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To A Nation Of Angry Believers His Words Are A Drug, While His Loyal Band Of Thugs Cover Up All His Many Transgressions
Let's end the day-- and launch into Labor Day-- with the best new Sheryl Crow song I've heard in years. My old pal, music critic Michael Snyder, turned me on to this live Zoom version (above) of "In the End" today. He called the song "a powerful reaction to the current state of the world and the nightmarish turn taken by American politics" and noted that "she initially released a scathing animated video to accompany the studio recording of the song, but she expressed concern that it overemphasized the heinous behavior on one side of the aisle, so she replaced it with a re-edit o... more »
China, how may we sanction thee: Let us count the ways
BY CLAUDE BARFIELD Recently, Columbia law professor Tim Wu penned a forceful op-ed titled “A TikTok ban is overdue.” Wu bases his case strictly on reciprocity grounds, though he also raises broader issues regarding China’s oppressive authoritarianism. Citing TikTok and
The burgeoning Balkan-Latin American crime nexus threatening the Balkans’ future
BY RYAN C. BERG Many criminal groups in the Balkans trace their roots to the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the conflict that ensued. Under a new generation of criminals, these erstwhile local groups, criminals, and
Separating myth from fact about the troubles of the Postal Service
BY KEVIN KOSAR Key Points The US Postal Service (USPS) will not run out of money in the foreseeable future. It has more than $13 billion in cash and a new $10 billion borrowing line with the US Treasury. The
Defendant indicted for fatal shooting on Delaware Avenue
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 21-year-old Mario K. Washington of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a
Driver indicted for shooting backseat passenger while driving on Kensington Expressway
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Timothy Eatmon of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging him with one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a
Falkland Islands War: The Story of Britain's Jury-Rigged Aircraft Carrier
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Atlantic* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The Conveyor received only limited modifications, as she was intended more for delivery rather than sustained flight operation. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Just as World War II carriers were often employed to transport land-based fighters across oceans, the Conveyor’s main job was to ferry Royal Air Force ground-based Harriers for delivery to the Hermes and Invincible. The Royal Navy in 1982 faced a galling problem as it prepared to take back the Falkland Islands from Argentinian forces that had seized it ... more »
Chinese Is Convinced The PLA Could Beat America In The South China Sea
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * That's not good for future relations. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The vast majority of Chinese citizens believe the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could seize islands in the East and South China Seas, even if the U.S. military were to intervene in the conflicts. Back in 2015, no less than 87 percent of respondents said that the Chinese military already possessed the capability to take back the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands from Japan, *according to a recent public opinion poll*. When asked whether they still believed the PLA could achieve this objec... more »
There Never Was a “Woods File” Underpinning The Carter Page FISA Application – Here’s How We Know…
The ‘Woods File’ is the mandatory FBI evidence file that contains the documentary proof to verify all statements against U.S. persons that are contained in any FISA application. Remember, this is a secret court, the FISA applications result in secret … Continue reading →
What Sustains a Philosophical Movement?
A philosophy movement cannot be sustained by only intellectual concepts; it must also have the power to arouse emotions and drive people with passion. The intellectuals who think that they can change the world by solely their intellectual concepts (libertarians, existentialists, objectivists, and others), even if they wear the badge of realism, are out of tune with the realty of human psychology and history. In human beings, reason and intellectualism are subservient to passions and emotions.
The US Navy Took Another Step Toward Building A Fleet Of Robotic Ships
The experimental unmanned Sea Hunter is the forerunner of the Navy’s proposed fleet of robotic warships. *Breaking Defense*: *Navy Awards Study Contracts On Large Unmanned Ship – As Congress Watches Closely* *Today's deals for designs -- Large Unmanned Surface Vessels displacing 2-3,000 tons -- reflect the 'take it slow' approach being forced on the service. * WASHINGTON: The Navy took another step toward building a fleet of robotic ships today, awarding several shipbuilders contracts worth a cumulative $41 million to begin developing requirements and potential designs for a new ... more »
Putin-Yuri Chaika-Aras Agalarov-Trump: whyTrump sees NO proof of Navalny poisoning.
