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A Twitter Tale, starring Evan Davis
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
Twitter feeds have become a hot topic today, what with tech giant Twitter's private owners "permanently suspending" the present US president, the famous Donald Trump. I don't think that my Twitter feed is anything like an echo chamber. I deliberately try to avoid making it so. I follow leftwingers and rightwingers, pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit people, pro-lockdowners and anti-lockdowners, people who liked Level 42 and people who didn't like Level 42 (like Rob Burley), cat people and dog people, anti-BBC people and pro-BBC people, etc. Doing so can occasionally raise my blood pressu...
RIP Kathy Shaidle...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
*Five Feet of Fury has left the building.* Please pray for the repose of her soul.
11-23-20 Washington Post reports group of more than 100 leading GOP national-security experts
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 7 hours ago
*11-23-20 The Washington Post* reports a group of more than 100 leading GOP national-security experts, including former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, have urged their congressional counterparts to demand Trump administration immediately acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory and start the handover. “President Trump’s refusal to permit the presidential transition posts significant risks to our national security, at a time when the U.S. confronts a global pandemic and faces serious threats from global adversaries, terrorist groups, and other forces,” a statement signed by more t...
“The Storming of the Capitol”: America’s Reichstag Fire?
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 7 hours ago
The four big lies underpinning this story show it was likely a staged event. By Kit Knightly January 7, 2021 A violent participant SOURCE The media are already spinning a narrative around A violent participant.the events in Washington DC. One that bears no resemblance to reality and does not hold up to any kind of scrutiny and will have massive, far-reaching consequences for all of us. They’re calling it “one of the darkest days in our nation’s history”, a day that will “live in infamy”. It will likely be memed into a shorthand date ~ 1/6/21, like 9/11 and 7/7. It will be t...
The Masks Are Coming Off
Rob Slane, null - 7 hours ago
I had intended to start the New Year with a heart-warming piece entitled, “2021: The Year of Censorship of Dissent”. It would have been a somewhat prophetical piece, shocking some readers with predictions of a coming crackdown on dissent, and causing others to hoot with laughter because they haven’t quite caught up with the times we are in. You know, the types who say things like “Oh perrrlease! Social Media companies are private companies and they have the right to decide who they allow on their platform” and “Stop making out it’s the gulag” etc. Unfortunately, my plans were scuppe...
A Tale of 2 Kidneys and Mitochondrial DNA
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on 'This Side of Life': Okay—so this is about kidneys and mtDNA, but kidneys got me to this point—mine, that is. Bear with me through my Tale which finally brought me to a discussion of mtDNA. I’m in good company because the WHO’s Colin Mathers knows a lot about it. About Colin Mathers…
Gotham City Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 7 hours ago
(Donald Trump's the goat, alright.) ------------------------------ These are the names of the right wing scum who voted to subvert democracy. ------------------------------ God help her but Sandra Smith's not terribly smart. ------------------------------ Right wing goon is pissed that antifa was generously given credit for yesterday's mayhem in DC. ------------------------------ And naturally, the CCP in Beijing are milking Wednesday's violence in Washington for all it's worth. Note that they're deliberately ignoring the glaring difference, that the Hong Kong prote...
The Spirit of America, Second Installment, John Spiropoulos Reports From January 6th DC Rally
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Friend of the Treehouse John Spriopoulos attended the January 6th rally in Washington DC and provides this second video report from the event. [First Report Here] This is the second “Spirit of America” report “featuring people from across the USA … Continue reading → The post The Spirit of America, Second Installment, John Spiropoulos Reports From January 6th DC Rally appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Hear an Australian Senator’s concern at 20 year silence & inaction on reported pedophilia & a NSW Judge who believes it should be legal
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Provided below are links to the paper report you can read for yourself. This is concerning indeed. Something smells very rotten in the state of Australia. There is a former PM on this list (a police document). EWR Bush Telegraph with Karen Brewer 8.43K subscribers Senator Bill Heffernan HANSARDS Speech in full – print pages … Continue reading Hear an Australian Senator’s concern at 20 year silence & inaction on reported pedophilia & a NSW Judge who believes it should be legal →
Important info from a Cardiologist: “Academic medicine is committing a fraud” with the Big Lie about HCQ (MUST-WATCH/SHARE 2-minute video)
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
wolfgang wind “There were fraudulent papers, published by individuals interested in doing evil to the world with respect to HCQ.”
