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The Army's Latest Patriot Test Is Good News For America's Networked Missile Defense
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire target “intercept” of a mock enemy cruise missile with a Patriot missile. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Army’s tactical and strategic goal, Murray often says, is to advance the multi-domain capable characteristics of IBCS to, not just network ground-based Sentinel, Patriot and THAAD radars but also incorporate other assets such as F-35s, drones and even surface ships. The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire target “intercept” of a mock enemy cruise missile with a Patriot missil... more »
After Surviving Pearl Harbor, The Battleship USS Nevada Can Back from the Near Dead
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Under attack at Pearl Harbor, the USS Nevada was the only U.S. battleship to get underway that morning. During the dark days of December 1941, when it seemed as if American and British bases were falling like dominoes across the Pacific, two incidents during the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor gave American morale a much-needed boost. One of these occurred when Army Air Corps lieutenants George Welch and Ken Taylor managed to get airborne in their two Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighters from their base at Haleiwa Field and be... more »
Why America's Arleigh Burke DDG 51 Destroyers Are Here to Stay
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1C0FB748A0&share=true] These sturdy warships may be old, but they have served well and can still fight today. *Key point: *These ships have been upgraded many times despite their age. In fact, Washington plans to purchase even more of the vessels. U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke DDG 51 destroyers fire Tomahawk and SM-3 missiles in war, protect aircraft carriers, attack enemy ships and submarines and intercept the most serious incoming enemy threats such as anti-ship miss... more »
Meet Five Russian Weapons of War That Totally Flopped
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* There can be no innovation without experimentation. *Key Point*: Experimentation inevitably results in failures. It's not usual for Russia to admit that its weapons have failed. Especially Russian media, purveyor of glorious stories of space MiGs and interplanetary tanks. Yet Russia's Sputnik News recently published an article back in 2018 on Russian and Soviet weapons that fizzled. "For each military vehicle that is accepted into service, there are often roughly ten others that never proved to be either effective or economically viable," Sputn... more »
What If AI Pilots Became Good Enough to Fight Other Warplanes?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC17FA813160&share=true] The Navy and Air Force are looking into fighter jets that can use AI to take down enemy planes. *Key point: *Drones could help human pilots fight other planes. Here is how the military is looking at winning by using human-drone pairing. What if an armed, artificial-intelligence-enabled attack drone detects an enemy fighter jet, uses long-range sensors to confirm the target before attacking with a precision-guided air-to-air missile? What if... more »
A Donald Trump Second Term: A Dangerous Time for U.S.-North Korea Relations?
*Spencer D. Bakich* *Diplomacy, Asia* What happens if the bromance between Kim and Trump were to fail? By his own reckoning, Donald Trump’s North Korea policy has been a success. U.S.-DPRK relations reached their nadir in the 2017 nuclear crisis, a crisis caused by the failed policies of Trump’s predecessors. Tensions ran high as he and Kim Jong-un traded personal recriminations (Little Rocket Man vs. mentally deranged U.S. dotard) and threatened each other with obliteration (fire and fury vs. taming with fire). Yet, the United States and Korea avoided war due to his deft dipl... more »
Tropical Storm "Beta" moving slowly toward Texas, long-duration rainfall event from Texas to Louisiana
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Tropical Storm "Beta" is slowly moving WNW toward Texas, producing a long-duration rainfall event from the middle Texas coast to southern Louisiana. There is the danger of life-threatening storm surge through Tuesday along portions of the Texas and...... Read more »
Astrophysicist – Mini Ice Age accelerating – New Maunder Minimum has begun – Video
“We are plunging now into a deep mini ice age,” says astrophysicist Piers Corbyn. “And there is no way out.” For the next 20 years it’s going to get colder and colder on average, says Corbyn. The jet stream will be wilder. There will be more wild temperature changes, more hail events, more earthquakes, more ... Read more Astrophysicist – Mini Ice Age accelerating – New Maunder Minimum has begun – Video The post Astrophysicist – Mini Ice Age accelerating – New Maunder Minimum has begun – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Heavy snow and high winds shut down French ski in the Alps
Tignes, Val d’Isère, Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens, Les Arcs and La Plagne, all affected. _______________ The Tignes and Val d’Isère resorts were among the worst affected. With the avalanche risk at 5 (the highest risk level), visitors to Tignes were asked to stay indoors until around 11am on Thursday morning until given the all-clear. The ski area for both resorts was closed ... Read more Heavy snow and high winds shut down French ski in the Alps The post Heavy snow and high winds shut down French ski in the Alps appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Up to 6 inches (15 cm) of early snow hits Kyrgyzstan
Video – The snow fell on unharvested crops. Snow fell in the Talas district on the night of September 18, district governor Zamir Sydykov said. “Snow has fallen in Taldy-Bulak and Kopuro-Bazar. Herders managed to drive cattle from pastures. Crops remained unharvested however. The rural municipalities are evaluating the caused damage,” the governor said. See ... Read more Up to 6 inches (15 cm) of early snow hits Kyrgyzstan The post Up to 6 inches (15 cm) of early snow hits Kyrgyzstan appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Fake Pandemic
World population 7.8 billion. Average life expectancy = 70-75 years. Annual turnover = >100 million. So-called Covid deaths <1% of average annual deaths. This is a fake pandemic. __________ Thanks to reader Deon for these figures. The post Fake Pandemic appeared first on Ice Age Now.
