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Herd immunity may be closer than thought because antibody surveys ‘dramatically underestimate’ cases
Herd immunity may be closer than thought because antibody surveys ‘dramatically underestimate’ cases | Daily Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8693317/Herd-immunity-closer-thought-antibody-surveys-dramatically-underestimate-cases.html?ito=social-facebook
David Epstein: Why specializing early doesn’t always mean career success
David Epstein: Why specializing early doesn’t always mean career success | TED Talk
First Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Heart Cells
First Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Heart Cells https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936244?src=soc_fb_share
COVID-19: Without Help, Low-Income Developing Countries Risk a Lost Decade
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Sep 03 (IPS) - While the COVID-19 crisis is sending shockwaves around the globe, low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are in a particularly difficult position to respond. LIDCs have both been hit hard by external shocks and are suffering severe domestic contractions from the spread of the virus and the lockdown measures to contain it. At the same time, limited resources and weak institutions constrain the capacity of many LIDC governments to support their economies. Read the full story, “COVID-19: Without Help, Low-Income Developing Countries Risk a Lost Decade”, on... more »
“Hidden” Costs of Our Food Systems
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ROME, Sep 03 (IPS) - Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda we are far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the recently launched SOFI Report (The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020), we are not on track to eradicate poverty, hunger and malnutrition. On the contrary, with the current trends, the global number of undernourished people in 2030 would exceed 840 million. Moreover, WHO has reported alarming rates of overweight and obesity, globally affecting 39% and 13% of the adult population, respectively. Read the full s... more »
Escaping Paternalism Book Club: Rizzo and Whitman’s Final Response
This is the final response by Mario Rizzo and Glen Whitman, authors of Escaping Paternalism, for my Book Club on their treatise. Don’t forget to review the book on Amazon! We want to thank Bryan one more time for hosting this book club, which has been entertaining and enlightening for both of us. Although the discussion […] The post Escaping Paternalism Book Club: Rizzo and Whitman’s Final Response appeared first on Econlib.
"Free Download: Soren Kierkegaard, “Fear and Trembling”
*“The Dark Night”* by Chet Raymo “I first read Soren Kierkegaard's “Fear and Trembling” at about the same age as Kierkegaard was when he wrote it - thirty. The young philosopher was wrestling with his dark demons, including the death of his father, a sternly religious man who demanded absolute obedience from his son. He was torn between the opposing demands of faith and reason, certainty and doubt. In the opening pages of the book, he takes us with Abraham and Isaac on that terrible journey to Mount Moriah where God puts Abraham to a terrifying test of his faith. What gives meanin... more »
"Don't Think You Can Escape..."
“Reflect on what happens when a terrible winter blizzard strikes. You hear the weather warning but probably fail to act on it. The sky darkens. Then the storm hits with full fury, and the air is a howling whiteness. One by one, your links to the machine age break down. Electricity flickers out, cutting off the TV. Batteries fade, cutting off the radio. Phones go dead. Roads become impassible, and cars get stuck. Food supplies dwindle. Day to day vestiges of modern civilization – bank machines, mutual funds, mass retailers, computers, satellites, airplanes, governments – all recede i... more »
ARREST THE PRESIDENT
I guess some of us needed to have this explained, but in case you were wondering, yes, it's illegal to vote twice in North Carolina. North Carolina's election board on Thursday was compelled to remind residents that voting twice is a felony, after President Trump suggested that voters should vote once by mail and again in person on Election Day. ... "Attempting to vote twice in an election or soliciting someone to do so also is a violation of North Carolina law," Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, said in a statement . ... Trump ma... more »
A New COVID Cure?
[image: dr-danilo-fernandez-a-new-covid-cure] VIDEO - Dr. Danilo O. Fernandez, founder, president & medical director of GlobalMed Technologies USA, discusses a potential COVID-19 treatment, known as Photonic Corpuscular Irradiation (PCI), also known as hemo-irradiation, whereby the blood is irradiated and destroys the coronavirus infection. Having already received an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, Dr. Fernandez is eager and ready to begin Phase One clinical trials for what he hopes could be a game-changer and revolutionary breakthrough to end the pandemic.
Facebook, Twitter, Censor Rittenhouse Atty, Defenders. No Praise for Rittenhouse Allowed.
[image: facebook-twitter-censor-rittenhouse-atty-defenders-no-praise-for-rittenhouse-allowed] Facebook and Twitter have declared that Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who defended himself against three rioting goons in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is guilty of “mass murder.”
Moderna, Inovio, ID2020, Wuflu Vaccine, and the Great Reset...
*forget about Pelosi's salon visit - it's a diversion.* I admit that Pelosi and *her visit to a hair salon and breaking the rules* is interesting in that it points up what we already know about the commie/libtards. As George Orwell pointed out in Animal Farm, all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Instead, take some time today to look at some organizations that are hell bent on helping push the "great reset" in our country. *ID2020 * *From their website: *(emphasis mine) For the one in seven people globally who lacks a means to prove their identity,... more »
Lebanese Army discovers over 4 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near Beirut Port one month after massive explosion
[image: Lebanese Army discovers over 4 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near Beirut Port one month after massive explosion] The Lebanese Army found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut’s port weeks after a huge explosion of the same chemical killed dozens of people and injured a further 5,000 on 4 August, the NNA state news agency reported. According to the army’s statement, quoted by the agency, army engineers were dealing with the chemical. At least 190 people were killed and 5,000 more injured when two explosions rocked the port of Beirut on 4 August, also causi... more »
Turkish Defense Minister flies in F-16 over Aegean Sea: video
[image: Turkish Defense Minister flies in F-16 over Aegean Sea: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – On Thursday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar inaugurated the “Year of Flight Training 2020-2021” for the Air Force, by conducting a tour on board an F-16 over the Aegean Sea, between Turkey and Greece. Akar flew an F-16 fighter jet over the Aegean Sea, passing over the Dardanelles Strait where he saluted the Martyrs’ Monument that commemorates Ottoman Turkey’s World War I victory against the Allied forces at Gallipoli. Continue reading Turkish Defense Minister flies in F-16 over... more »
Lukashenko says Belarus deployed half of its army along western border
