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Fast Answers Are More Likely To Be Believed
News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
'The right thing, the wrong thing, do it with authority is a common' is a common statement for leadership behavior. Humans take comfort in confidence. Even in things like facts; the faster the answer the more likely others will believe it. read more
Chris Hedges: Cancel Culture, Where Liberalism Goes To Die
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
The Rev. Will Campbell was forced out of his position as director of religious life at the University of Mississippi in 1956 because of his calls for integration. He escorted Black children through a hostile mob in 1957 to integrate Little Rock’s Central High School. He was the only white person that was invited to be part of the group that founded Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He helped integrate Nashville’s lunch counters and organize the Freedom Rides. But Campbell was also, despite a slew of death threats he received from white segrega...
US, OAS, Colombia Try To Steal Ecuador’s election
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Guayaquil, Ecuador - A popular socialist candidate, Andrés Arauz, won the first round of Ecuador’s historic presidential election by a landslide on February 7. The leftist’s overwhelming victory prompted the US State Department, the right-wing government of neighboring Colombia, and the Organization of American States (OAS) to mobilize to prevent him from entering office. Arauz won the first round of the election with 33 percent of the vote, a full 13 percent greater than the second-place candidate, conservative banker Guillermo Lasso. His opponents are now seeking to force a vote...
Local Resolution Campaign To Shift Money From Military To Human Needs
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Passing local resolutions in favor of moving funding from militarism to human and environmental needs is useful each and every year for the forseeable future. The template below has been used to pass variations on a resolution in numerous locations each year since 2017. It can be varied by country and locality. In 2017, together with our allies, including U.S. Peace Council, Code Pink, and others, we passed resolutions in numerous localities. Then we got resolutions that had been passed by Ithaca and New Haven as well as a third focusing on nuclear weapons to also be passed by the...
Lawfare Threatens To Derail Presidential Election In Ecuador
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On February 7, the progressive presidential candidate for the Union of Hope Alliance (UNES) party, Andrés Arauz, won first place in Ecuador’s presidential election; this is uncontested. Arauz garnered 32.71% of the vote; right-wing former banker Guillermo Lasso 19.74%; and the “Indigenous” candidate, Yaku Pérez 19.38%. Since Arauz’s margin of victory was less than the required 40% plus at least ten points more than the closest competitor, a runoff is scheduled for April 11th. With the UN calling for transparency and Pérez contesting the outcome, Ecuador’s National Electoral Counc...
INOCULATED – The Book That Will Break the Internet…
Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
I’m getting ready to “do it” to the bad guys again… By Kent Heckenlively, JD What is “it,” you may ask? I’m about to provoke a full scale media meltdown. Yes, that’s right. I’m not making any plans to speak cautiously and carefully, so that I don’t get attacked. Let’s be real. The other side … Continue reading INOCULATED – The Book That Will Break the Internet…
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, the Presidents Day three-day weekend was remarkably restorative for me. Excitingly, I cleaned and reorganized my room! Well, most of it….. In any case, I hope your long weekend, if you could take one, was good too. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Here is a snow-bunting. (The […]
Death From Above: These Were the Largest Airborne Operations of World War II
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC19C5447730&share=true] Paratroopers played a role in many battles, but not always successfully. During the Second World War, a new type of military operation was created which allowed armies to strike deep behind enemy lines. Airborne operations, which involved paratroopers and glider-borne infantry, were extremely risky and that is why some daring attempts ended in complete disaster. Due to that fact, throughout World War II the bulk of paratroopers fought as infant...
5,000-Plus Coronavirus Violations Reported Over Lunar New Year’s in South Korea
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus South Korea, Asia* South Korea was able to secure coronavirus vaccine deals for an additional twenty-three million people. South Korean officials have confirmed that more than five thousand coronavirus-related violations were reported to authorities over the extended Lunar New Year holiday that lasted from Thursday to Sunday. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the Interior Ministry received a total of 5,615 reports of violations of COVID protocols over the four days. For the duration of the holiday, there was an active ban...
Revealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Feb-2021 Internal USTR communications lay out how the agrochemical industry is “pushing” for the US to fold this issue into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
From globalization to ecological and solidarity reshoring
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
12-Feb-2021 In Brussels, the virus of free trade and the impunity of multinationals is far from receding. But social and ecological relocation seems to us the only alternative that could embody a desirable collective horizon.
Iran And Russia Begin Joint Naval Drills In The Indian Ocean
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
The 'Maritime Security Belt Exercise', held in the north of the Indian ocean is designed to 'enhance security' of maritime trade, state television claims *Daily Mail:** Iran and Russia hold sabre-rattling joint Navy drills in the Indian ocean hours after being blamed for rocket attack on US base in Iraq * * The militaries of Iran and Russia today held joint naval drills in the Indian ocean * 'Maritime Security Belt Exercise' aims to enhance security of maritime trade * The drills are expected to last for three days, and the Indian Navy will join in * Comes after more than a...
In Athens, Rare Snow Blankets Acropolis, Halts Vaccinations
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The snow also stopped most public transport services, while toppled trees caused blackouts in several mountainside suburbs.
Lewis has spoken
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
*Spiked* has very recently tweeted a link to a new article, introducing it with these words: Critics say campus censorship is a myth. Well tell that to Selina Todd, Tim Hunt, Felix Ngole, Rosa Freedman, Jo Phoenix, Noah Carl, Kathleen Stock, Jenni Murray and many more academics, journalists and speakers hounded off campus for their views. I saw that tweet - and read that article -* after *reading a take on the matter from *Newsnight*'s Lewis Goodall, who's very much in the 'critics' camp: Rachel Schraer from BBC Reality Check very good on University freedom of speech on *W...
Double world CO2 emissions and warming increases by just 1 degree
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 10 hours ago
Consider this admission on 12 May 2012 by the prominent German meteorologist Klaus Eckart Puls in an interview by Bettina Hahne-Waldscheck of the Swiss magazine “Factum”, translated, summarized and paraphrased for brevity by P. Gosselin in a journal article titled “The Belief That CO2 Can Regulate Climate Is Sheer Absurdity”: Bettina: You’ve been criticizing the theory […]
Does Dashcam Video Show a Handcuffed Man Saving Choking Police Officer?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A viral TikTok video asks viewers to put themselves in someone else's shoes.
