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¿Por qué muchos europeos no quieren el acuerdo con el #Mercosur?
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 En un informe realizado por el servicio de radiodifusión alemán Deutsche Welle, productores agropecuarios de ese país rechazan el tratado Mercosur-UE y denuncian que en los monocultivos de Brasil y Argentina se usan ocho veces más pesticidas por hectárea, glifosato y cientos de químicos no permitidos en la UE.
La injusticia minera a través del arbitraje internacional: Contrarrestando los argumentos de Kappes, Cassiday & Asociados sobre su proyecto de oro en Guatemala
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 Un nuevo informe expone las omisiones y tergiversaciones en la demanda de una empresa minera estadounidense por más de 400 millones de dólares en contra del gobierno guatemalteco.
Minera de EU reclama mil mdp a México
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 La estadounidense Coeur Mining acusa que el SAT no le devolvió esa cantidad por concepto del IVA.
Columbia Care to close on major deal to acquire Colorado marijuana retailer
Multistate operator Columbia Care is set to close on a full-stock deal to acquire major Denver-based vertically integrated cannabis company The Green Solution, which would significantly expand the New York-based MSO’s presence nationwide. The deal, expected to close Sept. 1, would net Columbia Care 23 retail stores, six cultivation facilities and one manufacturing operation that […] Columbia Care to close on major deal to acquire Colorado marijuana retailer is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Michigan cannabis group urges faster track for social equity applicants
A Michigan cannabis trade association is calling on state regulators to make social equity candidates eligible for adult-use marijuana licenses a year early but keep a moratorium until December 2021 for other recreational marijuana applicants. State regulators recently said they were considering making recreational-only licenses available in November, a year ahead of schedule. Michigan allowed […] Michigan cannabis group urges faster track for social equity applicants is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Let's have some more Bollywood fight scenes
Every now and again, I enjoy laughing at some of Bollywood's more over-the-top fight scenes. I have to admit, they're getting better: some of their more recent offerings approach the best Hollywood's been able to produce in terms of technique, special effects and camera angles. Nevertheless, there are still some howlers out there, utterly impossible and therefore very funny. We'll sample a few from each category over the next two or three weeks. To start us off with a laugh, here's an over-the-top fight scene starring Allu Arjan. Definitely over-acted, and over-heavy on th... more »
Is It Our Last Chance to Save Humanity From Climate Change?
The Heartland Institute’s Andy Singer tackles an article from The Guardian claiming it’s our last chance to save humanity from climate change. The post Is It Our Last Chance to Save Humanity From Climate Change? appeared first on Climate Realism.
Natural Disasters Are Not Getting Worse!
Heartland’s Andy Singer breaks down an article from CNET claiming climate change is making natural disasters worse. The post Natural Disasters Are Not Getting Worse! appeared first on Climate Realism.
Climate Change and the Indian Marriage Crisis
The Heartland Institute’s Andy Singer breaks down the supposed relation between an Indian marriage crisis and climate change. The post Climate Change and the Indian Marriage Crisis appeared first on Climate Realism.
Biden Can Make Progress on North Korea, but Not by Following the Same Old Paths
*Charles Armstrong* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC21GI9QTXO5&share=true] A comparison to Clinton's 1994 deal is a much better frame of reference than the policies of Obama or Trump. *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? T... more »
The Japanese Were the First to Develop a Floating Tank
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Most of the Japanese amphibious tanks were destroyed during the war while surviving examples were typically left abandoned across the Pacific. When the British military first developed tanks during World War I, it was under the “Landship Committee” and originally these were envisioned as massive vehicles that would weigh three hundred tons and roll over any terrain. In the end, the decision was made to go with a smaller vehicle, but fast forward a decade and the Japanese military saw a need for a tank that truly was part-ship. Th... more »
Why the U.S. Navy Keeps Sailing Through the Taiwan Strait (10 Times This Year)
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC187BA3F180&share=true] The Navy just announced the 10th transit of the Taiwan Strait by a U.S. warship this year, the most since 2016. In a press release, the U.S. Navy announced that a hardy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Mustin transited through the Taiwan Strait, which the Navy called “routine” and “in accordance with international law.” It’s been a busy year for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, and in the South China Sea in particular. Concur... more »
Why Didn’t SARS Kill Like Today’s Coronavirus Pandemic?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] So, what was the final punch that knocked out SARS? According to most medical experts, the virus was largely brought under control by simple public-health measures. Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, is a closely related virus to the coronavirus that’s responsible for the current global pandemic. In fact, the RNA genomes of the two viruses are about 80 percent identical. While the world has been dealing with the deadly effects of the coronavirus for roughly eight months now, SARS came and went relatively quickly—and ... more »
North Korea and Joe Biden: Principled Diplomacy Doesn't Mean Strategic Patience 2.0
*Joshua Fitt* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC23II9397B8&share=true] Biden might not achieve success on North Korea, but he will handle the region better than Trump does. *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 piec... more »
Is the Novel Coronavirus More Dangerous Than Ebola?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The chief reason that the Ebola virus is harder to transmit to others is that it is not an airborne infection. When it comes to the levels of lethality of the coronavirus and the Ebola virus, it’s basically “pick your poison.” Yes, the Ebola virus boasts a high mortality rate of 50 percent—with the percentage sometimes even hitting 90 percent in past outbreaks—but the disease is known to be much more difficult to transmit to others. The coronavirus, on the other hand, only has a mortality rate ranging from 2 percent to 14 ... more »
Mk 13 Mod 7: The Marine Corps’ New Sniper Rifle is Ready for Action
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000189581&share=true] The Corps’ first new sniper rifle since Vietnam will change battlefield dynamics. Finally, the United States Marine Corps has a new sniper rifle. After much testing, the Mk 13 Mod 7 is available to scout snipers and Recon Marines to partially replace the Vietnam-era M40. “Scout snipers are now being fielded a weapon system that makes them even more lethal at distance than they were previously,” explained Captain Nick Berger, Marine Corps Systems ... more »
A TRUMP SPOKESMAN THINKS IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE ONLY A LITTLE ANTI-SEMITIC
You probably know that there was a schedule adjustment in last night's Republican convention programming. One of the speakers for the second night of the Republican National Convention was pulled from the program after The Daily Beast surfaced a tweet from her, earlier in the day, urging her followers to investigate a supposed Jewish plot to enslave the world.... Mary Ann Mendoza ... an “angel mom,” was scheduled to speak Tuesday about her son’s 2014 death at the hands of a drunk driver who was in the country illegally.... Hours earlier, Mendoza had linked to a lengthy thread from ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2020
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 […]
Police Told Right-Wing Kenosha Killer “We Appreciate You” Just Before Deadly Shootings
Coordination between police and far-right groups is far from abnormal but as yesterday’s killings show, it is becoming much more dangerous. The post Police Told Right-Wing Kenosha Killer “We Appreciate You” Just Before Deadly Shootings appeared first on MintPress News.
