Friday, August 07, 2020

7 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

10 pm MDT

"Exposed: The Great Money Fiction"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Exposed: The Great Money Fiction"* by Brian Maher "Men spin myths as spiders spin webs... Eve and Adam munched the apple, Zeus kinged Earth, Washington axed the cherry tree. To these fantastic fictions we must add another: Money and wealth are synonyms. Money is wealth and wealth is money. This myth - this deathless myth - commands our attention today. Murdered and buried 1,000 times, 1,001 times it has stormed from its tomb. The very gods envy its immortality. Man chased these gods down from Olympus aeons ago. Yet the money myth lives, breathes, prospers in A.D. 2020. *Inflatio... more »

President Trump Restarts Section 232 Aluminum Tariffs Against Canada…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Keep an eye open for information related to President Trump shifting the economic dynamic in the late summer and fall as he takes a more intense approach toward those who have acted against U.S. interests. One such example is a … Continue reading →

Contaminated red onion source named as Salmonella Newport outbreak infects 879

News Desk at Food Safety News - 6 hours ago
The Food and Drug Administration’s traceback investigation is ongoing but has identified Thomson International, Inc. of Bakersfield, CA as a likely source of the recent potentially contaminated onions. FDA and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with state and local agencies are also investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections.... Continue Reading

"Real Church Sign"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Oh yeah, we're doing fine. Thanks for asking..."

Assyrian, Non-Assyrian NGOs Join Call for Iraqi Recognition of Simmele Massacre

Robina Lajin visits the Simele massacre site during a 2019 trip to Iraq organized by GISHRU. ( Joe Snell)Chicago -- Backed by a coalition of more than a dozen global organizations, the Assyrian Policy Institute (API) published a letter on Friday calling for recognition by the Iraqi government of the Simmele Massacre of 1933 and urged proper maintena

Revealed: The Truth Behind Iran's Claimed "Mile-Long" Heidar Sniper Rifle

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Middle East* Iran regularly over-hypes its military technology. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Don’t be surprised if the Heidar soon appears outside of Iran, which has exported anti-material rifles to allies in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Miles at the Firearm Blog suggested Iran may have an export focus in mind for the Heidar, given that Iran is not actually using it itself—at least not yet. Iran regularly over-hypes its military technology, and in some cases, shows off bogus equipment for propaganda purposes. Iran’s military industry is also reso... more »

Why America Decided Against Winning The Vietnam War

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Washington was not willing to pay the high costs. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Ho Chi Minh and his successors may have been, as Moyar points out, “doctrinaire Communists,” but Vietnam itself invaded another communist state in 1977, and went to war with one of its erstwhile patrons in 1979. The U.S. “loss” of Southeast Asia had no noticeable effect on the broader strategic balance between Moscow and Washington, a conclusion to which the Europeans had come at some point in the late 1960s. Mark Moyar, the scholar of U.S. foreign and military ... more »

There Are No Writing Prodigies: What That Means For Writing Instruction

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 6 hours ago
Mozart was composing and performing at the age of 4. Shirley Temple made her first film appearance at age 3, and within two years was a film star. Pascal wrote a treatise on vibrating bodies at age 9. Trombone Shorty was leading his own band at age 6. But there are no child prodigies in writing. No classic novels composed by a six year old. No world-altering essays written by some young person in second grade. That means that every writer starts out at the same level of skill and quality—somewhere between very low and none. Every author you have ever admired, enjoyed, or been inspi... more »

Trump reimpone aranceles al aluminio de Canadá

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
07-Aug-2020 El presidente Donald Trump dijo el jueves que Estados Unidos reimpondrá un arancel de 10% al aluminio canadiense, aumentando las tensiones con un país aliado apenas semanas después de la entrada en vigor de su acuerdo comercial con Canadá y México.

T-MEC beneficia sobre todo a EU: Guadalupe Correa

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
07-Aug-2020 La profesora dijo que en este nuevo T-MEC hay que analizar varias cláusulas que no son necesariamente buenas para México.

Musical interlude

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 6 hours ago
William Prince - The Spark

Tliab gets a slap on wrist by House Ethics Committee for campaign activities

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
Just received in my mail and passing on even as I turn the air blue: FINDINGS As a candidate, Representative Tlaib had an obligation to act in accordance with the strict technical requirements of federal campaign laws and regulations, including the restrictions on personal use of campaign funds; as a Member-elect, Representative Tlaib was also on notice of her responsibility to act in a manner consistent with the more general ethical standards of the House. A. PERSONAL USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS The FEC’s personal use regulations restrict the time period in which a candidate can receive ... more »

Dissenter Weekly: Prison And Police Whistleblowers Face Retaliation For Objecting To Violence

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 6 hours ago
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights a report from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) that showed dissent channels in federal government agencies aren’t leading to changes and most employees see them as risky. “The report found that the existing channels at The post Dissenter Weekly: Prison And Police Whistleblowers Face Retaliation For Objecting To Violence appeared first on Shadowproof.

