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M$M TOTALLY IGNORES 40,000 SENTIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATED IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE!
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago
*H/T The Truthseeker.UK* *This is the ultimate clue that the entire CovID-19 is a Plandemic/Scamdemic/HOAX! No mention in the Mainstream Media of the 40,000 humans who demonstrated at great financial and physical risk to themselves. Are you seeing a pattern here? Yes. This is the proof positive that it is all a HOAX perpetrated by the "usual suspects" who own the news...and the vaccines...and the satellites...and the huge warehouse/storehouses...and the "social communication platforms".* *THEY WANT US TO LIVE IN AN ALTERNATE REALITY OF LIES AND HOAXES*...completely controll...
Defense Witnesses In Assange’s Extradition Trial Counter Key Prosecution Lie About US Solitary Confinement
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
Prosecutors in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition trial have consistently maintained he would be able to talk through the doors or windows of his cell if he was held in solitary confinement—or what the Bureau of Prisons refers to as “administrative segregation.”
Report: Julian Assange Hearing
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
It is hard to believe, but Judge Baraitser on Friday ruled that there will be no closing speeches in the Assange extradition hearing. She accepted the proposal initially put forward by counsel for the US government, that closing arguments should simply be submitted in writing and without an oral hearing. This was accepted by the defence, as they need time to address the new superseding indictment in the closing arguments, and Baraitser was not willing for oral argument to take place later than 8 October. By agreeing to written arguments only, the defence gained a further three week...
Naked Capitalism’s Mission Impossible
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
For a change of pace, Naked Capitalism presents a satirical post.
Trump’s Surprising Alaska-Canada Rail Announcement: Might America Join the Polar Silk Road?
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 6 hours ago
On September 26, President Trump announced that a long-overdue project would receive Federal support which involves connecting Alaska for the first time with Canada and the lower 48 states via a 2570 km railway. In his Tweet announcing the project, Trump said: Ever since the days of the sale of Alaska from Russia to the […]
NYT delivers fake news DUD with yet another Trump tax story
The Duran, The Duran - 6 hours ago
Via Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nyt-publishes-10000-word-summary-20-years-trump-tax-returns-president-calls-it-totally-fake)… With the news and outrage cycle in need of a fresh Trump reset now that the first presidential debate is just two days away, on Sunday afternoon – almost exactly two years after the NYT first published a report alleging how Trump “engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from […]
WHO Records Lower Coronavirus Deaths All Across the Globe- Just the Facts and Farr's Law
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*The trend continues* " *The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a decline in coronavirus fatalities across the globe, Hans Henri Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said in an interview with TASS.* *"There is [an] increasing [number] of cases, but lower mortality and less people in hospitals, and less people in intensive care units," he said."* *Flashback **Coronavirus Death Predictions Bring New Meaning to Hysteria- Farr's Law &Epidemics * *Farr’s law* *William Farr demonstrated that epidemics decline at a mathematically predictable rate, using empirical observat...
Part 2: Minnesota Editorial Gets the Facts Wrong on Climate Change, Drought, and Wildfires
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 7 hours ago
This is response part 2, see part1 here Almost every factual claim Paula Bronstein makes in her guest editorial, titled, “Take action on climate change,” which ran in the Mankato, Minnesota Free Press and the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, is wrong. Limiting my responses to her false claims concerning drought and wildfires in the West, Bronstein asserts: […] The post Part 2: Minnesota Editorial Gets the Facts Wrong on Climate Change, Drought, and Wildfires appeared first on Climate Realism.
Part1: Minnesota Editorial Gets the Facts Wrong on Climate Change and Record Heat
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 7 hours ago
This is part1 of a two part response, see part2 here Almost every factual claim Paula Bronstein makes in her guest editorial, titled, “Take action on climate change,” which ran in the Mankato, Minnesota Free Press and the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, is wrong. Limiting my responses to her false claims concerning record heat, Bronstein asserts, “California […] The post Part1: Minnesota Editorial Gets the Facts Wrong on Climate Change and Record Heat appeared first on Climate Realism.