Liberal conservatism
Has conservatism any intellectual merit? Or is it essentially a mere collection of rationalizations for the status quo? With Trump’s influence and visibility, never has the issue been more urgent -- or more confusing. Trump seems to be a man of the Right. The Republican Party today is largely defined by loyalty to him. Is he a conservative? The Never Trumpers say he’s not, but why? Is there any form of conservatism that *deserves* our attention today? A good place to begin to think about those questions is the work of Roger Scruton, who died in January. Princeton Prof. Robert Geor... more »
Israel military plants booby trap explosives near Palestinian village
A 7-year-old Palestinian boy discovered a box full of stun grenades planted in his village by Israeli soldiers the night before, one of 3 such boxes set to explode when touched, camouflaged with stones and scraps of cloth...The boy narrowly escaped injury by that particular IDF action (his relative was not so lucky – neither was a 15-year-old who was shot in the head on Thursday, or a 9-year-old shot in the head last year).
John Bingham in Japan
I want to flag a new book that may be of interest. Samuel Kidder's *Of One Blood All Nations* discusses John Bingham's long tenure (from 1873-885) as the United States Ambassador to Japan. In my book on Bingham, I did not do full justice to this phase of his career. Kidder is in a much better position to do so as a former diplomat with considerable experience in Japan. An important fact that I learned from the book is that Bingham was strongly opposed to the Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882. His criticism rested partly on the harm that the Act would inflict on America's standing in ... more »
Kenosha WI “peaceful” protest turns serious as guns are fired
Warning– Videos are Extremely Graphic WARNING TO SO CALLED PEACEFUL PROTESTORS: IF YOU ARE NOT COMMITTED TO THE POINT OF DEATH TO PROTEST AND HAVE NO REAL REASON TO BE THERE — then YOU just checked off all boxes waiving your right to walk away unharmed when you go. YOU are their convenient roadkill pawns. You are going to have to expect death, missing teeth, battered bodies, teargassed lungs, and more will be at the protests — especially if you help burn, deface, or destroy some person’s livelihood and means of supporting that person’s family. This is no virtual reality … Continue r... more »
Organizing Call: After The DNC And RNC – We Can’t Breathe!
The Democratic and Republican Conventions are not confronting the crises of our times - the economic collapse, COVID pandemic, lack of access to healthcare, inequality, racism, the cost of education, and never-ending wars and more. No matter which corporate-funded party wins the election, the people must rule from below. The national uprising against police violence and the hundreds of wildcat strikes and rent strikes are a few examples among many that show once again that the only way to challenge this racist, militarized system is with the explosive power of people making deman... more »
Common Ground Collective Teaches Us About Surviving Crisis Together
It started in Malik Rahim’s kitchen, as the waters from the broken levees continued to flow through New Orleans’ lower 9th Ward. A small group of activists from the city and Austin, Texas, including former Black Panthers, began scratching down notes and trying to figure out exactly what they could do to provide support to the neighborhoods obliterated by Hurricane Katrina. This was in 2005, just days after the storm had battered the city and demolished the levees, overwhelming the surrounding blocks with a toxic water sludge. The post Common Ground Collective Teaches Us About Su... more »
Houseless Resist Second Eviction Effort In Philadelphia
An encampment of over 100 houseless people sits on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway here, steps away from the iconic art museum of “Rocky” movie fame and under the noses of the Philadelphia bourgeoisie. JTD camp is a self-declared autonomous and cop-free zone providing a safe environment at a time when the COVID pandemic is ravaging the city. A large “Black Lives Matter” banner hangs at the entrance. The James Talib Dean camp, named to honor an organizer who died shortly after it was established in June, is the latest in a series of camps set up by local activist groups. The post H... more »
Overfunding The Military Drives Climate Crisis And White Supremacist Culture
As the U.S. now approaches the third month since protests erupted following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless Black Americans calls to defund and abolish the police are resonating throughout public consciousness. While the Black Lives Matter movement rightfully pushes for the defunding and abolition of a white supremacist institution, it must be recognized that another institution — U.S. militarism — is also an overfunded structure responsible for violence, oppression, and white supremacy. The post Overfunding The Military Drives Climate Crisis And ... more »
Exxon Booted From Dow As Oil And Gas Falls
Spending 92 years doing anything is an accomplishment, so let’s cheers to Exxon Mobil Corp., which spent more than nine decades as a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, pillaging the planet, lying about climate change, and making rich people even richer. Now, those days have come to an end. One of the biggest oil companies on Earth has hemorrhaged money this year, and now it’s been booted from the Dow Jones because it just isn’t the superpower it once was. I almost feel bad for Big Oil these days. Almost. The news of Exxon’s removal from the Dow Jones comes amid a pandemic... more »
Doctors Decry ‘Less Lethal’ Police Munitions
A group of doctors from the Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Austin penned a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine to warn of the dangers of police’s less-lethal munitions used to subdue Black Lives Matter protesters after treating several patients with severe injuries. The Associated Press (AP) reports that 12 doctors from Dell Seton said Austin police used bean bag rounds in place of actual bullets to control the protests, but the bean bags still resulted in injuries like bleeding in the brain and a skull fracture. The post Doctors Decry ‘... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Joel Blit, Chuanmo Jin and Mikal Skuterud point out the importance of thinking ahead and being strategic in determining what activities are permitted or encouragement in the face of a pandemic. - David Lieb examines how businesses were allowed to dictate U.S. reopenings, with the result that the public interest was sacrificed to the goal of extracting immediate profits. And Laura Ungar, Jason Dearen and Hannah Recht look in depth at Florida's gutting and muzzling of public health services which contributed to some of the worst outb... more »
Mail-in voting's potential problems only begin at the post office – an underfunded, underprepared decentralized system could be trouble
Jennifer Selin, Kinder Institute Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri-Columbia at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
To carry out an election by mail, hundreds of thousands of state and local offices and employees across the US must make sure that ballots are processed in a fair, consistent and timely manner.
China is now showing images of pool parties in Wuhan with no lock downs or social distancing
“Western countries bought the BS and are destroying their economies and culture” – Adoni __________ China is now showing images of pool parties in Wuhan with no lock downs or social distancing Adoni Sweden’s approach is not a new approach. It’s how quarantine has always worked. Quarantine the vulnerable and let the virus spread. The ... Read more China is now showing images of pool parties in Wuhan with no lock downs or social distancing The post China is now showing images of pool parties in Wuhan with no lock downs or social distancing appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Over Alameda’ By Justin Townes Earle
The following was originally posted at Ongoing History Of Protest Songs. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle tragically died on August 20, 2020, at the age of 38 years old. The son of influential alt-country artist Steve Earle, like his father he was able to establish a reputation as a gifted The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Over Alameda’ By Justin Townes Earle appeared first on Shadowproof.
