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Of Passing Note
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – Public Opinion 30% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans believe that the election was stolen from President Trump (more here) I haven’t taken any straw polls from this blog’s readership, but my sense is that very close to 100% would hold that opinion. There are quite a few lurkers who never […] The post Of Passing Note appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
States Eye Allowing Concealed Carry of Guns Without a Permit
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Background checks and weapons training are currently required in some states in order to receive a permit.
China's Navy Is Looking For Overseas Bases
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
A Chinese warship is seen at the port of Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, Aug. 16, 2017. Xinhua Photo *USNI News:* *Chinese Navy Faces Overseas Basing Weakness, Report Says * A major weakness “the largest navy in the world” has yet to solve is where Beijing will find skilled shipyard workers and modern facilities to maintain its fleet’s combat readiness far from its shores, the co-author of a major study examining Chinese vulnerabilities said Thursday. Speaking in a Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis online forum, Toshi Yoshihara said, “Chinese analysts can only dream...
Moderate to heavy snow expected across U.S. Southwest
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Also the Cascades, Great Basin, Central/Southern Rockies, California, Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes and parts of the Interior. ____________ NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD Sun Jan 24 2021 …Snow for the Cascades, Great Basin, Central/Southern Rockies, and the Southwest through Monday… …Snow for the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes ... Read more The post Moderate to heavy snow expected across U.S. Southwest appeared first on Ice Age Now.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ARIZONA GOP MAY NOT BE A BIG DEAL
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
If you thought it was possible that the Republican Party might come to its senses after this election and its aftermath, you can diabuse yourself of that notion: [Arizona Republican] party members ... passed three resolutions censuring high-profile Republicans: Gov. Doug Ducey, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Cindy McCain. It was another sign of the party's move to the right. The party censured Ducey over his decision to impose emergency rules during the pandemic that the GOP said "restrict personal liberties and force compliance to unconstitutional edicts." McCain, who endorsed Presid...
Fimbulwinter – The harsh winter that precedes the end of the world
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Reader rurede rovides a recap of Norse mythology: Someday – whenever the Norns, those inscrutable spinners of fate, decree it – there shall come a Great Winter (Old Norse fimbulvetr, sometimes Anglicized as “Fimbulwinter”) unlike any other the world has yet seen. The biting winds will blow snows from all directions, and the warmth of ... Read more The post Fimbulwinter – The harsh winter that precedes the end of the world appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The COVID-19 Genocide
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on 'This Side of Life': So the perpetrators of this fiasco have a 200-page plan as to how to royally take the general population down. That includes all the Stalinist ‘useful idiots’ who think there will be a payoff to discredit those of us who have studied and researched. “but all of this…
Chris Hedges: State Of American Empire
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Professor Noam Chomsky, the pioneering linguist and prolific author of numerous seminal political works, about the state of the American Empire. Professor Chomsky is the author of over 100 books, including ‘The Fateful Triangle’, ‘Manufacturing Consent’, ‘Failed States’ and ‘Requiem for the American Dream’, and America’s most important intellectual. His new book, with Marv Waterstone, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, is ‘Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance’. The post Chris Hedges: State Of...
Joe Biden, End Illegal US Sanctions Now
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
As President, Joseph Biden must take urgent action to restore the right of all countries to have sovereign relations with the world, untrammelled by US interference through their sanctions policy. U.S.-backed economic sanctions impact nearly one-third of humanity in some thirty countries, causing untold death and devastation by denying them access to global markets restricting the ability to generate wealth, stabilise currency, and provide basic human essentials for their people. For the past several decades, the United States of America has used its considerable institutional pow...
Trump’s Sanctions Caused $20 Billion In Damages To Cuba
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry's official Johana Tablada on Wednesday informed that former U.S. President Donald Trump's arbitrary sanctions against her country left damage of US$20 billion. Trump, who concluded his presidential term on Wednesday, imposed over 240 unilateral measures against Cuba from 2017. "He took advantage until the very last moment. Trump identified COVID-19 as an opportunity to assault Cuba with additional coercive measures, rather than allowing relief," Tablada assured. On Jan. 11, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Cuba's inclusion on the U.S...
Chicago Schools Chief Threatens To Lock Out Teachers Who Don’t Return
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
As Chicago educators continue to vote on a Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) resolution in support of teaching remotely, and to strike only in the event of retaliation from the school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Janice Jackson reiterated at a Friday news conference that such an action “would constitute a strike.” Although Jackson insisted, “We’re not locking teachers out,” indications are that CPS officials will cut educators off from their district-provided Google accounts, preventing them from teaching remotely. This has already been done to dozens of teachers in the d...