[image: Lukashenko says Belarus deployed half of its army along western border] Belarus has been forced to deploy actually a half of its army on western borders due to the tense situation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday. “You see what is happening in our country. We see what is happening around Russia,” the news agency BelTA quoted Lukashenko as saying at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “We have been forced to respond, seeing NATO’s unfriendly steps near our borders. Continue reading Lukashenko says Belarus deployed half of its ... more »
Syrian Army launches heavy attack on jihadist defenses near Turkish border
[image: Syrian Army launches heavy attack on jihadist defenses near Turkish border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – For the second day in a row, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has hammered the jihadist defenses along the Turkish border region in northern Latakia. According to a field source in Latakia, the Syrian Army fired several missiles and artillery shells towards the jihadist positions in the Jabal Al-Turkmen region, hitting the latter’s defenses near the town of Sarraf. The source said the Syrian Army managed to score direct hits on the jihadist positions, which resulted in heavy ... more »
Turkish media publishes video of Greek soldiers on island near Turkey
[image: Turkish media publishes video of Greek soldiers on island near Turkey] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Turkish TRT news channel published a video clip that it said documented the presence of Greek soldiers on the island of Kastellorizo (Meis), which is in violation of the provisions of the Lausanne and Paris agreements on disarming the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The state-owned TRT network published a video of Greek soldiers on the island of Kastellorizo, which is about two kilometers from the Turkish mainland. Continue reading Turkish media publishes video of Gree... more »
US-backed forces withdraw from eastern Syria town: video
[image: US-backed forces withdraw from eastern Syria town: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew their troops from a town in the Deir Ezzor Governorate on Thursday after a month of turmoil with the Al-Akidat tribesmen in the area. Citing local tribal sources, Sputnik reported that all SDF troops withdrew from the town of Al-Shuhail on Thursday morning, leaving the area fully under the control of the Al-Akidat. The sources pointed out that “the militants of the organization evacuated all the military points and checkpoints that t... more »
Iran intends to send its astronauts to space for the first time
[image: Iran intends to send its astronauts to space for the first time] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The head of the Geo-Spatial Research Center in the Iranian Ministry of Science, Fathallah Ami, announced preparations to send a person to space. The Mehr Agency quoted Fathallah Ami as saying that Iranian astronauts will be trained in cooperation with an unnamed allied country before they are sent to space. He mentioned Iran’s previous success in sending living organisms to space in 2012, which was repeated again in 2013 when they sent a monkey to space for 15 minutes, as an exam... more »
US sale of Syrian oil violate international law: Russia
[image: US sale of Syrian oil violate international law: Russia] The US troops, jointly with the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, maintain control over a part of northeastern Syria, concentrating around the oil and gas fields in the provinces of Al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor. The US oil deal with the Syrian Kurds breaks international law and is used as cover for US illegal policy to undermine Damascus’ peace efforts, Russian and Syria militaries said in a joint statement. The illegal presence of the US and its allies in the northeast of Syria has lead to a plundering of the count... more »
Pelosi’s no mask hair blowout hypocrisy hands Trump election gift
Pelosi’s no mask hair blowout hypocrisy hands Trump election gift by The Duran Pelosi’s no mask hair blowout hypocrisy hands Trump election gift. The Duran: Episode 655. Via Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/erica-kious-nancy-pelosi-hair-salon-owner)… The owner of a San Francisco hair salon visited by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week denied what she called the Democrat’s “absolutely […]
Clinesmith pleads ‘sort of’ guilty. DOJ closing in on Comey, Strzok, Page & McCabe
Via National Review… Yes, Kevin Clinesmith did plead guilty Wednesday. Sort of. Well, maybe it was a smidge better than “sort of.” After all, it did happen in a federal-district-court proceeding (via videoconference) on Wednesday. And Judge James Boasberg did accept the plea after eliciting it in accordance with settled criminal-law rules. Sentencing is scheduled […]
Tucker Carlson escalates the media war against CNN [Video]
Steve Turley, the host of the Turley Talks website and a prominent YouTube analyst, discusses the recent move by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in airing a recording of a conversation between CNN’s Chris Cuomo, one of that network’s most prominent left-wing Marxists disguised as a reporter and disgraced former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, a man […]
Coronavirus supercomputer study promises surprisingly simple resolution
What if we told you that treating the coronavirus could be as easy as treating the flu? Would that be interesting to you? These days, of course, the coronavirus narrative has been more like The Boy Who Cried “Wolf!”, but rerun so many times nobody knows what to believe anymore if they start to actually […]
Clinesmith pleads ‘sort of’ guilty. DOJ closing in on Comey, Strzok, Page & McCabe
Clinesmith pleads ‘sort of’ guilty. DOJ closing in on Comey, Strzok, Page & McCabe by The Duran Clinesmith pleads ‘sort of’ guilty. DOJ closing in on Comey, Strzok, Page & McCabe. The Duran: Episode 655. Via National Review (https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/clinesmiths-guilty-plea-the-perfect-snapshot-of-crossfire-hurricane-duplicity/)… Yes, Kevin Clinesmith did plead guilty Wednesday. Sort of. Well, maybe it was a smidge better […]
Raymond Arroyo: Biden blames Trump for the problems he and his ilk created [Video]
Raymond Arroyo is perhaps a rising star at Fox. As an opinion commentator he has the voice of Mike Huckabee, the reasoning of a conservative and some very sharp acumen. Here he editorializes on how Joe Biden is framing his presidential run on a Blame and Shame campaign, pointing the finger squarely at President Trump […]
Fourteen Places Have Passed Local Surveillance Laws. Here’s How They’re Doing.
A CCTV camera above a building, 2015 (Opengridscheduler/https://flic.kr/p/wBFSgA/CC0 1.0https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) As protests against police brutality have continued nationwide, Madison, Wisconsin, and New York City have joined 12 other localities that have established procedures for deciding when and how local police can surveil residents. These kinds of municipal laws have gained momentum in recent years in the wake of concerns about surveillance during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 and the 2016 oil pipeline prote... more »
WATCH: Cops Put Hood on Man’s Head, Smash His Face Into the Street Until He Stops Breathing and Dies
[image: hood]A man in need of medical attention received police violence instead and had a hood placed on his head and held to the ground until he stopped breathing and died.
Mail in ballots … and the elephant in the room no one sees!
