Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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Syracuse Mayor sees opportunity for I-81 project under Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
After seeing comments in social media by Department of Transportation Secretary Nominee Pete Buttigieg, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh reached out this week to the former mayor of South Bend, In., about the Interstate 81 project. You can read the Mayor’s The post Syracuse Mayor sees opportunity for I-81 project under Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Syracuse Mayor applauds Cuomo’s pledge to break ground on the I-81 viaduct project in 2022
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
In his State of the State message on Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to break ground on the Interstate 81 Viaduct project in Syracuse in 2022. Mayor Ben Walsh welcomed the news in a message to the community on The post Syracuse Mayor applauds Cuomo’s pledge to break ground on the I-81 viaduct project in 2022 first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Rochester launches website to encourage community input on rewrite of land use laws
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Mayor Lovely A. Warren announced today the launch of a new website to encourage community participation in the Zoning Alignment Project to match the City’s land-use regulations to the goals in the “Rochester 2034” comprehensive plan. “This website will help us The post Rochester launches website to encourage community input on rewrite of land use laws first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Niagara County Clerk reminds pistol permit holders to re-certify
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Niagara County Joseph A. Jastrzemski today reminded pistol permit holders that under the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of Jan.15, 2013, pistol permit holders must re-certify every five years with the New York State Police Office. That The post Niagara County Clerk reminds pistol permit holders to re-certify first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Niagara County police reform plan available for public review
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Niagara County Legislature Chairman Becky Wydysh and Sheriff Michael Filicetti today announced the draft plan of Niagara County’s police reform and reinvention collaborative is available online for public review. The plan has been put together by an ad hoc county The post Niagara County police reform plan available for public review first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Biden’s politically calculated immigration policy
The Duran, The Duran - 9 hours ago
Biden’s politically calculated immigration policy The Duran: Episode 863 Biden To ‘Immediately’ Send Congress Bill That Would Offer Citizenship To 11 Million Illegals Biden To ‘Immediately’ Send Congress Bill That Would Offer Citizenship To 11 Million Illegals President-elect Joe Biden will ‘immediately’ send a legislative package to Congress which would provide a pathway to citizenship […]
Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi Blame Putin for 6/1, Call Trump ‘Putin Puppet’
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 9 hours ago
Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi Blame Putin for 6/1, Call Trump ‘Putin Puppet’ ‎You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton: Bonus Episode: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Apple Podcasts ‎The week after the attack on the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Hillary for a candid, no-holds-barred conversation. In a detailed firsthand account of what Speaker […]
Did MyPillow Offer Discounts With Codes Like ‘QAnon’ and More?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump supporter, has long promoted false claims and conspiracy theories.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/20/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Sadly, not our national bird. * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you […]
Here’s Who Will Be Running The Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Defense One:* *Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office* Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DOD when the president-elect is sworn in. There’s a new team in the E-ring starting on Wednesday, newly detailed by close-hold Pentagon planning documents reviewed by Defense One. While news organizations have reported a number of these officials as being considered or expected to be Biden’s pick for the job, this is the most comprehensive list of who will be running the Pentagon when the president-elect is swor...
"Monkey Business"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"Monkey Business"* By Bill Bonner WEST RIVER, MARYLAND – "Today, the new president takes over. You’d think he would find it an easy job. He only has two major responsibilities to remember: Protect citizens’ freedom. Protect their wealth. Everything else is detail… distraction… and (usually) delusion. *Blame Game: *But the distractions are many… and the delusions are more common than houseflies. There’s still no wall keeping Mexicans out. But at least there’s a wall – chain link and razor wire – protecting the insiders in Washington from the outsiders in the rest of the country. ...
Suspect Of Theft Of Radio Equipment From Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane Arrested
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago
Some new details about the theft of equipment from Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane have just emerged. On Dec. 7, 2020, we reported the news that thieves had broken into an Il-80 Maxdome and stole radio [...] The post Suspect Of Theft Of Radio Equipment From Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane Arrested appeared first on The Aviationist.
“How Are Things Going, Joe?”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 11 hours ago
“You go up to a man, and you say, “How are things going, Joe?” and he says, “Oh fine, fine... couldn’t be better.” And you look into his eyes, and you see things really couldn’t be much worse. When you get right down to it, everybody’s having a perfectly lousy time of it, and I mean everybody. And the hell of it is, nothing seems to help much.” - Kurt Vonnegut "People are sad. People are broke. People are worried about money, people are worried that they're not enough and not amounting to anything and they don't feel good about themselves. People have rough times, and everybody's p...
Trump Caps off Law and Order Legacy With Record Executions, No Mercy for Whistleblowers
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 11 hours ago
Missing from Trump's flurry of last-minute pardons were Snowden, Assange, or Reality Winner. Instead, the president will leave office with a record number of executions under his belt and a slew of pardons for political allies. The post Trump Caps off Law and Order Legacy With Record Executions, No Mercy for Whistleblowers appeared first on MintPress News.
Russian Air Force unleashes heavy strikes over ISIS hideouts in central Syria
[image: Russian Air Force unleashes heavy strikes over ISIS hideouts in central Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over the central region of Syria this week, hitting several sites belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization. According to field report from the Homs Governorate, the Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed the heavy strikes over southern Al-Raqqa, eastern Hama and northeastern Homs. In particular, the majority of the airstrikes targeted the area near the historical town of Al-Resaf...
Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie, the Faculty Athletic Representative at the University of Toledo.
Starbucks Creates Community Resilience Fund
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Starbucks has created the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund to invest $100 million by 2025 in projects for racial equity and environmental resilience, PhillyVoice reported. Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C. were the 12 regions chosen for the initiative. The coffee […]
New US Secretary of State already kicks off tenure with harsh criticism of Turkey
[image: New US Secretary of State already kicks off tenure with harsh criticism of Turkey] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The President-elect Joe Biden’s candidate for Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, accused Turkey of not acting as an ally, pointing to the possibility of further sanctions being imposed on Ankara because of its purchase of the S-400″system. Last month, Washington imposed sanctions on the Turkish military industries due to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, in a move Turkey described as a “fatal mistake.” Furthermore, Blinken said at a Se...
Trump Pardons Father Accused of Fraud and Bribery in USC Admissions Scandal
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Former President Donald J. Trump pardoned a Miami developer accused of fraud and bribery for his daughter’s admission into University of Southern California, Los Angeles Times reported. Dragon Global CEO Robert Zangrillo received a “full pardon,” making him the only defendant in the college admissions scandal to receive one. Federal prosecutors alleged Robert’s daughter Amber […]
Israel to send powerful message to Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in Summer 2021: Maariv
[image: Israel to send powerful message to Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in Summer 2021: Maariv] BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – An Israeli newspaper reported on Wednesday that the Israeli army is preparing to conduct a massive military exercise next summer. The Hebrew-language newspaper, Maariv, reported that the Israeli army wants to send a message to Syria, Hezbollah and Iran, by conducting a huge military maneuver next summer, where the army plans to conduct what it described as a large “war maneuver” that will last for a continuous month. Continue reading Israel to send powerful mes...