Blake Criminal Complaint Depicts Violent Thug
[image: blake-criminal-complaint-depicts-violent-thug] The sex-assault complaint against Jacob Blake depicts a violent, dangerous man whom police were right to fear.
California’s blackouts preview the Green New Deal for America
California is wrecking it's electric grid. A 10-year-old natural gas power plant in California’s Inland Empire is being decommissioned this year — 20 to 30 years earlier than its planned lifespan. The post California’s blackouts preview the Green New Deal for America appeared first on CFACT.
"Welcome to Life. There Are Only Hard Facts and Harder Decisions"
*"Welcome to Life. * *There Are Only Hard Facts and Harder Decisions"* by Ryan Holiday "One thing this pandemic has shown is that people have a problem facing facts. I don’t mean facts in the sense of the scientific data, although that’s clearly a problem as well judging by the litany of conspiracy theories that have become acceptable even in polite company. I mean “facts” in the more colloquial sense - of coming to terms with reality and accepting it on reality’s terms. Just look at COVID-19. We’ve taken a merciless, apolitical, indifferent but pretty well-understood virus, scient... more »
Wind’s Unreliability Shows Itself in India
India’s wind generation fell by 43 percent in July, surprising the industry as the monsoon season has been optimal for wind… The post Wind’s Unreliability Shows Itself in India appeared first on IER.
What Coronavirus Reinfection Actually Means, And Why You Shouldn’t Panic
Virologists understand that reinfection with coronaviruses is common, and immunologists are working hard to determine how long the hallmarks of protective immunity will last in recovered patients.
If you are reading this, you might be a Conspiracy Theorist
If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been called a conspiracy theorist. Also you’ve been derided and shamed for questioning the “science” of the Covid debacle.
Belarus News Links 23-25 August 2020
25 August 2020 — The New Dark Age Belarus Opposition Candidate Revealed As Western Regime Change Puppet https://popularresistance.org/belarus-opposition-candidate-revealed-as-western-regime-change-puppet/ Belarus’s Options In The Midst Of A Color Revolution https://popularresistance.org/belaruss-options-in-the-midst-of-a-color-revolution/ Patrick Armstrong Wrote An Excellent Piece. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2020/08/patrick-armstrong-wrote-excellent-piece.html Read My Lips(c). https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2020/08/read-my-lipsc.html The Banal Evil Of US Imperialism: A View... more »
Hurricane Laura Anticipated to Strengthen to Cat-4 Prior to Landfall Near Texas-Louisiana Border…
Unfortunately the predictions of continued strengthening for Hurricane Laura have proven accurate. Hurricane Laura now holds sustained winds near 125 MPH with additional strengthening likely prior to landfall later tonight. This will makes Laura likely a Category-4 hurricane upon landfall. … Continue reading →
Editor's Note
My electrical power has been cut-off again for maintenance. This has been an ongoing headache in my neighbourhood for the past few weeks. Fortunately. I have been told that power will be restored in a few hours, and we all have been reassured that it is the last time. In the meantime I am just twirling my fingers, and reading the news on my cell phone. *Update 17:10 EST*: Just learned that the power will be back on at 21:00 EST. Battery on my cell phone is also almost dead. What a wasted day. :(
Black turbine blade ‘can cut bird deaths’
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Admitting the problem is a start, but not installing the turbines in the first place is obviously the most effective solution. Reducing deaths and injuries would hardly be a triumph. – – – Painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut wind farms’ fatal bird strikes by…
Stop Blaming Climate Change For California’s Fires–Michael Schellenberger
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Michael Schellenberger counter attacks over wildfires: ? ? Fires have burned 1.3 million acres of California’s forests over the last month. That’s one million acres more than burned last year, and is an unusually high number for this early in…
ESKENASI: Is it time to defund the CBC?
by Sam Eskenasi August 25, 2020 Newly elected Leader of the Conservatives Erin O’Toole has pledged to defund the CBC in his first term. Will he actually do it? The CBC receives $1.2 billion from the federal government annually – is this a good investment for taxpayers? True North’s Sam Eskenasi looks at the … Continue reading ESKENASI: Is it time to defund the CBC? →
Victoria police ticket 20-year old man $2,300 for hosting a party
by True North Wire August 25, 2020 A 20-year-old BC man was fined $2,300 by Victoria police for hosting a party at his residence in alleged violation of coronavirus restrictions. The youth spoke out against the police’s decision to fine him for the get-together, claiming that he had followed some protocols to ensure everyone’s safety. … Continue reading Victoria police ticket 20-year old man $2,300 for hosting a party →
Dr. Theresa Tam open to opioid decriminalization as overdose deaths spike
by True North Wire August 26, 2020 Canada’s top medical professional says she is willing to discuss opioid decriminalization after a recent spike in opioid overdose-related deaths. At a press conference on Friday, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Canadians need to consider options to address the growing opioid epidemic. “Canadians should … Continue reading Dr. Theresa Tam open to opioid decriminalization as overdose deaths spike →
CDC Does a 180 on Tests for People Without Symptoms
They’re not necessarily needed, agency now says Evann Gastaldo, Aug 26, 2020 A nurse waits for people to arrive to be tested for COVID-19 in Sturgis, S.D., Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Grace Pritchett /Rapid City Journal via AP) (Newser) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly changed its COVID-19 testing guidelines this week; … Continue reading CDC Does a 180 on Tests for People Without Symptoms →
‘Church Is Essential’ – John MacArthur, Church Win Again in Court
Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Friday, August 21, 2020 John MacArthur’s California church won another legal round Thursday and with it, potentially the right to gather Sunday without government interference. At issue was a request by Los Angeles County to hold Grace Community Church and MacArthur in contempt of court and to order … Continue reading ‘Church Is Essential’ – John MacArthur, Church Win Again in Court →
Post # 63,000: "Sometimes..."
