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If the Korean War Went Nuclear, Koreans Would Have Suffered the Most
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 7 minutes ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* America’s large arsenal of atomic weapons, and the fleet of strategic bombers necessary to deliver those weapons, was the central military advantage that the US enjoyed over the Soviet Union in 1950. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Nuclear escalation on the Korean Peninsula would have gone terribly for everyone involved. The United States would have caused dreadful pain to uncertain strategic advantage, potentially pushing the Communist powers to escalate. The physical and human terrain of Korea would have endured awful suffering. In 1950, as ...
Why Pilots are Quitting the German Air Force
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 7 minutes ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* What happens when your pilots don’t have planes to fly. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The success of the air forces of America and Israel over the past seventy-five years has rested on well-trained aircrews. Some analysts note that today’s Russian military pilots receive fewer training flight hours than their Western counterparts. Allowing German pilot training standards to lapse will erode a key NATO edge over a potential Russian adversary. German air force pilots don’t have enough flight time to meet NATO training requirements. But that...
Gerald Celente, “GameStop Proves Markets Rigged To Favor The Bigs”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 53 minutes ago
Gerald Celente, *“GameStop Proves Markets Rigged To Favor The Bigs”*
"Is This The Next Big Hedge Fund To Blow Up... And What Happens Next"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 53 minutes ago
*"Is This The Next Big Hedge Fund To Blow Up... * *And What Happens Next"* by Epic Economist "Who would imagine GameStop would be the pivot of one of the most frenetic stock market rallies and spark the blow-up of a major hedge fund? Until last summer, the video game retailer was quietly fading at the brick-and-mortar background and it suddenly saw its stocks sent to astronomical highs as a Reddit group named WallStreetBets started to massively buy them, putting Melvin Capital Management - a hedge fund that shorted GameStop stocks - in big trouble. But, apparently, the hedge fund ...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Calls Republican Members Of Congress 'The Enemy Within'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 54 minutes ago
*Daily Mail: **Nancy Pelosi calls armed Republican members of Congress 'the enemy within' and accuses them of threatening Democrats as lawmakers demand more cash for security * * Pelosi blasted armed Republican members of Congress as 'the enemy within' * 'We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives,' she said Thursday * Asked to clarify who she meant, Pelosi: 'It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns onto the floor' * GOP Rep. Andy Harris is being investigated for trying to b...
Russia Could Seize the Baltics, But It Couldn’t Keep Them
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* A 2017 RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into sharp focus. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In short, Russia could grab the Baltics, but only at a cost vastly in excess of the value of holding onto them. This is how NATO conducted deterrence in 1949, and it’s how NATO does deterrence today. A 2017 RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into sharp focus. The game made clear that NATO would struggle to prevent Russian forces fr...
The Army is Getting Vehicle-Chasing Smart Bombs
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * And U.S. Special Forces couldn’t be happier. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The project seems to be tackling the issue of smart weapons whose full capabilities exceed what is offered by the sensors that guide them to their targets. For users like special operations forces, who may be tasked with missions like eliminating a terrorist leader, the ability to hit a target in a moving vehicle—rather than waiting for it to stop—would be useful. Someday an enemy tank or a terrorist pickup truck will zoom down the road, with a smart bomb hot on its tail ...
This Failed Plane May Live Again Within the 6th Generation Stealth Fighter
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * How did the Pentagon decide on the F-22, and what impact did that decision have? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Had the YF-23 enjoyed a smoother development path (a huge “if”), the fighter might not have faced such a hostile environment as it entered service. But given that the YF-23 was generally perceived to be the more innovative (and therefore riskier) design, and that it had a slightly higher price tag, the chances that it could have sailed through without a hitch are correspondingly low. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America H...
Would China Double Down on Fighting a Second Korean War?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Chinese intervention in another Korean war could change the equation. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It is unlikely that the Chinese could win the war for North Korea, but they might well be able to prevent the DPRK from losing. But there is little question that China does not want to yoke its growing military machine to the whims of Pyongyang. Three years ago I outlined what the contours of a war between China and the United States might look like. Although disagreements between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan and the South China Sea have...
Magna Carta Versus Magna Mac
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 hour ago
When non-western nations allow western multinational companies to do business inside their borders, they are not accepting western culture—they are accepting only western money, trading strategies, and technology. Samuel Huntington rightly notes in his book *The Clash of Civilizations*: “The argument now that the spread of pop culture and consumer goods around the world represents the triumph of Western civilization trivializes Western culture. The essence of Western civilization is the Magna Carta, not the Magna Mac. The fact that non-Westerners may bite into the latter has no impl...