"Yuri Chaika, Russia’s prosecutor general since 2006. Aras Agalarov wrote a sharply worded defense of Chaika in the newspaper *Kommersant* after a 2015 corruption allegation by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny." -Aras A. gets his medal -Aras A. -Agalarov & Trump, vegas 2015; agalarov visited Trump Tower NYC 2015 & 2016. 7-16-17 MOSCOW — Russian Island, near the port city of Vladivostok in the far east, was a decaying former military base and home to a scattering of cattle when President Vladimir V. Putin suddenly envisioned it as a $1.2 billion campus where he could welcome... more »
US Navy Sailor Missing Aboard The Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz
The aircraft carrier Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea Aug. 17. the Nimitz and the guided-missile cruiser Princeton are conducting search-and-rescue operations for a missing Nimitz sailor. (MC3 Elliot Schaudt/Navy) *ABC News: **Navy searches N. Arabian Sea for sailor missing from aircraft carrier USS Nimitz* Man overboard was called after the sailor wasn't located aboard the carrier. The Navy is searching the North Arabian Sea for a missing sailor from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Man overboard was called after the sailor was not located during a search aboard the carrier, acco... more »
The AR-556: What You Get From Marrying An AR-15 And A Handgun
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* A true hybrid weapon. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The AR-556 is one of many so-called AR pistols. Although many owners experienced with the AR platform may choose to build their own pistol from parts, the gas system for shorter barreled weapons can be tricky to optimize, and buying a complete pistol is a time-saving option. For those that want an AR experience in a handgun form, the AR-556 is one firearm to consider. Ruger’s AR-556 pistol, a short-barreled AR-15 designed for one or two-handed operation, delivers rifle-level performa... more »
Is The Pentagon Hiding From The Press?
*Task & Purpose:* *The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again* With each passing day, it increasingly looks as if Pentagon officials are trying to hide from the press until the presidential election is over. We seem to be back to the bad old days when then-Defense Secretary James Mattis’ relationship with President Donald Trump became so strained that Mattis and other top Pentagon leaders were wary of saying anything at all to avoid antagonizing the president. Now current Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who publicly broke with Trump in June about the need to use active-... more »
When Iranian Minelayers Fought Navy SEALs in the Persian Gulf
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Experience from the Tanker War suggested that even controlled, asymmetric harassment attacks may risk provoking a more destructive retaliation. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Four days later, the U.S. launched a second retaliatory strike targeting two more Iranian oil platforms called Operation Praying Mantis. This time frigates and gunboats of the regular Iranian Navy counter attacked, resulting in the U.S. Navy’s largest foray since World War II, in which half of Iran’s surface combatants were sunk or crippled. ... more »
DEFEAT: Five Times Great Britain Lost Terribly in War
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1DE6A2F0A0&share=true] Even great powers make their mistakes. *Key point: *Every country experiences bitter defeats. Here are some of London's less glorious moments. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and more than a few that stained British arms. Like the Romans, the British fought a variety of enemies. They also had the distinction of being defeated by a variety of enemies, including Americans, Russians, French, Nativ... more »
CalPERS Staff Yet Again Tries to Usurp Board’s Power by Steering Governance Reforms After CIO Ben Meng Departure
CalPERS staff is too obviously still trying to stymie Controller Betty Yee's governance reforms.