NYT First Reinforces, Then Silently Debunks Its False Claims About Russia’s Covid-19 Vaccine
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2020/09/nyt-first-reinforces-then-silently-debunks-its-false-claims-about-russias-covid-19-vaccine.html
John Hook’s AG Bill Barr exclusive interview on Law and Order
As usual, MSM is going to great lengths to smear AG Barr for his actions that they accuse him of using as a political whip. They are totally ignoring of course the weaponization of the Attorney General position by Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch during Obama’s days. All they are looking for is a way to stop Barr from prosecuting Democrats or any other for that matter who have been involved in criminal acts especially those against a sitting President. In other words — his job. Because they are all aware that to some degree each of them are also … Continue reading →
Google Won't Play Our Ad For Julie Oliver Because: "Shocking Content"
Blue America's IE Committee has begun purchasing ads in support of our candidates. The first batch went up as YouTube pre-roll for Kara Eastman (NE-02), Liam O'Mara (CA-42), Mike Siegel (TX-10) and Julie Oliver (TX-25). There's another one, still in production, going up for Adam Christensen (FL-03) this week. I want to talk about the Julie Oliver ad because Google removed it and told us it violates their "shocking content" policy. They didn't tell us which part of the ad violates the policy. Here's the policy: *Shocking content* The following is not allowed: *•* Promotions c... more »
Facial language fails with masks
Today I learned it is very difficult to scowl wearing a mask and have people get your message. The church I attend is still closed, so when we're in Columbus I attend St. Andrew Catholic, which is only a mile away. This has never happened before, but there were 4 men chatting 2 by 2 in the entry and in the back of the sanctuary. Usually, in my experience, Catholic churches are very quiet and people go there to worship not to catch up on the local news. I love the architecture, but the acoustics are poor with a lot of echo, so having someone talking (that sound seems to travel) make... more »
Australia, A Captured Lawless Land
Originally posted on AfterHollywood: A Commentary For Those Who Feel What Is Going On by Mitch Santell Happy Saturday, dear readers and followers. There is a deep peace that comes from knowing you are an American in Southern California living in America. The divide here in America is out of control, and it is only…
On Keynesian Economics
My friend asked me re her daughter college Econ assign: Y (or GDP) = Y = C + I + G (1) C is household consumption, I is private investment, G is govt consumption. C = a + bY (2) a is autonomous consumption, b is marginal propensity to consume (mpc). a > 0 and 0 < b < 1 If government raises spending to address the pandemic by P708 billion and assuming that mpc is 0.35, calculate the expected impact of the government stimulus package to total output. Y = (a+bY) + I + G Y = (a + .35Y) + I + P708B 1Y - 0.35Y = a + I + P708B 0.65Y = a + I + P708B Y = (a + I + 708B)... more »
Hyperinflation, Fascism and War: How the New World Order May Be Defeated Once More
From the Saker While the world’s attention is absorbed by tectonic shifts unfolding across America as “a perfect storm” of civil war, and military coup threatens to undo both the elections and the very foundations of the republic itself, something very ominous has appeared “off of the radar” of most onlookers. This something is a […]
US SENATE needs to fill Ginsburg SUPREME COURT seat ASAP, else all is lost
US SENATE needs to fill Ginsberg SUPREME COURT seat ASAP, else all is lost by The Duran US SENATE needs to fill Ginsberg SUPREME COURT seat ASAP, else all is lost The Duran: Episode 675. Via IBT (https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-says-will-name-woman-succeed-ginsburg-supreme-court-3048543)… US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would nominate a woman to succeed late Supreme Court […]
Was Kamala Harris H!GH during this Speech?
source It is from John Talks. A YouTube Channel talking about a lott off things not specialy a political one. He is just wondering about the performance geven by Kamala Herris. Just saw that on YouTube. Unfortunately has no link to the original video beeind discussed by that Blogger.
Sky News host, James Morrow, calls to stop “elder abuse”. Let Joe Biden go home!