The Islamic State in Mozambique
thammingguest, Lawfare - 14 hours ago
Militants in Mozambique pledge allegiance to the Islamic State in a video issued by the group on July 24, 2019. Photo credit: Tore Hamming taken from Islamic State media. Editor’s Note: *The Islamic State has suffered significant losses in recent years, but Mozambique—far from the heartland of its former self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria—is a rare bright spot for the group. Tore Hamming, of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College, details the group**’s successes in Mozambique and the problems the government there has had fighting the gr...
The Highwire E198 – Approaching “Herd Stupidity”
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 17 hours ago
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The Highwire E197 – 2021: The Bright Side
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 19 hours ago
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Celebrating No Nukes Treaty at BIW....still work to be done
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Thirty Mainers gathered at Bath Iron Works (BIW) last Friday at noon to celebrate the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (The US and other nuclear nations currently refuse to sign it.) BIW builds Navy Aegis destroyers that are outfitted with two primary missile systems. The SM-3 interceptor missile is a key element in Pentagon first-strike attack planning. It's job is to take out Russian or Chinese retaliatory missiles that would be fired after a US preemptive attack. In other words provide a 'missile defense shield' to pick off retaliatory strikes. The U...
Canada Considering Invoking The Emergencies Act To Regulate Or Prohibit Travel "To, From Or Within" Any Specified Area Due To The Pandemic
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says all options are on the table when it comes to implementing stronger measures to restrict travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) *CBC*: *Garneau won't rule out invoking Emergencies Act to limit pandemic travel* *COVID-19 testing at land borders also being considered, foreign affairs minister says * Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the federal government won't rule out invoking the federal Emergencies Act to limit travel as parts of the country continue to experience high infection rates of CO...
Amazonas State Announces Movement Restrictions Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Xinhua) Unnecessary movement as well as non-essential activities will be banned for seven days starting from Monday, January 25th, in the face of the collapse of the health system due to the surge in the cases of COVID-19, Wilson Lima, governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas announced on Saturday. […] The post Amazonas State Announces Movement Restrictions Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trapped for 2 Weeks, 11 Workers Rescued from China Gold Mine
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
5 Ways Biden Can Help Bridge the Rural-Urban Divide
Ann Eisenberg, Jessica A. Shoemaker, Lisa R. Pruitt, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ann Eisenberg, Jessica A. Shoemaker, Lisa R. Pruitt* *Politics, The Americas* Metropolitan stakeholders often complain that the Electoral College and U.S. Senate give less populous states disproportionate power nationally. Yet that power has not steered enough resources, infrastructure investment and jobs to rural America for communities to survive and thrive. It’s no secret that rural and urban people have grown apart culturally and economically in recent years. A quick glance at the media – especially social media – confirms an ideological gap has also widened. City folks have...
Does Biden Have A ‘Chinese Bodyguard’?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The president's lead Secret Service agent is American.
Did a Cruel Twitter Ad Accurately Portray Rebel Wilson?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The cruel and seemingly outdated Twitter advertisement in question led to a story that claimed Rebel Wilson and other celebrities "completely ruined their looks."
Sunday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Grace Blakeley comments on the connection between neoliberal ideology, and the replacement of even the possibility of collective action with an assumption that we're only in it for ourselves. - Aditya Chakrabortty writes about the need to eliminate poverty in all of its forms - including by dealing with it head-on rather than slicing it into a series of less significant problems. And Gaby Hinsliff reminds us of the work that will need to be done to ensure a COVID generation doesn't miss out on the opportunity to engage in basic socializat...