In my previous post about Elections and Constitutional Crises, I left off with the notion that I would post about mail in ballots. The precedent set by the Constitution says We all vote the same day. link U.S Constitution Article 2, Section 1 paragraph 4; “The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.“ Many people in this country have the desire to let the People vote by using a ballot that is mailed to their home and simply … Continue reading →
This Election exposes many Constitutional Crises…
The Constitution of the United States sets the boundaries by which OUR country, and it’s government must abide. The feds can do this but not that. The States may do this but not that. The People have rights that shall not be infringed. The U.S. Constitution sets the parameters for the Congress, the Executive Office, and the Supreme Court. What I am going to give my opinion on today, is the parameters involving the election of the President, and the Vice President. Below is the text of the 20th Amendment, taken from https://usconstitution.net/const.pdf Amendment 20 – Presidential, Co... more »
The whole scam just fell apart: COVID test, overwhelming number of false positives
From John Rappoport: part 1 see part 2 at the end of part 1 Mayors, governors, presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, popes, potentates Excerpts: Townhall.com, August 29: “According to The New York Times, potentially 90 percent of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 have such insignificant amounts of the virus present in their bodies that such individuals do not need to isolate nor are they candidates for contact tracing. Leading public health experts are now concerned that overtesting is responsible for misdiagnosing a huge number of people with harmless amo... more »
Trump makes his move cracking down on lawless cities and states
Trump Moves to Defund 4 Riot-Roiled, Democrat-Run Cities Newsmax Eric Mack September 2, 2020 President Donald Trump has ordered his administration Wednesday to investigate defunding riot-roiled, Democrat-controlled cities that “permit anarchy, violence, and destruction,” according to a New York Post exclusive. New York City, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Portland are the first four cities that have been hardest hit by “lawless” protests where the Trump administration is ordering federal agencies to report to the White House Office of Management and Budget areas where existing fede... more »
Groups Sue Trump Administration To Protect Clean Water
Washington, D.C. — American Indian and Alaska Native federally recognized Tribes and environmental groups, represented by Earthjustice, sued the Trump administration over its attempt to weaken clean water protections. The rule changes proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would force states and Tribes to accept damaging and unwanted pipelines and other fossil fuel projects on their lands. The EPA reverses its long-standing interpretation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act in a move that is contrary to the language, purpose, and intent of the statute. The post Groups ... more »
Trump Incites Vigilante Violence Against Peaceful Protests
In the week since a fascistic gunman killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin and seriously wounded a third, the Trump administration and its allies within the media and political establishment have defended the killings and the murderer. The actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Trump supporter who had previously attended Trump rallies, are the direct outcome of the incitement by this administration itself. It occurred during the week of the Republican National Convention, as speaker after speaker railed against the “radical left” and demanded the restoration of “law and ... more »
US Punishes ICC For Investigating Potential War Crimes
The Trump administration has sought to weaken or abandon various international agencies since 2016. Now it’s taking aim at the International Criminal Court, a global tribunal that investigates and prosecutes war crimes, torture and genocide. Claiming the ICC’s investigation into alleged war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan poses a national security threat, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on June 11 effectively criminalizing anyone who works at the ICC. Its lawyers, judges, human rights researchers and staff could now have their U.S. bank accounts frozen, U.S. ... more »
Cops Addicted to Violence: According to Whistleblower, LA Sheriff's Deputy Killed Teen to Join Sheriff Department Murder Gang
*Tattoo alleged to identify a murderous band of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who many in the community "see as a criminal gang within law enforcement" (source; photo: Sweeney Firm / Glickman & Glickman)* *by Thomas Neuburger* It's not news that a subset of almost every police and sheriff's department in the country is not just racist, but more than that, addicted to violence against the marginalized, the "safely murderable," whichever group of citizens in their jurisdiction happens to fit that description. They murder the "safely murderable." Yes, black citizens are kille... more »
A Survivor of Chinese Communism Has a Warning for SJW’s and Cancel Culture Mobs
*Dylan Charles* - Today's 'cancel culture' is nothing new. China had SJW's, but they were called Red Guards.
Indo-Pacific guidelines: Germany's new China plan
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Sep-2020 Berlin wants to diversify its relations, position itself more broadly, conclude further free trade agreements – also in order to no longer be so dependent on Beijing.
Post-Cotonou deal edges closer to the finish line
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Sep-2020 The long-delayed successor to the Cotonou Agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) community appears to be approaching the finish line with a ‘99%' chance of success this year, according to both sides.
Accord de libre-échange Algérie - UE : Des négociations sont en cours, selon l'expert Abderrahmane Mebtoul
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Sep-2020 Des négociations sont en cours entre les deux parties pour une éventuelle révision de certaines clauses de l'accord d'association.
Australian government to review its Bilateral Investment Treaties
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
03-Sep-2020 The Australian Federal Government has announced it is reviewing the bilateral investment treaties (BITs) to which Australia is a party.
Biden Campaign Raises Record $365 Million in August
[image: biden-campaign-raises-record-365-million-in-august] Joe Biden’s campaign reported on Wednesday that it raised nearly $365 million in August. Will it make any real difference in the outcome in November?
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Tax Holiday
[image: there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-free-tax-holiday] A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump proposed a payroll tax holiday to Americans earning less than $100,000 per year. The gesture is better described as a deferral of the payroll tax burden until April 2021, and that has some people worried. They should be.
George III Knew More About State Sovereignty Than We Do!
[image: george-iii-knew-more-about-state-sovereignty-than-we-do] Signed on September 3, 1783 the Treaty of Paris that effectively ended the War for Independence reveals the fact that all 13 states were treated as free, sovereign, and independent and that state governments were superior to the Congress of the United States.
THE MISREPORTED AND THE DEAD: Shot and killed in Shasta County!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020Which deaths get discussed?:* Within the modern press corps firmament, shooting deaths at the hands of police aren't all created equal. Some shooting deaths at the hands of police are widely reported and discussed. Other, similar shooting deaths are completely ignored—disappeared. So it has been with the "execution" of Bijan Ghaisar. So it was with the earlier shooting death of John Geer. Even widespread coverage of these shooting deaths by the well-known Washington Post couldn't persuade the national press corps to report or discuss them. For backgro... more »
DENISE PEARSON
*DENISE PEARSON* has been named vice chancellor and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Vice president for academic affairs and equity initiatives at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, Pearson holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from the University of Denver, a master’s degree in educational administration from Concordia University and a Ph.D. in administration and supervision of education from Marquette University.
Barrier Breaker
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, the first African American female fighter pilot, seeks to give back to the next generation.
Institutional Renaming Efforts Prompt a Reckoning Over the Legacy of Slavery and the Confederacy
For those who made the decision, dismantling James Madison University’s (JMU) almost century-old homage to Confederate Army leaders was a reasoned, necessary choice.