#HumanProgress: 'Lowering the Drawbridge'
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 2 hours ago
From the book review by *The Economist*: ... Human history, in Mr Norberg’s telling, is a cacophony of drawbridges being lowered and then raised. Mathematics and medicine flourished under the cosmopolitan Abbasid caliphate, but froze when religious conservatives won control. By driving out Jews, Muslims and heretics, he argues, the Inquisition helped impoverish Spain (between 1500 and 1750 the Spanish economy actually shrank). China’s Song dynasty, which welcomed Muslim traders, Indian monks and Persians, developed paper money, water-powered textile machines and the makings of ...
Lessons From Wall Street: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. That’s all you’re seeing in efforts to manage information via censorship, algorithm changes, “fact” checking, Russian propaganda panic, etc. Humans are story-driven animals, so if you control the stories you control the humans. ❖ Lessons from this whole […]
Gamestop Rebellion
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 2 hours ago
Zerohedge has the mother of all continuing updates: GME Soars 75% After-Hours, Erases Losses After Liquidity-Constrained Robinhood Lifts Trading Ban Timcast IRL – Wall Street To Lose $70 BILLION, GameStop Rebellion HOLDS
Fool Me Once ….
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 2 hours ago
Joe Biden is recycling the identical green energy scam he pulled twelve years ago. Only this time he plans to steal much more taxpayer money.
GameStop: Robinhood to Allow ‘Limited Buys’ … After Trading Halt
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 3 hours ago
TMZ 4:03 PM PT — Robinhood says it will resume allowing trading Friday for GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry and the other securities it blocked Thursday …... The post GameStop: Robinhood to Allow ‘Limited Buys’ … After Trading Halt appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Top Biden cybersecurity aide Anne Neuberger donated over $500,000 to AIPAC as an NSA Official
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 3 hours ago
Is it appropriate for a high-ranking intelligence official to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to a lobby often aligned with the policy interests of a foreign government? Some national security experts point out that the Israeli government maintains an aggressive campaign of espionage against the US and has a deep interest in US cyber policy...
Major Winter Storm Slamming California
Robert, Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
Already more than 4 feet of snow across the central Sierra Nevada. Widespread additional 1 to 3 feet of snow expected Travel extremely dangerous and impossible at times. Bitter wind chills for much of the East coast. Will feel like 25 degrees below zero at times across Interior Northeast. “A major winter storm with an ... Read more The post Major Winter Storm Slamming California appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Ajamu Baraka: We Are Entering A New Totalitarian Era
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
I understand the disgust, the revulsion people have to Donald Trump. We know who Donald Trump is. He's a sociopath, he's a white supremacist. He’s despicable, but Donald Trump is, in fact, America. Donald Trump represents the kind of attitude and the kinds of values that made the US settler state what it is today. So, this notion on the part of the liberals that he is some kind of aberration is completely ridiculous. In fact, it's ahistorical, but because of the disgust and because of the very serious legitimation crisis the US is facing, and the concern that neoliberal politician...
Venezuela: United States Goal Is To Support A ‘Transition’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
“The goal of the United States is to support a democratic, peaceful transition in Venezuela through free and fair elections,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday, January 26, reading from notes she carried with her. The spokeswoman for the new US administration answered a question from a journalist by adding “the President has always been very clear that the approach towards Venezuela is to address the humanitarian situation, give support to the Venezuelan people, and revitalize multilateral diplomacy.” During her comments, she said that measures will continue to...
Don’t Be Fooled: The Official Unemployment Numbers Are A Lie
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
The official unemployment rate now stands at 6.7%. But that doesn’t feel right, does it? Unless you live in a gated community, the reality on the ground feels more dire and more destitute. Behind that cheery 6.7% stand millions of uncounted people – uncounted by design. “’Underemployed’ would be the most accurate, but there’s not really a good definition,” A.K. says, responding to my question of how he would identify his employment status. “As a freelancer, we’re put aside to kind of fend for ourselves, even before all this.” He’s a freelance cinematographer and the owner of a pro...
According to the Father of Propaganda an Invisible Government Controls Our Minds with a Thought Prison
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Sigmund Fraud* - 90 years ago Edward Bernays pioneered modern social engineering.
As Gov’t Demands Our Trust, Here Are Multiple Examples Of The State Endangering Public Health
WTStaff, Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Don Via Jr.* - Do you buy into the idea that our own government would not intentionally put the well being of its citizens at risk?