"Joe Biden is ‘completely losing it’ and it’s very sad," say James Morrow from Sky News. After the recent Biden town hall more people are questioning, *"Is Joe Biden a Victim of Elder Abuse?"* Sky News host James Morrow says Joe Biden’s fading mental faculties at public events has gotten to the point where it’s almost “elder abuse” for him to remain on the campaign trail. In a recent campaign event, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden once again struggled to get through a story without fumbling or going on a tangent. “He is completely losing it and it is very sad,” Mr Morro... more »
Financial System Unsustainable Path as Easy Money Creates Tulip Mania 2.0! Stocks Pop or Drop?
source We have witnessed an acceleration of the trends previously seen in 2017. Month after month of gains. Indicators flashing red. Warning signs everywhere. But 2020 is truly different. Different in that there is basically nobody suggesting the markets will go down at this point. The Fed has acknowledged they desire confetti currency and the […]
China Will Not Invade Taiwan
For seven decades, the world has been told that an invasion of Taiwan is imminent. The American military-industrial-congressional complex needs threats to justify wartime budgets, and China provides one excuse. American warships and aircraft routinely operate just off China’s coast. If China complains, the world is warned that China is threatening military action. The good ole “China will soon invade Taiwan” tale is a perpetual favorite. In reality, China lacks the naval power to invade Taiwan and attempting to conquer this large island would prove bloody, devastate the Chinese ec... more »
President Trump’s authentic reaction to hearing of Justice Ginsburg’s death was respectful
No Title Wow. The moment President Trump found out that RBG died. Don’t ever try to tell me this man doesn’t care. pic.twitter.com/DpbJ7So4Tl source President Trump Departs White House For North Carolina President Trump spoke briefly with the press when departing the White House for a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina. When asked about the […]
Two Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Set A New World Record For Range And Duration Of Non-Stop Flight
Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bomber. © Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich *RT*: *25 hours & 20,000km! Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers set new WORLD RECORD for range & duration of non-stop flight* A pair of Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers have spent more than 25 hours in the air and covered over 20,000km, setting a new world record for non-stop flight range, and duration, for this type of aircraft, it has been revealed. The Defense Ministry, in Moscow, made the announcement on Saturday with Sergey Kobylash, the commander of Russia’s long-range aviation service, saying that “nobody has f... more »
Belarus crackdown prompts Hackers to release info of security forces
Belarus crackdown prompts Hackers to release info of security forces Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Lukashenko of Belarus is using the state apparatus against opposition forces. This applies to mass arrests and other methods of coercion. At the same time, the Russian Federation is increasing its support of Lukashenko. However, […]
The Unbalanced Spear
A member of a U.S. special operations task force radios command in Ghorak District, Afghanistan, in Sept. 2016. Photo credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Connor Mendez/Reviewed via DVIDS *Editor’s Note: After the 9/11 attacks, the special operations community played a major, and often leading, role in the pursuit of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other terrorist groups around the world, as well as in counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. As the United States shifts toward near-peer competitors like China and Russia, however, the role of special operations forces is unc... more »
Before They Assassinated Him This Black Panther United All Races Against The ‘Elite’
[image: panther]Black Panther member Fred Hampton is likely a major reason why J, Edgar Hoover, considered the Black Panthers to be "the most dangerous group in the U.S."
The Story Of Four CIA Operators On A Spy Mission Targeting China Who Never Came Back
The Memorial Wall at CIA headquarters in Virginia. (Credit: CIA) *Yahoo News: *The CIA sent a team of 4 operators on a spy mission targeting China. None came back. As Tropical Storm Higos blew in from the Pacific, Stephen Stanek, a covert CIA operative, faced a decision. It was time to either cancel the operation he was running or go forward with it. The storm was barreling through the Philippines but was then projected to veer north and miss their area of operation. Stanek’s partner for the operation, a younger man named Michael Perich, had recently graduated from the Merchant Ma... more »
Crunch Time
Mitch McConnell is hell-bent on confirming Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee -- despite what he did last time. Michelle Goldberg writes: Mitch McConnell certainly has no intention of abiding by the so-called McConnell rule, an invention to justify the Senate’s refusal to consider [Merrick] Garland in March 2016. “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice,” McConnell said then. “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” Replacing a progressive icon on the Supreme Court with a hard-core react... more »
Food for thought...
World wide population approaching 8 billion Total births this year 100 million plus Total world wide deaths this year aprox 40 million Increase in population this year aprox 60 million Aprox number of identified Covid cases world wide to date 30 million Total deaths attributed to Covid aprox 1 million Source https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ In no way am I suggesting that readers should take the spread of this infection lightly or ignore the precautions recommended by the various health authorities. But perhaps we should be more concerned by the ever expandin... more »
Untitled
*The Facts About Climate Change and California Fires* *The article below is generally sensible but at one point the author did not feel safe to deny global warming orthodoxy. He writes:“It stands to reason that as the planet warms, the American West will become drier and states’ wildfire seasons will be longer. ”That does NOT stand to reason It is often asserted but ignores basic physics. The oceans in a warmer would evaporate off more water vapor and that would come down as more rain. A warmer world would be a WETTER world* Despite some progress made by heroic firefighters, wildf... more »
Advance Australia Unfair: tax cuts to favour men over women, old over young, rich over poor
[image: tax cuts, Federal Budget] Women and young people have borne the brunt of the Covid Crisis. They are set to lose again when the Government hands down its $158 billion tax cuts package. Elizabeth Minter reports on the unfairness of the government's plan for economic recovery.
