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No Pearl Harbor: What If Imperial Japan Chose Another Path?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*James Holmes* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_HT1ECC119L8T1&share=true] Tokyo could have decided not to attack America, but instead found another way to avoid or win the war. *Key point: *A good look at history requires considering realistic alternative scenarios. Here is how tensions between Washington and Tokyo could have played out differently. Suppose Robert E. Lee had laid hands on a shipment of AK-47s in 1864. How would American history have unfolded? Differently than it did, one imagines. Historians frown o...
How America Can Ensure China Does Not Dominate the South China Sea
James Holmes, The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF20000034387&share=true] Beijing’s attempts to seize other countries’ territories cannot be allowed to stand. *Key point: *China is building artificial islands and is claiming areas of ocean that belong to other countries. Will they get away with it? It feels like 2014 again. That’s when it came to light that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had embarked on a seemingly quixotic project: manufacturing islands out of reefs and atolls in the South China Sea and then for...
Why America Must Respect (and Beware) China’s Navy
James Holmes, The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E8C11BQ501&share=true] There is no room for hubris when planning for (and attempting to win) a war. *Key point: *Ignoring, disparaging, and looking down on your enemies does feel good. But it creates blindspots and prevents you from seriously planning for the worst. Admirals say the darnedest things. Over at the U.S. Naval Institute’s *Proceedings *magazine, retired U.S. Pacific Command Intelligence Chief Capt. Jim Fanell takes PACOM kahunas, past and present, to ta...
Hacked: Did China Steal the Data on Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2ONK94N0IP&share=true] This missile defense system is one of the best and is even being examined by the U.S. military. *Key point: *Beijing is good at cyberwarfare and has been stealing technology from many countries. How did they manage to get into Israeli's systems? A cybersecurity firm reports that Chinese hackers have stolen technical data for the Iron Dome rocket-defense system from Israeli computers. *(This article by Michael Peck originally appeared at...
U.S. Navy Fighters Once Battled Soviet MiGs Over North Korea
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Soviet pilots harried U.N. forces using MiG-15 jets based across the Yalu River in China. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Navy and Marines knew their fighters were outclassed by Soviet MiGs. After World War II, the U.S. Navy scrambled to field its own jet fighters—but designing a warplane that could fly dramatically faster while still landing on a short carrier deck proved a challenge. The Navy’s first operational jet, the underpowered FH Phantom, was retired after only two years of service. Naval aircraft manufacture Grumman received funding...
Banks Look Nervously At One Of The Biggest Cyber Hacks In U.S. History
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 30 minutes ago
*Bloomberg:* *Banks on Alert After Sweep Finds No Evidence of Major Hack * (Bloomberg) -- Bank executives have said for years that their worst nightmare is a successful cyberattack against the industry. Now they’re watching one unfold across government agencies in what could be one of the biggest hacks in U.S. history. So far, no evidence has emerged that Wall Street was a victim of the attack, which also hit Microsoft Corp.’s systems. Still, experts say it will take many months, at a minimum, to determine the extent of the infiltration, a stark reminder of the risk that hangs ove...
PRESS FOR TRUTH: POLICE VISITS MASK EXEMPT MAN AT HIS HOME ON BEHALF OF FRIGHTENED CANADA POST EMPLOYEE!!!
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 39 minutes ago
*Dan Dicks Interviews Mask Exempt British Columbian who* * had Police at his door - due to his medical mask* * exemption not **being recognized by the "Karen"* * running local Post Office Outlet* *EXCLUSIVE: POLICE VISITS MASK EXEMPT MAN AT HIS HOME ON BEHALF OF FRIGHTENED CANADA POST EMPLOYEE!!! - Press For Truth* "A BC man had RCMP visit him at his home last night all because he didn’t wear a mask at his local post office. *Eric MacIntosh* explained to the Canada Post employee that he has a medical exemption but this didn’t stop her from calling 911 which eventually led to the poli...
