction: Iron Laboratories marijuana testing lab is open is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Why I support Trump
Because... 1. He opposed UN climate drama and multi billion climate racket, $100 B/year starting 2020 the rich country taxpayers and energy consumers must fork out more money to be given to international bureaucracies/multilaterals, poor countries and their mostly corrupt governments – on top of regular foreign aid/ODAs. 2. He challenged all the other G7 leaders to a mutually zero tariff, zero subsidy trade, at the G7 meeting in June 2018. They were all silent, meaning no. So Trump said if they can’t have mutually zero or low tariffs, they better have mutually high tariffs, and ... more »
Losing the plot
This isn’t directly related to one specific incident of BBC bias but I’d suggest that the BBC’s long-term anti-British and Islamophillic message has influenced the Government and is behind the appalling decision to “genuflect to their arch-enemies by refusing to support their greatest ally, the United States, in its resolution to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran.“ This interesting article *Appeasement: The European Sickness* by Col Richard Kemp, and another posted last Thursday by Douglas Murray *The Foreign Office has lost the plot in the Middle East *highlight the same thing... more »
The Cold War Sideshow Includes Economic Espionage with Chinese Characteristics
*Stephen Tan, George Yin* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Chinese economic espionage is one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated campaigns of its type that any great power has embarked upon. An effective response must be closely tailored to avoid unintended side effects. The Chinese foreign minister recently warned that the United States and China are on the brink of entering a new cold war. However, any new cold war between the U.S. and China would be fundamentally different from the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. China, unlike the Soviet Union, is... more »
Almost Doomed: How Did America's Uss Franklin Aircraft Carrier Survived Near Death in World War II?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By U.S. Navy, photographed by Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey (USA). - Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-274014 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2748832] The ship had too many close calls. *Key point: *The warship was infamous for how many times it was wounded. It's crew fought well, but it would take many beatings throughout the war. The USS Franklin was not a lucky ship. In March 1945, off the Japanese mainland, the Essex-class aircraft car... more »
Would the U.S. Military Lose a Space War to China or Russia?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Space* The Pentagon is fast-tracking space weapons and technologies with a sense of urgency in response to concerns that the United States may be falling behind Russia and China. Washington is worried it may not be as good at destroying satellites, jamming networks and introducing new weapons into areas beyond the earth’s atmosphere. The Pentagon is fast-tracking space weapons and technologies with a sense of urgency in response to concerns that the United States may be falling behind Russia and China. Washington is worried it may not be as good at destro... more »
Imperial Germany's Cruiser Emden Was the Terror of Asia
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 137-001329 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5337925] It served well as a fast and powerful raider. *Key point: *The warship did a good job for Berlin, although its career would be short lived. Here is how it achieved its infamy and also how the ship met its end. World War I was only a few days old when the German light cruiser SMS *Emden*, patrolling off the Korean Peninsula, spotted its first target. Shortly after 4 am on August 4, 1914, lookouts spotted what ... more »
Coronavirus Shows That Our Safety Obsession Has Gone Too Far
*David Hunter* *Politics, Americas* [image: Faculty member protests in-person classes for fall semester amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, outside Fleming Administrative Building at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Emily Elconin] A man who flees the battlefield because he fears death is considered a coward, not a hero. If safety is the top goal, why do we see the actions of this soldier in this way? COVID-19 has shown that many politicians and public figures believe in the ideology of safety over all else. The... more »
Wildlife Veterinary Internship Pilot Underway – Funding Sought for Future Rounds
In June, Bird Rescue welcomed Dr. Casey Martinez, recent graduate from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis, as the first participant in our professional wildlife veterinary internship program. Traditional veterinary programs offer very little guidance and training on working with wildlife and Bird Rescue aims to fill this gap. This innovative […]
Don't Get Distracted, The Major Issues Remain the War Danger and the Collapse of the Financial/Economic System
Don't Get Distracted, Issues Remain the War Danger and the Collapse of the Financial & Econ System Video of Don't Get Distracted, Issues Remain the War Danger and the Collapse of the Financial & Econ System From the South China Sea to Belarus to the eastern Mediterranean, strategic tensions are increasing. This is a time for diplomacy, not threats. Behind the war drive is desperation about the implosion of the financial system, driven by a debt buildup fueled by Central Bank money pumping. Keep an eye on the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming confab, as the c... more »
New Video Shows Jacob Blake Struggled With Cops. Court Records Reveal Arrest Warrant for Sex Assault
[image: new-video-shows-jacob-blake-struggled-with-cops-court-records-reveal-arrest-warrant-for-sex-abuse] New video and information about Jacob Blake show whatever the circumstances of the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which has provided another excuse for rioting, police had reason to believe Blake might be armed and dangerous.
Far-left Group Pulling Out All the Stops to Secure a Biden Win
[image: far-left-group-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-secure-a-biden-win] A well-known progressive organization is leveraging a massive national infrastructure to convince Bernie Bros and socialists to vote Biden.
60 More Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend; Lightfoot Continues To Do Nothing
[image: 60-more-shot-in-chicago-over-the-weekend-lightfoot-continues-to-do-nothing] In a nation full of incompetent Democrat mayors leading cities to ruin, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is making a case for being the most incompetent of them all.
