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Violent Skirmish with Russians Leaves 4 US Troops with Concussions
In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, U.S. officials said.
US Officials: No Signs of Foreign Targeting of Mail-In Vote
U.S. officials said there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process.
MAGA
” Nicholas Sandmann, the MAGA-hat-wearing high school student who was defamed by the mainstream media at the March for Life in 2019, put on his famous hat again at the RNC, praising President Donald Trump for opposing “cancel culture.” ” … Continue reading →
ASIC grandly slammed by Harold Mitchell mates, must appeal Tennis Australia case
[image: Tennis Australia, ASIC, Harold Mitchell] The Liberals have appointed all the key personnel to corporate cop ASIC. The decision on whether to appeal the loss it suffered in the court case it brought against advertising mogul Harold Mitchell will be a key test. Stephen Mayne makes the case for an appeal.
Webinar “Tratado Mercosur-UE. Una amenaza a la Amazonía y a los pueblos indígenas”
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26-Aug-2020 En este webinar abordaremos los pormenores más significativos de este tratado de libre comercio e inversión que se pretende firmar entre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea, sus posibles impactos socio-ambientales sobre la Amazonia y los pueblos que lo habitan, así como las acciones que se están planteando en su contra.
Israel afianza su presencia en América Latina con la firma de distintos tratados comerciales y tecnológicos
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25-Aug-2020 Israel mostró un profundo cambio en su estrategia diplomática por afianzar su presencia en América Latina a partir de la ratificación de distintos Tratados de Libre Comercio (TLC)
A Brief Look at Why Prohibition Laws Don’t Work
It has long been the belief of policymakers that it is the role of government to ensure the general health of the public in order to head off moral hazard. As great as that may sound on the surface, preventive policies, especially prohibition laws which criminalize victimless actions, often have the opposite effect. By this, […] The post A Brief Look at Why Prohibition Laws Don’t Work appeared first on Econlib.
Freedom Summer Project – a needed revisit with a voter suppression and racism afoot
With a president who attacks the voting process (without dearly protecting it) and does not speak out against racism in our country, this past post on a terrible time in history is relevant of what we must not become again. … Continue reading →
We’ve Spent a TRILLION Dollars on Statins to Lower Cholesterol, yet Cardiovascular Deaths have gone UP
New research shows that the most widely prescribed type of drug in the history of medicine is a waste of money. One major study found that the more ‘bad’ cholesterol was lowered, the greater the risk of heart attacks and strokes. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost every other medical condition has been shoved onto the sidelines. However, in the UK last year, heart attacks and strokes (CVD) killed well over 100,000 people – which is at least twice as many as have died from Covid-19. CVD will kill just as many this year, which makes it significantly more important than Cov... more »
Scrubbed from Internet: History of Gates Foundation Sterilizing Hundreds of Thousands of Young Girls in India with HPV Vaccine
In this explosive interview independent journalist Ben Swann interviews filmmaker Mikki Willis, who just recently released Plandemic 2. Mikki Willis, in his research for producing Plandemic, looked into the scandal in years past that occurred in India with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, and other groups that they funded, in developing and testing the HPV vaccine, which resulted in up to a half million young girls in India becoming sterile. Mr. Willis reveals that he began investigating this issue about 10 years ago, just prior to the birth of his first child, to better unde... more »
Will Israel's F-35s Spark a Middle East Arms Race?
