Friday, August 28, 2020

28 August - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

Interview with Mitzi Szereto

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 16 hours ago
“*Mitzi Szereto is an author and anthology editor of multi-genre fiction and non-fiction. She has her own blog Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto’s Weblog and is creator/presenter of the Web channel Mitzi TV, which covers the “quirky” side of London, England. She’s been featured internationally on radio and television and in major newspapers and magazines. She gives talks and readings at book and literature festivals and teaches creative writing workshops around the world. Widely considered the pioneer of the erotic writing workshop in the UK and mainland Europe, she’s also lectured i... more »

Most 2018 DCCC Recruits Are Being Endorsed By The Chamber Of Commerce-- Meet Next Year's Chamber Endorsees

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*2018 DCCC recruit Jeff Van Drew is honest enough to be running for reelection as a Republican. Other 2018 DCCC recruits are being endorsed by the US Chamber of Commerce. Maybe someone needs to change the DCCC-- drastically* ProgressivePunch has awarded grades of "F" to 108 Democrats in Congress. 35 of them are part of the the most right-wing freshmen class in the history of the modern Democratic Party. Some of them-- like Steny Hoyer and Cheri Bustos-- are among top party leadership. All of them are extremely conservative and would have been considered Republicans before the GOP to... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates AM 8/28/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates AM 8/28/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest information. ◆ by David Leonhardt • *Here are the latest maps and tables tracking the virus in every U.S. state.* *• Updated Aug 28, 2020, 12:39 P**M E.T.* *Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak* More than 24,511,600 people around the world have been infected with Covid-19; 5,898,559 of them are Americans. Here is the latest map/case count. The number of daily tests conducted in the U.S. is only 52 percent of the level considered necessary to mitigate the s... more »

Titanic battle: Taking on the MIC

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
*Pushback with Aaron Maté * Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, discusses the connections between the global US empire and the record US death toll during the coronavirus pandemic. "We're really not doing anything very well or right, and that's a consequence in part at least of our fascination with an attempt to maintain and even expand this empire that we've created since 1945," Wilkerson says. He also discusses the breakdown of US-Russia talks on expanding a key nuclear weapons treaty, and new revelations about the Bush administration's drive to in... more »

The Boomin Beaver is the U.S. Navy’s Smallest Ship

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / U.S. Navy] The Navy has smaller vessels of course—but they just aren’t “warships” and the smallest of them all is the Boomin Beaver-class security tug, which is just 19 feet long and has a draft of five feet. The crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is completing its training as the ship prepares for its first deployment and combat readiness. At about 100,000 tons and with a length of 1,106 feet the supercarrier is currently the world’s largest aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever constructed in terms of displacement. ... more »

Could Russia's Deadly T-90 Armata Do Battle With America's Best Tank?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Upgrades continue. *Key Point*: The victorious tank would likely be that with the more skilled crew. While the T-14 Armata might be Russia’s latest and greatest tank, it still is not ready for service. In order to bolster the capabilities of their more conventional tank fleet while the Armata is being prepared, Russia continues to modernize its current “top-tier” tanks, such as the T-90. Recently forty T-90Ms, the latest variant of the T-90, were reported to be ready for delivery in the near future to combat units. Similar to the M1A2 SEP v3, th... more »

“President Trump did build an economy that worked for everyone especially minorities…”

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“Cameron said, “President Trump did build an economy that worked for everyone especially minorities and he will do it again in on immigration. Joe Biden promises more to illegal immigrants than he does to you. But President Trump believes his … Continue reading →

Building Immunity to Viral Pandemics

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
We are facing two viral pandemics in 2020 which are oddly related yet profoundly different – the pandemic of a novel Coronavirus, and the extraordinarily contagious virus of disinformation, falsehoods, and bad science about that pandemic, itself being shared and spread in countries around the globe.

Who Buys This Phony ‘Anti-Semitism’ Smear Language?

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
Semites are a language group not a religious group. They spoke (and still do) Semitic languages, especially the Canaanite and later Aramaic dialects of Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories.