Historical Reflection
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
All Roads Lead to Rome Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant! There is always speculation on how things worked in any specific historical setting. Sometimes they are familiar in our modern era and sometimes they are not. There is a lot known about the Arena, gladiators, and how the system worked. There were different […] The post Historical Reflection appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
France's Cybersecurity Agency ANSSI Reveals Suspected Russian Intelligence Hacking Campaign
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*RFE*: *French Cyberagency Reveals Suspected Russian Hacking Campaign* France's cybersecurity watchdog says it has discovered a hack of French organizations that bore similarities to other attacks by a group linked to Russian intelligence. In a report released on February 15, the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) said the hackers had taken advantage of a vulnerability in monitoring software sold by the Paris-based company Centreon. ANSSI said it discovered intrusions dating back to late 2017 and stretching into 2020. *Read more *.... *WN...
Available office space in São Paulo jumps 50% with wave of tenants vacating leased premises
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the home office was widely adopted by companies following the first covid-19 cases, a question arose within the corporate world in 2020: what will be the fate of office buildings that housed companies? As 2021 begins, with the pandemic about to turn 12 months old, the answer to this […] The post Available office space in São Paulo jumps 50% with wave of tenants vacating leased premises appeared first on The Rio Times.
Why I Worry About Chinese Chips & Hardware
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 10 hours ago
More assertions of Chinese hardware, firmware and systems buggery. Continue reading →
Maine recreational cannabis sales booming; new testing lab opens
Omar Sacirbey, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
A maturing recreational cannabis market in Maine is driving higher sales and lower prices – and consumers are spending more. Maine’s 15 licensed adult-use retailers conducted 33,521 transactions worth $2.47 million in sales in January alone, the Portland Press Herald reported, citing statistics from the state’s Office of Marijuana Policy. The average price of flower […] Maine recreational cannabis sales booming; new testing lab opens is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
What VAERS Data Reveal About Cardiac-Related Reactions to COVID Vaccines
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
As of Feb. 4, 1,171 cases of cardiac-related reactions were reported to VAERS, including 134 cases where the patient died — or 21% of the total COVID vaccine deaths reported to VAERS. The post What VAERS Data Reveal About Cardiac-Related Reactions to COVID Vaccines appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Baseball, Black History, and Bottom-Up Integration
Carl Oberg, Econlib - 11 hours ago
In early 1964, in the immediate aftermath of Jackie Robinson’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame and John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Robinson put together a rather triumphalist book with dozens of friends and colleagues from across the world of baseball entitled Baseball Has Done It. In a series of interviews, Robinson occasionally interjects his […] The post Baseball, Black History, and Bottom-Up Integration appeared first on Econlib.
How the Gates Foundation seeded America’s COVID-19 policy catastrophes
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is finally facing the heat for his botched and criminally negligent coronavirus response policies, yet no one seems to be asking why Cuomo and select governors made the fateful decisions that led to the excess deaths — and the coverup campaigns — of tens of thousands of senior citizens in New York and elsewhere across the United States.
INOCULATED – The Book That Will Break the Internet…
Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 14 hours ago
I’m getting ready to “do it” to the bad guys again… By Kent Heckenlively, JD What is “it,” you may ask? I’m about to provoke a full scale media meltdown. Yes, that’s right. I’m not making any plans to speak cautiously and carefully, so that I don’t get attacked. Let’s be real. The other side … Continue reading INOCULATED – The Book That Will Break the Internet…
Workouts need not be long to add value
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
Having spent more than fifty years working out in some fashion, I have learned that workouts need not be elongated affairs to add value to your body and mind. The key is to do something that is sustainable, something you … Continue reading →
Asleep at the Wheel at the Federal Reserve
Desmond Lachman, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Desmond Lachman* *U.S. Economy, Americas* One major way in which the economic facts have changed radically has been that budget policy has become substantially more expansive than Jerome Powell had anticipated last year. John Maynard Keynes famously said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir?” Evidently, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell does not subscribe to Keynes’s view. Despite the major changes in the monetary policy facts over the past few months, Powell sees no reason to change his earlier commitment to an ultra-easy U.S. monetary policy for ...
More role-playing game laughs
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
A few years ago I mentioned a Dungeons and Dragons episode where a quick-thinking player outfoxed the Dungeon Master and all the other players, too. It still makes me smile. The other day, while scrolling idly through a Web site, I came across a tweet from Clinton J. Boomer, who describes himself as a novelist and free-lance game designer. I had to laugh. Intrigued, I clicked over to Mr. Boomer's Twitter account and spent an enjoyable half-hour browsing through his archives. For example: I like his sense of humor. Go browse his archives for yourself, and enjoy! Peter
Case Dropped After Woman in Racist NYC Run-In Gets Therapy
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Amy Cooper's lawyer praised prosecutors for a "thorough and honest inquiry” into the allegations and said he agreed with the decision to dismiss the case.
Note to Joe Biden, Climate Change Is Not Forcing Migration or Creating Refugees
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 11 hours ago
A variety of news outlets, including Al Jazeera, Fox News, and Grist, have run stories in recent days discussing President Joe Biden’s executive order on refugees, “Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration.” Yet, there is no evidence whatsoever that climate change forcing people from […] The post Note to Joe Biden, Climate Change Is Not Forcing Migration or Creating Refugees appeared first on Climate Realism.
Severe snowstorm hits northern Japan, JMA warns it could become the strongest in years
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
A severe snowstorm started affecting northern Japan on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, causing flooding and transport disruptions. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned it could become the most powerful blizzard in years and cause whiteout conditions through...... Read more »
Russian Revolution 2.0 Cancelled. Navalny Protests Flop
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Russian Revolution 2.0 Cancelled. Navalny Protests Flop News Topic 50: Supporters light up Russia’s cities to keep faith with jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny Supporters light up Russia’s cities to keep faith with jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny Protesters staged a nationwide flashmob called “Love is Stronger than Fear” on Valentine’s Day in solidarity with […]
Saudi Arabia Issues Ultimatum To Foreign Companies To Bring Their Regional HQ Offices Into The Kingdom If They Want Government Contracts
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 18 December 2018 (Reuters) *Middle East Eye*:* Saudi Arabia issues ultimatum to foreign companies to move regional HQs to kingdom * *The announcement, which comes amid an economic slump in the kingdom, could create friction with UAE * Saudi Arabia is to stop signing contracts with companies whose regional headquarters are based outside of the kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. Citing an unnamed source, the SPA said the bold new policy would come into effect in the...
Blackouts and shutdowns as historic winter storm paralyzes Texas, much of southern US
Milan Sime Martinic, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A brutal storm is messing with Texas with temperatures so low they froze the turbines of windmills that provide electricity to much of the state, leaving millions in the dark and without heat for as much as 36 hours in some parts of the large state. People in central Texas […] The post Blackouts and shutdowns as historic winter storm paralyzes Texas, much of southern US appeared first on The Rio Times.