Greg Hunter, "Violence Will Get Even Worse"
*"Violence Will Get Even Worse"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Former CIA Officer and counter-terrorism expert Kevin Shipp says the violence you are seeing in American cities is not going to stop anytime soon. Is the violence going to get worse? Shipp contends, “It will get worse. We are going to see it amplified leading up to the election, and it’s going to get even worse after the election. These people see this as their moment to act. It’s a moment that they have been building for a couple of decades. We are going to see the attacks increase, especially by Black Lives Matter... more »
Kevin Zeese: A Giant In The World Of Activism
The Hawkins/Walker campaign is very sad to report that our Press Secretary, comrade-in-arms and brother, Kevin Zeese, passed away last night. He was 64 years old. “I lost a friend. All of us lost a prolific, tireless, and principled advocate and activist for peace and justice. My condolences go out to his partner, Margaret Flowers, also a committed activist, his family, and the many people whose lives were enriched by Kevin and his work,” Howie Hawkins said. Kevin was a giant in the world of activism, from peace and justice to cannabis legalization to healthcare to independent po... more »
“Economic Collapse Accelerates; Hotel Crisis; Wealth Transfer On Steroids; Hopeless Epidemic”
Jeremiah Babe, *“Economic Collapse Accelerates; Hotel Crisis; * *Wealth Transfer On Steroids; Hopeless Epidemic”*
Helmet Mounted Displays Are a Key Combat Advantage for U.S. and Allied Pilots
U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Heather Leveille *Real Clear Defense:* *Helmet Mounted Displays Are a Key Combat Advantage for U.S. and Allied Pilots* What are the capabilities or technologies that distinguish advanced fighter aircraft from their predecessors? A reader would likely list electronically-scanning radar and other sensors, high-performance engines, advanced avionics, and maybe precision munitions. If one were considering fifth-generation aircraft, the F-22 and F-35, then supercruise power, stealth shaping and coating, and information sharing would be added. But how many wo... more »
Typhoon Haishen hits Japan: Over 500,000 homes without power
Typhoon Haishen hits Japan: Over 500,000 homes without power Sawako Utsumi and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Typhoon Haishen is passing through Japan and causing havoc throughout the region of Kyushu. The Yamaguchi prefecture is also feeling the forces of the typhoon in the Chugoku region of Honshu. In total, over 500,000 homes have been […]
Democrats Lead GOP in Absentee Ballot Requests in Swing States
[image: democrats-lead-gop-in-absentee-ballot-requests-in-swing-states] In key states that President Trump won in 2016, Democrats are ahead of Republicans in requesting absentee ballot requests.
Ninos Malek on the Ins and Outs of Free Speech
Ninos P. Malek is a Lecturer in the Economics department at San Jose State University and a Professor of Economics at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. He earned his Ph.D. at George Mason University. He sent the following to me and gave me permission to run it. Some conservatives, notably Tucker Carlson […] The post Ninos Malek on the Ins and Outs of Free Speech appeared first on Econlib.
Here Are 8 Weird DARPA Projects
From outer space to the human brain, DARPA funds research that keeps the military on the leading edge of technology. Pictured here are some of the 250 robots that participated in a robot swarming exercise at Camp Shelby. (DARPA) *Military Times: **8 weird DARPA projects that make science fiction seem like real life* The agency responsible for the internet, GPS and stealth aircraft has produced a whole lot of weird in the 62 years since its foundation. For every one of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s wild successes, there seem to be a plethora of wild failures – pr... more »
Alberta’s School Re-Entry Plan: It is what it is
These are unprecedented times, and they’re not being made any easier by Jason Kenney’s callous justification for his government’s half-baked School Re-Entry Plan, or Dr Hinshaw’s Order 33-2020 which was intended to clarify questions around masking and social distancing in … Continue reading →
