Thursday, October 08, 2020

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8 HBCUs Receive Millions to Expand COVID-19 Testing Facilities on Campus
Dynahlee Padilla, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received $15 million in funding by the Thermo Fisher Scientific to expand and establish on-campus COVID-19 testing facilities, as reported by The Tennessean. This funding and expansion are part of The Just Project, which seeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic in communities of color — especially since […]
On the road to Blogorado 2020!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
Miss D. and I are traveling to Secret Blogger Rendezvous in Colorado today, where we'll spend the Columbus Day weekend participating in our annual Blogorado gathering. (You can read more about previous get-togethers by clicking here.) We've already done our shopping at Fischers in Muenster, TX, where we stocked up on bratwurst, bockwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad (served warm), onion and smoked Cheddar cheese, and other goodies. We're bringing enough with us for everyone to enjoy for supper one night. Due to the current ammunition shortage, we're bringing less ammo th...
Bill Gates on Track to Grow His Fortune Through Foundation’s Ties to Vaccine Makers
Stefanie Spear, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
By Jeremy Loffredo A telling piece in The Nation this week reports some of the conflicts of interest the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation holds in the world’s quest for a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the article, the foundation’s investments in companies working to develop COVID-19 vaccines put Gates “in a position to potentially reap […] The post Bill Gates on Track to Grow His Fortune Through Foundation’s Ties to Vaccine Makers appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Lawyer for Osama bin Laden henchman hired to defend Ghislaine Maxwell
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
****News Topic 76***** Ghislaine Maxwell hires lawyer who defended Osama bin Laden henchman https://nypost.com/2020/10/07/ghislaine-maxwell-hires-lawyer-who-defended-osama-bin-laden-henchman/
Duquesne University Fires Professor For Repeated Use of Racial Slur During Virtual Class
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Duquesne University has fired an education professor for “serious misconduct,” having suspended him less than a month ago for using a racial slur in a virtual lecture related to race, the Tribune-Review reported. “We have 30 days to grieve the termination and certainly will do so,” Warner Mariani, the attorney for Dr. Gary Shank told […]
NOAA Confirm Heatwaves Are Declining In California
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ?? ? https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/statewide/time-series/4/tmax/3/8/1895-2020?base_prd=true&begbaseyear=1901&endbaseyear=2000 ? I have often published official graphs of individual stations, which show that heatwaves in California were more intense in the past. These run contra to NOAA’s official temperature record shown above. ? NOAA themselves, however, a summary of…
Sept. Ocean Air Temps Steady, Land Temps Spike
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: With apologies to Paul Revere, this post is on the lookout for cooler weather with an eye on both the Land and the Sea. UAH has updated their tlt (temperatures in lower troposphere) dataset for September 2020. Previously I have done posts on their reading of ocean air temps as a…
Off With Their Heads
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 8 hours ago
* What is the country for, but to support its prince in his enterprise?* -- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall While the American punditocracy is busy deciding which insipid courtier won the vice presidential debate - was the "pivotal moment" the fly resting on Mike Pence's stiff white coif, or was it Kamala Harris bragging about all the generals and reactionary Republicans who are backing Joe Biden? - the rest of the country is wondering when the hell they'll be getting more Covid-19 relief. As aristocratic scolds like Michelle Obama love to remind us all day and every day, our job as ci...
CNN Poll: Kamala Harris Won VP Debate
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC22EJ9HDC2N&share=true] The Vice Presidential Debate was widely seen as a step up from the recent and messy Presidential Debate. A majority of vice-presidential debate watchers thought Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) outperformed her political opponent, Vice President Mike Pence, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted by CNN-SSRS, revealed that 59% of registered voters who watched the debate on Wednesday night believed that Harris won, while 38% said that ...
GOP Senators File Lawsuit Against DC’s Mayor For Coronavirus Restrictions on Local Church
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2KGH9JVG5B&share=true] One of the many ongoing political disputes right now is how far is too far on the coronavirus lockdowns. Senate Republicans joined together in an effort to file a lawsuit against Washington D.C.’s Mayor, Muriel Bowser (D) for the extensive coronavirus regulations pushed on a local Baptist church that prohibits large religious gatherings, while the mayor permits thousands of protestors to crowd the city’s streets. Thirty-four GOP lawmakers ralli...
Bill Gates: Coronavirus Testing in the United States Is ‘Truly a Sad Thing’
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Gates pointed to South Korea and Australia as prime examples of countries that successfully mounted a strong response to the coronavirus pandemic and brought their respective outbreaks under control. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has once again blasted the United States’ much-maligned coronavirus testing capacity and overall response to the ongoing pandemic. “Other countries did very good testing early on. They activated the commercial sector,” he said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Summit. “The U.S., to th...
Trump vs. Biden: More than 5.6 Million People Have Already Voted
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Security, * There’s a good chance the country will know who will be the next president by election night if there is a wide voter gap or clear indication of a winner. More than 5.6 million people have already voted in the presidential election, a wide surge compared to the 75,000 votes from early voting at this point in the 2016 election. The aggregated data for in-person and mail-in vote totals come from the United States Elections Project’s efforts to track early voting records. The data reported that Florida and Virginia lead in terms of early voting, at r...
ARRIVED: Vizio's Super Low-Priced OLEDs Can Now By Yours
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * You might want to check out Best Buy's website--like now. Vizio’s highest-end TVs are branded as “Quantum,” which is a version of the QLED technology. But the company announced earlier this year that it would also bring out OLED TVs. In January, Vizio said that the OLED TVs were coming and showed them to the press, and in June, Vizio chief technology officer Bill Baxter described the OLED 4K HDR Smart TV line as “the single largest R&D effort in the company's history.” The TVs are branded as the “2021” OLED line by Vizio. Now, those TVs have arri...
