Saturday, January 02, 2021

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Memorial for Qassem Soleimani Erected in Lebanon Depicts The Moment His SUV Was Hit By A Drone Missile
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 6 hours ago
One year ago, Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed in Baghdad. A somewhat weird memorial erected in Lebanon shows the moment a missile hit the SUV carrying the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds [...] The post Memorial for Qassem Soleimani Erected in Lebanon Depicts The Moment His SUV Was Hit By A Drone Missile appeared first on The Aviationist.
Biden Releases New Book
Terry, 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
WILMINGTON, DE—To commemorate the “completely fair and honest” 2020 election, Joe Biden has announced a brand new memoir called “If I Rigged It.” The book is already being met with critical acclaim for its compelling description of a totally hypothetical situation where Biden and the Democrats fraudulently steal the election. “Listen here, Jack– I didn’t steal the election,” said Biden to a group of adoring fans in the press. “But if I had stolen the election, this is how I would have done it. It’s real simple, see? My new book will give you all the dirty details!” “This book is a ...
Are we really DOOMED to accept trigger warnings for Dad's Army on BBC Two?
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
My Dad, now aged 89, loves *Dad's Army*. It's been his favourite programme for nigh on 50 years. It's one of his few remaining connections to the BBC - though I lessened that further a few years ago by buying him a boxed DVD set of the complete series. And the BBC's been putting it out for decades, even now, on Saturday nights on BBC Two, simply because people still enjoy watching it, what with it being funny and well acted and beautifully written and consummately crafted and much, much better than most of the BBC's present comedy output. BBC Two broadcast the classic 1971...
Sedition
Robert Reich - 6 hours ago
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half century now, and I never imagined how low and looney...
Finland: One Adverse Reaction in 5,000 Injections
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*If you've been paying attention you understand that the adverse reactions are well above the usual vaccine caused adverse reactions. Which are about 1 in every 1.3 million injections. All this information has been covered here in previous reports- so hit the Covid-1984 label below and get reading.* *Finland reports first adverse reaction to coronavirus vaccine* *"By Saturday 2 January, almost 5,000 people in Finland have been vaccinated from the first batch of about 10,000 vaccines which Finnish health authorities received just after Christmas."* *5,000 injections and one adve...
2021 Outlook on US Southern Border Wall
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
As this presidential term is winding down, so is the border wall construction. Here are but a few things happening currently. There is a lot of confusion on last minute pushes to finish and the possibility of an anti-border wall president coming into play in less than 20 days. Increased illegal traffic has been recorded since November along the border. CBP has had to rescue at least one person caught in the new walls. There has been a shoot-out with drug cartels using confusion at the construction sites to push illegals and drugs. Locals in the area around Pharr are … Continue readi...
Mark IV Tank: the Reason the British War Machine Became So Iconic
The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*History, Europe* By 1917 standards, the Mark IV was a marvel of modern technology. Although armored warfare was still in its infancy, the British Mark IV was one of the more iconic WW1 tanks that were developed for the Great War. The “Mark IV” tank of World War I was rhomboidal in shape and came in two basic versions: male and female. The male version featured four machine guns and two 6-pounder (57mm) guns that were mounted on side extensions called *sponsons.* By contrast, the female version had only machine guns. Each vehicle was given a name corresponding to the letter design...
These are the Best .22 Caliber Guns to Ever Be Fired
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* The Ruger Mark IV Rimfire Pistol is the latest in a long line of rimfire pistols, and arguably the company’s signature gun. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Revolvers that hold more than six rounds are rare, as the diameter of the bullet dictates the diameter and weight of the cylinder. Very small bullets, however, allow gun designers to pack more bullets into a revolver and not end up with an impractically heavy, wide revolver. The .22 Long Rifle (also known as 5.7×17mmR) cartridge is the oldest firearm cartridge still in common use....
Turning Point 2021?
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 7 hours ago
When the elite ruling class and their police agencies make up fake rules to persecute normally law-abiding people, what do they think is going to happen? There were six people in a house in Gatineau, Canada. A neighbour snitched. Police went in, Gestapo style. Assaulting citizens. So, yeah. Every lockdown politician who made this monstrous… Continue reading →
Newt Gingrich’s Numeracy Problem
David Henderson, Econlib - 7 hours ago
$1,400 * 200 million does not = $2,000. Newt Gingrich tweets: If Senate Republicans fail to bring up the $2000 payment as a clean vote they run a real risk of losing the two seats in Georgia. This is an 80% issue. People get it. Billions for the banks, billions for big companies, but […] The post Newt Gingrich’s Numeracy Problem appeared first on Econlib.
