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Prime Minister Suga showing early nationalist signs
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 11 hours ago
Prime Minister Suga showing early nationalist signs Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is showing early nationalist signs even if not overtly. Hence, it is striking that several members of his Cabinet and policies announced seem to have a nationalist slant. Of course, some of this is natural […]
California $350 million Ponzi scheme rattles foreign as well as domestic companies
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
When it rains, it pours for some criminals — in particular ones who are Republican. Not that this group doesn’t deserve to be shut down, but there are a LOT of big names on the Democrat side that have escaped the same attention to detail for decades. –##– The Main Players in the Drama LEWIS WALLACH was the President of Professional Financial Investors, Inc. He has been involved in that business since 1990 until his recent resignation in June. It has been active in the acquisition, syndication, and financing of numerous real estate projects in Marin County including apartments as … Co...
The Canada to Alaska railway takes one more step closer to reality - Matthew Ehret
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Canada to Alaska Railway* *Could this Get North America in on the Belt and Road?* *Greencrow says: * This morning my regular contributor* FreakedOut*, who hails from the United States, sent me a link from a New York Post article saying that, subsequent to last night's disastrous presidential debate, Google searches for moving to Canada spiked. I have a feeling that if the Canada/US border restrictions were lifted, Americans would make such a dash for it that the continent would tip, lol. As a matter of reality, all of us are now looking around for possible escape hatches from whe...
Why 2020 is so important
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
“Anyone still doubting what will happen if the Democrats take the White House and the Senate this November needs to look at what happened this year in Virginia. It was a relentless Leftist Juggernaut. Nearly every Leftist dream came true.” – Scot Faulkner ______________ “As political analyst Scot Faulkner observes in this eye-opening article, ... Read more Why 2020 is so important The post Why 2020 is so important appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Election Administration Challenges in Ohio
pdeshpande, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
The Ohio State Capitol Building in Columbus (Jim Bowen, https://flic.kr/p/86Wv8b; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the nation confronts the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses for election administration. Through student-driven research, tool development, and direct services to jurisdictions, the project focuses on...
President’s Daily Briefs Still in the Closet
John Prados, UNREDACTED - 13 hours ago
The other day I was working on a posting about John F. Kennedy’s decisions on the Vietnam war, and I had occasion to include one of the “President’s Daily Briefs” (PDBs), the super top secret personal reports the CIA and other intelligence agencies assemble every day for our senior executive. You may recall that in […]
Considerations for the Structure of the Bureau of Cyber Statistics
ckissick, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
The Capitol Building, home of Congress, in Washington D.C. (Geoff Livingston, https://flic.kr/p/2jKfguW; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) The Cyberspace Solarium Commission completed its work earlier this year, with a panoply of recommendations for improving the national cybersecurity posture of the United States. As one might expect for a federal commission, many of the more readily implementable recommendations focused on matters that lie exclusively within the control of the federal government. A number of those recommendations will soon beco...
Walmart+: 11% of Americans Have Signed Up
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2HYI9P9ML3&share=true] And that can mean only one thing: Amazon should take notice. At the beginning of September, after a delay, Walmart officially announced Walmart+, a new subscription shopping program meant to be the retail giant’s answer to Amazon Prime. The new program launched September 15 and, for $98 per year, it gave Walmart customers several perks, including “unlimited free delivery from stores, fuel discounts and access to tools that make shopping f...
DeVos and the Problem of the "Right Fit"
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 9 hours ago
Betsy DeVos has been talking about the “right fit” for a while now. In 2017: “It shouldn’t matter what type of school a student attends, so long as the school is the right fit for that student.” During Charter Schools Week this year: “... to celebrate the millions of students who have found the right fit for their education...” In her recent letter to parents: “...we believe families need more options than ever to find the right fit.” In the rhetoric of school choice, “right fit” has become a replacement for the “rescue from failing schools” and “trapped by their zip code.” The...
UF Board of Trustees Votes to Implement Furloughs
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 9 hours ago
University of Florida’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday to implement furloughs, leaving some faculty and staff feeling targeted while administrators’ pay remain untouched, The Alligator reported. The regulation makes the school able to institute furloughs, but administrators said there are no immediate plans to furlough anyone. During the meeting, faculty and […]
We’re Having Fun Now
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
In a statement allegedly made before she died, RBG wanted to be sworn in by the “next president”. Justice Scalia’s last words were that he wanted President Trump to be elected to a second term. So there we are. Both wishes can be fulfilled. Biden – a historical review The antidote for […] The post We’re Having Fun Now appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Cairn seeks $1.4 bn damages from govt
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Sep-2020 Cairn is seeking full restitution for losses resulting from the expropriation of its investments in India in 2014.
New bilateral treaties to keep tax disputes out of arbitration
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Sep-2020 India will try and keep its taxation laws out of the ambit of all Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and comprehensive economic pacts that it negotiates.
Luxembourg opposes the draft EU-Mercosur agreement
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Sep-2020 The Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it "will not be able to give its support" to the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, asking for "additional commitments in the fight against climate change and deforestation.
Canadian court rejects cannabis firm iAnthus’ restructuring plan for now
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Troubled multistate marijuana operator iAnthus Capital Holdings said a deadline to reach a restructuring and recapitalization deal has been extended after a Canadian court declined to approve a plan of arrangement for the reorganization. At issue is a form of release of claims between the New York-based cannabis operator and its secured and unsecured noteholders, […] Canadian court rejects cannabis firm iAnthus’ restructuring plan for now is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Giving a shout-out to good holsters at a fair price
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
I'd like to acknowledge a holster company that does good work at reasonable prices. They're not paying or compensating me to promote them - they don't even know (yet) that I'm writing this article - but I like to let my readers know about good deals, of which this is one. We The People Holsters is based in Las Vegas. They make Kydex inside- and outside-the-waistband holsters for most modern handguns, in both basic black and colorful printed designs. (Why anyone would want a *pink camouflage* holster I really can't say, but apparently there are some who like them!) The holsters ...
Gray Parrots Separated at Zoo After Swearing a Blue Streak
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A British zoo has had to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who keepers say were encouraging each other to swear.