College Board Discontinues Optional Essay and Subject Tests
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
College Board, the company responsible for the commonplace SAT exams students take before college, has eliminated the test’s optional essay as well as its subject tests, CNN reported. This comes as yet another development away from standardized testing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to complicate all spheres of life. In the past few months, several […]
Maryland Lawmakers Attempt Again to Force State to Settle HBCU Lawsuit
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
The Maryland General Assembly is again attempting to get the state to settle a lawsuit by its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which claim that higher ed policy has impeded the schools and instead has given advantages to historically White schools for decades, The Baltimore Sun reported. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled in […]
Three Steps To Obtain COVID-19 Medication
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
After I posted the video yesterday with Dr Simone Gold speaking on the EXPERIMENTAL mRNA vaccine, many readers expressed an interest in obtaining hydroxychloroquine. I would therefore like to share this information with you. Now, first, a disclaimer. Let me be very clear here. I am not a doctor. I don’t have a medical background, ... Read more The post Three Steps To Obtain COVID-19 Medication appeared first on Ice Age Now.
"Would You Choose Communism or Fascism?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
*"Would You Choose Communism or Fascism?"* By Joe Jarvis "In 1936, a young German journalist named Konrad Heidan wrote a book called, "Hitler: A Biography." In it, he described the street fighting between the communists and Nazis which characterized much of early 1930s Germany. But one interesting thing he mentioned about the paramilitary Nazi S.A. known as the Brownshirts or Stormtroopers, was that: “There were large numbers of Communists and Social Democrats among them; many of the storm troopers were called ‘beefsteaks - brown [outside] and red within. Jest were retailed such as...
Snowy hills of the Sahara! Only the fourth time in 42 years
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Again? No, snow is a thing of the past! Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 CAIRO: Temperatures have fallen in the Sahara desert to as low as -3C, leaving sand dunes in one Algerian town dusted with snow. This drop in temperature allowed the town of Ain Sefra to experience snow for only the fourth time in ... Read more The post Snowy hills of the Sahara! Only the fourth time in 42 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The United States Becomes the Second "Post National" State
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 1 hour ago
*All the MZM photos are close-ups. The Camera* *dare not pan because there are no Crowds* *There are only soldiers and metal fences--* *topped with razor wire* Good Morning Readers. What a sad day we have today. The United States of America went down the path that Canada went down in 2016 with the (s)election of Justin Trudeau. With the (s)election and now "inauguration" of Biden...the US has followed Canada down the path to *"Post Nationalism". *Remember back in 2014, when candidate Trudeau said something that sentient Canadians thought was quite strange? This is the story fr...
The Non-Delta Winged Dassault Mirage F1 Had an Extraordinary Legacy
Adam Leong Kok Wey, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Adam Leong Kok Wey* *Mirage F1, * The Mirage F1 was Dassault’s answer to a number of technological challenges faced by the famous delta-winged Mirage III. The delta-winged Dassault Mirage family, especially the Mirage III, has captured the imagination of air power enthusiasts with its most celebrated operational success during the Six-Day War, in which the Israeli Air Force used Mirage IIIs with devastating effects against its enemies’ air forces. The stunning results cemented the legendary reputation of the delta-winged Mirage. However, there is another Mirage combat aircraft t...
Netflix Will Debut a New ‘Shuffle’ Function This Year
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Netflix Suffle, Americas* During the company’s earnings call late Tuesday, it made a surprising bit of news-Netflix will be rolling out something that sounds like a shuffle button. Netflix had a pretty big quarter at the end of 2020. In earnings announced Tuesday, the company announced that it added 8.5 million subscribers in the last three months of the year, which put the streaming giant’s total subscriber base over two hundred million. The company posted $6.64 billion in revenue, more than a billion more than the same period the year before, while the compa...
Inauguration day riots
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 10 hours ago
Any riots yet? From American Spectator: "Here’s something you already know: Joe Biden doesn’t need 26,000 National Guard troops to protect him from Proud Boys at his inauguration. He doesn’t need 16,000 troops. Or 10,000 troops. He might not need 6,000. Four years ago, the Department of Homeland Security mobilized 7,800 National Guardsmen for Donald Trump’s inauguration. At the time there were some 99 left-wing outfits proclaiming they would demonstrate to protest the Trump inauguration. Those protests turned into riots. The Left looted stores around Washington and made a mess. F...
The Surreal Inauguration
Daniel McAdams, Peace and Prosperity - 10 hours ago
As 25,000 US National Guard troops from across the country are deployed in a Washington, DC, that looks like a ghost town, surely one of the strangest US presidential inaugurations in history will take place. With DC as literally a military-occupied zone, protecting an empty city for a virtual inauguration, is this all security theater? A warning? A taste of things to come? Watch today's Liberty Report:
Viral #TrumpsNewArmy Video Is Liberals At Their Craziest And Scariest
Caitlin Johnstone, Peace and Prosperity - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] A new viral video calling on liberals to form “an army of citizen detectives” to gather information on Trump supporters and report their activities to the authorities has racked up thousands of shares and millions of views in just a few hours. The hashtag #TrumpsNewArmy is trending on Twitter as of this writing due to the release of a horrifying video with that title from successful author and virulent Russiagater Don Winslow. As of this writing it has some 20 thousand shares and 2.6 million views, and the comments and quote-retweets are predominantly supportive....
#2APurge: Demorats wasting no time in going after guns
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Fellowship of the Minds – by DCG This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one: Demorats are already paving the way to erode... The post #2APurge: Demorats wasting no time in going after guns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
How Many People Attended President Biden's Inauguration?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
It was never about COVID or civil unrest. Truth is, Biden simply could not generate an inauguration crowd and the optics would have been devastating. pic.twitter.com/1MFWq75HIn — John Cardillo (@johncardillo) January 20, 2021 *WNU Editor:* About 2,000 invited guests. A few hundred media. And about 25,000+ National Guard, FBI, Secret Service, Capital Police, and other security forces.
Was the Oval Office Fumigated After Trump’s Departure?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The White House gets a thorough cleaning during every presidential transition.
Who were the Jews pardoned by Trump in his final days in office?
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Jerusalem Post In his final day in office, outgoing President Donald Trump has pardoned many prominent Jews convicted of a myriad of crimes. Among some... The post Who were the Jews pardoned by Trump in his final days in office? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Donald Trump Pardons Israeli Spy Handler Who Paid for American Secrets
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
MSN President Donald Trump‘s flurry of pardons before leaving the White House include the handler of a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who spied for... The post Donald Trump Pardons Israeli Spy Handler Who Paid for American Secrets appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Caravan of 8,000 Honduran migrants is broken up and bused BACK to Honduras
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Daily Mail A caravan of almost 8,000 migrants, who walked around 200 miles from Honduras into Guatemala last week have dissipated after they were met... The post Caravan of 8,000 Honduran migrants is broken up and bused BACK to Honduras appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
With Biden, Israel has a true Zionist in the White House
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
YNet On Wednesday, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office and a new era will dawn. The... The post With Biden, Israel has a true Zionist in the White House appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
That flag will fly!!