Senator Ted Cruz Leads Group of Republican Senators to Join Josh Hawley in Opposition to Electoral Certification
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Before going deep into the motives surrounding this announcement from Senator Ted Cruz, let’s first just focus on the statement. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx) now leads a group of republican senators in an effort to support the January 6th challenge … Continue reading → The post Senator Ted Cruz Leads Group of Republican Senators to Join Josh Hawley in Opposition to Electoral Certification appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Armenia reveals final death toll from Karabakh war
[image: Armenia reveals final death toll from Karabakh war] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The spokeswoman for the Armenian Ministry of Health Alina Nikogossian announced that 3,330 Armenian soldiers were killed during the Karabakh war from September 27th to November 10th. Nikogossian said that “by January 1, the forensic medical teams examined 3,330 corpses of the soldiers who were killed in Karabakh to determine the identities of the bodies and identify their owners. Since the beginning of the war, 1,441 samples from the bodies have been taken and there are 871 samples in the sear...
New NATO map depicts Western Sahara as Morocco
[image: New NATO map depicts Western Sahara as Morocco] A map recently published by NATO in relation to its project the Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) unexpectedly showed Morocco’s border as extending into the territory of Western Sahara in accordance with Rabat’s territorial claims. The land, disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and its governing nationalist movement, the Polisario Front, was shown as a part of the North African state in an article published on NATO’s website on 14 December. While the alliance has not made any official statements in rega...
The costs of not maximizing aggregate utility
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 10 hours ago
Many people don’t like utilitarianism. They advocate alternative (often deontological) approaches to ethics. In 2020, we saw the immense costs of some of those misguided ethical systems. Scott Aaronson has an excellent post that begins with a discussion of why he believes our response to Covid was inexcusably slow. He discusses challenge trials of vaccines, […] The post The costs of not maximizing aggregate utility appeared first on Econlib.
Santa Cruz, the Largest City in Bolivia, is Confined for two Days Against Covid-19
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, the largest in the country, meets this first weekend of 2021 strong restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles, in addition to the suspension of all activity for stop the outbreak of covid-19. The streets of Santa Cruz woke up mostly empty and […] The post Santa Cruz, the Largest City in Bolivia, is Confined for two Days Against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Evolve or Die: These 5 Navy Systems are Critical to America’s Success
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Navies that don’t evolve are doomed to defeat, and America is no exception. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The most controversial question will be whether the Navy will opt for an unmanned aircraft instead of one with a human in the cockpit. Either way, expect stealth to be a significant part of the design, as well as sensor fusion in which large numbers of sensors combine to present a pilot with comprehensive situational awareness. The U.S. Navy has been the most powerful naval force in the world since 1943. But that supremacy is being challenged...
Doomed: Why These Aircraft Carriers Just Do Not Make the Cut
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1997%3Anewsml_PBEAHUMOGDX&share=true] Some ships are poorly built or maintained and others just had a series of misfortune in battle. *Key point: *Not all carriers are made equal and some of them got worse over time. Here are five of that either had, or are headed towards, an unfortunate fate. Aircraft carriers are, with the possible exception of submarines, the most complicated naval vessels afloat. Not only do carriers have the traditional concerns of warships to deal with, they...
Revolvers vs. Semi-Automatics: The Only Gun Debate That Matters
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A never-ending debate. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A handgun is a dangerous weapon designed to kill people. That said, it is also merely a tool, and there are some situations in which it is the only tool that can effectively respond to a dangerous situation. One of the most valuable skills a handgun owner can possess is the ability to think clearly in a stressful situation and refrain from using force. One of the most important roles a handgun can play is in home defense. Compact and easy to secure, handguns are ideal weapons for defending on...
AK-47s for Everybody: Why Are There So Many Variants of This Famous Gun?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9281G7Y01&share=true] This weapon is so rugged that many countries and groups decided to copy and use it. *Key point: *The AK-47 is one of the best and most reliable weapons ever made. Here is how the Soviets let others make copies and soon many variants became widespread. The AK is one of the most widely copied weapons in the world. Due to liberal granting of licenses to manufacture, many countries in the Warsaw Pact and around the world produced their own versio...
Would Donald Trump Declare Martial Law? The U.S. Military Won't Help.
