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Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
News and notes on election eve in Saskatchewan. - Julia Peterson reports on a record number of new COVID-19 cases in the province yesterday, while CKOM reports that Saskatoon's Lighthouse shelter has joined the lengthening list of outbreak sites. But Stephanie Taylor reports that Scott Moe's closing message includes the horrifically irresponsible declaration that he's not going to consider another lockdown no matter how devastating the outbreak gets. - Finally, while plenty of people have already voted (and good news that some polls which had been slated for closure will be operat...
Triggered Biden calls Pennsylvania voters 'chumps' in latest gaffe
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
*****News Topic 115***** Joe Biden Calls Pennsylvania Voters Who Don’t Support Him ‘Chumps’ Joe Biden Calls Pennsylvania Voters Who Don’t Support Him ‘Chumps’ Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) referred to his opponents as “chumps” while delivering remarks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Ghislaine Maxwell in trouble. Court rules to unseal Epstein testimony
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Ghislaine Maxwell in trouble. Court rules to unseal Epstein testimony. The Duran: Episode 714. Epstein & Prince Andrew saga: Duke of York ‘laughed’ while attending topless photoshoot involving a teen, new book claims Epstein & Prince Andrew saga: Duke of York ‘laughed’ while attending topless photoshoot involving a teen, new book claims An explosive new […]
Sunday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Umair Haque warns that we may be approaching the point where the cost of fighting man-made threats to our environment exceeds the resources we have available for the task. - Andrew Jackson highlights how the people most eager to whinge about deficits are the same ones who will refuse to fund necessary services through readily-available sources of revenue. - Kim Siever writes that an effective economic strategy should be investing in workers rather than handing out freebies to the corporate sector. But Jordan Press notes that our tax syste...
I can hardly recognize my country
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
It's unbelievable. About half the country is hoping against hope that the death count increases, that the vaccines will prove to be ineffective, that new therapeutic measures will not be developed, that the hopes and dreams of small business owners will be dashed with another lockdown, that the numbers will show an economic depression rather than have the unemployment numbers go down and investments and sales go up, and that everyone from small children with chaotic school schedules to the elderly afraid to leave their homes can be constantly living in fear. Yes, half the country ...
ICYMI: Fake Spring Edition (10/25)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago
It was beautiful here most of the week, which served in part as a reminder that pandemic winter is going to suck so very much. Here are a few pieces to check out from the week. *The Perfect Trap * Paul Thomas with some good insights about teaching writing and the power of redrafting. *Neoliberal Education Reformers Have Found A New Way To Scapegoat Teachers * At Jacobin, Josh Mound talks about that awful MacGillis piece (don't worry if you haven't actually seen it or heard about it) and the ways that pandemic schooling has been used to point the finger at those damned lazy ...
Arctic Sea Ice Linked to Little Ice Age
Hifast, Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp painted winter activity on the ice during the first half of the 17th century, when it was quite cold in Central and Northern Europe. (Image: Henrik Avercamp / Wikimedia Commons) Elise Kjørstad writes at Science Norway What actually started the Little Ice Age? Excerpts in…
The Biden Family Green New Deal
GCD, ClimateCite Corp - 12 hours ago
Paul Driessen October 24, 2020 Some will profit, while most people’s life, living standards and environment take a big hit Some 90% of all US wells are now hydraulically fractured. Fracked wells in shale formations open up vast supplies of oil, natural gas and petroleum liquids that previously were locked up and inaccessible. Fracking conventional wells expands and prolongs production, …
Born During World War I, The M2 Browning Machine Is Going Strong
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, World* As the United States has stepped up its military commitments around the globe and embarked on a program of modernizing its weapons, the M2 has also had to change. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite innovation elsewhere, M2HB’s design was not revised to incorporate these new features. The same design, tripods and mounts continued serving up until the 2000s. At that point, the U.S. military held a competition to develop a quick change barrel kit for existing M2s. General Dynamics won the competition for the kit, and it was adopted as the M2...
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz Aircraft Carriers Just Won't Go Away
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * How many years the ship could get after it hits fifty in 2025 is unclear—but some form of extension seems to be in the cards. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The fact that the Navy has even put an extension of the life of the Nimitz on the table is notable, as just last year the Navy recommended retiring USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at its mid-life point as a cost-saving measure, but ultimately rescinded the proposal after an outcry from lawmakers. The sentiment that “life begins at fifty” isn't exactly new, but traditionally military hardware tha...
Russia Lost this Nuclear Submarine (and Lost Two Nuclear Weapons)
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Soviet submarines were usually significantly faster than their American counterparts, could take more punishment thanks to their double-hulled designs, and could nearly always dive twice as deep at five hundred meters. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The death of forty-two of the sixty-nine crew aboard, most of them after they had successfully abandoned ship, caused an uproar in Russia. An investigation concluded nine years later without finding any one responsible. In 1993, a charity was formed to advocate on behalf of the crew’s families, and...
The F-111 Aardvark Strike Jet Was Sent Once to Kill a World Leader
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Newly appointed Defense Secretary Robert McNamara was convinced that a single aircraft could satisfy both requirements, thereby saving on development costs. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a low-altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing Air Force and Navy requirements—with Defense Secretary McNamara as the minister. Despite its troubled adolescence, it grew into a capable high-tech night bomber that lasted decades in service, noted for its sleekly elegant profile. *Troubled C...