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
In confirmation hearing, secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken says he will appoint LBGTI envoy, pledges U.S. embassies will be able to fly Pride flag.... The post That flag will fly!! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Spain: Explosion in Madrid destroys building, kills 2
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
DW A large explosion killed at least two people and destroyed most of a building in the Spanish capital Madrid on Wednesday. Posts on social... The post Spain: Explosion in Madrid destroys building, kills 2 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Federal Government Bans Conservative Laura Loomer from Owning Guns
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Federal Inquirer – by Brittany Jordan Laura Loomer was right. In October former Florida Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer slammed Republican party leadership for ignoring... The post Federal Government Bans Conservative Laura Loomer from Owning Guns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Bomb threat made against Supreme Court ahead of inauguration
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Washington Times – by Jeff Mordock A bomb threat was made against the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday just hours before the presidential inauguration, a court... The post Bomb threat made against Supreme Court ahead of inauguration appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
High Level Cop Exposes Illegal Quota — Cops Told to Make Arrests Even if There’s No Crime
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — Most people reading this article know what it is like to have the blue and... The post High Level Cop Exposes Illegal Quota — Cops Told to Make Arrests Even if There’s No Crime appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Wall Street Journal President Trump has talked in recent days with associates about forming a new political party, according to people familiar with the matter,... The post Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Longwave Radiation & The Arctic
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood One of the White House Climate Change Information Briefs is this one by Dr William Happer. It does not aim to make new science – it merely gives a layman’s view of the topic: https://www.drroyspencer.com/wp-content/uploads/Radiation-Transfer.pdf It has some relevance to David Coe’s recent posting on the […]
COVID-19 Vaccines: How and When Will Lower-Income Countries Get Access?
Jan 20 (IPS) - COVID-19 vaccination programmes are gathering pace in high-income countries, but for much of the world, the future looks bleaker. Although a number of middle-income countries have started rolling out vaccines, widespread vaccination could still be years away. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Vaccines: How and When Will Lower-Income Countries Get Access?”, on globalissues.org →
Will Pakistan Capitalize on a New Opportunity to Work with Israel?
Michael Kugelman, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Kugelman* *Security, Asia* Islamabad now has a strong incentive to quietly increase its relations with Jerusalem in ways that fall short of normalization. But just because Pakistan has compelling incentives to increase ties with Israel doesn’t mean it will happen. Last September, the Trump administration brokered the Abraham Accords, a normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Similar bilateral accords between Israel and Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have followed. A few more with additional Muslim-majority states that haven’t recognized Israel ...
Villar Perosa: The World’s First Submachine Gun (And an Italian Design)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author - http://www.finn.it/regia/html/seconda_guerra_mondiale.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26494021] The odd-looking weapon was two submachine guns in one and was originally mounted on World War One-era biplanes. The title of world’s first submachine gun is held by the distinctly odd-looking Villar Perosa. The weapon was designed and adopted into Italian service in 1914-15, and actually began life on Italian airplanes. In this configuration, an airplane gunner could use the Villar Perosa ...
Shock and Awe: How the U.S. Military Liberated Kuwait in 100 Hours
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *History, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E61E03JP01&share=true] The war changed Air Force planning across the globe and remains an impressive case study even today. On the 30th Anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War, many are likely to reflect upon the specifics of the military campaign with a particular mind to how it marked a historic turning point, forever reshaping the paradigm for air warfare. The U.S. Air Force-led destruction of Iraqi forces in the Gulf War pioneered what’s known as “effects based w...
Will Nikki Haley Run for President in 2024?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Nikki Haley 2024, Americas* There will be three types of potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates: the “Always Trumpers,” the “Never Trumpers,” and the “Kinda Sorta Trumpers.” Haley will get by on being a “Kinda Sorta Trumper.” President Donald Trump’s incitement of the riots on the U.S. Capitol building has crumbled his future White House bid, propping up other potential GOP candidates to take the reigns of the party and run for president in 2024. One prospect, former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, has carved a position in the national spotli...
How America Crushed Saddam Hussein in the First Gulf War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *History, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2001%3Anewsml_RP2DRIJQIIAA&share=true] United Nations forces were able to quickly take out the Iraqi military in just 100 hours. During the Gulf War thirty years ago, a massive U.S. air attack eliminated Iraqi aircraft, air defenses and large portions of its command-and-control infrastructure, paving the way for a large-scale ground invasion which ultimately liberated Kuwait. The 100-hour ground war was both effective and successful due to the air war and the use of tactical d...
Biden Takes the Helm As President: ‘Democracy Has Prevailed’
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
"This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day," President Joe Biden said.
What Does the Vice President Do?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The vice presidency has traditionally been a relatively insignificant position, though the office has become more influential in recent years.
Valens ‘clears the deck,’ liquidating most cannabis oil inventory
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Cannabis derivative manufacturer Valens Co. said it is liquidating most of its oil inventory, citing industry trends such as outdoor marijuana harvests and falling prices. Marijuana Business Daily has reported extensively on Canada’s glut of dried cannabis, edibles and extracts. The Toronto-headquartered company cited: An anticipated increase in outdoor cannabis production. Falling dried cannabis prices. […] Valens ‘clears the deck,’ liquidating most cannabis oil inventory is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The President Puddin’ Cup Prediction Contest
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
The contest rules are easy: Predict the number of days President Asterisk serves in office, choosing any number between 1 (gone before the day is out) and 1460 (full term). Tie-breaker: choose the circumstances [ ] Death (all causes) [ ] Voluntary resignation [ ] Involuntary removal Of course, should you predict Biden will complete… Continue reading →
TOMMY BOLIN — The Lost Sessions
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 12 hours ago
The American rock guitarist Tommy Bolin died December 4, 1976 aged just 25, neither the first nor the last time-serving musician to fall to heroin. In spite of his youth, he left an impressive body of work. Although he died long before the inception of the WorldWideWeb, a domain for an official website was registered […]
Every Major U.S. Bank Has Warned Correction Coming BUT Will the Fed Will Stop A Crash?
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 12 hours ago
source / The Money GPS While every major bank is suggesting the market is well overdue for a correction, extremely overvalued, and at historic undeserved heights, they continuously increase their targets. They know it’s a mess. The media will talk about the political side. They’ll talk about health issues. They’ll even throw in a kitten […]
False Accusations Used Again Against President Assad of Syria
Steven Sahiounie, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator New allegations have surfaced, accusing Syrian President Assad of some connection to the Beirut Port blast. Allegations don’t need proof, and they are a tool used repeatedly by the US against nations and leaders who they deem as an enemy. Lebanese officials had for years known the dangerous chemicals were improperly stored […]
Well, the air cannot be stolen
khalediskef, The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Ankara factions continue to log fruit trees in Afrin The Turkish-backed armed factions continued their violations in “Afrin”, north of Aleppo, by intensifying the operations of cutting down fruit trees from the fields of the people of the region to sell them firewood for heating. Local sources said that the militants of the “Ninth […]
Travel Will NEVER Be the Same Says AirBnB CEO. What About Stock Market? More QE Needed
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 12 hours ago
source / The Money GPS We have seen major differences between the current economy and what we had previously. Some industries are completely disrupted one year later, leading to obvious but yet to be announced bankruptcies of all kinds. Yet looking at the stock market, you would think everything is simply fantastic. Even the stocks […]
Troops in DC — Melodrama or Power Play by Dems
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Actually I can see his point. They are terrified but in one way this may be their message for the next four years — SUBMIT or SUFFER –##– Tucker: Democrats using military to send ‘power’ message to America Tucker Carlson: As troops swarm our capital, Democrats send clear message: We’re in charge now The Democratic Party is using the military of the United States as a political weapon Fox News Tucker Carlson Opinion January 19, 2021 Our capital city is currently under military occupation. By Inauguration Day, there are expected to be more than 26,000 armed federal troops in Washingto...
