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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* President Mental Case has launched his all out attack on the electoral process of the United States Of America. Say that to yourself again so it really sinks in. He's afraid that his friends in North Korea or the GRU in Moscow, or wherever may not be able to hack enough voting machines in enough voting precincts to hand him what he sees as the dictatorship that he and his Republican $enators feel he is entitled to. Make no mistake; his efforts are meant for him first but Trump and his party are obviously hell bent on corrupting our electoral process up and down the ballo... more »
Old Media v New: can government do Murdoch’s bidding and force Google to pay for news?
[image: FAANGs, Google] Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reckons it's $1 billion. Google reckons it's a piddling $10 million. News and Nine Entertainment have enlisted the Government and the ACCC in their battle to force Google to pay for their news content. Just how much money does Google Australia make from traffic to its site from news-related queries?
Long-time commander of Palestine Liberation Army passes away in Damascus
[image: Long-time commander of Palestine Liberation Army passes away in Damascus] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The commander-in-chief of the Palestine Liberation Army, Major General Tariq Al-Khadra, passed away at the age of 80 in Damascus. According to sources in Damascus, General Khadra passed away at the Tishreen Hospital in the capital city, Damascus, on Wednesday evening. *Biography* Mohammad Tariq bin ‘Abdel-Rahman Al-Khadra was born to a Palestinian family in the city of Safed (British Mandate of Palestine) in 1941. Continue reading Long-time commander of Palestine Liberat... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-08-05
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-08-05] This is a summary of *18* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Beirut, Lebanon, Damascus, Daraa, Quneitra, Syria, China, Iran, US, France, Macron, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Baghdad, Iraq, Idlib, Trump*. Categories covered in this brief: Lebanon, Syria, Iran, World-News, Turkey, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Head of Beirut Port says no explosives stored near substances that blew up - Syrian Army seizes large amount of foreign-supplied weapons: photos... more »
When The Red Army Reached Berlin, Germany Became Hell On Earth
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* And with this battle, Hitler's dream crumbled. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *An estimated 100,000 civilians perished in the battle, 20,000 of them to heart attacks, 6,000 in suicides. Rape estimates range anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000. Abortions, normally illegal in Germany, were allowed for months after the war, but there is no figure on how many were performed. It began with what a German colonel called “a dull, continuous roar of thunder from the east.” The Soviet bombardment was so immense in Berlin’s eastern suburbs, house... more »
Samantha Power: Trump's Tweets Endanger Allies, Confuse Everyone
*Brendan Nicholson* *Donald Trump, Americas* [image: Reuters] ‘If you’re a senior Chinese official, if you are not talking to the president of the United States on a given day, you’re not confident even that the channel is a relevant channel.’ President Donald Trump’s random tweets make it hard for allies, and potential adversaries, of the United States to understand its policies and, potentially, to de-escalate dangerous situations, says former US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Interviewed by journalist Stan Grant as part of ASPI’s ‘Strategic Vision 2020’ onli... more »
Will Lockdown-Induced Data Usage Patterns Remain?