How to Respond to the Trump Tax Disclosures
jgoldsmith, Lawfare - 7 hours ago
President Trump lands at his Mar-A-Lago resort (The White House, https://flic.kr/p/2foHNaB; Public Domain Mark 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/). Since 2015, President Trump has defied the post-Watergate norm of tax disclosures by presidents and presidential candidates. Now, reporting from the New York Times on nearly two decades of Trump’s tax return data has given the public a glimpse of what Trump was trying to hide. The data make plain the dangers of presidents subverting public duty for private gain, and highlight the importance of the broader conflict ...
Rhodes College Alumni Start Facebook Group to Oppose Supreme Court Nominee
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 7 hours ago
Rhodes College alumni have created a Facebook group to express opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, according to WMC-TV, The Facebook group called “Rhodes Alumni Against ACB’s Nomination,” note that Barrett, an alumnus, espouse legal opinions that they argue go against the school’s values. Meanwhile, Rhodes President Dr. Marjorie Hass […]
Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans f...
Jim Horn, Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
No Shocker: Washington Post Editorial Board Endorses Joe Biden
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC257J97DX9L&share=true] The endorsement comes as no surprise as the election looms nearer and nearer. The Washington Post editorial board endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, joining a number of other newspapers to back him for the upcoming election. “Fortunately, to oust President Trump in 2020, voters do not have to lower their standards. The Democratic nominee, former vice president Joe Biden, is exceptionally well-qualified, by character and ...
South Dakota Sees Surge in Coronavirus Cases With No Lockdown in Place
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] As of Monday afternoon, there are 3,828 active coronavirus cases in South Dakota, with 209 hospitalizations and 218 deaths, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. There have been a whopping total of 21,738 positive coronavirus cases reported in the state. Thousands of spectators joined at South Dakota’s annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup Friday, despite seeing record-high surges in the state for positive coronavirus cases, rising to become a new epicenter for the deadly disease. The event—which is similar...
Google Shouldn't Subsidize Journalism in Australia, but the Government Could
Richard Holden, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Richard Holden* *Media, Australia* Mandatory binding arbitration between tech and media companies is a completely inappropriate policy tool to achieve the public policy goal of fostering high-quality journalism. You might have missed it – what with the biggest recession since the 1930s and a pandemic going on – but there may be big, and bad, changes happening to a media landscape near you. Right now the Australian government is considering amending the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to force Google and Facebook to pay local commercial media organisations for the sharing of t...
Democrat Presidential Candidate Compares President Trump To Nazi Propagandist Goebbels
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Politico: **‘He’s sort of like Goebbels’: Biden compares Trump to Nazi propagandist* *The Democratic presidential nominee said the president was using socialism as a way to distract.* Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday compared Donald Trump to a German Nazi propagandist for the president's barrage of attacks against him on the campaign trail. When Biden was asked during an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle how he would combat Trump’s repeated claim that he was pushing a socialist agenda, the former vice president didn’t mince words. Trump is “sort of li...
Is China Getting Ready To Fly Fighter Jets Over Taiwan?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Peoples.cn *Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner:* *China prepares to fly fighter jets over Taiwan* China seems set to overfly Taiwan with fighter jets. Such an operation would be designed to warn the United States against increasing its support for Taiwan. And second, to test whether President Tsai Ing-wen is willing to fire on Chinese aircraft. The latest warning of an impending overflight came on Thursday in the Global Times newspaper. The primary mouthpiece of Beijing's Communist Party messaging to the West, the paper warned that the "Deployment of U.S. forces to Taiwan means war."...
Happy Valley awards $2,500 college scholarship, first scholarship award for the cannabis industry
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOUCESTER, Mass., September 22, 2020 — Happy Valley, a company committed to excellence in product and delivering a preeminent customer experience in Massachusetts announced today that Cullen Vujosevic of New Mexico was chosen as the winner of the $2,500 Happy Valley Scholarship award. College students were asked to submit an essay that […] Happy Valley awards $2,500 college scholarship, first scholarship award for the cannabis industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Oblique but BIG Release – OIG Horowitz Outlines Notification of FBI for Contractor Database Abuse…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
A very interesting release from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Michael Horowitz, [SEE HERE] outlines some very interesting information especially for those who have followed the arc of the NSA database exploitation for several years. On its face the … Continue reading →
Defense Witnesses In Assange’s Extradition Trial Counter Key Prosecution Lie About US Solitary Confinement
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
Defense witnesses in Assange's extradition trial challenged the repeated lie that he could communicate with others if held in solitary. The post Defense Witnesses In Assange’s Extradition Trial Counter Key Prosecution Lie About US Solitary Confinement appeared first on Shadowproof.
