Thursday, February 18, 2021

18 February - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Kosovo PM elect wants Kosovo to be annexed by Albania
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 16 hours ago
Kosovo was the cradle of the Serbian statehood. In the recent century or so, Albanians over-migrated to this administrative region of Serbia (which was a part of Serbia even in the times of Yugoslavia) and over-copulated. The migration and the higher natality rate made them 90% of the population by now – well, it's been the case for a decade or two. In 1939, when Adolf Hitler turned Czechia into the Protectorate of the Third Reich and bragged that he would be the greatest German at Valhalla ever, Benito Mussolini felt like the inferior member of the Axis and invaded Albania which was...
Turkey: ‘NATO must respect security concerns of each ally’
[image: Turkey: ‘NATO must respect security concerns of each ally’] BRUSSELS Turkey’s permanent representative to NATO Thursday said allies should handle the differences of opinion and respect the security concerns of one another. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the 69th anniversary of Turkey’s NATO membership, Basat Ozturk said Turkey has been a valuable and important country for the alliance, adding: “Although we have different opinions with some allies, in the end, NATO is a platform to address these differences.” NATO should be the main consultation platform on all matters concern...
Asteroid 2021 DG to flyby Earth at 0.43 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 DG will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.43 LD / 0.00111 AU (166 050 km / 103 180 miles) from the center of our planet at 14:21 UTC on February 18, 2021. This is the 20th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar...... Read more »
The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 16 hours ago
The first B-1 “BONE” bomber has flown to the Boneyard. The U.S. Air Force has kicked off the divestment of the B-1 Lancer fleet on Feb. 17, 2021. The first “BONE” (from “B-One”, as the [...] The post The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard appeared first on The Aviationist.
Yemen Fights Back: Marwa Osman Speaks with Patrick Henningsen
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*MideaStream* | An update on the situations in Yemen and Bahrain.
Is Climate Change Making Texas Winters Colder?
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood It has not taken long for the climate morons to blame the current Texas cold weather on climate change: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/17/texas-storm-blackouts-shows-power-grid-vulnerable-to-climate-change-.html While we obviously don’t have the data for this month yet, it is clear from NOAA’s database that extreme cold in Texas used to be much more […]
Argentina accuses Danone, Bunge, P&G of output curbs amid pricing crackdown
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Argentina is investigating consumer firms including Danone, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, along with food producers like Bunge, over accusations they have deliberately held back production amid a government clampdown on rising prices. The country’s production ministry in a statement alleged that the firms and others had been “holding back […] The post Argentina accuses Danone, Bunge, P&G of output curbs amid pricing crackdown appeared first on The Rio Times.
Turkey: Anti-ISIS raid, eight Syrians and Iraqis arrested
[image: Turkey: Anti-ISIS raid, eight Syrians and Iraqis arrested] ISTANBUL, 18 FEB [ANSAmed] – A new anti-ISIS raid took place in Turkey on Thursday morning, in which anti-terrorist police in the southern province of Adana near the Syrian border arrested eight suspected foreign jihadists, with a ninth person still being sought. The suspects are five Syrians and four Iraqis accused of spreading terrorist propaganda through social media, said Anadolu. On Wednesday, security forces arrested various other foreigners suspected of having ties to the self-styled Islamic State Having prob...
India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains
Aline Hipolito, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus variants found in those countries. India, which has reported the highest number of overall COVID-19 cases after the United […] The post India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dozens injured as earthquake hits southwestern Iran
[image: Dozens injured as earthquake hits southwestern Iran] TEHRAN At least 43 people in Iran have been injured and several properties destroyed in an earthquake that shook the country’s southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province on Wednesday night, local authorities said on Thursday. According to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the epicenter of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake, which occurred at 10:55 p.m. local time (1925GMT), was some 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) east of the provincial capital Sisakht, where it inflicted the maximum damage. Continue reading Doz...