Israel Signals That It Will Not Engage With The Biden Administration On Its Iran Nuclear Strategy
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Above, the nuclear water reactor of Arak south of capital Tehran in this Dec. 23, 2019 file photo. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AFP) *Reuters: **Israel hints it may not engage Biden on Iran nuclear strategy * JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel held out the possibility on Tuesday that it would not engage with U.S. President Joe Biden on strategy regarding the Iranian nuclear programme, urging tougher sanctions and a “credible military threat” against its arch-enemy. The remarks by Israel’s envoy to Washington came at a touchy juncture for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Up...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
“Don’t worry. They’re scientists”.
Exxon Withdraws From Another Oil Deal With Iraq’s Kurdistan
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(E&E News) Exxon Mobil original invested in Iraq in 2009. It won a bid for the West Qurna 1 field in Basra, one of the largest in Iraq. It then got involved in a $10 billion water injection project to boost production in the southern fields. None of this went according to plan however with non-cash payments from Baghdad, red tapeholding up development, and it was owed $1 billionby the end of 2011. That led the company to sign contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in 2011. That hasn’t worked out either and the company has been divesting from the region for the last s...
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 16
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1917 British defeated Ottoman forces at Dahra Bend 1922 Gertrude Bell complained to her father that King Faisal had surrounded himself with nationalists that demanded Iraq’s complete independence from England (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) (Musings On Iraq movie review *Letters from Baghdad*) 1944 Parliamentary Party formed mostly of large land holding sheikhs Supported whatever govt Regent backed 1979 Saddam said unifying Iraq and Syria was part of the Arab revolution 1979 Saddam ...
“Vaccinegate” in Peru: 487 people used their position to secretly receive anti-Covid-19 dose
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's president Francisco Sagasti on Monday night, February 15th, confirmed that 487 people had been "unofficially" vaccinated, among them high-ranking officials and public servants, who "used their position to be immunized with Sinopharm's vaccines". Sagasti addressed the nation alongside the president of the Council of Ministers, Violeta Bermudez, and reiterated […] The post “Vaccinegate” in Peru: 487 people used their position to secretly receive anti-Covid-19 dose appeared first on The Rio Times.
Texas Plunges Into Electricity Crisis
IER, IER - 12 hours ago
In Texas, a cold snap resulted in wholesale electricity market prices at all-time highs in the $1000s of dollars per… The post Texas Plunges Into Electricity Crisis appeared first on IER.
Mexico to raise concerns at U.N. over unequal vaccine access
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico will this week raise concerns at the United Nations Security Council about unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines globally, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday, February 16th. Ebrard said the government would set out concerns of Mexico and Latin America on Wednesday about "inequality" of access before the council, […] The post Mexico to raise concerns at U.N. over unequal vaccine access appeared first on The Rio Times.
Is the Payday Candy Bar Changing Its Name?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Memes are not the best source for factual information.
Scotland’s SNP drama, May elections & another independence referendum
The Duran, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Scotland’s SNP drama, May elections & another independence referendum The Duran: Episode 888 Scottish politics is in disarray – the row between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon is hardly an endorsement for independence Row between Salmond and Sturgeon is hardly an endorsement for independence | Sean O’Grady Voices No one would claim that Westminster and […]
India building local social web. Big Tech being replaced by Modi
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
India building local social web. Big Tech being replaced by Modi ****News Topic 289***** India’s space agency to build homegrown alternative to Google Maps, after country introduces ‘own’ Twitter & WhatsApp India’s space agency to build homegrown alternative to Google Maps, after country introduces ‘own’ Twitter & WhatsApp India’s space agency has partnered with MapmyIndia, […]
Lucasville Greenway would connect HRM community’s past to the present
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. Postcards from the edge of a clearcut This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Lands & Forestry Minister Derek Mombourquette is getting a lot of mail these days. More than 5,000 barn-red postcards featuring a stylish moose on the front and a plea to stop clearcutting on Crown land have been distributed over […]
Making the UN Tax Committee More Effective for Developing Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) - The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (UN Tax Committee) is an important and influential subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that shapes standards and guidelines on international taxation. These are the rules through which Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are taxed. Read the full story, “Making the UN Tax Committee More Effective for Developing Countries”, on globalissues.org →
Climate Change & Policy Making in Nepal
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 16 (IPS) - Raju Pandit Chhetri is one of the most acclaimed climate change policy experts in Nepal and South Asia. As Director of the Prakiriti Resource Centre, an action focused think tank based in Kathmandu, Pandit Cheetri shares his opinion on the latest climate focused policies being undertaken by the Government of Nepal, especially the 2nd Nationally Determined Contribution NDC that was recently submitted by the Government. Read the full story, “Climate Change & Policy Making in Nepal”, on globalissues.org →
IP, Vaccine Imperialism Cause Death and Suffering, Delay Recovery
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (IPS) - Vaccine developers’ refusal to share publicly funded vaccine research findings is stalling broader, affordable vaccinations which would more rapidly contain COVID-19 contagion. The pandemic had infected at least 109 million people worldwide, causing over 2.4 million deaths as of mid-February. Read the full story, “IP, Vaccine Imperialism Cause Death and Suffering, Delay Recovery”, on globalissues.org →
New Comey Email Raises Additional Questions About His Use and Defense of The Steele Dossier
Jonathan Turley, null - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] There is a new and intriguing document related to the Russian investigation out this week. Justthenews has released a previously undisclosed email from former FBI Director James Comey that raises additional questions about his role in using the now discredited Steele dossier as part of the FBI Russian investigation. The email on Jan. 12, 2017 email to then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper falsely claims that Christopher Steele was found to be “reliable” but then states that the FBI could not “sufficiently corroborate the reporting.” The email went o...
Light At The End Of The "Pandemic" Tunnel?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *One Year Later... Light At The End Of The "Pandemic" Tunnel? * One year ago, on February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization found the name for what has been shaping our lives ever since: COVID-19. *"Under agreed guidelines between WHO, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, we had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease." WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said at the ...
Trencher Alert Update
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Internet still down. Yesterday’s lie was that it would be up at 8:00 this morning. 8:30 am: Here is the new lie: “An outage has... The post Trencher Alert Update appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Did Biden Block Giving Aid and Admittance to Vietnamese Refugees in 1975?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Donald Rumsfeld’s book about the Ford administration, “When the Center Held,” recounts an interaction with then-Senator Joe Biden.