A demagogue named — Obama
Dennis Prager: A demagogue named Barack Obama and his DNC speech BizPak Review Dennis Prager Opinion August 25, 2020 On the day Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, I announced on my national radio show that, “While I did not vote for Barack Obama, he is my president, and I wish him well.” I added that I was delighted a black man had been elected president of the United States, that perhaps this would not only help black-white relations get even better than they were but also help put to rest the notion of a racist America. As it … Continue reading →
Pelosi accidentally reveals the Democrat vision of the USA – pathetic…
As usual, Pelosi is coming unhinged…. It appears we have been downgraded from Deplorable to Enemies of the State. I wonder if she realizes she just outed the Democrat concept of the our country’s governmental system? The phrase assumes in my mind and is used in encyclopedia’s to refer to Hitler’s communist regime. As Violent Riots Break Out, Democrat Nancy Pelosi Labels Republicans As ‘Enemies Of The State’ Daily Wire August 24, 2020 . . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) demonized Republicans during an MSNBC interview on Monday afternoon, calling them “enemies of the state” and “dom... more »
Drug cartels and "weaponized" drones - a new threat from the air
For some years I've been sounding the alarm about criminals and terrorists using small unmanned aerial vehicles - so-called "drones" - as weapons, in one way or another. Some of my readers didn't see it that way, but I was fairly sure we'd see it sooner or later. A report from Mexico suggests that the drug cartels there are now using UAV's in precisely that way. More evidence has surfaced to indicate the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is using drones armed with C4 explosives to attack its enemies. A citizens’ militia group in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, reports finding two dro... more »
ChiCom Sub Pens
YULIN NAVAL BASE, HAINAN, CHINA (August 18, 2020) – A Chinese Type 093 (Shang-class) nuclear-powered attack submarine photographed by a commercial satellite as it slips into the People’s Liberation Army’s Navy underground submarine base. Two tugboats assist the submarine as it navigates the narrow entrance to what is understood to be a very sophisticated underground […] The post ChiCom Sub Pens appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
UK could seal Japan trade deal this week despite snag over Liz Truss Stilton demands
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25-Aug-2020 Britain is still aiming to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan by the end of the month despite Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisting on preferential treatment for Stilton makers in any deal.
Tanzania keen to protect local goods in new trade pact with Britain
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25-Aug-2020 Tanzania is looking to protect its locally-made goods in the trade negotiations with Britain that are underway.
Rwanda pursues two-pronged approach in agreement with UK
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25-Aug-2020 Rwanda has been chairing the EAC negotiations with the UK and is also pursuing a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal with the UK that aims to replicate the European Union's “Everything but Arms" scheme.
Deadline looms for signing of UK-EAC Brexit trade pact
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25-Aug-2020 With just four months to the expiry of the current agreement, ideological differences among member states are hampering the progress of the bloc's negotiations.
US and China hold phone call on phase one trade agreement
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25-Aug-2020 US and Chinese trade negotiators held a phone call about implementing the phase one agreement between the two countries.
Despite Merkel's “serious doubts,” German industry defends the Mercosur-EU agreement
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25-Aug-2020 The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce defended the agreement as it “could provide the urgently needed boost to the economy, during the current crisis.”
Mining injustice through international arbitration
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25-Aug-2020 El Tambor is a controversial gold mining project in Guatemala. After years of local protests and litigation, it was halted in 2016 for lack of prior consultation with Indigenous people.
Réunion arabe pour le suivi de la mise en œuvre de la Grande zone arabe de libre-échange
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25-Aug-2020 Le Comité de mise en œuvre et de suivi du Conseil économique et social arabe a tenu, consacrée à discuter de la mise en œuvre et de l'activation de la zone de libre-échange arabe.
Tomato Gardeners: The Latest Victim in the Government’s War on Drugs
Merely growing a vegetable garden on your own property, or in a greenhouse on your property, or shopping at a gardening store for gardening supplies—incredibly enough—could set you up for a drug raid sanctioned by the courts. The post Tomato Gardeners: The Latest Victim in the Government’s War on Drugs appeared first on MintPress News.
To Capture and Subdue: America’s Theft of Syrian Oil Has Very Little To Do With Money
Years of US support to Al-Qaeda and ISIS and efforts to effect regime change in the country have culminated in the theft of Syria’s oil, but is that really America’s coup de gras in Syria? The post To Capture and Subdue: America’s Theft of Syrian Oil Has Very Little To Do With Money appeared first on MintPress News.
California’s blackouts teach what not to do
Would someone please explain to the clueless Greens running California that wind and solar are inefficient, clean-burning natural gas allowed America to slash emissions more than any other nation, nuclear energy is safe and emissions-free, and shifting manufacturing from an energy-starved America to an energy-rich China means more emissions, not less? The post California’s blackouts teach what not to do appeared first on CFACT .
"Hungry New Yorkers Form Quarter-mile Line For Free Food In Queens"
*"Hungry New Yorkers Form Quarter-mile Line For Free Food In Queens"* By Melanie Gray and Georgett Roberts "The line (above) stretched a quarter-mile before the sun was barely up Saturday, snaking around corners like bread lines in the 1930s. But the hungry in Queens are today’s New Yorkers, left jobless by the coronavirus. Until the pandemic struck the city, La Jornada food pantry used to hand out groceries to roughly 1,000 families a week. Now, the number tops 10,000. And volunteers serve lunch every day to 1,000 - many of them kids with growling stomachs. Across the five borough... more »
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