This Happens To Me All The Time When I Leave The House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Every. Damn. Time. pic.twitter.com/vJJDPinnSc — Only in America (@Crazzyintheusa) August 27, 2020

Links 8/28/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 16 hours ago

Delayed Second Stimulus Already Leading to Cuts in Grocery Store Spending

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Hunger is on the rise. Grocery store operators see weaker spending now that the $600/week unemployment supplements are gone.

NY, CT & NJ Love CDC on Vaccines But Not Covid

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Governors (Winken, Blinken and Nod) kiss the CDC's buttocks when it comes to vaccines, and now thumb their noses at them claiming they are not health experts when it comes to Covid. You may... more »

Will Flu Shots Exacerbate COVID?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Note: Below is a Rapid Response from March, 2020 in BMJ (British Medical Journal) that asks a very important question. Have you seen any official concern, let alone answers, as to whether flu vaccination could increase COVID? In a world... more »

After Decades Of Dominance, The B-2 Stealth Bomber Is Being Modernized

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * New upgrades for a new security environment. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The B-2 is described as a platform which can operate undetected over enemy territory and, in effect, “knock down the door” by destroying enemy radar and air defenses so that other aircraft can fly through a radar “corridor” and attack. However, enemy air defenses are increasingly becoming technologically advanced and more sophisticated Air Force pilots of the 1980s-era stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber plan to arm the B-2 with new weapons and upgrade the aircraft to fly the aircr... more »

Quote of the week

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
From Diogenes' Middle Finger: Rioters destroyed the Dilophosaurus statue outside the Kenosha Dinosaur Discovery Museum during the first night of riots. Now while not a slave-owning dinosaur, the Dilophosaurus, with a brain the size of a walnut, DOES routinely score higher on SATs than the average BLM thug. So I get the resentment. A sarcastic stiletto slipped gently between the ribs can be just as fatal as a blatant bash to the head. Well done, ma'am! Peter

WHO Delegation Sat In Beijing For Three Weeks And Failed To Go To Wuhan 'Ground Zero' For The Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *WHO Skips Wuhan During China Trip; "Sat In Beijing For Three Weeks"* A delegation from the World Health Organization tasked with investigating the origins of COVID-19 failed to go to Wuhan, China - 'ground zero' for the pandemic, and instead "sat in Beijing for three weeks" according to a senior US official, who told the Financial Times that Western governments are skeptical over China's commitment to identifying the origins of the pandemic. "Any chance of finding a smoking gun is now gone," the official continued. Though we're not sure what any team of investigator... more »

America's M26 Pershing Tank Wasn't Exactly a Nazi Tank Killer

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* It is safe to say that due to the difficulties involved in transporting the machines and training their crews, the only Pershings that could have seen sustained action were those 20 experimental models introduced in February 1945. As a result, since the Pershing arrived so late and in such small numbers, it had no major impact on the fighting on the Western Front. *Key Point*: The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II. “We had been assured by our officers before we invaded Fr... more »

China's Old Cold War H6-K Bomber Is Getting Modern Hypersonic Missiles

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Can you teach an old bomber new tricks? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *If that strategy is successful, American aircraft could find their airfields have been pounded into rubble. On the other hand, if U.S. fighters like the F-22 and F-35 can get within fifty or one hundred miles of a H-6K—enough to fire an air-to-air missile like the AIM-120—those bomber pilots won’t have a nice day. China’s H6-K may be an old Soviet-designed bomber—but it’s getting twenty-first century missiles. Chinese H-6Ks—a knockoff of the 1950s Soviet Tu-16 bomber—will ... more »

The T-84 Oplot-M: Just How Good Is Ukraine's Best Main Battle Tank?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* The tank draws many design features from earlier tanks. *Key Point*: While the Oplot might be better than Russia’s “line” tanks, the tiny numbers in service render its advantages irrelevant. The T-84 Oplot-M is Ukraine’s latest Main Battle Tank. While it hasn’t seen combat service in the Ukrainian military, the type contains many advanced features. But the Oplot is hardly a clean slate design. In many ways, it is simply a highly advanced version of the T-80U main battle tank, one of the most lethal tanks the Soviet Union produced. But how did the ... more »