Welcome to THE UPSIDE DOWN!
Norm, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
WhatsHerFace Feb 14, 2021 Good evening, and welcome to the upside down. Where what you see, can never be, and what you know, just isn’t... The post Welcome to THE UPSIDE DOWN! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Dr. Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
ABC 7 TEL AVIV, Israel — Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now... The post Dr. Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
28-Year-Old Wisconsin Healthcare Worker Brain Dead 5 Days After Second Experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID Injection
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The COVID Blog is reporting that 28-year-old Sara Stickles from Beloit, Wisconsin, a healthcare worker at SwedishAmerican Hospital,... The post 28-Year-Old Wisconsin Healthcare Worker Brain Dead 5 Days After Second Experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID Injection appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Unvaccinated citizens’ names should be DISCLOSED, new proposal by Israeli PM suggests amid slowdown in immunization campaign
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
RT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a law that would allow the names of people who have not taken the vaccine to be... The post Unvaccinated citizens’ names should be DISCLOSED, new proposal by Israeli PM suggests amid slowdown in immunization campaign appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Most Dangerous Enemy the American People Will Ever Face
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
State of the Nation SOTN Editor’s Note: It is impossible to understand the ongoing controlled demolition of the American Republic without knowing about the Khazarian... The post The Most Dangerous Enemy the American People Will Ever Face appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The King of Center Consoles ! Amg Cigarette Tirranna (Sea Trial)
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Alfred Montaner Feb 13, 2020 The fantastic people at Cigarette Racing have come to the 2020 Miami International Boat Show with a 59 foot Amg... The post The King of Center Consoles ! Amg Cigarette Tirranna (Sea Trial) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Supreme Court to consider election lawsuits in February
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Washington Examiner – by Nicholas Rowan The Supreme Court on Friday listed several high-profile election lawsuits for consideration at its mid-February conference. The cases include... The post Supreme Court to consider election lawsuits in February appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Israel: How a Trifecta of Court Cases Could Cement King Bibi’s 12-Year Reign
Miko Peled, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
Three separate court cases have converged in Israel to provide Netanyahu the cover he needs to maintain power amid an endless stream of controversies. The post Israel: How a Trifecta of Court Cases Could Cement King Bibi’s 12-Year Reign appeared first on MintPress News.
‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
RT US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) may have voted against impeaching Donald Trump, but he seems open to holding Vice President Kamala Harris to... The post ‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Sheila Jackson-Lee demands a national gun ownership database that would expose your home address to criminals nearby
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Patriot Rising Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Tex.) is proposing new legislation that would create a national database of who owns firearms and how many they own.... The post Sheila Jackson-Lee demands a national gun ownership database that would expose your home address to criminals nearby appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Biden asks Congress to ban ‘weapons of war on our streets’ as he uses 3rd anniversary of Parkland shooting to demand gun control
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
RT President Joe Biden has released a statement allowing a closer look at what his “commonsense” policy on gun laws will be, demanding, among other... The post Biden asks Congress to ban ‘weapons of war on our streets’ as he uses 3rd anniversary of Parkland shooting to demand gun control appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS – Chris Hedges
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
UNM Jan 21, 2021 Chris Hedges on the US empire of narcissism and psychopathy The post AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS – Chris Hedges appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Afghan security forces free 42 hostages held by Taliban
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Afghan security forces free 42 hostages held by Taliban] TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Afghan Special Forces released 42 persons who were taken hostage by the Taliban during a night operation. In an operation in Baghlan province, Afghan special forces were able to free 42 people held hostage by the Taliban, the Independent reported. In this regard, the Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that 42 hostages were released on Monday night in a special operation of the commandos in Taliban prison in “Ali Khaja” Village in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province. Continue reading Afghan security...
Surveillance, Stress, And No Bathrooms
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The Amazonification of logistics has created a new group of highly exploited workers: delivery drivers. Amazon itself increasingly relies on an expanding network of subcontracted drivers and independent contractors to deliver packages to customers’ doors. The working conditions facing Amazon’s last-mile drivers are defined by a frantic pace, low wages, and relentless pressure to meet tight delivery deadlines. Workers of color and immigrants are overrepresented, as they are in all the lowest-paying segments of last-mile logistics. When an Amazon Prime member orders an item, the fir...
Global South Urges Rich Countries To Lift Monopolies On Covid19 Medical Products
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
This landmark proposal to temporarily suspend the application and enforcement of certain intellectual property obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), or the “TRIPS waiver” is to facilitate the effective prevention, containment, and treatment of COVID-19. Developing countries have stressed that the “TRIPS waiver” is an essential starting point for countries to ramp up and diversify the production of therapeutics, vaccines and other medical products needed to address the global pandemic. However, a handful of ...
Unusual, very large landslide hits Chunchi, Ecuador
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
A very large landslide hit near the town of Chunchi in Chimborazo, Ecuador, on February 12, 2021. According to Dr. Dave Petley of The Landslide Blog, its scale makes the event unusual, as an entire hamlet disappeared after the slide. A state of emergency has been...... Read more »
Scientists Demand Stop To Tree Burning As A Climate Solution
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
A group of over 500 international scientists on Thursday urged world leaders to end policies that prop up the burning of trees for energy because it poses "a double climate problem" that threatens forests' biodiversity and efforts to stem the planet's ecological emergency. The demand came in a letter addressed to European Commission President Urusla Von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The signatories—including renowned botanist Dr. Peter Raven, president ...
Nissan Is the Latest Car Company Not in Talks with for the Apple Car
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Nissan Apple Car, Americas* For several weeks, there were reports that Hyundai and Kia were in talks with Apple, or even that a deal was close to making the cars in the United States. But now, another car company has surfaced as a potential partner—and has already denied their participation in talks. For several years, the Apple car story was that Apple was supposedly working on a car, as a top-secret project, but that the company had confirmed very little about it. Occasionally, information would be reported, often sourced to off-hand comments by Apple executi...
Why It’s Not So Easy to Make a Phone Call in North Korea
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea Phone, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E98B1CCF01&share=true] Despite some modernization efforts, North Korean infrastructure is still old and there are tight political controls on communications. Much as North Korea has made attempts in recent years to modernize its communications infrastructure, the act of making a phone call in that country is much harder than it is in most places, according to a report this week. NKNews reported this week that while North Korea has a landline system that ...