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
My part of the world has had no power since this morning. I have been told that power will be restored this evening. When that happens blogging will resume. *Update 22:22 EST:* 14 hours of no power. But I am one of the lucky ones. The reason for the outage was equipment failure. And while my power has just been restored, the street next to me will not be having power until tomorrow or Sunday. So much for those whose freezers are full.

Twitter Censoring Tweets Containing Links to BitChute Video service, Flags Posts as ‘Potentially Harmful’

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Video hosting service BitChute has accused Twitter of censoring tweets including links to their platform, and numerous users have experienced the apparent ban, though the social media app has yet to officially respond. BitChute’s encouraged users to share their own examples of censorship too, tweeting on Friday morning: “It appears as if Twitter has started […] The post Twitter Censoring Tweets Containing Links to BitChute Video service, Flags Posts as ‘Potentially Harmful’ appeared first on Health Nut News.

Dutch Government Officials Say “No” to Nationwide Mask Order

Dennis Behreandt at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: dutch-government-officials-say-no-to-nationwide-mask-order] In the United States and around the world, governments are rushing to impose mask orders and mandates on citizens. In Europe, the Netherlands is bucking this troubling trend.

VIDEO: COVID-Deranged Shoppers Harass, Assault Teens For Not Wearing Masks at Walmart

William F. Jasper at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: video-covid-deranged-shoppers-harass-assault-teens-for-not-wearing-masks-at-walmart] Mask-shaming gets violent as unhinged mask-wearing woman goes berserk; unmasked boys stay cool, catch frenzy on camera.

Flip-flop Fauci: US Doesn’t Need Another Lockdown … Maybe, Perhaps, If…

Selwyn Duke at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: flip-flop-fauci-us-doesn-t-need-another-lockdown-maybe-perhaps-if] Our Dr. Anthony Fauci certainly is a well-rounded individual: He has enough positions for any 10 men, changing them like clothes a bit like Superman in the phone booth. Perhaps this is why his latest comforting counsel, that Americans don’t need another COVID-19 lockdown “if,” isn’t really all that comforting after all.

Biden Gaffes Again: All Blacks Are Alike; Hispanics Differ From Each Other.

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: biden-gaffes-again-all-blacks-are-alike-hispanics-differ-from-each-other] Speaking during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanics Journalists, Biden told his interlocutor, in so many words, that blacks are all alike and can’t really think for themselves.

Donald Trump’s ‘Quiet Acts of Random Kindness’

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A viral Facebook post recounted several supposed gestures of generosity by the U.S. president.

Banning TikTok and WeChat: Another Primer

RChesney at Lawfare - 7 hours ago
Tencent Headquarters in Shenzhen, China. (Source: Sam Michel, Chinawag, https://flic.kr/p/ogNtBC; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/) On the evening of August 6, President Trump issued a pair of executive orders involving Chinese companies operating in the United States, one targeting TikTok and another targeting WeChat. As any teenager can tell you, some form of action against TikTok has been anticipated for a while. Indeed, I wrote a primer on the potentially-relevant legal frameworks for *Lawfare* on Sunday, August 2. Consider this a sequel, pic... more »

Australia: Willing Pawn in US Struggle with China

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 7 hours ago
*August 8, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Upon reading Australia's new defense strategy, one might think its authors believe they are surrounded by nations invaded and destroyed by China with Australia next in line. News headlines declare, "Australia's new defence strategy unveils a significant strategic shift in foreign policy to meet new threats from China," "China the unspoken threat at centre of new defence strategy," and "Australia to buy ship-killing missiles and shift focus to Indo-Pacific" to "to protect overseas forces, allies and the mainland against rising threats incl... more »

Seattle abandons public security

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 7 hours ago
“And the real tragedy of doing that is that we will lose 1,100 employees. That’s 50 percent of our total workforce,” she said during last month’s appearance on KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show, explaining that the bulk of SPD’s budget is … Continue reading →

Do China's Powerful Anti-Ship Missiles Really Matter?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000191342&share=true] They could sink a carrier, but the Navy has some good countermeasures. The Chinese military appears to be threatening U.S. carriers now operating in the Pacific by firing off a DF-26 so-called “carrier-killer” missile reportedly capable of hitting moving targets at sea. A Chinese government-backed newspaper called the test-firing a “fast-reaction” capability of the Rocket Force troops,” adding that these kinds of exercises will continue for th... more »

The Next Coronavirus Relief Bill Must Address Massive Oversight Issues

Katie Galgano at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Katie Galgano* *Politics, Americas* What does it say that checks amounting to $1.5 billion were sent to dead people? As Congress considers another coronavirus relief bill, it must not only build an effective and competent oversight mechanis, but also protect that oversight from interference by the executive branch. While the CARES Act, passed in March, created several oversight mechanisms—including the Congressional Oversight Commission, the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee—oversight was slow to start, ineffecti... more »

More than 13 million affected, 771 dead as widespread floods continue across India

Extensive flooding from severe monsoon rains continues to impact much of India, with more than 13 million people affected and 771 fatalities as of August 7, 2020. More than half a million people have been evacuated in West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya...... Read more »

Recognition of hierarchy is not a formal discipline but a conscious cooperation.