German group rejects CBD narcotic classification, wants sales only via prescription
An association of pharmacies dispensing medical cannabis in Germany rejects the idea that CBD ought to be considered a narcotic, but wants the cannabinoid to remain available only via prescription. In a news release issued last week, the association said “CBD is an important ingredient of the cannabis plant, which both influences the effects of […] German group rejects CBD narcotic classification, wants sales only via prescription is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Aurora Cannabis faces lawsuit over sublingual-strip licensing agreement
Aurora Cannabis is being taken to court by CTT Pharma, a Canadian developer of drug-delivery technologies that alleges the marijuana giant is making a bad faith effort to avoid paying what it owes under a licensing agreement. A statement of claim filed Aug. 26 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice names Aurora Cannabis and […] Aurora Cannabis faces lawsuit over sublingual-strip licensing agreement is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Rage Against Statues
This summer, protestors have been defacing and tearing down statues. In a democracy, we all have the right to protest. But one has the right to ask: Is this the most effective way to communicate your message? Marton Regg Cohn writes: The tug of war over public statues keeps exposing our blind spots — not just our blinkered view of history, but of democracy in all its complexity. Unpopular statues, like unpopular governments, ought not to be toppled in a democracy — just put in their place, placed in context, or put in storage. The latest statue to come down was in Montreal. But, i... more »
As Schools Reopen, Beware These Five Bad Management Approaches
Not all schools are blessed with excellent management teams (a million teachers just rolled their eyes and said, “No kidding.”) But while schools can succeed in spite of bad management in the good times, in times of crisis, bad management can really derail the whole train. Trying to launch a school year during a pandemic with little to no help from state and federal governments will test every school district’s leadership team. Here are the management styles most likely to lead to disaster. *Just Hold Still And Maybe Nobody Will Notice* In some districts, the standard management r... more »
National Prayer March With Franklin Graham – Washington DC, Saturday September 26th – Noon
Franklin Graham is organizing a national prayer march in Washington DC on Saturday September 26th. The prayer march begins at the Lincoln Memorial at Noon and travels to the Capitol Building. DETAILS HERE
Study Examines How Chinese Bus Trip Turned Into Coronavirus Superspreading Event
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] In all, twenty-three out of sixty-eight of the bs passengers were eventually confirmed to be infected. One individual on a poorly ventilated bus in China has been found to have infected nearly two dozen other passengers with the coronavirus, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. This particular incident adds to a large body of evidence that points toward the fact that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, can be transmitted via tiny particles that linger in the ai... more »
Why the U.S. Military Fears China's New Stealth Fighters, Air Defenses and Drones
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF20000071625&share=true] From the author: New attack drones, 5th-generation stealth fighter jets, reconfigured cargo planes and Russian-built air defenses are making China’s Air Force even deadlier. In fact, all of these advances present a great concern to U.S. war planners. New attack drones, 5th-generation stealth fighter jets, reconfigured cargo planes and Russian-built air defenses are making China’s Air Force even deadlier. In fact, all of these advances present a... more »
When China Wanted A New Assault Rifle, It Tried To Reinvent The AK-47
*Matthew Moss* *Technology, Asia* It did not go as well as planned. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Type 81 remains in Chinese service but has been largely replaced by the more modern bullpup QBZ-95 and also the QBZ-03, a modernized traditional-configuration rifle that uses a derivative of the Type 81’s action. In the mid-1960s, the Chinese military began to seek a replacement for its assortment of Soviet-licensed small arms, including the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, the Type 56 assault rifle and the Type 56 light machine gun. The result was the Type 63, first issued ... more »
Study Gives Video Evidence That Face Shields, Valved Masks Offer Less Coronavirus Protection
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * There is currently not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of face shields for source control. Face shields and valved masks have been shown to be less effective at blocking viral particles than regular face masks, according to a new study out of Florida Atlantic University. The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, determined that these two particular protective-gear options allow ejected viral particles to escape, putting individuals nearby in danger of being infected by the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. “We observ... more »
China Could Be Developing a 'Super' F-35 Fighter Jet
*Peter Suclu* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It seems that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force is looking beyond the J-20, The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has long touted the capabilities of its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter since it was first introduced in 2011. The fifth-generation superiority fighter, which descended from the J-XX program of the 1990s, entered service in March 2017 while the first J-20 combat unit was formed just shy of a year later. The J-20—also known as the Mighty Dragon—is just the world’s third operational fifth-generation stealth fighter aircr... more »
The end of 74 years of maritime history
I was saddened to read that Maersk, the giant Danish shipping company, is to "retire" the Safmarine company name, and merge the latter's operations with its own. It's owned Safmarine since 1999. I grew up knowing Safmarine quite well. The company was headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, and its ships were well-known visitors to the "Tavern of the Seas", as the city was known. Here's one of its first container vessels, the *S.A. Winterberg*, off the Cape coast. Click the image for a larger view. As a child, I remember the drama surrounding the wreck of Safmarine's *S.A.... more »
COVID Breakthrough: WHO Now Recommends Steroids for Severe Cases After Study Shows Drastic Cut in Deaths
Jack Davis Published September 2, 2020 Cutting the death toll from COVID-19 could be as simple as giving steroids to the most serious cases, according a new study from the World Health Organization. “We recommend systemic corticosteroids rather than no systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of patients with severe and critical COVID-19 (strong recommendation, based … Continue reading COVID Breakthrough: WHO Now Recommends Steroids for Severe Cases After Study Shows Drastic Cut in Deaths →
FLA Gov. Ron DeSantis: We Will Never Lock Down Again
By Geller Report Staff – on September 2, 2020 Latest News Awesome governor. This is why Americans in the oppressive Blue states are fleeing to the free Red states. Expect the media to relentlessly smear Governor DeSantis (as they have for months) to take down President Trump in Florida. Ron DeSantis: We Will Never Lock … Continue reading FLA Gov. Ron DeSantis: We Will Never Lock Down Again →
Attorney General Barr: Soros And Cohorts Pumping Billions Into Mail-In Vote Effort