Rogue News with Matthew Ehret- Counter Intelligence Operations and How to Not Get Played
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 12 hours ago
What sort of dystopic world order is threatening to send the USA and the world back to a feudal dark age under an incoming Biden administration? How has the media used the violence of January 6 to justify a new clamp down on Civil liberties and constitutional rights under an expanded Patriot Act and Martial […]
Inauguration Facts, Biden’s Agenda
Terry, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
From The Babylon Bee The presidential inauguration is coming up, and we’re here to educate our readers! To help make you a more informed American citizen, we researched and found the 7 most important facts about the presidential inauguration you probably didn’t know. Inaugurations were invented by slave owners. Bet you didn’t know that, did you? Participation in a presidential inauguration is LITERALLY endorsing slavery. It’s important we remember this as Biden is inaugurated this week. It might as well be a KKK meeting. The inauguration is basically just a Presidential initiation...
Shepard Smith Blasts Former Fox News Colleagues Who ‘Propagated the Lies’
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 14 hours ago
Shepard Smith was one of the better journalists at Fox News, but was forced out when he told inconvenient truths about the outgoing US president. In so doing, he was at odds with the primetime hosts who offered their opinions, … Continue reading →
Hospital Pass: how Scott Morrison foisted quarantine responsibility on the states
Rhonda Boyle, Michael West - 23 hours ago
Like aged care, quarantine is the responsibility of the federal government. Yet the Morrison government forced that role onto the states and territories, and deployed a submissive media to snipe from the sidelines.
President Trump Delivers Impromptu Remarks Departing The White House
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump departed the White House earlier this morning delivering impromptu remarks to the assembled press pool. During his term in office President Donald Trump delivered the most transparent administration in U.S. history. President … Continue reading → The post President Trump Delivers Impromptu Remarks Departing The White House appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Tone Deaf Dept Owned on Twitter for Bragging About ‘Ghost’ Car to Hide While Extorting Citizens
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: extort]After bragging about spending money on a 'ghost' car to hide from citizens to extort them, the Durham sheriff got an earful from Twitter.
Will Former President Trump Start A New Political Party?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Donald Trump has discussed setting up his own political party in recent days, a new WSJ report says. *Daily Mail: **Trump 'wants to ditch the Republicans and start his own Patriot Party' after telling supporters his movement is 'just beginning' and GOP leaders including Mitch McConnell blamed him for the Capitol riot * * The outgoing president is said to have spoken with aides about the idea, The Wall Street Journal first reported * It is not known how serious he is in going ahead with the party, which would take a lot of time and money * Trump on Tuesday vowed to be a contin...
Parolee sentenced on promoting prostitution charge
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 43-year-old Richard S. Swiderski of Buffalo was sentenced on January 6th before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth F. Case to an indeterminate sentence of 2 to 4 years in prison. Between The post Parolee sentenced on promoting prostitution charge first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Virginia man indicted for randomly attacking two victims
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 40-year-old Carlos Cherry of Reston, Virginia was virtually arraigned on January 5th before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment charging him with one count of Assault in the The post Virginia man indicted for randomly attacking two victims first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Town of Tonawanda man indicted for attempted murder
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Antonio L. Taylor of Town of Tonawanda was virtually arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns on an indictment charging him with one count of Attempted The post Town of Tonawanda man indicted for attempted murder first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Sheriff’s deputy arraigned on DWI charges for crashing agency vehicle while off-duty
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 45-year-old Aaron M. Naegely of Orchard Park was arraigned last night before Aurora Town Justice Anthony DiFillipo, IV on one count of Driving While Intoxicated, First Offense, and one count of The post Sheriff’s deputy arraigned on DWI charges for crashing agency vehicle while off-duty first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Teen indicted on gun charges
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 18-year-old Clifton D. Eutsey of Buffalo was arraigned this morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment charging him with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon The post Teen indicted on gun charges first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
25 Top Accomplishments Of President Donald J. Trump
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Sheryl Attkisson:* *25 Top Accomplishments of President Donald J. Trump * Daily -- if not hourly -- for four years, the media, analysts, political figures, operatives, and ordinary folk spoke out against President Trump and what they believe President Trump he has done wrong. In the eyes of many, it is quite literally: everything. As Trump finishes his term in office, it's easy to find negative, harsh assessments of virtually every facet of his policies and actions. The Atlantic, CNN and PBS are among those who have declared Trump to be the “worst president in history.” This side...
Golden Rule Revisited
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago
No-Go for Joe Exotic: Trump Pardon List Omits ‘Tiger King’
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
One name missing in President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic.
Did Trump Revoke His Own Executive Order?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
When Trump took office, he signed an executive order banning lobbying by former officials.
Biden Inaugural Guest Is A Venezuelan Coup Leader
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
As Washington recovered from shock and outrage caused by pro-Trump hooligans storming the United States Congress – breaking windows, smashing doors, and intimidating police officers in order to push their way inside – a sense of pre-inaugural excitement began to sweep the nation’s capital. Who would be attending incoming President Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, scheduled to take place exactly two weeks following the Capitol riot? While heavily armed National Guard troops descended onto Washington’s streets to set up check-points, construct fences around government buildi...
No Pardons For Edward Snowden Or Julian Assange
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Although several long shot campaigns were mounted, President Donald Trump did not pardon any whistleblowers who were indicted or prosecuted under the United States Espionage Act. He also declined to pardon the only journalist ever to be indicted under the World War I-era law. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden were not offered clemency because Trump "did not want to anger Senate Republicans who will soon determine whether he's convicted during his Senate trial." "Multiple GOP lawmakers had sent messages through aides that they felt strongly abou...
Flint Activists Remember How Gina McCarthy Failed Their City
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy has reportedly been picked as Biden’s domestic climate policy chief. That concerns activists in Flint, Michigan, who say that she failed to address the Flint water crisis. Karen Weaver, the former mayor of Flint, said that she was disappointed with the choice. “I hope she does better with climate control than she did with Flint,” she told MLive-The Flint Journal. On Thursday, nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, were charged over the crisis. Nick Lyon, Snyder’s health director, and Dr. Eden Wells, Snyder’s chief medical executi...
Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden’s new COVID relief plan does not adopt existing Democratic legislation to expand government sponsored medical coverage nor does it propose a promised public health insurance option. Instead, it adopts proposals from health insurance lobbying groups’ recent letter to lawmakers demanding lucrative new subsidies for insurance companies, at a moment when those corporations have recorded record profits as millions lose coverage and many face claims denials. Biden’s plan would shovel billions of dollars to private health insurers by providing subsidies for Ame...