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 7 hours ago
76. Contemplate the spiritual guidance of one teacher. My breath shall warm your hands and I shall guide you along the mountain path to the temple. Love me and your power will be multiplied and your strength doubled. Your spirit transports your body beyond earth. You must rejoice in ascent through pure teachings. -*Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924* *..............* II, ix, 12. It is useful to attune the organism receptively to the teacher's teaching. -*Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925* ................ 431. Recognition of hierarchy is not a formal discipline but a conscious co... more »

BILL GATES WORK IN AFRICA EXPOSED – UPDATED

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Upward Look TV Aug 7, 2020 The number one agenda of Bill & Melinda Gates (Foundation) and their conglomerates of organizations and donors is to depopulate the world. Watch to the end and see how they got themselves exposed. via FINALLY BILL GATES WORK IN AFRICA EXPOSED – UPDATED – YouTube

LIVE: Protests in Berlin against eviction of the `Syndikat´ pub

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
Ruptly now Protesters hit Berlin streets on Friday, August 7 against eviction the `Syndikat´ pub. via LIVE: Protests in Berlin against eviction of the `Syndikat´ pub – YouTube

THE TIME TO STAND UP IS NOW!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
TruthReport Aug 6, 2020 All of you people sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone else to stand up for your rights, you better stand up for your own rights. Stopping being a wimp, get some balls and fight for your life and your family’s life. We are in a serious situation, this is not … Continue reading THE TIME TO STAND UP IS NOW! →

Team Trump Just NUKED Biden To Hell With This NEW Ad – He’s CANCELED

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
The Next News Network Aug 6, 2020 via Team Trump Just NUKED Biden To Hell With This NEW Ad – He’s CANCELED – YouTube

Ammunition Is Money as Communists Get Ready To Shoot Back

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
The Alex Jones Show Aug 6, 2020 Matt Bracken guest hosts The Alex Jones Show to break down the true value of stocking up on ammunition. via Ammunition Is Money as Communists Get Ready To Shoot Back

Ted Nugent: We Are Living In Engineered Recidivism

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
The Alex Jones Show Aug 7, 2020 Board member of the National Rifle Association Ted Nugent joins The Alex Jones Show to break down how America is living in engineered recidivism enabling criminals and calls on the people to hold their representatives accountable to The Bill of Rights. via Ted Nugent: We Are Living In … Continue reading Ted Nugent: We Are Living In Engineered Recidivism →

Gen. Flynn Issues Emergency Warning: Communists Are Attempting to Overthrow The United States!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
“The entire world is threatened!” General Michael Flynn | WesternJournal.com – August 6, 2020 Image Credits: Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty. We are witnessing a vicious assault by enemies of all that is good, and our president is having to act in ways unprecedented in decades, maybe centuries. The biblical nature of good … Continue reading Gen. Flynn Issues Emergency Warning: Communists Are Attempting to Overthrow The United States! →

Pence REVEALS What’s ACTUALLY Behind Poll Numbers in America and Why YOU Can’t Trust Them

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
The Next News Network Aug 7, 2020 via Pence REVEALS What’s ACTUALLY Behind Poll Numbers in America and Why YOU Can’t Trust Them – YouTube

What NYC Mayor de Blasio Will do to Innocent People If His City Doesn’t Get a Federal Bailout

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
The Next News Network Aug 7, 2020 via Here’s What NYC Mayor de Blasio Will do to Innocent People If His City Doesn’t Get a Federal Bailout – YouTube

Coopted Globalist Government’s Responsible For Reckless Endangerment Of Public Health! – Truth To Power

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 7 hours ago
August 7, 2020 by darrellhines. Its Time To Fight Back Against The Complete Satanic Evil Be Deployed Against Humanity. A Brilliant Explanation Of The Tyranny Being Used Against All Of Humanity By Max Igan! via Coopted Globalist Government’s Responsible For Reckless Endangerment Of Public Health! – Truth To Power

Police were called to a Halifax-area water park the day before it announced it was closing for the summer

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
Halifax-district RCMP say they were called to Atlantic Splash Adventure in Lucasville this week about a firearm — the day before the water park announced it was closing for the season. In a Facebook post on Thursday afternoon, the park formerly known as Atlantic Playland said it was closing for the season: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Today […]

Dartmouth community council approves Portland Street development, next steps for Waverley Road proposal and Burnside rezoning