By Pamela Geller – on September 2, 2020 Why is this legal? How can a belligerent foreign actor pour ill-gotten gains into sabotaging/subverting our electoral process? BARR: Soros And Cohorts Pumping Billions Into Mail-In Vote Effort Americans justifiably are concerned about foreign entities working to influence the outcome of our 2020 elections. There is, however, … Continue reading Attorney General Barr: Soros And Cohorts Pumping Billions Into Mail-In Vote Effort →
Governor Brown extends COVID-19 state of emergency until ELECTION DAY
By Pamela Geller – on September 2, 2020 Democrats: Party of Treason Election day. The Democrats don’t even pretend anymore. This, in and of itself, is an admission of intent and guilt. Democrat leaders have left their constituents at the mercy of the mindless, violent mob without police protection. People fear leaving the house — … Continue reading Governor Brown extends COVID-19 state of emergency until ELECTION DAY →
Inject first, talk later? Australia considers restricting unvaccinated people but walks back on making Covid-19 jabs mandatory
19 Aug, 2020 12:25 / Updated 15 days ago Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours the Astra Zeneca laboratories in Macquarie Park, Sydney © Global Look Press / Nick Moir In what could be seen as overreaction, Canberra has floated forcing people to take a Covid-19 vaccine or be barred from entering public places – … Continue reading Inject first, talk later? Australia considers restricting unvaccinated people but walks back on making Covid-19 jabs mandatory →
‘Full-blown fascism’: PREGNANT Aussie woman handcuffed & charged with inciting anti-lockdown event on Facebook
2 Sep, 2020 11:13 © Twitter / Ian56 @Ian56789 Australian law enforcers have arrested an expectant mother for allegedly planning a protest against the Covid-19 lockdown in the state of Victoria, drawing ire and accusations of thought policing online. The Victoria Police descended on the woman’s house earlier in the day, presenting a search … Continue reading ‘Full-blown fascism’: PREGNANT Aussie woman handcuffed & charged with inciting anti-lockdown event on Facebook →
Criminal Incompetence or Worse: America’s Failed Ruling Class and Our New Lockdown Dystopia
September 2, 2020 Photo Credit: Stefan Keller A conspiracy of silence by health officials, economists, politicians, and journalists hides what has become criminally obvious: The anti-coronavirus lockdown of the past five months is the single most devastating policy choice since World War 2. The COVID-19 lockdown dystopia has been very good for ruling class interests, … Continue reading Criminal Incompetence or Worse: America’s Failed Ruling Class and Our New Lockdown Dystopia →
Covid-1984 in Australia
Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. September 2, 2020 Sky News After pregnant woman is arrested it must be a ‘national day of shame’ 02/09/2020|9min Sky News host Rowan Dean says this is a “national day of shame” and Victoria stands condemned in the eyes of the world after a pregnant woman was arrested for ‘incitement’ following … Continue reading Covid-1984 in Australia →
The Fauci Files
Joseph Mercola Mercola.com September 3, 2020 At 79 years old, Dr. Anthony Fauci — who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984 — has yet to come out with the “Big One” — a vaccine or infectious disease treatment that will allow him to retire … Continue reading The Fauci Files →
The Word “Until” — A Key Reason To Never Explain Your Face Mask Exemption
Allan Stevo September 3, 2020 A wise man once said “You’re either selling or being sold.” I disagree with his dichotomous and adversarial view of life, but, indeed, there are some people who constantly look for someone to push around and for whom this approach toward life becomes self-fulfilling. They are the bullies, the psychopaths, … Continue reading The Word “Until” — A Key Reason To Never Explain Your Face Mask Exemption →
City tenders for ‘tactical’ bike lane, bump outs in Halifax and Dartmouth
The municipality is looking for contractors to install several “tactical” projects in Halifax and Dartmouth, according to tender documents posted Thursday. Since the adoption of the Integrated Mobility Plan in late 2017, Halifax has been using pilot projects to test street design changes in the hopes of improving pedestrian safety. Those projects, sometimes referred to […]
Obituaries: Having the final word
News 1. Big Moon signs on for big challenge This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. A tidal energy company that has spent the past two years testing a prototype turbine in the Bay of Fundy near Cape Split is stepping up to take on an even bigger challenge. The Nova Scotia Department of Energy […]
Bad medicine
Martha Paynter is a Registered Nurse, a PhD Candidate in the Dalhousie University School of Nursing, and the Chair of Women’s Wellness Within. It is outrageous enough that Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back. In recovery he was handcuffed to his hospital bed, adding to the violence inflicted on him. In the […]
Just How Stupid Do They Think We Are?
Just How Stupid Do They Think We Are? Video of Just How Stupid Do They Think We Are? The British chemical weapons lab at Porton Down has "confirmed" that Russian opposition figure Navalny was poisoned by Novichok—just as they "determined" that Russian double agent Sergei Skripal had been poisoned by Putin, and as the "White Helmets"—whose co-founder was a "former" MI6 operative—insisted that the Assad government was using chemical weapons against their own citizens! What each of these stories has in common is a featured role played by British intelligence, such as that played by ... more »
Six Complexities of These Pandemic Times: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2020)
3 September 2020 — Tricontinental Staffordshire Regiment during the Plague, Hong Kong, 1894. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan … Continue reading Six Complexities of These Pandemic Times: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2020)
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CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION IDENTITY Coming soon to a place near you so you can apply for one, That is after you have had Bill Gates’ deadly injection. Do you want to ask your dopey Liberal, National, Labor or Greens member why?
Hurricane "Nana" makes landfall in Belize
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Hurricane "Nana" made landfall in a relatively sparsely populated area of Belize, between Dangriga and Placencia at 06:00 UTC on September 3, 2020, with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). Nana is the 5th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane...... Read more »
Fruits Of Illegality: The NSA, Bulk Collection And Warrantless Surveillance
He has become part of the furniture when it comes to discussions about privacy rights and personal liberties, arguably an odd sort of thing for a man who also dealt in the shadows of intelligence secrets. But Edward Snowden has been doing his bit to reveal and chip away at […]
Whistleblower Explains How Democrats Steal Votes and Warns Against Mail-In Voting
A whistleblower said Democrats rig elections by paying homeless voters, taking advantage of the elderly in nursing homes, fraudulently posing as registered voters, printing up phony ballots, and replacing real ballots with counterfeit ballots. Sometimes workers with the US Post Office are in on the scam.
Engineered Food Shortages and Famine to Justify ‘Reset’ of US Food System
Managed reduction in farm labor will cause food to rot in the fields, and with stored food being destroyed, food prices will skyrocket. People will face hunger. Many will starve. The rest will beg the government and the corporations for food.
Standing Rock Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward: Thunderhawk vs Morton County
Photo by Ryan Vizzions Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging Violations at Standing Rock Thunderhawk v. County of Morton, North Dakota Media Contact: Fonda Shen cccct@law.columbia.edu Censored News New York, September 3, 2020 — In a significant victory for critics of governmental overreach, Judge Daniel M. Traynor (U.S. District Court for North Dakota)
"I Don't Pretend..."