Mandatory Mask Wearing Is Silent Terrorism Meant for Psychological Submission
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
Since when is depriving the body and mind of oxygen, and breathing in expelled carbon dioxide (CO2) good for the health of humans? Since when is wearing a partial face covering that is multiple times more porous than can protect against any virus penetration helpful? Since when is hiding all expression from others not psychologically damaging? Since when is it legitimate and not hypocritical for the state to outlaw Muslim women from wearing head and face coverings that are part of their culture, and in the same breath force all Americans to cover their faces with a mask? Since when...
Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” Covid-19 Vaccine Development Program: Dominated by Military Personnel, Accused of Corruption
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 7 hours ago
Operation Warp Speed is a public/private partnership set up by the Trump administration, which is developing several vaccines for Covid-19 in parallel.
Australia v New Zealand: GDP just a fraction of the picture Mr Treasurer
Alan Austin, Michael West - 7 hours ago
[image: NZ and Australia pandemic response] Comparing the GDP numbers of New Zealand and Australia to try to make a point is a superficial comparison, writes Alan Austin. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg should also include employment and debt levels, exports and health outcomes, for starters.
Cannabinoid shows promise as antibiotic for MRSA
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
One of hundreds of cannabinoids, cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) may hold an important key to combatting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the superbug that kills at least 9,000 people in the US each year and has left healthcare providers scrambling for solutions. It is believed half of all hospital-acquired infections are due to MRSA, a problem that […] Cannabinoid shows promise as antibiotic for MRSA is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Church Raises $100,000 for College Students Amid Pandemic
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 8 hours ago
The Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Fla. awarded 85 students with scholarships worth at least $1,000 for tuition, books and other fees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to First Coast News. Every summer for the past 20 years, Bethel has held an annual walk-a-thon to raise funds to support this initiative, but due the […]
Clinical trials will test cannabis-based cancer therapy
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Two West Coast companies – Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology – are collaborating to move the cannabinoid PAS-393 into clinical trials to test the drug’s effectiveness on a common immune-evading strategy that many metastatic cancers employ. Pascal, which is headquartered in Vancouver, has discovered that its PAS-393 has the potential to make tumor cells susceptible […] Clinical trials will test cannabis-based cancer therapy is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
DeVos Announces $17.7 million for Small Business Program
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 8 hours ago
The U.S. Department of Education is setting aside $17.7 million in coronavirus relief funds for a new small business program at Hampton University — which was announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ visit to campus Friday morning, according to The Daily Press. Virginia is one of only eight states that won some of the […]
Duke Campus Building Named after Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 8 hours ago
The Duke University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the sociology-psychology building after Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, a 1967 graduate of the university. Reuben-Cooke was a member of the first class of Black undergraduates at Duke, and had an extraordinary career as an attorney, professor of law, and senior administrator at Syracuse University, Georgetown University, and […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Opening Florida Due to New CDC Numbers Showing Very Low COVID Death Rates
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
The Centers for Disease Control have come out with a new estimate of the Covid infection fatality ratio and the numbers will shock you. No wonder the Florida governor has said "enough is enough" and decided to open his state up completely. We are told to trust the CDC, so why is the mainstream media ignoring this very important news? Is this still about a disease...or is it politics? Also, YouTube has censored Dr. Paul's Liberty Report, and is threatening to remove their entire channel.
Seneca Nation and City of Niagara Falls urged to form ‘cooperation task force’
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 9 hours ago
Activists are calling on the City of Niagara Falls and the Seneca Nation of Indians to form a ‘cooperation task force’ that could circumvent Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s office and open direct Nation-to-City talks that move beyond the ongoing casino revenue
Stephen Williamson on NGDP level targeting
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 9 hours ago
Over at TheMoneyIllusion I did a post discussing Steve Ambler’s presentation on NGDP targeting, and Nick Rowe’s subsequent discussion. Now I’d like to address some concerns expressed by Stephen Williamson. One concern is that NGDPLT (or average inflation targeting) might be rather complicated to communicate. I believe that’s true of average inflation targeting, but not […] The post Stephen Williamson on NGDP level targeting appeared first on Econlib.