Why America Would Have to Use Stealth Fighters to Win a War Against Iran
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETOKYWJAB&share=true] Washington still has the technological edge against most adversaries. *Key point: *Iran's aging F-14s would still be a problem. But America has F-22s and F-35s it can use. Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. military has implicated Iranian agents in several summer 2... more »
The U.S. Navy's Monster Battleships That Never Were
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Montana-class battleship fell victim to the ascendance of naval aviation. *Key Point*: The U.S. Navy never built more battleships after the *Iowa* class, let alone larger ones. The U.S. Navy’s most powerful battleships were never actually built. The five *Montana*-class battleships, leviathans designed to dwarf even the giant *Iowa*-class battleships, were authorized for construction but never built, victims of the ascendance of naval aviation. Nearly as large as a modern supercarrier the *Montana*-class, like all battleships, was made obsolete... more »
This One Thing Limits China's Ability to Become a Military Superpower
*David Axe* *Security, * The People's Liberation Army hasn't fought a major conflict since 1979. Could technology help it overcome its lack of combat experience? *Key Point*: The PLA has few personnel with firsthand combat experience. The Chinese military has almost no combat experience, analyst Timothy Heath wrote for the California think-tank RAND. But that inexperience might not matter very much, Heath explained. “Today, China's military has an increasingly impressive high-tech arsenal, but its ability to use these weapons and equipment remains unclear. There are reasons to b... more »
The Sun Sets on Britain's Battleships: Meet the HMS Vanguard
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* [image: By Nationaal Archief - http://proxy.handle.net/10648/a8fc2aa0-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65060796] London's final battlewagon was powerful, but it was born into a world of aircraft carriers. *Key point: *The battleship was impressive, but it didn't have much to do during peace time. Eventually, the ship was put in emergency reserve as the Cold War and modern technology passed it by. In an effort to take advantage of the superiority of the Royal Navy in World War I, First Sea Lord Joh... more »
Russia's New Nuclear Missile Submarine: Terrifying, But Pointless?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Moscow's deadly weapon is pointless but is still a part of mutually-assured-destruction. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Like the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) operated by United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, and India, the primary purpose of Borei-class submarines is almost unimaginably grim: to bring ruin to an adversary’s cities, even should other nuclear forces be wiped out in a first strike. On May 22, 2018, the Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky slipped beneath the waves of the A... more »
Labor Day 2020
Have a safe and peaceful holiday, folks!
COVID-19 Pandemic And Declines In Coffee Consumption Have Left Millions Struggling To Make A Living
The reopening of cafes has been one of the highlights of relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for many Australians. During lockdowns, long queues for takeaway coffee were testimony to caffeine’s relevance to our lives. read more
The Heart Of Putin-Gate-- Russian Financial Leverage Over Trump-- Was Shut Down By Rod Rosenstein And Never Investigated
Peter Strzok, who led the FBI’s Russia investigation, was a long-time Trump target and, because he was an FBI agent, was unable to respond to Trump or the Trump goons who attacked him mercilessly. The day after tomorrow his book, *Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump* will be released... and he has a lot of responses to Señor Trumpanzee and his goon squad. Ironically, Strzok didn't look at Trump's campaign as criminal as much as compromised. His initial goal was to find out who in the Trump campaign was working with the Russians to undermine the Clint... more »
Will Near-Record Violence Risk Derailing Imminent Talks Between The Afghan Government And The Taliban?