“I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.” - Arthur C. Clarke
Connecting the dots
*Photo from last Friday at the Brunswick, Maine peace & justice vigil. The vigil began right after 9-11, 2001 and has been going on ever since through rains, snow, sleet and heat.* In this photo I've kind of covered alot of bases in one shot. BLM mask, Lisa Savage campaign shirt and the sign about the climate crisis and the 'product' built at Bath Iron Works (BIW). The sign was made by retired BIW worker Peter Woodruff who put in 30-some years at the shipyard. I carry the sign to honor Peter who has been a dedicated peace, environmental and social justice activist for many ye... more »
Only 6% of the people who "died" from COVID actually died from COVID only
The CDS says: *For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. * What that means is that in 94% of COVID19 "deaths" the patient had 2.6 other conditions that contributed to their death. Included in that list are poisonings, suicide attempts, and accidents that caused injury. For example a man was found with blood alcohol above the lethal level but because he tested positive for the China virus his death was counted as due to COVID19. Thi... more »
The "Red Mirage": Democrats plan to steal the election
It took a huge change in the polling to force the Democrats to let Biden out of his basement. True he didn't take questions and even when reading from the teleprompter he manages to say the following: “COVID has taken this year, just since the outbreak, has taken more than 100 years. Look, here’s, the lives, it’s just, it’s uh mean think about it. More lives this year than any other year for the past 100 years.” The point is that Democrat politicians might be dishonest fascists but they're not stupid. They know that the odds of Biden winning are dropping like a rock as people dis... more »
Pelosi's path to the presidency
If there is no declared winner to the 2020 election by January 2021 Nancy Pelosi will become acting President. That's due to an obscure Federal statute (3 U.S.C. § 19) . No wonder Hillary is telling Joe not to concede no matter what. The Democrats plan A is to steal the election like Franken stole his Senate election. On election day he was down by 700 votes but his massive legal team managed to get 1000 votes flipped by rejecting valid ballots for his opponent and counting invalid ballots for himself. But Plan B is to sue and sue to keep the election results from being defined un... more »
AMPV: Check Out the U.S. Army’s New Armored Vehicle
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: By Photo Credit: Maj. Carson Petry (1st CAV) - Black Jack, USAOTC complete testing of new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle at army.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73109251] Despite some early production challenges and the ongoing global pandemic hampering production, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle is now ready for the United States Army. In an announcement on their company website, BAE Systems stated that the first of the Army’s much-anticipated Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) rolled off assembl... more »
Is Russia Developing a Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Jet?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* Moscow is not alone in its announcement of the next generation of fighter aircraft. The United States, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Spain, Taiwan and France have all made progress on the jet fighter of the future. Even as Russia continues to overcome production issues with its Su-57 stealth fighter, Moscow reportedly has its eyes set on a sixth-generation fighter jet, which could be developed under the MiG-Sukhoi joint brand. Such a fighter could build on the best features of the MiG-21, which has become the most-pro... more »
"Fighting and Winning Against 'Big Everything'"
*"Fighting and Winning Against 'Big Everything'"* by Charles Hugh Smith *Editor's note: *This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D., who has contributed essays to Of Two Minds since 2009. "The assumption I see everywhere in the alt financial media is the elite will do fine because they own the gold, land, factories, apartment complexes, etc. All true. However the Roman Elites owned all this too, but that didn't save them from systemic collapse. They weren't still fabulously rich once the Imperial structure collapsed." - Charles Hugh Smith, August 23, ... more »
US Tax Dollars Funded Every New Drug in the Last Decade
Amid debates over costs—and profits—from a coronavirus vaccine, a new study shows that taxpayers footed the bill for every new drug approved from 2010 to 2019
A Warning from History: The Carrington Event was not Unique — by Dr Tony Phillips
"While the Carrington Event has long been considered a once-in-a-century catastrophe, historical observations warn us that this may be something that occurs much more frequently." The post A Warning from History: The Carrington Event was not Unique — by Dr Tony Phillips appeared first on Electroverse.
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From Jenna Orkin Movers in NYC Turning Customers Away Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the climate crisis they are fuellingCOVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt On Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic Bailout: Billions of Dollars of Federal COVID-19 Relief Money Flow to the Oil Industry Congressional investigation finds over $1 billion in coronavirus aid fraud Anti-Cancer Gut Bacteria Apple hits record high on report it's preparing fall launch of at least 75 million 5G iPhones The UK's coronavirus half-... more »
Police Shoot Unarmed Man in the Back, Kill Him, Claim the Ink Pen He Was Holding was Deadly
[image: pen]To justify an officer gunning down an unarmed man in the back, police claim the pen he had in his hand was a deadly weapon.
In Kenosha, Biden to Test his Promise to Unify the Nation
The Democratic presidential nominee is traveling two days after President Donald Trump visited the same city, and plans to meet with the family of Jacob Blake.
This Public US University Has Seen Grades Soar Despite COVID-19
If anywhere was going to take a pummeling from the coronavirus, you’d think it would be a place like Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. Georgia State is not a glamorous flagship university – that would be the University of Georgia in Athens, the spiritual home of the Bulldogs, REM and the B-52s. It’s more of a workhorse public institution, with a large population of students who come from low-income households and have to work at least one paying job outside their studies to make ends meet. The post This Public US University Has Seen Grades Soar Despite COVID-19 appeare... more »
Amazon Posted Job To Monitor Employee’s Efforts To Unionize
In a now-deleted job listing posted this week, Amazon advertised that it's looking to hire an "intelligence analyst" tasked with duties including snooping on workers' unionization efforts and reporting back to executives about their findings. It's a sign of Amazon's escalating fight to stop its workers from organizing. The company has previously turned to unorthodox methods to quash unionization — its subsidiary Whole Foods built a heat map tool specifically for tracking unionization threats, Business Insider reported in April. The post Amazon Posted Job To Monitor Employee’s Eff... more »
Police Fatally Shoot Man 20 Times After Suspected Bike Violation
Los Angeles - A Black man who was stopped on his bicycle for an alleged “vehicle code” violation was shot to death by two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies, who fired 15 to 20 rounds after the man punched one officer and dropped a pistol on the ground, authorities said on Tuesday. A semiautomatic handgun apparently fell from a bundle of clothes that the man, identified as Dijon Kizzee, 29, had been clutching and dropped when he struck an officer in the face, said Lieutenant Brandon Dean, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman. Dean said the two officers opened fire when Kizzee made ... more »
Palm Beach County (FL) Board of Commissioners Each Served with Notice of Several Violation of Laws During Public Meeting
From State of the Nation: short 3 minute video showing concerned citizen serving papers……. Another concerned citizen taking on the TYRANTS!!!! Exposing these corrupocrats exceeding their lawful duties and violating their OATH OF OFFICE…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Ron DeSantis Puts Foot Down in Favor of Liberty, Vows To ‘Never’ Lock Down State Again
From the WesternJournal: short 3 minute video with DeSantis…. Excerpts: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, it seems, isn’t going to be locking down his state again no matter what happens with the coronavirus. During a Monday visit to the University of Florida Health The Villages Hospital in central Florida, the Republican governor noted that “the number of COVID positive patients that are currently hospitalized is down nearly 60 percent statewide from our July peak,” according to WPTV. Joining DeSantis on the visit was Dr. Scott Atlas, who serves as a health adviser to President Donald Trum... more »
Gretchen Whitmer Will Face A RECALL In Michigan…..