It can take a generation for the medical establishment to concede to new proven data – as demonstrated with handwashing & the lowering of newborn death rate
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Thanks to the flyingcuttlefish blog for this link. The clip is taken from the Joe Rogan Experience with Dr. Mark Gordon & Andrew Marr. A short watch, basically we have evidence from an MD about how difficult it is – in spite of real data /evidence provided – to convince the medical establishment of the … Continue reading It can take a generation for the medical establishment to concede to new proven data – as demonstrated with handwashing & the lowering of newborn death rate →
Los Angeles ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
The Los Angeles Times reports that health officials say they need to “focus on patients with a greater chance of surviving” as COVID-19 cases are expected to grow in the coming weeks following the Christmas holiday. READ MORE https://news4sanantonio.com/news/coronavirus/los-angeles-ambulance-crews-told-not-to-transport-patients-with-little-chance-of-survival?fbclid=IwAR3rPNpkeP0NC1UjMgfkEP2aq8qbghC2DWJd-rKwWTWdsPpLw2k7lihSWyc Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
240 Israelis found with COVID after vaccination
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Among the nearly one million Israelis vaccinated against coronavirus so far, some 240 Israelis have been diagnosed with the virus days after getting the shot, Channel 13 News reported Thursday. https://www.timesofisrael.com/240-israelis-diagnosed-after-vaccination-underscore-need-for-continued-vigilance/ Image by MasterTux from Pixabay
State with one of the strictest lockdowns in the country has the most COVID cases
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
There is a surge in COVID-19 cases in California despite unprecedented lockdowns and restrictions aimed at curbing the spreading of the coronavirus. Earlier this week, the state surpassed 2 million confirmed cases and beds at many intensive care units are running dangerously low. In Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the virus in California, the county Department … Continue reading State with one of the strictest lockdowns in the country has the most COVID cases →
Pfizer and Moderna’s ‘95% Effective’ Vaccines — We Need More Details and the Raw Data
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Peter Doshi outlines new concerns about the trustworthiness and meaningfulness of the reported efficacy results of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials. Five weeks ago, when I raised questions about the results of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials, all that was in the public domain were the study protocols and a few press releases. … Continue reading Pfizer and Moderna’s ‘95% Effective’ Vaccines — We Need More Details and the Raw Data →
There’s no one behind the curtain
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 8 hours ago
Post-modernists often claim that science reflects cultural biases, and that scientific objectivity is a myth. Conservatives have traditionally been quite hostile to this message. But at least some conservatives are beginning to see that “science studies” may have some merit. Here’s a Razib Khan tweet, quoted by Chad Orzel: one change btwn 2000 and 2020 […] The post There’s no one behind the curtain appeared first on Econlib.
In 2009, Two French and British Submarines Had a Bad Collision
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * “The French submarine had took a massive chunk out of the front of HMS Vanguard and grazed down the side of the boat.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The solution to avoiding further collisions would be to coordinate sub patrols between nations to avoid operating in the same place at the same time—but that runs counter to the paranoid logic underlying ballistic missile patrols. After all, even information shared between allies could theoretically be obtained by a hostile nation to help track down the missile submarines and take destroy them. ...
America Did Not Have an Easy Time Becoming an Aircraft Carrier Superpower
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* There were lots of accidents and deaths along the way. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The succession of devastating accidents in the 1960s cost hundreds of lives. However, they did have one positive aftereffect: they confronted the navy with major deficiencies with its safety culture, and forced it to implement serious reforms to training and upgrades to its equipment, including the installation of flight deck “wash down” systems and employing more stable munitions. A series of collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in 2016 and 2017...
Submarines are Still the Biggest Threat to Aircraft Carriers
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* During World War II, submarine and aircraft-dropped torpedoes sank hundreds of merchant ships and warships. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Theoretically, the best platform for hunting down a submarine is another submarine. Indeed, carrier task forces often are accompanied by a submarine which quietly prowls the nearby seas for hostile counterparts. In 2019, an annual report released by the Department of Testing & Evaluation revealed that a potentially revolutionary new torpedo-defense system installed on five American aircraft carrier...
Peru Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Variant
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom. At a press conference, Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti said the case involved a Peruvian woman who lives and works in Lima, and has no travel history. Officials do not […] The post Peru Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Variant appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trump Pressured Georgia to ‘Find the Fraud’ in Earlier Call
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
It is one of at least three phone calls, held over the course of a month between early December and early January, where Trump sought help from high-level Georgia officials in subverting the election — only to be rebuffed each time.