SDF prohibits the entry of transportation means and the arrival of students to their schools in the city center of Al-Hasakah
khalediskef, The Duran - 12 hours ago
The “SDF” militants continued to besiege the center of “Al-Hasakah” city, and today, Sunday, they prevented transportation from entering the city center, hindering students’ access to their schools with the start of the second semester of the school year. Local sources said that the “SDF” elements have intensified their presence in the vicinity of the […]
An Honest Message To The American People From President Biden
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 12 hours ago
My fellow Americans, I thought I would take this opportunity to address you in the manner of the previous occupant of the White House to let you know the progress we have made in our first few days. I have designated that mask wearing will be compulsory on all Federal property. Some people have commented […]
Restoring Trust: US-Turkey Relations and the Future of NATO
Evangelos Venetis, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Dr. Evangelos Venetis Expert on Islam and the Middle East Today the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) faces more challenges than ever. For some, NATO is “clinically dead.” After the fall of the Soviet Union, NATO became a Cold War remnant of a global security organization, whose mission and existence has been questioned by many. […]
Civilian casualties as a result of Turkish shelling targeting the town of “Tal Rifaat” in the northern countryside of Aleppo in Syria
khalediskef, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Sources reported that 5 civilians had lost their lives and 10 others were wounded, as a result of the Turkish forces and their affiliated factions’ attacks on the city of “Tal Rifaat” in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The sources indicated that “the bombing came in an intense form on Saturday afternoon, with missiles launched […]
Turkey Halts Flights From Brazil due to new COVID-19 Variant
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey has temporarily halted flights from Brazil due to the rise in the more infectious COVID-19 variant, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. Turkey previously stopped flights from Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and South Africa because of the more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant. Brazil […] The post Turkey Halts Flights From Brazil due to new COVID-19 Variant appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Empire’s 2016 Coup in Turkey
G2mil, The Duran - 12 hours ago
On July 15, 2016, a military coup in Turkey attempted to overthrow its popular elected president. More than 250 people were killed, parliament was bombed, and bridges seized. The coup quickly failed. It is unclear if the American empire organized the coup, but there is no doubt the Americans knew a coup was planned and […]
Thousands of mourners for the victims of the Turkish bombing of Tal Rifaat countryside in aleppo syria
khalediskef, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Thousands of people went out this morning, during the funeral of the victims of the Turkish bombing that targeted the town of “Tal Rifaat” in the northern countryside of Aleppo. A local source reported that during the funeral, the people raised slogans against the Turkish presence in the countryside of Aleppo, and the continuation of […]
Widespread arrests & dozens injured | Moscow pro-Navalny protest gets violent
jezail.org, The Duran - 12 hours ago
This looks awfully familiar right down to the horns and painted face fearless leader getting arrested – except this is in Russia. Hmmmmm….
Reasons to be Vaccinated.
Vernon Moat, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Reasons to be Vaccinated. Reasons to be Vaccinated. A short summary of some of the Breaking News on RealNewsUK.com uselection realnewsuk us democrats covid 19 coronavirus lockdown us president biden usa breaking news uk globalists politics democrats news vaccines trump Get FREE email alerts of the most important BANNED videos in the world that are […]
Sanitary Collapse in Peru: the Ombudsman’s Office Reported That There are no Intensive Care Beds Left in Lima and Callao
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL - The Ombudsman’s Office in Peru warned that there is no intensive care bed available in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao, given the speed with which the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is advancing, which is causing the weak local health system to collapse. Nationwide, 10,998 citizens are […] The post Sanitary Collapse in Peru: the Ombudsman’s Office Reported That There are no Intensive Care Beds Left in Lima and Callao appeared first on The Rio Times.
Musical Interlude: George Harrison, "What Is Life"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
George Harrison, "What Is Life"
Eight Chinese H-6K Bombers Flew Inside Taiwan’s ADIZ As U.S. Aircraft Carrier Entered South China Sea
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 13 hours ago
Spike of Chinese “incursions” and presence of H-6K bombers (able to carry Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles) inside the south-western corner of Taiwan’s ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) amid escalating tensions in the region. Thirteen Chinese combat [...] The post Eight Chinese H-6K Bombers Flew Inside Taiwan’s ADIZ As U.S. Aircraft Carrier Entered South China Sea appeared first on The Aviationist.
British Army to Phase out AS-90s Artillery: What’s Next?
Thomas Anders Bailey, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Thomas Anders Bailey* *Artillery, Europe* The British Army will soon begin the phasing out of its AS-90 Vickers artillery, which is nearing the 30-year mark. The British Army will soon begin the phasing out of its AS-90 Vickers artillery, which is nearing the 30-year mark. With shifting types of warfare and important evolutions in technology, the replacement will require much scrutiny from the general staff. But if replacing Britain’s howitzers will necessarily be a complex and time-consuming task, it is also an opportunity to reinvigorate the armed forces, amidst budgetary cutb...
These Are The Biden Administrations Top Foreign Policy Challenges In 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States' diversity. Here are some recent important picks for prominent positions: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts *ABC News: **Joe Biden's top foreign policy challenges in 2021 * *China and rebuilding U.S. alliances top the president-elect's list.* When Joe Biden takes office as the 46th president, it's clear his agenda will focus on the challenges at home. His slogan to "Build Back Better" was centere...
Time for Choosing
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
“A Time for Choosing” by Ronald Reagan . . Pay Close Attention. –Uriel–
Biden Administration To Review Landmark US-Taliban Deal For Peace Talks With Kabul And U.S. Troop Withdrawal
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
At his Senate confirmation hearing on January 19, Antony Blinken said the U.S. needs means to prevent a resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan. *France 24*: *White House to review landmark US-Taliban deal for peace talks with Kabul* Top Afghan officials on Saturday welcomed the decision of US President Joe Biden's administration to review a landmark US deal with the Taliban and focus on whether the insurgents have reduced attacks in Afghanistan in keeping with the agreement. Washington struck a deal with the Taliban in Qatar last year to begin withdrawing its troops in return f...