Walter Olson, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Walter Olson* *Politics, The Americas* The military won't stand for it. “There is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said in a joint statement earlier this month after Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security advisor, declared in an interview with Newsmax that Trump could “take military capabilities, and he could place them in those [swing states], and basically re‐​run an election” in those states. Other Trump backers have suggested that ...
Fauci says mandatory COVID-19 vaccines possible for travel, school
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 7 hours ago
New York Post – by Jackie Salo Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s possible that COVID-19 vaccines will become mandatory in order to travel to other... The post Fauci says mandatory COVID-19 vaccines possible for travel, school appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
ANOTHER VIDEO of Corrupt GA Election Workers Feeding SAME BALLOTS Through Machines Numerous Times!
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 7 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft President Trump tweeted a Gateway Pundit video where we identified Georgia ballot workers jamming ballots into tabulators multiple times... The post ANOTHER VIDEO of Corrupt GA Election Workers Feeding SAME BALLOTS Through Machines Numerous Times! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Peru Destroyed Over 42 Tons of Drugs in 2020
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Committee for the Destruction of Drugs Seized due from Illicit Traffic —attached to Peru's Interior Ministry (Mininter)— managed to destroy over 42 tons of drugs, which had been seized during various police operations held in the country during 2020. The destroyed narcotics included 16,061 kg of cocaine paste; 13,314 […] The post Peru Destroyed Over 42 Tons of Drugs in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
NEW YORK — Pushing Legislature Supporting Internment Camps Because COVID
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 7 hours ago
Investment Watch Assembly Bill A416 2021-2022 Legislative Session Relates to the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases who are potentially dangerous to... The post NEW YORK — Pushing Legislature Supporting Internment Camps Because COVID appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Swiss Air Force F/A-18s Finally Started Providing Round-the-Clock Swiss Airspace Protection Last Week
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 8 hours ago
Until Dec. 31, 2020, the Swiss Air Force F/A-18s were available for Quick Reaction Alert only on business hours. About 7 years ago, an embarrassing incident highlighted the need for a round-the-clock service. Beginning on [...] The post Swiss Air Force F/A-18s Finally Started Providing Round-the-Clock Swiss Airspace Protection Last Week appeared first on The Aviationist.
The political virtues of pity and contempt
Andrew Koppelman, Balkinization - 8 hours ago
The most urgent resolution we need for 2021 is simple: Americans need to learn to hate each other less. It will sound paradoxical, but that means we need to cultivate pity and contempt. I explain in this new piece, just published at The Hill.
After 50 Years, Hippies Welcome in an Indiana County
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state.
Peaceful Protests! ANTIFA rings in New Year with pig head outside Pelosi home
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 9 hours ago
Peaceful Protests! ANTIFA rings in New Year with pig head outside Pelosi home ****News Topic 232***** Portland rings in the new year with a vibrant display of fireworks and pyrotechnics! Directed at police officers, random businesses, light poles… Portland rings in the new year with a vibrant display of fireworks and pyrotechnics! Directed at police […]
Azerbaijani forces give Armenian residents of border village until January 5th leave
[image: Azerbaijani forces give Armenian residents of border village until January 5th leave] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – Jacob Arshakian, mayor of the village of Chornukh on the Armenian border region of Syunik, announced that Azeri forces entered his village and gave the residents there until the 5th of this month to pack their belongings and leave. He preceded by saying that the Azerbaijani forces previously gave the residents of the aforementioned village until the 2nd or 3rd of the month, but the intervention by the Russian side pushed the deadline to the 5th. Continue readi...
Why Net Zero CO2 is Social Suicide
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 9 hours ago
Greta and her handlers are upset that political leaders followed advice from epidemiologists and imposed lockdowns against Covid, but not against climate change. Commenters at Not a Lot of People Know That exposed Greta’s ignorance for championing Net Zero policies to reduce atmospheric CO2. One problem is the impracticality of removing CO2 to put into […]
Revenge for Soleimani? Iran simulates attack on US base in new video
[image: Revenge for Soleimani? Iran simulates attack on US base in new video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – One day before the first anniversary of the assassination of Quds Force commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani, Iran has released a video showing their forces attacking a U.S. base. The video has been dubbed “The Great Revenge”, which coincides with the anniversary of Soleimani’s assassination by the U.S. Armed Forces on January 3rd, 2020. The video begins with several missiles heading toward a U.S. base in an unknown area, as several birds are seen swarming the American f...