*Shimon Arad* *Security, Middle East* Other states in the region are stepping up pressure on the U.S. *Key Point*: The sale of F-35s to the UAE would set a dangerous precedent that would lead to further sales to other Gulf countries. In a June 2017 article in the* National Interest*, I advocated that the United States provide Israel a long-lasting regional monopoly on the F-35 joint strike fighter. My line of argument was that since Israel’s aerial superiority—which remains critical to its Qualitative Military Edge (QME)—is already being seriously eroded through the sale of large... more »
How Donald Trump Could Still Win Wisconsin
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] The Trump campaign is attempting to reach the suburban, or swing, voter, by tapping into their fears about violence in some of the country’s major cities and how, under his leadership, “law and order” will be re-established, so crime and overall fear can diminish. President Donald Trump has been drowning in a poll deficit against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in a number of states, including crucial, battleground Wisconsin—but a careful approach to taming protests and a strong appeal to the suburban voter could make the presi... more »
King of the Skies: America's A-4 Skyhawk Was One Tough Jet
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* Cheap, reliable and effective. *Key Point*: The A-4 exemplified virtues of simplicity and cost-efficiency that have seemingly been forgotten in modern warplane design. Modern jet fighters continue to grow ever more complicated and more fantastically expensive. But some of the most influential aircraft in history succeeded instead because they could do their job pretty well at a very reasonable cost. Such was the case of the agile A-4 Skyhawk, a small but heavy-lifting attack jet that would carve out a major place for itself in American history—... more »
More Tilray cannabis product recalls in Germany, report says
British Columbia, Canada-based Tilray is recalling new batches of medical cannabis extracts in Germany because of incorrect THC content, German independent pharmaceutical newspaper DAZ reported. It is the second recall of Tilray products in Germany this summer. According to DAZ, Tilray recalled a total of six batches of the same product: THC10:CBD10. The extract is a […] More Tilray cannabis product recalls in Germany, report says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Nova Scotia doubling number of cannabis stores as sales flounder
Nova Scotia’s regulated adult-cannabis market continues to flounder, with the latest sales figures showing no improvement compared to the start of legalization almost two years ago. Cannabis sales for the April-June 28 fiscal quarter were 17.3 million Canadian dollars ($13.17 million), according to the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC), which manages recreational marijuana retail in […] Nova Scotia doubling number of cannabis stores as sales flounder is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Nevada takes new tough stance on delinquent cannabis taxpayers
Nevada marijuana regulators have been bearing down on licensees who collectively owed millions of dollars in back taxes and license renewal fees. The state’s Cannabis Compliance Board recently notified delinquent taxpayers that they would be cut off from Nevada’s track-and-trace data base if they didn’t make arrangements to pay, according to The Nevada Independent. Eighteen […] Nevada takes new tough stance on delinquent cannabis taxpayers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page
Gaza's health ministry uses Facebook to supply crucial information – whether about people killed or injured in Israeli attacks, or about the enormous efforts to hold back the spread of COVID-19. Now Facebook has closed it down... more »
A New Method For Muon Energy Measurement In A Granular Calorimeter
Muons are very special particles. They are charged particles that obey the same physical laws and interaction phenomenology of electrons, but their 207 times heavier mass (105 MeV, versus the half MeV of electrons) makes them behave in an entirely different fashion. For one thing, muons are not stable. As they weigh more than electrons, they may transform the excess weight into energy, undergoing a disintegration (muon decay) which produces an electron and two neutrinos. And since everything that is not prohibited is compulsory in the subnuclear world, this process happens with a ha... more »
Lockdowns and Mask Mandates Do Not Lead to Reduced COVID Transmission Rates or Deaths, New Study Suggests