South Korea Is Proud of Its Daewoo K2 Rifle (North Korea Fears It)
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC167E176150&share=true] The domestically-made rifle can pack a punch. *Key point: *The ROK has made itself into an economic and military powerhouse. The K2 rifle is a good one and is a part of South Korea's rise. In the late twentieth century, one of the hallmarks of a modern military was a country’s ability to design and manufacture its own rifles. South Korea, an emerging military power, took that to heart and produced the K2 assault rifle. A blend of good ideas b...
The Russian SKS Rifle Deserves A Bigger Place In History
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Eurasia* Today, the SKS has a following on the civilian market, where it is used as a plinker, and as a hunting rifle. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Taken all together, the SKS was a great improvement over its predecessors, most especially the aged Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle. The SKS was lighter, had double the magazine capacity, and was semi-automatic. Unfortunately for the rifle, the AK-47 was just too good to pass up. Still, the SKS makes for an interesting piece of World War Two and Cold War history. The SKS was the first rifle to replace ...
Tropical Storm "Zeta" forms in the Caribbean Sea, moving toward Yucatan and U.S. Gulf Coast
The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago
Tropical Storm "Zeta" formed at 06:00 UTC on October 25, 2020, as the 27th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to portions of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and adjacent land areas...... Read more »
Why Is The F-117 Stealth Fighter Still Flying?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*National Interest*:* Why Is the Old F-117 Stealth Fighter Still Flying?* *This old plane just won’t go away. We can explain why.* The United States Air Force “officially” retired the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in April 2008, but what retired actually means is debatable as two of the Cold War stealth aircraft were seen last week in the skies near Miramar Naval Base, outside of San Diego. The Nighthawk, which was the first operational warplane to be designed around stealth technology, was designed to be virtually invisible to radar, and difficult to spot with the naked eye. The...
President Trump Make America Great Again Rally – Londonderry, New Hampshire – 12:30pm EDT Livestream
sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Today President Trump kicks-off the first of two rallies in the Northeast. Starting with a campaign event at Pro Star Aviation in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Start time 12:30pm [Livestream Links Below] Trump Campaign Livestream – RSBN Livestream Link – Fox … Continue reading →
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 25
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1920 Jaafar al-Askari former Ottoman officer and officer in Arab Kingdom of Syria with King Faisal made Defense Minister Used 10 officers including brother in law Col Nuri al-Said to begin creation of new Royal Iraqi Army 1922 Gertrude Bell wrote that King Faisal was trying to create his own party but was being played by politicians (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) (Musings On Iraq movie review *Letters from Baghdad*) 1937 Nuri al-Said’s son told him to return from exile in Egypt after...
Mountain Valley Pipeline Project Remains Stalled In Legal Limbo
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
It was a shock to the system. That’s how EQT President and CEO Toby Rice described the impact of the July cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Rice made the allusion during EQT’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday while reporting talks with four or five other unnamed companies to offload some or all of EQT’s Mountain Valley Pipeline capacity. Environmentalists hope Mountain Valley is headed for the same fate as Atlantic Coast and view the natural gas industry’s recent slide as evidence the market might be on their side. The post Mountain Valley Pipeline Project Remains ...
Federal Judges Block Efforts To Ease Rules For Mail-In Ballots
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
In the final weeks of the 2020 election, Republican-appointed appellate judges have overturned rulings that required states to make mail-in voting easier during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tens of millions of ballots have already been cast, even as federal judges kept changing the rules. These decisions could be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which will include a 6-3 conservative majority if nominee Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed by the U.S. Senate next week as planned. So far, the court has ruled against voters in nearly every case it has reviewed. The post Federal Judges Block ...
Ethiopia Accuses President Trump Of Inciting War By Suggesting That Egypt Could Blow Up Its Grand Dam
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*DW:* *Ethiopia accuses Trump of inciting 'war' over Nile dam* US President Donald Trump predicted that Egypt would "blow up" a mega-dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile. Neighboring countries have criticized plans for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Ethiopia demanded Saturday that the US "clarify" remarks by President Donald Trump in which he said Egypt may try to "blow up" the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam currently under construction in the East African country. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew summoned US Ambassador Mike Raynor to de...
New Revelations Shed Light on British Hand Behind Five Eyes
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on the Canadian Patriot Review In recent weeks, a fascinating confluence of events has increasingly moved to shed light on various aspects of the British hand running the Five Eyes Global intelligence apparatus spread across the Trans Atlantic. In Luxembourg, the Court of Justice took a stand against Britain’s GCHQ’s practices of mass […]
How A Police Killing In Nigeria Sparked A Nationwide Movement
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Nigerian security forces opened fire this week on protesters in Lagos, killing at least 12 demonstrators and marking a deadly escalation in the weekslong protests against police brutality. Since early October, tens of thousands of Nigerians have been marching in cities throughout the country, demanding the disbandment of a notorious police unit known as SARS—the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. An Amnesty International report published in June documented dozens of cases of torture and extrajudicial killing by the unit. But the incident that sparked the movement was a video of what appe...
Nigeria's Police Mobilized As The Nation Faces Worst Violence In Decades
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Hill*: *Entire Nigerian police force mobilized after days of violent protests that have killed at least 69* Nigeria’s inspector general of police on Saturday ordered the mobilization of all officers to “reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters” after days of peaceful demonstrations against police brutality erupted into violence. According to The Associated Press, M.A. Adamu in a statement ordered colleagues to “dominate the public space” and also called for an end to the unrest that has left at least 69 people dead. The police inspector...