“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'” - Charles M. Schulz
New Iraqi PM sends message to Syrian President
[image: New Iraqi PM sends message to Syrian President] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Presidency of the Syrian Republic announced on Wednesday, that President Bashar Al-Assad has received a message from the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, on “strengthening cooperation between the two countries.” The presidential statement stated, “Al-Assad received a message from Al-Kazimi, which was transmitted by Faleh Al-Fayyad, the prime minister’s envoy, and head of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.” It said: “The message centered on strengthening bilateral cooperation in v... more »
Turkey says Kurdish administration is to blame for water crisis in northeast Syria
[image: Turkey says Kurdish administration is to blame for water crisis in northeast Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:35 P.M.) – The Turkish Anadolu Agency published a detailed explanation in which it said that the Syrian government narrative about the water crisis in Al-Hasakah is incorrect. The state-owned agency said that all reports blaming Turkey for cutting off the water to Al-Hasakah are wrong, claiming that they have details about the real perpetrators. The agency denied all these accusations against the Turkish government, stressing that the real perpetrator is “the Autonomous Ad... more »
Greece defies Turkey’s threats to hold large-scale Mediterranean exercise
[image: Greece defies Turkey’s threats to hold large-scale Mediterranean exercise] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Greek Ministry of Defense announced that Greece, France, Italy and Cyprus will hold military exercises from Wednesday to Friday to the south of the island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean, as tensions between Athens and Ankara continue to escalate. The ministry said in a statement: “Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy have agreed to deploy a joint presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, within the framework of the Quartet Cooperation Initiative (SQAD)”. Continue rea... more »
Russian military constructs new bridge to allow Syrian Army to cross Euphrates
[image: Russian military constructs new bridge to allow Syrian Army to cross Euphrates] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The Russian forces in Syria announced that they have erected a mobile bridge over the Euphrates River in Syria, to cross military vehicles in Deir Ezzor, in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). A spokesman for the Russian forces in Syria stated that the site was chosen to erect the bridge over the Euphrates River, taking into account the depth and strength of the current, noting that “more than four and a half meters (depth) – is a dangerous level, meaning t... more »
Lebanon takes first measure after Israeli strikes along southern border
[image: Lebanon takes first measure after Israeli strikes along southern border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Supreme Defense Council in Lebanon announced on Wednesday, to file a complaint with the UN Security Council against the Israeli raids on Lebanon. The Supreme Defense Council said in a statement: “We condemn the Israeli aggression that took place yesterday night and instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to submit a complaint to the Security Council in this regard.” They said that “it constituted an explicit attack on Lebanese sovereignty and a threat to the climat... more »
Israeli defense chief posts satellite image of historic Syrian city
[image: Israeli defense chief posts satellite image of historic Syrian city] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz released a satellite image of the Syrian city of Palmyra, taken by the Israeli military monitoring satellite. Gantz pointed out via his Twitter account, that the Israeli satellite “Horizon 16″ took a satellite image of the archaeological ruins in Syria.” אופק 16 בפעולה. בתמונה: תדמור, סוריה. נמשיך לקדם את היתרון הטכנולוגי שלנו, כחלק בלתי נפרד מהתמודדות עם האתגרים הניצבים בפני מדינת ישראל. Continue reading Israeli defense chief posts satellit... more »
Jihadists launch heavy attack on Syrian Army stronghold in Hama
[image: Jihadists launch heavy attack on Syrian Army stronghold in Hama] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a new attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stronghold of Joureen from their positions in the Jabal Al-Akrad region of northeastern Latakia on Wednesday. According to field reports from the Hama Governorate, the jihadist rebels of either Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) or the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) fired several missiles towards the town of Joureen, resulting in a number of explosions near the Syrian Army’s headquarters in the area. Continue reading J... more »
Watch: Russian army chases US military in northeast Syria
[image: Watch: Russian army chases US military in northeast Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Russian army was filmed on Tuesday, chasing U.S. military vehicles traveling through the Al-Hasakah countryside in northeastern Syria. According to field reports from northeastern Syria, Russian army vehicles, along with one of their choppers, was seen chasing U.S. military vehicles near the border-city of Al-Malikiyah in the eastern part of Al-Hasakah. At least two videos of the incident were released on Wednesday, both showing the Russian army attempting to intercept the U.S. Cont... more »
Israel claims strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
[image: Israel claims strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Israeli army said, at dawn on Wednesday, that its planes bombed the sites of Hezbollah, after firing from Lebanon towards its forces. The army said, in a statement published by its spokesman Avichay Adraee, that its forces were not injured during the incident. He pointed out that the Israeli forces fired dozens of light and smoke bombs in the area. Adraee continued, “Military helicopters and another aircraft raided terrorist targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization... more »
Iran announces first move against US for seizing 4 fuel tankers
[image: Iran announces first move against US for seizing 4 fuel tankers] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the Iranian authorities announced that they have filed a complaint with the International Shipping Corporation against the United States for the latter’s seizure of ships transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela. Jalil Islami, vice president of the Iranian Shipping and Ports Corporation, said, “The corporation has lodged a complaint with the International Maritime Organization against Washington for stopping ships carrying Iranian fuel exported to Venezuela,” according ... more »
Erdogan warns Greece of taking ‘path to ruin’ over maneuvers in Mediterranean
[image: Erdogan warns Greece of taking ‘path to ruin’ over maneuvers in Mediterranean] On Tuesday, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made an emergency visit to both Athens and Ankara to meet with his counterparts to try to soothe tensions in a dispute over who owns potentially-oil and gas-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean. The same day, naval forces from both Greece and Turkey held drills off Crete. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emphasized that Ankara would make “no concessions” to Greece in the Mediterranean, warning Greece against any provocations, and emphasi... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-08-25
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-08-25] This is a summary of *27* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Germany, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Israeli Artillery, Lebanon, UK, Yemen, Hamas, Palestine, China, India, Iran, UAE, ISIS, Russia, Syria, Norway, US, Idlib, Homs, Assad, President Assad, Gaddafi, Libya, Belarus, Lithuania, Iraq, Hatami, Gaza, Erdogan, Beirut*. Categories covered in this brief: Turkey, World-News, Lebanon, Middleeast, Yemen, Palestine, Gulf, Iran, Syria, North-Africa, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. Continue reading The Daily Brief 202... more »
Data says NO Climate Change link in Louisiana Hurricanes
Hurricane data shows neither frequency nor intensity have increased for Louisiana since 1851. With hurricane Laura now targeting Louisiana, there will be the predictable climate alarmist claims that this hurricane was either somehow made worse by “climate change”, or that “climate change” is making them more frequent, or both. But, the data says otherwise. An […] The post Data says NO Climate Change link in Louisiana Hurricanes appeared first on Climate Realism.
PBS Defies UN ‘Consensus’ While Blaming Hurricanes, Wildfires on Climate Change
PBS News Hour attacked climate science this weekend, publishing alarmist claims about hurricanes and wildfires that defy findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In an interview between PBS reporter Hari Sreenivasan and Andrew Freedman, editor of Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang, the two journalists blamed global warming for severe wildfires […] The post PBS Defies UN ‘Consensus’ While Blaming Hurricanes, Wildfires on Climate Change appeared first on Climate Realism.