*AEIdeas* *Technology, World* [image: Reuters] U.S. networks have held up remarkably well to the demands of a world fighting the coronavirus. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, telecommunications network operators reported unprecedented increases in network usage as consumers embraced the realities of life under lockdown. Verizon, for example, reported a 22 percent increase in total data traffic between March 12 and March 19, with demand for streaming video data increasing by 12 percent, web traffic by 20 percent, virtual private network traffic by 30 percent, and online gaming by ... more »
China's New Type 055 Warship Poses A Big Problem For America's Asian Allies
*David Axe* *Security, * And for the U.S. Navy too. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *If the Chinese fleet follows the American model of force-generation, it could assign a single Type 055 to each carrier battle group. The cruiser would function as the air-defense commander for the group, coordinating air- and missile-defense on behalf of the carrier and other escort ships. The Chinese navy’s new guided-missile cruisers can launch land-attack cruise missiles, the Chinese navy confirmed. That capability places the Type 055 cruisers in the same class as the U.S. Navy’s own larg... more »
John Lewis’s Funeral Was Blatantly Political
*Cal Thomas* *Domestic Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Lewis’s legacy and his brave fight for civil rights will always remain untarnished. But Lewis was also a partisan Democrat. Traditionally, funerals are supposed to serve at least three purposes: honor the life of the deceased, comfort those who mourn his passing, and preach a message about eternity and the brevity of life. Tradition was discarded during John Lewis’ funeral last week in Atlanta. Like the memorial service of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., in 2008, the Lewis service was a political event that includ... more »
A Pilot Explains Why The F-35 Is Unbeatable (Despite Its Rough Start)
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* “Every airplane has flaws. When you design an airplane, you design an airplane with tradeoffs - give something else up." *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As a high-visibility, expensive acquisition program, the F-35 has many vocal detractors and advocates; the aircraft has, to be sure, had its share of developmental problems over the years. Overall, most critics have pointed to the program's growing costs, something program officials claim has vastly improved through various money-saving initiatives and bulk-buys. An F-35 Joint Strike Figh... more »
FDA announces limit on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level.” “This guidance finalizes FDA’s action level for inorganic arsenic in rice cereals for infants of 100 micrograms per kilogram (μg/kg) or 100 parts per billion (ppb) and identifies FDA’s intended... Continue Reading
Record number of notifications on RASFF portal in 2019
A record high of more than 4,000 notifications were exchanged via the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in 2019. This past year, 4,012 messages were posted on the network which was around 10 percent more than the previous year. More than 3,500 concerned human food, 300 animal feed and almost 200... Continue Reading
CSPI expands online resource for fact-checked COVID-19 information
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is continuing to expand “Evidence Hub” an online resource that helps clinicians, researchers, journalists and others quickly find vetted sources of information on COVID-19. In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation has spread rapidly and the need for a place to find fact-checked information has become vital.... Continue Reading
Reporting of other diseases falls in Norway during COVID-19 outbreak
Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic. They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS) during February to April 2020 with the median of cases in corresponding weeks during three previous years. An observed decline in infections other than... Continue Reading
International Association for Food Protection cancels live event; goes virtual
Because of dangers associated with the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection is being converted to a virtual event. Organizers specifically said they based their decision on the fact that the virus continues to spread, calling the pandemic “persistent.” The event usually attracts thousands of attendees from around... Continue Reading
NASA Misses Wave of Asteriods Setting Stage for End of Days
NASA Misses Wave of Asteriods Setting Stage for End of Days by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/ … Early last Tuesday, the 2020 OY4 asteroid passed within 26,000 miles of the Earth, about 11% of the moon’s distance. The asteroid was discovered a mere two days before its near-miss. NASA assured the public that there was …
Trump Administration Empowers Pentagon to Distribute Vaccine
Israeli News Live The Trump administration is empowering the Pentagon to distribute the Covid virus vaccine as part of his warp speed initiative. Breaking Israel News Claims that Nibiru is coming and NASA knows it, but no doubt some of the space wars weapons may contribute to the impacts felt on earth covered up as …
Netanyahu Warned of Hezbollah Missile Site in Beirut Warehouse
[image: http://socioecohistory.x10host.com/2018/11/07/modern-jews-admit-they-are-not-semitic-people-not-the-descendants-of-the-12-tribes-of-israel-the-bible-says-ashkenazi-jews-90-of-modern-jewry-are-not-semitic-people/]Revelation 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 … and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a [a]synagogue of Satan.
False Flag Alien INVASION To SAVE The Economy? Pentagon Pushes UFO Hype!
