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Nova Scotia Power ratepayers overpaid for Water Street headquarters, rules UARB
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
News 1. Lobster fishery at a crossroads This morning, we’ve published the first of a three-part series by Linda Pannozzo and Joan Baxter that looks at the lobster fishery, the Indigenous move to claim their court-affirmed treaty rights to a “moderate livelihood,” and the response from some non-Indigenous fishers, all in the context of the […]
Social Costs of Carbon Dioxide?
Hifast, Climate Collections - 16 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood An interesting testimony to Congress:. https://youtu.be/bawAeAE6mLI
Lobster fishery at a crossroads
Linda Pannozzo, Halifax Examiner - 18 hours ago
Ten years after Donald Marshall Jr. was found to be wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 11 years for a murder he did not commit — in a case that a Royal Commission determined was the result of racist attitudes and incompetence on the part of the police and others in the justice system that had […]
Le Royaume-Uni et l'Union européenne veulent intensifier les négociations post-Brexit
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 Les dirigeants britanniques et européens se sont mis d'accord samedi pour intensifier leurs négociations commerciales post-Brexit, toujours dans l'impasse malgré la menace d'un "no deal" potentiellement dévastateur le 1er janvier.
EU, UK to step up Brexit talks to try to close 'significant gaps' over trade deal
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the EU's executive, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed to step up Brexit talks to close “significant gaps” barring a new trade partnership.
Costs rise in Vattenfall lawsuit over German government's nuclear phase-out
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 The German government writes that around 21.7 million euros have been spent on lawyers, expert witnesses and court fees.
Petition: No to poisonous pork, fight for health and democracy
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 People cannot accept the sacrifice of democratic values, people's health, and farmers' interests in exchange for the opportunity of trade negotiations between Taiwan and the US.
US-Russia Nuclear Arms Talks Resume Today
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*DW:* *US, Russia meet to discuss nuclear arms pact * *The New START nuclear arms agreement, one of the last restraints on Russia and the United States, will expire in February. The two powers are meeting in Finland to discuss its future.* Negotiators from Russia and the United States met on Monday in Helsinki for a new round of nuclear arms control talks, Finnish officials say. The one-day meeting was set to center around the future of the New START treaty. The pact limits strategic nuclear weapons and is due to expire in February 2021. The treaty is one of the final pacts r...
Is This ‘Avoiding the Future Plague’ Video a Real PSA From the 1950s?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
This public service announcement doesn't provide much of a public service.
Syria's Assad Credits Russia For Protecting His Government
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Putin Joins Assad at Military Base in Syria. December 11, 2017 *Reuters:* *Syria's Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region * AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western powers in the region as the battle to crush insurgents was winding down. In an interview with Russia’s Ministry of Defence TV channel Zvezda on the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s intervention in Syria that tipped the conflict in his favour, Assad said Russia’...
Don't Pack the Court. Regularize Appointments.
JB, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020 and Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 show how arbitrary our system for appointing Justices to the Supreme Court has become, how much control of the Court depends on luck, and how much our current system encourages brute exercises of political power. There is a much better way to appoint our Justices. It does not require either court packing or ending life tenure, and it does not require a constitutional amendment. It can be implemented through ordinary legislation at any time. My proposal builds on earlier proposals that a wide range o...
Devastating wildfires prompt state of emergency in Paraguay
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Paraguay has declared a national state of emergency as more than 5 000 wildfires rage amid drought and record hot temperatures across South America. Paraguay’s Congress declared a national emergency on Thursday, October 1 as more wildfires broke out, scorching...... Read more »
SOCIOPATHY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Sociopathy and its willing enablers!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020* *Sociopathy on steroids and stilts:* For many years—for almost five decades—the so-called "Goldwater rule" was a very *good* rule. It seemed to make lots of sense. We speak here of journalistic practice, though the so-called rule came into being as a stricture on psychiatrists and psychologists. The rule was adopted in reaction to reckless punditry during the 1964 White House campaign. The leading authority on the rule offers the following thumbnail: *The Goldwater rule is Section 7 in the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Principles of Medical ...
Cops Accuse Innocent Man of Breaking Into His Own Home, Force K-9 to Maul Him to Death
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: K-9]Police accused an innocent man of breaking into his own home and subsequently forced a K-9 to maul the man to death.
The reality of wildfire disaster
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Rancher Dave Daley pens a long missive describing the reality of losing his herd to mountain wildfires, and the insanity of looking to either politicians, or environmental and climate activists, to find solutions to the problem. It's a long article, but well worth reading, because it describes reality as seen and experienced on the ground, not pie-in-the-sky theory. Here's an excerpt. I am enveloped by overwhelming sadness and grief and then, anger. I’m angry at everyone, and no one. Grieving for things lost that will never be the same. I wake myself weeping almost soundlessly. I...
Why Disk Galaxies Look Smooth
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
Like with kids, when it comes to galaxies adolescent blemishes disappear over time. Exponential disks, common in spiral galaxies, dwarf elliptical galaxies and some irregular galaxies, appear smooth and have an exponential fade. How did they get it way? It's not possible to know but using inference, simulations help provide insight. *Graohic showing how two sample star orbits are scattered from nearly circular orbits by the gravity of massive clumps within galaxies. Image: Illustration by Jian Wu/Iowa State University. Galaxy image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.* read more
How Did They Know?
<b>Alfred Lehmberg</b>, alienviews - 16 hours ago
.,¸¸,.»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«*¥*»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«·.,¸¸,. Think of folks existing in some *ancient* un-guessed time... when Humankind was fresh-faced, and *innocent *in mind. Present deserts were once *verdant* in a time so long ago that they're buried by eternity in drifts of time, like snow. Continents were bigger then, and they bridged themselves with *land* where the sea now washes *liberally*... plains were *mountains*, *stark *and grand! ...And the *arctic* was the *tropics*; Earth's huge magnet switched her poles; *the water rushed and drowned us* and then wa...
