11:29 pm MDT
Egyptian Faces : Remembering Ragaa
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 11 hours ago
I have a confession. When I first wrote about how Egyptian veteran actress Ragaa El-Gedawy was admitted to hospital and sent a voice message to her fans because she contracted coronavirus in the Daily COVID-19 Updates on the Blog, I felt that I was writing her obituary. [image: "The Kasr Al-Nil Model Ragaa El-Gedawy strikes a pose] "The Kasr Al-Nil Model Ragaa El-Gedawy strikes a pose This made so worried hoping that my feeling was wrong and the 81-years-old actress was going to make it but she did. Miss Egypt or rather the Egyptian Province 1958 *“Egypt was part of the United A...
Sorry, Reuters, ‘Erratic’ Indian Weather Brings Record Crop Yields
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 11 hours ago
Reuters claims in a newly published article that climate change is wiping out soybean crops in India, causing protests and civil unrest. In reality, Indian farmers are enjoying outstanding climate conditions and are on track for yet another year of record crop yields. In Reuter’s story, “India’s soybean farmers demand help as rains and pests […] The post Sorry, Reuters, ‘Erratic’ Indian Weather Brings Record Crop Yields appeared first on Climate Realism.
Signs point to impending eruption of Kanchatka volcano
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
This is an anomaly, say scientists. 10 Oct 2020 – Scientists are concerned about the unusual behavior of the Klyuchevskaya volcano in Kamchatka. As a rule, a year passes between its eruptions, but this time it showed activity just two months after the previous eruption. On October 5, night surveillance cameras recorded the outpouring of a lava ... Read more Signs point to impending eruption of Kanchatka volcano The post Signs point to impending eruption of Kanchatka volcano appeared first on Ice Age Now.
ICYMI: PA Fake Summer Edition (10/11)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago
Every Fall, in Western PA, we get a week or so of fake summer. This year it's particularly nice to get another pass at playing outside in shorts and sweatshirt weather. The board of directors has suddenly taken an interest in gardening, and the timing is perfect since there's hardly anything going on that they could kill. Meanwhile, there's some stuff for you to read. Remember, sharing these readings helps amplify the message. Help out. *Bill Gates Quest for the Mythical Magic Bullet * Ed in the Apple takes a look at the newest attempt by Gates to remake education; this time...
News Of The Day
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Great news about Chris Christie in particular.
On non-disclosure
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Much of the pushback against any discussion of Scott Moe's patterns of drinking and driving, vehicle accidents and general refusal to own up to anything of the sort boils down to two themes. The first is that somehow, the authority to decide whether to discuss Moe's harm to others lies with him alone - so if he wants to keep incidents hidden, or refuse to apologize to the victims of his actions until it's politically convenient, we somehow owe it to a person clinging to power to defer entirely to his whims and interests. This sadly fits with a pattern of kissing up and punching...
Snowing in the Pacific Northwest
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
“Snowed, NW US yesterday, this article has two clips showing snow on Mt Baker and Stevens Pass,”says reader Oly. https://komonews.com/news/local/ferry-knocked-from-service-after-lightning-strike-along-edmonds-kingston-run “Fresh snow on the Olympic Mountains behind my house yesterday too, I saw some on the peaks when out looking for chanterelles. “Radar now showing snow on the Olympic, Cascade and Rocky Mountain Ranges, forecast ... Read more Snowing in the Pacific Northwest The post Snowing in the Pacific Northwest appeared first on Ice Age Now.
WHO Now Urging World Leaders To Stop Using Lockdowns As The Primary Virus Control Method
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
WATCH: Dr David Nabarro, the WHO's Special Envoy on Covid-19, tells Andrew Neil: 'We really do appeal to all world leaders: stop using lockdown as your primary control method'. Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/XLdaedsKVS #SpectatorTV @afneil | @davidnabarro pic.twitter.com/1M4xf3VnXQ — The Spectator (@spectator) October 9, 2020 *News.com.au:* *Coronavirus: WHO backflips on virus stance by condemning lockdowns* Lockdowns have been used to control the coronavirus around the world, plunging millions of lives into chaos. Now the WHO has changed its mind. The World Heal...
