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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Jennifer Robson examines the lessons we should learn from EI's failures which required a less-onerous and more-widely-available income support system to bail Canadian workers out through the coronavirus pandemic. - Michael Harris surveys some of the actions of governments - including that of the Trudeau Libs - which are using COVID-19 as an excuse to infringe on people's rights. And Erin Knight wonders why the necessary transition toward social distancing and remote work and education hasn't been met with efforts to ensure people have acces... more »
"Manufactured Crisis: What Are You Going To Do?"
*"Manufactured Crisis: What Are You Going To Do?"* by James Grundvig "At the Davos conclave in January, Klaus Schwab addressed the audience of globalists and elite financial architects: “The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world.” The pronouncement took place weeks before the novel coronavirus spread through the United States. The ‘Global Economic Reset’ envisioned by Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (“Forum”), placed him at the proscenium of the New World Order. On January 23, 2020, the Forum signed the fi... more »
Update On Navalny’s ‘Poisoning’
If Navalny was poisoned - which is not established - the next question must be how Navalny came into contact with a cholinesterase inhibitor. Was the contact caused by himself or by someone else? Was it intentionally or unintentionally? Navalny's spokeswomen has insisted that the only substance Navalny ingested that morning was a tea from an airport bar. A CCTV video from the airport shows that the tea was brought from the bar by a person that then sits down with Navalny. They presumably traveled together. How would the airport barkeeper, if he supposedly poisoned Navalny, knew fo... more »
For Democracy And Transparency In The Plurinational State Of Bolivia
We are witnessing the systematic destruction of democracy at the hands of the de facto government of Jeanine Añez and its allied forces of repression in the streets, on the highways, and the communities across Bolivia. Through this letter, the members of the Progressive International demand that you take urgent action within your mandate to restore the fundamental rights of the Bolivian people to peace, protest, and democratic self-determination. In our message to you, we emphasize the urgency of your action to protect the integrity of the electoral process in the Plurinational S... more »
The Eurasian Century Has Already Begun
India, China and ASEAN are the greatest market opportunities, with the greatest potential for growth in nominal terms if the dollar declines. China, India and ASEAN also account for about 45% of the global population versus less than 5% for the US. All Eurasia accounts for more than 60%. No matter who wins the election in November, the US is not returning as the engine of global economic growth. Instead, it is adopting the mercantilist import-substitution policies that built the “miracle” economies of East Asia. Recent studies from sources such as the Pew Research Center and the U... more »
Israel’s Crimes Must Be Met With Arms Embargo
Israel’s bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip must be met with an “urgent and comprehensive military embargo,” the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee stated on Sunday. Israel has bombed Gaza every night for the past 12 days in response, or so it claims, to incendiary balloons flown from the territory. Those balloons have caused fires on agricultural land in southern Israel. Two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.1 million are refugees, some of them from the lands just on the other side of the Gaza boundary fence. Israel denies them their right to return, ... more »
Lebanon: Inconvenient Truths About Syria, Iran, Hezbollah And The Shia ‘Street’
There’s been a lot of nonsense passing as truth in post-blast Lebanon reporting. Most centers around alarmism about Hezbollah’s nefarious influence, the West’s "opportunity" to destroy it, and the supposed struggle with Russia, China, and Iran for paternalist-preeminence in a country that isn’t ours (or theirs) to preside over in the first place. There’s little discussion in most mainstream reporting on the minor matter of why Hezbollah gained influence in the first place. Shia Muslims are difficult to provoke and almost impossible to suppress once aroused. Long led by a more "qui... more »
‘Broken Windows’ Approach To Teaching Is Breaking Our Schools
In the fight for racial justice, teachers have a heavy job, for schools are both microcosms of, and preparation for, society. Because teachers serve as significant adult figures in children’s lives, their interactions with students can shape students’ sense of self and the world around them, as well as their engagement in school, personal efficacy, and academic achievement. Complex and difficult racial dynamics impact these relationships, and as calls for justice grow, it’s time to recognize this. Systemic racism is sometimes blatant in our schools. The post ‘Broken Windows’ Appr... more »
Nuclear Power In The Green New Deal?
Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in a Green New Deal and there are many versions proposed in different countries. At the same time, there has also been criticism of these proposals on many counts, including the fact that they typically don’t include nuclear energy. This criticism misses a basic point: a Green New Deal is, by its very definition, much more than an emissions reduction plan. As we argue below, the other attributes that characterize Green New Deals, rule out nuclear energy as an option. Like the original New Deal of U.S. president Franklin D.... more »
Is Movement Journalism Needed During Reckoning Over Race And Inequality?
Last summer I found myself at the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge in Jackson, Mississippi. Considered “the epicenter of the civil rights movement,” the well-worn building was once the training site for the Freedom Riders and home to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It seemed a fitting place to launch Freedomways, a journalism fellowship prioritizing women of color and LGBTQ+ people rooted in the American South and committed to doing reporting that advances justice. The post Is Movement Journalism Needed During Reckoning Over Race And Inequality? appeared first on PopularRe... more »
Artificial (Un)intelligence And The US Military
With Covid-19 incapacitating startling numbers of U.S. service members and modern weapons proving increasingly lethal, the American military is relying ever more frequently on intelligent robots to conduct hazardous combat operations. Such devices, known in the military as “autonomous weapons systems,” include robotic sentries, battlefield-surveillance drones, and autonomous submarines. So far, in other words, robotic devices are merely replacing standard weaponry on conventional battlefields. The post Artificial (Un)intelligence And The US Military appeared first on PopularResist... more »
US Coast Guard Watch Opens Fire On An 8-Foot Shark As it Closes In On 40 Crew Members Enjoying A Swim In The Pacific
All crew members - as well as a huge inflatable unicorn - escaped unscathed following the surprise encounter with the sea predator. Pictured the shots fired in the water as crew members scrambled to safety *Daily Mail:* *Coast Guard Watch opens fire on an 8-FOOT SHARK as it closes in on 40 crew members enjoying a swim in the Pacific - but everyone including an inflatable unicorn escapes unscathed* * The Long-Fin Mako or Pelagic Thresher shark was spotted making a beeline for US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball shipmates swimming in the sea Wednesday * Designated shark watch Maritime Enf... more »
FBI ‘double standard’ briefing Hillary Clinton & NOT Trump. The redacted country revealed… (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 647.