Forget The Russians! NATO To Combat Climate Change!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Now NATO want to fight climate change! Growing up in Norway, I learnt in school that temperatures in Svalbard, arctic home of the polar bear, would hardly ever rise above freezing. But this year, thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees. And this is just the latest peak […]
So, Did The Democrats SPRAY The Trump Contingency At “The Debate” With Covid-19?
Tim Bolen, BolenReport - 16 hours ago
We Know The Liberals REALLY Are DESPERATE… So, Did They? Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen We only have to look at the liberal media’s representations of Trump, and America’s Conservatives, put forth every day to know that America’s liberals are morally and ethically bonkers. Impeachments? Russian hoaxes? Every day a new scandal, and … Continue reading So, Did The Democrats SPRAY The Trump Contingency At “The Debate” With Covid-19?
October 2nd – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1352
sundance, The Last Refuge - 4 days ago
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 →
Friday October 2nd – Open Thread
sundance, The Last Refuge - 4 days ago
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 →
Thursday October 1st – Open Thread
sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 days ago
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 →
District Judge orders Fauci emails to be turned over to Watchdog
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
Judge Rejects HHS Effort to Stall Release of Fauci Emails Until After Election – Orders Initial Production this Month Judicial Watch October 1, 2020 In an ongoing effort to understand the COVID crisis, Judicial Watch sued DHHS for Fauci emails in federal court to begin producing communications and other records of National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci and Deputy Director H. Clifford Lane about the World Health Organization (WHO), China, and the coronavirus. The FOIA lawsuit also seeks documents related to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom G...
Protector: This Is the UK's New American-made Drone
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF20000010483&share=true] General Atomics, the American drone heavyweight, just tested one of their newest drones, built to Royal Air Force specifications. In a press release, General Atomics announced that the company’s Protector drone completed its first flight. The Protector, a variant of the company’s SkyGuardian drone, is to be delivered to the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force sometime in 2021 as a replacement for their fleet of Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)....
Flexing US Diplomatic Muscle in Somalia Could Achieve More Than Drone Strikes
Paul D. Williams, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Paul D. Williams* *Security, East Africa* Despite American efforts, the war against al-Shabaab has been effectively stalemated since 2016. This is partly because the Somali federal and regional authorities remain fragmented. It is also because the US, African Union and Somali troops have no obvious way to inflict a decisive military defeat on a transnational, networked organisation like al-Shabaab. The United States has used airstrikes against al-Shabaab forces in Somalia since January 2007, including armed drone strikes from June 2011. From early 2017, Donald J. Trump’s adminis...
Social Media is Spreading Misinformation about Illicit Drugs and the Consequences Could Be Deadly
Ian Hamilton, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ian Hamilton, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg* *Media, The Americas* Dangerous synthetic drugs are common subjects of misleading “fake” news spread on social media. Given their potential dangers, it’s understandable that many people are concerned. This misinformation could be harmful, especially to those who may take the drug. We’re all familiar with the term “fake news” and have probably witnessed the speed at which these stories can circulate on social media. Fake news stories can be about almost any topic, but increasingly misinformation about illicit drugs is becoming common. But the ...
How Foreign Policy Can Shape US Presidential Elections
Andrew Payne, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Andrew Payne* *Politics, The Americas* Speculation about a possible “October surprise” is widespread. Today, the term refers to any news story that breaks late in an election cycle and has the potential to affect the outcome of the election. Yet its origins are firmly rooted in foreign policy. In particular, the phrase describes a sitting president’s alleged propensity to manipulate events to boost their electoral prospects. It’s debate season in the US presidential election race. After the chaos of the first debate, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be hoping to regain cont...
The Marine Corps Just Activated Their First New Base in Nearly 70 Years.
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E81L0FRD01&share=true] The Marine Corps new force design calls for nimble groups of Marines dispersed around the Pacific, and this tiny island could be of crucial importance. The United States Marine Corps officially opened a new USMC base, and their first new base since 1952. The base, called Camp Blaz, is located on the island of Guam. Over the next five years, approximately 5,000 Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa will shift from Japan to Guam,...
Cold War Monster: Why Everyone Feared Beretta’s M12 Machine Gun
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000078238&share=true] The weapon was well known throughout the Cold War. *Key point: *The weapon was used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. It was also used by others, incuding the Italians who invented the weapon. As the world’s oldest firearms maker the Italian-based Beretta knows a thing or two about firearms. Since its founding in 1526, it has produced military weapons, and since the middle of the seventeenth century, its firearms have been used in every ...
Why People With Eating Disorders Avoid Their Reflections
Valentina Cazzato, Sofia Sacchetti, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Valentina Cazzato, Sofia Sacchetti* *Psychology, World* Many people with an eating disorder experience what’s known as body distortions. This means that what they see in the mirror is different to what other people see when they look at them. Very often, a person with an eating disorder will perceive their body as too fat or too imperfect, despite them seeming emaciated to others. Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, are estimated to affect more than 16 million people worldwide. Considered to be serious mental health conditions, in many cases, food intake is either un...
The Hunt for Jefferson Davis
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Whether he grabbed his wife’s cloak in his haste, or she threw it over him as cover, depends on who tells the tale. For the rest of his life Davis would be hounded by the story that he had tried to escape disguised as a woman. When the end came, on April 2, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was sitting in his customary pew at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. A messenger interrupted the Sunday service to deliver a sealed telegram from General Robert E. Lee, then some 25 miles to th...
Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Professor of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
So far, Trump and Biden are spending money on Facebook and Instagram at roughly the same rate as Trump and Hillary Clinton did during 2016.