US Army Wants To Use AI Platforms To Coordinate And Launch 'Lightning-Fast' Attacks
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Howiter artillery vehicle at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. being used in the Army's Project Convergence 2020. (Kris Osborn) *FOX News/Warrior Maven*:* 'Attacking at speed': Army Project Convergence and breakthrough lightning-fast war* The exercise was a part of the Army’s Project Convergence 2020 The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire full combat replication with unmanned-to-unmanned teaming guiding attacks, small reconnaissance drones, satellites sending target coordinates to ground artillery and high-speed, AI-enabled “networked” warfare. This exercise was a part of the ...
The Court of God: How a Catholic Secret Society Took Over SCOTUS
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 7 hours ago
With his latest SCOTUS nomination, Trump advances the designs of a clique of ultra-conservatives with ties to a Catholic secret society and Cold War stalwarts leading the US to the brink of overt fascism. The post The Court of God: How a Catholic Secret Society Took Over SCOTUS appeared first on MintPress News.
WATCH: Cops Tackle, Arrest Trump’s Fmr Campaign Manager Before Seizing His Guns, Baker Acting Him
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 7 hours ago
[image: manager]Video has just been released showing police violently take down Trump's former campaign manager before seizing his guns.
Does Samsung’s 65-Inch Q70T QLED Deliver Enough of the Goods to Be Worth the Money?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Many customers have already noticed the high cost of this TV, but what do the reviews say? If you feel anxious about committing thousands of dollars on a pricy OLED HDTV, perhaps a mid-range QLED HDTV option with some nice perks would be the best way to go. It appears that Samsung already has you covered, and the answer is in the 65-inch Q70T Series QLED HDTV, which is now retailing for $1,300 at Amazon. At this highly reasonable price point, you can take extra comfort in knowing that the Q70T is much cheaper than its OLED TV rivals that can ea...
Meet Project Convergence 2020: How the U.S. Army Is Perfecting Future High-Tech Warfare
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_TM4E926113301&share=true] Networking everything, across all domains will allow quicker, faster warfare. The U.S. military recently carried out an air-ground live-fire operation, connecting drones, computer systems, helicopters, armored combat vehicles and artillery weapons to one another in real time. This networked warfare allowed them to find, track and destroy enemy air defenses, infantry carriers and tanks all in a matter of seconds. The coordinated attacks wer...
Biden Campaign Strikes Trump Tax Return Findings With New Ad and Gear
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Democrats swarmed Twitter, taking shots at the president after the report was published. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign launched nearly immediate attacks at President Donald Trump after a bombshell released by the *New York Times* uncovered that the president avoided paying income taxes for ten of the fifteen years prior to getting elected in 2016. The campaign broke an ad via Twitter late Sunday evening that compared a number of U.S. taxpayers including nurses and teachers and their respective income ...
"Ultimately, Mr. Trump has been more successful playing a business mogul* than being one in real life." #QotD
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 8 hours ago
* "Ultimately, Mr. Trump has been more successful playing a business mogul* than being one in real life."* ~ from the *NY Times* article 'Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses...' * "'The Apprentice,' along with the licensing and endorsement deals that flowed from his expanding celebrity, brought Mr. Trump a total of $427.4 million, *The Times*’s analysis of the records found. He invested much of that in a collection of businesses, mostly golf courses, that in the years since have steadily devoured cash — much as the money he secretly received from his father financ...
Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunken Driver’s Killing His Wife?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A few weeks after Biden was first elected to the U.S. Senate, his wife and 1-year-old daughter were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping.