The Washington Post Can’t Stop Babbling About Russians ‘Hacking Our Minds’
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
The Washington Post has published another article warning its readers that the Russians are “hacking our minds”, this one authored by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “Russia hasn’t just hacked our computer systems. It’s hacked our minds.” blares the ridiculous, propagandistic headline for an article about “the […]
Kevin McCarthy Discusses Finally Receiving FBI Briefing on Eric Swalwell Compromise With Chinese Spies
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
The Democrats certainly appear to have a compromising situation with Chinese spies inside their political network that extends well beyond Representative Eric Swalwell and Senator Dianne Fienstein. The California delegation of Democrats most certainly has the biggest exposure to having … Continue reading → The post Kevin McCarthy Discusses Finally Receiving FBI Briefing on Eric Swalwell Compromise With Chinese Spies appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Trump Wins Flipped Michigan County; Georgia to Check Mail-In Ballot Signatures; US Bans More Chinese Companies
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
NTD The White House says Congress is working around the clock to agree on the next virus relief bill, Georgia’s Secretary of State announces a statewide audit of mail-in ballots, and the Department of Energy says it was hacked after a SolarWinds update. end
Pentagon Halts Biden Transition as Martial Law Looms
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Gold Price Will Do a Moonshot in 2021 With a Checkmate for the Federal Reserve | Lawrence Lepard
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Stansberry Research The increase in the U.S. money supply has gone up more in the past two weeks than in the weeks leading up to the start of the pandemic in March, so what is going on behind the scenes at the Fed? Lawrence Lepard of Equity Management Associates forecasts a continuance of monetary debasement, …
Cardinal Burke: Forces of The ‘Great Reset’ Have Used COVID to Advance Satanic ‘Evil Agenda’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Alpha News Raymond Cardinal Burke delivered a powerful homily for Saturday’s celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Video from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.) Full story: https://bit.ly/2JZPf1L end
Mysterious Radio Signal Detected from Exoplanet in Deep Space: Could Give New ‘Way to Examine Alien Worlds’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Mysterious Radio Signal Detected from Exoplanet in Deep Space: Could Give New ‘Way to Examine Alien Worlds’ by Chris Ciaccia | Fox News A group of researchers believes they have detected radio bursts that originated in the constellation Boötes – To date, more than 4,500 exoplanets have been discovered as scientists explore the universe to better …
Nurse Collapses on Television Minutes After Receiving Covid Vaccine
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Spiro Skouras America’s frontline workers are now receiving the Covid vaccine, it was reported that 2 health care workers who received the experimental shot in Alaska experienced severe adverse events minutes after taking the experimental Covid shot. Both were admitted to the ER and one was transferred to the ICU after experiencing severe adverse events …
The Globalists Power Trip Goes Pedal-To-The-Metal As More Evidence Emerges We Have Been Truly Had — More Signs ‘The Final Countdown’ To A New World Order Is On 
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
The Globalists Power Trip Goes Pedal-To-The-Metal As More Evidence Emerges We Have Been Truly Had by Stefan Stanford – All News Pipeline – Live Free Or Die, https://allnewspipeline.com/Home.php – More Signs ‘The Final Countdown’ To A New World Order Is On – While Covid-19 has been used as the globalists excuse to completely lock down …
Five in Ten 12/16/20: CIA Knew Russian Collusion Was Bogus
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
SkyWatch TV Newly declassified handwritten notes from former CIA Director John Brennan show that the intelligence community knew before the 2016 election that claims of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign were invented by Hillary Clinton’s campaign. – 5) Mitch McConnell warns Republican senators not to challenge Electoral College results; 4) Intelligence community knew Russian …
Seriously? Gunshot Deaths Counted Among COVID-19 Fatalities In Colorado
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Seriously? Gunshot Deaths Counted Among COVID-19 Fatalities In Colorado by Stephen Green via PJMedia.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ A pair of gunshot deaths that counted among COVID fatalities have earned the ire of a county coroner in Colorado. – Grand County, in the sparsely-populated (but breathtaking) northwestern quarter of the state, is home to fewer than 15,000 people …
Doctors, Normal and Abnormal
Adam Dick, Peace and Prosperity - 38 minutes ago
[image: undefined] There seem to be few normal doctors around anymore. Try to have an appointment with many doctors over the last few months and they will demand that you put a mask over your nose and mouth — supposedly to block coronavirus transmission. You’d think, given they are doctors, they would know that there are health risks from you doing so and that it is not established that you doing so provides any net protection against coronavirus. Yet, they demand away. This is abnormal behavior. Then, check out the big money news organizations and pretty soon you are likely to rea...
