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Up to a foot of snow likely across Midwest and close to that in Philly, NYC and Boston
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour possible. Near blizzard conditions possible near the coast. Travel could be hazardous. (Understatement.) A complex winter storm will start today in the Midwest with heavy snow from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley, including the Chicago metro area and eventually into the Northeast, according ... Read more The post Up to a foot of snow likely across Midwest and close to that in Philly, NYC and Boston appeared first on Ice Age Now.
More Covid-19 “Fake News” From Germany…
Karma Singh, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
It Just Never Seems To Stop… Opinion From Europe by Karma Singh On Tuesday 12th January, the German newspaper “Bild Zeitung” (nearest British equivalent, “The Sun” and in the USA that would be “The National Enquirer”) published an article claiming that “mass deaths in England and Wales are nearing those of the Spanish Flu of … Continue reading More Covid-19 “Fake News” From Germany…
More Covid-19 “Fake News” From Germany…
Karma Singh, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
It Just Never Seems To Stop… Opinion From Europe by Karma Singh On Tuesday 12th January, the German newspaper “Bild Zeitung” (nearest British equivalent, “The Sun” and in the USA that would be “The National Enquirer”) published an article claiming that “mass deaths in England and Wales are nearing those of the Spanish Flu of … Continue reading More Covid-19 “Fake News” From Germany…
New US President, Same Old Foreign Policy
Brian Berletic, null - 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] *Whence Power Flows: Corporate-Funded Think Tanks * Another election. Another political transition. Another opportunity for the US to change course regarding its otherwise destructive foreign policy? Not quite. Contrary to popular belief, US foreign policy is not the product of the nation’s elected representatives nor is it overseen by the occupants of the White House. US foreign policy is instead driven by unelected corporate-financier interests. These include some of the largest, most powerful corporations and financial institutions on Earth, in human history ...
Playing Favorites? Hospital Boards, Donors Get COVID Shots
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism.
Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Black Lives Matter for Nobel Peace Prize
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
War is peace, love is violence and water is dry… thus the upside down world of 2021 continues. A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated the ultra-extremist group Black Lives Matter (BLM) for the Nobel peace prize. Apparently we are expected to … Continue reading → The post Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Black Lives Matter for Nobel Peace Prize appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Lethal Injection - Experimental COVID Operating Systems
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 10 hours ago
* Trump will not save the the United States, he is part of this deception along with Biden to enslave humanity. * *You are all slaves! The New World Order is your GOD! * *Wear your mask and be afraid of something that has never been proven to exist. * *Take your injection and do as you are told. * *All of you people that are still walking around with a mask on..... look at this:* *Chairman Of Biotech Firm Selling Covid Tests Admits The Whole Thing Is A Hoax* *IF YOU STILL WEAR A MASK....THIS IS YOU!!!!*
We Should All Be Outraged
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Someday the world will be free of the coronavirus. Then, we will glance backward at these years of misery inflicted by virions with spike proteins that have struck down millions of people and held social life in its grip. Much will be debated about the origins of the virus and the rapidity of its spread around the world, a transmission that shows how closely interconnected we have become due to modern transportation technology. There is no going backward from the processes that will continue to shrink the globe, bringing us closer and closer together, bringing other viruses and di...
Notice: The Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Canada Site Has Not Updated in Two Weeks- Why? This is a matter of Life or Death...but your Government Doesn't Caaaaaarrrrrreeeeeee!
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*HOAX ramps up as Cdn Vaccine Safety Site Goes Down* Fellow Blogger Penny of Penny for your thoughts put this up earlier today: Penny for your thoughts: Notice: The Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Canada Site Has Not Updated in Two Weeks- Why? (pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com) *Notice: The Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Canada Site Has Not Updated in Two Weeks- Why?* As mentioned earlier this week, in the post below. Announcement: Government of Canada, Covid-19 Vaccine Safety This site is linked in the sidebar under Covid 19(84) Resources. It is the official, undoubtedly under reported,...
Victimized Teacher Speaks Out Against Deadly School Reopening
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) ordered 5,800 teachers to return for in-person instruction at the beginning of January. Teachers who refused to return to in-person learning as the deadly COVID-19 virus raged through Chicago were labeled by the district as “absent without leave.” Their pay was docked, and their computer access locked. The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed Jake, one of nearly 150 locked-out educators. Jake was a physical education (PE) teacher at a CPS elementary school for five and a half years until recently. He...