Watch: Syrian military chopper strike ISIS terrorists
[image: Watch: Syrian military chopper strike ISIS terrorists] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – A Syrian military chopper was recently filmed launching strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh), following the terrorist group’s attack on a passenger bus carrying Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers along an imperative roadway in eastern Syria. According to reports from the field, the Syrian Arab Army’s helicopters and Russian Aerospace Forces warplanes heavily bombarded the Islamic State’s positions in response to the attack on the passenger bus that killed over 20 SAA soldiers ...
Yemen to reopen Aden Airport after devastating missile attack
[image: Yemen to reopen Aden Airport after devastating missile attack] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – On Saturday, the Yemeni government announced the reopening of Aden International Airport, starting tomorrow, Sunday, which is days after an attack on the Yemeni government reached its runway, killing and wounding 135 people. The Saba News Agency, which broadcasts from Riyadh, stated that “Minister of Transport, Abd al-Salam Hamid, during his inspection of the rehabilitation process of Aden Airport and the removal of the damage caused to it by the treacherous terrorist attack that too...
CET 2020
Hifast, Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/index.html The annual data for 2020 has now been published for the CET, with the mean temperature ending up at 10.76C. No doubt we will get the usual hysteria from the Met Office about the “third warmest year on record”, “nine…
The U.S. Navy's Newest Ships are Packed With Cutting-Edge Tech
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Raytheon’s SPY-6 enables ships to detect approaching enemy drones, helicopters, and low flying aircraft as well as incoming ballistic missiles...on a single integrated system. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The key advancement is in gallium niride semiconductors, which are much better at detecting distant objects - enemy missiles, for instance - much more quickly. Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded marit...
Why Didn't World War II Become a Chemical Weapons War?
Paul Iddon, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Paul Iddon* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Britain’s stockpile may well have saved untold numbers of Soviet soldiers. In 1942, Churchill stated publicly that Britain would use its chemicals against Germany if it were to turn such weapons against the USSR. Since the end of World War I, the only substantial chemical attacks in warfare have occurred in East Asia and the Middle East. Japan poisoned Chinese troops with gas in the 1930s. Egypt dumped poison gas on Yemen in the 1960s, and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein killed thousands with chemical weapons in the 1980s. ...
Kim Jong-Un is Dying to Get His Hands On These Weapons
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia Pacific* Sanctions provide some hurdles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These weapons would help Pyongyong become a modern military power. However, most other countries are not willing to sell to them. North Korean weapons engineers have done remarkable work with remarkably little. Fortunately, North Korea has been largely cut off from the international arms market for a long time, even from suppliers such as China and Russia. While North Korean industry is not primitive, it cannot support the development of multiple modern military systems....
Vietnam War Hero and Forest Firefighter—Meet the OV-10A Bronco
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1ECB2EAE00&share=true] This rugged plane served well during the Vietnam War and even had another live afterwards in dealing with forest fires. The 1960s saw the development of some very unique and very specialized military aircraft. Among those was the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, a twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. Developed in the early 1960s for use as a counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, the OV-10A’s primary role was a forward air co...
Lockdowns are Killing Young Adults
Phillip W. Magness, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] On Dec. 16 the top-ranked Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a headline-grabbing article about the risks that Covid poses to young people. The article and an accompanying New York Times piece by its authors strongly implied that people under the age of 45 face a high risk from the disease and, furthermore, this risk is understated by official statistics. This claim runs counter to the CDC’s own estimated Infection Fatality Ratios by age group, which suggest that the two youngest demographic groups (0-20 and 21-49) face a mortality risk t...
'Treason Is A Matter Of Dates': Democrats Denounce Republicans For The Same Challenge They Previously Made To Republican Presidents
Jonathan Turley, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] Napoleon once said “treason is a matter of dates.” The Democrats seem to have taken Napoleon’s words to heart in declaring Republicans traitors or anti-Democratic in their planned challenge the certification of electoral votes next week. Both the media and Democratic members have advanced this narrative despite Democratic members repeatedly raising such challenges in the past. In the few acknowledgments of that history, Democrats seem to be advancing a simple and familiar defense: Trump. Once again, open hypocrisy is negated by Trumpunity. After all, they cannot b...