US Police Weigh Officer Discipline After Rally, Capitol Riot
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Law enforcement agencies are tasked with weighing punishment for officers involved in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
An Analysis On A U.S. Special Operations Mission That Went Wrong In Afghanistan
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Geographical Limitations *The Atlantic*: *The Forgotten People Fighting the Forever War* *A devastating incident in Afghanistan shows the perils of relying on Special Operations alone to fight the nation’s battles.* Both the Trump and Obama administrations relied heavily on highly trained Special Forces units to keep Afghanistan from collapse. The strategy has kept recent episodes of the 21-year Afghan War out of the public eye, but it is failing to stabilize the country and is straining the United States military’s elite troops, who serve back-to-back combat tours without an en...
Cancel culture comes for the moderates
Andrew Koppelman, Balkinization - 12 hours ago
The increasing tendency to interpret obviously sarcastic metaphors of violence as if they were real threats makes me want to kill somebody. Am I in trouble because I wrote that? That would be silly, wouldn’t it? If you read that sentence as an actual call for violence, you are at best a careless reader. It’s an obviously insincere, satirical claim about my state of mind. It doesn’t call for anyone to do anything. Does it mean that I’m threatening someone? Who? The pressure to cancel people because they have violated vague and unpredictable norms has claimed its latest victim i...
Secret History: How a Father-Daughter Pair Spied for Hitler in America
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* Simon and Marie Koedel conducted espionage operations for the Third Reich in the United States. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Buried in the October 24, 1944, edition of the New York times was the headline: “German Ex-Officer Held as Nazi Spy: Captain in Kaiser’s Army, 62 and Foster Daughter Accused of Sending Ship Data Before U.S. Entered War.” The article sketched a portion of the espionage careers of Simon Emil Koedel, a U.S. Army veteran, and his native-born foster daughter Marie Hedwig Koedel. *A Spy in the First World War* B...
Russia’s Battlecruisers Are Making a Comeback (But There’s a Catch)
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* The addition of a second modernized battlecruiser undoubtedly fills gaps in Russian naval and strategic capabilities. However, it does not portend a transformation in Russian naval affairs, or a fundamental shift in naval power between Russia, NATO, and the United States. Indeed, if the refit of both battlecruisers allows Russia to give up on the Admiral Kuznetsov, it may represent the choice of a more moderate, sustainable direction for Russia’s surface fleet. A second Russian battlecruiser may be on the cusp of returning to service for the ...
Standschütze Hellriegel: The Strangest Submachine Gun You’ve Never Heard of
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By Austrian National Library - http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en/europeana/record/9200291/BibliographicResource_3000073518130, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40394113] This may be one of the weirdest—and impractical—submachine guns ever made. The world of submachine guns is full of high-capacity, fast-firing rifles, from strange, double-barreled oddities, to the fast-firing Soviet workhorses of the Second World War, or homemade Polish resistance weapons that peppered Nazi Wehrmacht troops. One of the subma...
Is the Boeing P-8 Poseidon Patrol Plan Turning Into a Bomber?
David Axe, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* If the fleet follows through on the plan to arm the Poseidon with anti-ship missiles, precision-guided bombs, mines and aerial decoys, the Navy will acquire its first new bomber aircraft in generations. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *U.S. Navy P-8s were part of NATO’s response after Russia in October 2019 sortied eight submarines at one time into into the cold waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The U.S. Navy wants to arm its Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol planes with new anti-ship missiles plus precision-guided bombs, mines and aerial deco...
Episode #359 – ‘Dark Winter Inauguration’ with host Patrick Henningsen, Basil Valentine
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Rush Limbaugh’s warning – Take AOC seriously on reprogramming
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
NO MATTER whether you are an ultra conservative, a moderate, or a liberal — YOU BETTER TAKE THIS PERSON SERIOUSLY. She is dead serious about “reprogramming” our country. Rattlesnakes usually rattle and Vipers usually hiss. THEY ARE WARNINGS. –##– OCASIO-CORTEZ: There are people who are radicalized right now, and it is going to take a very long time, um, and it’s going to take a long time and a lot of effort, um, to deradicalize those people. Now, that is not to say that all hope is lost. We probably need to — — double, triple, quadruple, um, or increase … Continue reading →
Inevitably
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Andrew Marr had the Israeli health minister Yuli Edelstein on today to talk about Covid and vaccines. I guessed yesterday that Mr Marr would do the usual BBC thing, and he did: Precisely 34.5% of the 7½ minute interview consisted of Andrew confronting (and interrupting) Mr Edelstein over Israel's behaviour towards the Palestinians. I'm assuming that this interview is what provoked David Collier to post *the following*: The BBC pushed more disgraceful lies and anti-Israel bias today. Truth is, the BBC love dead Jews, weak Jews, injured Jews, scared Jews. It's why they hate Isr...