Pro-Biden Propaganda
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The bad orange man is now back in Florida. Donald Trump, known as “45” by people who refused to speak his name, is history. His accidental presidency is now a bad memory and the sight of him taking his last flight onboard Air Force One was a moment of relief at the very least. Unfortunately, there is too much joy and not enough analysis about his departure and the new Biden administration. Inauguration day was of course full of pomp and ceremony but this year there was more propaganda than usual. Some of it appeared to be trivial, such as the news that former first ladies wore pur...
The Trade Union Movement Must Organise Minimum Wage Workers
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The twenty-first century has seen the Trade Union Movement in Trinidad and Tobago consistently under attack, severely criticized and victimized by the ruling economic and political elites. The thousands of sugar workers were the first group of organised workers this century to suffer mass retrenchment. This, of course, has had the effect of severely weakening a once powerful union. The Unions in petroleum and petrochemical industries have seen a steady decline in their workforce Thousands of direct and indirect Petrotrin workers have been thrown on the breadline as have hundreds o...
‘French Revolution In Finance’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The New York Stock Exchange suffered a poor day on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking by more than 600 points. However, for a select few companies, stock values have gone through the roof. It was thanks, in large part, to a group of amateur stock traders with a vendetta against veteran corporate insider short-sellers betting on a company’s failure, with the video game store GameStop taking center stage. Before the drama was over, the company’s value had jumped by more than 1,700%, an investment firm had lost billions, and some small-time investors who gambled...
Thank You Colleen Flaherty
Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, Cloaking Inequity - 10 hours ago
Colleen, I want to thank you for this important piece. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/21/scholars-talk-about-being-black-campus-2020 I have shared with our UK College of Education faculty, all of our university’s deans, VP of Diversity, Provost and President. We are committed to this work at the UK College of Education. One third of the faculty we hired last year were Black and 2/3 were people of
ACLU Pressing Biden To Stick To His Promise Of Decarceration
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is launching a six-figure ad buy featuring both digital and print spots calling for President Biden to adhere to his campaign promise of decreasing the number of incarcerated persons in the country. Specifically, the ACLU wants Biden to grant clemency to thousands of people who meet certain criteria, something that he could do through executive powers. “We use criteria that reflect an evolution in our thinking around criminal justice,” Cynthia Roseberry, deputy director of the ACLU’s justice division, told The Hill. “For example, calling...
UN Independent Expert: ‘This Is How The Human Rights Industry Works’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Indeed, a “human rights industry” exists, and many officials of the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner [for Human Rights], diplomats, activists from non-governmental organisations, human rights teachers, and, of course, also many “independent experts” and rapporteurs are more or less opportunistic. These people consider themselves “better” than others, but do not necessarily feel solidarity with the victims of human rights violations. Some of my bosses were models of integrity and professionalism, such as Professor Theo van Boven, Professor Kurt Herndl, Judge Jakob Muller, or H...
Putin delivers anti-globalist Davos speech. Macron delivers pro-globalist Davos speech
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Putin delivers anti-globalist Davos speech. Macron delivers pro-globalist Davos speech The Duran: Episode 874 DAVOS 2021: French president Emmanuel Macron says modern capitalism ‘can no longer work’ DAVOS 2021: French president Emmanuel Macron says modern capitalism ‘can no longer work’ French president Emmanuel Macron has warned modern capitalism “can no longer work,” urging global leaders […]
How The Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions Changed Their Lives
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
It was the first week of Kolin Sutherland-Wilson’s final semester at the University of Victoria. But he wasn’t there. Instead, on a chilly January morning in 2020, he sat alone on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature, dressed warmly and holding signs that called on provincial leaders to stand with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink project in their traditional territory. For a week, he spent all day on the steps. MLAs and staff who passed by barely glanced at him. But soon friends, classmates and community members joined him. The growing...
Two shocking headlines that sum up Covid: Billionaires MADE $3.9 trillion during the pandemic, while workers LOST $3.7 trillion
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
Two shocking headlines that sum up Covid: Billionaires MADE $3.9 trillion during the pandemic, while workers LOST $3.7 trillion From RT Damian Wilson is a UK journalist, ex-Fleet Street editor, financial industry consultant and political communications special advisor in the UK and EU. In a simple comparison, two headlines seem to say it all about the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis: the first, from Business Insider, reads “Billionaires made $3.9 trillion during the pandemic” while the second, from The Guardian, shouts “Covid-19 has cost global workers $3.7 trillion in lo...
