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Germany's G11 Rifle Was Ahead Of Its Time, But Suffered From Big Problems
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Europe* It was just too complicated. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Although technically a success the G11 had problems. Early rifles tended to cook off ammunition, firing them prematurely as the heat buildup from previous firings detonated the gunpowder. Without a brass barrier between the heat and the gunpowder, more heat was transferred quicker to what was supposed to be a combustible substance. A reformulation of the propellant fixed the problem. In the last days of the Cold War, West Germany developed perhaps the most advanced assault rifle of... more »
The Navy SEALs Are Saying Goodbye To The Sig Sauer P226 Pistol
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* The SEALs put in an initial request for eight hundred P226s and the first pistols, officially named Mk. 25, were fielded in 1989. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Mk. 25 has been a constant companion for SEALs over the past three decades, including operations in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and other countries. In late 2015, Naval Special Warfare Command made the decision to add the Glock 19, the compact nine-millimeter version of the Glock series of handguns, to the SEALs’ handgun arsenal. For three de... more »
GoT: Modern Air Doctrine Would Have Really Helped Daenerys Targaryen
*Sebastien Roblin* *Entertainment, Westeros* [image: HBO] The aerial fiasco also demonstrated Daenerys’ weaknesses as foreign invading power. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Whether Daenerys can temper her use of military force to protect the populace of the kingdom she claims a right to rule has emerged as one of the central moral tests, and potentially, moral tragedies, of the long-running series. That same ethical dilemma haunts many military campaigns today. Following the *epic siege of Winterfell*, the Game of Thrones episode “The Last of the Starks” confronts its prota... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Happy Labor Day! Let's not forget that too many of our fellow citizens have lost their jobs this year due to the cavalier psychopathy or sociopathy of those in Washington who work for wages paid out of my taxes and yours, even if we no longer have a job. As I write this at the beginning of the Labor Day Weekend, such lowlifes as those in the White House are touting a just received August jobs report that says the citizens of America gained over 1 million jobs last month. However, decent, moral people would not try to pass off American citizens going back to their jobs a... more »
Chile seeks to resume FTA negotiations with South Korea
bilaterals.org - 21 hours ago
07-Sep-2020 Chile's official recently visited South Korea, with the intention of resuming the negotiations to update the FTA between both countries that were interrupted by the pandemic.
The Definitive Lockdown Presentation
*PANDA* considers explanations that allow us to count the human costs of COVID-19 in *South* *Africa*. *PANDA* is a collective of leading actuaries, economists, data scientists, statisticians, medical professionals, lawyers, engineers and business people, working as a collective to replace bad science with good science. The video containes a detailed and compelling presentation by three PANDA members.
Permanent Job Losses Rise During K Shape Recovery! Stock Market Bubble Unsustainable!
source The Federal Reserve has created a stock market bubble. It was the intention all along of course. There has never been a time in which so much enthusiasm has been present while so many are struggling with basic essentials like food and housing. A grand disparity has formed and will always find it reverting […]
Wealth Tax – A Warning to Taxpayers
Author: Thor Lihaug Over the last two decades, Western economies have been increasingly driven by debt. A significant contributor to the 2008 stock market crash was unsustainable debt. How did we fix the problem? We loaned even more. Since then Western nations have doubled the national debt levels. The Covid crisis makes it even worse. […]
Biden’s HOMETOWN Union Just REJECTED Him!! Fully Endorse TRUMP Instead! Biden IS DONE.
The Fraternal order of Police endorse Trump for reelection 2020. "The FOP considered the two 2020 presidential candidates' records and their responses to FOP’s questionnaire. The FOP received responses from both campaigns in mid-July and distributed them verbatim to the more than 355,000 members of the FOP." https://fop.net/CmsDocument/Doc/pr_2020-0904_FOP-endorses-Trump.pdf
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 6th September 2020 – Plus Weekly Update
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Clueless Krugman Takes Morning Stroll, Sees No Destruction In ‘Cheerful’ NYC
By Clay Waters ~ Friday’s New York Times showed economist turned Democratic hack Paul Krugman flippantly dismissing the reality of violence and looting and the destruction of portions of Manhattan in “Trump and the Attack of the Invisible Anarchists.” The subhead: “Lurid fantasies about urban hellscapes are all he has left.” On Thursday morning I […]
”Smart Growth” Harms Minorities, Rural America Most
By Duggan Flanakin ~ “Smart Growth,” a “progressive” approach to urban planning attributed to Jane Jacobs (author of The Life and Death of Great American Cities) and canonized by EPA Administrator Carol Browner in 1995, was touted as a way to meld economic opportunity, environmental responsibility, and livable communities. For decades, urban planners have championed “smart […]
New COVID-19 Findings Confirm What We Have Learned Since The Beginning. A Targeted Response Is More Important Than Ever.