World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with Tim Picciott, The Liberty Advisor about how a potential alien invasion would effect the economy as the media pumps stories coming out of the Pentagon on a regular basis regarding UFOs and alien life forms in an apparent attempt to set the stage for what many claim will …
Melbourne Cops May Now Enter Homes Without Warrant, After 11 People Die of Covid – Australia, This is Madness, Not Democracy
Melbourne Cops May Now Enter Homes Without Warrant, After 11 People Die of Covid – Australia, This is Madness, Not Democracy by Guy Birchall, https://www.rt.com/ Australia’s second-largest city is now subjected to some of the most extraordinary Covid-19 lockdown measures on the planet, and all over an additional eleven deaths. – A total of 147 people …
Tweets For Today
Coronavirus update: 🇲🇽 Mexico nears 50,000 deaths https://t.co/ltUfe3Ow7Z 🇨🇳 China reports 37 new cases in mainland https://t.co/W1SaUFg9D4 🇺🇸 U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks to @Reuters https://t.co/KqSR0I5UtG pic.twitter.com/DzsjXESpzO — Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2020 US adds 1,262 more deaths to its COVID-19 toll in the past 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reports. The US has now recorded 4,818,328 total cases and 157,930 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world 📸 Crowds on Hampton Beach as cases rise in New England pic.... more »
Victorian police can enter homes without a warrant
As part of new stage 4 lockdown restrictions announced this week, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has cited harsher penalties for those found not to be following COVID-19 directions. At the direction of health officers, authorities in Victoria can now enter any home without a warrant or permission, and take any action they deem ‘necessary’ to ‘slow the spread'. [...Continued]
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Wednesday 5th August 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
About Time: Lefties Slamming Hollywood’s Love Affair With China
By Gabriel Hays ~ It’s not just conservatives who are hammering Hollywood’s love affair with Communist China. By reporting on an anti-Trump free speech non-profit group’s study, The Hollywood Reporter acknowledged that the apple of its journalistic eye has been in bed with Chinese government censors. According to THR and PEN America, Hollywood studios “self-censor” […]
Rough Energy News For California
By Craig Rucker ~ Californians just received terrible news. Marathon Martinez, one of their major refineries, announced that it will go idle indefinitely. This will cost the Golden State thousands of jobs and hamper its economic recovery. Californians already suffer the highest fuel costs in the continental United States. The loss of this refinery will […]
Why The CREATE JOBS Act Should Be An Essential Part Of The Recovery
By Adam Michel ~ Now is the time for Congress to start looking ahead to the economic recovery. Current aid efforts should remain targeted and temporary, but the opposite characteristics—permanence and universality—should guide pro-growth policies that can enable a robust American recovery. Topping the list of policies to help enable our return to economic boom […]
RANDY WILLIAMS
RANDY WILLIAMS has been appointed vice president and associate provost for inclusive excellence at Elon University. Most recently associate vice president for inclusive excellence and assistant professor of education at Elon, Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hampden-Sydney College, a master’s degree in counselor education from Longwood University and a Ph.D. in educational policy, planning and leadership from the College of William & Mary.
MICHAEL SNOWDEN
MICHAEL SNOWDEN has been named vice president for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Previously chief diversity officer, ADA coordinator, Title IX coordinator and director of Office of Inclusive Excellence at Mc-Neese State University, Snowden holds a bachelor’s in business administration, a master’s in educational administration and leadership and a Ph.D. in higher education administration, all from the University of Southern Mississippi.
LAMONT SELLERS
LAMONT SELLERS has been appointed director of intercultural student affairs at Appalachian State University. Previously associate vice president for diversity at the University of South Dakota, Sellers holds a bachelor’s in secondary math education from Shaw University and a master’s in higher education administration from the University of Denver.
IMANI M. CHEERS
IMANI M. CHEERS has been named associate director for the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) at George Washington University. She will be the first African American woman to fulfill the role. Associate professor of digital storytelling at SMPA, Cheers holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis as well as a master’s in African studies and a Ph.D. in mass communication and media studies from Howard University.
JAN L. CLAYTON
JAN L. CLAYTON has been appointed vice president for student development services at Tarrant County College Northwest in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously a senior presidential fellow at Tulsa Community College and a senior student aff airs officer, Clayton holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in American studies from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma as well as a Ph.D. in educational leadership in higher education from Oklahoma State University.