Wuhan’s WHO
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Mission Accomplished. The World Health Organisation has backflipped on its original COVID-19 stance after calling for world leaders to stop locking down their countries and economies. Dr. David Nabarro from the WHO appealed to world leaders yesterday, telling them to stop “using lockdowns as your primary control method” of the coronavirus. He also… Continue reading →
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 11
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1961 Qasim said he would give up demands on Iraq Petroleum Company if it gave up 90% of the territory it was developing and gave Iraq larger share of profits Iraq Petroleum Company refused to give into Qasim’s demands (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1980 Iraqis made 2nd crossing of Karun River cut off road to Ahwaz and surrounded Abadan in south (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *The Ira...
Sunday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Matthew Yglesias discusses how the Republicans avoid having to answer for antisocial plans (such as wanting to limit access to health insurance based on pre-existing conditions) because voters simply don't believe they could possibly be as evil as they act when given the opportunity. - Corey Ranger discusses how the UCP's position on opioids - eliminating harm reduction based on puritanical moralization while contributing nothing to any additional services - represents nothing more than social murder. And Miriam Katawazi highlights how ap...
Why is the English language so difficult?
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
In one of life’s ironies, the citizens of the United States speak an Americanized version of the English language, yet so few Americans bother to learn a second language. It has been argued that English is one of the most … Continue reading →
A-12 Avenger Denied: Why the Navy Never Saw the "Flying Dorito" Join the Fleet
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_RP4DRIAUHWAA&share=true] This would have been the Navy its own special stealth bomber before the F-35 was invented. *Key point: *The A-12 could have been a very powerful stealth bomber. However, it fell victim to the post-Cold War spending cuts. Needing a replacement for the aging A-6 Intruder platform, the U.S. Navy thought big, and hoped that a dedicated bomber armed with precision munitions would be able to serve in an attack role. Not only that, but the Navy al...
The Dilemma Of America’s Strategy for Europe
Russell A. Berman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Russell A. Berman* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] America can rebuild its trans-Atlantic ties to Germany and France through alignments of shared diplomatic and security goals. Such alignments can serve to contain America’s great-power competitors, Russia and China. The end of the Cold War, from the opening of the Berlin Wall through the collapse of the Soviet Empire, entailed an unambiguous success for decades of American foreign policy in Europe. Yet during the subsequent three decades, America has faced repeated disappointments, both in our dealings with post-Soviet Ru...
Buchenwald: The Worst Nazi Concentration Camp?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The hilltop compound near Weimar was one of the Nazis' most notorious WWII concentration camps until its liberation on April 11, 1945. When Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, the world changed forever. Not only was Hitler determined to pay back Germany’s enemies for his country’s defeat during the Great War, but he was also determined to rid Germany and the rest of Europe of persons whom his twisted Aryan ideology believed were “inferior” or “subhuman.” Almost immediately upon assuming power, Hitler and his ...
Trump Won't Do a Virtual Debate. History Suggests He Won't Be the Last.
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * A fact you may not know: After the first televised presidential debate in 1960 -- between President John F. Kennedy and then-Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon -- the country didn’t see another matchup between a Republican and a Democratic candidate for 16 years After the first televised presidential debate in 1960 -- between President John F. Kennedy and then-Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon -- the country didn’t see another matchup between a Republican and a Democratic candidate for 16 years. During that time period, the candidates who refuse...
Taliban Slam CBS News For Saying That They Hope President Trump Wins Re-Election
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *Taliban Slams CBS 'Fake News', Refutes Claim They Endorse Trump * CBS News allegedly said President Trump's reelection bid received support Friday from the Taliban. After the report was released, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid called out the western media outlet for "misinterpreting" what he said. Mujahid published a tweet Saturday, saying: "The CBS American media has misinterpreted and misrepresented my words, nothing like what they have published has happened." *Read more *.... *Previous Post:* The Taliban Hope President Trump Will Be Re-Elected Next ...
How Future Wars Will Be Fought Is Being Showcased In The Armenia - Azerbaijan War
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Economist: **The Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict hints at the future of war * A fleet of cheap Turkish drones is slicing through Armenian defences Azerbaijan’s armed forces may be busy waging war over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed enclave run by Armenia. That did not stop them from setting aside scarce helicopters and tanks to star in a music video, complete with khaki-clad singers, guitarists and a drummer. The bellicose heavy-metal tune, accompanied by a montage of bombing raids, would not be out of place in the Eurovision song contest, and is part of a crude attempt by Azerbaij...