We Are at War
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Desultory Heroics: By Peter Koenig Source: Global Research We are at war. Yes. And I don’t mean the West against the East, against Russia and China, nor the entire world against an invisible corona virus. No. We, the common people, are at war against an ever more authoritarian and tyrannical elitist Globalist…
Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on National Addiction News: Shots generated an ‘inferior’ immune system response in comparison with natural infection. Vaccine manufacturer Merck has abandoned development of two coronavirus vaccines, saying that after extensive research it was concluded that the shots offered less protection than just contracting the virus itself and developing antibodies. The company?announced?that the shots?V590…
Shark and ray populations have dropped 70% and are nearing ‘point of no return,’ study warns
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles: By Jessie Yeung, CNN 8 hrs ago Shark and ray populations have dropped 70% and are nearing ‘point of no return,’ study warns (msn.com) Snow is starting to move inJimmy Kimmel Tells Leslie Odom Jr. There Are No Mean Tweets About Him…Shark and ray populations have dropped 70% and are…
ShadowBanned on Twitter? How to check it for free with just one click
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on The Free: It’s not just Facebook banning thousands while keeping their friends lists to sell for marketing and political persecution. Twitter is getting more authoritarian by the day. Right now they’re banning many Right Wing accounts, due to the final fall of Donald, ha ha. But they already shut down lots of…
Health care worker dies after second dose of COVID vaccine, investigations underway
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles: ‘The message is, be safe, take the vaccine — but the officials need to do more research. We need to know the cause,’ said the wife of Tim Zook of Orange Rochelle Zook holds her husband Tim’s favorite family photo. Zook, 60, died after receiving his second dose of…
DR TELLS NBC THAT AMERICA SHOULD BE WEARING 4 MASKS
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: View on YouTube
Big Tech Pushes Digital ID Cards Tracking Vaccinations, Shopping, Banking Activity And More
WTStaff, Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Whitney Webb* - The initiative is essentially built on a common framework of digital vaccination “wallets” called SMART Health Cards that are meant to “work across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries” as part of a new global vaccination-record infrastructure.
ISU research shows how Native agriculture benefits soil, ecosystem
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on AGR Daily News: The project, “Three Sisters Gardening in Midwestern Native American Nations,” has already garnered results that show the Native practice of intercropping the “three sisters” — corn, beans and squash — improved soil quality. “We’re not telling Native farmers and gardeners something they don’t already know,” Hill said. “They’ve seen it over the course…
Tony Blair: ‘Inevitable’ Global Vaccine Passports Should Be Implemented Now
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Complains that if nations do “their own thing” it will be “more chaotic and difficult to manage” Source: Steve Watson Former British Prime Minster Tony Blair has said that the British government should take advantage of the fact that it is to preside over the G7 this year to implement…
"The Hyphen..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
"Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit." - A.W. and J.C. Hare, "Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers," 1827 ○ "Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity." - Paulo Coelho, "The Alchemist"
Neil McCoy-Ward: “The Currency Reset Has Begun; Economic Collapse: Why I Went ALL IN On Silver!”
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
I LOVE PROSPERITY In this video we sit down with Neil McCoy Ward to discuss the currency reset, why he sees an incoming inflationary collapse and that really harm fiat currencies. This all has lead Neil to invest in Silver. He has a many YouTube videos on the topics of SILVER – so today I …
The New mRNA COVID Vaccines Inject an Operating System into Your Body – Not a Conspiracy Theory, Moderna Admits It
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The New mRNA COVID Vaccines Inject an Operating System into Your Body – Not a Conspiracy Theory, Moderna Admits It by Brian Shilhavy, Editor, Health Impact News, https://healthimpactnews.com/ Our first article of 2021 featured a video of an interview with Catherine Austin Fitts, titled: Catherine Austin Fitts Explains how the Globalist Billionaires and Technocrats are Planning …
Israel Military Revising Operational Plans Against Iran: General
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Israel Military Revising Operational Plans Against Iran: General by https://www.aljazeera.com/ Israeli military chief of staff’s remarks are rare and a clear warning to the Biden administration on its relations with Iran. – Israel’s top general warned attack plans against Iran were being revised and said any US return to the 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran …
“There Is No Free Market; Robinhood Ripoff; You Can Sell But Not Buy? Stock Market Crazy”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“There Is No Free Market; Robinhood Ripoff; * *You Can Sell But Not Buy? Stock Market Crazy”*
California healthcare worker dies days after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Lissa's Humane Life: Exposing a Nation of Traitors to Humanity... Human Rights be Damned: California healthcare worker dies days after receiving COVID-19 vaccine https://nypost.com/2021/01/28/ca-health-care-worker-dies-days-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypost Alarming number of US health care workers are refusing COVID-19 vaccine https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/alarming-number-of-us-health-care-workers-are-refusing-covid-19-vaccine/?
The Daily Brief 2021-01-28
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2021-01-28] This is a summary of *2* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Anbar, Iraq, Lebanon, Tripoli*. Categories covered in this brief: Iraq, Lebanon Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Iraqi forces destroy ISIS headquarters near Syrian border - Heavy clashes continue between Lebanese security forces and protesters in Tripoli Iraqi forces destroy ISIS headquarters near Syrian border Published *2021-01-28 15:32:06* by *News Desk* in *Iraq* BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Iraq...
Nitrogen Leak at US Chicken Processing Plant Kills Six
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
At least six people died and several more are in critical condition after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, local authorities reported on Thursday.