Pregnant James Charles, the influencer heralding the collapse of the American Empire!
reitanotsuka, Asian Straight Shooter - 18 hours ago
By Rei Tanotsuka, 18 February 2021. If there are still Asians out… Continue reading “Pregnant James Charles, the influencer heralding the collapse of the American Empire!”… The post Pregnant James Charles, the influencer heralding the collapse of the American Empire! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter .
What will your world be without social media?
Danny Froberg, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: What will your world be without social media?] Once the governments and the social media battle it out and social media will be banned or limited in your area what will your life look like? Are you addicted to the likes and views and need the constant fix of pseudo fandom or are you simply relying on the social giants to deliver your favorite mainstream and alternate news content to keep you informed? You might either need a new hobby or quickly sign up for your favourite sites email lists or their other recommended alternative distribution methods! Continue reading What wi...
UAE-affiliated elements attack Hadi forces in southern Yemen
[image: UAE-affiliated elements attack Hadi forces in southern Yemen] TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) –Armed elements affiliated with the UAE in southern Yemen attacked forces of the ousted president Hadi who were going towards the eastern Yemeni province of Marib. According to sources familiar with the matter armed elements affiliated with the so-called “Southern Transitional Council” attacked a convoy of military vehicles belonging to ousted president Hadi government forces in the Al-Mahfadh region in Abin province. According to the sources, Hadi troops were moving towards Marib province, ...
Facebook Has ‘Unfriended Australia’: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
[image: Facebook Has ‘Unfriended Australia’: Prime Minister Scott Morrison] Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labeled Facebook’s decision to ban Australian users from viewing news content as “arrogant” and warned that he is in regular contact with world leaders, who are all contending with how to better regulate Big Tech. “Facebook’s actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting off essential information services on health and emergency services, were as arrogant as they were disappointing,” he said in a statement posted on Facebook. “These actions will only confirm the concerns that...
Rouhani urges US to abide by law, fulfill JCPOA obligations
[image: Rouhani urges US to abide by law, fulfill JCPOA obligations] TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President urged the US administration to fulfill its obligations under the Nuclear Deal and abide by UN Security Council Resolution 2231. Hassan Rouhani made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of a number of industrial projects on Thursday. Referring to Washington’s pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, he expressed hope that the new US administration compensates for previous mistakes and comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2231. Continue reading Rouhani urges US to...
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Thursday, February 18, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVESTREAM: Loucura Suburbana (online) – Rio's bloco "Loucura Suburbana" will host a Carnival livestream this Thursday. The samba composers of Loucura Suburbana will present their original songs at 4 PM on Loucura's Facebook page. Loucura Suburbana – live on Loucura Suburbana's Facebook page. Check The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Thursday, February 18, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Analysis: Left-wing takes off again in Latin America – but not in Brazil
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - He was so disconnected from Ecuador that he couldn't even vote in the election he won last Sunday. But Andrés Arauz, the leftist candidate who won the first round of the presidential elections by a margin of over 10 points, emerges as the latest figure in a latest rise of […] The post Analysis: Left-wing takes off again in Latin America – but not in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
After Stealing an Air Force, ISIS Found Itself Quickly Grounded
David Axe, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* Between 2013 and 2017 a small number of L-39 light attack jets at a Syrian air force base east of Aleppo changed hands several times. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In 2017 forces loyal to the Syrian regime recaptured Ksheesh air base from ISIS. It’s possible some L-39s were still at the base at the time. Between 2013 and 2017 a small number of L-39 light attack jets at a Syrian air force base east of Aleppo changed hands several times. Syrian rebels captured them from the Syrian air force. Then Islamic State militants seized the planes f...
World War II: Why Thousands of Men in Occupied Europe Served Hitler's War Effort
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The Nazi Foreign Legion included soldiers of numerous nationalities who fought for numerous different reasons. *Here's What You Need to Know*: In the course of the war, 125,000 men from occupied Western Europe and Scandinavia would enter the Waffen SS. In August 1942, with Operation Barbarossa at its height, the invader in coal shuttle helmet and field gray uniform crawled on his elbows through brush up the hillock, pistol in his right hand. “I reached the crest of the hillock; one jump from me a Russian officer was crawling forward fl...
