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This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 19
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1983 Reagan Special Envoy to Middle East Rumsfeld arrived in Baghdad to try to improve US-Iraq relations (Musings On Iraq review *The Saddam Tapes*) 1998 Op Desert Fox by Pres Clinton to punish Iraq for ending cooperation with UN weapons inspectors ended Iraq gave up rebuilding its WMD programs as a result (Musings On Iraq How Operation Desert Fox Finished Off Iraq’s WMD Programs) 2001 Gen Franks made 3rd presentation to Rumsfeld of revised Iraq war plan (Musings On Iraq review *Shaping the Plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Role of Military Intelligence Assessment*...
Was the “Election Fraud” a Trap set up by Trump?
Karma Singh, BolenReport - 13 hours ago
US Presidential Election Update… Since long before the first ballot counts were in, we have been persistently told by the main stream press that Joe Biden had won by a huge margin. From Europe by Karma Singh To bring a little clarity to this, it is necessary to point out that more than 90% of … Continue reading Was the “Election Fraud” a Trap set up by Trump?
Nick Bryant sums up the BBC's view of the year
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
The final *From Our Own Correspondent *of 2020 ended with an unusually long item by Nick Bryant, the BBC's perma-tanned and opinionated New York correspondent. Given its length and placing, it was clearly chosen to represent the BBC 'at its best'. It strove for effect and I suspect it will be 'award-winning', given its content - and the applause it's already receiving from the usual people. I will try to summarise it for you, as it absolutely reeked of BBC bias: Nick's mum "called it" early: 2020 "has become a byword for all that was wrong, the worst year ever". Nick him...
Worst Job Ever: Disarming Nuclear Weapons
Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *History, Americas* Though incapable of a nuclear explosion at this point, the device still contained enough high explosives to destroy the shot tower — and everything and everyone on it. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Even then the bomb was deadly. Though incapable of a nuclear explosion at this point, the device still contained enough high explosives to destroy the shot tower — and everything and everyone on it. In the spring of 1952, the U.S. government tested tactical nuclear weapons at the Nevada Proving Ground as part of Operation Tumbler-Snapper. It wa...
Free Download: R.D. Laing, "The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"The Divided Self: * *An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness"* by R.D. Laing "Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989), usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness – in particular, the experience of psychosis. Laing's views on the causes and treatment of serious mental dysfunction, greatly influenced by existential philosophy, ran counter to the psychiatric orthodoxy of the day by taking the expressed feelings of the individual patient or client as valid descriptions of lived experience rather than simply as symp...
Tropical Depression "Vicky" kills 5, set to make landfall over Palawan, Philippines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago
At least five fatalities were reported during the onslaught of Tropical Depression "Vicky" in the Philippines on Saturday, December 19, 2020 -- the storm is forecast to make landfall over the central portion of Palawan on Saturday night, and intensify into...... Read more »
Imagine This: American Tanks and Soldiers With Self-Healing Armor
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000061592&share=true] Could the Pentagon make such high-tech dreams a reality? *Key point: *New technologies, such as biological polymers could help make armor that repairs itself. How close could a practical application of that discovery be? Imagine combat vehicles, drones or robots able to regenerate armor or other materials after being hit by enemy fire. Now think about advanced high-performing protective equipment for soldiers that includes self-sustaining ...
YB-49 Flying Wing: The 1940s Stealth Bomber?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *YB-49, * It probably inspired the B-2. As the United States approached World War II, it enjoyed the luxury of many innovative aircraft companies, and a ton of money to spend. Part of this bounty went to pursuit aircraft, part to tactical attack planes, and part to long-range bombers. This last generated one of the most interesting failures ever to emerge from the U.S. aviation industry; the Northrop YB-49 “flying wing” bomber. *The Flying Wing* Early aviation engineers appreciated the potential for a “flying wing” design. A flying wing, which minimizes fuselag...
The Video the Air Force Wants Everyone To See: An F-35 in 'Beast Mode'
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Americas* The video, dating back to November of 2018, depicts an F-35 simultaneously firing five air-to-surface missiles against five test targets. At least one of the targets--a light vehicle--can be seen moving. *Key Point:* The F-35's beast mode boasts a whopping maximum of fourteen AIM-120 missiles and two smaller AIM-9X missiles for air missions, or six GBU-31’s along with four AIM-120’s/9X’s for ground missions. A recently leaked video sheds light on one of the F-35’s possible weapons configurations, previously dubbed as “beast mode” in a Lockhee...
Jupiter And Saturn Put Up Quite A Show
Tommaso Dorigo, Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
In what is a once-in-a-few-lifetimes experience, I witnessed today the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky (with a crescent moon thrown in to boot). While every sixteen years or so the two planets end up angularly close because of their different orbital period (Jupiter revolves around our Sun in 11.9 years, Saturn takes 29.4 years), small differences in their orbital planes make the smallest distance they reach usually of the order a degree. read more
"A Real Church Sign"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
"Oh yeah, we're doing fine. Thanks for asking..."
"A World Without the Fed"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"A World Without the Fed"* by Charles Hugh Smith "What would happen if the Federal Reserve ceased to exist? We all know the answer: global markets would instantly collapse. And the global financial system, now entirely dependent on Fed stimulus, intervention, manipulation, free money for financiers and endless printing of trillions of dollars out of thin air, would crash, leaving nothing but a steaming, fetid pile of corruption infested by the cockroaches scurrying around gobbling up the few crumbs left. What would happen if the Federal Reserve ceased to exist? The Treasury would...