Belgian Minister Tweets EU's Covid Vaccine Prices From Each Manufacturer
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Drug and vaccine prices have always been very closely guarded commercial secrets. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/Rex/Shutterstock *The Guardian*:* Belgian minister tweets EU's Covid vaccine price list to anger of manufacturers* *Pharmaceutical companies complain of breach of confidentiality after amount EU has agreed to pay for leading vaccines goes public* A Belgian minister has blown the lid off a sensitive and commercial secret – the price that the EU has agreed to pay for the leading Covid vaccines. Belgium’s budget state secretary, Eva De Bleeker, posted the price list on Twitt...
Up to 16 Buried in New Artisanal Mine Collapse in Nicaragua
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Between eight and 16 people became trapped underground in a new artisanal mine collapse Friday in Nicaragua, where more than a score of small-scale miners have died or gone missing in just over a month.
Italians Face Strict Holiday Lockdowns amid COVID-19 Surge
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday a series of strict lockdowns over the Christmas and New Year holidays to address growing numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths.
New Year Brings Fresh Optimism for Migrants Stranded in Mexico
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Migrants who remain stranded in Mexico after a year of trials and tribulations, including the coronavirus pandemic, devastating storms in Central America and the United States’ hardline immigration stance, are hopeful that Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House will lead to an easing of his predecessor’s policies and a more promising future.
Former Mexican Governor Gunned Down
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
A former governor of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, Aristoteles Sandoval, died at the hospital on Friday after being shot inside a restaurant in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said.
Johnson Declines to Rule Out Post-Christmas Lockdown in UK
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined on Friday to rule out a new national lockdown in England after the Christmas holiday period amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases.
US Vice President Receives COVID-19 Vaccine on Live TV
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
United States Vice President Mike Pence became on Friday the highest-ranking US government official to date to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
At Least 15 Civilians Killed in Afghan Motorcycle Bombing
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
At least 15 civilians were killed and 20 others injured on Friday when an explosive-laden motorcycle was detonated in eastern Afghanistan close to a house where a Koran reading ceremony was underway.
Perez Takes Albon’s Seat at F1’s Red Bull
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez will race alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in next year’s world championship, the team announced on Friday.
Cod or Scallops: English Fishing Fights for Its Future
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Activity at the port of Brixham, in southwest England, has been muted by the pandemic, but members of the fishing community are nervously awaiting the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.
Pakistan Calls for Reduction in Afghan Violence to Boost Peace Process
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Friday for a reduction in Afghanistan violence after meeting with a Taliban delegation currently on a visit to Islamabad.
Carlos Ghosn: They Never Expected Me to Escape from Japan
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Former Nissan president Carlos Ghosn says that legal cases filed against him in a host of countries are “fabricated” and are down to the fact that no-one expected him to escape from Japan.
Tourists Flock to Chinese Tropical Island Hainan as Pandemic Subsides
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
A 108-meter statue of the Buddhist goddess of Piety welcomes the hundreds of thousands of tourists visiting the beaches of the tropical Chinese island of Hainan, which has not recorded any COVID-19 cases for six months.
The Next Super Virus
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Deforestation and the unbridled exploitation of natural resources in the massively biodiverse Democratic Republic of Congo could leave humanity further exposed to the next super virus.
Broomstick weddings
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 1 hour ago
Obviously all communities demand rituals to celebrate any change of status. This innovation is as good as any. It was hardly limited to africans and it is more measure of lack of actual coin or even chattels in hte broader community. Seen that way, this is a good fix.. *Broomstick weddings* https://aeon.co/essays/broomstick-weddings-and-the-history-of-the-atlantic-world *From Kentucky to Wales and all across the Atlantic, the enslaved and downtrodden got married – by leaping over a broom. Why?* *To marry under the broomstick: detail from Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Piet...
what immunity is and what it is not
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 hour ago
12-18 Sars-Cov-2 South Korea 1/11= 9% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/south-korea/ ………………………………………….… Russia 28.5/472= 6% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia ………………………………………………….. Germany 31/334.7= 9.3% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/germany ………………………………………… Turkey 27/190= 14% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/turkey ……………………………………………..… Brazil 69/680= 10.1% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/brazil ………………………………………...