Hospital Closes Without Warning Because It’s Behind On Rent
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Houston, TX - Doctors and patients at the Heights Hospital were left stuck in the parking lot after being told they were not allowed in the building Monday afternoon. A note posted on the door said that the locks for the spaces rented by 1917 Ashland Ventures LLC, the owners on record of the hospital, have been changed and they will only be given keys when $461,302.24 in rent and fees are paid. Staff members said they were given no warning or opportunity to alert their patients or collect their personal items from inside. "I tried to contact the owners," said Dr. Felicity Mack, w...
Could Baltimore’s Climate Change Suit Become A Supreme Court Test Case?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
What began as a narrow jurisdictional question to be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in a climate change lawsuit filed by the city of Baltimore could take on far greater implications if the high court agrees with major oil companies to expand its purview and consider whether federal, rather than state courts, are the appropriate venue for the city’s case and possibly a host of similar lawsuits. The high court initially agreed to hear a request by the oil and gas industry to review a ruling by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in which the court affirmed a fede...
West Coast Gas Terminal Plans Hit Snag
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Portland, OR - Plans for a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal hit a snag Tuesday with federal regulators after a years-long legal battle that has united tribes, environmentalists and a coalition of residents on Oregon's rural southern coast against the proposal. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled that energy company Pembina could not move forward with the proposal without a key clean water permit from the state of Oregon. The U.S. regulatory agency gave its tentative approval to the pipeline last March as long as it secured the necessar...
Canada’s ‘croptober’ surge pushes cannabis inventory over 1 million kilograms
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Canadian licensed producers added a record 220,461 kilograms of marijuana to their inventories in October 2020, according to new data offering a statistical glimpse of the country’s first large-scale “croptober” – when most of the fall outdoor harvest comes in. The 220,461 kilograms (221 metric tons) of new cannabis is about 50% more than the […] Canada’s ‘croptober’ surge pushes cannabis inventory over 1 million kilograms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening door for new climate rules
Daniel Farber, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
An appeals court described the EPA's effort as "a series of tortured misreadings" of U.S. law.
25,000 Politically Pure Armed Military Install the New President
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 12 hours ago
North Korea is again making noise, Iran is testing missiles near US Navy Ships, and a caravan of illegals is headed for our border. The new administration fears it's own people. The World Smells Weakness.
These Are The 17 Executive Actions On Border, Climate, Immigration That President Biden Will Issue On Day One
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*CNN:* *Biden targets Trump's legacy with first-day executive actions* (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden plans to take 17 executive actions during his first hours in office Wednesday, moving faster and more aggressively to dismantle his predecessor's legacy than any other modern president. Biden will sign a flurry of executive orders, memoranda and directives to agencies, making his first moves to address the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of Donald Trump's signature policies. With the stroke of a pen, he'll halt construction of Trump's border wall, reverse his travel ban target...
New Iraqi Survey Finds Continued Cynicism On Politics
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(AFP) The Center for Insights In Survey Research released a new poll on Iraq. It questioned 3,070 adults about Iraqi politics. It’s margin of error was +/- 1.5% with a 95% confidence level. It found that the public was highly cynical about the country. The survey began with general questions about how people felt about Iraq. 33% said they believed the nation was heading in the right direction versus 66% that thought it was going the wrong way. The older people were the more cynical they became. 65% of young people aged 18-35 felt Iraq was going badly. That increased to 73% for ...
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 20
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1943 Fmr PM Gaylani in exile in Germany made radio broadcast claiming Iraq still in state of war with England (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) 1948 March by railway workers and students against Anglo-Iraq treaty fired upon by police killing some Organized by Communists (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1970 fai...
El Gobierno busca limitar juicios en el Ciadi y alista polémica negociación
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 El canciller Felipe Solá y el Procurador del Tesoro, Carlos Zannini, quieren revisar los acuerdos de protección de inversiones que determinaron la solución de diferendos en tribunales extranjeros o en el Centro Internacional de Arbitrajes del Banco Mundial.
EEUU reclama a Australia que descarte el plan de obligar a Google y Facebook a pagar a los medios
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 El código de conducta que pretende forzar a las plataformas a pagar a medios australianos por el uso de sus contenidos puede contravenir el acuerdo de libre comercio con EEUU.
Séoul s'engage à accélérer les négociations commerciales avec l'Amérique centrale et du Sud en 2021
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 Le ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'Energie s'est engagé à réaliser davantage de progrès dans l'expansion des pactes commerciaux avec ses homologues d'Amérique centrale et d'Amérique du Sud.
Corea del Sur promete acelerar los diálogos comerciales con América Central y del Sur en 2021
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 El Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Energía de Corea del Sur ha prometido avanzar más, este año, en la expansión de los pactos comerciales con sus homólogos de América Central y del Sur.
UK free to make trade deals with genocidal regimes after Commons vote
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 The government has narrowly defeated a move requiring the government to reconsider any trade deal with a country found by the high court to be committing genocide.
EU-China investment deal lacks teeth on forced labor but could still be derailed
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 Potential gains not worth cost of overlooking 'blatant human rights violations' in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, and against Taiwan': French senator
Today...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
* It's * *Not Over...* *It's just beginning* *Stay Strong!*
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Blasts Expensive Programs
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller speaks to reporters on a government aircraft en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 14, 2021 DOD PHOTO BY LISA FERDINANDO *Defense One:* *‘A Piece of...’ Outgoing SecDef Blasts Expensive Programs * *DOD’s biggest challenge is overcoming the “mindset of the Cold War”* Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, who came into the job on Dec. 9 just after the firing of former secretary Mark Esper, already “cannot wait to leave this job.” Miller, a tall, plain-spoken person who previously served as director of the Counterterrorism Center, is fond o...
The Deep State’s Stealthy, Subversive, Silent Coup to Ensure Nothing Changes
John Whitehead, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
Donald Trump swore to drain the swamp in Washington DC, instead, he paved the way for lobbyists, corporations, and the military industrial complex. Here's why Joe Biden will be no different. The post The Deep State’s Stealthy, Subversive, Silent Coup to Ensure Nothing Changes appeared first on MintPress News.
‘A Betrayal’: Georgia Voters Enraged Over Democrats Promise Of ‘$2000 Checks’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden released his long-awaited stimulus proposal last Thursday that contained an inauspicious provision for millions of Americans expecting additional $2,000 stimulus checks. Instead of that long-promised amount, Biden’s proposal only calls for an additional $1,400 stimulus payment. Georgia voters who recently delivered the Democratic Party control of the U.S. Senate by electing Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff say they feel betrayed, let down, and outraged at what NBC Peacock host Mehdi Hasan has termed “Biden’s first broken campaign promise.” Oscar Z...
The Kind Of Surprises
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Tom Friedman writes that the terrible experiment is over: We just survived something really crazy awful: four years of a president without shame, backed by a party without spine, amplified by a network without integrity, each pumping out conspiracy theories without truth, brought directly to our brains by social networks without ethics — all heated up by a pandemic without mercy. It’s not that Trump never did anything good. It’s that it was nowhere near worth the price of leaving our nation more divided, more sick — and with more people marinated in conspiracy theories — than at a...