Gods and Robots: Ancient Dreams of Technology
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
I don’t know about you but this covid and election bullshit is getting really irksome. Since I had to run out for more popcorn to continue watching that soap opera drama and all the meaningless wrangling and bickering I think I’m going to watch a movie that has more meaning and very well may matter … Continue reading Gods and Robots: Ancient Dreams of Technology →
Joe, We’ve just learned that you we’re office mates with your son’s Chinese business partner
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
For the Love of of Music… C-Notes, in particular! By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—December 18, 2020 via Joe, We’ve just learned that you we’re office mates with your son’s Chinese business partner
The Scandal Of The Century
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The Dan Bongino Show– Episode 1418 By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives—December 18, 2020 In this episode, I discuss yesterday’s bombshell release of new texts about the plot to take down Trump. Joe Biden thinks his son Hunter is really smart. Newly revealed texts show that the FBI was investigating Trump before … Continue reading The Scandal Of The Century →
Insurrection & Martial Law Ignoring The Gauntlet
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
To all the public servants ready to purchase our slavery for their safety, we say, Go To Hell By Ray DiLorenzo —— Bio and Archives—December 19, 2020 As Thomas Paine said in 1776, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” And so it is today. There is a ghostly silence in every corner of … Continue reading Insurrection & Martial Law Ignoring The Gauntlet →
City Of Paris Is Fined 90,000 Euros For Naming Too Many Women To Senior Positions : NPR
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
December 15, 2020 Laurel Wamsley The city of Paris has been fined 90,000 euros for an unusual infraction: It appointed too many women to senior positions in the government. In 2018, 11 women and five men became senior officials. That meant 69% of the appointments were women — in violation of a rule that dictated … Continue reading City Of Paris Is Fined 90,000 Euros For Naming Too Many Women To Senior Positions : NPR →
City of Paris fined 90,000 euros for—wait for it—appointing TOO MANY WOMEN to senior positions
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Cardinal Pritchard Dec 18th, 2020 Well, it looks like liberals have found themselves in yet another pickle—this time in France. Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who is the first female mayor of Paris and has held the position since 2014, broke a pretty serious gender equality law back in 2018 when she appointed 11 females and ONLY … Continue reading City of Paris fined 90,000 euros for—wait for it—appointing TOO MANY WOMEN to senior positions →
Are you kidding me? Now they want to cancel HELEN KELLER for being “just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person.”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Reagan Rose Dec 18th, 2020 If you’re like most Americans, when you hear the name of deaf and blind activity Helen Keller you think “privilege.” No? Well, maybe that’s because… HELEN KELLER COULDN’T SEE OR HEAR. That’s like the total opposite of privilege. Despite those major disadvantages, however, Keller overcame them. She learned to communicate … Continue reading Are you kidding me? Now they want to cancel HELEN KELLER for being “just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person.” →
I read Jill Biden’s doctoral dissertation and everyone can stop calling her “Doctor” now
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
PlanetMoron Dec 18th, 2020 I came at this from a different place than most people. I know individuals who have an Ed.D. in education. They are generally respected in the field and the honorific “doctor” is often used within the academic setting. So I did not jump aboard the “Jill Biden isn’t a real doctor” … Continue reading I read Jill Biden’s doctoral dissertation and everyone can stop calling her “Doctor” now →
Nothing to see here! Just a botched Covid-19 injection at UMC featuring an empty syringe…
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
David Doppleganger Dec 18th, 2020 In a televised moment that will surprise almost none of us, University Medical Center in El Paso, TX, administered what it claimed to be one of the first vaccine injections at its campus. The problem? THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE SYRINGE! Watch as the person administering the vaccine fumbles and … Continue reading Nothing to see here! Just a botched Covid-19 injection at UMC featuring an empty syringe… →
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio just comes right out and says it, “I’d like to say very bluntly: our mission is to redistribute wealth.”
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago
Yes, it is, but the sheeple think it’s to tax the rich and give to the poor, not so little sheeple, just look at all the BX AOC is pulling over you while you think the socialist masters to come will be your surrogate parents? Not so, their mission is to squash you just like … Continue reading NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio just comes right out and says it, “I’d like to say very bluntly: our mission is to redistribute wealth.” →
Tu-144: Russia Wanted a Supersonic Concorde Jet (They Failed)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2002%3Anewsml_RP3DRHZRHEAA&share=true] The Tu-144 was very fast but it had many flaws. *Key point: *One of the interesting areas of competition during the Cold War was in civilians supersonic flight. In this, Moscow intially led the pack but then it fell far, far behind. The Soviet-built Tu-144 actually flew before its supersonic rival Concorde, though it had a number of flaws inherent to the design that severely limited its usefulness. Part of the problem with the Tu-144 was its ...
What Are the Sources of Chinese Conduct?
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000190949&share=true] The debate over what China wants and why Beijing acts the way it does continues. The Center for the National Interest recently hosted a panel of experts to discuss China's foreign policy. The transcript of the event can found below. More than a half-century ago, George Kennan published an analysis of the sources of Soviet conduct that helped to shape US policy toward Moscow throughout the Cold War. More recently, the State Department’s Poli...
Does Israel Now Have the Best Air Defense Systems in the World?
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* In the lead-up to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, a series of Israeli vessels took to sea to prepare for an unprecedented air-defense system test. Using advanced targets meant to resemble cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles Israel deployed its multilayered air-defense in a test designed to show all its systems work together. In the lead-up to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, a series of Israeli vessels took to sea to prepare for an unprecedented air-defense system test. Using advanced targets meant to resemble cruise missiles,...
Why Nothing Could Stop a 6th Generation F-22 Stealth Fighter Jet
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Wanna fight Russia or China? This is what you need. The scenario goes like this: In 2030, Russia invades the Baltic States. As the U.S. sends forces to Europe, China seizes the opportunity to seize disputed islands in the South China Sea. American airpower flies to the rescue, only to discover that sophisticated Russian and Chinese fighters and anti-aircraft defenses have rendered the skies too deadly for older American planes to conduct missions. If this scenario were to come to pass, current U.S. air power would be unable to cope. Too many a...