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
The community council representing the Dartmouth side of the harbour approved next steps for two projects and gave its final stamp of approval for another at a virtual meeting this week. The Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council met virtually on Thursday evening. Like many committee meetings during the pandemic, the meeting was not open […]

"A FUN Musical Interlude: "Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk"

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Placitas, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

Well, So Much for Medical Privacy

admin at Coyote Blog - 7 hours ago
I got this in my email today from the state of New Mexico: Dear Employer, As of Wednesday, August 5, 2020, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) filed an emergency rule that requires employers to report positive COVID-19 cases to NMED within four hours of being notified of the case. The employer must notify NMED […]

"Things Going By"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Things Going By"* by Jim Kunstler "If this (first?) summer of Covid-19 has revealed anything about the current version of civilization, it’s the profound exhaustion of a culture reduced to going through the motions of its once-vital activities. A lot of things that we hope will come back are probably gone forever in the form we knew them, though they will eventually return in another configuration, reduced in scale, but perhaps finer in quality. I miss baseball horribly, and its sad, half-assed attempt to present a rump season with no live bodies in the seats only amplifies the l... more »

Israeli & Lebanese analysts on Beirut blast & Israel

contact@ifamericansknew.org at Israel Palestine News - 7 hours ago
Commentaries on the massive explosion in Beirut... Fingers point everywhere... Israeli hypocrisy... Prime Minister Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah in 2018: 'Israel knows what you are doing and will not let you get away with it,' notes the Israeli army said Hezbollah had a weapons store underneath the port of Beirut..

Five Of Congress' Worst Democrats Are Listed By Roll Call As The Most Vulnerable Despite An Anti-Red Tsunami

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*If you contribute to the DCCC, all of the money will go towards defeating exactly what you think you are supporting* Yesterday, *Roll Call* listed the 10 most likely Members of Congress to be defeated in November... in order. There are 5 Republicans and 5 Republicans pretending to be Democrats, filthy, less-than-worthless Blue Dogs from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- the Democraps: 1- Mike Garcia (R-CA) 2- Xochitl Torres Small (Blue Dog-NM) 3- Kendra Horn (Blue Dog-OK) 4- Joe Cunningham (Blue Dog-SC) 5- John Katko (R-NY) 6- Don Bacon (R-NE) 7- Scott Perry (R-PA) 8- Ro... more »

Will He Go?: An Interview with Lawrence Douglas

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 8 hours ago
I recently spoke with Lawrence Douglas (Amherst) about his new book, Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020 (Twelve Books, 2020). *JB:* Why did you write this book? *LD:* Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, I began writing contributing opinion pieces for *The Guardian*. My very first piece was about Trump’s claim that three to five million illegal voters had robbed him of a popular vote victory over Hillary Clinton. At the time I wrote, “that same script could be called upon four years from now should Trump lose a re-election bid. Whatever damage candidate Tru... more »

The BBC rules against Nick Bryant's 'approach and tone'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
Maybe Roger Mosey's claim that there's a battle going on within the BBC is reflected by their Executive Complaints Unit's unusually trenchant criticism of BBC New York correspondent Nick Byrant. The ruling came after a complainant had claimed that an online article by Mr Bryant - *'Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US - and its president'* - "reflected bias against President Trump on the part of its author" . The ruling criticises Nick Bryant's "tone and approach" and says some of his "phrasing" passes beyond "professional judgements" and comes "closer to the language... more »

"If You're Never Tested..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of. If you're never tested, you'll never define your character." - Henry Rollins

"Enjoy The Month Of August And Use It To Prepare, Because September Is Coming…"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Enjoy The Month Of August And Use It To Prepare, * *Because September Is Coming…"* by Michael Snyder "2020 has definitely been a chaotic year so far. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted life all over the planet, we have witnessed a horrific economic downturn, and civil unrest has been raging in major U.S. cities for months. But the good news is that we appear to have hit a pocket of relative calm here in August. Yes, global events are still going crazy, and the bizarre explosion that we just witnessed in Beirut is just one example. But compared to what we experienced durin... more »

"Chaos Is A Ladder..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* - "Petyr Baelish"

David Leonhardt fumbles about!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020The skills of the upper-end press corps:* His analysis is the featured front-page report in today's New York Times. It sits at the top of page A1. In print editions, the headline says this: *U.S. Is Alone Among Peers In Failing to Contain Virus* That's a wholly accurate statement. Early on in his report, David Leonhardt says this: LEONHARDT (8/7/20): Nearly every country has struggled to contain the coronavirus and made mistakes along the way. [...] Yet even with all of these problems, *one country stands alone, as the only affluent nation to have suffered... more »

100% feat. Jennifer John - Just Can't Wait (Saturday)

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Lazy summer evenings demands the air be filled by quality house tunes, and here's a great slab of dance music from the Year of our Lord 2004. Apologies for the awful music video. It is very much a creature of its time.