Political Trials And Electoral Bans
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno and his allies have gone to great lengths to prevent former president Rafael Correa and his political movement from returning to power. In order to achieve this goal, the current government has persecuted opponents and barred candidates from running. Moreno’s authoritarianism has, so far, gone largely unnoticed internationally. With elections scheduled for February 2021, it is crucial that the international community keeps a vigilant eye on the Ecuadorian government’s persistent attempts at perverting the course of democracy. The post Political T... more »
Bolivia: Violent Pro-Coup Extremists Assault MAS Canvassers
Bolivian coup supporters waged an attack on Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) canvassers, setting fire to campaign tents and destroying materials. Videos circulating on social media show what appears to be people in MAS t-shirts being chased down in the area of the 4 de Noviembre plaza in Cochabamba, while posters and other materials were taken down. Speaking to local news networks, MAS members said they were campaigning for the party’s Arce-Choquehuanca ticket and local candidates in the Plaza, when members of the Resistencia Juvenil Cochala (RJC) appeared and began setting off fi... more »
Venezuela Blasts ‘Politicized’ Report By UN ‘Ghost Mission’
The Venezuelan government rejected a recent report by a United Nations (UN) human rights mission. “It’s a report ridden with falsehoods, written from afar, with no methodological rigor whatsoever,” Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza wrote on Twitter. He went on to emphasize that the report had been written by a “ghost mission” which had not set foot in Venezuela. “This illustrates the perverse practice of playing politics with human rights,” Arreaza concluded, accusing the authors of the report of being “controlled” by US-allied governments. The post Venezuela Blasts ‘Politicized’ Re... more »
Abraham Accords: A Fever Dream Of Dictators
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump, with much fanfare, hosted a ceremony for the signing of the so-called peace agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. With smug smiles plastered on their faces, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif Al Zayani together hailed the dawn of a new period in the region. According to the poetically-titled Abraham Accords, the aforementioned heads of state and their representatives will work together to achieve a “st... more »
US Air Force Demurs On Spy Plane Posing As Civilian Aircraft
Earlier this month, a US spy plane was observed seemingly changing its unique transponder code to disguise itself as a Malaysian civilian aircraft. While a top US Air Force leader has refused to confirm or deny the incident, swearing the US was “following the rules that day,” the claims of duplicity have been independently confirmed. At the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & Cyber conference on Wednesday, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, refused to confirm or deny the US aircraft’s actions, but objected to the term “spoofing” being used to desc... more »
A “Persistent Eye In The Sky” May Be Coming To A City Near You
“Gorgon Stare will be looking at a whole city, so there will be no way for the adversary to know what we’re looking at, and we can see everything.” That same persistent eye in the sky may soon be deployed over U.S. cities. At the time he made that comment about surveillance drones over Afghanistan, Maj. General James Poss was the Air Force’s top intelligence officer. He was preparing to leave the Pentagon, and move over to the Federal Aviation Administration. His job was to begin executing the plan to allow those same surveillance drones to fly over American cities. The post A “Pe... more »
The Cosmological Questions in Markandeya Purana
The questions that the Hindu sages were asking around 1000 B.C. were quite advanced—this is apparent from a reading of the eighteen *Puranas*, especially the *Markandeya Purana*, which is the oldest, and has Sage Markandeya as its central character. Here’s an excerpt from the *Markandeya Purana* in which enquires are being made about cosmology, genealogy, evolution, and geography: “How did this universe, both moveable and immoveable come into existence? And how will it fall into dissolution at the proper time, most excellent priests? And how came the families that sprang from the... more »
What If the Democrats Had Nominated Bernie Sanders?