RIP Kathy Shaidle
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
Goodbye to a friend and fellow warrior. Kathy Shaidle 1964 – 2021 Following a tedious rendezvous with ovarian cancer, Kathy Shaidle has died, wishing she'd… Posted by Kathy Shaidle on Saturday, 9 January 2021
This Month in History (at Gallipoli)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 8 hours ago
On January 8, 1916, Allied forces staged a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman empire. A great deal more is known about how to conduct an amphibious operation now than it was then. And often, understanding in a military context, is purchased with […] The post This Month in History (at Gallipoli) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
What if it wasn't Trumpists?
Tom Cantine, A Blog of Tom - 8 hours ago
Some defenders of Donald Trump have been trying to claim that real troublemakers at the Capitol riot on January 6 of this year might have been Antifa infiltrators, perhaps trying to make Trump look bad. This is a pretty preposterous idea, but let’s take it at face value for the sake of argument. In fact, let’s go all the way and presume that *all* of the rioters, every single one of them, were there specifically for the purpose of discrediting Trump and his movement, and that all the *real* Trumpists were all perfectly nonviolent and understood that they should under no circ...
The Rollout of 6G is being covered up with all the DISTRACTIONS re (s)election fraud, Lockdowns and Vaccinations???
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla chokes* * when asked **if he's been vaccinated yet.* *LOL. Watch and enjoy.* :Pfizer's CEO hasn't gotten his Covid vaccine yet, saying he doesn't want to cut in line (cnbc.com) The other morning my spideys woke me up with a start. They were chorusing the following question: What if everything that's going on now...all the horror...all the increasing lockdowns, masking, pressure to submit to vaccines...is just a cover-up, a distraction from something WORSE? They left me shaking...asking myself "What could "WORSE" *possibly* look like?!" ...
Is 1080 poison harmful to Trout and Stream Ecology?
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Waikanae Watch: Tony Orman examines the uncertainties and lack of science around the effect of 1080 on stream ecology and the public’s trout fishery Putting a spin on the ‘harmlessness’ of 1080 A Federated Farmers and Forest and Bird Fact Sheet on 1080 poison said?: “Trials in four West Coast streams using…
Photo Coverage of the Trump Rally in DC, 6 Jan 2021
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
My apologies for linking to a CNN website, but they have assembled a fine collection of photos, which show both the massive crowd at the rally, and some of the skirmishes inside the Capitol Building. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/gallery/electoral-college-vote-count/index.html — Safespace, with a hat tip to Felinity —
The final US option is war
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 9 hours ago
https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/curahee-we-stand-alone-together/ by Alex Bruce Fast and Furious whistleblower, Jeffrey Prather, a veteran of the DEA and the 4th Psychological Operations Group in the Army Special Forces is back with a report on where we’re at in our current world war. The election system has failed. The election audit has failed. The Judiciary has failed, the […]
First POTUS Replacement for Twitter
SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Click and sign up. What the h3ll, the Tech Overlords already know everywhere we’ve been and where we’re at now. Might as well let ’em know where we’re going next. https://donjr.com/ This is for the immediate term … Donald Sr. stated he’s going to build a new social media platform. That’s a claim I believe. More details here: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cancel-crusade-reignites-reddit-bans-pro-trump-forum-facebook-unpersons-walk-away — Safespace —
Storm Filomena: Spain sees ‘exceptional’ snowfall
Hifast, Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Image credit: NewsNow This is said to be the heaviest snow seen in Spain for at least 40 years. Who’s next? – – – Storm Filomena has blanketed parts of Spain in heavy snow, with half of the country on red alert for more on Saturday, reports BBC News.…
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Thanks for stopping by!
"I Wish..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
"I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, “Lord of the Rings”
The Censoring of All Opposition
Navy Crawfish, 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
So you want free speech, huh? Knowing that they will be in complete control of Congress AND the Department of Justice in a few days, the totalitarians of the left are stepping up their attacks on our rights to express facts and opinions that are not approved by their fascist/socialist leadership. The first step in creating a dictatorial government is ALWAYS taking control of all media and shutting down opposition speech. Facebook and Twitter have been doing this in bits and pieces for months, but have become emboldened in the past few weeks. Conservative personalities and conservati...
3 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, Jan. 9
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Three new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Saturday, Jan. 9). Two of the cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone; one is a close contacts of a previously reported case, and the […]
Man Accused of Stealing Pelosi’s Lectern Charged in Invasion
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern is among the latest people charged in the mayhem at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
EXPLAINER: Who Has Been Charged in the Deadly Capitol Riot?