Biden Helps US Access Healthcare, Eliminates Obstacles to Abortion
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
United States President Joe Biden announced on Thursday several measures to help millions of Americans without health insurance get access to healthcare and to eliminate obstacles to the funding of groups providing abortions or advising women on the procedure abroad.
Journalists Booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall
AP News, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Gamestop Rebellion Terrifies Globalists – FULL SHOW 1/28/21
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
China Sharpens Language, Warns Taiwan That Independence ‘Means War’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
China Sharpens Language, Warns Taiwan That Independence ‘Means War’ by Tony Munroe, Yew Lun Tian, https://www.reuters.com/ BEIJING (Reuters) – China toughened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, warning after recent stepped up military activities near the island that “independence means war” and that its armed forces were acting in response to provocation and foreign interference. – …
Waiting for Wind
Geoff, The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 3 hours ago
By Viv Forbes Saltbush Club *Can you help by Posting this ditty anywhere and Passing it on. * *We are in a desperate battle for public opinion. This is just another sneaky shot with a daisy air rifle.* *To read in your browser click:* *https://saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/waiting-for-wind.pdf* *29th January 2021**Waiting for Wind* Australia’s elected appeasers Push mad energy plans, just as teasers. But while coal powers Asians And nukes help Caucasians Dumb Aussies sit praying for breezes! *Viv Forbes**vforbes@bigpond.com* *Washpool, Queensland, A...
Conservatives Must Now Draw A Line In The Sand And Stop The “Great Reset”
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Conservatives Must Now Draw A Line In The Sand And Stop The “Great Reset” by Brandon Smith, https://alt-market.us/ There are many millions of Americans today in the post-election environment that feel uneasy about the fate of the country given the rise of a Biden presidency. And though I understand why this tension exists, I want …
Tucker: Unprecedented Censorship is Taking Over American Media
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Crypto Yuan Advancing To Beijing & Shanghai Testing: China Gets World Reserve Currency Soon?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
WallStForMainSt Jason talks about how China’s crypto Yuan test program or pilot program is now advancing to Beijing and Shanghai and how realistic it is for China to soon to get the World Reserve Currency Beijing, – Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beijin… China was largest recipient of FDI in …
GameStop Trading Restricted by TD Ameritrade, Robinhood, Others
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics GameStop trading restricted by TD Ameritrade, Robinhood, others Breaking news….the brokerages have started limiting buy orders on the stocks that are being short squeezed. Which is kind of like pulling your goalie in hockey. It’s a bit of a panic move that could work, but if it doesn’t…. To find out more, click …
Rand Paul: Dems Are ‘Angry, Unhinged, Deranged By Their Hatred’ Of Trump
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Rand Paul: Dems Are ‘Angry, Unhinged, Deranged By Their Hatred’ Of Trump by Steve Watson, https://www.infowars.com/ “It’s almost as if they have no ability to exist except in opposition to Donald Trump” – Senator Rand Paul argued against the impeachment of Donald Trump Tuesday, urging that “Democrats are about to drag our great country down …
Washington Post Publishes Article Stating That Millions Of ‘White Republican Americans’ Need To Be ‘Deprogrammed and Reprogrammed’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Washington Post Publishes Article Stating That Millions Of ‘White Republican Americans’ Need To Be ‘Deprogrammed and Reprogrammed’ by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ On Monday, Hassan published an infographic with steps to take to “free your loved ones” from Trump’s “cult.” Last week, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Eugene Robinson referred to Trump’s supporters as “members of …
WallStreetBets Takes On the Billionaire’s Club
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
maneco64 Today we will look at what is going on in the stock market and in particular with stocks that have been heavily shorted by Wall Street. It seems like a group of Millennials have triggered a financial war versus the hedge funds and Wall Street by going after some heavily shorted stocks like GameStop …
GameStop, BlackBerry, AMC Skyrocket Higher as Stocks Drop! What A Mess!
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
The Money GPS More money moving into the stock market. Value stocks have seen more inflows and tech stocks and other growth stocks are also performing well. More money is being pumped in from all sides, creating a massive bull market that apparently will never end as we are on a permanently high plateau. Stimulus …
Keith Neumeyer: Perfect Storm for Gold Silver Ratio Collapse Upon Us
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Silver Bullion TV Keith Neumeyer – Perfect Storm for Gold Silver Ratio Collapse Upon Us SBTV’s guest this week is Keith Neumeyer, founder and CEO of First Majestic Silver. Keith shares invaluable insights into the behind the scenes workings of the silver mining industry, the challenges, and why the perfect storm for a collapse of …
The Silver Short Squeeze is On!!
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics The #silvershortsqueeze is on! We woke up this morning to see that #FirstMajestic #Silver was getting short squeezed. Now there’s a spike in the #silverprice too! To find out more, click to watch the video now! end
Liverpool Breaks Out of Slump with 3-1 Win over Spurs
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Liverpool ended a frustrating stretch and long scoring drought in the Premier League on Thursday night, unleashing its full array of weapons in a 3-1 victory over host Tottenham.