Retail marijuana applicants in Maine city might be disqualified
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Twelve out of 43 of applicants for a municipal permit to sell marijuana in Portland, Maine, are facing disqualification. Maine’s largest city issued pre-denial letters to those applicants after a preliminary review, the Portland Press Herald reported. According to the report, reasons for the preliminary disqualifications include applicants: Lacking a state license. Being late on […] Retail marijuana applicants in Maine city might be disqualified is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Fake News Hoax About ISIS Exposed
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The top US newspaper has been exposed for overseeing another large-scale fake news operation. The main source for the New York Times’ award-winning podcast, Caliphate, has been arrested and charged with lying about joining ISIS. The major media outlet had relied on this man’s fabricated story as the core of its reporting, and said two US government officials had independently confirmed his identity. So far, the Times has not issued any retractions or corrections. But the fake news spread by the American “newspaper of record” has touched off a political scandal in Canada. The pos...
As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
In mid-August, former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Anthony Principi (2001-2005) worked to get a number of fellow former VA chiefs to sign on to a draft Op-Ed encouraging the House to take up a Senate-passed suicide prevention bill —S. 785: The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. The seemingly innocuous legislation actually represents a major step towards privatizing veterans’ mental health care. It will give the VA Secretary broad authority to award $174 million in grants up to $750,000 in size to private sector programs that ostensibly en...
Judge Sullivan’s Corrupt Flynn Hearing: Is the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., On Drugs? Or, Has It Already Seceded from the Union?
adam, LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
[image: Left: Judge Emmet Sullivan - Right: (Ret) Gen. Michael Flynn] Judge Emmet Sullivan, given completely ludicrous freedom by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, held a hearing in the Michael Flynn case Tuesday to consider whether to dismiss the charges against Lt. General Flynn after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the charges and refuses to prosecute further. The hearing was an outrage and demonstrated, conclusively, for those with any doubts, that Emmet Sullivan is in the tank in this case for the former President, Barack Obama, and his wingman, former ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Ban
IER, IER - 11 hours ago
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to end the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered passenger cars in… The post California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Ban appeared first on IER.
Deteriorating Strategic Situation Directly Related to Ongoing Coup Against Trump
Alicia, LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Deteriorating Strategic Situation Directly Related to Ongoing Coup Against Trump Video of Deteriorating Strategic Situation Directly Related to Ongoing Coup Against Trump Is the shooting war between Azerbaijan and Armenia a developing proxy war between NATO and Russia? What of the provocations by the west over the election in Belarus? What do these have in common? Today, we look at the role of Chatham House/Royal Institute of International Affairs in pushing these crises, in the tradition of the British Empire's 19th century "Great Game" and Mackinder's geopolitics—not surprising...
(Humor?) – For Election 2020 – How To Choose Which Political Party To Support….
Tim Bolen, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
A Simple Guideline… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Last night’s “Presidential Debate” showed us the glaring difference between the aims of the Democratic versus the Republican Party’s offerings in Election 2020. For the very first time during the 2020 election process the American Public got to see those glaring comparisons – for, for … Continue reading (Humor?) – For Election 2020 – How To Choose Which Political Party To Support….
(Humor?) – For Election 2020 – How To Choose Which Political Party To Support….
Tim Bolen, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
A Simple Guideline… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Last night’s “Presidential Debate” showed us the glaring difference between the aims of the Democratic versus the Republican Party’s offerings in Election 2020. For the very first time during the 2020 election process the American Public got to see those glaring comparisons – for, for … Continue reading (Humor?) – For Election 2020 – How To Choose Which Political Party To Support….
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum – a reprise
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 14 hours ago
Since we all need a dose of humor these days, the following is a repeat of a post I wrote seven years ago. With due credit to Zero Mostel, I borrowed the title from one of his funniest movies to … Continue reading →
PH, India eye bilateral preferential trade deal
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Sep-2020 Philippines and India have agreed to consider forging a bilateral preferential trade agreement to take advantage of the huge untap potential for a strategic partnership in the region.
Brexit : les députés britanniques valident la loi au grand dam de l'Union européenne
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Sep-2020 Les députés britanniques ont approuvé le projet de loi du gouvernement de Boris Johnson qui revient en partie sur l'accord de Brexit et provoque la colère des Européens.
The Feedback That I Have Received From Yesterday's U.S. Presidential Debate
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's record on the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and bad-tempered first debate marked by personal insults and Trump's repeated interruptions. While being interrupted by Trump, Biden said, "Will you shut up, man. This is so unpresidential. ... Keep yapping, man." REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *WNU Editor*: It has been an interesting morning. The main stream media's reaction and pundit commentary has been predictable. President Trump is blah, blah, blah. After four years nothing...
'Shut Up, Man!' Dissecting The Trump-Biden Circus
Daniel McAdams, null - 10 hours ago
Last night's presidential debate was more like a food fight than a serious discussion of policies. Moderator Chris Wallace lost control early on and seemed to bring his biases with him to the event. Underneath all the rudeness and screaming, however, a few important points and distinctions can be made. In today's Liberty Report we will do our best to bring those distinctions to light. Watch today's Liberty Report:
Ron Paul Remains Unstoppable
Jeff Deist, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] When Dr. Ron Paul suffered a health scare during his live Liberty Report show last Friday, I was perhaps less worried than most of his friends, family, and fans. His remarkable vitality, vigor, and energy are well known to those around him, along with his penchant for exercise, clean living, and light eating. Having known him thirty years, I simply had no recollection of him ever being sick or out of commission. This is a man who had never missed a day of work or an event, at least in my memory. In my mind he was simply always there, a fixed feature of life. So my...
Write-In Bernie Sanders For U.S. President
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 10 hours ago
Eric Zuesse After the first U.S. Presidential nominees’ debate, which occurred on September 29th, it is clear that America’s two mainstream political Parties failed disastrously to provide the nation’s voters with adequate options for the U.S. Presidency. Trump is a proven failure in every key respect, and Biden showed himself not even qualified for the […]
The U.S. Air Force's B-1 Bomber Is Back
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
A B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D., rests on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 23, 2020. (Joshua Sinclair/U.S. Air Force) *National Interest:* *America's B-1B Bomber Fleet Was Just Massively Updated* Integrated Battle Station represents an exciting leap forward in the modernization of the famous bombers. An eight-year-long project to install the Integrated Battle Station (IBS) on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule, the United States Air Force announced. A total of sixty of the late Cold War-era airc...