Excellence In Broadcasting
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
@JackPosobiec — President Trump to host the Rush Limbaugh Show tomorrow as a Virtual MAGA Rally
Thoughts on Immensity
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago
The Hubble Deep Field images of 1995 and 1998 gave us an unprecedented look at a small patch of sky with few nearby bright objects, a region about one-tenth the diameter of the full Moon in the constellation Fornax. The ensuing Hubble Ultra Deep Field, released in 2004, contains as many as 10,000 individual galaxies. […]
Embrace Hollywood!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
“Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story.” – Michael Moore Ellen DeGeneres whined about being stuck in her mega mansion, the first of several news cycles that damaged her populist appeal. Later, when ordinary Americans fought back against the lockdowns decimating… Continue reading →
Plots
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
Fox News Six people charged after allegedly plotting to abduct, kill Michigan Gov. Whitmer. Among those individuals identified were Barry Croft and Adam Fox. Through electronic communications, Croft and Fox agreed to unite others in their cause and take violent action against multiple state governments that they believe are violating the U.S. Constitution. On June […] The post Plots appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
President Trump Will Not Participate In A Virtual Debate
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *'I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate': Trump REFUSES to take part after Commission announces remote format and claims 'I don't think I'm contagious - I want to do a rally tonight!' * * President Donald Trump said he will not participate in a debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden in a 'virtual' format * 'That's not accessible to us. I beat him easily in the first debate,' Trump said Thursday morning * He added: 'No, I'm not gonna waste my time in a virtual debate' * Biden's campaign said he would still hold an independent town hall event next...
Did Karen Pence Fail To Wear a Mask During the VP Debate?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The second lady appeared on stage at the vice presidential debate without a mask — but that isn't the complete story.
6 People Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all. She has uncontrolled power right now. All good things must come to an end."
New DARPA-Funded Tech Promises to Diagnose COVID-19 Through Implantable Biochip
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
A new mRNA diagnostic tool developed at Stanford University and funded by BARDA and DARPA is bringing implantable biochip technology closer to reality. The post New DARPA-Funded Tech Promises to Diagnose COVID-19 Through Implantable Biochip appeared first on MintPress News.
Empathy for the World’s Least Empathetic Person?I almost found...
Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
*Empathy for the World’s Least Empathetic Person?* I almost found myself feeling sorry for Donald Trump. The poor man is “battling” Covid-19. He’s out-of-shape. He’s 74-years old. But hold on: Why should we feel empathy for the least empathetic person in the world? At almost the same time that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama offered him prayers and consoling words, the Trump campaign blasted “Lyin’ Obama and Phony Kamala Harris” and charged that “Sleepy Joe isn’t fit to be YOUR President.” Why should we feel empathy for a man who is receiving world-class, publicly-fund...
When Democrats take the Lead
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 12 hours ago
Caught Red Handed: Brennan’s Handwritten Notes Prove Obama Was Briefed on Scheme to Set Up Trump. …more here. 2018 – Another Mysterious Death Moore, an advocate who investigated abused and trafficked children, had been in the process of investigating allegations by a 26-year-old man that — […] The post When Democrats take the Lead appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
A Coup and 1,000’s of declassified documents
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
The information below is just a short sampling of the thousands of declassified documents that John Ratcliffe and others have released. I haven’t even attempted to check many out because I get too angry to even start. –##– The information regardless of interest in Donald Trump should be DEEPLY concerning to ALL AMERICANS who love our country and want to see it continue as a Republic. We should IMMEDIATELY bear witness to every name involved including the sitting president at the time — Barack Obama — then round them up, haul them into court, and put them on trial for … Continue read...
Iraqi MP Warns Of Potential Voter Fraud In 2021, Does It Matter?
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Getty Images) Iraqi parliamentarian Waad al-Shammari said there were three million missing voting cards. He warned they could be used for cheating in the scheduled 2021 vote. This is the latest example of potential fraud which occur every election period. The last time ballots were cast for parliament in 2018 there were charges throughout the process. For instance in March the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights claimed political parties had bought voting cards to cheat. After the election there were accusations of cheating in Sulaymaniya, Anbar, and Kirkuk. The Election Commis...
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 8
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1920 US Consul in Baghdad blamed UK High Commissioner Wilson’s heavy administration taxes and bombing civilians for causing 1920 revolt (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1942 PM Nuri al-Said formed a new cabinet (Musings On Iraq review *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1948 Export-import licenses for Jewish businesses forbidden after creation of Israel 1984 Iraq broke 3 week ceasefire in Tanker War with attack upon ship leaving Iran’s Kharg Island main oil ...
Democracy Is Not The Point
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 12 hours ago
Twitter is often a fine place to catch people saying the quiet parts out loud. For instance, this tweet from this morning: Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that. — Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 8, 2020 Mike Lee is a Senator from Utah who tilts all the way over into Libertarian rightness. He loves himself some school choice. He's also part of the crew that got Covid-19 as a parting gift at the White House Amy Barrett soiree. As a blogging master of multiple typos, I'm not going ...
Did Donald Trump Know He Was Symptomatic on Monday, September 28?
Gaius Publius, DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
[image: Donald Trump starts self-distancing on Monday, September 28] *Capitol reporter Jamie Dupree's tweet referencing the Sept. 28 White House event pictured above: "**Two days after the crowded Rose Garden announcement for Amy Coney Barrett, the White House was suddenly using separate speaking spots for the President and other speakers."* *by Thomas Neuburger* What did Trump know and when did he know it? I think it's almost certain that Trump and at least some on his team *knew he was contagious on Monday, Sept 28*. From a tweet by Capitol reporter Jamie Dupree: I keep circling...