Protests Break-Out In The African State Of Guinea After President Wins Third Term
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *Guinea’s president wins third term amid widespread protests * *Opposition supporters take to streets as electoral commission says Alpha Condé won almost 60% of vote * Guinea’s president, Alpha Condé, has won a controversial third term with 59.49% of the vote, the National Independent Electoral Commission declared on Saturday. His victory came amid widespread protests that were violently suppressed by security forces. Some people went on to the streets to protest immediately after the announcement. Such demonstrations have occurred for months after the governm...
UN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons To Enter Into Force On January 22
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Honduras just ratified the Treaty as the 50th state, triggering entry into force and making history! Thank you @CancilleriaHN @lisandrorosales, and thank you to all governments, organisations and activists around the world that has made this happen: https://t.co/5EqzWNEVzX — ICAN (@nuclearban) October 24, 2020 *The Guardian:* *Treaty to ban nuclear weapons made official with 50th UN signatory * *Production, use and stockpiling of nuclear weapons illegal from January 2021 though nuclear-armed states have not signed up * An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratif...
Evaluating the Trump Administration’s Pakistan Reset
mafzalguest, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
[image: President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office on July 22, 2019. Photo credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead/Public Domain via Flickr] *Editor’s Note: Pakistan has bedeviled multiple U.S. administrations, proving itself a necessary but often hostile partner with regard to U.S. counterterrorism and U.S. policy in Afghanistan. Madiha Afzal, my Brookings colleague, examines the evolution of U.S. policy in Pakistan and how it changed during the Trump administration. She argues that the current transactional approach has brought ...
New Video : The New Normal
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago
https://newtube.app/user/TonyHeller/v7fkBEn
Coronavirus: Killer Virus or Common Flu
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
With Video and Transcriptions By Michael Welch, Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, and Prof Mark Crispin Miller Global Research, October 24, 2020 This is part one of a special series devoted to the global pandemic that has coordinated an unprecedented attack on lives and civil liberties everywhere. In this chapter, we have two guests concluding that the … Continue reading Coronavirus: Killer Virus or Common Flu →
Video: The Lockdown: Economic Hell on Earth is Coming, “They Are Killing Us”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
The Markets are Rigged By Gerald Celente Global Research, October 24, 2020 Gerald Celente, the popular publisher of The Trends Journal, is sounding the alarm on what he sees as a coming economic catastrophe. “They are killing us,” says Celente referring to the current lockdown of many businesses. In the interview with Stansberry Research anchor … Continue reading Video: The Lockdown: Economic Hell on Earth is Coming, “They Are Killing Us” →
COVID-19 as a Weapon. The Crushing of the Disposable Working Class – by Design
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Cory Morningstar Global Research, October 25, 2020 Wrong Kind of Green 13 April 2020 This article was originally crossposted in April 2020. The arrogance and brutality of the ruling class – is nothing less than breathtaking. Let’s begin. April 9 2020, Business Insider: “Many Americans will not have jobs to return to after the coronavirus … Continue reading COVID-19 as a Weapon. The Crushing of the Disposable Working Class – by Design →
Will the Next Head of the WTO Impose a Gates-Davos “Great Reset” Agenda?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The most economically destructive agendas in history Will the Next Head of the WTO Impose a Gates-Davos “Great Reset” Agenda? – Global ResearchGlobal Research – Centre for Research on Globalization F. William Engdahl Global Research, October 25, 2020 It is all but certain that the next head of the influential World Trade Organization (WTO) will … Continue reading Will the Next Head of the WTO Impose a Gates-Davos “Great Reset” Agenda? →
605 Years Ago: Medieval Inspiration to Fight The Corona World Order Today.
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
John C. A. Manley Global Research, October 25, 2020 “The truth is, the technocrats have no intention of ever letting us go back to normal,” writes Dr. Joseph Mercola in Fear Secures Obedience in COVID-19 War. “The plan is to alter society permanently. Part of that alteration is the removal of civil liberties and human … Continue reading 605 Years Ago: Medieval Inspiration to Fight The Corona World Order Today. →
Sen. Ron Johnson: Election interference from the left is WORSE than Iran’s
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
October 22, 2020 glenn The Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, announced Wednesday that Iran was caught attempting to interfere in the 2020 US election. In emails posing as members of the right-wing group the “Proud Boys,” Iranian officials intimidated voters seemingly with the hope it would result in negative press for President Trump. Sen. … Continue reading Sen. Ron Johnson: Election interference from the left is WORSE than Iran’s →
Ansarallah forces strike ‘sensitive’ targets at 2 Saudi airports
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
[image: Ansarallah forces strike ‘sensitive’ targets at 2 Saudi airports] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement announced on Sunday that it targeted the Abha International Airport in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. According to Al-Masirah TV, who quoted the spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, “The air force launched a new attack on a sensitive target inside the Abha International Airport with a Samad 3 aircraft.” He continued:, “The strike on the Abha International Airport was accurate, and it comes as part of...