In A Warning To The U.S. China Has Fired Two Missiles That Includes An 'Aircraft-Carrier Killer' Missile Into The South China Sea
A DF-26 missile was from Qinghai into the South China Sea on Tuesday, according to a source close to the Chinese military. Photo: Reuters *SCMP:* *Chinese military fires ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ missile into South China Sea in ‘warning to the United States’* * Weapon one of two sent over disputed waters a day after American spy plane reportedly nears Chinese naval drill, source says * PLA flexes muscle in response to continued US testing of Beijing’s bottom lines, analyst says China launched two missiles, including an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea on Wednesda... more »
How Effective Will A COVID-19 Vaccine Need To Be To Stop The Pandemic? There's Bad News
Researchers are on the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine to eliminate the need for mask wearing and current limits on interpersonal gatherings (except protests), but a new model says it still may not help the world exit a lingering economic depression. read more
The Right to Vote Is Not in the Constitution
If you’re looking for the right to vote, you won’t find it in the United States Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
Hurricane Laura Now Forecast To Be ‘Extremely Powerful’ Category 4
Satellite images show Laura's remarkable intensification into "a formidable hurricane" that can smash homes and sink entire communities with a storm surge reaching as high as 20 feet.
New Guidelines Aim to Break Down Racial and Gender Disparities in Education for Young Girls of Color
The Education Trust and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a guide recommending initiatives to create safer learning environments for young females of color.
Would The Republican Party Really End Social Security If They Could? You Better Believe It
It's their collective dream-- and the collective dream of all conservatives and all politicians-- like Biden-- who lick the ass cracks of the billionaire class. For the sake of the campaign, Biden has backed away, rhetorically at least, from talk of Grand Bargains; once he's in the White House, he's likely to ease right back there. As for Republicans, though... they're on the move. Trump is promising the billionaire class that if they help him win a second term, he'll do it. NBC News reported yesterday that if the Orange Menace were to permanently terminate the payroll tax--... more »
THINGS FALL APART: "Goodbye, Wisconsin," top experts now say!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020Concerned by the fires this time:* Who will win Wisconsin this fall? We have no way of knowing. Back in 2016, Wisconsin was one of the three states which swung to Candidate Trump by very small margins. This let him win the Electoral College and move on to the White House. He did so despite losing the nationwide popular vote to Candidate Clinton by 2.9 million votes and 2.1 percentage points. Is it possible that some such disaster could occur again? By most reckonings, Candidate Biden will need to win Wisconsin this fall. But several top experts are now... more »
Two Die in Tuesday’s Kenosha Riot. Armed Citizens Show Up to Defend Town
[image: two-die-in-tuesday-s-kenosha-riot-armed-citizens-show-up-to-defend-town] The uncontrolled riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, left two dead and one wounded in the third day of violence over the shooting of sex-assault suspect Jacob Blake.
RNC vs. DNC: Who Got More Viewers?
[image: rnc-vs-dnc-who-got-more-viewers] When all numbers are in and verified, it’s likely that the same number of people watched both conventions, give or take. What really matters is content.
"17 Facts That Prove The U.S. Economy Is A Complete And Total Disaster Zone At This Point"
*"17 Facts That Prove The U.S. Economy Is * *A Complete And Total Disaster Zone At This Point"* 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. More than 100,000 businesses have permanently failed, and tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs. If you still have a good job you should cling to it with all of your might, because there are ... more »
Who Is Chang Song-min, the Man Behind the Kim Jong-un Death Rumors?
*Mitchell Blatt* *Politics, Asia* Note to anyone researching North Korea: Always check the sources. The source for the latest rumor that Kim Jong-un is on his death bed is the same retired Korean political secretary who reported that Kim Jong-un died earlier this year. Chang Song-min is an eccentric former political aide of Kim Dae-jung and a North Korea hawk. At one point, he was President Kim’s political secretary, and he was elected to the National Assembly at age 39. But what looked like a bright career ahead of him ran into a pothole in 2002 when he was removed from the Ass... more »
Network Everything: How the U.S. Military Wants to Win the Next War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2GKH968L2O&share=true] Russia should think twice about attacking NATO thanks to a new plan that could change warfare as we know it. What happens if Russia tried to overwhelm one of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) forward operating bases? How might U.S. air, sea and land assets coordinate responses? Could a carrier within striking distance of the Army’s location immediately launch F-18s to attack the enemy forces? Could armed Air Force drones be in... more »
The Costs of Mike Pompeo’s Partisan RNC Speech
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Americas* Pompeo’s subsequent promotion to the foremost cabinet position—unlike the many other senior officials in this administration whom Trump has discarded once they became the least bit inconvenient or annoying to him—testifies to the extent to which he has shaped his conduct to appeal to Trump and to Trump’s political base, which he hopes to inherit. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speaking role in the Republican National Convention was contrary to the practice of other secretaries of state, in both Republican and Democratic administrations, as ... more »
How the U.S. Army Wants to Use Electrical Signals from the Human Brain to Win in Combat
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2TTF98IA04&share=true] Is this the future of warfare? What if a dismounted squad is navigating rigorous terrain amid high-intensity combat, tasked with finding enemy Humvees, yet the enemy targets are dispersed and hidden? However, what if the squad used AI and computers to find the enemy instead of trying to overcome all of their environmental and line-of-sight challenges? Enemy force location patterns and information from multiple soldiers’ viewpoints might a... more »
How a Grounded Submarine Almost Sparked War Between Russia and Sweden
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* The boat in question was S-363, a Soviet Whiskey-class coastal patrol submarine. *Key Point*: Sweden was theoretically neutral during the Cold War, but Stockholm’s perceived closeness to the West motivated Soviet intelligence-gathering activities. On the morning of October 28, 1981 two Swedish fishermen were hauling their catch back to Karlskrona when they noticed a mysterious oil slick. One Bertil Sturkmen later returned to the area to investigate, and at 10 a.m. came across a startling sight: a seventy-six-meter long submarine wedged on i... more »
I Saw Israel's New Tactical Drones Up Close. They Could Be Revolutionary.
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* Israel has been pioneering a number of drones that are expendable, usually in the format of what is called a “loitering munition.” Israel has been a pioneer in drone innovation since the 1980s when it used drones effectively to find and then suppress Syrian air defense in Lebanon. Since then Israelis have been behind a few of the successful long-range and high altitude drones and an Israeli based in the United States helped invent the MQ-1 Predator. However, the next generation of drones won’t be large armed drones deployed by air force... more »
The U.S. Military Has a Plan to Beat Russian, Chinese and Iranian Missiles
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1F3FF590F0&share=true] Russia maintains one of the largest missile inventories in the world, China and Iran both possess more than 1,000 ballistic missiles and North Korea is fast-advancing its own nuclear-armed long-range missile program. All of these realities have been cited by the Pentagon as a reason to massively modernize and increase its layered systems of missile defense weapons. Russia maintains one of the largest missile inventories in the world, China and Iran ... more »
Kenosha: The hot war starts?...