Police ticket Christians for attending Sunday worship in small Ontario town
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Resident in Small Town Aylmer, Ontario* *gets $800+ police ticket for attending* *church - But hey! he could have gone to the* *Liquor Store Instead!* *H/T From the Trenches World Report* Police ticket Christians for attending Sunday worship in small Ontario town AYLMER, Ontario, January 29, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Police in a small Ontario town have been going door to door and fining members of an evangelical community who have dared to go to church on Sundays. Footage emerged of the police trudging through the snow to deliver a ticket to a member of a Church of God community in A...
How A US-Backed Coup In Serbia Inspired The DC Insurrection
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
As the Capitol insurrection on January 6 descended into a frenzy of mob violence, a far-right paramilitary group known as the Oath Keepers marched through the sea of rioters and protesters, up the east steps of the Capitol building and into the rotunda. Video from that day shows the Oath Keepers marching in a military formation known as “Ranger File”, described by the Associated Press as ‘standard operating procedure for a combat team that is “stacking up” to breach a building – instantly recognizable to any U.S. soldier or Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.’ On November 1...
Snipers, Landmines, Death: Life On Yemen’s Frontline
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Almost every building is damaged. Dogs bark at anyone walking down the empty streets, and in the distance the sound of children playing in alleyways is interrupted by occasional gunfire. Carpets are hung between buildings - not to dry, but to protect passersby from snipers. These are the frontlines of Taiz, a war-wracked city in southern Yemen where terror follows its long-suffering residents. Most Yemenis have fled the homes that now lie between the pro-government forces and Houthi fighters. But some remain - either refusing to abandon their houses and live in displacement, or s...
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 29 – 2021
Hifast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Could Europe Survive if America Left NATO?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* What is the alliance’s purpose in 2021? *Here's What You Need to Remember:* “Some of the capabilities provided by US forces, such as logistics and sustainment for land forces, may be relatively straightforward if not cheap to replace,” the study concluded. “However, others are almost unique to the US, and it would be difficult to substitute European capabilities.” What would happen if the United States left NATO? The International Institute of Strategic Studies examined several scenarios in which NATO (including Canada) had to confront Russia wi...
Why the United States Can’t Win Wars
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *U.S. Military, Americas* We routinely give the military unattainable objectives and ask it to generate political outcomes it was never designed to produce. We are often reminded by political leaders and pundits on television that the United States has the most powerful military in world history. Some wonder, then, why this uniquely powerful military has been unable to win the Afghan war, for example, after two decades of trying. The answers have more to do with what the military is ordered to do rather than how it performs its duty. One of the primary reasons ...
Biden Faces Calls to Secure Release of US Man in Afghanistan
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Mark Frerichs was abducted in January 2020 while working in the country on engineering projects.
Did a ‘Declassified’ Picture Show an Alien UFO Crash?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A picture appeared to show military and government officials closing in on a crashed UFO that looked like a flying saucer alien spacecraft.
CDC Requires Face Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
It makes refusal to wear a mask a violation of federal law, enforced by the Transportation Security Administration and other federal, state and local authorities.
Copycat: Don’t Fawn Over Iran’s New Anti-Aircraft System
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Iran has a track record of copying other nations’ weapons. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Sayyad 3 may very well be based on a foreign design (it does somewhat resemble a Sayyad 2). In either case, the weapon was unveiled amid rising tensions between Iran and the U.S. Iran has announced a new anti-aircraft missile system. But is it new, or a knockoff of a foreign weapon? The new surface-to-air missile is called the Khordad 15. Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, said at the unveiling ceremony that the system is ...
These 5 Giant Battleships Never Reached the Open Ocean
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * At the end of World War I, the British, Japanese, and American navies each embarked on an impressive battleship construction spree. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *All of these warships would have proven formidable in battle. However, *they could not withstand changes in technology*, or in the international environment. Battleships represented huge, long term investments of national treasure. The took a long time to design, and a long time to construct. In the complex geopolitical and technological environment of the 20th century, *battleships p...
The Case For World War II Battlecruisers
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, * The Navy could have been better equipped. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Had the Navy paid more attention to European trends in shipbuilding, it might have gone ahead with the Lexington-class battlecruisers, which would have offered U.S. commanders in the Pacific better tools for fighting the war. The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft battered its fleet of old, slow battleships at Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, newer, faster ships would soon enter service, but the USN nevertheless fought the opening battles of the P...
F-22 Raptor: The Plane That Has No One To Fight
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* The F-22 is so advanced its existence is almost unnecessary. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The F-22 was built for near-peer competition at a time when it had no peers. The F-22 has been the world’s most formidable air superiority fighter since it first entered service in 2005. Although the Raptor has yet to kill a target in anger, aviation specialists almost unanimously agree that it can outclass any opponent, foreign or domestic. The only hard limitation on its ability to kill appears to be the number of missiles that it can carry. But...