Final Debate Highlights With Joe Biden
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
We watched the entire final debate of the 2020 presidential election, and wow what a difference a debate makes! We learned that President Trump is really Abraham Lincoln who time traveled to the future to defeat Joe Biden. We learned that Biden will make face masks mandatory and keep the nation closed until no one … Continue reading Final Debate Highlights With Joe Biden →
Opinion – U.S. Corporations are on Track to Infiltrate a Biden Administration
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
October 25, 2020 “Information Clearing House” The Democratic base, still scarred from the 2016 election, is frantic not to count its chickens before they hatch. But Wall Street and corporate America have no such qualms. As Joe Biden leads in national polls and swing states, the most powerful firms in the country are seeking assurances … Continue reading Opinion – U.S. Corporations are on Track to Infiltrate a Biden Administration →
EXPOSE BIG TECH’S ELECTION INTERFERENCE
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
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PETITION: Say ‘Goodbye’ to Google for threatening freedom and democracy!
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Evidence suggests that Google rigs their search algorithms to direct traffic away from conservative and Christian websites, effectively choking traffic to those sites. Simply put, Google appears to be actively suppressing access to pro-freedom, pro-family and pro-life news and opinion. Please CLICK HERE to learn more about how Google is a threat to freedom and democracy. Then, … Continue reading PETITION: Say ‘Goodbye’ to Google for threatening freedom and democracy! →
Pence to Keep Up Travel Despite Contact with Infected Aides
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite an apparent outbreak of the coronavirus among his senior aides.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar will get F-35s sooner or later: Israeli minister
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Saudi Arabia and Qatar will get F-35s sooner or later: Israeli minister] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar will sooner or later acquire modern U.S.-made F-35 fighters if they wish to do so. Steinitz, a member of the cabinet security cabinet and one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest allies, expressed in an interview with Ynet, his conviction that Washington would eventually agree to export the F-35 to Doha and Riyadh if they were willing to pay.” The minister, affiliated with Netanyahu...
Armenian forces shoot down Azerbaijani drone over Karabakh: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Armenian forces shoot down Azerbaijani drone over Karabakh: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The clashes in the Karabakh region continued on Sunday after the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attempted to advance their positions in their battle against the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA). During the clashes on Sunday, the Armenian-led Artsakh Defense Army managed to shoot down another enemy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was spotted within their airspace in the Karabakh region. Per the Press Secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Artsakh Defense Army shot down the dro...
Erdogan won’t back down: Turkish leader repeats call for Macron to seek mental help
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Erdogan won’t back down: Turkish leader repeats call for Macron to seek mental help] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on his criticism of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday, as he reiterated his call for the latter to get a “mental check.” “(Macron) is a case and therefore he really needs to have (mental) checks,” he said in a televised speech in the eastern Anatolian city of Malatya. On Saturday, Erdogan made a similar statement, following his speech on Macron’s critique of Islam and his call on the French peo...
IRINI searches Syrian ship traveling from Turkey to Libya
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The leadership of the arms embargo monitoring operation to Libya (IRINI) announced on Sunday, that its forces have stopped and searched a Syrian commercial cargo ship, which was on its way to the Libyan city of Misrata. The leadership of IRINI said in a statement that a team affiliated with the operation moved with the French frigate “Latouche Trevel” and boarded the merchant ship “CAPT ABEDA”, which left Akdeniz port in southeastern Turkey on October 21 bound for the port of Misrata in Libya. Continue reading IRINI searches Syrian ship traveling from...
Erdogan to US threats: ‘You do not know whom you are dealing with!’
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Erdogan to US threats: ‘You do not know whom you are dealing with!’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country will not abandon the S-400 systems or their support for Azerbaijan despite the threats of the United States, stressing that “Turkey is not a tribal country.” “We took steps within the framework of the F-35 project, but you made threats to us. You asked us to return the S-400 to Russia. But we are not a tribal state,” Erdogan said at a conference for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Malatya state o...
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin The U.S. is secretly helping the Taliban fight ISIS in Afghanistan More than 1.4 million Pa. voters have returned mail ballots; rapper Common visits City Hall to tell people to vote Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates Your polyester sweater is destroying the environment. Here's why New Texas rule lets social workers turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability The US's third coronavirus surge could be the deadliest yet — 4 charts show a troubling trend Children in West Africa are working night shifts to fuel a $100-billion chocolate industry tha...
Iraqi forces destroy 8 ISIS hideouts in key mountain range
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Iraqi forces destroy 8 ISIS hideouts in key mountain range] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Iraqi forces destroyed a number of hideouts belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization in a mountain range extending between the eastern and northern governorates of the country. The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that according to accurate information, a joint force of the Federal Police and the Intelligence Service in the Kirkuk Governorate managed to find eight terrorist hideouts in the Al-Rashad District within the Hamrin mountain ...
Azerbaijan drones destroy several Armenian vehicles: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan drones destroy several Armenian vehicles: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense released a new video of their drones wreaking havoc on the Armenian forces in the Karabakh region. In the video, the Azerbaijani drones can be seen heavily targeting the troops and vehicles of the Armenian forces, inflicting heavy damage and casualties as a result of these strikes. The video shows their drones zeroing in on the targets before they unleash a flurry of accurate strikes on the Armenian forces. Continue reading Azerbaijan drones destroy ...