UPDATED: "Soul of a Rose"--in a Global Atmosphere of Sulphurous-Smelling Oppression
*UPDATED: August 27, 2020 *Tonights *NHL Hockey Game **has been cancelled/or postponed*???? The totalitarian bullies have won. Professional Sports no longer belong to humanity...they are now the SOLE property of the Perp*Z* and will henceforward be treated *like candy given to a child by a grooming pedophile.* *"Soul of a Rose"* *by John William Waterhouse 1849-1917* Good morning, readers, The above is the Avatar designed and chosen by regular contributor Wallflower. "*Soul of a Rose"* is a balm of a title in this day and age. To return to the simple ecstasy of smelling a ros... more »
Haftar and Israel: Shedding Light on That Alliance- Africom's Agenda
** Haftar and Israel: From animosity to alliance* *Well, I don’t know about the animosity? Considering Haftar's intelligence background and ties.* * As best as can be understood, the alliance looks solid. Cairo as the intermediary makes perfect sense.* *There is a previous report on this alliance from January of this year- Dedicated to all the mis/disinformants, in my opinion, around the web* - *Khalifa Haftar: Friend of Israel, Not A Force for Good In Libya * *“For those who value the independence of Arab peoples - including the people of Northern Africa - Khalifa Haftar is not... more »
HAVE SENT THE GREEK CRIMINAL PROBE RECORDS E 17 449 IMPLICATING TRUMP, PUTIN AND ALSO MERKEL AND SOEDER TO BERLIN JUSTICE OFFICIALS, POLICE
DOCUMENTS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO CRACKDOWN ON CIVIL LIBERTIES BY MERKEL AND SOEDER IN GERMANY #A CRIMINAL PROBE INTO A CORONAVIRUS PLOT IN GREECE CONTAINS INFORMATION RELEVANT TO GERMAN JUDGES RULING ON THE CORONA PROTESTS IN BERLIN Sehr geehrte Präsidentin des Verwaltungsgerichts Berlin, Erna Viktoria Xalter, Sehr geehrte Prasidentin des Verfassungsgerichtshofes Berlin, Ludgera Selting, Prosecutors in Greece opened a criminal investigation into Donald Trump and Jared Kushner in 2017 for committing crimes against a journalist, myself, with the aim of suppressing reports on... more »
U.S. Navy Releases Pictures Of The USS Seawolf In A Norwegian Fjord
USS Seawolf on the surface in a fjord near Tromsø, Norway on Aug. 21, 2020. USN *Warzone/The Drive:* *Navy Makes Unusual Public Display Of Its Secretive Seawolf Submarine's Presence Off Norway* *The visible deployment of the advanced submarine is a pointed signal to Russia, which has stepped up its own sub operations in the region.* The U.S. Navy has released a number of pictures of the first-in-class USS Seawolf surfaced in a fjord near Tromsø, Norway last week. The service is typically very tight-lipped about submarine operations, in general, and even more so about its three hi... more »
Was Jacob Blake Charged With Raping a Child?
Online commentators and social media users sought to undermine protests sparked by the police shooting of Blake in Wisconsin in August 2020.
Did Kenosha Leaders Require Police Body Cams, Then Fail To Buy Them?
None of the responding officers wore body cameras at the scene where Jacob Blake was shot multiple times by police in August 2020.
Cops Admit Putting on Disguises, Destroying Elderly Man’s Cars for Filing a Complaint Against Them
Two cops admitted to dressing up and destroying a man's vehicles because he filed a complaint against them for being bad cops.
There's a lot of engineering
There’s a lot of engineering that is presumptuous, just insistent, domineering and rivoted to playing boss. Civilization has very many times gone off the path of evolution badly to its demise. There have been many Babylons, Caesars, showmen, con-men, pretenders, infiltrators, hypocrites, deceivers. Be not deceived, saith the one, the still small voice; but few harken, few care, few turn, few repent; few therefore rine the way. We have bosses everywhere but few are real. We have a long pattern of bosses, everywhere. Few have been real. The overseers are many but there is lit... more »
Bread prices to rise after extreme weather causes UK's worst wheat harvest in 40 years
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
The UK's worst wheat harvest in 40 years is set to cause a price hike in flour and bread, the agricultural industry warned. Due to last autumn's heavy rains, only 40 percent of the usual amount of wheat crop was planted, while this year's wild weather...... Read more »
Global Appeal to Nine Nuclear Governments
RootsAction.org is joining with a rapidly growing list of organizations and individuals from around the world to send an urgent appeal to the presidents, prime ministers, and legislatures of nine nuclear nations: China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Only the Struggle of the People Will Free the Country: The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter (2020)
27 August 2020 — Tricontinental Amadou Sanogo (Mali), Sans-Tete (2016). Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 18 August, soldiers from the Kati barracks outside Bamako (Mali) left their posts, arrested president Ibrahim Boubacar Këita (IBK) and prime minister Boubou Cissé, and set up the National Committee for the … Continue reading Only the Struggle of the People Will Free the Country: The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter (2020)
Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page
26 August 2020 — The Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah Update After The Electronic Intifada reported on the removal of the Gaza health ministry’s page, Facebook restored it. Iain Levine, the company’s human rights officer, confirmed that on Wednesday afternoon. “Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention,” Levine tweeted in response to the writer … Continue reading Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page
You Know In Your Heart That the Day of Real Resistance Is Coming
You know in your hearts that only a #SixtiesStyleMovement will address this situation. You know in your hearts that electeds are impotent or bought, and elections alone will never be enough. You know in your hearts that the day of Real Resistance is coming. How about now? https://t.co/eRo0V3Nnna — Thomas Neuburger's errant politics (@Gaius_Publius) August 26, 2020 *by Thomas Neuburger* *A general strike counts as real resistance. * —Yours truly The next horrific murders are upon us. In the bland reporting of the *New York Times*: *Arrest in Overnight Shooting During Unrest in... more »
The Rise of Ballot Drop Boxes Due to the Coronavirus
A ballot drop box in Boulder, Colorado (Paul Sableman/https://flic.kr/p/PRx48V/CC BY 2.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the nation confronts the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses for election administration. Through student-driven research, tool development, and direct services to jurisdictions, the project focuses on conf... more »
"The Trouble With Our Times..."