[image: undefined] A new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper by Andrew Atkeson, Karen Kopecky, and Tao Zha focused on countries and US states with more than 1,000 COVID deaths as of late July. In all, the study included 25 US states and 23 countries. Based on their analysis, the authors present four “Stylized Facts” about COVID-19, which are: 1) Once a region reaches 25 total COVID deaths, within a month the growth rate in deaths per day falls to approximately zero. In other words, no matter the country or state and its policies, deaths per day stop increasi... more »
DOJ requesting data from States over Covid-19 Nursing home deaths…
From the DOJ (link here) website… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Department of Justice Requesting Data From Governors of States that Issued COVID-19 Orders that May Have Resulted in Deaths of Elderly Nursing Home Residents Data will help inform whether the Department of Justice will initiate investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) regarding New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan’s response to COVID-19 in public nursing homes. Today the Justice Department requested COVID-19 data from the governors of states that issued... more »
By withholding information about the spread of COVID-19, Dr. Strang is creating uncertainty, anxiety, and unfounded speculation
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. At today’s COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, gave us a bit more information about what he characterized as “three small clusters” of COVID outbreaks over the past two weeks in Nova Scotia Health’s Northern Zone: One cluster involves […]
Interesting – DOJ Reviewing State COVID-19 Orders For Elderly Nursing Home Residents…
The DOJ announced today they are requesting data from several states that mandated COVID-19 patients be sent into nursing homes. “Data will help inform whether the Department of Justice will initiate investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act … Continue reading →
Gotham City Digest
(Hail to Chief, Comrades.) ------------------------------ Meanwhile, our former ambassador to Russia had this to say. ------------------------------ Well, well, look who was snubbed from another RNC convention. That's because Tim Scott already filled the token role. ------------------------------ And another rat waddles down the mooring rope as the listing ship of state continues to take on swamp water. ------------------------------ John Oliver. Steve Bannon. Fisher Sand & Gravel. Oh my. ------------------------------ The only thing that remains to be determin... more »
Chris Hedges: How Corporate Tyranny Works
The persecution of the attorney Steven Donziger is a grim illustration of what happens when we confront the real centers of power, masked and unacknowledged by the divisive cant from the Trump White House or the sentimental drivel of the Democratic Party. Those, like Donziger, who name and fight the corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable see the judiciary, the press and the institutions of government unite to crucify them. “It’s been a long battle, 27 years,” Donziger said when I reached him by phone in his apartment in Manhattan. The post Chris Hedges: How ... more »
Robert C. Cottrell : BOOKS | In response to Jonah Raskin
The author replies to Raskin’s ‘Rag Blog’ review of ‘All-American Rebels.’ By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2020 [The following is a response to Jonah Raskin’s August 18, 2020 Rag Blog review of Bob Cottrell’s … finish reading Robert C. Cottrell : * BOOKS* | In response to Jonah Raskin
Rule Britannia and Tory Culture Wars
Coming in more tedious than the centrist-right obsession with Jeremy Corbyn has been the entirely contrived controversy over the *Last Night at the Proms*. If your news sources are *The Express*, *The Sun*, and other fonts of Tory talking points, you might have suffered palpitations thanks to the BBC's decision to ban *Rule Britannia*. Cue "it's political correctness gawn mad" takes from the very worst people paid to have opinions. It doesn't matter that the truth is the banning of *all singing* thanks to Covid-19 restrictions. The right saw an opportunity to whip up Britain's vict... more »
Interview- Diana Johnstone "Memoirs of A World Watcher" via Guns And Butter
*Informative*! *with thanks to Guns and Butter* *"We discuss Diana Johnstone’s memoir, "Circle in the Darkness"; Yugoslavia under Tito; bombing of Serbia; Camp Bondsteel; spook revelation journalism; Paris in 1968; anti-war movement of the ‘60s; legacy of Charles de Gaulle; Europe occupied since WWII; the Greens; Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties; neoliberal counterrevolution in the 1980s; finance capital; internationalism v nationalism; privatization; financial institutions living off of sovereign debt; austerity; Yellow Vests a revival of an economic left; Antifa enforcing the estab... more »
John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for an 11th Time
Mark David Chapman, 65, is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility, east of Buffalo.