What We Are Up Against: Fascism In The United States
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Last week, I wrote about what is needed in this moment and urged people to look more deeply, beyond the Biden-Trump spectacle, to understand where we are as a country and what we must do to change course. I cited the work of Gabriel Rockhill. Read his three recent articles in Counterpunch and the fourth in the series here at Black Agenda Report for an enhanced understanding of how we got here and what we are up against. This week, I delve more deeply into the question of where we are and what Rockhill means when he writes that "...liberalism and fascism... The post What We Are Up ...
Your Sunday Open Thread
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 12 hours ago
You Illustrious Blog Editrix turns things over to the readers. Post your links. Say your piece.
Abandoned By The DCCC 2020
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
With a tiny handful of exceptions-- basically Kara Eastman in Omaha, Joyce Elliott in Little Rock and Dana Balter in Syracuse (who is running in a D+3 district)-- Cheri Bustos and her DCCC have once again decided to spend all the big money primarily on corporate-friendly conservative candidates backed by the Blue Dogs and New Dems. To say movement candidates don't get a fair shake from Bustos, would be the understatement of the cycle. Sri Kulkarni is a good example. He's running in TX-22, Tom DeLay's old district in the suburbs south and southwest of Houston, primarily Fort Bend...
How Kel-Tec’s Sub 2000 ‘Folding’ Gun Missed The Mark
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* When the Sub 2000 was originally introduced in 2001, pistol caliber carbines (PCCs) were still an incredibly niche category of the American firearms consumer market. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Sub 2000 is a simple blowback firearm, where a heavy bolt moves back and forth under the recoil of a cartridge, with no locking mechanism. This can result in substantial felt recoil, notably the Colt 9mm SMG, another 9mm simple blowback firearm is said to have similar recoil to the full-size M16, despite the M16 cartridge being far more power...
Imagine A World Without The AK-47 (The AK-46 Almost Beat It)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* The AK-46 looks a lot like the AK-47. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *That the AK-47 beat out the AK-46 is less important than the AK-47’s legacy as the most ubiquitous gun pattern ever created. AK-46 or 47—it doesn’t matter. Both patterns are archetypal Russian gun designs. Had the AK-46 won, it would be on the flags of four countries, rather than the AK-47 thanks to nearly equal ease of use, simplicity, and robust design. Everyone with a heartbeat and two eyes has seen the iconic AK-47—the most produced rifle in history. It is everywhere. S...
Baby Glock: Why the Glock 26 Several Guns in One
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2004%3Anewsml_RP5DRHZNSIAA&share=true] Do not let the size of this weapon fool you. *Key point: *The Glock 26 is very compact, but it has a lot of firepower. This is the perfect weapon for concealed carry or to put in your purse. One of the most competitive markets in the world of handguns is the subcompact market. *This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.* Guns with short barrels and small magazines, subcompacts are meant for those who favor c...
The Truth About Bidencare
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Bidencare, * Would Bidencare actually work or represent a fresh healthcare disaster? With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, on the chopping block after the Senate surely approves Trump’s third Supreme Court nomination Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, former vice-president Joe Biden said this past Thursday night that he would build in essence create an even bigger health care plan. Indeed, Biden did not mince his words: "What I’m going to do is pass Obamacare with a public option, it becomes Bidencare.” What is Bidencare—and would it actually work? Or wou...
Russia Is Talking Up Its Su-35 Fighter, But Just How Good Is It?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Su-35 may be the best jet-age dogfighter ever made and a capable missile delivery platform—but whether that will suffice for an air-superiority fighter in the era of stealth technology remains to be seen. The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter de...
North Korea, China and Iran: The Axis of Missiles?
Bruce E. Bechtol, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Bruce E. Bechtol* *Missiles, * The long-term arms sales relationship between North Korea and Iran has been ongoing and well known since the early 1980s. But now it appears that this relationship will also involve China. As some of you reading this piece may remember, in a piece I published with the National Interest back in May of this year, I addressed January 7, 2020, Iranian launching of ballistic missiles at American bases located in Iraq. As I addressed in the article, one set of the missiles launched were in the “Qiam” series, missiles based on the North Korean built (and ...
Dead Stealth? China Says It Can Track America’s F-35
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* This is far from the only claim that the Lockheed Martin stealth aircraft can be tracked. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It should be noted that stealth does not make an aircraft invisible even to radar, but rather the stealth technology is meant to delay detection and tracking. So it is possible that Chinese radar *could *track the F-22 Raptor. One important consideration with the F-22 is whether it is in a “ferry mission” and carrying extra fuel tanks—and in the case of the F-35 whether that aircraft is fully loaded with ordnance beyond what...
Costco Joins the COVID Fight
G. Patrick Lynch, Econlib - 12 hours ago
There has been a lot of debate during this pandemic about the effectiveness of mask wearing, the risks involved with social contact and school reopenings, whether or not Vitamin D helps with COVID, and how much of this is all President Trump’s fault. However, everyone seems to agree that more testing, particularly more available at-home […] The post Costco Joins the COVID Fight appeared first on Econlib.