"The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be." - Paul Valery
Donald Trump Goes Full Lincoln; He Can Triumph with LaRouche
[image: Left: Shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday, August 16, by police, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Right: President Trump at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting] The Democrats ignited their most recent riots following the shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday, August 16, by police, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake’s mother, Julia Jackson, pleaded, in an emotional speech broadcast Tuesday, nationally, that the violence stop, that people use their love and their intelligence to figure out how to unite, to heal. She said she was praying for her son and for the police. Blake suffered devast... more »
As Hillary Insists Biden Must "Not Concede Under Any Circumstances", War or Peace Takes Center Stage
As Hillary Insists Biden Must "Not Concede Under Any Circumstances", War or Peace Takes Center Stage Video of As Hillary Insists Biden Must "Not Concede Under Any Circumstances", War or Peace Takes Center Stage The riots and chaos unleashed in American cities, under the fraudulent cover of battling for "social justice", may be a harbinger of what the anti-Trump forces intend to unleash if Trump defeats Biden in November. The pro-war forces in both parties—typified by Biden, Harris and Hillary among the Dems, and Pompeo and Esper in the administration—are on an offensive ... more »
Lee Camp: How News of a Cure for Cancer Got Lost in Our Nightly Political Theater
They found a way to detect cancer years before symptoms arise. Hypothetically this could save millions upon millions of lives. So why is it not plastered all over our nightly news? The post Lee Camp: How News of a Cure for Cancer Got Lost in Our Nightly Political Theater appeared first on MintPress News.
California reveals troubling energy future for the nation
Governor Newsom called for an “investigation” of the blackouts, as though anyone needed to learn the cause. The post California reveals troubling energy future for the nation appeared first on CFACT.
Review Voodoo In Sadr City, The Rise of Shiaism In Iraq
*Cutler, Boone, **Voodoo In Sadr City, The Rise of Shiaism In Iraq**, Bloomington, Milton Keynes: Author-House, 2010* *Voodoo In Sadr City*was written by Sergeant Boone Cutler. He admits at the start that he’s no writer and you can tell as the book jumps from topic to topic. It was based off of memoirs he wrote while serving in Sadr City, Baghdad in 2005 as part of a psychological operations unit. His politics about the war are confused because he couldn’t make a coherent argument. What you can take away from the book is a glimpse into how Moqtada al-Sadr ran Sadr City. On... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 27
1920 British forced to withdraw from Shatra during 1920 Revolt British were able to retake Baquba from tribes (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1933 Iraqi govt sent letter to British newspaper claiming only a few Assyrian villages had been emptied of people Baghdad had returned all stolen goods No truth to reports villages had been burned Was propaganda effort to cover up massacre of 600 Assyrians and 60 villages having been looted and destroyed (Musings On Iraq review *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minori... more »
US, China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
27-Aug-2020 Top US and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods.
Japan and UK to sign equal-to-EU trade deal by September
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
27-Aug-2020 Imports of blue cheese from the UK will be guaranteed a tariff at the same level stipulated in the EU-Japan agreement if the total import amount at the end of the year is below an agreed-to level.
Bridgestone V. Panama
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
27-Aug-2020 The US subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation lost a $20 million plus arbitration claim against the Republic of Panama filed by under the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
ICSID slowdown reveals growing pressures
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
27-Aug-2020 Despite a drop in cases at ICSID in the face of Covid-19 and Achmea, the level of investor-state arbitrations remains high overall. However, long-term challenges remain.
Richard Grenell declares "America First" last night...
*and we thank him.* While everyone focuses on Kyle Rittenhouse and if he shot two people in self defense, I'd rather focus on the positive message being put forth at the RNC. In the interest of not ignoring news, I've linked several articles at the bottom that most clearly state what happened in Kenosha and the possible results from the chaos. I'm doing my best to ignore the *feral** beasts in Minneapolis* once again bringing shame to the black community as they help themselves to shoes at the Foot Locker and trash a Target - in particular after three nights of articulate intel... more »
The Chrome Browser Just Got Faster, Google Promises
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E86T0A9N02&share=true] But just how much faster? Google has launched a new edition of its Chrome browser that it says is “noticeably faster” than before. According to a post on Google’s Chromium blog by Chrome engineering director Max Christoff, the new edition of the browser, which is called M85, will gain new speed from two new improvements, which the company calls Profile Guided Optimization, and Tab Throttling. Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) is descr... more »
Presenting the Three Greatest X-Planes Ever Built
*Caleb Larson* *History, Americas* [image: By NASA - https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/lrc_20180319_lbfdpromo_ne1207_0.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68018117] These experimental fighters helped revolutionize the Air Force. The X-series of planes are a series of non-production prototype planes that the U.S. Air Force uses to gain insights into flight and push the boundaries of what is possible. Though some of the most well-known and significant X-planes achieved greatness in the 1940s and 1950s, X-planes are still bein... more »
Freshness: Why Netflix Dominates the Streaming Universe
*Stephen Silver* *Entertainment, * [image: Reuters] New numbers this week looked at the “freshness” of the catalogs one the different streaming services. Can you guess who was on top? On Wednesday, per the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s stock approached an all-time high, following the release of a Piper Sandler study, which found that Netflix subscribers were more likely than their rivals to keep their subscriptions following the lifting of lockdown orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Piper Sandler note found that 41 percent of Netflix subscribers called themselves like... more »
A New Data-Collector Just Made the F-22 Raptor Even Better
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETOKVDKAB&share=true] Hitting high-speed supercruise, firing air-to-air weapons, providing ground support and engaging in dog fights are all essential elements of the F-22 testing protocol. In fact, these areas of focus now improving with the Air Force’s first use of a new in-flight navigational data system for the stealth fighter. Hitting high-speed supercruise, firing air-to-air weapons, providing ground support and engaging in dog fights are all essential elements of... more »
THINGS FALL APART: "Goodbye, Minnesota," top experts glumly add!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020The New York Times reports on the threat:* The accolades have come rolling in, hailing us for our prescience. Modestly, we always try to brush such comments aside. But what can't be ignored is the front-page report in this morning's New York Times—and it reports what we've been telling you in the past few days. "Good-bye, Wisconsin," top experts have said! Yesterday, we detailed their reasoning, in which they say that looting, rioting and arson may tip the crucial swing-state of Wisconsin into Trump's camp. This morning, above the fold on page A1, the New... more »
Clever Leaves obtains cannabis cultivation license in Portugal
Clever Leaves, a multinational cannabis company with its main operations in Colombia, said Thursday it obtained a “license to cultivate, sell and export medical cannabis” in Portugal. Clever Leaves said the license it received from Infarmed – the Portuguese health authority – is “provisional” because the facility has not been physically inspected because of the […] Clever Leaves obtains cannabis cultivation license in Portugal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Two Cato Book Forums
This month I’ve done two Cato Book Forums: one on Laurence Siegel’s Fewer, Richer, Greener; the other on Ilya Somin’s Free to Move. Here’s full video of the events. Enjoy! The post Two Cato Book Forums appeared first on Econlib.