Record-Breaking California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
In this year’s historic fire season, more than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people and destroyed more than 8,400 buildings.
Chris Rock, a popular constitutionalist for the age of Trump
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 15 hours ago
Miguel Schor Chris Rock, in a monologue on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, gave a takedown of our constitutional order fit for the age of Donald Trump. Americans unhappy with their political-constitutional order usually reserve their anger for politicians, not the Constitution itself. When large numbers of citizens become angry about their Constitution, however, nations face a reckoning. Popular constitutionalism can sometimes drive constitutional change. It is perhaps fitting that in our social media driven political environment, we need a comedian to explain to us what...
Packing the Supreme Court means abolishing Democracy: Democrats are fascists
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 15 hours ago
Democrats are openly talking about packing the Supreme Court if they win in November. Joe Biden says we the people have no right to know what his position is; which means odds are he's for it or he'll do it because the DNC tells him to. Court packing has been universally condemned for decades because it is essentially declaring that America is no longer a representative republic. Think about it. If judges simply interpreted the law as written the number of judges wouldn't matter since the law is clear, especially when what the people who voted for the law said they thought the l...
Robot Dogs - Coming Soon to a War or Demonstration Near You
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
Here is a recent article from the United States Air Force Expeditionary Center website: You will notice that the "object" behind Tech. Sgt. John Rodiguez is identified as a Ghost Robots Vision 60 prototype. Here is a further quote from the article: "*A team of 10 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Group participated in an agile combat employment exercise Sept. 1-3 at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, and Nellis AFB, Nevada, with other active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen from across the United States.* *Devil Raiders brought their unique multifunctional skil...
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trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 16 hours ago
FYI Andrew Weissmann basically explained why lawyers in the Special Counsel's office wiped their phones They knew an investigation of the investigators was coming pic.twitter.com/IWIzwxe8xr — Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) October 1, 2020 If the investigators hadn't done anything illegal why would they feel a need to erase their phones. Essentially Weissmann is admitting to both wrong doing and deliberately obstructing an investigation not to mention violating Federal laws on government transparency. Ask yourself this if a bunch of Republicans investigating Joe Biden all ...
CFACT official comment: EPA should retain current ozone standards
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D., CFACT - 16 hours ago
The Clean Air Act has successfully ensured clean air for America. EPA would be wise not to impose further burdens at a time when the country can least afford them. The post CFACT official comment: EPA should retain current ozone standards appeared first on CFACT.
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Parents Outraged After Ohio High School Football Game Turns into a BLM Rally* In case you haven’t noticed, racially charged political movements are invading every area of American life. High school football games are no exception. Parents attending a football game at Lakewood High School in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, were outraged when someone took to the public address system before the game to declare that the school would henceforth be an “agent of change” in combatting “systemic” racism in “society as a whole.” “All of the visiting parents were completely caught off guard,” p...
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Is Reforestation the Best Way to Fight Climate Change? This Study Says Yes* *This is basic science. Trees EAT CO2. So if CO2 is a problem, trees are the obvious solution And modern agricultural methods are so efficient — partly due to use of “fossil” fuels — that much less land is now needed to produce a given volume of food crops. So a lot of land has already gone back into pine plantations And a lot of Africa — particularly the Sahel — could be used for trees if Third World farmers could be diverted from feeding goats on it. Giving them free grain could be seen as an incidental ...
October 5th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1355
sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
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 →
Claiming Equal Dignity
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the Balkinization symposium on William N. Eskridge, Jr., and Christopher Riano, Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Yale University Press, 2020). Stuart F. Delery *Marriage Equality* by William Eskridge and Christopher Riano arrives billed as a comprehensive history of the fight for same-sex marriage, but it actually goes further to explore the broader campaign for LGBTQ+ equality over the past half century. The book tells a great story, as much of a page-turner as you will find in an academic study. It weaves compelling individual portraits together with deep analysi...
Pandemics and Inequality
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 15 hours ago
Pandemics have a long tail, including their impact on inequality.
A Look At The Rise Of ISIS In Mozambique
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
The terrorists have killed more than 1,500 people in northern Mozambique *Daily Star*: *Inside ISIS' new capital as terrorists carry out beheadings and take sex slaves * The terrorists captured a strategic port town in Mozambique earlier this year – telling locals it would be their new stronghold – and have killed thousands in the African country ISIS -linked jihadis have amassed a fighting force that is wreaking havoc and slaughtering its enemies. The terrorists have killed more than 1,500 people in northern Mozambique and displaced more than a quarter of a million since 2017....
Cops Get $2.5M After Fellow Cops Beat Them With Dildos on Video, Sodomized Them with Flashlights
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: lawsuit]Six police officers received $2.45 million after claiming in a lawsuit that they were the victims of sodomy, sadistic hazing, and corruption, at the hands of their bosses.
Armenia releases video of devastating attack on Azerbaijani troops in Karabakh
Leith Aboufadel, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Armenia releases video of devastating attack on Azerbaijani troops in Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense released a video on Sunday that showed a devastating attack carried out by the forces of Artsakh Defense Army in the Karabakh region. In the video released by the Armenian Ministry of Defense, which was shared on several platforms, the Artsakh Defense Army can be seen ambushing the Azerbaijani military as they traveled through a rough patch of territory in Karabakh. The video showed several Azerbaijani troops traveling through the K...
Lunar Lunacy: Competition, Conflict And Mining The Moon
Binoy KAMPMARK, OrientalReview.org - 16 hours ago
The discussion about mining the Moon resembles that of previous conquests: the division of territory; the grabbing of resources; language of theft and plunder. All of this is given the gloss of manifest destiny and human experiment. Such language is also self-perpetuating: the plunderer is only as good as the […]
Trump Aims for Monday Release After Supporter Drive-By
AP News, Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
The move capped a weekend of contradictions that fueled confusion about President Trump’s health, which has imperiled the leadership of the U.S. government and upended the final stages of the presidential campaign.