Failed Apple/Hyundai Talks Lead to Stock Trades Probe
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* Reports about the talks caused a great deal of volatility in Hyundai’s stock over the course of the saga. And now, there’s an investigation in South Korea over stock trades related to the deal. It was all over the news in late January and early February that Apple and Hyundai were in talks to work together on Apple’s long-rumored electric car. After weeks of reports, the talks ended without a deal, with Hyundai admitting as much in an official filing. The reports caused a great deal of volatility in Hyundai’s stock over the course of the s...
U.S. Special Forces are Rapidly Preparing For Great Power Conflict
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Close-in attacks and hostage rescue operations could easily bring great value in the kind of close-quarter battle likely to unfold in any kind of large-scale mechanized force on force engagement. *Here’s What You Need To Remember: * Air Force Special Tactics Squadron warriors painted Taliban targets for air attack assets in Afghanistan, and similar yet slightly more protected or hidden operations would likely be in great demand should there be massive, large-scale warfare. U.S. Air Force Special Operators are slightly shifting tactical focus to...
Finding Physicians for Adults with Autism
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Our friends at SafeMinds featured a disturbing study this week. Disturbing but not at all surprising to most of us. Medical Doctors have poor attitudes about their patients with disabilities. And they don't trust their ability to treat them. I...
Links 2/18/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Learning from medical misadventures
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Miss D.'s and my medical misadventures continue as we try to get tested for COVID-19, and figure out how to treat ourselves at home. Basically, we've been shunted from pillar to post and back again by local medical facilities, to my profound and (by now) vituperative irritation. She's booked a test at a local pharmacy for later this morning, while I'm going to try to get one at a local doc-in-a-box (if it's open . . . its Web site keeps changing on that subject, probably due to weather conditions, which are still far from ideal). However, I've also been looking at the wildly ...
Pfizer says South African coronavirus variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday. The study found the vaccine was still able […] The post Pfizer says South African coronavirus variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection appeared first on The Rio Times.
Spectacular eruption at Etna volcano, Italy
Another significant eruption started at Etna's Southeast crater just before 22:30 UTC on February 17, 2021, just 32 hours after the spectacular eruptive episode on February 16. A new paroxysm took place in the early hours of February 18, INGV reports. Like most...... Read more »
Chief GameStop Tout and Registered Representative Keith Gill, Target of Class Action Suit, at Congressional Hearings Today
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The leader of the GameStop short squeeze, Keith Gill, should have anticipated that he was running legal risks as a securities professional.
With no aid and under pandemic restrictions, economists point to recession risk in Brazil
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amid the pandemic upsurge, the Brazilian economy began 2021 with signs of a slowdown. With no emergency aid for casual workers, discontinued in January, a contraction of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in this first quarter was already on the radar. Now, there is a growing number of analysts who […] The post With no aid and under pandemic restrictions, economists point to recession risk in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Marijuana foes deploy new ‘playbook’ to thwart state legalization, upend election results
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that reflects new legal strategies and greater willingness among local government officials to nullify election results, experts say. Those efforts – led by anti-marijuana politicians and other opponents – threaten to stop or delay the implementation of new […] Marijuana foes deploy new ‘playbook’ to thwart state legalization, upend election results is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Facebook Bans News in Australia to Avoid Paying Charges
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Facebook shuts off news and important information in Australia to bullly the government into dropping a bill requiring it to share revenue.