After Hundreds of Thousands Rally Against Pandemic Measures, Berlin Bans Covid Protests
*Isaac Davis* - Authoritarians are loving this new normal.
The Great Emancipation
[image: the-great-emancipation] Contrary to multicultural, politically correct purveyors of misinformation, the Founding Fathers broke with age-old practices and provided for the abolition of slavery.
California Court Tosses Fourth Attempt by LA County to Shut Down Church
[image: california-court-tosses-fourth-attempt-by-la-county-to-shut-down-church] Los Angeles Health Official Muntu Davis tried again for the fourth time to shut down Pastor John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in the Sun Valley suburb. And for the fourth time, Davis was rebuffed.
Want To Boost Economic Growth? Tell Government To Spend Less
[image: want-to-boost-economic-growth-tell-government-to-spend-less] While flawed arguments for more government spending and more debt are reemerging, some economists offer a blueprint for us to regain control of our spiraling debt in a way that will boost short- and long-term economic growth.
Trump's foreign policy is still 'America First' – what does that mean, exactly?
Klaus W. Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
In 2016 Trump promised to 'shake the rust off America's foreign policy.' Four years later, it's clearer what that looks like: a US that sits on the sidelines of world crises and collaborations alike.
"Some Oddities..."
"There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be." - Douglas Adams
To Capture and Subdue: America’s Theft of Syrian Oil Has Very Little To Do With Money
[image: undefined] Near the end of July, one of the most important recent developments in US foreign policy was quietly disclosed during a US Senate hearing. Not surprisingly, hardly anybody talked about it and most are still completely unaware that it happened. Answering questions from Senator Lindsey Graham, Secretary of State Pompeo confirmed that the State Department had awarded an American company, Delta Crescent Energy, with a contract to begin extracting oil in northeast Syria. The area is nominally controlled by the Kurds, yet their military force, the Syrian Democratic For... more »
Naps
My afternoon naps are coming earlier and earlier. About 11 a.m. Of course, I get up early, but then I always have. When my children would nap in afternoons, I always used that time to nap. My mother was a napper. She always said, "I'll just close my eyes for a few minutes." The day before my wedding I napped on the couch with my head in her lap. She always had a book with her, and as her eyes would get heavy, the book slipped down. When I was about 16 I look a photo of her napping on our burgundy color couch on Hannah Avenue--plaid house dress, an apron, dark brown hair, hose,... more »
Trace Adkins performs the National Anthem
In case you missed it last night. This was at Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor where Francis Scott Key penned our anthem during the War of 1812. The perfect venue for this event! Oh… and First Lady Mellania was looking Maaaavelous!!!!!!!!!!! ~ Hardnox
The Importance of Rebarbarization
If a culture does not regularly rebarbarize itself in intervals of five or six decades (the lifespan of a generation), then it usually dies. Rebarbarization is important not only for strengthening the institutions by weeding out the weak and corrupt elements from high positions in society but also for taking the culture to the next level of dominance. In his article, 'Wimps Versus Barbarians,” Thomas Sowell writes: ”Whether on college campuses or among nations on the world stage, if the battle comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are bound to win.” My poin... more »
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Is The First Person Ever To Be Worth More Than $200 Billion
*Forbes:* *Jeff Bezos Becomes The First Person Ever Worth $200 Billion* The world's richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than he's ever been. Early Wednesday he crossed a milestone previously unseen in the nearly four decades Forbes has been tracking net worths: With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos' net worth is up by $4.9 billion, making the 56-year-old the world's first-ever person to amass a $200 billion fortune. As of 1:50 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the Amazon founder and CEO is worth $204.6 billion—nearly $90 billion more than the world's second-ric... more »
Can An Integrated App Stop You from Being ‘Canceled’?
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] When it comes to other actions not confined to texts that have been known to lead to cancellations, whether it’s tweets, direct messages, voicemails, or bad or embarrassing in-person behavior, users are on their own. There’s a great deal of talk these days about “cancel culture.” The concept itself is somewhat nebulous, but it mostly involves people being criticized, held accountable, and sometimes facing consequences for things they’ve done and said, in some cases in tweets and text messages in the distant past. The spec... more »
What Was Really Behind Navalny’s Poisoning?