Chinese Fishing Is Threatening the Galapagos: Why This Requires a Regional Response

Sarah Ryan Enright at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sarah Ryan Enright* *Enviornment, South America* Even though it takes place in international waters and is technically legal, Chinese overfishing comes at enormous risk to endangered Galapagos wildlife. More than 300 foreign fishing ships, almost all Chinese, have been sitting in international waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands since late July. The islands, nearly 1,000 km from the coast of Ecuador, are best-known for their unique wildlife. As these vessels are in international waters, their presence is technically lawful. They are reportedly fishing for squid and have be... more »

Tom Ferguson: Biden Blurring Almost Everything

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Political scientist Tom Ferguson juxtaposes the factions around Biden with how Roosevelt eventually stared down banks and corporatists in the second phase of the New Deal

Record-breaking rainfall submerges Karachi, leaving more than 20 people dead, Pakistan

At least 23 people were killed in weather-related incidents in Karachi, Pakistan, on August 27, 2020, as intense monsoon rains continued to batter parts of the country. Up to 223.5 mm (8.7 inches) of rain fell in just 12 hours on Thursday alone, marking the...... Read more »

Politics

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 18 hours ago
A Change in Attitude The knitting circle for failed political pundits, otherwise known as the never-Trumpers, is annoying, and nowhere more so than in Arizona. Arizona is home to scumbags like Jeff Flake, a traitorous cur, who really needs to move out of state. He tends to maintain a low profile in Arizona, […] The post Politics appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

California reveals the sad reality of “renewables”

Kenneth Green at CFACT - 18 hours ago
They ought to make a movie. “Lights! Camera! Action!” Lights? Lights! Can we have some lights here? The post California reveals the sad reality of “renewables” appeared first on CFACT.

Hey Claire, Who's Writing Your Hateful Scripts. Biden's Handlers?

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
MSNBC comes off as so phony sometime. In this short clip, the disgraced and bitter former US Senator and one of the DNC resident MSNBC sock puppets, Claire McCaskill, feigned absolute outrage I tell you, repeating herself almost verbatim as if she's reading from scripted notes to a predetermined question, on two different shows in different AM/PM time slots. This is so juvenile, even for a bunch of conspiracy theory clowns at MSNBC and so obvious this is not off the cuff remarks, because the old bag is only slightly sharper than Biden...... *~* Thank You *WHATFINGER NEWS* for t... more »

The Pentagon Wants Robot Generals

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
"The Pentagon is seeking to take this process to an entirely new level—by replacing not just ordinary soldiers and their weapons, but potentially admirals and generals with robotic systems," writes Klare. (Photo: US Air Force) *Michael Klare, Tom Dispatch:* *Artificial (Un)intelligence and the U.S. Military * Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the U.S. military, as TomDispatch regular Michael Klare informs us today, has had a brilliant idea -- robot generals (!) -- into which to sink yet more billions of our tax dollars as divestment in our infrastructure, schools, h... more »

Hurricane Laura expected to make landfall in Louisiana, with life-threatening storm surge along Gulf Coast

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What is hitting is certainly as bad as it gets. So far we seem to be avoiding a hammer blow on a city. rumbling inland over farm country is no fun either but it avoids most of the human displacement. I am writing this thursday afternoon and it hit a lot of industrial areas and Lake Charles but well away from far more sensitive areas. The storm surge ran nine to twelve feet, bad enough but not impossible either. four reported deaths so far. This did have the potential to be far worse than Katrina but the path makes all the difference. It was still level four against Katrina'... more »

Idaho’s House of Representatives Votes to End Coronavirus Emergency EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
First of the science now tells us that the actual pandemic measured by legitimate death rates peaked back in March and then rapidly collased in line with all other known epidemics of this nature. We are now approaching zero deaths.. What we have now is a potential 6 billion cases but no deaths. This is called a casedemic. So yes it is high time to shut this down. Thankyou Idaho. Obviously govenors and political types lack the sense. *BREAKING: Idaho’s House of Representatives Votes to End Coronavirus Emergency EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY* *August 25, 2020 33 Comments* *ht... more »