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Graeme Decarie, The Decarie Report - 8 hours ago
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-tax-evasion-election/
Trump Admin Poised To Gift Israel $11 Billion In Bid to Secure Another Arab-Israeli “Peace” Treaty
Kathryn Shihadah, MintPress News - 8 hours ago
Trump’s arrangement to sell F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates has prompted Israel to issue a list of demands – including must-have advanced aircraft and other accouterments. The post Trump Admin Poised To Gift Israel $11 Billion In Bid to Secure Another Arab-Israeli “Peace” Treaty appeared first on MintPress News.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Opening Florida Due to New CDC Numbers Showing Very Low COVID Death Rates
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 8 hours ago
The Centers for Disease Control have come out with a new estimate of the Covid infection fatality ratio and the numbers will shock you. No wonder the Florida governor has said "enough is enough" and decided to open his state up completely. We are told to trust the CDC, so why is the mainstream media ignoring this very important news? Is this still about a disease...or is it politics? Also, YouTube has censored Dr. Paul's Liberty Report, and is threatening to remove their entire channel.
Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Did Trump Inherit a ‘Depleted’ Stockpile of Ventilators From Obama?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to buck the blame for the “empty cupboards” of federal emergency medical supplies.
JBS Food Canada recalls its Provigo ground beef over E. coli contamination
News Desk, Food Safety News - 8 hours ago
JBS Food Canada has recalled its Provigo brand ground beef products from the market due to possible E. coli O157 contamination. The recall warns the public against consuming theses recalled products: Variable size Provigo Medium ground beef club packs with UPC codes that begin with 0 213026 bearing Best Before dates of 16.SE2020 or 17.SE2020... Continue Reading
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
The Insurance Policy; It is a violation of FBI policy to open a counterintelligence case file on a US Person with no present intention to conduct a counterintelligence investigation of the US Person. It might even be a crime. And yet that is exactly what Special Agent Barnett says FBI Deputy Assistant Director for… Continue reading →
Parents Are Your Kids Involved in Sunrise Movement Education – Exposed
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
This proves how little real conversation is being had between high schoolers who have been brainwashed and the parents who have let them run wild. The question is how many parents want to see their children dead in the streets after the Communists take over or there is a civil war… Hat tip U-2 –##– Sunrise Exposed [Extended Trailer] . Millennial Millie September 27, 2020 What you are about to see took over two years to compile having infiltrated several leftist organizations. This coming documentary contains exclusive material not found in the public domain. These groups are well fu...
Native American Actor releases a short film to oppose "Grizzly Trophy Hunt"
White Wolf, White Wolf - 9 hours ago
“Reintroduce the sacred grizzly bear to tribal homelands – not to trophy hunting,” implores actor Zahn McClarnon as he closes the just-released “Not in Our Name” short film with an appeal for public support for tribal nations in their ongoing struggle to get the Trump Administration to “honor the historic grizzly treaty signed by over 200 tribes.” Last seen in HBO’s “Westworld” starring as Akecheta opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins, McClarnon has become one of Native America’s most recognizable actors, with prominent roles in AMC’s “The Son,” “Longmire,” “Fargo” and Spielberg’s “Into the...
Understanding Europe’s Phony ‘Second Wave’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*21WIRE* | How can we rightly call it a 'pandemic'?
Scientists Have Found The Molecule That Allows Bacteria to ‘Exhale’ Electricity
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Scientists Have Found The Molecule That Allows Bacteria to ‘Exhale’ Electricity https://www.sciencealert.com/bacteria-in-mud-breathe-through-giant-snorkels-that-conduct-electricity
Can Cookie Baking Grandmas In Rural Wisconsin Stop The Deadly Republican Political Machine In Madison? Meet Kriss Marion
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*-by Kriss Marion, candidate Wisconsin Assembly district 51* As a wife, mom of four and a grandmother, I am fiercely committed to the well-being of my family, my neighbors, and Southwest Wisconsin. I run an award-winning bed and breakfast on our small farm in Blanchardville, and have long been involved in our village chamber of commerce and regional tourism promotion, including the Soil Sisters Tour. I have years of experience tackling tough issues, tight budgets and political disagreements as a Lafayette County Supervisor. I have a deep knowledge of the issues facing our regi...
AI: Still Not Ready for Prime Time
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
You may recall that Betsy DeVos sued to say, often, that education should be like hailing a Uber (by which she presumably didn't intend to say "available to only a small portion of the population at large). You may also recall that when the awesomeness of Artificial Intelligence is brought up, sometimes in conjunction with how great an AI computer would be at educating children. Yes, this much saltWell, here comes reminder #4,756,339 that this kind of talk should be taken with an acre of salt. This time it's an article in The Information by Amir Efrati, and it starts out like this: ...