TRUMP SUPERSPREADER TOUR: WHAT ABOUT THE WORKERS?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
This seems like a good thing: The White House provided New Jersey health officials with a list of at least 206 people who attended President Trump’s fundraiser events in Bedminster, N.J., last Thursday, officials said on Sunday. The New Jersey Department of Health said in a joint statement with the Somerset County Department of Health that it reached out to all of the individuals who attended the events hours before the president tested positive for COVID-19. The agencies said they received the list from the White House and the management of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedmins...
October Battle: Coverstone Duduman 10/05/2020
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Prophecy Club Today Pastor Stan shares a dream from Dimitru Duduman and also from Pastor Dana Coverstone. Both dreams says the same thing and that is, that a battle is coming – a Spiritual Battle, and it’s time for us to pick up our Swords (The Word of God), put on our Armor and go …
With Trump in the Hospital, Pelosi and Media Play Dangerous Games
Alicia, LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
With Trump in the Hospital, Pelosi and Media Play Dangerous Games Video of With Trump in the Hospital, Pelosi and Media Play Dangerous Games While the President told the nation last night that he is feeling better, but that the next days will be crucial for his recovery, Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC that she is in discussion about "continuity of government" not with the White House, "but with the military." But there is no Constitutional role for the military in this circumstance. This ought to remind people of the warnings of Col. Richard Black, that there is a danger of a "military c...
Jordanian Army thwarts infiltration attempt into Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Jordanian Army thwarts infiltration attempt into Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Northern Military Region thwarted an attempt by two people to infiltrate from Jordanian territory into Syria. An official military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces said, as quoted by the Petra News Agency of the Hashemite Kingdom: “The northern military region applied the rules of engagement, which led to their arrest and transferring them to the competent security authorities.” The source added that the Northern Military Region will deal firmly and...
New video shows Russian Su-35S jet testing R-37M missile
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: New video shows Russian Su-35S jet testing R-37M missile] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – A video clip circulating on social media showed the testing of a new weapon on the Russian-made Su-35S jet, the Sputnik News Agency reported. The video clip was released to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Chkalov Flight Test Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The video shows how the Su-35S fire the R-37M air-to-air missile. This weapon, also known as RVV-BD and “Product 620”, was developed by Vimpil (part of Tactical Missile Corporation). Continue reading ...
Syrian President likens Battle of Stalingrad to Aleppo
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Syrian President likens Battle of Stalingrad to Aleppo] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – In an interview with the Russia’s Zvezda TV on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said he appreciated the Russian role in Syria, stressing that the Russian army has extensive experience in fighting terrorism. Assad said in an interview on the occasion of the five-year anniversary of the start of the Russian operations in Syria: “There is no doubt that the Russian army has various experiences, whether we return to the Great Patriotic War, in which it gained military experience in a cl...
Armenia claims 17 Azerbaijani aircraft, 14 helicopters shot down in one week
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Armenia claims 17 Azerbaijani aircraft, 14 helicopters shot down in one week] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that Azerbaijan has lost 17 aircraft, 14 helicopters and about 370 armored vehicles since the start of hostilities in Karabakh. Ministry spokesman Artsron Hovhannisyan published an illustration on his Facebook page, stating that “since the beginning of the hostilities, Karabakh forces have destroyed 124 drones, 14 helicopters, 17 aircraft, 368 armored vehicles and four smerch rocket launchers.” According to the estimates...
Azerbaijan calls on Macron to apologize for ‘Syrian militants’ comment
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: Azerbaijan calls on Macron to apologize for ‘Syrian militants’ comment] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called on France to apologize for the statements of President Emmanuel Macron regarding the transfer of Syrian militants to Baku in order to participate in the hostilities in Karabakh. Aliyev said in an interview with Al Arabiya: “There are no mercenaries … We have an army of 100,000 soldiers … I ask France to apologize and be responsible.” Earlier, the French President stated that 300 Syrian militants were airlifted, via the Turkish city...
A new Arizona adult-use cannabis market may offer limited business opportunities
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 18 hours ago
Even if Arizona voters back recreational marijuana legalization on Nov. 3, don’t expect a wide-open cannabis market with lots of new business licenses immediately up for grabs in the Southwest state. That could change over time, depending on the state’s population growth and other factors. But at the outset, Proposition 207 would allow only the […] A new Arizona adult-use cannabis market may offer limited business opportunities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Syrian President responds to question about whether he felt between life and death during war
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Syrian President responds to question about whether he felt between life and death during war] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in response to a question about whether he had felt that he was between life and death during the war, said that the threat was severe for anyone inside the country prior to 2018. In an interview with the Russian Zvezda TV, Assad said in response to a question about whether he had thought at any time during all the horrors of the war in Syria that he was between life and death: “If you came to Damascus before 201...
Ex-PM says Gulen-controlled army prevented Turkey’s invasion of Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
[image: Ex-PM says Gulen-controlled army prevented Turkey’s invasion of Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, head of the opposition’s Future Party in Turkey, revealed details that provided information for the first time about Turkish officers’ opposition to supporting the Syrian opposition. In an interview with the Turkey News channel, the Turkish politician talked about his country’s policy in the file of the Syrian crisis since its inception and how they dealt with it, noting that he made a “recommendation for military intervention ...
Armenian forces destroy vehicle transporting Azerbaijani troops to Karabakh front: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
[image: Armenian forces destroy vehicle transporting Azerbaijani troops to Karabakh front: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Armenian media released video footage on Sunday evening of the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) carrying out a powerful attack against the Azerbaijani military at the Karabakh front. In one particular attack, the Artsakh Defense Army can be seen destroying a vehicle that was transporting Azerbaijani troops to the Karabakh front to fight the Armenian forces. Using a guided missile, the Artsakh Defense Army score a direct hit on the transport vehicle, resulti...