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin From Sea Shanty TikTok to a record deal Yale doctor explains how dangerous, more contagious COVID-19 variant strains are New study shows COVID-19 could hide in your brain and reactivate down the road Fox Settled a Lawsuit Over Its Lies. But It Insisted on One Unusual Condition. Study: Vitamin D deficiency found in over 80% of COVID-19 patients Tech elite is a 'class for itself': Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates share a 'meritocratic' view of the world that sets them apart from other ultra-wealthy business leaders, study finds US Military Convoy Enters Northeas...
The Pledge of Allegiance, By Red Skelton
Fuzzyone, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
For those of you who don’t remember him, or never heard of him, Red Skelton was a comedian who had a show on television in the 1969. Red was very popular, and some of his show is still used to this day, on many, many shows. Have you ever noticed that the “laugh track” on comedies and game shows all sound the same? They are the same, and that “laugh track” was taped during a “Red Skelton Show.” This video is a part of one show Red Skelton did in the late ’60’s. It is a very moving recitation of … Continue reading →
How To Deal With Domestic Terrorists
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Recent events in Washington have pushed an old question into the spotlight: How should we deal with domestic terrorists? Robin Sears writes: There is no more sensitive dilemma in a democracy than limits to free speech and political conviction. The United States is again seized with the question, except this time the terrorists are on the right. FBI counterterrorism teams will probably return to the massive surveillance they performed on Black activists and American Communists. In Canada, we need to assess how to manage the threats posed by white supremacists and Nazis as well. In...
It's one muddy marathon after another
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
For those who missed it, here was Andy Marr's intro this morning: Good morning. Everyone seems to agree - this is a race. We vaccinate as fast as possible, it mutates as fast as possible. If we win, Covid-19 withers, falls back and lurks on the sidelines of human society. If it wins, then all of our futures are narrower, poorer, bleaker, and, in some cases, shorter. The vaccine roll-out is going well, but even the Prime Minister, a natural optimist, is talking about the new variant being more deadly and refusing to confirm we will be back to normal life by the summer. What we're l...
Atmospheric Fireball Explosions Worsen in 2020, Incoming Space Rocks Secretly Classified
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Skywatch Media News January 23, 2021: Satellite observations conducted in recent years indicate that Fireballs and Bolides are crashing through the atmosphere at a more frequent rate, which is being established by recent data. #Meteors #Bolides end
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, January 24, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVE EVENT - SÃO PAULO: Pagode do Almirzinho (Mooca) - The traditional Bar Templo will host, this Sunday, the musician Almirzinho and his "roda de pagode". "Pagode de Almirzinho" will perform at 6 PM. There will be double caipirinha and double longneck promotions until 8 PM. Bar Templo - Rua Guaimbé, 322, Mooca. Check The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, January 24, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biden: America is back baby - sends more troops back to Syria!
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
To the oilfields in Syria.... The billowing wheat fields of Syria once were a staple that kept the people sated through times of struggle. Until the beginning of the war, Syria was a net food exporter, providing grain to neighboring countries and enjoying a healthy supply more than sufficient to feed its population. When the attempted overthrow of Bashar al-Assad began in 2011 [in a CIA directed operation], the nation collapsed into chaos and food production plummeted. Syria’s borders shrank to a third of their pre-war size as ISIS took over huge swathes of desert, and US-ba...
Announcing The Finalists For The Kevin Zeese Emerging Activists Fund
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
The Zeese Family is excited to announce the finalists for this years Kevin Zeese Emerging Activists Fund grant. This fund was put together quickly after the unexpected death of Kevin Zeese last September as a way to honor him and carry on his legacy. We thank all of you who donated to it. The response to the fund was overwhelming with over 110 applicants from across the United States and around the world. This included both individual activists and front line organizations doing work for racial, economic and environmental justice and peace. The decision was difficult to make, but ...
Why Calling Israel An Apartheid State Is Not Enough
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
B’Tselem, a leading human rights group in Israel, recently released a report concluding that Israel is an apartheid state, with a regime of Jewish supremacy stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. The report found that Israel meets the definition of apartheid under international law, which defines apartheid as “inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them”. The report received widespread international media attention and ...
"It Is Only Much, Much Later..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
"Space I can recover. Time, never. " - Napoleon Bonaparte "Lands can be reconquered, indeed in the course of a battle, a hill or a certain plain might trade hands several times. But missed opportunities? These can never be regained. Moments in time, in culture? They can never be re-made. One can never go back in time to prepare for what they should have prepared for, no one can ever get back critical seconds that were wasted out of fear or ego. Napoleon was brilliant at trading space for time: Sure, you can make these moves, provided you are giving me the time I need to drill my t...