* the street war in Kenosha will either stop the rioters or escalate into complete chaos.* Which option are you siding with? And the (democrat) governor of Wisconsin says, "The systemic racism must stop!" Yeah - we'll get right on that, Tony Meanwhile, the police are searching for some guy with a long gun. Is it the same guy pictured in a video walking up to police cars with his hands in the air and being completely ignored? Forgive me if I sound a bit cynical, but democrat cities are being destroyed by "peaceful protesters" and I think the citizens are fed up. And it seems J... more »
Ebb And Flow Of Protests In Iraq
(Al Mirbad) July marked the return of the annual protests in Iraq demanding services, jobs, pay and better governance. Unlike previous years when Baghdad and Basra were the centers of activity, this time Dhi Qar has seen the most consistent mobilization of people across several different cities in the province. After it seemed like the demonstrations were going to spread at the end of July they suddenly subsided. Then pro-Iran groups kicked into action going after activists. Together that meant by A... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 26
1920 War Min Churchill wrote PM George that he thought reinforcements would lead to victory in 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1922 King Faisal apologized to British Iraq High Commissioner Cox for Anti-British remark made at a party 1968 Mullah Barzani had his two ministers resign from Bakr govt because Baath was backing Jalal Talaban... more »
Maximo Alvarez heartwrenching RNC speech
Maximo Alvarez’s full speech at the Republican National Convention | 2020 RNC Night 1 . This is a remarkable and terrifying speech. Remarkable because despite all of the terror and fear of his childhood, he managed to come to our land and to become a citizen. A terrifying speech because he bears out what many patriots know is the truth — we are at war for the very existence, heart, and soul of this our beloved country. He is absolutely correct that should we also fall, the world will have lost its last possible bastion against the evil and death … Continue reading →
Nicholas Sandmann speech at the RNC first day
Nicholas Sandmann: I was a victim of the MSM war machine and cancelled by the left August 25, 2020 . This young man fought and won. His speech is a testimony and a warning. Enough said. –Uriel–
Snappy answers to silly questions - Twitter edition
I'm obliged to reader R. K. for sending me the link to these two tweets. Back in 2019, a Twitter user asked: The replies to that question are often amusing, but this one caught my eye. *Brilliant!* How to baffle people with tech-speak bull-byproduct! A Twitter hole-in-one! Peter
Teachers Organize As COVID-19 Outbreaks At Schools Concealed
Using the fraudulent pretext of “protecting medical privacy,” a growing number of states and school districts across the United States are deliberately concealing information from the public on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools that have reopened. These include the states of Maine, Virginia and Oklahoma, as well as Camden County, Georgia, and Orange County, Florida. In Tennessee, Louisiana, and many other states, the decision is left to each individual county, and an unknown number of county officials are concealing outbreaks in schools from the public. The post Teachers Organize As C... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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The Universe
"You can "dance" with the illusions of time and space, choosing your "steps" based upon things and events as they now are, or you can dance with your dreams, choosing your steps based upon things and events as they will be. And I bet you can guess which steps will perpetuate today's illusions, and which ones will change everything... Daily, in some small way, dance with your dreams." "Shall we?" The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com
“10 Things You Should Know About Life’s Most Important Questions”
*“10 Things You Should Know About Life’s Most Important Questions”* by Marc Chernoff "It’s a harsh fact that every one of us is ignorant in some way. Although we tend to pretend otherwise, it’s impossible to know it all. Ignorance is our biggest collective secret. And it’s one of the scariest and most damaging realities of life, because those of us who are most ignorant – and thus most likely to spread ignorance – are also the ones who often don’t know it. Here’s a quick test: If you have never changed your mind about one of your learned beliefs, if you have never questioned the fu... more »
The Poet: William Stafford, "Today"
* "Today"* "The ordinary miracles begin. Somewhere a signal arrives: “Now,” and the rays come down. A tomorrow has come. Open your hands, lift them: morning rings all the doorbells; porches are cells for prayer. Religion has touched your throat. Not the same now, you could close your eyes and go on full of light. And it is already begun, the chord that will shiver glass, the song full of time bending above us. Outside, a sign: a bird intervenes; the wings tell the air, “Be warm.” No one is out there, but a giant has passed through town, widening streets, touching the ground, shouldering ... more »
"A Positive Attitude..."
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright
France Joins Military Exercises In Eastern Mediterranean- Birth Pangs
*Readers should recall this area of the world has been written about here previously. On more then one occasion. * *Go back to December 2019 to refresh or learn anew:* - The Mediterranean: "The Sea in the Middle of the Earth" Still Geostrategically Vital *Yes, three continents converge on the shores of the Sea in the Middle of the Earth. AND it is resource rich- ripe for exploration.* * Making it a strategically important waterway. If you want to have a basic grasp, historically speaking, which sheds light on the present day jockeying for position in and around the Mediterranea... more »
Monster Summer Snowdrifts Bury the Southern-Russian Village of Kurush
Tune out the political prattle, and instead prepare for the next cyclical bout of COOLING and the REFREEZING of the mid-latitudes... The post Monster Summer Snowdrifts Bury the Southern-Russian Village of Kurush appeared first on Electroverse.
China Is Strengthening A Key Navy Base In The South China Sea For Its Aircraft Carriers
Research into the ongoing militarization of the #SouthChinaSea uncovers new evidence suggesting #China could permanently deploy an Aircraft Carrier to the region overcoming operational & maintenance time lags pic.twitter.com/w9jemza70J — d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_) August 26, 2020 *Forbes: **China Strengthens Key Navy Base In South China Sea For Aircraft Carriers* New intelligence suggests that China will soon have its aircraft carriers permanently based in the South China Sea. The Chinese Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is strengthening a strategic base on Ha... more »
Two dams in Karachi overflow, at least 7 killed in weather-related incidents, Pakistan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
At least 7 people were killed in different weather-related incidents across Karachi, Pakistan's largest city on August 25, 2020. On August 26, two dams in the city overflowed, placing several towns at risk of major flooding. More heavy rains are expected across...... Read more »
Iraqi Pilots Are Saying U.S. Efforts To Build An Effective Iraqi Air Force Have Failed
In this Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, an Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq. Iraqi security officials said on Jan. 12, 2020, four members of Iraq's military have been wounded by a rocket attack targeting Balad Air Base, an air base just north of Baghdad. American trainers and a company that services F-16 aircraft are present at that base. Sunday's attack by at least six rockets came just days after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces, causing no casualties. (AP Photo/Khalid Moh... more »
KFC Suspends ‘It’s Finger Lickin’ Good’ Slogan Amid Pandemic
After 64 years, the slogan has been suspended as it was deemed “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020.”