This Month in History (1773)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
On December 16, 1773, a group of American colonists, dressed as Indians, boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw 46 tons of tea overboard. They were protesting the Tea Act of 1773, enacted by Britain earlier that year. The Tea Act did not raise taxes on the colonists. Americans had been paying taxes on […] The post This Month in History (1773) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Iran’s deploys 71st naval fleet to international waters
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
[image: Iran’s deploys 71st naval fleet to international waters] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The 71st flotilla of the Iranian Navy set off for high seas to safeguard maritime routes used by Iranian vessels in international waters, specially in the Gulf of Aden. The new fleet which left Iran’s southern waters on Saturday consists of the home-made Alborz destroyer and helicopter-carrier warship named Khark. Meanwhile, the 70th fleet of warships of the Iranian Navy returned to Bandar Abbas in southern Iran after completing its mission in free waters. Continue reading Iran’s deploys 7...
General Sorry for ‘Miscommunication’ over Vaccine Shipments
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
"This is a Herculean effort and we are not perfect," Gen. Gustave Perna said.
China’s great wall of sand
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
China’s Man-Made Islands Are Falling Apart and Sinking Into the Oceans Perhaps they should have heeded ancient wisdom. “everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Matthew 7:24-27 NIV –##– –##– According to a partial article posted by the Asia Sentinel on December 17, 2020, it has been five years since Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command … Continue reading →
The SR-71 Blackbird Could Out Run Missiles (But Collets Dust in a Museum)
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * It was seriously fast. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Blackbird could sustain speeds above Mach 3, with a so far unbroken manned-flight record of Mach 3.3 or 3.5. *Blackbirds also flew recon missions off the Russian coast—though not over Russia itself—evading all of the Mach 3 MiG-25 fighters sent after them. Soviet defector Victor Belenko wrote in his biography MiG Pilot, “They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or ...
Stolen Tech: How America’s Bell X-5 Learned From Nazi Warplanes
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=630057] This plane was very innovative and it drew from Berlin’s own innovations. *Key point: *All countries learn from, and copy, each other's best weapons. Here is how the Bell X-5 made history by doing just that. While aircraft are often described as being “fixed-wing,” the fact is that some aren’t quite as fixed as others. Even before World War II some aircraft were designed with wings that could fold, which allowed up to 50 percent more aircraft to be stored aboard aircr...
Why China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Looks Like the F-35
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *J-31 Fighter, * Hint: China stole F-35 designs. Chinese media reports are now referencing new photos of the emerging J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter appearing on social media, ostensibly showing various design improvements to the new radar-evading multi-role aircraft. A May 5th report in the *Global Times*, an English Language Chinese newspaper, says the new photos show an …. “upgraded version with modifications made to its aerodynamic design just like the prototype that made its maiden flight in 2016, instead of the original version that made its public debut at Ai...
Mom's Meat and Potato Quiche
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
I was looking through my box of handwritten recipes the other day, and saw, "copied from Mom 1990" *Meat and Potato Quiche*. So I decided to try it today because I had all the ingredients. It's in the oven now, but I don't have great hopes for it. It uses shredded potatoes for the crust, and I'd forgotten that potatoes are very watery and turn pink when shredded. Directs say, press them into a 9" pie dish, bake for 15 minutes at 425 then add the meat, cheese and egg mixture, then put it back in the oven for 30 minutes. I could see immediately that the egg/milk liquid seeped ...
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 11 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists Schools waive requirements for teachers to fill pandemic-induced shortage Southern California Has Run Out Of ICU Beds For Coronavirus Patients Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught US blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including top chip maker SMICNurse Faints After Getting Vaccine - Has History In Landmark Ruling, Air Pollution Recorded as a Cause of Death for British Girl WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin Yes, you...
Pakistan comes under pressure to normalize relations with Israel
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
[image: Pakistan comes under pressure to normalize relations with Israel] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – In article posted by Israel Hayom on Wednesday, the newspaper reported that a Pakistani government aide met with Israeli officials during a trip to Tel Aviv. Citing a source in the Israeli cabinet, the newspaper reported the adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan flew business class from Islamabad to London, before making his way to Ben Gurion Airport on November 20th. Khan’s adviser reportedly took British Airways Flight 165 to Ben Gurion Airport and stayed for a few days in Israel...
CLINTEL study finds most of the CO2 increase is natural
David Wojick, CFACT - 12 hours ago
The study concludes that about 62% of the atmospheric CO2 increase is due to natural sources, not human emissions. The post CLINTEL study finds most of the CO2 increase is natural appeared first on CFACT.
China’s big fat climate lie
Craig Rucker, CFACT - 12 hours ago
Last Saturday the UN held an online "Climate Ambition Summit," and China used the occasion to play the rest of the world for fools. The post China’s big fat climate lie appeared first on CFACT.
My Work Continuage: A Confession
David Henderson, Econlib - 12 hours ago
I have a confession: I continued working even though I was told not to. I was reminded of this by this article by Mckenna Dallmeyer, Texas Senior Campus Correspondent for Campus Reform. It’s titled “State auditor demands nearly $2k from Ole Miss prof who went on ‘illegal’ strike,” Campus Reform, December 14, 2020. Here’s what […] The post My Work Continuage: A Confession appeared first on Econlib.
“Focus on the problem, people”
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 12 hours ago
After watching our elected officials, yet again, wait to the last minute to do something, I was not surprised things fell apart. That is one of the easiest predictions that could be made. I am certain they will regather and … Continue reading →
Sudan deploys large number of reinforcements to Ethiopian border
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
[image: Sudan deploys large number of reinforcements to Ethiopian border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Sudanese News Agency reported that the armed forces are continuing to advance inside the Fashaqa area to “return the usurped lands,” confirming the deployment of military reinforcements to the border with Ethiopia. The agency stated that “the leadership of the second infantry division received today the convoy of support provided by the tribes of Al-Bani Amer and Al-Habbab in the states of Kassala and Al-Qadarif, headed by the leader Daglal, the leader of the Al-Banna tribes A...