Reckoning with racism
Stephen Kimber, Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
On June 3, 2020, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society released an unremarkably remarkable statement. It happened 10 days after cellphone cameras captured white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota gruesomely killing an unarmed Black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck. His death had triggered protests in cities across North America and prompted a […]
"The Ship of Theseus: A Brilliant Ancient Thought Experiment Exploring What Makes You You"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
*"The Ship of Theseus: A Brilliant Ancient * *Thought Experiment Exploring What Makes You You"* by Maria Popova "Throughout our lives, we come to inhabit the seven layers of identity, often interpolating between them and constantly changing within each. And yet somehow, despite this ever-shifting seedbed of personhood, we manage to think of ourselves as concrete selves - our selves. Hardly any perplexity of human existence is more fascinating than the continuity of personal identity - the question of what makes you and your childhood self the “same” person, despite a lifetime of cha...
WATCH: Mom Brings Child to Hospital for Mental Help & He’s Handcuffed, Beaten, & Tasered — Lawsuit
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: hospital]A child was tasered, beaten, and punched in the face while handcuffed instead of receiving treatment for the mental illness his mother took him to the hospital to receive.
Scottish Leader Nicola Sturgeon's Party Is Promising A Second Independence Referendum After The Pandemic
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Scottish nationalists lay groundwork for second independence referendum* LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party published a "Roadmap to Referendum" on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United Kingdom grapples with COVID-19 and the impact of Brexit. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who would have to agree to a new referendum, argues there is no need for a new vote after independence was rejected by Scottish voters in 2014. But the SNP has said that if it wins a parliamentary majority at elections schedule...
As Schools Reopen Amid COVID, Kids Forced to Kneel for Hours, Get No Recess, No Art, & No PE
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: schools]Desks have been removed from classrooms as children told to kneel for 5.5 hours in conditions parents say are worse than the way terrorists are treated.
Did a Waitress ‘Run to the Manager’ After Serving a Cop?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The story of a waitress, a cop, and a generous tip was seized on and dramatized by a viral content website.
Biden Expected To Soon Release CIA Report On Who Killed Khashoggi (Update)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *Biden Expected To Soon Release CIA Report On Who Killed Khashoggi, Will 'Embarrass' MbS * Despite nervousness in Riyadh over the potential restoration of the Iran nuclear deal and the fact that Joe Biden in 2019 referred to the Saudi kingdom as a "pariah", Saudi authorities are touting this week that Saudi Arabia is prepared for "excellent relations" with the new Biden administration. The kingdom's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, told Al Arabiya in a new interview, "I am optimistic. Saudi Arabia has built solid, historical relations where it wo...
The Poet: W.H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"September 1, 1939"* "Defenseless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame." - W.H. Auden September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland...
"The Great Thing About The Internet..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
"The great thing about the internet is that you get to meet people you would otherwise only meet if you were committed to the same asylum." - Robert Brault
Home Rule For London
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
The Labour Party became the largest political force in inner London—the area then covered by the London County Council (LCC)—in 1919, and it has remained so for a century, a ‘heartland’ at least as crucial as the North East or South Wales. Labour’s first twenty years as the major party of the capital saw a pitched battle between its left and centre, which the centre eventually won. But that battle was along lines that are deeply unfamiliar today, with the ‘centre’ standing firmly for nationalisation, council housing, and pacifism. Given that inner London has been Labour’s most end...
Revisiting The Popular Front
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Above photo: Paul Robeson, in 1942, leads Oakland shipyard workers in the singing of the National Anthem. National Archives. Celebrating the lives of Paul Robeson and Anne Braden. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative. Paul Robeson, 1937. …there […] The post Revisiting The Popular Front appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
The Solutions We Seek Exist With We, The People
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Traditionally, indigenous communities did not measure time in a linear way. Everything was cyclic. All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point. What is not resolved will reappear on subsequent rotations around the sun. Now, as we settle into the winter months, comes the time for reflection and introspection. We may be grateful for the victories of the past year, but we must also build strength and energy for what is to come. We are still in the darkness of the tunnel and cannot see the light ahead. Behind us is 245 ...
Cheaper Solar Power Means Low-income Families Can Also Benefit
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped, thanks mostly to falling costs for hardware, as well as price declines for installation and other “soft” costs. Today hundreds of thousands of middle-class households across the U.S. are turning to solar power. But households with incomes below the median for their areas remain less likely to go solar. These low- and moderate-income households face several roadblocks to solar adoption, including cash constraints, low rates of home ownership and lan...