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to bring to justice those who stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Was ‘Hang Mike Pence’ Chanted at Capitol Riot?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Photojournalists also captured images of a gallows erected outside the Capitol.
China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber is 5 Years Away from Global Flights
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* If the H-20 does have the range and passable stealth characteristics attributed to it, it could alter the strategic calculus between the United States and China. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *An H-20 seeking to slip through the gauntlet of long-range search radars scattered across the Pacific to launch CJ-10K cruise missiles with a range of over nine hundred miles would not require the same degree of stealth as an F-35 intended to penetrate more densely defended airspace and launch small diameter bombs with a range of 70 miles. In Octob...
US-Mexico Drug War Ripe for Rethink Under Biden, Experts say
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President-elect Joe Biden's arrival in the White House is expected to bring a shake-up of US-Mexican cooperation in a bloody war on drugs that has failed to rein in powerful cartels, experts say. Mexico has seen more than 300,000 murders since deploying the military in the anti-narcotics fight in 2006, […] The post US-Mexico Drug War Ripe for Rethink Under Biden, Experts say appeared first on The Rio Times.
Legendary: How Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers Won the Pacific War
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* [image: By PH1 D.L. Lash, U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-18429, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119193] These warships defeated Imperial Japan and saved the day. *Key point: *This class of aircraft carrier made a huge different in the outcome of the war. In fact, they would continue to serve even after World War II. Perhaps no vessel embodies the U.S. Navy’s embrace of the aircraft carrier as the centerpiece of its strategy as the *Essex*-class carrier. Between 1943 and 1950, twenty-four of the thirty-thousand...
UK Policeman Writes Open letter - about Police lawlessness during Covid Plandemic
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*UK Truth Blogger Reads Open Letter Written by Policeman* *Condemning Communistic Strategies Used by* * Law Enforcement **during the * *Plandemic/Scamdemic CovID-19 HOAX* Good Morning Readers...again I have a bushel-load of posts to publish...don't know whether I will get to them all today. First up is this short video I found at Irish Investigative Reporter Gemma O'Doherty's website. Increasingly, I find myself drawn to her blog for its excellent material and "breaking news". Gemma is truly a "boots on the ground" front line reporter. Here she presents another *blogger from...
Mongoose: Alert Veteran Reports on Military Activation
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Public Intelligence Blog Alert Veteran reports. Military on the move. Alert Veteran: I am pretty certain unholy hell will be unleashed this weekend, and as... The post Mongoose: Alert Veteran Reports on Military Activation appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Police in Scotland barge into house. Coronavirus/Covid-19 ‘Laws’. Attack Family.
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
WashingtonSAFC Jan 7, 2021 Coronavirus tyranny in Scotland reached new levels this week as Police Scotland Brownshirts barge into family home and wrestle the parents... The post Police in Scotland barge into house. Coronavirus/Covid-19 ‘Laws’. Attack Family. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Twitter warns of new violence to come, brewing again on social media, as reason for Trump ban
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
MSN Twitter’s extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven both by the violent rampage of his supporters in Washington and what the... The post Twitter warns of new violence to come, brewing again on social media, as reason for Trump ban appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
U.S. flight attendant’s union wants Capitol rioters banned from flying
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
The Ottawa Sun Bad behaviour in Washington should lead to a flight ban, says the head of America’s largest flight attendants union. Sara Nelson, president... The post U.S. flight attendant’s union wants Capitol rioters banned from flying appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
This doggo has Incredible jumping skills!
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
BEST VIDEOS Nov 14, 2020 The post This doggo has Incredible jumping skills! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Nearly 80% of health care workers in Illinois and half of staff in Texas and North Carolina REFUSE coronavirus vaccines – and it’s holding up the rollout of shots across the US
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Daily Mail As many as 80 percent of health care workers at some hospitals and nursing homes are refusing or delaying getting vaccinated against coronavirus.... The post Nearly 80% of health care workers in Illinois and half of staff in Texas and North Carolina REFUSE coronavirus vaccines – and it’s holding up the rollout of shots across the US appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Nancy Pelosi laptop STOLEN from her office during storming of building
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
The Sun A LAPTOP was reportedly STOLEN from Nancy Pelosi’s office when rioters stormed the Capitol building. The news came after the Department of Justice... The post Nancy Pelosi laptop STOLEN from her office during storming of building appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Situation Update, Jan 9, 2021 – Big Tech and Leftists DECLARE WAR on conservative America
US Marine Fighting Tyranny, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
My Fellow Patriots: Here is a video on the Mike Adams platform – HRR. I can’t stand Mike Adams, as he appears to be a... The post Situation Update, Jan 9, 2021 – Big Tech and Leftists DECLARE WAR on conservative America appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Does an Impeached US President Lose Benefits?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Being removed from office is not the only potential consequence of impeachment.