Does COVID-19 Imply an End to the Epoch of Science?
AMSTERDAM/ROME, Oct 08 (IPS) - Around the 16th century there was a radical shift in the way humans perceived nature. New thinking in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics heralded a deeper understanding of the world around us. Between the 17th and 18th century this new thinking had resulted in spate of technological inventions such as the steam engine, railways, electricity and the telephone. Read the full story, “Does COVID-19 Imply an End to the Epoch of Science?”, on globalissues.org →
Mayors Explore how COVID-19 Pandemic will Redefine Urban Cities
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 08 (IPS) - The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to bring about positive changes for cities, and give leaders the opportunity to make long-term, transformative changes as a result, according to renowned architect Norman Foster, who was speaking at the first ever Forum of Mayors 2020. Read the full story, “Mayors Explore how COVID-19 Pandemic will Redefine Urban Cities”, on globalissues.org →
How China's Aircraft Carriers Compare With The US Navy's Carrier Fleet
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
China's Shandong aircraft carrier. Reuters *Business Insider*: *China is getting ready to field its 3rd aircraft carrier — here's why it's no match for US flattops * * The centerpiece of China's rapidly growing navy is its aircraft carriers, with two in service and another on the way. * The carriers represent a new capability for China's military, and Beijing has touted them in state media, but Chinese flattops are still not on the same level as US carriers in either technology or experience. Of all the new weapons in China's modern, ever-growing military arsenal, few have got...
Former Intel Officials Try To Downplay Ratcliffe’s Russiagate Releases
Dave DeCamp, null - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] US Intelligence officials were quick to speak through their stenographers in the media to downplay the contents of a memo released last week by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe about the origins of Russiagate. The memo made an explosive claim: Russian intelligence assessed that Hillary Clinton approved a campaign in July 2016 to link Donald Trump to Russia’s alleged hacking of the DNC to distract from Clinton’s email scandal. After a week of sanctimonious statements from former intelligence officials, who according to Politico, were "aghast" with ...
The Constitutional Reckoning of State Lockdown Orders
Ethan Yang, null - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] On October 3rd NPR reported that the Michigan Supreme Court struck down Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency and the powers it granted. NPR writes: In a 4-3 majority opinion, the state’s high court said she did not have that authority. 'We conclude that the Governor lacked the authority to declare a "state of emergency" or a "state of disaster" under the EMA after April 30, 2020, on the basis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, we conclude that the EPGA is in violation of the Constitution of our state because it purports to delegate to the executiv...
Samsung’s The Frame QLED Pleases the Eye on All Levels
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* This new frame will continue to keep Samsung at the forefront of modern entertainment technology. Most consumers already know that Samsung’s much-praised QLED panels can provide some of the best picture quality on the market right now, but behind the scenes, the Korean tech giant has always kept an eye on that delicate intersection of where function and aesthetics meet. All you have to do is take a long look at the fifty-inch The Frame QLED HDTV—now on sale at Best Buy for $1,200—and you can immediately sense that design and style have b...
Study: Coronavirus Shown to Survive on Human Skin for Nine Hours
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This particular study comes after other scientific efforts that aimed to pinpoint how long the coronavirus can survive on various surfaces. A new study out of Japan has discovered that the coronavirus can survive on human skin for up to nine hours. The findings, which were published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, also revealed that SARS-CoV-2 was able to easily outlast on human skin the influenza A virus (IAV), which was able to survive for roughly two hours. The coronavirus was later mixed with mucus to ...
Russian Test Pilot Flies Su-57 Fighter Jet Without Its Canopy
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics*: *Watch Russia Fly Its New Fighter Jet with the Top Down, As a Flex* Because sometimes you just have to take a cruise without the shield that protects you from freezing to death. * A test pilot in Russia has flown the country’s new Su-57 fighter jet without its protective canopy. * Footage of the test appears briefly in a video uploaded by Russia’s Ministry of Defense to YouTube. * The test was likely to ensure there were no issues in case the canopy accidentally ... went away. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has dropped a new video that includes some ver...
The 1804 Northern Secession Plot and the Founding Fathers of the Deep State
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Originally Published on the Strategic Culture Foundation as a sequel to History as Warfare: The 1619 Project and the Plot to Destroy the Republic “In a choice of Evils let them take the least – Jefferson is in every view less dangerous than Burr.” – Alexander Hamilton (1800) The miracle of America’s surviving its many near […]
Thursday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Marc Lee examines the folly of the B.C. Libs' plan to slash the province's PST rather than investing in any recovery. And Chris Giles reports that even the IMF is pushing governments to boost public spending, rather than going through still more harmful rounds of austerity and tax cuts. - Max Fawcett discusses the emerging recognition that Canada has little to fear from right-wing threats about fiscal discipline. And Jason Hickel suggests that MMT is entirely consistent with both a move toward responsible degrowth, and a fairer distribu...
Bill Whittle expounds on Trump and the Wuflu...(a must watch video)
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*Heather MacDonald, the last living journalist, says the mainstream media has come unhinged over President Trump's reaction to COVID-19 because it's "a violation of maximal risk aversion" -- a condition Bill Whittle calls "cowardice."* Woo boy - this is the ultimate in motivation for your Thursday. Watch this, and like my friend, *Lone Star Parson*, always says: *Don't Fear the Reaper!* *"Life is not about duration; its not about length, it's about volume. It's about how much life can you put in the time you have on this earth. How many experiences, how many connections, how many...
No time like the present
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Shorter Scott Moe (with an uninformed boost from Murray Mandryk): An election is no time to assess the suitability of candidates for public office. Needless to say, we've heard a similar proclamation when it came to policy. And we can only hope Moe's view of keeping political matters away from voters is met with the same electoral response.