RNC Gives Platform to Some With Fringe Views
President Donald Trump has long surrounded himself with controversial characters who hold out-of-the-mainstream views, but the decision by the party to elevate some in prime-time spots is drawing new scrutiny.
3 Shot, 2 Killed in Third Night of Unrest Over Blake Shooting
Police fired tear gas for the third straight night to disperse protesters who had gathered outside the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"The Pandemic Is Accelerating Trends That Are Disrupting the Foundations of the Economy"
*"The Pandemic Is Accelerating Trends That Are * *Disrupting the Foundations of the Economy"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Fundamentally, the economy of 2019 was not very different from the economy of 1959: people went shopping at retail stores, were educated at sprawling college campuses, went to work downtown, drove to the doctor's office or hospital, caught a flight at the airport, and so on. The daily routine of the vast majority of the workforce was no different from 1959. In 2019, the commutes were longer, white-collar workers stared at screens rather than typewriters, factory worke... more »
Is The US Mainstream Media Helping To Ferment The Unrest And Violence In The U.S. By Focusing On Certain Stories While Avoiding Others?
The cop said to Friar, who is from nearby Fort Worth: 'Prove to me that the rest of those cards are yours. You've got like ten there' Nick Wall and his 21-year-old stepdaughter, Laura Anderson. (Photo from Revolver) Suspect Ty Sheem Ha Sheem Walters, III (Courtesy: Georgetown County Detention Center) *WNU Editor:* Here are two stories that caught my eye this morning. Both stories are very disturbing, but I also found the media coverage behind both stories to be very revealing on what is happening right now in US news rooms. This story received massive media play in the U.S., Canada... more »
How F-22s and F-35s Practice Fighting Russian and Chinese Air Defenses
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1B3BCDDC70&share=true] U.S. Air Force F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters are tracking and attacking the most advanced air defenses in the world through advanced computer simulations as part of the Air Force Test Center’s effort to replicate advanced Russian and Chinese systems. U.S. Air Force F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters are tracking and attacking the most advanced air defenses in the world through advanced computer simulations as part of the Air Force Test Center’s... more »
This Aircraft Carrier Will Soon Have Stealth F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The carrier has the speed, agility and maneuverability to travel more than five thousand nautical miles in less than seven days and still arrive on station ready to fight. This week the USS *Carl Vinson* (CVN 70) departed Bremerton, Washington to commence sea trials as the final phase of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s seventeen-month “docking planned incremental availability” (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The supercarrier, which was launched in 1980 and underto... more »
Hunger Strikes: A Powerful Civil Disobedience Tool?
*Victoria W. Wolcott* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Today, prisoners and those fighting for racial justice are attempting much the same to bring attention and a measure of justice to the suffering world. Asylum seekers held in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California have launched a series of hunger strikes to demand personal protective equipment, medical care and provisional release as COVID-19 cases surge among incarcerated populations. In Kentucky, four activists went on a 25-day hunger strike seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, the African Americ... more »
Did Seattle's Former Police Chief Just Save Her City From Future Chaos?
*Jason Rantz* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2VBI9ZYFSU&share=true] The city needs to get its act together. After weeks of violent unrest, Seattle’s Black Lives Matter activists got their way. The City Council partially “defunded” the Seattle Police Department, and it will fire up to 100 police officers. Although the Seattle City Council stopped well short of the 50% budget defunding it initially promised, the council did significant damage to the police force and promised more cuts. Police Chief Carmen B... more »
How America Planned To Fight World War III (In the 1980s)
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* AirLand Battle represented the final evolution of the U.S. Army’s answer to how to fight and win against the Soviet Union. *Key Point*: The U.S. Army fortunately never needed to face the Red Army in battle. The United States may well be at the cusp of a decades-long struggle for military advantage with China, a struggle that hopefully will remain as cold as the late twentieth century struggle against the Soviet Union. But “cold” should never be misread as “static,” and the evolution of the relationship between the United States and USSR may hol... more »
The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor Is Set for a Major Upgrade
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] There is no denying that the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world when it entered service in 2005. However, in the years since the air superiority fighter has only received a few upgrades compared to legacy fourth-generation aircraft such as the F-15 jet and F-16 jet, but now the F-22 has gotten a serious power-up that could pave the way for the testing of other advanced systems There is no denying that the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world when it en... more »
More proof of CNN's racism
The folks at PowerLineBlog found this great tweet. When ever a white attacks a Black their race is clearly identified but when a Black guy kills a 5 year old white boy their races aren't mentioned. This sort of slanted news coverage gets people to believe that only whites attack Blacks, Blacks never attack whites. A real news source would mention the races all the time.
Jemele Hill seems to support Black Genocide
Jesse Jackson used to talk about how abortion was genocide against Blacks. Not surprising given that Black women abort at 3 times the rate of white women, 81% of Planned Parenthood "clinics" are in minority neighborhoods, the leading cause of death for Blacks is abortion, and his mother would have probably aborted him if abortion had been legal when he was in the womb. He's changed his tune at the behest of the rich white folk who run the Democrat party who wouldn't let him run for President if he was pro-life. But the reality is that Blacks are targeted by the abortion industry and... more »
The White Supremacist who organized the Charlottesville riots just endorsed Joe Biden
Democrats and the #FakeNews media attack Trump anytime some loon endorses him. But now we hear nothing about the fact that Richard Spencer, the white supremacist behind one side at the riots in Charlottesville has endorsed Joe Biden. He says he's doing so because he believes that Biden and Harris will be tougher on crime and because "liberals are clearly more competent people.". Given that Joe's got a long history of racism, as pointed out by Kamala Harris, this should be no surprise. First we know that Spencer is a big fan of the KKK, a group founded by Democrats. And Joe Biden... more »
Cryptocurrency and the Dismantling of Terrorism Financing Campaigns
A sign reading, "Bitcoin ATM Inside." (Flickr/Ajay Suresh, https://flic.kr/p/2grR6dL; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) The Department of Justice announced on Aug. 13 that U.S. counterterrorism authorities dismantled a series of sophisticated online fundraising campaigns run by three separate U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. The takedown of these networks underscores their vulnerabilities and also provides valuable lessons for future attempts at countering terrorism financing online. Two of the campaigns—run by the al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas’s milita... more »
India-Philippines talks next month can pave the way for FTA: Official
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 India and the Philippines are set to hold talks on economic aspects in September which can pave the way for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement.