From the NationalFile: Excerpts: The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved two recall petitions Wednesday seeking to drive Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer out of office over her Coronavirus emergency orders, including her “shelter-in-place” lockdown and her effort to ban elective medical procedures in the state. Some functions in Michigan are still shut down as Whitmer prolongs her unilateral control. Activists Michael Garabelli and James Makowski now have the ability to force a recall election if they put together a little more than a million signatures — which is possible... more »
4% of Canadian cannabis licensees Indigenous-affiliated, with systemic barriers ‘baked into system’
Just over a dozen Indigenous-affiliated cannabis companies have wound their way through Health Canada’s marijuana licensing process in the past 18 months, according to new data provided to Marijuana Business Daily. And none of the licensees are located on a reserve. In total, 19 Indigenous-affiliated cannabis companies make up a little over 4% of the […] 4% of Canadian cannabis licensees Indigenous-affiliated, with systemic barriers ‘baked into system’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Picture Of The Day
U.S. soldiers land on the coast of France under heavy machine gun fire, June 6, 1944. U.S. National Archives/via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture comes from this photo-gallery ....* 75 iconic photos from World War Two* (Reuters).
Editor's Note
I am in Ottawa today. Doing a pitch for my library/education project to some people in the Canadian government. Blogging will return this evening.
Tweets For Today
Virus Update: • CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1; • Critics: Eviction ban may only delay wave of homelessness; • Afghans return to games, parks, weddings despite virus fears. https://t.co/IXpIcNdVSq — The Associated Press (@AP) September 3, 2020 Wear a mask while having sex, Canada's top doctor suggests https://t.co/PM0wNZlJFH pic.twitter.com/OkQX8uB2iM — Reuters (@Reuters) September 2, 2020 Kremlin tells West not to rush to judge it on Navalny as sanctions talk starts https://t.co/eM8TxMcT17 pic.twitter.com/igH1RZZvyI — Reuters (@Reuters) September 3, ... more »
"Economic Fantasy Update AM 9/3/20"
*"Economic Fantasy Update AM 9/3/20"* *Updated as available.* Chronicling the most enormous fraud and theft in human history, down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Deceptive correlations to reality by these arch-criminals are total lies. Only the consequences are real, to YOU, never *them.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ◆ *9/3/20* *○* *"The Fed Provides an Unlimited Money Lifeline to Wall Street; 30 Million* *Americans Facing Eviction Get a No-Money 4-Month Plan"* *○* Gregory Mannarino, *AM... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates AM 9/3/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates AM 9/3/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest information. ◆ *9/3/20* By David Leonhardt *1. C.D.C. prepares for a fall vaccine: *The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified public health officials to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine as early as October or November. The first doses would be offered to doctors and nurses and other high-risk populations. Some health experts are worried about the timing: It could be a sign that the Trump administration is pressuring the Food and Drug Adm... more »
The Metaphysical Fiction of Natural Rights
The concept of natural rights is a metaphysical fiction invented by two kinds of philosophers: the high level philosophers who are competent but mystical, and the low level philosophers who are utopian but childish. Man’s rights are not natural—they are hard-won. The politicians, farmers, businessmen, workers, political activists, and some intellectuals have won rights for humanity by fighting numerous political battles in the last one thousand years. Political action has a far greater role to play in the creation of rights than the philosophizing of the intellectuals.
Cop Charged After Video Showed Him Kill a Man in Walmart for Holding Sporting Equipment
[image: walmart]After fighting for justice for months, the family of a man gunned down in a Walmart is finally seeing the first steps of their son's killer being held accountable.
Facebook to Ban Political Ads in Week Before Election
Posts with obvious misinformation on voting policies and the coronavirus pandemic will also be removed.
Citizenship delays imperil voting for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the 2020 election
Ming Hsu Chen, Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for their naturalization applications to be processed by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Without citizenship, they can't vote.
Mail-in voting lessons from Oregon, the state with the longest history of voting by mail
Priscilla Southwell, Professor Emerita of Political Science, University of Oregon at Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Oregon's experience shows that mail-in voting can be safe and secure, providing accurate and reliable results the public can be confident in.
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*University Lesson: ‘If a Few of the Worst Republican Politicians Were Assassinated, it Wouldn’t Be the End of the World’* Todd Starnes I received a disturbing note from one of my radio show listeners the other day about a political science lesson that was presented to students at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. “The Moral Foundations” questionnaire probed student opinion on some highly charged political statements. Students were asked to either strongly agree, agree, strongly disagree or disagree. “If a few of the worst Republican politicians were assassinated, it... more »
Novichok, Navalny, Nordstream, Nonsense
Once Navalny was in Berlin it was only a matter of time before it was declared that he was poisoned with Novichok. The Russophobes are delighted. This of course eliminates all vestiges of doubt about what happened to the Skripals, and proves that Russia must be isolated and sanctioned to death and we must spend untold billions on weapons and security services. We must also increase domestic surveillance, crack down on dissenting online opinion. It also proves that Donald Trump is a Russian puppet and Brexit is a Russian plot.
South African movement adopts Climate Justice Charter
“As Africans, we live together on a vast and beautiful continent where the human story began. All of us are linked to the first human who walked upright, dreamed, thought and co-existed with plants, animals, rivers, oceans and forests. Today this common humanity and its future is in serious danger. South Africa cannot ignore this challenge. The continued use of oil, gas and coal to power our economy and society is making our world unlivable for all life.”