Does Greene believe the things she says?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021* *The question(s) which won't be asked:* This morning, the fascinating case of Donald McNeil in Peru has finally appeared in print editions of the Washington Post. In our view, the case is instructive beyond all belief. In large part, it's instructive about modern upper-end *journalism* as practiced right here in Our Town. Just to be clear, we're speaking about the *reporting* of this absurdly fuzzy affair, *not *about whatever it is McNeil may have actually said. We'd especially point to the pitiful, gong-show reporting in The Daily Beast. The case...
Journalists Sought for Personal Help by the COVID-19 Curious
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
CC Davidson-Hiers, a reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat in Florida, has lost track of how many requests she's gotten, many from elderly readers who can't navigate online vaccination sign-ups.
Is Betty White Older Than Sliced Bread?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The actor celebrated her 99th birthday on Jan. 17, 2021.
In Iowa, a GOP Stalwart Becomes a Casualty in Party War
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Within a day of declaring that U.S. President Donald Trump should be impeached for his role in the deadly Capitol riot, Dave Millage was forced to step down as chair of the Scott County GOP.
"Two Shocking Headlines That Sum Up Covid: Billionaires MADE $3.9 Trillion During The Pandemic, While Workers LOST $3.7 Trillion"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
*"Two Shocking Headlines That Sum Up Covid: Billionaires MADE $3.9 * *Trillion During The Pandemic, While Workers LOST $3.7 Trillion"* by Damian Wilson "The economic impact of Covid-19 on regular folk across the globe is as devastating as the physical toll it has taken, but we can’t just blame the super rich(er) for our woes – the true villains are much closer to home. In a simple comparison, two headlines seem to say it all about the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis: the first, from Business Insider, reads “Billionaires made $3.9 trillion during the pandemic” while the second,...
NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
MSNBC – “They see themselves now on a crusade for Donald Trump… What I heard overwhelmingly from the people that were against [Liz Cheney], she did not vote for Wyoming when she voted to impeach, and therefore she has to go” Every day they remind Republicans why they rioted.
AP Analysis: Racial Disparity Seen in US Vaccination Drive
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Black, Hispanic and Native American people are dying from COVID-19 at almost three times the rate of white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Is Keanu Reeves Sandra Bullock’s Son?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Misleading online advertisements featuring celebrities struck again, this time using a picture of the stars of "Speed" and "The Lake House."
Heastie, Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Cuomo over falsified COVID death numbers
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo if it’s discovered that his administration intentionally falsified the reporting of COVID-related nursing home deaths earlier this year. Each chamber is contemplating committee The post Heastie, Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Cuomo over falsified COVID death numbers first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
The Justice Department is Prosecuting an American for Election Interference—in 2016
QJurecic, Lawfare - 15 hours ago
A screenshot of the @Ricky_Vaughn99 account from summer 2016, captured on the Wayback Machine. “Ricky Vaughn” was among the most prolific far-right Twitter users working to spread disinformation during the 2016 election cycle. He posted racist and anti-Semitic photos and memes and routinely retweeted the @TEN_GOP account, which purported to belong to the Tennessee Republican party but, Special Counsel Robert Mueller revealed two years later, was actually run from St. Petersburg by the Internet Research Agency troll farm. In the MIT Media Lab’s ranking of top political influencers ...
Liberal government bumps up spending on nursing home beds; it’s not enough, says opposition
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
The Province of Nova Scotia will add 236 new Long-term care beds in and around the Halifax Regional Municipality and replace or renovate seven nursing homes across the province. Premier McNeil made the announcement at Friday’s COVID-19 briefing. “This is the first phase of a multi-year overhaul of our long-term care facilities,” announced McNeil, who […]
Protesters Call On Hopkins To Drop Nuclear Weapons Research
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Members of Prevent Nuclear War Maryland, a Baltimore-based anti-war, anti-nuclear weapons organization, protested the University’s involvement in nuclear weapons research with the U.S. government on Friday, Jan. 22. The group also celebrated the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) — a legally binding international treaty prohibiting the development, ownership and deployment of nuclear weapons by nations. A United Nations working group was formed in 2016 with a mandate to devise legal provisions to create a nuclear-free world. While it was suppo...
Were the Capitol Rioters Really Libertarians?