Syrian mercenaries suffer heavy losses in battles with Armenian forces
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
[image: Syrian mercenaries suffer heavy losses in battles with Armenian forces] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – Activists and media outlets reported that dozens of Syrian mercenaries were killed, whom Turkey was said to have sent to fight in support of the Azerbaijani forces in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Karabakh. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the death toll among the mercenaries from the pro-Ankara factions rose to 72 people, due to their main participation with Azerbaijan in the battles in Karabakh. Continue reading Syrian mercena...
9,500 Dead: The Historic WWII Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] She sank taking down with her as many as 9,500 people. It is the largest known loss of life of any sinking in maritime history, a loss of life more than three and a half times the total of those in the sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania combined. Snow flurries swirled out of the darkness over the Baltic Sea. Chunks of ice floated on the water, and lookouts shivered at their posts. The German ship *MV Wilhelm Gustloff* plowed through the choppy water, her cabins, decks, saloons, and even her drained swim...
Let's Get This Show On The Road And Off The Rails... And Bask In The Trumplessness
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
The two big national polls released early Sunday morning-- Ipsos' for Reuters and Hart Research's for NBC and the *Wall Street Journal*-- were conducted after the debate and after God struck Trump and his inner circle down with COVID-19. Overall, they don't differ much. Basically, Biden opened his widest lead in a month *after* Donald tested positive for COVID *and* "a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously. The Oct. 2-3 national opinion poll gave little indication of an outpouring of support for the president be...
A Clash with Turkey Is Becoming Inevitable
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Turkey, * [image: Boy wearing a Turkish flag stands in front of a Turkish military vehicle in the town of Tal Abyad] Turkey has essentially become like Iraq in early 1990: Erdoğan, like Saddam, sees his economy collapsing and recognizes that he will not be able to deflect blame from his own mismanagement and choices. That means trouble is brewing. Late last month, Mike Pompeo became the first secretary of State to visit Greece twice. While his initial remarks sought de-escalation, the reality is only one side is responsible for the conflict that now looms: In re...
These Choctaw Code Talkers Helped Execute a Surprise Attack on the Germans in WWI
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Choctaw Code Talkers played a small but significant role in World War I. *Key Point*: The concept of using unwritten Native American languages would become particularly important later in World War II. The affection that Europeans have for the Great American West is well known, so it shouldn’t be surprising that several traveling Wild West Shows happened to be in enemy territory when World War I broke out. One was in Berlin, another in Trieste. Both troupes contained a contingent of Native Americans and both were harassed by mobs caugh...
Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological find
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological find | Middle East | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/3/egypt-unveils-59-ancient-coffins-in-major-archaeological-discover
Anticoagulation for COVID-19: More Harm than Good?
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Anticoagulation for COVID-19: More Harm than Good? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/938013?src=soc_fb_201005_mscpedt_news_mdscp_math&faf=1
Anticoagulation for COVID-19: More Harm than Good?
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Anticoagulation for COVID-19: More Harm than Good? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/938013?src=soc_fb_201005_mscpedt_news_mdscp_math&faf=1
15 Things You Should Start Doing Today.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
15 Things You Should Start Doing Today — Purpose Fairy https://www.purposefairy.com/68032/15-things-you-should-start-doing-today/
How the Watervliet Cannon Factory Became the "Arsenal of Democracy"
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] From July 1943 to May 1944, Watervliet’s gun factory turned out 9,888 cannons with an on-time completion rate of 99.5 percent. In one month, November 1943, the arsenal made more guns than it did during all of World War I. President Franklin D. Roosevelt electrified the world when on December 29, 1940, he called on America to become “the great arsenal of democracy.” In this speech he urged a national effort to produce war matériel while pledging to support Great Britain in its fight against the Axis powers. B...
The U.S. Military Lobbied President Roosevelt Hard To Keep Gen. George C. Marshall In America
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* George C. Marshall was a general of such ability and vision he had to be kept close to home. On November 11, 1943, under cover of darkness, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his key aides sailed down the Potomac River to the new battleship USS Iowa, there to meet with three of the four American members of the Combined Chiefs of Staff—Admiral Ernest J. King, General George C. Marshall, and General Henry H. Arnold. Their mission: Sail to North Africa to meet with Allied leaders. A week before Thanksgiving, the American war leaders arri...
Hearing from the Russian side
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Dr. Vladimir Kozin, Special Advisor to the Russian Presidential Administration and leading expert at the Center for Military-Political Studies, Moscow State Institute for International Relations, and the Russian Foreign Ministry. He and Regis Tremblay discuss the US unwillingness to continue the New START treaty set to expire in February 2021 and Lt. Colonel Vladislav Petrov, the man who in September 1983 made the decision not to launch Russian retaliatory missiles when five US missiles were mistakenly identified on the Soviet Early Warning System. Below is the link to the 2...
Almond, no joy: Plant geneticist in Iran up to at least six retractions
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
A plant geneticist in Iran is up to at least six retractions for misuse of figures and other material from previously published papers. The newest retraction involves a 2017 paper in Scientific Reports, a Springer Nature publication, titled “Comparison of traditional and new generation DNA markers declares high genetic diversity and differentiated population structure of … Continue reading Almond, no joy: Plant geneticist in Iran up to at least six retractions
Some planets may be better for life than Earth
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Some planets may be better for life than Earth https://phys.org/news/2020-10-planets-life-earth.html
Why the Teenage Brain Pushes Young People to Ignore Virus Restrictions.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Why the Teenage Brain Pushes Young People to Ignore Virus Restrictions – WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-teenage-brain-pushes-young-people-to-ignore-virus-restrictions-11596467107?mod=e2fb
US-UK trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
US-UK trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery | News | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/5/us-uk-trio-win-nobel-medicine-prize-for-hepatitis-c-discovery
FGV Report: Brazilian Business Sector Confidence Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian business-sector confidence in the economy rose 3 points in September to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) FGV, a leading economic think tank, said the Business Confidence Index (ICE) reached 97.5 points in September, 1.5 units higher than in February, before the […] The post FGV Report: Brazilian Business Sector Confidence Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels appeared first on The Rio Times.