*Diana Kadi* *Security, Europe* The question must be asked: who would really benefit from the death of the opposition leader? Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who fell ill on August 20 during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, remains in a medically-induced coma. Doctors in Germany are claiming it was a poisoning and are predicting long-term consequences for his nervous system. Russian doctors disagree. They purport that Navalny's poor condition is a metabolic disorder due to a lack of glucose. The Western media immediately blamed Russian president Vladimir Putin for every... more »
Inside Joaquin Castro's Campaign to Lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee
*Matthew Petti* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] He is turning the struggle over the House Foreign Affairs Committee into a public debate. Leading a committee in Congress is an insider’s game. Committee chairmen have the power to set the agenda—literally—so Democratic and Republican party leadership usually assigns this coveted position through closed-door proceedings to each committee’s most senior member. Castro, a congressman from Texas, is trying something new. He wants to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee—jumping ahead of several more senior members—and has turn... more »
The U.S. Navy Has New Plans for Sea Mines (Dropped from a B-52?)
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1916CDA300&share=true] The U.S. Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) last month to determine which government contractors might be capable of designing, manufacturing and testing maritime mines that could be deployed at long ranges from the air. While the Navy may not even move forward with such a project, it suggests that there is interest from military planners to determine if the technologies could be developed to produce an sea mine from long ranges via ... more »
The Navalny Case Won’t Change Russia’s Relations With the West
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Security, Europe* Will there be much of a reaction at all? Russian anti-corruption activist and opposition politician Alexei Navalny remains in a medically-induced coma in a Berlin hospital, and his German medical team has announced the discovery of cholinesterase inhibitors in his system. These compounds, which impact the functioning of the nervous system, are found in pesticides, some medications (such as for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease), and in nerve agents such as poisons. I am not a toxicologist, but it would seem highly unlikely to be the resu... more »
Boston Coronavirus Superspreading Event Likely Led to 20,000 Cases, Study Says
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * [image: Reuters] The superspreading event occurred in late February at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf, where roughly two hundred people attended the conference. A Boston hotel that was linked to a coronavirus outbreak after it hosted a local biotech company’s conference earlier this year likely led to about twenty thousand cases, according to a new study. The superspreading event occurred in late February at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf, where roughly two hundred people attended the conference. “Ultimately, more than ninety cases were diagnos... more »
America Went To Great Lengths To Seize Soviet Technology During the Cold War
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* With help from the CIA. *Key Point*: Soviet weapons were desired for more than their intelligence value. Sometimes the Cold War seemed like one big treasure hunt. When one side came out with a new weapon, the other side made every effort to get their hands on a copy to analyze, reverse-engineer or give it to guerrillas fighting the opposition. The United States termed this Foreign Military Exploitation (FME). A collection of documents compiled by the nonprofit National Security Archive shows just how extensive America's campaign was to obtain th... more »
U.S. Air Force Looks to Virtual Reality to Train F-35, F-22 and F-15 Pilots
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Better training means better pilots. Could this work? The use of practical virtual reality (VR) has become an actual reality in recent years, and the U.S. Air Force will soon use the technology to leverage enhanced warfighter training. This month the Air Force announced the inauguration of the new Virtual Test and Training Center (VTTC) at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada—which will house the future of joint-aerial combat training. The VTTC will utilize the facility so that pilots can simultaneously train together in both live and virtual environme... more »
Robert Gallucci: Thinking Through a New North Korea Strategy for Joe Biden
*Robert L. Gallucci* *Security, Asia* From the author: Sanctions will not bring North Korea to its knees or cause it to give up nuclear weapons, but they do stand as evidence to Pyongyang that the DPRK will not soon be recognized as a legitimate nuclear weapons state. Viewed this way, they need not become an obstacle to progress towards normal political relations between the US and the North, and US could look forward to ending them as much as the North. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center... more »
Another Ft. Hood Soldier Found Dead During Sex Abuse Case, Days After Military Said ‘No Foul Play’
[image: soldier]Days after the military announced that there was nothing to see here, another soldier's body was discovered in the midst of a sex abuse scandal.
Teachers ‘Bruised, Bloodied, Traumatized’ After Being Shot by Cops with Pellet Guns in Shooting Drill
[image: teachers]Teachers in Indiana have filed a lawsuit after they were left bloodied and scarred after a school shooting drill in which cops shot them with pellet guns.
Russia's Tu-95MSM Bear Bomber Has Been Upgraded To Carry Double Its Missile Load
Reuters *National Interest:* *Russia's Tu-95MSM Bear Upgraded to Double Missile Load* The systems and equipment performed as expected and the entire test flight was conducted without a hitch. The Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” is one of the oldest aircraft designs in active service with the Russian Air and Space Force (RuASF), and it remains the only propeller-driven in operation today. Despite its age, however, this Bear has some serious fight yet and shows no signs of being retired. In fact, the RuASF has continued to roll out modernizations that will keep the aircraft flyin... more »
The lies continue
Democrat media complain that there was no mention of the virus during the RNC. Really? I heard it. In prayer. In stories of first responders. In testimonies of survivors. In news clips of Cuomo and Newsom praising the president for the quick aid he sent their states. Stories of amazing new treatments and advancing technology. And the governors have sent the "crushing" economic woes, not the president. It was Democrats who fought the president on stopping international air traffic from China. It was Democrats who told tourists to come to their cities even as late as March. The fal... more »
Merkel WARNS Putin to get to the bottom of Navalny alleged poisoning (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 646.