Moderna Experimental mRNA Vaccine Issued Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA Illegally
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 2 hours ago
After an FDA Advisory Committee voted 20 to 0 with one abstention to issue Moderna emergency use authorization (EUA) for their mRNA experimental COVID vaccine, the FDA took their advice today and issued the EUA. As is the case with the Pfizer mRNA experimental vaccine which received an EUA last week, it is important to understand that this vaccine is NOT approved by the FDA. It is only authorized to be used in emergency situations, and the Health Bureaucrats who make these decisions for everyone have already planned to make COVID an "emergency pandemic" that apparently will last for...
Moderna Experimental mRNA Vaccine Issued Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA Illegally
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
After an FDA Advisory Committee voted 20 to 0 with one abstention to issue Moderna emergency use authorization (EUA) for their mRNA experimental COVID vaccine, the FDA took their advice today and issued the EUA. As is the case with the Pfizer mRNA experimental vaccine which received an EUA last week, it is important to understand that this vaccine is NOT approved by the FDA. It is only authorized to be used in emergency situations, and the Health Bureaucrats who make these decisions for everyone have already planned to make COVID an "emergency pandemic" that apparently will last for...
Gotham City Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 3 hours ago
(Trump's signal was of a vulture.) ------------------------------ "I’m not nuts… I’m not a conspiracy theory person. I don’t like them. I don’t like conspiracy theories at all. But something is going on here that’s bigger than meets the eye.” Yeah, keep telling yourself that, Chuckles. ------------------------------ Is anyone surprised by this, that Kellyanne Conjob and Ivanka would water down CDC guidelines? ------------------------------ Draining the swamp, eh? ------------------------------ Personally, I don't know what she ever saw in an evil, avaricious s...
Two Rohingya Refugee Children from Cox’s Bazar Join Sesame Street
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
Two Rohingya refugee children from Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh will join Sesame Street, one of the most popular children’s programs around the world, so that it also reflects children from the ethnic minority group affected by a wave of violence that forced hundreds of thousands to flee Myanmar.
Pfizer/BioNTech Apply for Vaccine Approval in Japan
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
United States pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied on Friday to the Japanese government for approval of their COVID-19 vaccine, the companies reported in a statement.
Tokyo Approves Two Warships Equipped with Missile-Interceptor Systems
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
The government of Japan approved on Friday the construction of two new naval warships equipped with Aegis missile-interceptor systems, after discarding their land-based installation plan, officials reported.
Is this what it is coming to?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Liberty & Freedom: Is this what it is coming to?
Adrenochrome Harvesting – “This is what happens when you run out of adrenochrome
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Wake Up To The Truth: : Satanic Adrenochrome harvesting from children has made mainstream news in Turkey and Bulgaria – showing the hollywood elites connection to drinking baby blood. This is the beginning of the Great Awakening. You Will Know What I Know. Get prepared. via “This is what happens when you…
Tonight's Movie Is 'The Flying Missile' (1950)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*WNU Editor*: From YouTube .... *The Flying Missile is a 1950 Cold War era film starring Glenn Ford and Viveca Lindfors. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy it tells a fictionalized story of the then recently revealed story of the US Navy's first mounting and firing submarine-launched cruise missiles such as the Loon off the deck of submarines.* This movie was way ahead of its time.
Their continued Fakery and F**kery
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Dispatches from the Asylum: Oh, bejesus! As the world wide waste of humanity continues to listen and obey the demons of the era, the collective soul of humankind is evidently ready and willing to sacrifice their health and livelihood for the kick in the crotch or the brick to the head from…
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 18, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Luke Harding, The Guardian:* *Cyber-attack is brutal reminder of the Russia problem facing Joe Biden* * Analysis: new president must find a way to contain such hyper-aggressive behaviour from Moscow * It is Joe Biden’s biggest foreign policy headache. As well as confronting the Covid pandemic, the president-elect has to deal with a more familiar problem: Russia. Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election cast a shadow over US politics for four long years. And now the Kremlin appears to have struck again. This week details emerged of an unprecedented cyber-attack ...
The X-40A Proto-Space Plane Was Truly Something Special
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, * Today only one X-40A test vehicle remains in existence. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The X-40A was not the first step in a reusable space plane, a concept that had predated the original space shuttle by decades. The experimental scaled-down aircraft was also just one part of the efforts to develop a reusable spacecraft that could be used in low earth orbit missions. Today only one X-40A test vehicle remains in existence, and it is in the collection of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. However, the program, which ...