By Kevin Pham ~ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent weekly provisional mortality update has caused a stir. It says: For 6% of deaths [involving COVID-19], COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per […]
The U.S. Army's Anti-Missile Plan
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Overall, while the Army has been understandably tight-lipped about the exact performance parameters of its forthcoming new air defense vehicles, it seems to boast improved capability to detect incoming threats and engage them with a variety of weapon systems. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Large numbers of missiles or drones can overwhelm air defenses with little concern. Not only are many existing air defense systems incapable of dealing with numerous targets fast enough, but their individual missiles costing tens of ... more »
The Ethics of Human Testing and the Coronavirus Vaccine
*Charles Weijer* *Health, World* Many find the idea of human challenge studies surprising. Why would scientists want to expose healthy volunteers to an infectious disease? One reason is to efficiently conduct a preliminary test of a new vaccine. The grassroots organization 1Day Sooner has been asking people to indicate their willingness to volunteer for human challenge studies of COVID-19. Challenge studies, in which healthy people are intentionally exposed to infection, may, they believe, speed vaccine development. 1Day Sooner reports that more than 35,000 people from 160 countr... more »
Can America Counter Russia And China's Beloved A2/AD Systems?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Anti-access/area-denial weapons are becoming a large part of future combat. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In recent conflicts, U.S. air and naval forces have benefited from technological ‘offsets’ allowing them to bombard adversaries from afar at virtually no risk to return fire. However, when combating a peer adversary, Western forces may simply have to accept higher degrees of risk in order to complete their missions. On March 7, 2019 defense analysts from the Rand Corporation told a panel, “In our [war]games, when we fight Russia and C... more »
Made Completely From Wood, America's H-4 Hercules Airlift Only Flew Once
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, * No aircraft has exceeded the H-4’s wingspan. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Still, in his final decades, Hughes spent exorbitant sums maintaining an aircraft he never attempted to fly again. After his death, Spruce Goose was purchased from the government and served as an attraction at Long Beach before being sold off by the Walt Disney company. In 1993, it was moved to its current home in the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon where it can be seen fully-assembled on display. For every legendary airplane like the F-16 Viper or ... more »
Tweets For Today
U.S. CDC reports 188,051 deaths from coronavirus https://t.co/wzpOHlL5e8 pic.twitter.com/C0Y7rDYFFh — Reuters (@Reuters) September 6, 2020 India's coronavirus infections surge past 4.2 million as it overtakes Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases https://t.co/o2qikPVHsy pic.twitter.com/YoNcggPOu7 — Reuters (@Reuters) September 7, 2020 Nearly 300 people are arrested by Hong Kong police as riot officers swoop on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections https://t.co/piSuoM0tIz pic.twitter.com/DU4XXeq0GM — AFP news agency (@... more »
Four steps to safer food at home, at school, at work and at play
September is Food Safety Education Month: Each week we will post educational material about food safety. Some is for consumers, some is for educators, all is targeted on reducing foodborne illness. This month take an active role in preventing foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.” The federal government estimates that there are about 48 million... Continue Reading
Potentially groundbreaking plasma disinfection research ongoing
A Drexel University research team is developing a cold plasma wash water treatment that could kill harmful pathogens and be used with delicate fresh produce with no adverse quality effects, low cost operations and no added chemicals. This is a potentially huge breakthrough as delicate fresh produce, like romaine lettuce, is difficult to clean and... Continue Reading
Morgan Stanley Predicts China’s Yuan Could Become The World’s Third Largest Reserve Currency In 10 Years
*CNBC: **China’s yuan could become the world’s third largest reserve currency in 10 years, Morgan Stanley predicts* * Morgan Stanley analysts maintain their prediction that the Chinese yuan will account for 5% to 10% of global foreign exchange reserve assets by 2030. The yuan currently accounts for about 2% of global foreign exchange reserve assets, they said. * That would put the yuan behind the U.S. dollar and the euro. * Morgan Stanley expects the yuan to strengthen to 6.6 yuan versus the U.S. dollar by the end of 2021. Increased foreign investment into Chinese markets could boos... more »
At A Time Of Rapidly Creeping Authoritarianism, Assange’s Freedom Is More Crucial Than Ever
My home state of Victoria has become the center of attention in the anti-lockdown movement for its authoritarian crackdown against not just people who are in violation of lockdown protocol, but people who merely post about staging future anti-lockdown protests on social media. Police have […]
55 Very Eventful Days and Counting
Things are about to get real serious. They already *are* serious, but they are about to get *real* serious. I wrote last year (in 2019) that 2020 would prove to be such an eventful, impactful year that even if you were to live for 1,000 years you would never forget how momentous this year was. I had many reasons for saying that, but instead of going into them, suffice it simply to say that so far that has proven to be a completely accurate prediction. To this point, 2020 has proven to be a very historically significant year. However, the last 115 days of this year will be even more ... more »
Picture Of The Day
The USS New Orleans, left, conducts a replenishment with the USNS Charles Drew and Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopters in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 3, 2020. *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *U.S. Department of Defense Photo Gallery*.