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, Americas* Yet barring polling malpractice worse than 2016’s, Biden remains the favorite less than two months out, thanks in part to the radicals in his party suddenly becoming risk-averse. But it could have been all so different. If Joe Biden is the next president of the United States, Democrats will owe a debt of gratitude to their primary electorate, especially in South Carolina. That’s where Democrats began to collectively pull back from nominating a septuagenarian socialist for president, choosing a more conventional Beltway septuagenarian in... more »
The Army's Fierce M270 Rocket Launcher Found Inspiration In Russia's Katyusha
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Unlike other artillery units the M270 isn’t designed for direct support of ground troops. Rather, MLRS units concentrate on medium- to long-distance threats. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The shift back to big-power warfare once again puts the focus on rocket artillery. As the U.S. Army reorients back towards fighting conventional armies again, massed fires will be back in vogue. ATACMs rockets are even getting the ability to engage moving ships at sea. Rockets have been a staple of land warfare for centuries, but it wasn’t until the latter ha... more »
For Xi Jinping, China's Hong Kong Crackdown Has Come At A Cost
*Robert Keatley* *Security, Asia* The diverse city that made its residents proudly label themselves as Hong Kongers and which also attracted so many foreigners has been changed enormously, with the worst yet to come. Each day the grip tightens. Another dissenter is arrested. Legal cases continue against others, with some facing possible life sentences. Strong warnings against renewed political agitation flow from the local government and Beijing. Educators are told to learn the party line. A troublesome election is delayed for a year. All this has caused the U.S. State Departmen... more »
How Russia Plans to Navigate Through a Post-Virus World
*Eric Shiraev, Konstantin Khudoley* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Russian leaders continue to believe their country belongs to the global decisionmaking club and relentlessly backs the idea of a new “concert” of great powers. Experienced chess players can calculate positions on the board seven, ten, and even more moves ahead. It certainly takes time and practice to develop such a skill. Yet even the most talented player still faces a problem: you do not know how the opponent would respond. Assessing various probabilities of the opponent’s moves and then picking the best op... more »
Joe Biden in his own words
Joe Biden: "Cause if you could take care, if you were a quartermaster, you can sure in hell take care runnin' a, you know, a department store uh, thing, you know, where, in the second floor of the ladies department or whatever, you know what I mean?" pic.twitter.com/tAAK2XbhrE — Ella Mizrahi (@EllaMizrahi12) September 15, 2020 Here are some more quotes from Joe: *“If you change the tax rate it went from 38 percent to 21. If you just send it back to 20 uh — 38%, um, if you — 36% to 28, that’s what we started trying to do.”“He [i.e., Trump] promised his administration would enfor... more »
Doctors aren't God; when they say a baby will die, often in the context of telling the mother to abort, they're often wrong.
Doctors told Branden West that he was going to die soon after he was born. They said he'd be born with a hole in his skull--which would enable him to be a Democrat politician--and no brain--another key Democrat qualification. The doctors also said he'd be blind and deaf. But people prayed for him and this year he graduated from high school with as a straight A student. He can hear and see just fine. He doesn't look quite normal, whatever that means, but that shouldn't be a death sentence now should it? Keep this in mind when you read about someone whose aborted their baby to "s... more »
Netflix pushes child porn but Planned Parenthood encourages teens to engage in "kinky" sex
Kids having sex is something that Americans used to condemn. Most Americans do but with Democrats in California saying that 14 year old boys who are in 8th grade can "willingly" have sex with 24 year old men, Netflix and the #FakeNews media defending a movie that shows 11 year old girls twerking, and Planned Parenthood is pushing sex education in kindergarten it's clear that some Americans aren't at all uncomfortable with sexualizing, and sexually exploiting, minors. Planned Parenthood(PP) says that kindergartners should be talked to about abortion--"your mother didn't want your ... more »
On Monday, Health Minister Randy Delorey will…
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. On Monday, September 21, 2020, Health Minister Randy Delorey will … Well, he may unveil some part of some pre-selected, non-binding recommendations from a secret, penalty-of-six-months-in-prison-for-talking-about review his government-commissioned into the deaths of 53 residents at Northwood this spring. Some part? Delorey received the actual […]
Episode #341 – ‘American Color Revolution’ with host Patrick Henningsen and guests
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Democrat-led ‘Transition Integrity Project’ Plan for Post-Election Chaos
*Mike Whitney* | A partisan project concocted by malicious elites who plan to remove the President from office, by hook or crook.