Gringo View: Is Now a Good Time to Write Your Own Obituary?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - How many of us, stranded and isolated for the past months by the pandemic and unable to have normal contact with an everyday outside world have wondered about the inevitability of our own deaths? This gringo has. And with all the death around us, it would be surprising if most […] The post Gringo View: Is Now a Good Time to Write Your Own Obituary? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Milwaukee Bucks Skip Playoff Game To Protest Shooting
The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday afternoon to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday. The game was scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EDT, but minutes before tipoff, the Bucks still had not taken the court. “Some things are bigger than basketball,” Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Bucks, tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “The stand taken today by the players and org shows that we’re fed up. Enough is enough. Change needs to happen. The post Milwaukee Bucks Skip Playoff Game To Protest Shooting appeared ... more »
Courts Worldwide Ruling That Gig Economy Is A Road To Serfdom
The tech industry buzzword “gig” has distracted society from important questions about the gig economy that are surprisingly traditional: whether a business has employees or contractors, and how it can avoid payroll taxes and legal liability. Countless Silicon Valley business models have been built under the guise of gigs, Uber and Lyft two of the best known cases, which is ironic considering that for all of their high-tech pretensions, at the core both are taxi and food delivery services. The post Courts Worldwide Ruling That Gig Economy Is A Road To Serfdom appeared first on Po... more »
Read the criminal charges in French filed in Paris in 2009 over the swine flu vaccine scam
Mr le Procureur de la République, Je vous demande l’ouverture d’une enquête criminelle, dans les plus brefs délais et ce dans le but de prévenir les forfaits criminels suivants de la plus haute gravité. En effet, j’accuse : La ministre de la santé et des sports, Madame Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin Le ministre de l’intérieur, des territoires outre-mer et collectivités territoriales, Monsieur Brice Hortefeux La ministre de la justice, Madame Michèle Alliot-Marie de violation de la loi sur le crime contre les intérêts fondamentaux de la nation. (Article 412-1 du code pénal) de... more »
“Anti-Vaxxers” Are Taking On The “Globalists…”
And Plan To Win… Yup, I said that twice… Opinion By “Deplorable” Consumer Activist Tim Bolen If I were to try to assemble a list of Planet Earth’s top “Anti-Vaxxers” for the purpose of giving awards I’d have to first get a Grant from some trillionaire Foundation just to get the trophies made up. The … Continue reading “Anti-Vaxxers” Are Taking On The “Globalists…”
Violent flooding leaves at least 110 fatalities, 2 000 houses destroyed in Parwan, Afghanistan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
At least 110 people died and around 2 000 houses were destroyed after violent flash flooding swept through Parwan, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2020, with authorities noting that the death toll may continue to rise. The disaster management added that dozens were...... Read more »
How Nations Collapse: Disunity
*Charles Hugh Smith* - Based on the nation's multiple sources of profound disunity, collapse is only a matter of when, not if.
"Mining" plants???
I was surprised to learn that some plants absorb so much nickel, it can be "mined" by processing them. The BBC reports: Sixteen years ago, Aiyen Tjoa was exploring a small mining town of Sorowako in the heart of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Sorowako once had been a home to immense diversity of plants, and most of them were found nowhere else. But then the small town became the hub of one of the largest nickel mining areas in the world, with one company alone extracting 5% of the global nickel supply. When Tjoa, a soil biologist and lecturer in Tadulako University in Central ... more »
UARB approves Halifax Water application, including accelerated lead pipe removal program
Halifax Water’s rates will remain flat this year, and a new, accelerated lead pipe removal program will go ahead after the utility received approval from its regulator on Thursday. Nova Scotia’s Utility and Review Board (UARB) approved Halifax Water’s application for amendments to its rates and regulations in a decision released Thursday. In June, the […]
Another roadside attraction
News 1. One step closer to glamping near McGrath’s Cove Zane Woodford reports on Halifax and West Community Council approvement last night for a camping/glamping park. Woodford writes: David Cahill, owner of Wilderness Stays, proposed a “a low impact tourist development” at the corner of Prospect and McGraths Cove roads on Eastern Lake — located […]
Israel Launches Air Strikes Against Hezbollah Positions After Gunfire On Lebanon Border
The Israeli military fires flares into the sky over the Lebanese border on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy) *Middle East Monitor*: *Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops* Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel’s military said. No Israeli troops were wounded in the firing, the military said. Soldiers deployed illumination flares, smoke shells, and live fire after the shots from the Lebanese side of the frontier, it said. “In response, overni... more »
Hurricane Laura Blasts Gulf Coast with Wind, Rain and Wall of Seawater
The National Hurricane Center said Laura slammed the coast with winds of 150 mph.
‘Threadbare’ US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Health Care During Pandemic
New data on how many lost their health insurance, which often means health care, due to Covid. And the numbers are not getting better soon.
Tweets For Today
Latest on Hurricane Laura: • Strong winds delay rescue efforts and damage assessment. • Nearly 470,000 homes and businesses without power in Louisiana and Texas. • Landfall came near Cameron, Louisiana, about 30 miles from Texas border. https://t.co/hf5QyxcB8M — The Associated Press (@AP) August 27, 2020 DOJ is seeking data on whether New York and three other states violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals — actions that have been criticized for potentially fueling the spread of the virus. https://t.co/9j3gBRwGfc — N... more »
Democrats call for a massive tax hike on the poor and increasing CO2 production: Banning Fracking edition
At their convention the Democrats declared that they'd ban fracking. Fracking is a way to extract natural gas from the ground. Fracking has directly led to significant reductions in CO2 emissions under Trump because burning natural gas creates less CO2 than burning coal does. Without fracking the US will have to use more coal, since wind and solar simply can't provide enough reliable power, thereby increasing CO2 production. Hence it's clear that Democrats don't care about climate change. Further eliminating fracking will increase the cost of energy which is effectively a tax on en... more »
Hillary explains how the Democrats are planning to steal the election
Hillary kindly told America just how Democrats are planning on stealing the 2020 election. She said: *“Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances,” Clinton said. “Because I think this is going to drag out, and eventually, I do believe he will win, if we don’t give an inch and if we are as focused and relentless as the other side is.”* What she's saying is even if Biden loses don't concede so that Democrats can manufacture votes to steal the election. This is a frequently used Democrat strategy. In 1960 JFK beat Nixon because he won Illinois and Texas--which at the time ... more »
We don't know what happened in Kenosha but we know CNN is lying about it
Fake news as only #CNN can spew it... pic.twitter.com/tiXnxZQbrr — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 26, 2020 We don't have the full story on what happened but the media is already saying that the young man who did the shooting is the villain. While that may be the case the fact that at least one of the people he shot has a gun and continues to hold the gun even after being shot is reason to at the very least sit back and wait for more information. The fact that CNN hid the truth is no surprise.