Germany And America Still Need One Another
Daniel S. Hamilton, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Daniel S. Hamilton* *Security, Europe* It remains an open question whether Americans can muster the patience, and Germans the will, to reinvent their partnership for this unsettled new era. The elections each of our countries holds within the coming year will tell the tale. One of the great successes of American diplomacy has been Germany’s transformation from one of our greatest enemies into one of our closest allies. That success was crowned thirty years ago when the United States helped the Germans achieve the peaceful reunification of their divided country. Germans and Ame...
Halifax council candidate questionnaires: District 9 — Halifax West-Armdale
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
Confirmed in a recount, Shawn Cleary beat the former councillor for District 9, Linda Mosher, by little more than 100 votes in 2016. Cleary is hoping to win again, and the district, which includes the west end and crosses the rotary into Armdale, has four other candidates vying for the seat in this election. The […]
Patricio López: «El TPP fue el primer tratado que generó resistencia»
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Sep-2020 En esta entrevista, el periodista especializado en Tratados de Libre Comercio y miembro de la Plataforma Chile Mejor Sin TLC, Patricio López, cuenta cómo sigue la resistencia a los tratados y analiza las medidas del gobierno en el contexto del COVID-19
Macron sepultó el tratado Mercosur-UE
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Sep-2020 Bajo presión del lobby agrícola, el gobierno francés sometió a sus imperativos políticos nacionales los términos de un acuerdo internacional negociado durante 20 años.
Indignados Araucanía: ¡No al TPP-11!
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Sep-2020 El TPP11 no se configura como un tratado de colaboración entre países, por el contrario, se presenta como un acuerdo para favorecer los negocios e intereses de las empresas multinacionales al interior de los países que lo suscriben.
Vodafone gana multimillonario arbitraje a India tras más de una década de disputa
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Sep-2020 Vodafone ha ganado un arbitraje de miles de millones de dólares (algunas fuentes lo cifran en cerca de 3.000 millones de dólares) a India ante un tribunal de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje que ha declarado al país responsable de reclamaciones derivadas de un impuesto retroactivo a las transacciones.
Not so bird-brained: Scientists prove crows are capable of conscious thought for 1st time
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Photo of Crow from RT Article* Here's an interesting update on the study into birds, crows particularly, that I found in this morning's RT. Please read and I will have more comments to follow: It’s news that may unsettle fans of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds,’ but scientists have proven that crows possess a form of consciousness and are smarter than they’ve been given credit for. Corvids, or the crow and raven family of birds, are consciously aware of their environments and the short-term passage of time, which in turn, generates subjective experiences, the researchers found....
US Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Suffers Serious Fire While Deployed With The Seventh Fleet
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
A fire broke out Sunday aboard the U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter Waesche while the ship was underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet. Five members sustained minor injuries, but the crew saved their ship and got it to Japan. (Coast Guard) *Navy Times*: *Coast Guard crew saves ship from fire while underway in 7th Fleet* The crew of the Waesche, a national security cutter, battled heroically to save their ship after a fire broke out while it was underway in U.S. 7th Fleet Sunday. Five Coast Guard members sustained minor injuries, but the crew was able to get the blaze under contr...
Did a Russian Su-30 Fighter Jet Hit Another Aircraft During Drills?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC14BF1525F0&share=true] Su-30 drama: The fighter plane is certainly capable, but it crashes just a bit too more often than should be acceptable. Last week a Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed near the village of Dornikovo in the Tver region northwest of Moscow while on a routine training mission with two pilots on board. According to reports both pilots ejected and were recovered alive by a Mi-8 search and rescue helicopter shortly after the crash. While such crashes...
Forget the F-22 or F-35: Is China Building a 6th Generation Fighter?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC15AA156000&share=true] Beijing has made much progress, but it cannot innovate (or steal designs) as quickly as it needs to catch up to Washington. While the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force operates the Chengdu J-20, the world’s third operational fifth-generation stealth aircraft after the United States’ Lockheed Martin-built F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, it had only built around fifty or so of the aircraft as of last year. Few deta...