Tweets For Today
#UPDATE Demonstrators holding red-and-white protest flags gathered for the "March for Justice", the latest in a series of mass protests held every weekend since the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9 pic.twitter.com/HjJP07OtcQ — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 20, 2020 TikTok: Trump says Oracle deal for video app 'has my blessing' https://t.co/gwKMkxmP5o — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 19, 2020 President Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will square off this week at the United Nations General Assembly, as Washington threatens s... more »
Russian military reports 1 ceasefire violation in Syria over past 24 Hours
[image: Russian military reports 1 ceasefire violation in Syria over past 24 Hours] The Russian military has recorded one violation of ceasefire in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish military has recorded 11 truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish joint commission reviewing issues related to the Syrian ceasefire violation has recorded one instance of firing in the Aleppo province. The Turkish side has recorded 11 cases of firing, including seven in the Idlib province and four in the Latakia province,” the da... more »
Ten police officers killed in clashes with Taliban in central Afghanistan – Source
[image: Ten police officers killed in clashes with Taliban in central Afghanistan – Source] Ten police officers and 15 Taliban members were killed in clashes that are underway between the security forces and the militant group for the fourth day in a row in Afghanistan’s central Uruzgan province, local knowledgeable sources told Sputnik on Sunday. “Ten policemen and 15 Taliban insurgents have been killed and several others wounded in the clashes so far,” a source familiar with the matter said. Several hundreds of Taliban fighters carried out attacks on security and defense forces ... more »
UK increases patrols near Russian border to put Moscow’s military on defensive – Reports
[image: UK increases patrols near Russian border to put Moscow’s military on defensive – Reports] Fighters of UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and warships of Royal Navy have greatly increased patrols near the Russian border and coasts in unprecedented “ferret missions” aimed at putting the Russian armed forces on the defensive, The Sunday Times reported. According to the newspaper, the United Kingdom started sending 28 RAF aircraft to Russia’s border on the Black Sea and off the coast of the Kola peninsula in the Arctic in the last week of August. Continue reading UK increases patrols nea... more »
Russian warplanes join Syrian Air Force to launch major assault over Idlib
[image: Russian warplanes join Syrian Air Force to launch major assault over Idlib] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has joined the attack in the Idlib Governorate on Sunday, as their warplanes conducted several strikes over the positions of the Hurras Al-Deen group. According to a field report from neighboring Latakia, the Russian Air Force conducted a number of strikes over rural Idlib on Sunday, hitting the headquarters of the Hurras Al-Deen jihadist group in the region. While the Syrian Air Force carried out the bulk of the strikes, the Russian warplanes seem... more »
Dozens of US tankers filled with oil leave Syria for Iraq: SANA
[image: Dozens of US tankers filled with oil leave Syria for Iraq: SANA] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the American forces transferred a large amount of oil from eastern Syria to Iraq over the weekend. The agency quoted local sources as saying that “a convoy of 30 tankers and a tanker for the American occupation loaded with stolen oil from the oil wells it occupies in Syria’s Al-Jazeera left this evening to Iraqi lands through the illegal Al-Walid crossing in the Al-Yarubiyah region in the eastern countryside of Al-Hasakah.” No furth... more »
Trump believes he deserves Nobel Peace Prize for ending ‘mass killings’ between Serbia and Kosovo
[image: Trump believes he deserves Nobel Peace Prize for ending ‘mass killings’ between Serbia and Kosovo] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, that he may receive the Nobel Prize for his contribution to “ending the massacres” between Serbia and Kosovo. “Next story I’m sure it’s a Nobel Prize for peace. We are stopping mass killings between Kosovo and Serbia. They have been killing each other for so many [years]. They are going to stop killing. I said ‘fellas, let’s get together.’ You know, they’ve been doing it for hundreds of years frankly und... more »
IRGC commander says Iran has ability to seize all US bases in Gulf region
[image: IRGC commander says Iran has ability to seize all US bases in Gulf region] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Saturday that “the Iranian military forces are able to seize all American bases in the region, in the event of any war.” The IRGC commander claimed, as reported by the Tasnim Agency: “We are able to seize all American bases, as the force that we have positioned is based on the most pessimistic scenario of the war with America and its allies. Continue reading IRGC commander sa... more »
Syria considers legal action against Donald Trump over assassinating Bashar Al-Assad comment
[image: Syria considers legal action against Donald Trump over assassinating Bashar Al-Assad comment] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The head of the Syrian Bar Association, Al-Firas Fares, revealed that “the Syndicate Council will study the idea ofinstituting a case against the American President, due to his recent statement in which he declared that he was intending to target President Bashar Al-Assad in 2017.” In statements to Syrian media outlet, Fares said that “if the council approves this idea, it will be presented to the general conference that will be held after two weeks... more »
Syrian Air Force unleashes largest attack in months over jihadist group’s headquarters
[image: Syrian Air Force unleashes largest attack in months over jihadist group’s headquarters] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) unleashed a large number of airstrikes over the Idlib Governorate on Sunday, as their warplanes targeted the sites of the Al-Qaeda linked Hurras Al-Deen group. According to a report from northwestern Syria, the Syrian Air Force, backed by Russian reconnaissance aircraft, launched at least 20 airstrikes over the northern regions of Idlib, with the primary target being the headquarters of the Hurras Al-Deen group. Continue rea... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-09-19
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-09-19] This is a summary of *31* AMN articles on the following subjects: *M4, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Tu-160, US, Al Ansar FC, Atwi, Lebanon, DPRK, Belarus, UN, USA, Afghanistan, Taliban, Venus, Iran, Hama, Netherlands, Venezuela, Trump, France, Hezbollah, Iraq, Erdogan, Libya, Egypt, Daraa, Tehran, Crimea, Ccp, China, Socialism, Peacekeeping*. Categories covered in this brief: Middleeast, Syria, World-News, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, North-Africa Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. Continue reading The Daily Brief 2020-09-19 at AMN - Al... more »
BirdBrain Barnyard Politics
I was surfing my YouTube feed and ran across this video group made by Gold Shaw Farm. Usually I watch, enjoy, and move on but today they added one that I think helps lighten our political mood if only for a brief five minutes or so. I hope the Gold Farm folks take this as a compliment and don’t mind that I reduced the segment. I simply couldn’t resist. ENJOY .