The Case for Ivermectin Covid Regimen
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
Physicians in many parts of the world needing inexpensive, effective Covid treatments have turned to Ivermectin with encouraging success. This news is largely ignored, but is now being compiled and promoted by frontline medical caregivers. Dominican Republic One Example of Ivermectin Results For example, consider the experience of Dominican Republic, a nation whose primary industry […]
When U-2 Spy Planes Landed on an Aircraft Carrier
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* In the 1960s, the CIA modified two U-2s to land on aircraft carriers—and they were used to spy on France. The venerable U-2 spy plane is an old bird. The first U-2s entered service with the United States in 1955 and are still flown today, due to extensive modifications. The large spy planes are easily recognizable thanks to their pencil-like fuselage and delicate looking wings. They are notoriously difficult to land even in favorable conditions—it would be hard to design an airframe less optimized for aircraft carrier landings. But, the CIA th...
The U.S. Army’s Long-Serving Sniper Rifle Has Its Roots in Hunting
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The M-24 Sniper Weapon System, standard issue among the Army’s sniper teams, is based on the fifty-six-year-old Remington 700 hunting rifle. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The Remington Model 700 is completely unrecognizable as the M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, but the sleek, skeletal sniper weapon owes its existence to the classic hunting rifle found in homes across America. The U.S. Army’s long-serving sniper rifle has its roots in one of the most iconic American hunting rifles ever produced. The M-24 Sniper Weapon System, standard issue among ...
US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Nazis
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The United States and Ukraine were the only two nations to vote against a United Nations resolution Wednesday on, “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.” The resolution passed 130-2. The resolution featured 70 fairly bland statements condemning the crimes of Adolf Hitler, while also expressing concern at the rise of contemporary Neo-Nazi groups. “Neo-Nazism is more than just the glorification of a past movement, it is a contemporary phen...
The US Undercounts People In Poverty By 106 Million
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Suppose the total annual income of a family composed of a mother, father, great-aunt, and two children living outside of a major metropolitan area came to $32,000 in 2019. Although their income might be significantly lower than the average among similarly-sized households in the region, the U.S. wouldn’t have included them in the official count of American families living in poverty. Families of their size and composition only would have been considered impoverished in 2019 if their earnings fell below $31,275. Since this hypothetical family earned $725 more, they wouldn’t have be...
Trump White House sanctions Turkey. EU does nothing
The Duran, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Trump White House sanctions Turkey. EU does nothing The Duran: Episode 833. United States sanctions Turkey over Russian missiles S-400 United States sanctions Turkey over Russian missiles S-400 The US State Department announced on Monday that it imposes sanction to Turkey for the purchase and testing of Russian S-400 missiles. The sanctions are imposed under […]
Unusually large waterspout recorded off Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
An unusually large waterspout formed in the Gulf of Paria, off Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at around 14:50 LT on Friday, December 19, 2020. The waterspout remained out to the sea, as the thunderstorm it was attached to moved westward toward Venezuela. No...... Read more »
Who is Creating a New Chinese Boogey Man? (An Examination of Modern Psychological Warfare)
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Originally published on Vineyard of the Saker Since many good people have found themselves susceptible to the narrative that China is the global supervillain conspiring to overthrow western Christian values by any means necessary, I believe some lessons should be brought to bear. Anti-Nation state fanatic George Soros stated at the 2020 Davos Summit that […]
The Politics of Thinking and Cultural Warfare Explored (Darwin, Kepler, Shakespeare and More)
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Amidst the multiplying self-contradictions caused by the incompatibility of our perceptions of reality and reality itself, crises on every level (economic, geopolitical, spiritual) are becoming too ugly and painful to ignore anymore. Some of the most pressing questions now being raised by thinking citizens watching the unravelling of their worlds include: Why are so many […]
Joe, We’ve just learned that you we’re office mates with your son’s Chinese business partner
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—December 18, 2020 via Joe, We’ve just learned that you we’re office mates with your son’s Chinese business partner
How U.S. Government Paid-Off Its Super-Rich
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture On December 14th, two excellent news-reports were belatedly published about some of the massive corruption that was behind the initial U.S. federal coronavirus-relief law, the CARES Act, and about U.S. Senators of both Parties now intending to include such corruption in the next one. (NOTE: This present news-report […]
Gold & Dollar: How Money Became Worthless
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Plot11 Dec 8, 2020 Wall Street is being occupied. Europe is collapsing in on itself. Around the world, people are consumed by fear and anger,... The post Gold & Dollar: How Money Became Worthless appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Mark & Digger Save Popcorn’s Legendary Still Called ‘Elvis’ | Moonshiners
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Discovery UK Dec 18, 2020 After a visit to one of Popcorn’s moonshine partners, Mark & Digger are given Popcorn’s old still patterns and decide... The post Mark & Digger Save Popcorn’s Legendary Still Called ‘Elvis’ | Moonshiners appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Take action now: Solidarity with Cressingham Gardens
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Cressingham Gardens is a council owned estate - the building has been lauded by architects as a human and community centered building and what you’ll find at Cressingham Gardens is a testament to that.
Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 18 December 2020
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
18 December 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Mexico Confirms Phase-Out of GMO Corn and Glyphosate Herbicides as World Recognizes Leydy Pech A decree was released last week on Mexico’s National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (CONAMER) website that confirms a phase-out of use of both glyphosate and genetically modified (GMO) corn for human consumption in … Continue reading Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 18 December 2020
Study Feeding Pigs Human Food Canceled for Cruelty
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Dr. Mercola The process by which your cereals, salads and meats reach your table has dramatically altered the overall nutrition in most people’s diets. The... The post Study Feeding Pigs Human Food Canceled for Cruelty appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump-Pompeo “America First” Blocking China-Led Globalization; Sen. McConnell’s Sister-in-Law on Board of Bank of China; McConnell Apparently Wants China-Linked Biden in White House
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
China’s Belt and Road initiative is ostensibly an infrastructure project. However, it’s actually a dependency project, if the countries are … Continue reading →
The Decline and Fall of Hollywood
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
In the twenty-first century, there has been a fundamental change in the perception of Hollywood—the twenty-first century film stars create the impression of being fundamentally hypocritical, coarse, incompetent, and ugly; they are no comparison to the stars of the twentieth century, who created the impression of being fundamentally aristocratic, moral, talented, and beautiful. There cannot be good film stars if society is lacking in good viewers; it seems that the moral and intellectual standards of the viewers in twenty-first century have fallen so low that they have developed an a...
"When Deplorables Become Ungovernables"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 15 hours ago
*"When Deplorables Become Ungovernables"* by Pepe Escobar "China, Russia and Iran are the top three existential “threats” to the U.S., according to the National Security Strategy. Three features distinguish the top three. They are all sovereign powers. They are under varying degrees of sanctions. And they are the top three nodes of the 21st century’s most important, evolving geopolitical process: Eurasia integration. What do the three sovereigns see when they examine the dystopia that took over Exceptionalistan? They see, once again, three – discombobulated – nodes in conflict: th...
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Saturday, December 19, 2020
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVESTREAM: Caetano Veloso (online) – The one and only Caetano Veloso, a master from the MPB scene, will go live this Friday on his Youtube channel. Caetano's special Christmas live will start at 9 PM. Caetano Veloso – live on Caetano Veloso's Youtube channel. Check the event The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Saturday, December 19, 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
EU encourages Bulgaria's fascist distortion of the Macedonian history
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
On Friday, Czechia and Slovakia teamed up again, and while ignoring the Velvet Divorce, we and our brothers acted as one nation and we vetoed an EU document (mostly a document pushed by Bulgaria) on the accession of North Macedonia (and Albania) despite the fact that (and maybe because, as I will explain) both Czechia and Slovakia are arguably greatest supporters of the enlargement of the EU. Skopje, North Macedonia We're often talking about the incorporation of the Western Balkans into the EU. "Western Balkans" is the Western part of the peninsula and in practice, the phrase "Wester...
No ‘Controversial Scene’ Took ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Off the Air
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
"The Beverly Hillbillies" remained a popular TV series up to the end, but it drew the wrong type of viewers to carry on.
Biden Transition Team Criticizes Cooperation from Pentagon
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The Pentagon offered a different assessment.
Hacked Networks Will Need to Be Burned ‘Down to the Ground’
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Experts say there simply are not enough skilled threat-hunting teams to duly identify all the government and private-sector systems that may have been hacked.
Did Walmart Employees Hide a PS5 Stash for Themselves?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Videos posted to TikTok purportedly showed a "stash" of PlayStation 5 video game consoles hidden in a Walmart garden section.
Divers Exploring Titanic Made ‘Deeply Shocking’ New Discovery?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
An 80-page story said that a "deeply shocking," "haunting," and "spine-chilling" new discovery had been made in the Titanic wreckage.
Personal freedom on the wane worldwide: report
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
The 10 freest and the least-free countries in the 2020 Human Freedom Index By Fraser Institute —— Bio and Archives—December 17, 2020 TORONTO—In recent years, personal freedom has declined significantly around the world—and the worst is likely yet to come, finds a new study released today by Canada’s Fraser Institute and the U.S.-based Cato Institute. … Continue reading Personal freedom on the wane worldwide: report →
Civil Disobedience: Restaurateurs & Other Shuttered Merchants Must Break Shutdown Law
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Fact-Free Covid Shutdowns Designed to Bankrupt Middle Class Merchants Into Socialist Pawns By Kelly OConnell —— Bio and Archives—December 18, 2020 INTRO: Government Created Socialists? Sick of seeing state and city governments repeatedly closing bars and diners, cycling between partial and full closures, with many finally closing? Why is this the only way to ‘fight’ … Continue reading Civil Disobedience: Restaurateurs & Other Shuttered Merchants Must Break Shutdown Law →
Radical Democrat Socialism American Style
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Millennials should listen to those who escaped the socialist “paradise” Ocasio-Cortez promotes from her congressional platform By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh —— Bio and Archives—December 17, 2020 When the radical socialists in Congress and in the streets of America started giving more and more rhetorical and chanting time to Democratic Socialism, half of America were … Continue reading Radical Democrat Socialism American Style →
Citizens See Beyond the Charades; but, Just How Deep Is the ‘Deep State’ Swamp?
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
By Dennis Jamison —— Bio and Archives—December 17, 2020 In the wee hours of the morning before dawn on January 25, 2019, more than a dozen FBI agents raided Roger Stone’s home in Florida to arrest him. CNN was miraculously there to film it all. Someone must have had a crystal ball. Stone had done … Continue reading Citizens See Beyond the Charades; but, Just How Deep Is the ‘Deep State’ Swamp? →
The Kraken goes to D.C.
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Two Powell Emergency Cases Docketed at the Supreme Court Sidney Powell has circumvented the district judges and filed with the Supreme Court. There are plenty of media out there who are sarcastic and definitely left-leaning who have added their two-cents to what they rabidly herald as a waste of time. Of course, these folks also believe that Joe Biden is physically and mentally agile enough to make a great puppet president. They were all hoping that the Supreme Court would kick Powell’s cases to the curb like was done for Texas v Pennsylvania. As added attack, Detroit has even tried ...