Floating Air Bases: Meet the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-Class Carrier
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * No other nation has deployed a nuclear-powered supercarriers of comparable size and striking power. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Nimitz-class supercarriers will continue to sail the world’s oceans well into the mid-twenty-first century. Giant aircraft carriers have become synonymous with U.S. military power, but many do not realize just how exceptional these vessels are. These floating air bases are loaded with dozens of advanced war planes and can launch up to 150 sorties per day. No other nation has deployed a nuclear-powered supercarriers of...
The Nature of Philosophy
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 2 hours ago
Ninety percent of the good philosophy is translation, exposition, expansion, or refutation of the philosophy of the great philosophers of the past. A learned philosopher would know that the edifice of new philosophy stands on the giant shoulders of the past philosophers, and he would accept as his first duty the task of interpreting the works of those philosophers who have preceded in the areas of philosophy that are of significance to him.
"Once Americans Get Desperately Hungry Is When We Will See Absolutely Insane Economic Riots"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 2 hours ago
*"Once Americans Get Desperately Hungry Is When * *We Will See Absolutely Insane Economic Riots"* by Epic Economist "The events we all witnessed throughout this year have changed our perception of what is considered normal. We have gotten so used to bad news, that many of us can already anticipate that what is coming ahead are even more hardships. Our optimism isn't based on future achievements anymore, but instead coming back to where we were before this whole meltdown has started. Since the burst of the crisis, in every month and every week that passes by we've seen some part of o...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 12/18/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 2 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 12/18/20"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *DEC 18, 2020 - 19:40:* "The Response To COVID-19 In Oregon Has Entered The Surreal" *DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 2:15 PM: *"Apple Closes LA Stores; White House Prepares National Shutdown Guidance: Live Updates" ○ * Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak Dec. 18, 2020 3:13 PM ET: * The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 75,357,400 people, according to official counts, including 17,401,776 Americans. At least 1,668,500 have died. *Dec. 18, 2020 3:13 PM ET: * *Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case...
Urgent Call To End The Illegal Sanctions
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
U.S.-backed economic sanctions impact nearly one-third of humanity in some thirty countries, causing untold death and devastation by denying them access to global markets restricting the ability to generate wealth, stabilise currency, and provide basic human essentials for their people. For the past several decades, the United States of America has used its considerable institutional power (over finance and diplomacy) to strangle countries that do not fall in line with its global political and economic agenda. The most dramatic case is Cuba, which has faced a blockade for six deca...
Workers Suffer As US Pandemic Relief Bill Goes Nowhere In Congress
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 3 hours ago
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic taken a staggering toll in terms of loss of life in the United States but has also caused social and economic dislocation for the working class on a massive scale. The impact of this crisis is likely to last far beyond the distribution of a vaccine. When the pandemic began to spiral out of control in March, Will Harris was one of the millions of retail workers who lost their income. Harris, who worked two part-time jobs, said that as the months of unemployment dragged on, “I couldn’t afford all my groceries when I needed them… I felt bad for s...
"Come, My Friends..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“The long day wanes; the slow moon climbs; the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars...” ~ from “Ulysses,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Importance of Solitude and Meditation
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Gary 'Z' McGee* - Meditation and solitude are “entrances” into this hunger for the unknown. Indeed, but this is no time for self-pity. This is a time to fill in the blind spot.
COVID-19 Destroys The Weakest And Poorest
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - While the media and political and economic institutions claim the pandemic narrative is based on scientific consensus, this clearly isn’t the case.
Nurse Collapses On Television Minutes After Receiving Covid Vaccine
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Spiro Skouras* - Two Alaskan health care workers who received the experimental Covid shot experienced severe adverse events minutes afterward.
Big Brother In Disguise: The Rise Of A New, Technological World Order
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - It had the potential for disaster.
World News Briefs -- December 18, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Daily Mail:* *Congressman compares Russian hack of US government and corporate America to Pearl Harbor sneak attack - as officials say agents ran a dry run in October 2019 and one Senator calls it 'an act of war' * * Congressman compares Russian hack of US government and corporate America to Pearl Harbor sneak attack as officials say agents ran a dry run in October 2019 and one Senator calls it 'an act of war' * Colorado congressman compares SUNBURST attack to 'cyber Pearl Harbor' * Microsoft president says the attack is a 'moment of reckoning' for America * Suspected Russia...