Conveyors Of Lies - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Destroy them with truth* *The red mirage marauders* *Conveyors of lies* *©** 2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I wrote this poem yesterday in the haiku style of poetry after learning of the red mirage scam to propagate a false narrative to prepare citizens for some probable fraudulent activities to steal an election in November. I published this poem for the first time today on the 4th of September, 2020.* *To learn more about the Red Mirage scam, please view the video enbedded below.* *Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEu0zaDyPpA*
China's Powerful Anti-Ship Missiles: Are They a Serious Threat?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* The U.S. Navy is continues to address concerns of a "carrier-killer" attack. *Key Point*: The missiles could sink a carrier, but the U.S. Navy has some good countermeasures. The Chinese military appears to be threatening U.S. carriers now operating in the Pacific by firing off a DF-26 so-called “carrier-killer” missile reportedly capable of hitting moving targets at sea. A Chinese government-backed newspaper called the test-firing a “fast-reaction” capability of the Rocket Force troops,” adding that these kinds of exercises will continue for the n... more »
How Wildfires Create Their Own Weather
*Charles Jones, Leila Carvalho* *Science, Americas* [image: Reuters] It’s pretty common, and it’s a warning sign that firefighters could be facing erratic and dangerous conditions on the ground. It might sound like a bad movie, but extreme wildfires can create their own weather – including fire tornadoes. It happened in California as a heat wave helped to fuel hundreds of wildfires across the region, many of them sparked by lightning. One fiery funnel cloud on Aug. 15 was so powerful, the National Weather Service issued what’s believed to be its first fire tornado warning. So, w... more »
How the U.S. Military Wants to Network Its New Armored Vehicles
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/multimedia/armored-multipurpose-vehicle-ampv] A fully-networked Army will be an unstoppable one. The Army is about to receive its first Armored Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle Personnel Carrier (AMPV) slated to ultimately replace the aging, and famous, Vietnam-era M113 as part of a sweeping effort to introduce a new fleet of advanced, multi-mission infantry carriers across the force. The first AMPV to arrive, according to its maker BAE Systems, will be the “Mission Command” variant, a “networked” platform ... more »
China's Nuclear Arsenal Is Getting Larger, But It Remains Far Smaller Than America's
*Mark B. Schneider* *Technology, Asia* Here's what we know about China's very secretive program. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *China is expanding its nuclear capability which is what one would expect from a country that is preparing for a major war in Asia on the assumption it will have to fight the U.S. We face a very serious threat from China and its growing nuclear weapons capability is a key component. We may face a nuclear threat from China which is significantly greater than what most U.S. analysts will admit. In 2006, China said that it was “progressively improving i... more »
Is India a Serious Customer for Russia's T-14 Armata Tank?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] New Delhi may see Washington as a potential partner against Beijing, but it is still in Moscow where the Indian military does its shopping. Last month Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that the production of the T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank (MBT) was underway, and that followed the news that Moscow was planning to start to work with foreign customers next year and already received several prior requests. Among the potential buyers include Egypt, Vietnam and Belarus but also India. It isn’t surprising that New Delhi would ex... more »
China Has The World's Most Advanced Naval Railgun (Just How Good Is It?)
*Jared Keller* *Security, Asia* Could it actually be a paper tiger? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *There is the possibility, of course, that the Chinese railgun is a paper tiger of sorts, a hoax designed to make the already-overstretched DoD antsy about its future in the Pacific amid growing tensions over artificial islands in the South China Sea. But even if the railgun ends up relegated to the function of shipboard missile defense rather than an offensive weapon, it's very existence is a shot across the bow to the United States when it comes to engineering next-generation... more »
IF TRUMP IS RETURNED TO OFFICE, IS SECESSION THE ONLY SOLUTION?
We should be able to beat President Trump in November. Joe Biden's lead may be down somewhat from its midsummer peak, but it's solid and enduring, and if it holds, it's large enough to enough to all but ensure an Electoral College victory -- if there's a fair election. But the president is doing everything he can to gum up the works. He's putting stress on an already challenged electoral system by urging his voters to vote twice, illegally, in order to demonstate that the process is rigged. His loathsome attorney general, the worst person in American government apart from Trump and ... more »
Colombia: Jurisdictional Squabbles Highlight Trial of ex-President Uribe
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The charges against Colombian ex-president and ex-senator Álvaro Uribe Vélez may soon be brought before the nation's Prosecutor General (Procuraduría) and not, as is currently the case, by the Supreme Court. The constitutional body announced so itself and called on the Highest Court to forward the case. Concurrently, recently declassified […] The post Colombia: Jurisdictional Squabbles Highlight Trial of ex-President Uribe appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian USP and UNICAMP Climb in Ranking of the Best Universities in the World
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has 13 universities among the 1,000 best institutions in the world, according to the new edition of the British consultancy Times Higher Education ranking, one of the most prestigious in the sector. The two leaders in Brazil, the University of São Paulo (USP) and the State University of Campinas […] The post Brazilian USP and UNICAMP Climb in Ranking of the Best Universities in the World appeared first on The Rio Times.
Poll: 65 Percent Believe Bolsonaro Primarily Responsible for Emergency Aid Benefit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro is primarily responsible for granting the R$600 emergency aid for 65 percent of the population. Only 32 percent of Brazilians assign the benefit to the National Congress. The data are part of an exclusive survey by the Exame/IDEIA platform, a project that will be . . . […] The post Poll: 65 Percent Believe Bolsonaro Primarily Responsible for Emergency Aid Benefit appeared first on The Rio Times.
Federal Superior Court Confirms Witzel’s Suspension as Rio de Janeiro Governor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Federal Superior Court (STJ) has maintained Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel removed from his office until February next year. Of the 15 Special Court judges on the panel hearing Witzel's appeal, 14 voted in . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post Federal Superior Court Confirms Witzel’s Suspension as Rio de Janeiro Governor appeared first on The Rio Times.
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*NPR Falsely Links Disease To Climate Change* National Public Radio (NPR) followed its sister organization Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) this week in pushing false climate claims. Among the most egregious lies told in NPR’s story, “Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth,” was linking the seasonal outbreak of mosquito-borne tropical diseases to climate change. However, as detailed in Chapter Four of Climate Change Reconsidered II: Fossil Fuels, the vast body of scientific literature refutes NPR’s claim that climate change is likely to exacerbate the spread of ... more »
An Unremarkable Summer
By Paul Homewood Despite a few warm days in early August, the month as a whole was not unusually hot, a full 1.6C cooler than August 1995, according to the Central England Temperature series. Other hotter Augusts include 1911, 1947 and 1975. It was even colder than 1736 and 1899. Summer as whole was […]
CDC: 94% of COVID-19 deaths had an underlying condition
“For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned,” the CDC stated in its report, under the heading “Comoborbities.”
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