The Dark Past of Biden’s Nominee for National Intelligence Director
John Kiriakou, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] Former acting CIA Director Mike Morell, who has disingenuously argued for years that he had nothing to do with the agency’s torture program, but who continued to defend it, has taken himself out of the running to be President-elect Joe Biden’s new CIA director. The decision is a victory for the peace group Code Pink, which spearheaded the Stop Morell movement, and it’s a great thing for all Americans. Now, though, we have to turn our attention to Biden’s nominee to be director of national intelligence (DNI), Avril Haines. Haines is certainly qualified on paper to...
McConnell, Pelosi Homes Vandalized After $2,000 Relief Fails
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig's head.
Chewy Sends Pet Paintings to Keep Customers from Straying
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
There’s no way to purchase a painting from Chewy, and the company doesn’t exactly say how someone will be selected.
Cruz Leads 11 GOP Senators Challenging Biden Win Over Trump
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced they will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states.
Zero Sympathy for PDX
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 9 hours ago
Newly re-elected Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler now admits that his policies dealing with Antifa have failed: “My good-faith efforts at de-escalation have been met with ongoing violence and even scorn from radical Antifa and anarchists,” Wheeler said in a New Year’s Day press conference. “In response, it will be necessary to use additional tools and… Continue reading →
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Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
The *Spectator*'s literary editor Sam Leith has a piece at *Unherd *headlined *Stop bad-mouthing the BBC*. It's gaining traction on Twitter with pro-BBC people. Against the evidence of today's *Times*/YouGov findings, he claims that "like it or not, the majority of Brits trust — and value — Auntie". (Has the BBC fact-checked that? Come in, Mr Morris!) It's a fascinating, wrong-headed read. Hostility to the BBC, as we know, is in large part people objecting to group-thinking elitists who think they know better than a large swathe of the population, so it's hard to see how cri...
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 2
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
1915 Suleiman Bey took over Iraq Command for Ottomans Called on Arab sheikhs to join war against British and planned on retaking Basra 1960 Gen Qasim passed Association Law legalizing political parties 1980 Iranian Op Mohammed Rasoolallah attacked Iraqi forces in Zagros Mtns Kurdistan Pushed back by Iraqi counterattacks (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-I...
Move over AOC, GOP youngest member of 117th Congress
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Step Aside AOC, Madison Cawthorn Is The Youngest Person In Congress Daily Caller January 2, 2021 U.S. House, representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. An inspiration to all physically challenged to meet and exceed their expectations. “Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an 8th generation resident of North Carolina’s 11th district. His ancestors date back all the way to the Revolutionary war. Madison was nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy in 2014. Unfortunately, his plans were derailed after he nearly died in a tragic automobile accident that left him partiall...
Cuba Starts Monetary Overhaul Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Cuban government on Friday, January 1st, put into effect a monetary overhaul in hopes of improving the country's economic performance amid the pandemic and the tightening of U.S. sanctions against the island. The reform eliminates the dual currency system in place on the island since 1994, and increases salaries, […] The post Cuba Starts Monetary Overhaul Amid COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina Reports Adverse Reaction To Sputnik V Vaccine In 1% Of Inoculated Citizens
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only 1 per cent of Argentinian citizens, who received the Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, has shown a mild adverse reaction to the shot, the TN broadcaster reported on Saturday, January 2nd, citing the country's Health Ministry. According to the media outlet, 317 patients reported fever and headaches […] The post Argentina Reports Adverse Reaction To Sputnik V Vaccine In 1% Of Inoculated Citizens appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mexican Doctor Hospitalized After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican authorities said they are studying the case of a 32-year-old female doctor who was hospitalized after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The doctor, whose name has not been released, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a public hospital in the northern state of Nuevo Leon after she […] The post Mexican Doctor Hospitalized After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.
Florida Scientist Says that Parts of the Amazon Rainforest will Collapse and Become Arid by 2064
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Caught between rapidly expanding resource use and climate change-fuelled fires, the future of the Amazon rainforest and the stunning array of life teeming within it just keeps growing bleaker. In a new report for Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development geologist Robert Toovey Walker from University of Florida reviews […] The post Florida Scientist Says that Parts of the Amazon Rainforest will Collapse and Become Arid by 2064 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Note to a handful of Senators and other Trump Toadies
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 10 hours ago
The following was sent to Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Thursday. I just read in The Hill today there are eleven more Republican Senators who have decided to be remembered poorly in the future, as they fight the outgoing president’s … Continue reading →
First U.S. Case Of New Covid Mutation Discovered In Colorado
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
First U.S. Case Of New Covid Mutation Discovered In Colorado https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/12/29/first-us-case-of-new-covid-mutation-discovered-in-colorado/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie&sh=f71cc8a1d79a
Are ‘Rabid’ Squirrels Attacking People in Queens, New York?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The critters made one woman feel like she was the loser in a cage match.