World War II: How Imperial Japan Could Have Still Won Against America
James Holmes, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*James Holmes* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC22EI96GOY2&share=true] The decision to attack Pearl Harbor was one of the most disasterous moves. *Key point: *Imperial Japan could have sidelined and ignored America instead of attacking outright. Alternatively, Tokyo could have braced itself for a long struggle in which victory was determined simply by making the costs too high. Let's face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. Resolve and resources exp...
A Lasting Peace in Afghanistan Must Include All Afghans
Mariam Banahi, Devon Cone, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Mariam Banahi, Devon Cone* *Security, Middle East* Afghans want peace. And most members of the international community—none more so than the United States—want conflict in Afghanistan to end as soon as possible. But at what cost? Afghanistan’s First Lady Rula Ghani recently insisted that a loss of women’s rights in the country cannot be “the cost of peace.” But that may happen unless the Taliban—which is likely to return to power as part of any peace deal—makes a significant commitment to protecting the rights of the most disenfranchised in Afghan society. This includes margina...
How Would America's M1 Tanks Fare in a War With China or Russia?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Russia’s new T-14 Armata tank presents a peer challenge to the Abrams. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Army is currently planning to develop a more radical upgraded Abrams. Back in the 1990s I recall reading Tom Clancy’s loving paean to the M1 Abrams, *Armored Cav*, in which he related that the unkillable tank had never been knocked out by hostile fire. The Abrams’ 120mm cannon effortlessly peeled the turrets off of T-72 tanks in the Gulf War, while Russian anti-tank missiles and 125mm shells couldn’t pierce the American tank’s Chobham armor. ...
How Deadly is Russia's Akula-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Russian Navy maintains ten to eleven Akulas, according to Jane’s accounting in 2016, but only three or four are in operational condition. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Despite the Akula’s poor readiness rate, they continue to make up the larger part of Russia’s nuclear attack submarine force. The Soviet Union produced hot-rod submarines that could swim faster, take more damage, and dive deeper than their American counterparts—but the U.S. Navy remained fairly confident it had the Soviet submarines outmatched because they were all extremely n...
RIP, Imperial Japan: How America Managed to Win at the Battle of Midway
James Holmes, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*James Holmes* *History, Asia* [image: By Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8), U.S. Navy; The original uploader was Palm dogg at English Wikipedia., 2006-01-30 (first version); 2006-02-14 (last version) - Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-17054 from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command; originally f] The shocking turnaround was something akin to a miracle. *Key point: *The battle was only six months after Pearl Harbor and the outcome was far from certain. Here is how America managed to pull a rabbit out of a hat. A devil’s advocate is a precious commodity. That has to be one of the t...
How the Battle of Leyte Gulf Broke Imperial Japan
James Holmes, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*James Holmes* *History, Asia* [image: By photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93) - U.S. Navy photo NH 99106, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1287552] This fight, combined with Midway, changed the war and sealed Tokyo’s fate. *Key point: *This fight was brutal and it also showed how Imperial Japan would be unable to build enough ships to replace their losses. In fact, industrial might would be a major reason America would win the war. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a tough slog, where U.S. maritime forces reclaimed a beachhead in the Far East aft...
U.S. Cyber Attack News Updates -- December 18, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Daily Mail:** Microsoft identifies AT LEAST 40 government agencies and companies targeted in 'nine-month long Russian' hack that breached US nuclear agencies and warns it will rise 'substantially' - as feds say attack poses 'grave threat' * * Microsoft has already identified at least 40 government agencies and companies targeted in the massive suspected Russian hack * The software titan said that 80 percent of the victims it has uncovered so far are in the United States and warns that number will rise 'substantially' * It did not reveal the names of those infiltrated by hack...
No, Harvey Staub the ‘Pharmacist’ Is Not Right About COVID
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Tweets claiming to be authored by a pharmacist assert that a decline in Tamiflu sales proves COVID-19 is not as dangerous as claimed. It's a great case study in how not to use data.
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
*Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)"* Full screen mode highly recommended! Rest, relax a little...
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Many globular clusters were destroyed over the eons by repeated fateful encounters with each other or the Galactic center. Surviving relics are older than any Earth fossil, older than any other structures in our Galaxy, and limit the universe itself in raw age. There are few, if any, young globular clusters in our Milky Way Galaxy because conditions are not ripe for more to form. Pictured a...