USA Today fact-checks (another) Babylon Bee article to ensure you simpletons know satire is satirical
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Not the Bee Seth Dillon Dec 18th, 2020 In case you didn’t know, The Babylon Bee is a satire site. But USA Today – which is gravely concerned about your ability to navigate the internet and comprehend the world around you – paid someone to write a 500+ word article to help you know that … Continue reading USA Today fact-checks (another) Babylon Bee article to ensure you simpletons know satire is satirical →
Weekend reads: Prof sues journal, school after demotion following retraction; researcher fired after questioning why school rejected grant; the authors who like ‘publish or perish’
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Legal researcher up to 23 retractions for false affiliations, plagiarism … Continue reading Weekend reads: Prof sues journal, school after demotion following retraction; researcher fired after questioning why school rejected grant; the authors who like ‘publish or perish’
Sewer drivel Netflix “Cuties” Enables Predators — Renegade Tribune
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Vermont Folk Troth: Apparently “Cuties” is like W.A.P. with children, and yet almost all major media outlets are defending the filth and attacking those of us who are “uncomfortable” with “childhood?sexuality.” Netflix “Cuties” Enables Predators — Renegade Tribune Bring Charges Against Netflix for ‘Distribution of Child Porn,’ GOP Lawmakers Tell DOJ Over?‘Cuties’…
Professor: If You Read To Your Kids, You’re ‘Unfairly Disadvantaging’ Others — National Review
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Vermont Folk Troth: According to a professor at the University of Warwick in England, parents who read to their kids should be thinking about how they’re “unfairly disadvantaging other people’s children” by doing so. In an interview with ABC Radio last week, philosopher and professor Adam Swift said that since “bedtime stories…
Globalists Discover Life On Venus
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago
The World Economic Forum has discovered life on Venus! Less than one billion years ago, the climate dramatically changed due to a runaway greenhouse effect. It can be speculated that an intensive period of volcanism pumped enough carbon dioxide into … Continue reading →
You'll be back, a musical parody
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
https://youtu.be/CFduNE4pXAQ This parody was written by Lonnie Lacy, an Episcopal priest living in south Georgia. Behind the Hamilton Video – GOD NEARBY (lonnielacy.com) I thought it was very well done, and he heard from many about how it had helped in a bad time. It has had over a million views, but I missed it earlier, so here it is. The ending where he replaces the hymnals and communion elements made me teary.
Sweeping Insanity
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Donald Trump is taking credit for the coronavirus vaccine. But Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports that many of his supporters say they won't get vaccinated: Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles. But Ms. Graves, a legal transcriptionist in Starkville, Miss., said she would not be taking a coronavirus vaccine — and the sight of Vice President Mike Pence rolling up his sleeve to get vaccinated on live television ...
Georgia Teen Sentenced to Months in Prison for Breaking Cayman Islands COVID Quarantine
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 15 hours ago
A Loganville, GA teenager and her boyfriend have both been sentenced to four months in prison after violating strict COVID quarantine requirements in the Cayman Islands. Skylar Mack, 18, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, were taken to prison Tuesday after the country’s top prosecutor appealed their original, more lenient sentence of $2,600 […] The post Georgia Teen Sentenced to Months in Prison for Breaking Cayman Islands COVID Quarantine appeared first on Health Nut News.
The President's Christmas Message
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
https://youtu.be/XIIP6Tq_iqk For Christians, this is a joyous time to remember God's greatest gift to the world. More than two thousand years ago, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. He said, ‘Do not be afraid, you have found favor with God.’ The angel told her that she would give birth to a baby boy, Jesus, who would be called the Son of the Most High. Nine months later, Christ was born in the town of Bethlehem. The Son of God came into the world in a humble stable. As Christians everywhere know, the birth of our Lord and Savior changed history forever. At Christmas, we give than...
Before Bernie or AOC: Socialism is Not New to America
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* Eugene V. Debs, who ran in the 1912 presidential election for the Socialist Party and received nearly one million votes, illuminating a strong presence of socialism within America’s borders. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was a popular Democratic candidate in the past two presidential elections, as he grappled the frontrunner spot at one point in the 2020 race against now President-elect Joe Biden, despite touting the label of being a Democratic Socialist. Sanders has guided a modern American socialism movement, as dozens of members of Democra...
Russian Submarine Goes Deep in Baltic Sea Drills
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* This month, the crew of the Russian Navy’s Project 877 diesel-electric submarine Dmitrov took part in a deep dive drill in the Baltic Sea. This month, the crew of the Russian Navy’s Project 877 diesel-electric submarine *Dmitrov* took part in a deep dive drill in the Baltic Sea. During the dives, the submariners checked the operation of all of the boat’s systems and mechanisms. “As part of shipboard drills, the crew practiced tasks at various depths with a maximum submergence depth of up to 190 meters,” the Baltic Fleet’s press office said in a ...
The road to hell is paved with good algorithms: The case for deactivating recommendation algorithms in the political sphere
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 13 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” Jonas Kaiser Algorithms, and recommendation algorithms in particular, are deeply ingrained in our networked public sphere. Facebook recommends us new friends, pages to like or groups to join, Google websites that fit our search interests, Twitter people to follow or topics to check out, Amazon products to buy, Spotify music to listen to, and YouTube videos to watch. According to Alexa, the most visited websites in the U.S. are Google, YouTube, Amazon, Yahoo, and Facebook. Recommendation al...
What Is Your Favorite Cookie?
Menagerie, The Last Refuge - 13 hours ago
From an article at Yummly. I’m going with Kentucky on this one. Runners up are Louisiana, Florida, Minnesota, and New Jersey, the state that came closest to knocking Kentucky out of my favorite position. I am verklempt at Tennessee not … Continue reading → The post What Is Your Favorite Cookie? appeared first on The Last Refuge.