False Equivalencies Re Antifa/Fascism
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
I read Glenn Greenwald’s latest article titled “Violence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath” and found myself nodding in agreement with 95% of what he wrote. But there was one big problem with this article that I just couldn’t leave alone – so here I am with a little note on a big problem. The issue I have comes at the end of his piece where he severely downplays the threats of right-wing violence while simultaneously raising the threat level of left-wing violence. He writes: “there are right-wing activists filled with rage and who are willing to engage in violence. Some of t...
Saturday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Jesse McLaren offers a reminder that a COVID-19 vaccine isn't a cure-all, as measures to help people through the pandemic (including paid sick days) remain a must. - Aris Roussinos writes about the UK's "guilty men" responsible for a feckless response to a global pandemic. And Adam Miller highlights how provincial attempts to minimize public health measures have produced the worst outbreaks in Canada. - Lauren Kaori Gurley reports on the type of anti-worker product generated by today's union-busting operations. - Justin Ling points...
Groundbreaking Climate Crisis Court Case
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
In 2019 a study linked climate change and hotter weather to early childbirth in the United States. "That's enough to take somebody from what's considered to be a pretty healthy pregnancy into a 'we are somewhat worried' pregnancy," said Alan Barreca, a UCLA professor of environment and human health and lead author of the study. Prior to this, several studies showed that the most effective way to mitigate the climate crisis, in terms of individual behavior, was to choose a smaller family, and have fewer children than one normally would. That means the best thing we can do to protec...
Probe Demanded Over Capitol Police Standing Aside For Pro-Trump Mob
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Images and videos of U.S. Capitol Police officers taking selfies with members of the pro-Trump mob that invaded the halls of Congress Wednesday fueled growing calls for an investigation into law enforcement's conduct during the assault, with members of Congress and advocacy groups accusing the cops of actively assisting the coup effort. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a free speech and civil rights organization, called for a "fully public investigation into the federal and local police planning and response to today's events, and termination and prosecution of all officers...
Victims of viral disinformation
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
If you're one of those people who believes that there was voter fraud and rigging in the US presidential election and that Donald Trump may have actually won the election, or if you're one of those who thinks that the deadly fracas in the Capitol building on Wednesday involved Antifa 'false flags'... ...well, here's Marianna Spring of the BBC's Disinformation Unit (on Thursday) to tell you that you're a "victim" of "viral disinformation". (And Christian blames "the right-wing media" too): *Christian Fraser*: It was so striking listening to those people as they went up the steps o...
Things going de Pear-shaped
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
Not the BBC, but here's the editor of Channel 4 News Ben de Pear thinking aloud on Twitter in the wake of Wednesday's Trump-encouraged shenanigans ("the failed beer belly putsch") on Capitol Hill: Now that Trump is off Twitter & social media how do you deradicalise the millions of people he has lied to & put into this frenzy? There are infinitely more armed Trumpists in America than there were ever potential recruits for ISIS but they’ve not been seen as the threat. In the case of Trumpists they’re all over America openly professing their faith and anger and even threat. Social...
How To Handle 40 GW Offshore Wind (Or Not!)–Drax
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
. Guest Post By Joe Public https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/201126_Drax_20Q3_005-1.pdf Drax’s latest Quarterly Bulletin has a section on storing excess wind power: I have picked out these particular claims for observation: 1. Why no mention of those electricity storage systems’ capacity and discharge rates? Britain’s 4x pumped hydro stations have a […]
How China Secretly Bought Its Way Into the Aircraft Carrier Game
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * China was proud to launch its first aircraft carrier. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Beijing did pay for the $20 million value of the carrier—but argued that it couldn’t cover other costs because he lacked receipts. Apparently, invoices—or *fapiao *in Mandarin—don’t come standard with bribes paid to Ukrainian businessmen. And, as one quickly learns in China, you always need the official *fapiao*. China was proud to launch its first aircraft carrier, the *Liaoning, *in 2012. This vessel was a refit of an incomplete Soviet Kuznetsov-class cruis...