Don’t Let His New Book Fool You, Bush Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Immigration Nightmare

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 8 hours ago
George W. Bush drastically increased the militarization of the Mexican border, sending 6,000 national guardsmen to patrol it, greatly increasing detention capacity for immigrants and using drones to patrol the area. The post Don’t Let His New Book Fool You, Bush Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Immigration Nightmare appeared first on MintPress News.

ESA highlights Cluster mission's 20 years of observing Earth's magnetosphere

ESA's Cluster mission, launched in June 2000, was designed to study the Earth's magnetosphere, which protects the planet from impacts by cosmic particles but also interacts with them, generating spectacular phenomena like auroras. As the mission enters its...... Read more »

Pro-Russia Vaccine Misinfo Finds Home in US Facebook Groups

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
As various countries race to produce a successful coronavirus vaccine, disinformation experts are bracing for a steady drum of misleading claims and propaganda aimed at undermining competing countries’ efforts to develop an antidote.

Kodak Agfa Presents : A full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn in the city

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
It is not every night you can see Jupiter and Saturn by the naked eye. It is not every night you can see Jupiter and Saturn by the naked eye in the city with all the streets lights. It is not every night you can see Jupiter and Saturn by the naked eye just besides a very bright full moon. So last Sunday , it was very special night to see Jupiter and Saturn appear to the naked eye like that in a city like Giza with lights are everywhere clear. [image: Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn] You cannot miss this event if you like astrophotography. [image: Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn]... more »

August Full Moon [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: August Full Moon] In a full moon light , Jupiter and Saturn appeared to the naked eye in the city

August Full Moon [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: August Full Moon] In a full moon light , Jupiter and Saturn appeared to the naked eye in the city

Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn] In a full moon light , Jupiter and Saturn appeared to the naked eye in the city

Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn] In a full moon light , Jupiter and Saturn appeared to the naked eye in the city

Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Full Moon , Jupiter and Saturn] In a full moon light , Jupiter and Saturn appeared to the naked eye in the city

UK Transgender Individuals 3X More Likely To Be Autistic

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
Compared to cisgender people (gender identity corresponds to their sex), an analysis of over 600,000 adults finds transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic. The findings are simply exploratory and about co-occurrence between gender identity and autism diagnoses, they cannot inform or suggest causal links. These correlations have confounders. read more

"The Economic Depression Of 2020 Is Becoming An Endless Nightmare For Millions Of Americans"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"The Economic Depression Of 2020 Is Becoming * *An Endless Nightmare For Millions Of Americans"* by Michael Snyder "You may have noticed that a lot of people get offended by what I write. It is not something that I am purposely setting out to do, and I actually endeavor to get along with everyone as much as I can. But it is undeniable that my articles about our ongoing economic collapse directly contradict a lot of the narratives that are constantly being pushed by the mainstream media and many of our political, business and religious leaders. There are so many people out there tha... more »

A magistrate judge won’t say why, but denies poultry price-fixing defendant’s safari request

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 8 hours ago
Federal Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix denied defendant Mikell Fries request to go on an African safari before his trial next year for price-fixing, but she’s made her ruling a restricted document. Why Mix’s motion denying the defense request for Fries to travel internationally will remain a secret is not known. It means the judge... Continue Reading

Justice For Assyrians: A Kurdish Perspective

Two young Assyrians sit next to the fence of a huge statue of the Holy Virgin Mary in Koysinjaq, Iraqi Kurdistan, in 2015. ( Christiaan Triebert/Shutterstock)August 7th marks Assyrian Martyrs Day, a time when we Kurds should focus on how we can help secure justice for the victims of the crimes committed against this persecuted community.

Iraq's Assyrians Can't Face Another Conflict

Elishwa never thought she would return to Bartella. She fled the village in northern Iraq four hours before an Islamic State attack in August 2014, and she never thought she would see its sand-washed masonry again.

Epidiolex maker GW Pharma turns in flat second quarter on pandemic impact

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals posted marginal revenue growth in the second quarter over the previous quarter, citing challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. GW reported revenue of $121.3 million for the quarter ended June 30 – about the same as the previous period. GW’s quarterly net loss rose slightly to $8.8 million. By product, Epidiolex […] Epidiolex maker GW Pharma turns in flat second quarter on pandemic impact is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Massachusetts cannabis processor fined $120,000 for using excess ethanol

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Massachusetts regulators fined a marijuana grower/processor $120,000 for selling vape cartridges in late 2018 and early 2019 that exceeded ethanol limits. The state’s cannabis tracking system flagged a transaction that showed a failed test for cartridges processed by Fitchburg-based Revolutionary Clinics. Revolutionary Clinics, which said it was unaware of the failed test, then conducted an […] Massachusetts cannabis processor fined $120,000 for using excess ethanol is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Constructive Dismissal - Tactic Used by WHO/UN to "cull" Humanity during Plandemic Hoax

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
[image: Constructive Discharge | WrongfulTerminationSettlements.com] *Constructive Dismissal in the Workplace* Hi everyone: Here I am sitting on a log bench outside the Gibson Marina office. The only WiFi available is here and very uncomfortable. my laptop is actually perched precariously on my lap as I type. I had a great post lined up because I had a brainwave the other day. What they're doing to humanity is what the corporate world calls "Constructive Dismissal". This happens when an employee is no longer desired in the corporation but there is no real reason to fire. In pri... more »

Study Finds Coronavirus Lockdown Will Have ‘Negligible’ Impact on Climate

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Overall, even a lengthy lockdown will have a surprisingly small impact on the global climate.