No, Military Generals Didn’t Announce Imposing Martial Law After Christmas
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
If they had, we're pretty sure you'd hear about it from a source more credible than this blurry meme.
"We Never See..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“You know, we never see the world exactly as it is. We see it as we hope it will be or we fear it might be. And we spend our lives going through a sort of modified stages of grief about that realization. And we deny it, and then we argue with it, and we despair over it. But eventually - and this is my belief - that we come to see it, not as despairing, but as vitalizing. We never see the world exactly as it is because we are how the world is.” - Maria Popova
"Feeling Overwhelmed: Breathing into Order"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
*"Feeling Overwhelmed: Breathing into Order"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Always know, the Universe works in perfect order and you are never given more thank you can handle. Sometimes we may feel like there is just too much we need to do. Feeling overwhelmed may make it seem like the universe is picking on us, but the opposite is true: we are only given what we can handle. Difficult situations are opportunities to be our best selves, hone our skills and rise to the occasion. The best place to start is to take a deep breath. As you do, remind yourself that the universe works in ...
Did Bing Confirm China Would Invade the USA?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
TikTok videos purported that the Bing search engine was displaying news that said China was planning to invade the U.S. and engage in war from 2020-2025.
Woman Arrested After Array of Animals Found in Home
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found three dead animals in her home and seized more than two dozen cats along with dogs, squirrels and an owl.
US Clears Moderna Vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd Shot in Arsenal
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The FDA has authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health.
Ruby Freeman Was Not Arrested by the FBI
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Election-fraud fan fiction spun out of control in 2020.
Does the Vatican Have Darth Vader in Its Nativity Scene?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The 2020 has been wild, but not quite that wild.
Will the Clock Strike Twelve Before Christmas?
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 1 hour ago
Yun Li and Pippa Stevens of CNBC report the Dow falls more than 100 points as lawmakers struggle to seal last-minute stimulus deal: Stocks slipped from record highs in volatile trading on Friday as lawmakers struggled to bridge differences on additional coronavirus stimulus measures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 124.32 points, or 0.4%, to 30,179.05. At its session low, the 30-stock benchmark shed more than 270 points. The S&P 500 dipped 0.4%, or 13.07 points, to 3,709.41, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.1%, or 9.11 points, to 12,755.64. All three indexes touched n...
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 18, 2020
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
© Courtesy James Griffin/US Navy/Handout via REUTERS *RT*: *China & Russia listed as main rivals in new US maritime strategy aimed at shaping ‘balance of power for the rest of the century* The US Navy will adopt a more ‘assertive’ approach to China and Russia, according to the country’s new maritime strategy, which says that actions taken in the next decade will determine power dynamics for the rest of the century. Titled ‘Advantage at Sea’, the document, authored by the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, calls for greater integration of US naval forces in order to counter “de...
We remember, Joe—author unknown
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
Here is my little bitty small issue with the whole "let us all be the United States” again, from Joe Biden. For the last 4+ years, the Democrats have gone scorched earth on the Republican party. You have salted the fields and now you want to grow crops. The problem is we have memories longer than a hamster. We remember the protests the day of/after the inauguration. We remember the 4 years of vicious personal attacks. We remember “not our president” and the “Resistance…” We remember being called racist and evil. We remember Maxine Walters telling followers to harass Trump suppor...
Dinesh D’Souza Makes The Argument Against Forming a New Party
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
I respect Dinesh D’Souza. However, on this issue I also disagree intensely. The foundation of D’Souza’s reason why he does not support a new political party, a MAGA or Patriot party, appears flawed. D’Souza is actually making the argument that … Continue reading → The post Dinesh D’Souza Makes The Argument Against Forming a New Party appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Chet Raymo, “Thinking About Thinking”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*“Thinking About Thinking”* by Chet Raymo “It is not easy to live in that continuous awareness of things which alone is true living," wrote the naturalist Joseph Wood Krutch. And, of course, he was right. Our brains are separated from the world by a permeable membrane. Attention flows outwards. Sense impressions flow inwards. Of this two-way traffic- this awareness- we create a soul. At this moment, as I sit at my desk on a hillside in the west of Ireland, I try to be aware. Sunlight streams across my computer keyboard; eight minutes ago these photons were on the surface of the sun...