WHO Begins Wuhan Mission to Hunt for Origin of COVID amid Heavy Secrecy
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
International scientists with the World Health Organization (WHO) began on Thursday their mission on the ground in Wuhan, China, to investigate the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but the team made no public statement and did not provide information about its agenda amid considerable secrecy.
US GDP Contracts by 3.5% in 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The United States’ economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020 due to major coronavirus-triggered disruptions, its biggest contraction since 1946, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday.
Colombian Court Accuses Ex-FARC Leaders of Kidnapping, War Crimes
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Colombia’s Special Criminal Tribunal (JEP) accused former FARC guerrillas of war crimes for the first time on Thursday and indicted the now defunct rebel group’s last eight leaders for kidnapping and other serious crimes committed during the country’s lengthy internal armed conflict.
Venezuela’s Economy Shrank 41% in Q4 of 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Venezuelan Observatory of Finances (OVF) overseen by a finance commission at the formerly opposition-controlled Legislature (aka National Assembly or AN) appointed by the interim government led by Juan Guaidó reported on Thursday that the national economy shrank 41.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020 from the same period a year ago.
At Least 1 Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Anti-Lockdown Unrest in Northern Lebanon
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
A man died in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Thursday following overnight clashes between security forces and protesters demonstrating against a lockdown against coronavirus pandemic and the country’s economic woes.
Dozen Latin American Countries Lean on Pfizer, AstraZeneca for Vaccine Rollout
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The COVID-19 vaccines co-developed by two multinational pharmaceutical corporations – New York-based Pfizer and British-Swedish AstraZeneca – are the products of choice for at least 11 countries in Latin America.
Portugal Restricts Foreign Travel as COVID Continues to Surge
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Portugal will tighten the rules on its citizens leaving the country for the next 15 days starting from Sunday.
Modi Highlights India’s Key Role as COVID Vaccine Producer in Davos Speech
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined on Thursday India’s support to other countries in fighting the coronavirus pandemic by sending vaccines and medical assistance during a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
WHO Warns against Premature Lifting of COVID Restrictions in Europe
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The World Health Organization’s Europe office warned on Thursday against the premature lifting of restrictions as transmissions of COVID-19 remain high, coupled with the risks posed by new coronavirus variants.
Extending the Time Between COVID Jabs: Pragmatic or a Gamble?
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The decision in the United Kingdom to extend the period between COVID-19 vaccine doses has divided expert opinion as some see it as a pragmatic move to confront the emergency situation while others worry it could be too much of a gamble.
Tokyo 2020 Team Says Mass Vaccination Campaign Not Pre-Requisite for Go-Ahead
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said on Thursday the Games’ go-ahead did not hinge on mass COVID-19 vaccinations in Japan.
Pakistan’s Top Court Orders Release of Accused in Daniel Pearl Murder Case
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Thursday the release of the main accused and three other suspects in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, overturning the authorities’ appeal against a lower court’s order to commute their sentences.
German Neo-Nazi Handed Life Sentence for 2019 Murder of Politician
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
A Frankfurt court sentenced on Thursday Neo-Nazi Stephan Ernst to life in prison for the 2019 murder of conservative politician Walter Lübcke in what was the first political murder trial in Germany since the 1970s.
South Korean Health Workers First to Receive COVID-19 Jabs in February
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
South Korea intends to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in February, first inoculating frontline workers, followed by hundreds of thousands of elderly and dependent people, according to a plan presented on Thursday.
Colleen Anderson, Surviving an Irish Mother and Baby Home
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Colleen Anderson was born in 1965 at the now infamous Sean Ross Abbey mother and baby home in County Tipperary, in the center of the Republic of Ireland.
Australian Court Resumes Media Trial over Cardinal Pell Coverage
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
An Australian court resumed on Thursday the contempt trial against more than 20 media outlets and journalists for the coverage of the sexual abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell, who was exonerated.
Pandemic Memory Chip Demand Increases Samsung Profits by 21.5%
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The high demand for memory chips and displays as a result of lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic increased the net profit of Samsung Electronics by 21.48% in 2020, the South Korean technology giant reported on Thursday.
Extradited Israeli Accused of Sexual Abuse Appears in Australia Court
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The former director of a Jewish school in Australia, the ultra-Orthodox Malka Leifer, accused of 74 counts of sexual abuse, appeared on Thursday before a court in Melbourne, 13 years after fleeing to Israel, a country where she fought extradition since 2014.
Vietnam Finds 82 Local COVID-19 Cases after Almost 2 Months at Zero
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Vietnam has detected 82 community COVID-19 infections after 55 days without local transmission, the government announced on Thursday.
PSP's Revera 'Aggressively' Dodging Foreign Taxes?