Armenia accuses Azerbaijani forces of bombing 19th century Armenian cathedral in Karabakh: video
[image: Armenia accuses Azerbaijani forces of bombing 19th century Armenian cathedral in Karabakh: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense accused the Azerbaijani army of targeting the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Ghazanchetsots Cathedral) in Shushi city. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Azerbaijani forces bombed the cathedral after launching several missiles towards the Karabakh region. “What is the use of dialogue with those who bomb churches?” The official representative of the ministry, Artsron Hanfanisian, posted on Facebook, ...
Azerbaijani drone destroys rocket launcher in Karabakh: video
[image: Azerbaijani drone destroys rocket launcher in Karabakh: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani military managed to destroy a rocket launcher that belonged to the Artsakh Defense Army in the Karabakh region. In a video posted on Thursday, an Azerbaijani drone can be seen zeroing in on a BM-21 grad rocket launcher that was positioned near the line of contact in the Karabakh region. The Azerbaijani drone would eventually strike the BM-21 launcher, rendering it out of service after attack. Continue reading Azerbaijani drone destroys rocket launcher in Karabakh: v...
Armenian forces launch counter-offensive in Karabakh
[image: Armenian forces launch counter-offensive in Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Karabakh Defense Army announced the resumption of military operations on the direct contact line after repelling the Azerbaijani military’s attack. “At the present time, military operations have resumed on the northern and southern axes (of the direct contact line). And the Karabakh Defense Army units are still able to tighten their control over the situation steadily and silence the enemy’s activity,” a statement posted on the Karabakh Defense Forces page said. Continue reading Armenian...
‘Now our battle is in Azerbaijan’: Syrian imam recruits people to fight in Karabakh – video
[image: ‘Now our battle is in Azerbaijan’: Syrian imam recruits people to fight in Karabakh – video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – In a video widely shared on social media, a Syrian imam can be seen recruiting fighters to wage war in Karabakh on behalf of Turkey. The unnamed imam, who is believed to be speaking in the Afrin region of northwestern Syria, can be seen urging a crowd of men to go and fight with Azerbaijan against the Armenian forces in Karabakh. “Now our battle is in Azerbaijan,” the imam says, pointing out that their previous task was in “Bilad Al-Sham” (Levant). Con...
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of using ‘mercenaries’ from Syria and Lebanon
[image: Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of using ‘mercenaries’ from Syria and Lebanon] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that fighters from Syria and Lebanon are fighting alongside Armenian forces in the Karabakh region. The Russian RIA Novosti agency quoted the head of the International Military Cooperation Department in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, Major General Hossein Mammadov, who denied the presence of any foreign militants fighting alongside his country in Karabakh. The high-ranking officer stated: “The Azerbaijani army is at...
Assad says no Iranian forces in Syria, only advisers
[image: Assad says no Iranian forces in Syria, only advisers] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said that there are no Iranian forces on Syrian soil and that the Iranian presence is represented by military experts. Assad said in an interview with Russia’s Sputnik Agency: “We do not have Iranian forces, and this is very clear. They support Syria. They send military experts and work with our forces on the ground, and they are with the Syrian army.” Assad continued: “Let’s take a practical example: about a year ago, the Americans told the Russians to convi...
Azerbaijani forces retreat as Armenian mortar team targets them: video
[image: Azerbaijani forces retreat as Armenian mortar team targets them: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Footage captured from the Karabakh front-lines this week showed an Armenian mortar team firing shells towards the Azerbaijani Army’s positions. In the short video, the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) fires mortar shells from their Yugoslavian-era M-75 launcher, prompting the Azerbaijani Army to frantically abandon their positions. As shown in the video below, the Azerbaijani military was forced to abandon their positions after an Armenian mortar team began targeting the area. C...
SOCIOPATHY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Crazy person announces a cure!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020* *The disordered commander's tale:* Last night, Susan Page asked a surprisingly good early question. It was her first question to Candidate Pence. The question went like this: PAGE (/10/7/20): Thank you, Senator Harris. Vice President Pence, more than 210,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 since February. The U.S. death toll, *as a percentage of our population*, is higher than that of almost every other wealthy nation on Earth. For instance, *our death rate is two and a half times that of Canada, next door. * You head the administration's coronavirus ...
This Is What Could Happen If China Invaded Taiwan
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Bloomberg:* *Here’s What Could Happen If China Invaded Taiwan * (Bloomberg) -- Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party has threatened to invade Taiwan for more than seven decades. Now fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that it might actually follow through over the next few years, potentially triggering a war with the U.S. In September, People’s Liberation Army aircraft repeatedly breached the median line in the Taiwan Strait, eliminating a de facto buffer zone that has kept peace for decades. The party-run Global Times newspaper has given a picture of what c...
What Does an Incapacitated President Mean for National Security and Foreign Relations?
Gordon Adams, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Gordon Adams* *Politics, * For the American people and the world as a whole, it’s important that there is certainty about who is in charge and whose orders the military, the diplomats, the spies and other government officials should follow. Especially as crises like a terrorist attack or the outbreak of hostilities between nations can appear without warning. If President Donald Trump is too sick to perform his duties, it’s not clear what might happen to the country’s national security and foreign relations. That’s a concern because crises like a terrorist attack or the outbreak ...
Pollsters claim ‘Joe Biden is surging’…do you believe these polls?