“After four decades of war, the people of #Afghanistan have more reason than ever to hope that this devastating conflict may come to an end,” UN envoy @DeborahLyonsUN tells Security Council. More: https://t.co/N3lhm8supy pic.twitter.com/0JTnVDPaLu — UNAMA News (@UNAMAnews) September 3, 2020 *UN News:* *Afghanistan: Near-record violence risks derailing imminent talks between Government and Taliban * *The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has warned that with the formal launch of direct peace negotiations imminent, near-record violence in the country is creating an atmosphere of mis... more »
Unknown assailants attack Turkish troops inside Idlib
[image: Unknown assailants attack Turkish troops inside Idlib] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The Turkish military came under attack on Sunday, when a group of unknown assailants opened fire on a base in the Idlib countryside. According to reports from the Idlib Governorate, the unknown assailants opened fire on a Turkish military base near the strategic city of Ariha, which is located along the M-4 Highway (Aleppo-Latakia Highway). While the Turkish Ministry of Defense hasn’t commented on casualties, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that two soldiers were wounde... more »
‘Turkey is not a superpower and we are more prepared for war than many think’: Greek minister
[image: ‘Turkey is not a superpower and we are more prepared for war than many think’: Greek minister] The Greek Minister for Development, Adonis Georgiades, stressed that Athens is not afraid of a military conflict with Turkey, against the backdrop of the escalation of tension between the two parties in the eastern Mediterranean. On Sunday, the Greek City Times website quoted Minister Georgiades as saying, in an interview with THEMA 104.6 Radio, his belief that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “subject to constant delusion,” adding: “Threats to wage wars and spill rivers ... more »
New missile attack targets Baghdad International Airport
[image: New missile attack targets Baghdad International Airport] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Iraqi authorities announced that three Katyusha rockets had fallen on the Baghdad International Airport, causing material losses. The Security Media Cell said in a statement, “Three Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad International Airport this evening, Sunday, one of which fell on a wheeled garage at the civilian airport, damaging four civilian vehicles, and it was found that they were launched from the Zaytoun area in the Abi district.” No casualties were reported by the Iraqi... more »
According To The Pentagon The Chinese Air Force Is Fast-Becoming A Massive Threat
Fighter aircraft J-20 of People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) performs in the sky showing with live ammunition for the first time on day six of the Airshow China 2018 on November 11, 2018 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG) *FOX News:* *Pentagon: Chinese Air Force fast-becoming massive threat* The size of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force is reported to include a total of 2,500 aircraft 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 fac... more »
CONFIRMED: Thai "Student Leader" Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak Met With US Ambassador Trained in " Non-Military Coercive Strategies"
*September 7, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - It is now confirmed that "student leader" Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak had met with then US Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies at the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting - announced on the US Embassy's own official Facebook page - took place in 2016 after low-intensity US-funded anti-government protests had already been underway for 2 years. The US Embassy post would claim: *On June 2, Ambassador and Mrs. Davies hosted a roundtable discussion with youth who are recognized as leaders by their peers and in their community for the... more »
Gotham City Digest
(Wasn't fascism supposed to hold a cross, too?) ------------------------------ An eerily prescient video about Donald Trump running for president in 1999. ------------------------------ Meanwhile in Austin, TX, this happened to the Trump Armada. They're still trying to count how many boats got swamped and had sunk. These morons couldn't survive the wave pool at Water Country much less a lake. Maybe they should stick to golf carts, no? ------------------------------ Yes, the man with access to our nuclear launch codes is this fabulously and spectacularly insane. He hir... more »
Amid Riots, Washington and Lee University Offers a Class on ‘How to Overthrow the State’
Tyler O’Neil Sep 04, 2020 AP Photo/Noah Berger This fall at Washington and Lee University (removal of Lee pending), students will learn reading writing, arithmetic — and “How to Overthrow the State.” As antifa riots have continued in Portland for almost 100 nights, students at the Virginia university named after George Washington and Robert E. … Continue reading Amid Riots, Washington and Lee University Offers a Class on ‘How to Overthrow the State’ →
Democrat threats to the contrary, the riots will end if Trump wins
September 6, 2020 By Andrea Widburg Democrats openly say that, if Trump is reelected, they are going to redouble their four years of madness, with special emphasis on the last three months of open violence. Indeed, they’re already planning to destabilize the election and to contest it if Trump wins, in hopes of a violent coup. … Continue reading Democrat threats to the contrary, the riots will end if Trump wins →
Q 4627: One party promotes God. One party eliminates God.
SGTreport Sep 6, 2020 via Q 4627: One party promotes God. One party eliminates God.
Will She Become The Poster Child On Who Are The Rioters Destroying America's Cities?