Biden’s “America Is Back” Speech Misunderstands How Overstretched America Is Abroad
Willis L Krumholz, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Willis L Krumholz* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC25TL976TDU&share=true] Diplomacy is good, but America cannot do everything at once and is still stuck in multiple wars. President Joe Biden recently delivered a speech at the State Department, laying out the major foreign policy goals of his new administration. The speech centered on the theme that “America is back.” Biden’s speech included his plans to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal and renew U.S. membership in the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Heal...
World War II Artillery: The Deadliest Big Guns from the Axis and Allies
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *World War II Artillery, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2009%3Anewsml_GM1E5B91LTI01&share=true] Here is how the biggest guns of each major side compared to each other. During the Second World War, it wasn’t just the aircraft that delivered devastating blows to the enemy. As the Allies sought to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany both sides engaged in artillery exchanges that proved as devastating and as destructive as the bombs dropped from above. Artillery, from mortars to howitzers, was also one area where Germany m...
For Peace With North Korea, End The US-South Korea Military Exercises
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
One of the thorniest foreign policy challenges the Biden administration will need to face is a nuclear-armed North Korea. Talks between the U.S. and North Korea have been stalled since 2019, and North Korea has continued to develop its weapons arsenal, recently unveiling what appears to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. As a retired U.S. Army Colonel and U.S. diplomat with 40 years of experience, I know all too well how actions by the U.S. military can exacerbate tensions that lead to war. That’s why the organization I am a member of, Veterans for Peace, is one of...
Media Pushing Vaccine Misinformation – Coroner’s Office Never Saw Hank Aaron’s Body
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*Robert F. Kennedy* | By implying the coroner conducted an autopsy, the New York Times and other media outlets deceived their readers.
GMWatch mythbuster exposes UK government misinformation on gene editing
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
Just over three weeks into the consultation the “Explainer” suddenly seemed to disappear from DEFRA’s website, possibly as a result of complaints.
Democrats Caught Doctoring Evidence in Impeachment Trial
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*21WIRE* | 'What happened at the Capitol on January 6 was bad, but what happened at the Capitol during this trial wasn't far from.'
FCC and Big Telecom Make Us ‘the Dummies’
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
The FCC and Big Telecom use an outdated and faulty testing method as the basis for their claims that cell phones and wireless devices pose no health risks. The post FCC and Big Telecom Make Us ‘the Dummies’ appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Western Governments Are Killing Their Own People … Again. Experimental mRNA Injections in Nursing Homes
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
Western countries, including Canada, are using experimental mRNA injections in nursing homes, on the most vulnerable of people. Nobody can give informed consent because the injections are experimental. How do we know that the injections are experimental? There are at least two on-going clinical trials:
How a Few Big Food Companies Control What You Eat
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
Consolidation within the food industry has given a limited number of corporations enormous power to make decisions about what food is produced how, where and by whom, and who gets to eat it. The post How a Few Big Food Companies Control What You Eat appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Gangster Capitalism: Yesterday in court
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
Documents disclosed to the court revealed that civil servants queried Public First’s costs and asked whether the contract was going to tender (it wasn’t). In one candid exchange a civil servant describes the deal as "tory party research agency tests tory party narrative on public purse".
GWPF calls for Climate Feedback to withdraw untrue and misleading claims
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Global Warming Policy Foundation has called for internet ‘fact-checkers’ Climate Feedback to withdraw erroneous statements made about a new GWPF report. The GWPF report, by former US IPCC delegation member Indur Goklany, compares claims about the impact of climate change to real-world observations from leading scientific authorities and published […]
Harrabin Complaint Resubmitted
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55923731 Having had the same reply from the BBC as others to my original complaint, I have resubmitted my complaint. As ever, the BBC have tried to fob us off with their first reply, which does not actually address the points raised. Here is my second complaint: Your response utterly […]
Cosmic Messengers (Part 2): A Multi-Dimensional View Of The Universe
Tommaso Dorigo, Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
*[This is the second part of a two-part article on Cosmic Messenger astrophysics. For part 1, please click here.]* We can also "see" showers of secondary particles from cosmic rays thanks to the Cherenkov light they produce. Cherenkov light is emitted when charged particles travel in a medium at speeds higher than the speed of light itself! Light, in fact, slows down a little when it traverses a medium; energetic particles do not, so they create a conic "shock wave" similar to the boom of supersonic airplanes. read more
‘Explosion’ of stressed Brit kids diagnosed with tics in Covid lockdown with fears they’ve ‘been sacrificed for the old’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
The Sun COVID lockdown has led to an “explosion” of stressed British kids being diagnosed with tics. Parents and health experts now worry the “young... The post ‘Explosion’ of stressed Brit kids diagnosed with tics in Covid lockdown with fears they’ve ‘been sacrificed for the old’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
China Exploring Options To Cripple U.S. Defense Contractors By Limiting Rare Earth Exports
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Australian Financial Review/Financial Times:* *China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defence * Beijing/Washington | China is exploring whether it can hurt US defence contractors by limiting the export of rare earth minerals crucial for the manufacture of F-35 fighter jets and other sophisticated weaponry, according to people involved in a government consultation. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) last month proposed draft controls on the production and export of 17 rare earth minerals in China, which controls about 80 per cent of global supp...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
AP Morning Wire: •US hospitals still ration N95 masks as stockpiles swell. •India's dramatic fall in cases; S. African medics eager for shots. •Dozens charged in Capitol riots spewed extremist rhetoric. •NATO faces conundrum as mulls Afghan pullout.https://t.co/AWTkxdzTym pic.twitter.com/ehLwwLnxo7 — The Associated Press (@AP) February 16, 2021 Track the latest infections and deaths for 240 countries and territories around the world caused by the new coronavirus so far: https://t.co/Ue2MxgSXmV 🇺🇸 Over 486,700 reported deaths 🇧🇷 Over 239,700 reported deaths 🇲🇽 Over 174,600 repor...
La lucha en el Sahara Occidental confronta el viejo y el nuevo colonialismo, dice un activista saharaui
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Feb-2021 La UE alega ser un lugar de democracia y derechos humanos, pero se desentiende de la realidad en el Sahara Occidental y pone en marcha sus políticas siendo con plena conciencia de la situación.
EU readies reforms to energy treaty as climate criticisms mount
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Feb-2021 Some governments have said the bloc should consider quitting the agreement because the treaty could threaten climate goals.
Turkey seeks preferential trade deal with Ethiopia
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Feb-2021 As bilateral trade between Turkey and Ethiopia is rising, Turkey indicated the need for a preferential trade agreement.
Sommé de passer à la caisse pour pollution au Nigeria, Shell dépose une demande en arbitrage
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Feb-2021 Shell, empêtré dans de nombreuses affaires de pollution dans le delta du Niger, a été condamné à verser des dommages-intérêts, mais semble vouloir régler le contentieux à l'amiable, d'où la sollicitation d'un arbitrage.