Hurricane Season Overview Oct. 11
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 12 hours ago
Your weather channel is airing charts like this to show how active is this year’s storm season impacting the Caribbean and US east coast. So far, there have been many more named storms, two more hurricanes than average, and one less major hurricane at this point in the season. Dr. Ryan Maue provides (here) a […]
US military convoy flanked with choppers enters Hasakah
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: US military convoy flanked with choppers enters Hasakah] US forces acting in concert with majority-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia have reinforced their positions in the Ghweiran neighbourhood of Hasakah city, northeast Syria amid tensions with local residents, a Syrian Arab News Agency correspondent has reported. According to the reporter, at least six vehicles and trucks entered Hasakah from the south as US helicopters flew overhead. The convoy was said to be meant to help reinforce local administration buildings, schools and other facilities being held by U...
You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for economic collapse
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
And, as far as I’m concerned, you’ll be voting for communist tyranny. Here are some excerpts from the Democratic Party Manifesto Platform. _____________ Readers of this website will especially want to read pages 49 thru 55, and here they are: “COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE” Climate change is a global emergency. We have ... Read more You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for economic collapse The post You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality you’ll be voting for economic collapse appeared first on Ice A...
The Pandemic's Second Wave Is Now Hitting Much Of Europe
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*SKY News*: *Coronavirus: Cases across Europe increasing as continent rides second wave* Germany was praised for its handling of the coronavirus crisis in the spring but it is now seeing a steep rise in infections. France and the Netherlands have reported record highs in daily coronavirus case numbers, Spain has declared an emergency in its capital and Germany is focusing efforts on hotspot cities. Coronavirus infection rates are soaring in Europe as a second wave surges across the continent. Here are the main developments: *Read more* .... *Update:* Lesson not learned: Euro...
Here’s How President Trump Can Declassify Documents Around the “Authorization Process”…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
Dear Mr. President and White House counsel: Understanding the ordinary process of declassifying documents is a request and authorization to the executive officers and stakeholders of classified information; and understanding the current authorization is is not ordinary because the intelligence … Continue reading →
Supreme Court ingests Java as Google-Oracle copyright spat boils over
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY MICHEAL ROSEN Last week, the long-simmering software dispute between Google and Oracle boiled over, as the Supreme Court heard arguments in the tech giants’ copyright fight. The story began in federal court in San Francisco in 2010, when Oracle sued Google for infringing
People want to vote for a real person
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
* Portland Press Herald * *Senate candidate Lisa Savage hopes ranked-choice will boost progressive campaign* *The teacher and activist from Solon faces a steep challenge from the major party candidates, but is hoping ranked-choice voting will help pave the way for independents. * Read the full article *here*.... Below are the last few paragraphs from the story that make the case for Lisa quite well. “I think a lot of people are in the mode of, ‘We need to get Trump or maybe we need to get Susan Collins out,’ so you have to vote for whoever you think is going to beat the...
What Will Be The US Military's Role If Election Chaos Explodes?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The specter of election chaos in the United States is raising questions about whether voting, vote-counting or the post-vote reaction could become so chaotic that the military would intervene. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) *AP*: *Specter of election chaos raises questions on military role * WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a question Americans are unaccustomed to considering in a presidential election campaign: Could voting, vote-counting or the post-vote reaction become so chaotic that the U.S. military would intervene?...