The Duran, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Via Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/trump-fails-to-stir-a-sympathy-bump-as-biden-s-poll-lead-widens)… Voters appear to be unmoved by President Donald Trump’s bout with Covid-19, with early polls showing no “sympathy boost” for the ailing president amid poor reviews for his debate performance last week. Instead, Democrat Joe Biden is surging in national polls and now has his biggest lead since late July. It can […]
‘The Social Dilemma’ Sounds Alarm on Social Media’s Dark Side
Stefanie Spear, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
By Jeremy Loffredo “The Social Dilemma,” a new documentary that explores the dark side of social media, has been a hot topic online since its Netflix release in August. Directed by Jeff Orlowski, the movie makes the case that widespread use of social media has led to a decline in mental health and an increase […] The post ‘The Social Dilemma’ Sounds Alarm on Social Media’s Dark Side appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Aphria joins crowded German cannabis flower market; sales to start in ‘weeks’
Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Canadian cannabis producer Aphria is joining the increasingly competitive German medical marijuana flower market. The company said this week it completed its first shipment of dried flower to its wholly owned German subsidiary, CC Pharma GmbH. Hendrik Knopp, managing director of Aphria Germany, told Marijuana Business Daily the company expects to have products available for […] Aphria joins crowded German cannabis flower market; sales to start in ‘weeks’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Mask Of Sanity
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Alas, behind that mask lurks…INsanity. Most shops in the UK are requiring shoppers to wear marks. Want to grab a bite to eat? Well, if your local caff or restaurant is serving food on the premises, feel free to remove your mask, but don’t sit close to anyone else. Masks are mandatory on buses. They […]
Stocks DROP After No More Stimulus! Economy Needs More Money and Debt Fast
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 13 hours ago
source We are seeing a dramatic change in direction here in the short term for stocks. Will there be stimulus? Trillions in just a few months not enough. Fiscal, monetary, and public works. Nothing is ever enough. More stimulus will come. The wave will flood the markets. The financial system will be saturated with liquidity. […]
Tulsi Gabbard defends free speech, and is rebuked by AOC [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Tulsi Gabbard made two – no, three mistakes when she ran for President. She ran as a Democrat. She began to pander to Democrat issues instead of remaining true to her own values. She held back from speaking her own mind because of reasons #1 and #2. During the time she ran for President she was making […]
Podcast — Ford Fischer — Documenting History Through Filming Protests, Unrest
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: podcast]The Free Thought Project sits down with independent journalist and filmmaker, Ford Fischer who recently received an Emmy honor for his work in Charlottesville.
The U.S. Air Force Has Tested Kubernetes On A U-2 Dragon Lady Spyplane
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 13 hours ago
This was the first time the open-source container-orchestration system has flown on an operational major weapon system in the Department of Defense. In what was the first time the system has flown on an operational [...] The post The U.S. Air Force Has Tested Kubernetes On A U-2 Dragon Lady Spyplane appeared first on The Aviationist.
WATCH: Cops Approach Mentally Ill Man Holding His ‘Special’ Plastic Toy Sword, Execute Him
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: toy]The parents of a mentally ill man who was executed for holding a plastic toy sword, have filed a lawsuit against the Las Vegas police.
Mostly Peaceful
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Rioters throw rocks at residential homes here in Wauwatosa, smashing windows as others in the crowd plea “That’s somebody’s home!” #Wauwatosa #WauwatosaProtests #WauwatosaRiots #AlvinCole #JosephMensah pic.twitter.com/syVQkOYoFO — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
Y2Kyoto: There’s No Such Thing As Clean Energy
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
JoNova; In short: The world spend $3.6 trillion dollars over eight years, mostly trying to change the weather. Only a pitiful 5% of this was spent trying to adapt to the inevitable bad weather which is coming one way or another. Both solar and wind power are perversely useless at reducing CO2, which is their… Continue reading →
When Confronted by Us Hungry Bellies, the Imperialists Reach for Their Guns: The Forty-First Newsletter (2020)
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
8 October 2020 — Tricontinental Judy Seidman, Imperialism Stops Here, 2020. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In 1965, Ghana’s Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah published a bold book, Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism. In this book, Nkrumah documented in great detail the way in which European and North American multinational … Continue reading When Confronted by Us Hungry Bellies, the Imperialists Reach for Their Guns: The Forty-First Newsletter (2020)
Here's a video of Trump condemning white supremacists as far back as 2000
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
Chris Wallace asked Trump if he'd condemn white nationalists in the first debate this year. That alone shows that Wallace was a dishonest partisan because he'd asked Trump the same question in a debate in 2016 and Trump had then unequivocally condemned them. What dishonest "journalists" like Wallace are doing is asking Trump the same question over and over even though they know he's been condemning white nationalists, David Duke, and the KKK since he was first asked about them back in 2000. He never said that Nazi's or white nationalists were "fine people" that's a lie as you'l...
CNN says that a Biden ad lied when it said that Trump had called COVID19 a hoax
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
When CNN tells a Democrat that he's lying you know that he's lying. :) If you interact with leftists, and if you do I will keep you in my prayers, you've probably heard the latest meme, ie lie, that Trump said that COVID19 is a hoax. Here's what Trump actually said: *"Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus -- you know that right? Coronavirus. They're politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, "How's President Trump doing?" They go, "Oh, not good, not good." They have no clue. They don't have any clue. They can't even count their votes in Iowa. They can't ...
Doctors say that the lockdown hurts more than it helps
trinko, Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
These 3 doctors: - Dr. Martin Kuldorff professor of medicine at Harvard - Dr. Sunetra Gupta epidemiologist at Oxford - Dr. Jay Bhattachayra physician and epidemiologist at Stanford have issued a declaration saying that universal lockdowns are worse for people's health, especially children and the poor, than the China virus is. They list a number of ways that universal lockdowns hurt public health: - Lower vaccination rates for children--which will lead to more sick kids - Worsting heart disease outcomes - Deteriorating mental health--leading to suicides and drug ...