Kodak Agfa Presents : Golden Hour photos in Marina 2020
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 9 hours ago
Happy New year, this is the first Kodak Agfa post in the year 2021 This is one of the best Kodak Agfa’s photographic moments in 2020. [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] The Golden hour aka a late August sunset The golden hour in Marina Alamein in late August. For the first time, I managed to photograph the amazing golden hour in a perfect moment. [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] I just wonder how the two in the sea parachute saw that scene from above People played with jetskis and speed boat till the sunset. [image: Marina's Golden Hour in...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/2/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/2/21"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* ○ * Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak Jan. 2 2021 12:09 AM ET: * The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 83,948,500 people, according to official counts, including 20,173,382 Americans. At least 1,826,600 have died. *Jan. 2, 2021 12:09 PM AT: * *Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count* - www.nytimes.com ○ *"The COVID Tracking Project"* Every day, our volunteers compile the latest numbers on tests, cases, hospitalizations, and patient outcomes from every US state and territory. - https...
Act of kindness: Police officer sits in the cold with lost dogs until help arrives
White Wolf, White Wolf - 9 hours ago
A moment of kindness in Kansas City captured the world's attention on Tuesday. Social media users were all atwitter about a photo showing a Kansas City police officer sitting with two dogs in a grassy knoll off a ramp that leads to 75th Street. The officer, who did not want to be identified, is being hailed a hero for saving the dogs separated -- and since reunited -- from their owners. Debbie Davis took one of the photos that has since gone viral on social media. "As I pull up, it's a motorcycle cop sitting in the cold grass with two stray -- or what appears to be stray dogs, ju...
SNAPSHOTS AT YEAR'S END: Snapshots concerning the loss of life!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021* *Covid and execution:* On December 20, Dr. Susan Moore, age 52, lost her life to Covid-19. Questions: Did Dr. Moore receive inappropriate treatment during (the early part of) her first hospitalization for the disease? If so, did this inappropriate treatment result from racial bias on the part of doctors and nurses? During her first hospital stay, Dr. Moore leveled these claims in a widely-discussed video posted to Facebook. She said that she was "adequately treated" after she lodged these complaints. Eventually, Dr. Moore was released from this firs...
Are These Real Dancing Robots?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Boston Dynamics reportedly released a video of robots grooving to “Do You Love Me" by The Contours.
After 100 years of climate change, ‘climate related deaths’ approach zero
Anthony Watts, Climate Realism - 10 hours ago
New data shows the global climate-related death risk has dropped by over 99% since 1920. Despite the near constant caterwauling from climate alarmists that we are in a “climate emergency”, real-world data, released at the end of 2020 shows that climate related deaths are now approaching zero. The data spans 100 years of “global warming” […] The post After 100 years of climate change, ‘climate related deaths’ approach zero appeared first on Climate Realism.
The Unemployment Rate in Colombia Stands at 13.3% in November
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
[image: Some of the currently over 12 million unemployed people in Brazil waiting to hand in their resumes] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s unemployment rate stood at 13.3% in November, which represents an increase of four percentage points compared to the same month of the previous year and a better reading compared to the previous months, as reported this Wednesday the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The unemployed population reached 3.3 […] The post The Unemployment Rate in Colombia Stands at 13.3% in November appeared first on The Rio Times.
The RAF is Considering Buying More F-35s
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Exactly how many F-35 jets that could be isn’t certain. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It's not certain, however - especially since the F-35s that the RAF is already slated to buy won't arrive until the mid-2020s. By that time, Britain might have decided to pursue its "Tempest" fighter instead. Back in August, it looked like the UK would cut its order for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. While the British Ministry of Defence had agreed to buy forty-eight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighters*—*the short take-off...
How Hitler’s Dream of Nazi Aircraft Carriers Turned Into a Nightmare
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Sustaining carrier operations is hugely costly in terms of fuel, munitions and spare parts. *You May Also Like: 5 Best Submarines of All Time, 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time, 5 Best Battleships of All Time and Worst Submarine of All Time. * *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the wake of World War I, Japan, the UK and the United States spent almost two decades working through the problems and implications of carrier warfare. This included the development of aircraft, deck procedures, pilot training programs, resupply priorities, and aircraf...

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