Bucks Players Don’t Take the Court for NBA Playoff Game
NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
"Protectionism, by definition and design, makes goods rarer and more expensive. The Money-Maker[by contrast] makes goods abundant and affordable, not conserving the incompetent at the expense of the competent." #QotD
"P*rotectionism, by definition and design, makes goods rarer and more expensive. The Money-Maker[by contrast] makes goods abundant and affordable, not conserving the incompetent at the expense of the competent."* ~ Bruce Andrew, summarising a point from Ayn Rand's talk on 'The Money-Making Personality,' which implicitly rejects the fallacies of protectionism . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Gregory Mannarino, "Down To The Wire! The Fed. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Tomorrow"
Gregory Mannarino, *PM 8/26/20:* *"Down To The Wire! The Fed. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Tomorrow"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *A Related Must Read!* *Von Greyerz: "Major Central Banks 'Have Totally Lost Control'"* "A dark scenario sadly but the die is already cast and I cannot see any chance of avoiding “a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved'.” *"The Fed Faces A "Complete Nightmare": Convincing * *The Public That Higher Inflation Is Good For Them." * "The situation is really perilous right now and there is little that monetary policymakers at this point have left in ... more »
Best and worst from the GOP!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020With lessons from the McCloskeys:* We'd planned to watch the Republican convention this week, but we quickly found it unwatchable. For that reason, on each of the last two days, we've skimmed the previous evening's events through the magic of On Demand, getting a taste of the offerings. At the New York Times, a large group of opinion writers have been picking the best and worst moments from each night. Below, we'll post one pundit's "best moment" from last night. First, though, a widely-cited "worst" from Monday evening: On Monday, Kimberly Guilfoyle... more »
No Post-convention Bounce for Biden; Trump Gains Four Points Instead
[image: no-post-convention-bounce-for-biden-trump-gains-four-points-instead] While the Democrats were doing their best to stir up support for their candidates and failing to do so, President Trump was closing the gap in polls even before the Republican National Convention had started.
German defense chief accidentally reveals sensitive information eastern Mediterranean feud
[image: German defense chief accidentally reveals sensitive information eastern Mediterranean feud] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer mistakenly revealed during an informal meeting of European Union defense ministers on Wednesday, sensitive information about the dispute between Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean. During the meeting in Berlin, the German Defense Minister responded to a question by the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, about the success of the talks between the two countries (Turkey and Gr... more »
‘What happened yesterday in southern Lebanon is sensitive’: Nasrallah on Israeli attack
[image: ‘What happened yesterday in southern Lebanon is sensitive’: Nasrallah on Israeli attack] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said in a statement on Wednesday, that what happened in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening is a sensitive and important matter, noting that he will not comment on it at the present time. In a speech that Nasrallah addressed to the wounded members of his organization and their families, stating that Israeli aircraft bombed sites belonging to Hezbollah: “What happened in southern Lebanon yesterday... more »
Up close footage of Russian army chasing US forces in northeast Syria
[image: Up close footage of Russian army chasing US forces in northeast Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – On Tuesday, the Russian army attempted to intercept U.S. military vehicles that were attempting to travel through the Al-Malikiyah District of Al-Hasakah. According to a field report from Al-Hasakah, the Russian army troops encountered the U.S. military along one of the main roads leading to the Iraqi border; this resulted in the Russians attempting to cutoff the American troops from the roadway. Up close video footage from the incident showed Russian army vehicles and an M... more »
Israeli minister opposes selling ‘even one screw’ of F-35 to any Middle Eastern country
[image: Israeli minister opposes selling ‘even one screw’ of F-35 to any Middle Eastern country] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Iraeli Minister of Settlements Affairs Tzachi Hanegbi stated that Israel opposes selling “even one screw” of advanced aircraft to any country in the Middle East, including the UAE. Hanegbi, who belongs to the Likud Party and is considered one of the closest allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said in an interview with Israeli Radio 103 FM on Tuesday: “We oppose selling even one screw from one (stealth) plane to any country in the Middle East. Conti... more »
Officials Change Virus Testing Advice, Bewildering Experts
U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close contact with infected people.
It’s Time For Joe Biden & Kamala Harris To Learn A Hard Lesson: There Is No ‘Cure’ For Their Hypocrisy – These Censored Bombshells Should Sink The Democrats
August 25, 2020 It’s Time For Joe Biden & Kamala Harris To Learn A Hard Lesson: There Is No ‘Cure’ For Their Hypocrisy – These Censored Bombshells Should Sink The Democrats – The Media Completely Silent On Joe Biden’s ‘Creepy’ Tendencies Tells Us All We Need To Know By Don Boys, Ph.D. for All News … Continue reading It’s Time For Joe Biden & Kamala Harris To Learn A Hard Lesson: There Is No ‘Cure’ For Their Hypocrisy – These Censored Bombshells Should Sink The Democrats →
Why Are The Liberals Still Refusing To Remove Justin Trudeau From Their Caucus?