German Electricity Prices Soar, Now Most Expensive In Europe …Taxes, Green Surcharges Make Up 53.6% Of Price!
GCD, ClimateCite Corp - 15 hours ago
No Tricks Zone By P Gosselin | 6. October 2020 Thanks to the Energiewende (transition to green energies), which is tantamount to a vegan energy diet, Germany’s electricity prices have soared 27% over the past decade to become the most expensive in Europe, if not the world, according to the STROM-REPORT. Source: Infografik “Strompreise in Europa 2020”, STROM-REPORT.de, Creative Commons …
Surprising science – There’s no such thing as clean energy
GCD, ClimateCite Corp - 15 hours ago
Meticulous Research Review Questions Environmental Impacts and Feasibility of “Green Energy” Transition CERES Published: 16 September 2020 A meticulous new review published in the scientific journal, Energies, conducted by a team of Irish and US-based researchers including CERES researchers, raises surprising and unsettling questions about the feasibility and the environmental impacts of the transition to renewable energy sources. Concern for …
No Bobble Head
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 12 hours ago
I have always enjoyed reading E.J. Dionne's columns. Perhaps that's because I feel a distant kinship with his French Canadian forebears. Dionne writes that Kamela Harris did a superb job last night -- by keeping the focus on Donald Trump's failures and Joe Biden's character: No matter how hard, in his quiet and earnest way, that Vice President Pence tried to turn Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate into an assault on Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala D. Harris and reality itself forced the discussion back again and again to the failures of the Trump administration. If Pence’s goal was to di...
There's nothing unusual about early voting – it's been done since the founding of the republic
Terri Bimes, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
This year is seeing a high number of absentee and mail-in ballots and voting in the period before Election Day -- but early voting periods are not new to the 2020 election.
Trump and McConnell's mostly white male judges buck 30-year trend of increasing diversity on the courts
Eric N. Waltenburg, Professor of Political Science, Purdue University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Amy Coney Barrett may be a woman, but Trump’s other judicial appointments are 85% white and 76% male – the least diverse group of federal judges since Ronald Reagan.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Warns U.S. And China Must Set Limits To Avoid A Blowup
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ye) *Bloomberg:* *Kissinger Warns U.S. and China Must Set Limits to Avoid a Blowup* (Bloomberg) -- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the U.S. and China must establish rules of engagement for their increasingly tense competition or risk recreating the uncertainty that characterized global politics leading up to World War I. “Our leaders and their leaders have to discuss the limits beyond whic...
Brexit : les négociations entre l'UE et le Royaume-Uni vont reprendre à Londres
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
08-Oct-2020 Les Européens veulent aboutir à un accord d'ici fin octobre, mais il n'y a eu aucun progrès notable pour rapprocher les points de vue.
Brexit : les 3 pommes de discorde qui font craindre un no deal
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
08-Oct-2020 Trois points clés bloquent encore la conclusion d'un accord entre le Royaume-Uni et l'Union européenne, faisant craindre un "no deal" en fin d'année.
The UK-SACUM economic partnership agreement
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
08-Oct-2020 In the SACUM-UK EPA, commitments on tariffs for both the UK and SACUM have been transitioned from the SADC-EU EPA without changes.
Why the Coronavirus Can’t Kill the American Spirit
Ahmed Charai, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ahmed Charai* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] The world has been rocked by challenges that call for leadership. The coronavirus pandemic, and the attendant humanitarian and economic catastrophes that have come in its wake, is only the most salient of these. Like many around the world, I awoke to the news of President Donald Trump’s infection and hospitalization with coronavirus with shock and dismay. I was shocked that no amount of medical access or expertise could shield the president from this terrible pestilence. I was dismayed that the pull of political partisanship h...
North Korea's October 10 Military Parade: What 12 Experts Think We Will See
Harry J. Kazianis, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Many of the world's top North Korea analysts gave us their take on what Pyongyang just might have in store come this Saturday. The big take away: ICBMs will be rolling down the boulevard. While the American electorate—and indeed anyone with access to any sort of media—is most likely captivated, distracted, or just annoyed with the U.S. Presidental election, the world, of course, keeps on turning. And that means North Korea has and will remain a top national security concern for whoever wins the Oval Office come November 3rd, or shortly there...
U.S. Special Operations Forces Are Getting Ready for War with Russia or China
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * For nearly twenty years, the U.S. military’s SOF have been engaged in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts, but now must rethink how to address the changing threats of the twenty-first century including a potential conflict with other great powers. Last month U.S. and Ukrainian special operations forces (SOF) took part in a training exercise dubbed Fiction Urchin, which was part of a multinational exercise that involved ten allied and partner nations. It consisted of special forces operators conducting fast rope insertion and extraction syste...
MK 19 Grenade Launcher: The Special Operations Weapon You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: By Sgt. Devon Bistarkey (U.S. Army National Guard) - https://www.dvidshub.net/download/image/5709166, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81923016] This futuristic grenade launcher offers some interesting benefits over its predecessors. The Mk 19 grenade launcher has been a mainstay of American operations since its introduction in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War. The weapon is still prized for its ability to fire high numbers of 40-millimeter grenades accurately out to a distance of 1,500 meters, or nearly 5,000...
Tweets For Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Virus update: • Trump says experimental drug treatment helped his recovery. • Ukraine short of doctors as coronavirus wallops nation. • Israel extends ban limiting public protests. • Germany has a sharp jump in new cases. Follow all @AP coverage: https://t.co/nv8CZ2IKWy — The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2020 We have the greatest troops in the world—and our troops in Afghanistan are coming home by the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/dC69OGkocS — The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 8, 2020 #UPDATE Armenia said Thursday that Azerbaijani forces had shelled a historic cathedra...