The Social and Economic Side Effects of Negative Interest Rates

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is all nonsense. We have had negative interest rates in Japan for example for decades now and none of this has appeared. The financial industry makes its money by creating loans. This never stops. Negative rates apply to passive money The rest of us pay. Keeping idle pools of capital lying around is rarely an investment strategy and why long term pools go into stocks and are going into stocks because the mortgage market is sold out. In fact negative interest rates forces mony into active building in order to produce loan product. .. *The Social and Economic Side Effect... more »

Another "Oumuamua" Plot Twist: Leading Explanation For Interstellar Object Is Aliens Again

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
To start with, this is exactly what such a craft should look like if it is star faring population. such a craft nededs to be a long cycliner that is spun up to provide natural alleration on the inside of the outer shell. Of course we are looking for multiple layers allowing a population of millions. so yes ten times larger than is is wide in completely real. Its brightness is the other give away. This a a manfactured surface, even if it is graphene thin. Then there is the increasing momentum. There may have been a missed earlier burn to bring the craft to insertion and the co... more »

“Your Economics Professor is almost Certainly a Charlatan: A review with commentary of ‘My Mis-Education in 3 Graphics’,” a film by Mary Filippo

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
This fifty-eight-minute film will interest anyone who has taken a college-level course in economics, especially those who were baffled by the professor’s pronouncements but too insecure or embarrassed to ask an obvious question. Filmmaker Mary Filippo began in 2004 to audit economics classes in the hope that she could “learn something about globalization. Does it really help people in developing countries? What are its downsides?” She did not learn these things. She says, “What I found in these courses was instead a difficult to understand presentation of the economy through graphic... more »

Trump accepts the nomination from the White House lawn, portraying a nation in crisis and himself as its hero

Jennifer Mercieca, Associate Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 19 hours ago
The Republican National Convention wrapped up with Trump sounding familiar themes but speaking from an unusual location.

Funny Friday

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 19 hours ago
Presented in our patented ‘Slideshow-O-Ram–O‘® Summer reading selections…. Appetite killer…. A woman asks her husband at breakfast time, “Would you like some bacon and eggs, a slice of toast, and maybe some grapefruit juice and coffee?” He declines. “Thanks for asking, but I’m not hungry right now. It’s this Viagra,” he says. “It’s really taken the edge off my appetite. At lunchtime, she asks him if he’d like something. “How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins, or a cheese sandwich?” He declines. “The Viagra,” he says, “really trashes my desire for food. Come dinner time, she asks... more »

Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, "Blue World"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
The Moody Blues, "Blue World"

"If Truth Is Taken Away From Us..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
"If Truth is taken away from us, then Right and Wrong are taken from us as well. If we don't know Right and Wrong, then we can't, we won't control ourselves, but will look to someone else to bring order through brute force and raw power. We will be controlled by a tyrant, and we will no longer be free..." - Frank Peretti

The age of disputed presidencies – is democracy in crisis?

InfoBrics at The Duran - 19 hours ago
All over the world today, one cannot always tell who is the “legitimate” president or chief of state. Democracy itself may be at stake.

Will Brazil and U.S. stand alone in reforming World Health Organization?

InfoBrics at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Trump needs Bolsonaro to fight back against “Chinese domination” in the WHO.

International Army Forum 2020 in Russia

Olivia Kroth at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Submitted by Olivia Kroth… Over 1.500 companies featured more than 28.000 items of armament and military hardware at the Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum in Russia, on August 23-29, 2020. The International Army Games and the Tank Biathlon took place alongside the forum. Both events have been initiated by the Russian Defence Ministry and […]

CNN and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow HUMILIATED as They Try to GASLIGHT Riots as PEACEFUL!!!