First snowfall in Tasmania in almost 50 years

Robert at Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
“I’ve never seen snow,”says 26-year-old resident. The city of Launceston recorded the heaviest snowfall since the early 1970s, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “The closest event for severity was in 1921 ,” says reader Byron Dawes. People were extremely excited at the sight of the unusual phenomenon. Kiani Chippendale, 26, told CNN that he ... Read more First snowfall in Tasmania in almost 50 years The post First snowfall in Tasmania in almost 50 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Coldest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania

Robert at Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
Not just for the date and not just for the particular location, but the coldest for any date on record, and for the entire country. __________ Liawenee, in Tasmania’s Central Highlands and already one of the coldest places in Australia, has just broken its own record. Temperatures dropped to -14.2C (6.4F) yesterday morning, a new ... Read more Coldest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania The post Coldest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Studys Finds Coronavirus Lockdown Will Have ‘Negligible’ Impact on Climate

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Overall, even a lengthy lockdown will have a surprisingly small impact on the global climate.

US Government Punishing Americans Again

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 8 hours ago
Many people must be puzzled. What’s the point of international sanctions? Why should the Chinese owners of TikTok or WeChat obey sanctions imposed by the US government? Chinese nationals are not bound to obey American laws and decrees. Here’s the thing: US government’s sanctions are obeyed because they order AMERICANS to stop dealing with the […] The post US Government Punishing Americans Again appeared first on Econlib.

Teens with AK-47s arrested at Mar-a-Lago

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Teens Arrested at Mar-a-Lago After Trespassing With AK-47 Epoch Times Jack Phillips August 6, 2020 Three juveniles in Florida are in custody after inadvertently trespassing on Mar-a-Lago property while carrying an AK-47 as they were trying to evade police capture. A spokesman for the Palm Beach Police Department said three 15-year-olds were parked in a silver Hyundai in Palm Beach, according to WPTV. When police officers approached their car, they drove away. The teens then stopped near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and ran towards the resort, police said. Mar-a-Lago security ... more »

Postal Service Loses $2.2B in 3 Months as Virus Woes Persist

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
While package deliveries to homebound Americans were up more than 50%, that was offset by continued declines in first-class and business mail, even as costs increased significantly to pay for personal protective equipment.

Plane Skids Off Runway in India; 16 Killed, Dozens Hurt

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A special evacuation flight bringing people home to India who had been trapped abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring 123 more.

Facebook Threatens to Remove PragerU for “Repeated” Violations of Community Standards

James Murphy at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: facebook-threatens-to-remove-prageru-for-repeated-violations-of-community-standards] Facebook is reportedly threatening PragerU with removal from the platform over claims that the conservative non-profit "repeatedly" shares fake news.

I Ran the DHS Intelligence Unit. Its Reports on Journalists are Concerning.

ftaylor at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visits with federal officers in Washington D.C. on May 31, 2020. (Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security) The intelligence arm of the Department of Homeland Security—known as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (DHS I&A)—has received extensive criticism recently, first for questionable intelligence support to law enforcement in Portland, Oregon, and then for its deeply problematic intelligence reports naming U.S. journalists reporting on I&A’s own actions. Reviews are now underway on what exactly I&A did, but the... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/7/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~

Going Fishing: The Taiwanese Air Force Is Preparing for a Fight With Their Eye on China

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E91N0ZJ701&share=true] Although Taipei could not win a war against China, they could make the cost of winning high enough to make Beijing blink. Living on China’s doorstep is an exercise in patience. As the country with the second-largest military budget in the world, China is well positioned to eventually invade Taiwan, which China sees as a rogue province rather than an independent country. And Taiwan is in an unenviable position—the island of democracy in the Sou... more »

Russia Is Beefing up Their Air Defense Capabilities in Libya—and We Have the Photographs to Prove It

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000086964&share=true] Open-source intel shows Russian air defenses erected and possibly already operational. In a series of photographs posted to Twitter, several objects can be seen pointing skyward, and appear to be an anti-aircraft missile launcher/erector and targeting/acquisition radar. Though unconfirmed, some open-source intelligence analysts have speculated that they might be one of Russia’s formidable surface-to-air ballistic missile systems. Possib... more »