UC Global Employee Thwarted Plan To Massively Bug Ecuador Embassy To Spy On Assange
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 10 hours ago
A UC Global employee refused to install numerous microphones and camera systems at the Ecuadorian Embassy, believing it was illegal. The post UC Global Employee Thwarted Plan To Massively Bug Ecuador Embassy To Spy On Assange appeared first on Shadowproof.
YouTube TV Is in Trouble: Service Loses Regional Sports Networks
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_MT1USATODAY14727350&share=true] Sports are one of the biggest draws for the troubled service. Can it overcome this challenge? YouTube TV, the Google-owned “vMVPD” (virtual multichannel video programming distributor), has had something of an up-and-down year. The service, in May, reached a deal to finally add the channels from ViacomCBS, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Paramount Network, which had been missing since YouTube TV’s national launch. ...
Is India Gearing Up for War With China?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Eastern Ladakh, which is at an altitude of more than 14,500 feet, is known for having some of the harshest winters in the region, and temperatures regularly plummet to minus 35 degrees in the night during winters, coupled with high-speed freezing winds. This is where the next war could begin. This week the Indian Army began to deploy tanks to forward areas near the border including Chumar, Depsang and Chushul sectors to address any threats from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Indian media outlets report that T-72 and T-...
How the U.S. Plans to Keep the Peace Between Greece and Turkey (And Watch Russia)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GM1EB3E122301&share=true] Amid heightened tensions between Greece and Turkey, an American ship with unique capabilities will be stationed in the area to keep the peace between the two NATO members—and to keep an eye on Russia. In remarks delivered at the Crete Naval Base, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-Hellenic Navy base on the island of Crete, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that an American ship would be based at the Souda Bay port in light ...
Should the Air Force Build a Non-Stealth Bomber?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The B-1 and B-52 bombers—even with upgrades—won’t be able to fly forever, and it is simply not fiscally possible to see a fleet of 225 or more B-21 bombers in service. The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider won't enter service until at least 2025 at the earliest, and it could be decades before it completely complements and then replaces the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, Rockewell B-1B Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. However, some critics are warning that the United States Air Force should be thinking not just about the B-21 Raider—an advanced, very lo...
The One Thing Every F-35 and B-1 Bomber Needs to Wage War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * When an Air Force fighter jet or bomber closes in on a high-value target area or an Army ground unit moves to attack, success or failure can often hang in the balance of satellite networking. When an Air Force fighter jet or bomber closes in on a high-value target area or an Army ground unit moves to attack, success or failure can often hang in the balance of satellite networking. A sufficiently hardened, multi-directional signal can ensure that pilots quickly receive target coordinates, navigational detail or sensitive threat information of great re...
The Army’s V-280 Drone Helicopter Just Completed a New Test Flight
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-v-280] This helicopter will allow autonomous resupply and could be chosen as the newest addition to the military. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled algorithms are starting to allow unmanned fighter jets to dogfight against piloted aircraft. This is done through generating the ability of an unmanned system to maneuver, make decisions, and perform analyses faster than a human can. But what about AI for helicopters? For many years now, the Army’s ongoing development of its Future Vertical Lift a...
Sparrowhawk: This Drone Can Be Launched from the Air and Recovered by a Mothership
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * One of General Atomics’s new drones will be deployed—and recovered—from the air by another drone. That's a really big deal. Here's why. General Atomics, the American drone manufacturing heavyweight, briefly showcased a new drone in their development pipeline via tweet. The small, compact drone, called the Sparrowhawk, has some pretty unique features. According to General Atomics, the Sparrowhawk is a Small Unmanned Aircraft System and is designed as “an airborne launch and recovery demonstrator aircraft,” intended to be carried and recovered by a moth...
Why San Francisco State University Embraced a Failed Hijacker
Lawrence J. Haas, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Lawrence J. Haas* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This unorthodox university event reflects the moral confusion on issues of global concern that afflicts all-too-many institutions of higher learning these days. For while the university justified the event on free speech grounds, it applied the notion of free speech with striking selectivity. Fifty years ago, a quick-thinking El Al pilot refused the demands of two hijackers to open his cockpit and, instead, sent his plane into a sudden nosedive to knock the hijackers off their feet. After he leveled out the plane, a sky ma...
Azerbaijan – Armenia conflict has a long and terrible history [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 11 hours ago
A fact little known in the West, and one that was largely unknown during the Soviet period, was that not all was peace, love and grooviness in that gigantic Communist empire. Two republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia, share a long and bloody history that in recent weeks has flared up again enough to make news reports […]
BLM may be going by the boards after its “summer of love” [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Dr. Steve Turley reports on the ongoing and possibly increasing trend toward a backlash against Black Lives Matter. He gives a lot of examples to show that the far-left organization is losing favor with regular Americans as they tire of the violence and murderous rioting that a supposed “social justice” group has been engaging in. […]
Joe Biden has strange object on his arm at 2020 Presidential Debate | #Angiocath
Ripper, The Duran - 11 hours ago
All the Questions Should be About Recusal
Joseph Fishkin, Balkinization - 11 hours ago
There is obviously something to be said for the proposition that Democratic Senators should not dignify this Supreme Court nomination process with their participation. This would help point out to the American people that this process is irregular: that this is not normal Supreme Court politics, but a brazen (and wildly hypocritical) power grab by a party afraid that *the election currently underway* might result in their defeat. And there would seem to be little to lose, given that (A) the nominee will studiously avoid saying anything about substantive legal matters, and (B) the ent...
World Reacts with Surprise, Worry to 1st Biden-Trump Debate
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Many across the world looked on largely aghast as the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden devolved into a verbal slugfest short on substance but heavy with implications for America’s international image.
Flash in Dark Sky Was Probably Random Meteor, Expert Says
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m.
Announcing the 2020 “Sarah Henry Double-Your-Donation Challenge”!
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
Loyal reader Sarah Henry is back with her annual challenge. Please make her generous offer a speedy success!
Sonic Boom From A Rafale Fighter Jet Rattles Paris
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*France 24:* *Sonic boom from fighter jet rattles Paris* A thunderous noise that panicked residents of Paris Wednesday was caused by the sonic boom of a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier, police in the French capital said. The military said the jet had been scrambled to go to the aid of another aircraft that had lost radio contact, and was authorised to travel at supersonic speed. "A very loud noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region. It was not an explosion, it was a fighter jet crossing the sound barrier," Paris police said on Twitter, urging people to stop ...