Agitated Biden tells reporter, 'Americans don't deserve to know' if he will pack Supreme Court
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
****News Topic 83***** Now Biden Says Filling Ginsburg Seat ‘Not Constitutional’ – And Americans Don’t ‘Deserve To Know’ If He’ll Pack Court “Bonehead Idea” – Biden Once Said ‘Packing The Supreme Court’ Would Be A “Terrible, Terrible Mistake” In a rather stunning admission of malarkey, Joe Biden told a group of so-called ‘reporters’ this week, […]
Why pro-growth economics is about connections, networks, and trust
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS I’m always up for a good story about the now-defunct Soviet Union, and I sure like this one from the new book More: A History of the World Economy from the Iron Age to the Information Age by Philip
Federal judge halts IRS’s lawless denial of rebate payments to prisoners
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY ALAN D. VIARD In previous posts (here and here), I discussed the IRS’s lawless decision to deny rebate payments to certain groups that the agency loosely refers to as “incarcerated” — convicts serving their sentences, defendants institutionalized because they were found
COVID and Fed Legitimacy
Josh Busby, Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
This is a guest post from Walter James, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Temple University with an interest in comparative political economy of financial regulation. The Federal Reserve has stood as a bulwark between COVID-19 and another Great Depression in the United States. But it must tread carefully to maintain […]
Mike Pence’s debate master class
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 14 hours ago
BY MARC A. THIESSEN Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate was like traveling back in time to an era when political debates were tough, respectful and substantive. And Vice President Pence put on a clinic for how to rope-a-dope your opponent. He anticipated almost every
Herd Immunity: Not If But When
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
An important statement from Martin Kulldorff, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration referenced in previous post reprinted below. Reported in Newsweek, (here) In an email sent to Newsweek, one of the petitions co-authors, Dr. Martin Kulldorff wrote, “We are very pleased with the reception that the Great Barrington Declaration has received, with over 75,000 co-signers […]
Kamala In Westmount
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 11 hours ago
Dan Bilefsky is a Canadian correspondent for the *New York Times. *He grew up in Westmount, where Ms. Harris and her mother and sister moved after her mother divorced her father. Her mother did cancer research at McGill. Bilesky has been talking to people who knew Kamela then: Her childhood friends recalled a confident young woman who showed seeds of activism, found cultural affirmation in her Black identity and complained about French class. Mara Rudzitis, an art teacher at Westmount High for 22 years, recalled Kamala sometimes spent her lunch hour making art in the arts and craf...
Mike And Julie, The Key To Winning Back Texas
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Republicans have controlled Texas for too long and have grown comfortable enough to overlook arrogance and embrace corruption. It's time for them to be put out to pasture. Many Texas voters-- particularly in the suburbs and exurbs around Dallas-Ft Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio-- are sick of Trump and giving up on his enablers. And whether Biden wins the state's 38 electoral votes or not, Texas is likely to flip as many as half a dozen congressional seats and possibly the state House as well. Today, as the election barrels towards a denouement, we want to focus on the t...
Massive, slumping mountainside in Barry Arm poses risk of catastrophic landslide and mega-tsunami, Alaska
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
A slow-moving landslide of an entire mountainside in Alaska's Barry Arm area may generate a mega-tsunami if the land suddenly collapses into the narrow fjord. Research findings show that the collapse would generate 11 times more energy and release 16 times more...... Read more »
Democrat Candidate Joe Biden Says The Only Way That He Can Lose The US Presidential Election Is If There Is 'Chicanery' At The Polls
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
'The only way we lose this is by the chicanery going on relative to polling places,' Biden said on Saturday at a campaign event in Erie, Pennsylvania *Daily Mail: **Biden says 'the only way' he can lose in November is through 'chicanery' at the polls and accuses Trump of 'putting people with rifles in polling places' - increasing fears that NEITHER side will accept an election defeat * * Biden said on Saturday that he can't lose the election unless there is 'chicanery' * He accused Trump supporters of blocking polling places with rifles * Trump himself has continually cast dou...
Can A U.S. State Capital Be Successfully Stormed By A 200-Man Heavily Armed Brigade?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Protesters rallied against Michigan's stay-at-home order on April 30 as lawmakers considered whether to extend the state’s expiring declaration. (@QuirkyFollowsQ via Storyful) *Langsing State Journal:* *Is Michigan's Capitol prepared for a 200-man attack? * LANSING — If a 200-man brigade were to storm the Michigan Capitol, as an anti-government group allegedly planned, would capital police be ready for it? It's a question many have asked since a FBI affidavit revealed an anti-government group had discussed a plan to storm the Capitol, take lawmakers hostage and try Gov. Gretch...
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos’ (2019)
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Our weekly documentary film curated by our editorial team.
Polls Won't Decide Trump vs. Biden. Coronavirus and the Economy Will.
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * The polls, even in swing states, are only a snapshot in time--and that could change fast. The real election results remain uncertain as the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis continue. If voters just depended on the national polls, Democratic nominee Joe Biden would defeat President Donald Trump by a landslide. Biden has an 85 percent chance of winning the election on Nov. 3, according to FiveThirtyEight’s election forecast. But poll analysts must proceed with caution. In 2016, the same election forecast indicated that former secretary of st...