Latin American Countries Open for Tourists in February – sponsored
Contributing Reporter, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yet, the world situation in 2020 did not give most of us a chance to travel much, some of the Latin American countries are ready to welcome visitors again in 2021! Belize Belize is a perfect country for divers who have missed the beauty of the underwater world. Honestly, you […] The post Latin American Countries Open for Tourists in February – sponsored appeared first on The Rio Times.
Third journal scammed by rogue editors
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Burned by the offer of a special issue, a journal has retracted four papers after determining that the guest editors of the supplement were not legit. Neuroscience Letters, an Elsevier title, published the special issue — “Special Issue on Clinical and Imaging Assessment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders” — last summer, but … Continue reading Third journal scammed by rogue editors
"But let me bring up something else"
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Here' a comment from Cue Bono on the Open Thread earlier: I caught the ten past eight interview on Radio 4 this morning and the interviewee was a voice I didn't recognise. The tone however was very recognisable indeed. It was with the Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi, a gentleman most would recognise has done an outstanding job in pushing the UK ahead of Europe in terms of vaccine distribution. It began "Let's start with the good news" and indeed there was some very brief recognition that things were going well. Then began a list of people that the BBC feels should be at the top...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Plows clear snow and ice from Interstate 64 during a winter storm in Louisville, Kentucky, February 15. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston *WNU Editor:* The above picture came form this photo-gallery .... *Millions without power as extreme cold blasts U.S.* (Reuters).
Parler
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Looks like Parler is back online. It was spotty yesterday but I’ve got a good connection this morning. Anyone else?
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Copper’s Virus-Killing Powers Were Known Even to the Ancients UK study finds new variant may be up to 70% more deadly South African COVID-19 variant detected in NYC hospital patient TASS - Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be built despite US attempts to delay construction - Novak The far-right Proud Boys group is splintering after its leader was outed as a former FBI informantCuba is working on a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine program. It has a history of fighting disease without help from the West US oil and natural gas prices rise as freezing temperatures leave millions...
Covid Cases Continue Dropping- Vaccine and Lockdowns Not A Factor.
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*Because the vaccine was never intended to reduce transmission of the virus and it was never shown to reduce the virus. Period.* *COVID cases stabilize in several provinces-dropping, dropping, dropping....* *Officials in both Ontario and Quebec expressed concern over variants on Sunday, even as their provinces reported fewer than 1,000 new cases each.* *The bulk of the article is about expanding vaccination- which have been very minimally done thus far. I KNOW with CERTAINTY that the vaccines are not responsible for the massive drop in cases that has been ongoing since approxi...
It's not the crud, it's COVID-19
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I reported last week that I was coming down with some bug or other. I had a couple of bad days, but thereafter things have been improving slowly but surely. Miss D. also got it, and is a couple of days behind me on the healing curve. Sadly, it's almost certainly COVID-19. We're in the process of arranging for tests (the big storm over the weekend kinda blocked access to that), but three of our circle of friends have been diagnosed with confirmed cases, so I think there's not much doubt about it. It looks as if the "infection vector" started with one man at Miss D.'s place o...
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
A friend in northwest San Antonio, TX (close to Helotes) posted this morning — there’s no wood left to purchase in the city. I know this is a long shot, but have we any readers there who might know someone who can get them some firewood? From her lips to the Governor’s ears, one hopes.… Continue reading →
Let Them Eat Taser
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Know your place, serf: “so what does the stay at home order mean and who does it apply to?”
Vaccine Passports - The Next Act in the COVID-19 Saga
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
While, like Australia and New Zealand, the United Kingdom seems to have taken anti-COVID measures to extreme levels, a recent comment from Dominic Raab, the U.K. Foreign Secretary should cause us all to ponder the future that may exist should governments continue down the road to complete totalitarianism. Let's start by looking at some background information. In mid-January 2021, HealthcareITNews reported the following: According to the article, the U.K. was entering the initial live testing stage for the nations newly-developed COVID-19 immunity and vaccination passport....
Bioethics: Tuskegee vs. COVID
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago
When bioethicists want to justify their own existence, they routinely point to the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It’s a gripping story. Back in 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service started a study of 399 black men with latent syphilis, plus a control group of 201 black men without syphilis. Contrary to what I’ve sometimes heard, […] The post Bioethics: Tuskegee vs. COVID appeared first on Econlib.
Scott Morrison covers up the rape of Liberal Party staffers as easy as his friend Hillsong’s Brian Houston covers up the rape of children by his father
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 15 hours ago
Scott Morrison’s Private Secretary, Yaron Finkelstein, and his Chief of Staff, John Kunkel, were the 2 senior figures tasked by Scott Morrison to cover-up the alleged rape of Liberal Party staffer Brittany […]
Moderna’s vaccine produces antibodies with half a dose, study says
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If protection with a smaller dose is confirmed, this could potentially result in twice as many people being immunized with the same number of doses. The Covid-19 vaccine developed by US biotechnology company Moderna produced antibodies with half a dose of the vaccine when compared to a full dose. The study's […] The post Moderna’s vaccine produces antibodies with half a dose, study says appeared first on The Rio Times.
It is women who bear the burden.....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
This is the trailer for "Accidents Can Happen: The Women of Three Mile Island," a 90-minute documentary film about the nuclear meltdown that took place on March 28th, 1979 at Three Mile Island, in Middletown, PA. The film chronicles the story of four mothers who lived five miles from the nuclear power plant when the accident occurred. Accidents Can Happen investigates the story through a feminist lens. The mothers' story is buttressed with interviews with medical doctors, nuclear engineers, scientists, and nuclear scholars. The film includes interviews and archival footage w...
French-Built and American Flown: Meet the Nieuport 28 Fighter Plane
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author - The photograph has been published several times over the years - among others, in 1960, by Harleyford Publications, in Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War - from whence this copy of the image was scanned., Public Domain, https://comm] The airplane was adopted as a stop-gap measure by the American doughboys. When the United States military went “over there” to take on the Huns (the Germans) during the First World War, what it lacked in equipment it more than made up for in determination. However, it weapons were needed ...
Sling TV Extends $25 Discount from Last Week’s ‘Sling Fling’
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* The Sling Fling ended Sunday, which was Valentine’s Day, but now one benefit will live on. Last week, Sling TV marked the second observance of its “National Cut the Cord Day,” Sling TV announced Sling Fling, which it described as “a daily, no credit card required, six-night primetime TV event.” The Fling offered one hundred live channels from the Sling Orange, Sling Blue and four Extras packages, as well as Showtime. The Sling Fling ended Sunday, which was Valentine’s Day, but now one benefit will live on. Cord Cutter News reported Monday...