Clara Kraebber, 20, was among those arrested after a vandalism spree on Friday in the Flatiron District. She is an undergraduate at Rice and comes from a wealthy Upper East Side family *Daily Mail:* *Wealthy NYC college student, 20, is among eight arrested for 'causing $100,000 worth of damage to businesses in Manhattan during BLM rampage'* * Clara Kraebber, 20, was among eight arrested on rioting charges on Friday * Police say vandals caused $100,000 in damage during rampage in Manhattan * Suspects were taking part in BLM protest over death of Daniel Prude * Shocking footage reveale... more »
Interesting Alternative Explanation for the Origin of SARS-CoV-2
and the comments are as interesting as the article: A Proposed Origin for SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jonathan Latham, PhD and Allison Wilson, PhD https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/a-proposed-origin-for-sars-cov-2-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/ As for me, I believe that the "official" story of the wet market is unbelievable as currently narrated. The "true" origins remain a mystery but I'm pretty sure that those origins involved direct human involvement beyond simply getting bit by a bat in a forest or village somewhere.
Some are falling asleep
Those then who take lightly the path, as you have been told, and who create for themselves a separate way where they have thought that they have in fact outsmarted the Law in preserving their human consciousness while sipping the nectar of the divine, will come to understand that they will not complete the round [of balancing their karma and passing their tests] in this life no matter how many times over they may tell their friends that they will make the ascension…. Therefore pray, I tell you this day, that the Sun Presence which I bring shall expose to you those illusions [of s... more »
Chapter Five: The All-out War on All Fact People.
I've been posting (for free!) chapters of Polemical Judo, in hope that at least a few of the ideas may percolate through some of you to where they'll do some good. Last time we offered: Chapter 4: End the Cheating First! with detailed inquiry into voting machines, gerrymandering and all the things that *all* sides of the blue coalition, including honest Republicans, should care deeply about fixing. Here, below, we'll offer the *first half of Chapter Five* which deals with *The All-out War on All Fact People. *Chapter 5 is so long that I must split it in two, saving for next tim... more »
U.S. Confirms That China Has Successfully Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Space Plane
*Warzone/The Drive: **U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane* The reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today. Beijing says it has successfully launched an uncrewed “reusable experimental spacecraft” from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi Desert in northwest China. Space-Track.org, a U.S. government online database of public space launches that the U.S. military's Combined Space Operations Center and the U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defens... more »
WOULD TRUMP GET VACCINATED?
This is understandable: Skepticism about getting a coronavirus vaccine has grown since earlier this summer, and most voters say if a vaccine were made available this year, their first thought would be that it was rushed through without enough testing. Just 21% of voters nationwide now say they would get a vaccine as soon as possible if one became available at no cost, down from 32% in late July. Most would consider it but would wait to see what happens to others before getting one. It won't surprise you that, according to this CBS/YouGov poll, Republicans -- you know, the party w... more »
The Gaia Borg
Apparently the inventor of the Gaia meme, James Lovelock, has had a resurgence in intellectual activity after he freed himself of the opiates prescribed for pain relief, according to Bryan Appleyard writing for the Berggruen Institute‘s Noema magazine in an … Continue reading →
World Bank : More Than $10 Million In COVID-19 Diagnostic Equipment Sales In 2018
I have no idea what this is all about. COVID-19 Diagnostic Test instruments and apparatus (902780) exports by country | 2018 h/t Israel Anderson
Soros-linked Org Prepares for Election Coup, Calls for Mass Street Uprisings
[image: soros-linked-org-prepares-for-election-coup-calls-for-mass-street-uprisings] The Deep State plans to use a combination of voter fraud, speech suppression, and rioting to ensure the election of Joe Biden over President Trump.
China Poses Greater Election Risk Than Russia, U.S. Officials Say
[image: china-poses-greater-election-risk-than-russia-us-officials-say] National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien and other officials say China has taken a more aggressive stance in interfering in American elections than Russia.
“Blow Dryer Rebellion” Against Pelosi Hypocrisy Hands Trump Lethal Weapon
[image: blow-dryer-rebellion-against-pelosi-hypocrisy-hands-trump-lethal-weapon] So trivial and yet so monumental in its consequences, the “blow dryer rebellion” could be a pivot point in this election year.