A History of Climate Fraud (I)
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
An inconvenient 0.5C non-anthropogenic warming trend from 1880-1940 needed addressing, and so, in typically brazen fashion, NASA simply made a new graph that all-but erased it. The post A History of Climate Fraud (I) appeared first on Electroverse.
HOW MIGHT A VALKYRIE COUP LOOK APPLIED TO USA TODAY, 5th OCT 2020, 24 HOUR TIME FRAME
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 18 hours ago
MORNING 1. Airborne Division deploys around Walter Reed hospital. secures all perimeters, sets up check points 3. All communications are cut between Trump and the rest of the world 2. Doctors treating Trump are relieved (they have tested coronavirus positive) 3. Airborne army medics take over treatment, says Trump needs oxyge, been placed on a ventilator. Dr Garibaldi who said Trump could leave early is being investigated as it has turned out he is covert Democrat Biden supporter who does not want to give Trump the treatment he needs. He is much sicker than everyone thought 4. A gun...
Will the Israel-US “New Wars” Succeed in Weakening Hezbollah?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
When conventional military war failed to defeat the Lebanese Hezbollah, Israel and the US adopted different tactics in the art of war whilst avoiding overt conflict in the public eye. The new tactics, whilst not excluding traditional warfare, include a group of wars or actions based on irregular formations, terrorist acts, chaos, sanctions, electronic platform warfare, media wars, propaganda, fake news, the division of society, starvation policy and engaging the enemy from within, to weaken Hezbollah before attacking and finishing it off. This is “fifth generation war”; it is the hy...
Winter Arrives Early in Southern Siberia
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
The Arctic may be warming --slightly-- but its "missing" polar cold hasn't magically up and vanished. No, it has instead been carried south by a weak and wavy jet stream flow. The post Winter Arrives Early in Southern Siberia appeared first on Electroverse.
FTA with ROK planned by end of year
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have pledged to finalise their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by the end of the year to increase trade and investment between the two countries.
Bangladesh-Bhutan PTA likely in December
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Oct-2020 A preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan is expected to be signed in the victory month of December to boost bilateral trade.
Crisis Brings Back Risk of New Cuts in Brazilian Automakers
Daniel Lopes de Alcantara, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recent indicators that the year will not be as bleak as projected at the start of the pandemic will not help save jobs in the auto industry. Automakers now have nearly 7,000 employees off-site, with suspended contracts (lay-off), and most of them believe there . . . To read the […] The post Crisis Brings Back Risk of New Cuts in Brazilian Automakers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Food Companies Urge UK to Toughen Rules to Protect Forests in Brazil and Indonesia
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the food industry under growing scrutiny for its role in driving deforestation in countries such as Brazil and Indonesia, Britain is drawing up legislation to force the sector to tighten oversight of its supply chains. In an open letter, some 20 large companies welcomed the plans as a “step […] The post Food Companies Urge UK to Toughen Rules to Protect Forests in Brazil and Indonesia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chicago Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians Take to the Streets for Armenia
Assyrian International News Agency - 18 hours ago
It is often said that Armenians always come together in hard times. In this current state of crisis, we are once again showing that this is true. When our brothers and sisters in Armenia woke up to a war on September 27, the diaspora was with them.
W.H.O. Survey: COVID-19 Disrupts Mental Health Services in Most Countries
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new World Health Organization (W.H.O.) survey. The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on […] The post W.H.O. Survey: COVID-19 Disrupts Mental Health Services in Most Countries appeared first on The Rio Times.
25,000+ Candidates Change Declared Race for 2020 Election: 40 Percent from White to Black
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over 25,000 candidates who ran in the 2016 election changed their race as declared to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in this year's election. Of this total, 40 percent ceased to be white and are now . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post 25,000+ Candidates Change Declared Race for 2020 Election: 40 Percent from White to Black appeared first on The Rio Times.
Analysis: Guyana’s Oil Profits Dreams Crushed by Pandemic and “Resource Curse”
Contributing Reporter, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
By Amy Myers Jaffe (*) RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This year was supposed to bring great things for Guyana. ExxonMobil discovered massive oil deposits off the South American country’s Caribbean coast in 2015, and Guyana sold its first cargo of crude oil this February. As production ramps up, its first stage offshore wells were […] The post Analysis: Guyana’s Oil Profits Dreams Crushed by Pandemic and “Resource Curse” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Research Shows That Confinement Strengthened Family Ties
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - People who live under the same roof know each other's routine well, they understand when someone is ecstatic or down and they know what their greatest aspirations are, right? Not necessarily - and this became crystal clear when the pandemic hit, and the family's day-to-day life was turned upside down, […] The post Research Shows That Confinement Strengthened Family Ties appeared first on The Rio Times.
Floods and landslides leave 4 missing, over 200 houses submerged in West Java, Indonesia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
Heavy downpours struck West Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, October 3, 2020, triggering floods and landslides that left four people missing and more than 200 houses submerged, according to disaster agency officials. In Cianjur District, a river overflowed due to heavy...... Read more »
Brazilian Film ‘The Pink Indian Against the Invisible Beast’ Wins Awards at Biarritz
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian film "The Pink Indian against the Invisible Beast" (O Indio Cor de Rosa contra a Fera Invisível), by Tiago Carvalho about the expeditions of the public health physician Noel Nutels, won the audience award for best documentary, the special mention by the jury of the category and the […] The post Brazilian Film ‘The Pink Indian Against the Invisible Beast’ Wins Awards at Biarritz appeared first on The Rio Times.