SpencerFernandoAugust 26, 2020 Trudeau has worn blackface, has lied repeatedly to Canadians, has broken promises over and over again, and has more ethics violations than any PM in history. By refusing to remove Trudeau, the Liberals are condoning those terrible actions. The Liberals must remove Justin Trudeau from their Caucus. That is the unmistakeable … Continue reading Why Are The Liberals Still Refusing To Remove Justin Trudeau From Their Caucus? →
Red Alert! Online K-12Teacher Matt Jay- Parents:You Don’t Control Your Children, We Do-Get Outta of the Room
Dave Hodges on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Red Alert! Online K-12Teacher Matt Jay- Parents:You Don’t Control Your Children, We Do-Get Outta of the Room Some educators think they own your children….Shut up parents….we tell your kids to believe about sex and white privilige guilt! When did this become a part of the “3 R’s” via Red … Continue reading Red Alert! Online K-12Teacher Matt Jay- Parents:You Don’t Control Your Children, We Do-Get Outta of the Room →
17 Facts That Prove The U.S. Economy Is A Complete And Total Disaster Zone At This Point
August 25, 2020 by Michael Snyder If you know people that actually believe that the U.S. economy is moving in a positive direction, just show them this article. In all the years that I have been writing about the economy, I have never seen anything that even comes close to what we are experiencing now. … Continue reading 17 Facts That Prove The U.S. Economy Is A Complete And Total Disaster Zone At This Point →
"Capable Of Hitting Targets In Space": Russia Kicks Off Final Testing Of S-500 ‘Prometheus’ System
Tyler Durden 08/24/2020 The Pentagon and US intelligence community will be closely observing Russia’s most advanced anti-air missile system as it enters state trials before eventually being delivered to Russia’s military. The cutting edge system, nicknamed Prometheus (and formally known as 55R6M “Triumfator-M”), is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system (SAM) and will undergo the final stages … Continue reading "Capable Of Hitting Targets In Space": Russia Kicks Off Final Testing Of S-500 ‘Prometheus’ System →
45th Space Wing on pace for 39 space launches in 2020
Sandra Erwin — August 25, 2020 SpaceX on Aug. 18, 2020, launched the 11th Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Credit: SpaceX Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess: Three launches in a week has not been done in Florida since 2001 WASHINGTON — For the first time since 2001, Cape Canaveral will attempt to … Continue reading 45th Space Wing on pace for 39 space launches in 2020 →
Biden National Outdoor Mask Mandate Isn’t Just Unconstitutional, It’s Anti-Science
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The Wicked Witch Just Won’t Go Away! Do ‘Not Concede Under Any Circumstances,’ Hillary Clinton Advises Joe Biden – She Wants America Punished For Casting Her Aside In 2016
August 25, 2020 The Wicked Witch Just Won’t Go Away! Do ‘Not Concede Under Any Circumstances,’ Hillary Clinton Advises Joe Biden – She Wants America Punished For Casting Her Aside In 2016 By Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine It is no surprise to…. well, just about everyone, that Hillary Clinton did not take her … Continue reading The Wicked Witch Just Won’t Go Away! Do ‘Not Concede Under Any Circumstances,’ Hillary Clinton Advises Joe Biden – She Wants America Punished For Casting Her Aside In 2016 →
Smartphone OLED Shipments Plunged in Second Quarter
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_TB3EC3L1HSQIC&share=true] What does this mean for the smart phone industry? The amount of shipments of smartphone OLED screens plunged in the second quarter to eight-even million, representing a 16% year-over-year drop and a 13.4% decrease from the previous quarter. That’s according to data released this week by the research firm UBI Research, a Korea-based research firm. “This is because sales of OLED set devices decreased due to the aftermath of COVID-19,” t... more »
China Accuses U.S. of Sending U-2 Spy Plane over “No-Fly Zone”
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* Over the past sixty years, the U2—which has had quite a colorful history including the time when one was shot down over the Soviet Union—has been regularly upgraded and will likely continue to stay in service for many years to come. Beijing lodged “stern representations” with the United States on Tuesday and accused Washington of sending a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft to the so-called “no-fly zone” over a Chinese live-fire military drill in the Bohai Sea, the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea. China maintains that the People’s L... more »