Libya sees Snow for first time in 15 years, rare flakes also hit Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia (among others) as the Sun hits milestone of 2 Spotless weeks
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 17 hours ago
This week's disruptive Arctic freeze isn't just confined to the North America -- polar cold is engulfing a large portion of the northern hemisphere, including central/eastern Europe, northern/western Asia, north Africa, and the Middle East... The post Libya sees Snow for first time in 15 years, rare flakes also hit Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia (among others) as the Sun hits milestone of 2 Spotless weeks appeared first on Electroverse.
Brazil guarantees vaccines for everyone over 18, yet only 9% have been delivered
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil reached a desired level of pandemic control last Tuesday, February 16th. With the confirmation of the purchase of 54 million CoronaVac doses, produced by Sinovac Life Science pharmaceutical company in partnership with the Butantan Institute, the country has enough to immunize the whole population over 18 years of age. There […] The post Brazil guarantees vaccines for everyone over 18, yet only 9% have been delivered appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame”
Fabio Consoli, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago
How to shame a wannabe test pilot. 41°39’31.9068”N 12°26’31.8372”E: these are the geographic coordinates of the infamous “Pad of Shame”. If you plot them on Google Map, they will take you right smack in the [...] The post Tales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame” appeared first on The Aviationist.
Mexico presses U.S. to guarantee natural gas supplies after Texas export ban
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mexican government called the top U.S. representative in Mexico on Wednesday, February 18th, to press for natural gas supplies after the Texas governor ordered fuel to remain in the state during a freeze that has overwhelmed its energy grid. Already, earlier this week, natural gas supplies to Mexico from […] The post Mexico presses U.S. to guarantee natural gas supplies after Texas export ban appeared first on The Rio Times.
Victoria Nuland had a Hand in Every US Intervention in the Past 30 Years
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 18 hours ago
As the Senate prepares to confirm Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, a reflection of her last 30 years in government shows how she was connected to nearly every foreign policy disaster undertaken by the United States. President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the third-highest position at … Continue reading Victoria Nuland had a Hand in Every US Intervention in the Past 30 Years →
Rejecting Lockdowns & Masks: A Revolutionary Movement Developing in Europe?
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 18 hours ago
US media provides little news of Europe. What is provided is strictly “narrated.” Consequently, Americans are unaware of what seems to be a spontaneous, leaderless, popular uprising against mandated lockdowns and masks. There are large demonstrations in Germany, and they have spread to Vienna and to Copenhagen. The people have more sense than the public … Continue reading Rejecting Lockdowns & Masks: A Revolutionary Movement Developing in Europe? →
I Will Not Be Participating in Your New Culture Wars
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
There I was, stranded by a snowstorm and nothing better to do, reading up on what a journalist *unjustly pushed out *of his left-wing muckracking gig (one with whom I disagree about nearly everything) had to say about the *forced resignation* of a reporter from a newspaper I no longer read over the meta-ethics of using a racial slur in a non-derogatory context during a field trip for rich kids to South America that probably cost more than six months of most people's mortgage. Then I checked my social media "feed", only to discover that my attention was needed elsewhere. You see, ...
Novel coronavirus in Brazil: Ceará statewide curfew from Thursday
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Governor Camilo Santana (PT) announced a statewide curfew starting this Thursday, February 18th, between 10 PM and 5 AM, with the exception of professionals working in essential services. The measure will be in effect until February 28th, with the aim of curbing the surge of Covid-19 in Ceará. Other measures announced […] The post Novel coronavirus in Brazil: Ceará statewide curfew from Thursday appeared first on The Rio Times.
Technosignatures: Looking to Planetary Atmospheres
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 18 hours ago
While we often think about so-called Dysonian SETI, which looks for signatures of technology in our astronomical data, as a search for Dyson spheres, the parameter space it defines is getting to be quite wide. A technosignature has to be both observable as well as unique, to distinguish it from natural phenomena. Scientists working this […]
Caribbean Express subsea fiber-optic cable system linking Florida to Panama launched
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ocean Networks (ONI) confirms the launch of its Caribbean Express (CX) project, an 18-fibre pair subsea cable system linking Florida to Panama. The CX system will use Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) technology to connect West Palm Beach in Florida, Balboa in Panama, Cancun in Mexico and Cartagena in Colombia with […] The post Caribbean Express subsea fiber-optic cable system linking Florida to Panama launched appeared first on The Rio Times.