Columbus pro-life on 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
I know many of my FBF are "pro-choice" and would never participate in a protest that violated a church service or memorial, just as 99.9999% of Trump supporters didn't support the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. But here's the company you keep. (long) Beth at Greater Columbus Right to Life: "Yesterday was the 48th anniversary of Roe v Wade. The Central Ohio community commemorated it in much the same way that we always have. Last Sunday, many churches that we partner with observed Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Monday through Friday, some of our volunteers went to pray and sidewalk co...
Turning the page on partisanship
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
This morning my newspaper printed a slight variation of the following letter I sent in. I thought I would include the entire letter, which is still brief. They eliminated references to my political standing and to the first press conference. … Continue reading →
Hank Aaron Dies WITH Covid Vaccine. Experimental, Unproven EAU Covid Vaccine.
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
* Hattip to my hubby who came up with the headline. * *The title is employing the very same language the main stream media deploys when they report that someone died with Covid, while always implying Covid was a factor in their death. * *After reading Northerntruthseekers article, Did Baseball Great Hank Aaron Die As A Result From Receiving The Deadly Moderna COVID-19 "Vaccine"?, I did a bit more digging myself and decided that we could safely say he DIED WITH VACCINE.* Health experts urge confidence in vaccine after superstar’s death "Now, just over *two weeks later*, public heal...
The Decline of Conservative Politics
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 14 hours ago
When you apologize for an injustice, you take responsibility for that injustice. The conservatives have been brainwashed into apologizing for their history, their culture, their nationalism, and even their economic and political success—and now they bear on their shoulders the guilt for every social and political injustice in the world. Thus encumbered with the weight of myriad injustices, they are full of guilt, which has robbed them of their moral sense and made them politically dysfunctional. They can still express their outrage in articles and books, and in the social media, but...
Glock 36 Review: Concealed Carry with Maximum Stopping Power
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *Security, World* [image: https://us.glock.com/en/pistols/g36] Glock Inc. has always been on the industry’s leading-edge, and the Glock 36 is yet another excellent offering for self-defense. A brilliant evolution in pistols from Glock, the Glock 36 packs all of the line’s favorite features into a diminutive package with one heck of a punch. This subcompact .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol carries a six-plus-one load with a single stack magazine to accomplish its barely-there dimensions. The first single stack from Glock, the Glock 36 is a true slimline subcomp...
Why Does China Think American Military Planes Have Been Spying on Them?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* China has claimed that at least sixty United States military aircraft had conducted close-up reconnaissance flights near China in September, and that the U.S. is preparing for even more long-distance missions over the region in the coming months. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* In August, Beijing issued a stern protest after a U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft had flown over a so-called “no-fly zone” during a Chinese live-fire military drill in the Bohai Sea, the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea. Over the past month,...
Here to Stay: Why Aircraft Carriers Are Not Going Anywhere
Hadrien T. Saperstein, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Hadrien T. Saperstein* *Security, World* [image: As a result of the unprecedented studies of naval force structure noted above, the outgoing Trump Administration waited four years to come up with a 30-year shipbuilding plan to increase the size of the fleet. As detailed elsewhere, the latest “plan calls] They may be expensive and have many issues, but there is no other platform that can deliver the same amount of firepower as efficiently. In March 2020, the now-former U.S. acting Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), Thomas Modly, established the “Future Carrier 2030 Task Force” (FC-2...
Ground War: Could Russia’s Army Defeat America?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, World* The backbone of U.S. Army infantry is the infantry squad. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *U.S. Army infantry have a decisive edge over their Russian counterparts. One reason is organizational resiliency: if a Russian platoon loses a vehicle, it loses one third of its combat power. If an American platoon loses a vehicle, it only loses a quarter of its firepower. A Russian platoon that loses two vehicles is reduced to a single vehicle. The United States and Russia field two of the most powerful armies in the world. Heavily mechanized and salte...
JoJo gets a coming-out present from the BBC
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
Some people aren't impressed that the JoJo story [*JoJo Siwa 'never been more happy' after coming out*] is on the BBC News home page as one of the Top 5 headline stories: - This is on the BBC News front page on their website. Unbelievable!! - Quick everyone, drop what your doing. Some YouTuber you've never heard of is gay. This is the absolute most important thing in the whole world right now. Bow down and pay homage to a gay stranger!!! In fairness to the BBC, yes, the piece may be clickbait to appeal to the young and 'woke' but it working for them: JoJo's the 3rd 'mos...