South Korea: The Next Nuclear Weapons State?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* Unsurprisingly, there is a renewed call among parts of South Korea’s security establishment to revisit the prospect of acquiring a nuclear deterrent. As the Republic of Korea (ROK) ramps up its ongoing efforts to deter a prospective North Korean strike, the spectre of a limited nuclear deterrent is slowly emerging from a fringe position to an increasingly prominent part of mainstream South Korean political discourse. Seoul entered the U.S. nuclear umbrella in 1958 when Washington stationed over one hundred nuclear warheads in ROK on the heels ... more »
The Atari Console Is Coming Back in November, With Streaming Support
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E7690M4V01&share=true] The famous brand makes a come back. It’s been quite a week for the returns of formerly dead technology brands. CompUSA, the long-dormant electronics chore chain, has been revived as an e-commerce site, which entered beta status this week, at CompUSA.com. In addition, the pioneering streaming giant Napster will be relaunching once again, following its purchase by a London-based VR concert-streaming company called MelodyVR. Since its hey... more »
U.S. Airlines Could Furlough Thousands of Employees If Congress Doesn’t Pass Coronavirus Package
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Airlines continue to adapt to the demands of coronavirus-fused travel, by replacing air on planes and limiting travel capacity on each aircraft. American Airlines alerted employees that it would furlough up to nineteen thousand workers on Oct. 1, as the coronavirus slams parts of the country and passengers remain hesitant to use airline travel. The airline’s executives expected the “virus would be under control” by Sept. 30—the same day coronavirus stimulus benefits for the industry are set to expire. But, without support f... more »
Is Russia Already Looking for a Armata T-14 Tank Replacement?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * [image: Reuters] Because of the high costs, Russia has been unable to produce as many of the tanks as it originally planned and has sought to find foreign buyers to help subsidize the costs. The Russian-built T-14 Armata has been praised as one of the most advanced main battle tanks (MBT) being fielded today, but by other accounts is an overly expensive platform that hasn’t lived up to the hype with at least one reportedly being destroyed all too easily while being field-tested in Syria. The Armata T-14 MBT was first demonstrated during the May 2015... more »
Ethics Experts Warn RNC Events May Have Violated the Hatch Act
Speeches during the Republican National Convention by Trump administration officials have raised ethical red flags.
Teaching the Covid-19 Recession
This summer I have been working to prepare the manuscript for the 11th edition of my intermediate macroeconomics textbook, which will be available next year. Of course, the new edition will include a discussion of the current economic downturn and the policy response to it. To help those teaching undergraduate-level macroeconomics this year, I have posted a piece of the manuscript at this link. Feel free to distribute it to your students.
Senator Chris Coons’ Former Chief of Staff Registers as Lobbyist for Company With Chinese Communist Party Links
[image: sen-chris-coons-former-chief-of-staff-registers-as-lobbyist-for-company-with-chinese-communist-party-links] Adam Bramwell, former Chief of Staff to Senator Christopher Coons (who is very close to presidential candidate Joe Biden) has registered as a lobbyist for Alibaba, whose founder was a member of China’s Communist Party,
Prosecutor’s Memo: ME Said Floyd’s Blood Contained “Fatal Level” of Fentanyl
[image: prosecutor-s-memo-me-said-floyd-s-blood-contained-fatal-level-of-fentanyl] A memorandum from the assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota, confirms that George Floyd had taken a fatal dose of fentanyl before the encounter on May 25 with police officer Derek Chauvin, during which Floyd died.
Will The Señor Trumpanzee #CocaineConvention Manage To Generate A Reverse Bounce?