Opening Up
Morehouse School of Medicine resuming in-person instruction amid need for more minority physicians to join fight against COVID-19.
Picture Of The Day
A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut *(Reuters).
The Gigantic Mystery Explosion In Beirut, Lebanon
If the explosion yesterday in Beirut was, indeed, only an ammonium-nitrate explosion as we are being told, then it was a massive one! I am not, however, excluding the possibility that it could have alternatively been a so-called ANFO (Ammonium-Nitrate Fuel Oil) explosion, in which ammonium-nitrate is the oxidizer, and fuel oil is the fuel for the explosion. Please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANFO I used to work in the mining industry and we used TOVEX, a class 2 high explosive, which comes in a long, flexible plastic tube filled with explosive jelly of about the consisten... more »
Who Owns The 2,750 Metric Tons Of Ammonium Nitrate That Is Being Blamed For The Massive Explosion That Rocked Beirut On Tuesday?
*CNN: **A Russian ship's cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years* (CNN)As Lebanon's investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultural fertilizer that authorities say was stored in the port of Beirut without safety precautions for years -- despite warnings by local officials. Documents newly reviewed by CNN reveal that a shipment of 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate arrived in Beirut on a Russian-owned vessel in 2013. The ship, named the MV Rhosus, was d... more »
ASEAN and Australia: a new rhythm
After COVID-19, Australia will want to step up in the region...especially where the lessons and relevant technology can be generously shared. The post ASEAN and Australia: a new rhythm appeared first on New Mandala.
Michelle Obama Blames President Trump For Suffering From 'Low-Grade Depression'
*The Hill:* *Michelle Obama says she is managing 'low-grade depression'* Former first lady Michelle Obama, in a new episode of her podcast on Wednesday, acknowledged that she is "dealing with some form of low-grade depression" this year. "Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting," Obama said on the podcast episode, the second episode of the season. The former first lady in the episode discusses mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing pr... more »
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates Tells The US Senate Judiciary Committee That Former FBI Director Comey Went 'Rogue'
*FOX News:* *Yates: Comey went 'rogue' with Flynn interview* Yates defended the investigation, but took issue with how Comey handled it. Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that when the FBI interviewed then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn in January 2017, it was done without her authorization, and that she was upset when she found out about it. Committee chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Yates about the circumstances surrounding the interview, particularly the actions of then-FBI Director James Com... more »
Will There Be A U.S. Presidential Debate This Year?
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Reuters/AFP *Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair:* *“We’ll Find Out the Night They Have the Debate”: A Trump–Biden Face-Off Is Yet Another Uncertainty in a Turbulent Election Year * The campaigns are at loggerheads over the debate schedule—as Team Trump proposes moderators. Bartiromo? Hewitt? Muir? Still, media insiders are optimistic. “Huge TV audiences,” said one. Trump’s “going to skip that?” NBC anchor Chuck Todd was skeptical last year that President Donald Trump, who has spent years battling institutions and shredding norms, would agree to the genera... more »
August 6th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1295
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Thursday August 6th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
LA Mayor Threatens To Shut Utilities To Homes Breaking COVID Compliance Rules…
Live your best life. The totalitarian dictators rely on fear as a weapon. Do not empower their fiats with compliance. Enough is enough, this is all about control… […] Garcetti said he granted authority to the Los Angeles Department of … Continue reading →
Trump Isn't JUST Fiddling While Rome Burns-- He Also Wants to Further Enrich Himself
*Drawing by Nancy Ohanian* Yesterday Mnuchin told reporters he and Meadows-- team Trump-- are not close to a deal with Pelosi and Schumer-- Team America. "We did try to agree to set a timeline that we're going to try to reach an overall agreement if we can get one by the end of this week, so that the legislation could be then passed next week," was all the reporters got out of him, other than blaming it on Team America for not doing exactly what Team Trump demands. He may not quite get the urgency for working Americans, folks who never who ran banks crookedly and were able to buy of... more »
Four Ways of Venerating God
There are four ways by which you can venerate god: first, by acquiring wisdom; second, by performing moral deeds; third, by being emotionally balanced; fourth, by studying philosophy (theological and secular).