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 273 – 2020
Hifast, Climate Collections - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Of cane rats, "bushmeat" and African food adventures
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Yesterday I published an article titled "Let's play Meat Bingo!" I showed a mock Bingo card listing a number of animals, and invited readers to indicate which of them they'd sampled. I added more information below it, including mentioning cane rats or "grasscutters", which both Lawdog and I have eaten in Africa (where they're considered a delicacy). A number of readers commented privately that the thought of eating "rat" disgusted them: so I thought I'd demonstrate that a "cane rat" is very, *very* different to the brown rats commonly found in the sewers of Western cities. ...
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Engineers Make Roads Out of Old Tires Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for 'rewriting the code of life' Daniel Kovalik on Morgan Freeman and the Plot to Scapegoat Russia California wildfires spawn first ‘gigafire’ in modern history Top US Food Bank Warns Of Nationwide "Meal Shortages" In Next 12 Months32 Sickened In White House COVID-19 Outbreak As 4th Press Shop Aide Tests Positive SpaceX doubled down on clearing out the village where it's building a rocket resort by telling residents 'it's not safe' to live th...
NOTICE: REFUSAL OF VACCINE FOR CAUSE
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
This document is meant to protect you and your rights. I suggest that you copy/paste this document into a word document for your protection. Create a document for each of your family members. To insure there will be no legal problems, it is recommended that you create, sign, and date this document. Scan it for your personnel use, and then send the document certified mail to yourself, each document for each member of your family in 1 envelope. This creates a legal time and date of the creation of the document. DO NOT OPEN THIS ENVELOPE WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT … Continue reading →
NOTICE AND WARNING OF NO CONSENT FOR MEDICAL TESTING AND TREATMENT
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
This document is meant to protect you and your rights. I suggest that you copy/paste this document into a word document for your protection. Create a document for each of your family members. To insure there will be no legal problems, it is recommended that you create, sign, and date this document. Scan it for your personnel use, and then send the document certified mail to yourself, each document for each member of your family in 1 envelope. This creates a legal time and date of the creation of the document. DO NOT OPEN THIS ENVELOPE WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT … Continue reading →
CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF VACCINATION
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
AGREEMENT BETWEEN VACCINE PROVIDERS AND VACCINATED PARTY This document will protect you against the vaccine(s) they want to give you, by forcing the Administrators of the vaccine to sign this document stating they are responsible if the vaccine causes you any health problems in the aftermath of injection. You do realize that Big Pharma Drug Cartels are EXEMPT from responsibility for damages caused by their vaccines….Thank your congresscritters….. You need to complete this document for each family member and for each vaccine, as they are administered. I have pasted the document into ...
The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia (III)
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Part I, Part II Caucasian chalk circle The United States and Russia are increasingly in each other’s crosshairs on the global stage, be it in the Arctic, the Black Sea or the Middle East. But they have joined hands with alacrity to take a common stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. […]
California brown-outs illustrate the dystopian outcomes of utopian targets
Kenneth Green, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Power plants with the ability to produce almost 6,000 megawatts, or about 15 percent of the electricity on California’s grid, were reported as being offline when temperatures surged. The post California brown-outs illustrate the dystopian outcomes of utopian targets appeared first on CFACT.
Rioters smashing windows in Wauwatosa, WI residential area...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
* so much for feeling safe in your own home.* *Your future under Biden/Harris!* *"Nothing that we have achieved that has been about progress, in particular around civil rights, has come without a fight, and so I always am going to interpret these protests as an essential component of evolution in our country -- as an essential component or mark of a real democracy," the vice presidential nominee said during the NAACP's national convention.She added that protests were "necessary" as "the people's voices must be heard, and it is often the people who must speak to get their gover...
Donald Trump Won’t Debate Virtually. That Could Come Back To Haunt Him.
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, * But it is also possible that Trump is trying to engage in a maximum negotiating position, walking away from the table, as he has advised in his own books, before trying to settle for a better deal. The battle over the debate could prove as bitter as the debate itself. With Trump on the political defensive, he continues to seek every advantage he can extract, whenever and wherever he can. No sooner did the vice-presidential debate end than Donald Trump moved to recapture the spotlight. His opportunity arrived with the Commission on Presidential Deba...
Germany’s Boxer: The Ultimate Armored Fighting Vehicle?
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E8C91BUL01&share=true] Germany’s defense manufacturing giant Rheinmetall has an answer for every contingency. The Boxer armored fighting vehicle, manufactured by Germany’s defense industry heavyweight Rheinmetall, has several unique features that allow the Boxer to respond to a wide variety of challenges. The eight-wheeled all-wheel drive vehicle consists of a single drive platform, and multiple mission modules that can be quickly and easily swapped out, allowing ...
How the Air Force Could Turn Transports into Heavy Gunships
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Heavy transports like the C-17 or C-130 could strike targets far and wide—thanks to “palletized” stand-off weapons. In an announcement, the U.S. Air Force gave an update about their palletized munitions concept, a project that if successful, could greatly expand the amount of firepower that the Air Force is able to bring to a war zone. During the test, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster, one of the United States’ strategic and tactical heavy-lift transport aircraft, simulated the release of a palletized Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). Palletized...
Netflix Is the Streaming King, But Other Services Catching Up: Report
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: Reuters] Statistics about streaming audiences have a tendency to come from third parties, and not any central authority. However, The Nielsen Company has been releasing weekly ratings of the audiences of streaming services, which to date have been dominated by Netflix shows. Netflix, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, has been adding subscribers and users. So far, it has kept its position as the most-watched streaming service. However, according to new numbers released this week by Reelgood, Netflix has ceded some of its dominance to oth...