The Duran at The Duran - 19 hours ago
CNN and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow HUMILIATED as They Try to GASLIGHT Riots as PEACEFUL! In this video, we’re going to look at the latest embarrassment to come out of the standard-bearers of fake news, and why even scholars are beginning to call these networks out for the blatant propaganda machines that they’ve become; you’re not […]

Nancy Pelosi urges Joe Biden NOT to debate Trump. Really. [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
We are seeing everything imaginable and even unimaginable unfold as we make the run towards November 3, 2020. Today’s featured weirdness is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) suggesting to Joe Biden that he not debate Donald Trump. She tried to frame this idea in a really snotty way, quite frankly. Fox News’ Marisa Schultz reported: House […]

“How Black Lives Matter Hijacked Our Schools” – Review

TheDarkMan at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Are you an American citizen? If you are, and especially if you are a parent, you should watch this rant by Glenn Beck. Black Lives Matter is a relatively new arrival on the political scene, and it is only with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that it has really gained traction, but in […]

NATO in crisis

TheBalticWord at The Duran - 19 hours ago
NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin Thursday against a backdrop of challenges for the transatlantic military alliance, rising tensions in Europe and a political crisis in Belarus. Addressing the situation in Belarus, Jens Stoltenberg denied accusations that NATO troops were gathering at the country’s border with Poland and Lithuania. […]

While NATO denies military buildup Ukraine encourages troops to support the protest in Belarus

Taras Kostusev at The Duran - 19 hours ago
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that any attempt by the Belarusian government to use the Western alliance as a scapegoat and crackdown on protests was “wrong and unjustified.” Speaking in Berlin before a meeting of European Union defence ministers, Stoltenberg also called for free and fair elections in the country after an Aug. […]

Mortgage Delinquencies Hit 10 Year High! Unprecedented Wave of Store Closures Confirmed!

Dewey Fernfield at The Duran - 19 hours ago
source The unbelievable rise of stocks has been unfazed throughout this period of trauma, of stress, and of ultimate chaos. Look around and the stats have ranged from below normal to absolutely horrible. What’s the solution? Growth. Growth will fix it all. And what we can’t grow out of, we’ll just add more taxation to […]

Minneapolis: Rioters Loot Stores in Response to a Black Man Shooting Himself

Summit News at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
A black man, who had reportedly killed someone earlier in the day, shot himself in the head in an incident that had nothing whatsoever to do with police brutality. However, hundreds of people rioted anyway.

Protesters Broke the Jaw of 71-Year-Old Kenosha Man Fending Off Vandals

Breitbarat at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
Someone threw a plastic bottle filled with concrete at the man, causing him to fall to the ground and break his jaw in two places. The man was released from the hospital, but will have to undergo surgery to put two removable plates in place and wire his jaw shut.

Report: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Step Down Due to Health Concerns…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 19 hours ago
Several Asian news outlets are now confirming that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to step down from his position due to a mounting health concern. PM Abe is one of the strong nationalist politicians who align with the … Continue reading →

Drive The Good To Become Better - A Quotation From The Book, Threads Of Vengence by Black Knight

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*Black Knight Bio:* I am a philosopher and fantasy/sci fi writer. There are few things I love having in my life - Freedom, Knowledge and Safety! Freedom from censorship and me being able to express myself. Either my opinions, or publishing books unmolested. Knowledge both of old and future to aid me see the world trough a prism of truth. Safety from oppression and detention based on tyrannical laws. My Sci Fi *Starshatter Books are published on Amazon available both in Kindle and Paperback: * *https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K62S78* *https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFCQC7C ... more »

No Dejes Que El Miedo Sea Tú Guía - Cotización de Miguel N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*No dejes que el miedo sea tu guía, porque es un camino que ha llevado a la Humanidad y sus comunidades por un camino de destrucción y ruina.* *©** M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below.* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/08/mankind-will-be-awakened-quotation-by.html*

Sea Como Una Pluma En El Viento - Cotización de Miguel N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*Sea como una pluma en el viento y deslícese suavemente hacia la Tierra desde nuestro Reino Celestial del que venimos. Nos encontramos donde el cielo y la tierra se encuentran para ver las posibilidades.* *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below.* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/08/mankind-will-be-awakened-quotation-by.html*

Captain Kirk Criticizes Space Force Officer Ranks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
William Shatner, who played Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, says Space Force should use Navy ranks. *Bill Shatner, Military Times: **William Shatner wants to know: What the heck is wrong with you, Space Force?* To the very esteemed members of Space Force and other grand poohbahs of the United States government agencies who may have a say in this, I have one question for you: What the heck is wrong with you? I’m talking about the ranks of the Space Force! What are you doing to us? 😱 There was no Colonel Kirk; not even in the mirror universe (which is what 2020 fee... more »