I'm still hoping lots and lots of people watch the Republican #CocaineConvention. That's because I think it will turn off independent voters and may even persuade some mainstream-- as in non-fascist-- Republicans to stay home on November 3rd. Unfortunately, according to Nielsen, just 15.9 million people watched, a 28% drop from 2016. The first night of the Democratic Convention last week, drew 18.7 million viewers, also a 28% drop from 2016. The former chief of staff of Trump's Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, joined Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast on a *Daily Beast*... more »
Cyber Command Gets New Surveillance Powers Under Guise of Battling Election Meddling
US Cyber Command and the Pentagon are availing themselves of the Russian meddling narratives and added a few others to justify the creation of a cyberwar army with international and domestic capabilities via the National Guard. The post Cyber Command Gets New Surveillance Powers Under Guise of Battling Election Meddling appeared first on MintPress News.
Video Shows British Soldier Being Arrested for Opposing UK Arming of Saudi Arabia
British soldier Ahmed Al-Babati has been arrested for opposing the United Kingdom’s role in the Saudi-led war against Yemen. The post Video Shows British Soldier Being Arrested for Opposing UK Arming of Saudi Arabia appeared first on MintPress News.
Education Law Center: States Are Using Fed Grants To Cut Education Spending
According to the folks at the Education Law Center, states are repeating the sins of a decade ago. Let me explain. Pity Tom Corbett. He became one of the few Pennsylvania one term governors, and he lost in no small part because he was accused of cutting education spending by a billion dollars. And he sort of did, but he was also sort of set up by the previous governor, Ed Rendell, who collected some Great Recession relief and used it to replace state tax money rather than adding to it. When that short term federal grant ended, there was suddenly a big hole in PA education spending (... more »
President Trump Sending Federal Officers to Support Law Enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin…
Wisconsin is one of the states in the union with regional pockets of extreme activists and a propensity toward political violence. One has to only reference the violent resistance units that initially confronted Governor Scott Walker to remember what lies … Continue reading →
War on Humanity SITREP: Are those CovID tests searching for someone?
*Greencrow has added Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man"* *To War for Humanity Battle Flag* Regular readers will note that I have updated the Battle Flag that I raised many months ago now on this blog. When I first raised it I got some criticisms of it for being like the Nazi World War II Flag. Well, we could have debated the historical pros and cons of that criticism till the cows came home. The flag stayed up and, so far as I know, it's the only battle flag for the humanity side of this war. I took a long time deciding what symbol of mankind was best for the center circle on t... more »
UK – Worst wheat harvest in decades – COLD & WET
Shades of the Maunder Minimum and the Little Ice Age. __________ The UK’s worst wheat harvest in about 40 years has prompted fears of higher prices of flour, and subsequently of bread and other flour-based products. Due to heavy rain last October, only 60% of what would normally be planted went into the ground. Add ... Read more UK – Worst wheat harvest in decades – COLD & WET The post UK – Worst wheat harvest in decades – COLD & WET appeared first on Ice Age Now.
US-Funded Mobs Attempt to Block Thai-Chinese Submarine Deal
The protesters' argument is childish, but Washington's reason for wanting the deal dropped is much more obvious. - Diesel electric subs are quiet, launch anti-ship cruise missiles out of range of enemy anti-sub capabilities; - At least 2-3 submarines firing missiles in a coordinated attack would have a chance at breaching an enemy vessel's air-defense weapons; - Deal would build significant military ties with China - already Thailand's most important economic partner; - US seeks to encircle and contain China with a united front comprised of Australia, Japan,... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, "A Dream Creation"
2002, "A Dream Creation"
US-Funded Mobs Attempt to Block Thai-Chinese Submarine Deal
The protesters' argument is childish, but Washington's reason for wanting the deal dropped is much more obvious. - Diesel electric subs are quiet, launch anti-ship cruise missiles out of range of enemy anti-sub capabilities; - At least 2-3 submarines firing missiles in a coordinated attack would have a chance at breaching an enemy vessel's air-defense weapons; - Deal would build significant military ties with China - already Thailand's most important economic partner; - US seeks to encircle and contain China with a united front comprised of Australia, Japan,... more »
Is This an Image of Trump and Manson Being Shared by Trump Supporters?