Crimes Against Humanity In Corona Scandal: Attorney Dr. Reiner Fuellmich
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Below is a video from Dr. Reiner Fuellmich, attorney licensed in Germany and the state of California. He practices as a trial lawyer against fraudulent corporations. He is one of four members of the German Corona Investigative Committee. In this...
The Pope's Traditional View of Autism as a Disability Gift
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: Many of us here at Age of Autism are Roman Catholic. Anne's post below does not surprise me in the least. An elderly man who never married, never had children expresses sentiments that make our children out to be...
School Reopening in São Paulo Leaves Teachers Insecure Amid Coronavirus
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With private schools reopening on Wednesday, October 7th, teachers report insecurity with the partial return. Fear of infection, difficulty for The post School Reopening in São Paulo Leaves Teachers Insecure Amid Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.
Formerly Taboo, Telemedicine is Massively Adopted in Brazil
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The statement may seem too optimistic given the tragedy of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but there is an inevitably positive outcome from a medical standpoint. In addition to studies on antiviral drugs and the development of vaccines in record time, health reinvented itself in 2020 in its most basic aspect: […] The post Formerly Taboo, Telemedicine is Massively Adopted in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Memes that made me laugh 27
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 20 hours ago
Gathered over the past week on the Interwebs. More next week! Peter
Prosecuting the Bank of Big… (almost)
Steve Brown, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Submitted by Steve Brown… In the crazy world of precious metals market trading, the Bank of Big’s crooked bottom line has been a win-win for JP Morgan and Wall Street for many years.* The manipulation and rigging of gold and silver markets was called a crazy conspiracy theory by CNBC and media finance talking heads […]
Eliminating tax loopholes that benefit corporations and wealthy individuals.
Mousumi Roy, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Submitted by Mousumi Roy… At first the income tax applied only to the 1% of top earners and was very small with a top bracket of 7%, but under the pressure of the First World War the highest bracket leaped to 77%. In the 20’s the wealthy fought the tax on two fronts: first they […]
Heart of Madness (a History)
Steve Brown, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Submitted by Steve Brown… Before the invasion of Afghanistan, the Soviets had a very limited military presence there. It was the CIA’s cold war blunder — engaging in pointless provocations of the USSR in Afghanistan — that caused the Soviets to occupy that country in 1979. Our laundered version of US history portrays the Soviet […]
Chile Warns of Very Rare New Strain of Coronavirus
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The second wave strain affecting the southern Chilean region of Magallanes would be a "very rare in the world" variant of the coronavirus, according to local experts. Marcelo Navarrete, the researcher in charge of the study of a possible mutation of the virus in the area, stated: "What is happening […] The post Chile Warns of Very Rare New Strain of Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.
Minister Says Bolsonaro Government Has Not Had Time to Address Amazon and Pantanal
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister Augusto Heleno, head of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI), said that the Jair Bolsonaro government, after one year and nine months in office, has not yet "had time" to address the Amazon and the The post Minister Says Bolsonaro Government Has Not Had Time to Address Amazon and Pantanal appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Brazil Records 365 Deaths and 8,456 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 4th)
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The balance released by the Ministry of Health (MS) yesterday, October 4th, shows 8,456 new cases of covid-19 in the past 24 hours. There are now 4,915,289 cases since the start of the pandemic. A total of 365 new deaths were recorded, totaling 146,352 fatalities. To date, 4,263,208 Brazilians (86.7 […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Records 365 Deaths and 8,456 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 4th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Best Part of This Week
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Some heartfelt messages this week.
This 'Tropical Hell' Made The U.S. Army Wish It Never Fought Imperial Japan
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea proved to be as difficult for the Allies as the Japanese enemy was. Ask anyone who was there and they will tell you that Papua New Guinea, especially along the northern coast, was a tropical hell. An American infantryman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the U.S. 32nd Infantry “Red Arrow” Division claimed, “If I owned New Guinea and I owned hell, I would live in hell and rent out New Guinea.” In addition to a suicidal and tenacious Japanese defense of the northern Papuan coastal area of Buna, the terr...
To Save Asia From U.S.-China War, The Region's Middle Powers Must Unite
Yoshihide Soeya, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Yoshihide Soeya* *Security, Asia* Left unattended, deteriorating US–China relations will have a two-fold impact on the future regional order in the Indo-Pacific. Day by day, the US–China confrontation is heating up. The trajectory now appears irreversible. The nations of the Indo-Pacific, Japan included, are sandwiched between the United States and China. It is high time for them to consider strengthening effective regional cooperation by building on ASEAN-centred processes. The key players are Japan, Australia, India and South Korea, which could be called a ‘middle power quad’...
Date Invitations Through Apps on The Rise in Brazil
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The relaxation of quarantine, with the reopening of establishments such as bars and restaurants, has encouraged users of relationship apps to start dating again. A survey of the Inner Circle app with keywords used by Brazilian users showed a 420 percent increase in references to "meet in person" and a […] The post Date Invitations Through Apps on The Rise in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Another Journalist Killed in Honduras
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On the morning of September 28th, journalist Luis Almendáres died of gunshot wounds in the university hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa. Almendáres had been shot several times the previous evening in his home town of Mata de Caña in Comayagua County by unknown persons on a motorcycle. The attack was […] The post Another Journalist Killed in Honduras appeared first on The Rio Times.