Review Muqtada, Muqtada Al-Sadr, The Shia Revival, And The Struggle For Iraq
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
*Cockburn, Patrick, **Muqtada, Muqtada Al-Sadr, The Shia Revival, And The Struggle For Iraq**, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Scribner, 2008* *Muqtada, Muqtada Al-Sadr, The Shia Revival, And The Struggle For Iraq* by journalist Patrick Cockburn is one of those rare Western books about post-Saddam Iraq that focuses upon Iraqis instead of the Americans. The author tries to place Moqtada al-Sadr’s rise as a leading Iraqi political figure after 2003 in the context of the growth of identity and religious politics within the Shiite community. The first half of the book is all histor...
Russian Strategic Calculations In The Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
The latest Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis has brought a lot of attention to Russian strategic calculations in the South Caucasus. Being Armenia’s mutual defense ally through the CSTO, observers fear that the uncontrollable escalation of the ongoing conflict could lead to the worst-case scenario of a clash between this bloc and NATO […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 30
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1924 Frontier Commission appointed to determine border between new nation of Turkey and Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1958 Agrarian Reform Law issued by Gen Qasim in attempt to redistribute land from large landowners to peasants (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1958 Pres Qasim removed Arif as Dep PM and Interior Minister because he was a threat to the govt 1980 Ayatollah Khomeini ref...
US tests new robot against Russian T-72 tank
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: US tests new robot against Russian T-72 tank] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The U.S. Army tested a LIDAR robot during training in Yuma, Arizona, and the target was a Russian T-72 tank, according to the Breaking Defense online publication. These small-drone-equipped robots identified a T-72 tank using the Aided Target Recognition (ATR) algorithm, based on more than 3.5 million images of the tank. “Then the robot’s onboard Aided Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms identified another enemy, a T-72 tank. Continue reading US tests new robot against Russian T-72 tank at AMN - Al...
Armenia accuses Turkey of flying F-16 jets over Karabakh
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Armenia accuses Turkey of flying F-16 jets over Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The spokesman for the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Artsron Hovhannisyan, said that Turkish F-16 fighters are flying bilaterally, over the conflict zone in Karabakh. “I do not want to talk about the number of F-16s in our region, but they fly in bilaterally,” Hovhannisyan said in a press statement today. He said that Armenia has evidence that a Turkish F-16 plane shot down an Armenian Su-25 attack plane over Armenia’s airspace yesterday. Continue reading Armenia accuses Turkey of flying F...
Wednesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Chris Arnold reports on the many Americans facing the impossibility of paying for the necessities of life as supports run out in the midst of a pandemic. And Carmina Ravanera and Sarah Kaplan point out that expanded EI and child are are among the best investments Canada can make in counteracting the inequality which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus. - Meanwhile, Aaron Wherry points out that we have reason not to put up with jurisdictional squabbles which have the effect of aggravating the spread of COVID-19 and its conseq...
First reports of Syrian mercenary casualties in Azerbaijan
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: First reports of Syrian mercenary casualties in Azerbaijan] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:35 P.M.) – Reports of casualties within the ranks of the Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries in the Karabakh region have begin to surface online, with claims about different fighters being killed in clashes with the Armenian forces. According to one report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the first mercenary was killed after being shot by the Armenian forces in the Karabakh region. #SOHR #Armenia–#Azerbaijan conflict | First #Syrian fighter of #Ankara-backed factions killed in #...
EPA Warns California: Ban On Gas-Powered Cars Possibly Illegal
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Los Angeles, CA A spot of ‘see you in court’ sabre-rattling seems to be going on here. At some point over-zealous climate ideology will get exposed, as power cuts get ever more unavoidable. California’s rulers want to lead the charge into that elephant trap, although they would put it…
US F-35 crashes during attempted refuel
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: US F-35 crashes during attempted refuel] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – A unit of the U.S. Marine Corps announced that a U.S. Air Force F-35B fighter had crashed after it collided with an air tanker to refuel. The third marine aircraft wing said that the pilot of the F-35B aircraft got out of the plane and is receiving treatment while the crew of the refueling plane landed safely. ABC News reported that the accident occurred over Imperial County, California. Continue reading US F-35 crashes during attempted refuel at AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز.
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using long-range weapons
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using long-range weapons] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, during the military clashes in Karabakh, used various types of weapons, “including long-range weapons.” The official representative of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Artsron Hovhannisyan, said: “The fighting continues along the entire front line. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the northern part are using various types of weapons, including long-range weapons, drones and artillery. Continue reading Arm...
Russian air defenses destroy mock enemy aircraft in eastern Mediterranean exercise
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Russian air defenses destroy mock enemy aircraft in eastern Mediterranean exercise] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Russian air defense crew destroyed a mock enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean when it approached the range of targeting of its anti-aircraft missiles. The air defense crew of the frigate Admiral Makarov repelled an hypothetical enemy attack from the air during exercises in the Mediterranean, according to reports from the Information Support Section of the Black Sea Fleet. The mock enemy plane received information about the location of the frigate at sea and...
Armenian forces destroy new Azerbaijani military sites in Karabakh: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Armenian forces destroy new Azerbaijani military sites in Karabakh: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense released new footage on Wednesday of the Artsakh forces targeting the Azerbaijani military’s positions in the Karabakh region. In the video, heavy explosions can be seen taking place at the Azerbaijani military’s positions, indicating that the Armenian forces scored direct hits on the targeted sites near the front-lines in Karabakh. The Armenian forces have been heavily bombarding the Azerbaijani military’s positions in Karabakh, followin...
Armenian forces retake lost territory in Karabakh
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Armenian forces retake lost territory in Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The press secretary for the President of the Karabakh Republic, Bahram Boghossian, which is not recognized internationally, said that his country’s forces were able to regain the sites that they had previously lost in battles with Azerbaijan. “The success of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the field could be explained on September 27, by launching a surprise attack, which lasted for several hours, after which the Armenian forces began to repel the enemy attacks and took the initiative,” Boghossi...
Hezbollah organizes media tour of alleged missile factory cited by Netanyahu
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah organizes media tour of alleged missile factory cited by Netanyahu] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Hezbollah organized a media tour for what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “Hezbollah’s secret weapons depot.” The media toured the institution, which is a technical workshop whose task is to manufacture iron in Bir Hassan, near the Iranian embassy in central Beirut, the area in which Netanyahu claimed that there are Hezbollah weapons depots. The official from Hezbollah’s media relations, Muhammad Afif, told Russia’s Sputnik: “The media tour came two...