James L. Payne, null - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] In the accounts about the Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol, the media have sometimes alluded to supposed “libertarian” connections. The Wall St. Journal calls Parler, the social-media network which, it says, “served as a hub for people who organized, participated in or celebrated the storming of the Capitol” a “libertarian-leaning social-media site.” In the same story it reported that one of the participants (Rosanne Boyland) “joined at least two libertarian-leaning Facebook groups.” A New York Times story reported that some people “arrested in the rio...
Would You Be Considered A Domestic Terrorist Under This New Bill?
Robert Wheeler, null - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] After 9/11, the entire country collectively lost its mind in the throes of fear. During that time, all civil and Constitutional rights were shredded and replaced with the pages of The USA PATRIOT Act. Almost 20 years later, the US has again lost its collective mind, this time in fear of a “virus” and it’s “super mutations” and a “riot” at the capitol. A lot of people called this and to the surprise of very few, much like after 9/11, Americans are watching what remains of their civil liberties be replaced with a new bill. *The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of ...
Biden’s Order Terminates Federal Private Prison Contracts
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will phase out the Department of Justice’s use of private prisons. The action is part of the administration’s effort to address racial inequity in the country and make good on Biden’s campaign promises to Black Americans — who were integral to securing his presidential win. The order directs the Justice Department to decline to renew contracts with privately-operated, for-profit prisons. This effort began under the Obama administration and was championed by then-DeputyAttorney General Sally Yates. The policy was quickly...
AOC hates Robinhood & Ted Cruz. AOC loves Big Tech censorship & cancel culture
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
AOC hates Robinhood & Ted Cruz. AOC loves Big Tech censorship & cancel culture ****News Topic 272***** Twitter silent as AOC accuses Ted Cruz of attempted ‘murder’ on its platform Twitter silent as AOC accuses Ted Cruz of attempted ‘murder’ on its platform Twitter appears to be steering clear of the serious accusations leveled by […]
Why the U.S. Navy Isn't Sweating China's Carrier-Killer Missiles
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC17769D4B30&share=true] One admiral thinks that the People’s Liberation Army is wasting money. China’s spending on anti-ship ballistic missiles may be misplaced, and not quite what is needed should a conflict between the United States and China break out, according to American Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler. USNI News quoted comments Trussler made during a virtual event, where the Vice Admiral stated, “I’m not going to get [into] much more detail of what we know and don’t...
Rip B-1 Bomber: The Air Force Wants a Shiny New B-21 Instead
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* A good idea? *Key point: *Washington's B-1B Bomber has been useful and iconic. However, the time has come to retire that vaunted weapon in favor of a new successor. Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force announced plans to retire the B-1B Lancer (also known as the “Bone”) in favor of the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The B-1B will remain in service for some time, but unlike its older cousin the B-52, its days are apparently numbered. The B-1B has served in a variety of capacities since the 1980s, demonstrating a remarkable degree of mission ...
Why the Richest Man in China Is Terrified of Xi Jinping
Bradley Thayer, Lianchao Han, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Bradley Thayer, Lianchao Han* *Security, Asia* Ma is a vocal billionaire who has been popular as well as controversial in China. His unexplained disappearance raised suspicion that he might be detained by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which is the highest internal enforcement institution of the Chinese Communist Party. Jack Ma, the richest man in China and founder of Alibaba, oddly vanished from public view for nearly three months only to reappear recently on a homemade video, promising “to meet again after the pandemic is over.” This indicates that, unli...
U.S. Army Gets a Look at Israel’s SPIKE SR Anti-tank Missile
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, * The U.S. Army is also looking at dozens of items for the future battlefield, including Israel's Spike SR short-range anti-tank missile. The U.S. Army is looking for new technologies and increasing lethality for the future battlefield. As it is assessing advanced technologies it got a look at Israel’s Spike SR, a short-range anti-tank missile from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. “As a portable, electro-optical guided missile, designed for today's modern infantry, Spike SR is especially well-suited to enhance soldier lethality, one of the six prior...
"Trump Economy" vs. the "Obama Economy" (Which Was Better?)
James Pethokoukis, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*James Pethokoukis* *economy, The Americas* The numbers look like a mixed bag for former President Trump. Should America avoid picking another businessperson as president? Italian economists Tito Boeri and Roberto Perotti don’t go quite that far in their new analysis “Trump, Berlusconi, and the damage by entrepreneurs to economic policy.” Rather, they argue that a business background — specifically an entrepreneurial background — shouldn’t be considered a big plus for an aspiring national political leader. Let’s focus on the American side of this argument from Boeri and Perotti. ...