How These Submarines Nearly Caused the Cuban Missile Crisis to Go Nuclear
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_WM1E9BE1TFI01&share=true] There were a lot of close calls that were not revealed until later. *Key point: *Russia had nuclear-armed submarines and they nearly panicked and used their weapons. Here is what happened. It is commonly accepted that the world has never come closer to nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the United States confronted Soviet Union over its deployment of ballistic nuclear missiles to Cuba. But in popular imagination, the...
A Mini SR-71 Blackbird: Meet the CIA’s A-12 Spy Plane
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2001%3Anewsml_RP2DRIJLYDAA&share=true] This spy plane played a key role in many Cold War episodes. *Key point: *The A-12 helped fill a missing capability as Soviet air defenses were able to threatend the U-2. Here is how the CIA used the A-12. But the Blackbird’s was actually an enlarged evolution of the Lockheed A-12, designed for service with the Central Intelligence Agency. The single-seat A-12 could fly slightly faster and higher, but it was doomed to be replaced by its h...
Yes, Soviet Russia Once Had a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* It was not as impressive as it sounds however. *Key point: *Bascially, the Soviets rigged up a bigger plane to carry a smaller plane into battle. Here is how they used it against Hitler. Since their debut of aerial warfare, air arms have struggled to find ways to extend the range of small, agile fighter aircraft optimized for speed and maneuverability rather than fuel capacity. In modern times, airliner-sized in-flight refueling tankers are a favored, though expensive, solution. But before inflight refueling began to be widely adopted in the ...
What Happened to the Nuclear-Armed Forrestal-Class Aircraft Carrier?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo NH 97657-KN, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119199] Here is what could have been. *Key point: *All of the services in the early Cold War jockeyed over who would get what. The fight over the cost of super aircraft carriers and having nuclear weapons was one of them. In the wake of the mushroom clouds that blossomed over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it swiftly dawned on political and military leaders across the globe that warfare between superpowers ...
Smith & Wesson Model 460XVR: Gentle Giant of the Revolvers?
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *Security, Americas* Of all the revolvers on the market, few are like the Smith & Wesson Model 460XVR (Extreme Velocity Revolver). Of all the revolvers on the market, few are like the Smith & Wesson Model 460XVR (Extreme Velocity Revolver). It’s one of the largest caliber handguns out there, with only giants like the S&W 500 registering a higher caliber. When it was released in 2005, there was literally nothing like it on the market. Since then, many companies have developed more powerful and accurate revolvers, but the 460 is a classic and still one of the best...
Iran to unveil new military achievements to strengthen their arsenal
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Iran to unveil new military achievements to strengthen their arsenal] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – On Saturday, the Iranian Ministry of Defense revealed the date for the unveiling of the minesweeper “Saba” and the helicopter “Pirozan”. The Assistant Minister of Defense and Support of the Iranian Armed Forces and Head of the Maritime Industries Organization, Admiral Amir Rastakari, said that “within the next two months, the minesweeper Saba and the helicopter will be unveiled,” the Fars News Agency reported. Admiral Rastakari said, “The imposed ban did not impede Iran’s dev...
How will debt-addled governments deal with an oil price boom? Not very well
Terry Etam, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
Governments are losing the plot at a remarkable pace. They want to go to renewables, but they need oil. They need natural gas even more. They won’t admit it, and are completely unprepared for a looming price shock. Read on…
Indian forces capture Chinese soldier in disputed region amid new standoff
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Indian forces capture Chinese soldier in disputed region amid new standoff] The Indian Army has apprehended a Chinese soldier from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who crossed over the disputed mountainous border between the two countries on Friday. “The PLA soldier had transgressed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and was taken into custody by Indian troops deployed in this area of South of Pangong Tso Lake,” a statement issued by the Indian Army on Saturday read. Troops from both sides have been deployed along the LAC since tensions boiled over last year when Ch...
Two Women in One of World’s Poorest Countries Grow Surprisingly Rare Crop, Slowly Manage to Lift Themselves Out of Poverty
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 10 hours ago
As far as the most poverty-stricken countries in the world go, few are suffering as badly as Palestine, which has been the victim of blockades by its neighbor Israel, airstrikes, a system of militarized checkpoints, and a laundry list of critically important issues that have not been addressed by the international community. In the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and isolated from the rest of the world since June 2007, the poverty rate currently stands at over half of the country’s overall population, according to the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics. But in spite of th...
"Pentagon Officials Say Pelosi Asked Them To Stage A Military Coup Against President Trump"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"Pentagon Officials Say Pelosi Asked Them * *To Stage A Military Coup Against President Trump"*
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