The IMF smokescreen
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF again tackled the issue of climate change, global warming and what to do about it. As it did last year, the IMF recognised that climate change was a burning issue for humanity and the planet. But this time it claimed that there were policy options that could stop any further heating to a tipping point beyond which there was no turning back.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
One of the clearest and most important sentences you'll read, showing how US media really works, from WashPost op-ed by @RidT: ** "We must treat the Hunter Biden leaks as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even if they probably aren't." **https://t.co/T7LUOvorlI — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 25, 2020 Thread
Rotten To Its Core
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 12 hours ago
Max Boot used to be a Republican cheerleader. He's not cheering now. Things, he writes, have changed: I’m old enough to remember when the Republican Party was known as the “party of ideas.” That was in the 1980s. Since then it has become the party of pseudo-scandals. The change began with Newt Gingrich: The change occurred, as the Princeton historian Julian Zelizer documents in his book “Burning Down the House,” because of the efforts of Newt Gingrich, then a Republican backbencher, to bring down House Speaker Jim Wright in the late 1980s. Casting about for dirt he could use, Gin...
Biden’s quote “We’re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time… probably 2050”
Ronald Stein, CFACT - 13 hours ago
Biden has yet to comprehend the limitations of just electricity from renewables to support worldwide economies and lifestyles The post Biden’s quote “We’re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time… probably 2050” appeared first on CFACT.
Episode #346 – ‘American Grudge Match’ with guest George Szamuely, Basil Valentine
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Rejoinder to Appelbaum on Friedman
Walter Block, Econlib - 13 hours ago
By John P. Mackey and Walter E. Block In his September 18, 2020 New York Times column, Binyamin Appelbaum appeared to be highly critical of Milton Friedman. The former started out by calling the latter “a free-market ideologue,” and he did not mean this as a compliment. He ended on this note: “After 50 […] The post Rejoinder to Appelbaum on Friedman appeared first on Econlib.
Orthodoxy And The Environment
Fr. Lawrence FARLEY, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
I remember in the balmy days before the pandemic struck and shoved every other news story out of the journalistic limelight that there was a lot of attention paid to the environment. Up here in Canada, for example, one day the news was dominated by the protests over the building […]
Israel sends aid to Azerbaijan
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
[image: Israel sends aid to Azerbaijan] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – According to i24 News, at the end of last week, Israel sent medical and humanitarian aid to Azerbaijani civilians who were affected by the ongoing battles around Karabakh, where clashes between the two sides have escalated in recent weeks. The i24 sources said that Azerbaijan recently requested humanitarian and medical aid for dozens of Azerbaijani civilians who were “injured by Armenian missile strikes in the city of Ganja,” which is the second largest city in the country, where 15 people were killed in these str...
Feast of Christ the King...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*in the extraordinary form of the liturgical calendar and Mass.* I suggest that everyone take a few moment to read the encyclical of Pius XI *Quas Primas *and ponder the wisdom it contains. The opening paragraph sums up the ills and evils of the world we inhabit (emphasis mine): In the first Encyclical Letter which We addressed at the beginning of Our Pontificate to the Bishops of the universal Church, We referred to the chief causes of the difficulties under which mankind was laboring. *And We remember saying that these manifold evils in the world were due to the fact that the ...
One of the most amazing Märklin model railway layouts in Denmark: Kælderkøbing Modeljernbane
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
PILENTUM Oct 23, 2020 The history of railways in Denmark, its train operating company “Danske Statsbaner” (Danish State Railways) and the characteristic design of Danish... The post One of the most amazing Märklin model railway layouts in Denmark: Kælderkøbing Modeljernbane appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump latest EO concerning civil service has leftist heads exploding
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Trump ending first term with ultimate lib-triggering civil servant executive order, 4 years in the making\ BizPak Review Frieda Powers October 24, 2020 President Donald Trump just made it easier to weed out certain unelected federal employees working in policy-related jobs by cutting back some of their workplace protections. The president issued an executive order that was the product of nearly four years of effort, making it easier to hire – and fire – federal bureaucrats in a move meant to “increase accountability for Federal employees who make substantive contributions to executi...
Armenia - Azerbaijan War News Updates -- October 25, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia intensify as US steps up efforts to negotiate a ceasefire to bring an end month of bloodshed * * Azerbaijan and Armenia clashed in contested Nagorno-Karabakh region Friday * Deadliest fighting in the Caucasus enclave for a quarter century erupted Sept 27 * US Sec. of State Mike Pompeo met foreign ministers to try and broker peace * Meanwhile raged on with vicious tit-for-tat shelling carried out on civilian areas Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several parts of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, as the United...
Tweets For Today
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus https://t.co/cFCmFHDhUU pic.twitter.com/iJcGgbSYgp — Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2020 BREAKING: Spain's prime minister declares a second nationwide state of emergency amid a surge of new coronavirus infections. https://t.co/4bhKaPeU6M — The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2020 Europe map showing the week in each country when daily Covid-19 infections peaked @AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/5Id8ULagDA — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 25, 2020 Afghanistan claimed it has killed Husam Abd al-Rauf, a top al Qaeda propagandist on the FBI’s...
WATCH: Congresswoman Says She’ll Break the Law if Her Daughter Needs Medical Cannabis
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: cannabis]A Congresswoman from Virginia is fighting to remove cannabis as a schedule 1 drug and she's making some waves along the way.
Charges Quietly Dropped for Cop Who Helped Smash Innocent Teen’s Face Into the Concrete
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: charges]A family thought they would see the officers who beat their 15-year-old child and left him in a pool of blood would be held accountable — but they were wrong.