A Tribute To Brent Scowcroft

Jacob Heilbrunn at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* Brent Scowcroft, who has died at age ninety-five, was one of America’s leading statesmen. *Editor's note:* Brent Scowcroft, who has died at age ninety-five, was one of America’s leading statesmen. He served as national security adviser to both President Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. He was a public servant of the highest distinction who not only helped guide America to victory to during the first Gulf War but also presciently warned of the perils of toppling Saddam Hussein from power in an August 2002 op-ed in the *Wall Street Journal* ... more »

Denying that Racism Exists is Not Only Delusional . . . it’s Racist

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
While the public execution of George Floyd is beyond tragic, it is imperative to note that the protests and outrage are not solely due to this isolated occurrence. It is a response to 400 years of unaddressed oppression within this nation. It is a boiling point for society that was inevitable.

A Window for Change: 2020 Highlights Challenge to Fragile Community Residents

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
Americans love stories about unlikely heroes. We love to watch or read about individuals who flourish from humble beginnings, overcoming great odds.

Polish authorities detain cannabis industry executive and regulator

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
A cannabis industry executive and a Polish government official in charge of the office responsible for registering medical products were detained by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), the government office communicated Friday. The two individuals were detained in a restaurant after allegedly concluding an agreement to “arrange” the registration of a medical cannabis product. CBA […] Polish authorities detain cannabis industry executive and regulator is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Three Major Scientific Controversies About Coronavirus

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The SARS-COV-2 coronavirus is novel, and we don’t yet have all the facts about it. As a result, we may have to change our approach as new scientific data comes in.

Is This Email About a Google Plus Settlement Real?

Nur Ibrahim at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
If you were a Google Plus user between 2015 and early 2019, you could receive compensation from this class action lawsuit.

July Jobs Report – 1.8 Million Jobs Recovered…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July jobs report earlier this morning. Overall during this phase of the economic recovery the U.S. added 1.8 million jobs in July, with strong recovery in: Leisure and Hospitality (+592k), Retail Trade (+258k) … Continue reading →

A Whacky Report on Total Decarbonization by 2035 That Would Cost Trillions

IER at IER - 10 hours ago
A new report, “Mobilizing for a Zero-Carbon America,” by two San Francisco-based energy researchers calls for tripling the size of… The post A Whacky Report on Total Decarbonization by 2035 That Would Cost Trillions appeared first on IER.

A Dense Sub-Neptune Challenges Formation Theories

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago
The exoplanet K2-25b, a young world in the Hyades cluster orbiting an M-dwarf star, raises intriguing questions. We’d like to know how it formed, for K2-25b is much more dense than we would expect for a world slightly smaller than Neptune. Planets in a range between Earth and Neptune seem to be common around other […]

Fact check: Was censored Trump right to say that children are ‘almost immune’ from Covid-19?

Peter Andrews at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] Facebook and Twitter have taken down the US president’s claims on the insusceptibility of children to Covid-19 – a fact on which the science supports him – proving that Big Tech is increasingly acting in a nakedly political way. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Donald Trump declared that “children are almost immune” from coronavirus. The videos posted online have been deleted, but the trimmed audio is available here from CNN, which helpfully titled it “Trump falsely says kids are ‘almost immune’ from Covid-19,” just in case its editorial position was i... more »

The Pharmaceutical Narrative is Failing

Bretigne Shaffer at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] So now we don’t have to listen to what those doctors said in front of the US Supreme Court, because it turns out that one of them has some whacky beliefs about sex with demons causing reproductive disorders. What a relief. I’m not going to pretend that the things Dr. Stella Immanuel has said don’t sound just a little crazy to me. They do. But I’ve been observing this game long enough to have a pretty good idea of how this works: Someone says something that contradicts the dominant narrative (in this case, the narrative about medical science), and the machine that ... more »

Steam heating systems to combat a pandemic? I didn't know that

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
There's a fascinating snippet of history in a Bloomberg article about steam radiator heating systems. It turns out that the prodigious output of steam-heated buildings is the direct result of theories of infection control that were enlisted in the battle against the great global pandemic of 1918 and 1919. The Spanish Influenza, which caused just over 20,000 deaths in New York City alone, “changed heating once and for all.” That’s according to Dan Holohan, a retired writer, consultant, and researcher with extensive knowledge of heating systems and steam heating. Most radiator sys... more »

Cancer researcher hit with 10-year ban on federal US funding for nearly 100 faked images

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
A former scientist at Wayne State University in Detroit who lost his PhD from the institution has agreed to a 10-year ban on any federally funded research after being found guilty of misconduct. The U.S. Office of Research Integrity says Zhiwei Wang fabricated data in nine grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, as … Continue reading Cancer researcher hit with 10-year ban on federal US funding for nearly 100 faked images

Journal that published paper linking 5G to COVID-19 blames “substantial manipulation of the peer review”

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
The journal that allowed a bizarre article linking Covid-19 to 5G cell phone waves to “slip through the net” now blames rigged peer review for the fishy paper. The article, which earned raspberries from the likes of Elisabeth Bik (who called it potentially the “worst” paper of the year) and others, was retracted shortly after … Continue reading Journal that published paper linking 5G to COVID-19 blames “substantial manipulation of the peer review”

"The Only Light We've Got..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness." - James Baldwin, “Sonny's Blues”

Cyprus is no longer a tax haven for Russia’s oligarchs

InfoBrics at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Cyprus-Russia relations will likely be unaffected despite Putin’s hit on the Cypriot economy.