Azerbaijan claims Armenian S-300 system has been destroyed
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan claims Armenian S-300 system has been destroyed] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the S-300 missile system of the Armenian military on the front line in the Karabakh region. The press service of the ministry stated, “Yesterday, during the fighting in the Shushakind region, the Khojavind region, the enemy’s S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was disabled.” “According to our information, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems protecting the airspace of Yerevan have been removed from combat service and a...
Russian military neutralized 133,000 militants inside Syria: MoD
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Russian military neutralized 133,000 militants inside Syria: MoD] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian forces had neutralized more than 133,000 militants in Syria, adding: “Not a single terrorist entered Russia.” “865 gang leaders and more than 133,000 militants have been eliminated, including 4,500 fighters from the Russian Federation and the CIS countries.” The Russian Defense Minister added: “The terrorist organization ISIS is no longer present in Syria, and no terrorist has entered Russia.” In previous statements, Sho...
The Daily Brief 2020-09-29
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-09-29] This is a summary of *27* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Beirut, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nasrallah, Netanyahu, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Libya, Yemen, Russia, Syria, Latakia, Jordan, Greece, US, Raqqa*. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Lebanon, Iran, Middleeast, North-Africa, Turkey, Yemen, Syria Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Massive blast rocks Azerbaijani positions after Armenian forces strike vehicles carrying ammuni...
Naked Capitalism: Your Coach in Financial Self-Defense
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 11 hours ago
News you can use! Naked Capitalism will make you less likely to become finanical roadkill.
The Secret To Farming For The Climate
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
A major change to how we farm is not only necessary, it’s inevitable. The 2019 Climate Change and Land IPCC report described the need to focus on changing land use and current agriculture practices in order to address the climate crisis. A quiet but growing trend of stock-free, otherwise known as veganic, farming can protect and regenerate the environment, and offer a prosperous economic future for farmers and regions alike. The agriculture ‘value chain’ (including deforestation, farming, processing, packaging, transportation, and waste) accounts for 25% to 57% of global greenhous...
Report: Special Police Units Exclusively Used Force On Black People
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The vast majority of people stopped, frisked, or arrested by officers in D.C.’s special gun recovery and narcotics units were Black, according to a new report mandated by the D.C. Council. Black people were the subjects of 87% of stops, 91% of arrests, and 100% of use-of-force incidents, despite making up 46% of the population. White people accounted for just 5% of stops. The report gives a more complete picture of the operations of these special units, which have been accused of using aggressive tactics with little oversight or transparency. The units are responsible for complex ...
New law Surfaces South’s Racist Beginnings Of Felon Voter Disenfranchisement
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Tennessee - In June, large crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters occupied the plaza in front of Tennessee's State Capitol, where inside, a 44-inch bust of the first Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, has sat still in his bronze bearing for over 40 years. A line of state troopers stood silently on the other side of the encampment, making arrests and dragging protesters away. Those who remained chained themselves to the property, chanting and playing Kendrick Lamar through loudspeakers, annoying representatives inside the capitol, and making it clear—they were not...
Do You Think Donald Worships Jesus?
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Fox News judge Andrew Napolitano makes a big deal about being a conservative Catholic brimming over with "conservative Catholic values." The day before Fox suspended him-- for his second wild gay sex scandal-- he was on TV celebrating the nomination of another conservative Catholic to the Supreme Court. I doubt Amy Coney Barrett is in a gay closet like Napolitano. But she is a profoundly bigoted homophobic fanatic (which, presumably is how *she* defines her conservative Catholic values. Republican hypocrites like Napolitano are rending their garments and setting their hair on fi...
Michigan's effort to end gerrymandering revives a practice rooted in ancient Athens
John Rothchild, Professor of Law, Wayne State University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
To overhaul an election redistricting process tainted by gerrymandering, Michigan has adopted a governance mechanism prominent 2,500 years ago in ancient Athens, the birthplace of democracy.
‘Bomb Trains’ Coming Soon Through Your Town
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
An energy company tied to a hedge fund that loaned millions to the Trump Organization and the Kushner Companies will benefit after Team Trump approved railroads running “bomb trains” through our nation. They are loaded with liquefied natural gas with more explosive power than the atom bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Liquefied natural gas is even more volatile than Bakken crude oil carried on trains like the one that derailed and caught fire on July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic in Quebec, killing 47 people. The post ‘Bomb Trains’ Coming Soon Through Your Town appeared first on Popular...
Ashfall produced by Sangay destroys 11 200 ha of crops, affecting at least 24 500 farmers, Ecuador
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
Ashfall produced by the eruption Ecuador's Sangay volcano continues to be registered in several areas of the country, with most affected the Andean province of Chimborazo. A total of 11 198 ha (27 670 acres) of crops have been destroyed in the provinces of...... Read more »
Debate: What exactly did we see last night?
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*I'm not sure. Are you?* I have no time to pick nits over who lied, interrupted more, or was credible, ad nauseum. The entire internet is awash with opinions, and you know what they, the magical "they", say about opinions. Not one single mind was changed last night. Those of us who will vote for Trump will still vote for Trump. The Biden aficionados will still vote for him, and by extension, the policies and platform of the Democrat party. Which brings up the real issue: The platform of the Democrat party is a rebellion against God and goodness. Joe Biden, who calls himself Cat...
Is An Asian NATO Emerging?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Washington Times: **China's military might, aggressive policies spur talks of creating 'Asian NATO'* China’s growing military prowess and increasingly aggressive foreign policy have revived talk among U.S. and European officials of creating an “Asian NATO” of regional powers to contain communist Beijing’s expansionist ambitions. Past efforts for an East Asian security alliance, such as the post-World War II Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) to guard against Cold War-era communism, failed to gain lasting traction. But that was before China’s emergence as a rising sup...
Presidential Debate Debacle Leaves Americans Feeling Angry and Uninformed
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Americans are taking to social media to express disdain over the first presidential debate, with one poll finding that 69% of viewers felt annoyed by it and only 17 percent felt informed. The post Presidential Debate Debacle Leaves Americans Feeling Angry and Uninformed appeared first on MintPress News.
Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 12 hours ago
AEI’s Andrew Biggs has a totally reasonable piece arguing that Americans’ unhealthy lifestyles are a major cause of America’s high COVID mortality rate: Americans entered the Covid pandemic in much poorer health than citizens of other developed countries. For instance, over 27,000 U.S Covid deaths list diabetes as a comorbidity, accounting for 16% of total […] The post Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine appeared first on Econlib.
Two Catholic Churches in San Diego Vandalized with Bizarre Messages
NBC San Diego, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
The heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have said that, while BLM and Antifa burn down buildings and commit violence, nevertheless, white supremacists are the biggest danger in America. The violence is being used to make people believe their world is crumbling and that they must accept martial law.
ColdType October 2020 (Issue 214) is now online
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
30 September 2020 — ColdType You can read this issue at coldtype.net or at issuu.com Contents: ONLINE EDUCATION? NO, THANKS! – Joe Allen details, in this month’s cover story, how high-tech corporations are taking advantage of our Covid fears and cashing in on online learning, even though it hardly produces the results it promises. Other top items include Nakiya Wakes’s story … Continue reading ColdType October 2020 (Issue 214) is now online
Chief Science Officer for Pfizer Says Second Wave Was Faked on False-Positive COVID Tests, and that the “Pandemic Is Over”
Global Research, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Charts based on European CDC data show the disparity between the number of claimed COVID cases compared COVID death rates make it obvious that politicians, health officials and the media are lying about COVID being an emergency that requires lockdowns and other tyrannical policies.
First Presidential debate features Moderator manipulation [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 13 hours ago
When it comes to last night’s first of three planned Presidential debates, some writing has already been done. Doug Schoen of Fox News said President Trump won. So did David Bossie: To any reasonable person watching, it was clear that President Trump came prepared and resoundingly defeated former Vice President Joe Biden at Tuesday night’s […]
Trump dominant. Biden survives. Chris Wallace was AWFUL
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
*****News Topic 56***** “Will You Shut Up Man?” – Debate Post-Mortem: Trump Dominant But Biden Better Than Expected https://www.zerohedge.com/political/will-you-shut-man-debate-post-mortem
CH2: More ways to watch!
Craig Rucker, CFACT - 13 hours ago
"Finally, a movie that skewers climate myths and lays out the facts!" Own it for life. The post CH2: More ways to watch! appeared first on CFACT.
Armenia releases first photos of Su-25 jet allegedly shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Armenia releases first photos of Su-25 jet allegedly shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense has released pictures of the warplane that was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter in the airspace of Armenia. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Turkish fighter took off from the Azerbaijani city of Kanja, and the control devices recorded this at a depth of 60 km towards the territory of Azerbaijan, and it flew at an altitude of 8,200 meters. Continue reading Armenia releases first photos of Su-25 jet alleged...
Armenian Birth Pangs: The Velvet Revolution Continues- US Led NATO Looks To Expand
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
*I've been reading through lots of material on the Nagarno Kharabahk situation. There is tons of disinfo. Lots of unsubstantiated claims. That's to be expected. What's very interesting and unexpected is the 5 eyes based "news" outlets spinning against Azerbaijan and Turkey, while propping up all manner of Armenian claims. American and UK sources are very pro Armenian despite the fact Armenia is supposed to be a staunch ally of Russia? A protectorate of Russia? Under the influence and sway of Russia? Though that isn't really the case and all. And Nagarno Kharabahk isn't part of ...
Inside History
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 12 hours ago
For the Balkinization symposium on William N. Eskridge, Jr., and Christopher Riano, Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Yale University Press, 2020). June Carbone and Naomi Cahn From *Outlaws to In-Laws* is masterful on so many levels that it would take the rest of this review just to list them. It is a readable, social, legal, religious history that documents the efforts to achieve marriage equality in the United States through interviews with the leading participants, close readings of legal briefs and cases, careful review of jurisprudence, and attention to demogra...
India: Are the Farm Ordinances Against Farmers’ Interests?
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
ANDHRA PRADESH, India / WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 30 (IPS) - Farm policy in India is in its own conundrum. If you ask, "what are the major challenges for increasing farmer income?", any farmer in India would tell us that it is the low remunerative prices for their produces and he or she will add that most of the market margins goes to the middlemen. Read the full story, “India: Are the Farm Ordinances Against Farmers’ Interests?”, on globalissues.org →
WASP-189b: An Impressive Debut for CHEOPS
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
The European Space Agency’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) space telescope reached space in December of 2019, achieving a Sun-synchronous orbit some 700 kilometers up. The instrument has begun its observations of stars near the Sun that are already known to have planetary companions. The idea is to use the 30 cm optical telescope to constrain […]
HUGE! Latest Study Finds False Coronavirus Mortality Numbers Have Risen to 29% of Total Reported Deaths in Last 8 Weeks
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on The PPJ Gazette: Nwo Report So let’s get this straight – based on the recommendation of doctors Fauci and Birx the US shut down the entire economy based on 9,000 American deaths due entirely to the China coronavirus? We were first to report that the Director General of the WHO on March 3, 2020 created panic…
Balkinization Symposium on Bill Eskridge and Christopher Riano, Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Yale University Press, 2020).
JB, Balkinization - 12 hours ago
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Bill Eskridge and Christopher Riano's new book, Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Yale University Press, 2020). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Naomi Cahn (Virginia), June Carbone (Minnesota), Stuart Delery (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher), Robin Fretwell Wilson (Illinois), Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), Doug NeJaime (Yale), Russell Robinson (Berkeley), and Donald Verrilli (Munger, Tolles, & Olson). At the conclusion, Bill and Christopher will respond to the commentators.
Finally, CDC Admits Just 9,210 Americans Died FROM Covid19Intl.
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
August 30, 2020 Written by John O’Sullivan We had suspected governments were manipulating the death toll numbers from the coronavirus pandemic. But the full extent of the fraud has only now become apparent as the CDC’s own data reveals just six percent of officially reported deaths with COVID19 were FROM COVID19. As has been the … Continue reading Finally, CDC Admits Just 9,210 Americans Died FROM Covid19Intl. →
John Rappoport nails it! The Covid weapon against the elderly
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on The PPJ Gazette: by Jon Rappoport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “HAVE YOU READ THE RESULTS OF A NEW YORK STUDY REVEALING PATIENTS OVER THE AGE OF 65 WHO ARE PUT ON VENTILATORS DIE AT THE STAGGERING RATE OF 97.2 PERCENT? But they just keep on pushing ventilators. COVID is old people. Period.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 8,…
Cop Arrested After Family Held at Gunpoint, Mom Dragged, Kicked in the Stomach—Over Vehicle Sticker
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: registration]A cop has been arrested after cellphone video captured him savagely beating a mother in front of her children and dragging her away in handcuffs.