Sunday Talks: Secretary Mnuchin Discusses Federal Budget and “Targeted” COVID-19 Support…
Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin appears on Fox News Sunday to talk about negotiations with Speaker Pelosi for a funding mechanism for government. Mnuchin outlines another “CR” (“Continuing Resolution”) that will extend funding through December 2020. Additionally, Mnuchin discusses a … Continue reading →
If your cause requires bullying to get the message across, perhaps it isn't as righteous as you think it is.
The difference between leftwing ‘activism’ and the zombie apocalypse gets smaller by the day. If your cause requires *bullying to get the message across* perhaps it, and your defence of it, isn’t as righteous as you think it is. But I suppose it depends on whether you’re amused by making people miss flights and hospital appointments, or job interviews, or thwarting parents’ attempts to collect their children from school. That kind of thing. And regardless of the pretext offered on any given day, you do have to marvel at the moral vacancy of it all. Apparently, it isn’t hard to und... more »
This Is China's 30-Year-Plan For Global Military Dominance
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* The race is on. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *“It is long past time for the Department of Defense to craft a measured response,” Work and Grant wrote. ”It must develop the operational concepts, systems and platforms to allow the joint force to prevail against concerted Chinese attempts to deconstruct and destroy U.S. operational battle networks.” Chinese leaders have laid out a plan for deploying the world’s best-armed forces no later than 2049. If the United States is to prevent China from becoming the world’s leading military power, it needs ... more »
Are Aircraft Carriers Going The Way Of The World War II Battleship?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * U.S. Navy carriers have a big range problem, and it isn't going away. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Carriers will need to operate further than 800 miles away from defended shorelines to have acceptable odds of surviving mass attacks—and even then, they must not only be capable of dispatching strikes from that range, but also deploy Combat Air Patrols and anti-submarine patrols up to 800 miles away along likely avenues of attack to thin out incoming aircraft and missiles. Since World War II, aircraft carriers have dominated naval warfare based... more »
Light Aircraft Carriers Could Be A Cheaper Alternative To The Navy's Vulnerable Ford-Class
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Navy might object to this line of reasoning. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A new *Ford*-class supercarrier costs around $13 billion. An *America*-class assault ships costs just $3 billion. A light carrier based on an amphibious ship "might be a low-risk, alternative pathway for the Navy to reduce carrier costs if such a variant were procured in greater numbers than the current carrier shipbuilding plan," California think-tank RAND *explained* in a 2017 report. The U.S. Navy is beginning to deploy its nine amphibious assault ships with larg... more »
America May Have The World's Best Stealth Fighters, But Nazi Germany Created The First One
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Hitler's 'stealth fighter' produced marginal gains for Germany's air war. But was it really stealth? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Ho 229 might have been a formidable adversary over the skies of World War II, but in truth the plane was far from ready for mass production by the war’s end. While it seems a stretch to claim that the Ho 229 was intended to be a stealth aircraft, there’s little doubt that it pioneered design features that continue to see use in low-observable aircraft today. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developi... more »
Can Donald Trump Overtake Joe Biden?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* The danger for Trump is that he will lurch completely out of control by October and become a political Chernobyl, immolating the GOP in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign. Donald Trump can, as we are repeatedly assured by the news media, stage a comeback and defeat former vice-president Joe Biden. But is Trump likely to pull his chestnuts out of the fire a second time? Or will he collapse completely in the final weeks of October, leading to a Democratic landslide? Contrary to the wishful thinking among some Democrats during the summer, Tr... more »
The Foreign Troll Manipulating Wikipedia's Entry on Thailand's 2020 Protests
*September 9, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Wikipedia's credibility when it comes to politics is next to nonexistent. It regularly allows special interests to monopolize and manipulate entries on political issues important to Western foreign policy. For Thailand - one individual - John Draper - a foreigner working at Thailand's Khon Kaen University - has been prolific in his editing of Wikipedia's entry for Thailand's 2020 protests. The entry reflects all the bias evident in the Western media's coverage. When it came to evidence that the US government through its regime-change... more »
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