OBAMA'S LIST OF 2020 FAVORITES IS CULTURALLY ELITIST, AND SO WHAT?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
Sean Trende, a conservative-but-not-crazy elections analyst at Real Clear Politics, posted this on Twitter yesterday, in response to Barack Obama's release of his list of favorite 2020 movies and TV shows: We talk a lot about how America has fractured culturally over the past 40 years, and this is such an interesting illustration. I'm not particularly red culturally, don't watch a lot of network television, etc., and I've *heard* of one of these movies and four of these shows. 1/ https://t.co/tFCAVGXNbo — Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) December 18, 2020 This isn't 100% bad; from googli...
Investigation Kept Secret After Unarmed Dad Shot in the Back, Executed as He Climbed a Fence
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: neighbors]The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has finished its investigation into the killing of the unarmed father, but have not released their findings.
The Plot to Steal America – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
“Our nation is facing its greatest threat since the American revolution.” “All roads lead to China, or at least the Chinese Communist Party. The CCP” – Seth Holehouse The Plot to Steal America Host Seth Holehouse In case YouTube shuts down this video, here are a few of its main points: The threat we are ... Read more The post The Plot to Steal America – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Editor's Note
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Doing a lot of Christmas stuff today. Blogging will return this evening.
Severe storms produce massive sandstorm and damaging hail in central Argentina
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
A line of severe storms struck central Argentina on Friday, December 18, 2020, producing a massive sandstorm, powerful winds, and hail. Widespread power outages and property damage were reported. In La Pampa, an enormous sandstorm caused extensive power outages,...... Read more »
Coordination: A prerequisite for an effective fight against misinformation
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
From the Workshop on “News and Information Disorder in the 2020 US Presidential Election.” *Valerie Belair-Gagnon, Oscar Westlund, and Bente Kalsnes* At the beginning of the 2020 U.S. election, Twitter marked false or misleading information. It then changed its strategic orientation by hiding fewer false or misleading posts to contextualize fact-checks, such as by linking to the source of the information. This example confirms how platform companies have become arbiters of truth, while news organizations and fact-checking companies are seeking to regain gatekeeping powerfrom Bi...
Russia’s Military Is All In on Hypersonic Weapons
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Eurasia* Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin said a new arms race is already in progress. Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin noted that a new arms race is already in progress after he was asked if such a military buildup might occur after the United States’ refusal to commit to the New START treaty. “It has already begun,” Putin said during a year-end news conference on Thursday, according to a report from Tass. “This is obvious. Everything began after the U.S. pullout from the ABM treaty.” The Russian leader did mince words when it came...
You’ll Pry My Flip Phone From My Cold Dead Hands
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
My phone doesn't download apps. But I have a tattoo pen. Would that work? https://t.co/towkVQRg37 — Katewerk (@katewerk) December 19, 2020
Public schools return to the New York Times...
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020* *...and the same old patterns obtain:* Ever since the first week of March, the public discourse has been dominated by two related topics: 1) The global pandemic 2) Donald J. Trump's lunatic statements *about* the global pandemic. Round the decay of our colossal wreck, few other topics remained. In particular, the dull, boring topic of public schools disappeared from the New York Times. This morning, the New York City Public Schools returns to the top of the Times' front page. Below, you see the headline which sits above the news report: *New York C...
Recall Gavin Newsom
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Please share this YouTube video to everyone you know who lives in California or has friends or family there:
Chinese Navy pursued US warship that crossed Taiwan Strait
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Chinese Navy pursued US warship that crossed Taiwan Strait] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Chinese Armed Forces announced on Saturday that it has spotted and tracked a US warship as it was passing through the Taiwan Strait, considering that tasks with this nature send “flirtatious looks” to supporters of Taiwanese independence. In a statement issued by the Eastern Region Command, the Chinese military revealed that “its air and naval forces tracked and monitored the ship while it was sailing.” For its part, the US Navy indicated that the USS Mustin, armed with guided miss...
BIW update
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
During the last few days dredging barges have been removing sediment from the Kennebec River - the photo above was taken just a block from our house in Bath - just one day before our big snow storm.. The purpose of the dredging is to ensure the depth necessary for the Navy Aegis destroyers built at Bath Iron Works (BIW) to navigate the river on its way out to sea. The local Times Record newspaper has reported that in 2019 the Navy sought a 10-year permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge portions of the Kennebec River from Bath to Phippsburg to allow the passage o...
US counts Russia as one of its enemies: Pompeo
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: US counts Russia as one of its enemies: Pompeo] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has conceded that Russia is among enemies for the United States, he said in an interview with American journalist Mark Levin published by the State Department Friday. Levin wondered what Pompeo thinks about certain Republic Party representatives’ opinion that Russia is not an enemy for the country despite its alleged attempts to interfere in the US electoral process. “Mark, it is the case that I get asked all the time who’s our enemy, and the answer is we have lots of folks that want to undermi...
Headquarters of Turkish-backed militants blown up in northwest Aleppo
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
[image: Headquarters of Turkish-backed militants blown up in northwest Aleppo] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The headquarters of the the Turkish-backed militants was blown up on Friday, when a fire broke out at one of the arms warehouses. According to local reports, a fire broke out inside a weapons and ammunition storage facility in the village of Jalqan, which is located inside the Jindeires District of Aleppo’s Afrin region. The fire reportedly swept through the warehouse, causing a big explosion that resulted in the death of a half dozen fighters from the Turkish-backed group,...
‘Removing Iran or Hezbollah from Syria is totally out of the question’: Shaaban
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: ‘Removing Iran or Hezbollah from Syria is totally out of the question’: Shaaban] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – In statements to Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, the special advisor to the Syrian President, Buthaina Shaaban, said that “removing Iran or Hezbollah from Syria is totally out of the question.” Shaaban considered that the words of the special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, and his conditions are not equal to the value of the ink with which it was written, and Syria will not overstep its sovereignty, stressing that “no one decides for Damascus how its relationship with Ira...