US-Kenya trade and tax developments
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 The negotiation of a US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement has spurred interest by prospective US investors, exporters, and importers.The final GILTI, FDII, and BEAT regulations provide the US tax framework for US C corporate investors.
Kuwait- EU trade chief committed to boosting relationship with GCC
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 The European Union's Trade Commissioner called for the resumption of the stalled EU-GCC Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Talks on Asian trade megadeal RCEP resume in COVID shadow
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
26-Aug-2020 The trade ministers of participating in talks on an Asia-wide free trade agreement are set to hold an online meeting, hoping to remove the final obstacles to a deal by the end of the year.
Dems Achieve New Level of Insanity
Dems Achieve New Level of Insanity Video of Dems Achieve New Level of Insanity Following their convention, during which the Democrats affirmed their hatred for, and fear of Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi demonstrated a new level of hysteria, calling Trump and the Republicans "enemies of the state"! This idiocy goes beyond "party politics", reflecting instead a desperation to protect the failed system of geopolitical strategic confrontations and provocations (e.g., "endless wars"), and neoliberal economics, which deindustrialized the U.S. through radical "free market" policies, and im... more »
Storm Francis brings flood, damaging rainfall and record-breaking winds to UK and Ireland
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Storm Francis hit parts of the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, bringing heavy rains and flooding that damaged hundreds of properties, prompted dozens of rescues, and left two people missing. The Met Office confirmed that the storm also brought...... Read more »
Canada shake up. Trudeau out, Freeland in? O’Toole to lead Conservatives (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 645.
US-China Decoupling Is Hard To Do
The cracking sound of ice breaking in the frozen US-China relationship is audible with the two big powers holding a high-level “virtual meeting” on Tuesday to discuss trade and related issues. In spite of everything, the US and China are finally talking. The backdrop is that in the so-called phase […]
Missing The Boat
Our movers and shakers are panicked about population growth. George Monbiot writes that they don't understand the real problem: When a major study was published last month, showing that the global population is likely to peak then crash much sooner than most scientists had assumed, I naively imagined that people in rich nations would at last stop blaming all the world’s environmental problems on population growth. I was wrong. If anything, it appears to have got worse. Overpopulation is concentrated in the poorest parts of the world: Population growth is overwhelmingly concentrate... more »
Gun Battle On The Streets Of Kenosha (Video)
*Daily Mail:* *Gun battle on the streets of Kenosha: Two dead and one wounded as dramatic videos capture clashes between 'self-styled militias guarding gas stations' and BLM protesters after looting* * Three people have been shot, two fatally, after protesters defied Kenosha's dawn-to-dusk curfew yesterday * Footage shows a panicked attempt to rescue a man laying on the floor with a gunshot wound to his head * Two others were hit in the chest and arm after a crowd gave pursued a man carrying a rifle down a street * Police fear the shooting is linked to 'self-styled militias' takin... more »
Freedom: The Key to Human Progress
[image: freedom-the-key-to-human-progress] Many countries are blessed with abundant natural resources, but only America provided enough freedom to allow an explosion of innovation and prosperity.
Institutional Racism
[image: institutional-racism] Most of what might be called institutional or systemic racism is practiced by the nation’s institutions of higher learning.
It’s Complicated: A Syllogism
Consider this general syllogism: Issue X is complicated. Perspective Y’s position on X is not complicated. Therefore, Perspective Y is wrong about X. It’s a solid argument, and one we can apply to endless pressing issues. For instance: Gender relations are complicated. MeToo’s position on gender relations is not complicated. Therefore, MeToo […] The post It’s Complicated: A Syllogism appeared first on Econlib.
How Do Banks Create Money?
A short primer on banks from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective.
NGO Study Exposes Extent of Racial Segregation in Well-off Rio Suburb Niteroi
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nutritionist Iris Motta, 46, and journalist Alessandro Conceição, 37, live in Niterói, a city 15 kilometers from the capital Rio de Janeiro that boasts some of the best social and economic indicators in Brazil. However, both live very different realities. It's late afternoon and, like a few dozen people, Iris […] The post NGO Study Exposes Extent of Racial Segregation in Well-off Rio Suburb Niteroi appeared first on The Rio Times.
Campaign Funds Must Be Proportionally Allocated to Black and White Candidates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ruled on Tuesday, August 25th, by six votes to one, that the sharing of campaign financing and political campaign advertising time on radio and TV should be proportionately split between black and white election candidates. The judges reached the decision after examining a consultation submitted […] The post Campaign Funds Must Be Proportionally Allocated to Black and White Candidates appeared first on The Rio Times.
During Pandemic, Nine Million Brazilians Went Without Meals Due to Lack of Money
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The novel coronavirus pandemic has affected the quality and quantity of food that Brazilian children and adolescents are consuming. In addition, in several other aspects, their households have been the most affected by the economic and social crisis triggered by the virus in Brazil. This is the conclusion of a […] The post During Pandemic, Nine Million Brazilians Went Without Meals Due to Lack of Money appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Grants Central Bank 48 Hours to Justify R$200 Bill
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Cármen Lúcia has granted the Central Bank 48 hours to provide information supporting the release of the R$200 banknote (US$40), scheduled for the end of this month. The request is included in a ruling published on Monday, August 24th. The Justice is the rapporteur of […] The post Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Grants Central Bank 48 Hours to Justify R$200 Bill appeared first on The Rio Times.
Flávio Bolsonaro, Diagnosed With Covid-19, Is Free of Symptoms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, August 24th, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro was diagnosed with Covid-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the legislator's advisor reported. Flávio is symptom-free and in isolation at his home in Brasília. The senator is taking Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin, despite the lack of medical evidence for the efficacy of […] The post Flávio Bolsonaro, Diagnosed With Covid-19, Is Free of Symptoms appeared first on The Rio Times.
What else should Trump have done?
We spent a lot of time the 3rd week in February in ICU with our son, and there were no Covid19 protections then and visitors wandered in and out with no problem. The only hint there was a problem was a sign in the waiting area that if one had traveled to China recently, to wear an (optional) mask. There were visitors in his room almost around the clock--none of us wore masks. Even for normal infections, it was terribly casual. This was 3 weeks after Trump announced closing travel to China. And now the Democrat Mafia want to make it about his leadership (constitutional authority he... more »
Cops Strip Search 6 Kids, Including a Toddler, After Mom Took Too Long to Buy Muffins
[image: strip]In a rare move, the court refused to grant Qualified Immunity to the officers who strip searched multiple children without any probable cause.
WATCH: BLM and Militia Come Together, Discuss How Police May Have Provoked Kenosha Violence
[image: militiamen]BLM activists and militiamen came together to discuss how police may have been attempting to provoke violence between the two groups.
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