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 1 hour ago
Globe News Wire reports Canadian long term care company Revera Inc. is tax dodging to boost profits according to a new report by CICTAR: Canada’s second largest long term care home operator, Revera, appears to use aggressive tax avoidance schemes in the UK, according to a new report, *Tax Dodging by a Canadian Crown Corporation: Revera Living Making a Killing*, from the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR). High numbers of COVID-related deaths in for-profit homes have exposed longstanding systemic problems across the long-term care sector, *in...
Jaguar Cubs Rescued in Nicaragua after Being Offered for Sale Online
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Two jaguar cubs were rescued from a house in the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua after being offered for illegal sale on social media when their mother was killed by residents, the Nicaragua Zoo reported on Wednesday.
Biden Commits to US Defense of Japan in Maritime Dispute
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday, United States President Joe Biden reaffirmed Washington’s “unwavering commitment” to defending the Asian country under their joint security treaty.
New Zealand Tops Global COVID-19 Management Rankings
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
New Zealand has topped the rankings of almost 100 countries and territories that have best managed the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an index published on Thursday in Australia.
Barça, Sevilla Advance to Copa del Rey Quarterfinals
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Barcelona had to come from behind on Wednesday to beat second-division Rayo Vallecano 2-1 and claim a berth in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, while Sevilla coasted to a 3-0 win over Valencia.
Argentine Province’s Anti-COVID Measures at Center of HR Controversy
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The health strategy of the Argentine province of Formosa to obligate people showing any symptoms of COVID-19, and even those without symptoms, to enter detainment centers has sparked heated nationwide controversy with citizens’ protests, accusations of human rights violations and warnings from Amnesty International.
French Editor Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis
Global Issues News Headlines - 3 hours ago
PARIS, Jan 28 (IPS) - Renowned activist and intellectual Angela Davis turned 77 years old on Jan. 26, marking more than five decades of her fight against systemic racism and inequality. Read the full story, “French Editor Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis”, on globalissues.org →
China’s New Machine Can Create Controlled Nuclear Explosions
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Asia* Welcome to the newest U.S.-China arms race. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Even if China’s machine is bigger than America’s, as with so much of the nuclear arms race, it is not clear how much advantage Beijing would derive. The U.S. has almost 7,000 nuclear warheads to destroy China and Russia as functioning societies: Russia has a similar number to return the favor to America. Welcome to the newest U.S.-China arms race: giant machines that test nuclear weapons.China is building a device that’s equivalent to America’s Z Machine, a device th...
Could Pigeons and Helicopters Let the Pentagon Beat Chinese Radio Jamming?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, World* It’s time to get creative. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It’s a sensible idea, as long as the Navy remembers that radio was invented because it’s a much quicker way to communicate than physically sending a messenger. Radio also functions when the weather is too bad for helicopters to fly. The U.S. Navy has a way to beat Russian and Chinese radio jamming. Carrier pigeons. Well, not exactly a pigeon. The Navy is experimenting with using helicopters to physically drop messages to other ships. In a recent test in the Persian Gulf, an MH-60S Se...
Lesser-Known Planes of World War II: Lockheed’s Electra and Lodestar
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Lockheed’s versatile Electra and Lodestar aircraft were overshadowed by more famous transport and combat types. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Lockheed Electra was one of a handful of aircraft types that were operated by both sides. During its history, the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation has earned a reputation for building versatile airplanes. Its 1950s era C-130 Hercules is no doubt the most famous, but it was not the first. Although, like the Hercules, they were originally designed as transports, the Electra/Lodestar series of twin-eng...
Why Russia Feels So Good About its Kornet Anti-Tank Missile
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Europe* The Pentagon is concerned about the proliferation of anti-tank rockets. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Active protection systems are not a panacea. The fact is that any defense system can be overwhelmed: fire enough ICBMs or anti-tank missiles, and the defenses will be saturated. The defensive systems protecting Western tanks from anti-tank missiles won’t stop Russian rockets, according to Russian media. Russian news agency TASS claimed that an Israeli source told it that Israel’s Trophy active defense system, which shoots down anti-tank r...
North Korea's Special Forces Make up a Sixth of Its Army - and That's Concerning
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *North Korea, Korea* It is said that "you can't manufacture special forces" - that is, their quantity and their quality are inversely related. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Even though North Korea's special forces are "manufactured" it is important to know what it is they do and how well do they do it. One of the most vital parts of North Korea’s war machine is one that relies the most on so-called “soldier power” skills. North Korea has likely the largest special-forces organization in the world, numbering two hundred thousand men—and women—trained in unco...