Gerald Celente, "Trends Journal: Big Tech In Control, No Free Speech"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
Gerald Celente, 1/18/21: *"Trends Journal: Big Tech In Control, No Free Speech"* "The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over hype and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in the increasingly turbulent times ahead." - https://trendsresearch.com/ As only Gerald can... lol
Biden’s Unique Commemorative Coin
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
Update January 20: A unique commemorative coin for the new leader of the free world Background from previous post Biden’s Damaging Climate Plans Bjorn Lomborg explains in his NY Post article Joe Biden’s climate-change plans will burn billions, won’t bring change we actually need. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and some images added. Joe […]
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVE EVENT - RIO DE JANEIRO: Samba do Sombrinha (Lapa) - Sombrinha, one of the most respected musicians from Rio's pagode scene, will be starring at Beco do Rato this Wednesday. Sombrinha and his "roda" will splay at 9 PM. Beco do Rato opens at 5 PM. Beco do Rato - Rua Joaquim Silva, 11, […] The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
La présidente Tsai appelle à la négociation d'un accord commercial bilatéral entre Taiwan et le Royaume-Uni
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 La présidente de la République, Tsai Ing-wen a exprimé l'espoir de voir Taiwan et le Royaume-Uni entamer des négociations sur un accord bilatéral de libre-échange ou de protection des investissements.
L'entree en vigueur de la ZLECAf divise les universitaires
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 ‘'Comment peut-on brûler des étapes d'intégration régionale et sous régionale et aller directement à une intégration à l'échelle continentale. Ça ne marchera pas"
Le gouvernement du Canada franchit une nouvelle étape dans l'indemnisation des producteurs laitiers du Canada
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 The compensation is valued at $1.75 billion to dairy producers for the market access concessions made under CETA and the CPTPP.
Government of Canada takes next step in compensating Canada's dairy farmers
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
20-Jan-2021 The compensation is valued at $1.75 billion to dairy producers for the market access concessions made under CETA and the CPTPP.
Report: AT&T Is the Speed King of 5G
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *5G Speed, Americas* AT&T came in first with a “speed score” of 50.27. T-Mobile was second with 47.16, Sprint was third with 41.43, while Verizon Wireless was fourth with 40.49. Ookla has released its Speedtest index for the fourth quarter of 2020 and has found that AT&T is now both the fastest overall provider and the fastest in terms of 5G performance. The Speedtest Intelligence method by Ookla found that AT&T was “the fastest mobile operator in the United States” in the last three months of 2020. AT&T came in first with a “speed score” of 50.27. T-Mobile wa...
Stealth Fighters, Super Tanks and More: How America Won the Gulf War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Gulf War F-117, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1999%3Anewsml_RP1DRIKVHSAN&share=true] Stealth fighters, high-end tank systems, and GPS all played their part. Thirty years ago, new U.S. military technologies exploded onto the popular scene during the Coalition invasion of Iraq through Operation Desert Storm. Those weapons included radar-evading stealth planes, laser-guided precision bombs, GPS-enabled sensors and large radar-enabled surveillance planes. The now famous 1991 Gulf War included “stealth” air attacks for th...
The M60 Army Tank Is A Legend That Won't Retire
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *M60 Tank, Americas* Introduced in 1960, the M60 quickly became the U.S. Army’s staple main battle tank throughout the Cold War. One of the most iconic tanks of the Cold War era, the M60 Patton has proven itself over its four decades of service as a worthy predecessor to the contemporary M1 Abrams. The project that eventually became the M60 Patton grew out of a 1950s initiative to replace the prior M48, a compelling main battle tank (MBT) that was nonetheless held back by its anemic operational range and middling armaments suite. At a time when the Soviet tank ...
How and When will Lower-Income Countries get Vaccine Access?
Rory Horner, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rory Horner* *Coronavirus, * Backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVAX initiative was created to share COVID-19 vaccines around the world, especially with lower-income countries. In 2020, $2.4 billion was raised, with agreements made to give low- and middle-income countries access to 1.3 billion vaccine doses. COVID-19 vaccination programmes are gathering pace in high-income countries, but for much of the world, the future looks bleaker. Although a number of middle-income countries have started rolling out vaccines, widespread vaccination could still be years awa...
As China Grows More Assertive, Will Japan Acquire Nukes?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, East Asia* Japan keeps a stockpile of the necessary material. Just in case. It is perhaps China’s greatest nightmare: a nuclear-armed Japan. Permanently anchored off the Asian mainland, bristling with nuclear weapons, a nuclear Japan would make China’s security situation much more complex than it is now, and force China to revise both its nuclear doctrine and increase its nuclear arsenal. To be perfectly clear, Japan has no intention of building nuclear weapons. In fact, it has a strong aversion to nukes, having been the only country to actually be on ...
Could the U.S. Navy Built a Hybrid 1,000 Ship Human and Drone Fleet?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC12A893D490&share=true] Here is what it may take to stay ahead of fast-evolving foreign threats. The U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan for future warfare calls for a “hybrid fleet,” consisting of an interesting mixture of large warships, drones of all sizes, undersea vehicles and air attack assets. All of these are intended to ensure an all-domain preparedness for warfare moving into future decades of conflict in a new and fast-evolving threat environm...
Israel Warns That A Single Covid Vaccine 'Less Effective Than We Thought'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
An Israeli medical worker prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Tel Aviv on 17 January. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex *The Guardian:* *Single Covid vaccine dose in Israel 'less effective than we thought' * *Surge in infections dampens optimism over country’s advanced immunisation programme * Israel’s coronavirus tsar has warned that a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be providing less protection than originally hoped, as the country reported a record 10,000 new Covid infections on Monday. In remarks reported by Army Radio, Nachman Ash said a single dose appeared “less ...
Tradition
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
It’s a tradition for an exiting President to leave a letter in the drawer of the Resolute Desk. Here’s the one President Trump left for Resident Biden:
How to celebrate the inauguration
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
For inauguration day follow the peaceful principles of the rallies for Trump which were always joyful and non-violent until a break away group followed the example of the summer rioters. Do an act of charity--I'll be writing some checks to Conservative groups. Psalm 37 provides these commands: Do not fret (mentions that several times) Do not be envious Do good Take delight in the Lord Commit your way to the Lord Trust in him Be still before the Lord Do not fret Depart from evil Do good Wait for the Lord Keep to his way Refrain from anger Turn from wrath Do not fret C...
America has become an oligarchy - at least for now
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
Prof. Angelo Codevilla, whose concise and erudite insights have for decades helped to clarify what's going on "under the skin" of US politics, has done it again. *Texas v. Pennsylvania et al.* did not deny setting rules for the 2020 election contrary to the Constitution. On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court discounted that. By refusing to interfere as America’s ruling oligarchy serves itself, the court archived what remained of the American republic’s system of equal justice. That much is clear. In 2021, the laws, customs, and habits of the heart that had defined the Ameri...
Blast Partly Destroys Building in Madrid; Cause Not Clear
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Spanish public broadcaster TVE said the explosion took place in a building near a nursing home.
Joe is not a moderate
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
Joe Biden stopped being a moderate years ago. He's so in debt to the left wing of his party. The man (and his vice president) who couldn't even make it through the early primaries in years past (I think he got 1% in 2008 and she got about the same in 2020) is now president because they dragged him over the finish line with the blessing of the black left. Not that Bernie would have been better; he's just more honest about who he is. I think Democrats dumped him in the past because of his lies about his education and plagiarism and she blamed Democrats for being racist for not choosing...