U.S. Army to End Asymmetric Warfare Group and Rapid Equipping Force
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The two units were established to rapidly identify material and non-material solutions to operational challenges encountered during the counterinsurgency fights in both Afghanistan and Iraq. As the focus now changes to great power completion—which could include large-scale combat operations—the Army’s analysis has indicated that the personnel and resources should be better utilized in building such an operational fighting force. After some fourteen years, the Department of the Army announced earlier this month that it would dissolve both the As...
Archaeologists Traced the Steps of the First People to Settle the Caribbean Islands
Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica Stone, Robert DiNapoli, Scott Fitzpatrick, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica Stone, Robert DiNapoli, Scott Fitzpatrick* *History, Caribbean* How did people in the ancient past first make it to distant islands they couldn’t even see from home? Many islands around the world can be reached only by traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles across open water, yet nearly all islands that people live on were settled by between 800 to 1,000 years ago. For the millions of people around the world who live on islands today, a plane or boat can easily enough carry them to the mainland or other islands. But how did people in the anc...
Yanis Varoufakis: How Progressives Could Still Win the 21st Century
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Could progressives obtain power through a Progressive International movement?
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A rocket case is seen after recent shelling during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert. REUTERS/Stringer *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).
From Marriage to Children: Could We Not Find Common Ground?
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 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). Robin Fretwell Wilson After *Obergefell*, it appeared for a time that common ground might be found. For some, common ground was attractive for reasons of necessity—resolving questions left unresolved by the courts, as state lawmakers did in Utah (Golden Rule, Chapter 23). For others, the need to find common ground became more self-evident when LGBT advocates turned their attention from marriage to securing those things th...
BLM & Antifa Pull Down Statues, Mellon Foundation Pledges $$$ To "Reinvent" America's Monuments & Rewrite It's History
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*Banking Family Foundation Coordinates With BLM and Antifa Destruction? What are the odds?* Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reinvent America’s Monuments Stonewall Jackson Relegated to the Dust Bin In the years to come, the landscape of public memorials in the United States may change dramatically. *This week, one of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, announced plans to commit $250 million toward the establishment of new monuments that better reflect the country’s diverse history.* * The so-called “Monuments Project” is...
CEO of Global Food Distribution Company Arrested for Child Sex Trafficking
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: trafficking]The CEO of Haliburton International Foods, Ian Charles Schenkel has been arrested for repeatedly engaging in child sex trafficking.
Saving the Sandy Lake-Sackville River Regional Park
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. SIRT lays charges in Chambers case, not Rao case Tim Bousquet reports that the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has laid a charge of common assault against Halifax police officer Cst. Mark Pierce in a February incident outside the Bedford Place Mall. In its summation, SIRT writes that Pierce laid his hands on […]
Video Reportedly Shows Jonathan Price Greet Officer With a Handshake Before Being Killed
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: price]According to body camera footage, when officer Lucas arrived on the scene, Jonathan Price greeted him with a handshake before he was gunned down.
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Tracking the growing challenges surrounding campus discussions of China* In response to China, universities around the world are making adjustments to classes and programming. As the pandemic continues to force much learning online, and as China maintains its tight control over even mild criticism, it’s important to track whether universities are balancing competing interests, or succumbing to censorship. Today, FIRE released a resource tracking the adjustments made at universities in the United States, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, in respons...
Sept. Ocean Air Temps Steady, Land Temps Spike
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 15 hours ago
With apologies to Paul Revere, this post is on the lookout for cooler weather with an eye on both the Land and the Sea. UAH has updated their tlt (temperatures in lower troposphere) dataset for September 2020. Previously I have done posts on their reading of ocean air temps as a prelude to updated records from […]
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 – Bio-bibliography – NobelPrize.org https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2020/bio-bibliography/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2020_lit_announcement
An earlier universe existed before the Big Bang, and can still be observed today, says Nobel winner
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
An earlier universe existed before the Big Bang, and can still be observed today, says Nobel winner https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/06/earlier-universe-existed-big-bang-can-observed-today/
Under Cover of Strategic Chaos, Bankers Move to Consolidate Dictatorship
Alicia, LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
Under Cover of Strategic Chaos, Bankers Move to Consolidate Dictatorship Video of Under Cover of Strategic Chaos, Bankers Move to Consolidate Dictatorship Make a contribution to LaRouchePAC today. Lyndon LaRouche always emphasized that there is a "unity of action" between the geopoliticians, with their commitment to war, and the big bankers, the "Shadow Banking System" and the corporate cartels, which take their lead from the City of London. As strategic tensions soar today, the move toward a "world digital currency", which was outlined in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August 2019 at...
Poland to Procure Synthetic Aperture Radar Pods for Its F-16s?
Jacek Siminski, The Aviationist - 1 day ago
Looks like the DB-110 Pod Is not Enough For the Polish Air Force. The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of Defense announced a launch of a procurement procedure, on Oct. 6, 2020, aimed at [...] The post Poland to Procure Synthetic Aperture Radar Pods for Its F-16s? appeared first on The Aviationist.
2nd Presidential Debate to Be Virtual, Trump Vows Not to Participate
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates cited a need "to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate.”
Busted: 11 COVID Assumptions Based on Fear not Fact
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
From The Freedom Articles: This is a long one….and I really have no comments to add….the CONCLUSION NAILS IT!!!! Excerpts: AT A GLANCE… THE STORY: So many people are walking around with their head full of unfounded COVID assumptions. THE IMPLICATIONS: Flaw after flaw, assumption after assumption, official COVID testing and the official COVID narrative are just a house of cards. COVID assumptions – the assumptions people make about COVID, how dangerous it is, how it spreads and what we need to do to stop it – are running rampant, running far more wildly than the supposed virus SARS-C...

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