Corporate Reporting on SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Feb 18 (IPS) - Since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016, the role of the private sector in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda has been widely acknowledged, as set out under SDG 12. Yet to assess how companies are actually contributing towards these Global Goals, we need greater transparency on their impacts. Read the full story, “Corporate Reporting on SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities”, on globalissues.org →
‘Long COVID’: How Many Get it and Who is Most at Risk?
Stephanie LaVergne, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Stephanie LaVergne* *Coronavirus, * Fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems and many other COVID-19 symptoms can persist for months. A few months ago, a young athletic guy came into my clinic where I’m an infectious disease physician and COVID-19 immunology researcher. He felt tired all the time, and, importantly to him, was having difficulty mountain biking. Three months earlier, he had tested positive for COVID-19. He is the kind of person you might expect to have a few days of mild symptoms before recovering fully. But when he walked into my clinic, he was still experiencing ...
How Farmer Protests in India Draw on Ghandi's Nationalist Tradition
Sumit Ganguly, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sumit Ganguly* *Politics, South Asia* Satyagraha: India's tradition of nonviolent civil disobedience goes way back. For the past few months, farmers protesting in India’s capital, New Delhi, have been demanding the repeal of three farm laws that were passed last year. These largely peaceful protests have been referred to as a “satyagraha” by many in the Indian media, politicians and activists. As a political scientist who writes on Indian politics and society, I argue that the choice of this word, which means “embracing the truth,” is important to note. It evokes a long polit...
Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands, M6.2 off Port Vila - both along New Hebrides Trench
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia at 22:49 UTC on February 17, 2021, at a depth of 12.6 km (7.8 miles). At 06:37 UTC on February 18, M6.2 earthquake hit 147 km (91.3 miles) SSW of Port...... Read more »
Joe Biden's Hunt For 'White Supremacists' Has Only Begun
Red Ice News - 19 hours ago
[image: Joe Biden's Hunt For 'White Supremacists' Has Only Begun] If you don’t hate yourself as a White person, they label you a “White supremacist.” If you don’t agree that it’s right to replace White people in our own countries, they call you a “White supremacist.” If you believe there are demographic changes in the West, they call you a “conspiracy theorist.” If you think that White people should have the same rights as other people, they label you a “terrorist.”
Observations
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
Name the Aircraft Firearms Facts Violent crime is down in the US and has been on the decline for decades. The principal public safety concerns with respect to firearms are suicides and illegally owned/stolen handguns, not mass shootings. A small number of factors significantly increase the likelihood that a person will be […] The post Observations appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
How To End White Guilt
Red Ice News - 20 hours ago
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Atheism in America: What Accounts for the Gender Gap?
Ryan Burge, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Ryan Burge* *Religion, The Americas* The data on gender and religion might surprise you. One of the most consequential stories in American religion in recent years is the rapid and seemingly unceasing rise of “nones” – those who respond to questions about their religious affiliation by indicating that they are atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” According to some recent estimates, around 4 in 10 millennials and members of Gen Z, a group that comprises those born after 1980, do not identify with a religious tradition. In comparison, only about a quarter of baby boome...
Taking it to the Streets: Outdoor Eating During and After COVID-19
Catherine Brinkley, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Catherine Brinkley* *Coronavirus, * New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio estimates that closing 87 streets and allowing outdoor dining saved nearly 100,000 jobs. Chicago has offered restaurants a US$5,000 grant to weatherize outdoor dining for the winter. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we eat. Because outdoor dining poses less risk of infection, many cities have changed their laws to accommodate public demand. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio estimates that closing 87 streets and allowing outdoor dining saved nearly 100,000 jobs. Chicago has offered restaurants a US$...

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