January 20th – Unprecedented Turn Of Power From One Communist To Another
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Today is a day like no other day in over 250 years, 25,000 communist troops will guard the transfer of power from one communist leader... The post January 20th – Unprecedented Turn Of Power From One Communist To Another appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The Hindu A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for... The post Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Black Lives Matter shuts down major freeway in Seattle
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The Right Scoop It’s MLKjr day and Black Lives Matter blocked a major freeway in Seattle a few minutes ago, forcing cops to take them... The post Black Lives Matter shuts down major freeway in Seattle appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Enough for a minyan: A Jewish Who’s Who of Biden’s Cabinet-to-Be
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Forward – by Jacob Kornbluh As President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks for the Cabinet, the joke went around on Jewish Twitter that the West... The post Enough for a minyan: A Jewish Who’s Who of Biden’s Cabinet-to-Be appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Live Coverage Of Joe Biden's Inauguration
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*WNU Editor*: Just some impressions. This was a strange inauguration. The media is avoiding general shots on how empty the place is, but when they did the lack of people is striking. And as for the ones who are there .... all the familiar Washington faces. The media loves what is happening. The participants at the inauguration definitely are overjoyed. President Biden's speech was short and there were no surprises. President Biden talks the need for unity, but I sense no unity in his body language. And the applause. It was tepid at best. I also sense a certain uneasiness ...
CHILDREN OF FLINT: Novelizing the children of Flint!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021* *Managers and misdemeanors:* How badly have the children of Flint been harmed by their city's water crisis? We'll try to assess that question tomorrow. For today, we'll start with a news report in last Thursday's New York Times. The report was written by Julie Bosman. In print editions, it appeared on page A23. (The next day, the Times published a front-page report on the same topic.) As of Thursday morning, the topic involved a set of indictments which were about to appear. Principal headline included, this first report started like this: *Ex-Gove...
Oregon Proposes Bill Allowing Government to Seize Private Property in an ‘Emergency’
RFAngle, Newswars and Fellowship of the Mind, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
The Oregon House of Representatives introduced a bill that essentially amounts to martial law under a declared emergency, which includes seizure of property. Potential targets for seizure could include hospitals, housing, non-compliant businesses, and perhaps even privately-owned firearms.
High Level Cop Exposes Illegal Quota — Cops Told to Make Arrests Even if There’s No Crime
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: quota]A thousand Chicago cops made up a special unit that was directed to harass, ticket, detain, and arrest people regardless of criminal activity in insidious quota scheme.
Trump Last Minute Pardons
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Press Release for January 20, 2021: President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals. Here are a few that were included in the press release; Todd Boulanger – Full Pardon. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. He is a veteran of the United States Army Reserves and was honorably discharged. He has also received an award from the City of the District of Columbia for heroism for stopping and apprehending an individual who assaulted an elderly woman with a deadly weapon...
Israeli court wants to ban film about Israel’s 2002 massacre of Palestinian refugees
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 14 hours ago
“Jenin, Jenin” documents a deadly Israeli assault on a Palestinian refugee camp that left hundreds of civilians dead and over fifteen hundred wounded, and its release has caused an uproar in Israeli society.
As the U.S. changes the guard, let’s keep our borders closed to deeply divisive politics
Ethan Lycan-Lang, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
Today, about a thousand miles southwest of us, an old man officially leaves his job so another old man can pick up the pieces… Here’s what else is happening. News 1. Vaccines delayed in getting to N.S. Tim Bousquet’s regular COVID-19 update includes news that the next shipment of Pfizer vaccine will be delayed getting […]
Washington, DC Under Lockdown, 25,000 Military Troops Deployed. Right-Wing Threat Debunked.
Victor Davis Hanson and Medium, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Last week, federal prosecutors claimed in court they believe that was the "intent" of "Capitol rioters" to kidnap and kill lawmakers, but the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia admitted hours later that "we don't have any direct evidence" of a plot to assassinate lawmakers on January 6.
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
The real foreign election interference: Christopher Steele’s 2017 confession to the FBI Dossier author Christopher Steele admitted to the FBI that he leaked the Russia collusion story during the height of the 2016 election to help Hillary Clinton overcome her lingering email scandal and because he believed Donald Trump’s election would be bad for U.S.… Continue reading →
Central Bank Machinations with No Exit: ECB Leaks New Thingy, It’s Doing Yield Spread Control
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Not your grandmother’s “yield curve control.” Only one thing that could force this ECB absurdity to end: a big bout of inflation.
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Israel's Fauci says Pfizer vaccine's first dose less effective than indicated ARIZONA GOP CHAIR URGED VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL. THE MERCERS SPENT $1.5 MILLION SUPPORTING HER. Chinese university to open Budapest campus as Orban tilts to Beijing Nursing homes make big push to change minds of workers who refused vaccination Cash bonuses, free TVs and paid time off are among the incentives nursing homes are offering to persuade staff members to get vaccinated.China's corn, wheat imports in 2020 reach record highs 'Treated like dogs': row over social distancing alarms at F...
Russian special forces eliminate 5 terrorists in major operation
[image: Russian special forces eliminate 5 terrorists in major operation] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Russian Counter-Terrorism Committee announced on Wednesday, the elimination of five militants in a special operation in the Chechen Republic, including one of those involved in the bombing of Domodedovo Airport, south of the Russian capital, Moscow, in 2011. According to the committee’s statement: “Five militants were eliminated as part of a special operation in Chechnya, among them the leader of the Potocaev gang involved in organizing the terrorist attack on Domodedovo airp...
He Is Gone (Maybe?)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
California Halts Use of Moderna Covid Vaccine Batch Due to ‘Higher-Than-Usual Number of Adverse Events’
Ron Paul Institute and ABC, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
San Diego County reported that allergic reactions were detected in six vaccine recipients. The center reportedly closed for several hours after the string of adverse reactions occurred, before switching to a different batch of the drug. The media discounts the risk of the experimental vaccine.
Iranian forces are ‘ready to respond to any steps from the enemy’: commander
[image: Iranian forces are ‘ready to respond to any steps from the enemy’: commander] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Major General Sayed Abdel Rahim Mousavi, Commander in Chief of the Iranian Army, said that his country is ready to respond to any step taken by the enemy. On Wednesday, Mousavi said during the Al-Aqatdar 99 maneuvers, launched by the Iranian army’s ground force in the Makran region (southeast of the country), that “the enemy will receive a regretful response if he takes any step resulting from miscalculation and his miscalculations against Iran.” The Army Commander-in...
Russian Su-57 would win dogfight against US F-35: test pilot
[image: Russian Su-57 would win dogfight against US F-35: test pilot] Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter jet should be able to win over the US-made F-35 in case of a one-on-one dogfight, thanks to its maneuverability, says Magomed Tolboyev, a renowned test pilot who celebrates his 70th anniversary Wednesday. “Su-57 will kill [a F-35] easily, should they meet one on one. The F-35 cannot maneuver, it’s simply incapable. But it does has electronic might,” Tolboyev said, adding that electronics could be disrupted even by Solar flares. Continue reading Russian Su-57 would win dogfig...