First Russian soldier killed in Karabakh mission
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: First Russian soldier killed in Karabakh mission] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – A Russian soldier was reportedly killed on Saturday during a peacekeeping mission in the disputed Karabakh region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this morning. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, an officer from the International Mine Action Center’s Demining Group was killed near the city of Shushi in the Karabakh region. The ministry indicated that “while clearing mines from a road in the Shushi city area, an explosive device exploded.” They added that the incident “resulte...
Meet the Owen: The Weirdest Submachine Gun to Fire a Shot
War Is Boring, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, Americas* But it did the job. If there were a contest for the weirdest and wackiest-looking submachine gun of World War II, Australia’s Owen would win hands-down. It looks as if the designer cobbled it together from mismatched pieces of plumbing. Rather than a parkerized finish, the factory painted the Owen gun with a lurid green and yellow camouflage pattern that resembles Shrek’s puke. What’s more, there’s nothing “down under” about the weapon’s magazine. The magazine loads into the top of the Owen — and spent cartridges eject from the bottom of its...
Comcast Is Getting Smashed by Cord-Cutting (And Raising Prices)
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Comcast, * In the most recent third quarter, Comcast shed 253,000 residential video subscribers and another 20,000 business video customers. For several years now, cord-cutting has taken a big bite out of profits of major cable and satellite TV providers. Like DirecTV and Dish Network, Comcast’s cable business is mired in a losing business model that has witnessed millions of subscriber losses over much of the past decade. In the most recent third quarter, Comcast shed 253,000 residential video subscribers and another 20,000 business video customers. The loss...
F-22s and F-35s Have a Problem: Fighting Jointly and Staying Stealth
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, * Can stealth fighters like the F-22 and F-35 stay stealthy and still fight jointly and share data? With its supercruise speed, air-to-air maneuverability and dogfighting superiority, the F-22 Raptor is intended to support, fortify and fly alongside the F-35 JSF which can use its advanced sensors, computing and precision-weapons ability to, conversely, support F-22 missions. This synergy, considered fundamental to Air Force tactical air warfare thinking, would at least in large measure rely upon an ability for F-22s and F-35s to share information ...
How F-22s, F-35s and New B-21 Bombers Will Win the Next War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, * Future air war is based on the notion that major air war platforms will no longer function purely as a weapon or attack platform but also operate in equal capacity as a “node.” The Pentagon’s cutting edge strategy for future warfare has many interwoven dimensions, concepts of operations, and weapons systems priorities, yet the thrust of the approach can be succinctly explained in a few words—Find, target, and destroy enemies across vast distances—faster. Speed of surveillance, speed of targeting, speed of attack, and, perhaps most of all, speed o...
The U.S. Army's M47 Automatic Grenade Launcher is Terrifying
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Despite its advanced features, adoption of the Mk 47 has been relatively slow. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A rapid-fire grenade launcher is scary enough in its own right. One upgraded with modern rangefinding and smart rounds is downright terrifying. Automatic grenade launchers (AGLs) are some of the most deadly weapons available to an infantry unit on a modern battlefield. Their ability to rapidly blanket an area with high explosive projectiles makes them incredibly deadly against infantry in most environment...
Longest-Serving Inmate for Weed Finally Released, Son, Wife, Parents All Died While He Was In
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: conviction]After 31 years in a cage, the longest-serving inmate for a marijuana conviction was recently set free but his wife, parents, and son all died while he was locked up.
Vietnam War: Could America Have Won By Using Nuclear Weapons?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* Yes, but at tremendous cost. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *he haplessness of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) has been overstated, but both foreign observation and direct military experience showed that it struggled to match its northern counterpart on even terms, even when fighting on its own territory. *In an utterly banal sense, the United States could have won the Vietnam War by invading the North, seizing its urban centers, putting the whole of the country under the control of the Saigon government and waging a destructive co...
America and China Almost Went To War in 1955 (Over Taiwan)
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Another little-known Cold War tale. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Whether Eisenhower’s nuclear brinkmanship was what led to the ending of hostilities is much debated. In 1955, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army embarked on a bloody amphibious landing to capture a fortified Nationalist island, only about twice the size of a typical golf course. Not only did the battle exhibit China’s growing naval capabilities, it was a pivotal moment in a chain of events that led Eisenhower to threaten a nuclear attack on China—and led Congress to pledge i...
Meet the F-35s, M1 Abrams Tanks and S-400 'Weapons' of Game of Thrones
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* Time to do some comparisons from our favorite killers in Westeros to some real-life weapons of war. In addition to well-realized characters and shocking plot twists, one of the compelling aspects of The *Game of Thrones* series is that it situates itself in a rules-based fantasy world. Success or defeat are not determined by a character’s likeability or virtuousness, but arise from their ability to assess the treacherous material and social landscape around them. This consistency extends to its treatment of different forms of military powe...
Why the Nakajima Kikka Kamikaze Jet Could Not Save Imperial Japan
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=794085] No jet fighter late in the game could undo massive earlier mistakes. *Key point: *As the conflict drew to its close, Tokyo kept looking for ways out. Like Berlin, it turned in part to wonder technologies but that was not enough. It is a fallacy that Germany was the only nation to develop combat jets in World War II. In truth, while Germany had the most advanced technology, all of the major powers had jet aircraft projects during World War II, including the United States...
New Falcon 9 attempt. Launch window 9 AM – Noon 12-19
CFACT Ed, CFACT - 15 hours ago
New Falcon 9 attempt. Launch window 9 AM - Noon 12-19. WATCH LIVE RIGHT NOW The post New Falcon 9 attempt. Launch window 9 AM – Noon 12-19 appeared first on CFACT.
The Middle East On The Crossroad Of Civilizations (II)
Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Part I Religious diversity The Middle East is commonplace from which three global religions originated: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three confessions recognize the Prophet, Abraham. Judaism Judaism is a monotheistic religion of the Jewish people, i.e. with a belief in one God and foundations in Mosaic and rabbinical […]
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