More Green Jobs Farmed Out To China
By Paul Homewood . ♫ Where did all the green jobs go? Far, far away! ♫ Scottish firm Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab), whose three currently mothballed yards include the Arnish facility, near Stornoway, has failed to win any work on the £3 billion Seagreen project. A Chinese yard has been chosen to fabricate […]
Picture Of The Day
Participant of the unauthorized women's march "Girlfriend for Girlfriend" in Minsk. © Sputnik / Alexey Maishev *WNU Editor*: The above picture came form this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: 12 - 18 September* (Sputnik).
WATCH: Irate Cop Trespasses, Holds Innocent Doctor at Gunpoint on His Own Property, Lies About It—Not Fired
[image: gun]A cop trespassed on private property, held the innocent property owner at gunpoint, lied about it, and he was not charged, much less fired.
The SM-3 Missile Is America's Best Bet To Kill Incoming ICBMs
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* This is quite significant, given that the SM-3 has thus far been primarily thought of as a defense against short, medium and long-range ballistic missile threats. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Pentagon and MDA are now working on a new interceptor expected to be ready by 2028. In the interim, military is working to modernize and sustain its current arsenal of GBIs with software upgrades and the addition of more discriminating seekers. Ultimately, the Pentagon hope to arm GBIs with multiple “kill vehicles” to enable a single interceptor... more »
The Kurdish Road to Peace in Syria Ends in Damascus
*Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom* *Security, Middle East* The only stable long-term solution for Syria’s Kurds is a rapprochement with the Syrian government. With the Syrian Arab Army emerging increasingly victorious over its foes, internal and external actors are left with fewer and fewer options. With other non-state actors largely out of the picture, the Kurdish-led forces are now forced to decide how they will align. Though their ties with the United States are still strong, the only stable long-term solution for Syria’s Kurds is a rapprochement with the Syrian government. Over the... more »
Brazil Performed Worse Than Most Countries in Covid-19 Crisis, According to OECD
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With no data to support what he says, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday, September 19th, before an audience of evangelicals, that "on the economic front, Brazil was the best" during the novel coronavirus pandemic. But is it really true? According to the most recent report by the OECD (Organization […] The post Brazil Performed Worse Than Most Countries in Covid-19 Crisis, According to OECD appeared first on The Rio Times.
Flight Demand in Brazil Rebounds in August for Third Consecutive Month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Domestic flight demand in Brazil (measured in paid passenger kilometers, RPK) dropped by 67.5 percent in August compared to the same month in 2019. The data are from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), released in a monthly report on Friday, September 18th. Despite The post Flight Demand in Brazil Rebounds in August for Third Consecutive Month appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Records 739 Covid-19 Deaths in Past 24 Hours (September 19th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health (MS) updated the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) figures in the country early on Saturday evening, September 19th. According to the epidemiological bulletin, 136,532 people have died of Covid-19, 739 in the past 24 hours alone. São Paulo remains first among the states that recorded the most deaths, […] The post Brazil Records 739 Covid-19 Deaths in Past 24 Hours (September 19th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentine Ex-President Macri Sparks Controversy on Return to Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's former head of state Mauricio Macri caused quite a stir after his return from Europe, and with a public letter he also stirred up the spirits within his own ranks. In the letter published in the conservative daily "La Nación", Macri accused the government of President The post Argentine Ex-President Macri Sparks Controversy on Return to Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall Announces Soccer Games with Fans from October 4th
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Friday, September 18th, Rio de Janeiro's City Hall announced that the city's soccer stadiums will once again be able to welcome fans for matches, starting October 4th. In a statement, the municipal authority reported that "the first match with fans present will be at the The post Rio de Janeiro City Hall Announces Soccer Games with Fans from October 4th appeared first on The Rio Times.