MacIntyre: Human Beings as Storytelling Beings
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Human beings are storytelling beings—their lives are a narrative quest. In his book *After Virtue*, Alasdair MacIntyre writes: “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?’” A teleological character can be discerned in every lived narrative, but this does not imply that the life’s purpose is fixed by an external authority; MacIntyre notes that teleology and unpredictability can coexist. He writes: “Like characters in a fictional narrative we do not know what will happen next, but nonetheless ...
When Extremists Stormed the Capitol and Got Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy
jschulz, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Congress attests the election results (https://picryl.com/media/congress-attests-election-result-at-a-joint-session-of-the-house-and-senate/Public Domain) “In Washington D.C., ruthless fanatic violence erupted in the halls of Congress,” the news opened. Extremists had burst into the Capitol. They made a beeline for the chamber, looking for members of Congress. It was “pandemonium.” The anchor declared that the attackers had earned “the evil distinction of having perpetrated a criminal outrage almost unique in America’s history.” He decried the attack as “wanton violence that sho...
The Littoral Combat Ship is More Vulnerable Than We Thought
David Axe, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* And China is loving it. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * The U.S. Navy in late 2019 or 2020 expects to select a shipyard to build the fleet’s new guided-missile frigate. The 20 heavily-armed frigates will replace roughly half of the 50 or so Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that the Navy had planned to buy before realizing that the lightly-armed LCS likely couldn’t survive in a major shooting war. Just how vulnerable is the LCS? In 2013 journalist Kyle Mizokami put the speedy, 3,000-ton-displacement vessel to the test. Booting up *Command: Modern Na...
Five Weapon Systems That Will Make All the Difference in Israel's Next War
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Israeli Army has seen combat every decade since its founding, so it knows its weapons. Much like the Israeli Air Force, the Israeli Army came from humble—but more established—beginnings. Israel’s ground forces had their origins in the Haganah, a Zionist paramilitary force created in the early 1920s to protect Jewish interests. The Haganah cooperated with British authorities but turned hostile in 1944 when the Axis neared defeat and the need for a Jewish state became increasingly clear. In 1947 the Haganah was reorganized into regular army units,...
M48 Tank Was America’s Workhorse of the Vietnam War
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Americas* [image: By Huhu - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13459594] The Patton Tank was formidable, but it was still just a precursor to the modern Abrams. One of America’s most successful early postwar tanks, the M48 distinguished itself as the workhorse U.S. tank of the Vietnam War. In the years following the Second World War, the U.S. military was left with three main tanks: the M26 heavy tank, M4 Sherman medium tank, and M24 light tank. These models were very much products of their time; the M26, ...
Study: Third of Coronavirus Patients Readmitted to Hospitals in Five Months
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* The research, which was published on a pre-print server but has yet to be peer-reviewed, discovered that out of 47,780 people discharged from the hospital, 29.4 percent were readmitted within a span of 140 days. Of the total, 12.3 percent of the patients ended up losing their lives. Roughly 30 percent of those who have recovered from a coronavirus infection return to the hospital within five months and one in eight die from complications of the disease, according to a new study out of the United Kingdom. The research, which was published o...
Iran Adds Trump, Pompeo, Mnuchin, Several Ex-Officials To Sanctions Lists
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Iran has imposed sanctions on incumbent US President Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, ex-Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, as well as a number of other former officials, including Gina Haspel, John Bolton, Brian Hook, and others, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The blacklisting of 10 senior US officials, including POTUS Trump, is because of their "role and involvement in terrorist and anti-human rights actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian citizens", the m...
Sensors detect rare 'musical note' from magnetosphere over Norway
A rhythmic pattern sounding like a low-frequency musical note was detected from the magnetosphere over Lofoten, Norway, on Monday, January 18, 2021. The rare event, which is also called a pulsation continuous, is a strictly regional phenomenon, according to...... Read more »
Trump Has A +3 Approval Rating In Latest Rasmussen Poll. All Others Say The Opposite. Who Is Right?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* In this post from last week I explained why Rasmussen is right, and the other polls have been engineered to show these results .... *Is President Trump's Approval Rating Cratering In His Final Days? My Analysis Of The Polls Says No* (January 13, 2021). *Update*: Trump Set To Leave Office With A Higher Approval Rating Than George W. Bush (The Federalist).
21% Of Americans Say The U.S. Is Heading In The Right Direction
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* From Rasmussen .... .... *Twenty-one percent (21%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending January 14, 2021. * *This week’s finding is down two points from a week ago. It is the lowest number since President Trump was elected. This week's number is the lowest since the week of July 10-14, 2016, when just 21% said the country was heading in the right direction*. (*21% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction* ). The pandemic is still raging. Ther...
U.S. Presidents And Their Wars
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*WNU Editor*: It has been quite sight to see TV political pundits this morning trying to explain President Trump's success in not starting and/or escalating a war.
‘Subsidizing The Spread Of Covid’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Nearly 200 corporate landlords received $320 million in federal pandemic-related assistance only to turn around and file more than 5,380 evictions between mid-March and mid-October of last year, recklessly displacing thousands of impoverished Americans in the midst of a public health and economic emergency. That's according to Taxpayer Subsidized Evictions: Corporate Landlords Pocket Federal Sweetheart Deals, Subsidies, and Tax Breaks While Evicting Struggling Families, a newreport(pdf) published Tuesday by the Jobs With Justice Education Fund and the Private Equity Stakeholder Pr...
How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building
James Byrne, Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Facial recognition, social media and location tracking give law enforcement a leg up in a monumental investigation.
Meet the New Boss, Same as The Old Boss — Americans Get Fooled Again
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: americans]Depending on which political party you take your talking points from, this is the beginning of an era or hope, or complete doom. But reality is much different.
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/20/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/20/21"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* ○ *Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak * *Jan. 20, 2021 7:56 AM ET: * The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 96,271,700 people, according to official counts, including 24,311,264 Americans. Globally at least 2,058,700 have died. *Jan. 20, 2021 7:56 AM ET: * *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 ter...
‘Shameful’: US Virus Deaths Top 400K As Trump Leaves Office
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
“Everything about how it’s been managed has been infused with incompetence and dishonesty, and we’re paying a heavy price,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University
Trump Leaves White House, Says ‘It’s Been a Great Honor’
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
“It’s been a great honor, the honor of a lifetime. The greatest people in the world, the greatest home in the world," Donald Trump told reporters before heading to Marine One, rotors whirring, on South Lawn.
Deadly Adverse Events Linked to the COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
Under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System or VAERS, Americans can gain insight into the potential "adverse events" related to administration of the COVID-19 vaccines. In this posting, I want to summarize the deaths that have occurred, the date of death and and how long after vaccination the deaths took place and whether the descendent had allergies. As background, VAERS was established in 1990 as quoted here: VAERS has seven objectives, all of which seem important given that the nRNA vaccine...
GN Annual Dues Reminder
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
*Global Network Membership Form** 2021* Membership in the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is open to all individuals and organizations. Find our affiliate list on our web page. Please add____________________________________to the Global Network membership list. *(Individual/Organization Name)* Enclosed is our annual dues for 2021 in the amount of __________________ (pay what you can best afford on a sliding scale between $10 - $100). Donations to the Global Network are tax deductible. * (If you have already recently donated for 2021 we than...

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