Neil H, "Candlelight Dreams"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*Neil H, "Candlelight Dreams"*
Pottersville Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 4 hours ago
(Admittedly, it's nice not knowing what Jill Biden's tits look like.) ------------------------------ Oh fuck. This is not beginning well... ------------------------------ Now you know why Hillary picked that right wing milksop Tim Kaine to be her running mate. ------------------------------ I'm not exactly a Mike Pence fan but I really feel sorry for these people. Seriously, I take no joy in reading this. How could a former VP be homeless? ------------------------------ A talking to. Yeah, Kevin, that'll set her straight. ------------------------------ Rachel...
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
“To some, the outline of the open cluster of stars M6 resembles a butterfly. M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. M6 can best be seen in a dark sky with binoculars towards the constellation of Scorpius, coving about as much of the sky as the full moon. Like other open clusters, M6 is composed predominantly of young blue stars, although the brightest star is nearly orange. M6 is estimated to be about 100 million years old. Determining the distance to clusters like M6 helps astronomers calibrate the distance scale of the u...
Chet Raymo, “The Journey”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*“The Journey”* by Chet Raymo “Here’s a deep-deep sky map of the universe from the March 9, 2006 issue of Nature. The horizontal scale is a 360 view right around the sky; the vertical gaps at 6 hours and 24 hours are the parts of the universe that are blocked to our view by the disk of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The vertical scale – distance from Earth – is logarithmic (10, 100, 1000, etc.) measured in megaparsecs (a parsec equals 3.26 light-years). Across the top is the Big Bang, and the oldest and most distant thing we can see, the cosmic microwave background, the radiation of the...
"Biden Accuses Himself of Dictatorship"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*"Biden Accuses Himself of Dictatorship"* by Brian Maher "We have it on reliable authority - his own - that President Joe Biden is a menace to American democracy... By his own admission... he has exercised dictatorial powers contrary to the prerogatives of his office. Candidate Joe Biden, October 2020: "I have this strange notion. We are a democracy. Some of my Republican friends, and some of my Democratic friends occasionally say‘ well if you can’t get the votes, by executive order you’re going to do something.’ You can’t do it by executive order, unless you’re a dictator. We’re a...
Friends Of Australia Friday Loin Chops, Frisk, Mashed, & Mr. Riggs
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 4 hours ago
It's Friday in Australia and We're having lamb loin chops roasted, mashed potatoes and lamb gravy, along with a vegetable to be named later and 2 wines tonight. A "desert" wine, already done, and a nice Cabernet / Merlot blend from Mr. Riggs with dinner. Continue reading →
24 Residents Dead in 3 Weeks as One Third of UK Nursing Home Residents Die After Experimental mRNA COVID Injections
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 5 hours ago
In what is becoming almost a daily report of massive nursing home deaths following injections of experimental mRNA COVID shots, a nursing home in the U.K. is reporting over one third of their residents have died after receiving the mRNA experimental COVID injections. We are now seeing a very predictable pattern as we are reporting all over the world where the elderly are dying at a very alarming rate following mass vaccinations of the experimental mRNA injections. And in all of these cases, the local media is quoting local officials as saying that the "vaccines" have nothing to do ...
Cannabis firm Weedmaps, California vape shop sued over fatal shooting
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Online cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps and a Southern California vape shop have been targeted with a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court by a mother who claims both are to blame in the shooting death of her son. According to Law360.com, the lawsuit alleges that both companies are complicit in the death of 19-year-old William […] Cannabis firm Weedmaps, California vape shop sued over fatal shooting is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Cicely Tyson, Groundbreaking Award-Winning Actor, Dead at 96
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The pioneering Black actor gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88, and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman."
WHY WE MIGHT NEVER BE RID OF MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene is becoming a national embarrassment for the Republican Party -- or she would be if Republicans were capable of shame. Media Matters has the latest: Rep. Greene is a proponent of the Camp Fire laser beam conspiracy theory. She wrote a November 17, 2018, Facebook post -- which is no longer available online -- in which she said that she was speculating “because there are too many coincidences to ignore” regarding the fire, including that then-California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) wanted to build the high-speed rail project and “oddly there are all these people who ha...
Why South Korea Should Rethink Building Nuclear Submarines
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Do you need nuclear-powered submarines when the enemy is thirty miles from your capital city? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Interestingly, though North Korea is the South’s biggest enemy, it is not the only potential one. There have been tensions recently between Japan and South Korea, including an incident between a Japanese destroyer and a South Korean patrol plane. A South Korean sub could carry ballistic missiles aimed at Japan, or raid the shipping lanes that sustain the Japanese economy. When North Korea is your neighbor, there are things ...
The Navy Wants its Sailors to ‘Talk’ With Robotic Warships
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, * Concerned that the advent of unmanned surface ships can result in collisions with manned vessels, the Navy wants technology that will enable robot ships that talk like humans. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *What’s interesting here isn’t just the notion of robot ships that talk like humans. The fact is that many human beings distrust intelligent robots. But an autonomous ship that can talk in human – or at least human-like speech – might make flesh-and-blood sailors less nervous about encountering robot vessels at sea. Concerned that the advent ...