Video Surfaces Of Trump Supporter Begging Police To Stop Capitol Riot
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
TheDC Shorts Jan 20, 2021 This Trump supporter was seen pleading with police to call for backup to stop the riot at the Capitol. The post Video Surfaces Of Trump Supporter Begging Police To Stop Capitol Riot appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Digital Super Intelligence, Targeted Individuals, & Technological Singularity
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Vigilant Mindset 2 Jan 21, 2021 Elon Musk, Digital Super Intelligence, Targeted Individuals, & Technological Singularity Demonic agendas documentation beats a conversation. See below. Elon... The post Digital Super Intelligence, Targeted Individuals, & Technological Singularity appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Here Are 18 Ways Trump Did the Opposite of Drain the Swamp During His Presidency
Derrick Broze, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: trump]Trump used his position of power to continue to empower the same industries and figures which have benefitted from past presidents.
Humanity vs. the Plague | Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
HISTORY Jan 22, 2021 The post Humanity vs. the Plague | Mankind: The Story of All of Us appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
181 Dead in the U.S. During 2 Week Period From Experimental COVID Injections – How Long Will We Continue to Allow Mass Murder by Lethal Injection?
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a U.S. Government funded database that tracks injuries and deaths... The post 181 Dead in the U.S. During 2 Week Period From Experimental COVID Injections – How Long Will We Continue to Allow Mass Murder by Lethal Injection? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
America is giving Israel $10 million tax dollars per day
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
https://twitter.com/aaron_niswander/status/1227956820372836352 The post America is giving Israel $10 million tax dollars per day appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
U.S. COMPANIES SECRETLY OWNED BY CHINA: These U.S. Companies have been sold to China over the years
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
T3 Top Ten Tube Aug 27, 2020 Tensions between the United States and China grow daily. Whether it be new Tariffs, tension in the South... The post U.S. COMPANIES SECRETLY OWNED BY CHINA: These U.S. Companies have been sold to China over the years appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Young Man Turns His Father In To FBI For Participating In The Capitol Insurrection
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Crooks and Liars – by Rad Painter Chris Cuomo had a real patriot on his show on Friday night – the son of one of... The post Young Man Turns His Father In To FBI For Participating In The Capitol Insurrection appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Highwire E199 – Misinformation Happens
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 15 hours ago
The post The Highwire E199 – Misinformation Happens appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
I'm running very late this morning, with lots to do before Bob's funeral next week: so here's a very abbreviated Sunday Morning Music. Having published excerpts from Adam Plantinga's two excellent books on police life and work over the past two Saturdays, it seemed appropriate to celebrate police life in song (sort of). Who better to do so than Gilbert & Sullivan in their operetta "The Pirates of Penzance"? And, just to show a policeman's lot may not be happy, but can be funny, here's a parody of police advice to criminals being transported. It's not musical, but it's stil...
Strength by Intellectual Froglegs
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 15 hours ago
. . at UGETube……where patriots have a voice . Also: –Uriel–
Declaration of Independence
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
The Declaration of Independence (as read by Max McLean) July 2, 2012 . We must continue to pass this on and remember it well. Do not let it be struck from our memories or our history. –Uriel–
January 24
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
The book of Hebrews in the NT (Ch. 11 and 12) says we have a cloud of witnesses --and that's all the OT saints and the ones who died for Christ, and all our loved ones who have gone before. Twenty one years ago today my mother left us--but she's got a seat in the grandstand cheering us on, "Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us. . . "
ICYMI: Bernie Meme Week Edition (1/24)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 15 hours ago
I'm not a huge fan of pomp, but I do love a good meme explosion, and I'm fond of getting government out of the hands of people who actively, purposefully try to make it fail, so all in all, not a bad week. Before the list, let me give you your semi-regular reminder that sharing stuff is powerful. It makes bloggers think, "Hey, I'm actually reaching people" and it makes news organizations think, "Hey, we should do more coverage like this." So if something here speaks to you, pass it on! *How education embedded inequity * In IAI News, Cristina Groeger looks at the much-beloved notio...
President Trump’s proclamation on the value of human life, 2021
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
I’m a one issue voter. Everything else will fall in line if America respects life. Today I am praying, and I ask you to join me, that through the efforts of the pro-life movement that all will be converted to the Gospel of Life, especially Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. President Trump as one of his final duties last Sunday issued a presidential proclamation recognizing Friday, January 22 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. May Biden and Harris be some day that strong to base their decisions on the sanctity of life.* "As a Nation, restoring a culture of respect for the sacredn...
These Are the Warplanes That Made American Aircraft Carriers Mighty
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1A2D1B0130&share=true] A carrier is nothing without a good air arm. *Key point: *These planes helped win many wars and were the Navy's prized posessions. However, not all of them were always top-notch. Designing an airplane that can fly at high speeds lugging heavy weapons loads, and yet still takeoff and land on a short flight deck a few hundred meters long has always posed a formidable engineering challenge. Sea-based fighters typically feature folding wings...
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