Disbelief as Trump Appoints Disgraced Iran-Contra Criminal Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Activists, the UN, and even mainstream news outlets expressed dismay at the Trump administration's decision to appoint regime-change champion Elliot Abrahams to the role of Special Representative for Iran. The post Disbelief as Trump Appoints Disgraced Iran-Contra Criminal Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy appeared first on MintPress News.

Vietnam garantiza proceso de cooperación de ASEAN en medio del COVID-19

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
07-Aug-2020 Como presidente rotativo de la ASEAN en 2020, Vietnam se esfuerza por garantizar las actividades de cooperación del bloque de forma oportuna en medio de la pandemia del COVID-19, afirmó el embajador indonesio en Hanoi, Ibnu Hadi.

"Another Moon Pie Is On Its Way"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Another Moon Pie Is On Its Way"* By Bill Bonner "There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner, as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later, as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved." - Economist Ludwig von Mises SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Whee! What fun! Like visiting an insane asylum every day, just for laughs. But first, let’s look at the grim news: The big CARES Act giveaways are winding down. The Paycheck Prote... more »

An Overview Of A "Flatwoods Monster" Investigation...

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 10 hours ago
*Constructive Colleagues... Collegiate Collaborators... * *and Friends* *Frank C. Feschino, Jr. ...**An Overview of his * *"Flatwoods Monster" **Investigation* *by Alfred Lehmberg* Frank C. Feschino, Jr. is a graduate of the *Paier College of Art* in Hamden, Connecticut, where he studied illustration, commercial art, and photography. He was trained there by several world-class artists including Kenneth *Davies*, Rudolph *Zallinger*, and John *Massimino*. Subsequently, Frank earned his four-year Fine Arts diploma there in 1981. Feschino later moved to Florida where he studied Film ... more »

Sen. Cotton to Google: Explain Election Interference, Conservative Blacklist in Search Results

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: sen-cotton-to-google-explain-election-interference-conservative-blacklist-in-search-results] Senator Tom Cotton is pushing Google to explain why it manipulates search results to exclude news and opinion from conservative websites, particularly those that oppose or criticize presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden.

Elliott Abrams named special envoy to Iran despite role in Iran-Contra Affair

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Elliott Abrams named special envoy to Iran despite role in Iran-Contra Affair] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – A new U.S. special envoy to Iran has been named after the previous diplomat, Brian Hook, announced this week that he was stepping down from teh position. The Trump administration announced that Elliott Abrams, the special envoy to Venezuela, would be taking on the role, despite his past role in the Iran-Contra Affair. Abrams, who pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 1991 about the Iran-Contra affair, was previously pardoned that same year by outgoing President Geo... more »

Hezbollah official meets with French President in Beirut

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah official meets with French President in Beirut] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – According to Al-Akhbar, French President Emmanuel Macron held a short retreat with the head of the Parliamentary Bloc of Hezbollah, Mohamed Raad, during his meeting with party representatives at the headquarters of the French embassy in Lebanon. Al-Akhbar reported that Macron had met exclusively at the end of yesterday’s meeting with MP Raad. Party sources refused to disclose what took place during the meeting that lasted for several minutes. Continue reading Hezbollah official meets with... more »

With an Eye on Balkanization, Israel throws Support Behind Separatist Militants in Southern Yemen

Ahmed Abdulkareem at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Israel is hoping to capitalize on internal tensions in Yemen, throwing its support behind a UAE-backed militant group with eyes on secession and control of the coveted Bab al-Mandab Strait. The post With an Eye on Balkanization, Israel throws Support Behind Separatist Militants in Southern Yemen appeared first on MintPress News.

Susan Abulhawa Embodies the Spirit of Palestinian Resistance in Her New Book: Against the Loveless World

Miko Peled at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Writer and political activist Susan Abulhawa weaves a daring tale of a Palestinian woman's defiant experience in solitary confinement at an Israeli prison. The post Susan Abulhawa Embodies the Spirit of Palestinian Resistance in Her New Book: Against the Loveless World appeared first on MintPress News.

Countering the global warming blame game on Isaias

Joe Bastardi at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Checking the Isaias details. The post Countering the global warming blame game on Isaias appeared first on CFACT.

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