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*New Classroom Priority: Social Skills, Emotions* There may be no more critical time than now to teach children to regulate their emotions. And yet there’s probably no time more challenging, as districts around the country begin the school year remotely. Social and emotional learning- the process by which children learn to understand and manage feelings, develop empathy for others and acquire problem-solving skills-has been gaining traction in schools. Research has shown that students who control their emotions do better in school and face fewer disciplinary actions. Many kinderga... more »
ICYMI: One More Damned Thing After Another (9/20)
Well, that week sucked. And there's a lot to read, too. Let's start with something positive. Drum prodigy Nandi Bushell has been youtubing covers for a while, but a few weeks ago she challenged Dave Groh to a drum battle; it went two rounds, and then Groh finally upped the ante by writing her a song. So there's that in the world. Now on to the rest. *On Campus Testing for Distance Learners * Oh, Florida. They agreed that parents should be able to keep their at-risk kindergartners at home. But test-lovers that they are, they may require those same littles to come in to take the kinder... more »
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From Jenna Orkin You heard it here first: Joe Biden will call in “sick” to the presidential candidates’ debate on Tuesday, September 29, and within days the Democratic Party will be obliged to replace him. Enough said for now. Wait for it…. - James Howard Kunstler ‘Next year or the year after, the Arctic will be free of ice’A DARPA-Funded Implantable Biochip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets by 2021 Democrats' last hope to stop Trump from replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg rests with a handful of Republican senators Even more evidence shows the coronavirus spreads easily on long plane... more »
Not Just Trump: All Presidents Lie (But Some Do It for the Right Reasons)
*Michael Blake* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] History reveals examples of how presidents must sometimes lie, and how their lies might sometimes be morally defensible. Michael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a “bully” – and, most emphatically, a “liar”. The Trump administration’s response to this book simply reverses the accusation, calling Cohen someone who attempts to “profit off of lies”. Nonetheless, the media has often noted the frequency with which President Trump lies. The Washington Post, for instance, maintains a running... more »
The 2020 Presidential Election Will Decide the Future of U.S.-Iranian Relations
*Assal Rad* *Politics, Middle East* For any Iranian-American that advocates for democracy in Iran, it is imperative to participate in democracy at home. One event, more than any other, has shaped the contemporary U.S. political attitude on Iran: the U.S. embassy seizure by Iranian students on November 4, 1979. Images of Americans blindfolded, with their hands tied, were seared into the American psyche. This event continues to color how some Americans see Iran, as evidenced by a tweet earlier this year from President Donald Trump, in which he threatened to attack fifty-two Iranian... more »
China Wants The Navy To Think Its Anti-Ship Missiles Are A Dire Threat (But Are They Really?)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* We take a look behind China's arsenal. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Navy is taking the threat very seriously and concerns about a “carrier-killer” attack continue to lead to the possibility of America building smaller, more mobile and agile carriers platforms. Perhaps of greatest significance, the anti-ship threat has at least in part driven the Navy effort to engineer carrier-launched drones such as the emerging MQ-25 Stingray. The Chinese military appears to be threatening U.S. carriers now operating in the Pacific by firing off a DF-... more »
Football Great Herschel Walker Slams “Trained Marxists” BLM and its Enablers
[image: football-great-herschel-walker-slams-trained-marxists-blm-and-its-enablers] Saying he was blind but now can see, football great Herschel Walker posted a video Wednesday on Twitter in which he excoriated NFL owners and players, other sports organizations, churches, and politicians for supporting BLM. Mentioning that the group’s co-founders have described themselves as “trained Marxists,” the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner plaintively asked, “Is this who you’re supporting?”
Gentle Medicine: Be Less Interventionist And Other Changes To Routine Practice
Numerous criticisms of medical science have been articulated in recent years. Some critics argue that spurious disease categories are being invented, and existing disease categories expanded, for the aim of profit. Others say that the benefits of most new drugs are minimal and typically exaggerated by clinical research, and that the harms of these drugs are extensive and typically underestimated by clinical research. read more
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The Facts About Climate Change and California Fires The article below is generally sensible but at one point the author did not feel safe to deny global warming orthodoxy. He writes: "It stands to reason that as the planet warms, the American West will become drier and states’ wildfire seasons will be longer. " That does NOT stand to reason It is often asserted but ignores basic physics. The oceans in a warmer would evaporate off more water vapor and that would come down as more rain. A warmer world would be a WETTER world Despite some progress made by heroic fir... more »
Widespread destruction after Medicane Cassilda (Ianos) strikes Greece, heads toward Libya/Egypt border region
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Medicane Cassilda (Ianos) made landfall in Argostoli, Kefalonia, western Greece at 02:20 UTC on September 18, 2020, with maximum sustained winds up to 110 km/h (70 mph), gusts to 135 km/h (85 mph), and heavy rain. Widespread destruction was reported. At least 3...... Read more »
Europe to tighten restrictions as global coronavirus cases top 30 million
Europe to tighten restrictions as global coronavirus cases top 30 million https://www.rfi.fr/en/europe/20200918-europe-to-tighten-restriction-as-global-coronavirus-cases-top-30-million?xtor=CS1-50&ref=tw
5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to #COVID-19
5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to COVID-19 – Brighter World https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/5-ways-university-education-is-being-reimagined-in-response-to-covid-19/
Human footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia
Human footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia https://phys.org/news/2020-09-ancient-footprints-saudi-arabia-humans.html
How To Breathe Properly While Running
How To Breathe Properly While Running https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/how-to-breathe-properly-while-running/?utm_content=how-to-breathe-while-running&utm_source=runtastic&utm_medium=facebook.en&utm_campaign=cardio&utm_term=organic
Kamala Harris: Hinduism, Sexcapades, and More
This post is inappropriate for minors, except with parental guidance-supervision for older minors. “Kamala Harris: Hinduism and Sexcapades” https://youtu.be/yPdzZDHZLSs Special … Continue reading →
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