Review: NatGeo’s ‘Inside the Mind of a Dictator’ Looks at the World of Kim Jong Un
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Security, Asia* Inside the Mind of a Dictator, which was originally scheduled to air in January but postponed at the last minute, hinges quite a bit on that tension, between Kim’s occasional gestures toward openness and modernization, and the regime’s character as a dictatorship with little political freedom. Kim Jong-un, the dictator of North Korea for the last decade, has quite a bit in common with Michael Corleone, the mobster protagonist of *The Godfather *movies. He’s the leader of a family dynasty, one which he inherited from his father. He’s been known t...
Chile: An Unlikely Winner in the COVID-19 Vaccine Race
Veronica Diaz-Cerda, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Veronica Diaz-Cerda* *Coronavirus, The Americas* How has this small country managed to stand alongside the wealthiest nations in the world in securing enough vaccine doses to immunise its people? At first glance, it may seem that the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines has been won by western nations. But alongside the UK, Canada, USA and EU, another country has also secured a high number of doses relative to its population – Chile. To date Chile has ordered close to 90 million vaccine doses – enough to fully vaccinate its population of 19.2 million people twice. It’s set to rec...
Don’t Expect Russia to Help Save the Iran Deal
Anna Borshchevskaya, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Anna Borshchevskaya* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1615174510&share=true] Biden may want to salvage relations with Iran, but he should not assume cooperation from Moscow. The Joe Biden administration has made a return to the Iran deal one of its chief foreign policy priorities. Known as Joint Comprehensive plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement, reached between Iran, and the United States, Russia, Britain, China, France, and Germany in July 2015, aimed to limit Iranian uranium enrichment. Donald Trump wi...
Meet Oshkosh Defense’s JLTV: The Next-Generation of Tactical Vehicles
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * These may be around for decades to come. Oshkosh Defense has now built 10,000 of its Joint Light Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and a growing sphere of international partners, hitting a milestone which may only be but a beginning to a decades-long developmental, production, and delivery trajectory. The vehicle, originally envisioned as a hybrid combination between a high-speed, mobile, off-road vehicle and a heavily protected IED-stopping armored platform, has evolved into a complex, yet balanced mixture of the two. It is now used b...
Democratic Congressman Sues Trump over Role in Capitol Riot
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The suit, filed in federal court in Washington under a Reconstruction-era law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, comes three days after Trump was acquitted in a Senate impeachment trial that centered on allegations that he incited the riot.
WAR AND TOWN: McConnell hands Our Town a gift!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021* *Community leaders choose war:* Yesterday afternoon, we mentioned one of the pleasing scripts which have been widely deployed in Our Town. The script has been recited in different ways. We provided a link to this iteration, as seen in the New York Times: BROADWATER (2/13/21): Seven Republican senators voted on Saturday to convict former President Donald J. Trump in *the most bipartisan vote for a presidential impeachment conviction in United States history. *The margin still fell 10 votes short of the two-thirds needed to find him guilty. Luke Broadwa...
WATCH: Innocent Teen Left Partially Blind After Cops Jump Him in Alley, Fabricate Charges
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: teen]An innocent teen is facing multiple charges after being severely beaten for crimes that video shows appear to be entirely made up by two Jersey cops.
Man Uses Stimulus Check to Start Community Farm, Teach Others How to Get Off Gov’t Assistance
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: assistance]"Use that assistance and buy 4/5 plants a month and at the end of the year you don’t even need the assistance anymore. You have an orchard.”
Widespread disruption after heaviest snowfall in 12 years hits Greece
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
Heavy snowfall has caused widespread disruption in many parts of Greece, including the capital -- Athens, on Monday, February 15, 2021, resulting in delayed transport, power outages, and suspended services. According to the National Meteorological Service, this was...... Read more »
Johnny Pacheco, an Idol in World of Salsa, Dies at Age 85
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Pacheco was the music director, composer, arranger and producer for Fania Records, overseeing the label’s genre of music that came to be known as salsa.
Family Caregivers, Routinely Left Off Vaccine Lists, Worry What Would Happen ‘If I Get Sick’
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Caregivers already have it rough. Worries about getting Covid only make matters worse.
What An Education Uber Actually Looks Like
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Betsy DeVos is among the many education disruptors fond of imagining a world in which education is handled Uber-style; but we don't have to imagine what a gig-economy education system would look like. It already exists. Outschool was founded in 2015 by Amir Nathoo (he cutely lists his title as "learner" in his LInkedIn profile), and while he looks like he's about twelve, he's been at work for a while. He got a Master's Degree from the University of Cambridge in 2002, worked in software development for IBM, founded a couple of companies, invested in a few other, and then launched ...
Solar Panels in Sahara: A Boost Renewables but a Blow to the Climate
Zhengyao Lu, Benjamin Smith, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Zhengyao Lu, Benjamin Smith* *Energy, Africa* Heat re-emitted from an area this size will be redistributed by the flow of air in the atmosphere, having regional and even global effects on the climate. The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power – the most abundant and clean source of energy we have. Deserts are spacious, relatively flat, rich in silicon – the raw material for the semiconductors from which solar cells are made — and never short of sunlight. In fact, the ten largest solar plants around the world are all located...
A Long Way From The End
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Ontario is re-opening its economy today -- again. Brooks Fallis writes that we are on the brink of a third wave: Canada sits at a pandemic crossroads. Second waves are receding thanks to successful lockdowns and restrictions. Reopening of schools and economies without meaningful improvements in surveillance or containment is set to intersect with emerging variants of concern and vaccine shortages, creating a perfect storm for a massive third wave. Unfortunately, the pandemic response has become increasingly politicized. In-fighting between different levels of government is now com...
The Bachelor Host is called a Racist for asking for grace for a contestant
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
It makes no difference how important you are in your government or business position, the woke police can dredge up your college or even elementary school behavior and "cancel" you. Did you “like” something on Facebook or Twitter casually moving on? This needs to stop, but it's been so successful by leftist haters, I doubt it will. Especially if a liberal can replace you in your job to continue the narrative. No one is safe, not Democrats, not libertarians, and certainly not Republicans or the a-political. WALSH: ‘Bachelor’ Host Called Racist For Advocating Grace And Forgivenes...