"Tell Yourself..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” - Louise Erdrich
WILL TRUMP JUST CASH IN AND THEN PASS THE TORCH?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
As Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman reported today in *The New York Times,* losing the presidency has perhaps been Donald Trump's most successful business venture. Deflated by a loss he has yet to acknowledge, Mr. Trump has cushioned the blow by coaxing huge sums of money from his loyal supporters — often under dubious pretenses — raising roughly $250 million since Election Day along with the national party. More than $60 million of that sum has gone to a new political action committee, according to people familiar with the matter, which Mr. Trump will control after he leaves ...
CDC says E. coli outbreak from mystery source has ended with patients in 9 states
Coral Beach, Food Safety News - 4 hours ago
Even though the outbreak strain was identified in lettuce, federal officials continued to say today that the source of an E. Coli O157:H7 outbreak is unknown. The CDC declared the outbreak is over. “Laboratory testing identified the outbreak strain in a sample of Tanimura & Antle romaine lettuce in a single-head package, which was on... Continue Reading
Post-modern art finds a way to ruin (more) of Christmas with this botched Vatican nativity scene
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Joel Abbott Dec 17th, 2020 What exactly is this abomination? Terrifying indeed. The Vatican, which has displayed a nativity scene since the 1980s, decided it wanted to go for broke on postmodern expression this year, as if 2020 definitely needed weird-as-heck nativity to bring it to a close. Baby Jesus?? While the scene drew immediate … Continue reading Post-modern art finds a way to ruin (more) of Christmas with this botched Vatican nativity scene →
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
Two hours of Hidden Mathematics.
AFA.net – There Really Wasn’t Much Peace or Silence That Night
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Friday, December 18, 2020 Have you ever returned to a place from your childhood only to find that it’s not quite the way you remember it? I’m not referring to the changes that have taken place. I’m talking about the things that aren’t changed but somehow don’t seem to be the way you remember them. … Continue reading AFA.net – There Really Wasn’t Much Peace or Silence That Night →
Why does the WHO Now Admit that the PCR COVID Tests are Not Accurate? So They Can Claim the Vaccine is Working?
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 5 hours ago
The World Health Organization released a guidance memo on December 14th, warning that high cycle thresholds on PCR tests will result in false positives. While this information is accurate, it has also been available for months, so we must ask: why are they reporting it now? Is it to make it appear the vaccine works?
Why does the WHO Now Admit that the PCR COVID Tests are Not Accurate? So They Can Claim the Vaccine is Working?
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
The World Health Organization released a guidance memo on December 14th, warning that high cycle thresholds on PCR tests will result in false positives. While this information is accurate, it has also been available for months, so we must ask: why are they reporting it now? Is it to make it appear the vaccine works?
AOC passed over by Dems for spot on key House committee
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
nypost By Ebony Bowden December 18, 2020 WASHINGTON — Democrats on Friday shot down Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign for a prized seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — instead appointing fellow New York Rep. Kathleen Rice. The New York congresswomen had been jockeying for the seat and lobbying colleagues behind the scenes, but … Continue reading AOC passed over by Dems for spot on key House committee →
Gregory Mannarino, "COLLAPSE: The New America Welcomes You"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"COLLAPSE: The New America Welcomes You"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *Food for thought:* "What Would Happen If the Fed Ceased to Exist?"
Cuomo says COVID shutdown ‘avoidable’ as de Blasio warns of closure
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
nypost By Bernadette Hogan and Lia Eustachewich December 18, 2020 Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to put forth a positive spin despite the state’s rising-again COVID-19 Friday, saying another New York shutdown is “avoidable” — a day after Mayor de Blasio said a fresh lockdown could come right after Christmas. “A shutdown is totally avoidable. Totally,” … Continue reading Cuomo says COVID shutdown ‘avoidable’ as de Blasio warns of closure →
Pelosi Postpones Weekly Press Conference For the Second Time Today After Taking Covid-19 Vaccine
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 5 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) received the Covid-19 vaccine Friday afternoon at the direction of the Office of the... The post Pelosi Postpones Weekly Press Conference For the Second Time Today After Taking Covid-19 Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Former Goldman CFO Calls For Universal Basic Income “To Stave Off Revolution”
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 5 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Former Goldman Sachs CFO Marty Chavez thinks that income redistribution via Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the only way... The post Former Goldman CFO Calls For Universal Basic Income “To Stave Off Revolution” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
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