Why Pseudo States Like Kosovo Live in Limbo
*George Kyris, Agon Demjaha* *Politics, * While managing to claim control of a territory and its people from a previous sovereign is important, being internationally recognised as the sovereign of that area is also crucial for functioning like other states. If we look at a map, the world appears neatly organised into a patchwork of states. They are clearly named and have clear borders. Yet, a closer looks reveals a much more complicated picture. Across the globe, groups are in various stages of claiming and gaining independence and recognition. As recent controversy surrounding P... more »
Assassination Squad: Why Russia Turns To Unit 29155 To Get Dirty Jobs Done
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Unit 29155’s case history reveals a pattern of sloppiness and unconcern for collateral damage and covering their trail. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *That it took such a brazen act as the Skripal poisoning for there to be any consequences reveals a sense of impunity Moscow has when plotting assassinations abroad. That it’s often not hard to connect those murders back to Russia may, in fact, be desirable, thereby intimidating Moscow’s opponents and discouraging potential whistleblowers. A *New York Times *article by Michael Schwirtz draws at... more »
Why Abandoned Boats Are a Hazard to Human Health and Local Ecology
*Corina Ciocan* *Environment, * These abandoned fibreglass boats are releasing toxins and microplastics across the world. Where do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay for a few pennies in the hope they become some other ignorant dreamer’s problem. As a marine biologist, I am increasingly aware that the casual disposal of boats made out of fibreglass is harming our coastal marine life. The problem of end-of-life boat management and disposal has gone global, and some island nations are even worried about their already overstretched landfill. The stren... more »
Nazi Germany Fought On: Why World War II In Europe Didn't End After Hitler's Death
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* In their urgent drive to kill the Nazi beast, the Allies had left great swaths of territory in German hands. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Some diehard Nazis, who believed they could continue the fight against the Western Allies despite Germany’s official surrender, continued to resist. Often, they were located in such remote places that the Allies were hardly aware of their presence. All the same, these small bands of tough Germans had played a key role in the secret war that Germany had waged against the West for months, even ye... more »
How TikTok Got Caught in the Crosshairs of US-China Politics
*Kerry Brown* *Politics, * Vowing to ban TikTok was a power play by the US president. Donald Trump’s threat to ban TikTok, a video sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, on August 1 is only the latest in a series of clashes between the US and China. With each of these events – from the US ban on telecoms company Huawei to the US response to events in Hong Kong and the continuing escalation of the trade war which stretches back formally to 2018 – one has to remember that there are several different conflicts taking place between the world’s largest and second-largest econo... more »
Japan to mark the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima while protected by US nuclear umbrella
Japan to mark the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima while protected by US nuclear umbrella Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan will mark the 75-year anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Like usual, an extremely solemn reminder of the brutality of war. However, many words relating to joining […]
Ren, Stimpy to Make TV Comeback in New Comedy Central Show
The brazen humor of “The Ren & Stimpy Show” will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series.
State Dept. Says Russia Pushes Disinformation in Online Network
The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy theories and misinformation.
Must Watch! “US Economy Is Dead; Unemployment Nightmare; Bailout Cash; Credit Card Crisis; Dollar Collapse”
Jeremiah Babe, *“US Economy Is Dead; Unemployment Nightmare; * *Bailout Cash; Credit Card Crisis; Dollar Collapse”*
PETITION: to ensure that the use of any coronavirus vaccine in NZ is voluntary and that no coercion will be applied
With the pulling down of The Highwire YT channel recently (200Ksubscribers), It just further confirms the rampant censorship aroundthe world from BigTech on important topics. You will understand there’s a building narrative in NZ of a miraclecoronavirus vaccine being just over the elusive horizon. Public debateshould be held on the safety of any potentially rushed … Continue reading PETITION: to ensure that the use of any coronavirus vaccine in NZ is voluntary and that no coercion will be applied →
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