U.S. Government Spending is On Track to Top $9 Trillion in 2021
Chris Edwards, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Chris Edwards* *economy, The Americas* We have already imposed $6 trillion in new debt on future taxpayers in just two years. More spending would be reckless and extremely unfair as young people will have their own costs and crises to deal with down the road. President Biden’s push to spend another $1.9 trillion on economic relief is surreal given that government budgets are vastly ballooned already. Total federal, state, and local government spending soared from $6.8 trillion in 2019 to $8.8 trillion in 2020. That is $68,000 in government spending for every household in the nat...
Are Most UFOs Just Secret Warplanes (Like This Use To Be)?
David Axe, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1999%3Anewsml_RP1DRIKVNJAG&share=true] There is a long history of flying saucers later discovered to be cutting edge military technology. *Key point: *Aliens sounds cool and mysterious, but so do flying stealth fighters and bombers. Here is why UFOs are actually just human war machines. From 2007 to 2012, a small team of military investigators looked into sightings of unidentified flying objects—yes, UFOs—from an office deep inside the Pentagon. The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identific...
German public furious with EU President Ursula von der Leyen over pandemic debacle
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 12 hours ago
German public furious with EU President Ursula von der Leyen over pandemic debacle News Topic 34: Europe’s Vaccine Disaster: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Seeks to Duck Responsibility Europe’s Vaccine Disaster: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Seeks to Duck Responsibility European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is trying to get out of […]
Some Countries Will Keep Their Borders Closed Until At Least 2022 To Stop The Spread Of Covid-19
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Australia unlikely to fully reopen borders in 2021 even with vaccine https://t.co/gDyBgyVu41 — The Independent (@Independent) January 18, 2021 *Jordan Schachtel, American Institute for Economic Research: **Two Years to Stop the Spread: Some Countries will Close Borders until at least 2022 * Australians and Kiwis are looking at the very real possibility of being shut off from the rest of the world for at least another year. The two countries, often touted by the media and the “public health expert” class as a COVID-19 response success story (and described by the likes of Dr. Antho...
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Robinhood is still severely limiting trading, customers can only buy one share of GameStop DEA’s Dallas office announces seizure of $45 million in meth, heroin — its largest bust ever China uses anal swabs to test for COVID-19 Kamala Harris is the president-in-waiting WhatsApp is adding eye, fingerprint, and face scanning – but says it won't have any access to biometric data The last 2 Toys 'R' Us stores in the US have closed down after the COVID-19 pandemic hit sales 1. A 'perfect storm' of pandemic fatigue, crowded housing, and a new variant turned LA into...
BLM nominated for the Peace Prize
Thor Williams Lihaug, The Duran - 13 hours ago
As many have heard by now, BLM is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Many former nominations appear farcical and even laughable, seen through lenses of the historical knowledge we have today. Some examples: A German and a French academic nominated Benito Mussolini in 1936. Josef Stalin in 1945 and 1948, quite a few years […]
Reddit Traders and the Silver Market
steve_brown, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Informed opinion is generally aware that the Axis of Evil cannot be defeated militarily, and that the Evil Empire’s weakest point is its monetary system. Wars are still fought even if asymmetrically, because it’s just too profitable for the Warfare State to stop. But times are a-changing. We’ve just seen that confronting the Captured State […]
No Climate Change In Glasgow!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood With COP26 coming up in Glasgow later this year, virus permitting, Neil Catto has been looking at 22 years’ worth of weather data that he has been collecting for the city: For the last 22 years we have been told by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the […]
Is there politics after polarization?
Alberto Mingardi, Econlib - 14 hours ago
A few days ago, Politico published a dense piece featuring a number of intellectuals and academics, left and right, suggesting ideas to “unite” the country, as President Biden proposed to do. As a non-US citizen, I am interested more in the method than in the substance of the different ideas proposed in the article. What […] The post Is there politics after polarization? appeared first on Econlib.
Weekend reads: Women’s authorships bounce back?; scientists go to court; demoted for plagiarism
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: “I don’t think I slept for a day and a … Continue reading Weekend reads: Women’s authorships bounce back?; scientists go to court; demoted for plagiarism
Mining a story
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
(h/t StewGreen) The BBC's (environmental activist) environment analyst Roger Harrabin often gets accused of behaving like a campaigner, and sometimes it's hard not to see why. He certainly not a fan of a new coal mine in Cumbria and has written four separate BBC News website articles about it in just over two weeks: *14 January*: Government defends Cumbria coal mine green light The government’s chief planning officer has defended its recent decision to allow a new coal mine in Cumbria. *19 January*: Coal mine go-ahead 'undermines climate summit' Britain's climate change le...
Complex, long-duration winter storm for the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic/Northeast, U.S.
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
A complex winter storm will start today, January 30, 2021, in the Midwest with heavy snow from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley, including the Chicago metro area. On Sunday, January 31, the snow and wintry mix will spread into the Mid-Atlantic region...... Read more »
Chinese Gene Firm Providing Worldwide COVID Tests Has Ties To The Chinese Military
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: Technicians work at a genetic testing laboratory of BGI, formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute, in Kunming, Yunnan province, China December 26, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer *Reuters:* Exclusive: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military SYDNEY (Reuters) - BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, has worked with China’s military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reuters review of research, patent filings and other documents has found. The review, of more than 40 publicly...
They Went From “Flatten The Curve” To “Solitary Confinement” So Fast We Didn’t Even Notice
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Western Standard; The new [Trudeau] rules weren’t even announced yet Thursday night, but it appears officials at YYC were ready. “(My wife Nikki) arrived in Calgary tonight and when she got there she was greeted by a Police Officer and an AHS official,” wrote Pastor Chris Mathis on his Facebook page. “They rejected… Continue reading →
Big Money In Big Pharma
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The pandemic has been a windfall for Big Pharma. The Trudeau government was planning to roll out a national pharmacare program. Central to that effort was The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Tom Walkom writes: Set up in 1987, the board’s job is to prevent pharmaceutical companies from charging exorbitant prices for new drugs. It does so by comparing prices charged in Canada with those in other countries. Up to now, the board has compared Canada to high-cost countries like the U.S. and Switzerland. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have promised to use lower-cost countries, like Aust...
Police ticket Christians for attending Sunday worship in small Ontario town
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
LifeSiteNews – by Dorothy Cummings McLean AYLMER, Ontario, January 29, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Police in a small Ontario town have been going door to door... The post Police ticket Christians for attending Sunday worship in small Ontario town appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Legal definitions of vaccines
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
David Martin World Jan 12, 2021 Here’s the Butterfly of the Week, a weekly event where we go live on Facebook to break down and... The post Legal definitions of vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Is the GOP Headed for a Civil War?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2ZGL9FR4KE&share=true] One thing is clear—Trump has divided the Republican Party into factions, propping his close allies against fellow colleagues who classified the former president’s role in the January 6 riots as “incitement of insurrection.” Is the civil war that commentators have regularly been predicting for decades finally taking place in the GOP? The commentator R. Emmett Tyrell wrote a book after the Reagan era called *The Conservative Crackup*, but...
OC health care worker dies after receiving 2nd COVID-19 vaccine shot; official cause of death pending
Norm, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Fox 32 An Orange County health care worker has died days after receiving his second dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, it was reported Tuesday. The... The post OC health care worker dies after receiving 2nd COVID-19 vaccine shot; official cause of death pending appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Racist White Cop Who Now Identifies as ‘Black’ Has Been on Paid Vacation for a Year
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: BLACK]After falsely claiming he was a black man, a white cop has been receiving his taxpayer funded salary while on vacation for over a year.
NO CHARGES for Cop Who Knocked On Innocent Dad’s Door, Murdered Him When He Opened It
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: phoenix]An innocent father was murdered by a cop while playing video games with his girlfriend and the cop who killed him will face no accountability.
Chinese President Xi Warns Against 'Black Swan' And 'Grey Rhino' Events
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping is seen on a screen in the media center as he speaks at the opening ceremony of the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song *ABC News (Australia)*: *Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against 'black swans', 'grey rhinos' amid economic downturn * China must be on high alert against "black swan" and "grey rhino" financial events in the face of a slowing economy, President Xi Jinping told senior members of the Communist Party faithful. State news outlet Xinhua said Mr Xi instructed o...
The Reserve Currency
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 15 hours ago
The World’s Reserve Currency I know, I know, the oligarchs have a plan – a big plan – and I should have faith that their plan will work out for me. Except that there are a lot of things they don’t care about and one is the older half of the aging population and […] The post The Reserve Currency appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Want to know more about Syria?
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Biden begins Syria military build up. Region braces for "Assad Must Go" narrative. Two guys I like to listen to for analysis on many different issues explain the Syrian situation.
Harry Chapin made it “A Better Place to Be” – a reprise
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
Writing a comment on Deborah’s blog reminded me of an old post about a terrific songwriter and storyteller who left us way too early. Here is a reprise about Harry Chapin. Like Jim Croce, another favorite story-telling songwriter of mine, … Continue reading →
Nancy Pelosi’s Recent Tesla Stock Purchase Raises Alarm of Congress Insider Trading
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Can government regulators or mainstream media hold Pelosi and her cohort to account for profiting off of insider trading?
Vaccinated Nurse Gets Covid "Positive Test Doesn't Necessarily Mean Nurse Has Contracted Illness" Oh, really?
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Nurse vaccinated for COVID-19 tests positive* Positive test doesn't necessarily mean nurse has contracted illness, experts say * It doesn't? Since when? The positive PCR test is the foundation on which this so called pandemic is built. This nurse tests positive but hasn't contracted the illness?* *What a bunch of bull$h*t (go to video for calling out lies)* * Again we see pharma's sycophantic media doing the bidding of it's pharma masters* * Straight face reporting from Canada's own official propaganda outlet* *An Ottawa nurse has tested positive for COVID-19 about two we...
Notice: The Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Canada Site Has Not Updated in Two Weeks- Why?
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
* As mentioned earlier this week, in the post below*. Announcement: Government of Canada, Covid-19 Vaccine Safety This site is linked in the sidebar under Covid 19(84) Resources. It is the official, undoubtedly under reported, site for stats regarding the safety of this experimental mRNA therapy (vaccine)Worse still, it has not been updated since January 15/21. And today is January 30/21 According to the site *"** We update this page every Friday at 12:00 PM Eastern Time."*Except the last update took place! *"What you need to know up to and including January 15, 2021" *It seems se...
“Known paedophile Chief Justice Tom Bathurst” orders Justice Kelly Rees to stitch-up journalist Shane Dowling for exposing Australia’s Paedophile Protection Racket
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 16 hours ago
“Known paedophile Chief Justice Tom Bathurst” of the NSW Supreme Court has ordered Justice Kelly Rees to have me jailed on behalf of Kerry Stokes and Seven West Media. How do I […]
Civilizations: The Mirage of Immortality
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
In his twelve-volume *A Study of History*, Arnold J. Toynbee traces the rise and fall of twenty-eight civilizations. He notes that when a civilization reaches its climax, its people get blinded by “a mirage of immortality,” which makes them convinced that they are the world’s chosen people, that theirs is the final form of life, that they represent the end of history, that theirs is the promised land. Ironically, the civilizations whose people are struck with such hubris that they start believing that their way of life is immortal are the ones which are about to decline and fall. In...
Is This The New Normal For Washington D.C.?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
National Guard members salute in front of the U.S. Capitol building during the inauguration, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Allison Shelley Washington Post:* Washingtonians navigate new normal: razor-tipped wire fences and armed soldiers * Weeks after their jogging routes and day care drop-offs were interrupted by a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, the residents of a quiet neighborhood nestled amid the national monuments are wrestling with life in a fortress, where checkpoints abut corner stores and armed soldiers are new neighbors. Some residents on Capitol Hill have rallied behind the...
Iran Could Never Counter This: America Gives Israel F-22s and B-52 Bombers
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Technology, Middle East* Tehran’s worst nightmare? *Of course, Israel hasn’t operated a strategic bomber since it retired a few B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 1950s. Nevertheless, the perceived need for an option that could penetrate Iranian air defenses and deliver heavy payloads might make the IDF reconsider its commitment to fighter-bombers. Whether the United States would ever consider exporting the bomber (which will likely fall under a variety of legal restriction associated with nuclear-delivery systems) is a different question entirely.* With only a few n...
Trust In Government Declines Globally
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Zero Hedge: **Global Government 'Trust Bubble' Bursts In 2020, Led By China & UK * Joe Biden has moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and one of his administration's most difficult tasks is going to be the restoration of trust in the American government. Even though the foundations of U.S. democracy withstood the events of January 06, cracks are still in place, as shown by continuing suspicion and accusations on Capitol Hill. Along with distrust inside government, Statista's Niall McCarthy notes that the nation is divided with a recent survey finding that a mere 42 percent of ...
President Putin’s Davos Speech Defined The World War C Era
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
The Russian leader’s speech at this year’s virtual Davos Summit thoroughly articulated the challenges and opportunities of the World War C era, the author’s term for referring to the full-spectrum paradigm-changing processes catalyzed by the international community’s uncoordinated efforts to contain COVID-19. A Speech For The Ages President Putin gave […]
Has the Trumpian Populist Revolt Been a Success?
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*The Gaggle* | Has Donald Trump sparked a bon fide populist movement in America?
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