Michael Olenick: The Surprisingly Short Road from Abolitionism to Credit Bureaus
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
Abolitionist Lewis Tappan, the inventor of credit bureaus, would be distressed to see how his creation is being put to use.
After Six Months Suspended, the Traditional Handicraft and Antiques Market on Lavradio Street Reopens in Rio
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After six months suspended, the traditional handicraft and antiques market on Lavradio Street, in Lapa, downtown Rio, was set up again on Saturday, October 3rd. An initiative of the Polo Novo Rio Antigo, the market has always occurred on the first Saturday of each month, attracting thousands of tourists and […] The post After Six Months Suspended, the Traditional Handicraft and Antiques Market on Lavradio Street Reopens in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolivia’s Fight Against Imperialism Heads For Its Decisive, Violent Moment Of Reckoning
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Mao Zedong, who had many years of experience with militarily fighting the forces of imperialism and reactionary nationalism, concluded that the mission of the retrograde facets of society is to “Make trouble, fail, make trouble again, fail again…until their doom-that is the logic of the imperialists and all reactionaries the world over in dealing with the people’s cause and they will never go against this logic. This is a Marxist law. When we say ‘imperialism is ferocious’, we mean that its nature will never change, that the imperialists will never lay down their butcher knives, tha...
Australian Marines Are Teaming Up With U.S. B-2s For Pacific Combat
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* Air-ground coordination, with advanced targeting and multi-platform networking is increasingly significant given the changing threat landscape in the Pacific. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *China is known to have a large number of mobile launchers for a wide range of weapons. Therefore, should a B-2 need to take out missile launch sites capable of firing a DF-26 2,000-mile-ranged anti-ship missile, it will need to adjust to new targets in flight. U.S. Air Force B-2s bombers are finding and attacking targets in the Pacific to ensure combat rea...
Why Are There Toxic Chemicals in Wildfire Smoke?
Joshua S. Fu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Joshua S. Fu* *Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Q0J9SXDMT&share=true] The air from wildfires is bad to breathe for several reasons. When you breathe in smoke from a wildfire, you’re probably inhaling more toxic chemicals than you realize. Pollution from power plants and vehicles, pesticides, fertilizers and chemicals in waste can all make their way into trees and plants. When those trees and plants burn, chemicals are released along with health-harming particulate matter in the smoke, gas and ash. Millions of ...
Why Companies Are Hiring Autistic People
Carol A Adams, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Carol A Adams* *Society, * Neurodiversity at work benefits everyone. Some of my favourite fictional characters include Spock and Seven of Nine from Star Trek, Dr Martin Ellingham from Doc Martin and Shaun Murphy from The Good Doctor. Apart from being brilliant at their jobs, they are all considered to be autistic by the autism community. It is no coincidence that what makes these characters so good at their jobs are characteristics associated with autistic or non-neurotypical people. Leaving aside The Good Doctor’s and Seven’s savant abilities, they are all logical thinkers, cu...
Bradford Weeks, MD: There Are Many Treatments that Are Safe, Effective and Cheap
Red Pill Expo, Need To Know - 20 hours ago
Dr. Weeks says that says that, whatever the reality may be about exposure to a coronavirus, there are safe and effective, yet inexpensive, treatments that are superior to the current standard of care.
Social Costs of Carbon Dioxide?
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 20 hours ago
By Paul Homewood An interesting testimony to Congress:.
Peggy Hall Exposes Federal Law that Carries a Life Sentence for Hoaxes Related to Biological Hazards
Peggy Hall, Need To Know - 20 hours ago
Peggy Hall reports that a federal law, Title 18 US Code §1038, is related to "Making False Statements Or Misleading Information Regarding Biological Hazards Or Hoaxes" and that when there is bodily injury or death resulting from violating this law, the penalty is life in prison.
Close Encounters
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
All civilizations eventually become spacefaring or they become extinct. I Wonder How much of their income comes from space aliens and how much comes from human beings? Elegant Evidence of Reincarnation? Back to America Washington’s latest hemisphere-wide economic initiative, Back to the Americas, means to address mutual economic-security needs, most […] The post Close Encounters appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Gates Foundation doubles down on misinfo campaign at Cornell as African leaders call for agroecology
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded another $10 million last week to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science, a communications campaign housed at Cornell that trains fellows in Africa and elsewhere to promote and defend genetically engineered foods, crops and agrichemicals. The new grant brings BMGF grants to the group to $22 million.
How a Police State Starts
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 21 hours ago
On Saturday a small, socially distanced vigil of 18 people for Julian Assange at Piccadilly Circus was broken up by twice that number of police and one elderly man arrested and taken into custody. The little group of activists have been holding the vigil every week. I had just arrived to thank them and was astonished to see eight police vans and this utterly unnecessary police action. There could not be a clearer example of “Covid legislation” being used to crack down on unrelated, entirely peaceful political dissent.
Tropical Storm "Gamma" claims 6 lives, stalls near the coast of Yucatan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
Tropical Storm "Gamma" made landfall near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico over the weekend with near-hurricane force winds and very heavy rain, claiming the lives of at least 6 people and forcing thousands to evacuate. Gamma made landfall near Tulum at...... Read more »
Macro N Cheese – Debt Deflation and the Neofeudal Empire with Michael Hudson
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Another tour de force by Michael Hudson, this one stressing the role of unproductive real estate in modern debt bondage and Trump's MMT.
Top Law Firms Called Out for Serving Fossil Fuel Industry Clients in New Climate ‘Scorecard’
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Law students call out leading law firms for facilitating policies that promote fossil fuel clients and exacerbate climate change.
The Day the World Stood Still: A Story of the First Atomic Bomb and Our Perpetual Cold War
Cynthia Chung, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Submitted by Cynthia Chung… Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. – Shakespeare’s Hamlet Act III, scene I […]
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