Donald Trump Can’t Afford to Lose the Presidency to Joe Biden
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, * From the author: With Trump potentially confronting financial ruin if he loses the presidency, he will fight harder than ever to prevent Biden from entering the White House. Trump literally cannot afford to lose. The stage is set for a brutally personal clash on Tuesday evening in Cleveland as Trump and Biden square off. Does, or should, anyone care about the tax returns that Donald Trump has sedulously worked to conceal and that were revealed by the *New York Tim*es on Sunday evening? Trump himself initially dismissed the report as “fake news” but...
Hisense’s H65 Series: A 75-Inch Monster 4K UHD TV on the Cheap?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * This huge TV will fullfill your streaming needs without breaking the bank. For several years now, Hisense, along with another Chinese tech giant TCL, has been a strong go-to TV brand for budget-conscious consumers. You’ll rarely overpay for Hisense’s solid, well-built offerings, but you’ll always land a decent HDTV that the whole family can enjoy for movie nights, sports, and gaming. Hisense’s 75-inch H65 Series 4K UHD TV is no different, and if you act fast, you can nab this quality set for $750 at Best Buy—that’s 25% off the regular price. Th...
Russian Frigate Kazanets Collided With A Cargo Vessel In The Baltic Sea
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Cargo ship Ice Rose after collision (Maritime Bulletin) *Warzone/The Drive:* *Russian Warship Kazanets Collided With A Cargo Vessel In The Baltic Sea* The incident occurred in dense fog, but the Russian corvette reportedly had its tracking system deactivated. A Russian Navy warship has now left Danish waters after colliding with a civilian cargo ship in the Baltic Sea. The mishap involved the Parchim-class corvette Kazanets and the Swiss-owned cargo ship Ice Rose, which is registered in the Marshall Islands. The collision occurred yesterday, September 23, 2020, south of the five-...
President Trump Delivers Remarks and Update on National COVID-19 Testing Strategy – 3:30pm Livestream…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Today President Trump will be delivering an update on the national COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategy from the Rose Garden. Anticipated start time 3:30pm. [Livestream links Below] White House Livestream Link – Fox News Livestream – Alternate Livestream Link . … Continue reading →
Ohio lawsuit: Regulators ‘punting’ on medical marijuana program expansion
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
An Ohio medical marijuana grower filed a lawsuit against state regulators alleging that government overseers have been hamstringing the MMJ program’s growth, despite clear demand for more business services. According to Law360com, Fire Rock sued the state Department of Commerce over its failure to either grant or deny an application filed in February for the […] Ohio lawsuit: Regulators ‘punting’ on medical marijuana program expansion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Project Veritas: Ilhan Omar connected to Ballot Harvester in cash-for-ballots scheme...(must watch video)
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
* and we are surprised why?* I'm not often shocked, but this exposé has me gobsmacked. So glad I escaped from the St. Paul/Minneapolis many, many years ago. *Once again, I'm asking you to watch something and then share, share, share.* *Trump's Statement:* *"This is totally illegal. Hope that the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota has this, and other of her many misdeeds, under serious review??? If not, why not??? We will win Minnesota because of her, and law enforcement. Saved Minneapolis & Iron O Range!" *
Religious bigotry of Senate Democrats
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 9 hours ago
We can't be anti-Catholic or anti-religion [about Barrett] claimed a Democrat apologist on Fox who used to work for Kerry, a Catholic. We just don't like her decisions [based on law rather than feelings]. Besides, Biden and Pelosi are Catholics. Right. Tell that to the millions of babies, 38% black, who will never be old enough to vote. According to U.S. census data, there were 18,871,831 black American citizens in 1960. Since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in 1973, abortion has killed an estimated 20 million black babies — more than the entire black population of 1960.
Halifax council candidate questionnaires: District 8 — Halifax Peninsula North
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
Lindell Smith won his seat in District 8 in a crowded field of seven candidates in 2016. Four years later, he’s looking for a second term from the voters of the north end of Halifax, and facing two challengers: Virginia Hinch and Dylan Kennedy. The Halifax Examiner posed the same five questions to every candidate […]
Chinese President Xi Says 'Happiness' In Xinjiang On The Rise Despite The Presence Of Hundreds Of Detention Camps
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends the third central symposium on work related to Xinjiang, in Beijing, capital of China. The symposium was held on Friday and Saturday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) *ABC News Online: **Chinese President Xi Jinping defends Xinjiang detention network, claiming 'happiness' is on the rise* Chinese President Xi Jinping said levels of happiness among all ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang are rising and that China ...