Iran Used a Drone to Get Images of a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] And it gets even more interesting: Images of the carrier were then published by the semi-official Iranian Tasnim news agency, which has ties to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. In the photos, fighter planes could be seen parked on the carrier’s deck. Earlier this month the U.S. Navy sent the USS *Nimitz Carrier Strike Group *(CSG 11) to the Persian Gulf as a demonstration of solidarity with allies and partners in the region, freedom of navigation, and readiness to launch war, should the latter be necessary. The USS* Nimitz...
Face Mask are the Mob's Dumbo’s Feather
Jeff Harris, null - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] I remember watching Walt Disney’s film Dumbo’s Feather as a kid. Released in 1941 the story is about a cute baby elephant born with huge ears and forced to perform as a Circus clown. Dumbo is befriended by a mouse who confidently proclaims Dumbo can use his big ears to fly if he will only hold a magic feather in his trunk. Leaping off the high-dive platform with his magic feather Dumbo indeed flies! But he soon discovers the feather isn’t magic at all because he could fly without it. So what does this have to do with the mobs obedient wearing of face mask to w...
Blowing Things Up
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
There wasn't a debate last night. Donald Trump blew up it up. Trump proved definitively that he is absolutely unfit for the office he holds. He was unfit when he won the office. He is unfit today. Jennifer Rubin writes: When faced with questions about his actual record and policy, Trump threw up word salads, switched topics, made scurrilous accusations and convinced any rational viewer he is in over his head. He mostly interrupted, repeatedly and falsely accusing Biden of harboring positions that his more progressive opponents in the Democratic primaries held. Trump was a walking ...
How America Halted the Communist Drive on Seoul During the Korean War
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The massive Chinese offensive in 1951 aimed to destroy the U.S. Eighth Army and drive it from the Korean Peninsula. *Key Point*: The blunting of the Chinese spring offensive amounted to the most decisive defeat the Communists had yet suffered in the war. By mid-April 1951, the war in Korea was nearly 10 months old. United Nations forces had suffered a reversal of fortunes in late 1950 with the entry of Communist China into the war, losing the South Korean capital of Seoul but later regaining it. Now the U.S. Eighth Army, a multinational ...
Because a Bystander Filmed It, Cop Forced to Plead Guilty to Strangling Former NFL Player
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: nfl]Because his crimes were caught on video, a police officer was forced to plead guilty this week to choking a former NFL player for no reason.
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin US attack on Chinese islands will be met with fierce counterattack: Global Times editorial The Oceans Appear to Be Stabilizing. Here's Why it's Very Bad News | Opinion Illegal money flows from Africa near $90 billion, U.N. study says 'I'm extremely controversial': the psychologist rethinking human emotion Year ZeroOn America's birthday, celebrating the corporate-sponsored revolution Matt TaibbiJapan’s advances in overcoming neurodegenerative diseases A potentially overlooked factor in Sweden's coronavirus strategy: more than half of households consist of just 1 person...
THE ERA WHICH WAS: In our view, an auspicious event!
bob somerby, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020* *Trump on display as he is:* In this era of 24-hour "news," how quickly they forget! On Sunday evening, the New York Times reported that Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017. Also, that he paid *no* federal income taxes in ten of the previous fifteen years. That second claim strikes us as standard journalistic deception, of a type which has widely prevailed in this, The Era Which Was. We expect to return to that topic tomorrow. For today, how quickly they turn! After watching hours of post-debate punditry last ...
Former Top Level Facebook Executive Claims “150 Men Rule The World” & Everyone Else is a ‘Puppet’
Gavin Nascimento, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: world]“Here’s the thing, there’s about 150 people that rule the world. Anyone that wants to go into politics they’re all f*cken puppets, okay?"
Tales of toxic workplaces
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. The biomass power shuffle Jennifer Henderson learns that not one sawmill in Nova Scotia has shut down since Northern Pulp closed in January. But large biomass boilers in the province are “running flat-out” to provide replacement markets for bark, woodchips, and sawmill waste. Henderson went to Tuesday’s meeting of the legislature’s standing committee […]
Batman Rerun Last Night
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 15 hours ago
At least for now, the debate strategies seem clear. On one side, let’s troll Trump with fake news and then pretend he is a clown when he objects. On the other side, let’s bait Biden and see if he loses control and goes off the script beamed into his ears.
The biomass power shuffle
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
Despite dire warnings from the forestry industry when Northern Pulp shut down at the end of January, not one sawmill in Nova Scotia has closed. That’s the good news. The bad news is that in order to provide replacement markets for bark, woodchips, and sawmill waste, large biomass boilers in the province are running flat-out. […]
What we learned in last nights debate: Some initial thoughts
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 8 hours ago
Joe Biden can't work well under pressure. He lost his temper and called Trump names while Trump, arguing against both Wallace and Biden didn't call anyone names. Joe Biden can be just as verbally nasty as Trump. In fact worse while Biden called Trump names last night Trump didn't call Biden names. Joe Biden was the first to interrupt. He interrupted Trump before Trump interrupted him. Trump just used the new rule Biden had made. Joe Biden is 100% for packing the Supreme Court. We know this because if he was against it his position wouldn't be controversial, the practice has bee...
The Dead Ends of Philosophy, Science, and Politics
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
In philosophy, science, and politics there is no dearth of dead ends. Civilizations march for centuries with certain philosophical, scientific, and political conceptions, but eventually their culture becomes decadent and obsolete and they face a stark choice—either they forge ahead with new insights or they die. History of the successful civilizations tells us that their fundamental conceptions are constantly in a state of flux; in every three to four centuries, they experience an intellectual revolution, which is coterminous with a political revolution, and there is a total trans...
Explained: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashed During Attempted Refueling
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Here are all of the details publically available at the moment. We will update this article as more comes in. On Tuesday, a Marine Corps F-35B collided with a KC-130J refueling aircraft at approximately 4pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during an air-to-air refueling mission in California, which caused the fifth-generation stealth fighter to crash. The accident was first reported on social media via a tweet sent out by the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The pilot of the aircraft was able to successfully eject from the aircraft and is being treated for any in...