Brave Judge Rules Cops Must Return Cash Seized Under Civil Asset Forfeiture—Or Go to Jail
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: civil asset]A brave judge issued an ultimatum to police after they stole $17,000 from a man under civil asset forfeiture — give it back or go to jail.
GROCERY STORE OWNER ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO RE-OPEN AMERICA - PLEASE SHARE
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 14 hours ago
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/16/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/16/21"* ○ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes *○* "Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you*! *Your guide:* Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/16/21 "*Important Updates: Bitcoin Breaks 50k!* * Market Poised For New Record Highs**”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *MarketWatch Marke...
Furious Seattle cops confront Antifa for barricading a police precinct with SNOW to stop patrol cars responding to emergency calls during storm
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Daily Mail A police precinct in Seattle was blocked by a three foot ramp made out of snow on Saturday night, blocking the officers’ vehicles... The post Furious Seattle cops confront Antifa for barricading a police precinct with SNOW to stop patrol cars responding to emergency calls during storm appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Police Chief, Mayor, Others Arrested for Running Theft Ring, Carrying Out Violence for Cash
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Armstrong, IA — The people of Armstrong, Iowa have apparently been the victims of a top-down violent theft... The post Police Chief, Mayor, Others Arrested for Running Theft Ring, Carrying Out Violence for Cash appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Tough Talk On Food, Farming, and the Future with The Ice Age Farmer
JoeSTP, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Curtis Stone February 12th, 2021 The post Tough Talk On Food, Farming, and the Future with The Ice Age Farmer appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Parties and crowds throughout the night and until Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the fifth straight night this carnival, Rio de Janeiro saw illegal parties and people crowding with no masks, despite the city hall's efforts to prevent such events. Many of the parties lasted into the early hours of the morning and continued in plain daylight on Tuesday, February 16th. This […] The post Parties and crowds throughout the night and until Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
LongShot Attack Drone: The U.S. Military's Ultimate Stealth Weapon?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *LongShot Attack Drone, * [image: LongShot Attack Drone] Early conceptual renderings of DARPA’s new LongShot attack drone show what looks like a stealthy platform. Hiding above advanced enemy air defenses to launch secret attacks, identifying enemy ground and air targets while remaining undetected, transmitting and using AI-generated dogfighting skills to engage and destroy enemy fighter jets with a new generation of air-to-air missiles are all missions the Air Force may likely perform with its newly emerging LongShot air-attack drone. Early conceptual renderings...
Political Institutions Can Uphold Democracy, Even When People Disagree on Politics
Joseph Daniel Ura, Sean M. Theriault, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Joseph Daniel Ura, Sean M. Theriault* *Politics, The Americas* What leads people to be loyal to political institutions even when they don’t get what they want from them? Americans’ trust in the federal government has declined steadily in the last half-century, polls show. The 2020 presidential election did little to restore that confidence. Although “democracy has prevailed,” as President Joe Biden said during his inauguration, a recent Marist College poll showed that one-third of the country believes the presidential election was “not legitimate,” including 75% of Republicans ...
Red Flag: How B-2 Bombers and F-22 Stealth Fighters Train for War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Red Flag, * An Air Force report said Red Flag 21-1 included 2,400 participants from 20 states and three nations, along with a wide assortment of air attack platforms to include the F-22, F-16, F-15E, A-10, and KC-135 tanker. The exercise also included B-1 and B-2 bombers, the service reported. Close air support attacks, precision-guided air-dropped bombing, air-to-air dogfighting, surveillance operations, and the suppression of enemy air defenses are all well-established practices at the Air Force's regular Red Flag wargame combat exercise. In recent years, Red F...
The U.S. Navy's New Columbia-Class Submarines Are Coming
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* America’s new nuclear missile submarines will secretly patrol the dark corners of the undersea, quietly tracking enemy movements sustaining a persistent threat of nuclear annihilation against anyone willing to launch a catastrophic first strike on the U.S. homeland. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Columbia's will have a longer mission life by virtue of being engineered with a “life-of-core” nuclear reactor, a system which means a boat will not have to return to dock for lengthy refueling. This extends mission life, and therefore the oper...
Can China Turn the Tide and Mend Its Reputation?
Nicholas Chiu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Nicholas Chiu* *Security, Asia* Xi believes China’s global standing depends on economic development, not political image. ‘Against the wind, against the tides’ (‘*ni feng ni shui*’) was how Chinese President Xi Jinping described China’s 2020. The grim description is fitting, considering how China has fallen into disrepute for its initial handling of COVID-19, re-education camps in Xinjiang, the Hong Kong national security law, wolf warrior diplomacy and the bloody border clash with India. Now that Joe Biden, a foreign affairs veteran vowing to restore US global leadership, has...
Do 'School Choice' Policies Segregate Students by Social Class?
Louis Volante, Dominic Wyse, Gabriel Gutiérrez, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Louis Volante, Dominic Wyse, Gabriel Gutiérrez* *Education, The Americas* School choice alternatives position parents as consumers, and in many cases divert students and funding away from comprehensive public schools. This has been a noticeable trend in virtually all western industrialized democracies for more than 25 years. Some commentators believe the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the need for parents to have more “school choice,” while others say the pandemic shows the urgency of new schooling models developed under school choice policies. But what is school choice? Th...
Oklahoma medical marijuana sales surpass $800 million for 2020
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma reached more than $800 million for 2020, more than twice that of 2019. Oklahoma medical marijuana sales surpass $800 million for 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Bitcoin, Seemingly Omnipresent, Crosses the $50,000 Mark
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Bitcoin rallied as more companies signaled the volatile digital currency could eventually gain widespread acceptance as a means of payment for goods and services.
REPUBLICANS WOULD STRIP NANCY PELOSI OF HER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, WOULDN'T THEY?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Mark Leibovich of *The New York Times* says that in the future impeachments might become routine. The second season of impeachment had ended less than a day earlier, but Republicans were already talking about next season. It sounded ominous. “I don’t know how Kamala Harris doesn’t get impeached if the Republicans take over the House,” Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said Sunday morning on Fox News. ... officials of both parties have suggested that regular impeachments may just become one of several regular features of a new and bitter normal in our politics. ...
‘Sputnik V-BR’: Ambassador believes Russian vaccine may be fully produced in Brazil
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Russia's ambassador to Brazil, Sergey Akopov, is excited about the prospects of producing the Russian vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the Sputnik V, on Brazilian soil. Akopov praised the Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Química's facilities, its production partner in the country, and believes that Brazil will not need to import raw materials […] The post ‘Sputnik V-BR’: Ambassador believes Russian vaccine may be fully produced in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
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