China Holds Massive Military Exercises For The Second Time In Two Months
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Amphibious Landing* The People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps units conduct an amphibious landing during a training exercise. *Reuters: **China holds simultaneous military drills in four seas, again* BEIJING (Reuters) - China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension. Two of the exercises are being held near the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea, one in the East China Sea, and one in further north in th...
Election violence in November? Here’s what the research says
Ore Koren, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Bloomington; International Security Fellow, Indiana University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
Are the conditions ripe in the US for violence before, during or after the presidential election?
Armenia - Azerbaijan War News Updates -- September 28, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*RFE:* *Deadly Fighting Over Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Continues For Second Day * Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has raged for a second day amid international calls for restraint. Both sides have accused each other of using heavy artillery amid reports of dozens of deaths, including civilians, and hundreds of people being injured. The long-simmering conflict in the volatile South Caucasus erupted into the deadliest bouts of fighting in four years on September 27, threatening to draw in regional powers Russia and Turkey. Aze...
Legal DMT Churches Are Popping Up Across The United States And Canada
WTStaff, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*John Vibes* - A DMT church in Winnipeg, Canada was recently granted a government exemption to legally import and use Daime tea, which is a DMT-based brew very similar to ayahuasca, but a little bit less potent.
Utah medical cannabis sales, patients surpassing projections
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Utah’s 6-month-old medical cannabis program has far exceeded sales and patient enrollment projections – sparking product shortages that are boosting business opportunities for licensed cultivators. The state already has hit the 10,000 milestone for registered patients, six months ahead of projections, state officials told the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. “I don’t think that […] Utah medical cannabis sales, patients surpassing projections is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
New Study Shows Honeybee Venom ‘Rapidly Destroys’ Some Cancer Cells
WTStaff, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - Honeybees have long provided humans with vital tools for our survival like the pollination of fruits and vegetables as well as honey which has medicinal and antibiotic properties.
‘We Do Not Consent’ – Thousands Rally In London To Oppose Another COVID-19 Lockdown
WTStaff, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Tyler Durden* - Protests are exempt from the rule of six, a rule that threatens fines for groups of more than six people, which has created much aggravation in the UK.
Police in Tennessee Apologize For Deploying Taser Shields To Use Against Protesters
WTStaff, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*John Vibes* - The Shelby County Sheriff’s office in Tennesee has come under fire after deploying taser shields to protests that sprang up in response to the lack of charges against the officers who killed Breonna Taylor.
The Lie that is Black Lives Matter
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
Watch for the Wokeratis to now try to cancel Megyn Kelly.
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Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
BBC News Website headline tonight From Lewis Goodall's tweet his afternoon - which, most unusually, he didn't expand upon or develop into a damning thread - I guessed that Claudia Webbe was a Labour MP simply because he didn't mention her party (Labour): Meanwhile, Tom Harwood of *Guido Fawkes *has been reality-checking the BBC's reporting of the story: Significant error in this BBC News story. It says “She was a councillor in Islington, north London, between 2010 and 2018. Not true. She is /still/ a sitting councillor in Islington today. Yes, despite being a Leicester M...
Did Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Group Inspire ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
In the dystopian Margaret Atwood novel, a futuristic American society is ruled by a Christian fundamentalist government, and women are deprived of their rights, including reproductive rights.
Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Once only associated with enemy nations and the Great Depression, bread lines have returned to the US, often in form of miles-long traffic jams or car parks filled with hungry drivers. The post Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic appeared first on MintPress News.
Saving American Jobs – President Trump Introduces Lordstown Motors 2021 Endurance Pickup Truck – Video and Transcript…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
When GM announced they were closing their Lordstown, Ohio, plant in 2018 President Trump jumped into action to negotiate a deal between GM and a new company intent on building an electric pickup truck. GM sold the plant in 2019 … Continue reading →
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