A depiction — or two — of Jesus took on a political life in the summer of 2020.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"In brush strokes of interstellar dust and glowing hydrogen gas, this beautiful skyscape is painted across the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy near the northern end of the Great Rift and the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Composed using 22 different images and over 180 hours of image data, the widefield mosaic spans an impressive 24 degrees across the sky. *Click image for larger size.* Alpha star of Cygnus, bright, hot, supergiant Deneb lies near top center. Crowded with stars and luminous gas clouds Cygnus is also home to the dark, obscuring Northern Coal Sack Nebula, extending from ... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Ninth Duino Elegy"
*"Ninth Duino Elegy"* "Praise the world to the angel: leave the unsayable aside. Your exalted feelings do not move him. In the universe, where he feels feelings, you are a beginner. Therefore show him what is ordinary, what has been shaped from generation to generation, shaped by hand and eye. Tell him of things. He will stand still in astonishment, the way you stood by the ropemaker in Rome or beside the potter on the Nile. Show him how happy a thing can be, how innocent and ours, how even a lament takes pure form, serves as a thing, dies as a thing, while the violin, blessing it, fades... more »
Chet Raymo, “Time, Person, Year, Way...”
*“Time, Person, Year, Way...”* by Chet Raymo “According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, the 25 most used nouns in the English language are: time, person, year, way, day, thing, man, world, life, hand, part, child, eye, woman, place, work, week, case, point, government, company, number, group, problem, fact. All very prosaic. Very workaday. Time leads the way, with year, day and week bucking up the calendar. Hand takes precedence over eye. Man, child, woman in her place. Case in point: government and company. Problem precedes fact. Work is always with us, of course; play i... more »
"In This World..."
"In this world, the thing people fear the most, and what pains people the most - is giving more than they receive. God forbid I cut off more of my fingernail for you than you cut from your fingernail, for me! Heaven forbid I hold my breath in longer while thinking about you, than the amount of time your breath is held in for me! Not a second longer! It is a sad fact of human nature that there you stand as an Infinite Soul and yet your greatest fear is not receiving from another person in proportion to what you give. Your viewpoint is low, your vision is clouded. You have become, in... more »
Cancelling Cancel Culture: Covington Catholic's Sandmann Speaks At RNC Convention
It was one of the most notorious cases of 'cancel culture' gone crazy. A young high school student was relentlessly bullied and character-assassinated by the mainstream media because he wore a MAGA hat while a bully screamed in his face. Nicholas Sandmann turned the tables and walked away with millions of dollars after suing the media outlets that slandered him. But is "cancel culture" going away? Or is it getting more violent? Watch today's Liberty Report: [image: undefined]
You can’t Make it Up
Do you want to be an Actor? Finding Privilege A 32-year-old mother of 7 children, Florence Owens Thompson, Nipomo, California. February 1936. (Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange). Ladder 118 “Barely noticeable in the bottom of this photo is FDNY’s Ladder 118 on their way to the Twin Towers. Every single man on […] The post You can’t Make it Up appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Deloitte gets another huge COVID contract – for ‘crazy’ plan to test millions each day
Operation Moonshot could be the biggest NHS privatisation in history, and civil servants are shaking their heads in disbelief. The British government had plans to test everyone in the country for coronavirus every week by October – and it’s handed most of the work to the global accountancy firm Deloitte, openDemocracy can reveal. Labour MP Clive Lewis has dubbed the deal “potentially the biggest NHS privatisation in history”.
"Argentine Paradox: What Can We Learn?"
*"Argentine Paradox: What Can We Learn?"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Another day… more jackassery to reckon with. Did anyone, at either the moronic Republican or imbecilic Democratic blabfests, even mention the biggest threat facing us all? Of course not. What’s the biggest danger? We’ll give you a hint. It’s not the coronavirus. And it’s not “racism.” It’s not China. It’s not Russia. It’s not inequality. It’s not greed. It’s not even the bad taste, foolish ideas, and half-wit speeches that dominate the national conventions. *Do Nothing: *No, that which will do most da... more »
"The Edge..."
“When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take a step into the darkness of unknown, we must believe one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on, or we will be taught how to fly.” - Patrick Overton
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