Wuhan Covid: Evidence For Hydroxychloroquine & Herd Immunity Status

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 19 hours ago
30 days to flatten the curve is over. We flattened it. It was NEVER about fewer infections. Area under the curve is constant. It was about not overwhelming hospitals with a spike. Continue reading →

Friends Of Australia Friday Lamb Salisbury Steak & Little Penguin Shiraz Cab

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 19 hours ago
It's Friday in Australia and time to party down on Australian Shiraz / Cabernet wine and Lamb Salisbury Steak with cheese and mushroom topper. Continue reading →

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to resign

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 19 hours ago
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to resign Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to announce his resignation later today because of ill health. Speculation had already emerged before his two recent visits to the hospital that he wasn’t well. Therefore, with past health issues leading to […]

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cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
For years to come. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Why Do U.S. Army Tanks Need 4 Crew Members (And Not 3)?

Rich Creed at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Rich Creed* *Security, Americas* An Army colonel explains. *Key Point*: The four-soldier crew gives flexibility that three cannot. Having spent a lot of time on tanks, I would argue that pursuing technical solutions that don’t account for the human dimension of sustained ground combat is a mistake. The four-soldier crew gives flexibility that three cannot. Pulling local security is a real requirement inside a tactical assembly area. Doing so while maintaining weapons, conducting maintenance, eating, and getting some sleep is already tough. When in radio listening silence you n... more »

Tom Horn’s Third Temple Book Called ‘Spot On’ With Trump’s Mid-East Peace Efforts ‘Akin to King Solomon Before Temple Construction’ Says Rabbi Glick

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Tom Horn’s Third Temple Book Called ‘Spot On’ With Trump’s Mid-East Peace Efforts ‘Akin to King Solomon Before Temple Construction’ Says Rabbi Glick by SkyWatch Editor, https://www.skywatchtv.com/ Following the remarkable success of the Trump-brokered peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel on Monday with an …

Black Lives Matter Rioters Burned ‘Much of The Black Business District’ in Kenosha

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Black Lives Matter Rioters Burned ‘Much of The Black Business District’ in Kenosha by Lionel Du Cane | National File A local resident claims many out-of-towners traveled to Kenosha for the purpose of rioting and burned down many black businesses as civil unrest continues following the police involved shooting of Jacob Blake, a black Kenosha resident, …

‘Fiery But Mostly Peaceful’: CNN Mocked for Ridiculous Caption of Kenosha Riots Destruction

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
‘Fiery But Mostly Peaceful’: CNN Mocked for Ridiculous Caption of Kenosha Riots Destruction by https://www.rt.com/ Online vigilantes lined up to spew vitriol at CNN and their reporter, who described the chaos in the riots-plagued Kenosha as “mostly peaceful” protests, while showing viewers exactly the opposite. CNN’s Omar Jimenez went live from a troubled neighborhood in …

‘Momentous milestone’ as Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071022

The P-8 Poseidon May Be America's Next Strike Plane

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The U.S. might effectively have an export bomber on its hands for the first time in decades. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Three other operators of the P-8—Norway, South Korea and the United Kingdom—might be interested in the capabilities offered by upgraded Poseidons. The UK fundamentally has an expeditionary military, but no longer has any long-range strike jets. Norway has come under increasing pressure from Russian ships and land-based missile systems. And South Korea is of course locked in into its long-lasting security competition w... more »

US Space Command General Says New Space Weapons Are Coming To Counter China And Russia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
While the US military is concerned about Chinese and Russian advances in space weaponry, new technology to counter these weapons is being developed, US officials said. Credit: Handout. *Asia Times:* *Space weapons to counter China, Russia ‘coming’* *US Space Command major general says new capabilities are on the way to mitigate looming threats * To say that officials at the newly established US Space Command face a clear and present danger, is an understatement. America’s adversaries now have the ability to use jammers, ground-based lasers, ground- and space-based kinetic weapons,... more »

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