Coalition’s push for secret trials: behaviour of a tin-pot dictatorship
[image: Secret trials in Australia] Claims that the release of information poses a risk to national security can be used to avoid legitimate scrutiny of conduct. If ever there were reasons to suspect a cover-up by this government, the Bernard Collaery and Witness K court cases are prime examples, writes Ian Cunliffe.
Germany Warns Putin It Could Halt Gas Pipeline Project Over The Poisoning Of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
A worker passes a blue Nord Stream 2 branded protective end cap on a section of pipe at the landing site of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, operated by Gazprom PJSC, in Lubmin, Germany, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Germany is preparing one of its biggest sustained increases in natural gas consumption in almost two decades, regardless of U.S. admonitions that it shouldnt draw so much of its energy from Russia. © Bloomberg *Daily Mail:* *Germany warns Vladimir Putin it could halt gas pipeline project over poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny* * Germany is warning it could halt a gas... more »
India Reports Global Daily Record Of New Coronavirus Cases. Surpases 4 Million Total Covid-19 Cases
*VOA: **India Reports Record Number of New COVID Infections* India’s Health Ministry reported Sunday that it had recorded 90,632 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24-hour period, setting a world record for a one-day tally of new cases. India has a total of 4,113,811 COVID cases, according to Johns Hopkins University, the third-highest total worldwide. Only Brazil and the United States have more infections, with 4,123,000 and 6,245,866 respectively, Johns Hopkins said. The New York Times reports that it has seen a letter from Mark Lowcock, the United Nations undersecretary-g... more »
Can We Avoid Another Massive Round Of "Stimulus"?
* It was on March 27 this year that the so-called “CARES” Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) became law — a $2.2 trillion federal spending bill, designed to bail absolutely everyone out of any and all downside risk from the economic downturn brought about by government response to the pandemic. * There was virtually no opposition, with the bill passing unanimously in the Senate and by voice vote in the House. Since there was no new tax revenue associated with the bill, it represented approximately a 10% instant increase in the public debt incurred in the 231 ye... more »
Events In Richfield, Utah Point to a Massive False Flag In the Near Future
Events In Richfield, Utah Point to a Massive False Flag In the Near Future by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home There are strange goings on near Richfield, Utah. I have 4 people who contacted me from the Richfield area in the past 36 hours. It seems that Richfield, population 5,000, is home to some very clandestine, shadow …
UN Forced to Admit Gates-funded Vaccine is Causing Polio Outbreak in Africa
UN Forced to Admit Gates-funded Vaccine is Causing Polio Outbreak in Africa by https://21stcenturywire.com/ This really should be one of the biggest public health scandals of the decade, but instead it’s given little attention – mainly because of the high-profile nature of the people and organisations involved. – The United Nations has been forced to …
Israel Settlers Throw Stones at Pregnant Palestinian Woman
Israel Settlers Throw Stones at Pregnant Palestinian Woman by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ A pregnant woman and three other Palestinians were injured yesterday evening after Israeli settlers attacked the car they were travelling in with stones, according to Wafa news agency. Local sources confirmed that the settlers pelted the Palestinian vehicle with stones and rocks, while it travelled …
‘I Don’t Like Saying It, But Something Will Replace The US Dollar’: Investor Jim Rogers Says Century of USD Reign Is Ending
‘I Don’t Like Saying It, But Something Will Replace The US Dollar’: Investor Jim Rogers Says Century of USD Reign Is Ending by https://www.rt.com/ The dollar is on the brink of losing its status as the world’s main reserve currency, prominent US investor Jim Rogers told RT, following reports of China’s plans to drop a …
“Bipartisan” Washington Insiders Reveal Their Plan for Chaos If Trump Wins the Election