U.S. Navy Developed ‘Predator’ Ammo Backpack
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * [image: Reuters] The Avenger significantly increases the amount of ammunition immediately available to the gunner and eliminates some if not all belt changes. In a case of life imitating fiction, the U.S. Navy has reportedly developed a 650-round ammunition backpack—fittingly named “Avenger”—that has already earned numerous comparisons to the M134 Minigun platform seen in the 1987 science fiction film Predator. It isn’t actually the firearm, but an ammunition delivery platform that seems straight out of the film. Task & Purpose reported that expedition...
UK Labour Party MP nominates Joe Biden for Nobel Peace Prize
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
*****News Topic 55***** Never mind the body bags from Serbia to Syria: British Labour Party MP nominates Joe Biden for Nobel Peace Prize https://www.rt.com/usa/501987-biden-nobel-peace-nomination/
Guardian confirms, Turkey hiring Syrian rebels used in Assad regime change, to fight in Armenia
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
*****News Topic 54***** Turkey hiring Syrian rebels to fight Armenians for Azerbaijan, Guardian claims as Baku calls mercenary reports ‘nonsense’ https://www.rt.com/russia/501983-syria-militants-turkey-azerbaijan/
Pentagon Wants Lockheed Martin To Solve The F-35s Spare Parts Problem
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Two F-35s bank after receiving fuel over the Midwest on Sept. 19, 2019. The two aircraft were in route to the 158th Fighter Wing out of the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., the first Air National Guard unit to receive the aircraft. (Master Sgt. Ben Mota/U.S. Air Force) *Defense News*: *Here’s what Lockheed will have to do to make up for F-35 spare parts problems* WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin reached a handshake agreement that will require the defense giant to invest about $70.6 million to fix an ongoing problem with F-35 spare p...
The real issue behind ALL our present discontents
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
The fuss over President Trump's taxes is largely an artificially-whipped-up political chimera, designed to stir up discontent among his supporters and buttress the opinion of voters already opposed to him. However, it does remind us of a basic reality in America today, which is that *there's been a $50 trillion transfer of wealth from the general population to the very wealthy since the 1970's - and it's been done deliberately, planned for and executed almost without people noticing*. Almost all of us are poorer as a result - and resentment is building. Charles Hugh Smith puts it...
Country Star and Hit Elvis Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Davis had a long and varied career in music for decades as a writer, singer, actor, and TV host. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
Grímsvötn volcano Aviation Color Code raised from Green to Yellow, Iceland
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
The Aviation Color Code for Grímsvötn volcano was raised from Green to Yellow on September 30, 2020. The last eruption of this volcano took place in 2011 -- it was a large and powerful VEI 4 eruption. The average eruption frequency during the last 1 100...... Read more »
The US Excess Mortality Rate from COVID-19 Is Substantially Worse than Europe’s
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Debunking yet another defense of the US' abject Covid-19 performance.
Regional elections in Italy shows rise of Euroskeptic parties & Salvini in pole position
The Duran, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Via Bucalupo (https://bucalupo.com/2020/09/29/italy-what-the-media-wont-tell-you-about-the-september-elections/) An important regional electoral round took place in Italy on September 20 and 21 for Veneto, Liguria, Marche, Toscana, Puglia, Campania and Valle d’Aosta. In Italy, the regions are more or less equal to the states in America, but with less powers. Among the seven regions in the election were the second […]
Chinese State Media Upset Over US Military Patch Depicting Drone and Skull Over China
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Patches on uniforms made for the exercise showed a drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China. Photo: Air Force Magazine SCMP: *Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China?* * Island assault exercise off Californian coast uses badge depicting China on the uniforms * Chinese state media condemns implication of possible action in South China Sea The United States has staged a simulated island assault exercise featuring a red silhouette of China on air personnel’s uniforms, in what Chinese state media described as a provocative gesture. Th...
Joe Biden is like Obamacare: We won't know what he stands for until we elect him
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
Nancy Pelosi once said that we needed to pass Obamacare to figure out what's in it. Now Joe Biden is saying he won't tell us if he's for the unconstitutional practice of packing the Supreme Court with judges who will do what the DNC tells them to until after he's elected. This is truly amazing. Joe's saying that his position would be controversial, ie it would lose him votes, but he won't tell us what it is so that we can intelligently decide if we should vote for him. Of course Joe's belief that he doesn't have to actually answer to the voters or tell them what he really thinks...
Biden and Harris announce they will support packing the Supreme Court
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
We all know that people can say things without actually saying them. For example a guy asks a girl out and she says sorry but she's washing her hair that night. The girl didn't say it but the guy knows that she thinks he's a nice guy--she didn't say eww no way I'd ever be around you-- but that she has absolutely no interest in dating him. The same applies to Joe and Kamala. By refusing to say whether or not they support packing the court they're saying that they do. Here's why. Court packing has been viewed as a particularly odious and anti-Constitutional concept since FDR f...
NHS Debacle: 1 Million Breast Cancer Screenings Missed Due to COVID Panic Policies
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Thanks to government panic policies, one million women are now caught in a potentially deadly NHS backlog.
UK Lockdown: Child Abuse ‘Hidden by Under-reporting’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
| A closer look at the hidden hidden epidemic no one is talking about.
Something amazing on the way to early voting
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
In mid August, Brookings Institute speculated that early voting would be massive for the November election. Early voting began in Virginia on September 18 and runs through October 31. If Virginia is anything like what can be expected across the country then the Brookings Institute nailed their prediction! While there is no way of knowing at this moment if these were all voting for or against President Trump, it does show that finally voters across the country are determined that this year is a major watershed voting year that will be a game changer in this country. It also shows … C...
Mercury Toxicity: Highly Toxic, Cumulative and Still in Vaccines
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
From Children’s Health Defense: By Mietek Kolipinski, Mani Subramanian, Kristina Kristen, Steven Borish and Stacy Ditta Excerpts: A new report in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health — “Sources and Toxicity of Mercury in the San Francisco Bay Area, Spanning California and Beyond” — evaluates published scientific literature on the environmental occurrence and biomagnification of mercury with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Mercury is one of the most highly toxic, nonradioactive elements. The three primary forms of mercury are elemental mercury (Hg0),...
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