World Doctors Alliance: Open Letter to UK Government, World Governments and Citizens of the World
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
We were told initially that the premise for lockdown was to ‘flatten the curve’ and therefore protect the NHS from being overwhelmed. It is clear that at no point was the National Health Service (NHS) in any danger of being overwhelmed, and since May 2020 covid wards have been largely empty; and crucially the death toll from covid has remained extremely low.
Arctic Sea Ice Linked to Little Ice Age
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 15 hours ago
Elise Kjørstad writes at Science Norway What actually started the Little Ice Age? Excerpts in italics with my bolds. It all may have started with sea ice, and the changes may have happened all by themselves without the influence of volcanoes or the Sun, researchers behind a new study say. The ninth century seems to […]
Yājñavalkya and Xenophanes on God
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Aristotle notes in his *Metaphysics* that Xenophanes, the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy and teacher of Parmenides, did some cosmological theorizing and reached the conclusion that “The One is God”—the God of Xenophanes has no eyes, no ears, and no brains, but all of him sees, all of him hears, all of him thinks, and he acts without toil. In the *Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad*, which is placed in the eighth or seventh centuries B.C.E., Yājñavalkya, in response to a question from Uddalaka Aruni, defines the *Brahman *(the One who is the creator of the universe) in these words: ...
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS IN THE SEWER LONG BEFORE TRUMP ENTERED POLITICS
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
A *New York Times* editorial blames the degraded state of the Republican Party on Donald Trump. Of all the things President Trump has destroyed, the Republican Party is among the most dismaying. The editorial acknowledges that the party had problems before Trump came along. “Destroyed” is perhaps too simplistic, though. It would be more precise to say that Mr. Trump accelerated his party’s demise, exposing the rot that has been eating at its core for decades and leaving it a hollowed-out shell devoid of ideas, values or integrity, committed solely to preserving its own power eve...
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
* Liberal Totalitarianism Is Dominating College Campuses* American liberals once prided themselves on their fidelity to the First Amendment. Indeed, they had an expansive understanding of it. They defended unpopular speech and even the most provocative examples of “freedom of expression.” One could question their hesitation to set limits in these areas, but there was something admirable about their principled defense of the free exchange of ideas. This kind of liberalism, however, is in massive retreat today and is barely present on our college and university campuses. Instead, t...
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
* The Biden Family Green New Deal* Some will profit, while most people’s life, living standards and environment take a big hit Paul Driessen Some 90% of all US wells are now hydraulically fractured. Fracked wells in shale formations open up vast supplies of oil, natural gas and petroleum liquids that previously were locked up and inaccessible. Fracking conventional wells expands and prolongs production, leaving less energy in the ground. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, AOC, the Democrat Party and US environmentalists are determined to make climate change, the Green New Deal, and replac...
10 Reasons Why You Should Date a Runner
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
10 Reasons Why You Should Date a Runner https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/10-reasons-why-you-should-date-a-runner/?utm_content=in.why-date-a-runner&utm_source=runtastic&utm_medium=facebook.en&utm_campaign=cardio&utm_term=paid&&fbclid=IwAR2Ci8pFRPudLHAeq44dn1emb5rBqCRjIroKdcO2xT8nH4jQUFn0voFKOkE
How Bats Can Be Incubators of Viruses and Not Die in the Process
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
How Bats Can Be Incubators of Viruses and Not Die in the Process| OpenMind https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/bioscience/how-bats-can-be-incubators-of-viruses-and-not-die-in-the-process/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm%3A%3Afb%3A—-%3Arrssopenmind%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A20201019%3A%3Asitlnk&fbclid=IwAR0Z8r-cQAhdUPW45QSAClYAvVa76tSKv162SViPN6-wMpPUJp9To0jHOlw
Accountability ain’t what it used to be
Stephen Kimber, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
ac·count·abil·i·ty | \ ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē \ Definition of accountability: the quality or state of being accountable, especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions // public officials lacking accountability Merriam-Webster online dictionary Accountability. At 10:19pm Atlantic time last Friday night — after much of the business of the political media world had wrapped for the day, […]
BossKeeper: how JobKeeper lined the pockets of top ASX directors, executives and shareholders
Tasha May, Michael West - 16 hours ago
[image: JobKeeper rorting by business] New Zealand and the US compile public registers to ensure their Jobkeeper-type subisidies are not rorted by businesses. But no such transparency for Australians. As the Government singles out bureaucrats such as Australia Post chief Christine Holgate for corporate excesses, Tasha May shines the torch on pandemic rorting at the top end of town.
briefly on Mao; fentanyl busts in Mexico
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 day ago
Mao's Volunteer Army. This week China is celebrating, with massive fanfare, the 70th anniversary of its intervention in what it calls “The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.” https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/china-honors-human-wave-heroes-of-korean-war/ ………........................................... *Mao Zedong's "Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers"* October 1950 To leading comrades of the Chinese People's Volunteers at all levels: 1. In order to support the Korean people's war of liberation and to resist the attacks of U.S. imperialism and its running dogs, th...