Nevada’s June 9 Primary in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Nevada Governor speaks to a crowd in Las Vegas in 2020 (Gage Skidmore/https://flic.kr/p/2iuYHUZ/CC BY-SA 2.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the nation confronts the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses for election administration. Through student-driven research, tool development, and direct services to jurisdictions, the ... more »
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From Jenna Orkin We Have Crossed the Line Debt Hawks Warned Us About The End of the Oil Age Is Upon Us A new report suggests that over the next 30 years, at least 80 percent of the oil industry will be wiped out. Journalism’s Gates Keepers For second time in eight years, a coup in Mali has been led by a U.S.-trained soldier White Supremacist Who Gunned Down Multiple Protesters in Kenosha Was Working with Police? After 48 Years, Democrats Endorse Nuclear Energy In Platform 1. 6-foot-distancing rule is outdated, Oxford and MIT created new system The CDC quietly modified coronav... more »
TikTok CEO Resigns Amid US Pressure to Sell Video App
His resignation follows President Donald Trump's order to ban TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells its U.S. operations to an American company within 90 days.
More Than 1 Million Americans Applied for Jobless Benefits
Employers added nearly 9.3 million jobs in May, June and July — but that hiring surge replaced just 42% of the jobs lost in March and April.
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ Video Game Makes G. Edward Griffin’s Interview Go Viral
Yuri Bezmenov described the steps of psychological warfare, and now the violent change of power that we can see today, that have been used by Communists to take power inside the US government. He warned: "The time bomb is ticking. With every second, the disaster is coming closer and closer. The danger is real."
They'll Huff and They'll Puff
It was a rough night in Louisiana -- or as they say down there -- "Looziana." Hurricane Laura rolled in in the wee small hours of the morning. The National Hurricane Centre warned that Laura was "unsurvivable" and "castastrophic." But Donald Trump's party went on. And once again, Dana Milbank writes, he is a man without a plan: He didn’t create the coronavirus, but he made its impact on the United States worse than in any other country because he had no plan to combat it. More than six months after the virus surfaced, he said his administration was “in the process of developing a ... more »
Catholics Against Nukes: Archbishop Wester’s Hiroshima Vigil
In what is a turn-up for the books, a senior voice of the Catholic Church made something of an impression this month that did not incite scandal, hot rage, or the commencement of an investigation. It did, however, agitate a few editors. Archbishop John C. Wester of San Fe, in […]
Evidence for a Shift of Europa’s Icy Crust
A hypothesis about an astronomical object snaps into sharper detail when it can be tested. Thus the new findings on Europa and the movements of the ice shell that covers its ocean, which are the subject of a paper in Geophysical Research Letters. The work of Paul Schenk (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston) and colleagues, […]
"100 Awfully Good Oxymorons"
*"100 Awfully Good Oxymorons"* by Richard Nordquist/ThoughtCo "An oxymoron is a figure of speech, usually one or two words in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. This contradiction is also known as a paradox. Writers and poets have used it for centuries as a literary device to describe life’s inherent conflicts and incongruities. In speech, oxymorons can lend a sense of humor, irony, or sarcasm. The word “oxymoron” is itself oxymoronic, which is to say contradictory. The word is derived from two ancient Greek words oxys, which means “sharp,” and moronos, which ... more »
"America's Metastasizing Class Wars"
*Click image for larger size.* *"America's Metastasizing Class Wars"* by Charles Hugh Smith "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffett "The traditional class war has been waged between wage-earners (who sell their labor) and their employers (owners of capital and the means of production). These classes have been assigned various names (proletariat, bourgeoisie, capitalists, etc.) but these broad class definitions don't describe all the class conflicts emerging in the modern U.S. economy. Before we di... more »
Typhoon "Bavi" makes landfall over North Pyongan Province, North Korea
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Typhoon "Bavi" made landfall over the coast of North Pyongan Province in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on August 27, 2020, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph). Bavi is the strongest storm to hit the Korean Peninsula...... Read more »
A Cause for Suspicion? Why Russia Is Silent About Its New S-500 Missile System
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Little concrete information is available. *Key Point*: Not all is well in Russian missile defense paradise. The much-vaunted next generation of Russian missile defense, the S-500 boasts a host of best-in-class performance features. The Triumfator is purportedly able to engage anti-ballistic missiles at six hundred kilometers, an improvement of two hundred km over the already-formidable S-400. The S-500’s range is matched by its no less impressive ability to track and intercept up to ten missile warheads flying at a speed of over 4 miles a seco... more »
"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/27/20"
*"Economic Fantasy Update AM 8/27/20"* *Updated as available.* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Deceptive resemblances to reality by these arch-criminals are total lies. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ◆ *8/27/20* *○* Gregory Mannarino, *AM* *8/27/20:* *"Must Know Updates Prior To Fed Big Announcement Today"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Related:* *AUG 27, 2020 9:53 AM: *... more »
No F-35: Pakistan's JF-17 May Not Be Stealthy, But It's Good Enough
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The jet fighter was built in conjunction with China. *Key Point*: The Thunder is not particularly sexy compared to cutting-edge stealth fighters, but it's capable for its price. In the 2019 Paris Air Show, Pakistan its lightweight JF-17 Thunder jet fighter it began building a decade ago in conjunction with China. You can see the seven-ton fighter performing maneuvers in this video. Just a few months earlier, Pakistan dispatched what it claimed to be twenty-five JF-17s to launch a lightning strike across the Line of Control on targets in Kashmir, i... more »
Kim's Terrorism: In 1996, North Korea Blew Up A South Korean Airport
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* North Korea has no problem murdering innocents. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *North Korea has repeatedly rebuffed overtures from South Korea’s president Moon for deeper improvements of relations, while discussions between Washington and Pyongyang appear to be on a negative trajectory. But hopefully, we have seen the last of sports-event terrorism on the Korean Peninsula. Given the intense passions and rivalries that sports events are known to inspire, it should surprise no one that they so frequently become theatres on which domestic and... more »
China's Version of "Top Gun" May Be the Most Boring Military Film Ever
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* "Sky Fighters" (2011) proves that a movie with fighter planes can actually be pretty awful. *Key Point*: The film defies any attempt to make fun of it. The Chinese government wants to take you into the danger zone. In 2011 Beijing released *Sky Fighters*, China’s answer to *Top Gun. *Like *Top Gun*, it’s about fighter pilots waging aerial war for their country. But that’s where the comparison ends. Made by the Chinese military as domestic propaganda, *Sky Fighters *is possibly the worst movie with fighter planes ever made. And that’s saying a lot... more »