'Tenet' On Demand: You Are Going To Have to Wait
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Movies, * Christopher Nolan might be making that a little harder to do. Here's why. As Christopher Nolan can attest, 2020 has been a terrible year for cinema. The famed director’s spy-thriller “Tenet”—originally scheduled for release on July 17 before the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the movie industry—has been beset by several delays already, but since hitting the theaters in late August, the film has performed relatively well. It recently clawed itself past the $300 million (roughly $45 million domestic) mark globally, even as the U.S. box office a...
Why a Nationalized 5G Network Is a Bad Idea
Steven Bucci, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Steven Bucci* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC239J970DZT&share=true] It would harm America in the long run, not help Washington compete with Beijing. The Department of Defense appears to be making an unpopular move to develop a national 5G network, an idea that seemed dead on arrival following near-universal opposition in 2019. Among those opponents is President Donald Trump. On the surface, the idea may seem admirable: a secure 5G network to compete with China. China is undoubtedly a huge problem when i...
North Korea, a Nuclear Weapons State with a New ICBM. Why So Shocked?
Robert E. Kelly, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* And that's what Pyongyang is--a nuclear weapons state with growing capabilities. And we need to accept that reality for what it is. October 10 was the 75th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party. It was, in classic North Korean style, accompanied by a massive military parade. These are a good opportunity for foreign observers to see North Korea’s newest and flashiest hardware on display. The regime is typical quite secretive. This week Pyongyang rolled out its largest nuclear missile yet. This intercontinental bal...
Life in Pelosi’s Fiefdom – America’s Cramped “Coffin Home” Future Under Harris-Biden
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
San Francisco is Pelosi’s district and Kamala Harris was DA of San Francisco. “San Francisco Chinatown’s Single Resident Occupancies (SROs)“: … Continue reading →
Pelosi was in Chinatown without Mask or Social Distancing; Said Not to Panic or Be Fearful & to Visit Chinatown: Weeks After Human-to Human Transmission Occurred in the USA & Trump Restricted Travel
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
San Francisco Chinatown was founded long ago, but has many new immigrants from China, who may still have family back … Continue reading →
Bill Gates & CNN prep public for end of 2021 "new normal" reset
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago
****News Topic 82***** Bill Gates Says Life Will Only Return to “Normal” at the End of 2021 When There’s a Corona Vaccine https://summit.news/2020/10/07/bill-gates-says-life-will-only-return-to-normal-at-the-end-of-2021-when-theres-a-corona-vaccine/
Is A Leadership Crisis Smoldering In China?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
In this October 1, 2019, file photo, participants cheer beneath a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP *The Diplomat: **Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China* Recent party purges suggest ebbing confidence in the all-powerful chairman. Even after years of intensifying authoritarian rule under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief Xi Jinping, the 18-year prison term handed down in late September to real esta...
Would China Ever Build a Modern Battleship?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2C4E9YXYXE&share=true] Does America really have to worry if Beijing built one? *Key Point*: Modern battlewagons could be a real thing. The question is how much they would matter. S’pose China built a battleship. What would such a sea creature look like, and how would it fare in the bare-knuckles world of naval diplomacy and warfare? This is no mere flight of fancy. No, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is not about to embrace a retrograde approach to fleet design, ...
Episode #344 – ‘What If You’re Right and They’re Wrong?’ with guest Richard K. Moore
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
COULD THE POLLS BE WRONG AGAIN?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
The polls look good for Joe Biden, but Ari Melber notes that they also looked good for Hillary Clinton at this time in 2016. As @arimelber explains, even as Trump faces more headwinds than most incumbents, this is still a tight race. While Biden is polled ahead in key battleground states, in most of them he is not yet doing any better than Hillary Clinton did at this very point last cycle. — The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) October 9, 2020 He's right. Here are the numbers from Real Clear Politics for four key states: Joshua Holland doesn't buy it. This is ...
Governing the Prisons
G. Patrick Lynch, Econlib - 15 hours ago
David Skarbek’s provocative new book The Puzzle of Prison Order could just as easily have been named Governing the Prisons after Elinor Ostrom’s classic book Governing the Commons. In the introduction, Skarbek states that his work is based on Ostrom’s own lifelong obsession with comparative institutional analysis, and that he seeks to emulate her approach. […] The post Governing the Prisons appeared first on Econlib.