Unemployment in Brazil Reaches 13.5 Million in September, Says IBGE
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The monthly edition of the Covid-19 National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) estimated that the unoccupied population, which stood at 10.1 million at the start of the survey in May, has increased to 13.5 million in September, a record since official records began. There was a 4.3 percent increase in the […] The post Unemployment in Brazil Reaches 13.5 Million in September, Says IBGE appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kel-Tec’s 5.56 RDB: A Blessing And a Curse For Rifle Lovers
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* It’s a good bullpup rifle, but what does that mean in a world where bullpups are largely being replaced by conventional rifles? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While the RDB isn’t a terrible design, its obsolescent ergonomics, largely mediocre trigger, and limited aftermarket make it a questionable choice. The Kel-Tec Rifle, Downward-ejecting, Bullpup (RDB) is Kel-Tec’s latest 5.56mm rifle. In a marked change from the earlier SU-16 and RFB, the RDB is a mostly conventional design: an AR-18 style rotating bolt, short-stroke piston-driven rif...
Meet The Air Force’s Skyborg: A Kamikaze Drone Or Something More?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The military envisions at least fifteen different potential types of missions for the drones. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While Skyborg is seen as an "attritable aircraft" it would largely serve as robotic wingmen for a variety of aircraft such as bombers and tankers Roper suggested. They could bring a variety of capabilities to the battlefield that include serving as sensors, jammers and even when necessary—and with human oversight—shooters. Just weeks ago, Boeing Australia announced that it had conducted the first engine run of the "...
Hitler's Last Desperate Offensive in World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* In early 1945, the Führer launched his final offensive operation—in Hungary. *Key Point*: The Germans didn't stand a chance. In January 12, 1945, Hitler received the news he had been dreading—the Soviet Red Army had launched its winter offensive. He wasted no time. Within four days Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, commander in chief West, received the following order: “CinC West is to withdraw the following formations from operations [they were still involved in the Battle of the Bulge] immediately and refit them: I SS Panzer Corps wit...
Manned F-35s Could Soon Be Flying Alongside Autonomous Drones
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* A true force multiplier for the U.S. Air Force. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *“Instead of replacing manned aircraft, the greatest combat value will result from determining how to best combine the operations of A/R UAVs that have some advanced survivability design features with 5th generation F-35As, B-21s, and other manned and unmanned aircraft,” the study writes. Mini-drones can blanket an area with surveillance, test or overwhelm enemy radar and conduct missions while operated by B-21 stealth bomber or F-35 stealth fighter jet crews in...
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Samuel Barber is one of the best-known American composers, and some of his works have entered the standard repertoire of classical orchestras here and overseas. Chief among them is undoubtedly his Adagio for Strings, originally written as the second movement of his String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11, composed in 1935-36 and revised until its final version in 1943. It was played over almost every American radio station when the news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death was broadcast in 1945, and is still used as mourning music to this day. The Adagio has been adapted in m...
Analysis: Municipal Elections and Other Issues for Foreign Investors’ Consideration
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Foreign investors are in a holding pattern with respect to Brazil. Despite the positive flow through October 20th of R$2.647 billion (US$529 million) from countries listed on the B3 secondary market, the outflow is still R$85.106 billion in the aggregate for 2020. To understand this trend and what can encourage […] The post Analysis: Municipal Elections and Other Issues for Foreign Investors’ Consideration appeared first on The Rio Times.
Reaction to hate speech – two posts from today
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
Two fellow bloggers have written today about online hate speech they have received. One lives in Australia and the other in America. The latter focuses on some anti-semitic comments she has received. Each post can be linked to below. They … Continue reading →
Chile One Year Later: From Street Rage to the Ballot Box to Change Constitution
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The La Moneda government palace is surrounded by metal bars. Stores, closed by quarantine or bankrupt and with "for sale" signs, have their metal shutters down. On them, on the walls and bus stops in downtown Santiago, one can read: "I approve", "freedom to political prisoners", "for our pensioners", "New […] The post Chile One Year Later: From Street Rage to the Ballot Box to Change Constitution appeared first on The Rio Times.
Watch: Iranian forces in action along Iraqi border
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Watch: Iranian forces in action along Iraqi border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – On Saturday and Sunday morning, the Iranian army’s ground forces conducted maneuvers in the border areas with the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in the western province of Azerbaijan. The Iranian Armed Forces were filmed by state television carrying out several drills in this border area, where they have been involved in heavy clashes with separatist groups on a number of occasions of this year. In particular, these border clashes have involved the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ku...
Hitler’s Nazis Brought Out The Big Guns (Literally) to Take Paris
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The actual effect on Parisian morale and the French war effort was insignificant. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Could artillery with the capacity to blast Paris might be the German answer to the horrors of the frontal assault? Instead of battering at Allied trenches, punishing Paris would be the means to destroy the heart of France; the rest of the body would wither on the vine. World War I’s stalemate on the Western Front ushered up varied solutions. The Allies developed tanks for traversing no man’s land to get at the enemy. B...
Azerbaijan is ready for a ceasefire in Karabakh: Aliyev
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan is ready for a ceasefire in Karabakh: Aliyev] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire in Karabakh. He said in an interview with Fox News this weekend: “Yes, we are ready. I have said this many times. Today we are ready to agree to a ceasefire. But at the same time, Armenia and its prime minister must declare their commitment to the principles that have been jointly drawn up.” The renewed military clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan began on September 27, and the Azerbaijani Pre...
Official Election Results in Bolivia: MAS Party Wins by Large Majority
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After another two-day delay, Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Judge Salvador Romero announced the official election results on Friday evening, October 23rd. The presidential candidate for the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party is confirmed as the winner of the first round with a considerable lead. The democratic process of the The post Official Election Results in Bolivia: MAS Party Wins by Large Majority appeared first on The Rio Times.
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