Thank Israel For Stopping Syria’s Pursuit for Nuclear Weapons
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* It’s difficult to assess how far Syria would have been from developing a nuclear weapon if its efforts had gone unhindered. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The strike on Syria was probably not decisive in preventing Syria from getting a nuclear weapon; the program was a long-shot from the beginning, and in all likelihood would have ended at the onset of the Syrian Civil War. However, the strike helped to confirm the regional sense of Israeli military power after the failures of the war against Hezbollah, and undoubtedly also convinced b...
Why Japan's Dreams of Aircraft Carrier Construction in World War II Died
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Japan’s ambitious plan to build aircraft carriers in wartime could not be supported by available resources. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Japanese war effort was unbalanced and crippled by industrial and managerial weaknesses. Japan lacked the industrial strength needed to wage a war against the United States. Yet, Japanese military planners seldom considered the limitations to their nation’s construction capabilities. One example is the Imperial Japanese Navy’s June 30, 1942, plan for aircraft carrier construction. The loss of one...
Was Porn Showing Up in Facebook Video Search After Outage?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Beginning around Jul. 22, 2021, users claimed that simply typing a single letter or the word "videos" into the Facebook search bar returned a "massive amount" of porn.
Biden Has Taken the Phrase “hold my beer” as a Personal Challenge.
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
Hold his pudding cup and hand him a pen, it’s going down! As old Joe uses his walker to guide our country into war, confusion, and economic collapse with countless executive orders, conservatives everywhere are eager to hear from Biden voters. Is this what you wanted? Is this really what you voted for, or were you so incensed by CNN reports of “Orange man bad” or “Trump’s words are mean” that you had no idea what Joe planned to do? Oh, don’t be silent now! He may have said he wasn’t going to ban fracking when Trump asked, but in his previous news interviews he said, “oh yeah, def...
JONAH RASKIN : FILM | ‘The War at Home’
Thorne Dreyer, The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
A review of Glenn Silber’s and Barry Brown’s timeless documentary. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | January 27, 2021 As Austinites and their friends and comrades all across Texas know, the coasts, east and west, often get more … Continue reading →
Chemical Firms on Trial in France over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam War
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 5 hours ago
A French court on Monday started hearing a case against more than a dozen multinationals accused by a French-Vietnamese woman of causing grievous harm to her and others by selling the Agent Orange defoliant to the US government, which used it to devastating effect in the Vietnam War. Source: France24 Tran To Nga, born in 1942 […] The post Chemical Firms on Trial in France over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam War appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Selling Roboscoring: How's That Going, Anyway?
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 5 hours ago
The quest continues--how to best market the notion of having student essays scored by software instead of actual humans. It's a big, bold dream, a dream of world in which test manufacturers don't have to hire pesky, expensive meat widgets and the fuzzy unscientific world of writing can be reduced to hard numbers--numbers that we know are objective and true because, hey, they came form a computer. The problem, as I have noted many times elsewhere, is that after all these years, the software doesn't actually work. But the dream doesn't die. Here's a paper from Mark D. Shermis (Univ...
Farmers Blame Miscreants For Maligning Their Image On Republic Day
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 5 hours ago
As part of their Tractor Protest Rally, thousands of farmers entered Delhi on Tuesday morning riding SUVs, cars, and wheeled farm equipment. A faction of the rally soon invaded Delhi's iconic Red Fort, leading to violent clashes with police as the farmers seek the repeal of several farm laws recently decreed by the central government. While farm leaders in the state of Haryana and Punjab distance themselves from the events at Delhi’s iconic Red Fort on India’s 72nd Republic Day, saying agitation against the new farm laws has nothing to do with violence, social media continues to b...
The ‘Insurrection’ And Its Discontents: ‘American Exceptionalism’ Revisited
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 5 hours ago
History is being written in the United States today. Even the most pessimistic about the prospects of American democracy have rarely ventured out this far while offering a bleak analysis of America’s future, whether in terms of political polarization at home or global standing abroad. As shocking and, certainly, telling as the images of thousands of American protesters taking over the symbols of America’s federal, representative democracy in Washington DC on January 6, it was only a facet in a far more complex and devastating political trajectory that has been in the making for ye...
24 Residents Dead in 3 Weeks as One Third of UK Nursing Home Residents Die After Experimental mRNA COVID Injections
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
In what is becoming almost a daily report of massive nursing home deaths following injections of experimental mRNA COVID shots, a nursing home in the U.K. is reporting over one third of their residents have died after receiving the mRNA experimental COVID injections. We are now seeing a very predictable pattern as we are reporting all over the world where the elderly are dying at a very alarming rate following mass vaccinations of the experimental mRNA injections. And in all of these cases, the local media is quoting local officials as saying that the "vaccines" have nothing to do ...
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