These Five Aircraft Prove That America's Air Force Wasn't Always the Best
*Robert Farley* *Security, * How will history will treat the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter? *Key Point*: Even the worst of these aircraft were able to make useful contributions. The air forces of the United States have had pretty good luck with aircraft design. In part because of the structure of the U.S. defense industrial base, numerous firms have offered competitive aircraft designs, allowing the weeding out of poor performers at a relatively early stage. Nevertheless, not every aircraft can be a P-51 Mustang, an F6F Hellcat, or an F-15 Eagle. This is a list of a few of the less ... more »
Startup Mexican Used Car Dealer Kayak Advances in Latin America, Targets Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican startup Kavak, which operates in the used car sales market, makes its first expansion in Latin America with the purchase of Argentine company Checkars. The value of the agreement is US$10 million (R$50 million). Carlos Garcia Ottati, co-founder and global CEO of Kavak, says that the company has expanded […] The post Startup Mexican Used Car Dealer Kayak Advances in Latin America, Targets Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
US Company Begins Phase I Human Trials for Potential HIV Cure
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The US will begin human trials of gene therapy that is considered a "potential cure" for HIV next month. The FDA - Food and Drug Administration - on August 11th authorized AGT, American Gene Technologies, to initiate phase 1 human trials. The news was disclosed by the American scientific journal […] The post US Company Begins Phase I Human Trials for Potential HIV Cure appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro: Brazil Was Among Countries That Better Faced Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At a time when the country records over 115,000 deaths from Covid-19, President Jair Bolsonaro again said on Wednesday, August 26th, that Brazil was among the countries that better faced the novel coronavirus The post Bolsonaro: Brazil Was Among Countries That Better Faced Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Criticizes and Suspends Minister Guedes’s “Renda Brasil” Project
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has publicly criticized Renda Brasil, proposed to him by his economic team this week. Bolsonaro stated that the project is suspended and that he will not "take (resources) from the poorest" to supply the new program . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Bolsonaro Criticizes and Suspends Minister Guedes’s “Renda Brasil” Project appeared first on The Rio Times.
Analysis: Bolsonaro’s Recent Focus on Poorest Population Stymies the Opposition
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro was elected President with the vote of the wealthiest. He seeks reelection with the vote of the poorest. The wealthy adopted him two years ago to defeat the PT (Workers' Party). The middle class too, but it has always been unreliable. Thus, Bolsonaro may . . . To […] The post Analysis: Bolsonaro’s Recent Focus on Poorest Population Stymies the Opposition appeared first on The Rio Times.
Syria: Russian/US Troops Collide, Pipelines Explode and more- Birth Pangs
*Love the spin from the Kurdish media!* *Russian Vehicles Ram US Convoy in N/E Syria- Injuring Troops*. *With intention. And, malice the Russian’s RAMMED the US Convoy. Ah, the Kurdish media. Always spinning for the remake on the behalf of their benefactors.* *Washington Post: Russia Blames US for MilitaryVehicle Collision* *“U.S. officials said Wednesday that a Russian vehicle sideswiped a light-armored U.S. military vehicle, injuring four Americans, while two Russian helicopters flew overhead, one as close as 20 meters (70 feet) from the U.S. vehicle.U.S. National Security... more »
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*Ohio State University suspends 228 students for violating pandemic precautions even before classes begin* Even before classes began Tuesday, The Ohio State University temporarily suspended 228 students who officials said broke guidelines around social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension comes as K-12 schools, colleges and universities across the country contend with how to start and safely continue the academic year during a worldwide pandemic. Ohio State, located in Columbus, is one of the largest in the country, with nearly 70,000 students. Students mov... more »
Consumer Reports takes consumers by hand on fresh produce and pesticides
Everybody knows the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears and that porridge that was too cold and too hot but was finally “just right.” Consumer Reports is looking at coming out “just right” in a new study about fresh produce and pesticides. And its a study involving the same set of facts that are... Continue Reading
A tribute to women on Day 3
Day 3 of the RNC convention coincided with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s constitutional right to vote. So there were many tributes. Let me say, I’ve never been that impressed with how women have used that right. Particularly women in Congress. They’ve pushed for killing the unborn; many have eschewed marriage; some have denied the importance of fathers and have denigrated men, who they outlive and women enjoy better health outcomes; women in Congress have insisted on affirmative action, yet want outsized government protection using the federal governm... more »
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*Five decades late to the ballgame: After 48 years, Democrats endorse nuclear energy in platform * It took five decades, but the Democratic Party has finally changed its stance on nuclear energy. In its recently released party platform, the Democrats say they favor a “technology-neutral” approach that includes “all zero-carbon technologies, including hydroelectric power, geothermal, existing and advanced nuclear, and carbon capture and storage.” That statement marks the first time since 1972 that the Democratic Party has said anything positive in its platform about nuclear energy. ... more »
Hurricane Laura Hits Louisiana with 150 mph Winds; Catastrophic Storm Surge; Strongest Hurricane to Hit Louisiana Since 1856
As can be seen anything can happen once they get into the Gulf of Mexico. At 150 mph, Laura was … Continue reading →
NOW THEY'RE EVEN GASLIGHTING US ABOUT THEIR OWN TALKING POINTS
A wheelchair-bound young man named Madison Cawthorn recently won a Republican primary runoff in a red district in North Carolina. He's likely to be in Congress soon. He spoke at the Republican convention last night, and he ended his speech by being helped out of his wheelchair and onto his feet, while making a culture-war point. But for some reason, Fox News doesn't want you to believe he was making a culture-war point. Here, Fox News attacks a black female journalist -- you know how much right-wingers love to do that -- for saying that the culture-war point was a culture-war point:... more »
Earth moving through radioactive remnants of supernovae for the past 33 000 years
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
A new study suggests that the Earth has been moving through the remnants of an ancient exploded star for at least the past 33 000 years. The research team extracted a special isotope of iron called iron-60 from sea sediment samples and found that the isotope is...... Read more »
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