“Bipartisan” Washington Insiders Reveal Their Plan for Chaos If Trump Wins the Election by Whitney Webb, https://unlimitedhangout.com/ A group of “bipartisan” neoconservative Republicans and establishment Democrats have been “simulating” multiple catastrophic scenarios for the 2020 election, including a simulation where a clear victory by the incumbent provokes “unprecedented” measures, which the Biden campaign could take …
Kevin Shipp: Violence Has Backfired on Democrats, Violence Will Get Even Worse
Kevin Shipp: Violence Has Backfired on Democrats, Violence Will Get Even Worse by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Saturday Night Post) 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 …
Andy Schectman: COMEX Panic? Doubles Number of Approved Refiners
Arcadia Economics While the COMEX has drastically increased the number of approved bars and refiners (including many in China) in a scramble to have available inventory for all the people standing for delivery, the Silver Price is moving sideways… Who is taking physical delivery? Is all the movement in the metals markets right now noise? …
Davos, Gates and the Great Covid Deception – A Shocking Agenda that You Need to Know About!
aminutetomidnite Important information as to what the true agenda is behind the crazy events we have seen in 2020. Everyone should know the truth! end
Safe Haven Assets in the Age of COVID-19
Peter Schiff Peter Schiff and Ben Swann discuss gold and bitcoin on RT America Boom Bust. Recorded September 3, 2020. end
Bombshell Report: 90% of Positive COVID-19 Tests Should Be Negative — Covid-19 Tests May Be Detecting Traces of DEAD Virus, Giving ‘False Positives’ And EXAGGERATING Pandemic – Research
Covid-19 Tests May Be Detecting Traces of DEAD Virus, Giving ‘False Positives’ And EXAGGERATING Pandemic – Research by https://www.rt.com/ New research has discovered that coronavirus tests may be finding dead traces from weeks-old infections, resulting in false positives that inflate the scale of the pandemic. – The study was carried out by experts from the …
Gold is Your Protection in an Economic War on Savers – Rick Rule
Kitco NEWS An economic war on savers is going to push gold prices much higher than $2,000 an ounce, according to Rick Rule, president of Sprott U.S. holdings. In an interview with Kitco News on the sidelines of the Mines and Money Online Connect Global mining conference, the celebrated fund manager said that while he …
Keiser Report | Stampede Into Gold | E1589
RT In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the investors moving into gold as fear of more bailouts and stimulus shake nerves. In the second half, Max chats to Otavio ‘Tavi’ Costa of Crescat Capital about why gold is rallying because the Fed is out of options. end
Investors Can’t Ignore The Threat of Currency Devaluation – Willem Middelkoop
Kitco NEWS More generalist investors are jumping into the gold market because they can no longer ignore the threat of global currency debasement, according to one fund manager. In an interview with Kitco News, on the sidelines of the Mines and Money Online Connect global virtual mining conference, Willem Middelkoop, founder and CEO of the …
People in “DARK SHADOWS” & Joe Biden Delivers Election Warning to Voters
The Duran People in “DARK SHADOWS” & Joe Biden delivers election warning to voters. The Duran: Episode 654. Via Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/political/t…)… – President Trump claimed in a Monday night interview that a group of “thugs” in “dark uniforms” who traveled to Washington D.C. is currently under investigation. Speaking with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump said …
Nancy Pelosi HUMILIATED as She’s Caught VIOLATING COVID ORDERS at a Salon Closed to the Public!!!
Dr. Steve Turley Nancy Pelosi gets totally and completely HUMILIATED as She’s Caught red-handed VIOLATING COVID ORDERS at a Beauty Parlor Closed to the Public! In this video, we’re going to look at the utterly cringeworthy embarrassment that Speaker Pelosi has become, why her hypocritical criticisms of President Trump have come back to bite her, …
September 7th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1327
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Monday September 7th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
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.
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 »
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 »
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