CDC document bombshell reveals list of all vaccine excipients, including
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
“African Green Monkey Kidney Cells” and fibroblast cells from aborted human fetuses … see the complete list From Natural News: This article is from March 2017. It has links to the CDC pdf, if it hasn’t been purged. Clicking the CDC link I got nothing….Natural News created a link to it on their site, and that link is active, at least I was sent to it…..There is a second link to the CDC pdf, which has a table listing vaccines and ingredients from 2015 to 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf Almost all of the vaccines are what th...
Shopping while strolling
Stephen Kimber, Halifax Examiner - 17 hours ago
The purpose of a SiRT investigation is to determine whether the facts of a case, where the actions of police may have led to serious injury, justify the laying of criminal charges against a police officer… The totality of evidence clearly shows that the [Affected Person] was causing a disturbance in a public place by […]
King Joe Biden the First: peasants don't deserve to know what I plan to do
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
It's bad enough that Democrats are calling for the elimination of the Supreme Court as a non-partisan body whose only role is to interpret the laws Congress passes and the Constitution but now it turns out that Joe Biden think's he's a king. A king rules over the people; he doesn't represent the people. Kings don't have to share what they think or what they plan to do with their subjects. Subjects aren't to question the King only obey. Joe Biden has directly said that we the people don't deserve to know what his position is on packing the Supreme Court. “Well sir, don’t the ...
Salon shows it doesn't understand science, or it's lying to us
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
Salon posted an article on 1/5/2020 with the title of: *Not fake news: Major study finds no "liberal bias" in media — but there are other problems* The only problem is that the study doesn't prove anything. While the Salon article says that the article proves that there is no media bias it actually only claims to prove: *“There is No Liberal Media Bias in the News Political Journalists Choose to Cover.” * Actually it doesn't even prove that but even if it did prove that all that shows is that which stories journalists cover aren't selected in a biased way not that the coverage of...
Mauser 98: Is This the Best Bolt-Action Rifle Ever Made?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The famed Mauser K98k was but one of a long line of acclaimed rifles that epitomized German arms. *Key Point*: The tragic events of World War I helped immortalize Peter Paul Mauser and the weapon that bore his name. According to The History Channel’s *Tales of the Gun,* the Mauser 98 was “the best bolt action rifle ever made.” Author Robert W.D. Ball added that the Mauser was “a safe and robust rifle with a five-round clip, and the world’s most popular rifle; 30 countries used it, and 100 million units were manufactured between 1898-19...
Reflection And Choice About A True Constitutional Imbecility
Sandy Levinson, Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the Balkinization Symposium on Alexander Keyssar, Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? (Harvard University Press, 2020), and Jesse Wegman, Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College (St. Martin's Press, 2020). Although this symposium was originally envisioned as discussing only Jesse Wegman’s *Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College *and Alex Keyssar’s *Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?, *I am including as well Edward B. Foley’s equally fine book, *Presidential Elections and Major...
Pelosi’s 25th Amendment Panel moves U.S. one step closer to Politburo Communism
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Via The Boston Herald (https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/10/battenfeld-nancy-pelosi-bill-on-25th-amendment-a-transparent-power-grab/)… Nancy Pelosi’s push to create a commission to study the 25th Amendment is a politically transparent power grab designed purely to raise questions about President Trump’s mental and physical health right before Election Day. It won’t work — and actually could backfire on Democrats if voters think the House speaker […]
Putin’s Got His Problems, Too
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*James Buchanan: **Putin’s Got His Problems, Too* *While our Beltway elites are obsessed with Russia and Putin, seeing in them a mortal threat to our democracy, close observers are seeing something else.* Before the first Trump-Biden debate, moderator Chris Wallace listed the six subjects that would be covered: The Trump and Biden records, the Supreme Court, COVID-19, the economy, race and violence in our cities, and the integrity of the election. According to a recent Gallup survey, Wallace’s topics tracked the public’s concerns — the top seven of which were the coronavirus, ...
High Ranking Lt. and 5 Cops Keep Jobs After Admitted Involvement in Teen Sex Trafficking Case
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: trafficking]Five cops and a top level Lieutenant were never fired for their role in a teen sex trafficking scandal and instead received 'written reprimands.'
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment