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House Debate on Electoral College Certification – Livestream of HOUSE
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
As hundreds of thousands of patriots rally in our nation’s capitol, the House and Senate each debate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States. The electoral votes from the 50 states and the District of … Continue reading → The post House Debate on Electoral College Certification – Livestream of HOUSE appeared first on The Last Refuge.
John Simpson's Thought For The Day (on Twitter)
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
"Most critics of Donald Trump think he’s careless & mentally disorganised. If he’s threatened the US political system to this degree, imagine how effective someone who’s organised & really determined might be."
Wildrose Country
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Ken Boessenkool has advice for Jason Kenney and his next chief of staff.
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins Appointed Interim President at Voorhees College
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins has been appointed interim president of Voorhees College after the departure of Dr. W. Franklin Evans, the school’s ninth president, The Times and Democrat reported. After four years as president, Evans took another job as the first African American president of West Virginia’s West Liberty University on Jan. 1. Previously, Hopkins was […]
Dr. Micah Griffin Appointed Senior Director of University Health Services at Penn State
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Dr. Micah Griffin has been appointed senior director of University Health Services (UHS) at Penn State. He previously served as director of health programs at the City University of New York’s Kingsborough Community College. Griffin has extensive experience with matters of campus and student health, now serving on the American College Health Association board as […]
Trump Rally Live
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
(Picked up in progress, I’ve been away from the computer). @TheRealKeean — Donald Trump’s voice is currently reverberating throughout the entire National Mall in DC. I just walked past the Canadian embassy and I know that Trudeau’s diplomats are hearing every word. It is enough to warm me up on a cold day like today… Continue reading →
CoronaVac: São Paulo Confirms two Dose Immunization Starting January 25th
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a meeting with Mayors who took over the management of São Paulo's cities on January 1st, Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn confirmed the start of immunization against Covid-19 in the state on January 25th. However, for the deadline to be accomplished, emergency use authorization or registration of the CoronaVac vaccine […] The post CoronaVac: São Paulo Confirms two Dose Immunization Starting January 25th appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Navy's Planes vs. Modern Air Defenses: Who Wins?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Air Defenses, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1CCD855C50&share=true] Might better electronic warfare capabilities and high-tech decoys be the answer? Stealth fighters, bombers, and drones are without question here to stay. However, many have expressed concern that less stealthy or highly maneuverable aircraft are only truly deployable in uncontested environments due to their potential vulnerability to modern air defenses. However, what if larger, potentially more vulnerable platforms such as a B-52 bomber...
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths: 15 Medical Experts Predict What 2021 Will Bring
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus Deaths, * To date, the United States has witnessed more than 356,000 deaths over the past eleven months of the pandemic—by far the highest total for any country worldwide. Here is what 15 medical experts told us what could come next. With nearly 78,000 deaths, December was the deadliest month of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States. How will January fare? It appears that more misery is in the offing as the nation’s top health officials have warned that even more people will likely die this month despite vaccine campaigns ramping ...
Avoid ‘Great-Power Competition’ in Future Security Strategies
Kevin Bilms, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kevin Bilms* *Great-Power Competition, Americas* Let’s ditch “great-power competition,” call the framing idea “strategic competition”—as it is referred to by the NDS—and unpack the implications of the term. The 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) and 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) were transformative because they rebalanced the primary security focus away from countering extremist groups, and towards the challenges presented by near-peer competitors and revisionist regimes. Both documents depicted an international landscape that was increasingly complex and competitive....
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/06/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. My old iPad with the cracked screen finally failed today. I had kept on using it, and not the new one I bought after the first crack appeared, because I never updated the credit credit card number on it, and after a bank takeover, that card is no longer valid, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Master Military Plan For 2021?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping has created a military a vast military but will he use it? Nicolas Asfouri/AFP *Jamie Seidel, News.com.au:* *As China’s military activity rises, what is Xi Jinping’s 2021 master plan?* * They have the largest navy in the world and have been stockpiling aggressive warships. Now China is primed and ready for war. * It’s done it before. Will it do it again? Under chairman Xi Jinping, China’s military capabilities have exploded. It has ramped-up military pressure on Taiwan. It is holding regular large-scale military exercises in the East and South China...
Merkel Backs Down to Putin on Navalny, Nord Stream 2
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 10 hours ago
Merkel Backs Down to Putin on Navalny, Nord Stream 2 News Topic 8: Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel The two leaders wished each other Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. They discussed cooperation in tackling the coronavirus pandemic, with an emphasis […]
Record Low Temperature In Spain Today
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The storm ‘Filomena’ leaves the lowest temperature ever recorded in the Iberian Peninsula: –34.1C Temperatures in Spain this winter are reaching maximum levels. This week has been very cold, with frosts in much of Spain even in areas very close to the coast. The early morning of this Wednesday […]
Coal & Gas Keep The Lights On Tonight
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood It’s cold tonight, and gas and coal power stations are working pretty much flat out. Meanwhile wind is contributing a pitiful 8%, even though winds have been moderate today: http://grid.iamkate.com/ We could double wind capacity, and it would barely make a dent in the mix. As for running CCGT […]
CEO compensation at marijuana producer Hexo rises to CA$11 million
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Total compensation for the top executives at struggling marijuana producer Hexo Corp. grew almost 20% year-over-year to 14.4 million Canadian dollars ($11.1 million) in fiscal 2020, led by the company’s CEO, according to a financial disclosure filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month. CEO Sebastien St. Louis’s compensation rose 26% to CA$11.2 […] CEO compensation at marijuana producer Hexo rises to CA$11 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Did a Meteorologist Claim That Icicles Contain Poop?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A public service announcement warned viewers to avoid eating icicles in winter 2021.
New Vehicle Sales in Brazil Fall Over 26% in 2020
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - New vehicle sales in Brazil fell 26.16 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, the worst annual record since 2016, largely due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the National Federation of Automotive Vehicle Distribution (Fenabrave) said on Tuesday, January 5th. The dealers association reported that 2,058,315 new cars, […] The post New Vehicle Sales in Brazil Fall Over 26% in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Both Tortuous and Torturous
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago
Magistrate Vanessa Bararitser walked into Westminster Magistrates Court No.1 at 10.12am this morning with the sunniest smile and most carefree disposition I have ever seen her adopt. Her shoulders appeared visibly lifted. She positively beamed at Clair Dobbin, counsel for the US government, as she invited her to put the case for the prosecution as to why Julian Assange should not be released on bail.
"A Trifecta of Catastrophic 'Mistakes'”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 11 hours ago
*"A Trifecta of Catastrophic 'Mistakes'”* by Bill Bonner "We had your f*****g back, but we ain’t got your back no more!" – Trump supporter to D.C. police WEST RIVER, MARYLAND – "We’re spending this week in the morgue. That is, we’re cutting open the dead year – 2020 – to better understand the new, live one. So far, we’ve seen that the brain and heart were both diseased. In the brain, people were delusional… living in a fantasy world, where they thought they could shut down the wealth-producing economy and then make up for it by printing bits of paper, calling it “money.” And the rot...
DEMs & RINOs happy with Georgia election results
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
DEMs & RINOs happy with Georgia election results The Duran: Episode 847. “Buckle Up!”: Schumer Drunk With Power After Ossoff Declares Victory “Buckle Up!”: Schumer Drunk With Power After Ossoff Declares Victory Update (1150ET): No recount has been announced in the Perdue-Ossoff race, suggesting Ossoff’s margin is over the 0.5% required for Perdue to request […]
Senator Hawley’s young family intimidated at their home by activists
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
So it is okay to terrorize a young mother and child now? What happens if this is the home of one of these folks holding the megaphones instead? Wanna bet they call for one of the “defunded” police to charge them? Some posting comments say that this is possibly a Republican led group NOT Antifa. It may NOT say Antifa but the group given credit for organizing and attacking during this time ARE NOT REPUBLICAN. ShutDownDC is the name of the group. The “About” on their website states quite clearly that Trump must go. Unless these are RINOS which are … Continue reading →
CORPRO-FASCISM: How Corporate Tyranny Works – By Chris Hedges
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – scheerpost.com “…What’s shocking to a lot of people is that this is now happening in the United States,” Donziger said. “I don’t mean murder, but death by a thousand cuts. Chevron does not want me to be a lawyer anymore, at a minimum. They don’t want me advocating even…
MASONIC VISIONS: James Howard Kunstler’s Bill of Particulars for 2021
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – kunstler.com “…A special Prosecutor is named to investigate the Biden family business operations; indictments follow late 2021. Stock market enters long, deep asset value deflation through first and second quarters and bottom-bounces the rest of the year. S & P falls to 550 range; DJI under 10,000; Nasdaq under…
Betting vs. the Nuclear Option
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago
I have a long-standing dispute with Tyler Cowen about the epistemic value of betting. To my mind, my position is modest: Bets advance our knowledge by clarifying contentions and raising the price of error. While isolated bets don’t “prove” anything, they tip the argumentative scales in favor of the winner. And a long track record […] The post Betting vs. the Nuclear Option appeared first on Econlib.
Senate Debates Certification of Electoral College Votes – Livestream SENATE DEBATE
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
Vice-President Mike Pence presides over Senate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States. Most Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have said they plan to support the election results. However, a group of … Continue reading → The post Senate Debates Certification of Electoral College Votes – Livestream SENATE DEBATE appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Vice-President Mike Pence Announces: “The Constitution Restrains Me From Claiming Unilateral Authority To Determine Which Electoral Votes Should Be Counted”…
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
Moments ago Vice-President Mike Pence made the following announcement via Twitter: “It is my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and … Continue reading → The post Vice-President Mike Pence Announces: “The Constitution Restrains Me From Claiming Unilateral Authority To Determine Which Electoral Votes Should Be Counted”… appeared first on The Last Refuge.
U.S. Stock Markets Are Booming With The Prospect Of A Democrat Controlled US Government
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri *Reuters:* *Dow, S&P 500 scale new highs on possible Democrat sweep in Georgia* (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday with the Dow and the S&P 500 notching record highs as investors piled into financial and industrial stocks on bets that a Democratic sweep in Georgia would lead to more fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending. Financials hit a 1-year high, while materials, industrial and energy se...
As GOP Pulls Ahead in Georgia Senate Races, Democrat County Stops Counting Votes for the Night
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Kristinn Taylor A Democrat-leaning Georgia county called it quits for the night with thousands of vote yet to be counted as... The post As GOP Pulls Ahead in Georgia Senate Races, Democrat County Stops Counting Votes for the Night appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Stockpiles Of 2×6 Lumber, Propane Tanks Surface On D.C. Streets Ahead Of Jan. 6 Stop The Steal Rally
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
National File – by Gabriel Keane Video footage captured on the streets of Washington, D.C. Tuesday afternoon shows the bizarre presence of a 2×6 plank... The post Stockpiles Of 2×6 Lumber, Propane Tanks Surface On D.C. Streets Ahead Of Jan. 6 Stop The Steal Rally appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
WATCH LIVE: Congress holds joint session to count Electoral College vote
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
PBS NewsHour January 6, 2021 The post WATCH LIVE: Congress holds joint session to count Electoral College vote appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Looks familiar, doesn't it?
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
A reader sent me this infographic, purporting to show vote counts from yesterday's runoff Senate elections in Georgia: I haven't seen any numbers from the vote counting yet, so I can't confirm whether or not it's real - but the pattern sure looks familiar! Can anyone confirm, please? Peter
General Qassem Soleimani: Iconic Martyr of the Century
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Veterans Today – by Kevin Barrett The previous century (20th c.e., 14th h.) featured innumerable martyrs. But only a few of their names have been... The post General Qassem Soleimani: Iconic Martyr of the Century appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Georgia’s new police protection law goes into effect
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
CBS 46 The start of the new year means new laws take effect including one that aims to give officers more rights and protect them... The post Georgia’s new police protection law goes into effect appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
GA Election Scam Caught On Live TV — 32,400 Votes Mysteriously Disappear From David Perdue’s Total In Real Time
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
EnVolve – by A.M. Smith Well, this one is hard to explain. A stunning video provided by Kanekoa, Goergia GOP Senate candidate David Perdue can... The post GA Election Scam Caught On Live TV — 32,400 Votes Mysteriously Disappear From David Perdue’s Total In Real Time appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
RT Peru has reached an impasse with Pfizer as it negotiates a deal for a Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said, citing a conflict... The post ‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Investigation launched as 2 people die in Norway nursing home days after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
RT The Norwegian Medicines Agency has announced that two nursing home residents passed away days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, and that an investigation... The post Investigation launched as 2 people die in Norway nursing home days after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
LIVE: President Trump addresses supporters gathered in Washington, D.C.
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Yahoo Finance January 6, 2021 President Trump addresses supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. The post LIVE: President Trump addresses supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
North Haven Connecticut 39 degrees windy and chilly headed for New Hampshire 10:45 a.m.
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The post North Haven Connecticut 39 degrees windy and chilly headed for New Hampshire 10:45 a.m. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New York Times runs opinion piece praising China’s version of “freedom”
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Reclaim the Net – by Naga Pramod The New York Times have a history of coming down on the wrong side of freedom when reporting... The post New York Times runs opinion piece praising China’s version of “freedom” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
100 times President Trump supported Israel
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Times of Israel Sure, he moved the embassy to Jerusalem, paved the way for the Abraham Accord and recognized Golan sovereignty, but there’s more. Much... The post 100 times President Trump supported Israel appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Trump supporters clash with DC police in BLM plaza ahead of ‘Save America’ rally
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
RT Dozens of pro-Trump supporters clashed with Washington DC police in BLM Plaza on Tuesday night, giving a preview of the volatile situation that the... The post Trump supporters clash with DC police in BLM plaza ahead of ‘Save America’ rally appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Goldman Admits Role in Record $1.6 Billion 1MDB Bribe Spree
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. admitted its role in the biggest foreign bribery case in U.S. enforcement history, reaching multiple international settlements to end probes... The post Goldman Admits Role in Record $1.6 Billion 1MDB Bribe Spree appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
FEAR FACTOR: ‘COVID Variant’, Politically Charged Medical Deceptions Past & Present
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – globalresearch.ca “…The new year is not starting very auspiciously. Ominous pronouncements are coming from the usual high places and their media mouthpieces, announcing “highly contagious virus variants” of so-called Covid-19. Joseph Biden has warned of “A Very Dark Winter” to come” Covid “Dark Winter”: Political Announcements of “Highly Contagious Virus Variants” The…
The Terminator and former Republican Governor says terminate this nonsense
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 13 hours ago
In an article in my browser from People Magazine called “Arnold Schwarzenegger Says GOP Should Denounce Trump’s Attacks on Election: ‘Stupid, Crazy and Evil'” by Sean Neumann, the former Republican Governor speaks plainly. A few paragraphs follow, but the entire … Continue reading →
Colt’s M1911 Gun Design is Still Used by Millions (100 Years Later)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* The pistol is incredibly robust, able to withstand a great amount of abuse and remains reliable, even after decades of serves and ten of thousands of rounds. John Browning, arguably one of the United States’ most iconic and talented weapon designers, designed what would become one of the most widely-produced, copied, and recognizable pistols in history, now known today as the M1911. *Post-World War II* Though the M1911 made its combat debut during World War I, the design really came into its own during World War II. During that conflict, the ...
What Happened to the Soviet APK Automatic Pistol?
Matthew Moss, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Matthew Moss* *History, Europe* [image: This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. ] The weapon was made by the famous inventor of the AK-47, but it did not achieve the same acclaim. *Key point: *This pistol was certainly innovative. However, it was never completed and only a few copies remain. In the late 1940s, Mikhail Kalashnikov — the Russian gun-designer behind the then-new AK-47 assault rifle — produced an automatic handgun called the APK. Busy completing the AK-47, Kalashnikov reportedly lacked the time to truly refine the APK. In the end,...
Is High Tech a Danger to Humanity?
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jan 06 (IPS) - Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends. So, oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. Janis Joplin, 1970 COVID-19 has made several of us aware of the frailty of our bodies, the certainty of death and how valuable health, companionship and compassion are. Such insights are not uncommon in poor societies where a person’s main and perhaps only asset is her/his body and what s/he is able to do with h...
Making African Continental Free Trade Area Work for Women in a Post-COVID-19 World
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
Jan 06 (IPS) - Angela Lusigi is, UNDP Resident Representative in GhanaOn 1st January 2021, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement commenced after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “Making African Continental Free Trade Area Work for Women in a Post-COVID-19 World”, on globalissues.org →
Did Bill Gates’ Father ‘Run’ Planned Parenthood and Teach His Son to Spread the ‘Gospel’ of Eugenics?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Conspiratorial social media posts baselessly linked the philanthropist to eugenics.
Emma Barnett's first week continues
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
Emma Barnett is having an interesting first week at *Woman's Hour. * Falling prey to the curse of open Zoom links, she was overheard today, just two minutes before going on air, by an interviewee - actress Kelechi Okafor - saying something that the interviewee found "absolutely degrading and vile": namely Emma was overheard worrying aloud to her team about alleged antisemitic remarks made by the actress. A direct confrontation then ensued, with Emma offering to discuss it on air. Kelechi hung up and Emma later tweeted her side of the story. The programme was about to discuss th...
Republicans Who Oppose President Trump Are Now Blaming Him For Losing Control Of The US Senate
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Politico*:* Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss * Fissures are forming as Republicans decide whether it's useful to cling to Trump — even as he tries to subvert an election — or to distance themselves. Democrats have pulled off at least one Senate win in Georgia, with another likely to follow. And Republicans are pointing a frustrated finger at Donald Trump. With control of the Senate at stake in the state’s two races, the president chose to spend weeks peddling baseless claims that Georgia’s electoral system was rigged, fueling an online movement to boycott Tuesday’s ...
Julian Assange Is Denied Bail By London Court
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
“I am satisfied there are substantial grounds for believing that if Mr Assange is released today he would fail to surrender to court to face the appeal proceedings,” Judge Vanessa Baraitser said. “As far as Mr Assange is concerned this case has not yet been won… the outcome of this appeal is not yet known.” She was referring to the fact that Assange after failing in his battle against extradition to Sweden, breached bail and took refuge in the Embassy of Ecuador in London in June 2012. He was granted asylum by Ecuador on the grounds of political persecution, with the presumption t...
Bitter Or Sweet? It's Not Just Preference, Tongues Have Evolved In Different Areas
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
An American might ask if the mayonnaise is spicy while an Asian will warn them they only think they want the hot sauce on Asian food. A woman is more likely to be better at detecting bitter tastes than men. The difference is not cultural, that some people are timid when it comes to food, is it anatomical. A new study found that Danes aren't quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes - and the reason is biology. So if you are more sensitive to the bitter taste found in broccoli, Brussels sprouts and dark chocolate, you now know why. read more
BBC producer elected to US Senate? (to be confirmed)
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Blimey, the BBC's economics editor Faisal Islam has a bit of breaking news from Georgia.. And - blimey the 33 year old who could be about to lose POTUS’s party the senate, Jon Ossoff, was a producer on some documentaries... including the BBC 3 Stacey Dooley ones... Apparently, he worked on both 2016’s *Stacey on the Frontline: Girls, Guns & Isis* and 2018’s *Stacey Dooley Investigates* episode* Face to Face with Isis*, both broadcast on the BBC.
Trump Supporters Are Flooding Downtown Washington DC
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Early on the second day of protests baselessly contesting president-elect Joe Biden’s victory, maskless Trump supporters are gathering in downtown D.C. as Congress prepares to count the Electoral College’s votes. Despite election officials across the country finding no instances of widespread fraud, the president’s supporters and far-right groups have descended on D.C. for a third time in recent months — prompting local leaders, business owners, and city residents to prepare for potentially violent demonstrations. Wednesday morning, a boarded-up downtown D.C. filled with Trump fla...
Enter the new BBC chairman
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
A scoop for Sky today. As widely mooted, Sir David Clementi is being replaced as BBC Chairman by another man from the City: Conservative Party donor Richard Sharp - a former Goldman Sachs partner (where he was Rishi Sunak's boss) and director of the right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies. Apparently he supported Brexit and has been giving unpaid advice to the Chancellor over the economic response to the pandemic. The *FT* says that his appointment suggests that the Johnson government is adopting "a more restrained approach" to the BBC, and that his appointed "was greeted w...
Assange’s Case Poses A Challenge To Biden’s DOJ If It Appeals Court’s Decision
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On 4 January, UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US, where he is indicted by the US on 18 federal charges carrying a maximum sentence of 175 years in jail over alleged espionage and hacking which resulted in the publication of classified Afghan and Iraq war logs and State Department cables by WikiLeaks. The judge said the defendant, who suffers from clinical depression, could commit suicide in a US prison. The American government has signalled that it will appeal the British court's decision. Assange would ...
Eldercide In The United States
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Contrary to what many believe, the tens of thousands of deaths of those living in long-term care (LTC) were no inevitable biological catastrophe. Their grieving, angry family members know better: they know the conditions that prematurely deprived their loved ones of the remainder of their lives. By December, just as vaccine distribution started, nearly 110,000 residents and staffers had died. The extra deaths among our elders constitute an appalling percentage of the 1.4 million Americans who were living in nursing homes before the pandemic. These older adults were of all races, g...
Maitlis of the Bailey
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
You can always tell who's in the dock on *Newsnight* when Emily Maitlis is presenting. Toby Young was very much in the dock last night. She had past quotes lined up in evidence against him. She repeatedly contradicted and argued with him. She had that laugh in her voice. She demanded contrition. And she interrupted him 6 times. She wasn't just interviewing Toby though. She was also sort-of interviewing Ian Dunt. (She got Ian's name right, you'll doubtless be relieved to hear, with no 'Jeremy Hunt'-type misspeaks). She interrupted Ian just once - and that was only so that she c...
40% Of Chicago Teachers And Staff Didn’t Report To Schools As Ordered
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
About 40% of Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff who were expected to report to schools Monday for the first time during the pandemic didn’t show up for in-person work, officials said Tuesday, accusing the Chicago Teachers Union of pressuring its members to defy the district’s orders. In all, about half of teachers and three-quarters of school-based support staff in preschool and special education cluster programs returned to classrooms as expected, accounting for 60% of those 4,400 employees scheduled to go back to specific schools, the district announced. Officials didn’t ...
In 2021, Let’s Ring A Global Alarm On Inequality That Everyone Can Hear
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Remember that old joke they used to tell — and maybe still do — in luxury retail circles? The customer, precious product in hand, walks over to a haughty sales clerk at a high-end emporium and timidly asks: “How much does this cost.” “If you have to ask,” the sales clerk smiles back, “you can’t afford it.” How much more unequal have we become in 2020? This question demands that we turn that old joke inside-out: We have to ask because we can’t afford not to know. And we can’t afford not to know because inequality is killing us. We have to know exactly what we’re facing. And what w...
Vons, Pavilions To Fire ‘Essential Workers’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
When Dylan’s grocery delivery arrived a few days before New Years, it came with some bad news. The delivery driver who brought his groceries from Vons mentioned that drivers across the state are getting fired by Vons, Pavilions, and other California stores owned by Albertsons Companies in late February. Stores will instead turn to a third-party delivery service using independent contractors. “I was disturbed and disappointed that Vons would eliminate these jobs. I felt like they were the only remaining company that treated delivery drivers ethically but no longer,” said Dylan. Af...
Iran Asks Interpol To Help Arrest Trump
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Iran has requested that Interpol issue a ‘Red Notice’ for Donald Trump and 47 other officials, over their “role” in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani last January, said judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili. “The request to issue a ‘Red Notice’ for 48 people involved in the assassination of Martyr Soleimani, including the US President, as well as commanders and officials at the Pentagon, and forces in the region, was handed over to Interpol,” said Esmaeili at a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is very seriously following up on pursuing...
Iowa Farm Bankruptcies Continue To Rise, Despite Aid
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
There were 27 farm bankruptcies in Iowa in 2019 — more than double the 13 bankruptcies in 2018, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported. This was despite the $1.58 billion the federal government paid Iowa farmers in Market Facilitation Program payments to ease losses because of the trade dispute with China. Later this month, we’ll know how many Iowa farms went bankrupt in 2020, but Iowa State University economics professor and crop markets specialist Chad Hart said to expect another increase. “The government has provided a lot of short-term funding to help farmers get throug...
Zenabis, in cannabis merger talks, calls out Sundial over alleged takeover try
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Troubled Canadian marijuana company Zenabis Global said it has entered exclusive merger talks with “another significant licensed cannabis producer.” Zenabis, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, said it wouldn’t disclose further details. Zenabis’ announcement in a Wednesday morning news release also included a swipe at competing producer Sundial Growers, which made a “strategic investment” on Dec. […] Zenabis, in cannabis merger talks, calls out Sundial over alleged takeover try is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepren...
Maine medical cannabis rules would require track-and-trace for caregivers
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Proposed rules for Maine’s medical cannabis program would require registered MMJ caregivers to use the state’s inventory tracking system. A “limited inventory tracking” option would be available to small-scale caregivers who grow 12 plants or fewer, don’t operate a retail store and don’t do wholesale transfers to other caregivers, according to a copy of the […] Maine medical cannabis rules would require track-and-trace for caregivers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Workhorse: How Upgrades Will Keep the 1950s' Era C-130 Cargo Plane Flying
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_MT1USATODAY14750244&share=true] Could the new C-130J variant see the airframe reach a century of service? Could the Air Force’s 1950s-era C-130 cargo plane fly missions for close to 100 years? If not 100, how about eighty? At least eighty might be realistic given a recent series of upgrades to the existing C-130H planes, now converted into newer, high-tech C-130Js slated to arrive at a number of chosen Air Force locations this year. Air Force and Navy bases in Kentu...
Will the Su-35S Replace the Su-57?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Russia* The Su-35S was almost too successful for its own good, being able to do so much at once at less of a cost. The Su-35S was intended as an interim solution; as a modernized air superiority fighter to sustain the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) through the 2010’s until the Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter enters serial production. But the Su-35S was almost too successful for its own good, ticking so many performance and role versatility boxes that it seems to cannibalize its more expensive Su-57 successor. In the short term, it’s likely true...
Roku Users Streamed Nearly 60 Billion Hours in 2020
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Roku Streaming, Americas* Roku’s stock surged throughout the year in 2020, trading at about $120 a share on the first day of 2020 and reaching about $326 a share as of Wednesday. Roku, it’s clear, had a huge year in 2020. The pandemic drove users both to streaming and to purchasing new smart TVs and devices, and in that process, many of them turned to the Roku platform. On Wednesday, Roku put out what it described as preliminary data, showing just how well they did in the fourth quarter, as well as on the year. It appeared the announcement was timed to Roku rea...
Incirlik Air Base Has Become a Risk to the United States
Richard Caroll, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Richard Caroll* *Incirlik Air Base, Middle East* It is time for the United States to seriously consider closing down the American presence at Incirlik Air Base on the Anatolian Peninsula. The United States Air Force currently has some 5,000 service members stationed at the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. A product of the Cold War, Incirlik gave the United States an airfield right on the borders of the former Soviet Union. While it did not possess any missile capability, it did host an air wing capable of delivering conventional and nuclear munitions quickly into sensitive areas of ...
Did Delta Force Raid Biden’s Compound in Ukraine?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
This rumor is little more than a conspiratorial game of Mad Libs.
2 Detectives Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid Are Fired
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The firings were announced by city officials moments after they revealed their choice to lead the department.
En conflit contre l'Albanie, un homme d'affaires saisit des redevances chez Eurocontrol
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
06-Jan-2021 Un conflit judiciaire entre un homme d'affaires italien et la République d'Albanie vient de déboucher sur des saisies effectuées sur des redevances dues par Eurocontrol à l'Albanie.
UK-EU trade agreement: What's next for financial services?
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
06-Jan-2021 The EU and the UK committed in the agreement to establishing a Memorandum of Understanding, by March 2021, for establishing a framework for regulatory cooperation on financial services.
Corporate-led trade deals are coming to Britain – and unions have to be ready
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
06-Jan-2021 The Tories are trying to shut workers out of Britain's post-Brexit trade deals, writes Unite's Tony Burke.
Maroc : Pour une réorientation des accords de libre-échange
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
06-Jan-2021 Trois chercheurs suggèrent d'«infléchir les accords de libre-échange déjà conclus dans le sens d'accords de co-développement».
Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general.
Iraq Finalizes Prepaid Oil Export Deal For Much Needed Cash During Economic Crisis
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
January 3 Iraq finalized a five-year oil export deal with an unnamed Chinese company. The first year the business will pre-pay an estimated $2 billion for roughly four million barrels of petroleum a month. The firm is likely Zhen Hua Oil Company that was mentioned in December. This was done to help the government out of its economic crisis. Currently Baghdad doesn’t have money to pay its basic bills like the salaries and pensions of public workers. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) did this beforeand ran into large problems. It too was facing a money crunch and agreed to...
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 6
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1909 Riots in Mosul killed Sheikh Said Sufi leader in Sulaymaniya Led his followers to revolt cutting off trade in northern Mosul province 1916 Start of Battle of Sheikh Saad as British forces moved up the Tigris and encountered the Ottoman defenses 1921 Govt issued order to form Iraqi General Staff Nuri al-Said became Chief of Staff 1st unit of Iraqi army formed Recruited 250 former Ottoman officers and sent them for British training (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1942 Court sentenced fmr PM Gaylani and 3 ...
Covid-19: LGBTQ Influencers Partying in Mexico Have set off What some are Calling a “Gay Civil War”
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Insider) An anonymous Instagram account with the handle @gaysovercovid, which now boasts over 106,000 followers, has ignited what some are calling a "gay civil war" within the gay online community. The account has been posting videos, photos, and screenshots of chiseled gay men out partying as the coronavirus pandemic continues […] The post Covid-19: LGBTQ Influencers Partying in Mexico Have set off What some are Calling a “Gay Civil War” appeared first on The Rio Times.
EPA’s Wheeler announces science transparency rule, slams reporters
Adam Houser, CFACT - 13 hours ago
EPA curtails secret science. Will it last? The post EPA’s Wheeler announces science transparency rule, slams reporters appeared first on CFACT.
Free Grocery Store Opens In District With High Number Of Poor Students
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
This month, the principal of Linda Tutt High School in the small town of Sanger, Texas, said he was approached by an eighth grader eager to share that he had bought a three-in-one men's shampoo, conditioner and body wash. "The first thing he did was he said: 'Hey. Look in my hair,'" the principal, Anthony Love, recalled in an interview Tuesday. "And so I looked at it, and it looked clean," Love said. "But he was excited about it because it was the first time he's ever had his own shampoo." The student, who lives with his mother and sister, said he had avoided using their shampoo ...
Wuhan Flu: Blame Canada
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Not his fault: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said the whole nation was frustrated by how slowly provinces are vaccinating people against the coronavirus and promised Ottawa would help speed the pace of inoculations. Meanwhile… Federal inmates to start receiving coronavirus vaccinations this week, union says
Georgia: Signs of Election Fraud Are Repeated in Senate Runoff Election
National File and 100 Percent Fed Up, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Similar patterns of alleged voter fraud are emerging in the new election, including broken Dominion voting machines in some Republican strongholds, extended voting hours in several Democrat strongholds, Republican poll watchers kept away from polling stations, and a prolonged election.
Let's Read... New England Journal of Medicine: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 8 hours ago
*New England Journal of Medicine: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine * *Let’s read together? The safety and efficacy of the vaccines was decided solely and entirely upon information collected and analysed by Pfizer.. That fact is stated quite plainly. Gosh, I just love primary sources...* *Methods Trial Objectives, Participants and OversightWe assessed the safety and efficacy of two 30-μg doses of BNT162b2, administered intramuscularly 21 days apart, as compared with placebo. Adults 16 years of age or older who were healthy or had stable chro...
How America Is Ready to Deter (and Fight) Iran
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Iran War, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1D6C0167F0&share=true] The anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has put American forces on high alert. What if Iran launches some kind of retaliatory strike on the U.S. related to the anniversary of the targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, prompting some kind of massive U.S. military response? Sea-launched cruise missiles, stealth bomber strikes and perhaps long-range precision ground fires would almost be a certainty,...
How the Army Intends to Fight Using Augmented Reality Goggles
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Introducing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS): soldier-worn combat goggled engineered with advanced sensors able to overcome some of the limitations of human vision and quickly organize target data. Imagine this land-war scenario: An enemy fighter is several hundred yards away, another is attacking from one mile while yet third fires from a nearby room in a close-quarters urban warfare circumstance, when U.S. Army soldiers apprehend, integrate, and quickly map the locations of multiple targets at once in 3D, all while knowing the range ...
New U.S. Maritime Strategy Makes Case for More Coast Guard Cutters
Dan Goure, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, Americas* The Coast Guard is struggling to ensure adequate readiness and simultaneously modernize its entire portfolio of ships and aircraft. The three sea services*—*the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard*—*just released their new, joint maritime strategy titled *Advantage at Sea: Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power*. The document reflects the realities of an international environment dominated by great-power competition, most of which is conducted below the threshold of overt conflict. The strategy stresses the importance of peacetime operat...
How the U.S. Navy Could Strike Iran in a War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Iran War, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC127FE1E430&share=true] An aircraft carrier and its escorts are stationed in the region just in case. Submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, aircraft carrier flown jet attacks or even U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assaults could all be within the realm of the possible should the U.S. be forced to respond to any kind of Iranian retaliation for last year’s killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. However likely such a prospect might be, it has...
NDAA Will Allow Air Force to Operate Six F-35A as Test Aircraft
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The U.S. Air Force has been working to expedite the learning curve for pilots who are learning to fly the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jet for the first time. Using the test aircraft would seem to be part of that strategy. With the start of a New Year, the fiscal year 2021 (FY21), National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became law on January 1*—*despite efforts by President Donald Trump's veto. In a rare New Year's Day session, the Senate voted to override the veto. The U.S. Senate voted 81–13 in favor of the bill, following a 322-87...
The Gulf Cooperation Council Rift with Qatar is Far From Over
Alexander Langlois, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Alexander Langlois* *GCC Qatar, Middle East* Ensuring a better future for the region starts with realistically recognizing the weight of this moment as a step towards a more cooperative region. Saudi Arabia’s announcement on January 4 to end its political and trade embargo on Qatar, while promising for the Middle East, is not sufficient enough to overcome the region’s divisions. The countries’ three-year rift has hardened existing fault lines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that are unlikely to be drastically affected by the deal. Recognizing this, the focus should r...
How the British Army Became a Shell of Its Former Self
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Europe* Cuts proposed by the Ministry of the Treasury could effectively reduce the number of soldiers by 10,000. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *However, the British military has considered ways technology could be used to address the shortage of recruits while also remaining a viable fighting force. This could include the use of robots to fill the ranks and work alongside humans in and around the frontline of a modern battlefield. During the First World War, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II was famously dismissive of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)...
Vice President at Columbia University Charged with Aggravated Sex Assault
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
Marcelo Velez, vice president for Manhattanville Development at Columbia University, has been charged with aggravated sex assault – and other counts – for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a child under 13 in New Jersey, NBC New York reported. The prosecutor’s office in New Jersey is alleging that the married, 55-year-old man’s abuse of […]
Likely U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Is Ready To Implement His Agenda With A Biden- Harris White House And A Democrat Controlled Congress
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Buckle up! — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 6, 2021 *Zero Hedge:* *"Buckle Up!": Schumer Drunk With Power After Ossoff Declares Victory* Likely Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is very excited over the Georgia election - tweeting "Buckle up!" on Wednesday following candidate Jon Ossoff's victory declaration. Expect Democrats to go all in now... Democrats are poised to control the US Senate after Georgia runoff candidate Jon Ossoff declared victory over Republican David Perdue Wednesday morning, as he enjoyed a lead of around 16,000 votes in a race that many new...
Journalists, Activists Condemn UK Decision to Keep Assange Locked Up without Charge
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
“To us, that is nothing more than a pretext to keep him detained. This seems unnecessarily punitive and adding insult to injury after the 10 years of hell that he has endured” -- Rebecca Vincent, Reporters Without Borders The post Journalists, Activists Condemn UK Decision to Keep Assange Locked Up without Charge appeared first on MintPress News.
TikTok Videos Appear To Show Rat Inside a McDonald’s
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The rat appeared to be eating food scraps on the floor before someone trapped it between two plastic cups.
EP #3 – 21WIRE LIVE: Discussing Julian Assange Hearing with special guest Gary McKinnon
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE LIVE* | Host Patrick Henningsen and special guest discussing the Assange case.
Horrifying Video Shows Cop Run Over Innocent Woman, Park SUV On Top of Her — No Charges
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: parked]When a woman knocked on a cop's window, the cop put his car in drive, ran her over and then parked his cruiser on top of her for 9 minutes.
Assange DENIED bail, INNOCENT but FORCED to stay in prison
The Duran, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Assange denied bail, innocent but forced to stay in prison The Duran: Episode 846. Assange denied bail by British court, forced to stay in high-security prison Assange denied bail by British court, forced to stay in high-security prison WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been denied bail and is forced to remain at the high-security Belmarsh […]
Julian Assange Denied Bail – Henningsen discusses case with RT International
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*Patrick Henningsen* | Latest ruling gives a dark tint on the state of justice and the abrogation of international laws and treaties by the UK state.
Meet ‘The PC Police’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*JP Sears* | How to undermine morality and society through the weaponization of political correctness.
Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer get favorable Georgia election results
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer get favorable Georgia election results ****News Topic 240***** Warnock declared winner… Ossoff 96% chance of victory… Warnock declared winner… Ossoff 96% chance of victory… In the November race, Doug Collins and Kelly Loeffler earned 1.1 million more votes than Warnock. Decision Desk HQ Projects @ReverendWarnock (D) has won the Georgia Special Senate […]
Will the Fed Destroy the U.S. Dollar Creating the Biggest Bubble in History?
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 14 hours ago
source / The Money GPS Is it possible that in trying to create the biggest bubble in the history of the world, the Fed will destroy its own currency? While some believe that this might be inevitable, others have suggested it’s not possible. Looking carefully not at their words but their actions, could it perhaps […]
Federal marijuana reform outlook brightens as Democrats win control of US Senate
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
(This story has been updated to note that Democrat Jon Ossoff was declared the winner.) Prospects for major federal marijuana reform are poised to take a big step forward now that Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate. In the closely watched Georgia Senate runoffs, Democrat Raphael Warnock was declared the victor early Wednesday […] Federal marijuana reform outlook brightens as Democrats win control of US Senate is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Legalizing marijuana, once a pipe dream on Capitol Hill, takes an important step forward
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Professor of Health Policy & Management, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy & Senior Fellow, Leonard D Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
A cannabis decriminalization bill approved by the House is a sign from Congress that sentiment around the drug is evolving, but it misses a chance to regulate marijuana for the good of all Americans.
Chennai records heaviest 24-hour January rain since 1915, India
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
An average of 123 mm (5 inches) of rain fell in Chennai, India, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, becoming the city's highest rainfall in a single day for the month of January since 1915. The heavy downpour resulted in inundation in many parts of the area. While the...... Read more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Robyn Urback writes that the second wave of COVID-19 can be traced largely to people - including far too many political leaders - who have been able to treat a pandemic as somebody else's problem due to their own privilege. Aaron Wherry points out the cost to social solidarity when politicians make it clear they don't think they're included in admonitions that we're all part of the effort to control a deadly disease, while Shree Paradkar highlights how they should be named and shamed. And in a prime example of corporations valuin...
Dr. Dre Recovering Well After Reported Brain Aneurysm
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
TMZ reported that he suffered a brain aneurysm Monday and was recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
China Wants A Military Base On The Moon In Next Decade
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Photo:Chen Xiao *Zero Hedge:* *China Seeks Military Base On The Moon In Next Decade: Report * A new report in Newsmax argues that "When it comes to the next phase of space exploration, China has its eyes on domination, placing the U.S. in danger of losing its superiority in technology, economics, and world power." Multiple foreign policy thinkers and China watchers say "The dramatic new space race includes China's plans to establish a military base on the moon within 10 years," according to the report. Though during the historic space race of the 20th century China was far behi...
Whittle – War Plan 2021
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Let’s see how things look on The Big Board, both good and bad. Join Team Freedom right here, right now at https://BillWhittle.com/register/ January 4, 2021 . . Jude Rocket 1 day ago Here’s the deal folks: Avoid defeatism and pragmatism at all costs.surrendering can’t be an option. It’s all or nothing, despite good long term intentions. Absolutely believe Bill Whittle. –Uriel–
US govt-sponsored website Bellingcat disrupts MH17 trial in Netherlands
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
For six years the British website Bellingcat has promoted Ukraine’s narrative that Russia shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). With the start of the MH17 trial in March 2020, the self-proclaimed “collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists” assumed a new role: The US government-funded website began ridiculing the defense attorneys and attempting to discredit witnesses.
Climate Injustice
David Kreutzer, IER - 14 hours ago
What is the most we should take from a poor person to make somebody who is already four times as… The post Climate Injustice appeared first on IER.
Omaha World-Herald Gets Facts Wrong Blaming Mild Nebraska Drought on Climate Change
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 14 hours ago
A story in the Omaha World-Herald, titled “Drought, wildfires are Nebraska’s top weather stories of 2020,” asserts climate change caused unusual drought in Nebraska last year. In reality, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data show Nebraska is benefiting from a long-term increase in precipitation, even if occasional drought still exists. Global warming may not […] The post Omaha World-Herald Gets Facts Wrong Blaming Mild Nebraska Drought on Climate Change appeared first on Climate Realism.
Road Rage? Off-Duty Cop Opens Fire from His Car, Shoots Mother & Father with Baby in Back Seat
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: off-duty]In what appears to be a case of road rage, an off-duty cop opened fire on a family from his personal vehicle, killing the father and wounding the mother as their infant son sat in the back.
Hong Kong Arrests 53 Activists Under National Security Law
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The mass arrests, including of former lawmakers, were the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since the law was imposed by Beijing last June to quell dissent.
He who dies with the most toys, still dies!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Stephan Pastis points that out with tongue in cheek in yesterday's "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip. Click the image to see a larger version at its Web page. That does seem to be a very American response to emergencies: "Let's buy things to keep us alive!". Sadly, most of us never bother to learn to *use* those things as they should be. We also load ourselves down with so many of them that we're immobilized. Those who are less burdened, faster on their feet, and more knowledgeable and experienced, will end up benefiting from what we've bought - because we'll be too dead...
The plan to roll out the vaccines is in; now we need to stop the spread of fake news
Ethan Lycan-Lang, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. Province reveals more details on rolling out vaccine over coming months We have more information on how and when the province will distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. You can read Tim Bousquet’s full report to get all the details, but here are the quick hits: It will be a four-phase process, […]
Pentagon Funded Nonprofit Covering Up SARS-CoV-2 Origin
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Dr. Mercola In a December 16, 2020, Independent Science News article,1 journalist Sam Husseini reveals new evidence tying the EcoHealth Alliance to the U.S. Department... The post Pentagon Funded Nonprofit Covering Up SARS-CoV-2 Origin appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
32-Year-Old Mexican Doctor Suffers Seizures and is Paralyzed After Receiving the Pfizer Experimental Vaccine
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The Mexican Press is reporting that a 32-year-old female doctor in Coahuila has suffered seizures and become paralyzed... The post 32-Year-Old Mexican Doctor Suffers Seizures and is Paralyzed After Receiving the Pfizer Experimental Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
South Korea demands release of Gulf tanker seized by Iran: Tehran denies taking vessel ‘hostage’ as it seeks $7billion in oil funds frozen by Seoul
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Daily Mail South Korea has demanded the release of a tanker that was seized by Iran on Monday in the latest Gulf stand-off pitting Tehran... The post South Korea demands release of Gulf tanker seized by Iran: Tehran denies taking vessel ‘hostage’ as it seeks $7billion in oil funds frozen by Seoul appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Chilling threat sent to air traffic controllers vowing revenge for killing of Iranian general is under investigation
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
CBS News Multiple air traffic controllers in New York heard a chilling threat Monday in audio obtained exclusively by CBS News: “We are flying a... The post Chilling threat sent to air traffic controllers vowing revenge for killing of Iranian general is under investigation appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Where is Jack Ma, China’s E-Commerce Pioneer?
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The normally voluble Ma has stayed out of the public eye, canceled a TV appearance and avoided social media since an Oct. 24 speech backfired.
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